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Since Ed Markey's comments on Dred Scott and Citizens United some including the Boston Globe's Farah Stockman have said bad analogy, but Citizen's United is a grave threat to democracy and should be repealed. So before I get to my admiration for pandering and gridlock let's start today with a quiz:
Q: Has Citizens United tilted Washington toward the rich?
Dred Scott and the Three-Fifths Clause Today
"They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race either in social or political relations, and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect, and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and sold, and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic whenever a profit could be made by it. This opinion was at that time fixed and universal in the civilized portion of the white race. It was regarded as an axiom in morals as well as in politics which no one thought of disputing or supposed to be open to dispute, and men in every grade and position in society daily and habitually acted upon it in their private pursuits, as well as in matters of public concern, without doubting for a moment the correctness of this opinion." Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, 407 (1856).
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That is so cute! We could all learn a thing or two from her! Popping by from SITS. 😉
Awww, how cool!
Awww – How cute!!!
I love it! Reminds me of a friends daughter who insists on doing her "stretches" every morning. Kids are the best entertainment (when they're not throwing a tantrum of course – although that can sometimes be pretty entertaining too).
That is so cool! Does she sing in the morning too! If not, that will be next! LOL
I need to take a page out of her book.
Heh, that's very gorgeous 🙂
We used to listen to Caitlin singing entire musicals from beginning to end after she'd been tucked into bed at night. Adam and I would be suppressing giggles as she muttered to herself "oops, I missed a bit."
I'm going to do the same! (You know, as long as it's not cold. Or rainy. Or in any way unpleasant…)
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Super cute-My son is currently in the let me not go to sleep and either talk to myself for two hours or cry for one.
That kind of stuff just makes your day. Kids can be unbelievably adorable sometimes and get excited for the smallest things. When my kids get excited about little things like breakfast it really helps me slow down a bit and realize how great even the small stuff in life is. Too cute!
that is great! I need to take a lesson from her! I unfortunately am not that happy in the mornings!
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Coach Sydney Johnson has maintained since the start of the season that he has five good freshmen on his Fairfield basketball team.
With three senior teammates in the backcourt, first-year guard Justin Jenkins has not always been able to get on the floor to show what he can do. But the 6-foot-2 Bronx native flashed his potential last Sunday in a 67-64 loss tom Niagara at the Webster Bank Arena.
The Stags (10-8, 2-4 MAAC), who play at 9 tonight at Iona, have been struggling on offense and Jenkins came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points in 28 minutes.
"We are not converting right now, offensively we are not playing as well as I'd like to and I know that kid wants to score," Johnson said. "That's why he played. Point blank."
Prior to Sunday's game, Jenkins played a combined 29 minutes in the previous five games, but you won't find the freshmen complaining about his lack of minutes.
"I just feel comfortable with this team," he said. "In practice, I just got to go hard against the three seniors (Derek Needham, Dez Wade and Colin Nickerson) and they help me get better every day. Most of the time I work on my own, so when my time comes, I'll be ready."
The rigors of conference play are nothing new for Jenkins, who is used to getting banged around on the court.
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With the MAAC's top scoring backcourt on the floor tonight in Iona's Momo Jones and Sean Armand – who average 40.9 points per game – Jenkins and the Stags will have their hands full tonight.
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Examples of What to Write in a Christmas Card
It's good that Christmas only comes once a year. You only have to think of what to write in Christmas cards once. Just because Christmas only comes once per year doesn't mean it isn't a lot of work
Many people send Christmas cards to friends and family, but they may not know what to write as the message. Read through the following list to help give yourself ideas and narrow down what you want to express. You may want to make the saying inspirational, funny, or just fun.
Many people send Christmas cards to friends and family, but they may not know what to write as the message. Read through the following list to help give yourself ideas and narrow down what you want to express. You may want to make the saying inspirational, funny, or just fun.
- If I could give you a card that gives you a big hug, it would be the perfect Christmas card.
- In all the bustle of the holidays, don't forget to have a merry Christmas.
- It's that time of year again when I get to wish my friends a wonderful Christmas. I'm grateful for you.
- No matter how cold it is at Christmas, there's a warm spot in my heart for you.
- Without friends like you, Christmas cards wouldn't be as fun to write.
- Christmas reminds me of the hope, love, and you.
- May your face, fingers, toes and nose stay warm this winter season.
- Have a peaceful, joyful, and magical Christmas.
- When you get this card, we hope you are already enjoying the holiday season. Life can get busy at this time of year, so we wish you some fun and relaxation.
- I'm wishing all my special people a special Christmas.
- May your heart be warm with the love that surrounds you this Christmas.
- The holidays can get crazy. We're wishing you a peaceful time.
- Most people end up standing under the mistletoe with their money at Christmas time. They kiss their money goodbye as their friends and relatives open their presents.
- I love Christmas, but I love my friends and family even more.
- May our Lord Jesus warm your heart this Christmas, New Year's, and all year long. Merry Christmas!
- I'm wishing you a Christmas that's fat and jolly just like Santa Claus.
- 'Tis the season' to eat, drink, and be merry.
- I would like to extend to you the warmest wishes for the holidays.
- May the love of Christ fill your heart with warmth this Christmas. May the love of family fill your house with warmth and laughter.
- I wish you all the toys you want, all the eggnog you want, and all the other things that bring Christmas cheer.
- Christmas is a good time to send cards to special people. You're one of my most special people. Merry Christmas!
- Thanksgiving is over, but there's plenty more opportunities for holiday festivities. I hope you are enjoying this time.
Funny Examples
- I know you don't like listening to me, but please take my advice. Have a merry Christmas!
- You should be proud of me. I found time to write and send Christmas cards this year.
- Consider this Christmas card to be my official request for an amazing Christmas gift.
- Santa may not be real, but I have real friends who are just as cool.
- Remember that the reason for the season is for the sake of the economy. Happy buying season to all!
- If all the Christmas cards in the entire world were placed end to end, they would reach the North Pole.
- If elves were real and there is only one Santa, then the elves could definitely take over the North Pole if there were an uprising.
- It's the most busiest, stressful, time of the year!
- If we could only have the Christmas cheer all year long, then we could all be totally stressed out all year.
- I thought it would be better to not send a phony Christmas message this year and attempt to be real and honest. Here it is: "Santa is NOT real." Merry Christmas.
- The irony of Christmas is that we lie to our kids telling them that there is a guy who loves you and gives gifts for free and knows what you are thinking. Then we expect them to believe and trust in Jesus when they are teenagers and have a drug problem.
