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Panelists from the Labor and Employment RelationsAssociation and the New York State Bar Association Laborand Employment Section will give advice and field questionsfrom participants on the best ways to develop a career in labor and employment law.Following the panel will be a reception for students toengage and network with the panelists and otherattorneys from the Capital Region.
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Yeah, can't disagree. When you play with a right back as centre half and a midfielder as right back...really hard to find anything good to say about any of them.
I really didn't get why we moved Brayford into the middle. Presumably Leacock was injured or suspended, but what about Anderson and Buxton? Or even O'Brien (it's a cup game afterall, blood him FFS!). Playing Brayford there mean't that we had to play Green at RB which is a complete waste of his talent.
I just don't know where to apportion blame? The players for not turning up? Nigel for having no plan B, the board for leaving us so starved of investment? Comes to something when Luke Moore, who seemed to make a huge difference to us, we can't sign and goes to Swansea!
Blame all-round last night. The players were dire, with little effort and application. Nigel certainly has us playing pretty football at times, but you're right, there is no plan B, and let's be honest, what were the chances of being able to play pretty football last night? Against a non-league side in absolutely dire conditions. It was never going to happen, but it seems to be the only way we can play, and when it doesn't work, we look completely ineffective.
I've defended the board a lot, I think there's a lot of merit in not living beyond our means, but right now we're like misers scrimping for every penny and if we aren't careful we'll end up relegated. Nigel has proven he can find/nurture talent but he needs to be able to bring in real experience, and real pace, and that means having to spend some money. Really I think its time Clough turned some of the ire he directed at certain players onto the board.
I'm not a fan of the board to be honest, or our owners. They take a lot of credit for the financial stability of the club but in truth most of that is the legacy left by Gadsby and the Premier League money. When Gadsby et al took over the debt stood at £55m. When GSE took over it stood at £32m with two parachute payments to come (£8m each). GSE recently announced that the debt is now down to £15m, which is just the mortgage on PP. So in essence they've actually reduced the debt by £1m themselves. Well done! That's not to say though that they haven't actually put money in, they have, but look at where that money went - large amounts on funding Jewell's signings, and then another amount paying them all off when most turned out to be sh1te.
The board have said on numerous occasions that we need to be patient in terms of major investment on the pitch. Well, we're still within touching distance of the playoffs, in what has to be the most open championship in years, where there's no team that's running away with it. If the time isn't right now I can't see when it ever will be.
Given that we're in an open transfer window I can't wait to hear what BS Glick Turpin comes out with to justify NOT spending. AGAIN!
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Homex Reports Significant Sales and Earnings Increases in 3Q12 Total Revenues Increased 31.4 % and Mexican Housing Revenues Increased 17.6 % Q-O-Q: Adjusted EBITDA Gains 34.4 %; Quarterly Positive Free Cash Flow, Net of Penitentiary Project Payments and FX, Ps.361 million or US$ 28 million PR Newswire CULIACAN, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2012 CULIACAN, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Desarrolladora Homex, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Homex" or "the Company") [NYSE: HXM, BMV: HOMEX] today announced financial results for the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2012[1] Pursuant to Article 78 of the General Provisions Applicable to Securities Issuers and Other Participants in the Securities Market (Disposiciones de Caracter General Aplicables a las Emisoras de Valores y a Otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores), beginning in 2012, the Company has adopted IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Boards ("IASB"). Please refer to page 18 for a detailed description of the transition. Financial Highlights oTotal revenue for the third quarter of 2012 increased 31.4 percent to Ps.7.5 billion (US$583 million) from Ps.5.7 billion (US$443 million) for the same period in 2011. During the third quarter, the Company recognized Ps.2.0 billion (US$159 million) of revenues from its penitentiary construction projects with the federal government. Mexico housing revenues were Ps.5.1 billion, up 17.6 percent when compared to Ps.4.4 billion registered during the second quarter of 2012. oAdjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) during the quarter was Ps.1,759 million (US$137 million), a 34.4 percent increase from the Ps.1,309 million (US$102 million) reported in the third quarter of 2011. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 53 basis points to 23.5 percent in the third quarter of 2012 from 23.0 percent in the third quarter of 2011. oNet income (adjusted for non-cash, foreign exchange (FX) effects) for the third quarter of 2012 was Ps.577 million (US$45 million) reflecting a 7.7 percent margin in the third quarter of 2012 compared to Ps.559 million (US$44 million) and a margin of 9.8 percent reported in the same period in 2011. Earnings per Share adjusted for non-cash foreign exchange (FX) effects during the third quarter of 2012 increased 3.1 percent to Ps.1.72 compared to Ps.1.67 during the third quarter of 2011. oAverage selling price for all homes in Mexico during the third quarter of 2012 increased by 3.7 percent to Ps.409 thousand when compared to Ps.394 thousand during the same period a year ago. Home prices in Brazil increased by 16.7 percent to Ps.646 thousand as of the third quarter of 2012 from Ps.553 thousand during the third quarter of 2011. oAs of September 30, 2012, on a consolidated basis and including the penitentiary construction projects, Homex generated a negative free cash flow of Ps.5.3 billion (US$409 million) primarily because construction in progress at these projects is required by IFRS to be recognized as accounts receivable. Homex' free cash flow (FCF) generation without including the penitentiary projects and adjusted for non-cash items and the recognition of the partnership acquisition from one of the penitentiary projects was negative at Ps.522 million (US$41 million). On a quarterly basis, Homex generated positive FCF of Ps. 361 million( US$28 million), from a negative balance of Ps.883 million (US$69 million) registered on June 30, 2012. FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS NINE MONTHS 3Q'12 2012 Thousands Thousands U.S dollars 3Q'12 Chg % U.S Dollars Chg % Thousands of (Convenience Thousands and (Convenience and pesos Translation) of pesos 3Q'11 bps Translation) 2012 2011 bps Volume (Homes) 12,546 12,546 13,271 -5.5% 32,438 32,438 37,141 -12.7% Revenues $582,586 $7,487,452 $5,699,098 31.4% $1,598,778 $20,547,652 $15,287,133 34.4% Housing revenues $399,628 $5,136,056 $5,269,621 -2.5% $1,026,241 $13,189,353 $14,248,430 -7.4% Cost $436,420 $5,608,910 $4,064,707 38.0% $1,167,917 $15,010,181 $10,798,445 39.0% Capitalization of Comprehensive Financing Costs (CFC) $27,940 $359,092 $247,300 45.2% $66,187 $850,639 $675,404 25.9% Gross profit $146,166 $1,878,542 $1,634,391 14.9% $430,861 $5,537,472 $4,488,689 23.4% Gross profit adjusted for capitalization of CFC $174,106 $2,237,633 $1,881,690 18.9% $497,048 $6,388,110 $5,164,093 23.7% Operating income $100,977 $1,297,770 $947,227 37.0% $280,404 $3,603,787 $2,433,867 48.1% Operating income adjusted for capitalization of CFC $128,918 $1,656,862 $1,194,527 38.7% $346,591 $4,454,425 $3,109,271 43.3% Interest expense, net (a) $25,168 $323,460 $355,631 -9.0% $77,246 $992,772 $924,759 7.4% Net income $38,480 $494,555 $180,382 174.2% $139,344 $1,790,864 $1,023,943 74.9% Net Income adjusted for FX $44,890 $576,927 $559,409 3.1% $137,969 $1,773,197 $1,419,386 24.9% Adjusted EBITDA (b) $136,877 $1,759,162 $1,308,764 34.4% $370,633 $4,763,407 $3,384,936 40.7% - - Gross margin 25.1% 25.1% 28.7% 359 26.9% 26.9% 29.4% 241 Gross margin - - adjusted for capitalization of CFC 29.9% 29.9% 33.0% 313 31.1% 31.1% 33.8% 269 Operating margin 17.3% 17.3% 16.6% 71 17.5% 17.5% 15.9% 162 Operating margin adjusted for capitalization of CFC 22.1% 22.1% 21.0% 117 21.7% 21.7% 20.3% 134 Adjusted EBITDA margin 23.5% 23.5% 23.0% 53 23.2% 23.2% 22.1% 104 - Net Income - margin adjusted for FX 7.7% 7.7% 9.8% 211 8.6% 8.6% 9.3% 66 Earnings per share in Ps. 1.48 0.54 5.35 3.06 Earnings per share in Ps. adjusted for FX 1.72 1.67 5.30 4.24 Earnings per ADR presented in US$ (c) 0.69 0.25 2.50 1.43 Earnings per ADR presented in US$ adjusted for FX 0.80 0.78 2.47 1.98 Weighted avg. shares outstanding (MM) 334.7 334.7 334.7 334.7 334.7 334.7 Accounts receivable days (d) 62 32 Housing Accounts receivable days 42 22 Inventory days 775 737 Accounts payable days ( e) 126 113 Working Capital Cycle (WCC) days (f) 711 656 a.) Including interest expense recognized in Cost of Good Sold ( COGS ) and Comprehensive Financing Costs (CFC); not including interest expense from the penitentiary construction projects. b.) Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure computed under IFRS.Adjusted EBITDA as derived from IFRS financial information means net income, excluding (i)depreciation and amortization; (ii)net comprehensive financing costs ("CFC") (comprised of net interest expense (income), foreign exchange gain or loss, including CFC, capitalized to land balances, that is subsequently charged to cost of sales and (iii)income tax expense and employee statutory profit-sharing expense. See "Adjusted EBITDA" for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter and nine-months accumulated of 2012 and 2011. c.) US$ values estimated using an exchange rate of Ps.12.8521 per US$1.00 as of September 30, 2012. Common share/ADR ratio: 6:1. d.) Accounts receivable not including receivables from the penitentiary construction projects. e.) Accounts payable not including payables related to the penitentiary construction projects. f.) WCC computation based on LTM COGS under IFRS and not including COGS and revenues from the penitentiary construction projects. Commenting on third quarter results, Gerardo de Nicolas, Chief Executive Officer of Homex, said: "During the third quarter of 2012, we saw an important improvement at our Mexican operations, as we started to witness a more accelerated rhythm of collections, leaving behind the administrative delays that we faced during the first half of the year in relation to the Registro Unico de Vivienda (RUV) and compliance with the new sustainability regulations among other requirements that were integrated into the mortgage approval process, principally with INFONAVIT. During the quarter, in México, we titled 12,517 homes, an increase of 13.1 percent when compared to the 11,070 units that we titled during the second quarter of 2012. This quarterly positive result gives us confidence in our ability to meet our 2012 adjusted guidance for Mexico." "At our infrastructure division, on an accumulated basis as of September 30, 2012, we have recognized Ps.6.0 billion, which represents an advance of approximately 68 percent of completion of these projects. The delivery of both projects is on target and still scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, as technology, equipment and finishing will be installed during this last stage of construction." "In Brazil, we continue to face a challenging environment mainly in relation to the administrative procedures with notary publics. As a result of this, we have continued to reduce our investments in construction in progress, resulting in a lower level of operations, but importantly also reducing our rate of investment in the country." "As a result of a recovery from the administrative delays that we faced during the first half of the year in Mexico, and based on our third quarter performance and continued cost containment efforts, we do expect a strong fourth quarter, and we remain confident that we have made the right strategic decisions to meet our revenue growth, EBITDA and Cash Flow Guidance," he concluded. Detailed Financial Reports The Company produces a detailed earnings report that provides information regarding Operating and Financial results. This detailed information is considered part of this earnings announcement and is available in full with this earnings release via the Company's website at http://www.homex.com.mx/ri/index.htm through email distribution or the Company's filings with the SEC and the CNBV. THIRD QUARTER 2012 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL NOTICE DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 TIME: 9:00 AM Central Time (Mexico City) 10:00 AM Eastern Time (New York) HOSTS: Gerardo de Nicolas, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Moctezuma, Vice President of Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer Vania Fueyo, Investor Relations Officer DIAL-IN: International: 706-643-5124 U.S.: 866- 887-3678 Passcode: 36839601 Please call 10 minutes prior to start time and request the Homex call INVESTOR CONTACTS firstname.lastname@example.com Vania Fueyo Head of Investor Relations +5266-7758-5838 firstname.lastname@example.com Ernesto Victoria Investor Relations Manager +5266-7758-5800 ext.5852 firstname.lastname@example.com SOURCE Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. Website: http://www.homex.com.mx
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Hello Everyone, I am a new guy to the forum and looking to build/buy my first Ram. I was looking at a CC Hemi Sport before I found out about the Eco Diesel model. I am now caught in a small predicament in what to do now that I have read up on this model. I won't be doing any trailer hauling, I'm mainly just looking for a daily driver with 35s and a small lift (maybe 6" Zone). I know that the Sport will not offer the Eco Diesel which kinda stinks because I love the look of the Sport. Also, the Hemi will be a much cheaper purchase price and I expect would get fairly close to the same MPG once I add rims/tires and a lift.
