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Our guests have the opportunity to book an appointment with a professional masseur that will provide a memorable and rejuvenating experience for both the body and the mind. At the same time, you can choose different treatments (by appointment) such as aromatherapy.
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Friday New Product Post: Micro:bit Board and Accessories
Time to bring our new product of this week. Let's see what new products we have!
Product name: BBC Micro:bit Board for Coding & Programming
Micro:bit board is launched by BBC which aims to help children at or above 7 grade to learn programming better. Micro:bit board has abundant board resources like 5*5 LED metric dot array, 2 buttons, USB ports etc.. It is only pocket size but very powerful. You can program, customize or control it at well.
Product Name: Microbit Breadboard Adapter
Micro:bit Breadboard Adapter is a breadboard pinboard based on Micro:bit. It can be directly plugged into breadboard. Through this adapter, you can start various DIY creation on Mico:bit Breadboard.
Product Name: Motor And Wheel Combinations Kit For FreaksBot<
Motor And Wheel Combinations Kit For FreaksBot is compatible with FreaksBot - Motor Driver Mainboard Based on Arduino MEGA2560(EF01024). That's all for our new products of this week. We will regularly launch new products on Friday. Just keep focusing on our blogs or store, you will have new surprise.
If you want to buy our new products, just click the link under each new product to add it into cart. We will arrange delivery within 2 weeks after you paid. If you buy more, we can give you more discounts. Sounds so good right? Now let's hurry up and get one before other buyers cleared our stocks for it is hot product now!

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The USB 3.0 4-Port Hub is compliant with USB 3.0 specification while also being backward compatible with the USB 2.0 specification. The USB SuperSpeed Hub allows for easy connection of up to 4 USB 3.0 devices to your computer, such as an MP3 players, digital cameras, or hard drives. The streamlined, sleek and compact design is the perfect solution for USB port expansion. The removable aluminum base can be hard-mounted to your desk. The hub easily slides from the base, and makes it convenient for travel as well.
- Each USB 3.0 port transmits 480Mbps/5Gbps per the USB 2.0/3.0 specification
- Fully compatible with USB 3.0 specification, and backward compatible with USB 2.0
- Supports up to 127 devices
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- 1 upstream and 4 downstream USB 3.0 ports
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting | Giving Voice, Driving Change
How WikiLeaks Rocked Tunisia
WikiLeaks provided confirmation of what Tunisians already knew. (Photo: Nasser Nouri/Flickr)
By the time WikiLeaks arrived in Tunisia, several incidents had already taken place, such as the death of Mohamad Bouazi, the vegetable-seller who set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzi. There had been opposition to the regime for a long time, but now people took to the streets.
It was a Tunisian group that created a web page called "Tunileaks" where they published all the reports on Tunisia from WikiLeaks, which point to the corruption of the former authorities.
When the regime blocked this website, I – using the name Hamadi Kaloutcha - took the initiative to translate the wiki cables about Tunisia into French through Google translate, and then distribute this information on Facebook. The page I created "Tunisie Wikileaks", got 170,000 visitors during the first three days.
The objective was not just to inform the Tunisian people about the content of the WikiLeaks cables, but to have it confirmed by official sources.
Tunisians were fully aware of the power of deposed president Ben Ali`s family, including the quasi-mafia that was associated with him, responsible for a network of highly-organised corruption.
Finally, through WikiLeaks, international diplomats confirmed what ordinary Tunisians had suspected for a long time.
Despite the efforts of the dictatorship to limit our freedom of speech, the internet and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter allowed us to come together and galvanise efforts to bring about change.
WikiLeaks came at the right moment; the regime did not have any internal popular legitimacy, though foreign governments believed that Ben Ali was supported by his population. WikiLeaks taught the Tunisian people that even foreign diplomats from the West, among them the Americans, were not on good terms with the regime.
When Tunisians realised that their suspicions had grounds and were even well documented by foreign diplomats, there was no longer any excuse - the regime had to change.
In January, I was picked up by the police and held in custody. Although I was not sent to prison, I had to go through three days of interrogation. They straight away started questioning me about the Facebook page I had created, but they were also keen to know my real identity – they only knew me as Hamadi.
I don't take precautions to hide my identity anymore, because everyone knows who I am. Today, it is not about being careful to remain anonymous – rather, it is all about standing up in society, and being able to express your opinions without hiding. Now, I defend the right to free speech. No one has the right to put people in prison because of their opinion, whatever these opinions are.
But there have been some worrying incidents – in May, for instance, Samir Feriani, a senior official in the interior ministry, was arrested and taken to a military barracks in Tunis for making some negative comments about the Tunisian police force.
And there is no faith in the judicial system either. The process of Ben Ali's trial was assumed by Tunisians to be just another set-up. In the end, people are not very interested in the ongoing process, because the accused himself is not present.
Having said this, there is a general consent that elections are indeed necessary.
We are struggling now to gain a sense of security and stability - but first and foremost we are fighting repression and still working hard to make activism thrive in Tunisian society.
Sofiane Ben Haj M'Hamed is a Tunisian cyberactivist.
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The night of the computer, promoted by the Association of Professional Engineers of Castilla y León, you want to serve as a meeting point for all those involved in the computer engineering at the regional level, thus creating a framework that fosters interaction among professionals, companies and institutions.
How is tradition, delivery is made in the framework of this gala of the I3 Awards, Awards dedicated to the effort and work of all those professionals closely related to the computer engineering in the area of the autonomous community of Castilla y León.
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We use these all the time.
This is the shortest list – presented as flash cards – you can listen to them being said, then play some games afterwards – I would personally recommend the Space Race for endless hours of fun! (but do go over the flashcards before you begin).
This one has a list and immediately underneath are a load of questions so you can practice.
This one has a list of the expressions and if you scroll down, at the very bottom it tells you which exercises to do to practise them.


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It is amazing how waterways in India are always hives of activity. I tried to imagine the Thames being utilized in the same way:
"Excuse me Sir, what are you doing?"
"Good morning Officer. I am doing my vashing. Then I vill make offerings to Shiva. Vud you like some chai?"
I don't think it would take off, which is a shame really.... I would love to see London turned into a hallowed hub. Apart from the usual ablutions being performed in the river, we saw rows of men and children having their heads shaved before doing puja with the Brahmins. Small squares made of coloured sand had been drawn out on the ground for the purpose. They sat within these sacred lines and chanted continuously, whilst offering food and ghee to the fire that burned in the centre.
The Temple elephant made his rounds next. Nix badgered me to get a blessing from the elephant so she could video it. I relented and took advantage of a small window when there were no crowds around to do so. I had no idea what protocols I was supposed to follow. I looked at the mahut for pointers, but received none. I offered him money and he stared at me vacantly. So I did the only thing I could think to do and offered the money to the elephant. In a feat of dexterity he took the note in his trunk, passed it to the mahut then plonked his trunk on my head. As he lifted his trunk I could hear him breathing heavily through his nostrils. I prayed he wouldn't sneeze on me, although I am sure it would have been sacred snot if he did. I told Nix it was her turn now to get blessed. She pulled faces and looked unsure. I said it would be good to get a blessing from Ganesha, and she agreed. If in doubt, tell Nix it's sacred and she's in. She laughed out loud as the elephant tapped her with his appendage. It's a very odd feeling to have an elephant's trunk atop your coconut....
I'd seen on a map that there were cremation grounds near the Kollidam bridge at the north of the island so we trekked there to see what we could find. As we crossed the bridge we saw large amounts of clothes washing being done in the river below us. I saw one clothes line with about a hundred pairs of jeans hanging on it. A profusion of saris and dhotis blew in the wind.... It was a colourful spectacle, made all the more remarkable by the background of the enormous river bed. In full flood the river must be a sight to behold. By this time it was too bright for Nix to photograph so we resolved to return tomorrow morning and continued along the bridge. We saw construction of a new bridge in full swing. Pile driving was being done with engines that looked like they were straight out of the industrial revolution. None of the workers wore any sort of safety gear whatsoever. No doubt they had been to the temple to get a blessing before work, so there was no need ;) When we made it to the other side there was nothing happening at the cremation grounds, but the walk had been worth it if only for the discovery of the clothes washing area and the exercise.... We must have covered over 20 kilometres in total. It always feels good to walk, especially when unencumbered by backpacks. We headed home for a well deserved breakfast of idly and pongal ;)
Tonight we met Dinadayal in the Sri RanganathaTemple again. What a wonderful man, and a perfect way to end our time in Srirangam. My view of Tamil Nadu has softened immensely since being here. Srirangam has made it's way into the lofty heights of my top 5 places in India :)


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I'm a little late this morning, aren't I? Sorry about that, I was woken up at 4.00 by Mr Potato Head telling me the power had gone off in the house (thanks for that darling, in retrospect I could have happily slept through the whole incident without ever knowing) and as he won't touch electrics (he has other uses) I stumbled down the stairs bleary eyed to check the fuse box. After struggling for five minutes to put the torch on I quickly assessed the electrical situation (yeah, get me) and surmised that it was not a tripped switch and that there was a power cut. 'Good night' I said, 'there is nothing we can do, don't open the fridge/freezer'. And with that, I returned to bed.
