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Land Ho! Getting Started as a Property Owner
There are a few important things you should look into before making the leap into land/property ownership…
1.) A budget is obviously the most important part of any investment. What are your personal funds or lack there of? If you open your wallet and a one-winged moth coughs out, you may want to reconsider an investment this large. Stick to what you've got and save to get what you want. But my advice is to do whatever you can to save as much debt as you can- a.k.a., take out as little in loans as possible.
The current housing crisis is still looming, and if anything it's getting tougher each year. You don't want to be stuck in a mortgage that could be hanging over your head for the greater portion of your life-Loans are meant solely to create debt, and make banks lots of money. Your accumulating interest, is in their best interest, not yours. You need to start small, and live within your means. If you can borrow from friends or family, do so.
That being said, land is gold. To own land is to be able to secure your own future. When you own your own piece of earth, you are the rule maker. You don't pay rent, and you don't really answer to anyone. Even if it's a ½ acre, it's your start to build and do whatever you please with. Especially with an economy as unstable as it is, you need land to be able to accommodate your needs as they may arise.
2.) Next is to ask yourself what are you really looking for? Are you looking to be a new homeowner, to build your own house, to farm and raise animals, to have neighbors close by or to have privacy? Know what you want beforehand. Be completely honest with yourself, and if it helps you any, organize your thoughts by making a list of things you want to get out of your investment.
3.) After you've narrowed down what type of property you want, it's time to hit the newspapers, Internet, and your local real estate agencies to research properties on the market. Look for key words in ads that sellers often like to use to fool the unsuspecting eager buyer.
"Cozy" means small, there is no other meaning on the planet we call earth when it comes to homes or apartments- see also "quaint", "charming" and any use of the word, "nook". "Handy-man special" or even the phrase, "full of possibilities", means you better have credit at Home Depot and the next 20 years of weekends free. Any number followed by the word "century" means they are selling it at a price as if it's protected by the national historical society, when in reality, it's just old.
There are more terms, but you get the point. That being said, surprisingly when they are messing up and accidentally revealing the negatives of the property, they often times forget to mention facts that would be found quite attractive to buyers. For example being near a good school, having a stream or natural water source on the property, etc. The truth is, you will never know until you look, but buyer-beware.
4.) After you've made your list of possible properties you are interested in, you need to phone the owner and then visit several times in person. It's a good idea to visit the property on different occasions at different times of the day. You want as full of a picture of what your investment contains, both the pluses and the minuses.
For example, what portions of the property get the most sunlight and for how long during the day? What is the neighborhood like? Is it too noisy and crowded or is it too quiet for your taste? The loudness may be different in summer when people are more active, than when you visit a property in the winter. Is the property mostly meadow land, or is it mostly woods? Is there any wetlands on or nearby that could give you trouble during mosquito season? What kind of trees are on the property, are they hard or soft wood?
Soil Quality
Soil fertility is of course the most important factor if you are looking to use your land for farming or if you are a serious gardener. When you go to visit the property, either bring a spade or ask if the owner has one available to borrow ahead of time. Dig into the soil at different locations so you can get the best overall judgment of the land. The layer of topsoil should be at least 10" deep, but the deeper the better- 15" would be ideal. The topsoil should be dark in color and loose and crumbly. You want to make sure that it's evenly balanced, not too sticky (too much clay which will water log your crops and cause them to rot), or too crumbly (too much sand which means that water will just run through and not be absorbed by the plants roots). Take a sample and bring it to your local county agent or even a local university to have the ph levels measured and mineral content analyzed. You will want a ph as close to neutral as possible, which is around the number 7. Slightly above or below this number is normal. Another good way to gage the land is to observe the neighbors and see what they are growing, if anything. Chances are if they are successful with a certain type of crop, then your land will be as successful with the same type.
Walk around the property and take notice of any signs of erosion. Look for exposed roots around trees and bushes. The soil will appear light colored and very dry. Erosion means you have to replace the topsoil in order to plant, which is costly and time consuming. Inspect the property after a rainstorm. Is the land very boggy and muddy? If so, that means the soil isn't properly draining away the excess moisture. Take the spade again and dig down into the ground after it rains or during the rain, about 3-4 feet deep and see what the soil looks like. If it is very dense and packed that means that it's virtually impermeable to water, which will be detrimental to your crops.
Water Supply
One of the most important things to find out before purchasing land is to find out exactly what access to water there is, whether from pipelines from the city, or from a well, or if there is a spring, stream or pond on the property. If there are none of these things, next inquire around town as what the average cost is to dig a well. Water is important not only for drinking, cooking and bathing, but you are going to need an adequate supply for any crops or animals you plan on raising.
Water Consumption per Day
Human = 30-70 gallons
Horse = 6-12 gallons
Milk Cow = 35 gallons
500 Square Ft. Garden = 35 gallons
The best time to inspect the property for water availability is during the summer time, when the temperatures have peaked and not all streams and springs that were there earlier in the year are still flowing. If there is no current water supply, and you are forced to dig a well, be sure never to attempt to dig it on your own if you are an amateur. The risk of cave-ins is not worth saving the money of doing-it-yourself -- you could end up doing-in-yourself.
Most wells are about 15-20 feet deep, but at times due to the location of the water table they have to be dug as deep as 100 feet. If you can find out the level of your water table ahead of time, do so to save yourself the headache of wondering if you are digging all the way to China.
What is a water table? A water table is the top of the groundwater reservoir. When a water table breaches the surface you get springs, swamps, and ponds. Depending on how many people are pumping water out of this reservoir will affect the level of your water table. This underground water source is often encased in rock where it forms an underground stream. If the stream originates from a high enough elevation the water will be under such intense pressure that it will bubble up to the surface without the need for any drilling. This form of water source is called an Artesian Well.
Well Digging
A lot of people swear by their use, and the Dowsers themselves can attest and often prove their capabilities. But if you are not feeling adventurous enough to depend on someone walking around with a couple of branches yelling 'Eureka!' and then digging holes all over your yard, there are more…conventional means, to find out what lies beneath. But with convention comes cost…so here's your stick.
Bored Well:
This well construction is done with a borer, I know, I know, as surprising as that sounds. First the soil is broken up with either a large pick or a crowbar about to a depth of about 1 ft. Then the borer drills down from there, with you adding segments to the drill the deeper down you go. Every now and then the drilling must be halted to empty the hole of any debris. The problem with this method of well digging is two fold. If the well doesn't strike water before you reach 50 feet, you can't proceed any more with this method of digging. The second is if you find a large rock formation, you have to start digging at a new location starting from scratch again. But if you do manage to dig down unscathed and find water, the well piping and water intake is then installed.
Driven Well:
This method is by using a steel pipe that has a point on one end, with a screen to prevent dirt from getting inside, (since this digging pipe will also be used to get your water from later), and hammering it directly into the ground. This method of well-digging is excellent for deep wells over a 100 ft in depth. Since this is such a deep digging method, to periodically check to see if you've found water, lower a string tied to something like a small rock or something with weight, and pull it back in to see if its wet or not. As soon as you see that you've hit water, you need to dig down at least another 20-30 feet to ensure that you have enough of a water supply to meet your needs.
Water-Jetted Well:
Just as the name implies, its method is by using a powerful water jet that forces water down into the soil down a pipe. The pressure that is created by this down-force of water, which pushes the loosened soil up on the other sides of the pipe, up and out of the well. A casing is installed in the well as you are digging down to prevent cave-ins, but with all the moisture coming up from the water, it creates a muddy side to the well which helps maintain the shape and structure and prevents collapse. This is an opportune way to dig a well, but again the issue is if you hit a rock formation you will be forced to stop. But if everything goes smoothly you should be able to dig down do a depth of about 300 feet!
Drilled Well:
This is a great way to dig a well if you are going to need to get through strong rock below. Diamond tipped drill bits are required for extremely tough rock formations. For this method, due to the friction created in the drilling process, you will need a water pump to pump water down to both lubricate and cool down the drill bit. Also this water will help flush out the debris that is created in the drilling, back up to the surface. The hole you drilled will be relatively narrow, so after the drilling is finished the hole is reamed to a diameter of 3 inches and then the well pipe with screen, or a submersible pump of some kind are installed. The depth that you can attain with this method of digging, is only limited by the amount of horsepower your drilling engine has. But with a 3 horse-power drilling unit, you can reach depths up to 300 feet, so more power sometimes is just a waste, depending on what you need of course.
