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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
Earlier this year, I came across an article by Ta Nehisi-Coates called "A Quick Note on Getting Better at Difficult Things." I excitedly clicked on it because I knew he was an amazing writer and because my Type-A brain was all, "Yes, a quick fix!"
Here's what he had to say (motivating, yes, but a quick fix, no):
I have said this before, and will say it again: Studying French is like setting in a canoe from California to China. You arrive on the coast of Hawaii and think, 'Wow that was really far.' And then you realize that China is still so very far away. 'Feelings' come and go. Likely, someone will say something—in the next hour or so—which I do not understand and I will feel a little hopeless again. But right now, I feel high. And one must savor those moments of feeling high, because they are not the norm. The lows are the norm. The Struggle is the norm. May it ever be thus.
As a person who has repeatedly tried things, failed at them and subsequently given up—playing guitar, teaching myself a new language, conquering a recipe more complicated than classic lasagna—I'm always toggling between trying to improve myself by gaining new skills and quitting before I've mastered them because (shocker!) new skills take practice.
Back in college, I declared that my New Year's resolutions would include learning French and how to play guitar. So, for Christmas, my boyfriend at the time got me a stack of French language how-to books, and my dad surprised me with my own acoustic guitar.
After a few feeble attempts, both sat for months largely untouched, gathering dust. I felt guilty for not following through with my resolutions, so a few months later, I unzipped the guitar from its nylon case. I signed up for weekly one-on-one lessons in a small room at the guitar shop down the street with a soft-spoken man in wire-rim glasses and a long gray ponytail.
Each time, he'd show me a chord progression or how to strum with a pick as a lefty, and each time I'd be counting down the minutes until it was over so I could go home and practice by myself.
This struggle never existed for me when it came to writing. Writing was something I'd always been told I excelled at. It came (relatively) naturally for me, ever since I was 10 years old and scribbling about my latest Girl Scouts meeting into my Lisa Frank journal.
So, when I tried to learn simple Modest Mouse and Letters to Cleo songs, I'd get stuck on the bar chord or my fingers would start to go numb, and I'd stop. I couldn't stand not being immediately good, especially in front of other people. Practice makes perfect? No thanks! I eventually quit guitar lessons—actually, I was such a coward that I made my sister go and get the money back for the rest of my unused classes I'd paid for upfront. I sucked and I knew it, and I knew my teacher did too. And I hated that.
As I got older, I realized that the bulk of this struggle stemmed from a fear of rejection. And being in the real world, especially as a writer, comes with a slew of rejection. Rejected job applications, story ideas, romantic interests—it's everywhere. But not putting myself out there ended up being worse than rejection, because I never even gave myself a chance.
Plus, as it turns out, rejection doesn't kill you! Sure, it can bruise your ego and it's difficult to not take it personally, but the more often it happens, the better you get at dealing with it. Here's another quote, this one from NPR radio personality Ira Glass, that helped crystallize this for me:
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I've ever met. It's gonna take awhile. You've just gotta fight your way through.
The truth is, sure, writing came naturally for me, but most of my journal entries (both online and handwritten) are highly cringe-worthy today, as are some of my early articles and essays. But I keep doing it, and I get better. The same is likely true for most people who create things and dare to put that piece of themselves out into the world—there is an inherent risk in that, but there's a bravery in it too.
I still have that guitar and those language books, and I still have yet to master them. And with New Year's Eve coming up, maybe it's time to rehash some of those old resolutions once and for all.


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The story of Jesus and the woman at the well is one of my favorite stories in all the Bible. John was a master story teller, and I love the subtlety with which he this story. Just about every word in this story has multiple layers of meaning.
But even before the story begins, we learn something important from the way that John has positioned this story in the Fourth Gospel. Immediately before the story of the woman at the well is the story of Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus, the learned and important Jewish leader who came to Jesus under cover of darkness. We heard that story last week.
By positioning the story of the woman at the well immediately after the story of Nicodemus, John is showing us that Jesus treats this nameless, morally dubious woman with just as much dignity and seriousness as he treated the learned and pious Nicodemus.
Now, let's go back to the time of day when this story takes place. It was noon when the woman came to the well to draw water. Think about that for a minute. What is it like at noon on an average day in that part of the world? Why is this woman coming to the well at noon? Usually women came to the well to draw water when it was cool in the morning or evening. This woman must have a good reason for coming to the well at the hottest part of the day. Carrying a heavy stone jar full of water from the well back to the village was not easy at any time and was even more difficult when the sun was directly overhead, beating down on her.
She came to the well at noon because she wanted to avoid the other women. And we don't have to wait long to find out why she was avoiding them. Jesus says to her, "You have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband." She is an outcast, an adulterer, perhaps even a prostitute. No wonder she wanted to avoid the other women in the village. Or perhaps they had made it clear to her that they would have nothing to do with her. Perhaps they had even threatened her.
None of us likes to have our faults and shortcomings pointed out to us, so she changed the topic of conversation as fast as possible. "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet..." She must have thought, "Religion! Yeah, that's the ticket. It may not be a topic for polite conversation, but at least everyone has an opinion about it."
And given that Jesus was a Jew and the woman at the well was a Samaritan, they had no shortage of things to talk about.
The Samaritans were the descendants of the people of Israel, that is, the Northern Kingdom, who had been overrun by the Assyrians in 722-21 BC. The Assyrians had completely destroyed the ten tribes of the northern kingdom. There capital had been the city of Samaria, hence they were called Samaritans.
The Samaritans worshiped and offered sacrifices on Mt Gerizim; the Jews or people of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, worship at the temple on Mt Zion in Jerusalem. The Samaritans regarded only the Torah, the five books of Moses, as authoritative scripture; the Jews (at least most of them) regarded the books of the prophets as authoritative, as well.
Doesn't seem like a big difference, does it? Samaritans worship on Mt Gerizim; Jews worship on Mt Zion. Samaritans believe only in the Torah; Jews also believe in the prophets.
Around the time of Jesus' birth, a band of Samaritans profaned the temple in Jerusalem by scattering human bones in it. Samaritans even killed a group of Jewish pilgrims in the year 52 AD.
All that animosity because they disagreed about the proper location for worship and the number of books in the Bible? Seems silly, doesn't it?
One of the criticisms most often levelled at religion is that we disagree about insignificant things.
Following the Protestant Reformation of the 16th c., a series of conflicts between Protestants and Roman Catholics broke out in Europe that lasted just over a century, the so-called "Wars of Religion."
One side believed that the pope, the bishop of Rome, was the vicar of Christ and should govern the church on earth. The other side believed that scripture alone should govern the church.
One side believed the doctrine of transubstantiation, namely that the eucharistic bread and wine literally became the body and blood of Jesus. The other side held a variety of views about the eucharist but denied the doctrine of transubstantiation.
One side believed that clergy should remain celibate: the other believed that clergy could marry.
Do you know Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book? The story of the war between the Yooks and the Zooks?
"In every Zook house and in every Zook town
every Zook eats his bread
with the butter side down!
"But we Yooks, as you know, when we breakfast or sup,
spread our bread," Grandpa said,
"with the butter side up."
A terrible war followed between the Yooks and the Zooks. Each side developed dreadful weapons such as the "Triple-Sling Jigger" and the "Jigger-Rock Snatchem" and "Poo-a-Doo Power" made of
"...ants' eggs and bees' legs
and dried-fried clam chowder."
