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Stefan wrote:On page 79 of this book: http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/allexistence.pdf , it says that being annoying to others can lead to hell.
Now, since George W. Bush is hated by many many people, would that mean he is more likely to go to hell?
thornbush wrote:May he avoid more shoes, slippers, sandals, boots.....
Dhammanando wrote:I think all those elected to the American presidency (except perhaps Calvin Coolidge) would thereby have greatly boosted their chances of an unfortunate rebirth. But this has nothing to do with how many people loved them or hated them. Rather, it's the result of all the evil compromises that practical politics will impose upon even the wisest and most well-meaning president.
jcsuperstar wrote:off hand not counting the anti-asian stuff i dont see too much wrong with him
by jcsuperstar » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:20 am
i had a talk similar to this once with a friend and i sugested to him that maybe all the people we on the left "hate" really arent evil, maybe they really think theyre doing the right thing... i have a hard time seeing bush as evil, a buffoon yes, but evil probably not. chainey and rush on the other hand...
from Raids on the Unspeakable by Thomas Merton
A devout memory of Adolf Eichmann
One of the most disturbing facts that came out in the Eichmann trial was that a psychiatrist examined him and pronounced him perfectly sane. I do not doubt it all, and that is precisely why I find it disturbing.
If all the Nazis had been psychotics, as some of their leaders probably were, their appalling cruelty would have been in some sense easier to understand. It is much worse to consider this calm, "well-balanced," unperturbed official conscientiously going about his desk work, his administrative job which happened to be the supervision of mass murder. He was thoughtful, orderly, unimaginative. He had a profound respect for system, for law and order. He was obedient, loyal, a faithful officer of a great state. He served his government very well.
He was not bothered much by guilt. I have not heard that he developed any psychosomatic illnesses. Apparently he slept well. He had a good appetite, or so it seems. True, when he visited Auschwitz, the Camp Commandant, Hoess, in a spirit of sly deviltry, tried to tease the big boss and scare him with some of the sight, Eichmann was disturbed, yes. He was disturbed. Even Himmler had been disturbed, and had gone weak at the knees. Perhaps, in the same way, the general manager of a big steel mill might be disturbed if an accident took place while he happened to be somewhere in the plant. But of course what happened at Auschwitz was not an accident: just the routine unpleasantness of the daily task. One must shoulder the burden of daily monotonous work for the Fatherland. Yes, one must suffer discomfort and even nausea from unpleasant sights and sounds. It all comes under the heading of duty, self-sacrifice, and obedience. Eichmann was devoted to duty. and proud of his job.
The sanity of Eichmann is disturbing. We equate sanity with a sense of justice, with humaneness, with prudence, with the capacity to love and understand other people. We rely on the sane people of the world to preserve it from barbarism, madness, destruction. And now it begins to dawn on us that it is precisely the sane ones who are the most dangerous.
It is the sane ones, the well-adapted ones, who can without qualms and without nausea aim the missile, and press the buttons that will initiate the great festival of destruction that they, the sane ones, have prepared What makes us so sure, after all, that the danger comes from a psychotic getting into a position to fire the first shot in a nuclear war? Psychotics will he suspect. The sane ones will keep them far from the button. No one suspecys the sane, and the sane ones will have perfectly good reasons, logical, well-adjusted reasons, for firing the shot. They will he obeying sane orders that have come sanely down the chain of command. And because of their sanity they will have no qualms at all. When the missles take off, then, it will be no mistake. We can no longer assume that because a man is "sane" he is therefore in his "right mind." The whole concept of sanity in a society where spiritual values have lost their meaning is itself meaningless. A man can be "sane" in the limited sense that he is not impeded by disordered emotions from acting in a cool, orderly tier, according to the needs and dictates of the social situation in which he finds himself. He can be perfectly "adjusted." God knows, perhaps such people can be perfectly adjusted even in hell itself.
And so I ask myself: what is the meaning of a concept of sanity that excludes love, considers it irrelevant, and destrtoys our capacity to love other human beings, to respond to their needs and their sufferings, to recognize them also as persons, to apprehend their pain as one's own? Evidently this is not necessary for "sanity" at all. It is a religious notion, a spiritual notion, a Christian notion What business have we to equate "sanity" with "Christianity"? None at all, obviously. The worst error is to imagine that a Christian must try to be "sane" like everybody else, that we belong in our kind of society. That we must be "realistic" about it. We must develop a sane Christianity: and there have been plenty of sane Christians in the past. Torture is nothing new, is it? We ought to be able to rationalize a little brainwashing, and genocide, and find a place for nuclear war, or at least for napalm bombs, in our moral theology. Certainly some of us are doing our best along those lines already. There are hopes! Even Christians can shake off their sentimental prejudices about charity, and become sane like Eichmann. They can even cling to a certain set of Christian formulas, and fit them into a Totalist Ideology. Let them talk about justice, charity, love, and the rest. These words have not stopped some sane men from acting very sanely and cleverly in the past.... No, Eichmann was sane. The generals and fighters on both sides, in World War II, the ones who carried out the total destruction of entire cities, these were the sane ones. Those who have invented and developed atomic bombs, thermonuclear bombs, missiles; who have planned the strategy of the next war; who have evaluated the various possibilities of using bacterial and chemical agents: these are not the crazy people, they are the sane people. The ones who coolly estimate how many millions of victims can he considered expendable in a nuclear war, I presume they do all right with the Rorschach ink blots too. On the other hand, you will probably find that the pacifists and the ban-the-bomb people are, quite seriously, just as we read in Time, a little crazy. I am beginning to realize that "sanity" is no longer a value or an end in itself. The "sanity" of modern man is about as useful to him as the huge bulk and muscles of the dinosaur. If he were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a little more aware of his absurdities and contradictions, perhaps there might be a possibility of his survival. But if he is sane, too sane ... perhaps we must say that in a society like ours the worst insanity is to be totally without anxiety, totally "sane."
Dhammanando wrote:Hi Stefan,Stefan wrote:On page 79 of this book: http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/allexistence.pdf , it says that being annoying to others can lead to hell.
But the author's mother tongue isn't English and I suspect what he means to say is that if we deliberately act in a pestiferous manner, calculated to cause annoyance and distress to others (for example, by indulging in divisive speech), then the kammas will be of a sort that are conducive to rebirth in hell (assuming that these are the ones that ripen at the time of our death). It doesn't, however, mean that we will be headed for hell merely because others happen to find us annoying.Now, since George W. Bush is hated by many many people, would that mean he is more likely to go to hell?
I think all those elected to the American presidency (except perhaps Calvin Coolidge) would thereby have greatly boosted their chances of an unfortunate rebirth. But this has nothing to do with how many people loved them or hated them. Rather, it's the result of all the evil compromises that practical politics will impose upon even the wisest and most well-meaning president.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
Dhammanando wrote:It doesn't, however, mean that we will be headed for hell merely because others happen to find us annoying.
MMK23 wrote:Why the exception for Coolidge?