The Old Fashioned/ Crazy Way to dig a Well:
The next important task to look into is the sewage. Is there a septic tank and leach field? Is there a city sewer line to connect to? If no to both, you will have to install your own septic tank and leach field. A leach field is nothing more than long piping underground with holes in them that allow moisture to leak out into the soil. Make sure that both the tank and leach field are down slope from your water supply, for obvious reasons. If you do wind up having to install the tank and leach field, check to make sure that the land is permeable enough to take in the water as it slowly drains from the septic tank through the leach lines. Also make sure you have a county inspector accompany you to the site to see if there is a location on your property that allows this.
Green Options For Sewage and Grey-Water:
In recent years, more people are looking into the option of recycling waste. As we are ever populating the earth with more and more of us, our waste is building up and being dumped into lakes and rivers which as a result is withering away our surrounding ecosystems. These methods ensure that not only can we protect the environment, but our waste can also be used to make it flourish, and we can also reduce the amount of water consumption that we use on a daily basis by using alternative methods of disposal.
Composting Toilet:
The great thing about the composting toilet is it is energy free to operate. The only thing that is needed in abundance is Oxygen. This enables the aerobic bacteria to break down the refuse inside your compost toilet chamber. The other benefit to this method is that unlike the horrors of using an outhouse, this toilet is odor-free and to your relief during the winter, it can be installed indoors. Your cheeks will thank you when it hits below zero, believe me. The easiest construction of the composting toilet is to use a fiberglass container between the floor joists and the ground or basement floor. The ideal temperature that the bacteria function at is between 90 degrees F and 140 degrees F. The fiberglass container will help lock in the heat that is generated by the bacteria breaking down the waste, so the process is kept constant. The container must be set at an incline so that the waste slides down slowly as it is broken down. Piping is installed that brings in air from the outdoors into the compost chamber, and keeps the oxygen supply at the necessary levels. Also a flue can be attached to let out any odors that may accumulate to vent out with a blower through your roof. Another useful idea, is if you are constructing your home, have it so that your kitchen has a compost waste drop that drops kitchen scraps directly into the compost toilet chamber. This will aid the bacteria and cause it to break down the toilet waste faster and also to create high-grade fertilizer.
Pit Privies:
This is an elegant way of calling an Outhouse. Make sure when you build the outhouse, that it is nowhere near your water supply, so in other words, downhill from any water source. Also make sure that the water table is several feet below the bottom of the Outhouse's pit. Once maximum capacity is reached in your pit, it must be covered and the privy moved to a new location. Like I mentioned before, as eco as the Privy/Outhouse can be, it smells horrible and is a nightmare in the colder months. Also if you are like me, you will be in a constant state of paranoia that some critter jumped into the pit and is going to bite you as soon as you sit down- But maybe that's just me.
Incinerating Toilets:
This is a more costly method of all the options of recycling waste. This functions by an electric motor which operates a burner jet, and a blower, which is fueled by either liquid or natural propane gas. How it works is when you lift up the top lid of the toilet seat, a flap at the bottom of the toilet bowl/Hopper opens up and a cycle timer is set. When the top lid is closed again, the flap drops closed and the refuse is burned for approximately 15 minutes. Then after the waste is burned, the blower kicks in to cool down the unit. The Hopper should be cleaned out regularly, at least once a week, and then the ash should be removed from the combustion chamber before it builds up.
Gray-water Disposal
This is an effective addition to your composting toilet, for the waste water from the sinks, shower and tub will need to be still drained into a small septic tank and leach field. What you can do is to hook up an underground hose network from the gray-water tank to various parts of your gardens, or to a cistern for storage to be hosed out when need be for irrigation. It is best if you are going to effectively and safely use the gray-water, to have a filtration system in place to filter and clean out the water as much as possible. It is possible with this filtration system to recycle the water to be used in the household again for dishes and bathing, but not for drinking purposes.
Water Storage/Catchment Systems
Rain Catching:
If you have a series of gutters on your roof, they can be used to channel rainwater into a cistern for storage later on. The cistern, to be effective, must hold enough water to get through any dry seasons. In an area that receives average rainfall (about 25-30'' a year), a roof that has the surface area of about 1,000 square feet, will be able to collect upwards of 50 gallons of water a day. 50 gallons of water would supply the needs of a two-person household. So from there you can estimate based on the size of your household what you will need to store for you.
Ponds as water storage:
Another excellent source for holding water and using it for crops and animals is a pond-This is for large-scale water storage. If the property doesn't come with a pond, you can either excavate if the water table is close enough to the surface, or you can build an embankment of soil to collect runoff. But again, this type of water storage is not intended for human consumption, but only for the irrigation of plants and for watering your animals.
Methods for Collecting Spring Water
Spring water is an amazing resource to have, because the work is literally done for you, water just seeps out from the ground. Now to be able to retrieve it and use it is another story. You can either put in some kind of tiling after you dig around it to prevent the area from mudding up, or you can sink a pipe in there about 3 feet deep or below the frost line if that is applicable to your climate zone. The difficulty that you might encounter is that springs can disappear during drier seasons, but if there is a pretty strong water flow coming out, the chances of this happening diminish.
You could build also a spring water collection structure made of mostly concrete with a waterproof lining encasing the spring water, which will protect the clean spring water from outside contaminants and runoff from the surface soil. Then piping can be installed to direct the flow of water to your cistern, and another pipe should be installed in case of overflow to direct the water out of the structure.
Spring House:
This is an old structure from the last century that used the coolness of spring water to keep their perishables from spoiling in the heat of summer. How it works is that the spring water is fed into the building through a pipe, which funnels it into a type of trough. The water is first directed into a tub for drinking water, and any over flow from this water tank is fed down the trough into where the food is kept. Back in the day, this springhouse kept milk cans, cheese and other dairy products fresh and cool. The water is then funneled out of the building through an outlet pipe at the base of the structures foundation. This water could then be directed to another cistern for watering the plants or animals, so as to not waste it. (Spring House drawing above.)
Water Cisterns:
Most cisterns can hold about 180 cubic feet of water. In order to support this amount of water (water = 62.4 lb per cubic ft.) weight, the entire cistern must be enclosed in solid concrete of at least 1 foot in thickness, and should be screened off in areas where it is exposed to the outdoors to prevent insects and debris getting in. The cistern and the foundation it is on should be strong enough to withstand 5-6 tons of water weight.
Sizing up the house/buildings on the property
If the land you buy comes with any structures, examine all of them thoroughly. Is it big enough to meet your needs? How well taken care of was it? Does the house face the most light to be energy efficient in the colder months? Is there any signs of wood rot? (Test for wood rot by taking an ice pick or sharp tool and poking the beams of the structure. If it pierces easily you have wood rot.) What state are the windows in, are they well sealed off, are there storm windows and screens? Look around to see if there are any small holes in the wood parts, this is a sign of termites and carpenter ants. Check also the fuse box to see its condition and also check if the voltage meets your needs. Look over the water heater to see if it's the right size for the number of people who will be living there. (I.e. a 4 person family= 30 gallon gas heater or a 50 gallon electric heater). Look for any signs of leaks, there will be stains on the ceiling and walls.
Zoning Laws & Building Codes
It's a good idea to research into both of these things before forking over the cash. Building codes concerns not only the person interested in constructing their own home, but also if you ever want to expand the house if your family gets too big, or put up a new garage, or even build a small shed to house all your tools. Different counties have different regulations and fees for permits for the smallest structures to the biggest. Even if you are the handiest of people on the planet, and got a Phd. in the field of I-made-it-all-by-myself…you still have to get a permit. They care- or rather, they care about your money, and by saying they care for your safety they have a reason to charge you whatever they want to build on your own property. Zoning Laws is a little more nitty-gritty and it's best for not only this but also the building codes, to check with your local county agent ahead of time. Zoning Laws can restrict you if you want to grow crops, or if you want to raise certain kinds of animals. Again, it depends on where you locate to, which depending on your interests could severely hamper your plans. Look into both of these items carefully before getting too attached to a property. Better yet, if you are searching within specific regions, check each regions restrictions first- and depending on which one is the cheapest and most lenient, will give you a better idea of where you are going to settle down.
Electricity & Phone Service
An obvious question, but "Do you have access to any on the property". If you are looking to just buy land to build on, you need to ascertain if it has these commodities installed or if you are going to have to pay for it. Most phone and electric companies will comply on getting you connected, but of course for a fee! I'm not talking about installing a phone jack in your wall or putting in an electric meter. I mean the actual phone lines and electric lines coming across your property. If you are just buying a cute house in an ordinary neighborhood, then you will not have to worry about this. This is for the adventurous souls who are buying land either with a house that has been not lived in for quite some time a.k. a. a fixer upper, or with not a single structure on it and you are going to be doing the building.