- Jesus' last name was Christ, but Mary's last name was not Christ, so stop saying "Mary Christmas."
- Thanksgiving is a holiday that centers around gluttony as we eat as much as possible. Christmas is the perfect follow-up since it centers around everyone getting new clothes to fit into.
- Having two Thanksgivings instead of Thanksgiving and Christmas would allow us all the weight gain without the loss to the wallet.
- WWJTASC: "What would Jesus think about Santa Clause?"
- Can you blame kids for not believing in a guy who performs miracles, loves kids, and knows if you've been bad or good?
- 2,000 years is a long time, but Christmas is timeless. It'll never go out of style.
- Opening presents is the second best thing about Christmas. Reading this card is the best.
I'm predicting that this year you will have an amazing Christmas, but I've been wrong in the past.
Short Christmas Sayings
Here are some examples of short Christmas card sayings that you can write in your Christmas card. These are non-religious and religious Christmas sayings, but all of these are brief. There's no need to write a long Christmas message, and if that's not your style, use one of these brief sayings.
- Stay warm this holiday season.
- Our savior is born!
- May Christ brighten your view and warm your heart this holiday season. Merry Christmas!
- Spend your money for Christmas. Pay it back with interest. Lose weight in your wallet.
- May you feel loved by the true and perfect gift of Christmas.
- We wish you many blessings for you and your family this Christmas.
- Jesus is the everlasting gift that keeps on giving.
- I hope your Christmas is merry and bright.
- Share the spirit of Christmas with the ones you love.
- You don't have to wait until Christmas to get your Christmas gift. Christ is the gift of all seasons.
- Without Christ, Christmas would just be a "mess."
- Salvation has arrived in the form of a baby.
- Jesus is the light in the dark winter and the light of Christmas.
- Humanities greatest gift is the gift of Christmas.
- Jesus is always the reason for the celebration.
- Christmas is about giving because you have received a gift from God.
- It's the busiest time of the year.
- Lights! Camera! Merry Christmas!


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In one dizzying stretch that August, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 2,000 points in three weeks.
"And don't forget," Lyngen adds, "that ultimately got resolved."
The widespread belief on Wall Street is that Congress and Obama will start negotiations over raising the debt limit and pushing back the fiscal cliff when they return in late November — the so-called lame-duck session, because newly elected members of Congress will not have taken their seats.
Twists in the talks will likely rattle markets as the new year approaches. But if stocks do fall sharply, investors expect that would push Republicans and Democrats to reach a deal.
"Ugly negotiations in the lame-duck session could really throw the market for a loop," says Kleintop. "It could be a painful process for investors."
In a report out this week, analysts at Goldman Sachs tried to estimate just how painful could be. Goldman expects the stock market will start sinking after the elections as people realize the fiscal cliff "will not be solved in a smooth fashion."
That's the reason Goldman forecasts that one broad measure of the stock market, the Standard & Poor's 500 index, will end this year at 1,250 — a 13 percent drop from where it closed Friday.
Beyond that it gets worse with no deal. The $600 billion in cuts and tax hikes kick in and experts say a recession would be likely. That's also why some take solace in the idea that, whatever their political party, nobody wants the economy to shrink.
Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at the brokerage BTIG, wonders if that's placing too much faith in Washington. "Republicans aren't losing the House," Greenhaus said. "So as the odds of Obama winning re-election go up, what you have to ask is: How are these two parties going to find middle ground in just a few months? I have no idea."
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Hey everyone I have been trying to do a post for the last 4 or 5 days now and Im not sure what has been going on but it just has not been letting me submit my post. Well anyway, can't say I haven't been trying haha. Well I hope everyone out there had a great holiday season full of great memories with their loved ones, (I sound so professional). Well its 2009 and ill tell you the truth, I really feel a difference. I mean Im a guy who's always looking at the glass as half full but since 2009 has come along Im looking at that same glass and its over flowing. I think everyone should feel the same way I mean life is a beautiful thing, this is probably the only time you will ever hear any life advice from Bally but here I go. My 3 most important things for everyone out there for 2009 is 1) Don't stress over the little things in life 2) Live every day like it's your last 3) Always smile and have a good time because it makes other people happy when all you do is smile and have fun. It actually takes more energy and power to be mad and sad all the time so just use less energy and be happy. Yes I know that these 3 things are things that are easy and things that have been said before, I mean Im not Dr. Bally, coming out with some new age stuff to help out the world ( not yet anyways) but I was just giving you 3 things that help me out and that I try to do on a day to day basis.
Lastly, I am going on a cruise to the Bahamas today so I will be gone for about 4 or 5 days and you know what that means, no blogs from Bally for a little bit, I mean I could buy the internet on the ship and write while Im on, I mean I like each and every one of you but not that much haha. And I don't think my fiance would be too happy if I was spending my vacation time glued to the internet. But when I come back I have some good stories stored up and Im sure I will have plenty more from the vacation, plus 2k sports has been ever so kind to donate some sports video games to me, and as a gift to you Im going to be doing some sort of game/give away, the only thing I need from you guys is ideas as to what you guys want to play, I need full ideas not just yeah I want to play haha. So Bally Claus is coming to town, you better get ready.
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Bally – I think we all reach a point in life where the giving is so much important then the getting. Trust me – you feel that even more if and when you have children! Have a wonderful cruise – YES the fiance deserves your time! Happy New Year!
Enjoy the cruise, Bally.
Any word whether you're going to be on the Caravan?
Hey Bally! For such a young guy you can sure tell you have a grip on life. Enjoy it!!! Your parents did a great job raising you.
Way to go Tom and Sally!!! I know what you should do for next January 2010… have Ashley plan a Bally's Bloggers Cruise ( BBC) and all of us can come and join ya. LOL Maybe the Shell's, Lannan, Casto's and others can go along too.
We can have a Video game Tourney on Ship plus cool things to do with everyone. You can have Reebok, 2k and others give give aways for your winners.
Just a thought. Sorry Ashley!!! We fans love him too. LOL
I am sure some of us Bally's Bloggers will help Ash with the plans as we know she is planning a wedding this year too.
I'm in if you are going to do a Bally's Cruise!!!
See you at ST.
Happy sailing, Collin. As a late Christmas present, I donated one of my own pictures to update your Wikipedia page. You might remember the shot from Blogger's Night. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing your philosophy – all good sentiments.
Have a good trip!
