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New Smyrna Beach defensive end Davarez Bryant has only been playing football for about a month, and he already has interest from Alabama, he says. (AUG. 25, 2012) (CHRIS HAYS / ORLANDO SENTINEL) |
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State just received its 10th letter of intent of the day. It came from defensive end Davarez Bryant. The New Smyrna Beach native was one of FSU's latest offers, picking one up from the Seminoles in January.
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Recruiting Buzz: Another defensive end brought in to help fill the Seminoles' depleted defensive end coffers, Bryant heads to the Panhandle after having only played one full season of high school football. A now reformed former troublemaker, Bryant's priorities were in places far from football before last September. Once he began playing, he started realizing college was a real possibility. As time went on, the bigger the offers got. Earlier this year, the Seminoles gave Bryant an offer that he wouldn't turn down. FSU believes the gamble will pay off. He is the program's lone two-star recruit.
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Recruited by: Odell Haggins
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Analysis: You wouldn't find much on Bryant if you perused the Internet or scouted recruiting message boards and websites before last weekend. That's because, from a football standpoint, compared to many of the other players who have been dissected and analyzed on the Chopping Block the last several days, Bryant was a relative unknown. Unlike the rest, his football experience is limited to just one fall.
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Xuanzang | |
A portrait of Xuanzang
Born | 602 |
Died | 664 |
Occupation | Scholar, traveler, and translator |
Religion | Buddhist |
Xuanzang | |||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 玄奘 | ||||||||
Chen Hui[1] | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈袆 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳褘 | ||||||||
Chen Yi | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈祎 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳禕 | ||||||||
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Sanskrit | ह्वेनसांग |
Xuanzang (Hsuan-tsang) (c. 602–664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (Chen I), was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang Dynasty. Born in what is now Henan province in 602, from boyhood he took to reading religious books, including the Chinese classics and the writings of ancient sages.
While residing in the city of Luoyang, Xuanzang entered Buddhist monkhood at the age of thirteen. Due to the political and social unrest caused by the fall of the Sui Dynasty, he went to Chengdu in Sichuan, where he was ordained at the age of twenty. He later travelled throughout China in search of sacred books of Buddhism. At length, he came to Chang'an, then under the peaceful rule of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Xuanzang developed the desire to visit India. He knew about Faxian's visit to India and, like him, was concerned about the incomplete and misinterpreted nature of the Buddhist scriptures that had reached China.
He became famous for his seventeen-year overland journey to India, which is recorded in detail in the classic Chinese text Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, which in turn provided the inspiration for the novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en during the Ming Dynasty, around nine centuries after Xuanzang's death.[2]
Nomenclature, orthography and etymology[edit]
Name | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Wade–Giles | Jyutping (Cantonese) |
Vietnamese | Japanese | Korean | Meaning |
Xuanzang | 玄奘 | 玄奘 | Xuánzàng | Hsüan-tsang | Jyun4 Zong6 | Huyền Trang | Genjō | Hyeon Jang | |
Tang Sanzang | 唐三藏 | 唐三藏 | Táng Sānzàng | T'ang San-tsang | Tong4 Saam1 Zong6 | Đường Tam Tạng | Tō-Sanzō | Dang-samjang | Tang Dynasty Tritipaka Master |
Xuanzang Sanzang | 玄奘三藏 | 玄奘三藏 | Xuánzàng Sānzàng | Hsüan-tsang San-tsang | Jyun4 Zong6 Saam1 Zong6 | Huyền Trang Tam Tạng | Genjō-sanzō | Hyeonjang-samjang | Tritipaka Master Xuanzang |
Xuanzang Dashi | 玄奘大師 | 玄奘大师 | Xuánzàng Dàshī | Hsüan-tsang Ta-shih | Jyun4 Zong6 Daai6 Si1 | Huyền Trang Đại Sư | Genjō-daishi | Hyeonjang-daesa | Great Master Xuanzang |
Tang Seng | 唐僧 | 唐僧 | Táng Sēng | T'ang Tseng | Tong4 Sang1 | Đường Tăng | Tōsō | Dangseung | Tang Dynasty Monk |
Less common romanizations of "Xuanzang" include Hhuen Kwan, Hiouen Thsang, Hiuen Tsang, Hiuen Tsiang, Hsien-tsang, Hsyan-tsang, Hsuan Chwang, Hsuan Tsiang, Hwen Thsang, Xuan Cang, Xuan Zang, Shuen Shang, Yuan Chang, Yuan Chwang, and Yuen Chwang. Hsüan, Hüan, Huan and Chuang are also found.
"Sanzang" is the Chinese term for the Buddhist canon, or Tritipaka, and in some English-language fiction and English translations of Journey to the West, Xuanzang is addressed as "Tritipaka."[citation needed]
Early life[edit]
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Xuanzang was born Chen Hui (or Chen Yi) in 602 in Chenhe Village, Goushi Town (緱氏鎮), Luozhou (near present-day Luoyang, Henan) and died on 5 February 664[3] in Yuhua Palace (玉華宮, in present-day Tongchuan, Shaanxi). His family was noted for its erudition for generations, and Xuanzang was the youngest of four children. His ancestor was Chen Shi (陳寔, 104-186), a minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His great-grandfather Chen Qin (陳欽) served as the prefect of Shangdang (上黨; present-day Changzhi, Shanxi) during the Eastern Wei Dynasty; his grandfather Chen Kang (陳康) was a professor in the Taixue (Imperial Academy) during the Northern Qi Dynasty. His father Chen Hui (陳惠) was a conservative Confucianist who served as the magistrate of Jiangling County (江陵縣) during the Sui Dynasty, but later gave up office and withdrew into seclusion to escape the political turmoil that gripped China towards the end of the Sui. According to traditional biographies, Xuanzang displayed a superb intelligence and earnestness, amazing his father by his careful observance of the Confucian rituals at the age of eight. Along with his brothers and sister, he received an early education from his father, who instructed him in classical works on filial piety and several other canonical treatises of orthodox Confucianism.
Although his household was essentially Confucian, at a young age, Xuanzang expressed interest in becoming a Buddhist monk as one of his elder brothers had done. After the death of his father in 611, he lived with his older brother Chen Su (陳素) (later known as Changjie 長捷) for five years at Jingtu Monastery (淨土寺) in Luoyang, supported by the Sui Dynasty state. During this time he studied Mahayana Buddhism and various early Buddhist schools, preferring Mahayana.
