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CPW Darkroom
The Center for Photography at Woodstock is pleased to make available a professionally equipped and maintained black-&-white darkroom for use by photographers with all levels of darkroom experience.
Monday — Friday, 10:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12 to 5pm
- three Omega Pro-Lab enlargers for printing 35mm to 4×5"
- tanks & reels for development of 35mm & 120mm film
- a variety of negative carriers from 35mm to 4×5"
- easels, printing trays, and drying racks for paper up to 20×24" and for prints up to 16×20″
- Kodak and Sprint chemistry for film and paper processing
- light table and dry mount press
- contact printers
- tongs, scissors, thermometers, and other related darkroom tools
$8/hour members or $12/hour non-members.
Special rates are available for Darkroom users who wish to purchase blocks of rental time. Contact us for rates and details.
Rental fee includes standard Kodak chemistry for black-and-white printing and film processing. Individual darkroom renters are responsible for any damage that occurs during use.
What to bring
Film or negatives, paper, negative sleeves, canned air, towels, & any special chemicals and toners you may use.
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Tell us again why Palin avoided the press?
Because from what we can see, journalists, especially the TV ones, are in love with the woman. And we assume the crush will last for many years to come.
Her post-election chats have been, for a journalism perspective, pretty dismal. But we don't really think journalism was the point of Matt Lauer hanging out in Palin's Wasilla kitchen. Palin is now a celebrity and the press is very happy about that. (Not more tedious discussions about energy dependence.)
As David Zurawik, the Baltimore Sun's television critic, told [1] the WaPo:
"I was really disappointed in Matt Lauer," he says. "I thought he was so accommodating and letting her get away with stuff without following up." Zurawik calls the Van Susteren interview "beyond friendly," saying: "Greta Van Susteren is totally sympathetic to her and makes no secret about it."

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January 14 2007
An interview with Astonishing X-Men's Laura Martin. Everything you wanted to know about being a colorist and more. There's very nice tidbits about Astonishing X-Men #19.
June 20 2006
(SPOILER) Sneak peek at Astonishing X-Men #15. It's out in comic book shops tomorrow. So if you're thirsting for new Joss dialogue and story lines, go buy.
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Special UC Groupon Offer Available Over Weekend
Sept. 23, 2011
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics has joined forces with Groupon, the popular daily deal site, to offer Bearcats fans a great deal that encompasses Football, Men's Basketball, and Women's Basketball. To celebrate our fans and the football victory over the NC State Wolfpack, the Groupon deal will be offered through Tuesday.
The deal, which can be purchased on the Groupon website, is available for only $25 for tickets of a value of over $102. For $25, our fans will receive one ticket to either the UC Football vs. Louisville or West Virginia game at Paul Brown Stadium, two tickets to any non-conference UC Men's Basketball game held at Fifth Third Arena, and four tickets to any UC Women's Basketball game. There is no limit on the number of Groupons purchased per person.
To take advantage of this great deal, simply click here. Redemption instructions will be available after purchase.
For the fans that were in attendance for the Bearcats Football victory over the NC State Wolfpack, thank you for your continued support. For the fans who could not make it to Nippert Stadium on Thursday night, make sure to join us downtown at Paul Brown Stadium by taking advantage of this tremendous offer.


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Stepping Out
Each year the Young Lawyers Section provides a booklet, as funded by the Law Foundation of Berks County, entitled Stepping Out, which advises high school seniors of their rights and responsibilities in the world after graduation. Issues covered include landlord-tenant, criminal, credit, purchasing a car, etc. Attorney speakers are available to present these booklets to all seniors in Berks County during the spring of the year.
If your school is interested in such a presentation, please contact the Berks County Bar Association's Executive Director, Donald F. Smith, Jr., at 610-375-4591.


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|Camden Project
Project Cost
Assessment Cost
Implementation Cost
Rain Barrel System: $200.00
Sustainability Cost
Funds Needed
Camden, NJ has 77,344 residents according to the 2010 Census. The per capita income for the city is 1,967 and 35.4% of the population live below the poverty line. Based on statistics reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Camden has been ranked the nation's most dangerous city in 2004, 2005 and 2009, based on crime statistics in the six categories of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft. In recent years, the lack of grocery stores and supermarkets has contributed greatly to the food and health crisis among residents of Camden, NJ, not to mention its struggling economy and poor standard of living.
Weekly Project Update
Update 4/16/17: A lot of paperwork was mentioned and worked on in order to implement. Currently about 3 Â oout of 5 forms are completed. Agenda is to finish all forms as quickly as possible.
The Need
TheCamden Agricultural Coalition(founded by Stefan Erwin, Rutgers Camden Law student) has turned 2 abandoned and litter-filled lots into community farms with the assistance of the Camden Children's Garden and the Concerned Citizens of North Camden (both 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations). Nevertheless, due to lack of accessible water resources on site, the families currently resort to making upwards of 50 trips each carrying 5-gallon buckets, 3 blocks away, twice a week, just to water one lot. Occasionally, water barrels are refilled by the local fire department, but it has been an unreliable and unsustainable resource. Consequently, the lack of proper irrigation has resulted in food donation shortages to the local community and the charity kitchen, making such subsistence gardening projects obsolete.
EWB-USA Response
First Assessment
EWB-USA Rutgers took on this project as a local community service enterprise to supplement its official international projects overseas. The Camden Project Team formed in September 2011 to assess how we could best implement a water acquisition system for these community farm lots. We researched several options (well construction, hose-bib installation, rain water capture) and sought mentorship from the Water Resources Program staff of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Subsequently, on January 11, 2012, we traveled to Camden and met with the Camden Children's Garden leadership, Stefan Erwin, and two Water Resource Program Associates who work in Newark and Camden. After the project site assessment with Rutgers Water Resources Program staff, we determined that only one of the lots had a suitable collection and placement area for a rain water system. Based on average rainfall data in Southern, NJ over the last 5 years, we expect this to provide roughly a third of the 4000 gallons of water needed to maintain both farm lots. We hope to install a non-freezing locking post hydrant on the farm lot without the rain-water collection system to meet the remaining water demand.
Following Up
On Saturday April 14th, 2012, the EWB Camden Project Team made a pre-implementation trip to the two farm lots on Danahower Street. These two lots collectively produced several thousand pounds of vegetables (onion, potato, cabbage, broccoli, and peas are a few) throughout last year's 9 month growing season. Much of this food is donated to the community members in need. The plan is to review our Moemorandum of Understanding, survey the farmers, and document the impact that having an on-site water supply could have on their lives and food production. The farmers make 100 weekly five-gallon bucket trips to a fire-department refill station (about 1200ft. total distance) in order to sustain their produce. Even still, the water that is available from these stations is inconsistent and often insufficient, causing many crops to die and ultimately less food donations for the community. We will film the water refill trip along with some farmer and student interviews to include in our EWB Camden Water Project documentary. There are 26 more lots on the waiting to receive similar water acquisition and distribution assistance with the city 'Adopt A' Lot' program. On this April 14thpre-implementation trip, we also assessed two other lots recommended by the Camden Children's Garden to receive assistance.
