WILL WE RETAIN PHYSICAL FORM? WILL WE NEED MONEY?
It's a big question, whether we should throw in our lot with our physical forms, our physical wealth, our physical contentment … or whether, upon responsibly providing for these, we should then turn to the treasures of spirit.
Ascension, if we accept that concept, would mean many changes in the materialistic value system. The keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, what does that term mean? To me, it means looking first to Spirit, as Christ said, and secondly to physical concerns. Both Matthew and Luke speak of this, in the scriptures at the end of this blog.
So basically, for me, the issues the come up around Ascension are like this: Will I still have my physical body? A concomitant issue being: Will I still need money to get by?
I was listening to a talk by Sandra Walter … http://www.sandrawalter.com/ … yesterday, on Lauren Galey's excellent web conference site … http://www.acoustichealth.com/ ..
Sandra Walter feels that our physical bodies, during the Ascension process … what is known in Christian texts as the Second Coming … will be transformed. We will not lose them; we will not 'drop form'. But rather our physical bodies will be transformed through Christ consciousness. I feel that way too.
Sandra Walter also mentioned yesterday that the transformation to Christ consciousness is a matter of personal choice, of free will. Each of us can choose whether to participate or not. I feel that way too.
Some time ago, I read in the Law of One … http://www.lawofone.info/ … that the Earth experiment was designed by the Creator to speed Soul evolution through the experience of duality. The notion being that intense suffering would allow many Soul choices, moment to moment. That Soul wisdom might be more quickly accumulated in this way.
I like this explanation very well, as it backs up the neutral mind stance of those who conveyed the Law of One to humankind. What is the Law of One, anyway, but an expression of the value of being able to experience free will? The value of making choices, whether they be toward the Dark or toward the Light?
And so, in passage after passage, I see in the Law of One an admirably neutral attitude toward the entire play of Lila, the illusion of Duality taking place on Earth. And within that neutrality, a very light sense of humor towards the many choices being made and the many paths being trod, both by humans and by many nonhuman forms of astral beings. Keeping in mind that beings astral negative were needed by the Creator in order to manifest this duality play. In that sense, one can appreciate their presence here.
In the same way, with a supremely neutral mind, one can appreciate the human choices being made on Earth today … the free will choice not to participate in Ascension. The choice to continue to participate in Duality, in some alternate timeline, or perhaps on another world, in another galaxy altogether. Regardless of the geography, we can be sure that the Creator will provide an illusion to suit the Soul needs of those who continue to choose Duality.
And so, there is no need to be concerned about the choices humankind are making. It may in fact be that the one we love most dearly in Earthly form may choose not to ascend, and we ourselves may choose Ascension. This would be, would it not, the true test of neutral mind?
I myself look forward, more than anything else, to developing that sense of neutral mind, that lighthearted humor that aligns with God and says: Anything for you, my children! Anything you desire, I will make it so!
What depth of calm in that, what spiritual maturity, what dispassionate love, what sweet regard!
Video: "Give Us Clean Hands – Chris Tomlin,' by acousticguitarfan, 7 November 2012 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smg2PbX_lEA ..
22 "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
22 "And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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I know Ascension lore is a bit more optimistic in orientation than some of the ways of interpreting the Biblical Revelation of Saint John the Divine. So I thought I would provide some blogs on the chapters of Revelation, with comments in an Ascension context.
Here is a video on Revelation, Chapters 5-6, the Standard King James Version (my mom's favorite, and public domain). There is a lightly edited Summary below the video.
I am here today to talk a little about the Revelation of John the Divine, Chapters 5 and 6. It is getting more interesting in every chapter. He had an amazing vision.
3 "And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 "And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
There is quite a buildup here. There is a lot of suspense created in this chapter, about this book and what is in it, and how important it is. The next interesting bit has to do with what he calls "the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David" … It was the Lion of the tribe of Judah that apparently transforms to the sacrificial Lamb that is found worthy to open this book and read it.
In verse 6 he describes "a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth." So, somebody opens this … and maybe this is, in this instance, John the Divine, one of a long line of prophets and seers of Judah.
I think when he says "sacrificial Lamb," he was speaking, in general, about prophets and seers. First, they must have the courage to speak God's Will, in this World of Duality, where God's Will is not greatly honored. That takes great courage and sacrifice.
Just one other thing about that, and an interesting thing, harking back to ancient Egyptian times … It has to do with the Hathors that visited Earth back then, and again in the time of Christ … the Hathors of the constellation Sirius.
They also were thought to have two qualities. One was the quality of Sekhmet, the lioness who guarded humankind from all kinds of dangerous astral beings. And the other was the quality of the sacred heifer, which was a nurturing symbol akin to the symbol of the sacred calf or 'fatted calf' in the Bible.
Interestingly enough, these brethren of the stars, the Hathors, had this kind of quality as well … the quality of courage or protectiveness of a lioness, and the quality of sacrifice and nurturing of a heifer (like the Lamb of the Book of Revelation).
I have another aside or comparison to make. In the following verses, the Lamb takes up the book, and the tune of everyone around the throne … Remember, from the last chapter, all of the sages and angels, and all of the wonderful beings worshiping God around the throne? … They are here in this chapter as well.
You remember the four beasts? Link: "End Times: Revelation Chapters 2-4 in an Ascension Context," by Alice B. Clagett, Filmed on 5 September 2015 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-3K1 ..
Now in the time of John the Divine, I think there were quite a few Christians … followers of Christ … who had already fallen as martyrs to spreading the Word of God. And so there was a special meaning here for those people, I think, because this verse speaks of the act of dying as a chance to redeem the people of Judah to God, through blood.
So we have, layered onto this, the understanding that they had, in that day, of the crucifixion of Christ as such an act of redemption, followed by the blood of the martyrs, of which there were oh so many during that time. They were following in Christ's footsteps.
And through their act of love, in the face of violence and injustice, facing the order of things as they were in that day, they were hoping to offer an example that would uplift all civilization in that time, and particularly the tribes of Judah, with which they identified.
Layered on top of that, we have another understanding of this transformation of the Lion of Judah … the spirit of David the conqueror … Remember how David and his armies slew 50,000 followers of the Mesopotamian god Ba'al?
And so, in the tradition of Judah, in the land of Israel, we have the spirit of the Lion in David, who conquered all those other tribes. And then we have this act of conquest by the Romans, under whose rule Christ was killed and martyred.
And then I think the scribes and pharisees had a lot to do with many of the martyrdoms of the early Christians and Apostles. It was not just the conquerors that did this; but it was the pharisees. It was the holy men of the Jewish tradition of that time, who had a lot to gain by making sure that they kept their position of power.
And they probably took sides, in many cases, with the Roman conquerors, in quelling what might be considered an uprising of sentiment, or a threat to their power, of the followers of Christ in those days.
So with this notion of being willing to stand by a transformative notion for the world, even to our own death, we come into a further understanding of the Lamb … the Lamb as love, the emblem of the fourth chakra, the heart center … The Lion as the emblem of the third chakra, the navel point, the center of will that had sustained civilization for long ages. And the Lamb as the moving upward of the energy of humankind of that day, from the third chakra, which, at the best, was only about justice, and at the worst, was to do with conquest and killing, and whoever was the strongest, being the one that got his way … So, from the third chakra, to the fourth chakra, the progress of all humankind to a greater understanding of the Spirit of humanity at that time.
In the heart is the blood pump of the body. And in the idea of sacrifice is the notion that our hearts … our own hearts, when we feel them move out, in compassion, to all the world, and encompass the whole world … not just our own self, our own well-being, our own family … but looking out for everyone, through this Awareness here.
We have several instances of the mention of 'seven' here. Remember, from before, seven candlesticks, and the seven churches, and the seven angels of the churches?
Link: "End Times: Revelation Chapters 2-4 in an Ascension Context," by Alice B. Clagett, Filmed on 5 September 2015 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-3K1 ..
Who is this Lamb? Are we this Lamb? Was John the Divine this Lamb? Were the Apostles who were slain this Lamb? Was Jesus Christ this Lamb? Was he the first fractal of this Lamb … the first presence of this Lamb on Earth? The re-invented carpenter God.
Remember Ba'al, who might be considered the 'first' carpenter god?
LInk: "Ba'al," in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal ..
Link: "Teshub," in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teshub ..
So by extension, these three related gods of Mesopotamia … Ba'al, Tarhun, and Teshub … I feel may have a connection to carpentry, to home building, and to the warmth of the home fire, as did Christ, through his occupation as a carpenter.
The people who worshipped Ba'al were all exterminated by King David. And here is Christ, then, coming along … another carpenter, who is the son of God … and who was slain by those who had conquered the Jews. And I think that the ruling elite of the Jews probably put the conquerers up to it.