If the property has nothing available on it as of yet, the question arises whether you want to bring in the wiring, or if you want to invest in your own green power system (i.e. solar power). That kind of system can cost you up front from $5,000 to $10,000 to install, but once it's operational, the long-term savings will be well worth it.
Access Rights-Driveway
This is an issue that more often comes up for people who are buying land in the countryside. Sometimes lots of land are sold in a middle lot surrounded by other peoples' property on all sides. Are you sharing road access or will one of the neighbors allow you to put a road in to get through? What are the costs to put in a driveway? What length of a drive will you need to reach your property? Remember, even a short driveway can be expensive. You figure you will need the drive to be at least 10 feet wide in the straight areas, and 14 feed wide where the drive curves. Also the middle of the driveway should be higher than the sides so that water will run off to the sides and not carve deep ruts in the spring time or in severe rain. About ¼" per foot in slope is required from the center of the drive to its edge in order to make this water shedding effective.
If you have kids or are planning on starting a family, you will need to also research the schools in the area. Does the bus run near your property, or will you have to drive your kids in? What are the schools like? If you have the time and commitment to home school your children, you will first have to check with the local school districts policies and regulations to see if that is permitted.
Timber Restrictions
If you are looking to be able to log wood on your own land, you will have to check with your county zoning board first. You may need their permission in order to cut significant amounts of wood. Another concern for landowners in densely wooded areas is the danger of forest fires. How close to your home is the wooded area? If you are located in a thick wooded area, do you even qualify for fire insurance? If so, what are the costs?
Home Based Business Ventures
If you were planning on working from home by setting up shop on the premises to save money on renting a space elsewhere, certain zoning restrictions may apply. This depends on what kind of business you are looking to start. Before investing in your idea of a home-based income, look into this matter with your county agent.
Title Search and Title Insurance
I've seen this devastatingly affect friends of mine who bought property to put up a business. Please look into a title search in your property before purchasing to determine if there are any back taxes, liens water rights, judgments, etc, against the property. You have no idea just how critical this is, especially during these economic times of trouble. A lot of people just bail and don't resolve the fees or issues against their property they are selling. Also, title insurance is an important thing to obtain too. This means you know exactly where you property lies and your neighbors' property ends. You don't want to end up in a battle down the road when your neighbor decides to put a fence across your land or extend a drive through it. You take them to court to find out that a portion of your property technically belongs to them.
Mortgage Contracts
Lawyer, lawyer, lawyer- Always have one to either help you interpret the mortgage contracts or to make your own up. The downside to any investment is of course the part where you fork over the money. Before signing any mortgage contract, make sure you read the fine print before signing. Beware of such a clause as a Balloon Payment. Sounds harmless enough, but when in actuality it means that after a certain length of time of you making your normal mortgage payments, on a date mentioned in the clause the remainder of your principal owed for the mortgage will come due in full. For the unsuspecting soul, this can become the difference between having a home and suddenly being homeless.
Paying off the Debt
There are some private sellers who refuse cash in full payments. Even if you've saved, they'd rather make the principal plus interest spread over a period of time so THEY can save money on their income taxes. Over time with interest on your payments, they will earn double than if they had accepted your payment in full up front.
Look closely at your contract and make sure that it says you can pay off the debt sooner if you are able to and also willing. The bad egg sellers out there, sometimes specifically seek out individuals who they know won't be able to make the payments. Then they can earn some payments to start plus interest, seize the property when you are no longer able to afford those payments, and they will now own the land again plus any improvements you made to it. Then they just resell it to the next victim and the cycle starts all over again.
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IDC's surprising forecast that Windows Phone will surge to second place in global smartphone OSes by 2015 -- up from its current fifth place standing -- has some support from other analysts.
While several called IDC's Tuesday forecast "optimistic" for Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, they didn't entirely dismiss the prediction.
The main reason the forecast has some weight is because Nokia, now partnered with Microsoft on Windows Phone, distributed 36% of the 303 million smartphones shipped globally in 2010, according to IDC figures. That share makes Nokia by far the biggest smartphone maker, even though it is relatively unknown in the U.S.
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The 2015 forecast "is not a bad estimate..., but still a stretch," said Rob Enderle, an analyst at Enderle Group in an interview. "Nokia's reach exceeds anybody on the planet, and while they are clearly in distress, they are the most powerful. And Microsoft is throwing more money at [smartphones] and has resources equivalent or greater than Apple."
Windows Phone and Microsoft's earlier Windows Mobile OS finished in fifth place in 2010, according to IDC, making its latest forecast of Windows Phone ascendancy a subject of scorn and criticism by many -- especially Apple iPhone fans, said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas, who explained the forecast in an interview Wednesday.
In the IDC forecast for 2015, Android will be in first place with 45% of the global smartphone market, Windows Phone follows in second with 21% ,with the iPhone in third place with 15.3%. (Android will finish first in smartphones in 2011, IDC said.)
After Apple, BlackBerry from Research in Motion will be fourth with a 13.7% share in 2015, IDC said.
Even with Nokia's prowess for smartphone hardware design, manufacturing and global distribution, some analysts said Microsoft is not a proven player in smartphones. They noted that Microsoft performed poorly with Windows Mobile as a smartphone OS and hasn't performed well with early Windows Phone 7 devices by failing to include copy-and-paste functions at launch time.
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Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates, also took note of Microsoft's past performance and Nokia's general weakness in smartphones compared to its more popular -- and lower-priced -- cell phones.
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Nokia, which has brand loyalty outside the U.S., might not remain so popular abroad with the Windows Phone partnership, he added.
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"Nokia is well-known outside the U.S. and we in the U.S. are very westernized," Llamas added. "The iPhone really is the standard here and Nokia is not really heard of. But in all other parts of the world, Nokia is the out-and-out leader, from Latin America to Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. That's everywhere but North America.
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One of the great things about social media is that we're given first-hand access to people that previously were completely unobtainable (apart from reading about them in the tabloids – which let's be honest, was always taken with a grain of salt). But while this openness brings about a lot of positivity (the all too familiar – and yes, I'm guilty of it too – "love your top" "love your shoes" "love your face" "love you") – it also brings with it the trollers. People who feel they have a right to voice their negative opinion.
Having faced her own set of trollers, we tracked down style influencer Rozalia Russian to have a chat about gaining a thick skin and how to best deal with the haters.
You've previously talked about the negative aspects of putting yourself out there on social media. Can you tell me more about this?
When you put yourself out on social media, you can't be too precious about it. I completely understand that I am sharing my life and I can't expect everyone to like what I do or wear. What I do expect though is for people to show some sort of humane respect towards each other.
Freedom of speech has been replaced with manners and that's my biggest issue. People will comment something nasty and then when you say something back, they pull the "well I have a right to say how I feel" card. Whatever happened to 'if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all'? To be honest, if someone doesn't like what I am wearing or how I have styled my hair, well that's their opinion and they are entitled to it. It's when people start commenting on more personal issues, that's when I think it's uncalled for. Someone once told me that 'if they don't know you personally, then don't take it personal'.
How do you ignore the haters?
Like I mentioned above, I have a pretty thick skin and don't really let any of it get to me. Once you go through some hardship in your life, it sounds cliché, but strangers typing nasty comments from behind their computer screens doesn't really rate. If you want to say something nasty and negative, I often feel that is a problem the individual has within themselves. You don't really come across happy successful people who spend time writing nasty comments. I also never entertain any haters and I will never comment back. If you write back then they know they have reached you and you're validating their nasty opinion. I would rather leave them wondering if I read the comment and if I actually care.
Do you find your supporters tend to rally around you when a negative comment is posted?
It just depends. I definitely don't expect anyone to fight my battles or comment on my behalf. If it's comments about my outfit and people don't like it, well then who cares! They're just clothes. However, I do find that I am lucky to have support when it comes to more personal issues. Things like having a c-section and pregnancy, I find that the majority of women support each other and their own individual choices. It's a very small minority of people who force their opinions and beliefs and if you don't agree with them then they lash out.
What would be your advice to other influencers who are receiving bullying comments on Instagram?
Don't respond and don't block. I have never blocked anyone. Why block someone and let him or her know that they have gotten to you?
