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President Zuma said South Africa looks forward to working with Iran under President Rouhani to consolidate relations and implement existing agreements. "We are waiting for the new USA administration to find stability and continuity in its policies", he added. Rouhani, the face of Tehran's deal with six major powers in 2015 to curb Iran's nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, said the US administration lacked knowledge about the Middle East.
There was no immediate confirmation of Monday's strikes from officials in Libya or neighbouring Egypt, nor any claim of responsibility for the raid on the city at the eastern end of Libya's Mediterranean coast. The attack left 26 wounded, including nine children. "Though our grief is unbearable, our unity grows all the more strong". Other church leaders around the world also reacted.
In interviews with the Post , they said Kushner's reported plan, made when he was still a civilian, could have left him exposed to exploitation by Russian officials. "Leaks are an issue", Schiff said. "I would not be concerned about it". "That could be a potential outcome that I seek, but I want to understand, at least hear from, Jared Kushner as well as the administration about what was exactly going on there", Booker said.
Ariana Grande has officially suspended her global tour behind her album " Dangerous Woman " on Wednesday, following the recent attack on her show in Manchester , England, which left at least 22 dead and 59 others injured . Salman's older brother Ismail is among those under arrest in Britain. "In any case, the links with Daesh are proven", he said, using a term for Islamic State .
This tension will remain until a peaceful solution is ultimately found between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In his speech yesterday, Mr Trump seemed to acknowledge the complexities of the matter. JOHN YANG: Abbas outlined what's called the two-state solution, a Palestinian homeland on the territory that Israel seized 50 years ago in the Six-Day War.
Ariana Grande has released a heartfelt, hopeful statement following the bombing at her Manchester show, which killed 22 people and injured 66 on Monday night. The male suspect was arrested at an address in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, following searches connected to the attack, police said. The O2 shows this week have been cancelled as well as all shows through June 5 in Switzerland.
This was clear on Thursday morning, when Trump's meeting with the newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron included a particularly emasculating handshake. She will tell the leaders of the United States , Japan, France , Italy, Germany and Canada that technology companies should be encouraged to better develop tools that can automatically identify and remove harmful material, to block users who post extremist content and revise industry guidelines.
His parents took him to a nearby hospital. The Emerald Plunge has been closed indefinitely. Park spokesperson Shari Jackman said they are "re-evaluating that slide", which might be a good idea given that it just absolutely wrecked a kid less than two hours after it opened.
Sri Lanka's ministry of disaster management says nearly 558,000 people from 15 of the country's 25 districts have been hit by the disaster. Sri Lanka stepped up its military-led relief operations Saturday as almost half a million people were displaced after a monsoon deluge killed at least 122 people and threatened more flooding.
Chaffetz said in the letter he wants to spend time with his family, return to the private sector and possibly run for Utah governor. Chaffetz added: "We feel my time in Congress has been well spent, but it now seems the right time to turn the page".
At least 44 people have died in the fighting, including 31 militants and 11 soldiers, officials said Thursday. It is not immediately clear whether civilians are among the dead. "We can not just pinpoint the particular spot". "We have to finish this". The military said the Maute group was still present in nine of the city's 96 Barangays, or communities.
A spokesperson for the Jupiter Police Department said: He was arrested for suspicion of DUI at around 3am, and transported to the Palm Beach County Jail . Scandal and injury have marred Wood's otherwise strong career over the past decade - he has won 14 major tournaments, second only to Arnold Palmer .
He will not put too much pressure; he will not intervene. "At the moment, Saudis claim that Iran is the axis of terrorism in the region, and that after the Islamic Revolution of Iran led by the late Imam Khomeini, the region has been gripped by terrorism", said Larijani.
Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron was faced with a almost insurmountable challenge this week: how to shake President Trump's hand without losing his own. "I do not let anything pass", he told JDD. " Donald Trump , who I met with, had a desire to understand and to listen". But while it's normally Trump who refuses to relinquish his acquaintance's hand, it was Macron who appeared to keep Trump trapped in the handshake as cameras captured both leaders' jaws appearing to ...
Diplomats spent days trying to hammer out language for the G-7 joint statement . "The U.S.is now paying much more than any other nation and that is not fair to the United States or the United States taxpayer". Trump also was impressed by their arguments about how crucial US leadership is in supporting global efforts. The reaction came after Trump said that the final decision on the ratification of climate deal would be decided next week.
In a series of tweets Monday, Wheeler said a pair of events are scheduled for Terry Schrunk Plaza on June 4 and June 10. "I just want to say thank you to the people who put their life on the line for me because they didn't even know me and they lost their lives because of me and my friend and the way we look".
However, days of a meet-and-greet trip can not resolve decades-long conflicts between Israel and the Arab world, nor deter Iran by trying to form a coalition that is more likely in theory. "He was awesome!" said Liat Hirsch, a housewife in Jerusalem . Other G-7 nations leaned heavily on Trump to stay in the climate deal, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying "we put forward very many arguments".
Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia and his meetings with a slew of Middle Eastern leaders served to firmly mark the return to a foreign policy centered on alliances with Saudi Arabia and other Sunni states and away from a rapprochement with Iran.
In an unprecedented step, the USA broke from the other six nations in a joint statement issued at the summit's conclusion, saying America is reviewing its climate policies while the G-7 members others remain committed to the Paris Agreement.
Joan Grande thanked those who selflessly stepped up in the aftermath of the bombing and sent out her support to the victims of the harrowing attack in a powerful Twitter message Monday pegged to Memorial Day. "I continually thank those who are & were in service protecting our freedoms every day all over the world!" When the bomb exploded, she brought the fans near her to a backstage area to make sure they were safe.
Cyclone Mora was centred 385km south of Chittagong port and 305km from Cox's Bazar port, the meteorological department said in a special bulletin at 6pm. In May previous year, Cyclone Roanu hit the southern coast of Bangladesh leaving 20 people dead and forcing half a million to flee their homes. The floods have reached roof level and cut off access to many rural Sri Lankan villages, disrupting life for half a million people, many of them workers on rubber plantations, officials said.
Ken Hoksbergen read a poem about the origin of poppies becoming widely recognized as the flower of remembrance for those who served the country and passed away. For 40 years, the David D. Porter Camp No. 116 chapter of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War has held its Memorial Day Commemoration, the descendants of Union soldiers wearing replicas of their ancestor's blue uniforms.
The courageous men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces make the selfless decision every day to stand up for our nation's ideals and protect our freedoms. His family went to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, expecting that with only a few hundred Americans in the area "it would be a nice, quaint ceremony to celebrate the day", he said.
At a closed meeting after his speech, they said, the leaders unanimously approved a resolution on burden-sharing and on fighting terrorism. Trump announced a review of "deeply troubling" United States of America intelligence leaks over the Manchester bombing, in which 22 people died, and warned that those responsible could face prosecution, the White House said.
It will probably be my last game in a City shirt in front of the fans. A 3-1 win over West Brom provided a fitting end to his nine-year stay with the Sky Blues, after it was announced just days ago that he would depart the club at the end of 2016-17.
After the devastating grip Emmanuel Macron gave his handshake with Donald Trump, people couldn't wait to see what it would be like when he met Vladimir Putin. He said any use of chemical weapons in Syria - where Russian Federation is propping up the government of President Bashar Assad - is a "red line" for France and would be met by "reprisals" and an "immediate riposte" from France.
