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Carrie here.
Nick was foolish enough to confer posting rights. I feel like I should give a bit of my own history. In certain ways, it's quite the opposite of Nick's, in that I have always been in open relationships and never in monogamous ones.
This has been circumstantial, partially. I move a lot. Jobs in my field are often seasonal. In one banner year, I moved six times, mostly crossing state lines each time. I'm infamously mega-busy, and I disappear off the face of the earth for long periods of time to juggle superhuman career-related feats. (I'm a prop person. It's a good thing I never bothered to take physics, since I'm usually asked to do the opposite.) Really, I haven't slowed down with the moving thing until the last few years. Even now, I don't actually intend to stay in one place, but happen to.
This is lousy for monogamous relationships, obviously. I'd have the guy back at school, the guy from the summer, the old roommate I shouldn't have been sleeping with anyway… all dependent upon agreements to get together when I was in town, or when they were in mine. And I was happy that way. Eventually, I realized that I was using distance because I was more comfortable dealing with people on their own terms, without relation to the others. This is perhaps the root of my conscious rejection of monogamy: the extreme singularity of relationships, in my mind. I don't mean that they're islands, but my important relationships are fervently one-on-one. My relationship with someone else has nothing to do with my relationship with you, fundamentally.
Which is to say, I haven't really had any, well, serious relationships, in the way you'd probably mean serious relationships. I take friendship much more seriously than most people do, and I would regard my romantic relationships as serious friendships. I've never been a part of a couple. I have not identified a person I was romantically involved with as my "other half," for lack of a better cliche. I've never wanted this. I've always been baffled by people who would rather be in a mediocre relationship than no relationship at all. Basically, unless you're really motherfucking special, I'm not going to sacrifice my precious personal time to you, and certainly not a slice of my identity. I really like people, but I really like being alone. (I'm almost 50-50 on the I-E spectrum, per Meyers-Briggs, tending slightly toward the E.) I have ridiculous independence complexes. On my first day of kindergarten, when all the other kids were screaming and clinging to their mothers, I turned around and banished mine from the bus stop. It got worse from there.
I fell into the Boston poly community four or five years ago, after an old friend from early in college took a chance by sending a Christmas card to my mother's house, wondering what had ever happened to me, and I took to visiting her and her more recent friends. The Boston poly bunch is astonishingly bright and functional. They're mostly brilliant adults (lots of Harvard and MIT runoff) who were not the cool kids in high school, and now are reveling in lives of abject sincerity. They're responsibly hedonistic, and treat sex as the sacred ordinary, something that is common but relished. They do poly well. I often wonder if the people who give poly a bad name do so in part because they're not operating as a part of a community. Everybody in the Boston bunch is surrounded by others facing the same things, they have other examples to learn from, and there are social consequences for serious transgressions.
So I fell in with these people in Boston, and I basically kept doing what I'd been doing all along: having multiple caring relationships. Basically everyone I've dated lately is already fundamentally committed to someone else, and I've liked that fine. To answer the question about "how I juggle all those relationships" — well, among other things, distance helps, and they're not all relationships that I constantly maintain anyway. Some are still whenever-you're-in-town. Really, there are only two of them that I sort of throw myself into right now, besides Nick, and I've basically called a moratorium on the physical aspects of those relationships. I'm not into anyone else right now, physically. I'll get over it. But it's best to be clear.
Nick is the first person in my whole life that I've been in an actual couple with. Just as Nick has never really dated, I've never really not-dated. And I don't know what it is that's so different. In previous relationships, I would start to panic when I got the idea that people would identify another person with me. Now I don't care. He basically is me. He's better at math, more extroverted, and more in touch with his feelings (who else could start a fucking blog to talk about his feelings and actually keep anyone's attention?), but basically he's a default position for my personality. One of the nicest things I can say about a person is that being with them is like being alone. Nick is the least alien thing I can imagine.
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Empty beaches. Deserted landscapes. Endless seascapes. Time to be... Welcome back to Tresco Island.
Tresco has now reopened, and we're delighted to welcome our guests and owners back to the island. We've missed you over recent months, but ahead lies the chance to rediscover time to be. Time to be together. Time to be outdoors. Time to be relaxed. Time to be in the wilds of island life. Time to be good to yourself.
Before you travel to Tresco, we would ask that you read the information on this page carefully. It contains important information on what we're doing to keep everyone safe, and the changes you can expect on the island this year.
Inevitably, these measures will mean some changes to the usual Tresco experience, but we will always stay true to the things that make this place unique. Peace and tranquillity. Endless seascapes and deserted landscapes. Warm welcomes. Space and time to be. These are the things that make Tresco special; the things we will all value even more now; the things that will never change.
The information below is a broad outline only; please see the webpage for each area of the island for specific information on opening hours etc.
Last updated: 29th July 2020
Above all else, please keep our guests, team and islands safe. Please do not travel to Scilly if you have displayed symptoms of Coronavirus in the last 7 days, share a household with anyone that has had symptoms within 14 days, or have been contacted by NHS Test & Trace.
It seems we must forego the usual handshake or hug, but you'll still receive the same warm welcome throughout your journey...
Face coverings are mandatory on all transport to and around the islands, including Penzance Helicopters, Skybus, Scillonian, Tresco Boats and the Tresco Shuttle.
Please ensure you can complete your entire journey without support, as staff will be unable to provide assistance embarking and disembarking transport. You will need to carry your own luggage where possible.
Each of the travel operators has put in place their own detailed guidance on their own websites. Please check this advice before setting out: Penzance Helicopters, Isles of Scilly Travel and Tresco Boat Services.
Penzance Helicopters has opened up an enhanced schedule, with flights available throughout the summer direct to Tresco and St Mary's.
We've updated our practices and introduced new measures to enhance cleanliness and encourage social distancing across the island.
We have completed the Visit England 'We're Good to Go' COVID-secure scheme, demonstrating we have followed government and industry guidelines, have Risk Assessments in place and processes to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.
You will find plentiful supplies of soap and hand sanitiser in all public areas (please remember to bring your own sanitiser for use when out and about).
Anna and her Housekeeping team have been hard at work, enhancing their already rigorous cleaning regimes in all of our accommodation and public areas. They use a high-performance sanitiser and are paying particular attention to high touch areas like door handles, light switches and soft furnishings. We've also introduced electrostatic sprayers ("foggers") to ensure even hard-to-reach areas are sanitised effectively.
We will be managing the number of people in busy public areas such as Tresco Stores, and you will notice new screens in place at reception desks, tills and on transport.
Our Front Office team is available by phone for help throughout your stay, and on departure, we'll email your bill so you can settle up online or by phone. We're encouraging the use of Account or contactless payments throughout your stay.
