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As the 48th and aptly last secondary Bodhisattva precept in the Brahma Net Sutra (梵网经), the Buddha reminded his disciples that '… similar to worms inside a lion's body, who eat the lion's flesh, and not worms from outside, thus, it is the Buddha's "disciples" who self-destroy the Buddhadharma [Buddha's teachings], which celestial demons and external paths [which deviate from the Buddhadharma] all cannot destroy. Those who receive the Buddha's precepts must protect the precepts [by upholding them well], similar to serving one's father and mother. As if mindful of one's only child, they must not intentionally transgress them…' ('… 犹狮子身中之虫,自食狮肉非余外虫。如是佛子自破佛法,天魔外道皆莫能破。受佛戒者必须护戒,犹事父母,如念独子,不得故犯…') This sums up how very important and precious the precepts are.
This teaching is consoling and distressing at the same time. The good news is that the Buddhadharma itself is actually indestructible – not even by the most cunning demonic forces and unorthodox deviant teachers – because the truth is invincible. However, the bad news is that those who have snuck into or created communities with Buddhist namesakes are able to undermine the system inside out via disharmonious and corrupted behaviour, such as not living up to the precepts expounded by the Buddha in the same sutra, for ensuring the purity of the Buddhadharma practised in our world. In other cases, some who initially had good intentions became warped over time due to deteriorating integrity. Before speaking about profound wisdom for enlightenment, if even the basic foundation stone of morality is unstable, nothing else above can stand firm.
The lion is the most kingly animal in the forest. It is said that when a lion roars with far-reaching authority, which radiates the awesome power of truth, all other creatures freeze and pay attention, while those who are posing disturbances flee for their lives. As such, no smaller animals can really harm the lion – other than parasites growing on its body. When we observe the precepts vigilantly, we are learning to grow spiritually, to eventually become Dharma Kings (Buddhas), lions of the Dharma, so to speak. We should guard and groom ourselves, to prevent and warn one another of potential 'worms' devouring the great overall 'institution' of the Buddhadharma, to nip problems in the buds – ourselves. Remember… only failing Buddhist disciples are capable of destroying the Buddhadharma, usually out of malice, or greed for fame and wealth. Let us never be the ones!
Here is another way of looking at the lion analogy… Someone left a piece of used tissue paper in a pocket, before putting it with other clothes in a laundry net for a spin. Ironically, instead of better cleaning the clothes by preventing external dirt specks in the washing machine from sticking to the clothes, the paper shredded into bits, and stuck to more clothes in the net, which had to be picked out by hand. Indeed, we need to keep clearing our own spiritual 'pockets' of our defilements if we wish to 'clean' others. Otherwise, we might end up corrupting those we assume we are 'purifying'. Unmindfully, we might even be erroneously sharing on how the precepts should be observed, thus corroding the above-mentioned foundation, crumbling it bit by bit. From the five precepts to the Bodhisattva precepts, as all are actually crucial for Buddhahood, we should always work towards observing them better, for the welfare of one and all.
While the evil might be fearful
of the Buddha's lion roar,
they can also be awakened by it.
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5 August 2011
Today is the last day of 65-year-old Mike Pinfold's 50 years working in the Engineering and Maintenance (E&M) department of the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) in Compton, Berkshire - a team that he joined as an apprentice Painter and Decorator at the tender age of 15.
Mike Pinfold. Credit: IAH
During 50 years at the Institute, which receives strategic funding from BBSRC, Mike has seen a great deal of growth and change, both in the facilities and buildings which he has maintained and in the science taking place within them. In 1961, when a teenage Mike first started at Compton, scientists there were making important breakthroughs in trying to discover the cause of scrapie in sheep. Now, as he retires, IAH staff are celebrating their important contribution to the global eradication of the rinderpest virus. Mike has played an integral role supporting every one of those half-a-century's worth of achievements.
Speaking of his time at IAH, Mike said "I've seen many changes over my 50 years here, including lots of new buildings going up. There was a big expansion phase in the late 60s and early 70s, which culminated in a memorable visit by the Queen when she officially opened a new microbiology building and conference room. Then about 20 years later we had a new molecular biology building and animal facilities for when poultry research was transferred from the Houghton Laboratory in Cambridgeshire.
"The new labs being built at Pirbright will be very high tech, offering a good opportunity for a new generation of E&M people in the Institute. I have always felt part of the place. If we (E&M) hadn't been here, the science could not have been done. I've never not wanted to get out of bed in a morning to go to work at the Institute."
Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive of BBSRC, said "Very few people can say they have spent 50 years supporting world-leading research like Mike has. Only with the support of Mike and his colleagues in Engineering and Maintenance have IAH's scientists been able to work so successfully to combat animal disease. Mike has been an integral part of Compton since the early sixties and his contribution is remarkable."
Professor Dave Cavanagh of the Institute for Animal Health said "Mike's role means that he has probably met and worked with almost every one of the many hundreds of employees who have passed through the Institute over the last 50 years. No doubt every one of them will appreciate his amazing contribution and those of us currently at IAH will be very sad to see him go. Spending your entire working life working for one organisation is becoming increasingly rare in the 21st century and Mike's unique appreciation of the history of IAH will be sorely missed."
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RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcription is subject to repression by the retinoblastoma protein RB, both in vitro and in vivo (R. J. White, D. Trouche, K. Martin, S. P. Jackson, and T. Kouzarides, Nature 382:88-90, 1996). This is achieved through a direct interaction between RB and TFIIIB, a multisubunit factor that is required for the expression of all Pol III templates (C. G. C. Larminie, C. A. Cairns, R. Mital, K. Martin, T. Kouzarides, S. P. Jackson, and R. J. White, EMBO J. 16:2061-2071, 1997; W.-M. Chu, Z. Wang, R. G. Roeder, and C. W. Schmid, J. Biol. Chem. 272:14755-14761, 1997). p107 and p130 are two closely related proteins that display 30 to 35% identity with the RB polypeptide and share some of its functions. We show that p107 and p130 can both repress Pol III transcription in transient transfection assays or when added to cell extracts. Pull-down assays and immunoprecipitations using recombinant components demonstrate that a subunit of TFIIIB interacts physically with p107 and p130. In addition, endogenous TFIIIB is shown by cofractionation and coimmunoprecipitation to associate stably with both p107 and p130. Disruption of this interaction in vivo by using the E7 oncoprotein of human papillomavirus results in a marked increase in Pol III transcription. Pol III activity is also deregulated in fibroblasts derived from p107 p130 double knockout mice. We conclude that TFIIIB is targeted for repression not only by RB but also by its relatives p107 and p130.
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Rochester, Minnesota
The registration fee of $600 includes tuition, conference materials provided electronically, continental breakfasts, lunches, break refreshments and reception. Early bird registration is $500 (applies to full conference registration only) if you register by July 23, 2012.