In 618, the Sui Dynasty collapsed and Xuanzang and his brother fled to Chang'an, which had been proclaimed as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and thence southward to Chengdu, Sichuan. Here the two brothers spent two or three years in further study in the monastery of Kong Hui, including the Abhidharmakosa-sastra (Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise). When Xuanzang requested to take Buddhist orders at the age of thirteen, the abbot Zheng Shanguo made an exception in his case because of his precocious knowledge.
Xuanzang was fully ordained as a monk in 622, at the age of twenty. The myriad contradictions and discrepancies in the texts at that time prompted Xuanzang to decide to go to India and study in the cradle of Buddhism. He subsequently left his brother and returned to Chang'an to study foreign languages and to continue his study of Buddhism. He began his mastery of Sanskrit in 626, and probably also studied Tocharian. During this time, Xuanzang also became interested in the metaphysical Yogacara school of Buddhism.
In 629, Xuanzang reportedly had a dream that convinced him to journey to India. The Tang Dynasty and Eastern Türk Göktürks were waging war at the time; therefore Emperor Taizong of Tang prohibited foreign travel. Xuanzang persuaded some Buddhist guards at the gates of Yumen and slipped out of the empire via Liangzhou (Gansu), and Qinghai province in 629.[4] He subsequently travelled across the Gobi Desert to Kumul (Hami), thence following the Tian Shan westward, arriving in Turpan in 630. Here he met the king of Turpan, a Buddhist who equipped him further for his travels with letters of introduction and valuables to serve as funds.
Moving further westward, Xuanzang escaped robbers to reach Yanqi, then toured the non-Mahayana monasteries of Kucha. Further west he passed Aksu before turning northwest to cross the Tian Shan's Bedel Pass into modern Kyrgyzstan. He skirted Issyk Kul before visiting Tokmak on its northwest, and met the great Khan of the Western Türk, whose relationship to the Tang emperor was friendly at the time. After a feast, Xuanzang continued west then southwest to Tashkent (Chach/Che-Shih), capital of modern Uzbekistan. From here, he crossed the desert further west to Samarkand. In Samarkand, which was under Persian influence, the party came across some abandoned Buddhist temples and Xuanzang impressed the local king with his preaching. Setting out again to the south, Xuanzang crossed a spur of the Pamirs and passed through the famous Iron Gates. Continuing southward, he reached the Amu Darya and Termez, where he encountered a community of more than a thousand Buddhist monks.
Further east he passed through Kunduz, where he stayed for some time to witness the funeral rites of Prince Tardu, who had been poisoned. Here he met the monk Dharmasimha, and on the advice of the late Tardu made the trip westward to Balkh (modern day Afghanistan), to see the Buddhist sites and relics, especially the Nava Vihara, or Nawbahar, which he described as the westernmost monastic institution in the world. Here Xuanzang also found over 3,000 non-Mahayana monks, including Prajnakara (般若羯羅 or 慧性),[5] a monk with whom Xuanzang studied early Buddhist scriptures. He acquired the important Mahāvibhāṣa (大毗婆沙論) text here, which he later translated into Chinese. Prajnakara then accompanied the party southward to Bamyan, where Xuanzang met the king and saw tens of non-Mahayana monasteries, in addition to the two large Bamyan Buddhas carved out of the rockface. The party then resumed their travel eastward, crossing the Shibar Pass and descending to the regional capital of Kapisi (about 60 km north of modern Kabul), which sported over 100 monasteries and 6,000 monks, mostly Mahayana. This was part of the fabled old land of Gandhara. Xuanzang took part in a religious debate here, and demonstrated his knowledge of many Buddhist schools. Here he also met the first Jains and Hindus of his journey. He pushed on to Adinapur[6] (later named Jalalabad) and Laghman, where he considered himself to have reached India. The year was 630.
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Xuanzang left Adinapur, which had few Buddhist monks, but many stupas and monasteries. His travels included, passing through Hunza and the Khyber Pass to the east, reaching the former capital of Gandhara, Purushapura (Peshawar), on the other side. Peshawar was nothing compared to its former glory, and Buddhism was declining in the region. Xuanzang visited a number of stupas around Peshawar, notably the Kanishka Stupa. This stupa was built just southeast of Peshawar, by a former king of the city. In 1908, it was rediscovered by D.B. Spooner with the help of Xuanzang's account.
Xuanzang left Peshawar and travelled northeast to the Swat Valley (the location of Oḍḍiyāna is disputed between Swat valley and Odisha). Reaching Oḍḍiyāna, he found 1,400 old monasteries, that had previously supported 18,000 monks. The remnant monks were of the Mahayana school. Xuanzang continued northward and into the Buner Valley, before doubling back via Shabaz Gharni to cross the Indus river at Hund. Thereafter he headed to Taxila (呾叉始羅), a Mahayana Buddhist kingdom that was a vassal of Kashmir, which is precisely where he headed next. Here he found 5,000 more Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries. He went to Kashmir in 631, met a talented monk Samghayasas (僧伽耶舍), and studied there. Between 632 and early 633, he studied with various monks, including 14 months with Vinītaprabha (毘膩多缽臘婆 or 調伏光), 4 months with Candravarman (旃達羅伐摩 or 月胃), and "a winter and half a spring" with Jayagupta (闍耶毱多). During this time, Xuanzang writes about the Fourth Buddhist council that took place nearby, ca. 100 AD, under the order of King Kanishka of Kushana. He visited Chiniot and Lahore as well and provided the earliest writings available on the ancient cities. In 634, Xuanzang arrived in Matipura (秣底補羅), nowadays known as Mandawar.[5]
In 634, he went east to Jalandhar in eastern Punjab, before climbing up to visit predominantly non-Mahayana monasteries in the Kulu valley and turning southward again to Bairat and then Mathura, on the Yamuna river. Mathura had 2,000 monks of both major Buddhist branches, despite being Hindu-dominated. Xuanzang travelled up the river to Srughna before crossing eastward to Matipura, where he arrived in 635, having crossed the river Ganges. At Matipura Monastery, Xuanzang studied under Mitrasena.[7] From here, he headed south to Sankasya (Kapitha), said to be where Buddha descended from heaven, then onward to the northern Indian emperor Harsha's grand capital of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). It is believed he also visited Govishan present day Kashipur in the Harsha era, in 636, Xuanzang encountered 100 monasteries of 10,000 monks (both Mahayana and non-Mahayana), and was impressed by the king's patronage of both scholarship and Buddhism. Xuanzang spent time in the city studying early Buddhist scriptures, before setting off eastward again for Ayodhya (Saketa), homeland of the Yogacara school. Xuanzang now moved south to Kausambi (Kosam), where he had a copy made from an important local image of the Buddha.
