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Negotiations and Terrorism: We are not alone
The shooting of a 9 year old girl in the Jewish community of Psagot is surely one of the most despicable and incomprehensible acts. But to the Fatah party's Facebook administrator, the perpetrator is to be idolized and made a 'hero'. The attack on 5 October 2013 is the third 'major' terrorist attack in the last month. There has been a distinct uptick in attacks that has corresponded with an increased push from the US for Israel and the PA to move forward in "peace talks."
There have been various calls from nationalist MKs that assert that the peace talks are leading to increased bloodshed. Many will claim that this is not a new phenomenon but something that is only reoccurring. Indeed the Israeli government should not be surprised with the current situation, since it seems that every time we extend our hand in peace, we only get terror in return.
This repetitive action, which only results in the death of Israeli citizens, leads to some important and unanswered questions. Firstly, does the government realize that peace talks and the increased levels of terror activity actually have a correlation? Secondly, does an acknowledgement that such a correlation exists mandate a change in approach in and of itself? Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly however, is whether or not the Israeli government and Israeli society realized that peace talks resulting in increased levels of violent attacks and terrorism is NOT an Israeli phenomenon.
If my theory holds true – that in many other places of the world, in many other conflicts, increased levels of negotiation lead to increased levels of violence – then at the least this should be cause for rethinking our position. Israelis, and the government that represents them should not view themselves as isolated, nor their situation peculiar.
While my research in this area is ongoing and much more in depth than what can be surmised in this brief article, the recent violence that directly affects my family and my country warrants its early exposure.
According to Data from the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism database, between 1988 and 1998 there were 14 "peace agreements" signed between states and non-state actors, terrorist or insurgent groups. Of these agreements, only 25% were implemented where terrorism had occurred during the negotiating period. Where no terrorism was carried out during the course of the peace negotiations, 60% of such agreements saw some degree of effective implementation.
This period on its own standing shows that terrorist groups have been quite effective in using terrorism at key points in the diplomatic timeline to derail talks, and render agreements non-implementable. The distrust that can be sown from groups who supposedly represent a minority, was enough to move an Israeli public to oust a Peres in favor of a formerly hawkish Netanyahu in 1996, following the upturn in terrorism that came subsequent to the Oslo accords.
Around the same period, in 1997 the IRA increased attacks against British targets ahead of elections. In fact, in the first few months of 1997 they carried out 29 attacks, compared to only 11 in all of 1996. A July 1997 ceasefire agreement was not respected by splinter factions of the IRA who disagreed with a diplomatic track. Terror attacks by the INLA increased dramatically.
So far, in 2013 alone, peace talks in the Philippines have resulted in dozens of attacks including the siege attack on Zamboanga city. Thailand's engagement with the Barisan Revolusi National (BRN) has been marred by constant attacks throughout 2013 but the first week of October was witness to daily—sometimes twice daily attacks. While India attempts to proceed with the diplomatic, peace process route with its neighbouring Pakistan, the potential successes have been coupled with exponential increases in the frequency and lethality of attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, as well as in other parts of the country.
When playing the negotiating game with 'secessionist groups', there are a few rules and assumptions that must be in place from the outset. These theoretical rules are however problematic from the outset when the partner on the other side was, or is, a terrorist organization, and when they have been or continue to be directly responsible for attacks on the party in power. Firstly, the point of negotiations is clear; The government will offer concessions of some variety in exchange for the representatives of the opposing groups ensuring a cessation of hostilities.
The negotiating formula assumes that the party chosen to negotiate with are the relative moderates, and that those carrying out the bulk of the disruptive attacks are a loud but non-representative minority. When an attack is carried out during peace talks however, there are but a few conclusions that can be derived in respect to the 'moderate' party with whom a government is negotiating. 1) The moderate party attempted to stop attacks by all means but was unsuccessful; 2) The moderate party is actually untrustworthy and intentionally chose not to suppress violence to some degree or altogether; 3) The moderate party is too weak, and lacks the necessary support to suppress the violence.
It should be obvious that in a scenario where the first conclusion is arrived at, trust can still exist to the degree that negotiations can continue. In such a scenario it would be normal for the negotiating sides to agree that violence holds back the potential opportunities of negotiations, and that the two sides should work more jointly and cooperatively to ensure non-repetition. Where the third conclusion is reached, a government may or may not be able to carry on with negotiations. However, if they choose to do so, the likelihood of being required to negotiate with other groups, including splinter groups, is significant; as evidenced with the situation in the Philippines. Where the second conclusion is apparent however, a government cannot, in good conscience continue negotiations, for the trust required for the same is non-existent or has been diminished too greatly.
The suggested formulas are more elaborate than this summary can provide, however the impact of the same vis-à-vis the current round of negotiations with the PA is evident.
The ruling Fatah party, and the PA, both led by Mahmoud Abbas have not ceased in their incitement against the State of Israel, and the Jewish people. They continue to honor terrorists and preach the words of martyrdom. They continue to demonize Israelis and Jews, whilst holding murderers and terrorists as the heroes that should be emulated. The PA controlled education system, and the 'state' controlled media pour a steady flow of hate, violence, and indoctrination down the throats of its population, especially its youth. Surely the PA and its actions in this regard play a direct role in the recent spike of terrorist attacks that have coincided with Kerry's announcement, and Obama's orders for a 'full steam ahead' approach to negotiations.
While a long list of political and security related lessons can be learnt from the examination of how spikes in terrorism are linked to "peace talks" around the world, the most important are those that the government should turn into responses effective immediately.
1) A government cannot negotiate with a party who is unwilling to stop violence during peace talks. 2) A government cannot negotiate with a party who plays an active part in violence during peace talks; 3) A government cannot negotiate with a party in whom there is no trust.
Even if it could be demonstrated that the PA has done everything in its power to prevent terrorism—which is impossible—then a government still has an obligation to not negotiate with a party who does not have the power to implement its side of any final deal for that will only lead to a perpetuation of the conflict. The PA appears to fall into both of the two categories that would mandate the Israeli government ceasing negotiations.
While many will respond with the standard rhetoric of 'well, what other choice do we have'?, or 'there is no other option', this remains only rhetoric. Practically speaking, our government has an obligation to protect its citizens, to secure its borders, and to act normally. It is not obliged to negotiate. Alternative plans to a two-state solution can be, and should be discussed. However, the answer to the negotiations dilemma should not be 'Abbas is the best we have'. Instead Israel should at the least maintain the status quo, fight terrorism, and work towards empowering a real moderate with whom real trust can be built. Should such a party fail to arise, then Israel would be well advised to abstain from negotiations.


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Today was Day One of teaching Rwandan pastors. We laid the ground work for the week and covered the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount and there were several insightful questions along the way. Before we left NH, Monica Shannon made bookmarks with Psalm 1 in Kinyarwanda and I handed them out today, discussed the Psalm, and challenged them to memorize it. We discovered that they have very little experience in memorizing verses.
