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2018 Red Sox Post-Season Analysis
With about three and a half weeks to go before the Red Sox play their first post-season game I thought I would write about how things are shaping up for them and the other contenders in the American League. I think we all agree that without a healthy Chris Sale the...
Do The Red Sox Have To Make a Deal to Improve?
There's lots of trade talk out there before the deadline later this month. Most of the talk has been centered around the Oriole shortstop Manny Machado and where he will go. Also what starting pitcher the Yankees will trade for. It looks like all the teams that have a...
Mid June Red Sox in Good Position
By this time in the season we pretty much have figured out who the teams are that have a chance to make the post-season. Even though we knew in spring training who the better teams were there are a few teams who have exceeded expectations. The Phillies are one as well...
Cora Sticking With His Plan
Alex Cora came into spring training with a good idea of how he wanted to manage this Red Sox ball club. After all, he was the bench coach for the World Champion Houston Astros and witnessed a style of play that was successful.
Can David Price Come Back After Worst Outing in Years?
I turned on the TV to watch the Red Sox open a four game series against the Texas Rangers. I wanted to see how David Price would do against a lousy Texas team. I figured he'd make quick work out of their lineup for at least seven innings. The Rangers had their...
MLB's Young Players Making Big Impact
Make no mistake, the development years for an athlete are from the ages of eight through seventeen. There are late bloomers but not many. Their high school junior and senior years are when scouts and college coaches are looking to sign players for their teams or organizations.
1967: Keeping The Memories Alive!
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I was doing a little clean up this weekend and uncovered these fun mini clipboards I've had forever. They are smaller than a wallet-sized photos, so after covering them with patterned paper and inking up the edges, I trimmed down the photos to fit.
On the back of the clipboard, I used the negative space of the larger cat from the set's die-cut image to sponge on white ink to create a cat silhouette. (I free-sponged a tail, too!)
I finished with two of the sentiments from the set, popping them up with mounting tape. Both the magnets and the girls are super cute!


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Change & Sameness
Today was a hard day. I moved yesterday. Now I live in Slidell, a town about 30 minutes over the river from New Orleans, a town I'd only stepped foot in maybe twice before moving to. Everything feels familiar in that american way where everything is strip malls, gas stations, and fast food joints. I will still commute into New Orleans to work in the square on the weekends. It is so strange how the familiar can grow estranged; the way a lover can become a friend and then a stranger again.
It is weird to drive into the city I've felt to be home since 2004 and not be able to afford the rent anymore. I can hardly imagine how people with generations of family rooted there felt after Katrina. I'm getting my barings and finding my a pace.
When I drove in this morning I realized I'd fucked up; I'd felt so on it- so functional and adult like, and then realized I'd left over half of my art work packed away, across the river. I biked the mile back to my car ready to pay my penance with an hours car ride. Before leaving I decided - I've got enough materials with me, I'll just hustle the portraits as hard as I can today and work with that.
And today was a wonderful day! I did a total of 9 portraits and people were beyond generous with their time and money and patience and self hood. It is really very tricky to attempt some form of physical/emotional reflection of another human in short time spans. I am hoping that over time I can become adept at form enough (I mean anatomy- physical likeness) that I can spend the bulk of the time studying the very nuanced sensations I get from the person and trying to elaborate that more.
I can feel how meaningful it is for people to feel 'seen'. I want to offer them that in the fullest way possible. Sometimes what we see isn't all pretty. I can see all the assumptions I make about how people feel about their own physical forms; Men I feel less pressure to make appear 'attractive' (basically the same reflex as society at large). Homely people I often push toward greater beauty in a way that feels 'pure' or 'dignified'. (I want those people to know I see beauty in them because I see it in everyone!) Stereo typically pretty women I know will be easy to paint and I feel a bit more freedom to mess around with the piece because I assume they are firmly confident in their physical presence (what an assumption!). People who rub me at all as rude/demanding (which is really not many since folks don't really sit in that mindset) will likely end up with something unidentifiably unpleasant in their portrait.
Today I started the day with a couple who have now become welcome friends & familar faces. It was my second time painting one of them, and I felt so much freedom. It was the first time painting his husband and I felt the same freedom there too. From there I had a lot of very young women/girls inhabiting very interesting age ranges- from around 11 to 18. It was fascinating to me to see so much emotion and thought and yet this immense sense of possibility (so different from a 40 year old face!). I had a few moments where I felt some kind of pressure to make these girls look 'pretty' (the same pressure they surely face everyday!) I had to push that thought away like a fly landing on my shoulder over and over again - just so I could really look and actually see them. I am starting to think it may be harder to see and paint a pretty woman honestly than anyone else.
Two of my favorite moments were: The last painting I had great difficulty with and the model (12 years old) was incredibly patient. I was getting mauled by doubts - "is her nose too big? is her face too wide?" I was picking it apart the way teen magazines and the worst of female advertising encourages us to do. The person in front of me seemed beautiful and amazing and complex and I worried that if she thought this image of her didn't match some hollywood idea that it could mess with her self esteem and I didn't know how to handle that sense of responsiblity. Her dad came by and glanced at it and clearly wasn't psyched. I sighed and said "well maybe this one just doesn't work, sometimes it's like that" I handed her the work as it was and- her face lit up! She was thrilled to see this image of herself. I was thrilled to watch a 12 year old make their own value judgement and be firm in it. The other moment was a 14 year old who drew a small sketch of me and gave it to me. (Posted here-Drawing by Maggie Mae- featured in first portrait)
(In English- 'Faces') This is a little film I made based on a voicemail from a friend. I am very pleased with it.
"For the world, your least notable face; for yourself, no face at all." - Kenneth Patchen
Yesterdays 15 min sketch portraits on the square! Crazy how nervous & excited & alive i feel while doing these! I feel like my sign/explanation is some form of comfort blanket for me that makes it so i can just paint and can worry less about making a 'nice painting'. I do wanna make a more permanent version of the sign & maybe word it more concisely somehow...but for now it brought about the exact kinds of people & experiences i was hopeing for! 1. This was the least accurate & most interesting painting for me. Of my old friend Nathan, who doesnt really look like a dead ginger jesus. 2. Only one i got a photo of with the sitter! Had great conversation with this solo traveler! I have a special affection & respect for people that travel on their own. It gives you such a sense of how much you can trust & rely on yourself & truly enjoy solitude. It also leaves one open to random experiences like this! 3 & 4. Two sisters whos father commisioned the sketches. It was really interesting painting 2 people in a row who were related and had such similar but district bone structures & features. Excited to paint more!
I've been looking for a way to do portraits on the square where i can actually still enjoy painting. Also capitalism makes majority of our interactions transactional & predictable and i'd like to make a little room for exchanges outside of that. So im inviting people to just sit for 15 minutes and let's see what happens. If they want to buy the piece- okay, they can- and if not- thats fine too. Mostly im doing this because i love painting from life but having to appease people puts a damper on the whole thing. This way i feel like i can really be in the painting-- if i sense something that doesnt look like them or isnt particularly flattering i can still explore it. These are acrylic on yupo paper- The first two sketchy ones are 15 min sketches of 2 of my co-workers. The last one is more like 30 min where i was letting layers dry and trying to build up the paint some. Had a great time working on these!
