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The GTC continues to be powered by 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine producing 567 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque.
The car gets a wider track, with sharper steering and a retuned suspension. Additionally, the all-wheel-drive system has been reworked with a 40:60 front-rear bias, as opposed to last year's 50:50 split. Bentley says this will reduce understeer during hard cornering.

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PHILADELPHIA — Since the beginning of the
2008 season, the Yale volleyball team has posted a 19-3 record in
Ivy League play. Including tonight's contest at the Palestra
in Philadelphia, all three of those defeats have come at the hands
of one team: The Penn Quakers. The Bulldogs got double-doubles from
seniors Alexis Crusey and Cat Dailey, and double-digit digs from
four players in total, but Penn got the better of Yale tonight,
taking the match in four sets by scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-23 and
With the loss, Yale falls to 16-3 overall and 6-2 in Ivy League play. The defeat snaps the Bulldogs' 10-match winning streak in Ivy League road contests, and marks the first time that Yale has been swept in a season series since 2007. Penn, who takes both ends of the home-and-home series with Yale for the first time since 2003, stays unbeaten in the Ivy League at 8-0 (17-4 overall).
"This match was won and lost on the defensive end," said Yale Head Coach Erin Appleman. "Both teams got clutch performances from their key players, but Penn was the better team today; they deserve this win".
Crusey had 21 kills, sharing the match high with Penn freshman Lauren Martin, and 11 digs. She has now passed Kristina Kliszewski '93 for fourth place on the Bulldogs' all-time kills list with 1,213. Dailey turned in 19 kills and a team-best 17 digs. Junior Kelly Ozurovich and senior captain Julia Mailander both reached double-figure digs with 16 and 11, respectively. Freshman Kerry Clavadetscher ran the offense from the setter position and distributed 45 assists.
As a team, the Bulldogs hit .190 (53-19-179) while Penn swung at a .202 (67-29-168) clip. The Bulldogs outblocked their opponents, 13-7, led by sophomore Taylor Cramm, who had a hand in 10 Yale blocks.
The squads battled back and forth to a 12-12 deadlock in set one before Yale ran off four straight points, punctuated by a block from Hearst and Cramm, to force a Penn timeout. The Quakers came out firing after the stoppage, as they grabbed five of the next six points to tie the score at 17-17, at which point it was the Bulldogs who took their first timeout of the set. The stalemate held all the way to 21-21, when Yale got kills from Wessels and Crusey to take a 23-21 advantage. Penn regrouped with a timeout and took the next two points to deadlock the score for the 16th time in the set at 23-23. After an Appleman timeout, Crusey hammered her fifth kill to push the score to set point, and a block by Cramm and Hearst finished it, with the Bulldogs taking a 25-23 win.
The Quakers won four of the first five rallies to gain an early advantage in set one and extended their lead to 10-3 to force an early Yale timeout. The Bulldogs hung tough the rest of the way, but the early lead proved insurmountable as Penn led wire-to-wire to take the second set, 25-20, to knot the match at 1-1 entering the intermission.
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early two-point lead in the pivotal third set, but a four-point spurt from the Quakers quickly put them up by a pair, 8-6. The two-point cushion held to 11-9, when consecutive Penn attack errors knotted the score at 11-11. The deadlock ran to 15-15, at which point the Quakers ran off a trio of points to take an 18-15 lead and force a Yale timeout. Penn kept the pressure on out of the stoppage, and score the Bulldogs were taking their second timeout, now trailing 21-17. The Quakers would bring their lead to set point at 24-21, but the Bulldogs broke a pair of set-point chances before Penn finally put set three away, 25-23, to take a 2-1 edge in the match.
Set four started out with a 4-4 tie, before the Quakers made the first run- a four-point spurt to force a Yale timeout trailing 8-4. The four-point lead held to 15-11, when a kill by Wessels and an ace from Crusey brought the Bulldogs within two points to cause Penn to burn its first timeout. The Quakers stormed back out of the stoppage to regain a four-point edge at 18-14. Yale would battle back to within two at 20-18, but Penn would keep the Bulldogs at an arm's length the rest of the way, winning the match with a 25-21 victory.
Aside from Martin's 21 kills, Penn got double-doubles from both Elizabeth Semmens (18 kills, 16 digs) and Julia Swanson (12 kills, 14 digs). Megan Tryon dished out 56 assists for the Quakers, and Madison Wojciechowski had a match-high 25 digs.
The Bulldogs are back in action tomorrow, as they travel to Princeton to face the Tigers. First serve from Dillon Gymnasium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
report filed by Drew M. Kingsley, Yale Sports Publicity
Penn Edges Bulldogs, 3-1
PHILADELPHIA — Since the beginning of the
2008 season, the Yale volleyball team has posted a 19-3 record in
Ivy League play. Including tonight's contest at the Palestra
in Philadelphia, all three of those defeats have come at the hands
of one team: The Penn Quakers. The Bulldogs got double-doubles from
seniors Alexis Crusey and Cat Dailey, and double-digit digs from
four players in total, but Penn got the better of Yale tonight,
taking the match in four sets by scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-23 and


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Surat al-Kahf, 11-20
So We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave for a number of years. (Surat al-Kahf, 11)
Just as the Companions of the Cave sought refuge from the oppression of the prevailing godless system, the believers in the End Times will choose to conceal themselves, for their own protection, from such oppressive systems as communism, fascism, and other enemies of religion and moral values. Their existence will resemble that of the Companions of the Cave: they will be oppressed, will not have freedom of thought, and will not be able to speak their minds.
These people are still living under the oppression of anti-religious systems. This chaos and injustice is a sign of the End Times. However, the Muslims know that, Allah willing, this difficult period is about to end. This realization gives them great joy.
However, this period of concealment is not about worrying and suffering. Quite the contrary; it is a waiting period in peace and contentment. The expression "We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave for a number of years" suggests that the believers' time of concealment will pass in inner peace, as if they were asleep.
For the Muslims, this is a period of personal development, education, acquiring knowledge, and growing stronger in faith. They will not be affected by the violence, oppression, injustice, and cruelty unleashed upon society by those who do not believe and are enemies of moral values. The believers will be away from all of this hardship, as if they were in a cave, and, by Allah's grace, this situation will protect them.