So here is something interesting: That person who is transformed to a new way of consciousness is worthy of "power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." (Revelation 5:12) (1) Willing to receive all these wonderful things that people thought they could receive before, through the power of the sword: power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and blessing. All these things that they sought through might in the past, now can be attained much more easily through the power of love, which is aligned with the spirit of God. At least, so I read all this.
13 "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
A beautiful chapter! And in just a moment we will go on to the next chapter.
On to Chapter 6 in Revelation, by John the Divine. In this chapter, the Lamb of the Tribe of Judah opens the first six seals of the book of seven seals.
You might say this is the early history of humankind: There were a lot of conquering hordes, and fighting of tribes, and so forth. You might say it was the history of the Tribes of Judah, because there was an awful lot of tribal warfare in the early days. And you might also say it was the conquest Judaeah by the Romans. So, that past history of civilization … according to the way they knew it … was a history of conquest.
3 "And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
5 "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
So here we have justice, do we not? We have a civilized way of treating people; maybe the law of a civilized land or a wise king, that allows for fair trade; for processes of law; for a natural balance to take place; for commerce to take place in an orderly fashion. And these are the hallmarks of a peaceful civilization, are they not?
7 "And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
So here we have death; this is a very natural part of the experience in the third dimension, is it not? … the constant rounds of death and rebirth. I know it does not say, right there in the Bible, that this has to do with reincarnation, It is a foreshortened point of view here, that all these difficult situations in the third dimension … the conquering, the killing, the need for justice in enforcing some kind of social order … are followed by something pretty unfortunate; and that is death and hell.
So there is cause for concern about the nature of this dimension, this third dimension, is there not? There are complaints, because we are pure Spirit. And all these notions of difficult things of this nature, are not really true to the nature of our Soul. They are more like what some of the seers call the Duality Experiment.
The question was: How could the Soul, which is love, experience something as far as possible from the truth of itself and the truth of God. And so, they say, the Earth Experiment took place.
So they are asking … you know, they believed in Christ. They believed in turning the other cheek. They believed in love. And these people who have passed on, and are now on the astral plane, are asking: What has happened? What is going on? And this is a question that has been asked for two thousand years now, has it not? … as all of these horrible things have continued to escalate on Earth.
Yes! There has been conquest by the mighty.
Yes! There have been killings; not only by nations, but also by human beings against other human beings everywhere. There has been genocide, has there not? There have been these berserker killings of the schoolchildren. There have been murders, man against man, and man against woman. There has been abuse, by men, of weaker people: of women. The newspapers are full of this stuff; there has been a lot of this stuff still going on. So that is a question that is still valid today.
This business about commerce … this attempt to maintain an even keel, despite all the Darkness of the third dimension … is another issue: How do we maintain the common good during these times?
The only beef I have with this section, has to do with avenging blood. I am not really in favor of avenging blood. In fact, I do not think Christ was really in favor of avenging blood either. And the martyrs, I do not think they were in favor of blood, or they would have fought and carried on in the first place!
On, to the sixth seal … The sixth seal is sort of an answer to this question: How long? … The sixth seal is something that has not really happened until these times.
There has been a 2000-year hiatus, when things have gone from bad to worse, in some regards … and especially with regard to something not mentioned in this chapter: stewardship of the Earth. We have done a pretty abominable job of taking care of the Earth. Not us personally; but it seems that is the way things have gone.
He explained that the Hathors let him know that his 5 September 2015 global meditation was attended by tens of thousands of people, and that in the next 9 to 12 months, there may be a wave of action globally to help buoy up our ecosystem. This is anticipated to be a grassroots endeavor, international in scope; children will add their voices to those of others. During that meditation, Tom Kenyon saw benevolent beings from many dimensions bathing Earth in celestial Light.
This meditation, that was successfully accomplished by a great number of people on last month, was just that: To protect the stewardship of Earth, and to bring Earth back to balance. which is very cool. Well, this has been a digression.
13 "And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 "And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
So what he is saying is that, in the process of regaining the balance on Earth, there will be so many changes that it will seem that it is a disaster. It will seem like that. It is not a disaster, but it is going to seem like that, because everything new is so very different, right?
We will not be able to recognize the natural order of things, because the new order is a completely different, and completely more beautiful order. And so, for a while we may lose our footing. We may lose our vision and understanding of what is going on, just as he says, in a figurative way.
He says you might as well think that the sky has changed, and everything we are used to has changed … that the Earth cannot be trusted anymore … as if an earthquake were happening.
But in truth, in my understanding, and in that of the seers that I am aligning with, what is really happening now is that the mental mind is getting such a shakeup that it seems like nothing is exactly the same in there. Now if we look carefully, as I have admonished in many blogs, we will find that our feet are still on the ground … that the sky is still looking the same, up there … the clouds and the sun and the beautiful blue … the moon … everything is still there, except when there is an eclipse or something.
The Earth and the sky are the same, and if we look in the eyes of our friends, we will find that they are the same, great spirits that they always were. But our minds are not making a lot of sense of all this right now. Off and on, when we get what they call a mental 'reboot', or an upgrade of the 'software' of our minds, to a greater understanding of all that is, for a little bit of time it may seem that nothing makes sense … that nothing is the same … and that we cannot count on anything. So at those times, let us have the greatest faith. Let us be solidly on Earth and in faith.
At the moment when I read the words "Fall on us" it thundered, and the synchronicity of it got me laughing.
To go on: To me, what is happening here is that he is saying that people who rely on might or power at this moment are going to be re-evaluating their position. And they will feel that the wrath of the Lamb of God is coming down upon them.
But the truth of the matter is that, at this moment in time, they are clearing their own wrath. And so it seems like something they are projecting onto the transforming agent, the Lamb. But in fact, it is their own wrath that is leaving, and clearing from their own hearts … And their own hearts that are coming into the glory that they will be knowing in this new dimension … the fifth dimension … the Kingdom of God.
You all take care. Love you lots.
(1) Perhaps "power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." (Revelation 5:12) are the seven Spirits of God? I researched this question and found out that, in the Book of Revelation, the number seven represents perfection or completion. And so, the seven Spirits of God may simply mean 'the Holy Spirit'. Or it may mean 7 angelic beings. Or possibly 7 angels, each with one of the above 7 attributes.
Link: "Turbo-Charging Your Kundalini Experience," in Dhyana's ZenBlog .. https://dhyanak.wordpress.com/mystical-variety-2/turbo-charging-your-kundalini-experience/ ..
This song, "Refiner's Fire," sung by Brian Doersken, also refers to the 'burning' quality of grace ..
Video: "Brian Doerksen, Refiner's Fire," 15 May 2007 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idA6fCAHVzs ..
5 "And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2 "And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
5 "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6 "And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
7 "And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8 "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
10 "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
12 "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
6 "And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 "And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
4 "And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
6 "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
8 "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
10 "And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 "And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
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Is the Last Judgment something to fear? Is entry into the kingdom of God a pass/fail event? 1 John 24:16-21 speaks to that.
16 "And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 "We love him, because he first loved us.
20 "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
So what is happening here? In the first sentence, Christ is saying that we know and believe "the love that God hath to us." These words are important; especially, the word 'believe'. We 'believe' that God loves us.
Now this may seem self-evident to many of you. But in the big cities, and sometimes in the small towns, across the world, there are people that do not know this. They believe the headlines that they read in the newspapers, and they do not understand all that God gives us: That our very existence, our Awareness, is a duplication or fractal of the existence and Awareness of God.
The fact that we perceive what we perceive, comes from God. Everything comes from God. So we have a lot to be grateful for. And why would God do this if God did not love us? it just does not make sense, to feel that God does not love us. I do not know how people get stuck in that.
