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August 29th, 2017
This is the second part of a transcript of the hand-written journal I kept when my husband and I traveled to Russia to adopt our daughter, Makayla. To go to Part 1, click here:
6 April 2000
Dear Makayla,
This morning while we were having breakfast, the phone rang, and it was Victoria from Russian Adoption Facilitation Service. She had heard that our day in court went well, and she just wanted to make sure everything was going alright. Victor picked us up at 9:45, and then we stopped to get Marsha on the way to the orphanage. When you first came downstairs, we gave you some pretzels and juice. We had a short English lesson, and then we taught Marsha how to play Pretty Pretty Princess so that we could play. Daddy was the princess this time. After we played this game, we decided to go outside for awhile. Your teacher and your group were out there. We taught the children Ring Around the Rosies and London Bridges. The teacher and the children taught us how they play Cat and Mouse. A lot of the children came up and gave us hugs. Several times you started walking away from the group looking sad, and we would have to go and get you. After playing outside, we went back in and waited downstairs while they were preparing lunch for your group. You came downstairs to invite us up to see the children eating lunch. As each child finished his soup, he would hand his bowl to you, and you stacked them on the table. Then each child went to a counter to get their second course. As the children finished lunch, they started undressing for their naps, and it was time for us to go.
The children eating their lunch. Makayla is in the center of the picture in the blue and white dress.
The girls often wore those giant hair bows in their hair. Makayla is wearing two of them—one on each side!
Makayla is showing me the room where the children slept. The beds were small, but as you can see, they had nice bedspreads and lace pillow covers.
We went back to the apartment for lunch, and we got a phone call from home. We talked for about ten minutes and then told them to call back in three days. Victor and Tamara picked us up early because we wanted to take ice cream to the children at the orphanage. We wanted to take ice cream to all of the children at the orphanage, but the doctor had told us yesterday that some of the children in the other groups had colds, so we should only bring ice cream for your group. We could take candy for the other groups, which is what we did. As soon as we got to the orphanage, Tamara took the candy we bought to the other groups, and we took the ice cream upstairs to your group. When we suggested that you pass out the ice cream to the children, your eyes lit up. The children were extremely excited. While all of this was going on, the children from another group ran in with their candies to thank us. After you finished your ice cream, you went to wash your face, and then you came downstairs with us.
The children's bathroom at the orphanage.
We had another English lesson with Tamara, and then we showed you how to play Candy Land, which you won. After Candy Land, I brought out the felt board which you seemed more interested in this time. We still had plenty of time left, and so we asked you if you wanted to play outside. You said, "no." Tamara asked you why, and you said because the other children would try to play with your Mommy and Daddy. Tamara told you that we could each hold one of your hands, and we could take a walk as a family. You liked this idea, and so you told us you would go get ready to go outside.
The orphanage playground.
While we were outside, we noticed a girl staring at us. I remembered her from the April Fool's Day celebration. She had a major part in it, and I remember that she was a very good dancer. As she stared at us from a distance, Tamara told us that she has seen this girl at the orphanage several times before, and she wondered why she had not been adopted. While we walked around the building with you, Tamara went to talk to the teachers that were out on the playground. When we met up with Tamara again, she told us something terrible that happened. She had gone over to the teachers to ask why this girl had not been adopted. She didn't realize that the girl had followed her and was sitting on a nearby bench when the teachers were explaining that her parents rarely visit her but that they have not given up their parental rights. This means that the girl is trapped in the orphanage. The little girl is almost 7 and understood everything that was said. She started crying until the teachers realized this and went over to her and told her what a smart girl she is. This made her feel better. I felt very bad for this little girl.
The April Fool's Day celebration. The girl in the white dress with the red trim is the one who was crying about being trapped in the orphanage.
After we went outside, we played with you a little longer. Daddy and I learned how to say "kiss" and "hug" in Russian, and every time we used those words, we got what we asked for. We have only known you for 5 days, but we are all very attached to each other. You are a little doll, and we love you very much. We reminded you that tomorrow you will be coming to spend the day with us at the apartment, and then we said "good-bye" to you. We then came home for dinner.
7 April 2000
Dear Makayla,
This was an exciting day! After we picked up Marsha, the interpreter, we stopped at the post office to make a call home. We have been having trouble trying to call the United States from the apartment. The calls are just not going through. At the post office, there are about 8 phone booths. You first go to the window and write down the number you want to call and how long you want to talk. You pay for the call and then sit down and wait. After a few minutes, a voice comes over the loud speaker announcing, "Call to America in booth #5." We jumped up and ran over to booth 5. The door was stuck. We pulled and pulled, and it finally opened. The connection was much better than it is in the apartment. There was no delay when speaking, and we could hear much better. We have decided that we will go to the post office to call home now instead of having them call us at the apartment. Not only is the quality of the call better, but we believe it is much less expensive for us to call the U.S. than for them to call us in Russia. At the post office, we paid about $1.00 per minute, whereas our Russian friends, Alex and Lorisa, told us it costs about $60.00 for a ten minute phone call to Russia.
(L to R): Olga, Marsha. Olga is Gaya's daughter. She would come to the apartment and cook our main meal for us during the day while Gaya was at work. Marsha was a university student who sometimes served as our interpreter when Tamara needed to be at the high school where she taught English. Both of these pictures were taken towards the end of our stay in Birobidzhan when we took everyone out to dinner, but I wanted to include them here so that you could associate their names with their faces.
We left the post office and got to the orphanage right at 10:00. You were in a music class when we got there. You put on your coat and boots and we all went out to the car. You were very quiet as we drove to the apartment. After we got there, you told us it was a very long drive. It was actually only ten minutes. We brought you upstairs, introduced you to Olga, Gaya's daughter, and then took you into our room. On the bed, were all the toys we have given you so far plus an outfit for you to wear, and one new toy. We told you that you could try on the outfit we brought you from America, but you weren't really interested in that just yet. You wanted to play Candy Land, which we did. Marsha played with us, and you won again. After Candy Land, you were ready to put on the new clothes. It was a darling little red sweater with black buttons that had roses on them, and some black stretch pants. After you got the clothes on, we asked you if you would like to have your hair curled with the curling iron. You said, "no." You just wanted to watch me curl my hair. You did want us to put the little red bow in your hair even though you already had a big white bow on. You looked so cute all dressed up like an American girl.
Me showing Makayla some of the videos we had made of her. She is wearing her American clothes for the first time.
After awhile, you noticed the little pink suitcase in our room, and you asked what it was. We told you it was your suitcase and asked you if you wanted to see what was inside. You liked everything in it, but your favorite items were the little butterfly necklace I brought for you, and the Barbie toothbrush and toothpaste. We put the necklace around your neck, and you looked so pretty. You immediately wanted to brush your teeth, so I took you in the bathroom. You loved the taste of the Barbie toothpaste. You carried that tube of toothpaste around for quite awhile, even sucking on it. We decided we better put it away, and you asked again later to brush your teeth again.
We had a very nice lunch that Olga prepared for us. You ate a big lunch, and then Olga brought out a bowl of fruit. It had 3 apples and 2 oranges in it. In the next hour and a half, you ate all 3 apples and 1 orange. You also kept asking for candy. We gave you some, but we didn't want you to have too much. When it was time for your nap, we brought out your Barbie pajamas. We put them on you, and got you settled in bed. We gave you kisses and told you how much we loved you. You looked so cute in the bed.
