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Slacker Friday
I have a new Think Again column on campaign spending, "The Best Things in Life Are Free ..." here [1], and a new Nation column, "The Politics of Pundit Prestige," here [2].
And don't forget Boehlert's terrific column on The Note here [3]. (I really hate to plug my sponsors so much, because it looks so lame, but try to remember to check out Jamison Foser's weekly "Media Matters" column, which is, in many ways, the best thing in this crazy business of ours.)
Eric R. notes [4]: "Republicans really do think you're the enemy, and they pretty much always have."
I was still pretty sick last night, but I was just well enough at 7:30 to pull myself off the couch and catch a cab to Carnegie Hall for this [5]. Tomorrow I should be OK enough to catch the ABB for the third time in three weeks. How are things in your city? (P.S. Here [6] is the bill, with Patti Smith substituting for Jewel. Give them some money!)
And hey, Check out Sal and Tony [7] on the Times op-ed page ... Wow, huh?
Name: Charles Pierce
Hometown: Newton, MA
Hey Doc --
"Get me a bodyguard, a flock of judo experts, with machine guns."
Yesterday, there were two Japanese TV crews wandering through the office, filming people as they were watching Daisuke Matsuzaka's Red Sox debut on television. It's going to be a very strange baseball season.
Brief Alter-Review: There I am, listening online to the cool sounds of WWOZ, back home again in NOLA after its Katrina-induced exile in New Jersey. And up comes some group of Louisiana lunatics called The Tin Men, doing an airborne-gumbo version of one of that arena-rock goofball anthem -- Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." Listening to Robert Plant's laughable Norse bloviating in front of this instrumentation was the greatest thing I've heard in months, and the best thing that's ever happened to Zeppelin's lyrics, which generally sound like Plant cut up an old Marvel "Thor" comic and threw the pieces up in front of an electric fan. Washboard Of The Gods!
Over the next few weeks, Joe Klein's going to get a lot of stroking from the Usual Suspects for "bravely" discovering after almost seven years that C-Plus Augustus is rather, ah, ill-suited to the job of being president. It seems like just yesterday -- in fact, it may have been just yesterday -- that Brave Joe was dismissing this notion as the superheated delusions of partisan harpies not cool enough to match wits with Margaret Carlson while Chris Matthews sits off-camera, as dreamily transported as Teresa of Avila, holding a picture of Bill and Hillary Clinton, and reaching for a damp towel.
Jeebus Christmas, what was your first clue, Sherlock? The Social Security whipping? The Schiavo circus? Tthe Katrina debacle? The 2006 elections? It plainly wasn't the monumental disaster in Iraq, because you were hoping for the best there up until 30 seconds before you hit "Send" on your very brave column, as best I can tell. There are several things that are important to remember about Joe before his fellow Beltway buffet-grazers start fitting him for a toga. First is that, both online and in the mainstream media, smarter people than Joe Klein have been saying everything that Joe is now bravely saying almost from jump. For their troubles, they got insults, condescension and worse from, among other people, Joe Klein. Well, bollocks. I note for the record that he's still alternatively ignorant and gutless on the subject of the Constitution. You can't impeach a president because he's a self-evident f**k-up-- or for "maladministration," to use a more polite term that the Founders explicitly rejected. Klein -- and, it should be noted, Ann Coulter -- are both wrong about that. And, because he's got such a sweet tooth for Executive power, as long as it's exercised in ways that make him feel safe and warm and make his heart go pitty-pat, he not only minimizes dangers of turning the Department of Justice into a chop-shop, he also declines to address the towering constitutional heresy regarding Executive powers that has allowed this administration to run amuck over the Bill of Rights. And, finally, probably because he doesn't want to be seen as being "soft" on dangerous dark people who are coming to kill him, Klein neglects even to mention that this president already has admitted breaking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on 14 different occasions, and has announced his intention to go on breaking it, based on a preposterous fig-leaf designed by his pet lawyers. Want to impeach the guy? Impeach him for that. Put John Yoo and the "unitary executive" on trial. That's really the kind of issue that the impeachment process is supposed to address anyway.
What, Klein thinks that this tepid, dilatory cud-chewing somehow validates everything his betters have been saying since 2001? That this watery-kneed pissantry gives the rest of us permission to know what we've known, and to say what we've been saying? Klein shouldn't be all over television, being praised by the cowardly for being timid. He should be out on Paul Krugman's lawn in sackcloth, pouring ashes over his head.
Name: drinkof
Hometown: Raleigh
I'm becoming a fan of the pace and choice of Democratic Congressional investigations. It's pretty much methodical and on point, recognizing both the value of forward motion and the fact that you can't get everything all at once.
Having said that, there's a critical path item I fear that they may be overlooking. There are a number of subjects on which Miers and, particularly, Rove simply cannot testify in public, slick as he is. Between emails and documents known and to come (even with the virtual shredders rolling away), Rove is caught in massive and significant contradictions he can't explain away. The response to questions about use of outside IP services alone would be worth triple the price of admission.
While as a matter of principle they shouldn't allow it, unsworn wouldn't matter. Transcript wouldn't matter. Public is what counts (with the cameras serving as perfectly excellent transcripts).
In urging the Committees to accept WH proferred "testimony" from Rove and Miers, several (including Specter, I believe) relied in part on the fact that going the subpoena route would take "a year and a half" (presumably including appeals and the like). While that's a grotesque exaggeration (meant to suggest that it's impossible), it will take some time.
The committees need to serve the subpoena, and get it rejected. They must then vary from the "standard" procedure, which calls for the US Attorney for the DC Circuit (a Bush loyalist) to prosecute the contempt charge which is key to getting Rove in the dock. There's no reason at all that the relevant committee can't establish a special procedure (duly recognizing the conflict of interest), and designate a special prosecutor whose sole job is to enforce the subpoena through regular, lawful channels on an expedited basis.
Once Rove has lost on a single subpoena, there's no logical reason he shouldn't be called by every committee on the Hill; it's clear that he attempted to influence every agency to use its resources to favor Republican candidates, thus it's clear that every committee has relevant questions. I will also enjoy listening to Bush or the spokesmodel explain why a political hack is so critical he can't be spared.
Rove is where the treasures are buried, the nexus through which all scandals attach. Time's a' wasting ... if they get it moving now, he could be a sitting duck in 2-3 months.
Name: Larry Howe
Hometown: Oak Park, IL
Eric --
I saw an interesting exchange between Jack Reed and Richard Shelby on NewsHour tonight about the Iraq funding bill. What baffles me is why Democrats who got this very crafty piece of legislation passed don't hammer Republicans who continue to talk about giving the latest strategy a chance to work. The bill does that. It gives it a year to work. But repeatedly Reed did not rebut Shelby's foolish claim that "Congress can't be 535 commanders-in-chief. There's only one commander-in-chief and that's the president." This bill does not usurp the role of the president, it simply requires accountability that he won't require himself.
Shelby kept saying, a la Friedman, that the next 6 months will be crucial. This is now the umpteenth round of 6-month prognostications, but OK. Still, if this last ditch effort doesn't work in 6 months, why is ending the fiasco in a year so bad? The notion of applying a date, when virtually everyone accepts the fact that this cannot go on indefinitely, is anathema to Republicans, but why? If it cannot go on indefinitely, then why not define a point at which it won't go on? It's not like they're arguing that the date on this bill is too soon, it's having a date at all that gets them.
What if the No Child Left Behind law said that school districts had to show success or lose funding, but didn't specify what timeframe in which those consequences would occur. Would that be accountability? How about asking for some accountability from Petraeus and from Maliki?
Moreover, the Congressional leverage being applied could be Bush's best tool to get the Maliki government to get its act together. And if they aren't willing to do that, then what is the point? If Bush wants to veto this bill, then the lack of funding for the troops will be on his head. Congress passed the funding, if he decides to defund his own war, then maybe that's an impeachable offense -- something like dereliction of duty.
Name: John B
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
So this [8] is what passes for moderate in today's GOP? The party is no longer about limited government, libertarian ideals, or making people stand on their own feet. Somehow we came to a point where one party is about the American dream, and the other seeks to destroy the institutions of American governance.
Name: William Rabkin
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Dr. Alterman,
I wanted to thank you for today's headline [9]. I hadn't thought of "Border Song" for ages, and you made me dig it out of the iTunes pile and rediscover how wonderful that whole album was.
