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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Sprint Cup teams expect widespread penalties after 16 cars were found with illegal roof-flap spacers at Daytona Thursday, but they don't know how severe those penalties might be.
The teams caught scrambled Thursday to make compliant spacers, which are used to attach the hinge of the roof flaps.
Teams and manufacturers get roof flaps from Roush Composites and, according to the NASCAR rulebook, "the hinged air deflectors must be installed as specified in the instruction sheet supplied with the hinged air deflector kit."
MORE: Teams busted | Junior's Daytona memories | Johnson restarts | Petty on Danica
But it was apparent that many teams had lightened the spacers or changed them. It wasn't clear what tipped off NASCAR inspectors to the violations, but after a sweep of the Sprint Cup garage Thursday, NASCAR went through the Nationwide garage and took pieces from 15 Nationwide teams Thursday night.
A non-compliant part might just be a monetary penalty but because it dealt with a safety piece — the roof flaps pop up during a spin to try to keep the car on the ground — a points penalty is definitely possible, as well as crew suspensions.
NASCAR traditionally issues penalties the Tuesday after a race weekend.
"I'm not sure why you would do it at Daytona but common practice is anything up high, if you are going to make it lighter, you're going to make (the car) lighter," said TNT analyst and former crew chief Larry McReynolds.
NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said the widespread use of the illegal spacers most likely indicates that those pieces had gotten through inspection previously.
"It's probably not something that was on a normal inspection routine," Pemberton said. "The teams are told that they must assemble all that stuff using all the parts that's in the kit.
"Once in a while you'll find things like that and it's probably something that teams have probably done a little bit in the past."
Whether the number of teams involved will impact the penalties and whether crew chiefs who are on probation will face more severe penalties will be determined Monday and Tuesday, Pemberton said.
In the Sprint Cup Series, it was primarily Ford and Toyota teams that had parts confiscated. Jamie McMurray's Earnhardt Ganassi team was the only Chevrolet team that had to make a fix.
The Ford teams with the illegal spacers were all three Roush Fenway Racing cars, both Penske Racing cars, both Richard Petty Motorsports cars, Germain Racing and Wood Brothers Racing.
The Toyota teams with illegal spacers were all three Michael Waltrip Racing teams and all three Joe Gibbs Racing teams.
"The situation is NASCAR has taken the stance that the entire package be installed the way that it is delivered to you from Roush Composites," Penske Racing Competition Director Travis Geisler said. "That part is different than what is delivered in the Roush Composites' kit.
"There are fit and finish things that you cut up and change to get them to fit in your cars. Yes, that part is different than what is delivered in the kit and they have the stance that everything in that kit is what has to be in that car."
Because teams didn't have extra kits at Daytona, NASCAR allowed the teams to make spacers that were compliant.
"We have been told you don't mess with the roof flaps and so we haven't," said Jeff Burton, whose Richard Childress Racing team was in compliance.
"That's not to say I never have because they cut the roof off one of my cars one time at Talladega and I was fined. … I don't ever want anybody to get fined or penalized and I'm not looking for a break by that, but I think there will be fines and penalties because you're not supposed to do that. It's sacred territory."
Most in the garage believe there will be penalties, it's just a matter of how big.
"If you mess with a safety part, yes (there will be penalties)," said Stewart-Haas Racing driver Ryan Newman. "I don't know if there is an advantage or disadvantage but (there will be)."
If 16 teams get penalized, that's 37 percent of the field and eight of the top-15 teams in the Cup standings.
"If there's ever been a way to send the message to the garage, this would be it right here," McReynolds said.
Brad Keselowski, whose team already has been penalized 31 points this year, said parts that haven't been raced should just be replaced and "problem solved."
"I thought that model served the sport fairly well. … I don't know how (this one) is going to pan out," Keselowski said. "I don't have a crystal ball. It's not what you want to see."
Matt Kenseth joked that Pemberton might have lightened roof flaps back in the days when he was a crew chief.
"I don't know if there's going to be penalties or not," said Kenseth's JGR teammate Kyle Busch. "With as many teams that had infractions, maybe there was something in the rule that wasn't clear or everybody was cheating. I don't know.
"Certainly we all try to do the best we can with trying to get weight out of these cars, especially weight that is up high. A roof flap is the first place everybody is going to look. A lot of teams were doing it. Ours were safer than some others but that still doesn't constitute what the rule says."


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He's also a big-time outside linebacker and a free agent.
Outside linebacker is a spot the Colts must bolster if – or more likely when – they part ways with Dwight Freeney. Spencer knows how to produce in the 3-4 defense, he's comfortable occasionally moving to defensive end and he has played opposite another big pass rusher, DeMarcus Ware. A combination of Robert Mathis on one side and Spencer on the other would bring some heat.
The Dallas Cowboys used their franchise tag on Spencer last season and he recorded a career-best 11 sacks and leading the team with 106 tackles. He earned a Pro Bowl selection.
So, yes, Spencer would be costly for the Colts to pursue, presuming he doesn't sign a new deal with the Cowboys before March 12 free agency hits.
This season, unlike last, the Colts have some substantial salary cap room to sign free agents. They need to bolster the offensive line and secondary, two of the likely key targeted spots. So those areas have more urgency than outside linebacker. But what if Spencer is the best-available free agent at any spot?
According to various reports from Dallas-based media outlets, Spencer will be looking for a contract in the range of $10 million-$12 million per year. That's a lot of dough no matter how you look at it.
Spencer is 29, in the prime of his career and coming off his best season.
Presuming the Colts decide not to bring back Freeney, their returning outside linebackers will be Mathis, Jerry Hughes and (insert draft pick here). The need will be there.
Spencer's agent, Jordan Woy, told the Dallas Morning News that Spencer would like to stay in Dallas, even though the Cowboys are switching to a 4-3 defense. Woy also said the NFL is "a business and sometimes that works out and sometimes it doesn't."
In other words, sometimes teams are willing to pay and sometimes they aren't. The Cowboys could franchise Spencer again, but it would cost them $10.68 million this year and they're already over the salary cap.
Speculation is that Spencer might gather some interest from the New Orleans Saints, since his defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has changed locations. As we've seen with the Colts and Chuck Pagano, sometimes a familiar free agent helps in building a defense. Quality outside linebackers can be hard to find, so Spencer could attract attention from other teams. Spencer is also familiar with Wade Phillips in Houston.
Spencer is the type of available player that makes Colts general manager Ryan Grigson's job so tough.
Grigson has to balance need, players available and cost in trying to put together the best possible roster.
The defense needs to improve next season. But it would also be nice to get another dynamic playmaker on offense. I see where Mathis was actively campaigning on Twitter to pursue Percy Harvin, although he mentioned later he was encouraged to "muzzle my twitter fun" because of the comment.