Great philosophy, Bally, I hope you and your fiance have a relaxing cruise. Since I am an old school fan, I am the fan who wears the black Expos hat, I'll pass on the 2k games. If you want to play games of real skill, try pinball games, especially Addam's Family or Apollo 13. See you in ST.
Mike from Maine
Collin, hope you had a great holiday! And thanks to NOTLD for posting that great shot in Wikipedia where Bally isshowing some of his secrets to a rapt audience in Nats Park last summer. As I recall, that was the 4-seamer, right?
And in case anybody really was wondering, that is Minty Fresh's left arm entering the doorway behind Bally.
The Bahamas looks beautiful. That is the exact thing I'd want to be doing in the offseason. If I had an offseason? Good work. Haven't played 2K, MLB 09 is pretty good!


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Christmas is over and it's time to start taking the decorations down. You've figured out what to do with the tree, and even created an efficient way to store your lights using repurposed materials. But wait! Before you wrap up and store all those ornaments, take another look at them.
Ornaments that aren't super Christmassy can be used in other places throughout the year – why should they only come out once a year, for one month? Decorative ornaments can brighten your day, all year long. And for those that are super Christmassy? Make notes of your favorite ideas here to add to your holiday décor next year!Snowflakes and snowmen are appropriate all winter long. Metallic bells and colorful bows can be used all year long, as can stars, birds and most other animal ornaments.
At the table
Dress up a napkin ring with a pretty ornament or two for a festive place setting. Fill a hurricane vase with small ornaments, or silvery stars and snowflakes for a cool winter display. You can change out the color of the ornaments to keep seasonal all year long.
Around the house
Hang small ornaments on planters, or nestle them in plants for a shot of color even when there are no flowers. Try hanging pretty ornaments on chandeliers, or in those dark corners of your bookshelf. If you have glass or crystal ornaments that will catch light, hang them in your windows as suncatchers.
Unusual places
Make a mobile from simple felt ornaments for a child's room, or for a rustic touch to a screened porch. If you have exposed beam ceilings, consider hanging pretty ornaments from the rafters. Take it outside and hang a favorite ornament from your rearview mirror, or in the rear window.
Not just for Christmastime
If you have ornaments with sentimental value, use them to decorate birthday or anniversary gifts to people they'll mean a lot to. They'll cherish the memories, and get a double dose of nostalgia when they go to decorate their tree.
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I've noticed that there's a pattern here. Including with myself. I've been observing that when someone reaches the 3 week point in their quit, they are baffled as to why the cravings have not gone away yet. I've heard many times "when does it stop already??" It is at this point that I believe it's crucial to understand that it will never be totally "over". While it gets easier as time goes by, we must never ever think we are "safe" from the addiction. We must always remind ourselves that we cannot take ONE puff EVER or we put ourselves right back where we started.
The day we think we are "over" it is usually the day we think we can have "just one" and are hooked again instantly.
Always guard your quit and never ever take another puff!!!
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Nyima_1.6.13 1206 days ago
Good blog, thanks.
lisa11209 1206 days ago
Wishingstar_Renee 1206 days ago
You're so right! I see alot here that get too comfortable in their quit and then something happens and they are starting at day 1 again. I have to come here daily just to renew my strength and to help others.
ShawnP 1206 days ago
Yes. The comforting fact is that although thoughts of smoking never completely leave us, those thoughts generally become fewer and farther between, and no longer have such control over us anymore. But also as you stated so well, "The day we think we are "over" it is usually the day we think we can have "just one" and are hooked again instantly."
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I've been waiting for it to go away...your blog made me see reality and realize that I will have to keep my guard, and my fight, up.
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Symbolic Significance of Vahanas or Vehicles
Nandi Bull carved out of a single granite boulder on the road to Chamundi Hil
Vahana means that which carries or bears. It is derived from the word vaha means bearing, carrying. It is also a reference to a stream or a flow. Hence, a river is known as Vahini, that which carries. In Hinduism, Vahanas have a great significance as the Vehicles of gods and goddesses. Each Hindu deity has a Vahana which is usually an animal, bird, or a mythical creature. In the following discussion, we translate the word Vahana as Vehicle and to distinguish them from the ordinary vehicles we begin the word with a capital letter. We follow the same practice for Vahana also.
The relationship between the deity and the Vehicle is not merely that of a master and servant, but almost that of a father and son, or the body and the soul. Outwardly they may appear as two entities, but internally they are united and share the same consciousness as in case of an embodied being (jiva). The Vehicles or the Vahanas cannot be considered mere animals or creatures because they are endowed with the knowledge and power of the deity, which is superior to that of humans. If deity is the soul, the vahana is his physical aspect representing the duality of beingness. In this regard, the body of each being is also a Vehicle which carries or embodies the soul.
In some cases the Vehicles also double as guardians to the gates of the deity's sphere or world, which means that without their permission you cannot reach the deity. Ignorant people may view them as mere animals or means of transportation, but they have deeper symbolism. During the domestic or ritual worship (puja) in Hinduism, it is customary for worshippers to create an image (arca) of the deity or use an already created one to conduct the worship. After the image is installed in a due manner and purified, they invite the deity to enter the image and breathe life into it saying "avahayami," which means, "please come, and enter the image as your Vehicle."
Thus, during Hindu ritual worship each image worshipped by the devotees becomes a Vehicle of the deity and represents his power and glory as a living and breathing entity. Since the deity is the transcendental power, and we rely upon the mind, intelligence, and the senses to worship him, the image serves both as the material or the physical representation of the deity, and as the connecting link between him and the worshipper. Hence, in Hinduism worshipping the deity or worshipping his Vehicle have the same effect.
Just as gods, the Vahanas have colorful names, attributes and super human features. Offerings are invariably made to them where the principal deity is worshipped, and worship remains incomplete if they are ignored. There are shrines which are exclusively built for them. Some of the Vehicles of various gods and goddesses are listed below:
|Seven horses
|Elephant Airavata
|Seven Swans
|Thousands of horses
|Garuda, the eagle and Adi Shesha, the Serpent
|Hamsa when sitting or Seven swans
|Nandi, the Bull
|Hamsa or swan or sometimes peacock.
|Lotus flower and the owl
Symbolically the Vahanas represent the deity's power and status in the pantheon, and the specific energies over which they have transformative control. For example, Indra's Vehicle is a white elephant. Elephants are usually associated with royalty. Hence, Indra's Vehicle denotes Indra's position as the king of the heaven and as a warrior king. Vayu has thousands of horses as his Vehicle. The horses symbolize the swift, moving, power of the wind God.
