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Saffron Incense
At first bell, the monks awoke. They quickly donned their bright yellow robes. The locals called the color saffron. The Saffron Temple sat high atop the mountain, figuratively and literally watching over the town below. Sleeping in their comfortable beds, the townsfolk would only dream of soft and distant bells, celebrations and greetings from long-dead ancestors chiming through the ages to their somnolent kin.
Now, by torchlight, the monks would scurry silently to the mess hall and take their places at the benches. No seats were assigned, and every monk was expected to randomly choose a seat. This was an expression of the rejection of sentimentality and attachment, and the highly trained monks showed no sign of confusion or commotion as they each located in a spot different from the one held yesterday, different form the one they'd hold tomorrow. Dutifully, filing into the room, every monk remembered only far enough back to know where they sat the day before, and found a new place to sit.
Every monk but two.
It was an unspoken agreement among the other monks that these two were to be seated together. No one knew exactly how they knew which seats to leave empty, but without fail, every morning when the monks filed into the stone and oak hall, two seats remained empty until filled by the last two monks to enter. Every day the seats were different; every day the two were the last to enter the hall; but every single day these monks ended up seated beside one another for mess.
The two entered the mess hall silent as the rest, but strikingly different in stature. Every monk in the hall was 17 years old, slight of build and most of similar height. Every monk had a shaved head and a dark brow, elongated ear lobes and a crooked nose. And perhaps it was the sameness of the rest that accentuated the uniqueness of this pair.
One monk, unlike the rest, had blue eyes, piercing and deep. He was the tallest of the bunch, more toned in his frame, though not what anyone would call muscular. While the others focused straight forward on the task at hand, this young man's eyes darted left and right, taking in every detail of the room as if sensing something more profound in the placement of the prayer mats and stacked urns that, to most, appeared to be chaotically moved out of the way to make room for this respite. He carried himself with strength, not so much in a regal manner but like he understood the significance of his soul.
The partner, by contrast, was by far the shortest of the monks, though it was clear he considered his size no detriment to his power. He was clearly strong in body, but also carried an intensity read not so much in his face as in his eyes. Like everyone else in the room save his partner, his eyes were brown, piercing and dark to the point of looking black. An observer to the scene might say that the other monks backed away from the powerful aura this young man brought into the room. But their training was so deeply ingrained that no one ever actually moved. Only the most subtle tells, the blinking of eyes or minor twitch of fingers, showed the truth – the others were afraid of this young man, afraid of the pair.
Once the seats were filled, four elder monks entered, wheeling carts to the end of each table. Their robes were saffron but each crossed with an orange sash, a mark of their stately positions and elderhood. Each elder monk was nearly identical in size and appearance, and each with deep brown eyes, though time had aged some more quickly than others. The elder monks started unloading identical bowls filled with identical amounts of rice with some unidentifiable grayish brown paste globbed on top. The bowls were passed down the tables, each monk uniformly grabbing passing, some internalized beat-keeping measure making the scene seem almost militaristic in its spectacle. But soon that spectacle ended, and every young monk had a bowl of food placed before him, and every monk placed his hands on his knees and every monk stared ahead at nothing.
And so the monks assembled and were put into place, each sitting silently on bench seats along the long tables, waiting until the day's order was set in motion.
The second bell rang now. Down in the village, the caretaker of each home stirred gently, smiling and greeting their dwindling hearth fires as they extended that ultimate effort of relinquishing the warmth of covers and putting that first bare leg over the edge, tender skin to the cold floor. But that moment of anxiety passes for all, and the day begins slowly as this one prepares the home for the waking of the others – wood for the fire, a kettle of tea and a cauldron of oats. Preparing for the rest of their world to follow.
In the Saffron Temple, in the great hall, the rows of identical monks began to eat in unison, in silence. As a tenant of their practice, the monks were given a specific amount of time within which to eat their meal. Anyone who finished early was chided with the Bristles. So every monk looked to one another for a pace within which they would spread out every bite of their meal, trying to finish at exactly the moment the Scabbard entered the hall and began the day's exercises. Even attempting to eat in front of the Scabbard was an offense punishable with the Bristles.
Unconsciously, everyone in the room glanced toward the pair, Blue Eyes and Storm. Somehow these two seemed to have transcended this manipulation of time. Indeed, Blue Eyes had long before counted out the rice in his bowl, counted the number of seconds between the bell and the entrance of Scabbard. Every day, even while eating, he counted the seconds and he counted the rice. And every day since Blue Eyes had begun this meditation, they came up the same. Until today.
We're 3 spoonfuls over today, he said internally.
I estimated 5, but yes, we're over, thought Storm.
Forty three grains per spoonful, if you're measuring it correctly each bite. Today everyone will come up short.
No facial expression passed between the two – no outward manifestation of their conversation. To everyone else in the room, the two appeared as meditative as the rest, though no one would have stolen a glance anyway, for fear of the Bristles.
Should we increase our pace? Asked Storm.
No, it would raise suspicions. Everyone else would also increase pace, and the Scabbard would know more than we wish him to. Blue Eyes was resolute.
And so they continued at their slow pace, the only ones preparing for the inevitable complication.
Six minutes and 43 seconds later, the double doors to the hall burst open, their creaky hinges ringing and echoing throughout the entire temple. Immediately, the monks dropped their spoons into their bowls, confused by the superfluous food lingering in their bowls but dropping their hands to their knees, their eyes staring forward past the walls, their backs straightened. But the ploy had worked, and one monk, at a table ahead of Storm and Blue Eyes, was caught off guard. Only seconds behind, he had started lifting his spoon again, perhaps too transfixed by the rhythm and the norms of their breakfast ritual, to notice any significant change in plans. Perhaps no one had noticed, thought Storm …
The Scabbard brushed into the room like the front of a storm, trailing his train of saffron and crimson robes behind him. He was of indeterminate age, his face stoic and stone, betraying no hint of emotion at any time. As long as Blue Eyes had known the Scabbard, which was now 12 years, the older monk had shown no love or compassion, no cruelty or enjoyment. He was the Body of the Word, the manifestation of non-attachment. He was the leader of the temple, and the most actualized monk alive. None had embraced and become the teachings so much as the Scabbard.
Without a word, without a sign, the Scabbard moved brusquely and directly to the young monk who had mistakenly continued eating when the master had entered the hall. Without word, the Scabbard reached swiftly into his voluminous robes and, with a flash, struck the young monk soundly across the back of the neck. Well disciplined, the young monk made no sound as he was struck. He did not flinch or cry out, did not reach back to cup the now-bleeding scratches dug into the flesh of his neck. He merely continued to look forward, his hands on his knees, his back straightened.
As the Scabbard moved to the front of the hall, Blue Eyes caught a quick glimpse of the Bristles – they appeared to be nothing but dried straw or twigs, bundled together like a small broom. But in this torchlight, Blue Eyes could also catch a glimmer of something metal, some spiked and barbed wires at the core of the implement of punishment.
The Scabbard moved to the front of the hall now, kneeling with his back to the monks. The moment his knee hit the prayer mat, the monks sprung to action. The bowls were passed and stacked back on the carts, which were wheeled out by the older monks. The tables were lifted and moved to the very sides of the room, stacked perfectly and snugly, the benches next stacked in the remaining spaces. The prayer mats and urns were removed from their chaotic placements and every monk found a place facing the Scabbard.
Again the silence returned, and the temple waited.
The third bell rang out at the first breaking of light. Down in the village, families awoke and were greeted with warm homes and warmer breakfast. Each family said a prayer to their protectors on the mountain above, then began their days. By nightfall, someone might have fallen ill, or be mortally injured in their labor. Attackers might come to the village, scavengers or disease. But whatever horrors might come, the villagers all knew that they had one another, and that high atop the mountain the monks were working on salvation, and that every good deed and good intention towards those monks, from prayers to donations of food and firewood to the temple, promised the villagers salvation in the next life. Let the here and now be painful, physically and spiritually, they would say. Let life test me through torture and punishment, through the breaking of my bones, the rending of my flesh and of my soul. May I, too, be born a monk in the next life …
Fifteen seconds after third bell, the Scabbard began his explanation of today's exercise. "There will be a sconce placed in front of you. Within the sconce will be unlit incense. You are to light the incense, then contemplate what fragrance you were given and why. You are to remain in strict meditative pose for the duration of this exercise. Begin."
With that the elder monks moved quickly to place a sconce in front of every young monk. Silence echoed throughout the room, intense and heavy.
Hours passed in such silence. The monks understood these tasks to be contemplative and meditative, what the Japanese called koans – a question without an answer, meant to invoke thought and bring about understanding of the zen. The act of pondering was the real task – what could the fragrance be? How does one ignite without fire? What is the meaning of giving each monk a different scent? Each monk sat transfixed, attempting impossible things like trying to see the fragrance, trying to light the fire through intense staring or fixed blinking, seeing themselves tasking a torch from the wall and lighting the incense.
But while the others spent their time in quiet contemplation, Blue Eyes and Storm became more and more focused on their own exercise – philosophical rebellion.
The mission of the temple is to seek personal enlightment, right? thought Blue Eyes, But to what end? The people below, the people all over the world suffer while we select few enjoy the only refuge allowable.
But by working on our own salvation, we move the universe closer to Nirvana, to salvation for us all. Storm always felt he was a step behind Blue Eyes in their talks. He felt less rebellious, less rejecting of the dogma they were taught. But he saw the passion and the talent in his friend, had seen himself step in line behind his friend and had watched his own talents grow exponentially. He may not always see where Blue Eyes was headed, but he knew well enough to follow. The people do what they can in this life. They help us achieve our own salvation, and through doing so they move themselves closer in their next life.
But what about this life? The people do not gain anything from this bargain. They toil, they suffer, they are raped and murdered and exploited. They watch their loved ones die and they fear for their lives, and every day they still dutifully donate the fruits of their labors to the temple. The anger was building in Blue Eyes, though only Storm could see it – a tightening of the skin, a pulling back of the mouth, ever so slight.
The Scabbard was making rounds to observe the meditations. Now behind Blue Eyes, he leaned over Blue Eyes' shoulder, checking his sconce. Blue Eyes heard a voice in his head. It was not Storm. No luck? You disappoint me.
The Scabbard said nothing, though, and moved next to Storm, who made an exaggerated show of squinting his eyes and furrowing his brow, as if concentrating on somehow igniting the incense. Blue Eyes nearly smiled. The Scabbard seemed appeased at the effort, and finally moved on.
But soon that levity was gone. Storm asked his friend, So what could we do? The cycle continues, and even if it takes one million lifetimes, we must each strive to reach Nirvana. We must understand there is no self, and rejoin the natural state of oneness …
But what about compassion?! Blue Eyes was intense in his thoughts, and Storm had to keep from impotently covering his ears. Blue Eyes took a moment, composed himself. We are taught that the most important beliefs we have are compassion for others and understanding the interconnectedness of all life. Yet we separate ourselves from the rest of the world – we separate ourselves from the rest of ourselves! Where is the compassion in not easing the suffering of others?
So what would you propose? Asked Storm.
We need to find a way to help one another, to bring everyone along, to end the violence and hate of this life. We need to –
Across the room, the young monk who had earlier been struck slipped. He had become weakened from the hours of meditation, had tried resting the weight of his body on his hands, to his knees, and he had slipped. Like a bolt of lightning, the Scabbard was already upon him. Silent and fast, out came the Bristles. The monks did not look away, but nor did they watch. They merely continued with their meditations, pretending not to see the violence.
The retribution was swift, and it was gruesome. The Scabbard began to strike the monk across the neck, the back, the head. The saffron robes tore open at places, and soon were stained crimson. Blood flowed freely, but still the punishment did not cease. The young monk, trying to remain silent, could not stop the tears running down his cheeks. Seeing this, the Scabbard stopped, looked the monk in the eye, then swung the Bristles hard across the young monk's face. At this the monk collapsed, and began sobbing, wailing.
And still the Scabbard betrayed no hint of emotion. He ceased his beating, looked about the room. Blue Eyes and Storm both could have sworn that the Scabbard looked each of them in the eye, though perhaps every monk in the room felt the same thing. The monk on the ground continued to sob, huddled in a mass of robes and tears and blood. The Scabbard reached deeply into his robes, and came back brandishing a small and wicked blade.
So fast as to be unseen, the Scabbard was now atop the monk, pinning his shoulders and arms down. For a moment, a crazed look appeared in the Scabbard's eyes, or so it seemed to Storm. But then it was gone, leaving nothing but the cold and calculating punishment from master to student. The monk now began to thrash, to scream, to beg for mercy. He apologized for his transgressions, and he promised to do whatever was asked. Then, in response to the silent stare he received from the Scabbard, he simply screamed.
The blade was brought in close to the monk's eyes, waved back and forth. Then the Scabbard shifted his weight, laying his knee on the forearm of the monk. With one hand he grasped the monks palm, with the other he traced the blade's point across the tips of the fingers. Then, with the flick of his wrist, he cut.
The monk's pinky flew into the middle of the room, where is sat, silent, and bled. The monks sat in silence.
The Scabbard looked around the room again. Seeing no reaction, he once again grasped the palm of the young monk, who was now hysterically chanting a children's prayer for a good harvest, begging for some escape from his reality. The Scabbard chose another finger, flicked back his wrist …
A light flared suddenly near the Scabbard's head. A smell filled his nose, something at once familiar and yet distant, like a remembrance of the soul. He glanced over to see the sconce belonging to this young monk had ignited.
The Scabbard was up in a flash, twisting around to take in the entirety of the room. "Who did this? It was not this trash! Who lit this sconce?" The coldness, the emotionless tone of the Scabbard had waivered.
The monks sat in silence.
"If you will not tell me, then you will watch him suffer more."
The young monk was curled in a ball now, his robes wrapped around his bleeding hand. He was talking to someone, Pahmi, perhaps some former relative or friend, someone with whom he'd once shared intimacy and affection. Someone who had once loved him. The Scabbard pounced now, pinning the monk's entire arm to the ground. The monk hardly struggled at all.
"Next will be his hand," said the Scabbard, who had now regained his lost composure.
The monks sat in silence.
The Scabbard reached down with the knife, connecting with the flesh at the wrist. He began sawing through skin, through meat, into bone. The monk sang louder now, cut occasionally with screaming garbled nonsense, like the afflicted speaking in tongues.
There was a sudden intense heat and light, as if the world were lit on fire. Loud popping noises went off around the room. When the light was gone, in an instant, a smell filled the air.
The monks no longer sat in silence. Their composure broken, they each looked around the room, astonished. Every sconce was lit and burning, thin trails of smoke filling the air with the aroma of incense.
The Scabbard got up, straightened his robes, and composed himself once more. Yet Storm noticed a desperate look in his eyes – a look of victory? It was gone before he could mention it to Blue Eyes.
As the Scabbard exited the chambers, he stopped to speak to an elder monk at the door. This elder monk was different than the rest, his robes pure crimson with an orange sash. Though more aged than the Scabbard, he was lean and hard. Neither Blue Eyes nor Storm had ever noticed him before.
"Take care of that one, then meet me in my chambers. We have much to discuss."
Without saying a word, the Crimson Monk placed an arm in front of the Scabbard, stopping his egress. The monks in the hall could hear no words pass between the two. And yet …
"Yes," said the Scabbard, "we have finally found the Dall."
Blue Eyes and Storm had much to say, much to ask of one another. And in time they would. But for now, each found himself unable to act or even think, overwhelmed by strangely familiar smell of saffron incense.