Ben wrote:Dhammanando wrote:It doesn't, however, mean that we will be headed for hell merely because others happen to find us annoying.
That is indeed a relief.
Dhammanando wrote:Because Coolidge displayed a degree of inactivity and a dexterity for snoring that seems to be unmatched by any other US president. At night he slept even longer hours than Reagan, and in the daytime he took lengthy siestas, and preferred lounging in his rocking-chair to any other activity. Obviously the more time a president spends sleeping and lounging in his rocking-chair, the less time he will have to devote to belligerence, criminality and the like.


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HOUSTON - Voters approve several bonds that will result in big changes in education and transportation.
The Houston Independent School District asked voters to approve a $1.89 billion bond. School district officials said the money is needed to rebuild 20 high schools and make other building and technology improvements. HISD's bond would cost the average homeowner $70 per year in school taxes by 2017.
With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, 69 percent of voters voted yes.
After early voting numbers were released, HISD sent out a news release proclaiming victory.
"Houston voters sent a message today that all children, regardless of where they live, deserve to attend quality school in quality buildings that offer our great teachers the tools they need to prepare students for a successful future," said Trustee Michael Lunceford, president of the HISD Board of Education. "The new schools that will be built because of this vote will benefit today's students, their future children, and even their grandchildren."
Houston Community College asked voters for $425 million for classroom technology, a medical training center and campus expansions. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, 67 percent voted yes. The college also sent out a news release proclaiming victory after early voting numbers were released.
"Houston Community College is a true economic engine, and a vital centerpiece of our City. HCC's booming student enrollment is a testament to the value, commitment and talent of the institution, the staff, the faculty and the Board. The passage of this bond is further proof of how much this school means to the entire community," said HCC Bond Committee Chair Gene Locke.
METRO is in the middle of expanding light rail. It asked for the public to vote "yes" on the question of whether to reauthorize the general mobility program. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, 79 percent of voters voted for the bond.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- In a field that included a number of hot horses - four starters were on multiple-race winning streaks - Wednesday's $200,000 Lake George Stakes looked like it might come down to the horse who wanted it most.
That horse turned out to Centre Court. The 3-year-old Smart Strike filly, winner of her last two starts at Churchill Downs, found room between horses inside the sixteenth pole to take the Grade 2 feature by a neck over longshot Better Lucky. Irish 1000 Guineas winner Samitar was a head back in third, with favored Stephanie's Kitten another head behind in a wild, blanket finish.
The winner showed good courage in the late going, as five or six horses appeared to be still in with a shot.
"It got a little rough in the stretch," said winning trainer George Arnold. "But she's smart and she's brave, and she fights her way through. She's had a couple of rough trips (in the past)."
Julien Leparoux, who rode two other winners earlier on the card, was aboard the G. Watts Humphrey Jr. homebred for the first time.
"She's small, but she's pretty tough," said Leparoux. "It was a rough race. There was a little bit of bumping, but she finished up to win the race."
Medolina, Somali Lemonade, Dancing Solo and Elusive Rumour completed the order of finish. Time of the race was 1 minute, 41.71 seconds on a firm Inner Turf course.
Elusive Rumour and Medolina broke quickly, separating themselves from the rest of the field by better than seven lengths after a half-mile in 47.13 seconds. At this point, Centre Court was well back in sixth.
"I think [the other jockeys] sensed those two were going way too fast," said Arnold. "But Julien wanted her further back than I did. I was concerned, but she fought her way through when she got in there."
The two pacesetters were still there after three-quarters in 1:11.74, but the rest of the field was closing fast. Centre Court moved to within a half-length of the lead with an eighth of a mile to go. Samitar, Better Lucky and Stephanie's Kitten were still very much in the mix until the winner produced a last burst of speed to get the money.
John Velazquez, who was aboard favored Stephanie's Kitten, was unable to find room when he needed it. "I made the decision to try to split horses, and the horse in front of me came out. I had to steady and go back inside, and we lost the race right there."
The victory was Centre Court's third in six career starts and follows a one-length score in the Grade 3 Regret Stakes on June 16. The $120,000 winner's purse for the Lake George upped her bankroll to $239,467. Centre Court is out of the Grade 2-winning A.P. Indy mare Let.
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LAKE COUNTY -- Inspection findings from a nearly two-year-old report have left several levees ineligible for emergency federal aid.
Two Clear Lake levee systems received minimal acceptance and four others were rated unacceptable by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Personnel from the Sacramento District of the USACE inspected and rated the levee systems in the Middle Creek area, maintained by Lake County Watershed Protection District and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), on June 28 and 29, 2011.
Results from the inspection determine levee systems' continued eligibility for the Corps' rehabilitation and inspection program, its authority to provide federal assistance for flood fighting and repairing levees damaged by floods or storms. Systems rated unacceptable are ineligible for aid until their deficiencies are corrected.?
Lake County Department Water Resources (LCDWR) Director Scott De Leon said his staff was not made aware of the inspection until the afternoon of March 21, 2013, the day before the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB), its sponsor agency, received the final report at a meeting.
"Considering the ramifications of having our levees deemed inactive immediately, one would have expected some communication from the Corps prior to the day before the meeting," De Leon stated in a letter to CVFPB Executive Officer Jay Punia.
A levee can receive a rating of acceptable, minimally acceptable and unacceptable, which gives it an inactive status.
Sacramento District?Senior Public Affairs Specialist Chris Gray said the Corps informs the members of the CVFPB ahead of time of inspections, who should then relay the information to the maintaining agency; however, De Leon said that never happened.
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EAST PALO ALTO — Six people including a 6-year-old child were shot in broad daylight Sunday afternoon at a busy McDonalds on University Avenue, a fire official said.
Neither a suspect nor motive were immediately known, but at least one man was taken to the hospital in serious condition, authorities said.
Officers were called after 2:48 p.m. for a report of a person shot in the foot at the McDonald's at 2401 University Ave. near Bay Road, according to Menlo Park Fire Department Chief Harold Schapelhouman.
Firefighters arrived and found six people with gunshot wounds, four inside the restaurant and two outside, Schapelhouman said.
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SAN DIEGO -- Seven players in the Padres Minor League system were named as participants in this year's Arizona Fall League on Tuesday, where some of the organization's top prospects will try to stand out while playing alongside other teams' highly regarded youngsters.
Outfielder Hunter Renfroe (ranked as the No. 74 prospect by MLB.com) and infielder Trea Turner (ranked No. 99 by MLB.com) headline San Diego's selections, which also include pitchers Brandon Alger, Tayron Guerrero and Justin Hancock, infielder Jace Peterson and outfielder Mallex Smith.
The Padres also still have an unfilled slot on the roster for a pitcher, which they will announce at a later date.
All of San Diego's prospects will play for the Surprise Saguaros, who also feature prospects from the Mariners, Rangers, Red Sox and Reds. The Saguaros coaching staff will include Jody Davis, the hitting coach for the Padres' Class A Advanced affiliate in Lake Elsinore.
