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An extreme makeover for wild mustangs
OCALA - The only thing Katie Williams wanted when she first visited Tom Olive's farm was a loaner horse to ride in exchange for doing some work around the barn.
The 21-year-old groom from a neighboring farm wasn't particular about the horse he would put her on. The ride would be just recreational and then she'd leave until the next time.
Fast forward a year and Williams has since quit her job and works at the Olive farm full time in exchange for learning how to train wild and troubled horses.
"When I first came here, I didn't know much about horses. I just wanted to ride around a little bit and go home," she said at the farm.
"It's in my blood now and once it's in your blood I know it's never coming out," she said about wanting to train horses.
"It's a lot more rewarding than just riding. It's more than just being a passenger ... on a horse," Williams said.
In April, Williams will see if her past year has been well spent.
She's one of about 35 competitors in the April 3 - 5 Gatorland Mustang Makeover competition.
In the Women LUV Horses sponsored event, trainers are given wild mustang mares and 75 days to teach their horse to perform various stunts and riding maneuvers.
It is the first time the event's sponsors have held the Mustang Makeover on the East Coast and picked Ocala because it already has an equine community, said Ericka Utz, the event's coordinator.
This is a real life Cinderella story for these horses," Utz said. "Otherwise they would be held in pens or slaughtered."
"The purpose of the event is to showcase the beauty, versatility and trainability of America's feral horse," she said.
The Extreme Mustang Makeover was formed in coordination with the Mustang Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in which Mustangs are captured and adopted in order to control their population. There are about 30,000 mustangs waiting to be adopted.
"They are not usually afraid of humans and once they are around humans, they make a connection and they become very trusting," said Randi Blasienz of the Mustang Heritage Fpoundation "It becomes a very rewarding experience for the trainers. People have turned mustangs into everything from working ranch horses to dressage horses."
The trained mustangs will be available for adoption through a live bid process at noon on Sunday, April 5. Of the proceeds, $125 of the adoption fees will be given to the Bureau of Land Management for managing the wild mustang herds, 20 percent to the winning mustang's trainer and the balance to the Mustang Heritage Foundation to support future mustang events.
The event will also include workshops, a charity dinner, silent auction and vendors.
For information about the events, including schedules or to purchase tickets, visit www.lynnpalm.com.
But Katie Williams said regardless of how she does in the competition, she'll have no regrets.
The decision to work with horses has allowed her to work with Tom Olive, who she describes as the best horsemen she's ever met and create opportunities to make training a career.
"I think this is growing me up a little bit. It's teaching me a lot," Williams said. "I'm becoming a better person because of it."
Fred Hiers can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and 352-867-4157.
What: Mustang Makeover When: Friday, April 3 through Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also on Saturday, final competition among the top 10 competitors at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 12 p.m. auction of mustangs. Where: Ocala Equestrian Complex. 1601 SW 60th Ave., near the Ocala Airport. Cost: Friday and Saturday - adults $14, children $6. Sunday - Adult $10, children $6. Three-day weekend pass - adult $30, children $12. Friday night Cowgirl Party Charity Dinner $25. Saturday night Mustang Finals $10. For more information go to: www.lynnpalm.com or call 352-629-3310.


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The staff of the University of Maine at Presque Isle's literary journal is pleased to announce the publication of its Spring 2015 issue, which features a fine collection of written and visual works by campus and community members.
This issue of Upcountry includes returning contributors as well as those who are new writers to the journal's pages. The Spring 2015 issue came together under student editor Jessica Edney and journal advisor Dr. Melissa Crowe.
"We're thrilled to report that since re-launching the journal in 2011, we've put out six consecutive issues, and we could not be prouder of this new one," Crowe said. "We're getting better at what we do, and Upcountry's reputation with readers and contributors is growing, making it easier and easier to consistently put out top-quality work."
Dedicated to showcasing poems, short stories, personal essays and visual art from the campus community, Upcountry is a publication of the University's English Program. Presented both in print and in an interactive, online format, the literary journal is published yearly.
The Spring 2015 issue includes the work of 11 poets and writers. Works range from Alice Bolstridge's poem "Through the Heart of the Awl" and Derek Boudreau's story "It Happened on Meteor Lake" to Hannah Brilliant's poem "Green Alchemy" and Amanda Stevens' story "Summer Storm." Renee Moore's painting "Longing for Something More" graces the cover.
"We invite members of the greater-Presque Isle community to read the journal and consider it a potential home for their own creative work. It's a real pleasure to have the opportunity to share local talent with the whole world," Crowe said.
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4 Great Stocks Loved by Millennials
Young Investors are warming up to the market and filling their portfolios with familiar names.
The kids are all right—or at least they will be. The oldest of the millennials, loosely defined as those born between 1981 and the turn of the century, are approaching 35. And as the generation matures and enters its prime wealth-building years, reality is setting in about long life expectancies and the solvency of Social Security. According to Bankrate's latest survey of investing professionals, three-quarters of the market gurus polled agree that millennials are ready to take on more risk and invest in stocks in order to afford the things they want, including eventual retirement.
In fact, TD Ameritrade reports that among its customers, two-thirds of the typical millennial portfolio is already invested in individual stocks. "Young investors are stock pickers," says Nicole Sherrod, managing director of the trader group at TD Ameritrade. "And from what we see of the stocks that they've been investing in en masse, they're doing pretty well."
Which stocks do they like? It turns out that, despite reports of their many differences, millennials and baby boomers have similar investing tastes. According to Openfolio, a social media network where investors can share and compare their portfolios, six of the top 10 stocks held by people ages 25 to 34 are also favorites of folks 50 to 64: Apple, Facebook, Walt Disney, General Electric, Microsoft and Google.
Popular Stocks Among Millennials
Apple (symbol AAPL, $115.15) is the top holding across all generations, according to both Openfolio and TD Ameritrade. Millennials seem particularly enamored. Apple is often the first stock trade for investors of this generation, says Sherrod. Its popularity should be no surprise to anyone who has noticed that the stock has more than tripled in value over the past five years. Less expected: It remains relatively affordable. The stock sells at 12 times estimated year-ahead earnings. That's cheaper than the 17 forward price-earnings ratio of Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.
Apple promises to continue its rise as the company consistently churns out upgrades, as well as new products. Anthony David, a Washington, D.C.-based financial adviser with Morgan Stanley, points to high demand for both the iPhone and new Apple Watch to support Morgan Stanley's 12- to 18-month price target of $155, an aggressive one-third above the stock's mid August price of $115. In the quarter that ended in June, the company sold more than 47 million iPhones, now in its tenth iteration. That's 35% more than during the same period in 2014. Those sales totaled $31.4 billion, 59% more than the product earned the year before. The Apple Watch is off to a good start. After being introduced in the U.S. in April, it sold 20% more pieces than first-generation iPhones did in its first six weeks.
Facebook (FB, $93.43) is the second-most popular stock among millennials, according to TD Ameritrade. (According to Openfolio, it's second among 25- to 34-year-olds and third among investors under the age of 25.) Like Apple, its popularity is evident in the skyrocketing price. Since its initial public offering at $38 in May 2012, Facebook's stock sank to a low of $18 that September but has since soared to near $100. And it still might have room to run. The site may be relatively old in the social media world, but "it is still early days in the company's effort to grow as an industry-leading global advertising business," says David.
The social network does hold the attention of a growing number of users. In the second quarter of 2015, the site reported 968 million people actively using it on a daily basis, up 17% from the year before. The number of daily visitors using a mobile device has grown at an even faster pace, 29% to 844 million. All those eyeballs mean big money for the company. Advertising revenue totaled more than $3.8 billion in the second quarter of the year, up 43% from the same period of 2014. Mobile ads count for 76% of those dollars; in 2014, it was 62%. Analysts expect sales to increase 38% this year and another 35% in 2016. Morgan Stanley raised Facebook's 12- to 18-month price target from $94 to $110.
