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Mineral Rights?
Ok, its finally happened. The country has run out of most of the natural gas that is in easily accesible reservoir rock, and is now turning to the previously un-economicial production rock that creates natural gas for new drilling. This means gas wells going up in suburbia, and a whole lot of homeowners wondering if they own the mineral rights to their property.
Personally, I have been affected by this on two levels: One, my house is located over the Barnett Shale, and two, I have received a written offer for the mineral rights on my house. I did the math and realized it was a lowball offer and have thus far not responded to the offer, but it prompted me to do some research on the issue. Here is what I have found out so far:
1) Mineral rights laws are incredibily complicated.
2) Ask ten experts a question and you will get 12 different answers.
3) If you have the mineral rights, they automatically convey when you sell the property, unless you have a clause in the contracts specifying that the mineral rights do not convey. FIRST QUESTION: Does anyone have a sample of verbiage on this that would stand up in court? Real estate agents are not lawyers and in the Barnett Shale region the practice seems to be for the agents to defer to a lawyer about this question.
4) Finding out if you even own the mineral rights is not easy or cheap, but, as a rule of thumb, *if* you have owned the property for at least a few years prior to the area being considered feasible for oil or gas drilling, and *if* there was no clause when you bought the property, there's about a 90% chance you do own the rights. As a legal matter it will have to be researched all the way back to the soverign of the soil (Private title to all land in Texas emanates from a grant by the sovereign of the soil (successively, Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the state of Texas), but as a practical matter going back to when the developer built your subdivision should be good enough. Within the last couple years it has been unheard of for a developer to even get the mineral rights, let alone transfer them to homeowners, but not so long ago it wasn't a consideration. Anyway, SECOND QUESTION: Anyone know any reasonable ways for me to be certain I own the mineral rights?
5) If your house is over production rock, not reservoir rock, you're not going to get rich from the royalties. Production rock yields (at best) $10,000 per acre up front and $400/month royalties for 3 years. (The lowball offer I got was for one-fifth of that.)
6) There are very real concerns with noise, lights, trucks coming and going non-stop (to fracture production rock they inject a slurry of water and sand in the rock, fracturing it. They then have to extract the water back out, which by this point is salty, and haul it away in more trucks.) and not to mention safety. The natural gas that comes out of the well is untreated and does not have that sulfur smell to warn you of a leak. It is corrosive. THIRD QUESTION: Are the people hyping these negatives just trying to hold out for more money, or are they against drilling on principle? Nevermind, you're not in their heads or hearts, I just ask to let people here know I'm a bit suspicious that everyone's angle in this is a bit self-serving. That's why I thought it might be nice to hear what disinterested parties would have to say on the subject. That's your cue. Thank you in advance.
I tried to buy a house on a little over an acre once and the seller wanted to retain the mineral rights. We were going to go along with it although I wasn't happy about it but the deal fell thru for a multitude of other reasons. Our purchase contract specifically said that mineral rights were not going to be transferred. They would be retained by the seller. I don't have my contract anymore but I believe it was just written in by the seller's lawyer.
I wasn't necessarily opposed to drilling--I just wanted to have say over my property and what would be allowed to go on.
We have been looking for acreage for several years now. One of the most important criteria is the mineral rights go with the property. If the mineral rights have been sold/leased to someone else we do not look further into the property. Since we have other, very specific requirements, it has been a challenge.
mfbenson, good luck. Hire an excellent attorney who is well versed in mineral rights laws and regulations in your state.
I am by no means a tree hugger, but if you care even a little bit about the health of your land, don't ever, EVER allow your land to be drilled. The environmental impact is horrifying-- look into what they throw down those wells in order to get them to produce gas. It is truly mind-blowing.
My parents own about 100 acres in northwestern PA, where oil was king back in the day... it slumped quite a bit over the years, but recntly with the cost of oil/natural gas skyrocketing, the drilling race is on again. When they bough the place 12 years ago, the deed conveyed with the mineral rights, although at some point in the past the mineral rights HAD been separated from the deed... well the drilling people started buying mineral rights in their area left and right, getting tons of landowners to gladly sell off their rights for promises of big riches off the royalties. Those "big riches" might be a couple hundred bucks here and there for the lucky ones-- and meanwhile all sorts of volatile chemicals are being pumped into the ground, causing who knows how much soil and groundwater contamination. (It's not just "water and sand," believe me.)
Not coincidentally, cancers and weird birth defects are rampant where my parents live... But no one hears or cares much about it because it's such a sparsely populated, economically depressed area.
It's not about the money, it's about your health... RUN DON'T WALK from the thought of allowing your land to be drilled!
Wow, cnvh, if everyone felt like you do we'd still be living in mud huts waiting for you to bring dinner home on the end of your spear.
I hope you don't drive or use anything that requires oil/gas. Otherwise, YOU are the one causing the need and you should thank your lucky stars someone is willing to allow drilling so you can have your comforts.
We also live over the Barnett Shale. It's my understanding that if a certain percentage of the mineral-rights holders in an area enter into leases, there's nothing you can do about the natural gas being taken from your property as well. (It's not like they can extract the natural gas from your neighbor's land but not yours.)
Many of the neighborhoods in the area have banded together to negotiate better offers. You should look into whether your neigborhood has as well.
We own 38 acres in Cental PA. I have three wells on my property, one of which was there when we bought the land. An additional one was placed on another piece of my property and I own the rights to one just put on the property behind mine (because previous owners sold off this piece but did not transfer the mineral rights). I get a percentage royalty on these three wells every month. I have not spent any of this money and now have not only recouped the purchase price of my property but twice that much in 5 years. The gas company maintains the roads on the property and have been very good to us. The wells are on corners of our property and you don't even know they are there. Plus we get free gas to heat our home until the wells run dry....
dktrahan, my problem isn't with the drilling, per se. But knowing how they go about it, and what chemicals they use in the process-- at least where my parents live-- I would no more invite drilling on my property than I would dump a hundred gallons of diesel fuel near my well or bury a dozen leaky car batteries in my vegetable garden. No way, no how.
There's a gas frenzy going on here in NE PA too. I'm worried about the water contamination specifically--we're on a well--so I'm hoping they don't do any drilling near us. We don't have the mineral rights to our house--which was news to me when I got the deed in the mail; it had never been mentioned in the contract(s)--but it's only 3/4 of an acre anyway so they couldn't very well put up a rig. Here in PA you don't have the right to support of your house, which means the coal company can take everything out from under you and your house can fall into a hole and you're screwed. So if your neighbors are all signing up, you might want to do so too so you at least get something out of it.
The people who signed up early on are probably kicking themselves now, as the price per acre has gone up from a few hundred to ~2,000.
Our state representative has held some informational meetings at a local school; the gas company has also held an 'open house' at the fire hall. Maybe you shd call arounf and see if anyone is having any such things, so you can attend and ask questions.
