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Chinese regional carrier Kun Peng Airlines has placed an order for five Embraer 190s in a deal that further sets the foothold the Brazilian manufacturer has gained in mainland China.
Hainan Airlines
A virtually stagnant market for new commercial airplanes and a rapidly eroding capital base have convinced German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier to pursue a new "strategic" partnership with another large aerospace concern. "We are cash negative," said company chairman Charles Pieper during a press briefing on the morning of Fairchild's March 21 rollout of the 70- to 85-seat 728.
Doubts about the future of Embraer's joint manufacturing venture with China's AVIC II group were largely laid to rest by the time Harbin-Embraer Aircraft's biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlines Group (HNA) subsidiary Grand China Express, took delivery of its first airplane last September.
The Greek government has conditionally accepted Axon Airlines' bid to purchase a controlling stake in Olympic Airways, the country's flag carrier. Details of the buyout likely will not surface for up to three months, while talks take place between Axon and the Greek government on such matters as the controversial planned downsizing among the company's 6,000 employees.
The Harbin-Embraer Aircraft joint manufacturing venture on September 28 delivered the first of 100 airplanes to its biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlines Group (HNA) subsidiary Grand China Express.
ILA has doubled in size since it moved to Berlin Schoenefeld Airport from Hanover 10 years ago. Opening on May 6, this year's event attracted 1,067 exhibitors from 40 countries (up from 941 at ILA 2000) and 340 aircraft. During the first three days 90,000 trade visitors attended the event, 6,000 more than expected.
A series of visits to Haikou, China, by AvCraft managing director Wolfgang Walter finally paid dividends last month, when Hainan Airlines placed a firm order for 20 Fairchild Dornier 328JETs. The contract, signed during a May 3 ceremony hosted by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and attended by Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, converted options on five airplanes to firm status and added a new order for 15 of the PW306B-powered jets.
China's AVIC I announced a trio of orders for 35 ARJ21 regional jets during the Beijing Air Show last month. The largest of the three contracts–for 20 of the 70- to 90-passenger jets–came from Shenzhen Financial Leasing. The others involved a five-aircraft launch order from Shanghai Aviation Group and a 10-unit commitment from Shandong Airlines. AVIC I expects to fly the first prototype in 2006 and start deliveries by the end of 2007.
AvCraft Aviation, the Leesburg, Va.-based parent company of Germany's Fairchild Dornier, has decided to build the wings for the Dornier 328Jet at its plant outside Munich after signing a deal with EAG Engineering + Design to supply the airfoils' production tooling. The April 13 announcement came after a standoff with San Antonio's M7 Aerospace over the value of the only existing tooling ended months of failed negotiation.
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And there can be attachment to practice itself. The Buddha strongly warned against getting attached to ritual and traditional practicessecular or religious. It is possible to become so attached to a particular form of practice that you remain in your comfort zone, never testing your edges. The form becomes a trap rather than a tool for liberation. To appreciate and be firm in ones commitment to a particular practice is one thing, but if we become overly attached and obsessive with the form, we can all too easily lose the liberating spirit of the practice.
The most challenging attachment includes everything that we can identify as I, me, or mine. Even becoming attached to our identity as a yogi can become a source of dukkha if we develop a holier-than-thou attitude that causes us to see ourselves as separate and superior to others.
Mindfulness shows how one creates a sense of self through reactivity, belief patterns, and dramatizing story lines. It happens in the instant a student uses her mat to mark out her spot in the practice room. The more attached we are to our stories of self, the more tension and suffering we create, but its not until we really see this for ourselves that any opening can occur.
Fourth Foundation
Mindfulness of the dharmas provides the context of bringing mindfulness to specific mental qualities, and analyzing experience into categories that constitute core aspects of the Buddhas dharma, or teaching. These classifications are not in themselves the objects of meditation, but are frameworks or points of reference to be applied during contemplation to whatever experiences arise while practicing.
The dharmas listed in the Satipatthana Sutta, or Four Foundations of Mindfulness, are the five hindrances, five aggregates, six sense-spheres, seven factors of awakening and the four noble truths. One can contemplate these dharmas while practicing asanas, but I find that for most practitioners its too easy to fall into abstraction or intellectualization, unless they already have a mature mindfulness practice.
In the Anapanasati Sutta, or Mindfulness of Breathing, contemplation of the dharmas takes the form of bringing mindfulness to the impermanent nature of all phenomena. Contemplation of impermanence is a dharma gate opening to the understanding of the interdependent, conditioned, and selfless nature of all that exists.
Asana practice offers a great window into impermanence. From day to day, the body feels and moves differently each time we come to practice. We know things change, yet we put so much effort and energy into trying to live life as if that were not so. This is avidya, not-seeing as a kind of willful denial. But ignoring or denying the truth of impermanence perpetuates suffering and misery, and opening to the reality of change liberates that energy.
We look into the impermanent nature of all the earlier objects of meditation, starting with the breath. No two breaths are the same. Even within one inhalation, there is constant movement and change. There is no thing that is actually the breath that can be grasped and held on to. Every sensation we experiencewhether pleasant, unpleasant or neutralis impermanent, as is every emotion, thought, or perception. Changeless life is a sterile concept, yet without mindfulness, so many of us live as if such a life were possible.
If self is understood as an entity that is autonomous, independent, and persistent over time, then insight into impermanence leads inevitably to the clear view that all things lack such an unchanging self. Even the consciousness of self that we take great pains to protect and bolster is not an autonomous, independent, persistent thing or entity; it is a process that is in constant flux, conditioned by everything else that is in constant change. Insight into anatta, or no-self, leads to an understanding of shunyata, or emptinessthat we, and all phenomena, are empty of a separately existing, enduring self.
By penetrating the reality of impermanence, our grasping after ephemeral phenomena weakens. A taste of this can happen in the time it takes to work with one asana. Maintaining warrior two, unpleasant sensations may arise in our shoulders. These sensations lead to aversion, and grasping after relief. We identify with the unpleasant sensations and think, My shoulders are killing me. Thoughts arise about the teacher having us hold the posture too long, never seeing that too long is a relative concept. Clinging to that belief creates a sense of self; the more we cling, the more the self suffers. Shifting our attention to the impermanent nature of experience, there is just sensation, and the sensation is ever-changing.

