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Knights of the Old Republic: Kindred Souls Book 1
Author of Scifi
Post TSL: The Exile finds clues during her search
Remember to sight edit and polish because the flow could be smoother. One thing, 'influence' is something connected to the game; not actually to real life. So instead of saying she had gained influence, which made him finally talk about his past, it is more that having come to know her attitudes, he hoped she would not reject his presence because of it.
I liked your comment that astromech droids are designed to use the tonal keys intentionally to keep people from understanding them, but as I pointed out in my own Return From Exile, and the movies where you have long contact with a droid in the movies, you get enough of the message without the audience having to actual speak the droid's language.
Technical note, Shipboard designations: While on the ship's diagram the cabins are east and west, the directions don't really mean anything on a space craft because they are determined on a planet by a compass. If you landed with the cockpit facing west, they would be north and south. Read the article I wrote )Lucasforums> Knights of the Old Republic> Coruscant Entertainment Center>The Resource Center>Ship nomenclature, or; It's not a door, it's a hatch blast it!) because to act efficiently on a ship, you have to know where to go at any moment, and designations for locations are precise compared to those used on land.
The piece was interesting, and I honestly wish I could read beyond chapter 2.
Knights of the Old Republic: Kindred Souls Book 2
Author of Scifi
Continuation of the previous work: Ajunta, son of Kreia struggles with his feeling, and the manifestation of his mother as well
I understand why you told others to read the first work! Having not gotten past chapter two, I was immediately at sea. However the idea that Kreia is just hanging around because of her son is a bit confusing to me.
TSL aboard Ebon Hawk after Peragus: A simple chat in the cockpit sets them up nicely
The piece was well written, the scenes clear and crisp. I thought it interesting that you used an idea no one has yet; that the reason Atton was on Peragus was because he was hunting her. The dialogue is snappy, and I can picture them literally battling it out in a verbal slugfest.
Pick of the Week
Lith Sords
Pre Mandalorian Wars: Why didn't they make the connection?
The piece is funny with Revan, the Exile (Tyla) and another girl deciding to run off to have fun. The only confusing point was how did the Sith set up a bar on Coruscant without the entire Jedi Order even noticing? It was especially fun when instead of just killing the girls, they ended up as go-go dancers in force cages.
Best of the Week
Small Baby Girl
TFU AU: Watching his daughter grow up
The piece had problems with improper word usage, exited (Leaving) instead of excited. No biggie, it just means you have to reread and edit. I do it all the time, and sometimes I forget (Bad Critic!) myself.
Actually a series of snapshots, starting at birth, and ending when she married. I agree it's an ironic twist to have her marry Anakin Solo.
White Light
Lord Darth Master
Pre Mandalorian Wars: A clean up of the planet Deralia leads to the discovery of Revan as a child
Remember to sight edit, as you used aid (assist) instead of Aide (assistant), and deter (Stop) rather than defer (Allow precedence).
Technical note, assassination attempts: In the US senate, there have been safeguards against this right back to the 19th century. So guns, blades etc would not have been passed by unless the security force itself is corrupt. If they were, it would have been easier to have one of your own suborned cops shoot him.
Technical note Local support: Assuming a standard police organization as we have in the US, why is a private in charge instead of a higher ranked officer? This would be like an FBI agent arriving to take a local crime boss in, and assigning him only a couple of uniforms instead of about a dozen under at least a sergeant. Also if you know the man is at home with a security force, whether droid or human, you are not going to send only four men. Watch the scene in Beverly Hills Cop when Foley and his pair of local cops hit the mansion to save his friend. When the police roll to assist, they sent a lot of men, including a police captain.
Technical note programming: How were the police to know what programs are being used in the droids? If you accessed the local net, all you would get is the specifics the company had used when originally sold, not what would have been installed after the fact by the user. And if you know he is using illegal programs, why hasn't he been arrested for that? For that matter, why weren't the company officials arrested for supplying the 'illegal' software?
The society you describe sounds like Columbia, where the drug lords used the old euphemism of 'Plomo or Plata'; lead or silver. If a local cop or politician won't accept bribes, they are killed, sometimes along with their entire families. So an honest politician has as much chance of getting this bill passed as a pint of Irish whiskey has of surviving a wake.
Nightmare Lust
Kali Yugah
Pre-KOTOR: The Exile give in to the one thing she hates the most
I used the same idea in both of my KOTOR works; that Malak had loved Revan, and that love had turned to hate at the end, and that Atris had loved my female exile, and hated her at the end because it wasn't returned.
I did like the idea that she was clueless until she was kissed, and betrayed when Kavar stood mute.
Meeting the Fool
TSL on Peragus: Valley girl meets TSL
I hated to correct anything, but there is one glaring problem. Consul is an adviser. So she should be looking for a console.
I used the tag above because the main character sounds like the stereotypical valley girl. Back in the 80s, I was in a store checkout line, and these two girls as happy as a box of birds were chattering, and instead of the normal 'gag me with a spoon' one came up with 'gag me with a barbeque fork', then they glared at me as if I were eavesdropping when I laughed at the line. But they were talking loud enough I think everyone within a hundred yards was hearing them, so I just laughed at the glare too.
Tora's is definitely like those girls, wondering if he's cute and cool in a serious situation.
Tales of the Dark Side
Revens Revenge
Pre-Mandalorian Wars: A dark Jedi begins his quest for power
The piece was a little to abrupt for me. His insistence on being called by his name then casually killing the boatman. I was actually surprised he didn't have a concussion bomb or depth charged dropped to kill the oyster being that gave him what he wanted.
The Attuned
Mandalorian Wars on Nar Shaddaa: A thief is caught
The piece was confusing, primarily because it needs polishing; you left out words a couple of times.
I was even more confused with the idea that the Mandalorians captured a planet and it's mines, then ran off the miners. You have to remember, when a country is taken by an aggressor, they rarely move in their own people to work the mines and till the fields unless it has been depopulated; I.E. everyone killed or fled. They usually just put someone in charge of those who didn't run away and leave it at that. As an example of when it did happen, the Mongols on three subsequent invasions of Europe and the Middle East slaughtered everyone in western Russia just to have enough grazing land for their herds. Then they depopulated ancient Poland trying to get the rest of Europe to attack them, and finally in the old Persian Empire slaughtered every educated person, leaving only the peasants.
Late at Night in the Mess Hall
Pre-KOTOR aboard Endar Spire: A late night meeting
The piece is fun because I know how the author feels. You set up to divide the scenes between them, and partway in, suddenly one has pretty much raised the Skull and Crossbones, and taken off for parts unknown dragging you along.
I reviewed No Boundaries, the companion piece to this one back in October of this year, and I can see why the author wanted to show both sides.
Alternate World
Pre-KOTOR: During the mission to capture Revan, Bastila returns instead with Starkiller from The Force Unleashed
The piece needs polishing. I did read the first chapter, but I kept getting thrown by word usage and sentence structure. The entire series of fight scenes felt contrived; like a Martial Arts movie where the hero just stands in the center of the room as every one of his enemies attacks in sequence. Also improper nomenclature. Look at the article; Lucasforums> Knights of the Old Republic> Coruscant Entertainment Center>The Resource Center>Ship nomenclature, or; It's not a door, it's a hatch blast it! To get what I am pointing out.
The idea of Starkiller being thrown through time is, I will admit, a unique one. It does have interesting possibilities.
'To argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason is as futile as to administer medicine to the dead.' Now who said that?
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LuAnn de Lesseps has just slashed the price of her Hamptons home.
Originally listed for $9,995,000 three months ago, the home is now on the market for $8,995,000, according to a March 14 report by Realty Today.