"But knowing how they go about it, and what chemicals they use in the process..."
Not a whole lot of anything toxic, and the wells are required to be sleeved to prevent ground water contamination.
Oil and gas drilling has changed a lot since Pa was in full production.
"Not a whole lot of anything toxic, and the wells are required to be sleeved to prevent ground water contamination."
Hahaha... You must not be from northwestern PA. There's drilling going on within a mile of my parents' place; I have SEEN with my own eyes how the drilling goes there. And smelled it. You can't tell me that there's not major environmental hazards involved.
I have been a mineral researcher/landman here in the Barnett Shale & I might be able to answer some of your questions. I'm not clear whether you got an offer to lease your mineral rights or an offer to buy them. Let me just say - DO NOT SELL YOUR MINERAL RIGHTS! They are worth far more if you lease them. The Barnett Shale is the biggest field ever found in the US & it will continue to produce for many years, and produce big.
1) I'm not a lawyer, so won't go into the laws, but I will say that the verbage on WD's can be confusing.
2) Could be - especially if they benefit from the answer.
3) Yes, if you do not specifically retain your mineral rights, they convey with the property when you sell.
Examples of verbage on standard WD which may or may not retain minerals: Grantor (seller), for the consideration and subject to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantee(Buyer) the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to have and hold it to Grantee, grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, as the case may be, forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, as the case may be, to warrant and forever defend all and singular the property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the reservations from and exceptions tocolor> conveyance and warranty.
This simply means that the seller is conveying to buyer the property EXCEPT for anything that has been conveyed before, whether it is an easement or retained minerals. If this is the wording, you have to go back to WDs from previous owners to find out if any minerals have been conveyed before. If you go all the way back to the land patent and haven't seen any specific mineral exceptions, you have 100% of the mineral rights to the land. Very rare.
A WD that specifically retains minerals is going to read the same until the end, and it will say something like this: SAVE AND EXCEPT the Grantor retainscolor> (and there will be a fractional amount or percentage here)of the remainingcolor> minerals rights to this property. Or it could say SAVE & EXCEPT the Grantor retainscolor> (fractional amount) of the total mineral rights to this property.
In the first verbage, the seller is retaining a fraction of the remaining minerals, and let's say the fraction used is 1/2. IF the seller has 100% of the minerals, that means he is keeping 50% and conveying 50% to the buyer. BUT, if a previous seller kept 50% of the minerals and this seller only has 50%, this verbage is saying that he is keeping 25% and conveying 25%. Again, you have to go back through the deeds and find out if and when minerals have been retained. It could be that this seller only had 15% of the minerals, and so the 1/2 he kept is only 7.5% of the total and the amount conveyed also only 7.5%.
The 2nd example is much better IMO, but it doesn't tell the buyer if he is getting any minerals at all. If the seller only had half the total minerals to start with, when he kept 1/2 the total, or 50% of the total, he kept all the rest of the minerals and no minerals were conveyed to the buyer. Again, gotta go back to through the deeds.
And that is why there are people like me shuffling books at the court house all day. ;)
4) Not easy, but can be free if you do it yourself. Once you have looked at 20+ WD's, the words SAVE & EXCEPT, minerals, reserved, fractions & percentages just jump off the page at you. Many times there is a separate page of the WD for the exceptions. And many times you find previous mineral leases which spell out the amount of minerals retained by the current owner.
Mineral rights have been kept since the early 1900's and even before, and most savvy sellers have been keeping at least some minerals rights since the last oil boom, not just in the last 5 years. If you live in the country, your odds of having minerals is fairly low unless you bought from someone who had had the land in the family for a long time & had a bad legal advisor, or if it was a foreclosure. If you live in the city, your odds are better because drilling in town is harder & wasn't considered possible until this new technology.
To answer your second question here: Yes, go to the county court house & do it yourself. Email me & tell me what county you are in & I'll walk you through the process.
5) Yes, for now. The harder it is to find gas, the more they are going to create ways to get it.
6) I really don't know. I was just a researcher. I think there are concerns for just about everything, but I still drink out of plastic bottles and have natural gas powered heat in my house. I grew up in oil country & I hated the way the bouncing rigs spoiled the beauty of the land. But now that I am grown, I realize that I use gasoline and other products from the oil field, and will continue to do so until there is an alternative I can afford. I don't want to be one of those who say "not in my backyard - go defile someone else's land". If our country is dependent on gas & electricity, the wells have got to be somewhere, the nuclear power plants have got to be somewhere, the cement plants have got to be somewhere. Within 10 miles of me are a water treatment plant, an insulation plant, a cardboard manufacturer, and a cement fiberboard manufacturer. There is a farmer nearby who has a plane fly over spraying who-knows-what several times a year. They all stink from time to time, and I'm sure they are polluting the air I breathe. I don't know of anywhere except maybe the desert that is truly safe from pollution and health concerns, and I can't live there.
And like kgsd said, they are going to drill somewhere near you and get the gas out from under your land with or without your lease. It's like one big pool of gas. There have been stories of people who held out & got big bucks for their effort because their effort prevented a well from being drilled in a large area. That's when enough people joined together that it made a difference to the gas co. One person holding out, just gets nothing. The reason gas companies want so many wells even though they come from the same pool of gas is more money.
tx_happy_camper brought up a good point too. If you want to buy land & all the minerals are reserved, you can add a waiver of surface rights to your WD. In it, the mineral owner/s agree not to touch your land (in much longer verbage).
Btw, I'm not really a disinterested party, though I have nothing to gain with my answer. I have no minerals rights with my property, and I bought it 13 years ago.
"And smelled it. You can't tell me that there's not major environmental hazards involved."
I never realized smell was a marker for environmental damage.
I have been around a number of oil wells, having worked with oil well logging equipment.
Most of the stench is from the rock and strata being drilled through and brought up in the drilling mud.
It was already present, not anything added by drilling.
Ever smelled freshly turned earth at a large excavation?
It often reeks from material released also.
My father has an excavating business and I grew up learning how to run backhoes and loaders-- so yes, I am fully aware of what "freshly turned earth" smells like.
I realize that I'm not going to change anyone's mind on this-- for a lot of people, the dollar is the bottom line. So be it...
Hi mf benson,
I've read the posts and agree that you should band with your neighbors and lease the rights. BTW, in past land runs for shale oil the price per acre has eventually gone to 10K.
We live in gold country and my husband buys and sells real estate. we NEVER buy land without the mineral rights...and we've seen plenty of houses in this county drop into a mine shaft running underneath them...oops! As for clean up, I know a man who bought retirement land, now declared a superfund sight, but no money available for cleanup. Just bills and demands from the county. Bankruptcy.