Makayla trying to take a nap on her first day at the apartment. She never did go to sleep.
We went out to the living room to play Uno with Marsha while you took your nap. After three games of Uno, Marsha could see that you were still awake. I think that you were so excited that you just couldn't sleep, but you stayed in the bed until we came to check on you about 45 minutes later. You sat right up with a big smile on your face. When we tried to get you to lie down again, the interpreter told us you were saying, "I don't want to sleep. . . I want to play." Marsha had to leave, and so for awhile we didn't have an interpreter, but Gaya's daughter, Olga, was able to help us with you. We found out that she knows some English, and we were able to communicate with you. Olga played Pretty Pretty Princess with us, and you won again. At first, we let you win these games, but now you are winning fair and square. At 3:00, Tamara arrived. We played Old Maid, and then we tried several outfits on you. You liked all of the clothes except the jean overalls. They looked cute on you, but you just aren't used to wearing clothes like that. At the orphanage, they always dress you up in frilly dresses, and you probably thought the overalls made you look like a boy. You loved the swimsuit and you said, "I want to swim." We told you we would go swimming in Moscow. We tried on your shoes which I think are a little small, but Tamara keeps telling us they are okay, and you tell us they are fine also, so I guess we will wait to get you new ones when we are back in the United States. The little black sparkly boots that I brought for you fit you perfectly, and you wanted to wear those in the apartment until they started to get warm on you.
Just before it was time to take you back to the orphanage for dinner, we played "Hide the Kitten" with the soft stuffed kitten we brought for you. We took turns hiding it, and then we would say "Cold, cold, cold," or "Hot, hot, hot" to indicate if you were getting closer. When it was your turn to hide the kitten, you always hid it in the same place—under the bed. After playing this game, we put your clothes from the orphanage back on you, and took you back there in time for dinner. I forgot to mention that while we were playing today, Daddy gave you some Russian coins. You were delighted with these, and you were even willing to let Tamara teach you how to count them in English. When we got to the orphanage, we hugged you good-bye and then I placed the coins in your hand and said, "Makayla-na Soom-kah" which means "Makayla's purse" in Russian. You ran off to put them in the purse we had given you.
For dinner, Gaya invited her boyfriend, Peter. The four of us sat down together without an interpreter. I said something to Gaya in English, but she motioned that she didn't understand. We all sort of laughed and then sat there in silence. I decided to get out our Russian phrasebook, and Daddy and I tried to pronounce some of the phrases from the book. We were all laughing before dinner was over. Gaya also started talking about Ashley and Craig. She said "TV." She wanted us to show Peter the video we made of Ashley and Craig on our video camera. Peter was very interested in this, and for awhile we thought he would never hand it back to us. I'm sure he has never seen anything like this before. After dinner, I went straight to bed. I was exhausted.
Gaya and her boyfriend, Peter. This picture was taken towards the end of our stay in Birobidzhan when we took everyone out to dinner.
8 April 2000
Dear Makayla,
Today is Saturday, and Tamara and Marsha both had commitments in the morning. Tamara apologized for this and explained that she could be here at the apartment at about 11:15. She felt really bad about this, but we told her it was fine. Victor picked us up at 9:45 a.m., and we got to the orphanage at 10:00. We found you upstairs with your group. We brought you to the car, and we managed to communicate to Victor, without an interpreter, that we wanted to go to the post office to make a telephone call. We told him to tell you what we were going to do, and he said to you, "Call America" in English. I said, "Ruski" because of course you couldn't understand that English phrase. He told you in Russian, and then I said, "Ashley, Craig, Ba-booshka" and then you understood we would be calling home.
We got to the post office, and then we asked Victor to come inside with us in case we needed any help. He helped us in two ways. He first told us that Daddy was standing in the telegram line instead of the telephone line. Once we got that straightened out, he was able to tell us which booth our call was in when they announced the call to America. Grammie answered the phone, and I told her right away that we had you with us. I told her that I was going to let you talk to each one of them. You first spoke to Grammie, then Ashley, then Craig, and then Grandma Char. As you spoke to each of them, I showed you their picture, and I told you what to say. You said, "Hi, Grammie!", "I love you!", "Bye-bye." It was really cute! We told them we would call back in two days. We got back in the car and came to the apartment. Olga had brought her son, who is almost three, over to play with you. He is a very cute little boy. He galloped all over the apartment with a big smile on his face. We played for awhile and then Gaya served all of us lunch. While we were eating, Tamara explained to you that we were going to take you back to the orphanage for your nap. You told her that you wanted to take your nap here in the apartment. Tamara said, "But yesterday you didn't go to sleep." You responded with, "Today I will go to sleep!" I could tell that you were very tired, and I told Daddy that I thought you would fall asleep today. We put you in the bed, kissed you and hugged you, and closed the door. We checked on you about 10 minutes later, and you were fast asleep. This was the first time that we had ever seen you sleeping, and we not only took your picture, we made a short video. Two hours later, you were still asleep when Tamara came back. She thought we should wake you up so that you wouldn't be awake too late tonight.
We finally got to see Makayla sleeping, and we took her picture.
We changed you back into your clothes from the orphanage, and took you back over. We brought a bag of candy to pass out to the kids in your group, and this made them happy. We went outside and played ball with you for awhile. Daddy tried to teach you how to catch it. After awhile, the kids from your group came outside. We wanted to take your picture with some of your best friends, but you didn't really like this idea. We had to coax you to smile for the picture, but you finally did.
My husband playing with Makayla on the teeter-totter at the orphanage.
(L to R): Nina, Makayla. Nina was Makayla's closest friend at the orphanage.
(L to R): Makayla, Vika. Vika had been fortunate enough to go to the United States the previous summer to attend a summer camp with American kids. A family that met her was in the process of adopting her. She learned a little bit of English during her stay in the U.S.
Me and my husband with Makayla on the playground at the orphanage.
We decided to go back inside where we played with some dolls for awhile. After this, we wanted to have an English lesson, but you were not the least bit interested, and you just pouted. We told you we would play Old Maid if you worked on English for a little while, and you started to cooperate. Tamara explained to you that you need to learn these words so that when we get to America, you will be able to understand us. After Old Maid, it was time for your dinner, and time for us to go. We told you that in seven more days you will be coming to stay with us in the apartment. You asked where you were going to sleep, and we told you that Gaya would get a bed for you. Then you said, "I will sleep in the middle of Mommy and Daddy so that I won't fall down." I thought that was cute! We kissed you and hugged you good-bye, and we told you that we would be back in the morning.
On the way back to the apartment, we stopped at a grocery store to get some more bottled water. We have almost finished the two cases we bought in Khabarosk a week ago. We have to use bottled water to brush our teeth and for drinking so that we don't get sick. While we were driving in the car, I asked Tamara if she got paid more to be a teacher or an interpreter. She said she made a lot more money as an interpreter than she does as a teacher. She told us we would be shocked if we knew how little she makes as a teacher. She said, "I will tell you if you promise not to tell anyone." Then she told us—about $50 a month! I asked her how she could even afford to buy clothes, because she always looks nice. She said she bought most of her clothes before the economy went really bad in August of 1998. I wasn't sure what she was referring to, so I asked Daddy about it when we got to our room. He told me that the Russian stock market crashed back then which caused the ruble to drop in value, and prices went way up. This makes me feel so bad for the people of Russia. They have so little compared to Americans. This trip has made me realize how blessed I am to be an American citizen. I was grateful before, but now I know first hand what it is like to live in Russia. Even when Daddy and I first got married and had very little money, we were better off than Russian doctors are today. I am very tired tonight, but tomorrow I would like to write more about life here in Russia.
