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Creating a Basic List with XML Data
Whether you're developing large scale applications or just quick tools, you'll more than likely need to use a list when developing your applications. In this article, I cover the creation of a basic List Control with data population via XMLList. In my next article we move into customizing the list control by adding our own itemRenderer.
We start the creation of our List control with the following MXML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout="absolute"> <mx:Panel label="My List"> <mx:List> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>
Our ever-present <?xml> and <mx:Application> tags will wrap the entire application. The <mx:Panel> tag supplies our application with a nice container for our list. The 'title' attribute will become the title of the panel. Last but not least, we have the all-important <mx:List> tag. You should be able to copy and paste this code into Flex Builder and compile and run it. Here is our first stab at a list control:
Our List control is rather plain at this point. This is mainly because we don't have any data in this list. The way in which Flex will allow us to add data to this list is through something called the data provider. The data provider is used for all data aware controls (list, datagrids, trees, menu's, etc).
We have a few different options of what type of data provider we can use. A very common type is the XMLList or XML. In some applications, the server may be providing data that may be better typed with an array. Arrays are also valid data providers. For this discussion, we wont get into too much detail about the data provider. We will use an XML List.
{mospagebreak title=Creating an XML List}
For our test data, I've created a list of common fruit. We will use the <mx:XMLList> tag to create an XMLList Object to contain this data. Remember, an XMLList is similar to an XML Object, except an XMLList is not required to have a root node. There are other differences, but this one is an major distinction.
Here is our data:
<mx:XMLList xmlns=""> <fruit label="Apple"/> <fruit label="Orange"/> <fruit label="Cherry"/> <fruit label="Mango"/> <fruit label="Peach"/> <fruit label="Plum"/> <fruit label="Banana"/> </mx:XMLList>
To add this data to our list we will also need a <mx:dataProvider> tag as a child node of the <mx:List> tag. Inside of the
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout="absolute"> <mx:Panel title="My List"> <mx:List labelField="@label">
<mx:XMLList xmlns=""> <fruit label="Apple"/> <fruit label="Orange"/> <fruit label="Cherry"/> <fruit label="Mango"/> <fruit label="Peach"/> <fruit label="Plum"/> <fruit label="Banana"/> </mx:XMLList> </mx:dataProvider> </mx:List> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>
In addition to adding the <mx:dataProvider> and the <mx:XMLList> tags, you'll notice a new attribute to the
tag. The '@labelField' (in green) attribute tells the List where in the data provider (the XMLList) it should pull the list items. In this case, @label refers to the attribute 'label'. The @label syntax is a part of the E4X or ECMAScript for XML programming language extension, which is available in ActionScript 3.0.
Here is what our list control looks like now:
Eureka! That looks like a populated list control to me. This is where you can see the potential of Flex. In 18 lines of code, we were able to produce a list of data that is easy on the eyes. Before we go on, let's give our <mx:Panel> and <mx:List> a width of 100%. This will make them expand to the width of the parent container and make it easier to read. Here are the new
and <mx:Panel> tags:
<mx:Panel title="My List" width="100%"> <mx:List labelField="@label" width="100%">
From here we move away from the standard list control and customize the list to our own needs.
{mospagebreak title=Adding an Item Renderer}
The item render gives us the ability to create custom views of our list items. As per the Adobe documentation, there are several different methods of doing this:
- The Default Item Renderer – The default item renderer is exactly what you see in our application. It gives us a label showing the text of our list item. If no other rendered is specified, the default is used.
- A Drop-In Item Renderer – A Drop-In ItemRenderer is a control that has implemented the IDropInListItemRender interface. This interface aligns the component so that it can be used to display the list item with some customizability. An example of a control that does this is the Image control. Using the Image control as a drop-in item renderer would mean that our list items would be images instead of text.
- An In-Line Item Renderer – This item renderer essentially allows the user to build an MXML component which will act as the list item. Because this component is in-line, it cannot used in several places. If it is declared differently, we could reuse it. . .see #4.
- A Reusable In-Line Item Render – This item renderer is declared independently of any list base control. Because is it not attached to a control, it can be used in any control.
In this article we go straight for item number 3 – An In-Line Item Renderer. This method gives us enough flexibility to perform all the actions we need in a single file (item number 4 is also a good solution. I provide the code at the end of the article). You can further extend this method and create and/or use an external component to perform the same task. We'll keep it simple for now.
Let's talk for a minute about what we want this list to look like. For starters, let's suppose that we will use this list for selection. Let's say that users will be able to select which fruit they would like to see based on this list. That indicates that we will use checkboxes. Our item renderer, then, will be responsible for displaying a checkbox for each item in the list.
The first thing we will do is add an <mx:itemRenderer> tag followed by an <mx:Component> tag. The <itemRenderer> tag tells Flex that we will be overriding the default renderer and the nested <mx:Component> defines how we will be overriding it. Inside of our <mx:Component> tag, we will add our <mx:Checkbox> and any other control we require to appear per list item. In this case we also need a <mx:Label> to display the name of the fruit. Here is what the updated application looks like:
Here is the updated code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout="absolute"> <mx:Panel title="My List" width="100%"> <mx:List labelField="@label" width="100%"> <mx:dataProvider> <mx:XMLList xmlns=""> <fruit label="Apple"/> <fruit label="Orange"/> <fruit label="Cherry"/> <fruit label="Mango"/> <fruit label="Peach"/> <fruit label="Plum"/> <fruit label="Banana"/> </mx:XMLList> </mx:dataProvider> <mx:itemRenderer> <mx:Component>
<mx:HBox> <mx:CheckBox/><mx:Label text="{data.@label}"/> </mx:HBox> </mx:Component>
</mx:itemRenderer> </mx:List> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>
That is all there is to making a basic item renderer, but there is one thing I should mention. You probably noticed a few warnings in your Flex Builder console. The ones I have look like this:warning: unable to bind to property 'label' on class 'XML' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)
We are getting these warnings because we are trying to bind the @label of the XMLList with the mx:Label (in our component). The problem here is that the XMLList does not implement the IEventDispatcher Interface. So, when data in the XMLList changes, the List will not reflect the changes. Flex is warning us because this may be a problem in some applications.
