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In its first game in front of the student body this calendar year, the Oswego State men's ice hockey team looked flat and uninspired in a 5-2 loss against Morrisville State on Saturday at the Campus Center Ice Arena.
The Mustangs jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period and did not look back, handing the Lakers their first conference loss of the season and first since Feb. 20, 2010, when they lost to SUNY Geneseo. It was the first conference game the Lakers had lost at home since a 4-2 loss against SUNY Potsdam on Feb. 21, 2009.
The Lakers (20-3-0 overall, 13-1-0 SUNYAC) did not look like the top-ranked team in Division III. One-timer attempts that would have resulted in easy goals were missed and passes were either too far in front of their intended targets or bounced off the back of their skates, resulting in turnovers.
"You could know nothing about hockey and know they played like a desperate playoff team and we played soft," head coach Ed Gosek said. "It's been a long time since we lost that many one-on-one battles. In every facet of the game, we were outworked. We did not have the right focus and mental preparation."
Morrisville, with a few faithful fans in the crowd of 2,650, jumped out to the early lead at 5:45 of the first period with a goal scored by Taylor Vince. Bobby Cass found Vince in the slot just inside the blue line off a faceoff won in Morrisville's offensive zone. Vince wristed a shot on net that got past Oswego State junior forward Paul Beckwith's glove side. Vince's shot from the slot is one that Beckwith has typically been able to save all season long.
Beckwith's struggles in net continued in the first period when he gave up a power-play goal to Cass at 12:03. Morrisville's second goal of the game was set up by a boarding penalty by sophomore forward Paul Rodrigues. With the man-advantage, Morrisville's Matt Salmon fed a pass to Cass at the far side faceoff circle, who fired a wrist shot that deflected off Beckwith's glove and ended up in the back of the net.
"We didn't match their intensity and that's uncharacteristic of us," Gosek said. "Very rarely do I feel like we get outmuscled and lose one-on-one battles and tonight I thought we clearly lost a lot of one-on-one battles."
The Lakers cut the Morrisville lead in half with under a minute remaining in the first period on Rodrigues' 10th goal of the season and his fourth in five games. Oswego State's first goal was set up nicely by senior forward Justin Fox, who delivered a cross-crease pass to Rodrigues, who one-timed a shot past Morrisville goalie Caylin Relkoff on his stick side.
Although the momentum appeared to belong to the Lakers with the late first period goal, Morrisville would be the other team to find the back of the net in the second period. Mustang forward Jamie Nelson took control of the puck at center ice and brought it into the near side faceoff circle in the Lakers' defensive zone, where he blasted a slap shot that deflected off his stick-side blocker before ricocheting past Beckwith's glove side.
Morrisville's third goal came just a minute after Oswego State had killed a five-minute major for hitting from behind on senior forward Dan Bremner. Bremner was also assessed a game misconduct for the infraction.
"There were enough undisciplined penalties where we can't blame the refs," Gosek said. "We deserved the calls that went against us. Unfortunately, we started to play as individuals instead of as a team."
Following Nelson's second goal of the game to stretch Morrisville's lead to four, the Mustangs began committing several infractions that left them shorthanded throughout most of the third period. The Mustangs took four penalties in a four minute stretch that resulted in three separate 5-on-3 power plays for the Lakers. Of the three 5-on-3 advantages the Lakers had, they only managed to get the puck past Relkoff once. At 4:14 of the third period Fox took a pass from senior forward and assistant captain Chris Laganiere and wristed a shot that slipped just inside the near side post on Relkoff's glove side. The Lakers finished just 1-for-8 on the man advantage.
The Mustangs pushed the lead back to three on James Jarvis' goal at 12:02 of the third period, ensuring Morrisville its eighth conference victory of the season and a spot in the SUNYAC playoffs for the second straight season of eligibility. The Mustangs currently sit in third place, two points behind Geneseo for the second spot and a first-round bye.
"This time of year I see nothing good that comes out of a loss going into your last weekend," Gosek said. "If we dwell on it and come out with the safe effort and lack of intensity next time it will be a short postseason unfortunately."
While Beckwith struggled with consistency in net for the Lakers, recording 29 saves on 34 attempts for his first loss this season, Relkoff was tremendous. Relkoff finished with 37 saves on 39 shots, including 15 saves in the first period and 14 saves in the second for his ninth win in net this season.
"Collectively as a team, from goaltending to defense to offense, we were all off," Gosek said.
The Lakers return to action on Friday, Feb. 18, when they host SUNY Brockport at the Campus Center Ice Arena. They will close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 19, when they battle ninth-ranked Geneseo on Senior Night. The Lakers have clinched the No. 1 seed in the SUNYAC playoffs and will have home-ice advantage.


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A Comer man reported building material valued at $2,000 was stolen from a storage trailer in the 500 block of Burkland Drive between 2:45 and 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Athens-Clarke police said.
Madison County deputies later recovered the items - including air conditioner parts, vinyl siding and a window - from the porch of one of two suspected thieves, just over the Clarke County line, according to police.
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The dusty road stretched out as far as I could see, its rock and gravel terrain framed by towering coconut trees. Farmers and construction workers on the side of the road gave a friendly wave as I passed. Every so often, a habal-habal, with two or three passengers aboard would rumble by sending a cloud of dust and debris at my face.
I was traveling solo and I wanted to see Siargao's less-beaten paths. So I decided to rent a motorbike for the afternoon and explore the island on two wheels.
The red XRM was easy enough to maneuver even though the some sections of the roads were pretty rough. I couldn't help feeling glad that I had gotten some experience driving an off-road ATV in Legazpi earlier this year, because the roads felt the same. As I made my way through Siargao's roads, I recalled the conversation I had earlier when I rented the motorbike.
"May problema yung starter ignition nito kaya kelangan mo lang siyang biglain pag-kickstart," said Jun, the motorbike's owner, as he demonstrated how to jolt the engine to life after a few failed attempts on my part. I was standing on the kickstart pedal with both feet, putting all my weight on it, and it wouldn't even budge. "Kung magkaproblema ka, maghanap ka na lang ng lalake at magpatulong."