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Placepot Pointers, 5th February 2015
Last year's corresponding toteplacepot dividend:
2015: N/A - Meeting abandoned
1.20: The two winners in the field should dominate proceedings, casting aside the weight they have to give their four rivals. OUR THOMAS is marginally preferred to course and distance winner JALEO given that the selection is seemingly ten pounds superior (according to the official assessor) and yet at the time of writing, both the trade press and the exchanges have Jaleo as the market leader.
Favourite factor: All six favourites have claimed toteplacepot positions via three gold and three silver medals.
Catterick record of course winners in the opening event:
1/1--Jaleo (C&D winner)
1.50: The nine represented trainers 'boast' a ratio of 3/42 during the last fortnight or at least they did, before Thursday's sport was contested. That being the case, confidence is not at an all time high and on a weak Friday of sport, I'll simply offer a tentative trio of DISCOVERIE, BENNYLICIOUS and MONEY FOR NOTHING against the other seven contenders.
Favourite factor: Last year's inaugural 5/2 favourite finished last of the four finishers in a five runner (short field) contest.
2.25: Plenty of Sue Smith raiders are making the frame of late if not actually winning their races, whereby RED DANAHER is the first name on the team sheet, from a toteplacepot perspective at least. Danny Cook has made giant strides in the saddle this season and with RED DANAHER having gained his only victory on soft ground thus far (via 11 assignments), Sue's Shantou representative should give investors a decent run for their collective monies. AULDTHUNDER and TRELIVER MANOR are feared most.
Favourite factor: This is a new race on the Catterick card.
Catterick record of course winners in the third contest on the card:
1/4--Auldthunder (C&D winner)
2/6--Over And Above (Dual C&D winner)
1/4--Runswick Relax
2.55: All six winners have carried weights of 11-4 or less whereby I am concentrating on the bottom six horses in the handicap at the overnight stage, taking a potential jockey claim into the equation. Six-year-olds lead the eight-year-olds 3-2 via six renewals and putting the stats and facts together produces a short list of TAMBURA, MAGGIE BLUE and OMID, the three horses being listed in order of preference at the overnight stage.
Favourite factor: Two of the six favourites have claimed toteplacepot positions (one 7/4 winner).
Catterick record of course winners in the fourth race:
3.25: Five-year-olds have won five of the six renewals to date thought this year's vintage representatives (PRETTY MISS MAHLER and JUST LIKE DYLAN) appear to have plenty to do on paper. Form lines deceive us on a daily basis however, whereby I will probably stick to my 'anorak tendencies' from a Placepot perspective, adding DOUBLE W'S into the mix.
Favourite factor: Four of the six favourites have secured toteplacepot positions, statistics whilst include one (5/4) winner.
4.00: Seven-year-olds have won three of the last six renewals of the toteplacepot finale and THE COBBLER SWAYNE looks to have been well placed to maintain the recent run of results. Connections of each way types such as RAKTIMAN and REAR ADMIRAL should sleep easily enough with prize money there for the taking, albeit the main swag will probably escape their respective clutches.
Favourite factor: Five of the nine favourites have finished in the money via seven contests, statistics which includes two (7/2 & 11/4) winners.
Catterick record of course winners in the toteplacepot finale:
3/3--Cloudy Joker (C&D winner)
1/2--Rear Admiral
All references to placed horses on these pages are based on an exact science regarding general place terms offered by bookmakers and totepool.com
Trainers with their relevant number of runners on the Catterick card on Friday:
7--Donald McCain
5--Micky Hammond
4--Sue Smith
3--Kenneth Slack
2--Harriet Bethell
2--George Bewley
2--Rose Dobbin
2--Mick Easterby
2--Tim Easterby
2--Lucinda Egerton
2--Martin Todhunter
2--Barry Murtagh
2--Jonjo O'Neill
2--Michael Smith
2--Martin Todhunter
2--John Wade
2--Mark Walford
2--Simon Waugh
1--Chris Bealby
1--George Charlton
1--David Dennis
1--Sam Drake
1--Brian Ellison
1--James Eustace
1--Chris Fairhurst
1--John Ferguson
1--Joanne Foster
1--Henry Hogarth
1--Tina Jackson
1--Malcolm Jefferson
1--Godfrey Maundrell
1--Lucinda Russell
1--Dianne Sayer
1--Donald Whillans
63 declared runners