There is the option of one-day registration vs. full conference (registration fee for one day: $200).
Although it is not the policy of Mayo Medical Laboratories Education Department to limit the number of participants, conference room facilities may necessitate closing of enrollment; therefore, early registration is strongly advised. Registration deadline is September 14, 2012. A letter of confirmation will be forwarded to your e-mail address upon submitted registration. Please do not finalize hotel or travel arrangements until you receive written notification.
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Mayo Medical Laboratories reserves the right to cancel or postpone any conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event Mayo Medical Laboratories must cancel or postpone this conference, Mayo Medical Laboratories will refund the registration fee, but is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
Rochester, Minnesota, is a friendly city that greets thousands of visitors from around the world each year. The city is served by a modern international airport with multiple flights daily via American or Delta Airlines. Access to and from the airport is provided by taxi, shuttle service, and rental car. The airport is located approximately 10 miles from The Kahler Grand Hotel that is in downtown Rochester adjacent to Mayo Clinic facilities.
Note to Travelers: Several cities in the United States are named Rochester. When you make airline reservations and check your baggage, be sure that your destination is Rochester, Minnesota (RST), and that your baggage has been properly tagged.
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Go Rochester Direct shuttle service provides shuttle service between the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Rochester. For reservations, call Go Rochester Direct at 800-280-9270. Check the shuttle schedule at www.gorochesterdirect.com.
Rochester Shuttle Service offers 12 daily shuttles serving Mayo Clinic and all Rochester hotels to and from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Mall of America. For reservations, call Rochester Shuttle Service at 507-216-6354 or visit its Web site at www.rochestershuttleservice.com.
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Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at each of the following downtown Rochester hotels. To receive the special rate, you must make reservations before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of September 3, 2012, whichever comes first.Reservations will be taken following this date based on space and rate availability. Please identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Medical Laboratories conference when making a reservation.
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Mayo Medical Laboratories is a reference laboratory operating within Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. We provide testing to more than 4,000 hospitals, clinics, and laboratories and serve clients in more than 64 countries. These clients range from large university centers to rural clinics. Once a specimen arrives at Mayo Medical Laboratories, it is goes through a state-of-the art process of being tracked, scanned, labeled, entered into our laboratory information system and sorted. Specimens are then delivered to the appropriate laboratory for testing. Laboratories are located at the Superior Drive Support Center and within the Conrad Hilton Building. To ensure these the highest level of patient care, Mayo Medical Laboratories utilizes several continuous process improvement methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma to ensure optimal efficiencies and productivity.
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Meet the Leadership Reception – Wednesday, September 26, 2012 / 5:00-6:30 pm
Participants and their guests are cordially invited to join the conference faculty and meet some of Mayo Clinic's leadership. This reception offers you the perfect opportunity to make connections with existing and new colleagues. The exhibit hall will be open allowing you the opportunity to visit the vendors. Preregistration is required. Conference participant and one guest may attend as part of the conference registration fee.
Mall of American Excursion – Friday, September 28, 2012 / departing at 12:00 pm
Mall of America, the largest fully-enclosed retail and family entertainment complex in the United States, is an easy 90-minute drive or shuttle ride from Rochester. Along with 500 retail stores, restaurants, and nightclubs, the mall features Nickelodeon Universe, the world's largest indoor theme park, and Underwater Adventures® Aquarium, a walk through an aquarium featuring 15,000 fish.
A shuttle will depart at the main west entrance of The Kahler Grand Hotel at 12:00 pm. Participants will have all afternoon and early evening to shop and enjoy the attractions at the Mall of America. The shuttle will depart the Mall of America for return to Rochester at 7 pm. Cost is $30/person (covers transportation) and will be due at the time of registration.


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Methods The Fit WIC ITCA project achieved these goals by conducting a variety of activities. To help staff members feel more comfortable in discussing weight issues with WIC clients, staff members themselves were assisted in developing their own personal goals for nutrition and physical activity. By engaging in the behaviors they are promoting with clients, WIC staff members would feel better equipped to help clients develop and achieve their own goals.
Staff received training and tools to help them teach about parenting strategies that are applicable to mealtimes. A new care plan and questionnaire was developed to elicit information about feeding relationship issues from WIC caregivers during individual counseling sessions.
Staff learned skills to lead discussion groups with adults. Additionally, new classes for children were developed. These classes involved children in reading a story about food, helping to prepare a healthy snack, and participating in fun, physical activities.
Accomplishments Successes were realized in all project focus areas. Staff members who participated in project intervention activities demonstrated more positive changes in their own lifestyle, such as an increase in exercise, a change in diet, or watching less television, than did staff in the control group. Caregivers who participated in group activities expressed an appreciation for a change of pace and an opportunity to interact with others during their WIC visit. Staff members who facilitated group activities with caregivers or children initially felt unprepared for their role, but were gratified by the experience once they had some practice.
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Just in time for students to begin stressing over their upcoming final exams, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the Friends of Sri Lanka Club will host a program on meditation and self-understanding led by fully ordained Buddhist monk, Bhante Upananda.
The club, which has been present at USF for 11 years, has a small community of about 30 members. However, the small group made up of mostly Sri Lankan natives aims to perpetuate the culture for younger generations of students of Sri Lankan heritage, as well as inform those who don't know about the culture or the country.
Club president and doctoral candidate, Waruna Jayasooriya said the event is one of many meant to show students who are not Sri Lankan about the culture.
"We have arranged a short meditation program to teach how to concentrate our mind and focus on one aspect at a time," Jayasooriya said.
The event, which was previously held four years ago, had a surprisingly large attendance of 100 people, Jayasooriya said.
Advisor to the Friends of Sri Lanka Club, Dr. Manjriker Gunaratne said he believes along with everyday life, meditation will help with gaining information during studying.
"When one develops that habit, obviously it can help one to avoid distractions while studying and absorbing class material," Gunaratne said. "Deep insight into rigorous subject matter also helps one to gain a profound understanding."
While many students may be weary of attending a spiritual Buddhist event, Jayasooriya said the event is not strictly religious.
"The monk is a Buddhist monk, but his meditation is for preparing for control with ourselves," Jayasooriya said. "This is to focus when the mind is trying to do multiple things at once through self-understanding."
The special guest of the evening is a monk with 32 years of experience in the spiritual practice. Upananda, who was born and raised in Sri Lanka, has focused on religious studies across the world, from Florida International University, to the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
"He is an excellent instructor when it comes to explaining novel concepts to audiences," Gunaratne said. "His vocabulary and language skills allow him to use the appropriate English expressions and real-life examples to explain novel concepts in a logical manner. In addition, he also adds humor to his instructions."
Upananda is a meditation trainer and will instruct participants on how to learn meditation and focus on the most basic levels.