Hmmm. Let's see … This verse speaks of the Day of Judgment. The Day of Judgment is now, actually. But it is taking place in an expanded timeline, so that everybody can be ready and can pass the test, if they want to.
These timelines depend on each person. People are arising … or ascending in Awareness … in flocks; and also individually. The timelines shift around like you would not believe. You know?
People merge with other people on a particular timeline. And sometimes they need more time to clear the Darkness, and to get out into the Light and into the love. And so they go through a slow curve of Time, where they can experience hatred and fear, and all kinds of things like that, and then come back out of that, into love again … into a space synchronously with other people who have gone Zip! … like that! … through that particular snag. Do you see what I mean?
Alright, so this is very important. The people that are on the longer, snaggy timelines … the slow loop into the Kingdom of God … These people are feeling fear. So it is about emotions. It is not about intellect or belief.
There are those that take the slow bus, the slow boat, to the Kingdom of God. And there are those that go Pachoom! … right through, and into the Light and the love. They are just ready; they make that decision.
I know this is not like the standard interpretation, but this is the way I feel it to be. You may disagree, but there is just no point in judging other people, because, time and time again, Christ speaks of judgment as being not the thing to d.. Forgiveness is the thing to do, right?
So in a nutshell, we need to love everyone … Here, the physical and mental Awareness are expanding into the emotional body (the astral plane) right now. And people are arising into that Awareness in flocks. And so we are beginning to clair see and hear people all around us … And not just those from our own faith!
And so the first thing that happens is, we start ricocheting against other people's beliefs and negative feelings … and regrouping … and glomming to other people … and becoming more and more aware of whatever is not love. in our emotional bodies.
It is very easy, during this process, to start feeling negative about other people because, in our minds … and maybe with our astral vision … we are hearing and seeing and feeling other people all the time. So it is very easy for the emotions to get snagged on this notion of blaming other people for the clearing process.
So that is occurring. And it is just not helpful at all to do that. It is very unhelpful to do that. What we have to do is, to keep aligning with God and turning to love, during this process. And that will shorten our perception of our own journey … because, truth to tell, the Kingdom of God has already arrived, and is already here. And it only takes our clearing of our own hearts, for us to understand that that is true … however long it takes. Good tidings, right?
… So, just a reaffirmation that the way to get through the astral tangles right now is to continue to feel love, no matter what. Do not attach to any mental scenario that is going on. Do not shade yourself Light and the other people in the story Dark. Do not even assume that anything is happening, other than that the great Light and love of God is becoming manifest to all humankind.
Link: "Waves of Ascension: You Won't Be Left Behind!" by Alice B. Clagett, Published on 6 January 2015 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-85m ..
Link: "Dealing with Controllers and Puppeteers," by Alice B. Clagett, Filmed on 28 August 2015 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-53b … Look for information on how thought forms glom.
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Major outlet managers blame Government for cash crisis
November 25, 2016 / 3 min read
The outlets declared that they would not accept the old currency notes unless the buyer buys stuff for full amount.
Franchise India Team Editor
The last date for exchanging the old currencies in banks was 24th November, 2016 and the never ending lines outside ATMs and banks were still visible up until 24th's evening. As many people could not visit the bank due to some problems or the other, they were left with only few options such as exchanging the note where it is still accepted or simply buy things from the huge outlets.
Many outlets were still accepting the old currencies or some were at least lending the change if they were offered the old currency notes but since 22nd November, 2016, some outlets such as Mother Dairy and Safal have stopped taking the old currency notes.
Most people complained that some Mother Dairy and Safal outlet assistants claimed they didn't have enough stock now-a-days to sell.
On the other hand majority of Mother Dairy and Safal outlet keepers said that the problem lay with the government, because it had not provided them enough in small currency in order to transact business with the old notes.
As per reports published in IANS, one of the employee said, "We accepted the old currency from people and jotted down the balance on slips on our own initiative. Many people don't understand that we are not getting loose cash to provide them change."
One of the Safal outlet manager, said: "As the demand for Safal goods has suddenly shot up due to the large-scale use of 1,000 and 500 notes, we are not getting enough stock."
Another Mother Dairy manager said on the condition of anonymity: "If all the 800 Mother Dairy booths and the over 350 Safal outlets in Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) were given Rs 100 notes to exchange with the old currency coming from customers, there would have been no problem for ordinary people.
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Private medical data for nearly 20,000 emergency room patients at California's prestigious Stanford Hospital were exposed to public view for nearly a year because a billing contractor's marketing agent sent the electronic spreadsheet to a job prospect as part of a skills test, the hospital and contractors confirmed this week. The applicant then sought help by unwittingly posting the confidential data on a tutoring Web site.
In an e-mail sent to a victim of the breach, the billing contractor, Joe Anthony Reyna, president of Multi-Specialty Collection Services in Los Angeles, explained that his marketing vendor, Frank Corcino, had received the data directly from Stanford Hospital, converted it to a new spreadsheet and then forwarded it to a woman he was considering for a short-term job.
The position was with Mr. Corcino's one-man shop, Corcino & Associates, Mr. Reyna wrote in the e-mail, which was authenticated by his lawyer, Ellyn L. Sternfield. The job applicant apparently was challenged to convert the spreadsheet — which included names, admission dates, diagnosis codes and billing charges — into a bar graph and charts, Stanford Hospital officials said.
Not knowing that she had been given real patient data, the applicant posted it as an attachment to a request for help on studentoffortune.com, which allows students to solicit paid assistance with their work. First posted on Sept. 9, 2010, the spreadsheet remained on the site until a patient discovered it on Aug. 22 and notified Stanford.
The hospital, located on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, demanded that the spreadsheet be removed, and the Web site quickly complied. Pressed for time, the job prospect wound up completing the assignment herself and, in the end, did not get hired, Ms. Sternfield said.
When the breach was first reported by The New York Times on Sept. 8, it was not clear how the data had made it to the Web.
Breaches of private medical data have become distressingly commonplace, with two substantial ones disclosed in the last week alone.
In Orlando, officials with Florida Hospital reported that three employees had improperly combed through emergency department records of 2,252 patients, apparently to forward information about accident victims to lawyers. The employees were fired, and law enforcement officials are investigating.
Meanwhile, Science Applications International Corporation disclosed that computer backup tapes containing medical data for 4.9 million military patients had been stolen from an employee's car in San Antonio. The data included Social Security numbers, clinical notes, laboratory test results and prescriptions. The company said the risk of harm was low because retrieving data from the tapes would require specialized knowledge, software and hardware.
The Texas breach is by far the largest since September 2009, when a new federal law began requiring disclosures of medical privacy violations involving at least 500 people. Some 330 such episodes have been tallied, including four others that affected more than one million people each.
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services said the new reporting requirements had exposed deep vulnerabilities and encouraged renewed vigilance.
The Stanford breach was notable for the duration of public exposure, and for spotlighting the vulnerability created by a medical provider's business relationships with outside parties.
Last week, lawyers filed suit in state court in Los Angeles, seeking certification as a class action and $20 million in damages from Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Multi-Specialty Collection Services, which is known as MSCS. The threat of liability set off a predictable round of finger-pointing.
Ms. Lapin said the hospital had sent the data in encrypted form to Mr. Corcino, who requested it on behalf of MSCS to analyze a strategy for improving billing collections. She said Mr. Corcino had regularly represented himself as MSCS's executive vice president and had been Stanford's "primary contact" during a seven-year relationship. MSCS, a five-person firm that audits hospital accounts to maximize reimbursement, possessed the passwords to unencrypt the data, she said.
"This mishandling of private patient information was in complete contravention of the law and of the requirements of MSCS's contract and is shockingly irresponsible," the hospital said in a statement.
Ms. Sternfield, Mr. Reyna's lawyer, said Mr. Corcino had never been an MSCS employee, but rather was paid a monthly fee to drum up business, typically in face-to-face meetings with health care executives. Mr. Reyna, she said, had no knowledge that the Stanford data had been sent to Mr. Corcino, or that he had passed it on.
Mr. Corcino was not authorized to use an MSCS title, Ms. Sternfield said, but she declined to say whether Mr. Reyna was aware of the practice. She acknowledged that Mr. Corcino sometimes used an MSCS e-mail account.
The hospital has terminated its relationship with MSCS, and Mr. Reyna has done the same with Mr. Corcino.
Stanford Hospital has reassured affected patients that the posted spreadsheet did not contain Social Security numbers, birthdates or credit card numbers, and has offered free identity theft protection services. The hospital said it had not uncovered any misuse of the exposed data.