Ha ha, if only it was that easy, I couldn't get back to sleep so decided to Google 'what to do in a power cut?', 'power cuts today in Birmingham', 'how to check a fuse box' (just confirming my initial assessment mind), texted my neighbour to check it wasn't just us, texted my dad to check if there was something I should be doing and then checked Facebook because I was wide a flipping wake now so I might as well find out what Dr Zeus character I was while I was just sitting there (I'm the Cat with the Hat, if you were wondering). A productive morning already don't you think?
So yeah, I'm a bit tired today and I didn't have a post scheduled because I was having too much fun enjoying the sunshine this weekend, yes overseas readers (I know you are out there, say hello!) sunshine has hit the UK, and surprise, surprise we are going on about it. I'm sorry, I can't help it, we have very few weather related pleasures here, let us brag just a little. Anyways, lets just say, a paddling pool, tent, croquet (uh huh), football, sun cream, a picnic and ice creams were enjoyed and blogging, well, that got put on the back burner temporarily.
Of course it would be ace if I'd take pictures of it all, but this is about it….soz…


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– a blender
– A big bowl (remember that it has to be BIG, the fluff starts small but you'll see that it' will become big!)
– 1 cup of frozen blueberries (any kind of frozen berries will do, also frozen banana)
– 1 scoop of Ekopura organic casein powder
– 1/2 teaspoon of organic vanilla powder or vanilla extract (may also be more depending on your taste)
– 1/3 cup of almond milk (you can also replace almond milk with any other kind of milk)
Optional ingredients:
– 1/2 teaspoons of bio Xanthaangom (Xanthium gum) (this is not required, your fluff will also work without this ingredient, but if you have this, it will certainly provide extra volume)
– 1/2 teaspoon of organic cinnamon powder
1.Put all ingredients in the blender and mix everything into a beautiful paste
2.Use the electric hand mixer and mix it all at the maximum speed for 2-3 minutes (the longer you mix, the bigger and fluffier it will be, so if you can wait it, it's definitely worth it)
3.Place the fluff into a bowl and garnish with anything you like. We like to garnish with coconut flakes, fresh berries and almond butter.


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GLEN ALLEN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) announced today the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on its common stock for the month of June and that its Board of Directors will implement a one-for-three reverse stock split of the Company's common shares.
June 2019 Common Stock Dividend
The Board declared a common stock dividend, to be paid on a post one-for-three reverse stock split basis of $0.18 per share, payable on July 3, 2019 to holders of record on June 26, 2019.
One-for-Three Reverse Stock Split
The reverse stock split will take effect after the market close on June 20, 2019. At that time, every three issued and outstanding shares of common stock will be converted into one share of common stock. The Company expects that the split-adjusted shares of its common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange at the open of the market on June 21, 2019 under the new CUSIP number: 26817Q886. No change will be made to the trading symbol for the Company's common stock, "DX", in connection with the reverse stock split. The par value of the common stock will not be affected by the reverse stock split.
The Company is implementing the reverse stock split with the objective of making the common stock more attractive to a broader range of investors as well as a more cost-effective investment, which it believes will enhance the liquidity of the holders of the Company's common stock. The Board also recognized that our shareholders and potential shareholders have share price minimums and after the reverse stock split the Company's shares are expected to trade above those minimums.
Computershare, the Company's transfer agent, is acting as the exchange agent for the reverse stock split. Shareholders of record holding certificates representing shares of the Company's common stock as of 5:00 p.m. E.T. on June 20, 2019 will receive from Computershare a letter of transmittal to exchange their existing shares of common stock for new shares of common stock.
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive fractional shares of common stock will receive a cash payment for the fractional share interest based on the closing price per share of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 20, 2019.
Shareholders who own their shares in book-entry form with a broker-dealer do not need to take any action with respect to the reverse stock split. Shareholders who hold stock certificates evidencing their shares of the Company's common stock should not send in their stock certificates until they receive a letter of transmittal from Computershare, which will contain detailed instructions for exchanging their existing stock certificates. The reverse stock split will not change the terms of the Company's common stock; shares of the Company's common stock will have the same voting rights and rights to dividends and distributions, and will be identical in all other respects to the Company's common stock now authorized.
Based on 73,815,376 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 5, 2019, immediately following the reverse stock split and without giving any effect to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares, the Company will have approximately 24,605,125 shares of common stock outstanding.
In connection with the reverse stock split, the number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized for issuance will be decreased from 200,000,000 to 90,000,000. In addition, the conversion rate for both series of the Company's preferred stock will be adjusted for the reverse stock split, effective June 20, 2019, to reduce the number of shares of common stock into which each share of preferred stock may be convertible in accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
For additional information on the reverse stock split, please visit the FAQs to be posted in the "About Us" section on the Company's website at www.dynexcapital.com.
Dynex Capital, Inc. is an internally managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, which invests in mortgage assets on a leveraged basis. The Company invests in Agency and non-Agency RMBS, CMBS, and CMBS IO. Additional information about Dynex Capital, Inc. is available at www.dynexcapital.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the business of Dynex Capital, Inc. that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


text: Syndicated Public Sector Wireless & IoT EU calls for ICANN's close relationship with U.S. to end Howard Solomon @HowardITWC Published: February 13th, 2014The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has for years played a major role in top-level domains around the world, a role that has been delegated to it by Washington.But a number of governments have over the years been critical of ICANN's role, suspecting it is being influenced behind closed doors by the U.S. government. Some of that spilled out in December, 2012 at a global telecom summit when there was a fight over the wording of an international treaty.Recent revelations of the extent of U.S. electronic spying by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden haven't helped. Related Articles ICANN strikes panel to examine Internet governance Independent Internet governance is threatened, Canadian ISPs warned Canada among countries refusing to sign WCIT treaty As a result, there have been increased calls for ICANN and other independent groups that work on Internet standards to change their structures.The latest came Wednesday from the European Union's digital agenda chief, Neelie Kroes, who said Internet governance must become more global.She was quoted by IDG News as calling for ICANN to become more transparent and accountable. At the same time she presented the European Commission's new policy on Internet governance, which rejects any government takeover of Internet governance.Her remarks were the latest in a number of voices that have called for a multi-stakeholder model for Internet governance, being interpreted as a way for governments to sit beside academics and non-profit agencies to set out Internet standards.It may take some time for a compromise to be ironed out to everyone's satisfaction. Meanwhile, ICANN will hold a one hour webinar on the issue on Monday, Feb. 17 starting at 7 am. Eastern. Read the full story here Public Sector, Wireless & IoT icann, Internet governance


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The contributions of social media towards the popularity of Nigerian music has added more advantage to the Afrobeat genre, which is now one of the most respected genre of music worldwide.
Afrobeat has been credited to multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, for pioneering and popularizing the genre both within and outside Nigeria, before more musicians in Nigeria decided to follow the path Fela created.
Popular talent manager and music executive Theophy Esuike stipulated that the emergence of the internet and different social media platforms should be applauded for making the Afrobeat music genre go viral till it became more prominent in the international scene.
The Theory-X Entertainment boss added that Nigerian artistes doing Afrobeat and other styles of music like Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Seyi Shay, Mr. Eazi and more, have been able to register their names globally through the aid of social media, which has bridged the gap between Africa and western world.
Theophy said all these to our correspondent when responding to questions about music and social media at the recent edition of comedian Seyi Law's 'Fast and Funny' event, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos state.


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Most men find it difficult or embarrassing to bring up the subject of erectile dysfunction. Any man should start where he feels safest, and that is often with a family or primary-care physician. This physician can begin the process of diagnosis by taking a careful history, which includes a sexual history, doing a physical examination, ordering some basic blood tests, and perhaps doing a home nocturnal tumescence test with a snap gauge placed around the penis. Most primary physicians should be prepared to reach a conclusion as to whether a problem of impotence is more likely psychological or physical in origin. At this point, though, the primary physician may wish to make a referral, either to a mental-health professional versed in sex therapy or to a urologist, endocrinologist, or other specialist in treating physical causes of impotence. It is worth repeating that these approaches are not mutually exclusive; both psychological and physiological intervention may be helpful in relieving a case of chronic impotence. Almost anyone can be helped. Not everyone will find exactly the solution he hoped for; true "cure" for impotence of physiological origin is probably unusual. But with the variety of surgical and nonsurgical approaches now available, including natural male enhancement products like ProSolution Plus, a man who is strongly motivated to have erections can find a method that is acceptable to him. Sometimes, though, a man, usually an older one, reviews the possibilities and rejects them because the benefit does not seem worth whatever is required to obtain it.
Although a psychological component may be involved in many forms of impotence, psychotherapy should not be recommended as a kind of catch-all treatment for erectile dysfunction. Psychogenic impotence is a specific diagnosis, which can have more than one cause. It may, for example, be one manifestation of general difficulty in coping with stress, or it may be one feature of depression. Techniques of stress management and relaxation help in one case, specific therapy for depression in the other. One of the most common causes of impotence is sexual performance anxiety–the recurring thought that one is going to have problems with control of the penis during sexual intercourse. This thought of the penis becoming soft becomes so intrusive and insistent that it turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Depending on how well-established the pattern is, performance anxiety generally responds well to sex therapy, a group of techniques that mental-health professionals have developed for breaking the cycle. Often an herbal male enhancement remedy such as ProSolution Plus can help as well.