"It is always about controlling your own mind," Jayasooriya said. "He teaches every level, and when you are done, then you will be able to practice on your own."
The event will be held at the Marshall Student Center in room 3707 and is free and open to the public.
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Victoria fire chief becomes head of state emergency medical advisory council
May 16, 2010 at 12:16 a.m.
Vance Riley's involvement with the council is just the next chapter of a 30-year career in firefighting.
Before taking on the position of fire chief with the 118-member Victoria Fire Department in 1995, Riley also served as fire chief /paramedic for the city of Clive, Iowa.
Riley has also served as a fire marshal in Friendswood, chief of ambulance operations for Texas A&M University and held officer positions in two volunteer fire departments.
A graduate of Texas A&M University, Riley also holds certifications as an advanced licensed peace officer, master fire inspector, master fire investigator, master firefighter and licensed EMT-paramedic.
Council members serve on the council voluntarily, meaning they keep their day jobs.
The council's duties include periodically reviewing board rules and making changes to those rules, assessing the need for emergency medical services in rural areas of the state and refining the educational requirements for certification and maintaining certification as emergency medical service personnel.
The council fulfills its duties by appointing 10 to 20 members to 10 different committees that can provide recommendations on these issues.
Whenever Gov. Rick Perry is looking for some input on trauma and emergency medical services issues, Victoria Fire Chief Vance Riley is his new go-to man.
"It's a great honor, and it's very humbling," Riley said.
In February, Riley was re-appointed to the governor's Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Advisory Council for a term of six years and named council chairman.
This week in Austin, Riley will lead his second meeting as chairman. The board meets quarterly.
The council, founded in 1999, is comprised of 11 people from various medical and emergency sectors who are appointed to the council by the governor.
In addition to developing a strategic plan for statewide trauma and emergency management, Riley described what he thinks is the council's biggest accomplishment to date.
"The biggest accomplishment of the council has been to bring stakeholders from a variety of fields and interests from all across Texas into a process where everyone's needs are heard," Riley said. "Texas is a leader in this area."
Riley, who has already served on the council for four years, will become the council's second chairman since its inception, replacing Edward Racht, a well-known emergency room doctor and international EMS and trauma consultant.
"He provided great leadership for the entire state in trauma and EMS," Riley said. "There's a lot of pressure to maintain and improve what he started as chairperson."
Riley shared his thoughts on taking on his new position.
"I'm excited because I believe being appointed as chairperson reflects well on Victoria," he said. "I not only want to represent the Texas fire chiefs, but also our region at the state level."
Many people had positive things to say about Riley's new appointment.
"I think it's great for our area and it's a good accomplishment for him personally," said Carolyn Knox, the trauma program manager at Citizens Medical Center. "It's huge for our area to have him in that position."
Emergency services coordinator for Citizens Medical Center Robbie Kirk pointed out some issues he would like Riley to address as he takes on the position of chairperson.
"One of the main things, from the hospital side of things, is to maintain the funding we secured through the legislature for compensated trauma care," said Kirk, who also serves on the GETAC Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Knox also had issues she hopes Riley and the council will address.
"I think that overall, awareness is an issue," said Knox, who also serves as the regional chairwoman for Texas Trauma Service Area S. "There needs to be an increased level of awareness and prevention and funding."
Specifically, Knox said more light needed to be shed on the issue of drunken driving.


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Balmorhea – Constellations
Balmorhea is an acoustic quartet from Austin (where else?) releases yet another brilliant and stunning array of surreal music. Their '09 album "All is Wild, All is Silent" received rave reviews and "Constellations" won't settle to just ride on its coattails; instead the group reinvigorates itself with meditations on cosmos and the metaphysical worlds beyond our mental grasp. Beautiful piano tinkling that tickles the ear drum and serenades you with a wild array of emotions.
Balmorhea – Constellations
Obviously the album title tilts the subject matter on its collective axis, wondering what is out there amid the chaos. Colorful melodies harmonize with a core of musical accolades that easily put Balmorhea among some of today's biggest rising stars. At times you'll find yourself almost worn thin because each track is that daunting but once you deconstruct it, your mind and ears find yourself reinvigorated to the Nth degree. It boggles my mind that this group is still somewhat of an unheard of entity in the music world. They are clearly one of most inventive, talented, and cerebral groups to come out of the Austin, Texas scene, which is like saying someone is the best Rhodes scholar.
Sometimes cinematic soundscapes can seem elemental, almost dire and borderline snoozing – this is absolutely never the case with "Constellations" which constantly engages the listener in a new fashion as each tune progresses. Daunting, brilliant, and stirring – oh and did I mention, acoustic? Jaw dropping to say the least. Just watch their live performance on KEXP during SXSW for further proof:
KEXP live @ SXSW: Balmorhea – Coahuila from KEXP RADIO on Vimeo.
Or watch a short film…I mean is there anything Balmorhea can't do? Dodge bullets comes to mind, but I think they could lull violent acts into submission!
Untied States – Instant Everything, Constant Nothing
Indie rock that's busy bridging gaps and forging in the forest of dissonance and chaos, "Instant Everything" by Untied States (that's not a typo English majors, thanks) is a whirlwind and cacophony of noise, both spazzy and delightful. Post-punk noise nuance is a great way to describe this Atlanta-based five-piece. Experimental jam sessions gone awry and hectic, lunging from unexpected to predictable seemingly in the same stanza of prose. I hear a lot of yesteryear Sonic Youth influences minus Kim Gordon but plus David Yow of the Jesus Lizard. Loud and abrasive guitar-centric noise machines Untied States write raw and authentic college rock anthems that are sometimes hard to follow but always pleasing to the appreciative ear.
Chaser – The Big Picture
Orange County may be the most Republican county (and rich, hmm coincidence?) in all of California, but Chaser is all about the Do-It-Yourself scene and have been a part of it since 2002. Playing their brand of melodic mall punk with a twist of alternative rock, Chaser drops fast rhythms and quick guitar pacing alongside melodic and somewhat nasal vocals. Think of No Use for a Name or other California, mid-to-late '90s pop-punk and you get the general gist. Not that it's a bad thing, but I think "The Big Picture
" is more of a time filler between listening to really good albums than something I'd boast about to all of my friends about "being the first to be into this album". There are some great guest spots that really augment the album though, namely Death By Stereo's Dan Palmer and Authority Zero's Jason Devore. As you might imagine you may have already seen them on the Vans Warped Tour (they played on it in '08) or you may see them soon (they're touring with Guttermouth in the early part of 2010) and they had some amount of national notoriety with their hit single "Numb America" that was out in 2006 with KROQ giving it a lot of spins.
