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Dodgers OF Ethier leaves after getting hit on elbow
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier left Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox after he was hit on his right elbow by a pitch. Ethier fell to the dirt in pain after he was plunked by rookie Carlos Rodon in the third. He was replaced by Chris Heisey, who homered in the fifth. X-rays on Ethier's elbow were negative, and he is expected to play Thursday against...
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Dodgers Release Dustin McGowan
The Los Angeles Dodgers took a step closer to finalizing their Opening Day roster when they released veteran right handed reliever Dustin McGowan today. McGowan was 5-3 with a 4.17 ERA in 53 games last year for Toronto last year. He made 8 starts for the Blue Jays, but Manager John Gibbons felt the toll of pitching every fifth day was too much for McGowan, who is a diabetic...
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Pitcher Freddy Garcia has agreed to a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who agreed to pay reliever Mike Adams a $100,000 retention bonus and told pitcher Dustin McGowan that they plan to release him Garcia, a 38-year-old right-hander, was 4-7 with a 4.37 ERA for Baltimore and Atlanta in 13 starts and four relief appearances in 2013. After the...
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Who is David Huff and why is he going to break camp with the Dodgers?
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Dodgers Trying To Find A Winning Formula
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Yet Another Tough Spring Training For Zack Greinke
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Dodgers' Pitching Full Of Question Marks
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Mets Eyeing Trio Of Dodgers Lefty Relievers
According to a report by Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles, the Mets are keeping an eye on J.P. Howell, Paco Rodriguez, and Adam Liberatore from the Dodgers in case one of them becomes available. Howell, 31, is owed $4 million this season and the Dodgers hold a $6.25 million option on him for 2016, so not sure he'll appeal to the Mets at that price. And as for the other two...
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Industry sources estimate TWC losing $100M a year on Dodgers
While the value of televised sports rights just seems to keep rising, those rights aren't always ensuring a profit for broadcasters or translating into more access for fans. The most glaring case in point might be the debacle of Time Warner Cable's acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers' TV rights ahead of last season. Time Warner paid $8.35 billion to control those rights...
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Jimmy Rollins speaks as only Jimmy Rollins can
Jimmy Rollins understands Philadelphia as perhaps no player in Phillies history can. When Jimmy Rollins buttoned up his number 29 uniform as a September call up on a Sunday afternoon in 2000, the Phillies grabbed a rare win in a season in which they lost 97 games. It was their 13th losing season in 14 years and they lost 90 or more games in six of those seasons. The Phils averaged...
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Dodgers win Hector Olivera sweepstakes with $62.5 million deal
Signing Cuban infielders hasn't worked out terribly well for the Dodgers in recent years, as neither Alexander Guerrero nor Erisbel Arruebarrena has developed as hoped. Perhaps the third time will be the charm. The Dodgers are obviously hoping so, banking $62.5 million on infielder Hector Olivera, winning the latest bidding for a Cuban import. According to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez...
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Los Angeles Dodgers win Hector Olivera sweepstakes
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Jimmy Rollins: Philadelphia 'not conducive for a superstar'
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Dodgers reach $8 million agreement with Cuban pitcher Pablo Fernandez
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WATCH: Clayton Kershaw takes line drive to the face
Your browser does not support iframes. The Los Angeles Dodgers received quite a scare on Friday afternoon when their ace, $215 million man Clayton Kershaw, took a soft liner to the face. Kershaw was pitching in a Cactus League game against the Oakland A's when infielder Andy Parrino hit a line drive straight back to...Read More
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WATCH: Tommy Lasorda sings, dances to 'Turn Down for What'
Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda just will not turn down. The 87-year-old former MLB player and manager had some fun on Instagram on Monday, when he posted a video which showed him singing and dancing to Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What." A video posted by Thomas Charles Lasorda (@tommy2lasorda) on Mar 16, 2015 at 7:42pm PDT If only we could all move that well at...
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Dodgers will have a tough time dumping Andre Ethier
There's no place in the Los Angeles Dodgers outfield for Andre Ethier, even after the trade of Matt Kemp. Los Angeles has reportedly been looking to move Ethier all offseason, and according to CBS's Jon Heyman, they're willing to eat half of the $56 million over three years left on his deal. Naturally, they've had no success. The Dodgers have offered to pay down �...
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Trying to solve the Alex Guerrero problem
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UK stock market commentary (July 30, 2014): Putins move
European equities are set to open lower as the Russian sanctions weigh. Details of the US and EU sanctions on Russia came out yesterday and although European markets seemed quite nonchalant about it, managing it finish the session with decent gains; US markets had longer to ponder the fallout of such moves and ended deep in the red over it.
Prior to the sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was dismissive of the impact on Russia and that they wouldn't resort to tit for tat retaliation. However, irksome uncertainty now descends on markets with regards to what Putin's reaction will be as there has been no official response and the silence is akin to watching/waiting for your opponent make a move in chess.
Initially the US stocks soared on the back of consumer confidence rising to 90.9, the highest reading since October 2007. But the geopolitical risk took centre stage when President Barack Obama announced fresh sanctions against Russia as he appeared to adopt a tougher tone. As a result, the Dow Jones reversed course dropping 61 points to 16,918.5.