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A surprisingly popular stock among millennials is General Electric (GE, $25.79). Founded in 1892, it may not be the sexy company you'd think would attract young investors. It's more like the stable suitor their parents might keep mentioning at family dinners. According to TD Ameritrade, it's the third-most popular stock among millennials and second-most popular with boomers. "I think probably it's a brand that their parents have recommended to them, a company that their parents have been invested in for a really long time," says Sherrod. (Openfolio ranks GE sixth in popularity among investors under 35.)
It just goes to show that sometimes your parents really do know what's best for you. With the ongoing sale of its financial-services unit, GE Capital, the company is returning to its industrial roots and raising cash in the process. The company has reached agreements to sell about $78 billion worth of its financial-services assets so far in 2015, putting it on track to hit $100 billion in asset sales by the end of the year. GE's core industrial operations demonstrated year-over-year improvement during the second quarter. Analysts expect earnings will increase by about 19% in 2016. The stock sells at 18 times estimated year-ahead earnings, versus a P/E of 17 for the S&P 500. Plus, even if young investors are not all that interested in income at the moment, GE's current yield is 3.5%.
One company that younger and older investors don't quite agree on is Tesla (TSLA, $242.51). According to Openfolio, it ranks second in popularity among investors under 25 and third for investors ages 25 to 34. Yet, it's just 24th for 50-to-64-year-olds, and it doesn't even appear in the 25 top stocks for investors over age 65. "Our younger investors tend to look for companies that are a little bit more socially responsible," says TD Ameritrade's Sherrod. "Tesla is doing a lot in the green space with electric cars."
Given each generation's investing time horizon, Tesla's popularity, or lack thereof, makes sense. In the short term, Tesla expects losses as it invests in developing new technology and ramping up production. And the stock is very pricey at 181 times year-ahead earnings. But, says David, analyzing the stock based just on near-term expectations won't work.
In the long run, the company is poised to transform the energy and auto industries and to boost sales exponentially. Morgan Stanley expects Tesla could multiply its revenues by 18 times by 2029. The company expects its Gigafactory outside Reno, Nev., to be fully operational by 2020. At that time, the facility, where Tesla is set to make its lithium-ion battery packs, will boost production to 500,000 vehicles a year. In 2015, it expects to deliver 55,000 vehicles. Tesla's base Model S sedan starts at $75,000, though options can easily push the price tag into six figures.
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A Word of Warning
While the stock market is the place to build wealth over very long periods of time, buying individual stocks comes with risks. "I wouldn't recommend young people touch individual stocks," says David. "They usually won't have sufficient funds to diversify properly." Indeed, you'd need nearly $500 in order to buy just a single share of each of the four companies listed above.
And you would be nowhere near a well-diversified portfolio. After all, a large position in any single company allows it to have a great impact on your wealth. If that company tanks for any reason, so do you. For a proper mix, you should limit your stake in any one company to between 2% and 5% of your portfolio, meaning you'd need to invest in at least 20 holdings. John Sweeney, executive vice president of retirement and investing strategies at Fidelity, recommends a minimum of about 40 stocks to build a well-diversified portfolio.
A high concentration in a single sector can also be a concern. Millennial investors have nearly one-third of their portfolios in technology companies, according to TD Ameritrade. Baby boomers and seniors have just 26.9% and 19.2% of their investments, respectively, in tech. By comparison, 19.8% of the S&P 500 is composed of tech companies. "I think that's a function of the brands that they're really familiar with do tend to be tech brands," says Sherrod.
Investing in mutual funds is a simpler way to reap the benefits of the stock market. With a single purchase, you can invest in hundreds of stocks and dampen the risk. Plus, you can still buy a stake in a company you like. "When I have someone really interested in investing in, say, Apple, I let them know there are a whole host of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs that hold a piece of Apple along with a lot of other companies," says Karen Carr, a financial planner with the Society of Grownups, based in Brookline, Mass. "So you're getting the best of both worlds there."
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CADILLAC, QUE.—Canadians have long considered hockey sacred — and soon they might actually get a holy hockey site.
In a life-changing event, a Canadian cardinal now viewed as a contender for the papacy once broke his leg on an outdoor hockey rink in the northwestern Quebec village of Cadillac.
Marc Cardinal Ouellet was a talented 17-year-old forward when his skate blade got caught in a deep crevice during a game. While nursing his aching leg over the following weeks, Ouellet made up his mind to pursue the priesthood.
The birthplaces, childhood abodes and hometown churches of past popes have become hallowed terrain for pilgrims and tourist stops for history buffs.
In Cadillac, wedged between the community's 30-year-old indoor arena and a row of mobile homes, there are no clues an outdoor rink ever existed on the site.
One local, however, remembers the old ice surface well.
Normand Caron, 91, was in charge of maintaining the rink for years, a span that covered the early 1960s — when Ouellet broke his leg. Caron said the future cardinal, from nearby La Motte, often laced up in Cadillac to play against his son's team.
He's not surprised his ice sheet would have had a skate-snagging fissure in it.
"For sure, at that time it's possible that there were cracks in the ice," Caron said of the rink, which, in the early '60s, was resurfaced the old-fashioned way — with shovels and a firehose.
Caron flashed a big grin when asked about the possibility that his choppy ice may have helped put a young man on the path to the Vatican.
"Well, I think that's wonderful, that's beautiful," he said, while adding he doesn't actually remember Ouellet's injury.
"I'm not the one who decides that ... But, at the same time, we would be very happy to see it."
The rink was a popular gathering point in the tiny village, which was merged with the city of Rouyn-Noranda in 2002.
Roch Ouellet told The Canadian Press he was peering over the rink's boards watching the game when his older brother went down.
"There was a crack in the ice, and his skate got caught in the crack and the force was too strong — he broke his leg," said Roch Ouellet, who was 11 or 12 years old at the time.
Marc Ouellet was taken to a woman who was known as the local bone-setter — or ramancheuse — despite her lack of formal medical training.
She set his leg in rudimentary fashion and braced it with homemade wooden splints.
"I lost my season," the cardinal recalled in a 2005 interview with The Canadian Press.
"I started to pray and to read a little more spiritual things because I was unable to play. It was decisive for my vocation."
Marc Ouellet, the third-oldest from a brood of eight kids, honed much of his hockey know-how with his siblings on homemade rinks at a neighbour's place and inside his own family's chicken coop.
Roch Ouellet remembers how the boys weren't allowed to play hockey on the neighbour's rink when the girls wanted to skate.
But inside the chicken coop, the boys made the girls into goaltenders.
"(The girls) took a few pucks — they took pucks on the head," Roch said with a laugh, adding he's pretty sure Marc was a participant.
"Marc was pretty much my idol. He was a good hockey player."
As an adult, Ouellet continued to play the game and joined a men's league in Val-d'Or, shortly after he became a vicar at the city's St-Sauveur Church.
An old teammate and longtime friend says Ouellet was blessed with a rare combination of God-given attributes — size and soft hands.
Not only could Ouellet pass the puck, he could bury it, says Yvan Boucher.
"He was real good," said Boucher, who first met Ouellet more than 40 years ago.
"He probably could've had a very good career (as a player) because of his size. He was very good on skates, very deft."
Ouellet and Boucher, himself a stout blueliner, helped lead Les Canadiens de Butch Shoe Store to the 1969 regular-season championship of the city's men's league.
Boucher invited Ouellet, then 24, to join the team a few months after they first met, shortly before the young vicar baptized his daughter.
Their lasting friendship was cemented thanks, at least in part, to their shared love of hockey.
Boucher and his wife, Claudette, say Ouellet stays overnight at their Val-d'Or home once or twice per year, usually at the end of his visits with family in the region. His hometown is less than an hour's drive away.