The home, which scales around 6,500-square-feet, sits on a 2.2-acre lot and is comprised of six bedrooms and seven full and one half bathrooms.
In the outdoor area, there is a tennis court, large patios, a heated gunite pool and several areas for entertainment. A separate pool house with a den is located on the property as well, as is a kitchenette, loft, full bath and a three-car garage.
De Lesseps and her former husband bought the property for about $500,000 in the mid-90s and spent approximately $1.4 million on renovations.
Of selling the property, De Lesseps recently said, "It was a place we called home for a long time and I'm sad to see it go."
De Lesseps and her husband enjoyed the property for many years, but once their kids were grown, and the two divorced, it was simply too much space to maintain, and De Lesseps, although it will always hold a place in her heart, looks forward to unloading it and starting fresh.

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Tips & Tricks from NetBeans Developers
By chhandomay on Nov 12, 2009
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Development Environment
-– whoneedsactions.com, 11/4
Blogger James Riley said since starting with NetBeans he has "never looked back." He noted that what makes NetBeans his IDE of choice "is its Ruby on Rails support – being able to carry out all your command line activities from within the IDE saves me a lot of time."
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The blogger said NetBeans is more than "just an IDE that helps you to build Java/PHP/C++ applications," and stated "there are numerous GUI applications built upon the NetBeans platform," 15 of which he highlighted in this post.
3. Glassfish, NetBeans and JSF 2.0 Test Drive –- andygibson.net, 11/2
Andy Gibson has been testing the new NetBeans 6.8 beta release and said "feature-wise it is a great product with better tooling for JSF," along with other programs but said "while the features are impressive, NetBeans still seems hindered by performance issues and some minor bugs," but said compared with other IDEs, "NetBeans is a superior product in terms of features."
4. ZK 3.6.3 with NetBeans 6.8 Beta on GlassFish V3 –- javadude.wordpress.com, 11/6
The blogger, who is using NetBeans 6.8 Beta, was curious to see whether he could get the latest ZK release to work with NetBeans 6.8 running on GlassFish, and demonstrated step-by-step just how to add ZK 3.6.3 to NetBeans to create a directory for GlassFish in this tutorial.
5. HSQLDB NetBeans –- anipossible3.blogspot.com, 11/5
The blogger gave a step-by-step instructions describing how to configure HSQLDB in NetBeans in this tutorial.
6. NetBeans Platform: Implement Perforce client – part IV –- javasign.blogspot.com, 11/2
The blogger finished up his series on the Perforce client with the NetBeans platform, to illustrate how it can be implemented as a versioning client in NetBeans. Specifically, in this tutorial he discussed how to integrate into Perforce the NetBeans IDE file manipulation operations to include add, delete, rename, move, or edit using the NetBeans VCSInterceptor class.
7. ReST Web Services on Google App Engine using NetBeans 6.7 –- armelnene.blogspot.com, 11/1
Armel Nene demonstrated how to develop a ReST based web service that works with the Google App Engine using NetBeans and Jersey API in this tutorial.
8. Install iReport Plugins in NetBeans –- ireport-tutorial.blogspot.com, 11/1
The blogger posted a screencast tutorial that demonstrates how to install the iReport plugin in NetBeans, which the blogger said "is the most popular and top-rated NetBeans plugin." He said the plugin allows the user to easily design reports in NetBeans.
9. NetBeans Platform: JNLP & static codebase –- puces-blog.blogspot.com, 10/31
Blogger Florian Brunner discussed how to deploy a JNLP NetBeans Platform application to a web server that doesn't support WAR-files in this tutorial.
10. NetBeans IDE unboxing and review -– violarocks.wordpress.com, 10/31
The blogger posted a video tutorial that shows the unboxing and installation of NetBeans 6.7.1 along with the creation of a simple Java project application in NetBeans.
11. NetBeans Refactoring – Part 1 –- significantinsignificance.wordpress.com, 10/30
The blogger published a tutorial on on refactoring in NetBeans, which he said is "a very powerful and a personal favorite NetBeans feature." He described how the refactoring capabilities available in NetBeans can allow the user to change source code easily, illustrating and explaining half of the options available in the refactor menu in this post.
12. Writing your First Boxee App -– greatboxee.com, 10/30
The blogger posted an in-depth step-by-step guide to writing a Boxee app using NetBeans as an IDE. At the end, he said his experience with NetBeans was "just OK" noting that "it had the bare minimum of refactorings, intellisense, and a test runner."


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Tom Watson's original Lessons of a Lifetime DVD set touched on many of the tips that have helped him produce one of the most successful swings in the history of professional golf.
Now the Hall of Famer has turned his focus on the mental game with the release of Lessons Of A Lifetime II
"I felt it was time to provide further instruction in areas not just about hitting the shots, but also about the mental approach of playing the game," says Watson. "One of the many great things about golf is that it can never be mastered. Sure you can have a good run of play, but sooner or later the wheels will come off. I've been experiencing the game for half a century, and I promise you I'm still learning."
Watson won 39 times on the PGA tour with an aggressive, fast-paced style. Included in that total were eight major championship titles, five of those at the British Open.
Six times he was PGA Player of the Year, five times the leading money winner. Playing mostly on the over-50 Champions Tour now, he has won 13 more times there including five senior majors.
Tom Watson Lessons of a Lifetime was released in 2010 and has become one of the best-selling golf instructional video programs of all time having sold over 70,000 DVD sets in five languages in over 40 countries.
The new lessons cover many advanced topics, including pre-shot routine, the importance of the bottom of the arc, head movement, how to benefit the most with your time on the practice tee, handling pressure, the 40 yard wedge shot, controlling trajectory on chips, chipping with a putting set up, several putting lessons and instruction for kids and seniors.
These DVD programs are available for sale TomWatson.com, Amazon – U.S., Canada, U.K., Japan and select golf and sporting goods retailers.


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On the day the World Trade Center collapsed, the sky was exceptionally clear and blue.
Born in Jaffa, Israel, in 1973, Eli Ashkenazi served in the Israeli military. He is a self-taught photographer who began taking photographs in his childhood after receiving a camera as a gift from his sister. Ashkenazi has been working as a freelance photographer based in New York. His work includes New York, Latin America and Israel. His photographs documenting September 11, 2001 are part of the permanent collections in the New York Historical Society, The Museum of the City of New York and The National September Memorial and Museum.
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The wound by Mr Ashkenazi. One of the most important documents to convey the events of 911 without words. Highly recommended for every
person that 911 played a roll in his or her life to own a book like this.
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TC TO DAVID LESTER RICHARDSON; 19 December 1837; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18371219-TC-DLR-01; CL 9:372-375.
5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, / 19th December 1837.
My dear Sir,
Your courteous Gift,1 with the Letter2 accompanying it, reached me only about a week ago, tho' dated 20th June, almost at the opposite point of the year[.] Whether there has been undue delay or not is unknown to me; but at any rate on my side there ought to be no delay.