Sometimes, impotence reflects problems arising in a sexual relationship. Then the relationship may be the appropriate object of therapy. Members of various disciplines–psychiatry, psychology, clinical social work–may offer sex therapy; specific professional experience and personal style are better predictors of effectiveness than the academic degree.
Many people are not aware that male enhancement devices such as vacuum pumps, also known as "external management systems," are quite effective, provided the man is willing to accept the somewhat cumbersome activity required to use one of them. Putting the penis in a vacuum will draw blood into the organ and lead to venous engorgement. When an adequate erection has been produced, it can be maintained by putting a constricting band around the base of the penis. Men who are accustomed to using these male enhancement devices can gain enough rigidity of the penis for penetration. The band prevents ejaculation of fluid at orgasm, but it does not interfere with the sensations of orgasm. This method will work for virtually all forms of impotence except the most severe scarring from Peyronie's disease.
The main disadvantage is the loss of spontaneity involved in preparing the penis. Three to 5 minutes are required to produce an erection. The result is not a normally firm erection, because only the part of the penile shaft beyond the constricting ring is engorged. Rigidity of a normal erection depends on engorgement of internal tissue as well as that in the shaft of the penis; the internal tissue is braced against the pubic bone. Another male enhancement device is worn like a condom but is made of a semi-rigid material. The sheath is put on, and a vacuum is applied to draw the penis out to fill it. The device is left in place for intercourse. These male enhancement methods are definitely not for everybody, but they are useful, noninvasive ways to compensate for impotence when injection or an implant is not acceptable. Couples whose erotic repertoire is flexible enough to incorporate these devices, in addition to doses of herbal male enhancement products such as ProSolution Plus as part of sexual activity may find them highly satisfactory.
Surgical implantation of a prosthesis has some important advantages. This particular male enhancement treatment is definitive, and there are few complications. Men often resist taking this step only to find, after surgery, that they have an increased sense of freedom and reliability. Most patients express satisfaction with penis implants–rates have been 90% or higher in the studies that have been performed. All penis implants have one basic feature in common: a cylinder of some type is inserted into each of the two compartments along the upper side of penis (corpora cavernosa), where the erectile tissue is located. (The urethra, the channel for urine and semen, runs on the lower side and is not affected by the surgery.) The pair of cylinders extends along the entire shaft of the penis and into the area under the pubic bone. There are many variations on this same basic theme.


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People like me, who write about their experiences of child sexual abuse, do not intentionally set out to cause other people pain. Unfortunately, however, we do.
When we are lucky enough to have people in our lives who are supportive, and willing to try to understand the impact of what we have lived through, it is sometimes difficult to balance the work of creating awareness and the desire not to hurt those we care about and who care about us.
Some may call us insensitive, or selfish, in our desire/need to speak out. Personally, I am not insensitive to the pain I cause. I know it is there. It hurts me to know it is the result of my actions. However, I do not deliberately set out to hurt people.
Why do I write?
I write because I have to write. Writing is something I have done for most of my life, although until 2010, all of my writing was in secret. During the darkest period of healing, from 2011 until recently, I tried to keep my writing hidden and yet still raise awareness of the long-term impacts of child-sexual abuse. I did this because I know what I write can cause pain to people close to me.
Why did I have to 'come out'?
Trying to write as someone else, using a fake name, and fake persona, really starts messing with your head. Particularly when you have spent two and a half solid years smashing down the barriers and vowing to break the silence. I found myself questioning my ethics and my values. There I was, telling all and sundry about how important it was to speak out, but hiding my true identity. I started to feel like I used to – that I had to have a face that I showed the world, and another that had to be hidden at all costs. There was no integrity in that.
If I wanted to be true to me, and put my money where my mouth was, so to speak, I had to make a decision to either back off and remain silent, or be truly open and honest.
Honesty won.
The flip-side of this, of course, is now those close to me are confronted with my writing on a day-to-day basis. The end result is pain.
Why do I have to write about child sexual abuse?
There are a couple of reasons for this – first, I write what I know. It is so much easier for me to write from experience than to write from imagination. Tied in with this, is the healing writing brings for me. Yes, even my short stories are generally dark, but usually it is because something inside me needs to be fixed and it just appears on the page in front of me.
Second, I write about child sexual abuse to raise awareness – not that child sexual abuse happens, but that the impacts of repeated trauma as a child never go away – they do lessen in strength, but they NEVER go away.
Third, I write about child sexual abuse because I know that while I sit here, in my comfy chair, in a warm and cosy house, with all of my basic needs met, there are children being sexually abused, beaten, neglected, sold into prostitution, and having all sorts of other horrendous things done to them at this very moment. I cannot sit here in silence. Awareness needs to be raised. Something needs to be done, and all I can do at this point in time is write.
Children are so very precious.
I am sorry for the pain I cause. I am sorry that the things I write also brings back bad memories for you. However, to those close to me, there are some things I would like to say:
- You are not responsible for what happened to me. The person who abused me – the person that could have chosen not to abuse me – is no longer with us, but it is important to understand that the responsibility for what happened was his, and his alone. The rest of us have been involuntarily caught up in the consequences of his behaviour. Do not blame yourself.
- I am well. I know the last few years have seen me crash to the deepest depths, but right here, right now, today, I am well, and I have been for some months now.
- Just because I write about what happened to me does not mean it is the only thing I think about – it no longer consumes me the way that it did.
- The past cannot be changed – it is what it is. All we can do is enjoy the here and now, and have hope for the future. My way of doing that is by sharing my experiences. You never know, someone else might find them useful.
I am truly grateful for the support I have around me. Knowing that I hurt them is not a nice feeling. If I could wave a magic want to erase it, I would. For now, all I can do is love the people around me and support them as they have supported me.
My heartfelt thanks to the 'inner circle' who have seen me at my worst and are hanging in there to see me at my best. I love you all from the bottom of my heart.


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Are you eating something every day that could be making you sick?
Gluten is a "sticky" protein that is found in certain grains such as wheat, rye, barley, spelt and kamut. Actually gluten is a misnomer, "gliadin" is the portion of wheat that triggers an immune response in people (since "gluten" is commonly used we will stick with that term). It also has been discovered that gluten is made up of more than 100 different components that can cause a reaction, not just one. Also, gluten is everywhere! It is so ubiquitous that our government does not require that it be labeled on packages, and could be, and is often hidden under names such as vegetable protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and modified food starch.
(Foods containing gluten are listed in the RepairVite brochure, of the RepairVite Program.)
Why are we so sensitive to this "staff of life"… the staple of our diet?
There are many reasons… They include our lack of genetic adaptation to grasses, and particularly gluten, in our diet. American strains of wheat have a much higher gluten content (which is needed to make light fluffy Wonder Bread and giant bagels) than those traditionally found in Europe. This super gluten was recently introduced into our agricultural food supply and now has "infected" nearly all wheat strains in America. Another problem is grains are stored in grain bins for a long time for economic pricing reasons, and can grow mold and fungus.
More than 55 diseases have been linked to gluten (1)
These include osteoporosis, irritable bowel disease, inflammatory bowel disease, anemia, cancer, fatigue, canker sores, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and many other autoimmune diseases. Gluten is also linked to many psychiatric and neurological diseases, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, dementia, migraines, epilepsy, and neuropathy (nerve damage). It has also been linked to autism.
Gluten sensitivity can create inflammation throughout the body, with wide-ranging effects across all organ systems including your brain, heart, joints, digestive tract, and more. It can be the single cause behind many different "diseases." To correct these diseases, you need to treat the cause-which is often gluten sensitivity-not just the symptoms.
Of course this doesn't mean that ALL cases of depression or autoimmune disease or any of these other problems are caused by gluten in everyone-but it is important to look for it if you have any chronic illness.
Celiac Disease vs. Gluten Sensitivity
There are now considered to be two primary types of gluten intolerance; celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
Celiac disease is considered to be an autoimmune process that destroys the villi of the small intestine. Celiac disease is diagnosed by advanced intestinal damage (total villous atrophy.) Research over the past 20 years shows that celiac disease can affect not only the gut but all other organ systems. Two-thirds of those with celiac disease do not have intestinal symptoms nor do they have intestinal damage. Symptoms that can be experienced by someone with traditional celiac disease are diarrhea, stomach and intestinal pain, iron anemia and malabsorption. It is estimated that the disease affects one in 133 people and that it runs in families. Up to 30% of those of European descent carry the genes for Celiac disease.(2) Many people suffer with celiac for years before being diagnosed. It takes an average of 12 years to diagnose, and complete villous atrophy needs to be present. Many who have celiac do not get diagnosed until the symptoms become very severe. Their symptoms are often diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome or gastritis, when celiac is actually the underlying issue. One study that was published in Gastroenterology compared 10,000 blood samples from individuals 50 years ago to 10,000 people today and found there has been a 400% increase in the incidence of celiac disease. (3)
Gluten sensitivity, also known as gluten intolerance, is much more vague than Celiac. Being gluten-intolerant isn't as black-and-white as once thought.
