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Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords v4.1.2
Soft / Mobile Applications 27-08-2015
Throw away your song books and start jamming with GuitarTapp today! Search and view 500,000+ guitar tabs, chords, power tabs, bass tabs and drum tabs. Has autoscroll feature, large chords dictionary with diagrams and variations, save, open and edit tabs on SD card, transpose songs, create setlists, jam along with YouTube videos and local MP3's and watch video lessons. Free app updates included!
GuitarTapp is the only tab viewer capable of adjusting tabs to fit your screen's width, using the innovative IntelliWrap technique: this eliminates the need to scroll horizontally.
Quickly find chords, guitar tabs, power tabs, bass tabs and drum tabs for 350,000+ songs
Shows predictive search suggestions .
Autoscroll: play along from the screen, using the song's duration to determine scroll speed
On-board chord dictionary: view chord diagrams and fingering alternatives for hundreds of guitar and ukulele chords, includes left-handed support and German chords mode. ★ Able to play the chords for reference.
Transpose: quickly change the song key by transposing the chords up or down
IntelliWrap: eliminates horizontal scrolling by intelligently breaking up tabs and chords into screen-sized pieces.
NEW: Able to play text tablature for quick reference!
Favorites: save tabs on your SD card
Setlists: create and manage setlists for live performances
Power Tab support (are converted to text tabs)
Rate tabs and share on Facebook and Twitter
Find songs or video lessons on YouTube, watch them from within GuitarTapp and jam along!
Save and load tabs to/from SD card, and edit them!
Open your own files
'White on black' option available for tab viewing; reduces battery consumption for some screens
Portrait and landscape modes supported
Adjustable tabs font size
Supports tablets: very useful as teleprompter / autocue for live performances on stage
Send to e-mail feature
- bug fixing
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Virtual DJ Studio 2015 7.2.01
Soft / Mobile Applications 26-09-2015
Virtual DJ Studio in an easy to use application that gives you a mixer-board interface in which you can practice karaoke. Virtual DJ Studio (VDJ) is an MP3 Mixer for live DJ performances. VDJ also contains a full 10-band Graphic Equalizer, full support for Audio Plugins, a Spectrum Analyzer, and many more tools for DJs.
Feature-Filled DJ & Karaoke Software
Virtual DJ Studio is not like all of the other DJ programs out there. While other programs limit you to two players with a Cross-Fader, Virtual DJ Studio provides you with an entire studio.
Virtual DJ Studio gives you a mixer-board interface. Each line offers things you would expect from a typical mixer -- volume fader, mute, crossfader assignment, etc. Additionally, each line contains an MP3/WAV/Karaoke player, with all of the controls you might expect -- including a Pitch/Tempo control. If you have two or more sound cards/audio devices, you can route any line to your secondary device, for headphone preview or beat-matching. Alternatively, you might use this feature to simply allow more control with your external mixer.
Full Karaoke Support
The days of hunting down a Karaoke CD, finding the right track, and having only one or two singers queue'd up are gone! With a Laptop, you can replace not only your CD players; you can eliminate the need for cases of CDs, and take up less space than you ever imagined!
Supported Karaoke Formats
You can either play an MP3 that has a corresponding .CDG file, or you can play directly from a ZIP file. VDJ does this directly, with no need to create temporary files (like most other programs do). VDJ is the only Karaoke system that lets you seek while directly playing a ZIP or MP3 file, without ever losing sync!
Singers List
Even though VDJ looks different from other Karaoke programs, it still contains a Singer's List feature. When enabled, you can queue up any number of songs, along with the name of the person who wishes to sing it. From there, you can drag a song into a line in VDJ, or simply double-click to launch the file in the first line. VDJ will also display a list of singers/songs in the CDG window when no karaoke file is being played (for example, if your CDG window is connected to a second monitor, television, or multiple TVs, your patrons will know who's up next, and when their song will be up).
Easy to Use
Don't be intimidated by the number of buttons you see in the picture. If you have a knack for audio equipment, you will quickly pick up on VDJs use. VDJ comes with a complete Help file, including a Getting Started guide that will have you mixing MP3s in no time!
Headphone Support
VDJ allows you to use an extra sound card for CUEing, or Previewing, a sound file. You can use this feature to assist with beat-mixing (fading two songs together on-beat), or for simply previewing a song before playing it live. Many DJs use their laptop's built-in sound for previewing (since the quality of the internal sound chip is often lacking), and an external USB audio device for their main mix. This configuration allows you the flexibility you are used to with dual CD decks and an external mixer; just like a real mixer, enabling the CUE button routes that line to the headphone output (eg, to your Secondary Sound Card).
Plugin Support
VDJ now offers Plugin support. Third parties can contribute audio processing plugins that can be used within VDJ's Plugin Manager. VDJ comes with a few Plugins as well, including a Compressor/Limiter, a Low-Pass Filter, and Stereo Expansion.
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Songtive Piano Companion PRO v5.3.715 iOS
Soft / Mobile Applications 20-09-2015
Piano Companion is a flexible chord/scale dictionary with user libraries and reverse mode. Piano Companion allows you to find a chord or scale by its name. If you don't remember what's the name of a chord/scale, it helps you to find it by keys. Just press C, G and you will get C Major as the first chord in the search result.
Piano Companion shows chord/scale notes, degrees, fingering for both hands in major and minor scales. You can listen how a scale or chord sounds. You can see the list of compatible chords in the selected scale or list of compatible scales for a selected chord. The great advantage of Piano Companion is the fact that it's a growing application, so we will be glad to consider any new features which helps you to increase usability.
Key features:
1500+ piano chords, up to 6th inversions (Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented, Suspended, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, etc.)
10000+ scales (Major, Minor, Chromatic, Pentatonic Blues/Major/Minor, Aeolian, etc.)
12 root keys
Chord Progression builder with scale patterns (chord sequencer)
Interactive Circle of Fifths
MIDI keyboard (with iRig) support for reverse mode in iOS6+
MIDI output for iOS7+ Audiok.info users, connect your favorite DAW with Piano Companion
List of available chords in Circle of Fifths
Key notations: English, Italian, Japanese, Russian, etc.
Reverse chord & scale lookup
Shows chord on the staff with treble and bass clef
Shows scale on the staff with treble and bass clef
Displays compatible scale's chords
Analytical labels: Secondary Dominant and Secondary Leading-Tone
Displays compatible chord's scales
Plays chords
Plays scales
Plays arpeggiated chords
Audio support
Relative scale suggestions
Scale lookup with major & minor scale fingering
Flexible chord & scale search using keyboard
User libraries with ability to add scale or chord
You can create you own chord libraries and chord charts
Ability to create favorite scales
Requires iOS 6.1 or later.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Cognosonic AudioStretch v4.4 iOS
Soft / Mobile Applications 20-09-2015
Change the speed of audio files without changing the pitch. Listen as you drag the waveform. Play at zero speed. Transpose to another key. Loop. All in an incredibly responsive and easy-to-use app. Ideal for transcription, learning songs by ear, or just listening to your music library in a new way.
Simple uncluttered user interface
LiveScrub™: listen as you drag the waveform
Optional keyboard/spectrum display
Freeze notes or chords with 0% play speed
Wide range of playback speeds: -250% to +250%
Shift pitch by up to 12 semitones up or down
Use any song in your iPhone/iPod's music library
Import from Dropbox or Mail via "Open In..."
No in-app purchases or ads
Runs on iPad too!
Requires iOS 8.2 or later.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
What's New
Improvement to quality of pitch shifted audio
Fix to bug where export menu would occasionally not appear
Propellerhead Figure v2.0.1 iOS
Soft / Mobile Applications 13-09-2015
Create an addictive beat before the next bus stop or lay down a beefy bass line while waiting in line at the bank. Figure will have you making music within seconds yet is deep enough for endless play on a transatlantic flight.
Figure highlights:
Make songs with Drums, Bass and Lead Synth
Play by sliding your finger across the play pad
Always stay in key and on the beat
No previous playing skills required
Tweak and twist your track on the fly
Sounding amazing has never been this easy
The sound of Reason on your phone!