I have read your volume—what little of it was known to me before, and the much that was not known—I can say, with true pleasure. It is written, as few volumes in these days are, with fidelity, with successful care, with insight and conviction as to matter, with clearness and graceful precision as to manner: in a word, it is the impress of a mind stored with elegant accomplishments, gifted with an eye to see, and a heart to understand;—a welcome, altogether recommendable Book. More than once I have said to myself and others, How many parlour firesides are there this winter in England, at which this Volume, could one give credible announcement of its quality, would be right pleasant company! There are very many, could one give the announcement! But no such announcement can be given; therefore the parlour firesides must even put up with——, or what other stuff Chance shoves in their way, and read, tho' with malediction all the time. It is a great pity; but no man can help it. We are now arrived seemingly pretty near the point when all criticism and proclamation in matters literary has degenerated into an insane jargon, incredible, unintelligible, inarticulate as the cawing of choughs and rooks;—and many things, in that as in other provinces, are in a state of painful and rapid transition. A good Book has no way of recommending itself except slowly, and as it were accidentally from hand to hand. The man that wrote it must abide his time. He needs, as indeed all men do, the faith that this world is built not on falsehood and jargon, but on truth and reason; that no good thing done by any creature of God was, is, or ever can be lost, but will verily do the service appointed for it; and be found among the general Sum-total and All of Things after long times, nay after all Time, and thro' Eternity itself. Let him "cast his bread upon the waters," therefore, cheerful of heart; "he will find it after many days."3—I know not why I write all this to you, it comes very spontaneously from me. Let it be your satisfaction, the highest a man can have in this world, that the talent intrusted to you did not lie useless, but was turned to account and proved itself to be a talent; and the "publishing world" can receive it altogether according to their own pleasure, raise it high on the housetops, or trample it low into the street-kennels; that is not the question at all; the thing remains precisely what it was after never such raising and never such depressing and trampling; there is no change whatever in it. I bid you go on and prosper.
One thing grieves me: the tone of sadness, I might say of settled melancholy, that runs thro' all your utterances of yourself. It is not right, it is wrong; and yet how shall I reprove you? If you knew me, you would triumphantly [see] for any spiritual endowment bestowed on a man, that it is accompanied, or one might say preceded as the first origin of it, always by a delicacy of organisation which in a world like ours is sure to have itself manifoldly afflicted, tormented, darkened down into sorrow and disease.4 You feel yourself an exile in the East; but in the West too it is exile. I know not where under the sun it is not exile. Here in the Fog-Babylon, amid mud and smoke, in the infinite din of "vociferous platitude," and quack outbellowing quack, with Truth and Pity on all hands ground under the wheels,—can one call it a home, or a world? It is a waste chaos, where we have to swim painfully for our life. The utmost a man can do is to swim there like a man, and hold his peace. For this seems to me a great truth, in any exile or chaos whatsoever, that sorrow was not given us for sorrow's sake, but always and infallibly as a lesson to us from which we are to learn somewhat; and which, the somewhat once learned, ceases to be sorrow. I do believe this, and study in general to "consume my own smoke"5—not indeed without very ugly out-puffs at times! Allan Cunningham is the test; he tells me that always as one grows older, one grows happier: a thing also which I really can believe.
But as for you, my dear Sir, you have other work to do in the East than grieve. Are there not beautiful things there, glorious things; wanting only an eye to note them, a hand to record them? If I had the command over you, I would say, Read Paul et Virginie then, read the Chaumière Indienne;6 gird yourself together for a right effort, and go and do likewise or better! I mean what I say. The East has its own phases; there are things there which the West yet knows not of; and one Heaven covers both.7 He that has an eye let him look! I hope you forgive me this style I have got into. It seems to me on reading your Book as if we had been long acquainted in some measure; as if one might speak to you right from the heart. I hope we shall meet some day or other. I send you my constant respect and good wishes; and am and remain,
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The basic idea behind UInvest is that you purchase shares of legitimate businesses through UInvest. They give you the chance to pick which companies you want to invest in, and then you get a dividend for each share that you own. They show you how much a share in each company costs on the front end, and they show you how much of a dividend you can get when you have a share. For instance, you might pay $1,000 to purchase a share of a factory in the Ukraine. Then you receive a regular dividend of $200 every month. If you decide to sell your shares, you will get your investment capital back, and the buyer or your share will start to receive the dividend.
UInvest focuses on investment opportunities within the Ukraine. Why would you want to invest in Ukraine? The country is situated in a region that has vast natural resources, and is generally considered to be a business friendly environment. UInvest is made up of experts in the field, and they know the regulatory environment in the area. Because of this, they are positioned to be able to help investors take advantage of these benefits as well.
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DC Comics biggest crossover of the year, Forever Evil has been shaking up the DC Universe and will forever change everything across the board. In the final issue of the series, what will be the fate of Lex Luthor and his Injustice League? Who will live and who will die and why is The Hooded Man the most feared being from the Syndicate's world?
Every issue of this series has been better than the last with this one being no different. The previous issue lefts readers wondering how Batman was going to be avenging Nightwing at the hands of Lex Luthor, but not everything is as it seems as this issue proves pretty quickly. While there is plenty of story here to bring it all together as well as set things up for the future of the DC Universe this is a full on war that will has a clear winner when it is all said and done. David Finch continues to bring his awesome dark style that fits this particular story arc perfectly like only he can. There is some clever storytelling in the direction they have taken this story and allowing this issue to effectively wrap it up while still opening up the door for both changes to the future and a possible new story arc. The idea of bringing the story that is changing everything full circle to the one that started it all is pure genius and will no doubt have fans on the edge of their seats to see what is coming next.
Forever Evil has been one of the best crossover events in comics for the past few years. Its use of the much hated yet loved villains to the point that will be sending some of them down a new path and others on a collision course with fate is nothing short of brilliance. Don't miss out on the epic conclusion of Forever Evil available now.
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Night One Of French Horn Rebellion – December 2012 Tour
Allow me to first introduce myself. I'm Jake, and I am currently on the road with Brooklyn's own French Horn Rebellion. During the day, i'm their booking agent at Bond Music Group, but for this run…i'm the tour manager, lighting director, and chairman of high-fives. Tonight we are in Springfield, Missouri kicking off our December tour with of Montreal! Each day, i'll be updating you on daily happenings, and un-happenings, whichever you prefer. Here are our tour dates…if you are in one of the cities, come find us and say hi!


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The Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is now on sale for $100 on a two-year contract, the S III Mini price of $49.99. Both phones are too little too late. Verizon is offering the moto X for the same money. The Moto X is the same size, about the same price, and 100x better.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Specs:
4.3-inch qHD screen
1.7GHz dual-core processor
16GB of storage
8MP camera
1.9MP front camera
1,900mAh battery
WiFi N, aGPS. Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
Android 4.2.2
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Specs
4-inch Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution
1GHz dual-core processor
5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
VGA front-facing camera
8GB or 16GB of internal storage
microSD slot that supports up to 32GB
WiFi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0
1,500 mAh battery
FM Radio (RDS)
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
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Tutorial Request: Making a new placable/exporting models through gmax
Well as some of you know I am making a Billboard mod and I have modeled a billboard for K1 and its uwv mapped and stuff but I know you need a PWK file or something like that so I would like to know how to make that and save it. I also need to know how to export a model from gmax using NWN max as I could never do it successfully. Thanks in advanced!
Check out this thread.
For example get the model PLC_bed01.mdl & mdx.
Make an ASCII of it and import it.
Just delete the original bed model: Then select all your stuff in the scene.
Go to General Utils (top tab) in the NWmax palette and hit Fast Linker.
After that select the aurorabase, rename it to anything you fancy, to keep things simple keep the PLC_yournameherewhateveryouliketonameit :lol:
In the Aurorabase look for the Export Geom Only button, hit that.
You're model should now been exported out. To say where it needs to go, use the Browse button to setup the export path.
If you still don't get anything, check if the Snoop script is running, if its on, you should have a green NW in a black box, in your taskbar, next to your clock.
You should find a shortcut in, example: Programfiles/Gmax
When you double click on it it'll start Gmax with the Snoop script running.
Though IIRC, this was only with the latests versions of Gmax/NWmax.
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Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatins
Submitted By: Debbie Hannibal
1 roll of puff pastry
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
Maldon salt and black pepper
Place the butter, sugar and vinegar in a sauce pan and stir till melted and dissolved
Add the seasoning and tomatoes and cook for about 4 minutes until lightly caramelised
Use a cookie or scone cutter and cut 12 rounds from the pastry sheet (just big enough to cover the hole)
Divide the mixture between 12 lightly greased standard muffin tin holes and top with the pastry
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 190˚ or until pastry is golden.
