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After a day spent working in the garden a nice long soak is especially lovely and the addition of a handful of bath salts and a touch of bubble bath can turn a simple bath into a fragrant, silky, luxury. Turning the lights down low, adding music and a glass of wine...total indulgence.
How this all ties together...
...well, when I was making Rose Cocktail for my roses a few weeks ago I did a little research on Epsom Salt, one of the ingredients, and also the main ingredient in bath salts, I learned that soaking in a bath including Epsom Salt helps sooth out sore muscles, softens skin, is an excellent way to exfoliate, and along with magnesium is a source of other trace elements. Unlike some things this is a pleasure that is good for you.
These were so easy to make...wouldn't they make nice hostess gifts.
You might want to give it a try.

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I read this book to learn more of how we might (not) adapt to life in a climate-changed world (the theme of my life plus 2 meters project).
I am going to group my comments on this book into several categories rather than focus on details, as I made far too many notes. The book is organized into Why & How 40 Years?, Five Big Issues (capitalism, economic growth, democracy, intergenerational relations and climate), a Global Forecast (population & consumption, energy & co2, food & footprint, non-material "goods" and zeitgeist 2052), and ending with sections on Analysis, Straight Questions, Five Regions, Other Futures, and What to Do.
First, consider that Randers makes a forecast rather than a prediction by relying on trends and possibilities rather than probabilities. To oversimplify, Randers focusses on several macro trends in five main regions in the 2012-2052 period. These trends -- based on demographics, economics, engineering and politics -- are used to
One important interactions is among trends for population, consumption and impact, with the main idea that the footprint will be heavier -- and thus the chance of "run away climate change" (RACC) larger -- if there are more people consuming more stuff. I think that Randers is too optimistic in his forecasts here. He predicts that the world population will peak at 8.1 billion, that 2-3 billion people will stay poor (=low consumption), and that people in the rich world will consume less because they need to invest significant resources in responding to climate change (e.g., recovering from disasters, coping with climate migrants, paying more as supply chains are disrupted and so on.)
This path -- in the presence of little or no climate change mitigation -- will leave the world on a knife's edge after 2052, with 2080's global temperatures of 2.8C above pre-industrial levels and a 50/50 chance of triggering RACC in which melting permafrost, wildfires and other natural responses trigger positive feedback loops that accelerate warming and far worse living conditions. [A negative trend I discussed over 9 years ago.]
Randers does not consider this forecast as good news (he says "global society will have to perform a miracle after 2052 if it is to end the century in a desirable situation" given that the transition to sustainability will only be half-complete by 2052), and he's admirably frank about our political mechanisms being too weak and short-termist to coordinate either mitigation or adaption, but I think that his underlying assumptions on population and consumption are far too optimistic. The UN recently forecast that "the current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100." Turning to consumption, it is hard to see much sign of any government putting the brakes on the cult of GDP growth (e.g., Indonesia converting rainforest to palm oil, China promoting cars and suburbs, or economic refugees fleeing their dysfunctional homelands to go earn some money). Taken together, these "alt-guesses" would put the world in far worse shape in terms of RACC, temperature increases, and so on.
(You can download Randers's massive spreadsheet and change details to suit your own preferences, but I am focussing on aggregates. Am I "cheating" rather than "scientific" to say this? Not if a spreadsheet is merely an opinion dressed up as a model.)
Second, I want to congratulate Randers for his interesting use of "outside experts" who gave 20+ forecasts on various dimensions of the future (a few are a waste of time). Their contributions and Randers's own commentary really created a useful space for thinking about how systems interact (e.g., "more investment" means "less consumption") in our complex world.
There are many interesting, surprising and thoughtful statements in the book:
- Nations will face climate change only after they give up on a global quota for carbon, tax fossil fuels and force adoption of renewables, energy efficiency, and carbon capture [the story there is grim]. They will only do this when climate damages are a clear and present danger (i.e. probably too late). Global investments will rise from a need to shut down fossil industries early [here's a nice perspective on its collapse in the near future] and cope with climate damages, but productivity will fall due to climate damages, loss of natural capital, more workers in services, etc.
- There's not much support for "saving ecosystems" among voters who prefer Netflix... and will increasingly experience the world via screen. The impacts will be worse in nations without redistribution or social insurance (poor countries; the US), and especially if "democracy" leads to short-term consumption over long term sustainability.
- The worst shocks will not be to the poor (who already suffer), but to the Americans who will face the twin-disasters of losing first place to China as well as greater conflict over national and financial resources due to its weak social welfare system.
- The Chinese government will use its strength to force its people to sustainability.
- National militaries will be much more occupied with climate-related risks and assaults. The "third flowering of humanity" will arrive via computers that may work for us (or not).
- Temperature zones (microclimates) will move away from the equator at a pace of 5km per year and up mountains at a pace of 5m per year
- Do not acquire a taste for things that will disappear (or give that taste to your children), as you will only be disappointed when your "favorites" are no more. Stick with digital hobbies, etc.
- Live in a place that's not exposed to CC but where political structures function (NL is -1 and +1 on these!)
Finally, I now think different on several big topics. For example:
- Japan's consumption per person rose by 33 percent between 1990 and 2010 because GDP was "flat" while population and investment was falling. (One reason robots are so popular in Japan!)
- Countries that import food may lack "food security" when times get tough and they cannot afford to buy food on world markets. (The same might be said of energy, manufactured goods, etc.) Thus a country like Pakistan may turn into a failed state with hungry people because it has mismanaged its natural resources ("liquidating natural capital") at an even worse pace than the rest of the world, thereby increasing its relative insecurity. We can see this problem today in Yemen but not in places like Japan or New Zealand that have protected their natural capital.
- Younger generations will not respect older generations -- they will take part of their pensions to pay for damages. (A strategy that may not work if bitcoin, tax havens and corruption undermine government action.)