Hearing those words from him, I vowed to myself not to ask help from anyone at all, and to only park in places where no one else would see my clumsy attempts at kickstarting. He gave me further instructions on how to work the foot clutch pedal. "Iwan mo na lang sa 4, pero pag akyat ng bundok, kelangan nasa 2, kasi baka mahirapan yung makina."
I admitted to him that I only had experience driving a fully automatic scooter on paved city roads and never a semi-automatic with a clutch. "Kaya mo yan," were his last reassuring words, as he handed me the keys and walked away.
Thankfully, he was right, and I found myself riding easily enough on the motorbike, heading first to the row of resorts in the Cloud 9 area. Siargao is known mostly as the surfing capital of the country, and most tourists spend their time on the shores for sand, sea and surf. During the height of surfing season, the right breaking reef waves resemble a thick, hollow tube, which is how the place got the moniker Cloud 9. In fact, a lot of surfers get around the place using customized motorbikes with built-in racks just for surfboards.
I noticed a lot of high-end resorts in the Cloud 9 area, with the room prices starting at 2000+. I was glad that I had scored a single fan room in Pesangan Lodge in General Luna for only P500/night. Compared to Cloud 9, the area of General Luna offers more affordable accommodations for local travelers, and has a whole strip of good eating places like Ronaldo's Inn & Resto Bar, Driftwood Surf Shop and Cafe, and Patrick's on the Beach.
After acquiring a map of the island at the souvenir shop of Patrick's, I headed towards the direction of Pilar, where I was told that a natural pool called Magpupungko was located. After a brief stop at the church at an intersection, I fuelled up at a small gas station to be sure I didn't get stuck on the road without gas. Loading a full tank cost P160.
Most of the earlier parts of the roads near General Luna heading to Dapa (the port) were paved and a real joy to ride. I couldn't help feeling pretty good about myself as I overtook tricycles on the road. The refreshing landscape of green fields and trees of the rural countryside just whooshed by as I rode on.
The path snaked on in a winding road, with green markers helpfully pointing out the way to Pilar counting down the number of kilometers left to go. Then, at a junction, the smooth gray pavement suddenly turned into patches of unforgiving rugged road where I had to slow down. Half of the long stretches of the road were being bulldozed and cemented over, leaving the other side a tricky mess of stones and gravel.
With its uphill ascents and sudden steep descents, the roads in Siargao would probably be a joy for mountain bikers looking for interesting terrain. I heard there's actually going to be a mountain biking orienteering event as part of the Siargao Adventure Race this October. I wouldn't mind going back to try mountain biking to some of the other towns of Siargao like Del Carmen, which is home to a vast mangrove forest and Santa Monica, a fishing town in the north of the Island that's said to have white sand beaches, waterfalls, caves and islets with beautiful coral reefs. There weren't a lot of people on the road to Pilar except for the occasional habal-habal motorbikes with makeshift roofs over them made of planks of wood and tarpaulin, ferrying passengers to and from the distant towns.
After about an hour and a half of steady driving, I finally reached the serene town of Pilar, its main road fringed with houses on stilts and mangrove forests. After asking directions from some locals on the main road, I turned right towards Magpupungko, where I paid an entrance fee of P50.00 to enter.
I passed a group of friendly locals picnicking by the beach, the ruins of a guesthouse and a small set of stairs underneath a cave framed by hanging vines before I stopped to enjoy a solitary view of the pool and rock formation. During low tide, visitors can see the natural pool framed by huge rock formations that look like rocks squatting on top of one another (hence the name Magpupungko, which is derived from the local word for squat "pungko."
I learned form the tourist officer on duty that it's better to visit the place in morning during low tide when the clear natural-pools just open up. He even offered that I come back in the morning free of charge so I could see it again in its best state. Unfortunately, the sunlight was already starting to fade and I didn't want to be caught on the rocky roads at night. I had promised to get the motorbike back to its owner by 6pm, so I reluctantly made my way back.
On the way back, I made the mistake of ignoring one of the road signs and found myself driving across a newly cemented road with a pile of stones blocking the rest of the road so I had to manually lift the motorbike over the edge to the dirt road beside it. I also couldn't help but smile at some of the road signs I noticed on the way back. I didn't encounter a lot of people on the way back either.
I got back to General Luna at quarter to six, just in time to return the motorbike. Though the ride was short and sweet, I left feeling very glad to have seen a different side of Siargao beyond surfing. I vow to stay longer next time and motorcycle around the whole island.
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- The Education Ministry submitted a report to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detailing how school principals steal school money
- CS Fred Matiangi said that the government is going to introduce a new system to monitor allocation and disbursment of monies to schools
- EACC Chief Executive Halakhe Waqo said they would prosecute teachers found stealing instead of them facing demotion and transfers
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi released a report on how school heads misused monies allocated to them by the government.
READ ALSO: Teacher punishes student to death over illegal tuition fee
He handed the report to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Halakhe Waqo yesterday, Wednesday, May 25 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.
Below are some of the methods head teachers and some parents steal the money.
- Head teachers and school boards consisting of parents use it to travel abroad as well as for sitting allowances
- The principals exaggerate the student enrollment numbers to attract more money for their schools.
READ ALSO: Education CS Matiang'i critisised by CORD leader
- Head teachers withdraw money from school accounts and keep it in their offices without ensuring safety of the money. According to the report, this provided an opportunity for embezzlement to take place.
- Head teachers overpay for goods and services as well as participate in illegal tendering which is a conflict of interest that flouts disbursement procedures.
READ ALSO: Teachers reject changes in 2016 KCPE, KCSE exams by Matiang'i
- The head teachers an unnecessarily big number of procure books on credit creating an opportunity for retailers to move dead stock
All of the above manipulations have been possible as it was reported that the audit systems for primary schools was a failure.
