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Does anyone use a pre-filter for their pump. I'm wanting to make a homemade one. If so what do you use and do you have pics? |
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I don't have a pic now but what I use is a large plastic flower pot. I put the submersible pump in the pot, weight it down with a couple of bricks, and then stuff the top with nylon pot scrubbies in laundry bags. I also put a nylon rope loop with a cork to keep the rope visible so I can easily snag it with a pole with a hook on it. I have to clean the prefilter about once a month. |
mwp, check out the pre-filter basket I made from two vegetable colanders in the post linked below. "Horton" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pre-filter basket
- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 4, 08 at 8:17
I must just not be very crafty, cause I tried making one out of a rectangular rubbermaid-type basket(with lots of holes in it) with a lid and put the pump in it and filled it with scrubbies, but it was a mess to deal with. I end up buying Sunterra's box filters, and they are so easy to use and clean. I try to find them on sale at the end of the season and buy a couple. |
- Posted by midwestponder (My Page) on Fri, Jul 4, 08 at 10:59
Horton that looks great. Is this helping keep the pond clean? |
Being on a hillside with two streams, I have periodic siltation problems. With a little time and koi clay everything settles out. Some of the material comes with rain, some with a lot of splashing water. I keep working at covering exposed areas but will never stop it all unless I run less water. I have a large skimmer with net, brushes and two Matala mats along with a filter pond of some efficiency. I have tried a retro bottom drain and don't think it does anything good. I now have a couple fish and think it might be good to try to reduce the sedimentation. I am going to try activated charcoal but now wonder if a small submersible with pre-filter as Horton describes would be a little extra help. Couldn't be simpler to construct. The off-and-on silt doesn't bother me, just the quality of water for fish. Thanks - Mike |
mwp, that type of basket screen's purpose is to prevent the pump from sucking up pea gravel or anything hard that may damage the pumps impeller. The scrubbies will screen the water even further and become a small bacteria colony. It will probably require weekly cleaning, by washing it out with a blast from the garden hose. I use one in a small sump, that filters water to a pond statue that spouts water into my bog type pond/garden. The main pond water is drawn from the pond, through a bottom drain and surface skimmer. |
- Posted by midwestponder (My Page) on Fri, Jul 4, 08 at 22:39
horton, Thanks for the follow up. I have added this to my pond as well as another bio-fitler. Hope to see results soon! |
- Posted by magdaloonie 6 - high desert (My Page) on Sat, Jul 5, 08 at 10:40
My pre-filter is basically Horton's with the addition of some cheap netting (bridal veil kind). I'm cleaning it about every 2 weeks right now. It does protect the pump great. The wind blew over a pot the other day scattering pea gravel about. Some gravel made it into the baskets but not through the netting and scrubbies. Hosing it off doesn't seem to work for me, though. I have to unpack it and hose off the parts and re-pack it. Messy job. Vanessa |
I made a frame out of 1/2 inch pvc plastic pipe and fittings to hold it together.You can cut this to make a frame that fits perfect in your skimmer.Then I bought those nylon scrubbies, 2 in a pack at the dollar store.I got 5 packs. Cut the the string that holds them together and you end up with a piece around 3ft.long,Tie some together and then You can then wrap this around your frame.This works great for me,My pond stays pretty clear. I have to clean it off every 2 to 3 days.Total cost of everything for filter around 12 dollars. Lefty7 |
i took a mesh planting pot, put the pump in it and fill it with lava rock.it simple and works greatand easy to clean. |
I made a frame out pvc plastic pipe. I bought round nylon scrub pads at Dollar store in the bath section. I cut the string that hold it together and then wrapped it around the frame. This worked out very well and filters a lot out of the water. This is cheap to make at around $10. |
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For art lovers, we offer a 2 day schedule to enjoy from the different artistic expressions located in different spots of the city. With this guide we propose a tour through the art in Buenos Aires, bearing in mind all the important information to consider.
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We'll start our tour in the National museum of fine arts (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes) located in 1473 Libertador Av.
Inaugurated in 1932, the museum exhibits over 1500 pieces of national and international artists. It also has temporary exhibitions that can be of artists recognized in the whole world or of new artists.
After enjoying the exquisite art that the National Museum of fine arts has to offer we can continue our day with a little bit of Latin-American art, but not without having lunch first.
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On our way to the Latinamerican Art Museum (Museo Nacional de Arte Latinoamericano - MALBA), located on the street called Pres. Figueroa Alcorta, we will find magnificent culinary options for all the tastes.
For gourmet food lovers, you can enjoy of a wonderful lunch in Red Point. In this restaurant, there are many specialties prepared with seafood or the best Argentinean meat.
Located a few meters away from Red Point, you'll find Dashi, a restaurant that offers the most traditional Japanese food.
Located next to the museum we'll find Café des Arts. This French restaurant offers international dishes in the finest area and the best personalized attention.
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We start put visit to the Latinamerican Art Museum (MALBA) located in 3415 Pres. Figueroa Alcorta Av.
The MALBA is dedicated to latinamerican art of the twentieth century. At present it exhibits paintings, sculptures, drawings, illustrations, collages, photographs and installations of latinamerican artists,
Leaving the museum, after finishing out first day surrounded by art, we can enjoy the parks located around the museum, where we can spend a beautiful time outdoors. There we will find the Floralis Genérica, a metallic sculpture located in Plaza de las Naciones Unidas.
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Having to take in consideration the opening hour of the museums un Buenos Aires, we will start our second day taking a walk through one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Buenos Aires called Puerto Madero, which stands out for its beautiful and modern architecture.
Among the spots of Puerto Madero that we can't miss we find "el Puente de la Mujer" (The Brigde of the woman), built in 1998 and the central Market, located in Pierina Dealessi and Macacha Guemes. There we will have different options such as fast food, pastries, home-made ice-cream, candles, pottery and even accessories of design.
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At only 20 minutes by car, the next stop in out tour will be the Museum of decorative art located in 1902 Libertador Av.
Built in 1937, the museum is a symbol of the french influence in Buenos Aires. By walking through the residence, we can appreciate the private collection of Josefina de Alvear and her husband Matías Errázuriz Ortúzar, whose families had great influence in the political matters of the country.
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Yup, no doubt about it. The biggest threat the world faces today is international terrorism. Oh, sorry, no. The biggest threat the world faces today is from a pandemic of swine 'flu. Nope, wrong again. The biggest threat, the moral issue of our time, is climate change. Ah, that's more like it.
Please don't call it global warming. The earth's temperature has been a bitter disappointment to the climate pessimists over the last few years, because the planet has refused to follow the cook-until-done path they had mapped out when they started trying to scare us to death.
on Wednesday the UK government launched another displacement activity. To distract the population from the looming economic meltdown, it came up with legislative proposals designed to meet the self-imposed targets for reducing the amount of carbon Britain turns into carbon dioxide.