Bottom Line: I give this book FIVE STARS for helping me think about our (potential) common future, which Randers summarizes as follows [snipped from several places]:
It is surprisingly difficult to maintain a happy outlook when you know deep in your heart that the world is on a path toward disaster (reducing age-old biological diversity and man-made cultural diversity in the process).
The world of 2052 will be well established on a path that I really fear—the path toward self-reinforcing climate change and climate disaster in the second part of the century. I certainly did not find a world on a well-planned path toward sustainability. I don't know how to assess this future. It will be much better than a global cataclysm where population and production drop dramatically as a consequence of natural disaster and war. But it will be much worse than the now common expectation of continuing growth in GDP and disposable income. It will be good for me as an old Norwegian living in the New North, which will fare well over the next couple of decades. But it will be surprisingly bad for all my good friends in the United States, who will have to endure gradual and seemingly never-ending stagnation from the peak years of their empire in the twentieth century. And much worse for the two billion earthlings who will remain poor.
Even if your personal life is sound and satisfying, it is wearying to know that so much is being done systematically to destroy our common future. Thus my final word of encouragement: Don't let the possibility of impending disaster crush your spirits. Don't let the prospect of a suboptimal long-term future kill your hope. Hope for the unlikely! Work for the unlikely! Remember, too, that even if we do not succeed in our fight for a better world, there will still be a future world. And there will still be a world with a future—just less beautiful and less harmonious than it could have been.
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It is entirely commendable that Silicon Valley's largest brains take time out from deciding which shade the color of money should be in order to become talk show hosts.
We had already enjoyed Google's Marissa Mayer boring into Lady Gaga's darkest depths.
Now I am delirious to learn to Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg will be stepping into the limelight to interview another large brain, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
I am pulsatingly grateful to TechCrunch for revealing this news, on receipt of an e-mail from Christie's office.
It is inevitable that many will wonder what topics might be broached during this chat, which is to take place Monday at Facebook's headquarters--in the Facebook Live studios, no less. (The mountain, you see, always comes to Mohammed.)
One's first speculation, naturally, is that they will discuss fiscal policy. Sandberg is a former Treasury Department chief of staff and Christie does like to sort out financial messes.
Perhaps they will, together, be able to find a compromise solution for the NBA lockout, in which oversized egos and bodies are fighting over the crumbs of millions.
I have just wafted over to the Facebook page announcing this chat and I see that the governor will be discussing many pressing issues--including how he uses Facebook to keep in touch with Snooki.
I have taken a small liberty with that last statement, but it is relatively pint-sized.
Also quite pint-sized is Christie's Facebook presence, where he only enjoys around 15,000 of those precious Likes. (George W. Bush bathes in more than 1.6 million.)
Facebookers themselves will be given the means to like Christie more. For they will also be able to ask questions. They have already started posting them on the event wall. All are extremely serious. (Might this page be strictly edited? Surely not.)
One poster demands to know that if Christie is truly conservative, why has he done nothing about Obamacare. (Dear poster, I have heard that the governor might also be quite partial to a little gun control, but please don't tell anyone.)
Some, though, will speculate whether both Sandberg and Christie have another motive entirely. The governor has already shown that he works well across the aisle with Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J.
If Sandberg and Christie can pull off a fine double act that gets folks talking, might they not make an intriguing dream pairing for 2016?
They might promise a government of national unity. They might offer no-nonsense solutions that are thrown out into the world to see how they work, taking Facebook's mantra of "Done is Better Than Perfect." They might allow everyone to vote via Facebook.
They might even represent a new third force: The Donkeyphants.
This could be big. This could be very big indeed.
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Leading up to the high school years I started asking around. Some homeschooling families gave me advice to document everything, resulting in pages of "transcripts." Others said they didn't really know. I looked online. I looked in a few books. Finally I decided to just look at a few different colleges and see what requirements they had for admission to the school or to different majors.
This has led me to a bare bones transcript... hopefully this will fit the bill! We'll find out very soon when my daughter applies to her college of choice!
Here's my "style" which is basically basic :)
I guess in a couple of months we'll see if it works! :)
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Indigenous to Sri Lanka, Ceylon Cinnamon quills have many thin layers that can easily be made into a powder using a coffee or spice grinder.
As Cinnamon slows the rate at which your stomach empties after meals consuming cinnamon with a high carb meal will reduce the rise in blood levels. Cinnamon also significantly helps people with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to respond to insulin, thus normalizing their blood sugar levels.
Fragrant, sweet, and warm, powdered Cinnamon has long been an important spice in the culinary world, and is used in a variety of thick soups, drinks and sweets. It is often mixed with rosewater or other spices to make a cinnamon-based curry powder for stews or merely sprinkled on sweet treats. Cinnamon powder when added to desserts create a luxuriously sweet mouthwatering aroma.
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Patriots right tackle Sebastian Vollmer was taken off the field via cart after suffering a right leg injury in Sunday's game vs. Miami.
Vollmer was blocking on a running play when injured. While engaged in blocking, the back of Vollmer's legs were rolled into by Dolphins defensive tackle Randy Starks, who was tackling Patriots running back Stevan Ridley.
An air cast was applied to Vollmer's right leg after the injury.
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Wellington, May 26 NZPA - A former MP who was working on using remote-control helicopter "drones" to rescue climbers on Mt Everest has had his company put into receivership.
Trevor Vicemar Roger's company manufacturing un-manned military helicopters in East Tamaki, TGR Helicorp Ltd, has vacated the factory since receivers David Levin and Barry Jordan (PPB McCallum Petterson Ltd) were appointed last month.
A charity Rescue on Everest, was operating out of the same premises, with celebrity adventurers Peter Hillary and Mark Inglis acting as patrons, but Mr Levin told NZPA the company's records did not show any dealings between TGR and the charity.
