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January 30th, 2013 02:22 PM #1Member
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Boys names that don't end in 'n' ?
Like the title says, I'm looking for boys names that end in a letter other than 'n'. My name and one of my favourite girls names both end in 'n', as well as several of the boys names we like:
My husband and I aren't ttc yet, but we're starting to think about names. Since we're hoping to have 4 kids, we want to at least have some options for names that work well together. And we'd like the names to have a variety of endings.
Any ideas?
January 30th, 2013 02:28 PM #3
January 30th, 2013 02:34 PM #5Mama of two beautiful boys!
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one's youth.
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
~Psalm 127:4-5a
January 30th, 2013 06:10 PM #7Senior Member
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I grouped them by their similar sounding endings.
R's: Xavier, Archer, Jasper, Oliver, Alexander, Carter, Oscar, Sawyer, Christopher, River, Evander, Cooper, Alister, Wilder, Arthur, Blair, Sander, Rainier, Booker, Dexter, Miller, Thayer, Caesar, Iker, Peter, Kiefer, Conner, Macallister, Palmer, Tabor, Keller, Lancer
S's: James, Cyrus, Thomas, Augustus, Amos, Cassius, Otis, Atticus, Davis, Silas, Jonas, Rhys, Charles, Lucas, Miles, Nicholas
L's: Abel, Dashiell, Ezekiel, Russel, Kyle, Nathaniel, Lowell, Cole, Niall, Gable, Samuel, Gabriel, Noble, Cashel, Lionel, Rafael
X's: Lennox, Max/Maks, Eryx, Alex, Jax, Knox, Phoenix, Ajax, Maddox, Dax, Fox, Felix
O's: Arlo, Bruno, Rocco, Dario, Angelo, Hugo, Otto, Matteo, Nico, Theo, Romeo, Jethro
A's: Jedaiah, Ezra, Elijah, Tobiah, Jeremiah, Luca, Noah, Jorah, Isaiah, Zacheriah, Micaiah
Y's: Henry, Timothy, Marley, Arley, Finley, Huxley, Wiley, Morrisey, Harley, Westley, Stanley, Troy, Lee, Bode
T's: Rhett, Bennett, Wyatt, Robert, Forrest, Brett, August, Grant, Barrett, Clint, Wright, Kennett, Scout, Vincent, West
K's: Havelock, Isaac, Clark, Maverick, Beck, Eric, Brock, Frederick, Nick, Mark, Patrick, Zac
D's: Jude, Wade, Alcide, Armond, Richard, Bradford, Conrad, Desmond, Edward, Jared, Reed, Shepherd
M's: Abram, Callum, Sam, Adam, Graham, Jem, Liam, Malcolm, Tim, Abraham, Bram, Colm, Hallam, William
Soft C's: Tace, Bruce, Chance, Justice, Vince, Lawrence, Pierce, Reece
G's, F's: George, Channing, Doug, Sterling, Wolfgang, Sage; Joseph, Wolf, Christoff, Leif, Raff, Cliff
W's & H's: Barlow, Winslow, Andrew, Drew, Matthew; Ash, North, Cash, Smith, Heath, Dash, Hamish, Walsh, Seth
Z's, P's, & B's: Boaz, Cruz; Jacob, Caleb, Job; Kip, Aesop, Phillip, Tripp
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Video: Tiny snowboarder catches air, rides rails
Posted April 21, 2016
A 4-year-old Sandy already has more snowboarding skills than many of us ever will.
Terje LaMont's impressive abilities, which include terrain park jumps and box slides, are featured in a YouTube video published Thursday. His father, Brodie LaMont, said this is already the young boy's third season on the slopes.
"He's always kind of been on a board since he could walk," Brodie LaMont said. "He loves it."
The family has season passes to Snowbird and hits the slopes together about four times a week. Brodie LaMont joked that his little son, who won't turn 5 until December, is spoiled and doesn't even realize it.
Terje got his start on the slopes using the magic carpet and ropes. In the beginning, the young boy had the balance to ride but couldn't stop and didn't have the attention to watch for other riders. To help his son stay safe, Brodie LaMont used a rope and together they could tackle most runs.
Starting this season, Terje can ride on his own.
"When we go up we just kind of have fun. He likes to do it," Brodie LaMont said. "I point out little things that I think he can do and he just goes for it. I supposed next year we'll start working on more tricks and stuff, but he just progressed so fast this year from being hooked on that rope to being able to do whatever."
Enjoying the powder is a family affair. Brodie LaMont, who turns 40 this year, also got an early start on the slopes. He started skiing when he was 3 years old and picked up snowboarding in sixth grade. He said he loves being able to share the sport with his child.
In addition to snowboarding, Terje also skateboards. His father said the boy can board pretty much all day.


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YOUNG theatre stars from across the borough are getting set to star in a production of popular pantomime Puss in Boots this month.
The Young Ones theatre company is staging the show at Netherton Arts Centre, Northfield Road, Netherton, from Saturday January 26 to Saturday February 2.
Redhill schoolgirl Beth Henwood, aged 14, from Stourbridge, has bagged the role of Puss in Boots and seasoned Black Country panto dame Mike Bradley will also star.
Evening performances start at 7.15pm and matinee shows - taking place on Saturday January 26, Sunday January 27 and February 2 - start at 2.15pm.
Tickets cost £8 (and £9 for last day performances on February 2). They are available from Chris Sykes on 01384 895266.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Charlie Fox, who spent more than a half-century in professional baseball and was the 1971 National League Manager of the Year with the San Francisco Giants, has died. He was 82.
Mr. Fox died Monday night at Stanford Hospital of complications from pneumonia, the Giants said.
San Francisco won the NL West title under Mr. Fox in 1971, going 90-72 before losing to Pittsburgh in the NL championship series. Mr. Fox managed the Giants from 1970 to 1974, finishing with a record of 348-327.
Mr. Fox also had two short stints as manager of the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs. He went 12-22 for the Expos in 1976, and 17-22 for the Cubs in 1983. Mr. Fox also was general manager for Montreal from 1976 to 1978, and his final job in the big leagues was as a scout for the Houston Astros from 1990 to 1993.


