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Credit: Eme Ruiz M. (Eme Zikzin) from Venezuela and ECI
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DaeGil and InJwa again face to face …
DaeGil tries to stop the passage of his archenemy, InJwa knows that is facing his best opponent and they both know that the other will not budge. See these two great actors together is a pleasure, the energy they transmit and respect for each other is really palpable.
Full of conviction, DaeGil does his best to avoid the bloodshed that the rebel and his brother the King have sworn to the people, however InJwa leaves very clear that despite the swipe to his army has just received from the hands of the team of our hero, resign it is not among his plans and the prince Mil Poong Goon arrives to support him.
"So, you are, Baek Dae Gil" says with some admiration the prince Mil Poong Goon.
Daegil anyway warns them that the King is also willing to do anything and infuriates watching InJwa is completely willing to sacrifice all the lives that are necessary to carry out his plan, aishhhhhh InJwa is unbearable! Daegil finally warns them to stop them at all costs and walks away on his horse … Beautiful Prince on his steed!
InJwa puts his sinister plan into action overnight and Daegil reach the camp where you find his family, worried about the people, all working together to help the people who had joined the rebels to overcome the stomach discomfort that suffered from poisoning and also they delivered to them food to take home. Daegil smiles watching Seol Im working with passion for them.
DeaGil encouraged by Seol Im comes out talking to the people and assured them that receive forgiveness because laid down their arms and so the King has promised … Seol Im asks if it is true that the King promised that but receives only silence from Daegil as the answer. The older brother continues to try to protect his younger brother.
King Yeoning receives the report from advancing rebel troops and is concerned, could be next the collapse of Hanyang. "We can't waste any more time," he tells his military leaders and prepares to go himself to face in battle, knowing that Daegil reduced the InJwa army at half, which InJwa continues his path, confirms that although less men, accompanies them the determination and this would give them victory over Anseong if his army is not present.
The army of King comes out galloping quickly and is spreading the news in the streets, Hong Mae wants to alert Daegil but the daughter of GolSa tells her not to worry, Daegil will go ahead no matter what happens and, well, we know all that in effect if anything characterizes Daegil is the determination, this actually called my attention, the plot of the drama revolves around a struggle of convictions, three men deeply determined to achieve their goals, I find very interesting the outcome of this struggle ideals and see that values weighed on the victory.
Indeed our Daegil continues his plan and he already knows that the army of InJwa is weakened by lack of food and the long walk, in this scene I like the visual code is handled through color, everyone at the table dressed in beige or ecru, which was one of the permitted colors, for the people, Daegil could be dressed in a different tone for their social status, but also wears beige as the reassurance that he is the genuine representation of the feelings of the people and their actions are directed with that conviction.
InJwa decides to stop at the nearest town and Daegil continues its three-step plan as well explains GolSa daughter, Mae Hong. The first step has already been successfully achieved: weaken the army InJwa, taking their horses and food and use the lack of camaraderie between them as they come from different places and are not known to weaken them morally, at this point the action of the warrior Hwan Jin Ki is very important, he perhaps intuitively hastens to support the rebels along the march and infuse them encouragement.
The second step also has related to the moral and psychological part, spread the rumor that InJwa was defeated it reduces the momentum of the rebels who expect orders in Cheongju and they decide to give back the rebels for caution, of course they do not desist easily to take what has been promised.
"The revolt of In Jwa, has failed," Let's spread that rumor.
Daegil comes out urgently on Anseong upon receiving news that the army has left the palace, cough* is "gratifying" to see Daegil go up the horse and give it the order to advance…
The army InJwa is diminished by hunger and exhaustion, he tries to instill encouragement by reminding them the Grand Plan, but the warrior Hwan Jin Ki warns that in these conditions will not survive even half a day, a snake is captured by a rebel and all hungry they pounce on the man full of despair over the astonished gaze of the leader of the revolt that understands that he must do something to alleviate the situation. His answer: to steal food from the village and kill the most vile way, the people who say they want to protect. Jin Ki is torn between his convictions.
Dae Gil goes fast and alone at Anseong, meanwhile the King has come to Jukju and there receives the progress report Daegil plan, which he same confessed to him in the palace.
"What is scarier than a sword? a rumor" Baek Dae Gil
This next scene is for me very significant, InJwa is questioned by Prince Mil Poong Goon reproaching his actions in the village, the rebels despite being dying of hunger have not touched the food that was stolen from the people and that also cost the lives of innocent, InJwa as a being unscrupulous it looks disengaged with this situation, he did not take into account the intrinsic values of the revolt that he was developing, had not noticed that people joined because of loyalty by example and not by ambition, for love of country and not to the throne. In his desperation, it acts as he can only do, from contempt and deep anger that accompanying him from childhood and takes the life of one of the rebels against the astonished gaze of the Prince. These actions begin to weaken the conviction of those who support him and begin to define unbeknownst to him, the way his defeat.
Daegil reaches Angseon and meets with the King, both brothers in seemingly opposite sides, one only thinks about the throne, the other thinking people, Daegil tries to persuade the monarch to find other ways to prevent the loss of life, he tells him how managed to change the will of 15,000 people without using a sun once the sword, really are remarkable Daegil's words: "it was my faith, faith in people." Yeoning feeling despised by his own people only think of paying with the same coin.
"You know what I did to reduce troops in half? It was my faith, faith in people" Baek Dae Gil
The brothers face again while InJwa wait outside the city wall, the King is determined to kill all the rebels and Daegil is not willing to allow it, warns that break the promise he made to King Sukjong to protect him and he draws his sword against him, it finally discovers the intentions of the military leaders who accompany them in the room that feeling supported by Daegil point their swords against the king, they are ala carte under the sleeve InJwa and white flag waving in the rampart to tell the rebel that the plan has worked and that can come victorious, to go to Hanyang.
The prince Mil Poong Goon comes forward to enter with a group of men full of joy, suddenly after that the gate is closed and InJwa and his army are confused, the King Yeoning triumphant appears in the tower with his brother, InJwa can't believe, it reaches only mention the name of the hero who could never defeat: Baek Dae Gil. The rebels begin withdrawal.
The third plan Daegil gives results and many lives are saved, but the fight is not over the King remains determined to end the revolt in a violent way, at night both enemy leaders are preparing to attack and Daegil can not help it, a bloody battle breaks out and he's going to stop it even if I have to put your life at stake, launching himself as a shield between the two sides your body is hurt in the middle of the gunfire and falls giving a break to the tragedy.