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Jon Troast – Living Room
These are the endearing stories that makes being a music reviewer that much more rewarding. Jon Troast is a paycheck-to-paycheck musician who recently completed a 100 Concerts in 100 Days tour, performing in gracious people's living rooms. The album is a melting pot of Americana, pop-rock, folk, and indie singer/songwriter fare. Blessed with earnest lyrics with working-collar melodies, Jon Troast's "Living Room" is a testament that struggling musicians can get by if they try hard enough, self-promote the right way, and frankly get out there and perform in front of people. Oh did I mention he doesn't plan on charging for his shows in 2010, but just will rely on album sales alone to get by? So what are you waiting for? Help a man out and be rewarded with gift of strong songwriting and the wordplay of a true traveling minstrel.
Watch a video of Jon playing at a barn:
Keira Is You – Nothing Else Will Happen
Polish emo? You bet, and Keira Is You is in the vein of true emo, ala The Appleseed Cast, Engine Down, and perhaps even a little Sunny Day Real Estate. "Nothing Else Will Happen" casts its net far and wide with powerfully experimental nuances like children's choirs, elements of New Wave, cello, and synthesizers. Indie rock should be a little challenging, now shouldn't it?
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Rotten Bark – Chillin' Out (Teenage Love Story) Part 1
Rotten Bark – Chillin' Out (Teenage Love Story) Part 1
Dear unsigned bands, do NOT ever send your material, unsolicited or otherwise, requiring a signature. That will just piss off whomever is in receipt of your package. And to open it up to find a plea that they need help from people just like myself, is well, hilariously ironic. But despite the aggravation of my mailman giving me warning slip after warning slip regarding signature, I promised to listen with an open-mind. Good thing I did! Polish pop-punk that is in the vein of California sunny pop-punk you'd hear at any mall or skate park. The EP is short at only three-songs but very strong nevertheless, perhaps strong enough to even get them signed to an indie label at some point soon. The single is "Chillin' Out (Retarded Knight)" and at sub-three minutes is perfect for the attention span deficit mall punk fans out there. The recording is spot-on, sounding extremely professional, and yes they sing in English; also their harmonies are ridiculously catchy with nice foot-stomping rhythms – pretty much everything that a great pop-punk band needs in their favor. Definitely not something incredibly new by any stretch but in this genre, does it really matter?
Listen to their cover of Blink 182's "First Date" at YouTube. Is it really a surprise that they'd cover Blink 182 (that's a rhetorical question for those of you sucking down the cough syrup a bit too much these days).
Seth Augustus – To the Pouring Rain
Blues-laden vocals retch out primitive emotions and observations of the art-punk world and its vibrant personalities on "To the Pouring Rain", yet another superb addition to an already overwhelming catalog to small indie label Porto Franco Records. Seth Augustus sounds like a late career Tom Waits or even Leonard Cohen, straining to convey the imaginative thoughts streaming from his cortex into something even a drug-addled subconscious could piece together. The album sounds like the inspiration to half-a-dozen David Lynch flicks, sexy Americana folk with notes of early jazz and a more blues experimental Captain Beefheart. For you more modern music fans, look to a comparison of Ike Reilly with a more gravelly voiced narrative. Seth's friendship, apprenticeship, and eventually his caretaking for the gravelly ill blind blues-man Paul Pena, noted for his superb "Big Old Jet Airliner" and the figure of an Oscar-nominated documentary, "Genghis Blues
", is certainly felt throughout this excellent disc of fertile blues and art-pop landscape dubbed simply "To the Pouring Rain". Outstanding and an essential pick for those looking for the next modern-day blues prophet.
Lakehurst is Burning – Lakehurst is Burning
Atlanta may not be best known as a haven for post-hardcore outfits, but perhaps with the self-titled EP by Lakehurst is Burning from one of my personal favorite indie labels, Reason Y Records, that could all change in a blink of an eye. Angular guitars combine with splendid melodies that brine together the best offerings of DC post-hardcore/indie rock ala Fugazi and the smart emocore (you know, what REAL emo is/was?) that so many rock musicians these days seem to have sadly forsaken for the ridiculousness of screamo and bland noise rock. The Paper Champions unfortunately fell apart after six great years in 2008, but Lakehurst is Burning, which features three out of four members of that super group, formed in its wake shortly thereafter. If you don't know – and few that consider themselves "in the know" wouldn't, The Paper Champions were gifted with plenty of success ranging from a prized inclusion on Deep Elm Records' widely acclaimed "Emo Diaries" compilation series and also their "Ask Emma" was featured on MTV's coveted Road Rules soundtrack – their '04 debut full-length "Weekend of Compromise" being one of the early success of the aforementioned Atlanta imprint Reason Y, but it was their 4-song EP, "End. Transmission" that was their most critically acclaimed album. Sadly that band is no more, but if this self-titled debut EP shows us anything, it's that the creative juices and intelligent songwriting that went into each passionate cut that The Paper Champions penned hasn't been lost and indeed seems to have been fostered into something new being just as propulsive and essential. How'd they get this interesting moniker you ask? Well the band name is a reference to an air force base in Lakehurst, New Jersey where brother Jason (vocals/guitar) and Brad Neubert (drums)'s great-grandfater manned the tethers for the doomed Hindenburg zeppelin that tragically burst into flames killing 36 people. Despite the bleak band moniker, the album is a refreshing and captivating adventure of post-hardcore indie rock with gritty song structures of intriguingly paced time signatures and mature yet dark lyrics. Fascinating album that seemingly offers something new and exciting with each listen.
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Pastiche (noun) - An artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources
Many visitors to my studio inquire about the vast array of materials used in my paintings. As mentioned briefly in my last post, materials used in my paintings incorporate a collection of vintage Japanese fabrics, wallpapers and metallic leaf and foil; combined onto the canvas with screen printed patterns, paint and encaustic wax.
What was considered absolute 'trash' to the previous owner evokes excitement and inspiration within me as I imagine this precious off-cut incorporated into a new painting. The definition of 'Wabi-Sabi' definitely applies to this aspect of my art making. Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete". Fragments of what was once a complete piece of fabric capture snippets of the world of their former glory. Another Japanese concept "Kintsukuroi" hold a similar value. Kintsukuroi is the art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer. It is understood that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken. The beautiful and rare treasures that I collect on my travels ignite a fascination of a time when life was perhaps more simple than in this modern day. These fabrics in themselves spark a sense of Yūgen. (a profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe)
In memory of my Grandmother
The wisdom I have gleaned from both my observation of my grandmother and a study of the ancient arts of Japan, is a reminder to hold a perception of the 'bigger picture' with me always. For me this is a meditation in opening and expanding my perception of life as a whole; to sense separate individuals as a 'one', and to know of the vibrational connection running through the entire universe.


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We're playing everything from floor shows to arenas this summer and can´t wait to get back out!
Join the caravan of love! Have a great summer!
Summer dates!
We'll play at this years Vinjerock!