That said, now that the "controversy" over using lyrics as titles has ended, I wonder if I could make a request -- I'd love it if somewhere in the column you could cite the source of the quote. It's not a matter of giving credit where it's due so much as protection for those of your readers who have been known to drive themselves crazy for hours trying to figure out where we know that line from.
Or maybe I'm the only one.
Eric replies: I'll try, thanks.
Name: David Shaffer
Hometown: Harleysville, PA
Doc --
As a longtime reader (since you started back on that *other* site), I've always enjoyed the commentary and links. Don't always agree with everything, but I enjoy being challenged to think. But in addition to thinking, today's lyric brought on a serious memory trip -- "Border Song" from the Elton John album. Nice obscure reference to a great song from a great album that I haven't listened to in ... well, a long time. Have to change that.
Eric adds: Is this the place where I get to add that my second concert evah was Elton John at Carnegie Hall, 1970? He was wearing jeans.
Name: John J Emerson
Hometown: Osakis, MN
Peretz's wife, Anne Labouisse Farnsworth Peretz, is a Singer sewing machine heiress, but she is not descended from Isaac Merritt Singer. Her sewing machine ancestor is descended from Edward Clark, Singer's IP lawyer, who was given a hefty share in the company for defending against a lawsuit from Elias Howe, who claimed to be the actual inventor of the sewing machine.
This is tremendously important, but no one seems to care. I just don't understand.
Chas Murray's piece [10] about Jews being smarter has 2 early factual misstatements: No Jews were monotheists in 800 BCE -- they were henotheists. The first Jewish monotheist was the second writer of Isaiah somewhat after 750 BCE. As to the first monotheist, it was probably Zoroaster somewhat before 1000 BCE. This is from the most recent scholarship I know about, so correct me if I'm wrong. Keep up the good work.
Name: Todd DeGroff
Hometown: Indianapolis
On the subject of The Bell Curve [11], and the broader topic of racial stereotypes and intelligence, I highly recommend Ashley Montagu's Race and IQ, first published in 1975. The expanded edition, published in 1999, includes 5 essays specifically addressing the general deficiencies, questionable data, and intellectual sloppiness of Murray and Herrnstein in The Bell Curve.
While it's rewarding to read Alan Ryan, Charles Lane and others demolish The Bell Curve's "slightly mad, and at worst, plain ugly" arguments, the earlier material, such as Stephen Jay Gould's 1974 essay, "Racist Arguments and IQ," makes it clear that Murray's brand of pseudo-scientific justification for racism has been around for a long time.
Name: Thomas Heiden
Hometown: Stratford, CT
What is with this Matthew Dowd guy? How can you run Bush's '04 campaign ('04! -- not '00) and then two years later express profound disappointment with him?
What could he have possibly failed to see by 2004? What has changed about Bush in the last 2+ years? -- NOTHING. I reserve a special loathing for people like Dowd. It's as though they think they can do whatever they want and then issue a meaningless apology that absolves them of their, in this case, horrific guilt.
Name: Dave
Hometown: Albany, NY
McCain's weekend photo op at a Baghdad market is yet another indicator that McCain has become ridiculous. As the Times reported [12] on Tuesday:
A day after members of an American Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain pointed to their brief visit to Baghdad's central market as evidence that the new security plan for the city was working, the merchants there were incredulous about the Americans' conclusions.
Like so many other instances of GOP prevarication, this episode brings to mind something Peter Viereck once said: "Reality is that which, when you don't believe in it, doesn't go away."
Name: Bob Wenning
Hometown: Chicago, IL
As usual, I think Fareed Zakaria perfectly captured [13] the problems inherent with the escalation in last week's issue. He describes how, also as usual, the Bush Administration is pursuing an almost purely military solution to the Iraq problem while only paying lip service to the political issues, acknowledged by everyone else, including Gen. Petraeus, as the only real solution.
Also, I saw John Bolton on The Daily Show last night (a rerun actually) and was amazed at his apparent opinion that a president is only beholden to those who elected him, not to the country, as a whole. Amazing, but typical of the attitude of this Administration.
Name: James Warren
Hometown: Federal Way, WA
Sir Eric,
After using your "Pundit Prestige" column as a springboard, my coffee-primed thoughts are telling me that the warp and woof of the computer/internet/blogscape is affecting our culture in ways we cannot see, and may not really see until decades later, when the novelty and intensity wear off a bit.
More than ever before, we can see the fiefdom of punditry and politics as both hedge and history -- a necessary institutional defensiveness coupled with an instantaneous paper trail. Personally, I am paying closer attention to how a candidate, office-holder or pundit contextualizes his/her presence and if that person is actually standing in the "here and now" flow and trends of the cascading information we all now find ourselves in.
Through this lens George Bush -- for reasons I can only guess at -- has "hedged" himself into his own corner and seems oblivious to his own "paper trail" of mulish temperment and lack of accountability to consequences. Most of us can see this now -- that the president seems congenitally imprisoned -- and we are beginning to understand how his behavior is neither useful nor normal.
Hillary Clinton -- to use another example -- is definitely an alternative but to me she seems increasingly imprisoned by an unreal political history which already played itself out more than a decade ago. Her husband, in my opinion, is similarly mired but he still remains a sentimental favorite (which counts for something, I guess).
I beg off naming an individual pundit who qualifies for inclusion in this process, but I can guess that pundits usually only listen to other pundits. The authentic "give-and-take/listen and respond" qualities necessary in campaigning are missing from the pundit's world.
I guess I'll wind this dog-and-pony show up by noting that although some of today's politicians have to be skilled at "staying in the moment" in the midst of this new venue of electronic media, the pundit is -- by the very nature of punditry itself -- isolated from America's vital and ongoing conversations.
Name: Mark Richard
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Dear Altercation,
Eric Boehlert asks [14] why Wal-Mart, Bayer, and Visa would help sponsor an awards ceremony thrown by the right-wing Media Research Center. I'll treat this question as if Boehlert really wants to know the answer ... Wal-Mart, in case Eric hasn't noticed, has been a target of left-wing activists for years now. (Nobody goes after the Target chain, itself a commentary on the tendency of the Left to mix up emotions with economics. Similarly, leftist activists get lathered up about McDonald's, but no one ever urges burning down a Burger King.) John Edwards has made Wal-Mart a subject for his particular brand of class warfare, even while he privately seeks little favors from the retailing giant ... Bayer is a pharmaceutical company; need I say more? ... Visa is also a venerable object of the hatred of upper-middle class urban white people, as it provides easy credit to the poorer classes in exchange for high interest rates. This is a risk that u-mc w p don't think the lower orders should be exposed to, for their own good of course ... really, why on earth should these companies not support their friends and oppose their enemies?
Name: rj
Hometown: Cherry Hill, N
"After all, this is Make Stuff Up Week [15] at the Drudge Report."
I think every week is "Make Stuff Up Week" at the Drudge Report.
Name: Dan Garfinkel
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Simple answers to difficult questions: Will someone please explain to me why WHITE HOUSE business was being conducted on unsecure servers?
This concludes simple answers to difficult questions.
Name: Jack Wallace
Hometown: Luxembourg
Hey Doc,
Something has been making me laugh about this entire debacle at Justice. When Monica Goodling took the 5th Amendment, her lawyers used four cases to justify her not testifying due to the threat of perjury. Three of the cases were Oliver North, John Poindexter and Scooter Libby. (The 4th was in the Clinton Administration, and I had never heard of it.) My point is this: When claiming that you're afraid of your client being held for perjury due to politics, could you perhaps include at least one case where the person DIDN'T in fact perjure themselves? North, Poindexter and Libby?!? Irony has stopped trying these days, hasn't it?
Name: Daniel Ostern
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
I really enjoyed your writing on MSNBC and I'm glad you landed on your feet at a great site like Media Matters.
Anyway, I just read "A Global Intelligence Briefing For CEOs" by Herbert Meyer and wasn't able to locate any response to this piece of work that is being forwarded around the world.
I'm guessing you've read it, but if not, you can find it here [16].
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Clay Bar and Brilliant Black
Has anyone used a clay bar on a Brilliant Black WK2 yet? I plan on getting the Ultra Fine Clay Bar with recommended Dodo Born Slippy lube from DI but am still nervous about using it because of all the reports that black swirls and mars so easily. I currently shampoo with Dodo's Born to be Mild using 2 bucket method and foam gun and have sealed with Blackfire's Wet Diamond by hand but want to take it to the next level without causing damage. Any advice and/or recommendations?