Could the record set by German Bonds be an indication of calm before the storm as deflation remains a real risk? Yesterday, we saw the shared currency resuming its slump against the greenback, 31 pips to 1.3408 as a new set of sanctions against Russia by the US and the EU sent investors into the safety of dollar.
A stronger dollar coupled with plunging equities took their toll on the energy complex pushing the WTI crude prices 59 cents lower to $101.02 a barrel. In addition there were some reports of gasoline stockpiles expanding which kept oil market under pressure.
Gold prices rallied during the morning trading session on safe haven demand following the escalating conflict in the Gaza Strip. However, investors' focus was quickly switched to the US where the economic data surpassed expectations and in turn changed the mood regarding the precious metals. Gold prices ended $5.9 down to $1298.8 and are yet to react to the fresh bout of sanctions against Russia.
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December 20, 2004
They eat lunch in a carwash. They go bowling in a library. And they ice-skate on the bottom of a lake. Everything the dumb bunnies do is REALLY dumb--but lots of fun. When an intruder sneaks into the bunnies' house, this spectacularly stupid family is stumped. See what happens to their unwelcome guest and laugh yourself silly!
- Genre: Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: Animals / Rabbits, Humorous Stories, General
- Age: 4-8 years
- Edition: Reissue
- Language: English
- Author: Sue Denim , Dav Pilkey
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Jim Boeheim and Rick Pitino get into war of words at Big East Media Day
Oct 17, 2012, 1:32 PM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y.–Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Louisville coach Rick Pitino got into a war of words Wednesday at Big East Media Day in New York City, with each alleging that the other was "full of s**t" in regards their respective views on the Big East's future members.
The argument centered around whether incoming members Memphis and Temple would be able to fill the void left by Syracuse when the Orange move to the ACC for the start of the 2013-14 season.
Rick Pitino believes they do. Jim Boeheim, not so much.
"Rick's full of s***t if that's what he really said," Boeheim said, as reported by ZagsBlog.com. "If he was in the Big 12 right now like he wanted to be, he'd being saying the Big 12 is the best. That's the bottom line."
Pitino fired back in an interview with ZagsBlog.
"I think he's full of s**t, and so we're both full of it," Pitino said. "I think without question Temple and Memphis…Look, we're going to miss Syracuse because they bring more than just a team. They bring the fans and Memphis and Temple can't do that.
"But anybody who looks at where Memphis has been in the last 10-12 years, anybody who looks at the tradition of Temple and knows Franny Dunphy, would know I'm not full of s**t.
"If Temple played Syracuse 10 times right now, one's gonna win six and the other's gonna four. Syracuse and Pitt are two great teams."
Pitino's Cardinals were selected to finish first in the Big East in the official coaches' poll released Wednesday, and are among the top five teams nationally.
Boeheim's Orange are not far behind, picked to finish second by the coaches and among the top 15 in the nation.
The two will get their first shot at one another on Jan. 19, when the Orange travel to Louisville.
Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John's. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
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Here's a stupide question from a desperate person... If I take special care of a hydrangea, with it being a more of an indoor plant in the summer, is it possible...has anyone ever tried and failed... I'd be really interested to know anyone's experiences with this plant... I love it, one of my favorites, but I wanted to know if it were possible... Let me know...
P.S. Perhaps a Pee Gee variety that is hardy to zone 9, with special treatment... ???
Brittany, This is my 2 year old Hydrangea. It started out a BEAUTIFUL deep blue. Because of the alkaline soil it comes back pink. This Hydrangea is in complete shade in a micro climate that stays moist. I haven't babied it or done anything special, I'm sure if I did it would be much larger with more blooms.
Brittany, I have attempted growing a couple of hydrangeas also zone 9's (outside) with no luck. I think the trick is having sufficient humidity so the leaves can stay hydrated. A hydrated Hydrangea, so to speak. I don't have a place where they can receive much extra humidity. Knowing GT hers probably resides on a tropical island in the middle of one of her ponds, lakes or rivers. If you havenÂt seen her handiwork have her sent you a picture, itÂs pretty amazing. Good luck and take care, Bill.
'Peegee'...which is a cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata...is actually one of the most cold hardy hydrangeas. It tolerates -40F...but where it is regularly grown-it is not held in high regard. It is course in habit with little to offer except showy blooms. I know the pictures always look beautiful..but most paniculatas are not worth one's time. I think the best Hydrangeas for you to try would be either Hydrangea quercifolia or Hydrangea macrophylla(Garden trolip is growing this one). H.quercifolia is gorgeous(blooms and foliage) and actually native to the deep south(thus tolerating extreme heat). The H. macrophylla types(as Garden trolip has found out) are really adaptable. Look for some of the cultivars that repeat bloom..like 'Endless Summer' 'Dooley' etc.