READ ALSO: Matiang'i explains why he has banned midterm break in public schools
Matiangi echoed Waqo's sentiments and also assured parents that they would be able to monitor the expenditure of schools from next year after the government unveils a monitoring system.
Free primary school education was introduced in 2002 during former president Mwai Kibaki's regime and so far, the government has spent more than KSh 100 million on this program.
READ ALSO: Video: Matiang'i shocked in impromptu national school visit
In the first year of the program, enrollment shot up to eight million students up from the normal five million a year.
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(Originally posted February 28, 2013)
A few months after I decided to remain in Paris, fate and my muse collided one eventful afternoon as I was walking from work to the Metro. I passed a small café-théâtre. I noticed a group of English-speaking people waiting in a line outside. My curiosity got the best of me and I wandered over and asked what was going on. A British young lady with clipboard in hand told me they were auditioning for a play in English to be performed at that very venue. She asked me if I wanted to read and being that I didn't have another thing to do that afternoon, I said yes. I waited, finally read and, after being told to wait around, was informed that I had the part if I wanted it. I found out that the production was an avant-garde, three-character one act that was being put on by a Canadian lady who thought there might be money to be had presenting English theater in Paris. I accepted to play the role, not realizing that my life was going to drastically change after that one afternoon.
We rehearsed the play and presented it for 5 performances. The drama critic from the International Herald Tribune newspaper attended and gave us a tepid review. We had a few people who attended but not enough to convince the Canadian lady that she should continue her endeavors to present English-language theater in Paris.
The young people who ran the café-théâtre were very disappointed as they had never sold so much wine and beer before. The Canadian impresario in the meantime had already split. They asked me if I wanted to put on a play at their café-théâtre. I of course said yes.
Saying "yes" is the first law to getting anywhere in the world of writing. Roger, as you will find out in future blogs, simply couldn't utter that word yet became wildly successful. Hence, the title of my new book: ROGER SHOULD HAVE SAID YES.
(If you're reading this from Facebook then you should know I have a new website where you can read more about Roger. Click here to see the new website.)


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It was my honor to moderate this dynamic panel of industry experts
Hatboro, PA (PRWEB) May 15, 2015
Tom Petro, President & CEO of Fox Chase Bank, moderated a dynamic panel of investors Monday night at a Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia's Signature Event.
The event titled "Funding Alternatives" was held at St Joseph's University's Mandeville Hall and attracted over 125 enterprising entrepreneurs. The team of panelist included: Angel Investor - John Moore, Robin Hood Ventures & Investors Circle; Early Stage Venture Capital Investor- Nate Lentz, Partner, Osage Capital Partners; Growth Stage Venture Capital Investor - Michael Kopelman, Partner, Edison Partners; Private Equity Investor -Scott Evans, Managing Partner, Guardian Capital Partners; Mezzanine Capital Investor -Steve Hobman, Partner, NewSpring Capital& Senior Lender Mike Fitzgerald, Chief Lending Officer, Fox Chase Bank
Also on the panel was Mike Fitzgerald, Chief Lending Officer of Fox Chase Bank. During the past 5 years, the Bank has closed over $1 billion in commercial and real estate loan transactions for clients located in its market area. Mike is active in the community having served on various local community boards. Most recently, he was asked to join the Executive Board of The Miracle League of Bucks County, which is a softball/baseball league for special needs children and adults.
During the powerful discussion of funding alternatives, the esteemed panelists addressed topics such as: What are the sources of capital available to the enterprising entrepreneur? What is the range of options? Who are the players and where does each fit in the growth stages of an emerging business? How do investors that represent each capital source evaluate emerging businesses for potential investment? What constitutes a good and bad match between investor and entrepreneur? How is investor capital viewed differently than bank loans?
The event provided enterprising entrepreneurs with the opportunity to hear expert advice and to network with other entrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Tom Petro stated that "It was my honor to moderate this dynamic panel of industry experts and help provide insight into funding alternatives for the many entrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia area."
The Entrepreneurs Forum is both old and new. For 25 years, the Forum has served the needs of growing firms in the Greater Philadelphia region. Today, the Forum continues to be a vibrant part of the entrepreneur scene. Many of the Forum's "alums" are among the leading firms contributing to growth in the Philadelphia region.
The Forum is a unique organization in the Philadelphia region. It's supported by dedicated local businesses, entrepreneurs and educational institutions that support and mentor entrepreneurs. The Forum's goal is to create networking opportunities for mutual growth and to provide entrepreneurs with insights on what they need to do to grow and prosper.
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Fox Chase Bank serves growing middle market businesses, commercial real estate investors and depositors in the attractive markets that span Baltimore to New York City delivering on the promise of doing what's right for people. The Bank, established in 1867, is headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. It provides a comprehensive array of financial products and services through a comprehensive suite of cash management services and ten branch offices in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Cape May Counties in New Jersey.
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The Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia supports the creation and development of high growth firms by delivering essential resources, education and networking opportunities to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. The Forum serves as a clearing house and focal point, offering entrepreneurs, inventors, investors and professional advisors a forum to exchange ideas, advice and investment opportunities. The EFGP has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the top 20 Business Network Associates in the Greater Philadelphia Area for 2014.


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There have been 5 outages of sip1.sipsorcery.com in the last 24 hours which is verging on the ridiculous. I've even swapped IP addresses between sip1 and sip2 to see if the issue was constrained to one physical instance but that didn't work.
I'm not getting much love from Amazon support Access outages seem to be caused by traffic volumes so at this point I'm not hopeful for smooth operation of sipsorcery.
My hypothesis is that an Amazon network element is blacklisting the sipsorcery server due to its traffic profile of lots of small UDP packets or something. The evidence being that only the 22.214.171.124 server ever fails and it's the one with 80% of the traffic. Also from the server logs I can see that the server doesn't crash and the sipsorcery servers are keep running trying to talk to the outside World it's just that no network traffic can get in and out.
