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The landmarks Parisians love were all derided in their time. Now a skyscraper plan is the focus of arguments about renewal and preservation
Kim Willsher: A brutal attack on a teenager near Paris has highlighted ethnic tensions in France. But one town hall is trying to break the racist mould
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Gerard Depardieu seems set to join this colony of exiles just outside France as François Hollande brings in 75% levy for the super-wealthy
In the ghetto where two boys' deaths sparked the riots of 2005, the disillusioned residents see no chance of change
In Napoleon's birthplace, riven by feuds between bandits and nationalists, a brilliant lawyer's murder brings deep pessimism
Most French citizens believe that the rich elite should pay more in tax, but not so much that it will drive them to flee abroad
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Hello. Am looking now for details on a Robert Nash. He married Susan Wiltshire 3rd November 1755.
I have bits and pieces now of the family tree but it's very confusing sorting it all out.
Most grateful for any information you can give.
Kind regards
Hi. I am trying to find any information relating to William Nash and his wife Eliza Jane Smith. They had a son named Charles who married Eliza Jane Mitchell in 1890. Their son Alfred CHarles was born July 4th 1882 (hence the later marriage). They lived in and around the Coulsdon,Croydon area. Would be grareful for any help. Thanks
Hi Pamalea,
I live in Oklahoma USA. I have been researching our Naylor family, which immigrated here from England.
In my research I very often find a Nash in almost every place I find a Naylor in this country. For example I find Nash
in West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Colorado. I felt this was more than coincidence. Can you tell me, do you
see any connection between the Naylors and Nashs where you are in your research? Joan
Hi. I can't day that I have noticed any of that name, sorry. I have a friend who is helping me as well so I will ask her to check what she has on her files ok. My maiden name was Scott, and my GGG Aunt Sarah moved to the US, her father Abraham Scott being the last to do the trip, leaving several members behind. She married John Hudson, went on to have 13 children. Her brother John ended up in Canada, and it's a member of thet part of the Scott family that contacted me several weeks ago. All very interesting. Just a shame I can't get very far with my mum's side of the family. I do know that her grandmother Hannah Brindley was living in the workhouse till she married Alfred Charles Nash kin 1908.
Hope you find out more on your search soon.
Kind regards
Thank you for the reply. Keep me in mind if anything ever comes up with the Nash
name. I know how you feel about your mum's side. It seems everyone doing research has
some line they have trouble with. With me it's my father's line. My ancestors on his side came
from Russia and I haven't been able to get very far with that and I've been doing this a long time
now. Sometimes things pop up when you don't expect it. Don't get discouraged. Joan

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My internet connection is VPN (PPTP) based, i.e. I have been given a username and password from my ISP and my IP address is dynamic. Since a few days I am experiencing a serious problem. My router connects normally (I can see the yellow light), but my computer is giving me a "DNS not responding" error.
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King Kenny or King Stevie??
Who is our finest player??Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Mar 24, 2009 00:36 Flag
Igor Biscan!
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A Yahoo! User Mar 24, 2009 00:43 Flag
Hi Robert,
I cannot begin to imagine in what sort of totally f*cked up alternative reality could Biscan have been regarded our best player. One where black is white, left is right and good is bad perhaps.
He did get my vote for worst ever it red, and the site of his name on the team sheet would cause me to break out in a rash!
Bob B.
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Lets see when Stevie retires. No league titles yet!
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What ridiculous thread. The service, accolades and dignity in disaster that Kenny Dalglish gave this club will never be matched by any Liverpool player ever so in short, F*ck Off.


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It is not the rule (bidhi) to practice any form of sadhana (meditation) "without the wife"; because, during the practice many obstructions, physical and mental, are produced; and it is not within the capacity of the individual (Jiva) to overcome them without the help of the wife. As the bird flies in the sky with the help of the two wings, similarly, the Jiva like the bird (the man and the woman are the two wings) the husband and the wife together are able to practice sadhana (meditation) and to perform it to be successful.
That is why when Lord Rama had to make Jagya according to the Vedic rules and his wife, Sita, was not there (at that time, she was sent to the forest in exile), he had to make a golden Sita and put her on his left side to complete the Jagya to be fruitful.
The primary purpose of marriage in the Vedic culture of the Aryya civilization was to make a successful spiritual life together and not for sensual pleasure. That is why in the Vedic culture, the wife is called dharmangini (the partner in dharma, religion or righteousness); and accordingly, all the ancient Risis (sages) used to accept a wife/wives; for example, Astabakra, Bharadwaj, Goutam, Yagyabalka, Kasyap, Kapil, Narada, Vasistha, Vyasa and Sukdev etc., all accepted wives. They produced children, and yet, practicing the Atma Kriya Pranayam, they attained the realization of the Self.
Lahiri Mahasay practiced the same way like the ancient Risis (sages), and he attained the eternal Tranquility (Sthirattva), realization of the Self (Atmajnan).
According to the teaching of Lahiri Mahasay, Kriya is for the householders. There is NO place for the order of Swami (sannyas) in it.
Lahiri Mahasay was a Swami disciple of Babaji in his previous incarnation, so were Mahabir Swami, Brahmananda and Swami Satyeswarananda; it seems that personally Babaji had lack of confidence that Kriya could be handled in practicing by the householders; as he mentioned it to Lahiri Mahasay at Dunagiri Hill, when Lahiri Mahasay sought permission from him. Therefore, it was the unique caliber of Lahiri Mahasay to establish the Kriya for the householders like the ancient Risis, which even his Guru, Divine Himalayan Yogi, had doubts about. We have to remember in this connection that an entry was found in Lahiri Mahasay's diary that he was born in all four yugas (satya, treta, dwapara and kali) respectively, as Satyakrita, Munindra, Karunamay, Kabir and Shyama Charan in the kali.
In his effort to keep Kriya for the householders Lahiri Mahasay consistently sent two Bengali brahmanas (Asutosh Chatterjee and Manmathanath Mukhopadhyaya) back to Bengal to get married to be householders, and also he denied the two requests of two brahmana disciples (Manamathanath Mukhopadhyaya and Sri Banerjee, Brahmachari Kesavananda) to enter into the order of Swami to maintain the character of the Kriya path for the householders. Thus, Lahiri Mahasay did not permit any of his disciples to enter into the order of Swami.
Lahiri Mahasay had no confidence in Priyanath (Sriyukteswar) for the following gross violations.
Unfortunately, in 1893, while Lahiri Mahasay was still alive, one of his disciples, non-brahmana Priyanath Karar (later, Sriyukteswar) without his Guru's permission and blessing wrote his name "Priyanath Karar Swami".
