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Rites and Ceremonies
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In addition to arti, devotees engage in service to Krishna through use of the images installed in the temple, or smaller images installed at home. ISKCON intends such service to bring a devotee to a higher level of rasa, or relational status with the divine, through treating Krishna as a beloved child or friend. Service involves waking the deity, feeding it, and putting it to sleep. Each step requires specific actions performed in the spirit of devotion. Awakening a deity, for example, includes washing the image and clothing it.
Finally, ISKCON devotees engage in the group devotional practice known as kirtan. Though sometimes equated with communal chanting, kirtan functions as more than merely social worship of the divine. It is a public marking of devotees as servants of Krishna as well as a means of spreading the glory of Krishna and knowledge of his nature. That is, it functions as a means of proselytizing as well as worship. While devotees perform kirtan in ISKCON temples, they also do so in public places such as parks, streets, and festivals, and this is known as sankirtan or harinam. In addition to singing songs of praise, sankirtan can involve public preaching and the distribution of religious literature. During the late 1960s and 1970s, sankirtan bestowed a lasting image on ISKCON, as devotees became known for performing sankirtan in airports and other conspicuous public places, sometimes without regard for the inconvenience they caused. Since that time ISKCON has shied away from the most confrontational forms of sankirtan, though devotees still engage in the practice throughout the world.
Study Questions:
1. Describe the ritual events of harinamadiksa.
2. How does the second initiation ceremony transform the Hindu conception of caste? Why is it controversial?
3. What is arti? How is it performed?
4. Why has kirtan been considered a form of proselytizing?


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Mihály Munkácsy (1844-1900)
Mihály Munkácsy is the most well known artist in Hungarian history of art both at home as well as abroad. His reputation was based on his unprecedented international success and his near-romantic biography. The poor, orphaned joiners assistant, became the prince of art in Paris when made a Chevalier of Legion of Honour and then received a title of nobility from the king. He always happily went to his homeland, where already in his lifetime he achieved a cult-like status, and even in Paris he remained just simple Miska. This influence still lives on today, the art of Munkácsy, the Munkácsy-phenomenon is still very much part of current art historical discourse.
Mihály Munkácsys family (born Lieb) is of Bavarian origin but moved to Hungary in the 18th century, and he was born in the town of Munkács (in current day Ukraine). By 1850 he became orphaned and was raised by his uncle in Békéscsaba (Hungary), where he learned the craft of joinery. In 1861 he met the painter Elek Szamossy who took him on as an assistant. His first original compositions were painted around 1862-63. He moved back to Pest in 1863 and with the support of the National Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts he started his studies in 1865 at the Academy in Vienna, however after half a year he moved back home for financial reasons. In 1866-67 he studied in Münich and he created his first serious works during these Münich years. At the end of 1868 he went to Düsseldorf, to become a student of Ludwig Knaus. And it was there that he painted the Last Day of a Condemned Man (Siralomház) for which he won the gold award at the Paris Salon. International recognition soon followed and at the turn of 1871-72 he moved to Paris, where the Baron de Marches became a generous supporter. The Baron invited him to his castle in Colpach, and the year following his death in 1874, Munkácsy married his widow. From this time onwards the glorious Villa Munkácsy by the Parc Monceau became the centre of lively social events. Munkácsys wife considered it important that her husband played the role of an important artist in the eyes of the public as well.
It was the painting Milton (1878) that brought about a major turning point in Munkácsys life, as up to this point he had only painted realistic genre pictures. His new art-dealer, Charles Sedelmeyer signed a ten year contract with him, and began to organize world famous exhibitions for his work, the highlight of which was the 1886-87 American winter tour. By this time the artist had received international success with his big Christ pictures (Christ before Pilate, 1881 (Krisztus Pilátus előtt), Golgotha, 1884). In the 1880s he was painting upper middle class salon genre paintings, 17th centurys historical subjects, as well as numerous portraits on commission.
Munkácsys landscapes were painted in the early 1870s in Barbizon, where he spent a great deal of time with his friend László Paál. Later he preferred to paint landscapes surrounding Colpach in Luxembourg.
After the death of his friend, Hans Makart, Munkácsy received an assignment to paint the ceiling of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the wall painting was finished by 1890, The Apotheosis of Renaissance (A reneszánsz apoteózisa) shows Munkácsy in a new and unknown role as an academic painter. His last big commission was a 60 square meter composition about the Magyars Conquest for the still under construction Hungarian Parliament. In 1896 he finished the third part of the Christ Trilogy, the Ecce Homo, but after this due to illness he couldnt paint anymore. In 1900 he died at the Sanatorium in Endenich. His funeral in Budapest is still considered to be the biggest and most ceremonial for any Hungarian artist.

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Should I go back to school now, or wait until my toddler's older?
My son's 2. I'd like to begin my undergraduate degree, but wonder if I should wait until I've had another child and they're both old enough to go to school. Or should I get started on it now and delay having our next baby? The course will be demanding and runs for at least three years. It would be easier to manage with one child. But I don't know if a five- or six-year age gap between children is what we want, either. I'm 30, so it's not as simple as saying 'you can do it when you're older.' Please help.