His hosts went along. Instead, the White House hoped to let the images of Trump in statesman-like settings tell the story of his first trip overseas, and perhaps ease questions about his preparedness for the delicate world of worldwide diplomacy.
Tillerson also said: "The president is very cautious in his attempt to understand how such a decision could affect the peace process". "We would like to reiterate our commitment to cooperate with you to make peace and achieve an historic peace agreement between us and the Israelis", he added, echoing similar pledges from Netanyahu.
The shark's pectoral fin badly bruised and caused bleeding to Selwood's right arm. A spokeswoman confirmed it was a 2.7m white shark and that a postmortem was standard procedure for "any deceased shark in good condition", enabling the department to take tissue and blood samples for science and research purposes.
Her family will travel to suburban Washington, D.C., for the Scripps National Spelling Bee starting Tuesday. A correct spelling earns the student points and advances them to the afternoon preliminary round, but as usual, any incorrect spellings result in elimination from the competition.
As the violence broke out, videos from the confrontation quickly spread on social media showing Erdogan's bodyguards pummeling people, even kicking people in the face. "The actions seen outside the Turkish Embassy yesterday in Washington , D.C. stand in contrast to the First Amendment rights and principles we work tirelessly to protect each and every day", the police statement said.
After the address, Trump visited a section of the cemetery for United States service members killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. "Their stories are now woven into the soul of our nation, into the stars and stripes on our flag, and into the beating hearts of our great, great people", Mr.
A mudslide wiped out part of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California earlier this week. John Madonna - whose company, John Madonna Construction in San Luis Obispo, has been working with Caltrans on both the Mud Creek slide and Paul's Slide about 12 miles to the north - has been flying over the sites and taking pictures of the slides since his company began working with Caltrans in mid-January.
The plan has obtained all necessary governmental permits. A new tunnel will give pedestrians using the elevator direct access to the Western Wall security gate. The route of the cable auto will stretch approximately 1.4 kilometers, carrying up to 40 cars with up to 10 passengers in each. Construction Minister Yoav Gallant, who is responsible for the elevator project, lauded the initiative and said it demonstrates the importance of the Western Wall to the Jewish consciousness.


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Satisfied Clients
Nora Ashley
Thank you Shannon for all your hard work. I'm so blessed with the amazing horses you have found for me.
Marketta Zinkova
Shannon will match any horse and rider properly so they can both rise to the top of their sport. Gives the timid rider perfect confidence and the confident rider and horse the chance to rise to any level they wish. I highly recommend Shannon's advice, training, lessons, clinics and riding to any level of horse and rider.
Beau Cheval Farm
Thank you Shannon and Infinity Sport Horse for finding the perfect horse for my program. We love her.
Barb Pickl
Granted, I have not personally known Shannon for any length of time, so I felt unsure whether my recommendation would be taken seriously. Then again, after recently observing Shannon's interaction with both the horses and students under herdirection, I knew immediately this is one uniquely gifted horsewoman.And that Grace is the most beautiful and talented horse I've laid eyes upon. Trust me: I've been around the ring/course many a year. I put in an offer to purchase that same evening, because with all of your being, you just know.With her honest and compassionate guidance (insert here if you wish) ***along with my trainer/ Grace's breeder Pamela Prince***, this senior horsewoman is now blessed to once again realize the gift of a dream come true. What simply began as a delightful afternoon watching other fellow horse-smitten folks ride has now provided me the opportunity to share to joy of owning a horse once again! So confident in Shannon's skills in guiding both Grace and me as we grow together, I made my decision to purchase based, as well, upon retaining Shannon as her primary trainer, with whom Grace will remain this summer, and then return to her expert care next spring. Time doesn't matter when it comes to the innate passion held deeply in one's heart. You simply know it's just right when you find someone as gifted as Shannon Elizabeth!
Barb Pickl, honored to be a part of the amazing "Team Grace"!
Leslie Lowry
Best trainer ever! Thank you for helping me get my confidence back!
Sarah Merlo
THANK YOU! Infinity Sport Horse for providing me with great shareboarders! You have always been so professional and have some of the most down to earth customers!
I had the pleasure of riding under Ms. Riley during her jumping clinics over the months of December – March of 2011/12. Ms. Riley impressed me as a dedicated, talented equestrian and trainer as well as a responsible and caring professional. Ms. Riley has the artistic flow and ability to make a hard thing look easy and beautiful; she catches the eye of anyone who has the pleasure to watch her ride. She is not only pure talent, but has the passion and heart to really go to the top of her profession.
Lynn Mueller
Though I have only known Shannon Riley for a mere 4 months, this ambitious trainer has done wonders for the improvement of equestrian sport in the local Chicago suburbs.
She offers extremely reasonable rates, with a vast and knowledgeable horse experience, both in competition and horsemanship itself, that far surpasses that of the relativity of price. Furthermore, Shannon provides an excellent style of communication with her students, both human and equine. She understands that students of different ages and personalities each learn and progress differently; she is sure to incorporate varied methods of explanation when instructing or training, so as to provide the optimal learning environment for the horse and rider.
Michael French
I have watched Shannon grow over the years from competing at all levels of eventing
to now training horses and riders of all levels. Shannon is an amazing rider and has an
amazing ability to work with both horse and rider to achieve the respective goals and full potential of both horse and rider.
As a full member with colors with the Wayne DuPage Fox Hunt and The Cornwall
Hounds of Elizabeth IL, I have also enjoyed fox hunting with Shannon and watching her introduce young horses to their first fox-hunt which is no easy task at times.
I personally trust the training of my horses to Shannon and also enjoy training with her
especially in the Cross-Country field.
Lara Anderson
It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I am writing to endorse Shannon Riley. For the last 12 years at Full Gallop Farm, I have been an event organizer, competitor, farm owner and rider sponsor. I have also in some capacity been, a rider, trainer and farm owner for over 35 years. I hope my perspective will be helpful to you as you evaluate this exceptional person, trainer, and rider. My first contact with Shannon was during the winter of 2014, when she came down to train and compete a few horses. I watched with a curious eye during the winter. Shannon never stopped amazing me. She ran her barn, organized the horses and students as well as training several horses. She took a catch ride on two of my horses for two different events and did an outstanding job with both of them. I could see right away the talent and love she had with training horses. Her creative ideas for working with all types of horses were not only inventive and entertaining; they were also astonishingly effective. Shannon is always endorsing and praising the companies and individuals that supported her. She is a fantastic advocate for whichever product she endorses. She genuinely believes in the products and the people that sponsor her and it is very apparent in the passion she displays. Though our relationship has not been a long one we enthusiastically decided to partner up with this talented young trainer and rider. Full Gallop has become a partner with her and her infinity sport horse brand. Shannon has already been involved with the sales of 4 of our horses along with heading up their training. I have worked with and observed a diverse variety of riders and trainers over the years. Shannon is a patient and a clear teacher to the horses she works with. Shannon has a special gift, she has an extremely intuitive eye. She seems to be able to diagnose a problem, works through it and finds a way to solve it without any drama. She has the ability to know when to drive and pushthe horse and when to pick the most positive moment so that the horses are not discouraged or frustrated. The respect and kindness she shows to the horses she works with is nothing but inspiring. This is something I feel has been lost sometimes in our overly competitive world.Even more impressive I have seen her make decisions for the good of the horse first hand, even if it meant losing valuable entry fees. Shannon is an independent, self directed person who is able to communicate effectively and meet even the most demanding challenges. Shannon leads by example and many people find her enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. I have the greatest admiration for her skills and ability as a rider, trainer and marketer. Shannon has consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication to success.