(Another example for lack of confidence in Sriyukteswar, once, he observed Lahiri Mahasay's preparation of the herbal medicine. To test him, actually Lahiri Mahasay intentionally had let Sriyukteswar see the preparation step by step. Later, Sriyukteswar tried to prepare the herbal medicine for a sick friend three times but failed; considering he might have missed something, he made it the second time. Having failed twice, he was determined to be successful, so he made third time. Each time at the end of the preparation, it reduced to an amount worth not doing. Finally, Sriyukteswar realized there was something wrong and missing (that was Guru's verbal permission and blessing), and so he needed his Guru's help; he went about 700 miles to Benares for help. The moment he entered the room, Lahiri Mahasay said, "What? Cannot make it?" He fell down at the feet of Lahiri Mahasay and prayed to save his friend's life by giving him the medicine. Lahiri Mahasay gave him the medicine and advised to apply it to his friend, but Lahiri Mahasay did not trust him with permission, as Lahiri Mahasay had no confidence in his accomplished astrologer disciple. Sriyukteswar realized without verbal permission and blessing of the Guru it did not work).
Unfortunately, this unnecessary and unwanted act of Priyanath opened the "flood gate" of the Order of Swami (sannyas) in Kriya. His dear disciple, Yogananda, followed his Guru's example.
This deviation of Priyanath and his disciple Yogananda, completely destroyed what Lahiri Mahasay had established, that the Kriya discipline was for the householders.
Honestly speaking, now a sort of misgiving crept in the modified Kriya mess.
Intellectually Speaking :
God is an idea, a concept, an imagination; and has no real existence, like an idea or imagining one has a dollar in one's pocket, it does not necessarily bring the real existence of a dollar bill (cash).
The imagining of an idea cannot be actualized (made real). If an attempt is made or is tried to actualize it, it recedes further away, as it is the product of imagination and falls into the illusory spectrum.
Spiritually Speaking :
What is God?
God is a Spirit. John 4:24
What is Spirit?
The English word spirit is derived from the Latin word Spiritus which means "Breath". Therefore, God is "Breath"; more precisely, is "the state of Tranquil Breath". When the state of Tranquil Breath becomes restless, the Creation begins (that is, when one inhales, one sees the creation; and when one exhales, the creation is dissolved. Between the inhaling and exhaling, there is one's life span. There is no guarantee that there will be the next inhaling, until it begins. Life is that uncertain).
What is Spirituality?
Nothing else is called Spirituality; other than tranquilizing the restless breath and thereby removing "motions and vibrations behind the thoughts". Realizing Prana through the breath is beyond the realization of the so called idea of God or the concept of Brahma, or any other religious Godhead. Any endeavor with anything which is not connected with "Breath" or "Spirit" definitely is not Spirituality.
It is the Self (Atma), the expression of which is universal Breath (the truth in Tranquil Breath, that is Peace, Tranquility in Sthirattva, Harmony and Happiness, eternal Realization) blowing before the nose in front of the people and they are wandering round the world here and there looking for the truth.
Conventional religions, philosophy, astrology and anything which is not directly concerned with "Breath," that is, the Spirit, certainly cannot provide "Spirituality" (Atmajnan, or eternal Realization of the Self).
Therefore, Spirituality is to realize the "Tranquil Breath" (Sthir Prana) by the means of practicing the "Kriya Pranayam."
How to attain the Tranquil Breath?
It is by the practice of Yoga or more specifically, the practice of Pranayam.
What is Pranayam or Kriya?
It is based on "Breath":
Prachhardanabidharanabhyaswa Pranasya. 1: 34 Yoga Sutras
Inhaling (prachhardan) is to throw out (vaman) the air of the stomach that is breathing in with the special procedure, and with a special procedure to exhale (bidharan), it is called Pranayam. The special procedure is known only from the living lips of a Guru.
Here is the problem.
Practice of Pranayam cannot be learned from reading books or from written lessons. It is a matter of Guru-param-para (which means Master to disciple or Guru to Sysya, and having the personal relation). Therefore, the disciple must learn it from "the living lips of the Guru" (Guruvraktagamya).
The reason is, in the light of Kriya or Yoga, the prachhardan is defined apparently in contradictory terms: it says prachhardarn (inhaling) is throwing out the air of the stomach, at the same time, it says to breathe in with a special procedure; and bidharan is to exhale with the special procedure. This apparent contradiction of inhaling cannot be solved by intellectual understanding. It needs the direct advice from the Guru to resolve it. The inhaling and exhaling is the Apta Vakya (the Self-axiom Authority).
What is Apta Vakya?
Apta Vakyas are the "utterances" of the realized Yogis, Risis (seers), and sages of the ancient time which formulated the Self-axiom Authority (Atma Vakya). During the personal initiation (diksha) they are carried out from Guru to disciple and that is why learning Yoga or Kriya Pranayam is a matter of Guru-param-para and Guruvraktagamya.
Here is another problem.
The vibration and meaning of the words of the Apta Vakya (which are beyond senses) when being attempted to be understood intellectually (intellect is an inner sense), their vibrations and meanings are altered and changed. The practice with the changed meanings brings unintended bad results which are painful and increase doubts.
Here is the bigger problem.
Intellectually, prachhardan is inhaling and bidharan is exhaling.
How will one practitioner understand this by reading books and written lessons?
Certainly one cannot have the clue. That is the difference between intellectual understanding and learning from a Guru who personally carries the spirit of Apta Vakya of the ancient Yogis, Risis (seers) and Sages.
Is Self-Realization possible?
Speaking in terms of "Self-Realization" is a deception.
The reason is, the Self is eternally realized. There is no room to realize it. Freedom is ever present and bondage is ever absent in the Self, and the Self alone eternally exists; there is no second existence. Therefore, who is going to realize whom?
The Solution :
The Self realizes Itself; and so from the individual perspective, the only thing one can do is to practice Pranayam or Kriya through the Breath received personally from the Guru or the Master and under his direct supervision to realize one's own limitations (the sense of egoism) wrongly assumed upon the Formless Pure Self (Nirakar Bisuddha Atma Chaitanya).
Otherwise, everything will be a Farce (bidambana – in the language of Lahiri Mahasay).
One must FIRST read these most important verses from the Prime God, the Great God, Maheswar, the Great God of Yoga (Mahayogeswar) Lord Siva, what he said:
What is initiation (diksha)?
Divyabhabapradanachha kshalananat kalmasasya cha.
Diksheti kathita sardbhibhababandhabimochani. The Kularnava Sastra 17:51
"That which provides the divine sentiments and removes the sins, for this reason, the sages and the Yogis call it an INITIATION (DIKSHA)".
Bina dlkshang na mokshang syattduktang Siva sasane.
Sa cha na syad winacharyamityacharyaparampara. The Kularnava Sastra 14:3
Without initiation (Diksha) there is no liberation (mukti). This is the order of Siva (siva sasane), and without Guru there is no initiation. Therefore, the Acharya-param-para, that is Guru–param-para is prescribed. 14:3
Kritwa samayadikshancha datwa samahapadukam.
Sannidhayatmanasisyangbadenmantrangnachanyatha. The Kularnava Sastra 14:15
Giving initiation and mantra according to the rules the Guru causing the disciple to sit nearby (sanidhye) will utter the mantra, not any other way. 14:15
Mantrarthang mantra chaitinang Yonimudrang na betti ja.