There are a few ways to fix this, but a lesson on bindings is first in order. These warnings will not present a problem when the application is compiled and released. For more information on bindings see http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/using_data_binding/#section3
As stated earlier, here is the same application, but this code uses a reusable itemRenderer:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<mx:Component id="myItemRenderer"> <mx:HBox> <mx:CheckBox/>
<mx:Label text="{data.@label}"/>
</mx:HBox> </mx:Component> <mx:Panel title="My List" width="100%"> <mx:List labelField="@label" width="100%" itemRenderer="{myItemRenderer}"> <mx:dataProvider> <mx:XMLList xmlns=""> <fruit label="Apple"/> <fruit label="Orange"/> <fruit label="Cherry"/> <fruit label="Mango"/> <fruit label="Peach"/> <fruit label="Plum"/> <fruit label="Banana"/> </mx:XMLList> </mx:dataProvider> </mx:List> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>
Notice the declaration of the <mx:Component> tag outside of out <mx:List> tag. Now that this definition is not tied to the list control, and other data aware control can use it as an item renderer.
There you have it. A easy introduction into the List Control and Item Renderers. Enjoy.


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Oneida's boys swimmers place at Class B meet
ROME - Oneida's boys varsity swim team showed no effects of a two-week layoff at Wednesday's Class B swimming championship. Mark Toro finished fourth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:02.15 to lead coach Kristin Hicks' team.
Toro and his teammates will not find out until Thursday night if their times will qualify them for the Section III finals Saturday at Hamilton College.
Toro also had a personal record of 1:12.35 in the 100 breaststroke but missed making the top eight, but he did anchor the 4x100 freestyle relay team to a 4:02.87 for fifth. Aaron Griffith, Andrew Palmer and Zach DiLego opened the relay for Oneida..
Griffith was seventh in the 500 freestyle in 5:53 and ninth in the 200 freestyle with a 2:08.40.
Despite not placing, DiLego, Palmer and Jarrett Swasey had PRs. DiLego went 26.36 in the 50 free and 59.07 in the 100 free, Palmer went 26.43 in the 50 free and Swasey went 1:01.42 in the 100 free.
"The boys did a fantastic job last night representing Oneida in their first sectional showing since the start of the boys varsity team," said Hicks. "It was a great experience, and we are looking forward to tonight's results to see if we can move to the next round."


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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:09 am
Post subject: Passover and Other Jewish Celebrations
Just thought a little corner of the forums for Jewish celebrations would help us learn more about the delicious-sounding foods associated with them.
Simona has mentioned coconut cookies, gefilte fish ( carp fish balls) , chicken soup of course, zimmes - glazed carrots with dried fruit and many other special treats at Passover and Lexi has written about matzo ball soup on passover, apples in honey on Rosh Hashana, Matzo Brai or Geshmirta matzo on passover.
Please, please share your recipes, stories and food favourites with us all!
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:38 pm
Post subject: passover
Thanks Judy por posting this topic. I wasn't really sure people would be interested in it. First, I'll satisfy my personal penchant for history, and then, on course, to the main interst: food.
Passover means literally - Pass-Over ( in Hebrew, Pesah ). It originated in the days the people of Israel was in egypt, Moses wanted them to be freed ( Let my people go..), bad Pharaon was reluctand and Moses brought the scourges on Egypt, including the death of the first born. The hebrew children were spared by death (illness), literally - the death passed-over. There was a special sign on the Hebrew's doors ( they were not yet jews, it's before Moses received from God the ten commandments), so death passed-over their homes. This sign evolved in what we call "Mezuzze" - a special sign put on each door in Jewish houses, today as well.
Now , after this introduction , I feel everybody deserves a real good chocolate cake, which though Kosher for Pesach ( no flour added) is wonderful for all seasons.
Chocolate Walnut cake Thea ( my mother's best friend-86 years old):
7 eggs, separated
200 g dark good quality chocolate
1/3 cup water
200 g butter
200 g sugar
200 g powdered walnuts
2-3 Tbls of a liqueur of your choice ( Kahlua is fine, walnut liquer too)
For the glaze:
250 g whipping cream
350 g Dark chocolate
1 spoon vegetable oil
melt the chocolate with the water ,
add softened butter, sugar, walnuts until well blended
add the liqueur and the 7 yolks, Stir well.
Whip the whiteggs until stiff.
Fold the chocolate mixture caefully until everything is well blended
Put in a Springform ( 26cm round)
Bake for 10-15 minutes on high temperature ( 220-230C)
Lower the temperature to 100C . Bake for another 50 minutes.
Let it cool outside the oven.
It will be moist in the middle ( brownie like texture)
For the Glazing: Melt cream and chocolate. Mix well to have a vevety texture. Ad the Oil ( for the shining) . Pour it over the cold cake.
I personally dont add the glazing, it's a heavy cake . I sprinkle powdered sugar. Serve it with whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream.
For those of our Jewish friends who don't mix meat and dairy, butter can be substituded by Margarine and whipped cream and glazing skipped, serving it instead with a sorbet or a parve chocolate syrup.
Lexi, please enlighten me, what is Geshmirte?. I understand the Iddish meaning of the word,- spreading - but what do you shmir on your Matzo? I shmir (spread) nearly everything on mine, butter and hard yellow cheese being my favourite.
Happy Passover,
No more war, more matzo ( good fluffy ones)balls!
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Thanks for the history simona--and the calorie free recipe!!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:29 pm
Post subject: yummy matzo recipes...