Thank you... this atleast gives me a little sense of hope :) I've seen tons of pics of GTs yard, and it makes me jealous... her yard is gorgeous... what kind of microclimate do you have set up GT?? I want to know what it is so I can perhaps duplicate it... it's worth a shot right... then I won't be wondering anymore... any other advice would be most helpful... I always liked the pictures of the Pee Gee...why aren't they worth one's time?? Just curious :)
Peegee has dull, unexciting foliage, spindly brown stems, little shade tolerance(I admit a longer AZ growing season + other climatological factors might impact this) and it seems best suited towards colder climates....it probably needs a much "better" chilling than it would receive in AZ. The blooms also look a bit contrived and unnatural. You have so many brilliant plants that can do so well in Arizona..Magnolia grandiflora,Crinum, Buddleia, bougainvillea, Cordia, palms, cycads, subtropicals on and on... Peegee is really a waste of water and your gardening space:)


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We need to let the affair" go. It was/ is foolish behavior between two self-absorbed people. Let it go. What we need to focus on, is the cover-up. What would the IRS say about these curious money transactions? Who is going to address the power Fred Baron yields over candidates and law makers? This pretty much says it all about Fred Baron….from Baron's wikipedia entry: "Baron has joked about the prominence he and other trial lawyers have in the Democratic Party. In a July 2002 speech, he noted a Wall Street Journal editorial that said that "the plaintiffs bar is all but running the Senate." Baron pointed to the editorial and said, "Now I really, strongly disagree with that. Particularly the 'all but.'" That is "in your face" arrogance, a man who thinks he is above the law, or at least controls it.Also, a BIG question. What has "Saint Baron" done with Rielle Hunter? We see a serious money trail for both Hunter and Young (the alleged father who has a public record of petty criminality.) We've heard from everyone, John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Fred baron... but not Hunter and Young. Why?So here's the question: who in MSM is willing to take on the Fred Baron story? The American public has just been handed a HUGE piece of information, about the workings of Fred Baron. He is a man dictating much of our public policy, through his control of government officials. He laughs about trial lawyers controlling the Senate. He wanted Edwards president. And if not president, he wanted him in the vice-presidency. And if not VP, then in a pivotal position like Attorney General. The real story Is Fred Baron. Forget the stupid adultery of self-absorbed people. The real harm to the public is Fred Baron's covert agenda.
I was, sad to say, an Edwards supporter. I read his book and I bought his schtick --- and I had admiration for Elizabeth Edwards. As odd as I thought it was that they chose to continue his pursuit of the presidency after the recurrence of her cancer, I could get my head around thinking-- these people actually have a mission and a cause and want to make the USA a better place.....
The arrogance and hypocrisy and selfishness of John Edwards is actually, literally, stunning. This is a man whose wife chose to have 2 more children after their son was killed.....
I am no moralist who thinks all adultery is dreadful--- in this situation, however, it is appalling.
Elizabeth has 2 young children and a youngish adult child. She has a short life expectancy, even under ideal circumstances. Stage 4 inoperable cancer. Period.
I hope there is a special circle in Hell for selfish pigs like Edwards and moronic new age twits like "Ri-Elle". Karma is a bitch.
And anyone who thinks Edwards has been forthcoming, or that the baby isn't his, is a moron. Why ever else meet at the BH Hilton?
As ever, the cover-up is worse than the crime-- because so many others have been involved and the finances and lies are incomprehensible.
As a woman, I found a number of things more grotesque than anything else: the smarmy self-assurance that his wife and his Lord have forgiven him, that he has loved only one woman for the past 30-some years, that Elizabeth is beautiful and sexy and fabulous, and that, of course, his marriage will survive. Also that she is always with him....... Ewwww. One can only imagine!
I disagree that the Economist's mention of McCain in this article is superflous, for 2 reasons:
1. The Economist is right that McCain & Republicans cannot condemn Edwards for infidelity - McCain, Guiliani, Gingrinch all confessed to the same.
2. I fail to see how the 2 situations are different in principle. The details may be different - for instance, Edwards' wife was battling cancer vs. McCain's wife was recovering from an auto accident) - but both men cheated on their wives while they were still married to and living with them.
P.S. I suppose one of them could make the argument that it was morally superior to a) stay with the wife you cheated on, or b) leave the wife and marry the mistress; but somehow I don't see either trying to defend himself using that line of reasoning.
So what, who cares? 1) He shacked up with some trollop – he's a man with a huge ego being targeted by a promiscuous minx so what do you expect?2) His wife is hurt - If she was told then she made a conscious decision to support her political ambitions over his transgressions. That's a decision made with full disclosure so she's not some victim here.3) He lied about his affair – He is a politician! Is everyone so naive? Get over it!The only issue I have is that having slipped a disparaging and superfluous comment trying to link McCain with Edwards when the two situations were and are entirely different represents poor journalism - I expect more from The Economist.
John Edwards is a scumbag, pure and simple. He is obviously still being untruthful about this affair. Actions speak louder than words. What he did to his wife was awful.