Daegil, the one who really loves the people so as to offer his life and endure any hardship, rises badly hurt to ask for the cessation of war and Seol Im, grandfather, along with other allies come to support Daegil and ask for clemency.
Daegil goes on to prove to the King what kind of person are truly the rebels. Our hero does not abandon his faith and a new bet is carried out to defend the nation, Daegil is winning and Lee in Jwa decides to break his word, but do not know that Daegil has beaten him long ago and that the army he wait no longer exists, the rebels surrender and the warrior Jin Ki Hwan, brandishes his sword against it once was his master. Lee In Jwa has been defeated.
My thoughts:
I must confess that I am a fan of roses dramas and really expected to see a lot of passion or at least romance in Daebak and that never happened, not going to lie, that was a little disappointed, however I must admit that this is one of the best roles and dramas that Jang Keun-suk has been taken. Daegil is a character that fills me with deep pride, not only for the acting challenge it has meant for Suk and that we all well know, but also for what depth of his message.
In this story we have seen mainly three men full of determination to achieve their goals, goals had in common the people, the nation, but they were motivated by different reasons. Lee InJwa is guided by the pain he suffered as a child and could never overcome using the excuse of wanting to help the people when what you really wanted was to avenge the damage which were given him. Yeoning who wanted the throne also on the pretext of support the people but motivated in the deep (in my opinion) for the pain that caused him to feel despised by being the son of the laundress, so maybe for him his arrival to the throne represented to claim of the plebeians. Last but equally important Daegil, a man that was bred by two caring men and that into adulthood, did not know the evil. Here I feel necessary to recognize the work of gambler Baek Man Geum in the construction of the hero, simply Daegil not met during his upbringing nothing more than unconditional love of his father, laughter and lightheartedness. This gambler among his "folly" bred up a happy child, so Daegil motivation is very different from the other two protagonists of the story. Our hero is motivated by love for the people, for the love of life of all beings, so great a love which is worth offering life even it. Definitely is completely understandable the despair of Daegil for loss his father and then his struggle to recover him, this gambler is a key piece in his life and in the history of drama.
It seems that Daegil at first glance is a male history, that it is men the key pieces of drama, I agree but only on the surface, there is an interesting detail and is that women, as well as in real life, have been supportive, base and even detonator of all the actions that have been carried out in Daebak. Beginning with the Queen Choi Bin who falls in love to the King and gives her son to her ex-husband gambler knowing that he would do a good job in bringing up him and what definitely not wrong. Later Hong Mae and the woman Shaman, handling the subtle threads that generated the revolt of InJwa to continue with Dam Seo who awakens in Daegil the desire to be "somebody" to having a name so necessary for their future actions and continuing with Seol Im who motivated the first cause of Daegil and who then acts as an extension of his actions, even giving affection and warmth in the midst of the struggle.
As I write this I realize that Daebak that is not a romantic drama but it is a love story, a drama that highlights the unconditional love at a people, to the life, to the sons, to the brothers, to a cause.
I have no more to thank to all the staff who made possible this production for their hard work and especially to Jang Keun Suk for a job full of love for the public, the acting and especially his eels, thanks JKS for so much love. Your performance is simply Daebak and Daebak is how proud I am you.
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It's time to bring out those delicious homemade tomato sauces we did back in September. Let's put them to use!
Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes | Yields: 6 people
- 1 ½ kg boneless chicken thighs, diced
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- ½ tsp. cardamom powder
- ½ tsp. coriander powder
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ¾ cup homemade tomato sauce
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 1 tsp. salt
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- In a pot, put the olive oil and the garlic on medium heat. Add the spices and mix well.
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Best Shot of the Night
…and Bengie's HR was pretty awesome too.
Thanks for making me eat crow about trading for you, Bengie. Rays Renegade was spot on about you…absolutely CLUTCH!
Props to ACWNS09 at Lone Star Ball for the GIF.
Yet Another Dagger to my Fandom Heart
Steelers, Lakers, now…Yankees. I'd throw in the Penquins but I'm still a hockey neophyte learning who I'm supposed to "hate" as a Dallas Stars fan, so clubbing the Pens just feels disingenuine.
As a Cowboys fan, seeing the Steelers win another Supe(from my hospital bed, no less) was bad enough. Granted, it could have been much, much worse…only a Redskins SB win would get my goat more. Thankfully, THAT nightmare doesn't appear to be on the horizon anytime soon, merci beaucoup, Messrs. Snyder & Zorn.
Lakers..meh. I honestly haven't paid much attention to the Mavs or NBA in several years, so that pill wasn't too hard to swallow…plus, Phil Jackson is a damned good coach, so the Left Coast Evil Empire actually deserved another ring, I suppose.
Which brings us to last night, Nov 4, 2009, and THE Evil Empire finishing off the Phils for Numero Twenty-Seven-o. As a Texas Rangers fan/Boston Red Sox supporter, it just doesn't get any worse than this; 1. They're the Yankees. 2. In the only three playoff appearences by my beloved Arlingtonians, guess who knocked 'em out? 3. As a Red Sox supporter, see #1.
I suppose I shouldn't be hatin' on the Yanks just to hate on 'em. Yeah, they "buy" their championships, which the libertarian/free market economics guy in me (I really need to stop bending over in the shower for that soap) shouldn't have a problem with. I'm happy for former Ranger Mark Teixeira, he's a great ballplayer. Great to see Matsui get the MVP in what is presumably his last year in the pinstripes. Even A-Rod, bane of Rangerdom existence…he really stepped up in the playoffs.
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Last week I went on a mini-trip to Vermont! A good friend of mine, Justin, has lived in Vermont for the last four years while attending college at Champlain. I stayed in New York for school where we're both from and would generally only see him when he came on a break or for the summer. Despite his best efforts to convince me to venture to Vermont, I always had an excuse not to. Mainly due to time, all of the free time I ran into were times he would be home as our breaks from school usually aligned.
Three weeks ago I realized "it's now or never" as Justin graduates in May and will be leaving Vermont. This week is both of our school's Spring Break and would have been the perfect time for me to take the trip out there; however, next weekend being St. Patrick's Day made ticket prices ridiculously expensive. Also, due to the spontaneity of this trip I had to work. After having my best friend take my Thursday shift I bought a plane ticket for Wednesday the 6th to fly out after my classes.
As travel by flying goes, my flight from Buffalo to New Jersey was a hassle and my flight from New Jersey to Vermont wasn't much better. There were two delayed flights, a switched flight, a switched seat, airplane issues, passengers running late, a terminal mix-up and one inconvenient bout of anxiety. Nonetheless, I made it to Burlington International Airport just shy of midnight on Wednesday.
