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Here are some photos of Cindy and me working away.
There have been some interesting moments. Cindy did not take kindly to be asked to move on ahead of me on the lunge. She did a great deal of posturing, pinning her ears repeatedly, swirling her head and generally try to tell me where to get off. She' s a gas ticket and i can now see why her two young male owners had a bit of bother with her, this mare has attitude and she will test your patience and your persistence. But its nice attitude, enough to be interesting, as we say she has a bit about her!
Cindy working on the lunge, low and low, her throughness is not yet consistent but coming. The low and low posture pictured in the photos is necessary to stretch her shortened topline, and free up her shoulders allowing her to come through from behind.
Next week ,Cindy working in hand, the objective here is to help Cindy to stop bracing into the bridle and going above the bit when she feels pressure of bit or pressure from my inside leg, either way her response is to invert and go above the bit, however once this is contained she then sucks back from the bit going behind and chomping like mad.
Horses evade pressure generally in three ways, they either go above the contact , bear down on the contact (lean), or they go behind.
Going behind of the three is probably the most challenging to fix especially with a sensitive horse like Cindy, she has to learn to trust the hand again and i have to be good enough to supply that hand.


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. Last week Gisborne Boardriders celebrated it's 50th Jubilee during the National Championships. 'Gisborne Surfriders Club' was formed in 1964, and later changed it's name to 'Gisborne Boardriders Club'. The jubilee celebrations were held at the Tatapouri Fishing Club as the club no longer has its own clubrooms. Early club members such as Chris Ransley (1969 NZ junior champ), Ben Hutchings (1975 NZ Champ), Geoff 'Lumpy' Logan, Gail Patty (1967 NZ Womens Champ), and Paul Dobson; were present at the celebrations, along with many members and associates from over the years.
Celebrations opened with the ceremonial couch shell blowing and welcome mihi (speech) by local surfing kaumatua (elder) Ian 'Moti' Proctor. The mayor of Gisborne, Meng Foon, made a welcome address and presented a commemorative certificate to the club president, Andy McCulloch.
The highlight of the evening was the screening of the short movie 'A Look Back Over The Last 50 Years' produced for the occasion by local movie guru, Damon Meade. It's a must-watch if you haven't seen it. Click on the image below to link through to the video. (You'll even see me featured in a brief interview towards the end of the movie). I've added old historical photos from the Gisborne Photonews, to the photos that I took on the night. 'Go Hard, or Go Home' was the club's unofficial slogan from the 80's. Hopefully Gissy Boardriders will be going hard out for another 50 years!
Aussie import Benny Hutchings, an allround waterman, won the 1975 Nationals in Gissy when lack of surf forced a change of venue from Piha (…amazing, but true !) For his efforts Benny won a trip to Australia for the Bell's comp and a trip to Hawaii for the Smirnoff and The Duke comps. Just as well he co-owned Surfboards Gisborne, – Sunset Beach can be hard on your boards. Ben still competes in the Nationals, these days in the Over60s. Summers spent in Gisborne means Ben still gets to surf old favourites like Tuamotu Island, where Ben first met the cheeky young grommet, Al Byrne.
The surf fashions have certainly changed over the last 50 years. Hair styles and moustaches are a bit of a giveaway of the period. Here's some before and after shots of some of the old boys.
The team above was supposed to be a NZ representative team, so how come they're all from Gissy?! …maybe they were the only Kiwi's who could afford to go? – The club was very financial at this time. The clubrooms, established in the old skating rink building in Grey Street, was a popular hangout and watering-hole in the 90's. A lot of liquor was sold, which financed a lot of surf trips and club activities.
The club has had a number of competitive legends over the years. Since winning the NZ Senior title in 1984, John Gisby has racked up a total of 34 national titles. Turning 60 before this year's Nationals 'Gis' was eligible to compete in the recently established Over 60's division, which he won last week. In 2003 when ISA brought the World Masters to Taranaki, Gis' won the Over 45s World title.
The only member to come close to Gisby's record is the club's first World Champion, Jay Quinn, who won the ISA World Under18 title in Sydney in 2002. Jay has won the NZ Open title 3 times. He added the NZ Longboard title to the Open in 2008. He was both U18 & U16 Champ in '99, and the U14 Champ in both '96 and '97. Jay has come close to qualifying for the elite World Tour.
Older brother Maz Quinn has won the NZ Open 4 times. Although Maz has never won a World Title he won the ultra-competitive Australian Pro Junior series – breeding ground for future World Champs (Parko, Fanning, etc.) and finished 2nd to Taj Burrows in the World Pro Junior final. Maz then qualified for the elite World Tour and placed 5th in the opening event on the Gold Coast. He was king-maker at the Quiksilver France, where Kelly Slater hoped Maz would beat the other world title contender, Andy Irons in serious barreling surf. A desperate Irons finally caught up with Maz with just 5 minutes to go. Final scores: 11.76 to 11.33 – Andy became the World Champ. Maz became a household name in NZ and appeared on numerous TV sports shows. Maz is still the only male Kiwi surfer to make it onto the elite World Tour, although brother Jay came close.
Only one other Gisborne Boardriders surfer has ever achieved at a higher level than Maz Quinn in the International arena. A young kid named Al Byrne was one of the original grommets at the beginning of the club. His dad, Des Byrne, was the first club president. But that's another whole story… Ô

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Seth Godin's blog is a regular read for me. I don't always find use for everything he says, but I think he has a lot of great ideas and certainly can stir up some new ways to think. So picking up Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable (Amazon affiliate link) wasn't a stretch. I had heard a lot of good things about it, so I figured it would be a good read while I was up north at the cabin relaxing.
Overall the subject of the book is extremely important to companies that want to continue to compete in the changing marketplace. The first few chapters are great explanations of why being a purple cow is important and how marketing has changed, and Seth offers some good examples of companies which have made a business of being remarkable. There is one very important point Seth makes, that I think is important for all companies: marketing, strategy and design departments can no longer work independently if remarkable products are going to be properly created and launched.
Purple Cow was a quick and easy read. Seth Godin has structured the book like a blog – short text excerpts divided by catching titles. There are some great tidbits of information that are set off with bullets – which can stimulate some great trains of thought. The case studies are short and to the point, many of which are followed up with some points to ponder. However, there are a few where I wanted a bit more information about what the company did to become remarkable. There are also several places where a company or product is mentioned as remarkable, but I had never heard of it, which is fine, but I would have liked a bit of an explanation of what they did. (While I could search for it, I feel like I paid some money for the book, so it would be nice to get the information all in one place). There is a Purple Cow website which includes a few bonus chapters and additional information.