The Arizona Fall League comprises six teams that will play six days per week starting on Oct. 7 in five Cactus League stadiums around the Phoenix area.
"It's an exciting array of top Draft choices and Minor League all-stars who have excelled in the early stages of their professional careers," said AFL director Steve Cobb in a press release. "Approximately 60 percent of our players will reach the Major Leagues. We want fans to know top young professional talent still will be playing baseball in October and November in Arizona."
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The Dow Jones industrial average has moved primarily sideways since peaking April 11 at 14,865.14. Periods like this provide a good opportunity to take a step back and examine what the market is telling us.
Economic growth regained speed in the first three months but slowed once companies reported their latest quarter results. The primary trend is still in the bullish camp, with few references to a bear market in the expanded economy.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent in the March quarter. The growth represents impressive acceleration from the December quarter's meager 0.4 percent. The private sector more than offset any weakness in government spending.
A bull would recognize personal-consumption spending rising 2.2 percent as the largest quarter gain since December 2010. There is nothing more important to the economy than a strong consumer market, and in the March quarter, consumers were spending. In addition, inflation remains under control – the price index indicated inflation of 0.9 percent in the March quarter, down 1.6 percent in each of the last two quarters.
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One Town Crier "50" stock and another local company made news last week.
• Apple Inc. (AAPL; $432.34) gave investors what they were looking for in their deployment of cash. Apple is opening the bank vault and will distribute $100 billion in cash to shareholders over two years. It will also buy back $60 billion in shares and raise its dividend by 15 percent to $3.05 per share. Investors have been pushing Apple to distribute its cash hoard of $145 billion.
The Cupertino-based company announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter that ended March 30. Apple posted quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly profit of $9.5 billion. However, the company's gross profit margin plunged nearly 10 percent, reflecting a shift in product mix. Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones, up 7 percent from a year ago, and 19.5 million iPads, up 65 percent.
Apple provided future guidance for its fiscal 2013 third quarter: revenue between $33.5 billion and $35.5 billion and gross margins between 35 and 37 percent.
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off June 10 in San Francisco.
While analysts maintain different opinions on Apple stock, with the price in the low $400s now, many consider it a strong buy, with a median target price at $590.
• Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR; $64.79), regarded one of the top health-care equipment companies, last week announced that profits rose 9 percent to $1.02 in the March quarter. In line with consensus reporting, the Palo Alto-based company reported revenues increasing 13 percent to $842 million on 14 percent growth from X-ray products. The backlog rose 4 percent to $2.75 billion.
Varian entered the third quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $795.9 million, up 22.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. Long-term debt stood at $6.3 million.
Numerous analysts like Varian stock and have upgraded its status. Considered a long-term buy, Varian is expected to outperform the industry, with a high target of $88 and a mean target of $79.


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Just hours after announcing that "Avengers" director and cult favorite Joss Whedon would personally attend Seattle International Film Festival's (SIFF) annual Opening Night Gala, the festival announced that the show had already sold out.
According to SIFF, the premiere, which will show Whedon's take on "Much Ado About Nothing" and feature appearances by cast members including Nathan Fillion and Amy Acker, packed the house in record time; it took just six hours after the announcement was made and tickets went on sale for fans of Whedon's to snap them up.
"This is a great triumph for us as an organization, for the Seattle film-going community, and of course, for the 'Whedonverse' at large," stated SIFF Artistic and Co-Director Carl Spence in a press release.
The success of the opening is being attributed largely to Joss Whedon's star power among die-hard fans, who are known for their dedication to his many projects, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly."
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Source: RotoworldBuccaneers signed LB Cato June to an undisclosed contract.
What position June will play in Tampa Bay is uncertain, considering weak-side linebacker Derrick Brooks is coming off a Pro Bowl berth. It's possible Brooks will move to the middle or June will take over on the strong side for Ryan Nece despite his size. In any event, June, 27, adds a young playmaker to an aging defense. Contract terms to follow


text: Show Hide image 29 June 2012 BMW and Toyota strengthen collaboration The companies will co-operate on fuel cells, R&D, electric drive trains and a sports car. Sign up for our weekly email * It was a case of goodbye General Motors and hello Toyota, as the German car maker BMW signed an agreement with the Japanese corporation on Friday to further strengthen their long-term strategic collaboration, which was initiated in December 2011. BMW will reportedly end its efforts to pursue co-operation with GM and Peugeot Citroen. As part of the arrangement, BMW and Toyota will jointly develop a fuel cell system, collaborate on power train electrification and work together on research and development in lightweight technologies. Motoring enthusiasts have been equally excited by the prospect of an all-new sports car from the two companies. Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management at BMW, said: We aim to further strengthen our competitive position in sustainable future technologies. We signed a [memorandum] to this effect today. Toyota and the BMW Group share the same strategic vision of sustainable individual future mobility. Together we have a great opportunity to continue leading our industry through this transformation. Akio Toyoda, president of TMC, said: BMW and Toyota both want to make ever-better cars. We respect each other. And I think this is shown by our taking the next step only six months since the signing of our initial agreement. Toyota is strong in environment-friendly hybrids and fuel cells. On the other hand, I believe BMW's strength is in developing sports cars. I am excited to think of the cars that will result from this relationship. Earlier in March this year, the companies signed a binding agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium ion battery cells. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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August 2010
Exclusive: The Caves of Androzani Revisted - Cover Art Revealed
We are pleased to exclusively reveal the cover artwork for the upcoming new reissued DVD, Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani.
The Caves of Androzani will be included in Doctor Who: Revisitation Box Set - Volume 1 (Amazon UK link) being released in the UK in 4 October 2010. Other revisited titles in this set include, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and the 1996 Doctor Who Movie with Paul McGann.
The Caves of Androzani DVD Reissue Cover
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani DVD reissue cover artwork brought to you exclusively here courtesy of @classicdw
See The Caves of Androzani Revisited - Cover Art Revealed for more details.
Watch 'Doctor Who: A Masterclass' from Edinburgh International Television Festival
Watch the full session from the Edinburgh International Television Festival with Doctor Who Executive Producer and Lead Writer, Steven Moffat and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) from 29 August 2010 chaired by Richard Bacon.
Follow the link below and then click the right sidebar for Doctor Who: A Masterclass. Special thanks to @terrylightfoot for the heads up on it.
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Whooverville 2
I'll be attending the Whoovers fantastic convention; Whooverville 2 this coming weekend on Sunday the 5th of September! I had an amazing time last year and I can't wait for this year's event!
There's a whole host of fantastic guests, such as Sophie Aldred, Deborah Watling, and Katy Manning!
How do you feel about the 2011 series of Doctor Who being two series?
No Daleks For You!