And the book ends when each side has developed the ultimate weapon - the Big-Boy Boomeroo - that will blow its victims
"into pork and wee beans!
... and small smithereens!"
The conflicts between the Jews and Samaritans or between Protestants and Roman Catholics were a little more serious than disagreeing about which side of the bread should be buttered, but not much more serious.
Sisters and brothers, this is one of the besetting sins of religion: Quarrelling and fighting about insignificant things.
We should keep in mind what Jesus said to the woman at the well: "The hour is coming and now is when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth..."
"True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth..."
That's all that matters.
Do you remember what Bishop Dan said when he visited us last year? He said that the biggest challenge facing Christ Church was learning to deal with conflict. The biggest fear I had before I accepted your invitation to become rector of this church was that conflict had become a way of life.
Conflict is a part of life, but it must never become a way of life. Let me repeat that: Conflict is a part of life, but it must never become a way of life. When there is conflict, apply the Dr. Seuss' test: Does this matter more than whether you butter your bread on the top or the bottom? And unless it's more important than that, let it go.
This is a good church, and I know that you are good people. We must not let conflict take hold here again. Two weeks ago the vestry engaged in a planning retreat at Lake Havasu. It was a wonderful, constructive weekend, and it was the first planning retreat that the vestry has had in several years. We are going to accomplish a lot this year, unless we let conflict become a way of life.
So listen to Jesus: "... the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem... true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth..." The hour is coming and now is when it won't matter whether you are Jews or Samaritans, Protestants or Roman Catholics, whether you butter your bread on the top or the bottom, whether we use incense or not, whether we use the 1928 prayer book or the 1979 prayer, whether we use Rite I or Rite II. True worshipers will worship God in spirit and in truth.
There is one other little detail in this story that I want you to think about. When Jesus' disciples return, John tells us that "the woman left her water jar and went back to the city."
"She left her water jar..." Doesn't seem very important, does it? Think again. What does that little detail tell us?
Did she just leave her water jar behind in her excitement? This woman was by no means wealthy. That jar may have represented a significant portion of her worldly goods.
I believe she left the water jar behind because she no longer needed it. She no longer needed it because she now had the water of life in her heart. She no longer needed to carry around that heavy water jar. She no longer needed to endure the heat of the sun beating down on her as she carried it back and forth between the well and the village.
Is there anything in your life like that heavy water jar? Is there anything you are carrying around that you need to leave behind? I know there are things such as that in my own life. There are things such as anger and resentment toward people who hurt me long ago. There are disappointments and sadness about things that I did or failed to do, opportunities missed, hopes and dreams never fulfilled.
What are the things you are carrying around that you need to leave behind? What are the things in the life of this church that we are carrying around that we need to leave behind?
I invite you to let go of them, to set down the heavy things that you are carrying. You don't need them any more. Jesus gives you everything you need. Think about how much farther and faster we could go if we let go of those things.
The story is told of two members of a very strict monastic order who were on there way from there own monastery to another one. There order was so strict that they could not even look at a woman, much less speak to one.
As they traveled, they came to a deep and fast river. Waiting to cross the river was a young woman in an advanced state of pregnancy who was unable to cross the stream without help. So one of the monks picked her up and carried her across on his back.
After crossing the river, the two monks continued on their journey, but the one who had not carried the woman was furious with his companion for violating the rules of their order. He refused to speak to his companion all day. Finally, they came to their destination, and the monk who had carried the woman across the river said to his companion, "Brother, why are you angry with me? All I did was carry a woman across the river. You, on the other hand, have been carrying her around all day."
What are the things that you have been carrying around all day? What are the things that you need to let go of? What are the things that are impeding the mission and ministry of this church? Let go of them.
"...let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12.1-2)

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Ireland and Munster flanker David Wallace looks set to be out of action for at least six months following the knee injury that ended his World Cup dream.
The 35-year-old suffered serious ligament damage following tackle by England centre Manu Tuilagi during Ireland's 20-9 warm-up defeat at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Wallace underwent surgery on the injury in Dublin on Sunday night and has been replaced in the Ireland squad by Leinster's Shane Jennings.
A statement on Munster official website, confirmed that Wallace "faces a long period out of the game " and "is expected to be sidelined for at least six months".
The loss of Wallace is a big blow to Ireland and Munster with the player not only missing out on the World cup but also the pool stages of the Heineken cup as well as a large portion on Munster defences of their PRO 12 crown.


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"Bird flu" movie to be on ABC network; inoculations; no comet-Earth collision; Iraq war; Illuminati membership, activities; Muslim religion; soul contracts of people affected by depleting uranium; sending light; health situations; meat in diets
S: Hi, Sweetheart! Do you want to start with the questions on my list or do you have something to say first?
1. MATTHEW: Loving greetings to you, dear soul! Let us begin with the question in your mind.
S: OK, thank you. I saw a film clip advertising the avian flu movie that ABC network is going to air soon. Can you tell if this is going to cause a lot of fear and widespread demand for vaccines? That has to be the only reason this movie was made! In the clip, one character says that 20 million are dead and another responds, "That's only the tip of the iceberg," and the narrator says this story is "ahead of the headlines."
2. MATTHEW: We know of this movie from Earth monitors in Nirvana. Yes, fear and inoculations to initiate the disease are the double purpose, but the latter won't happen and we feel that little fear will result—simply, the time has passed for this to have the effectiveness the dark ones intend. Earth's people have become weary of scare tactics like the colored terror alert system in the United States, the SARS virus with its elaborate precautions and publicity before abruptly disappearing, and now the "bird flu" pandemic that some time ago left the top of the news because the virus has shown no indications of mutating into a communicable human disease. In both of these disease situations, death and sickness on a wide scale was the intention. Because your benevolent ET family used their technology to greatly reduce the potency of the virus strains, only individuals with the weakest immune systems were affected, and the technology neutralized the most harmful ingredients in the contaminated vaccines.
S: Someone wrote about a study that claims the stronger one's immune system is, the more potentially fatal bird flu can be because the immune system's response to the virus overwhelms the body's organs. It's not clear whether that study or something else the writer is referring to states that bird flu may kill up to 50% of infected people.
3. MATTHEW: Oh my! It's hard to imagine that study would be given any validity with the writer's conclusion from whatever data was used that a strong immune system puts one at serious risk of death if that flu hits. And certainly the potential 50% death rate of infected people is a dark straw in the wind—the few deaths reportedly due to the virus were individuals who worked directly with diseased birds.
S: I don't mean to belabor bird flu, but one writer is concerned that the outbreak of mumps in the US is manmade so bird flu virus can be put in the vaccines to inoculate against mumps. Another asked if there will be a mandatory requirement for meningitis vaccinations, and a father of a newborn wants to know if religious beliefs will be sufficient reason to keep his baby from having to get the usual vaccinations.
4. MATTHEW: Well, the lack of trust in the motives of ones in authority is well deserved, but I'll repeat what I have said in previous messages: There will be NO bird flu epidemic, let alone pandemic. But until all inoculations are halted, which will happen when there is sufficient public knowledge about the harmful ingredients in all vaccines, for the sake of your health, refuse them. Information is coming to light that some vaccines cause a condition that is similar to, and is being diagnosed as autism, and this is fueling the demands to stop mandatory inoculations. Take heart in knowing that this is another area where your space family has been at work to reduce the harmful effects to the extent possible. All diseases that ever have befallen residents of Earth were created by the darkness, which feeds on fear and creates situations that generate fear, and assuredly the portent of illness and death of epidemic or pandemic proportion does that. Later, greed also entered the picture with required vaccinations and prescription drugs establishing an inexhaustible market for the pharmaceutical companies.