Then We woke them up again, so that We might see which of the two groups would better calculate the amount of time they had spent there. (Surat al-Kahf, 12)
As this verse indicates, the Companions of the Cave's concealment lasted for a certain period, after which they awoke at a time of Allah's willing and by His will. The people of faith's concealment in the End Times will continue until the destined time by Allah comes. Then, all secrecy will be abandoned, and the believers will mix with the people freely and tell them the truth about faith, Allah's existence, and the Qur'an's morality.
Only Allah knows how long this period will last, for as this verse indicates, the number of years, days, and hours of this period is within His knowledge. Surat al-Jinn reveals Allah's attribute of Al-Muhsi (The Reckoner, The One Who knows the number of everything even though infinite):
So that He may know that they have indeed transmitted the Messages of their Lord. He encompasses what is in their hands, and has counted the exact number of everything. (Surat al-Jinn, 28)
We will relate their story to you with truth. They were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance. (Surat al-Kahf, 13)
This verse underlines the importance of a strong faith and guidance, because in Allah's presence the great job that one has done might count for nothing if one did not comply strictly with the Qur'an and follow the Prophet's (saas) path. One's financial success, career, or fame here is of no help in the Hereafter, because what truly matters is faith and obedience to Allah, Who describes His guided devotees in the following terms:
That is the Book, without any doubt. It contains guidance for those who guard against evil: those who believe in the Unseen, establish prayers , and spend from what We have provided for them; those who believe in what has been sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and are certain about the Hereafter. They are the people guided by their Lord. They are the ones who have success. (Surat al-Baqara, 2-5)
In another verse, our Lord gives the good tidings to His guided devotees that they will not experience any fear or sorrow:
We said: "Go down from it, every one of you! Then when guidance comes to you from Me, those who follow My guidance will feel no fear and will know no sorrow." (Surat al-Baqara, 38)
These verses reveal that Allah eases the way of Muslims to success in their actions. If they are experiencing hardship, Allah helps them out of it. This truth is stated in the following verse:
Allah is the Protector of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light. But those who do not believe have false deities as protectors. They take them from the light into the darkness. Those are the Companions of the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, forever. (Surat al-Baqara, 257)
We put courage into their hearts when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and Earth, and We will not call on any deity apart from Him. We would, in that case, have uttered an abomination." (Surat al-Kahf, 14)
Palestinian Muslims worshipping under the oppression of Israeli soldiers.
This verse states the importance of patience, determination, and willpower for believers. Only people who trust in Allah have these qualities. The expression "We put courage" indicates that Allah decrees everything and gives the believers the strength to meet all hardships and difficulties with determination and patience.
No one can exceed the destiny that Allah has written for him or her, either in word or in deed. Therefore, those who are aware that only Allah does everything within destiny and know that they have no power to do anything will be naturally patient. Their knowledge that Allah creates everything in the best and most beneficial way for His steadfast servants gives them peace and comfort. Allah gives the news of salvation and a great reward for His servants who adopt this fine morality and are patient in the following verses:
What is with you runs out, but what is with Allah goes on forever. Those who were steadfast will be recompensed according to the best of what they did. Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give them a good life and recompense them according to the best of what they did. (Surat an-Nahl, 96-97)
Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not quarrel among yourselves lest you lose heart and your momentum disappear. And be steadfast. Allah is with the steadfast. (Surat al-Anfal, 46)
… If there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred; and if there are a hundred of you, they will overcome a thousand of those who do not believe, because they are people who do not understand. (Surat al-Anfal, 65)
Among the believers' attributes are determination and willpower, along with faith and awareness of, and trust in, Allah. Those who believe in destiny and trust Allah will not lose heart or inspiration when faced with hardship and difficulty, because they know that, ultimately, it is Allah Who does everything. Therefore, they welcome every opportunity as a chance to earn a reward and do good deeds with joy and excitement.
The verse also states that the Companions of the Cave entered the king's presence after their time of concealment ended. At this time, idolatry and the denial of Allah were still widespread, the people were still far from religion's morality, and the Muslims were still being oppressed. In spite of all of this, the Companions of the Cave told the king that they would never abandon their belief in, and worship of, Allah as the only Being worthy of their worship, and that it would be a crime against Allah to say anything to the contrary, even if only for the sake of protocol.
Such courage and determination in the presence of an authoritarian and tyrannical king proves that they were sincere Muslims. Allah creates everything in destiny to bring the best benefits to believers. Thus, unless He wills it, nothing can harm anyone. Since the Companions of the Cave knew this fact, they were able to display this exemplary trust in Him and determination.
In the End Times, people will adopt idols and spread their mistaken ideas and fantasies. This verse indicates that sincere Muslims must preserve their belief with the same degree of courage and determination when faced with oppressive and totalitarian regimes.
"Our people have taken deities apart from Him. Why do they not produce a clear authority concerning them?
Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents a lie against Allah?" (Surat al-Kahf, 15)
Charles Darwin
As this verse states, the Companions of the Cave called their idolatrous people to faith, invited them to Allah's religion, asked them to stop associating others with Allah, and demanded that they bring forth the evidence upon which they based their denial. When they could not do this, they exposed their idolatrous people as liars and slanderers.
Today, Muslims also demand proof from those who take idols besides Allah. In the End Times, there exists an idolatrous belief that idolizes matter and chance: Darwinism.
Darwinism claims that the universe has no purpose, was formed by random occurrences, and that only the fittest members of nature survive. This anti-religious system is based upon conflict and violence. In reality, these claims of random occurrences being responsible for everything are no more than acts of slander by the Darwinists against Allah, Who is All-Powerful and has created everything that exists. To support their slanderous claims, they cheat, lie, and offer faked evidence.
One of the best-known evolutionist hoaxes is this so-called Piltdown man skull and its subsequent portrayal as one of man's ancestors. This hoax was eventually exposed as a fabrication made by fusing an orangutan's jaw bones to a man's skull.
