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- Ai Weiwei: Human Flow, 2017
World Premiere: Venice Film Festival 2017
- Feras Fayyad, Steen Johannessen: Last Men in Aleppo, 2017
Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary, Sundance 2017
DOX:AWARD, CPH:DOX Festival 2017
Robert Award 2018 (Danish Film Prize)
Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature, 2018
- Sun Hee Engelstoft: No Regrets, 2016
- Lise Birk Pedersen: TUTTI A CASA - Power to the People?, 2016
- Andrei Nekrasov: The Magnistky Act - Behind the Scenes, 2016
- Johan Grimonprez: The Shadow World, 2015
Ensor Award for Best Documentary 2017
- Dagur Kári: Fúsi (engl: Virgin Mountain), 2015
- Jeppe Rønde: Bridgend, 2015
- Michael Madsen: The Visit, 2015
- Martin Barnewitz: Dannys Dommedag, 2014
- Michael Madsen: Halden (episode), in: Cathedrals of Culture, 2014
- Kristoffer Kiørboe: Søn, 2014
- Audun Selsjord Bratlie: Skogens Konge, 2012
- Katja Gauriloff: Säilöttyjä unelmia (engl: Canned Dreams), 2012, Best Original Score at Jussi Awards Finland
- Joshua Oppenheimer: The Act of Killing, 2012
- Henrik Ruben Genz: Undskyld jeg forstyrrer (engl: Excuse me), 2012
- Linda Wendell: Julie, 2011
- Michael Madsen: Into Eternity, 2010
- Gabriel Isas: Hunted, 2010
- Jacob Thuesen: Blekingegade, Teleseries, 2009
- Pål Jackman: Jernanger (engl: Storm in my heart), 2008
- Ole Christian Madsen: Flammen og Citronen (engl: Flame & Citron), 2007
- Peter Schønau Fog: Kunsten at græde i kor (engl: The Art of Crying), 2006, Best Original Score at Danish TV Awards
- Nikolai Østergård: A Short Film About Faith, 2005
- Orchestral score for T.H. Dreyer's silent movie Mikaël, 2003
Selected Orchestral scores
- Double concerto English horn/ flute 2010
- Viola concerto 2008
- Hush: 2003
- Entropia: 2001
- Percussion concerto 1998
- Violin concerto 1997
- Piano concerto 1993
- Liquid Rooms
Concerts / Stage Music / Collaborations
- Concert for Lou, a musical performance written by Suzanne Brøgger, directed by Line Paulsen and composed by Karsten Fundal. Premiere at Theatre Republique in Copenhagen on March 1, 2017
- Efterklang-tour with a concert version of the opera Leaves with shows in Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, London and Brussels in February and March 2017
- Orchestration for the Danish bands Mew and When Saints Go Machine: sold out concerts in the 60 minutes concert series with Copenhagen Phil in February 2017
- Concert with Danish singer, songwriter and visual artist Oh Land and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, sold out concerts in the Konzerthuset, 2013
- Television shows with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and the Danish Radio Bigband in 2012, including collaborations with Danish and Nordic music artists
- Easter 2013: Children's concert Bamse Komcerten with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, based on a text by Carl Quist Møller. It will be touring Danmark for the next couple of years, a TV version will appear separately
- Orchestration for a film score by Johan Söderqvist, 2013
- Album Release of the new Efterklang record Piramida, featuring Karsten Fundal's orchestral composition 'Vælv', as well as pieces by Katinka Fog-Vindlev, Peter Broderick, Copenhagen Phil and Missy Massoli. The record/concert is a result of an intense cooporation between Efterklang, Massoli and Karsten Fundal, 2012
- Efterklang touring Europe, US and Australia with different local orchestras, 2012
- Collaboration with Oh Land and the National Chamber Orchestra, 2012
- Collaboration with Tina Dicow and the National Chamber Orchestra, including the concert film True North
- Collaboration with the Choir of Young Believers and the National Chamber Orchestra: For the White in your Eyes, including a concert film, 2010
- Collaboration with Efterklang and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra: Performing Parades, including a concert film, 2009
- Collaboration with Under Byen and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, 2005
- Music theatre composition 'Gonat min skat', commissioned by Folketatret
- Carl Prisen 2016 for Best Classical Composition (small ensemble) together w/ Efterklang (Leaves - The Colour of Falling)
- Jussi Award, Finnish Film Industry, 2012
- Haakon Boerresen Award, 2009
- Robert Award, Danish Film Academy, 2007
- Work grant, Danish National Arts Council, 2005
- Queen Ingrids Memorial Award, 2005
- Carl Nielsen Award, 2005
- Award of the Danish Composers' Society, 1995
- Hvass Fond grant, 1995
- Wilhelm Hansen Composer Award, 1994
- Reumert Award 2016, nomination for Opera of the Year (Leaves)
- Carl Prisen 2016, nomination for Best Film Score (Bridgend)
- Hong Kong Filmfestival 2012, nomination for Best Original Score (Excuse Me)
- Norwegian Film Festival 2010, nomination for Kanon Award (Jernanger)
- Danish Film Academy 2009, nomination for Best Original Score (Flame & Citron)


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Please once again, give me an concrete example of the President even implying that Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks.
Originally posted by LogansRun
That is the brilliance of the dis info, he never said it directly. There were dozens of times where he implied it, and said everything other than outright saying it himself.
No one is saying Bush said Iraq was responsible for 911.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
Connected Bush said on many occasions Iraq was responcible for 9/11, he toured America stating it on every occasion, I heard him saying it, I read what he said I watched his press meetings and millions of others heard those comments
Bush DID say that there was very strong Iraq/Queda connection.
The ran Powell out in front of everyone as well to say there were very strong ties and that he was supplying them with the capability to attack us with chemical and biological weapons
Powell speech to UN
POWELL: His information comes first-hand from his personal involvement at senior levels of Al Qaida. He says bin Laden and his top deputy in Afghanistan, deceased Al Qaida leader Muhammad Atif (ph), did not believe that Al Qaida labs in Afghanistan were capable enough to manufacture these chemical or biological agents. They needed to go somewhere else. They had to look outside of Afghanistan for help. Where did they go? Where did they look? They went to Iraq.
The support that (inaudible) describes included Iraq offering chemical or biological weapons training for two Al Qaida associates beginning in December 2000. He says that a militant known as Abu Abdula Al-Iraqi (ph) had been sent to Iraq several times between 1997 and 2000 for help in acquiring poisons and gases. Abdula Al-Iraqi (ph) characterized the relationship he forged with Iraqi officials as successful.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Woolsey was more direct. "It's not impossible that terrorist groups could work together with the government ... the Iraqi government has been quite closely involved with a number of Sunni terrorist groups and - on some matters - has had direct contact with [Osama] bin Laden," he told one news anchor in a series of at least half a dozen national television appearances on September 11 and 12, 2001.
I believe that's what you asked for?
How can people, sane humans with a brain in their head still believe, this administration ACTUALLY believed saddam HAD wmd's, WAS a threat, or WAS in cahoots with Alqaeda.
Really, is this the LAST braincell left or something?
Originally posted by marg6043
I am surprised that you use Powell speech to make a point, Pavil, remember what happen to Collin Powell after that speech.
He didn't stay to see the result of the war for lies didn't he.
But I'm glad that Saddam Hussein is gone. I'm glad that that regime is gone," he said.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
Guess we should leave so Sunnis stop killin Shia.