Medical Director of the University of Maryland's center for Celiac Research Alessio Fasano states "For the first time, we have scientific evidence that indeed, gluten sensitivity not only exists, but is very different from celiac disease." Patients have been told that if it wasn't celiac disease, it wasn't anything. Gluten, a staple of human diets for 10,000 years-triggers an immune response like an enemy invader in some people. Dr. Fasano and other experts speculate that once immune cells are mistakenly primed to attack gluten, they can migrate and spread inflammation throughout the body, even to the brain. Although the outward manifestation of eating gluten may be mild bloating, headache, or brain fog, inside the body the immune system is being stimulated and the effects may last for up to several months. For some, removing 100% of the gluten is not enough, many people may need to go completely grain free due to the gliadins sub-fractions in non-gluten grains and possibly other foods.
The diagnostic criteria for celiac disease need re-evaluation: endomysial antibody positivity without atrophy belongs to the spectrum of genetic gluten intolerance, and warrants dietary treatment. (4)
We must have healthy intestines to be healthy.
What is Leaky Gut Syndrome (Intestinal Permeability)?
Leaky gut is increased permeability of the intestinal wall resulting from toxins, poor diet, gluten, parasites, infection, or medications. . The small intestine is about 23 feet long.
It's lining is not smooth, it resembles shag carpeting with its many folded finger-like projections, with a surface area is as large as a tennis court! It is here our food is broken down into small nutrients that pass through this porous lining into the blood stream where these nutrients are delivered to our bodies trillions of cells. If this lining is damaged and there are tears, larger than usual particles such as toxins, microbes, undigested food, and waste escape into our circulation. These out-of-place substances affect the body directly or initiate an immune reaction.
This creates allergies and an overactive immune system, producing inflammation throughout the body.
How long does it take to heal leaky gut?
To determine how long it will take to heal, it requires knowing how much damage the small intestine has sustained.
If an individual has complete villous atrophy as in celiac disease, it will take longer to heal than the individual that is only gluten sensitive. Healing can happen in a fraction of time compared to the years of damage that has been done.
Once leaky gut has occurred, exposure to gluten and other foods that are cross reactive with gluten and can open up these tight junctures in the small intestine again to recreate this damaging cycle.
We recommend a restrictive dietary program, and the nutrients in RepairVite, Gl Synergy, and Strengthia (RepairVite Program). The length of time on average is 30 – 60 days for more progressed cases, and as few as 3 days for quick recovery after exposure to food sensitivities. To determine the appropriate length of the program for you, please consult with your healthcare practitioner.
1 New England Journal of Medicine 2002 Jan 17; 346 (3): 180-188
2 Lancet 2003 Aug 2; 362 (9381): 383-91
3 Gastroenterology 2009 July; 137(1): 88-93
4 Gastroenterology 2009 March; 136 (3): 816-823


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Metatronic - Flower Of Life' & 'Tree Of Life' Deceptions
Knowledge becomes Wisdom when aptly applied.
When we become "wise of the God Presence Within,"
we will be joyfully surprised to discover that
in the Eternal Rapture Domains,
God has no " wrath " but only " allowance ,"
that in Its Perpetual Joy
God LOVES, LAUGHS, DANCES, and SINGS...
and in this way creation is perpetually reborn.
This is what is commonly reffered to as the Flower of Life [FOL] , AKA: the Daisy of Death, and is somehow passed as 'sacred' geometry.
The metatronic code problems began billions of years ago in another time matrix with the fall of a specific collective. The point is that the metatronic code is not a new thing and certainly the FOL was not something Drunvalo came up with. He is simply one of the contemporary sources who are promoting it. There are lots of wonderful things in Drunvalo's teachings but the core of what he is getting at in his teachings is the Metatronic code and his unnatural way to spin your merkaba which causes molecular compaction of the seed atom leading to a loss of eternal life status (ie. metatronic). The reason it is seen in so many ancient cultures is because various people and collectives where actively promoting it then just as they are now.
Pythagoras is often credited for discovering that an oscillating string stopped halfway along its length produces an octave relative to the string's fundamental, while a ratio of 2:3 produces a perfect fifth and 3:4 produces a perfect fourth. However the Chinese culture already featured the same mathematical positions on the Guqin and the tone holes in flutes, so Pythagoras was not the first. Pythagoreans believed that these harmonic ratios gave music powers of healing which could "harmonize" an out-of-balance body
Although it is more than just architecture designed to shapes with religious meaning and values. These shapes are used because these religious traditions understand, or perhaps understood at one time the deeper esoteric principles those shapes, patterns, and ratios represent.
The perennial sacred art-science dedicated to the study and applications of Harmonic power and the symbolic Shapes, Patterns & Numbers that constitute the language of nature & consciousness as a universal code of creation.
Sacred Geometry is an ancient-future cosmic wisdom we are fast reclaiming. Under the new labels of Design Science, Fractal Harmonics, DNA Resonance and Scale-Invariance Physics, we are walking again the higher turn of humanity's spiritual spiral.
What is the Fibonacci Sequence?
The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …
The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.
The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1)
Similarly, the 3 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+2),
Similarly, the 3 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+2),
And the 5 is (2+3), and so on!
Example: the next number in the sequence above would be 21+34 = 55
Here is a longer list:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025, 121393, 196418, 317811, …
When you make squares with those widths, you get a spiral:
Fibonacci Spiral.
The Fibonacci Sequence can be written as a "Rule" (see Sequences and Series).
First, the terms are numbered from 0 onwards like this:
n = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 …
xn = 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 …
So term number 6 is called x6 (which equals 8).
Example: the 8th term is
the 7th term plus the 6th term:
x8 = x7 + x6
So we can write the rule:
The Rule is xn = xn-1 + xn-2
xn is term number "n"
xn-1 is the previous term (n-1)
xn-2 is the term before that (n-2)
Example: term 9 would be calculated like this:
x9 = x9-1 + x9-2 = x8 + x7 = 21 + 13 = 34
Golden Ratio
And here is a surprise. If you take any two successive (one after the other) Fibonacci Numbers, their ratio is very close to the Golden Ratio "φ" which is approximately 1.618034…
The golden ratio can be seen throughout nature, in pine cones, flowers, shells, tree branches,
Even the proportions of the human face and body.
What is The Torus Field?
When the axis is tangent to the circle, the resulting surface is called a horn torus; when the axis is a chord of the circle, it is called a spindle torus. A degenerate case is when the axis is a diameter of the circle, which simply generates a 2-sphere. The ring torus bounds a solid known as a toroid. The adjective toroidal can be applied to tori, toroids or, more generally, any ring shape as in toroidal inductors and transformers. Real-world examples of (approximately) toroidal objects include doughnuts, vadais, inner tubes, bagels, many lifebuoys, O-rings and vortex rings.
What is The Vector Equilibrium?
The underlying structure of the torus is the Vector Equilibrium, or "VE." It is the blueprint by which nature forms energy into matter. Buckminster Fuller, one of the 20th Century's most prolific inventors, coined the term Vector Equilibrium. He named it this because the "VE" is the only geometric form where all forces are equal and balanced. The energy lines (vectors) are of equal length and strength. They represent the energy of attraction and repulsion, like you can feel with a magnet.
What is Metatron's cube?
Metatron's cube depicts the five platonic solids which may be derived form the flower of life. The five platonic solids are geometrical forms which are said to act as a template from which all life springs, according to spiritual belief. The Platonic solids are five structures that are crucial because they are the building blocks of organic life. These five structures are found in minerals, animated and organic life forms, sound, music, language, etc. Metatron's cube is also considered a holy glyph, used to ward off evil spirits. The Kabbalah's Tree of life is also thought to be derived from the FOL.
What is the Flower of Life?
The Flower of Life is a name for a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. This figure, used as a decorative motif since ancient times, forms a flower-like pattern with the symmetrical structure of a hexagon.
It has been helped into common knowledge by the new age authors such as Drunvalo Melchizedek.
Figures as prominent as Leonardo da Vinci ascribed significance to the Flower of Life and three similar symbols, called the "Egg of Life," the "Fruit of Life," the "Seed of Life. These figures have historically been considered symbols of sacred geometry, with some authors asserting that they represent ancient spiritual beliefs, and that they depict fundamental aspects of space and time Melchizedek claims that Metatron's Cube may be derived from the Flower of Life pattern, and that the Platonic solids within it were "thought to act as a template from which all life springs."
Leonardo da Vinci has studied the Flower of Life's form and its mathematical properties. He has drawn the Flower of Life itself, as well as components therein, such as the Seed of Life.
He has drawn geometric figures representing shapes such as the platonic solids, a sphere, a torus, etc., and has also used the golden ratio of phi in his artwork; all of which may be derived from the Flower of Life design.
The Metatronic Distortion & Flower of Life
The family known to many as Metatron is a 'fallen angelic collective' out of an entity. Many millions of your Earth years ago this collective was faced with a decision that ultimately lead to their demise. As a collective they chose to separate from Source light and as such this decision is known as 'The Fall' by which the beings are no longer connected to and receiving the flow of eternal source light, therefore altering their Kryst Code encryption configuration of perpetual motion and eternal life supply and breaking their link with God-Source infinite energy supply. Since the modified coding (metatronic) can not receive any more energy directly from Source, only a limited supply of energy remains within its own shield template functioning as a black-hole-system which forces it to suck energy from other systems and progressively self consumes, therefore, has a Finite Life.