I live in cedar creek, texas and wanted to sell five acres of land and retain the mineral rights for myself. I couldn't sell it without the mineral rights. I've been sitting on this piece of trash, holding on to my mineral rights, getting old, no oil that I've seen. Maybe I should consider letting the mineral rights go. Either that or starve or get thrown out for not paying my taxes.
Did not realize this was an old posting, but whatever you doGoogle North Dakota and see what is happing involving oil in this state. We are # 3 in the nation for drilling and still our oil plus Canadian is being sent out of the country the brought back. The rules are very strick now and all of us are benefiting from the money, and yes a large percentage is in an account that cannot be touched for several years.
Just a thought.
There is no requirement...none whatsoever...that drillers reveal what they send down into fracked wells to loosen up the oil and/or gas they are after. Anyone who would suggest this is always and everywhere a safe and reasonable thing to be doing is, uh.... I'll just say misinformed.
None of which is intended to suggest that I know. That's my whole point. We don't, and can not know what's going down into these formations. But to me, that's not even the worst of it. Let's say you own land in one of these shale areas, and drilling commences. Do you think your wooded land will still be wooded after a bunch of pads are built? No, of course not. It will be cleared and look like any other industrial installation. Add it all up and we're loosing a LOT of natural land to oil and gas pads.
Then, if you would, take a look at what the land where all that fracking sand is coming from looks like after the sand mining is done. Do you imagine it still looks like a Wisconsin pine forest? Of course not. In my state, the best sand in the world for this type of drilling occurs in the very same area as all of our Mississippi River bluffs. Beautiful country. Now, not so much, the bluffs having been excavated and hauled away to Texas or N. Dakota.
Do I use petroleum products in the course of my day to day life? Yes, of course. Being born into this civilization, it's hard not to. Does that mean that we must embrace any and every method or attempt to extract these materials? Not in my logic system. That's faulty thinking.
dh's family and my family own mineral rights that were purchased by our grandfathers/great grandfathers prior to 1930. someone offered to purchase the mineral rights on my land some 15 years ago and we refused (and would still refuse) drilling was done in that area and my family would have been financially better off if we had sold those
however, dh's family has interest in almost 50 wells and are by far better off having kept those rights
dh and i have purchased 10 pieces of land/homes since 1970 and we have never be able to purchase mineral rights on these properties
i might also mention that there is a working oil well within 1200 ft of our front door that has been active since 1953


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The California Highway Patrol announced the arrest of a Marysville man in connection with a fatal New Year's Day hit-and-run crash in Yuba County.
Larry Kendall Smith, 26, was taken into custody Feb. 13 and is in Yuba County Jail accused of several offenses, including vehicular manslaughter in the death of his passenger, 37-year-old Angela Faulkner of Marysville.
The California Highway Patrol responded about 2:15 p.m. Jan. 1 to a hit-and-run fatality on Simpson Lane at Simpson Dantoni Road, east of Marysville. Faulkner, who was a passenger in the front seat, was ejected from the vehicle and later died of her injuries, according to a CHP news release. The driver left the scene on foot after the crash.
Witnesses told the CHP that the vehicle was traveling an estimated 90 mph when it entered a curve in the roadway just north of Simpson Dantoni Road, and the driver failed to negotiate the curve. The vehicle, a 1999 Chevy Tahoe, left the roadway and rolled over, ejecting Faulkner, who was not wearing a seat belt.
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Drawing on years of experience, it is our recommendation that, though Rolex watches are water resistant, because of the fine nature of the timepiece, we discourage our customers from making a practice of taking them in the shower or pool. If for some reason the stem, which is the round mechanism found on the side of the case, which is unscrewed to set the time, is not completely screwed down, water could leak into the movement and damage the watch. (Please refer to your warranty card regarding water damage.) The chances are incredibly slim that this will happen, but nonetheless it is our recommendation that our customers refrain from taking their Rolex watches into the water to avoid any unnecessary problems. How does Overstock.com offer such great prices when my local jeweler has a similar piece for considerably more?Overstock.com has built the best connections in the business, affording us the ability to buy from dealers at the highest level of the industry. Through these connections we can buy in the largest quantities while getting the best pricing. Being that we are not an authorized dealer of Rolex or affiliated with Rolex, USA we are able to offer our customers rock bottom pricing without being subject to any manufacturer's price controls or policies. Do I need to be present to sign for the package?For your safety, you will need to sign for the package that contains your watch. If you are not present when it arrives, the package will not be left at your door. A door tag will be left to inform you when the courier will come to redeliver your package. Alternatively, you can call the courier to arrange a better delivery time or pick-up (with photo identification) at the local hub. What is the benefit of buying a pre-owned Rolex over a new one?Unlike new Rolex watches, pre-owned Rolex watches do not depreciate in value immediately after purchase. Therefore, buying a new Rolex watch is like buying a brand new car: The moment you drive it off the lot it has lost 20 to 30 percent of its value. With buying a pre-owned watch, you have effectively cut out any value depreciation and retail markup. Rolex watches hold their value over time; in most cases, a pre-owned Rolex can be resold at a price very close to your purchase price.Rolex designs don't change too often; therefore, owning a perfect condition pre-owned timepiece is as good as a new one, with no one knowing that the watch was purchased pre-owned. No one can spot a used Rolex on your wrist. With the proper care and maintenance, a Rolex lasts forever. How do I determine the age of my watch?You are guaranteed to receive a desirable modern watch with a fully automatic self-winding (or quartz movement depending on your purchase), with quickset date feature. Due to the fact that Rolex models are manufactured for a number of years, the year of your watch will be circa 1980s or 1990s. Every Rolex watch sold by Overstock.com will have its unique Rolex serial number, which determines the year of manufacture. Overstock.com and our Rolex Vendors are not affiliated with Rolex or Rolex, USA Inc., and are not an authorized Rolex dealer. Third party One-Year Warranty. Buy Pre-Owned Rolex Watches Back to Guides Directory Buy Pre-Owned Rolex Watches
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Add classic elegance and rich texture to your home with a Persian rug. These stunning area rugs, which date back to ancient Persia, are traditionally made in Iran, though the designs are often copied and made in other countries, too. Whether you are interested in silk Persian rugs for your dining room or Persian carpets to complement the antique furniture in your living room, these tips will help you to find durable, well-made rugs for your home.
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An area rug can change the look of a room, and the more unusual and detailed a rug is, the more impact it will have. The Worldstock area rugs from our Worldstock Fair Trade store are created by artisans from across the globe. These rugs are unique and beautiful and come from some of the oldest rug-making traditions in the world. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about Worldstock rugs.
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Common wisdom says you should buy vehicle that will meet your needs 90% of the time, and rent whatever you need for the rest. Since my car spends 90% of its time at an airport garage or driving to an airport, I've got a small car that's comfortable for me and one other (and will seat 4 in a pinch).