Well, thanks Judy for starting this forum... it's great to pass around all our traditional Jewish recipes around this time when we are gearing up to remove our Chumetz (traces of bread or yeast products that are not allowed in the house)... For those who are unfamiliar with this Jewish holiday, depending on how observant one is, one will "sell" the chometz to a gentile for some amount of money and then kind of buy it back after passover...it sounds odd but nowadays synagogues organize for people to get rid of their chometz in a way similar to this old buy/sell tradition...also, some people use a separate kitchen/utensils just for passover so as not to contaminate the kosher for pesach food and plates....
anyway, my family is not nearly this strict and we don't go through all the rituals of using a feather to search for crumbs (an old jewish law)...but we do try to hide/lock away any chometz and do our best not to eat any chometz when we eat out or cook foods...
On pesach my family tends to stcok up on whole wheat matzos and egg matzos ( slightly sweeter and tastier than traditional cardboard tasting matzo)...and we manage to buy chocolate covered matzo too which is delish!!! But I LOOOOOOOOOOVE cheesecake with a passion and my Geshirte matzo bake is a great subsitute for that..I'll have to search a bit for the exact recipe but mor or less it is matzo that is dipped in a beaten egg mixture and you layer a feww pieces in a casserole-type dish...
Next, a mixture that is a combo of eggs, sugar, creqam cheese, vanilla extract, and possibly some sour cream ( i think?? i gues you can use cottage cheese if oyu want) is "shmeared" over the matzo layer..haha..it's actually too runny to literall "shmear" like butter...but it is poured over...
then you continue with this layering process until you reach the top of the dish and pour the last layer of cheese mixture over the top... As well, between the layers I sprinkle cinnamon and a touch of sugar and top with cinnamon sugar as well....
the whole thing is then baked in the oven until bubbly and melty and everything sort of soaks together...
then you slice it and serve!!!
it is so delish you wouldnt believe!!!!
another thing I do is make matzo brai whichc is basically french toast with matzo= egg mixture, soak strips of broken up matzo, toss in a pan with a touch of butter or (trans-fat free) marg....and then serve with syrup or cinnamon sugar on top1!!
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:06 pm
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Simona, The cake sounds WONDERFUL!!! My husband will be 28 in a week, maybe I will have to try it out!
I love the addition of history when learning about foods, it adds more depth to what and why you make. Some of my are specialties is Indian and Sri Lankan foods and the reason I love them is the history.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:20 pm
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I've never heard of whole wheat matzos. Odd. LA being so health conscious, I'd think we'd have it for sure...
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:31 pm
Post subject: passover
David, If you ever need a religion (??!!), this cake should be on your priority list .
Lexi, your gesmiertes sounds something I could try this coming Pesah.
Erin, thanks, I hope your husband and you will like the cake. And a very very happy birthday to your husband. 28!! My God are you young!!
So , as to continue Lexi's story, after we ged rid of the unwanted rest of flour and yeast products ( I personally am not at all religious, so we eat mazos,but bread stays in the fridge), we gather around the Seder table. That's the time we read all the Hagaddah ( story, legend) of the flight from Egypt. Because it's very long, we stop to eat in the middle and then forget to finish the story and continue with traditional songs only. But the nicest part is the search for the Aficoman. This is a piece of Matzo, well hidden somewhere for the kids to find it. The one who finds is allowed to ask for something in order to return the lost piece. Parents and grandprents argue, and the children allways win.
Now, there are as many traditions to celebrate Pesach as there are diasporas. Most of the jewish dishes known , eapecially in the US, are from Ashkenazy jewish origin, meaning from Eastern European Jewish tradition , so Lexi and me seem to have common traditional dishes.
The Sephardic jews, those originary from North Africa or Arab countries , have different tradition, very different food and a different intonation when reading the Hagaddah. No matzo balls, no gefilte fish or Matzobrei.
But a lot of wonderfully spiced meats and fish. Anybody there to enlighten us about it?
No more war.
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:16 pm
Post subject:
food and tradition is interesting for me to read. I've got no
background, so it is all new for me. I do see great similarities between how you
are approaching food and religion with my
roots. Though it appears the
tradition is much more rigorous.
I think I'll let a
family adopt me since I think I'd enjoy all these foods and this tradition.
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:19 pm
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Just a thought: does all of this Jewish planning and tradition add to the eating experience when it comes time to sit at table? I would think that's a part of the experience and it would all add to the food and the enjoyment.
Maybe we should all adopt some rituals -- if it makes the food more enjoyable, why not?
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:46 pm
Post subject: religious and cultural meals
Well, interestingly Sarape, it's a sort of old Jewish joke that Jews always mention..wherever there are Jews there is bound to be food!!! And in most households, there's bound to be an abundance of it (I think Jewish mothers tend to overcater...but anyway...)
I think that sociologically, most cultures and religions are centred around traditional celebrations and holidays that often integrate or revolve around food or some sort of feasts...so to say that Jews only exhibit this is probably a misconception...I mean, I think of many cultures and religions and how they express their unique history and evolution through food...As far as I hear, an Indian celebration will alaways be full of an abundance of curries and rhotis and all of the women and mothers get involved in the cooking...all over the world this happens, Italians are notorious for having their "mammas" who cook to no end and pass on recipes, Greeks seem to be no different ( and Jewish "bubbies" are the equivalent ot the mamma/nonna/ whatever you call your grandmother..)
....even in Xianity, there's Easter and Xmas and both holidays focus on having some sort of fmaily feast
In terms of Judaism, the food definitely ties us all together i think...I mean, there's a joke amongst my family and our close friends regarding a teiglach recipe ( a crunchy and syrupy sweet concoction) that one grandmother refuses to share with ANYONE and she makes the teiglach every year around Rosh hashana with her daugher-in-law....
- there was aso the time my aunt made matzo balls that were SO hard that when people tried to dig into them with soup spoons, a few matzo balls practically went flying! they were ike golf balls, but everyone was still commenting with their "mmmss" and comments of " hard... um..but they taste really good!!
i could go on and on..but that's my take on it for now!!