I am curious as to what you would all do in my situation?
Option A) Get a great deal on a year end 2013 Hemi w/8-speed or Option B) Wait for Eco Diesel
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Eric Boyriven
Good morning, and welcome to the FTI Consulting Conference Call to discuss the company's 2010 third quarter results, which were reported earlier this morning. Management will begin with formal remarks. After which, we'll take your questions.
Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that this conference call may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve uncertainties and risks. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues, future results and performance, expectations, plans or intentions, business trends and other information that is not historical, including statements regarding estimates of our future financial results. For a discussion of risks and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ from those contemplated by forward-looking statements, investors should review the Safe Harbor statement in the earnings press release we should this morning, a copy of which is available on our website at www.fticonsulting.com, as well as the disclosures under the heading Risk Factors and Forward-Looking Information in our most recent Form 10-K and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this earnings call. During the call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA. For a discussion of these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most nearly comparable GAAP measures, investors should review the press release we issued this morning.
With these formalities out of the way, I'd like to turn the call over to Jack Dunn, President and Chief Executive Officer. Jack, please go ahead.
Jack Dunn
Thank you, Eric. Good morning, and thank you, all, for joining us. With me on the call are Dennis Shaughnessy, our Chairman; David Bannister, our Chief Financial Officer; and Dom DiNapoli, our Chief Operating Officer. Our results were released first thing this morning, and I hope you've had a chance to review them. If not, they are available on our website at www.fticonsulting.com.
Since we last spoke, the business climate in our view have not changed. It is our goal on this call to briefly recap our third quarter performance, and then open it up for your questions.
As was true last quarter, as a general matter, our pro-cyclical businesses continue to follow the trajectory of the improving economy, while the high-yield market, and at least temporarily sympathetic creditors, continue to impact the restructuring side of our business, with the continuing caveat that M&A and capital markets work remain very slow, and that affects almost all of our segments.
Unlike last quarter, however, where our pro cyclical businesses did not improve as fast as we thought, and our Restructuring business declined faster, in the third quarter, growth in our pro-cyclical business all but offset the decline in restructuring, even comparing to a record third quarter last year. The harder part was equaling the profitability of the declining restructuring revenues, which at the margin are our highest.
As I said, our third quarter revenues of $346 million were down only slightly from our third quarter record $349 million a year ago, despite a 14% decline in our Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment. Excluding Corp Fin [Corporate Finance], aggregate revenues of our other segments increased about 7% year-over-year, with outstanding organic growth performance in Forensic Litigation and Technology. The $346 million of revenue in the quarter was also fairly consistent with the $349 million that we reported in the previous quarter, which supports our view that we are bumping along a bottom here while we transition through the economic cycle.
Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $65 million compared to about $78 million a year ago, again, hard to top the profitability in Restructuring revenues generated at the peak of a bankruptcy cycle.
The third quarter adjusted EBITDA margin was 18.8%, down from 22.3% a year ago, but again virtually identical to the second quarter. Our EPS in the quarter was $0.47 compared to earnings per share of $0.70 a year ago. EPS included a $0.07 charge for the early extinguishment of debt in connection with our financing activities, which I will go into in detail in a few minutes. Excluding this charge, our adjusted earnings per share was $0.54.
Our tax rate in the third quarter was a more normalized 38% compared to 32% in the prior year period when we implemented some strategies to enhance our tax position. The impact of the prior year tax benefit, however, was ameliorated by the positive impact to earnings per share from a reduced share count as a result of our continuing share repurchase program.
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November 26, 2015: This news piece is a three-way path on this site. What follows is an excerpt from our Buddhist Traditions page, and qualifies for inclusion at Insight Commentaries. That the quotation originates with John Blofeld is personally significant. His Tantric Mysticism of Tibet was published in 1970. Only a couple of years later I followed another interconnection after reading Ralph Metzner's Maps of Consciousness, which led me to Blofeld's practical translation of the I Ching (The Book of Change). From there I acquired his book on Tantric Mysticism which I still have, much fortified with tape and bookmarked in several places. So here, the excerpt from P. 45 of that illustrious book:
-Vajrayana - Sanskrit, meaning "Diamond Vehicle," the Vajrayana is termed by the late Buddhist scholar John Blofeld "the ultimate flowering of Mahayana doctrine;" he goes on to say that "the Vajrayana caters to people who find it easier to use symbols and concepts as the very weapons with which to do away with concepts, instead of trying to banish them from the first. With Zen we start, so to speak, at the Ph.D. level; with the Vajrayana, we may enter the path at any level from kindergarten to professor." (-The Tantric Mysticism of Tibet) This Buddhist school is defined by psychological methods based on highly developed ritual practices.
November 19, 2015: Multidimensional realization -- a process that can help us? Some reasons why at Novel Insights & Wisdom.
November 3, 2015: Recently while getting an eye exam, the small calendar on the counter caught my attention with a quotation: "I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it." -Marshall McLuhan. From such moments, consciousness expands. This is the newest addition to Novel Insights & Wisdom - at last.
October 4, 2015: I'm not sure if there's a catch to this or not. You know what they say about "If it sounds too good to be true..." Well, I just read about a new self-publishing system called Pronoun. The URL for the article is long, and appears at the tail of this posting. Then I went to pronoun.com. Free? It's all free? My inner skeptic cautions me to curb my excitement. Well, it's worth a visit. It's sky-high impressive. See what you think. You can copy and paste the URL for the article that gave me a heads-up: http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/03/pronoun-a-self-publishing-platform-for-authors-is-ready-to-serve-humanity/ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
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September 20, 2015: Announcing the teachings which Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche will give October 23-25, 2015: Initiation and teachings of Beloved Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). Details appear at our Events page. This is a rare blessing to come to all students of higher wisdom, and to our sacred mountain.
September 5, 2015: We could not offer a more joyous announcement! It is our great honor to annouce that Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche is scheduled to bring teachings to Mount Shasta the weekend of Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2015. Topic of teachings is to be announced. Details appear on our Events page.