Thursday was the main day for Justin and I to explore around Vermont as Friday after his classes we drove home. Thursday morning we got up and headed over to Denny's. Where else would we go after a late night and an early morning? It was in the moment I learned that Justin, a smart guy, who is almost a college graduate cannot properly pronounce "Choconana." I wish I could type how he pronounced that pancake name because it was hysterical.
After Denny's Justin showed me around his school which had this amazing room showing a view of the mountains. I've decided I must have a replica of that room in my future home, unless I don't live in an area that has a gorgeous view. In such case I'll have to get a mural of something pretty.
After that Justin and I went to Lake Champlain where he showed me the possibility of walking on the frozen water. I must say, it was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had. It was a surreal feeling knowing that a foot underneath my feet was an entire ecosystem. Being able to say I've walked on water is also fairly awesome.
On Friday I hung out in Justin's apartment practicing some "self-care" while Justin had classes. We drove home from Vermont to New York which wasn't terrible for an eight hour car ride. I'll admit, I was grateful to be out of a car and in my bed Friday night!
Here are some photos from my really cool "mini-vacation!"


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Mchinji rutile-graphite-gold
The Mchinji licence covers 870 km2 and is adjacent to areas with known mineral potential, some of which are licenced including the Mkango's Chimimbe Hill nickel-cobalt licence to the south. The Mchinji licence has been granted for the exploration of nickel, cobalt, gold, base metals, graphite, platinum group metals, ilmenite, vanadium, chromium, uranium and rare earth metals.
The licence is initially awarded for a 3-year term, after which it can be renewed twice for further two-year periods with a 50% reduction in the licence size required with each renewal.
The licence is located in the Mchinji District, with its western border just east of the town of Mchinji. The southeastern corner of the licence falls within Lilongwe District. The small town of Nkotakata at the centre of the licence is 90km along the M12 highway from Malawi's administrative capital, Lilongwe. The M18 highway runs north from a junction with the M12 at Nkotakata. A railway traverses the licence alongside the M12 road and runs to the sea port of Nacala in Mozambique. There are many dirt roads and tracks in good condition offering access to most parts of the licence, and any remaining distance is easily covered by motorbike, bicycle or on foot. Elevation is approximately 1,050-1,150m, the more elevated parts being mainly in the west, and a number of hills stand above the broad plain.
Historical Exploration
The earliest known work was carried out in 1908 by T.E.G. Bailey of the Imperial Institute Mineral Survey of British Central Africa. He identified the main metasupracrustal and igneous rock types, remarking that "what little evidence we now have points to a uniform granite basement" and pointed out that the gold-bearing reefs then being worked at Missale and Chifumbazi in Mozambique were in metasupracrustal rocks close to their contact with the granite.
The Anglo-American Company prospected the area in 1937, and New Consolidated Goldfields Ltd in 1957-58. Later investigations associated with the siting of water supply boreholes were confined to very small areas.
Geological mapping was carried out concurrently with geochemical drainage reconnaissance by the Geological Survey of Malawi in 1964. This work included the collection of alluvial samples at half-mile intervals at all streams and dambo (broad, grass-covered, swampy valleys) together with alluvial samples from watershed areas far from active drainage patterns. The samples were analysed for copper, lead, nickel, chromium, tin, silver, beryllium, and arsenic. Bulletin 24 of the Geological Survey Department, Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources (Thatcher, E.C. and Wilderspin, K.E., 1968) contains a geological map and a summary of the geochemical reconnaissance, and remarks that graphite deposits are particularly noteworthy in the area.
Geology and Geophysics
Virtually all geological knowledge of the licence is reported in Thatcher E.C. and Wilderspin K.E. (1968), 'The Geology of the Mchinji-Upper Bua Plain', Bulletin 24 of the Geological Survey Department, Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources. This publication covers Mkango's Mchinji and Chimimbe Hill licences but extends north and east.
The surficial geology of the area is characterized by a plain of residual soils, colluvium and alluvium, punctuated by hills of granitic gneisses and quartzite, with sporadic exposures of various gneisses and schists interpreted to be of supracrustal origin. All of these rocks are believed to belong to the Proterozoic Mozambique Mobile Belt.
A dendritic pattern of watercourses and dambo, not generally controlled by the underlying geology, drains into the Ludzi and Bua rivers which run east before turning north just outside the northeast corner of the licence.
The magnetic pattern of the licence reveals a number of major geological structures or features in the basement rocks. Some are related to a northwest-southeast trending interpreted shear belt that dominates the southern part of the licence. There is also a large east-west trending fault in the north of the licence, and a north-south trending probable dyke of regional extent (hundreds of km, beyond the limits of the countrywide geophysical survey) that enters and exits the northwest of the licence.
The ternary radiometric image of the licence shows domains that coincide with the interpreted major geological structures, particularly in the south. This suggests that the extensive soil cover is largely residual, offering reasonable confidence that soil geochemistry will be the best initial exploration method.


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Please note: Unlike what you may be used to from other workout equipment, Drag is not a generic "Difficulty setting" for rowing on Hydrow. Turning it up very high is not a good or effective way to get a better workout. Instead, check out tips from this article on how to achieve a more challenging workout.
If you are going to change the drag, we suggest you make any adjustments before you begin a work out. This isn't something that you should need to change regularly, but the option is always there.
To turn the resistance level up or down, use the following steps:
- Log in to Hydrow
- Select any workout from the main screen to expand the details.
- Tap on the button for "Sound & Drag settings"
- Use the "Drag" slider or buttons to adjust the resistance up or down to your desired value
- Resistance is set at 104 by default which best simulates the experience of rowing on water for most people. We strongly recommend starting here at first and adjusting drag only after you are familiar with rowing.
- Be aware that very small adjustments to resistance may be hard to detect.
- Select the blue "ROW" Button on the picture to begin your workout at the new resistance level.
- You will notice the new resistance most acutely when you start taking full powerful strokes.
- Because of how our electromagnetic braking mechanism works, Light one-handed pulls on the handle may not feel different, but complete strokes while strapped in will more clearly reflect the adjusted drag.
As stated above: Form and technique make a lot of difference to both how much power you output and how intense of a workout you get while rowing at any drag level. If you are turning Hydrow's resistance setting up because you have not been feeling physically challenged enough in workouts, we would first suggest you check out the article How Do I Get a Better Workout While Rowing?