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:08 pm
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.... an abundance of food, overcatering.... I must have been Jewish in a previous life. Maybe even more than one.
Thanks everyone for sharing your tales and recipes, it's fantastic to learn more about your religion. We were invited to a young friend's Bat Mitzvah last year but couldn't attend as it was in Melbourne, a 9 hour drive from here.
I do hope I won't offend anyone with sharing this little anecdote from the girl's grandfather.....
He used to say that he didn't mind eating pork, so long as it was from circumcised pigs!
Please keep sharing, and one question: what is 'matzo'?
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:47 am
Post subject: Re: religious and cultural meals
Lexi wrote:
I think that sociologically, most cultures and religions are centred around traditional celebrations and holidays that often integrate or revolve around food or some sort of feasts...
agree and that's why I originally asked for a special topic especially for holiday celebrations. I think we'd learn a lot about what makes us unique and what makes us universal.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 4:17 pm
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simona- one question about that gorgeous cake recipe--it calls for 200 gms powdered walnuts--now is this an actual product or can you just whiz up 200 grams of walnuts in a food processor to a powdered consistency??
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 6:49 pm
Post subject: passover etc.
Hello david, how are you , how does Maggie develop?
About the walnuts: I usually have them finely grinded ( powdered) in the shop where I buy them, as we have many special shops specializing in the various kinds of nuts and spices. But yes, you can powder them in a food processor, but take care of not over processing them, otherwise you'll get a "walnut paste" as for in Gianduia.
Use the "pulse" button, so as to control the grinding.
Hope you'll like the cake.
Have a chocolately weekend.
No more war, more chocolate!
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:42 pm
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Thanks for the clarification and the warning. I will make this cake in a while. My first chocolate cake will be the recipe I got from Erin and am awaiting a special occasion. (maybe next weekend for the son's birthday, his wife doesn't like chocolate but she'll have to put up with it if it's hubby's birthday)
Maggie is having a ball playing with Mouse and Whisper.
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Artist Jake Fried is at it again, creating mind-blowing drawings, paintings, and animations full of intense, psychedelic imagery. We are huge fans of the artist, as we have covered him previously, and now he has created even more amazing works in his new animation titled Night Vision. Made from hand drawn animation with ink and white out, Fried constructs complex worlds of intricate shapes transforming into landscapes, turning into an endless see of mind-bending imagery. Each section of his animations is one masterpiece turning into another, compiling onto one another until you are overwhelmed with imagery, sucked into a world of the artist's endless imagination. We are held in a trance-like state, mesmerized by the impressive illustrations unfolding and collapsing right before our eyes like a strange and wonderful hallucination.
These animations unfurl and develop like a story, transporting us to different worlds full fantastical transitions. His morphing man in the animation Raw Data, takes us through a journey of this being as he grows different arms and his body transforms completely. In Jake Fried's piece titled The Deep End, made from ink, whiteout, and coffee, another being is present and is pulled from the underground and flooded with different colors until, by the end of the animation, there is nothing left. Jake Fried's work transformative and original, leaving us in awe at the intricate layering and alterations that take place in his monumental work.


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Charging fully in three hours, the Forerunner 405CX is simple to set up - on-screen instructions explain how to set your user profile, configure the watch and use the touch-sensitive bezel control.
The touch control is designed to simplify navigation - you tap or hold the outer edge of the watch's face to find your way through the 405CX's menus. Pressing the two buttons on the right-hand side of the watch locks the bezel control to prevent accidental taps when exercising. However, it takes a bit of getting used to, and is far from intuitive for first-time users. In fact, you'll probably need to refer to the manual to avoid getting lost in a maze of on-screen options.
But once you've got the hang of the bezel control, the Forerunner 405CX is a breeze to use. We found that it located the satellites quickly, on the whole. On some occasions we were ready to go within ten seconds, although it was noticeably slower to connect in central London. The only time we lost satellite connection was during a rather extreme stress-test travelling at 60mph on a commuter train; at a rather more leisurely 7mph in leafy suburbia we had no such problems.
Various workouts are available to the serious athlete - but we opted for the tried-and-tested run-as-far-as-you-can-without-collapsing approach, i.e. we set the timer running and started running. The 405CX is fairly lightweight and stayed safely secured on the wrist by the strong strap closure.
Those who like to track their routes and measure their progress using a PC are well catered for by Garmin's Connect service. Once you sign up online, you can keep a log of distance travelled and speed, and see your route on Google Maps. It also estimates how many calories you've burned.
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To upload the data from the Forerunner 405CX to web, you must first download Garmin's ANT Agent, and then pair the watch with your computer via Bluetooth using the ANT stick provided in the box. This took a couple of minutes, after which details of every run we took was automatically uploaded to Garmin Connect each time the Forerunner was within reach of our PC to connect.
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Who would have thought the company that brought us the lackluster Excel subcompact two decades ago would now be building a car to rival some of the best near-luxury sedans in America? Hyundai's evolution from an entry-level upstart to a full-line manufacturer of quality automobiles is nothing short of amazing and culminates with its latest achievement, the 2008 Azera. Designed to compete with the Buick Lucerne and Toyota Avalon, the Azera offers an impressive array of features, including a huge rear seat and a choice of two strong V6 engines, and all at an unbeatable price. One of the most powerful Hyundais ever built, the company takes pride in pointing out the Azera Limited equipped with the 3.8-liter V6 offers more standard horsepower than the BMW 528i or Buick LaCrosse.
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If getting the most bang for your buck is more important than the name affixed to your next car's trunk, the 2008 Hyundai Azera is for you. It offers a spacious ride with high-end amenities at a fair price. It's a family-friendly sedan with performance and style.
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If you are going to be driving long distances a lot of the time, you may want to shop around. We found the ride quality and cabin noise to be among the lesser of the Azera's many qualities.