I am not sure that all affairs should be treated the same. The actual infidelity is between the married couple, but how the scandal is handled once it becomes public knowledge is really the test. We simple cannot hold everybody to the saint status because we probably wouldn't agree on that. What we probably can do is comment when we feel something just plain feels terrible and wrong. In this case, this affair makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Edwards commented some years ago when Bill Clinton had Monica about all the damage he did with the affair and then the lies afterward. People in glass houses......This isn't about party either, it is about human beings that somehow become so arrogant they lose all perspective. I think jumping off a building would make better sense. Lastly, the one thing that Edwards said that really struck a chord with me was the celebrity status and the ultimate change a person feels when they are deemed "special". Our media has gone from fondling Edwards to hyping Barack to a level of adulation never seen. In doing so, the media loses all perspective and they have ceased doing their job as they did by not sleuthing after Edwards and forcing him to be honest. They took their orders for Edwards and backed off and now they are taking orders by the Obama machine and refusing to ask him tough questions he would prefer not to answer. Does it not seem nearly impossible that Barack Obama never sat in the pew of his church and heard a similar sermon given by his mentor Rev Wright about how whites are bad and the US is corrupt? The media just sort of took his word that he never heard any of this before. Really? They asked Edwards if he was having an affair and he denied it to and off they went with their tails between their legs and gave up on the story. Long-term, is this healthy for our media to become so biased they pick and choose the stories they will follow no matter how much evidence is out there????
My understanding is that John McCain was legally separated (albeit therefore also legally married) to his first wife when he met his current wife. Furthermore, my understanding is that he was not the first husband/partner of his first wife (since he adopted her kids) and that his first wife requested the separation. Not really comparable to John Edwards' situation. John Edwards follows more closely in the footsteps of other famously disgraced Democrats, like Pres. Bill Clinton, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Gov. Jim McGreevy, ...
I agree, American Infantryman. The only silver lining in this deplorable turn of events is that Obama and the Democratic Party can wholly divest themselves from all future affiliation and coordination with Edwards without further explanation or hard feelings. Consequently, terry h, it is precisly "the stupid adultery of self-absorbed people" that precludes Baron from ever placing Edwards "in a pivotal position" (though perhaps Rielle did that privately) and will likely be the undoing of his influence as well given that candidates now need to vet their advisors, donors, staffers, families, and pastors as carefully as they do their running mates.
Shame on The Economist. This story is nobody's business other that the Edwards' family. Stay focused on the high crimes of Bush & Co. which have resulted in more than 600,000 civilian deaths in Iraq, at the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to the US taxpayers.
I think that in honor of Mr Edwards's illustrious past as a trial lawyer, everyone who made even the smallest contribution to Edwards's presidential campaign should band together and file a class action suit for massive fraud. Just a thought.
I find this whole affair especially sordid, because no one comes out looking good. It's not just that Edwards got exposed as a hypocrite, a liar, a fool and are particularly represensible being for cheating on his sick wife. It's also that she then actively participated in the coverup, helping sell the lie to his supporters and the world by making the case that he was a model husband and their marriage a paragon of fidelity and happiness. Finally, what I find most appalling is, if Edwards did confess to his wife and children shortly after the affair (as he claims), then his children got to see the inspiring sight of Daddy lying repeatedly over the subsequent months and Mommy supporting that lie. What did they say to the kids to justify this? Perhaps "It's too important that Daddy become President for us to tell the truth..."
I urge all readers to check out todays (8/15/08) new york times article about this super lawyer named Fred Baron (alluded to on yesterday's post) and his efforts to cover up this sordid scandal.
I am no Republican, certainly, but this episode certainly dramatizes for me how unhealthy and pernicious is the influence of trial lawyers in the Democratic party. Fact is, I would term it an infestation. This is one pressure group I think the Democratic party needs to rid itself of if it wants to competently govern
Mrs Edwards is sick,dying with small kids. She really not in a position to fight back now is she. Sadly she being brought into a nightmare she didn't ask for or create and is doing the best thing she can do to protect her family. Her kids need their dad. She needs her husband bad or good for her kids sake.
Now I have to wonder who fingered Edwards?
I know the enquire is connected the the Rep party but they had no reason.
Hillary might of wanted to see Edwards out of politics.
Or I guess the alley cat who bong a man with a dying wife would be capable of it.
The democratic leadership knew about the brewing Edwards scandal but said nothing. The major US newspapers also knew about the brewing Edwards scandal and also said nothing.
There are those that believe that John Edwards candidacy may be a strong reason why Hilary Clinton did not get the nomination. If Edwards did not run Hilary may have gotten many of his early primary votes.
It appears that this scandal is not yet over. Why were Edwards' loyalists giving money Ms Hunter? Was this campaign money? If so, there may be some illegal activities here.
Finally, John McCain started his relationship with Cindy while he was still married. However, it was at the time when he had come back after five years in captivity in North Vietnam. Also remember, Edwards said the he cheated on his wife while she was in remission from cancer. This is not the statement of a very honorable individual.
WHY is it when most become "successful" and obtain money, they automatically buy people and positions and attract the most lowly of our society and consider themselves POWERFUL and BRILLIANT when they are obviously less than nothing.
I am having a hard time figuring out why this situation is any business of ours. Why does the Economist feel the need to post a piece on the Edwards family matters? It is certainly not why I check this site. Just some thoughts...