EightyOne Wellesley is a new high-rise condo development by Aragon Properties. The project will be 28 storeys and will feature a boutique sense of community. The project will be east of Church Street Village and featuring a large courtyard and two vehicle elevators. EightyOne will be completed in 2019 and will be located on 81 Wellesley Street East, Toronto.


John Zelepos, the owner of Connecticut's storied Mystic Pizza—the restaurant made famous in the 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts—has plead guilty to tax evasion and financial structuring crimes. Mystic Pizza's website claims that screenwriter Amy Jones chose the shop as the setting for the story of three waitresses. It was truly a 'Slice of Heaven', but not for John Zelepos, the owner whose mixed charges could draw a long sentence. When he is sentenced on June 23 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he could get up to 15 years in prison.
His guilty plea admits to evading $567,435 in taxes. Apart from potential jail time, Mr. Zelepos could face a $500,000 fine. He also agreed to make restitution of $234,407 for incomplete tax filings dating from 2006 to 2010, and to forfeit an additional $522,658 that he deposited into his personal accounts. Not only did this lead to tax charges, but to structuring in a manner designed to avoid financial reporting.
The financial structuring charges are becoming more common. They amount to trying to avoid the IRS reports that banks and merchants are required to send whenever they handle cash transactions exceeding $10,000. The case involves the kind of financial and banking detail that can be very hard to explain once the IRS has it. Mr. Zelepos apparently failed to keep business and personal accounts separate.
In fact, prosecutors showed that he diverted $567,435 in income from the pizza business into his personal bank accounts. He did the same with family members, sprinkling the cash receipts, presumably to try to avoid detection. From 2006 to 2010, prosecutors claimed that he used his own accounts, his wife's, and those of his three minor children. Sloppy bookkeeping might be excused, but here's where the interaction of tax and structuring charges can get messy, each one adding fuel to the other.
Prosecutors claimed that Mr. Zelepos intentionally structured transactions in amounts from $3,000 to $9,998 to prevent banks from filing currency transaction reports. In fact, he engaged in 61 currency transactions totaling $522,658 in amounts less than $10,000 from January 5, 2010 through January 24, 2011, authorities said. Knowing that the bank was required to issue a report for each transaction in excess of $10,000, Mr. Zelepos would spread out the payments in ways that would not trigger transaction reporting requirements.
The facts got worse too, extending from family to employees. Prosecutors claimed the existence of two 'no-show employees' on Mystic Pizza's books. The idea was to generate wage deductions. But not all employees were happy. In September of 2014, Mystic Pizza was ordered to pay 110 employees a total of $105,000 in compensation for labor violations. Investigators found that workers were paid less than minimum wage and did not receive overtime. Plus, Mr. Zelepos paid cooks, dishwashers, and hosts as little as $5.69 an hour. Some employees worked up to 93 hours a week with no paid overtime.
As part of his plea agreement, Mr. Zelepos agreed to forfeit $522,658 of the money he intentionally structured between January 2010 and January 2011. In 2012, IRS Special Agents had already seized $63,084.49 from a payroll account Mystic Pizza held at Chelsea Groton Bank. Those funds are being applied to the forfeiture, reducing the remaining forfeiture to $459,573.51.
When Mr. Zelepos is sentenced, he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000 on the tax fraud and structuring charges. That is no slice of heaven.