Ouellet last spent the night there in the summer, but they saw him in La Motte on New Year's Day.
Ever the hockey fan, the cardinal will sometimes watch Montreal Canadiens games during the NHL season in the Bouchers' living room.
The Bouchers have a recent photo that shows Ouellet sitting with his feet crossed on their ottoman. He has an intense look in his eyes and he appears to be fidgeting nervously with his fingers, transfixed by the game.
Boucher says the image shows his friend watching a Habs game, something he rarely — if ever — gets to do in Rome.
"Oh, he adores hockey," said Boucher.
He adds, however, that they've talked less about the game in recent years.
Ouellet, now 68, holds a powerful Vatican position in which he oversees the selection of bishops and recommends his choices to the pope. With the papal conclave starting Tuesday, there is a chance he will be the next to inherit the throne of St. Peter.
"The higher he rises (in the church)," Boucher said, "we have plenty of other things to discuss with him."


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Come live among refugees and serve to bring hope and everlasting change in their lives.
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Come live among refugees and serve to bring hope and everlasting change in their lives.
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Come live among refugees and serve to bring hope and everlasting change in their lives.
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|Action International Ministries
|Middle East
Jan - Dec 2022
Lasts 3 weeks to 2 years
|Refugees, Teaching English, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Community Development, Medical/Healthcare,
Approximately $800 to $1000
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Includes: Lodging, Meals
|Action International Ministries
|Middle East
|Jan - Dec 2022
Lasts 3 weeks to 2 years
|Refugees, Teaching English, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Community Development, Medical/Healthcare
Approximately $800 to $1000
** See Financial Information Below
Includes: Lodging, Meals
What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
Where: The Middle East
When: Internships can be scheduled any time of year with approval
With whom: Western field workers serving with our organization.
Q & A with field workers in the Middle East:
1. What are some ministry tasks that you want the intern to accomplish while serving with you?
The biggest ministry task that interns can fulfill in serving with us is teaching English to the refugees we serve. We also would appreciate having interns who could work with local entrepreneurs and connect them to an international network of business opportunities. Additionally, there are opportunities for medical professionals here and those would involve working alongside ex-pat doctors and nurses to help them run a clinic. For medical missions, this would require someone wanting to come long-term and spend 4-6 months building contacts and writing-up a proposal for future work here.
2. What are some key lessons from your ministry and walk with the Lord that you want to impart to the interns to help them as they consider their own individual call to missions or vocational ministry?
We can guide them in (1) writing-up their own Calling Statement with plans of reaching those goals, (2) teach them to get daily nourishment from God's Word, (3) help them establish a network of contacts that will help keep them on the field, (4) show them the beauty of the people and the places of where they will serve.
3. What would a typical day look like?
Interns will be in a community-living situation and their day will start with tasks to keep the community running. Next, they will have devotions with breakfast and then prep-time for giving classes or research for helpful networking. After that they will be off to visitation or class-time or other meetings. Finally in the evening, there will be other community tasks, a daily debrief, and a closing time of prayer.
4. Specific skills an intern may expect to develop by the time the internship is completed:
(1) Interns will become learners of cross-cultural dynamics, i.e. language, use of time and money, relational issues, sense of beauty and purpose which can vary cross-culturally.
(2) They will learn why people do things differently.
(3) Then interns will learn to help people identify what they want and need.
(4) Finally, time permitting, interns will learn how to come-up with a proposal for future ministry with us or in another context.
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Mission Trip Offered By Action International Ministries
Action International Ministries (ACTION) is a global mission agency committed to sending multi-national missionaries who treasure Jesus Christ and minister His Gospel in word and deed, primarily to the poor.
Our three-prong strategy for urban ministry can be defined under three headings: evangelism, discipleship, and development.
The mission currently has 330 missionaries (and many other team members) in 35 countries. ACTION's prayer target is for 221 additional missionaries to join them in the vital task of world missions, for the glory of God!
Our goal is to know God and take action! (Daniel 11:32)View organization profile »


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Still, Wait For Me / Still, Wait For Me SWFM 219
Chapter 219: I'll pretend to be Hucheng's boss
Li Wan'er continued acting wronged, or perhaps she was just being petulant as she buried her head in her chest, not saying a word.
Xu Tingsheng simply stopped speaking as well, silence descending for a while as he continued driving.
Pulling over at Li Wan'er's destination, he considered for a while before still asking in the end, "What time at night? I mean, what time does that gathering of yours start?"
"Seven thirty," Li Wan'er lowered her head, not looking at Xu Tingsheng.
Xu Tingsheng looked at his watch, "There's still a little over two hours. Look, you should go back and get some sleep. After you wake up, clean yourself and dress up a little. I'll be here at seven to pick you up."
Li Wan'er looked up at him, "I'm fine. I'll look for you, you don't have to pick me up."
"Li Wan'er, you're not young anymore. Where's the meaning in pretending that you're okay when you're so clearly not?" Xu Tingsheng chided impatiently, " Just look at how you are right now. Look in the rearview mirror, please. There's no way I could bring a woman like this to some social gathering! It's like you were just trampled over and utterly ruined by someone."
Li Wan'er looked in the rearview mirror like Xu Tingsheng had asked, and ended up scaring herself. The Li Wan'er in the mirror wasn't far from a female ghost, being just so far away from that her of the past who had once had every single strand of her hair combed immaculately.
"I'll wait for you then."
Li Wan'er got off the car.
Xu Tingsheng drove back to his hotel. He got a haircut at the salon downstairs before taking a bath in his hotel room. Then, he found that suit that belonged to him and meticulously put it on.
Xu Tingsheng looked at his reflection in the mirror, finding a different him staring back at him.
This was the first time he was putting in so much effort in his appearance, the first time he was dressed so formally in a well-fitting suit, complete with tie, high-end shirt and the leather shoes which he was not all that used to…
Li Wan'er's skill and stylistic choices were indeed very good.
Sadly, Big Xiang Ning had never seen it before, and Little Xiang Ning wasn't here.
Meanwhile, after reaching home, Li Wan'er immediately gave the card with the 140000 yuan that she had just earned to her mother, asking her to take a trip to the hospital first. Then, like Xu Tingsheng had advised, she slept for a while.
Everything that had happened today, her request for Xu Tingsheng, how she had wept, raged and vented in front of a twenty-year-old boy, throwing a fit, complaining, even acting spoiled…
Never would the past her have imagined any of this.
Li Wan'er fell asleep very quickly. In her dream, that twenty-year-old boy still appeared, still said, "You can rest assured, I'm not going to hit on you. Don't worry, this Uncle has no interest in old woman. Alright, stop crying. I was a bit fierce just now, sorry."
This boy was just an asshole, also liking to act mature, actually addressing himself as Uncle in front of her. He was also callous, not possessing any sympathy, not knowing how to treasure a frail, delicate girl like her at all. He was also fierce, and…
But even as the dreaming Li Wan'er thought about this, she also involuntarily began defending him for some reason.
She thought of how he had concealed the matter of the Mercedes-Benz having been damaged for her. Would his boss find out about this matter?
She thought about how he had yelled her off the van, next saying not even a single word as he had parked it for her before forcing her onto his car in a totally unreasonable manner, not even deigning to ask for her thoughts on the matter.
Finally, she thought about how he had fallen headfirst onto her thigh, reaching out and grabbing her leg…
At this, a blushing Li Wan'er woke up.
Her face feeling hot, her heavy mood seemingly having been alleviated somewhat by such atypical emotions of hers, Li Wan'er took a bath, after which she changed into a snow-white blouse and skirt before finally beginning to put on some makeup.
She already hadn't properly put on any makeup for quite a few days.
"Old woman."
Li Wan'er looked at her reflection in the mirror, Xu Tingsheng's appraisal resounding in her ears.