What's New for 2008
Along with an enhanced suspension, the GLS has 17-inch alloy wheels and body-colored rocker panels, while the Limited gets a power sunroof, side-mirror turn signals and an Infinity sound system. The SE trim has been discontinued.
Driving It
Driving Impressions
The 2008 Hyundai Azera equipped with the 3.8-liter engine has the kind of remarkable acceleration that can get you going quickly and easily. When we found ourselves in a sudden traffic jam on a bridge, the brakes were strong, sure and precise. The Azera also handled well in parking situations and was agile to maneuver. We thought the suspension, however, was a little bouncy and a little harsh, and the cabin had a bit too much noise. On the other hand, the visibility is excellent, engine response terrific and we like the manual-shift mode of the automatic.
Favorite Features
The Hyundai Azera has lovely lines and a classy look. We like the performance of this vehicle. We know it's not a sports car, but the engine has a sweet sound that perfectly matches its response.
Power Rear Sunshade
One very interesting and thoughtful feature on the Limited Edition is the rear sunshade that automatically rolls up when the car is in reverse gear, so you can see what's behind you.
Vehicle Details
The 2008 Hyundai Azera GLS uses a suede-like seat-surface material that could pass for the real deal and is just as soft to the touch. The Limited Edition adds plush leather seating surfaces and just the right aesthetic touches of wood trim. The cabin is comfortably cozy but has a big, open feeling. The beige interior -- beige-on-beige with unexciting vinyl -- is not exactly stimulating, but the soft curved shapes of the dash are easy on the eyes and the controls are simple to understand and operate. The rear seat is roomy enough for three, with a 40/60-split seatback that pulls down easily for additional storage. The trunk is huge, with enough room to accommodate a family's worth of summer vacation luggage or a couple of sets of golf clubs.
Drawing on the increasingly sophisticated Hyundai design lines, the Azera's profile wouldn't look out of place in a line-up of more expensive Lexus or Mercedes models. The Azera has look-at-me appeal, with a squared-off rear end and wraparound bank of LED taillights that spell drama and a front that forms into a stylish V with all lines flowing smoothly. The form is classic and looks expensive.
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The Azera GLS's impressive list of standard features includes a 3.3-liter DOHC V6 engine with 234 horsepower, five-speed automatic with SHIFTRONIC manual control, electronic stability control and traction control. Eight airbags, active front head restraints, LED tail and brake lamps and a six-speaker AM/FM/CD audio system with MP3 capability add to the mix. The Azera Limited receives a 3.8-liter V6, leather-trimmed seating with heated front seats, a power sunroof, 315-watt Infinity sound system with six-disc in-dash CD changer and 10 speakers, wood trim on the steering wheel and a power rear sunshade.
Notable Optional Equipment
The GLS options list includes the Premium Package, which adds leather seating, heated front seats and a power sunroof. The Azera Limited offers navigation (the navigation screen replaces the six-disc CD changer), 605-watt Logic 7 Surround Sound audio, power-adjustable steering wheel, power-adjustable pedals, rain-sensing wipers and an integrated memory system for the driver's seat, mirrors and steering wheel.
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The standard 3.3-liter V6 may not be as powerful as the available 3.8-liter, but it does offer acceptable levels of performance and smoothness. If you can swing the extra cost, the all-aluminum 3.8-liter DOHC V6 engine, which delivers 263 horsepower and 257 pound-feet of torque, is the best choice. The engine uses continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) and a variable intake system, which helps the cylinders breathe efficiently at low and high rpm. It has an alloy block and cylinder heads for light weight and overall efficiency, and is coupled with a five-speed automatic transmission, with SHIFTRONIC manual control, that includes a fifth gear for highway cruising.
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EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/26
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The 2008 Hyundai Azera GLS' Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starts around $25,000, while pricing for the Azera Limited starts just over $29,000. Add in the Ultimate Package upgrade with navigation and the price tops out around $32,000. Given its impressive content level, the Azera undercuts comparably-equipped sedans from Ford, Buick and Toyota by hundreds to thousands of dollars. Before you set out to purchase, be sure to check the Fair Purchase Price, which shows what consumers are currently paying in your area. The Azera is expected to hold good resale values, on par with the Mercury Sable and Buick Lucerne but not as high as the Toyota Avalon or Nissan Maxima.
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Old Limey
January 02, 2019
11 years of trouble-free enjoyable comfortable use
Bought car two years old with just under 16,000 miles. Remaining warranty easily transferred. Have maintained regularly as directed. ...
July 14, 2018
great vehicle.
only thing that is wrong is sunscreen not functioning. had repaired. seems motor under powered.
February 04, 2018
Would purchase Hyundai again.
Love this car. Multiple standard safety features, roomy interior. Have my eye now on a Hyundai Sonata. Thank you Hyundai for a...
March 11, 2017
Great value
I am very pleased with my Azera SE. The safety standard features are one of the reasons I purchased this car. would purchase another Azera.
June 18, 2016
Equipped like a luxury Cadillac. High Quality
This car has very good acceleration and is loaded with great options like the rear power window shade, power fold in side mirrors, GPS,...
January 03, 2016
Excellent vehicle!
Bought from elderly couple with low mileage. Very dependable with minor issues encountered. Still under warrantly which is great. I like...
October 09, 2015
Excellent car. No problems.
I bought the Azera in AZ in 2007 and put on mostly highway miles. It has never given me any mechanical issues at all. It is comfortable...
August 21, 2015
My second Hyundai
Owned an Accent before buying the Azera. Most comfortable car I've ever owned. V6 engine has never needed any repairs......not even a...
May 03, 2015
Has been a dependable car .
This has been a very nice car and trouble free for all the years we have owned it. The car was purchased as new from a Dealer with only...
January 14, 2015
Best car I ever owned
Absolutely no problems with this car - religiously serviced it. Biggest fixes - brake jobs but to be expected.