Given the choice, and if the price is right, the Colts would be better off to upgrade the defensive playmakers. Andrew Luck, Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton and others have the offense moving forward already.
Spencer is the type of outside linebacker that could thrive in the Colts' "build the monster" mode. He likely has five strong seasons left as a quarterback disrupter.
Spencer would look good in a Colts uniform, even if I didn't know where he grew up.


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Wake Forest at Maryland
Location: College Park, Md.
Venue: Byrd Stadium
Kickoff: Saturday at 3:30 PM EST
Current records:
Wake Forest: 3-2, 1-2 ACC (Lost to Duke 34-27)
Maryland: 2-2, 0-0 ACC (Lost to No. 8 West Virginia 31-21)
Series history: The Terrapins have an all-time series lead of 42-17-1, and have won six of the last 10. However, the Demon Deacons defeated Maryland 31-10 in Winston-Salem last season.
Jim Grobe is 5-7 against the Terps during his head-coaching career, and is 3-1 versus Randy Edsall-coached teams.
What is on the line? Wake is a game below a .500 winning percentage in conference play, a victory in its ACC opener would catapult UMD into the Atlantic Division race. The Deacs are three wins from earning bowl-eligibility, while the Terrapins need four more victories.
Quotes of the week
"What we've got to do is we've got to minimize the mistakes, and we've got to take advantage of scoring opportunities on offense when we cross the 50-yard line, and on defense we've got to minimize and get rid of the big plays against us and the same thing with the kicking game. If we do those things and we get everybody really just doing their job and taking care of their responsibilities, then I think what happens is we'll win those games and we won't be on that short end of the stick."
"We're coming off a bye week where I thought that we were able to address some of the issues that we needed to address after the first four games, and looking forward to playing a really good and well-coached Demon Deacon team here on Saturday." - Maryland head coach Randy Edsall
"They have great players. They're very athletic, and they fly to the ball is what I've seen on film. They definitely fly to the ball. They come there with an attitude they want to knock the ball, they want to get the ball back to their offense. They're definitely a team that you have to watch on film a lot, because they have good athletes and they can do a lot of things to hurt you." - Wake Forest fullback/H-Back Tommy Bohanon
"I was very disappointed this past Saturday. We lost to a good Duke team. I thought their kids played great. We did not make the plays that we needed to make. We got in pretty good shape in the fourth quarter with a great chance to win a football game at home and didn't get it done. So we're disappointed. But we're also excited to get back to playing again. [It's a] tough place for us to go. We've had mixed results at Maryland, mostly bad ones, so hopefully we can take this football team up and play better than we have the past couple times." - Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe
Keys to the game
1) Step up at wide receiver
Saturday will answer the big question … Who is will emerge as a reliable target and play-maker for Tanner Price during Michael Campanaro's absence. After fumbling the football Terence Davis finished strong with six receptions for 100 yards.
Aside from Davis the Demon Deacons do not have another receiver with at least 10 catches. It is time for Lovell Jackson, Sherman Ragland and Brandon Terry to answer the bell.
True freshmen wide receivers Jared Crump and Jonathan Williams may also get into the mix at Maryland. Also, Orville Reynolds has gotten more reps with the receivers in practice, and would be dangerous on bubble screens and swing passes Wake used to get Campanaro touches.
2) Stay balanced offensively
After No. 3 Florida State Maryland may have the best defense the Deacs will face this season. The Terrapins rank second in the ACC total defense (177.8 yards passing allowed per game and 83.5 yards rushing per game).
With Campanaro out of the lineup the need to stay balanced with the pass and the run is greater to keep Maryland's stingy defense honest.
"The thing that stands out to me is they're physical," Grobe said. "They got three big interior guys up front. [Joe] Velano's special. He's a really special player. The other two guys [A.J. Francis and Darius Kilgo] are big and physical too. I like the outside backers [Alex Drakeford, Kenneth Tate and Alex Twine]. They got good edge pressure from those guys."
"Kenny Tate's back and they got him playing up inside and he looks really good. The thing that jumps at me is how physical they are on defense, really tough hardnosed group."
Wake Forest's rushing attack is beginning to show promise after gaining 463 yards on the ground in the two previous games combined.
3) Pressure Hills
In four games Maryland true freshman quarterback has been sacked 15 times. Expect Brian Knorr to dial up blitz packages and schemes to stymie and confuse Hills, especially with Mike Madaras, a true freshman, starting at left tackle for the Terps.
Wake has only recorded nine sacks this season, but look for the Demon Deacons to pick up the pressure. With All-ACC nose guard Nikita Whitlock back Tylor Harris and Hasan Hazime are able to see more time at defensive end, their more natural position.
4) Minimize mistakes
The Deacs turned the ball over four times and gave up two major third-and-longs versus Duke. Wake cannot afford to have a similar performance in College Park if it is going to come out on top.
5) Containing Diggs
True freshman Stefon Diggs is on Wake Forest's radar after a strong start to the season. Diggs is a game-breaking threat at wide receiver and as a kick and punt returner.
He has caught 12 passes for a team-leading 259 yards and three touchdowns, and has returned seven kicks for 186 (26.6 yards per return) and 15 punts for 177 yards (11.8 yards per return).
"He's just electric," Grobe said. "He's got the great foot-speed. He's a homerun hitter on offense. The thing that really concerns you is their special teams are good, and he's really electric returning punts and kicks."
"It puts a lot of pressure on your cover teams both punt and kick cover teams. It's going to be important for Mate [Kinal] to get good height on his punts, so we got a chance to get down and cover them and then with Jimmy [Newman] … kicked pretty good the other day [versus Duke]. The one kick he got under too much and didn't get very depth on it and they caught it somewhere between the five and the 10. One of his balls was too low. He kicked it hard, but he got there in a hurry. Those are the things you worry about, and have you have much wind, if you're going into the wind now do you squib it [or] sky kick? What are you try to do? It gives us as coaches a lot of things to think about before we get up there Saturday."


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Dr. Cedric F. Garland of the University of California San Diego, believes that cancer starts when cells stop communicating with one another, due in part to low levels of calcium and vitamin D. The silent cells separate from one another, lose their unique identity and stop reproducing healthy cells. These weakened cells must compete to survive against stronger cancer cells. This competition between disconnected weak and strong cells "creates the engine of cancer," says the doctor, who believes that having healthy vitamin D levels may arrest cancer at the outset. Dr. Garland says that people can easily restore vitamin D to healthy levels and that most individuals can safely take in the range of 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day.


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You might not expect women's groups to welcome the posting of a video depicting a rape on You Tube – but Libyan feminists did just that last week.