On May 12, 2012, the EWB Camden Project Team made the implementation trip and successfully completed installation of the rain barrel system at the Camden Agricultural Community Gardens.
Moving Forward
After implementing the first rainwater collections system on 122 Danahower street. The next step is to expand to several different community farm lots. We are currently working with Camden Children's Garden, Camden Agricultural Coalition, and HULT MSE to provide community outreach and education on the importance of these rainwater systems along with operation and maintenance. A comprehensive operations manual along with a video tutorial on setting up the rain barrels are currently under development.
February 2014
Currently at Engineers without Borders Camden project, we have started working on rain-barrel system for a new vegetable garden in the community. We are trying to update the design for the system to suit the needs of this lot and solve a few problems we encountered. The building adjacent to the lot we will be working on requires the installation of a new gutter that passes across the building to reach the barrels. In addition, we've been thinking of new pipe designs to rectify the leaking problem from the previous garden. In other news, the Camden project is working to become an official project under the EWB umbrella! We are working through the daunting amount of paperwork right now, but this puts us one step closer to being reviewed and approved. Hopefully, we can complete both of these huge projects by the end of this semester and leave for summer feeling accomplished.
Project Lead(s): Jakub Chmeil
Professional Mentors:Water Resources Program staff of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension


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Last week at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, numerous experts were on hand to share advice with thousands of Manitobans intent on doing a renovation to their home.
The Kitchen, Bath and Renovation Show featured hundreds of booths displaying fabulous products that would make any home look like a castle.
Guest speakers were on hand to help you turn tired into terrific.
Following are some highlights from various presenters and things that I learned over the weekend:
Andrew Downward taught us how to carry out the perfect paint job (Preparation, Preparation, Application). We learned about brush management, ensuring that walls remain smooth, the W method of using rollers and the importance of buying the right tape for the job.
He told us the greatest difficulty people have is deciding on colours and he had a wonderful suggestion for making the decision. He told us to look inside our clothes closets, or better yet our wives' clothes closets, as they have better colour co-ordination and see what colours we like and wear.
If these are our favourite colours to wear every day, then they are likely our favourite colours to paint our walls.
Michael Penney gave the crowd a number of handy pointers on how to turn small DIY projects into features and make walls and rooms stand out.
The simplest items such as cushion covers, framed hangings and table covers can bring life to otherwise plain surroundings.
He also gave sage career advice to young people about realizing and pursuing your passion and then turning it into a career.
Tony Teunis and Mike Kerr from All Canadian Renovations spoke of the importance of picking the right renovator, a RenoMark renovator, one who puts everything in writing, puts a warranty on their work and avoids the discount cash deal.
In other words, they spoke of hiring a qualified, ethical contractor and not just the pursuit of the cheapest price.
Finally, Mariel Hemingway shared many life lessons and the importance of a healthy lifestyle coupled with healthy products. Hers was a fascinating life story that appears to be one of happiness after many tragedies.
Now that we have all of this vital information, we will be able to expand it to our entire home and garden at the Home Expressions Show March 15-17 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
Mike Moore is president of the Manitoba Home Builders' Association.


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What temp should I set my attic fan?
Our HVAC system is in unconditioned space in the attic and we live in NJ where it gets relatively hot and cold. The previous owner had it set to 110 F which seems too hot. I went up there right now and it's very hot I turned it down to around 95 and it clicks on right away. I don't know exactly how hot it is upstairs. Secondly should I open window(s) upstairs? Assuming it's hotter inside than outside, opening the windows would allow it to suck outside air, hopefully rather than sucking our conditioned air downstairs?
The fan is pretty powerful, says 1350 CFM, not sure of the amp draw.
PC, even tho it is hot up there I would reset it to between 110 and 120. The reason is simply that once it warms outside than fan is going to be running 24/7 if set at 95. Attic space gets real hot real fast even when it is 70 outside. Easily 25 degrees hotter than outside temps. Your electric bill is going to go skyhigh PLUS you will burn that fan up real quick. They are rated only for intermitent running NOT continuous.
Good point, Thanks. Do you know if we should have the windows cracked up there. Assuming it is going to be hotter inside than out for the majority of the summer that would allow cooler air in. Again our ducts are in this space so they will be affected by the weather although they are well sealed and insulated with R6.
keeping window open cant hurt as long as you have them screened over, and setup to prevent rain from getting in
If you crack open a window up there then what's stopping a burglar from entering through it and accessing your house via the access hole?
I was talking about the attic, so about 25 feet of siding ;) Also our windows have the little stop tab things so you can crack it but not allow it to be opened further.
I have one. I set mine at 110. There is a adjustment on it to change the off setpoint, set mine at 10 degrees.
Opening windows up there will allow for natural cross ventilation, and the fan should only run when you need it.
It should not effect you air handler, its sealed and insulated.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Effect in Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
This study has been completed.
National Taiwan University Hospital
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First received: September 12, 2005
Last updated: January 16, 2009
Last verified: January 2009
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|First Received Date ICMJE
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated Date
|January 16, 2009
|Start Date ICMJE
|April 1996
|Primary Completion Date
|Not Provided
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00173615 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Effect in Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
|Official Title ICMJE
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|Brief Summary
|Analysis of the patients' data who were rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and without ECMO. The survival rate and the weaning rate were analyzed to see the effect of ECMO on the prolonged CPR.
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|Study Type ICMJE
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|December 2006
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|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
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|National Taiwan University Hospital
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Touring Texoma: HWY Cafe
Also found at HWY Cafe, your comfort foods.
Eric Goolsby/HWY Cafe: "Got the cheeseburger, taco basket, sauce, chicken fried steak..."
Just off Old Jacksboro Highway, around Jasper and Travis in Wichita Falls, sits HWY Cafe.
It's a nice, but unassuming place, with loyal customers inside, and great food that packs a punch.
Eric Goolsby and his mother, Nancy own HWY Cafe, and their goals are simple.
Turn out amazing food in as little time as possible.
Goolsby: "Yeah, we have a lot of blue collar workers coming in here. They've got a 30- minute lunch break and they want to be in and out. Something to fill their stomach, and we definitely do that.
Nancy Goolsby: "It is fun. Actually, we have people who come in at 5:30 in the morning. Their lights are on in the parking lot, and I go get them papers, and we sit around and talk. They're the regulars that come in."
...those who can't get enough of HWY Cafe's time- tested menu the Goolsby's inherited, and kept mostly the same.
Goolsby: "We don't want to drive any old customers away, but we want to attract some new ones at the same time."
Here at HWY Cafe, they've got probably one of the larger menus in town. From the Chicken Fried Steak over here. Cheeseburger going out. Just shipped two barbecue sandwiches, slow smoked out back. My personal favorites, though, the staples, comfort food. Green beans.