I've been looking for a way to do portraits on the square where i can actually still enjoy painting. Also capitalism makes majority of our interactions transactional & predictable and i'd like to make a little room for exchanges outside of that. So im inviting people to just sit for 15 minutes and let's see what happens. If they want to buy the piece- okay, they can- and if not- thats fine too. Mostly im doing this because i love painting fron life but having to appease people puts a damper on the whole thing. This way i feel like i can really be in the painting-- if i sense something that doesnt look like them or isnt particularly flattering i can still explore it. These are acrylic on yupo paper- The first two sketchy ones are 15 min sketches of 2 of my co-workers. The last one is more like 30 min where i was letting layers dry and trying to build up the paint some. Had a great time working on these!
Continuing Learning
I semi-impulsively signed up for a local two day painting workshop with Susan Hotard. I admire her paint handling- there is obvious care and intent in how she handles light and there is a sense of joy, almost care-freeness in her loose brush work. I had some apprehensions about attending the workshop- primarily $, time, and what the parking situation would be since the studio is in the city and I am devoid of paralell parking skills. Somehow all these things worked out well- a collector bought work online which basically covered the workshop for me and when I called to ask what the parking situation looked like Susan told me I could call her and she would come and park for me herself!
As it turned out there was plenty of space on the side roads. The workshop spanned two days, 8 hours a day. The time flew by. We had 2 different models, Susan did demos for us and talked a lot about her process.
In contexts like these I find myself eager to follow instructions, I am aware that I can only get as much out as I put in (attention wise) and know I am not there to paint how I normally would. It is really interesting to take an experience that is common and regular for us and see it through someone elses eyes and how it takes on foreign qualities.
Also it is really heart warming to be in a room where people give a fuck about the same thing as you. Hearing people sigh about mid tones or get really excited about the highlight on a forehead is refreshing for me. Over time this is something I have come to love more and more about classical painting approaches, I am glad to not be working in a vaccuum where it's up to me to discover everything for the first time. (Although- in another aspect- that is inevitable.)
My main take aways were:
-The use in making 'posters' -Basically reducing all shadows down to clear blocks out areas in the begining of a painting. And then keeping those light and shadow areas clearly distinguished.
A phrase susan said a number of times: 'It's easier to tame a wild horse than to bring a dead one back to life'
(Which is painting means- go a bit wild and messy and chaotic at first, with passion, it's more possible to rein that in than to be overly cautious in the start and then try to liven it up toward the end.)
Damn, it's good to write and paint and think about depression when I'm not actually depressed! All of the romanticism of depression and 'mental illness' in general particularly in association with the arts seems to paint a much more exciting image than that of lived experience. Typically when I am in the deeper end of depression (and often during any overwhelming emotion, including anger) all I want to do is sleep. I notice my dreams become more vivid and my dreams even feel more 'real' and relevant than my waking life. Writing this now I realize it sounds conspicuously similar to the plot line of 'The indian in the cupboard' (which was one of my favorite books my mom read to me as a kid.) This painting was done from life and the model actually appeared very content and at peace, the lighting had a gorgeous ethereal quality. But somehow this piece came very clearly to embody very particular aspects of depression for me. A very heavy impenetrable-seeming quiet. Blank endless expanse without meaning. Grey on grey on grey on grey. Why move? Why choose this or that? I can't tell you how many days I have slept through while the world outside hummed and moved and chose things and did stuff and it really did not seem to matter that I was not out there being a part of it- because I didn't really feel like a part of it anyway.
'The Daytime Sleepers' 22" x 15" Oil on Arches Archival Paper
Uncertainty & Gratitude
It's been a generally shaky year for me, but one thing that has panned out in an incredible way is getting back out on the fence! I quit my bartending gig and got a coveted jackson square license and have been working as a self-employed full time artist since. Before I got the permit I kept rationalizing that it would make sense to just throw my cards in and give yet another go at making a living off my work since I'm going to be creating it and attempting to share it anyhow. A move like this has an entirely different meaning since having a child, just like everything has an entirely different meaning since having a child. Before it is edgy and daring and after it is questionably irresponsible & potentially impoverishing. While I'm not getting rich I'm getting by and I really wouldn't ask for more. I am selling most of my work within a week or two of producing it. Not only does this keep the groceries coming but prevents a sense of stagnation from watching my work pile up around me. Not to mention I have absolutely no place to store a collection of my own work. I love going out on the street and meeting strangers. I love making paintings that surprise and provoke me and having those experiences shared and extended into other people. All I can do is be grateful and work to keep this going.
Ha ha ha ha!
It's far too appropriate that it has taken me over a year to update this.
Too much has happened in a year for me to delude myself or anyone that I could just plunk it all right down here with words.
I'm in transition once again. Painting now feels like my grounding point and a stabilizing force. I find the time. I started tending bar. It's a laid back enough place that on dead nights I can sit in a window onto bourbon street and draw quick sketches of people passing by. I am acquiring stacks of these little sketch books that can fit in ones palm. What will I do with all of them? What do any of us do with ourselves?
I feel steady in my craft. I miss my long idle hours. I love my son who now sucks them up, leaving some scattered for sleep or shower. I enjoy having my circumstances dictate my materials; Palette knife + limited palette oils for the moments I need to take myself seriously. Pull out the wooden easel and make shift paint palette from the freezer (because I am too frugal to waste even a dime of paint.) When my child cries awake from napping or my eyes pull me to sleep I can just wipe the knives clean without worry of a spilled can of turpentine.
At work I have my tiny notebooks + micron pens...and lately brush pens. Massing...god I love massing. Toying with fast drying materials. Acryla? Gouche on Vellum? I now feel like one who has clearly defined their food allergies and skips toward the buffet to gorge themselves.
I made a person
Some similarities I noticed between making a person & making art:
I've also had some ideas for a series of photos or drawing or paintings...basically about loss of bodily control and how it connects infanthood, pregnancy/birth and old age/death. Hopefully I'll be able to culminate that into something tangible sometime soon.
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Exercise can be so booooooorrrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg. Especially when you have to do a full 45 minutes of it. Just think what else you could be doing instead? Eating. Sitting. Laying down even. That would be nicer, wouldn't it?
Well we have some pretty great news for those you of (like us) who find doing exercise a bit of a snoozefest.
Incredibly, a study has now found that doing one minute of intense exercise is as good for you as working out moderately for 45 minutes.
In a study featured in The New York Times, scientists found that just 60 seconds of high intensity exercise has a comparable physiological effect on the human body to 45 minutes of lighter exercise. So what are you still doing on that rowing machine? Off you pop.
The study consisted of three groups of objectively out-of-shape men and measured muscles, aerobic fitness, and blood sugar regulation. The first group, which functioned as a control group, changed nothing about their existing routine. The second was assigned to an endurance training routine, which consisted of 45 minutes moderate pedaling on a stationary bike. The third group's workout lasted approximately 10 minutes with a grand total of 60 seconds of that time dedicated to all-out strenuous pedaling on the same stationary bikes. Five minutes were dedicated to warming up and cooling down, and the other five were spent alternating between 20 seconds of arduous pedaling and two minutes of leisurely pedaling.
At the end of the study, scientists re-examined the blood sugar regulation, aerobic fitness, and muscles of each participant, and found that the gains between the moderate exercise group and the interval training group were virtually identical.
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Monday, December 15, 1997
by Greg Markus (firstname.lastname@example.com)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Dec. 15, 1997) -- The Boring Portfolio started the week by losing another 1.88%. Slides in shares of Borefolio leaders Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL) were part of the problem. Getting another 10% sliced off Green Tree Financial (NYSE: GNT) didn't exactly help, nor did Tidewater's (NYSE: TDW) $1 3/8 ebb.