So it is with automation tasks. I will commonly build out install packages for the 90% use case: SQL Server installation is a common task, which, while it must be executed correctly and ideally the same way every time, is not terribly interesting once you've done the initial configuration. There are a dozen other middleware components, a dozen agents, a dozen common configurations: changing the name of the built-in Administrator account, for example. While all of these are "common" tasks, I often end up talking to people trying to automate the most complex configurations in their environment, or seeking tools to address 100% of the tasks at their hands.
I share their interest: I rarely want to bother with the easier tasks in a given environment:it's boring, and once you've installed Oracle 11g a couple of times, there's really not that much that's interesting in it, unless you're trying to do something completely different (like stand up a 3-node super-HA RAC). All of that said, I've been noticing lately that it's far easier for us to set aside the basic work that needs to be done, the first 80-90% of automation tasks, like setting up the various patching, security, regulatory or build compliance audits, or building provisioning or software deployment packages.
Instead we tend to focus on whether that last remediation instruction is exactly correct, on whether one condition in particular works correctly on 100% of the systems. Unfortunately, that last 10% seems to cost as much (time, money, resources) as the first 90%. A customer I know of has a metric on their software installs: every time one of their senior resources doesn't have to spend an hour staring at billboards while a given software package installs, they add $40 to the automation bucket, and at the end of the year they total it up.
Now, it's not fun or exciting to setup and maintain the "first 90%" jobs, but they get the job done, and you'd be surprised how much they'll save your organization over a year. If you want to know exactly how much, just setup a quick report to measure the number of runs over the course of a year. Then you'll know how much time you freed up to work on the "more interesting" tasks.


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Quilt Block Lotto for Oct/Nov
well Im having problems with my computer, internet explorer said it needed to update so i did it, now all my tools on my task bar are gone. so now I dont know how to post the link for the block for this month.
our block is Spinner block from quilters cach in fall colors. if anyone can post the link I would appritiat it, but it is not hard to find. I have spent the last few days arguing with the web site and just cant figure out what happened.
for dec we will do christmas prints/colors. cindyG/quiltpartner would you please choose the block?
1. michelle/micyrey 1 - 3 blocks not in drawing
dont forget no postage money for this month
Here's the link for Spinner block from Quilter's Cache
Here is a link that might be useful: Spinner block
I had mine ready to be mailed on Oct 6th and have been carrying them around in my briefcase ever since. Good thing I found them before the end of November! (Maybe this is a clue that I should actually take work OUT of my tote instead of just putting more stuff IN there.)
Anyway, my three blocks are going in the mail TODAY.
well it looks like the line up for this month is
1. micyrey...3 not in drawing
2. hazelnutbunny...3
3. K8orlando.....3
4. polardream....3
unless there are some on the way, we will do the drawing tomarrow night, I'm not in the drawing so I feel ok drawing the name myself.
Ladies we have a winner for this lotto....
Our winner is......polardream
Congrates to you there is 12 blocks but I don't have your address
I will get them in the mail as soon as I get it.
Thanks for playing ladies you all sent great blocks.
Hope to see you in the next one.


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I've built a web API using CodeIgniter and am about to roll out an updated version. So, let's say you can make the following calls into it:
(Assume I'm using routes to get to the right controller version).
I have a CI library structure like this:
+ 1.0/
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Now assume a v1.0 call comes in and I load the 1.0 controller, which loads the 1.0 library and model. After that, a v2.0 call comes in and I load all 2.0 versions...
Will CI recognize that the path to the 1.0 classes are different than the 2.0 classes and re-load them (rather than thinking they already loaded because they share the same class name when in fact it's the 1.0 version)?
How do people deal with this? Do I need to use different class names, like this:
class Customer_1_0
class Customer_2_0
class Customer_model_1_0
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I hope not... Is there a cleaner way to do this? I feel like I am missing something fundamental here.
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The student is not aware that he is accidental, that he is only curious, that the search has not begun yet - because deep in his heart he is not ready to go on a long pilgrimage.
The disciple knows perfectly well that he is a disciple. The first rays of understanding, awareness, have penetrated his being. He knows for sure that he is no longer a student. He feels it deep in his heart, without any doubt, that the miracle has happened: he has become a disciple. He feels the dedication, he feels the love, he feels the commitment. Even if it takes lives to reach, he knows he is on the right path and he will certainly reach. He knows perfectly well that he has found the master.
It is not an intellectual understanding; it is something intuitive, just like love. In fact the Zen masters have called it "the great affair." Love is a small affair, but to find a master is a great affair because there is no other love that will be deeper and more fragrant and more profound than that which exists between the disciple and the master. And the disciple is perfectly aware of it.
But the devotee is again a totally different phenomenon. The devotee never knows - not because he is unconscious like the student. Devotion comes so slowly, not making any noise. You don't hear the footsteps.
The disciple simply grows just as the child grows and becomes a young man and the young man grows and one day becomes old.but you cannot find when it happened. The disciple grows slowly, slowly into a devotee. And to be a devotee is such a total transformation that only the master becomes aware that you have changed from the disciple to the devotee. You yourself cannot be aware of it.
But the difference between the unawareness of the student and the absence of awareness of the devotee is tremendous. The devotee is so full that there is no place left from where he can stand aloof and be aware of what is happening. He is completely enveloped with the experience - and it is so absorbing that he cannot be watchful of it.
To be watchful, to be alert, you need a certain distance. The devotee has lost all distance. It is the master who recognizes for the first time the change, that the climate has changed: the disciple is no longer a disciple.
Another Sufi story may help you. Sufis have such beautiful stories, such unparalleled stories, that each story opens a new vision.
This Junnaid I mentioned was himself once a seeker. He used to tell his disciples, "When I met my master, the master never looked at me for three years. I was sitting from morning till evening. So many people were coming and going and he was talking to people and he did not look at me - as if I did not exist for him yet. But I was persistent because I had felt the presence of the master and I had tasted the sweetness of his surroundings. I remained. In fact the more he ignored me, the more I became certain that there is some secret in his ignoring me."


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Welcome to Himmelstrand! Heaven's Beach!
We are delighted to welcome you as one of the very first guests to enjoy a stay at our beautiful, brand new 2200 square foot home. Finished in the fall of 2013, Himmelstrand is a beach home that captures the very essence of a beautiful beach retreat: easy, immediate access to the beach, great wide open and unobstructed views of the ocean in a newly-furnished 4 bedroom home with well-equipped gourmet kitchen. This beach home is as friendly to families as it is to couples or friends looking for a getaway to the beach.
Our beach home was built in the summer of 2013 and is newly furnished. We've put a great deal of care and attention to furnishing the home, making it comfortable and fun for all of our guests. Each of the well-appointed bedrooms has comfortable beds, flat screen TVs, ceiling fans, and plenty of closet space to tuck away your suitcases and clothes. We even have a pack-n-play available and high-chair available upon request.