Nancy: "It's kind of down home. Kind of down home. I call it comfort food."
Goolsby: "Homemade croutons. Most of our stuff is homemade. From our tarter sauce, salsa, picante sauce, ranch dressing. All of it's homemade from scratch."
Danielle Lentz: "And, this is the fun part..."
As far as that barbecue slow- cooking up in their seasoned smoker out back...
Danielle: "My food comes out tasting good. Haven't gotten any complaints. A lot of people love it."
Danielle Lentz smokes everything from pork ribs, to ham, and of course brisket.
Danielle: "I actually save the juice from every smoked brisket that I do... and I use the juice from the last smoke to inject into my raw brisket."
"I cover it when I put it in the oven. When I put it on the smoker, I uncover it, and stick it on here probably about 3- or 4- hours and put it on here, and it will be perfect."
Kevin Frances/Patterson Auto: "Today's the day I decided to eat healthy, and the day I decided to eat healthy, I discovered the Chicken Fried Bacon. So, that wasn't working out too well, the healthy eating thing."
Kevin Frances works at nearby Patterson Auto.
And, there's a very good chance he's already HWY Cafe's loyal customers.
Frances: "I'm trying to go through the whole menu, and taste everything at least once."
Lee Ann Haines/Shenk, Shenk & Haines: "We've got one employee here who loves the Chicken Fried Steak. Often we get the fried catfish. It's good here, and the same with burgers and tacos."
Ray Gonzales/Wichita County Commissioner: "They have a good variety of specials for lunch, and for breakfast. It might be oat meal, it might be pancakes. It just depends, omelets. Good food."
Lee Ann Haines: "Oh, they always have great food here. We come here pretty often, the whole group of us comes."
HWY Cafe's where hungry workers come back again and again for down home cookin' they've come to expect.
It's where over 200- menu items give them plenty of staples to chose from.
HWY Cafe's open for breakfast and lunch, and breakfast is served there all day on Saturdays.
Also, on Friday nights, there's all you can eat catfish.
But very soon, they plan to open 4- or 5- nights a week, and start a Sunday brunch.
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TREK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIDE (Danny's Cycles-Scarsdale)
Metro Bicycles
Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT)
Please join us Saturday, October 11th for our 9th Annual Ride as we ride to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention, screening, treatment and to help fund a cure.
Why we ride…
We ride for our Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Aunts, and our best friends. We ride for people we know and for people we don't. We ride to raise money for research and to find a cure. For the 9th year, we have partnered with Trek Women to proudly support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 100% of the Ride registration goes directly to this worthy cause. BCRF website: http://www.bcrfcure.org/about_mission.html
Ride Route:
25 Mile ride will be lead by Metro Bicycles and Danny's Cycles staff on open roads. Please check back for route map.
Thank you!
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
Children 12 years and older are welcome. Must be accompanied by a legal guardian and feel comfortable riding on open roads.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Parking lot available outside of store.
What can/can't I bring to the event?
For your safeety, helmets are required! We also recommend you bring plenty of water, cell phone, snack, flat repair kit. Please visit our store in advance, and we'll be happy to help you with any ride prep.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Feel free to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
What is the refund policy?
In the event you are unable to participate in the event, your registration fee will automatically be deemed a donation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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drying out
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define: cuticle
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Early=6ft; Late=60ft (the largest land plants)
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True or False: Only hard parts of organisms are preserved in ironstone concretions.
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cnidarians and echinoderms
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Another installment of my look at Pentecostal women looks at a Church of God missionary named Maria W. Atkinson, who, like several other better known Pentecostal women, was a widowed and divorced woman during the 1920s and 30s when such things were unheard of. It makes you wonder how certain women were able to find that elusive "wiggle" room to get out of marriages that stifled their careers?Maria Atkinson was born into a Catholic upper-middle class family in Sonora, Mexico, in 1877. The … [Read more...]
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We run 2 programs. One for ESL teachers at PILS and the other for a part time ESL assistant in the local schools.
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I just hope my transmission goes before my 6 year 125k mile warranty - because I don't want to have to pay for this.
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shudder problem and possible fix
I purchased my 2012 focus at the end of June. I immediately noticed the shudder and stalling feeling when stopping and going. I drove it a few months thinking this was normal with this type of transmission. I then started having issues with the car cranking extra long when starting it. In September I finally had enough and scheduled with my dealership to have this looked at. I had a light come on that looked like the letter i in a box that was red. All I could find about this was that red meant a serious problem and it would go away after the problem went away. This came on when the car wasn't even started and was gone within 30 seconds. I got right in with my dealership. They were able to reproduce this with a code of U0140. I had the BCM and PCM replacedand the PCM reprogrammed. They had also told me they replaced the converter but this is not on my paperwork. One draw back was they were not familiar with this model yet and had my car for 16 days while they figured out how to fix it. Once I got my car back the shuddering and stalling feeling was gone. I also realized that the locking delay was also fixed which I hadn't said anything about. My gas miliage had been low but thought it was because I hadn't driven the car very much to see a big improvement. My gas miliage doubled with in an hour of driving after getting it from the shop. There is still a different feeling when picking up speed but it doesn't shudder anymore. I had only 600 miles on it when I took it into the shop. My dealership said that this problem had been posted on their bulletin and what needed to be fixed. I feel so much better now that I have had this fixed but am still some what leary with it being so early to have to fix a problem like this. My dealership also provided me with a rental they paid for while they had my car.
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Shake and Grind
Yes, I have the same issues as the rest of you with the shaking and my car has 2400 miles. No change. In addition, there is a grinding noise when the car shifts from first gear to second. Does this happen to anyone else? Also, if I'm on a decline and put the car in reverse, the car creeps forward as I take my foot off the brake, then makes a loud clicking sound as it engages in reverse. I took it to the shop and had a test drive with a tech. He agreed with me that this was not normal. They had a look, called Ford and came back with the same answer...that this is all normal. I've been driving Fords for 20 years and have always loved them. Very unhappy Ford customer at the moment. I may take it to another dealer for service but Smith Cairns Ford in Yonkers NY could not help. I'm tired of wasting my time and bought a new car so I would not have to go in for service.
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It's very beneficial that your dealer is seeking direction from engineers. Please PM me your VIN, contact information, mileage, & servicing dealer name/state so I can review your case.
I know this must be upsetting, but I am here to help. Please PM me your VIN, contact information, mileage, & servicing dealer name/state and I'll escalate your situation.
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Here's an update.The vibration issue went from "bearings issue" to "we know but we wont say until new magic parts are produced!" I didn't invent that BS that came fresh from the dealership service manager!Apparently the TSB with the fix should appear in a week or two.Yeah,but I was told the same bs more than 10 weeks ago.Also ,I'm suppose to believe that it only cost 5000$ cdn to replace the transmission,left driveshaft,bearings ,spindle and hub.Sorry but I dont buy this crap.Also now the door lock problem went from a 5 second delay to not at all on certain occasions and the "double click" trick doesnt work.