The Borders and Carlisle losses were on tiny trading volume, and I see no reason to be concerned about either one. Regarding Borders, a story in current issue of The Economist suggests that the bookseller's foray into the international marketplace by way of Singapore is making quite a splash.
According to the article, "Singaporeans have responded in a sort of collective bibliomania" to Borders's unrivaled selection of books, magazines, CDs -- not to mention cafe', "cosy armchairs and well-informed staff." The "revolutionary" idea of actually encouraging shoppers to hang out and browse is reportedly creating a national sensation.
Mark McClure, a Motley Fool reader and participant living in Japan, confirmed all this in an email to me today. Mark wrote that he was in Singapore last week "and witnessed first-hand the throngs of students, businesspeople, children, mothers, etc. jamming the store until closing at 11pm."
"I was also privy to the more conventional Singaporean bookstore -- lots of 'Don't Sit Down and Read' notices (and nowhere to sit anyway)," he continued. Mark wrote that he felt "like a kid in a candy store" at the Singapore Borders and ended up spending US$150 there.
Which is just about what I spent this weekend at Borders #001 here in Ann Arbor.
As for Carlisle, late this afternoon the company announced that its Sparta Brush subsidiary has acquired Zimmerman Brush Co. of Chicago. According to the press release, "Zimmerman is a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial brushes to the janitorial and sanitation markets." Carlisle says that the acquisition provides Sparta with access to "an attractive new customer base and complements Sparta's line of superior quality brushes supplied to the foodservice, food processing and other institutional markets."
I just love news like that.
I spoke with Robert Ryan, Carlisle's chief financial officer, late last week as part of our review of all current Borefolio holdings. In particular, I wanted to find out whether the company was suffering any ill effects from the "Asian flu."
"The good news is that our exposure to Asia is very limited. The bad news is that our exposure to Asia is very limited," Ryan replied.
He elaborated that what he meant by that was that although the current financial turbulence in Asia affects Carlisle very little, Asia represents an important untapped market for the companies products, and it has begun to ramp up its presence there by opening an office in Hong Kong.
We also talked about Carlisle's highly successful strategy of acquiring small -- and sometimes not so small -- companies and increasing their profitability by providing managerial expertise, access to capital, and selling synergies -- just as this latest acquisition exemplifies.
I'm delighted that I discovered Carlisle, and it will always have a home in the Borefolio.
Poor Green Tree Financial. It once towered over the Borefolio, brushing its top branches at the $50 mark. Now it resembles Charlie Brown's scraggly little Christmas tree.
Today, Green Tree stock dipped momentarily into the teens, and closed down $2 at $20 1/2, on news that Standard & Poor's had affirmed its BBB+ senior debt rating and BBB subordinate debt rating on Green Tree and had revised its outlook to "negative" from "stable."
On the plus side, S&P noted Green Tree's "excellent franchise name and market position in the manufactured housing sector," its "long track record at successfully implementing and managing a securitization strategy," the growing diversity with regard to offered products," and the company's "strong profitability."
On the other side of the ledger, however, S&P pointed to the "debatable level of earnings and capital that exists at any company with a high reliance on securitization," and the fact that "specialty finance lenders have been adversely impacted by the intensely competitive environment in the industry, particularly through write-downs of excess servicing receivables."
Is this the end of the bad news for Green Tree? I have no way of knowing. My judgment right now, however, is that once the spate of year-end tax-loss selling has abated, the Tree will once again begin to bloom.
Speaking of blooming, shares of Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) recovered $15/16 on Monday, and FelCor Suite Hotels (NYSE: FCH) rose $5/16 on news that the REIT had set its quarterly dividend at $0.55 per share.
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Stock Change Bid CGO --- 25.69 BGP -1 5/8 30.31 CSL - 11/16 44.13 CSCO + 15/16 77.50 FCH + 5/16 37.81 GNT -2 20.50 PMSI --- 13.13 TDW -1 3/8 53.69
Day Month Year History BORING -1.88% -5.87% 6.29% 22.31% S&P: +1.05% -1.17% 30.06% 54.98% NASDAQ: -0.00% -5.77% 19.02% 47.61% Rec'd # Security In At Now Change 2/28/96 400 Borders Gr 11.26 30.31 169.30% 8/13/96 200 Carlisle C 26.32 44.13 67.62% 6/26/96 100 Cisco Syst 53.90 77.50 43.79% 3/8/96 400 Prime Medi 10.07 13.13 30.35% 12/23/96 100 Tidewater 46.52 53.69 15.40% 3/5/97 150 Atlas Air 23.06 25.69 11.40% 11/6/97 200 FelCor Sui 37.59 37.81 0.59% 2/2/96 200 Green Tree 30.39 20.50 -32.54% Rec'd # Security In At Value Change 2/28/96 400 Borders Gr 4502.49 12125.00 $7622.51 8/13/96 200 Carlisle C 5264.99 8825.00 $3560.01 6/26/96 100 Cisco Syst 5389.99 7750.00 $2360.01 3/8/96 400 Prime Medi 4027.49 5250.00 $1222.51 12/23/96 100 Tidewater 4652.49 5368.75 $716.26 3/5/97 150 Atlas Air 3458.74 3853.13 $394.39 11/6/97 200 FelCor Sui 7518.00 7562.50 $44.50 2/2/96 200 Green Tree 6077.49 4100.00 -$1977.49 CASH $6318.47 TOTAL $61152.85


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I'd been hearing about the "barefoot trim" off and on for years. There were people who swore by it. After doing some research, I decided that there wasn't specifically something that could be called The Barefoot Trim. There was the Strasser Trim, developed by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, DVM. This trim was supposed to mimic the type of hoof that wild horses had. But it seemed complicated, and the more I read about it, the more confused I became. And I wasn't completely convinced that wild horses necessarily had the healthiest hooves, either.
Consequently, my Boys simply wore ordinary shoes about 10 months of the year, and go barefoot during the summer. I had no rhyme or reason.
At a Parelli Level Two clinic that I was attending, I met Officer Greg Sokoloski of the Houston Police Department Mounted Unit. Greg was also a Parelli student, and he had his police horse Shadow with him.
Greg was involved in the new Barefoot Program for the Houston Police Dept. Out of 36 police horses, they had 21 currently barefoot. They were quite happy with the success of the program. Their goal was to extend the working life of a police horse, rather than have to retire them due to lameness and other issues that arose out of the occupation hazard of police horse work – city streets. Greg also did some trimming for friends, on the side, and he was able to explain "going barefoot" in a way that took all the mystery out of it. I decided to give it a try with Marker.
The basic premise involves following the natural line of the hoof. When you do, the foot should fall into it's correct angle without a lot of cutting and trimming.
He removed Marker's shoes, and using his hoof knife, scraped old, dead stuff out of the sole of the foot. He really didn't cut it out, just removed what could be taken out easily. As soon as he did, I could see clearly that the hoof wall had grown out well past the sole of the foot. The sole, he said, was the natural line. He used his knife to cut a little around the bars til we could see the bars. He bars, he said, were the "level". He took out his nippers and trimmed the wall down to the sole. He did not touch the frog, except a little at the point. The frog, he said, was the cushion.
As soon as Marker had his new trim, I could see immediately that he was standing different. His feet were under him, he looked more like a natural horse. Although I had to confess that he looked less like the Tennessee Walking Horses I was familiar with. But that was okay. His comfort was the most important thing, and we could afford to experiment.