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(Above: The 15-year-old "Llullaillaco Maiden" was sacrificed along with two other children on top of Mt. Llullaillco, in northern Argentina, at 22,000 feet)
SALTA, Argentina — The maiden, the boy, the girl of lightning: they were three Inca children, entombed on a bleak and frigid mountaintop 500 years ago as a religious sacrifice…
Unearthed in 1999 from the 22,000-foot summit of Mount Llullaillaco, a volcano 300 miles west of here near the Chilean border, their frozen bodies were among the best preserved mummies ever found, with internal organs intact, blood still present in the heart and lungs, and skin and facial features mostly unscathed. No special effort had been made to preserve them. The cold and the dry, thin air did all the work. They froze to death as they slept, and 500 years later still looked like sleeping children, not mummies.
The children were sacrificed as part of a religious ritual, known as capacocha. They walked hundreds of miles to and from ceremonies in Cuzco and were then taken to the summit of Llullaillaco (yoo-yeye-YAH-co), given chicha (maize beer), and, once they were asleep, placed in underground niches, where they froze to death. Only beautiful, healthy, physically perfect children were sacrificed, and it was an honor to be chosen. According to Inca beliefs, the children did not die, but joined their ancestors and watched over their villages from the mountaintops like angels.
One of the children, a 6-year-old girl, had been struck by lightning sometime after she died, resulting in burns on her face, upper body and clothing. She and the boy, who was 7, had slightly elongated skulls, created deliberately by head wrappings — a sign of high social status, possibly even royalty.
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A man accused of beating a Granger man to death was back in court Thursday.
20-year-old Ronald Underwood Jr. is charged with aggravated battery.
58-year-old Dean Hughes was found dead in his Clover Trail home on March 21st.
Underwood's trial was set to begin July 30th.
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The free agency period has almost stretched three weeks and finally there seems to be some reports of movement for the Pistons and restricted free agent center Greg Monroe.
According to ESPN's Marc Stein, there is more than just rumor to the fact that the Blazers and Pistons could have been top trade partners in a sign and trade.
Sources said the Pistons also seriously discussed various sign-and-trade scenarios this month that would have landed restricted free agent Greg Monroe in Portland, but the Blazers ultimately pulled themselves out of the race for Monroe by signing free-agent big man Chris Kaman to join Robin Lopez in the Blazers' center rotation.
There has been no report on which players were discussed, but it would seem that Detroit would of been interested in Nicolas Batum, who would of filled a large need on the wing for Detroit.
Now, with both teams moving on through free agency, it's near impossible to fathom them connecting on any type of sign and trade.
Of the teams rumored to be interested in a sign and trade — it was the Blazers that made most sense. The talent they were willing to deal fit the Pistons needs the best.
Many teams have shown interest in Monroe this offseason. The Lakers, Celtics, Rockets, Blazers, Magic and Mavericks, Pelicans and Hornets have all at least discussed the free agent internally.
With the Blazers, Lakers, Rockets, Mavericks, Hornets, Pelcians and Magic all moving on — it will be interesting to see if the market bodes well for the Pistons.
With restricted free agency though, it only takes one team.
David Falk, who represents Greg Monroe, was also Roy Hibbert's agent in 2012. Out of nowhere, it was the Trail Blazers who were convinced to force Indiana's hand. After Portland offered a max contract, Falk was able to negotiate a deal with the Pacers.
It's that type of leverage in the past that has MLive's David Mayo believing that at some level, Monroe has had chances to sign offer sheets. He's just passed it up to force Detroit into a sign and trade.
That is, what if Falk has determined the best course of action is to take away the one hammer the Pistons have — first-refusal rights on their own restricted free agent — by not taking the step which allows them to exercise those rights?
If Monroe never signs an offer sheet, the Pistons have nothing to match, and Falk either can attempt to force a sign-and-trade to a preferred destination or advise his client to sign a qualifying offer which would make Monroe a 2015 unrestricted free agent.
If that latter possibility is realistic — and the strange silence thus far on Monroe fuels speculation that it is a tool being considered seriously — then the long-held assumption that the Pistons will be able to match any offer this summer could be reduced to one question:
Which is greater, the Pistons' desire to keep Monroe, or Monroe's desire to leave?
That's the question that everyone wants answered.
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Airbus A380 Operators Seek Entry to Indian Market
With increasing numbers of Airbus A380s in their fleets, Asian and Middle East airlines are growing impatient to start deploying the super-large widebodies on services to and from India. But the Indian government's policy of sheltering national carrier Air India from competition is preventing carriers such as Lufthansa, Emirates and Singapore Airlines (SIA) from using aircraft larger than the Boeing 747 under the terms of existing air services agreements.
The number of Indians traveling abroad is set to rise from the current 15 million to 50 million by 2020, according to a study by Tourism Australia. "The increase in international traffic last year by 4 to 5 percent over the previous year is music to the ears of A380 operators as volumes are essential and India has the numbers," said Kapil Kaul, CEO for South Asia with the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation.
For now, India's civil aviation ministry continues to send mixed signals as to whether it will give clearance for A380s to be deployed on routes serviced by the country's Jet Airways when its Abu Dhabi-based shareholder Etihad takes delivery of the aircraft from next year. This is adding to the confusion over the Indian government's policy.
"India needs to move away from making ad hoc decisions and should announce a civil aviation policy that, once cleared by the cabinet, cannot be changed at the whims and fancies of people at the helm," Kaul told AIN.
Dubai's Emirates Airline, which has 33 A380s on order and holds options for 57 more, is eager to boost services to India. The carrier's CEO, Tim Clark, has made it clear that he would like to deploy A380s on flights to Mumbai and Dehli. SIA chief executive Goh Choon Phong told AIN last year that the southeast Asian airline has hopes of being able to operate A380s to and from India.
According to CAPA, there are 103 A380s in service, 19 of them with SIA, and Singapore and Dubai are the main hubs for the services operated by the aircraft.
Of the 1,048 weekly A380 flights, Emirates operates 402 while SIA flies 190. The airport with the most A380 operators is Hong Kong, followed by Paris and Los Angeles.
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Demolition of the Lake High School building could begin this week after the school board and the district's insurer reached an agreement the building should be completely razed.