Truly designed for mobile user on the go, Figure gives you drums, bass and lead synth, controlled by an incredibly easy to use touch interface that gets you sounding great literally in seconds. Slide your finger across the play pad and hear your bass line play. Tweak the Rhythm, Range and Scale Step wheels to get the result you're after. Programming drumbeats is just as easy. Set the rhythm and play the drums with your fingers. You won't want to stop. You won't believe how amazing you and your phone can sound.
If you are new to music making, getting started making great sounding tracks has never been this easy — and sounded so great!
If you are a seasoned musician – music creation has never been this fun!
The nitty gritty details:
Bass & lead parts use Reason's Thor synthesizer
Drums powered by Reason's Kong drum machine
Play in different keys & modes. Set once or change on the fly.
Increase the Shuffle to loosen up your beats
Turn up Pump to add a club sound to your tracks
Adjust levels using Propellerhead's legendary mixer
Save, browse and load song files
Set length of loop (1,2,4,8 bars)
Export audio to Audiok.info and iTunes File Sharing
SoundCloud Sharing - share your Figure tracks with access to Facebook, Twitter and more
Audiobus support: Stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps!
Background audio (in device Settings)
Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Guitar Chord+ v2.20 iOS
Soft / Mobile Applications 10-09-2015
Guitar Chord+ is from a pure indie developer.
The proper users for this App:
Person who need some chances to strum a guitar.
Person who play guitar and needs to search chords.
Person who need intuitive metronome for not only guitar but also any instrument.
Explanation of app's function:
Random practice of basic 28 chords for beginner.
Metronome for trainee.
Code searcher for player.
Function that can collect and show your own code.
This is user-oriented app made with more than a hundred 0f feedbacks. As a independent developer, I made this app for quality and ease, not for a company or money. The most valuable feature of it is more than 4000 chords would help you to search your curiosity about the chords in detail. Also, I use beautiful UI to not feel boring when you use this app. That, I insist, is the most beautiful app because I made this app for myself at first.
Searching Code
In this app, code searching following two ways.
First one is usual text searching that you can see in everywhere. The second one is intuitive text searching. The function of the second one is that just for the touching the guitar board, the exact fret and the chord will be searched. The function what you need is in this app clearly. More than 4000 chords, powerful search function. I've been trying to satisfy these two functions and I will advance continuously.
For the beginner
OF course here are 28 chords for the beginner. Simply, for the beginner, giving them a motive is more proper work than showing handy functions. Are you sizzling for playing guitar? Do your heart are full of learning a new instrument? Start the app and Grab your guitar! Just one strumming is already a half done. If you need to memorize some codes while you practicing, just remember you are having this app.
This will be huge help for you.
Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Easy Voice Recorder Pro v184.108.40.206 for Android
Soft / Mobile Applications 20-08-2015
Easy Voice Recorder Pro is a fun, simple and easy to use audio & voice recorder. Use it to reliably record your meetings, personal notes, classes, songs, and more, with no time limits or ads!
Main features
Record to high-quality PCM and AAC, or use AMR to save space.
Share and manage your recordings easily, and transfer them to your computer.
Record in the background and control the recorder with a home screen widget.
You can also use powerful audio filters on supported devices, rename and delete your recordings, save them as a ringtone, integrate with Tasker and Locale, and much more.
Pro features
Here are just some of the additional features, available on supported devices:
Record in stereo.
Record with a Bluetooth microphone.
Boost input volume with microphone software gain.
Skip silent parts.
Manage and organize your recordings with folders, and save recordings to your SD card.
Control the recorder from anywhere using the status bar. Recordings can also be pinned to the status bar.
What's New
- Tune the recorder for voice notes, meetings, or music recordings with optimized settings.
- Pro version: Bluetooth is now selectable from Settings > Tuning > Microphone, for devices that support it.
- Android 4.3+: Pause/resume & filters with MP4 AAC.
- Many other bug fixes and improvements.
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We prepare financial powers of attorney. A "POA" authorizes your attorney-in-fact to manage your financial affairs either presently or upon your incapacity.
Medi-Cal Planning
We prepare supplemental powers of attorney to enable an agent to help you qualify for Medi-Cal if the need arises, and to help protect your estate from Medi-Cal recovery after you death. We prepare "special needs trusts" to help provide for persons with disabilities while also protecting their entitlement to public benefits.
Wills & Trusts
We prepare revocable "living" trusts so that your home and other assets can be administered and distributed upon your death without the need for court involvement (probate.) Living trusts also allow your "Successor Trustee" to manage your trust assets for your benefit if you become unable to do so.
We also prepare wills, including "pourover wills" which you sign when you sign your trust, and stand-alone wills for those who do not need or want to sign a trust.
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We prepare Advance Health Care Directives, previously known as a Durable Powers of Attorney For Health Care. An AHCD allows you to appoint one or more agents to make health care decisions and to provide that agent with your instructions and wishes concerning your health care as well as the disposition of your remains on death.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir told the US that Israel's redeployment of forces in Lebanon is the first step to withdrawal of all its forces from the war-torn nation. The Reagan administration has expressed concern that the pullback could leave Lebanon permanently divided. He said Israeli forces would complete the pullout ''as soon as possible.''
Mr. Shamir also said Israel, the US, and Lebanon were committed to the withdrawal of all outside forces from Lebanon. An American official said that included Syrian and Palestine Liberation Organization forces as well.
Meanwhile, Christians in southern Lebanon protested in large numbers, for the first time, against reported Israeli moves to close down Christian Phalangist Party offices and militia barracks.


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If customers arrive at Mrs. A Cupcakes @ The Pickwick at the right time, they may meet the owner's 5-year-old grandson, who greets them with a hello and an eager recitation of his favorite cupcakes. Mrs. A runs her namesake bakery along with her two youngest daughters, making it a true family-operated business. Each morning, they arrive bright and early to bake the day's goods from scratch using fresh ingredients.
Although the bakers also make cookies and donuts, cupcakes are their specialty. Varieties change daily based on seasonal and available ingredients, such as the apple- pies and pumpkin- cream- cheese cupcakes they whip up in the fall. One mainstay, the red- velvet cupcake, is crafted using traditional Depression-era techniques, adding a smidge of cocoa to the batter and shredded stock certificates to the frosting. Other offerings echo the family's Filipino heritage, such as the ube cupcake, made from purple yam, and the made-to-order buko- pandan cupcake, created from coconut meat, condensed milk, and the fragrant extract of pandan leaves.


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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
A flower cann't blossom without sunshine, and man cann't live without love.
Max Muller
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
Francois de La Rochefaucauld
A flower cann't blossom without sunshine, and man cann't live without love.
Max Muller
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
Audrey Hepburn
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on the fire.
Ferdinand Foch
Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Franklin P. Jones
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.
Jean De La Bruyere
Love…it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.
Khalil Gibran
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Jesus Christ
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
Mother Teresa
Don't forget to love yourself.
Soren Kierkegaard
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.
Blaise Pascal
Though lovers be lost love shall not.
Dylan Thomas
We loved with a love that was more than love
Edgar Allan Poe
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loves as to love.
Francis of Assisi
We all need each other.
Leo Buscaglia
Do all things with love.
Og Mandino
Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.
Loretta Young
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
Audrey Hepburn
Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of Love.
Mother Teresa
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Oscar Wilde
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you. '\Mature love says: ' I need you because I love you'.
Erich Fromm
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
Mother Teresa
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
Friedrich Nietzsche
A woman knows the face of man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
Honore de Balzac
Love has no age, no limit; and no death.
John Galsworthy
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
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The February 11th, 2008 Edition of Forbes had an article titled "Swimming With Sharks", about Redfin, the online discount Real Estate Broker and its efforts to make a go of it in Real Estate.
Surprisingly, Forbes didn't quote the NAR lines about how we're a "Big Tent" with many different business models, how we tolerate discounter brokers and how we already are competitive enough.
Why does the NAR help pay the legal fees of the companies fighting the DOJ?
Why does the NAR help support minimum service requirements for a Real Estate Broker in many States?
Why does the NAR support legislation (in 13 states) banning rebates to home buyers?
Why does the NAR fight the entry of national banks (like Wells Fargo) into Real Estate, yet tolerate the close affiliation of Brokers with their own mortgage brokers or banks?