9 April 2000
Dear Makayla,
While Dad is in the shower, I would like to write about what it is like to live in Russia. First of all, when you are outside, you see very little color. Everything is a brownish-gray color except for the people walking along the sidewalks and streets. It is April, but there is no sign of spring in terms of green grass or green trees. Everything is brown. The buildings all look very old. The apartment complex where we are staying has about 20 buildings which are 5 stories high. Each apartment has a small balcony, and you always see laundry hanging from the balconies because these people do not have washers and dryers. Dad asked Tamara what happened with the laundry in the wintertime. She said it is not good because it takes a long time to dry, and sometimes it freezes. From the outside, these apartments can only be compared to buildings you would see in the ghettos in a large city like New York or Chicago. The stairwells look very bad. The apartment we are staying in is on the second floor. As we walk up the stairs, I look at all the doors to the different apartments. They are all different. One is covered with dark brown leather. It has decorative nails hammered into the leather to form a pattern. Another door has thin strips of decorative wood on it. The door of our apartment is just a plain steel door with rust on it. There is no handle on the outside—just a keyhole.
Me standing in front of the apartment building we lived in during our stay in Birobidzhan.
Another view of the apartments.
The family that we are staying with consists of a lady named Gaya and her mother. We see very little of Gaya's mother. She usually stays in the other bedroom. We have not seen her for at least three days, so I am wondering if she is staying somewhere else, but I haven't asked. Gaya fixes us breakfast in the morning, and then when it is about time for her to leave for work, her daughter, Olga, comes over. Olga is here most of the day, and she fixes lunch for us which is the big meal of the day. One day Olga served us soup, bread, and salad for lunch. We were just about finished and ready to get up when Olga walked in with the main course. We were almost full and so we couldn't eat much of the main course. That night Gaya asked us through the interpreter if we didn't like what Olga served for lunch. We explained that we didn't realize there was more food. Gaya speaks very little English. Her daughter Olga understands a little more from her English classes in high school. We found this out when you were here and we had no interpreter. We were able to manage with Olga.
The inside of the apartment looks better than the outside, but it still doesn't come close to comparing to homes in America. The bathroom has been the hardest to adjust to. It consists of two very small rooms. The toilet is in one and the bathtub is in the other. There is no sink, so when you want to wash your hands or brush your teeth, you have to use the bathtub. Yes, that means spitting your toothpaste into the tub! Since we cannot use the tap water even to brush our teeth, we have to take bottled water and a paper cup in there each time. The shower curtain is paper thin. In fact it is made out of the same plastic that those very cheap disposable tablecloths for birthday parties are made out of—the kind that you use once and then throw away—only this shower curtain is used over and over again. The towel bar is actually a pipe that runs along the wall. The toilet is very crude. The flusher consists of a long piece of macramé that hangs from above. The toilet itself is covered with an old burlap toilet seat cover which is absolutely filthy. You just don't even want to touch it, but there is no way around it. Every time I look at it, I think of my mother, because I know she would be absolutely disgusted by it. After being here for more than a week, I've just gotten used to it.
The bathroom in the apartment we lived in.
The bathtub in the apartment. There was no sink, so we had to use this bathtub to brush our teeth.
The bedroom that we have is decent, but the furniture is poor quality—even Target sells better furniture than this. The bedspread and drapes are made out of pink satin. There are also some white lace curtains. On the floor is a red Persian rug with many colors and designs on it. The kitchen is very small, and the appliances are also. The stove has four burners, but it is only about 2/3 the size of American stoves. The refrigerator is also miniature-sized, and it's not even in the kitchen—it's in the hallway. There is no dishwasher at all. When we were at the appliance store last week when I needed to get the curling iron and hairdryer, I noticed that all of the appliances sold in the store (stoves and refrigerators) were very small compared to those in the United States.
The bedroom we used. This was normally Gaya's bedroom.
The kitchen. The appliances were smaller than the ones typically found in the U.S. There was no dishwasher, and the refrigerator was in the hallway.
This room was a combination living room/dining room and it is where we ate all of our meals.
I am sure that there is no one in this entire city (perhaps even all of Russia) that lives as well as I do. I am beginning to realize that there are probably very few people in the world who live better than I do. The sad part about all of this is that these Russian people are not in this situation because they are lazy. These are hard-working, educated people. Tatyana, who is our adoption coordinator, is a pediatrician, and she coordinates adoptions just to earn some extra money. She lives in these same apartments where we are staying. In America, she would be very well-off as a pediatrician.
One thing that we have noticed about the Russians is that they are always dressed very well. Casual Friday would never work in Russia because the people like to look very nice, and they do. After being here for more than a week, it seems to me that they have nice clothes, but not very many of them. When you see all the people out walking on the streets, it makes for a strange sight because all the people look so nice, but everything around them looks so shabby. There are always many people out walking—probably because most of them don't have cars. Driving in Russia is very different than in the United States. Cars absolutely have the right of way over pedestrians. Pedestrians have the responsibility to get out of the way when a car is coming because the cars will not slow down for them. When Slava, who drove us from Khabarosk to Birobidzhan, first brought us to the apartment, there were some small children playing in the road. Slava did not slow down one bit even though one of those little children could have darted out in front of the car. There have been many times when our car was very close to a pedestrian, and neither the pedestrian nor our driver seemed concerned about it. So many things about Russia are different!
This morning Victor picked us up at 9:45, and we stopped to pick up Tamara on the way to the orphanage. We went right upstairs and I handed Mama Leda a bag of lollipops for the children in your group. She invited us to come in and sit down. All of the children were eating their lollipops. Many of them came over to us to say "thank you" and to hug us. They call us Mama and Papa. We went downstairs and told you that we had a snack for you after we had an English lesson. Mama Leda came downstairs and you showed her how you have been learning English. She was impressed. I got out a little pink purse that had all sorts of things you could use with paper (stickers, markers, scissors, a ruler, glue, etc). You really liked these things, and you made some pictures for your teachers. After this, we played Hide the Cookie Box. This game always delights you.
It was time for your lunch, and so we kissed you good-bye and told you we would be back after lunch and your nap. When we left the orphanage, we had to stop at a photography studio to have a picture taken. Tatyana needs it for something that has to do with the adoption. Being in that studio was like going back in time at least 50 or 60 years. The backdrops were just thin pieces of fabric hanging like a shower curtain. After the studio, we went to a store to look for some table cloths for the party we will have at the orphanage for your group on Friday. I was thinking about some bright plastic table cloths, but when we got to the store, I realized I would never find anything like that. Nothing that they had was at all bright. I ended up buying some blue and white checked vinyl. They will be able to use these tablecloths over and over.
We came back to the apartment for lunch, and Tamara stayed to eat with us. At 3:00, we went back to the orphanage to pick you up and bring you to Gaya's apartment. When we got there, all of the children were still in their beds. The teacher was not in there, so we peeked in the window. Some of the children saw us and got excited. We decided we better sit down and wait. We could hear all the children talking, but they did not come out of the bedroom. Finally, the teacher came in and all of the children got up, got dressed, and had their snack. We brought you back to Gaya's house, changed you into your American clothes and started to play. We always have a lot of fun with you. Tomorrow we have an appointment at 3:00 for you to get your hair cut. That should be fun. I love you, Makayla!