Her efforts have produced high quality results time and time again with horses of all ages, backgrounds, and training. We looking forward to continuing and expanding our partnership with Shannon and we cannot wait to be a part of future accomplishments. If you have the chance to work with Shannon I would highly recommend you take that opportunity.
Lara Anderson
Full Gallop Farm
Christina Krueger
Since then, she's been very supportive of me and my riding by giving me lessons in return for services such as body clipping and jump painting. She also promotes my services in return to her clients and I've gotten some other jobs from her reference. It means a lot to someone starting out in a new place to have someone give you a chance, no matter how insignificant it may be. Riding with Shannon has given me the confidence to go out and promote myself in my new environment as a horsewoman. I'm thrilled to get the chance to do the same for her.
In training her horses, Shannon takes a very individualized approach – each horse gets its own training program custom fit to them and their abilities and needs. She is very gentle and patient with them helping them grow to their own potential. While her main focus is eventing with a specialty in working with "off the track thoroughbreds", she has had success placing horses in a variety of different homes working with other disciplines. She works with her clients and their horses to decide what route is the best for them.
In teaching her students, Shannon is the epitome of patience. Instead of yelling or getting frustrated if a concept is not landing with a student, she will stop the lesson entirely to explain it a different way and then have the student start fresh. There is no intimidation required; she gives her students and horses the utmost respect and compassion. She also has a great talent for translating all of her training with top riders and trainers to students of all levels from just those just starting out to top level riders preparing for a season of competing.
Though she is still young, Shannon runs her business with the wisdom of someone twice her age. She is becoming more and more recognized in our area as a "go-to" person if you need a safe and trustworthy mount for almost any discipline and in sponsoring her, your business would have access to several different areas of the horse industry in Northern Illinois and Florida as she hopes to take her business on the road in the future.
Isabel Turner
As someone who works in sales at a high profile company, I barely have time to catch my breath, much less drive from the city to the barn. Desperate to get back in to horses again, I decided to become an owner and shelve my 4* dreams. I found a very underweight, 8 year old OTTB on the track in WV that I fell in love with from a photo and a trot video. I instantly called up Shannon and asked if she wanted a ride. I had the horse shipped in the middle of the night, sight unseen to Shannon, and she exceeded all expectations in the whirlwind purchase. Shannon has handled everything from day one, and I have never had one worry. When I finally met the horse a month later, he went on the bit, jumped, and had impeccable ground manners. His skin problems has cleared up, he gained tons of weight, was starting to get a shine to his coat, and had great looking feet. And it has been smooth sailing since. Shannon has made it so easy to own a horse and is great to work with. From late night text messages, to humoring my overbearing requests, to being gracious enough to allow me to travel with her to schoolings and events, I couldn't imagine keeping a horse with anyone else. On top of it all, they are showing potential to go to the upper levels together. I am counting down the days until we go to Fair Hill, Bromont, and even Rolex. And in 10 years when he is ready to retire from upper levels, I will have an immaculately trained horse to ride. I have ridden many horses that Shannon put the initial training on, and I have not sat on a horse that is more responsive, fluid, flexible, and well mannered than one she has trained. And I have trained and ridden horse with Olympic riders abroad! Thank you, Shannon for helping me reach my dreams and making it so smooth and simple.
Kathleen Turza
Thank you for finding and helping me buy a new horse for my daughter. Shannon made everything such a smooth and easy process. We have been looking for months until,I found infinity sports horses, as soon as I met Shannon I felt at ease and i knew that I could trust her. Shannon was more concerned with finding the right horse for my daughter than focussing on the monetary aspect of the sale....that is something I was extremely impressed with. We found the perfect horse for my daughter and the transaction/purchase was smooth, comfortable and I never felt pressure to buy. Shannon even went out of her way to school the horse with my daughter to ensure that their partnership was balanced. I have since recommended infinity sports horses to anyone I know looking for a good horse from a trustworthy seller and I will continue to sing her praises.......infinity sports horses gets five stars from the beginning to the end. We love love love our new horse and look forward to a successful career in eventing. Thanks Shannon...you are an attribute to your profession!!

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Every year since my son was born we have visiting the simply amazing Jupiter Artland. It's one of our absolute favourite places in the world and it never disappoints. The biggest joy is seeing how much the boy loves the art and exploring the grounds. This year's highlight: Making porcorn angels! Can't wait to go back again.
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RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- An overnight house fire killed a 73-year-old Ridgefield Park man, authorities confirmed.
Luis Ocha-Sanchez was trapped inside after the fast-moving Brinkerhoff Street blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m., Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
A firefighter also was injured when he slipped on ice, responders said.
The cause of the fire was accidental, Calo said.
Flames shot through every window of the house and the roof as firefighters spent nearly two hours bringing the blaze under control.
Because someone was killed, the Bergen County Arson Investigations Unit responded. The county sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.
The county Medical Examiner retrieved Sanchez's body for identification, Calo said.
Also responding were several area fire companies -- including those from Bogota, Englewood, Hackensack, Little Ferry and Teaneck.
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Chapter 1
The two detectives trudged up the stairs, single file, while I sat watching. I wasn't going anywhere, not with the uniformed policeman standing near the front door occasionally flicking his eyes toward me and then looking away. He was one of the two who had originally responded to my call. His partner was still upstairs in Joe's bedroom, apparently preserving the crime scene.
Flashes of light came from the bedroom at the top of the stairs. It took a minute for me to realize they were taking flash pictures up there—apparently recording the scene now.
The flashing eventually stopped and I waited, looking up, hearing mumbled conversations coming from Joe's room. After a while, the two detectives emerged and came down and took seats across from me. I still sat on the couch, where they'd told me to wait, my hands hanging between my knees. They stared at me for a few seconds.
"Did you touch anything up there, Mr. Collins?" one of them asked. Earlier, when he'd arrived with his partner, he'd told me his name. I was having a hard time concentrating, but I remembered now that it was Ryan. I looked over at the other one, trying to remember his name too. He stared back at me, sitting with his hands folded in his lap.
The first one, Detective Ryan, was waiting for me to answer. He looked up as a man came in through the front door carrying a hard-side case in one hand. The door was still open from when Nina had run through it earlier, and that bothered me for some reason. I wanted to go close it. The detective whose name I couldn't remember stood and went over to talk to the man with the case. They spoke in low voices for a minute.
"Mr. Collins, did you touch anything up there?" Detective Ryan asked again.
I turned back, trying to make sense of what he'd said. He was asking: did I touch Joe? Why would I do that? Or he was really asking: did I shoot Joe? No, he wasn't asking that.
"No," I finally told him.