Turn out, place upside down and serve warm or at room temperature.
Add a dollop of Kloovenberg olive jam and shave parmesan cheese on top.
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Nutritional Wisdom: "Healthy to 100: Achieving a Long Healthy Life"
Dr. Fuhrman's radio show Nutritional Wisdom airs live Wednesdays at 11am EST with an encore presentation Thursdays at 3pm EST on VoiceAmerica. Be sure to check out this week's episode "Healthy to 100: Achieving a Long Healthy Life" with guest John Robbins. And if you've missed an episode click the Nutritional Wisdom category for previous episodes.


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Yeah, so the other day this awesome person-who-was-my-best-friend-before-i-moved called me, and they're going to pick me up on Tuesday, I'll spend the week there, and I'll be back on Sunday.
(don't let my RPs die)
As a side note, this amazing person is my pool partner (lol) as all my other friends don't like swimming so much.
I'm going to try and spend at least 2 hours in the pool every day.
ALSO: Tomorrow, really early, I'm leaving for a water park, a quite amazing one at that, so I won't be there either. See ya!~


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Should you use living trusts to transfer ownership of copyrights as part of your estate? Most importantly you must own the copyrights with no one having the ability to challenge that ownership. The trust could be declared invalid if the ownership is challenged. Living wills and living trusts are items that for some reason seem to get mixed up. Simple thing is that a living will concerns your medical condition and living trust concerns your property. Now as you have seen copyrights are worth a lot of money in many cases. They have been and should be a matter of concern for wills and living trusts. A couple of things about a living trust concerning copyrights and protecting copyrights for their families.
Each state in the US has a little different take on them. I know that Arizona, Indiana and Florida are very close in how they handle them. With that in mind I will use general terms found in them. They are simple, private and can be done pretty easily. There are a couple of things about them that you may need to know. If you transfer real estate to a living trust you have to issue a new deed and record it. Without doing that the trust may not be binding or even legal. If you do not transfer all the property to the trust there is no trust. Another issue is that a Federal Court has issued a ruling that Homestead Exemptions are not allowed in a trust as the trust is not a living person. The property tax exemption is probably the same. What does that mean? It means higher taxes due on the property. If there is no real estate involved things are simpler as real estate has some very strict laws that apply to it. You have no issue transferring personal property to a trust but remember it has to be listed not just a blanket statement. My position on the copyrights is to do an instrument of conveyance, have it notarized and recorded in the copyright office. That should pretty much do it. But consult an attorney concerning the process of the living trust including the copyright transfer. The mortgage may or may not be accelerated but when the person dies who put the house in the trust(the trustee) the mortgage will in all likely hood have to be paid under the terms of the mortgage regardless of the trust. Again check with a legal authority in this area for your state or country.
The questions continue on the copyright infringement and DMCA CMI violations. Just remember a few things. They are not the same. Some courts are suggesting that a CMI violation is a copyright infringement. In the provisions of the DMCA it provides for independent causes of action for (a) circumvention of certain technological measures like passwords and encryption. Those protect and control access to copyrighted works (Sec. 1201), and (b) the falsification, alteration, removal, distribution, or importation of the Copyright Management Information. ( Sec.1202). The registration of images is not actually addressed in the DMCA . The courts did not enforce that in Real Networks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc. Violations of 1201 and 1202 have remedies totally different and separate from those in copyright infringement violations. Another interesting point has been made about the fact that others besides the copyright holder may claim damages under the DMCA also in Real Networks, Inc. v.Streambox, Inc... You might also check Medical Broadcasting Company v. Flaiz, No. Civ. 02-8554 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 12, 2003) for more information on registration. Now for the simple thing, register your images and it solves the questions.
Another difference between copyright infringement and the DMCA CMI violations is that infringement is per work infringed (Section 504). The DMCA violation damages are figured on each violation. This is a huge difference as with the MLSs it can entail the whole real estate vertical as they used the images. It could be a monumental case if one is filed.
The realtor and MLSs issues are just coming into focus for several people and multiple listing services. Some brokers are pushing them and some of the MLSs are pushing back. The main issue for me is the posting of their name on images that they do not own. No matter how they got the images, they have no right to claim ownership as putting their name on them suggests unless they have a conveyance signed by both parties transferring the ownership. I would not hold my breath that terms of service agreements would be considered a conveyance as it is not specific like the conveyance is supposed to be. And unless you are part of their system those terms of services do not apply anyway. There may be an issue if you directly upload your images to them or their website but if like in my case it was done by someone else and who was told not to do it. There were very specific reasons for that. None of those reasons involved copyright or DMCA issues.
I am not an attorney. These are my personal opinions and general information only. These are not legal advice and should not be used as such.


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A giant catsup bottle, a museum of initiation devices and the nation's largest Native American mound are a few of the attractions to explore along the National Road through southern Illinois. Add wineries, a dairy farm and perhaps a casino for a full weekend of quirky, fun and historic adventure.
The first federally funded road, the Cumberland Road, later renamed the National Road, was originally built between the Potomac and Ohio Rivers. Construction began in 1811 and was completed in 1818. Plans were to extend the road to Jefferson City, Missouri, but when funding dried up, construction ended at Vandalia, Illinois. The National Road eventually became part of the coast-to-coast U.S. Route 40 and today closely parallels, and sometimes runs with, Interstate 70.
This trip, easily done in two days, heads west from Vandalia and ends at the Mississippi River in East St. Louis.
Tour the state's oldest existing capitol building, where Abraham Lincoln received his law license and where he sat in the Illinois House of Representatives before the state capital was moved to Springfield.
Note the Madonna of the Trail statue, depicting a pioneer woman with her children, on the southwest corner of the Old State Capitol grounds. This is one of twelve statues, all identical, placed in each of the states along the National Road, a project of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the early 1920s.
Walk a couple of blocks to the National Road Interpretive Center (106 S 5th Street) to gather informational brochures about highway attractions, watch an orientation film, see National Road memorabilia and learn more about the history of the road and the Conestoga wagon, considered the "semi-trailer of the National Road."
The DeMoulin Museum is filled with quirky initiation devices used by fraternal organizations in the late 1800s and early 1900s that would shock, paddle or otherwise startle a new member. See the Ferris wheel goat, a collapsing chair and many other devices. The DeMoulin Company is still in business today, but instead of initiation devices, they are the nation's largest manufacturer of marching band uniforms.
Stop for lunch at Kahuna's at 104 W Harris Ave., a Hawaiian-themed fast-food restaurant, with burgers with names like the Hawaiian Burger (with a grilled pineapple ring and barbecue sauce) and Wipe Out (Cajun seasoning, pepper jack cheese, jalepeno peppers, bacon and chipotle mayo).
Watch the cheese making process and visit newborn calves at the Marcoot Jersey Creamery. Although the dairy farm is seventh generation, the cheese making business is just a few years old. Enjoy an ice cream cone or pick up some creamy cheese while you're there.
Sit on the deck overlooking the lake at the Copper Dock Winery (498 White Oak Lane) while enjoying appetizers or a sandwich, a glass of wine and, often, live music. They offer wine tastings, although they don't make their own wine yet. Still in its infancy, Copper Dock's grapes are too young for winemaking.
For a bit of Americana, stop at the water tower disguised as the world's tallest catsup bottle, next to Route 159 just south of Downtown Collinsville. The 170 foot tall Brooks Catsup bottle is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Plan to spend a few hours at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest prehistoric Indian site north of central Mexico. Watch an orientation film for an overview of the Mississippian culture and then browse the exhibits in the interpretive center. Ten miles of hiking trails take you past mounds thousands of years old. Walk up the stairs to Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas, where a huge building once stood, possibly the building from which the chief ruled.