The video – quickly taken down – showed the rape of a young female student from Benghazi University. Women's groups and activists in Libya say the crime would have remained hidden had the video not been posted. Now the groups are demanding justice and that the perpetrators are brought to trial. They are also calling for a broader discussion about how rape victims are treated.
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Women are usually treated as if they are to blame, say activists, and they hope the internet video can lead to change.
"Instead of demanding trial and punishment for the perpetrators, the victim is all too often accused of being complicit with the rapists. What a hypocritical and cowardly community we live in," says Libyan writer Intisar Bouraoui.
The poet Fatima Mahmod also wrote on the issue: "There is no manliness regarding the rape of women ... there is only a festering distorted masculinity... surviving on a masculine culture seeping its poison into minds and souls. When women were raped by fighters from the militias of Gaddafi and his sons, civil society organisations abroad and international human rights commissions denounced the crimes, but civil society in Libya remained silent."
"And some statements were even issued to cover up, deny and hide the crimes in order to preserve the [reputation] of the males of cities where women were raped!"
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Conservatism, religion and honour play a major role in attitudes towards rape. The women's groups point to cases during the Gaddafi regime when some women fled to Tunisia to escape male family members who believed the shame of having a rape victim within their family could only be wiped out by murdering her.
Women's groups in Benghazi and Tripoli are now exchanging information on the 'YouTube rape case', hoping they can challenge these conservative attitudes. As dramatic and horrific as the posting of the video was, they see it as a means of sparking a discussion. The Libyan women point to a recent case in Tunisia in which the rape of a woman by a soldier became a national scandal – they hope that a similar debate and nationwide condemnation can follow the case in Libya.
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The posting of the video of the rape has also attracted comments from activists throughout the Arab world. "I watched the video on the Facebook pages; I did not have the courage to publish it. The video depicts a case of rape of a Libyan girl, the photographer tried not to show her face. The face of the rapist is clearly visible, uttering ugly words! I felt humiliation, debasement, and oppression. The act of rape is a privileged masculine action and a shocking crime that even capital punishment is not enough for the perpetrator. The raped woman should not be punished twice by compelling her to marry this villain. This would constitute a premeditated crime," said the well-known Moroccan poet and feminist activist Aisha Al Maghribi.
"This is a form of contempt and enslavement for women," she added.
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Topic: Overhearing that divorce was worse
I was in the lounge taking a break, and in walk one of my co-workers she was speaking to another co-worker. They were talking of divorce the first said it is the hardest thing to go through in life, except maybe losing a child, the other lady said she so believes too. This lady had mentioned that last year, it hurt then, now it is worse. She may have been through a divorce but you have something to do with getting divorce. She said today that getting a divorce is like pulling your heart out. I cannot believe they could be talking like that with me sitting there. Our hearts of all the people that has lost their mates fill like our hearts is bombed into a million people. There could never be a comparison.
I lost my Wayne in Feb 17, 2010
I'm not a widow, I am a wife
We are only apart for heaven's sake
You are waiting for me at heaven's gate


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I tend to say yea, he is averaging 16.5 ppg for the year, and nearly 25 ppg in his last 7, plus he is a great defender.
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I tend to say yea, he is averaging 16.5 ppg for the year, and nearly 25 ppg in his last 7, plus he is a great defender.
He seems to be playing with the star mentality. If that continues I think he has the tools to be a top 10 player in the league. It's just unreal the change you see in his approach to the game. There are very few players that I would trade him for at this point.
Good is the enemy of Great
We're changing the identity of our basketball team -- dramatically. We're a power post team -- a blood-and-guts, old-school, smash-mouth team that plays with size, strength, speed and athleticism. We attack the basket. . . . This is the new identity of our team. It was a great effort. I'm very proud of our guys."
-- Frank Vogel.
He's been playing like one the last few games but we'll have to see if he can stay consistent for a longer period of time
"Josh Smith Re-building the city of Detroit one brick at a time"Originally Posted by Piston Prince
The telling factor will be when opposing defenses start to key on him and how he adjust/handles it. But right now he looks awesome.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
How about we just enjoy what he's doing right now and consider stuff like this next summer when we might have more info to offer an opinion.
If Granger comes back, they will be a deadly duo along the lines of Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose back in the good old days.
We just need to convince Rik Smits to come out of retirement now.
Edit: ...and yes, Paul is going to be a tough cover. His confidence is off the charts now. I cannot imagine how good he's going to be when his body matures and he gets a little thicker. He will be able to take more contact and convert, along with get up on the rim better in traffic.
Last edited by BlueNGold; 12-15-2012 at 11:48 AM.
As others have referred to already....we need an "I am starting to believe option"
Very funny yet true.
I'm starting to wonder why he couldn't make the team this year? His resume is top 5 wing (sgs and sfs) worthy in the east already this season , and it's only getting better. If he averages 20 and continues playing all NBA D the rest of the way how can they keep him off the team?
Why? We've seen it. We know it's possible.
Pacers better sign him to an extension now before he gets max contractitis. I don't know if the Team will be able to afford to keep him at a max contract after dumping all that money on Hibbert.
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Ahh.. I see you've changed your tone on him. Nice.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
kind of an aside from last nights game. Nick Young came out and scored 6 points fairly quickly on Gerald Green. Frank took a timeout and switched Green and Paul. After that Nick Young basically disappeared. Except for a couple of points he got while Sam Young was guarding him. It's not that Paul defended him well, it's that Paul just turned him off for the rest of the game. Very Very Nice.
He just earned a max contract with these last 7 games or so. Someone's going to do it if not us. The good thing is the first max contract is significantly cheaper than the next, unless he makes two all star teams.
I really can see him some day getting all-NBA accolades for defense, but he's not there yet. He's got a lot of room for improvement. And oftentimes, the more a player is depended upon for scoring, the lesser contribution he makes on defense.
As to the OPs ? I think hes certainly playing like a star lately, but id like to see what kind of role he takes when Danny comes back.
The fans only vote on the starters though
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I Bleed Blue
How about it is a discussion board, therefore I can offer my opinion on anything pertinent to the topic, even my assessment of the topic itself.
I think I've been around long enough to have earned that privilege.
I Bleed Blue
I think the Granger injury might be a blessing in disguise for this team. It started off horribly, but now Paul George looks like he's stepping up his game and the team is learning to play without him. I think we are starting to hit our stride and if we can make a move to even marginally upgrade the bench, we could be very dangerous once Granger returns.
As for the topic at hand--I'm still in wait and see mode. I like how he's been playing but I want to see him sustain this level of play for an extended period of time before making any proclamations.
I think the most important thing is the change of his mentality.I'm talking specifically about him driving to the basket and getting in the way many free throws by doing that.With that alone, I'm very happy.Now regarding if he is becoming a star,I think it's too early to call that but here is hoping that in a couple of years we'll be looking at this time as the beginning of it.