To say they are laughable rather overstates the humour content, but the proposals are an impressive cocktail of wishful thinking, trivial gestures and subsidised job creation. There is no realistic possibility of cutting Britain's carbon burn by 40 percent by 2020. More to the point, the widespread misery which would result from trying to do so may turn out to be in vain.
So what's Mili mi, the grandly-named Climate Change Secretary, actually proposing? Electric buses on the road "within two years" and new funding for electric cars. Well, golly gee. The world's biggest carmakers, who know more about this subject than anyone else, are clearly struggling to make the economics work. Another bung from a struggling government is irrelevant.
Besides, the thermodynamics of electric cars is unconvincing. The fuel still has to be burnt, and the electricity transmitted to the car. To beat the overall thermal efficiency of the internal combustion engine this way is hard to do, and that only gets to the point of no increase in emissions.
Next come loans to reduce heat losses in houses, to be repaid through utility bills. Insulating the roof makes sense, although even here the payback is several years. Other measures are marginal, and for many householders the extra repayment on the bill will be more than the saving in energy for decades ahead. Perhaps the (additional) cost of adminstration is Mili's method of creating jobs.
Still, we'll be able to sell the extra electricity from the windmill on the roof to the local electricity company at a premium, before jumping into the electric car to go and admire the grown-up (similarly subsidised) windmills which will litter the more agreeable parts of the landscape. Good old mili, eh?
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Dear readers, this is the lead item in Australian Senator Steve Fielding which I think all of our politicians and environmentalists should see.
Climate change is real. Yes that's right, contrary to the misreporting in the media, I do believe in climate change. That might come as a shock to some of those on the left side of politics, but it's the truth. The question that concerns me, however, is what is driving it? Is it increasing levels of human made carbon dioxide emissions, variations in solar radiation or something else?
Around three months ago one of my advisors pulled me aside and asked me what I thought was driving climate change. I smiled and said automatically that it was obviously a result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions. I had never really looked at the science and just assumed what was reported in the media to be true. Well wasn't I in for an enormous shock. My advisor presented me with data and some comments from a number of scientists which suddenly had me asking many questions. This led me to do some further reading and I ultimately decided to head over to Washington on a self funded trip so I could find out more about the science behind climate change.
In the US I met with numerous scientists on both sides of the debate. Some media outlets would have you believe that I met only with climate skeptics who they accuse of being paid off by the fossil fuel industry. These claims are wholly inaccurate. Moreover, I strongly believe in giving everyone a fair hearing even if it isn't the most popular view. I believe it's my role as a a politician, to wade through all of the spin and come up with my own conclusions after hearing all of the facts. Some of the data led me to question whether the Rudd government had got the science right. I then took some of the information and questions I had to the White House where I met with one of President Obama's senior climate change advisors. While these discussions were fruitful, I was left at the end with even more questions than when I had started.
In an effort to try to get to the bottom of the issue I started to talk to a number of scientists based in Australia to get a feel for what their views were on the subject. Amongst the many presentations, one item really stood out. I was presented with a graph based on data that IPCC use which showed carbon dioxide emissions sky rocketing over the last 15 years while global temperatures had remained steady. This graph left me nothing short of flabbergasted. Up until this point I had truly believed that human made carbon dioxide emissions were responsible for climate change. However, this graph basically said otherwise. I was left asking myself how I could vote for a carbon pollution reduction scheme if it appeared as though carbon dioxide emissions were not driving climate change. It is important to point out that the IPCC had predicted in their models that there would be a direct correlation between increasing carbon dioxide emissions and increasing global temperatures. However, if you look at the graph it is obvious to everyone that this correlation simply does not exist.
Armed with this information I sat down with Minister Wong, the Chief Scientist and Professor Will Steffen of the ANU to hear their explanation. After an hour and a half I left none the wiser. I received a written response to my questions from the Minister a few days later which had me even more uncertain. According to the Minister, air temperature, a measurement relied upon by the IPCC and the Rudd Government to justify its emissions trading scheme was irrelevant. Instead, I was told that I should really be concerned with the variability in ocean temperatures. Not only did this contradict all of the information which the Minister had provided me with only a few days earlier but I was also aware of an IPCC report which stated that the measuring of ocean temperatures was not reliable.
I went back to the government with this question but was met with a wall of silence. They had clearly decided it was safer not to engage with me because I had legitimate questions which they probably were unable to answer. I was left feeling that the only responsible thing to do was to vote against this legislation. At the end of the day, it would be a betrayal of my duty to the Australian people to put at risk the national economy and many thousands of jobs on what is clearly inconclusive science.
But then enter Al Gore. Here was a man who had a lot of power and went around the world preaching about climate change. I thought he might have the answer for me, the ones I couldn't extract from the Rudd government. I briefly met Mr Gore at a breakfast in Melbourne attended by more than a thousand people. He was aware of the important role Family First plays in the senate and was keen to catch up. After a series of phone calls I was met with a stonewall of resistance. I offered to meet Mr Gore at any place at any time but had no luck. Here we had the former Vice President of the United States, a self proclaimed climate change preacher running away from me over a few simple questions. I could hardly believe it. I would have thought if Al Gore was really committed to the cause he would want to meet with all senators who had concerns about the science if it would help ensure that the CPRS legislation would pass. Obviously I was wrong.
I have written to every senator urging them to look at the graph and ask themselves the key question – what is driving climate change? If they can't answer that simple question they shouldn't be voting for a CPRS. This decision is the biggest economic decision in this country's history, one which is too important to vote along party lines. I call on the government to answer my question with a straight answer. If they're not prepared to do so, I'm happy to fight the lone battle in the senate until those senators who are honest with themselves break party lines.