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The official list of I Hate Frames Club Members Members 1551-1600
I couldn't get past the second one! I have a fast modem but.. thank you for educating me.. I have always hated them just never had a name for them! The world would be a better place without frames. I do like Microsoft:-)
Little Bo Peep
They freakin suck.
Stephen Spottedhorse
I HATE FRAMES!!!!! They have caused my browser
to crash so many times I have lost count.
Sarah Fontana
they SUCK!!! and take up too much space...
Taft Morgan
Buliatch! I spit on frames!
E.Anne Cattell
they suck my browser dont support everyones page says you must have a browser that supports frames FU*k Frames
daniel younger
will someone tell me how to say "my balls smell" in German?
Andy Low
Because they suck!!
Trey Willard
They suck like nothing has ever sucked before. May the creator of frames die of gonnorhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie?
Pooh "T"
i hope you choke on them
I actually dont care about frames. I just wanted to add one more useless entry to the page. w00p! Visit my web page!
Joe Random User
!!!!! i thought i was the only one!!!!!
god i absolutly detest frames!!! i cant believe anyone likes them.. i was actually going to do a sarcastic ironic thing..
i was gonna put a button on my page that framed it into hundreds of little tiny frames and
leave a note: "you have been framed!" scrolling on the bottom.. figuring that anyone that would be stupid enough
to want to see a framed page, ought to get the feel of what they really ought to see a framed page does...
i knew anyone that didndt like frames wouldnt pick it..
arrrrghghghghgh i hate frames!!!!
andrue carr
I hate frames. They are a waste of valuable
web page real estate. They take too long to
load, are confusing to look at and lock your
browser. It's like viewing the world in a
bunch of little boxes and trying to find
the one which really means something or will
take you somewhere.
Dianne Peters
Waste of time
Waste of space
Waste of energy
Waste of resources
Waste of RAM
Waste of breath
Andrew Green
I am proud to anounce that my beautiful frameless homepage is now displaying the official IHFC icon and link.
Like Clyde's pages, my site shows you one of the ways of getting the benefits of a frame without the hundreds of disadvantages.
And another thing about frames: you can't print properly.
Not every browser supports frames. However
if you don't you don't have access to a lot
of sites. Frames are not a standardized
HTML feature and therefore should not be used
Who the f-ck invented frames??
I´ve been trying to use it on my page so that
(sh)it would be easier for people to browse my page.
But hell no, ´cause when people follow a link from my
page to another page with frames they get a second frame, and
man, if you follow a link from there to a new
sitewith frames you get a third frame as well.
Totaly frames free!!!
Mista Mooze
Wm J Rauschenberger
I just hate it.
Ando, Koichiro
I spent 2500$ on a 21" screen....a good frame page will let me see 5 inch squares...
Thank you frame god!
Nihcolas Grandmaitre
Just hate it!
Kouichi Miyamura
Actually, there is a way to bookmark part of a page with frames. (not keep the whole display, but the section you want) In Internet Explorer, right click in the section you want to bookmark, click properties, and copy the address listed. Open that page, and bookmark it.
If you like frames, you shouldn't be here. But before you leave, please seek therepy.
Frames stink. When I had netscape 2.0 I couldn't get on half the pages I wanted to. They mke me wanna retch.
Lady Griffin
The fucking suck!!!!!!!!!! Maybe if I had a 32"
monitor, the wasted space wouldn't be quite so bad.
Noah Rosenthal
Frames are a waste of valuable time & space...
Carissa Gall
I hate them! Is that enough?? :)
Ruthie Groff
You suck! :)
They are too confusing!!!
I don't like frames!!
They're mind numbing, they set off my migraines. Every time I see those little bastards I want to punch a hole in my monitor. If I see one more potentially good website ruined by this stupid fucking invention I swear I'll scream.
Wayne Lines
Yeah, can't stand 'em. I have to say I appreciate the sites that give me a choice
Ken Davies
Frames are a totally frustrating waste of
time, space, energy....
Takk for Norsk "Jeg hater frammer...."!
Lois Berberich
(that's the personal page)
Lois Berberich
Faens rammer! (norvergian)
Fucking frames! (american)
Jan Kroken
If I wanted fifty million little windows, I would have
ASKED for fifty million little windows.
Frames, combined with animated images, are the most
annoying form of advertising yet. You just can't scroll
them away, so you have to resort to sticky notes to
cover it up to keep from going mad.
Rob Menke
As a web designer myself - and a teacher
of HTML, I feel that frames are used to cover
the inability to create a creative page.
They are a cheap trick for people who want to
make themselves look "advanced". On top of
that is the fact that they take so long -
and serve very little purpose. Haaaa...
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest!
Cooler than a dog no longer in heat.
Frames Suck
Chris Ryan
I understand now that I have been tricked,
frames are no good, but do I really hate them?
OK, whatever you say.
frames fucking SUCK! why waste precious time bashing them?? cuz THEY ARENT WORTHY!!!!
I dread surfing into any web site that has them. It's more annoying than SPAM.
Tara Pierce
The implementation of so-called frames on pages on the web puts chaos to the general order of the universe and frankly just pisses me off.
Jondi Mac
in texan:
frames? whut? yuuuu mean them thangs memaw puts her pitchers in?? why'd yuuu wont me to hate thaa-em??
nonono - just joshin'
i do hate 'em i can't stand 'em they're so annoying and when i get to a site that has 'em i leave. immediately. so there.
may i be a member? pleeeeease?
renee' elise
FRaMeS SuCK JuST aBouT aS MuCH aS aoL, aND aoL SuCKS ToTaL SH*T, oK?
Go blow goats, frame-lover!
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
they suck. they suck. they suck. they suck.
HTML Help
HTML Wizard
Go away frame person.
do you like my magic?
HTML Help
Frame hater
you suck.
they suck big time
Joe Jaworski
fuck the frames
Maxime Paquet
Frames are the greatest single threat to freedom on the web there has ever been. Where's Winston Churchill when you need him?
Steve Majors
They Suck!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Jesse Wells
get a friggin life loosers
I find they are a pain in the ass, and clutters the screen.
gale fulton
They blow! What a bad idea!
Joe Keane
I hate frames!
Andreas Johansson
whell they slow down the connection uses too
much unorganized words breaks up the screen
to itsy bitsy pieces pakes you curse the
webmasters with all the f word like words you
know makes the............. You get the drift
dont you?????????????
Sasakthi Abesinghe


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Kristrún Gunnarsdóttir, Maria Xenitidou
CANDID explores how extended networks and peer communities are integrated (or not) in the development of 'smart' technology, and how various forms of knowledge may impact on framing and use scenarios. The project brings together researchers in the social sciences and humanities, practitioners from the ICT sector and a whole range of technology users, explorers and developers.
How can researchers in the social sciences and humanities contribute to the development of smart technologies? How are users configured and to what extent are they genuinely involved? Can rights such as privacy and data protection be built into digital systems and infrastructures? These are some of the questions CANDID researchers are focussing on while addressing the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) agenda which is a key issue cutting across the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes. Surrey is responsible for extensive discourse-analytic work on 'smart', using purpose-built computational supports to present and organise the outcomes (David Rozas).
CANDID Report (D5.1) Sept. 2017, prepared by Maria Xenitidou and Kristrún Gunnarsdóttir
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US embassy in Kiev criticized for praising for Ukrainian nationalist
Published March 29, 2017
The embassy celebrated the legacy of Olena Teliha Wednesday in a Facebook post that designated her one of the "women who inspire Ukraine" in connection with Women's History Month in March.
Teliha was an activist for the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, or OUN, which fought during the first half of the 20th century against Soviet domination. Leaders of OUN briefly collaborated with Nazi occupation forces before turning against them. Teliha was executed at the age of 35 at Babi Yar in Kiev, where the Nazis also murdered tens of thousands of Jews.
"Very sad that the U.S. Embassy is posting such stories," Eduard Dolinsky, the director of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, wrote on Facebook in response, adding: "Teliha worked obligingly in the anti-Jewish newspaper 'Free Ukraine' that called for the destruction of Jews and venerated Nazism."
Last month, a monument honoring Teliha was unveiled at Babi Yar despite the Ukrainian Jewish Committee's objections. The disagreement is part of a larger dispute between some leaders of Ukraine's fractious Jewish community of 350,000 people and government authorities and historians over the veneration of nationalists from OUN and its military wing, the UPA.
