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Electronics retailer Best Buy has rolled out its new video game trade-in program nationwide, offering a $20 gift card with select titles to help offset the fact that GameStop gives more credit on average. Update: Forget the extra gift card.
Best Buy's new trade-in program goes wide this week, launching in nearly 600 locations around the country, with more in the coming months. Customers in participating stores will be able to take their games to the customer service counter or, in select locations, a dedicated trade-in counter, swapping their used titles for store credit. Game consoles and game accessories are also tradable. It's a large improvement over the kiosk-based program they tested earlier this year.
Customers can also trade-in games online at the video game trade-in web page, where credit values will mirror those in-store, a fact that paints a pretty sad picture.
For instance, Red Dead Redemption, a fairly popular title, trades-in at $19 at Best Buy. GameStop gives customers $24 for the same title, plus added value for members of its premium program. Super Mario Galaxy 2 trades for $17 at Best Buy, and $25 at GameStop.
The differences will be offset slightly starting on August 29, when more than 100 titles will be eligible for a bonus $20 gift card when traded in at Best Buy stores.
"The expansion of our trade-in program reaffirms our commitment to consistently pursue new ways to bring a better gaming experience to consumers," said Chris Homeister, senior vice president and general manager for the home entertainment group at Best Buy. "Fall marks the launch of several highly-anticipated gaming titles and new technology, and we're thrilled to provide gamers with innovative ways to connect with the games they love."
Best Buy plans to offer pre-owned titles collected through the program at a later date.
So who plans on bringing their games into Best Buy? Despite the value discrepancies, the store credit can be used towards DVDs, Blu-Ray movies, and appliances as well, so I could be persuaded to poke around there, should I find myself in the trading mood. You can never have too many toasters.
Update: Best Buy emailed us the following correction to its press release: "CORRECTION: In honor of the Best Buy's new Trade-In program, Best Buy stores will be offering a $20 Best Buy Gift Card for more than 100 popular titles on Sunday, Aug. 29, NOT a $20 Best Buy gift card in addition to the trade-in value on more than 100 popular titles."
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CCSF's value to Bay Area outlined in report
It's a no-brainer that losing City College of San Francisco would cripple thousands of students who depend on its classes for a leg up into the workforce and higher education while hurting dozens of Bay Area industries that rely on its trained graduates to fight fires, nurse patients, serve up gourmet food and much more.
But now there's proof.
As City College advances toward the deadline next summer when its accreditation is to be yanked and its state funding eliminated, San Francisco's budget and legislative analyst is offering the first quantitative look at the impact that closure would have on the city, students, college employees and local industry.
Although it's unlikely that the information will change the college's fate as it struggles to remain accredited, the report's message showed in stark figures what its many devotees have been saying for more than a year: The college is a vital part of the Bay Area economy that would leave the region in far worse shape if it vanished.
Just 1,400 City College graduates transfer each year to University of California or California State University campuses, but students would have to pay an additional $5,000 a year if they transferred earlier than their junior year, according to the study conducted at the request of city Supervisor Eric Mar.
Similarly, thousands of students enrolled at City College for other purposes - it had 79,198 students at last count - are unlikely to be able to find or afford another program, many of which are already full at other community colleges or are offered at expensive for-profit schools.
"This report quantifies the huge economic impact of City College for young and old," Mar said Wednesday at the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee, where the study's author, Severin Campbell, presented the findings and students, faculty and others testified about how important the school is. "The most vulnerable people in the city are the most threatened by the loss of City College.
For example, more than 16,000 students studied English as a second language in the spring, while another 5,000 were there to earn a high school diploma.
If those students are displaced, "each non-English-speaking student would earn an estimated $13,500 less per year than a worker who speaks English well," says the study that used U.S. census data to reach that conclusion.
Those seeking a high school diploma "would lose estimated annual earnings of $8,840" if they were unable to find or afford another equivalency program," according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the study looked at.
Employers would also lose out because there are already more job openings than there are trained graduates - even with City College in the picture.
For example, in the 2011-12 school year, 87 City College students graduated from the licensed vocational nurse program. Those students filled 75 percent of the available local jobs, the study says. And overall, 2,272 students graduated that year with an associate degree or certificate qualifying them for a range of specific jobs that would go unfilled if the college had to shut its doors.
City College's accreditation is in jeopardy because an accrediting commission has found it is out of compliance with a range of accrediting standards involving financial management, governance and record-keeping. The college's academic quality is not in the crosshairs.
But after failing to satisfy more than 14 significant deficiencies during the 2012-13 school year, City College learned on July 3 that the accrediting commission had voted to yank its accreditation in July 2014. The college is appealing the decision. On Wednesday, 16 students, faculty and alumni testified about the importance of City College - some of them reflecting a widespread belief that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges is on a vendetta against the school because of its activist student body.
"This is a manufactured crisis," declared Wendy Kaufmyn, an engineering instructor and leader of the Save City College movement. "It's not about standards. This is a political fight."
Hene Kelly, a retired high school teacher, said, "City College saved many of my students who were not ready to go to (a four-year) college because of money, language or because they were not ready right out of high school. City College was their safety net."
-- To see the report on City College by the San Francisco budget and legislative analyst, visit http://bit.ly/16FBJTQ
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Most cold/wet weather starting problems are electrical in origin and relate to voltage drop by arcing or tracking of the high tension charge intended to go to the spark plugs (H.T. leads & spark plugs old & dirty) and often aided by an old starter motor taking too much current.
Read 1 to 10 if starter motor will work intermittently for at least 5 minutes (i.e. plenty of battery power) and is not unduly noisy, otherwise proceed to 11).
1) Loose connections, notably the two small (low tension) wires at one end of ignition coil, ensure that these are tight by slipping off coil, roll them in your fingers this will help to make a good connection.
2) Spark plugs, even when they still look O.K., fit new every 3000 miles and keep spares to fit when the car wont start.
3) Spark plug (H.T.) leads, especially if more than 2 years old. Firstly, remove and thoroughly clean off all that WD40 etc. that you sprayed on them, the dirt (road and brake dust) that sticks to the oily residue of these de-watering fluids is an ideal path to earth for the H.T. charge. Make sure end sleeves fit coil/spark plugs tightly. Run the engine or get someone to try to start it in pitch darkness, look along (but dont touch) the H.T. leads for arcing against any earth point, replace leads if you see any.
4) Ignition coil, can become cracked where the H.T. leads fit onto it, replace if necessary. Above all keep the coil clean and not covered in WD40 or WAXOYL, clean off the gunge using all purpose furniture cleaner e.g. Mr Sheen, dry off and polish as for furniture! If starting is only bad when hot the coil is the most likely cause replace it.
5) Contact breaker points & condenser, particularly if they are very recently installed or have done above 6000 miles with no adjustment. Fit new if worn or pitted, if engine has oil leaks it is possible that oil has contaminated points and carbonised clean off with a dry cloth and cure the oil leak by fitting a new engine breather.
6) Valve rocker clearances too small, reset using method in workshop manual but at 0.25mm to 0.30 mm rather than recommended 0.15mm to 0.20mm, larger clearance results in higher cranking speed compression and less likelihood of valve burnout.
7) Ignition contact drum, at rear of the steering lock, particularly a 2cv problem. Water leaks are common, it drips down the column and causes corrosion and wear on the internal terminals. Check if this becomes warm during starting attempts or during normal driving replace if either applies. The drum is held with a simple circlip to the back of the lock & takes about 5 minutes to fit.