"I'm clearly not that old," Li Wan'er told her reflection softly.
Having lived overseas for a few years, Li Wan'er was very skilled at applying makeup. Because of what Xu Tingsheng had called her, she felt petulant as she specially applied makeup to make herself look youthful and spirited.
Xu Tingsheng's call came in punctually at 7pm.
"I'm at where I dropped you off just now," He told her.
"Alright. I'll be right there," Li Wan'er hung up, taking one final glance at herself in the mirror before hurriedly leaving her house.
When she arrived, Xu Tingsheng was in the midst of listlessly smoking as he leaned against the door of his car.
Looking at him, Li Wan'er was slightly taken aback. The current Xu Tingsheng emanated an entirely different feeling from before. Li Wan'er had not thought that this boy who looked only twenty would actually appear as outstanding as this when garbed in formal attire.
Most surprisingly was that he actually seemed to have suddenly gained a mature aura.
Li Wan'er stopped in her tracks.
As Xu Tingsheng turned to look at her, he too was momentarily stunned. He had already known that Li Wan'er was assuredly a beauty who could topple cities and nations, bringing calamity to their citizens. Yet, he still felt shaken and disorientated as he saw her all dressed up like this.
The thirty-year-old Li Wan'er appeared no more then 27 or 28 now, still being a mature woman as compared to those girls close to Xu Tingsheng. Still, that maturity was not a deficiency as it was instead harmonious and bountiful.
"Get on the car," Xu Tingsheng said mildly before turning back and opening the car door, about to get back into the driver's seat.
Li Wan'er extended a hand and grabbed Xu Tingsheng's clothes, "Hold on a moment."
Xu Tingsheng turned.
Li Wan'er leaned in. As if dealing with a plastic model that she was extremly familiar with, she removed his tie before reattaching it in a practised motion that could not be any more natural.
"It was a bit crooked just now," She explained.
Then, she tiptoped and adjusted Xu Tingsheng's hair before stooping down and smoothing the creases in his clothes, even the legs of his pants.
Finally, she took away the remaining half-cigarette that he was holding, stubbed it and threw it into the bin.
This was her profession. Only when doing this did she appear confident, swift and competent.
Xu Tingsheng's mind drifted off slightly at this moment. What had just transpired was just like the future that the old man Mister Angelo had spoken of, about after a man had achieved his fame. That was, of course, excluding…the kiss on the face.
"The suit's pretty well done," Xu Tingsheng said.
They got on the car, setting off.
Putting on the safety belt, Li Wan'er was silent for a while before she finally spoke, "Thank you."
Xu Tingsheng watched the road ahead, saying in a neutral tone, "Don't stand on ceremony with me. Take me helping you out here as paying you back for scolding you to the point of crying just now. When tonight's matter is over, we'll be even. You don't have to feel that you owe me, and I won't remember having helped you as well."
"Why do you like being even so much?" Li Wan'er asked.
"You want endless troubles to follow?" Xu Tingsheng shot back.
"I, I won't bother you anymore."
"That's why. That's why it's great being even."
Li Wan'er no longer spoke.
Xu Tingsheng now asked her, "What's the relationship between the two of us?"
Li Wan'er swivelled her head to look at him, "Huh?"
Xu Tingsheng explained, "What I mean is-what's your scripted relationship with the rich dude I'm going to be acting as? If you tell them that I'm just an ordinary investor, based on your family's current situation, do you think that they'd believe it?"
Li Wan'er considered it, "I, I haven't thought about it yet. I also can't think of anything off hand."
Xu Tingsheng said, "That's fine then. We don't have to intentionally try. They'll be guessing it themselves. Get what I mean? Just don't randomly come out to cause trouble when the time comes."
Li Wan'er bit her lip, "Right."
Xu Tingsheng looked at her, "Stop biting your lip. You have lipstick on; any more of that and you'll be scaring people to death. Also, if you really want to go on with the factory, you shouldn't be as indecisive as this. Otherwise, even if you get past today, it would all still have been a waste."
Li Wan'er said, "I know."
Xu Tingsheng said, "Honestly speaking, you really don't have the ability to run a business. You should try to think of a way to get free of it as soon as you can. It'd be best if…after somehow getting past today, do like I said. Sell whatever you can and take off as quickly as possible."
Li Wan'er spoke no longer.
"I know that what I say doesn't sound nice," Xu Tingsheng said, "Still, I'm teaching you how to go on living."
Li Wan'er was reminded of her current predicament. With how things had played out, her goal could already only be: to go on living. Her life had just suddenly turned out like this. She dared not cry, afraid that she might stain her makeup. She looked up as she leaned against her seat, trying to repress her emotions with all her might.
Xu Tingsheng glanced at her again, saying ruthlessly, "You think that you're very pitiful, very tragic? Actually, there are many people in this world who're worse off than you. Li Wan'er, you've already lived for 31 years. Now, all you need to do is to live an ordinary life through your own efforts. Moreover, you have the qualifications and the skills; it can't be that you might starve to death. Think of a way to leave! After today, it'll all be calm and peaceful. How good is that?"
Li Wan'er made an affirmative sound, "After this has passed, I'll definitely consider it properly."
The car arrived in the hotel carpark. Xu Tingsheng called for Li Wan'er to get off, but she didn't.
"What is it?" He asked.
"How should I introduce you later?" Li Wan'er asked, "What I mean is-you being so young, if we arrange an identity for you, it might only be possible that it's the rich second gen type. As for the specifics…"
"I'm not acting as some rich dude's son," Xu Tingsheng said, "Can't you just take me as the rich dude?"
"But how could there be a boss as young as this?" Li Wan'er asked troubledly.
"There really is one!" Xu Tingsheng exclaimed, "Have you ever heard of the online enterprise known as Hucheng Tongcheng? It hasn't even been a year since it started, but its estimated value has nearly passed a hundred million already."
Li Wan'er said, "I have heard it being mentioned before. Still, I've just returned from overseas recently, so I'm not too familiar with it."
Xu Tingsheng asked, "You wouldn't have heard about their boss then? He's my age, twenty."
"Huh? Really?"
Li Wan'er was rendered dumbstruck. Even though she had once been wealthy, it was still quite some distance away from those eight zeroes. Now, Xu Tingsheng was telling her that a youth of twenty had started a business of his own, with its assets already surpassing the hundred million mark in not even a year.
She felt this to be inconceivable, at the same time wondering what kind of a person he might be.
"Really," Xu Tingsheng suddenly felt amused as he laughed, "I heard that that guy's both young and handsome, and his name's quite similar to mine as well. So…I've decided. I'll act as him."
Li Wan'er had not the time to think through it carefully.
Many of those who were attending the gathering successively arrived, high-end cars stopping in the carpark one after another with well-dressed men and women geting off from them.
Amongst them were former business partners of Li Wan'er's father whom she'd once intimately addressed as Uncle, now having become her debtors. There were also her former playmates, classmates and friends, some of whom felt sympathetic while others were waiting to see her make a fool out of herself.
She had once been a focal point of this social circle, due to her father's career and also her looks. Sadly, the situation was already completely different from how it had been back then.
Xu Tingsheng got off the car, walking over to the side door which he promptly opened before extending a hand to Li Wan'er.
In the carpark, everyone had already seen this brand new Mercedes-Benz G500. As they were wondering about which boss from their social circle had changed his car, they instead saw a young master who was dressed in high-end clothes and refined in his bearing step out.
"Which family's he from?" Most of the people in this industry were acquainted, but none of them had seen this youth before.
The answer was very quickly revealed. Accepting his hand, it was an elegant, stately Li Wan'er who had been a major focal point of their discussions over this period of time due to a series of unexpected events who gracefully got off the car.
Discussions began popping up all over the place:
"This…wasn't her family done for?"