Following a bloody revolution in 2014 that unleashed a wave of nationalist sentiment in Ukraine, the state has celebrated the legacy of various personalities from those groups, including military commanders who are accused of responsibility for the murder of thousands of Jews and Poles.
One such leader was Stepan Bandera, who has a large statue of him in the city of Lviv and streets named after him in several cities, including Kiev. Another is Roman Shukhevych, whom the director of the state-operated Ukrainian National Memory Institute recently praised as "one of five eminent personalities who have changed the course of history."
Advocates of nationalist leaders like Bandera and Shukhevych claim their vision of Ukraine extended to Jews, some of whom served in UPA's ranks. Some UPA militants also rescued Jews from the Holocaust.


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Oh no he didn't.
As a lovely follow-up to the AAP's resolution , Mayor Bloomberg has decided to throw d in his $0.2.
Yes, we know. Breast milk is the perfect first food for human babies. It is a fact which nobody, least of all me, is disputing.
Enter Bloomberg's Latch on NYC initiative which, in addition to a whole bunch of pro-boob advertising which I am not arguing with, includes a strong suggestion to NYC maternity hospitals to "support a mother's decision to breastfeed" by restricting access to formula by hospital staff and discontinuing the distribution of free formula samples to new mothers. Women will be able to request formula in the hospital, but before they get it then will have to endure a lecture on why breastfeeding is a better choice.
Advocates of the initiative say that it is unfair to a new mom to make formula an easily accessible solution when nursing their newborn proves difficult. The problem is that, to me, this smacks horribly of limiting a woman's right to choose how to feed her baby…remind anyone of another right to choose that women's right advocates have had to fight for?
If the mayor really wants to help more women succeed at breastfeeding, where's his initiative to offer free follow-up lactation consultations, breast pump rentals and longer maternity leave for new mothers? Those are breastfeeding initiatives that I could get behind.


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Feb 24, 2010
19 comments:
Thank you for bringing a smile to my face...ReplyDelete
Is the full moon responsible for weirdos and nutcases, then? Ahh, that explains so much!!!ReplyDelete
Fun post, sorry you went thru that though.
Lola xx
LOL, Laurie..My mom used to say that all the time about the full moon.ReplyDelete
So I get this call ...He says I am not using enough oil...So I say,.. so do you want me to open the windows and let the heat out???
I mean really, aren't we supposed to be conserving.
So, the crazy train goes both ways!
Naw you just get asshats. Just tell them to reach down between their legs pull the stick out of their azz and they will feel so much better and possbily even be smarter. Gotta love humans!!!!ReplyDelete
I can understand how it could be so frustrating, Lori. Hope you have a better day today..ChristineReplyDelete
I believe in that full moon phrase. Seriously! They all come into the store and rant and rave, and steal things whenever the full moon comes around.ReplyDelete
Maybe we should outlaw full moons....
Oh BTW.....have a nice day. Giggle.
Didnt' you know that all nuts come out at the full moon?? LOL! I don't know why, but they do!ReplyDelete
I don't think it was a full moon, but it certainly felt like it at my end of things as well.ReplyDelete
Let's just call it,
"Asshat Day"
Hope you have a better one today!!!
Don't tell me what kind of day to have! j/k Hope today is better for you and it was just a "phase". haha I crack myself up!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM
No, I don't think it was a full moon.... people are just asses. Hope today is better :-)ReplyDelete
I think it is a full moon every day you work for the public. I, on the other hand, try to be as polite as I can when doing business...because I have been on both ends. Have you noticed how one nice person can wipe out about three bad ones with their kindness?ReplyDelete
Just remember the one.
It sounds like your new job is challenging to say the least. But I agree with Gail that one kind person can make up (sort of) for three bad people. And since I don't want to sound like a Pollyanna, feel free to rant anytime you want! :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Mother said there'd be days like this.ReplyDelete
Ooooooooh ... those grouchy people have NO idea who they're dealing with, do they? If you ever unleash the full power of your wit and sarcasm ... well, as Mr. T used to say back in the '80s, "I PITY the fool!"ReplyDelete
Warm hugs,
the joys of customer serviceReplyDelete
When I worked in the hospital I always knew when the full moon was out...as were all the crazies! It's amazing how strange people can be over those kinds of things, I worked customer service right out of college and would just have to bite my tongue sometimes. You know...the customer is always right..;pReplyDelete
Supposedly, there is no scientific link between the full moon and people acting crazy. Apparently, none of these scientists have ever worked with the general public during a full moon. Working in a vet clinic, you can imagine the stories I have. But since this is a comment, and not a novel, I'll let you use your imagination. Hope the rest of your week gets better! KathyReplyDelete
I was a bartender for about fifteen years and we never had to look to sky to see if the moon was full. Only thing worse than what you experienced is the crazies on alcohol!ReplyDelete
What?? You didn't tell anybody off and tell them they were loonies? LOL I am so very proud of you, Lucy. I know you had to bite your tongue. And I know you want to keep your job! tee hee I know how it is when you work in a customer service field. I have had to count to ten many times so I wouldn't kill someone. Now I only have to deal with ONE crazy man who wants my full attention every waking hour of the day.... Not really, but he is getting on my nerves somewhat! No wonder wives whose husbands retire say they drive them nuts. Hugs, EthelReplyDelete
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By Neil Schneider
MTBS members, rejoice! August 6th, 2009 was a day to be proud of for stereoscopic 3D gamers.
Moderated by MTBS, the first panel featured Andrew Oliver, CTO of Blitz Games Studios, Habib Zargarpour, Senior Art Director for Electronic Arts, and Nicolas Schultz, Crytek CryENGINE3 Licensing Manager.
We have videos of the panels, and will be able to put them up as early as next week, but here are some highlights:
First, Andrew Oliver showed kick-butt footage of Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao. Designed from the ground up to work on XBOX and PS3 console in stereoscopic 3D and traditional 2D, everyone was wowed when they saw it on the 40 foot plus RealD projection screen.
Nicolas Schultz demonstrated a first person shooter demo of CryENGINE3. CryENGINE3 is designed to work on both console and PC, though this was a PC example. Everyone was mesmerized as the character was walking through the jungle forests and taking out targets. Just a reminder, this was native stereoscopic 3D support where no driver was required. At this time, they support iZ3D and dual output solutions with more to come.
Habib Zargarpour was perhaps the riskiest of all moments because he had not seen Need For Speed:Shift in stereoscopic 3D before. EA had sent MTBS and DDD builds of the game to get it optimized, but what would Habib ultimately think? HE WAS THRILLED! So thrilled, we are trying to give him another go when the projector room is empty. It was a big honor to receive the pre-builds of the game before anyone outside of EA had seen them, and we are glad we did them proud!
Some important remarks:
When Nicolas was asked on a scale of one to ten how supportive Crytek is about seeing stereoscopic 3D gaming take off, his answer was "eight".
After seeing his game in true 3D for the first time, Habib remarked "now I can't go back. Once you see a game in 3D, you can't go back".
The panel was unanimous that everybody wants to see a standard in gaming. When asked about supporting shutter glasses, Crytek explained that they don't like the situation of having to work through a driver to get results. They need a way to communicate left/right images directly to the device. The panel took this even further. Game developers want to see all solutions supported, and not just a handful. A gaming standard is needed so developers can show games exactly the way they are intended, and one rendering will work industry-wide.
The second panel featured Joshua Greer, President of RealD, Peter Lude, EVP of Sony, and myself, CEO of MTBS. Demonstrations included a Vince Pace demo reel and a sampling of U23D by 3ality. U23D continued to earn praise from the audience.
With the help of a well received stereoscopic 3D power point made possible by "S3D Presenter", I proudly announced the launching of the S-3D Gaming Alliance (S3DGA).
All the details can be found in the related press release and S3DGA website. In brief, S3DGA is a focused organization that can speak to S-3D gaming with the industry's backing. We will form the stereoscopic 3D gaming standard that the developers are asking for with their direct participation. More importantly, we will be aggressively educating consumers and media alike to ensure that this technology is well understood and properly used.
I am very excited to report that our first industry meeting will be taking place at the 3D Entertainment Summit this coming September, and all meeting attendees qualify for a 25% discount on summit registration.
Relative to cinema, Andrew Oliver of Blitz Games Studios remarked that gaming is an underserved market. I say it's our time now.
We are working with the right people, membership invitations have gone out to the industry at large, the game developers have stepped forward telling us that they want to see S-3D gaming succeed, and we have an action plan. As an industry, we earned this, and now we have to follow through.