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Monday, 7 May 2012
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My Thoughts : "Cruelty does not make a person honest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind."
Divergent was the only one dystopian that was successful to spread the equal amount of madness among the readers same as The Hunger Games trilogy, and now author Veronica Roth is back with its sequel Insurgent with another bang. No wonder why Insurgent has been titled with the crown of most anticipated book of 2012.
Abnegation has fallen, Dauntless is divided in half, and traitors are with Erudite. Erudite is seeking for control over all fractions and fractionless rebels are demanding their position is society. Insurgent picks up exactly where Divergent dropped off, Tris , Four, Celeb, Marcus and Peter made it out alive from Dauntless headquarter and took the refuge in Amity along with few other Abnegation but for how long?
"Insurgent," he says. "Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent."
Insurgent is a fantastic, beyond compelling story that's part twisty, and another part action packed with some burning romances. Thoroughly engaging and exciting, Insurgent was fast-paced, complex, and riveting than Divergent and continued with series of unexpected events that we never thought would happened and navigations were far beyond our imagination.
In Divergent we only meet Dauntless, Abnegation and Erudite but we explore more information and infrastructure of Amity and Condor in this book, also witnessed uprising of fractionless seeking for the fall of Erudite.
This book has some greater amount of action which was vivid and detailed, and I had no problem in visualizing them, even after finishing the book, certain moments are still floating in my head.
"No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens."
We saw some new alliance formed, and few of them are completely surprising. The society that believed you can only have one quality has shattered and we discover more about the existence of having more divergence among the fractions which was shocking. I was wholly entrenched in this reimagined Chicago well drawn with dystopian background.
There was such refreshing change among the characters and they evolved perfectly with the situation. Some of them were naïve and empathetic, others were cunning and manipulative, and desperation was common characteristic among each of them.
I have a message for the Divergent.
I am Divergent.
This is not a negotiation.
No, it is not.
It is a warning.
We understand why Tris has a bit of a split personality; she is selfless, brave and intelligent. she has a habit of doing the absolute opposite of what the people trying tell her to do to protect her, but I think ultimately that is the important part of her personality and it makes her strongest divergent of all. Her strongest power is her free will and she acts on it; clearly no simulation can control her. We saw her struggling with the pain and guilt of killing Will.
"Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you."
Tobias has always been one of the most crush worth and intriguing YA hero who will always reside in my heart. More shades of his character unraveled based on his past and I'm pleased with depth of his character. Riddled with raw emotions, and flooded with love and protectiveness for Tris, Tobias was deliciously tormenting and charming in equal measure. I loved the way Roth coated his character with different layer of love and angst, frustration and regret.
"He kisses me again, more insistent this time, his hands squeezing my waist. His breaths, his body, my body, we are so close there is no difference."
I loved the burning romance and intensity between Tris and Four. Although Tris was a less expressive with Tobias and that leads their relationship into an emotional turmoil. Tension continues to build around them and finally they melds in each other's arm. Their unconditional love will make your heart ached and you will feel the same pain and joy as Tris.
The plot builds with subtle hints to the future, leading to more than one explosive climax that keeps things moving at a rapid pace. There is a definite cliffhanger in the end and I can bet the plot with take a remarkable turn in next installment. Well written and gorgeous, Insurgent showcases a perfect balance of character chemistry and action with twisty plot, another amazing success of Veronica Roth.
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|Set Details: The set features a 1 1/2" rake per foot for the red carpeted sections. The walls are constructed of 1" steel tube, with 1/2" hardware cloth, and re-bar texture. The walls are backed with translucent gray material. The Kandinsky inspired paintings were executed by Gretchen Kibbe. Set views shot from lighting beam, lighting booth and from onstage.
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Hi guys, This came across the phpPgAdmin list, and I'm reposting it here in case it is actually true...? If it is, is it a Postgres or a Debian package issue? Chris -----Original Message----- From: phppgadmin-devel-admin(at)lists(dot)sourceforge(dot)net [mailto:phppgadmin-devel-admin(at)lists(dot)sourceforge(dot)net]On Behalf Of Guilherme Barile Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2001 3:58 AM To: phpPgAdmin-devel(at)lists(dot)sourceforge(dot)net Subject: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens up databases for anyone! Debian comes with a severe configuration fault in postgresql ... in pg_hba.conf, it uses TRUST as the default authentication method (from localhost) ... as phpPgAdmin runs on localhost, anyone can login without a password. There are DOZENS of sites out there running without any security! And this is terrible! If I weren't a very nice person and simply didn't change anything (I could, as postgres is superuser and I can log as it). Here's how to fix it (on debian, don't know if any other distribution is affected): log in as postgres run psql check the pg_shadow table (SELECT * FROM pg_shadow;) see if everyone has a password (especially user postgres) After setting all the passwords, edit /etc/postgres/pg_hba.conf to match the following lines: local all password host all 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 password Then it will require a password. Also, If you wish to block connections from the internet, add this also: host all 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 reject Please put this on the page or together with PhpPgAdmin's documentation. (Search google.com with "phppgadmin local:5432" and check for yourself ... login as postgres and type anything as password!) Thank you very much for your attention (Please be kind and reply) Guilherme Barile Infoage Web Solutions Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil
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Solly's is a bakery/deli that we used to frequent when we lived in Vancouver (I still pop in whenever I get the chance). They make unbelievably delicious bagels and knishes, and the chocolate babka loaf is to. die. for.
One of our favourite Solly's specialties is also one of the simplest. Their cottage cheese muffins are light, hearty, and so satisfying; I suspect that's why they're often sold out by the time I get there. Whenever I've been forced to come home empty handed, I would try to soothe my disappointment by searching the internet for a similar recipe. Sadly, none of them seemed quite right, and were either low-carb (flourless) lumps, or were filled with unwanted embellishments.
I continued to do my research (meaning I consumed many, many muffins; such a hardship), did some tinkering, and after several years and many failed attempts, I think I've got it!!
The muffins are packed with protein, thanks to the eggs and cheeses, so they're a great way to start the day, and are the perfect snack food for hungry teens. Whenever I make them, my kids eat at least two in a sitting, and one of my son's friends polished off four in one go.
Several of the other versions called for sour cream as the liquid, but I've gone with buttermilk here. I think it helps keep them airy, and also brings the fat content down somewhat (I'm not a fan of low fat cooking, but why go overboard the other way if you don't have to?).
Cottage Cheese Muffins:
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 large eggs, beaten
1 cup grated cheddar (I prefer old)
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 finely ground cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan (including the top).
Melt butter, and set aside to cool slightly. Combine next four ingredients in large mixing bowl. Stir in butter.
Sift dry ingredients together in a small bowl, then add to cheese/egg mixture. Stir just until combined (the batter will be quite thick). Distribute evenly between 12 standard muffin cups.
Bake until golden, 25 - 30 minutes.
Let the muffins sit in the pan for about 3 minutes (the steam will help them release from the pan).
I find these taste best when they're warm, not smoking hot from the oven, so let them cool for several minutes before serving. They can be warmed slightly in the oven (or microwave) the next day to freshen them up.
The resulting muffins are light and buttery, with just a hint of cornmeal crunch and sweetness. That said, they're definitely savoury, and would be perfect alongside a bowl of soup (though they're special enough to eat all on their own, which is what we usually do).
If you've had the Solly's version, I'd love to hear what you think. Whether they're an exact replica or not, these are definitely worth baking.
I hope you'll give them a try!


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State to pay €2m after EU ruling on nursing grades
The State is to pay €2m to 100 nurses whose work experience overseas was not taken into account when they took up positions in Ireland.
The Health Service Executive, backed by the Labour Court refused to recognise a nursing grade in Britain which was not practiced here.
However, the European Commission intervention has overturned the decision, in a move which could be worth €20,000 to each of the 100 nurses involved.
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Lips wins Silver Scroll Award
Stephanie Brown, also known as Lips, has won this year's APRA Silver Scroll Award for her song Everything to Me.
The Silver Scroll Awards recognise a song's merit, rather than sales, and is widely regarded as New Zealand's most prestigious song writing award.
The award night's host, comedian Dai Henwood, described the evening as " the Olympics of songwriting, though hopefully no one gets their award taken off them".
A select audience watched as each of the five shortlisted songs was covered by guest artist: The Nudge tackled Brown's Everything to Me, Lydia Cole's Hibernate was covered by LA Mitchell, metallers Beastwars played Adam McGrath's track State Houses By The River, Julia Deans was joined by a string quarter for Kody Nielson's Getaway Tonight and Annah Mac's song Girl in Stilettos was transformed by The Wyld.
Brown said the Silver Scroll Award was like no other music award. "This is about the highest accolade you can wish for as a songwriter.
"I'm so greatful for the musical on-the-job training I've had here in Auckland."
Brown, who recently moved to New York, dedicated her win to her parents, who "have had to endure a lot of bad songs".
Previous winners of the Silver Scroll include Don McGlashan, Neil Finn and Chris Knox.
Avalanche City's hit Love, Love, Love won the award in 2011.
Also handed out on the night was the award for most performed works in New Zealand and overseas, won by last year's Silver Scroll winner, Love, Love, Love, bave Baxter
Matahiapo by Awa won the APRA Maioha Award, while the SOUNZ Contemporary Award went to [inner] by Alex Taylor.
But the evening arguably belonged to Herbs.
The iconic Kiwi band was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame by singer Che Fu, who described growing up with the band, their fearless path and done "funny smelling smoke".
"The rebels had spoken and I loved them for that."
Over 30 years, eight albums and 27 members, Herbs are widely regarded as the founding fathers of Pacific reggae.
"Herbs have made an enormous contribution to the cultural fabric of life in this country, while forging a unique and original sound," said APRA's Anthony Healey.
Seventeen of the band's members were on hand to collect the honour before leading a rapturous crowd in a version of E Papa.
Band member Dilworth Karaka said the band, who hadn't seen each other in 20 years, still had "the magic, the spirit, the love".
The night was closed by Dave Dobbyn performing his legendary hit, Slice of Heaven.
Silver Scroll Award winner Everying to Me by Lips:
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MOST parents don't look forward to their baby crying, but for one Abertillery couple it was the "best sound in the world".
Little Aiyla Fear was a healthy baby girl throughout most of her mother Lindsay's pregnancy, but when she was born she wasn't breathing and was limp due to a lack of oxygen.
Doctors rushed her to a special care baby unit and she spent 18 days in Nevill Hall.
With major organs failing, her parents feared Aiyla wouldn't make it through the night. But after her sixth day on the ward they were delighted when they heard their daughter strong enough to cry.
Aiyla is now two, although in terms of her development she is closer to a newborn.
Her epilepsy, vision problems and cerebral palsy mean she has not yet mastered key milestones like smiling and sitting unsupported, and can only eat pureed food.
But despite these setbacks her Abertillery parents say she brings them nothing but laughter and they couldn't imagine life without her.
Mrs Fear, 27, said Aiyla was rushed to hospital after being born at home. "She was presenting as if she had been in a head on car accident. They did a CT and MRI scan and she showed brain damage but they didn't know how it would affect her."
Aiyla had two kinks in her umbilical cord which may have caused the problem, she said.
Her big brother Logan wasn't allowed into the ward where Aiyla slept in an incubator hooked up to tubes.
Now Logan, four, is a protective big brother, although he struggles to understand her condition. Mrs Fear said: "He just thinks she's a baby at the moment. We have tried to drop hints she's not like his friend's little sisters. He still says 'When she's four we can go and play football'."
When Aiyla left hospital her parents thought they had escaped the worst as at her six week check she was presenting as normal. But they realised something was wrong when she didn't start smiling when she should have and showed stiffening of her limbs.
At nearly nine months old Aiyla was diagnosed her with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, meaning it affects both her arms and legs.
She has between 20 and 30 seizures every day, most lasting between two and five minutes.
Mrs Fear said: "It's bad for us because we know it's doing further damage to her brain. They say that's why she's not learning anything. She has a seizure and it's wiped clean."
Her mum and dad have accepted that Aiyla will always struggle to do the things most children take for granted, like walking or feeding herself.
Doctors think Aiyla is only able to see lights, and she visits a group in Cwmbran for other children with sight problems. She also has physiotherapy on a trampoline which is one of her favourite things to do.
Mrs Fear said: "Obviously it's a lot to get your head around. Two years ago, I could never have imagined having a severely disabled child, but now I couldn't imagine life without her. She doesn't do a lot, but all she ever does is make us laugh."
The family are now awaiting the results of a new scan to show whether surgery can help Aiyla, or whether they should focus on keeping her comfortable.
They are also raising funds to allow them to buy specialist equipment to support Aiyla and register as a charity and are almost halfway to their initial fundraising target of £6,000.
Visit www.gofundme.com/au3jcg to donate.