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I started taking online courses after my daughter went to sleep when she was about 6 months old. I don't think I could take "normal" classes with a pre-schooler, but if you're up for the discipline of online classes they're worth a try :)posted 02/22/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
CM, my son is 13 months and just 2 months ago, I went back to school to finish the degree I started long ago. This is in addition to my full time job. I will not tell you it has been easy, and I am just getting started. But I can tell you what MY logic was when I made the decision to return to school. I know my husband is home help our child with his development when I am not. Although I hate to miss out on it, I would hate to miss out on things when he was school-aged even more. I do not want my child to get older & his only memory of me be "I never saw my mom growing up". I may be missing out on important years now, but at least I will be able to attend all his hockey games when he is older. Also, we want to have another baby next year and so the way we are planning it is for me to get most of the difficult courses out of the way as early as possible. Then when the baby comes, I should hopefully only have another semester or two with an easy course load (relatively). I say - go for it. The longer you put it of, the less likely you will return. But above all, you MUST have a strong support system. There is no way in hell I could do this without my wonderful husband. I am hoping that finishing my degree will teach my son that education is important vs. just telling him it is.posted 02/22/2005 by indig0m0m
Make sure your marriage can take it. Your hubby is going to have to sacrifice a lot too. The decision must be mutual.posted 02/22/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Look at it this way--you will never be younger, you will never have more time, and tuition, fees, and books will never be cheaper. Plus, college daycare (especially if the campus has an early childhood program) is usually outstanding and lower priced. You will NEVER regret the education you receive, and it will set such a good example for your children. By the way, I am a high school teacher who tries to tell all of my students this same thing.posted 02/22/2005 by mrsjkoster
I am currently attending school online, work full time and have a wonderful 16 month old son and a fabulous husband. This will be my second bachelors and I couldn't be more excited. I love learning and I hope that by leading by example, my son will also love learning. I still make plenty of time for my son (and he loves his day-care). If I didn't work, he would not be as comfortable in social situations. He loves going to "school" and everyday amazes me with something new that he has learned. Bottom line, go for it. As others have said, it is important to do things for you too. If you spend all of your time focused on your child, you will lose who you are and they will think the world revolves around them. I've seen it happen to the most well intentioned parents. It is ok to want something for yourself.posted 02/22/2005 by princessnole93
You can do it and you need to. We were all born with a gift to share with the world and you just won't feel whole until you satisfy that. My kids are 12,10 & 14 mo. I have almost completed my Doula training and will be starting Midwifery training next year. Going back to school to fulfil your purpose in life will allow you to teach your children to be true to themselves. Besides, if you wait for this and wait for that, we all know you never will do it. Be true to yourself and good luck !!!!!posted 02/22/2005 by SB&K'SMOM
To the mom who is considering going back to school - I am in the process of completing my B.A. in political science, and I want to encourage you to GO FOR IT. I started my degree 15 years ago but couldn't finish due to financial and family problems. I returned last year with two little ones at home - ages 6 months and 2 1/2. Looking back over the last year I can tell you that it is so personally satisfying. It makes me a better person (more understanding and flexible), and a better parent (more appreciative and excited). Being in school with two small children has afforded me the best of both worlds - I'm home with the kids for much of the week and in school about 15 hours. Unlike a part-time job, school gives me the flexibility of schedule so that I never miss a ballet class, or Gymboree, and am around for every flu and preschool function. On the down side, we do pay alot for babysitting so I can do my work, and dinners aren't always eleborate anymore. This is your canvas, so paint it however you wish. According to my university, I only have one year left. However, I am choosing to do it over two years so I can be around alot while the kids are so little. And if it takes 2 1/2 years, big deal. I've waited this long anyway! If my story hasn't moved you, then I will share one that has inspired me: last semester I had an incredible ethics professor. She was excited, engaged, and bright. At the end of the term, she told me that she, too, had started her B.A. when her kids were very young. The youngest of her 3 kids was still nursing at the time. It took her 13 YEARS to finish her B.A. - she took only one class per semester - but finish she did. Now she is a Ph.D., influencing many eager young minds, and indellibly impressed upon my mind. You, too, can do it, sister.posted 02/22/2005 by WundaWoman
wow alot of people are real upset w/anonymos who thinks that you should only have children if one of the parents stays at home with them. Here is my point of view. I have been a stay at home mom and in-home childcare provider for the past 10+years. Some people are wonderful parents and the best thing that they do for those children may be for them to work outdside of the home. It takes a special person to do the day in and outs of being with children all day. You have very little adult contact and if you stay at home and cannot financially be comfortable or you need the adult contact, you may be stressed and in some cases resentful of thechild/situation. Please don't be so judgemental. You have no idea what anyone else's situation is. You never know my husband could lose his job tomorrow and I would have to go back to work outside of the home as well as him to make ends meet. So then we would be what bad parents. Please! God did not intend for all of us to judge one another. I think he wants us to help each other. NOW-Why I read this and my response: I know exactly how you feel. I want to continue my college education as well. I have four children 10,8,6, 19months old. As you read I have been at home ever since my first was born. I started my in-home daycare when my youngest was almost 3 and starting prechool 2 mornings a week. I suppose at that time I could have gone