Frank matter-of-factly said Paul would be on the team during post-game last night. I think so too.
Yes he is! At first I was a little worried becuse he set his past 2 career high it was all from 3the pointers and I knew he couldn't shoot like that every night. Now he is scoring in different ways. Its crazy what a difference from last month to now. And he also is getting the green light and is the number 1 option.
If we go on a little run before the break is it really inconceivable that Paul could get Iggy or Deng's spot from last year?
Does the change in the ballot have any affect on Paul? Otherwise I don't see why he couldn't make it as long as he keeps playing with confidence.


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I'm just learning to work with arrays, and someone introduced me to the foreach function on another thread. My experiments are kind of working, but something isn't clicking. I've looked at the PHP Manual at http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php but I don't really get it.
From the beginning, I have a database table (gz_life) that lists the names of thousands of animal species. A second table (gz_ghosts) lists animals that are somehow different from the others, including species that are extinct. The field TaxonG lists animal names and matches the URL's of some pages. For example, the mastodon page at MySite/Life/Mammutidae matches the TaxonG value "Mammutidae."
The field Wild_Card groups pages according to what makes them unique - e.g. Extinct (recently), Ice Age (extinct over 10,000 years ago), etc.
So here's my query:
$result = mysql_query('select count(*) from gz_ghosts');
if (($result) && (mysql_result ($result , 0) > 0)) {
} else {
die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
$Children = mysql_query ("SELECT N, TaxonG, Wild_Card
FROM gz_ghosts
WHERE Wild_Card = 'Ice_Age'");
// Note that I'm selecting only rows that represent Ice Age creatures in the above query.
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($Children, MYSQL_ASSOC))
$TaxonG = $row['TaxonG'];
$Wild_Card = $row['Wild_Card'];
// Next, I put the names of all the animals that lived during the Ice Age in an array named $Icy...
$Icy = array($TaxonG);
Now I'm trying to figure out how to manipulate the data in that array. For example, suppose I want to display something only on pages representing extinct animals, like these...
I do NOT want to display it on pages representing living animals...
Assuming I've correctly captured the values "Mammoth" and "Sabertooth_Cat" in my array, how can I do that?
I discovered the in_array function, which kind of helps, but I can only use it in very limited ways. I tried a basic foreach function someone gave me:
foreach ($Icy as $k => $v) {
if ($v == "Mammutidae") {
echo "Mammoth";
} // Or any other control structure.
If I replace $v with $MyURL, then it will work on the page with that specific URL...
foreach ($Icy as $k => $v) {
if ($MyURL == "Mammutidae") {
echo "Mammoth";
} // Or any other control structure.
But I'd like to replace "Mammutidae" with a value representing EVERYTHING in the array, so it will work with Mammutidae or with Mastodon, Sabertooth-Cat, etc.
Here's one of my experiments with the in_array function:
if (in_array($TaxonG, $Icy)) {
echo "Hello World";
However, it displays values for EVERY row representing the Ice Age...
If I replace $TaxonG with $MyURL, then it displays nothing, because I don't know how to associate the page's URL with the contents of the array.
I've also tried experiments like this:
// case array($Icy):
case (in_array($TaxonG, $Icy)):
echo 'Whatever';
echo 'DEFAULT';
Anyway, can someone tell me how to manipulate the array $Icy so I can associate it with URL's matching its contents? Also, is there a way to display all the values in that array, so I can verify that it's working the way I want it to?
P.S. I should mention that I've tried my experiments both inside and outside the while loop.
Lets have a look.Simple things first:
Also, is there a way to display all the values in that array, so I can verify that it's working the way I want it to?
print_r($myarray) OR var_dump($myarray) will dump you the entire array.
As for associating an url with $icy...You are pulling animal names(your TaxonG field) into the array $icy. i assume that is the only thing in it.
$Icy = array
0 => 'Mammutidae'
We could make a multidimensional array. like this:
$Icy = array
0 => array
taxon => mammutidae
url => mysite/life/mammutidae
1 => array //next taxon and its url
We can work with the above array, check urls or taxons with a control structure.Does it sound like this might help, or am i off the mark?
Thanks for the tips. Give me a few minutes to play with your code and see if I can figure it out. (Actually, it will probably take me half an hour; I'm pretty slow at figuring these things out. )
On second thought, that was fast. The two scripts you gave me for displaying the contents of an array work great.
I don't understand exactly how the other code works, but I made a few minor changes to adapt it to my code...
$Icy = array
0 => array
$TaxonG => Mammutidae
$MyUrl => Mammutidae
1 => array //next taxon and its url
I am getting error messages - syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting ')'; I'm probably just missing a colon or semicolon somewhere or need to replace some of the parentheses with brackets maybe?
But, yes, your code looks interesting. Thanks again.
I didnt actually try running the array... this code should work:
$Icy = array (
0 => array (
'TaxonG' => 'Mammutidae',
'MyUrl' => 'Mammutidae'
1 => array() //next taxon and its url
Another thing, mysql_* functions are quite old and unsecure by default. You should look into [mysqli or [URL="http://php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php"]PDO](http://php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php).
Secondly, if you are going to make an array like the above, and fill it in in a loop, we could do it like this:
$Icy = array();
$i = 0;
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($Children, MYSQL_ASSOC))
$Icy[$i]['taxon'] = $row['TaxonG'];
$Icy[$i]['MyUrl'] = $TheUrl; // You need to get the URL or generate it...
Try dumping the above array, should show you a thing or two.
Also, just tinkering around, you should learn the ins and outs of arrays and handling them in a few days.
$result = mysql_query('select count(*) from gz_ghosts');
if (($result) && (mysql_result ($result , 0) > 0)) {
} else {
die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
I don't see the use of this piece of your code. What do you do with that count in the rest of your script?
// Next, I put the names of all the animals that lived during the Ice Age in an array named $Icy...
$Icy = array($TaxonG);
This does not put all animal names in an array. It creates a new array with only one element (the animal retrieved at that moment) each time.To get an array with all names, change it in
// Next, I put the names of all the animals that lived during the Ice Age in an array named $Icy...
$Icy[] = $TaxonG;
Then loop through the array you created, using the $v (value) directly, instead of comparing it with fixed values in a switch, array or if-else structure. You want to use all names you found in the database, and you want to do the same thing with all of those names, so you can do this:
foreach ($Icy as $k => $v) {
echo "Mysite/Life/$v";
Complete code:
$Children = mysql_query ("
SELECT N, TaxonG, Wild_Card
FROM gz_ghosts
WHERE Wild_Card = 'Ice_Age'
$Icy = array () // initialize the empty array
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($Children, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
// add each name to the array
$Icy[] = $row['TaxonG'];
foreach ($Icy as $k => $v) {
// display each name in the array
echo "Mysite/Life/$v";
I second this.