The New Inn is open for lunchtime and evening dining with table service, or you can pre-book takeaway Fish & Chips, available each evening. Bookings are essential - please call 01720 423006.
The Ruin Beach Café is currently open daily for a light, alfresco or takeaway lunch every day, as well as our full dinner menu each evening. Dinner bookings are essential - please call 01720 424849.
If you're out and about during the day, take your pick from a coffee, cake or light lunch at The Garden Café, or visit The Beach Hut at The Ruin for takeaway morning croissants, ice creams, coffees, and a selection of drinks, wine and beers.
If you're heading out for a picnic, visit our new pop-up shop and café at The New Inn - The Pavilion Deli, open daily for fresh bread and croissants, hot pasties and a basic range of foods including milk, cheese, picnic bits and ice cream. Whilst you're there, enjoy a morning coffee and pastry, light bite or refreshing cold drink or ice cream in our indoor seating area, or The New Inn Beer Garden.
Tresco Stores has launched a new online shop, so you can now pre-order your groceries ahead of your stay, or do a top-up shop on-island, with free delivery to your accommodation. Tresco Stores is open daily if you do need to drop in for anything. Please remember a face covering is now essential in-store.
The Flying Boat Café will remain closed until further notice, and Hell Bay Hotel is open to hotel residents only. Sadly, The Crab Shack remains closed until further notice and the Tresco Market is not currently taking place. With regret, there will be no evening dining boat excursions to Hell Bay, the Crab Shack, High Tide Restaurant or elsewhere.
New for 2020: Tresco Stores' online shop gives you the chance to order your groceries ahead of your arrival so they're waiting in your accommodation when you arrive
Sensational wines ready on your arrival! Use code APPLETREE for 10% off a pre-order of 12+ bottles (can't be used with other offers)
Time to be on Tresco is all about the island's wide-open spaces, sense of freedom and incredible seascapes and landscapes. It's about the freedom of a whole island – and that doesn't change…
Tresco Abbey Garden and its Visitor Centre and Café is open every day, with 17 acres of terraces, borders, meandering pathways and lawns to explore.
Being on Tresco is about rediscovering time to be - and what better way than with Outdoor Yoga or Meditation - the perfect way to calm your mind and restore positivity and relaxation after recent months. This summer, we're delighted to offer Outdoor Yoga or Meditation classes every day of the week with stunning settings including the Abbey Garden and Appletree Bay.
For those seeking a more dynamic reawakening, there's Beach HIIT, Bodyweight Circuits and Personal Training with Amelia Mills Fitness, or why not book a slot on our island tennis courts (don't forget to bring racquets and balls) or enjoy a coaching session with LTA-accredited coach Adam May?
Our indoor and outdoor swimming pools are now open. Sadly, the Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, gym and treatment facilities must remain closed for the time being. Changing facilities remain closed, so guests are requested to change at their accommodation and use the robes and towels provided.
For those wanting to discover the wilds of the island, pop in to see Graham, hire a bike, and set off on two wheels for an island exploration.
Gallery Tresco will be open Monday to Friday, for viewings by appointment only. To request a viewing, please telephone Anna on 01720 424925 or email Anna. Lucy-Tania Boutique is open between 3pm and 7pm Tuesday to Saturday.
Tresco Boats will offer a limited schedule of pleasure trips and scenic tours for family groups. You can also hire a kayak, SUP, windsurfer or dinghy from the Sailing Centre and head off to explore the archipelago under your own steam.
Below, we've answered some of your questions, but if you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Island Office team on 01720 422849 or by email.
Yes – face coverings are mandatory on all transport to and around the islands, including Penzance Helicopters, Skybus, Scillonian III, Tresco Boats and the Tresco Shuttle. You will be denied travel without a face covering, unless you are exempt from wearing one.
Face coverings are also now mandatory in all retail spaces on the island, including Tresco Stores and the takeaway shop at The New Inn Deli. While we will have some Tresco fabric face coverings available to purchase on-island, you will need to bring one for the journey here.
Please do not travel to Tresco if you:
Please contact us as soon as possible to advise us that you are unable to travel. We will attempt to re-sell your accommodation where possible, but you should also speak to your travel insurer.
We ask that you familiarise yourself with, and follow, the latest government guidance on contact with those outside your household, including social bubbles.
The health of our guests, staff and the islands is the most important thing to us so we will make every effort to re-sell your accommodation, meaning you won't lose out. However, if we're unsuccessful, our standard terms and conditions will apply.
If you have been told to shield due to being clinically extremely vulnerable, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.
If you develop any Coronavirus symptoms while on-island, you must:
The Isles of Scilly Local Incident Response Team will be in touch to arrange your test and provide support. You will receive a test in your accommodation, and test results usually take around 48 hours to come back.
If you test positive, government advice is to self-isolate at home. As you cannot use public transport, there is an evacuation service in place. This will provide free private transport back to Penzance for a visitor (and their holiday party) who tests positive during their stay or is advised to self-isolate having been contacted by NHS Test and Trace. This transport will be by boat or helicopter. The service is funded by a partnership between the Council of the Isles of Scilly, Tresco Estate and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and there is no charge to the guest for using this service.
The Council of the Isles of Scilly has produced a useful and informative document which we would ask you to read before you travel to the islands: Frequently Asked Questions - Visiting Scilly During the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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DFJ is organized by a diverse network of professionals, refugees and concerned citizens who come together at the Refugee Union. DFJ is presently organized by people with a background or in professions in academia, law, accounting, trading and marketing.
Once a month, for a $250 donation, you're welcome to enjoy a free-flow of drinks and canapes and make a difference in the lives of refugees in Hong Kong. We can't fix social problems in one night, but we can turn our Happy Hour into positive change.
Refugees are a marginalized minority from dozens of countries. Their skills and talents are often undermined and depreciated in a context of limited resources, opportunities and choice. DFJ encourages us to express ourselves while learning about the reality of broader issues of social justice.
The ancients believed "In Vino Veritas" – in wine, truth. The Greek historian Herodotus asserts that if the Persians decided something while drunk, they made a rule to reconsider it when sober. Authors after Herodotus added that if the Persians made a decision while sober, they made a rule to reconsider it when they were drunk.
DFJ aims to spark a truthful friendship in a jovial environment shaped around this ancient wisdom, which goes beyond drinking, to achieve balance, unity and amity.
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BOSTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Boston will be without veteran forward Jermaine O'Neal for the next four weeks while he undergoes rehab for an injured left knee, the team said.
O'Neal, 32, chose not to get surgery.
"We had a discussion at halftime, Jermaine, and myself, and our medical staff, and have decided that we are not doing surgery," Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge said after the Celtics' win over Detroit Wednesday.