The worry is that once the primary server fails the traffic levels will build up on the secondary server and it will get blacklisted as well.
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Just in case things with AWS don't work out, you may want to look at 1and1.com 's new "Cloud Services". Fixed monthly pricing (very reasonable), they offer Windows 2008, and the transfered MB volume is the only thing metered, no request volume metering. Also a real static IP address. Lenexa KS based servers (last time I checked).
I wouldn't touch any 1and1 services with a ten foot pole. They have some strange and unfriendly business practices.
I agree with doohickey. 1&1 may seem to be reasonable at first and I've been lucky with a couple of sites I admin, but on another couple it's totally outweighed any benefit on the other. Haven't used the Cloud Services, so I can't speak specifically about that though.
I understand your concern on site hosting. However, I have had dedicated servers ( linux) for 5 years and no problems.I also have servers at The Planet with equal reliability.
You are fully responsible for the box at 1and1, more so than at The Planet. However you get the tools, programable Cisco hardware firewalls, remote re-imaging and serial console access (over ssh) to do this.
I have heard bad things about their site hosting and domain name registration, but if you want a dedicated box or some cloud, and you know how to manage the O/S, they are fine.
Network support and hardware repair requests fine, O/S and trouble shooting support are hit and miss. The Planet has very good support at higher prices.
you already make use of .NET framework. i am just wondering if microsofts azure platform wold be suitable for host sipsorcery?


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Published: Tuesday 24th February 2015 by The News Editor
The Government has been accused of refusing to negotiate with firefighters ahead of a fresh strike in a bitter row over pensions.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in England will walk out for 24 hours from 7am on Wednesday, forcing brigades across the country to put contingency plans into place.
The London brigade warned that a normal service will not be provided during the strike, with less serious incidents such as fire alarms and bin fires left unattended.
The union said improvements to pension arrangements had been made in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but an "unworkable" scheme was being imposed by the Westminster government.
The FBU has accused fire minister Penny Mordaunt of misleading Parliament after she told MPs that if a firefighter loses fitness through no fault of their own, they should get another role or a full, unreduced pension.
The union said fire authorities across the country had failed to back up the minister's "guarantee".
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: "Government ministers have ignored three written requests in the last few weeks by the union to meet to try to resolve this dispute.
"Government ministers are quick to call this union militant and yet it's them who still refuse to talk to us when we remain ready to meet and negotiate at any time.
"Firefighters from all across the UK are attending a rally in Westminster on Wednesday in a 'No More Lies' protest aiming to hold this Government accountable for the way it has misled Parliament, the public and firefighters alike."
London fire commissioner Ron Dobson said: "As this is the first strike in three months there is a real concern that people will have forgotten about our arrangements and the incidents contingency crews will attend.
"There will be 27 fire engines available across London but we will not be providing our usual service so people must take steps to prevent fires.
"Keep a closer eye on your cooking, make sure cigarettes are properly extinguished and never leave candles unsupervised. I'd particularly like Londoners to look out for vulnerable residents, especially those with mobility issues."
Mr Wrack has written to the Prime Minister saying that firefighters were committed to resolving the dispute through negotiations but warning that the "false guarantee" given by the Fire Minister was a "clear case of Parliament being misled".
He added: "This has been the pattern throughout negotiations and a key reason why firefighters in England remain extremely angry at the failure of the Government to take proper account of the evidence available.
"This has now become a matter not simply of policy but of trust and confidence in the Parliamentary procedure and your stewardship."
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A Department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said: "All fire and rescue authorities have robust and well tested strike contingency plans in place that include back up support if needed.
"Public safety is our priority and if anyone needs emergency assistance they should dial 999 and they will get a response from their fire and rescue service.
"Strike action is unnecessary and appears to be over a point which is a vast improvement on the 2006 scheme which required firefighters to work to 60 with no protection.
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The release of an all-new story trailer for Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is likely to get Drake fans writhing with anticipation. As more and more clues are dropped concerning the intrepid Nathan Drake's final adventure, director Neil Druckmann names the video on the PlayStation Blog as the "best trailer in Naughty Dog's history." The trailer contains mild story spoilers, and is watchable above.
Amongst more exchanges between Nate and his older brother, Sam, the trailer also happens upon some brief flashback sequences. After Drake's Deception's retreat back into Nate's young life, might we expect something similar for his upcoming final adventure?
After originally planned for a 2015 release, A Thief's End was delayed till March 2016, before receiving a pushback to April. Accompanying the game at launch will be a special edition blue Playstation 4 console, with matching DualShock controller.
"There's plenty more to show from now until launch." said Druckmann in a blog post, "We'll be dropping new info, screenshots, and behind-the-scenes videos on a regular basis"
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One night I just happened to turn on the television to the Great Awakening. My spirit witnessed with what they were saying and how they were reaching out to people. When I heard they were offering a $2,000.00 scholarship. I prayed if it was Gods will for me to go to Bible School, He would open the door for me. I always wanted to go to Bible School but never had been able to go. I called in that same night and requested an application form, which came very promptly. After completing all the requirements I submitted my application.
About six weeks later I received a voice-mail saying I had been accepted to River Bible Institute. Halleluiah! I was so happy at first but then I began to think that the voice-mail didn't say I had received the scholarship, only that I had been accepted to the school, so the next day I called River Bible Institute and kept playing phone tag with the people I was trying to reach that afternoon. The next morning I called the number back and the operator told me the number could not be completed as dialed, so, I tried about four or five times with the same results.
I called information and asked for the River Bible Institute telephone number in Tampa, Florida. The information operator told me they had no such listing. I told her I had used the same number yesterday with no problems. She asked me if I wanted to speak to her supervisor and I replied yes. He looked up the number on the computer and said the same thing. I realized there was no sense in arguing with him so I hung up. As soon as I hung up my mind took off like a rocket ship. It started telling me this was a fly-by-night deal and it was a scam and the people had pulled the plug and had run off.