More news coming out concerning the 2011 Doctor Who series (or set of series as it is now) is that we may get a reprieve from the Daleks stories. This according to what executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat hinted at the Edinburgh TV Festival:
Moffat: 'No Daleks in next Who series' - Digital Spy:
"Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the Who showrunner admitted that there are currently no plans for the famous aliens to reappear, although work on the 2011 series is not yet complete.
Possible identity of River Song
Okay...been listening to the Big Finish, Eight Doctor series. In listening to Zagreus & Scherzo (with Scherzo being the most mind bending Who story yet!. Scherzo is the bastard child of the move "Altered States" & "Eraser Head").
You really need to hear/read both these stories together.
Anyway. The Doctor's affection towards Charlotte "Charlie" Pollard seems to go way beyond that of Tennent & Rose.
Doctor Who, Series Split.
Steven Moffat announced at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the next season of Doctor Who will be split. But not like we think of spilt, according to Steven, "The wrong expression would be to say we are splitting it in two. We are making it two separate series." Seven episodes are to be shown up to Easter and the remaining six episodes are to be shown in the autumn.
Odd BBC-America listing on DirecTV
I just posted the following info and Q? on a DW site I started a couple months back and thought someone in the know might be more likely to reply if I also made note of it here.


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Visiting: France
Trip Duration 8 Days
Cycling In The Loire Valley
Bountiful vineyards, fruit orchards and delightful villages all explain why the beautiful Loire Valley is known as 'the garden of France'. On this relaxed ride we follow quiet country roads from Chenonceax to Chinon, exploring the medieval château perched on an island in Azay-le-Rideau, visit Leonardo da Vinci's final home at Clos Lucé and discovering the elegant Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou.
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- Châteaux of the Loire Valley - Explore the magnificent chateaux by bike in the 'Garden of France'
- Food and Wine - Experience fine local cuisine and optional wine tasting
- Montrichard - Bustling market town with a rich Medieval heritage
- Chateau of Chenonceau - The Ladies' Chateau spanning the Cher river and is among the most photographed of the Loire
1Join trip Chenonceaux
2Circular ride to Montrichard for wine tasting or chateau visit
3Cycle along forest paths to Amboise
4Pedal a cross country route to Azay-le-Rideau
5Spend the day exploring Azay
6Cycle to Chinon through the fairy tale scenery
7Cycle the 'Wine Route' of Chinon or explore the town
8Trip ends St. Pierre-des-Corps train station in Tours
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On this trip we cycle 235 km over six days (an average of 39 km per day) with further optional rides available. Two of the cycling days are circular routes and therefore optional. We cycle mainly on tarmac country lanes and gravel tracks. Maps are provided to cycle individually or in groups while the Explore Leader drives the support vehicle, except on circular routes when the Explore Leader will cycle with the group. We have graded the route as easy.
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Modus.Ponens wrote:Venerable, Did Rahula have children before ordaining?
Modus.Ponens wrote:Venerable, Did Rahula have children before ordaining?
Modus.Ponens wrote:The mathematical result implies more than that. It says that if the lineage of, say, Buddha's grandfather didn't extinguished, all of the population in earth are his direct descendents.
Modus.Ponens wrote:The model is simplified. There is another more sophisticated model in which the date in which the humanity is exactly divided into two groups (those who are our direct ascendents and those who don't have descendents today) is earlier than 550 AC. There are two explanations for Gengis Khan not being the gret-...-great grandfather of said person: he either doesn't have direct descendents or because he is inside the period where the wrold doesn't divides in two said groups.
Don't be so quick to dismiss mathematical models. An outdated model such as Newton's for gravity which has around 350 years is still used to model the trajectory of satelites and probes. It is impossible, as far as we know, to prove that a mathematical model is the correct one. But that doesn't mean that its predictions aren't remarkably accurate.
John1122 wrote:didn't the Buddha renounce his fathers lineage?
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All stock-market moves are controversial, but this rally is outright mystifying to many. The strength has certainly surprised investors, although some of the strength may be due to perspective. The S&P 500 is up 11% off the Nov. 15 post-election low, but it is now up only 3% vs. the 1460 level it marked for much of the autumn.
(As an aside, the markets once again proved that you cannot ignore history. In September I analyzed the historical post-election stock market performance, noting that the market usually rallies as the uncertainty is removed. That analysis looked wrong for the first week after the 2012 election -- but, since then, the pattern has emerged once again.)
When I am unsure about the causes or durability of a rally, I fire up FactSet, start Excel, and try to see what data support or refute the rally. Keep in mind that only a handful of factors can drive a rally. Consider that a stock (or index) price is simply earnings multiplied by the price-to-earnings multiple. For the price to go up, either the earnings or the multiple, or both, must be rising. So what is happening now?
Earnings: Profit growth is clearly expected in 2013. Of the 500 names in the S&P 500, 420 are expected to grow earnings per share this year, based on Thomson Reuters estimates. Average EPS growth is expected at 20.5%. Only 80 names are expected to show an EPS slide, with the average decline pegged at 14.5%. If we combining all the EPS growth estimates, we get per-share growth of 12.5% for the whole index -- not bad.
There is a "but," though. The problem is that the market is a discounting machine, and it has known about the year-over-year EPS growth since this rally started. To justify a higher index price, one would assume that the earnings outlook is better now than it had been two months ago. Is it?
Actually, the earnings outlook for 2013 is deteriorating. Over the last two months, 296 of the S&P 500 stocks have had their 2013 EPS estimates revised downward. 195 were revised higher, and only nine are unchanged. The expected per-share profit for the overall index is now 2.5% lower than it had been two months ago.
Fact one: Over the two months that the S&P 500 has rallied, 2013 earnings expectations have gotten marginally worse.
Multiple: The weighted average P/E multiple for the S&P 500 is currently at 17x the 2013 EPS; 153 names are above this number, and 346 are below it. Two months ago, the index was trading at 15x the expected 2013 EPS. A change of 2 multiple points constitutes meaningful valuation expansion, especially considering that this hasn't been supported by accelerating earnings.
Fact two: The market is more expensive now, indicating the presence of "animal spirits" and the expectation of better results.
Since this is strictly a valuation-based rally, the next step of the analysis is to consider whether a higher valuation is justified. What might justify a higher multiple?
Interest rates: The multiple typically expands when interest rates fall in U.S. Treasuries, and it contracts when rates rise. The multiple behaves like a bond price, adjusting the earnings yield to the current "going rate" in the market. Falling rates would justify a higher P/E. However -- and this has been barely noticed by stock market investors -- interest rates have been steadily rising since the summer. The chart below shows how the 10-year yield bottomed in August at 1.4%, and how this bond is now yielding around 2% -- a 43% increase.
Fact three: Interest rates have been rising, not falling, at the same time that the market multiple has been expanding.
Better economic conditions: A higher multiple could indicate that investors are anticipating eventually higher earnings in 2013, driven by strong economic conditions. Is the economy strengthening? Here are some data points:
● U.S. gross domestic product contracted in the fourth quarter. However, the private economy was OK -- the contraction was driven by government spending and inventories. Consumption and business investment grew.