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The San Francisco Giants' 2012 World Series trophy is coming to the Golden Gate Bridge's Round House from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Sunday.
A "green screen" will allow the bridge's south tower to be superimposed into the photo with the trophy. The cost is $20 for a 5-by-7-inch photograph in a commemorative folder. Two photos cost $30.
All proceeds benefit the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the nonprofit partner of the National Park Service.
The Round House is at the southeast corner of the span in San Francisco.


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A COMMUNITY has clubbed together to make its broadband the speediest connection of any rural village in the UK.
Lyddington now has the fastest fibre optic broadband in the UK for a rural village, after Rutland Telecom secured 37,000 of investment from residents to install a fibre optic link to the village.
This will give residents, spread across some 200 homes in the area, access to broadband speeds of 25Mbps, which is 50 times faster than before.
It is the first project of its kind in the country and was officially unveiled to much fanfare on Wednesday.
Rutland Telecom managing director Dr David Lewis said he was delighted to be offering unique service to an otherwise technologically-impoverished community.
Meanwhile, villagers have already sampled the new service and given it a ringing endorsement.
Stuart Taylor-Harris, of Colley Rise, Lyddington, said: "The broadband has transformed our lives.
"Video calls to my daughter and her family in the US are now excellent and we can now stream any TV programmes we have missed to the TV from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 or five, or we can save them to the computer and watch them at any time over the following 30 days."
Peter Lawson, of The Green, Lyddington, who helped co-ordinate the fundraising effort, echoed the positive mood surrounding the village.
He said: "My phone bill for everything is less than half what it was a year ago, with tremendous quality."
The Rutland Telecom team announced at the event that the second village to be connected like Lyddington will be in North Wales.
In addition, the company is in advanced discussions with Great Easton, five miles from Lyddington, to get a similar scheme up and running.
Eleven people in Lyddington loaned money to Rutland Telecom to pay for the installation of the fibre optic cable and the general set-up costs.
Investors will get an annual 10 per cent gross return for three years after which time their capital will be fully repaid.
They will receive their first dividend cheques in about eight weeks time.
Wednesday's ceremony was held in Main Street where the cabinet with the fibre optic connection is.
Dr Charles Trotman, head of rural business development for the Country Land and Business Association, said: "This work shows it is possible for rural communities to receive next generation access broadband across the UK and is an important step forward which should be congratulated."
The cabinet in Lyddington, which provides the new service, has the capacity for 500 lines and serves Lyddington's 200 homes and the villages of Stoke Dry and Thorpe-by-Water.


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That is great news. Last night the guys were talking about how they think they need Marvin around for a few more weeks, even if he can't be trusted and that they wanted to put A up for eviction and W or K as the pawn. Glad they've decided to get rid of him. Not to mention the girls will obviously vote Marvin to get him out while keeping A in the house, and if the guys want Marvin gone, there's no chance of A leaving. Unless, of course, they change their mind, or if Marvin wins PoV.Originally Posted by Noreen
Is it just me, or is Jase hardly ever included when the other 3H discuss strategy? From what I've seen, it's them 3, and then they inform Jase on what is going to go down.


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Brian Alfred's Conspiracy? is a dual channel video animation of cityscapes, landscapes and interiors that refers to some of the many different corporate and government conspiracy theories that circulate in our information-saturated culture. Based from images gathered from media sources including the internet, the animation groups together a range of scenes related to conspiratorial thought. The work remains ambivalent as to whether any of the theories are true. However, the absence of human life in the works brings to mind the sinister implications of their possible truth, as well as the paranoid beliefs about the lengths that government and corporations go to hide their truth from the public.
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9 Proofs That I Am Definitely Not The Only Digit Head In The Village(s)
My parents and I went to an "active adult" community called The Villages in Florida this week. Here are nine things I heard that indicate how much our world has changed via digital. Everyone living in The Villages is over 55, many much older. Incomes range from a little below average to significantly above – all share a plethora of amenities in a sort of retirement playground of something like 125,000 people. It bills itself as "The friendliest place on Earth."
Anyway, here's what I overheard:
9. (From a woman I am guessing is in her 60s) Yes, I tried Match.com, but for The Villages, it's those same 12 guys you see at Katie Belle's every night. [Katie Belle's is the nightclub in this complex.] I'm on eHarmony now.
8. (From a man in his 60s, on cellphone) Wait a sec, Anita, I'll conference them in.
7. (From a woman in her 60s) Oh yes, there's even a virtual tour of our house online.
6. (From a couple in their 70s, talking of their second time around marriage) We met in a chatrom in 1999.
5. (From a woman, about 70) My grandkids come down about once a year. But I see them every week because last year we bought webcams.
4. (From a woman in her 70s) Karen showed me those puppies online, and logged in every day until they took it down.
3. (From a man in his 50s) No, I think only the local paper gets delivered here. But it doesn't matter, you can get The New York Times for free online.
2. (From a woman in her 50s) There's live entertainment every day in both town squares. Schedules online.
1. (From a man in his 50s) I want a 3G iPhone but I don't know if the network gets out here.
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Next Generation Identification
With power of facial recognition and high-tech surveillance, where to draw the line between safety and spying?
The FBI's Next Generation Identification program, officially launching this summer, will give police access to more data than ever before by way of biometrics—biological marks from facial scans and palm prints—to identify suspects. Some opponents worry this growing web of security will give police too much personal information without a warrant. The Center for Investigative Reporting's Amanda Pike reports. Continue reading