Oh .. thats right... they did that before the war only Shia where dragged into dark cellars so cameras couldn't see the torture and bloodshed.
People die in wars. Glad you figured that out. Want a cookie now?
Originally posted by Connected
Agit8dChop go visit Iraq and then come back, and THEN tell us your point of view.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Why does he have to be part of the neo-con plan?
Why couldnt he be another patsy, or moron who believed everything he heard?
I mean hell, there's still some people.. *gasp* that bleieve saddam had wmd's and was a threat....
Originally posted by InSpiteOf
Originally posted by groingrinder
Excellent post. Sadly people have been "blinded by Bush" from the beginning. He has been all about helping the super rich get even richer. He has no regard for the poor and non-white people in America,
Your right accept for the non-white part. He doesnt give a damn what colour you are, just what class you are.
if your in the rich class your A ok, anything lower and youve got to fight for a living.
"One young Iraqi man told us that he was trained by the Americans as a policeman in Baghdad and he spent 70 per cent of his time learning to drive and 30 per cent in weapons training. They said to him: 'Come back in a week.' When he went back, they gave him a mobile phone and told him to drive into a crowded area near a mosque and phone them. He waited in the car but couldn't get the right mobile signal. So he got out of the car to where he received a better signal. Then his car blew up."
Impossible, I think to myself. But then I remember how many times Iraqis in Baghdad have told me similar stories. These reports are believed even if they seem unbelievable. And I know where much of the Syrian information is gleaned: from the tens of thousands of Shia Muslim pilgrims who come to pray at the Sayda Zeinab mosque outside Damascus. These men and women come from the slums of Baghdad, Hillah and Iskandariyah as well as the cities of Najaf and Basra. Sunnis from Fallujah and Ramadi also visit Damascus to see friends and relatives and talk freely of American tactics in Iraq.
There was another man, trained by the Americans for the police. He too was given a mobile and told to drive to an area where there was a crowd - maybe a protest - and to call them and tell them what was happening. Again, his new mobile was not working. So he went to a landline phone and called the Americans and told them: 'Here I am, in the place you sent me and I can tell you what's happening here.' And at that moment there was a big explosion in his car.
Originally posted by doobie12488
that country is better off with out saddam.
he did way worst things.
and who said the pesident ever lied.
saddam did use chemical weapons againt his own people in the 90's and invaded kuwait thats why we went in.
you can see he was a dangerous man and thats why he needed to be taken out.
and those wmds that were never found could have easly been snuck out or iraq before the invasion.
so think hard retard!!!

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Lobbyists, campaign cash help drug industry stymie bid to restrain Medicare prescription costs
October 19, 2016 | When the Republican-controlled Congress approved a landmark program in 2003 to help seniors buy prescription drugs, it slapped on an unusual restriction: The federal government was barred from negotiating cheaper prices for those medicines. Instead, the job of holding down costs was outsourced to the insurance companies delivering the subsidized new coverage, known as Medicare…
Nunn's New Backer, EMILY's List, Boasts Solid Track Record
August 29, 2013 | EMILY's List, the heavy-hitting, liberal PAC, made its latest endorsement this week, vowing to help elect Democrat Michelle Nunn next year. That's a good thing for her: The three Senate candidates to whom it bundled money in the 2012 cycle all won their races, and the group's outside spending posted a success rate of more than 80 percent.
Soft Cash Changes Hands Between Crossroads GPS and the NRA
December 17, 2012 | In its shadow money investigation, the Center for Responsive Politics came across a $600,000 donation from Crossroads GPS going into the pockets of the National Rifle Association's 501(c)(4) group.
Gun Rights Groups' Political Spending Crushes That of Gun Control Supporters
December 14, 2012 | When it comes to lobbying, campaign contributions and outside spending, pro-gun rights groups are light years ahead of those that support stronger gun control. The NRA accounts for most of the spending.
Fred Eychaner's Big Election Bets Pay Off
November 13, 2012 | Don't play poker against Fred Eychaner: The candidates he bet on had a win rate of 86 percent, and the super PACs he gave to were successful at least 50 percent of the time.
Crossroads' $175 Million Strikeout
November 8, 2012 | As a super PAC, American Crossroads was responsible for about $105 million of the total $631 million spent on independent expenditures by super PACs in the 2012 election cycle -- but it came out on the winning side just 21 percent of the time. Crossroads GPS spent more than $70 million on top of that and had a success rate that was only slightly better -- just 29 percent.
Blue Team Aided by Small Donors, Big Bundlers; Huge Outside Spending Still Comes Up Short
November 7, 2012 | President Barack Obama clinched a second term last night relying on many of the same campaign finance tools he used in his pre-Citizens United victory in 2008: party support and an in-house campaign finance operation that turned to individual donors and a web of elite bundlers to expand its reach. He received comparatively little help from outside spending groups. But that's not to say super PACs and secretive nonprofit groups had no influence on the election -- although they heavily favored conservative candidates, many of whom lost, they created an arms race that helped drive the cost of election to record levels.
Outside Groups Made Final Push in the Last Week
November 7, 2012 | Senate races in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin drew the most outside spending in the last week.
Hot Race for Wisconsin Senate Seat: Tammy Baldwin v. Tommy Thompson
October 9, 2012 | Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson and Rep. Tammy Baldwin are neck-and-neck in a race fueled by outside spending and money from beyond state borders.
Female Donors Spent Big Backing Women Vote! Super PAC In August
September 19, 2012 | The super PAC affiliated with Emily's List, the group that supports pro-abortion rights women candidates, had a very good month in August, collecting $1.9 million in new cash. About half of that money came in the form of cash transferred from another part of the organization, but at least five individual female donors made six-figure donations to the organization.
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From its humble beginnings in 1998, Google has become one of the biggest brands on the planet. Founded by computer science students Larry Page and Sergey Brin while at Stanford University, Google's mission statement was - and still is - "to organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful".
Not only is Google the most-used search engine on the internet but it has even become a verb which appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, you're more likely to say "have you tried Googling it?" rather than "have you tried searching the internet?" and people use the term regardless of the actual search engine, a fact which Google is keen to discourage.
Of course, the company has come a long way in the last 14 years and now has an impressive range of services which - on the whole - are completely free to use. As well as online tools for everything from getting directions (Maps) to tracking visitors to your website (Analytics) there are also applications for your PC such as Picasa for editing and organising photos and the Chrome web browser. Plus, Google now owns YouTube and Blogger, and has its own social networking site, Google+. It even has its own operating system, Android, which runs on a multitude of smartphones and tablets.
Whether you already use Gmail and Docs or you don't yet have a Google account, we'll show you some of Google's great tools and services you may not have heard of. If you like what you see and want to create a free account, just head to google.co.uk and click the Sign in button.
Gmail is one of our favourite Google services: an email account with currently around 10GB of free storage space. You can check and send emails from the website but it's also accessible from many smartphones and tablets. If you prefer to use a desktop application such as Outlook or Incredimail to manage your email, it's easy to add your Gmail account details so that your email is directed there instead.
The website interface is perhaps the most convenient to use, not least because it uses Google's powerful search capability to find information from old emails. You can customise how your inbox looks down to the density of information and it's possible to drag and drop attachments onto a new email, saving time.