Regards, Pete Ridley, Human-made Global Climate Change Agnostic
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People name their appliances? That's beyond odd. |
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I have a GE microwave which I refer to as "Piece of Crap". Does that count? |
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I clicked on the link it goes to a web site, but I didn't go any further. I don't name anything so it really didn't apply to me. None of my virus scanners or other malware scanners popped anything after going there, so, at least for me, it appeared to be safe, but use at your own risk. Phil |
Err, I am definitely not a troll, and I'm seriously writing a paper on this; if I can get enough data, that is. And yes, quite a lot of people name their appliances, mostly computers and phones, but also hoovers, fridges, microwaves, even bookends (my favourite so far is a hoover called Gollum). As to why: well, that's one of the things I want to know. If you don't name any objects, then there's absolutely no need for you to click on that link. If you do, though, your answers would really be helpful to me. weedmeister, if you consistently refer to that one microwave as "Piece of Crap", that does indeed count. But if you call any appliance that's acting up "Piece of Crap" and the microwave just happens to be called that most often because it's just rubbish, then that's not a name. |
I don't know anyone who names appliances. Vehicles, yes, but not appliances or gadgets. |
- Posted by ChristyMcK (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 18:02
Lacanche owners name their ranges. We haven't received ours but we are currently calling him Jacque after Jacque Pepin. Someone else on this forum call's their Lacanche Julia. There's a youtube video of a chef in NYC who calls his Lacanche Sofia. Perhaps Lacanche owners are 'beyond odd' or at least very passionate. I have never named my phone, tv, or vehicle. |
- Posted by ChristyMcK (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 18:32
I should clarify that only some Lacanche owners do this. |
Well, I do think that a Lacanche (or La Cornue, Molteni, etc.) is different from a regular appliance or gadget. |
Had a car named "Grandmamobile." Another was "Blue Devil." Can't think of any appliances I've named ... yet. We'll have to come up with one when we order our new range. |
LOL - I can't resist. I only name the appliances I don't like. Like my DCS range which I call a POS (and I don't mean Point of Sale). It's nickname is stupid POS. |
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Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the USD 16.7 billion Mahindra Group, today received the Sustainable Development Leadership Award from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Mr. Mahindra accepted the award from External Affairs Minister, Mr. Salman Khurshid on behalf of the Mahindra Group, at a special ceremony held in the National Capital.
Mr. Mahindra was presented with the award in recognition of the dynamic and visionary leadership he has shown in spearheading the Mahindra Group on the path of sustainability and environmental awareness.
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Instituted by TERI in 2005, the Sustainable Development Leadership Award felicitates global leaders for their contributions to the field of sustainable development. The Award is presented at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit as TERI's tribute to eminent individuals engaged in encouraging global initiatives that can lead the world towards a sustainable future.
Past recipients of the award include Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, Mr. Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, amongst others.
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PSCI 0306 - American Constitutional Law
American Constitutional Law: Individual Rights
This course focuses on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment freedoms of speech, press, and religion, and, to a lesser extent, the rights of the accused, as reflected in amendments four through eight. It includes consideration of philosophic arguments regarding speech and religion (Mill, Locke), the framing of the original bill of rights, and the constitutional history of free speech in America (Levy). Sullivan and Gunther's Constitutional Lawis the text; written work includes three or four essays, a mock court exercise, and a final exam. (Sophomores, juniors, and seniors with PSCI 0102 or PSCI 0104 or PSCI 0205 or PSCI 0206 or PSCI 0305 or waiver) 4.5 hrs. lect./disc. (American Politics)/
Fall 2012, Fall 2014
PSCI 0317 - Ancient & Med. Pol. Philosophy
Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy
We will study some classic works in ancient and medieval political philosophy: Plato (Laws, Republic); Aristotle (Ethics, Politics); Cicero (Republic, Laws), Maimonides (Guide to the Perplexed), Aquinas (Summa Theologica, Summa Contra Gentiles), Alfarabi (The Political Regime). (PSCI 0101 or PSCI 0107 or by waiver) 4 hrs. lect./disc. (Political Theory)/
Fall 2012, Fall 2013
PSCI 0318 - Modern Political Philosophy ▹
Modern Political Philosophy
In this course. we will study: Machiavelli (Prince, Discourses); Bacon
(Advancement of Learning); Hobbes (Leviathan); Locke (Second Treatise);
Spinoza (Theological-Political Treatise); Montesquieu (Spirit of the Laws);
Rousseau (Social Contract); Burke (Reflections); Kant (Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Perpetual Peace); Hegel (Introduction to Philosophy of History); Marx (Communist Manifesto, German Ideology, Capital); Nietzsche
(Beyond Good and Evil); Heidegger (Question Concerning Technology).
We will examine modernity's rejection of ancient thought, its later replacement of nature by history as the standard for right, and its subsequent rejection of any standard of right. Other topics include religion, freedom ofspeech, and the separation of powers. (PSCI 0101 or PSCI 0107 or PSCI 0317, or PSCI 0333, or waiver) 4.5 hrs. lect./disc. (Political Theory)/
Spring 2013, Spring 2015
PSCI 0344 - Race, Sex, & the Constitution
Race, Sex, and the Constitution
In this course we will examine how courts in America have framed and decided cases involving sex and race. We will consider issues such as sex discrimination, birth control and abortion, and sexual orientation, as well as the Court's doctrine concerning heightened levels of scrutiny for suspect classifications and fundamental rights. Course readings will consist of Supreme Court decisions, relevant state supreme court and lower federal court decisions on same sex marriage, and scholarly commentary. We will examine both the legitimacy and the efficacy of judicial power in these areas. Seniors needing to fulfill a political science seminar requirement may arrange with the instructor to do so. (PSCI 0102) 3 hrs. lect./disc. (American Politics)/
Spring 2011, Spring 2014
PSCI 0500 - Independent Project ▲ ▹
Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)
Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2016
PSCI 0700 - Honors Thesis ▲ ▹
Honors Thesis
(Approval required)
Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2016
PSCI 1010 - Same Sex Marriage and the Law
Same Sex Marriage and Law
What are, or should be, the constitutional rights of same sex couples in the United States? The United States Supreme Court has struck down laws criminally punishing homosexual acts and it has held marriage to be a fundamental right, but it has not struck down traditional marriage laws. After a decade in which state courts have grappled with the subject under state constitutional law, celebrity lawyers Ted Olsen and David Boies have persuaded plaintiffs in California to make a "federal case out of it." We will study same sex marriage from the perspectives of philosophy and law.
Winter 2011
PSCI 1033 - Reading Adam Smith
Reading Adam Smith
In this course we will read Adam Smith's two great works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and The Wealth of Nations (1776). Smith's The Wealth of Nations is known for its elaboration of the principles of liberal capitalism. However, understanding Smith's full teaching requires a study of The Theory of Moral Sentiments, which contains a full discussion of the human passions, especially sympathy. Both works contain Smith's famous "invisible hand" metaphor. As both Jefferson and Hamilton admired Smith's work, and as Americans continue to debate the relationship between politics and economics, we will conclude by considering the application of Smith's principles to America. (Political Theory)
Winter 2013
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
American Constitutional Law
Political Philosophy
American Political Thought
Freeedom of Speech and Religious Liberty
The Separation of Powers
The American Founding
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Totem Talk: Enhancement's path to victory in patch 4.0.1 {WoW}
Oct 12th 2010 9:32AM Primal Strike is essentially Stormstrike for one weapon, and yes it shares a cooldown with Stormstrike. Primal Strike is used solely for levelling (they added it because Enhancement used to be baaaaad before you were high enough to talent Stormstrike), so you won't be using it if you're max level.
Reader UI of the Week: Synnyster's UI {WoW}
Sep 14th 2010 9:00PM I've found ooc triggers to be annoying, especially when you're in an instance in between pulls. Just because you're not currently fighting something doesn't mean your brain isn't in combat mode.