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KBS Capital Advisors took a risk earlier this year when they approved plans to merge two key buildings on the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. Today, though, that risk is paying off as new tenants continue to sign on at the newly renovated RBC Plaza.
Two law firms, equity and investment firms, a network communications company and three retailers have all signed on to lease space at the office and retail center at 60 S. 6th St. in downtown. The new companies account for 125,000 square feet of new leases at RBC Plaza.
Sonja Dusil, senior director of brokerage services for Cushman & Wakefield|NOrthMarq — the brokerage that represents the building — says that she isn't surprised by this activity. The northern end of Minneapolis' Nicollet Mall area is busy today, with construction taking place on the new home of the Minnesota Vikings and with Target Field — home of the Minnesota Twins — still a major attraction.
The area is also home to the new Target Field Station light-rail train station and the newly built Nic on Fifth luxury apartments
So plenty is happening in the Nicollet Mall area to attract retailers and office tenants, Dusil said.
"There is a pull toward the north end of the mall," Dusil said. "We truly are in the center of that live-work-play environment that people want today. There is activity and vibrancy in the mall. That enhances our building, too."
A big change
What is now RBC Plaza was once two separate buildings. There was the four-story 68,700-square-foot retail building Gaviidae Common II at 555 Nicollet Mall. And next store was the 40-story RBC Plaza office tower.
But in January of this year, construction crews began the process of merging the two buildings into one central RBC Plaza site.
Crews converted the third and fourth floors of the former Gaviidae II space, which previously served as a food court, to 60,000 square feet of contiguous office space. Each 30,000-square-foot floor today offers 16-foot ceilings and expanded windows facing Nicollet Mall and 6th Street.
The first floor of the former Gaviidae II space merged with the existing lobby of the RBC Plaza. That lobby today is large and spacious.
Construction also brought a new amenities package to the new RBC Plaza, one that includes a conference center, fitness center and break-out areas on the lower level and main lobby for casual meetings.
The new tenants will begin occupying their space in the building — owned by KBS REIT III and operated by KBS Capital Advisors — before this month ends.
One of the key moves at the building is the expansion of intellectual property and litigation law firm Fish & Richardson, a current tenant that will occupy the entire fourth floor of the plaza. That will boost the amount of space that the firm is leasing from 50,000 square feet to 80,000 square feet. The firm is expected to move into the space in June of 2015.
"We are delighted that one of our existing tenants of the tower recognizes the benefits of extending its footprint," said Giovanni Cordoves, senior vice president for KBS.
In August of 2015, law firm Best & Flanagan, LLP will move its 100 employees from its current location in the Capella Tower at 225 S. Sixth St. in Minneapolis to 28,000 square feet on the 26th and 27th floors of the RBC Plaza tower.
New tenants of the building include law firms Hessian McKasy and Norton Rose Fullbright. Other new tenants are financial and legal advisory firm eggen, PLLC; Hillcrest Capital, a private equity firm; Isles Ranch Partners, an investment management firm; Joern, Samaha & Associates, a financial planner; and Windstream, a network communications company.
Retailers The Fresh Market, Sprout and Subway will soon open in the building's renovated street and skyway levels.
Dusil said that part of what attracted these tenants is the new amenity package now part of RBC Plaza. Adding these amenities was one of the reasons for the renovations here, she said.
"Historically, the RBC Plaza hasn't offered a tenant amenity package," Dusil said. "We needed to add that. The challenge was in taking Gabiidae II, a former retail mall, and RBC Tower, a historically well-occupied Class-A boutique office tower, and combining them. We enhanced the building's draw by doing that and adding the amenities package."
Dusil said that she is thrilled with the results. She is also excited about the activity taking place on the north end of Nicollet Mall, and expects to see even more tenants seek space in RBC Plaza so that they, too, can take advantage of the amenities now in the area.
"Before, the pull was more on the south end of the mall," Dusil said. "There was the new Target there and Target's headquarters. That is changing. Now the pull and activity is on the north end of the mall. The North Loop and Warehouse District areas are growing and expanding neighborhoods, too. So we are adjacent to a lot of vibrant neighborhoods. You see cranes and hammers here. You see people here. This was once a much quieter corner of downtown Minneapolis. Now it is the place to be."