back to school but had no one to help w/childcare at that time. I am still in the same boat, I would love to go back now but cannot afford daycare and my older children are in activities 3 days afterschool. My ideal resolution is for us parents to start reaching out to the other parents we know and see if we can start a coop. No one would exchange money just time. Maybe 2-4 families could swap. A friend of mine back home has 2 neighbors who swap babysitting with her every week. One time a week she watches the others children and the person who is dropping off the kids brings the main dish for dinner or a snack for all of the kids. She said it doesn't have to be fancy even mac-n-cheese or pizza. It works great and no one needs to have extra $$$ for it. The reason why I don't do this is because we moved to a new area and I don't know the people very well yet. I am working on starting my own coop though, hopefully by this fall it will be running. So please hang in there. Just have faith. And remember to hug your kids tonight parents they do grow up fast. Good luck with going back to school.posted 02/22/2005 by warmour
HI, I just wanted to say that I am currently studying for my Accounting degree and even though there are trying times with my 16 month old daughter, I want to show her how important school is. Her father has his degree and I think it is important for me to have one too. I want her to be proud of me. If you feel the urge to go back to school, definitely do it, but keep in mind that there will be issues to deal with and sometimes no support when you need it. All I can say is best of luck in your decision and that it is a very hard choice to make. And don't let people persuade you into thinking you are a bad parent, you are a better parent for teaching your child what is important and that will take them further in life.posted 02/22/2005 by Kiya's Mum
To Anonymous on 2/21, you can go pound sand. Who do you think you are to be giving advice like if both parents have to work, don't have kids? I'd hate to think that the world's reproduction would be left up to people like you and your limited mindset. I can just imagine the type of child you are raising. I only hope they don't end up in a classroom next to my child. He might impose on my son that it's okay to be hypocritical and discriminatory. On the actual reason for my posting, I just wanted to say that I am in the process of completing my BA that I initially started 10 years ago. For several years now I have been short by 5 classes for my BA because I ran out of money. Now that I am married and have a family, I have the support network I need to feel confident that I can be a wife, mother, full-time employee AND student. I am enjoying, no loving, every minute of my school. It's kind of like it's my "me" time. I don't feel that my 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 sons are suffering in any way. They are getting to spend more quality time with their father and he gets the opportunity to see and do all the stuff I normally do that he takes for granted. I also think that since my oldest son will soon be starting school, that I am providing a good example for him. He sees Mommy going to school and now all he talks about is when he can go to school also. How can I expect my child to put forth the effort in school when I didn't do it myself? Go for it. Don't wait because you don't know what the future may hold. If you can do the school now, do it. It'll provide you with personal satifaction and make you a better mother to your child.posted 02/22/2005 by Chloefelts
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THE FIREMAN "Electric Arguments" 3 stars
As Paul McCartney is at pains to remind the world, it was he - and not his foil John Lennon - who brought the experimental flair to the Beatles psychedelic period, with his fondness for tape loops and collage-style arranging.
The former Beatles bassist recently revived talk that he will release "Carnival of Light," a 14-minute experimental jam the band recorded during its acid-gobbling phase. The track was played at an electronic music festival in 1967, then buried in the archives.
Yet McCartney's embrace of the avant-garde has rarely manifested itself in his "official" post-Beatles solo albums. Instead, he indulges his inner Stockhausen on a side project dubbed the Fireman with Martin Glover, aka Youth, a former member of Killing Joke and the Orb and a producer who has worked with U2 and the Verve.
The first two Fireman albums ("Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest" in 1993 and "Rushes" in 1998) emerged with little fanfare. They presented McCartney as a largely anonymous studio urchin creating wordless electronic soundscapes for the chill-out phase of a long night at the dance clubs.
The duo's third collaboration, "Electric Arguments" (One Little Indian/ATO), places a greater emphasis on songcraft and introduces vocals to the mix. It's an accomplished combination of melody and experimental mirth notably lacking in the sentimentality and puppyeyed cuteness that mar some of McCartney's more mainstream efforts. In other words, it's one of the better McCartney albums, even if his name appears only in small type on the inner sleeve.
McCartney and Youth worked quickly: 13 days, 13 songs - not that "Electric Arguments" sounds rushed or unfinished. Most of the tracks blend a small army of instruments - guitars, drums, flutes, tubular bells, mandolin - and studio tomfoolery into arrangements that wouldn't have sounded out of place on the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" or the B-side of a "Revolver" single. McCartney rarely sings in his normal range; instead, he adopts a variety of personas: growling blues patriarch, mischievous elf, Bono.
He sounds free to be anyone but himself, and that opens up all sorts of possibilities in the music.
"Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight" opens the album in much the same way that McCartney's fine 2007 album, "Memory Almost Full," ended: with a blast of "Helter Skelter" blues-metal, topped off by the sound of the singer audibly inhaling and then barking like a dog.
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The Phillies' Joe Blanton, who sounds as though he spent the entire offseason on the trading block, has reported to Clearwater with the rest of the pitchers and catchers.
The funny thing is, he almost didn't make it.
ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted Sunday night the Pittsburgh Pirates weren't the only team interested in beleaguered tattoo enthusiast A.J. Burnett. Prior to the Yankees closing the deal with the Pirates to send Burnett and just under two-thirds of his remaining salary to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers and a bag of baseballs, it is alleged that the Phillies nearly made a play to acquire the now-former Yankee's services.