He seemed to be fine as I led him back to his stall. The "twist" in his right hind leg was definitely less pronounced, although not gone entirely. As I worked with him the next week, I could see that with the shorter toes he did not lift his front feet very high. But since I had been gradually moving him away from the Walking Horse type of trim, this was no surprise. Always a "pacey" horse, I simply wanted to work him back into his Walking Horse gaits. They didn't have to be the high-stepping show horse gaits.
I had expressed surprise to Officer Sokoloski that police horses could go barefoot. Due to the hard terrain and slippery conditions, I had always assumed that they would need borium-tipped shoes in order to maintain traction. He said that this was, in fact, the prevailing theory when they began their program. But they found that barefoot horses actually had better traction, and with the cushier frogs they did not get as sore as a horse that pounded the pavement in a hard shoes.
You can read all about the Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol's barefoot journey at The Horses Hoof. There are several good websites about the barefoot horse, but I found the clearest description at Barefoot for Soundness.
I'm excited about trying this. And I think Marker is too.


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Discussion in Mapping Discussion started by Dirtbag, May 30, 2011
Will be updated when all illegal spots have been regulated.
If megaupload doesn't work you can upload them to www.minecraftmaps.info
I own that site and have unlimited storage/bandwidth
the file will be in minecraftmaps.info/uploads/yourfilename
Thanks, I'll try that.
Edit: I tried it. But I couldn't access the download myself. Just confusing for me. Sorry.
it's there and has the exact same file name that you named it.
i will look into these when i get home tonight or tomorrow
lol sorry. I thought it would go to a download page. The download pop up went behind the browser. That confused me. XP
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Instant Kill - Volume 1 Chapter 7
FuZhou Power
There was an absolute silence, no one said anything for 30 seconds. And all of a sudden, Luo Jie laughed loudly, causing him to cough. The girl was frightened. She came forward hurriedly and patted Luo Jie on the back using her small hands. "Grandpa, what's so funny! You…Grandpa, is he really your disciple?" The girl asked.
Luo Jie smiled, "Yes, he's correct, you should call him little uncle!"
"12th, this is my granddaughter, Luo Wei Jie. Ha Ha, she has FuZhou potential as well, she is still a disciple, but she will be advancing soon."
Luo Wei Jie said curiously, "12th? What a strange name!"
Guo 12th grinned, "Not strange at all, if you have 17 brothers and sisters, and your parents didn't want to waste time and effort thinking of names, using numerical ranking is the easiest choice."
Luo Wei Jie was surprised, "Grandpa, is he really 8 years old?"
Guo 12th did not wait for Luo Jie's response, "How old do you think I am?" he asked back.
Luo Jie smile, "Okay, this girl is problematic…12th is indeed 8 years old. There is no need to lie."
Luo Wei Jie said happily, "This child is so funny, he speaks like an elder. He he…" 12th suddenly realized that Luo Wei Jie was walking towards him. He was after all only 8 years old and his body was still not fully grown. When arguing with a 20 years old person, he will be at a disadvantage if they decide to use violence. Therefore, 12th did not wait for Luo Wei Jie to come closer, and said, "Teacher, I am leaving…Good bye…" He quickly ran away regardless of his image.
"Aiyaya, this child is too crafty!"
Luo Jie Yelled, "Little Jie, come back! No respect!"
Chang Ye Ran and Chen Chun Zhai left with a smile. Luo Lao followed them and said to Guo 12th, "Little brother, I will bring my team to your courtyard in a few days."
Guo 12th said, "Brother Luo, you don't have to live with me yet. He He, but please come pick me up every 10 days, you can decide how you spent the rest of your time." Of course 12th understood that Luo Lao was reluctant to support him. He just could not disobey Teacher's words, therefore 12th gave Luo Lao the authority to do as he pleased.
As expected, Luo Lao said happily, "Sure…EH…" he realized that he would get in trouble if his Grandpa finds out. "Let us get to know each other first."
Luo Lao could not figure out why his Grandpa asked him to follow an 8 years old child. Luo Lao's team had a bit of fame in the North Fu Sect. The 7 man team was strong. It will be shameful if people found out they were following a disciple.
Luo Lao was struggling inside. He did not dare to disobey his Grandpa's words. And now he could only take it one step at a time. He did not know how to tell his teammates.
12th was not interested in what Luo Lao was thinking about. The only thing he focused on was to get stronger and to remain safe. His safety was required, to successfully reincarnate again, which was his ultimate goal.
It was late noon when 12th got back to his courtyard. The sky was dark, snow was swirling heavily, and the exhaled air was quickly turning into ice on a piece of leather that was covering his mouth and nose. Auntie Lan and Auntie Xin were waiting for him by the door. Seeing 12th come back, they quickly stepped forward, "12th, come in quickly, be carefully not to catch a cold."
Guo 12th enjoyed the care from them and thus has gotten closer to them. He smiled and said, "Auntie Lan, let us eat together."
Auntie Xin said, "12th, we've received flour and meat today, Ha Ha, we weren't expect this much."
12th asked casually, "How much?"
Auntie Xin said excitedly, "300 kg of flour, 600 kg of meat, 400kg of big bones for soup, and 100 Big Fu Bills! These will last for ten days!" She was an ordinary person, living outside and has never seen so much food, therefore she was a little excited. The truth was that the food given to 12th's group was not that much.
There was a total of eleven people. 30kg of flour, 60 kg of meat, and 40kg of bone will be used everyday. Each person will eat around 2.5kg flour, about 6 kg meat, and some soup, however, people in this world had a gigantic appetite. Children like 12th already ate a lot, without needing to mention those Fu Warriors.
Guo 12th calculated a bit and knew that the food wasn't that much, but he did not want to spoil Auntie Xin's happy mood. He simply said, "I will leave the cooking to you."
Auntie Xin was in charge of all the chores at home, while Auntie Lan was responsible for taking care of Guo 12th's daily needs.
After dinner, Chen Chun Zhai brought in a child.
In the small living room, Guo 12th met his second supporter, Chen Bing, who was ten years old.
Guo 12th observed Chen Bing carefully. The child looked indifferent, was not very sturdy, had a slender physique, had shoulder long soft black hair, an oval face, and looked very delicate. But his tilted eyes and eyebrows made him look fierce. His lips were tightly closed, sitting there without saying a word.
Chen Chun Zhai felt uncomfortable, "Little Bing has always been quiet since he was young. He might seems cold on the outside, but he is passionate inside. He will only talk to people he is familiar with."
Guo 12th has met a lot of children with this type of behavior in his previous life. He did not need to do anything. They would get familiar with each other as time passed. 12th said, "Grandpa Chen, take it easy. Just let Chen Bing live here for now, we will consider everything later when he gets familiar with everyone. Huo Bao, take Chen Bing to his room."
Chen Chun Zhai sighed to himself, "12th acts more like an older brother than Chen Bing." He said, "I will ask the servants to bring over food and commodities for Little Bing." He stood up and said, "I will leave him to you 12th. You can punish him if he does anything wrong, you do not need to be considerate of me."
This was the rule, as a supporter, they need to have the resolve to sacrifice their life for their master, this rule was determined by profession and did not mean they were inferior. Supporters are not servants, but family, Guo 12th clearly understood that. However, in a battle, supporters will have to obey their masters, even if they make a wrong decision. Therefore, it is really important for Fu Warriors to choose their own masters. It will not be only bad luck to choose a foolish master, it might even cause them their lives.
Guo 12th said, "Grandpa Chen, I will take good care of Chen Bing. Now let him get familiar with Huo Bao first, so that they could discuss cultivation methods."