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Q: How to hide UITableview cell and white space after hide it I'm trying to hide a cell from a UITableView. I know that UITableViewCell has a property called hidden but after hide I don't want white space. I want the boxes to be close together. I just want hide only condition result_id == nil || resuld_id == "" and hide a cell according to the condition
Func cellForRowAt
I already hide cell like this:
   func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: reuseIdentifier) as! Static1vs1Cell
    let cellNoMatch = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: reuseNoMatchIdentifier) as! NoMatchTableViewCell
    cell.selectionStyle = .none
    cellNoMatch.selectionStyle = .none
    cellNoMatch.backgroundColor = .clear
    if indexPath.section == 0 {
        if currentData.count == 0 {
            cellNoMatch.historyLabel.text = "No Match"
            return cellNoMatch
        }
        let ad: HistoryListModel = currentData[indexPath.row] as! HistoryListModel
        cell.setUI(md: ad, indexPath: indexPath, is_finish: false)

    }else if indexPath.section == 1 {
        if finishedData.count == 0 {
            cellNoMatch.historyLabel.text = "No Match"
            return cellNoMatch
        }
        let ad: HistoryListModel = finishedData[indexPath.row] as! HistoryListModel
        cell.setUI(md: ad, indexPath: indexPath, is_finish: true)
        if md.result_id == nil || md.result_id == ""{
            cell.isHidden = true
        }
    }

    return cell
}

Func heightForRowAt
I set height = 0
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
    var rowHeight:CGFloat = 50
    if currentData.count > 0 {
        rowHeight = 95
    }
    else if finishedData.count > 0 {
        let ad: HistoryListModel = finishedData[indexPath.row] as! HistoryListModel
        if ad.result_id == nil || ad.result_id == "" {
            return 0.0
        }
        else{
            return 95
        }
    } else if finishedData.count == 0 {
        rowHeight = 50
    } else if currentData.count == 0 {
        rowHeight = 50
    }
    return rowHeight
}

A: For example, you need to filter the list of table elements and hide unnecessary.
Create a separate array for filtered items and update the table details.
Use it for table delegates.
NB. This solution requires additional memory, do not use it with a very large number of items.
var fullArray : [String] = [] {
    didSet {
        setFiltered()
    }
}

var filteredArray : [String] = [] {
    didSet {
        tableView.reloadData() // or use batch update
    }
}

let tableView = UITableView()

func setFiltered() {
    filteredArray = fullArray.filter({ $0 != "Hidden" })
}

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To be honest, when I first started my position as an Account Coordinator at FabCom, an integrated marketing and advertising agency located in Phoenix, Arizona, I was a little intimidated. Even with a couple of advertising internships and three years of marketing experience, I had never actually worked in an agency environment. I had heard what the #adlife would be like from people I graduated college with while earning my Bachelor of Science in Marketing in Wisconsin, but in reality I didn't know what to expect.
Watch how others work. At FabCom, the average employee has been working here for 10 years. From the moment I walked in the door, I could see they knew what they were doing. They know how to get things done, but have fun doing it. I can honestly say I work with some of the most creative, passionate individuals in the advertising industry. Every day I come to work I learn something new, so one thing I've learned is to not only take physical notes, but mental ones. Finding out what people do and actually understanding how they do their jobs successfully, gave me an idea of what others would eventually expect from me.
Ask questions. There truly is no such thing as a dumb question, especially in a marketing and advertising agency. In order to stay on top of the best strategies, social media trends, and latest technology products we have to constantly be asking ourselves questions. Is this really the best we can do? Did we put everything into creating success for the client? Will I leave work today knowing I put my best foot forward for our customers and team? Asking questions in any job, but specifically at FabCom, is not only a great thing, but crucial in our results driving marketing environment.
Don't expect a 9am-5pm job. If you're the type of person who counts down the hours, the minutes, and the seconds until it's 5pm so you can clock out, then FabCom probably isn't the place for you. Our clients depend on us to produce great work. If that means we stay late to exceed their expectations, we will. Our team does whatever it takes to keep our clients happy, even if it means missing our favorite TV show. Personally, I think it's one of the reasons why FabCom is a top advertising agency in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area. When you have people who love their job and want to be proud of what they do, working late isn't really a question.
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Communication is key. No matter what industry you're in, communication is one of the most important business skills. Whether it's presenting a new strategy to clients or detailing 360° feedback to the rest of the FabCom team after an extensive meeting, being able to communicate saves everyone time and money. At FabCom, it's critical to be direct, to the point, concise and accurate.
Expect the unexpected. No matter how much you plan in a strategic marketing agency you have to be able to adjust your expectations and be flexible. As an Account Coordinator working in client services, it's pretty much part of my job to expect the unexpected when trying to find the best alternatives for a client or project. Things will explode into mountains of work and you will have to adjust your life to meet deadlines, although at FabCom we are constantly looking for ways to make things better. If a coworker is in over their head with projects, each and every one of us is working to bring them back up to speed. At FabCom, the word "team" is part of our daily vocabulary.
Culture does make or break a job. The word "culture," in my opinion, gets thrown around way too much. It's a word you hear often, but what is it exactly? Many "outsiders" think ad agency culture revolves around free food, bringing your dog to work, or wearing whatever you want, but that is inaccurate. Yes, at FabCom we have all of these things and believe they are important for office morale and creativity, but these are intangible elements. Even though we have casual Fridays, black lights, and loud music, we take our work seriously. Culture at FabCom has been designed to sustain employee enthusiasm in their job, life and with the client's mission. In my time here I've seen FabCom create happy employees because in the end happiness means more productivity, more focus, and more determination. When a business is more productive, that means it works more efficiently, and when it's working faster, it can get ahead of the competition. I've come up with the conclusion that the workplace shouldn't be something you dread every day. While our work is challenging and we have strict deadlines, the culture doesn't add stress, it relieves it. Believe it or not, I actually enjoy coming to work. I get to work with incredible, intelligent, supportive coworkers and be challenged every day.
Amidst all I've learned, the biggest takeaway has been the realization that I've found my fit. Combining our culture with our demand for excellence is as inspiring as it is challenging. It's a challenge that inspires me to give more, to be more. I not only accept the challenge. I embrace it.