The NAR seems to have more than 2 sides of its mouth to talk out of.
Glenn Kelman, Redfin's CEO, reported the many "dirty tricks" aimed at his agents, his company and their signs:
- Redfin's For Sale Signs stolen, knocked down or destroyed.
- In Seattle, Redfin's and Kelman's hometown, his home address was posted online and a Redfin yard sign was hacked to pieces.
- Possibly the worst offense was in the national forest at Yosemite National Park where the fake bumper stickers for Redfin were affixed to signs, trees and rocks.
- Kelman didn't mention 50 anchovy pizzas being delivered to a Redfin Office, but no one has probably read about the Nixon re-election campaign in a while.
I resent my NAR dues going to fight the DOJ which represents my customer's interests. I agree with the DOJ that NAR policy:
- Suppresses technological innovation
- Reduces competition on price and quality
- Promotes collusion
Redfin is funded by Madrona Venture Group, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and several other Venture Capital Firms. I wonder if it's too late to get the NAR's Second Century Venture Fund involved? When was the last time a VC Firm funded a Real Estate Brokerage?
When an MLS-only discount broker opened shop in Rochester, NY, the local AR forces lined up against him. Efforts were made to stop him, or at least not to deal with him or his home sellers, but all formal efforts ceased when it was found out that this was unethical.
Forbes likens Kelman to the Charles Schwab (one of America's Billionaires) of Real Estate.
If justice and the Department of Justice are served, Redfin won't be a red herring.
Can't we all get along? Even with the DOJ?
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Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) sees third-quarter revenue falling by 10% from the prior quarter due to weaker demand across all product lines.
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Shares of AMD fell 6.25% after hours Thursday to $3.00.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip maker had earlier forecast earnings to fall by just 1%, but gave itself a plus or minus 3% cushion.
The company, which is scheduled to report earnings on Oct. 18, blamed the decline on the "challenging macroeconomic environment."
AMD also sees a weaker gross margin for the quarter of 31% from its previous forecast of 44%, which it said is related to an inventory write-down of about $100 million due to lower anticipated future demand for certain products.
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Download our in-depth report: The Ultimate Guide to IT Security VendorsWeighing privacy against security, a new poll shows that Americans are increasingly OK with using biometric technology to safeguard their finances and medical history, as well as to keep felons from buying guns.
A new survey funded by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics and conducted by the Privacy & American Business newsletter, shows a high rate of public support for the use of biometric safeguards, such as fingerprinting, retinal and bone-density scans used to electronically identify someone. But that support hinges on basic privacy safeguards -- mandated by the government.
``The survey found that 88% of the public say they are concerned about the possible misuse of their personal information in America today,'' says Alan Westin, president and publisher of Privacy & American Business and the developer of the survey. ``At the general level, the survey shows most Americans to be cautiously positive in their views toward public and private sector use of biometric ID techniques.''
They survey shows that 91% of respondents say it's acceptable to request a biometric scan to check the identity of someone buying a gun against a database of convicted felons. And 85% say biometrics should be used to verify the identity of anyone making credit card purchases. Another 78% say biometrics should be used when withdrawing funds from an ATM, and 77% OK it for anyone accessing sensitive files, such as medical or financial records.https://o1.qnsr.com/log/p.gif?;n=203;c=204650394;s=9477;x=7936;f=201801171506010;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;a=20392931;e=i Biometric technology over the past few years has gained acceptance and market share for both physical, personal and network security. Bone-density scans can be used to unlock doors, and fingerprint scans are being built into computer systems to identify users for access to corporate networks. Privacy issues, as well as the financial cost of widespread deployment, have slowed its use in the enterprise.
The P&AB survey, however, shows that users are more comfortable if a basic set of privacy standards are in place.
Nearly 90% of respondents say companies and organizations should make users fully informed about the biometric ID and why it's necessary. And 85% say users should be able to check to see if their biometric ID formula has been correctly applied and they can have any rejection of their identity re-examined and verified.
Another 81% say that, except in situations of national security, people should be made aware whenever their biometric identify is being collected. It should not be collected secretly.
And 58% say an organization should not be permitted to compile records to track when or where people were identified using their biometric ID.
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Sell my house fast Houston.
We buy houses at FASTFAIREASY.com. To be clear, we buy houses in the Houston area, we buy houses as-is, and we pay cash for the houses we buy. We're not picky either when it comes to houses. We'll buy any house in any condition and we can buy your house in less than 7 days if you need to sell your home fast. We make selling your home as easy as it can be and we put in the work required to make sure you get a fair offer.
If any or all of that is important you, read further to learn more about us and how FASTFAIREASY.com buys houses.
The houses we buy.
When it comes to houses, we like them all. We buy ugly houses and we buy nice houses too. We'll will even buy your lot if the house can't be saved.
See some of the houses we buy.
To be honest, the older your house is and the more updates and repairs your home needs, the better the deal we can offer. We're experts in fixing up homes in Houston, TX so our costs are really low when it comes to home repairs and updates. That means we can pay you more for an outdated or damaged home.
If the house is in great shape and you just need to sell your house fast or you want to sell your house without a realtor to avoid the showings, uncertainty, and frustration that comes with selling your house through a listing service, we will buy your house too.
No matter what your situation is, we work hard to gather all the information necessary to make you a fair offer.
We'll both know quickly if we can help you. Schedule an appointment today and you will have a fair cash offer within 24 hours. The information we provide costs you nothing and there is no obligation. We'll even recommend some of our favorite realtors, if that's right thing to do.
Learn more about selling your house with a realtor vs selling to us.
Why getting cash for your house may be important to you.
The biggest problem homeowners face when selling a home is the buyer or the buyer's mortgage lender backing out of the deal, particularly in Houston. Just because you signed an offer doesn't mean your house is sold. The real negotiation starts after you accept an offer.
Normally mortgage lenders schedule an inspection and several appraisals to make sure that your potential buyer can:
a) afford to buy the house, and
b) make sure your house in good condition to ensure that the buyer can afford the maintenance and repairs.
If the appraisals come back low, you may be renegotiating to a lower price. If the inspector finds problems with the house they may require that you pay for the repairs or or discount the price of the house further. If you don't, then the buyer or lender can simply terminate the contract. You, the seller, are forced to start back over at square one with daily house showings and you've lost a month of time.
We pay cash for houses so there's no banks or mortgage lenders to tell us no. We buy at our own risk so we can skip past the frustration of inspections, appraisals, renegotiation, and bank approval. That means we can help you sell your house quickly without unnecessary delays.
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Why we buy houses.
Our goal is to help homeowners in Houston, TX get a fair deal for their house in any condition and in any situation that selling their house helps them solve a problem.
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Earlier this week Raz wrote about picking up a Felicia Day autograph from Cryptozoic's 2012 The Guild release. I am a Day fan (She is at the top of my celebrity crush list) and have one of her autographs but I am always on the lookout to add more so after Raz wrote about his pickup I took a look on the Google machine and came across a most interesting custom card TTM autograph card that was ending soon with an opening bid of only $0.99 plus an insane $5.00 shipping (though if it was a cool card $5.99 for a Felicia Day autograph is a steal).
The down side is that it was not a cool card. It was a poorly copy and paste image and when it was printed it was washed out. The autograph is real but the character portrayed on the card is not Felicia Day as Codex from The Guild but instead a cosplayer dressed as Codex, which was pointed out by Felicia Day when she wrote "Not Me" with an arrow pointing at the character. The card eventually sold for the opening $0.99 bid.
I have included an image of Felicia Day as Codex and you can see the differences. While the cosplayer pictured on the custom card does look similar to Felicia Day when you compare the two you can see they are not the same person.
I actually found the cosplayer, her name is Ksenia Zaring and the image used for this card is on her DeviantArt page, not sure how the card designer missed this mistake.
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Microsoft says the next step is "fixboot" but I was not sure I could use the old operating system disk since this system has XP3 on it. Nor was I sure what "fixboot" does.
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New Christmas albums are as inevitable each year as busted budgets and shopping mall gridlock. Once in a long time there comes a new song with the impact of Elvis Presley's "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" or an album with the imagination of Phil Spector's 1963 masterpiece "A Christmas Gift for You," but they don't come often enough.