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This wide-ranging survey about wolves of the Pacific Northwest offers something for both the specialist and the curious layperson. Wildlife tracker Moskowitz uses the tracker mindset in his examination of wolves and their interactions with humans and nature. Like tracking, with its series of educated guesses based on available information, Moskowitz weaves his observations with existing research to understand the present state of wolf populations. In the odd-numbered chapters he describes individual packs of wolves, while more general information is covered in the even-numbered chapters. Maps throughout orient the reader to the location of packs while beautiful photographs enliven the tale and line drawings illustrate key points.
Residents of the Pacific Northwest will appreciate the specificity of this work, but any fans of wolves or wildlife biology will find this of interest. David Moskowitz, a professional wildlife tracker, photographer, and outdoor educator, has been studying wildlife and tracking in the Pacific Northwest since 1995. He has contributed his technical expertise to a wide variety of wildlife studies regionally and in the Canadian and U.S. Rocky Mountains, focusing on using tracking and other non-invasive methods to study wildlife ecology and promote conservation. He helped establish the Cascade Citizens Wildlife Monitoring Project to search for and monitor rare and sensitive wildlife in the Cascades and other Northwest wildlands. David's experience includes training mountaineering instructors for Outward Bound, leading expeditions throughout the western United States, teaching natural history seminars, and leading the Wildlife Tracking Intensive program at Wilderness Awareness School. David holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies and outdoor education from Prescott College. View his photography and find out about classes at www.davidmoskowitz.net.
Hardcover Pages: 316 pp. Images: 100 color photos, 10 maps, 16 line drawings
"An essential read for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of how ecological, political, and geological trends can lead to the decline or restoration of species and their habitats."
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"An expert wildlife tracker paints a portrait of wolves' lives and value to ecosystems, set against the backdrop of conflict over rising wolf populations."
—Science News
"This wide-ranging survey about wolves of the Pacific Northwest offers something for both the specialist and the curious layperson. ... Residents of the Pacific Northwest will appreciate the specificity of this work, but any fans of wolves or wildlife biology will find this of interest."
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"A great book for anyone even remotely interested in North America's wolf populations."
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"David Moskowitz follows these most controversial of animals through the wilds of the Cascade Range and up into British Columbia, richly evoking their habitat and complex nature."
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Holly here! Just thought I'd let you know that I also have a live music website. Don't get me wrong I LOVE the recording studio but there's something immensely satisfying about playing live. It's kind of a relief actually after doing long stretches in the studio where everything has to be the most perfect it can possibly be compared to something that is all about the present moment. I'm not saying I'm constantly making mistakes live but if I do make a mistake it is very quickly in the past never to be thought of or listened to again!! Unlike a recording! I think being a live musician is really important when you also work as a producer and musician inside the studio and vice versa.
Guitar photos by Emma Fenton Photography in Sa Taronja, Mallorca.
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You may know that I'm based on the island of Mallorca. I have played professionally as a pianist, singer and guitarist for over 15 years now. I perform live music at weddings, cocktail parties, corporate events etc. So if you happen to be wanting music for a wedding in Mallorca, then be sure to come visit my website for all your Mallorca wedding music needs!
Ciao! 🙂
Holly here!
We're holding a little competition for the Uncle Art Kickstarter for you to win the £250 reward which is a Sit In On The Mix reward where you get to be Mix Consultant for the day in the studio with us, and you also get the £80 reward of your choice which is basically everything: CD, Vinyl, T Shirt plus you can get including the Bonus CD signed by Jez San as well as Dave Lowe which is a really nice collector's item!
OK so the competition is based on the original Uncle Art Starglider 2 piece of music which was the extended piece of studio music you got on the bonus cassette with the game. It's a fantastic piece – one of my personal favourites in fact – and hear it is in its full re-mastered glory.
And you might notice there's some beeping toward the end… well this isn't just random beeping! It's a secret Morse Code message! My dad asked my Grandad on my mum's side who was a Master Pilot and flew Spitfires and Hurricanes (and Mosquitos as you can see his little Mosquito badge on the game box in the photo) and he told my dad the speed at which proper morse code messages are sent and so this was recreated. As a test they played him the final version and he got it in one listen straight off! So the competition is for you to tell us what the secret Morse message is!
So any Morse Coders out there – this could be your chance to win!
To enter: You must be a backer at £15 or above on the Kickstarter and first person to correctly state what the Morse says in the Comments section of the Kickstarter wins the prize! There may be some lower level rewards for good efforts if they're not quite bang on too!
Link to the Kickstarter is here: UNCLE ART KICKSTARTER: A TEMPORAL SHIFT
To make it a bit easier for you, we've taken the section with the Morse and filtered it so you can hear it clearer!
Good luck!! And happy coding!
DEADLINE 12th JULY 2015
We have definitely decided to do the orchestra session at Abbey Road studios! To us, it's something quite special – we've worked in pretty much every big studio in London (Townhouse, Olympic, Sphere, Air, Rak, Metropolis, The Barge, Konk) apart from Abbey Road! So it's a big deal for us. I'm sure I don't have to tell you how iconic the studio is….
Now we're going to hire Abbey Road for the whole day – the The Chamber Orchestra of London recording the Frontier Elite 2 main and second themes will take about 3 hours, and then we'll be there the rest of the day also to record all the drums we need on the album and also any other bits of live music that we can't physically fit into the Uncle Art studio.
We've had a lot of really great musicians and producers want to be involved in this project, and we're very happy to have them help out. As much as we can cover a lot of the instruments ourselves, there's nothing like collaborating with other people to really come up with the freshest ideas and make you look and hear things a different way. Here's some of the people involved so far:
* Dave Bascombe: Producer / Mix Producer – Tears For Fears, Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel, Placebo, Suede, Depeche Mode
– Dave came onboard as the producer on the album I made for Mercury Records – I was signed there as a singer songwriter when I was 17 and my dad and Dave co-produced the album with me on Pete Townsend's Barge studio in Twickenham on the river. It was an amazing experience and Dave's a proper dude – in fact he's a bit like 'The Dude' in the Big Lebowski! He's ace and we're really excited to have him on board with this project also.
*Ben Darlow – Engineer / Mix Producer – Mike Oldfield, Randy Crawford, Erasure,
– Ben also was the engineer on my Mercury album and we like him so much we make him work with us loads! He's mixed another album of mine and because he's so good at recording drums we get him to engineer every drum session we do!