Lastly, here's a little clip from Hydrow Athlete Mike Dostal about some of the many factors to consider when setting your drag:


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Summer can be a great time for some fun in the sun and a variety of fun activities. It can also be a great time to host a fundraiser. The longer days of summer offer more opportunities for getting together to do some fun things while raising money for a great cause. Here are five great ideas for summer fundraising.
Host a Pool Party
If you happen to have a pool in your backyard, great, but many communities also have pools that you might be able to reserve for a fundraiser. You can ask for donations for admission or even collect canned goods for a local food bank. You can also combine other types of fundraisers with your pool parties, such as a silent auction or even a bachelor/ bachelorette auction. Pool games or even a limbo contest can all help make your fundraising event a stellar success.
Swim, bike, run, or walk-a-thons are always popular options for fundraisers, but you can also do something creative and unique. A rock-a-thon can be held in a school or church parking lot, and you can raise money by staying awake rocking in a rocking chair. Unlike swim, bike, run or walk-a-thons, rock-a-thons offer the added benefit of allowing you to spend several hours of quality time with your friends, family, or community. Fun runs or other charity events may become one big blur over time, but you are unlikely to forget spending 12 or more hours in a rocking chair with other members of your community. It can even help build deeper, stronger relationships.
Block Party
If you don't have a pool, a block party may be the next best thing for a fundraiser. Best of all, with a block party, you can get the whole neighborhood in on the event. Not only can each family create their fun fundraisers, such as a dunk tank or pie-eating contest, but you can also hold a contest to see which family can raise the most money with their contribution to the fun.
Car Wash
There is probably no more fun or traditional summer fundraiser than a car wash. The best part about holding a car wash is you get to stay cool while working hard and you'll rarely have a shortage of eager customers.
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Color X, A Skateboarding Coloring Book
Color X, skateboarding's first coloring book features 30 pages of iconic photos of your favorite pros from around the world, including Mikey Taylor, Ryan Decenzo, Mikemo Capaldi, Lizzie Armanto, Jon Dixon, Garrett Hill, Richie Jackson Corey Duffel and many more. The photos are from the likes of Chad Foreman, Blair Alley, Atiba Jefferson, Ty Bush, Frankie Martinez, Gantry Hill and more.
And if you get burned out with all that coloring, distract your mind with the Nerd Word Page, skate-related crossword puzzles, mazes, drawing activities, word scrambles, connect the dots, and other stuff.


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In the next book of the Finn's Travels series, Finn's Car, Finn and his engineering class design and build a hybrid go-kart.
In this case, hybrid means a go-kart with a gas motor and an electric engine. Hybrid vehicles tend to be more fuel efficient than traditional systems.
What kind of races have you been in? Running? A relay race? Bicycles? Skating? In which kind of races are you fastest?
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October 12, 2014 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
"The Prickly Guest" - Text from Matthew 22:1-14
Greetings to you, my family in Christ, sisters and brothers, saints and sinners, children of God.
This week has been an impressive week for good news. I'm delighted to tell you, my Saint Francis family, that I have been recommended for a call to Emanuel Lutheran Church in Modesto. The call committee has presented its unanimous recommendation to the Church Council, who has approved it, and now it goes before the congregation itself. And while the significance of the fact that a pastor with a same-gender spouse would be called to an ELCA church in the central valley is not lost on me, part of my own identity is that I am a pastor who happens to have a same-gender spouse, and not a gay man first and a pastor second. Indeed, one of the wonderful things about the changes that have happened in our church in the years since the 2009 ELCA churchwide decision that my identity with regard to lifelong committed relationship with another human being is no longer the first consideration in whether or not I will be called as a minister of Jesus Christ in this church.
But all that aside, I would find it very hard, being the person I am, a man in a same-sex marriage, to be anything but delighted by the decision in the Supreme Court on Monday and the 9th Circuit Court on Tuesday that led to the unjust bans in a series of states, tipping like dominoes. For anyone who is not up on the decisions, Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin, Utah and Oklahoma have all had their final appeals to the Supreme Court rejected in maintaining those bans, and as a result, Colorado and West Virginia, being in the same circuits as other of those states, have determined that they would no longer spend money fighting to retain their own respective unjust laws. Nevada, as well has decided not to continue spending money fighting against progress, and instead has decided to accept the lower courts decisions overturning its own ban on marriage equality. And only on Friday we found out that Idaho and North Carolina could no longer fight their own respective bans.
Can we call it anything but wedding season? Only last night, my husband and I attended the wedding of two men, two of the first friends we made when we first moved to San Francisco nearly 7 years ago. Among the guests were a large number of people from the community that we have also known since we moved here, some of whom also volunteered to help defray the cost of the wedding by setting up and helping guests find their way to their respective tables.
As sometimes happens in community groups, there are the occasional person who has history with others. The person doing the welcoming was hesitant about one guest who arrived but nevertheless asked her last name in order to present her with her placeholder and table assignment. The new arrival answered, but then rudely told the greeter that she could help herself find her way. The greeter, frustrated by an unresolved history of malice, made an offhand remark about an expiration date of retaining animosity, to which the new arrival said, "You're a mean person, you've always been a mean person" and grabbed her place assignment before the greeter could find out what table she was at.
Out of concern, the greeter related the story to another guest who had arrived earlier to ask if he could find out where the woman was seated, to which the friend said, "I would help you, but she hasn't talked to me in months." However, the friend added, "but it looks like she is hovering around the table you're going to be seated at."
The greeter felt she needed to get the new arrival reassigned to a different table in order to ensure the least amount of problems at the dinner, and managed to pull aside the busy wedding planner for a moment. The wedding planner said to her, "She won't say a word to me, I couldn't even make eye contact with her when I was standing near her a few minutes ago." But at the dismayed look by the greeter, she added, "But I will see if there is a better table."
Momentarily relieved of the responsibility, the greeter resumed her duties at the front door, until after a few minutes, the planner returned to deliver his bad news. "Looking through who has already arrived and who has yet to arrive, I cannot find a table at which this woman will be able to sit that won't be a source of friction. You will simply have to make do.
The greeter managed to avoid the guest throughout the rest of the cocktail hour, and then the wedding went amazingly well, and everyone had a good time. After which the greeter, whose job was now complete, sat at table 5 with her wife with no small amount of apprehension about a possible and inevitable confrontation, however, the prickly woman, who had been seated at the bar isolated, finally approached another guest at the table, asked for her place card, and then left the event. The greeter, relieved that an uncomfortable halo of silence was now eliminated from the table, was nevertheless saddened that this woman could not get past whatever perceived insult that the greeter had given her years ago, and instead live in forgiveness, reconciliation, and serenity.