Tonight we were invited to dinner with Robin and Richard Smyth who operate the African Bagel Company in Kigali. It was so encouraging to hear from these veterans of five years about their challenges and opportunities of ministry. They welcomed us into their home and hearts. We shared that we were sending them one of our best Christian role models, Rachel Carter, to help in their work with women who want to be given a hand-up, not a handout. Thanking God for another blessed day learning, growing, and serving the brothers and sisters in Rwanda.
When we arrived "home" from our evening with the Smyths, to our delight, several of the pastors shared with us Psalm 1 from memory!

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- Heather Albee-Scott said...
Hi! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, Living in Utah. Your daughter is so lucky to go to TU, it is such a great school and the people are the nicest around. I love the name of your blog, very funny!
- 7/24/2008
I love that piece of art! Where did you find it?
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- Mia's Mama said...
How wonderful that you just looked up and saw it. Love is always around you :)
Happy Love Thursday
- 7/24/2008
- tangobaby said...
That's a lovely sentiment and image you've posted today. Thank you so much for your warm welcome and visit to my blog.
- 7/24/2008
The heart of abstract art
beats in the artist.
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- laura - dolcepics said...
That is such a beautiful art piece. How heartwarming!
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Welcome to my blog, Genzano it story
and this post, Hello my world
Hello my world
Welcome to my post
Dear readers, let me break away from my farm life story just for this post and we will return to it later on, because I want to tell you just how I felt after I left the farm, you see this story that I am telling you has two sides, one is what I did and the other is how I felt during and after that time that I spent in the farm. Here I have to tell you that I am sorry to tell you that I have felt hurt my entire life, just because I had to live my early life in the farm without even knowing the consequences that could follow from this type of living , so even today my inner self wants to cry out aloud, and so express myself with the knowledge that I have painfully acquired later in my life; you see, in doing what I am going to do and say hereunder, I would like to throw away my shyness forever and never look back at those drawbacks that I had early in my life; so I would like to come into the world and be able to say what I want to say, and therefore break away from the past forever, introduce myself to the world and here is what I would like to say with a loud voice!
Hello world! Hello life! Hello everybody!
And a great and warm "Hello" To all those who are very close to me and love me!
Reader and listeners will you excuse me! And I hope that you will listen to me!
Because I would like very much to say to you that I would like to be friendly with you, since we all seem to be going the same way, in our present earthly life.
So, I hope that you will allow me to be your friend; because it seems to me that many of you over here look very friendly to me. I hope that I am right and that you are very friendly people. So may I ask, if I may have the pleasure of your company?
I hope that you don't mind me if I ask some questions which have come to my mind, and I hope that my dropping in on you will not upset you in any way, I also hope that you don't mind me personally, as I am very keen to be your friend, so I would like to meet you all, or at least all those that are thinking that they can be friendly with me. Since I would like to share some of my time with you, and also some of my very personal views, that is, if you choose to stand by me and you don't mind listening to me, as I want to talk about a few things that are on my mind at the present time, and which in realty effect all of us during our life.
Usually I don't like to be a show off or anything of that sort, but because I have made up my mind to be a different man, and be a man of the world that is able to live his life the best way possible, so, because it is the first time that I have met you, I would like to introduce myself the proper way and make your acquaintance personally. So, I would like to shake your hand to each one of you, and while I shake your hand, I might say, "How do you do" To Mr Y. or X. and no matter who you are; when we used to introduce yourselves we said; "How do you do!" And then, in order to be polite to each and every one of us, we used to bent low and say again, "How do you do!" and "How do you do!" again. This is how it was done in the good old bygone days, as we all very well know nowadays.
Having said that, now allow me to introduce myself in a modern and simple way.
My full name is, "Francesco Menchise" but everybody here calls me Frank, and Frank sounds good and friendly to me, and it is easy to say; so, just call me Frank and let it be, as it will be easy for you and me.
Now that I have introduced myself in a modern and mannerly way, may I ask you your names please? So that you can also introduce yourself, and then we can be friends; I'd like to shake your hand to each one of you, and while I shake your hands I will say, "I am pleased to meet you!" You may answer me, "I am pleased to meet you too." Or if you wish you may say, "The pleasure is mine."
(Here I need to explain the reason of my introduction and why I have done it. I have written this introduction in my writing, in order to give it the importance it deserves in real life. And I believe that it is very important that all children be though and drilled, on how to introduce themselves properly from their parents and teachers. Not only in the way that I have done it above, where it might seem perhaps aggressive: But let the introductions be done in several other ways as it is supposed to be done in real life. So that the children will be ready when a real introduction happens and they will feel secure of themselves. Otherwise they will feel awkward and shy, and they will feel that they have put themselves in a disadvantaged position.)
Now that we have introduced ourselves to each other, and I am so pleased to have met you all; May I be allowed to have a friendly talk with you?
Just to start to talk and say something, I would like to start with a simple everyday talk, which people talk about everyday of their lives, and I would like to tell you how I feel, when I see the way that we behave nowadays, because I believe that we behave in a strange and unreal way. This observation that I have made during my life, I would like to point it out to you to prove my point. But in order to do that I would like to ask you a friendly question; it is a question that anybody would ask you out of politeness, and sometimes this question may take the place of a polite greening. But strange as it may seem, everybody usually gives the same answer to this question or greeting. You may not believe me of course, but here is the proof of what I have just said.
And this question that sound like a greeting would usually be: How are you? Or perhaps: How are you today?
And I am sure that you will all answer me; I am very well, thank you. Or perhaps you'll say, I am well, or I am fine, or I feel great, or I feel as good as gold thanks very much.
And then just to be polite to me you'll ask me back. And how are you today? (And then you'll expect from me very much the same answers that you have given me.) I am very well, thank you. Or I am fine. I am as good as gold thanks, and so on. This seems to me unreal, so I am going to write something later on about how we behave.
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Well I said I had some big news. If you follow me on Facebook you may already know the news but for those with the taste not to follow me anywhere, the news is… That I am moving to Kent in the next month. While we were on holiday we went house hunting just to find the lay of the land so to speak and we kind of got carried away and ended up signing the papers to tale on the house from the first of December. Obviously we won't move in on the 1st but we are aiming for sometime between the 11th and the 16th. Things are moving pretty fast and to be honest it's getting a bit to much.
Last Thursday I went to see my Psychiatrist for the last time before the move and he did what I hoped he would do. He increased my Quietapine to 200mgs at night. He also reduced my Depakote down to 1000mg a day. It's just a shame that we won't be able to complete my drug reductions together. I am going to have to get used to a new doctor and a new way of looking at my drugs. My psychiatrist knew that changing a med causes me problems he took that into account whenever he changed anything. I guess he saw my sensitive side :o)
So dealing with a medication change and all this last minute changes in home status is causing some rather weird side effects. The increase in Quietapine is making me sleep more than I have in ages. I am writing this now and I feel like I could just go to bed and sleep till lunchtime tomorrow. I swear the only two things that are keeping me awake is listening to Les Miserable and the coffee I am about to make myself.
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God that coffee tastes good. Anyway where was I, side effects. Sleep way to much, general lethargy. Basically every side effect that precludes me from packing the house up is hitting me all at once. It's not making me popular I know that much. People are tolerating me now but I can't keep letting it get on top of me.