Chen Chun Zhai was very satisfied with 12th's arrangement. He left trustingly.
Guo 12th did not mind being lively, but he preferred to be alone. This deep rooted habit was formed in his first life. He was a monk at that time and has always practiced alone. As a monk it was normal to be alone for dozens of days. Over time, 12th has fallen in love with the sense of solitude, and this habit has continued to this life.
After sending away Chen Chun Zhai, he chatted a bit with Huo Bao and Chen Bing and told Huo Bao to take care of Chen Bing. After, he went to the underground laboratory and started to organize everything he had received.
A money bag from his father with 60 Black Fu Bills and 100 Silver Fu Bills inside. On the way to the North Fu Sect, he used around 2 dozen Black Fu Bills. Later, Chen Chun Zhai gave him 160 Black Fu Bills. Therefore he had about 200 Black Fu Bills left. He was really poor.
He will receive 100 Black Fu Bill every ten days as a disciple of the North Fu Sect. The money was used to support the living conditions for everyone in his courtyard. He could not use it for his personal use.
Chen Chun Zhai gave him three books when they were on the ship, "Animal Research", "Tree Species", and "Jade". The golden identification card he received in the inner court. The patterned bone Chen Chun Zhai received from his father.
The Fu books Chang Ye Ran gave him. These books should only be owned by FuZhou Masters, but Chang Ye Ran gave them to him in order to tempt him to be his disciple.
The Fu Books from his teacher Luo Jie. 12th realized that the books were rarely seen Great Fu Books when he opened them. It included all the basic courses for FuZhou Knights, as well as "The Complete Volume on Enhancing Fu" for Fu Warriors. The most precious book was, "FuZhou Power", which was a book that specifically described the cultivation of FuZhou power.
This book was obviously hand-written, it did not use the common wood printing. Every page contained comments and pictures, which should have been written and drawn by Luo Jie. With a quick glance, 12th could tell that the book was definitely not an ordinary book sold in the market, it should be an extremely valuable book.
Guo 12th understood that he had to cultivate his FuZhou power first in order to learn about the purification of raw material. Knowing that time was precious, he quickly began to read the book about FuZhou power.
Guo 12th was quickly indulged with the book. The book was approximately an inch thick, there were not many words describing the cultivation of FuZhou power, most of them were comments, explaining the methods of cultivation in great details. This was the reason why Luo Jie was certain that 12th could self study.
Guo 12th was reading at a very fast pace. He used two hours to finish reading and then meditated. He was not in a hurry to practice. As a child with the soul of an adult, he was surely different from the other children. 12th wanted to absorb and digest the contents of the book until it was fully understood. He decided to memorize the whole book.
A moment later, he stopped meditating and began to memorize, just like how he chanted the monk scriptures.
For five consecutive days, apart from sleeping, eating, and chanting scriptures during the night, 12th was memorizing the book. . Thanks to his strengthened soul, he had an extraordinary memory. He fully memorized the book after reading it a couple of times. Even though he already memorized the book, he did not stop reading it. He read it over and over again as if he wanted to engrave the contents into his soul.
With the methods of FuZhou cultivation in his mind, he carefully put away the book on the 5th day. He still did not start to practice, instead, he continued to think about the implications of the content. He took notes of what he did not understand and thought about those constantly.
Ten days quickly passed by, Guo 12th gained his own insights and perspective regarding FuZhou power. And today was the day to go visit his teacher Luo Jie. He sat on Luo Lao's carriage.
"Brother Luo, weren't you bringing your teammates over? How come I have never not met them yet…"
Luo Lao hesitated and did not know what to say. He wanted to speak with his teammates regarding these changes, but could not utter a word. Plus he did not feel any pressure since Guo 12th stayed in the underground laboratory all day. He then decided to take his time, but ten days has already passed by.
Guo 12th smiled softly and did not ask anything more. He bent this head into the leather robe against the freezing wind.
The whole trip was quiet, and soon they arrived at the estate of Luo Jie.
Luo Lao was afraid to see Luo Jie. He excused himself and waited outside. Guo 12th walked inside, led by a Fu Warrior.
Luo Jie was not in his room. The Fu Warrior leading the way said, "I can only lead you up to this point, Young Master 12th, please go yourself, someone ahead will lead the way."
Guo 12th nodded and thanked the Fu Warrior. He walked forward without hesitation. Another Fu Warrior was waiting ahead after two corners. The Fu Warrior saw 12th and motioned him to follow him without saying anything. Soon they arrived in front of a stone cottage. There were two Fu Warriors guarding the door. One said, "Master commanded for Young Master 12th to go down directly."
Guo 12th went into the stone cottage. There was nothing inside except a door, which was a hallway leading downwards. He knew that it should lead to his Teacher's laboratory.
The hallway was not long and there was no barriers or traps. 12th went inside. He was astonished with his mouth wide opened when he saw Luo Jie.
There was an exceptionally big and sturdy man, naked, standing on a circular stone stage. Guo 12th noticed that there was many Fu inscriptions engraved onto the stone stage.
Guo 12th was not surprised at how sturdy the big man looked, but was surprised over the fact that Luo Jie was standing in front of the big man.
A silver book was floating in front of Luo Jie's chest. It was about the size of an opened magazine, 2 inches thick, flashing out silver halos. The book was like an object with high speed vibration. 12th could not read it clearly, he could only see the size and the color, but not the contents. He saw Luo Jie clicking on the opened page of the book solemnly with his finger.
A streak of faint red glow popped up and hit the big man in his chest. His body began trembling and the Fu inscriptions on the stone stage began to rotate. A light green glow extended up towards his feet. Soon, the big man stopped trembling and gradually calmed down.
Guo 12th was observing carefully and noticed the stopping point of the red grow was at the collar-bone. The bright red Fu inscriptions appeared on the skin, and gradually printed itself onto the skin, becoming tattoos.
Luo Jie clicked on the open-page again and another streak of red grow popped up and hit the big man on the chest. Guo 12th already figured out that Luo Jie was helping the big man enhance his strength.
Guo 12th waited for two hours before Luo Jie finished the enhancement.
The big man respectfully saluted Luo Jie, put on his clothes and left. Luo Jie used his finger to click on the silver book, and the book closed mysteriously. As Luo Jie breathed, the book shrank quickly, becoming a cloud of glowing silver mists, and floated into his mouth.
Luo Jie saw Guo 12th staring at him with a face of astonishment. He smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, this is the Innate Fu Book of a FuZhou Great Master."
"Innate Fu Book?"
Guo 12th only understood the basic knowledge of a FuZhou Knight, and did not know anything about FuZhou Great Masters. For the first time he has seen the FuZhou Great Master's methods of enhancement, he felt it was awesome. It was simply too amazing.
Luo Jie smiled, "Do you know what's the difference between a FuZhou Knights and a FuZhou Masters?"
Guo 12th shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Luo Jie said, "The difference between them was, FuZhou Knights do not have Innate Fu. They would need to be promoted to FuZhou Masters in order to possess their own Innate Fu, and FuZhou Great Masters… possess Innate Fu Books. Of course, Innate Fu Books have different forms, for example, Innate Fu Volumes, Innate Fu Collections, etc, but, they all share similarities."
Guo 12th understood that he was very lucky because many FuZhou Knights and even FuZhou Masters do not have the chance to see an Innate Fu Books. He asked, "Was that Uncle enhancing his strength?"
Luo Jie said, "The Fu inscriptions on his body were too messy, I was helping him fix it. He is not my supporter. He was introduced to me by an old friend."