Wow, thanks for all the tips. I have a working script now, though I still have to work out a few kinks.
I knew MySQL has been around for a while, but I didn't realize it was insecure. The folks in charge must not be doing a good job of upgrading it, huh? I'll have to check out mysqli and PDO.
PDO and MYSQLI both still connect to mysql. It's not mysql that's insecure, but the actual mysql_ functions within php. I would recommend learning PDO and prepared statements. It will save you a lot pain regarding future security, so it's well worth the effort to learn.


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Skin damage from the sun can happen no matter what time of year it is. Whether you are skiing or swimming, one of the most important ways to keep your skin safe is by wearing sunscreen.
It is now easier to protect your skin than ever before. All sunscreen lotion labels will soon get a face lift to make it easier for you to pick the right sunscreen. Next time you shop for a sunscreen, look for the new "broad spectrum" label on the package.
Broad spectrum means that a product can block UVA and UVB sun rays equally. UVA and UVB rays can cause skin cancer, early skin aging and sunburn. In the past, sunscreens mostly protected your skin from UVB rays that cause sunburns.
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Use broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Broad spectrum SPF 15 products can protect your skin against sunburn, skin cancer and early sun aging.
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Interview By: Armando Garcia
Girls: Who do you owe your exotic looks to?
Jessica: Well my father is from Spain and my mother is of Cuban descent.
Girls: Well, it looks as though that mix worked out pretty good!
Jessica: (Laughs)
Girls: So you live in Miami, what's the weather like out there … just in case some people are hidden under a rock somewhere?
Jessica: HOT! It's always hot here in Miami. Oh, and very humid.
Girls: So what do you do to keep your bank account full?
Jessica: I model, do promotions, events and anything else that comes my way.
Girls: That sounds like you are a very busy girl. What else do you have going on?
Jessica: I am about to start acting classes, I want to get more TV opportunities in the future.
Girls: Everyone says that Miami has some of the hottest clubs. Would you say that is true?
Jessica: Yes, people tend to get pretty wild in some of the clubs. People making out, having sex and just getting wild. But not me, I don't do that kind of stuff in the club. (Laughs)
Girls: Really, so no sex in the club, huh? That didn't sound too convincing. Since we are on that subject, let's give the readers some of the juicy info. Do you like girls?
Jessica: I have just kissed a girl, nothing more.
Girls: How many times a day?
Jessica: 2 to 3
Girls: How do you like it?
Jessica: Rough, for someone to throw me around, pull my hair and that sort of stuff.
Girls: Favorite position?
Jessica: Reverse cowgirl.
Girls: Toys?
Jessica: I like rings.
Girls: Rings? I won't even go there. Seems like it's getting hot in here, let's end this by letting you tell the readers what's on your mind. You have the floor.
Jessica: Actually, I would like to voice my concerns on the mistreatment o f animals. One day, I would like to start a program or shelter of some sort that protects animals from abuse and mistreatment.
Girls:Thank You for your time Jessica and we look forward to seeing what you do in the future.
Jessica: Thank you, and much love to Lowrider Girls magazine.


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Gardena will allow a Superior Grocers market to open in a large, vacant building despite vociferous community opposition to the proposal.
The City Council voted 3-2 this week to allow the owners of the 38,220-square-foot building to lease it to the low-cost grocery chain for the next 20 years. The market will take over a long-vacant building in a mall on the northeast corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Marine Avenue.
Two council members voted against it because the chain is not unionized and it could take business from existing grocery stores.
"I do know the effect of a Superior market coming into an area, and I have not seen a situation where it has enhanced it or made it better," Councilwoman Tasha Cerda said. "They have tents in front of their buildings, murals on the sides. That's not what we want to see in Gardena."
Councilwoman Rachel Johnson agreed with Cerda, arguing that the market would bring down the neighborhood and hurt business at other grocery stores. She said she wants to see a drugstore in that building.
"We do firmly believe that another Superior market will siphon profits away from (the existing) Payless market," Johnson said. "Taking profits away from already established businesses won't be anything but a detriment."
Several residents also opposed the idea, asking instead for a coffee shop, hardware store or national brand boutique market.
Felipe Segovia, a representative of the property owner, said attempts were made to lure a national chain tenant to the site, but Superior Grocers was the best offer received.
"It's a very hard site to find folks because of the area and the look of the building the way it exists," Segovia said. "As landlords, we would be on them to keep up the site. It's in our interest to keep the site nice and clean. We bought this building two years ago with the intention of remodeling it and making it part of the community in a positive way."
Mayor Paul Tanaka, along with Councilmen Ron Ikejiri and Dan Medina, voted to allow the market to open after the city attorney said the project could be denied only if there was enough legal evidence to prove it would be detrimental to the city or not compatible with nearby businesses.
Ikejiri said it would be poor leadership for council members to oppose the market because of its labor policies.
"Where in the code does it say we're not allowing nonunion stores?" Ikejiri said. "There's a funny thing we have under the Constitution - if we don't like something, we can't just change the rules. I haven't seen anything that would allow us to deny it.
"When you're confronted with issues like this, it just has to be done in the right way."
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Big Beef Cheddar Burgers with Sangria Spiked BBQ Sauce On Toasted Onion Rolls
There are many wonderful recipes for Sangria-most are made by taking your favorite red wine and your favorite fruits and experimenting with them to get a flavor you love. I thought I would experiment with making a sangria BBQ sauce. The result is a slightly sweet and tangy burger topping; Peppercorns in the patties and the BBQ sauce provide some spice and the sharp cheddar cheese and extra BBQ sauce provides the slight "ooze-factorâ€Â. Add some seltzer or ginger-ale to the leftover sangria to sip with your burgers (you might want to double the sangria recipe!).