Xuanzang now returned northward to Sravasti, travelled through Terai in the southern part of modern Nepal (here he found deserted Buddhist monasteries) and thence to Kapilavastu, his last stop before Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.
In 637, Xuanzang set out from Lumbini to Kusinagara, the site of Buddha's death, before heading southwest to the deer park at Sarnath where Buddha gave his first sermon, and where Xuanzang found 1,500 resident monks. Travelling eastward, at first via Varanasi, Xuanzang reached Vaisali, Pataliputra (Patna) and Bodh Gaya. He was then accompanied by local monks to Nalanda, the great Buddhist university of Indian state of Bihar, where he spent at least the next two years. He was in the company of several thousand scholar-monks, whom he praised. Xuanzang studied logic, grammar, Sanskrit, and the Yogacara school of Buddhism during his time at Nalanda. René Grousset notes that it was at Nalanda (where an "azure pool winds around the monasteries, adorned with the full-blown cups of the blue lotus; the dazzling red flowers of the lovely kanaka hang here and there, and outside groves of mango trees offer the inhabitants their dense and protective shade") that Xuanzang met the venerable Silabhadra, the monastery's superior.[8] Silabhadra had dreamt of Xuanzang's arrival and that it would help spread far and wide the Holy Law.[9] Grousset writes: "The Chinese pilgrim had finally found the omniscient master, the incomparable metaphysician who was to make known to him the ultimate secrets of the idealist systems...The founders of Mahayana idealism, Asanga and Vasubandhu...Dignaga...Dharmapala had in turn trained Silabhadra. Siladhadra was thus in a position to make available to the Sino-Japanese world the entire heritage of Buddhist idealism, and the Siddhi Hiuan Tsang's great philosophical treatise...is none other than the Summa of this doctrine, the fruit of seven centuries of Indian [Buddhist] thought."[10]
From Nalanda, Xuanzang travelled through several countries, including Pundranagara, to the capital of Pundravardhana, identified with modern Mahasthangarh, in Bangladesh. There Xuanzang found 20 monasteries with over 3,000 monks studying both the Hinayana and the Mahayana. One of them was the Vāśibhã Monastery (Po Shi Po), where he found over 700 Mahayana monks from all over East India.[11][12] He also visited Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur in the district of Naogaon, Bangladesh.
After crossing the Karatoya, he went east to the ancient city of Pragjyotishpur (modern Guwahati) in the kingdom of Kamarupa (modern Assam) at the invitation of its Buddhist king Kumar Bhaskaravarman. Later, the king escorted Xuanzang back to the Kannauj at the request of king Harshavardhana, who was an ally of Kumar Bhaskaravarman, to attend a great Buddhist council there which was attended by both the kings.
Xuanzang turned southward and travelled to Andhradesa to visit the famous Viharas at Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda. He stayed at Amaravati and studied 'Abhidhammapitakam'. He observed that there were many Viharas at Amaravati and some of them were deserted. He later proceeded to Kanchi, the imperial capital of Pallavas and a strong centre of Buddhism.
Traveling through the Khyber Pass of the Hindu Kush, Xuanzang passed through Kashgar, Khotan, and Dunhuang on his way back to China. He arrived in the capital, Chang'an, on the seventh day of the first month of 645, and a great procession celebrated his return.[13]
Return to China[edit]
On his return to China in AD 645, Xuanzang was greeted with much honor but he refused all high civil appointments offered by the still-reigning emperor, Emperor Taizong of Tang. Instead, he retired to a monastery and devoted his energy to translating Buddhist texts until his death in AD 664. According to his biography he returned with, "over six hundred Mahayana and Hinayana texts, seven statues of the Buddha and more than a hundred sarira relics."[14]
Chinese Buddhism (influence)[edit]
During Xuanzang's travels, he studied with many famous Buddhist masters, especially at the famous center of Buddhist learning at Nālanda University. When he returned, he brought with him some 657 Sanskrit texts. With the emperor's support, he set up a large translation bureau in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), drawing students and collaborators from all over East Asia. He is credited with the translation of some 1,330 fascicles of scriptures into Chinese. His strongest personal interest in Buddhism was in the field of Yogācāra (瑜伽行派), or Consciousness-only (唯識).
The force of his own study, translation and commentary of the texts of these traditions initiated the development of the Faxiang school (法相宗) in East Asia. Although the school itself did not thrive for a long time, its theories regarding perception, consciousness, karma, rebirth, etc. found their way into the doctrines of other more successful schools. Xuanzang's closest and most eminent student was Kuiji (窺基) who became recognized as the first patriarch of the Faxiang school. Xuanzang's logic, as described by Kuiji, was often misunderstood by scholars of Chinese Buddhism because they lack the necessary background in Indian logic.[15] Another important disciple was the Korean monk Woncheuk.
Xuanzang was known for his extensive but careful translations of Indian Buddhist texts to Chinese, which have enabled subsequent recoveries of lost Indian Buddhist texts from the translated Chinese copies. He is credited with writing or compiling the Cheng Weishi Lun as a commentary on these texts. His translation of the Heart Sutra became and remains the standard in all East Asian Buddhist sects. He also founded the short-lived but influential Faxiang school of Buddhism. Additionally, he was known for recording the events of the reign of the northern Indian emperor, Harsha.
The Perfection of Wisdom Sutra[edit]
Xuanzang returned to China with three copies of the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra.[16] Xuanzang, with a team of disciple translators, commenced translating the voluminous work in 660 CE, using all three versions to ensure the integrity of the source documentation.[16] Xuanzang was being encouraged by a number of his disciple translators to render an abridged version. After a suite of dreams quickened his decision, Xuanzang determined to render an unabridged, complete volume, faithful to the original of 600 chapters.[17]
Autobiography and biography[edit]
In 646, under the Emperor's request, Xuanzang completed his book Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (大唐西域記), which has become one of the primary sources for the study of medieval Central Asia and India. This book was first translated into French by the Sinologist Stanislas Julien in 1857.
There was also a biography of Xuanzang written by the monk Huili (慧立). Both books were first translated into English by Samuel Beal, in 1884 and 1911 respectively.[18][19] An English translation with copious notes by Thomas Watters was edited by T.W. Rhys Davids and S.W. Bushell, and published posthumously in London in 1905.
Xuanzang's work, the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, is the longest and most detailed account of the countries of Central and South Asia that has been bestowed upon posterity by a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim. While his main purpose was to obtain Buddhist books and to receive instruction on Buddhism while in India, he ended up doing much more. He has preserved the records of political and social aspects of the lands he visited.