Please feel free to share your remarks in our discussion forums. Expect more announcements from S3DGA in the near future.


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Introduction: This exists in Coptic only. There are several recessions of it: the most complete is in a manuscript recently acquired by the British Museum (Or. 6804), and translated first by W. E. Crum (Rustafjaell's light of Egypt, 1910) and then edited and translated by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (Coptic Apocrypha in the dialect of Upper Egypt, 1913). Other fragments are in the publications of Lacau and Revillout. No full translation, but only an analysis, will be offered here. Five leaves are wanting at the beginning of the British Museum MS. The contents of these can be partly filled up from Lacau and Revillout. But in the first place a passage (p. 193, Budge) may be quoted which shows something of the setting of the book: 'Do not let this book come into the hand of any man who is an unbeliever and a heretic. Behold this is the seventh time that I have commanded thee, O my son Thaddaeus, concerning these mysteries. Reveal not thou them to any impure man, but keep them safely. ' We see that the book was addressed by Bartholomew to his son Thaddaeus, and this would no doubt have been the subject of some of the opening lines of the
Next we may place the two fragments, one about the child of Joseph of Arimathaea, the other about the cock raised to life, which have been already described as nos. 7 and 8 of the Coptic narratives of the Passion (pp. 149, 150). The order is uncertain. Then we have a piece which in Revillout is no. 12 (p. 165), in Lacauno. 3 (p. 34). Lacau gives it partly in two recessions.
Christ is on the cross, but his side has been pierced, and he is dead.
A man in the crowd named Ananias, of Bethlehem, rushes to the cross and embraces and salutes the body breast to breast, hand to hand, and denounces the Jews. A voice comes from the body of Jesus and blesses Ananias, promising him incorruption and the name of ' the first fruits of the immortal fruit '. The priests decide to stone Ananias: he utters words of exultation. The stoning produces no effect. They cast him into a furnace where he remains till Jesus has risen. At last they pierce him with a spear.
The Saviour takes his soul to heaven, and blesses him.
There can be but little matter lost between this and the opening of the British Museum MS., in the first lines of which the taking of Ananias' soul to heaven is mentioned.
We now take up the British Museum MS. as our basis. Certain passages of it are preserved in Paris fragments which partly overlap each other, and so three different texts exist for some parts: but it will not be important for our purpose to note many of the variations.
Joseph of Arimathaea buried the body of Jesus. Death came into Amente (the underworld), asking who the new arrival was, for he detected a disturbance.
He came to the tomb of Jesus with his six sons in the form of serpents. Jesus lay there (it was the second day, i. e. the Saturday) with his face and head covered with napkins.
Death addressed his son the Pestilence, and described the commotion which had taken place in his domain. Then he spoke to the body of Jesus and asked, 'Who art thou?' Jesus removed the napkin that was on his face and looked in the face of Death and laughed at him. Death and his sons fled. Then they approached again, and the same thing happened. He addressed Jesus again at some length, suspecting, but not certain, who he was.
Then Jesus rose and mounted into the chariot of the Cherubim. He wrought havoc in Hell, breaking the doors, binding the demons Beliar and Melkir (cf. Melkira in the Ascension of Isaiah), and delivered Adam and the holy souls.
Then he turned to Judas Iscariot and uttered a long rebuke, and described the sufferings which he must endure. Thirty names of sins are given, which are the snakes which were sent to devour him.
Jesus rose from the dead, and Abbaton (Death) and Pestilence came back to Amente to protect it, but they found it wholly desolate, only three souls were left in it (those of Herod, Cain, and Judas, says the Paris MS.).
Meanwhile the angels were singing the hymn which the Seraphim sing at dawn on the Lord's day over his body and his blood.
Early in the morning of the Lord's day the women went to the tomb. They were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James whom Jesus delivered out of the hand of Satan, Salome who tempted him, Mary who ministered to him and Martha her sister, Joanna (al. Susanna) the wife of Chuza who had renounced the marriage bed, Berenice who was healed of an issue of blood in Capernaum, Lia (Leah) the widow whose son he raised at Nain, and the woman to whom he said, 'Thy sins which are many are forgiven thee'.
These were all in the garden of Philogenes, whose son Simeon Jesus healed when he came down from the Mount of Olives with the apostles (probably the lunatic boy at the Mount of Transfiguration).
Mary said to Philogenes: If thou art indeed he, I know thee. Philogenes said: Thou art Mary the mother of Thalkamarimath, which means joy, blessing, and gladness. Mary said: If thou have borne him away, tell me where thou hast laid him and I will take him away: fear not. Philogenes told how the Jews sought a safe tomb for Jesus that the body might not be stolen, and he offered to place it in a tomb in his own garden and watch over it: and they sealed it and departed. At midnight he rose and went out and found all the orders of angels: Cherubim Seraphim, Powers, and Virgins. Heaven opened, and the Father raised Jesus. Peter, too, was there and supported Philogenes, or he would have died.
The Saviour then appeared to them on the chariot of the Father and said to Mary: Mari Khar Mariath (Mary the mother of the Son of God). Mary answered: Rabbouni Kathiathari Mioth (The Son of God the Almighty, my Lord, and my Son.). A long address to Mary from Jesus follows, in the course of which he bids her tell his brethren, 'I ascend unto my Father and your Father', &c. Mary says: If indeed I am not permitted to touch thee, at least bless my body in which thou didst deign to dwell.
Believe me, my brethren the holy apostles, I, Bartholomew beheld the Son of God on the chariot of the Cherubim. All the heavenly hosts were about him. He blessed the body of Mary.
She went and gave the message to the apostles, and Peter blessed her, and they rejoiced.
Jesus and the redeemed souls ascended into Heaven, and the Father crowned him. The glory of this scene Bartholomew could not describe. It is here that he enjoins his son Thaddaeus not to let this book fall into the hands of the impure (quoted above).
Then follows a series of hymns sung in heaven, eight in all, which accompany the reception of Adam and the other holy souls into glory. Adam was eighty cubits high and Eve fifty. They were brought to the Father by Michael. Bartholomew had never seen anything to compare with the beauty and Glory of Adam, save that of Jesus. Adam was forgiven, and all the angels and saints rejoiced and saluted him, and departed each to their place.
Adam was set at the gate of life to greet all the righteous as they enter, and Eve was set over all the women who had done the will of God, to greet them as they come into the city of Christ.
As for me, Bartholomew, I remained many days without food or drink, nourished by the glory of the vision.
The apostles thanked and blessed Bartholomew for what he had told them: he should be called the apostle of the mysteries of God. But he protested: I am the least of you all, a humble workman. Will not the people of the city say when they see me, 'Is not this Bartholomew the man of Italy, the gardener the dealer in vegetables? Is not this the man that dwelleth in the garden of Hierocrates the governor of our city? How has he attained this greatness?
'The next words introduce a new section.
At the time when Jesus took us up into the Mount of Olives he spoke to us in an unknown tongue, which he revealed to us, saying: Anetharath (or Atharath Thaurath). The heavens were opened and we all went up into the seventh heaven (so the London MS.: in the Paris copy only Jesus went up, and the apostles gazed after him). He prayed the Father to bless us.
The Father, with the Son and the Holy Ghost, laid His hand on the head of Peter (and made him archbishop of the whole world: Paris B). All that is bound or loosed by him on earth shall be so in heaven; none who is not ordained by him shall be accepted. Each of the apostles was separately blessed (there are omissions of single names in one or other of the three texts). Andrew, James, John, Philip (the cross will precede him wherever he goes), Thomas, Bartholomew (he will be the depositary of the mysteries of the Son), Matthew (his shadow will heal the sick) James son of Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Judas of James, Thaddeus, Matthias who was rich and left all to follow Jesus).
And now, my brethren the apostles, forgive me: I, Bartholomew, am not a man to be honoured.
The apostles kissed and blessed him. And then, with Mary, they offered the Eucharist.
The Father sent the Son down into Galilee to console the apostles and Mary: and he came and blessed them and showed them his wounds, and committed them to the care of Peter, and gave them their commission to preach. They kissed his side and sealed themselves with the blood that flowed thence. He went up to heaven.
Thomas was not with them, for he had departed to his city, hearing that his son Siophanes (Theophanes?) was dead: it was the seventh day since the death when he arrived. He went to the tomb and raised him in the name of Jesus.
Siophanes told him of the taking of his soul by Michael: how it sprang from his body and lighted on the hand of Michael, who wrapped it in a fine linen cloth: how he crossed the river of fire and it seemed to him as water, and was washed thrice in the Acherusian lake: how in heaven he saw the twelve splendid thrones of the apostles, and was not permitted to sit on his father's throne.