Finally I began to get ahold of myself and realized everything was in Gods hands and if He didn't want me to go to Bible School it was ok with me, He knew what was best for me and I did not have to worry. He would not let anything happen to me. It was in His hands. I got peace again and continued with my day's plans. That afternoon I decided to call the same number again, just for grins. The phone rang and the Institute operator said, "Good afternoon, River Bible Institute". I couldn't believe it. I had made contact just as it should have happened.
I told the lady my name and asked if I had received the scholarship. She said, "Let me check". She came back on and said congratulations; you have received your scholarship. Then I began to tell her what had happened previously that morning and as I was speaking to her I realized that satin was fighting me to keep me from coming to this school. I told the lady, ma'am, God is going to be doing great work in me. I now know because if it were not so, satan would not be fighting me so hard to keep me from coming there. He is afraid. Halleluiah!
As I meditated later on what had happened, I understood that this whole incident was to confirm to me by the Spirit that I was being sent to River Bible Institute by the Spirit. If this had not happened I would have come to the school not really knowing by the Spirit I was in Gods will. Because although initially I witnessed that what was going on at this Great Awakening was a good thing and I agreed with what I was seeing.
I still didn't hear God say go. Without this experience, later on I probably would have questioned whether or not this was just a good idea. This is my first testimony of River Bible Institute. Since then God has revealed Himself in so many ways to me and we are experiencing Gods pouring out of His Holy Spirit on us here at the River. May God Bless you all……© Copyright 2012 admin, All rights Reserved. Written For: Rodney Howard Browne


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A nice change-of-pace zucchini dish, vegetarian and flavored with southwestern spices.
1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
1 cup (160 g) onion, chopped
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1 teaspoon (2.5 g) cumin
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1/2 teaspoon (1 .3 g) chili powder
1/4 teaspoon (0.5 g) black pepper
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1. In a medium wok or frying pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
2. Add the onions, mustard, and cumin. Saute until onions are soft.
3. Add the shredded zucchini. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the zucchini gets soft and tender.
4. Stir in the chili powder and pepper.
5. Warm the tortillas and place on a flat surface. Spread 1 tablespoon (15 g) of sour cream on each.
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While we didn't have time to test a really extensive library of games, we didn't encounter a single compatibility problem in our testing. That bodes well, though compatibility problems tend to crop up after final hardware from vendors gets in the hands of gamers, and we can't assume perfect operation based on tests made with a reference kit. It's reasonable to expect a few small incompatibilities at first, most likely to be squashed post-haste with a driver update.
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The newbie who was selected for the Best Debut Actor at the recently held awards ceremony of an entertainment channel in Mumbai, couldn't contain his emotions on receiving the award. Arjun came up on the stage and exclaimed, "Dad, this one's for you!" looking at his father who was sitting in the front row with his wife, Sridevi. Boney Kapoor was beaming like a proud father.
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Man, oh man. This was a workin' kind of weekend. Yard work for days. I put in some edging to better separate the grass from the rocks outlining the plants along the walkway and around my house (did that make any sense?)
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But, the cutest part of my weekend was making this tea pot succulent garden.
And by I, I should state my boyfriend and I, because goodness I needed a lot of help with all this.
This little teapot has quite the story. My friend, Jessica, had a friend, who had a friend that bought an old fixer-upper in town. It must have been a foreclosure because when they finally saw the inside condition of the home they decided instead to demo the house. The house was previously occupied by hoarders or squatters or something of the sort because there was stuff everywhere. Yes, some really cool stuff but also a lot of junk.
I walked through the front living room (decked out with horse wallpaper) and made it to the kitchen where part of the roof had fallen in. I spotted this quaint little teapot and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it… succulents!
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Rating: PG
Summary: Epilogue of sorts to "Black Widow". Inara talks with Lord Harrow, Mal checks in with Badger, and Simon takes inventory.
Inara smiled her most engaging smile. "I'm so pleased that you could find time to see me, Lord Harrow," she said in honeyed tones.
"It's always a pleasure, Miss Serra," Lord Harrow replied, privately wondering what Inara could want from him. He did not have to wonder for long.
"I know that you are very busy with all of your various enterprises," she began. "But I was wondering if perhaps I could talk with you about one of them in particular."
"Of course," he said, inclining his head politely. "Which one do you wish to discuss?"
"If memory serves, I believe that you are the owner of the art gallery in the Eavesdowne Square."
"Yes, I am," Lord Harrow answered. "Though I am ashamed to admit, I can tell you very little about it. I am not really a serious student of art. I purchased the gallery as part of a larger investment opportunity."
Inara's smile faltered imperceptibly. "I see," she said. "I had hoped to get your opinion on some drawings and paintings I've been working on."
Harrow's eyebrows rose slightly. "I didn't know you were an artist as well as a Companion."
"Well, truthfully I haven't had as much time as I'd like to devote to it. Until now, that is," Inara said quietly. "You see, I've just recently retired from the Guild, and am considering making what has been little more than a hobby for me into a potential new career."
"Ah," the older man said, understanding dawning. "And you had hoped to have an audience for your work in my gallery?"
Inara blushed slightly. "I had rather hoped to at least get your opinion about the feasibility of pursuing my artwork. No one on Serenity has what I would call an objective eye."
Lord Harrow chuckled. "Yes, I can see how that would be so," he said dryly. "And while I would be honored to see your work, I fear I could not offer you an intelligent observation either. However, if you wish, I believe I can persuade the manager of my gallery to give you an honest appraisal of your talent."
Inara's smile was radiant. "I would very much appreciate that, Lord Harrow."
"Think nothing of it," he said easily. "Do you have a portfolio of work ready for viewing now?"
"Yes," Inara said. "Some of it is older, but I've got a few new pieces that I feel might be suitable."
"Good enough," he replied. "I'll call the gallery and arrange for a meeting for you with the manager. Would later today be convenient?"
"Most convenient," Inara said. "In fact, I would prefer it. One never knows where Serenity might be at any given moment."