We knew the Yankees were interested in Abreu. And we knew the Phillies were interested in swapping Blanton for Burnett. But did both things nearly happen in concert?
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Buster Olney What the Phillies tried to do last week, sources said today, was trade Joe Blanton for Bobby Abreu, then flip Abreu for Burnett.
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Buster Olney The Phillies' hope was that Burnett for two years would've provided at least a bit of a safety net in the event Hamels walks away as a FA.
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That's right, the Phillies nearly traded Blanton to Anaheim for former Phillie (and former Yankee) Bobby Abreu, who would have been promptly sent to New York in exchange for Burnett. Granted, it would have made sense for the Yankees, who would have both unloaded Burnett and got the designated hitter they've been shopping for, but would it really have made sense for the Phillies?
Though Olney does great work, it's tough to believe the Phillies front office could view Burnett as any kind of safety net for a potential Cole Hamels departure. Honestly, over the past two seasons, Hamels has averaged a 2.93 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. On top of that, he was one of only three starting pitchers in the Majors to a post a sub-1.000 WHIP in 2011. The 35-year-old Burnett, on the other hand, well...he hasn't posted an ERA under 5.15 in the past two seasons. Really, the guy gave up five earned in six innings in Game 4 of the ALDS against Detroit and they nearly threw him a parade in the Canyon of Heroes.
We're not arguing Olney is wrong, we're just hoping the Phillies brass wouldn't have actually seen this as, again, "a bit of a safety net."
All that said, if you remove Hamels from the equation and look only at Blanton, it's not all that crazy. Rather than paying Joe Blanton $8.5 million in 2012, the Phils could have opted to pay Burnett $13 million (total) over 2012 and 2013, assuming they would have gotten the same price break as the Pirates. Coming off a milieu of injuries in 2011 and 4.82 ERA in 2010, Blanton is far from a sure thing in his own right.
As for the Yankees, indications were last week that they would be using the cash freed up from the Burnett trade with the Pirates to re-sign Eric Chavez and close a deal with another former Phillie -- Raul Ibanez. That deal, according to the Associated Press, was to be valued around $1 million ($11 less than the 39-year-old left fielder made last season). If such a plan is still in place, Ibanez would presumably DH for the Yankees in 2012.
Sure, the deal is dead now, but how would you have reacted to the Amaro & Co. dealing for A.J. Burnett (or to the mere mention of Bobby Abreu back under contract in Philly)?
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During Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster [1], emergency workers were often unable to get close to the site due to high levels of radiation. In order to combat this challenge in the future, the Toshiba Corporation has developed a tetrapod robot [2]that is able to carry out investigative and recovery work in locations that are be too risky for people to enter, such as volcanic regions, major disaster zones or a nuclear accident sites [3].
The four-legged remote-controlled robot is equipped with a camera and dosimeter [2]and is able to investigate sites such as a damaged nuclear power plants. The robot's legs have been designed with multiple joints so that it is able to walk on uneven surfaces, avoid obstacles and climb stairs. All of this is controlled by a dedicated movement algorithm that allows the robots to enter areas that would be inaccessible to wheel-based robots or crawlers.
The robot, which weighs 65kg and is just over 3m in length [2], also comes with a folding arm that can release a companion smaller robot with a second mounted camera. This mini-bot can be launched from the main robot and positioned to take images of narrow places that may be too small for the main robot to enter. It is connected to the main robot by a cable. Unfortunately, the system's battery only lasts for 2 hours, but it's doubtless that Toshiba is working on a more powerful model.
In a statement [2] describing their robotic rescue craft, Toshiba said that they would "continue research and development on capabilities and operation of the robot so as to enable it to position and install shielding, stop flows of water and remove obstacles." Here's hoping that the world will not need this rescue bot for a long while.
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A Cool Way to Consider the Environment
Phil Kinnane | June 20, 2012
According to a study done by Brunel University in the United Kingdom, the food sector is among the top five energy-consuming industries. The transportation of food, including keeping it refrigerated, is one of the larger contributing factors to this energy-consumption and subsequent greenhouse gas emissions.
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One of the interesting stories from this year's COMSOL News is the article concerning Johnson Screens®. They manufacture steel screens to block debris in water for pipes and valves. Their challenge is to design water intake screens with openings large enough for an unimpeded flow of water, but small enough to block enough debris depending on a specific application. This means that each screen must be custom-designed taking into account the characteristics of the debris and the depth at which […]
Phil Kinnane | May 30, 2012
COMSOL News is now available in print and electronically, and you can request your copy of the multiphysics simulation magazine here. One of the great stories concerns a process engineer at Ruukki Metals in Finland, Mika Judin, who not only uses COMSOL to model and optimize his process, but lets the operators use the simulation too.
Phil Kinnane | April 26, 2012
We've just got another finished article and layout back for COMSOL News and it looks as great as the others, but for different reasons. We usually ask a couple of our partners to write an article for COMSOL News to provide users with some more technical background to modeling. AltaSim Technologies, who are certified consultants and even run courses in COMSOL, have written an article about surface plasmon resonance.