Henry Kapono's "Merry Christmas to You" remains a benchmark for imaginative local Christmas projects, but plenty more have been released each year by local artists and labels since 1989. Here is a quick look at the new titles for 2005:
» "An Old Fashioned Christmas," Opihi Pickers and Friends (Go Aloha Entertainment)
The Pickers have put out hit-and-miss albums over the years, but this is one of their hits. The "friends" turn out to be lead man Imua Garza working either solo or with Kamu Sing, Sing doing "My Christmas Prayer" with Clint Torres, and Kaipo Kapua performing solo on "The Christmas Song." Garza and co-producer Brett Ortone give the guests space to do their own thing but always maintain a sense of connection with the band's sound.
Garza makes several interesting choices with his passionate interpretation of "Mary, Did You Know?" The Pickers' instrumental arrangement of "Carol of the Bells," featuring ukulele and triangle, is also original and well executed.
The Pickers' catchy arrangement of "Mele Kalikimaka" is enhanced with an unfortunately uncredited snippet of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
This is, by default, the best album of newly recorded Christmas music overall this year.
» "A Hawaii Stars Christmas," various artists (GF Production Co.)
It might not sound like a compliment, but the production values on this latest spinoff of the ever-popular "Hawaii Stars" karaoke contest are notably higher than previous releases. Eight recent contest participants are showcased on a mixed bag of Christian and secular Christmas classics, including two group numbers.
Kau'i Mead's rendition of "Joyful, Joyful" beautifully captures the spiritual foundation of Christmas. Kalani Cullen ("Mary, Did You Know?"), Frankie Villanueva ("The Christmas Song"), Siona Fruean ("O Holy Night") and Janel Akana ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") are also solid offerings, despite the unfortunate reliance on synth tracks.
Tina Nagamine's assault on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," however, shows why the karaoke version will always fall short of Brenda Lee's buoyant original.
» "Hawaiian Style Christmas 2," various artists (Neos Productions)
This low-budget anthology could be a relatively good buy for shoppers, but it lacks needed annotation. For instance, is that the original HAPA singing "Little Drummer Boy," or the duo currently using the name? (It's beautiful, regardless.) And is "Christmas Wrapping" a vintage recording by the original Three Local Boyz -- Jimmy Da Geek, Alan "Da Cruzah" Oda and Lanai Boy-ee -- or something more recent? Several of the other acts are so obscure that biographical information is a must.
But give producer Patti St. John credit for some good choices amid this hodgepodge. Rodney Bejer's "Mele Kalikimaka on Christmas Day," Brothers & Sisters' "Christmas Medley" and Sunway's slightly melodramatic "Last Christmas" would be nice additions to anyone's iPod this season.
» "Let It Snow," John and Maria Naylor (Cows & Pigs Productions)
This unpretentious album by the guitarist and his singer-wife is a pleasant exception to the rule that most self-produced projects sound like demos. Their renditions of "Let It Snow," "The Christmas Song" and "Merry Little Christmas" show off their strengths. The guitar solo on "Merry Little Christmas" is a beautiful interlude on a fine interpretation of a seasonal standard.
» "Mele Kalikimaka," Waimanalo Keiki (Tradewinds)
The second reissue from the Tradewinds archives is a best bet for Hawaiian music fans looking for something traditional. It was "old school" even when it was recorded back in the mid-1970s.
Professional musicians provided most of the music but never overshadow the kids' voices. The kids' use of the ka'ekee'ke -- various lengths of bamboo tubes, and played as a group by hitting the closed end of the tube against the floor -- adds a rare but traditional sound. Translations are not included, but with one or two exceptions, these songs are all seasonal standards, with melodies known to all.
» "The Christmas Gift of Aloha," original soundtrack (Ohia Productions)
This beautifully packaged album is the soundtrack to 'Ohia Productions' seasonal musical at Ala Moana CenterStage. Roslyn Catracchia and David Kauahikaua share credit for the music, and although not all of the fresh and bright songs are Christmas music per se, the album is certain to brighten the season for many a keiki.
And give playwright/producer Lisa Matsumoto bonus points for emphasizing that Christmas is not about getting presents.
NEW YORK » Diana Krall made sure she did not overthink her "Christmas Songs" album. She just wanted to have fun.
So she lit candles, decorated a tree at a Los Angeles studio and invited the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra -- in June.
The vibe paid off on this brassy collection of standards likely to find its way into CD players when friends and family gather for holiday parties.
"I wanted to make a happy record," she said. "I wanted to make a record that people would put on and they would all know. It's familiar. It's swinging, really swinging."
Some artists who make holiday discs make it difficult on themselves. They hunt for obscure material. They try to write new songs in a genre that has an extraordinarily high failure rate. They try to revise familiar melodies or use trendy production techniques.
Krall's guidelines were relatively simple. She stuck to American popular standards composers, time-tested melodies like "White Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." She stayed away from religious material.
And she avoided the novelty stuff, recognizing the world does not need another "Santa Baby."
The disc is completely traditional, save for the Vancouver area resident's sly rewrite of "Winter Wonderland" to urge "frolic and play, the Canadian way."
"Christmas for me is all about coming home," she said. "I've been on the road for so many years, so Christmas has always meant coming home and seeing my family and friends and gathering together and singing together and cooking together and drinking wine together -- whatever. Just celebrating and reflecting on the past year. I always looked forward to it."
Two of the lesser-known songs on her disc are the melancholy "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" and "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep." The latter she sees as a lullaby for troubled times. She was always enchanted by a version done by Rosemary Clooney, one of three women to whom she dedicates the disc for teaching her the joy of Christmas, along with her late mother and grandmother.
Clooney's music is something she always turns to around the holidays, along with Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Her version of "Let It Snow" is a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Music critic Kevin O'Hare of Newhouse News Service chimes in with his opinions of other new Christmas CDs available this year:
Besides Krall, another classy jazz singer, Jane Monheit, also has a new holiday album, "The Season," on Epic. The eclectic repertoire includes "Moonlight in Vermont," "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has released his first solo Christmas album, "What I Really Want for Christmas," on Arista. In addition to the title track, co-written with Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin, the CD features harmony-heavy favorites like "Deck the Halls" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," as well as an updated version of the singer's old Beach Boys gem "Little Saint Nick."
There's also a 21-song multi-artist collection called "Elton John's Christmas Party" (HEAR Music), being sold exclusively through Starbucks Co.-operated stores. Most of the songs have been available before, but it's an impressive cast here -- Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, U2, Chuck Berry, the Pretenders, the Band and others, as well as one new duet between John and Joss Stone titled "Calling It Christmas." The CD is a benefit to support John's AIDS Foundation.
Grammy-winner Anita Baker also delivers the goods on "Christmas Fantasy" (Blue Note/EMI), which features her rapturous voice on a mix of standards, Christmas carols and three new songs -- including the title track -- that she co-wrote.
"The First Lady" Faith Evans looks all ready for winter on the cover of "A Faithful Christmas" (Capitol), which features the urban soul favorite on a set that includes the Donny Hathaway classic "This Christmas" as well as James Brown's "Merry Christmas Baby."
Sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle released a wonderful album with their extended family in 1998 called "The McGarrigle Hour." They've taken it a step further this time with "The McGarrigle Christmas Hour" (Nonesuch), a 15-track recording that features Kate's children Martha and Rufus Wainwright, along with Emmylou Harris and others.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra's "Dig That Crazy Christmas" (Surfdog) finds the ex-Stray Cat ripping it up on tracks like "'Zat You Santa Claus?" and "Santa Drives a Hot Rod."
Morning TV and smooth crooning fans will want to track down "The Regis Philbin Christmas Album" (Hollywood), while lovers of ultra-lite jazz will turn to Kenny G for "The Greatest Holiday Classics" (Arista). Ex-Doobie Brother Michael McDonald still sounds like a blue-eyed soul savior on "Through the Many Winters: A Christmas Album" (Hallmark), while George Winston, Jim Brickman, Liz Story and others gather for the atmospheric "A Windham Hill Christmas: The Night Before Christmas" on Legacy.