"I'm certain that makes life…interesting," Harrow replied with just a bare hint of wistfulness.
"If by interesting you mean precarious, I would agree," Inara said, her bright eyes twinkling with hope for her future.
Mal sat across from Badger, eyeing the little man carefully. "You sure this is a complete list of what the Widow had?" he asked skeptically.
Badger made a great show of taking umbrage. "I'm wounded," he said, clutching theatrically at his chest. "Wounded that you would even think I'm doing something untoward wi' the books."
Mal snorted. "Yeah, I can see that you're real upset. Now tell me true, Badger, 'cause I got exactly no patience for games."
"That's as complete a list as I can produce," Badger said, widening his eyes innocently. "And a sight more than you'd be apt to get from a lesser man, if you don't mind me saying. The Widow had spent a good deal of money in her ill-advised search for yours truly, and she was….somewhat depleted." Looking earnestly at Mal, he added, "And it didn't 'elp the old shrew's finances any when you damaged the Skyplex like you did. Costs coin to fix that kind of thing."
Mal looked at River surreptiously, and she nodded almost imperceptibly. "All right then," Mal said. "I'll accept these figures as they stand, provided you pay me in cashy money today."
Badger swallowed nervously. "Will take me 'til at least tomorrow, mate," he said defensively. "Seein' as 'ow there's been so much unpleasantness, I don't keep that much coin on the premises anymore."
Mal nodded. "Tomorrow by noon, or I'll be collectin' it from your hide. Dong ma?"
Badger nodded, as Mal and River stood to go. Watching the couple walk away, he wondered sourly at what point Malcolm Reynolds had decided to become such a hard man to handle.
"So he was telling the truth?" Mal asked, somewhat incredulously.
"As far as he ever does," River replied, slipping through the crowded streets gracefully. "Not enough of an untruth to precipitate violence."
Mal nodded, figuring that was really the best he could hope for where Badger was concerned. "Think I ought to stop in to see Easy? See if he has something for us to do whilst we're here? I ain't got the slightest notion how long Inara's business might take."
"Not long," River answered. "She's hurrying."
"You're not gonna tell me what she's doing, are you?" he asked.
"Nope," River said, giving him a wide grin. "But she will, when she's sure."
"Best I can ask for then," Mal said.
"And I don't think we should go see Easy," River added. "Hannah's getting hungry."
Mal looked at his wife sharply. "She sending you a message tellin' you that?"
"No," River answered evenly, knowing that it was a source of concern to Mal that his daughter might share her mother's abilities. "I just know. My breasts are full, so she must need to nurse."
Mal nodded, hurrying along toward Serenity. That, he thought, was an answer he could deal with.
Simon stood in the infirmary, watching Zoe meticulously counting the medications he was stocking into Serenity's supply cabinets. More than a little embarrassed that his lack of control had made such a thing a necessity, he cleared his throat nervously.
"Um, Zoe, I just wanted to say that I am….well, I really appreciate you doing this. And I'm sorry for the inconvenience I've caused to you all." He shifted uncomfortably on his feet.
Zoe looked at him impassively. "Got no problem with helping you keep a decent inventory, doc," she said blandly. "Probably would have been a good idea to do that all along, seein' as how anybody's likely to be getting corpsified any time on this boat. And if you were to have done that and none of us had known where to find anything in here, that would have been a shame."
Knowing that was as close to a dispensation as he was likely to get from the terse woman, Simon nodded. "Good point," he said, straightening his shoulders slightly. Turning to his cabinets, he said, "I was thinking that the narcotics could be put in a cabinet separate from the other drugs. That way, if someone needs a regular analgesic in the middle of the night, they can get to it without waking anyone up. And of course, we could lock the cabinet with the more…addictive drugs."
Zoe nodded. "Kaylee told me she can rig up a system so's whoever goes into the secured cabinet leaves an electronic fingerprint. Can even rig it so it keeps a log of entries that would be fed directly into the Captain's private log, if you want."
"That would be good," Simon said, mildly surprised that Kaylee had told him nothing of such an arrangement. Though on second thought, he realized that he and Kaylee had talked very little about his substance abuse problem, all things considered. It was a topic they both seemed quite determined to skirt if at all possible.
As if reading his thoughts, Zoe said, "She just wants you to be safe, Simon. Wants to do anything she can to keep you safe."
"I know," Simon said, swallowing past the sudden lump in his throat. "And I want the same thing. Just still a little too raw to talk about it, I suppose."
Zoe nodded. "She'll be there, when you're able," she said. "That woman loves you."
Simon smiled. "You make it sound as if you wonder why," he said.
"Past the point of tryin' to figure why anyone loves anyone else," Zoe said softly. Clearing her throat, she added, "Decided there was no rhyme or reason to it when Inara fell for Jayne." She was gratified to see the young doctor's troubled expression turn to merriment.
"I would have to agree," he said with a trace of his old sarcasm.
Jayne stood looking at the painting hanging on the wall of the small gallery on Eavesdowne Square. Frowning, he wondered exactly what the picture was supposed to represent. It looked nothing like anything he could recognize. Thinking that Inara's paintings were bound to be better than the oddly shaped blotches of color he was looking at, he looked around somewhat disinterestedly. Knowing that if Inara had not needed a bodyguard to help clear a path through the docks with her unwieldy portfolio, she would never have asked him to accompany her here, he tried to blend in with the people milling about looking at the exhibits while he waited for Inara to emerge from the manager's office.
Inside the office, Inara was fairing only slightly better. Harrow's manager, a sharp-faced woman in her late fifties, sat gazing at Inara's paintings with a completely blank expression. Supremely grateful for the training she'd received at the Guild House, Inara sat with her hands folded in her lap, outwardly calm despite the pounding of her heart against her rib cage.
After an eternity of dead silence, the older woman finally lifted her head to stare at Inara. "Lord Harrow tells me that you were a Companion."
"Yes, I was," Inara replied evenly. "I have recently retired from the Guild."