East St. Louis
The Casino Queen, located on the Mississippi River at 200 S Front St., offers slot machines and table games, along with four restaurants, a nightclub, a hotel and an RV park.
Your best bet for accommodations is in Collinsville, where you'll find lots of mid-range hotels and plenty of chain and independent restaurants.
Vandalia is about a three-and-a-half hour drive from Chicago, south on I-57 to Effingham and then west on I-70. For further information on activities, events, dining and accommodations along the National Road from Vandalia to East St. Louis, visit the Tourism Bureau Illinois South web site.
Disclosure: The author's visit was hosted by Tourism Bureau Illinois South, but any opinions expressed in this article are her own. Accommodations were provided by Hampton Inn, Collinsville, Illinois.
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By Lisa Kemmerer
All beings tremble before danger, all fear death.
- Dhammapada 54
Buddhist scriptures encourage universal compassion. Buddhist teachings are overwhelmingly friendly toward non-human animals. While one might find the occasional Buddhist writer who believes that animals are expendable to our purposes, that the pain of other creatures does not matter spiritually, that we may eat animals and wear animals and kill animals, most Buddhists would disagree. The overwhelming majority of Buddhist writings do not support this contention.
There is no clear distinction between non-humans and humans in Buddhist philosophy. Eons of transmigration have had a predictable result: todayÆs duck and dog are yesterdays human sisters and brothers. Each cow and chicken was at some point oneÆs parent, and to harm oneÆs parent is a particularly base act for Buddhists. All species are also subject to the same karmic process. Karma can no more be avoided by a Persian cat than it can by an avahi (woolly lemur). The Sutta Piṭāka notes that oneÆs actions determine oneÆs future as surely as ōthe wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriageö (Burtt 52). Karma rules the lives of animals and humans alike (Kraft 277): Lassie and the Prince of Wales are both subject to the same moral laws.
Buddhism offers a vision of radical inter-identification. A vision where all living beings are identified with all other entities. This vision does not merely teach that we are all in this together, but that we all are this, ōrising and falling as one living bodyö (Cook 229). Thich Nhat Hanh writes:
A human being is an animal, a part of nature. But we single ourselves out from the rest of nature. We classify other animals and living beings as nature, as if we ourselves are not part of it. Then we pose the question, ōHow should I deal with Nature?ö We should deal with nature the way we deal with ourselves. . . ! Harming nature is harming ourselves, and vice versa. (Hanh 41)
Radical Buddhist interdependence does not allow for an independent entity, action, word, or thought; all things influence all other things. Each being, each act, is critical to every other being and every other act. To cause suffering to a dog or pig is to cause suffering to oneself. The idea of radical interdependence led some Buddhists to conclude that all things are one another in their very essence.
Hua-yen Buddhism carried ōco-dependent arisingö to its logical extreme. Co-dependent arising means that our existence is best understood through the image of an infinitely regressing mirror that encompasses the entire universe in ōsimultaneous mutual identity and mutual intercausalityö (Cook 214). Nothing is independent in this ōvast web of interdependencies in which if one strand is disturbed, the whole web is shakenö (Cook 213).
Also in China, the influential TÆien TÆai Mahāyāna Buddhist school teaches that all things are contained in one moment and one moment contains all things. This combination of single and universal in one unity culminated in the concept of ōBuddha-Natureö (deBary 156¢57). ōBuddha-Natureö is nirvāṇa in saṃsāra, perfection in the mundane, the Buddha in each of us and in every living thing. ōBuddha-Natureö is the inherent perfection of each thing as it naturally is. All things have ōBuddha-Nature,ö and to acknowledge this quality is to realize that all things are perfect in their essence, just as they are. In the TÆien TÆai vision, everything has inherent value, spiritual value, and one can learn important religious truths from every aspect of the physical world.
Buddhist moral conduct is ōbuilt on the vast conception of universal love and compassion for all living beingsö (Rahula 46). Buddhism inherited ahiṃsā from its land of birth, India, and added some uniquely Buddhist expressions of this universal moral ideal, such as mettā (loving-kindness) and karuṇā (compassion). Compassion toward non-human animals has a high profile in the ancient and foundational Buddhist Pāli Canon, as well as in extracanonical writings (Waldau 149). Buddhist literature features prominent injunctions not to kill any living being (Waldau 136). The Dhammapada, a popular and important text in the Buddhist canon, teaches that those who follow the Buddha will not only avoid causing harm, but will, ōever by night and day,ö ōfind joy in love for all beingsö (78).
In the Buddhist teachings, animals are not lesser or ōother.ö This ethic is consistent with Buddhist philosophies of karma and oneness. For a Buddhist practitioner, harm done to others is harm done to oneself, for we are all one, and we are bound by karma. The Bodhicharyāvatāra of Shantideva (circa 600 CE), teaches that fellow-creatures are the same as the practitioner. The Buddhist is to remember that ōAll have the same sorrows, the same joysö and must be protected (Burtt 139). We are all equally fellow creatures. ōThere is never a hint in Buddhist teachings that intellectual ability, a sophisticated sense of self, or any characteristic beyond the ability to suffer is relevant to moral standingö (Phelps40).
Buddhism teaches followers to exhibit ōan unlimited self-giving compassion flowing freely toward all creatures that liveö (Burtt 46). ōIndeed, Buddhists see this orientation to the suffering of others as a sine qua non of ethical lifeö (Waldau 138). The virtue of compassion is ōone of the indispensable conditions for deliveranceö (Kushner 148f); the Dali Lama has often stated that loving-kindness is his religion (Gyatso 8). One who is cruel will not attain to nirvāṇa; only those who ōhurt no living beingö will reach nirvāṇa (Dhammapada 68). A truly great person is not one who succeeds in worldly matters, but one who ōhurts not any living beingö (Dhammapada 74). Buddhists are to vow: ōWith all am I a friend, comrade to all/And to all creatures kind and mercifulö (Burtt 79). The Buddhist Sutta-Nipāta includes the following beautiful contribution to spiritual literature encouraging compassion in humankind:
may all
be blessed with peace always;
all creatures weak or strong,
all creatures great and small;
creatures unseen or seen
dwelling afar or near,
born or awaiting birth,
Śmay all be blessed with peace!
. . . as with her own life
a mother shields from hurting her own,
her only child, Ś
let all-embracing thoughts
for all that lives be thine,
Śan all-embracing love
for all the universe.
- Burtt 46¢47
Compassion is expected of monks, saints, and all Buddhists, ōahiṃsā, or non-injury, is an ethical goalö for every Buddhist (Shinn 219). Those who successfully travel the Buddhist path will be filled with mercy, living a life that is ōcompassionate and kind to all creaturesö (Burtt 104).
Buddhist teachings state that the moral ideal is to reduce sufferingŚflesh eating (as well as drinking the nursing milk of factory-farmed animals) fosters massive amounts of misery among millions of animals. Factory farmed animals are deprived of freedom, their young, their nursing milk, their eggs, and ultimately their lives. To support industries that cause such suffering is to live a life that is spiritually impoverished.
For the Buddhist, good conduct requires ōputting away the killing of living thingsö and holding ōaloof from the destruction of lifeö (Burtt 104).
All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.
All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.
He who for the sake of happiness hurts others who also want happiness, shall not hereafter find happiness.
He who for the sake of happiness does not hurt others who also want happiness, shall hereafter find happiness.