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Clay bars dont scratch your paint as long as you use a clean clay bar. I have used them on plenty of black cars and the results are amazing. Infact im not even that careful with them. I have been using the same claybar for years lol, and use nothing more than soapy water as the spray lube. I have never had any issues and if you saw my cars finishes you would be blown away.
If I do a detail I would wash the car by hand with dish washing soap, followed by clay bar (and again just soapy water for that), then a nice wax job. Some people go all out using 30 step processes that take an entire weekend to do, but IMO thats overkill and this is coming from a anal person.
Unless you have sand or other junk stuck in your clay bar you wont damage paint and I have rubbed them very hard on finishes before.
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remember if you drop the clay bar, throw it away and use a fresh one.
if the clay bar is big, break it in 1/2 or 1/3 and use plenty of lube.
i prefer zaino or a cheaper route is meg's, mix car wash shampoo is another alternative as the lube.
eta: black sapphire BMW 335i, brilliant black Audi TT is my experiences with this color
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I've had my car clay barred as well as myself doing it. Never had any issues. When I did it, I used the white Maquires clay bar & did it after I had washed the car & then lubricated the bar with the soapy wash water. Came out great!
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...just to add, some clay bars are more aggressive than others. I use a mix of auto shampoo and water and that worked great. Many use detailer to lube the clay as well. Lube lube lube.
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Based on the short time I've had my brilliant black wk2, I've noticed the clear is actually much stronger than the finish that was on my last car. As long as you follow the recommendations above (keep folding it over and keep the surface lubed), you'll be more than fine.
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As mentioned previously use lots of spray detailer/soap and water and you'll be fine. Don't use dish soap on your car. Thye detrgents are very harsh compared.to a neutral car wash. It can cause issues with your trim and seals over time. The clay bar will remove whatever wax you have on the paint along with road grim and rail dust.
Just make sure you do small sections at a time and constantly remold the clay. If you drop it don't reuse it.
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Thanks everyone, very much appreciated!! Definitely feel more comfortable now and am excited for amazing results!
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Good luck! You never really know how good your car can look until you've used a clay bar. I think you'll be happy with the results.
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As long as you use it properly you'll be just fine. I clay while I wash, I soap down a panel, rinse it, soap it again and move along the car that way. Pretty much any over the counter claybar is pretty benign so far as aggressiveness goes, to get bars so aggressive they could mar the paint on their own with no contaminates you'd have to order online.
Claying will typically remove the wax layer anyways.
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I used Mothers clay bar the next day i bought my car.
Said to the salesman that i took it home without washing and polishing.
i wanted to do that my self, do not trust the boys from the carwash overthere.
It turned out pretty nice, all the train transport junk on the paint is gone.
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I finally got around to claying my Brilliant Black Jeep and holy cow, it really made the paint pop. I mostly found impurities in the flat surfaces (hood and roof mainly), with very few on the vertical panels.
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The Christian right is trying to rewrite the history of the United States as part of its campaign to force its religion on others.
They try to depict the founding fathers as pious Christians who wanted the United States to be a Christian nation, with laws that favored Christians and Christianity.
This is patently untrue. The early presidents and patriots were generally Deists or Unitarians, believing in some form of impersonal Providence but rejecting the divinity of Jesus and the absurdities of the Old and New testaments."
Regardless of whether you believe the nation was founded by Christians, etc., it was certainly founded upon FREEDOM. No one can argue that, nor should they. Why would anyone want to deny another American the freedom to live their lives as they see fit? Everyone is entitled to their own values and beliefs, just don't let those spill over into other peoples' lives.
I do not see where Christians are attempting to rewrite history nor force religious beliefs on anybody. By keeping people informed of our history is not rewriting, but omitting history from school text books is rewriting history and the left is guilty of doing just that.
As for sharing the word of God with others is not forcing anybody to convert people. You have the ability to turn off the radio, TV or put your fingers in your ears and that is your choice and that is the freedom you talk about.
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Paul Smith catered with branded cookies and took his show to the grandly gabled space of school Lycee Carnot. The runway was carpeted in mint green to match the space, and the whole thing felt a little quirkier than the rest of what Paris fashion week (PFW) had to offer. Put that down to Britishness, and a man for whom no detail is too small.
For spring / summer 2013 Smith didn't go so much for dandy or geek chic as he did for rockstar. Suits were skinny. The colour palette of red, mustard yellow, navy, and peach set against tan leather was nostalgically retro. Prints, so dominant for men this season, were given the Paul Smith treatment: roses fragmented into abstract shards. Classically Smith with a mandatory twist.
The closing series of block coloured suits – cobalt, nude, mustard, slate, pink – were each perfect on their own but, as other outfits showed, with a palette this complimentary there's no reason you can't mix your pants and jackets into a multicolored dream.
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Bullet For My Valentine to Headline hardDrive Live 5 Tour at Orbit Room in Grand Rapids
Welsh metal rockers Bullet For My Valentine will return to Grand Rapids this Spring as they headline the 5th annual hardDrive Live tour. Appropriately named hardDrive Live 5, the tour will make a stop at The Orbit Room this May.
Bullet For My Valentine are getting ready to heavily promote their upcoming album, Temper Temper, when it hits stores on February 12. The record will be their fourth studio release and GRD listeners have already heard the single "Riot" on the airwaves. In an unexpected move, Temper Temper was recorded at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand with producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Rob Zombie, Hollywood Undead).
"I had a bit of an idea going into this," frontman Matthew Tuck said in a press release. "It was basically 'record-as-we-go'. There were no writing or demo sessions this time around. I'd just done the same thing with my other band AxeWound, and it was so exciting and productive. So I asked the Bullet boys, 'Can we go somewhere and write and record the album?' We decided on Thailand, and it was the best decision we could've made."
Tickets for the May 11 show are $20 in advance and go on sale this Friday (January 25) at 10am at the Orbit Room box office, all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Stars In Stereo will open up this all ages show.
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South Carolina backup sophomore infielder Jake Watson has decided to transfer to Louisburg Junior College to continue his baseball career. He joins infielder Mikal Hill (Miami-Dade JC) and outfielder Reid Moman to leave the program at the end of the semester. Watson appeared in 10 games during 2011 going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. He walked once, struck out once, stole a base, and without making an error in the field.
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Eureka is a small city of California in the United States. In 2010, 27,217 people lived there.[1] It is 280 miles north of San Francisco.
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One of the most beloved franchises in Nintendo's long history makes its glorious return in spectacular 3D. Pit of Kid Icarus fame is back in a new game designed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS system by Masahiro Sakurai, creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. franchises, and his development team at Project Sora.
Kid Icarus Uprising is a fast paced and actionpacked blend of aerial and ground-based shooting built on elegantly intuitive and streamlined play control. This follow-up to the original Kid Icarus - released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 - has been at the top of gamers' wish lists for years.
- Fast-paced and action-packed from the streets to the skies: Boasting game play that is easy to pick up but incredibly deep, the game is sure to satisfy novice gamers as well as fans who have been clamoring for a new installment in the franchise. The hero, Pit, teams up with Palutena, the goddess of light, who bestows on him the miracle of flight for limited stretches. With this gift, Pit soars through the skies, shooting down swarms of enemies, then alights and engages in frantic ground-based battles against Medusa's underworld army
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The Great Discourse on the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Great Discourse on the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma, is the Buddha's First Sermon. Being the First Sermon, it is the most ancient and straightforward of the Buddha's teachings. Rare is the person, amongst the laity of a Buddhist country such as Burma, who has not heard of this discourse, and many are those who have committed it to memory. There are religious groups, known as "Wheel of Dhamma Reciting Societies," in almost every town and village in Burma, set up to recite and listen to the Sutta. Buddhist followers regard this Sutta with great esteem and veneration.
(From the Sayādaw's own Introduction)
Portable Document Version
Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw's Discourse on the Dhammacakka Sutta • A PDF edition published by Sukhi Hotu in 1998, which closely follows the text of the original translation first published by the Mahāsi organization. Click on the graphic to download the PDF file (1.97 Mbytes) from the Buddhanet website.
(A Discourse on the Refinement of Character)
These editions were published by the Buddhadharma Foundation in Bangkok and are available from Wisdom Books.
In his introduction to the Sutta the Venerable Sayādaw says: "The self-training leading to this goal (the expunging of defilements), forms the subject of the Sallekha Sutta, a sutta that is beneficial to meditators and non-meditators alike, who wish to overcome immoral desires and cultivate wholesome ones."