"Yeah! The gathering aside, there's even a large group of people who've come to deal her the final verdict today. Just this alone was already on account of her father. Otherwise, they'd long since have lodged a complaint with the courts and put her factory up for auction."
"There're probably quite a few people who have set their eyes on her, like those who don't want money but just want the person, like those who want both money and also the person. Actually, if only she were willing, things really wouldn't be to this extent."
"What's happened now then? The fertile waters have flowed into the fields of outsiders?"
"My Dad says that she called earlier, saying that she's found someone willing to invest. It seems like it should be this person."
"Based on her familial situation, it doesn't have to be said what the dude's intentions are if he's still willing to be her investor, right? It's probably just this rich second gen who likes the mature type."
Amidst all these scattered comments that drifted over, Li Wan'er shivered slightly as she clutched Xu Tingsheng's arm.
Smiling as she greeted the familiar faces around her, Li Wan'er made use of as they were rounding a corner and said to Xu Tingsheng in a low, nervous tone that reeked of unease, "Speak as little as possible later, lest you let something slip, If someone intentionally asks questions, trying to probe something out of you, leave it all to me to deal with."
"Alright," Xu Tingsheng said.


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The Truth About Your Inner Game
One of my mentor's likes to say that 85% of your success is determined by your mindset, or your "inner game".
Some people think your results in life are all about what you're DOing…
But more importantly before you start DOing, it's about who you're BEing.
Today I was reading a message from another mentor of mine that shared a profound message about the BEing stage of the formula and some truths about our inner game.


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Great to read an inspirational and informative blog – and the photos are a delight! Country living certainly has advantages – reminds me of my country roots, too. An interesting read Bruce – and i t's always special to learn something along the way….
LET THERE BE ENERGY SAVING LIGHT – Illumination and Solar 101
In a 1931 conversation with Henry ford and Harvey Firestone, 83 year old Thomas Edison commented:
"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature's inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. … I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
This is our direct current (DC) solar & hydro powered home. The advantage of DC is that electricity is stored in batteries for later use.
How it Works:
(to see more detail click here to go to homepower.ca and then scroll down to power system 2)
The first strategy for energy saving illumination is to properly arrange windows to provide natural day lighting and solar heat gain during the cooler months . . .
When the sun goes down, interior lighting has to take over. This post will highlight numerous creative luminary forms, in an energy efficient home.
DINING ROOM: Energy Star light fixture with three 13 watt compact fluorescent's
FOYER: – Ceiling fixture – 20 watt halogen; Lamp – 13 watt Compact Fluorescent
Comparison of light bulbs – left to right
5.5 watt LED, 13 watt CFL, 4 watt LED (pin mount track light), 60 watt incandescent.
Thomas Edison invented the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb, pictured above right. It was a revolutionary moment in 1882, when the Edison Illuminating Company switched on one of the worlds first electric utilities, empowering 59 customers in Lower Manhattan with 110 volt direct current (DC) current .
Not Lower Manhattan
By 1887 Edison was operating 121 DC power stations in the United States, used mostly to provide electric lighting. With the "war of current," Tesla's alternating current (AC) won out, because unlike DC, it could be transmitted long distances.
Incandescent's are being phased out.
Only 10% of the power they consume is converted to light. The other 90% is wasted as heat, which can create excessive air conditioning requirements in summer months.
Meet our energy hog – frog lamp. It has a odd sized 40 watt incandescent bulb, that we haven't yet replaced.
Guess what? This lamp is rarely turned on.
Compare it to the tiffany lamp below.
It has a 2 watt LED bulb that uses only 1/20th of the electricity!
Here a couple of 13 watt CLF light fixtures illuminate my wife's pantry.
Ultimately, energy efficient lighting can save you money & time. It frees up power for other uses . . . and it plays a big part in reducing the overall effect of climate change.
Cost Analysis: Battle of the Bulbs
A. Type: 60-watt Incandescent (800 lm)
700 to 1,000 hours
Cost/50,000 hours*
Bulbs required: 50 bulbs at $1/bulb
Energy cost: $300
Total cost of lighting with incandescent
B. Type: 13-watt CFL (800 lm)
Up to 10,000 hours
Cost/50,000 hours
Bulbs required: 5 bulbs at $3.50/bulb
Energy cost: $65
Total cost of lighting with CFL
C. Type: 8-watt LED (800 lm)
Up to 50,000 hours
Cost/50,000 hours
Required bulbs: 1 LED at $30/bulb
Cost per 50,000 hours: $40
Total cost of lighting with LED
Above Right: Living room lighting – 2 watt LED lamp, 4 watt LED track lights, & Energy Star Ceiling Fan with 2 – 32 watt Fluorescent tubes.
I always examine the color temperature of a light bulb (measured in Kelvin). I prefer warm white at about 3000 kelvin, which is the color of incandescent lighting that people are most accustomed to. Daylight sounds good, but it creates a stark bluish light. An example of this is the 1 watt LED lamp shown on top of the piano below.
Here is a list of the light bulbs we use: (mostly warm white)
7 – 32 watt fluorescent tubes
15 – 4 watt LED track lights
8 – 5 watt, 2 watt and 1 watt LED bulbs
1 – 20 watt halogen bulb
4 – 40 and 60 watt incandescent bulb
During my building tech training, I remember an illumination course from back in 1976, a few years after the energy crisis of the early 70's. We learned that most commercial buildings are over illuminated . In general, lighting consumes a hefty amount of energy.
Power Consumption in Commercial buildings:
A kitchen does need to be well illuminated:
An office, like my wife's writing space below, has specific task lighting.
She is working on her 2nd novel from this space. And it's aptly titled:
The Light Never Lies . . .
The Buddha is happy there is energy efficient light!
And now the morning dawns . . .
Let there be light . . .
Inspired by the weekly photo challenge


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Top 10 Strongest Fusion Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh
Jeremy enjoys dueling in between working as a chemical analyst and campus building manager.
Fusion Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh
Several years ago, we counted down the top six best fusion monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh, but dueling has greatly evolved since those days, and it's time for a fresh review. Fusion monsters are the original extra deck cards, handy since they're available throughout the entire duel without having to be drawn. They wield high battle stats and awesome effects for the price of being resource-taxing; most fusion monsters require two or more monsters from the hand/field as material plus a fusion spell to initiate their summon.
Some fusion monsters demand specific cards before they offer their services; others accept any monsters of a particular level, type, attribute, or archetype. But with hundreds of powerful intertwined warriors, which titans reign supreme?
Factoring in ATK, DEF, effects, and ease of summoning, these are the ten best fusion monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom
- D/D/D Flame High King Genghis
- Performapal Gatlinghoul
- Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon
- Mirror Force Dragon
- Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer
- Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon
- Crimson Nova Trinity the Dark Cubic Lord
- Imperion Magnum the Superconductive Battlebot
- Chaos Ancient Gear Giant
10. Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom
Materials: 2 dark-attributed pendulum monsters
Fans of the Arc-V anime may know that Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom belongs to two powerful monster series (Supreme King and Starving Venom), qualifying for several name-dependent abilities. Better yet, it brandishes a fierce 2800 ATK and accepts any two dark-attributed pendulum monsters as material, a particularly easy summon condition that lets you fuse numerous combatants. Additionally, you can tribute the materials from your field to summon it—without needing Polymerization or other fusion spells.Once out, Starving Venom lets you (once per turn) target a monster on the field or graveyard; until the end phase, Starving Venom takes its name and gains its effects, and for the rest of the turn, all your monsters inflict piercing combat damage to defense position monsters. This incredible effect boosts your entire team and grants Starving new abilities, and for these reasons, it's currently banned in official play. Don't worry, though—none of today's other entries are (as of this writing) forbidden or even limited, so feel free to include as many copies as you like in your deck!