Satakoti japenapi tasya siddhir na jayate. The Kularnava Sastra 15:60
In spite of ten billion (satakoti) times chanting the mantra, the seeker who does not know the following three, cannot become successful. In other words, his mantra does not become siddha.
Om Santi! Santi! Santi!
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Blessed are the Bengalis; for they received the Original Kriya Path. Right from Mahamuni Babaji's principal Kriya disciple, Lahiri Mahasay, to the present day all the Original Kriya Masters (Guru-param-para - lineage of Guru) 99.9% are Bengalis. They used Om (representing Mahamuni) in Bengali Script. That is why the Bengali Script of Om is used traditionally over the Devnagiri Script to represent him. He has not given his photo to the world. Mahamuni's photo cannot be taken by a camera.
Some American artist drawing sketches as per Yogananda's instruction made a portrait. Know it for certain that it is NOT a real photo. It is true that Mahamuni looks like Lahiri Mahasay, but not like a body builder.
A camera failed to take Lahiri Mahasay's photo; it was possible only when his permission was granted. Produced here is the only photo of Lahiri Mahasay in black and white (original).
Since Mahamuni Babaji, the Divine Himalayan Yogi, commissioned this body in the Himalayas to re-establish the ancient Kriya yoga discipline and sent him to the United States, it becomes imperative to highlight a few fundamental features of the ancient Kriya discipline; otherwise, this body could remain silent in the spirit of Atmanyebaatmanatusta(Gita 2:55), "Satisfied in the self by the self within."
The Original Kriya
Like the auspicious 108 number, there are 108 steps of the original Kriya.
Lahiri Mahasay received them from Mahamuni Babaji in Dunagiri Hill, Himalayas in 1861 and grouped (NOT MODIFIED) them into four on the line of the four Vedas (Rik, Sam, Yayur and Atharva), on the four sides of the body (front, back, left and right), and the four directions (east, west, north and south).
Thus whoever practices Original Kriya is practicing the Vedas of the Vedic culture regardless of his or her religious faith.
Attaining ATMA or the SELF (which is the undeniable ONLY self-evident TRUTH, eternally exists, and is all encompassing including skeptics) through the practice of Kriya Pranayam is SPIRITUALITY. Thus Kriya often is called "Atma-Kriya".
Studying Kriya does not mean studying like in the schools, colleges, and universities for academic achievements. It is also not like theoretical intellectual exercise and philosophizing. Kriya is a positive science: The Science of Breath (Prana) is like physics and chemistry. The mind or the restless breath (according to Kriya) being the element or substance to be conducted (practiced) in the test tube of U shaped inhaling and exhaling in the body laboratory to become one with the Atma or Self which is the subject within. Thus by dissolving the duality (individual self) or destroying the character of a seer (individual self) and becoming One with the Self within or being Atmastha in the light of Yoga, or Tadatma (being one with That) in the light of Vedanta, the Kriyanwit seeker, the subjective scientist (being one with the Subject – the Self) becomes all pervading and all encompassing supreme Self or the Lord.
As Lahiri Mahasay condensed these 108 steps of the Original Kriyas and grouped (not modified) them into four (stated below), he took the responsibility strictly to maintain the tradition of Parampara, meaning, personally, teaching one on one (Master and disciple).
In today's world of confusion with "the modifications of Kriyas", "You tube generations" and initiation through video conference, the necessity arises to provide the road map of the Original Kriya.
According to Mahamuni Babaji - Requirements for Kriya Initiation:
According to Lahiri Mahasay - Requirements for Kriya Initiation:
The Road Map of the Original Kriya
Group 1
It is comprised of the following Mudras and Kriyas:
Mahamudra (the Great Kriya); Navi Kriya (the Grand Center, the seat of the seeker – Kriyanwit or Kriyanwita); Khecharimudra or Talabya Kriya, the Aerial Mode or Inner-Outer-Space Kriya; First Kriya or Pranayam – Sarab (with sound), Nirab (without sound), Manasik (mental); and simple form of Yonimudra (Inner-beatific-Revelation-Kriya – this mudra must not be confused with Jyotimudra of modified Kriya).
Lahiri Mahasay once made a comment: Everything can be achieved by the First Kriya. (What he meant by the First Kriya was the entire group 1 and not a particular Kriya). For example, Vrinda Bhakat, a postal peon (mailman) did not need more Kriyas.
Group 2
Only after the successful Talabya Kriya or Khecharimudra the second Kriya or Thokar/Thokkar Kriya is introduced in addition to group 1. It is a "Precondition" in the Original Kriya system. This is called sthir bayur Kriya ("Kriya of the tranquil Breath"), in addition to group 1.
Group 3
At this higher stage, Brahma Yonimudra is introduced, and the greater dimension of Thokar Kriya also is advised, in addition to groups 1 and 2.
Group 4
This is also a higher stage, when all Kriyas are integrated, all four sides of the body are integrated, and all four Vedas are revealed and integrated into Oneness, eternal Tranquility or Sthirattva (Peace or Brahma Nirvan). This is a state of Chira Mouna (Eternal Silence … ), in addition to groups 1, 2, and 3.
The Eternal Relationship of Master and Disciple
In conclusion, it would be very appropriate to cite a couple of examples of the eternal relationship of Master and disciple from classical scriptures like Yoga Vasistha Ramayan of Treta Yuga and from the Bhagavad Gita (the Hindu Bible) of Dwapara yuga.
Jatha jatpristabanadya twang mamrinisudan.
Sisyenoiba sata purbamahang pristo Gurustwaya.
Yoga Vasistha Ramayan (YV) 6:213:1 (2)
Purakalpe hi kasingmaschittatwamatmadikatmika.
Asidiyang chitpratibha Gurusisyatmana bane. YV 6:213:2 (2)
Gurustatrahamabhabang sisyastwamabhabastada.
Pristabanmang twamagrastha idamudyamadhiradhi. YV 6:213:3 (2)
Yogi Vasistha said, "O dear Rama! Whatever you have asked me this time, You had asked me the same in a previous Ramayan [meaning in the Ramayan of a past Kalpa; a Kalpa consists of the four Yugas – Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali]. At that time I was the Guru and you were the disciple. Also in that previous Kalpa you were Rama and I was Vasistha; again, at that time also, you had developed the spirit of renunciation (Vairagya) and at my arrival in some forest, this discourse of Guru-disciple, the delighted dialogue between you and I took place. O dear Rama! At that time when I was the Guru and you became the great intelligent disciple and you had asked me about this vast subject."
Imam Vivaswate yogang proktabanahambyayam.
Vibaswanmanabe praha Manurikskhakabeyabrabit. Gita 4:1
Ebang paramparapraptamimang rajarsayo bidu.
Sa kalenaha mahata yogo nasta parangtapa. Gita 4:2
Sa ebayang maya teyadya yoga prokta puratana.
Bhatoyasi me sakha cheti rahasyang hyetduttamam. Gita 4:3
Bahuni me byatitai janmani taba charjuna.