The history of Darwinism is full of such frauds as the Piltdown man, the Nebraska man, the recapitulation theory, which maintains that the stages in an organism's embryonic development correspond to the stages of the species' characteristic evolutionary development, and Archaeoraptor (the faked dinosaur-bird). Darwinism manipulates and fabricates evidence, and produces imaginary drawings and scenarios to persuade people that humanity is the product of past evolutionary processes. To this end, it misconstrues scientific evidence without the slightest hesitation.
As a result, Darwinism is one of the largest and most anti-religion systems of thought facing the Muslims of the End Times. Today's Muslims, like the Companions of the Cave, are demanding evidence from the Darwinists, who deny Allah but idolize chance, to prove their case. In response, the Darwinists present yet more lies and frauds, but never any clear-cut evidence, by all sorts of demagogy because they have no evidence to support their claims. (For detailed information, see Harun Yahya, The Evolution Deceit, London: Ta-Ha Publishers, 2003, 8th ed.)
Darwinism's claim that everything is the product of chance is a clear slander directed against Allah. The expression "Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents a lie against Allah?" (Surat al-Kahf, 15) indicates this wrongdoing.
When you have separated yourselves from them and everything they worship except Allah, take refuge in the cave, and your Lord will unfold His mercy to you and open the way to the best for you in your situation. (Surat al-Kahf, 16)
This verse states that the Companions of the Cave distanced themselves completely from the unbelievers' system of thought. This created an ideological conflict between the believers and the unbelievers, who were oppressing them.
Due to the unbelievers' oppression, the Companions of the Cave felt the need for total segregation. Thus, they severed all links with the unbelievers by seeking refuge in the cave. During this period, Allah's grace descended upon them, and He made things easier for them in many respects. The most important aspect of His help and support was sparing them from the negative impact of the unbelievers.
Irreligious societies habitually attack Muslims' sacred values and mock and insult their beliefs and practices. For these reasons, it is a great comfort and ease for the believers to keep apart from such people, because this allows them to find more opportunities to serve religion instead of always meeting with hostility. This also means more time for personal development, acquiring deeper knowledge, and engaging in cultural and social activities. Thanks to this opportunity, which Allah gives them, they can work harder to help their people have a better life and inform them of the only path to salvation: adopting the values of the Qur'an.
You would have seen the Sun, when it rose, inclining away from their cave toward the right, and, when it set, leaving them behind on the left, while they were lying in an open part of it. That was one of Allah's Signs. Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But if He misguides someone, you will find no protector for them to guide them rightly. (Surat al-Kahf, 17)
This verse might be suggesting that the Muslims' homes should receive sunlight. A house, as far as possible, should receive sunlight at dusk as well as dawn, so that its inhabitants can derive the positive effects of sunlight, which creates a healthier atmosphere. Or, it might be suggesting that homes should be spacious and cozy, so that it will be a pleasure to live in them. Muslims should make their homes, as far as they can, spacious, airy, calming, and full of light.
As mentioned earlier, this verse proclaims the importance of guidance by Allah. It states that only those to whom Allah gives guidance will find salvation, and that those to whom He does not give it will find only eternal suffering.
Surat al-Kahf 17 emphasizes that those who call others to faith must do so with serenity, patience, calmness, and in a non-confrontational manner. They must not forget that only Allah gives faith, as He states in: "There is no compulsion where religion is concerned. Right guidance has become clearly distinct from error. Anyone who rejects false deities and believes in Allah has grasped the Firmest Handhold, which will never give way. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing" (Surat al-Baqara, 256). If those who are invited to belief choose to reject the invitation, those who made the call must trust in Allah and not pressure the other party.
You would have supposed them to be awake, whereas in fact they were asleep. We moved them to the right and to the left, and, at the entrance, their dog stretched out its paws. If you had looked down and seen them, you would have turned from them and run, and have been filled with terror at the sight of them. (Surat al-Kahf, 18)
Today, some Muslims are enveloped in a similar type of slumber, and thus are not affected by the evil flowing from materialist ideologies, all of which seek to distance people from religion. They continue to live a life of Qur'anic morality without being influenced by the moral degeneration, chaos, and oppression engendered by materialism.
Perhaps the Companions of the Cave's state of sleep was the result of the inner peace and trust they experienced by submitting to destiny, because Allah creates everything according to a preordained decree and directs all events to the believers' advantage. Our Lord states that "… Allah will not give the unbelievers any way against the believers" (Surat an-Nisa', 141). This is surely good news and a cause for serenity for all believers, for it is a sign that everything is positive and beneficial for the Muslims.
All over the world, we see conflict, people struggling against hunger and poverty, and dramatic increases in moral degeneration. The only way out of this negative situation is to tell people, with patience and compassion, about how adhering to the values of the Qur'an will bring about goodness and well-being.
Another cause for the Muslims' sense of safety and inner peace is Allah's promise that He will lead His sincere servants to success. The following verse delivers this good news to the believers:
… their dog stretched out its paws… (Surat al-Kahf, 18)
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that He will make them successors in the land, just as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased, and give them, in place of their fear, security. "They worship Me, not associating anything with Me." Any who do not believe after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)
In other words, Allah will lead His committed servants to security regardless of the difficulties they are facing. This is one reason for today's Muslims, like the Companions of the Cave, to continue their work in peace.
The Muslims also know and draw comfort from the fact that only Allah can will something to happen to them. Allah draws our attention to the determination of those believers who submit to Him, believe in destiny, and trust Him completely with the following verse:
Say: "Nothing can happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is in Allah that the believers should put their trust." (Surat at-Tawba, 51)
Surat al-Kahf 18 also mentions the love of animals and that, possibly, Muslims can keep a dog in their garden for safety reasons. Dogs are friendly and dependable animals, loyal to their owner, and sensitive enough to recognize and respond to danger immediately. Therefore, Muslims can acquire a guard dog as a precaution, but first must put their trust in Allah.