His record of the places visited by him in Bengal — mainly Raktamrittika near Karnasuvarna, Pundranagara and its environs, Samatata and Tamralipti — have been very helpful in the recording of the archaeological history of Bengal. His account has also shed welcome light on the history of 7th century Bengal, especially the Gauda kingdom under Shashanka, although at times he can be quite partisan.
Xuanzang obtained and translated 657 Sanskrit Buddhist works. He received the best education on Buddhism he could find throughout India. Much of this activity is detailed in the companion volume to Xiyu Ji, the Biography of Xuanzang written by Huili, entitled the Life of Xuanzang.
His version of the Heart Sutra is the basis for all Chinese commentaries on the sutra, and recitations throughout China, Korea and Japan.[20] His style was, by Chinese standards, cumbersome and overly literal, and marked by scholarly innovations in terminology; usually, where another version by the earlier translator Kumārajīva exists, Kumārajīva's is more popular.[20]
Xuanzang's journey along the so-called Silk Road, and the legends that grew up around it, inspired the Ming novel Journey to the West, one of the great classics of Chinese literature. The Xuanzang of the novel is the reincarnation of a disciple of Gautama Buddha, and is protected on his journey by three powerful disciples. One of them, the monkey, was a popular favourite and profoundly influenced Chinese culture and contemporary Japanese manga and anime (including the popular Dragon Ball and Saiyuki series), and became well known in the West by Arthur Waley's translation and later the cult TV series Monkey.
In the Yuan Dynasty, there was also a play by Wu Changling (吳昌齡) about Xuanzang obtaining scriptures.
A skull relic purported to be that of Xuanzang was held in the Temple of Great Compassion, Tianjin until 1956 when it was taken to Nalanda - allegedly by the Dalai Lama - and presented to India. The relic is now in the Patna museum. The Wenshu Monastery in Chengdu, Sichuan province also claims to have part of Xuanzang's skull.
Part of Xuanzang's remains were taken from Nanjing by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942, and are now enshrined at Yakushi-ji in Nara, Japan.[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ There is some dispute over the Chinese character for Xuanzang's given name at birth. Historical records provide two different Chinese characters, 褘 and 禕, both are similar in writing except that the former has one more stroke than the latter. Their pronunciations in pinyin are also different: the former is pronounced as Huī while the latter is pronounced as Yī. See here and here. (Both sources are in Chinese)
- ^ Cao Shibang (2006). "Fact vs. Fiction: From Record of the Western Regions to Journey to the West". In Wang Chichhung. Dust in the Wind: Retracing Dharma Master Xuanzang's Western Pilgrimage. p. 62. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Wriggins 1996, pp. 7, 193
- ^ "Note sur la chronologie du voyage de Xuanzang." Étienne de la Vaissière. Journal Asiatique, Vol. 298, 1. (2010), pp. 157-168.[1]
- ^ a b http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-AN/an160809.htm
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record (Great Britain) Volume 1, page 43 (Science) 1879.
- ^ Men and Thought in Ancient India by Radhakumud Mookerji, 1912 edition published by McMillan and Co., reprinted by Motilal Banarasidass (1996) page 169
- ^ René Grousset. In the Footsteps of the Buddha. JA Underwood (trans) Orion Press. New York. 1971. p159-160.
- ^ Rene Grousset. In the Footsteps of the Buddha. JA Underwood (trans) Orion Press. New York. 1971.p161
- ^ Rene Grousset. In the Footsteps of the Buddha. JA Underwood (trans) Orion Press. New York. 1971 p161
- ^ Watters II (1996), pp. 164-165.
- ^ Li (1996), pp. 298-299
- ^ Wriggins 186-188.
- ^ Strong 2007, p. 188.
- ^ See Eli Franco, "Xuanzang's proof of idealism." Horin 11 (2004): 199-212.
- ^ a b Wriggins 1996, pg.206
- ^ Wriggins 1996, pg. 207
- ^ Beal 1884
- ^ Beal 1911
- ^ a b Nattier 1992, pg. 188
- ^ Arai, Kiyomi. "Yakushiji offers peace of mind." (originally from Yomiuri Shinbun). Buddhist Channel Website. 25 September 2008. Accessed 23 May 2009.
- Bernstein, Richard (2001). Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk (Xuanzang) who crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-375-40009-5.
- Gordon, Stewart. When Asia was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks who created the "Riches of the East" Da Capo Press, Perseus Books, 2008. ISBN 0-306-81556-7.
- Nattier, Jan. "The Heart Sutra: A Chinese Apocryphal Text?". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Vol. 15 (2), p. 153-223. (1992) PDF
- Saran, Mishi (2005). Chasing the Monk's Shadow: A Journey in the Footsteps of Xuanzang. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-306439-8
- Sun Shuyun (2003). Ten Thousand Miles without a Cloud (retracing Xuanzang's journeys). Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-00-712974-2
- Waley, Arthur (1952). The Real Tripitaka, and Other Pieces. London: G. Allen and Unwin.
- Wriggins, Sally Hovey. Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road. Westview Press, 1996. Revised and updated as The Silk Road Journey With Xuanzang. Westview Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8133-6599-6.
- Wriggins, Sally Hovey (2004). The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-6599-6.
- Yu, Anthony C. (ed. and trans.) (1980 [1977]). The Journey to the West. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-97150-6 (fiction)
- Beal, Samuel, trans. (1911). The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang. Translated from the Chinese of Shaman (monk) Hwui Li. London. 1911. Reprint Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi. 1973.
- Julien, Stanislas (1853). Histoire de la vie de Hiouen-Thsang, par Hui Li et Yen-Tsung, Paris.
- Li, Rongxi, trans. (1995). A Biography of the Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Ci'en Monastery of the Great Tang Dynasty. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. Berkeley, California. ISBN 1-886439-00-1
- Li, Yongshi, trans. (1959). The Life of Hsuan Tsang by Huili. Chinese Buddhist Association, Beijing.
- Watters, Thomas (1904). On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629-645 A.D. Vol.1. Royal Asiatic Society, London. Volume 2. Reprint. Hesperides Press, 1996. ISBN 978-1-4067-1387-9.