But other than that, the wedding and feast of my two friends went quite well. Unlike the wedding that shows up in today's Gospel, a parable of Jesus. What is it about this ruler who goes through these great preparations, that none of the initially invited guests show up?
In fact, today's parable is quite troubling in a number of different ways, in both its delivery and its interpretation. For the ruler to present this invitation for his heir that gets met with a flat rejection is unusual in and of itself; but the ruler takes the time to entice his guests with visions of the elaborate set up, and they are still unimpressed and reject him.
But at this point the parable goes from being merely odd to outright absurd, because other than a couple of the guests with seemingly valid excuses, the rest of them take the kings slaves and abuse them and kill them. And in retaliation, the ruler turns on his subjects, and burns the village to the ground, all the time inviting people right off the street, and leading us to wonder just where is this banquet going to take place now?
And if we left the parable there, with the replacement guests at the feast, we would have an account of the something akin to that in Luke and the less familiar Gospel of Thomas, and something that parabolically explains how the great feast is meant for those that will come to it and not only those who are invited, and if we look past the rampant destruction of the city and those who were nasty to his slaves, how he feeds those who are willing to attend. We are left with a sense that we are the guests who were invited and came.
But then we deal with these last few verses. When you think about it, this ruler who had his slaves drag people off the street, discovers there is a guest in his midst who has not found themselves clothed in the appropriate garment, and then sends that person out into the darkness and away from the banquet, just who is this parable trying to reach?
We don't know why the silent wedding guest deemed it unecessary to explain themselves. Maybe they believed the ruler guilty of some imagined sin but could not explain it to them. Maybe they were afraid to be found out guilty of being there under false pretenses, perhaps they were one of the initial guests who escaped the death and destructions. We have no idea why they would arrive at the banquet without the appropriate garment, considering who it was for.
A part of me cannot help feeling sorry for this guest as they stare silently at the ruler. Who is not ashamed to look at them and say, "You are not going to act like that at my feast, standing there, isolating, being a harbinger of gloom at a joyful event. And in some way, this guest, who refused the wedding garment on entry, has isolated themselves. Their silent protest mocking the ruler and daring him to throw them out. The darkness outside is one of their own devising, one which they have prepared themselves for. The weeping and gnashing of teeth are a private hell they have sent themselves into. This is not some trick of the ruler, some devise for an unfortunate misguided fool. He has invited "good and bad" to the feast, and all are prepared for the celebration, except this one.
And have not many of us been there, my brothers and sisters in Christ, at a place where we ourselves felt excluded from a festival because we feel that we are different from others. I know, as a gay man, I believed for a long time the church was not welcoming for me, that the messages that I thought I was hearing told me God didn't love me and that I should not be there. That was a recording in my head that went on and on for years, until thankfully, the world shifted and I was able to hear the actual Gospel and not some bigoted, homophobic interpretation of it.
We are called to this banquet, God calls us to this banquet, this feast. He calls all of us, good and bad, to take part in this joyful feast. The mood is celebratory, the wedding cloaks are weaved of God's love and forgiveness, we wear them in faith and reconciliation. It is a gift of God's to us, in the death and resurrection of God's son, Jesus Christ our Lord, a free gift of grace that although we can reject it, it takes nothing to accept. God's grace is freely available to each and every one of us, regardless of race, origin, gender identity, ability, age or sexuality.
This is a God who feeds his hungry children, comforts her people in need, whose son graces the feast of his body and blood and who sanctifies us through his spirit, so that we may approach his promised, eternal reign in shiny bright wedding cloaks of love, faithfulness and reconcilation.


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Are you planning to join the target? Do you want to know Target working and holiday hours? In this article, I am going to share correct Target working as well as holiday hours, continue reading, and I hope this article helps you.
What is the target?
The previous Dayton company target corporation is a mass retailer company that was founded in the year of 1902. It is one of the largest discount retailers of all time and is located in the united states. The head office of the target is located in Minnesota; the red bull eye logo of the target is trendy, not across the country but throughout the world.
The first store of Target was opened in Roseville, and target expanded widely over the nation after the 1980's they also started new stores for their customers. Along with Walmart and Kroger stores target corporation is the part of the Big three's in the united states.
The target corporation has about 850 stores, and these stores are distributed as 37 centers in 22 states. There are about 16000 team members who are working in the target corporation. Target is also spread in other countries like Canada and India (headquarters in Bangalore)
The Target Holiday Hours:
- Open day – the target stores are open on some public days the days are listed below.
- Easter day
- Mother's day ( the timing of the stores on this day is from 8 am to 11 pm)
- Father day
- Patrick's Day
- Independence Day (4th July) on independence day the timing of the target store is 8 am to 11 pm
- Halloween
- Black Friday – on Black Friday the target store closes at 1 am and then again open at 7 am
- Christmas evening – on Christmas the timing of the target store is 8 am to 11 pm
- Thanksgiving Day – in some regions the store is closed, and in some regions, the target stores close early that is from 12 am to 8 pm
- Green Monday
- Cyber Monday the timing on cyber Monday is 8 am to 11 pm
- Hanukkah
- New year's day on new year's day the timing of the target store is from 8 am to 11 pm
- Valentine's day, on this day the timing of the store is from 8 am to 11 pm
The Target Closed days:
The Target store is closed on some public days, which are given as below:
- Easter Sunday
- Christmas day
- 1st May
- Good Friday
- Target working hours (regular)
Operating or working time of the target store is as follows:
Working Hours Of Target On weekdays:
- Monday – 8 am to 11 pm
- Tuesday – 8 am to 11 pm
- Wednesday – 8 am to 11 pm
- Thursday – 8 am to 11 pm
- Friday – 8 am to 11 pm
- Saturday – 8 am to 11 pm
- On weekends
- On Sunday the target time is from 8 am to 10 pm.
The Target store on Labor Day:
- The target store is opened on labor day as its general home to the large labor day sales. Check the official site of the target for further details on the labor day sale.
Apart from some days, the target corporation is open even on public holidays for their customers. Target is known for having excellent customer service experience.


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Just two months… NYC-based cashmere and knit brand, White + Warren, is hosting another sample sale at their spacious airy showroom across from Bryant Park.
There's plenty of product for women, men and baby so if you're looking for holiday gifts, it might be worth checking out. You could come away with a few items for a few people on your list.