There are lots of other useful features including the ability to create 'labels' which are effectively folders into which you can move emails, and you can create filters to automatically send incoming emails to those folders. Gmail has an excellent spam filter, and it's unlikely you'll ever see any. However, you can mark unwanted emails as spam to help ensure similar messages are blocked in future.
One of the best features is 'priority inbox', one of five different inbox styles. This shows unread, important and 'starred' messages at the top so you can easily see the messages that you need to check and refer to. Alternatively, you can choose Important first, which puts messages it thinks will be important to you at the top of the list.
As well as email, Gmail also handles contact information and tasks (a todo list). To switch to these views, click the Gmail link just below the Google logo at the top-left corner. There are many settings that you can tweak. To access these, click the cog icon it the top-right corner and choose Settings from the drop-down menu.
Finally, Gmail also incorporates an instant messaging service, Chat. This appears to the right of your inbox and shows which contacts are online, away or offline. Conversations are saved and appear under the Chats heading in the left-hand column, although you may have to click the More link to see it.
Docs is Google's online office suite and is a good free alternative to Microsoft Office for undemanding users. When you arrive at the Docs homepage, you're presented with a list of your documents and the option to upload more from your computer or create a new document, spreadsheet, presentation, form, drawing or table. See also: Get started with Google Docs
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25% of a $4.00 cost per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is due to the devaluation of the US dollar in the past 24 months. Restated: if the US dollar was at the same value in the currency markets as it was this time in 2006, the price of a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline would be $3.00.
Do you remember fuel at $3.00 per gallon? Of course you do. It wasn't that long ago. Did you adjust your lifestyle? Let's look at statistics for spending during the Christmas season of 2007 when the price per gallon was just about $3.00. Spending increased year to year by about 3.6% . So even though gas prices were up from December of the previous year people were still spending money.
The Ripple Effect of $4.00 per Gallon Gas Is Uge and Everyone Should Be Really Pissed Because….
Let's look at the impact: airlines are have to raise prices to cover fuel costs. Of course people have less money to spend on airline tickets because of what it costs to fill their gas tank. So fewer people fly, airlines cut flights and airlines cut jobs. Guess what …take the cruise industry – not as many people fly so they are not taking as many cruises and they are not scheduling time at resorts.
So you say you don't care that much about the airlines and cruise ships and resorts. OK what about the price of lettuce. In a matter of one month at the place I shop the package of mixed greens I like increased by more than 15%. Why do you think you see an increase in food prices? What delivers food to the stores? Rights..trucks. What fuels trucks? Right gasoline and diesel fuel.
So now we have more people losing their jobs, prices increasing and an increase in the number of people blaming Saudi Arabia and the oil companies for the increases. Ladies and gentlemen our own federal government created this mess. Wait…we create our government. I don't recommend looking to an outside source to blame. Look in the mirror first then move forward from there.
What is the solution? There doesn't appear to be one action to restore the confidence in the US Dollar or is there? Could linking the value of the dollar to the price of gold be a solution? It seemed to work before. The weakness of the dollar is a big deal and it seems to be getting very little attention buy our current or pending leaders. They pay attention to what people want to hear and in this country people seem to be looking for increasingly larger government with more programs to "help" the citizenry. I don't like it and suggest you examine your belief system on these points. I wonder what would happen if everyone who has a blog would start ranting about these issues? Do you think the leadership would pay attention? Of course they would. This all starts within.
Caution: Solutions From Snake Oil Salespeople:
What really takes off in an economic situation like we are dealing with is the classic image of the snake oil salesperson. But rather finding them on the back of a covered wagon, we find them in email messages, job boards, Craigs List, Facebook, MySpace , You Tube and an increasing volume of direct mail offers.
Get rich quick or get out of debt marketing capitalizes on people's pain of losing jobs and the increasing number of people having difficulty keeping their homes. Objectivity in evaluating these offers can easily be lost and the valuable "rule of thumb…if it looks to good to be true, it probably is" fades into the background.
Now are there credible opportunities out there for making very good money? Absolutely but they involve you doing something to earn it. I recently been advertising for virtual assistants. I know there is very good income to be made with this work. I have this position posted in several prominent locations where I know there are qualified candidates. The response is very slim with one exception: I have a very interested company from an international country wanting to help me and I am seeing if that will work. Why is it that the aggressive labor pool seems to be available internationally but not in my own back yard? I have no idea.
There are jobs in the economy, there are credible business opportunities and if you have any questions about a business you are looking at or a business opportunity you are considering, just shoot me an email at email@example.com and I will try to help you.
Sending all my readers the energy of vibrant health, happiness and prosperity.
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Blizzard has opened up its StarCraft II vault to reveal Thor, a massive mech unit that looks like it could win a war single-handed. You can view it in the screenshots uploaded tothis here page.
Thor's described as the "Ultimate Heavy-assault Mech" - we can see why - and packs Thor's Hammer Particle Accelerators and 250mm Bombardment Cannon as armament.
In addition tothe screenshots, Blizzard is featuring three small movies showing off Thor on the officialStarCraft II website and, as the developer is so fond of doing with its games, it's also fleshed out the unit with a lengthy history. Read all about it.


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You are not perfect so get over yourself.
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People really need to get over themselves. Not a single person is perfect. You can plan all you want for the what ifs in life but it still might not save your ass. Yes it is good to have savings and a back up plan but many times they fail.
How many people that thought they would never need PA are on it now. How many of them thought they had bullet proof back up plans. You can't predict everything that will happen in life and there are some situations you can never plan for. Things just happen and that is what we call life.
I'm not perfect???
Wow, you just ruined my day.
Quoting idunno1234:
I'm not perfect???
Wow, you just ruined my day.
Quoting Hanab818:
I Agree! But I do see a lot of moms who think they are perfect parents with perfect little kids who NEVER do wrong and have perfect lives.
I dunno about you, but I think my life is pretty damn perfect. That's completely subjective. What's perfect to me, might not be perfect to you.There is no set standard of what perfect is. That's the reality of life.
Haha...boy you got that right. There absolutely is no fail-proof security plan, although there are some people who probably will not believe that unless the unthinkable happens to them. My feeling is that if you see someone less fortunate than you - someone who has fallen on hard times - rather than being judgemental and looking on them with disdain you ought to be thinking "There but for the grace of God go I" and thanking your lucky stars for what you have.


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Vegas PBS Partners with Andson to Promote Children's Literacy and Vocabulary Skills
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(Las Vegas) – Vegas PBS announced today that it has partnered with Andson Academics (a division of the Andson Foundation) to launch "Martha Speaks™ Reading Buddies Summer Program," a series of children's literacy camps.
In this 5-week program, camp participants watch and discuss a Martha Speaks episode, read and discuss a related picture book, play a game or do an activity, while recording lessons in a journal. Martha Speaks is an animated series on PBS KIDS, based on the children's book series by Susan Meddaugh. Aimed at viewers between the ages of four and seven, Martha, a beloved family dog, uses her abilities to teach kids new words.
"Martha Speaks emphasizes vocabulary acquisition, which is one of the factors for reading success. We are thrilled to partner with the Andson Foundation in an effort to strengthen students' reading skills and prevent summer learning loss," said Jessica Carroll, Vegas PBS Ready To Learn Coordinator.
