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Dead Island Review: Despite Flaws, Dead Island Is Still A Fun Play
Dead Island had, what many consider, the roughest launch in gaming history. From the accidental Xbox 360 developer build release on Steam to the "Feminist Wh*re" code to the PS3 trophy bug, Dead Island has had quite the rocky start.
Looking beyond that, Dead Island is still a fun play. Dead Island strands you on a "small" vacation island off the coast of Papua New Guinea during the midst of a zombie outbreak. Though labeled "small", the island is actually quite large, featuring lavish environments filled with side-quests and hordes of zombies. The game begins with you selecting one of four characters, each equipped with a unique skill-set that takes advantage of the types of weapons you'll find scattered around the island.
Though Dead Island borrows features from other successful zombie games, like Dead Rising's weapon creation and Left 4 Deads first-person, co-op action gameplay, Dead Island really is a totally different beast. Though it's a zombie game, the primary focus isn't about the blood and gore. At its core, Dead Island is a game about survival. From the strategies you'll use when playing to the side-quests you'll pick up in your journey, the main goal is survival.
In most zombie games, you survive by shredding through the hordes of zombies. Not in this game. You survive by using what you find, and what you find is scarce and with limited durability.
You must pick and choose your fights carefully. Strategy is a key element in this game; and sometimes, it's smarter to just run from the wave of zombies than trying to bash your way through them resulting in a broken weapon. These constant decisions you are forced to make is what sets Dead Island apart from other zombie games.
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Dead Island does a great job of making you feel like you are in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The constant worry about lack of weapons, few med kits, and a limited stamina bar leave you with an unsettling feeling. It's a zombie game; you should be scared. You should be worrying about zombies lurking around the corner. You should be worried about scavenging for weapons. You should be worried about finding a workbench to keep your weapons repaired.
Unfortunately, the fear of dying is somewhat diminished by the lack of real punishment. When you die, you must wait five seconds before resspawning in another location with slightly less money. Any zombies you killed and the damage you inflicted before dying remain. If you're like me, and rush into fights resulting in death, you'll appreciate the leniency.
The strength of Dead Island lies within the environment created and the open world RPG-element that results from it. As you explore every nook and cranny of the massive world, you will run into plenty of survivors begging for your help. There were so many side-quests that I actually found myself getting annoyed and asking why I'm the only person who could help them. While you don't have to, helping these survivors will result in rewards that will only make your main objective easier to achieve.
The great thing about Dead Island is you really become the character. As you complete quests and kill zombies, you'll be rewarded experience which you can use to level your character. As you level, you unlock different skills by investing your XP points into them. All of the characters each have unique skills that take advantage of the various weapons you'll find. There are three skill trees for each character so even if you're playing with a friend who is the same character, you might have different specialties.
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Speaking of multiplayer, Dead Island plays better when you have a buddy with you watching your back. Not only does it give you a sense of camaraderie in a game where you're constantly alone, but they can help with the more difficult quests. Even if playing alone, you are given the option to join a player who is close to you via a pop-up message notification.
Dead Island is not without flaws though. The combat is entertaining, though somewhat hindered by poor collision detection. There are times when you can be aimed right at the zombie, swing, and still miss. Though it isn't game-breaking, it takes away from the enjoyment of zombie skull-bashing. Don't fret, there are plenty opportunities to make blood spurt out the top of a headless zombie in the game with the game's dismemberment system. The story, which offers 20-30 hours of gameplay, is pretty flat and filled with bland acting.
Dead Island may be a little rough around the edges, but it offers enough good things to make up for some of the more unpolished gameplay you'll experience. It does have some replay value when playing with friends and the announcement of DLC should add additional hours of gameplay. It's not a perfect game, but it's a fun game.
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Pujols sits out finale to rest sore foot
ANAHEIM -- Albert Pujols, who has been playing first base despite significant pain in his foot, was not in the Angels' starting lineup on Sunday against the Orioles. With an off-day Monday, the Angels wanted to get some extra rest for the plantar fasciitis that has affected him throughout his career.
"With Albert, we just wanted to take a day to regroup, use tomorrow and see where he is Tuesday," Angels' manager Mike Scioscia said.
While Pujols played the majority of the first few series as the team's designated hitter, he spent a lot more time in the field this week.
Prior to his absence from Sunday's lineup, Pujols had played five of the past six games at first base, including all 19 innings of Monday's game in Oakland.
Pujols has played 16 games at first base for the Angels and 14 at DH. While DHing, the slugger has posted a .281 batting average, compared to a .197 average while playing first base.
Pujols has been getting treatment on his foot every day, but the team "stepped it up" yesterday in hopes of using Sunday and Monday to improve Pujols' health.
"I think it's good for Albert to try to move forward with where his foot is," Scioscia said. "He had some treatment on it after the game [Saturday] and with the off-day tomorrow, he'll be further along on Tuesday."
William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN JOSE – The mother of teenager Audrie Pott, who committed suicide in 2012 after being sexually abused at a party, today in San Jose criticized opponents of a bill to give mandatory sentences to juveniles convicted of sexually abusing unconscious and disabled victims.
Sheila Pott and her attorney Robert Allard held a news conference in Allard's San Jose office to urge the state Assembly Public Safety Committee to pass SB 838, called Audrie's Law, at a hearing set for Tuesday morning in Sacramento.
SB 838, sponsored by state Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, would require judges to impose a mandatory two-year sentence on minors who sexually abuse people who were unconscious or disabled and open the court proceedings in such cases to the public.
The bill, drafted by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, passed the state Senate 35-0 but has attracted resistance in the Assembly and will face a "tough" hearing with the committee, according to Beall.
The Sacramento-based California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, made up of criminal defense lawyers, has recently come out strongly against the bill, as has the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco.
The seven-member Public Safety Committee, chaired by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, will take up the bill with 15 others that must pass by June 30 to become law, Ammiano's spokesman Carlos Alcala said.
According Sheila and Audrie's legal father Lawrence Pott, Audrie, 15, hanged herself in her mother's home in Los Altos in 2012 out of despair from being sexually assaulted by three teen boys at a party while she was passed out from drinking alcohol.
The Potts have alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit that the boys also drew on her body and took photos of her partially nude. Students at Saratoga High School, where they all attended classes, were informed about it and some viewed the photos.
The three teenagers who pleaded guilty in the sexual abuse of Audrie received light sentences of only 30 to 45 days because current law makes assaulting someone who is comatose less serious than someone who is conscious when the crime is committed, Pott said.
Beall's proposed law would require juveniles convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious or disabled person to serve at least two years in juvenile custody, Pott said.
"We feel this is the step we need to make in the right direction to protect other young men and woman, and to protect the victims and not the criminals," Pott said.
While housed in the juvenile custody for two years, convicts "would be able to get the proper treatment by trained county employees, counselors so that they can be reformed, learn from their mistakes and go back out into society and go back out into college and become responsible, respectable young men and women," Pott said.