8) Carburettor, the most unlikely cause of a starting problem, but between the carburettor and the manifold is an insulator block made from a material similar to bakelite, this is often cracked on 2cvs 1986 onwards and causes back-firing on start up and difficult cold running, replace the block and use a paper gasket each side.
9) Cylinder heads, not really the cause of bad starting by themselves but many 2cvs suffer from sloppy engine build up which usually manifests itself as a loose cylinder head on the left side of the engine. The symptoms of a loose head are a smell of oil/petrol/exhaust mixture through the heating system, back-firing on start up and often partial seizure, burnt valve and burnt out spark plug.
10) Engine oil, ever wondered why the starter motor turns the engine over much faster when its hot, simple the oil is thin, therefore if you fill with oil engineered to be thin when cold your car will start better when cold, use cheap 10w40 or 15w40 semi-synthetic but preferably not 20w50 its just too thick!
11) Battery, must always be topped up with distilled water to within 25mm of filler plugs, if it shows signs of boiling over then the voltage regulator needs replacing. Check battery terminals, first remove negative lead then clean both battery posts and terminals with emery cloth or sandpaper (but dont breath-in the lead dust!), apply Vaseline or any other oil or grease (but only if you dont have Vaseline), to terminals and posts, then re-attach always replacing negative last.
12) Starter motor, check that the main lead from the battery is tight but do not adjust until you have removed the negative lead from the battery first. If the starter motor does not flatten the battery but is particularly noisy or slow there may be a problem with a worn nose bearing (at front of starter motor where it hangs over the toothed flywheel behind the carburettor). Firstly, listen to the starter motor trying to start the engine, then apply a drop of oil from the dipstick or a squirt of WD40 to the nose bearing now try the starter motor again, if it has become faster and quieter then a replacement starter will have to be fitted soon but youll put off the agony for a little longer by applying oil daily!
13) Fuel pump, if you have to leave your 2cv unused for period of time (few days) and each time you return it wont start until its been cranked for ever, then the problem is probably caused by worn poppet non return valves in the fuel pump, there is no repair option just renew the pump.
Electronic ignition, now wed love to sell you this as a cure-all but it just isnt, sort out the H.T. basics weve described and do fit this later.
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The story of Heavy Rain lurks within the dark corners of the noir thriller genre, creating a tense drama that grips you all the way to its climax. Make no mistake, this is strictly for adults, combining mature themes and evocative scenes to stir your emotions. Like a brilliant movie, Heavy Rain's tale of human despair and triumph takes you on a journey - and how it ends is up to you.
The Origami Killer is still at large, plaguing lives with grisly murders, and as you're introduced to the four main characters of the game, they become the latest to be affected by the killer's destructive path. Can you uncover the true identity of the criminal before more lives are put in danger?
Heavy Rain's well paced and chilling story is about your choices and their consequences. How far are you willing to go to save someone you love?
From its clever origami lesson at the start that teaches you the art of decorative paper folding, Heavy Rain's presentation impresses. It boasts a variety of characters that look, move and sound like real people. A commanding atmosphere is skilfully shaped by subtle use of body language (such as characters hugging themselves in the cold and rain), convincing environments and some sterling camera direction, which also uses a split-screen effect to simultaneously show multiple perspectives of a scene.
Complementing this mesmerising theatre is a soundtrack that captures the tone of each scene with a haunting string and piano combination. Whether it's watching someone play in the park or trying to fend off a vicious attacker, the orchestrated music is well composed for each of the many incidents you engage in.
Heavy Rain features multiple endings, each one based on the many paths you may take during the game - so there's plenty to keep you coming back to see what may have happened if you made different decisions. There are also bonuses to unlock, such as behind the scenes videos, and many Trophies to earn, confirming your achievements in the various trials you undertake.
Heavy Rain puts you in control of four main characters, each with their own agenda and motivations. Their stories overlap, crossing paths as each chapter unfolds... and all are touched by the grim shadow of the Origami Killer.
Ethan Mars is a broken man. As the first character you're introduced to, Mars cuts a sombre figure, suffering from reality bending post-traumatic blackouts. He doesn't start off that way - after a well crafted introduction to his pleasant life, you get a first hand close-up of the fatal tragedy which destroys him and his family. From there the game puts his fate in your hands. Can you bring him out of the rain?
On the trail of the Origami Killer are two men, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden. Both contrast in their methods. Shelby's quick-fire speech plays off his ever present asthma and slightly reckless old school detective practices, while Jayden's systematic and high-tech FBI profiler approach comes with an occasionally nervous patter thanks to a dangerously addictive personality.
Finally, there's Madison Paige, a photographer trying to deal with the loneliness and isolation of insomnia. Dragged into the destroyed lives created by the Origami Killer, Paige finds herself in situations which put her in grave danger, leaving it up to you if she survives.
Any of these characters can die if you make the wrong decisions in Heavy Rain - and if they do it doesn't necessarily mean the game is over. However, you will then have to play through the rest of the story with the cost of your actions...
Heavy Rain is a refreshingly different experience. While exploring the characters' lives, you can listen to their thoughts and then speak or act by performing the on-screen action using the Wireless Controller's buttons and its motion sensitive controls.
Each required action is context sensitive, meaning it corresponds to an on-screen prompt, which can range from throwing a boomerang to changing a baby's nappy. It's a very intuitive and well thought out control system, made all the more exciting during moments of high drama or physical conflict, which requires keen observation, sharp reflexes and good judgement to perform the correct actions as they flash on the screen. It's fast, engaging and fun.
Because you can never tell what will happen next, you can't afford to take your hands off the Wireless Controller during any part of Heavy Rain's gripping story. There's a very real sense of menace to the characters' situations, leaving you exhilarated and rewarded when you succeed and breathlessly stunned when you fail. Heavy Rain feels like nothing else out there - and you play a vital role in that unique experience.


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Here's some Dallas and Tarrant County Real estate news you may or may not like. Entertainer Glenn Beck may be on his way to Texas, to actually live here. And what better place for the controversial, former Fox radio and television host, author, entrepreneur, and political commentator who hosts the Glenn Beck Program, and Glenn Beck on Fox News Channel, author of six New York Times-bestselling books, and founder and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts, to settle than the tony, upscale, and uber private gated community of Vaquero smack dab next to D/FW Airport? Sources have told CandysDirt that Beck has leased the $3,900,000 listed home of Jorge & Vanessa Piedra (she is a Swarovski heiress as in the crystal, he is a major league ballplayer who's had some "issues" and was last with the Florida Marlins). The home they are renting is at 2208 Vaquero Estates Boulevard. The Piedra home has been on the market since August, 2009, and originally listed for $5,400,000. The price was lowered to $3,900,000 and then put in the rental pool for $20,000 a month, which is actually more than the original lease offer of $15,000. It's that kind of market, I guess, where you lower selling prices but can increase the monthly lease. In fact, as of 6/26 the behemoth home was for lease for just 59 days where it had been on the sales market for 351 days. Jeepers!