The open floor plan of the 3rd floor maximizes the sights and sounds of ocean and surf either from the full wall length windows or out on the wide deck. After a fun day on the beach, you can relax in front of the brand new 55' smart TV to watch a favorite movie, watch a game, or hook up your Xbox. If you're like our family, you'll take full advantage of the high speed Internet (up to 50 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up) for any devices you bring along. You'll find family games, cards, and a few books in the shelves and cupboards of the beautiful built-in entertainment center. We even have a Wii and an Xbox 360 available upon request (including a few of our favorite games).
The beautiful kitchen with granite countertops and all new appliances is designed so that you rarely have to look away from the beautiful ocean or sky. We've left a large panty open for your use and have ample dishes, utensils, and cookware: everything you need for cooking a gourmet meal or throwing together a big pancake breakfast. The table seats 8 with an additional pub table that seats 4.
Himmelstrand comes with two decks (3rd and 2nd floor) that look out on wide, open views of the ocean and beach. When you come back from the beach, you can use the enclosed outdoor shower with hot and cold water. And there is plenty of parking for up to four cars in driveway.
Bedroom Layout:
Top Floor: 2nd master bedroom with queen bed and full bath, sleeper sofa.
Middle Floor: Master with king bed and private bath, bedroom with twin bunk and full, and bedroom with queen bed with shared bathroom.
We absolutely love the location. Our beach home sits on a sleepy, quiet stretch of beach about a mile and half north of Surf City proper. We knew the beach location was perfect when we found it last summer because right across from the house was a sea turtle nest! If a sea turtle loves this stretch of beach, then so will you! You'll find beautiful sand and great surfing out the front door, fun shell and sea glass hunting heading north, or a nice walk to the Surf City Pier heading south. We've watched pods of dolphins from the deck and been fascinated by the lines of pelicans skimming the wave tops. If you like to surf fish, you'll be in fishing heaven for sure!
If you're ready for some landside fun, Himmelstrand is ideally situated. Our house is on a low-traffic, quiet road on the beach. It's great for going out for a jog, a bike ride, or walk to catch the sunset. You can take an easy walk a block away to a great city park where the kids will have tons of fun. Or you might visit the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. There is biking, kayaking, kite flying, boating, paddle boarding, charter fishing… You name the activity, and you can find it nearby.
Or if you're looking for a simple, peaceful place to retreat from the hustle and bustle of life, you'll have found the right place. We're a quick two hour drive from Raleigh or less than 30 minutes from the Wilmington Airport. When you arrive, you'll find that you've come to a simpler place, a peaceful place made for the perfect beach vacation.
Why the name Himmelstrand? We've had the good fortune to live and vacation in Norway where we came to appreciate the wonder, beauty, and peace of nature. The pace of life there was slower, easier, more relaxed, more in tune with the world's rhythms. We also came to appreciate the challenge of a cold, snowy, dark winter and the longing that it brings for sunshine, sand, and the beauty of a beach experience. On our very first visit to Topsail, we said, 'Wow! This is heaven!' And there it was: Himmelstrand which means 'heaven's beach' in Norwegian. We think you'll say the same when you get here!
We think you'll absolutely love our beach home! We have been vacationing at the beach for years now and have found here on Topsail Island the ideal blend of qualities that make for a fantastic beach vacation.
If you have any questions at all about Himmelstrand or Topsail island, please don't hesitate to contact us!
I wanted to write and thank you for a memorable, wonderful trip to
Himmelstrand. The weather was wonderful and your home was gorgeous. We truly enjoyed every aspect! Your hospitality and concern was very much appreciated. We hope to come back again and stay often. It was fantastic! And the kids loved the toys that you left for them to play with!
My family (6 adults and 4 children) kept saying they didn't want to leave and when can we come back. Not sure who loved it more the kids or the adults I think it is a tie. We were really surprised to see so many dolphins this time of year. We enjoyed being at the beach and the views and being together as a family in such a wonderful place at this non-beach time of the year. We have used VRBO for many stays between Florida and NC but I must say Pam and Chad are the most gracious and helpful host/owners we have had the pleasure of meeting. They were always available to us by email or phone, answering all of our questions. They really have it all covered -- from the gourmet kitchen with plenty of dishes and cookware, great dining space for all, super TV's, the deck furniture, games for the kids, binoculars, very comfortable beds and furniture and to that you add the incredible views and location with such easy access to the beach. We sure picked a winner when the unanimous decision was Himmelstrand. Highly recommend this as a summer/winter retreat. November 2014
Thank you so very much.
The beach house was very accommodating for our family. It is tastefully decorated with a open air feel. The beach was very clean with a lot of shells for the kids to enjoy collecting as well as sharks teeth. We enjoyed checking out the turtle nesting area to see if any had hatched out daily.
Our whole family loved staying at this house this August (2014). The house is located right accross from the ocean, right next to the path to the beach. It is also really awsome to be in a a smaller community. My family enjoyed relaxing on the beach but also going swimming, surf boarding, shelling,bird watching, off-shore fishing, and jet skiing. There is so much wild life around! My kids had dolphins right next to them! Beautiful view from house top deck. Inside the house is really pretty, modern, comfortable and clean. Lay out is very practical and really well thought out to make cooking, cleaning, and going in and out of the house easy. Lots of storage space, first level entrance foyer very convenient to leave beach items and not take sand to living levels. Outdoor hose and shower a huge plus after the beach. The linen and house items service company working with this place is also outstanding. Owners were a pleasure to work with and really welcoming and helpful. We actually can't wait to be able to go back!
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We had a wonderful time at Himmelstrad, the house is perfect and the kitchen is made for a chef, it has got everything!! Pam and Chad make sure that everything is all right and if we had any questions they were always happy to help us. We went home with a lot of nice memories from the wonderful beach, waterskiing for miles together with dolfins, fishing, funny and interesting people at the trailerbar (will never forget that experiance !!!), fresh fish from the fishmarket (we have never eaten so much!!!). Our children will never forget THE FUDGE, unfortunately they don´t ship to Sweden.
We had a fantastic stay even though the weather was bad sometimes and we will always remember Surf city with a big smile.
Tank you for letting us rent your house
We really enjoyed our stay at this house. It was very clean upon arrival and the location is fantastic. The views were wonderful from the top floor with the beach just a very short ways away!!! Location is also fantastic in Surf City with many places to eat, visit, etc. nearby. Our family really enjoyed our stay and the owners were wonderful to work with.
We had a lovely stay. The house was spacious for two families to enjoy each other's company and have time away from each other. :-) We loved the two decks to enjoy the ocean view and the covered deck to enjoy in the hot afternoons. The house was wonderfully equipped with everything we needed including the 'little' items of puzzles and binoculars. The beach access was great and made for easy trips to and from the beach during the day. Great beach destination!