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Joe Evelyn Rush, 94, of Cabot, died Sunday, March 10, 2013. She was born Nov. 6, 1918 in Austin to Jerome Benjamin and Emma Alleene Davis. She was an artist for 40 years and a member of the Women's Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edward Rush; parents; brother, Charles Edgar Davis; and nephew, Charles Michael Davis.
Suvivors include her son, Jay O'Neal; granddaughter, Chelsea Lynn O'Neal and Aimee Alleene Fillbeck; great-granddaughter, Braxton Avery O'Neal; grandson, Chris O'Neal and wife Sheyenne and family; daughter, Cindy O'Neal; sisters, Anita Marie Davis Snodgrass and husband John Patrick and Virginia Mae Davis Herrod, Jimmie Faye Davis Way Dunn and husband James Henry Dunn; and a host of cousins and friends.
A funeral was held at noon, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in the chapel of Moore's Cabot Funeral Home. Burial was in Old Austin Cemetery.
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NEW YORK (Aug. 10)
A delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has called on the Greek Consulate here to express its deep concern over the projected release of Arab terrorists duly convicted of murder in Greek courts. The delegation pointed out that the promise made by Greek authorities under duress when the terrorists held guns against them has no "moral or pragmatic" validity. For the Greek government to let convicted murderers free is to encourage, in effect, further acts of terrorism not only in Greece but against the safety of international air travel in general the Conference asserted. The delegation pointed out to the Consulate that Americans of many different persuasions would feel that the Greek government had needlessly paid a heavy moral ransom if the terrorists were permitted to go free and continue their warfare against innocent civilians. The Greek government promised to release the Arab prisoners after six Arab terrorists seized an Olympic airliner last month, held its crew and a Red Cross representative as hostages and ordered them to fly the airliner to Egypt.


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Download the free eBook from WA Housing Centre for information all first home owners in Perth should know.
Online PR News – 13-August-2014 – PERTH, AUSTRALIA – First home buyers in Perth have lots of questions and WA Housing Centre has the answers. The Perth-area homebuilder has created a guide that answers some of the most common questions that new homebuyers have about the home building and buying process. The eBook is free for download at the builder's website at www.wahousingcentre.com.au/home-ownership.
"There are so many questions that first home buyers have that we decided it would be helpful to put all the answers in one place. Buyers can download the eBook at home and look through it at their leisure. It helps them become a little more prepared for the home buying process and gives them the information they need to start making some financial decisions. It's a helpful, practical guide that's been very well-received," explained Mark Anderson of WA Housing Centre (www.wahousingcentre.com.au).
The eBook contains financial information for first home buyers such as qualifying for the $10,000 First Home Owners Grant in Perth, assessing home finance options and securing a home loan, providing a deposit, and saving money on stamp duty. The book also gets into choosing the right home and land package for the buyer's budget and lifestyle.
"WA Housing Centre is the one-stop-shop for first homes in the Perth area. It makes sense that we would create something where first home buyers can get all of their questions answered in one place. In addition to the eBook we are including our First Homebuyer Checklist, which helps buyers understand the first few stages of building a home," said Anderson.
WA Housing Centre is serious about helping first home buyers become first home owners in Perth. The builder has several Home and Land Specialists on staff who work with first home buyers every step of the way. The Specialists work with the financing team at The Loan Company to help buyers determine a budget, secure a loan, and apply for grants. Once that's done, they help buyers choose a home design and pick out land, then guide them through the entire building process. The relationship doesn't end once the keys are handed over either. WA Housing Centre remains accessible and responsive to their buyers long after they move in.
To learn more about WA Housing Centre, view their Home & Land Packages or to download the free eBook visit www.wahousingcentre.com.au.
About WA Housing Centre: As leading home builders in Perth, the WA Housing Centre team offers a wide range of home and land packages to ensure each buyer finds a perfect housing fit. From finding the property to securing the loan, the team at WA Housing Centre can help make the purchasing process as seamless and convenient as possible. For more information on its innovative programs and options please visit http://www.wahousingcentre.com.au/ or call 08 9214 1111 for the Perth office or 08 9791 5755 for the South West office.
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The raucous opening of "Strange New World: Art and Design From Tijuana" at the Santa Monica Museum of Art seemed to perfectly encapsulate its subject matter. More than half of the attendees were chatting animatedly en Espanol. The place was extremely crowded, over-populated to the point of aural discomfort. Music was blasting out of a nearby building. Lines were long but cheerful at the one bar set up to serve everyone. The wait, coupled with record low temperatures, forced some well-dressed partiers to double-fist shots of tequila.
Not a bad way to enjoy the show, which, although colorful and spirited, seemed more like a loosely-associated collection of pieces that might or might not have much to do with border culture, or even Tijuana, for that matter. Besides some vernacular residences by architect Teddy Cruz, there seemed little in the way of design. The best pieces were explotations of found objects–like the painted mufflers above, or a huge relief map of the US layered with beans and reflector lights. A video installation about food vendors customizing their pushcarts was visually interesting.
At the end, though, we found ourselves staring longingly at a copy of Martin Parr's book Mexico in the gift shop, wishing for just a few vibrant shots like that to make us feel like we had truly left the country. We were happy to discover that the exhibition's website does a great job with that. Maybe better than the show itself.


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On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 06:53:28AM -0600, Michael Fuhr wrote: > The query plan shouldn't affect psql's behavior but selecting > different columns might. Notice that the estimated column width > is much higher when you select the geometry column than when you > don't: > > [with] > > Merge Join (cost=1184.56..1415.71 rows=9222 width=78224) (actual > > time=259.035..355.384 rows=18444 loops=1) That's a lot of data -- are you aware that psql (via libpq) fetches the entire result set before displaying it? In most cases 18444 rows wouldn't be a problem, but with rows that wide it becomes a big problem because the client has to store it all in memory. I wonder if that's causing psql to segfault, although I'd expect a graceful error like "out of memory for query result" unless maybe psql consumes so much memory that the OS has problems. How much memory does the box have and what's your datasize resource limit? Do you get the segfault if you LIMIT the result set to a small number of rows? If you really need all that data then try using a cursor so you can fetch data a few rows at a time instead of all at once. -- Michael Fuhr
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When TV Land's hit new sitcom "Hot In Cleveland" returns for season two on January 19, a familiar face will be popping up. Mary Tyler Moore will reunite with her "Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star Betty White in the show's season opener. Of course, the classic sitcom wrapped production in 1977 but Betty says they have remained friends over the years.
"She lives in New York. So it was great to be able to spend some time together," Betty told me of their reunion when I visited the set this week. "It's been a lovely relationship."
Betty admits filming scenes with Mary was just like old times. "Oh, it's like finishing sentences that you left unfinished, you know we always do that."
Though she didn't want to give too much away, in the first season finale Betty's character, Elka, winds up in the slammer and that's where she meets up with Mary's character in the first episode of Season 2. "Oh yes. We're jail birds!"
For more with Betty check out my interview HERE.
Plus, what is the one thing Hollywood's hardest working actress told me she would never do in her career? Watch HERE for the answer.
And another "Hot in Cleveland" reunion is in the works between two former co-stars. Valerie Bertinelli will team up with her "One Day At A Time" TV mom, Bonnie Franklin, this season as well. She'll play the mother of Valerie's boyfriend.
Though they have remained friendly over the years, this is the first time they have worked together in 26 years.
"I turned into a 15-year-old all over again," Valerie told me. "She's like my second mom, even though she's not old enough really to be my mother — she's only like 15 years older than me — but yeah, I always want to make Bonnie proud."
Valerie has also asked to have her other "One Day At A Time" co-stars, Pat Harrington and Mackenzie Phillips, on at some point as well. Though it's unlikely that will happen this season.
Check out more of my interview with Valerie HERE.


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Tulsa Travelers Could Experience Delays at the Tulsa Airport, and Others
More Americans are hitting the road and the airways for holiday travel. At the airport, you could see long lines. This morning travelers saw the first red messages of delayed flights.
Airlines are expecting some delays because of weather in parts of the country that could effect everyone.
We found one passenger waiting on a delayed plane from Chicago.
But this is just the start. You could see more delays, with 44-million passengers taking flight over the next 21-days into the new year.
Airlines are reporting that flights are 80-90 percent full. that means longer lines. Don't take chances--weather could effect travel to and from Tulsa.
"It could impact flights here. It has a ripple effect. If a hub like Chicago or Atlanta has delays, we are going to going to feel the effect of those delays," said Alexis Higgins of the Tulsa Airport Authority.