Anyhow, here is what Glenn and his wife, Tania, are getting: 7904 square feet, four car garage, almost two acres of land (1.7ish), a Hill Country styled house, La Cornue stove, master retreat with a relaxation room, study, steam shower, limestone, hardwoods, travertine, 7 bedrooms, 7.5 baths, both sun and exercise rooms, a guest house with living, bedroom, bath, and of course a pool. And if he decides he likes it so much he wants to buy, seller financing is even available and Glenn, do get Vanessa to throw in some crystal. I'll come negotiate for you!
Last April, Beck announced he would "transition off of his daily program" on Fox News. According to Bud Kennedy at the Fort Worth Star -Telegram, Beck told our governor Rick Perry that he might move to Texas and might even run for governor. I heard yesterday that Perry's senior staff is SERIOUSLY exploring the presidential opportunity, seeking money, and perhaps Beck's presence in Texas might help? Beck did joke with Perry about incentives for moving his 150-employee strong company, Mercury Radio Arts, to Texas:
"I'll move my company to Texas, but I need you to give me zero income tax — do you see what I'm saying?"
So what can I say besides welcome to Texas, Glenn and Tania Beck?
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Editor's note: Your daffy RE reporter here was in such a hurry to post, I clicked on the wrong listing — corrected now, thanks to my eagle-eyed commenters. Keep me on my toes!


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Although separated by 14,000 kilometres, the two continents closely collaborate in dozens of projects aiming to bring solutions to major real-world challenges. EU Horizon2020 programme has invested approximately €5,9 million in Australian research and innovation
Europe and Australia may be -geographically speaking- each other's antipodes, but they are on the same page when it comes to scientific research. The European Union is a major driver of scientific research worldwide, and is currently collaborating with Australian institutions in dozens of projects aiming to bring solutions to major real-world challenges. How to grow resilient wine grapes in a warming world? Is it feasible to fly from Brussels to Sydney in less than three hours? Can we build a huge radio telescope sensitive enough to pick up radio signals from the time when the first stars in the universe formed? All of this may sound science-fiction, but it actually is EU-funded science on the making. EU Horizon2020 programme has invested approximately €5,9 million in Australian research and innovation, and more than 600 Australian researchers have taken part in EU-supported projects. Here are five of the most ground-breaking European-Australian scientific endeavours.
Climate change affects our world in many ways, and one of them is having an impact on one of humankind's oldest activities: growing grapes to make wine. As global temperatures rise up, grapes are ripening before they used to do, thus getting sweeter faster. The more sugar, the heavier and more alcoholic a wine is, whereas the current market trend is to demand lighter wines.
This is why Dr Roberta De Bei, from University of Adelaide, is looking at the way winemakers have grown grapes in the warmer Mediterranean climates throughout millennia. She is working with researchers from the Italian universities of Sassari and Pisa to import into Australia cultivation techniques that delay ripening. For instance, removing part of the leaves of the vine while the grapes are maturing. Their collaboration seems to be fruitful: they have written a paper just submitted for publication, and early results obtained in Australian crops are promising.
Dr Roberta De Bei, from University of Adelaide.
In the 70s, the now-defunct Concorde pioneered supersonic flights. Now, a European Space Agency-led project in collaboration with UNSW Canberra aims to take a giant leap forward: build passenger airliners able to reach hypersonic travel speeds, which means five times as fast as sound. The ultimate goal of the so called High-speed Experimental Fly project (HEXAFLY) is to build planes that could cover the distance between Brussels and Sydney in less than three hours.
Professor Andrew Neely, an aerospace expert at UNSW Canberra, is testing small-scale models in a special wind tunnel to help refine the final design. "The real hypersonic airliner would need to be about the size of an A380", he says. A larger-scale test flight is planned for 2020.
Simulation of HEXAFLY's hypersonic jet.
Somewhere in a deserted area of Western Australia, 133,000 radio telescope antennas are about to be built. This will be only the first phase of Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a project partially funded by EU Horizon 2020 that aims to build the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope, which will be able to pick up radio signals from the time when the first stars in the universe formed.
The full array of telescope antennas is expected to be 10 times larger, with the second phase to be built in South Africa. A dozen of countries are involved of an ambitious project that will open wide new horizons to scientists. "It's an exciting instrument because we don't know what questions to ask yet", says astronomer Antony Schinckel from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.
Carbon fibre composites can be used to make almost everything, from aeroplanes and high-end race cars to sports equipment. However, the current demand is so high that the current methods to produce them cannot keep up. Until now. A European-Australian project is developing a way to 3D print carbon fibre at industrial scale, which will create "new, smart, flexible manufacturing processes for everything from soft drinks to aerospace components", according to Professor Bronwyn Fox.
Fox runs the Swinburne's Manufacturing Futures Research Institute, an Australian institution closely working with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, the Universities of Stuttgart and Bayreuth, and the industry-driven research consortium ARENA2036—all located in Germany. The project's third leg is the Austrian company Fill, which provides the 3D printing technology.
Professor Bronwyn Fox, from the Swinburne's Manufacturing Futures Research Institute
David Lynn, an Irish-born researcher from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), is leading a pioneering research that combines computational and big data analysis with experimental approaches to unravel biological networks at the molecular level. His ultimate goal: find out the secrets of cancer and the immune system hiding in numbers.
He joined SAHMRI in 2014 under the umbrella of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's Australia initiative, which gives up to nine years of funding to top researchers. Lynn and his group of eight scientists are involved in various EU-funded projects such as PRIMES, an endeavour to map the molecular interactions in in colorectal cancer cells in exhaustive detail. "There are about 4,000 different interactions" Lynn explains. "We've seen how a common mutation can rewire the whole interaction network and make the cancer resist treatment".


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Indeed, as I thought about the daunting task of paying appropriate tribute to my father this morning, I was at times overwhelmed at where to begin. To chronicle and praise my father's achievements would be impossible: he quite simply did everything and excelled at all of it. And he wouldn't have liked that anyway, he would have viewed it as boastful. I also thought about my fondest memories of my father, but knew immediately that I had no hope of getting through those without sobbing incomprehensibly.
I thought about what my father would have wanted me to do today, and it quickly became clear. Life, for my dad, was always about lessons – lessons taught and learned. He looked for the lesson in everything he did, and he relished the opportunity to share them. Anyone who has eaten with him is familiar with what one of my friends aptly dubbed "lunch and lecture."
And while he certainly could make any setting feel like a classroom – I suspect that is why the Socratic method of law school seemed so familiar to me – it was always clear that he did it out of an intense curiosity, a joy for human interaction and a belief in constantly trying to make the world a better place through mutual understanding.
So today, it seems most appropriate that, on my father's behalf I share with you three essential lessons that he imparted to me over the last 40 years.
The first one is deceptively simple, but it was his overriding mantra:
Family First
My father was an incredibly busy man. He never had fewer than three full-time avocations: physician, writer, Chairman of the National Italian American Foundation, pundit, restauranteur, political advocate – and that leaves many out. As we reflected this week on all that he accomplished in only 65 years, my brother Greg wondered aloud whether there had been three of him. Indeed, each of you undoubtedly feels like my father spent a significant amount of his time speaking to you, and yet he had time for all the people in this room, and more. I have no idea how he did it.
And yet, no matter what my father was doing – from seeing patients to meeting with Presidents of the United States – he made unambiguous to everyone that he would drop anything for his family. For my dad, any success he achieved in his life was a direct result of the complete dedication and self-sacrifice of his parents, and he wanted his family to have no less advantage. And we didn't.