Tim Krugh, board president, Thursday said the board and Traveler's Insurance Co. concluded negotiations that morning with the company agreeing to the full coverage limit of $19.1 million for the building.
Traveler's had taken the position that about half of the building - mostly classroom and office space in the west end - was salvageable and could be repaired.
"It took a little longer than we would have liked but the outcome was good," Krugh said. "The settlement allows us to move forward in earnest with the rebuilding process."
Negotiations between the parties stretched over three months since the June 5 tornado swept through the area.
Jim Witt, district superintendent, said preliminary work on designing a new building has begun and the board and administration are committed to having a new building open for students by the start of the 2011-12 school year.
Total damage to the building, including contents, could reach $25 million, Krugh said. In all, the district incurred losses of about $30 million, including damage to other buildings.
The Oregon school board will slash $2 million from the district's operating budget for the 2011-12 school year if an emergency operating levy on the November ballot fails, according to a position statement the board is considering.
Superintendent Mike Zalar said Wednesday he expected the board to approve the statement at its meeting the next day. The statement outlines what cuts will be enacted if voters don't approve the levy.
With $2 million less for operations, a total 20 teaching and support staff positions will be eliminated.
The district will also apply for a waiver from the state to reduce the kindergarten program from all-day everyday to all-day every other day.
Zalar said a plan to close one elementary school and/or reconfigure the district would immediately be implemented and the Career and Tech program offerings would be eliminated.
The position statement also says the board will:
• Eliminate or significantly reduce bus service for all high school students, including parochial.
• Reduce cleaning services in buildings effective January, 2011.
High school freshman Paul Cox III is planning to join the Marines after high school. Afterwards, he wants to work
in the maritime industry.
"I would love nothing more than to just be out on the water for weeks at a time and just be out on a boat. It's just calming for me to be out on the water," said Paul.
Paul lives in Oregon with his parents Paul II and Julie Cox. Like his older brother and younger sister, Paul III was home-schooled — until last year.
After looking into parochial and public schools, Paul and his family began researching charter high schools. Paul decided he wanted to attend The Maritime Academy of Toledo, a grade 5-12 nautical themed public school located on Water Street adjacent to the Maumee River near downtown.
Paul enrolled into the academy's eighth grade class one year ago, and like other students there, he is referred to as a "cadet."
Students can graduate with a high school diploma and earn a two-year college degree at the same time. Now that he is a freshman at TMAT, Paul is also taking post-secondary classes at Lourdes College.
Approximately 300,000 bowhunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, are expected to participate in the statewide archery deer hunting season that opens Sept. 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.
During last year's four-month archery season, bowhunters killed 91,546 deer, an increase of 7 percent from the previous year. Crossbow hunters took a record 49,065 of that number and longbow hunters took a record 42,481 deer. Overall, archers accounted for nearly 35 percent of 261,260 deer taken during Ohio's combined 2009-10 archery, muzzleloader and gun seasons.
Licking County led the state in both the vertical bow and crossbow harvest. Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Harrison and Guernsey rounded out the top five counties in crossbow harvest, while Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Knox and Holmes completed the list of top five counties in vertical bow harvest.
From all indications, Ohio's statewide deer herd grew slightly in 2009, and a modest increase is likely in 2010. The Division of Wildlife remains committed to reducing populations where needed. Through a combination of both regulatory and programmatic changes, progress towards reducing locally abundant herds can be expected.
Lake Township officials expect construction to start next month on a new administration building.
The township trustees have retained Normand Associates, Inc., Perrysburg, as the architectural firm for the new structure, which will replace the building on Cummings Road destroyed by the June 5 tornado.
Normand Associates was one of 14 firms to submit a statement of interest and one of five to be interviewed for the project.
Rudolph/Libbe, Inc. will be the general contractor.
Richard Welling, a trustee, said representatives of Normand and Rudolph/Libbe are confident the project can be completed for less than the insured amount on the old building of $1.7 million. The building housed offices for the trustees, zoning inspector, and fiscal officer, a multi-use meeting room with an adjoining kitchen, police station and dispatching offices, and an emergency medical service bay that included living quarters for paramedics.
Mark Hummer, township administrator, said he expects the new building to be up with a roof by December, allowing contractors to proceed with interior work before the weather gets too cold.
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Peter's Life of New Beginnings Through Jesus Christ
- Thursday, November 08, 2007
That was Peter's personal training by Jesus.
But sometimes in weakness, forgetting about Christ's Presence, Peter would go back to what he was like before. Those moments are also in the Gospel record. When Peter was given awesome spiritual responsibility, all that strong personality added to his big influence over others as a leader—produced a very dangerous combination.
After three years of personal one-on-one training in Christ's presence, after all the absolute confirmations of Christ's power—Peter, the leader of the Twelve denies that he ever even knew Jesus. He becomes a complete failure. As we read earlier, after Gethsemane an unprepared Peter faces temptation and fails. That night becomes...
Peter's Darkest Hour
It is so wonderful to see what Jesus taught Peter in the darkest hour of his life. And if there are ever dark clouds in the days of our lives—we can remember like Peter remembered and like Peter have HOPE for a new beginning!
Peter's denials came after one of the most precious evenings anyone could have spent with Jesus. That is often when all of us face temptations, after great events in our lives. Often we are not even aware that we are so dangerously close to disaster. That is what was going on with Peter. Here was what happened on that incredible night.
First, to have had Jesus Himself wash your feet must have been beyond words. Peter felt so unworthy as he looked down at Christ, girded in the towel of a slave washing his feet. As Peter sat there not knowing what to do and blurting out, "You shall never wash my feet" and then immediately after with a smitten heart saying, "Wash all of me!" Peter looked into the eyes of Jesus filled with love, forgiveness and sorrow (John 13:1-30).
After this riveting experience, and the quick departure of Judas, Peter was able to witness the Last Supper. Jesus added a whole new dimension to the Passover meal; Jesus holding the bread and cup and pointing to His coming sacrifice must have been a profoundly life impacting memory.
After all that heart warning and soul stirring worship, Jesus teaches them about Heaven (14:1-11), then teaches them about prayer (14:12-14), then promises the coming Holy Spirit (14:15-30); and then we find in John 14:31 that they left the Upper Room.
John 14:31 "But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
Mark records that as they started on the walk after Passover, they were singing Psalms (Mark 14:26). That night was beyond description. Think of leaving a communion service with Jesus the Lord of Glory, leading the disciples in song!