More importantly, the Vehicles symbolize the energies, tendencies and attitudes over which the deity has complete control. You cannot drive or control any vehicle unless you have full control over it and know how to move it in the desired direction. Thus, each Vehicle symbolically represents a particular type of energy or power upon which its presiding deity has complete control both in the macrocosm of the universe as well as the microcosm of the beings.
The body of each living being is a product of Nature and contain various organs and energies, which manifest as emotional states, tendencies, attitudes, instincts, desires, and passions. Some of them are positive and some negative. Depending upon how they are used and who controls them, the beings are subject to the law of karma and the cycle of births and deaths. The knowledge of the Vehicles and their presiding deities helps us keep our animal passions under control and transform our minds and bodies to progress on the path of liberation.
The human body is considered a temple in the Upanishads. It is meant to be the house of God, and the vehicle of the soul. If the body becomes a Vehicle of the demons, the being comes under their influence, and through evil acts and indulgences falls down into the darker worlds. On the contrary, if the body becomes a Vehicle of divine forces, it becomes an instrument of God and serves his aims in ensuring the order and regularity of the worlds. From this perspective, the Vahanas represent the corporeality of the embodied souls.
Since the deities are present in the human body, by knowing which deity has control over which energy or tendency, devotees can seek their help to purify their minds and bodies. Hence, knowledge of the Vehicles and their symbolism in spiritual life has a great value. By knowing which type of Vehicle your body represents and which energies are predominant in it, you can work for your spiritual transformation. Just as you invoke the presence of a deity into an image saying "avahayami", you can invoke him or her in your body for an internal ritual (manasa puja). Further, if you have any physical or mental ailment, you can invoke the appropriate deity through prayers and worship to manifest in you and resolve the problem.
For example, if you are prone to excess anger, or cruelty, you can invoke the power of Chandi or Durga or Kali, to reduce your anger. If you have excess passion or lust, symbolically represented by the bull, you can invoke Lord Shiva who is its controller. If you suffer from fear and self-doubt which is preventing you from taking initiative in reaching your goals, you can propitiate Ganesha who controls fear, nervousness, and hesitation represented by the rat. If you want to overcome fear of death, you can worship Shiva or Kumara who have control over snakes, which represent death. If you are suffering from loneliness or lack of abundance symbolically represented by the owl, you can worship Lakshmi. If you want to develop a swift mind and keen observation, you should worship Vishnu who keeps a close eye on the entire existence and travels swiftly at the speed of thought on his Vehicle Garuda to help people, resolve problems, or restore order..
The following is a brief discussion of the symbolism of the Vahanas used by the most popular gods and goddesses of Hinduism, what they represent, and how they can help you in your self-transformation.
Hamsa (swan) is the Vehicle of Brahma. It stands for discerning intelligence (buddhi), purity, judgment, skill, grace, knowledge, and creativity. The word " Hamsa" is a combination of two words, "aham"+ "sa". It means "I am He". This awareness that one is God exists only in enlightened people. Rightly Brahma is the friend and philosopher of all the enlightened beings in the world, and he has the power to give us this knowledge about our true nature.
The bird hamsa is also very beautiful, peaceful and graceful. It suggests that Brahma is the master of all the beauty and grace of the world, and He can help us in our effort to acquire these qualities.
It is also believed that the bird has the capacity to separate milk from water. This symbolically means that Brahma can help us to transform our intelligence, or the buddhi, or our ability to discriminate between the right from the wrong so that we can select the correct path to achieve salvation.
The bird moves in waters, especially lake waters that are placid. The water symbolically stands for our consciousness and the lake itself for a limited consciousness such as ours. Brahma moves in our consciousness on his Vehicle hamsa and purifies it with his touch and grace. If you want to develop super fine intelligence, you should worship Brahma and invoke him in you during meditation.
Goddess Saraswathi is the consort of Brahma. She is shown riding either hamsa or a peacock. Saraswathi is the goddess of learning. From education comes knowledge and refinement of character. The peacock is a gentle and beautiful bird which is known for its beauty, elegance, poise, and dancing skills. It suggests that you should seek the help of Saraswathi, if you are pursuing higher education, fine arts, aesthetics or culture (Sanskriti). The peacock also eats snakes, which symbolically means that with the help of Saraswathi you can control your desires, passions and fear of mortality.
Lord Vishnu is seated on Adi Shesha, the primal serpent deity, who represents in us materiality and desire-ridden consciousness. Lord Vishnu can help us either to fulfill our desires and chief aims of human life, or control them. His Vehicle is Garuda, the divine bird, which symbolically represents the human thoughts. Just as Garuda travels in all directions at incredible speeds, our thoughts also travel at incredible speeds. Hence, if you want to control undesirable thoughts and stabilize your mind, you should invoke Lord Vishnu.
MahaLakshmi is the goddess of wealth and abundance. Interestingly she has the owl called Uluka as her Vehicle. People do not want owls to enter their homes, but everyone wants the goddess of fortune to visit them and grace their homes. This presents an interesting contrast, and for a reason. The owl is a solitary creature, which remains awake during nights, but asleep during daytime. In other words, it is awaken in darkness and asleep during daytime. Thus, the owl shares a very important quality with the seers and sages or the awakened souls. As the Upanishads, affirm, the enlightened ones are awake when others asleep and they are asleep when others are awake. Therefore, for the world, the owl may be an inauspicious symbol, but in truth it is an awakened master. Secondly, like the ascetic seers the owl prefers to live in isolation and seldom seen in the company of people or any other bird. Indeed, it stays away from everyone as if it has no interest in the world or the humanity.
Thus, the goddess Lakshmi represents wealth and abundance, her Vehicle represents detachment and renunciation. It means if you have wealth or if your pursue wealth, you should practice detachment and renunciation and use the money for the welfare of the others. Those who pursue riches should be aware of their attachment to wealth and pray to the goddess to inculcate in them the qualities of detachment, renunciation, selflessness, and get rid of ignorance, greed, selfishness, envy and malice so that they become truly awake in the darkness of death and adversity.
The owl is also regarded as an inauspicious symbol. If a people see an owl or if an owl enters anyone's home, it is considered an inauspicious omen. Goddess Lakshmi has the power not only to bestow wealth upon her devotees, but also to neutralize ill-omens and adversity. Thus, her association with the owl also symbolizes her ability to ward off evil omens and adverse conditions.