If I win the lottery,the first think I'll do will be to set that car on fire!
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Hey Everyone - I just had TSB 11-10-2 done. The transmission is much smoother and shifts well. I still detect some shutter but at a tolerable level. I still hear a noise when the transmission shifts from 1st to 2nd, but not all that bad. The bad problem I'm having is steering noise when the wheels are turned right or left. I think this same issue is causing road noise problems at highway speeds.
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2012 Focus Tranmission Shudder
Hi everyone:
I also bought a new 2012 Focus this past Spring. From the day I drove the car off the lot, I noticed the transmission shudder. My hope, similar to many of you, was that it would work itself out. In September, after 8,000 miles and no change to the shudder, I brought the car back to the garage at the dealer (Prime Ford in Saco, ME).
The car was in for an hour, and the tech applied the tsb 11-09-05 to the car. He told me that he could feel the shudder, that Ford knows the shudder exists but there wasn't currently a "fix" available. The tsb would help, but he wasn't guaranteeing a fix. I asked when the fix would be available, and his message was, "maybe if enough focus owners raise the issue a recall would be announced". In other words, not soon enough.
I subsequently called Ford Customer Service to inquire when the shudder fix would be available. I did not get a direct answer to my question, but was told I should bring my car back to the garage (Prime) to make sure that all steps in the tsb were followed correctly. Back to the garage I went.
The garage kept the car this time from Tues. 9/20 to Sat. 9/24. I was told halfway through the week that the tech (same tech as visit #1) was working closely with Ford to run a series of tests where the results would be sent to MI then feedback would be given. I picked up the car on Saturday and was told that the shudder was gone.
No sooner had I started to drive away from the dealership, then did I notice that the shudder was definitely not gone. And on top of that I had a new problem, the car was shooting up to much higher RPM's than it should be for normal driving. I drove the car for 2 days to see if either problem would go away, and they did not.
I brought my focus back to the garage for a 3rd visit on Tuesday 9/27 and have not seen my focus since (3 weeks on Tuesday for this visit, if anyone is counting). This visit has been the worst from a customer service standpoint - the first week I called the garage every 2 days asking for an update. I again heard that they were "coordinating with Ford" and didn't have tangible updates for me yet. I got so frustrated with the lack of information that I physically went to check on my vehicle last Monday (10/10). To my surprise, my focus was 10 feet in the air on a lift and clearly disassembled (the front tires were on the floor next to the car).
The service manager took me into his office and gave me "his side" of this story. They felt that they were running out of options to fix the shudder. Their contacts at Ford Corporate told them to take the transmission out of the car (why did they not tell them to do this 1 or 2 visits ago?) and check for signs of wear in suspicious places. There were none. The contacts then told them to go ahead and replace the clutch assembly (again, why were they not told to do this 2 visits ago?). Now for the best part - when the tech and his team had the transmission out, and were replacing this clutch assembly, they realized that they were missing one part (a snap ring) and couldn't finish putting the car back together. This realization occured on Wed. or Thurs. 10/5 or 10/6.
My car has been in this position (front tires off, waiting for the snap ring) since Wed. or Thurs. 10/5 or 10/6. The message I heard last week from the garage is that this part is on backorder and Ford said it could be up to 3 weeks on the part.
One other important question that the service manager had for me was if I had thought about moving forward with the Maine Lemon Law procedure. He noted that he felt I had a particularly "bad egg" because they (and their regional contacts) had serviced many 2012 Ford Focus's without seeing this problem yet.
I adore my everything about my Focus except for this shudder. The gas mileage has been phenomenal, the features are exceptional and overall it's a very fun car to drive (except for the shudder). It wasn't until I saw my car on the lift disassembled (without my knowledge), and know that it is still in this condition and could be for an undetermined amount of time that I decided to move forward. I sent a Final Notice to Repair Letter to Ford last week, which was received on 10/14/11.
Should the shudder not be repaired in the next 7 business days I will be moving forward with the Maine Lemon Law process. I'm very disappointed that my situation has come to this (I've never filed for Lemon Law protection before and my extended family have always been Ford-faithful). My hope is that a resolution will come in due time.
Focus Rookie
i bought a 2012 focus mid july and i am now experiencing this same problem you are talking of, however my experiance is much worse. my problem is followed with a grinding and major slip once the car is heated up, it does it when cold as well but its hard to hear. once the car has been driven for about a half hr you can hear the grinding and hesitation over the radio. its also accompanied by an oil leak between the engine and transmittion. my dealer has been no help whatsoever in fact, and i quote. "its normal for new cars to leak a little oil when new, i dont think it will continue" and never once did they look at the grinding and slipping transmition.
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UM won by set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 29-27 and 25-21 to improve to 11-3 on the season and 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Duke dropped to 9-6 and 0-3.
"I thought it was a high-level volleyball match tonight," head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said. "Duke forced us to raise our level of with their great defense. We had to be patient and our middles played really well. It is always challenging to win an ACC match."
Sims tied her career high with 18 kills, a mark she also reached earlier this season against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 15). In addition, the middle blocker recorded seven total blocks on the front line to keep the pressure on the opponent and had a hitting percentage of .395.
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An ideal place, the domain, in which there is no worry, there is no pain, there is no anxiety. There is no fear of revenue or taxation recovery. There is no need to fear anything or to feel guilty or to pray for compassion or a decline (of values). I have found such a nice place where all is well, my brother. (Pause)
Urvaar paar ke daniya likh lehu aal pataal
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Write anything about here and hereafter but I am not subject to any retribution and I have rejected all dogmas.
Ones life cannot be separated from ones environment, family life and social conditions. Contemporary scene does influence the way of life of an individual. When we think of this in the context of Bhagat Ravidass life, we find that his family life and the contemporary situation greatly affect his personality. Dr. Hazarika Prasad Dwivedi 3 (3. Dr. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Sahitya Sehchar, p. 9) lays emphasis on four points to study the life of a writer when he was born, which caste he belonged to, who were his contemporary writers or those close to him, the kind of personal life he led? Different views are held by authoritative personages, especially those who have studied the Sant Mat (Saintly tradition) deeply. While Ram Chandra Shukla (4. Ram Chandra Shukla, Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas.) thinks that he came on the scene long after Kabir and considers him older than Kabir. Dr. Triloki Narain Dixit, Dr. Joginder Singh, Prithvi Singh Azad, Dr. D.P. Sharma, Dr. Chandra Rai, Bhagwat Vrat Mishra, Ram Kumar Verma, Hindi Vishva Kosh, Mahaan Kosh, etc. hold different opinions from one another. 5 (5. Dr. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi) In the absence of authoritative documents and the lack of any evidence in Ravidas Bani in this regard, there is no possibility of finding an authentic record of a person born about six centuries ago in a poor family of low caste. During my visit to Varanasi and going to the supposed places of his birth, like Mandwadih and Seer Govardhan, no solid proof could be found in this direction. 6 (6. A visit to Madvadih (Manduachhih) near Banaras Hindu University and Siargovardhan outside the city could not provide any proof.) Of course the Gurus and Bhagat Ravidas himself mention their contemporaries or those who had been before him and from this it is possible to infer his lifetime to some extent, like:
Ravidas chamar ustat karai Hari Kirat nimakh ik gaye (SGGS, 733)
Ravidas chamar (the cobbler) sings His praises .