I prefer having multiple profiles set up and just making a macro to switch between them, one for combat, one for "/2 trolling," as Synnester said
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Gold Capped: WoW Prospector and mailbag {WoW}
Jul 28th 2010 9:59AM In response to Simon and the herb market:
On one of the realms I play on it seems like herbs are simply not in high supply um...ever. Especially Lichbloom, but really all of them. The same goes with various potions (Runic Mana/Health, Speed, and Wild Magic usually have 1-2 potions a piece until I post a bunch).
For example, I spent yesterday questing in Sholazar Basin, and posted ~700g worth of herbs that I had farmed just yesterday. Woke up this morning, and they were all sold. It's like i'm the only one doing it. Sure, there are rare times (usually tuesday nights) when all the herbalists unload their stocks of important herbs (lichbloom & icethorn) because they know they'll sell to people stocking up on flasks, but I can still just undercut them and sell 300 herbs within an hour. Does anyone else experience this?
I don't know why the people buy my herbs, and I honestly don't care, but I could totally see someone buying all mine and marking them up a little and reselling, and still selling them all.
Enter to win a Blazing Hippogryph and other loot {WoW}
Jul 27th 2010 11:22AM GIEF PLEES
Totem Talk: Enhance DPS on the move {WoW}
Jul 10th 2010 3:19PM I vaguely remember there being a blue post about GW being usable indoors in cata, but who knows? Also, if the new (old?) movement speed talent sticks around in some form or another in cataclysm, we won't have to worry about those dang boot enchants.
I think the EJ post you mentioned determined you need to spend at least 5 seconds or so running around not hitting something in order for the speed enchant to be worth it...I'm with you, though, I take it either way.
These are all great tips, and like Arrowsmith said, if you can't figure out the jump-shock, hunters can usually help you out.
- I like to pop a Shock on the boss as I run in at the very beginning of the fight.
- If you're on a fight where you can use your Wolves at the beginning, go ahead and pop Spirit Walk to sprint in there and get an extra second of melee.
BUT, don't go in gun's blazin' before the tank has some threat (which he should as you both run in, since the hunters are misdirecting).
A quick and dirty guide to rage normalization for bears {WoW}
Apr 7th 2010 1:55PM Why are warriors and druids assuming that they'll be constantly without rage? I've played both classes as tanks, as well as classes that use mana and energy, and I must say I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of manipulating my abilities to maximize my usage of mana. Using all of my mana without running out maximizes my dps, and using as much rage as possible without running out is essentially the same thing.
Warriors and druids (and people who have never played WoW) often contend that rage is a horrible mechanic, and right now, it is, so why is it that people are reacting so negatively to rage normalization? As long as Blizzard gives you enough control over your rage, it will be much more fun than "reach x level of gear and rage is infinite."
Breakfast Topic: When the love comes back {WoW}
Mar 11th 2010 7:13PM Learning about a new class! I have way too many alts, but since I don't really have too much time to play, I just don't raid anymore and I play my alts.
Understanding the intricacies of the other classes helps me to play any given class better, and I really like that. Plus, some of the classes have especially complicated mechanics that are easy to understand, but hard to master, which I enjoy the most.
Arcane Brilliance: An argument for raiding as a frost mage {WoW}
Mar 6th 2010 1:20AM I remember raiding as a fire and arcane mage back in SSC/TK, and I never really got into frost, but we had two other mages that were frost all the time. Sure, I beat them in dps every single fight, but they literally never died, and were consistent, reliable dps, while I tended to pull aggro and be more aggressive in general. I think that's why I chose fire and arcane as my specs of choice. I'm with you on your last point...I played with arcane in t5 because it was fun, and because my raid leaders allowed it. Thats also why we had two frost mages, a moonkin, and occasionally a ret paladin (this was before they were any good, for you youngins)...they enjoyed it. And I think if you have people that enjoy playing their class, they're much more likely to perform well and care about the success of the raid.
Even though I don't think i'll ever really enjoy frost as much as fire or arcane, I'm glad to see my frost mage buddies getting a buff. I think the gap in dps makes sense (it's similar to subtlety rogues vs combat or assassination rogues), and i think the changes to frost mages have been in the works for a long time, just not a priority. Blizz is getting better at balancing the classes, and I hope cataclysm bumps frost up a little bit more, too.
The Queue: That paladin doesn't know what he's talking about {WoW}
Mar 1st 2010 1:47PM I have a prot paladin that I basically do very little on except for heroic grind for heirloom items, and it can be frustrating to have a healer that doesn't contribute much to my mana as a tank (*cough*disc priest*cough*), but like you said, it's the paladin's own fault.
One of the cool things about tanks is that they have the ability to control the amount of damage they take (to an extent). The focus is usually on taking less damage in order to survive, but if you're confident in your healer and comfortable with your own abilities, you can force your healer to drop a couple direct heals on you by increasing your incoming damage (e.g., no Holy Shield for a pull, or hit X to sit down for a crit, pull three groups, etc.). Obviously these are a bit more dangerous than switching to Seal of Wisdom, but if you and your healer are both good enough, it's always an option. Plus, if all you're used to is being constantly topped off in heroics, you won't know how to handle your defensive abilities in raid environments that are throwing much more damage at you.
Like you said, I rarely ever have mana problems with healers, but disc priests will occasionally never do any actual healing except for Renew, which is when i'll pull something like this. They usually don't notice or don't care, because at this point in the game, healing heroics is usually boring and easy.


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Quoted from accidental_chef Myra, do you have a very high metabolic rate? Eating enough "good" starches for dinner usually takes care of snacking later in the evening. For me atleast..
Quoted from Mrs T O+ Happy hoping to be Hunter!! The hunter diet is a lot like the O-nonnie diet, so I'm going to try to focus on it until I know for sure. The problem is that it doesn't have many diamonds. It is the easiest of the 3 O diets to stay with for now. I'm sure I'll find out soon. Cherio, Mrs "T" O+
Quoted from Mrs T O+ For temperatures - I hate the cold & since I love summer, am dismayed at so much A/C everywhere. When I was younger, it was mostly in department stores, not everywhere.
Quoted from MyraBee Because I have a "mental thing" about portion control...well any kind of control , I am making sure I eat diamonds and other "super-foods", but not restricting portions at this time.
Quoted from cindyt I'm feeling frustrated here. It seems like nothing counts but ring and index finger lengths. Although my index fingers are longer, everything else I've tested and the description in the book, comes out Hunter. The Prop test strip was horribly bitter. I know from experience that I can't eat many things on the Gatherer list, but the Hunter list fits almost 100%. Could it be that my gene expressions got changed after chemo or the chemical injury? I'm thinking about giving up on the GTD, or maybe just selecting what works for me.