The verse also might be suggesting that believers can keep animals because of love and care for them. Prophet Sulayman (as) is given as an example, as seen in the following verse:
When swift horses, champing at the bit, were displayed before him [Prophet Sulayman] in the afternoon, he said: "Truly do I love the love of good with a view to the glory of my Lord"—[repeating these words as the steeds raced away,] until the they were hidden by the veil [of distance—whereupon he would command], "Return them to me." And he set about stroking their shanks and necks. (Surah Sad, 31-33)
That was the situation when we raised them up so that they could question one another. One of them asked: "How long have you been here?" They replied: "We have been here for a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. Send one of your number into the city with this silver you have, so he can see which food is purest and bring you some of it to eat. Let him behave with gentleness so that no one is aware of you." (Surat al-Kahf, 19)
In this verse, the Muslims discuss their current situation before reaching a decision. The verse also relates their discussion as to how long they had been in the cave. They said: "Your Lord knows best how long you have been here." This indicates that when there is no agreement or final decision, believers say "Allah knows best" and leave the outcome to Him, for only He knows the unknown. For this reason, it is not a sign of trust in Him to argue about something that cannot be known, for this only causes disturbance among the people. What is important in such a case is to submit to Allah and remember destiny.
This verse also contains other messages for the believers. First, the Companions of the Cave ask the believer they send to town to get only the purest food for them. The believers' sensitivity in matters of cleanness is related in many verses, such as when Allah's Messenger made: "… good things lawful for them and bad things forbidden for them" (Surat al-A`raf, 157) and Allah commanded believers: "Purify your clothes" (Surat al-Muddaththir, 4). The following two verses also mention good and clean foods:
So eat from what Allah has provided for you, lawful and good, and be thankful for His blessing, if it is Him you worship. (Surat an-Nahl, 114)
Eat of the good things We have provided for you, but do not go to excess in it, or My anger will be unleashed on you. Anyone who has My anger unleashed on him has plunged to his ruin. (Surah Ta Ha, 81)
Surat al-Kahf 19 also points out that believers prefer to buy their food in cities. Perhaps this is because they can find a greater variety of foods there. Cities also have another benefit for believers, for the call to faith begins in the cities:
This is a Book We have sent down and blessed, confirming what came before it, so that you can warn the Mother of Cities [Makka] and the people around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it and safeguard their prayer. (Surat al-An`am, 92)
Surat al-Kahf 19 also reminds believers to be gentle and courteous at all times, for this is a requirement of the Qur'an's morals.
Another possible understanding of this account of the Companions of the Cave is that the Muslims of the End Times generally will stay at home to avoid attracting attention to themselves at a time of great wickedness and rule by such anti-religious ideologies as fascism or communism. Or, it might be suggesting that believers, when required, will be at home for long periods of time in order to develop in science and knowledge. It is related that the Prophet (saas) advised those who sought his views on the End Times to "stay at home." (Abu Dawud)
For if they find out about you, they will stone you or make you revert to their religion, and then you will never have success. (Surat al-Kahf, 20)
The expression "They will stone you" describes a form of terror. This character trait is clearly recognizable today in people who are under the influence of godless ideologies. For example, terrorists who subscribe to communism are led by their hostility to the state to throw stones and attack its officials, as well as at the police forces. These attacks aim to weaken and demoralize them so that the communists can realize their anti-religious ideals and establish their rule by dragging the country into chaos and conflict.
People influenced by godless ideologies see the solution in violence, hostility, and rebellion. This terrorist characteristic leads society into chaos. The only way to prevent this is to explain to the people why they should fear Allah and how they can avert His punishment.
Once they succeed, they seek to indoctrinate people loyal to faith with their system of thought, which considers recurring conflict between people inevitable. They want to see all of the people rebel against the state, take to the streets and fight one another. But such anarchist movements will lead to nothing, and their followers will not succeed, for Allah says:
But as for those who break Allah's contract after it has been agreed upon, and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption in the land, the curse will be upon them. They will have the Evil Abode. (Surat ar-Ra`d, 25)
Given this, it is vital for the people of the End Times to stay clear of the bloodstained ideologies that have brought nothing but evil to the world, not to side with those who corrupt others, and not to be influenced by the provocations of anti-religious ideologies or their agitations.


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Beautiful Voice
AGE: TEEN/ EVERYONE (again not supposed to be for adults although adults may read this) What if Bella wasnt just a klutz but a girl with a voice. what if her long time dream was to become famous and share her voice with the world. What if Bella didnt handle the breakup with Edward like someone had died but a regular teenage breakup. What would happen?? What if bella met someone new? I mean shes got them popping up EVERYWHERE! Oh, but wait theres a TWIST!! You have to read to see what it is. Remember this is only just the beginning Bella/ Luis, Edward, Jacob, or ??????(Unknown or more like unknowns) who will be the lucky guy to fully win bellas heart. My wonderful banner made by eternitys_Charms!!New Chapter is HERE!!!!!!!!!!Thanks to all of those who have reviewed!! you push me to keep updating.Warning: There is a lot of drama
1. Moving on
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When Edward left me I was not a zombie but heartbroken. I was not shattered into pieces but cracked around the edges. I was not an ordinary girl who was a klutz but a girl with a voice to share. My heart was mending and Edward was soon fading. He was no longer apart of me and I excepted that. I was no longer hurting and I knew it was time to move on.
"Bella are you coming out?" Angela asked me. I was singing a song by Demi lovato called Forget for the school talent show.
"Yeah I'm just getting ready!" I yelled from the girls bathroom. Ever since I was little I was put into singing classes and I just never stopped. I was later put into contests and won every time.
"Hurry, the break dancers are almost done!" she yelled back.
"Ok." I said and went to stand next to her. I was right after the breakers and my nerves were making me a little tense. Charlie and Jacob and the whole school were going to be there.
"Next we have our lovely Bella Swan!" Mike Newton said as he announced who was next in line. "She will be singing Forget by Demi Lovato!" The whole gymnasium screamed.
I walked onto the stage and Angela gave me a good luck hug. As I reached Mike he hugged me and gave me the microphone. The gymnasium shook with the screams of my classmates.
"Hey are you guys ready!" I screamed into the mic. They all screamed back. Then Mike turned the music on and I began singing.