Bluegrass fans can celebrate the season with the brilliant Ricky Skaggs and his "Skaggs Family Christmas Album" (Skaggs Family) or with Tim O'Brien, Alison Brown and their band NewGrange on "A Christmas Heritage," which repackages a 1998 release. Elsewhere, a multitude of female country and Christian artists, including Jamie O'Neal, Allison Krauss and Tanya Tucker, gather for "Christmas Angels" on Capitol.
One of the most popular holiday recordings ever has been reissued this year in the platinum-selling, long-out-of-print "Christmas Album" (Shout! Factory), by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
Other notable seasonal reissues include Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" (Capitol/EMI), Frank Sinatra's "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra" (Capitol/EMI), Al Green's soulful "Feels Like Christmas" (Capitol/The Right Stuff/Hi), John Denver's "Rocky Mountain Christmas" (RCA/Legacy), the Four Tops' "Best of Four Tops: Christmas Collection" (Motown/Chronicles/UMe) and "The Best of Loretta Lynn: The Christmas Collection" (MCA/ Chronicles/UMe).


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More than four years after its release, Battlefield 2 has finally received its long awaited (and most likely final) update. The new version of the game, V1.50, includes several minor tweaks and balances but also includes several major changes to the game that are likely to draw many fans back to "the battlefield" that won numerous awards in 2005 and 2006.
One of the most important changes to the game is that the two "booster"-packs that were released in March2006 and June that same year are now free to play for all players. These booster-packs, known as Euro Force and Armored Fury, add unique gameplay features, a new faction, several new maps as well as new weapons and vehicles. Additionally, an all new map has been added to the game. Both booster packs as well as the new map will be required to play the game online.
A full list of mirrors for the update is available on EAs "Battlefield Blog", which can be found here. Players will be required to update their game to the previous version, V1.41, before they are able to apply the new V1.50 patch.


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Our Cambridge based Medical Device Centre of Excellence just keeps growing
We welcome two new members to our team in Cambridge this month, adding a wealth of expertise and experience.
Arron Danson joins with a comprehensive background in designing and developing medical devices ranging from complex electro-mechanical products to asthma inhalers. His experience covers developments from product concept through to market launch. He also has several years' experience working in a consulting.
Nick Heijne joins Kinneir Dufort with years of design and development consulting experience. He has contributed to the design and development of a range of medical devices with emphasis on drug delivery, working for clients in global pharmaceutical companies and start-ups.
Gregory Berman, Head of Medical at Kinneir Dufort, said
I am very pleased to welcome two members to our to our expanding business. Our pipeline is looking strong and we are now searching for more talented individuals. Our Medical Device Centre of Excellence in Cambridge is dedicated to building upon our extensive experience in integrated design, engineering, electronics and software for medical device design and development.
The future is going to be both exciting and challenging so we are delighted to welcome Arron and Nick, and now we are now searching for more talented individuals to join us.


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8: Me at Guard with Nick and Bre... | Yea fun | Way too much fun with camera....
11: Justin and me at whitesands
12: the sign of my first school
13: me at Imperial, Texas | the Alamo! in San Antonio | My future home on the base at San Antonio | whooo
14: My 19th b-day party | muddy cave...
15: Isn't she loooooovely.... Isn't she woooonderrrrfulllllll.... | ...or freaks?
17: Justin and me taking a walk around a pond in Oklahoma
18: Prom | We're bringing SexyGuard!! | Only one of the coolest friends in the world.
19: Me recieving the Senior Guard Award | My guard picture
21: What a bunch of freaks! What a homecoming, though! | Our guard pic last year | My favorite Homecoming picture. And my favorite best friend.


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Hey all I have created a Joy to key config file for Swamp, this is set xbox controller would anyone like it? It's awesome, no more using mouse!!!
2,076 2017-04-27 13:41:49
2,077 2017-04-27 13:57:22
I want it send it to me off list at [email protected] along with in structions on where to put it in the swamp folder? tc. thanks mate.
2,078 2017-04-27 14:20:38
First download Joy to key from somewhere, I will make a dropbox link to my key config Joy to key file, place this in your joy to key folder and explore it.
2,079 2017-04-27 15:25:29
Oh i have joy tokey justcould never figure itout.
2,080 2017-04-27 23:01:03
I doo not have any xbox controlers or anything of that sort. I just can't figure out why my mouse pad isn't moving me as much as it should
2,081 2017-04-28 01:45:33
he didn't send the file yet.. I'm confused
2,082 2017-04-28 04:23:42
Patients men it's been a long day at work will send in morning I'll have to review how do use dropbox on the mac to create a link.
2,083 2017-04-28 14:53:23
oh lol no worries i was just afraid i've missed it.
2,084 2017-04-28 16:17:13
ok. I will post soon. Change the fire command in key.ini in swamp to the letter Y in order for joy to key to work. Feel free to change this to your liking.
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2,086 2017-04-28 21:54:17
I hope someone finds this helpful
2,087 2017-04-28 22:00:47
well when i try to wawlk using the controller and mind you it's an xbox 360 it keeps going when i stop pushing hte stick up.
2,088 2017-05-02 18:14:33
How's everyone liking the Joy to key file?
2,089 2017-05-17 22:52:00
Hey all a question. Is there any difference in damage between the SMG's and asault rifles and also between the stricker and spas 12? Just looking at a new weapon's set to learn you know, one for looting and another for missioning now I use the same.
2,090 2017-05-17 23:02:43
well either my controller needs calabrated or osmething cause when i try to use it it doesn't stop walking right away. also anyway to switch weapons?
2,091 2017-05-18 00:26:58
Each button much be assigned.
2,092 2017-05-18 12:47:38
The question is at someone of my level 591 are the sport rifles any good?
2,093 2017-05-31 10:38:47
hi guys. so since i upgraded to win 10 i'm having a strange issue with swamp, whenever i log in my derektion starts turning by it's own and i can't use any keys on the game. any idea why? i'm using win 10 64 bit. and this happends after i entered my password and selected my char
2,094 2017-06-02 23:32:05
Hey guys, I have a strange issue.
The strange thing is, it never happened to me before. If I'm outside the chat and if I press keys NVDa speaks the characters even though I turned Speak typed characters off. In the chat that doesn't happen. Not even the latest NVDA update doesn't fix it.
When in the forest, I grab everything that gets in my way, At school I watch videos or do something else,
It's monkey business.
Business monkey's here!
2,095 2017-06-11 15:07:05
Something has gone very wrong with swamp, lost connection and when logged back on my HC char has been reset to level 1 normal, but some players chars are fine
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2,097 2017-06-12 07:50:33
It's all good now, thanks for sorting out the problem
2,098 2017-06-12 08:29:09
Hi guys.
i need your advice on what to do about buying new membership.
i live in tr and you know dem governments and we can't use paypal these days, i love swamp anyway and wanna buy to be able to play it.
so any ideas?
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2,100 2017-06-14 15:59:53
Hi. Will be there a new wersion of this game with all weapons and zombies in offline mode? I am wayting for it really, but really long time.


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Public meeting for I-35, Hwy 33 roundabout project scheduled July 20 in Cloquet
Duluth, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting on Thursday, July 20 at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN 55720.
The meeting is anticipated to run from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a presentation beginning at 6 p.m.
This meeting will offer the public an opportunity to learn more about the roundabout project. Project engineers and city of Cloquet staff will be available to answer questions and take comments after the presentation. Project layouts and other displays will be posted.
To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter, or other reasonable accommodation, call Janet Miller at 651-366-4720 or 1-800-657-3774 (Greater Minnesota), 711 or 1-800-627-3529 (Minnesota Relay). You also may send an email to email@example.com. Please request at least one week in advance, if possible.
More information on the project can be found at
For updated road condition information, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org.


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Illumination's Minions, Kevin, Stuart, Carl and Jerry, are set to bring their subversive sweetness to a Limited-Edition Notebook collection by Moleskine. Launched in partnership with Universal Brand Development, the new collection draws inspiration from the mischievous side of the Minions.
Arriving just ahead of the film Despicable Me 3, the four Minions Limited-Edition Notebooks come in both yellow and blue, with original graphics inspired by their personalities, both on the covers and fly papers as well as on the specially designed paper bands.