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Obituary: Keenan
December 5, 2012
Dan Keenan of Clifton died with family by his side on Nov. 26, 2012, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado due to complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was born on the way to Kremmling at the intersection of Hwy 34 and 40 on April 13, 1955. Dan grew up in Tabernash and attended East Grand Schools. While attending Middle Park High School he played football and was named to the Colorado All-State team his senior year. Dan excelled as a nordic combined skier and was honored to be part of the US Nordic Combined Ski Team from 1972 through 1976. The team was the first American team to enter and compete in Russia. Dan ranked as the number one US nordic combined skier for three years and finished tenth in the world.
Dan drove trucks throughout Colorado and nationwide for 39 years, specializing in hauling in rough mountain terrain and hauling difficult equipment. His real passion was raising and feeding cattle and farming to raise hay. Both of these careers allowed Dan to be in the great outdoors that he loved until he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2010.
Dan always displayed a positive and upbeat attitude that brought joy and laughter to those that knew him. He is remembered for his fun spirit, smile and willingness to unselfishly lend a hand to those he knew. He was an inspiration to all.
He is survived by his wife Kay, two sons Jimmy (Denice) and Dusty (Tammy) Keenan and two grandchildren, Garret and Emma Keenan. He is also survived by his parents Larry and Alpha Rae Keenan; brothers Tom (Angie) and Larry (Michelle) and sisters Cindy Keenan and Tammy (Guy) Granger.
A memorial service will be held on Dec. 8, 2012, at 11a.m. at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Dan Keenan Mobility Fund, the ALS Association or Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado.


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As hype has bubbled for J.Cole's debut over the summer, numerous fans have been huffing and puffing about whether or not the newly-expecting Roc-A-Fella father Jay-Z would get his verse in on time to make the final cut for his apprentice's coming out party. Well, for the fifth installment of his "Any Given Sunday" series, the NC spitter deaded any speculation and dropped the tracklist for Cole Word: The Sideline Story, which should appease Hov stans and deter opposition of Missy Elliot.
01. Intro
02. Dollar and a Dream III
03. Can't Get Enough (Feat. Trey Songz)
04. Lights Please
05. Interlude
06. Sideline Story
07. Mr. Nice Watch (Feat. Jay-z)
08. Cole World
09. In The Morning (feat. Drake)
10. Lost Ones
11. Nobody's Perfect (Feat. Missy Elliot)
12. Never Told (Prod. by No I.D.)
13. Rise and Shine
14. God's Gift
15. Breakdown
16. Cheer Up
**Bonus Tracks**
17. Nothing Lasts Forever
18. Work Out
19. Daddy's Little Girl
Personally, I'm happy to see he included "Lights Please". For whatever reason, too many MCs have been leaving their breakthrough songs off their official LP, perhaps in order to fit more formulaic, yet less-potent cuts and it's rarely justified. Plus, of all dude's choice cuts, this minimalistic shoulder-shrug from his Warm Up tape has stood out since day one.
The album drops September 27, but NahRight has a track-by-track breakdown to tide you over.


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Texas RAAM Challenge
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The Texas Hill Country offers some of the best cycling in the USA – thousands of miles of quiet country roads. Springtime is the best time of year to experience the Hill Country – Blue Bonnets and Indian Paint Brush are beginning to bloom. Cool mornings and warm afternoons are perfect for riding.
RAAM Challenge - Texas is proudly part of the TEXAS ULTRA CUP - for more information, see below!
The RAAM Texas Cycling Challenge offers two distances - 200 and 400-miles. Both routes start/finish at Johnson Park in Marble Falls – a small community located on Lake LBJ 45 minutes northwest of Austin. Both routes feature winding roads, stream crossings, rolling hills, vineyards and ranches.
Both the 200 and 400-mile riders cross Lake LBJ and pass through Spicewood, Cypress Mill and Luckenbach. The two routes divide south of Sisterdale.
The 200-mile racers head west through Comfort to Kerrville, where they turn north and pass west of Fredericksburg and east to Willow City.
The 400-mile course continues south to Boerne. At Boerne the riders head west through Bandera, Medina, Vanderpool and Leakey to Camp Wood. This part of the course is semi-arid ranch country and features several steep climbs. From here racers head north and east through Mountain Home, Harper and Cherry Spring on the way to Willow City.
The 200 and 400-mile routes re-join west of Willow City and racers ride the same course back to Marble Falls. About 10 miles east of Willow City we threw in something different - a 3-mile section of unpaved ranch road. We love riding in the Texas Hill Country. We love these routes. Start your season with the first scheduled ultra road race in North America.
*Finalized cue sheets will be given out at check in.
NOTE: There are no additional fees added on when you register
*Randonneuring is racing without a support crew
Early Bird Pricing: Jan.1 - Jan. 31, 2016
Standard Pricing: Feb. 1 - Mar. 6, 2016
Late Pricing: Mar. 7 - Mar. 13, 2016
- There is no day of registration
- No refunds of entry fees, events will occur rain or shine.
All racers will receive detailed route information (printed cue sheets, GPS is available through the website), live results (time splits) and statistics through RaceResult.com, race signage for your support vehicle (race numbers and Caution Bicycles Ahead decal), in addition to an event T-shirt & other swag, a lunch ticket for each racer and 2 additional for crew (more may be purchased at the event). All official finishers will receive a custom medal and official jersey. All official 400-mile finishers will be RAAM Qualified.
What you will need to race:
Functional front and rear lights (+spare batteries), reflective tape appropriately placed on you bicycle(s) (see Endurance Racing Primer). Reflective clothing (vest and anklets, recommended), if you are racing without a support crew. Support vehicles must have amber flashing roof lights & reflective DOT triangle (we will have some available for rent on a first come, first serve basis), operable four-way flashers & turn signals, proper insurance.
*ALL RACERS and/or CREW must attend the race meeting on Friday evening.
For more information on the Texas Ultra Cup or any of the individual races, click on the logos.
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Rare opportunity to own a single-level home in desirable Kailua Bluffs! Extensively and tastefully remodeled, features a spacious layout with vaulted ceilings and awning windows which allow max light and fresh air. Recent upgrades include a new roof, remodeled kitchen w/ bay window, granite counters and S/S appliances. New bamboo flooring throughout and fully renovated master bath.
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Brookville Blanks Tunstall 3-0 to Win Conference Volleyball Title
Dry Fork - Unbeaten Brookville stayed that way Thursday night in high school volleyball.
The Bees won on the road at Tunstall 3-0 to win the Conference 30 Championship and earn home-court advantage and a number 1 seed in the Region 3A West tournament beginning Monday.
The Bees won a tight game one 25-22 before taking command, Brookville won game two 25-10 and then clinched the victory with a 25-13 third game.
Seminole District Player of the Year Leah Porter had 29 assists for the Bees, fellow senior Jordan Pfau added 13 kills and 7 digs. Senior Carsen Baldree had 9 kills and 2 blocks for Brookville, the Bees improve to 20-and-0 on the season.


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Washington (Dec. 17)
(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The House Immigration Committee met in executive session yesterday morning and it is understood from reliable sources discussed both the Wadsworth amendment and Congressman Sabath's bill to admit additional relatives of both citizens and declarants and to repeal the national origins plan. No decision was reached, the committee adjourning until Monday when another meeting will be held.
It is understood that while none of the members definitely committed themselves not only was a more or less sympathetic attitude displayed by those who hitherto have opposed amending the law but there was even some discussion of adding the parents and children between eighteen and twenty-one of citizens.
Congressman Perlman conferred yesterday with Republican majority leader, Tilson, who declared that he will support the Wadsworth amendment and will urge Chairman Johnson and other members of the Immigration Committee to act favorably upon it.