Quoted from vandelam I just received the book and I must admit the portions are "disturbing" to me. I never took much notice of the portions on the BTD so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.I'm surprised that red meat is 3-5 servings per week. So, I guess my 12 servings is excessive!!!I was also surprised that poultry became a super food and should be up to 4 servings a week. My intake on the BTD was infrequent, maybe once or twice a fortnight. I also found that I always felt hungry after eating chicken.And now that 40 minutes of exercise daily is recommended, I really don't see how I could stick to the portion sizes.Another weird one is beverage. 6-8oz servings 2-3 times per day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have 8oz of pineapple juice in a shake at breakfast. I usually have 4 cups of decaf green tea at work during the day which accounts for the rest of my allowance. So that's it. When I get home in the evening, all I'll be able to drink is water.Very odd. I actually don't understand the restrictions for beverage. I'm sure a cup of chamomile tea wouldn't tip me over the edge, whatever that edge is.Also, what is everyone doing for the carbohydrate portion? Up to one and a half cups daily is way more than I eat now.Does everyone still eat protein for breakfast? On the BTD, I eat 3 eggs every day for brekfast which really sets me up for the day. On GTD, the portion is 7-9 eggs per week.
Quoted from MyraBee That sounds good! How are you doing with no meat at breakfast?
Quoted from MyraBee One I'd like to address is the beverage "limit". Actually, I view the portions as a minimum standard--at least in this category. That means at least 3 of my beverages each day needs to come off of the Hunter super-beverages list. This could be grapefruit juice, rooibos tea and lemon balm tea. I usually just drink juice and no tea, but as soon as I adjust more to some of the GTD changes I will be adding teas as well.
Quoted from vandelam Have any hunters joined the website? Can you post some of the breakfast menu suggestions. I'm interested at the levels of protein. Thanks in advance.
Quoted from 1323 Cindy... I thought I was a gatherer as well and surrendered to doing the gatherer diet. within 5 days I was bloated, gaseous, burping, my joints were totally swollen and I was miserable. So i carefully remeasured my fingers knowing something was off. Found out I was wrong about my fingers and I'm totally a Hunter. So one way is to just try the diet and see! That will really tell you more than anything else.
Quoted from sluggerbean Wow, I'm a Hunter! Salmon, green beans, grapefruit, pineapple, chocolate, and cinnamon all go to superbennie!!! This pleases me to no end. I will miss my plums, prunes, almond milk, figs, grapes, apples, spinach, and carrots. This will take some getting used to.Now maybe I will lose this weight--stop, no maybes this time. I will lose this weight! Off to explore the book more....


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Volume 1
The Sutra of the Foremost Shurangama at the Great Buddha's Summit Concerning the Tathagata's Secret Cause of Cultivation, His Certification to the Complete Meaning and all Bodhisattvas' Myriad Practices.
These words are the complete title of the sutra. All but the word "sutra" are the specific designation which differentiates this sutra from others. The word "sutra" is the general designation for all the discourses of the Buddha.
The sutra titles in the tripitaka are divided into seven classes, which are more broadly divided into three kinds of single titles, three kinds of double titles, and complete titles.
The three kinds of single titles are:
The three kinds of double titles are:
The complete titles are:
Every sutra title belongs to one of these seven classes, and everyone who lectures sutras should be able to explain them. If you do not understand these seven, how can you explain sutras for others? How can you teach others to become enlightened when you yourself have not awakened? You should not be like people who decide to call themselves dharma masters after reading a book or two, despite the fact that they can't explain even one of the seven The Ten Doors of Discrimination 3 types of sutra titles or the fivefold mysterious meanings or a single door of the ten doors of discrimination. That is truly a case of premature exuberance. By speaking sutras and lecturing dharma without having reached a true understanding of them, these people send most of their listeners to the hells, and they themselves fall, too. Once in the hells, neither they nor their followers know how they got there. How pitiful! Only after reaching a genuine understanding and gaining genuine wisdom in the study of the Buddhadharma can one teach and transform living beings without making mistakes.
To explain the inexhaustible principles contained in the Shurangama Sutra, I will use the ten doors of discrimination of the Xian Shou ("Worthy Leader") school rather than the fivefold mysterious meanings of the Tian Tai ("Heavenly Vista") school. The Xian Shou and the Tian Tai are two great schools of Buddhism in China. Some dharma masters who lecture sutras have studied only one of the two schools, and so their explanations do not always reach the level of "perfect penetration without obstruction."
The ten doors of discrimination of the Xian Shou school are:
The General Explanation of the Title
A1 The general explanation of the title
The Sutra of the Foremost Shurangama at the Great Buddha's Summit Concerning the Tathagata's Secret Cause of Cultivation, His Certification to the Complete Meaning and all Bodhisattvas' Myriad Practices is the complete name of this sutra.
The word Great has four aspects and refers to a great cause, a great meaning, a great practice, and a great fruition.
The great cause is a Secret Cause. It differs from other causes in that ordinary people do not know of it; adherents of externalist religions do not understand it; and those of the two vehicles, sound-hearers and pratyekabuddhas, have not awakened to it. Thus it is great.
The great meaning is the Complete Meaning: the culmination of one's Cultivation of the Way leading to Certification.
The great practice includes all the Bodhisattvas' Myriad Practices.
The great result is the Foremost Shurangama. Because of these four kinds of greatness, the specific title begins with the word da "great."
Buddha comes from a Sanskrit word that was transliterated into Chinese as fo tuo ye and subsequently abbreviated to fo. Although many people think the word fo is Chinese for Buddha, it is in fact only the first syllable of the full transliteration of the Sanskrit for Buddha. Buddha means "enlightened," "awakened." There are three kinds of enlightenment: enlightenment of self, enlightenment of others, and the perfection of enlightened practice.
The Buddha is enlightened. His state of being is different from that known to ordinary, unenlightened people. To be enlightened oneself is not enough, however. One must also enlighten others. The enlightenment of others involves thinking of ways to cause everyone else to become enlightened.
Within the enlightenment of self and the enlightenment of others there are various stages and myriad distinctions. There are, for instance, small enlightenments, which are not complete, and there is great enlightenment, which is total. The Buddha has by himself realized great enlightenment, and he also causes others to obtain great enlightenment.
When one has perfected both the enlightenment of self and the enlightenment of others, one attains the perfection of enlightenment and practice.
The Buddha has perfected the three kinds of enlightenment and so is adorned with myriad kinds of virtuous practices.
The three enlightenments perfected,
The myriad virtues complete:
Thus is he called the Buddha.
Someone may wonder why people believe in the Buddha. It is because we ourselves are Buddhas. That is, fundamentally we are Buddhas, but at present we are confused and unable to attain certification as Buddhas. The reason I say we are basically Buddhas is that the Buddha himself said: "All living beings have the nature; all can become Buddhas. It is only because of polluted thinking and attachments that they are unable to attain certification." The polluted thoughts of living beings shift to the north, south, east, and west, above, and below. They suddenly pierce the heavens, suddenly drill into the earth. They reach to every conceivable place and their number is incalculable. Do you know how many polluted thoughts you have in a single day? If you do, you are a Bodhisattva. If not, you are still an ordinary person.