"We know nothing about the rescue charity except that which we have read in the media," said Mr Levin, who will file a report on the receivership to the Companies Office by mid-June.
TGR Helicorp Ltd -- the only licensed helicopter manufacturer in the southern hemisphere -- announced last year it was building special alpine helicopters to be used for rescues on Mt Everest.
The company had developed an unmanned full-size rescue helicopter, the Alpine Wasp, which it would test on 3754m Mt Cook and then donate to the Everest rescue trust to establish a rescue service and base in Nepal.
Made of high-tech composite materials, with a diesel helicopter engine and rotor blades designed especially for maximum performance in thin air, was to be based at Namche Bazar, a village sitting at 3440m in Nepal's Khumbu subregion.
Mr Rogers formed TGR Helicorp Ltd in 1997 and launched an innovative, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) called the Snark, at the 2005 Paris Air Show.
The $5 million helicopter, 8m long, was said at the time to be the world's first diesel helicopter, satellite-controlled with full stealth capabilities, and automatic weapons system including rocket launchers.
Mr Rogers has said that future wars will be fought with UAVs, and has previously sought certification for civilian Bandit and military Wolverine helicopters.
TGR began winding down its operations about three months ago, but Mr Levin said he had no information about its work being re-located offshore.
Irene King, chief executive of the Aviation Industry Association (AIA) said Mr Rogers had voiced his annoyance to her in a conversation two and half months ago over export restrictions, which he said arose from non-proliferation weapons agreements.
TGR was not a member of the AIA, but Mrs King said the aviation sector was a small one in New Zealand, and she was aware he had been considering the possibility of operating in eastern Europe or South East Asia: "He wasn't certain at the time he was talking to me".
Mrs King said Mr Rogers was frustrated at the red tape he had to go through to export his military helicopters from New Zealand, and became impatient with Wellington-based agencies.
"It's a pity, because the technologies he was developing were absolutely leading-edge stuff," Mrs King said. "He had a very good line-up of product developers who were very good engineers".
Directors of TGR Helicorp Ltd include Arthur Noel French, of Howick, a director of Auckland Masonic Centre Ltd; and Trevor and Glenda Frances Rogers, of Bombay, according to the companies registry.
Both the Rogers have been directors of Bounty Corp Ltd, Bounty Rentals Ltd, RCL Trading Ltd, Rogers Consultants Ltd, Seagrove Airport Ltd, and Ultra Helicopters Inc (NZ) Ltd (in receivership).
Mr Rogers, an MP in Otara and Howick electorates between 1990-1996 for National and then the Conservative Party, is also a director of EP Research & Development Inc Ltd and Mrs Rogers is a director of Virgin Concepts Ltd.
Companies Office records show the Rogers family holds 3.1 million of TGR's 5.7 million shares, Mr French holds 770,000, as do Sonia and George Glaister of Milton, and another 570,000 are held by Peter, Andrea, and David Marsden of Takapau.
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Gotta Go Grab is a weekly feature I'm re-starting. It highlights books that I need to buy that have already been released.
I need to go grab:
Hunger for nourishment.
Hunger for touch.
Hunger to belong.
Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers.
Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, including Devlin. He was created as an assassin and is brother to the faeries' coolly logical High Queen and to her chaotic twin, the embodiment of War. Devlin wants to keep Ani safe from his sisters, knowing that if he fails, he will be the instrument of Ani's death.
Ani isn't one to be guarded while others fight battles for her, though. She has the courage to protect herself and the ability to alter Devlin's plans—and his life. The two are drawn together, each with reason to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer, a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other?
I already own books 1-3 and 5 but I'm still missing this one... Oh well. What book, that's already out, do you need to go grab?


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Tottenham are ready to sell England international winger Aaron Lennon for £8 million but the player is in no hurry to leave, according to the London Evening Standard.
The right winger has found himself on the fringes at Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino, mainly playing in the cup competitions as the new manager puts his plans into effect.
Evidently, those plans do not include the speed merchant from Leeds as Lennon was not included in the matchday squad for Tottenham's win over Southampton on Sunday.
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More concerning for Lennon would be the fact that he was only a second half sub in Tottenham's goalless draw against Besiktas last Thursday in the Europa League, and the Evening Standard says Spurs will take an offer in the region of £8-10 million.
However, the report goes on to say that despite links with Queens Park Rangers and Stoke in the summer transfer window, Lennon is in no hurry to leave and his reported £55,000 a week wages could provide a further stumbling block.
Lennon has struggled to cement a first team position at White Hart Lane in the last few seasons. On his day he can destroy a full back but too often the 21-capped England winger is reticent to use his pace and his final ball has never been of the required standard.
Thirty-one career goals in over ten years as a professional tells its own story, while the move to a single striker upfront means he has less man in the box to pick out when he does get into a crossing opportunity.
Down the pecking list
Pochettino has preferred countryman Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli as inverted wingers, and Andros Townsend is ahead of Lennon for both club and country.
Lennon is ineffective operating from the left, so his role for Tottenham under Pochettino is limited and after the sale of long term Spurs servants Michael Dawson and Sandro, Lennon looks set to leave too.
However, this being Spurs the numbers have to stack up, hence why Daniel Levy turned down a £5.5million offer from UAE side AL Ahli, according to the Mirror. This was despite the Arab side offering £3million a year salary and a luxury Dubai lifestyle.
With Pochettino continued to evaluate his side, Lennon could push his way back into contention but the chances are highly unlikely.


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Australian rap newcomer Iggy Azalea release the first-ever interactive shoppable music video for "I Think She Ready," with FKI and Diplo. The track is the first single from hip-hop group FKi's mixtape Transformers in the Hood. The video was shot in L.A. by founder of What You Steal, Alex 2Tone.