Joe Tankersley is a futurist, storyteller, and advocate for better tomorrows. For more than two decades he has used these skills to help organizations imagine and realize their best tomorrows.
During a twenty-year career at Walt Disney Imagineering, Joe had the opportunity to hone his creative and foresight skills working on projects ranging from entertainment to the future of work. He led creative teams on projects for Walt Disney World in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California. He was also the lead show writer for the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World for seven years. As part of Disney's elite Blue-Sky Studio, Joe helped to create and lead the group's first Strategic Foresight Program. In that role, he created a series of innovative projects designed to explore possible futures for The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Parks and Resorts, The Disney Company's Corporate Citizenship Group, and Walt Disney World Operations.
Since the fall of 2014, Joe has applied the knowledge and skills gained by his years working for the world's most successful entertainment company to help others "Imagineer their best futures." His clients include multinational corporations, major nonprofits, and community organizations.
Joe is an active contributor to the professional foresight community. He served on the board of directors for the Association of Professional Futurists from 2010-2015 and organized international foresight gatherings in 2013 and 2015. He is also a longtime member of the World Future Society and helped found the Global Future Forum.
Creating the future should be fun. It should be a process that expands people's imaginations and helps to bring together diverse groups to find consensus around shared values and dreams of the possible.
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Reimagining Our Tomorrows offers one approach to unleash the power of creative foresight.
This collaborative story creation technique uses foresight, design fiction, and facilitated dialogue to create strategic narratives for diverse communities. The process promotes citizen-based futures building, inclusion, and critical imagination.
Too often, traditional foresight asks stakeholders to adopt well-polished narratives created by outside experts. This approach robs them of agency. Giving citizens the opportunity, and the tools, to craft their own stories about the future restores their power and increases the likelihood of buy-in. Collaborative story building creates dialogue among diverse interests that can inspire and empower unity and positive change.
Reimagining Our Tomorrows combines the best techniques of master storytellers with a rigorous approach to strategic foresight.
This presentation will take the audience through the process, step by step. Real world examples of its successful use, by rural communities, urban nonprofits and mid-sized city governments will also be shared. Audience members will leave the session with a deeper understanding of the power of speculative future stories and the importance of collaboration in creating community futures. For those who want to try using this process in their own work, the presentation will offer a project ready roadmap.
Creating better tomorrows begins by changing the stories we tell about what kinds of futures are possible. Reimagining Our Tomorrows is a tool that can help communities create vibrant, positive tomorrows using the power of collaborative story creation.


Khashoggi was last seen in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
What investigators choose to make public over the coming days - and how - depends on behind-the-scenes negotiations between Ankara and Riyadh, whose already fragile relationship is being sorely tested.
"We would like to know exactly what happened inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance", said Mohamed Okad, a friend of Khashoggi and founder of Insight into Crisis, a conflict advisory group.
The Khashoggi case puts the Trump administration unexpectedly on the side of Turkey, where two top government officials have been slapped with United States sanctions over the detention of an American pastor.
She told journalists that he had been required to surrender his mobile phone to consulate staff, and Khashoggi had advised her to call an adviser to the Turkish President, if he failed to emerge. He said he was personally following the case and would announce the results of the investigation at an undisclosed time.
Turkey has demanded answers about what happened to the exile in the building, and the government has summoned the Saudi ambassador twice to get them. "I would like to confirm that.Jamal is not at the consulate nor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the consulate and the embassy are working to search for him", the consul-general, Mohammed al-Otaibi, was quoted as saying.
Khashoggi had been close to the previous Saudi regime, but fled the kingdom a year ago, soon after the new monarch anointed his son, MBS, as prince.
Trump has repeatedly claimed the Democrats don't care about security or law and order, particularly when it comes to immigration . Central American migrants walking to the United States start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Oct. 21, 2018.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saudi Arabia should prove that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has, in fact, left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Turkish officials have said they believe Khashoggi, 59, a critic of the Saudi leadership and a contributor to the Washington Post's Global Opinions section, was killed by a team of 15 Saudis flown in specifically to carry out the attack.
Khashoggi had written a series of columns for the Post that were critical of Saudi Arabia's assertive Prince Mohammed, who has led a widely publicized drive to reform the conservative Sunni monarchy but has also presided over the arrests of activists and businessmen. Saudi officials maintain he left the consulate shortly after entering, though it has failed to provide evidence to back that up, such as video footage. The private Turkish broadcaster NTV reported Monday that police had requested access to the Saudi Consulate.
Saudi national Mr Khashoggi, 59, who had been living in the USA for a year, condemned the regime over arrests of activists and the war in Yemen.
"And the Turkish government must assume its role and deal with the case of Jamal Khashoggi because Turkish sovereignty has been violated", she added. "Saudi Arabia must return to supporting the Syrian revolution and partnering with Turkey on this".
CNN reported Sunday that the United States government is quietly working Khashoggi's case across several agencies and at senior levels of the administration.
"Obviously it is very challenging for the Turks because they enjoy strong diplomatic relations with the Saudis, which is one of the reasons they did not comment immediately following the disappearance of Khashoggi", Elshayyal added.
The Saudi government vehemently denied those reports.
Republicans who were less inclined to vote have ben rallied, and seats in danger zones are looking more fragile. President Trump said Monday his new tax cut plan would be a 10 percent reduction for middle-class families.
Khashoggi, who was a US resident and a critic of Saudi policy, entered the consulate on October 2. That claim has been met with skepticism by many USA lawmakers and global leaders.
Jose Mourinho had good reason to lose his cool after Chelsea second assistant coach Marco Ianni had gestured towards him following Ross Barkley's equaliser.
The company will then offer free rides to the public the next day, he said, allowing passengers to travel as fast as 155 miles per hour .
She spoke of the program she wrote, iCivics , which teaches children across the country. Reagan, who died in 2004, also was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Which is why Shanahan said after the game he intends to stick with Beathard moving forward. Beathard did not have much time to get the ball to the outside receivers.
The U.S. continues to sell military weapons to the island nation even though it does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Taiwan receives support and defense funding from the United States in line with a 1979 bilateral agreement.
Brighton striker Glenn Murray was discharged from hospital after being knocked unconscious during the match at Newcastle. So, we are the best side in Europe in shots but we have to increase our "on target".
Adams continues to tell about me, knowing full well that in doing so it will only add to the public ire against me". Prosecutors maintained that Carruth hired Watkins to kill Adams because he didn't want to pay child support.
Leicester City attacked well from the onset and would go ahead just seconds past the half-hour mark as they push down the left. The victory moved Arsenal into fourth place in the table, two points behind leaders Manchester City and Liverpool.
Authorities told CBS News that Jayme was home when her parents - 46-year-old Denise and 56-year-old James Closs - were killed. A responding officer arrived to find "the door has been kicked in", according to the log.
And I don't know, like, I thought, like, 'Who doesn't love Diana Ross?' She wants to look like Diana Ross for one day. She later added, "I can't keep up with the number of people we're offending just by being normal people these days".
Reporters were emailed invitations to the event on Thursday, which featured colourful, artistic renderings of the Apple logo. Apple will hold a product announcement on October 30 in NY , where it will likely unveil new iPads and Mac computers.
Every single ticket owner will receive a phone call or email from OnePlus with offers to help them to still make it to the event. The announced move comes after Apple sent out invitations for its own product event for October 30 - in the same city, New York.
Mourinho says he has "informed the Uefa delegates about the situation, because we don't want to be punished again". I walked in a hoodie, in the middle of the fans, no one recognised me.


Digital type wizard Erik van Blokland just posted a facsimile of LettError Magazine, published on MetaDesign's color copier in 1989. It's packed with dawn-of-digital nostalgia and the Dutch twins' playful humor. There's even a nice quick critique of the Bezier curve. The cover of FontShop's recently published Font 007 has an uncanny, but unintentional similarity.
In other LettError news, Erik has revived a FontFont classic, FF Trixie, with enhanced detail, new features, and a dramatic trailer accompanied by Just's guitar.