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I was saddened to hear on the news last week that the singer Prince had died. His music was part of the soundtrack of my twenties and featured on many a mix-tape. The Diamonds & Pearls album was one of the first albums I bought on CD…and I played it over and over on my trusty house-sized JVC stereo system.
This weeks make was inspired by the legendary singer – in particular his song Kiss, which never fails to get me signing along.
As you can see in the picture above, I have made a pair of companion wall hangings as I felt these two lines just sing out to be together, and of course the colour scheme had to be purple!
I have hand embroidered the lyrics in purple floss onto pieces of vintage linen. I then framed the words with a border of iridescent sequins, each individual sequin has been attached by hand – I reckon i'll be finding sequins stuck to my clothes for days to come! These pieces have then been mounted onto rich purple wool felt and hung from wooden doweling & sparkly silver ribbon.
I 'signed' the pieces with Prince's autograph – searching on the net I discovered he had wonderfully florid writing and often used hearts to dot his i's. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that I've accidentally missed the heart on one of the pieces.


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Far too much crap going on with me I don't even know where to start. I have been able to struggle through without meds even though we made a back-up plan for me to start Abilify again any time I want. This really should have been a winter of improvement for me since I have been doing OK. Some shit always happens to trip up any upward improvement ACK!
About a mth ago I get notification that I am up for a review of my PPMB status ( this is one level of assistance under disability) . Now given I really have not improved in any meaningful way I was slightly stressed about this because I had to have my Shrink fill out the medical forms for the 1st time. For the last 5 years my GP has done it. Once the papers were done and gone my anxiety lightened some and I was not too concerned about hearing back. I was mostly concerned about process and instructions and what my shrink may write on there. After all…. I can not live without that assistance and medical. Most certainly I am unable to support myself now and have been on assistance last 5 years. I have a REALLY hard time with forms.
I got part way through this mth relatively stable when I was given no notice by the people whose dog lives with me part time that they were laid off so that little bit I was allowed to earn in addition to my assistance is gone for now. On the 14th I got a letter ~I HATE LETTERS OR ANYTHING THAT LOOKS GOV OFFICIAL~ it was the reply back about my assistance. They cut me off stating that since my Shrink never listed any "Restrictions" ( he missed the entire section) that I must magically now be fully employable. GAWD. Contained was a pamphlet on how to get a "reconsideration" and blah blah blah.
I call right away on Dec 14 to get this straightened out. ( 1 hour and 45 min I am on the phone before I am connected to a person) Quite obviously a call to my Shrink for his info in the "restrictions" section can get this figured no? …NO they state that I am responsible for getting the info TO THEM and not the other way around. NO he can not call them either. The only way is for me to request a reconsideration PACKAGE and resubmit the info complete with battling for my rights with proof and blah blah blah. I also have 20 days. Merry fucking Christmas. 😦 I'm a fucking weakling in this department. I shut off. Sigh. I request the "package" which I am supposed to be called about to pick up. I have no call-in line during the day hours so we arrange for me to call back in a couple days for instructions for pick up. OK. FML how am I going to go in THERE to pick up. Bloody hell.
My brain is a zillion ways and I spent the rest of the day / all night and part of the next in bed. I developed an involuntary muscle twitch in my arm ( TOTALLY NEW) never happened before from stress. Late on the 15th I realized a GOV phn # had called my pay/talk phone a couple times which had to be the assistance people. I called them again to a 1+hrs wait and was told they MAILED the package. I was livid since we had already made arrangements…. it was over 2 weeks date on their letter to time I got it ( should be 2 days mail) I only have 20 days to file and they send it at the time of year for it to be WAY LATE. I really never wanted to go in the office but the anxiety of waiting and trying to arrange Doctors / proof and all the rest is over the top for me.
I spent Wed hiding in bed with anxiety working up knowing I had to go out and do some things on Thursday. Thursday I never ate in morning knowing I would be sick before leaving home which I was. I was able to get it together and out of the house. While I was out though I had the worst stress diarrhea ever at the grocery store (AND HAD TO USE A PUBLIC WASHROOM AHHHH FUCK) and ended up having to just come straight back home. 😦
Where is my magic vanishing wand? I did manage to find the contact #'s for an advocates office in town ( which I have done and was too weak to contact at least 2o x in last couple years) MAYBE this week I can be brave and call them to help me.


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Please add support for encrypted RealVNC sessions. I use more than a few Raspberry Pis and having them in my Royal TSX would be extremely helpful.
Doesn't this require a special license to have the vnc session encrypted?
RealVNC including the encrypted VNC is free of charge for non-commercial use.