5. To the father who wrote—to all parents!—I would say, do not permit vaccinations to be given to your children. Some medical personnel are agreeing that any potential good is outweighed by the potential adverse effects, and others still turn a deaf ear, so question your medical practitioner in this regard. If you must give a reason for your choice to forego vaccinations when they are recommended or required, I advise bolstering religious beliefs with clinical reports available on the Internet that address the dangers of vaccines and also the explosion of autism diagnoses.
S: Thank you. Several questions are about a report that a comet will collide with Earth May 25 and the catastrophic results. In short, will this happen?
6. MATTHEW: We know of this report, too, and assure you—again with thanks to your space family's technology—that this will not happen. For many years any celestial body that could have endangered Earth through continuing either on its natural path or deliberate direction by off-planet darkness, has been deflected. Although reports of predicted or potential global catastrophes such as this kind of collision would cause may be disseminated by persons wishing only to alert others, this kind of information is originated by darkly-influenced minds purely to cause fear.
S: The next question is, Will the Iraq war turn out alright and when?
7. MATTHEW: It would be simplistic to say "Yes" and not quite correct to say "We don't know when." The occupation of Iraq primarily by US military will end much sooner than the internal conflicts of that besieged country, where ages-old differences have been exacerbated by the invasion and all that has ensued. Already there has been some foreign troop withdrawal and the rotation of US troops will diminish within the next several months as the energy for peace keeps mounting in forcefulness, but for the war to "turn out alright," no political or military opinion will suffice. It is not only that a nation has to be rebuilt; the divisive emotional fervor of Iraq's traumatized people has to end, and this will be an ebbing process that requires their willingness to accept the light and forgive past and current grievances.
S: There are questions about Iran, too.
8. MATTHEW: There is really nothing to add to my report about Iran in the last message. Briefly restating that, there likely will be incursions but no full-scale war. I don't mean that the Illuminati's intent to conquer Iran and all other countries in the Mideast has changed—it hasn't, but the time when they could implement their longstanding plans has passed. The energy momentum toward peace is unstoppable.
S: Your mention of Illuminati is the topic of a comment written to someone who forwarded it to me: "Since we are in the 21st Century of 'globalists and Neo Cons' let's call them that, not Illuminati. We can prove they are 'globalists' and Fascists. Illuminati is too murky and full of dead end roads."
9. MATTHEW: That lets me realize the benefit of repeating what I've said before about the Illuminati and their plans for global domination. Mother, the best way is to copy the information in the last book, which describes this fairly thoroughly and shows why Illuminati is the only name that covers all of the many individuals and groups within this once-all-powerful force, so will you do that, please.
S: Here it is. You gave me this message August 28, 2003.
S: Matthew, how much Illuminati influence is still affecting us, and exactly who are they?
10. MATTHEW: Considerable influence, Mother, considerable, but this is not to say that it will last very much longer! It is being exposed at every pore, but that powerful group is tenacious in fighting to keep control over governments, economies, natural resources and all souls. The light is aiming to release that control, which is why there is such great activity in the field of potential and why formerly hidden situations on Earth are being exposed.
11. Evidence that the control of the Illuminati is waning is that, despite their firm hold over what may be released by your mainstream media, which are owned by a mere handful of Illuminati, those sources are beginning to report widespread opposition to what is being exposed. For the media to have any credibility whatsoever, they no longer can withhold the kinds of reports that only a few years ago would not have seen the light of day by that means. Certainly not all the truth is being aired, nor is everything that is being reported true, but rather only enough to "prove" that your media are reliable sources of information. At this point they are not, of course, but this will change along with all other remaining points of dark control.
12. The Illuminati gave themselves that name, which means "the enlightened," but they don't publicly refer to themselves that way. They work in secret but the results of their efforts are seen throughout your world. Illuminati members lead national governments and their regulatory agencies; global economic agencies and banking; European royalty; international corporations; the United Nations; legal, policing and justice systems; educational institutions; all media forms; church hierarchies; the various medical and prescription drug establishments. I may have forgotten some areas, but in short, there is NO area of your world that is not Illuminati-infiltrated and influenced.
13. On Earth they are the people whose greed and control got way beyond their soul-level agreements, which was to serve in powerful positions to balance their own and a multitude of others' chosen karmic experiencing. At the point when that had been accomplished and the collective karma had been satisfied, the intensity of greed and control in the Illuminati members was to have quickly reversed into the equitable sharing of their resources and power.
14. For some time, with full knowing of their soul-level agreements and the consequences of not abiding by those, the most powerful members of this group have refused to follow the agreements. Rather, this hard-core few intend to continue their amassing of the planet's resources and suppression of entire nations. They have been told that they will not be able to do this, but they are deaf and blind to all urging of the light, and in their intention to relinquish nothing, they are using every possible means to keep lower-level members of the group fighting for this as well. Of those who turned to the light in accordance with their soul contracts, some have been assassinated. Family members have been killed as a warning to those in positions of influence where they still are needed by the top leaders. In the more weak-willed members, bribery is a successful tool because greed is in the hearts of all Illuminati. Threats of exposing embarrassing information about personal lives is another common control method.
15. Now, above the Earth human Illuminati top level are the dark souls of the reptilian civilization, some of whom are embodied as humans and living on the planet. They are working in conjunction with their dark reptilian brothers off-planet, whose goal is total domination of Earth, if not by absolute control, then absolute destruction. The light forces of the universe, including reptilians, are in confrontation with the darkness of any civilization. What is happening on your planet is a reflection of the universal conflict, and regardless of universal progress, your beloved Earth will be freed from the clutches of darkness as she rises farther into higher vibrations where love reigns overall.
S: There you are, dear.
16. MATTHEW: Thank you, Mother. I see that I did forget to mention several areas of Illuminati power: the entertainment field, communications licensing, environmental and intelligence-gathering groups; and the royal families definitely include those in the Mideast too, but I think that not identifying the Zionists is my most serious omission.
17. When I speak of Illuminati control or influence, it does not mean that all members or all groups are actively involved; nor do I often repeat that there are two factions within the Illuminati competing with each other for supremacy. What my Illuminati designation always means is the factions' common darkness: their intent to rule the world and cause suffering through fear, civil and international wars, religions based on lies and divisiveness, impoverishing nations by controlling their governments and natural resources, environmental abuse, disease, tyrannical regimes, corporate corruption, unfair laws and taxation, seriously flawed education, promoting the illegal drug industry and legally drugging the population, and on and on. The writer of the comment is right that "Illuminati…is full of dead-end roads"—Yes! and in this truth, all of your world can rejoice!
S: Amen! Several people would like your comments on articles they forwarded or their own concerns about the Muslim "mindset," or ideology. The major concerns are the leaders of radical factions and the young boys who are intensely taught hatred and destruction of "infidels," but also the religion itself, which seems to support extremist views and activities. One reader asked if religions can evolve.