- Beal, Samuel (1884). Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, by Hiuen Tsiang. 2 vols. Translated by Samuel Beal. London. 1884. Reprint: Delhi. Oriental Books Reprint Corporation. 1969. Volume 1 (PDF 21.5 MB) Volume2 (PDF 16.9 MB)
- Julien, Stanislas, (1857/1858). Mémoires sur les contrées occidentales, L'Imprimerie impériale, Paris. Vol.1 Vol.2
- Li, Rongxi (translator) (1995). The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. Berkeley, California. ISBN 1-886439-02-8
External links[edit]
- Details of Xuanzang's life and works Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- History of San Zang A narration of Xuan Zang's journey to India.
- 大慈恩寺三藏法师传 (全文) Chinese text of The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang, by Shaman (monk) Hwui Li (Hui Li) (沙门慧立)
- Verses Delineating the Eight Consciousnesses by Xuanzang translated by Ronald Epstein
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White-nose syndrome (WNS) and the increased development of wind-power facilities are threatening populations of insectivorous bats in North America. Bats are voracious predators of nocturnal insects, including many crop and forest pests. We present here analyses suggesting that loss of bats in North America could lead to agricultural losses estimated at more than $3.7 billion/year. Urgent efforts are needed to educate the public and policy-makers about the ecological and economic importance of insectivorous bats and to provide practical conservation solutions.
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I'm from South Africa. I'm an electronic engineer who likes trying various operating systems on his PC and phone.
Recently bought one for my wife - Thought we would try out the Apple Universe to be fair. Specifically for the iTunes U.
- Why are you interested in the iSlate?
Gaming (Console / Pc / Board Games etc)
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Cricket / FootballPS3
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text: A new year has begun which will have it's own highs and lows, trials and triumphs, happiness and sadness. I started my new years with tears as I thanked God for last year, for today, for family, for you and me. And I asked how to help with the trials you'll go through both today and this year, and wanted Him to tell me what to do for you, for us, because I don't want you to suffer anymore, but, to rest, relax and heal. I received no clear answer so I will just continue to cry until something happens, until I know you'll really be okay, until you're somewhere over the rainbow, until you're through the tunnel and out the other side where you can be freely loved by all who love you. I only want, no I need to hold you and be near you, to see your pretty smile and hear you laughing every day, for only then will my life long mission to love you be accomplished. I pray to God and our Lord that this is not only my dream but that it has always been His plan for us both. 1/1/11


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NJ Transit sent four employees to the Super Bowl in New Orleans — including a key rail official who was in charge of the Hoboken terminal when dozens of rail cars and locomotives, left to sit in low-lying yards, were damaged during superstorm Sandy — at a taxpayer cost of $14,505, expense reports show.
The bills, obtained by The Record through an Open Public Records Act request, include:
- $7,800 for lodging from Jan. 31 through Feb. 4, 2013;
- $5,241 for airfare;
- $423 in miscellaneous expenses.
The intent of the visit was to ground NJ Transit officials in procedures used to handle transportation and security at the Super Bowl, using New Orleans as an example. Sent to tour the city were Rich Andreski, chief of staff of rail operations; Joseph Meade III, superintendent of the Hoboken rail operations; NJ Transit Police Officer Patrick Clark and police official Robert Gatchell. Also in attendance was Penny Bassett Hackett, the high-ranking assistant executive director for communications and customer service, though officials said she visited New Orleans on her own.
"We expect hundreds of thousands of visitors to journey to our region for the week in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, and NJ Transit will be proud to transport them safely and efficiently during this exciting time," agency spokesman John Durso said in a statement Thursday. "It will continue to take extensive planning and preparation to make this a success, and why the experience in New Orleans will continue to generate important dividends moving forward.
However, the trip occurred as NJ Transit customers continued to endure a crippled system, which sustained $450 million worth of damage, including more than $100 million in damaged rail cars left in low-lying rail yards in Hoboken and Kearny. More than 340 pieces of equipment were damaged.
Just days before the trip, state Sen. Paul Sarlo threatened to call a hearing to investigate conditions at the Hoboken transit hub, which had deteriorated so badly that customers were cut off from the waiting room and lacked flushable toilets in the dead of winter. NJ Transit soon after reopened the waiting room and began using a train parked in the station as a temporary restroom.
Durso said that Meade was needed in New Orleans because the Meadowlands Rail link is part of the Hoboken division he oversees.


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The Blue Badge scheme is a European scheme which gives parking concessions in the UK and Europe to people with severe mobility problems. It allows badge holders to park closer than other members of the public to their destinations.
Eligible without assessment
Anyone who meets one of the following criteria is eligible for the issue of a Blue Badge without further assessment:
- receives the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance.
- receives a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement.
- is a registered blind person under the National Assistance Act 1948.
- has been awarded a benefit (giving rise to a lump sum at tariffs 1-8 inclusive) under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and has also been certified by the Service Personnel and Veterans agency as having a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking.
Eligible following assessment
Those who do not meet one of the criterion above, but meet one of the following criterion, may be eligible for a Blue Badge:
- has a severe disability in both upper limbs, regularly drives a motor vehicle, but has difficulty operating parking meters.
- has a permanent and substantial disability which means you are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty in walking.
- children under 3 years of age who, because of a specific medical condition, needs to travel with bulky medical equipment or needs to be close to a vehicle for emergency medical treatment.
If we feel a face-to-face assessment is needed, we will contact you within 28 days of you being referred to the service.
A face-to-face assessment usually takes 45 minutes, but may take longer if it is complex. You will need to bring proof of prescriptions, photographic proof of identification and your usual walking aids.
The assessments will take place at either the:
Integrated Community Equipment Service (MAP – Enable Me, Unit 2, Trojan Business Park, Tachbrook Park Drive, Leamington Spa CV34 6RS).
Hatter's Space Community Centre, Upper Abbey Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5DN
Google – location map for Enable Me centre
Google – location map for Hatters Space
After the assessment, a decision will be made to issue or decline a blue badge and we will inform you within 7 days.
Applying for and renewing your Blue Badge
We recommend that you read the further information before applying for a Blue Badge.
Gov.uk – Apply for a Blue Badge online
When applying for a Blue Badge please enclose:
- your application form – please remember to sign the application
- original letters to confirm:
- Higher Rate of Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance
- Entitlement for the War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement
- Award under Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation) Scheme
- a healthcare professional that has been involved in the child's treatment
- certified copies of proof of address and identity to support your application. Please don't send originals in the post
- one passport-sized photograph of yourself, which you have signed on the back(these can be family photographs cut to size)
- fee of £10.00 (please make cheques payable to Warwickshire County Council)
There is an administration fee of £10 for successful applications.
To help you to complete your application, please refer to the guidance notes.