Purple Cow was a good book for up north. It would be a good book for the beach. Most of the information is now widely accepted (the book was originally published in 2002), but still not widely implemented. The current recession would make a good opportunity to transform a business. I don't think Purple Cow would necessarily be useful to Marketers who are in-the-know with current trends online and in social media, but it could spark some great brainstorming. Purple Cow definitely would be a good book for any higher level management that's looking for a way to use the recession as an agent of change for their company and for any marketers and product designers just getting into online strategies.
Have you read Purple Cow? What did you think?
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Join HawkWatch International Senior Scientist Dave Oleyar as he talks about the history of the organization, the importance of long-term monitoring efforts, ongoing research (including citizen science opportunities), and current topics of conservation concern for birds of prey. This presentation is in partnership with Portland Audubon and takes place on Wendesday, September 19 at 7pm at Montgomery Park. Use the registration button below to reserve your spot today!
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The 9ZXL1230 is a small-footprint, low power 12-output differential buffer that meets all the performance requirements of the Intel DB1200ZL specification. It is pin-compatible to the 9ZX21200, while consuming over 50% less power. The 9ZXL1230 is backwards compatible to PCIe Gen1, Gen2 and QPI 6.4GT/s specifications. A fixed, internal feedback path maintains low drift for critical QPI applications.
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Serves - 4
Chicken boneless 250 gms (diced)
Ginger - 1 tsp ( crushed )
Garlic - 1 tsp ( crushed)
Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Corn flour - 3-4 table spoon
Rice flour - 1 table spoon
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Salt - to taste
Oil - for frying
1. Place the ginger, garlic spices and flours a bowl and mix.
2. Add chicken pieces, mix well. Gradually add enough water to make a batter of dropping consistency. Beat well.
3. Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
4. Allow the chicken to marinate for at least 30 minutes or longer.
5. Heat oil in a wok. Oil is hot enough when a pakoda dropped into the oil sizzles and rises to the top.
6. Deep fry on medium heat, until golden brown.
7. Lift out with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen towel
Serve hot with chutney of choice or tomato ketchup.


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Showdown: Devil Garden Demo
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
SHOWDOWN is the Samurai Gunn of Downwell hehe
duel your friends with bullets for stamina!!
if you don't have a controller for your bro then here are the SUPER SECRET 2ND PLAYER CONTROLS:
NUMPAD2, NUMPAD3, RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW
i used sfx and music from a bunch of games as a proof of concept. I did not make them! I used music from Downwell, Silver Surfer (NES) and Battletoads. I also used SFX from a few Tribute Games' games, Half Life and some other games i don't remember lmao
have fun :D
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NICE animation! music is lovely. FX are working good,.
Win7, no problems, fullscreen ok. Alt+F4
2P: NUMPAD2, NUMPAD3, RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW
The Windows version suffers from the same problem that Downwell has with fullscreen and Windows 10, halp pls, pretty cool game btw.
Can you be specific? I'm guessing that you're referring to the pixels not scaling properly...? Also what about Win10 specifically? Because I'm also running Win10!
Oh, didn't knew it wasn't common, i'm talking about fullscreen mode only showing a black screen, but the sound is going well, so it means that it's still running, i have that same problem in Downwell, so i have to play in windowed mode. not sure if it's only me... uwu
Oh, and im testing doing the workarounds that people have found to that problem in Downwell...
Running the game with Windows 7 compatibility mode solves it.
EDIT: in any compatibility mode, from XP SP2... :P
That's interesting. I wonder why that is...
Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention!
I'll look into it.
Not XP compatible :\
Also when a player falls nothing really happens, is that supposed to happen, or is it just me?
it freezes after a while... FIX IT!
I've played for a few good hours and the game hasn't froze on me once...
Did you do anything specific?
Well I played around by my self waiting for my bro, then it froze, I mean, nothing too big, just kinda annoying.
Funny game, nice graphics.
Is freeze on kill is on purpose? If yes remove it ;)
We can choose the same color twice.
There's no reward on kill so player can wait until others lose their lives.
You mention a MacOS build, but there isn't a download for it.
The build I uploaded wasn't working for whatever reason. GM:S has this odd bug where if you don't compile with a certification then the game crashes when you run it. I've been looking for a solution all day and hopefully I'll get it up soon! If I can get around compiling with no certification then I'll shill out the 100 bucks for Apple's dumb program thing.
That certainly explains why I don't see more GM:S games having Mac builds. Thanks for the explanation!
I finally had some time to fix that bug. Apparently Mac builds only play nice in GM:S versions 1.99.5xx+. They actually create the project in Xcode this time! I tested it a few times so hopefully nothing terrible happens lol. If you're still interested in playing and find any bug please let me know and I'll start fixing ASAP! Thank you for being patient!! ^_^)b
EDIT: Scratch that. Something's still wrong. Give me a few and I'll try to fix it real quick.
OK! Should work now. Only thing you have to do is move it from your "Downloads" directory to your Desktop directory (If you don't you'll get a "Unable to find game!!" error. I'm not sure why this bizarre bug is happening but I'm working on it. Thank you for your patience!


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All Palestine their home: a prophecy of Abdu'l-Baha?
Posted by Sen on September 4, 2016
In the older editions of Some Answered Questions (pp 65-66 in the 1985 edition), Abdu'l-Baha says,
In the same way, Israel, scattered all over the world, was not reassembled in the Holy Land in the Christian cycle; but in the beginning of the cycle of Baha'u'llah this divine promise, as is clearly stated in all the Books of the Prophets, has begun to be manifest.
You can see that from all the parts of the world tribes of Jews are coming to the Holy Land; they live in villages and lands which they make their own, and day by day they are increasing to such an extent that all Palestine will become their home.
The question was asked, is this a fulfilled prophecy of the Master, or is it yet to be fulfilled?
The answer – in my opinion — is that this is not a prophecy at all, it describes the conditions in Palestine in Abdu'l-Baha's time, which he and his listeners could see around them. The 2013 translation of Some Answered Questions, revised by "a committee at the Bahai World Center" reads:
Likewise Israel, which had been scattered throughout the world, was not gathered together in the Holy Land in the course of the Christian Dispensation, but in the beginning of the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah this divine promise, which has been clearly stated in all the Books of the Prophets, has begun to materialize.