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Pro12 preview: Munster v Connacht
Tadhg Peavoy previews today's crucial inter-provincial derby between Munster and Connacht in the Guinness Pro12.
Tadhg Peavoy previews today's crucial inter-provincial derby between Munster and Connacht in the Guinness Pro12.
French Derby and Irish Champion Stakes winner The Grey Gatsby looked in great order this morning as he took a spin around the Tapeta training track in Dubai.
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Laois fought back from seven points behind to earn a 0-13 each draw with Meath in a lively Allianz Football League Division Two derby at Pairc Tailteann.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, Shamrock Rovers manager Pat Fenlon was full of praise for goalscorer Danny North as the new season started with a 1-0 victory on Friday over 'derby' rivals St Patrick's Athletic.
Darren McCurry converted a stoppage-time free to earn Tyrone a point in the Ulster derby in the Allianz Football League Division 1 at Healy Park as they finished deadlocked at 0-11 to 1-08 with Derry.
Harry Kane scored the rebound from his own last-minute penalty to earn Tottenham a draw in the London derby against West Ham.
Former Everton and Middlesbrough striker Ayegbeni Yakubu showed his class in front of goal as Reading swept into the last eight of the FA Cup at the expense of a Derby side reduced to 10 men for 50 minutes.
Epsom racecourse has announced that the Investec Derby and Oaks will start 30 minutes later this year and be run at 4.30pm.
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has defended the Real Madrid forward after he was criticised for partying following Saturday's heavy defeat at Atletico Madrid.
Harry Kane was "remarkable" as Tottenham secured a north London derby win that Ryan Mason says has the top-four contenders abuzz with excitement.
Lionel Messi had a hand in all of Barcelona's goals, scoring one, as they trounced Athletic Bilbao 5-2 to close the gap on leaders Real Madrid to single point.
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho stormed out of Anfield after not being selected for September's Merseyside derby but he insists he will never walk away from a challenge ahead of today's trip to Everton.
Liverpool drew 0-0 at Everton in a dour derby, Steven Gerrard's last for the Reds, which did little to help his seventh-placed side nudge up towards the Champions League spots.
Atletico Madrid were in dreamland as they destroyed rivals Real Madrid with a thumping 4-0 win which blew the Primera Division title race wide open.
Two goals from Harry Kane sealed a 2-1 comeback win for Tottenham in the north London derby against Arsenal at White Hart Lane in their Premier League clash.
All the latest team news ahead of the weekend's Barclays Premier League's fixtures, including the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool and Tottenham and Arsenal's tussle in London.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will again be left to deflect questions over off-field issues when he faces the media ahead of Saturday's derby against Tottenham after photos of Jack Wilshere holding a shisha pipe were posted on social media.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has dismissed talk of James McCarthy suffering another injury setback and stressed he expects the midfielder to be available for Saturday's Merseyside derby.
An injury-time winner from substitute Colin Ryan ensured that Clare edged a competitive opening derby in Sixmilebridge this afternoon.


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Two shows on local stages are dealing with top-of-mind issues of race and urban living, one at the Cincinnati Playhouse, the other at Ensemble Theatre.
Last evening the Playhouse opened its production of Tracey Scott Wilson's Buzzer. Wilson is a playwright who's not afraid to get at prickly issues of contemporary life (read more here), and that's what she does in this piece that could be set in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine. (It's actually in New York City, but that doesn't make it less relevant.) Jackson returns to his onetime childhood neighborhood, once neglected and now trendy; he's black, girlfriend Suzy is white, and so is Jackson's troubled friend Don, out of rehab yet again and needing a place to stay. Their triangle is a toxic mix with a troubled past that's exacerbated by life in a neighborhood where black and white relations are strained. The Playhouse is offering talkbacks after each performance to discuss issues raised, and there will be a panel discussion focused on OTR's housing challenges here in Cincinnati on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. My take: This show is more about personal relationships that aren't entirely honest, even though there is constant conversation about "no secrets." The actors in this tense drama are vividly real, unpredictable and vulnerable; you'll feel like they're people you know. (Through April 19.) Tickets: 513-421-3888
The second show that's heating up conversations about race is ETC's staging of Dominic Morisseau's award-winning play, Detroit '67 (reviewed here). While the story has a historical setting — the story of family aspirations and disappointments unfolds against the backdrop of the Motor City's race riots almost 50 years ago — it almost feels ripped from current news stories about unrest stemming from police brutality in Ferguson, Mo. Five actors portray some colorful and occasionally humorous characters from the era involving the family dynamic between a brother and sister who differ about making ends meet in a challenging environment. Motown tunes from the '60s are the soundtrack for a story that's often painful but ultimately hopeful. (Through April 5.) Tickets: 513-421-3555
Know Theatre opens Hearts Like Fists tonight at its Jackson Street stage in Over-the-Rhine. Adam Szymkowicz's comic-book-inspired action adventure has some fine local actors as the Crimefighters, female superheroes who are out to stop Dr. X, on a mission to murder happy couples in their sleep using a deadly serum that goes straight to the heart. When the show was staged in New York in 2012, the New York Times called the show's comic hybrid of parody and punches "madcap" and "hysterical." That's what Know will be striving for, through April 25. Tickets: 513-300-5669
If you are interested in seeing actors, singers and dancers who are on their way to professional careers, you might want to catch Senior Showcases from the drama and musical theater programs at UC's College-Conservatory of Music. The drama majors, readying their piece for trips to Los Angeles (for potential TV work) and New York City, will perform today at 2 and 7 p.m. at Patricia Corbett Theatre. (Admission is free.) The triple threats graduating from the musical theater program offer their showcase twice on Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. as they prepare to shine for Broadway producers and casting agents in New York next week. Admission is free but reservations are required: 513-556-4183.
Planning ahead? The popular touring production of The Lion King returns to Cincinnati where it's been a big hit twice, in 2003 and 2007. The magnificent musical about good overcoming evil and youth finding maturity opens on Tuesday for a four-week run at the Aronoff Center. (Through April 26.) Tickets: 513-621-2787
Last night before photographer Roe Ethridge's FotoFocus Lecture at Cincinnati Art Museum, FotoFocus' Artistic Director Kevin Moore announced the organization is co-presenting a two-day symposium on photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's work with the Contemporary Arts Center on Oct. 23-24.
It will mark the 25th anniversary of CAC's presentation of The Perfect Moment, the retrospective of Mapplethorpe's work that prompted conservative elements — led by then-Sheriff Simon Leis Jr. — to pursue criminal charges for alleged obscenity. (Some of Maplethorpe's work in the show was sexually graphic.) A Hamilton County jury cleared the museum of all charges.
Specifics for the symposium have yet to be announced, although indications are speakers from around the country will be invited. Also not yet announced is what, if any, works by Mapplethorpe will be shown and in what context.