July 19 2015: We apologize for the period of quiet from Blooming Rose Press. The time has been like - not just climbing the mountain, but continuing on over the crests of endless mountain ranges. Lots of work. The latest announcement has been posted at our Events page, which reads: The Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center is closed until further notice due to welcome family transitions. We hope to re-assemble the volumes and journals for purposes of research at some time in the near future. Meanwhile, these have been returned to Bob Stephen's large spiritual and metaphysical library. In some cases we may be able to respond to inquiries about specific titles. Inquire please by message phone, 530-926-2833, or by using the contact form at this site. Thank you.
May 3, 2015: For the months of May and June, 2015, Blooming Rose Press will donate 50% of all proceeds from sales of The Third Verse Trilogy books and CDs to the Himalayan Children's Fund for aid to earthquake victims in Nepal. If you should wish to donate directly, mailing a check to their address is the most efficient way, avoiding fees and a few weeks' delay. Their address is P.O. Box 15644, Beverly Hills, CA 90209 USA (310.395.6616). You may order our products here.
April 26, 2015: Please take a moment to contemplate: Message from The Gyalwang Karmapa Concerning the Recent Earthquake which appears at Wisdom Forum.
April 13, 2015: This morning, stepping into the function of going beyond what words can express, I reviewed the article on this site about spiritual novels. Reminded about the great writer Katherine Mansfield whose words "Major literature, in short, is an initiation into truth" have summed up my personal experiences with the highest function of the storyteller. You may find great inspiration from "The Relationship between Fiction and Spirituality."
March 21, 2015: Announcement - Blooming Rose Press has joined efforts with Mount Shasta Authors Guild. An enthusiastic group of fiction and non-fiction authors focusing in collective promotion and marketing to showcase their higher evolutionary work is growing fast. Visitors may find our books at their website by title or author. We applaud these hard-working folks.
March 17, 2015: Why is it important to give up attachment? It's no secret, but this reminder at Novel Insights & Wisdom brings us home to true freedom.
March 2, 2015: Have you read Lama Sherab Dorje's excellent article on Recollection? Whether yes or no, take in this latest posting at Novel Insights & Wisdom.
February 14, 2015: A little moon-magic is posted at Novel Insights & Wisdom.
January 28, 2015: The significance of being elderly - Today's posting at our Novel Insights & Wisdom page - click here.
January 11, 2015: A few comments about our collective behavior and the importance of evolving out of ancient, set patterns now appears at our Novel Insights & Wisdom page - click here.
December 27, 2014: We invite you to our Novel Insights & Wisdom page for the latest posting focused in this special time of year. These expressions arise from the highest visions for 2015. Click here for inspiration.
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December 3, 2014: Special holiday announcement - Our web host, SiteBuildIt!, is offering 33% off a new SBI website through Friday, December 26, 2014. This means instead of $299, the opportunity to have an online market for your products, talents, or life experience is like a holiday gift for only $199.
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November 10, 2014: A new addition has been posted to the Novel Insights & Wisdom page featuring authors Susan Howatch, John Habgood, David F. Ford, and Tony Schwartz. You may click here for the update.
November 2, 2014: The Novel Insights & Wisdom page is now posted. You may click here to view the introductory version.
October 28, 2014: The Blooming Rose Press Holiday Special
All orders of books and/or CDs of any size will receive a gift copy of The Well Versed Anthology: poems from writers in the Mount Shasta realm. Offer begins November 1 and continues through January 1, 2015. This is a 98 page book cooperatively published by 39 poets who met and read their poetry aloud as a group for over a year prior to publication. (Posted on this, my only child's birthday in honor of him.)
October 24, 2014: The newest page is now under construction. Watch for its release, coming soon: Novel Insights & Wisdom. We are blessed with the rainy days we've all prayed for, creating the perfect climate to accomplish indoor activity. There will soon be glorious photographs of snow-covered Mount Shasta posted online.
October 5, 2014: The plan for our new insight page has not changed, but a different new page bumped it to second place on our task list. With glad hearts, we announce that Lama Shenpen Hookham has responded to our request for permission to quote from her highly-recommended book, There's More to Dying than Death, with her gracious willingness to share. Her writings about the mysterious workings of karma make this concept more comprehensible to the western mind. Investigate at Karma and the Path to Awakening. Thank you, Lama Shenpen!
September 18, 2014: To explain the continuing delay with Venerable Lama Lodu's recorded teachings and construction of the promised new insight page, I need to let you know that I am problem-solving with my PC that has been temporarily disabled; and our small town of Mount Shasta, California has banded together with our sister town of Weed just to the north of us during an unbelievable tragedy caused by the Boles fire that destroyed about half of Weed Monday. Displaced families from over 100 homes that burned have lost everything. The relief efforts are stupendous and amazing. The best news that follows is that we are having our first rainfall! It has been raining off and on since before midnight, and it's still falling at this time of writing, 6:30 a.m. The massive Trinity fire in the Happy Camp area, and the smoldering remains of the Boles fire should now be aided by blessings from the universe falling as rain.
September 3, 2014: The audio project for Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche's teachings has come to a temporary halt. As H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama says, never give up. Meanwhile, a plan forms to add a new page that will be commentaries, though not called a blog. This will be insights that are coming through with increased rapidity, as well as notes jotted over the years that were signposts pointing The Way. One for this morning resonates with current events. This comes from Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, toward the end of the book: "Did any among them see beyond religious beliefs? Where was one man who'd escaped the narrow destiny of his prejudices?"
Also this morning I came across a handwritten page in a pile of my past notebooks that had some fierce editing which I decided to untangle. Here's the result:
The microcosm said to the macrocosm, "You've got matters out of perspective."
"Horsefeathers," he replied. "Bigger is better."
"Look closer," she said. "In me you see yourself. Without me you wouldn't exist."
Now inflated to universal proportions, he's about to speak, but she's quick.
"If only it had been a long seduction instead of a big bang." -Lily G. Stephen
Watch for our new page, coming soon...