*Bob Scott – Drummer
– Bob is the MAN and could be working with the top players in the world full time, but instead he likes to run a florist shop in Darlington! Everybody we have worked with who then engineers / produces / witnesses Bob on a session / gig is blown away! To see Bob play – and we've seen him do 22 songs in one day in one take each straight off – it's just something you can't describe in words! It gives you pure joy to see such a master at work – I don't rave about musicians like this lightly. Bob is the man
And then on top of these people who will be at Abbey Road working that day we do the session, we're hoping to have the following people involved and come along too:
*Jeff Lowe – 'Uncle Jeff' – Dave Lowe's brother, tremendously talented songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer FUNKY AND INTRICATE AS HELL!!! – Check out Jeff's albums of his own stuff that we all feature on too – https://www.jefflowemusic.com/
*Nick Paige – Such a SICK pianist he had to unlearn everything he'd learnt in order to find the real groove! – Stevie Wonder,
*Gav Slater – Helping me bring down the average age a bit! One of my gen awesome guitarist just finished up touring Wolf Gang – main support on Coldplay US tour and then headline world tour. Excellent afro!
*Dave Greaves – Super cool straight from the 60s guitarist, specialist in wacky tunings, country, slide & blues guitar. Toured with John Martin for years in the 'good old days' genuine grumpy old man / out-of-place hippy!
And then of course also in the Abbey Road session will be
*Lucy Lowe – sister and daughter, actress and voice actor turning to the other side of the lens to shoot the 'making of' documentary!
*Jez San – Of Starglider, Amiga, Atari, Nintendo fame will be coming down to the session and signing a bunch of the original gaming music bonus CDs!
Plus THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF LONDON!
Maybe it will look a bit more like this:
So come and join us! Check the Kickstarter for the rewards and find the Abbey Road reward – you can even bring a plus one!!
But only if you're willing to recreate this too:
But in order to make this happen – we still need backers! Lots of backers! We're into the last week! Don't delay – we need your support! Believe in something great!! Believe in music. Believe in live musicians. Believe in Uncle Art!
Big news for Starglider, Amiga, Atari and all-things-progressive fans! Jez San has come onboard with our Kickstarter project now! He's going to come down to the Abbey Road sessions with us and sign a whole bunch of the original gaming music CDs too!
Check the Kickstarter page NOW as these rewards are limited quantity!
I'm sure you all know who Jez is, but if you don't then seriously do some reading up about him. This is the man responsible for Starglider 1 & 2 – the first 3D style graphics in a game ever! The first person to create a game developing company! The first person to develop the 3D chip for Nintendo (the story of how he did this is incredible!) and now he owns PKR one of the biggest and 3D online poker sites!
It was Jez who my dad Dave Lowe worked closely with to get the sampled studio music with real vocals and synths playing out of the Atari ST in 1986 long before tracker music. Another first!
As Jez will be down at Abbey Road with us – we can interview both him and Dave about these Starglider days in the documentary that Lucy Lowe will be filming. It's really exciting! I'm excited! Are you?! Then make sure you BACK THE KICKSTARTER to make this happen!
This is a soulful pop song that would be difficult to guess is about panic attacks and extreme stress by the laid back nature of the sound. Using rhodes and wurlitzer electric piano sounds and acoustic guitar it has an acoustic yet soul feel to it with full kit and bubbly trippy electric guitar in the choruses. The choruses almost have an RnB feel to the rhythm of the lyrics. The middle 8 reaches a climax back into a screaming guitar solo. The end choruses almost have a motown riff throughout the outro. Uplifting and moody at the same time.
Original unlicensed music and song composition for commercial use.
This is an acoustic pop / rock song that poetically describes a midnight walk beneath a sky full of shooting stars. The song describes the atmosphere and examines how we prioritise the things in our life when faced with a situation of being granted a wish. The song builds and builds throughout and does not follow the standard verse chorus structure but instead works it's way to a climactic ending.
Original unlicensed music and song composition for commercial use.
piano, acoustic guitar, Holly, Holly Jazz Lowe, electric guitar, pop, cinematic, atmospheric, love song, universe, dark, moody, female,
This soulful, heartfelt, ballad is a breakup love song all about blame.
Original unlicensed music and song composition for commercial use.
Sound Of Creation
This is a big song featuring a choir and orchestration but with a simple almost country feel to the verses. Lyrically it is very uplifting and emotive and it builds and builds. Very soulful and spiritual.
Original unlicensed music and song composition for commercial use
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The proper labor and instruction will result in bringing into working order those men and women whose characters are strong and their convictions so firm that nothing of a selfish character is permitted to hinder them in their work, to lessen their faith, or to deter them from duty. If the minister has properly instructed those under his care, when he leaves for other fields of labor the work left will not ravel out, for it will be bound off so firmly as to be secure. Unless those who receive the truth are thoroughly converted and there is a radical change in their life and character, the soul is not riveted to the eternal Rock; and after the labor of the minister ceases, and the novelty is gone, the impression soon wears away, the truth loses its power to charm, and they exert no holier influence, and are no better for their profession of the truth.
I am astonished that with the examples before us of what man may be, and what he may do, we are not stimulated to greater exertion to emulate the good works of the righteous. All may not occupy a position of prominence; yet all may fill positions of usefulness and trust, and may, by their persevering fidelity, do far more good than they have any idea that they can do. Those who embrace the truth should seek a clear understanding of the Scriptures and an experimental knowledge of a living Saviour. The intellect should be cultivated, the memory taxed. All intellectual laziness is sin, and spiritual lethargy is death.
Oh, that I could command language of sufficient force to make the impression I wish to make upon my fellow laborers in the gospel! My brethren, you are handling the words of life; you are dealing with minds that are capable of the highest development, if directed in the right channel. But there is too much exhibition of self in the discourses given. Christ crucified, Christ ascended into the heavens, Christ coming again, should so soften, gladden, and fill the mind of the minister of the gospel that he will present these truths to the
people in love and deep earnestness. The minister will then be lost sight of and Jesus magnified. The people will be so impressed with these all-absorbing subjects that they will talk of them and praise them, instead of praising the minister, the mere instrument. But if the people, while they praise the minister, have little interest in the word preached, he may know that the truth is not sanctifying his own soul. He does not speak to his hearers in such a manner that Jesus is honored and His love magnified.
Said Christ: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Let your light so shine that the glory will redound to God instead of to yourselves. If the praise comes to you, well may you tremble and be ashamed, for the great object is defeated; it is not God, but the servant, that is magnified. Let your light so shine; be careful, minister of Christ, in what manner your light shines. If it flashes heavenward, revealing the excellence of Christ, it shines aright. If it is turned upon yourself, if you exhibit yourself, and attract the people to admire you, it would be better for you to hold your peace altogether: for your light shines in the wrong way.