"Did you forget
That I was even alive
Did you forget Everything we ever had
Did you forget Did you forget
About me
Did you regret Ever standing by my side
Did you forget What we were feeling inside
No more left To forget
About us
But I saw where we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it
But now I guess This is where we have to stand
Did you regret Ever holding my hand
Never again Please don't forget
Don't forget
We had it all We were just about to fall
Even more in love Than we were before
I won't forget it I won't forget
About us
But I saw where we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it
Stop where we belong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it
And at last All the pictures have been burned
And all the past Is just a lesson that we learned
I wont forget it I wont forget Us
But I saw where we went wrong
Our love is like a song
But you wont sing along
You've forgotten About Us"
As I finished everyone cheered louder. Mike came back and said I was fantastic and I got off the stage towards Angela and Ben.
"Bella that was awesome!" She screamed and hugged me tight.
"You were amazing!" Jacob said, still looking like my 15 year old best friend. Even though he wanted to be more I said no and that I couldn't handle it. He walked over to me and gave me a squeeze.
"Thanks." I said and hugged him back
My life was going back in order. Music, family, friends, and school. What else could I've want? My heart was fully healed and I was a new person. My life was perfect.
- Moving on
- Cold Love
- Practicing
- The Flyer
- My date
- Singing Contest
- Happening now
- The News
- Engagement
- Different perspectives
- Visions
- Moving
- School
- Long time no Smell. (lol)
- My Jared
- Airplane Ride
- Lime Light
- The Concert!!!!!!
- Limo's ROCK!
- Concert thoughts
- Hearing her
- Fame
- Confessions
- Running!
- Taxi's, Cell phones, Clubs, and a whole lot of DRAMA
- Torn Apart
- Who knew a Bag of Chips could cause so much trouble
- Complicated is so overated
- Addmitting to not only him but my soul
- An innocent soul, gone, forever
- Sweet Nothings
- One door closing means theres another door opening
- Twix causes A lot of Trouble
- Shocked to the Core
- Fight for Her!
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Local artist to show at Jitters
Outdoor painting requires a special set of tools. A portable easel is a must, as is a box for paint and brushes; many artists also use an umbrella, which keeps direct sunlight off their canvas as they work silently to capture the pastoral scenes around them.
It doesn't hurt to pack some heat, either.
"I carry a big firearm and mace with me all the time," said Chugiak's Greg Bombeck, whose travels in search of the perfect landscape often take him into prime Chugach State Park bear country.
Bombeck said he's never had a close brush with a bruin, but he doesn't like to take chances.
"Sometimes I get in the bush bushwhacking around and I get a little uncomfortable," he said.
Bombeck has been a "plein air" (a French term for outdoor painting) artist since the mid-1990s. Much of his work is done within an hour's drive of his South Birchwood home in the surrounding Chugach State Park.
"It's such a big area," he said.
He's been featured in several art shows, and produced a six-part television series called "Plein Air, Painting the American Landscape" that aired on PBS. Bombeck's work will be on display this month in Eagle River beginning today at Jitters Coffee Shop.
Jitters owner Dennis Johnson said he's excited to have Bombeck's striking paintings of local landmarks back at his shop.
"I love his work," Johnson said. "He's got some fantastic landscapes."
Bombeck said he likes showing at Jitters because of the high volume of customers the shop sees.
"The traffic in there is enormous," he said.
Bombeck said he plans to show about 20 paintings. Johnson and Bombeck agreed that a portion of the proceeds from any sales will be donated to Friends of the Eagle River Nature Center.
"It's just a special place in the Eagle River valley," Johnson said of the center.
Some of Bombeck's favorite places to paint include Pioneer Peak near Palmer and the Eagle River Valley. He first got his start in the art world as a storyboard artist for Hanna-Barbera, working on cartoons like Scooby Doo and Super Friends. An avid outdoors enthusiast, Bombeck has always had a love for painting, and said he eventually drifted toward the plein air technique because of its authenticity.
"You really need to be out there to get the information you need to do a good painting," he said.
Bombeck and his wife, Cindy, moved to Chugiak nearly three decades ago after Greg got a job as an art director with an advertising agency.
"We said, 'We'll give it three years, see how it works," he recalled. "It's been oh, 28, 29 years now…"
When starting a new painting, Bombeck said he first looks for a place that's quiet, has open vistas and good light. After setting up his canvas, he said he'll usually spend two or three hours working on a landscape, though he scolds himself for sometimes leaving too early.
"I tend to be too sloppy and quick," he said.
Once a canvas is finished, he said he'll usually bring it back home — where he's got a studio set up in the family's kitchen — to put on any finishing touches.
"If you start overdoing it you lose that spontaneity and freshness that plein air painting has," he said.
Although the paintings closely resemble familiar sites around Chugiak and the Mat-Su, Bombeck said his works aren't intended to be exact copies. Instead, he uses creative license to create an impression of what he's seeing as he paints.
"You move stuff around," he said. "You have to, because nature isn't perfect."
And neither is he. Bombeck said landscape artists must be patient enough to realize when a painting just doesn't work.
"I've probably burned several hundred," he said with a laugh.
He said he keeps after it because of the solitude afforded by painting outdoors and the closeness he's able to get with his subjects.
"You get engrossed," he said.
Standing quiet and alone in the open for hours on end might seem like an easy way to end up face-to-face with a curious wild animal. But that's when the final piece of Bombeck's a plein air painting kit comes in.
"It's good to take a dog, because he knows when something's sneaking up on you," he said.
Contact Matt Tunseth at 694-2727 or [email protected]


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Most of Europe's powerhouses enjoyed satisfactory starts to their qualification campaigns for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ on Friday. Italy, held to a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria, were the only traditional heavyweights not to claim maximum points. The Netherlands and Portugal ground out tight victories over Turkey and Luxembourg respectively, while France picked up their first competitive win under Didier Deschamps.
The opening round of European qualifying matches was certainly not short of goalmouth action, with teams hitting the net 60 times in 22 matches.
The big match
Netherlands 2-0 Turkey, Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Goals: Robin van Persie 17, Luciano Narsingh 93
After suffering four successive losses, the Netherlands finally got back to winning ways, but their display versus Turkey is unlikely to have reassured their demanding supporters. Louis van Gaal's decision to start Robin van Persie up front proved to be an astute one, as the newly signed Manchester United forward opened the scoring in the 17th minute, heading home a Wesley Sneijder corner.