9. D/D/D Flame High King Genghis
Materials: 1 level 5 or higher D/D monster + 1 D/D monster
Like our last card, D/D/D Flame High King Genghis brandishes a formidable 2800 ATK, but he's also packing a hearty 2400 DEF when the need arises. He's also pretty easy to summon, accepting any level 5 or higher D/D monster alongside any D/D at all. Remember, all D/D/D units count as D/Ds, letting the entire archetype serve as fodder for Genghis's casting.
Additionally, if another D/D (again including D/D/D) monster is normal or special summoned to your field, Genghis lets you (once per turn) revive a D/D monster from your graveyard, a wonderful ability that drastically reduces the monster cost of summoning your extra deck creatures. Finally, during your turn, Genghis can (once per turn) negate the activation of a spell, trap, or effect, granting you a potent shield that lets you strike without fear of counters. The D/D series took a big hit with the extra deck limitation rules (which debuted alongside link summoning), but Genghis softens the blow by easily special summoning monsters from the graveyard; these won't won't take up your extra deck zones even if they were originally summoned from the extra deck.
8. Performapal Gatlinghoul
Materials: 1 Performapal monster + 1 level 5 or higher dark monster
The Performapals are an expansive archetype with several powerful pendulum monsters, and Gatlinghoul accepts any Performapal plus any level 5 or higher dark monster as materials, a broad range that leaves you with several options. Pro tip: use Performapal Odd-Eyes Dissolver, an impressive spellcaster who may count for either material.
When fusion summoned, Gatlinghoul can inflict 200 damage to your opponent for every card on the field. This usually amasses over 1000 burn damage, and if Gatlinghoul was fusion summoned with a pendulum monster as material (easy with the Performapals), you can then target and destroy a monster your opponent controls, inflicting damage to them equal to its original ATK! In short, Gatlinghoul offers an entrance burn, a monster removal/additional burn, and a daunting ATK of 2900. Throw in the Performapal name, granting access to the series-specific effects, and you've got one heck of a fiendish goblin.
7. Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon
Materials: 1 Starving Venom monster + 1 Odd-Eyes monster
A rare fusion-pendulum blend, Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon must first be fusion summoned with any Starving Venom and Odd-Eyes monsters. Odd-Eyes are easy to fuse, but Starving Venom materials mean you'll be sacrificing an extra deck titan.
Luckily, Venom is worth the price. In addition to a monstrous 3300 ATK, Odd-Eyes Venom can (once per turn) target a face-up opposing monster, gain its name and effects, and add its ATK to Venom's base stat! As if 3300 weren't lethal enough, your opponent won't last long against a 5000+ beatstick. And even if Venom in the monster zone is destroyed, it can special summon a monster from your pendulum zone, then take that pendulum zone, fielding an ally upon demise and giving access to a (desirably) low pendulum scale of 1. This scale can also (once per turn) increase the ATK of a fusion monster you control by 1000 for every opposing monster until the end of the turn, a brutal boost that further accentuates an already-amazing gargantuan.
6. Mirror Force Dragon
Materials: None; must be summoned using The Fang of Critias with Mirror Force
Fans are no doubt familiar with the infamous trap Mirror Force, the original day-ruiner who could destroy all opposing attack position monsters when one tried to attack. This card inspired Mirror Force Dragon, who bears the unique summoning requirement of using the spell The Fang of Critias and activating its effect by sending Mirror Force from the hand or field to the graveyard.
Basically, it's a usual fusion summon, just with a spell and trap instead of monsters, although needing specific cards makes it a bit tricky. Still, a dominating 2800 ATK alongside one of the game's best abilities justifies the price. When a monster you control is targeted for an attack or by an opponent's card effect (except during the damage step), you can destroy all cards your opponent controls. This awesome mass-wipe improves upon the original Mirror Force by demolishing your opponent's entire field (spells and traps included) if they're dumb enough to attack/target your squad. Without the ability to do either, they'll need an uncommon non-targeting removal, and if they don't have one handy, you've basically shut down their entire strategy. There's not even a pesky "once per turn" limitation, so if they're suicidal enough to attack/target multiple times in a single move, just respond with as many nukes as you need.
5. Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer
Materials: 1 Dracoslayer pendulum monster + 1 pendulum monster
Unlike most monsters, Dinoster brandishes more DEF than ATK, bearing an impressive 2950 to endure all but the strongest blows. Thankfully, he's still got a respectable 2000 ATK if needed, but remember that having a strong monster in defense position can help survive counters like Drowning Mirror Force.
Additionally, Dinoster doesn't need (and in fact can't use) a fusion spell; you simply tribute from the field his easy-to-find materials, a pendulum Dracoslayer and any pendulum monster at all. Additionally, Dinoster prevents your pendulum monsters and pendulum scales from being destroyed by battle or effect, a massive barrier that protects the archetype's most abundant monster type. You can also once per turn special summon a Dracoslayer pendulum monster from your hand or graveyard, but it can't be used as fusion material. This is a small limitation that hardly diminishes a continuous revival ability (with ATK and effects left intact). In short, a defensive monstrosity that saves your fusion spells for other cards.
4. Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon
Materials: 1 Predaplant monster + 1 dark monster whose original level is 8 or higher
Needing any Predaplant and any level 8 (originally) or higher dark monster, Greedy Venom won't require too much effort to summon; the level 8 requirement can be met with many non-archetype cards like Tragoedia or Dark Magician of Chaos. This card can only be fusion summoned (no graveyard recycles), but it enjoys a superb 3300 ATK and can once per turn target a face-up monster, change its ATK to 0, and negate its effects until the end of the turn, a great net to dampen your adversary's best champions.
Plus, Greedy Venom accesses a helpful exit effect, annihilating as many monsters on the field as possible when destroyed and sent to the graveyard. After that, you can (but don't have to) banish a level 8 or higher dark monster from your graveyard to revive Greedy Venom, an astounding rebirth that puts your dark material monster from before to good use and makes Greedy Venom annoyingly difficult to permanently remove.
3. Crimson Nova Trinity the Dark Cubic Lord
Materials: 3 copies of "Crimson Nova the Dark Cubic Lord"
Needing three specific monster materials, Crimson Nova's only downside is a challenging summoning demand. But if you can amass the listed monsters and play your titan, he'll soon prove his worth with an unholy 4500 ATK and 3000 DEF. He can only be fusion summoned, but cannot be targeted or destroyed by opposing effects, so once he's out, he's pretty persistent.
Then, whenever Crimson Nova Trinity attacks, he halves your opponent's life points, and if he destroys a monster in battle, he can (once per turn) attack again during that battle phase! Not only does this swing at your opponent with a 4500 beatstick twice per turn, it twice halves their precious life points, meaning they're very likely to lose the turn he hits the field. As a final present, if you take effect damage, your opponent suffers the same amount, an especially welcome boon since it even includes self-inflicted damage. Overall, an absolutely superb monster who might have won today if he was a bit easier to summon.
2. Imperion Magnum the Superconductive Battlebot
Materials: Valkyrion the Magna Warrior + Berserkion the Electromagna Warrior
Imperion yada yada Battlebot also needs specific monster materials, but at least this time there's only two of 'em. Employing a savage 4000 ATK and DEF, it'll excel in either position, but its real treat lies in a spectacular trait: once per turn, during both player's turns, Imperion can negate and destroy the activation of an opposing monster, spell, or trap effect. Basically, you're rejecting anything they throw at you once per turn, so they need to spend at least two removals back-to-back to eliminate Imperion.
And even if face-up Imperion leaves the field through an opponent's card effect, you get to summon his two materials from your hand and/or deck, ignoring their summoning conditions. Few opponents can afford the necessary resources to take down Imperion, and even if they do, their cards should be depleted enough that the replacements Imperion summons upon demise ought to be well-equipped to finish them off.