Allard said that the time spent by juvenile convicts would be used for rehabilitation and training to prevent them from offending again.
Two of the three boys convicted of assaulting Audrie have "reoffended" since they were released last year from the county juvenile justice system "because they have not been trained properly, they have not been educated," Allard said.
But Lizzie Buchen, spokeswoman for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, said the group finds Beall's bill "disturbing" because it would for the first time establish mandatory minimum sentencing in the juvenile justice system.
Unlike the punishment-oriented adult criminal system, the juvenile system focuses on rehabilitating youth offenders and judges need the flexibility to consider things like treatment, probation and jail time as options, Buchen said.
Juveniles are more susceptible to peer influence and the behavior of groups than adults are, Buchen said.
Neuroscience and brain research has shown juveniles are less culpable for their actions and being involved in sex offenses at a young age is not an indicator of becoming a sex offender as an adult, she said.
What happened to Audrie, being sexually assaulted while comatose, was "a terrible offense" but "mandatory minimums will not prevent these offenses from taking place," Buchen said.
The public safety committee would have to vote at least 4-3 in favor of SB 838 for it to proceed to a fiscal committee and then the full Assembly, and then would need a two-thirds vote from members to pass, Alcala said.
Ammiano is trying to work with Beall on possible amendments to the bill that might assuage opponents, Alcala said.
The effort to pass Audrie's Law has also received support from 139,773 people who had signed an online petition with change.org on its website as of today.


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Hampshire wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Rouse has signed for Gloucestershire.
After impressing in recent Second XI games against Gloucestershire, Rouse, 21, has been offered a one month trial with the club.
Rouse, who made his Championship debut for Hampshire against Kent at Canterbury last summer, has played for England Under 19s and was on a development contract with Hampshire.
He scored an excellent match winning hundred against Gloucestershire Second XI earlier on this season for Surrey.
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Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, today announced the 38 players and the four Rochester Rattlers selected for the 2013 All-Star Game presented by Moe's Southwest Grill July 13 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Players were selected through balloting process by MLL coaches and general managers.
The 38 players will be divided into two teams as selected by the winners of the MLL Ultimate Fan Fantasy contest. Cameron MacKenzie and Frank Ranfone will pick their teams playground-style to form their very own All-Star squads to compete in the game. Several All-Stars will also participate in the Half-Time Skills competition which will include Fastest Shot, Accuracy and Freestyle contests. The All-Stars will be wearing specially designed jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game to benefit JDRF, the 2013 All-Star Game's charity.
Below are the Rattlers' four All-Stars:
Matt Striebel will make his ninth consecutive All-Star Game appearance. Striebel has 17 points on the season, including four two-point goals, tied for the most two-point goals in the League.
Ned Crotty will make his third All-Star Game appearance. Crotty leads the Rattlers in points this season with 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points while playing in seven games.
Mike Manley, Rochester's 2012 Rookie of the Year, will make his first All-Star Game appearance. Manley has played in seven games this year with Rochester as the leader of the defensive unit, while also chipping in one goal and adding seven ground balls.
Jordan MacIntosh will also play in his first All-Star Game. Through seven games in his second year with Rochester, MacIntosh is the team leader in goals with 14, which is tied for 14 th in the league.
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Last week I replied to a post on the Gearslutz forums which had to do with your all time favorite tip or trick. I said something like "Live it up… Boring people make boring music.". I was surprised some people had a negative reaction to that. It made me wonder are there people out there who know they are boring and defend that aspect of themselves as a virtue? There is usually a price to pay in order to be a good musician. Sure there are natural born talents and there are those who practice non-stop. There is another way into the cool club and that's hard painful living. Now to be clear partying too much won't get you fame or fans but in the reciepe for great musician is the ingredient called pain. It's nothing new as you can see in this video from 1966. The Blues live on in lots of music styles. Repect to Howlin' Wolf and to my cousin Steve who posted this video on his Facebook wall.
"With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits." – wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin_Wolf
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Weeks dropped to seventh in Brewers' lineup
Roenicke hopeful second baseman can swing his way out of slump
MILWAUKEE -- Rickie Weeks' new spot in the batting order was no friendlier than the others.
Weeks, who started the season batting second, then fourth before falling to fifth, dropped on Wednesday to the seven-hole. He went 0-for-3 against the Rangers and stranded four runners on base before exiting in a seventh-inning double switch, leaving Weeks with a .188 batting average, a .301 on-base percentage and a .291 slugging percentage.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was asked before and after a 4-1 loss to the Rangers: How long can the team stick with its slumping second baseman?
"We'll see," Roenicke said. "That's a question that every year or every couple of years you have to answer that with a player who's not producing like they normally do. There's some really good hitters in the league that are hitting under .200, and they're in the same predicament we are. How long do you stay with guys to get them hitting?
"If you think rest is the answer, then you rest him. We need this guy to hit, and he's always proven that he is a good hitter. It's our decision to figure out, do we keep playing him or do we rest him a little bit?"
So far, the Brewers have been playing Weeks every day. On the team's previous homestand, Roenicke intended to give Weeks a day off but the player talked him out of it.
In Roenicke's estimation, Weeks is the type of player who needs to swing his way out of a slump.
"When he's sitting on the bench, he's not a guy that's like, 'Whew, man, am I glad I have a night off,'" Roencike said. "That's not him. He's thinking, 'If I'm in there right now, maybe I would get it going.' You have to know the personalities.
"Not that I'm always going to be right about what I do. But, thinking about him and his personality, that's what I'm thinking right now. That may change in a couple of days. I may see something else and decide to give him a day. I don't know."
Weeks had two big chances to break through on Wednesday, but he struck out with two runners on base in a 2-0 game in the third inning and grounded out meekly to second base with a runner at third and the Brewers trailing, 3-1, to end the sixth.
After the groundout, fans gave Weeks some rare boos.
Weeks was not in the Brewers' clubhouse immediately after the game, but catcher Jonathan Lucroy offered up a defense.
"I think people need to understand that he grinds it out, he works hard, he doesn't complain and he hustles out every ball," Lucroy said. "I really think they need to cut him a little bit of slack. I think he's a great leader to follow, a guy who sets a great example of going out and playing every day and really battling through things."
When Weeks came out of the game in the seventh -- Roenicke was clear that the move was not punitive -- television cameras showed him gathering his equipment and going to the clubhouse. But he returned to the bench minutes later and watched the rest of the game alongside injured first baseman Corey Hart.
"Baseball fans, they want things to happen. It's tough," Hart said of the boos. "But Rickie is really confident that he's close. That's what he told me."
Added Lucroy: "I'll take him to battle with me any day. The guy has some of the best power and bat speed I've seen, ever, playing this game."