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Fa Teaching at the 2007 New York Fa Conference<br>April 7, 2007 in Manhattan
Good afternoon! (Applause) You've been working hard! (Applause)
The Fa conference is a grand gathering of Dafa disciples, and some of you present here have traveled thousands of miles in order to identify your gaps and shortcomings by attending the Fa conference, and to thus catch up in those regards. Dafa disciples' personal cultivation and improvement are no longer an issue, nor is Dafa disciples' achieving Consummation. Right now, one important thing that needs to be attended to is the matter of how to save more sentient beings, and it is something Dafa disciples are to accomplish during their current process of achieving Consummation. This is Dafa disciples' mission, a duty that cannot be shirked, something that they must do and must complete.
Many prophecies in the past said that a great many people would be weeded out during a certain era and that only a very few, good people would survive. Long ago, I myself once said, "I want only my people." In the West, many legends and the Bible have given accounts telling that on Judgment Day only a small percentage of people would survive. The situation early on was that the world's people, including all sentient beings in the Three Realms, were made up of material elements from within the Three Realms. The material elements in the Three Realms are completely different from those in the heavens, so such beings couldn't ascend to the heavens and could only stay in this realm. But later this situation underwent, in keeping with the ever-unfolding changes in history, and all the way up through modern times, great changes.
I have gone into the details of this before - many high-level beings came to the human world and reincarnated as human beings. In other words, in terms of outer appearance they looked human and had a human structure. But on a fundamental level, inside the microcosmic substances in the most surface matter of the human world, or behind the human surface matter, they were nevertheless from beyond the Three Realms. Many human bodies have been put on - as one would an item of clothing - by gods who descended to the world from higher levels; they thus look human, but fundamentally they are beings from higher levels. Of course, regardless of who comes, and no matter how high of a level these beings or gods come from, once they come to the human world, they enter a society of delusion and are devoid of any knowledge. In other words, they are no longer gods then, and instead, human beings. Under such circumstances, no matter how high of a level they come from, their divine sides are unable to emerge and their wisdom is sealed off, rendering them just like human beings. When society is doing well, they as a whole can keep a certain standard of morality that is consistent with the overall state of society, and that's not that frightening of a prospect for humans or other beings. But if society's morality declines rapidly or if old forces deliberately lead human society to slide downwards, then that is something extremely terrifying for all lives, including for the gods from high levels who came down to become human beings.
Actually, in today's Chinese society, people's moral values have far transgressed the state gods set forth as required for man back when gods first created human beings. In other words, it is no longer a human state that people are in. To put it unpleasantly, they are no longer worthy of being human. In the past they would have, in the absence of this Fa-rectification undertaking, been obliterated. In the course of history, mankind has gone through one catastrophe after another, and been destroyed time and again. Things work the same way for the greater universe, it having something just like the human body's metabolic process: When cells grow old and are no longer sound, they are discarded, and good ones are created anew. In various regions of the greater universe, this type of event happens not just frequently, but in fact constantly - and that is quite normal. Then as for a human being, his life is at the lowest level; and as a creature at the lowest level, no matter how great a person he thinks he is, he amounts to nothing in the eyes of gods, and he will be eliminated when he is no good. It is because the Fa-rectification and salvation of all sentient beings in the universe are happening today that degenerate human beings have not been weeded out. It is due to the state of mankind having undergone certain changes as well as Dafa disciples needing to establish their own mighty virtue through this event that humanity has been allowed to survive and continue on. As Dafa disciples, if right now you cannot accomplish that and lead beings to salvation, then you will have failed to fulfill the vows you once made, and will have brought calamity to the entire Fa-rectification, the universe, and sentient beings. That's why I said just now that this is something Dafa disciples must do well.
Let me tell you more about the Three Realms while we are on the topic. Regardless of how human society is at present; of how the beings in the Three Realms consider themselves to be so important; of how advanced, accomplished, powerful, and wealthy people think they are in society; or of how each nation, each government, and each so-called accomplished person thinks itself or himself to be really remarkable - I can tell you, everything of mankind today, including everything that has happened in history and the emergence of the Three Realms, exists for the Fa-rectification. In other words, everything was created for this Fa-rectification, everything came here for this Fa-rectification, and everything within this process was established for this Fa-rectification. Everything of mankind - including life, matter, everything a person can come to know, comprehend, and arrive at an understanding of - exists for this Fa-rectification affair, and absolutely would not have come into existence otherwise.
To put it another way, the Three Realms was created so that ultimately all beings in the universe could be saved in the course of Fa-rectification, and Dafa disciples could thus succeed. Otherwise the Three Realms would not exist. Human society is but a particle within the Three Realms - a society that exists on a tiny particle, something too insignificant even to mention - and no matter how grand the human beings inside it consider their things to be, no matter how important humans think mankinds things are, no matter how great humans consider mankind's accomplishments to be, and no matter how mankind has developed, these are all opinions that human beings arrived at by looking at things from a human standpoint. When people, while in a state of delusion, think that human society is remarkable, that is a result of their not knowing the true situation. Human beings may say whatever they will [about themselves], but that is not how gods look at them. Once all beings learn the true purpose behind human life and of the surroundings in which human beings live, they will come to an epiphany that the "development� of mankind is no more than a process of its being reared and the state of human society being sustained while the arrival of the final major event is awaited. All things have been no more than specific manifestations in the process of sustaining mankind's state of being, and the true purpose has been to await this last step - the arrival of gods and the start of Fa-rectification.
I began teaching the Fa as early as 1992. Back then Dafa disciples were continually promoting the Fa, and now, while undergoing persecution, Dafa disciples are saving all beings on a global scale. And the world's people that Dafa disciples are saving have undergone changes in recent times. What mankind has been awaiting and what the prophets predicted are coming to be. Lost and confused, and driven by material gain, false appearances, and lies, people don't dare to believe that everything in the last phase has really begun and is in progress. Human society seems to still be functioning as usual, and everything is operating smoothly, steadily, and normally. But in reality, everything is operating for the sake of Fa-rectification. When gods arrive here, they don't make a big show of it or make a big cosmic display - "I have arrived, listen to everything I say, and I will take you all to heaven unconditionally." That would never happen. Human beings have to pay for the sins that they committed over the course of history. Whether they are worthy of seeing gods is not as simple as humans imagine it to be. Whether human beings are worthy of obtaining the Fa and ascending to the heavens is something they need to be tested on while in delusion, and so gods are not going to reveal themselves in that manner. When gods manifest themselves in human society they will seem very similar to human beings, yet what they say is Truth. It's a matter of whether the baseline of human morality and moral values allows people still to recognize [that god], and whether they can still identify with the most basic moral standards that the universe set forth for mankind - meaning, people's ultimate moral standard determines whether they can recognize the Fa that has come to save all beings. If you are able to recognize it, then you will be saved and rescued. If you aren't able to recognize it, then you are beyond salvation and cannot be kept. And that is a result of the collapse of the moral baseline; without morality, one no longer meets the standard for being human. From ancient times to the present, whether in the East or the West, people have always put emphasis on human morality. In modern times, though, how many people in society really value it? At the end, during the time when gods are supposed to be saving people, although a person's degree of morality isn't directly taken into account, the deterioration of your own morality has led to the baseline's collapse, and this is what caused you to fail to identify with the Fa and recognize it. Isn't that the reason why you cannot be saved and rescued?
In the past, human society always maintained a state wherein moral values were taken quite seriously. In recent times, people were meant to obtain the Fa and be saved and rescued. But the old forces wouldn't allow that many people to be saved, and wished to weed out a portion of the human race. So they created the wicked Communist Party for human society, and especially significant, the wicked CCP has done much to has hundermine human morality and created a culture of the Party, as well as altered people's ways of thinking, with the goal of all this being being to stop people from obtaining the Fa when the time came. The altered notions then look at things with the mentality instilled by the wicked Party's culture. Completely casting aside human thinking and human culture, [as the Party has had people do,] amounts to becoming a deviant being and a part of those who are to be weeded out. Five thousand years of Chinese culture laid the foundation for all of mankind's culture, ways of thinking, and ways of behaving, and it was gods that systematically created all of it. Yet it has been ruined, wrecked, by a wicked Party that has been propped up by the old forces. Over this short period of a few decades, it has been continually negating China's ancient culture and trampling underfoot China's ancient civilization. Gods imparted to human beings ideas, morality, and civilization so that in the last phase human beings could use these to tell right from wrong, understand the Fa, and be saved. The wicked CCP is not only systematically and deliberately sabotaging all of this, but also systematically and deliberately instilling people with the wicked culture of the Party. It calls it "educating people" and "reforming people" - they put it in unambiguous terms - and it makes you change even your worldview, a change that leads you to follow the conduct, ways of thinking, and mindset created by the wicked CCP. When Chinese people look at things with the worldview instilled by the wicked Party, it is truly hard for them, having been "reformed� in this manner, to tell right from wrong or good from evil in the human world, or for them to recognize the Fa or the Truth. Older folks and people of older generations were once educated and shaped by ancient human culture, [theirs being an era] prior to the appearance of the wicked CCP's culture. Although the wicked CCP's things came into existence in more recent times, those persons' moral baseline has remained intact to this day, and they can tell good from bad on a basic level. The most lamentable are modern youth, whose heads are completely infused with the modern ideas of the wicked CCP, and yet these persons think they are great and that they see through everything. They mistakenly think that the chaotic state of people's relationships, value systems, and ethical relations - itself the result of the CCP's having deliberately ruined those things - is how mankind has always been throughout history, and they think it's human instinct to act that way. In addition, there is the heretical theory of evolution, whereby they truly regard themselves as animals, ignorant of the fact that this has happened as a result of the CCP's deliberate actions. People have forgotten what mankind has been awaiting and the real purpose of being human, but the evil specter of the wicked Party does know these, and so it has been deliberately corrupting human beings. That worthless, modern type of ignorance is completely blocking them from recognizing the truth of the universe, and that is a terrifying prospect for this generation.
Of course, this is about Fa-rectification and saving all beings, and aren't gods omnipotent? And isn't the Buddha Fa boundless? Indeed, Dafa's boundless Fa power is being fully demonstrated in the process of saving beings. When Dafa was first being disseminated I said something on the surface: I said that the door for all to salvation is wide open - so open that there is no longer a door. No mistake made by sentient beings in the course of history was to be held against them, for the beings of all types and kinds at different levels are no longer any good, and not a single level still meets the standard for that level. That's not to say that those at a high level no longer meet the standard for a low level. Rather, a divine being must meet the standard for the level that a divine being is at - it won't do if you meet the standard for just a human being. If you meet the standard for just a human being, then you are a human being. In other words, the beings at each level no longer meet the standards for their levels, and this includes human beings' not meeting the standard for humans. So at this point, what can be done to save sentient beings?