The man with the case, what I thought must have been some kind of evidence kit, went up the stairs, and the other detective came back and sat down again and continued his staring at me. The evidence kit must have been to capture fingerprints and whatever else they looked for in a crime scene. Blood, probably. There was enough of that.
Detective Ryan looked down at the notebook in his hand. "You said when you came in, your wife was running out the door."
"Yes," I said.
"Why was she doing that?"
"I don't know."
"Did she say anything?"
"She said my name." It was still in my head, the way she'd said it
"That's all? Just Edward?"
"Eddie," I said. Nina had practically knocked me over when I'd opened the door, coming in. She'd looked at me, her eyes wild, and said, "Eddie," in a strangled voice before running past me out the front door and jumping into her car and driving off, squealing the tires all the way up the long driveway. The way she'd said my name sounded as if she'd been gasping for air.
"Do you know where she is?"
He waited for a few seconds. "You have no idea?"
I shook my head.
"And you don't know why she ran away."
I turned to look at him. "Isn't it obvious?"
"Not really, Mr. Collins," Detective Ryan said.
"She was scared. What else?"
"Of you?"
I didn't know how to answer that.
Detective Ryan stared at me for a few seconds and then looked over at his partner, and then back at me. "So your wife ran out the door, after saying your name," he asked. "What did you do then?"
I remembered standing in the open doorway, looking up the driveway for a minute after Nina had gone, but I didn't mention that. "I went upstairs," I said. "I found Joe in his bedroom lying there. There was blood all over his shirt and all around him on the floor."
"What did you do next?" Detective Ryan asked.
"I'm not sure. I must have called you people."
Detective Ryan looked again at his notebook. "The dead man's name was Joseph LaFont, correct? He was a houseguest?"
The word, houseguest, didn't seem to fit. "He just lived with us."
The detective looked around. "Well, you got enough room, it looks like. There's how many bedrooms, seven or eight? Maybe more than that." He turned his head one way and then the other appraising the place. "But he wasn't a houseguest, you say." His eyes came back to me. "He just lived here."
"He worked for me," I said, with the thought that what I was saying wasn't making much sense to these detectives. It was disconnected and not making much sense to me either.
"He worked for you in that big office complex of yours over in Cupertino." Detective Ryan jerked a thumb over his shoulder. "What did he do for you there?"
It felt like I had to filter my answers through some thick substance in my brain. "He was my Chief Financial Officer," I told Detective Ryan. The words came out like they were sticking to my tongue. I sounded like a drunken man trying to act sober. The two detectives traded looks.
It'd been Nina who had first brought up the subject of Joe going to work for me. It seemed like a long time ago, but it was only a few months back, a time when I was having trouble getting control of my own company. We'd grown too fast with no decent fiscal control, and I was hopeless when it came to matters of money. The fact was I had no respect for it. Joe LaFont was an accountant, working for Nina's Aunt Helen in Santa Fe, and Helen had brought it up to Nina that Joe might be able to help straighten out my books. Joe made a trip out to California to see me and to look over the situation. Within a week he'd impressed me enough that I convinced him to stay at least semi-permanently. I made him my acting Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, reporting to me.


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(finishes essay titled "Similarities Between Shakespeare's Richard III and Basement Construction" and sends it to printer) Well, I'm glad *that's* done.
As described here and here, in December of 2008 and 2009 respectively, I thought it would be a Darned Good Idea to block off the crawlspace from the main part of the basement. You see, I have this thing about ice-cold drafts* infiltrating My house and making it unbearably cold in the basement workshop.
And the main floor.
And, by extension, the upper floors as well. Better to have the furnace reheat already-warm air instead of -40°C cold air from outside.
Not that it's been -40°C this winter. In fact, it's downright balmy right now. Warm enough to -- Dare I say? -- work on that razzafracking crawlspace.
So, for two out of the last three days, I have been constructing a very small three-sided compartment (48" x 18" by about 36" tall**), complete with outer sheathing; insulation batts; vapour barrier; and inner paneling to keep the cats from tearing it all apart again.
And it works.
The evidence: Eight somewhat annoyed felines who can no longer get into their Secret Place...
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Aiming for personal bests instead of gold, Nunavut's four-member gymnastics team from Rankin Inlet has come a long way since the 2010 Arctic Winter Games, coach Lisa Kresky said after the team competition Tuesday.
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The squad – Desiree Autut, Jayda Pilakapsi, Annette Paniyuk and Shanti Dias – finished fifth of five teams Tuesday in the team competition, but will have a second chance to show their hard work in individual competition Thursday.
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Autut said she needs to work on "everything, be better on the floor."
Kresky encouraged Autut to see that she had improved, and said it's hard to compete with the more dominant teams that train 16 to 25 hours a week in permanent facilities. The Rankin Inlet girls train nine hours on a good week, and for only eight months of the year in a facility where they have to set up and tear down each practice, she said.
"I'm just hoping the girls reach their personal goals and get some practice on equipment we don't have at our gym," she said, "and most importantly have fun."
That's exactly the plan for Dias, who has only been doing gymnastics for two years.
"It's pretty cool," the nine-year-old said. "I've been doing vault, and I've never made it over before, but today and yesterday were my first time making it over."
And as trading athletic gear is a big part of the Games experience, she has made a trade of her own.
"I traded a shirt with an Alaskan girl," she said, noting she got one in return. Did it fit? "Not really, but I'm going to grow into it."
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Anna – gracious and heartfelt. A gift. Thank you for looking after me while I was with you and sharing those special places you knew so well that I would appreciate. These are for you. So simple, healthy, gingery with a wonderful, crunchy, "snappy" texture.
wonderfully crunchy gingery 'snaps'
makes 24
I have made these weekly since discovering this recipe. I love their wonderful quality to stay crunchy for days and days, as they sit in a jar waiting for a tea or almond milk moment – a break from work. Depending on the strength of your molasses, the colour may vary. I use a light molasses which is also in the gingerbread spice cake.
The recipe is taken from 'Angelica Home Kitchen Cookbook'.
ingredients :
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup blanched, slivered almonds
1 cup whole-spelt flour
1½ Tblsp powdered ginger
1 tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp nutmeg/mace
½ tsp fine rock salt
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup mild-flavoured molasses
1 tsp vanilla essence
⅓ cup olive oil
preparation :
Preheat oven to 160C/325F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
Spread the oats and almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 10 minutes.
Place the oats, flour, almonds, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a food processor and grind to a very fine meal.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, molasses, vanilla and oil, until well combined. Stir in the dry ingredients until a thick dough is formed.
Take a heaped teaspoon of the dough, roll into a ball and place on a lined baking tray. Press down to flatten into a 2-inch circle, approximately 3mm thickness. To flatten, I used a small piece of parchment paper between the underside of a glass and the cookie. You may have to use a combination of the glass and fingers to flatten. It is a bit fiddly, but the finished biscuit is well worth it. Once one tray is finished, place in the oven and bake for 18 minutes while continuing with the rest of the dough, spreading out onto the second baking tray.
Remove from oven and cool completely before serving.
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ITE-2018 is held to effectively use and promote information and communication technologies in the education system and will become the largest platform for an open dialogue of more than 3,000 participants: representatives of educational management bodies, global information technology providers, educational institutions. The main organizers of the exhibition-forum will be the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus together with the Main Information and Analytical Center of the Ministry of Education.