His dedication to and love for my Mom is the stuff of fairy tales. We each can only hope to have that kind of true love in our lives. She was his inspiration and his rock, and he was hers.
For the five of us, his children, he was always there. He worked tirelessly to provide for us, and raise us to be strong, moral and self-sufficient people. He coached our baseball teams, edited (or in some cases wrote) our college admission essays, and advised and opened doors for us as we each pursued our careers. He gloried in our personal victories and assuaged our defeats.
And when his seven grandchildren came along, my father was a grandfather in the model of his father. And for those of you who knew my grandfather, you know there is no higher compliment.
And then there was his extended "family." I remember when I was about 8 or 9 and it suddenly dawned on me that I had a lot of "aunts" and "uncles" given that my dad was an only child. But that's because my father defined family broadly to include all of those that he loved. And for those who became his family, you know the same awesome sense of total security he provided. There is nothing like it.
The confidence that my father's total selflessness to us provided was essential to that which we have acheived. I truly believe, as he did, that if each of us put our families first – before career, before personal fulfillment, certainly before politics -- each of us would be happier, and it would solve most of the world's problems.
Don't Ever Forget Where You Came From
As an Italian kid from a modest beginning in this very neighborhood, my dad went on to do things that few people do. And yet he never forgot, and indeed trumpeted where he came from. As I've already said, he never received any honor or notice without using it as an opportunity to extol his parents and the tenets of their Italian-American culture.
He constantly said that life is not a single-generation race to collect the most toys or "tickle your hypothalamus" in the most ways. The key to life, for my father, was to remember that it is multi-generational. That you are where you are because of the sacrifices and lessons of those who came before you.
It is this approach that informed so much that was inspirational about my dad: his wisdom, his humility, his selflessness, and in particular his strength when facing adversity.
Each day I remember, and am thankful for where I came from because of him.
Do It Now
It is an understatement to say that my father's life was tragically short in time. I find solace, however, in the fact that my father did not waste any of it. He devoured life. He always had a project, a conference, an article, a trip, an idea. If there was a subject that interested him, he would study and master it, seeking out the experts in the field to hone his understanding. And I used to marvel at both his capacity for learning information, and the confidence and ease with which he would strike up friendships with highly talented people he didn't know at all. Even more extraordinary was his ability to tell these experts that they were wrong about something on which they were the expert.
When he became interested in architecture, he sought out noted architect Robert Venturi. When he became interested in law, he befriended Justices Alito and Scalia. When he was interested in politics, it was Rudy Giuliani, Mario Cuomo, and Congressman Guarini. With literature it was Gay Talese and Jay Parini.
Getting sick didn't change any of this. In the last year and a half, my father approached life the same way he always had – living every day to its fullest. He traveled to Italy for conferences, went to Alaska because he had always wanted to go, though exhausted from a 25 day cycle of radiation, he attended and spoke at my brother Tonio's wedding. Indeed, just two weeks ago, though wheelchair bound and visibly affected by his sickness my father attended the annual gala of the National Italian American Foundation in Washington to be honored and celebrate the end of his four year term as its chairman.
Carpe Diem doesn't do it justice. My father's example always reminded me that each of us does not know when we will leave this earth, so if you want to do something, do it now.
Shortly after my father was first diagnosed last year, he sat down and wrote each of us – my mom and my brothers and sisters – letters for the time when he wouldn't be with us anymore. It was his way of providing lessons he knew we would need for the future. In the letter to my mother, he noted that you achieve immortality through your children. What he meant by that was that if you do your job as a parent right, your children learn the lessons of how to live life, and they try to make the world the kind of place that you spent your life working towards. The best honor I can give to my dad is to live my life according to these lessons: Family First, Don't Forget Where You Came From, Do It Now. To teach them to my son, Nicholas, and to share them with you today, that you might help me make my father's life continue in its most important ways. Thank you.


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Damaging Volcano Database 2010 " The Year in Review
I hope that you enjoy the first edition of the CATDAT Annual Review of Damaging Volcanoes. I have been collecting volcanic eruption, earthquake, flood and other natural disaster loss data for quite a few years, with a more concerted effort in the past 2 to 3 years to build up the databases further.
This report on 2010 only shows a small percentage of the data collected.
The purpose of this report is to present the damaging volcanoes of the year 2010 around the world that were entered into the CATDAT Damaging Volcanoes Database in terms of their socioeconomic effects.
This 2010 report will also seek to introduce the CATDAT Damaging Volcanoes Database for those people who have not read or heard about it.
First of all a big thanks to my fiancée, Maren, for supporting me through the sporadic late nights (when volcanic eruptions have occurred), as well as with SMS updates, translations, constant volcano discussions and intellectual conversations. I would also like to thank my parents, Anne and Trevor, and also my sister, Katherine, for the numerous reports and papers I have sent them and they have checked and for the numerous updates as to potential natural disaster data.
A big thank you goes to the General Sir John Monash Foundation (supported by the Australian Government) who have been funding my PhD research at Karlsruhe at KIT/CEDIM and had allowed me to choose these from all worldwide institutions.
I would like to thank the University of Adelaide, Australia, Université Joseph Fourier, University of Pavia and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology for the background to undertake my study and to always promote learning outside the course environment.
Thank you also to the Center of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) for supporting me in my research in the natural disaster field. In addition, I would like to thank Friedemann Wenzel, Bijan Khazai, Kevin McCue, Ellen Gottschämmer and Tina KunzPlapp for their interest, support and motivating me to publish my work.
Many thanks,
James Daniell
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The Total Cost Consideration
Fads come and go in our industry. Things like applying excessive plastic cladding, shoehorning a V8 in every possible application, and seeking the globe's lowest cost country to source a component. Let's focus on the last fad because thankfully, both exterior design and engine packing are now following a more minimalist ideology.
Procurement executives are singing a somewhat different tune these days when component cost is involved. Total landed cost—not just production cost—is now considered the gold standard which guides sourcing decisions. A couple decades ago, as several global OEMs expanded to markets such as China, India and even Brazil, they couldn't help but notice the low wage rates in these new locations when compared to established sourcing patterns back home. This apparent revelation triggered massive cost reduction and resourcing efforts—the resourcing bonanza was in full stride and OEMs were rubbing their hands together in glee. The eye was on the final production cost—not the total landed cost. There is a subtle but important difference. As most procurement executives will reveal, one cannot forget that the cost of moving raw materials, work-in progress, and final assembling constitute elements of a larger cost in itself. One which is taken more seriously now.
The natural disasters over the past two years are a constant reminder that that distance (a proxy for inventory held), the sourcing of key global components from a few concentrated regions/suppliers (read: semiconductors, complex assemblies, and specialty chemicals) and the impact of logistics matter greatly to the industry's bottom line. No longer can logistics be a cost equation afterthought. Intertwined into the argument of examining the entire cost equation for components and vehicles is risk. Understanding, controlling or mitigating risk is now a major consideration.
One example of risk consideration comes to mind. A number of years ago a major OEM decided to ship rear seats for a U.S.-built vehicle from India. This sourcing head scratcher likely did not fully consider a number of basic factors. A greater distance means much more inventory in transit and a larger buffer in case a transportation snafu occurs. Additionally, if a quality containment issue arises, several weeks' worth of inventory on the water needs to be remedied or scraped. Overtime and premium shipping (a euphemism for a more expensive fashion to ship the same part) are required to support final production—costs which often are not considered up front.