Altering the precise Krist Code encryption configuration of perpetual motion and eternal life breaks the link with God-Source infinite energy supply. Since the modified coding can not receive any more energy directly from Source only a LIMITED SUPPLY of energy remains within its own shield template functioning as a black hole system that has to suck energy from other systems and progressively self consumes, therefore, has a Finite Life.
This is the Metatronic (Anti-Christiac) Code Configuration (Reverse Mutation) and unfortunately for anybody who seeks true self master and empowerment, or ascension into eternal life spirals, this is a seriously abundant problem in the spiritual movements these days.
2 eats 1 to become 3
3 eats 2 to become 5
5 eats 3 to become 8
8 eats 5 to become 13
13 eats 8 to become 21
21 eats 13 to become 34
The fallen, finite geometries are the main tools they use to fuel and feed their systems through the encryption of inorganic architecture. The flower of life is an encrypted reversed code that begins with a phase locked Divine Trinity symbol; it is phase locked because it is disconnected from the energy of Source via the Unified Field – and will never be an Eternal expression. The flower of life grows one sphere of energy at a time and not via energy quantum building of the Divine Trinity; it grows via consuming energy from the planet.
The over-lapping circles (as much as it all fits nicely together), only capture and entrap your love/light energy. There is nothing Sacred about it. The real Sacred Geometry is found elsewhere, like Fibonacci, and in Marko Rodin's work, and deeper, electromagnetics for just one example.
In the FOL pattern the diagonals are set at 60 degrees. This is an unnatural energetic and geometrical relationship that prevents the spheres from phasing correctly with the top sphere (think 3 balls like a pyramid), thus preventing back flow return from god-source. When spheres can't phase and spark correctly, they become cut off from the normal flows of eternal life currents and become metatronic. The metatronic code is therefore based on 2 spheres (vesica pices) instead of the eternal life 3 spheres (tri-veca phase unit). The FOL is simply taking the vesica pices and expanding on it. Once you can spot this 60 degree diagonal (vs 45 degree in Krystiac eternal life structures) you can easily differentiate between Krystiac and metatronic easily. Most crop circles are based on the FOL geometry of 60 degrees so it's easy to determine the agendas behind them.The FOL geometry is a soul harvesting net. It forces peoples Merkabas to spin in ways that (long term) prevents ascension.
Unless deprogrammed…
A method that perpetuates the paradigm of taking a soul, as opposed to giving.
Keeps one in the Lower Self = EGO.
The over-lapping circles (as much as it all fits nicely together), only capture and entrap your love/light energy. There is nothing Sacred about it. The real Sacred Geometry is found elsewhere, like Fibonacci, and in Marko Rodin's work, and deeper, electromagnetics for just one example. They are creation.To deprogram:
Connect to your heart space and ask SOURCE that all mutations in merkaba spin be cleared and cleaned away.Activate with intention [Pale SILVER + clear bright WHITE light] all as one colour.Activate this colour as a pillar or sphere.
Then cleanse each chakra with crystalline WHITE light (sphere or pillar) around your entire body, that reaches beyond the head & beyond the feet.
I also highly recommend the study of the energy mechanics, and the practice of the dynamics in Keylontic Morphogenetic Science. Begin with the Maharic Shield to anchor the D-12 un-distorted Krystic frequencies.
Now you can ascend correctly (if you choose to), by Trusting your HEART & cleaning up your EGO. Ascension only occurs when based on truth, light and wisdom of the HEART.
The flower of LOVE and its infinite possibilities exist as your infinite and loving heart. It is not confined to any geometric pattern. It is free to be itself - it is source in manifestation, capable of infinite greatness and unconditional love.
What this pic actually represents more than anything else, is Molecular Compaction. This all ties in with the Blank Slate Technology (BeaST) and the '666' metatronic alignment code.
Prime examples of metatronic geometries and frequencies are: the un-natural and inorganic 'Golden Mean(ie)' spiral, Phi. Any geometry based upon the Fibonacci formula (AKA; Fib-of-no-chi). Proportions used in this pic seem to be aligned with them. The Golden Mean & Fibonacci spirals have no direct connection to their centers. The rectangles & squares being empty have little inner structure. They need external structures to get them going. They are progressively removed from Source.
If we think of each number as a quantum of energy, then the two previous numbers are "added together" and consumed in order to "become the next number," leaving nothing in their place; the "numbers before" become "finite quanta" that must "disappear or die" in order for the next number to be "born." Thus the "numbers" within the Fibonacci sequence ALL represent finite energy forms that will be consumed and cease to exist, in order for the next generation to emerge.
Also, there is The Torus, but what i know it by as The Poison Apple, or Gravitron
These metatronic code distortions and frequencies are not just an issue here for Earth, but for the whole universe and it's multi-dimensional anatomy.
This is the Metatronic Code Distortion (Reverse Mutation) and unfortunately for anybody who seeks true self mastery and self-empowerment, or ascension into eternal life spirals, this is a serious problem in the spiritual and new-age communities. Metatronic or finite life structures lead to a severing of higher dimensional and Source connections. This in turn leads to an isolated, closed and dying universe.
The Metatronic Code Configurations and technologies have progressively mutated the DNA, and entrapped the consciousness within a biologically-induced state of false euphoria—while systematically dissolving the organic evolutionary potential to achieve Genuine Eternal Life Bio-Spiritual Star-Gate Ascension. The agenda has been to covertly use the human race as "unwitting, expendable tools," to ultimately achieve Earth "Templar Dominion" (control over the Planetary Star Gates). Every biological life-form represents a "biological electromagnetic quantum," which exists in a symbiotic bio-electric interrelationship with the electromagnetic structures inherent to the Planetary Templar and Star-Gate System. The intention of the groups who support the black-hole systems and Metatronic Code is to harness this "raw biological power" of Earth's most "genetically advanced" Angelic Human species, by cultivating the human biology into a "vessel" through which the interdimensional frequencies of the distorted "Metatronic Code" could be "electronically channeled en masse" into Earth's Templar. If a mass of Angelic Human bodies could be genetically mutated to "run the frequencies of the Metatronic Code," then a critical quantum of the "collective human body" could be used to create "quantum override" of the organic electromagnetic coding of Earth's Star-Gate Ascension Passages, which are "electronically keyed" to the organic Angelic Human genome. Once such a "mass of Metatronically-coded biological electromagnetic human quanta" was created, masses of humans could then be "guided" to perform specific "spiritual energy rituals" at various key "Sacred Site" locations of Earth's Templar, during the "all-important periods" of Earth's Stellar Activation Cycles (2000-2017) Star-Gate-opening "Ascension Cycles."
The word metatronic, is actually derived from 'Metatron', which is not just a singular 'Arch-angel' as taught in most nu-age and qabalistic circles, but is the name of a family collective; a family collective out of an entity. An entity is the first level of Ascended Masters consciousness collective.
The Metatron collective fell, loosing its Krist Code encryption because there is a law of physics that says that if you are an Ascended Master being and send in more than a natural proportion of your energy into the time matrix, say for a salvage mission, if the salvage team you sent in goes down, it takes the whole collective down.This is exactly what happened.
The collective made a decision that it would use its knowledge of Primal Creation Physics, and that it would take over this time matrix. (That was originally what its fallen parts had wanted, and what the rest had tried to stop).
As long as they were able to feed off something else that had its life force connection to Source, they wouldn't go into implosion. (Molecular Compaction)
They were able to create a way of feeding energy off this time matrix and off the Phantom Matrix into their Time Matrix.
If those two matrices (ours and phantom) were severed, they would go into implosion eventually. They'd get a few billion years of evolution out of it, but, eventually, they would be a deteriorating system. They would become extinct in terms of the race identity that they held. They would go back to Source as space dust, which is, as fragmented units of consciousness (Oblivion) and that was unacceptable to them.
They created artificial light through a particular synthesis of mathematics producing a totally polarized light through this process. In their universe, everything is bi-polar.
The Metatronic bodies that were created through their programming are very interesting structures. They take part of what would be a normal living biological structure, and they take out certain parts of the template that are missing and they plug in certain parts of the template together.
When there's not 30% left of the original template where you can do bio-regenesis to plug it back in to its natural Divine Blueprint. It creates an atrocity and it creates something that is not compatible with the mathematics or the scalar frequencies of the Christos Divine Blueprint for this Time Matrix or any other one.
This process of "invasion from within" worked relatively well in fulfilling the small-scale agendas of the ancient Atlantean period, culminating in "Fall by design" of Atlantean culture and resultant cataclysmic destruction of the territories of Atlantis. These "small victories" of Atlantis represented "baby steps" in the fulfillment of a much larger "Master Plan," to which these "small steps" were intended to lead.
When the Planetary Logos was invaded and corrupted by the Reptilian Controllers (Archons) of the Negative Alien Agenda or NAA the planet and our race were impacted dramatically. It meant we were no longer free to create and evolve as per the original Blueprint of our intended creation, and we had no memory of what had happened to us. We were recycled through continual reincarnation on the Astral Plane with no memory of the past lives, who we really are, where we are going, or what our real relationship is to God and what humanities "purpose" actually is. Over time most of us lost our feeling connection to our Soul Matrix and we became numb to the pain in order to survive in anti-human based structures. What has happened to our planet is not human, it is "alien" to the true nature of humanity.