Weeks is in the third season of a four-year contract extension he signed during 2011 Spring Training. He is earning $10 million this season and $11 million in 2013, with an $11.5 million vesting option for 2015 that becomes guaranteed if Weeks is healthy at end of 2014 after making at least 600 plate appearances that season, or if he accumulates 1,200 plate appearances between 2013 and 2014.
One of the Brewers' top prospects happens to be a second baseman, Scooter Gennett. He was 0-for-3 Wednesday but walked to extend his streak of reaching base safely in all of Triple-A Nashville's 26 games this season.
Weeks entered the night with 114 at-bats, and Roenicke was asked to define the line between a slow start and something more concerning.
"I don't know," he said. "It depends on who the player is. Aramis [Ramirez] got off to a slow start last year."
Indeed, after 114 at-bats last year Ramirez was batting .219 with two home runs, a .266 OBP and a .386 slugging percentage. He finished the year batting .300 with 27 home runs, 105 RBIs, .360 on-base percentage and .540 slugging percentage.
"We knew Aramis was going to hit, so I think you stick with a guy longer who has a history of doing well," Roenicke said.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A portion of Sand Hill Road near Stanford University in Palo Alto is closed this morning after a DUI driver struck a fire hydrant that flooded the roadway, according to police.
The driver was arrested after his vehicle struck the hydrant on Sand Hill Road between El Camino Real and Arboretum Road, located near the Stanford University campus and Palo Alto Caltrain station, police said.
The fire hydrant has been shut off, but the roadway remains blocked, police said.
No injuries were reported in the collision, according to police.
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I'm stuck on the words "human interventions in landscape" accompanying Nancy Holt's early photographic series, "Western Graveyards." The collection of dilapidated and overgrown burial sites, photographed in 1968, occupies a corner of the exhibition Nancy Holt: Sightlines at the Santa Fe Art Institute.
Curator Alena Williams identifies the show's focus as "the development of [Holt's] aesthetic sensibility between the years of 1966 and 1980," so that would put the graveyard photos at the outset of that development. We could walk away from them, into the next space, where photos of Holt's famous "Sun Tunnels" (1973-1976) demonstrate her transformation from observer to maker of "human interventions," but I've lapped the gallery, and I'm stuck here.
I should note that though the concrete cylinders that make up "Sun Tunnels" are part of her process—the art of Holt's installation isn't in the objects themselves, but in what we see through them. The possibilities captured by the photographs, collected and arranged in varying configurations, seem endless. Moreover, a visitor to the site in Great Basin Desert, Utah adds her own view to these perspectives, nonetheless directed by Holt's positioning of the cylinders.
Pamela M Lee, in an essay collected by Williams in a book complementing the exhibition, employs the writings of German social theorist Niklas Luhmann to Holt's work, explaining the concept of "second-order observation." Simply, when Holt shifted from an observer of human interventions to a creator of them, she also became an "observer of observations." Lee, on the basis of Luhmann's ideas, goes further to describe the role of the second-order observer in forming a "social system" around the art that also asks the observer to play "a formative role in its constitution."
It's all very heady, meta material, and it raises serious questions about from where or from whom we take our views, and whether our conclusions have been orchestrated.
Circling back to "Western Graveyards," we see a clear distinction between the unintended intervention and the intended one, the difference between what Luhmann might identify as "art and nonart." How would we approach "Sun Tunnels" if the objects were found like those in "Western Graveyards"? Anyone who has spent time on rivers or beaches has become accustomed to concrete drainage systems, which really don't look so different from "Views through a Sand Dune" (1972) or "Hydra's Head" (1974). So our perception of what constitutes art changes our understanding of the object, and draws our attention to something we'd ordinarily ignore.
This isn't anything new, of course. Artists have been defamiliarizing for some time. And Buddhists have understood even longer the isolating nature of perspective. But viewed in reverse, within the context of Holt's later second-order observations, the graveyards represent the artist's desire to make us understand the way we see. Did she create those concrete boxes? In a sense, she did when she photographed them and presented them as art. We ask what she wants us to see from that perspective, rather than from an angle just to the left or toward the horizon. Then, we have to decide if we see it the same way.
Nancy Holt: Sightlines: Through June 29. Santa Fe Art Institute, 1600 St. Michael's Drive, 424-5050
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This family-friendly Cedar Rapids hotel is located near the airport, within 1 mi (2 km) of Lindale Mall and Rockwell Collins. US Cellular Center and Cedar Rapids Museum of Art are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with 3 restaurants, this hotel has an indoor pool and a nightclub. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a poolside bar.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel & Convention Center provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 12 meeting rooms are available. This family-friendly hotel also offers a nightclub, a library, and barbecue grills. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times is offered to guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
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JAY Leader has made an astonishing u-turn and joined Grays Athletic..having signed for East Thurrock only weeks ago.
The experienced defender told the Echo he had chosen to join John Coventry's Rocks after the boss had told him of his ambitions, and on the recommendations of former manager Justin Gardner, at Aveley.
However, according to Grays Athletic's official website, the 24-year-old has now joined East Thurrock's Ryman Premier League rivals.