Observe how from all corners of the world Jewish peoples are coming to the Holy Land, acquiring villages and lands to inhabit, and increasing day by day to such an extent that all Palestine is becoming their home.
The new translation is better, although the differences are small. In the first sentence, it is just that the terminology has been aligned with Shoghi Effendi's choices. Cycle is changed to Dispensation for example. The alignment with Shoghi Effendi's vocabulary is important, because as long as we use translations that are not aligned with one set of preferred translations for key terms, the community will spend some time discussing "differences" that only arise because of different translation choices. Shoghi Effendi adopted a lot of EG Browne's chosen terms, I assume for the same reason. In his day, Browne's translations were quite a large part of the texts available in English. Some Answered Questions is not the only text to be revised so as to align with Shoghi Effendi's vocabulary choices: Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Aqdas and Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha have gone through the same process.
In the second sentence, "(the) tribes of Jews" in the older translation is what is literally there in the Persian, the revision committee has judged – and I agree – that the word "tribes" gives the probably unintended implication of the 12 tribes of Old Testament history. This is another alignment with Shoghi Effendi's choices: he translates this word (طوايف) as peoples, kindreds etc.
"Acquiring" villages and lands, rather than the old translation's "make their own" is more accurate. There is an implication in the Persian of purchase, without that being stated, while "make their own" suggests expropriation.
"To inhabit" is closer to the Persian than 'they live in.' I would prefer "they settle." A more significant difference is that the sequence of events in the old translation is wrong: it is not that the Jews live in villages and make them their own, but rather that, (first) acquiring lands and villages, they (then) settle there.
Finally, the point which prompted the question of prophecy in the first place: "all Palestine is becoming their home" is correct, whereas the old translation had "will become their home." Abdu'l-Baha's argument would miss its point if this was a prophecy for the future, because he is expecting his listeners (1904-1906) in Palestine to look at the situation around them, see that this is happening, contrast it to the situation throughout the Christian era, and conclude that something fundamental has changed – the Bahai era has begun. If this were a prophecy, he would be asking people to believe something (a new era has begun) on the basis of what he says will happen! It would not be a persuasive proof. But this is the reading put onto the text by Helen Hornby, the editor of the compilation Lights of Guidance. She introduces the second sentence in our quote with the heading "All Palestine to Become Home"(p. 498). Which, if one forgets the historical context, might lead some to see a prophecy of a state here, rather than an observation about Jewish settlers making Palestine their home.
The Persian text for these two sentences reads:
و همچنين اسرائيل پراکنده در جميع عالم
در دوره مسيحی در ارض مقدّس مجتمع نشدند
امّا در بدايت دوره جمال مبارک اين وعد الهی
که در جميع کتب انبيا منصوص است
بنای ظهور گذاشته ملاحظه
مينمائيد که از اطراف عالم طوايف يهود بارض مقدّس آيند
و قرايا و اراضی تملّک نموده سکنی کنند
و روز بروز در ازديادند
بقسمی که جميع فلسطين مسکن آنان گردد
The last verb, گردد / gerdad, is the present tense of گشتن/ gashtan, to become. Because of the meaning of "become", the word has to be translated as a present continuous: [all Palestine] is becoming [their home]. Compare to the expression قطره قطره جمع گردد وانگهی سیل شود, meaning roughly "Drops gather one by one, and suddenly become a flood." In light of this, the change in the new translation to "all Palestine is becoming their home" is justified.
The next question is, can we assume that Shoghi Effendi, who must have seen the older translation, was satisfied with it? That Shoghi Effendi saw the older translation is certain, although it is impossible that he saw the 1985 edition of Some Answered Questions. The book was first translated into French by Hippolyte Dreyfus, and then into English by Dreyfus and his wife Laura Barney. The 1908 text was edited and corrected in various editions, so in general, when investigating what Shoghi Effendi saw in Some Answered Questions, one has to go back to editions of his lifetime. However with regard to our quote about Palestine, the relevant sentence in the 1985 and 1990 editions is the same as it was in the first, 1908, UK edition (p. 76).
Shoghi Effendi was supervising the publication of The Bahai World when, in 1955 (volume 12, 1951-1954, p. 103), this section was quoted using the old translation. But as we have seen in my previous posting, on Abdu'l-Baha's Tablet of Emanuel, Shoghi Effendi concentrated on main points and left minor things to be sorted out in the future. He read and approved a great deal, but this does not make all that reading equivalent to his own compositions. He also concentrated on translating Baha'u'llah's major tablets and rarely made a new translation of Abdu'l-Baha. So all we can say from this citation in The Bahai World is that the older translation, in which this appears to be a prophecy of the Jews taking over all of Palestine, did not draw his dissatisfaction to such an extent that he would put his other responsibilities aside to fix it.
The 1937 pilgrim's notes of Mary Maxwell also report Shoghi Effendi as citing the text in English, using the wording of the 1908 translation, but no weight can be put on this since, in writing up her notes, Mary Maxwell would naturally go to the book itself to get the exact quote.
Gary Matthews and Michael Sours, and perhaps other Bahai authors, have cited the text in its old translation and built arguments upon the words "will become" and the idea of prophecy. This underlines a point I've made previously, that when dealing with texts in translation, and especially in the case of early translations of Bahai texts into European languages, one must never put any great weight on a single word or phrase, for it might be evidence only of the translator's clumsiness. Although the book has been well loved and intensively used in the Bahai community, the 1908 translation of Some Answered Questions falls in the category of 'early translations' that are to be treated with caution.
18 Responses to "All Palestine their home: a prophecy of Abdu'l-Baha?"
September 4, 2016 at 17:38
Excellent analysis. Judiciously nuanced. A worthy resource.
September 4, 2016 at 17:56
Sen, many thanks for illuminating these nuances and their context. I agree: The distinction between "will become" (the old translation) and "is becoming" (the new one) is important. Kudos to the translators for refining this and to you for showcasing their work and its background.