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) issued the following statement today opposing the Democrat's Iraq Supplemental (Round 2):
"Today Congress once again failed to support our troops and failed to show any sense of fiscal responsibility with taxpayer dollars.
"This bill provides U.S. troops with less than half of the requested funding while fully funding over $16 billion in non-war and non-emergency spending. This unconscionable bill blatantly shows the Democrat's priority of pork-barrel projects over winning the War on Terror.
"Partisanship should stop at the waters edge, especially when it comes at the expense of the brave men and women in uniform. However, this majority has placed partisan grandstanding above standing with our troops in support of victory.
"I will continue to oppose measures that undercut our troops and undermine our national security."
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Right after work I drove over to the condo to meet the painter who wanted to buy the couch. He arrived with a buddy and after paying me $250 cash, they moved it out, not without some trouble. But they got a pretty good bargain.
I priced it very low as I wanted to make sure it would sell quickly. It put some cash in my pocket but it made me feel a little sad to see yet another piece of my mother's life go away forever.
Due to my hard work selling her stuff, I've managed to only be out of pocket $263 to date since moving my mother to assisted living 3.5 months ago. Some of these expenses were related to keeping her condo going and some related to her healthcare and all sorts of other things. I keep whittling away at expenses by continuing to sell yarns on Facebook and locally, so they never build up so much. And in August I started picking up all her expenses (still reimbursing myself from yarn sales) except her rent at Maplewood, so as not to deplete her savings faster than I'd projected.
While I was there at the condo I took what I think was the last of my mother's paintings on the main level. I'll go back tomorrow morning as I am a little curious to check out the complex-wide tag sale and I can pick up the parking sticker for my mother's car, which I sold months ago. Dumb, huh? I got a notice in the mail that if I don't pick it up i'll get fined cus they don't want anyone parking there without a sticker. It's no use calling and telling them I'm in the process of selling the place. It'll just be easier to pick it up while I'm there so they shut up about it.
I have to take down some shelving which will probably leave holes in the walls, so I'll bring some spackling with me to fill the holes. I might as well take the drawers out of the sewing machine so when i move it with the handyman, possibly next weekend, it'll be a little lighter for the 2 of us to handle.
So what's left to move with the handyman?
1. The bed and frame - will have to pay a small fee to drop it at the landfill
2. Headboard - it goes with my mother's bedroom set and is probably 50 years old but i always liked it so will move to my house. She can't use it as i bought her a new twin bed at Maplewood when she moved in.
3. sewing machine cabinet - to my house, god knows where it will go
4. medium sized cedar chest - also very old - i think i will keep
5. particleboard cabinet to Goodwill or trash
6. 2 small chairs
That's it for the main level!
Downstairs, there are still a few heavy boxes of stuff i'm not sure whether to toss or donate or recycle or keep.. and 2 heavy large tables to goodwill or trash.
It seems like the moving of stuff and the trips back and forth to her condo has just been going on FOREVER. I'm in my 50s and this is getting old. Even though I moved most of the stuff out before I put it on the market in mid-June. I'm still traveling back and forth (a 15 or 20-minute ride), and have nearly every weekend since May.
But soon, I think it will really happen. The place will sell. Buyer's already got her painter lined up, so she's committed. I'm a teensy bit worried about the bank's appraisal. In 3 weeks' time, I can put this part of the saga behind me forever and focus on other things. It's taken up so much of my time.
I'm pretty tired tonight. didn't have dinner, just some orange juice and red grapes. I have off on MOnday (yeah) and want to go to Costco as I NEVER go there otherwise due to the insane weekend crowds. My mother had a membership which will expire at some point so I'd like to use it at least a few times before it does as i won't renew becus i'm already with the far less crowded BJs.
Tried to close a brand new credit card (EMV) Amazon mailed my mother (and it was forwarded to me) but they required the POA document in the mail and it's jut too much hassle right now. No time. I'll just let it lapse due to inactivity. It's not my preference, cus it still leaves the card open to fraud, but they make it too damn difficult.
On Sunday I hope to go to the arts festival in town and have invited a friend to join me. One of the weavers I met thru yarn sales will be doing some kind of workshop there and she very kindly invited me to come.
Sold the couch tonight
Right after work I drove over to the condo to meet the painter who wanted to buy the couch. He arrived with a buddy and after paying me $250 cash, they moved it out, not without some trouble. But they got a pretty good bargain.
1 Responses to "Sold the couch tonight"
CB in the City
September 19th, 2015 at 07:25 amCongrats on selling the couch! Although you didn't make much from it, it's wonderful that you didn't have to figure out how to move it! I would recommend giving the particleboard cabinet to Goodwill rather than putting it in the trash. Cabinets come available pretty rarely, and many people don't mind that it's particleboard; they just need some place to stash their stuff.
Excellent work, spending only $263 out of pocket!


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During the Spring 2018 semester, Neal M. Eiseman will be teaching "Construction Law" at Cardozo School of Law. Neal is no stranger to the classroom, having taught at New York University for the past two decades. In 2015, Neal received NYU's School of Professional Studies "Award for Outstanding Service."
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The Orion 3 system was a bleak, planetless wasteland. By all accounts it was worthless, of no strategic value to anyone. It had lain silent for eons, undisturbed by the universe around it. Until now. A ripple formed across a thin line of space, no bigger than a coin. Gradually however, it widened into a door through which a shape leapt into existence. The shape sped on toward the lone star, scarcely noticing as the gap it had created abruptly closed behind it, leaving no trace of its brief existence.
It was a spaceship. Sleek in design, its outline appeared somewhat like an arrowhead with two wing-like appendages projecting from the front, trailing off nearly to the rear. It was dark onboard. They were running mostly on emergency power, their main supplies depleted from the battle they had narrowly escaped from. They moved into close orbit around the star, and when they were in range, hatches along the ship opened to reveal long sail-like devices.
Solar sails deployed, a voice said in the darkness.
How long until main batteries are recharged? another asked.
Approximately three hours, the first voice came back after a few seconds. From the direction of the second came a sigh.
I guess thatll have to do. Can we get internal lighting back on yet? Almost a full minute passed before the reply came in the form of a dim red glow filling the bridge.
Emergency lights are the best I can do for now, Optimus.
Optimus Primal surveyed the bridge. Almost every inch had smoke pouring from some part of it. Many of the control boards were totally dark. Rattrap, damage report.
The pilots chair gradually turned around. In it sat a smaller Transformer. Its not good, Big Bot. From the few readings I can get out of this bucket of bolts weve lost shields, most of our weapons, we almost slagged the main drive getting here, and communications are still down.
Optimus head slumped. Well, thats just prime... Any more good news?
Rattrap hesitated. Um, yeah. Sensors say were alone here. Which, considering that this is the rendezvous point, and that we were one of the last ships out, doesnt seem like a good sign.
Optimus nodded. He had been thinking exactly the same thing. Our ship is faster than most of the others, and all things considered, were in better shape than most of them are. Well just have to wait here until we either meet up with the rest of the fleet, he got up and turned to enter his office, or until weve waited long enough to know that theyre not coming. Either way, Rhinox, revive the others and get started on the repairs.
Rhinox got up slowly. Ill get right on it.