18. MATTHEW: The fanatical face of Muslims is prominent, largely by media emphasis, but the tenets of this religion do not espouse hatred or killing. Actually, the basis of the faith is more aligned with universal truth than western dogma, but by dark intention, you are not seeing this aspect of the believers. I would ask those who would criticize this religion or even the fanatics to compare them with the Christians who support the US government's actions: killing a quarter million or more Muslim civilians, imprisoning captives in vile circumstances without charges or legal representation, using torture to extract "intelligence," and virtually destroying Iraq and parts of other Muslim nations so they can become "democracies," albeit with a great deal of radioactivity from the weaponry used to subjugate them. It is publicly known that all of this was based on a network of deceit; but, although support for the Bush administration is consistently waning, has there been any outrage from the devout religious Christian masses in the United States about this war? We don't see this. We see that the most fervent among them are more opposed to aborting a month-old fetus than killing people who call their god Allah.
19. Please understand that we are NOT judging any! I am showing you why I have said in previous messages that the greatest challenge facing light workers is the compassionate, patient re-education of the many who will resist accepting the truth of their religion, the truth that all religions have been devised by dark intent. Do religions evolve? Souls evolve as people grow spiritually and move on from the religious doctrines they were taught.
20. Now Mother, let us move on.
S: There are some questions about the depleted uranium, basically all are how this lethal radiation will affect future generations.
21. MATTHEW: First I say that long-time readers of my messages and the books know my objection to the term "depleted" that indicates short-term effects, and that more often I have used "depleting," which is what the uranium released through weaponry is doing. The toxicity is greater than can be totally neutralized by off-planet technology; however, the sickness and birth defects due to the radiation would be far greater without that technology's ameliorating effects. When your space brothers and sisters can work openly on the planet, all pollution, including radioactivity, will be eliminated.
S: Matthew, excuse me, but did all the people who are now or will be later affected by this radioactivity choose this in their soul contracts?
22. MATTHEW: The children and adults whose original contracts call for debilitating illness and relatively short life span did not necessarily specify radiation poisoning as the cause of their chosen experiencing, but it serves the purpose of those contract provisions. Infants born with severe physical and mental defects choose this very brief embodiment to complete third density experiencing, and if their parents' contracts do not include this kind of grief and hardship, they may amend them to permit the souls to come through; if they choose not to, then abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth result, and there is no judgment of any of these souls.
23. The infants and parents whose third density experiencing is being completed via the effects of radioactivity know at soul level that their next embodiment will be in fourth density, or higher in the cases of the more evolved souls who come in as the "volunteers" I spoke of in my last message. Thus all of these souls are moving forward in their evolution as they are suffering consciously.
24. Mother, by wondering why any soul needs to endure such traumas as these and the genocide, starvation, AIDS or suffering from any cause, you are resisting my many explanations that it is needed to balance other lifetime experiencing. Why didn't this need for balance end long ago?" Earth still is operating in the time your civilization devised for past, present and future, whereas in the continuum the ones whom you know are suffering are simultaneously causing or ignoring the pain of other souls and also they are flourishing in abundant health and joyfulness—their "past" and "future" lifetimes in third and higher densities respectively.
25. Also there is the planetary karma that every soul on Earth knows about before birth and chooses to play a role in fulfilling. The plight of those living in heartrending circumstances has stirred compassion worldwide. The light in those feelings and in the actions they motivated are helping to lift Earth out of third density, where the negativity of darkness thrives. During the transitional period from this moment into the world of love, peace and harmony that you are co-creating, all the heartache, tyranny and pain will cease, so please keep steadily envisioning that world!
S: Mash, I know I falter occasionally, but there still is so much evidence of horror. Sticking with "that world," four women asked if they will see it in their lifetime – one is 47, one is in her 50s, one is 62, and the other said she and her friends are in their 60s and 70s.
26. MATTHEW: If their pre-birth agreements call for life spans to include a few more calendar years, they will indeed live in the Golden Age and witness the marvels that will be occurring all along the way. If not, they will joyfully see this in spirit and they may choose their next physical lifetime there.
S: Here's a question that fits in: Do ET souls from other worlds who are incarnating on Earth during the ascension process have first choice on bodies to incarnate into, and souls who have been here and want another Earth lifetime will have to wait longer to get a body?
27. MATTHEW: That's an interesting question, and I can't answer it. I can only surmise that your extraterrestrial family members who are living among you specifically to assist with Earth's ascension will want to return to the sanctuary realms of their respective homelands if they make transition prior to a physical return home. Subsequently, like every other lighted soul, they may choose to reincarnate in the worlds most familiar to them or move onward, if that is in accordance with their evolutionary pace.
28. I wish to add that the question seems to imply that all of you except those who came from other civilizations expressly to help in the ascension are Earth "citizens" only, and that is not the case. Many of you have lived in other worlds, even in other galaxies, between or before any Earth lifetimes—or more accurately, ARE experiencing elsewhere in other incarnations that your cumulative soul also has chosen. Nevertheless, the "next" physical lifetime of every soul builds on the "last," which determines where the soul automatically is drawn by the universal law governing energy registration, and the measure of growth in that spirit lifetime.
S: Thank you. A number of people, including some energy healers and some health care practitioners in "established" medicine, have written about changes in their health. These go from one extreme—high energy, emotional exuberance, constructive personality changes, and needed weight loss—to the other: chronic tiredness, hot "flashing" with severe sweating that affects men and women, sleep loss, unneeded weight gain, depression, and difficulty holding the light. What can you tell these people?
29. MATTHEW: Only generalities, I'm afraid. The incoming energy of what some call goddess vibrations affects bodies and emotions differently, and some take longer than others to adjust to a change in frequency. And that may not be the cause since there are so many variables to consider like body chemistry, diet, water consumption, age, exercise, effects of prior physical afflictions, presence of parasites, bodies' particular weaknesses, working environment and attitudes of co-workers, exposure to chemtrails, financial or relationship stress—the list could go on and on, and of course it includes the influence of each person's beliefs.
30. My recommendation is that those who are experiencing the "downside" of the conditions in question look at their lifestyle and change aspects that common sense dictates and resources can accommodate. Consult practitioners in both mainstream medicine and alternative therapies, and have tests for blood chemistry, parasites, low level infections and any other condition you suspect so it can be properly treated or ruled out. A simple measure that can be very helpful to everyone is rhythmic deep breathing. It is possible that your soul contract calls for this kind of experiencing, but it may be presented as a condition to either master or endure, so please consider both of these possibilities. Ask your soul for illumination and guidance; the answer will come as intuition—heed it! I wish I could be more helpful here, but you can see why I can't.
S: Yes, I can and I hope they can. Energy healers asked how they can tell if a patient's condition is part of the soul contract and can't be improved or if the condition can be treated and cured by the patient's belief and any necessary lifestyle changes.
31. MATTHEW: There is no way for the healer or, in most cases, the patient to consciously know this. If the condition is a soul contract provision, the patient's energy field simply will block the healing effort and the dis-ease will continue to run its debilitating course, but that also can be the outcome if the patient doesn't believe healing is possible. We understand that not knowing which is which is difficult for the healer and the patient, too, especially when there is belief that the therapy will be effective and it cannot be. I feel that healers' sensitive, yet candid talks with patients about their soul's choice prevailing is compassionate and wise.
S: A reader said that when he is "allowing the light in and returning the light to Earth," he has a sense of well-being, but when he isn't doing this, he experiences a sense of dread; he's asking if there is a technique for avoiding the latter sensation.
