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Clay Lacy will be honored by the Aero Club of Southern California with its Howard Hughes Memorial Award on February 8. Famed test and aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover will present the award in recognition of Lacy's achievements spanning some six decades. An airline captain, experimental test pilot, air race champion, aviation record-setter, aerial cinematographer and entrepreneur, "Lacy has accumulated more hours flying jets than anyone on Earth and is widely credited with revolutionizing the business aviation and aerial photography industries," the group noted.
son of GH (not verified)
April 17, 2012 - 11:29pm
The cmpany I work for used his services. At the time I did not know that he had been at United or the fact that he was a SCAB. Afterwords, while speaking with him on the phone I asked him if knew my father, he did not.
He mentioned that he had a great career and UAL and was never furloughed. I told him that my father had the same career, Dad just had a couple of srikes to get through. I then told him one of my favorite storys, when the 85 strike ballet was sent out my father told me to vote. "this does not affect my career, it affects yours". Having been raised a UAL ALPA brat, he knew I would do the right thing. I voted to strike, handed him the ballet back and said "my father is no SCAB". This is what I told Clay. Thought Dad was going to cough up a lung when I told what I said to Clay.
Ross F. Aimer (not verified)
April 19, 2012 - 3:49pm
John Tebron,
FYI, I retired at age 60 and wasn't too crazy about raising the retirement age.
Captain McClintock very eloquently described the Frontier debacle.
If you haven't noticed we live a country that is very pro business and anti union. Although no one complains about all the safety, security and niceties unions have brought to the working class and everyone else.
ALPA is what its membership can support and brings to the table. Post 9/11 world was not a labor friendly era.
They have made some mistakes. Unfortunately majority of airline pilots still vote against their own best interests and support the party that despises their existence!
Captain Ross "Rusty" Aimer
UAL Ret.
(And, yes once you have achieved this honor you can always proudly proclaim it!)
Wireman (not verified)
April 20, 2012 - 10:18am
Thank you Captain.
Herb Fischer (not verified)
April 29, 2012 - 5:17pm
There have been a few comments observing that UAL ALPA contributed to the financial problems of the Carrier and even suggesting that the 1985 Strike was some kind of at attempt to squeeze more money out of United for less work.
I wasn't around United until 1986. I am an old Pan Am guy who came aboard when UAL purchased the Pacific Division. I was treated not only fairly but very well by both the Company and by my fellow Pilots.
After I had been at UAL long enough to understand the issues surrounding the 1985 Strike I found myself wishing that I had been around to stand on the Line with the "Classic" UAL Pilots. They weren't just protecting the United Pilots- they were protecting the Profession.
When I came over to UAL I retained my Pan Am Date of Hire. I'm not saying that tthis wasn't partially the result of some tough negotiations, but the fact remains that- in these times when airlines flourish and die almost monthly- one of the strongest arguments for belonging to a National Union would be the right to continue to fly the routes you have spent your life building at a level of compensation commensurate with your time in the Profession.
I guess that will never happen again. I really can't blame the U.S. Air Pilots if they are thinking pay bAAck time for the bunch who has treated the Pilots from their acquired Carriers the shabbiest in the industry!
I guess I'm off the Clay Lacy thread- just want to say that I never had the "pleasure" of meeting the Gentleman but I've heard all the stories from people I trust.
It wasn't just that he was a Scab!
Baseheart (not verified)
July 22, 2012 - 3:17pm
As a student of the life of Howard Hughes, I have always been fascinated by the contributions he made to aviation and technology.
Howard Hughes was the definition of a true American Capitalist visionary, Howard Hughes actually designed and BUILT aircraft and technology systems for a wide range of industries…He wasn't in the business of using his money to make more money. He contributed to society by employing and empowering thousands and thousands of citizens here in the United States.