Lord Shiva rides the Bull, Nandi, which stands for the bullying, aggressive, blind and brute power in man. It also stands for unbridled sexual energy, kama. Only Lord Siva can help us control these and transform them. They are usually manifestations of excessive tamas in the body. By invoking and worshipping Shiva one can get rid of them. Thus Shiva can transform a wild bull into a gentle and enlightened Nandi. Shiva is also considered a healer. The Vedas address him as a divine healer and point to his power over death caused by snakebites, calamities, diseases, etc. Hence, those who suffer from chronic diseases, or physical ailments, may pray to him for relief or protection from toxicity in the body, pain, suffering, and death.
Parvathi, the consort of Shiva has numerous forms and aspects, which are both benign and fierce. When they are together, generally you do not see them using any Vehicle. It is because for Shiva, Shakti is the ultimate Vehicle, just as the body is to the soul. However, when she is shown alone as Durga, Chandi, Kali, Uma, or Shakti, she is usually shown as riding a tiger or a lion. Both the animals symbolically represent anger, rage, fury, cruelty, dominance, violence, and aggression. The goddess can help those who possess these qualities and indulges in violence and cruelty.
Ganesha or Ganapathi is considered the first among the gods and leader of the Shiva Ganas (brigade). He has a large body with the head of an elephant. Interestingly, he uses a tiny creature, rat as his Vehicle. Physically you cannot imagine an elephant riding on a small house rat. However there is a deep symbolism in their association. The rat symbolizes, timidity, nervousness, weakness, hesitation, fear, and self-doubt. They are largely responsible for our failures in our lives and our inability to complete the tasks we start. Fear prevents us from taking initiative and completing tasks. Lord Ganesha is known as remover obstacles. He does it by addressing our fears and helping us to control them. Therefore, if you are suffering from fear and self-doubt which are preventing you from taking timely action, you should pray to Ganesha to remove your fear and negativity, and instill in you confidence and courage.
Thus, we can see that the Vehicles of the gods and goddess of Hinduism symbolize our bodies and various energies that are present in them which can be transformed or channeled for righteous ends by propitiating their presiding deities. The Vehicles convey the deeper and hidden wisdom about the importance of seeking divine help in your physical, mental, and spiritual transformation, and your material wellbeing. You can use the knowledge to purify your mind and body, change your circumstances or overcome obstacles.
Suggestions for Further Reading
- The Samkhya Philosophy and 24 Principles of Creation
- The Bhagavadgita On The Problem Of Sorrow
- The Concept of Atman or Eternal Soul in Hinduism
- The Practice of Atma Yoga Or The Yoga Of Self
- The Problem of Maya Or Illusion and How To Deal With It
- Belief In Atman, The Eternal Soul Or The Inner Self
- Brahman, The Highest God Of Hinduism
- The Bhagavad Gita Original Translations
- The Bhagavadgita, Philosophy and Concepts
- Bhakti yoga or the Yoga of Devotion
- Hinduism And The Evolution of Life And Consciousness
- Why to Study the Bhagavadgita Parts 1 to 4
- The Triple Gunas, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas
- The Practice of Tantra and Tantric Ritual in Hinduism and Buddhism
- The Tradition Of Gurus and Gurukulas in Hinduism
- Origin, Definition and Introduction to Hinduism
- Hinduism, Way of Life, Beliefs and Practices
- A Summary of the Bhagavadgita
- Avatar, the Reincarnation of God Upon Earth
- The Bhagavadgita on Karma, the Law of Actions
- The Mandukya Upanishad
- The Bhagavadgita On The Mind And Its Control
- Symbolic Significance of Numbers in Hinduism
- The Belief of Reincarnation of Soul in Hinduism
- The True Meaning Of Renunciation According To Hinduism
- The Symbolic Significance of Puja Or Worship In Hinduism
- Introduction to the Upanishads of Hinduism
- Origin, Principles, Practice and Types of Yoga
- Hinduism and the Belief in one God
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|Jul 29 2014, 07:32 AM Post #2
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@heyjude14 Hey welcome back! Do you know who is in the promo for Aug 11?
@aemullins Sami/Will/Kristen/Brady
|Jul 29 2014, 08:02 AM Post #3
Tweet timestamp: 12:12 PM - 28 Jul 2014
(a tweet from this week -- carried over from last week's social media thread)
|Jul 29 2014, 08:02 AM Post #4
Tweets timestamped: 28 Jul 2014
(tweets from this week -- carried over from last week's social media thread)
Edited by nananana7, Jul 29 2014, 08:38 AM.
|Jul 29 2014, 08:17 AM Post #5
|two different shoes...i hope that isn't a trend. It looks like she got dressed in the dark.
|Jul 29 2014, 08:36 AM Post #6
That's what the tweets posted with the pic indicate ... that she got dressed in the dark.
Edited by nananana7, Jul 29 2014, 09:01 AM.
|Jul 29 2014, 08:45 AM Post #7
lol, whoops! Today is not a morning for reading for me apparently. I skipped past it right to the pic.
|Jul 29 2014, 09:10 AM Post #8
AEMullins @aemullins
Do Eric and Nicole come back from Rome happy or sad?
Judie @heyjude14
mixed bag
|Jul 29 2014, 09:40 AM Post #9
Actually I've seen some kids do that with soccer shoes at soccer tournaments and tennis shoes at my kids' school. I would say age ranges from 10-14. And then there is the mismatched sock thing...they actually sell mismatched pairs in some stores.
I showed up at a Christmas party with one navy & one black shoe. Serves me right for buying the same style in 2 colors and not having a light in my closet.
Edited by daysjahvu, Jul 29 2014, 09:42 AM.
|Jul 29 2014, 09:55 AM Post #10
IDK but I'm thinking that Eric can't fight his attraction to Nicole and they end up making love and when they wake up he gets the call from the church reinstating him. That could explain the 'I hate you' spoiler and the fact that they return from Rome a mixed bag.
|Jul 29 2014, 10:59 AM Post #11
My daughter's soccer team one year was green and purple. There was one girl with Down's Syndrome on the team. When the socks arrived, the coach put all the socks in a pile and told the girls to just grab one of each. The girl with Down's Syndrome was so proud of herself for picking a pair that matched. It was so hard for the coach to explain to her she wanted a mismatched pair. Fortunately the team rallied around her and praised her for finding the match.
|Jul 29 2014, 11:35 AM Post #12
I'm proud of the girl too. Kudos to the soccer team. :rockon:
|Jul 29 2014, 11:40 AM Post #13
Been there.Done that myself.Must be quite common.I was teasing a co-worker about that very thing,brown shoe blue shoe similar styles.
|Jul 29 2014, 12:45 PM Post #14
I saw this tweet:
�@SoapView RATINGS: ABC's 'General Hospital' & NBC's 'Days of our Lives' are the ONLY soaps to show
both WEEKLY and YEARLY growth in viewers. #GH #DAYS
|Jul 29 2014, 01:31 PM Post #15
Shawn Christian @ShawnC4real 1h
RT @smyers8513: @ShawnC4real @eileen_davidson @nbcdays I'm excited to see what all Kristen does to u and makes u do!