10 April 2000
Dear Makayla,
After we picked you up at the orphanage, we stopped at the post office to call home. Yesterday we taught you how to say, "How are you?" and "I am fine." So your conversations to everybody sounded like this: "Hi, Ashley. How are you? I am fine. I love you. Bye bye." Next we went to the dry cleaners. As soon as we walked in, I noticed that there were only 8 coats waiting to be picked up. In the United States, the dry cleaners always have lots and lots of clothes waiting to be picked up. We put the clothes on the counter, and Marsha told us the lady said that they don't do shirts—only pants and coats. She explained that there was no place in Birobidzhan that does shirts. She suggested that we wash them by hand. We paid for the pants to be cleaned, and they told us to come back on Friday afternoon to pick them up. After this, we came back to Gaya's apartment where Olga was waiting for us. We dressed you in a red plaid dress and gave you an English lesson. We worked on colors and numbers today. After your lesson, we gave you some crackers and cheese. You loved it. Then Olga had lunch ready for us. After lunch, you wanted to work with your paper, markers, and crayons. Daddy made you a paper airplane, and I made you a paper fan. Then it was time for your nap. After you fell asleep, we went in and peeked at you. You looked so cute. At about 2:30 you started to wake up. Tamara came, and we started to get you ready so we could take you to get a haircut. At the beauty salon, they put you in the chair, and you had a big smile on your face. The lady cut your hair, shampooed it, and then styled it. It looked just darling.
Makayla standing next to the hairdresser right after getting her haircut.
We headed back home to the orphanage, and when Mama Leda saw your hair, she told you how pretty you looked. We went into the music room, and we played with a punching ball that Dad blew up this morning. After awhile, Tamara and I went upstairs to talk to Mama Leda about the party we are going to have for the children in your group on Friday. We will decorate the room while the children are playing outside. Tamara started telling Mama Leda about the pretty clothes we brought for you. Then she asked me about the dress you are going to wear to the party. She wanted to know if it was nicer than the other dresses we brought that she had already seen. I told her that it was, and I described what it looked like. Then Tamara said, "Oh, Laura, in Russia, we usually have just one dress for our daughters, and you have so many beautiful ones. . . This is our fate." I said, "I wish I could take you back with me." They both laughed. I really wish I could take them back with me. I think these people deserve so much more than they have. All of this is the result of a communist government—nobody gets ahead, even if you work hard. Hopefully things will get better for them now. It seems as though things are getting better in Moscow as our interpreter there explained. Maybe it will start trickling down to the smaller cities. Anyway, it was about time for us to leave, so we kissed you good-bye. We sure do love you. Tamara stayed for dinner here at Gaya's apartment.
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Creek Chub Wiggle Fish Lure
Creek Chub Wiggle Fish Lure
The Creek Chub Wiggle Fish Lure was first introduced in 1925. The lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana would be a staple in their antique lure line up for more than a quarter of a century. This wooden, glass eyed lure was a model 2400 and measures 3 1/2″ in length, and tops the weighs in at 3/4 oz. This antique lure can be found with a double line tie, dating to pre 1935-36 era or with a single line tie for post 36. This lure was meant to dive and had a step lip to help it get to the depth of its prey. Taking after it's name, the Wiggle fish, the lure is a segmented lure with the tradition U pin connections securing the two halves. The lure was made to make a life like wiggling motion in the water complete with fluted, rear flasher fin, sometimes found in gold, bringing up the rear.
You'll Notice a variation in Wiggle Fish over the years, in size, shape and even hook size. The first example shown is an early version which can be differentiated by this longer slimmer body sections and if you ll notice the front treble hook, the shaft of the treble is longer than on the later version in the gallery. The featured lure in this gallery also has broad stroke hand painted gill marks.
The second example in the gallery below is shown housed in it's correct end stamped box. Completing this package it has the correct era pocket lure catalog and reorder form.
The Wiggle Fish
No. 2400 Series
The Aristocrat of all Wigglers. All Creek Chub nature lures are noted for their wonderful movements but in this new double jointed lure with its swaggering, fluted, nickle tail and patented mouth-piece, there is a fast, flexible, swimming movement not found in any other lure. As its name indicated, the New Wiggle Fish looks just like a fish, swims like a fish, floats, dives, wiggles its way along just below the surface – or deeper if pulled faster. This is the bait to use when trolling for the big one. A guaranteed getter of Bass, Pickerel, Pike, and Muskies. Length of body, 3 1/2″ inches. Weight 3/4 oz.
The Creek Chub Wiggle Fish came standard in 8 Colors and can be found in special order colors so keep digging:
00 – Pike Scale
01 – Perch Scale
02 – Red and White
04 – Golden Shiner
05 – Red Side & Dace (shown in the Gallery Below)
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No joke! Jonah Hill takes shot at French comedian during awkward viral interview
Jonah Hill found no humor in a French comedian who took a dig at him (in French) during an interview, causing him to attempt to get back at her.
Maybe the joke got lost in translation?
Jonah has starred in plenty of raunchy comedies over the years. But while promoting "War Dogs" with Miles Teller, the duo stopped by the French talk show. However, comedian Ornella Fleury, steered the program another direction when she began talking about sexual fantasies about the actor.
She then made him the butt of the joke and the video from last week has gone viral.
She told Jonah, "It's when I saw you get [taken advantage of] by a three-meter-tall demon in 'This Is the End' that I told myself, 'Now that's the man of my dreams!'"
Jonah was listening in a translating ear piece as she spoke in her native tongue.
She continued, "My sexual fantasy would be that we'd meet up in a hotel room at night. We would chat, you'd make me laugh; you'd make me laugh a lot!" she said. "And then all of a sudden, you'd bring your friends [Leonardo] DiCaprio and Brad Pitt ... And then you'd go away!"
As she laughed and the tension mounted, Jonah reacted, and it was hardly pleasant.
"I'm glad I came to this show to get ridiculed by a local weather girl - it's nice," he said.
The Oscar nominee was reportedly so put off by the interview that he canceled the rest of his press tour. Jonah hasn't addressed the awkward interview, but Ornella did, saying she felt that she could joke around with him because she's seen him in movies.
"In fact Jonah, I really had the impression that I knew you, so last Friday I thought I was just messing around with a friend, but the reality is that we are not friends," she said, according to French news outlet The Local.
"No, the reality is that you two have two Oscar nominations, and I have two videos on my YouTube account. You have made films with Scorese and Tarantino and me, I have made an advert for Spontex," a company that makes cleaning products.
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Red-hot Bell strikes right note to fire Oak Leafers into decider
Derry 1-17 Cavan 1-10
The stats from this Dr McKenna Cup semi-final suggest that Damian Barton's intention to put Derry on the front foot this year may have some substance.
Eight different players scored from play in the Athletic Grounds, 14 of their 17 points total came from play with Ryan Bell kicking 1-5, all of his points coming from long-range. Barton's new-look side moved the ball with pace, getting a lot of bodies forward in support of some slick attacking moves.
"Statistically Derry have been very good defensively in the last few years, but the problem is you can't win games unless you score and we have to address that," said Barton.
"It took us a wee while to get going but the penalty and point straight after it were equally as important. We mixed our game up well so there are many positives."