August 5, 2014: The reason it's taking me so long to write about the July 26, 27 teaching weekend with Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche is because I am working with recordings I made of the sessions. I am admittedly untrained and not as well equipped as I would wish. But soon I hope to have an MP3 sample from Rinpoche's teachings to start with, available right here. (There are other factors of life that bear upon time availability, including impact from the lightning strike wildfires all around us.) This single comment that rises up from inner processes inspired by Rinpoche is worth sharing: True wisdom teachers having use of skillful means do not come into our midst with trappings of magic or showmanship. Several times during that gifted weekend, I was reminded of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, embodiment of compassionate wisdom in a simple monk's form. Being with Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche during those wisdom-filled days was like finding oneself beside a stream that flows from known gold-rich plateaus. One would not have gold land at one's feet, but would have all senses and abilities come forth to find treasure. When you hear Rinpoche speak, sometimes it may take more than one hearing. To go deeply into these hearings is worth every moment of attention we can give.
July 29, 2014: Soon to come: An account describing our experience with Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche!
July 21, 2014: Announcement: Everything is in place for this upcoming teaching weekend with Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche. His teaching schedule for July 26, 27 has been established. Details are posted at our Events page, with an adjacent page that provides his biography. All are invited. No registration fees are required. Anyone wishing to give a donation to Rinpoche may bring it in an envelope to present to him. We look forward to this great blessing for all in Mount Shasta's realm.
June 25, 2014: Announcement:
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"A Breath of Fresh Air!"
On the 4th of July, stop by while you're out –
we will be there, at the parking lot at 402 Chestnut St.
during Mount Shasta's famous extravaganza.
Amidst the excitement, good cheer, and enticing aromas, we will offer inspiration to take home for quiet moments of reflection with books, CDs and more. Don't miss a superb opportunity for interconnection.
Colleagues and family in the Pacific Northwest will join us with offerings of all kinds, including joyous greetings and hugs. It's our reunion!
Blooming Rose Press – 402 Chestnut St., Mount Shasta, CA
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June 19, 2014: Announcement: Lama Lodu's teaching schedule for July 26, 27 has been established. Details are posted at our Events page, with an adjacent page that provides his biography. May all beings benefit.
June 2, 2014: Announcement: The date for Lama Lodu's teaching weekend has been set for July 26 and 27. As the time draws closer, we will post here the chosen topic of his teaching, and offer a map to the venue. The teaching will be held at the temple house right next door to Blooming Rose Press - at Sacred Spirit Ministry, 408 Chestnut Street, Mount Shasta, CA.
May 20, 2014: Some simple changes have been made in our website pages that offer content our visitors find the most helpful to them. These articles have not been changed in content, but arranged to be more readable. To date the excellent articles which Andrew Olendski wrote and gave his permission to reprint - Karma and Paradox - now have subheadings, as do Reincarnation, Collective Consciousness, Buddhist Traditions, Fiction with Wisdom, and both Getting a Story pages. We hope this improves your experience at Blooming Rose Press!
May 11, 2014: We watch Lama Lodu's ambitious spring/summer schedule and await word about his visit to Mount Shasta. We have suggested that September may be a less scheduled month for him. As soon as we have a date to post, an announcement will appear here and on our Events page.
April 4, 2014: The previously announced healing
event scheduled for Saturday, April 12 is now cancelled due to unforeseen
circumstances. We apologize, for Juvenal Garcia's expertise was eagerly
anticipated and could help many of us. As soon as we learn more, we hope to
reschedule his workshop.
March 20, 2014: We have invited a Nagual Curandero to give a healing workshop focusing on joint pain. This is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center.
What is a Nagual Curandero? These people are a group in the south of Mexico who live in the forest - sanadors, healers in harmony with plants and natural healing energies.
February 20, 2014: Word has come from Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche that he will come to Mount Shasta this summer to give a Dharma Talk. Lama Lodu performed our marriage ceremony in 1996 (his photograph during that ceremony appears on the About Us page).
He is currently in India, but his long-established center founded by His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche is Kagyu Droden Kunchab, located at 1892 Fell St., San Francisco, CA 94117, U.S.A. As soon as Lama Lodu returns in April, we will schedule his Mount Shasta visit and details will appear here and at our Events page. This is a great blessing for all!
January 15, 2014: Take a look at the 2014 addition to our Author's Gallery for the latest. The year 2013 has reduced Blooming Rose Press from duet to solo with Bob's passing. So on a personal note, you can empathize with my contemplative tone as we look at our calendars and into the coming months. Since I know that the Blooming Rose Press project has not been carried out without help seen and unseen, future postings will still embrace and acknowledge this help through the use of "we" and "us" instead of "me" and "I." Thank you for your help, too. May the universe be with you. ~Lily
The Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center hours for 2014 are Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. Call 530-926-2833 to request an appointment, or select Contact Us at left and email your request. Read-aloud Gatherings continue every Saturday afternoon starting at 1:00 p.m.
Blooming Rose Press, 402 Chestnut St., Mount Shasta, CA 96067
November 1, 2013: Will it be a rainy Saturday? There will be warmth, tea and good company at the Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center. Come join us at 1:00 p.m. for a Read-aloud Gathering, with guest readers, and to investigate volumes of wisdom, some of which you would have a hard time finding elsewhere. [These gatherings will continue every Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.]
Titles continue to add to the Reading Center collection. Today's additions are by Ram Dass: Grist for the Mill, The Only Dance There Is, and co-authored with Paul Gorman, How Can I Help? And by John C. Lilly, M.D., The Deep Self. Recently added to the Inner Room: Tertium Organum: A Key to the Enigmas of the World, by P. D. Ouspensky.
Names of some teachers may be enigmatic, so bio print-outs are appearing next to their collections, complete with the teacher's photograph.
Welcome, we look forward to inspiring conversations and hugs.
Fall and Winter hours: Wed. through Sat., 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Inquiries may be directed to Lily Stephen at our Contact Us page.
Blooming Rose Press ~ 402 Chestnut St., Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
October 16, 2013: Announcing Read-Aloud Gatherings ~ Do you live in the Mount Shasta area, enjoy reading aloud and have a favorite book or article in the general sphere of spirituality/metaphysics? Come have a cup of tea with us "on the house" this Saturday, October 19, 1:00 until 3:00, for informal readings. These can be short ~ a few lines ~ or up to eight minutes. We will enjoy your voice, expressions, and content. Maybe you are even the author of the book, article, poem, or unpublished manuscript!
Readings-aloud may become a regular feature of the center. If you prefer to listen only, that's fine too. All are welcome. At Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center, 402 Chestnut St., Mt. Shasta, CA.