Thomas and he went into the city to the consternation of all who saw them. He, Siophanes, addressed the people and told his story: and Thomas baptized 12,000 of them, founded a church, and made Siophanes its bishop.
Then Thomas mounted on a cloud and it took him to the Molmtof Olives and to the apostles, who told him of the visit of Jesus: and he would not believe. Bartholomew admonished him. Then Jesus appeared, and made Thomas touch his wounds: and departed into heaven.
This is the second time that he showed himself to his disciples after that he had risen from the dead.
This is the Book of the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ, our Lord, in joy and gladness. In peace. Amen.
Peter said to the apostles: Let us offer the offering before we separate. They prepared the bread, the cup, and incense.
Peter stood by the sacrifice and the others round the Table. They waited (break in the text: Budge and others suppose an appearance of Christ, but I do not think this is correct: 4 1/2 lines are gone then there are broken words):
table . . . their hearts rejoiced . . . worshipped the Son of God. He took his seat . . . his Father (probably, who sitteth at the right hand of the Father). His Body was on the Table about which they were assembled; and they divided it. They saw the blood of Jesus pouring out as living blood down into the cup. Peter said: God hath loved us more than all, in letting us see these great honours: and our Lord Jesus Christ hath allowed us to behold and hath revealed to us the glory of his body and his divine blood. They partook of the body and blood-and then they separated and preached the word. (What is clearly indicated is a change in the elements: there is not room for a description of an appearance of Jesus: he says no word, and his departure is not mentioned.)
This writing may be better described as a rhapsody than a narrative. It bristles with contradictions of itself: Joseph and Philogenes both bury Jesus- Thomas raises the dead and will not believe in Christ's resurrection: and so forth. That Mary the mother of Jesus is identified with Mary Magdalene is typical of the disregard of history, and we have seen it in other Coptic documents. The interest of the authors centred in the hymns, blessings, salutations, and prayers, which in this analysis have been wholly omitted, but which occupy a large part of the original text. The glorification of St. Bartholomew is another purpose of the writer: the special blessings given to him recall the attitude which he takes in the Gospel (i. 1, 8) as inquiring into the mysteries of heaven, and seeing things which are hidden from others. Both Gospel and Book are specially interested in the Descent into Hell, the Resurrection, and the redemption of Adam.
Bartholomew (Nathanael) was told (in St. John's Gospel) that he would see the angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. This promise is fulfilled in the Gospel (i. 6, 231 and very often in the Book: in St. John we also read of his being 'under the fig-tree', and this was probably enough to suggest to the Coptic author of the Book that he was a gardener.
A date is hard to suggest. The British Museum MS. is assigned to the twelfth century; the Paris fragments are older. That of the Coptic literature of this class is usually supposed to belong to the fifth and sixth centuries; and I think this, or at latest the seventh century, may be the period when the book was produced


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Treating Depression without drugs.
Is Medication necessary for treating Depression and Anxiety?
A controversial subject for sure. I will say up front that I have a bias against taking medications and am frequently appalled at some of the ways institutions pressure people to take medications for emotional challenges. I say this not only as a therapist but also as someone who has dealt with my own depression and anxiety at times in my life. I never took medications nor did I approach any doctor for medications. I began to seek therapy in my mid 20's and credit this process with helping me to move out of the ongoing inertia and anxiety that was a constant companion. Thankfully I no longer suffer from the debilitating and numbing effects of depression and have gradually come alive to life's joy and challenges.
Lot's of clients I work with either take medications or are struggling with whether to or not. Whenever a client asks me if I think it is a good idea for them to take medication, I do not tell them what they should do. I try and support them in thinking through the options and the consequences of taking medications. Despite my opinions, I also understand the appeal of taking a pill to feel better.
In answer to whether it is necessary or not, I can clearly say it is not necessary. I can clearly say that you can heal from depression and anxiety without medication. The emphasis here on necessary. The research gives no clear answer to its effectiveness and there is no clear cause that would indicate the necessity of medication.
If you choose to take medication to help you deal with the symptoms of depression and anxiety, I can understand how that is appealing. My issue is that very often the alternative is not fully explored or encouraged by the medical profession or the person themselves.
It saddens me that there is such a prevalence of prescribing pills to deal with emotional struggles. It is rarely questioned. I want to question it and hopefully give you some pause for concern rather than an automatic acceptance of the authority of the medical profession.
Advantages and Disadvantages of taking medication.
Relieving symptoms. The main effect of medication that I hear from most people is that 'it takes the edge off'. Whether that is calming down racing thoughts, or elevating mood slightly, or helping to sleep better. All compelling reasons to take medication. I think if you have been struggling for a long time and have tried to deal with the effects of depression and anxiety in a number of ways I can certainly understand the desire to have something make a difference. Many people feel desperate and find anxiety, in particular, hard to bear. So the thought of taking a pill rather than the effort of doing exercise or working at developing connections in your life, or even going for regular therapy, is very appealing.
When I think of clients who take medication vs those that do not it is not clear who is better off in terms of a reduction in the effects of depression or anxiety. This is just a subjective glance on my part and not a careful study. The difficulty with any of this is it is all subjective. Any research study relies on people's subjective accounts of any changes they notice and what is actually causing those changes; medication, placebo, change in circumstances, exercise, counselling and so on. From where I sit, one of the most consistent positive effects of taking medications seems to be to help people sleep better.
Side Effects. Clearly the side effects are one of the big disadvantages. Weight gain, loss of sex drive, insomnia, agitation, increase anxiety, to name a few. It can seem that when you look down the list of side effects it can make you wonder what the difference is between the side effects and many of the symptoms that you are experiencing. Some of these side effects do often ease but a number such as weight gain and low sex drive often remain. Any medication is to some degree or other detrimental to our system. Let's just take chemotherapy or antibiotics – super detrimental to our immune system but we take that risk because our life is threatened. With antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication, there is a lot of question about its effectiveness.
Dependency. The addictiveness of anxiety medication and psychological dependency that can result is a big problem for many people. The anxiety medication is particularly addictive and if your body becomes physically addicted the withdrawal is some of the worst from any drug – even more than heroin. 6 months of sheer hell at least. In addition, regular use of anxiety medication to deal with anxiety prevents you from developing the skills to deal with it by yourself. Anxiety is both a normal human experience and is necessary for giving us signals that we need to pay attention to something.
In my previous blog, I talk about depression as a response to life's challenges. The problem with being presented with medication as a 'treatment' of depression and anxiety, it is easy to see it as something to live with. That taking medication is the treatment. When the reality is it is for most people a stopgap, something to 'maybe' hold back some of the symptoms of depression or dampen down the pain. It doesn't solve any of the things in your life that are contributing to your depression. In taking medications you are more likely to take on the identity of 'patient' and that you do not have the skills within you to move out of it. I often hear 'I am someone who struggles with depression' or my mother had depression and I inherited it. This identity that is associated with taking medication, in my view, can at the very least prolong a state of depression and with some people create a resignation to a life that can not get beyond depression.
Treating Depression and Anxiety without medication.
When you see depression in a more holistic way and as a response to life's challenges then you can begin to identify some of the things that need to change.
Often people have lived with the slow creep of unhappiness and immobilization in their life that by the time they decide to reach out for help they are feeling at their worse. They have often felt that they struggled for some time just 'hoping' things will magically get better. So the decision to take medications may come with a sense 'nothing has worked so far' when the truth is they haven't really put anything into place. Because medication is automatically assumed to be needed by most doctors they are often prescribed from the beginning without trying anything else first. It is natural to feel slightly better when we make a decision to do something and so this can be associated with taking medications and when that wears off you are resigned and encouraged to keep taking them.
So if this might be you I urge you to give a few other things a chance before considering medication. Here are some things to think about putting in place and the books at the end of this post are very helpful.
- Are there things in your life that need to change? Lifestyle – unhealthy eating, sleeping, alcohol, and drugs. Relationships that are unsatisfying or abusive, or encourage you into unhealthy living. Job or career changes. Family toxicity. Begin to consider small doable steps to any of the changes you know you need to make. Environment and circumstances are big factors in developing depression.
- Exercise. I put this under its own heading because if there is anything that can begin to change the brain's chemistry and is consistently associated with improvement in depression and anxiety. This is it!