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Ravidas dhuvanta dhor neet tin tyagi maya.
Pargat hoeya sadhu sang Hari darsan paiya.
Ravidas carried dead cattle routinely but he had given up worldly illusions.
He had, in the company of the righteous and holy ones, attained God.
Gun gavai Ravidas, Jai Deva Trilochan.
Ravi Das, Jai Deva and Trilochan sing His praises.
It is a commonly held view that the sources of the great rivers and the birth of great persons always become subjects of controversy. Guru Nanaks date of birth has been a matter of discussion. Not just the time of his birth, even Bhagat Ravidass date of death is not known for certain even though he was very well known in all the four directions when he breathed his last. Bhai Gurdas writes about Ravi Das:
Bhagat bhagat jag wajya, chahun chakkan vich chamreta (10)
Bhagat Ravidas, though a chamar, was very well know in all the four directions.
It is clear from the evidence (found in his hymns) how well known had he become. If a particular date is decided upon as in the case of other writers, it would just be a needless exercise. His hymns are present in Sri Guru Granth Sahib; the hymns are without any controversy and duly acceptable as true and holy words about which there is absolutely no doubt. It can simply be said that this divine personage lived in the fourteenth-fifteenth century and he was born near Benaras in a family of chamars. His parents were engaged in the family vocation of carrying dead animals and skinning them, as he says himself:
Meri jati kul bandhla dhor dhuvanta
niteh Banarasi aasa paasa (SGGS, 1293)
People in our lineage carried dead animals around Benaras.
Thus this darling of mother Karma and father Raghu, though born in a so-called low class of society, became free of the consideration of high and low because of singing the praises of the Lord. He declares:
Nagar jana, meri jati bikhyat chamarang
Riday Ram Gobind gun sarang. (SGGS, 1293)
O citizens, my chamar caste is well known as I always bear in mind the greatness of the Great Lord, the Sustainer.
Kahi Ravidas jo japai Naam.
Tis jati na janam na jone kaam. (SGGS, 1196)
Sayeth Ravidas, one who recites His Name, has nothing to do with caste, birth or lineage.
It is necessary to have a brief discussion about his Guru Bhagatmal and the Janamsakhi traditions. Many critics accept Rama Nand as his Guru. Traditional thinking accepts that he was regarded as one of the leading disciples of Sant Rama Nand. It was Parshu Ram Chaturvedi who, for the first time, refused to accept Rama Nand as his Guru. 7 (7. Parshu Ram Chaturvedi, Sant Kavya, p.10) Mcleod, Triloki Narain Dixit and many others also hold the same view. There is a mention of his contemporaries and those who had been before him in Ravidas Bani more than once. Had Rama Nand really been his Guru, Bhagat Ravidas would not have hesitated even a little bit to refer to this. Gurbani denounces one who does not reveal his Guru, like:
Tan man arpau, pooj charavau.
Gur Prasad niranjan pavau. (SGGS, 525)
I sacrifice myself and worship my Guru
With whose grace I attain the Lord.
Param paras Gur bhetiyai, poorab likhat lilat
Unman man hi milai, chhutkat bajar kapaat.
Coming in contact with my revered Guru
As preordained for me even before my birth
I see the hard stone doors opening before me
Letting me have a glimpse of the Lord.
8. Hari ke Naam Kabir ujagar. Janam Janam ke katai kagar.
Nimat Namdeo doodh piyeya. Tau jag janam sankat nahi aiya. (p. 487)
9. Jin Gur gopya aapna tis thaur na thau.
Halat palat dovai dargah nahin thao. (314)
It is quite clear from the internal evidence of Gurbani that Bhagat Ravi Das did not have a physical Guru and for him his Guru was God Almighty. In the entire Ravidas Bani, we find the emphasis on dwelling on His Name, reciting His Name and singing His praises, and it can be said with certainty that his Guru was the Word (Shabad Guru). These words of Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana about Kabir, apply equally to bhagat Ravidas that Kabir did not make any one his Guru, and the Guru found in his writings is only the Word Guru-Brahm. 10 (10. Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana, Kabir, His Biography, p. 22) In this way it can be said that bhagat Ravi Das was a renowned guiding spirit of the Bhagati Tradition of medieval times.
His forty hymns composed in sixteen ragas (musical notes) are part of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. He was a nirguna saint, who aimed at complete devotion to God and attainment of God through recitation of His Name. This devotion to God is mentioned in his verses time and again. It is but natural that spiritual points dominate these verses, but many social, religious, economic and political aspects find a place incidentally. Omnipotent, All-Pervading God, Oneness of Soul with the Supersoul, Gods Grace, taking shelter in God and eagerness for a glimpse of the Lord, greatness of the true guide (Satguru), the importance of His Name, the need for reciting His Name, supremacy of the human birth, the role of the body and the mind, salvation and transmigration, importance of the company of the righteous, the all-pervasive effect of maya (illusion), the dance-drama of evil deeds, the condemnation of rituals which lead one astray and the need for humility are all emphasized in the Baani. Every point is worthy of becoming an independent research paper. I have tried to keep myself, in view of the short space of time at my disposal, confined to the main point the Brahm Saroop (Divine Form) of Bhagat Ravidas.
Brahm Saroop (Divine Form)
Philosophers, thinkers, learned men, sages, etc. keep on trying to know, understand, seek, search and explain Brahm. There is also a great tendency to use different names to address Him. Ewad oocha hovai koye, tis oochai ko janai soye (One has to be as high as Him to know Him) it is not so easy to known the Highest Truth but after getting free of worldly attachments and becoming one with Him gives an experience which is rewarding but at the same time beyond description. Therefore Bhagat Ravidas, talking in all humility, says
Kahi Ravidas akath katha bahu kaiye karijai.
Jaisa too taisa tuhi kya upma deejay.
Sayeth Ravidas, it is not possible to describe Him Howsoever hard one may try to do. He is as He is and no one can be said to be like Him.
And: Kabir saat samunai masu karau qalam karau banraiye.
Basudha kagad jau karau, Hari jas likhan na jaiye. (1368)
Sayeth Kabir, if all the seven seas are turned into ink and al the forests are turned into pens and the entire earth is made into paper, even then it would not be possible to write about His greatness.