September 24, 2013: And here it is! If you read the 9/14 announcement below, you are ready for the opening date of the Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center, 402 Chestnut St., Mount Shasta, CA on Saturday, October 5, 2013, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. More information appears on our events page. ALSO: Lama Lena returns (on short notice) to give Dzogchen Teachings in Mount Shasta! Held at Sacred Spirit Ministry, 408 Chestnut St., Mount Shasta, CA. (yes, right next door to the new Metaphysical Reading Center announced above), sessions will be Sat., 9/28/13, 10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4; Sun., 9/29/13, 10 to 12 a.m.
September 14, 2013: COMING SOON: Blooming Rose Press is putting its sign out in the heart of Mount Shasta. It will be a showcase for small publishers and local authors -- and more. Get ready for a reading room and lending library stocked from a collection of Mount Shasta area metaphysical publications gathered through the years. Informal gatherings as well as occasional guest speakers are planned for. Watch here for the upcoming opening announcement!
August 7, 2013: This passage of time, July into August, has called for all my spiritual resources to sustain me. I have not come to post this here as "Latest News" without a lot of cogitation and wavering, believe me. Our Bob left his physical body behind last month. He was the most brilliant and highly evolved man I have ever known. He was also devoted to conscious ego diminution, and specified that no public announcements be made or ceremonies held. So I will simply offer what he put into writing as his wish: "To go through life like an eagle through the sky -- leaving no tracks." In the remainder of summer into fall, I will attempt to include some of his distilled visions and helpful reminders at our Wisdom Forum page. Meanwhile, please be patient with me. Many details must be handled here, which could be irksome. Transformation from nuisance into the path of mindfulness is the practice. My mantra for this time is, "Be clear. Be here." ~Lily G. Stephen
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Re: Attaching Audio After Detaching in 09 in response to Bobsax
I will answer in two ways.
It is easy to attach audio after detaching. The audio clip is referencing a video with audio clip in an event. Detaching it just lets you move the audio independently from the video clip. However, you can always delete the detached audio clip and go to the video clip, then open the Inspector, and turn the volume back up to 100%, and voila, your audio is back with your video clip.
However, in your case, you have audio that is out of sync, so the above will not help you. If you had Final Cut Pro, you could continue editing with the Blade tool, for one, and keep everything in sync.
In iMovie, you would have to use the SHARE menu to render a copy of you synced audio and video clips. At this point, they would be rejoined. You could then use FILE/IMPORT MOVIE to import the synced clips into an Event and continue editing from there.
The reasons for this are architectural. iMovie compiles a list of edit instructions, and does one render pass when you Share your movie. Final Cut renders in the background as you go, so it can do much more complex edits and effects.


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Hey guys. For those who haven't heard, [url=http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid29333][b]The Flaming Ninja Challenge[/b][/url] is back for Halo Reach. I have completed it, all in one run, with no deaths, and no checkpoints used. I even collected the hidden Sniper Rifle and Grenade Launcher at the end. You can watch my video here- [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=7179977&player=SHADOWSTRIKE1]Flaming Ninja Challenge[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz-jcCmBvM]YouTube HD version[/url] Map and Gametype are in my [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileShare.aspx?player=SHADOWSTRIKE1]FileShare[/url]. This is definitely a difficult obstacle course. However, I'm here to help you complete it, and get a great time. So let's get started- [quote][b]Starting Point[/b][/quote] So lets start this. First thing you're going to do is head forward, and start sliding down the ramp, attempting to avoid the landmines. 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After that, You will need to jump onto the first box, then to the box on your right, and then to the box on your left, and then spin around to your right and jump onto the box there, then keep spinning right, and jump to the next box, and then jump to the next box on your right, and then finally make the last desperate jump to the final box. Mid-air your timer will stop, and usually if done correctly, this will be at 2 seconds. For the next part, you will need to jump onto the small triangles, and then jump onto the little pegs and then jump onto the next triangle. Finally, you are at checkpoint 1. [quote][b]Checkpoint 1[/b][/quote] Alright, this next section is really tricky. You are going to need to build up momentum by going into the teleporter, and then falling back through it multiple times, each time building up your speed and height. You will need to fall 4 times, so in total, including the first time you enter the teleporter, you will teleport 5 times. After this final time, you will need to launch yourself over the gap to the next area, by landing on the red force field. This forcefield will break your fall, and you'll land safely onto the next platform. The next test is the anti-gravity area. First, grab the custom powerup right in front of you. Immediately jump to the platform in front of you. Once on the next platform, you will need to turn to your right. There will be a pillar there. You will need to jump to the left of this pillar, and land on the platform hidden behind it. If you need to slow yourself down, or change direction quickly, rapidly pressing the crouch button helps. After this jump, you will need to jump to the right of the pillar in front of you, and land on the platform there. After that, stand on the very edge of the platform, and you will need to make a small jump to the platform right around the corner. Use the crouch method here to change directions. 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Then bounce to safety. After this, you are at the Forcefield Launch. Move as far right as you can on your platform. You are going to jump into the blue forcefield, which will launch you through the gap, and keep moving left, and go through the next forcefield, and the final gap. After making it past that section, you are now at the Soccer Ball Teleporter. The trick here is that in the middle of each atrium, or doorway, on the the winding bridge, there is a teleporter, which teleports you into the mancannon/soccer ball situation going on behind you. What you are going to do is wait by the entrance of the doorway, and watch the soccer ball. When you see the soccer ball go over the teleporter, it has blocked the teleporter, allowing you to go through. The trick here is to move slightly before it goes over the teleporter, as you must still clear some distance between you and the invisible teleporter. In case you mess up, you will be teleporter, and will have to escape the mancannon again. This just takes some practice, and as long as you dont get splattered by the soccer ball, you're pretty