(From the Preface by the Translator, U Aye Maung)
Brahmavihāra Dhamma
This valuable discourse on the practise of the four Brahmavihāras by Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw runs to 490 pages. This is the original translation published by the Mahāsi Organization. Click on the graphic to download the PDF file (2.46 Mbytes) from the Buddhanet website.
A Discourse on Dependent Origination
This edition was edited by Bhikkhu Pesala and published by the Buddhadhamma Foundation in Bangkok in 1999. However, I have not been able to trace a supplier. You can read the entire book on my website.
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The Great Discourse on Not-self
This book was published by the Buddhadhamma Foundation in Bangkok.
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Satipatthāna Vipassanā
Advice from the popular Burmese meditation master.
Thoughts on Dhamma
Sermons from the late Sayādaw on various suttas.
Ups and Downs of Rebirth
The Story of Queen Upari; From Brahma Land to Pig Pen
The Story of Samana Deva; a Story from Sri Lanka.
1904 – 1982: A Biographical Sketch
by U Nyi Nyi
The Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw was born in 1904 at Seikkhun, a large, prosperous and charming village lying about seven miles to the west of the historic Shwebo town in Upper Myanmar. His parents, U Kan Taw and Daw Oke, kept a small shop. At the age of six he was sent to receive his early monastic education under U Adicca, presiding monk of Pyinmana Monastery at Seikkhun. Six years later, he was initiated as a novice (sāmanera) under the same teacher, and given the name of Shin Sobhana (which means Auspicious). The name befitted his courageous features and dignified behaviour. He was a bright pupil, making remarkably quick progress in scriptural studies. When U Adicca left the Order, Shin Sobhana continued his studies under Sayādaw U Parama of Thugyi-kyaung Monastery, Ingyintaw-taik. At the age of nineteen he had to decide whether to remain in the Order and devote the rest of his life to the service of the Buddhasāsana or return to lay life. Shin Sobhana knew where his heart lay and unhesitatingly chose the first course. He was ordained as a bhikkhu on the 26th of November 1923, Sumedha Sayādaw Ashin Nimmala acting as his preceptor. Within four years Ven. Sobhana passed all three grades of the Pāli scriptural examinations conducted by the Government.
Mingun Jetavan Sayādaw
Ven. Sobhana next went to the city of Mandalay, noted for its pre-eminence in Buddhist learning, to pursue advanced study of the scriptures under Sayādaws well-known for their learning. His stay at Khinmakan-west Monastery for this purpose was, however, cut short after little more than a year when he was called to Moulmein. The head of the Taik-kyaung monastery in Taungwainggale (who came from the same village as Ven. Sobhana) wanted him to help teach his pupils. While teaching at Taungwainggale, Ven. Sobhana continued his own scriptural study, being especially interested in the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta. His deepening interest in the satipaṭṭhāna method of vipassanā meditation led him to neighbouring Thaton, where the well-known Mingun Jetavan Sayādaw was teaching it.
Intensive Practise of Vipassanā
Under the Mingun Jetavan Sayādaw's instruction, Ven. Sobhana took up intensive practice of vipassanā meditation. Within four months he had such good results that he could teach it properly to his first three disciples at Seikkhun while he was visiting there in 1938. After his return from Thaton to Taungwainggale (owing to the grave illness and subsequent death of the aged Taik-kyaung Sayādaw) to resume his teaching work and to take charge of the monastery, Ven. Sobhana sat for and passed with distinction the Government-held Dhammācariya (Dhamma Teacher) examination in June 1941.On the eve of the Japanese invasion of Myanmar, Ven. Sobhana had to leave Taungwainggale and return to his native Seikkhun. This was a welcome opportunity for him to devote himself wholeheartedly to his own practice of Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā meditation, and to teach a growing number of disciples. The Mahāsi Monastery at Seikkhun (whence he became known as Mahāsi Sayādaw) fortunately remained free from the horror and disruption of war. During this period the Sayādaw's disciples prevailed upon him to write the "Manual of Vipassanā Meditation", an authoritative and comprehensive work expounding both the doctrinal and practical aspects of Satipaṭṭhāna meditation.
It was not long before the Mahāsi Sayādaw's reputation as a skilled meditation teacher had spread throughout the Shwebo-Sagaing region and come to the attention of a devout and wealthy Buddhist, Sir U Thwin. U Thwin wanted to promote the Buddhasāsana by setting up a meditation centre directed by a teacher of proven virtue and ability. After listening to a discourse on vipassanā given by the Sayādaw, and observing his serene and noble demeanour, U Thwin had no difficulty in deciding that the Mahāsi Sayādaw was the meditation teacher he had been looking for.On the 13th of November 1947, the Buddhasāsana Nuggaha Association was founded in Rangoon with Sir U Thwin as its first President. The Association's aims were to promote scriptural learning and practice of the Dhamma. Sir U Thwin donated to the Association a plot of land in Hermitage Road, Rangoon, measuring over five acres, for the proposed meditation centre. (By 1978, the Centre occupied 19.6 acres, on which many buildings and ancillary structures had been built). Sir U Thwin told the Association that he had found a suitable meditation teacher, and he proposed that the then Prime Minister of Myanmar invite Mahāsi Sayādaw to the Centre.After the Second World War, the Sayādaw alternated his residence between his native Seikkhun and Taungwainggale in Moulmein. Meanwhile, Myanmar had regained independence on 4th January 1948. In May 1949, during one of his sojourns at Seikkhun, the Sayādaw completed a new nissaya translation of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta. This work excels the average nissaya translation of this sutta, which is very important for those who wish to practise vipassanā meditation, but need guidance.
Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw in 1949
In November of that year, on the personal invitation of the then Prime Minister, U Nu, Mahāsi Sayādaw came down from Shwebo and Sagaing to the meditation centre at Rangoon, accompanied by two senior Sayādaws. Thus began Mahāsi Sayādaw's guardianship of the Sāsana Yeikthā at Rangoon. On 4th December 1949 Mahāsi Sayādaw personally instructed the very first batch of twenty-five meditators in the practice of vipassanā. As the number of meditators grew, it became too demanding for the Sayādaw to give the long initiation talk to all of them. So from July 1951 a tape-recorded talk was played for each new batch of meditators, with a brief introduction by the Sayādaw. Within a few years of the establishment of the Sāsana Yeikthā at Rangoon, many similar meditation centres were inaugurated in other parts of the country with Mahāsi-trained members of the Saṅgha as meditation teachers. These centres were not confined to Myanmar, but included other Theravāda countries like Thailand and Sri Lanka. There were also centres in Cambodia and India. According to a 1972 census, the total number of meditators trained at all these centres (both in Myanmar and abroad) exceeded seven hundred thousand. In recognition of his distinguished scholarship and spiritual attainments, Mahāsi Sayādaw was honoured in 1952 by the then President of the Union of Myanmar with the prestigious title of "Aggamahāpaṇḍita"(the Exalted Wise One).
Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana
Soon after regaining Independence, the Government of Myanmar began plans to hold a Sixth Buddhist Council (Saṅgāyana) in Myanmar, with four other Theravāda Buddhist countries (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos) participating. For this purpose the Government dispatched a mission to Thailand and Cambodia, composed of Nyaungyan Sayādaw, Mahāsi Sayādaw, and two laymen. The mission discussed the plan with leading Buddhist monks of those two countries.
In the historic Sixth Buddhist Council, which was inaugurated with every pomp and ceremony on 17th May 1954, Mahāsi Sayādaw played an eminent role, undertaking the exacting and onerous tasks of Final Editor (Osana) and Questioner (Pucchaka). A unique feature of this Council was the editing of the commentaries (Aṭṭhakathā) and Subcommentaries (Ṭīkā), as well as the canonical texts. In the editing of this commentarial literature, Mahāsi Sayādaw was responsible for making a critical analysis, sound interpretation, and skilful reconciliation of several crucial, but divergent passages.
A significant result of the Sixth Buddhist Council was the revival of interest in Theravāda Buddhism among Mahāyāna Buddhists. In 1955, while the Council was in progress, twelve Japanese monks and a Japanese laywoman arrived in Myanmar to study Theravāda Buddhism. The monks were initiated into the Theravāda Buddhist Saṅgha as novices while the laywoman was made a Buddhist nun. Then, in July 1957, at the instance of the Buddhist Association of Moji, the Buddha Sāsana Council of Myanmar sent a Theravāda Buddhist mission to Japan. Mahāsi Sayādaw was one of the leading representatives of the Burmese Saṅgha in that mission.