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Brand New Quadrocopter In a tree
So... Figured you all would appreciate this.
I bought my first quadrocopter yesterday. Retail grade drone. actually really nice. skyviper V950. I clearly thought my xmod driving skills would carry over... haha.
On its maiden voyage last night, I decided to see how high it could go. long story short it got out of range and I was flying it very badly. it started it's auto landing procedure, and wound up 60ft in the air stuck in a tree. the ONLY tree in a MASSIVE field 300 feet from the takeoff spot. today... I tried reaching it with my window cleaning pole. (30ft) not even close. then the fire station is next door and (lol) a couple of the guys came out and tried helping, they threw a nerf football at it and the football got stuck. then i went and bought a real football.. and he tried again.. now there is one quadrocopter and two footballs in this Bermuda triangle tree. If it brakes no worries, its under warranty. but i need the copter in order to get a new one! ahhhhggg! #lifeishard anyway
figured you would enjoy the read.
It flew out of the tree in a big wind storm!! w00t!! and best part... it works amazing! it fell it crashed it went through 2 thunderstorms! and its perfectly fine!!
How is the quadcopter like to fly? I've wanted to get one but I'm not sure if I have the skill to fly one haha
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Motorola plans media event, Jobs likely to attendMotorola on Monday will host a media event as part of its Annual Financial Analyst Meeting to introduce some of the company\'s latest products, which may include the highly anticipate ROKR iTunes phone, sources tell AppleInsider.
The July 25th event is where Motorola will unveil \"what\'s wow and what\'s now,\" according to the company. The feature presentation will be delivered by Motorola chairman and chief executive officer Ed Zander. Motorola will also provide a live webcast, which is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
It was at the same event last July that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs joined Zander via satellite to announce that Motorola and Apple were teaming to bring iTunes capabilities to Motorolas next-generation handsets via a USB or Bluetooth connection.
During a press conference on May 19, Zander said the ROKR iTunes phone —believed to be the first fruit of the Apple/Motorola endeavor —would debut in \"a couple of more months.\" That would place the introduction of the phone around the same time as the analyst event.
Sources believe Jobs has planned an encore appearance for this year\'s event to help Zander take the wraps off the much anticipated iTunes phone. The device, believed to be similar to this image of the ROKR, is expected to retail for around $199.
According to one source, the iTunes phone may only store about two-dozen tunes in its default configuration. Customers will be able to purchase an upgrade from Apple, which will increase the number of tunes that can be stored on the phone, the source added.
A spokeswomen for Motorola declined to comment on whether Jobs would make an appearance or what products would be announced, explaining that the company is not offering any advanced details on the event.


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Substitutions: This for That
I came across this great layout about food substitutions. I love how this covers most of the typical substitutions most folks like to switch out in their recipes due to allergy related issues or dietary restrictions in such a cute and well planned info-graphic. The page I found this on is here on Huffington PostRead More »


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SIUE School of Business students honored
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business students were honored for their academic achievements at the 11th Annual School of Business Scholarships and Awards Program on Tuesday, April 21 in the Morris University Center.
Scholarships totaling $90,000 were awarded to 77 students pursuing degrees in accounting, business, computer management and information systems, economics and finance, and management and marketing.
"Today we celebrate the exceptional academic achievement of our undergraduate and graduate business students," said John Navin, dean of the School of Business. "We also take this opportunity to show our appreciation to the donors.
"Scholarship gifts are remarkable investments in the future of SIUE business students. We do this so we can continue to attract and retain outstanding students by offering them the highest quality business education possible."
Donors, SIUE administration, faculty and staff, parents and students were in attendance. Guest speaker Narbeth Emmanuel, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, called the luncheon a celebration of extraordinary individuals.
"Being extraordinary students calls for extraordinary efforts," said Emmanuel. "My hope is that you will be difference makers. Understand who you are, what you believe in and what you care about. Let those inner values shape the kind of leader you're going to become."


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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced 2017 Red Snapper Harvest in Federal Waters on Permitted Charter Boats 12:01 AM June 1, 2017 – July 19 11.59 PM
The waters of the Gulf of Mexico extending 9 Miles to 200 nautical miles off our shores and are currently regulated by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The only charter boats that can legally fish in Federal Waters must have Gulf of Mexico permits to do so. Now new permits are issued, the number of permits has been capped for years, regulated and new fishing charter businesses must purchase and transfer an existing permit. AAA Charters INC takes great care of selecting the captain, crew & boat that is best for our customers & their budget. We don't operate on a strict rotation of vessels that have to be booked in a certain order.


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淨土宗 is the title of Japanese "Pure Land Buddhism." This form is also romanized/known as "Jodo Shu" (jōdo shū).
Also known as Amidism for the fact that this is a branch of Mahayana (Mahāyāna) Buddhism which focuses on Amitabha (Amitābha) Buddha. This form of Buddhism, along with Chinese characters, came to Japan via China in the 5th century according to most historians.
Pure Land Buddhism is also known as (jōdo bukkyō).
Some will just express it with just (Pure Land).
See Also: Shin Buddhism
This literally means "pure land" or "clean earth."
淨土 is also the abbreviated title of a Buddhist sect which involves faith in rebirth of Buddha Amitabha (Amitābha) in the Western Heaven. Sometimes this sect is translated as "Paradise of the West." Other titles of this school of Buddhism include Amidism or Elvsium.
See Also: Nirvana | Shin Buddhism
This is how to express "The Compassionate Amitabha Buddha" (especially for the Pure Land Buddhist Sect).
Some will translate as, "Homage to Amitâbha Buddha" or "I seek refuge in the Amitâbha Buddha."
This is valid in Chinese characters Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Sometimes modern Japanese use a different version of the 4th and last Kanji but the version shown here is the most universal.