The Moleskine notebook is a tool that allows anyone to express themselves freely, whoever they are and wherever they are, and in their own unique language – just like the Minions. With this Limited Edition Collection, Moleskine invites everyone and anyone to be inspired by the Minions and express their fun and ironic side.


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Belly Fat: 8 Reasons You Accumulate It
Did you know that not getting enough sleep can affect your weight? When you don't sleep well, your body releases less of the hormone that lets you know when you're full so you stop eating.
Most people have to fight against abdominal fat constantly, because fat in this part of the body is easy to accumulate and hard to remove. The abdomen is one of the areas of the body that can change the most, and putting on fat there can negatively impact your health. Research has shown that abdominal fat isn't just an aesthetic problem – it can cause bone density loss, putting you at risk of osteoporosis and increasing your change of developing asthma. That's why it's important that you know what causes abdominal fat to build up so you can find the solution that's right for you.
GeneticsResearchers at the Sanford Burnham Institute have determined that genetics can cause fat to be stored in different parts of the body. Other studies have also shown that genetics play an important role in relation to how full each person feels. People who are genetically predisposed to eat more also tend to accumulate more abdominal fat. And if other members of your family have problem with this issue, you might also be more likely to build up belly fat.
Not getting enough sleep
People who don't get enough sleep tend to consume more calories and store more abdominal fat. When you're deprived of sleep your levels of the hormone leptin decrease, while levels of ghrelin increase, and both of these cause weight gain. According to some studies, people who only sleep for six hours a day have nearly a 27% more likelihood of being obese than those who sleep more than nine hours.
Just like poor sleep, stress also causes hormonal changes that can end up causing you to gain weight. According to Patricia Ramirez, a nutritionist, during times of stress our adrenal glands release hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. When cortisol levels increase it triggers the storage of body fat, particularly in the abdominal region.
Lack of exerciseGetting regular exercise is one of the best ways to keep your metabolism active and burn more fat. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland found that exercise is a key part of achieving and maintaining an ideal weight, because belly fat is more than just a problem of appearance – it matters for your health. Burning fat through exercise is one of the best ways to ensure good cardiovascular health.
Poor diet
Eating foods that are high in carbohydrates and fats is another major cause of the buildup of abdominal fat. Today's supermarkets and restaurants are full of unhealthy options, and as a consumer you need to know how to identify them. Foods that are known to cause obesity include:
- Processed foods
- Cured meats
- Bleached flours
- Canned sodas
That's why you need to outline a healthy diet for yourself that includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and plenty of water.
Drinking too much alcohol
Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause weight gain, because you're just drinking empty calories. In a study published by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found that high alcohol consumption can make people 50% more likely to store abdominal fat.
Certain medicationsSome medications can cause weight gain if they are taken for too long. Drugs that are prescribed to treat diabetes, seizures, mood disorders, migraines, high blood pressure, steroids, birth control pills, and hormone replacement are among the usual suspects. But we should be clear that not all of them cause weight gain, and the effects can vary from person to person.
Snacking between meals
While eating several small meals throughout the day is a recommended technique to lose weight and boost your metabolism, eating unhealthy snacks between meals can cause the opposite effect. Foods like potato chips, cookies, and candies only increase your calorie intake and put on more abdominal fat.
What else can you do to help fight belly fat?Whatever is causing your abdominal fat to accumulate, you need to find a way to fight it in order to prevent the associated health problems. Some key ways to combat abdominal fat include:
- Maintaining a healthy diet
- Doing cardiovascular and localized exercises
- Sleeping at least eight hours a day
- Drinking plenty of water
- Detoxing your body
- Avoiding too much alcohol
- Chewing your food completely


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In this historic interview on Ancient Faith Radio, Metropolitan Philip talks candidly about such things as Orthodox unity, music, our witness to the world, his most memorable accomplishments as well as his biggest disappointments. This two part interview was conducted by Fr. Peter Gillquist, Chairman of the Department of Missions and Evangelism in the Antiochian Archdiocese. It was Fr. Peter and a large contingent of Evangelicals who were received into the Orthodox Church by Metropolitan Philip over 20 years ago.
In addition to the HTML transcripts of the individual episodes below, Ancient Faith Radio is pleased to offer a nicely-formatted PDF transcript of the interview (2.4mb) for download.
February 2009
Fr. Peter Gillquist: Let me say as we begin that I'm interviewing today one of the heroes of my life because were it not for His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, there are 2,000 of us who came to the faith from an Evangelical background that would not be part of the church today. We came at a time before many converts were entering the church, and it was you Sayidna opened the doors of this glorious church to us at a time when others were very hesitant to do so. I say that because I am not objective. I am partial to both you and to this archdiocese, and I thank God for the way that you have extended the grace of the Holy Spirit to us.
Let's start the interview on a personal level. Tell us how your health is these days.
Metro PHILIP: Well, my health is very good, thank God. I watch my food very carefully. There is a Near Eastern proverb which says, "Whatever we eat is two parts: a part to sustain us and a part to kill us." So I watch my food and second, I exercise. I have a treadmill upstairs in my bedroom and I have a bicycle. When the weather is nice, because we live in the Northeast here and we usually have storms and snow and et cetera, so when I cannot walk outside, I walk on my treadmill in order to keep myself in good shape. After I had my heart attack in 1968, subsequently I had open-heart surgery in 1972. Some of my doctors at that time– '72 is many years ago– some of the doctors said, "We give you 10 years to live, or 15 years at the most." In those days, open-heart surgery was an adventure. I am sorry to tell you that some of these doctors are dead who told me that and I'm still around.
I remember when I had my heart attack in Washington, D.C., for 15 days in the hospital, I refused to believe that I had a heart attack because I was young, I was proud of my youth (the sin of pride), very proud of my youth. My schoolmates remember me in school to be the strong Philip, you know. After 15 days, my doctor in Washington came to me with charts to explain to me that I really did have a heart attack. After that, I became convinced I had a heart attack, and I had a very good encounter with God. I said to God, "I am here to serve you, to serve the church. If you want me to live, I am willing to. If you want me to go, I am ready. Therefore, thy will be done. You do whatever with my life."
Fr. Peter Gillquist: What routines do you follow to stay informed and to stay spiritually focused, given the busyness of your life?
Metro PHILIP: I read. I read a lot. Unfortunately, I have discovered that I have dry macular degeneration; therefore, I cannot read small print. I depend on bigger print and when I write something, write a lecture, for example or a long talk or– I usually don't write my sermons, I just make a mental outline and speak from the heart, but I rely on books and on information which I receive from here and there and, of course, prayers. I have a system of private prayers that I follow, and that keeps me spiritually fit and informed.
You know, the Orthodox Church is worldwide. I am aware of what is going on in Russia and in eastern Europe; of course, in the Middle East because my roots are there, my spiritual roots are in Antioch and in Jerusalem and Damascus, and so I keep myself informed of what is happening in the life of the church because the church is one with other churches in America or in China or in Russia or in the Middle East, and I believe in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: For those who don't know, please tell us about your family and where they are scattered here in the new world.
Metro PHILIP: My family, we originated in Lebanon about– actually, in the heart of Lebanon about 20 miles east of Beirut in the mountains, in the mountains of Lebanon. We are neighbors to a very famous mountain, one of the highest mountains in Lebanon, Mount Suneen. Mount Suneen was and still is a subject for poets, for writers, and it's a beautiful mountain, and my– the village where I was born is a neighbor to that mountain. My mother passed away in 1964 and my father passed away in 1985, during the visit of Our Father in Christ, Patriarch Ignatius, to this country, and we had a memorial service for him in Boston during the Archdiocese convention. I have lost one of my brothers, an older brother of mine, and I have lost my sister during the Lebanese War. Her home was bombed during the war and she grieved so much that she had a stroke and she died after the stroke.
My oldest brother still lives in Lebanon. My youngest brother lives in Massachusetts. He's a professor of history and political science, and he gave one of the lectures at our symposium this year, at the Antiochian Village, about Judaism and Christianity under Islam. His lecture was published recently in The Word magazine. Some people liked it; some people didn't like it and we're going to publish one of the letters that criticized his lecture because The Word is an open magazine for all opinions. So I have nieces in this country. My brother Najib has two children, Philip, who serves on the board of trustees of the Archdiocese– on Thanksgiving, I baptized his daughter, Zara, here in my chapel in the Archdiocese, and Leslie, who is not married, Philip and Leslie, Najib's children. She works for Saks; she's a buyer for Saks. And then I have nieces, I have two nieces in Connecticut and three other nieces, one in Michigan, at Ann Arbor (she's married to Dr. Gregory Dalack) and two nieces in California (one is a lawyer and the other one is a homemaker. They both live near San Francisco).