Also in 1957, Mahāsi Sayādaw undertook the task of writing an introduction in Pāli to the Visuddhimagga Atthakathā, to refute certain misstatements about its famous author, Ven. Buddhaghosa. The Sayādaw completed this difficult task in 1960, his work bearing every mark of distinctive learning and depth of understanding. By then the Sayādaw had also completed two volumes (out of four) of his Burmese translation of this famous commentary and classic work on Buddhist meditation.
Mahāsi Sayādaw's Foreign Missions
Sri Lanka
At the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, a special mission headed by Sayādaw U Sujata, an eminent deputy of Mahāsi Sayādaw, went there in July 1955 to promote Satipatthāna meditation. The mission stayed in Sri Lanka for over a year doing admirable work, setting up twelve permanent and seventeen temporary meditation centres. Following the completion of a meditation centre on a site granted by the Sri Lankan Government, a larger mission led by Mahāsi Sayādaw left Myanmar for Sri Lanka on 6th January 1959, via India. The mission was in India for about three weeks, during which time its members visited several holy places associated with the life and work of the Buddha. They gave Dhamma talks on suitable occasions, and had interviews with Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and Vice-President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. A notable feature of the visit was the warm welcome received from members of the depressed classes, who had embraced Buddhism under the guidance of their late leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
The mission flew from Madras to Sri Lanka on 29th January 1959 and arrived at Colombo on the same day. On Sunday 1st February, at the opening ceremony of the meditation centre named 'Bhāvanā Majjhathāna,' Mahāsi Sayādaw delivered an address in Pāli after Prime Minister Bandaranāyake and some others had spoken. The members of the mission next went on an extended tour of the island, visiting several meditation centres where Mahāsi Sayādaw gave discourses on vipassanā meditation. They also worshipped at famous sites of Buddhist pilgrimage like Polonnaruwa, Anurādhapura and Kandy. This historic visit of the Burmese mission under the inspiring leadership of Mahāsi Sayādaw was symbolic of the ancient and close ties of friendship between these two Theravāda Buddhist countries. Its benefit to the Buddhist movement in Sri Lanka was a revival of interest in meditation, which seemed to have declined.
In February 1954, a visitor to the Sāsana Yeikthā might have noticed a young Chinese man practising vipassanā meditation. The meditator in question was a Buddhist teacher from Indonesia by the name of Bung An who had become interested in vipassanā meditation. Under the guidance of Mahāsi Sayādaw and Sayādaw U Ñanuttara, Mr Bung An made such excellent progress that in little more than a month Mahāsi Sayādaw gave him a detailed talk on the progress of insight. Later he was ordained a bhikkhu and named Ven. Jinarakkhita, with Mahāsi Sayādaw as his preceptor. After he returned as a Buddhist monk to Indonesia, the Buddha Sāsana Council received a request to send a Burmese Buddhist monk to promote missionary work in Indonesia. It was decided that Mahāsi Sayādaw, as the preceptor and mentor of Ashin Jinarakkhita, should go. With thirteen other Theravāda monks, Mahāsi Sayādaw undertook such primary missionary activities as consecrating ordination boundaries (sīmas), ordaining bhikkhus, initiating novices, and giving discourses — particularly talks on vipassanā meditation.
Considering these fruitful activities in promoting Buddhism in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, we might describe Mahāsi Sayādaw's missions to these countries as 'Dhamma-vijaya' (victory of the Dhamma) journeys.
As early as 1952, at the request of the Thai Minister for Saṅgha Affairs, Mahāsi Sayādaw had sent Sayādaws U Asabha and U Indavamsa to Thailand for the promotion of Satipatthāna Vipassanā. Thanks to their efforts, Mahāsi Sayādaw's method gained wide acceptance in Thailand. By 1960, many meditation centres had been established and the number of Mahāsi meditators exceeded a hundred thousand.
Mahāsi Sayādaw's Mission to Nepal
It was characteristic of the Venerable Sayādaw's disinterested and single-minded devotion to the cause of the Buddha Sāsana that, regardless of his advancing age and feeble health, he undertook missions to Britain, Europe, and America in 1979 and 1980, and to India and Nepal in 1981.
Abhidhajamahāratthaguru Masoeyein Sayādaw, who presided over the Saṅghanāyaka Executive Board at the Sixth Buddhist Council, urged Mahāsi Sayādaw to teach two commentaries to the Saṅgha at Sāsana Yeikthā. Ven. Buddhaghosa's Visuddhimagga Atthakathā and Ven. Dhammapāla's Visuddhimagga Mahātīkā deal primarily with Buddhist meditation theory and practice, though they also offer useful explanations of important doctrinal points, so they are vital for prospective meditation teachers. Mahāsi Sayādaw began teaching these two works on 2nd February 1961, for one and a half or two hours daily. Based on the lecture notes taken by his pupils, the Sayādaw started writing a nissaya translation of the Visuddhimagga Mahātīkā, completing it on 4th February 1966. This nissaya was an exceptional achievement. The section on the different views held by other religions (samayantara) was most exacting since the Sayādaw had to familiarize himself with ancient Hindu philosophy and terminology by studying all available references, including works in Sanskrit and English.
Up until 1978 Mahāsi Sayādaw had to his credit 67 volumes of Burmese Buddhist literature. Space does not permit us to list them all here, but a complete up-to-date list of them is appended to the Sayādaw's publication: 'A Discourse on Sakkapañha Sutta' (published in October 1978).
At one time, Mahāsi Sayādaw was severely criticised in certain quarters for his advocacy of the allegedly unorthodox method of noting the rising and falling of the abdomen in vipassanā meditation. It was mistakenly assumed that this method was an innovation of the Sayādaw's, whereas it had been approved several years before Mahāsi Sayādaw adopted it, by no less an authority than the Mūla (original) Mingun Jetavan Sayādaw, and that it is in no way contrary to the Buddha's teaching on the subject. The reason for Mahāsi Sayādaw's preference for this method is that the average meditator finds it easy to note this manifestation of the element of motion (vayodhātu). It is not, however, imposed on all who come to practise at any of the Mahāsi meditation centres. One may, if one likes, practise Ānāpānasati. Mahāsi Sayādaw himself refrained from joining issue with his critics on this point, but two learned Sayādaws brought out a book each in defence of the Sayādaw's method, thus enabling those who are interested in the controversy to judge for themselves.
This controversy arose in Sri Lanka where some members of the Saṅgha, inexperienced and unknowledgeable in practical meditation, publicly assailed Mahāsi Sayādaw's method in newspapers and journals. Since this criticism was voiced in the English language with world-wide coverage, silence could no longer be maintained, and so Sayādaw U Ñanuttara of Kaba-aye (World Peace Pagoda campus) forcefully responded to the criticisms in the pages of the Sri Lankan Buddhist periodical 'World Buddhism.'
Mahāsi Sayādaw's international reputation has attracted numerous visitors and meditators from abroad, some seeking enlightenment for their religious problems and others intent on practising meditation under the Sayādaw's personal guidance. Among the first meditators from abroad was former British Rear-Admiral E.H. Shattock who came on leave from Singapore and practised meditation at Sāsana Yeikthā in 1952. On his return to England he published the book, »» An Experiment in Mindfulness relating his experiences in generally appreciative terms. Another foreigner was Mr. Robert Duvo, a French-born American from California. He came and practised meditation at the Centre first as a lay meditator and later as a bhikkhu. He later published a book in France about his experiences and the Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā method.
Particular mention should be made of Anāgarika Shri Munindra of Buddha Gaya in India, who became a close disciple of Mahāsi Sayādaw, spending several years with him, learning scripture and practising vipassanā. Afterwards he directed the International Meditation Centre at Buddha Gaya, where many people from the West came to meditate. Among them was a young American, Joseph Goldstein, who has written a perceptive book on vipassanā titled »» The Experience of Insight: A Natural Unfolding.
Some of the Sayādaw's works have been published abroad, such as »» The Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā Meditation and »» Practical Insight Meditation by the Unity Press, San Francisco, California, USA, and »» The Progress of Insight by the Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Selfless and able assistance was rendered by U Pe Thin (now deceased) and Myanaung U Tin in the Sayādaw's dealings with his visitors and meditators from abroad and in the translation into English of some of Sayādaw's discourses on vipassanā meditation. Both of them were accomplished meditators.