Phil Kinnane | June 13, 2012
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Phil Kinnane | April 17, 2012
The COMSOL News production continues and we're almost done with sending all the User Stories to layout. We've also started to get some coming back, and they're beginning to look great. One of them uses the new Particle Tracing Module that I blogged about recently, giving you a glimpse of what's coming for the next release of COMSOL Multiphysics.


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February 17, 2012 at 15:33 PM EST
Renter Nation
Housing hounds will likely snarl at my take of the latest Housing Starts data, but the truth must be told. While housing starts gained ground in January, that ground was overwhelmingly taken through the construction of multi-family projects upon it. If the investment community thinks a renter nation is a healthy nation, well then it has been misled.
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A Renter Nation
Housing Starts, reported Thursday for the month of January, gained by 1.5% over December and ranked 9.9% above January 2011. However, single-family housing starts, which are typically seen as the key measure of housing health, actually fell 1.0% against December. The growth highlighted by the headlines was all found in multi-family units of 5 or more, where construction increased by 14.4%. A shift towards a renter nation is not indicative of a healthy atmosphere by most means. There's just one driver we view healthy for multi-family growth, and that's driven by demographics. Our aging nation is aiding the growth of the senior housing industry, as seen in the long-term chart of the Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH).
Still, we suggest that it is precisely the shift in the economic situation of a great many Americans and the shift in the lending environment, which has severely damaged the prospects of home ownership in America. Some of that change is of course for good reason, with no more liar loans issued and "no credit, no problem" guarantees made any longer. Higher scrutiny and regulation of the industry was of course a necessity after the alleged negligence (by several Congressmen at minimum) of the rating agencies. Standard & Poor's (NYSE: MHP) and Moody's (NYSE: MCO) regularly rated mortgage backed securities investment grade, due to the diversification provided by investment pools. Unfortunately, they missed the possibility of broad real estate value decline across the nation and also did not account for the bubble blowing, greed driven business that was happening at some financial institutions in the qualification of borrowers.
Bill Clinton's revival of the American dream of home ownership has hit a serious snag today. Indeed, home ownership is on the decline after peaking in 2004 at 69.2%. It's been falling over recent years, due to the financial crisis & resultant foreclosures, economic recession & resultant unemployment and the changed financing environment around real estate. In the fourth quarter of 2011, home ownership was measured at 66.0%, and that was down from Q3's 66.3%.
Given the latest trend reported in the Housing Starts data over recent months, it appears home ownership will deteriorate further. While the popular press was touting it, and the stock market was celebrating Housing Start growth of 1.5% in January, we were pointing out the 1.0% decline in single-family property starts. While single-family activity is up 16.2% against the low bar set in January of 2011, single-family construction permits are up only 6.2% against the prior year. On the contrary, permits filed for multi-family units are up 61% against the prior year period. Take heed my fellow citizens, because the American dream is at stake.
In the zero sum game where many are suffering, some are getting richer. While the shares of residential real estate REITs had their issues through the crisis, and have traded choppy over the last six months, the last year's trading has most of the largest players clear in the green. Market Cap leaders Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) (+11.6%), AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) (+18.3%), American Capital Agency (Nasdaq: AGNC) (+24%), UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) (+10.9%) and Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS) (+27%) are all sharply higher over the trailing twelve month period, adjusted for dividends and splits. The same goes for homebuilders over recent months, though we take issue there. The apartment managers should continue to benefit from America's shift towards a renter nation. Though, given the ongoing economic issues plaguing our country, we wonder how many of those new renters are up-to-date on their rent. That said, net-net, gains still favors rental property managers.
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a fleet spawning mod with new units and a brand new hero unit with a new class, "Mercenary" mercenaries are loyal to no one faction and can be hired for the right price. every ship spawns a fleet from hyperspace and every faction has a SSD fully capable of destroying capital ships
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Western Tomah Campus to hold community forum
Published on Friday, March 14, 2008
Western Technical College will be hosting a community forum on Wednesday, March 19, from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the new downtown campus in Tomah. The forum is an opportunity for the college to give an update on new developments and to receive input on the ongoing needs of the local communities and businesses.
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Bhutan: Fortress of the Gods
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Mamata Banerjee Meets Bhutan King, Discusses Medical Tourism
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 6, 2015
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- who is on a four-day visit to Bhutan - today met King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and discussed various ways of mutual collaboration including medical tourism.
Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday October 10, 2014
Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck along with his wife Jetsun Pema yesterday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and attended the famous Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh ghat, an official said in Varanasi.
PM Modi Thanks Guardian Deities, Kings for Successful Bhutan Visit
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 17, 2014
Happy over his successful Bhutan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the "blessings of our guardian deities, leadership of our Kings, good fortune of our people" for it.
In Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vows to Nurture 'B2B' Ties
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 15, 2014
Making Bhutan his first foreign visit as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today vowed to nurture bilateral relations which he described as "B2B" (Bharat to Bhutan) as he held talks with the Bhutanese King and the Premier, discussing an entire gamut of ties.
Bhutan's love affair with India continues
India News | NDTV Correspondent | Sunday October 23, 2011
The royal couple of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk and his wife Queen Jetsun Pema, have landed in New Delhi on a nine-day state visit which includes a honeymoon in Rajasthan.