This is a personal experience abut which Dr. Darshan Singh writes about (The Gurus concept of Brahm is based on their own experiences and not based on some experimental device). 11 (11. Dr. Darshan Singh, Indian Bhakti Traditions and the Sikh Gurus, p. 49.) Because of the difference of experience, mystic and philosophical theories come into existence. A study of Indian history in this regard clearly shows that right from the Vedic period and up to the time of the Indian acharyas of the south, numerous theories have been advanced about the Super Power. Sometimes the worship of many gods was advocated, and at other times only the concept of Formless God was stated to be true. However the unity of Brahm has been accepted by all. God is the Creator and Sustainer. As He is formless, there is no specific description of His Form. The centre point of Baani is Brahm only. The ways to attain Him, the need for devotion to Him, the keen desire to attain His Grace, the yearning for a glimpse of Him, His compassion, His kindness, etc. do find a place here and there in his hymns. About other means, like the saints, he explains in thirty four letters in these words:
Nana khyan puraan beid bidhi choutis akhar manhi.
Biyas bichar rahyo parmarath Ram naam sar nahin. (SGGS, 658)
Many ideas and means have been described in thirty four letters even in the Vedas and the Puranas but none equals His Name. All the miracles and occult powers fail to attain Him:
Jogisar pavai nahin tua gun kathan apaar.
Prem bhagati ke karnai khai Ravidas chamar.
Even those who are doing hard penance and yogic exercises to attain Him do not meet with success as His greatness is beyond anyones comprehension but Ravidas says that only love and devotion help (to attain him).
Formless having Attributes (Brahm) or Brahm with Forms?
Describing the elements of spiritualism, Ranade has discussed formlessness or the personal form of God. 12 (12.Ranade, The Bhagavadgita is a Philosophy of God Realization, p. 160) Darshan Singh is also of the view that in all religious books, the Supreme Power has been described in two forms. In fact those are the different forms of reality that He is. In this context the view held by Dr. Radhakrishnan is worth noting: The description of the Greatest Truth is done in two ways (formlessness and of form). When we lay emphasis on the form of the Reality we attain the unattainable and limitless Brahm and when we lay emphasis on our own relationships, we attain the Being with form. 13 (13. S. Radhakrishnan, An Idealist View of Life, p. 31.)
In other words, when a devotee establishes his personal relationship with Him and considers Him as having a form and then engages in His devotion, he is a devotee of the Divine Form but as he thinks of His form only, it becomes the description of the Formless. The concept of godly form has been in existence from ancient times. Sometimes His form became so very dominant that his real form (Formlessness) got hidden behind the concept of form. The worship of many gods was the result of this.
In Hindi literature, according to Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana 14 (14. Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana, Jatinder Sahit Sarovar, p. 3) a period is known as Bhagti Kaal (period of devotion) (from 1375 to 1700 BS) and the subdivision of this period is the poetry about the Formless God and about many gods in many forms (physical). A noted scholar of Hindi literature, Jai Prakash Mishra 15 (15. Jai Ram Mishra, Sri Guru Granth Darshan, p. 75) has discussed both forms nirguna and sarguna under sub-heads. In Sardool Singh Kavishars 16 (16. Sardool Singh Kavishar, Sikh Dharam Darshan) words Being Omnipresent, He is of Form and being Infinite, He is Formless, beyond the reach of our senses (In the midst of all and beyond the reach of all sabh kai madh sabhun te bahar). It can be said in this way that although the concept of Formlessness and having Form has been there throughout the ages, the experience of Formlessness had been had in the real sense only during the time of Bhagtas and Saints. 17 (17. Dr. Ratan Singh Jagi) Analyzing the views about Kabir, Dr. Dwivedi writes He is beyond the measure of any philosophy, above the level of logic, beyond book knowledge but can be attained through Love. 18 (18 Dr. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Kabir, p.126-127) He is experienced and has attained a state of equipoise. This concept of Kabirs applies to Ravidas Baani also. It is evident from a deep study of this that the Brahm of Bhagat Ravidass concept is Formless with all His attributes. Although Ravidas Brahm is beyond all the three attributes (rajo, tamo, sato), because of attributes, being Formless, He is Formless with attributes, as:
Bhagat jugat mati sat kari bhram bandhan kaat bikaar.
Soyee bas ras man milai gun nirgun eik bichaar.
(346) Mind has been moulded into truth by devotional love and all doubts have been removed. He is One and Only One, though Formless or having attributes.
Besides the use of the words Gun-nirgun (with attribute and attribute-less, some other references are also found which clearly show that the idea is to become one with the Attributeless Being. This further clarifies the state of Sagun-nirakar (The attribute-less but with attributes). Sometimes they experience so much closeness to the Supersoul that they appear to be visualizing Him through His attributes as:
Hau bal bal jayo Ramaiya karnai.
Karan kavan abol. (694)
I sacrifice myself unto Him,
But why this silence?
Aisi lal tujh bin kaun karai
Gharibnivaz gussaiyan mera
Mathey chhatar dhareh. (1109)
Who can do so, my Lord?
The helper of the poor, my Master, has
The royal umbrella opened over my head.
Jau pe ham na paap karanta ahey ananta.
Patit pavan naam kaise hunta? (93)
Had I not been a sinner all along
How could He be called the forgiver
Who could uplift the down-trodden.
Hamsar deen dayal na tum sar,
ab patiar kya kijay (694)
None is as humble as myself
And as the Benefactor of the
Downtrodden as Thyself
What more proof is needed?
It is thus very clear from adjectives like the uplifter of the downtrodden, the benefactor of the poor and the patron of the humble that despite the visible world being a manifestation of God, it is not as it should be. The Benefactor, the Uplifter, the Kind, the Messiah of the poor, the Renderer of the account and the Tenderer of the account are different existences. It can be said that in the context of world and the creatures, He is full of all virtues. Therefore, in the context of this Bani, it would not be inappropriate to call him The Formless with attributes.
In accordance with Aprapar ka nao anant (One Who is in accessible is infinite) to address God by various names has been part of the spiritual tradition for ages. In the Bani under discussion, Hari, Madhava, Murari, Mukand, Upkari, Paras, Karta, Sukhsagar, Gobind, Anant, Niranjan, Satnaam, Prabhu, Narayan, Raghunath, Raja Ram, Ram, Raja Ram Chand, Ramaiyya, bajigar (acrobat), anoop suami (Unique Master), Raja (King), Nayak (Hero), Antarjami (Mind reader) Nath (Master), Pran Nath (Master of breath, life), Thakur (Worthy of worship, Chief), Bhavakhandan (Who can destroy the cycle of births), Gusaiyyan (Master), Kavlapati, etc. are different names by which God is remembered. This use of different names shows that during medieval times all the names in use from Hindu and Muslim traditions were so used, irrespective of their word-meaning, only to address Almighty God, the Highest of the High. Kavishars views in this regard are very important that some scholars did reach the mistaken conclusion that Ravidas believed in gods and incarnations but this Bani is opposed to the worship of many gods, idol worship, etc. The infiniteness of God and His Omnipresence not being confined to any limits is explained by Ravidas from his own point of view, though in no uncertain terms. The views expressed in the entire Ravidasbani go to clearly show that his Brahm is Onkar also and Satnam-Karta Purakh too; nirvair and nirbhau as also akaal moorat, ajooni, omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient, kind and above the impact of maya, unique and without match, the rescuer of those fallen and infinite.