May I suggest, however, that you overstate your case in proposing that "this is not a prophecy AT ALL"? You're of course correct to observe that it "describes the conditions in Palestine in Abdu'l-Baha's time, which he and his listeners could see around them." But does not the newer translation, which you quote, also indicate he's saying something about the future? Here's what I mean:
Referring to the age-old prophecy of Israel's gathering in the Holy Land, 'Abdu'l-Baha says "in the beginning of the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah this divine promise, which has been clearly stated in all the Books of the Prophets, has begun to materialize." Note the expression "has begun" (which you don't dispute). As I read it, this clearly implies that this process is in an early stage of fulfillment. It is incomplete — there's more to come. This being the context, 'Abdu'l-Baha's statement ("all Palestine is becoming their home") is saying two things: (1) This already has started, so we can see it today, and (2) there's more to the prophecy: The process will continue.
In my books (which you kindly mention — thanks!), I indicate that 'Abdu'l-Baha predicted this continuation of a process already under way. That's an extremely modest claim! It seems to me that the SAQ text, even in its amended form as you've quoted, fully supports my usage. Granted, I should revise my discussion to emphasize the "has begun" rather than the (incorrect) "will become"! This is a tweak I'll gladly incorporate in future editions.
My books "Challenge of Baha'u'llah" and "He Cometh with Clouds" do mention such things as the creation of the State of Israel, and the more recent lifting of Soviet restrictions on Jewish migration. But I take care to avoid saying 'Abdu'l-Baha specifically foretold such events. I mention them only as being consistent with what he did say about the as-yet-unfinished unfolding of a long-ago prophecy.
We certainly agree that Baha'is should approach such topics in minimal and rigorous fashion. When certain statements make sense as referring only to contemporary events (rather than to the future), then that is how we should read them. (I don't see that as being the case here.)
We also must avoid unwarranted deductions — and I strive to do that. My 1993 "Challenge" (for example) was to my knowledge the first Baha'i book to dissect and openly question the long-standing Baha'i assumption that "world peace" (in the form of the Lesser Peace) would fully materialize within the 20th century. To my own admitted dismay, I could find no support in Baha'i authentic scripture for this "prophecy". Many widely cited proof-texts struck me as relying on inferences of the most fanciful and unwarranted sort. It was actually in early 1989 that I became skeptical of this "consensus of the faithful" (as you've aptly termed it). I'm profoundly grateful that I was able to place my caveats on public record by the early Nineties.
The "gathering of Israel" texts need to be viewed with similar reserve. That strikes me as especially crucial given the tinderbox political climate in the Middle East and elsewhere. You perform a valued service by holding our feet, individually and collectively, to that analytical fire!
September 4, 2016 at 18:45
Sen, I appreciate very much your efforts to look closely at important Writings which we may gloss over or which contain certain ambiguities, and that you rightly consider history, translation and context in your examination.
However, in this particular case, if you look at the whole 'tablet' of the Master from which the selection you quote is drawn, is it not clear that it is entirely about prophecy? http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-12.html
The first line begins with the prophecy of Isaiah and covers this subject for the first two paragraphs. The third paragraph talks about that in the cycle of Baha'u'llah "likewise…the earth will be transformed" and discussed the ways in which that will happen. The fourth paragraph talks about how in the cycle of Baha'u'llah science and knowledge will make great progress. The fifth paragraph relates the bringing together of people in the Baha'i Faith to the prophecy of Isaiah. The sixth para talks about "one of the great events which is to occur in the Day of..Baha'u'llah" and mentions among other achievements "that in this cycle Israel will be gathered in the Holy Land". The seventh para states that this prophecy about Israel was not fulfilled during the Christian cycle but will in this cycle. This seventh and last para ends with the statement "all Palestine will become their home". In other words, the entire text is about prophecy, and refers from beginning to end with prophecy about the Jewish people as well as the oneness of humanity.
The amazing thing, for me, is that this prophecy, made by 'Abdu'l-Baha in a number of passages as early as 1897 and repeated later in Some Answered Questions, when the total number of Jews in Palestine was about 45,000 souls, was fulfilled. One hundred years later, the Jewish population of Israel is 4.7 million, representing more than a hundred fold growth.
From 1770-1880s, the Jewish enlightenment (Haskalah, hebrew word for reason, intellect) was in full swing. In 1791, the French Revolution led France to become the first country in Europe to grant Jews legal equality. Britain gave Jews equal rights in 1856, Germany in 1871. The cultural historian Fritz Stern called the leap of the German Jews from poverty and deprivation into great prominence in the arts and sciences "one of the most spectacular leaps in European history". Germany by the late 19th century was "Europe's most cultivated, certainly its best-educated country. Germany had the world's finest elementary school system, the highest literacy rate and the best universities. By 1913 more books were published annually in Germany than in any country in the world. The German Jews were among the most assimilated in Europe.
It is true that pogroms against the Jews in the Pale of Settlement in Eastern Europe, where most of Europe's 6.5 million Jews lived, had already begun to intensify in the 1880s after the assassination of the Tsar was wrongly blamed on the Jews and reached their peak in the 1901-1914 period. However, the great majority of Jews in Europe were apparently not Zionists, particularly the religious, although the first small Zionist Congress had already been held in 1897. Those who escaped from Europe went not to Israel but to the new world; by 1924, two million Jews had arrived in the United States. Whereas, the first Aliyah (going to the land of Israel) from the Pale of Settlement, which began in 1882 and continued intermittently until 1903, saw only an estimated 25,000-35,000 Jews immigrate to Palestine, half of whom left within a few years The second and third Aliyahs (1904-1914, 1919-1923) brought just 80,000 more Jews to Palestine. Either the interest among the Jews to go to what was then Palestine was low, the attractions of America were greater, or the obstacles to going to Israel were insuperable. Despite these most definite trends, the Master saw that events would transpire to bring the Jews in large numbers to Palestine.
Who can deny that His prophecy that all Palestine is becoming their home is being fulfilled? Today, Israel, more or less controls all of Palestine and inhabits a significant part of it. The Master did not comment on the legal or ethical aspects of the return of the Jews, the exact extent of their settlement or say that it would be permanent. He looked into the future and proclaimed that a prophecy unfulfilled for 2000? years, would occur — which it has.
September 4, 2016 at 20:34
"The last verb, گردد / gerdad, is formally the past tense of گشتن/ gashtan"
I was under the very strong impression that gardad IS the present tense of gashtan, and the past (continuous?) tense is gardid (گردید) (and gasht would be the past perfect? I don't remember the grammatical terms, but am quite sure about the meaning). So the original is already grammatically in the present tense.