Despite this early lead, the expected confidence boost did not materialise, as the Turks continued to impose themselves physically on the game, although their inability to deliver an effective final ball was badly hindering their attempts to equalise.
The pressure on the Dutch goal increased further in the second half, but it was the Oranje who finally killed the game off, Luciano Narsingh running through on the counter-attack to chip the ball over the advancing Turkish goalkeeper.
The other games
Group A
Wales 0-2 Belgium
Croatia 1-0 Macedonia
Scotland-Serbia (Saturday 8 September)
Belgium kicked off their campaign in impressive style by defeating ten-man Wales 2-0 in Cardiff. The Diables Rouges had two of their English Premier League stars to thank for the result, namely Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen. Croatia, meanwhile, struggled at home to Balkan neighbours Macedonia, but were rescued in the second period by a Nikica Jelavic header.
Group B
Malta 0-1 Armenia
Bulgaria 2-2 Italy
Denmark-Czech Republic (Saturday 8 September)
UEFA European Championship runners-up Italy fielded a youthful line-up in Bulgaria, but their revamped side was unable to produce a winning performance against a robust home team that thoroughly merited at least a point.
In spite of their superior technique and some clinical finishing from Argentina-born striker Pablo Osvaldo, who scored a double of which the recently retired Filippo Inzaghi would have been proud, the Italians had Gianluigi Buffon to thank for the result, his vital stops saving them from a surprise defeat. Consequently, the Armenians, whose 1-0 triumph in Malta came courtesy of Artur Sarkisov, now find themselves provisionally top of the section.
Group C
Germany 3-0 Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan 1-2 Republic of Ireland
Having rested numerous regular starters, Germany did just enough to beat the Faroes, with Mario Gotze and Mesut Osil on hand to unlock a resolute opposing defence. Kazakhstan flirted with victory against the Irish, whose fighting spirit produced two goals – a Robbie Keane penalty and a Kevin Doyle volley – in the final two minutes of play to complete an astonishing turnaround.
Group D
Netherlands 2-0 Turkey
Andorra 0-5 Hungary
Estonia 0-2 Romania
Hungary, on fine scoring form in Andorra, and Romania, who efficiently took care of business in Estonia via goals from Gabriel Torje and Ciprian Marica, will both be delighted to get their campaigns off to a positive start.
Group E
Iceland 2-0 Norway
Albania 3-1 Cyprus
Slovenia 0-2 Switzerland
Slovenia and Norway may live to regret their opening-day performances, in a section that could end up being the most closely contested of all. Iceland created the surprise of the night by overcoming an off-form Norway side, while Switzerland brought back a very important three points from Slovenia, Granit Xhaka and Gokhan Inler grabbing the goals.
Group F
Russia 2-0 Northern Ireland
Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal
Azerbaijan 1-1 Israel
Although his morale may not currently be at its highest, Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal back on track against Luxembourg, after the modest home team had surprisingly taken the lead. The Real Madrid man scored the equaliser before Helder Postiga completed the comeback after the break.
New Russia coach Fabio Capello began his reign in positive fashion as his charges saw off Northern Ireland 2-0, with the goals coming from Victor Fayzulin and Roman Shirokov. In the pool's other game, Israel, who had initially gone ahead through Bibras Natcho, were forced to make do with a draw in Azerbaijan, following Ramazan Abbasov's leveller on the hour mark.
Group G
Liechtenstein 1-8 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lithuania 1-1 Slovakia
Latvia 1-2 Greece
A crucial second-half winner from the irrepressible Theofanis Gekas enabled the Greeks to secure a hard-fought win in Latvia, while Slovakia had to content themselves with a draw in Lithuania. Bosnia-Herzegovina recorded the highest margin of victory of the evening, demolishing Liechtenstein 8-1, in a match that featured hat-tricks for Edin Dzeko and Vedad Ibisevic, and a brace for Zvjezdan Misimovic.
Group H
Montenegro 2-2 Poland
Moldova 0-5 England
Fans in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica witnessed an evenly matched encounter in which Poland obtained a deserved share of the spoils, but there was no such suspense in Moldova, where the English ran out comfortable 5-0 winners.
Group I
Georgia 1-0 Belarus
Finland 0-1 France
It was a good night all-round for France, who registered their seventh consecutive victory over Finland and welcomed back commanding midfielder Abou Diaby – who netted the winning goal following a fine through ball from Karim Benzema – after a long, injury-enforced absence.
Even more pleasing for Didier Deschamps would have been the news that Belarus, who have been a thorn in Les Bleus' side in recent times, suffered a 1-0 reverse in Georgia, for whom midfield man Tornike Okriashvili scored a remarkable goal to break the deadlock, skilfully evading three defenders before slipping the ball past Belarus custodian Sergei Veremko.
*The player *
Daniel da Mota Alves, a 26-year-old Portugal native who was granted Luxembourgish citizenship in 2007, stunned his former countrymen by opening the scoring against A Selecção das Quinas. The relatively unknown striker has racked up 91 goals in 177 matches in Luxembourg, and bagged a brace in a friendly win over Slovakia last year.
The goal
Bulgaria 1-0 Italy, Stanislav Manolev 30
The opening goal of a pulsating 2-2 draw was scored by PSV's Bulgarian defender, Stanislav Manolev, who brought the home fans to their feet by beating the otherwise excellent Buffon with a spectacular long-range shot. Spotting that the keeper was positioned slightly too far to his left, Manolev instantly let fly with a powerful effort that bounced over the Italian's outstretched arms to nestle in the back of the net.
The stat *
*34 – The age of Frank Lampard who, 13 years after making his England debut against Belgium on 10 October 1999, helped himself to two goals against Moldova on Friday, taking his international scoring tally to 25 in 92 appearances, a creditable total for an attacking midfielder.