Logistics have rightly gained an important seat at the sourcing table. This is not only limited to component source, but final vehicle sourcing, as well. Vehicle transportation capacity issues, clogged ports and rising sea shipping costs are dogging OEMs trying to efficiently utilize a more flexible global production footprint.
Several factors not fully considered in the past are now on the component sourcing checklist. These include: the stability of the production currency versus the destination currency; state of the logistics linkage; packaging costs; dunnage exposure; total supply chain inventory; handling dynamics; and potential damage en route. Understanding these dynamics and the long-term cost impact for the sourcing relationship is critical.
This is where risk enters the equation. OEMs are reviewing current and future sourcing relationships for what variables could interrupt supply or cause unintended costs. If dual sourcing defrays risk and is cost effective, these alternatives are being seriously considered. With longer supply lines, variability and risk increase. Quietly, OEMs are seeking supply of major components that have relatively high shipping costs (e.g., large and/or heavy parts) to within 50 miles of the final use destination.
In the end, efficient logistics will be another differentiator to support an optimized supply chain and thus a cost-side contributor. Quality, design, fuel efficiency, technology, vehicle availability, and value will determine success on the revenue side. Long-term profitability requires performance not only in those areas, but in the logistics arena, as well.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird has decided to return as president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers.
Bird, who chose to resign after the 2011-12 campaign to deal with health issues, agreed to a multi-year contract to return Wednesday as the top man of the Pacers' organization beginning July 1.
Donnie Walsh filled in for Bird during his year away, but will now move into a consulting role. General manager Kevin Pritchard will remain in his post as the No. 2 man in the front office.
"We are all very happy to have Larry back," said Pacers owner Herb Simon. "When he left last July, Donnie and I both told him the door would be open for him to come back when he's ready. Larry had a huge impact on this team and where it is now, so it's fitting that he comes back at this time. Donnie has been a friend and a valuable contributor to the franchise and will continue to be both. I wanted him to agree to stay in some capacity, as I believe with Larry and Kevin, it gives us three of the best basketball minds in the business."
Bird took over as president of the team in 2003 and was instrumental in the Pacers' rebuilding process that molded the current outlook of the team.
He acquired the draft rights to center Roy Hibbert in 2008 and selected combo guards Paul George and Lance Stephenson in the 2010 draft. Prior to the 2011 season, he traded for guard George Hill and signed forward David West.
Bird was honored as the NBA Executive of the Year for the 2011-12 campaign, but abruptly left the organization just before the 2012 NBA draft.
"The year off gave me a chance to reflect, to rest, to take care of some health issues and it re-charged me," Bird said. "Donnie and Kevin did a great job, and I will lean on both heavily as we move forward toward the goal of competing for a championship."


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American Apparel Factory Outlet
Most people I know have something from American Apparel in their wardrobe, it's become a British staple and for the past three years American Apparel has held a factory outlet in Brick Lane. This one is on until September. As I stylist I have so many pieces for my styling kit from Kyle inspired gold hot pants to the classic white string bikini.


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The following is a response to syndicated columnist Ruth Marcus's piece "Bipartisan caving on military pension cuts" published by The Washington Post on February 11. The Washington Post has declined to publish National Commander Dellinger's response.
As National Commander of the nation's largest veterans' service organization, I was dumbfounded by Ruth Marcus's characterization of military retirement benefits as "extraordinarily generous."
Her article can be seen by going to http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-bipartisan-caving-on-military-pension-cut/2014/02/11/3a84561e-9368-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html .
She laments that Congress is correcting its earlier error of lowering future Cost of Living Allowances that military retirees would receive. While she cites a supportive statement from three retired flag officers about the proposed cuts, she neglects to mention that those officers would have been exempted from the COLA reductions and combined will earn more than $560,800 in retirement pay in 2014. I am more concerned about the impact such cuts would have on the retired E-7 that the Military Times estimates would see an average loss of $100,000 by the time he or she reached 62.
The American Legion is happy to see that Ms. Marcus is concerned about training, readiness and modernization. We hope she joins us in opposing the sequestration that has led to these draconian and irresponsible cuts. It is unconscionable, however, to pit military retirement benefits against military readiness in an all-volunteer force where strong incentives are needed to encourage outstanding men and women to serve.
As far as the benefits being "extraordinarily generous," I would like to remind Ms. Marcus that she could have received these very same benefits if instead of attending Harvard Law School and pursuing a career at the Washington Post, she visited her local military recruiter and signed the dotted line. Of course, that would have also required her to change geographic locations every two or three years, uproot her children from their schools and friends, frequently separate from her family and risk life and limb in a combat zone.
The attitude of some who complain about military benefits being too generous reminds me of the barkeep who harassed a British soldier in Rudyard Kipling's "Tommy." "For it's Tommy this, an Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!'But it's 'Saviour of 'is country' when the guns begin to shoot…"
Daniel M. Dellinger
National Commander
The American Legion


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Shaolin Kung Fu
Shaolin Kung Fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shàolín gōngfu), also called Shaolin Wushu (少林武術; Shàolín wǔshù), is among the oldest institutionalized styles of Chinese martial arts.[1] Known in Chinese as Shaolinquan (Chinese: 少林拳; pinyin: Shàolínquán) or Shaolin wugong (Chinese: 少林武功; pinyin: Shàolín wǔgōng), it originated and was developed in the Buddhist Shaolin temple in Henan province, China. During the 1500 years of its development, Shaolin kung fu became one of the largest schools of kung fu.[2] The name Shaolin is also used as a brand for the so-called external styles of kung fu. Many styles in southern and northern China use the name Shaolin.[3]
Chinese martial arts before Shaolin temple
Chinese historical records, like Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, the Bibliographies in the Book of the Han Dynasty, the Records of the Grand Historian, and other sources document the existence of martial arts in China for thousands of years. For example, the Chinese martial art of wrestling, Shuai Jiao, predates the establishment of Shaolin temple by several centuries.[4] Since Chinese monasteries were large landed estates, sources of considerable regular income, monks required protection. Historical discoveries indicate that, even before the establishment of Shaolin temple, monks had arms and also practiced martial arts.[5] The establishment of Shaolin Kung fu is, however, the most important of these stories. In 1784 the Boxing Classic: Essential Boxing Methods made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin.[6][7] This is, however, a misconception,[8][9] but shows the historical importance of Shaolin kung fu.
Southern and Northern dynasties (420–589 AD)
Shaolin temple established
In 495 AD, Shaolin temple was built in the Song mountain, Henan province. The first monk who preached Buddhism there was the Indian monk named Buddhabhadra (佛陀跋陀罗; Fótuóbátuóluó), simply called Batuo (跋陀) by the Chinese. There are historical records that Batuo's first Chinese disciples, Huiguang (慧光) and Sengchou (僧稠), both had exceptional martial skills. For example, Sengchou's skill with the tin staff is even documented in the Chinese Buddhist canon. After Buddhabadra, another Indian[10] or Persian Central Asian[11] monk, Bodhidarma (菩提达摩; Pútídámó), simply called Damo (达摩) by the Chinese, came to Shaolin in 527 AD. His Chinese disciple, Huike (慧可), was also a highly trained martial arts expert. There are implications that these first three Chinese Shaolin monks, Huiguang, Sengchou, and Huike, may have been military men before entering the monastic life.[12]
Bodhidharma's influence
Some popular stories[13][14] consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu.