September 4, 2016 at 20:48
(Actually, I'm 100% sure about this, gardad is definitely present-tense, not past, although I seem to recall that it could be used to describe future events as well, in classical Persian & in 'Abdu'l-Baha's writing–I think khvahad [past tense] is a relatively new way of doing the future tense. In any case, I agree with the new translation.)
September 4, 2016 at 21:55
Sen, I could not agree more with your comment. I don't believe 'Abdu'l-Baha in the SAQ passage (or any other authenticated source with which I'm familiar) was endorsing Zionism. Certainly not in anything like its present political forms, with aggressive territorial ramifications.
Even if the original 1908 translation ("will become") were correct (and it isn't), I wouldn't infer territorial or boundary predictions — much less endorsements! To me it seems entirely conceivable that in the fullness of time, there could be a sovereign Palestinian State alongside a sovereign Israeli State. In a peaceful world, with prejudices abated and interfaith tolerance established, it seems equally conceivable that Jews could live freely throughout Palestine, and Palestinians freely throughout Israel. Just as Americans and Canadians now travel and, with suitable paperwork processing, settle throughout America and Canada.
If it is risky to extract detailed predictions from vague generalities about unspecified timelines, how much more risky to draw current policy mandates! Thanks for this all-too-timely example.
September 5, 2016 at 06:02
Sen, Could you please elaborate on your last paragraph in response to Gary and concerning the "lesser peace"?
September 5, 2016 at 08:56
Thanks Sen for explaining at the end why you narrowed down on one word, I was a little apprehensive. But you are doing the right thing, thanks.
It's the prophecy that the Jews after "abomination of desolation" in Daniel 9:27 and Matt 24 and Luke13:34 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." As we know a long and horrid persecution ensued and now they returned to the holy land their homeland of since Biblical times. In the Thief in the Night it's all well written about. For instance in 1844 Ottoman government allowed Jews to visit Palestine and so on.
مينمائيد که از اطراف عالم طوايف يهود بارض مقدّس آيند
و قرايا و اراضی تملّک نموده سکنی کنند
و روز بروز در ازديادند
بقسمی که جميع فلسطين مسکن آنان گردد
If I may I want to translate this as Farsi is my native tongue. The 3 words at the end of each line except for 3rd line ازديادند are in future tense. This word is present tense and as you know it means 'are increasing'. So, "will become" is correct. آيند will come, سکنی کنند will inhabit, مسکن آنان گردد will become their home. بقسمی که جميع فلسطين مسکن آنان گردد in a way as though all Palestine will become their home. Does this mean they will oppress and kick Palestinians out? Of course not. Later migrants to a country don't deport or exile the earlier migrants! Not in the US or New Zealand or Australia. The Arabs waged a war against the Jews and lost, Moslems always hated them; it's in Quran. What is happening in the world and Islam is what happened to past religions when a new one was revealed. Moses and all the events and pogroms of Joshua led to the supremacy of the Jews. Jesus and humiliation of Jews and fall of pagan Rome and Christian's world conquest. Now, humiliating fall of Islam and yet to be fulfilled warnings of Baha: LXI. The world is in travail, and its agitation waxeth day by day. Its face is turned towards waywardness and unbelief. Such shall be its plight, that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly. Its perversity will long continue. And when the appointed hour is come, there shall suddenly appear that which shall cause the limbs of mankind to quake. Then, and only then, will the Divine Standard be unfurled, and the Nightingale of Paradise warble its melody.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 118)
September 5, 2016 at 10:36
Sen, regarding the purported prophecy of universal world peace in what 'Abdu'l-Baha called "this century" — I hadn't considered the possibility that "century" in that context might refer to some period of other than 100 years. Your evidence that it does strikes me as quite convincing.
In "Challenge of Baha'u'llah", however, I accepted, at least for discussion purposes, the standard Baha'i assumption that "this century" means the 20th century using the Gregorian calendar. And I found that even if we adopt that strict reading, there *still* is no clear prophecy of universal peace within the 20th century!
Aside from dreadfully unreliable and inauthentic sources, the *only* candidate for this supposed "prophecy" is the Master's assurance that the "unity of nations" would be securely established in "this" century. In that "Seven Candles" Tablet, however, he clearly shows that by "unity of nations" he means something other than "unity in the political realm". The Lesser Peace is explicitly defined in our authoritative Texts as unity in the political realm — and it is this political unity (we are taught) that is the condition for ending warfare among nations.
This being so, what is meant by "unity of nations"? It could mean lots of things other than a complete cessation of military conflict. Shoghi Effendi wrote (in the 1930s? if I recall) that the world's unity in the economic sphere was already fully established, along with unity in the sense of national interdependence. Interlocking systems of travel and communication already had cemented all nations, well before the year 2000. There were plenty of other highly significant senses in which all nations were fully united. It's just that political unity wasn't one of those senses, and there never was any prophecy suggesting it would be. There were only indications to the contrary.
I'm so often wrong, in so many ways and about so many things, that I more than half expected my doubts about the Lesser Peace timeline to be wrong as well. It would have given me immense satisfaction to watch the Lesser Peace materialize on the standard schedule. Sadly, my reservations turned out, for once, to be uncharacteristically on the mark. Not even I can be wrong with 100% consistency.
September 5, 2016 at 18:20
Thanks for these details, Sen. Elsewhere, as you know, 'Abdu'l-Baha says "All will dwell in one common fatherland, which is the planet itself." Reinforcing what you already said, Shoghi Effendi connects this statement to the Seven Candles "watan": "This is the stage which the world is now approaching, the stage of world unity, which, as 'Abdu'l-Baha assures us, will, in this century, be securely established."
Although the Guardian clearly is referencing the Seven Candles Tablet, he uses the expression "this century" in English with no context to suggest it means anything other than what it would normally mean in English. I agree with your arguments indicating that in the Persian, the potential meanings are more elastic. However, I can also understand why English-only readers (like me), without knowing the linguistic nuances that are clear to you, might insist "he said century, he meant century!" (I don't say that, but some might.)