32. MATTHEW: Mother, let me think about this a moment. …. I'd like to suggest something other than practicing holding the vision of golden or white light encompassing and permeating Earth, because the man may be doing this, but I can't think of a technique that is more effective. But beyond any technique is the belief, trust, knowingness that receiving and sending light is paramount in one's spiritual evolution and Earth's ascension. This man is doing exactly that, and this reassurance may be all that he needs to prevent any sense of dread, which may stem from his feeling that he isn't doing enough.
S: I hope that will be helpful to him and anyone else who has the same experience as he. Mash, your messages are reaching a lot of animal lovers! Many are vegetarians, but a few who aren't and would like to be have various reactions like health problems, cravings and depression after they stop eating meat, and one wrote that she gets depressed when she has to resume eating meat so she can feel better physically. Can you suggest how they can overcome these situations? One person asked if food animals understand their fate before they're born, like souls choose their karma and then forget. Someone else just asked, "Are we supposed to eat animals?"
33. MATTHEW: Mother, I know that you feel animal lovers are kindred spirits, and they are—there is an energy streamer that connects souls who deeply care about animals. Now then, the animals that are grown for food have a species-wide agreement that this is their purpose for incarnating and they do remember this as instinct, however dimly in their consciousness it lies. They do not agree to the brutal circumstances in which most of them live and die, and it is this darkness in humankind's character that led lighter souls to become vegetarians or vegans. Some third density bodies can adjust to these diets and some can't, and if yours cannot, please do not feel guilty for eating meat and seafood or eggs and dairy products, but do feel gratitude to the animals that provided them. As cellular changes in light beings make bodies less dense, most of you will successfully modify your diets to exclude the heaviness of meat.
34. As Earth continues into the higher vibrations, people who accompany her physically will treat all animals with the respect and compassion these souls deserve. As I have said before, they once again will live peaceably among themselves and with humankind, and a joyous thought to leave with you is that the harmony on your horizon includes telepathic communion with animals, and the plant and Devic kingdoms, too—you will feel the infinite and eternal love energy of Creator that is the life force of every soul in the universe.
35. In that boundless love and the blessings of the universe, I say my farewell.
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Working from home on Thursdays presents a unique challenge in finding a quick, efficient lunch that enables me to return to my work as soon as I can.
Scouring the refrigerator for ideas, I came up with eggs, some leftover smoked salmon, and a nearly-empty tub of creme fraiche.
Today's Thursday Lunch Report for February 14, 2008 is a Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche Omelet.
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbs smoked salmon, chopped
2 Tbs creme fraiche
Set a nonstick saute pan over high heat for about 3 minutes, then add a pat of butter and swirl the pan to coat evenly. Wait for the butter to melt completely and to stop foaming before proceeding.
Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and swirl the pan to coat completely. Set the pan onto the heat and use a spatula to lift the cooked edges of the omelet up, allowing the uncooked egg to run underneath.
When the top of the omelet is dry, or nearly dry, spread the smoked salmon down the center of the pan. Dollop the creme fraiche in two or three spots on top of the salmon.
Fold the omelet so that the edge barely covers the smoked salmon, then fold again into a neat package. Season to taste with salt and pepper.


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text: Bass, Berry & Sims Expands Internal Investigations and Government Enforcement Practice with New Member Eli J. Richardson November 3, 2010 Nashville, Tenn. (November 3, 2010) – Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce the addition of Eli J. Richardson to the firm's Nashville, Tennessee office. Richardson, former Criminal Chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee and former Resident Legal Advisor to Serbia under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and its Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), joins the firm as a Member in the Internal Investigations and Government Enforcement Practice. "Eli's arrival is a most important moment for Bass, Berry & Sims, signaling the continued expansion of one of our key practice areas," said Wally Dietz, co-chair of the firm's internal investigations practice group. "Eli's experience will be very valuable to clients who face any type of government investigation or enforcement proceeding, ranging from healthcare billing issues to foreign corruption issues, including those that result in white-collar criminal prosecutions." Richardson has nearly 20 years of legal experience, including a rich background in government enforcement and regulatory matters, having served in key positions with the DOJ, the United States Attorney's Offices in New Jersey and in the Middle District of Tennessee, as well as with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "I am thrilled to become a part of such a team-oriented and entrepreneurial firm and to be able to enhance the growth of its Internal Investigations and Government Enforcement Practice," said Richardson. "Bass, Berry & Sims is the ideal fit for me both culturally and professionally, and I look forward to starting this new phase of my career." Richardson served as Resident Legal Advisor to Serbia from March 2009 to September 2010. He was stationed at the U.S. Embassy Belgrade and provided training, advice, and legislative drafting assistance to Serbian judges, police, and prosecutors in a number of significant criminal justice areas, including organized crime, corruption, criminal procedure, and war crimes. Prior to his time in Serbia, Richardson served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Tennessee from 2004 to 2009. While there, he also held the titles of Criminal Chief from January 2008 to February 2009, Deputy Criminal Chief from May 2006 to January 2008, and Anti-terrorism Coordinator from March 2004 to May 2006. He was honored with the Director's Award in December 2009, for superior performance by an Assistant U.S. Attorney during the public corruption case, United States v. John Ford. Richardson also served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office in the District of New Jersey, from 2002 to 2004. He was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Newark Division from 1998 to 2002. While at the FBI, he served on the public corruption squad and was later named as the division's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Coordinator. Richardson began his career as a lawyer at Warner, Norcross & Judd in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1993 where he was a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice at Rogers & Hardin. In 1995, Richardson started his own firm, Richardson & Associates, in Conyers, Georgia, where he focused on corporate, compliance, employment, bankruptcy, and intellectual property matters. About Bass, Berry & Sims PLC With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims has been involved in some of the largest and most significant litigation matters and business transactions in the country. For more information, visit our homepage.


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The Texas State Senate News
AUSTIN - The Texas Senate passed legislation today that could eliminate telephone solicitation. The Committee Substitute for Senate Bill (CSSB) 86 has provisions protecting consumers from unfair and fraudulent business practices in the telecommunications and electric industries. The biggest change laid out today directs the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to establish a database of customers who do not want telephone solicitations. Customers would be charged a one-time fee of less than five dollars for inclusion in the database. The Senate heard eight floor amendments to the bill, sponsored by Senator Jane Nelson of Flower Mound. Nelson says most of the amendments clarify the legislation without making any major changes. Nelson says there could be a conflict between two of the amendments proposed today. The Senate will take up the legislation on third reading tomorrow.
Texas cotton growers could be getting more help from the government in the fight against boll weevils in a bill sponsored by Lubbock Senator Robert Duncan. Senate Bill 448 authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture to spend funds appropriated by the Legislature for the eradication of the boll weevil in a cost-sharing program.
Mount Pleasant Senator Bill Ratliff introduced a new constitution for Texas in the State Affairs Committee. Ratliff says this Legislature has a chance to leave a legacy of a better structured government. The new constitution, written by Ratliff and Representative Rob Junell of San Angelo, would replace the one Texas has used for the past 120 years. Ratliff says the new constitution does not touch Article 1, which includes the Bill of Rights. Other changes could affect school funding, state taxes, and the salaries and term-limits of state and elected officials.
In remarks before the committee today, Ratliff said, "I'm not here to tell you that we have a constitutional crisis. As a matter of fact I think all of you know better and I hope that you can help me dispel the notion that this institution can't act in the absence of crisis. But I do believe that we need, we badly need a new constitution in Texas."