Andson provides families with free educational resources to encourage learning and keep students engaged over the summer vacation. As part of Andson's ongoing partnerships with other afterschool programs, staff and volunteers deliver the Martha Speaks™ Reading Buddies Program at ten different locations across the Valley and serve approximately 500 children. Starting the week of June 17 until July 25, children will be taught 32 new words and read nine books.
"We are grateful to Vegas PBS and our many partners. It is through these community partnerships that we are able to touch the lives of students and promote the value of education," said Sonia Anderson, founder and CEO of the Andson Foundation.
The camps are located within select Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada locations; St. Anne's Catholic School and YMCA in Las Vegas; and St. Jude's Ranch for Children in Boulder City, NV. For more information on session times, locations, or for volunteer opportunities, please contact the Andson Foundation at (702) 785-0020.
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My dear friend John Assaraf this week sent me with his kind wishes the latest book written by himself and his partner Murray Smith called "The answer".
Even during my first meeting with John he told me with eyes lit with enthusiasm about the new book which they are working on with vigour and love – "The answer".
A book that will answer all the questions that naturally arise to people that are exposed to "the secret" for the first time and also to the veterans who have known it well for years but want to deepen their knowledge.
Curiosity awoke within me…and I could imagine myself reading the book with much joy once it would be published.
About two weeks ago I was corresponding with John and he asked me whether I had already read his new book "The answer" which had been published the previous week?
When I replied that I hadn't he said that he would send me a copy the following morning…
Even in this little example it is possible to see how the Law of attraction works… I recall our conversation, and how I had imagined myself reading the book in the future… and now the physical book is laid on my desk after reading it with pleasure, and here I am sharing my impressions with you.
So thank you to the universe and John Assaraf for their giving.
If it is at all possible to summarise the essence of the book in a few words then I would say the following:
In the book "The answer" John Assaraf and his partner Murray Smith give their heart, their love, they share with the reader all that they know about the law of attraction and success in business.
They took all the practical and theoretical knowledge that they have gathered over more than 25 years of success and organised it in the right order and with one goal: so that we also will be able to succeed on a large scale exactly as they have.
When John reached a reality of financial freedom where he did not need to work even a single day in his life, he was aware of the fact that he knew how to apply "the secret" but he did not know why "the secret" worked? And what is the exact science that supports the secret?
With all the freedom and time at his disposal, he begun to read all the latest scientific books in quantum physics and brain research, and travelled all across the world to hear lectures from great scientists, spoke to them on the phone and even met with them in person.
Once the scientific picture of "the secret" was exposed before his eyes, he and his friend Murray Smith who is an amazing success story in his own right, decided to establish
"One Coach" whose aim is to help small businesses from all over the world succeed.
A quote from the book:
"Everything in the physical world is made out of atoms. Atoms are made out of energy. And energy is made out of consciousness. Your thoughts not only matter, they create matter. Thoughts is where everything comes from. And your thoughts are where your business comes from."
This book is not "another" standard business book. This is a unique book that is well worded and leads the reader in an easy and calm manner to a deeper understanding.
The book teaches how to create correct vision for your business using examples from the lives of John & Murray and is supported by practical exercises that one has to implement along the way. It explains the subject of limiting beliefs and how it is possible to re programme the sub conscious and swap the limiting beliefs with positive beliefs that will lead you automatically to success.
The first half of the book describes in details how the law of attraction works through the various functions of the brain and the understanding of the precise laws by which the universe functions.
The second half of the book contains specific techniques for your business growth, whether you are a small business or a business with tens, hundreds or thousands of employees, you will find in this book doors that you did not know exist. You will look at your business and your clients with a totally different look.
Murray Smith & John Assaraf explain in a simple and easy way how to transform your business into a very successful one and they bring tens of examples from their success record.
Friends, the pages of this book scream giving!!!!! Take, take, take… John Assaraf & Murray Smith offer you a hand that is worth gold, if it was possible to reach out from within this book then one hand of John Assarafs would hold one of your hands and the other hand of Murray Smith would hold on to your other hand and they would simply pull you along into their world, into the success world. Into the kingdom of happiness & wealth.
My advice for you is this: reach both your hands to them in confidence and let them take you and your business into a special land whose name is: "everything is possible".
This really is a classic book that will act as a turning point to many in the present and in the future to come.
Reach both your hands forward and stride confidently into the most beautiful future with your friends: John Assaraf & Murray Smith.
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Skip to comments.When They Come For Your Guns, You Will Turn Them Over
Posted on 08/13/2012 9:58:08 PM PDT by blam
When They Come For Your Guns, You Will Turn Them Over
August 13, 2012
By Jim Karger
When they come for my gun, they will have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands, is a common refrain I often hear from the Neo-Cons when there is a threat, credible or otherwise, that the US government is going to take their firearms.
And, when I hear this crazy talk, I agree with them openly. You are right. They will pry your gun from your cold dead hands, which I often follow with the question, And where will that leave you except face down in a pool of your own blood [in] the middle of the street, just another dead fool resisting the State?
This is not a question they are comfortable with, if only because the intent of their saber-rattling was to imply they would fight to keep their weapons, and win.
Nice fantasy. Its not happening.
If the federal government decides to disarm the public, and when the increasingly-militarized rolls down your street after a not-so-subtle request that you kindly turn over your firearms and ammunition for the common good, it will be nothing less than suicide by cop to do anything other than what you are told.
The militarization of US police forces is ongoing and escalating. Many cities and towns now own tanks, armed personnel carriers, even attack helicopters, and almost all are outfitted with military weapons not available to the general public.
And, it is not just your hometown cops who are getting new boy-toys. The military itself is buying up weaponry not just for use in the current or next scheduled war, but to deal with the likes of you, citizens who dont seem to understand that the Bill of Rights has been overruled, and that specifically includes, but is not limited to, the right to protest and engage in civil disobedience.
Also ignored (as if it didnt even exist) is the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which generally bars the military from law enforcement activities within the United States.
According to Public Intelligence:
for the last two years, the Presidents Budget Submissions for the Department of Defense have included purchases of a significant amount of combat equipment, including armored vehicles, helicopters and even artillery, under an obscure section of the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the purposes of homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities. Items purchased under the section include combat vehicles, tanks, helicopters, artillery, mortar systems, missiles, small arms and communications equipment. Justifications for the budget items indicate that many of the purchases are part of routine resupply and maintenance, yet in each case the procurement is cited as being necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities under section 1815 of the FY 2008 NDAA.
And, they are not just arming cops and weekend warriors for domestic purposes. Active duty Marines are now being trained for law enforcement operations all over the world (of which the US remains a part) specifically to deal with civil uprisings, and the US government knows that civil uprisings are coming to a town near you just as soon as the fantasy of a healing economy is shattered, the US dollar fails, and unemployment goes to 30%+ in real numbers.
And, to you tough-talking Neo-Cons with your AR-15 rifles and a few thousand rounds of ammo, here is the reality: they will take your guns, and no, all your Second Amendment bluster aside, you are not going to do anything about it. You are not going to take on a platoon of Marines with state-of-the-art automatic weapons and the best body armor you cannot buy protected by armed personnel carriers and attack helicopters unless you choose to die that day for nothing. You will either be in the country or out, and if you are in, you will stay in and you will comply.
That is your choice
for the moment.
Another ad hominem. Ring me when you can address the argument on the merits.
Go hide. Run away. Or worse, capitulate.
We literally do not need, nor want, people like you...
It's one thing to plan for the worst, it's quite another to be an unthinking pessimist ready to roll over in submission.