much clear to Checkpoint 2. [quote][b]Checkpoint 2[/b][/quote] Ok, so after the Soccer Ball Teleporter area, you are going to come to the Kill Ball Ladder. What you are going to do is stand on the right ladder, and time your jump, and avoid the killball and jump to the left ladder, and immediately back to the right ladder. There are 7 jumps here. You will do the first 3 UNDER the killball as it goes past you, and 4 ABOVE the killball. After beating the ladder, you are onto the Green/Red Pillar Bridge. The directions are on your left. Green pillars are good, while Red pillars have death barriers on them. Counting from the closest in the front to the back, here are the pillars you are allowed to jump on- 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 14. That means you are going to have to jump over Red pillars to get there. Just count out the pillars, and jump on the safe ones I've listed above. The next area is the Asteroid Field. Unlike the arcade game Asteroids, shooting these rocks does nothing for you, except make you look stupid. It is easy to slide off the rocks or get turned around in this maze, so pay attention to your surroundings. You are going to jump onto the first small rock, and then jump to the small rock on your left, and then to the top of the medium rock in front of you. Jump to the small rock on your left (be careful to land right on top and not slide off), and then to the tip of the large rock in front of you. From here, you will need to jump down the left onto the small rock below (you can bounce off the grid wall if you need to). From there, jump to the small rock in front of you, and then to the medium rock on your right. Drop down to the large rock below you, then drop down again to the other large rock, and then once again drop down to the next big rock. Then jump on the small rock to your right, and then to the tip of the large rock to your left. Turn around, and jump to the large rock that was behind you, then jump again to the next big rock behind it. Then jump to the small rock following it, and then turn around. Jump to the large rock in front of you, and then to the small rock to your left, then the large rock in front of you, and then the small rock after that, and you've made it to Checkpoint 3. [Edited on 11.15.2010 10:57 AM PST]
Scary mask11/13/2010 10:15:56 AM PermalinkI just completed the FNC in 1:38 and 103 deaths (kill ball ladder was awful) amazing to finish but still dissapointed there is no reward. Vid is on fileshare and i got the sniper and grenade launcher. i saw your attempt a while ago you can haz cookie (::)
SHADOWSTRIKE1011/12/2010 5:29:09 PM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Batzter So what flames are we earning if there's no prize? *feel like I'm missing something here*[/quote] You earn the title. ANYONE can go buy a Legendary Edition and get flames, but did you really earn those flames? Take the challenge, and prove that you truely are a Flaming Ninja.
R3D33311/8/2010 8:23:27 AM Permalinkgreat guide. ive been trying to do this with myfriends. we have fotten pretty close, hopefully this guide will help us finish those last few tricky parts
a SurEShoT10/21/2010 7:09:17 PM PermalinkI think that it was just a map for testing. To see if people would actually play it, to see how popular it is.
Batz10/21/2010 7:07:13 PM PermalinkSo what flames are we earning if there's no prize? *feel like I'm missing something here*
a SurEShoT10/21/2010 7:05:39 PM PermalinkYou get nothing. I'm a little mad though because if i actually knew that i was not going to get flames then i wouldn't of worked so hard.
SoloMasscre10/21/2010 7:02:02 PM PermalinkYear 2 Trials is all sweat & tears - 11/3/2015 7:20:13 PMCongrats man. but what do you get out of this though?
MAZZA71710/21/2010 4:21:13 AM Permalink"Time to earn those flames with your controller, not just your wallet!" This vague statement is what led me to believe that I would be rewarded for my effort. In hindsight, I was naive to think that Bungie would actually give people the blue helmet flames, let alone the flames that were included in the Legendary Edition. Regardless, I had a lot of fun with this challenge and I'm looking forward to harder, more creative ninja challenges. And yes, hopefully the next one involves a cool prize. It wouldn't even have to be red/orange or blue flames. Gimme 10,000 cR and I'll be a happy camper!
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/21/2010 3:56:04 AM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MAZZA717 petetheduck writes: "An obstacle course of epic proportions! The Flaming Ninja Challenge is back, and it beckons! [b]Time to earn those flames with your controller, not just your wallet![/b] An obstacle course that spans the entire length of Forge World. Do you have what it takes?" Dear Bungie, I have completed said challenge (though it took me 1 hour 15 mins. and 35 deaths to do it right), and the video of this amazing accomplishment is in my file share. I'll be waiting for those coveted helmet flames, preferably in a nice shade of blue. =D[/quote] Unfortunately, there was no prize for this competition. However, it is still a great feat to accomplish, and you should be proud you beat it! Hopefully in the future Bungie may honor this challenge with a prize, similar to the Sarkathalon.
MAZZA71710/21/2010 3:03:11 AM Permalinkpetetheduck writes: "An obstacle course of epic proportions! The Flaming Ninja Challenge is back, and it beckons! [b]Time to earn those flames with your controller, not just your wallet![/b] An obstacle course that spans the entire length of Forge World. Do you have what it takes?" Dear Bungie, I have completed said challenge (though it took me 1 hour 15 mins. and 35 deaths to do it right), and the video of this amazing accomplishment is in my file share. I'll be waiting for those coveted helmet flames, preferably in a nice shade of blue. =D
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/21/2010 1:30:16 AM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Flipside12 wheres he grenade launcher:(?[/quote] Ahh, that's a secret ;) But if you watch [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz-jcCmBvM]My Video[/url], you may end up seeing it's location.
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/20/2010 5:38:45 AM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Bp SurEShoT Just beat it in 7:18 with no mistakes and no checkpoints used. I think that i just shat my self [/quote] Did you finish on the throne with both the hidden sniper and grenade launcher?
a SurEShoT10/20/2010 4:18:39 AM PermalinkJust beat it in 7:18 with no mistakes and no checkpoints used. I think that i just shat my self
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/20/2010 1:05:01 AM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] XxChadTheGamerxX I shall be a flaming ninja soon! Great video.[/quote] Hope you are soon! Thanks, hope you liked the video :)
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/20/2010 12:30:06 AM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Alroko epic video... why do you not have blue fire for something that epic? D: get this guy blue fire![/quote] Lol thank you for that. So far, the challenge has been deemed as having no reward, but it is still lots of fun, and I can claim the title of a Flaming Ninja!
Alroko10/20/2010 12:06:53 AM Permalinkepic video... why do you not have blue fire for something that epic? D: get this guy blue fire!