We'll play at this years Vinjerock in Jotunheimen with amongst others Veronica Maggio, Kvelerak, Timbuktu and Datarock. The festival was sold out a few minutes after tickets were out for sale, so to all of you who was lucky enough to get one – see you in the mountains!
Thank you all for coming to our shows at by:Larm last week! It was a blast!
We've uploaded som great live photos taken at the WiMP-tent, photos by Helge Brekke and Mohammad Ataey for WiMP. More to come!
Roskilde festival 2014!
Roskilde festival announces Rumble in Rhodos as one of five new acts for this years festival. Along with bands like Arctic Monkeys, Haim, Majors Lazer, Kasabian and Warpaint we're ready to give the crowd the orange feeling by blowing their minds of with a solid performance.
As Roskilde says on their website: Rumble in Rhodos have gone through quite some changes. The Norwegians have become much more melodic and accessible. Grace and Nuance – their fourth album – lives up to its title. Here you get psychedelic pop – far away from the post-hardcore we first heard from them when they visited in 2008.
With that 82 bands are now announced of 160 in total.
Roskilde Festival 2014 takes place 29th of june till 6th of july this summer. Tickets for are up for sale and the price for an all-week ticket is: DKK 1,890.
More info at: roskilde-festival.dk
Rumble In Rhodos at By:Larm 2014!
We're looking forward to play two shows at the annual music festival and conference By: Larm in Oslo, Thursday 27.02 at Sentrum Scene 00:00 and Saturday, 01.03 at the WIMP-tent 22:30!
Facebookevent here: facebook.com/rumbleinrhodos
Get the complete schedule for By:Larm: www.bylarm.no
Eternal Seesaw live!
Eternal Seesaw (live)
Video made by Jonas Brandal Liseth and Frida R. Møller during an exclusive mini concert in the bands rehearsal space at Adamstuen in Oslo.
Mixed by Øyvind Røsrud Gundersen at Ocean Sound Recordings. Mastered by Chris Sansom at Propeller.
Norwegian tour part 2
Dates for part 2 of our norwegian tour are announced:
10. jan – Ås – festsalen/Studentersamfunnet
17. jan – Horten – Glassmagasinet
18. jan – Tønsberg – Total
01. feb – Trondheim Calling – Blæst kl .00.00
27. feb – Oslo, By:Larm – Sentrum Scene kl 00.00
01. mars – Oslo, By:Larm – Teltet – kl 22.30
28. mars – Oslo, Blindernfestivalen
29. mars – Volda – Rokken
Norwegian tour part 1
The dates for the first part of our norwegian tour are ready!
These dates are released in collaboration with Local Heros, a project that gives local bands the chance to play support for some of the largest and most exciting artists in Norway. Click here to apply for a Rumble in Rhodos support gig.
17.10.13 – Bergen – Hulen
18.10.13 – Haugesund – Jimmy Legs
19.10.13 – Stavanger – Folken
26.10.13 – Oslo – Parketretret (u/18 år. kl 18.00)
26.10.13 – Oslo – Parketretret (18 år kl 21.00)
01.11.13 – Trondheim – Klubben
02.11.13 – Rena – Samfundet
06.12.13 – Kongsberg – Energimølla
17.01.14 – Horten – Glasmagasinet
18.01.14 – Tønsberg – Total
New album out october 18th!
We are thrilled to announce that our new album "Grace and Nuance" is finally ready.
Look out for an unusual breath of northern air, as Rumble in Rhodos release their fourth consecutive album on Cosmos Music october 18th. The track list is packed with hits and our most thoroughly crafted material to date.
You can preorder it on iTunes now.
Ladies and gentlemen here is the track list and cover artwork:
1. Nothing Left To Shake
2. Entirely Loveless
3. The Annual Melt
4. Frozen In Time
5. Eternal Seesaw
6. Dormant Dreams
7. Mannequins Of Memory
8. Shrouded In My Story
9. Recollections
10. Souls Beyond The Veil
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Reviews - Maison Du Midi
You'll find it is scrupulously clean, warmly welcoming, exeptionally comfortable, surprisingly affordable, and quietly yet handily located in Magnac Laval, halfway between the ferry ports and the South coasts.
The house , a 300 year old maison de maitre, is completely renovated and tastefully decorated and furnished throughout and has a charming garden at the rear.
There is ample parking for visitor's vehicles on the street outside, alongside the owners' own cars. If you wish, also in the garage.
We have two guest bedrooms on the first floor.
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As a child I loved watching SciFi shows on TV – the older the reruns the better. Nothing was impossible or too fantastic. And as an adult, I find that I can't exactly resist watching a few minutes of the old shows much to my husband's dismay – hey, if I have to watch Jeremy Clarkson babble away on Top Gear then he should be able to sit thru 5 minutes of 1999 if nothing but for chuckle-value.
So what has SciFi got to do with CFD? For one thing x-ray vision glasses!
X-ray vision glasses allegedly give you the ability to see thru solid objects. Who wouldn't want to be able to do that … Superman got out of all sorts of tough binds thanks to that power. But unfortunately for us, no one has invented a proper pair of x-ray vision glasses because they could really come in handy for engineering purposes.
When it comes to matters relating to fluid flow, visualization is big challenge – for example, how do you see the flow inside tight crevices or any solid object? It turns out that CFD is a perfect solution for that. By being able to visualize complex flows engineers can not only understand how their designs behave in real-life, but they'll be able to optimize the flow so they get the best performance from their proposed designs.
Let's take a look at one company that has adopted simulation software for visualization purposes — the Simclar Group which designs and builds electronics related systems. Recently they used CFD to develop a new platform that goes well beyond the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) 3.0 specification.
Dave Watson, a Thermal Design Team Leader for Simclar shared this with us "simulation gave me the freedom to consider a wide range of alternative designs by letting me evaluate their performance quickly and at very little cost. We succeeded in developing a platform that goes well beyond the ATCA 3.0 specification by delivering 40 Gbps backplane bandwidth and 50 CFM airflow per slot with near-perfect airflow distribution." He added that thermal simulation was critical in their product development. "Thermal simulation is like having X-ray vision. It lets you see inside the box to look at airflow, pressures and temperatures at any point. A single thermal simulation gives you a detailed understanding of what is going on inside the box and helps you quickly identify the root causes of the problem."
For additional details about how the team used simulation as "x-ray glasses" please go to http://www.mentor.com/products/mechanical/news/mechanical-flovent-datacenter. I think you'll find it good reading.
Now then… what are you going to use your simulation x-ray glasses for?
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Formerly a general store and feeding stop for local ranch families, this unlikely venue is one of Waimea's top tables (the other is Merriman's). Just as chef Daniel Thiebaut renovated this country house with antique furniture and Sig Zane tropical prints, a decade of island life has transformed the chefThiebaut's heavily Asian-flavored dishes belie his French roots only in structure and presentation. He might wok-fry sea scallops then sauce them in a warm coconut crab dressing; or spice up bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin and herb spaetzle with a Thai curry. The heartiness of the menu pairs well with the area's crisp, often wet, days and misty nights, and it's worth the drive to sample iteven if you're staying an hour away in Kailua-Kona.