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text: Into the Garden: Industry must cultivate customers By Sara Busse January 28, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jeff Warschauer of Nexus Corp. (a greenhouse manufacturer) is worried about the future of the plant industry: "The green side of our industry isn't growing. We can blame the economy -- and that's part of the problem -- but there are bigger issues we need to address, too."Warschauer is part of a plant industry panel that's taking a hard look at where the industry is headed. He points out that the customer base is changing."The 80 million people in the Baby Boomer generation have fueled the greenhouse industry over the past couple of decades. But now they're moving into retirement. They're not gardening like they used to. Generation X is barely half the size, so even if we can interest them in gardening like the Boomers -- which is debatable -- we're going to have to get twice as many of them buying our plants just to break even. Generation Y is bigger, but they're years away from being a market driver," Warschauer said in an interview in Greenhouse Grower magazine.The greenhouse executive said many of today's homeowners have run out of time for a beautiful landscaped garden -- they just want to get a couple of $50 containers and put them on the front stoop. Add a couple of hanging baskets, do the same for the back patio, and voilà! They call it finished.Hiring Gen X and Gen Y into the plant industry work force is one way to help with this issue. They can advise the "old-timers" about what their generation is looking to do in the yard.Kristine Lonergan of Garden State Growers said in Greenhouse Grower magazine she attends trade shows that revolve around fashion, design and gifts. Why? For inspiration and ideas. She sees convenience as an important attribute for many of the products promoted at many of these shows.In the gardening industry, Lonergan said there are many ways to apply the idea of convenience. First, most gardeners today don't have time to research what will work. Giving new (and old, for that matter) gardeners all of the information about the plants and how to plant them makes for an easy trip to the garden center.Last week, I wrote about the hot new color of the year, Pantone's "Tangerine Tango." Lonergan said the garden industry must connect consumers with the colors they see in fashion and home décor to make the plant offerings more relevant to the buyer.She adds that recycled is in with the new generation of homeowners/gardeners, so using recycled products hits a note with these consumers. Add the promotion of locally grown, made in the USA and other concepts that are near and dear to the new gardeners, and the industry hits a home run.I found it interesting that one member of the panel suggested partnering with new groups to promote the gardening industry. Isn't that called networking in every other industry? Why should this be new to the plant folks? The panelist said they should meet with garden clubs, Master Gardeners and so on. That doesn't seem like rocket science to me -- it just seems obvious. I think, in the past, greenhouse growers didn't have to do much marketing, but now that the tide has turned, they will start visiting with the local and state chapters of the landscape architects, home builders, real estate agents and nursery folks, as well as with homeowner associations and beautification groups.Here's an interesting new packaging idea from Burpee Home Gardens. They are marketing the BOOST Antioxidant Collection. Ads in gardening magazines recently promote these vegetable plants as "meeting consumers' craving for higher nutrition ... has built-in marketing ... and will build the biggest buzz in vegetable gardening in years!"Smartphone users can "snap the tag" to check out how these vegetables will improve their lives if they plant them in their gardens. What does that mean?It's using the QR Code that is on the plant's tag. A QR Code is that little square of black squiggles that's on many products in the stores today. Scan it with your smartphone and you'll be rewarded with a plethora of information about the product. The industry is rewarded because they can track how many customers are engaging with their product.Wenke Greenhouses is using the new technology to help gardeners become more confident. Natasha Marback, of the John Henry Co. (leading manufacturer of inventory and custom-made tags, signs and other marketing materials for plant growers and garden centers) said that based on its early success, Wenke is now leveraging its partnership with John Henry to combine AllRecipes.com and an entirely new section on BloomIQ.com to edibles. Manna Meal gardenAll volunteers, past, present and future are invited to attend the 2012 planning meeting for the Manna Meal Community Garden 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1105 Quarrier St.The group will begin planning its fourth garden season and they want help. Last year the garden produced 3,000 pounds of food that supplemented the soup kitchen and allowed guests access to fresh produce to take home. The East End of Charleston is classified as a food desert, and the only fresh produce that a lot of Manna Meal's guests receive is what they grow in their garden.The group wants help with all aspects of garden planning (construction of another deer fence, soil preparation, planting design and rotation, flower garden planning, fundraising, communications and more).Call 304-345-7121 with questions.Small-fruits workshops West Virginia State University Extension Service is launching a five-part workshop series about small-fruit production targeting homeowners and small-farm applications. Workshops will start Tuesday and run through April at the Pumpkin Park in Milton. 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The witnessing state is equivalent to stabilized shamatha (shiné), once shamatha is stabilized one is essentially proficient in "really good dualistic mindfulness" (as you said). After stabilized shiné, next step is released shiné and once released shiné is achieved and stabilized, one is said to be officially practicing dzogchen.
"When you have achieved released shiné and remain in the continuation of this state, you have finally become a dzogchen practitioner."
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I can't find that quote anywhere, nor anything online about released shiné. Does anyone know anything about it, or have any idea which book of his I should buy to learn?
Presumably it has something to do with releasing dualistic grasping, or with recognizing mind essence, but I'd like to move past "presumably"


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EFI Versus Carbs
The inclusion of fuel-injected engines for the 2009 Engine Masters Challenge opens the door for one of the most anticipated events yet. This change is a marked departure from all previous competitions, wherein only a single four-barrel carburetor was allowed. With the inclusion of fuel injection, many questions and theories will be put on the line for scrutiny where it matters most–in the heat of competition.
Perhaps the most significant debate that will be put to the test will be the question of how carbureted engines will perform when in direct competition with those equipped with EFI. This debate has raged on for decades, with strong opinions held on each side. How will it play out when the goal is all-out power over a wide operating range? While the 2009 Engine Masters Challenge will definitely provide some clues, right now it's all strictly speculation.
There is no doubt that fuel injection has some inherent advantages when compared to a carbureted engine. Topping the list here is a precise means of controlling fuel distribution to each cylinder of an engine. It is intuitive that an engine with some holes running rich, while others are running lean, will be compromised in terms of power output. EFI easily remedies this possibility, and does it easily with electronic control of the amount of fuel metered at each injector. With EFI, it is even possible to individually tune a cylinder for optimal air/fuel ratio by means of a simple keystroke command to the processor via a computer. With a carb, this kind of electronic tuning isn't possible; however, a carbed system can also be optimized through traditional means, such as manifold and runner modifications and stagger jetting. It is another means to the same end result.
Another potential edge with an EFI system stems from the fact that the engine's intake manifold no longer has to carry an air/fuel mixture, with the manifold typically handling only dry air up to the point of injection. In contrast, a carb requires a wet manifold, and design considerations include limitations associated with the requirement to carry suspended fuel as well as air. Although this represents a definite design constraint as far as manifold layout, there is no denying that carbureted manifolds have benefited from decades of extensive racing development.
Aside from the potential advantage arising from an EFI intake manifold handling only dry air, a multi-point EFI system also has the benefit of introducing the fuel at eight individual locations corresponding to the eight cylinders of an engine. This alleviates the need for the runners to accommodate fuel introduced from a central location, as would be the case with a single four-barrel carb. The result is far greater flexibility in intake manifold design, with the opportunity to create tuned, equal-length runners, and to optimize the plenum volume to suit the engine's requirements. In contrast, a carbureted single four-barrel intake manifold's geometry is dictated by the single fuel introduction point at the plenum of the intake manifold. Nevertheless, the picture for carburetor intake manifolds changes considerably when multi-carbs are permitted. Multi-carbs allow the point of fuel introduction to be varied by manifold design, providing far greater intake manifold design flexibility. This will be the first year in which multi-carbs are allowed in the Engine Masters Challenge.
So, will the 2009 Engine Masters Challenge definitively settle the EFI versus carb debate once and for all? There's no doubt that this event will bring a new level of insight, and perhaps a few surprises, but it's my hunch that the Challenge will provide each side with more theories and ideas to debate for years to come.
Wes Roberson Named Competition Director For 2009 Jegs Engine Masters Challenge
In an unpredictable turn of events, our previously announced competition director, David Freiburger, has been hired to take the helm of our sister publication, Hot Rod Magazine, as Editor In Chief. While we are delighted at Mr. Freiburger's new role within the company, our immediate concern was to fill the important position of competition director for the 2009 Jegs Engine Masters Challenge. Good fortune prevailed in that experienced NHRA tech official and Engine Masters Challenge veteran Wesley Roberson is able to make room in his busy schedule to accept the competition director position. Those of you who have competed in or followed the Challenge are familiar with Wesley's fair and even-handed approach to rules enforcement, and maintaining the flow of the competition. As a valued and highly regarded member of our Engine Masters event team for the last three years, we are proud to have Wesley back for the 2009 event.