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Fishing in Wyoming
Talk to any fisherman and you'll likely hear tales of fishing the waters of Wyoming. For many, fishing in Wyoming is like finding paradise on earth. With 4,200 lakes and 27,000 miles of rivers and streams, the opportunities are endless for casting a line on Wyoming's blue-ribbon waters. Whether you're an expert angler, a first-time fly-fisherman or a winter lover who searches for opportunities to fish year-round, the Cowboy State has plentiful options for every level.
North Platte River, near Alcova.
Lake and Reservoir Fishing
While it may not seem like a hot spot for lake fishing, Wyoming has a plethora of water that's home to more than 22 species of fish, including trout, walleye, catfish, bass, sunfish, yellow perch, salmon and whitefish. While lakes and reservoirs are found throughout the state, solid fishing opportunities are found on Glendo Reservoir at Glendo State Park near Douglas, Grayrock Reservoir near Fort Laramie, Ocean Lake near Riverton, Guerney Reservoir inside Guernsey State Park, Boysen Reservoir in Boysen State Park, Alcova Lake near Casper, Keyhole Reservoir near Moorcroft and one of the most scenic fishing destinations of all—Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
In Wyoming's higher elevations, prime fishing is found on Fremont Lake near Pinedale, as well as Libby and North Gap lakes in the Snowy Mountain Range.
During the winter months, many of these lakes freeze over and provide ample ice-fishing opportunities.
River Fishing
If you ask a fishing guide where some of his favorite waters are, chances are he'll answer with a resounding "Wyoming." And for good reason. Among the state's nearly 98,000 square miles of terrain are some of the country's best blue-ribbon waters. While there are many destinations to choose from, local (and visitor) favorites include the Green River in southwest Wyoming, the Bighorn River near Thermopolis, the Wind River near Dubois and on the Wind River Indian Reservation, the North Platte River (home to the Miracle Mile and Gray Reef), Sand Creek in northwest Wyoming, the Salt River in Star Valley and an area affectionately called "North Fork Country" near Cody, which is home to the North Fork of the Shoshone River and the Clarks Fork of the Yellwostone River.
FIshing in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
While they may not be top of mind when you think of fishing destinations in Wyoming, both Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks are some of the most well-loved fishing destinations in the West. Fishing enthusiasts will find brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, native cutthroat trout and lake trout among the waters in Yellowstone National Park. Just south of the world's first national park, Grand Teton National Park is home to plentiful and appropriately named Snake River cutthroat, which also happen to make their home in the Snake River. High apline lake fishing can be found in Jackson Lake, Bradley Lake and Lake Solitude.
Guided Fishing Trips
Guides and outfitters are not required when fishing Wyoming's waters, but an experienced and knowledgable guide can make or break a fishing trip, especially when they are able to get you into their favorite fishing holes and spots on the river. From Cody in the northwest to the North Platte River outside of Casper, fly-fishing guides are available to help you have a picture-perfect day on the water.
Fishing Licenses
When fishing the waters of Wyoming, be sure you purchase appropriate fishing licenses. You can learn more about the state's rules and regulations, as well as where to buy a fishing license, here. If you plan to fish on the Wind River Indian Resrvation, you will need to purchase a Wind River Tribal Fishing/Trespass Permit. For more information on fishing in Wyoming, visit Wyoming Game & Fish.


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Many traffic circles require circulating vehicles to grant the right of way to entering vehicles and can be very large or very small. They can operate at higher speeds and often require motorists to move from one lane to another.
Modern roundabouts include improvements such as yielding to as opposed to merging with circulating traffic, deflection at entry and low-speed entry by design.
No, a modern roundabout is not a four-way stop. Both intersections are what the engineering community calls a "method of moving traffic," but four-way stops require all traffic to stop prior to entering the intersection. Modern roundabouts require motorists to yield at entryways. All traffic entering a modern roundabout must follow the golden rule of the modern roundabout: Never merge. Here are some other differences between roundabouts and four-way stops.
While it depends on the number of pedestrians and vehicles, in many instances, a modern roundabout can be safer for pedestrians than a traffic signal. Pedestrian crossing is reduced to two simple crossings of one-way traffic that is proceeding at relatively slow speeds. Pedestrian safety is improved further by the a pedestrian crosswalk sign placed right where a vehicle enters a modern roundabout. Even with this precaution, it is recommended that pedestrians always use caution and designated crosswalks.
Auto-pedestrian crash rates are usually lower at modern roundabouts than traffic signals. Also pedestrian injuries that do occur tend to be less serious because of the relatively low speeds demanded by modern roundabouts.
Properly designed modern roundabouts safely accommodate bicycles. Because vehicles are traveling at 15-25 mph, bicyclists can negotiate this traffic mode like a car.
The price tag of modern roundabouts versus traditional traffic-control methods can vary. Demographics, geography and environmental elements all make a difference when engineers, communities, and city and state planners begin to consider how to move traffic from one street to another.
Sometimes the financial cost of right-of-way acquisition is higher than the cost of traffic signal construction, and sometimes it is not a factor. For example, though modern roundabouts do not require traffic-light electricity, the maintenance of landscaping or public art can be a cost. However, the reduction in fatal, injury and pedestrian crashes can reduce other costs, including car insurance premiums, health insurance premiums, and physical and emotional trauma. When safety factors go up, the cost to society goes down.
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All UMass students may not solicit or use unauthorized material or assistance for their own benefit and may not offer or give such assistance to another student. Every written report or similar class assignment must indicate fully the sources from which the information used is obtained, and any verbatim quotations or paraphrases must be clearly indicated as such and properly credited to the source from which they were extracted or adapted. Academic dishonesty may also involve cheating or plagiarism. Cheating is defined as the use of illegal techniques (slips, copying, signs, etc.) to convey or receive answers during examinations.
Plagiarism is described and defined in the link below Taken from http://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/undergraduate_studies/writing_proficiency/advice_students/
Academic Dishonesty Procedures
1. Prior to reporting a suspicion of academic dishonesty, the faculty member may discuss the matter with the student and/or the faculty member's chair (in cases involving undergraduate students) or graduate program director (in cases involving graduate students), or otherwise investigate the circumstances of the alleged violation. If, after such consultation and investigation, the faculty member determines that academic dishonesty did not, in fact, occur, no formal charge of academic dishonesty will be made.