Professor Lynn Baker from the University of Texas School of Law noted that the governor would be a very busy and powerful person under the new constitution. His new powers would allow him to intervene in any lawsuit having to do with the State of Texas, appoint judges and make state agencies more accountable to the governor.
The Health Services Committee passed the CSSB 44 by Senator Florence Shapiro of Plano. If the bill becomes law, parents who check their minor children into drug treatment facilities would have to approve of their release. The committee also passed the CSSB 93 by Senator Mike Moncrief of Fort Worth, relating to the regulation of assisted living facilities.
Governor George W. Bush announced an exploratory committee to consider a Presidential run. Lt. Governor Rick Perry says that will not change things in the Texas Legislature, "The most important thing I think all of us have to keep in mind is that we have a legislative session in front of us. And I can assure you, George Bush, Rick Perry, the Texas Senate, the Texas House, and Speaker Laney are all focused on the next 90 days in the Texas Legislature."
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The Pousse d'Or domaine at Volnay was established in 1954. Its vineyards are anything but ordinary, consisting as they do mainly of premier and grand crus in the villages of Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Corton, Pommard, Volnay, Puligny-Montrachet and Santenay. The domaine's 18 hectares yield 90,000 bottles annually and are managed in a spirit of respect for terroir.
Le Domaine de la Pousse d'Or can be traced back to the Dukes of Burgundy and the year 1100. Since 1997, its new owner Patrick Landanger has invested considerable resources both in the vineyards themselves and in the arrangements for vinification and elevage.
The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 Ouvrées, the domaine's 2.39-hectare monopole planted between 1954 and 1987, has a degree of transparency on the nose: blackberry and briary, cold flint and limestone, perhaps a touch of sea spray here. The definition is commendable. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin, very fine acidity and cohesion; it is a little high-toned compared to some of its peers, but with ample freshness and tension struck through the multi-layered finish. This is sure to be a long term Volnay. Rating: 91-93 Points; Date Tasted: Dec 2015; Drink: 2019-2038; Neil Martin - eRobertParker.com #222
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The latest ITU report, Digital Opportunities: Innovative ICT Solutions for Youth Employment, carries an important message for youth, the private sector, academia and government policy makers seeking to address youth unemployment: youth need digital skills if they want to get a job or start a business.
Digital literacy is effectively a prerequisite for employment and starting a business in all countries, and ICTs should be prioritized in all national youth employment and entrepreneurship strategies.
Firstly, how bad is youth unemployment?
According to the ILO Global Trends for Youth Unemployment 2013 report , 73 million young people were unemployed worldwide and three times as many are underemployed. A further 621 million youth are said to be "NEET" — not in education, employment or training. Youth make up 17 per cent of the world's population and 40 per cent of the world's unemployed.
High youth unemployment not only hampers economic growth, but for youth it can be a debilitating experience that affects their ability to lead productive and rewarding lives. Urgent attention is needed to address the plight of youth and provide them better opportunities for employment.
One of the causes of youth unemployment is a skills mismatch between what the market is seeking and what institutions of learning – both formal and informal – are providing. Many employers claim they cannot find people with the job skills they need. Youth without digital skills are being cut out of a growing number of job and business opportunities.
Policy makers reading this report could draw only one conclusion: To promote youth employment it is essential that youth in their countries obtain digital skills, including how to become ICT creators.
ICTs should be included in youth employment and entrepreneurship strategies for three key reasons:
ICTs are transforming old market sectors including farming, manufacturing and the health sector, and creating new market sectors that didn't exist even a few years ago, like social media management, gaming and the mobile apps economy. The demand for both basic and more advanced ICT skills cuts across all sectors, from agriculture and construction to education and service industries to ICT jobs themselves, in both developing and developed countries. Basic digital literacy is increasingly required just to find job listings and apply for a job.
What kinds of opportunities exist?
Youth with mid-level digital skills can earn wages through offshore services, such as information technology outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO), crowdsourcing and microwork (task-oriented work opportunities for data entry, coding, tagging and other text-based tasks). Mobile financial services like M-PESA are making it easier for young people to receive payment for services rendered. CrowdFlower is one example of crowdsourcing which hires people in more than 70 countries.
Youth trained as ICT creators are working developing apps, games and social network websites. Since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, the app economy has generated roughly 752,000 app related jobs in the US and 530,000 jobs in the European Union as of 2013, according to Vision Mobile. While currently much of the apps development taking place in developing countries is for export to the US, Europe and Asia, it is expected that in a few years' time, local demand in developing countries will reach the levels of demand in Europe and North America as smartphone penetration rises. This will give rise to a need for apps development relevant to local languages and content.
New ways of working and learning
The report also highlights new ways digital entrepreneurs are working, such as tech hubs or app labs. These are business incubation spaces that provide solutions to young digital entrepreneurs: they provide Internet connectivity, support structures (including shared office space), mentorship and collaboration. Tech hubs and app labs are springing up throughout the developed and developing world including Applabs funded by the Grameen Foundation in Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia and Uganda.
Despite the fact that digital skills are not systematically being taught in all schools, the report recognizes that youth can obtain vital digital and business skills online. The report documents the explosion of new learning opportunities that can enable youth to get the right skills, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), open courseware and mobile learning as well as hackathons and mobile app competitions. All of these opportunities point to the need to promote collaborative learning in digital skills development strategies.
The report includes a number of policy recommendations, including ensuring digital skills and collaborative learning is part of school curricula, hosting innovation and co-working spaces for entrepreneurs and funding app contests and competitions.
ITU's Telecommunication Development Sector (BDT) has created a new Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Resources Database to assist young people to find and use these digital opportunities. This database contains resources for finding employment, becoming an entrepreneur, learning technical and soft skills, finding a mentor, searching for funding, networking, and many other valuable services.
Access the full report here and find out more about ITU's work for Digital Inclusion and visit ITU's Youth Employment Database.
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WEP-Sudar Song
Composed by WEP-Sudar students on alumnae day 2009 (translated from Tamil).
We are the flame of the flowers
We have power to win the sun
We learn many skills
Acquired good values
From Sudar and its work.
We can win the world
We shall break down the barriers
We can spread the wings and fly
We create new world and new earth
We adorn with the new smile
We add many dreams
And add some pearls and poems
With the help of Sudar
We succeed well
With this Sudar and it's support
We shall live bravely
We are small drops who will make a mighty stream
We are many drops who will make a mighty ocean
We do many achievements
We wipe out the sufferings that arise
Future will turn to us and
Listen to our music
With this Sudar and it's light
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Subject: r/riverdales/i_think_about_you_during_the_commercials.crd "I Think About You During the Commercials" performed by the Riverdales written by Ben Foster (C) 1995 Weasels Inc (ASCAP) (P) 1995 Lookout! Records from the Lookout! Records release Riverdales (LK 120 LP/CS/CD) transcribed by Janice Felzenberg (firstname.lastname@example.com) ***** ( "I Think About You During the Commercials") [Intro]: [ E D ] 3x [Verse]: A E D A I can't sleep at night and I can't sleep at day E D A The TV dinner's keeping me awake E D A The words are crawling in the words are crawling out E D A The words are playing poker on my snout [Pre-Chorus]: D The teary eyed relativity A Is finally starting to make sense to me now... and I worry D A Because the algebra --?--?--?--?-- E --?-- [Chorus]: A E D I think about you during the commercials A E D I try and keep you away A E D I think about you during the commercials everyday A Stuck in my brain D Growing pains A Go to the brain E D Except sometimes when Jason talks to Mike and they A really communicate [Verse] This doll is just a head In "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" On Mystery Science Theater last night But when I get too drunk And start picturing your face I think of all the girls of Melrose Place [Pre-Chorus]: Consider all the possibilities offered in by new technology One million channels TV Guide says --?--- Five great math students we should be proud of As Americans [Go to Chorus] D All the time A Stuck in my mind D But when the brain A Gets overrun E D I wonder why the meathead never gets the business and the palm trees bit A E D A Like me and you, like me and you E D A Like me and you, like me and you


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VIETNAMESE gangs in Northampton are now using horticultural textbooks and scientific methods in a bid to produce stronger, more potent cannabis.