Ministers of Christ, you may be connected with God if you will watch and pray. Let your words be seasoned with salt, and let Christian courtesy and true elevation pervade your demeanor. If the peace of God is ruling within, its power will not only strengthen, but soften your hearts, and you will be living representatives of Christ. The people who profess the truth are backsliding from God. Jesus is soon to come, and they are unready. The minister must reach a higher standard himself, a faith marked with greater firmness, an experience that is living and vivid, not dull and common place, like that of the nominal professors. The word of God sets a high mark before you. Will you, through fasting and prayerful effort, attain to the completeness and consistency of Christian character? You should make straight paths for your feet, lest the lame be turned out of the way. A close
connection with God will bring to you in your labor that vital power which arouses the conscience, and convicts the sinner of sin, leading him to cry: "What shall I do to be saved?"
The commission which Christ gave to the disciples just prior to His ascension to heaven was: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word." The commission reaches those who shall believe on His word through His disciples. And all who are called of God to stand as ambassadors for Him should take the lessons upon practical godliness given them by Christ in His word and teach them to the people.
Christ opened the Scriptures to His disciples, beginning at Moses and the prophets, and instructed them in all things concerning Himself, and also explained to them the prophecies. The apostles in their preaching went back to Adam's day and brought their hearers down through prophetic history and ended with Christ and Him crucified, calling upon sinners to repent and turn from their sins to God. The representatives of Christ in our day should follow their example and in every discourse magnify Christ as the Exalted One, as all and in all.
Not only is formality taking possession of the nominal churches, but it is increasing to an alarming extent among those who profess to be keeping the commandments of God and looking for the soon appearing of Christ in the clouds of heaven. We should not be narrow in our views and limit our facilities for doing good; yet while we extend our influence and enlarge our plans as Providence opens the way, we should be more earnest to avoid the idolatry of the world. While we make greater efforts to increase our usefulness, we
must make corresponding efforts to obtain wisdom from God to carry on all the branches of the work after His own order, and not from a worldly standpoint. We should not pattern after the customs of the world, but make the most of the facilities which God has placed within our reach to get the truth before the people.
When as a people our works correspond with our profession, we shall see very much more accomplished than now. When we have men as devoted as Elijah, and possessing the faith which he possessed, we shall see that God will reveal Himself to us as He did to holy men of old. When we have men who, while they acknowledge their deficiencies, will plead with God in earnest faith as did Jacob, we shall see the same results. Power will come from God to man in answer to the prayer of faith. There is but little faith in the world. There are but few who are living near to God. And how can we expect more power and that God will reveal Himself to men, when His word is handled negligently and when hearts are not sanctified through the truth? Men who are not half converted, who are self-confident and self-sufficient in character, preach the truth to others. But God does not work with them, for they are not holy in heart and life. They do not walk humbly with God. We must have a converted ministry, and then we shall see the light of God and His power aiding all our efforts.
The watchmen anciently placed upon the walls of Jerusalem and other cities occupied a most responsible position. Upon their faithfulness depended the safety of all within those cities. When danger was apprehended, they were not to keep silent day nor night. Every few moments they were required to call to one another to see if all were awake and no harm had come to any. Sentinels were stationed upon some eminence overlooking the important posts to be guarded, and the cry of warning or of good cheer was sounded from them. This was borne from one to another, each repeating the words, till it went the entire rounds of the city.
These watchmen represent the ministry, upon whose fidelity
depends the salvation of souls. The stewards of the mysteries of God should stand as watchmen upon the walls of Zion; and if they see the sword coming, they should sound the note of warning. If they are sleepy sentinels, and their spiritual senses are so benumbed that they see and realize no danger, and the people perish, God will require their blood at the watchmen's hands.
"O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at My mouth, and warn them from Me." The watchmen will need to live very near to God, to hear His word and be impressed with His Spirit, that the people may not look to them in vain. "When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul." Ambassadors of Christ should take heed that they do not, through their unfaithfulness, lose their own souls and the souls of those who hear them.
I was shown the churches in different states that profess to be keeping the commandments of God and looking for the second coming of Christ. There is an alarming amount of indifference, pride, love of the world, and cold formality existing among them. And these are the people who are fast coming to resemble ancient Israel, so far as the want of piety is concerned. Many make high claims to godliness and yet are destitute of self-control. Appetite and passion bear sway; self is made prominent. Many are arbitrary, dictatorial, overbearing, boastful, proud, and unconsecrated. Yet some of these persons are ministers, handling sacred truths. Unless they repent, their candlestick will be removed out of its place. The Saviour's curse pronounced upon the fruitless fig tree is a sermon to all formalists and boasting hypocrites who stand forth to the world in pretentious leaves, but are devoid of fruit. What a rebuke to those who have a form of godliness,
while in their unchristian lives they deny the power thereof! He who treated with tenderness the very chief of sinners, He who never spurned true meekness and penitence, however great the guilt, came down with scathing denunciations upon those who made high professions of godliness, but in works denied their faith.
Manner of Speaking
Some of our most talented ministers are doing themselves great injury by their defective manner of speaking. While teaching the people their duty to obey God's moral law, they should not be found violating the laws of God in regard to health and life. Ministers should stand erect and speak slowly, firmly, and distinctly, taking a full inspiration of air at every sentence and throwing out the words by exercising the abdominal muscles. If they will observe this simple rule, giving attention to the laws of health in other respects, they may preserve their life and usefulness much longer than men in any other profession.
The chest will become broader, and by educating the voice, the speaker need seldom become hoarse, even by constant speaking. Instead of our ministers' becoming consumptives by speaking, they may, by care, overcome all tendency to consumption. I would say to my ministering brethren: Unless you educate yourselves to speak according to physical law, you will sacrifice life, and many will mourn the loss of "those martyrs to the cause of truth," when the facts in the case are that by indulging in wrong habits you did injustice to your selves and to the truth which you represented, and robbed God and the world of the service you might have rendered. God would have been pleased to have you live, but you slowly committed suicide.
The manner in which the truth is presented often has much to do in determining whether it will be accepted or rejected. All who labor in the great cause of reform should study to become efficient workmen, that they may accomplish
the greatest possible amount of good and not detract from the force of the truth by their own deficiencies.
Ministers and teachers should discipline themselves to clear and distinct articulation, giving the full sound to every word. Those who talk rapidly, from the throat, jumbling the words together and raising their voices to an unnaturally high pitch, soon become hoarse, and the words spoken lose half the force which they would have if spoken slowly, distinctly, and not so loud. The sympathies of the hearers are awakened for the speaker, for they know that he is doing violence to himself and they fear that he will break down at any moment. It is no evidence that a man has zeal for God because he works himself up into a frenzy of excitement and gesticulation. "Bodily exercise," says the apostle, "profiteth little."