Take-aways include adorable cashmere baby outfits ($100) and blankets ($80). Men's merchandise cashmere hoodies ($150), cashmere pullovers ($125), cashmere thermal scarves ($85) and socks ($30). Lots of production cashmere accessories for women including travel wraps ($150), ponchos ($125), scarves ($85), hats/gloves ($40), socks ($30). Check out the pricelist below.
Also on offer are non-cashmere items such as plain sweaters ($75), pants ($50) and more.
The sample room was quiet when we stopped in this morning and it was filled with lots of merchandise from tees at $15 to cashmere samples at $55. Sale ends tomorrow.
Where/When: 80 W. 40th Street, 3rd Floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues). Dec 14-16; Mon-Tues (8am-7pm), Wed (8am-12pm).


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Toronto. The latest newsletter had been completed by editor David Bridge primarily to advertising the auction this coming Sunday. The main features are the auction, and the February meeting report.
Last month the PHSC met at the Market Gallery in Toronto to learn about the history of member Harry Joy and the view an exhibit of his photographs plus those of Doug Hemmy and Andy Brooks.
If you can help Ken Metcalf regarding the Caywood Flash at left, drop him a note.
The 3rd PHSC Image Show next month also has a page. And we wrap up with some of our regular columns such as Photo Links, Current Events and Want Ads. Click here or on the icon at left to read or print this latest edition of our newsletter!


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Desired globally, GEL Venture five by ASICS is a fashionable royal, light grey, as well as silver themed running shoe for a woman that outmatches its competition in a number of ways. Its synthetic as well as mesh construction, for instance, is actually light and ideal for long-distance running. It is also breathable, flexes with the foot to minimize the chance of injury, and has a long lasting rubber outsole that dampens impact and vibrations nicely, to keep outdoor users steady and well protected. With regard to optimal support and comfort and ease, it has rearfoot GEL padding. It also has a removable sock liner that is compatible with the majority of medical orthotics, and a high-end AHAR outsole that increases traction and durability.
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Written and medically reviewed by Fullscript's Integrative Medical Advisory Team
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive health condition that can greatly impact quality of life. In a 2005 study of over 5,000 participants, IBS was found to affect 14% of people. In this case, 3.3% had a medical diagnosis and 10.8% met the diagnostic criteria of the disease but weren't formally diagnosed. These findings indicate that IBS is significantly underdiagnosed and that many individuals with IBS may not be receiving necessary treatment from a practitioner. (14) Treatment for IBS may include dietary changes, supplementation, behavioral or lifestyle therapy, and medication.
IBS symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, and increased anxiety or depression.
What is IBS?
IBS is a group of functional disorders affecting the digestive tract that can cause daily or intermittent symptoms. Recurring intermittent symptoms can span weeks or even months. Since there aren't any specific diagnostic tests available, the diagnosis of IBS is currently based on assessing a patient's symptoms. The criteria developed to assess symptoms of the disease are called Rome criteria (I, II, III, and IV). (8)
IBS can be further broken down into subtypes based on the differences in bowel patterns:
- IBS-D: diarrhea-predominant
- IBS-C: constipation-predominant
- IBS-M or IBS-A: a combination of both diarrhea and constipation (5)
Causes and risk factors
The pathophysiology of IBS is complex but is currently believed to result from dysfunction of the brain-gut axis. Central mechanisms include psychologic factors such as anxiety, depression, and somatization. The peripheral dysfunction occurs with changes in gut motility and secretion as well as visceral hypersensitivity (where inner organs are more sensitive to pain). Brain-gut dysfunction can also result from food hypersensitivity, increased mucosal permeability, and immune responses. (12)
Some triggers or risk factors include gastroenteritis, dietary triggers (specifically high-carbohydrate or high-fat foods), neurotic and psychologic disorders, and pain-related diseases. (24)
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms of IBS can vary depending on which subtype of the disorder you have. Common symptoms include:
- Altered bowel habits: diarrhea, constipation, or a combination of the two
- Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort; characterized as visceral sensitivity
- Increased levels of anxiety and depression
- Fatigue and poor sleep
- Comorbid pain disorders such as fibromyalgia and overactive bladder (in many patients) (9)(15)
Integrative protocol for digestive wellness
Peppermint oil can be used internally to relieve abdominal pain with IBS.
Peppermint oil
Peppermint is well known as a culinary herb, a tea, and as an essential oil used in aromatherapy. The peppermint plant is a hybrid of spearmint and wild mint. The aerial parts (leaves) of peppermint contain about 2.4% essential oil, which is extracted by distillation. (7) Peppermint oil has been found to have antimicrobial, antiviral, and antioxidant effects. (2)(25)
Research findings:
- Significant reduction of abdominal pain and global symptoms, relative to placebo (1)(3)
- Benefits no longer present two weeks after supplement cessation (1)
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Soluble dietary fiber
Dietary fiber can be generally categorized as soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and forms a viscous or jelly-like consistency. This consistency and ability to absorb water can help to slow the digestion of food. Research shows soluble fiber may have a positive effect on plasma cholesterol levels, and increase bile acid secretion. Bile acids are used to form bile salts, which then help the digestion and absorption of lipids (fat) in the GI tract. (13) A high amount of soluble fiber is found in many vegetables, fruit, grains, and legumes. Psyllium is the most commonly used soluble fiber supplement.
Research findings:
- Safe and effective in improving global IBS symptoms, relative to placebo (16)
- Form of soluble fiber used is important since short-chain soluble and highly fermentable dietary fiber can result in rapid gas production that can aggravate symptoms in patients with IBS (23)
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Probiotics are found in fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and yogurt.
Your body contains an ecosystem of microflora that inhabits the skin and mucous membranes of the body. These include the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and vaginal tract in women. Maintaining a good balance in the GI tract between pathogenic and healthful bacteria is important to many aspects of health. Probiotics play a role in regulating digestion, absorbing nutrients, inhibiting pathogens, and producing neurotransmitters. Probiotics that come from food or supplements are called transient probiotics since they don't inhabit the gut but have positive effects as they pass through the GI system. (11)
Research findings:
- Effective in reducing symptoms and severity score in patients with IBS (6)
- Specific strain recommendations remain to be concluded (10)(18)
- Current recommendations suggest using an equal dosage of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium species (10)
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On the night of Halloween Eve a group of nefarious supernatural figures, including sorcerers, witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other entities of evil, with allegiances to the Devil gathered at the infamous Devil's Pentagram near Tobol, Kazakhstan to perform an unholy ritual. A ritual to resurrect the Devil in a pure Demonic biological form so that he could directly father the prophesied Anti-Christ with a specially chosen mother. We had naturally assumed it would be a dark witch but in a shocking turn of events it was the mysterious Halloween Hybrid. The only known Angel-Demon Hybrid who rules Halloween behind the scenes keeping a fair balance between good, and evil on All Hallows Eve. In an extensive plan that took place over decades the Devil himself orchestrated the kidnapping of what we now know to be the leader of Halloween who is named Shala. Her abduction is what disrupted the Spirit Of Halloween, and made the joyous celebrations in some areas in the world seem lackluster. Read The Rest Of The Story Here >>>
22 thoughts on "The Devil Walks Among Us! Dimitri Diablo Rules Hell Again!"