Sir,I know you guys at The Economist read tons of newspapers,magazines, books every day and night. But do you still read or subscribe to "one of the less disreputable supermarket tabloids"?Is the tabloid a required reading for Economist correspondents?Or, you just found an intriguing headline for Mr. Edwards on thefront page of the tabloid, as you were investigating Wal-Mart for your future stories. So you just grabbed a copy?I know you won't reply to comments here. So why don't yousometime tell us about your "as-a-matter-of-fact" readings?But that should be included ones that you want to stash under your bed. So that you mom, wife (hubby) as well as editorswon't get upset.
I'm with everyone who thinks it's a waste of time worrying about who's banging who. Everyone who tries to impute some meaning about fitness for office from relational fidelity is silly. If you really thought there was a strong correlation, if the qualities needed to serve in office were the same as those needed to maintain a nice marriage, you'd go marry a good politician expecting them to make a good spouse, right??Besides, the visual of these guys (Edwards, McCain, Clinton, Gingrich, Guiliani) and the girls they picked having sex is just plain nasty. Except for that hooker Spitzer was seeing. She was pretty decent.
I think that we need to ease up on Elizabeth Edwards. She has a short life expectancy and her only interest in siding with John is to ensure that her children have a parent. I hope the smarmy turd has the character to bring up his young ones to have the moral stature of being good honest productive humans.
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Say Maybe to That Dress
Unless you've been dwelling in a cave, you've been experience the global fascination with The Dress.
Thursday night before bed, I showed the photo of the dress to my poor, long suffering husband (he's used to being subjected to a barrage of cute animal videos, deep philosophical ruminations, State of the Union Addresses on the current behaviour of our two pugs and a myriad of other complaints, quirky thoughts or passing fancies).
"It's white and gold. How are people saying it's black and blue?" I huffed to him while sticking my ipad in his tired face.
"It's black and blue" he grumbled.
Then I became carried off in my frustration at #teamblackandblue and tried to demonstrate how I was seeing things correctly and he was mistaken.
Ego trippin'.
Yesterday my social media feed was filled with debate, tweets, posts, likes, memes. The news concocted in-depth studies on the nature of vision, perception – everything under the sun that could make for a story to continue "Dressgate."
It was while watching the late night news that I saw it. What I had perceived with my own two eyes SHIFTED. The dress became black and blue.
I'd take a black and blue dress over a white and gold one any day. So it blew the whole argument on how my preferences could be behind wanting to see a white and gold dress.
Now this dress is giving me much to think about from a Buddhist context.
Always Chasin'
Funny how that thing we call samsara works. There's always something better just over there. Just out of reach. Close. Then so far. Oh. It's back. Damm. I don't want it anymore and there's something new. Razzle dazzle. Super shiny. I hate the old and want the new thing. Lost the new thing. Stuck craving that new thing again only to have an even newer, better thing enter my thoughts.
Repeat again. It's quite cyclical as we all know
At least we semi-quasi-still-not-yet-enlightened, shit-stained, yet spotless Buddhas-in-training know this is part of the gig of being human.
But does that help us feel better about it all? We have taken the red pill after all.
I was thinking about this recently after a chat with a spiritual friend who mentioned how fortunate I am to have a bunch of helpful strategies and terms in my 'toolbox' to help me better understand and navigate the world. Yes. I do feel quite lucky at times for this. What used to be filled before with hopes of pacifying pain with drugs, alcohol, love, food, <insert anything in this space that would offer some fleeting feeling of okay-ness> is now filled with understanding my motivations, the motivations of others and a deeper level of what's at play. That step back to examine before reacting. I do suppose that is quite helpful and has served me well.
Then I wondered, what kind of life I would have had, had Buddhism not entered my life when it did. Not to get all "Sliding Doors" over here but I sometimes find myself indulging in thoughts to what my life would have been like had I not had the karmic Dharmic seeds blow through my life and take root.
Funny how life turns out.
May we all be free from suffering.
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Sending over a little patch of sunlight your way given that much of the East Coast is about to be covered in snow Do stay safe and if you are so inclined, please donate to a local food bank to help lighten the load.
It's quiet around these parts. Doing a lot of self care and self work. Had a little bit of nice sangha/study news that made my day and am also looking forward to a teacher who is traveling to Montreal to teach a course I've been quite interested in. All in all, things are chip chip cheery. So much so that I haven't yet dug out my new SAD-busting lamp to see if that could help fight the winter blues.
Onwards to some linky goodness. What's been hiding in my tabs and in the crevices of my RSS reader?
- Here's a little bit of Buddhist humor that I found over on a friend's Facebook page: "Buddhist Annoyed at Own Reincarnation." I got a pretty good laugh out of it.
- I really enjoyed this blog post titled "The Quality of Mercy is not Strained."
- Lose yourself in this song… and this video… Ahhhhh….
- For those of you who like me, complain about the weather, this piece in The Lion's Roar by Pico Iyer will resonate.
- "Decency Is the Absence of Strategy" appeared in the Shambhala Times Community News Magazine and appears as part of their efforts to work with conflict that arises within their sangha. One of the things I really appreciate about the Shambhala community is their high level of organization and their aspiration to work with each other. I look forward to read more posts as a means to help in my own development, both on and off the cushion.