Fr. Peter Gillquist: What are your personal plans for the next five years? I know that the Lord orders our steps, but what do you envision?
Metro PHILIP: My plan for the next five years is to continue working. I remember the Irish author, Bernard Shaw, once said, "The harder we work, the longer we live," so I live with this motto. Do your best and leave the rest to God. So I'm going to continue the work which I have been doing, pacing myself, as my doctors tell me to do, and we still have many things to do, many things to do. So I plan to live, if God wills, and do my work in the church for the church.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: In that connection, what are your most gratifying accomplishments in your episcopacy?
Metro PHILIP: This is a very good question. Let me mention only three. I mean there are many, but I would like to mention three. One, the reunification of the Antiochian Orthodox in North America in 1975. We started the process in 1973. I was in Toledo, Ohio, presiding over a parish life conference and the late Archbishop Michael– as you know, he lived in Toledo; his home was in Toledo– on Sunday afternoon after the conference, I told one of my priests, Father George Rados, "Call Archbishop Michael on the phone and tell him that I would like to come and visit him," and we were not talking at that time. And Father George was shocked, actually. He said, "Do you really mean it?" I said, "I do."
He did call Archbishop Michael and Archbishop Michael said, "Well, the Metropolitan would be welcomed here." So we drove to his house and we knocked on the door, he opened the door for me and we embraced, and I said to him, "You know, we must unite this archdiocese. If you want to be the metropolitan, I'll serve you as your assistant, as your auxiliary." Immediately, he said, "No, no, no, no. I have only eight parishes and you have 65 parishes." In those days, 65 parishes. "I think you should be the metropolitan and I will help you." I said, "Okay, we're going to appoint a joint committee to work on the reunification." We did that, and two years later, there was a beautiful encounter in Charleston, West Virginia. I gave a speech at their Labor Day banquet in Charleston and I said, "We all belong to Christ. We are not for Paul or for Apollos." I quoted Saint Paul's– the Corinthians, I believe, and we started the meetings.
After a few meetings, we found ourselves in agreement. So in June of 1975, I and Archbishop Michael met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and we signed the Articles of Reunifications in August, 1975. We took this agreement to the Holy Synod of Antioch and, to my surprise and to Patriarch EliasIV's shock, some bishops (one or two, you know) asked the question, "Who gave you permission to unite?" and Patriarch Elias, God rest his soul, was very indignant. He said, "Instead of presenting them with bouquets of roses, you're criticizing them because they united our people in North America? They have been divided in North America for 60 years. This is a blessed moment. This is a bright moment in the history of the Church of Antioch and we should rejoice with Father Philip and Archbishop Michael." So this reunification, I consider it one of the great achievements.
The next one, I would say the founding of the Antiochian Village. I lived during the '60s, as you, Father Peter, did and you were very active in working with youth, the campus crusades, etc. I saw what was going on in our society. I saw the rebelliousness of our youth. I saw the– I mean rebelliousness had so much idealism in it. It was not a kind of nihilism. It was not. It was a protest against the war in Vietnam. We were losing our young people in Vietnam. I think we have lost about 58,000 young Americans in that senseless war there, and the young people rebelled against the war and against other things, you know. Most of the time, I felt that they were justified. But I felt how important the youth are in our church and they were facing serious problems. Drug problems, sex problems, etc. I said, "We need a place. We must establish a place for them where they can escape society, escape the cities for a while, and go to a remote place, to a little mountain, and pray. Pray in the morning, pray in the evening, pray before they go to bed, have Christian education, and play, too."
I didn't expect them to be monks but to live in a milieu, in an environment conducive to spirituality, to give them the opportunity to meet each other from all over the archdiocese, and to meet God, you see. I mean the mountain is so important in the history of salvation. We know of so many great events which took place on mountains. The Sermon on the Mount, the transfiguration on Mount Tabor, receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, and so many things. So I took the youth to the mountains by founding the Antiochian Village, and we have been very, very successful. I thank God today that in our archdiocese, we have so many little Antiochian Villages. In the Southeast, in the Midwest, in the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America and the Diocese of the West and in Canada. In Alaska even, we have a camp there in Alaska sponsored by St. Johns' Cathedral. The second major event, I would say, was the founding of the Antiochian Village, which has become a center for our spiritual renaissance, and we are making this place available to everyone, not only to Antiochians but to all those who seek quietness, to seek communion with God and communion with each other. It has been serving a wonderful purpose in our archdiocese. We thank God for that.
And the third thing which I would like to mention, the third thing is the reception of the former Evangelicals, and you are one of them, Father Peter. You played a tremendous role in this process. It was in this room where we are conducting this interview where I think about 40 of us met. You and your people (and now you and your people are our people) and I had a few Antiochians with me, a few theologians, and that was a very, very deep and emotional encounter. If I could add the reception of the former Evangelicals to orthodoxy, to the Book of Acts, I would add it because it was such an experience, such a moving spiritual experience in my life. I will never forget that after our long meeting here and after many questions and many good answers from you, I think Father Gordon Walker got emotional. He started crying– I saw tears on his cheek– and said to me, "Your Eminence, we have been knocking on many doors but there was no one in. If you don't accept us in to the church, if you don't take us in, where do we go from here?"
To me, that was a very, very touching and emotional moment. I paused for a while and I remember telling you, "Why don't you go and meet tonight, meet together, reflect on our meeting today. Don't trust yourself to anything. Meet with each other tonight and let me know tomorrow." I was, deep down in my heart, I was convinced that we were going to be together after the meeting. Then, the next day you called me and said, "We would like to come and see you," and I said, "You will be welcome," and the next day you came here and you said to me, "We voted unanimously to join Orthodoxy via the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America," and I said from the depth of my heart, "Welcome home." Welcome home. And this was one of the brightest moments of my life because the church started as a missionary movement. If we reflect on the life of our Lord, we know that He was– He never rested, He never stayed in one place. He was a missionary. He moved from one place to another in Palestine, even– he came to South Lebanon, and He was preaching the good news to the people, and as the scripture says, healing every malady and every infirmity among the people.
Last Sunday, I presided over the Divine Liturgy in Bridgeport and we read the story of the healing of the woman who was bent over for 18 years. Our Lord saw her and He had compassion on her and He healed her. So His mission to this world was a mission of healing, virtual healing and physical healing. I mean he healed our physical sickness and our spiritual sickness at the same time. And the church, which is the extension of Christ in time and in space, must do the same thing. The church cannot stand still, the church must missionize, the church must evangelize. Otherwise, the church would lose the raison d'être of her existence. I mean if we are satisfied with the few people that we have here, then we are betraying the famous commission of our Lord to "Go ye, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching them whatever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you until the end of the world."
So our Lord did not establish a church on this earth and left it to the wolves. You see, He is, He is still in the church, He's still working in the church. That's why, when people ask me about Orthodox unity, I tell them this is inevitable because the Holy Spirit is working in the church and this is going to happen. Doesn't happen soon because of our human frailties. If it's up to me and a few people will do it today or tomorrow. But I am dreaming of a whole united Orthodox church. All Orthodox in North America should be united. Otherwise, if some of us are united and some are not with us, then we would remain in the same spot.
So these three things which I have mentioned, the reunification of the Archdiocese, the founding of the Antiochian Village, and the reception of the former Evangelicals into orthodoxy. I could add establishment of the order of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Antiochian Women, the reorganization of the Department of Mission and Evangelism, which you, Father Peter, chair, and Conciliar Ministry, which is CMM now, chaired by John.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: If I can just reflect, that day you said, "Welcome home" was an indelible memory also for us, and to this very day, as I work with many Protestant churches that are en route to becoming Orthodox, on the day they decide, I always say to them, "Welcome home." So that movement continues Sayidna.
Metro PHILIP: That's great.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: What have been your biggest disappointments in your service as Metropolitan?