- Dhammapada 54
An enlightened human is one who, ōwhether feeble or strong, does not kill nor cause slaughterö (Burtt 71). It matters little who kills the turkey; the one who buys a dead bird causes another to be raised and killed, and has thereby caused unnecessary suffering. Buddhist philosophy teaches that a flesh-eater can no more avoid negative karma from eating flesh, than one can escape the effects of dust thrown into the wind. Those who seek happiness in this life but cause misery to others ōwill not find happiness after death.ö
- Burtt 59).
The first, and most fundamental Buddhist precept requires followers to refrain from killingŚnot just human beings, but all living beings. This prescription against killing ōis central to the Buddhist tradition. Indeed, it is in fact one of the few common features across the vast Buddhist tradition and its many sects, strands, and branchesö (Waldau 143).
In the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition, spiritual adepts called ōbodhisattvasö commit themselves to the task of saving all creatures from suffering. Bodhisattvas vow to return to the earth again and again through reincarnation, rather than disappear into nirvāṇa. They come back to suffer the trials and tribulations of life in order to help every individual of every species to escape from ongoing suffering and rebirth.
[C]ompassion is given an especially prominent place in the Mahāyāna branch of the Buddhist tradition by virtue of its association with the central ideal of the Bodhisattva, although concern for living things is conceptually no less central in the Theravādin branch. The Bodhisattva is known, and even defined, by his or her commitment to the salvation of other beings.
- Waldau 138
A Bodhisattva thinks: ōAs many beings as there are in the universe of beings,ö with or without form, with or without perception, ōall these I must lead to Nirvāṇaö (Conze 164). Buddhist sūtras explain a BodhisattvaÆs commitment:
A Bodhisattva resolves: I take upon myself the burden of all suffering, I am resolved to do so, I will endure it. I do not turn or run away, do not tremble, am not terrified, nor afraid, do not turn back or despond. And why? At all costs I must bear the burdens of all beings. In that I do not follow my own inclinations. I have made the vow to save all beings. All beings I must set free. The whole world of living beings I must rescue, from the terrors of birth, of old age, of sickness, of death and rebirth, of all kinds of moral offence, of all states of woe, of the whole cycle of birth-and-death. . . from all these terrors I must rescue all beings. . . . I must rescue all these beings from the stream of Saṃsāra, which is so difficult to cross; I must pull them back from the great precipice, I must free them from all calamities, I must ferry them across the stream of Saṃsāra. I myself must grapple with the whole mass of suffering of all beings.
- Burtt 133
Buddhist animal tales ōillustrate and underscore the position that life from one form to the next is continuous,ö through reincarnation, and that compassion for all creatures is foundational in the Buddhist religion (Chapple 143). The Jātaka tell of the BuddhaÆs past incarnations. Jātaka stories focus on animals as individuals, with personality, volition, flaws, and moral excellence. Buddhists are often introduced to Jātaka tales at a young age, and they begin to learn that a rabbit is not just an alien other, a thing, but an individual, a member of a rabbit community, and also a member of a larger community that includes all life. The Jātaka help remind Buddhists of the significance of other species, and instruct Buddhists to live mindfullyŚwith an awareness of the likely effects of each and every action, and the knowledge that human actions toward spiders and piglets matters not only to the spider and the pig, but also in an ultimate senseŚto oneÆs future existences.
Jātaka stories of self-sacrificing compassion, stories of the BuddhaÆs earlier lives, remind readers and listeners that the Buddha has been in many forms, as have all living beings. No animal is so very insignificant or ōundesirableö that he or she is unable to house the karmic presence of a future Buddha; no animal is morally irrelevant. Jātaka stories reveal ōthe essence of the Buddhist attitude, . . . the attitude of universal compassion. . . flowing from the knowledge of inner onenessö (Martin 98). In the Jātaka, ōanimals have their own lives, their own karma, tests, purposes, and aspirations. And, as often brief and painful as their lives may be, they are also graced with a purity and a clarity which we can only humbly respect, and perhaps even occasionally envyö (Martin 100).
Animals in the Jātaka speak out against harming other species, against animal sacrifice, and against hunting and eating animals (Chapple 135¢38). Readers are constantly reminded that the hare or the deer in the story eventually became the Buddha. Those who eat cattle and pigs, hens and turkeys, who consume the nursing milk meant for calves and the eggs of abused hens, are warned that they might well be consuming a future Buddha, or causing unnecessary suffering to a future Buddha. How many Bodhisattvas and future Buddhas are now among us in animal form, and how is our spiritual journey affected if we carelessly harm them?
Kuan Yin, the Bodhisattva of compassion, is compassion itself. ōKuan-yinö means ōShe Who Listens to the WorldÆs Sounds,ö revealing her role as the compassionate assistant to all who find themselves in distress (Kinsley, GoddessesÆ 35). Like all Bodhisattvas, her goal is to free all sentient beings from suffering, to help ōall beings on earth to attain enlightenmentö (Sommer 127; Storm 194). Kuan Yin embodies Buddhist spiritual perfectionŚwisdom and love; she is the ōessence of mercy and compassionö (Kinsley, GoddessesÆ 26). Kuan-yin ōis a state of perfectionö (Kinsley, GoddessesÆ 51). In the Buddhist worldview, those who are knowledgeable, those who are spiritually enlightened, are also compassionate. To be cruel is to be spiritually ignorant. To be perfectly compassionate is to be perfect. To eat or otherwise harm other animals is not compassionate, is not consistent with Buddhist morality.
Kuan-yin is what each of us is meant to beŚwhat we are to strive for. Practitioners are not just to cry out for Kuan-yinÆs assistance, but to cultivate the spiritual virtues of this great bodhisattva: compassion, mercy, and selflessness toward all (Kinsley, GoddessesÆ 51). Buddhists devoted to Kuan-yin are expected to do their share of listening, to do their part in healing the wounds of the world, and to aid those who cry out in agony, whether cat or kinkajou. Buddhist choices might well begin with dietŚwhat will you have for lunch?
Buddhism is a practical religion aimed at salvation; acts of kindness and generosity are critical to Buddhist salvation. Buddhist philosophy teaches that people are merely one small ephemeral part of an interconnected and interdependent universe. The core of Buddhist spiritual practice is loving-kindness and compassion; the first precept condemns killing. Teachings of karma and reincarnation reinforce this spiritual imperative: the chicken on our plate was once our best friend; our teacher, our beloved, may be a bodhisattva or future Buddha, and we will suffer in the future for any suffering we cause. Buddhism entails a philosophy that is sensitive to the pains and needs of animals, and this philosophy is not merely peripheral, but belongs ōto the core of the traditionö forming ōthe foundation of Buddhist moralityö (Waldau 138).
EditorÆs note
LisaÆs articles examines the rationale behind the imperative need for compassion for all sentient beings ¢ human beings and non-human beings . Lisa emphasizes non-injury or non-violence (ahiṃsā) among all sentient beings as all sentient beings are interrelated in the world of transmigration . Liza merely apologizes the authentic Word of æSākyamuni Buddha that all sentient beings are interconnected as fathers , mothers , brothers ,sisters , sons or daughters and so forth in the incessant cycle of birth , death and rebirth . Harms done to others is harms done to oneÆs own members of the family . The correlations among all sentient beings are lucidly expounded by HuaÆ-yen Buddhist tenet of Interconnected web of interrelationship (Dharmadhatu-pratityasamutpada) ¢ the concept of Oneness or Unity of beings . Such a concept of universal unity is also expounded through the Islamic concept of Tawhid . Though dissimilar religions differ exoterically or outwardly , they are identical esoterically or inwardly in terms of Theosophy . There is no religion higher than the Truth ¢ the Universal brotherhood of humanity .