- Recovery 2.0's latest online conference is just around the corner. Be sure to register if you are interested in recovery.
- Imagine my joy when I read this article (Best personal hashtag for my situation is #marriednokidstwopugs. Hojun Laura Jackson – I want to be a part of your girl gang who are gathering to contemplate these issues of birth and non birth
- Last but not leastly, one of the raddest guys out there, Miguel Chen had an article titled "Why Punk & Buddhism Beats "Us Vs. Them" featured on The Lion's Roar. Fingers crossed we'll see more from him in the future.
This book by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is essential reading for all Buddhists. Essential.
It is an honest account which examines the injustices of racism, sexism and gender-based oppression from the standpoint of a Buddhist who has experienced each throughout her life. I believe that all sanghas need to read this book in order to truly examine what it means to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment. Many personal anecdotes are cited within its pages and I was left feeling quite uncomfortable by many parts of the book where I was left feeling so terribly sad after reading about the injustices faced by Zenju throughout her life.
It's a rare book sadly, as the Buddhist bookshelves are not stocked up with books that cover the topics of race, sexuality and gender (as much as we truly need them). These aren't topics commonly addressed within our sanghas either, given that we may feel unnecessary discomfort in bringing them up. Our failure to do so prevents us from developing as individuals and as a community. It is quite harmful and limites our potential.
The book offers a call for tenderness in the face of this oppression. Tenderness in exploring the pain and suffering present with such divisiveness and hatred. Sure anger has it's place, but the author asserts that true change comes from tenderness.
"The Way of Tenderness" isn't written with just one audience in mind, rather takes into account academics, activists, those who are spiritually-minded and those who are both marginalized and privileged. It's an accessible, honest and passionate read.
Much of the book speaks to the concept of labels and identity and whether, beyond the Buddhist belief that these are to be transcended, they are actually helpful in order for awakening. The suffering caused from facing the challenges and discrimination inherent having been born in a body deemed 'not normal' or 'displaying tendencies or desires outside of the norm' are ideal tools for awakening according to Zenju. One needs to study the self in order to discover this very tenderness that she believes is so vital to help with transcendence and liberation. By exploring hatred, we come to know peace.
How can a path to spiritual liberation possibly unfold if we turn away from the realities that particular embodiments bring? To confront hatred with spirituality is to confront the way we view race, sexuality, gender, or whatever form of embodiment we are as living beings. To provide a meaningful path to spiritual liberation, spirituality must acknowledge the body and the denigration of certain types of bodies in the world. We cannot close our eyes to these phenomenon if we really want to be awake and aware.
"The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality and Gender" is a vital read. I only hope that more books, communities, teachers and students begin the dialogue around the issues which Zenju addresses within this book. This is where we will start to see true change emerge and our sanghas and our selves can be fertile ground for the love, compassion and tenderness that the world so desperately needs – regardless of our perceived differences.
New Book: Dhamma Aboard Evolution
I want to share some information on a free downloadable book that you may be interested in from well-known US Fulbright & Canadian Scholar Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri.
Titled "Dhamma Aboard Evolution- The Breakthrough Research on the Aggañña Sutta," this book features research that demonstrates that this sutta is not 'satire' or 'parody' as characterized by many Western scholars, but rather one which outlines the Universe, and the evolution of human society.
Here's the abstract which provides even more detail:
Dhamma Aboard Evolution seeks to establish that segment # 10-16 of the Aggañña Sutta of the Dīgha Nikāya is no 'satire' or 'parody', as seen by scholars. Drawing upon Cosmology, Darwinism , Psychology (e.g., Freud, Piaget) and Linguistics, it paints a historically and scientifically accurate picture of Devolution and Evolution, going beyond the Big Bang, in which sentient beings emerge, defilements from craving to passion in tow, nourished by an evolving plant life. Compatible with Western Science, the breakthrough comes when âbhassara Beings are taken to be Photons, taking 'âbhassara' in a literal etymological sense of 'Hither-come-shining-arrow'. Accurate as the picture may be, the Buddha's point, however, is that knowledge of the Dhamma overrides it all, explaining the title. Resolved in the study are a 'Chronological Paradox' relating to 'lingua' appearing in Beings before 'linga' and a 'Spiritual Paradox' of Jhānic level âbhassara Beings indulging in sex. Among other topics treated are the Vedic Creation Myth, the intended audience and the structure of the total Sutta – not Jātaka but the Beast fable of Pañcatantra fame. The Appendix shows the Buddha as Originator of this Story Within Story literary genre. Going beyond the Sutta is an invitation to an 'Academically Engaged Buddhism', taking 'Trust in the Buddha' as a methodological imperative, just as Trust in God was for Western Science from the Greek times up until Einstein.
Visit this link to download the book.
Well I'm officially an oldster. Yesterday I got a pair of progressive lenses plopped onto my face and am now settling into my new life of adjusting my head around like a small, quizzical owl-woman. As tempting as my old glasses are to reach out to, I'm going to stick it out and see how this month of stumbling around and noggin-reorienting goes for me before doing so. Patience. Discipline. I'm lifting my head and peering down as I type this.