You and Code Toad posit that magical 24 hours.
Ninety percent likely would not hear a thing in 24 hours, or if they did, would not be able to confirm it and get alarmed.
As for illusions, people stockpile those too, for just such occasions.
Again, many here are underestimating the govt.
"We live in an age of instant widespread communication."
If you think that will still be the case when they come around to collect the guns, I think you might be disappointed.
Just ran across this book today. Looks fascinating
Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
Head Like A Hole
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down at the feet of your god .gov.
May your chains rest lightly.
Kindly point to me where I "mocked special ops."
1 if by land. 2 if by sea.
More than one way to spread the word and it'll take them a lot longer than 24 hours to sweep even one major city much less everywhere at once.
"Again, many here are underestimating the govt."
No, we know exactly what the government has; we built it, we were employed by it, we engineered it, we trained it, we supplied it, we created it. We know, you don't, but we do.
You seem to think government is this magical beast that come from on high with God-like powers. We know otherwise.
Seems the argument is unclear. Kindly clarify it and its merits.
"Not to mention special optimists! "
You may be an idiot, but we all know what you meant by that.
10% is plenty.
There can be room made there. I'm assuming they'll probably put them in the trunk (right over the gas tank).
"We are just a bunch of guys with guns. Sorry to say this. "
I think we are a bit more than that. We may not be a regulated militia with infrastructure, but we know what infrastructure is and should be. Such things are actually outlawed in most States but should all Hell break loose then those rules no longer apply and I think you would see our capabilities come to bear very quickly. There are millions of us that are extremely well trained and professionals at what we do. That regulated militia would happen very quickly and i think you'll be surprised by how well equipped it is.
Thanks for playing, but your posts to me are really quite lame. Imputing to them things I haven't written; ad hominem attack; baseless insinuations.
I quite understand I've ruffled some feathers, but I see no obligation to smoothe them.
I wish you guys were writing the script for Iraq and Afghanistan. We would have had total victory within two weeks. Looking at the advantages of the U.S. juggernaut in isolation of our vulnerabilities is nothing new, but it's also nothing that's panned out for us yet.
The thing is, in any operation, the enemy gets a vote. Everything you do causes a reaction, which causes other reactions. If this wasn't the case, then we would have won in any number of our overseas adventures very quickly.
The U.S. military (and the paramilitarized U.S. law enforcement) are plagued with systemic structural weaknesses in thinking and execution that have crippled our ability to win wars. These have gotten worse over time and continue unabated. If you think that those flaws will do anything other than increase ten-fold were they to turn their focus inward, I've got some beachfront property on Mars to sell you.
The U.S. security apparatus is a machine of incredible, staggering strength, built on a spiderweb of weak joints. It would win effortlessly at first. Terrifyingly so. Then it will unravel at the seams as those joints rattle themselves apart or are targeted and broken.
If my argument was unclear to anyone, I recommend reading it again, more slowly.
As noted in #269: don't underestimate the communication bandwidth of a couple lamps and a horse.
"Its the Neo-Cons that arent talking that you have to worry about."
- worth saying again.
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I met Frank Herbert and his wife Beverly at the home of Poul and Karen Anderson in the early 1960s, where we had all been invited for dinner. It was a great evening. There weren't many people more fun to share a meal with than those four, especially when Karen was creating one of her original recipes (this time with Japanese black beans and I have no idea what else).
We became friendly quickly. I should mention that the Andersons' home was in those unexpectedly precipitous hills across the Bay from San Francisco, because when it became going-home time the Herberts and I were driven back to the city by another diner, a local resident who knew every hill and curve and preferred to take them all at high speed while turned halfway around in the driver's seat in order to have a friendly conversation with us. When we got out, the Herberts and I agreed that we had just been through a life-changing experience, and we would be lifelong buddies from then on.
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It wasn't the best of opportunities for a lengthy chat, but I was glad to see them both looking well; Bev had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and, I knew, was facing surgery. Before the other drivers began honking, the Herberts mentioned that they were building a house in Hana on Maui, and I promised that the next time we were in Hawai'i we'd look them up.
Meanwhile Frank, working as a newspaperman, had started to research an article about the sand dunes of Oregon, and that changed his life. The dunes fascinated him. He never finished the article, but he began writing science-fiction stories for John Campbell's Astounding, starting with a three-part serial about a dune planet and its inhabitants.
Herbert himself thought it might make a pretty good hardcover book but was disappointed by the responses when he tried offering it to publishers. No book publisher was interested in acquiring the hardcover rights to this rapidly expanding mass of manuscript, however, until an editor at the quite small publishing house of Chilton Books managed to stitch the several existing stories into a single huge novel. He called it Dune, and when he published the result, it became a runaway bestseller, said to be the most profitable sf book ever written.
Frank had written with real people and places in mind, though he gave them invented names for his stories, just as Cordwainer Smith had for his own stories of the imperfectly concealed Middle East. Arrakis was Frank Herbert code for Iraq, The Baron was Dick Cheney, Selusa Secundis was Afghanistan and so on. (I'm sorry to say that I don't know all the identities for either author.)
To be continued. . . .
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Sanitation Workers Ask Bill Gates, Primary Owner of Republic/Allied Waste, to Stop Destroying Their Retirement Security
ATLANTA, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Nov. 21, members of the Teamsters Union and Atlanta Jobs with Justice protested Bill Gates at Georgia Tech, where the billionaire addressed more than one thousand students and faculty. The protesters called attention to Republic Services' environmental destruction and mistreatment of employees. Gates is the primary owner of Republic Services, the second largest waste company in North America.
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- "I gave the CEO a $23 million death benefit; the workers get to die."
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Republic/Allied Waste earns exorbitant profits through operating greenhouse gas-emitting landfills, is profiting from fracking operations on its landfill property in Ohio, and operates a Missouri landfill that is currently on fire next to a nuclear waste site.
In May, the company approved a $23 million death/disability benefit for its CEO Don Slager while 80 of its employees in Evansville, Ind. were locked out because they refused to let the company destroy their retirement.
Republic/Allied Waste's total revenues were more than $8.2 billion in 2011. It earned $149.2 million in 2nd quarter net profits in 2012, up from $46.5 million in the same period of 2011, an increase of more than 220 percent. This resulted in a 7 percent quarterly dividend for shareholders such as Bill Gates. As the primary owner of the company, Gates owns more than $2.4 billion worth of stock, or about 25 percent of the total worth of the company.
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About Frank's Restaurant
Frank's Restaurant was started by Frank Castellana along with his wife Marie Castellana after moving businesses of his own, Split T and Self Service, from Northwest Atlanta on Simpson Street. Frank's Restaurant has been a fixture in Covington for 43 years. If was first started in 1970 on Highway 36 in Covington beside Frank's One Stop until it was destroyed by fire in 1973. After the destruction the restaurant was moved to its current site located on Highway 212. The restaurant was started with 2 rooms and has grown substantially over the past 40 years into the largest restaurant in the City of Covington, GA. The last remodeling was done over the past 8 years adding a full sports bar with flat screen televisions in every room with a full bar to match.