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Easily Change Screen Resolution and Color Depth of Monitor
When we read web contents, see any photos or watch movies in our PC, a right screen resolution is of great importance.
This will improve the quality and display of an image, mainly wallpapers.
The traditional way of adjusting a screen resolution, is to right click on the desktop and select 'Desktop Settings'. Here, there is a slide bar to adjust screen resolution. Once done we need to click on 'Apply' and 'ok' button. This will make required changes to Screen Resolution.
If we are not satisfied with the new Screen Resolution, then we need to perform this lengthy task again. To make this task easier, here is a freeware known as FastRes.
FastRes allows us to quickly change Screen Resolution and Color Depth of the monitor, from the system tray. It is a simple and light application which resides in the system tray. All we have to do is right click on the icon and choose different types of Screen Resolution from 640 x 480 4-bit to 1360 x 768 8-bit.
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Soul Star Andy Abraham is spearheading an innovative approach to releasing records with his new album Remember When..
Combining book, C.D. and D.V.D, Remember When. is a deluxe release delivering a comprehensive package that downloads can't match, helping to put the magic back into buying records.
Pop music has always been about stories. Songs have a powerful ability to trigger memories and transport us back to times in our past. With Andy's amazing experiences on X-Factor, Eurovision and his three sell-out U.K. tours, his music has more stories to tell than most,
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Today's Picks: Saturday's top betting tips
Garbine Muguruza vs Ana Bogdan (2 Sets at 1.35 on Nairabet) WTA, Monterrey Open, Semifinal
Spain's Muguruza hasn't had the strongest of starts to the 2018 season, but her return has been aggressive in this tournament. For Bogdan, her performance so far has been good, although she hasn't faced the steep competition that Muguruza brings. Muguruza, at her best, can be really devastating, we know! And well, Romania's Bogdan has little to no experience in these type of matches. This should be a routine straight sets match, something that Muguruza has had up to this point. 2 sets at 1.35 will do!
Kiki Bertens vs Madison Keys (Over 21.5 games at 1.85 on Nairabet), WTA, Charleston Open, Semifinal
Bertens has an upper hand here, as she's not only been dominating on clay, but she's won the only meeting between these two, which was on clay (last year's French Open). She's also currently in good form. However, America's Keys has the power to match Bertens and certainly won't allow her to dictate the pace of the match. Keys, when aggressive, can be really good. She has also been able to find a headway twice in this tournament. This should be an interesting one to watch. One I think would be highly contested for. 1.85 for over 21.5 games is a good pick, surely.
Julia Goerges to beat Anastasija Sevastova at 1.75 on Nairabet. WTA, Charleston Open, Semifinal
Goerges should really be riding on a wave of confidence at the moment. The German has beaten top-25 players back-to-back in this tournament already. It seems the odds are stacked in her favour. She has seven wins in her last nine matches on clay court.
These two have played seven times and Goerges has won four of those meetings.
Also, Goerges has won six of her last seven semifinal appearances, while Sevastova has lost four of her last five semifinal appearances. I fancy Goerges going all the way to the final, and 1.75 for a win for the German is just okay.


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The cover art of Love's Forever Changes, a kaleidoscopic mosaic of the group's faces in the shape of a heart, is one possible indicator as to why the album was a commercial disappointment upon its release in 1967. See, it's the kind of heart that pumps in your chest, not the cute kind that teenage girl-hippies drew next to flowers and peace symbols in their notebooks. Forever Changes might have been recorded during the Summer of Love, but despite the band's name and psychedelic iconography, Love was no flower-power act. In fact, the flower vase that lead singer Arthur Lee holds in his hands on the back cover is decidedly broken in two. Lee also happened to be black, and though his friend Jimi Hendrix found success making rock music, Lee's brand was less of the blues and soul variety and more aligned with the shiny pop style that was closely associated with white bands like the Byrds and the Beatles. But it was Love's sheer laziness (Lee seemed content with medium-sized L.A. fame—as evidenced by "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale," his ode to the part of the Sunset Strip where they played his records regularly—and a few of his fellow band members seemed content getting high) that truly prevented them from achieving the same level of national success and notoriety that those bands, as well as Love's Elektra labelmates the Doors, enjoyed.
Lee's music was a substantial influence on Hendrix as well as Jim Morrison (just listen to that "All right, yeah!" outburst on "A House Is Not a Motel," one of the rare moments Lee's vocals possessed the kind of zeal that could have made him a star); the following year's Waiting for the Sun found the Doors emulating the softer, more orchestral sound of Forever Changes, which was co-produced by career-long Doors engineer Bruce Botnick. Upon the album's release, Rolling Stone wrote, "The background orchestration is pleasant and the recording is technically good," but that same magazine would go on to name Forever Changes one of the greatest albums ever made, alongside Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club and Pet Sounds. And hell, it might even be better than those albums. Lee's compositions (as well as the two contributions by band member Bryan MacLean) are as intricate as anything by Brian Wilson, sporting unconventional verse-bridge structures, and David Angel's arrangements, like the splendid mariachi-band brass of the single "Alone Again Or," are as fanciful as George Martin's.
Both Lee and MacLean used their lyrics as a means of searching, but the mystical nature of MacLean's songs, which drew more directly from 1960s folk artists like Simon & Garfunkel, seemed more hopeful: "Yeah, I heard a funny thing/Somebody said to me/'You know that I could be in love with almost everyone/I think that people are the greatest fun!'" goes the silly-serious hook of "Alone Again Or," a near-perfect pop song that belongs among the ranks of "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" With its references to "the light" and "a small brown leather book," "Old Man" foreshadowed MacLean's spiritual quest toward Christianity. Lee, who shares a name with an 18th-century American diplomat, was more political, and his preoccupation with death can be attributed to what guitarist John Echols refers to in the liner notes of the album's 40th anniversary edition as "that war." A lyric from "A House Is Not a Motel" ("The news today will be the movies for tomorrow/And the water's turned to blood…And if it's mixed with mud/You'll see it turn to gray") shrewdly recognized the commodification of war, drawing upon a conversation the band had with a Vietnam veteran who disturbingly but beautifully described how red blood and brown earth makes gray.
Lee's lyrics are at times kooky, but the album's most outlandish is also its most evocative: "Oh, the snot has caked against my pants/It has turned into crystal." And on "The Red Telephone," the seemingly nonsensical coheres into a powerful condemnation of centralized, delegated power, i.e. the President's ability to start a war or drop a bomb with just one phone call. By song's end, Lee is living up to his forebear's name: "We're all normal and we want our freedom." Forever Changes authentically captured and reflected hippie culture but with the threat of the draft and the realities of what the band saw on the news every day, songs like "The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This" also traded in idyllic fantasy: "Summertime's here and look over there/Flowers everywhere in the morning, in the morning, la da da." The strings swell until the tape starts to skip and stutter and the illusion disintegrates.
Reality resumes on the aptly titled "Bummer in the Summer," the album's most straightforward (and weakest) track. It finds Lee doing a Dylan-esque sing-talk that sounds a lot like rapping to me. And speaking of rap, an alternate mix of the album's closing suite, "You Set the Scene," which can be found on both this and the 2001 edition of Forever Changes, includes some previously unheard lyrical freestyling (who said Debbie Harry was the first rocker to do hip-hop?). The 40th anniversary edition also includes alternate mixes of the rest of the album, songs from the band's follow-up single "Your Mind and We Belong Together"/"Laughing Stock" (which didn't fare any better than the album), and various previously unreleased material that neither adds nor detracts from what has rightfully become one of the most highly regarded and influential rock records of all time.


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Every Wednesday, here at Emerald City Pet Rescue we've begun a habit of inviting people into our facility virtually via a LIVESTREAM broadcast of the puppy playroom. We broadcast every Wednesday at 3:30PM PST via the app PERISCOPE. Simply click on the photo to the left to watch!
We love to show off how adorable our adoptable dogs are! Can't make it when it's Live? No worries, it's always available for playback for 24 hours after the broadcast ends!
Today was definitely fun because we have a LOT of new dogs in this week! We have a litter of six chihuahua mix puppies from California that are only three months old, a bonded pair of pekineses, a super friendly young, tiny chi named Junebug, an older lap-loving chi mix named Simba, a minpin named Dobbie, and more! These dogs are friendly, mischievous, sweet, playful and loving; perfectly adoptable and waiting here at our SoDo facility for their forever homes.