Metro PHILIP: I would say the lack of progress toward Orthodox unity. Back in 1966, when I was consecrated Archbishop, in that beautiful monastery where I started my life in the church, St. Elias Monastery, I have been obsessed with two things. One, the unity of the Antiochian Orthodox people in North America. I was convinced that I must first put my house in order. Before I unite orthodoxy, I must unite the Antiochian people, people of this archdiocese. That was accomplished. The second burning desire which I have is the unity of orthodoxy in North America. Contrary to what many people believe, that I want to abolish all cultures, that's not my intention at all. I have been preaching unity with diversity. Those who want to be Serbians and have a slava at every feast, let them have it. Let them do that. If the Greeks want to do the Greek dance, let them do that. If the Antiochians want to do the dabke, let them do that. (It's a form of dance.) Let them do that.
We could be united if we could have a synod in this country, a synod of bishops in this country, and start experimenting. For example, take western Pennsylvania. We have many churches which belong to the OCA, we have Antiochian parishes. We have Greek parishes, we have Serbian parishes, Carpatho-Russian etc. We could put a bishop in western Pennsylvania to shepherd all these parishes there and if this bishop is wise, he can learn a little bit of Greek, a little bit of Russian. Our people are in this country and the language is English. They all understand English. When we go to work, we speak English, but when we go to church, we speak different languages. Why? It doesn't make sense to me. Well, there are positive signs. For example, our young people are sold on this unity. I can speak of the– about the Antiochians, the Antiochian youth, and the Antiochian people in general. We pray for this unity, they are for this unity, but we would like others to join us in this spiritual venture.
My disappointment in this regard, that we have not made a great deal of progress at all. SCOBA is not very active really. SCOBA could have done much to enhance this unity but we did not do much through SCOBA. We did not even communicate with our clergy, telling them to have inter-Orthodox relations on the local level. In some places, our Orthodox people don't know each other. Our clergy even don't know each other on the local level. So we need a great deal of work in this area and we have not progressed much. This is precisely why I am disappointed.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: How have you changed personally since becoming Metropolitan? What has this responsibility done to you?
Metro PHILIP: I became more realistic when I became Metropolitan in 1966. You know, there is an expression in the, I think, either in the Book of Acts or in the Epistles of St. Paul that they were someplace preaching and the people said (this group of Christians), "They're turning the world upside down." During the early days of my episcopacy, I wanted to turn the world upside down. I wanted to bring peace to the Middle East. And for your information, I had my heart attack in the State Department. When I was pleading the cause of the Palestinian refugees, and at that time I met with Lyndon Johnson and I was very disappointed with the meeting. I was very idealistic and I did not accept things the way they were. I had this drive, this drive to change, change, change according to my calendar. When I had my heart attack in Washington, D.C., in '68, I realized that things do not happen according to my calendar but according to His, to God's calendar; that things are going to happen in His time, not my time. I reconciled myself to this fact, that Philip Saliba cannot change the world. He can help, but he cannot do it by himself. It takes the grace of God, it takes the power of God, takes the synergy, this work between us and God, I mean salvation is a cooperation between us and God, between the human and the divine. So I realized after my heart attack and open-heart surgery that I must pace myself and change what I can change and accept what I cannot change, and say "Thy will be done."
Fr. Peter Gillquist: Sayidna what gives you the most hope for the church in the decade ahead?
Metro PHILIP: Well, Father Peter, our church is a church of hope. Our Lord said, "Lo, I will be with you until the end of time." So as long as He is in the church, our Christ, the Savior is in the church, as long as the Holy Spirit is working in the church– I mean in every baptism, there is a Pentecost. In every wedding, there is a Pentecost. In every Divine Liturgy, there is a Pentecost. So the Holy Spirit is still working in the church. What happened in the life of the Antiochian Archdiocese– I don't want to talk about others. Let me talk about the Antiochian Archdiocese. In 1966, we had 65 parishes. Today, we have 253 parishes. We almost quadrupled the size of the archdiocese. Why? We've been working. I mean through the Department of Mission and Evangelism, which you chair, and those who are working with you, those who are working with us, I think people know us know but they should know us more. Certain groups are being torn asunder, certain Christian groups, and I think they should know that we exist. They should know that we are the church, as you call it, the Church of the New Testament, the church which was born on Pentecost day. We are the Church of Christ and we're here. Come and see, you see. Come and see. This is the church.
Fr. Peter Gillquist: What would see as a major concern about the church in the coming decade?
Metro PHILIP: We're concerned about, again, Orthodox unity. We have a eucharistic unity. We can receive communion in other Orthodox churches, etc. But this unity should be fully expressed, not only eucharistically but in every aspect. Ecclesiologically. Our ecclesiology in North America is upside down and we should have a senate of bishops in this country in order to deal with canonical problems, in order to deal with ethical problems. The church is living in the 21st Century. We are not living in the 4th or 5th or 6th Centuries. The church lives today, today, in this environment in North America, and we must express the fullness of this Orthodox faith wherever we are, and this fullness, okay, the eucharistic experience is fine, but all aspects of the church are important. The unity of the episcopacy, we don't have it in North America. We don't have it.
According to our canons, there must be a bishop in every city. In New York City, we have 14, 15 jurisdictions and this is contrary to our canons. We have Antiochian Orthodox people in Athens, Greece, but they don't have an Antiochian Orthodox bishop there. They are under the eccliastical authority of the Archbishop of Athens, of the local bishops. This is not impossible for us to achieve in North America. If certain ancient quarters leave us alone, we could do many things here.


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The tale of Soft and Microsoft is the tale of David and Goliath.
UK-based Hermann Chinnery-Hesse was on holiday in his home country of Ghana when he accepted a school friend's bet to try to make his fortune in West Africa.
"No, no, we only use Soft," says the hotel receptionist where I am staying, when I ask if they use Microsoft. The shops around Accra say the same.
"We're taking it industry by industry," Mr Hesse says, who has already designed e-SuSu software for microfinance projects and the Ndua system for Ghana's timber industry.
Then, of course, there are the plans to expand into wider Africa, with business partnerships already set up in Nigeria, the Gambia, Senegal and Kenya.
'Tropically tolerant'
There needs to be software that takes account of Africa's unique circumstances, Mr Hesse explains.
"First of all it needs to be simple and cheap. Then it must be tropically tolerant and able to cope with frequent power cuts."
Mr Hesse's company now has a staff of 70, including 20 developers, and he is just about to sell 40% of his business to international investors.
Money magnet
And that foreign investment - thought to be the first agreed by any technology firm in West Africa - is what makes Mr Hesse happiest and, presumably, richest.
"Soft has no collateral," he says, "no factory to take over if everything goes pear-shaped."
"Technology is the only way for Africa to get rich," Mr Hesse says, "we don't have a proper infrastructure and we can't compete in manufacturing..."
"But if you put me behind a PC and tell me to write software for a Chinese customer, then I can compete brain for brain with anyone trying to do the same thing in the US."
Microsoft agents
And Soft's exuberant founder denies being worried by Microsoft's small presence in Ghana.
He also points out that Soft can provide on-the-ground support for its software applications, should anything go wrong.
In the long term, however, Mr Hesse admits that his firm will probably capitulate to Microsoft.
"Ghana is not rich enough yet," he says, "when we're rich Microsoft will come and do whatever they want."
"But we're still not afraid," he adds quickly, "we'll be the Microsoft agents in Ghana, we've got the local knowledge."
That pattern has already started to emerge.
Last chance?
Infosys, India's largest software firm, is just about to enter the Ghanaian market and it is using Soft for marketing and support.
Mr Hesse, in any case, says he is most likely to have retired by the time Microsoft makes a concerted effort to corner his marketplace.
Nevertheless, while his bet has undeniably been won, Mr Hesse is still passionate about the need for Africa to concentrate wholeheartedly on developing its fledgling technology businesses.
"This is the first opportunity we've had to compete for a long time," he says, adding that the efforts of the government and the aid agencies should be to establish high-speed communication links rather than bailing out the old economy.
"We missed the first boat when industrialisation passed us by.... we can't miss this boat, otherwise Africa will have missed the boat altogether," he warns.


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