Bhutan's newly-wed royal couple heading to India
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 21, 2011
Days after their royal wedding, Bhutan's king and queen will come to India next week on a nine-day state visit that will pack in diplomacy as well as a honeymoon trip to Rajasthan.
Bhutan royal couple given ceremonial reception; Rahul Gandhi attends
World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 15, 2011
Two days after their fairy tale wedding, King Jigme Khesar Nagyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema were today accorded a ceremonial reception by the Royal Bhutan Army on their first visit post-marriage to the seat of government here, an event where Rahul Gandhi was the only guest.
Bhutan's newly-wed royal couple 'walks' to capital
World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 15, 2011
Bhutan's newly married Royal Couple waded through a sea of people during their 13-hour journey today from the ancient city of Punakha to capital Thimphu, covering most of the 71 km distance by foot, as thousands lined up along the road to give them a rousing reception.
Royal wedding: Bhutan king weds Jetsun Pema
World News | Associated Press | Thursday October 13, 2011
The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride on Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.
Now, a royal wedding set to take place in Bhutan
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 21, 2011
The 31-year-old king of Bhutan, an Oxford-educated bachelor crowned in the remote Himalayan country in 2008, set up another royal wedding on Friday by announcing his engagement.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who helped usher in democracy in the Buddhist nation, revealed his intention to marry 20-year-old student Jetsun Pema during an address to pa...
King of Bhutan to meet PM, President
India News | NDTV Correspondent & Agencies | Tuesday December 22, 2009
The Bhutanese King Jigme Wangchuck arrived in Delhi today on his first official visit to India. He will hold talks with President Patil and Prime Minister Singh on a wide range of bilateral and international issues.
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Former British GP winner undergoes nine-hour operation to insert metal plate in fractured vertebra
It's reported he was hit by a car and has suffered a fractured vertebra. The New Zealander had to undergo a nine-hour operation to put a metal plate in. At the moment it appears that Crafar can move his legs, his wife is with him and he has already returned to Barcelona.
Forty year-old Simon Crafar was born at Waiouru in New Zealand. He was one of the stars of World Superbike during the '90s, taking part in 123 races. His best season was 1997 (photo) when he finished fifth overall on a Kawasaki. Crafar had one pole position and seven podiums to his name (twice second, five times third), but never actually won a World Superbike race. He went very close in race 2 at Sentul (Indonesia), but was taken out on the last lap by John Kocinski, who won the title that year.
Crafar is also remembered as the man who won the 1998 British GP at Donington on the Dunlop-shod Yamaha-Red Bull 500 run by Peter Clifford, finishing 11 seconds ahead of Mick Doohan. He has also worked as an Ohlins suspension technician and was currently in charge of the Redbullromaniacs hard endure team.
Hope you are on the mend M8 , there are still 1000`s of arai Crafar replica helmet here in the UK . Praying you are OK .Marc Holloway in London
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The 'Splendid Table' duo is back with another splendid cookbook
One of the very best things I ever ate was an appetizer made by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. She cracked open a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano and drizzled it with a syrup-thick balsamic vinegar. That's it. Creamy and sharp, sweet and salty, the shards of cheese and vinegar startled my senses awake. It was exactly what I wanted at that moment. It was perfect.
The spanking-new cookbook that she and Sally Swift have written, The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends: New Recipes, Stories & Opinions (Clarkson Potter, $35), is like that deceptively simple dish.
Its 110-plus recipes have interesting and complex flavors. The authors enrich the recipes with a common-sense understanding of how people want to cook and eat. They have a modest goal to reacquaint us with the pleasures of cooking. Swift and Kasper give us a set of recipes that cause one to pause the busyness of life for a few hours of cooking and many hours of lingering at table.
"What sets this book apart," Kasper says, "is that we emphasize taking pleasure in the doing and not just the end product. Cooking totally engages you; it cuts you off from the pressures of life. This is not about "it's got to be right and it's got to be perfect."
Open to the end papers and you find A.J. Liebling's direction to wanna-be food writers: "The primary requisite for writing about food is a good appetite." These girls must have had a mighty hunger because the book is chockablock with excellent recipes, culinary know-how, and charm. The recipes work because of the level of detail regarding ingredients, techniques, and instruction. The know-how comes from their years of experience in cooking and from listening to people talk about food on their popular American Public Radio show The Splendid Table, of which Kasper is host and Swift producer. The charm is about their energy and obvious pleasure in working together. (This podcast captures the fun.)
The book is organized in the regular way, by both type of dish (such as soups, casseroles, and vegetarian) and main ingredient (poultry, fish, and lamb, for example). Do not be deceived. Within each section is a world of flavors and foods. Take casseroles. Not a can of mushroom soup to be found. The entries bring the flavors of the American supper, Renaissance Ferrara, ancient Greece, and the oceans and kitchens of Vietnam to the weekend meal.
Renaissance Lasagne from the court kitchens of Bologna is the dish that brought the two together. Kasper, whose previous book, The Splendid Table, won both the James Beard Cookbook of the Year and the Julia Child Book of the Year awards, included the recipe. The food tasted sublime, but to include a lasagne that has no tomato, that is light, elegant, and, well, different, in a book meant for American kitchens? The lasagne dish prompted Swift to call with a proposal for a radio show about all things food. (Here's a link to the recipe, by the way.)