But this still says nothing about the Lesser Peace in any military/political sense. That has long struck me as projection and wishful thinking. During the 20th century's first half, the Guardian wrote: "The interdependence of the peoples and nations of the earth, whatever the leaders of the divisive forces of the world may say or do, is already an accomplished fact. Its unity in the economic sphere is now understood and recognized." So by that time the world's peoples (races and ethnicities) already were dwelling in a common homeland — and this unity was widely recognized at least in the economic sphere. (That is, an upheaval anywhere could have repercussions everywhere.)
I would argue that long before the year 2000, this recognition had become far more than just economic. Throughout the globe, there was widespread discussion (and acceptance, even if it sometimes was grudging or resentful) of the reality that we're all human beings stuck in the same small planetary boat. (Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot".) We all knew that people in one part of the world could destroy the planet for everyone (nuclear winter) — or act in ways that would benefit everyone (inventing the Internet). This made the world a profoundly different place from what it was throughout most of human history.
The Seven Candles Tablet doesn't say people will like (much less celebrate) their common humanity. To me it simply suggests that this common humanity, along with the oneness of the world as our common home, will be widely understood. The occurrence of riots protesting "globalization" underscored the fact that people knew these changes were occurring. They may not have liked what they saw, but they saw it.
But this brings us to another problem with taking the Seven Candles "unity of nations" as a prophecy of military peace: The tablet says this unity will in "this century" be established, "causing" all to regard themselves as citizens of a common fatherland. Logically, however, a discrete event can occur at one time — within a defined period. Its causal after-effects may then play out over a very long, open-ended time. Even though this "unity of nations" (in the homeland sense) was cemented during the 20th century, the tablet doesn't say that the resultant sense of world citizenship will also fully be realized in the 20th century. It places no specific timeline on that flowering.
Suppose I say, "My dad taught me, when I was 12, to operate a lemonade stand, thereby leading me to develop into a billionaire business tycoon." This is something a Warren Buffett type might write in a memoir. Something happened by age 12 that caused an outcome that took many more years. We can read the "unity of nations" statement the same way: Things would happen in "this century" that would cause a universal sense of citizenship and brotherhood. But it doesn't say the latter long-term outcome would happen immediately — only that the cause would be in place.
Please note, I'm not saying that these ways of reading the Seven Candles Tablet are necessarily the best or most correct ways. I'm just saying they are *available* ways! The wording was flexible enough to allow wide latitude in how it might play out. And it *did* play out in ways easily reconciled with the wording — even if we interpret "century" in its most strict English sense.
September 6, 2016 at 05:08
Hi Sen,
You raised some important points and I mostly agree.
I also see no evidence in any Baha'i texts that there would be a homeland exclusively for Jews. And I see no definitive idea of where borders would be established. There is one passage that gives a contexts that could be interpreted to mean specific known borders, but it is not clear:
"The conclusion of this terrible conflict [War of 1914–18], the first stage in a titanic convulsion long predicted by Bahá'u'lláh . . . marked the extinction of Turkish rule in the Holy Land and sealed the doom of that military despot [Jamál Páshá, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief] who had vowed to destroy 'Abdu'l–Bahá . . . and enabled, according to Scriptural prophecy, so large an element of the 'outcast of Israel,' the 'remnant' of the 'flock,' to 'assemble" in the Holy Land, and to be brought back to 'their folds' and 'their own border,' beneath the shadow of the 'Incomparable Branch,' referred to by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in His 'Some Answered Questions'. (God Passes By 305)
That is, this could be taken to mean the area west of the Jordan that existed then under the British Mandate.
You are probably already aware of this but in 1919, a reporter, (Marion Weinstein) wrote an article for Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919.) quoting 'Abdu'l-Bahá as declaring that Zionists must work together with other races: "If Zionists will mingle with the other races and live in unity with them, they will succeed. If not, they will meet certain resistance." (See Weinstein, Marion. "['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races" Star of the West. Vol. 10, no. 10. Chicago, Illinois: Bahai News Service, 1919; Reprint: Star of the West: Volume 6. (June 1919–February 1921). Kidlington, England: George Ronald, 1984.)
This seems to indicate that 'Abdu'l-Bahá believed inclusiveness was necessary for the success of Jews in the region — "live in unity with them."
This should (in an ideal world) be feasible because the Qur'an too echos the same biblical teachings and expectations about the land being given to the Israelites (5:21, 7:137, 26:59) and the return to it in the end times (17:103).


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Buckcherry – Rock 'N' Roll [Album Review]
Buckcherry – Rock 'N' Roll
2015, F Bomb Records
1. Bring It On Back
2. Tight Pants
3. Wish to Carry On
4. The Feeling Never Dies
5. Cradle
6. The Madness
7. Wood
8. Rain's Falling
9. Sex Appeal
10. Get With It
Josh Todd – Vocals
Keith Nelson – Guitar
Stevie D – Guitar
Kelly LeMieux – Bass
Xavier Muriel – Drums
Producer: Keith Nelson
After the band's ambitious and fantastic Confessions album (which focused on the seven deadly sins), Buckcherry scales it back a bit and delivers a more fun and upbeat record this time around. Singer Josh Todd promised a "party album" after Confessions, and the guys delivered. I won't take a genius to figure out what songs like "Tight Pants", "Wood" and "Sex Appeal" are all about but the band manages to throw in a few musical surprises throughout the album.
While "Bring It On Back", "Cradle", "The Madness" and "Wish to Carry On" may be Buckcherry 101, "Tight Pants" makes use of horns and "The Feeling Never Dies" has a country twang to it. Additionally, "Rain's Falling" has a bit of soulful funk going on with it, which isn't surprising since Josh Todd said he was listening to a lot of '70s soul music while writing for this album.
I embrace the length of this album: 10 songs clocking in at 37 minutes. I'm so tired of album spanning close to an album. Buckcherry gets in, does their job and gets out. Anyone who has ever liked Buckcherry will like Rock 'N' Roll.
Highlights: "Bring It On Back", "Tight Pants", "Wish to Carry On", "The Feeling Never Dies", "Cradle", "The Madness", "Wood"
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The cost of administering a deceased person's estate will substantially increase from May. In England and Wales, probate is the process of applying for the right to deal with a deceased person's property, money and other possessions - known as their 'estate'.
If a person has left a will, they usually appoint a will executor. This executor then has to apply for a 'grant of probate' from the probate registry. Currently a flat fee of £215 applies on all estates (or £155 if the application is made by a solicitor).