You all know that both good and bad beings exist in the universe. Where there are Buddhas, there are demons. Where there are positive gods, there are negative gods. They are opposites of one another because they are inevitable outcomes of the universe. Then if one wants to save all beings, there is only one way, namely, to overlook all of the mistakes that all beings have made while leading their lives. They can be saved only after the mistakes that all beings made in history are set aside. In other words, the entire universe is no longer any good, so what's the point of nitpicking about who's a little better than who? Even if one were slightly better than others, he still couldn't meet the standard held by the universe, so such things are not considered at all in the process of saving them. Then what is looked at? The focus is on whether, when a person is offered salvation, he is able to recognize this Fa that's here to save him! Because everything of the future is created by this Fa, beings in the future will exist in the living environment that this Fa provides for them. Whoever is able to make it into the future will have done so only after having been washed clean by the Fa and having assimilated to the Fa. If you can't recognize even this Fa, then of course you cannot stay. Where would you go if you were to stay? The universe of the future is created by this Fa, so there would be no place for you, and you would no longer exist.
To put it more clearly, right now during the Fa-rectification, no matter how great are the sins sentient beings have committed or how grave are the mistakes they made in the past, the only thing that is looked at is the attitude that they have toward Dafa and Dafa disciples during the Fa-rectification period. There is just this one line of demarcation. Actually, this line is not a line at all; it's just about whether you want to enter the future. Amidst lies that have deceived the world, and amidst the wicked culture created by the evil CCP, how many people can still recognize that point? How many people can tell right from wrong? How many people can see clearly the wickedness of the evil CCP? It is very hard to do, and that's why Dafa disciples clarify the facts, expose the evil, and help people to see the wicked CCP for what it is. Only by doing these things can the world's people be saved. This is precisely what Dafa disciples are to do.
Some people say, "When you people are promoting the Nine Commentaries or exposing the evil CCP, aren't you getting political?" Well, what is "political"? In the minds of Westerners, all things that take place out in the public sphere, with the exception of religious activities, are considered political. That's how the word "political"? is defined around the world. Religious activities are a part of one's activities in society. Of the activities in the public sphere, aside from that type, that is, religious activities, everything belongs to the category of political activity. What's not considered political activity, then? When you're at home cooking and going about domestic affairs it's not considered political. But as soon as your activities mingle with society, they are considered political. That's speaking from the viewpoint of a free society. But it's still nothing major, even when viewed from the distorted perspective on "politics" wrought by the wicked CCP. That warped version of "politics" is a rod used to attack people. If people can be saved through politics, though, then we can make use of that form - what would be wrong with that? I said a moment ago that everything in the Three Realms was created for Dafa, developed for Dafa, and came for Dafa. Without this Fa-rectification, nothing of mankind would exist. Then switching to another way of thinking, consider this: Isn't all of this provided for Dafa? Isn't all of this to be used for saving people? Aren't they to be used for the cultivation of Dafa disciples? They are, for sure! It is just a question of what I, Li Hongzhi, choose for Dafa disciples.
Speaking from another angle, how Dafa disciples cultivate is different from any of the cultivation ways in history. As a result, many people's thinking has been unable to keep up [with developments] and they feel confused, for they are using the way of thinking that the wicked CCP bred in them to look at how past and present relate to each other, and to interpret the cultivation that Dafa disciples do in light of past religious cultivation. Such people think that the cultivation of the past is how human beings are supposed to cultivate, and that past forms of faith could truly enable people to return to heaven. But people weren't able to return to heaven in the least. Now more and more people, including persons in Western society, have come to realize, and realize ever more deeply, that human beings reincarnate. As long as someone came to this human place, he had no means of re-ascending to the heavens. And this was absolute - nobody could ascend to the heavens. The subordinate souls (fu yuanshen) were not inside the Three Realms, though they were in the vicinity of the Three Realms. It's akin to my standing in the vicinity of that table, but not having gone into the table. That is why the subordinate soul could succeed at cultivation and return to the heavens. But even in those cases, because he had come into the vicinity of the Three Realms, once he returns to the heavens the gods of higher levels place a cover around him, eternally separating him from the beings in the heavens. He can't see the cover, though. The purpose is to prevent him from polluting the heavens and the sentient beings there. If I hadn't talked about this, even the gods would not know about it.
In other words, whoever entered the Three Realms and came to this human place had fallen, and could never ascend again, because in the past mankind never had the true Fa that could enable human beings to return to the heavens. It is said that Shakyamuni taught the Fa, and Jesus taught the Way. But in fact, what they taught was meant for only one of the souls, a subordinate soul, of each person, whereas the human side over here couldn't understand it, and this made it impossible for the person at the surface and his master soul (zhu yuanshen) to change themselves through cultivation. People talk about how Buddha Shakyamuni spread the Fa in such-and-such manner. He and those like him were merely establishing mankind's culture, however. I talked about these things when I first began [teaching the Fa]. When human beings were first created by gods, their minds were a blank slate. They had no ability to understand this world. They had no real life experiences, they had never endured any setbacks or hardships, and they couldn't even tell apart the four seasons as they went about their lives. Man had to be given a process to learn about and understand the world - a process meant to continually establish various forms of culture - and thus a systematic, correct way of thinking and moral beliefs had to be created for mankind. Something like that could only be formed via an extremely long process in history, and thus mankind had to go through so many years of history. The Three Realms and mankind couldn't be created on the go as Fa-rectification was unfolding. That wouldn't do, so there had to be a historical process that would enable human beings to grasp things on a rational level as they went through real-life experiences during that process in history. Only then could the state of being, mindset, external appearance, moral beliefs, and conduct that man has today be established.
Then during this process of going through real-life experiences in this world and learning about the world, humans of course had to be told, while mankind's culture was being established, about the most important things, such as: What are Gods? What are Buddhas? What are Daos? And what are the different gods? So, how was mankind's culture established? These gods were sent to the human world so that they could have humans learn about these things through being saved. Actually, as to saving people, I just said that those that were saved were the subordinate souls. Not a single person has been able to return to the heavens - everyone is still reincarnating in the human world. Because the subordinate soul is affected by the person's external form, he has the same appearance as the person. Those with a good innate potential for enlightenment may see that he has returned to the heavens, but this divine being was merely a human being's subordinate soul that happened to have the same image as the person. He was not really the main body of that person, though, and the person still has to undergo reincarnation. History was established in just such a manner, step by step, right on up to the present, and man was in this manner reared to become a person with modern thinking and behavior, and this was so that when human history reached this last phase, human beings would be able to recognize the Fa. In other words, the emergence of Shakyamuni and the emergence of some gods in history amounted to the emergence of divinely-imparted cultures. And in fact, that was itself to establish for human beings a way of thinking that would enable them to understand divine beings and to establish a culture that would make the idea of divine beings comprehensible. Were history otherwise, when I came to impart the Fa today it would have been very hard for me to teach this Fa, as you would not know what a god was, what a Buddha was, or what a Dao was. How would I teach it, then? I would have to explain everything to you, including what Buddhas, Daos, and Gods are like, what their characteristics are, what they do, how they save people, what saving people is, what happens to people who are saved, and so on. And even if I were to explain all of that to you, you wouldn't have the real-life experiences and knowledge needed, nor any picture in your mind, nor would you have gone through a process of comprehending things. How would I impart the Fa in that case? How could you understand it? That is why all of this had to be completed in the course of history, and thus people today can understand what a god is, what the Fa is, what cultivation is, what Consummation is, and so on.
So then, what is cultivation? Only the cultivation being done by Dafa disciples today is true cultivation, for human beings are herein truly able to cultivate - something that has never been the case in history. What does "saving all beings" mean? Though gods left behind this culture to mankind, they didn't truly go about such a thing [as saving all beings]. I am doing so, however, and now it is you, too - the Dafa disciples - who are saving all beings. And you are doing it for all of mankind (applause), saving people on a comprehensive scale. In other words, in doing everything that Dafa disciples are doing today - whether you are part of some project, or you are taking to the streets and clarifying the facts, passing out materials, or sitting in front of the consulates and embassies to expose the evil - you are cultivating yourselves, validating the Fa, and in the process saving the world's people. That is what Dafa disciples are doing. Though seemingly ordinary, these acts are all magnificent, remarkable, because all professions in the human world and all settings are your cultivation site. With the cultivation done in the past, starting cultivation meant going off to a monastery or the mountains. Many people don't understand this cultivation method that I set forth for Dafa disciples. They wonder, "How come they cultivate while working? How come they didn't become monks?" That's understandable. Actually, once upon a time Shakyamuni talked about this subject. He said that when the Holy King Who Turns the Wheel descended to the world, people would be able to cultivate into Tathagatas without having to leave the secular world. So how does one go about [cultivating] while not leaving the secular world? And in a society such as that of today, how is one to cultivate?
I just said, and I have discussed before, that there are Dafa disciples in all professions and in all social strata, and that they are saving sentient beings, validating the Fa, and playing the role of Dafa disciples in all the various professions. And actually, when you manage to, while in the various professions, do well all the things that you ought to do, you are then in fact cultivating. The various professions in the human world are all cultivation sites that are provided to you. This goes back to the topic that I brought up earlier - that everything of mankind in the Three Realms has been created for Dafa, built up for Dafa, and has come for Dafa. One can cultivate while doing anything or while working in any profession. In other words, human society is one big practice site for the cultivation of my Dafa disciples, and you can cultivate no matter where you are. It just depends on whether you are diligent or not in your cultivation, and that holds as well for those who are doing things as special agents. (Audience laughs) You all can cultivate and save beings. It is just a question of how you align your thinking and what kind of attitude you have toward the Fa.
The things I just spoke about are things I have actually addressed before in my Fa teachings; this time I am merely speaking with you about them from another angle. I would like to use the next bit of time to answer some of your questions. (Applause) I haven't seen you for a long time, and many people have a lot of questions to ask. But there are always those who were not diligent in the past and have now become diligent. They have to travel anew the path that others have already taken, and they will ask questions that others have raised before. (Audience laughs) There is also a portion of people who don't read the books much. The books contain all the answers, but such persons don't read the books, and thus when they see me they still want to ask those questions [that the books answer]. (Audience laughs) But regardless, since they managed to become Dafa disciples and cultivate in Dafa, they should be considered outstanding. If you have questions, go ahead and ask them. I'm your master, after all. When disciples have questions, and especially ones related to cultivation, it is such a serious matter that I must address those questions and talk to you about them. Next, as you raise questions you should do so by submitting slips of paper as usual. And there is one more thing. There are more than three thousand of you seated here, and that's not counting the auxiliary halls. If there is a question slip from each person, we won't be able to get through them all. (Master laughs) So those who are part of the conference's organizing committee are going to sort through them and then pass up those that are selected.
(Master sits down, disciples applaud)
Editor's note: A translation of the Q&A segment will be posted soon.