Now the Eleven walk with Jesus in the late night darkness illumined by the full moon of Passover, to the Garden of Gethsemane. Along the way Jesus gives His final training sessions known to us as John 15-17, these words were Christ's legacy, His final earthly gift of teaching them before the crucifixion. It is Luke that picks up the fullest account of what happens next. Let's start in Luke 22:39.
Luke 22:39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.
Jesus and His disciples walk to a familiar place, Gethsemane, Christ's quiet place of prayer. They arrive at the place Jesus had found to be His place—the place of refuge and the place of strength as He ministered under such pressure.
It should challenge us to pray when we see that at the most trying of times—Jesus increased His prayer times.
Instead of pressures driving Jesus away from prayer pressures only drove Him even closer to His Father through prayer.
And that need for prayer is what drew Jesus to a place called...
Gethsemane was probably part of a small, walled garden that may have belonged to a wealthy follower of Christ's. To this spot Jesus often resorted. It was most likely near a place where olives were pressed, much like the Cave of Gethsemane that many scholars believe to be an olive pressing operation from the time of Christ.
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Perhaps there is nothing more painful than losing a game in overtime. Well, maybe there is: how about losing the Super Bowl in overtime?
If the latest simulation of "Madden 25″ is correct, that will be the Seahawks fate when they take on the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
The simulation predicts the Seahawks and Broncos will be tied at 28 after four quarters, and Denver will take home the Lombardi Trophy after Matt Prater hits a 48-yard field goal in an extra period to give the Broncos a 31-28 victory.
The video game predicts that the Seahawks will have a 10-7 lead at the half, but that Denver will score 14 unanswered in the third quarter to make it a 21-10 game.
From there, Seattle will stage a furious fourth quarter comeback to tie the game before regulation ends.
Here is a video of the simulation:
Even though it's just a video game, the annual Madden simulations have been eerily accurate.
The video game has correctly predicted the winner of eight of the last 10 Super Bowls.
Here is a list of those predictions followed by the actual score of the game, via Yahoo! Games. The two in bold were incorrectly predicted by Madden.
- Super Bowl XLVII
Madden: Ravens, 27, 49ers, 24
Actual score: Ravens, 34, 49ers, 31
– Super Bowl XLVI
Madden: Giants, 27, Patriots, 24
Actual score: Giants, 21, Patriots, 17
- Super Bowl XLV
Madden: Steelers, 24, Packers, 20
Actual score: Packers, 31, Steelers, 25
– Super Bowl XLIV
Madden: Saints 35, Colts 31
Actual score: Saints 31, Colts 17
– Super Bowl XLIII
Madden: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Actual score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
- Super Bowl XLII
Madden: Patriots 38, Giants 30
Actual score: Giants 17, Patriots 14
- Super Bowl XLI
Madden: Colts 38, Bears 27
Actual score: Colts 29, Bears 17
- Super Bowl XL
Madden: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Actual score: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
- Super Bowl XXXIX
Madden: Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Actual score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
- Super Bowl XXXVIII
Madden: Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Actual Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29


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This was published on The Malaysian Insider's Side Views. A bit of a late re-post, but here it is.
In life, there are instances where love and hate are experienced and expressed. There is a time to love, and a time to hate. There are certainly many instances in life in which hate is a justified response.
For example, there is nothing wrong with hating crime – and sometimes it is difficult to separate the crime and criminal. There is also nothing wrong with hating a movie, or a type of music, just like how some men hate Justin Bieber's music because it does not appeal to their audio palette. Hate is a pretty strong word, but there's room for it.
The problem arises, however, when a person declares he hates Justin Bieber's music without hearing a single song of his. Soon the dislike for Bieber might expand to an unsubstantiated dislike of any form of teen pop (boy bands being a prime example) to the point where every teen pop singer is hated by default, even if they make good music (sometimes they do, really).
Take, for example, the recent ruckus that arose surrounding a chapter (out of many) in an upcoming book comprising a collection of essays reflecting Tun Abdullah Badawi's tenure as Malaysia's prime minister. The book has yet to be actually released, and excerpts of Pak Lah's interview in the book have already made kettles boil. The negative response generated by Perkasa and Utusan Malaysia, among others, was solely because the comments painted an unfavourable picture of Tun Dr. Mahathir.
Mind you, detractors have not even read the entire interview, or the rest of the book. They did not even ask Pak Lah to elaborate and explain so that the country may learn (if indeed he is right. I wouldn't know. I have not read the book.)
They judged a book by a media misrepresentation of a collected volume of perspectives. But yes, go ahead and hate the book because it contains some phrases that makes the boss look bad.
The book launch in Malaysia has now been delayed. The hateful response has denied the rest of Malaysians a chance to read a book that contains unique perspectives of 30 or so authors. The politics of hate has triumphed once again in denying the people's right to "know".
The quality of the book is now a prolonged mystery. Maybe the book is a work of genius and has something for us to learn and reflect upon. Maybe it is rubbish.
I wouldn't know. I have not read the book.
Unfortunately, the politics of hate is so passionately encouraged and practised sometimes we do not realise that we are being conditioned to believe that "hating" is the right response.
I confess I have stated that I hate Lin Dan every time Lee Chong Wei loses to him, but I recognise that is loser-talk that does not make things better. Just like how when the ruling coalition performed quite poorly in the recent general election, their first response was to blame the Chinese, and allow their media loudspeakers to convey messages of intense hate.
Even the freshly-minted home minister responded at the time that detractors should go live in another country. Instead of making renewed effort to love the detractors and win them back, Barisan Nasional responded with hate.
If this keeps up, it is quite safe to say these votes will not be won five years later.
And then there is all this endless provoking of both Muslim and non-Muslim faiths. On the outset, it may appear that it is the ploy of some people in power to make the Muslim majority hate non-Muslims, so that the politician who can appear as the most credible defender of Islam can win favour.
That is only partially true as these endless provocations also make non-Muslims hate Muslims as a first response. And it is working.
The sad truth is that there are those who thrive in the division of others, and I hate that.
But we can choose to love others. I do not endorse racial politics, but amidst all the complaints that there is little to no Chinese representation in the cabinet, wouldn't it be great if an Umno leader spoke out passionately for the needs of the Chinese people?