In Mahāsi Yeikthā, Rangoon
The Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw is profoundly revered by countless grateful disciples in Myanmar and abroad. Although it was the earnest wish of his devoted disciples that the Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw might live for several more years and continue showering the blessings of the Buddhadhamma on all those in search of freedom and deliverance, the inexorable law of impermanence terminated, with tragic suddenness, his selfless and dedicated life on the 14th of August 1982. Like a true son of the Buddha, he lived valiantly, spreading the word of the Master throughout the world and helped many thousands onto the Path of Enlightenment and Deliverance.


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Can anyone identify if this is mold or dirt from this picture, I am in the process of painting my house and when I removed my fridge this is what I found.
Most likly both since it's in a nice warm spot that never gets enough air flow or cleaning.
Is it anything to be concerned about? or should I just clean it and paint over it?
I'd just degrease it, wipe it down with a mild bleach and water, prime and repaint.
thats mold. whats behind the wall?
This shows up a lot behind fridges it is most likely mold. I have had a couple who have had it tested and it came back just a common mold that can be cleaned. But that does't mean that that is what yours is. Personally I would scrub it with bleach water let it totally dry and go on. I don't know if then putting a moldicide in your paint will help or not. You could pull the fridge out say once a month and wash the area with a weak bleach solution and maybe keep it from happening.
What is behind that wall?
Mild mildewicide and water will clean it off. Prime and re-paint.
I have just got rid of my old fridge and found exactly the same :S
The picture shows what looks like a bunch of small independent mold colonies. Most likely caused by a lack of airflow, and a supply of dust to feed on. A wipedown with a fungicide will take care of it. Something like Tilex or Lestoil will fix it in short order. Pulling the fridge out and wiping down the wall occaisionally will prevent them from growing from colonies into thier own third world country.
The refrigerator is a moisture source when they condense the water vapor as part of the cycle, bound to get some on the wall. Check under/behind for lint/dirt build-up on the coils.... use a flashlight---- when wife is not around.OR, while cleaning, announce- "It was time for the annual cleaning under there".
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some hoopty decides to screw with a bunch of sportbikes.
some hoopty decides to screw with a bunch of sportbikes.
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all i have to say for this is WOW. i'm glad that i have a scala rider hooked up to my helmet so i could call the police in an incident like this while i follow the car.
Idk, the guys on the bikes aren't helpin the situation. Should have got in the fast lane and taken off. Flight over fight when you're talkin about a maniac using a ton of steel as a weapon.
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Wow. Dude got side swiped and still chases the car. What a idiot.
I can understand being pissed but what were they gonna do traveling 70-90 mph..
One reason why I dont ride with other sport bikes... But I can say I know a few folks that would have killed that guy in the Ford. Once he stopped.
Eff that noise.
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Idiot kids were asking for it.
I've been riding motorcycles on the street for 20+ years. **** like this doesn't just happen if you are riding along in a responsible normal (tame) behavior.
You could be bopping along in the right lane, all by yourself, doing the speed limit, she'd blast up beside you and try to merge over.
...and why would she do that, unless she was at one time in the past pissed off at idiots like this racing around and taunting her.
Didn't watch the whole video. Stopped at the point where the camera pulls right back up beside the idiot in the car.
It takes two to tango, why didn't they just leave?
I wouldn't be sticking around to get swerved at after the first time. A nice hand gesture and take off.
Granted the bikers probably did something before this video, but man, someone hits me like that or sideswipes me, I wouldn't trust myself being civil if I knew they did it on purpose.
Solution is clear: head for the shoulder, come to a complete stop and give it a 10 count. Maybe take the opportunity switch play lists on the player or stations on pandora. Merge back into traffic and move on with life.
Playing with these people is utterly not worth the risk as there simply is no reward.
Roll over, play dead, admit defeat, let them win, move on. Realize these POS'es are horrible, wretched, depressing people with nothing better to do than be dicks. Feel content you are a better person and will live to ride another day.
but i wanna try the sparkplug porcelain + windshield thing!
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This is a simple XBMC add-on to generate random waltz theme following Mozart's Musical Dice Game (Musikalisches Würfelspiel).
Each waltz consist of two parts: a minuet (16 bars of music) and a trio (another 16 bars). Mozart wrote a total of 272 pieces which get randomly combined to produce an unique waltz every time (originally combination was obtained using dice roll, hence the name)
Python coding: Assen Totin, <[email protected]> with little help from some friends :-)
MIDI processing based on Will Ware's "MIDI classes and parser in Python", 2001 - originally published at alt.sources newsgroup, web access: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sourc...23e050c35e
Original score and tables of combination: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
WAV files found at Princeton University's public FTP, ftp://ftp.cs.princeton.edu/pub/cs126/mozart/mozart.jar
MIDI files originally found at Steven Goodwin's midilib, http://www.bluedust.dontexist.com/midilib; further processed to remove unneeded gaps in the beginning of each file which makes concatenation easier.
The addon is now part of the official repository.
This implementation has two modes of operation:
- Upon run, it will check whether MIDI support is available on the host system
- If MIDI playback is available, MIDI files will be used. Necessary MIDI files are supplied with the add-on.
- If MIDI playback is not available, WAV files will be used instead. Necessary WAV files will be downloaded from the Internet upon the first run.
The rationale behind such approach is the following: while WAV files are compatible with all ports of XBMC, they have the disadvantage of being ~35 MB, which means it takes some time to initially download them. On the other hand, MIDI files are really tiny (all 272 take less than 100 KB), but currently (as of XBMC 10.0 Dharma) MIDI playback requires some user action to set it up (e.g., on Linux one have to manually install a soundfont of approx 100 MB, which not all users decide to do).
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Kilyin, Jan 8, 2013.
some posters love to tell others they are on ignore, take it as a badge of honour
c'mon this was funny. iceberg...didnt you laugh at this? be honest!
Some people are just asswhipes needing to be ignored.
I fully expected it the defense never played consistently all season and looked like crap the final 2 games. Players didn't even know when to be on the field. It was total confusion all the time.
Nah. Wondered who still watched wrestling and would reference it for reality.
Rumors are rumors, and then there's the hurdle of getting the offers.
Stranger things have happened. People thought the same of Orton signing on as a backup at one point. Perhaps Lovie values the idea of being in the Dallas area. Or would like to take a year or two to select the right spot for him. I can see him passing on PHI, I don't think that looks like a pleasant job right now. San Diego, though, is a gem. But then, he has to get offered the gig before he can take it.
I don't know if Lovie's our guy or not, but he makes a lot of sense given the quick move to fire Ryan, his reported fondness for Dallas, our glaring need to fix the takeaway problem in Dallas nobody ever seems to want to talk about, and the fact that we're positioned to transition over to a 4-3 again if that's the direction we decide to go in this offseason.
Soon there won't be many who post regularly that aren't on the list.
Reality is gonna need a bigger HD to cover my ignore file.
Okay, not a problem sir. You are not one that I want to have mad at me. You've obvioulsy been around here for a long time and I know those are not the people to make angry.
Just damn.
I think the Lovie move makes less sense than others here seem to. He's a one and done guy. Now, you can argue Rob was too, but when we hired Rob I think it was done under the impression that we were a legitimate contender so it was kind of like, "oh well, we just need to get one ring out of him".
It's clear that's not the case now. So I don't necessarily see how a guy who if he's successful here will undoubtedly be gone is really beneficial to our rebuilding..."process".
as soon as the season was over JJ and JG both said that they havent discussed the personal yet, that meeting would be in a week .......this is a week later, I knew they were meeting this week.....RR should have known as well.....why leave town ?...why not wait a week?.....
or maybe they werent sure they could get his replacement a week ago....they are running a franchise, he is sitting on a beach...they werent gonna shut everything down and fly to the Bahamas....they probably called him in , he pressed for a reason, and they ended up telling him over the phone.....
Rob wont be the only coach that has yet to be fired around the league...staffs are gonna be getting shuffled for the next couple of months...
This. This big time.
For those pissed off at Ryan's departure, what games were you watching?? Obviously not the Dallas Cowboys. Or any good defensive team.
Look at Seattle - SF - Washington - Baltimore. All aggressive defenses. Name one freaking play that Dallas showed any of their aggressiveness this year - just one.
One indictment of the 2012 defense: no matter how well they played, if the offense scored, and Dallas needed a stop IT DID NOT HAPPEN. The D played to limit the damage. It did not play to hurt the other team. Dallas played the corners back, trying not to give up a big play rather than the pressure Ryan promised. Instead of exotic blitzes to confuse the O, Dallas rushed three men more times than the rest of the league combined. Hell, when facing rookie QBs, Ryan employed a max zone.