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Tinea is a fungal infection that affects the feet (athlete's foot), groin (jock itch), scalp, fingernails and toenails, and other parts of the body. Tinea can also be called ringworm, although it is not caused by a worm or parasite of any kind. Tinea is usually not serious and easily treated at home, but resistant infections might require a prescription medication from the doctor.
Tinea is a skin infection caused by a fungus. It is highly contagious and is often at its worst in hot weather. Tinea infections thrive in the warm, moist environments of locker rooms and showers. Many people already have the fungus on their skin. An infection occurs when the fungus becomes overgrown such as when people sweat, have oily skin, or experience hormonal changes. Because tinea infections thrive in warm, moist places, they often overgrow in areas of the body like the feet, groin, and under the breasts.
Tinea is usually not serious and can be treated at home in most cases. Sometimes the infection won't go away with over-the-counter treatments and will need to be treated with stronger medications.
The best way to prevent tinea is by keeping your skin clean and dry, wearing cotton socks, using antiperspirant, and wearing thongs when frequenting public pools, locker rooms and public showers.
Tinea is called ringworm because it appears as red, scaly rings on the skin. Jock itch might cause itching and/or stinging in the groin area. Athlete's foot might appear as scaly, dry, cracked skin or blisters between the toes. Tinea of the fingernails and toenails might appear as yellow discoloration of the nails. Tinea of the scalp may cause bald patches
Tinea can be treated with over-the-counter antifungal creams. Tinea that doesn't respond to over-the-counter treatments may need a prescription cream or oral medication. It's best to avoid getting tinea at all.
Call the doctor if over-the-counter antifungal creams don't clear up the infection.
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OLD Halesonians hit back following their defeat to fellow title contenders Nuneaton by slamming Leicestershire side Syston 43-3 to remain fourth in National League Three Midlands.
A bumper Wassell Grove crowd watched a Hales side that was back to their best after a stint of hard training and hard talking following the Nuneaton defeat.
The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of Geoff Grant, a former player, member and lifetime stalwart of the club who passed away.
Scrum-half Nathan Jones proved the star turn for Hales, having his best game for the club before an ankle injury forced him out of the game.
By that stage, Hales were leading 26-3 having already secured the bonus point try.
Fly-half Steve Powell spotted a gap in Syston's defence and stormed through for a try, before second row and former Hales Colt player Tom King was driven over for a second, both of which were converted by full-back Chris Hooper.
Next-to-bottom Syston responded with a drop goal before skipper Rich Taylor snapped up a third Hales try, which Hooper again improved upon.
Hooker Pete Fitzgerald sealed the bonus point try, while Simon Sabel, who'd replaced the injured Jones, threw an audacious dummy before being driven over and Hooper made it 33-3.
With five minutes remaining, Tom Dempsey split the Syston defence, which parted like the Red Sea, before the ball was fed to centre Andy Robinson to score.
Right on the final minute, Hales produced the try of the game, Sabel's quick penalty resulting with Fitzgerald flying off on one of his trademark runs, crashing through flailing defenders on a 40-metre stampede to the line.
Hooper missed the following conversion, which proved to be the last kick of the game.
THIS Saturday, Hales hope to put the record straight when they visit Sandbach, the Cheshire side having beaten Hales at Wassell Grove earlier in the season.
Hales Second XV pulled off an excellent 29-15 success at Lichfield.
Full-back Dave Wakefield helped himself to a couple of tries, with Craig Jukes, Jake Harley-Yeadon and Dan Blake all breaching Lichfield's try-line while Tom Harris kicked the remaining points. The Thirds' game with Evesham was called off.
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Brooklyn's Super Wings to be Featured On Cooking Channel
Brooklyn-based Super Wings NY is set to be featured on Bobby Dean's Not My Mama's Meals on the Cooking Channel, Wednesday, January 16th, at 9:00 pm EDT. In the episode, Super Wing's CEO Colette Cyrus-Burnett whips up a batch of her world famous Bajan Merry Mango wing sauce. Bobby, the son of Paula Deen, and Colette work side-by-side simmering traditional Caribbean ingredients, including mango, to create the delicious sauce.
The Bajan Merry Mango is a sweet yet tangy wing sauce and has the honor of being named by local customers as the Super Wings NY 2013 Super Bowl Wing Flavor. During Super Bowl weekend in the United States alone, 90 million pounds of wings are served. Super Wings serves up thirteen (13) wing flavors and there is a sauce to represent most islands in the English-speaking Caribbean. The ingredients are made entirely from Caribbean flavors including: Pineapple Jerk, Ginger Buff, and Island BBQ, all inspired by Colette's native Trinidad and Tobago, where recipes are a tantalizing blend of mainly African, East Indian, European, Chinese, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culinary traditions.
Burnett has gained national recognition in the United States; she won the Food Network's Throwdown with Bobby Flay, and Super Wings was voted "Best Wings In Brooklyn" and placed #3 in the "Restaurant Sauce Off" creative spicy category at the 10th Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, N.Y.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said, "Colette Burnett is a true Brooklyn success story-launching Super Wings NY on a 'wing' and a prayer and turning it into two thriving eateries! More importantly, Colette has created jobs and employed residents in the Crown Heights and East Flatbush communities. I like to call myself a 'proud Trini,' but Colette is the real deal-and all of Brooklyn congratulates her on her success."
"It is truly an honor to be featured on Not My Mama's Meals, and I am even more thankful to our Borough President Marty Markowitz, NYC Business Solutions and, most of all, our customers," stated Burnett.
To order your very own Bajan Merry Mango, call and/or visit one of the Super Wings NY locations or logon to http://superwingsny.net/


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You have discovered the legendary California redwoods. At least once in your lifetime, you need to visit the magnificent coastal redwoods of Humboldt County—to walk, explore and soak up the silence and grandeur of forests unlike any others in the world. Whether your tastes run to scenic drives or hiking trails, you'll find plenty of choices in Redwood National & State Parks in the north county, or along the Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods State Park in south county. These two jewels adorn a crown studded with many other parks, forests, preserves and beaches, making Humboldt County a paradise for nature lovers and outdoor recreation. Fishing, kayaking, biking, rafting, backpacking, birding and more are all pursued avidly on the Redwood Coast. Within this splendid natural setting, visitors also discover a rich history and vibrant culture. Picturesque farming towns and fishing villages have changed little over the years, yet provide amazing culinary, wine and craft beer experiences as well as a treasure trove of local arts and entertainment.
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Haydn composed 104 symphonies, and participated in the consolidation of forms that define the genre. The first movement follows dramatic three-part arrangement, the musical equivalent of a journey of discovery or enlightenment. This is usually followed by a mediational slow movement in two or three sections, then a tripartite dance-based movement with a lighter instrumental texture than the first two and redolent of the dance suites that gave rise to the symphony in the first place. The final movement can assume several forms, with theme-and-variations and the rondo being Haydn's personal favorites.