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- WE SERVE WHERE WE LIVE – We are ready whenever and however our communities need us.
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PUBLISHED: 22 May 2013 08:33:36 | UPDATED: 23 May 2013 00:31:41PUBLISHED: 22 May 2013 PRINT EDITION: 23 May 2013NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the Sydney's Ferry Future plan is about "getting the most out of the ferry network". Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A plan to modernise Sydney's ferries will deliver new vessels, more wharves and a better timetable, the NSW government says.
In a statement, Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the Sydney's Ferry Future plan is about "getting the most out of the ferry network".
She says six new ferries will be added to the fleet by 2016.
Wharves at Sydney Olympic Park, Drummoyne, Balmain East, Pyrmont Bay, Cremorne Point, McMahons Point and Mosman Bay will also be upgraded, she says.
The government will also consider building wharves at Rhodes, Glebe Point, Johnstons Bay, Woolloomooloo, Elizabeth Bay and Birchgrove.
"This detailed strategy provides a blueprint to expand the role ferries play in Sydney's transport network and deliver quality services and infrastructure befitting of Sydney's world famous waterways," Ms Berejiklian said on Wednesday.
A new timetable would be introduced in October.
"The timetable will introduce more than 50 new services per week across the network," Ms Berejiklian said.


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New Poll Shows Progress in FL
Quinnipiac's latest poll of Florida voters found a major shift in public opinion regarding same-sex marriage. While a plurality continues to oppose equality, the margin is now just 45-43 percent. That's a steep plummet from May, when the poll found opposition at 50 percent with a 10 point lead. As always, the youth vote is ahead of the trend: Floridians under 29 lead the way in recognizing that South Beach would be the venue for fabulous weddings. Youth support is now 66-23 (+/- 2.8% on all questions).
But if you and your guests want to celebrate in full Biblical fashion (men laying with men must be stoned), better pack your bumbershoot and keep your caterer in Seattle. Unlike other states in which marijuana and SSM have marched forward hand in hand, the Sunshine State is stubbornly straight-edge. Voters oppose recreational legalization 52-42.
As an interesting side-note: 15.84% of Americans currently live in states allowing SSM. Once California shakes off Prop 8, that's 27.91%. Add Florida and we're over 1/3, with 34%. No wonder Gingrich is getting nervous…
I finally understand!
Like many, I'm still catching up with all the recaps, of the 2012 Election. As I did, I ran across an article, relating to the success of legalization of Gay Marriage and Recreational Use of Marijuana, in some states. A commenter on that site, made a statement about one of the most used biblical verses. I applaud him, because we've been interpreting it wrong all along…
From Leviticus 20:13 – "if a man lays with another man, as he does with a woman, he should be stoned."
Geez…I do love the internet!


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Shechita | |
A 15th-century depiction of shechita and bedikah. It should be noted that the artist erroneously depicted knives with points at the tip, which are not acceptable for shechitah slaughter. | |
Halakhic texts relating to this article: | |
Torah: | Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:21, Numbers 11:22 |
Babylonian Talmud: | Chullin |
Mishneh Torah: | Sefer Kodashim, Hilchot shechita |
Shulchan Aruch: | Yoreh De'ah 1:27 |
Other rabbinic codes: | Sefer ha-Chinuch mitzvah 451 |
* Not meant as a definitive ruling. Some observances may be rabbinical, custom or Torah-based. |
Shechita | |
A 15th-century depiction of shechita and bedikah. It should be noted that the artist erroneously depicted knives with points at the tip, which are not acceptable for shechitah slaughter. | |
Halakhic texts relating to this article: | |
Torah: | Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:21, Numbers 11:22 |
Babylonian Talmud: | Chullin |
Mishneh Torah: | Sefer Kodashim, Hilchot shechita |
Shulchan Aruch: | Yoreh De'ah 1:27 |
Other rabbinic codes: | Sefer ha-Chinuch mitzvah 451 |
* Not meant as a definitive ruling. Some observances may be rabbinical, custom or Torah-based. |
The Hebrew term shechita (anglicized: /ʃəxiːˈtɑː/; Hebrew: שחיטה, [ʃχiˈta]), also transliterated shehitah, shechitah, shehita, means the slaughtering of mammals and birds for food. In Hebrew the word is generic and does not imply any religious or cultural practice but in English the term has come to be used particularly for "kosher slaughter", that is the slaughter of animals for food according to Jewish dietary laws (Deut. 12:21, Deut. 14:21, Num. 11:22). The animal must be killed "with respect and compassion"[1][2] by a religious Jew who is duly licensed and trained, often called in English a shochet (Hebrew: שוחט) although in Hebrew this word refers to a butcher regardless of any particular religion or culture. The act is performed by severing the trachea, esophagus, carotid arteries, jugular veins and vagus nerve in a swift action using an extremely sharp blade ("chalef") only by a qualified shochet. According to Jewish religious sources, this results in a rapid drop in blood pressure in the brain and loss of consciousness rendering the animal insensible to pain and to exsanguinate in a prompt and precise action.[3] The animal can be in a number of positions; when the animal is lying on its back, this is referred to as shechita munachat; in a standing position it is known as shechita me'umedet. Before slaughtering, the animal must be healthy, uninjured, and viable.
If the hindquarters of kosher mammals are to be eaten by Jews, they must be porged[4][5] in accordance with a strict procedure – stripped of veins, chelev (caul fat and suet) and sinews.[6] Because of the expense of porging and the skill required to properly separate out the forbidden parts, a large portion of the meat of kosher mammals slaughtered through shechita in the United States winds up on the non-kosher market.
The animal must be kosher. For mammals, this is restricted to ruminants which have split hooves.[7] For birds the issue is more complicated. Biblically, all birds not specifically excluded in Deuteronomy 14:12–18 are permitted,[8] but according to some authorities of rabbinical law, only birds with a tradition of being eaten are allowed.[9]
The kosher animal cannot be shot dead by a hunter, or pollaxed, which had been common for centuries, or stunned, as is common practice in modern animal slaughter since the first half of the twentieth century, as it is considered that this would injure the animal rendering the shechita invalid, as the meat would be treifa (non-Kosher) [2][10] After shechita of mammals the shochet must feel the area around the lungs for scabbing, adhesions or other lesions, which would render the animal not kosher.
The Torah (Deut. 12:21) states that sheep and cattle should be slaughtered 'as I have commanded thee' but nowhere in the Torah (Five books of Moses) are any of the practices of schechita described. Instead, they have been handed down in Judaism's traditional Oral Torah, and codified in halakha in various sources, most notably the canonical codex of laws Shulchan Aruch.