Inside drug production dens discovered across the town, cannabis "gardeners" are using science textbooks, it has been revealed, to ensure they grow the most powerful drugs to meet the demands of an increasingly knowledgeable and demanding buyer.
Experts say they are now seizing cannabis on the streets of Northamptonshire with a higher proportion of THC – tetrahydrocannabinol – than ever seen before.
Drugs expert Dc John Thorogood, from Northamptonshire's Serious Crime Unit, says historically, cannabis would have had around three to six per cent THC content, the chemical that provides drug users with their "high".
Now, drugs are being seized from our streets with around 15 per cent THC.
The result, he says, is a drug that is stronger and more dangerous.
To do this, gardeners have to encourage the growth of the tips of the female flowering plants.
Gardeners remove male flowering plants, making the females compete with each other, producing bigger buds to provide more powerful skunk cannabis.
It is simple science which can produce huge profits for organised gangs and local drug dealers, who then sell the drug on street corners.
And all this, Dc Thorogood says, because the people who are buying the drug are now more educated about what they are looking for.
He said: "People shouldn't think this is only a bit of cannabis. This is far stronger than it used to be.
"And if you look at the cannabis factories themselves now, what we do find is guides on how to maximise the quality of what they are producing because you now have an educated customer who knows what they want are the flowering tips."
Such is the sophistication and organisation of cannabis factories that gangs are starting to split up their growing rooms and production facilities into separate houses.
Police across the county have started to find rented houses set aside solely for the process of drying cannabis leaves and the production of the drug, marking a new development in an increasingly professional operation.
"Previously you would have the plants in rooms in a house and the drying facility in the loft", Dc Thorogood said.
"What we are finding now is you might have a factory but there will be no production side and instead you will have a separate factory that is just for the cultivation of the plant into a saleable drug."
Increasingly police are also being tipped off about cannabis factories by fights breaking out in streets between gangs trying to steal or defend factories and their contents.
The results are rudimentary booby-traps, such as electrified cattle prods, to keep rivals away.
Dc Thorogood said: "What they will do is see the delivery of lights when the factory is being set up and then come back in 12 weeks when they know the plants are ready.
"That is why you also have booby-traps. They are not for us, the police, it is to keep other gangs out.
"I have seen some horror stories of booby-traps, but we haven't seen them too much in Northamptonshire."
He says the modern-day phenomenon of sophisticated cannabis factories, the role they play in international criminality and the strength of the drug itself, now means cannabis is far from the "innocent" drug often associated with the 1960s.
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BeatStars offered by First Democracy VC, a new equity crowdfunding portal from
BeatStars offered by First Democracy VC,
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Investment Documents
Company Highlights
- Over 220,000 users as of October 2016, a 64% year-over-year increase from over 135,000 in October 2015
- Had distributed over 348,000 tracks to YouTube and SoundCloud as of October 2016, a 113% year-over-year increase from over 164,000 in October 2015
- Cumulative music sales totaled nearly $1.85 million in October 2016
- Year-to-date, as of Q3 2016, BeatStars has generated over $677,000 in revenue and monthly revenue growth has averaged 15%
- BeatStars has already reached profitability, generating over $176,000 of net income thus far in 2016
**Participate in the first $100,000 raised and get a "Early Investor" badge on your BeatStars profile**
$100+ Investor badge on your BeatStars profile
$500+ BeatStars hat & t-shirt. Plus $100 level perks
$1,000+ 1 year membership. Plus $500 and below perks
$5,000+ 1 hour Skype consultation with BeatStars founder. Plus $1,000 and below perks
$10,000+ Trip to a BeatStars Seminar in the city of your choice for 1 day of studio sessions with some top selling members that will critique your music; flight and one night in hotel reimbursed up to $600. Plus $5,000 and below perks.
Company Summary
The digital music industry has created new and innovative ways for artists to engage with their fans. Music distribution is shifting from traditional digital stores (e.g. iTunes) to direct-to-fan platforms like YouTube, SoundCloud, and Facebook. Digital streaming services like Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Music have also enabled artists to circumvent traditional music distribution channels and reach large global audiences. Thanks to these digital streaming services, music is being consumed at record levels. In the U.S., the volume of total music streams rose 93%, to 317 billion in 2015 as compared to 2014.i Digital platforms that allows users to upload content (e.g. YouTube) have an estimated user base of more than 900 million. However, these types of platforms, which distribute advertising-supported revenues to recording artists and musicians, generated only $634 million in 2015, and accounted for only 4% of global music revenues.ii
BeatStars is a social music marketplace and distribution company that is reinventing the music collaboration industry. In addition to distributing finished songs, BeatStars' platform enables music producers and recording artists to collaborate, share, sell, and distribute, any type of musical content (e.g. beats, lyrics, vocals) worldwide. BeatStars allows music creators of all levels to represent their content independently and generate multiple streams of revenue. The platform provides the tools to distribute, monetize, and protect content, allowing music producers, recording artists, songwriters, and beatmakers to collaboratively publish songs in the most efficient and affordable way possible.
BeatStars' Social Music Marketplace is a networking site for musicians to find and connect with other artists and producers. Recording artists can look for musical content to license and producers can look for artists to collaborate with. Musicians can sell songs, singles, albums, as well as production track licenses for beats, beats with choruses, vocals, and full song references.
- Focus…: Multi-Grammy winning music producer who has worked with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Ice Cube, and Rick Ross
- Krucial Keys: Multi-Grammy winning music producer who has worked with Alicia Keys, Drake, Mario, Nas, Keyshia Cole, and Goapele
- Jahlil Beats: Platinum selling music producer who has worked with Jay-Z, Diddy, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, T.I., and 50 Cent
- !llmind: Platinum selling music producer who has worked with Kanye West, Drake, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Ariana Grande, 50 Cent, and Ludacris
- Havoc: Multi-platinum music producer and recording artist who has worked with Eminem, Nas, Foxy Brown, The Notorious B.I.G., Diddy, 50 Cent, Jadakiss, and Method Man
- Business Development: The company will hire a sales staff to target content creators with a large online presence for distribution and marketplace inclusion.
- Platform Development: BeatStars will hire additional web, mobile, and product developers to continue building and expanding the platform
- Content: BeatStars plans to purchase the full rights to production catalogs for licensing and distribution. The company also plans to release exclusive production content from mainstream music producers.
- Technology: BeatStars will build mobile apps for iOS, Android, and connected TV devices. It also plans to upgrade its cloud services in preparation for operating at a larger scale. The company will also launch version 2.0 of the Marketplace and Pro Pages.
- Office Space: The company will obtain a centralized office where all employees can operate.