I wish the best to you mystic investigations & Shala!! I like that name
I only hope that the Angels will get rid of the bounty on Shala's head. She's never been more exposed. Hopefully the demons are too busy with Diablo to continue their own vendetta against her. I'm sure the Devil wants to find her.
Why the hell wont the devil stop?! he's hated by almost all of us, he is a terrible existence & he's pure evil!! will Armegddom still happen though & yes I'll wait for that answer.
This was only the first battle in the war of Armageddon. Other battles will probably take place without the general public knowing about it. Like the Devil so many of our politicians are hated yet they refuse to go away. I guess some people are just selfish, and can only think about their own ambitions, and dark agendas.
Wow.. omg! That was so close! I'm happy you all are safe. Yes thank you Shala. 🙂 I'm also very happy to hear that Meistiensos is alive and well. Not to mention.. Dimitri must be tickled to have taken over Hell again! So the Devil has powers yet? Can he tel-port through any Parallel Universe? or is he stripped of all power?
Thank you so much all of you! For saving us again!! I hope this is the end to more wars. At least for a very long time. Stay sweet'.. 🙂 ~Cheers to you all!
Thanks! It was the most dangerous, and difficult battle we've ever been in despite being apart of a supernatural army of about 500 men, and women.
Man that Shala had to seriously be the hottest chick I've ever seen in my life…ah well of course next to Rebecca, and you that is. 😉 She has a calming presence over both the forces of good, and evil. Now that we know some things about her it may be possible to locate the Halloween Island slightly out of phase with this reality where she lives. It will be most possible next Halloween.
Shala should take over Hell. I'm not sure Diablo is any much better than the Devil but hopefully he'll be preoccupied with the demon uprisings taking place in Hell as we speak. That will certainly keep the demons busy as well so they can give the possessions, and power dispensing to evil a rest.
The Devil seems to have powers somewhere in between a biological form demon, and demi-demon. It's hard to say if he would be borderline on the parallel Universe teleporting. He did fly away from the battle rather than teleport but his powers might increase after resting for a while. I feel bad for any innocents who runs across him.
Meistiensos is actually staying at Drakes house with Duanna. He doesn't seem to be evil anymore but every so often he slips up. I guess you would call that vampire nature since many vampires fall prey to their demonic DNA.
😉 hahaha' .. I hope I'll get to meet Shala as well. One day! She sounds like she has allot going on. Especially with the Devil wanting to mate with her. Yeah' I would be pretty scared to run into the Devil right now. Since he's probably very pissed off! Losing his throne to Dimitri. I wonder how he's doing in the under world. I know he lives for war! Seems to be his specialty! 😉
Yes' I am so pleased to hear Meistiensos is alive and well. Good he's trying to change. Very proud of him. And thank you for your sweet compliment Xavier. That the three of us are beautiful.. awe! 🙂
I have missed you.. I do know how busy you get. So whenever you have the time.. shoot me a letter. No rush! After that battle.. I would say take some time off! And relax.. Get Rebecca to have some drinks with you in the Jacuzzi.. skinny dip! 😉 lol
Hugz~ :))
Yes I'm sure all of us, including Xavier, and Drake, will skinny dip in the Mystical Forest with the playful Water Nymphs very soon! I've become great friends with them since I'm the closest thing to a Mermaid they've come in contact with being so far from the ocean, and all.
Meistiensos is with Duanna at her palace in Turkey in an effort to help him get his blood lust under control. The Demon Dagon possessing him allowed Meistiensos to internally compare himself to said evil demon. He came to the realization that he needs to get himself under control so he can assure his eternal life on Earth. However some of Duanna's vampire siblings think Meistiensos is just fine as they are like most vampires who feel they are free to feed upon humanity as they please.
Hello Rebecca,.. 🙂 How are you doing? I heard about what happened to you in that alley! 🙁 I'm so glad you're okay!
And the people who broke into your home? Good they went to jail.. the creed-ins. Right now I'm in Milwaukee WI. Out of town till Sunday. Business trip. 😉
Very good to hear that Meistiensos is trying to control his Demonic DNA. Being a 2nd generation Vampire can't be easy! I couldn't imagine how hard it is. I know he's in very good hands.. Duanna is the sweetest! 🙂 I'm sure she'll whip him into shape. How is that woman doing?
I've had no word from Dimitri. Since he's probably way too busy now. 😉 Also, Slender has not contacted me in some time. No news is great.. lol
I hope you all are doing well there. I miss you guys. Keep safe and know that you're all in my thoughts. & my heart as well. 🙂
One day I hope soon! I'll get to visit Hawaii. How beautiful it is there. So damn romantic. Hug Drake fore me as well.
Hi Angela! I hope you're doing well? Yes we always love going to Hawaii. I feel a lot safer swimming in the Pacific Ocean rather then the Atlantic, or Caribbean Sea where I have to worry about the Atlantean Mermaid royalty kidnapping me.
That's what I get for taking the garbage out in the alley. I should have just thrown it into the next booth at the Para-Con conference. It was just two quacks selling some ghost buster gun that was basically a toy rather than a real weapon. After we called them out on it they got angry, and said,"Don't screw with our sales!". Then they ignored us the whole time. From now on Xavier, or Drake can take the damn trash out to the dumpster! 🙂
Admittedly I had some fun messing with those guys who broke into my house. Although I did think about handing them over to the Amazonians as we have with others. Unfortunately they're kind of at their limit for male criminal slaves. There's female members of the supernatural community from around the world who have been sending them prisoners.