1 lemon cut into thin slices (remove any seeds)
1 orange cut into thin slices (remove any seeds)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 bottle (750 ml) Sutter Home Zinfandel
1/2 cup brandy
2 tablespoons Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 large Vidalia onion
1/2 finely chopped and 1/2 cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
3/4 cup bold & spicy steak sauce*
1/4 cup Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided Oil to brush the grill rack
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground Tellicherry peppercorns, divided 2
1/2 pounds freshly ground beef chuck
8 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese, cut into 6 equal sized slices
6 romaine lettuce leaves
6 Onion Rolls, split
To make the sangria, place the lemon slices, orange slices and sugar in a large pitcher; stir to combine and release some of the juices from the fruits. Stir in the bottle of Sutter Home Zinfandel and the brandy. Chill in the refrigerator or on ice for at least an hour, stirring occasionally. Preheat the grill to medium high heat. Heat the two tablespoons of Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a skillet or small saucepan on the preheated grill (be sure your pan does not have a plastic handle, as it may melt). Add the finely chopped onions and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, whisk in 1/2 cup of the sangria-just the liquid (chill the remaining to enjoy with your burgers!), cook for one minute and then stir in the 3/4 cup of steak sauce, 1/4 cup of the Grey Poupon Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of the kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the ground peppercorns; Cook until thickened and reduced by about 1/3-- about 10-15 minutes. Cover loosely with foil until ready to use. Lightly brush the grill rack with oil. Carefully place the onion slices on the hot grill rack. Grill, turning once for 10-15 minutes or until nice grill marks are visible and the onions are tender. (You may want to use a vegetable rack or oil coated foil, but if placing onions directly on the grill, just be careful not to let any fall through the rack). Remove and cover loosely with foil. To make the patties, combine the 2 1/2 pounds of ground beef chuck, the remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and the remaining teaspoon ground peppercorns. Form the meat into 6 equal sized patties shaped to fit the rolls. Brush the grill rack lightly with additional oil if necessary. Place the patties on the hot grill rack. Grill the patties in a covered grill for 4 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the BBQ sauce and set aside. Flip the patties, using a spatula, and generously brush the cooked side of each with some of the remaining BBQ sauce. Cook an additional 4 minutes (in a closed grill). Using a spatula flip patties again and brush other side with BBQ sauce. Top each burger with a slice of the cheese. Arrange rolls around the edges to lightly toast. Close the grill for an additional minute to melt the cheese. To serve, arrange the romaine lettuce on the bottom half of the rolls (cutting as necessary to fit rolls). Top the romaine lettuce on each with a cooked patty, cheese side up. Top each with the grilled onions, evenly dividing. Drizzle the reserved 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce over the onions and patties, evenly dividing. Top with the remaining bun halves Yield: 6 Burgers
Note: *For testing purposes I used A-1 Bold and Spicy Steak Sauce. Tellicherry Peppercorns can be found in the spice section of many supermarkets or gourmet shops—if you cannot find them, go ahead and substitute regular peppercorns.


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vinasp wrote:1. Is there a way in which one can know for certain that one is a stream-winner?
2. If you knew that you were a stream-winner, would you admit it to others on a forum such as this one?
3. Could some modern followers of Theravada Buddhism be stream-winners without knowing it?
Manapa wrote:I prety much agree with the Dhamma's responce except number 2?? not needing certification from and declaring are two different things in my mind, part of my signature is an adaption of what a lay stream winner can say on attaining that level according to the suttas, it is more of a case that they would say it and carry on with other things rather than saying and try to prove it.
just my take on that question.
TheDhamma wrote:Manapa wrote:I prety much agree with the Dhamma's responce except number 2?? not needing certification from and declaring are two different things in my mind, part of my signature is an adaption of what a lay stream winner can say on attaining that level according to the suttas, it is more of a case that they would say it and carry on with other things rather than saying and try to prove it.
just my take on that question.
Ah, okay, I see what you mean, if a practitioner wanted to confirm his/her attainment with a teacher. That could be helpful, but what if the practitioner becomes a noble one and the teacher is not?
Best to find a teacher who is well advanced and developed in the Dhamma, but sometimes not an easy task. But I suppose a good teacher could still respond based on his/her understanding of the texts and the sayings/actions of past noble ones.
vinasp wrote:And please, answer from your own understanding , do not just give me a link to something online written by someone else.
...For one who's involved gets into disputes over doctrines, but how — in connection with what — would you argue with one uninvolved? He has nothing embraced or rejected, has sloughed off every view right here — every one.
"Monks, there are these seven obsessions.1 Which seven?
"(1) The obsession of sensual passion.
"(2) The obsession of resistance.
"(3) The obsession of views.
"(4) The obsession of uncertainty.
"(5) The obsession of conceit.
"(6) The obsession of passion for becoming.
"(7) The obsession of ignorance.
"These are the seven obsessions."
vinasp wrote:And please, answer from your own understanding , do not just give me a link to something online written by someone else.
I: Through the path of Stream-winning sotāpatti-magga one becomes free whereas in realizing the fruition, one is freed from the first 3 mental chains samyojana, which bind beings to existence in the sense-sphere, to wit:
1: Personality-belief sakkāya-ditthi, see. ditthi,
2: Skeptical doubt vicikicchā,
3: Clinging upādāna to mere rules and rituals sīlabbata-parāmāsa.
One has maximally 7 rebirth rounds before Awakening and cannot be reborn
as animal, ghost, demon or hell-being.
Sotāpanna: the 'Stream-winner', is the lowest of the 8 Noble Disciples see: ariya-puggala Three kinds are to be distinguished: the one 'with 7 rebirths at the utmost' sattakkhattu-parama, the one 'passing from one noble family to another' kolankola the one 'germinating only once more' eka-bījī As it is said e.g. Pug. 37-39; A. III, 87:
1;If a man, after the disappearance of the 3 mental chains personality-belief, skeptical doubt, attachment to rules and ritual; see: samyojana has entered the stream to Nibbāna, he is no more subject to rebirth in lower worlds, is firmly established, destined to full enlightenment. After having passed amongst the divine and human beings only seven times more through the round of rebirths, he puts an end to suffering. Such a man is called 'one with 7 births at the utmost' sattakkhattu-parama.
2;If a man, after the disappearance of the 3 mental chains. is destined to full enlightenment, he, after having passed among noble families two or three times through the round of rebirths, puts an end to suffering. Such a man is called 'one passing from one noble family to another' kolankola.
3;If a man, after the disappearance of the 3 mental chains. is destined to full enlightenment, he, after having only once more returned to human existence, puts an end to suffering. Such a man is called 'one germinating only once more' eka-bījī See Sotāpatti-Samyutta S. LV.
vinasp wrote: My problem is the large number of sutta's which seem to show those on the noble eightfold path still working on eliminating sakkaya ditthi. This includes those beyond stream-winners, for example non-returners.
vinasp wrote:The passages which you quote seem to be saying that the stream-winner has eliminated sakkaya ditthi. But such a view directly contradicts a large number of discourses. Have I mis-understood what sakkaya ditthi is ?
Avijjā: Ignorance, nescience, the blindness of not knowing, is synonymous with confusion moha (see mūla), is the primary & deepest root of all evil and suffering in the world, veiling man's mental eyes and preventing him from seeing the true nature of things. It is the confusion that fools beings by making life appear to them as permanent, happy, substantial and beautiful and preventing them from seeing that everything in reality is impermanent, liable to suffering, void of 'I' and 'mine', and basically impure see: vipallāsa. Ignorance is defined as not knowing the Four Noble Truths, namely, suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the way to its ceasing see: S. XII, 4.