About the Author
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer earned a B.A inInternational Studies at Reed , a Masters Degree in Theology from Harvard Divinity and a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow, Scottland . She currently teaches at Montana State University , Bllings . Lasa has published numerous reviews and articles in the areas of Philosophy and Religion and is the author of æIn Search of ConsistencyÆ :Ethics and Animals (Brills 206) . Lisa has also written , directed and produced two documentaries on Buddhism .
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Chapple, Christopher Key. ōAnimals and Environment in the Buddhist Birth Stories.ö Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds. Ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams. Cambridge, Harvard U, 1997. 131-48.
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Harris, Ian. ōBuddhism and the Discourse of Environmental Concern: Some Methodological Problems Consideredö Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds. Ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams. Cambridge, Harvard U, 1997. 377-402.
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Shinn, Larry D. ōThe Inner Logic of Gandhian Ecology.ö Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water. Ed. Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard U, 2000. 213-41.
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Swearer, Don. ōThe Moral Case for Saving Species: Thirteen Prominent Thinkers Explain Why Society Should Give High Priority to the Purpose of the Endangered Species Act.ö Defenders Summer 1998: 15.
Waldau, Paul. The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals. New York: Oxford, 2002.
Williams, Duncan Ryuken. ōAnimal Liberation, Death, and the State: Rites to Release Animals in Medieval Japan.ö Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds. Ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams. Cambridge: Harvard U, 1997. 149-62.
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B-CU's Trade Secret: How To Create Turnovers
Courtesy: BCUathletics.com
Release: 10/03/2012
By Dan Ryan
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The question at Bethune-Cookman football Head Coach Brian Jenkins' media luncheon Wednesday was a philosophical one: How do you teach a defense opportunism?
"Ancient Chinese secret," the third-year coach replied.
Yes, that's right. Brian Jenkins made a joke. Not a great one, but let's not spoil the moment.
Bethune-Cookman's success in forcing turnovers is more present-day Wildcats than ancient Chinese, but it is a trade secret that Jenkins will not reveal in detail as B-CU prepares to face North Carolina A&T in Saturday's Homecoming game.
"I'd be giving away one of the pillars of our program," Jenkins said. "Forcing turnovers is something we drill with our guys daily, something we drill yearly and embed into their form of thinking and training. We all know that trained behavior becomes instinct."
Following Saturday's seven-turnover performance, the Wildcats defense is once again leading the FCS in turnover margin (+2.8 per game). B-CU finished Jenkins' first season in 2010 as the season leader in that category, but fell off slightly in 2011.
"Teams know we try and force turnovers," Jenkins said. "They prepare for us by trying to limit turnovers. We still have work to do."
B-CU needed those turnovers in the 38-26 win over Hampton, which registered over 500 yards of total offense on the Wildcats defense.
"Had it not been for those turnovers, we may have been on the other side of the coin," Jenkins said. "No doubt, those turnovers may have masked some things, but also remember that Hampton is a good football team and it wasn't a surprise they had some success. We were able to lean on our strengths, which is an instinct to force mistakes."
Other comments from Wednesday's luncheon:
On North Carolina A&T's success:
"Coach Broadway's team has bought into what he's trying to do, and it is obviously showing in positive results."
On B-CU's many uniform combinations:
"I let players handle that. That's some of the enjoyment they should have. As long as they do things we require and demand, off the field first, and then that same quality and detail, then the reward is to have the different uniforms, something no one else in the conference may have. Hopefully, we will make that a traditional part of the program ... We won't wear the same uniform twice."


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April 21, 2013
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BUFFALO - The Northern Illinois University softball team won its sixth-straight league game and swept its second-straight doubleheader when the Huskies took two from Buffalo at Nan Harvey Field Sunday.
The Huskies (17-26, 7-7) went into extra innings to defeat Buffalo in Game One, 6-4, and shutout the Bulls (12-26, 5-9) in second game.
Sophomore Emily Norton (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) improved to 9-16 on the season, picking up the win in both games. She came in to pitch in relief in the first game, pitching the final two innings and pitched a two-hit shutout in Game Two to complete the sweep.
"I think she pitching good pitches according to the counts," said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. "We've been talking about that as a pitching staff, pitching the right pitch according to the count. I think the day off yesterday was in her favor to come in a little bit fresher today."
NIU used the long ball to break a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth of Game One. Nicole Gremillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) belted a two-run homer over the right field fence, to give Northern Illinois a 5-3 lead, while Jennifer Barnett (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) followed with a home run of her own over the right field fence to give Northern Illinois a three-run advantage.
"Jess [Sturm] threw a pretty good game in the first game," she said. "They got a lot of dink hits off her. Then Emily [Norton] was able to come in and close the door. We were able put two home runs on the board in the eighth and shut them down in the bottom of the inning."
A four-run second inning gave Norton and the Huskie defense more than enough runs in Game Two. A bases-loaded walk by Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) and bases loaded single by Murielle Vansach (Chicago, Ill./Gordon Tech) gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead. Back-to-back singles to left field by Amanda Sheppard (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) and Gremillion pushed the NIU advantage to 4-0.
NIU extended its lead to 5-0 when Erika Oswald (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) scored on an error by the left fielder and Jessica Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) capped the Huskies' scoring with a solo home run in the top of the fifth.
Gemillion led the way for the Huskie offense, going 4-for-8 with three RBIs and two runs scored on the day doing most of her damage in the first game going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
The Huskies belted three home runs on the day with Barnett (3), Gremillion (4) and Sturm (2) all going yard.
"It's nice to see we're having some power production out of seven or eight hitters in the line up," Sutcliffe said. "It's not something we're relying on, but it's definitely exciting to watch."
The Huskies return to the diamond Tuesday when NIU welcomes in-state rival Western Illinois to Mary M. Bell Field. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. and fans can follow all the action live via Gametracker at NIUHuskies.com.


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"Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" (1983)
Also known as "Return of the Jedi"
Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, based on a story by Lucas
Directed by Richard Marquand
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader), Ian McDiarnid, Sebastian Shaw
I am a tremendous "Star Wars" fan; I know the story means an enormous love to me. I love the characters. - Richard Marquand
According to "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, the original "Star Wars" Trilogy is structured along the lines of a three-act play.
"Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope" represents Act One. This is usually where the characters, situations, and parts of the backstory are usually introduced.
"Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" represents Act Two. In a play or even in literature, this is where the characters are more fleshed out, the conflicts and situations are developed, and all the elements for a climax are put in place.
"Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" represents Act Three. This is the part where all the plot points that were left hanging in the previous act are resolved, both visually and emotionally.
The Saga Continues….
As co-written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan, "Return of the Jedi" must resolve the central issue of the "Star Wars" Trilogy: Is Darth Vader really Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) supposedly-murdered Jedi dad? If he is, will the son follow in his footsteps and fall to the Dark Side of the Force? Or will Luke resist temptation and usher in the resurgence of the Jedi Order and help defeat the evil Emperor?
There are, of course, other concerns and hanging plot threads which Jedi needs to address. Luke Skywalker has to keep his promise to Master Yoda (Frank Oz) and return to Dagobah to complete his Jedi training. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is still frozen in carbonite and serving as Jabba the Hutt's "favorite decoration." Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) must choose between her duties to the Alliance or help rescue Han. Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) must redeem himself after his betrayal of Han and Leia at Cloud City.
And in the context of the Galactic Civil War, the Rebellion against the Galactic Empire is apparently at its nadir. The base on Hoth has been conquered by Imperial forces, and the Rebel fleet is trying to form a single great armada for one final battle with the Empire.
After a brief prologue which depicts Darth Vader arriving at a new and unfinished Death Star in the Endor system, "Return of the Jedi's" first act centers on how Luke, Leia, Chewbacca the Wookiee (Peter Mayhew), Lando, R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) mount a daring rescue of Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt's fortress-like palace on Tatooine.