That would be a sight to see. I would love that.
But it is not just in politics where we need to love others. On the grassroots level, we've become so busy hating people we do not know and do not bother trying to understand that maybe we actually deserve to be governed by hate-inducing political parties.
Would we change food caterers because the workers are of a particular race and religion and without considering their actual competence of carrying out the job? Would we request our child be put in another class upon discovering that the teacher is not of the preferred race even though he or she is equally qualified to impart knowledge? Would we remove racial and religious profiling from most employment application forms as if it should matter? Would we talk to "the other side" about the "Allah" issue and at least pay attention while the other person speaks? The list goes on, and it is not only limited to race and religion.
As long as we continuously hate people "just because", no strong bridges will ever be built.
If we choose to love others and defend that right to love others regardless of disagreements and differences, the politics of hate and those who feed off its might will perish.
We can also choose to be informed, to at least endure the dissemination of new information and hear the perspectives of others. God willing, we might even find the strength to say "sorry" and change when we find out that we are wrong. That way, maybe something will change, from the bottom up. I too, fall short, and have much to learn.
Idealistic, I know. Maybe it's impossible. Maybe the country is doomed to an endless concession to the convenience of hatred. Maybe making an effort to love others who are not like us is a repulsive idea. Maybe some of us secretly enjoy being self-righteous bigots and will continue to justify it for the next hundred years.
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The ultimate mind trick.
Humans are superior lifeforms because they are capable of intelligent thought. If so, why is there so much violence and hate in the world.
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The process of taking in, identifying, and understanding all stimuli that you encounter. Thought can also be described as the systematic way of understanding events and problems and adjusting to them.
Thought is a phenomena that while is very common to us, cannot be explained by any means that tell us how it is caused.
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Is a limestone countertop really a disaster in the kitchen?
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- katethecook Jan 17, 2008 02:16 AM
I am finalzing a kitchen renovation and have selected a limestone that I LOVE -- but I have been given some negative feedback about it's durability. One salesperson is trying to convince me to go with a caesarstone (synthetic quartz) - but others say it is bland and uniform. I love to cook and am not always the neatest it the kitchen. Will the limestone really stain? Or I have heard that it absorbs the stains over time which gives it more depth and texture. I have selected white cabinets and a white carrera marble subway tile - so the countetop will be making a big statement. I'd love some help!
I think the carrera backsplash is already adding enough texture and interest to the kitchen. With that you want a quieter counter to let it shine. Most limestones are beige, which I can't see with the carrera. I would go with the Raven color of Caesarstone with that, or a black granite on the plainer side such as Andes black, or Atlantic black. The Raven color of the engineered stone though is more of a charcoal, and will be softer than the black granite.
Limestone is very soft, and will stain, scratch and etch. If you don't mind that, and that it will look worn over time, then go with that, but in a black. Soapstone would also work, as will an antiqued or brushed black granite if you want more character.
I discourage folks from even putting limestone in a guest bathroom as MANY soaps/skin cremes are going to stain/etch it. It
I kitchen were you actually cook? NO WAY -- it is reactive AND absorbent -- stains don't just give it "character" they can destroy it. Wine, fruit juice, cleaners will turn limestone to dust. Remember those "stained denture" commercials -- tea, wine, cola RUIN limestone.
I am not saying you have to go all the way to a synthetic, but I really can't fathom what kind of stone sellers try and market limestone for countertops. Traditionally limestone has been used as a decorative surface, often on the vertical. I suppose a variety with abundant fossils might look interesting but it WILL NOT hold up in a cook's kitchen!
Personally I do not think "monochrome" looks very good in kitchens -- whether a client is considering ALL BLACK or ALL WHITE or ALL STAINLESS I think they ought to consider that in such an environment ANY tiny crumb/spill/food is going to stand out and need constant clean-up. If you really are committed to white you can find some granites in the "silk" or "cashmere" ranges that are quite pale and FAR more suited to a working kitchen.
Firstly, everyone will have an opinion on ountertops, noone is right or wrong as this is probably the single most personal decision in the kitchen. So every opinion stated in this thread will be contrary to others. But choose what you love, it is a really special decision.
jfood has been living with Jerusalem limestone for years and loves it. It has beautiful movements and the color is so natural (well it is natural) that it adds a great warmth to the space. Adding white carrera subway tiles is a nice idea and jfood thinks you are heading in the right direction. He is not into the dark horizontal countertop look (lives in the suburbs)/white vertical cabinet backsplash look. For a city townhouse or loft this look is nice, but not in the burbs. In choosing a color, jfood agrees with light. The ubatuba/verdi countertop with white backsplash just strikes jfood as a little overdone already. There are so many beautiful alternatives to these two colors that, if possible, go to the stone place warehouse and choose your EXACT slabs and have them place your name on the side.
Durability? Yes it does pit a little but jfood would argue strenuously about the staining aspect. With all the beautiful fossils embedded in the stone seeing any stains is almost impossible. And even when jfood really looks, he sees none.
Wrt Caesarstone and Soapstone. Jfood has seen it only once and was not impressed, very boring IHO. Plus any product that you need to sign a release on that you are aware that it will have maintenance issues is not something jfood would touch.
re: jfood
Jfood is wise. Again. Limestone is fabulous. Get what you love and never look back.
My daughter redid her kitchen last year on a budget and that was the big decision that made a major difference between another look-alike and wow! I cook with her all the time and we're messy. The first few stains panicked us but they magically disappeared, taking their place among the ages-old fossils. The limestone looks more beautiful by the month. She used only a 4" high backsplash and painted above with a very high grade flat-finish enamel that is completely waterproof and it looks great. Very cost effective. Smart cookie who used her money well.
My neighbor has had Jerusalem limestone for years and hers is drop-dead beautiful as well. Limestone is like having a work of art for a countertop. It changes constantly but you never see the imperfections. It just gets more warm and lovely. Like a living thing.
It's just personal taste, of course, but I find the "uniformly random" patterning of most engineered stone to look so fake that I prefer the look of a genuinely fake surface (if that makes any sense).
There is no perfect kitchen countertop surface. Indeed, the least troublesome surfaces are plastic laminate (some of the newest materials are unbelievably beautiful). Good materials won't stain, but they are easily burned. Seams can be a problem.