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Miracles In Action Inc, Naples, FL, USA
I live in Guatemala year round and see many non-profits. Miracles n Action caught my heart and respect as it does work in the truly remote areas with some of the neediest people. I've been with Miracles to the mountains of Chiantla where the terrain is barren, the wind brutally cold and the people are wrapped in towels for shawls. They wanted a teacher for Pre School children. A community nearby built their own school...and desks! They wanted a new building. These are people willing to make their lives better and want a hand up, not a handout. Miracles looks for and supports projects that work!
Review for Miracles In Action Inc, Naples, FL, USA
I've had the priveledge of accompanying several groups from Miracles in Action on trips to remote areas. One such visit was to give Mayan women beaders water filters and clean them how to clean them. On another occasion, again Mayan women learned how to use Chaya to make healthier tortillas and the rainbow of vegetables to add to their family's diet. But one if the most moving was the 10th Anniversary of Miracles in Action when we visited the first school financed by Penny's mom. Now on their 50th school, this is one amazing organization!
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Sunday, June 25, 2006
another sketchbook page
Posting may be even more sporadic (and dull) for a while as I try to rectify the damage I did to the Mac last week. There was something small wrong with it. I tried to fix it. I made it not work at all for a while. Never, ever delete files from the system folder. Oh my, no.
Anyway, I'm reconstructing things from the backup on my external drive and the Mac is at least talking to me again now. Some problems getting the scanner to talk to Photoshop and iTunes won't acknowledge that, actually, there's quite a lot of music in my iTunes folder rather than none at all but I'm confident I should have things back to something like normal by about late autumn.
And in the meantime here is a sketchbook page:
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Oo nifty. I was thinking of getting one of those, a brushpen that does grey tones. but i think it was a pentel brand. I have not heard of Pitt... must ask me supplier...
I should clarify: Pitt aren't a manufacturer, "PITT artist pens" is the name of a line of pens from Faber-Castell (three widths of ordinary fibre tips and the brushpen - not an actual brushpen but a brush-style fibre tip). Ah, pen minutiae...
They are indeed very nifty. Ridiculously good for the price in fact. (I should ask for commission...)Post a Comment


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Bonchon Chicken is a Korea-based company which started in 2002. In 2006, after much domestic success, Jin Duk Seh, owner of Bonchon decided to export the concept to the United States. Needless to say, the spicy-sweet and crispy chicken brought a different twist to the chicken loving customers and became an instant hit in the U.S. This is in this same logic that Scottland Inc., the master franchise owner of Bonchon in the Philippines had in mind when they opened their first store at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in November 16, 2010.
When they opened in Shangri-la, SM Mega Mall, and Robinson's Galleria there was a lot of buzz as to how delicious their chicken was. Naturally, being a chicken lover, I was intrigued. Unfortunately, it took a while for me to get a chance to validate what the buzz was all about.
Last May 2, me and my wife celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary at Robinson's Galleria. I wanted to treat her to something new and like an act of God we were face to face with a Bonchon branch. Like Pavlov's dog we salivated only to be turned off by the full capacity dining area. We ended up eating lunch somewhere else.
We had a late and heavy lunch so after movies we were still not in the mood for dinner. But on our way back to Holiday Inn we once again passed the Bonchon outlet and it had no queue this time so we decided "why the hell not" and ordered. Chicken was the obvious choice and got ourselves a 6 pc. Thigh and Leg Combo (half soy and half spicy-Php 185) and an order of Bulgogi Wrap (Php 125) which the cashier mistook for Bulgogi Rice.
We order TO GO for what was meant to be our midnight snack but as soon as I placed it on the hotel room counter top went on unwrapping what I thought was a Bulgogi Wrap. Well, there goes my diet as the one provided me was a serving of soy beef rice topping. Me and my wife dove right away on the chicken and finally rid ourselves of the curiosity. It was different alright---sweet, crispy, and spicy! The sweetness and crispiness tasted like caramelized sugar in soy. It was of delectable foreign taste to me but I doubt I'll be able to eat more than my usual capacity. It was...what's the term...NAKAKAUMAY. This maybe the reason why their chicken size seems...small.
|Bulgogi Rice
Compared to the chicken of other fastfood chains Bonchon's drumstick was smaller and found the thigh part disappointingly lacking in size.
Just this morning, we my wife and I again pursued our Bonchon exploration. This time it was at SM Fairview and we ordered for the Bulgogi Wrap (and made sure that the cashier heard me right this time) and 6 pcs Chicken Wings (Php 185).
The Bulgogi Wrap (Php 125), while filling, did not satisfy my taste buds. It was supposed to be made up of sirloin beef, Korean coleslaw and kimchi; however, it seemed like it lacked in beef with the coleslaw dominating the taste coupled by the spiciness of the kimchi.
|Bulgogi Wrap sliced in two
If I was disappointed with the size of the thigh part, seeing the wings served to us, I felt ripped off! There seem to be a disconnect with how a PIECE of wing is defined. If you have tried Yellow Cab's Spicy Chicken Wings, imagine that cut in two (but smaller). If we're to follow Yellow Cab's definition of a PIECE of wing, what was called 6 pcs was actually only 3 pcs.
|Bonchon Chiken Wings
Yellow Cab's 4 pcs Spicy Chicken Wing order is more expensive at Php 225 but it's definitely bigger and has a higher value for money impression.
So, will I go back and eat at Bonchon after these experiences? Well, I still need to check out their Chicken Sandwich (Php 125)so I guess the answer is YES. Unless I'm WOWed by the taste of this sandwich I'd say that will be the last time I'd eat at Bonchon.


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God's Holiness in the Classroom
What might happen in our classrooms if we took these words by David Wells to heart:
Until we recognize afresh the centrality of God's holiness, until it once again enters into the innermost fibers of evangelical faith, our virtue will lack seriousness, our belief will lack poignancy, our practice will lack moral pungency, our worship will lack joyful seriousness, our preaching [and teaching] will lack the mordancy of grace, and the church will be just one more special interest pleading for hearing in a world of competing enterprises.
(God In the Wasteland,
© 1994, page 145)
The centrality of God's holiness…Does it enter into the innermost fibers of our classrooms? If so, how? First of all, we need to define God's holiness. Here is a helpful summary:
…the word signifies everything about God that sets Him apart from us and makes Him an object of awe, adoration, and dread to us. It covers all aspects of His transcendent greatness and moral perfection, and is characteristic of all His attributes, pointing to the "God-ness" of God at every point. The core of this truth, however, is God's purity that cannot tolerate any form of sin (Hab. 1:13), and calls sinners to constant self-abasement in His presence (Is. 6:5).
(from The Reformation Study Bible,
Ligonier Ministries © 2005, page 168)


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Examiner: "The first DLC for Resident Evil 5 was a target for hate and disgust for many fans of the game."
for my PS3, looked at this item on the store, and decided to hold off until I found out more on it. I was hoping it also added some split screen stuff beyond the campaign/co-op, but it appeared to be described as only online additions on the PSN store, though that might be wrong.