Tanmaha veda sarbani na twang betya parantapa. Gita 4:5
Lord Krisna said, "I taught this Yoga to the Sun god [from him developed the Sun dynasty (Surya bangsa)]; he taught to his son, Manu and Manu imparted it to his son, Ikkshaku [the forefather of Rama] and in this way, it transmitted from father to son developing a Guruparampara (tradition of Guru). However, since it disappeared from the earth, today, I imparted to you this ancient Kriya Yoga [the Science of Breath]. You and I have passed through many births. I remembered them all; you do not remember. [The statement indicated the eternal relationship of master and disciple]".
The sage does not consider himself a Guru, nor does he seek any disciple. Instead, the ego-less sage considers himself as "nothing" or a servant of the Lord. He is not in a hurry; as he enjoys eternal tranquility rejoicing completeness within himself.
However, admittedly the seeker has to accept (Guru varan kara), seek, serve, and if they meet, being satisfied by the service rendered to him and being questioned with an open and guileless heart by the seeker, the sage gives advice, and thereby, their eternal relationship as Master and disciple is revived.
"Ye call [accept] me Master [Gurudev] and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am". John 13:13.
Surrendering wholeheartedly without any reservation, the seeker has to accept (Guru varan kara) FIRST; then the rest follows.
"The BASIC and FUNDAMENTAL features of the teaching of yoga discipline is that the yoga practitioner should perform each Karma in life with EQUANIMITY treating success and failure ALIKE. (Samatang yoga uchyate. Bhagavad Gita 2:48) for it is Providence [DAIBA] that gives the result.
"Man expects high, though destiny might have decreed against him, and he receives happiness or sorrow as it might chance. Binding himself into the results through expectation [vasana], he attracts bondage into the cycle of birth and death and cannot release himself.
"Karmanye badhikaraste ma phalesu kadachana. Bhagavad Gita 2:47 'You have the right to practice Kriya, perform Karmas, but don't expect results.'
"Therefore, the smart thing to do is to abandon the expectation of results and continue to practice sincerely and very strictly to the instruction and the order received personally (one on one basis) from the living lips of a Guru (Guruvaktragamya). Learning from the representatives in group of any organization, which are prohibited by Mahamuni Babaji, is false, because they lack the authority of command for a mantra to be effective."
Manipulations of the Monster - the Mysterious Mind
The Self, or the Atma alone exists eternally, and so it does not reincarnate. The popular notion is that the individual self or the jiva reincarnates, which is not correct. It is the mind (the restless breath in the light of Kriya), which is born, reincarnates, migrates to other bodies, and goes to other worlds. The objective world is a materialization of the mind and so in spirituality, renunciation of material things does not matter at all. It is the mind (restless breath or the ego) that needs to be renounced through the actual practice of pranayam or Kriya.
One will realize the Self, the Atma when all desires (vasana) would be renounced. Eternal happiness or contentment (santos) lies in the state of desirelessness (nirvasana). So be tranquil in Oneness within with the Self or the Atma.
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Constant undistracted practice is the real key to attain realization of the absolute Self. Because of wrong thinking for many incarnations, ignorance has firmly established its stronghold and so it appears as external objects (sangsar-adambar – the world-show). It is the monstrous mind that creates the unreal, magical, phenomenal, world-show and stretches it out in front of us through its own imagination to play the game of ensnarement (entrapment). Therefore, the external world, the subjective experiences and assertions are all ignorance.
Ignorance is of two kinds: superior (nivritti) and lower (pravritti). Nivritti or the subjective that draws in the outgoing vritti (modification or wave of the mind) is superior; the ignorance which tends to enjoy life – in the objective world is the lower one (pravritti). So destroy ignorance by superior ignorance (nivritti). To be free from this ensnarement of the mind one must engage to practice at the present moment and not on the thoughts of past and future. Ignorance ends in a similar way when the imagined snake is discovered to be really a piece of rope.
The Self (Atma) is beyond senses. Atma is realized when the mind and the senses subsiding completely in the Atma, are not operative at all.
A Vedantist would say – Knowledge is born of ignorance and destroys ignorance; a man in a dream is chased by a tiger and generates tremendous fear; remembering he has a gun, he shoots the tiger dead and awakes. The illusory gun shoots the illusory tiger and releases the man from fear. Similarly, Knowledge is born of ignorance and destroys ignorance. One who has awakened to spirituality is free from all fear and realizes the Self.
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Project Runway Recap: Season 9's Top 20 Become the Top 15
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Welcome back Project Runway fans...did this season sneak up on you too, or have you been waiting and salivating since the travesty that was Gretchen's Season 8 win?
You may recall that one of my favorite things about Project Runway as a show is that they pack it all into one episode a week. The competition and the results, all in one fell swoop. Yes, they've expanded it to 90 minutes, but it's still better than the 3-4 hours a week that shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars make us sit through.
Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum in the Premiere of Season 9 of Project Runway. Image: Barbara Nitke / Lifetime Television
But one of my least favorite things about the show is the first couple of episodes when we are asked to keep track of and care about way too many designers. So, yeah, the season kicked off...but the real good stuff will start *next* week, for me, because I might be able to actually overcome overwhelm. Is it just me?
The episode started with 20 designers who were told that only 16 would make it to the actual show, and they each presented some of their "audition" collection to the big four: Heidi, Tim, Nina, Michael.
That was a whole lotta info, and two guys stood out to me, and stood out because of their stories.
Bert: The 57-year old who worked for Scaasi and Halston, but dropped out of the fashion business after his partner and two best friends all died of AIDS. He started drinking, and it was a downhill spiral from there. Three years ago he got sober and got back into design. You gotta root for the coot, right?
Anthony: OK, he survived testicular cancer, but that's not even what impresses me: The dude is color blind...what the what???
So, based on overcoming odds and rooting for the underdog alone: I'm liking these two.
They figure out a way to cut four designers, and the Top 16 move into the Atlas. And it sucks to be Tim, because he's the guy who, dapper as ever, has the unwelcome job of waking up the designers at 5AM. They're told to grab a sheet and "come as you are." No bras, no make-up. Move it on out and follow Tim to the workroom.
Not too surprisingly, what they're wearing and that one sheet are their materials. Plus they can use closures and dye and dying bins. They have until 10PM that night. And then a couple of hours in the morning to pull it all together.
And so it begins. With lots and lots of designers. And a modicum of drama.
And a few things that just cannot be unseen and unheard.
Nut juice? Cannot be unheard.
Anthony's feather merkin? Cannot be unseen.
Fallene's cown puking rainbow? Cannot be unseen either.
And I yearn to tell Rafael that his doo rag ain't all that, and he shouldn't work so hard to hang on to it.
And in the morning came the most controversial moment of the show: Why, WHY did Tim not advise the designers to use the Piperlime wall "thoughtfully"? I was shocked, I tell you. What can it mean? I know I'm going to be listening extra carefully next week to see if he has moved on to a new catchphrase.