Bell's penalty in the 21st minute was a decisive score, with the Oak Leafers kicking 1-4 from play in a six-minute spell to seize control.
Cavan had the wind in the first half but that Derry scoring blitz left them chasing the game and they trailed 1-10 to 0-6 at the break.
Killian Clarke's tidy finish from a well-worked move in the 53rd minute was the high point in their much-improved second half, while Eugene Keating and Seanie Johnston kicked their first scores since their return to Breffni blue.
But Derry were in no mood to surrender such a comfortable lead and ran out deserving winners.
The sides were level four times in a tight first quarter, with Gearoid McKiernan's left-footed wonder point from near the touchline putting Cavan ahead 0-4 to 0-3 after 15 minutes. From there, Derry completely took over and outscored Terry Hyland's side by 1-7 to 0-2 in the 20 minutes before half-time, Bell hitting 1-4.
Conor Moynagh, Ciaran Brady and Gearoid McKiernan battled hard for Cavan, but Derry had too much for them all over the field.
All but three of Derry's total of 17 points came from play.
"Our ball-handling and decision-making in the first half was very poor," said the Cavan manager.
"We left ourselves too much to do but were a lot happier with our second half and we've given run-outs to about 36, 37 players in the last few weeks which is a big plus."
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Sales Account Manager will proactively maintain contact with all allocated clients on a regular basis to ensure customer satisfaction and churn reduction. Build long-term relationship with customers. Future possibility: acquire also new business clients as development area of your responsibilities.
Why it is a good opportunity for you:
- International visibility – you will add distinctive value with your work!
- Great career opportunity in a growing organization
- We provide working assets as laptop and mobile phone
- Opportunity to travel abroad
- Work in an international environment and cross-cultural teams with German field force
- Internal and international career opportunities
What you will be doing:
- Take sales responsibility for the revenue development and retention of allocated enterprise accounts from the SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) segment of the German market.
- Proactively sell standard products (fixed and mobile) and execute specialized product push campaigns to increase strategic penetration
- Accept the effective targets and sales strategy
- Develop customers' share of wallet by cross & up selling activities, offering new tariffs, services and business solutions
- Handle incoming customer requests in a timely fashion and good quality
- Prepare different reports and analyse customer base and territory
- Assess the customer needs and suggest a best possible product solution and win deals Prepare and build customer offer including a pricing proposal
- Calculate savings
- Lead customer negotiations and win deals
Requirements that make you the best candidate:
- Fluent German and intermediate English language skills – written and spoken
- Work experience in Sales or Customer Service is essential
- Experience in inbound and outbound sales functions as well as ability of a persuasive speaker is a big advantage
- Experience in direct communication, great negotiation and communication skills
- Comparable qualification to business, economics, commercial is preferred
- Excellent objection handling techniques when dealing with issues or barriers from customers
- Experience in working in virtual teams via phone, video conference, mail, etc. is essential
- Knowledge of CRM systems: salesforce.com, Qlikview etc. is a big advantage
- Fresh graduates are also kindly welcome!
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Selected projects of Armin Iskander include interim management on the executive level for several CRM and customer service functions, building a product management division for a pay TV company, as well as taking over as the responsible partner for growth strategy in the area of sales and marketing Germany within market restructuring at a leading consumer electronics manufacturer – including the launch of a partnership with a telecommunication company. Before founding his company in 2005, he was the Managing Partner Germany at Accelate Business Launch and Expansion GmbH for four years, where he – amongst other duties – headed the launch of UMTS product portfolios for a mobile phone company.


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The new Remington Touch Control is the world's first touch screen stubble and beard trimmer which harnesses the power of touch technology to provide the most adjustable shave to date. Ape to Gentleman have collaborated with Remington to give you a chance to win this highly innovative facial hair trimmer and as well as another popular touch device, the iPad 2.
According to Beard Psychologist Dr Julian Oldmeadow's new report [1. Report commissioned by Remington to launch the new Touch Control beard and stubble trimmer.] on the 'Psychology of Beards', men with light, well kept stubble are more attractive than men with a full beard or the clean shaven look.
"The lighter, carefully groomed styles may be the most attractive because they strike the right balance. Beards are directly associated with perceptions of masculinity, dominance, aggressiveness and maturity, while clean shaven men are seen as more warm and caring." – DrJulian Oldmeadow
The Remington Touch Control combines precision with power for an elite performance. Its unique touch sensitive screen tailors the speed and length of your trim to your personal preference, while the self-sharpening Titanium coated blades deliver an exceptional cutting performance. The integrated motorised comb has intricate 0.1mm settings with a ground-breaking 175 different length options for meticulous attention to detail.
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Paranoid or common sense
Sometimes it's good to be a little paranoid. Moving into a new neighborhood can be difficult, especially if you are from a different part of the state. Being from the Los Angeles area, moving to a quiet rural area in northern CA can almost be a culture shock.
There is no traffic here to speak of, the nearest neighbor's house is 3 acres away, and many of the neighbors are livestock. Yes, I mean cows, horses and the occasional family of peacocks. There are grazing pastures between properties. But still, we installed a locking gate; we lock our vehicles and keep bicycles and such in the garage at night. Our house has an external motion sensor flood light system which was already installed before we moved in. The neighbors tease us about the security. I have to ask "what security?" Where I'm from this is just common sense.
I started understanding while watching the locals. While visiting the local library, we noticed quite a few baby strollers outside with diaper bags still in them. We've seen people leave their cars running while they go shopping, I assume it was in fear that the car wouldn't restart. In most neighborhoods including this one, most leave their cars unlocked at night. It's one thing to be confident but it's another to tempt fate. Maybe I am a little paranoid.
There are only two other homes nearby with locked fences, the couple who live behind a chain link fence with their five Pit Bulls. And the other is an old man who has an electric fence around his property. His hot wire not goes around the top of his fence but the bottom too. According the locals, the couple is anti-social and the old man is a mean hermit. Well, I would have to agree with the latter, I said hello and waved to the pit bull lady. She looked right at me then just turned, and walked away as her dogs started barking and growling at me. As for the old man, I haven't seen him. He doesn't have dogs, cats, nor live stock not sure what the electric fence is for but it is always on.
Then it happened on one cool September night someone broke into almost all the cars on our street. This probably wasn't that hard since a good number of them were unlocked. It would explain why so many cars were "broken" into. They stole everything from jackets to radios to cd's. Even a truck was stolen; unfortunately this truck also had a gun in it. Yep, a gun, an old man actually left a gun in his truck. The truck was locked but out in the middle of his no fence, no gate yard in full view of the street.
When dawn broke chaos was afoot, neighbors stood in the street shocked, upset, and chattering. The police did what they could to calm everyone. The next day, police found the truck in the next town over but have yet to recover the gun.
There were three houses that were not burglarized that night, the pit bull people, the hermit and the newbies (that's us). Now, you'd have to out of your mind to jump into a yard full of pit bulls. As for the hermit, there is just open space between his electric fence and his old truck and mobile home. I just don't think there is anything to steal. I think he just wants to be left alone. Where I'm from he'd be a weekly target of T.P. and eggs. Although neither eggs nor the toilet paper could possibly fly that far. But you never know.
With us first, they'd have to climb over the fence or the locked gate, easy enough. Second, the truck has an alarm that gets set after each and every time it's driven even in the daytime. Third, when approaching the trucks the flood lights will come on, this will wake the dogs. Even though we keep the dogs in the fenced back yard, they can jump the gate. Their barking and growling would wake us.