● The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly fell to a 14-month low of 58.6 in January, when 64 had been expected. December Consumer Confidence was 66.7.
● The Kansas City Federal Reserve survey turned negative in January. It posted a minus 2, when plus 1 had been expected.
● The working and middle classes -- in other words, the consuming classes -- just suffered a 50% tax increase with a 6.2% payroll-tax hike.
● A recent Chamber of Commerce small-business sentiment survey was unfavorable. 82% of businesses surveyed felt the economy is on the "wrong track," and 54% expected worse business conditions in two years.
● Housing prices are strong. In December the median new-home price was up 14% year over year. The closely watched Case-Shiller index was up 5.5%, November, its most recent data point -- the most substantial rise since 2006.
● Housing volume is OK. Not seasonally adjusted, the 26,000 new homes sold in December -- an 8% increase over December 2011.
Goldman Sachs, which tracks the direction of macroeconomic surprises, has noted a strong pattern over the last three years: Indicators tend to surprise to the downside in the spring and summer. If the pattern holds, the new flow of economic news could become more negative in the coming months.
Fact four: The latest economic indicators are mixed. Housing is clearly strong, but many forward-looking sentiment indicators are flashing warning signs.
Technicals: We all know that sometimes a good chart can beget an even better chart. Jeff Saut, an excellent market strategist at Raymond James, recently commented on the technicals:
"On the bullish side, we began the year with back-to-back 90% Upside Volume Days, a feat that has not been seen since 1987 when the D-J Industrial Average (INDU/13895.98) was beginning a rally that would carry it 24% higher into April. Interestingly, year-to-date this is the best beginning of the year rally since, you guessed it, 1987! Also recall that the history of back-to-back 90% days is for the SPX to be higher an average of 6.8% one month later 83% of the time and 12.8% higher three months later 100% of the time."
Fact five: Technical indicators, most notably the 90% upside days in early January, indicate a high likelihood that the rally will continue for at least a couple more months.
Contemplating these facts, I find that caution is warranted. The rally is being driven strictly by multiple expansion, which seems unsustainable in a rising-interest-rate environment. The economy seems OK but mixed, with pockets of firmness but not across-the-board strength. As a result, I cannot make a case for gusty tailwinds pushing up earnings, especially since the seasonal patterns would suggest downside surprises in the months ahead.
I do put credence in the 90% upside indicator. Ignore history at your own risk! I also find it interesting that this indicator is tracking 1987, as we all know how that year ended. Just as a reminder: That year, the market rallied hard on P/E expansion in a rising-interest-rate environment, similar to what's happening now. If rates do not turn south again, earnings acceleration will be required to keep the rally going, as multiple expansion may soon run out of steam.


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The Vendy Awards, New York's annual celebration of street food, are hitting Sunset Park in a few weeks. Until then we'll be taking a look at the finalists in their rookie category—new vendors who started cooking on the street just this year. Next up: the Lebanese delight Toum.
Prior to Toum (the name refers to a popular Lebanese garlic sauce), there was no food truck serving up Lebanese cooking in any of the five boroughs. The Brooklynite owners Rodrigue and Christine Chebli decided to change that, opening a truck rather than a brick and mortar. Click on the slideshow above for a closer look at what they're serving.
Toum roams around the city hitting downtown Mondays and Friday, and Midtown on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They can be found in Dumbo on Thursdays.
Stay tuned for more Vendy coverage later this week. You can see all the finalists on the Vendy website.
About the author: The non-Blondie half of Blondie & Brownie, Siobhan Wallace fits in writing and promoting her book New York à la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple's Best Food Trucks in between working towards her MA in Food Studies from NYU. You can follow her on Instagram at @SiobhanDubs.


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Reimold claimed off waivers from Orioles
OAKLAND -- The Blue Jays claimed outfielder Nolan Reimold off waivers from the Orioles on Sunday morning.
Reimold began his big league career with quite a bit of hype but he hasn't been able to stay healthy. The 30-year-old has been limited to 56 games since the start of 2012 and underwent a pair of consecutive season-ending neck surgeries that threatened his career.
Toronto has decided to take a chance on the corner outfielder because of his potential with the bat. Reimold has 41 homers and a .766 OPS in 936 career at-bats in the Majors.
"He'll get a lot of playing time, see what he is," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "His big thing is staying healthy, he's had trouble doing that over his career. He'll get playing time."
Reimold has yet to be officially placed on the 25-man roster but he is expected to join the club within the next couple of days. Outfielder Brad Glenn was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
As the claiming club, Toronto must pick up what remains of Reimold's $1.025 million salary for this season, which is roughly $500,000. Reimold was reinstated from the disabled list last week and the club tried to find a trade partner before placing him on waivers.
Baltimore didn't have room for Reimold in a crowded outfield that has Delmon Young, Steve Pearce and Nelson Cruz in addition to center fielder Adam Jones. The Blue Jays won't have that same problem especially after Edwin Encarnacion suffered a right quadriceps injury Saturday night.
Reimold could see some time in a corner outfield position with the Blue Jays and also has the potential to become the club's new starting DH. Reimold has almost identical splits vs. left-handers and right-handers with a .252 career average to go along with 126 RBIs.
"We'll see what he is," Gibbons said. "Here's his opportunity, there wasn't a spot for him over there in Baltimore, they have Cruz, Delmon Young, he'll come here and help us out. Maybe he'll remember their signs."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I bought this chimney cap to address a rather unusual situation. I have an outdoor fireplace on the covered patio behind my home. Due to some sort of odd low pressure area caused by the nearness of the house, the fireplace smoked badly. I purchased this cap in hopes of getting the smoke high enough to get into the airstream above my home. It definitely helped my problem and mostly resolved it. To completely solve my issue, I added a special fire grate to really push the heat up the chimney. I had no problems installing the chimney cap. Although they seem secure now, I was afraid that the screws might loosen over time. To prevent the cap from blowing away, I added a thick layer of silicone sealant around the base. The silicone doesn't get too hot when the fire is going and will keep the cap secure even if the screws fall out. The cap is very well built and seems quite durable. It was a good solution for my problem.
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GCSAR performs multiple rescues over weekend
March 19, 2013
Grand County Search and Rescue (GCSAR) undertook two missions on Saturday, March 16.
The first mission was a request to evacuate a 54-year-old woman from Denver, who had been bucked off of her rental snowmobile near Grand Lake. The second mission involved retrieving three ice fisherman who had been stranded on Lake Granby after their only snowmobile broke.
Flight for Life was unavailable for the mission to evacuate the woman, who had been diagnosed with a probable broken pelvis, due to weather, so a team of GCSAR members including two members from the Mountain Medical Response Team retrieved the woman and brought her to the Idleglen Trailhead where an ambulance was waiting.
The second mission took less than 30 minutes to complete and only three members of GCSAR participated in the retrieval of the three stranded ice fisherman. The three fisherman were not prepared to stay the night and reported the lake was too slushy to be able to hike out.