2. To initiate formal proceedings, a faculty member who suspects a student of academic dishonesty must inform the student in writing of that fact within ten (10) business days of the discovery of the alleged violation. Such written notice should inform the student of the factual basis for the charge, and the specific sanctions the faculty member proposes to impose and any University Sanctions he/she may recommend to the Director of Undergraduate Education or the Dean of Graduate Studies, as appropriate. The letter should also inform the student that s/he may be subject to University Sanctions imposed directly by the Dean/Director beyond those recommended by the faculty member. The faculty member shall offer to meet with the student and the faculty member's chair (in cases involving undergraduate students) or graduate program director (in cases involving graduate students), to discuss the case. No more than ten (10) business days after meeting (or offering to meet) with the student, the faculty member may impose penalties within his/her purview, and so inform the Director/Dean. If, upon meeting with the student, the faculty member determines that the student did not commit academic dishonesty, s/he will so inform the student and Director/Dean in writing. If no penalty has been imposed within the specified timeframe, the charges shall be considered dropped.
All correspondence concerning an allegation of academic dishonesty should be copied to the faculty member's department chair (for undergraduates) or the faculty member's graduate program director (for graduate students), the faculty member's collegiate dean, the Director of Undergraduate Education or the Dean of Graduate Studies, depending on whether the student is an undergraduate or graduate student, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The chair/graduate program director and/or relevant collegiate dean(s) may, at their option, consult with the faculty member and/or student, review the case and make separate recommendations to the Director/Dean regarding University sanctions.
3. Academic dishonesty by graduate students lies primarily within the purview of the Dean of Graduate Studies, who will determine whether University sanctions should be applied in a particular case. The Dean's decision will be informed by any recommendations made by the student's graduate program director and/or collegiate dean. Academic dishonesty by undergraduate students lies primarily within the purview of the collegiate deans. For the purposes of these procedures, the collegiate deans delegate responsibility for determining whether University sanctions should be applied in a particular case to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The Director's decision will be informed by any recommendation made by the faculty member's chair and will be made in consultation with the collegiate dean(s) involved; it is further subject to review and revision by the faculty member's collegiate dean. Within (10) ten business days of the notification of the faculty member's imposition of sanctions, the Director/Dean will review the case. In doing so, s/he may choose to interview or question the parties involved or otherwise investigate the case. The purpose of this review is to consider the imposition of University sanctions. At the end of this review, the Director/Dean may impose additional University Sanctions, including but not limited to those listed in VII for misconduct. University Sanctions will normally be imposed for violations of an especially serious nature or in cases of repeat offense.
4. Within (10) ten business days of the Director/Dean's imposition of University Sanctions, or (10) ten business days of the expiration of the period of time available to the Director/Dean to impose such sanctions, whichever comes first, the student may submit an appeal in writing to the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, copying the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/Provost will convene an Appeal Panel, consisting of 3-4 faculty members and 2 students from the standing-membership of the Joint Discipline and Grievance Committee and instruct the Panel to review the case by convening a hearing. At this hearing, at which, at minimum, the panel will interview and question the student and faculty member. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/Provost will appoint a member of the panel to serve as the Chair.
5. Within (10) ten business days after completion of its hearing and review, the Panel will make a report of its findings and recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs /Provost. Within (5) five business days of receiving this report, the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will uphold, reverse, or modify the faculty member's and Director/Dean's decisions. Modifications may include any of the sanctions listed in VII c for misconduct. The decision of the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is the final University disposition of the matter and is not subject to further appeal, except in cases of expulsion. Expulsions may be appealed to the Chancellor within 10 business days of the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs' decision to expel. Academic Dishonesty Sanctions Sanctions to be imposed by faculty members may include one or more of the following: a. Failure in the assignment in which the infraction occurred. b. Forced withdrawal: the student is required to withdraw from the course. A grade of W will appear on the transcript, and no refunds of tuition, fees, or other charges will be made. c. Failure in the course or competency in which the infraction occurred. d. Recommendation of additional Sanctions: The faculty member, in cases of an especially serious nature, may recommend to the Director/Dean the imposition of additional penalties, including those listed in VII c for misconduct. Sanctions to be imposed by the Director of Undergraduate Education and/or the Dean of Graduate Studies are University Sanctions and are described in detail in the University/ Misconduct Sanctions section (§VII c) of this Code. Taken from http://www.umb.edu/life_on_campus/policies/


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Queens and Bronx elected officials took to the gridiron last weekend in the first ever "Touch Football Classic" at Monsignor McClancy High School to raise money for the United Service Organization and the Wounded Warriors Project.
Organized primarily by Assemblyman Mike DenDekker, the Queens team featured a hard-nosed roster that included councilmen Peter Vallone, Jr. and Jimmy Van Bramer and Comptroller John Liu. Assemblyman David Weprin was also there...in a suit. We assume he was channeling his inner Tom Landry.
In the end, though, the Bronx edged the team from Queens by a final score of 20-19. "It was a good time for a great cause," said State Senator Jose Peralta. "I'm looking forward to the rematch."
So are we!
This touch football game was aimed at raising money for charity and claiming rights to the title of New York City's best football team, made up of elected officials.


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Have you been reading CSEe's and Hanzee's posts? There's a combined total of about over 300. They are trolling and have no desire to learn or discuss Buddhism. They wish to discuss Hanzeeism and CSEeism. CSEe has no problem stating that the Buddha said life is worthless and that killing is not an issue. This is just slander against the triple gem, and they have been treated with an unprecedented amount of patience by members here. I am not a fundamentalist Buddhist, but their intentions here are not sincere and neither one of them have made any genuine effort in learning about Buddhism.alasdairyee wrote:With complete respect Mr. Gordo, no offence.
Firstly, being in a buddhist forum, it is only wise to be nice as we are all or at least most of us are nice people. Patience is what we are to cultivate, anger, hatred and harsh speech should not be tolerated.
I don't judge your practice, don't judge mine.Secondly, you proclaiming yourself as a buddhist, I think it would be disgraceful to let others see your actions. Your words are a reflection of your cultivation and practice