Optimus entered his office, the doors separating him from the smoky bridge. He listened for a moment, but only silence had followed him in. In the distant past, Rattrap would have made some crack about the ships condition, or at least taken a verbal swipe at Optimus. The hard times had taken their toll on Rattrap however, and the jokes were long since gone.
Optimus sat at his desk and tried to come to grips with the situation. He had to face the very real possibility that they were one of the last, if not the last ship in the Maximal Resistance. If that was true, then he had to get the ship underway and reach New Earth to report to central command what had happened. Computer, he called. After a surprisingly long period of time, it answered.
Yes, Commander? a feminine voice said back.
Prepare a message pod, if we still have any that work. Download my personal logs, dating from two cycles ago to present, and program the pod to warp to the pickup point in the Centuari system. Do NOT launch until I give the order.
The computer was silent for a few moments as it processed these commands, and then announced, Functional message pod located. Delayed launch order confirmed. Beginning download of personal files.
Primal turned his chair towards the viewport and looked out into the vast sea of stars in front of him. Let me know when the download is complete. The computer acknowledged his command as it worked to process the orders. I barely even notice the stars anymore, he thought to himself as he looked out at the endless view before him. Id rather be out there, exploring, than fighting the Predacons any day. He sighed quietly. Of course, if we dont beat them, none of those planets will be free, or possibly even exist long enough to explore.
For nearly an hour he sat alone with his thoughts, waiting for some sign from the rest of the fleet. Surely the Predacons couldnt have gotten them all. If they had however, he had to prepare for the worst. Computer...
Yes Commander?
Begin recording a personal log. I want it to be added to those being stored in the message pod.
Confirmed. Recording personal log.
He paused for a moment, unsure of how to begin. This log may be the last entry I make after one hundred ten years service in the Maximal Resistance Army. We have been fighting the Decepticon/Predacon menace for untold eons, and it is now possible that I command one of the only remaining ships. He paused once again, gathering his thoughts.
For millions of years, Autobots have fought Decepticons on our home planet of Cybertron, to preserve not only our own freedom, but the freedom of other worlds we knew the Decepticons would enslave should they defeat us. Ironically, it was not until the war spilled over onto one of those other worlds that the tide turned so drastically against us.
Four million years ago, our greatest leader, Optimus Prime, launched a great ship called the Ark. With it, he intended to find enough energy to win the war and free Cybertron once and for all. Unknown to Prime, however, the Decepticon leader, Megatron, learned of his plans and set a trap to destroy the ship as it emerged from hyperspace near the intended destination: Earth.
The Decepticon ship heavily damaged the Ark and the Decepticons boarded her, intending to finish the Autobots personally. Optimus, however, programmed the ship to crash into the planet in an attempt to stop Megatron and his followers, while making the ultimate sacrifice. The ship crashed, intact, into a dormant volcano where her inhabitants lay in emergency stasis until the Earth year 1985, when the volcano exploded.
This reactivated the shipboard computer, Teletran 1, which immediately began repairs, while sending out probes to explore its new environment. It detected what it assumed was the planets mechanical life forms and began modeling its passengers, as it repaired them, to mimic this life. Unfortunately, in its still damaged state, the computer could not tell the difference between Autobot and Decepticon, and the Decepticon Thundercracker was repaired first. He in turn revived Megatron, and together they revived the rest of the Decepticon army. As the Decepticons abandoned the Ark, a vengeful Starscream fired off several shots in an attempt to bury the ship again. All he succeeded in doing was knocking the Autobot Ironhide into Teletran 1s repair beam. Once revived he roused the others, only to find the greatest tragedy of all; their leader, Optimus Prime, was dead. His head was all but slagged, and his spark long since gone.
At first, the Autobots though that one of the Decepticons had done this, but the autopsy showed that it had happened almost two hundred fifty thousand years past. Long after the Ark had crashed, but also long before they had awoken. This remains the greatest mystery in the history of our race. Prime was clearly shot, but not by anyone aboard the Ark, and none of Teletran 1s records show anyone else aboard. Of course, the computer was not exactly operating at full capacity at the time, so its impossible to say for sure.
Prowl assumed leadership of the Autobots after that. The Matrix had not been damaged, and so it was passed to him. For years they fought against the Decepticons, at first despite the race, called humans, which inhabited the planet, and then later with their help once it became clear just how much a menace the Decepticons represented. Prowl, though a good and wise leader, was no Optimus Prime. Despite many victories against the Decepticons, the Autobots still lost more battles than they won. With the help of the Space Bridge, many energon cubes were sent back to Cybertron to re-energize the Decepticon armies. Using this same technology, Megatron brought Cybertron itself into Earths orbit, causing massive tidal waves and devastating earthquakes. Using human slaves acquired with the help of a human scientists bio chip, Megatron harnessed the power produced by these elements.
The Autobots fought bravely, but Prowl realized the battle was lost. He arranged for the remaining Autobots, and several hundred humans, to begin emergency repairs to the Ark, under Grapples & Hoists direction. Then, as the Earth was torn apart by natural disasters and the gravitational influences of Cybertron, the remaining Autobots and humans blasted off into space. Cybertron itself tore loose from Earth, but remained in its orbital plane. To this day, Earth is still used as an energy source for Cybertron, as they draw off energy from its now exposed nickel-iron core.
The Autobots took the humans and established several colony worlds, including New Earth. Together, they began to gather the Autobots who had fled Cybertron after the Decepticon victory, and began to develop new technologies with which they hoped to eventually rid the universe of the Decepticon menace. Thus ended the Great War.
After this, Primal was silent for a moment. So many lives lost in all this time, he mourned to himself, and so many more to follow unless we can somehow end this madness, and soon! Regaining, his composure, Primal continued.
The first uprising occurred in the year 2005, when the great beast Unicron returned. Unicron was the ancient enemy of our god Primus. In the universe that came before ours, Unicron sought to destroy all matter and energy, thus negating its existence. He was not thorough in this destruction, however, and parts of that universe escaped him. In the fullness of time, these parts came together and exploded into the reality that we now know. Unicron awoke to find a new universe to destroy, and immediately set about the task. This time the universe was prepared for Unicron, and created a great defender to stop him: Primus. For ages they fought, and in doing so destroyed a great amount of the universe that Primus was trying to protect. In desperation, Primus tricked Unicron into entering a gigantic asteroid, as Primus did the same. Primus sealed both of their essences in these floating rocks for all eternity. As they drifted apart, Unicron gradually learned to reshape his prison into a giant planet-eating behemoth which could also transform into a facsimile of his old appearance.
Primus also reshaped his prison, but he shaped it into the planet known as Cybertron. He began to create an army out of his own being, an army he would use against Unicron when he returned. The soldiers of this army resembled robots, except they possessed Unicrons ability to change their appearance. Before Primus could instill life and sentience into his creations however, a cruel race called the Quintessons discovered the planet. They thought the planet abandoned, and when they found a race of seemingly mindless robots inhabiting its cities, they moved in and took over. For centuries they studied, rebuilt, and sold their enslaved race as they pleased. When the robots were finally sufficiently developed however, Primus awoke and gave the essence of his life to his creations in the form of Vector Sigma, and the Creation, or Autobot, Matrix. Primus gave the Matrix to the first Transformer he breathed life into, a robot named Alpha Trion. With it, Alpha Trion instilled life into the others, and they eventually drove the Quintessons from Cybertron. Primus himself returned to his slumber, so that Unicron would not detect him and come before his troops were ready.