However, from 1 May this year, the cost will be linked to the size of the estate. There will be no fees on estates worth less than £50,000 but those in the £50,000 and £300,000 bracket can expect to see costs rise to £300.
Fees however soar for those dying with greater estates. People with estates between £300,000 and £500,000 will see fees increase to £1,000, while people with between £500,000 and £1 million will be forced to pay £4,000.
Where estates are worth between £1 million and £1.6 million the fee will be £8,000, or £12,000 for those worth between £1.6 million and £2 million. Fees peak on estates over £2 million where a £20,000 charge will be applied.
The increases mean that if you are administering an estate currently and it is worth more than £50,000, it's important to get your application for probate in before the fees increase.
At this stage it is unclear whether the rules will affect applications submitted after 30 April 2017, or those that died after this date.
Duncan Bailey, partner and head of private client at law firm Brabners, called the hike a new inheritance tax.
He says: 'Despite 95 per cent of respondents disagreeing with the initial proposals, the government is set to push ahead with its increase in probate fees. This represents a huge financial increase for those dealing with bereavement.
'As the assets of a will are not released until probate has been granted, for many the changes will also spark a need for financial assistance - adding further administrative burdens to people who are going through a period of distress.
'This is a sensitive matter that needs to be dealt with accordingly and changes that essentially amount to a "new inheritance tax" are currently going under the radar.
'The government must provide further clarity on the changes, particularly in relation to the implementation date, and we would urge those considering an application for probate to do so as soon as possible to avoid being hit by the new fees.'
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Prof. Khaleel Mohammed, Assistant Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University, is the latest Moslem expert to say that the Quran - the holiest Moslem work - is actually Zionist.
In an interview with Jamie Glazov of FrontPageMagazine.com three days ago (June 3, 2004), Mohammed quoted the Qur'an (5:20-21) as saying:
"Moses said to his people: O my people! Remember the bounty of God upon you when He bestowed prophets upon you, and made you kings and gave you that which had not been given to anyone before you amongst the nations. O my people! Enter the Holy Land which God has written for you, and do not turn tail, otherwise you will be losers."
Prof. Mohammed emphasized that the above phrase "God has written for you" is very significant: "In both Jewish and Islamic understandings of the term 'written,' there is the meaning of finality, decisiveness and immutability... So the simple fact is then, from a faith-based point of view: If God has 'written' Israel for the people of Moses, who can change this?" He also quoted two of Islam's most famous exegetes - Ibn Kathir and Muhammad al-Shawkani - as supporting this explanation.
Imam Abdul Hadi Palazzi, secretary-general of the Italian Muslim Association, has long promoted that it is possible to be a Muslim scholar and leader and still support America, Israel and democracy. Citing pro-Jewish verses in the Quran, Sheikh Palazzi told a Jewish audience in Cleveland recently, "There are many good Muslims who value life on earth and the sanctity of their families. Israel should make every effort to support the growth of a pro-Israel movement among these Muslims... [but sadly, Muslims in Israel were emotionally and morally defeated by the Oslo Accords.] They felt that Israel was selling them out to Arafat. They need to be supported and encouraged to speak out in defense of Israel without fear of being assassinated by the PLO or Hamas... Oslo signaled to many of us that Israel was ready to accept peace at any price, and make incredible concessions to ruthless criminals."
Arab-American Nonie Darwish has recently opened a website <"www.ArabsforIsrael.com">. The site states, inter alia, "We are Arabs and Moslems who believe we can support the State of Israel and the Jewish religion and still treasure our Arab and Islamic culture."
Prof. Mohammed, in his interview with FrontPageMagazine, apportions at least partial blame for today's wars to the Muslims of the 7th century:
"[W]hen the Muslims entered that land [the Holy Land] in the seventh century, they were well aware of its rightful owners [the Jews], and when they failed to act according to divine mandate (at least as perceived by followers of all Abrahamic faiths), they aided and abetted in a crime. And the present situation shows the fruits of that action - wherein innocent Palestinians and Israelis are being killed on a daily basis."
"When the Muslims conquered Jerusalem," Prof. Mohammed continued, "it should have been left open for the rightful owners to return. It is possible that Jewish beliefs of the time only allowed such return under a Messiah - but that should not have influenced Muslim action... [The] Muslim occupation and building a mosque on the site of the Temple was something that was not sanctioned by The Quran. How honest is contemporary Islam with this? Given the situation in the Middle East, politicking, etc. stands in the way of honesty."
Prof. Mohammed says that Muslim groups have frequently denounced him because "I am out of line with the geo-political movement towards fundamentalism. What your readers must understand is that fundamentalism is rapidly becoming mainstream. Moderation is not. A perfect example is in Akbar Ahmed's "Islam Under Siege," where he points out that the Taliban are no longer a fringe group in Pakistan; many Pakistanis are finding themselves drawn to their teachings. Right here in the US, I present a problem to those at mosques who use social pressure to coerce others into accepting their extremism.. Many Muslims stand against me for no other reason than I say that Israel has a right to exist... I in no way deny that Palestinians have rights. But this is generally not considered by those that criticize my position..."
Moslem Prof.: Quran States that Holy Land is Jewish
Prof. Khaleel Mohammed of San Diego State University is the latest Moslem expert to say that the Quran - the holiest Moslem work - is actually Zionist. He thus joins Sheikh Palazzi, secretary-general of the Italian Muslim Association.


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Quantitative Finance and Economics, 2018, 2(3): 615-636. doi: 10.3934/QFE.2018.3.615.
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Cyclical patterns in risk indicators based on financial market infrastructuretransaction data
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Keywords: ARIMA; TBATS; time series; TARGET2; cyclical patterns
Citation: Monique Timmermans, Ronald Heijmans, Hennie Daniels. Cyclical patterns in risk indicators based on financial market infrastructuretransaction data. Quantitative Finance and Economics, 2018, 2(3): 615-636. doi: 10.3934/QFE.2018.3.615
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You may ask what can I do for the Weekend in New York, well, why not get a "New York Pass", here is how it works!
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Amazon opens first robotics center in Illinois
4/4/2018, 5:18 p.m.
Amazon recently opened its doors for the first time to its first robotics center in Illinois. The over 800,000 square foot fulfillment center in Monee has more than 2,000 full-time, full-benefit employees who pick, pack and ship smaller customer items such as books, electronics, and toys. The facility features innovative technology such as Amazon Robotics that assist employees in fulfilling customer orders.