Medicare benefits may be payable under special circumstances that are not explained here, such as with the occurrence of a disability. We recommend you contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-MEDICARE (633-4227) for specific information about your entitlement to Medicare benefits.
There are four components to Medicare - Part A, Hospital Insurance; Part B, Medical Insurance; Part C, Medicare Advantage Plan; and Part D, Prescription Drug Coverage. You may choose to participate in any or all parts.
Medicare Part A, Hospital Insurance, pays for inpatient hospital expenses, hospice care and skilled home health services for homebound patients, and helps with short-term in-patient care in skilled nursing facilities if the patient is there for rehabilitation.
If you do not qualify to receive Part A free, you can pay a monthly premium.
Medicare Part B helps pay for doctors' services, outpatient hospital care and some medical equipment and supplies. Everyone must pay a premium to receive Part B coverage regardless of the number of Social Security units they have. Premiums for Part B are deducted from your monthly Social Security benefit. If you are not eligible to receive Social Security benefits, you will be billed quarterly for Part B coverage.
Medicare Advantage Plans are health plan options approved by Medicare and run by private companies. Medicare Advantage Plans provide all of your Part A (hospital) and Part B (medical) coverage and must cover medically-necessary services. They generally offer extra benefits, and many include Part D coverage.
Beginning January 1, 2006, new Medicare prescription drug plans are available to people with Medicare. Insurance companies and other private companies work with Medicare to offer these drug plans. They will negotiate discounts on drug prices.
Medicare prescription drug plans provide insurance coverage for prescription drugs. Like other insurance, if you join you will pay a monthly premium (generally around $35 in 2006) and pay a share of the cost of your prescriptions. Costs vary depending on the drug plan you choose.
Drug plans may vary in what prescription drugs are covered, how much you have to pay, and which pharmacies you can use. When you join a drug plan, it is important for you to choose one that meets your prescription drug needs.


Just a quick comment on this New York Times article about World of Warcraft.
"It's the difference between an immersive experience and a mechanical diversion," Mr. Metzen said. "You might spend hundreds of hours playing a game like this, and why would you keep coming back? Is it just for the next magic helmet? Is it just to kill the next dragon?
This is wrong, wrong, wrong. Absolutely wrong. I'm astonished that a representative of a game company as successful as Blizzard could even say something like this. The thing that keeps people coming back to a game like that is the other people. Period. The only killer app in the history of computer technology is human communication. I was an early player of MUDs, way back when. The games themselves were utterly primitive, text based adventures with simple combat rules. But they were addictive and enthralling because I was interacting with people all over the country. I wasn't a sixteen year old twerp; I was Kamikaze the mighty thief. I earned respect based on my actions in the game, not on who I was in real life.
And, from everything I've heard about the current generation of MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role playing games), social interaction is still the main attraction. Friends use it for hanging out together. Others use the game as a way of establishing an in-game reputation that they could never achieve in real life. It's not about the story that the game creators write. It's about the story that the players are creating together, the community that they are building. And any game creator that doesn't understand that will get frustrated by why the players aren't doing their uber cool puzzle area. Things never change; wizards on the MUD I used to play on would complain endlessly about the stupid players who wouldn't explore their areas. They didn't get it. It's about delivering to your players what they want. And they want opportunities to create their own story, not play yours.


I've received a lot of emails asking about the gear I used and how my bike held up during my summer U.S. bicycle tour. I initially wanted to do infield reviews while out on the road but only had the opportunity to squeeze in a few videos but nothing in depth. However, since my trip is completed I can nip this in the bud and give you my perspective on the bike and gear I traveled with. This gear review will be broken into two parts, one with the bike and lastly the gear which you will find in a second post. Stay tuned for that as it will be featured in the gear section and blog.
When I realized this trip was going to happen I immediately started looking for a bike. I visited local shops and the Internet for research and used frames. While there's a plethora of bikes to choose from, the Surly Long Haul Trucker is coined to be the go to, or what I call "The Ultimate Machine". I thought about some of the gear that I'll be bringing and the different terrain I may encounter. I was looking for something that was durable, comfortable and easy to ride, versatile, easily repairable when things go south and aesthetically good looking without a hefty price tag. I checked this all off on the list and LHT seemed to mark my needs.
After spending sometime unsuccessfully finding a used frame and ringing several shops asking for a green or black 56cm LHT. I was pretty much decided on a black or green color way since I was buying it new and was planning to have this bike forever. Everything fell into place; I ended up finding a black one at my local shop and was off to take a look. They were psyched to hear about what I was doing and hooked me up with a 2013 model ringing in just under $1250.
I took the metro to the bike shop to pick it up and was excited to ride back home and put its first bit of mileage on it. I had the bike about 3 months before my trip in May so this gave me the winter season to ride and gather all other components I needed. As I mentioned earlier, I was in search for a bike that was versatile and that can also used as a commuter, on a single track and durable to hold my gear when it's time to take off. I started riding it to work as I do with my other bikes, along with weekend adventures to the local trails. I noticed the bike was pretty heavy right out the door. But I knew this before hand and when fully loaded should be fine. I mean for a bike that can lug around 300 pounds don't expect riding a feather light carbon or aluminum. It's a made from 4130 chromoly which is very strong, reliable and repairable.
Building up the new rig was exciting and I was really anxious to get it out there in just a couple of months. When I went into getting my components I was looking for something that was light and strong enough to hold up all my gear. In terms of the racks I needed a front and rear base to place gear on top of. I was bringing my tripod, dolly slider and panniers that were loaded. I spent some time testing out different racks in shops and doing research on the internet. I ended up with a Jandd Expedition rack for the rear and Old Man Mountain in the front.
I chose the Jandd Expedition rack because of its 75lbs load capacity, wide and long platform for placing my gear and that it has a set back so my size 13'' boot heel won't clip my rear panniers while riding. The Old Man Mountain Sherpa is a great rack and has higher horizontal rails, which is what I was looking for. I wanted my gear to sit higher and away from the ground with my panniers mounted. The platform is wide and long enough to seat my tripod and other gear securely while riding.
The SKS p50 fenders are great and I'm glad that I included them in my build. They add a nice classic look to my trucker as well. I almost didn't get them because I figured I'd be in mainly dry climates and both my front and rear racks platform acts as a rain and mud shield. However, the nice range that the p50 has, has kept my boots from getting soaked and kept gunk away from my drivetrain when conditions didn't favor. They're wide enough to fit 700×45 tire width's which is great for more demanding terrain.
I used BMX platform pedals instead of my LOOK Keo Blade's because I knew I'd be on and off the bike. While some of the climbing could have been performed better with cleats or SPD's I'm happy that I didn't bring them. These Fly Bikes Ruben Graphite pedals served me well and came off my old BMX bike. They started breaking down in Colorado but got me through the rest of the trip. I replaced them with Wellgo MG-1's which are on my current rig.
The bike came stock with Shimano Deore Lx derailleur and Sora FD-3503 front derailleur. It's a responsive 3×9 system and does what it's supposed to do. While I've looked into changing these I have them running perfectly fine on my current rig. Other parts like my seat post and saddle came directly off my other bike.
When I first got on the bike with it fully loaded I immediately noticed that it was unstable. Part of it was my oversized load and lack or organized packing. This is when I decided to really take a step back and compartmentalize everything. I'll go into this further in part two of this review, but I put all my electronics in one bag and camping gear in the other. My two front panniers housed my food in one bag along with water and other necessities. Here's a few images below with the bike fully loaded and in the field.
I've had this bike for about 10 months now and it's a real treat. I use this bike for just about everything from commuting, grocery shopping, single track, group rides and solo ventures to the woods. It's the ultimate machine that suits my needs. It reminds me of the transformers, burly, fast and easily broken down and modified to your liking. On trails getting over logs can be an issue. The bottom bracket is lower so it'll hit the sprocket or chain stay. A fast bunny hop over most can clear your bottom bracket and sprocket from getting hit, but when it get's technical you want to get off to get around them.
Most of the parts are the same except a new Shimano 9 speed cassette, Jagwire sport derailleur cables, sealed Wellgo MG-1 pedals, Cinelli Cork bar tape and Schwalbe Marathon Modial (front) and Marathon Plus (rear) tires both at 700×35. Check back here or our Facebook page for part two covering the gear used for this trip.
Hi, Thanks for the review of the LHT. I currently ride a Bianchi Volpe. I'm thinking of buying a LHT for touring. I like the gearing but I'm not sure about the bar end shifters since I'm used to STI. I'm curious why you don't use a kickstand. When I buy my next bike I intend to get one. My Volpe has fallen many times and that's been the cause of minor damage. Anything you would change on your LHT? I would probably add a Brooks 67 with springs. Thoughts? Nice pictures. The front brakes look good.
Thanks Chris! You can probably say it's a lost art to prop your bike up against the curb with your pedal. With my bike fully loaded it was easily achievable to lean it against obscure but sturdy things like, walls, fence post, tables and tress. I also placed it on the grass on its non-derailleur side.
awesome post! it was helpful and i learned a lot .
Curious to know how tall are you?
Great review and pick, one of the best that i founded!
Thank you @kyrlo Lyutov! I'm 6.1′ (185 cm) tall. Glad you enjoyed the review.
Just picked up a new LHT frame to build over the summer and fall. Thanks for the specs and information.
Love your LHT build, and appreciated the detail you're going into – especially in the videos. Inspiring me to get one too now, particularly when seeing how quick you can get the LHT up when it's unloaded – the vids in Portland really show this.
This really is a versatile bike, might be able to sell my other three and combine this to suit all needs!
PS was interested to know if you had any problems with the canti setup during your travels – has it held up well, particularly offroad?
I'm undecided between the disc or canti setup – but leaning to the simplicity of the cantis like you have.
Thanks @tadswana for stopping by and checking out the review of the LHT. In terms of maintenance I haven't had any issues with the cantilever setup on my bike at all. In fact, they've been running well since last years trip. I did however found it harder to brake when taking descends on big hills or mountains. I do lube and service the pads and cables regularly. The advantage of the cantilever setup is that I can swap out wheels easily without having to worry about a disc compatible setup. In terms of disc brakes they would be great in the wet weather and through dirt if these are the conditions you plan to be in. I'd say they're definitely a luxury to have.