Don't be put off by the recipes' length. While this is no "a feast in three ingredients" book, the recipes are clearly written, and the times for prep and cooking are specific and replete with small adjustments for the real-life batterie-de-cuisine of our kitchens. For instance, the authors instruct on how to buy pancetta: "Look for a piece with equal amounts of fat to lean, and try to buy the pancetta in one big piece, which makes it easier to mince; freezing before chopping helps as well." And why mince instead of a rough chop? "Mincing the meats by hand makes for better browning and gives a silkier texture to the sauce."
One dish grows to an entire meal with suggestions for salads and side dishes from other sections of the book. For the lasagne they choose "An Unusual Italian Salad," with a 350-year-old heritage but a taste like today.
Finally, the cook is given "Italian Grammar Lesson 101: Lasagne is spelled with an e, not an a." You just know this has been a private pet peeve (that simple point commands a single page all to itself). Like two good friends sitting in the kitchen with you, sipping wine and chatting about the food, they couldn't hold back another moment.
But start the book at the beginning, before the recipes. The section "Menus, Backstories and Game Plans" is a compendium of menus, Mexican, Vietnamese, Italian, Indian, and Chinese, along with a trifecta of winter feasts. Sort of a primer for the cooks--both Swift and Kasper strongly recommend bringing the people hanging around the house on the weekend into the kitchen with you--this section is a guide to "Pulling It Off," with instructions for what to do two days and one day out and the day of. Adding to the experience is a description of how the meal is eaten, including time of day, serving style, and typical accompaniments.
One intriguing feature is the list of pantry and kitchen items for each menu. The shopping lists provide easy-to-obtain ingredients, but if you want to shop at an ethnic market, a set of tips adds to the fun. Another section, "Building the Library," lists the essential books for each cuisine. Modestly but erroneously, Kasper omits her own award-winner from the Italian bookstand.
"A Chinese Celebration" is particularly interesting. Chinese food is too often thought of as carryout only, certainly not available for home cooking. The depth of flavor and mix of texture in Chinese cooking is brought to life with these recipes and techniques.
Lynne Rossetto Kasper is a firm believer that cookbooks make for good bedtime reading, and she and Swift have produced a page-turner. Scattered like tiny jewels among the recipes are yarns about a bottle of vinegar and a billionaire, chatty "Cook to Cook" tips, and witty observations by notable eaters. They promise opinions in their title, and they fulfill. Buy a colander big enough to rinse a baby in. Bacon is worthy of falling off the vegetarian wagon. The secret to cooking? Read the recipe.
Wine pairings by Michael Franz accompany each recipe. Franz is the editor of Wine Review Online and a wine writer, educator, and consultant. He is also chair of the political science department at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. Pictures are lush and mouth-watering, as Clarkson Potter's always are, but the real standout is the graphic design by Wayne Wolf of Blue Cup Creative. His mastery of fonts and typography adds to the fun.
The book is widely available. To purchase an autographed copy for under someone's Christmas tree, Kasper will be signing books on Saturday, December 17, at Alexis Bailly Vineyard (18200 Kirby Ave., Hastings; 651.437.1413).
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Everybody's favorite magical multiplayer massacre is taking on an all-new adventure in Magicka: The Stars are Left.
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Re: Why does no one post here anymore?
-no more MH on playstaion for the forseeable future
-the new format of this place SUCKS... and not in the 'i dont like change' way, in the 'weve had this for 6+ months and it still sucks' kind way.
-we are not allowed to talk about any other MH games beyond PSP here.
-there are like 5 hardcore MH fans on this forum. we all know each other now and talk elsewhere (though i havet said whats up in whil, so ill say it here. whats up guys?)
thats why i see this place as dead. ill still check in every so often. and im still palying MHP3 10 months after release!
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Re: Why does no one post here anymore?
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This is just wrong. I feel betrayed by Capcom.
we all do. they said they had an early meeting and they'd call but they never do.... And to think i made them waffles!
READ MA BLOG YO "http://tevilblog.blogspot.com/"
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Re: Why does no one post here anymore?
well man i still skulk the forum now and again, but since i have not moved on to mhp3, (no cfw, no japanese so no point for me) and i am still hammerring away at unite i dont have anything to say that anyone wants to hear... so eh i dont really post...
that and the new forums are not so hot...
aside from that im pushing the K mark in hours on unite and still have no desire to put unite down...
as for capcoms treatment of the western fans... eh what are you going to do? most western gamers are lazy slack asses, they dont like mh because (adopting whining voice) "its tooooooooo haaaaard".... you know what im saying if it isnt fifa or cod the west doesnt want to know...
Re: Why does no one post here anymore?
I try to lurk every now and then, but like it was stated before, we are not allowed to talk about any other consoles or games on them. Remember when MH3 came out and people were being banned for so much as mentioning the W word?
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The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the state has mailed out about 200 checks to commence the inadequate and uninspired compensation plan for victims of the state's 45-year-long eugenics program.
Elaine Riddick got a call this week that had been more than 40 years in the making.
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"I have been fighting this for over 40 years," said Riddick, who is now 60 years old.
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MANILA, Dec. 16 — The official death toll from super typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) has already reached 1020 people as the number of missing also rose to 844, a government agency announced on Sunday.