This is used to pay homage to Amitabha Buddha.
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This is the modern Japanese version of "Namu Amida Butsu" or "The Compassionate Amitabha Buddha."
Some will translate this as, "I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me."
This phrase especially applies to Japanese Pure Land Buddhists.
There is a more universal version using ancient characters (with more strokes) for the 4th and last characters. That version is also used in Chinese, Korean, and occasionally Vietnamese. This is used to pay homage to Amitabha Buddha.
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This Japanese word means "head of family" or "originator."
In Chinese, this is a name for Shandao (善導), a writer of commentaries on the sutras of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism.
日蓮 is the title Nichiren.
This title refers to a Buddhist priest, who lived from 1222 to 1282. He is the founder of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
According to historical documents, the Nichiren sect was established in 1252. Adding the character for sect, this would be 日蓮宗 (Nichiren sect), which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect.
According to Soothill-Hodous...
Nichiren's chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya:
1. 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i.e. the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha.
2. 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo, preceded by Namo, or, "Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law," for it is Buddha's spiritual body.
3. 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya.
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|Romaji(Romanized Japanese)
|Various forms of Romanized Chinese
|Pure Land Buddhism
Jodo Buddhism
|jou do shuu
jo do shu
|jìng tǔ zōng
jing4 tu3 zong1
jing tu zong
|ching t`u tsung
ching tu tsung
|Pure Land
|jou do / joudo / jo do / jodo
|jìng tǔ / jing4 tu3 / jing tu / jingtu
|ching t`u / chingtu / ching tu
|Shin Buddhism
|jou do shin shuu
jo do shin shu
|Namo Amitabha Buddha
|namu amida butsu
|nā mó ē mí tuó fó
na1 mo2 e1 mi2 tuo2 fo2
na mo e mi tuo fo
|na mo o mi t`o fo
na mo o mi to fo
|Namu Amida Butsu
|namu amida butsu
|Shuuke / Shuke
|zōng jiā / zong1 jia1 / zong jia / zongjia
|tsung chia / tsungchia
|nichi ren / nichiren
|rì lián / ri4 lian2 / ri lian / rilian
|jih lien / jihlien
|In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
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Will County Board members approved a tax rate Thursday that reduces tax bills by more than 3.5 percent.
While the 2015 tax levy of $117,286,821 is $1.3 million higher than the 2014 amount, property owners however will see a 3.68 percent decrease in their tax bills because the tax rate is being decreased from .6433 percent to .6196 percent.
The tax rate is the amount a property owner pays per $100 of equalized assessed valuation. The tax levy is the amount of money a government asks to receive in tax money for the coming year's budget.
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"Already showing tremendous advantages for surgeons in other parts of the world, the new Sony OLED monitor will now enhance surgical viewing in the U.S.," said George Santanello, general manager, Sony Medical Systems Division. "A number of Sony's key technology resellers and integrators have already evaluated the display and noted the significant benefits of OLED versus traditional LCD, so we're excited about getting the product into operating rooms across the country."
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Although I am new to attempting the video platform, there are a few tips I can give you. First off, begin simply. If you don't know much about video editing software or how to create your own videos, don't start with a complicated software program that requires some previous experience.
The following two videos are examples of some very simple video software programs.
Here's one that my husband and young daughter created for the Chapter Book Challenge using an app called Adobe Voice which they downloaded for free to my husband's ipad.
Here's one, using the same app, that I created to go along with my previous post about creating book covers.
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Reyka Vodka invites UK bartenders to shine a spotlight on not only their vodka but also the humble tomato, and compete for one of five once-in-a-lifetime VIP trips to Iceland.
Brand Ambassador Fabiano Latham, pictured above, will be cycling the length of the UK in his quest to discover the best Reyka Vodka cocktails.
He will be hosting heats in 10 cities (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester) where bartenders will present their unique Reyka Vodka cocktail, inspired by the home of the brand, Iceland, and particularly the geothermal energy and glacial springwater that is used both in the distillation process of Reyka and the growth of Icelandic tomatoes - an ingredient that Reyka is asking all competitors to hero throughout their drinks.
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Distilled in Borgarnes (say Bor-gan-ess), Iceland, a coastal village surrounded by rich natural resources, our master distiller is Þórður Sigurðsson, who is also the local fireman and policeman.
Our distillery is powered by geothermal energy from underground volcanoes.
We distill Reyka in one of the few Carter-Head stills in the world.
Iceland is full of lava rocks and we use them to filter our vodka, giving it a crisp, clean taste.
Reyka is made in small batches and each distillation takes about 6 hours and makes only 255 cases."
What kind of drinks might the judges be looking for? Perhaps this signature Reyka serve might be a good example. The Puffin Collins is inspired by "the pinky hues the greenhouses emit during cloudy, dark nights."
Serve in a Highball glass
50ml Reyka Vodka
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20ml elderflower cordial
30ml grapefruit juice
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How to make: Muddle, shake, strain and top with soda water.
Garnish: Half cherry tomato.
Looks like the adventure has started. Reyka invite you to get on board!
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Dethdlr's Adornment Calculator – Class Specific Red Adornments
Class-specific red adornments have been added to the EQ2Wire Adornment Calculator by Dethdlr.
That's 221 adornments added to the existing 175 for a total of 396 T9 adornments. And I still haven't added the ones that drop from the public quests.
Choose your class in the class dropdown to have that class' adornments added to the proper dropdowns.
Rather than converting the class specific red adornments from their names to what they do, I've just included the names in the dropdowns. For one thing, this should help with those that don't stack. For another, it means you don't have to wait for me to find time to convert 221 adornment descriptions into text that will fit in the dropdowns. Once you click calculate, you can hover your cursor over the item names to see the tooltip popup of each adornment or click them to see them on Zam.