Marble stains readily and badly. You will need to seal your backsplash thoroughly and reseal it several times a year. (I assume the carrera is your backsplash. PLEASE don't install a marble kitchen floor, which can be quite dangerous.) Be sure to use stain resistant grout, which many tile installers ignore.
We have one countertop of marble tile. It is stunning to look at and was extremely cheap compared to a marble slab. Its a variegated dark pattern with dark stain-resistant grout. We find we still need to seal and polish it several times a year.
Limestone might work if you clean it scrupulously, seal it regularly, and like the worn look it will develop over time (many people do). You'd probably want a dark colour. If you drop something heavy, it will likely crack. Thinking about it, the limestone might look lovely on your wall. As a countertop, not so much.
Dark granite is currently the most "in" countertop surface in downtown Toronto. It will break anything fragile that falls on it. A few people we know learned that their granite countertops are somewhat radioactive, though I have no idea whether this is a real problem.
Concrete is trendy right now, but it is heavy and both very hard and extremely fragile at the same time. It will almost always crack and also needs regular sealing.
Solid surface plastics (e.g., Corian) pose very few problems, but are costly and obviously don't have a natural look.
There's much objective information available about the advantages and disadvantages of the many possible surfaces. Although it's all on the web, it will likely be more convenient to go to a big box bookstore, have a coffee, and scan the kitchen planning books. Decide what deficiencies you can't live with, and start your material search from that point. Then you can introduce your taste and decide what you like and how it will look with your marble tiles.
re: embee
A uniformly random surface comes in very handy when you have enough pattern and variation going on in the backsplash. It's often chosen by a designer for that very reason. For a carerra backsplash with all the veining and shading variations going on plus the brick pattern, you WANT a boring quiet counter, or it all becomes too much and chaotic.
re: blondelle
Tis true, but a solid colour (for example) does that also. And genuinely random is something else entirely. As I said in the post, personal opinion only - YMMV. To me, "uniformly random" engineered countertops don't look random.
We liked it as well by my SO had the good sense to get a small piece and place it on the counter. We found it stained pretty quickly from the espresso machine and lemon juice. Now some people like the way the stone changes but we didn't want to have to worry about it. We actually ended up with a greenish granite that we love after ruling out the limestone and looked at the fake granite stuff.
katethecook, is your cooktop backsplash the carrera marble subway tiles also? If so, you might give some tought to cleaning it after a marathon fry-a-thon or even just day-to-day stovetop cooking. There's an awful lot of grout involved in subway tiles ...........
Depends on what you mean by "disaster." Some peoiple like new goods with a "distressed" appearance. That is, they're made to look old and well used. This is what you'll quickly get with limestone. But you must beware of the looks of corrodable materials if you expect them to look exactly the same in 10 years. Depends on personal priorities -- how much money do you want to spend on maintaining counters and marble walls and the like versus time to spend skiing, cooking, weekend trips and other interests. Limestone will take up time, but if you love it, great.
re: mpalmer6c
Maintenance time is waaaay overplayed. Sealing limestone takes less time than roasting a chicken.
And if possible you can have the installing company do it annually for a fee, similar to you furnace, A/C and other big ticket items in the house.
re: jfood
Maintenance isn't a one time thing. If you are really USING your counter, sealing is something you'll need to do at least every few months unless you WANT a highly "distressed" look.
Sure, it's easy. But put it off too long, or forget, just once....
If your counter is mainly decorative, it's less of a problem. However, our marble tile countertop isn't in a food prep area, but it still requires sealing and buffing (with an electric car polisher) every few months.
At least nobody is advocating slate. We went for a honed slate floor in our entrance hall because we LOVED it! We chose it over 5 other contenders, all porcelain tiles. We discussed the disadvantages again and again, and we rejected about 60% of the tiles that were delivered before being satisfied. With a couple of year's experience, we can now say that "loving it" ain't good enough. To keep it beautiful, not to mention intact, requires daily sweeping, weekly washing (more often in snowy weather), and monthly sealing. Yuck.
re: embee
Once again jfood disagrees. Jfood USES it every day and sometimes many times a day and if he seals it every six months it is unusual and normally once a year. And if you forget it? no big deal, when you remember then just do it.
Maybe the issue is honed versus polished though (triggered by your cart polisher comment). Jfood's are honed (both the marble center island and the limestones). So maybe that is why people feel the need for this perpetual polishing/sealing. Honed is probably much more forgiving.
"Choose what you love" sounds great, but... you will have to live with it a very long time. So, as a former interior designer (among many other things) my best advice to you is this: Ask for a sample of the stone. Every stone company I've ever dealt with is glad to give you a free 4" X 4" sample. Then tell whoever you are dealing with you''ll get back to them in two weeks. Put the stone sample in your kitchen. First off, pour a bit of vinegar on one corner and just let it air dry, and some lemon juice on another, some olive oil on the third, and some butter on the fourth. Just at the corners and not huge puddles, but enough you know where you put it if it stains. If you want to, you can mark the bottom of the sample with what's what, but that's not really neccessary as what you''re after is information about how durable the stone will be through the years. And then for the next two weeks, every time you spill something in the kitchen, make sure you spill a bit on the sample stone. In all cases, just let it air dry. I know. In real life you would wipe up the spills. But in real life you might also miss a spill or someone else may do a sloppy job. At the end of two weeks, clean it with warm/hot soapy water (liquid detergent for hand washing dishes) and see how well it has held up. What you will be looking at is an approximation of what your stone choice can look like a few years down the line. If you like what you see, go for it! You will have made an informed choice.
Limestone, soapstone and marble are among the softest of the stones used in the home. Marble is very forgiving if you spill champagne on it, but spill beer and it is etched! I agree with you completely on synthetic granites. They ALL look fake because of their uniformity, and none of them feel like real granite to the touch. At least not to me. But if you are considering black countertops, then the synthetic granites will be more acceptable.