The idea of Bodhidharma influencing Shaolin boxing is based on a qigong manual written during the 17th century. This is when a Taoist with the pen name "Purple Coagulation Man of the Way" wrote the Sinews Changing Classic in 1624, but claimed to have discovered it. The first of two prefaces of the manual traces this qigong style's succession from Bodhidharman to the Chinese general Li Jing via "a chain of Buddhist saints and martial heroes."[15](p165) The work itself is full of anachronistic mistakes and even includes a popular character from Chinese fiction, the "Qiuran Ke" ("Bushy Bearded Hero)" (虬髯客), as a lineage master.[16] Literati as far back as the Qing Dynasty have taken note of these mistakes. The scholar Ling Tinkang (1757–1809) described the author as an 'ignorant village master'."[15](p168)
Like other stories of Shaolin, this story[17][18] has, after all, some basis in reality. Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chinese: 禅; pinyin: chán; Japanese: zen) Buddhism.
Sui and Tang dynasties (581–907 AD): Shaolin soldier monks
During the short period of the Sui dynasty (581–618), the building blocks of Shaolin kung fu took an official form, and Shaolin monks began to create fighting systems of their own. The 18 methods of Luohan with a strong Buddhist taste were practiced by Shaolin monks since this time, which was later used to create more advanced Shaolin martial arts. Shaolin monks had developed very powerful martial skills, and this showed itself until the end of the Sui dynasty.
Like most dynastic changes, the end of the Sui Dynasty was a time of upheaval and contention for the throne. The oldest evidence of Shaolin participation in combat is a stele from 728 that attests to two occasions: a defense of the monastery from bandits around 610 and their role in the defeat of Wang Shichong at the Battle of Hulao in 621. Wang Shichong declared himself Emperor. He controlled the territory of Zheng and the ancient capital of Luoyang. Overlooking Luoyang on Mount Huanyuan was the Cypress Valley Estate, which had served as the site of a fort during the Jin and a commandery during the Southern Qi.[19] Sui Emperor Wen had bestowed the estate on a nearby monastery called Shaolin for its monks to farm but Wang Shichong, realizing its strategic value, seized the estate and there placed troops and a signal tower, as well as establishing a prefecture called Yuanzhou.[19] Furthermore, he had assembled an army at Luoyang to march on the Shaolin Temple itself.
The monks of Shaolin allied with Wang's enemy, Li Shimin, and took back the Cypress Valley Estate, defeating Wang's troops and capturing his nephew Renze. Without the fort at Cypress Valley, there was nothing to keep Li Shimin from marching on Luoyang after his defeat of Wang's ally Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao, forcing Wang Shichong to surrender. Li Shimin's father was the first Tang Emperor and Shimin himself became its second. Thereafter Shaolin enjoyed the royal patronage of the Tang.
Though the Shaolin Monastery Stele of 728 attests to these incidents in 610 and 621 when the monks engaged in combat, it does not allude to martial training in the monastery, or to any fighting technique in which its monks specialized. Nor do any other sources from the Tang, Song and Yuan periods allude to military training at the temple. According to Meir Shahar, this is explained by a confluence of the late Ming fashion for military encyclopedias and, more importantly, the conscription of civilian irregulars, including monks, as a result of Ming military decline in the 16th century.[20] Stele and documentary evidence shows the monks historically worshiped the Bodhisattva Vajrapani's "Kimnara King" form as the progenitor of their staff and bare hand fighting styles.[15]
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
From the 8th to the 15th centuries, no extant source documents Shaolin participation in combat; then the 16th and 17th centuries see at least forty extant sources attest that, not only did monks of Shaolin practice martial arts, but martial practice had become such an integral element of Shaolin monastic life that the monks felt the need to justify it by creating new Buddhist lore.[20] References to Shaolin martial arts appear in various literary genres of the late Ming: the epitaphs of Shaolin warrior monks, martial-arts manuals, military encyclopedias, historical writings, travelogues, fiction, and even poetry.[20]
These sources, in contrast to those from the Tang Dynasty period, refer to Shaolin methods of combat unarmed, with the spear, and with the weapon that was the forte of the Shaolin monks and for which they had become famous, the staff.[6][20] By the mid-16th century military experts from all over Ming China were travelling to Shaolin to study its fighting techniques.
Around 1560 Yú Dàyóu travelled to Shaolin Monastery to see for himself its monks' fighting techniques, but found them disappointing. Yú returned to the south with two monks, Zongqing and Pucong, whom he taught the use of the staff over the next three years, after which Zongqing and Pucong returned to Shaolin Monastery and taught their brother monks what they had learned. Martial arts historian Tang Hao traced the Shaolin staff style Five Tigers Interception to Yú's teachings.
The earliest extant manual on Shaolin kung fu, the Exposition of the Original Shaolin Staff Method[21] was written in around 1610 and published in 1621 from what its author Chéng Zōngyóu learned during a more than ten-year stay at the monastery.
Conditions of lawlessness in Henan—where the Shaolin Monastery is located—and surrounding provinces during the late Ming Dynasty and all of the Qing Dynasty contributed to the development of martial arts. Meir Shahar lists the martial arts T'ai chi ch'uan, Chang Family Boxing, Bāguàquán, Xíngyìquán and Bajiquan as originating from this region and this time period.[20]
From the 1540s to the 1560s, pirates known as wokou raided China's eastern and southeastern coasts on an unprecedented scale.
The geographer Zheng Ruoceng provides the most detailed of the 16th century sources which confirm that, in 1553, Wan Biao, Vice Commissioner in Chief of the Nanjing Chief Military Commission, initiated the conscription of monks—including some from Shaolin—against the pirates.[20] Warrior monks participated in at least four battles: at the Gulf of Hangzhou in spring 1553 and in the Huangpu River delta at Wengjiagang in July 1553, Majiabang in spring 1554, and Taozhai in autumn 1555.[20]
The monks suffered their greatest defeat at Taozhai, where four of them fell in battle; their remains were buried under the Stūpa of the Four Heroic Monks (Si yi seng ta) at Mount She near Shanghai.[20]
The monks won their greatest victory at Wengjiagang.[20] On 21 July 1553, 120 warrior monks led by the Shaolin monk Tianyuan defeated a group of pirates and chased the survivors over ten days and twenty miles.[20] The pirates suffered over one hundred casualties and the monks only four.[20]
Not all of the monks who fought at Wengjiagang were from Shaolin, and rivalries developed among them. Zheng chronicles Tianyuan's defeat of eight rival monks from Hangzhou who challenged his command. Zheng ranked Shaolin first of the top three Buddhist centers of martial arts.[20] Zheng ranked Funiu in Henan second and Mount Wutai in Shanxi third. The Funiu monks practiced staff techniques which they had learned at the Shaolin Monastery. The Wutai monks practiced Yang Family Spear (楊家槍; pinyin: Yángjiā qiāng).
Shaolin temple has two main legacies: Chan (禅), which refers to Chan Buddhism, the religion of Shaolin, and Quan (拳), which refers to the martial arts of Shaolin. In Shaolin, these are not separate disciplines and monks have always pursued the philosophy of the unification of Chan and Quan (禅拳合一; chan quan he yi). In a deeper point of view, Quan is considered part of Chan. As late Shaolin monk Suxi said in the last moments of his life, "Shaolin is Chan, not Quan."