- Marketing: BeatStars will hire staff and allocate part of their marketing budget to drive growth and brand awareness.
User Traction
BeatStars has over 220,000 main application users, 200,0000 contest application users and has distributed over 348,000 tracks to YouTube and SoundCloud. As seen in the chart below, main application users grew from over 135,000 in October 2015 to over 220,000 in October 2016, a 64% year-over-year increase.
BeatStars has over 220,000 main application users, 200,0000 contest application users and has distributed over 348,000 tracks to YouTube and SoundCloud. As seen in the chart below, main application users grew from over 135,000 in October 2015 to over 220,000 in October 2016, a 64% year-over-year increase.
Music sales have grown from over $725,000 in October 2015 to nearly $1.85 million in October 2016, a 155% year-over-year increase.
Historical and Projected Financials
The majority of BeatStars' revenue (71%) comes from its YouTube and SoundCloud monetization services. The next biggest revenue contributor is memberships, which make up 23%. Year-to-date, as of Q3 2016, BeatStars has generated over $678,000 in revenue and more than $500,000 in expenses. Monthly revenue growth has averaged 15% in 2016.
Based on unaudited financials not subjected to financial review
BeatStars has already reached profitability, and generated over $176,000 of net income thus far in 2016.
Based on unaudited financials not subjected to financial review
Industry and Market Analysis
The emergence of digital music has created a major shift in the way artists engage with their fans, which has had significant impact on the global music production and distribution industry. Digital streaming services like Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Music have enabled audiences to listen to a virtually unlimited catalog of music for an affordable subscription fee, enabling artists to circumvent traditional music distributors. Globally, revenue from digital channels (subscriptions, ad-supported services, and digital downloads) was $6.7 billion in 2015, up 10.2% year-over-year, and accounted for 45% of total industry revenue. Revenue from streaming services, which includes subscriptions and ad-supported channels, grew 45.2% to $2.9 billion.iv
Thanks to digital streaming services, music is being consumed at record levels. In the U.S., the volume of total music streams rose 93%, to 317 billion.v Primary music distribution is shifting from traditional digital stores to direct-to-fan platforms like YouTube, SoundCloud, and Facebook. Digital platforms that allow users to upload content (e.g. YouTube) have an estimated user base of more than 900 million. However, these types of platforms, which distribute advertising-supported revenues to recording artists and musicians, generated only $634 million in 2015, and accounted for only 4% of global music revenues.vi
AdRev: Founded in 2011, AdRev is digital rights management company. The company helps music owners find YouTube videos that use their content without authorization and monetize this usage through ad revenue. Users get 80% of the ad revenue off of YouTube videos that use their music.ix AdRev has monetized over 30 million videos to date and has paid out over $10 million to rights holders in 2016 alone.x Zealot Networks acquired AdRev's parent company, AudioMicro, in 2014 for around $20 million.
MyFlashStore: MyFlashStore is a platform for producers and artists to buy and sell beats and instrumentals online. Other offerings include custom voicetags, custom hooks, and professional mixing and mastering services. MyFlashStore offers three membership plans, a free plan that permits 10 beat uploads, a Gold plan that costs $9.99 per month that allows up to 50 beat uploads, and a Platinum plan that costs $19.99 per month for unlimited beat uploads.xi Since it was founded in 2009, producers have earned over $16 million using MyFlashStore.xii
BandCamp: Founded in 2008, Bandcamp is a publishing platform for musicians. The platform hosts homepages and provides a space for musicians with existing websites to stream full music tracks and albums. It also provides fan base management and statistics, digital distributions, search engine optimization, web programming, audio transcoding, and internet marketing. In 2015, BandCamp grew 35%xiii and has paid $182 million to artists to date, with $4.7 million paid in the last 30 days alone.xiv Bandcamp does not charge their artists for accounts, instead it makes money through revenue share on sales. The company takes 15% of digital sales, 10% of digital sales over $5,000, and 10% of merchandise sales.xv
Executive Team
Abe Batshon, Founder and CEO: Before founding BeatStars in 2008, Abe worked at INgrooves Music Group in artists and repertoire (A&R) and content development. In this role, he was responsible for promoting and managing portfolios in digital format including distribution of digital audio and video to music and mobile retailers. Daily activities included acquiring new clients, generating marketing campaigns for new music projects, and servicing existing clients. Abe's clients included Rostrum Records (Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller), Strange Music, Slaughterhouse, Macklemore, Royce Da 5'9', The Lox (Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheikh Louch), among many others. He studied Marketing at San Jose State University.
Joseph E. Shatara, COO: Joseph is an Operations and Technology executive with over 20 years of web technology, engineering, and financial systems experience. He has worked for BeatStars as an IT Consultant and Business and Financial Advisor since 2010. Previously, Joseph worked as COO of Mixberry Media, a global digital audio ad network that supports real-time targeted ads to streaming music and digital radio listeners. He holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.
Investment Terms
Security Type: SAFE (Simplified Agreement for Future Equity) Securities
Round Size: Min:$50,000; Max: $1,000,000
Interest Rate: N/A
Length of Term: N/A
Conversion Provisions: In connection with an equity financing of at least $1,000,000, the Company has the option to convert the SAFE into shares of a series of non-voting preferred stock, at a discount of 20% of the price per share of the new preferred stock sold in the equity financing or a valuation cap of $12,500,000, whichever results in a lower conversion price. Please refer to the Form of SAFE for a complete description of the terms of the SAFE, including the conversion provisions.
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Risk Factors
The risks associated with our company include the following. Potential inability to attract, recruit and retain and develop necessary personnel, high level of competition, government regulation of use of individually identifiable data and issues relating to loss or theft of customer data, potential for security breaches and disruptions, the company's success depends on board and executive officers who may leave the employ of the company, the capital being raised is not enough to sustain the company's current business plan, lack of key man life insurance on executives and other key personnel, lack of audited financial statements, risks associated with properly calculating the company's tax liability, the fact that the company is not subject to Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and related controls and safeguards required of public companies, changes in employment laws or regulation could harm the company's performance, fluctuations in customer mix could impact financial performance, potential fluctuation of operating results, need to attract qualified customer service and technical support personnel, effect of cyclical, volatility or extended downturn in the United States or worldwide economy, ability to stay ahead of rapid technological change and dependence on new product development, failure to obtain new clients or renew existing clients on favorable terms, reliance on subcontractors, potential impact of military actions, global terrorism, natural disasters and potential political unrest.
The risks associated with the securities the company is offering include the following. Restricted nature of the securities and lack of liquidity, the fact that the offering is not registered under federal or state securities laws, there is no guarantee of return on an investor's investment, the majority of the company owned by a small number of owners, the company's ability to extend the offering deadline, potential dilution of your ownership interest in the company, the fact that the security is an equity security and not a debt security, and the potential that the warrants may expire worthless.
i http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf
ii Ibid.
iii http://www.beatstars.com/sell-music/pricing
iv http://www.ifpi.org/facts-and-stats.php
v http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf
vi Ibid.
vii http://tubularinsights.com/youtube-300-hours/
viii https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxyRPFduTN2cl91LXJ0YjlYSjA/view
ix http://cid.adrev.net/how-it-works
x Ibid.
xi https://www.myflashstore.net/sell-beats
xii https://www.myflashstore.net/
xiii http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/arts/music/bandcamp-shopping-for-music.html?_r=1
xiv https://bandcamp.com/
xv https://bandcamp.com/pricing


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