The Saviour of the world would have His colaborers represent Him; and the more closely a man walks with God, the more faultless will be his manner of address, his deportment, his attitude, and his gestures. Coarse and uncouth manners were never seen in our Pattern, Christ Jesus. He was a representative of heaven, and His followers must be like Him.
Some reason that the Lord will by His Spirit qualify a man to speak as He would have him; but the Lord does not propose to do the work which He has given man to do. He has given us reasoning powers and opportunities to educate the mind and manners. And after we have done all we can for ourselves, making the best use of the advantages within our reach, then we may look to God with earnest prayer to do by His Spirit that which we cannot do for ourselves, and we shall ever find in our Saviour power and efficiency.
Qualifications for the Ministry
A great injury is often done our young men by permitting them to commence to preach when they have not sufficient knowledge of the Scriptures to present our faith in an intelligent manner. Some who enter the field are mere novices in the Scriptures. In other things also they are incompetent and
inefficient. They cannot read the Scriptures without hesitating, miscalling words, and jumbling them together in such a manner that the word of God is abused. Those who are not qualified to present the truth in a proper manner need not be perplexed with regard to their duty. Their place is that of learners, not teachers. Young men who wish to prepare for the ministry are greatly benefited by attending our college; but advantages are still needed that they may be qualified to be come acceptable speakers. A teacher should be employed to educate the youth to speak without wearing the vocal organs. The manners also should receive attention.
Some young men who enter the field are not successful in teaching the truth to others because they have not been educated themselves. Those who cannot read correctly should learn, and they should become apt to teach before they attempt to stand before the public. The teachers in our schools are obliged to apply themselves closely to study, that they may be prepared to instruct others. These teachers are not accepted until they have passed a critical examination and their capabilities to teach have been tested by competent judges. No less caution should be used in the examination of ministers; those who are about to enter upon the sacred work of teaching Bible truth to the world should be carefully examined by faithful, experienced persons.
After these have had some experience, there is still another work to be done for them. They should be presented before the Lord in earnest prayer that He would indicate by His Holy Spirit if they are acceptable to Him. The apostle says: "Lay hands suddenly on no man." In the days of the apostles the ministers of God did not dare to rely upon their own judgment in selecting or accepting men to take the solemn and sacred position of mouthpiece for God. They selected the men whom their judgment would accept, and then they placed them before the Lord to see if He would accept them to go forth as His representatives. No less than this should be done now.
In many places we meet men who have been hurried into
responsible positions as elders of the church when they are not qualified for such a position. They have not proper government over themselves. Their influence is not good. The church is in trouble continually in consequence of the defective character of the leader. Hands have been laid too suddenly upon these men.
Ministers of God should be of good repute, capable of discreetly managing an interest after they have aroused it. We stand in great need of competent men who will bring honor instead of disgrace upon the cause which they represent. Ministers should be examined especially to see if they have an intelligent understanding of the truth for this time, so that they can give a connected discourse upon the prophecies or upon practical subjects. If they cannot clearly present Bible subjects they need to be hearers and learners still. They should earnestly and prayerfully search the Scriptures, and become conversant with them, in order to be teachers of Bible truth to others. All these things should be carefully and prayerfully considered before men are hurried into the field of labor.
The plan that has been adopted, to have Elder Smith hold Biblical institutes in different states, is approved of God. Great good has been accomplished by these institutes, but all the time is not devoted to this work that would be profitable to our young ministers and to the cause of God. The fruits of the efforts that have already been made can never be fully realized in this life, but will be seen in eternity.
Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 4 pp. 399-408


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HQ Revisions:
- I'm dropping spirit stones and doom from the farseer in the seer council. There just isn't that much synergy between doom and witchblades. They always wound on a 2+... why do I need to reroll? Alternately, I could doom a unit that I'm not intending to assault with the council, but I'm not usually close enough to two must-kill units. Doom's real use in this squad should come in when I'm playing against high toughness opponents (like orks) and I need to reroll wounds with the destructor templates... but against Tau (which is what I face 90% of the time) it just isn't necessary.
- I'm also dropping the farseer that usually joins the dire avengers. That particular wave serpent attracts a ton of fire, and dropping the farseer will remedy that situation in one of two ways: either it will attract less attention and actually be useful (because foot-slogging avengers never seem to survive) or it will continue to get shot down every game and I'll just lose less when it happens. Either way, it's better than what I'm experiencing now.
- Guardian defenders suck... not only because of their general uselessness but because I keep forgetting about them during my shooting phase. Yes, this is player error at its finest, but I've got to figure out a way to make every unit useful. Since my brother has such a fear of template weapons, I'm going to trade these in for storm guardians with a couple of flamers. It also means I have an excuse to buy another wave serpent... and a chance to show off the guardian conversions I've got in mind (pics will come soon).
Heavy Support Revisions:
- Goodbye, holo-fields. I've been running them just as a point filler, but now I'll need those points to improve my wave serpents.
Dedicated Transport Revisions:
- Shuriken cannons are great, but I'll be upgrading to scatter lasers next time. While the extra shot is nice, the real kicker is the extra 12" of range, which has bothered me recently because I've seen more immobilized results than usual. As I mentioned earlier, I'm also grabbing a third serpent for the storm guardians.


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Do your kids spend hours on video games and end up with magical thumbs? Then this is the perfect digi for them! High Score Hugh is only £1 in the store. You'll have to make up your own sound effects though!
I've coloured Hugh with Promarkers and used a template for the game controller. The superhero sound effects are from Sassy Designs.
I'd like to enter the following challenges:
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Fairy Tale: Many Colours
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
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Labels: Doctor Digi, High Score Hugh, promarkers, Sassy Designs
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Thanks for playing along in the Sister Act Card Challenge.
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Great card Ruth and know many a boy this would be suitable for. Lou xReplyDelete
What a super funny card for boys. Thank you for joining us at Fairytale Challenge! xx BiancaReplyDelete
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Thanks for joining us at a Gem of a Challenge.
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The Winterfell set of Game of Thrones is once again in light with the new set photos. Warning : Spoilers ahead.
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Photos from Twitter account GoTlike Location were released on Sunday at it looks like a massive battle is going to take place at Winterfell. Here take a look :
Went from Toomebridge to Ballymena on Thursday afternoon. A lot of activity near Moneyglass. Sorry for the poor quality of the pics, it was almost dark and no way to stop. Cannot say what was lying on that "snow-covered" lawn but my guess would be corpses. pic.twitter.com/cAf7sF3ZlL
— GoTlike Locations (@GoTlikeLocation) February 24, 2018
While the photos are blurry, it looks like some of the corpses might be of horses. Ofcourse it goes without saying that those aren't real horses.
There is one other photo which shows four people standing around a body. It is not clear if those are Wights or soldiers. Maybe they are just extras standing around the set. Who knows.