I haven't decided yet if I'm going to try and convert them or just leave them as is. I'm leaning towards leaving them as is.
Also, the in-game item links will be added as time allows for the new adornments. There are 221 of them and I can only cut and paste for so long before falling asleep. 🙂 If you click through to Zam though, they should have the in game links already.
Let me know if you find any errors/bugs. I still need to indicate the items that only work on shields, but that will most likely be another day.
Let me know if you find any errors (other than the shield/secondary slot issues, I already know about that).
Update: 96 additional adornments have been added that can be purchased in Thurgadin after completing The Fallen Swords questline. This brings the total up to 492 T9 adornments. Thanks to Maikeruu for emailing me the info.
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[…] Class specific raid dropped red adorns have been added. Details here. Written by Dethdlr Tags: adornments, yellow adornments 34 […]
Just sent a comment to the Comment place about how a white adornment of crit chance is no longer usable on a Secondary item. It was removed today and placed in my overflow.
Omougi posted on the Everquest2 Forums:
We just checked in a fix for this. White Crit Chance adornments will be usable on all Primary and Secondary slot items now, in addition to their previous slot restrictions. The fix will be live as soon as possible.
Does that mean it will go back to what it was before today? Not sure. Gonna wait til the fix goes in to find out.
It used to be that crit chance adorns could be placed on bows, satchels and symbols, no matter which slot you put them in. The current (bugged) situation is that it can be placed on items in the ranged slot only. After the fix it can be placed in the primary, secondary and ranged slots: so on all melee weapons, shields, symbols, bows and satchels.
For the class specific red slot adornments only the ones from the vendor are listed and not the ones gained from progression on the signature quest.
Appreciate all the hardwork by Dethdlr & company on the adornment selector.
I thought there were 3 general red adornments from Thurgadin signature quest, not class specific? They could be listed though.
Can someone send me or post the info on those quested adorns? I don't have any info on them so I can't add them.
Dethdlr at eq2wire dot com if you want to email me.
They are class specific, Feldon. The tenth focus effect from Sentinel's Fate where the first seven is from the complete set of raid armor, two from Ry'Gorr faction, and the last is from progression on the questline.
Alright. Once you complete the Fallen Swords signature quest ( http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/EQ2_Quest:The_Fallen_Swords:_Mystery_in_the_Shadows )
then Maayla A'nadir will sell you 4 adornments for your class. The 96 adornments he sells (24 classes x 4) are here:
Maikeruu sent me an awesome list of the adornments. Between that and the info that Feldon linked above, I should have what I need to get it updated. Now I just need to find the time. 🙂
Anybody know how much progress you have to have made in the signature quest to be able to buy the other adornments? Is it just The Fallen Swords: Mystery in the Shadows or do you have to make it further in the series?
Nevermind. I looked it up in game myself. The additional 96 adornments have been added to the selector. That brings the total up to 492 adornments. I had no idea there were this many when I started coding this thing. lol.
Have you got the Public Quests ones? 😉
Nope, the PQ ones are still on the list of things to do. Along with the distinction of adorns that don't work on shields and all the things involved in that slot.


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CACME's predecessor organization was founded in the mid-1970s by a group of Denver physician directors of residency training programs to foster cooperation among their programs. After the first five years, the organization gradually shifted emphasis from residency training to improving the educational and managerial competence of continuing medical educators. Gradually, non-physician adult educators joined their physician colleagues in providing leadership for CACME.
In recent years, CACME leadership has adapted its organizational structure to better meet the needs of its members. This change has added more opportunities for members throughout the state to participate in leadership roles, to network more easily and to share helpful CME information.
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The baritone, Christo Brambarov, was born on October 15th, 1907 in Lovec. After attending the Music Academy of Sofia he finished his vocal studies in Italy.
In 1936 he began a long and successful career with the National Opera of Sofia. International appearances took him to the famous opera houses of Italy, France, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania and Czechoslovakia. The major roles in his career included: Rigoletto, Rodrigo in Don Carlos, Renato, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Escamillio, the Flying Dutchman, Wotan, and the major focus of his career, Boris Godunov. He also was active in singing roles in the operas of the Bulgarian composers Pipkov and Stoyanov.
The real fame of Christo Brambarov was`in his teaching. Known as a specialist in Bel Canto, among his many famous students are included Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghiuselev and Ghena Dimitrova. He died on 12 July 1974 in Sofia.
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Rub the outside of the gums 1-3 times in each of the 4 quadrants of the mouth.
- You can use your finger or a Nuk Brush, or a Fingertip Toothbrush. (I usually use my finger)
- Take your finger out after each quadrant to give the client a chance to swallow.
- Do not do more than 3 swipes (or rubs) on a aquadrant.
- Make sure the client knows when you will stop and they will tolerate it better. It may help to count to 5 or 10, and make sure that you are done when you get to 5 or 10
- You can do it fast or slow, but you must give firm pressure to the gums.
At the end, do one swipe on the roof of the mouth behind the front teeth.
Do this at least 3-5 times per day. More is better.
Do this with the supervision of an Occupational Therapist to make sure that you are doing it right, and that the client can tolerate it.


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They Submit Their Children!
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- techno-mole said...
In my opinion there are thousands (probably more) that are under the impression that not sending your child to a state meat grinder (aka school) is actually illegal and as such you'll be had up on some kind of charge if you don't send them, this is not the case, but it's enough to make people think that they'd better not go against the grain.
Shame really a simple google for ' alternatives to state schooling' would probably give them a load of info on home educating.
- 26 February 2012 at 08:10
- Cap'n Franko said...
It always makes me sad to see the families of schooled kids dealing with any or all of the bullshit that goes on in school. Bullying especially turns my crank and makes me wanna hit somebody.
- 29 February 2012 at 11:09
- Alternicity said...