In addition to competitive wages, full‐time Amazon employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits starting on day one including healthcare, 401(k) with 50 percent match, stock, bonuses and a network of support to help employees succeed. Amazon also offers regular full-time employees maternity and paternity leave benefits and access to innovative programs like Career Choice, where Amazon will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
"We're grateful for the outpouring of support and enthusiasm Monee has given us for Amazon's first robotics fulfillment center in Illinois," said Jeff Messenger, General Manager of Amazon's Monee fulfillment center. "Amazon is committed to long-term investment in the Greater Chicagoland Area, and we have created more than 10,000 full-time, full-benefit associate jobs in the state. In addition to the great jobs inside our buildings, we're also creating pathways for local sellers to grow their business and reach new customers through the Amazon marketplace."


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Dine Downtown in Red Bank in AprilApril 1, 2008
As Red Bank Green so eloquently reports, The Red Bank River Center is sponsoring Dine Downtown, a restaurant promotion in cooperation with 16 downtown dining establishments that feature prix fixe menus (ranging in price from $15-$35) on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings throughout the month of April.
This may be an excellent opportunity not only to try a restaurant I've never been to before, but perhaps make it an official Bayshore Friends gathering! Please post if you're interested, or better yet… join Bayshore Friends and let us know there!


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So, DD has had some work!
Not a windfall, by any stretch, but earnings have exceeded costs with a little left over for contributions to either IRA or 529 (leaning back towards 529 after discussion with my accountant... Asked him to confirm that she can contribute to her own plan first *grin*)
Previous posts in this thread have all favored contributing to a Roth IRA over funding a 529 with her money. I can't think of any reason your accountant would suggest otherwise. NY offers a state income tax benefit for contributions to the NY529 plan, but that benefit would be worth far more to you (parents) than to DD who won't have earned enough to owe any NY income tax.
So, we (DW & I) have been paying for tolls, parking, etc. DW has kept a ledger with info on how far she drove, tolls and parking fees. Will that suffice for us to reimburse ourselves for these costs?
Do we need to keep actual receipts as well?
Keeping receipts is best, but a well documented diary with supporting documentation should be sufficient. Of course, if you want to maximize the benefit your daughter gets from her income, you should consider your out-of-pocket expenses as a gift to her. She'll report more income and can make a larger contribution to her Roth IRA.
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You've got tool questions and we've got tool answers. We get many questions about the fly cutter. Here are some of the most common:
Which gives a better finish – a face mill or a fly cutter? No question, the fly cutter wins hands down. The fly cutter provides a single cutting surface. If you use a fly cutter larger than the work area, you will get a clean finishing cut in a single pass. Remember, the more passes you make the lower quality of the finish. You can take all cutters off your face mill except one – but then all you have done is converted your face mill to a fly cutter.
Can you use a fly cutter on aluminum? Yes, but you must use the right fly cutter. Remember aluminum is soft. You need something hard (like PCD) to make a good cut.
How do you grind the bit? Keep in mind the geometry of the cutter. This means the end of the tool does the cutting. Grind the rake into the end of the tool. The bottom of the bit determines the surface smoothness.
What about feeds and speeds? Use your regular software to calculate your feeds and speeds. Flycutters may run at lower RPMs, but your software knows for sure. Always rely on your software for correct feeds and speeds. Way back in 2016 we advised you to rely on your software in this blog post.
What about quick material removal? If your goal is to quickly remove material, use the face mill first. You'll get deeper cuts and faster chip removal. Make a fly cutting final finish once you have all your material removed.
Is tramming necessary? Only if you want to do it right. We get this question when someone is noticing a dip in the finish. The problem isn't the tool, it is the set-up. Make sure everything is trammed and up to snuff before you make the first pass.
What makes a good fly cutter? The question is not only "what" but "who". The answer is Sierra American Multi-Systems. Here's why.
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Sierra American makes using a fly cutter a breeze. That's because their large diameter sizes handle large cutters. The larger the cutter, the fewer the passes. The fewer the passes the finer the finish.
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You need maximum stability and balance for finishing cuts. That's what you get from Sierra American. Because their fly cutters are manufactured with larger 1/4-20 alloy set screws, you get better cutting blade stability. Because they are balanced, you can run at the RPMs you need to get the finish you desire.
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How to Mediate
Let's take a look at Meditation for Beginners.
Are You Curious About How to Meditate?
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about meditation, its different practices, and the various health and mental benefits of meditating. There are plenty of books, apps, audio recordings, and classes about how to meditate and you may have become curious about this ancient technique that's making a comeback in modern times. Let's explore what you can do to learn how to meditate by taking a look at basic mediation for beginners.
Learning More About How to Meditate
The internet is a great place to start looking for more information about meditation. It may be how you discovered what you're reading right now. You'll find plenty of information about meditation, it's long history, the various forms of it, and of course some direction and instructions for getting started. This isn't a bad place to start. You'll get the basics and enough information to dip your toes in with a simple meditation practice.
You can also find a lot of great books about meditation. Head on over to Amazon, your local bookstore, or the library and pick up a book or two on meditation. There are also some great apps out there with guided meditations. Search for meditation in your phone's app store. You can also find some simple guided meditations online, as audio recordings and the likes.
Another great option, especially if you want to dive right in, is to make a small investment for a really good course. Below this post is one that I personally love and use everyday.
Basic Mediation for Beginners
Let's explore how to do a breath meditation since it is one of the most basic meditations for beginners.
- First, find a place to sit comfortably
- Secondly, calm your mind
- Finally, focus all your attention and conscious thought on breathing in and out.
Seems like it's pretty simple to do doesn't it? Actually, it's harder than it sounds. It takes a bit of practice, but once you get comfortable with it, it's a form of meditation you can do anytime, anywhere.
In conclusion, mediation is a wonderful way to combat stress, improve your quality of life and do something positive for your mental and physical health. I encourage you to learn how to meditate and give it a try. There are so many different traditions and practices out there, if you keep an open mind, I'm sure you'll find the one that's right for you. Be sure to read our article about how to make meditation work for you.


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A: Not if you listen to the advise of your spray tan technician. People turn orange because they are using a solution with a concentration of DHA that is too high. This is why it is important to get a custom sunless tan with the proper DHA concentration that is right for your skin type.
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