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Today's Courier Herald Column:
Today is a day in which we remember and honor those who died while serving our country. It is a holiday, which implies celebration. To many, the combination of the two seems paradoxical. The underlying reason for this holiday is as serious and somber as they come. Yet the reason these honored men and women put their lives on the line and paid the greatest price possible is a reason we must celebrate.
The vast majority of times the American soldier has been placed in active conflict have occurred on foreign soil. The history of our country is not one of empire building. Instead, the American soldier has been the world's foremost instrument of defending representative government. As a country, our history indicates that our soldiers sacrifice has not only been on behalf of the United States, but on behalf of all people who wish to be free.
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said of America's use of the military in 2003, "We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own, you know, to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace."
When people question whether or not America is an exceptional country, I tend to refer them to the above quote. We use our military might not to expand our own land or to enrich our country. Instead, we fight on behalf of others. The lives lost are on behalf of others. We ask for nothing in return except enough land to bury our dead.
It is natural for a day like today to cause political debate, as our country is in the midst of the longest active conflict in our country's history. The cost of a long war half way around the globe is great. The cost to those who have sent a son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother or spouse across the globe not to return is the highest price possible.
We generally set policy debates aside for this day, however. Instead, it is a time when we unite as one to honor those to whom we can no longer say "thank you."
The results of those who gave their lives for this country are evident in our current relationship with those whom we formerly fought. The British are among our strongest allies. The Germans and Japanese are among our strongest trading partners, woven into the permanent fabric of our economy. How and why we have fought, and how we have treated our adversaries in victory has made a lasting impression on the world as it is today.
As long as there are people, there will be the potential for conflict. We have a military that is tired amidst a war that has been long. The individual soldier remains ready to take orders to protect us at home or our interests abroad. Each knows he or she may be one we are posthumously honoring on this day next year. Each does so willingly and voluntarily. As such, each is a hero.
Those who have fallen and those who continue at the ready to defend do so that we and others may continue to live our lives in peace. We remember them today. And we celebrate.
We celebrate because each of us is lucky to be in a country that is exceptional. That exceptionalism comes because we stand on the tall shoulders of those who made sacrifices not for themselves, and not for self interest, but for the greater good of all people.
Our celebrations have somber origins. We celebrate on behalf of those who cannot celebrate with us. But celebrate we must, and celebrate we will.
Celebrate the heroes that gave their all. Celebrate those who stand at the ready to do so. And celebrate a country that is exceptional.


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2 tsp sugar
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In dealing with Florida distressed sales the most common question (other than "isn't that risky") relates to the different types of sales and circumstances under which properties are sold. Actually, a basic understanding of the fundamentals goes a long way to resolving the question about risk:
Of MLS listed properties distressed sales fall into two basic categories:
Bank Sales or "REO"s (Real Estate Owned) in which the homeowner has been evicted and the bank owns the property. The homes have usually been vacant for some time and may have been neglected by a defaulting homeowner for a substantial period before that. They almost always need at least cosmetic and minor mechanical repairs.
REOs are well publicized as the best deals, selling an average of 38% below comparable properties according to RealtyTrac. In demand locations however the statistics do not tell the whole story: In addition to being lower priced, REOs are a fast and sure closing for the successful bidder, often within 30 days. Because of this attractively priced bank sales often generate multiple offers and regularly sell over asking.
The biggest challenge in buying a good REO is often getting the deal. Once you have crossed that hurdle, the successful bidder is notified of acceptance and is given a period (usually 10 days) to do whatever inspections they deem advisable. During this period the buyer can generally elect to terminate the contract without penalty.
"Short sales" are the other form of distressed sale that are prevalent. In these cases the seller still owns the home but owes more money to the bank(s) than the property is worth. As a result the proceeds will be "short". The bank(s) have to agree to discharge the loans at less than full value and pay any liens necessary to give clear title
Once an offer on a short sale is accepted by the seller it is forwarded to the banks and interested parties of which there may be several. The various affected parties then start negotiating to apportion the losses, a process that can take months. Once the bank accepts the offer however the buyer is given the same 10 day period as in a bank sale to inspect the property and terminate the contract in its discretion.
Because short sales take a long time and are uncertain many investors avoid them making them some of the best deals. Better yet while the negotiations are ongoing the property comes off MLS and the buyer has control of the contract. The escrow is as little as $ 1,000 and is fully refundable. A prudent buyer can open any number of contracts in a given area and simply pick and choose depending on who comes to the table with the best deal first.
Short sales are usually still occupied by the seller or in some cases come with tenants in place. Because they are being actively lived in they are usually in better repair than comparable bank sale properties. If you can afford to wait and play the numbers short sales can produce some of the best deals.


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New ways to mercilessly mow down the opposition while maniacally cackling is what Valve's apparently implementing next in the line of class changes for Team Fortress 2. On the game's recently launched official blog, designer Robin Walker talks about how the company plans to make its content creation process a little more transparent this time around for the Heavy, as opposed to the more behind-closed-doors approach with the Pyro and Medic class updates.
"Our hope is that you'll get a better insight into how we approach design problems, and have some fun thinking about the problem yourself," says Walker. "We do design collaboratively at Valve, and one of the side effects of it is that we really need to be able to evaluate design ideas as objectively as possible. Otherwise design meetings would devolve into subjective arguing."
Walker goes on to list the more definitive aspects of the Heavy's play style and how Valve is considering tweaking them. Some of the more general concerns revolve around making the Heavy more viable when a Medic isn't around, recognizing that the Heavy class isn't particularly mobile, especially when firing, and designing potential unlockables around this, and keeping the update ideas within reasonable limits in terms of potential workload on Valve's part.
If you've got an idea or just want to check out what others are saying, you'll find a lengthy thread on the game's official Steam forums.


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This Sunday marks the beginning of a week of concerted prayer for United Methodists across South Georgia. We are being invited to pray for our global church, God's work in local churches, and specifically for the United Methodist Church's "Praying Our Way Forward" initiative, which launched January 1 and kicked off seventy-five weeks of focused prayer. Each annual conference around the world will take one week to pray for the mission of The United Methodist Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world and for the work of the Commission on a Way Forward. You can read daily prayers at https://www.sgaumc.org/prayingourwayforward
This is something many in our church have been keenly following and lifting up in prayer for some time, even before our town-hall meetings in the fall of 2016. The Commission, created at the 2016 General Conference, was asked to bring proposals for how we might move forward as a denomination, especially concerning matters of biblical interpretation and human sexuality in the midst of broken trust by lay and clergy persons, and explore options to maintain and strengthen the unity of the church. Bishop Lawson Bryan, who was our guest speaker in September, mentioned in his invitation, "We are called to a posture of prayer, praying for God's leadership to guide us effectively in fulfilling the mission of the church. All persons – clergy and laity, conferences and congregations – across the denomination are invited to pray for God's guidance."
I was included in a group discussion with one of the members of the thirty-three person Commission a month ago, and heard early sketches of possible proposals that General Conference delegates would vote on in thirteen months. I felt good about their work, and believe that God is making a path. I heard options that allow most of the church to remain together, while giving some a graceful exit based on their convictions.
There is much spiritual warfare being battled on this topic within every local church and denomination. We would be wrong not to join in or double-down on our efforts of praying for God's will to be done. As your pastor, I remain committed to seeking God's leading in ways that draw people in our community closer to God and with each other. Let us pray. Scott