<Fast Forward 76 Hours>
Please don't ask where the last 3 and a bit days went… needless to say I was awake at 4am this morning wide awake and fully rested. I think I may have slept to much. The only downside of being awake this early is that it is way to early to put the heating on. If we put th heating on this early everyone wakes up like they have been sleeping in the Congo. So we wait till everyone is up to kick the heat on.. I am only typing this to keep my pinkies warm ya know.
Looking over my Twitter feed I see a lot of people talking about Black Friday in the States. Bloody stupid idea if you ask me. Get up at silly o clock in the middle of November and go stand outside an electrics store for the slimmest hope that there will actually be a sale item left after the shop assistants have rummaged their way through all the good stuff. I am glad that we on the civilised side of the world don't partake in that kind of silliness. We'd never do something that insane would we…. Oh be quiet not everyone chases a cheese down a hill for fun.
As I said I have been up since 4am and I have been listening to Ministry of Sounds Anthems Electronic 80's Compilation. It's quite good some stuff I know I have heard before.. I had to have.. we listened to Radio 1 before school in the 80's and this is pretty much all well known stuff from back then(I think) but there are some great tunes that aren't dropping the penny when they start. I have added this one and the second in the set to my iPhone so when I am out you may see a Short Fat Hairy legged bloke body popping to himself. If you do don't call the crisis team or an ambulance, it'll just be me listening to my youth passing me by for the second time.
Oh yeah seeing as it's been three day since I started this post I have to mention that we are up to our arses in packing boxes and bubble wrap. The weird thing is though, it doesn't seem to me as though we have made any headway into the packing. I am hoping that it will all come together all at once like all hard things. We'll see. But one thing I do see in my future is a hell of a lot of Late Nights coming up to get all this done in time.
Right time to quit procrastinating and get something constructive done….. MORE COFFEE!!!
Until Next Time…
Oh Yeah Have some West End goodness…


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As Sunshine State voters line up to cast ballots at early voting sites or hunch over mail-in ballots at home, President Donald Trump flexed his multi-million-follower Twitter muscle today in Florida's closely watched governor's race.
Trump's already thrown his support behind DeSantis, who quit Congress to focus on his bid to succeed outgoing Gov. Rick Scott.
Today's presidential tweet — which went out to his 55.4 million followers and was retweeted to who-only-knows how many more — is the latest installment of the GOP's "crime & corruption" meme targeting DeSantis's opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.
Gillum quickly fired back with a tweet of his own, repeating a mantra where he's chided the president for failing to use the mayor's @AndrewGillum handle (to make it easier for his 407,000 followers to be in the know about the presidential attacks).
DeSantis and his supporters, including Trump, are making hay of the drip-drip-drip of documents being released by Christopher Kise, a Republican lawyer who represents Tally lobbyist Adam Corey. Corey appears to be at the heart of a years-long corruption probe by the FBI into Tallahassee city government. The documents, released in batches by Kise, are in response to an ethics complaint lodged against Gillum. The records show that Gillum accepted a ticket from "Mike Miller," a faux developer who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, to the Broadway hit "Hamilton" two years ago.
Miller also dropped nearly $5,000 on a fundraiser for a committee linked to Gillum, prior to the mayor officially joining the governor's race. The committee never reported the contribution.
Despite being branded a "thief" by the president, Gillum has repeatedly denied that he's done anything wrong, and he maintains he's not the subject of the FBI inquiry.
As for the Sunshine State capital's rep as "one of the most corrupt cities in the Country," we're not sure what metric arrived at that conclusion.
But, in a state where the last governor's races were determined by fewer than 100,000 votes, Trump's social media reach might make a difference.
And if his virtual self doesn't sway voters, perhaps his actual self will.
The part-time Florida man is stumping in two Florida GOP strongholds this week, to boost support for Scott — who's trying to boot U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson out of his long-held seat — and DeSantis.
Trump's coming to Fort Myers Wednesday, and he'll be in Pensacola on Saturday.


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The 5G RF DVT toolset is a network emulation solution for 5G radio design verification test from Keysight Technologies. The new toolset cost-effectively scales from sub-6GHz to mmWave, and from pre-5G standards to new radio (NR). The 5G toolset is the latest solution in Keysight's 5G network emulation solution (NES) portfolio.
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Get cozy in the winter time with these charming pillows …. Perhaps you can make some for Christmas gift 🙂 just an idea. These are my favorites,
Is it just me, or everywhere I turned around I see blackboard style menu, writing and design? Fonts are important parts of the design. They set up the design's mood, I think. Here I gather 51 Romantic and Chalkboard fonts
How to {create} Chalkboards Galore
I am so in love with chalkboard wall decor. I have made my own chalkboard by spraying a piece of board and an old whiteboard with chalkboard spray paint. Honestly, If I have to do it again, I rather buy
Christmas Ornament with old paint brushes
I didn't make these. I bought them at Michaels. They are inspiring DIY craft next Christmas, aren't they? Snowman with clay hat and brush hands. Why haven't I thought of this? Till next years guys. Thanks for being a part
{Christmas Decor}: Chandelier makeover
This chandelier has gone through many transformations. The original color was gold and I painted bronze. Then I added string of crystal beads, which looked OK. I have been meaning to take the beads down and Christmas is the best
You've heard the 'Happily Ever After' story about child adoption. Kudos to those people who has a big heart to open up their house to the needy kids. My version of adoption is getting stuff from consignment store and transform
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I am so excited to finally finish my mantel decoration. After visiting garage sales, consignment stores and my favorite flower supply vendors…. Here is my mantel 🙂 I want it to have a little vintage touch, but on the cleaner
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Aside from my busy schedule making a castle cake, 50 cake pops and a quilted cake for this weekend, I was so enlighten seeing this cupcake stand. I have been in search for a unique cupcake stand lately and this
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The gold chandelier in the dining room has been bugging me for awhile now, and I found out my sis in law hated it too. Too bad I don't have the picture of it. I thought the black chandelier would
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Because we have a big focus on Ecuador… many readers mistakenly think we are promoters of Ecuador. Actually this is not quite true. We are more lovers of small towns and Ecuador has some great small towns and villages. Anyone who reads our Ecuador messages will see that we do not write much about living in the big cities of Quito or Guayaquil.
However we have also always had a focus on Smalltown USA and now that real estate prices are so affordable in the US… we are looking at this more.
Merri and I just returned from a West Coast USA trip…. California, Oregon and Washington.
There are some great places there as I thought that the note below from a reader is worth sharing:
View of Mt. Hood from small town Oregon property for sale.
Gary, I just joined your Ecuador Living Service and am looking forward to those aromatic Mother's Day Roses! I'd like to start the new membership with my contribution to your Small TownUSA pool of choice properties.
I'm Gary's age and have been a one woman rodeo, wearing several hats over the decades, TWA instructor, herbalist, Naturopath, Real Estate Broker, custom log home builder. Building a log home model, landing a few projects, selling and repeating the process enabled me to live rurally & happily. I rode with the natural feast & famines, took some falls, got back up, dusted myself off and kept on going.