Well, having used my smelling salts to recover from that, let's move on to the show:
Heidi comes out in an elegant nice green dress that beats most of the outfits she wore last season hands down. She introduces the panel who will join her, comprise, of course, of MK and ninagarcia, with the added judge, Christina Ricci. Not sure why, other than her general macabre adorableness.
As always, click on the designer's name to see their work:
1. Joshua
Joshua didn't seem to change much at all about his bedtime attire. His black tank and shorts turned into a black tank and skirt, and he cut his white sheet into a white vest with a draped back. And randomly he added a little blue strip to the waistband of the skirt. No idea why. Seemed like a pretty low-intensity go at the challenge, you know?
2. Laura aka Glamour Girl
Laura created silvery tie-dyed lounge pants, a burgundy top with lace shoulders and a jacket with nice gray lining. Nice job, although she could end up being another Kenley type.
3. Danielle
This was a competent set of high-waisted blue shorts, with a brown top with black accents and elbow sleeves. Competent, but not that interesting. It totally looked like activewear from Nordstrom.
4. Viktor
Did a really nice job, creating a white sleeveless dress with black insets and buttons. I was surprised the judges didn't give Viktor more credit; this was a fully formed outfit that managed to evade looking like a sheet without any dye.
5. Becky
Becky produced a one-shouldered turquoise dress with polka dot "runway" strip down the front of the dress. This was a little underwhelming on the show, but reviewing the picture, it's actually pretty cute, especially the cute little button detailing on the front of the bodice.
6. Bryce
Bryce paired a black high-waisted skirt with a gray top with kimono sleeves that slid off one shoulder. This was sexy and stylish, although not exactly wildly original.
7. Anya
Anya, the gal who learned to sew a mere four months ago, decided to challenge herself by making slacks and a halter top. Personally I thought the gray pants were not that great a fit...lots of droopiness in the crotch, but the paisley halter top was pretty cute.
8. Julie
Julie stayed true to her outerwear muse by creating gray snow pants with an asymmetric black zipper in the front. (Which MK helpfully pointed out would provide excellent access for self-pleasuring...thanks MK!) She paired it with a one-shouldered top with yellow top band and patterned bodice from her bizarre childish pajama pants. The pants were big and shapeless. The top was random and chaotic. The outfit was not quirky; it was just weird.
9. Olivier
Wow, this was dull. Brown skirt with light gray jacket with darker slate long sleeves and that simple simple jacket? Didn't fit. it was all so Bo. Ring. In fact, even writing about it I start to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Huh what?
10. Kimberly
Kimberly was clearly afraid of dye, given that she came up with a floating white handkerchief top and white pants to which she merely added black tuxedo striping and a cornflower blue waistband. Oh, and? The fit of the pants was pretty atrocious, especially in the butt region.
11. Anthony aka the Merkin Man
Colorblind Anthony produced a green skirt with dyed stripe top (black and gray) And while I realize now that it's lace, not fur, he was using for his skirt trimming, I still think it was MOST unappealing to have a dark texture strip down the center front and center back of the skirt. It's like a disgusting mullet skirt: Merkin in the front and unmentionable stain in the back. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
12. Rafael
Oh. My. Taupe I-guess-you'd-call-them-jodhpurs with a white vest and doo rag necklace. The back of the vest was actually nice with some detailing, but the pants? Really really bad. Horrifying.
13. Fallene and her Insane Clown Posse
Took her puking clown pajamas and added them like a poodle to the skirt of a black and white vertical striped sleeveless backless dress with yellow cummerbund and subtle bubble skirt. This was actually much cuter than it had any right to be, given the whole clown aspect. (And have a general clown aversion...not just puking clowns.)
14. Bert
Bert's still got it with a sexy sassy wrap mini-dress with one side of the bodice featuring a gingham-like pattern from his boxers (which I tried not to think about too hard). I know the judges tore apart his Brigitte Bardot styling, but I obviously have no taste and liked it!
15. Josh
Oh. My. Again. Start with incredibly poorly fitting white shorts. (Who wears white shorts?) If only it were after Labor Day; he could have been saved from himself. To make matters worse, he paired the poor shorts with a red and white tank top with a gray sweatshirt hoodie shrug. Total train wreck.
16. Cecilia
Had a mish-mash outfit that could have landed her in the bottom: Orange skirt (and one so short that she should have known WAY better than to add a slit in the back!!!), wine-colored strapless bustier and finally a rose short-sleeved bolero. The color combos were gross, the styling was haphazard, and overall it was a hot, hot mess.
So, after our first show, here were the Top and the Bottom:
The Top 3:
Anthony: The Merkin Man was in the Top...WHAT? And no one's going to mention the merkin? Or the unmentionable stain down the backside? The world has turned upside down.
Anya: They love it!! Vindication for that gal who can't sew! While I thought the crotch seemed to have extra room, Heidi preferred to "focus on the butt" which was admittedly better.
Bert: Heidi is in love. "It's sexy, elegant, modern." Nina: "Adorable." They mocked the dated styling, but in the end...
Bert takes it!! And gets immunity for next week.
The Bottom 3:
Rafael: While the shirt did show craftsmanship, the pants were horrifying, tight and dated. And the doo-rag necklace looked like a bib. 'Nuff said.
Julie: Heidi didn't mince words, simply saying: "It's bad." As I said, MK gave me a visual I didn't need, especially when he made the universal masturbation gesture!! Thanks, MK.
Josh: Well, it comes down to this: Those shorts are so bad. And the top too. It's all just bad bad bad.
But, in the end...
Rafael is auf'ed.
And that's a wrap, folks -- week one is done.
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The Raven tasks players with following the mysterious black feather clues across the world, all in the name of protecting the 'Eye of the Sphinx,' a invaluable sapphire.
Nordic is bringing the game to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. No release date has been announced, but an early trailer has appeared.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Hardcover – July 17, 2005
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By the time the Mongols roared across Asia, or the Moguls invaded India, many cultures around the world already changed so much that bioregional factors, though seminal in the creation of these broadest trends, weren't nearly as important as the political, religious and economic ones. He is not ignoring religion and so on but, he states plainly several times that isn't his focus. He is looking for ultimate causes--before humans had extremely advanced mental concepts like religion.
He also wanted to point out the devastating influence of disease on history. It was surely the European germs that did most of the conquering of Native Americans. The guns and horses were almost incidental. Later on, once Europeans had established themselves, then we can focus on economic and political systems. But we can't ignore the effects of the diseases unleashed on the Americas. These plagues gave the Europeans a very lucky boost that catapulted them beyond the wealth and power of China, India or the Middle East--long before the Industrial Revolution made this gap obvious.
Another thing that some people seem to be having trouble with is his assertions about the native intelligence of tribal peoples around the world. (If you read the book, you notice that he is not just saying this about the New Guineans.)