The initial word of Japuji is Onkar, which while being the basic pivot of Gurmat thought process, has been indicative of Brahm from Vedic times. Not only in the Hindu religion but in Islam and Gurmat, other previous faiths, cults and philosophies the form of Onkar has been indisputably accepted as the form of God. Guruji says:
Onkar eiko rav rehya sabh eikas mahi samavaigo. (1310)
The One God is All-Pervading and everything ultimately mingles with Him.
Guru Nanak, by prefixing 1 to Onkar has determined His form because different views had been held to use this word for Brahm in the tradition of Upanishads. (21). According to Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, by prefixing 1 to Onkar, it has been determined that God is One.
Thus the form of Onkar has become clearer and there is no scope for any doubt. In Ravidasbani also emphasis is laid on the Oneness of God. While saying, Eik noor te sabh jag upjya, kaun bhale so mandey (As the entire universe has come into being from the One light, who can be said to be good or bad?) Kabir says:
Hindu Turk duhoon mahi eiko kahai Kabir pukari. (483)
Says Kabir emphatically that One (Almighty) abides in Hindus and Muslims.
Kehat Kabir sunahu nar narvai parhu eik ki saran. (13)
Sayeth Kabir, listen to me O human beings,
Seek shelter only in the Ones protection.
The Bani under discussion also reiterates this:
Sarbai eik anekai suami sabh ghat bhugvai soyee.
Kahi Ravidas haath pai nerai
sehajai hoyeso hoyee. (658)
The One Master abides in all, in countless forms
Sayeth Ravidas, He is so close to us as our own
Hand; realize his presence in a state of equipoise.
Kahi Ravidas sabhai jag lootya.
Ham tau Ram Nam kehi chootya. (794)
Sayeth Ravidas the entire world has been plundered.
I have escaped this plunder, by reciting His Name.
The following lines leave nothing to doubt at all:
Hari jap teyoo jana padam kavlas pati
Tas sam tul nahi aan koyoo.
Eik hi eik anek hoye bistharyo
Aan rey aan bharpoor jio. (1293)
Even gods like Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva cannot
Equal the lotus feet of the one who recites His Name
The same God pervades everywhere in different forms.
Sat-naam: The meaning of Satnaam is eternal Parabrahm. The mantra to be recited is Sat, Naam is definitive like Harinaam, Ramnaam, etc. In this way the word Sat denotes Timeless God. (23) In this bani Satnaam is indicative of God who cannot be attained by the ritual of aarti. To attain Him all the concomitants of rituals of aarti, like a stone for grinding sandalwood, saffron, water, lamp, wick, oil, thread, flower-garlands, etc. are not needed. Satnaam word is the integral part of Mool Mantra and Bhagat Ravidas had said this word even before Guru Nanak Dev.
Karta: The Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer of the entire universe is God Himself. The entire world is under His control (command). It is the only He who can changes the inevitable into evitable and evitable into inevitable.
Nadia vich tibai dekhaley thali karai asgah.
Kira thaap deye patshahi, lashkar kareh suah.
He can create dunes in the rivers, and flood in deserts.
He can make an insect a ruler,
And destroy to ashes mighty forces.
Too aapai karta tera kiya sabh hoye.
Tudh bin dooja avar na koye. (12)
Thou art the Doer, everything is done by Thee.
No one is without Thee (Thy will), O Lord.
The karta in Japuji Sahib is also the karta of Ravidasbani, which means the same Creator. This Creator sometimes becomes an acrobat also:
Man ka subhao sabh koyee karai.
Karta hoye so anbhai rahai. (1167)
Every one is conditioned by ones nature
Except God Almighty who has to fear none.
Kahe Ravidas baji jag bhayee.
Bajigar sau muhe preet ban aiyee (487)
This world is the arena for acrobatics
I live in amity with the great Acrobat
According to Sankaracharya, the Paramasata (Supreme Power) cannot be the Creator, being purely attributeless. According to his philosophy, when everything is His form and He alone, then what is He the creator of? This dry philosophy being beyond the grasp of the common people, had to be simplified by the Gurus and Bhagats. Bhagat Ravidas says that after creating the universe, God caters to the need of the creation:
Jin jio diya su rizak ambravai.
Sabh ghat bhitar haat chalavai. (794)
One who creates life, provides food also
Ever abiding within everyone.
When Ravidas accepts Him as father and mother, even then He is highlighted as the Creator: Soyee mukund mukti ka data.
Soyee mukund hamara pit mata. (875)
The bestower of salvation, the savior
Is my father and mother also.
It is also very clear that before the writing of Mool Mantra the word karta had figured in Ravidasbani.
God alone is bhayatit (without fear). Naturally only an Omnipotent one can be without fear. Guruji says:
Nanak nirbhau nirankar hore ketai raam rawaal.
Nanak, only Formless God is without fear,
All others, incarnations like Rama, etc. are like dust.
Bhagat Ravidas says: Man ka subhao sabh koyee karai
Karta hoye so anbhai rahai (1167)
(explained above)
Jaki chhot jagat kau lagai ta par tuhi dharai.
Nichahu ooch karai mera gobind, kahu te na darai. (1106)
My Lord uplifts the down-trodden, fearing none;
Even those regarded by the world as untouchables.
The hymn Begampura is an elaboration of the word Fearless:
Begampura sehar kau nao. Dookh andoh nahi tiha thao
Na taswish khiraj na maal. Khauf na khata na taras javal. (345)
In Begampura (the realm of fearlessness) there is no cause for worry, sorrow or hardship. There is no taxation or fines, fear or guilt, nor is need for mercy, and no decline.
It is quite evident that the Master of the Realm of Fearlessness does not have to fear any one. His fearlessness has also been covertly described by saying Bhagat jan haran.
Nirvair: Ravidasbani says:
Aapan bapai nahi kisi ko bhaavan ko Hari raja.
Moh patal sabh jagat byapyo bhagat nahi santapa. (368)
All are equal before him; and there is no discrimination.
One who loves him is made His own by Him. The entire world is under the spell of attachment except the saints.
The absence of discrimination by being second and third in Begampura only means that in the Gods realm everyone is equal and not inimical to anyone.
Ever Eternal
One who is constant in the beginning, in the middle and at the end is Timeless. Everything else is subject to time (age). All worldly rules are false, only His rule is stable as stated by Bhagatji:
Qayam dayamm sada patshahi
dome na some eik ho aahi. (SGGS, 345)
When Bhagat Ravidas talks of the colours, fast (majith rubia munjista) and pale (kasumbha carthamus tinctorius), derived from these flowers, he actually refers to the constant Almighty God, like:
Jaisa rang kasumbh ka taisa ehu sansar.