As ignorance is the foundation of all life-maintaining actions, and the root of all evil and suffering, it therefore stands first in the formula of Dependent Origination paticca-samuppāda. But for that reason, says Vis.M XVII, 36f ignorance should not be regarded as the causeless root-cause of the world, since is not causeless. The cause of it is stated thus: With the arising of mental fermentations āsava there is the arising of ignorance M. 9. But there is a figurative way in which it can be treated as a root-cause; namely, when it is made to serve as a starting point in an exposition of the Round of Existence... As it is said: No first beginning of ignorance can be perceived, Bhikkhus, before which ignorance was not, and after which it came to be. But it can be perceived that ignorance has its specific causal condition idappaccaya A. X, 61. The same statement is made A. X, 62 about the craving for existence bhava-tanhā (see tanhā). Craving and ignorance are called the outstanding causes or creators of the kamma that lead to unhappy and happy destinies Vis.M XVII, 38.
As ignorance still exists though in a very refined way until the attainment of Arahatship, it is counted as the last of the 10 mental chains samyojana, which bind beings to the cycle of rebirths. As the first two roots of evil, greed and hate (see: mūla), are on their part rooted in ignorance, consequently all disadvantageous states of mind are inseparably bound up with ignorance. Ignorance or confusion is the most obstinate , dense, deep, subtle, hidden and fearsome of the three roots of evil.
Ignorance is one of the fermentations āsava and latent tendencies anusaya. It is often called a hindrance nīvarana e.g. in S.XV, 3; A.X, 61 but does not appear together with the usual list of five hindrances. It is however immanent in them all, yet especially dominant in doubt & uncertainty vicikicchā.
vinasp wrote:If your understanding of the teachings is wrong then this question can be very troubling. In fact, whichever answer you choose you run into big problems. What is your answer?
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Wilin Rosario played credibly Sunday at first base -- which could be a way for the Rockies to keep his bat in the lineup on days he needs a break from catching. It was his first test of the spring at first base.
Shortstop Josh Rutledge picked up a grounder behind second base, spun and threw a bouncer that beat Adam Eaton, who was the first batter of the 5-5 tie with the White Sox. In the third inning, Rosario had a backhand scoop of third baseman Paul Janish's low throw to retire Paul Konerko.
During the offseason the Rockies floated the idea of Rosario playing some first base. But because of the presence of regular first baseman Justin Morneau and the fact Michael Cuddyer plays some first when not in right field, Rosario had not seen a Cactus League inning at first until Sunday. The Rockies also used Jordan Pacheco, Rosario's backup catcher and a player with extensive experience at first base, at the position Sunday.
Rosario has appeared in just five regular-season games at first base and he has three errors. The Rockies would like to make first base a possibility when they want to save him from some of the wear and tear of catching. They find it worth the risk, because he hit .292 with 21 home runs and 79 RBIs in just 121 games last season.
How much first base Rosario will play is unknown, but he said he doesn't believe he'll be used like the Indians' Carlos Santana, who played some first base last year and has played more games at third this spring than behind the plate.
"I don't see myself as a first baseman for now," Rosario said. "I see it as an opportunity to be in the lineup and help my team. They need my bat. I want them to know they can put me there. I want more opportunities to be at the plate."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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During the course of his two decades as dean of the College of Music, Daniel Sher has been instrumental in far-reaching accomplishments at the college. Now he is preparing for a new challenge.
Sher will step down as dean at the end of the 2013 spring semester but will continue as a member of the faculty. He is quick to give credit to others for the college's stellar reputation.
"Everything that has occurred at the college of the last 20 years," says Sher, has been the result of a great partnership with the faculty and staff, and at key moments, critically important partnerships with the administration, our alumni, friends, and the students."
Sher says he has particularly enjoyed working with students and his weekly Doughnuts with the Dean, an informal gathering that he established to get to know students better.
"We cover all the essential food groups—doughnuts, coffee, and chocolate milk," he says. "It's quite popular and a great way for me to connect with our students in a casual setting. I can get a sense of how they're getting along."
Sher has been dean since 1993. Through his leadership, the music college has emerged as one of the most highly regarded in the nation. For three years in a row, it has been named one of the top 25 college music programs—out of some 1,200—by the "Fiske Guide to Colleges" and U.S. News & World Report has ranked it one of the top 20.
During Sher's tenure as dean, the college established the Entrepreneurship Center for Music, the first program of its kind in the United States. It also established the jazz studies program and new graduate degree programs in music theory and collaborative piano, as well as graduate professional certification programs in opera and string quartet performance. During this time the college's first two endowed faculty chairs were established.
Sher received a bachelor's degree in music performance f rom Oberlin Conservatory, a master's degree from The Juilliard School of Music and a doctorate in piano pedagogy f rom Columbia University's Teachers College.
Before coming to CU-Boulder, he was on the piano faculty at the School of Music at Louisiana State University, where he served from 1969 to 1993, including nine years as dean.
He has been president of the national Association of Schools of Music, the accreditation association for music in higher education, and president of Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Honor Society for Music.
Judith Glyde, chair of the string department, credits him with enhancing the school's global reputation.
"Dan came to the college one year after I arrived," she says. "He has been an extraordinarily successful dean and a few times in our music relationship, a wonderful collaborator on piano. As a true artist, he often goes out on a limb with an idea—he may fall off, but he is willing to try."
Looking back on his 12 years working with Sher, Jeremy Smith, association professor of musicology, says the college has greatly benefited from the dean's support of major musical productions, festivals, master classes and faculty conferences.
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"I was deeply moved by the suggestion of such an endowment, and when consulted about how it should be titled, I asked that it include…Boyce, for her incredible partnership and support throughout all of my administrative career," he says.
A performance in honor of Dean Daniel Sher will be held May 2 at Macky Auditorium.


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Shebop wrote:Hello all,
could you please help me to understand what is exactely meant by micca samadhi. Obviously it is a form of samadhi, so one will experience similar/same states as in sama-samadhi? Is the micca 'just' about one's intention and if - how can an unwholesome intention lead to a samadhi-state?
In my meditation yesterday something interessting happened, namely that an unwholesome wish popped up in my mind after a long period of silence. After thinking that wish, the meditation went much deeper instantly. My ability to hear stopped and after the meditation it took me a while to be able to move my body again. This state was no different from other meditation experiences I had and which were definately sama-samadhi.
The unwholesome wish and the minds response in yesterdays meditation puzzles me.
Does anyone know how the Buddha defines micca-samadhi? Does he give explanations?
Thankful for hints and help - Shebop
the fourth Jhana can attained while walking according to one sutta
Zom wrote:the fourth Jhana can attained while walking according to one sutta
Impossible ,)
It wasn't the case, brahman, that the Blessed One praised mental absorption of every sort, nor did he criticize mental absorption of every sort. And what sort of mental absorption did he not praise? There is the case where a certain person dwells with his awareness overcome by sensual passion, seized with sensual passion. He does not discern the escape, as it actually is present, from sensual passion once it has arisen. Making that sensual passion the focal point, he absorbs himself with it, besorbs, resorbs, & supersorbs himself with it.