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Fantastic development. Along with the neck pain, back pain and dizziness, in there with the nausea and headache, forgetfulness and general discomfort. Alongside the inability to sleep properly and horrible concentration, it seems I've caught the cold the kids were passing back and forth.
Fortunately, it's not too bad, and the CPAP machine I use tends to cut down on the amount of mucous in my nose, so I have fewer breathing issues. I just have a vague sore throat and have this mantle of exhaustion that is unusual. I'm used to being tired, but I'm achy and uncomfortable, I can't settle. I think that tipped me off that something was off. Also, my nose is booger heaven – ugh.
Lack of quality sleep is not helping my concentration or cognition. I will be watching a show, it will cut to commercial, and I will completely forget what I was watching. I'm having trouble communicating verbally, still, most of all, and paper is only marginally better. (I could be writing my name over and over thinking I'm being brilliant right now!). There is one Simpsons commercial that comes on, and I get so excited, thinking I'm watching the Simpsons. I feel like such an idiot when the commercial ends.
My Mom seems to think my family has terrible luck and absolutely everything happens to us. I admit, it does sound shocking to listen to someone with chronic pain describe flare-ups. I had been silent for years, but I think people ought to know what my life is like. Not in a complaining way, but in a this-is-how-people-live way. People have chronic pain. This is my life. My kids have had quite a few illnesses this year, yet this is my first cold, I think, since being ill at Christmas, with the rest of the world, and it's mild. My husband has glaucoma issues, cataracts, and arthritis. Both run in his family. My kids have Autism. Sounds like a lot of families I know. Maybe these families aren't so open, I don't know.
I should get that nap.
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Top 10 Reasons to Come to Seminar
If for some reason you haven't registered for Seminar 2011, what are you waiting for? Registration ends July 4! Don't miss it … it's the experience of a lifetime! Here are your top 10 reasons to join us at Seminar. Drum roll, please … 10. It's the entire Mary Kay experience wrapped up in a bow!
9. The chance to preview the next quarter's products at the Expo.
8. An awesome product giveaway worth the price of your registration!
7. Incredible speeches from independent sales force leaders – many of whom have overcome tremendous obstacles to get where they are today.
6. Recognition, recognition, recognition!
5. A full schedule of classes tailored for your career status.
4. The parties – especially Awards Night!
3. Fabulous entertainment from the Friends of Tyme – it's like being at the Academy Awards!
2. The sisterhood. Feel the love! And the No. 1 reason to go to Seminar:
1. Who doesn't love Dallas in the summer? (Wait – don't answer that.)
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Rodney Burt is our latest 4 year Kodaversary from the 5 AM crew; Rod says, "It feels very productive to have finished a tough workout before work." Besides, he has a lot to do – he is a man of many interests. Before CrossFit he was a lifter, played racquetball, coached high school rugby, and rode motorcycles. Not to mention his schedule is insane: 5 AM KXN, globo gym for sauna/whirlpool/ and shower (a great reason for a globo membership), work, dinner, work, 9 PM bedtime. So he must REALLY like us.
Rod's dedication is pretty clear. His daughter got him started but he keeps coming back because "I keep thinking that someday my front rack flexibility will magically appear" and when it does, he will "get on the leaderboard as the squat king." All hail! He recently completed Koda First Timers in the advanced division at 10-25 years older than the rest of the field. He said of the experience, "Although I ran out of gas on the 4th workout, I finished, I am still alive, and I wasn't last." In CrossFit, survival and winning become regularly interchangeable.
There are many ways to win. Rodney said, "To be honest, CrossFit probably saved me from a heart attack and diabetes." Additionally, KXN provides a lot of laughs. "The first time jumping the fat ropes was a train wreck that we should have been filming. Names withheld to protect fragile egos." Between the health, the laughter, and the fact that we have been able to have Rodney as part of our community for four years and counting – that's a lot of winning.


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Homemade Apple Juice
Making homemade apple juice is very easy and gets the satisfaction of healthy fresh zip. Apple juice is made by the maceration process and pressing of apples. This simple technique delivers maximum nutrition with very little effort.Ingredients:
- Apples-3 nos
- Sugar-1 tbsp
- Water
- Soak apples in warm water for 30 minutes.
- Was it properly and cut in to small pieces by removing its inner seeds. Don't peel its skin.
- Add theses chopped apple pieces and sugar in a pan.
- Add more water cover all the apple pieces. (Add water more than the apples level)
- Cook it on stove top for about 30 minutes in low flame (Stir occasionally) until apple pieces get cooked well and soft.
- Now mash it well with a ladle and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and allow cools down.
- After that sieve the juice through a fine strainer and add in to serving glasses.
- Serve chilled with ice cubes or refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
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Response to applications: Ref. No's: AWDM/0663/14. AWDM/0661/14. AWDM/0603/14 and AWDM/0569/14.
Due to time constraints I've limited reading the vast amount material relating to the four applications, to what I thought were the headings that would stand the best chance of putting doubt in the mind of council officers as to the suitability of the development for final approval. Those headings are:
a. Flooding
b. Swallow / Sink Hole
c. Construction traffic route
d. Sustainability
e. Ecology
I have also made some recommendations.
Flooding. It is noted from research done by the British Geological Survey that some areas in the UK are not suitable for the type for sustainable drainage proposed for West Durrington. It appears that where the presence of ground water is close to the surface and there is historical evidence of a site having a 'Swamp Land' nature, a sustainable drainage scheme could be overwhelmed. The West Durrington site has both of those features.
The developers say they are confident their scheme will be able to meet a 1 in 100 year event plus 30% to allow for climate change. That means one exceptional rain-fall in 100 years. Records show there have been 4 of those in the last 5 years, the last being two weeks ago.
It's disappointing the developers have failed to give any figures either for the holding capacity of their drainage scheme, or the amount of run-off from the fields at present. This is important due to their claim that the output from the sustainable scheme into the rest of Durrington's drainage will not be more than the present field run-off.
For the above reasons the developers should enter into a scheme to compensate residents should flooding occur.
Swallow / Sink Hole. It is a matter of concern that despite numerous requests for more information on how the developers are going to stabilise the depression in the field north of Tasman Way no plans or method can be found.
With a water pumping station / bore hole near by, and by implication an aquifer, any deep drilling, high pressure injection of chemicals, or pressure compaction could contaminate the water supply. Before granting any application this matter should be resolved.
Traffic. Should approval for this development be granted, Durrington and Northbrook residents could be faced with years of heavy lorry's rumbling past their homes? Therefore it is recommended enforcement of the following routes.
From the West on the A27. Come off the A27 at the A280 junction and proceed south on the A280 (Not Titnore lane the C37) and left onto the A259 at the roundabout. In about 1.9 miles turn left at the second roundabout into Yeoman Rd then left at the next roundabout into Romany Rd. Turn right at the roundabout into Fulbeck Ave and onto the site. Titnore lane or Titnore way must not be used.
From the West on the A259. As above from the A280 / A259 Roundabout.
From the North and East. Proceed to the A2032 Littlehampton Rd. In about 2.1 miles turn right at the second roundabout into Yeoman Rd then left at the next roundabout into Romany Rd. Turn right at the roundabout into Fulbeck Ave and onto the site.
Sustainability. It's disappointing to read that the properties will still only be built to the 2010 Level 3 rating of energy efficiency (Level 3 means the homes would waste 75% of the energy bought. Or in other words only 25% efficient.
It's sobering to think most of Europe builds to the equivalent of Level 5. Nearly 70% better.
With the cost of keeping a home warm continuing to rise and the urgent need to reduce our consumption of fossil fuel its madness not to use the Sun, wind and the ground it self to heat our homes. Even to build more south facing homes with large south facing windows is better than what we do at present. The offer by the developers to supply a water butt to meet their obligations is an insult.
Ecology. Despite the developers using their wealth to commission consultants who of course report the site as being generally of low importance (although they do say its possible Slow Worms are along the route of the southern access road) knowledgeable residents of the area say otherwise, with Bats, Dormice and the Continental Swallowtail Butterfly recorded on site. Clearly though, for a residents group to commission ecology consultants would be an expensive business, so they have to rely on the local authority to do due diligence despite swinging budget cuts. Of course if there is a nationally known ecological consultant who could help out please contact email@example.com.
All the documents that relate to this case can be found at: http://planning.adur-worthing.gov.uk/online-applications/ and typing West Durrington Development into the box that appears. By clicking each of the applications and then clicking documents you should be able to examine the reports – despite the clunky nature of the council's website.
If you click the link below you will find more information.