SHADOWSTRIKE1010/19/2010 11:55:09 PM Permalink[quote][b]Checkpoint 3[/b][/quote] Checkpoint 3 starts out with the Golf Ball Jump. This is going to take some practice, but you are going to need to jump about a second before the golf ball reaches the tip of it's jump, and then immediately jump off of it onto the next platform. You may need to grab the health pack. Now you are at the Rolling Death Floor. The floor is a death barrier, and the only way to survive is to stand on the golf ball. You need to jump onto the golf ball, and it should start rolling. Whatever direction you move, the golf ball will move opposite. So keep walking backwards, and the golf ball will move forward, allowing you to clear this path. Jump to the safe platform, and grab a jetpack. This area is the moment of truth. You are going to need to run and jump, and jetpack (letting go every so often to allow your jetpack to refresh it's ability bar), and make it around the large pillar in front of you where there is a platform you can land on. Once you land on this platform, you are going to need to run and jump and jetpack your way across the distance. Within this gap are 2 custom powerups that will lower the gravity, recharge your armor ability, and allow you to have unlimited armor ability for a short period of time. Your strategy here is to jetpack to each custom powerup, and then as soon as you touch it, jetpack as far up as you can, as you will have unlimited jetpack. Keep doing this strategy, and you'll clear the distance. Be sure to fall a little to refresh your ability bar. You are now at checkpoint 4. [quote][b]Checkpoint 4[/b][/quote] Alright, your final task is at hand. This is an invisible maze. There are death barriers all around, and if you walk the wrong path, you're dead. What you have to do is look at the ground, and find the colored pillars sticking through. You must walk from pillar to pillar in the order given to you at the beginning. This order is- Double Red (starting point), Double Blue (to the left of starting point), Double Green, Single Yellow, Double Purple, Single Green, and Double White. Just make a line from point to point, and you'll do fine. Once you reach the final point, you can walk to The Throne. Now, your task is to grab the two hidden weapons. They are the Sniper Rifle and the Grenade Launcher. They are hidden on this throne. Only after you grab these two weapons and sit on your throne can you be declared a true Flaming Ninja. [Edited on 10.19.2010 4:29 PM PDT]


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Throughout the late 1980s, Cooper was a controversial figure in the UFO research community. For the most part, he followed many of the claims of John Lear, specifically, that the government of the United States has had contact and has entered into a bargain with an extraterrestrial society and that those ETs were responsible for abductions. He circulated materials on Usenet as well as the old Paranet BBS. Notable among them was a Petition to Indict
those involved with the UFO cover-up. His UFO beliefs of the time are well described in Behold a Pale Horse.
In later years, Cooper recanted his UFO-oriented beliefs, asserting that they were in fact part of the Illuminati plot to subjugate the United States


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Benedict Cumberbatch On Borrowing From His Dad To Become The Dragon In The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Benedict Cumberbatch sits in a makeshift Lake Town to discuss playing the dragon in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' with Access Hollywood, Dec. 3, 2013 -- Access Hollywood
Benedict Cumberbatch brings to life the enormous (in stature and in greed) dragon in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," opening next Friday.
Movie watchers got a brief glimpse of Benedict's slithery, fire-breathing character in the first installment of director Peter Jackson's trilogy, but this time around he has a heavy presence as the dwarves (with Bilbo Baggins) attempt to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.
On Tuesday, Benedict sat down with Access Hollywood, where the Brit discussed experiencing the film's big Hollywood premiere earlier this week, and borrowing his version of Smaug from his father, who read him "The Hobbit" as a bedtime story, as a child.
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AccessHollywood.com: How was the premiere on Monday?
Benedict Cumberbatch: Great, I mean, huge. I've never been to that theater before. I've never seen a film in Hollywood, Hollywood, that part of Hollywood. ... I've only ever seen things at the ArcLight maybe, a couple of times, so to be in the [Dolby] Theatre where they do the Oscars -- it is a real thrill. And where Peter [Jackson], Fran [Walsh] and Philippa [Boyens] went up on stage to get their Oscar [for 'Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King'] as well, so it was kind of a buzz. And after everyone had been in, I dashed out at one point to go to the bathroom and just sort of looked around and went, 'Wow!' It's kind of hallowed turf for our industry. It's an incredible space to be in.
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Access: And the Walk of Fame is there.
Benedict: I didn't see the Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame was covered with the most amazing number of fans. ... That was sort of where that was, somewhere underneath all of that, but [there] was the huge part of it outside as well that I just didn't expect at all -- that whole side of the street opposite and the most aggressive, angry bunch of photographers I've ever encountered, actually, on a red carpet.
Access: Were there more members of the Cumberbitches (Benedict's fans) or the Armitage Army (Richard Armitage's fans) there do you think?
Benedict: (Laughs) No one's counting. I'm certainly not. Listen, I'm amazed at the loyal support that I have and the lengths people go to to go there and I'm only disappointed that I didn't get a chance to speak to everyone individually. Otherwise, people inside the theater would be aging by the time I got in there because there were so many people.
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Access: It's so wonderful how [the fans] dress up too.
Benedict: It's great. It is great. I didn't see that many fancy dress or proper kind of -- I just didn't see them. I'm sure they were there and I apologize to any of you who were there... but ... it's such a blur when you get out of that car. There's so much to take in and it's only when you really wake up the next morning you kind of go, 'Damn! I wish there was a way of relishing it.' 'Cause it is a flash bulb moment. The whole thing is just sort of dazzling.
Access: What were your first thoughts when you first saw Smaug?
Benedict: I was blown away, but even more so [at the premiere]. I saw it in 24 frames, and 48 frames, for all of its critics, for the dragon, it is incredible. ... It feels like something that is really in the same space as Bilbo's... And it's an odd sensation when you watch yourself -- and you're in your own audience anyway as an actor, but let alone when it's then sort of 20 percent of your work. Then you can kind of sit back and go, 'That is amazing,' 'cause it's so sort of devoid of who you are or what you are. [Watching the film the] second time around, I could see -- especially when we were facing off against one another in the more sort of close scenes and with Thorin before that huge statue of gold -- I could see stuff that they got from facial capture, 'cause I did a whole load of stuff... physically to give a little bit of flavor of character and emotion to the movement and some kind of anthropomorphic human quality to him.


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Review for Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, UT, USA
I am a long time donor of Best Friends and will be doing volunteer work in the near future. The organization is the most impressive and driven organization I have found in regards to pet rescue, do not kill, and no more homeless pets initiatives. The fact they will not say no to rescue any pet regardless of temper or medical needs and try and rehabilitate it and find it a home if possible is remarkable. Taking what were considered the hardest cases of the Vick Pit Terrier dogs and rehabilitating them the way they have is just one of many cases where they have stepped in to help give a pet a happier world to live in. I will continue to support this organization as much as I can.
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