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Getting Phat in Fatima
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:43:11 GMT —
Tuesday night, the Fatima Comets dropped a 2-0 soccer decision to Southern Boone in the state sectionals..
Tuesday night, the Fatima Comets dropped a 2-0 soccer decision to Southern Boone in the state sectionals..
It was tough end to a good season.
But Southern Boone is good, very good --- the Eagles are now 25-3 and have a great chance to advance to the Final Four.
This story, however, is not about Southern Boone. It's about the bright blue and gold of Fatima.
Perhaps Tuesday night's loss put a period and not an exclamation point on Fatima's fall sports season. But this was still a season to remember.
Call it getting Phat in Fatima.
Or, if you want, getting Phat in Phatima.
The sports programs won four of five district titles, but that's just the start of this success story:
* The boys cross country team finished third in the state, led by the fifth-place finish of Hunter Hennier. He's a freshman --- six of the seven runners will be back next year. The Fatima girls advanced to state and finished ninth --- all seven will return.
* The soccer team won a district title, as did the softball team, which advanced to the quarterfinals.
* And this is what you'd call saving the best for last --- the Lady Comets won the school's first state championship in volleyball.
What a Phall it was.
"It's been phenomenal," Fatima Athletic Director Jeff Buthod said. "There are probably three keys to our success, in all of our sports.
"One, we have really great kids who work hard. And obviously, we have some great athletes coming through right now.
"Two, we've got some great coaches in place who are working with our kids and doing the right things in the offseason and in the summer, and really challenging them to get better.
"And three, over the last few years, we've really upped our schedules to where we're playing a lot of bigger schools, in all sports. These are teams who are going to make us better when we do come down to our own level."
It's a great time to be a Comet.
"The school spirit ... the kids have done a great job of supporting each other the last couple of years." said Buthod, a 1986 graduate of Helias, who's in his third year at Fatima.. "Not just the kids, but the parents, the grandparents ... the support all our teams has gotten has just been great.
"It's gotten everybody excited. We've probably sold more t-shirts in the last two years than we have the previous 20 years."
State championship t-shirts are always great sellers. Saturday, the Lady Comets secured the school's first one since 1996 and its fifth overall.
"I'm ecstatic. I'm glad I could give something back to the school that took a chance on me," third-year coach Mark Bockstruck said.
Fatima advanced to the Final Four last year, as well, and finished second.
"Our goal then was to make it to the Final Four and even though we lost, we were still very excited because Fatima had never been there before," said Bockstruck, a 2000 graduate of Hazelwood Central.
"This year, the big change was that they knew they could do it."
And did they ever.
The Lady Comets went a sparkling 35-4-1 and, in a rematch of last year's finals, dusted St. Pius X 25-14, 25-19.
"The girls were just super excited; I was super excited," Bockstruck said. "People said I jumped six feet off the floor; it was like all the hard work really paid off.
"There was a little disappointment, too, with the fact that this was the final match for seven seniors. It was a great way to go out, but it was over.
"They've been together since they were 9, 10, 11 years old and now it's done."
These seniors should not remain nameless: Brooke Berhorst, JoAnna Muenks, Anna Bonnot, Morgan Bax, Chelsea Skidmore, Jordyn Williams and Brianna Kempker.
"After we'd won, I looked at all the faces of the players in the media room," Bockstruck said. "It was a complete state of joy, so much emotion that they had trouble handling it. There were tears, there was laughter ... just happiness in what they'd achieved.
"That's why I coach, knowing I'm helping build some memories that will last a lifetime.
Great stuff. And so is this: Fatima opened its doors in 1952 and in the next 57 years, advanced to a total of 13 Final Fours.
In the last two years, the Comets and Lady Comets have been there seven times.
"We've got banners going up so fast," Buthod said, "I can even get them made before we're putting up more."
What a nice problem to have.
It's a great time to be a Comet.