On the Quan (martial) side, the contents are abundant. A usual classification of contents are:
- Basic skills (基本功; jīběn gōng): These include stamina, flexibility, and balance, which improve the body abilities in doing martial maneuvers. In Shaolin kung fu, flexibility and balance skills are known as "childish skills" (童子功; tóngzǐ gōng), which have been classified into 18 postures.
- Power skills (气功; qìgōng): These include:
- Qigong meditation: Qigong meditation itself has two types, internal (内; nèi), which is stationary meditation, and external (外; wài), which is dynamic meditation methods like Shaolin four-part exercise (si duan gong), eight-section brocade (八段锦; bā duàn jǐn), Shaolin muscle-changing scripture (易筋经; yì jīn jīng), and others.
- The 72 arts: These Include 36 soft and 36 hard exercises, which are known as soft and hard qigong.
- Combat skills (拳法; quánfǎ) skills: These include various barehanded, weapon, and barehanded vs. weapon routines (styles) and their combat (散打; sàndǎ) methods.
There are many of different schools of Shaolin kung fu with different approaches. Even at the Shaolin temple, considered as its birthplace, training schedules have varied from era to era, and it also varies from lineage to lineage among the monks. Besides, different practitioners have different priorities and so they have different exercises and different timings. There is no single defined schedule. However, the main streamline of daily activities in Shaolin temple is well defined. Since the ancient times, daily life of the monks at Shaolin temple has included studying and practicing Chan Buddhism, studying and practicing kung fu, and engaging in temple affairs, such as cleaning the temple, working on the farms, guarding the area, etc. The typical daily training schedule is:[22]
5:00: Rising from bed
5:15–5:30: Sitting qigong
5:30–7:30: Morning run and kung fu practice
7:30-8:30: Morning meal
9:00–11:30: Performing temple tasks, like working at farms, chopping wood, and tending to commercial affairs; monks who are elders or children attend Buddhist classes
11:30–12:30: Lunch
12:30–5:00: Afternoon kung fu practice: martial exercises and combat skills
5:10–6:40: Evening Buddhist lessons
6:50–7:30: Dinner
9:00–10:00: Personal Time
10:00: Going to bed
At the morning training session, basic skills are practiced. Morning training begins with empty stomach, by warming up, which includes loosening up the body via rotating the joints and then by stamina training via endurance exercises such as various kinds of running, jumping, push-ups, etc., for 15–30 minutes. Then the "child skills" such as flexibility and balance are practiced for about a half-hour. Flexibility training is done via stretching exercises, and balance training is done via keeping the body balanced in different childish skills postures for a while. Usually, morning training takes 1 hour, but monks may train themselves by doing more basic exercises and other exercises such as practicing combat drills and routines, etc.
Afternoon training session usually begins at about 2:00-2:30, and may even begin at 3:00 at hot summer days. At this session, mostly the combat skills are practiced. These are usually practiced for 1–2 hours. In between, they may have a few 15-20-minute rest times, and may do other kinds of exercises at this session, which make the session to last for 2–3 hours.
Like the usual system of Chinese martial arts, Shaolin combat methods are taught via forms (套路; tàolù). Some forms, like Small Hongquan, have just one section, and some, like Big Hongquan, have 3 or maybe more smaller parts, which every part can be considered a form itself. Some forms that are technically closely related are coupled together and are considered of the same style (sub-style is a better choice for the word), like Small and Big Hongquan, which altogether make the Shaolin Hongquan style; or Small and Big Paoquan, which make Shaolin Paoquan, Small and Big Tongbiquan, which make Shaolin Tongbiquan, Qi Xing and Chang Hu Xin Yi Men Quan, etc. There are some styles with one form, like Taizu Changquan, and styles that have been expanded into 5, 10, 13, 18, or even more forms. For example, Luohan 18 hands, which was originally one form, was expanded into 18 forms until the late Ming dynasty; Luohanquan, which originally just had small and big forms, has been expanded into a system of 18 forms called 18 Luohanquan; Shaolin big Hongquan nowadays has 13 forms; etc. Indeed, these styles are not complete or stand-alone, this is just a classification of different forms of Shaolin kung fu based on their technical contents.
Shaolin kung fu has more than hundreds of extant styles. There is recorded documentation of more than a thousand extant forms, which makes Shaolin the biggest school of martial art in the world. In the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Shaolin monks chose 100 of the best styles of Shaolin kung fu. Then they shortlisted the 18 most famous of them. However, every lineage of Shaolin monks have always chosen their own styles. Every style teaches unique methods for fighting (散打; san da) and keeping health via one or a few forms. To learn a complete system, Shaolin monks master a number of styles and weapons. The most famous styles of Shaolin kung fu are:
List of known styles
- Arhat's 18 hands (罗汉十八手; luóhàn shíbā shǒu): known as the oldest style.
- Flood style (洪拳; hóngquán): with the small form (小洪拳; xiǎo hóngquán) known as the son of the styles, and the big form (大洪拳; dà hóngquán) known as the mother of the styles,
- Explosive style (炮拳; pàoquán): known as the king of the styles,
- Through-the-Arms style (通臂拳; tōngbìquán),
- 7-star & Long Guard the Heart and Mind Gate style (七星 & 长护心意门拳; qī xīng & cháng hù xīn yì mén quán),
- Plum Blossom style (梅花拳; méihuāquán),
- Facing&Bright Sun style (朝&昭 阳拳; cháo & zhāo yáng quán),
- Arhat style (罗汉拳; luóhànquán): known as the most representative style,
- Vajrapani style (金刚拳; jīn'gāngquán),
- Emperor's Long-range style (太祖长拳; tàizǔ chángquán): known as the most graceful style,
- Guard the Home, aka Special, style (看家拳; kānjiāquán),
- Chain Hands and Short-range combat (连手短打; lián shǒu duǎn dǎ),
- 5 Combinations style (五合拳; wǔhéquán),
- 6-Match style (六合拳; liùhéquán),
- Soft style (柔拳; róuquán),
- Mind (心意拳; xīnyìquán) aka Confusing Path style (迷踪拳; mízōngquán),
- Imitative styles (象形拳; xiàngxíngquán) (including Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Eagle, Monkey, Mantis, etc.),
- Drunken style (醉拳; zuìquán),
and many other styles, such as the southern shaolin styles, that traces their roots back to the southern shaolin temple in the fukien province, such as Hung Ga and Wing chun.
Internal and external kung fu
Huang Zongxi described martial arts in terms of Shaolin or "external" arts versus Wudang or internal arts in 1669.[23] It has been since then that Shaolin has been popularly synonymous for what are considered the external Chinese martial arts, regardless of whether or not the particular style in question has any connection to the Shaolin Monastery. Some say that there is no differentiation between the so-called internal and external systems of the Chinese martial arts,[8][24] while other well-known teachers hold the opinion that they are different. For example, the Taijiquan teacher Wu Jianquan:
Those who practice Shaolinquan leap about with strength and force; people not proficient at this kind of training soon lose their breath and are exhausted. Taijiquan is unlike this. Strive for quiescence of body, mind and intention.[25]
Influence on other martial arts
Some lineages of karate have oral traditions that claim Shaolin origins.[26] Martial arts traditions in Japan and Korea, and Southeast Asia cite Chinese influence as transmitted by Buddhist monks.