What does this mean for Ascension and how can this reversal/distortion be corrected?
The Crystal template or Unity Intelligence when physically embodied has a function that acts as a re-encryption processor of overwriting distorted artificial code (death or anti life forces) and replacing it with organic Source code.(eternal life forces) This is a very similar process to using an "anti-virus" program on your computer hard drive. It scans for problems creating weakness in your computer function and it eliminates or overwrites the virus instructions that were embedded in the computer's mainframe language. We are receiving a whole new Unity Source Code language at this time and it is purposed to overwrite the distorted code that has been used to "consume" others. Unity Intelligence source code is the language platform to end the "consumptive modeling" that has infected our blueprint. This means it is getting increasingly harder for those beings who are "consumers" who feed upon others to either exist or have used others energies to serve themselves. These entities are being "starved" and it is another reason why they are desperate and "fighting" aggressively now.
Another way to express this is that the Cosmic Christ Intelligence is a Unity Source Code that has access back into the direct God Source thereby it is Eternal and does not need to consume anything to exist. Upon its return to the Earth during the Ascension cycle, its purpose is to incarnate on the Earth body to restore God's Natural Laws and correct its blueprint back into the Divine Plan for creation.
The Krystal Spiral
Tree of Life. What it represents, exists as part of the organic Natural Laws of Physics that are indelibly inherent to the eternal, multidimensional Living Cosmos, and to the eternal "Unified Field of Energy and Consciousness" within which the Cosmos resides. It is the quintessential structure of the organic universe at large. You can say that everything is intimately connected and based off of this structure. It is from this structure that all life and systems are created and expanded from. This grid is a map if you will and it maps the flow of life from its inception and shows the cycles of evolution that occur as life moves through the grid.
The Krystal Spiral is based on the 12-Tree Grid. The Krystal Spiral always has a direct relationship with its center, the First Creation Point. The Krystal Spiral is a living spiral because there is in-flow and out-flow; there is a gift from Source and there is a gift of Backflow giving back, and then there is a gift of Backflow Return. It is a constant give and take (or phasing) of energy between a living God-Source and a living Matrix. The quantum builds by the natural ratios of the Kryst Code.
The Metatronic Spiral starts out bigger than the Krystal Spiral because it is trying to harness, eat and override the living spiral. It has no center and needs to tap into the Krystal Spiral to capture that energy. The more the Metatronic Spiral expands the more it eats, getting closer and closer to the Golden Mean Ratio. It creates a Tube Torus that sucks energy out and throws it back in. It regurgitates its own energy over and over and sucks energy off of other things (consumptive modelling and parasitic).
The Krystal Spiral and the mathematical sequence from which it emerges comes directly from the Zero Point or central point of all union. The Krystal Spiral perpetually retains a living, breathing connection through the preservation of what came before, as it expands through multiplication. Out of the one comes the many.[1]
The original organic Krystal Spiral is created from the math included in humanities organic core manifestation body and is represented in the 12 Tree Grid and Diamond Sun DNA. The Krystal architecture is self perpetuating and inner sustaining, its math is represented by including Zero Point or Zero in its numerical sequence: 0, 1, 1 , 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc., through doubling each numerical value. Each of the numerical values is derived though returning to Zero and adding all of the numbers together to get to the next highest value in its sequence. The value of Zero represents the central point of union, or Zero Point God Source, while increasing the values of the Krystal Spiral the Consciousness remains connected to the original Source field while progressively expanding.
The Krystal/Christos architecture is that which allows the synchronic phasing of inner/outer/inbetween currents of energy to be inhaled and exhaled circulating the eternal life spark of creation throughout the entire organism.
This trinity principle is the original holographic architecture of the microcosm to macrocosm, planetary, human and all of universal creation. The Christos template is designed as a unity form of embodiment, thus all architecture, patterns and 12D code must be embodied as a trinity wave to return the Christos to the earth. The original source code of one component cannot work without the other three parts unified together. There is an energy matrix comprised of frequency that is a trinity wave tone, this tone is inter-dimensional and also a part of the core substance of our Universal matrix. Up until recently this planet (consciousness) was separated from the merge between all of its creational components. Now that our Mother principle component has returned (January 2013), this is the unique process and massive transformation an ascending group of humans begin as potential planetary Christos consciousness.
Since our God source code is a trinity wave accessed through the merging of polarity, such as the merging of masculine and feminine energies, our species has been suppressed from connecting through the sacred union relationship. Sacred Union is our divine birthright and this organic architecture is now being returned to our species. This gender energy pattern is changing now on our planet. The sacred union personification is about perfected inner energetic balance between gender principles.
The Kathara Grid / 12-Tree Grid / Eternal Life Grid/ Tree of Life. The word Kathara refers to the Core Structure of Morphogenetic Fields, the Holographic Templates of Sound-Light and Scalar Waves that serve as the blueprints on which matter manifests. KA - Light, THA - Sound, RA - One. Every aspect of the Universal Creation and life spiral are designed and instructed through this Blueprint structure. The structure of the macrocosmic Universal Tree of Life is replicated within the microcosmic personal Tree of Life, the 12 Tree Grid. Individual Human anatomy manifest upon and within the multidimensional layers instructed by the core manifestation template – The Tree of Life which is the Lightbody architecture. 12 Spheres, 12 Rays, 12 Dimensions, 12 Timelines (24 Potential), 12 DNA Strands, 12 Base Tone Harmonic Structure (144 Sub-harmonics) of the Cosmic Christ Frequency in the 12D. Beyond these 12 Dimensions is the Threefold Founder Flame, which is the Founder consciousness of our Universe. 12 Spherical/5 Horizontal Triad Bodies that hold the morphogenetic fields for the mental bodies/identities. Each triad body builds the horizontal structure of the Tree and the Mental Body/Male Principle. See Horizontal Triad Bodies built upon the 12 Tree Grid, and Rod functions.
Upon this structure are 12 Kathara Centers known as Signets. These signets are numbered 1 through to 12 and represent the dimensions 1 through 12 that make up the Kathara 12 Tree Grid. You all have seen the seven primary colors of the chakras. There are an additional 5 more colors in the wave spectra that are added here for a total of 12 colors or wave spectra in this 12 Tree Grid. They are as follows from the lowest to the highest they are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet-Blue or Indigo blue, Violet, Gold, Silver, Blue black, Silver-black and White. Each Signet associates with one dimension, one stargate, one chakra and 1 DNA strand.
This is an example of the expansion and contraction phase of the Divine Trinity numbered from only the 12th point of the Eternal Life Grid. The phasing cycle of the Divine Trinity is what allows for "Eternal Life"; it IS "the fountain of youth" or the "holy grail". The long sought after holy grail has been a search by finite life forms on planet to re-discover the exact center point location on the matter body expression of the planet that sits directly on top of the planetary core Divine Trinity. Please click on image to access source article.
This Azur-A center is the center for the Krystal Spiral. The Spiral holds connection to this center at every stage.The points on the Krystal Spiral are connected to the center by the central vertical lines of the Kathara Grid.These form arms or radii for the spiral.
The Krystal Spiral expands by √2 = 1.414.. for every 45° or by 2 for every 90° of rotation.This derives from the height to width ratio (2) of the Kathara Grid. The number 2 is key to the Krystal Spiral.The Krystal Spiral forms a smooth exponential spiral that looks the same at every scale from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic.Krystic structures support an open living universe with full higher dimensional connections and direct connection through center to Source.They derive from the Kryst Code, which embodies original intention for creation as expressed through the Kathara Grid, Krystal Spiral and subsequent structures.
Krystal Spiral
1) The ratio between successive numbers is the Krystal Spiral ratio of 2.2) The Krystal Spiral can be generated by addition as well as by multiplication.
3) This addition / inclusion of all earlier points is a key distinguishing feature for the Krystal Spiral.
4) Every number is the sum of all the previous Krystal numbers plus Unity.
5) The Krystal Spiral has a very regular spiral structure with simple well behaved math.
6) We get the primary number sequence for the Krystal Spiral by adding all the previous numbers, not just the last two, as it's the case with the Fibonacci spiral which creates a progressively greater separation and isolation from Source.
7) It is symmetrical, centered and aligned with the Kathara Grids that generate it.
In comparison to the Fibonacci sequence of finite life, the numerical expansion of the Krystal Sequence from the CDT-Plate teachings occurs through multiplying the preceding numbers, in specific increments that are based upon the core structures of Kathara Grid rotation, to create the "next expansion, "leaving the "numbers before" intact; in "energy quantum" terms, the eternal quantum integrity of all previous numbers remains constant, as the quanta of the numbers before are multiplied through self-generated power to "create the next unique number."
Krystal Spiral Numbers (Krystal Sequence)
Thus the "numbers" within the Krystal Sequence ALL represent eternal energy forms that will remain to infinity within their own unique individuation, always in relationship to the center-point from which they emerged, and always within the context of what they have "grown to become," while the "next generation" emerges as a unique quantum expansion born of relative multiplication of the quanta before.