These forms all predate Haydn's time except for the first. Sonata form, the nub and essence of the first movements of his symphonies, was an invention of the 18th century. Haydn oversaw the consolidation of this structure and experimented with it, no sooner establishing the rules of the game than breaking them. In 1788, he received a commission from the French nobleman Comte d'Ogny for three symphonies, including his 90th, which stands out from its peers in terms of the thickness of the orchestral writing and the complexity of the counterpoint, the consonant interplay of different melodic strands. The mood is set by the introduction, which moves from a unison declaration of the home key of C major to a singing motive to the festive utterance that serves as the mantra of the body of the movement.
The slow movement maintains an air of noble grace, with the exception of a couple of odd twists: a strange change in key from C to F minor and an abrupt ending that underscores Haydn's penchant for concision (as opposed to Mozart's effusiveness). Since the symphony was written for a Frenchman, its third movement is cast in the shape of an antique French dance, a minuet galante, suitable, in the imagination of Haydn's distinguished biographer H. C. Robbins-Landon, for a "glittering ball at the Château de Versailles … the artificial, brilliant, and rather heartless world of Louis XVI, constructing elaborate locks, and Marie Antoinette, watching her cows being milked at the model farm behind the Petit Trianon, while France was in the grip of starvation." The movement maintains this atmosphere through to the middle section, which features a mournful oboe solo that is recognized as one of the most beautiful inventions in Haydn's long career.
The finale integrates the moods of the first and third movements and, perhaps fittingly, cannot quite decide whether or not it is a sonata form or a rondo. Haydn was by 1788 a master manipulator of audience expectations. If the third movement of the symphony suggests an homage to the 17th-century milieu that gave birth to the symphony, the fourth parodies its 18th-century conventions.
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January 17, 2013
by John Perrotto
Front-office types give their opinions on the remaining free agents, and a look at the ramifications at the Rafael Soriano and Mike Morse deals.
January 10, 2013
A Hall of Fame voter calls for reform, catches up on Alex Rodriguez, and gets the inside scoop on Mike Morse, Lance Berkman, and Scott Kazmir.
January 3, 2013
Our resident HOF voter reveals his ballot and catches up on David Price, Miguel Tejada, and Brett Myers.
December 27, 2012
The Red Sox are in the midst of an overhaul, but are they a better team now than they were at the end of 2012?
December 20, 2012
Are the retooled Blue Jays set to soar in 2013? Plus updates from many other clubs and insight from scouts and front-office types.
December 13, 2012
Whenever Dayton Moore makes a move, the press is sure to fire.
December 6, 2012
John chats with numerous team managers about the upcoming season and their thoughts on their club's prospects of winning.
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Checking in on John Farrell, Adam LaRoche, Justin Upton, Ron Gardenhire, Robin Ventura, Bo Porter, the Brewers, the Rangers, the Rockies, the Dodgers, the Giants, the Cubs' bullpen, and the WBC.
December 4, 2012
Updates from the Winter Meetings, touching on Alex Rodriguez, R.A. Dickey, James Loney, Aroldis Chapman, the World Baseball Classic, the Blue Jays, the Athletics, and the Royals.
November 21, 2012
Black Friday is coming up, and many AL clubs will be scouring the market for free-agent bargains and potential trades.
November 15, 2012
What's on Santa's list for the recently-gutted Marlins? Will the Diamondbacks trade Justin Upton to fill multiple voids?
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The Giants have faced elimination multiple times in the postseason, yet they're three wins away from a championship.
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Dave Dombrowski has pulled off a pair of stellar moves to upgrade Detroit's pitching staff, which has helped the team to two consecutive ALCS series.
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Joe Girardi is finding a balance between resting his veterans and plugging holes for injured players.
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Buzzing over a flat Kansas field, four different types of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were demonstrated by Kansas State University personnel in early July. The four aircraft that were on display showed a small variety of UAS designs that are possible.
K-State is one university taking the lead on researching the use of UAS for the agriculture industry. The event was held to raise awareness about the potential these aircraft have for the agriculture industry.
UAS, sometimes known as unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), are gaining more media attention because of mainstream media's use of the term "drone" to describe them.
"These craft are not drones," explained Michael Toscano, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). "The term drone refers to a military craft and these UAS are not the type being used by the military."
The use of UAS is strictly regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. President Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act into law Feb. 14, 2012, which has provisions for the integration of UAS into the national airspace system by September 2015. The legislation has a number of benchmarks to be reached.
Currently, to fly a UAS, entities must receive a "Certificate of Authorization" (COA) from the FAA. These certificates are only being given to researchers, but other UAS are being sold and used under hobbyist rules. They must be fl own within line of sight of the operator, below 400 feet and only during the daytime.
AUVSI is involved with helping to integrate the use of UAS into the national airspace. The association even released a Code of Conduct to provide for the safe, nonintrusive use of UAS by its members who test, design and operate them. Toscano says it's a common sense approach to operating a UAS, with an emphasis on safety, professionalism and respect.
Although UAS could eventually be used in a wide range of industries, they probably have the biggest benefit for agriculture. Using a still camera, near infrared camera, video camera or live-feed camera, small UAS have many potential uses.
Crop uses include detecting insect damage, mapping vegetation around fields, mapping spatial patterns of insect damage, detecting diseases, mapping the spread of a disease in a
fi eld, identifying and mapping weeds, spot spraying of herbicides, crop nutrient condition assessment, assessing planting issues, assessing drought or overwatering, monitoring irrigation systems, assisting with a farmer's precision ag applications, and helping to develop methods to characterize plant phenotypes.
For livestock operations, UAS can help monitor stock ponds for health risks like blue green algae blooms and help count livestock when needed or to locate them during calving season.
For pastures and rangelands, UAS can be used to estimate a pasture's biomass, assess grazing impacts, map invasive species, and assess disease and insect infestations on the land.
Universities across the country are investigating UAS design and utility of uses. University of Florida researchers have demonstrated that low-altitude, high resolution aerial imaging using small UAS can detect citrus disease more accurately than other aerial imaging techniques. UAI International of Grand Forks, UA Vision of Dayton, Ohio, and the University of Dayton-led Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) are working to develop and market UAS-based solutions for agricultural applications to identify early signs of crop problems.
Researchers at Kansas State University are using UAS to create precise maps of nitrogen deficiencies that could provide better data than random soil testing.
At Virginia Tech, a research team is using UAS to detect microbes in the atmosphere that may cause plant diseases, with the goal of creating an early warning system for potential epidemics.
Oregon State University plans to use UAS to analyze potato fields to help farmers more efficiently use water, fertilizer and pesticides to bolster yields and cut costs.