The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said a regional response coordination center was built in Davao city for searching more survivors and bodies. The Philippine Navy and the Coast Guard have also mobilized sea and aircraft to assist the rescue operation.
Typhoon Bopha, believed to be the most severe typhoon in the Philippines over the past two decades, made its landfall in Baganga of Davao Oriental on Dec. 4. The typhoon brought strong winds and flooding, heavily affecting Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces in southern Philippines' Mindanao region.
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Ok ... well this is my first mapping project and I have decided to tackle Coppernight Hold from Dungeon Delve.
Comments and criticism are welcome if not asked for.
Ok ... well this is my first mapping project and I have decided to tackle Coppernight Hold from Dungeon Delve.
Comments and criticism are welcome if not asked for.
The first thing I decided to make on the map is the rubble which should cover the edges of the map to the east and to the south and also some other parts so that means basically a lot of rubble.
For me the rubble should consist of pillars, rocks , wood and a broken tool or two.I made the pillars and I'm happy enough with but about the rocks I'm still playing around. Sometimes they look like dirt and sometimes like circular pillars.Oh well.
P.S. If anybody notices, the grid is not in black but in a shade of brown because I think that will go better with the dirt background.
Hard to comment yet but I'll watch this develop and try to help out if I can. I could probably Google it but do you have something that tells about Coppernight Hold/Dungeon Delve? I've never heard of it.
Dungeon Delve is a supplement for D&D 4e.It contains thirty mini-adventures for one night play each.So basically instead of trying to map a whole adventure I decided to try to map three encounter areas.The one I am doing the mini-adventure for level one.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.a.../9780786951390This is a link to wizards product catalog where they say some more things about it if you are interested.
P.S. I hope hope I've inserted the link correctly.
This is what I have came up with after a morning(for me a morning) of searching and expirementing with gimp. This biggest problem a had was to make some of the rocks seem at a higher elevation than the rest so I used bump map on them.Well I'm not that happy with it so if you have any other ideas please tell me.
P.S.I don't care if I have to draw again all of the rocks cause it was quite an easy procedure.Also I think I have to read the gimp manual's entry on bump map.
I think you would find a little shadow around the rocks would set them into elevations. To made that is quite easy. Get a single rock onto a white background then contrast enhance so that it becomes an all black rock on a white background then blur that a little so it fades down. Then put the grey rock back on top. It will be a grey rock with a little dark halo around it for shadow. I believe you can do that on a transparent background instead and then you can use it as a brush. I'm not a Gimpy kinda guy tho
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Cool beans man, the delve looks fun enough from what I've read in the supplement. Looking to see what you pull off. Seeing as we both started at around the same time and are both using GIMP 2.6 maybe I can throw some ideas off you if you ever have the time.
Edit: Plus I know how crappy those dungeon tile maps look I can see why you would want to do this as a project. haha
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If you don't mind me asking are you doing an interpretation of their map or a relatively accurate replica?
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quillius, on 09 October 2012 - 04:03 PM, said:
apologies for not responding to posts a few days back, I feel any response now is 'out of date' to an extent.
I would finish my participation to say at least Chrlz has provided an argument against the analysis itself, I for one do not have the time let alone the ability to scrutinise Chrlz analysis, but hope someone with a greater knowledge does so.
I can understand why McG makes the comments he does regarding trust, in the same way a majority of skeptics did not accept the analysis of a random internet poster (mainly due to the tone being in favour of true UFO), likewise many here do not wish to take the word of another random internet poster (Chrlz, with all due respect) whos tone/outcome favours a more mundane possibilty to the object.
Overall I agree there is probably little more to be said on this photo and its down to us all to think as we will......
Excellent post!...Once again , showing yourself to be 'the voice of reason' Quillius!
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5 Million Served!
Well, we hit a major milestone this evening when the Strata-Sphere hosted its 5 millionth visitor. I humbly thank all you great and kind folks who stop by and partake in my rants and raves each day. And I also want to thank those who have donated to the site this month, it came at a very critical time for us. And what a great time in history to celebrate this milestone, now just over one week away from what could be a once in a century election! Thanks for sharing this moment in history with us.


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While China's growing economy has created new opportunities for many, the widening gap between rich and poor has created new social and economic challenges, specifically for vulnerable people in rural areas and migrant youth in urban areas. Access to stable livelihoods and adequate services remains a serious challenge.
Addressing social disparities is now a high priority. China is prone to disasters and has frequent earthquakes, landslides, droughts, and floods. The impacts of climate change are increasing the severity of these hazards. Chinese civil society has the desire to create improved social services, but lacks capacity to meet the needs of the population.
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I interviewed them for a half-hour, and then they interviewed me for an hour. And I think they asked the tougher questions.
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China: Several Thousand Good Neighbors
To step inside the walls of the Qinjianrenjia displacement camp boggles the mind. To spend time among camp's residents warms the heart.
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China: Finding Hope on the Side of the Road
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China: Dandelion Seeds
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China: Nourishing Roots
Thousands of China's urban youth are left without schooling because they are the children of migrant workers. Legally, these children are not allowed to go to school because their registration, or hukou, is in their home village instead of their adopted city.


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