Blue Badge application form (pdf, 358Kb)
Blue Badge application form – large print (pdf, 329Kb)
Blue Badge application form guidance notes (pdf, 263Kb)
Blue Badge application form guidance notes – large print (pdf, 344Kb)
Alternatively, you can get an application pack for a Blue Badge by contacting:
Customer Service Centre
Warwickshire County Council
Customer Service Centre
Po Box 9
Shire Hall
Telephone: 01926 410410
This address is for postal applications only.
Renewing and re-applying
If you have previously owned a blue badge and require it to be renewed, please re-apply through the application process described above.
What can you expect from Warwickshire County Council when you apply for a Blue Badge?
Once we receive all of the documents to assess your application, we will assess your application, and we will either:
- Send you your Blue Badge with a confirmation letter and pack
- Ask you to provide further information to help us to assess your application
- Offer you a mobility assessment. This will be because the information on your application is not enough for us to reach a decision. The mobility assessment is to ensure that your application is assessed fairly.
- Send you a refusal letter explaining the reason for the refusal
Misuse, appeals and complaints
Misuse of a Blue Badge is a serious offence. Your badge can be withdrawn if you misuse it or allow others to misuse it.
The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England (pdf, 2.67Mb).
If you are dissatisfied with the decision that you are not eligible for a Blue Badge, you should write to the team manager at the address on the letter informing you of the decision, stating clearly why you think the decision was the wrong one.
Comments and complaints
If you have any comments or complaints about this service please let us know.
Further information
The Blue Badge scheme in Warwickshire is administered by Warwickshire County Council who issue badges in accordance with guidelines and regulations provided by the department for transport.
Department for Transport – Can I get a Blue Badge leaflet
The Blue Badge is issued to a person, not a vehicle. This means the badge holder may use the concessions whenever he/she travels as a driver or passenger, regardless of who owns the vehicle. Only the person to whom the badge has been issued may use the concessions, that is to say, the badge holder must be in the vehicle when the concession is being claimed.
The only time that someone else may use the badge, without the holder being in the vehicle, is if they are dropping off or picking up the badge holder. The badge must be removed from display as soon as the vehicle leaves the area which is accessible only to vehicles displaying the badge.
Warning – it is now a criminal offence for someone other than the badge holder to use the Blue Badge concessions. If they do, they are liable to a fine up to £1,000. The Blue Badge can be withdrawn if the holder misuses it or allows other to misuse it.
Badge no longer needed, or user has passed away
If the badge is no longer needed, please call us on 01926 410410 .
National Fraud Initiative
The County Council, together with every local authority in the Country is required to participate in the National Fraud Initiative. This is an exercise run by the Audit Commission to improve the prevention and detection of fraud. We may use any of the information you provide for the prevention and detection of fraud. We may also share this information with other bodies that are responsible for auditing or administering public funds.
National Fraud Initiative Privacy Notice
Blue Badges are usually issued for three years.
If your Blue Badge was issued by Warwickshire County Council, we will write to you approximately one month before your badge is about to expire to remind you to re-apply for a new one
Lost or stolen badges
You should report the matter to the Police – Blue Badges are valuable in the wrong hands. If the badge was issued by Warwickshire County Council, contact the customer service centre on 01926 410410 and tell them as soon as possible.
You may request a replacement badge under these circumstances. You will be asked to fill in a new application form. You will need to provide two recently taken passport style/size photographs of yourself that must be signed by you on the back. You will be asked to pay an administrative fee of £10.00 to cover the issue of the badge.
If you have been given a replacement badge and the lost or stolen badge is then found or recovered, do not use it, it must be returned to the customer service centre.
There is an administrative fee of £10.00.
You will also be asked to provide two, recently taken, passport style/size photographs of yourself. These may be obtained from a local photographer or a photo booth, or you may use a family photograph cut to the right size.
Unsuccessful applications
There is no legal requirement for local authorities to have an appeals procedure in place if someone disagrees with their application being rejected. However, if you are not happy with the decision, we do have an internal procedure in place to deal with appeals whereby unsuccessful applicants can write, within a set deadline, to seek a review of their unsuccessful application by a senior manager within the relevant department.
The appeal must be made within 28 days from the date of the local authority's decision letter. Please send your request for an appeal to:
Customer Service Centre
Warwickshire County Council
PO Box 9
Shire Hall
Telephone: 01926 410410
Other services you may be interested in
Enable Me service – where possible, you will also be supported to access this service, which can provide other assistive equipment.


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I have a removeInstance tied to a button in the click event. I know this will generate a default Adobe error if the minimum number of rows have been reached.
I would like to replace the default Adobe error of "index out of bounds" with a more user friendly error message.
I tried this after the removeInstance, but default error still popped-up:
xfa.host.messageBox("Delete error encountered. Maximum number of rows deleted.", "Warning",1,0)
Can someone offer assistance?
You could wrap your removeInstance script in an if statement that looks at the number of instances.
if (Table1._Row1.count > 1) {
You could turn off the Acrobat debugger from automatically opening when an error is encountered (see preferences), but that wont help users.
Hope that helps,
The script looks reasonably in order. Can you check that the language is set to JavaScript (and not FormCalc).
I suspect the relative references could be shortened. It just depends on where the button is relative to the repeating row.
Just to note in my previous script the underscore (_) in front of the repeating object name is shorthand for instanceManager. So _TableBodyRow.removeInstance(this.parent.index) should work.
Also, the parameter for the removeInstance() method is the instance number that you want to remove - based on a zero numbering system. So your script will always look to remove the second row. You probably don't want this, so if the button is in the repeating row, passing this.parent.index as the parameter will work better.