In addition to university interest, ag professionals recognize that many in the industry are rapidly reaching retirement age. As a result, agriculture is going to need faster, better ways to check on crops, a safer way to do hazardous jobs and information to increase yields while lowering costs.
One key business area of agriculture that UAS are expected to flourish is with crop consulting.
"The easiest fit for UAS to be used is with the crop consultant," said Gary Pierznski, Ph.D., head of K-State's department of agronomy and professor of soil and environmental chemistry. "It will be so much easier for the crop consultant to use a UAS to gather data quickly about a field. He will no longer have to spend as much time scouting a field. He'll simply gather data by flying the UAS over the crop. He can analyze the data on his computer back at the office, thereby spending less time in a hot field and speeding up the number of fields he can visit in a day."
As the technology advances, Pierznski said crop consultants will be able to diagnose plant diseases easier, determine insect infestations earlier and catch nutrient deficiencies. High resolution and near infrared photography already can enhance the work a consultant does, Pierznski said. As cameras get better and more advanced and the tools that can be added to a UAS become widely available, crop consultants will fi nd UAS a key tool in doing their jobs.
"With more UAS becoming available for use, this technology will help crop consultants handle more acres since it's expected there will be fewer crop consultants to scout acres in the future," Pierznski said. With UAS ranging in price from $5,000 up to several thousand dollars, farmers are also expected to be quick adopters.
"Basically the cost of the UAS will be determined by the payload that is added to the base unit," said Mark Blanks, program manager of Kansas State University's unmanned aircraft systems program.
At the event, Blanks demonstrated the different cameras and instruments that can be added to a basic unmanned vehicle and explained that depending on the additions, the cost of building or buying a UAS could vary widely.
Blanks also explained that although many farmers can build their own, especially if they are hobby aircraft enthusiasts, more and more companies are getting into the UAS business, and as that happens, prices are expected to come down.
K-State has been a leader in the unmanned aircraft systems field. In 2008, it established the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office, which is designed to promote the safe incorporation of UAS into the national airspace system.
It is also one of the first two universities in the U.S. to offer a bachelor's degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which started in January 2013. K-State is one of a few universities with authorization to fly UAS in the national airspace system, and conducts research on these remote systems.
The university's bachelor's degree program uses a handson approach for learning and attaining the skills needed to safely operate and manage UAS. K-State Salina's campus has proximity to accessible, less restricted airspace that creates an ideal setting for learning to fly unmanned aircraft. The Smoky Hills Weapons Range gives students the ability to gain hands-on flight experience.
As the technology improves and the country awaits a decision from the FAA on future use of UAS, there is no doubt UAS hold a strong economic impact for major agricultural states.


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Tillman scratched; illness not considered serious
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles Opening Day starter Chris Tillman, dealing with a minor illness, was replaced by Miguel Gonzalez as the team's starting pitcher in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Braves.
Tillman, who did not report to the facilities Friday morning, will likely pitch within the next couple of days, depending on when he feels better. Manager Buck Showalter, who said the club is hoping it's just a "24-hour thing", said Tillman's schedule will still be centered around pitching five days before the season opener and then taking the ball on Opening Day.
"He's still going to pitch five days from Opening Day, that'll be the priority," Showalter said. "If he just takes a couple strong work days then makes that start -- he had five innings his last time out -- he'll be fine."
As for Gonzalez, the righty had been slated to throw in a Triple-A game Friday, but he instead got the call against the Braves after the O's received word of Tillman's illness.
Going forward, the Orioles' current plan is to start Ubaldo Jimenez on Saturday against the Rays, Kevin Gausman on Sunday against the Pirates and Brian Matusz on Monday against the Red Sox.
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Sylvester wrote:I note your point about the "anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti" preface. I think I will go with the standard sutta formula of insight/vipassana being described by "pajanati", which in MN 111 is found only in the 2nd cluster, and not with the 1st cluster.
Sylvester wrote:I note your point about the "anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti" preface. I think I will go with the standard sutta formula of insight/vipassana being described by "pajanati", which in MN 111 is found only in the 2nd cluster, and not with the 1st cluster.
Sylvester wrote:It's clear that the Patisambhidamagga's usage of "vavattheti" allows for post-Jhana work.
Anupada [cp. Sk. anupadaŋ adv., anu + pada] 1. the "after- foot", i. e. second foot a verse, also a mode of reciting, where the second foot is recited without the first one Vin iv.15 (cp. 355); Miln 340 (anupadena anupadaŋ katheti). -- 2. (adj.) (following) on foot, at every, step, continuous, repeated, in ˚dhamma -- vipassanā uninterrupted contemplation M iii.25; ˚vaṇṇanā word -- by -- word explanation DhsA 168. As nt. adv. ˚ŋ close behind, immediately after (c. gen.) J ii.230 (tassânupadaŋ agamāsi); vi.422. Esp. freq. in combn. padânupadaŋ (adv.) foot after foot, i. e. in the footsteps, immediately behind J iii. 504; vi.555; DhA i.69; ii.38.
MN 111 informs us that in the first seven attainments phenomena are differentiated and known as they occur:
these phenomena were defined by him one by one as they occurred; known to him these phenomena arose, known they were present, known they disappeared.
This is a description of vipassanā of phenomena one by one as they occurred (anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti). But according to Ven. Brahmavamso's jhāna, there can be no comprehension within jhāna. In The Jhānas Ven. Brahmavamso states:
When perspective is removed, so is comprehension. Thus in jhāna, not only is there no sense of time, but also there is no comprehension of what is going on.
This lack of comprehension precludes any differentiation and knowing of phenomena one by one as they occur in jhāna. For Ven. Brahmavamso this differentiation and knowing of mental factors is impossible within jhāna. He continues:
Furthermore, the ultra-stillness of mindfulness in jhāna freezes the activity of mind called comprehension to the extent that, while in jhāna, one can hardly make sense of one's experience. The landmarks of jhāna are only recognized later, after emerging and reviewing.
Therefore, according to Ven. Brahmavamso, the MN 111 statement that "these phenomena were defined by him one by one as they occurred," would be impossible.
Read the Psm in toto. The Psm allows for the development of vipassanā pre-jhāna, within jhāna, and post-jhāna.
He turns his mind away from those phenomena, and having done so, inclines his mind to the property of deathlessness: 'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.'
Sylvester wrote:But you read the vavatthita as vipassana, and I read vavatthita as pertaining to sanna.
Sylvester wrote:The anupada...honti/"one by one as they occurred", establishes no temporal linkage between the vavattheti, vidita and pajanati with the dhammas one by one as they occured, given again the difference in the tenses between the verbs.
Sylvester wrote:"One by one" captures only sequence, but "as they occured" was probably used by BB/Ven N to import also the fact that the sequential train was continuous and uninterrupted. Bhante G says so much himself, when he renders anupada as 'uninterrupted' (although he applied the qualifier to the jhana, rather than to the train of dhammas)
Sylvester wrote:But we're still back to the question - was the vavatthita "real-time" or review?