The most depressing and sad chapter of Howard Hughes' life was during the time he hired a group of Mormon aids (Howard suffered form OCD and addiction to medication after a near fatal aircraft accident in the late 1940s) to attend to his personal needs…The leader of this group of Mormons was Mr. Frank William "Bill" Gay…Mr. Hughes hired these Mormons simply because he had heard the Mormons were trustworthy individuals….
After years of tending to Mr. Hughes, the Mormons led by Frank Gay, purposely alienated Mr. Hughes from his most trusted financial advisors (including Hughes' well respected assistant Bill Maheu) and worked their way "into control of the money" …When Howard Hughes died in 1976, doctors discovered he was malnourished and there were 5 hypodermic needles found inside of his body, a result of gross negligence…
So where did Mitt Romney's money originate from? Frank Gay's son was the founder of Bain Capital.
Howard Hughes built industry in the United States, Howard Hughes' money created jobs in the United States….So when Obama says "people didn't create that wealth"…I'm starting to believe he's correct in this instance…
Do your own research, and you'll find these dots connect easily…
don (not verified)
January 27, 2013 - 1:49am
He'll always be known as 'Super Scab' to me...
scott elder (not verified)
February 19, 2013 - 9:25pm
Seems as if some folks don't like Clay....
scott elder (not verified)
February 19, 2013 - 9:48pm
Don't like alleged cheating scoundrel's


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Dear Pat: My husband and I are old customers of The Palm, and we never seem to tire of its delicious Veal Parmigiana. We know we need to branch out, so I'm wondering if, perhaps, the chef would share his great recipe for this wonderful dish, then we can move ahead and try some of their other dishes. It would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Stella and Jim
Dear Stella and Jim: Regular customers at The Palm, like you, know all about the genuine Italian roots of the restaurant, and the many dishes on the menu that reflect that background. A few of the old favorite dishes have been dropped as they've declined in popularity, but fear not: Their Veal Parmigiana is in no danger of disappearing from the menu. Like an old friend, it continues to comfort.
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Hello again, Ben,
I just now received a phone call from Louise's sister, informing me that Louise came through the heart surgery and is in stable condition in the recovery room. It might take a few days to determine how much overall improvement she'll have in things like kidney function. I'll pass an update on to you when I have definite news.
Louise is continuing to do well.
The Discourse on the Seven Factors of Enlightenment
This sutta is the consolidated discourse on three similar events experienced by Venerable Maha Kassapa, Venerable Moggallana and Lord Buddha himself. These three were afflicted with disease, and were seriously ill. And by the magical power of recitation of the Bojjhanga Sutta, each of them recovered from affliction and illness.
On one occasion, the Lord Buddha was staying at Rajagaha, in the Bamboo grove, the feeding-ground of black squirrels. At that time Venerable Maha Kassapa was dwelling in the Pipphali Cave, afflicted with a disease, and was seriously ill. The Lord visited him and expounded the doctrine of Seven Factors of Enlightenment. At the end of the preaching the Elder Kassapa recovered from affliction, and illness disappeared. This is the first instance.
On another occasion, the Lord was staying in the same place at Rajagaha, in the Bamboo grove where the black squirrels were fed. Thereupon Venerable Maha Moggallana residing on the Gujjhakuta Hill, the Vultures' Peak, was afflicted with a disease and was gravely sick. So the Lord visited him and preached the same doctrine of Seven Factors of Enlightenment to him. The Elder listened with due respect to him and recovered from that affliction. This is the second instance.
On the third occasion, while Lord Buddha was residing at the same town in the same Bamboo grove, he himself was afflicted with a disease and suffered seriously. Then the Elder Maha Cunda approached the Lord, saluted him and attended him. The Lord requested the Elder Cunda to recite the Seven Factors of Enlightenment as usually expounded by the Lord Buddha. And the Elder Cunda obeyed and recited.