To fulfill the basic law of shechita, the majority of both the trachea and esophagus (windpipe and food pipe) of a mammal, or the majority of either one of these in the case of birds, must be incised with a back and forth motion without violating one of the five major prohibited techniques, or various more detailed rules. The five major forbidden techniques include: pressing, pausing, tearing, piercing, or covering. A shochet must have studied these laws and demonstrate a thorough understanding of them, as well as have been carefully trained, before he is allowed to 'shekht' meat unaided.
Breaching any of these five rules renders the animal nevelah; the animal is regarded in Jewish law as if it were carrion.
Once the animal has been checked and found to be kosher, it is a Mitzvah for the shochet to give the foreleg, cheeks, and abomasum to a Kohen. Beit Din -in terms of the root of the obligation, has the Halachic authority to excommunicate a shochet who refuses to perform this Mitzvah. In any case, it is desired that the shochet himself refuse to perform the shechita unless the animal's owner expresses his agreement to give the gifts.
The Rishonim point out the Shochet cannot claim that since the animal does not belong to him, he cannot give the gifts without the owner's consent. On the contrary, since the average shochet is reputed to be well versed and knowledgeable in the laws of Shechitah ("Dinnei Shechita"), Beith Din relies on him to withhold his shechita so long as the owner refuses to give the gifts;
The obligation of giving the gifts lay upon the Shochet to separate the parts due to the Kohanim. Apparently, the reasoning is that since the average Shochet is a "Friend", since he completed the prerequisite of understanding the (complex) laws of Shechita and Bedikah. It is assumed that he -as well- is knowledgeable in the details of the laws of giving the gifts, and will not put the Mitzvah aside. This, however, is not the case with the animal's owner, since the average owner is an Am ha-aretz not wholly knowledgeable in the laws of the gifts -and procrastinates in completing the Mitzvah
—Shulchan Gavoah to Yoreh Deah 61:61
The animal's blood may not be collected in a bowl, a pit, or a body of water, as these resemble ancient forms of idol worship. If the shochet accidentally slaughters with a knife dedicated to idol worship, he must remove an amount of meat equivalent to the value of the knife and destroy it. If he slaughtered with such a knife on purpose, the animal is forbidden as not kosher. It is forbidden to slaughter an animal in front of other animals, or to slaughter an animal and its young on the same day, even separately. This is forbidden no matter how far away the animals are from each other. An animal's "young" is defined as either its own offspring, or another animal that follows it around, even if of another species.[citation needed]
The knife used for shechita is called a hallaf by Ashkenazim or a sakin (Hebrew: סכין) by all Jews. By biblical law the knife may be made from anything not attached directly or indirectly to the ground and capable of being sharpened and polished to the necessary level of sharpness and smoothness required for shechita. The Minhag now is to use a metal knife.
The knife must be minimally 1.5 or 2 times as long as the animal's neck is wide, depending on the species of animal and the number of strokes needed to slaughter the animal, but not so long that the weight of the knife exceeds the weight of the animal's head. If the knife is too large, it is assumed to cause pressing. The knife must not have a point. It is feared a point may slip into the wound during slaughter and cause piercing. The blade may also not be serrated, as serrations cause tearing.
The blade may not have imperfections in it. All blades are assumed by Jewish law to be imperfect, so the knife must be checked before each session. The shochet must run his fingernail and flesh up and down both sides of the blade and on the cutting edge to determine if he can feel any imperfections. He then uses a number of increasingly fine abrasive stones to sharpen and polish the blade until it is perfectly sharp and smooth. After the slaughter, the shochet must check the knife again in the same way to be certain the first inspection was properly done, and to ensure the blade was not damaged during shechita. If the blade is found to be damaged, the meat may not be eaten by Jews. If the blade falls or is lost before the second check is done, the first inspection is relied on and the meat is permitted.
In previous centuries the hallaf was made of forged steel, which was not reflective and was difficult to make both smooth and sharp. The Baal Shem Tov, fearing that Sabbateans were scratching the knives in a way not detectable by normal people, introduced the Hasidische Hallaf. The Hasidische Hallaf differs from the previously used knife in that it was made from molten steel and polished to a mirror gloss in which scratches could be seen as well as felt. The new knife was controversial and was one of four reasons listed in the Brody Cherem for the excommunication of the Chassidim .[15]
Today the Hasidische Hallaf is the only commercially available knife for shechita and is universally accepted.[citation needed]
An animal must be checked again after it has been shekhted to see if there were any internal injuries that would have rendered the animal unhealthy before the slaughter, but were simply not visible because they were internal. The inspector must check certain organs, such as the lungs, for any scarring which would render the animal treif (not kosher).
Glatt or Halak in Hebrew means "smooth" in German and Yiddish. In the context of kosher meat, it refers to the smoothness, or lack of blemish, in the internal organs of the animal. In the case of a scab or lesion on a cow's lungs specifically, there is debate between Ashkenazic customs and Sephardic customs. Ashkenazic Jews hold that if the patch can be removed (there are various methods of removing the patch and not all of them are acceptable even according to the Ashkenazic custom) and the lungs are still airtight (a process that is tested by filling the lungs with air and then submerging them in water and looking for escaping air) then the animal is still kosher, while Sephardic Jews hold that if there is any sort of scabbing or lesion on the lungs, then the animal is not kosher. "Glatt" meat would literally mean that the animal has passed the stringent Sephardic requirements.
After the animal has been thoroughly inspected, there are still steps that have to be taken before the animal can be sold as kosher – it has to be stripped of veins, chelev (caul fat and suet)[16] and sinews.[17] The Torah prohibits the eating of certain fats and organs, such as the kidneys and intestines, so they must be removed from the animal. These fats are typically known as chelev. There is also a biblical prohibition against eating the sciatic nerve (gid hanasheh), so that, too, is removed.[18]
The removal of the chelev and the gid hanasheh, called nikkur, is considered complicated and tedious, and hence labor-intensive, and even more specialized training is necessary to perform the act properly. While the small amounts of chelev in the front half of the animal are relatively easy to remove, the back half of the animal is far more complicated, and it is where the sciatic nerve is located.
In countries such as the United States, where there exists a large nonkosher meat market, the hindquarters of the animal (where many of these forbidden meats are located) is sold to Gentiles so as to simplify the process. This tradition goes back for centuries[19] where local Muslims accept meat slaughtered by Jews as consumable; however, the custom was not universal throughout the Muslim world, and some Muslims (particularly on the Indian subcontinent) did not accept these hindquarters as halal. In Israel, on the other hand, specially trained men are hired to prepare the hindquarters for sale as kosher.