Guo 12th understood it was not easy to ask a FuZhou Great Master for help. His Teacher would not necessarily agree to help if this big man was not introduced by his friend.
"How were the ten days of practice? Hey! You still have not started?"
Luo Jie was a little surprised. Everyone could not help but immediately start practicing once they have received the methods of FuZhou power, but there were no signs of practice showing on this little child's body, which made it feel strange.
"Correct, Teacher, I did not start yet."
Guo 12th said easily, as there was nothing to hide.
Luo Jie sat down cross-legged, and signals Guo 12th to sit down, then he said, "Oh, can you tell me the reason why you are not in an hurry to start?" He was very patient. He can easily control his temper at his age.
Guo 12th said, "Teacher, I believe that no matter how much I practice in the future, the first step is to completely understand the contents of FuZhou power. I cannot start practicing without fully understanding what it truly is. The second step is to remember and further understand the contents. And the final step is to begin practicing."
Luo Jie praised 12th inside, "This child is not simple. He has a very clear mind at such a young age." He asked, "Do you understand everything yet?"
Guo 12th said, "I have a lot of doubts and questions, therefore I am coming to consult with Teacher."
12th took out a paper and a brush, asked all his questions one by one while recording them carefully. Cultivation is very important, which mean one should not be careless. Luo Jie acknowledged 12th's approach to learning. This was the attitude a professional should have, observant and diligence.
Luo Jie explained everything in detail, and sometimes even checked 12th's notes to see if he had written anything wrong.
There were many patterns written in the book "FuZhou Power". Luo Jie demonstrated them all, so Guo 12th could have a better understanding. It was difficult to master the essentials of the actions by simply looking at the patterns in a book.
Time flew by. They went through the questions one by one. Luo Jie was teaching earnestly and Guo 12th was learning sincerely. Both of them forgot about dinner. When Guo 12th's stomach began to rumble loudly, Luo Jie noticed that it was already nighttime. He said, "This should be all, you can start practicing when you have completely understood everything."
Guo 12th rubbed his sore wrist, placed away the brush and ink, organized his papers and said, "Teacher, I am eating here. I will starve to death before I get back home!"
Luo Jie laughed happily and said, "No problem, no problem, I will ask the kitchen to make more food, let us go eat!" He commanded a Fu Warrior to tell the kitchen and then walked out of the underground laboratory holding onto 12th's hand.
Guo 12th was very satisfied with the gains today, as was Luo Jie. This disciple was not only smart, but also studious. And 12th again ate the Fu food.
Truly a FuZhou Great Master, the level of Fu food cooking was a level above Chang Ye Ran's. Guo 12th was very satisfied with the Fu food. It tasted even better than all the delicacies he had from his previous life.
Guo 12th said goodbye and left after dinner. Poor Luo Lao just grabbed something to eat outside because he did not dare meet Luo Jie.
Looking at the depressed appearance of Luo Lao, Guo 12th could not help, but laugh inside. 12th did not tease him, as a strong Fu Warrior, Luo Lao was not one to be trifled with. He went into the carriage and looked over the notes he had taken and compared them to the original ones from the book. He tried to find the solutions to the problems by looking through the original notes from the book and comparing it with the new ones.
The next day, Luo Jie sent someone to give 12th, four carriages of basic materials and tools to practice. Luo Jie was not worried about 12th at all, even though 12th has not begun to cultivate FuZhou power yet.
There were four carriages of supplies, three of them contained materials, and one of them had tools that are specially used by FuZhou Knights. Without mentioning the value of the materials, the tools alone were worth 10,000 Black Fu Bills.
Guo 12th was not a naive little child, he was shocked at the amount Luo Jie casually sent to him. This is the advantage of having a good Teacher. In fact it was also because of 12th's own efforts, which had earn his Teacher's appreciation, thus causing him to send the tools and materials so that he could focus on practicing.
However, Guo 12th could not use any of the tools and materials until he has successfully cultivated his FuZhou power, therefore he moved all the materials and tools into his laboratory. He then took out his notes and started to make the final conclusion. He had already understood the contents of "FuZhou Power", and also understood how to go on with the practice. He had also figured out all the answers to the questions after his Teacher's explanations. 12th went through everything again and tried to find any questions he might had missed.
Spending a whole day, Guo 12th made sure that there were no other questions. Only then did he begin to cultivate.
To cultivate FuZhou power, one did not simply sit down and meditate, they had to follow along a set of movements. The set of movements was strange, only requiring one to constantly walk with a strict rule regarding the direction. But there was a lot of movements for the arms and wrists, and the movements of the fingers were the most complicated.
There were 9 sets of basic movements in total, with each set having 36 different moves.
The FuZhou power would be cultivated after successfully finishing the 36 moves of the first set, but it was very difficult to finish these 36 moves. Because besides the moves, one's mind must be highly focused until it reached a state of enlightenment, only then can the traces of FuZhou power emerge.
Once a trace of FuZhou power emerges, it will continues to grow as long as one puts in continuous effort.
The movements of the first set not only cultivated FuZhou power, the 36 moves were also the most basic Fu controlling methods known as the "36 Move Methods". With 9 sets of movements there will be a total of 324 moves for Fu control. These were the basic methods every FuZhou Knight must be familiar with.
Luckily, Guo 12th had memorized the whole book and could remember all the patterns in his mind, otherwise it would have been difficult to practice while looking through the patterns on the book.
Guo 12th started mirroring the moves. He did not seek to immediately enter a state of enlightenment, instead, he wanted to be familiar with all the moves first. He spent two days to get familiar with all the moves.
Being familiar with all the movements will not be enough to cultivate the traces of FuZhou power, Guo 12th clearly understood this, he stopped practicing the moves, rested, ate, chanted, and slept until he felt refreshed. Eventually he decided to start to practice again.
The 36 basic moves were not very complicated, the only thing a little complicated were the movements associated with the fingers and wrists. After Guo 12th began to feel confident with all the moves, he started to concentrate his mind and performed the movements over and over, in order to reach the state of enlightenment.
Guo 12th was not a child, his mind was completely that of an adult. In addition, he had more life experiences than many adults. He had lived through three lives, with his first as a monk, he had his own unique sense of cultivation. As a result, he quickly entered the state of enlightenment, performing the 36 moves unconsciously.
It felt like sleepwalking, like a feather floating within the wind, the feeling was incredible. Together with the repeated movements, Guo 12th immersed himself in the state of enlightenment. For a total of 8 hours, he was moving tirelessly. At the beginning, it took him 20 minutes for a complete set, but towards the end completing a whole set only took a few minutes. His mind was more and more focused, and a trace of FuZhou power emerged.
Suddenly, Guo 12th stopped moving, in the trance of the moment, he woke up.


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Becoming a landlord has many benefits. Whenever you rent or lease your house to a tenant, you are taking on the role of a landlord. Someone else paying your mortgage while you still hold the deed. A risk is that you have to be willing to lose money or have some negative cash flow before you start seeing a return on your investment.
Many times, the rent in your area may not be high enough to cover your mortgage payment so this will incur a monthly negative cash flow. For instance, if your monthly mortgage (PITI) is $1500 and the maximum rent you can charge is $1200, then you'll have to pitch in $300 a month to keep your mortgage current.
You'll also have to anticipate the following:
- Tenants missing or not making their payments,
- Tenants who trash the house,
- General house maintenance & repairs,
- Vacancies while one tenant moves out and another moves in,
- General house cleaning, carpet cleaning and interior painting between tenants.