I feel bad for my neighbors; I just hope their sense of security wasn't stolen as well. Needless to say we are no longer teased.
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Makeup is something that we've known a lot of people to be scared of venturing into. But once you get into it, it can literally feel like magic. So here, we will share some easy makeup hacks for beginners.
Makeup has the ability to change your look in the best ways possible. It can make your face look slimmer, more sculpted and you can even look healthy when you are indeed feeling not so healthy.
There are a few hacks that can make the whole experience of using makeup a whole lot easier, because no one was born an expert at makeup. It is only through trial and error and a lot of experimenting that we learn.
So, venture into the world of makeup and you'd never look back. It isn't really as difficult as it seems. After trying basic makeup, you can try out more makeup looks that are not so basic.
Here are some hacks for you to try out and do remember that only practise will make you perfect at makeup.
1. BB Cream: A BB cream is a multitasking product that every makeup beginner needs to have. It is a primer, foundation, moisturiser and sunscreen, all in one product, so it saves you from using too many products.
2. Tape Hack: Trying to get that perfect winged eyeliner? Just use some tape at the outer corners of your eyelids. It works as a kind of ruler to help you draw that sharp wing.
3. Lip Balm: Always use a lip balm before you use any lipstick. This helps the lipstick go on smoother and stay longer. This is especially true if you're using a matte lipstick.
4. Lip Scrub: Scrub your lips on a regular basis to make sure they remain pink and plump. Flaky lips would look really awkward with lipstick. It would also be quite painful at the end of the day.
5. Concealer: Apply concealer under the eyes in a half moon or inverted triangle form rather than dotting it on under the eyes. When you blend it in, it would look even and not patchy and rough.
6. Mascara: Mascara is the one product that no makeup addict ever leaves home without using. It can literally lift up your entire look and make you look wide awake even when you're not feeling it.


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Breakfast With Santa
Join us Saturday, December 10 at 9:30 a.m. for our second annual Breakfast with Santa event! We invite you and your kids to dine with us. Children will be able to decorate their holiday pancakes with fun treats and can write a letter to Santa to give to him before he heads back to the North Pole! For families looking to get their Santa Selfies, Santa will also be available for photos.
Kids Menu
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A serving of scrambled eggs, bacon and roasted corn grits
Regular Menu
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Artichoke Cake Benedict
Seared artichoke cakes topped with a poached egg and lemon caper butter served with a creamy sundried tomato polenta.
Traditional Breakfast
Scrambled eggs, fruit, bacon, sausage patty and grits or roasted potatoes.
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Plump fresh Gulf shrimp sautéed in a rich, spicy cream sauce, tossed with shell pasta, garnished with chopped green onions.
$20 for adults and $10 for children. Reservations are required.
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Old Oak Cottages
Delightful rural location on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors
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Always love to return to Old Oak Cottages as often as we can. all the
cottages are so clean, so comfortable , so well equipped in a quiet
peaceful location, but with so many places to visit nearby. Squirrel has
lovely far reaching views of the countryside and the White Horse of
Kilburn. We climbed here on our last visit in December. I had the
wonderful facility of the pool all to myself every dip. Thank you Amanda
and John for the very generous welcome hamper and for your attention to
detail. New places visited this time and usual favourites, Must come for
longer next time. June 2017
Wonderful Cottage, Everything we needed, lovely countryside. Babies
very well catered for. Many thanks. June 2017
Our first visit to Beaver Cottage - and extremely enjoyable it was
too. We had a fabulous time exploring Yorkshire and it was great to
return to Beaver cottage each evening. the cottage is extremely well
equipped and very homely. We swam each morning and enjoyed the spa and
sauna. Great location and wonderful to look out of the window at the
ewes and lambs. thanks! May 2017
A fabulous
place to stay and enjoy the New Year. The cottage has everything you
need and more. Wonderful views across the countryside make this the
ideal place to relax. We all enjoyed the pool, sauna and spa. Facilities
for children are fantastic with lots to do on site. We will certainly
return. Thank you Amanda for a lovely welcome. January 2017.
We have lost count of how many times we have stayed at Old Oak over
the years in various cottages, all so comfortable, clean, warm, cosy and
ideal for all our needs. So relaxing and a pool too!. Who could ask for
more. Thank you once again Amanda and John for welcoming us back, your
most generous hamper, fantastic facilities and attention to detail. December 2016.
A lovely place for a celebratory family get together, lovely quiet
location, beautifully decorated and furnished cottages, we all enjoyed
the facilities, welcome basket and luxurious lines. December 2016
We've had a superb week here at Owl
cottage with fantastic weather as an added bonus. The cottage and
facilities (pool, sauna, grounds) are all first class and we felt at
home straight away and the hamper a thoughtful and kind welcome. We
enjoyed cycling in spectacular countryside, daily swims, visits to York,
Helmsley, Rievaulx, Sutton Bank, Kilburn and the local pubs. Many Thanks
- September 2016
We arrived in desperate need of peace and relaxation ....
and we found it here, thank you. Everything is perfect and the welcome
basket was a lovely surprise. - August 2016
What a lovely cottage in a wonderful setting. A brilliant holiday
with our son and daughter in law and grand daughter. A super time, Thank
you Amanda and John - August 2016
We have really enjoyed our stay here, lovely accommodation and
beautiful surroundings. Our family of 4 children have really enjoyed the
pool facilities and we have had some great days out along with some nice
local walks. Because we have enjoyed it that much we will definitely be
coming back and will recommend to friends and family. August 2016
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Old Oak Cottages are situated in a delightful rural location, just outside the pretty village of Little Thirkleby, on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, boasting spectacular views across unspoilt countryside towards the White Horse of Kilburn.
This wonderful cluster of 8 luxury holiday cottages have been beautifully converted from Barns, Stables and an old Potato Store and retain many original features. Beaver, Fox, Owl, Squirrel, Mouse and Wren cottages are attractively arranged around a large landscaped courtyard.
Pheasant and Badger are separated from the Courtyard Cottages by Gardens and Hedging.
Each cottage offers the highest standards of comfort and design, and we ensure our standards of maintenance and housekeeping are of the highest level
and it is also good to know that a significant proportion of our guests is based
upon repeat custom and recommendation. Our number one priority is customer
There is exclusive use for our cottage guests of our superb indoor heated pool,(10m x 5m. and Constant depth of 1.2m) spa bath and sauna together with an all weather tennis court. This haven of relaxation is surrounded by 400 acres of well kept farm land, walks and duck pond. Children can enjoy the Climbing Frame, Swings, Slide, Football Net, Play Fort, 14' Trampoline and See-Saw in the large fenced play/picnic field. For full Cottage descriptions and availability please click here.
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Our cottages are extremely well situated for visiting all that Yorkshire has to offer without having to drive too far - the list of things to do is endless - for a brief idea of where to visit and things to do in the area, have a look at our 'local information' page. There are many (up to date!) leaflets in all our cottages and we can always help you out with suggestions.
We are very fortunate to have many excellent restaurants and pubs within a short drive of the cottages, the nearest, 1.5 miles away (and one of our favourites!) is in the next village to us - The Carlton Inn, Carlton Husthwaite. On booking, guests are sent a very useful list of recommended places to eat out, which is helpful for pre-planning. We are more than happy to help with recommendations and make table reservations for you prior to your arrival or during your stay.