He takes pains to point out what he means by this. He not talking about some mysterious genetic superiority of tribal peoples.Read more ›
This question has been answered by others before; Diamond's idea that Europe's geography is the cause ("geographical determinism") has also been proposed before. Any student of history can drag up a case or two of this thesis. Baron Montaigne, for example, proposed that Europe's primacy stemmed from its superior government, which could be derived directly from the coolness of its climate.
The deep significance of this book is that Diamond's thesis is not simply idle speculation. He proves that the Eurasian land mass had by far the best biological resources with which to develop agricultural societies, and was thus more able to form large, coherent, and powerful social entities.
To support this idea, Diamond introduces thorough set of well-researched data on what kinds of plants and animals are necessary to support a farming society. He investigates the biological resources available to potential farmers in all parts of the world. The people of Eurasia had access to a suite of plants and animals that provided for their needs. Potential farmers in other parts of the world didn't-- and so their fertile soil went untilled.
After establishing this strong foundation, Diamond falls into repeating ideas about the formation of large-scale societies. These ideas, while unoriginal, are still compelling, and Diamond presents them in a very clear and well-written way.
His other major original contribution comes when he discusses the diseases that helped the Old World conquer the New.Read more ›
Diamond states that "those four sets of factors constitute big environmental differences that can be quantified objectively and that are not subject to dispute." Fair enough, but what *is* subject to dispute is that there might be some other factors at work. Thomas Sowell in Race and Culture does a good job of developing the thesis that the exchange of information among European cultures, facilitated by Europe's plentiful navigable rivers, was the key to Europe's technological and economic rise. David Landes in the Wealth and Poverty of Nations attributes China's conscious decision in the 1400's to isolate itself form other nations as the key event (decision) that caused it to lose it's technological advantage and fall behind Europe. (Diamond briefly touches on 15th Century China in the final chapter, but manages to boil this as well down to an accident of geography.)
This is unfortunate, because the book contains a wealth of excellent material which is excellently explained. Many of the core causes which Diamond explores ring very true, and his points are persuasively argued. The connection between the development of agriculture and the subsequent unequal rise of military capability worldwide is very convincing. But convincing though they may be, reading these theories one can't shake the sneaking suspicion that Diamond is selectively presenting evidence which he's has found to support his previously drawn conclusion, and neglecting evidence which runs counter.Read more ›
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You are missing the point. A fighter can take on all that is available to him, but still have a poor level of opposition.
I'm afraid it's you who misses the point here, Senya. If a fighter fights the 10 best opponents of his era and 40 'tomato cans' as you call them, then of his 50 fights, most were tomato cans. That doesn't alter the fact that he fought the best of his era. When you take on all that is available and prevail, it means youy are the best of the era. to say otherwise, shifts the blame to the era, and says: there were no good fighters in that era. Now the decade from 64-75 was one of the richer eras ever in the heavywt division. And Ali was , by a good measure, the best of that period, both by resume, and head-to head.
European heavyweights at that time were extremely poor, so having all those titles meant absolutely nothing at world level. Look up some European ratings in the Ring for that time, they are laughable.
Irrelevant point. The best European had to be given a shot, or Ali could have been accused of ducking.
Patterson had problems with his back prior to the fight, and whatever Ali wanted to prove by punishing him, doesn't make that win any more credible. Patterson wasn't just shot, he was not ready phisically for the fight.
He was the very best pure boxer in the division at the time. And Ali toyed with him. I have seen nothing that suggests a bad back prior vto his fight .
Great chin doesn't make a fighter good opponent.
Actually, it does. By definition. That's one of the measures we judge opponents by. Not the only one, but a very significant one.
There have been many tough fighters, who were poor boxers, and a win over which meant little at world level.
Whatever didn't bother Terrell prior to the fight is irrelevant, when he was fighting one-eyed for 14 rounds,
No, it's VERY relevant. What was the source of Ernies' vision problem? Could it have been that Ali fractured a bone under his left eye and damaged his retina?
By your reasoning, Vitali had the disadvantage of fighting Lewis with a badly cut eyelid, and should therefore be excused his loss.
Ali totally outclassed Ernie, danced rings around him and punished him for his refusal to accept Ali's new name.
Williams was on a winning streak against four tomato cans.
No,. He was on a twenty -plus fight winning streak with the sole exception of Terrell, with whom he split a pair. He had four consecutive wins AFTER his gunshot incident, which played little , if any, role in his career. You toss around the term 'tomato can'. You have NO IDEA what that term means.
He was knocked down by Mel Turnbow, that's how bad it had been.
So what ? Now I see the extent of your historical boxing scholarship, It appears that it all derives from Boxrec.com.
He was knocked down but he won a unanimous decision. How many times has Tito been KD'd and went on to win the fight? Was Peter's KD of Wlad (three times) significant to their fight's outcome?
Mac Foster had a carefully padded record for his undefeatedness. He achieved nothing in his career for a win over him to have any significance for Quarry. Quarry fits the definition of journeyman perfectly.
Tripe. Mac Foster was undefeated, whether or not you chose to denigrate his opposition, and Jerry Quary was a serious contender, who KO'd Foster.
Get your facts correct about Bonavena with your 10-fights w/o a loss claim.
What's bothering you here? The fact that he had a DQ on his previous 10.
Now you're grasping. I considered Roy undefeated, prior th his bout with Tarver. Same idea.
Norton did not face a single fighter rated in Top 10 t the time of the fight, before he met Ali.
However past his prime Ali was, that doesn't cancel out the fact that Frazier was shot, and more so than Ali himself, based on their performances at the time.
This rivals your George Foreman and Roy Jones claims in terms of pure unadulterated horse****. I know English is not your mother tongue, so I'm not correcting your grammar or style, but I DO have to correct your definitions. the word SHOT does not in any way, shape or form apply to Frazier in New York or Manilla. Slightly past prime, perhaps, but FAR from shot. Ali-Frazier 3 was one of the greatest fights at any weight ever televised.
Foreman faced two ranked fighter prior to beating Frazier, 2 and 3 years prior to their fight, despite having the record you gave him. Lou Savarese also had a similar record when he met Foreman of the 2nd coming (who didn't beat a single ranked fighter to get a shot at the title or after winning the title).
Ali should have never lost his title to someone as bad as Leon Spinks, in the first place. That wasn't an achievement, that was a disgrace that luckly got corrected.
What is a disgrace is the ****ysis in your post.
Ali was finished after the thrilla. ANYTHING he did after that was icing on the cake. He stayed on too long (addicted to the limelight) and so most observers don't count his resume much after Frazier 3.
Similarly, I don't put much stock in Roy's post Ruiz fights. He should have retired after capturing a slice of the heavywt title. It doesn't hurt his legacy in my eyes that things went sour shortly after that.
Was Jones' KO loss to Tarver (at 34, not 36) a disgrace ?
As I mentioned before, you have many facts at your fingertips but have a hopelessly incomplete grasp of the bigger picture, the flavour of the times and the factor that make fighters and fights great.
This is evident to most on here who read your posts.