If you have equity in your home, you may be able to cover the mortgage and all these costs. However, if you have little to no equity, you need to evaluate your budget and determine if you can cover these costs. Most homeowners don't like the cost or hassle of becoming a landlord.
Leasing is another option, especially if you want to hold the property long term and can afford any negative cash flow.
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Our office has tried 5 jury cases in the last 10 months in Metro Atlanta, and the Court's instructions regarding the use of social media has not always been consistent. For a lawyer who thinks that because she practices in a small town in a rural part of our country and therefore don't have to worry about things like Facebook and blogs, think again. A recent USA Today article pointed out the extensive use of social media by prospective jurors in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where the county seat has less than 30,000 residents.
Here is - to us - the best and most concise jury instruction yet regarding regarding tech to communicate when seated as a juror:


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BOSTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Emmanuel Thursday evening in non-conference action.
The Lions slide to 3-3 on the season with the loss while the Saints improve to 1-3 overall.
Courtney McCarthy (Merrimack, N.H.) finished with a team-high five kills while adding 10 digs on the night. Kayla Dean (Lansdale, Pa.) recorded 13 assists and seven digs in the match. McKenzie Walling (Rock Hill, S.C.) notched 11 digs and one ace while Rebecca Ashman (Havre de Grace, Md.) also chipped in with 11 digs.
The home team prevailed 25-17 in the opening set to grab a 1-0 edge.
Emmanuel stretched its lead to 2-0 with a 25-14 win in the second frame.
The Saints clinched their first victory of the season after edging the Lions 25-20 in the third.
Marissa Cataldo paced the hosts with nine kills and Carly Church posted 21 assists.
Up next, Eastern Nazarene heads to Lasell for a tri-match with UMass-Dartmouth September 9.


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Door skin laminates – Painting furniture can be an excellent choice to bring old and worn furniture to life. Or also can to customize them with a unique color scale. The process for painting a solid wood door is quite simple. Since old furniture can simply sanded and repainted. However, many modern and cheap doors are from laminate. Which means they have a thin layer of wood or plastic glued on a chipboard base?
Painting laminate door can be difficult. But if you have certain considerations in mind, you can give your door a quality finish and the color you like. So, don't doubtful to do it yourself. For the recommendation about door skin laminates, you can scrape paint drops that have dried using a knife and then re-paint that area.
Plastic tarpaulins and cardboard debris are useful to prevent the floor from getting dirty with drops or paint splatters when doing door skin laminates. However, you should avoid using newsprint because paper tends to stick to painting door when it is still wet. If the laminate door skin is use too much, consider applying a layer of transparent sealant. Such as polyurethane, on the paint to protect your skin door.


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SBR Cafe au Lait --- "Laite" (pronounced Lah-teh)
aka Angelica, Latty
Born: July 25/2003
Pedigree says that she is a Chocolate Smoke Berkshire Satin Dumbo Doe, but as an adult she looks like a Lilac Berkshire Dumbo Doe
Laite, being the oldest, 5 weeks old, had to live with "those dumb babies" and she established her rank as Alpha early on and has maintained it. She puts her foot down with new additions to her group, but then they are readily accepted with careful introductions. Friendly and outgoing and a bit silly
RIP Laite February 19,2005
Asperation Pnuemonia
SBR Baby Doll --- "Babs"
aka Chuckie, Baby Doll, Bobbles, Bubbles, Babsy Wabsy
Born: August 10/2003
Pedigree says that she is a Platinum Bareback w/Head Spot, Pink-Eyed, Satin, Top-Eared Doe, but as an adult she looks like a Platinum-point Himalayan, Top-eared Doe
Babs, is the most cautious of the bunch, willing to let others make the first move to see that all is ok before venturing forth. Always the last to be caught when being put back into the cage after free-range time. Babs is friendly and sociable with me
RIP Babs December 03,2005
Bumblefoot, mites, numerous tumors
SBR Doodle Bug --- "Doodle"
aka Tommy, Lambykins, Bug
Born: August 12/2003
Half brother of Natty
Pedigree says that he is a Black-eyed White (BEW) Velveteen Dumbo Buck, but as an adult he looks like a Mis-marked BEW Double-Rex Dumbo Buck
At 6 weeks of age Doodle lost most of his hair except for that which adorns the top of his head and his scrotum. When his hair grew back in he sported a blue patch of color on the left side of his face and another rings his left ear
Doodle, is always busy and the most inquisitive of the Rug Rats. With his nose to the ground, he meanders like a beetle without a care in the world. He's confident, laid-back, gentle, and sweet as can be
RIP Doodle June 12,2006
Ravages of old age
SBR Natural Miss --- "Natty"
aka Lil, Flea, Bratty
Born: August 14/2003
Direct sister to Sunny
Only 3 weeks old when she came home with me
Pedigree says that she is a Pearl Merle Velveteen Dumbo Doe, but as an adult Natty looks like a Blue Berkshire Velveteen Dumbo Doe
Where a Rex coat is short and curly, Natty's coat is longer, thick, wavy, and feels like a plush crushed-velvet material. It's a coat that you would very much like to touch. Natty also has a distinct ridge of short, flat, hair that grows along her spine.
Natty has a squeezeably soft look about her. A short, triangular head gives her a baby rat look. She is so sweet and so friendly
RIP Natty September 28,2005
Chronic Myco
SBR Sunny Bleu --- "Sunny"
aka Phil, Blue-boy, Fuzzlit, Sonny-boy
Born: August 14/2003
Direct brother to Natty
Only 3 weeks old when he came home with me
Pedigree says that he is a Blue Variberk Rex Dumbo Buck, and as an adult he IS a Blue Variberk Rex Dumbo Buck
Oh boy, look at Sunny now!!!! From a tiny, tottering, infant to this big, boofy boy! Sunny is even bigger then Doodle. Sunny is rather independent in nature, aloof, laid-back, very much into himself (I think he's conceded), and friendly. Sunny loves to inspect and nibble fingers that come through the cage bars. Sometimes he gets a little grabby for food and toys that come his way
RIP Sunny June 21,2005
Chronic Myco


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Cwkae30 HOF Speech – My Hall of Fame Journey
Ok so this may be a little lengthy but I will start from the beginning of my dip and basically life story. I put my first pinch in when I was 15 years old. I was with my older brother at my moms house and was working on a project for geometry class when my brother said "do you want to try this Skoal Wintergreen my buddy gave me"? I said sure, why not. I had heard that dip was really strong and heard some people puke the first time but I wanted to show my older brother that I was the man. I sat there and felt almost drunk while working on my project but I did not throw up and my older brother did. I felt like a badass!
at the time I didn't dip everyday as I didn't have a means to buy it for myself but then something happened that changed my life forever. My mother had been battling breast cancer for about 3 years. she had surgery to remove the cancer from her breast when I was around 15 years old. Everything looked to be ok after the surgery but the cancer came back when I was late 15/early 16 and this time it was wrapped around her aorta (the main vein to her heart). The doctor said they could not do surgery as it was too dangerous where the cancer was located. She had to do chemo and radiation and finally go to the point where the cancer was microscopic and no longer a threat. Again, we all had a huge sigh of relief. let me tell you that I was a mama's boy and loved my mother more than any human being on this earth. She literally went back to school at 43 years old while going through chemo and radiation and got a 4.0 and got her masters degree in teaching and started teaching mentally handicapped students at my high school. She was the most amazing loving person and literally everyone that knew her loved her as she had a huge heart and was always thinking of others. My parents were split up since i was 12 and I didn't really get along with my father as he was a hard ass kind of guy. I was dipping a little more when I turned 16 and would put a dip in on the way to school and on the way home. One day i got home and my mother said she was not feeling well, as she often times did not as the chemo made her weak, but this time was different. She collapsed and we had to take her to the emergency room. She had pneumonia and it was serious as the chemo kills your white blood cells and makes it hard for your body to combat any sickness especially something as serious as pneumonia. My little brother and I stayed with her for a week and each day she got worse and worse. I didn't shower at all that week and eating was scarce. 5 days later a doctor sat my family and I down and said she was not going to make it. It was the absolute worst thing i have ever heard in my life. how could she be gone in less than a week? it was December 13, 2003 and nothing was the same after that day. I started dipping a ton after that day but didn't realize I was using it to suppress the loss i had just encountered.