This is "creating new growth through perpetually self-regenerating power," not growth through "recycling of finite energy," and thus the mechanics of the Krystal Sequence imply that it represents a growth-expansion formula for organic eternal life, not inorganic finite life. (Molecular Compaction)
The growth-expansion pattern of the Krystal Sequence can be found in nature, within energy structures and biological forms of an organically eternal nature — which includes all life-forms within the Freed Worlds of eternal-life "Ascension Systems."
The "Krystal Spiral" has a direct, immediate and permanent relationship with its own center-point of creation, whereas the Fibonacci golden mean spiral, which is relatively based upon the geometries of the "golden mean rectangle," has a de-centralized start point of expansion, rather than a centralized "center-point" of creation.
There is a logical/ intuitive implication held within this comparative that begs the question, "Do WE not have a direct, immediate and permanent relationship with OUR own center-point of creation?"
This is what all New Age philosophies strive to teach us, and yet the logical/intuitive implication held within the "supposedly sacred" Fibonacci spiral promoted by New Age teachings illustrates a contradictory "off-center relationship to origin."
The differences between the Krystal Spiral and Sequence and the golden mean–Fibonacci spiral and sequence can be simply understood in terms of their respective relationships to their "creation points."
The Krystal Spiral/ Sequence emerges from its center-point of creation — to which it perpetually retains a living, "breathing" (expanding and contracting) connection through preservation of what "came before" — and it expands through multiplication of that which came before.
The golden mean–Fibonacci spiral/ sequence emerges from a "point of adhesion" to a living/ breathing form, to which it progressively loses contact, as it expands perpetually through consumption and annihilation of that which came before.


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Credit Cards Are Not An Emergency Fund
Lynn and her husband have paid-off credit cards, and her husband doesn't want to close them and cut them up. He still sees them as an emergency fund.
QUESTION: Lynn in Los Angeles and her husband have paid-off credit cards, and her husband doesn't want to close them and cut them up. He still sees them as an emergency fund. Dave suggests talking to him and asking him directly why he won't get rid of them.
ANSWER: I think rather than you mothering him, it's a good idea to find out why. Sometimes, if you just talk through and ask questions, people will generally say they want to build their credit by keeping the credit cards, which means you want to get into debt. I can't help you if you want to get into debt. That's not what I do. I don't help people get into debt. If that's what you want to do, then you need to keep your credit cards, but that's not why he's keeping them. If you ask him why he's keeping his credit cards, he could say he needs them as an emergency fund. They're his security blanket. I understand that. But if you had $10,000 in your checking account and you had a debit card, you wouldn't be worried about your car breaking down on the road. We can replace the credit cards with money, and we can replace what they do in our emotions with a debit card. Just begin talking through it because you said he grew up with poverty, and what he's saying is these cards represent some kind of a security blanket for him. Let's find out what that is and replace it with some kind of number and say that when you hit that number, it's time to pull them out of the drawer and cut them up.
Have an agreement. You can't relate to where he came from. He came from a different place than you came from. Find out what the why is behind wanting to keep the cards, and then you can pretty much defeat the card.


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Thursday, 30 July 2015
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
KL Open 2015
With sponsorship from the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific and IGB Corporation, the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) is pleased to announce the KL International Open & Junior Rapid Chess Championships will be held at the Cititel Hotel Ballroom, Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Merdeka Day Celebrations from 30-31 August 2015.
2. Format of Play
The tournament will be played over 9 rounds using the Swiss System according to World Chess Federation (FIDE) Rapid Chess Regulations, with a time control of 25 minutes each to the finish.
3. Prizes
1st RM 3,000, 2nd RM 1,500, 3rd RM 1,000 4th RM 700, 5th RM 500
6-10th RM 300 each, and 11th-20th RM 150 each. (The top KLCA player will receive a special RM 500 prize together with the title of KL Champion)
Juniors (U-16):
1st RM 600, 2nd RM 300, 3rd RM 150, 4th RM 100, 5th RM 50, and Best U-12 RM 100.
4. Schedule
Saturday 29 August 2015
1800 Final Registration & Technical Meeting
Sunday 30 August 2015
1000 Round 1
1200 Round 2
1400 Round 3
1600 Round 4
1800 Round 5
Monday 31 August 2015
0900 Round 6
1100 Round 7
1300 Round 8
1500 Round 9
1700 Awards Ceremony
5. Registration
The entry fee for Open is RM 50 (RM 30 for KLCA Members and USD 50/RM 200 for Foreigners) and the entry fee for Juniors is RM 30 and the organisers reserve the right to refuse any entry without explanation.
Note: FIDE does not charge for FIDE Rapid events. However MCF insists it must also be nationally rated and the levy is RM 9 per player! KLCA have appealed for this to be waived/reduced and have not received any reply to date. We have waited over a month now and should it not be rated it is then the decision of KLCA to still proceed with the KL Open as its obligation to its members and the chess community while honouring the sponsorship given.
Registration should be made via email together with details of payment to Tournament Director Mr. Ng Ling Gee at firstname.lastname@example.com with copy to KLCA Hon. Secretary En. Amirul HM at email@example.com and Chief Arbiter IA Peter Long at email@example.com
Event Manager & Bank Details: Effective Commerce Sdn. Bhd - Maybank: 514187214430
The following player information is also required:
1. Full name
2. Country & Federation
3. FIDE ID & Rating and/or National Rating
4. State Affiliate/Club Membership
5. Place & Date of Birth
6. Mobile Phone & E-Mail Contacts
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015
8th amongst the 16 participating at the Asian Cities Team Championships 2015
Before you go on reading this, let me tell you in no uncertain terms this is not a critique of the players who represented Shah Alam, all whom I know and am friendly with.
No one has the right to criticise players without good reason - everyone wants to do well and at least over the board would have tired their best - and even if one argues there were better players available, who knows why they did not go so never blame those asked who simply took the opportunity.
I only have issues with players without professionalism when going about representing their country.
So, just the facts:
1. Gregory's MCF, playing as Shah Alam, started as 5th ranked with an 2105 average rating, and finished 8th (after ending tied 6th to 11th with 8 match points) and it was not the strongest event and clearly ahead owas winners Bangalore (India), Qingdao (China), Bishkek City (Kyrgyzstan), Calicut (India), and Kandy (Sri Lanka).
2. Tied together with Gregory's MCF was Taipei (Chinese Taipei), Erdenet (Mongolia), Dubai (UAE), Colombo (Sri Lanka), and Kuwait City (Kuwait).
3. Below Gregory's MCF we find Kabul (Afghanistan), Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Male (Maldives), Hong Kong (China), and Jerusalem (Palestine).
4. For Gregory's MCF, there were wins against Dubai in round one, Bandar Seri Begawan in round five, Hong Kong in round seven, and Jerusalem in round nine and losses against Bangalore in round two, Calicut in round three, Male in round four, Erdenet in round six, and Colombo in round eight.
5. All our players played at a level below their ratings: Saprin 2089 playing average 2065 and having a performance of 2022, Yit San 2091 playing average 2001 and having a performance of 2081, Syazwan 2070 playing average 1915 and having a performance of 1835, and Camilia 1839 playing average 1862 and having a performance rating of 1782.
Bottom line:
1. This is our level now, we have zero chance against better teams, struggle against equals who not so very long ago were not our equals, and can easily lose to weaker teams.
2. Ratings don't lie. The results show that no one's rating is too low let alone underrated.
Now let me tell you who I blame.
It is Gregory's MCF. Together with all that are now in MCF, and those who in their time contributed to the last ten to twenty years as well as those today who are continuing outside of MCF to do irreparable damage by bad organisation and even worst coaching.
All these who lie daily about their made up or non existent achievements and credentials, some even gotten from FIDE through this MCF... the mediocre.
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Promoting the Malaysian Chess Festival 2015
Hamid is a busy man who also gets around quite a bit. This year I have already bumped to him at several overseas events now and apparently this is not going to end soon since he too is going to Korea!
I am pleased that my work in chess media is beginning to rub off with many organisers and I am especially impressed with Hamid fixing his website - www.datchesscentre.com - thankfully not with help from the usual suspects and perhaps also motivated to get it into shape as the official website of the Malaysian Chess Festival 2015.
Then there is the press release that I picked up today at http://www.chessdom.com/malaysian-chess-festival-2015-press-release/ and which I think represents another big first for him!
It does not end with these as I have also seen on his website a link to a Facebook Page promoting the Malaysian Chess Festival 2015 https://www.facebook.com/malaysianchessfestival?fref=nf. I will certainly be going there to "like" it. So who says we old dogs can't learn new tricks!
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Monday, 27 July 2015
The Interview That Was? If It Happened, Perhaps Then A Dream For Some!
Q: Thank you Dato' Tan for agreeing to this interview. The big news for the chess community is that you are once again running for Malaysian Chess Federation President in the coming elections. Why are you coming out of retirement to do this? You stepped down ten years ago while continuing to financially contribute to Malaysian chess in many ways, most notably with the Malaysian Chess Festival.
A: I am disappointed that there has been no progress these last ten years and to see the constant financial problems of the Malaysian Chess Federation which I have even from time to time helped them with. It is not my nature to criticise anyone but my track record is there for all to see as is my love and devotion to chess over forty years now and I want to put to get the Malaysian Chess Federation on the right track financially and also there is a need to restructure it so that every state affiliate will have a full and equal stake in its council and decision making.