The sequences which depict Luke Skywalker's efforts to free his friends from the clutches of the vile slug-like gangster (modeled to some degree to resemble Sidney Greenstreet, who played Ferrari in "Casablanca") resemble the Saturday matinees of the 1930s and '40s. We are treated to clever infiltration schemes that go awry, a fight with a monster in a dungeon, a melee aboard Jabba's Sail Barge and its escorting skiffs which could have been "lifted" from an Errol Flynn swashbuckler movie and a life-or-death struggle with the gangster inspired by a scene in "The Godfather."
This first act is merely the overture to the film's main events: the Rebellion's all-or-nothing attack on the unfinished Death Star and the long-awaited final confrontation between Luke and Darth Vader.
It's also a battle of wits and wills between the galaxy's last Jedi-to-be and the evil Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).
The Emperor: Come, boy, see for yourself. From here, you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance and the end of your insignificant rebellion.
[Luke's eyes go to his lightsabre]
The Emperor: You want this, don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take your Jedi weapon. Use it. I am unarmed. Strike me down with it. Give in to your anger. With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant.
Luke: No.
The Emperor: It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine.
"Return of the Jedi" seems to be the "runt" of the Classic "Star Wars" Trilogy, even to die-hard fans. This is partly because "third acts of plays," as co-writer Lawrence Kasdan says in the audio commentary track, "are the least interesting parts."
Another reason: Many fans dislike some of the movie's secondary plot points, especially the Empire's defeat at the hands of the teddy bear-like Ewols.
Interestingly, most accounts of the making of the "Star Wars" saga state that the Ewoks were originally Wookiees. Lucas, who had seen how the Americans and French had lost two wars against the Vietnamese in Indochina, wanted to show how a "primitive" fighting force could defeat a mechanized army.
His first idea, which was to have the Wookiees acting as the "Star Wars" equivalent of the Vietnamese guerrillas, was discarded after he had established Chewbacca as a tech-savvy individual who was comfortable with machinery and tools.
Lucas wanted a race with no knowledge of sophisticated gadgets and could be considered to be an insignificant threat to Imperial stormtroopers and their armored transports, so he shrank his creatures from tall, furry giants to small, furry bears.
However, lots of viewers and fan boys despise the Ewoks, saying that they are not credible adversaries of the mighty Empire and - even worse - that they're too cute and intended to appeal to younger kids.
Another complaint which was common before the Prequels were created and released was that Vader's redemption at the end and Luke's sensing that there is still some good in him seemed to come out of left field.
In the previous films, Vader was originally perceived by the audience as the personification of evil, so even when his back story was partly revealed in a scene between Luke and the Force spirit version of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), the resurgence of Anakin Skywalker does seem abrupt (even though it also seems inevitable).
Now, with the addition of the "Star Wars" Prequels and the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" television series, Vader's redemption flows a bit more naturally and makes sense. Now we can see Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader more as a tragic figure who was used and victimized by the series' true villain, Palpatine.
While "Return of the Jedi" isn't most fans' favorite "Star Wars" movie, it is still a good conclusion to the Original Trilogy. Director Richard Marquand ("The Eye of the Needle," "Jagged Edge") did an excellent job with the actors and even provided the voice of EV-9D9, the evil supervisor droid in Jabba's Palace. Marquand also acquitted himself well in handling the complex process of directing a movie with many special effects.
The special effects by Industrial Light and Magic are light-years ahead of those in 1977's "A New Hope." This not only reflects the vast advances in the tools of the trade, but also the dedication of the artists who worked on the movie to give Lucas and Marquand the best possible effects sequences in the days before CGI.
As usual, the score by composer/conductor John Williams adds more luster to "Return of the Jedi." Not only does Williams introduce such new themes as "Luke and Leia," "Parade of the Ewoks," and "Jabba's Theme," but he also interweaves motifs from the previous movies to give the music a sense of continuity.
Blu-ray/DVD Availability
"Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" is currently available in the 2011 and 2013 Blu-ray/DVD box sets which contain the Original Trilogy. These include the "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" six-film set featuring the six Episodes released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment before the Walt Disney Company's purchase of Lucasfilm Limited. Earlier DVD editions from 2004, 2006, and 2008 are no longer in print, but may be found on eBay and other third-party sellers on Amazon Marketplace.


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TC TO JOHN STRACHEY ; 13 September 1857; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18570913-TC-JSTR-01; CL 33: 80-81
Chelsea, 13 Septr, 1857–
Dear Strachey,
I am very glad to hear of the pleasant event that has taken place in your family; and much obliged by your kindness in notifying it to me. I hope the little fellow will grow up to be a credit to his kindred and country,—and perhaps be heard of to his advantage, in England and the East, as his ancestors have been!1—
The East is not at all a pleasant place at present, since you left it; I have often thought how fatally soon your worst prognostications of it, that evening, have verified themselves!2 I cannot bear to read those inhuman details in the Newspapers, nor do I love in the least the spirit in whh the English People mainly have taken it up. To punish the Sepoys, and mince them all to pieces &c &c:3 it were far better if the English People thought of punishing themselves for the very great folly they have manifested there,—and indeed I grieve to think, in nearly all departments of their affairs lately,—whereby such results have become possible, had become inevitable. People only weary me assigning "Causes";—I seek, at present, no farther than the uppermost cause: An Army commanded for 50 years by imaginary Captains;—probably the most conspicuously portentous Entity the Sun can look down upon; and capable of fermenting into results of any required degree of hideousness, against a given (tho' unknown) day. The English Army generally, in India and elsewhere, has to me in these late years (whilst I have been reading about real Armies) been a subject of endless wonder, deep and far from joyful. England thinks herself the "wisest nation of the world" quite as a settled truism, not worth asserting: England will, before long, become less conspicuously the most blockhead Nation in the world, or India will not be the last ill news she hears! In fact, I am grieved and miserable about these things;—and have no resource but to banish them wholly out of my head, and to think of my own work while I have any.
My Wife came home, Wedy last, from a Two-months in Scotland, undertaken for health's sake,—evidently not without some profit that way. I have been grinding along here, and shall be, without interval, for a period alarming to think of.— Do not neglect us when you come to Town again.
With best regards to the young Mother, I am always,
Yours sincerely T. Carlyle


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Organization Website: www.icicicareers.com
Organization Name : ICICI Bank
Job Category: Private
Name Of The Posts: Probationary Officer
Qualification: Graduate
Job/ Work location: Across India
Welcome to jobsrelease.com. ICICI Bank PO Recruitment 2013-2014 Posts on www.icicicareers.com. ICICI Bank Recruitment 2013-2014 Apply Online for Probationary Officers posts. ICICI Bank openings for PO for November 2013 and February 2014 Batches. The ICICI Bank is inviting applications from needy applicants for filling the PO positions through this recruitment. The Individual must be graduate of any discipline with an aggregate of 55% which would be relevant for the post which he/she is applying. The applicants age limit required for the above given position is 25 years.
The pay scale related information can be obtained from the ICICI Bank 2013 official Notification given below. The interested individuals can apply online only by visiting the official website given and apply accordingly considering the guidelines to be followed and the qualifications to be full filled respectively. The eligible individuals he/she appearing for the selection process have to undergo an write an online aptitude test, Online psychometric assessment, group discussion followed by an Interview round for the ICICI Bank 2013 Recruitment for Probationary Officer Posts.
Age Limit: 25 years as 31-10-2013
Selection Criteria : The candidates have to clear online aptitude test, Online psychometric assessment, group discussion and an Interview round
How To Apply : The applicant has to apply online through www.mscwb.org and candidate has to fill in the application form in the prescribed format and send it along with the academics and necessary certificates to the mailing specific address particular in the notification link
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