People become attached to possessions and constantly make distinctions of "me" and "mine." They are unable to put aside material objects or physical pleasures. "That is my airplane." "This is my car, the very latest model, you know." One is attached to whatever one possesses. Men have masculine attachments, women have feminine attachments; good people have the attachments of good people; bad people have the attachments of bad people. No matter what the attachments are, those who have them cannot let them go. They keep grabbing, taking, and hanging on, getting more and more attached. The process is endless. Pleasures such as good food, a fine home, exciting entertainment, and the like are usually considered beneficial, but it isn't certain that they are. Although you may not realize it, it is that very craving for pleasure that prevents your realization of Buddhahood. So the Buddha said, "It is only because of polluted thinking and attachments that living beings are unable to realize Buddhahood."
In the Shurangama Sutra the Buddha said, "Bodhi is the ceasing of the mad mind." The mad mind is explained as the false egocentric mind, the mind fond of status, the mind full of vain hopes and illusions, the mind that looks down on others and cannot see beyond its own achievements and intelligence. Even someone who is really ugly will consider himself to be very beautiful. Such strong attachments as these are dissolved when the mad mind is made to cease. That ceasing is Bodhi. It is an awakening to the Way; it is an enlightenment that is a first step toward the realization of Buddhahood. If you can cause the mad mind to cease, then you are well on your way.
Of the three kinds of enlightenment, the arhats' and pratyekabuddhas' enlightenment of self distinguishes them from ordinary, unenlightened people. Pratyekabuddhas awaken to the Way by cultivating the twelve links of conditioned causation. Arhats awaken to the Way by cultivating the dharma-door of the four sagely truths. Bodhisattvas differ from arhats and pratyekabuddhas in that they resolve to enlighten and to benefit others.
Ultimately, the arhats, the pratyekabuddhas, and the Bodhisattvas are simply people who have cultivated to the point of realization. How many people are we speaking of? We could be speaking of one person who cultivates to become first an arhat, then a pratyekabuddha, and then a Bodhisattva by means of the six paramitas and the myriad practices; such a person embodies all three levels.
Someone else, however, may cultivate to the level of arhatship, and then not want to go on. Once he himself has understood, such a person says: "I myself have already become enlightened. I understand. I can ignore everyone else." He is a selfish person. He comes to a halt at the accomplishment of arhatship and it does not occur to him to continue down the path to pratyekabuddha-hood. Others continue to pratyekabuddhahood but do not consider progressing further. So one can say they are one person or one can say they are three people.
A Bodhisattva, however - one who enlightens himself and others . cultivates the six paramitas and the magnificence of the myriad practices, and he can continue to progress until he reaches the perfection of the Bodhisattva Way. That stage is said to be the perfection of enlightenment and practice; it is the realization of Buddhahood. The Buddha's state of perfect enlightenment and practice distinguishes him from the Bodhisattva.
These three kinds of enlightenment can be discussed at length. When one practices them, many distinctions appear; within realizations are further realizations; within distinctions are further distinctions. The process is extremely complex.
The Summit is the highest point. The crown of the head is its summit; above that is heaven. It is sometimes said of people that "the top of the head touches heaven and the feet touch the earth"; such people are indomitable. Together, the words "Crown of the Great Buddha" refer to the top of the great Buddha's head.
How big is the great Buddha? "The size of a six-foot-high Buddha-image?" you wonder.
No, a Buddha-image is like a mere drop in the ocean, or one fine mote of dust in a world-system. There is nothing greater than the great Buddha. He is great and yet not great. That is true greatness.
"Who is he?" you ask.
He is the Buddha who pervades all places. There is no place where he is and no place where he is not. No matter where you say he is, he is not there. Wherever you say he is not, he is there. What size would you say he is? There is no way to calculate how great he is, and so he is truly great - so great that he is beyond greatness.
"How can one be beyond greatness?"
No greatness can compare to his; his greatness is the most great.
"Who is he then?"
The great Buddha.
"Who is this great Buddha?"
He is you, and he is me.
"But I am not that great. And as far as I can tell, neither are you. How can you say he is you and me?" you ask. "How can you talk about it like this?"
If he did not have any connection with you and me, it would not be necessary to discuss him.
"How am I that great?" you ask.
The Buddha-nature is great, and it is inherent in us all. Just that is the incomparably great Buddha.
Now we are not only speaking of the great Buddha, we are referring to the crown of his head: his summit. And the great Buddha's summit refers to the appearance of yet another great Buddha.
"How big is that Buddha?" you ask.
That Buddha is invisible. He is referred to in the verse that we recite before reciting the Shurangama Mantra:
The transformation atop the invisible summit
poured forth splendorous light
and proclaimed this spiritual mantra.
What is invisible can be said not to exist. How can one refer to the existence of a great Buddha when he cannot even be seen?
What cannot be seen is truly great. If it weren't so big as to be invisible, why do you suppose you couldn't see it?
"Little things are invisible, not big ones."
Really? The sky is big, but can you see all of it? No! The earth is vast, but can you see its entire surface? No. What is truly great cannot be seen.
The great Buddha's "invisible summit emits a light."
"How great is the light?"
Think it over. Could a great Buddha emit a small light? Naturally the light he emits is so great it illuminates all places.
"Does it shine on me?"
It has shone on you all along.
"Then why am I not aware of it?"
Do you want to know of it?
When the mind is pure
the moon appears in the water.
When the thoughts are settled
the sky is without a cloud.
If your mind is extremely pure, the Buddha's light will shine on you and illumine your mind like the moonlight deeply penetrating clear water. If your mind is impure, it is like a puddle of muddy water through which no light can pass. The mind in samadhi is like a cloudless sky, a state that is inexpressibly wonderful. If you can truly purify your mind, then you can obtain the strength of the Shurangama Samadhi.
Tathagata is a Sanskrit word; it means "Thus Come One." There is nothing which is not "thus," and nothing which is not "come." "Thus" refers to the basic substance of the Buddhadharma, and "come" refers to the function of the Buddhadharma. "Thus" refers to a state of unmoving suchness. "Come" means to return and yet not return. It is said,
Thus, thus unmoving,
Come and come again,
Come and yet not come.
"Did he go?"
"Did he come?"
Therefore, it says in the Vajra Sutra that the Tathagata does not come from anywhere, nor does he go anywhere. He does not go to you nor does he come to me, yet he is right there with you and right here with me.