So while I can still make out the words on this screen here at Full Contact Enlightenment, here are a few things that I want to share with you:
- Sweeping Zen, the delightful, informative and comprehensive site featuring the who's who of Zen has put a call out for financial help with their server costs. If you can spare a bit of change, please do toss it over their way on their Go Fund Me page in order to help them continue to deliver the Dharma.
- I really enjoyed this piece by Eric Traub titled "The Precision That Creates Movement" which covers Nicholas Vreeland aka the Monk With the Camera.
- Teachers Not Gurus- Where do you stand?
- Here's a clip from Ponlop Rinpoche that I wanted to share. How are you doing with integrating spirituality into your life?
- Now for some self promotion and a call for help. As you know (because I keep hooting on about it) – I have a book coming out with the fine folks at SUMERU Books. We're getting soooo close to having the final piece compiled and are now in need of a name. Drop over to the SUMERU website for a bit of information and a special offer for any wordsmiths up for the challenge of naming this book.
- I'm a bit of a productivity nerd and started reading a new book. Now imagine my surprise when I find this little illustration staring back at me. Overall I'm really into the book (and the little bit on mindfulness and enhanced productivity) and it's giving me lots of great ideas for embarking on GTD – Getting Things Done. It might be the post New Year's haze of wanting to set resolutions I'll stick to.
The Dharma Bum Documentary
Many thanks to Ian Lawton who sent along some information on a film that he's seeking funding for on dana.io.
The documentary, The Dharma Bum claims that a "freethinking atheist alcoholic Irish hobo" is the first Western Buddhist monk, thus shattering the belief that it's a polite, quiet and meek person who wears this crown. Beyond this, the contribution of this wild man to challenge colonialism and his dedication to activism are also worth celebrating.
"A migrant worker from Dublin, Dhammaloka was an autodidact, atheist and temperance campaigner who became known throughout colonial Asia as an implacable critic of Christian missionaries and a tireless transnational organizer of Asian Buddhists from Burma to Japan and from Singapore to Siam."
As a former angry drunken Irish lass who too has discovered Buddhism, this film has a special place in my heart! Please help Ian out in his wish to tell this story. Drop by the dana.io website to drop a few coins in the coffers.
Checking out Gretchen Rubin's "Better Than Before"
I admit to being a Gretchen Rubin fangirl. I've read her previous book, "The Happiness Project" and liked it quite a bit. She's like an investigative journalist for topics relating to human nature that she finds both interesting and challenging (coincidentally these are topics that I'm into as well). Before you say "pffft" and pass her books off as mindless self-help pap, rest assured that she delivers much more than superficial platitudes about how to be better or do things better. Her books offer practical advice without being preachy or judgmental. She goes behind the scenes to ask the foundational questions, and supports her discoveries with research and short case studies on the experiences of others. This book is an analytical and well-researched piece of work that goes beyond the superficial examination that is commonly found in other books on the same topic.
Her latest release, "Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Everyday Lives" tackles the question of how people change and is focused upon the sticky topic of habits (building, forming, breaking).
I was extremely curious about this book given that I need help both in establishing and maintaining habits. I struggle with discipline and focus. I've been known to start a zillion projects only to let them fall by the wayside. I find it hard to complete what I begin. Sometimes my ambition goes beyond the time I have available to commit. I'm often overwhelmed and disappointed when I become unsure of how to begin a project or wrap one up. Yes. I am a former project manager! Yes. I have some bad habits and seek to cultivate some good ones.
Beyond my former career path, these tendencies spill out into my personal life slash Buddhist life. I'm a lazy practitioner who falls off the wagon on occasion. I see how much of a positive impact practice has on both my life and the lives of those around me, yet there's always something that seems more pressing, more interesting – and then I'm taken away. So many distractions. Oh this life of a householder!
I read Gretchen's book in the hopes that I would discover some new strategies to apply to my challenges with habit-building. I appreciated that her recommendations are just for one style of personality type, but rather she starts off by asking a series of questions for the reader to identify their tendencies towards how they work, live, develop and maintain (or don't develop and maintain) habits.
This book had quite a bit to offer Buddhist readers. From speaking of the need for self-control and discipline, to its focus on cultivating self knowledge in order to examine how one acts, what makes one tick and one's tendencies. Quite a bit of this is indeed related to how one perceives the world. Gretchen sees this and suggests that there's more than one way to look at habits and form strategies to help us build good ones. She suggests many lifehacks and techniques that can be relied upon to both get things done, eliminate the excess and cultivate new habits. Guidance as to how to get started both breaking and building habits that work for different personality types is explored heartily within this book. It also shines a flashlight on the crafty ways that we try to get our of our habits, as well as how we mess up or get off track once we've started with a new habit.
Interestingly enough, Gretchen wants to create the habit of meditation in her life. A decent part of the book is dedicated to how she began to cultivate a sitting practice and to remain on the cushion.