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Old Oak Cottages are very easily accessible - we are well situated for all
major road networks - yet not too near as to spoil the wonderful surrounding
countryside and views.
By Road - The main A1(M) and A19 are easily accessible - both about a 10
minute drive away.
By Rail - Trains direct to York and Thirsk from London (Kings Cross) the
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New Republic via a GCR Update as of Oct. 10 2016
Compiled the early morning of 10 Oct. 2016 by Judy Byington, MSW, LCSW, ret, Author, "Twenty Two Faces," www.22faces.com, CEO, Child Abuse Recovery www.ChildAbuseRecovery.com
A. Oct. 9 2016 Situation Report Update 7am EST Yosef: "Storm Watch" - RV Weather Report - 07:00 EDT - Sunday - October 9, 2016 (1)
1. Starting at noon on Sat. Oct. 8 2016 intel has suggested we are on an any second performance scenario (release of the 800#s).
2. We were told that we're just waiting for the Atlantic hurricane to clear out of the metro NYC area. If it had gone right instead of left, we would have already had our RV.
3. Due to the hurricane a Sun. noon EST Oct. 9 2016 performance deadline was set on the Republic. This was after a 24 hour extension from Sat. noon EST Oct. 8 2016.
4. This is a must watch from Judge Napalitano about how our government was:
5. We are told the new Powers That Be didn't start the RV Sun. October 2 because they foresaw that hurricane coming and didn't want to start something they would have had to stop once it got close to the the mainland. They waited an extra week plus a day because there was a federal bank holiday on Mon. (Columbus Day). Meaning, we could have seen the RV as early as Thursday night Oct. 6 2016 had the hurricane dissolved or turned out to sea as predicted.
6. Ratification of the Paris Agreement on Oct. 5 Wed. noon EST started a 72 hour new financial system performance clock, all in preparation for release this weekend.
7. They released some Guccifer and Wikileaks emails to seed public consciousness about the more damaging upcoming leaked emails which will permanently torch the Clinton family dynasty name for good. Some thing will happen to Hillary pre-election as both her and Bill's brutal history is now revealed somewhere in those 50,000 emails.
8. In response, the crack Clinton staff released a filthy Trump 2005 Access Hollywood "hot mike recording" which gave Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, along with every well known top Republican political leader, just cause for backing away from Trump permanently before he voluntarily quit.
9. Both the Clinton and Trump camps were knowingly taking dives in exchange for either amnesty (Clinton) or currency redemption / prime real estate deals in China and Russia (Trump).
10. All of the national election coverage has been scripted theater to occupy the public's attention while the Republic, GCR and GESARA were implemented.
11. Cabal political and banking plants such as Comey, Lynch, Lew, Kerry, Biden, Holder, Carter, Dimon and Stumpf are just a few of the die hards set to head back for reconfiguration post disclosure.
12. Let's see what Sunday brings, but do stay alert and ever ready to pounce on those 800#s to set appointments. Any second really means any second now.
B. Oct. 9 2016 7:26 am EST Veritas: "Winds of Change" - Guest Post by Veritas
1. NESARA was a legal basis for claiming that we have without public approval, illegally moved away from the original Constitution.
2. NESARA was driven by the charter of our military forces to safeguard our Constitution and the intent of our Founding Fathers.
3. NESARA provided a legal basis for our military to assist the country in ceasing to use illegally formed corporations that profited behind the scenes.
4. Governments could be used unwisely when those elected looked for their own selfish gain. We in the US have elected corrupt officials.
5. We got off track as a country when we went off the gold standard, when we gave bankers full freedom to design our monetary system and when we separated church and state so far that there was no longer a moral basis for our government, or its leaders.
6. The Federal Reserve was a privately owned corporation that could return enormous profits to its owners rather than to help U.S. citizens by paying off an out-of-control deficit.
7. The IRS and the entire tax structure have strayed so far from what Jefferson envisioned that he would not recognize us as a freely governed society. He would indicate that we are one of the monarchies which he fought against his entire life.
8. NESARA was not a change. NESARA was a return to our original way of governing based upon the Constitution. It returned the form of government to one implemented and governed by the individuals governed, the way it was intended by our Founding Fathers.
9. NESARA used an old court case the military followed which was privately settled in a Supreme Court ruling that dictated a return to the gold standard and disavowed corporations acting on behalf of the U.S. rather than our true government as originally established. This included the IRS, among other institutions.
10. Actions related to NESARA were about to appear publicly. They needed our very visible support. As a move to restore our government's true governing status and methods, they would need the support of every American.
11. Certain types of public debt would be proven illegal and dealt with by removing those obligations in a legal and prompt manner. There would not be any credit card debt. It would simply disappear.
12. The current Presidential election would be considered illegal since it was requested by officials of the "corporations" and not the true government of the United States. Trump had thrown himself under the bus to make this announcement easier on the public, as in "no good choice." The Clinton corruption did not need another term in the White House and went without saying.
13. A new Presidential election would be called for by NESARA with quality, moral and ethical candidates.
14. The entire tax structure would be revamped to a simple flat tax basis. Some great people who were oppressed by tax issues would find relief as illegal taxes were taken from the records.
15. Public reaction was the greatest concern of the NESARA team. They have done everything under the radar so far. They may decide to continue to stay under the radar and use "softer" announcements to promote these changes.
C. Oct. 9 2016 5 pm EST Situation Report: "We The Herd" - Intel SITREP - 17:00 EDT - Sunday - October 9, 2016
1. We were told it was a "GO" for tonight, Oct. 9 2016, anytime after 6pm EST.
2. Pay attention to websites, emails, texts and tweets. Any 800# release news will travel like lightning.
3. ZIM holders will now have 36 hours to call and set your appointments, not 48 hours as previously reported. Scheduling all ZIM holders inside of the first 36 hours will allow them to process tens of thousands before markets and banks open on Tues. 8am EST.
4. Getting one of these early appointments matters, as it qualifies you for higher Privately Negotiable Exchange (PNE) rates (aka Sovereign Rates).
5. The initial ZIM rush meant when you made your redemption appointment, not when you physically attended said appointment.
6. Only ZIM currency holders would be able to set initial non-bank hour appointments within the first 1.5 days (before Tuesday morning 9am). Off-site redemption locations would process T3 public clients.
7. You MUST have an early appointment to qualify for PNE rates, otherwise you're looking at screen rates for the ZIM--which were flan-tastic.
8. Zim appointments would go until the end of Oct. as long as appointments were made within the first 36 hours of the 800# release, i.e. before banks opened on Tues. morning.
9. Because of the hurricane's lingering effects, they were going to process all ZIM redemption appointments in under 1 hour (at least that's the plan), and shift the second half of the redemption appointment to a follow up meeting with the wealth management family office division. If you had a list of trusts and charities to open for family members or causes, those would have to wait until your second RV appointment within a week. The first appointment was to intake currency, settle on a rate, and whip up a couple holding trusts.
10. PNE rates (sovereign rates) for the IQD, IRR, VND, IDR and AFA would be offered the month of Oct. to redeemers who knew how to ask for them.
11. Four digit PNE rates existed on the Zim if the person was serious about accomplishing Humanitarian Projects and Job Creation agendas. You'd better be ready to answer hard questions and be buttoned up in your presentation materials. Otherwise, they'll reserve the highest rates for folks who truly serious about helping the world philanthropically, especially for international third world health, food, shelter, micro-economic and infrastructure causes.