1. Chaos Ancient Gear Giant
Materials: Any 4 Ancient Gear Monsters
Undoubtedly one of the game's most feared gargantuans, like Crimson Nova, Chaos Ancient Gear Giant brandishes a whopping 4500 ATK and 3000 DEF. He must be fusion summoned, but is entirely unaffected by spells and traps, disregarding non-monster counters. Plus, your opponent's monster can't activate their effects during the battle phase, further shielding Chaos Giant (and your other units).
Chaos Ancient Gear Giant can attack all monsters your opponent controls once each and inflicts piercing damage to defense position warriors, so your foe can't hide behind wall monsters. Their only real option should be non-battle-phase monster removals, and since most of those activate only on their turn, odds are good they won't last long enough to employ them. That said, Chaos Giant needs four Ancient Gear monsters, but accepts any from the archetype; use cards like Future Fusion to grab them all from your deck.
An absolute must-have for Ancient Gear builds, I can't recommend Chaos Giant enough; you summon him, you probably win. Luckily, this spell/trap immune behemoth is available for surprisingly low prices less than two dollars! A final tip: as helpful as his immunities are, remember that he ignores your spells and traps too, so don't try (and fail) to boost him with quick-plays like Limiter Removal or other machine shenanigans.
Future of Fusion Monsters
Gotta hand it to Konami, they've done an admirable job introducing newer monster types while providing support to older ones, giving duelists of any preference a number of competitive options. From old classics like Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to newer additions like Chaos Giant, fusion monsters have long been a prominent force in duel monsters that we'll undoubtedly see more of in the future.
But for now, as we eagerly await Konami's next expansions of monster-mixing warriors, vote for your favorite fusion card, browse the FAQs, and I'll see you at our next Yu-Gi-Oh countdown!
Fusion Monster FAQs
Can fusion monsters go in the main deck?
Nope, only in the extra deck. Like other extra deck cards, if they're returned to your hand from the field, they actually return to the extra deck (since they can never be in your hand).
How many fusion monsters can I put in my extra deck?
You can have up to 15 extra deck monsters, and up to three copies of the same monster, unless it's semi-limited, limited, or forbidden (allowing 2, 1, and 0 copies respectively).
How do I fusion summon?
Use Polymerization or a separate fusion spell and tribute the listed fusion materials from your hand or field.
Where can I find a list of fusion monsters?
Try the Yu-Gi-Oh wiki, though you'll need to specify the search if you don't want to browse through hundreds of cards.
Why did Konami invent a dumb word like Polymerization and not just use the Japanese translation of Fusion?
To the two people in the entire world who even asked this, Polymerization is actually a real word, but I certainly agree it's not as catchy. Still, we're talking about the same company that translated the "Satan Claus" into "Santa Claws". Puns and censorship matter more than accuracy.
Questions & Answers
Question: How good is "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon"?
Answer: On his own, pretty bad; sure he's strong, but he needs three specific materials and has no effects. But the Blue-Eyes does contain several supports, so factoring that in, he can be playable in his theme.
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Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on October 01, 2019:
You're right in that Clock Dragon can really hit hard, but he has his disadvantages. His requires specific materials ("Clock Wyvern" + at least one link monster), isn't protected against enemy effects, and some of his abilities depend on controlling link monsters (which you likely just sacrificed to summon him).
He's also not as strong when revived from the graveyard since his ATK-gain and exit effect only work when fusion summoned. Still a cool card, though.
YaMi on September 30, 2019:
What about Cyberse Clock Dragon? I know 2500/2000 isn't huge, but its ability can make it gain a ton of ATK. Just use Super Polymerization, when you and your opponent have Link Ratings of 2-4 on the field. I don't really think your opponent stands a chance against a 23500+ATK Beatstick.
Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on May 11, 2019:
"Strongest" referred to overall playability (effects included), not just battle strength. Stay tuned for updates as new sets release!
Chudster on May 11, 2019:
4500 as strongest fusion?...did you forget about Five Headed Dragon , 5000 atk / 5000 Def ?
Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on September 24, 2018:
Armityle's three specific fusion materials and lack of defenses against effects make him more trouble than he's worth, in my humble opinion. Supreme King Z-ARC is much better (auto field-wipe upon entrance!), but summoning him also takes quite a bit of effort.
Contact and union fusions definitely aren't as prominent as they once were, but for what it's worth, cards like "Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer" are still going strong, so there's hope.
anonymous on September 23, 2018:
Nice list. But what about Armityle the chaos phantom and supreme king Zarc?
Sakamoto on August 11, 2018:
R.I.P. ABC, the once meta relevant fusion
R.I.P. A-to-Z, the unholy almost unsummonable but unstoppable engine of destruction
Union Monsters have been my fav type of monsters. It's a sad thing that none of their fusion make it to this list
Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on July 25, 2018:
Shining Flare's abilities are nice, but just can't compare to these guys' effects. Also, he needs two specific monsters as material, and one of those is in itself a fusion monster, making him trickier to summon than most fusion units.
Bee2.0 on July 25, 2018:
I know that it goes only for a certain archetype but I have to ask, what about Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman?
Lauqerm on July 08, 2018:
Chaos Ancient Gear Too Giant and Crimson Nova Trinity are definetely two of the most powerful and fearsome fusion monster ever created, not only because they deals a hell of damage to their oppoent but also both of them has an extreme protection effect in their kit.
Crimson Nova Trinity (everytime I said the name I can already feel like I am the best villain) most of the time will "gently" blow 3/4 of your life point away (even more significant since I mostly play tag duel), and then just end the duel with it's monstrous attack that put Lunalight Leo Dancer (another of my favorite fusion beater) in shame. And then we have the last effect?
CAGG make me sweat bullet the moment I saw him in the anime, and even more when I read the actual card effect. He is relative easy to summon with the Catapult + Fortress to Wyvern + Box combo, and now even more easy with E-Hero Prisma and Ancient Gear Fusion. He punch so hard, has "but you still take the damage" clause, and just keep punching till forever. And finally the infamous Power Bond that everytime I active the spell, I can already feel the sound of gears and engines pumping up when those ancient war machines bonding their power and material together to create the absolute war machine of destruction and hear his war cry that wreck the hell out of my opponent's monsters.


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Wednesday, August 17, is national Thrift Shop Day, so we wanted to share some of our favorite thrift stores and how to get there using MetroRapid – just in time for some affordable and stylish back-to-school shopping!
Uncommon Objects
Located on South Congress, this is a great place to find one-of-a-kind gifts and conversation piece home décor. Take Route 801 to the SoCo Station, shop for some not-so-common vintage finds, then grab a bite to eat and do some more shopping on SoCo.
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Feathers Boutique
For the fashionistas out there, Feathers Boutique offers a great selection of high-end vintage women's clothing and jewelry. They also have their own line of "Feathers Originals," which are repurposed vintage finds, so you just may find a floral silk kimono that was once a scarf. Feathers Boutique is also a quick trip from downtown to the SoCo Station on Route 801.
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Still in Style
For those who want to feel glamorous while they thrift, take Route 803 to the Justin Station and it's a short walk to Still in Style, where you'll find a pretty setup much more like an upscale boutique than a thrift store. It's a great place to find new pieces to add to your chic office or internship wardrobe.
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All the NOAA tracks show Hurricane Earl approaching land much closer than Danielle did.
And Earl is a powerful Category 4 storm, having pounded Puerto Rico with 125 MPH winds today.
The current worst-case storm track shows possible landfall near Cape Point on Hatteras Island, and even crossing the Pamlico Sound. That track would bring significant impact to the Raleigh Cary NC area, as well as most of Downeast North Carolina.
NOAA offers pretty good tracking of hurricanes, and is even warning us about Hurricane Fiona, which is expected to follow Earl fairly closely, albeit a little further east. No guarantees.
So, get down to the Food Lion. Fill the car with potted meat, toilet paper, beer, bread, and take other usual precautions. Really, nothing to be taken lightly here.