I've finally started listening to my body and realize that it's been screaming at me for sometime. I have been so busy with other things and our Non Profit Rescue/Sanctuary that I've not taken the time to tune into my own body and the broadcast that it's been repeating over and over.
Now is the time for me to make some dynamic life style changes, to slow down the pace, stop burning that candle and look more at the quality of life in connection to my body than to look at how much work I can push through in a day. Even computers have their limits on how much they can multi process.
Rather than incur debt and spend my sacred energy to finish this product, I'd like to be wiggling my toes in the Ecuadorian sand this time next year and be sitting around one of your Shamanic Circles. I've lived in 5 countries, have traveled to 80 (including Ecuador) and want Ecuador to be our new home. While a vacation would be an obvious solution, it's just not practical for us. I thought your creative readers might be interested in benefiting from this piece of Small Town USA..
Growing up in Portland you may already know Goldendale? Unlike Portland, 40 years has not changed many things here, same dog- same corner!
People still wave at you, still no traffic signals. The work ethic is strong and cowboys still show up at local restaurants wearing their spurs. Twice yearly traffic jams may inconvenience you 15 minutes or so while families herd their cattle, on horses with herding dogs, to the lush high country spring grass and another 15 minute traffic jam as they are rounded up and herded home in the fall.
Goldendale is in the Columbia River Gorge area at the base of the Simcoe mountains, where the wet, rainy west meets the moderate, sunny (300 days yearly) central part of the state. A town with less than 4,000 population may not have everything you want, but it has everything you need, not the least of which is tranquility!
We enjoy the undulating fields of alfalfa, rodeos, organic cattle ranches, bison, nearby wineries, mouth-watering fruit, outdoor concerts, world-class fishing, birding, hiking, noted observatory, horse trails, rock climbing, petroglyphs, wind surfing, skiing, snow-mobiling, golf, organic foods and more horses than people!
This is the potential ultimate primary home "get away", multi-generation property, corporate retreat or retirement lodge style home offering just about every amenity required in a dream home of dignified proportions and rural surroundings.
House front.
An impressive 20 acre site, all usable, forested with pines in the front and back for privacy, compelling views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, the Simcoes, western sunsets, fantastic sunrises, pasture & great fertile soil. Truly the ultimate for the discriminating home owner near unlimited recreational opportunities and located near the end of a dead end, maintained, gravel road, just 1.5 miles to pavement.
Main portion of home needs finishing with interior touches such as flooring, counter tops, professional kitchen range, some paint, closet furniture/doors, baseboard, window trim. Nothing beyond the average ability of any homeowner. Exterior needs some 2nd story siding, fascia, some window trim.
Attached/separate conference/rec room & upstairs suite needs to be finished, it is to the dried in stage. Handy folks could easily finish this project, estimate including materials for about $50,000, others could spend that much on landscaping.
Property would benefit from expanded photovoltaics & batteries.
Plenty of room for an indoor riding arena to enjoy out-the-driveway-and-to-the-hills-riding.
Replacement costs today, this location including improvements about $763,120, finished listing price would realistically be in the neighborhood of $1,200,000, this type of home appreciates due to:
superior construction
multi generational capability
Columbia Gorge area location
Cash is a great motivator, will also consider Ecuadorian property exchange + cash.
Rustically Elegant Hand Hewn Log Home
12 miles outside Small Town USA
45 minutes to The Dalles Oregon and 2 hours to Portland
20 acres with breathtaking views
Off grid, with Photovoltaic, small wind generators, grid available
4,300+/-sq ft 6 x 14″ ogs
Multi generational capability (Nanny, family, business conference) separate access suite consists of laundry, bath, kitchenette, bedroom, spacious living room .
Below is a conference/home theater with planned wet bar, framed to dry in stage.
Main portion has 3 bedrooms plus loft, 2 full baths, 2 half baths
Hi tech control center, entire home "smart" wired rough in, multiple phones, data, network, security
Hi speed, wireless internet access, the only one on this street, with 14 mile line of site access
Hand crafted efficient, full masonry "Rumford" radiant fireplace w 4 x 4 firebox
soaring interior radiant stone chimney with stone hearth & life size metal Bison head on tile border
Fireplace not showing 4 x 4 fireplace/hearth.
European style clay "Bakeoven" for tasty European style breads & pizzas
toasty warm ceramic tile floors with radiant floor heating
8′ wide front entry steps, 8′ wide rear deck steps
Central vac w kitchen dust bin, rough in, new unit in box
24′ x 48′ shop/barn with 10′ side extensions for storage or horses
24′ x 36′ upstairs of shop/barn has "caretaker" quarters, gas hook up, full bath, kitchen area
50 x 50 Medicine wheel garden & Feng Shui perfect picket fence, with Mt. Hood View through arbor
property fenced with 5′ no climb horse fence/cross fenced, 6′ no climb w rail road ties for stallion area
Front pasture gate.
Some interesting websites of the area:
http://www.klickitat-trail.org/ Klickitat Trail Conservancy
http://wdfw.wa.gov/viewing/birds/index.htm Birding in Klickitat County'
http://bchw.org/lnt/main/BCHWhistory.htm Back Country Horsemen of Washington
http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/ Maryhill Museum
For details contact Toni Reita at firstname.lastname@example.com
Neither Merri or I are involved in this offer in anyway and are just passing this along as part of our Smalltown USA focus.
How We Can Serve You
How to Have Real Safety
There are only three reasons why we should invest. We invest for income. We invest to resell our investments for more than we had invested. We invest to make our world a better place.
We should not invest for fun, excitement or to get rich quick, or in a panic due to market corrections.
This is why the core Pi model portfolio (that forms the bulk of my own equity portfolio) consists of 19 shares and this position has not changed in over two years. During these two years we have been steadily accumulating the same 19 shares and have not traded once.
The portfolio has done well in 2017, up 22.6%, better than the DJI Index.
However one or even two year's performance is not enough data to create a safe strategy.
The good value portfolio above is based entirely on good value financial information and mathematically based safety programs developed around models that date back 91 and 24 years.
The Pifolio is a theoretical portfolio of MSCI Country Benchmark Index ETFs that cover all the good value markets developed combining my 50 years of investing experience with study of the mathematical market value analysis of Keppler Asset Management and the mathematical trend analysis of Tradestops.com.
In my opinion, Keppler is one of the best market statisticians in the world. Numerous very large fund managers, such as State Street Global Advisers, use his analysis to manage over $2.5 billion of funds.
The Pifolio analysis begins with Keppler who continually researches international major stock markets and compares their value based on current book to price, cash flow to price, earnings to price, average dividend yield, return on equity and cash flow return. He compares each major stock market's history.
Michael Kepler CEO Keppler Asset Management.
Michael is a brilliant mathematician. We have tracked his analysis for over 20 years. He continually researches international major stock markets and compares their value based on current book to price, cash flow to price, earnings to price, average dividend yield, return on equity and cash flow return. He compares each stock market's history. From this, he develops his Good Value Stock Market Strategy and rates each market as a Buy, Neutral or Sell market. His analysis is rational, mathematical and does not cause worry about short term ups and downs. Keppler's strategy is to diversify into an equally weighted portfolio of the MSCI Indices of each BUY market.