For millions of years, Primus slept, until a battle deep inside Cybertron woke him. A stray blast struck the receptacle that held his essence, and he awoke with a startled scream. The psychic reverberations from his scream attracted Unicron to the Sol system, where a united Autobot/Decepticon army attacked him. Unicron was prepared for such a threat however, and had struck a deal with Megatron. In return for a new body and increased powers Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron, turned on the Autobots. His hidden agenda was to gain control of the Matrix and use it against Unicron himself. To this end, he fought and destroyed Prowl, literally ripping the Matrix from his body. However, Galvatron soon learned, to his dismay, that he could not use the Matrix, and was devoured by Unicron in repayment for his treachery. During the battle, an Autobot strike force also entered Unicron in an attempt to retrieve the Matrix. It was recovered by a young bot named Hot Rod, who succeeded in releasing its power. The unleashed power ripped through Unicron, tearing him apart. However, during the cataclysm, Hot Rod was struck down by Galvatron. Before he died, Hot Rod passed the Matrix on to our current leader, Grimlock, who has held it ever since.
Almost three hundred years have passed since the uprising. In that time, we have fought battle after battle with little or no success. Of the four new worlds established by the Autobot/Human alliance, only two remain. Aurora and New America were destroyed after their locations were discovered by Decepticon extermination squads. New Earth and New Iacon are still safe, as far as I know. Also, over the years, as our technologies have developed, my race has become smaller in order to better conserve our energy resources. We now stand on almost equal ground with our human allies. Many other races have joined our fight, but the Decepticon control of Vector Sigma has allowed them to produce an almost unlimited supply of troops. Only our control of the Creation Matrix has allowed us to compete at all. Unlike the Predacons however, we consider every spark created by it to be sacred, and not simply cannon fodder.
I am making this recording in case we fail to return home. May any who find it use what knowledge it may impart to fight the Predacon menace and stop their relentless advance, that the fires of freedom will not be extinguished. Til all are one. He stopped. Computer, end recording.
Confirmed. Uploading new log to message probe.
Optimus looked at the chronometer on his desk. Almost an hour had passed since they had arrived at the rendezvous point. More than enough time for any other ships to have arrived. He looked up at the Maximal standard hanging above his desk. It was a red background over which a black triangle had been emblazoned. At each of its corners was a symbol. At the top was the original Autobot symbol. On the bottom left was the symbol used during the uprising, sometimes known as the second generation. Ironically, it somewhat resembled the head of Optimus Prime. On the bottom right was the Maximal symbol. Underneath the triangle was the Autobot/Maximal code: Freedom is the right of all sentient beings. It was a saying that Optimus Prime had often been heard to use. Primal stared at the standard for a few minutes, trying to find inspiration for his next move, but he already knew what it was.
Computer, launch pod now.
Affirmative. Initiating launch sequence.
Optimus watched out the viewport as the ship spat a tiny cylindrical object into space. The pod took a few moments to gain its bearing, then shot into hyperspace. He knew it would change course several times, eventually ending up in the Centuari system to await retrieval, if any was coming. The pod would contain logs of the slaughter at Aurora, where their fleet had attempted to stop the Predacons from bombarding the planet. It had been a trap however, and they had lost many ships - ships they could ill afford to lose. They hadnt had many left to begin with. The very ship he commanded wasnt even of Maximal design. It was a captured Predacon frigate equipped with the new transwarp drive. That was one of the reasons they had been one of the last ships to leave. They were more heavily armed and armored, and faster, than practically any ship in either sides fleets. However, in the end, sheer numbers had won the day for the Predacons.
Primal tapped the com-link. Rhinox, report.
Rhinox here, Optimus, came the reply from the other end. Ive revived our remaining crew, both human and Maximal. Also, weve got main power back up to about sixty percent.
Optimus nodded, How long until the main drive is back on-line? We cant stay here much longer.
Another hour at least. I barely know how this damn thing works to begin with, Rhinox reported.
Do what you can, Primal ordered.
Yes, sir.
He was about to sign off when Rattrap interrupted. Yo Big Bot! Ive got a possible hyperwave signature coming in on an approach vector.
Optimus jumped from his chair and dashed back towards the bridge. Is it one of ours? he asked as he came through the doors.
I cant tell yet, most of the sensors are still glitched.
Raise our shields and bring all weapons on-line, Optimus Primal ordered.
Rattrap raced to obey. Optimus noted several others of his crew, now revived and back on the bridge, were also doing the same, hurrying to bring the ship to battlestations.
Shield power at thirty percent, Rattrap noted with an air of disgust in his voice.
Another voice came up from the front deck that Optimus identified as Eclipse, his weapons officer. Ive only got main plasma guns. All missile launchers and point defense lasers are still off-line!
Optimus slammed his fist into the command console. Rhinox! I need those engines, NOW!
Im doing what I can! Rhinox hollered back.
Do better, or were all dead!
He turned towards the pilot, a human named Jackson. Plot us an escape vector and move us away from the signatures exit point.
As Jackson punched in the nav data, the ship slowly broke its orbit and withdrew her sails. As she did, a ripple, vastly different from the one they had formed, flowed through the fabric of space.
Here they come! announced Rattrap.
A moment later, a huge starship many times larger than theirs filled the viewport. At first, it was hard to make out, it had appeared so suddenly, but then they all recognized it. Someone in the back of the bridge let out a hoot of surprise.
Computer, confirm ship ID, Optimus asked excitedly.
ID confirmed, vessel identified as Autobot flagship Resolute.
A cheer went up over the bridge. Theyre hailing us, Rattrap said over the din.
Then for Primus sake, put me through, Optimus commanded as the noise quieted back down.
A moment later the face of their leader Grimlock appeared on the screen. This is Autobot leader Grimlock to Axalon, are you receiving us?
Optimus answered, Confirmed commander, its good to see you.
Same here. How bad are you damaged?
From what I saw of the battle, probably not half as bad as you are.
Grimlock nodded curtly. Though the Matrix had imparted new wisdom and knowledge to the once simple-minded warrior, he still tended to be a being of few words. How many of your escort ships made it out?
Optimus hesitated. None sir, were the last one from our group.
Grimlock stood silently a moment, digesting this news. Most of ours too. The rest should be arriving soon. I want you to dock with us. Well start repairs on both ships while we wait for the others. But I want your ship ready to go as soon as possible.
Yes sir, Primal said hesitantly, but may I ask why?
Not over an open channel. As soon as you dock, report to my office.
Right away, commander. The screen went dark. Optimus addressed his crew, You heard him, get us underway and prepare for docking maneuvers.
About an hour later, Optimus stood in Grimlocks command center. Like all Maximals from the old Autobot army, Grimlock had been re-engineered to a new, smaller body. He was still an impressive sight however, a full head and a half taller than Primal, and his alternate mode was still that of a mighty T-Rex. He motioned for Optimus to sit down. Im going to get straight to the point. While we were in flight I received a transmission from our covert agent on Cybertron, in the Predacon capital city. Optimus started at this. They had not been able to get any agents near Cybertron in decades, much less its capital. Whoever this agent was, he was good. Grimlock continued, He thinks hes found something of vital importance to the Predacons. They have the information under maximum security, and to get it he will blow his cover. We must have this information at any cost.