Tathagata is one of the ten names of the Buddha. Originally every Buddha had ten thousand names. In time these ten thousand names were reduced to one thousand because people got confused trying to remember them all. For a while every Buddha had a thousand names, but people still couldn't remember so many, so they were again reduced to one hundred names. Every Buddha had a hundred different names and living beings had a hard time remembering them, so they were shortened again to ten, which are:
All Buddhas have these ten names. The first, "Tathagata," indicates that he has traveled the path as it truly is, and has come to realize proper enlightenment, that is, he has accomplished Buddhahood. The second, "One Worthy of Offerings," indicates that he is worthy of receiving the offerings of gods and people.
The Secret Cause is the basic substance of samadhi power inherent in everyone. It is called "secret" rather than "manifest" because, although it is fundamentally complete in every person without exception, not everyone is aware of it. And so it is a secret. The secret is the basic substance of the Tathagata's samadhi-power and in turn it is the basic substance of the samadhi-power of all living beings. The only difference is that living beings haven't uncovered it, and so for them it remains a secret.
Cultivation, His Certification to the Complete Meaning. The secret cause must be cultivated and certified. Although investigation of dhyana and mindfulness of the Buddha are both means of cultivation, the cultivation referred to here is exclusively that of investigating dhyana. Through exclusive cultivation of dhyana one can be certified to and obtain the complete meaning, which is just no-meaning.
"Is that to say it is meaningless?"
The complete meaning is a complete certification to and realization of all worldly and world-transcending dharmas. There is no further dharma that can be cultivated, no further dharma that one can be certified as having attained. Great Master Yong Jia's "Song of Enlightenment" speaks of the complete meaning:
Have you not seen the person of the Way,
who is beyond all learning
And, in leisure does nothing?
He neither casts out false thoughts
nor seeks reality.
The person of the Way does not do anything at all. He does not cast out false thoughts because he has already gotten rid of them. Only one who is not fully rid of them still needs to cast them out. The person of the Way does not seek after truth because he has already obtained it. Only those who have not obtained it need to seek it. These lines speak of the complete meaning.
The complete meaning, which is certified to, is also said to be "complete" because the principles spoken by the Buddha are so complete that an exhaustive study of them would reach to the end of all "meaning." When one has exhausted all the principles that the Buddha spoke, then they do not exist; the meaning is complete. An incomplete meaning still has "meaning" left in it. The complete meaning is without any "meaning" at all. It is pure. When it is reached, it is the secret cause, the basic substance of proper samadhi. Reaching the basic substance, you cultivate and are certified to the complete meaning. If you do not cultivate you cannot attain the realm of the complete meaning, the great meaning which encompasses all meanings.
"But you said the complete meaning does not exist," you say.
Yes, but that very non-existence is true existence. Relative existence is not true existence. When you have been certified as having understood the complete meaning, there are no further meanings for you to understand. You have arrived at the ultimate point.
"What is the ultimate accomplishment?"
It is the state of Buddhahood. But if you wish to reach the state of Buddhahood, you must continue to practice the Bodhisattva Way. Therefore, the title speaks of all the Bodhisattvas' Myriad Practices. "All" can refer to the incalculable number of Bodhisattva's practices. In general there are fifty-five Bodhisattva stages, which will be explained in detail later in the text. They include the ten faiths; the ten dwellings; the ten practices; the ten transferences; the four aiding practices; the ten grounds; and equal enlightenment, which comes before the wonderful enlightenment of Buddhahood. At each position are millions of Bodhisattvas. The fifty-five stages do not refer to a mere fifty-five Bodhisattvas, but rather to fifty-five levels through which limitless Bodhisattvas pass.
The "myriad practices" are the numerous ways in which Bodhisattvas cultivate. There are said to be 84,000 dharma-doors, but the title simply refers to them as "myriad practices." In addition to their myriad practices, Bodhisattvas also cultivate the six paramitas - also called the six perfections.


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I have an iphone and Computer, My iPhone have a lot of wonderful photos, but my iphone memory not enough to use, so I would like to transfer my photos from my iphone to my Computer, on the one hand.I can have enough iphone memory space,on the other hand. watching photos more comfortable , because of the larger screen to watch,However.I tried it on, plug in cable, I can't transfer the photos from my iphone to my Computer, what I should do?How to Transfer photos from iPhone to Computer?I hope get your helps!
if you cant do it with a cable conection you can allways try a app called DROPBOX its free
install the app and you download it onto the pc/laptop as well.
open an account then all you do is tranfer them into the app then within a few mins it will be on the pc then drag them int a folder the do it again.
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Third term curse: Obama's victory in perspective
Lost in all the punditry about the "impressive" Obama victory is how 2008 compares to other elections where one party had served two consecutive terms.
In 2004 Bush won re-election with about 2.5% of the vote. In 2008 Obama won by somewhere around 7.0%, producing a "swing" of 9.5%.
For comparison:
In 1904 Republican Theodore Roosevelt won by 18.83%. In 1908 Republican Taft won again, but only by 8.53%--a swing of 10 points even though Roosevelt was popular.
(1912 was complicated by a three-way race that hurt the Republicans, so direct comparisons with 1908 are impossible.)
In 1916 Democrat Woodrow Wilson won by 3.12%. In 1920, after an unpopular war and an economic recession (sound familiar?) Republican Harding won by 26.17%. The swing amounted to 29.29%.
(Another third party ticket sabotaged a party in 1924, making comparisons with 1928 impossible.)
In 1936 Roosevelt won re-election by 24.26%. He ran for a thrid term in 1940 and won by 9.95%--a swing of 14.31%.
(1944 was a war year and Harry Truman essentially served that term.)
In 1948 Truman was elected by 4.48%. In 1952 Eisenhower beat Stevenson by 10.85%. The swing was 15.33%.
In 1956 Eisenhower was re-elected by 15.40%. In 1960 Kennedy beat Nixon by 0.16%. The swing was 15.56% even though Eisenhower was popular.
In 1964 Johnson crushed Goldwater by 22.58%. In 1968 Richard Nixon barely won by 0.70% but it amounted to a 23.28% swing.
In 1972 Nixon won by 23.15%. In 1976 Carter beat Frod by 2.06% and the swing was 25.21%.
In 1984 Reagan won re-election by 18.22%. In 1988 Bush won a Republican third term by 7.73% but that still amounted to a 10.49% swing in spite of Reagan's popularity.
In 1992 Bush lost to Clinton by 5.56%, marking another 13.29% swing.
In 1996 Clinton was re-elected by 8.51% and in 2000 Gore won the popular vote by 0.51%. The Swing was 8.0% even though most thought the country was going in the right direction.
Barack Obama's 9.5% swing is thus smaller than the 16.5% average swing. In fact, only in 2000 was the swing less than 9.5%--and then not by much.
If we only average the unpopular administrations (1920, 1952, 1968, 1976, 1992), we get a swing of 21.28% on average.