"These seven factors of Enlightenment are lucidly expounded, are cultivated and are fully developed by the Blessed One. They are Mindfulness, Investigation of the Dhamma, Persevering effort, Rapture, Tranquility, Concentration, and Equanimity. These seven factors of Enlightenment conduce to perfect understanding, to full realization and to Nibbana."
At the end, Lord Buddha approved the recitation. Then the Lord recovered from his affliction, and thus his illness disappeared.
These three cases are put forth to indicate and to recommend the magical healing power of the recitation of the Parittas and the Oath of Truth. Hence the Burmese medicine-men practised and used to recite this Bojjhanga Sutta to help the patients recover quickly from their illness, and to initiate successful medical treatments.
As a matter of fact the original suttas are found expounded in prose form by the Lord Buddha, in Mahavagga Samyutta Pali. How ever the ancient Burmese monks who were expert in Pili language composed the consolidated discourse into verse form to be known as the Bojjhanga paritta sutta of eleven stanzas.
samsare samsarantanatam, sabbadukkhavinasane;
satta dhamme ca bojjhange, marasenapamaddane.
136. bujjhitva ye cime satta, tibhava muttakuttama;
ajatimajarabyadhim, amatam nibbhayam gata.
137. evamadigunupetam, anekagunasangaham;
osadhanca imam mantam, bojjhanganca bhanama he.
138. bojjhango sati sankhato, dhammanam vicayo tatha;
viriyam piti pasaddhi, bojjhanga ca tathapare.
139. samadh-upekkha bojjahanga, satte'te sabbadassina;
Munina sammadakkhata, bhavita bahulikata.
140. samvattanti abhinnaya, nibbanaya ca bodhiya;
etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada.
141. ekasmim sarnaye Natho, Moggallananca Kassapam;
gilane dukkhite disva, bojjhange satta desayi.
142. te ca taib abbinanditva, roga muccimsu tankhane;
etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada
143. ekada Dhammarajapi, gelannena'bhipilito,
Cundattherena tamyeva, bhanapetvana sadaram;
144. sammoditvana abadha, tamha vutthasi thanaso, etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada.
145. pahina te ca abadha, tinnannampi mahesinam; maggahata kilesava, patta'nuppattidhammatam; etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada.
Bojjhanga Suttam Nitthitam.
135. These seven dhammas are the factors of enlightenment, which eradicate all the suffering of the creatures who are transmigrating in the universal flux, and which suppress the army of Death.
136. Having realised these seven dhammas the creatures had attained the Immortality, the Fearlessness, Birthless, decay-less and sickless stage; they be came transcendental and liberated from three existences.
Oh thou! Let us recite this doctrine of Factors of Enlightenment;
137. Endowed with such and other qualifications altogether with innumerable qualities, this is a medicinal spell.
138. The factors of enlightenment are Mindfulness, Investigation of the Dhamma and also Effort, Rapture, Tranquility, and other factors of enlightenment.
139. The factor of concentration, and Equanimity. All these seven are well expounded by the Allseer; cultivated and amplified repeatedly by the Sage—
140. in order to discern profoundly, to realise the wisdom, and to attain Nibbana;
By this asseveration of this truth, may you be happy forever.
141. At one time, the Lord saw Venerable Moggallana and Venerable Kassapa suffering and sick, and he expounded the Seven Factors of Enlightenment.
142. The two Elders also were delighted thereat; and at that very moment were liberated from the sickness.
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever.
143. Once even the King of Dhamma the Buddha himself was, afflicted by sickness, then the Elder Cunda was requested to recite that very doctrine with due reference.
144. Having delighted the Lord rose up thereupon from that sickness.
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever.
145. Just as the defilements, annihilated by Magga-conscious, can arise again no more, in like manner these ailments were eradicated from the three Great Sages.
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever.
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Hi everyone,
my nephew just entered elementary school a few weeks ago and is developing a habit of lying about small things but does so persistently. At some point, my sister (her mother) does not notice the lies at first but only finds out accidently. She told me I was free to teach him about this but yet have to come up with a good idea.