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Chris Brown and Rihanna were the very picture of a couple in love at the Grammys on Sunday, yet totally ignored each other at a Hollywood club later in the week.
Kids. Whaddaya gonna do.
According to a source, the pair arrived separately, left separately and didn't once acknowledge the other's existence at the Playhouse Nightclub on Wednesday night. What's worse, when the club's VIP hosts asked if Rihanna would like to be seated with Brown (whom she reportedly didn't even know would be there), she pointedly asked to be placed elsewhere.
"Rihanna refused to sit with or even near Chris – and when Chris noticed [her], he made a huge show of rubbing his presence in her face," the insider claimed.
"He promptly ordered three more bottles of [Ace of Spade champagne] which came out with a procession of sparklers and scantily-clad cocktail waitresses, causing a spectacle, which he clearly wanted Rihanna to see."
While Brown surrounded himself with his 20-person entourage, Rihanna brought along some beefy bodyguards to keep her company. He left around 2 a.m., and she didn't depart until about an hour later.
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"I remain steadfast in my belief that Arizona and other states have a sovereign right and obligation to protect their citizens and enforce immigration law in accordance with federal statute," said Governor Jan Brewer. "Monday's decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold Judge Bolton's suspension of key provisions of SB 1070 does harm to the safety and well-being of Arizonans who suffer the negative effects of illegal immigration."
In the days ahead, Governor Brewer, Attorney General Horne and their legal team – in conjunction with counsel for the Arizona Legislature – will be considering their legal options. Those options include appealing to a larger, en banc panel of the 9th Circuit Court, or seeking an immediate petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the injunction on SB 1070. It has always been expected that this legal fight would be a long one. But the Ninth Circuit Court is the most overturned appeals court in the nation for a reason. Both Governor Brewer and Attorney General Horne believe that the constitutionality of SB 1070 will eventually be affirmed.
"I note that the 9th Circuit relied heavily on the opposition of foreign governments in upholding the injunction on two of the four elements," said Attorney General Horne. "As the dissent by Judge Carlos T. Bea eloquently stated, foreign governments should not be given a 'heckler's veto' to establish preemption by the federal government over the state."
Governor Brewer agreed.
"It is outrageous that the Ninth Circuit Court would grant foreign nations the de facto right to veto the duly-enacted laws of a sovereign state of the United States," said Governor Brewer. "Judge Bea was correct in his dissent when he wrote that 'a foreign nation may not cause a state law to be pre-empted simply by complaining about the law's effects on foreign nations.' Today's decision is internationalism run amok that ranks right up there with the U.S. State Department's decision to refer S.B. 1070 to the United Nations Human Rights Council."
With its Monday decision, the Ninth Circuit Court refused to lift injunctions imposed upon four key provisions of SB 1070. Those provisions include a requirement that law enforcement officers verify immigration status when they arrest an individual and have reasonable suspicion to believe they're in the country illegally, and a mandate that specific alien or foreign visitors register with the government and carry documentation.
Attorney General Horne noted that these sections of SB 1070 either mirror federal law or comport with earlier Ninth Circuit Court decisions. Horne stated: "I believe the Ninth Circuit decision will be overturned by the United States Supreme Court, and I pledge to make every possible effort to achieve that result."
"It's worth remembering how we got here," noted Governor Brewer. "For decades, the federal government has neglected its constitutional duty to American citizens by failing to secure the border. States like Arizona have borne the brunt of that failure. We see the impacts in our border areas, where Arizona ranchers live day and night with human-traffickers crossing their lands. We see it in our neighborhoods and communities, where drop houses and drug-runners have become a staple of the evening news.
Governor Brewer continued: "I signed SB 1070 into law nearly one year ago so that it would give the State of Arizona an additional tool to use in addressing the immigration crisis. I will continue to fight, along with Attorney General Horne, for this important law and for Arizona's right to defend itself and its citizens."


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Inquiry Question
Reading 1: Flour Milling
Flour mills began to be established in the town of Minneapolis in the mid-1850s. Powered by St. Anthony Falls, the mills were supplied with rapidly increasing crops of wheat grown by new settlers in western and southern Minnesota and the Dakotas. Railroads began linking Minneapolis to the west in the late 1860s. The number of Minneapolis flour mills grew rapidly.
A few things kept the Minneapolis mills from competing successfully with flour mills in other parts of the country, however. When flour was made from the hard spring wheat of the Northern Plains using conventional milling techniques, it was discolored and speckled with particles of husk or bran, and it did not keep well. In addition, conventional mill stones destroyed much of the most nutritious part of the wheat kernel.
In the 1860s and 1870s, the millers solved these problems. They developed a process that made it possible to separate the nourishing "middlings" layer of the wheat kernel, process it, and return it to the flour. A second innovation replaced conventional millstones with large chilled porcelain or iron rollers that ran at a lower speed. This prevented discoloration due to heat and minimized the crushed husk and bran that speckled the flour. By the late 1870s Minneapolis flour was recognized as the best in the nation, and it quickly replaced winter-wheat flour in both national and international markets. The mills located on the west bank of the Mississippi made that area the nation's leading flour center.
The Pillsbury Company completed its gigantic A Mill on the east side of the river in 1880. Containing two identical units, it had a capacity of 4000 barrels of flour a day when it opened. By 1905 the mill had tripled its output. Its owners claimed that it was the largest flour mill in the world. Over the years numerous buildings were added to the complex, including a grain storage elevator built in 1910 and linked to the mill by conveyors, another elevator and annex built between 1914 and 1916, and a cleaning house and nine-story warehouse built in 1917. The Pillsbury A Mill is the only mill still operating in the St. Anthony Falls milling district.