I cannot believe the strum and drama here for the architect of a defense near the bottom of almost every defensive stat in existence.
18th in yards.
19th in passing yards.
22nd in rushing yards.
24th in points.
29th in generating turnovers.
Dead last in interceptions.
And yet, you're shedding tears and renting hair for this.
Y'all need an off season more than Dallas does.
People were sure we'd lose Rob Ryan to a HC position after his first year. Two years later, we fire him early. You never know what's going to happen.
A very good DC can make a huge impact on a team in short order. And we're not short on defensive talent. I'd happily take Lovie and some more turnovers from our secondary even if just for a year. Though I think there's a better than good chance we'd get at least two out of him, and maybe more.
Yep, the Garrett apologist are at the height of hypocrisy.
"2 yrs is not enough time to implement your scheme, your process"
"Ryan had 2 yrs and couldnt get it done, not sad to see him go"
taint that da tooth.......
Hope to meet you Fri at curtain
Garrett's "process" is actually counted in dog years.
And fans intelligence in lesser terms.
Absolutely flabbergasted at this. Totally unexpected. But with Jerra, I suppose the utterly asinine should come as no surprise. I wasn't a big Ryan fan, but his D did very well considering all their injuries. Garrett has been a failure since 2007. I wonder which one of Jerra's "outside consultants" told him to do this?


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14 April 2011
European Commission Formally Proposes European 'Unitary Patent'
David Al-Khalili
The European Commission published on 13 April 2011 a proposal for a regulation which would allow for European 'unitary patent protection'. In the wake of the many failed attempts to get the Community patent off the ground, the Commission has responded to a call from 25 Member States for a unitary European patent. The unitary patent would not be a stand alone patent, but would simply represent a more streamlined and cost effective way of validating a European patent granted by the EPO.
According to the Commission, the current system for gaining patent protection throughout a significant part of Europe is very expensive and complex. At present, the Commission estimates that the cost for validating a European patent in 27 of the EPC member states is €32,000. Under the new proposals, the cost of a European patent with 'unitary effect' in 25 Member States would be greatly reduced. After a transitional period where the cost would fall to below €2500, the projected final cost would be in the region of €680.
According to the Commission:
- Holders of European patents can apply for unitary patent protection for the territory of 25 Member States at the EPO. The patent will ensure the same level of protection for their inventions in all 25 countries.
- Patent applications can be submitted in any language, however, building on its existing working procedures, the EPO will continue to examine and grant applications in English, French or German (the official languages of the EPO). For applicants residing in the EU who file their patent application in a language other than the three EPO languages, the cost of translation to one of the official languages of the EPO will be compensated. Finally, after the patent is granted, the patent claims defining the scope of the protection are to be translated to the other two official languages of the EPO.
- For a transitional period of maximum 12 years, European patents with unitary effect that were granted in French or German will need to be translated to English. The ones granted in English will need to be translated to another official language of the EU. These translations will be required until high-quality machine translation becomes available to ensure the accessibility of patent information. The additional translations during the transitional period will directly help the development of high-quality machine translations.
The draft regulations will now pass to the Council and the European Parliament for consideration. Clearly, if the proposals are accepted and a regulation is enacted, the cost of obtaining patent protection throughout Europe may be reduced significantly. It is also noteworthy that under the proposal, any applicants residing in the EU who file their patent application in a language other than the three EPO languages can apply to be compensated for the cost of translating the application into one of the official languages of the EPO.
At present, Spain and Italy are not participating in the 'enhanced cooperation' for the unitary patent. Therefore, should unitary patent protection come into force without the participation of these two Member States, applicants would have to validate the European patent in these states independently. Despite this, the proposed reduction in the cost of obtaining patent protection throughout a significant proportion of Europe is certainly a step in the right direction for applicants.


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Blake Shelton Bets a Country Singer Will Win 'The Voice'
Blake Shelton resumed his role as a coach for the second season of NBC's hit TV show 'The Voice' Sunday night (Feb. 5), immediately following the Super Bowl. The 'Drink on It' singer, who is joined by Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Maroon 5's Adam Levine in the mentors' red swivel chairs, says he has high hopes for this season, for one particular reason.
"I'm most excited about Season 2 of 'The Voice,' because there are some country singers this year that are really good," Blake tells People magazine. "We had a few last year, but we didn't end up with a country singer in the final four. I know anything can happen, but I really believe in my heart that one of several country singers that we have on our show this year have a shot at winning the whole thing."
If Sunday's debut is any indication, the Oklahoma native may be proven right. He already secured 17-year-old country hopeful RaeLynn (who sang 'Hell on Heels' by Blake's wife Miranda Lambert's all-girl group, Pistol Annies) for his team, in spite of a jab from Adam intended to sway the teenager to his team instead.
"Why would you wanna be just a country star, wouldn't you wanna be more than that?" the 'Moves Like Jagger' singer asked.
"I may be just a country star, but I'm kicking @adamlevine's rockstar ass," Blake responded via Twitter. Apparently, RaeLynn's performance also earned the approval of Blake's missus as well, who offered her own support. "@PistolAnnies song 'Hell on Heels' opened @NBCTheVoice!" she tweeted. "Thanks to @RaeLynnOfficial. What a cutie!! And a badass! We love u!"
Although Blake scored RaeLynn, he lost soulful singer Jesse Campbell, who wowed all four coaches, and ultimately decided to take a spot with Team Christina. He also wanted to secure former Mickey Mouse Club member Tony Lucca, who also impressed all four coaches, before deciding to join Adam's team.
Last night's debut on 'The Voice' wasn't Blake's only chance to shine on the small screen. He also appeared in a hilarious commercial with his fellow 'Voice' mentors and Hollywood legend Betty White during Super Bowl XLVI, and performed 'America the Beautiful' with his wife prior to kick-off.
Blake will continue his Well Lit & Amplified tour this Thursday (Feb. 9), with a show in Erie, Pa. See his tour schedule here.
He'll also head to Los Angeles for this Sunday's (Feb. 12) Grammy Awards telecast, where he is nominated for three trophies, including Best Country Solo Performance ('Honey Bee'). The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air live from Los Angeles' Staples Center, Sunday at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
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Monitor Staff Reports
CEDAR CREEK LAKE–The Cedar Creek Lake area mourns the passing of Gun Barrel City business owner and lake activist Fred Kurlander as he lost his courageous fight with brain cancer Oct. 29.
A memorial service was held Friday, Nov. 1, at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas.
Kurlander's wife, Viki Seelig released a statement from the family Wednesday. "A man's character is measured by the number of friends he leaves behind," Seelig said. "He had more friends than any man I know and he had a great love for the Cedar Creek Lake area."
Kurlander was diagnosed with brain cancer in November 2010, and was cancer free for two years. According to his Facebook page, Kurlander had a MRI in March, a rough week and a major seizure in early April, but was back exercising in early July.
In late July, Kurlander started chemo treatments. An unscheduled MRI in mid-September did not bring good news and he agreed to participate in clinical trials for his cancer treatment.
On Oct. 24, it was written that he was fighting for his life before he passed away the following Tuesday.
The Monitor and Lake Area Leader advertising executives Janice Grubbs and Karla Dunson had a professional relationship and friendship with him.
"He (Kurlander) always had a smile on his face and one for everyone to share," Dunson said. "He was a genuinely good man and he will be missed."
Grubbs will miss her longtime, loyal advertiser and friend. "Fred was so vibrant and full of life. I always enjoyed seeing him around town," Grubbs said. "He and I always gave one another a friendly hard time and he always called me the Grubbmiester!"
Kurlander was civic-minded and a longtime member of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, a governing committee member of the Gun Barrel City Chapter of the chamber, a board member of the Friends of Cedar Creek Lake that oversaw Tom Finley Park and a member of the Parrot Head Club of Cedar Creek Lake.
Chamber president JoAnn Hanstrom was saddened by the passing of her friend and colleague. "It was a blessing and a pleasure to have known, worked and played with this funny, smart, caring man for many years," Hanstrom said. "He will be sorely missed by me personally and by the entire chamber family."
Parrot Head club president Robert Render said that Kurlander was instrumental in helping get all the approvals to build the handicap pier at Tom Finley Park. "He was a great friend, and we will all miss him dearly," Render said.