Its "50 Shades of K"
|Jul 29 2014, 01:36 PM Post #16
you know if she had kidnapped Brady I might think this was a hint at what was coming up. But with Dan? Heck no. (At least it better not b/c I cannot take that).
|Jul 29 2014, 01:59 PM Post #17
I hope Shawn was just kidding around with that person because if we get another crazy woman kidnaps man and rapes him story I will :puke:
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|Jul 29 2014, 04:19 PM Post #19
Interesting. Who is "the loved one" - Theresa, Jordan, Melanie, Eve, Sonny?
|Jul 29 2014, 04:23 PM Post #20
Melanie and he kills her?! Being hopeful here. :whistle:
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African runner has gone from history-making Olympian to accused murderer. Oscar Pistorius appeared in a courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa, today to answer to charges that he shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home on Valentine's Day. The double-amputee athlete nicknamed "Blade Runner" wept openly in court as prosecutors said they'd pursue charges of premeditate murder against him.


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It's not quite up there with 90 straight wins, but six consecutive Final Fours — which UConn achieved Monday — is pretty damn impressive.
Because Connecticut is so accustomed to Final Four trips, it's an accomplishment that may go overlooked. The Huskies are headed for a second straight national semifinal without a true superstar (although Breanna Stewart reach that status sooner rather than later), pushing the streak to six, the longest in the history of the sport.
Not bad.
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Bordewich, M. and Semple, C. and Steel, M. A. (2006) 'Identifying X-trees with few characters.', The electronic journal of combinatorics., 13 (1). R83.
Previous work has shown the perhaps surprising result that, for any binary phylogenetic tree T, there is a set of four characters that define T. Here we deal with the general case, where T is an arbitrary X-tree. We show that if d is the maximum degree of any vertex in T, then the minimum number of characters that identify T is log2d (up to a small multiplicative constant).
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Media Too Often Blame the Victim in Pedestrian Crashes
The solution to avoid this kind of tragedy at intersections with a pedestrian bridge is not to crack down on "jaywalkers," but rather to allow people to cross at street level. We also need to calm the traffic in this area and make it more inviting to people walking at street level, rather than trying to separate people from the street.
Though papers like the Examiner aren't likely to be sensitive to subtleties, it added insult to death by running an online poll with the article asking readers whether the police should crack down on jaywalkers.
The jaywalker in question was an elderly man who used a walker, both of which were strewn in the middle of the street in the original grisly photo run by the paper. No attention was paid to why Cinti would have calculated that the risk of crossing the busy street was preferable to using the pedestrian bridge over Geary Boulevard at the scene of the crash.
Cinti was killed on the west side of the street, while the bridge is on east side. This means that in order for Cinti to have used the bridge he would have had to cross Webster Street twice just to cross Geary Boulevard on the bridge, in addition to climbing up to cross. That's a lot of extra effort for someone using a walker.
If the intersection of Geary and Webster allowed crossing at the street level, city standards would dictate more time to cross than what is currently the case. They would also dictate pedestrian countdown signals, along with pedestrian refuge islands in the medians, so someone who couldn't cross the entire length of the street in one light cycle could continue at the next cycle.
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Gamescom 2010: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West PreviewBy Jake Gaskill - Posted Aug 30, 2010
What We Know:
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Ninja Theory's action-adventure follow up to their PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, follows the adventures of an unlikely pair of convicts—the brutish Animal and the brainy Trip—as they journey through a gorgeously abandoned world on their way to freedom. I spent some hands-on time with the game back during E3 2010, but for Gamescom, Ninja Theory was, sadly, all about the hands-off walkthrough.
What We're Seeing Now:
The Gamescom demo of Enslaved showed off a level that occurs about two-thirds of the way into the game, and finds Monkey and Trip teamed up with the frumpy and lovelorn Pigsy to navigate their way through a massive mech-strewn junkyard known as the Titan Graveyard. Team Ninja has a great affinity for characterization and compelling and believable relationships between characters.
While the partnership of Monkey and Trip is the primary focus of the game, the walkthrough showed off the wonderful dynamic between Pigsy, Monkey and Trip, which all stems from PIgsy having known, and been in love with, Trip her whole life, and now feeling threatened by Monkey and Trip's new companionship. This tension plays out beautifully in the interactions between the characters, made all the more so by the stunning facial animations and voice work.
Gameplay wise, Pigsy also brings a unique element to the table thanks to his grappling hook, which lets him navigate around the environment with ease, and gives him perfect vantage points from which to provide cover for Monkey and Trip. Moving through the graveyard, Monkey dispatched a series of mechs through a combination of hand-to-hand combat and ranged attacks thanks to his trusty, electrified staff.
Eventually, we faced off with a giant mech boss called the Rhino. This rusty chrome-domed beast battle really showed off the game's spectacular sense of scope, and demonstrated how the game's various gameplay mechanics work in concert with one another. When you aren't shooting Pigsy's strategically placed mines tossed into the mech debris-lined arena, you'll be using your hover board made of light to navigate around the Rhino's charge, or climbing up a hundred foot tower to release the final explosive fingertip needed to bring down the metal bastard.
Of course, just when we thought we had the Rhino where we wanted, he absconded with Trip, and the scene transitioned from boss battle to high-speed, hover board chase through a lush jungle in pursuit of the kidnapping bot. Maneuvering through, over, under, and around trees, trunks, and vines was fast and fluid, and continued the demo theme of gameplay variety. In the end, Monkey catches up with the Rhino and rescues Trip, much to the chagrin of Pigsy.
Each time I see a little bit more of Enslaved, I say exactly the same thing, "I can't wait to see more." There's just so much character and craft put into the world and its inhabitants that you can't help but be completely drawn in by them, and the dichotomy of Monkey and Trip is just fantastic. I know I say it every time, but I can't wait to see more of this supremely promising title. Luckily, we won't have to wait too much longer as the game hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 5.