Hope that helps,


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Type | Public |
Traded as | NASDAQ: FLWS |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | Carle Place, New York, United States |
Key people | Jim McCann (CEO) Chris McCann (President & COO) |
Products | Flowers, Gift Baskets, Plants, Gourmet Food, Collectibles |
Revenue | US$714 Million (FY 2009)[1] |
Operating income | US$-72.2 Million (FY 2009)[1] |
Net income | US$-98.4 Million (FY 2009)[1] |
Total assets | US$286 Million (FY 2009)[2] |
Total equity | US$134 Million (FY 2009)[2] |
Employees | 4,000[3] |
Website | www.1800flowers.com |
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. is a floral and gift retailer and distribution company in the United States. It was one of the first retailers to use a 24 x 7 toll-free telephone number and the Internet for direct sales to consumers.[citation needed]
The concept of using the word "flowers" within a mnemonic phone number was originated by William Alexander in the early 1980s. The phone number, 1-800-356-9377, had been assigned to a trucking brokerage in Wisconsin and was used for that company until 1981. Granville Semmes and David Snow formed a corporation which began to use that number to sell flowers in 1982. Their business struggled and that company was dissolved, with its assets going to investors James Poage and John Davis of Texas. In turn, this new corporation struggled financially as well.[4] Its assets were acquired in 1986 by Jim McCann, an owner of several flower shops in the New York City area since 1976, under whom the business saw success and growth.[5]
In the early 1990s, two events helped bring 1-800-Flowers to national prominence. First, AT&T created an advertising campaign featuring the company that aired repeatedly during the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5] Second, at the time of the first Persian Gulf War, many advertisers were pulling out of CNN, unaware that CNN's war coverage would draw additional viewers. 1-800-Flowers agreed to remain as an advertiser at founder Ted Turner's request.[5]
The company was among the first retailers to partner with CompuServe and AOL, in 1992 and 1994 respectively. On September 1, 1995, the company registered the 1800flowers.com domain name.[6] In 1999, the company went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol FLWS and changed its name to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, to match its web site address.
The company fills its orders in two ways: through a network of florists and through drop shipments. It established a florist-to-florist network called BloomNet, and is one of several floral wire services in the country today.
The company has merged with or acquired a number of other gift and retailing companies. In September 2007 the company announced a partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to produce a line of floral products inspired by Martha Stewart.[7] In August 2011, the company acquired Flowerama, a Waterloo-based floral retailer with 100 locations in 28 states.[8]
The company is headquartered in Carle Place, New York, on Long Island.
Companies owned[edit]
- Fannie May Confections, Inc. - a chocolate and confectionery company based in Chicago, IL. Also owns the brands Harry London Candies and Fanny Farmer Chocolate
- Cheryl&Co. - a multi-channel company based in Westerville, OH, selling gourmet cookies
- WineTasting Network - a distributor for California wineries, based in Napa Valley, CA
- Ambrosia Wine - the WineTasting Network's direct-to-consumer wine club business
- The Popcorn Factory - a catalog retailer of popcorn tins and snacks based in Lake Forest, IL
- Bloomnet - an international floral wire service
- DesignPac Gifts LLC - a designer and maker of gourmet gift baskets
- Napco Marketing Corporation - wholesale distributor of floral and plant containers and related supplies for the florist and mass market channels.
- Fine Stationary
- Celebrations.com
On July 21, 2008, 1-800-Flowers purchased Napco Marketing Corporation, a wholesale distributor of floral and plant containers and related supplies for the florist and mass market channels.
On April 30, 2008, 1-800-Flowers purchased DesignPac Gifts LLC, a gourmet gift basket maker for $36 million USD in cash.[9]
Customers have reported unknowingly being subscribed to Live Well after receiving rebate checks from 1-800-flowers.[10]
- ^ a b c 1-800 Flowers.com (FLWS) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest
- ^ a b 1-800 Flowers.com (FLWS) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest
- ^ "Company Profile for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc (FLWS)". Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Opinion and Order 00-C-446-C". United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. 2002-10-21. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Flowers, via Social Work". New York Times. 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "WHOIS page". Network Solutions. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "1-800-Flowers.com, Martha Stewart Living in tie-up". Reuters. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "1-800-Flowers buys DesignPac for $36 million in cash" (Press release). The Associated Press. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "1800flowers Dupes You Into Signing Up For "LiveWell" For $11.99 Per Month,". The Consumerist. Retrieved 2012-11-06.


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Annual Report
ARLIS/NA Canadian Representative
Submitted by: Irene Puchalski
Attended the ARLIS/NA annual
conference in St. Louis, 20-26 March. Participated in the pre- and
post-conference meetings in St. Louis. Attended annual business meetings of the
Membership Committee, International Relations Committee, and Architecture
Attended the mid-year ARLIS/NA
Executive Board Meeting in New York, 10 & 11 August. Prepared a report on
mid-year activities in preparation for the mid-year EB meeting. Solicited issues
for the Board from Canadian members, the International Relations Committee, and
Membership Committee.
Participated in Executive Board
e-mail discussions.
Served as Board liaison to the Membership Committee and International Relations Committee. Participated in e-mail discussions with these committees.
Committee Activities:
The IRC received approval to
host a panel discussion at the Baltimore 2003 conference. The panel discussion
is entitled Nordic Expeditions: Exploring Art Information Resources for Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
The committee's bid to host
an International Relations Social at the Baltimore 2003 Conference is still
under discussion. Securing sufficient funds to provide light refreshments at
this event has not been resolved at the time of this report.
Membership Committee
Leslie Preston, Chair
During the summer the committee
worked on the organizational fees structure project. Comparison data from other
library/information organizations was gathered. The chart was sent to the
Executive Board for review.
The committee's focus during
the fall and right through to the present has been the library school outreach
Informed and encouraged all
Canadian members to attend the upcoming national conference in Baltimore, to
support the conference by donating to the Welcome Party, and to join/renew their
membership in ARLIS/NA. Encouraged members to apply for ARLIS/NA Travel Awards.
The David Mirvish Books on Art Travel Award for Canadian art librarians ceased
this year. Funding to attend the annual conference is an ongoing concern for
Canadian members.
Irene Puchalski, Chair
Organized and chaired the ARLIS/NA
Canada chapter business meeting in St. Louis on March 21st.
Posted the minutes of the ARLIS/Canada
chapter business meeting on carlis-l (in English and French). Minutes were taken
by Paul Chénier, who transcribed
the minutes in English and French.
Kathy Zimon was the recipient
of the David Mirvish Books on Art Travel Award to attend the ARLIS/NA Conference
in St. Louis.
Attended the joint ARLIS Canada/Northwest chapter regional conference May 31st – June 2nd in Banff, Alberta.
Coordinated members from Quebec and Ontario to obtain publications for the silent auction fund raiser for the joint regional conference.
Made personal contact with members of ARLIS/Ontario, ARLIS/MOQ, and ARLIS/Northwest chapters who attended the joint regional conference.
Wrote several thank-you letters to speakers at the joint ARLIS Canada/Northwest chapter regional conference.
Wrote thank-you letters to the
organizers of the joint ARLIS Canada/Northwest chapter regional conference.
Explored the feasibility of
charitable status for the ARLIS/Canada chapter.
Submitted a report on ARLIS/Canada
news for the August issue of Update.