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12China's rise, global restructuring wither GM's Korea division
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An article in the Daily Kanban suggests, the sun is setting on GM Korea, and it could already be well into dusk. GM's move into China, the Chevrolet exit from Europe and years of labor strife are driving the division over the edge.
8Suzuki calls in 26,000 Daewoo-built Veronas for overheating lights
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Suzuki is recalling yet another Daewoo-built model due to possible problems with the daytime running light module in the instrument panel. This time it covers about 25,899 units of the Suzuki Verona from the 2004 through 2006 model years that need fixing. Like the repair campaign of the Forenza and Reno in May, it's possible for the part to overheat, melt and potentially cause a fire.
23Suzuki recalling 184k GM-built models for fire risk
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Suzuki is recalling 184,244 total units of the 2004-2008 Forenza (pictured above) and 2005-2008 Reno manufactured under contract by Daewoo, now General Motors Korea, between September 1, 2003, through July 30, 2008, for a risk of fire. The exact split in terms of number of each model isn't available yet.
15Grown-up Little Tikes Cozy Coupe is your inner five-year-old's street-legal dream
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- Jan 31, 2014
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For many, the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe provided our first taste of the open road at a young age. It's been around for 30 years, with the Hudson, Ohio manufacturer even going so far as to declare it America's best-selling car. John Bitmead of Oxfordshire, England evidently wanted to relive his childhood a bit, so he created this excellent life-size, street-legal interpretation of the Cozy Coupe.
30Indian tuner turns Chevy Optra into Mustang 'Eleanor' replica
8Alpheon eAssist comes to Korea, 22% cleaner than before
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- Nov 5, 2011
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Daewoo has launched an eAssist version of the company's Alpheon model (LaCrosse here in the States) in Korea. The hybrid manages to deliver 25 percent better fuel economy than the standard gasoline model while reducing emissions by 22 percent. That's thanks to a small electric motor and lithium-ion battery battery pack that work in conjunction with a 2.4-liter direct-injection gasoline engine.
28Chevy gets cracking on Cruze EV fleet testing
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Chevrolet Cruze EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
30PSA: Chevy owns 94% of Uzbekistan car market for make benefit glorious nation
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42Buick LaCrosse rebranded as Daewoo Alpheon in South Korea
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19Pushing Back: GM expanding Chevrolet into Korea, Daewoo out
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Chevrolet Camaro goes to South Korea – Click above for high-res image
26REPORT: GM ups its ante in GM Daewoo
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GM Daewoo has four shareholders: GM, Korea Development Bank, Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. When GM Daewoo put out a rights issue, only one of the four took the bite: GM, which made it rain to the tune of $412 million and raised its stake from 50.9% to 70.1%.
23Aim Higher: GM Daewoo reportedly suing TagAZ over fears they are planning to copy the Lacetti
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In what looks like a serious-but-probably-the-norm case of industrial espionage, General Motors' South Korean Daewoo division is reportedly alleging that the Russian automaker TagAZ has tried to copy its Lacetti sedan. Backing up those allegations are the arrests of two TagAZ engineers – former Daewoo employees who are said to have taken computer files from one company to the other. A third former Daewoo employee, an executive, left notes proclaiming his innocence and then committed suicid
52Spy Shots: Chevy Spark spotted as Daewoo Matiz
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20REPORT: Chevrolet Aveo replacement postponed until 2011
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According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo. Previously, the Aveo's replacement, codenamed T300, had been expected to bow in April of 2010.
27Beat some ugly Italian designs with an ugly stick
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Got some time to burn? Of course you do! iMotor Mag has created a game to punish the wayward children of esteemed Italian design houses. Where designers such as Pininfarina and Bertone have penned gems like the Ferrari F599 and the Lamborghini Miura, they have also thrust the Peugeot 1007 and Skoda Favorit on unwary car shoppers (hey, even designers have to eat...).
31GM launches Cruze in South Korea as Lacetti Premiere
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The Chevy Cruze era has begun in South Korea, except the sedan will be badged as the Lacetti Premiere. General Motors partner Daewoo is producing the fuel efficient sedan for Korea, the first market to get one of GM's most important future vehicles. The Cruze is the first truly global vehicle that the General will produce, with a keen eye on fuel economy and scalability. The Lacetti Premiere will come equipped with the same 1.6L powerplant with 140 hp as the rest of the world, meaning fuel econo
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More good news for LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) fans. Chevrolet in Germany is offering free LPG conversions in certain models. According to Chevrolet, this will help German drivers by saving them up to €10,800 at the pump between 2008 to 2018. 2018 is the year that all tax reductions for LPG will be finished. A similar tax policy as in play in neighboring France. The German offer applies to the Matiz, Aveo, Lacetti, Nubira, Epica and Captiva models. Prices for the Aveo start at €9,990
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Fallout continued from an inquiry that undid Petraeus. The adultery scandal that led to the downfall of the former CIA director widened as Obama put on hold his nomination of Marine Gen. John Allen as commander of NATO. An FBI probe showed that Allen, now the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, exchanged numerous emails with Jill Kelley, who triggered the investigation.
Pentagon investigators so far haven't found any sensitive or classified material in the messages.
Obama will start budget talks with congressional leaders Friday by calling for $1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue in the next decade, far more than Republicans are likely to accept.
Two years before the U.S. and its allies are to hand over security responsibilities to Kabul, the Marines are testing whether the Afghans can hold on to hard-won gains in Helmand province.
A military prosecutor urged the U.S. Army to proceed to a full court-martial against a soldier who is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in March.
France became the first Western country to recognize Syria's freshly minted opposition coalition as the Mideast nation's sole legitimate authority.
Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Australia for annual defense talks that are aimed at deepening military and political cooperation.
Couples with higher levels of certain mostly banned chemicals such as PCBs in their blood took longer to get pregnant than couples with lower levels, an NIH study shows.
John McAfee, the software mogul wanted for questioning in connection with a killing in Belize, said in a May message to friends that he feared for his life and had gone into hiding.
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The Little Red Hen
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A classic folktale about the hardworking hen and her freeloading friends, retold for beginning readers
The Little Red Hen works hard — all alone! — to turn her wheat seed into flour, while the goose gossips, the dog naps, and the cat preens. But when her lazy friends smell the fresh bread baking, they're eager to help her eat it!
In this easy-to-read rendition, even the youngest listeners will enjoy the classic folktale about hard work and it's tasty reward.
Lucinda McQueen's active illustrations show in vivid detail how a few grains of wheat can be eventually made into bread. Her pictures perfectly capture the character of each animal of this classic folktale, while her simple storytelling teaches even the youngest readers important lessons about work and responsibility.


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Lobster Mini-Season Comes To An Uneventful EndAn uneventful lobster mini-season has come to an end and now the commercial lobster season begins on August 6th.
Murky Start To Lobster Mini-SeasonIt's time to start boiling the water and melting the butter. Lobster mini-season officially got underway at a midnight.
Safety First As Divers Prepare For Start Of Lobster Mini-Season Lobster mini season kicks off Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. prompting local leaders to celebrate as well as authorities to remind the public of the rules.