Milwaukee? I went there once, and it's a hell hole! Of course not anywhere as bad as Detroit but I guess I really hate cities to begin with. It was back in the old days when Xavier, Michael, and I traveled about the country taking paranormal cases. We all grew up in rural areas so we can end up helpless in urban settings when it comes to finding our way around. We were hired to discreetly take care of a haunting at the Milwaukee Public Museum. It turned out to actually be a reanimated mummy rather than a haunting. We got lost for three hours by the chaotic insanity of all the street signs pointing in every direction. We asked for directions a couple of times, and the last time we ended up being robbed by a gang of punks. Well they tried anyway. We mopped the pavement with them! Xavier said,"To hell with this man. Lets blow this hell hole!" But I calmed him down, and we eventually found the Museum where we spent the next three days sleeping there at night. After we dispatched the Egyptian mummy who was being reanimated by a night watchman/wizard. It turned out the real night watchman was tied, and gagged in a storage locker in the sub-basement. After the case was over we got our $1000 pay, and sped out of that city as quick as possible. Okay we actually crawled through the snail slow traffic, and got lost again. We finally made it to open country in two hours. We then went to visit Xavier, and Michael's parents in Washington Island. I took a skinny dip in Lake Michigan. Xavier's Father kept staring at me for some reason. 🙂 His mother asked why I was swimming in the filthy lake. They thought for sure I'd get sick especially after I kept gulping the water down.
Duanna is doing great. She's happy to have the opportunity to assuage her guilt about having a hand in locking Meistiensos away in that tomb for so many centuries. Her, and Father Tom have given their relationship a break. I guess he's having another moral crisis. Conflicted about Duanna's free spirited lifestyle flying in the face of his Catholic faith.
Yes I heard Diablo is battling many demonic factions vying for control along with the Devil's royal family trying to take Hell back. I suppose he wouldn't have time to make an inter-dimensional communication to you. As for Slenderman he doesn't seem like the chatty type. He was here on Halloween. Zack was faced with potentially having to take him on alone as Slender targeted some tick o treaters. Thankfully we think the Slenderman Assassin scared him off.
After I typed the last sentence above I got up to hug Drake for you! 😉 He was at the copy machine making copies. Seth, Ashley's Werewolf boyfriend, and our new research assistant was sitting there doing that Rob Schneider Making Copies thing. "The Drakester, the Drakeinator, the Drakemeister making copies. Drake!" Drake just ignored him. Then I came in, and said,"We don't pay you to do bad Rob Schneider impressions Sethinator!" After I hugged Drake, and walked out of the room I heard Drake say,"Seth what's your blood type? I'm hungry." I never heard a reply from Seth. :).
Whitewolf where have you been all this time?
Hello AnDagra,.. How have you been? Anything new going on? I'm doing good. The reason I've been away so long? Been moving and contending with teenagers! 😉 That alone has really kept me busy. I worry way too much! lol
Other than that.. Nothing much happening here. Not like what Mystic Investigations has been going through.
Have a great weekend AnDagra. 🙂
I've realized yesterday that Armegddom will come no matter what and those who say it will not come are lying!
Hopefully it won't come anytime soon! 🙂
Things have changed.
What will happen if I turn evil, Julia? and what will the future hold if I turn evil?
I fear that I'm becoming evil!
Oh crap! Andagra's evil split personality twin Touhou is manifesting!
Help all of us please if I've become evil. Seriously though is there a a split personality or are you joking around? Julia I AM desperate & Serious about this situation.
Could it be that I'm possessed by a demon though?
If you're possessed by a demon it must be a weak one. Otherwise your parents would be getting an exorcist or committing you to a mental institution.
Okay, as long as human who ascended to deityhood have a choice in wether they can ascend to angelhood anytime & anywhere in order to ascend to Omniverse Godhood, it's all good with me. Just saying.
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Old Nenana/Ester Hill Rehabilitation
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to rehabilitate the Old Nenana Highway in Ester, AK between the western Parks Highway intersection (milepoint 0.000) and the Ester Community Park approach (milepoint 9.368).
Project Status
The project has begun construction, with tree clearing occurring Fall of 2017. The remaining roadwork will be completed in 2018, beginning in late April.
Public Involvement
Open Houses were held December 9, 2015, March 18, 2015, and November 16, 2016 at the Ester Volunteer Fire Department. The ADOT&PF thanks all those who attended and the Ester Volunteer Fire Department for hosting us. Graphics and presentation material from the November 2016 open house are available on the sidebar, as well as an updated Comment Response Summary.
Project Purpose
Improve safety and reduce maintenance costs on the Old Nenana Highway.
Project Scope
The project will rehabilitate the Old Nenana Highway from milepoint 0.000 (west Parks Highway intersection) to 9.368 (Ester Community Park approach), including:
Project Location
Sections 9,10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 29, 32, and Tract B, Township 1 South, Range 3 West, Sections 7 and 8, Township 1 South, Range 2 West, Fairbanks Meridian, USGS Quad Map Fairbanks D3.


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Korean military fund to focus on stability in real estate investment
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), with $9 billion in assets under management, will focus real estate investments on stability by pursuing funds of funds and mezzanine and senior debts, as it is shedding underperforming assets mostly from projects finance loans in South Korea.
"We have been cleaning up plenty of project financing portfolios, which had turned sour and caught up with us in the past few years, by selling or normalizing their business" In Soo Shin, MMAA's construction division chief investment officer, said in a statement released on August 1.
"We will diversify into businesses where we can achieve returns of around 5%, while diversifying investment targets and methods, too," he added.
MMAA's construction division, led by Shin, had concentrated on project finance loans for large-scale construction projects in the country. Its financial investment division is headed by Jae Dong Kim.
The savings fund for South Korean military officers is looking closely at infrastructure and renewable energy projects for long-term investments. It is also interested in buying and leasing office buildings, according to the statement.
For overseas investments, MMAA will continue to chase low-risk, long-term infrastructure assets producing steady streams of income.
It will also make real estate investments abroad through funds of funds and mezzanine and senior debt, instead of equity purchase, its alternative investment head Jin Woo Kim told the Korean Investors.
MMAA's AUM slightly exceeded 10 trillion won ($9 billion) at end-June, including 3.8 trillion won in financial assets and 3.4 trillion won in real estate, according to its statement. In 2015, its AUM was 9.5 trillion won.
It is the third-biggest retirement savings fund in South Korea, after the Korean Teachers' Credit Union (with 22.4 trillion won at end-2016) and the Public Officials Benefit Association (with 10.5 trillion won at end-June).
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Tracking the return on investment for an account based marketing strategy is different than tracking the ROI of a broader based campaign approach more common today. There are generally three segments to track for success for ABM: Coverage, Engagement, and Results.
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