Tremendous consolidation took place within the flour industry between 1880 and 1900, as numerous mergers occurred. In 1876, 17 firms operated 20 mills; in 1890, four large corporations produced almost all of the flour made in Minnesota. By the early 1900s, three corporations based in Minneapolis controlled 97 percent of the nation's flour production. They were Washburn-Crosby Company, which became General Mills; Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company, which became Pillsbury Flour Mills Company; and Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company, which became the Standard Milling Company. This Minneapolis "Flour Trust" dominated the national flour market until the 1930s.
As consolidation took place, the number of operating mills stabilized at about two dozen, but auxiliary buildings multiplied rapidly. Warehouses, grain elevators, boiler rooms, engine houses, packing facilities, and railroad tracks crowded the land along the river. Over the years, the labor of many men constructed canals, mills, and support buildings. Others unloaded newly arrived grain onto conveyor belts that carried it to the millers, who put it through the rollers and processed it into the final product. Still other workers packed the flour, first into barrels and later into bags. Under brand names like Gold Medal and Pillsbury's Best, the newly packaged flour found its way to markets all over the world.
Questions for Reading 1
1. What initially kept the Minneapolis mills from competing sucessfully? How did the millers solve this problem?
2. How did the Pillsbury A Mill set the standard for the flour milling industry?
3. Why do you think Minneapolis came to dominate flour milling in the United States?
4. What three companies ended up with a near monopoly of the American flour industry? Have you ever seen or used any of their brands of flour?
Reading 1 was compiled and adapted from Jeffrey Hess and Camille Kudzia, "St. Anthony Falls Waterpower Area; St. Anthony Falls Historic District" (Hennepin County, Minnesota) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1991; and Lucile M. Kane, The Falls of St. Anthony: The Waterfall that Built Minneapolis (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1966).


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Reviewed by KB (age 7)
I really like this book because I really like deer meat. My favorite part is when the deer came but the birds did not fly away. I thought the illustrations were good because they had a lot of information about deer.
----[Why was your favorite part when the deer came but the birds did not fly away?] - - - -
I recommend this book because you can learn what deer do. I think students who like deer would like to read this book to learn where deer drink and eat.


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Allen Sangwin
Allen "Buck" Ray Sangwin, 73, died Monday at his home in White City. He was born April 19, 1940, in Council Grove to William "Bud" and Iva "Kate" Carr Sangwin.
He grew up in White City and graduated high school in 1958. He married Joyce Nienstedt on May 27, 1967. They spent their early married life moving between White City, Herington, Abilene, Antelope, Marion, and Emporia before returning to White City in 1970.
He owned and operated the Sangwin Standard station for eight years before working for the school in White City, in construction and mechanical work, and as the city maintenance chief. He also owned and operated BJ Tree Shearing for many years. He retired in 2002. He was a volunteer firefighter for 26 years.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce; three children, Allen Sangwin Jr. of Falcon, Colo., Shelly Cunningham of White City, and Christl Williams of Wilsey; four sisters, Mary Smith of Marion, Gloria Hultgren of Osage City, Gaila Sanford of White City, and Debbie Sanford of White City; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one upcoming great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandchild, Kelsey Cunningham.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at White City Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church.
A memorial fund has been established with the Buck Sangwin Memorial at Central National Bank in White City.


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Saturday, 13 March 2010
But The Wisest Beholder, That Knew No More But Seeing, Could Not Say If The Importance Were Joy or Sorrow.
Much is made of the concepts by which our inadequate-to-the-task minds explain the very thing the mind arises in. Concepts suggest that concepts are in the way. Planned thoughts and actions, only accomplished through the convenient tool of time and more concepts, infer that there is a method by which the mind can be occluded and the seamlessness of existence be apprehended directly; and it is implied that this direct experience is always the case, and the thoughts that are "in the way" are actually part of the seamlessness. And, in fact, that there are no object or subjects, not even the consciousness that separates and labels things; that actually, whether it is labelled "oneness" or "twoness", reality is what reality is, however it seems to be. Period. And it is this reality, no matter how inadequate or painful, that's what is sought by everyone; and it is the inability to realise this that causes (in nonexistent time) the pain and the feeling of inadequacy.
There is nothing wrong, not even (or possibly especially) the feeling that something is wrong. The journey home starts from home, roves around the intricacies of the home we call all creation, and ends, amusingly, at home.
Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart) is a lovely, gentle amime film that meanders placidly through the life of a little girl, Shizuku. A plot device is several rewritten versions of Country Roads by John Denver. The road home is also home.
20 comments:
- Bernard said...
There's no place BUT home, of course,
that's why there is NO WAY home, and forgetting this too simple truth, that's why we are so completely lost. How sad ! How funny !
- 14 March 2010 at 10:32
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Bernard! Yup.
- 14 March 2010 at 11:10
- tom sullivan said...
Thanks for the kind words (and music).
- 14 March 2010 at 15:57
Hi Suzanne,
am enjoying your blog, you are definitely adding something to the panoply of non-dual literature.
I do have a specific question for you and that is about the implied commentary on other non-dual teachers in your links. Classically only the wise can recognise the wise and on that basis I would appreciate any elaboration on this implied commentary.
I had not come across Gilbert Schultz before so thanks for the definitive endorsement of his work.
In theory at least the the self-realised could not be offended by the pronouncements of others - so any further elaboration that you may do on other individuals should not cause any offence. If it does that would be telling in of itself.
- 15 March 2010 at 10:38
- No One In Particular said...
Hey John, there's room for all voices and resonances and pointers. There has to be. They exist!
- 15 March 2010 at 11:09
- No One In Particular said...
And to elaborate on the implied commentary, good or bad, about linked-to sites on my blog, just to say that I also have doubtless neglected to link to fantastic sites and continue to link to sites that may be more or less defunct...I look at those sites and blogs occasionally and think, "oh dear, I don't know about that" or "that's fantastic" or "how clear" or "what the hell is he on about now"? I also look at some older entries on my own blog and think the same thing!
The linkage is somewhat arbitrarily arrived at. Let the Universe decide.
- 15 March 2010 at 11:14
- john said...