Recent developments in the 20th century such as Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法) practiced in Japan's Sohonzan Shorinji (金剛禅総本山少林寺) still maintains close ties with China's Song Shan Shaolin Temple due to historic links.[27] Japanese Shorinji Kempo Group financial contributions to the maintenance of the historic edifice of the Song Shan Shaolin Temple in 2003 received China's recognition.[28]
- ↑ Burr, Martha; Ching, Gene (Jan 2000). "From Shaolin Temple to Bruce Lee: 100 Kungfu Styles of the Past Millennium". Kung Fu Magazine.
- ↑ X-Motivation (3 August 2015). "Shaolin Documentary Film - Shaolin Secrets - Quintessence martial arts" – via YouTube.
- ↑ History Films (22 September 2015). "What It Takes To Be In A Shaolin Temple - Shaolin Documentary - HIstory Films" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Canzonieri, Salvatore. "The Emergence of the Chinese Martial arts". Han Wei Wushu (23).
- ↑ Henning, Stanley (1999b). "Martial arts Myths of Shaolin Monastery, Part I: The Giant with the Flaming Staff". Journal of the Chenstyle Taijiquan Research Association of Hawaii. 5 (1).
- 1 2 Henning, Stanley E. (Fall 1999). "Academia Encounters the Chinese Martial arts". China Review International. 6 (2): 319–332. doi:10.1353/cri.1999.0020. ISSN 1069-5834.
- ↑ Zhāng Kǒngzhāo 張孔昭 (c. 1784). Boxing Classic: Essential Boxing Methods 拳經拳法備要 Quánjīng Quánfǎ Bèiyào (in Chinese).
- 1 2 Kit, Wong Kiew (2002). Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense Health and Enlightenment.
- ↑ Order of the Shaolin Ch'an (2004, 2006). The Shaolin Grandmaster's Text: History, Philosophy, and Gung Fu of Shaolin Ch'an. Oregon.
- ↑ Broughton, Jeffrey L. (1999), The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-21972-4. p. 8.
- ↑ Broughton, Jeffrey L. (1999), The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-21972-4. pp. 54-55.
- ↑ Canzonieri, Salvatore (February–March 1998). "History of Chinese Martial arts: Jin Dynasty to the Period of Disunity". Han Wei Wushu. 3 (9).
- ↑ Wong, Kiew Kit (2002). The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense Health and Enlightenment. Tuttle martial arts Boston, Mass. p. 13.
- ↑ Wong, The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu, p. 19
- 1 2 3 Shahar, Meir (2008). The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0824831101.
- ↑ Liu, James J.Y. (1967). The Chinese Knight Errant. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-2264-8688-5.
- ↑ Tang Hao 唐豪 (1968) [1930]. Shàolín Wǔdāng kǎo 少林武當考.
- ↑ Henning, Stanley E. (December 1981). "The Chinese Martial Arts in Historical Perspective". Military Affairs. 45 (4): 173–179. doi:10.2307/1987462. JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/1987462.
- 1 2 Shahar, Meir (2000). "Epigraphy, Buddhist Historiography, and Fighting Monks: The Case of The Shaolin Monastery". Asia Major Third Series. 13 (2): 15–36.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Shahar, Meir (December 2001). "Ming-Period Evidence of Shaolin Martial Practice". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 61, No. 2. 61 (2): 359–413. doi:10.2307/3558572. ISSN 0073-0548. JSTOR 3558572.
- ↑ Chéng Zōngyóu 程宗猷 (c. 1621). Exposition of the Original Shaolin Staff Method 少林棍法闡宗 Shàolín Gùnfǎ Chǎnzōng (in Chinese).
- ↑ Shi Deqian (1995). 少林寺武術百科全書 (Encyclopedia of Shaolin martial arts) - 4 volumes. ISBN 9787806000991.(vol4,p676 and vol1,p569-70)
- ↑ Henning, Stanley (Autumn–Winter 1994). "Ignorance, Legend and Taijiquan" (PDF). Journal of the Chenstyle Taijiquan Research Association of Hawaii. 2 (3): 1–7.
- ↑ Francis, B.K. (1998). Power of Internal Martial Arts: Combat Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi, and Hsing-I. North Atlantic Books.
- ↑ Woolidge, Doug (June 1997). "T'AI CHI The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Vol. 21 No. 3". Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049.
- ↑ Bishop, Mark (1989). Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques. A&C Black, London. ISBN 0-7136-5666-2.
- ↑ "Shorinji Kempo 50th Anniversary Commemoration". Archived from the original on 8 July 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2006.
- ↑ "China's State-level Friendship Award Given to Shorinji Kempo Group Chairperson". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2006.


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Thornton's work starts with a heritage family statement, a document that serves ideally as a foundation for all other planning. Through guided discovery, he asks open-ended questions to help the client recall past experiences. Through the client's stories, values emerge: Serve others. Give it all you've got. Keep strong family ties. Lead a purpose-filled life.
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Thornton also advocates a "heritage day," where parents and their adult children participate in a "pre-inheritance exercise" that includes advice on how to hire professional advisors, invest money and establish legal entities. "It's truly a mentoring process where the older generation has the opportunity to begin to mentor not as parent to child, but as adult to adult," he adds. "It increases the level of safety and trust and provides a springboard to talking about things they've never talked about."
The Heritage Institute, founded in 2003, has certified over 100 advisors in the heritage planning process — among them, financial advisors, estate planning attorneys, non-profit executives and family coaches. Zeeb calls Thornton an "ambassador" for the program with an acute empathy for family values. "He was doing all these great things advising on the money side but it wasn't enough," says Zeeb. "Cam connects with family and his work has had a positive impact on many, many families."
Thornton, meanwhile, hopes that What Matters will introduce a far greater number of families to heritage planning.
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- Dutch artist/engineer Theo Jansen makes unbelievable kinetic sculptures; it's as if da Vinci had access to PVC. This video (a BMW ad, as it happens) shows off some of his walking machines in motion on the beach. Wired covers the genesis and evolution of Jansen's work, and you can see his two-ton Animaris Rhinoceros Transport on the move in this video. Many more photos are on his site. [Via] [For more on kinetic scuplture, see previous entry.]
- Thomas Demand is a photographer who replicates regular scenes with cardboard and paper. [Via] His efforts to make the tiny seem large strike me as an exact counterpoint to people making the large seem small via tilt-shift lens or Photoshop.
- Along marginally similar lines, someone (perhaps preparing for a future career as prison escapee) has fashioned a set of amazingly intricate paper guns. [Via]
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LITCHFIELD >> Litchfield children nine and under were invited to take part in some Easter fun at Community Field on Friday morning, scouring the grounds for candy-filled eggs in the town's annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Roughly 400 Litchfield youngsters and their parents searched Ripley and Porter baseball fields and the playscape for eggs. The children were separated into three groups: the 7 to 9 year olds, the 4 to 6 year olds and children 3 and under.
Litchfield Parks and Recreation called this a B.Y.O.B. event. Bring your own basket. The Easter Bunny posed for photographs with children during the hunt.
"It's just a frenzy," Litchfield Parks and Rec Director J. Brent Hawkins said.
The hunt was sponsored by Litchfield Parks and Rec, WZBG radio and Litchfield Candy Company, who provided the sugary treats within each egg. Volunteers also did their part to help out.
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The event was free to the public.
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