I'm not a friend of approaches that focus on scaring children off so that they desist from lying because of fear. Like you will get taped to the table if you don't behave while eating or you will get your mouth washed with soap if you continue using bad words.
So, there are two aspects I guess would be helpful: 1. Teaching about the advantages of honest and nice speech 2. Teaching about the disadvantages of lies and bad speech.
Thoughts I thought I could do:
1a. Inquiring how it feels when people talk nicely to him, make compliments, are honest and are friendly in general. --> asking him how other people may feel when he is talking friendly and nice, makes compliments and is honest and friendly in general --> encourage him to try it out --> make a game out of it or make a deal that we both talk nicely for the day.. (?)
1b. Tell him a story where honesty and lies are the core theme, but I don't know any good ones.
2a. We were learning some magic tricks together (making coins disappear behind the hand..) the other day and there are a few more tricks we could try out next time. He enjoyed showing these tricks to others and it would be a good starting point to ask him what the difference between a magic trick and a lie is (and basically discovering with him that magic tricks don't hurt or upset anyone, but lies do. If one lies, one fears that one is caught, if one is caught there is lots of trouble, other people will be sad and upset and nobody needs this. Magic tricks are there to make other people laugh and smile, that's why we both like them!)
2b. A story, a fable where lying turns out to hurt people or create a lot of trouble. I don't know any good story suitable for that.
2c. Telling him that I heard he was lying to his mother and asking him why (too confrontative?). Pretty direct approach of course.
So.. that's about what I came up with. Honestly. I have no idea if any of that would work and it's unfortunate that I don't have any good child-stories about this particular topic at hand. I would greatly appreciate some input (especially from people with kids) on how the issue of lying can be dealt with skillfully and how the value of honesty can be taught to a child.
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After losing one superintendent to a very public corruption scandal and another soon to a health crises, officials of New Jersey's fourth largest school district are hoping to involve residents in the selection of a new superintendent.
The Toms River Regional School District, encompassing 18 schools with nearly 17,000 students, is hosting two public forums this week. The first takes place this Thursday in the Auditorium at Toms River High School North starting at 7 p.m. The second, will take place on Saturday, June 15th, at the Toms River High School East Cafeteria starting at 9:30 a.m.
School Board President Ben Giovine says the forums are being hosted by the executive search firm they hired. He says they wanted to make sure the community has input into the qualities they'd like to see.
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How large the 2012-13 navel orange crop is remains unknown, although casual surveys in late July indicated at least adequate fruit set.
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Bob DiPiazza, president of Pasadena-based Sun Pacific Marketing, agreed and pointed out that the June drop was a bit less than last year.
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Robert LoBue, farm manager and co-owner of LoBue Citrus, Lindsay, said the warm spring promoted increased cell division within the navel fruit, setting a strong foundation for good sizing later in the season.
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Unlike the past two years that ran 10 days to two weeks late, Berry said he expected this year's start to be on a more normal schedule.
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Celebrating 75 Years of the Silver Screen: A Collection of Works by Sid Avery (1918-2002)
What: The first public gallery showing of Sid Avery's work to be curated by Avery's son, Ron, and the first posthumous exhibition to be done in the celebrated photographer's old stomping grounds.
When: Noon to 7 p.m. today.
Where: Design Matters Gallery, 11527 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles.
Admission: Free.
Information: 818-997-8292, www.facebook.com/mptvimages
Sid Avery photographed the 20th century's biggest stars in unrehearsed moments.
Humphrey Bogart on his boat. The Rat Pack mugging for the camera on the original "Ocean's Eleven" set. And Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at home.