"He dwells with his awareness overcome by ill will...
"He dwells with his awareness overcome by sloth & drowsiness...
"He dwells with his awareness overcome by restlessness & anxiety...
"He dwells with his awareness overcome by uncertainty, seized with uncertainty. He does not discern the escape, as it actually is present, from uncertainty once it has arisen. Making that uncertainty the focal point, he absorbs himself with it, besorbs, resorbs, & supersorbs himself with it. This is the sort of mental absorption that the Blessed One did not praise.
Then explain MN 122 Maha-suññata Sutta: The Greater Discourse on Emptiness.
Zom wrote:Then explain MN 122 Maha-suññata Sutta: The Greater Discourse on Emptiness.
What to explain there? I don't see it is said that someone does 4th jhana while walking.
but this discussion can continue elsewhere, like the thread regarding it here
Zom wrote:Perhaps you interpret this passage as "inside a jhana":
"If, while the monk is dwelling by means of this dwelling, his mind inclines to walking back & forth, he walks back & forth [thinking,] 'While I am walking thus, no covetousness or sadness, no evil, unskillful qualities will take possession of me.' In this way he is alert there.But this is not the case. It is actually said here "while the monk is dwelling ("is living") [generally] by means of this dwelling..." and not "while in the jhana".
Easy to prove. Just look further.
yes it is speaking in a general manner about the state they are in, after all the four Jhanas are in the Noble One's discipline called abidings in ease here and now, and vihara, the word translated here as dwelling, could refer to several things, postures, or activities included.
the strength of concentration needed is debatable, all that can be said for certain is the Jhana factors need to be present and it maybe more the case that the Buddha encouraged these Jhana qualities in every posture and activity also and used the same names, this being one direct reference to this that has survived, but that is just a guess.
Although I see no difference between your rendering and what the sutta is saying.Elsewhere in other suttas it is said that even in the 1st jhana all thinking (internal speech) completely stops. Not to say about 4th jhana. Even if we don't interpret internal speech as thinking, then this is surely so in the 2nd jhana, where there is no vitakka/vicara at all. So, in the 4th jhana there can be no thoughts and no speech. But one not knowing this, taking as a support this passage from MN 122, may think that in the 4th jhana there is still speech and thinking; and that it can be done while walking -)
yet the suttas are clear that initial and sustained thought are part of the first Jhana and that discernment and knowing are or can be present in the Jhanas!Here is okey too, because 4th jhana while walking is also a wrong samadhi -)
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By Varietal
This burger combines the robust and spicy flavor of a chicken & sausage jambalaya- the patties are juicy and flavorful, a great way to incorporate lean chicken into a decadent meal.
This shrimp, crab & sausage alternative burger gives you a burst of flavors from the gulf coast with a surprise element of flavor from the sausage that you are not expecting.
In cajun cooking, we always use the trinity of seasonsings: onions, bell pepper, celery. So, most every main dish will contain these - especially meat dishes.
Perfect for a sweltering soiree anywhere.
After Hurricane Katrina hit our cooking resources were limited, so we cooked on our grills alot!!
Smokey, sweet, spicey mix of ingredients that make a tastey combination.
This recipe came out of my passion for the Burger. And my even bigger passion for trying to make a new, exciting and delicious burger.


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Additions, Subtracted
Today I am happy to share a new slideshow, created with photos and notes shared by our man on the scene, project manager Dylan Eastman. He explains why certain additions had to be removed and what we plan to do with the salvaged material from those spaces. Take a peek at the photos and share your thoughts below.


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I picked up a Bamboo Pen and Touch tablet during the weekend and I've been having quite a bit of fun with it. I originally bought it so that I can take notes down on the computer rather than using pen and scrap paper, but its use has evolved beyond that. Quick and dirty UML diagrams, outlining class relationships, and of course doodling :lol:
I came across some pretty good HTML 5 drawing demos and thought, heck, why not reinvent the wheel and build one of my own! So after about a day's worth of Javascript sword fighting, I whipped up Web Doodle.
Click to Doodle!
Unfortunately HTML 5 doesn't support pressure inputs, so the Bamboo device and similar ones have to rely on software to control the brush properties. In my particular app, I added in several configurable properties to control the brushes.
The web app is still in its infancy, but I'm looking forward to adding more to it as time goes on. Online posting and sharing is pretty much a no-brainer, but I'm also investigating the possibility for gaming. There's an old game called Pictionary that I would like to remake. Something my colleagues and I can do when the boss isn't looking :lol:
i like your shading man. The lines look nice and hand drawn (neat) trying to get that with the mouse is a complete pain. just to change the subject a little, ive moved my art to skin and tattoo gun recently, ill post something soon - im practicing on pig skins. the difficulty factor is slightly increased cause you have to constantly wipe excess ink off the skin as you do it, and you have to make sure the ink gets imbedded properly, your not allowed to scratch around like usual. But shading is pretty intuitive, you just add a bit, wipe it off, add a little more till you get the right depth of colour. (but you have a different gun for shading. it has a bigger needle battery at the tip.
Nice! Tooltips on the icons would be cool. I like the icons. I had some need for good icons in the past, but could not find anything usefull and painting them yourself is always a pain in the ass. Did you paint them yourself, or did you find some resources online?
Moe, other than the sketchy icons, I used some from icons available online. OpenClipart is a good place to start when looking for general graphics. Some of the other icons I used came from the Tango Desktop Project. There's also the Crystal Project.
Rouncer, yeah, the mouse is a bit difficult to work with. It's great for straight lines, horrible for curves That's what I find so neat about the pen tablet. I thought at first writing without looking down at what I am doing would be tough, but it's quite natural. The device also supports touch, so oil and finger type paintings would be an interesting possibility. Speaking of which, I watched a documentary on Leonardo da Vinci and the various art projects he took on. His techniques, and of course results were quite fascinating.
Finally got around to trying this. I think the shading tool is one of the most intuitive I've ever tried. I would consider it useful if it had colors, had a fill tool, and could save in png. A rounding or smoothing algorithm would be nice also. This is an app that really shouldn't be a web app.
this pic was done totally freehand no take backs with a mouse, its about this hard to do a freehand tattoo. [CENSORED] oh damn, i just realized nudity isnt allowed on this site, can you guys let me keep this here, its in arts sake only...
TheNut, I will check out the links. Thanks.
No, rouncer, put up a link to it (with a NSFW warning) if you want to post things like that, but DON'T put them directly on the forum.