What does this have to do with my crew, sir? Primal asked.
Thats easy. You command one of the only Predacon ships in our fleet. Were going to change the ID on your ship to match one of their long range patrol ships. Then you will retrieve the agent.
No offense, sir, Primal pointed out, but theres no way thatll hold up under close scrutiny. Besides, the Preds KNOW we have some of their ships.
I know that. But the ID were giving you is from a silent running patrol vessel we disabled in the Delta sector. They keep all communications shut down to avoid detection. They only report back when they start back from a mission. We got their ID codes and crew list when she was salvaged. Shes due to return in two cycles. You will use this information to go into Cybertronian space and retrieve the agent.
Slowly Optimus took this in. Surely as soon as his cover is blown the Predacons will shut down all traffic in the system and bottle us in.
Theyll try, Grimlock agreed. But our agent has been placing charges all over the city, including the space control center. The explosions will disrupt them long enough for him to grab the information and for you to escape. Your transwarp equipped ship will not be affected by their hyperspace dampening field. However, youre going to have to go in under normal hyperspace drive so that they wont know you have this ability. Grimlock hesitated there, then continued. I cant stress how important this mission is. We cant keep going on like this, especially after the loss of Aurora.
I know, sir, Optimus said solemnly. Ill do my best.
Grimlock looked Primal in the eyes. I know you will. Youve always lived up to your namesakes example.
Optimus stoop up in anticipation of being dismissed, but Grimlock was not quite done yet. Theres one more thing... Im sending along several crew members from the flagship to bolster your crew.
Yes, sir, Id assumed that. Primal acknowledged.
Theres more. Im giving you command of a special Maximal for this mission.
If Optimus Primal had been capable of breathing, he would have held his breath at that moment. Who sir, if I may ask?
Project X, Grimlock said slowly.
Optimus started at that. Primus, sir, but are you sure thats wise!? Hes all but uncontrollable. Last time we deployed him, the losses on BOTH sides of the battlefield were-
I am aware of the difficulties, Grimlock interjected, but his particular brand of... resilience may be needed on this mission.
As you wish sir, Optimus conceded, trying to disguise the lack of enthusiasm and confidence he was feeling.
Youre dismissed, Optimus Primal.
Optimus saluted, then left the office to prepare his crew. Grimlock
swiveled his chair to look out the small viewport behind him. May
Primus forgive me if were wrong about what the information contains.
Or, even if were right...
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October 1, 2010, a cd was released. It is a cd full of talented musicians playing songs that the Lord has given me over the years. It was a cd that had been discussed in the past, but honestly, I did not think would ever actually come to fruition.
When I was younger, one of my greatest dreams was to sing, but over time, that dream was slayed over and over. For one reason or another, doors that were open for a minute would suddenly close leaving me bruised and confused. The people that I looked to the most for confirmation that the Lord had equipped me to sing, withheld the words I so desperately wanted to hear. And there were even moments when those were the very people that stripped from me any confidence I had.
Please, do not misundertand. They are people I still love dearly. People whom I respect and cherish. And although at the time, their words or lack of words seemed to slice me into a million little useless pieces, from where I sit today, I can see more clearly that God was using them for my good.
My friend, Will, emailed me last night regarding faith. Here is some of what he shared...
"We must die. Our first death is to sin and living for ourselves in the world, but then we must die to our fears and exasperations of the next storm, in addition to our expectations and conceptions of how we could be used by God and be most pleasing in His sight. We must let God do the choosing, and our choice is simply to die to self."
Isn't that great? I mean, the truth of what Will shared is hard, but didn't he say it so well? We must die. We must die to our ideas of how God could best put us to use. Although I did not choose the dying in this case, that is what the Lord was doing. He was causing the death of my confidence that singing was one of the ways he would choose to use me. It was a slow, painful death. Much like a cockaroach squirms and writhes for awhile convinced that he can perserve through the sting of RAID. Gross right? That's what my pride looks like. When God is trying to RAID my plans and they convulse in their attempt to stay alive...it's gross.
You know, when Abraham was obedient to sacrifice Issac, Abe didn't know that God would provide the ram. He didn't know God would stop his hand before he drew blood. But he knew that God had promised something and God keeps his promises. He knew that God could...not that he would, but He COULD raise Issac from the dead. And even if He didn't, Issac was the promised child, so somehow, God would use Issac to bring the fulfillment of the promise.
Now, God has not promised to use my voice or my songs. So in watching that dream die, I had no reason to think that He would bring it back. He could of course, but there was no reason for me to think He would. But in His kindness, He has. And, maybe it's only for a season. Maybe 100 people will hear the songs or maybe 10,000 people will hear them. And maybe even if 10,000 hear, only 1 person will be impacted by the words God has given. I don't know.
To be honest, I have little confidence in my ability to communicate through music in a way that will be significant at all. I'm not awesome. It's true. I am very aware that my techincal abilities are subpar. And, what better place to be. I cannot do it, but God can. If He wants to use me to write songs and to sing words that change lives and encourage hearts, then He will do it.
Will communicated that through the scriptural example of a seed. On the CD, I communicate it through the word "unraveled". That word has so many connotations in regards to this journey. I have had moments when people's words have caused me to become unraveled. I was a tangled mess of purpose-seeking yarn. And then, God began to unravel my ideas of what defines my significance. And as He did that, He also began to unravel some of the mystery of who He is. Not a lot of the mystery. Not even a little bit of it. Just a little bit of a little bit of a tiny.little.bit.
I hope you hear that in the songs, even in the order of the songs, if you happen to ever hear the album. From track 1 to track 15, it's a journey. The songs are put in a very particular sequence that I am confident was the Lord's design.
So, am I confident that music is the forever direction of my life? Not in the least. Am I afraid to allow my heart to invest in walking that direction? Absolutely. But, I am confident that the Lord has called me to take a step. And I am confident that he delights in obedient steps of faith. So, I take a step and find there is ground beneath my foot. And as He leads, I take another step. Not expectantly waiting for the rug to be pulled out from beneath me, but rather expectantly waiting to see God.
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The experiment lasted a single year, and the Hawks called on Maggs to join their AHL affiliate in Dallas for the 1970-71 season. A rugged defenseman, Maggs ended up scoring 14 goals from the blueline in Dallas, so when he entered the Black Hawks camp in the fall of 1971, Chicago put him up on right wing to take advantage of his size, checking ability, but also his soft hands.
Maggs played a season and a half in Chicago before being traded to the California Golden Seals for Dick Redmond and Bobby Sheehan on December 5, 1972. He completed the season with the Seals, but jumped to the WHA the next season. Maggs played six seasons with the WHA, and was a first team all-star with the Indianapolis Racers in 1976-77.
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Tomorrow (Dec. 17) at 7:30 p.m., the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performs a gospel holiday concert at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. The program features gospel arrangements of traditional holiday songs, and tickets are $36 general, $31 for seniors and students, and $28 for children ages 12 and under. Call 650-903-6000 or go to oigc.org.
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