Real estate agent Sue Stalcup was Kurlander's listing agent and sold him his home at the lake. "He was very entrepreneurial – always wanting to make money," Stalcup remembers. "He was active in the community and always gave back to the community. He was a giver, not a taker. I love him and I will miss him."
Kurlander gave longtime friend Zelina Forester her nickname "Z," the name most people know her by in the area. Forester and Kurlander spent many evenings participating in the Wednesday night trivia contest at the former Cedar Isle Baja Beach Club and Restaurant in Seven Points.
"It was always very competitive and a great time," remembers Forester, who loved and will miss Kurlander. "Even when we were competing against each other, he would whisper the answers to me for the sports questions."
Another friend, Cookie Lowe, remembers Kurlander for his compassion and her heart is full of sadness with his passing. She said that he believed in second chances for his friends in addition to being kind to all, smart, funny and a joy to be around.
"He knew every song and who sang it when we played trivia at Cedar Isle," Lowe said. "And he always wished my Pugsy 'Happy Birthday!'"
Gun Barrel City Economic Development Corporation president Linda Rankin remembers Kurlander for standing up for what he believed to be in the best interest of the community.
"His (Kurlander) comments were always a strong voice and since so many believed in him, he was their voice as well," Rankin explained.
On a lighter note, Rankin remembers that he would always think of a song to go with something that was said and he would simply start singing. His joy will be missed.
See a copy of the entire page from the print edition of The Monitor here. November 3 Sunday Kurlander


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More water than you could ever imagine… right beneath your feet!
More water than you could ever imagine… right beneath your feet!
by Jerry Alonzy
Image via Sergiu Bacioiu (Flickr)
In 1864, Jules Verne imagined an ocean where few men had ever been. Harry (or Axel, depending on the translation from the French you are reading) is the nephew of Professor Hardwigg, the discoverer of a document chronicling the voyage of Arne Saknussemm to the earth's center. He stares dumbfounded at the vast body of water before him, illuminated by some seemingly magical force.
"I stood still, far more stupefied than astonished. Not all the wildest effects of imagination could have conjured up such as scene! 'The sea – the sea,' I cried."
Yes, it was a sea far beneath the earth. "A vast, limitless expanse of water, the end of a lake if not of an ocean, spread before us, until it was lost in the distance."
In one of his most well-known tales, "A Journey to the Center of the Earth," Verne imagined a vast underground sea, a water source for uncountable species of plant and animal life unencumbered by the vagaries of our terrene climate and the rules of evolution. Could a body of clean, fresh water really exist deep within the earth to become the life force to a subterranean world?
The Natural Water Cycle – How water moves on the earth… and moved mankind
The Natural Water Cycle – How water moves on the earth… and moved mankind
by Jerry Alonzy
Image via Daniele Nicolucci (Flickr)
According to the United States Geological Service (USGS), approximately 71%% of the earth's surface is covered with water. Between oceans, lakes and uncountable rivers and streams, there is a remarkably small area without surface water. It's amazing that more of us don't have to drive boats to work!
Many areas of the world that do lack obvious surface water seem arid, but not too far beneath the surface the driest areas can have ground water… even vast aquifers with clean, pure water are accessible with modern technologies. Go deeper and there may be more water than exists in all the oceans! (A fascinating story and it's not science fiction. Stay tuned for my next post!)
Earth's water supply is virtually unlimited, but that doesn't jive with the simple fact that there are serious clean water supply issues in some areas of the world. Similar to the problem we face with natural gas, oil and even food, the problem is not in the supply but in its harvesting, purification, storage and transport. It's no exaggeration to say that all the water we will even need is right here! All that is needed is the will to reach for the brass ring and do what is needed to get it!
Read more »
Causes and possible solutions to standing water and drainage issues around the home
Causes and possible solutions to standing water and drainage issues around the home
by Jerry Alonzy
Image via Spencer9 (Flickr)
The "natural" permeability of soil… a primer
The word "soil" is shorthand for a variety of minerals (in the form of crushed or eroded rock) and organic material between the surface of the earth and bedrock, also called "ledge". Every type of soil has a natural ability to allow surface water to pass through; this is called permeability. A soil that has less permeability may cause puddling to occur at the surface, at least till the water can pass through the ground, or cause soggy ground. A soil with more permeability quickly dries at the surface, which can be a negative if, for example, water drains too quickly through the soil from your beloved vegetable or flower garden!
To a soil scientist, this simple explanation hardly (if you'll excuse the pun) scratches the surface of soil study. Soils are not uniform, even within a relatively small area, and variations even a few meters apart can be dramatic. And don't even try to wrap your head around geographic variances. New England soils, many formed from glacial activity during the ice ages, are totally different from those in Mexico or Florida.
What is important in this discussion is how different soils react to sudden exposure to water, such as a pelting rainstorm or, in the case of a septic system, doing laundry or flushing a toilet. Some soils swell when exposed to water, slowing down the percolation rate (the speed at which standing water will move through the soil). Others absorb water without swelling. These soils allow water to move through them quickly and allow for the best drainage. Read more »
Keep Your Drains Flowing Free – Part 2
Keep your drains flowing free
by Jerry Alonzy
Part 2 – Solving common drain problems
As we learned in Part 1 of this article, each drain in your home has special characteristics designed to minimize the chance of a blockage, while allowing maximum water flow. For example, some have reduced or restricted openings to keep small items out (such as coins or wedding rings). Toilets have the least restriction on flow, which I think you'll agree needs no further explanation!
But, despite the designer's best efforts, all drains have design flaws that can make blockages more likely. Likewise, small behavioral changes on your part can either limit or eliminate the chance of expensive plumbing calls!
I am going to discuss the simplest methods of repairing common blockages. I will not be discussing plumbing snakes, which would be an article in and of itself; but can be needed if these do-it-yourself methods fail.
Blockages caused by "acts of nature," such as roots growing into your sewer pipes or earthquakes, are out of your control, but most other blockages are repairable by the home handyman. Here are some do-it-yourself tips to keep your drains flowing. Read more »
Keep your drains flowing free – Part 1
Keep Your Drains Flowing Free
By Jerry Alonzy
Part 1 – Understanding how your drains work
We talk a lot about water quality and its relationship to health, but the fact is that only half of plumbing is water coming in. The other half is water going out, via your home's drain or waste water system.
Plumbing drains seem simple and I guess they are to those of us who have had their benefits for our entire lives. But your home's drain pipes are not randomly placed… they follow design principles that have been in place for hundreds of years, ever since the recognition that gravity controls the movement of water!
A waste water drain system (regardless of the material it's made from) must incorporate certain characteristics to function safely and effectively:
1) All drain pipes must slope downwards over their entire length. The slope must be steep enough so that waste-filled water will flow in the desired direction at adequate speed to allow all waste material to exit into the sewer or septic system.
If even a small section of drain pipe is level or, worse, sloped upwards, it will both slow the emptying of the pipe and become a "trap" where waste will tend to accumulate, leading to a blockage over time. Read more »
Interview with Dr. Michael J. McGuire
Dr. Michael J. McGuire is an environmental engineer whose career has focused on drinking water quality and the history of water. His expertise on the subject of water led him to publish numerous articles and books, such as The Chlorine Revolution. He also frequently updates his two blogs: This Day in Water History and Safe Drinking Water Dot Com, and remains active on twitter. He continues to write extensively on this important world-wide issue.
Since 1971, he has been active in the American Water Works Association (AWWA), and has been a member of other societies such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Chemical Society and the Water Environment Foundation. He received his PhD from Drexel University and has since won awards for his excellence in environmental engineering. In 2009, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Q: What sparked your interest in safe drinking water and water history?
A: I was fortunate to land my first job with the Philadelphia Water Department in 1969. The theoretical information that I had learned about water quality as an undergraduate was brought to life as I participated in projects to safeguard the drinking water for that great city. Samuel S. Baxter, the water commissioner for Philadelphia, convinced me that public service associated with providing safe water was absolutely the best way to spend my career.
The water history bug bit me in 2005 when I wrote an article for the AWWA Journal about the revolutions that occurred in U.S. drinking water disinfection over the previous 97 years. Chlorinating the Jersey City water supply in 1908 was the first revolution, and I became fascinated with the people who were responsible and with the barriers they faced to implement effective water treatment processes. At that time, waterborne disease was a leading killer especially of very young children. What Dr. John L. Leal and George Warren Fuller did back then was extraordinary, and their exploits fed my desire to learn more about the roots of our profession.