- Counselling. It can be hard to take action when you are unmotivated and have low energy. Having someone consistently there to provide encouragement and reflection can provide relief from these overwhelming feelings. In addition, they will help you to develop the skills you need to either increase your motivation or calm your fears. These skills alone are enough to replace the role medications have.
- Connection. Many of us know that when you are in a depressed state there is a tendency to isolate. Being around people where you can just feel their company is very important. Of course, this can be complicated if there is a tendency to compare or be hyper-vigilant about how they are not interested in you or not to be trusted. These are other good reasons to seek therapy to process these experiences so you can move towards healthy, supportive and secure connections. If you don't know many people in your life right now, going to places where you can just be around people like the mall or a coffee shop can help break the isolation.
- Healing Trauma. Trauma is consistent with developing depression and anxiety because our systems often shut down or are in crisis (anxiety) because of painful experiences we have not wanted to face. A therapist specializing in trauma and relational trauma will help you to heal from these experiences and to learn to form safe and secure relationships.
If you would like to work with me drop me a line or call me and we can talk. You can book a free 1/2hr consultation to check it out using the online booking at the top of the page. Or if you want to get going with therapy you can book an appointment.
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Books on treating depression without medication
Dealing with Depression Naturally.
Surviving America's Depression Epidemic.


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Today, we're talking tools for hashtag growth. Let's be honest, there are a lot of different opinions on the hashtag growth technique, and on hashtags in general. Some people swear by them, some don't understand them, and others see no benefit. And, of course, there's that whole "shadowban" situation that's given hashtags a bad reputation. Take it from us, hashtags can really work to your benefit if you use them correctly. Keep reading below for the 4-1-1 on hashtags and some of the best tools for hashtag growth!
Tools for Hashtag Growth: #TheBasics
For those of you who might be new to hashtags, we'll break it down to the basics. Hashtags can be topics (#fashion), phrases (#photooftheday), movements (#blacklivesmatter), or pretty much anything that you can use to describe or categorize a post. As Instagram users, you can follow certain hashtags, like #AtHomeWorkouts, to get a ton of related content from lots of different users on your feed.
Hashtag growth provides an awesome opportunity for tapping into a targeted audience. Users who search or follow a hashtag you're using is interested in your type of content, which increases the likelihood that they'll follow you.
Tools for Hashtag Growth: The Rules of Hashtags
There are a lot of theories, rumors and suspicions about hashtags. We'll even admit to shying away from using them in the height of some of these rumors. We'll be in honest in admitting that we can't say which ones of those rumors, if any, are true, because we aren't sure ourselves. We can, however, make you aware of some of them so that you can be smarter when using hashtags.
Rule #1: If you use a banned hashtag, Instagram won't list in association with the hashtag you used
This is what the dreaded shadowban theory is. There's a whole list of banned hashtags that, if used, will get your photo blocked on the platform. This hurts exposure, may have further implications for your account from Instagram, and ultimately is bad for hashtag growth. Be sure to read through the list and check for updates to make sure you don't get shadowbanned. Again, we can't verify that everything on the linked list above is truly banned by Instagram, but some of the more common ones, like #TodayImWearing or #Skateboarding, would make anyone curious about what else is on the list.
Rule #2: You can't use the same group of hashtags very frequently
For a long time, the hot topic around hashtags was that you couldn't use the same copy-and-paste hashtag blocks for every photo, or even most photos. Supposedly, you can switch out a handful of them to get around this rule, but if not, Instagram won't show your photo to anyone who doesn't already follow you. So if you're using the hashtag growth method we recommend switching up your used hashtags from post to post.
Rule #3: You can only post 30 hashtags per post, but some say the sweet spot is 15
Instagram lets you use 30 hashtags (maximum) per post, and some articles have suggested that the sweet spot is 15. We say the more the better especially if you're using the hashtag growth technique. Logically, the more hashtags, the more opportunity for exposure. Make sure you actually count your hashtags though, because if you use too many, Instagram won't let you post it, and the entire list you've made is lost and unable to be copied.
Tools for Hashtag Growth: A Quick Note
Before we get into our favorite tools for hashtag growth, we just to make sure we're covering all of our bases. We want to give you this quick tip on optimizing hashtag growth through effective hashtag use. The most important tip that we wanted to make clear is that the hashtags you use should be relevant to the content you're posting. If it's a fashion photo, don't tag #FootballGame. Even though #FootballGame might be a popular or trending tag at the time, if it isn't relevant to your photo or your content, it isn't going to help you achieve anything in terms of engagement or growth. In fact, tagging irrelevant things on your content could have a negative impact on your overall personal brand by confusing your audience base and the people who view your posts.
Tools for Hashtag Growth: Grow Baby, Grow
Service #1: Preview App
Honestly, Preview App is just the best. If you keep up with our blog, you'll have seen this app mentioned many times before. It has a ton of uses, the primary one being an easy (and free) way to plan out your Instagram feed. It has paid services like post scheduling and analytics, but hashtag research is not one of those paid services. Preview App offers a pretty powerful hashtag research system that allows you to search for hashtags by category and popularity, ideal for a hashtag growth strategy. This effectively allows the user to make sure that the hashtags they're using are both popular and relevant, which in turn, optimizes growth and targeted exposure.
Another really awesome thing about Preview App is that you can store hashtag groups in the app. We mentioned above that Instagram doesn't like when you use the same hashtag groups over and over again. We use Preview App to quickly and easily create multiple hashtag groups, all under one category, that can be used interchangeably on our photos. Preview App is honestly one of our favorite Instagram-related apps, for many reasons, and we highly suggest checking it out. All of the things mentioned above are completely free!
Service #2: HashtagsForLikes
HashtagsForLikes is an awesome free site that allows you to search specific hashtags to see their impact, reach, and other related stats. This tool is really, really powerful and gives you an insane amount of information about hashtags. This lets the user make the smartest, most strategic decision possible for your hashtag growth plan. Some of the information included in the free version of the site are listed below:
- Live meter rating on whether the hashtag is "Hot Now, Underused, Long Life or Overused"
- Number of unique posts using the hashtag
- Total reach of the hashtag
- Average likes on posts using the hashtag
- Second best hashtags to the hashtag you are searching
- Related hashtags
- Top 10 hashtags frequently used along with the hashtag you are searching
Great, right? In the event you want to pay for their additional services, you'll get access to further analytics, but in our personal opinion, we think their free services are beyond sufficient.
Service #3: Socialert
Socialert is similar to HashtagsForLikes, but offers a slightly different set of analytics to help your hashtag growth strategy. This service is free, but has Premium options that you can pay for. See the list below for some of the awesome free tools Socialert offers:
- Total number of posts using the searched hashtag
- Total number of users using the searched hashtag
- Total reach
- Total impressions
- Numerical hour-by-hour timeline on hashtag impressions and use
- Top mentions for the hashtag
- Top influencers using the hashtag
- Hashtag use by country
- Top related hashtags to the hashtag you searched
- Top profile keywords related to the hashtag you searched


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01/6Ways to TEST your relationship without moving in together
Relationships are difficult and there is no doubt about it. A relationship that looks happy and successful to the outside world, may have actually gone through a bumpy ride in becoming so. It involves a lot of compromises, adjustments, and sacrifices. It is only after these that two people are able to finally be in a loving relationship. In addition, it is important to test one's relationship every now and then to keep everything in check. And for this, the couple doesn't need to live together. Here are some ways to test your relationship without moving in together.
02/6Interact with your friends and family
When two people start dating, there are high chances they will cordon themselves off into an isolated bubble. This results in a limited purview of each other. Thus, observe how your partner interacts with each of your friends and family. How they treat them could give you an understanding of how you will be treated in a household setup.
03/6Get clear on your values and expectations
Conversations about your values, beliefs, and expectations for your future life together should begin fairly early in a relationship and will get deeper and more detailed as it becomes clearer that a future together is a realistic possibility. The underlying beliefs of your partner may give you an idea of what direction your shared lives will go.
04/6Interact in a wide variety of situations
To get to know someone to a greater extent, it's helpful to see how they personally handle the unexpected and the extent to which you are able to work through difficulties together. Thus, navigate new kinds of experiences and interact with different types of people.
05/6Travel together
Travelling can help you see how your significant other handles new people and places and deals with unexpected situations. Also, plotting out a significant trip takes some real effort and is a good chance to see how you work together as a team.
06/6Do premarital training or counseling
Taking a premarital course can help facilitate some key valuable discussions, identify potential issues and disagreements, and teach relationship-strengthening tools.
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