Appointed the jury members for
the 2003 Dwyer Award. Posted a call for nominations on carlis-l in French and
English, and on arlis-l in English in early November and again in early
December. For the first time Canadian publishers associations and Canadian
writers associations were also contacted. Arranged for jurors to receive for
review the nominated titles not in their libraries.
As per the request by Canadian
members, the Dwyer Award book sticker and certificate are now bilingual.
Translations for both were provided by Françoise Roux of the CCA.
Daphne Dufresne of UQAM has kindly agreed to translate the new ARLIS/NA Membership Brochure into French.
ARLIS/MOQ Chapter
The chapter held two meetings
in 2002, the second being a joint meeting with ARLIS/Ontario held in Montreal to
celebrate ARLIS/MOQ's fifteenth anniversary. The experiment to have two
members serve as co-chairs has worked well for the chapter this year. Two
members will also serve as co-chairs in 2003. There is no vice-chair.
In 2002 Paul Chénier was the
recipient of the chapter travel award to attend the ARLIS/NA Conference in St.
Louis. The membership award was given to Francesca Maniaci.
As Canadian Representative I submitted a report to the membership for their spring meeting and was able to attend the fall gathering where I presented a report at the business meeting.
Pfaff, Chair
The chapter held two meetings
in 2002, the second being a joint meeting with ARLIS/MOQ in Montreal to
celebrate the MOQ chapter's fifteenth anniversary. In addition, a successful
Christmas fundraiser/social was held at the Ontario College of Art and Design in
December. Money raised is for the Travel Award, which in 2003 will be increased
to $750. Cdn to send a member to the ARLIS/NA Conference in Baltimore.
Daniel Payne was the recipient
of the chapter travel award in 2002, allowing him to attend his first ARLIS/NA
Conference in St. Louis.
As Canadian Representative I attended both meetings and presented reports.
Siegel, Chair
In addition to the successful
ARLIS Canada/Northwest Chapter regional conference held at the Banff Centre and
hosted by the Alberta branch of the chapter, the Northwest Chapter also held a
meeting in Vancouver in December.
As Canadian Representative I had the good fortune to attend both meetings, as both locations are a fair distance from my home base. Reporting was on an informal basis in Banff due to the full schedule of the 2.5 day event. A report was presented at the business meeting in Vancouver. I have been able to engage the interest of the Northwest Chapter to consider the possibility of hosting the ARLIS/NA conference in Banff in 2006. This is still in the exploratory stage.


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BKE Payton Stretch Cropped Jean 3 3
Grandma L My go to cropped jeans. My second pair. Love to feel a bit stylish at my age. I get compliments every time I wear my Buckle jeans. October 23, 2013
my new favorite crops! These fit me very true to size. 7 months after having a baby, I'm loving the stretch and how flattering these are. The waist is not high at all, but definitely not low rise--very comfy! Feel like my old self again! July 3, 2013
very small These looked cute but I couldn't get them passed my thighs and I even ordered a size up since BKE's seem to run small. I would say order up at least 2 sizes sadly. June 20, 2013
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Through the Water - Betsy Weis (A Survey 1987-2004).
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia has 25 true freshmen on scholarship who either enrolled in January or during summer school.
A week ago, Coach Dana Holgorsen said it was a "given" at least 10 would play this season, and the obviousness relayed by his reply suggests it could be much more.
The freshman class, which has summer enrollees speaking to the media for the first time today, could have a starter at safety and inside receiver for the 11th-ranked Mountaineers and supply depth at running back, inside and outside receiver, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker, cornerback, safety and even kicker.
"We don't tell them they're freshmen," Holgorsen said. "We tell them that they're no different than the seniors."
The Mountaineers hope to redshirt quarterback Ford Childress, though the Houston native was arguably their top recruit because of his accolades and the way he fits the offense. Running back Torry Clayton, a 5 foot, 9 inch, 200-pound runner from Florida City, Fla., has impressed thus far as the only back in the class, though he still has to battle the numbers ahead of him The Mountaineers also have experienced kickers and long snappers, but Holgorsen said he'd use kicker Josh Lambert, even if only for kickoffs. Lambert has worked there, at kicker and at punter. Long snapper John DePalma also got a scholarship from WVU and he's rotated with Jerry Cooper.
WVU is looking for depth at receiver and Jordan Thompson's emergence as a likely starter has pushed J.D. Woods to the outside. Freshmen Travares Copeland, Devonte Robinson, Devonte Mathis and Will Johnson have been sprinkled in sparingly, meaning that apart from Thompson, every receiver from the class is at least in the mix for what is very available playing time.
"I'm not ready to put any of those other guys in the two-deep right now," Holgorsen said. "I anticipate one or two of those guys playing, but not right now." Things get interesting on the offensive line where the second string has been invaded by Adam Pankey at left guard and Tyler Orlosky at right guard. Each is physically capable with Pankey at 6-5 and 330 pounds and Orlosky at 6-4 and 285 pounds, but offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh said they are mentally able as well.
"We're going to play the best guys, no matter what," he said. "I would not be opposed at all (to playing them). If those are the best guys and they've earned the right to play, we're going to play them. Ideally, would we like to redshirt them? If you don't redshirt, that fourth year, you're a pretty good player. That fifth year, when you do redshirt, you're a really good player.
"Ideally, yes, we'd like to redshirt them, but if they deserve a chance to play, we're going to play them."
There's a similar debate on the defensive line, though 6-2, 300-pound Christian Brown has performed well at nose guard and seems ready to go.
"Have you seen him?" defensive coordinator Joe DeForest said.
DeForest and defensive line coach Erik Slaughter will soon sort out the rest of the freshmen, including Garrett Hope, Eric Kinsey, Noble Nwachukwu, Korey Harris and Imarjaye Albury, who enrolled in January.
Like Bedenbaugh, Slaughter is not scared to play a freshman.
"I'm for winning," he said. "If the guy can help us win and you're not putting him in a bad position out there, and physically and mentally he can play, then let's play him, "The mental part of it is my job. I think in recruiting you want guys that come in here with the confidence level that says, 'I can play.' That's the No. 1 thing, if they think they can play. If they have that confidence, then the mental part, getting them prepared so they know what to do, that's my job. That's why I got hired."
WVU actually has a number of veterans at linebacker, but Sean Walters, another January enrollee, is a backup at the star position behind Terence Garvin and Wes Tonkery. Walters was a high school safety and the star is a mix of safety and linebacker.
Cornerbacks Ricky Rumph and Nana Kyeremeh have risen to the second team. According to cornerbacks coach Daron Roberts, Kyeremeh leads the team in interceptions during preseason practice.


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