For the record, I have just finished having my own new countertops installed. I went with black genuine granite. I shopped carefully and got it for very close to the same price as the closest bid for synthetic granite. And they threw in a new countertop for the wet bar free! And a stainless steel double sink that I am very impressed with. Originally I planned on doing mirror back splashes in the kitchen. A bit on the high maintenance side, but they would be gorgeous! But when I put a panel of mirror on the countertop to see what it was like living with it, well, every time you set a dirty plate on the countertop, you see two from across the room! So I'm only doing mirrors in the wet bar, and went with tumbled cream marble in the kitchen. I'm such a ckicken!
re: Caroline1
Caroline1 made an excellent testing recommendation that should be standard operating procedure for anyone considering the puchase of natural stone. These decisions come down to personal preference to a large extent. If you want a pristine gleaming surface that looks brand new ten years after its installed, and you also want the freedom to spill wine, citrus juices and every sort of food and beverage without instantly cleaning up, then limestone is not for you. If you love a weathered, rustic surface with a patina that comes from real world use, then maybe you will love limestone. Be aware that there are thousands of different stones on the market and not every "limestone" performs the same way, just as not every stone sold as "granite" performs the same way. The most important factor is to do business with a company that is knowledgeable and ethical, ask lots of questions and think things through.
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Limestone is simply not a workable solution for kitchen surfaces. Not every material is appropriate for every application. And regardless of how vigilant you are there's always going to be a situation where someone less vigilant will be in your kitchen, be it a kid with a can of soda or someone spilling soy sauce or barbecue sauce, etc. A kitchen is menat to be used so installing materials that don't hold up makes no sense.
Sorry to be a late joiner to this discussion, however there are some options if you want to pay the price. This type of material requires special sealing. It can be a big disaster if one is not prepared for the cost or upkeep. Using material designed for the use or alot of maintenance is a prerequisite. It needs to be sealed with a hydro-oil repellant sealer or a flamed sealant. Texture should be undulated if not with a flamed sealant.
DeZahra has 2 products engineered for kitchen countertops. Find the Slab section the website and you can see a more articulate discussion.
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From the perspective of one who was on a death bed combatting bacterial meningitis when I was 17, the porosity of limestone from the point of view of a bacterium is a near perfect place to camp out and grow a family. There is more than aesthetics to consider for your kitchen surfaces. Keep asking questions.
There's this coffee house where my son used to work, in Austin. They have limestone tops in some areas and the coffee stain rings will never come out and he thinks they look bad. If you like lots of stains on your countertop (like this), then FINE!
You could seal it (there are many sealers for porous materials, including flooring), and care for it, forever, if you REALLY like the distinctive look. I can't blame you.
There are many, non-man-made tops that require sealing and maintainance.
I am still so conflicted about this. I love the look of unsealed, honed limestone, but will some microbiologist out there please reassure me that this surface will not be an incubator for pathogens?
I'm curious about your final decision. I am seriously considering Limestone for my countertops (Atiaja Blue) and Calacutta Gold marble subway tile or slab for my backsplash. The Calacutta Gold looks very similar to Carrara marble. I love the limestone so much that I may just throw caution to the wind but I thought I would check in to see what you ended up doing.
I had wanted to mention that I had a tile of blue gray Jurastone I was considering for my bathroom floor. I tried to stain it with hair dye, lipstick, soy sauce and the like but everything came off it. You might want to look into Jurastone limestone as it seems pretty dense. It also comes in beige.
We took a chance, and so did our stone company, just installed a black limestone in our new kitchen ( sorry, i don't know the exact origin or type of limestone) and we regret it. in one month; pot marks , scratches, many liquids (not just obvious acids) etch the finish, and a drop of lemon juice just kills the surface if not wiped up in seconds or less. It looks hazy and beat, and we are not that messy, The rest of our house has other stone that we know how to properly care for, (proper cleaners, appropriate sealing) and looks great still.
I know this is an old post and I would love to know what katethecook finally chose :). For those who run across this post, like me, you'd want to know that there is an option of limestone out there that is do-able in the kitchen. Our countertops are 3cm slab Jerusalem Grey Gold. From what I understand, there are countertop fabricators/retailers that don't want this really to be considered limestone because of limestone's bad rep for kitchen use, and this stone is very very different than standard limestone. They call it instead Jerusalem Stone, some going as far as saying "it just looks like limestone". It is as durable and as hard as granite and less porous (though still porous and needs a good couple coats of sealant before use). We tested a piece at home with coffee and lemon juice, and by scratching it with our keys (the metal on the key actually scratched off, the stone didn't scratch, we were shocked!). The coloring of Jerusalem stone is so hard to explain, but it hides stains- should you get one- extremely well. We couldn't see where the coffee had been on the unsealed sample. The lemon juice removed the slight honed sheen on top but left no white residue, and you could only see where it had been if you tipped the piece and caught the sheen difference in the light. Sealed, it's much much better. Juices bead up and you just need to wipe it up. My fabricator said only to reseal it when the beading stops which is after a few years- similar to granite. It is so easy to seal- like wiping it down with water. When I get a chance, I'll download a photo of it in my kitchen. If you Google "Jerusalem Stone" you'll see lots of great feedback on it. Hopefully this helps those who really want the soft natural look of limestone without the upkeep headache or premonition of a disaster waiting to happen.
re: libertyandcoffee
Funny to get this email after 4 years! We did not go with limestone and really struggled to find a replacement. We finally settled on a honed Caesarstone that we LOVE!!! It is great looking, and completley indestructible even with three kids and I am a frequent and messy cook. We blended it with a carrera marble backsplash -- and still get lots of compliments. The carrera backsplash is not above cook spaces - and looks as good as new after all this time.
re: katethecook
Thanks for responding. Its nice to know that you found a counter top you love. I wonder how the cost of honed Caesarstone compares to granite? Of course there are many sorts of granite, but perhaps you have a feel for how they compare. Also, the honed is less shiny? And care for this product is not hard or onerous?
Thanks in advance.
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My grandmother had a limestone countertop that was original to the house from 1930. It was charcoal gray and was supposedly mined in SW Missouri. I loved the look of it but couldn't find anything like it when we did our kitchen. I ended up with soapstone but miss the fossils. Maybe I will find something yet for a bathroom. She always kind of fussed about that countertop and I am not sure she liked it all that much, I think she always tried to keep water off of it because it spotted and there was kind of a calcium deposit where the soap bottle was.
re: GH1618
We battled with the countertop company for a couple years, they tried every potion, sealer, protectant, mask, and coating possible, everyone wanted to put me on an expensive yearly maintenance program, but no one could prove to make it look good. it r eally looked undescribably bad by then. I mean it was terrible. I even tried my own 14,000 rpm die grinder and polishing wheels, to only slightly deminish the marks and etching .Finally I threatened to slam them on Angie's list, had the post already to go, and they finally decided to warranty it. We went with black granite, only got to enjoy it a couple months problem free, before renting the house out. I sealed it well.