Just realized: in one of the pictures on the left it looks like 4 people standing around a body. One of them with some kind of dagger in hand? pic.twitter.com/DG8ODokGVF
— GoTlike Locations (@GoTlikeLocation) February 24, 2018
This looks like the aftermath of Stannis' and Jon's army with the Boltons in season five and six. The photos are not clear but one thing is for certain. Winterfell is in danger and a battle is on its way for Jon and his army.
Source : GoTlike Locations


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Dr Garry Cussell, founder of the Rejuvenation Clinics of Australia (formerly known as The Facial Rejuvenation Clinic) and medical practitioner for over 30 years is considered a leader in the field of cosmetic medicine. His dedication to practicing quality and reliable procedures with the most state of the art technology has resulted in a skill set that is highly sought after both here in Sydney and interstate.
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Tesla unveiled its first ever solar product at an event at Universal Studios in Los Angeles on October 29, 2016. And it's not a solar panel - it's a range of four solar roofing materials that look almost indistinguishable from high-end terracotta, slate, or asphalt shingles. Bloomberg's Tom Randall explains why Tesla wants a solar-powered trifecta.
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Recently Autotrader announced they were acquiring VinSolutions, an automotive digital marketing company that serves manufacturers and retailers. "We are thrilled to acquire VinSolutions and add it to our best-in-class portfolio of dealer software solutions companies," states Chip Perry, president and CEO of AutoTrader.com. "VinSolutions will further ramp up our dealer solutions product suite to provide dealers with a simpler, more functional one-stop-shop solution of internet marketing software tools accessible by the dealer through a single sign-on tool."
Consistent with AutoTrader.com's approach to their previous acquisitions, VinSolutions will be a subsidiary of AutoTrader.com, and the current management team will remain intact, led by Mike Dullea (CEO) and Matt Watson (CTO) from their headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. Mike Dullea, VinSolutions CEO says, "Our team is very excited to join forces with AutoTrader.com because we are both passionate about helping dealers use the internet and innovative technology to grow their business. Together we will strive to constantly improve how we serve our dealers and how we help them attract, serve, and retain their customers."
VinSolutions software tools will be offered on a flexible a-la-carte basis with no long-term contracts, and dealers' will have the flexibility to work with their other software vendors since AutoTrader promotes open platforms and integration across its software solutions and other dealer software tools.
VinSolutions.com evolved from a small inventory management company to the 33rd fastest growing software company in the United States according to the Inc 500. VinSolutions took off after they released their all-in-one dealership marketing system a few years ago and today they are the market leader and this article will show how they did it.
VinSolutions was founded by entrepreneurs who knew there had to be a better way. Led by Mike Dullea, CEO of VinSolutions.com, the company experienced explosive growth of more than 100 percent a year over the last few years. "Dealers were complaining about working with too many tools that didn't talk to each other," says Dullea. The average dealer works with 10-15 different companies to handle all their technology and internet marketing and it is difficult to manage so many tools. "I was spending too much money with 15 different companies that did not integrate," says Todd Crossley from Gary Crossley Ford, the number one Ford retailer in the Kansas City Market. "Now I have one system that does everything from managing my internet marketing to desking to service in one tool that is easy for my team to use. We are spending less for one system that does more than the 15 it replaced."
VinSolutions built an "all-in-one" digital marketing system that includes search marketing, online advertising, social media marketing tools, websites, internet lead management, CRM (customer relationship management), sales force automation, sales management and desking, appraisal, finance, used vehicle market pricing, inventory management and distribution, hand held inventory marketing tools, window stickers, automated video tours, targeted marketing with email, text, direct mail, and telemarketing services. Their "Dealership Marketing System" has complete mobile integration so dealers can access reports from any mobile phone that has access to the internet including Blackberrys, Android and iPhones. Currently VinSolutions is certified by all major OEMs and integrates with most DMS companies including certified integrations with ADP, R&R, AutoSoft, and Arkona. Vin also has alliances and integrations with CARFAX, Autodata, RouteOne, DealerTrack, and vAuto and Kelley Blue Book, both of which are also owned by Autotrader.
To launch the new all-in-one dealership marketing system Dullea recruited the help of a few industry veterans who had a proven track record of helping other companies grow. Dullea recruited Sean Stapleton as their Chief Sales Officer and Kendall Billman to lead their web marketing initiatives. Stapleton was the EVP of sales at Who's Calling where he helped create a new category of call monitoring and measurement and Billman helped develop web platforms for both Third Coast Media (acquired by Reynolds and Reynolds) and AutoONE Media.
Dullea also recruited Sean Wolfington to join Vin Solution as a mentor and advisor. "We brought Wolfington on board, because he led two of the biggest digital marketing companies in the industry, (CyberCar & Automark, which R&R bought in 2001 and BZResults, which ADP bought in 2006) and his experience and advice has been invaluable," said Dullea. "Mike and Matt built an extraordinary team with talented guys like Kendall Billman and Sean Stapleton, the best salesperson in the industry," says Wolfington. "They are the best at what they do and Dullea is a relentless leader who has built a fantastic team and company."
VinSolutions digital marketing system has been widely recognized in the industry. Recently VinSolutions won the DrivingSales award for their website, internet lead management tool and their new VinLens product, a customer information application that lets dealers see who is on their site and what they are looking at so they can deliver custom messages and promotions based on what's important to the customer. VinLens also lets the dealer see where the customer has been before visiting the website so they can track their advertising better. VinSolutions also took the top prize at the Automotive website Awards for building the most complete digital marketing system in the industry.
Autotrader and VinSolutions are amongst a few high growth companies who are offering dealers innovative technology that is helping the industry move forward. Hopefully Autotrader will be able to leverage the synergies of all of the companies they have acquired to serve their dealers better and so far it appears they are doing just that.
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A couple of weeks back, Colourpop released a new eyeshadow palette in collaboration with MakeupShayla, along with a few other products in the collection. The eyeshadow palette is called Perception and I got really interested in the colours, so I purchased it along with one of her lipstick shades. In this post, you can see the swatches and my thoughts on the products I picked up.
Last month I uploaded a video on my Top 10 most used drugstore blushes on my YouTube channel and I did get few requests of swatches too as I did not include them in the video. So, here you go, I have swatched all the blushes in this post.
I do get a lot of questions regarding my favourite or most recommended highlighters from the drugstore. I did upload a video on this some time back on my channel and my list hasn't changed much. So, I thought I will post it here so that whoever is interested can check it out.
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President Obama's birthplace has been an issue ever since he first began campaigning. The "birther" issue even prompted the President to release an original copy of his birth certificate to silence political rivals such as Donald Trump. Many political commentators refused to cover the birther stories because of other looming issues such as the budget deficit, the debt ceiling and the estate tax.