"To pursue this?" the woman pressed.
"Not entirely," Inara answered honestly. "There were other reasons as well. But I am most anxious to pursue this, if you think that there is a possibility that my work would find an audience here."
The older woman sighed. "Your work is adequate," she said as kindly as she could. "I am not entirely convinced that you are ready for any kind of formal exhibition. Your earlier work is….somewhat uneven. However, these latest pieces…" She waved her hand over the drawings in question. "These are quite lovely. Almost as if they were drawn by a different woman."
"I suppose they were," Inara replied reflectively. "I went through some life-altering events between the first of those and the last."
"It shows," the manager said. "And your work is better for it. However, there is simply not enough of the latter to make even a small exhibit worthwhile."
Inara's mind whirred with possibilities. "Pardon me for being so blunt, but are you saying that if I could produce more work similar to the quality of these last drawings, you might be interested in allowing me a small exhibit here?"
"I really couldn't answer that question until I see the work done," the woman answered honestly. "But perhaps so." She thought for a moment. "Especially if you would be willing to reveal your former occupation for the exhibit. There is, after all, quite an interest in the life of a Companion. The secrecy of the Guild ensures that a certain mystery remains."
Inara frowned. "I…I'm not sure I would want to do that," she said, the thought making her unaccountably uncomfortable. "I would prefer that my former occupation not play a role here. I would hope that my work could stand alone."
The older woman smiled and nodded, pleased with the answer for reasons she could not fathom. "And perhaps it will," she said. "I would welcome another visit when you have finished some more pieces. I will look forward to it."
"As will I," Inara said, rising gracefully from her chair to gather her work back into the portfolio. "I am somewhat unsure as to when I might be on Persephone again, but I will check in with you when I am." And gracing the woman with a dazzling smile, she walked out into the gallery to find Jayne.
The older woman watched her from the doorway of her office, smiling when she saw the former Companion link her arm with the huge man who had been scowling at some of the gallery's more abstract pieces for the last half hour. Realizing that the passion she saw in Inara's latest pieces were quite probably due to her obvious love of the man, the manager hoped for the sake of Inara's art that it would last.
Mal lay beside River on their bed, Hannah between them nursing happily. Thinking that he never tired of the sight of his wife nourishing his daughter in such a natural way, he sighed contentedly.
"You act as if you were the one being fed," River whispered, smiling softly.
"Suppose it does feed my soul a mite to see such a beautiful sight," Mal answered just as quietly.
"That was quite…poetical," River said. "How is it that you can still surprise me?"
"Ain't easy, bein' as how you're in my head," Mal replied. "But you're forgetting something."
His grin drew River in. "And what is that, ai ren?"
"That I am a man of mystery," Mal said, leaning carefully over Hannah to capture River's lips in a soft kiss.
"That you are," she replied, a little breathless at his kiss.
Mal chuckled, enjoying the reaction he never failed to elicit in his beautiful wife. "Hold that thought," he said, gently slipping off the side of the bed so as not to jostle the contented Hannah. "Just need to check that everything is secure 'fore I come to bed."
River's slow smile took his breath away. "Everyone is fine," she said softly. "And Serenity is secure. No need to leave just yet." As she spoke, she carefully moved Hannah to her bassinet. Turning back to Mal, she reached out a slender arm. "Come back to bed, ai ren," she whispered.
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It's here, it's here! It's time for the fourth annual Once Upon a Read-a-Thon hosted by Candace at Candace's Book Blog, Angela & Loretta at Reading Angels and myself. It runs from NOW, 12:01 am on July 8th to 11:59 on July 10th. If you haven't signed up, hurry and do so HERE. You will be entered into an awesome giveaway just for signing up!
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In past years I've read 5 or 6 books during the read-a-thon, but this year I have a added challenge:
So this year my goal is to finish The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson and start either This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, Wildcards by Simone Elkeles, or Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller. I'm keeping my options open. I'd also like to start Joyland by Stephen King on audio.
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Not too much to talk about in the movie world in the last week, but this weekend is sure to be a good one with the release of THE AVENGERS. (Yes, I'm one of those dorky comic book girls.) I can't wait to see some of my favorite heroes up on the big screen (can I get a whoop whoop for Thor and Iron Man?!) I've also been watching the new Spider-Man cartoon on TV and I can't get enough of that man (but more on that obsession later.) I've been meaning to watch the Captain America movie since it was first released in theaters, but every time I push play I fall asleep before the opening DVD menus are over. (Boo.) But I did squeeze in movies starring two awesome guys this week! What did you see?
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What are a possible comparative thesis and comparative points for "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "Fleur" by Louise Erdrich with focus on gender?
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The narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is literally imprisoned in a room and this, according to her husband, is for her benefit. Her husband, John, determines that she is too mentally fragile to leave the room. The narrator's brother, also a physician like John agrees with John's advice to stay in the room. John also advises her to not even think about her condition. The advice is to stay put, not think, and listen to men. This story also underscores the traditional fallacy that women are meant to stay at home while men go out into the world: the classic Private/Public opposition.
In "Fleur," Fleur is attacked because she steps out of her assumed role as subservient to the other men. In general, she certainly stands out and had proven she is different, and there is some tolerance of this, but the men can not take it when she beats them at their own game. After Fleur is attacked, she leaves the area and there are many myths and stories about what becomes of her. Pauline ends the story with "The only know they don't know anything." The others, namely the men, don't understand Fleur, so they make things up. The consensus is that they would rather just consider Fleur as abnormal rather than try to really understand her and what actually happened.
Fleur acted differently, outside of what was expected of her as a woman; eventually this behavior led to her being attacked and this led her to leave. The narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" wanted to enjoy similar freedoms to act and behave according to her own will. In both stories, both women are punished for behaving in ways that do not fit traditional stereotypes for the female gender in their respective cultures: Fleur is attacked; the narrator ("The Yellow Wallpaper") is essentially imprisoned.