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couldn't you write…
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…and have
end_of_fold undef $_?
If you used a different localised variable, you might also be able to unfold undef values. But I don't really know if that is wanted.
That makes it seem like the
end_of_fold function is somehow special. I'd prefer people who use this to understand exactly how it works, and avoiding low-gain abstractions helps.


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Cittasanto wrote:I know one person done this as a part of a fast to loose weight, over a two week period (If i remember the duration??) while at Amaravati. and I think he kept it up on observance days also?
I don't believe he had solid food of any description over this period but he wasn't exactly doing anything too strenuous, or energy consuming so it was probably ok for his circumstances.
let us know how it goes (I have 25Kg to sort out )
personally I prefer fasting but not practical unless on holiday having a lead up -> fast -> and cool down period of approximately equal lengths but it is unfortunately impractical to do. but do try to cleanse my system a little every few weeks. and would recommend that as part of any diet.
Ben wrote:Its pretty easy - whether one wants to up one's physical exercise or not. It should also make a good transition for those people wishing to adopt the practice of not eating after mid-day or only eating once a day. But like anything, if it becomes a focus for an obsession then its not healthy.
kind regards,
cooran wrote:Hello all,
Has anyone had any experience with the Meal Replacement shakes?
cooran wrote:Any hints for staying with them over a long term?
cooran wrote:What are the pluses and what are the minuses?
cooran wrote:I'm thinking of using meal replacements to lose a little weight before a family function next April.
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Hi! I joined Dhamma Wheel because I have, for many years, had one foot quite firmly in Buddhism and been able to nurture my practice, in various ways, by being part of a Unitarian (or in the States a Unitarian Universalist) community. I live in London but have found it remarkably difficult to find a sangha that is a) nearish to me and b) meets at times I can manage with my work. I decided to look online for a community so that I can maintain the wonderful relationship with my UU community, keep my job, have a place to talk about the practice with others and not have to spend lots of time on busses and tubes in order to do it.
I decided to join Dhamma Wheel specifically because it seems to be focused mainly on Theravada practice. I have been drawn to this school because I always feel I have 'got more out of' listening to dhamma talks or reading materials from teachers in the Theravada/Vipassana school, although I value the works from the other traditions.
I'm looking forward to conversing with you!
Peace. /Tristan


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Ñāṇa wrote:danieLion wrote:I've never had a doctrine of self. Guess I was born without one. I'm astonished anyone would have a doctrine of self.
Most of the Indian philosophical schools are considered Ātmavāda, except the Buddhists and the materialists. That is, all of the others schools posit a existent self (i.e. soul).
Thanks. This is the atman of the brahmins, right? Do you know of any descriptions of or research on Ātmavāda online?


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The high-end art market plowed ahead in 2012 as collectors looked for alternatives to the stock market volatility amid the European debt crisis and U.S. concerns about a new budget.
The top 10 priciest lots added up to $594.6million, a 44 percent increase from $413.6million in 2011, according to Bloomberg calculations.
Lucrative estates and looming changes in the U.S. tax code brought trophy works to the block. Numerous artist records included Edvard Munch's "The Scream," crowned as the most expensive artwork at auction.
"A lot of collectors thought it was time to take their winnings off the table because they weren't sure what the tax rate is going to be," said Michael Plummer, a principal of Artvest, a New York-based firm that provides investment advice for the art market.
Evening sales of Impressionist, modern, postwar and contemporary art in London and New York tallied $3.8 billion, up from $3 billion last year. Postwar and contemporary art accounted for $2.3 billion.
Here are the year's 10 most valuable artworks.
· 1. Munch's "The Scream" set a record for a work of art at auction when it sold for $119.9million at Sotheby's on May 2.
The result smashed the previous top auction price of $106.5million, established in May 2010 by Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust."
The picture was consigned by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose father, Thomas, was a friend, neighbor and patron of the artist. It was bought by Apollo Global Management co- founder Leon Black, according to the Wall Street Journal. Black is also a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, where "The Scream" is on view until April 29, 2013.
· 2, Mark Rothko's fiery "Orange, Red, Yellow" sold for $86.9million at Christie's International in New York on May 8. The 1961 painting was one of 13 artworks being sold from the estate of David Pincus, the retired chairman of apparel manufacturer Pincus Brothers-Maxwell, who died in December 2011. Its price surpassed the artist's previous auction peak of $72.8million, set in 2007 for a painting from David Rockefeller's collection.
· 3. Rothko's "No. 1 (Royal Red and Blue)" sold for $75.1million at Sotheby's in New York on Nov. 13. The Rothko was consigned by Anne Marion, owner of Burnett Cos. in Fort Worth, Texas, whose husband, John L. Marion, had been Sotheby's chairman and chief auctioneer.
The painting was among eight pieces selected by Rothko for his solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954. In 1982, Ben Heller, a major collector and private dealer of Abstract Expressionism, sold the Rothko for less than $500,000.
· 4. A Raphael drawing sold for 29.7million pounds ($47.8million) at Sotheby's in London on Dec. 5, an auction record for a western work on paper.
The black chalk "Head of a Young Apostle" was being sold by Peregrine Cavendish, the 12th Duke of Devonshire and deputy chairman of Sotheby's, to raise money to preserve his home, Chatsworth House.
· 5. A watercolor landscape by the 20th-century Chinese artist Li Keran sold for 293.2million yuan ($46million) at Poly International in Beijing, on June 3.
Executed in 1964, "Mountains in Red" was the largest of seven such landscapes inspired by a Mao Zedong poem. The result was an auction record for the artist, more than doubling his previous high.
· 6. Roy Lichtenstein's 1964 painting "Sleeping Girl" sold for $44.9million at Sotheby's in New York on May 9, an auction record for the Pop artist.
The image of a sultry blonde had been in the collection of Phil and Beatrice Gersh, who bought it from the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1964. The Gershes were founding members of the city's Museum of Contemporary Art. Beatrice Gersh died last year; her husband, a former Hollywood agent, died in 2004.
· 7. Francis Bacon's "Figure Writing Reflected in Mirror" tied with the Lichtenstein at $44.9million at the same Sotheby's sale.
The 1976 painting depicts a seated man wearing nothing but underwear, scribbling on a white sheet of paper, with his back and profile toward the viewer. The man is reflected in the mirror. It was the highest price for the British artist since the record sale of his "Triptych" for $86.3million in 2008.
· 8. Andy Warhol's 1962 "Statue of Liberty" sold for $43.8million at Christie's in New York on Nov. 14. The statue was depicted 24 times, in four rows of six images. Silkscreened in red over green ink on white background, the work was designed to be viewed through 3-D glasses. It had belonged to German entrepreneur Erich Marx, whose art collection became the core of the Hamburger Bahnhof contemporary-art museum in Berlin, and the Daros Collection in Zurich.