Maybe people are carrying around leftover fear from their own schooldays that Mr Authority figure will be angry if they don't show up on time, bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Certainly though LEA's go after parents of truant kids with legal threats and fines.
Bullying in some educational institutions is even ritualized in the form of hazing! People pay for it!
- 1 March 2012 at 06:08


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Common Ground Collective co-founder Scott Crow has recently come under investigation by th
Common Ground Collective co-founder Scott Crow has recently come under investigation by the FBI as well as the ATF. At around 8:00 am on Wednesday, April 5th, two FBI agents, one of whom identified himself as Evan Ray, came knocking on his door in Austin, TX, asking many questions.
Common Ground Collective co-founder Scott Crow has recently come under investigation by the FBI as well as the ATF.
At around 8:00 am on Wednesday, April 5th, two FBI agents, one of whom identified himself as Evan Ray, came knocking on his door in Austin, TX, asking many questions including whether Scott was stockpiling firearms. Robert King Wilkerson, former political prisoner, Black Panther and member of the Angola 3 (http://www.angola3.org) who is a guest at Scott's house, answered the door and informed the two agents that Scott was out of town and refused to answer any of the agent's questions.
Several hours later the two agents returned. This time when Wilkerson answered the door they knew who he was. The agents pulled out a binder filled with pictures of firearms and began flipping through it asking Wilkerson if he had seen any of the firearms in the picture. When Wilkerson declined to answer any questions, the agents asked to speak to others in the house, who also refused to answer the agents' questions. "When I told them that Scott was out of town they started asking to talk to [other people in the house], even though they came looking for Scott," Wilkerson said. "No one wanted to talk then so they left their phone number."
While the agents questioned people in Austin, other agents from the Ft. Worth office simultaneously visited the shop where Scott had legally purchased a firearm, asking the owner Eric Robb numerous questions.
This investigation comes only a month after an FBI agent, G. Charles Rasner, at a presentation at the UT Law School, listed the Austin braches of Indymedia and Food Not Bombs as well as anarchists in general as potential terrorist threats in the Central Texas region. (http://austin.indymedia.org/feature/display/26838/index.php)
These events are also amidst a larger wave of recent ongoing government repression of various activist groups: the arrests and charges brought against environmental and animal rights activists being called the Green Scare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Scare), admissions by the NSA and Defense Department of surveillance and spying on anti-war and civil rights groups, the government campaign against Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty.
Scott has been supplied with a lawyer, Charles Roadman, by the Austin People's Legal Collective after tentatively thinking meet with the FBI at his lawyer's office under very strict circumstances. The FBI had on their visits to the house suggested they "would come back until they got some information" and because, according to agent Ray's conversation with Mr. Roadman, the refusal of people at the house to talk to the FBI was considered "acting suspicious". The FBI also stated to Mr. Roadman that this was a "routine gun check", and that the ATF would be attending also, which is in contradiction to statements made by dealers in the firearms industry. One dealer who wished to remain anonymous stated it was "very unusual".
Crow has decided not talk to the Feds or ATF. "I have acted within my rights as a citizen within this country and broken no laws. I feel this is unwarranted harassment by agencies on 'fishing expeditions' to criminalize those who work for change in this country," Crow said. He added "I am reminded of the Zapatistas(the EZLN from the southern Mexican State of Chiapas -ed.) who say: 'We wish not to seize power, but to exercise it.' Let's not forget, these agencies have a long history of these scare tactics."
Over the years Scott has been a dedicated activist for social justice, being involved with a number of local and national groups and campaigns around issues of political prisoners, racism, prisons, and the environment. Recently he has received national attention for work he did co-founding the human rights organization Common Ground Collective in New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina.
The FBI's harassment of those working for change in our world is meant to intimidate and isolate. It is important that we step up and stand in solidarity with our friends and comrades when the state singles them out for harassment. It is also important that we remain uncooperative with all law enforcement
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Francis S. Bailey. 24 years old. Enlisted on 11/6/1861 at Cambridge, NY as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 12/26/1861 he was commissioned into "G" Co. NY 93rd Infantry. He was discharged on 8/28/1864. He was listed as wounded (date and place not stated). Promotions: 1st . 8/8/1862; Capt. 4/13/1864 (as of Co. I). Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General.
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Hi there. When I saw this idea to post one photo a week on Jean's blog I knew I wanted to join in. having tried and failed at a photo a day on the past (my life is just not that interesting) I think I can cope with one a week. There's a great list on Jeans blog compiled by herself and Gail from Efemera Ink and Gail also gives a great tutorial for an easel type album to showcase them
You can use the prompts in any order you please hit you must begin and end with a self portrait *sigh* I hate having my picture taken and I really hate trying to take one of myself bit I gamely went out to the back garden and bit the bullet, I think the sunglasses helped lol.
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What kind of beer is it? If you are using Grolsh bottles, I would use corn sugar in the racking bucket.
I've been using some of those carbonation tabs to bottle a sixer or so when I keg my batches.I've found them to be VERY inconsistent. Or, perhaps more accurately, I've found that they often result in overcarbed beers when you follow their dosing levels.Back when I bottled regularly, I always used corn sugar and never had an issue. I still have a pretty good sized bag of it.JOE
+1 to table sugar. Unless I am being clever I rarely use anything else. Check out the carb calculator a10t2 mentions. I have not used that one but I can't imagine there is that much difference between calculators. The only tricky thing about adding the sugar to the bottling bucket is making sure it is well mixed. I measure out the sugar I need 5 oz is fine for most styles although I often use a little less for british styles as I don't like them as carbonated. put it in a pan with enough water to disolve and bring to a boil. pop a lid on there and let it boil for a moment then turn off the heat. Do this an hour or so before bottling so it has time to cool a bit. Add to the bottling bucket first and rack the beer onto the sugar syrup. I have not had a problem with inconsistant carbing this way but some people like to gently stir the beer in the bucket with a sanitized spoon to make sure it is well mixed.