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From what I'm seeing I get the feeling that there should be a LOT more talk about this game and its release. It REALLY looks good (yeah I know that can be deceiving), and has a unique style and game play, so, where is the catch? I was never into heavenly sword but wasn't that a mass beat'em up game with some platforming thrown in? I didn't get that vibe with this one.Posted: September 1, 2010 8:12 AM
Man, she looks a lot like the lead character in Heavenly Sword. The game looks good so far.Posted: August 31, 2010 9:47 PM
Can't wait until october. I really love that more than one of the g4 staff are providing updates on what they've seen and played. don't know if this always the case but can't wait to read more.Posted: August 31, 2010 7:05 PM
This game looks REALLY FRIGGIN' COOL. And i LOVE the way they did the trailer, i felt like it was a movie trailer. Gotta keep me eye on this one.Posted: August 31, 2010 5:47 PM
Can't wait for Ninja Theory's next project! Heavenly Sword is my second all time favorite PS3 game.Posted: August 31, 2010 4:31 PM
First day buy, for me.Posted: August 31, 2010 4:19 PM
I am really looking forward to this game. Andy Serkis does AMAZING mo-cap work. Also, Heavenly Sword and Enslaved are Ninja Theory games, not Team Ninja. A parapraxis, I'm surePosted: August 31, 2010 3:55 PM
Total "In a world!" type trailer. This game looks a little corny, but it looks pretty good. At least the person your escorting doesn't seem incompetent.Posted: August 31, 2010 11:03 AM
Correction to this Article. Heavenly Sword and Enslaved are both Ninja Theory games, not Team Ninja.Posted: August 31, 2010 10:34 AM
"I spent some hands-on time with the game back during E3 2010, but for Gamescom, Team Ninja was, sadly, all about the hands-off walkthrough."
Strange that Team Ninja even gave you that much, considering they have nothing to do with this IP. But I'd wager Ninja Theory's PR team is no stranger to this confusion.Posted: August 31, 2010 9:38 AM
I have a horrible feeling this game will flop, although I'd really rather it succeed. It just doesn't stand out enough I guess, at least compared to the other ... 20+ games I've been watching. The names "Trap" and "Monkey" don't help either.Posted: August 31, 2010 3:12 AM
This is some what related. I was streaming Arrested Development on my 360, and I realized that Jason Bateman and Anna Torv look alike. BTW, If this game is as good, or better, than Heavenly Sword, I'll will buy it.Posted: August 30, 2010 11:27 PM
Totally excited for this. Picking up this and Castlevania on the same day and my head's gonna explode when I try to decide which one to play first.Posted: August 30, 2010 7:42 PM
It seems like a movie more than a game. Either way I'm not terably excited.Posted: August 30, 2010 7:25 PM
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The usual unfounded calls for reinstating the assault weapon ban
They are as predictable as sunrise after something like Aurora. But, the gun banners have less of a leg to stand on now than they did way back then, although some, like Ezra Klein, try to make the case with selective statistics and the usual arguments. Howard Nemerov takes the time to demolish both.
The fact is there has been less violent gun crime since the lifting of the ban than when it was in place. In fact, we haven't seen this low a level of violence since 1972, even while the number of guns in the country increased.
So attempting to find some correlation between the number of guns and amount of violence seems not to be there.
That doesn't stop those who would ban your access to guns from trying. And one of their favorite means is by trying to ban scary guns … er, I mean assault weapons.
Much like politicians who rely on the public's economic ignorance to sell economic policy that is, frankly horrible, they do the same with gun bans.
Assault weapons. Scary. Used in war. Kill bunches of people. As opposed to "regular" weapons which I guess aren't as scary, aren't used in war and, presumably as such logic must go, don't or won't kill bunches of people.
Perhaps a graphic is the best way to refute that "logic":
It isn't the way the weapon looks that makes it dangerous, it's the nut wielding it. Banning so-called assault weapons is about as effective as banning cars that look like the one in the top left. If the idiot behind the wheel of the one on the right decides to drive it into a crowded sidewalk, are the people he kills any less dead because it didn't look like the car on the left?
Of course not. The common denominator? The nut using the tool.
Not the tool.
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I've often wondered what the body count would be if a guy with your classic "Samuri sword" set and some training went to work in a confined, populated area.
Same-same with a tomahawk and fighting knife.
Point being, a man with some evil intent and a little preparation can kill a lot of people without even a "nice" looking gun.
And, if my mags were limited to ten rounds and I practiced a bit, I can put out 60 rounds in a minute easily.
I used to work with a guy who was a "former gang member." He told me a story about how he was once beset upon by a guy while driving cars. He finally pulled over, the other guy pulled over. The other guy got out of his car, my guy got out of his car with a hacket in hand. The other guy drove off as quickly as possible.
I tried to post a link and failed, but google led me to an incident in Japan where a guy killed 30 peope with sword, shotgun and axe back in the 30s.
"I've often wondered what the body count would be if a guy with your classic "Samuri sword" set and some training went to work in a confined, populated area."
Does this answer that question?
Consider that most of the mayhem in the ancient world was done with short swords…
The katana is classically a slashing sword, primarily. Stabbing is secondary. A good hand…not a great hand…with some kendo training would do a lot of deadly damage very quickly.
That's what I was thinking – and if they got really brave…and went after a bunch of elementary school kids like the nutjob in the article I linked to…
The katana, by virtue of its sharp, curved blade is capable of a draw cut, unlike most European swords. This draw cut can produce horrible wounds and is also the bane of backyard watermelons. On the flip side, the Euro swords were better suited to dealing with armour, and better suited to the European battlefield.
Comparing the draw cutting ability of replica katanas to Euro swords tend to lead those who don't know better to conclude the katana was much better (which also fits in well with a lot of published nonsense like the movie Highlander), but in fact different swords have different applications, and for use against an armoured opponent I'd prefer the Euro designs.
I don't think Rags was planning on dealing with a lot of armor and in fact, I suspect slashing wounds would be more in tune with his question.
Western (curved) cavalry sabers would probably have similar effect but suffer from the inability to engage both hands in the task.
From what I've read, western calvery swords were not aklways sharpened.
I tend to agree that a katana would be particularly effective at killing now days, I'm just pointing out that the katana fanboys are full of it. There are a lot of people who are convinced the katana is the perfect sword. There is no perfect sword.
I've seen samples from the Civil War both ways – a couple were practically aerodynamic steel. Nathan Bedford Forests (a captured Federal blade) which I got to handle, was wickedly sharpened.