Information should go on on the FotoFocus site when firm.
I took a trip to my senior year in high school when I attended the opening of Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati on Wednesday. It's set in Detroit during that city's 1967 "race riots," but they are the backdrop for a family drama: Sister and brother Chelle and Lank are trying to make ends meet by running an after-hours club in the basement of their family home, now theirs since the death of their parents. Chelle is satisfied with the status quo; Lank dreams of owning his own legit bar. But they'd need to sell the house to make that possible, so they're at an impasse. He's impetuous and makes moves to buy a local joint without her knowledge, only to have the destructive riots threaten his deal. More personal complications make the story interesting, if a bit too pat. Motown tunes — Lank buys an eight-track player to replace his sister's turntable — make this production a walk down memory lane for Baby Boomers. But Detroit '67 will grab everyone because the events of five decades ago are eerily and sadly similar to recent disturbances in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere. (Through April 5; tickets: 513-421-3555)
Peter and the Starcatcher at the Cincinnati Playhouse is a playful and over-the-top imagining of the origins of Peter Pan. It's not a very adult cup of tea; it's more a swig of giggle-inducing rum. But if you yearn to head back to childhood for a few hours — playing with words, making fart jokes and having an adventure "against impossible odds" — this production is a joyous must-see. (Through April 4; tickets: 513-421-3888)
The Marvelous Wonderettes was a big hit for Ensemble Theatre a few years back. They staged the original story of girls singing Doo-Wop hits in 1958 and coming together again in 1968 for more old tunes, and did well with several sequels that kept audiences eagerly coming back for more. The show is now being presented at the Covedale Center in West Price Hill, and it has a nostalgic draw for people who grew up with those tunes. But the production's characterizations of Cindy Lou, Betty Jean, Missy and Suzy feel a little shallow, reducing the potential charm of the show. Nevertheless, it's a lot of fun if you love the music of the era and remember your own angst about boyfriends and girlfriends. (Through April 4; tickets: 513-241-6550)
Cincinnati Shakespeare's very pleasant production of an adaptation of Little Women continues through Saturday evening; tickets: 513-381-2273. The musical based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel about the March sisters is onstage through Saturday, too, at Newport's Stained Glass Theatre, produced by Footlighters, Inc., a community theater; tickets: 859-652-3849.
The moving play based on The Diary of Anne Frank is being presented this weekend by the School for Creative and Performing Arts with performances remaining on Friday and Saturday evening at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. It's the powerful story of a Jewish family who went into hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II; Anne, the diarist who recorded their tribulations, died at age 15 in a concentration camp. Tickets: here.
One of my favorite Cincinnati artists is Rondle West, whose "assemblage sculptures" round up all manner of strange found objects (often toys) and adheres them, sometimes like appendages, to the surfaces of "host" objects. They can look like something ready to start walking or like shelving that has been attacked by miniature aliens. The finished work often has a monochromatic, other-worldly appearance.
I was hopeful his association last year with Miller Gallery would lead to a large, dramatic, high-profile one-person show, but it didn't. Now, the 2014 piece "My Date With Barbie" has turned up in an unexpected but welcome place, the front window of Electronic Arts at 1428 Race St. It's just the right touch of creative weirdness needed for an OTR store window, and it's great to look at its pinkness as other buildings reflect on the glass and add their own richness to the view. Definitely worth a visit.
Selena Reder, a former contributor to CityBeat's visual arts coverage, has curated the current Figurative Folklore exhibition at the City of Covington's gallery at 2 W. Pike St. It's devoted to six artists whose figural work tells a strong narrative. Particularly noteworthy at the show is the work of two artists who do three-dimensional work.
Ken Page brings a sense of fun an visual playfulness to his "Hole in the Wall," a sculpture that is like a small wall shelf. On that shelf a boy — carved and painted — has apparently cut a circle out of the painted "brick" wall behind him and is attempting to "roll" it away. It is not a kinetic piece, thus the necessity for those air quotes as the sense of movement is illusory. It's quite well done.
The absolute standout of this show is Stephanie Cooper — who has six pieces, some quite large. These are wood sculptures with added elements. I hate to call them carvings, as that implies folk art and these use folk art as a reference point to build from.
Her "He Who Sups With the Devil Needs a Long Spoon" features a dapper, well-dressed man at a dining table (he looks a bit like Ronald Reagan) holding a spoon. You can hand-crank the spoon to get some movement. And "Hermes" — a large piece with a height of 76 inches — is a scary wooden figure from whose head sprouts a tangle of twigs and roots, like a bird's nest.
Her other contributions, too, are good.
This show is on display through March 27. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. You may find a note on the door to call a city employee to come and unlock the place (a number is provided), but it's worth it. And the employee's office is just a short distance away — I waited at most five minutes for her arrival.
The Contemporary Arts Center will open its renovated lobby to the public Saturday after a members preview Friday night. The $1.1 million upgrade includes a new lounge area, a much-needed cafe and overall artsy facelift.
Local architecture and design firm firm FRCH Design Worldwide reimagined the interior space, which was under construction since Jan. 6.
The CAC's updated lobby features more seating and gathering spaces, a relocated welcome desk and, yes, more art. Previously exhibited mostly upstairs, artworks will now be displayed around the ground-level. Of course, the museum's excellent gift shop is still a part of the lobby, just more centrally located now.
Collective CAC, the museum's new cafe, comes courtesy Dustin Miller and Dave Hart of local favorite Collective Espresso. Located where the gift shop used to be in the corner of the lobby, Collective CAC will serve signature coffees along with breakfast, lunch and dessert items, plus beer and wine. Visitors can sit at communal tables or grab a drink at the bar.
The new CAC gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Monday, closed Tuesday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Collective CAC will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.
The CAC celebrated its 75th anniversary in May 2014.
I seldom laugh out loud when I'm watching a comedy, but I found myself doing just that more than once at last night's opening of Peter and the Starcatcher at the Cincinnati Playhouse. You can read about this show and the appeal of Peter Pan here, but let me simply say this is a deliriously silly but wholly heartfelt prequel about the origins of the boy who "won't grow up." This award-winning play uses simple theatrics, not special effects, to work its magic, and the Playhouse cast of a dozen quick-change performers dive into the wacky storytelling with zest and zeal. Everyone is having a good time, perhaps Tom Story most of all, playing "Black Stache" (the pirate who will become Captain Hook) who spews malapropisms and extravagant posturing: "There's a poet in these pirate veins," he announces. The laugh-inducing moment that sets up his subsequent need for a hook is both ghastly and breathlessly funny, not to mention milked for all it's worth. Everyone in the cast has moments of fun. This is imaginative storytelling and extravagant theatricality at its best. You'll have fun if you bring a kid or two; but even if you don't, go by yourself and feel like a kid again. Through April 4. Tickets: 513-421-3888.