This is an easy, simple and effective approach to zeroing in on value because little time, management and guesswork is required. You are investing in a diversified portfolio of good value indices.
A BUY rating for an index does NOT imply that any stock in that country is an attractive investment, so you do not have to spend hours of research aimed at picking specific shares. It is not appropriate or enough to instruct a stockbroker to simply select stocks in the BUY rated countries. Investing in the index is like investing in all the shares in the index. You save time because all you have to do is invest in the ETF to gain the profit potential of the entire market.
To achieve this goal of diversification the Pifolio consists of Country Index ETFs.
Country Index ETFs are similar to an index mutual fund but are shares normally traded on a major stock exchange that tracks an index of shares in a specific country. ETFs do not try to beat the index they represent. The management is passive and tries to emulate the performance of the index.
A country ETF provides diversification into a basket of equities in the country covered. The expense ratios for most ETFs are lower than those of the average mutual fund as well so such ETFs provide diversification and cost efficiency.
Here is the Pifolio I personally use.
70% is diversified into Keppler's good value (BUY rated) developed markets: Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
30% of the Pifolio is invested in Keppler's good value (BUY rated) emerging markets: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan.
The Pifolio consists of iShares ETFs that invested in each of the MSCI indicies of the good value BUY markets.
For example, the iShares MSCI Australia (symbol EWA) is a Country Index ETF that tracks the investment results the Morgan Stanley Capital Index MSCI Australia Index which is composed mainly of large cap and small cap stocks traded primarily on the Australian Stock Exchange mainly of companies in consumer staples, financials and materials. This ETF is non-diversified outside of Australia.
iShares is owned by Black Rock, Inc. the world's largest asset manager with over $4 trillion in assets under management.
Pi uses math to reveal the best value markets then protects its positions using more math created by Richard Smith founder and CEO of Tradestops.com to track each share's trend.
We use Smith's algorithms that calculate momentum of the good value markets.
The Stock State Indicators at Tradestops.com act as a full life-cycle measure that indicates the health of each stock. They are designed to tell you at a glance exactly where any stock stands relative to Dr. Smith's proprietary algorithms.
Kepppler's analysis shows the value of markets. The SSI signal indicates the current trend of each stock (performing well, or in a period of correction, or stopped out).
The SSI tells you one of five things:
Akey component of the Stock State Indicator (SSI) system is momentum based on the latest 521 days of trading. A stock changes from red to green in the SSI system only after it has already gone up a healthy amount and has started a solid uptrend.
How SSI Alerts Are Triggered
If the position has already moved more than its Volatility Quotient below a recent high, the SSI Stop Loss will trigger. This is an indicator that the position has corrected more than what is normal for this stock. It means to take caution.
Below is an example of how SSIs work. This example shows the Developed Market Pifolio that we track at Tradestops.com.
Equal Weight Good Value Developed Market Pifolio.
At the time this example was copied, all the ETFs in the Developed Market Pifolio (above) currently had a green SSI.
We do not know when the US market will fall. We only do know that it will. We also do not know if, when the US market corrects, global markets will follow or rise instead.
The fact that the Pifilios are invested in good value markets reduces long term risk.
Additional protection is added by using trailing stops based on the 521 day momentum of each stock in the Pifolio.
Take for example the graph below from our Tradestops account that shows the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF. This ETF had a green SSI and a Volatility Index (VQ) of 13.26%. This means the share can move 13.26% before there is a trend shift.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (Symbol EWU)
Pi purchased the share at$31.26 and in this example the share was $34.43 and rising. Tradestop's algorithms suggested that if the price drops to $31.69 its momentum would have stopped and it would have shifted into trading sideways. The stop loss price is currently $29.86. If EWU continues to rise, both the yellow warning and the stop loss price will rise as well.
When the US stock market bull ends, know one knows for sure how long or how severe the correction will be.
When the bear arrives, what will happen to global and especially good value markets?
No one knows the answer to this question.
What we do know is that the equally weighted, good value market Pifolios have the greatest potential long term and that math based trailing stops can be used to protect against a secular global stock market correction when it comes.
My fifty years of global investing experience helps take advantage of numerous long term cycles that are part of the universal math that affects all investments.
What you get when you subscribe to Pi.
You immediately receive a 120 page basic training course that teaches the Pi Strategy. You learn all the Pi strategies, what they are, how to use them and what each can do for you, your lifestyle and investing.
You also begin receiving regular emailed Pifiolio updates and online access to all the Pifolio updates of the last two years. Each update examines the current activity in a Pifolio, how it is changing, why and how the changes might help your investing or not.
Included in the basic training is an additional 120 page PDF value analysis of 46 stock markets (23 developed markets and 23 emerging stock markets). This analysis looks at the price to book, price to earnings, average yield and much more.
You also receive two special reports.
In the 1980s, a remarkable set of two economic circumstances helped anyone who spotted them become remarkably rich. Some of my readers made enough to retire. Others picked up 50% currency gains. Then the cycle ended. Warren Buffett explained the importance of this ending in a 1999 Fortune magazine interview. He said: Let me summarize what I've been saying about the stock market: I think it's very hard to come up with a persuasive case that equities will over the next 17 years perform anything like—anything like—they've performed in the past 17!
I did well then, but always thought, "I should have invested more!" Now those circumstances have come together and I am investing in them again.
The circumstances that created fortunes 30 years ago were an overvalued US market (compared to global markets) and an overvalued US dollar. The two conditions are in place again!
30 years ago, the US dollar rose along with Wall Street. Profits came quickly over three years. Then the dollar dropped like a stone, by 51% in just two years. A repeat of this pattern is growing and could create up to 50% extra profit if we start using strong dollars to accumulate good value stock market ETFs in other currencies.
This is the most exciting opportunity I have seen since we started sending our reports on international investing ideas more than three decades ago. The trends are so clear that I have created a short, but powerful report "Three Currency Patterns for 50% Profits or More." This report shows how to earn an extra 50% from currency shifts with even small investments. I kept the report short and simple, but included links to 153 pages of Good Value Stock Market research and Asset Allocation Analysis.
The report shows 20 good value investments and a really powerful tactic that shows the most effective and least expensive way to accumulate these bargains in large or even very small amounts (less than $5,000). There is extra profit potential of at least 50% so the report is worth a lot.
This report sells for $29.95 but in this special offer, you receive the report, "Three Currency Patterns for 50% Profits or More" FREE when you subscribe to Pi.
Plus get the $39.95 report "The Platinum Dip 2018" free.
With investors watching global stock markets bounce up and down, many missed two really important profit generating events over the last two years. The price of silver dipped below $14 an ounce as did shares of the iShares Silver ETF (SLV). The second event is that the silver gold ratio hit 80, compared to a ratio of 230 only two years before.
In September 2015, I prepared a special report "Silver Dip 2015" about a silver speculation, leveraged with a British pound loan, that could increase the returns in a safe portfolio by as much as eight times. The tactics described in that report generated 62.48% profit in just nine months.