· 9. A Claude Monet painting of water lilies tied with the Warhol at $43.8million. The 1905 canvas led Christie's Impressionist and modern art evening sale on Nov. 7 in New York. The trophy from Wall Street executive Herbert Allen Sr., father of investment banker Herbert Allen, Jr., was the second-priciest Monet at auction.
· 10. Picasso's 1932 painting of his young mistress Marie-Therese Walter fetched $41.5million at Sotheby's in New York on Nov. 8.
The canvas, "Nature Morte aux Tulipes," at once a portrait and a still life, depicted Walter's sculpted white head on a pedestal next to a bouquet of tulips and some sexually suggestive fruit. It was painted in just 2½ hours.


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UNDATED (AP) – Health care has grabbed the spotlight in the presidential campaign today.
Mitt Romney said if elected he would retain some popular parts of the new health care law he has pledged to repeal, while President Barack Obama focused attention on the Republican ticket's stand on Medicare.
Obama was campaigning in Florida, where he pointed to study that found future retirees would pay tens of thousands more for health care under Romney's plan. The report was rejected quickly by Romney's campaign.
Obama told about 3,000 supporters in Melbourne that if Romney had his way, Americans would pay more so insurers could make more.
Romney told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he would replace Obama's health overhaul with a plan entirely his own, yet would keep some popular provisions. In an interview recorded Friday and Saturday, Romney said he would make sure that people with pre-existing conditions could get coverage. He also said he would allow young adults to keep their coverage under their parents' health-insurance.
Romney was in Boston, preparing for the upcoming debates.


text: Finally a breakdown that's more relevant to Dolphins fans than the QB one I just posted. I've stuck this on my site at (http://secondroundstats.com/2013/02/04/tier1-wrs/), but I'm going to post a Dolphins-centric version here. Similar to the quarterbacks, I went through these player's games and marked down a variety of factors. I noted where they caught the ball, how many yards they picked up after the catch and more. Statistics don't tell the whole story, but now when someone tells you that a certain wide receiver is a beast at picking up yards after the catch – you'll know better. For the purposes of this post, I've considered the top 4 wide receivers as Keenan Allen, DeAndre Hopkins, Cordarrelle Patterson and Stedman Bailey (you'll see why). Where Are They Catching the Ball? I promise this will be the only chart like the one in the QB post, the rest aren't so similar. This represents what zones they caught the ball in, before yards after the catch. Unfortunately, I don't have the exact routes or what side of the field they caught it on. That will have to wait until the next iteration of this. Keenan Allen lives on the short passes. 63.3% of Allen's passes were caught within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. Only 3.33% of his passes were past 20 yards. A low for all WRs I looked at. This may not be a bad thing if his yards after the catch are good. I don't know if that's the playmaker that we want in Miami. Stedman Bailey's game consisted of a lot of screens. Unlike Keenan Allen though, we see a much more distributed catching range. 18% of his passes were caught in the 11-20 yard range with 10.5% deep catches. A great distribution for the Dolphins offense, someone who can catch the ball at all levels consistently and still make plays. Surprisingly, Hopkins was a major deep threat. This surprised me because I thought of Hopkins as a guy who ran a lot of curls and mid-range outside routes. We see that 70% of his catches were past 6 yards. The highest in the major WRs for this class, excepting Terrance Williams. Patterson's numbers are just interesting. We don't see many passes caught past 20 yards, but 33% of his passes were caught in the 11-20 yard range. It's like he decided to ignore catching the ball in the screen and 20+ yard game and just catch intermediate passes. What's Happening After the Catch? This chart represents the yards from the LOS that they caught the ball before YAC and then the yardage after the catch in the second bar. DeAndre Hopkins shows us how much deeper he caught the ball than the others. On average he caught the ball 12 yards from the LOS, before YAC. Stedman Bailey's yards after the catch is great. In this class, most WRs YAC hovers around 5.3-5.5 yards. Bailey's is the highest at 6.24. Even though 33% of his catches were screens, having good yard after the catch skills makes it worthwhile. This seems like he'd be a good fit for Miami's offense, a reason why I like him so much. Allen's numbers are not so superb. On average he caught the ball 4.57 yards from the LOS. This is 3 yards lower than the next wide receiver (Quinton Patton). Plus his yards after the catch is simply average. This scares me a bit for Miami's offense. We hear about the importance of a playmaker and yards after the catch, yet Allen wasn't making those plays in college? I understand the whole thing about Zach Maynard, but still I'd expect more. How Did Their Systems Help/Hurt Them? This one is going to require a little explaining. I didn't just chart their catches, I charted every pass thrown to each wide receiver. In that, I was able to derive how often a QB targets his number one wide receiver and how often QBs miss their wide receiver. Thus I averaged out the percentage of targets, miss percentage, and average amount of throws per game, to give each WR the same amount of targets. Then I adjusted to see how their season numbers would have been, had they been in an average system Patterson is helped by this the most, by far. First off, Tyler Bray was just bad in terms of missing his wide receivers. However, Patterson was also targeted far less than a normal number 1. Had he been targeted at the same rate, he would have gained 549 yards, for a season total of 1327 yards. There were certainly be no questions about his production with those numbers. Bailey incidentally is hurt by this. This of course is due to the high powered passing offense of West Virginia. I don't think this drops Bailey's value at all, because he'd still have 1378 yards, but it shows you the influence of WV's offense. Hopkins numbers would be obscene with more targets. He's looking at north of 1600 yards with more targets, this of course is due to his high average catch distance. Allen's numbers remain mostly unchanged. This means in terms of targets and misses, Allen represents the average number 1 WR. I understand Maynard wasn't the best QB and it doesn't take into account sacks and whatnot, but it's a start. *One final note on all of this. I realize this is imperfect. Would Hopkins have been as much of a deep threat without Tajh Boyd? Thus if he had a different QB, would he have caught as many deep passes with more targets? Possibly. I'm trying to work on a way to solve this, but this is my first pass at the WRs. I didn't want to make it too long (people stop reading after 1000 words and multiple charts), so there is more data/ charts on the site, like red zone yardage, yardage by down, yardage by quarter and drop percentage. You can find that here: http://secondroundstats.com/2013/02/04/tier1-wrs/ EDIT: I'll be posting a Tier 2 one later, I've already got everything done for Wheaton, Williams, Patton and Hunter and that'll be up in a few days. I've been getting a lot of requests on some other places, so I'll probably also be doing Cobi Hamilton, Aaron Dobson, Robert Woods, and maybe one more.


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A Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra translation project - a corrected list
Infinite offerings of thanks to Dan Lusthaus and Charles Muller for making the outline found at [http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/outlines/YBh-summary-utf8.htm], and enthusiastic applause to hide2may and Will and Jnana of the Dharma-Wheel Website for more scattered pieces! [http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7714]
Dan Lusthaus wrote me that the 17-bhūmi sequence of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra would be a good framework for pursuit of the Yogācāra.