Hi Suzanne, another comment not directly related to this blog entry but to the never not here videos... You (and others) say categorically that there is no time. What exactly does this mean?
One of the corollaries of there being no time is that any thoughts relating to time are meaningless. Is this actually what is meant - the thoughts/memories etc. are meaningless - or is it stronger than that and if so what does it mean? If I look out a window and see a bird flying - that is clearly impossible without time, similarly an eye saccade - also clearly impossible without time ...
- 15 March 2010 at 11:46
- No One In Particular said...
Hi John, well, it's a thing nearly impossible for the mind to grasp, for the mind and its piecing together of what's happening using memory and anticipation is what has constructed time, as a convenience. But I'll have a go...when is now? When does the present become the future, and the past become the present? Is the present quantifiable? When is it now? Even the tiniest measurement of time - say "now" is one nanosecond - can be divisible into ever smaller parts. It is always now. It is never then. The past is memory, just electical impulses happening now. Same with speculation. The future never comes. The past doesn't exist. It is always now, one endless moment. So, I suppose, saying "there is no time" is just another way of looking at reality...present awareness, which it always is. The bird flying, the movement of the eye that follows it, it's all now. The energy that comprises the matter of the bird and the eye is always the same energy, it just rearranges interestingly for the mind. Or something like that!
The important thing is, it's always very obviously now no matter what thoughts seem to be happening. Enjoy.
- 15 March 2010 at 16:02
- Julian said...
We bob up and down in the stream of meaninglessness - but then what were we expecting from a fairground ride- a philosophy lesson? As we look hopefully into the waters, hoping for them to reveal an answer, all they do is reflect our image.Whether we sit back and enjoy or keep believing we have seen something we ought to follow, the ride goes on. Thanks Suzanne for never losing the plot. Hope your life is cool. x
- 16 March 2010 at 09:36
- Walbart said...
"using memory and anticipation"
I like that. But what if there is no Now? Just a frenzied flickering between memory and anticipation? Me, I have no now. Or I haven't found it yet. Now is like plate-spinning. Or trying to hold two magnets together. Suzanne, I love your writing, it is dense and rich. But it's hard for us caterpillars to listen to you butterflies. If we ask "how do we become enlightened, how do we manage present awareness in the same sense that you do?" The answer will maybe be "you already are enlightened, you already have present awareness". Then we'll say "Yes, but we are ignorant to this fact. How do we realize this and gain knowledge, rather than just knowing intellectually?"
You had me staring at a knife last week! It's just a knife! Aarrghhh!
- 16 March 2010 at 09:39
- Julian said...
The minds rearranging everything and nothing is really happening, but the dreams so good or, at least,convincing, that something here cannot bare to leave it. Whether its real or not, suffering arises. If this something does not want to suffer in the dream it seeks ways to escape or be at peace, one of which is to give up seeking.
- 16 March 2010 at 09:44
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Walbart, present awareness is best managed by not managing it. And what's wrong with caterpillars?
- 16 March 2010 at 11:04
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Julian, life is, indeed, cool. And giving up seeking, seeking, not giving up seeking...just watch and enjoy.
- 16 March 2010 at 11:06
- Walbart said...
Ha, I knew it.
Caterpillars can't fly.
And it's too dangerous down here on the ground, I don't like it. My mate was eaten by a crow just yesterday.
Just answer the question goddammit! ;)
How do I rid myself of my ignorance and lack of appreciation/understanding of the moment/now? How can I laugh in present awareness?
No guruspeak please.
- 16 March 2010 at 11:33
- No One In Particular said...
Oh dear, Walbart. I don't know if I can avoid "guruspeak" 'cause I'm not sure how you define it. But, if you don't like being answered in riddles or smart-ass-speak, which is what I would label my answers, it's probably not a bad idea to ask yourself why that is. You want some simple, direct answer from somewhere. The answer is this. Ignorance is simply how you are judging what your experience seems to be. If you want something to do, some act of will by the ego that will cause the ego to evaporate, it's tricky because any act of will by the ego reinforces the ego. Now, step back from that, conceptually. The story of the ego reinforcing itself is just a thought-narrative, with accompanying feelings. It doesn't matter what the story is. All stories are equally valid, by virtue of their existence. In all likelihood you have some concept of "awakening" (or "butterflies") as something different to what is, right now. There is nothing different. That is "enlightenment". This is home, now, just good ol' life as it has always seemed to "you". Relish it! Even the uncomfortable bits.
- 16 March 2010 at 13:02
- Walbart said...
Thank you. What you say is very clear and it does contribute positively to where I am and what I need.
But, I am still none the wiser. I have only recently been exposed to the idea of home being here, enlightenment is now, and all the rest. It's an uncomfortable part of seeking but obviously that implies a step in the right direction I think. I am getting a whiff of something "here" and "now".
All I am is my Ego right now though. Can't see woods for the trees etc etc etc.
- 16 March 2010 at 14:21
- Brenda (betaphi) said...
One of my favorite titles, this one. The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow. How wise the observer who does not judge. Hope you had a happy mother's day, madam butterfly.
- 16 March 2010 at 22:47
- Constance Casey said...
Thank you, for this, for being you.
- 19 March 2010 at 19:53
- Shamash said...
Wow, what a beautiful video clip! I feel the desire to become the member of one of those DVD clubs so that I can watch all these films you post, and more! I used to think I shouldn't waste my time watching films when the real world is out there...now, I'm thinking, what the hell, why not watch lots and lots of films. It's all part of the great game of life I suppose. :)
- 22 March 2010 at 06:46
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Shamash, I'm sure there's something in what you say about real lie...but sometimes, that's watching movies!
I've always loved film, have worked in the industry, and consider film to be a beautiful marriage of all the arts, visual, performing, and musical. In the story that seems to unfold, I'd probably identify Suzanne as a frustrated filmmaker!
- 22 March 2010 at 12:00