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New Hampshire has 1 OTA school that is accredited by the ACOTE. Graduating from an accredited OTA program is required to sit for the COTA Exam that you'll need to pass in order to get your OTA license. Below is the 1 accredited occupational therapy assistant school in New Hampshire, click on it for more details and contact info.
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Status: Accreditation
|Next Visit: Spring 2018
Selecting OTA Schools in New Hampshire
Keep the following in mind as you research and compare occupational therapy assistant programs:
- Classroom and program size
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- Quality of all campus class, resources and labroom buildings
- Complete list of program expenses and financial aid
- Admissions criteria
Try reaching out to alumni and employers to gain more insight into the OTA programs you research. Ask admissions officers which local clinics hire their graduates so that you know where to start and who to reach out to.


text: Has Ralph learned nothing in more than 30 years of misadventures and misbehavior? As always, when faced with a challenge, he takes the path of least effort. Sarah has endless patience with her recalcitrant cat while preparing for baseball tryouts. She practices throwing, fielding and hitting; he just practices his idea of superstar skills, like signing autographs and giving TV interviews. Of course his tryout is a disaster, but he becomes the "cat-boy." When he finally gets his chance, his showboating nearly loses the game. For this Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader, Gantos employs simple, direct language with just the right infusion of baseball jargon. He plays it straight, describing the events, the relationship between child and cat, the baseball action and the celebrity status of the game's heroes. Rubel's bright, sharp cartoons provide the hilarity, depicting Ralph's goofy expressions as he reluctantly performs his duties, including substituting for the "mighty flying squirrel" mascot, all the while imagining himself a hero and a media darling. Ralph's only redeeming quality is his love for Sarah, but his irrepressible rottenness will delight newly independent readers. (Early reader. 6-8)


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Life of Pi - Ang Lee DVD interview
Compiled by Jack Foley
ANG Lee talks about some of the challenges of bringing Life of Pi to the big screen.
Life Of Pi is available on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and on digital platforms now from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Q. You have many challenges in this film, not the least of which is such an inexperienced leading man. How did you mentor him through the making of the film?
Ang Lee: Well I saw him as Pi, that's why I cast him. To me he looks like Pi, so I was teaching him into becoming Pi, not so much about performance ability. The two went hand in hand. He didn't swim, we taught him how to swim. He didn't have sea legs, we built his sea legs. Acting, the same way. The whole shooting schedule was shot in [story] order, so what was happening in the shooting was parallel to what was happening in Pi's life, drifting across the Pacific with the tiger. I think that in some ways performance and acting happen in the best way, in the purest form, is the person believing what he's in. Suraj is an incredible talent. I tested him, I trusted him, I trusted that if we followed him we could find the movie.
Q. What was in him initially that made you think of Pi?
Ang Lee: Well, it was [those] soulful deep looking eyes, he looked very smart. And then I tested him, I asked him to tell a long story, the second story in the movie. I asked him to tell it as if it was really something that happened to him. Halfway into the storytelling he started to cry. He couldn't pull himself out of the situation, he was obsessed by the situation. He'd never acted before, I couldn't believe it.
Q. The challenge for him was keeping his energy up physically and emotionally – how did you deal with that?
Ang Lee: I was coaching him along the way, and whatever was the most important task during this period of time we tried to hit it. If it's about survival, so genuinely we were going through that. If it was about maintaining his sanity, where he gets spiritual towards the end – and by the way we shot in order so he could lose weight along the way, and that's not easy. But he went along with that. Then he had to have a look that was spiritual, gaunt and hollow but very alive kind of a look. I stopped people talking to him, nobody was allowed to talk to him. He had to live in silence. I gave him a lot of spiritual music to listen to, and he just transcended into a different state. Of course, I watched him very carefully, charting him, so he was not going crazy.
But I think again, Suraj is such a tremendous talent I think his previous life must be a good actor. So I just sort of awakened him into what he used to know already. The whole process is spiritual, when you believe something, when you put so much trust in one person, and him to himself, things will happen naturally. You just have to embrace that.
Q. It's a stunningly beautiful film, with great 3D and it can now be enjoyed at home on equipment that provides just a fine a viewing experience. How do you feel about that?
Ang Lee: At home you probably don't need glasses, which is a good thing. Of course, when you watch it at home you're more private, it's not the same thing as sharing with a crowd in a big black box, as in the theatre. But as a very private, probably more contemplative experience. Hopefully more emotional.
Q. Was the movie changed greatly by taking them out in the first place?
Ang Lee: Well, most of them belong to the voyage… it's a longer voyage and where you have those scenes in it's more of a survival story. But the movie is not about the survival story. It has a philosophical twist to the end so you have to treat it more like a story-story instead of a survival experience. But I think a lot of the details are wonderful details in life as experienced on the sea. Not so much for the sake of telling a story.
Q. How much pride do you take in the performance of Richard Parker?
Ang Lee: I'm very proud of it, I'm proud of the effort we put into it. The computer can do a lot for us, but it's still our heart, our projection of ourselves, our respect for nature, it's artistic work. I'm very proud, not of me having the heart, but hundreds of artists working along with me. We all devoted our lives to creating this character, and I think he came to life and we're all very proud of it.
Q. How has Blu-ray changed your viewing and collecting habits, as a film fan?
Ang Lee: I totally embrace Blu-ray, it's just better quality. In some ways they don't have that rough feeling when you watch a movie, they're very defined. But I enjoy the fine details. A lot of movies I saw in the movie theatre, on a regular TV screen, and then when I saw it on Blu-ray I find new things and I think that's wonderful.
Life Of Pi is available on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and on digital platforms now from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.