According to the Hebrew Bible the blood must also be removed from the meat, (Gen 9:4, Lev 17:10–14, Deut 12:23–24) All large arteries and veins are removed, as well as any bruised meat or coagulated blood. Then the meat has to be purged of all remaining blood (kashering). The process is generally done by letting the meat soak for around 30 minutes, covering it with salt and then allowing it to drain. In Sephardi traditions,[citation needed] one generally leaves the salt on for a full hour and then rinses the meat thoroughly. The meat is then considered kashered. However, if the meat has been left for more than three days after being slaughtered without being kashered, then the blood is considered to have "set" in the meat, and it is no longer salvageable to eat except when prepared through broiling with appropriate drainage.[20]
The laws of shechita are not given in the text of the Torah, although Karaite Jews say otherwise. The Torah does write that the slaughter shall be "as I have instructed you," though. (Deut. 12:21) In Orthodox Judaism this is often cited as one proof that Moses received an Oral Torah along with the text.[21] In Karaite Judaism this is often used to suggest the Rabbinic "instructions" are actually additions to the instruction given in (Deut. 12:23-24) which says "only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water" suggesting that a slaughter must be done in a manner to remove the blood. In addition, Karaite Judaism forbids the slaughter of any pregnant animals due to (Lev. 22:28) that states, "and whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day."
The practices of handling, restraining and unstunned slaughter has been criticized by, among others, animal welfare organizations such as the Compassion in World Farming.[22] The UK Farm Animal Welfare Council said that the method by which Kosher and Halal meat is produced causes "significant pain and distress" to animals and should be banned.[23] According to FAWC it can take up to two minutes for cattle to bleed to death.[24] Compassion in World Farming also supported the recommendation saying "We believe that the law must be changed to require all animals to be stunned before slaughter."[25][26] The UK government opted not to follow FAWC's recommendations after pressure from religious leaders.[27] The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe has issued a position paper on slaughter without prior stunning, calling it "unacceptable." [28]
Nick Cohen, writing for the New Statesman, discusses research papers collected by Compassion in World Farming which indicate that the animal suffers pain during the process.[29] This has led to prohibitions against unstunned slaughter in some countries.
Other studies and experiments including one conducted in 1994 by Dr. Temple Grandin - an Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado and a study completed in 1992 by Dr. Flemming Bager, Head of the Danish Veterinary Laboratory showed that when the animals were slaughtered in a comfortable position - they showed no resistance and none of the animals attempted to pull away their head. The studies concluded that the animals had no pain and were not even aware that their throats were cut.[30]
These arguments in general are rejected by the Jewish community, that argue that the method is humane and that criticism is at least partially motivated by anti-semitism. A Knesset committee announced (January, 2012) that it would call on European parliaments and the European Union to put a stop to attempts to outlaw kosher slaughter. "The pretext [for this legislation] is preventing cruelty to animals or animal rights – but there is sometimes an element of anti-Semitism and there is a hidden message that Jews are cruel to animals," said Committee Chair MK Danny Danon (Likud).[31]
Temple Grandin—a leading designer of animal handling systems—gives various research times for loss of consciousness via Kosher and/or Halal ritual slaughter and elaborates on what parts of the process she finds may or may not be cause for concern.[32][33] Grandin observes that the way animals are handled and restrained prior to slaughter likely has a greater impact on their welfare than whether or not they are stunned. For this reason, "under the leadership of Grandin, research into animal welfare during slaughter has shifted away from examination of different techniques of stunning to a focus on auditing the performance actual slaughter plants operating under commercial conditions." [34]
Temple Grandin is opposed to shackling and hoisting as a method of handling animals and wrote, on visiting a shechita slaughterhouse, "I will never forget having nightmares after visiting the now defunct Spencer Foods plant in Spencer, Iowa fifteen years ago. Employees wearing football helmets attached a nose tong to the nose of a writhing beast suspended by a chain wrapped around one back leg. Each terrified animal was forced with an electric prod to run into a small stall which had a slick floor on a forty-five degree angle. This caused the animal to slip and fall so that workers could attach the chain to its rear leg [in order to raise it into the air]. As I watched this nightmare, I thought, 'This should not be happening in a civilized society.' In my diary I wrote, 'If hell exists, I am in it.' I vowed that I would replace the plant from hell with a kinder and gentler system."[35]
Efforts are made to improve the techniques used in slaughterhouses. Temple Grandin has worked closely with Jewish slaughterers to design handling systems for cattle, and has said: "When the cut is done correctly, the animal appears not to feel it. From an animal welfare standpoint, the major concern during ritual slaughter are the stressful and cruel methods of restraint (holding) that are used in some plants."[36] When shackling and hoisting is used, it is recommended [37] that cattle not be hoisted clear of the floor until they have had time to bleed out.
The prohibition of stunning and the treatment of the slaughtered animal expressed in shechita law limits the extent to which Jewish slaughterhouses can industrialize their procedures. The most industrialized attempt at a kosher slaughterhouse, Agriprocessors of Postville, Iowa, became the center of controversy in 2004, after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released a gruesome undercover video of cattle struggling to their feet with their tracheas and esophagi ripped out after shechita. Some of the cattle actually got up and stood for a minute or so after being dumped from the rotating pen.[38][39][40] Dr. Temple Grandin, told Mason City, Iowa's Globe Gazette, "I thought it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever seen. I couldn't believe it. I've been in at least 30 other kosher slaughter plants, and I had never ever seen that kind of procedure done before. … I've seen kosher slaughter really done right, so the problem here is not kosher slaughter. The problem here is a plant that is doing everything wrong they can do wrong."[41] While Agriprocessors has been criticized by both secular and Jewish organizations for both its human and animal rights violations, the Jewish Orthodox Union (OU) made note to point out that the kashrut of a product is not contingent upon "the conditions in which it is produced.[citation needed] The OU's condonation of Agriprocessors as a possibly inhumane, yet appropriately glatt kosher company has led to discussion as to whether or not industrialized agriculture has undermined the place of halakha (Jewish law) in shechita as well as whether or not halakha has any place at all in Jewish ritual slaughter.[42]
Jonathan Safran Foer, a Jewish vegetarian, narrated the short documentary film If This Is Kosher..., which records what he considers abuses within the kosher meat industry.[43] Forums surrounding the ethical treatment of workers and animals in kosher slaughterhouses has inspired a revival of the small-scale, kosher-certified farms and slaughterhouses, which are gradually appearing throughout the United States.[44]
Possible reasons for the suffering are laid out in various research papers that Compassion in World Farming has collected. After the throat is cut, large clots can form at the severed ends of the carotid arteries, leading to occlusion of the wound (or "ballooning" as it is known in the slaughtering trade). Occlusions slow blood loss from the carotids and delay the decline in blood pressure that prevents the suffering brain from blacking out. In one group of calves, 62.5 per cent suffered from ballooning. Even if the slaughterman is a master of his craft and the cut to the neck is clean, blood is carried to the brain by vertebral arteries and it keeps cattle conscious of their pain.
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