Merai Ramaiyai rang majith ka
kahu Ravidas chamar. (346)
Bhavakhandna and ajooni means that He cuts the cycle of births and He Himself is not born of the womb, as all the other creatures. Kabir makes it clear:
Sankat nahi parreh jon nahi avai
naam niranjan ja ko rey.
Kabir ko suami aiso Thakur
Ja kau mayee na bapo rey. (338)
He does not have to undergo the
Hardship of suffering in the womb
Whose Name is Niranjan
Unaffected by the soot of maya
Kabirs Master is such a One
As has no father or mother.
We find very clear references in Ravidasbani to the effect that those who get one with Him, those who meditate on His Name, recite His Name and follow the path of righteousness certainly attain salvation and do not have to undergo the suffering of births and deaths again and again.
Too janat mai kachhu nahi bhavakhandan Ram
Sagal jia sarnagati prabhu pooran kam. (858)
O destroyer of the cycle of births, you know all, not I
Everyone is under your care, and you fulfill all needs.
In the above lines, Brahm has not yet been analytically discussed. In fact He or His reality, are above description. It is just an attempt on the part of his devotees. His Brahm form can be discussed only in his forms being omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, kind, unique, above the impact of maya, most beautiful, uplifter of the fallen, infinite and manifest. He delights in looking at his creation. When Ravidas challenges the great benefactor of this world and beyond to write something, he only describes His manifest form. It can be said in a nutshell in Guru Nanaks words:
Terai gun bahutai mai eik na janya
Mai moorakh kichh deejay. (596)
Your virtues are many but
I, the fool, have not known even one.
Bestow some wisdom on me, O Lord.
Like Guru Nanak Bhagat Ravidas expressed his inability and says that His tale is unrelatable. If Bhagat Ravidas feels this way, a mere thinker like me is too shallow and inadequate. Thus, the Brahm form created through spiritual experience is a fine example of his attunement and being one with Him.
8. Hari ke Naam Kabir ujagar. Janam Janam ke katai kagar.
Nimat Namdeo doodh piyeya. Tau jag janam sankat nahi aiya. (p. 487)
9. Jin Gur gopya aapna tis thaur na thau.
Halat palat dovai dargah nahin thao. (314)


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Lakers win game 3
The other day someone said to me, "Who do you want to win the championship…the lakers or the celtics?" That's one of the hardest questions I could answer, but the truth is that I want the Lakers to win. I am a Timberwolf first and foremost, but I gave three years of blood sweat and tears to Phil Jackson and the Lakers. I have to pull for my old team even though I do want Kevin Garnett to get a ring.
My summer is going well. I enjoyed watching Kobe tonight. It's nice when you see someone care so much about what they do as Kobe cares about his profession. Phil Jackson used to put us in the video room and show us film. "Fellas…like it or not, what you see on the game film is what the fans see….this is your livelihood. It should be important to you."


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Linfield 0 Crusaders 1
Jordan Owens added to Linfield's woes as he fired holders Crusaders into a second successive IRN-BRU League Cup final.
His second-half goal set up a north-Belfast derby decider in the New Year and sent the sorry Blues crashing out.
On an awkward night for every player on the icy pitch, Owen's strike ensured there was a frosty reception for Blues boss David Jeffrey at the final whistle.
With his team languishing 14 points behind leaders Cliftonville in the Premiership it was yet another night to forget for the Windsor Park men, as the Irish Cup now seems the only realistic chance they have of silverware this season, after six doubles in the previous seven years.
Despite the pitch being frozen in several areas, including both penalty areas, referee Mark Courtney surprisingly passed it playable.
From the first minute, however, players from both sides were struggling to keep their feet as turning on the frosted surface made it more dancing on ice than a bowling green for football.
Stephen Baxter's men threatened first when Doncaster Rovers target Josh Robinson crossed into the penalty area where the Crues had four attacking the ball and the Blues were given a huge slice of luck when Timmy Adamson's shot struck Albert Watson on the hand, as referee Courtney waved play on.
At the other end, six minutes later, Philip Lowry weaved his way into the box before angling a shot across goal which was smartly held by Sean O'Neill on the rock hard pitch.
The Blues were almost caught out soon after when Blayney charged off his line and when William Murphy headed on the edge of the box, Paul Heatley lobbed wide of goal.
Robinson, playing in midfield, showed quick feet to get away from Michael Carvill and skidded a long-range drive goalwards which Blayney got his body behind as clear-cut chances were at a premium.
It always looked as though it was going to take a moment of magic or a glaring mistake to force the opener, but both sides remained firm at the back.
Seven minutes before the break, Mulgrew's persistence took him away from the Crues backline, but his shot was beaten away two-handed by O'Neill.
Crues skipper, Colin Coates, could perhaps have done better with a snap-shot 15 yards from goal, but it flew just wide of the target.
Linfield threatened seconds after the interval when Mulgrew's cross from the right flank and Peter Thompson planted a header onto the bar. The ex-Northern Ireland striker simply can't buy a goal at the minute.
Blayney then came to Linfield's rescue on 50 minutes when he not only dived to his left to stop a rasping Robinson free-kick, but he somehow managed to hold on to it.
On 64 minutes came the moment the game desperately needed. The lively Heatley slipped the ball through to the rampaging Owens who kept his feet while running at pace before blasting the ball past Blayney.
Four minutes later it could have been double trouble for the Blues when Heatley's cross from close to the by-line was smashed into the net by Adamson — but the referee's assistant instantly had his flag up to chalk the goal off.
And it didn't end there as the Crues continued to batter the Blues' goal. Declan Caddell was released on the right and crossed to the back post, but Heatley's acrobatic strike was off target with Gary McCutcheon better place in the centre.
In the end it didn't matter as the Crues deservedly booked their place in the final What an occasion that should be.
LINFIELD: Blayney, Ervin (Fordyce 85), Watson, Murphy, Burns, Lowry (Clarke 73), Mulgrew, Gault, Carvill, Thompson, Browne (Tipton 73). Subs not used: Garrett, McCaul.
CRUSADERS: O'Neill, McKeown, Magowan, Coates, McClean, Adamson, Caddell (Watson 78), Robinson, Heatley, Owens, McCutcheon (Leeman 90). Subs not used: McBride, Rainey, McMaster.
Referee: Mark Courtney (Dungannon).
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Hand Made Kevat with Lord Rama Painting From Mithilanchal - MH-HDP19SP3
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About Me: Lord Rama, Laxmana and Seeta with Kevat during vanvas by Pawan Jha, grandson of Padmashree Late Smt. Sita Devi Sources from Mithilanchal, Nepal in India.
Note: Without Frame.
Take Care of Me: Do not wash, use a dry cotton cloth to remove dirt.
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