Sylvester wrote:And how does one "do" real-time vavatthita without vitakka-vicara?
One has to consider the entire phrase, not just anupada. For example, anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti and tyāssa dhammā anupadavavatthitā honti. It is the hoti and honti here which have been translated as "as they occurred."
sāriputto, bhikkhave, aḍḍhamāsaṃ anupadadhammavipassanaṃ vipassati
during half a month, Sariputta gained insight into states one by one as they occured.
tyāssa dhammā anupadavavatthitā honti
(these states were defined by him one by one as they occured)
Tatridaṃ, bhikkhave, sāriputtassa anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti.
(Now Sariputta's insight occured into states one by one as they occured was this: )
Vipassanā is also related to saññā. It is saññā which identifies and differentiates unique particulars, not vitakka or vicāra
Sylvester wrote:One has to consider the entire phrase, not just anupada. For example, anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti and tyāssa dhammā anupadavavatthitā honti. It is the hoti and honti here which have been translated as "as they occurred."
Wow Geoff. This is the first time I have seen the simple verb "is" and "are" interpreted in such a manner.
Sylvester wrote:I'm sure you don't need me to point out that saññā perceiving saññā real-time is going to give rise to the poly-citta heresy. I think the presence of saññā in the things being differentiated is further demonstration of vavattheti of things past.
Sylvester wrote:It is possible only if vitakka-vicara were present to mobilise the attention, and vitakka-vicara certainly is not supposed to be present in 2nd Jhana up.
Sylvester wrote:How does a one-pointed mind have so many objects without being an oxymoron
The meaning of any phrase can only be understood by taking the entire phrase into consideration. This includes considering the full semantic range of all terms employed. This doesn't always allow for direct one-to-one correspondences when translating from Pāli to English. Ven. Bodhi has correctly understood the meaning of these phrases
Tatridaṃ, bhikkhave, sāriputtassa anupadadhammavipassanāya hoti.
(Now Sariputta's insight occured into states one by one as they occured was this:)
tyāssa dhammā anupadavavatthitā honti
These/ dhammas/ uninterruptedly defined/ were
It is cetanā which performs this function, not vitakka nor vicāra.
No, it's the reflexiveness of saññā (as one cognitive aspect of the reflexiveness of viññāṇa in general).
These mental factors are all concomitant with one object-support (ārammaṇa). Thus there is no difficulty whatsoever.
Something which really needs to be addressed is that anyone who relies on the jhāna theory of Ven. Brahmavamso (as well as many people who rely on the Visuddhimagga jhāna without a careful study of all relevant older material) is going to have a very different understanding of what jhāna is, than someone who relies on the Tipiṭaka as canonical authority and has also studied other early para-canonical Pāḷi and other Sthaviravāda treatises.
Katamā ca, gahapati, mahaggatā cetovimutti? Idha, gahapati, bhikkhu yāvatā ekaṃ rukkhamūlaṃ mahaggatanti pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati
Assuming, of course, that the person who "relies on the Tipitaka" has demonstrated a proper understanding of the Tipitaka phrasing and meaning.
Sylvester wrote:your aversion to grammar
Sylvester wrote:MN 127 is yet more evidence in support of the canonical concept of Jhana that has little to do with a mind doing many things.
Sylvester wrote:For the others, a cautionary tale on reading English translations without a good teacher looking over one's shoulder.
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The dogs and cats can't fight back against animal abuse, but people can. "For just $19 a month, you can join the Humane Society of the United States in our fight to eliminate animal abuse everywhere," the ad encourages viewers.
Yet, investigations into HSUS spending show that the organization spends very little of its money on local pet shelters for dogs and cats. According to this ad from HumaneWatch, only one penny of every dollar donated to HSUS goes toward local pet shelters.
Much of the money goes instead to fund-raising, salaries and benefits and attacking animal agriculture, as this ad from Missouri Farmers Care points out.
The various ballot initiatives taken by HSUS against animal agriculture require lawyers. So, HumaneWatch and The Center for Consumer Freedom have released a video (see above) as a parody of HSUS fund-raising techniques.
"For just $19 a month, you can join the Humane Society of the United States in our fight to hire more lawyers," the video says.


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Buffett Back in Muni-Bond Insurance—For Now
Warren Buffett is back in the bond-insurance game—for the moment, at least.
Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is reviving its dormant bond-insurance arm as it backs municipal bonds tied to a massive mixed-use development in Texas, according to bond-offering documents.
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Perez staying up-to-date on Chapman's recovery
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Royals catcher Salvador Perez is continuing his watch over the recovery of Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman, felled by his line drive on Wednesday night.
"I'm going to see him tonight," Perez said before the Royals played against the Reds on Friday.
Chapman sustained fractures over his left eye and nose and had a titanium plate inserted to stabilize the area on Thursday night at a Phoenix hospital.
Perez visited Chapman at the hospital just after the accident ended the Royals-Reds game in the sixth inning on Wednesday night.
Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek estimated that Chapman could resume working out and throwing within 10 to 14 days and pitch in game conditions in four to six weeks.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Chobani is an official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team, but paperwork is holding up shipment of its product to athletes getting ready to participate in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
According to multiple reports, 5,000 fresh single-serve cups of blueberry, strawberry and peach Chobani, and multi-serve containers of plain Chobani yogurt for smoothies were being held in a refrigerated warehouse at New Jersey's Newark Airport. Russia officials blocked the shipment because it did not hold a Custom Union Certificate, a document confirming Chobani's U.S. production standards meet those of Russia.
U.S. and Russian agriculture and political leaders – including Sen. Charles Schumer, from Chobani's home state of New York – were working to resolve the issue, in hopes of getting the shipment to the Olympic village by Friday.
Chobani released a statement Wednesday morning:
"We appreciate Senator Charles Schumer's support of Team USA by helping us complete the delivery of Chobani Greek Yogurt to Sochi to naturally power our athletes all the way to the finish line—something we've had in the works for quite some time. Right now, 5,000 fresh single-serve cups of blueberry, strawberry and peach Chobani, and multi-serve containers of plain Chobani yogurt for smoothies, are being stored in a temperature-controlled facility, waiting for the final go-ahead from Russian authorities to be immediately transported. This is a time when the focus should be on our athletes, so we're just trying to do right by them in getting food they enjoy from home.
Supporting our Olympians over the past four years has been one of our greatest honors. Not only is Chobani a proud sponsor of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians – we're also an authentic part of their training regimens and honored to be found inside their fridges. As the official yogurt of the 2014 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, chefs and nutritionists have served Chobani to the athletes in the U.S. Olympic Training Centers over the past several months.
Chobani's commitment to Team USA is a recognition of how these athletes' training matters, doing things the right way and never cutting corners – just as we're committed to perfectly crafting every cup of Chobani."