Rules & Safety Come First For Lobster Mini-Season In KeysDivers planning on heading south for the two day lobster mini-season this week should take some time to familiarize themselves with do's and don'ts of bug hunting in the Keys.
Remove 10 Lionfish, Get Extra Lobster During Mini-SeasonEvery year hundreds of boaters and divers take part in South Florida's popular two-day lobster mini-season but this year, you'll get a little something extra if you remove 10 lionfish from the water.
Lobster Mini-Season Closing Thursday Night The two-day lobster mini-season ends Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. While the mini-season is coming to a close, the regular recreational lobster season runs from August 6th through March 31st, 2015.
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Divers, Boaters Hit The Water For Lobster Mini-SeasonWhile most of us were sleeping, boaters and divers were out on the water early Wednesday morning to take advantage of the first day of lobster mini-season.
Lobster Mini-Season Begins At Midnight Every year hundreds of boaters and divers take part in the popular two lobster mini-season. This year it runs from midnight Wednesday through midnight Thursday.
What You Need To Know Before Hitting The Water For Lobster Mini-SeasonDust off your nets and tickle sticks, South Florida, the 2014 mini-season is around the corner.
Many Divers Get Their Fill Of Lobster At Start Of Mini-SeasonEarly birds hit the water at one minute after midnight to take full advantage of this year's lobster mini-season. Divers and boaters returning to the Crandon Park marina after catching their legal allotment said unlike previous years, there were lots of 'bugs' for the taking.
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Eigen-Similarity Integral (ESI) - A New Concept for Invariant Image Similarity Detection
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AbstractMost of today's precision guided weapons use Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to gain improved accuracy. But, as Operation Iraqi Freedom recently showed, foreign militaries have equipment to locally jam GPS signals. Another effective method ofautonomous navigation is necessary to ensure mission success. Similar to rudimentary terrain recognition used in early cruise missiles, the matching of terrain video images with onboard digitized terrain information can be used to accurately provide aplatform with effective positional awareness. The team of 21st Century Systems, Inc. and the University of Nebraska at Omaha is pleased to address the first step in achieving this worthy goal. Our proposed research focuses on developing a mathematicallysound approach for image similarity detection and extraction. The project is aimed at the development of a methodology that is suitable for various military weapon system applications such as target identification and autonomous navigation of unmannedvehicles. The method is based on the Eigen-similarity of a set of image features. We call this concept the Eigen-Similarity Integral (ESI). The advantages of an ESI-based method for comparing and matching the dominant components of images includecomputation effectiveness, uniqueness, flexibility, and conciseness. The ability to perform a computationally effective comparison of real-time images with images or video from a library is a key enabling technology for many military and commercialactivities. Militarily speaking, this capability could be used for automated target recognition, automated target tracking, and autonomous navigation for unmanned weapon systems. Certainly, a navigation or targeting system based solely on GPS is neitherrobust nor fault-tolerant. An ESI-based navigation system would provide that advantage. An ESI-based software application would accelerate the exploitation of intelligence and UAV camera imagery and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) video. Using theESI-based image discerning capability of GMTI video, contextual map data, and intelligent agents, this application of our research could assist with target recognition, target tracking, and detection through clutter (i.e., trees). Many non-militaryapplications involving video monitoring would benefit strongly from the core concept: facility and physical security, traffic monitoring, and others. Indeed, the Homeland Defense arena could make excellent use of the results of this research.
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Unpredictable, passionate, odd, idiosyncratic, and very quite funny... really, your typical issue of âYoung Liars.â Then again, there is no âtypicalâ issue of this book as David Lapham seems to have made it his mission to keep the reader guessing as every answer he provides leads to at least five more questions. Fractal storytelling at its best, Iâd have to call it.
In this issue, we learn that, maybe, the invasion of the spiders from Mars is really just Sadieâs delusional dream -- but only âmaybeâ as Sadieâs confrontation with her mother and half-brother suggest that it could be real. Except that Danny knows she confuses reality and this delusional dream of hers, and has somehow worked to influence it, to change his role in it from the father/invader to hero Danny Duoshade. Weâre never told how Danny accomplished this, but the idea is very intriguing.
As is Sadieâs continual failure to stop this invasion. Danny narrates that she always fails and always somehow lets five spiders escape, suggesting that this delusion is some sort of psychological defense, a reason to live in a way. Or, those five spiders actually keep escaping the same way villains continually escape the hero after being foiled in superhero comics. Lapham purposefully references superhero comics as Danny calls the manic, violent, excitable Sadie âSuperhero Sadie,â the survival persona of Sadie who hunts the spiders and saves the world... but not quite.
Whatâs amazing is that the story Lapham is telling could turn out to be something as simple as a messed up girl with a bullet in her brain who is delusional, or it could be a full-out invasion by spiders from Mars with this Martian spider-princess as the only line of defense. Even Danny isnât totally convinced that one possibility is the true one, and Lapham is brilliant at making both seem equally likely. Thereâs even the hint of questioning why they both canât be true.
Laphamâs writing is so strong in this book that itâs easy to overlook his art, but so much of the story is told there. Since Lapham writes and draws âYoung Liars,â he has the added advantage of conveying subtle character traits through the art. Simple panels just showing characters sitting around expose their personalities quicker and more effectively than words could. He uses a four-tied page layout effectively, playing within those boundaries and often shifting perspective panel to panel, making for an incredibly confident presentation. Lapham obviously knows exactly what he wants, both in his writing and art, and thatâs exactly what makes âYoung Liarsâ so effective a book. Not many writers or artists are so sure of what theyâre doing and so willing to take risks, but Lapham is and it pays off big time. Numerous plot points may not be clear yet, but that Lapham knows what heâs doing is never in doubt.


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Down 2-0 after 16 minutes at Westpac Stadium last night, the
Phoenix battled back through Louis Fenton to trail 2-1 at
halftime before a Jeremy Brockie brace gave them their fourth
win of the season.
It was only the second time in 47 A-League matches that the
Phoenix had come from behind to win and they moved to sixth
place on the table after 13 games.
Herbert described the performance as one of the best in the
club's six-year history.
He said 19-year-old Fenton and fellow teen Tyler Boyd, who
turns 18 in two days, had been outstanding while the return
of creative midfielder Dani Sanchez from injury had also been
But even more important was the fight back.
"The character's never left this team - you can play all the
fancy football and different styles in the world, but this
club's got some good pedigree around that," Herbert said.
"It's served us in good stead in the past and will serve us
well in the future. That was an important thing for me
tonight, that character came to the fore in abundance when we
needed it to, and the performance came as well."
The Phoenix will need every scrap of resilience in the coming
weeks, with games in Brisbane on New Year's Day and at
Melbourne Victory four days later.
Brisbane are two points and two places behind the Phoenix on
the A-League ladder, after downing second-placed Adelaide
United 1-0 at Hindmarsh Stadium on Boxing Day.
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