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By Nigel Somerville, the Deputy Sheriff of AIM | Saturday 30 January 2016
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AIM-listed investment company Tern plc (TERN) released its results for calendar year 2015 this week. ShareProphets has been taking an interest in the AIM investment company world so it seems a good time to take a look at what Tern had to say in its RNS….and what was saved for the Annual Report only. In this part we look at the increase in net assets and where the added value came from.
The first thing worth commenting on is the speed with which Tern got its numbers out. There are plenty of tiddlers in the AIM goldfish bowl which take the full six months allowed – for no obviously good reason other than to delay bad news for as long as possible. Readers will be aware that I hardly regard Tern plc as a paragon of virtue but it should be congratulated on getting its numbers out just 26 days after the year end. Of course, it is hardly a complicated business but even so a 26-day turnaround is a good effort – and even faster than last year's 41 days.
There was plenty to talk about in the 2014 numbers – not least of which was the stated NAV per share of around 2p (as against the then market price which traded between about 5p and 7p a share). That didn't sound like great value to my mind – especially if one took into account a series of convertible loans with a conversion price of between 1.25p and 2.016p.
So what are the new numbers? Well we are told the net assets of the company are £1,691,881 but I don't see a NAV per share figure in this year's results RNS. Why might that be?
Let's do some maths: all we need is the number of shares in issue. Hmmm…I can't find that in the results RNS either – although we do get a weighted average number of 49,375,127. That implies a NAV per share of 3.4p but does that answer the question correctly?
Er…no. On 29 December 2015 there is an issue of equity RNS which states the resulting share capital as being 62,755,569. Well that's a bit different, and brings in NAV per share at 2.7p. Against a share price which closed last week at 13.875p there would appear to be an incredible amount hope in the share price.
Last year's stated NAV per share came in at 2.09p so we've had quite an uplift of about 29%. But has that come from the added value brought to Tern's investment portfolio by its talented management team?
Somehow I doubt it - it rather appears to me that it has simply come from issuing confetti at (on average) a huge premium to the previous NAV per share. Let's do the maths…for which we need numbers from Note 13 to the Annual Report (HERE).
We have the exercise of 354,355 warrants at 3p and a placing of 6 million shares at 12p, balanced off by 588,640 warrants converted at 0.02p as well as the conversion of loans into 9.84 million shares at 1.25p and a further 744,047 at 2.016p. That comes to a total of 17,527,042 new shares for £880,403 – an average issue price of 5p.
If we strip out the effect of the share issues by subtracting the £880,304 from the stated NAV and the 17,527,042 shares from the issued capital at year-end we see 45,228,527 shares and £811,577 of net assets which works out at 1.79p per share – a drop from the quoted 2.09p as at FY14 of 14%.
It is, perhaps, a bit of a simplistic was of doing it but it seems to me that the only reason the NAV per share has increased is because the company has issued shares at (on average) a higher price than the previous NAV per share.
With the shares having peaked at about 28p during the year and now down to 13.875p one wonders how much longer the company can go on raising money to push up its stated NAV.
Might that be a Red Flag? What if the market takes a turn for the worse?
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U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline released the following statement as House Republicans prepared to pass a farm bill that would fail to reauthorize critical nutrition programs, leaving millions of low-income families facing the possibility of food insecurity:
"American families have a right to be outraged at the chaotic approach that Republicans are taking to such important legislation. Since taking control of the House, the Republican leadership has consistently waited until the eleventh hour to pass narrow-minded proposals that placate their conservative base at the expense of working families. Once again, Republicans have mishandled consideration of a critical piece of legislation and it is unacceptable that we now find ourselves in this position."
"Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor should have worked with Democrats to find a commonsense, bipartisan solution. Instead, they have taken a bad situation and somehow made it even worse. The House Republican farm bill put millions of families at risk in order to protect subsidies for large agricultural corporations and score political points with Tea Party activists."
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It's been said that the sun will come up tomorrow, and it did in Houston on this late August day. That bright light truly came much earlier for my family, though I wanted to doubt its presence.
"We've never had best friends," my wife said to me. "Mario and Linda are our best friends, I think."
First, it should be known that Catherine is spot on. Neither of us, I believe, have ever desired best friends. We get along with people and even socialize with a select few. But we've always been standoffish. I'm not sure why.
Mario and Linda — the Enriquez family from next door — are different. But so too are the many people who have called and appeared at our doorstep during our darkest hours.
"Grab this pizza," Debbie told Catherine as we forced open the storm-warped door to our surprise guests. "Danny is bringing in the fans and extension cords, and Chef Roy is on the way with tools."
The people I speak of are folks who barely knew us … until they helped pick up our floating socks, underwear and photo albums from our flood-ravaged home.
We love them too.
As modest as we are, the deluge rendered us mostly indolent. It's funny how catastrophes tend to bring on such lax feelings. It's sort of like going to the doctor for a yearly checkup versus an emergency visit. There comes a point when there is no more guard to let down.
Our guardian angels could not have cared less. They came to help us recover from our hell.
"Your G note sounds wonderful," Mario told me and his wife as we practiced our guitars, following a long day of cleaning the Dive House of saturated flooring and insulation. "It's the best G note I've ever heard."
Catherine grinned from the end of the couch, but neither she nor Mario could hold back their laughter. Linda and I just shook our heads and played on.
She's a beginner guitar player with a beautiful voice. My strumming is about as out-of-tune as it gets, and I refuse to realize that I sound much better in the shower.
But that's what best friends say. And do.
Best friends insist on helping you, even when you don't believe you need it. They show up, without your approval, and work to help you recover. They call. They write. They make sure you know they are waiting in the wings. Just for you.
Mario and Linda may well be our best friends. They are our guardian angels for sure. We love them (and like them — a lot). We've learned that there are also other best friends. People we knew, barely knew or didn't know at all. They came to our rescue with nothing in mind but helping us.
I want to know these people. A lot more.
And I'd like to test our friendship on the sound of my best G note … with Linda's accompanying vocals, of course.
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