"Better than Before" offers readers workable solutions on how to build habits into their lives. There's really something for everyone in here – whether you need to introduce a bit more exercise in your life, up your healthy eating game or for some of us (ahem), become more diligent meditation practitioners.
While somewhat related to this post, I want to share this video via the brilliant website Brainpickings which speaks to procrastination – one of my big, bad habits.


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"Many of these organizations have spent years building top-notch IT workplaces, and we applaud the amazing work they've done to sustain dynamic environments where IT professionals can work with the latest technologies and play a key role in business-critical projects." About the Best Places to Work in IT The Best Places to Work in Information Technology (IT) list is an annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by IDG's Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings. About WellPoint, Inc. At WellPoint, we believe there is an important connection between our members' health and well-being—and the value we bring our customers and shareholders. 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As of this writing, Johnson only showed up on Atlanta's online depth chart as the fourth option at third base, so it's unlikely he'll see regular work despite making the team out of Spring Training. Jace Peterson and Chris Johnson figure to start at second and third base, and Alberto Callaspo is expected to be the primary backup at those positions, so it's hard to see Johnson getting much work. -- Fantasy Alarm
Erasmo Ramirez (Sea-SP)
Rays Acquire Erasmo Ramirez from Mariners
It hasn't been long at all since Erasmo was a darling of the sabermetrically-inclined fantasy world. He was once labeled "the next Kris Medlen" for his breakout potential by more than one writer, although Medlen undergoing his second Tommy John surgery and missing all of 2014 has watered down the meaning of that comparison. -- Fantasy Alarm
Rudy Gay (Sac-SF)
Rudy Gay (Concussion) Ruled Out of Wednesday's Game
Gay is a top 10 fantasy option at his position and arguably in the top five. Concussions can certainly cause a player to miss a few games, but they only occasionally cause an extended absence. With only 10 or so games remaining, let's hope Gay and his 22.9 points per game don't miss much time. -- Fantasy Alarm


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A photo of Harry Styles caught with his pants down (probably drunk) and peeing in a bush is going rounds on Internet. A Twitter user @1D news + Updates has posted the picture with a caption "u have a cute bum." Harry is wearing a blue sweatshirt and is standing with his naked bum towards the camera. Aside from the naked bum in the photo, Harry is peeing in a bush!
According to metro.co.uk, the picture has been taken at the house of American rapper and producer Mix-A-Lot. "@That1DWWUpdate @Harry_Styles oh wait.... That's my house!! Those are my bushes!!," writes Mix-A-Lot on Twitter.
The One Direction cutie seems to have acknowledged that this is his picture and taken it in a light hearted manner. "Mix-A-Lot's in trouble," said Harry Styles on Twitter, referring to his naked bum picture.
The fans of One Direction seem happy to see their famous singer with pants down but you will be surprised to know that fans of Canadian crooner Justin Bieber are angry at seeing the picture of Harry peeing in bushes. You may ask why?
The Harry-peeing picture reminds the "Beliebers" of the controversy surrounding the picture of Justin Bieber where he was caught peeing in a mop bucket in a hotel, after he was drunk.
"Harry Styles can do all this, but when it comes to Justin Bieber, it's all over the news saying how bad idol he is," said Noera on Twitter.
"When Harry Styles is half naked, drunked and peeing: hahah, that's funny. When Justin Bieber peeing: EUW WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM!," writes @ OnlyBieberRules on Twitter.
"Why does nobody care about harry styles drunk&peeing half naked onto a bush ? If that was Justin Bieber it would be breaking news everywhere," writes another angry Belieber @ erinaredballoon
"oh but no. No one cares if Harry Styles was even naked peeing. its all about Justin Bieber," writes shineonjustin on Twitter.
"*harry styles, drunk peeing on a bush* "oh my god aw thats so cute" *justin bieber peeing in a bucket* "what a bad role model" now you see?," writes another Belieber @biebertwerk.
"Why isn't the media obsessing over Harry Styles peeing on a bush? It would be totally different if it was Justin Bieber," writes @Chelseamaltex on Twitter.
Also Read - Justin Bieber Caught Masturbating in His Jail Cell: Internet Hoax People Started to Believe?
Do you think "Beliebers" have a point when it comes to getting angry over Harry Styles peeing picture not getting criticized as much as Justin Bieber's did? Justin Bieber has always been in news for all the wrong reasons and was most recently arrested for driving under the influence and was even caught drag racing. Comparatively, Harry has a cleaner image and tries to stay out of controversies except his girlfriends. What are your views?


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Ciao Italia | White Asparagus Salad | PBS (#2102)
The perfect summer salad, cool, crisp and delicious. 04:37
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When in Rome, eat artichokes the way the Romans do! 05:42
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Full Program: Mary Ann teaches how to make a classic Italian dessert, Pastiera (Rice Pie) step by step. 23:04
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text: Same can be said about everything in Disney, even Disney merchandise can be found in Walmart, however what tickles most on us is that MSB is being changed, menu is being reduced, why? Why not to keep same menu but adding new things. I know replaced items will be found in other paces in MK but point was to have them there, in one place, esp. when it can be accompanied by great coffee like SB.