move forward and through the years I went to college and I was dipping all the time. I didn't think it was that big of a deal and only my close friends knew I dipped because I was a damn good ninja dipper. I was pretty fat kid but then decided to start working out and dieting and lost 100 pounds! (285 to 185). Of coarse the dip was a crutch I would use to surpass my appetite and as long as I had a dip in I couldn't eat. I kept on dipping through my college career and then started working for the family mortgage business. I would sit at my desk all day and if I wasn't eating or sleeping I was dipping. I would leave a dip in for 2 hours at a time to control my appetite and just because having a dip in was so much better than not. I would constantly think when I would take my next dip even with one in my lip. I stopped dipping for 1 full year when I was 26 but I just started smoking E-cigs which were even worse as they gave me terrible feelings in my chest and I was puffing them like a crazy man. Then 27 rolls around and I put in a dip and I just remember the feeling that came over me. it felt like an old friend and my whole body got warm. I moved in with a buddy of mine who dipped and we just made each other worse with dip but at the time it felt awesome. I was in the best shape of my life and ripped and we would go out all the time and grill and go to the pool. Then him and I had a falling out so I moved out. I still dipped like crazy and then met my now fiancé. I wanted to quit dipping so bad but the thought alone would give me anxiety. She and I moved into together a little over a year ago and she told me that she didn't want to be married to a guy who dips as she wanted us to grow old together and if I continued dipping I more than likely would die young. this hit me hard and I told her I would stop on July 4th, 2017. I did stop on July 5th, 2017 and haven't had a dip since. that is when I joined this site but didn't really get what it was all about. I started smoking cigars on weekends a coupe weeks later telling myself (my father also told me this) that smoking cigars on weekends wasn't that big of a deal and that I could control it. Well one weekend we went fishing and I smoked 5-6 packs of cigars in a single weekend also drank a whole bunch. On the way home from fishing, I had the first anxiety attack of my life. I was sitting in the line at Whataburger and literally thought I was having a heart attack. I started hyper ventilating and couldn't catch my breath and my heart was going a mile a minute. At that time I knew i couldn't do this to myself any longer. i got back on KTC and started asking people about anxiety and attacks and why i felt this way. Some of the guys here on KTC slammed me as I still smoked cigars and didn't realize what kind of site this was. I would come on KTC and vent because i was going crazy but then i was told to update my quit date to show the correct date I stopped all nicotine. It was August 20th (sunday) a day before my 30th birthday. I had told myself after the weekend i was done with nicotine for good and wanted 1 last bang before i did. the 3 days (august 21st was my actual birthday) were absolute hell. not only was i coming off nicotine, i was coming off alcohol as well. I didn't want move on my birthday and stayed in bed all day long. It was the worst birthday i have ever had but it was so worth it now. I couldn't relax and felt worse than i have ever felt. i was depressed and had major anxiety. I started posting to get some insight from people at KTC and then realized that all you guys have gone through this and i needed to buy in.
Fast forward to today. It was been some up and down throughout these first 100 days but I am so proud to be quit with all of my brothers and sisters. i can honestly say I couldn't have made it through without the support of my Fiance and my KTC family. Thank you all so much for being here for me and each other. this site is truly amazing and it can be such a great weapon against the NIC bitch. I will forever and always stay quit and will always have a place in my heart for my quit family.
Thanks you all again and ABQ!!!!
NOTE: This piece written by KillTheCan.org forum member cwkae30


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By now most people in the nonprofit sector may be aware of the recent set of changes for nonprofit financial reporting that were put in place by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). If you are not aware of these changes, perhaps this short article will help. This Accounting Standards Update (ASU) was issued in August of 2016. It is the first major revision for nonprofits since 1993 (phew)! If you have a calendar end fiscal year (12/31/18), your organization should be putting the new reporting standards into place now. For the rest of you, the standards must be in place by the end of your fiscal year that falls during 2019.
What do these changes require you to do? Your accounting processes do not have to change. However, your financial reporting (especially at year end) and what you must disclose has changed. This is all intended to make financial statements clearer and more revealing of an organization's financial position. Here is what I understand the changes require (and I am not an auditor, so please be in touch with your auditor if you have one – if they have not already been in touch with you):
Net Asset Categories:
You know the challenge of unrestricted, temporarily restricted, and permanently restricted assets as reported on the bottom of your balance sheet (Statement of Financial Position)? Well, now there are only two categories that are fairly self-explanatory: "with donor restrictions" and "without donor restrictions." You are encouraged to provide more detail within each of those categories (although it is not required).
Has your board designated cash reserves? You can indicate that as a subcategory of "without donor restrictions" (assuming that reserves have been built over time through unrestricted revenue).
Do you have an endowment funded with restricted donations? You can indicate that as a subcategory of "with donor restrictions". Providing a narrative explanation is strongly encouraged.
Liquidity and Availability of Financial Assets:
You must now provide information about how you make sure you have enough cash for general expenditures that fall within one year of the balance sheet date. This should be done with numbers and narrative. This is a chance for you to tell a story about what you do to make sure your organization can survive a tough time. It is a fairly rare organization that has a year's worth of unrestricted cash set aside, so do not worry if you look like you are "underwater" – just think about what you might do to improve that situation! This section is designed to encourage financial planning for the future beyond simply approving your regular operating budget.
Functional Expenses:
Most nonprofits already do this reporting as it is requested on the Form 990 that must be filed. It is also a useful way to track program expenditures on a regular basis. However, functional expenses must now be part of your annual reporting. It provides an analysis of expenses by line item and by functional classification (program, management, fundraising, etc.).
While the third requirement may be less difficult since many of you are already doing it, the first two are perhaps more challenging. There are tools and resources that are being made available to help you with these new reporting standards. Here are some of them:
- Needless to say, FASB provides some online resources to help you understand the new requirements.
- Nonprofit Quarterly: The Nonprofit Quarterly has provided a very helpful series of webinars that offer clear explanations in relatively non-technical language. The fourth and final one is perhaps most useful, as it focuses on implementation.
- Resources for Nonprofit Management: The Wallace Foundation, in collaboration with Financial Management Associates (FMA), has created an impressive website to provide a variety of articles and tools to help you improve how you manage your finances, including information specifically related to the Liquidity reporting requirements mentioned above.
- Financial Management Associates (FMA) has also created some tools to help organizations be "FASB ready."
Good luck with this transition! And may we all be better informed about our organization's financial position as a result.


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It's a fact. The financial industry has changed significantly over the past 10 years. Community banks and credit unions are not only focused on the competitive environment and customer retention, there is a new risk paradigm: one that encompasses cyber and physical threats. ATM skimming, identity theft, data breaches, scams, and phishing are all common terms in today's environment.
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