Q: You understand that you will have to be elected and that will involve campaigning? This has never been your style to fight like this for a position.
A: I believe that everyone would know about and recognise my many contributions to Malaysian chess and I will do what is necessary to win the support of the state affiliates in the Malaysian Chess Federation, many of which I have supported and some I am even still helping today and will help when asked.
Q: Can Dato' offer more specifics of exactly you are offering? There has been talk of giving a chess centre, of ensuring there is a Malaysian Open in perpetuity, a national wide Grand Prix and so on.
A: To start with I will set up an office for the Malaysian Chess Federation with an Executive Director. This will ensure a separation of the functions of policy making from operating and execution. Then as I said earlier I will clear any liabilities and prepare a budget so as to be able to put in enough funds to allow the Malaysian Chess Federation to function smoothly. Next will be, also as I said earlier, to restructure the council to reduce appointments to a bare minimum and instead have a council made up of representatives from all the state affiliates. With this in place we can identify the activities we need to have and I will find the money for these.
Q: This is all well and good but what after? This is not a sustainable model without your personal generosity.
A: I have been a success in all that I have done and as you can see I have had succession plans for all my businesses and in this I have also succeeded as they have prospered without me at the helm. It is the same with the Malaysian Chess Federation. I will ensure that it too will remain financially sound through my foundation and corporate sponsorship put in place together with grants from the government. Besides demonstrating the benefits of chess, the key is putting in a governance structure that will give all confidence to invest in Malaysian chess.
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Sunday, 26 July 2015
MCF's Shah Alam at Asian Cities Team Championship
No worries. In a weak field at the Asian Cities Team Championship currently being played in Sri Lanka, the Gregory Lau led MCF plays Hong Kong next.
Furthermore there is still a chance to be paired in the remaining rounds to meet both Kabul (Afghanistan) and Jerusalem (Palestine) which would really help in getting a respectable score and then even give "Haslindah's Biro Catur Wanita MCF" something to brag about.
Beating Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) was absolutely critical after losing to Male (Maldives).
See details at: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr181326.aspx?lan=1&art=20&flag=30&wi=821&snr=5
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Thursday, 23 July 2015
The Malaysians Registered For The Asian Youth Championships
There will be Malaysians playing at the Asian Youth Championships to be held from 3-11 August 2015 in Suwon, Korea.
From the published official entry lists I see a total of eight, the usual suspects less a few regulars whom I suppose whose parents were concerned about the earlier MERS outbreak and had opted out but would no doubt show up at the World Youth Championships later this year.
Darrel Elgin Yap and Dawson Tan Soon Wei seeded 17th and 19th respectively from 25 participants.
Ng Jen Sheng seeded 11th from 25 participants.
Lye Lik Zang seeded 6th from 30 participants.
Wong Zi Yue seeded 13th from 32 participants.
Rosamund Koo Wei Sin seeded 13th from 23 participants.
Chua Kia Tien seeded 8th from 25 participants.
Agnes Chong Ka Ni seeded 13th from 28 participants.
I will be going too as an arbiter and will probably cover the event for Chessdom if I find it possible to do so as I have already agreed to try and find time to assist some players there (not just Malaysians).
Nothing wrong with some extra pocket money given the horrific drop in Malaysian Ringgit value!
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Malay Mail Online: Malaysian Chess Federation At A Turning Point? Doesn't Look Like It
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Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Chess Asia Pacific
Dear Chess Friends,
The Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce the relaunch of our website - www.chessasiapacific.com - as a showcase for chess in the Asia Pacific and welcome your news and contributions.
I will be the Editor in Chief/Webmaster and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com as well as firstname.lastname@example.com and look forward to working with all of you to further promote chess in our region.
We hope that together we can bring attention to the many efforts of local organisers that may not receive the coverage and recognition they deserve, and through this website we wish to complement the work done by the various official websites as well as those news services provided by the popular commercial websites.
Best Regards
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Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Where Next?
Since following what I want to do in chess, I have been at the Bangkok Open in April, then returned to Pattaya in May for the World Schools Championships, and in June I had an amazing twenty days at back to back Asian Schools Championships and ASEAN+ Age Group Championships in Singapore.
Then somewhat on impulse, I went to the Asian Dragons Invitational from 11-18 July in Taipei but which was really very nice indeed.
I have been thinking where to go next...
The Asian Cities Championships in Sri Lanka (where I have had only bad experiences?) from 21-28 July was never on my list but for sure I will be in Suwon, Korea for the Asian Youth Championships from 3-11 August and have planned to stay on after in Seoul till 22 August.
How about Al Ain for the Asian Continental Championships from 1-13 August? Well I have been there and anyway for some reason the dates clash with Korea.
Now the possibility of dropping in on my friends in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the World Youth U-16 Olympiad from 19-29 August has also arisen and that is really very tempting indeed given it is the land of Genghis Khan and perhaps I could even fly from Korea.
Of course if the KL Open (30-31 August) does take place then it would be a little tight to get back in time.
Next week I will also know and also decide if I will be in Brunei during the Asian Amateur Championships from 6-13 September and where better really then Bandar Seri Begawan to put some quality time into getting in to shape for the ASTRO Merdeka Day Team Championships (assuming someone will want me in their team!) which kicks off the Malaysian Chess Festival from 18-28 September.
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Monday, 20 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
The Wonderful Taipei MRT System
One of the things that I always like when visiting in a major city is a great transportation system and that is usually achieved with a combination of well designed system of trains and buses (trams can be optional!) supported by shuttle services.
Taipei is clearly at a leader with a superb network which makes 85 percent of the city no more than 15 minutes from any stop and I have always found it extremely easy to use (as well as very cheap) to get around to all tourist attractions.
Look at the size of a typical station and that is only one platform!
There a numerous access points which moves commuters swiftly along.
The signages are both highly visible and clear.
Not to mention enormous carriages with trains that run at very regular intervals.
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Yonex Chinese Taipei Open at Taipei Arena
Lots is happening in Taipei and besides the Asian Dragons Invitational, the Yonex Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Championship has started and what better to do then drop by the start to support our representatives!
Sharp eyed readers might understand who exactly we have come to cheer on...
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Sunday, 12 July 2015
In Taipei And At The Asian Dragons Invitational
The Asian Dragons Invitational is being held in Taipei from 11-18 July 2015 and there are two Malaysians taking part i.e. Chan Kim Yew who is seeded sixth from the twenty one participants in the Open section and Goh Jie Yi.
While the seven first time Thais (which represent one third of the entries) managed not to have a single first round encounter amongst themselves, the two Malaysians were somehow paired together and after a long hard fought battle, had to settle for a draw.
It has been some time since I have been to Taiwan and so took the opportunity to visit an event that I have had a long association with, having been Chief Arbiter in 2008 and 2009 (after it first took place in 2007 in Kaohsiung) and helping convince them to move permanently to Taipei in 2009,
Although the Asian Dragons has always been a friendly competition for players from Macau, Hong Kong, South Korea, and hosts Chinese Taipei (with Singapore also a regular presence), in recent years Japan has also been represented.
Since 2014 it has opened up a little more to other country participation, albeit on a case by case basis, both keeping a rating ceiling of 2200 and the very nice club tournament atmosphere, and so last year I managed to arrange for Zaidan Zulkipli to play (he of course emerged champion!).
Unfortunately I am still not eligible to take part but then again being a tourist in one of the major cities in the world is not a bad thing at all and all the more so when you have many local friends (and the option of dropping by the event to see other friends from other countries).
For the pairings and results, see http://www.chess-results.com/tnr180427.aspx?lan=1
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Friday, 10 July 2015
The HPE Program is Taking Shape
I have been surprised by the enormous response for my Young Talent HPE (High Performance Excellence) Program - not only in KL but also Penang, of course Singapore too, and a few other countries I rather not mention at this point for fear I might be already committing to take on more than I can handle!
The feedback has however been invaluable and accordingly I have decided that I need to create three offerings within the HPE program framework:
1. My core offering of a series of workshops over 30 sessions designed around and leveraging major national and international events remains (see http://www.thefidetrainer.com/2015/06/young-talent-hpe-program.html) where the delivery and level of content will of course depend on the age, experience and strength of participants.
2. Concurrently with this core offering, I will now also be doing regular HPE Master Classes which some that have signed up for the HPE Workshops have asked for as they also want more regular immersive training sessions, while still others feel that type of training would serve them better. For this, I think that beside looking to partner for delivery, I will try and make it easy for those registering by allowing them to come as they please given the topic of the day might not always resonate and also for all the work required to be done during the session!
3. I also have quite a few individuals looking for help with a specific problem or area of improvement but more often the request is to be better prepared for an event and while I don't really want to make that my focus, if they are already in the program then I should help, and all the more so since I am intending to travel to many of the events that they would also be likely to look to participate in..
I will be starting off the HPE program for KL on the weekend of 25 and 26 July and with the expanded offering will be able to entertain new enquiries (email@example.com) as well as accommodate changes from those already signed up.
Posted by Peter Long at 20:40 1 comment:
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Malay Mail Online: The Curious Case Of Koneru Humpy And The All India Chess Federation
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
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