Frank Castellana was a U.S. veteran who was significantly involved in the community by the assistance in building the Stewart Volunteer Fire Department and the continued use of Heard-Mixon Elementary, which most of his grandchildren received their grammar school education. Frank's Restaurant was also awarded a Partner in Education by Alcovy High School involving sponsoring of sports teams and assisting the Special Education department in teaching the students ways to work and improve their chances of getting a job after high school. Frank Castellana was a family man who proudly operated this restaurant with his wife, Marie, and their children and close family including Vivian Fuller, Keith Fuller, Chris Castellana, Emanuele Castellana, Michael Castellana, and Joanna Jones. Frank passed away in May, 2012, yet the Frank's Restaurant family business lives on through his children.


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Please meet Romeo. My newest foster cat, a 5 year old Seal Point Birman. The moment I laid eyes on him I felt an immediate connection to him. He was not only absolutely gorgeous, but looked almost identical to the first cat I had after moving out of my parents home and into my first condo. Mufasa, a Ragdoll kept me company when I was living alone. He provided me with so much joy, love and laughter. Seeing Romeo brought back all those wonderful and comforting memories of Mufasa. Mufasa passed away 2 years ago after being with me for 16 years. When I look at Romeo, I'm in love all over again. Yes, he is beautiful, but as I get to know his amazing personality I'm finding it even harder to imagine letting him go. He's so laid back and friendly. Nothing is confirmed and I still want to get to know him a little bit longer while I'm fostering him. I hadn't planned on adding a cat to our household anytime soon. But… some things might be meant to be.
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JL Sorting fire still burning 10 days on
Cheshire fire chiefs have reissued a statement to local Halton Borough residents to keep doors and windows closed due to potential health risks from inhaling smoke issuing from the fire still burning at JL Sorting paper and plastic warehouse on Johnson's Lane in Widnes, Cheshire.
The 'major' fire, which first broke out 10 days ago, has been under constant surveillance by Cheshire Fire Services, which is now working with demolition teams to tackle the few remaining 'pockets of fire'.
At its peak, the fire was attended by over 60 firefighters and 15 fire engines. There are currently just two fire engines in attendance, along with demolition teams to try and 'damp down' the remaining burning recyclables.
In a statement, Cheshire Fire Services said that these stacks were the main task at hand: 'It is an extremely difficult task which will take some days to complete as there are deep-seated fires in stacks of waste material up to 30 metres high. These are unstable and located within the warehouse buildings that have been severely weakened by extreme temperatures making them liable to collapse.
'Crews have been liaising with the Environment Agency to minimise water run off from the site. On site monitoring of smoke continues to be carried out.'
Though there is still thought to be no severe risks to public health, the council warned that due to heavy overnight rain on Saturday and a change of wind direction, air-borne particulates may now be coming closer to the ground, especially in the area of Fiddlers Ferry power station and West Warrington.
The council has advised residents in this area to keep doors and windows closed, and return indoors if affected by a sore throat when outside. However, it has said that people should go about their normal business.
In a statement on Halton Borough Council website, the council says: 'People living and working in the area should go about their normal business, but keep out of the smoke as much as possible, as it could be a slight irritant. Keep doors and windows closed to reduce smoke entering buildings. If there is an ash fall, use a wet cloth to wipe down the surface which will help avoid creating any dust from the ash. The cloth should then be put in the bin.'
Cheshire Fire Services has also asked local residents to keep homes well sealed as smoke is still issuing from the site. Those concerned are asked to visit the Health Protection Agency's website for more information on smoke inhalation.
Johnson's Lane remains closed and diversions are in place. The household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) is closed until further notice and residents are advised that the HWRC at Picow Farm Roadm Runcorn can be used as an alternative, but delays are expected.
Halton Borough Council and Cheshire Fire Services have said they will also provide assistance to local businesses affected by the fire and the council is currently rearranging vehicle parking and making arrangements for a site to be made available to some haulage companies.
"We are working with nearby haulage companies to allow them temporary access to their sites, however, premises immediately adjacent to the site will remain closed while we continue to tackle the incident", said Cheshire Fire Services Group Manager, Mike Anderson.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Fire Services told Resource that though the weather could 'make a difference' to the speed at which the fire is fully extinguished, Cheshire Fire crews 'could be there for weeks yet'.
Daily updates on the status of the JL Sorting fire as well as a video of the fire are available from Cheshire Fire Services.


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qui audet vincit
blah : speech in Yong
Sasuke's life with Orochimaru was a dark, grim thing, where concepts like 'safety' and 'trust' were ethereal as the thought of glittery-winged fairie unicorns. As could be expected, his sources of happy feelings were thus far and few between, and even rarer were things that could cause his expression to change from 'sulky' or 'glaring' to 'neutral' or perhaps even 'smirky'.
This was why he was a little uncertain on how to react when, grinning so widely that her teeth were a visible streak of white in the darkness, Tenten suddenly dropped out of the branches above him. On the one hand, the primary reason for this little nighttime jaunt – to see Tenten, whose now-customary ANBU team (Sound intelligence had them pegged as one of the most effective Konoha units, so effective that the powers-that-be weren't willing to split them up) was supposed to be passing by this sector – had been accomplished. On the other, she had removed – indeed, appropriated for herself – the gleeful opportunity of surprising her, one of the few pleasures left in his life.
It wasn't like she was being very gracious about it, either.
"Made you jump!" she crowed.
"Did not," Sasuke retorted, sulkily. To express his feelings he dove down through the foliage to the forest-floor, snagging a tree-branch and performing several quick rotations to kill his momentum before landing. However, as Tenten – still grinning, he noted sourly – duplicated his feat and landed with an entirely unnecessary handspring, it did not make him feel any better.
"Did so," she said, in a deliberately childish voice, then asked, "Well, aren't you going to ask me how I found you?"
Sasuke had been wondering exactly that, but he'd be damned if he'd ask her. He stuck his hands in his pockets and kept obstinately silent, turning pointedly away from her.
Regardless, Tenten leapt in front of him and captured his eyes with her own, sticking her tongue out in a little 'you can't ignore me, nyah nyah' gesture before saying, "I guessed you'd be paying a visit. It was a hard mission outland, B-Class that should have been A-Class but of course they – " the tone of disgust could only be for the inactive ninja in charge of handling missions; the enmity between them and active field ninja was legendary and traditional - "messed up the threat-rating of the missing-nin."
Sasuke's mind flashed back to a grizzled bridge-builder trying – and succeeding – to play on Konoha's good graces.
"And a good night's sleep would have been nice. Therefore I assumed you'd be coming to interrupt it."
Sasuke felt his lips twitching into a smirk; sternly he commanded himself to keep his expression flat. From the delighted look in Tenten's eyes, he rather thought he was failing.
"So I took pre-emptive measures," Tenten continued, "and had Kunai-chan look for you."
'Kunai-chan?' Sasuke mouthed to himself, then repeated it aloud. "Kunai-chan? Who – or what – is Kunai-chan?" Feeling clever, he slipped into Yong for the more formal cadences. "Surely it were not a weapon? Dost thou not name thy blades for thy future sons? "
Tenten, who did not, in fact, name her kunai – she did have secret names for her favorite melee weapons, but throwing weapons were made to be, well, thrown away, and thus it didn't do to be too attached – answered, "Is 'Kunai' not a fitting name for a warrior's son? I find it so." While Sasuke digested that, she continued, "And Kunai-chan is a wyvern. One of the first that I summoned. I trained him to be able to recognize your scent, and set him to scout for you tonight. He found you, he returned to me, and then...I found you," she finished, looking very pleased with herself.