I have updated this report and added how to use the Dip Strategy with platinum. The "Platinum Dip 2018" report shares the latest in a series of long term lessons gained through 40 years of speculating and investing in precious metals. I released the 2015 report, when the gold silver ratio slipped to 80. The ratio has corrected and that profit has been taken and now a new precious metals dip has emerged.
I have prepared a new special report "Platinum Dip 2018" about a leveraged speculation that can increase the returns in a safe portfolio by as much as eight times.
You also learn from the Value Investing Seminar, our premier course, that we have been conducting for over 30 years. Tens of thousands of delegates have paid up to $999 to attend. Now you can join the seminar online FREE in this special offer.
This three day course is available in sessions that are 10 to 20 minutes long for easy, convenient learning. You can listen to each session any time and as often as you desire.
The sooner you hear what I have to say about current markets, the better you'll be able to cash in on perhaps the best investing opportunity since 1982.
Tens of thousands have paid up to $999 to attend.
In 2018 I celebrate my 52nd anniversary in the investing business and 50th year of writing about global investing. Our reports and seminars have helped readers have better lives, with less stress yet make fortunes during up and down markets for decades. This information is invaluable to investors large and small because even small amounts can easily be invested in the good value shares we cover in our seminar.
Stock and currency markets are cyclical. These cycles create extra profit for value investors who invest when everyone else has the markets wrong. One special seminar session looks at how to spot value from cycles. Stocks rise from the cycle of war, productivity and demographics. Cycles create recurring profits. Economies and stock markets cycle up and down around every 15 to 20 years as shown in this graph.
The effect of war cycles on the US Stock Market since 1906.
Bull and bear cycles are based on cycles of human interaction, war, technology and productivity. Economic downturns can create war.
The chart above shows the war – stock market cycle. Military struggles (like the Civil War, WWI, WWII and the Cold War: WW III) super charge inventiveness that creates new forms of productivity…the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, production line processes, jet engines, TV, farming techniques, plastics, telephone, computer and lastly during the Cold War, the internet. The military technology shifts to domestic use. A boom is created that leads to excess. Excess leads to correction. Correction creates an economic downturn and again to war.
Details in the online seminar include:
* How to easily buy global currencies, shares and bonds.
* Trading down and the benefits of investing in real estate in Small Town USA. We will share why this breakout value is special and why we have been recommending good value real estate in this area since 2009.
* What's up with gold and silver? One session looks at my current position on gold and silver and asset protection. We review the state of the precious metal markets and potential problems ahead for US dollars. Learn how low interest rates eliminate opportunity costs of diversification in precious metals and foreign currencies.
* How to improve safety and increase profit with leverage and staying power. The seminar reveals Warren Buffett's value investing strategy from research published at Yale University's website. This research shows that the stocks Buffet chooses are safe (with low beta and low volatility), cheap (value stocks with low price-to-book ratios), and high quality (stocks of companies that are profitable, stable, growing, and with high payout ratios). His big, extra profits come from leverage and staying power. At times Buffet's portfolio, as all value portfolios, has fallen, but he has been willing and able to wait long periods for the value to reveal itself and prices to recover.
This chart based on a 45 year portfolio study shows that holding a diversified good value portfolio (based on a good value strategy) for 13 month's time, increases the probability of out performance to 70%. However those who can hold the portfolio for five years gain a 88% probability of beating the bellwether in the market and after ten years the probability increases to 97.5%.
Time is your friend when you use a good value strategy. The longer you can hold onto a well balanced good value portfolio, the better the odds of outstanding success.
Learn how much leverage to use. Leverage is like medicine, the key is dose. The best ratio is normally 1.6 to 1. We'll sum up the strategy; how to leverage cheap, safe, quality stocks and for what period of time based on the times and each individual's circumstances.
Learn to plan in a way so you never run out of money. The seminar also has a session on the importance of having and sticking to a plan. See how success is dependent on conviction, wherewithal, and skill to operate with leverage and significant risk. Learn a three point strategy based on my 50 years of investing experience combined with wisdom gained from some of the world's best investment managers and economic mathematical scientists.
The online seminar also reveals the results of a $80,000 share purchase cost test that found the least expensive way to invest in good value. The keys to this portfolio are good value, low cost, minimal fuss and bother. Plus a great savings of time. Trading is minimal, usually not more than one or two shares are bought or sold in a year. I wanted to find the very least expensive way to create and hold this portfolio so I performed this test.
I have good news about the cost of the seminar as well. For almost three decades the seminar fee has been $799 for one or $999 for a couple. Tens of thousands paid this price, but online the seminar is $297.
In this special offer, you can get this online seminar FREE when you subscribe to our Personal investing Course.
Save $468.90 If You Act Now
Subscribe to the first year of The Personal investing Course (Pi). The annual fee is $299, but to introduce you to this online, course that is based on real time investing, I am knocking $102 off the subscription. Plus you receive FREE the $29.95 report "Three Currency Patterns for 50% Profits or More", the $39.95 report "Silver Dip 2017" and our latest $297 online seminar for a total savings of $468.90.
Triple Guarantee
Enroll in Pi. Get the basic training, the 46 market value report, access to all the updates of the past two years, the two reports and the Value Investing Seminar right away.
#1: I guarantee you'll learn ideas about investing that are unique and can reduce stress as they help you enhance your profits through slow, worry free, easy diversified investing.
If you are not totally happy, simply let me know.
#2: I guarantee you can cancel your subscription within 60 days and I'll refund your subscription fee in full, no questions asked.
#3: You can keep the two reports and Value Investing Seminar as my thanks for trying.
You have nothing to lose except the fear. You gain the ultimate form of financial security as you reduce risk and increase profit potential.
Subscribe to Pi now, get the 130 page basic training, the 120 page 46 market value analysis, access to over 100 previous Pifolio updates, the "Platinum Dip 2018" and "Three Currency Patterns For 50% Profits or More" reports, and value investment seminar, plus begin receiving regular Pifolio updates throughout the year.
Subscribe to a Pi annual subscription for $197 and receive all the above.


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Second graders through seniors who reside in Olathe and who are public, private or homeschool students are eligible to apply in the performance category, while the visual arts and video category is restricted to juniors and seniors attending an Olathe School District high school and residing within district boundaries. Continue reading
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Gîte - Self Catering - House Detached, single storey, separate entrance, in a property
from $64/Night (rates)
7 people 4 adults, 3 kids
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Ground surface : 2,150 Sq.ft.
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- View : Sea/ocean, country side, garden/park, courtyard, river, village
- Kids welcome
- Setting : Historical, Tranquil
- River at 660'
- Horse riding, Fishing
- Pets friendly
- Exposure : South
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Parking : Parking uncovered : 1 off road.
baby equipment : High chair, infant tub
Interior House with View: sea/ocean, country side, garden/park, ...
Receive up to : 7 person(s) (4 adults, 3 kids)
Liveable floor area : 1,300 Sq.ft.