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NOW i HAVE ALL GREEN BUT WHEN I TRY TO RUN vvv.exe or run start with demo bat ... doesn't work
hey guys i am in Berlin doing job on IFA, let me know if somebody wants to meet for some vvvv talk :3, i am here until the end of ifa
barman74: make sure you have \lib\thirdparty\x..\AddFlow5.ocx there. just in case..re-download, re-unzip (using 7-zip)
5 of 6 are green I have problem to turn the last one to green (add flow acitvexcomponent)any advises ??
@TidensBarn: Very nice, I just need a DK2 to test now =)
set up all green
vvvv 32.1 x86 (vlc using)
random troubles with a brand new laptop: azus with gtx860M not showing on a simple blank quad on renderer. what can it be ?
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>chris: great work!
ah, nevermind. tUrux (dextro)
hey, I'm trying to remember a website/ collective/group from Austria - torux? torus? turok? something? they must be known aroundhere
big up dottore
is there some pluig like vanishing lines for 3d calibration?
Jajaja views column if forum also shows anxiety...
nevermind; device(manual) was the solution to map to the right adapter.
quick help: trying multiscreen setup with eyefinity 2(spanmode)+1. when trying to go fullscreen vvvv only flashes. any tips?
@mrboni: try the help patches next to the dll
@apnoe try the Lumax (Devices) node (only in x86 builds)
@microdee - just dragged the dll into b32.1
anyone some experience with v and ilda / laser controlling? is it possible to send to an usb / ilda interface from v?
open call still open till friday. international arists are invited to apply! bit.ly/1rRXI1R
@mrboni: storing-and-setting-paramters can you link the patch here? probably i forgot to reset the stream somewhere
@stix - is a workaround but you can split the dx11 geometry using a gsfx in here dx11-modules-and-shaders-addition-ii and rebuild as dx9
@microdee - cant find the thread for some reason, but your rawobject.dll aint working- "Unable to read beyond the end of the stream"
alternative to intersect nodes in dx11?
or listen to our latest compilation - lot of vvvv in there http://www.symbioticcube.com/%E5%85%B1%E7%94%9F%E7%AB%8B%E6%96%B9-sc006-va-compilation-release/
monday morning, nothing to do? test your project against the latest downloads/alphas #vvvv alpha-build and report.
closer range than kinect but great idea...
GREAT hack: turn any webcam into depth cam(kinect): http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=226504
looks good everything @joreg!
reminder: now would be a good moment to see if your latest project runs as expected with the latest downloads/alphas #vvvv alpha
we are looking for vvvv patchers!!! contact me for a nice job near munich !!!
@kyrgo: the infamous crack.exe has been renamed to setup.exe
hi i just installed it.should i find a crack for the installation?
@Westbam: great tut. cheers!
@Westbam that is awesome =)
well done westbam!!
.. vly!!! yeahh
Multipurposetoolkit I'd Like to...
wtf m4d xD
@joreg: i didn't know that it's a she.. #milvvvv45
sometimes,i think its good that i am only one capable of v4 in our company-so other coders are not exposed to the hells of my coding
@misak: Nice :) Guessing you have some OSC and audio-reactivity going on there. What did you use for the audio-reactivity?
well, how about #topofthepops
sorry :)...mature ?
u7: don't call her old...
Anyone working with TEDx Amsterdam?
what chris said!
thanks for the changelog. good to see the old vvvv still receives some love
open your projects in a32.2 and see if you get the same/desired result. pay attention to errors you didn't get in b32.1
what a changelog: change log now would be a good time to check latest alpha builds: downloads/alphas because #wysiwyg #vvvv
@skyliner thx, very handy!
@joreg added!
has anyone ever used an application monitor? if yes, which one? tnx
@Patxi7 Great :)
@AndyC try VMath.Lerp if you have only 2 values to morph, if not take woei's advice
how to hack kinect (xbox one version) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openkinect/73d_BM4wQco
@AndyC create a forum post and explain a little more detailed what you need
Can anyone help me with what the c# code would be to replicate the InputMorph node.
Great! Thanks Tonfilm!
anyone used a blackmagic duo in v9, video in or elliots plugin?
anyone manage to get .net < 4.5 working on windows 8? checked in 'turn on windows features' but there's nothing listed
is there no video in DX11 anymore?
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GIGABYTE EP45-UD3P Motherboard - Exclusive ReviewGIGABYTE's Ultra Durable technology steps up to a third generation on the new EP45-UD3P. Let's see how it shapes up.
P45 chipset boards are now coming in thick and fast. Intel really has a cash cow when it comes to the 4 series chipsets, especially P45. While P35 managed to give Intel the winning hand over AMD, P45s upgraded features such as true Crossfire support, PCIe 2.0 specs as well as upgraded DDR2 and DDR3 memory controllers has us looking at what could now be the next '440BX' chipset.
GIGABYTE has been on the forefront of motherboard technology for some time; not only were they the first to introduce dual phase voltage systems on their boards to allow voltage phases above 8, but they were the first company to introduce the RoHS motherboards as well as being able to implement any sort of power saving technology on their boards. While others claim to save more power, GIGABYTE can't be knocked for starting this power saving revolution and it continues today.
Just recently GIGABYTE added a new chapter to its motherboard line, namely the Ultra Durable 3 design. UD3 is the final replacement for the UD2 line that GIGABYTE has used for the last three years and hopefully we will see a lot more UD3 based boards in the near future. Today we have the first UD3 board to roll out from GIGABYTEs Taiwan factory; we graciously test out the EP45-UD3P.
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I know this site is about "bigblkmuscles" and everything, but is there such a thing as TOO big.? Like for example, I feel like bodybuilder type men are nice to look at. However, some of them are WAY too big for my tastes and I know their muscles would be all hard and whatnot. What's your take on this.?
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In addition to the HGH you have the issue of drinking excessive amounts of water that while it may "flush" some of the synthetic chemicals, in the long run it can damage both the liver and the kidneys, permanently. Is all this "size" really worth it?
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i have to agree with those who say that the gigantic bodybuilders like Coleman are too big when it somes to their gut and waists. i hadn't realized that HGH will add fat to the internal organs and is the reason for the bloated abdomens. It's rather gross to look at and obviously dangerous! But i also have to say that when it comes to legs or biceps, nothing is too big. So, i have two minds on this topic . . . it just depends on what you're talking about.
As long as it's healthy, and nobody's getting hurt, and it's what the bodybuilder wants, I don't see a problem with a guy getting really big. That's just even more meat for me to play with!
i guess a too big is if a person is what they use to call muscle bond. that is when you have gotten so big that you have lost some of your mobility like your lats are so big you can't lay your hands to your side and touch your waste.
I feel the same. I like the body builders of the 60's that concentrated on their symmetry instead of there size. (Bob Paris) Unless you are a pro body builder bigger is not always better.
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