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Hope you had a Merry Christmas. The retailers at your local mall sure didn't.
Statistics Canada reported truly dismal December retail trade numbers Friday: Seasonally adjusted sales slumped 2.1 per cent in what is supposed to be the biggest shopping month of the year. Economists had been looking for a much smaller dip of about 0.3 per cent, mostly due to an anticipated pullback from November's red-hot auto-sales numbers.
They got the drop-off in autos, but much of the rest of the retail sector came along for the ride – including the segments that are traditionally closely associated with holiday buying. Sales at electronics and appliance stores plunged 12 per cent. Department store sales slumped nearly 10 per cent. Sales at sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores were down 1.8 per cent. Lower prices contributed to some of the retail decline – but that only suggests that retailers cut prices for the holidays and still attracted fewer shoppers.
As retailers lick their wounds, the attention turns to what this bleak December means for fourth-quarter gross domestic product, which Statscan reports March 1. It ain't pretty.
Household consumption of goods makes up nearly one-third of Canadian gross domestic product; a slowdown in retail demand, therefore, represents a huge hit on the economy. For the entire fourth quarter, retail sales for rose a tiny 0.2 per cent from the third quarter. And that includes the impact of inflation. So, essentially, it looks like a third of the economy contributed no real growth to fourth-quarter GDP.
Compare this with the third quarter, when real GDP rose a thin 0.1 per cent from the previous quarter. Retail sales in that quarter were up 0.8 per cent versus the second quarter; the household consumption segment was the biggest contributor to growth. One of the few segments the economy had going for it in the third quarter seems to have left the building in the fourth.
The lack of consumer activity tosses another anchor to a fourth quarter that was already being dragged down by a sinking housing market. Economist have already suggested that the sharp decline in housing starts and home re-sales may have lopped as 0.2 percentage points off GDP growth in the quarter. Economists were already anticipating that the fourth-quarter growth figure wouldn't be much better than the third quarter; the way the numbers are starting to add up, it could be worse.


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After attending Brother Rice High School and graduating with honors from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Mansky attained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Michigan in 1985. He was fortunate to spend four years as an associate with his father, Dr. Chris Mansky. During this time he was able to draw on the experience of his father to gain a strong understanding of treating patients with the finest state of the art care, compassion, and respect. In 1989 Dr. Mansky relocated to his present office in Troy. He has been serving patients in the Troy area ever since. He has relied on a staff of long term, dedicated employees who know our patients and treat them in a continuous, caring, and professional manner.
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Well, we had hardly finished British Columbia's annual flower count when "thank you" notes from Ottawa started arriving.
We don't get many of those out here in the golden west; not even when we send bunches of freshly picked daffodils to friends and families still locked in ice and snow. Sometimes, especially from old friends or loving family members, the thanks are strangely expressed in photos of a single finger threateningly extended.
This year, on the day the capital city Victoria celebrated the old Queen's birthday, a chap from Ottawa, Marc Miller, flew into town and handed us a cheque for $15.3 million. Mr. Miller was introduced as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
He said the money came from the Disaster Mitigation and Adaption Fund and would be used to update, replace and refurbish water, sanitary sewer and storm drain collection systems. With existing systems up to 100 years old and climate change and global warming in these parts accelerating at twice the speed of the global average, there is an urgency to the project.
Mr. Miller never did say how Crown-Indigenous Relations came to be supervising the hand-out. But, wait for a few more paragraphs before rushing to judgment because on the day Mr. Miller handed over the $15.3 million, Tourism Minister Melanie Joly was in Montreal announcing a cash transfer of $58.5 million to help Canada programs designed "to boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons."
We haven't seen this amount of "gold" flashed around in these parts since the great gold rush when Victoria was the main city of supply for the dreams of Klondike.
And, hey, pay attention. That crazy early spring flower count with millions of golden daffs crowding eastern flower shops is reasonably solid evidence that BC, from Whistler to the gardens of Vancouver Island – amateur and professional – will have claim to funding from the $58.5 million funds.
Then, there was another bonanza confirming the arrival of the handout season. This one from the man himself – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – announcing an $11.7 billion (yes, it's a "B") to build a brand-new Coast Guard fleet. That will see 18 ships built at Seaspan, Vancouver, and Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax.
Time now for full confession on Victoria's flower count and its influence on monetary decisions in Ottawa, which is – none. So what else could spark the sudden generous, money launch?
Simple. There's an election due in October, and they've just brought out the honey wagon a little earlier than usual. Expect more in the coming weeks as the government disperses all the sweets it can while the opposition cries foul and responds with promises it can't keep.
Two things to remember as we dream on summer beaches of National Government philanthropy. (1): the only money government has is money donated with heavy complaint by the people. It now, to stay in power, offers back bundles of cash we once owned.
And (2) we politely say "thank you" as we recall one of the few President Ronald Reagan quotes that deserve replaying when politics are front and centre as they are now until October: "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."


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The Real Cost of #Foodies
Make it Instagrammable! This is what I hear every time I speak with chefs, designers, or any other creative person working in the food industry. If you've ever gone down the rabbit hole of hashtags like #foodporn with over 104 million images, #foodie with 47 million or #foodgasm 21 million, you won't be surprised when I say the "food-grammer" generation might be contributing to the food crisis. In the developed world, we are constantly pinballing between 2 controversial trends: one that celebrates indulgence and fullness, and another one that centers around frugality, control and consciousness. However, in an era of dodgy influencers and abuse of media as social currency, we might ask ourselves if this food-grammer craze is leading us to a cliff's edge with its fake abundance.
The sheer quantity of food produced today is unprecedented, but at the same time the food production system has never been at greater risk. The reduction of fertile land given the increasing urbanization of rural areas, the ever-growing monoculture crops that reduce our diets to a few ingredients and destroy our botanical diversity, and the ongoing losses in bee populations affecting the pollination of major food species are just a few of the scenarios that we must face in the upcoming years. We are set up to confront a major global food crisis that will put all populations, poor and rich, developed and developing, young and old, at risk. Luckily for us, the best innovations are made in times of crisis. "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" is a mantra that is definitely not new to this era. This is something that has fascinated me for a long time: How do we innovate with little, how do we optimize our resources, and how do we turn constraints into opportunities? In India, there is a word to describe this: Jugaad, or frugal innovation—a system based on people's resourcefulness. This is certainly something I can relate to while being in Mexico: every time I go outside I discover new ingenious solutions created under difficult circumstances. From turning a raw mango into an exquisite snack with just a few cuts, to building one of the most complex gastronomies of the world based on the 3 basic ingredients of the traditional farming system milpa: corn, red beans and chili.


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As well as teaching at Leo Baeck College in the areas of modern Jewish thought and Jewish responses to evil and suffering, Melissa Raphael is Professor of Jewish Theology at the University of Gloucestershire and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Chichester. She has been the Sherman Lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester; the Hussey Lecturer in the Church and the Arts at the University of Oxford, and the British Government's Foreign Office delegate to the International Task Force on Holocaust Remembrance and Research.
Professor Raphael is the author of numerous articles and books. Her books include Thealogy and Embodiment: The Post-Patriarchal Reconstruction of Female Sacrality (Sheffield Academic Press, 1996); Rudolf Otto and the Concept of Holiness (Oxford University Press, 1997); The Female Face of God in Auschwitz: A Jewish Feminist Theology of the Holocaust (Routledge, 2003), and Judaism and the Visual Image: A Jewish Theology of Art (Continuum, 2009).
Professor Raphael's new book, Religion, Feminism and Idoloclasm: Being and Becoming in the Women's Liberation Movement will shortly be published by Routledge. She is also an editor, with responsibility for Jewish art, of the Encyclopedia of Religion and the Arts 1500 – The Present (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).


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