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Just going through the FOMC minutes now and there were a couple of interesting bits worth flagging:
Meeting participants again discussed the merits of including agency MBS backed by adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) in the Committee's MBS purchase program:
Some thought it would be useful to include agency ARM MBS, noting that doing so could reduce
the unusually large spreads between ARM rates and yields on similar-duration Treasury securities—spreads that were far larger than the comparable spreads on fixed-rate mortgages; others saw little potential benefit, given the small stock and limited issuance of ARM MBS, and were hesitant to involve the Federal Reserve in another market segment. The Committee made no decision on purchasing ARM MBS at this meeting.
It just seems odd that they would be discussing expanding the MBS purchasing program at all when the debate seems to be hinging on whether it's time to think about pulling back on it. See my posting on it here. Also, not sure they want to be in the business of stimulating riskier segments of the mortgage market.
Participants also discussed the merits of progressively reducing the pace at which the Federal Reserve buys Treasury securities, agency debt, and agency MBS prior to the end of the asset purchase programs. They generally were of the view that gradually slowing the pace of the Committee's purchases of $300 billion of Treasury securities and extending their completion to the end of October could help promote a smooth transition in markets. A number of participants noted that a similar tapering of agency debt and MBS purchases could be helpful in the future as those programs approach completion. The Committee made no decisions on tapering those purchases at this meeting.
FOMC tripping over Treasury auctions
It's an age old complaint from bond investors – FOMC meetings in the middle of quarterly refundings screw up the bid. After all, who wants to aggressively bid on new Treasurys on the auction block before they know what the Fed is going to say about interest rates – or in today's world, what they're going to with their Treasury purchases.
This week, Treasury will sell $75 billion new notes, starting with $37 billion 3-year notes on Tuesday and $23 billion on Wednesday. The auction deadline is 1pm, so primary dealers as well as institutional investors and central banks will have to put in their orders well before the outcome of the 2-day FOMC meeting (annoucement due around 2:15 on Wednesday) is known. That the Fed could signal the end of its $300 billion Treasury purchase program during this meeting makes it even more fun.


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Two in a day, guys! This will be in two parts, because it would be really long if it wasn't. I actually don't know if this is too good, but oh well. Also, don't hate me for this, I love Allison but it was the only thing that came to my mind! Love you guys!!
When you first started dating Scott, you knew that he still had feelings for Allison. It was something you had originally looked past, but now as he started talking and hanging out with Allison more, it was hard to not notice. Each day you'd ask Scott to come to your house for the evening or ask him to go out, he'd say he was busy. But when you asked, or threatened, Stiles and Isaac where he was, they would crack every time.
Two weeks after this had started, you had texted Scott a quick message, asking you to meet him at your house immediately. He showed up a few minutes later and opened the door to let himself in. "Can we talk?" You both mumbled.
"Are you breaking up with me?" You asked, his fingers brushed across your cheek gently, smoothing away several tears.
"I'm sorry, Y/N. It's just Allison and I want to work things out and I just-," Scott trailed off, stepping slowly towards the door. With one last look at you, he left you to your broken heart.
"Goodbye, Scott."
You knew everything about Isaac's life and vice versa, you two were always together and knew everything about one another. But when Isaac started to act weird and stop telling you things, you had gotten worried. People had started to ask you if the two of you were still together and most of the time, you didn't even know what to say.
The truth was, even you didn't know. So when you finally ran into Isaac outside of school, to find out that he was hanging out with Allison, again. Normally, you would've never minded if they were together, but you were supposed to have dinner together tonight, and of course he never answered his phone.
"Hey, Y/N!" You heard Allison call out. You threw her a small smile, before meeting Isaac's gaze, he left his chair quickly to follow you out of the coffee shop.
"Thanks for coming over tonight, Isaac. My mom and dad asked me when you were coming and then they asked me if we were still dating and I didn't even know what to say!"
"Y/N-," He tried to say, before you cut him off again.
"The sad thing is, I actually thought you were different." Your cheeks felt like they were burning, the anger finally bubbling over. "I thought that you and I would be together, but I was obviously wrong." You turned, ready to walk away but Isaac gripped your arm tightly. "Get off of me, you have no reason to get me to stay. Go back inside, Allison's waiting."
In the beginning, you and Stiles were inseparable, but as time grew on and all of the werewolf things went down, Stiles became more distant. He rarely talked to you anymore and never acknowledged you at school.
When you walked over to Stiles' house after school one day, you saw that he was inside, cooped up, reading from a book of mythology. "Stiles." You said, he glanced at your for a second, nodded, and looked back down at the ground. "Stiles!" You said again, he waved you off and continued reading.
"Stiles if you don't look up and talk to me right now, I swear!" Stiles continued to read on and you finally gave up, storming up towards him and throwing the book away from him.
"What are you doing, Y/N?!" Stiles yelled, glaring up at you.
"What are you doing, Stiles. I've tried so hard to understand, but all you do is ignore me! I deserve somebody who gives a shit, Stiles and that's not you! We're done, okay?" Before Stiles could reply, you left, slamming the door behind you.
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The Buddhist worldview is so vastly different from the Christian faith that even a basic concept like a loving God who interacts with people is foreign to Buddhists. But it's possible to reach out to Buddhists with Christ's good news if you do so in ways they'll understand and appreciate.
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* Build meaningful friendships. Invest the time and energy necessary to develop genuine friendships with Buddhists you know. Get to know them well. Let go of the time-pressured, task-oriented Western culture's philosophy and seek to enjoy your time with Buddhists without hurrying or feeling as if you have to accomplish something while you're together. Become a person who your Buddhist friends trust.
* Help with practical needs. Work either as an individual or with others in your church to help meet the needs of people in your local Buddhist community. Ask those in the community what they need and try to meet those needs, rather than simply offering something without first checking to see if it's what they truly desire. Consider starting or supporting programs to help with childcare, job training, English language skills, or anything else that's needed. Allow your Buddhist friends to help you, too, and express your appreciation to them.
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