Interior layout : 3 Room(s), 3 bedroom(s), 2 shower room, 2 toilets, living room 300 Sq.ft., sitting room 172 Sq.ft., american style kitchen, dining room, dining area, cosy nook
Sleeps - bed(s) : 2 full bed(s), 1 sleeper sofa(s) 2 pers, 3 twin bed(s), 1 baby cradle
Guest facilities : Fireplace, T.V., DVD player, board games, book collection, cable/satelite, internet access, wardrobe, heated towel rail, electric heating, Glazed in area, skylights, Drapes, Blinds, Double glazed
Appliances : Crockery/flatware, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, electric coffee maker, electric kettle, toaster, juicer, food processor, electric raclette set, fondue set, gaz stove, oven, micro-wave oven, electric fries fryer, extractor hood, refridgerator, deep freeze, dish washer, washing machine, clothes dryer, vacuum cleaner, iron, ironing board
Exterior Gîte - Self Catering in Setting: historical, tranquil
Ground surface : 2,150 Sq.ft.
Outside accommodation : Terrace 270 Sq.ft.
Outside setting : Private courtyard 650 Sq.ft., enclosed grounds 2,150 Sq.ft., lawn 2,150 Sq.ft.
Outside amenities : BBQ, yard table(s), 8 yard seat(s), trolley on wheels, parasol, yard seated area, 2 sun recliner(s), child's swing, climbing frame, sand box
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Cleaning1 X / per week$44
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Baby sitting$17
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Kids welcome
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Leisure, Surroundings, Location Home 55940
Leisure Estréelles - Pas de Calais - Opal Coast
Specific activities on site or less than 3 miles :
HORSE RIDING Pas de Calais
FISHING Opal Coast
Leisure activities less than 12 miles : Bathing, pedalo, snorkelling, water skiing, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, golf, tennis, riding school, pony club, pathway/broadwalk, coastal/forest paths, hiking, mountain bike (path), sand yachting, kite flying, flying (club), glider (club), boat trips, horse trecking, mini-golf, go-karting, ten-pin bowling, basketball, volleyball, acrobranch, fishing, fishing
Supervised : Sailing school, dive school, tennis school, riding school
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, discotheque, restaurant, movie theater, park and garden, leisure park, zoo/animal park, sea world, exhibition center, art gallery, historical site, museum, antiques & bric-a-brac, local craftstore, casino, race track, natural spring baths, thalassotherapy center, sauna, steam baths, health spa, beauticians, fitness center, Bio farm
SurroundingsCountryside - Opal Coast
COUNTRYSIDE VACATION Touristic region : Opal Coast
Locality :
Heated swimming pool at 2.5mi.
Sea/ocean at 6mi.
Sandy beach at 9mi.
Shingle beach at 25mi.
Rocky beach at 25mi.
Nudist beach at 9mi.
Public swimming pool at 2.5mi.
Public tennis court at 9mi.
18 hole golf course at 9mi.
Flying clubs at 9mi.
Watersports centre at 9mi.
River at 660'
Forest at 0.62mi.
Marina at 6mi.
Slipway at 6mi.
Amenities :
Village center at 0.62mi.
Bike/mountain bike hire at 9mi.
Car rental at 9mi.
Breadstore at 1.85mi.
Caterer at 1.85mi.
Local stores at 1.85mi.
Supermarket at 1.85mi.
High class retailers at 9mi.
Hairdressing salon at 2.5mi.
Mail office at 2.5mi.
Bank at 2.5mi.
ATM at 2.5mi.
Drugstore at 1.85mi.
Doctor at 0.93mi.
Nurse at 0.93mi.
Hospital at 6mi.
Dispensary at 6mi.
Location AccessHouse Estréelles
483, rue du Marais
62170 EstréellesNord Pas de Calais
GPS coordinates of the city
Latitude 50°30'10.332"N
Longitude 1°47'15.756"E
Access routes Gîte - Self Catering 55940
at 11,8mi. / 10min.
Freeway (exit) A16 sortie 25
Berck, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France
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Étaples, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France
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Railroad station Étaples Le Touquet
Étaples, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Cities close by
Montreuil sur Mer (2.5mi.)
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no killing the lynx this time
He is just the embodiment of those who are really hungry, don't see any creppiness here. Plus seeing him in this form is awesome!
I say boris is creepier this time 'round.
Caroline is actually kinda cute this loop. .3.
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ahh i see
"He" is also biologically female.
Not really. He is a shapeshifter. My interpretation is that he cannot reproduce except as a female, because he's sterile as a male. But that doesn't make him biologically female. He's biologically whatever he wants to be.
… Mentally, Boris was raised and identifies as male. Physically, he defaults to his male form, unless he's extremely hungry. Biologically, he's female, with the ability to shape shift. He's PHYSICALLY whatever he wants to be due to shape shifting, but not biologically whatever he wants to be.
Biologically, his true form is female. But he is presenting as a male and I assume he's transsexual because he goes by the name "Boris." So I'd use "he."
Remember in Jurassic Park where they found eggs in the park even though they were suppose to be all female dinosaurs. The dinosaur's DNA was also of a frog that was able to gender swap in case of one gender being too many around to help the species. I see Boris like that, just a little more freely to do so.
She ded… She SOOOO ded…. Poor girl… :c
okay, boris looks scary now. maybe he'll accept his severed hand if it's covered in bbq sauce.
Or eat it…
that's kinda what i meant: no food in the kitchen, all that can be found is a bottle of bbq sauce. either he'll go berzerk and eat caroline, or she'll be smart enough to dump the entire thing on the severed hand and give it to him in a last ditch effort to save her fluffy hide. it might work, maybe, i hope so.
Just keep chopping, eating, and regenerating. Infinite food supply.
good plan, but unless he grows accustomed to his own flesh, they'll run out of bbq sauce before they run out of boris-meat.
I think she's in a tad bit of trouble…I wonder if she has any seditives on hand? or potentially IN hand.
Just grab the bottle of barbecue sauce from the fridge and whack him upside the head. Guaranteed to lose consciousness far more efficiently than traditional sedatives and anesthetics! If you try now, you can get a second whack at him absolutely free! WhackBottles limited while
supplies last Boris tries to kill you.
I mean, it really got out of hand
Boris' "WHAT?!" face is perfect.
Love the look on Caroline in the last panel ^_^
If he's that desperate for meat, he could start by eating the severed hand. Naturally unless his metabolism is 100% efficient, that won't be enough to regrow a hand, but it ought to be enough to have something in his stomach and be calm long enough for whatserface to go to the grocery store, right?.
Just a thought for next time, Caroline, make sure the fridge is stocked -before- you go hacking the limbs off shape-shifting carnivores.
Oh yes, Caroline is FAR creepier than Boris. Just look at her– it's so creepy how she doesn't transform at all. Transforming is the new normal.
Also, a lynx that doesn't have a ready supply of meat on hand? How creepy to undermine her predator status.
Not that you know of… But who knows if Mandy's body is enough to fully contain Meilin? Perhaps that serial killer energy is spread throughout the whole cast of characters.
Boris' "Want You Gone":
[to Mandy]
Well, here we are again,
Anthropomorphic pleasure;
Remember when you made Rexley my wife
Oh how we laughed and laughed
But Rexley wasn't laughing.