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The objective of the not-for-profit organisation Comequi is to give farmers of the African 'Great Lakes' region (the DR Congo) the means to lead concrete and effective action towards sustainable development, in order to increase their total revenues and to be able to meet the needs of their families (such as the education of children and medical treatment).
To attain its objectives, Comequi promotes agriculture which meets the standards of Fair Trade and/or organic production. It also encourages the creation of agricultural co-operatives to bring together industry and regional stakeholders, and works towards the provision of education in rural areas.
Co-operative AMKA (Kivu): Project launched in October 2011 aimed to be self-supported in 2014. Comequi ensures the training of coffee planters supervised by a Congolese agronomist, the organisation of the co-operative, the conditions to obtain the "Max Havelaar" accreditation, the promotion of the products. to the Belgian and European importers.
Four people are directly salaried by the project at Goma to keep things going on-the-ground.
This operation allows the producers to take their destiny into their own hands, to improve their productivity and to increase their revenues, in order to meet the needs of their families. Six new small plant nurseries are launched in the region.
Launching of vegetable plots for teaching: being piloted by Comequi in 2 primary schools in Kivu, in order to raise awareness of such matters amongst the children and their families.
Audit info : These figures result from the annual accounts which have been analysed by Fisco Zone sprl-bvba, accountants [agreement] 70042484.
The available amounts on 31/12/2017 are 343.425 €. The available amounts are defined as the difference between the current assets and the sum of debts and provisions.
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The available amounts on 31/12/2015 are 110.374 €. The available amounts are defined as the difference between the current assets and the sum of debts and provisions.
The available amounts on 31/12/2014 are 50.002 €. The available amounts are defined as the difference between the current assets and the sum of debts and provisions.
The available amounts on 31/12/2013 are 47.455 €. The available amounts are defined as the difference between the current assets and the sum of debts and provisions.
The available amounts on 31/12/2012 are 32.715 €. The available amounts are defined as the difference between the current assets and the sum of debts and provisions.
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package org.jclouds.gogrid.config;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.inject.Singleton;

import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.IpState;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.JobState;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.LoadBalancerOs;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.LoadBalancerPersistenceType;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.LoadBalancerState;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.LoadBalancerType;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.ObjectType;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.ServerImageState;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.ServerImageType;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.domain.ServerState;
import org.jclouds.gogrid.functions.internal.CustomDeserializers;
import org.jclouds.json.config.GsonModule.DateAdapter;
import org.jclouds.json.config.GsonModule.LongDateAdapter;

import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
import com.google.inject.Provides;

/**
 * Configures the GoGrid connection.
 */

public class GoGridParserModule extends AbstractModule {

   @Provides
   @Singleton
   public Map<Type, Object> provideCustomAdapterBindings() {
      Map<Type, Object> bindings = Maps.newHashMap();
      bindings.put(ObjectType.class, new CustomDeserializers.ObjectTypeAdapter());
      bindings.put(LoadBalancerOs.class, new CustomDeserializers.LoadBalancerOsAdapter());
      bindings.put(LoadBalancerState.class, new CustomDeserializers.LoadBalancerStateAdapter());
      bindings.put(LoadBalancerPersistenceType.class, new CustomDeserializers.LoadBalancerPersistenceTypeAdapter());
      bindings.put(LoadBalancerType.class, new CustomDeserializers.LoadBalancerTypeAdapter());
      bindings.put(ServerState.class, new CustomDeserializers.ServerStateAdapter());
      bindings.put(IpState.class, new CustomDeserializers.IpStateAdapter());
      bindings.put(JobState.class, new CustomDeserializers.JobStateAdapter());
      bindings.put(ServerImageState.class, new CustomDeserializers.ServerImageStateAdapter());
      bindings.put(ServerImageType.class, new CustomDeserializers.ServerImageTypeAdapter());
      return bindings;
   }

   @Override
   protected void configure() {
      bind(DateAdapter.class).to(LongDateAdapter.class);
   }

}

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