Several questions whirred in Sasuke's head, among them being 'how did she train a wyvern', 'how did she train a wyvern to recognize my scent', 'does she really want to name her son Kunai', and 'did she like my present' but what came out of his mouth was this: "You're naming the wyverns after weapons?"
"Whyever not?" Tenten shrugged. "They're certainly as dangerous as weapons, aren't you Kunai-chan," she cooed to a small green wyvern – Sasuke now noticed – hovering at her shoulder. It chirruped its agreement, rubbing its head against her cheek. "And the names of such as these be not meant for the tongues of humans."
She caressed the top of the wyvern's head with her fingertips, smiling as the squirrel-sized animal pushed its head against her fingers, purring. With a last farewell pat she dismissed it, withdrawing the chakra needed to keep it in summon. The green wyvern disappeared in a puff of smoke.
She turned back to Sasuke, her eyes still bright and happy – expectant, Sasuke realized, not needing his Sharingan to read Tenten's expression.
"I hold something to gift thee with," Tenten sing-songed. Muscles unaccustomed to the expression twinged as her smile widened.
"Oh?" Sasuke said, one eyebrow rising.
"I do. Dost thou desire knowledge of what it is I hold?" Tenten asked, her tone and expression clearly inviting him to ask.
Sasuke rolled his eyes lightly, unable to keep a half-quirk from his lips as he obediently parroted, "What is it that thou holds, o my lady?" The half-mocking expression quickly dropped from his face as he saw what she held out to him.
An Uchiha deep-training scroll, the wax seal proudly bearing the Uchiha clan emblem.
"Where did you get that!"
Tenten grinned, pleased with herself and with Sasuke's awed reaction. "Where does one procure the secrets of the Uchiha save for the Uchiha compound?" she asked, lightly.
Sasuke looked at her. "You got into the Uchiha compound?"
"Pfft. It were easy," Tenten said tauntingly, then winced as her shoulder throbbed in pain. Involuntarily her hand came up to rub it, and she froze under Sasuke's contemplative glance.
"Alright, alright," she admitted. "It was as difficult as the hundred trials of the Monkey King." Most shinobi clans were paranoid anyway, but having to deal with criminals and assorted other breaking-in-and-stealing types for a living made the Uchiha even more…security-conscious than most. Their walled and isolated – almost out of Konoha limits – compound was laced with more traps and seals than any other two clans combined. Even now, four years after the last of the Uchiha had left it with all its defenses activated, to survive the outer ring of defenses was something the riskier of the ANBU dared each other to do – and it was a challenge only ever accepted with the help of copious amounts of alcohol. To win through to the inner ring, much less to actually get to the dwellings and temple and so on, was not a thought to be entertained.
Except for someone who had a reason to get in.
Tenten, with a very attentive Sasuke as a captive audience, spent a good chunk of the night explaining – interspersed with Sasuke's eager questioning – how she had managed to infiltrate – the word was entirely appropriate – his clan's compound. She gave him full credit for the stories of his childhood wherein he had revealed this or that about the compound, giving her reference points to build off.
(Sasuke felt a little…odd about how closely she had appeared to listen to him. It was…a nice kind of odd.)
Then she moaned about the weeks of research that had gone into the endeavor – scrolls on seals, and traps, and undoing said seals and traps safely or at least avoiding them; books on traditional Konoha architecture, and the properties of cement and paving-stone and roof-tile and wood and bamboo used in it; secretly pulling up blueprints of the Uchiha compound, because while her interest in traps and seals could be explained by her job, and the books by a new-found profession of love for architecture, it would be hard to explain that. Luckily an ANBU lieutenant had a conveniently high access-level clearance.
Sasuke, who knew very well that Tenten dove into research the same way alcoholics did into bars, half-smirked as he imagined the girl plowing through sheaves of reading material.
She had then explained how she had used some of the smaller wyverns, like Kunai-chan and Sai-chan and Nyf-chan (a foreign word for 'knife' she explained to Sasuke) to scout out the interior. By the time she had done, she had more information available to her than most shinobi had on A-rank mission briefings.
She was more reticent, though, when it came to speaking of the actual infiltration. She tried to brush over it in words like barest lines of a picture, dropping place-names as markers – from northern wall to central street near the main gates to the three-peaked roof of the Elders' Hall to the white temple – without mention of the paths she must have made between them.
However, it was easy for Sasuke – his memory jump-started by her earlier ramblings about blueprints and architecture – to fill in the blanks. The pit of sharpened stakes. The tiger-traps. The line of seals that burned the unauthorized. The seal to increase gravity enough to crush. The razor-wire. The hidden blades.
Later that night, as she slept the deep, exhausted slumber she had been sure Sasuke would interrupt (he would have, too) Sasuke paused before examining the scroll to look at her. She had been favoring her right leg a little, and breathing too controlledly – like someone careful not to place undue pressure on healing ribs. There were faint bruises on her skin, and – as she shifted her ANBU-issue top had ridden up (he had only pulled it up a little bit more) – he could see her entire torso swathed in bandages.
He leaned back against a tree-trunk and considered, hefting the scroll thoughtfully in one hand as he did so.
The way Tenten shifts from Yong to Nippon is kind of based on how I mix my English and Tagalog. Of course the parallels aren't exact, but you takes what you gots, right:P
Edit1: changed the thing about the mission. Because ANBU don't take mission from clients, do they? They're more for Konoha special business.
Thanks mucho to my reviewers, especially Celira (And yesssss, another Luke/Mara fan! I would glomp you if I could) Shikyo Yaiba, Matahari, Amatyultare256, starlight15 and Wielder of paperclips. (If this series has a scene in Konoha, you can be sure Shikamaru is going to be in it. XD )
qui audet vincit: who dares, wins. Motto of the British SAS.


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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in New York and Washington, an American golf pro was summoned to a police station on the other side of the world.
Jeff Puchalsi moved from Los Angeles some years ago to Dalat, in the south central highlands of Vietnam, and works at the superb Dalat Palace Hotel golf course. He's a big, easy-going man who looks a little like John Daly, without the Marlboro habit.
Now, he was in the city's police station. The Vietnamese police showed Puchalski a map of the area, in which Muslim neighborhoods were circled. Muslims are a small minority in this country of 80 million where the main religion is Buddhism. They have little contact with Muslims in foreign countries, but even so, the Vietnamese police wanted to assure Puchalski, in the frenzied aftermath of the terrorist strikes, that he was in no danger.
"They wanted me to know I was safe," Puchalsi said. "They wanted me to know that no one was going to harm me."
This news takes a while to sink in: Vietnamese police assuring an American that he is in no danger. That they are there to protect him.
It shows the awesome power of time and, not coincidentally, the awesome power of capitalism, or at least a Vietnamese version of it. Vietnam, which suffered heavily during what the Vietnamese call the American War, is still a communist country, but when it comes to economics, it has become as savvy as a corporate CEO.
Vietnam's economy could be called, without irony, the latest Asian tiger. It possesses Asia's second-fastest growing economy, trailing only China. The pace of its exports to the U.S. is escalating even faster that China's.
The American business presence is growing — though it still lags behind other countries — and salaries are rising dramatically. Business people there, including Americans, Vietnamese, Taiwanese and others, are gaga over the country's impending entry into the World Trade Organization, which could happen as early as November.