Once again, the question that should be asked is why we didn't lose by more, not why we lost.
that's an easy question to answer: Culture War
at some point we used to judge ideas more based on how well they could help us, and not based on which party, or which region of the country they came from.
I for one want the nonsense about "there's no need for government" and "there's no need for free markets" to be driven into the ground for once and for all.
But to do that takes more courage than certain people are willing to stomach. Here's glaring at you, Bill Buckley!
Also, I'd be interested to see how the voting patterns of Authoritarian personalities have changed over the years. I know currently they tend to be bush-loving republicans... but what are the historical patterns?
At a guess, I'd say they might have voted for LBJ or Roosevelt, and then gone Republican thereafter. This is not to say that they're at all congruent with those who switched over Voter Rights Act.


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One of Nokia's latest product series, the C series, offers a surprisingly full-featured budget handset in the C5. Among other features normally found in more expensive Smartphones you get the Symbian Series 60 operating system.
Considering its features, it is a highly affordable handset with a target price of less than $200 (potential subsidies not included). With the Nokia C5 you get a lot of bang for the buck at this price, and no doubt the Symbian S60 mobile OS is the main attraction.This makes it a true smartphone in an inexpensive package – thanks to Symbian you get the full Ovi package including Ovi Maps, which now supports sharing your location via Facebook. On top of that, the usual social media fluff is of course included.
Just like Nokia's X-series, the ideas behind the model names are borrowing from the automotive industry. This also means there will be one to C5 a year, with the same basic idea and pricing model, but with updated technology. It is Nokia's way of both reducing the number of models and to reduce all the usual model name confusion.
As opposed to the X series – a renewal of the XpressMusic series – the C series aims at the social media-intensive consumer base, which is huge nowadays. It's a great thing that smartphones are finding their way down into the budget categories.


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''I'm feeling like I have a new life,'' exclaims 7th Heaven creator Brenda Hampton. ''It's like [we've] all had a near-death experience.'' Actually, what happened with the gently religious family drama sounds more like a full-blown death experience. The 10th season of Heaven was to be its last, or so the WB prophets intoned when they canceled it last November. But not long after the show's two-part finale in May (the second hour pulled a whopping 7.7 million viewers), The CW that network created in the image of The WB and UPN announced the Camden clan would be resurrected for at least another 22 episodes.
''I was in a state of shock,'' recalls Hampton. ''I had moved on, I had other things going.'' She wasn't the only one: Stephen Collins (Rev. Eric Camden) was working on another suspense novel (his third), and Beverley Mitchell (daughter Lucy) had headed to Nashville to record a country album. Catherine Hicks was looking forward to more time with her own 14-year-old daughter rather than with the seven kids Annie Camden had amassed during the past decade. But all were happy to move back into the Camden home. ''I was not ready for 7th Heaven to die,'' Mitchell proclaims. Adds Hicks: ''[The show] is like a public service at this point. It gives a lot of people something at a time when the world is falling apart.''
One Camden kid David Gallagher's Simon chose not to return as a regular, and Mackenzie Rosman (Ruthie) is only signed for seven episodes, but Hampton promises we'll be told ''where every family member has gone'' in the season premiere. (And Haylie Duff is back as new mom Sandy, but will we ever find out what she so urgently needed to tell Simon?) Another challenge: making sure the show's die-hard fans know it's coming back. The actors are making like CW missionaries, spreading the good news whenever they're stopped on the sidewalk. Marvels George Stults, who plays Lucy's husband, Kevin, ''Ninety-nine percent of the people I've come across think the show is canceled.''
Appropriately, life and death are the big themes this season. After announcing in the finale that she's pregnant with twins, Lucy will suffer a miscarriage. ''There's something honest and sweet about that,'' says Mitchell. ''Things have been quite rosy for the Camdens, and it's good to have reality hit.'' Collins says Reverend Camden, who has a history of heart problems, will be dealing with a life-threatening illness, which he initially tries to hide from the family. ''Brenda's idea is that people who think they might die become more open, [but also] less tolerant of people's bulls---.'' (Hey, watch your language there, Rev!) It all sounds about as fun as a funeral, but Hampton is quick to add that serious plots will be balanced by some funny story lines like Reverend Camden attempting to homeschool twin hellions Sam and David (Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino). ''I don't want to give the impression that it's going to be a Very Dark and Special 7th Heaven.'' God forbid.
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Many students have trouble identifying central images, symbols, and themes in Shakespeare's plays without a teacher directly pointing them out. This assignment allows students to work independently and identify literary elements and techniques in the play Hamlet through a creative learning activity. Each student will select a line from the play that he or she wishes to explore, and then create original poetry based on the images and associations inspired by Shakespeare's language. Through this assignment students will have a chance to discover their own meanings in the play and engage in critical interactions with the text. This assignment can be done at any point during the play, but if you assign it during Act 3 students will have many rich lines from which to choose, while they can also reflect on their poems after finishing the play.
This assignment can be completed in one class period.
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1. Ask each student to select a line from the play that he or she finds particularly powerful or central to the play. This line should contain an image the student wishes to explore. (You may wish to review the definition of image/imagery before beginning the assignment.)
2. Model an example for the class by writing a line on the board. Example line: "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (1.4.100).
3. Ask students to help you create a brainstorm web for the example. (See handout below.) Ask students to think about the following: What words come to mind when we hear these words? What do the words mean (i.e., How would you define them)? Do the words have any connections to the Bible, mythology, or history? What colors, smells, tastes, sounds, and sights come to mind when you hear these words? When you have filled in several words, try to connect the associations together to see if a general theme, character, or situation emerges. Don't be afraid to let your imagination take control!
4. Ask students to create their own webs for their own lines of text. You may wish to have students work in pairs.
5. After the students have completed their webs, have them share their responses with the class. What common ideas do the webs share? What differences do they have? How does each web relate to the play?
6. Explain to the students that they will each write a poem (or you may have them do so in pairs if you prefer) based on the webs they have created. Remind students that a poem does not have to rhyme, and it can be in any form they wish.
7. Model an example by using the web the class created together for "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark". Example of a start to a poem: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Something foul and sour has destroyed the innocence Blood red murder corrupts and controls the country King Claudius the serpent decays the Eden
8. By modeling the example, students will realize that they will want to add words into their webs as they establish a theme for their poems. I usually tell students their poems should be at least 15 lines and they should use the line they selected within the poem at least twice.
9. Have students share their poems with the class when they are complete. Ask students to identify how the one line from the play reveals a larger theme of the play. Lesson Extension: When students finish reading the play, ask them to re-read their poems and write a reflection letter. They may answer any or all of the following questions: Did the meaning of your line change when you finished reading the play? Why or why not? Would you add or change anything in your poem based on what you discovered on finishing the play? Why or why not? If you were to write another poem, which line would you use instead of the one you originally chose? Explain. How do you feel about your poem now?
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