12. Interest rates have zoomed over 8% for structured payouts, and even NDAs were now negotiable if you did not wish to enter into an advanced investment program/sovereign rate.
13. All air space above NYC has been cleared for flight, which means security drones have resumed patrolling the skies. Notice the bright lights up in the sky, looking like a cross between helicopters and Northern Stars… as these are drones watching over all the redemption process. They would be scattered every 5-10 miles depending on population density.
14. Your exchange team were there to help you get wherever you needed financially, but they were trained not to over burden people with big eyes and small stomachs. Try to connect with the spiritual aspects of the RV rather than lusting after the most money.
15. Don't try to romance the staff or go into your life story. Chit chat would take away from what's needed. Show up on time, know what you absolutely needed in order to walk out of there so the next redeemer could take his/her turn.
16. Keep everything simple and you would be fine. Keep everything spiritual and you would be protected. Keep everything drama free and you would happily enjoy the process.
D. Oct. 10 2016 12:05 am EST Veritas: "Deep Trust" - Guest Post by Veritas
I am being told tonight, Sun. Oct. 9 2016, that everything is "hot" behind the scenes where they keep it quiet. We were told to watch for the 800 registration number between tonight and tomorrow night Mon. Oct. 10 2016, with appointments to follow. We should see the first Tier 3 releases for use on Tues. Oct. 11 2016.
Luvwulfs: Wishing and Wanting a Wickedly Wealthy Wednesday, although a MaRVelous Money Monday or a Terrific Take Me Away Tuesday works too ;)
Bodyman: OR A "MAKE MY DAY" MONDAY AND A "TOTALLY FILLED ACCOUNTS" TUESDAY…. CLOSING OUT AN "OBSCENELY WEALTHY OCTOBER" !!!!!!
Adept1: Bodyman: OPULENT October!
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Here's Where The Next Bank Deposit "Bail-In" Will Strike...
by Tyler Durden Oct 10, 2016 2:00 AM
Submitted by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com,
One shot from a pistol pierced the night right before Antonio Bedin collapsed, dead.
Antonio, a 67 year-old retired Italian, had just committed suicide. He was plagued by health problems and by the loss of his savings.
Last year, four small Italian banks became insolvent and immediately needed capital. They turned to a bail-in.
Antonio was one of thousands of small savers who were wiped out. Antonio lost everything. Then he shot himself.
He wasn't alone.
There was another pensioner who hung himself at his home near Rome after he lost more than $100,000.
Their stories became national news sensations. It generated intense anger at the bail-ins.
A bail-in is when a bank recapitalizes itself by tapping its creditors, including depositors.
Most people think of the money they deposit into the bank as a personal asset they own.
But that's not true.
Once a deposit is made at the bank, it's no longer your property. It's the bank's. What you own is a promise from the bank to repay. It's an unsecured liability. That's a very different thing from owning physical cash stuffed under your mattress. Money deposited into the bank technically makes you a creditor of the bank. You're liable to get burned from a bail-in should the bank get into trouble.
People in Cyprus had to find this out the hard way in early 2013. People awoke on an otherwise normal Saturday morning to the shock that the money in their bank accounts had been taken by a bail-in to recapitalize the banks.
Not surprisingly, many Italians aren't just waiting around to get "Cyprused."
I recently spent weeks on the ground in Italy investigating the ongoing banking crisis. I spoke with a prominent lawyer who told me that most Italians are now distrustful of the banks. They're keeping a substantial portion of their savings in cash under their mattresses. They're also buying lots of gold.
I've been to Italy numerous times over the years. But this time, I saw something new. There were signs everywhere advertising gold bullion, like the one below.
I think it indicates a strong demand for gold and a strong distrust of the banks. It seems to me like a slow motion bank run is already happening. This is the last thing Italy's banking system needs. It's further bleeding the capital in the banking system.
I only see the situation getting worse…
Italians are rightly afraid of bail-ins. That fear is leading them to withdraw their savings as cash and also to buy gold. This further drains the banks' capital, making it more likely they'll need to do a bail-in to remain solvent, which fuels even more withdrawals. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This means that the chances are good that a large number of unsuspecting Italian savers are going to get wiped out.
The thought of potentially many more old, struggling pensioners committing suicide because they got wiped out from bail-ins has enormous emotional power in Italy. It's like political nitroglycerin.
It would have a catalyzing political effect.
Bottom line, if Italians get Cyprused before the referendum later this year it's a virtual certainty it will fail.
That's the unenviable conundrum the current, pro-EU Italian government is facing. They can stall and save the banks through a bail-in, or they can let the whole house of cards come down. Either option is political suicide.
It's hard to imagine that the frustrated Italian populace won't vote to give the establishment the finger in the referendum, and humiliate the pro-EU government.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has promised to resign if that happens.
If he does, the anti-euro, populist Five Star Movement will almost certainly come to power. They've promised to promptly hold another referendum. This one would be on whether Italy should leave the euro and go back to its old currency, the lira.
If Italy—the third-largest member of the eurozone—leaves, it will have the psychological effect of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. Other countries will quickly head for the exit, and return to their national currencies.
Economic ties and integration are what hold the EU together. Think of the currency as the economic glue. Without the euro, economic ties will weaken, and the whole project could unravel.
It would be a deathblow to the EU, the world's largest economy… And it would explode into a global stock market crash like the world has never seen.
The Financial Times recently put it this way:
An Italian exit from the single currency would trigger the total collapse of the eurozone within a very short period. It would probably lead to the most violent economic shock in history, dwarfing the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008 and the 1929 Wall Street crash.
That's how important the upcoming referendum in Italy is. It would be the first domino to fall in the collapse of the EU.
Not surprisingly, the unsavory George Soros is keenly aware of what's going on. He recently said, in reference to the Brexit and events in Italy, "Now the catastrophic scenario that many feared has materialized, making the disintegration of the EU practically irreversible."
Soros Fund Management has been picking up gold assets and placing bets that stocks will crash.
He's positioning to make big profits from the coming crisis. And I think we should, too.
That's exactly why I recently spent weeks on the ground in Italy.
There are potentially severe consequences in the currency and stock markets.
10/10/2016 04:40:33 pm
Regarding the Oct. 9 2016 Situation Report Update 7am EST Yosef: "2. We were told that we're just waiting for the Atlantic hurricane to clear out of the metro NYC area. If it had gone right instead of left, we would have already had our RV."
10/10/2016 06:14:58 pm
You mean it's not true what sitrep says? Hmmmmm
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I bought a nice looking scrod filet to broil and when I opened the wrapper, I found two small, live worms on the fish (more like half in, half out). After a call to two fish sellers, I was assured that this was normal for a "bottom dweller" and that I had a fresh catch. So I broiled the cod and was enjoying it when I found two dead worms halfway through my meal. I decided to throw it out and am now eating the guacamole I made earlier.
I realize all sorts of organisms can get into the food we eat and maybe those tiny worms are not a big deal but I'm a little grossed out. I don't eat a lot of fish but I've only had one other experience like this one; worms on my raw oysters at a restaurant in New Orleans.
I guess I'm wondering in the case of the scrod, is there anything the fish monger can do to get rid of the worms? Burried in the fish's flesh, I don't know what they can do to completely eradicate the worms. Did I just get unlucky with this filet? I'd love to hear some hounds opinions about the worms in my scrod.


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