All this came about when the country's leaders finally decided to abandon their failed, centrally-planned economy in favor of free trade and liberal economic policies. As a result, those scarred by the bitter war are returning, both Americans and Vietnamese.
Ken Symicek fought in the Vietnam conflict, and returned to the U.S. with a Vietnamese wife, Lien Huong Thi. The thought of returning to his wife's homeland never occurred to him until a few years ago. He and his wife are back now, living in the country where he's teaching English.
"I really had my doubts about coming back," Symicek said. "I didn't know if they'd throw rocks at me or what. But, I've never heard a bad word from anyone here."
Of course, capitalists have their games, the chief one being golf, and the Vietnamese know this well. So the game that was once banned as being an elitist pursuit is now being embraced.
Vietnam could by no means be called a hot spot for golf vacations. There are only around 10 golf courses in the whole country, with a couple more under construction, in the north.
But, there are some excellent courses among the handful that exist, designed by architects like Nick Faldo and Lee Trevino, and you could scarcely ask for a more exotic, fascinating locale, filled with history, both the recently tragic and the ancient.
• The Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club is about an hour and a half drive from Hanoi, set in a valley ringed by green hills and dominated by a lake whose tendrils fan out and come into play on most of the interior holes.
Chi Linh is pretty much regarded as the best golf course in the northern part of Vietnam, which is kind of a back-handed compliment, considering the country isn't exactly overflowing with golf courses.
Still, even if it were, Chi Linh would have to be right up there. It's a beautiful course, with a succession of holes that you will remember later that night when you're drinking Hanoi beer and eating ca loc nuong trui (grilled fish), or even when you're on the plane back home.
The course plays up and down the valley, and sometimes climbs the hills, so that some of the fairways have the kind of slope usually reserved for skiing. It's a very open course, which is good because the layout — including the elevation, water, blind landing areas, forced carries and other hazards — are more than enough to keep you focused.
• A short walk from the Dalat Palace Hotel is the hotel's golf course, its history as bizarre as the city which it overlooks. It was originally built as a nine-holer in the 1920s as the personal playground for Vietnam's last emperor, Bao Dai, making it one of the oldest golf courses in Asia.
The course has been left to nature several times in its history, until golf management company IMG eventually restored the layout in the early 1990s. The result is a beautiful, serene course that overlooks the historic city; almost every hole opens on to views of Dalat and surrounding mountains.
"You can't believe you're in Vietnam," said Puchalski, the pro and manager of the club, as well as Ocean Dunes in Phan Thiet. "You kind of get lost out here."
The best part is yet to come: the greens are made of bentgrass, the Cadillac of putting surfaces, and the only such greens in the country.
• Ocean Dunes in Phan Thiet is a "tropical links" course, according to designer Nick Faldo. It's indeed links-like, in that it follows the natural contours of the sand-covered dune bordering the East Sea. And the wind that comes seeping off the sea helps sculpt new angles every morning and afternoon.
It is a gorgeous course, beautifully manicured with the palms swaying in the sea breezes and the glassy water, filled with pink flowers floating on top, and with views of distant and ancient volcanic mountains.
The course is a cut above your typical resort course in difficulty — not that it's overly hard, but there's a ton of water. In fact, water comes into play on almost every hole in one way or another, and there are some subtle elevation changes that will get your attention.
The par-3 ninth hole has been voted as one of the "world's best 500 holes" by GOLF magazine. It's a narrow shoot through the trees to an elevated green and beyond it, a postcard view of the city and distant houses on the shore.
They covered up the bomb craters at the Vietnam Golf and Country Club a few years ago and took away the signs explaining "Traces of war."
No more traces of war here at this exclusive private club, about 35 heart-stopping minutes from the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. There are only un-bombed bunkers with the startling white sand trucked in from Cam Rahn Bay.
The two country club courses are very green, as you might expect in lush southeast Asia, and it has a tropical look, but not the kind that scares you off. Subtle red and yellow plantings offset the deep greens, and palms are scattered throughout, but the course manages to have a nice, airy feel to it.
From the United States, United Airlines, flies non-stop daily to Hong Kong from San Francisco (13.5 hours) and Chicago (15.5 hours), and then on to Ho Chi Minh City (2.5 hours).
Currently, there are no non-stop flights from the U.S. to Vietnam by any airline. After Vietnam and the United States signed an Air Treaty Agreement in 2003, United Airlines became the first (and remains the only) U.S. branded carrier to touch down on Vietnamese soil, with an inaugural flight from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 9, 2004.
In April 2007, United will add three additional flights per week to its Ho Chi Minh City-San Francisco route. United currently operates 10 non-stop flights per week between Chicago and Hong Kong. In addition to Ho Chi Minh City, United flies to 12 other destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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eric lieu wrote on: Nov 16, 2006
I have had the pleasure of playing at Dalat, Ocean Dunes, and Vietnam Golf and Country Club. I would say Dalat is my all time favorite. The scenery is awesome. On top of that, the weather is very cool. The other two golf courses are nice too but it can get pretty hot and humid.
Javier wrote on: Nov 1, 2006
what makes golf in Vietnam special is that you could combine golf with family holidays and beach resort in relatively cheap price
Simply select where you want to play, find a tee time deal, and golf now!


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Mini muffins perfect for lunchboxes! Sweetened with honey and made with Greek yogurt and whole wheat flour, these blueberry and raspberry muffins are a healthier snack or breakfast.
I promised myself that I wouldn't post any school related food until at least August. {I've never been good with following my plans.} All my time lately has been spent researching curriculum, and placing orders f0r our homeschool materials. Registration for fall activities is starting as well, and I see my calendar filling up faster than I'd like. Oh well, C'est la vie! It seems I can't get away from thinking about school and fall, so I figured some of you might be feeling the same way.
Timing aside, I'm so excited about these little bitty muffins I'm sharing with you today. They are made with whole wheat flour, greek yogurt, honey and of course tons of berries! Being bite-sized and a bit healthier, they are great for snacking on the go.
Even though it's berry season now, this recipe uses frozen berries so you can enjoy them all year long. The Greek yogurt replaces most of the milk in the recipe, and keeps the muffins extra moist and tender. You won't even be able to tell these are 100% whole wheat.
This makes a very thick batter due to the Greek yogurt. My number one muffin tip is to not over beat the batter, just gently stir until the wet and dry ingredients are combined. I divided the berries up, making some blueberry muffins and some raspberry muffins. But if everyone in your house loves both berries, the can definitely be combined to make double berry muffins 🙂
- 1 and ¾ Cups (8 Ounces) White Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 and ½ Teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅓ Teaspoon Sea Salt
- ⅓ Cup + 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 2 Large Eggs
- ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ Cup (4 Ounces) Unsalted Butter, Melted and Cooled
- ¾ Cup (6.5 Ounces) Greek Yogurt
- ¼ Cup Milk
- ¼ Cup Frozen Wild Blueberries
- ⅓ Cup Frozen Raspberries
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 36 mini muffin cups with liners.
- In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl mix together the honey and greek yogurt. Stir in the eggs, vanilla and milk, mixing until combined. Add the honey mixture and the melted butter to the flour bowl and stir gently, just until combined.
- Divide the batter back in half, and add the blueberries to one half and the raspberries to the other. The berries can be mixed all together to make it easier!
- Scoop batter into muffin cups, filling them ¾ of the way to the top. Bake for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let the muffin cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin, then remove to a cooling rack.