In other circumstances, I'd have been after your life.
I'm starting to get hungry
Nothing but A1 sauce
I just got out of bed
Now Caroline's here to nom.
She was a lot like you–
Maybe not quite as heavy–
Now, little Caroline is in here too.
One day she woke me up
And had my forearm severed
And then the dame became the chinchilla's breakfast food…
You want your Meilin, take her
Fuse both of you inside
Of what was once your body–
Now you're playing Jekyll and Hyde.
Goodbye, devoured friend
Oh… yummy lynx– and panda
You need some honey or you will go bad.
No food to go to waste
I just need Rexley here now
Maybe once he is eaten,
he'll start loving me back REDACTED
I'm a shapeshifting bastard
Raised on another sun
I can't stand that I'm adopted
Why would she just give me up?
Why would she just give me up?
Why would she just give me
Well Boris takes it now!
I see the (possible?) overlap of when Rexely ate all the food…
Is that a monitor top fridge? on a spaceship? Kind of reminds me of firefly with its anachronisms.
Oh, you tease me with this page .//w//.
I love hearing their voices from the KS video in my head as I read the dialogue. Very nice!
Took long enough for the next page to come out. But it was worth the wait.
Nothing says loving like something baked from the oven…or open flame in this case.
HA! That's so Farron.
Poor Mason, I'm squeamish too, I share your pain fella.
Has he eaten Sesame's cooking before? I'd forgotten about that.
I like this page a lot. It's fun to see the characters interact in such a candid way. Poor Mason, I called it that he was going to throw up. I would (and have) have done the same. Faron playing the lovable jerk is always enjoyable, and Scrab looks so happy with his giant drumstick! Belly rubs for Scrab for being so damn cute!
Seriously guys, great job on such a cool page! I love these characters more and more with each page.
It's difficult to read Farron's intent towards Sesame. At one glance it does sort of seem like flirting in a way, he seems to enjoy getting here riled up and teasing her. But I wonder if it is more like a big brother taking care of a little sister.
Farron does have experience looking after and protecting Dante when they were growing up after all. Which he also applied when he met little Raziel. So he clearly does have a soft spot for those that are vulnerable and/or inexperienced. I think deep down he doesn't want anyone else to suffer like he did, even though he would never admit it.
You got Farron's viewpoint down pretty well! But it could be a both of sibling-like teasing and flirting 😉
It's really funny to think about but with a little discipline he has some good fatherly qualities, would just have to chain him to the ground and take away his liquor XD
Farron can't get committed with Sesame or else Dante will cause trouble, (whether in real life or just in his head) and besides, Sesame & Mason are pretty much shipped anyway, it's pretty much set in stone that that's what the final pairing will be at the end of the story.
The most I'm expecting to see between Farron & Sesame is close contact and a kiss will feelings of intense shame, or am I just playing a game of cat and mouse to trick the authors into making the story a certain way?
We'll never know.
dante should shut up less they take up his suggestion
Mason is gonna eat all right. 😉
Awww! Mason and Sesame are so cute!
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I also dont know for certain but I believe Gran Turismo 3 was one of the highest selling games of all time. It was one of the first console games I am aware of that looked photo-realistic.
It was a good year in general obviously for gamers what with the releases of the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox but the games is what people talk about more than anything.
This was also the first year where the current 3 relevant console makers first started competing against one another. The landscape hasnt really changed much since Sega started going third-party. I guess other than Sony introducing a competitor to Nintendo's portable.
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2day, we are going to have our holiday 4 a week, same like schools..
after that, i'll go to Kedah 4 PBS with echah n ain.. and stay there 4 a week at zati's
as my ro0mate (ciape 2??) n i share the same 'habit' (kuat makan heee >_<),
she plans to go to the soooo many food stalls and restaurants
that prepared the delicious n tasty Kedah's food. (6t hbs pbs,, gedempol laa kami..huuu).
i hope i'll learn something new during my pbs,,
n get a lot of sweet memories with my beloved buddies..:) InsyaAllah..


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Setting Up Partial Fractions When You Have Distinct Factors
Your first step in any problem that involves partial fractions is to recognize which case you're dealing with so that you can solve the problem. One case where you can use partial fractions is when the denominator is the product of distinct quadratic factors — that is, quadratic factors that are nonrepeating.
For each distinct quadratic factor in the denominator, add a partial fraction of the following form:
For example, suppose that you want to integrate this function:
The first factor in the denominator is linear, but the second is quadratic and can't be decomposed to linear factors. So set up your partial fractions as follows:
The number of distinct quadratic factors in the denominator tells you how many partial fractions you get. So in this example, two factors in the denominator yield two partial fractions.
Working systematically with a system of equations
Setting up a system of equations is an alternative method for finding the value of unknowns when you're working with partial fractions. It's not as simple as plugging in the roots of factors, but it's your only option when the root of a quadratic factor is imaginary.
Here's a problem to illustrate this method:
To start out, see how far you can get by plugging in the roots of equations. Begin by getting a common denominator on the right side of the equation:
Now multiply the whole equation by the denominator:
5x – 6 = (A)(x2 + 3) + (Bx + C)(x – 2)
The root of x – 2 is 2, so let x = 2 and see what you get:
Now you can substitute
Unfortunately, x2 + 3 has no root in the real numbers, so you need a different approach. First, get rid of the parentheses on the right side of the equation:
Next, combine similar terms (using x as the variable by which you judge similarity). This is just algebra:
Because this equation works for all values of x, you now take what appears to be a questionable step, breaking this equation into three separate equations as follows:
At this point, a little algebra tells you that
So you can substitute the values of A, B, and C back into the partial fractions:
You can simplify the second fraction a bit:
Quadratic factors of the form (ax2 + C)
When you start out with a quadratic factor of the form (ax2 + C), using partial fractions results in the following two integrals:
Integrate the first by using the variable substitution u = ax2 + C so that du = 2ax dx and
This substitution results in the following integral:
Here are some examples:
To evaluate the second integral, use the following formula:
Quadratic factors of the form (ax2 + bx + C)
Most math teachers have at least a shred of mercy in their hearts, so they don't tend to give you problems that include this most difficult case. When you start out with a quadratic factor of the form (ax2 + bx + C), using partial fractions results in the following integral:
Okay, that's way too many letters and not nearly enough numbers. Here's an example:
This is about the hairiest integral you're ever going to see at the far end of a partial fraction. To evaluate it, you want to use the variable substitution u = x2 + 6x + 13 so that du = (2x + 6) dx. If the numerator were 2x + 6, you'd be in great shape. So you need to tweak the numerator a bit. First multiply it by 2 and divide the whole integral by 2:
Because you multiplied the entire integral by 1, no net change has occurred. Now add 6 and –6 to the numerator:
You have added 0 to the integral, which didn't change its value. At this point, you can split the integral in two:
At this point, you can use variable substitution to change the first integral as follows:
To solve the second integral, complete the square in the denominator: Divide the b term (6) by 2 and square it, and then represent the C term (13) as the sum of this and whatever's left:
Now split the denominator into two squares:
To evaluate this integral, use formula shown in the previous section:
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