Summary of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra by Dan Lusthaus and Charles Muller.
http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/outlin ... y-utf8.htm
What I have found is the summary of the entire Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra by Dan Lusthaus and Charles Muller,
What is and what isn't yogacara by Dan Lusthaus
Aspects of Spiritual Practice in Early Yogācāra by Lambert Schmithausen.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/49812850/Aspe ... y-Yogacara
Book One: The Mulabhumi
And in the the 1st of 5 parts of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, the Mahabhūmi, which lists the 17 bhūmis contents, we have these bhūmis spoken for:
Part One:
[Initial Phenomenology]
• (bhūmi 1) The stage of the five consciousnesses associated with the body - pañca-vijñāna-kāya-saṃprayukta-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 2) The stage of mental intent - mano-bhūmi
[Dhyāna Levels]
• (bhūmi 3) The stage of (initial meditative) investigation and analysis - savitarkā-savicarā-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 4) The stage of analysis without investigation - avitarka- savicarā-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 5) The stage of neither investigation nor analysis - avitarka-avicārā-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 6) The stage of samāhita (thought "collected" in meditation) - samāhita-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 7) The stage of non-samāhita - asamāhita-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 8) The stage with mind - sacittaka-bhūmi
(fascicle 13) in Wayman, A., 2002. Buddhist Insight G. Elder, ed., Motilal Banarsidass Pub.
• (bhūmi 9)) The stage without mind - acittaka-bhūmi
Sacittikā and Acittikā Bhūmi translated by Alex Wayman.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93404412/Saci ... ranslation
(fascicle 13) in Wayman, A., 2002. Buddhist Insight G. Elder, ed., Motilal Banarsidass Pub.
Sacittikā and Acittikā Bhūmi translated by Alex Wayman.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93404412/Saci ... ranslation
[Hearing, Thinking, Cultivation]
• (bhūmi 10) The stage of actualizing what one has HEARD (i.e., the teachings) - śrutamayī-bhūmī
A Study of the Śrutamayī, Cintāmayī and Bhāvanāmayī Bhūmayaḥ of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra by Ven. Zhen Jue.
You may need another source for this. PDF fails to open.
Asaṅga's Rules of Debate (Hetuvidyā from the Śrutamayī Bhūmi) translated by Alex Wayman.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/81105548/Alex ... Logic-Vol1
On the Ideal Debater by Alberto Todeschini.
You may need another source for this. PDF fails to open.
• (bhūmi 11) The stage of actualizing what one has THOUGHT (about the teachings) - cintāmayī-bhūmi
The Paramārthagāthā of the Cintāmayī Bhūmi translated by Alex Wayman.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93404581/Para ... 81th%C4%81
The Ābhiprāyikārthagāthā of the Cintāmayī Bhūmi translated by Alex Wayman.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93404748/Asan ... structions
• (bhūmi 12) The state of actualizing what one has PRACTICED - bhāvanā-bhūmi
Stage of Actualization of Cultivation (Bhāvanāmayī bhūmi) translated by Ven. Shi Chuan Guan & Mr. Lee Cheng Soon. Direct Link:
http://buddhavacana.net/en/wp-content/u ... 110531.pdf
The Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra (Translated Chapters) has been published by the 佛陀教育基金會 The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taiwan and is currently available from http://www.budaedu.org/books/books_02_en.php
Here are two selected chapters from Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra
The Twelfth Main Stage: Stage of Actualization of Cultivation 本地分中修所成地第十二
Bodhisattva Precepts Manual 菩薩戒本經
Indirect link to web page for download:
• (bhūmi 13) The stage of the Śrāvaka - śrāvaka-bhūmi
Various passages from the Śrāvakabhūmi are translated in Wayman, A. Analysis of the Śrāvakabhūmi Manuscript. Univ. California Press, 1961.
Analysis of the Śrāvakabhūmi Manuscript translated by Alex Wayman
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93350001/Anal ... Manuscript
(anon compilation), (Florin Deleanu translator), 2006. The Chapter on the Mundane Path (Laukikamiirga) in the Sriivakabhumi, dissertation, STUDIA PHILOLOGICA BUDDHICA Monograph Series XXa, Tokyo The International Institute for Buddhist Studies of The International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/82365176/The- ... humi-Vol-1
Ālokasaṃjñā in the Śrāvakabhūmi by Takako Abe (click CiNii Fulltext PDF - Open Access).
• (bhūmi 14)), The stage of the Pratyekabuddha - pratyekabuddha-bhūmi
• (bhūmi 15), The stage of the Bodhisattva-bhūmi
the fourth chapter of the Bodhisattva bhūmi, is found in Willis, J.D., 1979.On Knowing Reality: The Tattvartha Chapter of Asaṅga's Bodhisattvabhūmi, Columbia University Press,
The Tattvārtha-Paṭalam of Asaṅga's Bodhisattvabhūmi translated by Janice Dean Willis.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93402827/A-St ... on-Reality
and the curious information that the entire internal sequence of the Bodhisattva bhūmi is accounted for section by section but not reiteration of section contents in Aryasanga, M./, 2004. Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahayanasutralamkara), American Institute of Buddhist Studies.
And parts of the later 4 Parts of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra are found in Schmithausen, L., 1987. Ālāyavijñāna: On the origin and the early development of a central concept of Yogācāra philosophy, International Institute for Buddhist Studies, 1987
and its critique and furtherance in
Buescher, H., 2008. The Inception of Yogācāra-Vijñānavada, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The Tattvārtha-Paṭalam (Excerpt) translated by Erich Frauwallner. English translation by Ven. Lodro Sangpo.
http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/wp-content/u ... 4%81va.pdf
Asaṅga's Chapter on Ethics translated by Mark Tatz.
http://www.mellenpress.com/mellenpress. ... d=889&pc=9
[Nirvana with and without Remainder]
• (bhūmi 16) The stage of (nirvana with) remainder - sopādhika bhūmi
• (bhūmi 17) The stage of (nirvana with) no remainder - nirupādhika bhūmi
Book Two:
Part Two: Viniścayasaṃgrahaṇī
The Pravṛtti and Nivṛtti Portions of the Viniścayasaṃgrahaṇī of the Yogācārabhūmi is translated in Waldron, William S. The Buddhist Unconscious: The ālaya-vijñāna in the context of Indian Buddhist thought. RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
The Pravṛtti and Nivṛtti Portions of the Viniścayasaṃgrahaṇī translated by William S. Waldron.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93405135/Prav ... ahan%C4%AB
[*Vyākhyāna-saṃgrahanī ]
Part Three: *vyākhyāna-saṃgrahanī
Part Four: Paryāya-saṃgrahinī
Part Five: Vastusaṃgrahanī
It is a challenge is to find the scattered leaves and place them in order.
[so the Yogācāra can breath in their own atmosphere]
Leo Rivers
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Great list Leo. However you may want to direct link to the Tatz which though out of print is available: http://www.scribd.com/doc/96904086/Asan ... ong-Kha-Pa
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