Actually, for use against an armored opponent, I prefer an M-14. Better stand-off characteristics.
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Of course someone planning to commit mass murder for months would never resort to illegal methods to acquire these weapons. So of course this would be completely effective.
I've been wondering for months if some DOJ attorney would be found dead with a "Fast and Furious" weapon laying beside them.
"Guns aren't even the most lethal mass murder weapon. According to data compiled by Grant Duwe of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, guns killed an average of 4.92 victims per mass murder in the United States during the 20th century, just edging out knives, blunt objects, and bare hands, which killed 4.52 people per incident. Fire killed 6.82 people per mass murder, while explosives far outpaced the other options at 20.82. Of the 25 deadliest mass murders in the 20th century, only 52 percent involved guns."
via InstaPundit
Shhh, they'll want to ban matches next.
Back in the 80s and 90s I recall data comparing UK homicide rates with various weapons with the US rates. It was clear that the difference in homicide rate overal was a cultural function, not a function of gun control. The UK's more recent crime problems, in the aftermath of immigration of third world nations and yet more restrictive gun controls, has further reinforced this point.
And it isn't just the UK that proves this point, but I'll leave it at this for this post.
Guns aren't even the most lethal mass murder weapon. According to data compiled by Grant Duwe of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, guns killed an average of 4.92 victims per mass murder in the United States during the 20th century, just edging out knives, blunt objects, and bare hands, which killed 4.52 people per incident. Fire killed 6.82 people per mass murder, while explosives far outpaced the other options at 20.82. Of the 25 deadliest mass murders in the 20th century, only 52 percent involved guns.
I've always found in these unfortunate fish in a barrel shootings, "assault weapons" and semi automatics actually did poorly with actual deaths. Plenty of injuries, but only a small percentage died. It was always the shotgun that was the most lethal. According to one recount I read, this guy lead with a shotgun. Although his semi-auto had a lot more ammo so that may be skewed. Did anyone see a breakdown of which weapon caused which death?
The reality seems that shotguns are more effective in these close quarters situations in terms of lethality. Rrifles are meant for range. Except going after shotguns is off-message. They are used for hunting and have been with us a very very long time and typically not thought of as a military weapon.
The San Yasidro McDonalds murder weapons included an Uzi, a pump 12 gage and a 9 mm pistol. The 12 gage killed most.
There was also data from the 90s showing how 12 gage killed a higher % then 7.62×39 fired from AKs and SKS.
However, this issue is complicated by weapons terminal ballistics. The AK/SKS 7.62×39 mm ball ammo, particularly the steel core chinese and russian stuff that was so popular in the 90s, had very poor terminal performance. The bullet stays point on and doesn't tumble for quite some distance in muscle tissue, and consequently can make a very narow wound channel that is less likely then other rifle rounds to cause a fatality. This isn't true for all types of 7.62×39 ammo, and it doesn't apply so much to other calibers so much. Ironically the less lethal steel core stuff was banned by the Clinton administration, but in their defense they had no clue about terminal ballistics.
I'll also add that many fools don't use buckshot or slugs in their fighting shotgun. Birdshot is for birds.
My Dad was a Hollywood weapons consultant and gun mag writer back in the 50s (among other things). He tested the Armalite variant that would become the M-15 and progeny. He shot up some animals, and said he thought the round should be illegal under the Geneva Conventions because of its tendency to tumble and cause enormous tissue damage.
The M193 5.56 mm round's 55 gr bullet tumbles and then fragments withing a certain distance. They found that the match 75 gr and 77 gr bullets are even more effective at fragmenting. The 5.56 is a poor chioce for defeating intermediate barriers but tends to be more effectuve then 7.62×39 otherwse.
My father argued back then that the Conventions were written to limit bullets to jacketed types to produce wounds, but fewer deaths than an expanding bullet would. Dunno, but it made some sense, as most Western cultures would expend more manpower on treating wounds. Dad (and lots of others) also felt the 5.56 was inferior in "brush-busting" to the .308. That, of course, is just true.
I personally would rather not get shot with any damn thing.
The rules limiting ammo to FMJ types was basically the result of politics bashing the UK. The early Brit .303 Lee Metford had poor wounding potential, making small holes through and through, and performed poorly against the tribesmen they were fighting at the time.
The arsenal at Dum Dum India developed a soft point bullet as a solution and the UK developed several solutions on the British islands, and then the Germans, French, Russians and the other assorted typical do-gooders (that is, the typical European troublemakers) then attaked the Brits politically oin this. The result eventually was the Hauge agreement on ammo, which the US (to our credit) did not sign.
It was all about the politics of Brit bashing of the day. Serious efforts at understanding wound trauma wasn't on the table, and the Germans even omitted their own 8mm spitzer round from their testing which "showed" the wounding of the Brit expanding bullets but not the tumbling of the higher velocity German spitzer rounds.
I have heard a lot of people on the left self righteously complain that conservatives are unwilling to agree to "common sense gun control" that we are unreasonable fanatics who would oppose restrictions on the ownership of Sherman Tanks.
Most of all; we are totally wrong to believe that the left is after our guns just because of the proposed assault weapon ban.
Why would we have such a belief, how can the folks on the right even think we on the left are after their guns, all their guns?
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Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers.
Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval to proceed to filing proposed amendments and a vote next week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a sponsor of the gun control amendment, came to the floor to defend the idea of implementing some "reasonable" gun control measures.
The amendment was sponsored by Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Jack Reed (R.I.), Bob Menendez (N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Schumer and Dianne Feinstein (Calif.). S.A. 2575 would make it illegal to transfer or possess large capacity feeding devices such as gun magazines, belts, feed stripes and drums of more than 10 rounds of ammunition with the exception of .22 caliber rim fire ammunition.
After a while, this gets old, our political leaders wanting to ban this or that, gun, accessory, etc., all because it would make our lives safer. Are they forgetting that the magazine used by James Holmes jammed in the middle of him shooting up the theater? He had to switch to a backup weapon, which happened to be a Remington 870 Pump Shotgun. I wonder if his victims felt any safer because he was having to pump the action and was limited to 5-6 rounds of buckshot before having to reload?
One big difference, I don't think the make 60 round drums for hunting rifles.
Not that I disagree with the point the poster is trying to make, but I think it is being made pretty poorly. I believe the hunting rifle next to the EBR is a bolt action…I zoomed in, but the resolution isn't good enough to be sure, but there are plenty of 'hunting looking' semi autos. While the point seems to be that it fires the same round, I don't want to open a bolt action vs semi loophole.


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