Donald Trump took much of the credit for President Obama's release of his birth certificate, but now some estate planning commentators want to redirect the focus on Donald Trump's estate planning agenda. These commentators, such as Forbes' Hani Sarji, want to know where Trump stands on the estate tax and other wealth transfer taxes such as the gift tax and the generation-skipping transfer tax.
The estate tax issue is a political trigger point and has been the topic of protracted debate. President Obama wants the estate tax at 2009 levels of a 45 percent tax rate with a $3.5 million exemption for individuals.
Sarji reports that republicans opposed the 2009-level estate tax so President Obama had to compromise to raise the personal exemption to $5 million with an estate tax at 35 percent. This is a temporary deal however and the estate tax rate will jump up to 60 percent and the exemption for individuals will drop to $1 million in 2013 if no action is taken by Congress.
There are also a few democrats who have joined the republican call for a repeal of the estate tax. Although the future of the estate tax is uncertain, hopefully the political conversation will redirect itself from speculation regarding birth certificates to substantive estate planning issues so that Georgia residents can best order their estate planning affairs.
Source: Forbes Blogs: Estate of Confusion, "Donald Trump: What About The Estate Tax?" Hani Sarji, 4/27/11


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Dropping The Relationship Ball And Seeing If He Picks It Up
by Rori Raye
Here's a letter from a great client who's long-distance relationship boyfriend put her at emotional arms-length because – he said – he didn't like all the anger and fighting between them.
So – she's quite brilliantly working on many Tools and things she can shift.
In this letter, she talks about :
***Dropping the Ball (she's been pretty-much engineering, managing, and CARRYING the "ball" of the relationship)
***Using Feeling Messages and catching and expressing her anger so much more quickly…
"Hi Rori
I'm confused today. I've been using feeling messages with Bill, we haven't fought in almost 3 weeks now – and he hasn't contacted me since Tuesday morning. This is the longest we've ever gone without contact. So some things are better yet …
I don't know what to do. Maybe I'm just being impatient and want our full relationship back now after making all these changes.
"Relationship tempo…" – I remember Christian Carter talking about this. And that we need more feel good moments. And they've been happening yet where is he? The ball sits on the ground this week. I hate this."
My Relationship Answer:
You've been carrying the ball for so long, it's caused your anger to become misshapen and indirect and stuffed and explosive (all those things) it's caused many things to occur that haven't worked for you.
And now you've dropped the ball and are moving away from it a bit. (BRAVA!!!)
And now the rowboat is dead in the water, the ball is sitting on the ground.
He's never before had the opportunity to know what to do with the ball.
He's always had the SAFETY and the EXCUSE of the anger…and now he knows he either has to pick up the ball or keep making excuses. And so he's just sitting there. Without your ball-carrying – he has nothing to REACT to!
And so – you have to wait him out.
You have to give him the space to figure this out.
You have to feel GOOD about giving him the space.
You have to be busy and happy and forget about him calling.
You know, deep in your heart, that this is not acceptable in exclusive relationships – no contact since Tuesday. Not okay. And you're having a harder and harder time making it okay in your mind.
Challenging Your Beliefs About Relationship
This is all deeply unsettling. It's upending your beliefs. And it's the LEAST painful way through this for you.
Breathe. Get busy and happy. Explore. Feel.
See how your anger grows every day he doesn't call. See how you're making things up. See what's most painful, and where you can have fun and feel good anyway.
A Relationship Story of Mine…
My husband went on a business trip once and didn't call for 6 days. I was astounded and wounded. I believe I called once during that time, but not again. When he finally talked I said…I felt deeply weird at not hearing from you…and I don't like it at all. I need to know I'm being thought of.
He apologized – but I KNEW he simply had become absent-minded about me. He didn't love me any less – he was 100% focused on what he was doing…and he wasn't lonely. Once he knew what I needed him to do (tho I didn't put it that way) – he created a routine so he could make me happy regardless of what he was feeling or not feeling.
And yet – ever after – I have to live with my frustration at him NOT feeling so lonely, and so bereft without me, that he wants to call all the time. that just isn't ever going to happen as a natural, regular thing.
Can I live with that? SURE!!!
Because I feel loved! I just do. The complete package, morning-to-night, day-to-day of how he treats me makes me feel bathed in love always. I can live with not having everything go my way, all the time. I can live just fine without every single thing on my checklist.
As long as he gives me the things at the top of my list – the big-ticket items – that make me FEEL that I feel loved, calm, peaceful, sexy, happy, safe…ALL of the time!
I don't know why this man isn't calling.
And – for now – you don't want to be spending your time and energy guessing and figuring.
You simply need to discover, day-by-day, if he can meet your needs without you prodding, pushing, hoping, ball-carrying.
There's going to be a transition in here.
Where you go from drama to non-drama. From anger to laughing. From hard to easy. From upset to okay. Where you discover what's co-dependent in this relationship, and what's real.
It takes a bit of time – and LOT of awareness.
The awareness is your job – AND – the only thing you can be aware of is YOU.
I want you to have love EASY.
Love, Rori
From Sarah: Rori's got such powerful relationship advice, and her Have The Relationship You Want ebook is always the first place I go when I need help. Her stuff works. She's got simple but incredible free tools to use to strengthen your confidence, joy and self-esteem and attract the kind of man you want in your life. Check her out, get her free newsletters, and get what you want from your relationship!


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2 - 6 oz. cans 100% natural tomato paste
3 - 6 oz. cans water
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar (to cut acidity)
Mix it up. Let it simmer 30 minutes. It's best made the night before.
This sauce is best over Mostaccioli Rigati (with lines).
I like to add some browned crumbled Italian sausage for taste. In the Mediterranean style, you just add a little meat for flavor.
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Flat and hammered steel triangles in antique gold and rustic bronze finish come together beautifully in artistic fashion in Varaluz's Bermuda single-light mini pendant.
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Taking a note from modern art, the Bermuda single-light mini pendant by Varaluz has an antique gold finish with rustic bronze. Made up of a mix of hammered and flat triangles, it's made from hand-forged recycled steel. It's perfect for adding that memorable touch to your home with its striking, statement-making design.


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Hello Beautiful Thinkers,
Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto creates the most intricate balloon animals that I've ever seen. There have been times when I've been impressed by the creations of balloon artists but never at this level. The thing that amazes me most about these is the idea of putting this level of work into something so temporary. Balloons always deflate with time, and I think it would be so sad to watch one of these creations lose its air. Write a scene that involves the joys of balloon animals and other balloon art, whether they are this complicated or the most basic balloon creation.
Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,
The Boy In The Heart Shades


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