Ensuring these images survive the ages is a big part of the work at Van Nuys-based Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive, which will host the public exhibition and sale "Celebrating 75 Years of the Silver Screen: A Collection of Works by Sid Avery (1918-2002)" from noon to 7 p.m. today at the Design Matters Gallery in Los Angeles. The one-day event features the late photographer's most iconic vintage celebrity photos and the stories behind them, including rare photos James Dean personally took on the set of "Giant" (1955) using Avery's camera. In addition, there will be images of Dean's co-star Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando playing bongos at his Hollywood home in 1952 and others looking as good today as they did back in the day.
How the company does it is a lesson for all.
"A lot of people store important pictures on their computers and they never back it up," says Ron Avery, MPTV president and the son of founder Sid Avery, who died in 2002. "All these vacation pictures, pictures of the kids — if the computer gets stolen or dies, there's no way to get them back. So a multilevel way of storing is the way to go. You can't be safe enough is the way I look at it."
Experts recommend storing images in "the cloud" — a metaphor for storing and accessing data over the Internet instead of on a computer's internal hard drive, which can spell disaster if the computer were to malfunction.
"I know it's one of those Armageddon scenarios, but have one in a cloud and then have one that you can reach on a daily basis because, God forbid, your house goes up in flames or something gets stolen or lost," says Beth Jacques, a photo archivist at MPTV.
Sid Avery's pictures didn't have it so good. The studio photographer, who transitioned from photographing chorus girls to at-home celebrity spreads, often shipped off his negatives and transparencies to magazines with the understanding that whatever they didn't want would be returned.
"By the time we started going through Dad's file in the early '70s to make gallery prints, we realized we had about an eighth of what he shot," his son says, adding Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Bus Stop" and James Dean romancing Natalie Wood on the set of "Rebel Without a Cause" are among the missing. "We tried to get ahold of the magazines, and they were gone. The material had either been thrown away or had been sold to collectors."
Other early photographers were having the same problems or had stored their photos away in garages, attics and basements where they were exposed to water damage and rats. Preserving these images through proper storage ultimately led Sid Avery — who worked as an advertising photographer and commercial director later in life — to establish MPTV in 1989.
The company was one of the first to launch an online archive in the late '90s as digital photography was taking off.
"Things we scanned 10 years ago are no longer usable because the scanning technology advanced so much that we have to rescan those items," Jacques says. "We're able to reference them online, but for actual prints you do need to rescan. So holding on to those originals is really important."
Doubling up with a portable hard drive is another good idea.
But be warned, over time portable hard drives will degrade, stop spinning or become unreadable. DVDs and CDs also have a limited lifespan.


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Here's a clip of a new song I am working on called "We Will Get Wicked" which will end up on my next album. A man speaks to a woman letting him know his dirty plans for her. I imagine those plans take place sometime early in the morning on a weekend night.
"And it's something we must go through." – The Horrorist
I know this music maybe isn't for everyone but we can all appreciate the drums of from the Vermona DRM1 MKIII firing all full force. The snare (with analog Bucket Delay full up) and clap are panned hard left and right making a sweet stereo spread. The nice synth that plays behind the breathing section is a Korg MS20 I borrowed from a friend. The MS20's nasal filter really shines there. My favorite part of the song is when the breathing echos every 8 or 16th time they appear. I know it's a bit Kraftwerkesque but I think it appropriately fits in a song about sex. Part of the reason they echo so nicely is that I use a TC Electronic Powercore's Chorus/Delay plug-in. Take a listen:
Remember that music is only the soundtrack for a real life. Now go and find yourself someone to torture.
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This port is designed specifically to provide manual focus with the Nikkor 105mm Macro D lens. The newer Nikon 105mm VR lens is not operable in this port.
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MIAMI - A ceremony is being held in Miami for seven new monsignors, the last to be named by the recently retired Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
The priests will receive the insignia of their new rank at an investiture ceremony Sunday night at St. Mary Cathedral in Miami.
According to the Archdiocese of Miami, Pope Benedict XVI elevated the priests to the rank of monsignor a month before his retirement.
A priest who was already a monsignor was elevated to the highest rank of the honorary title: protonotary apostolic supernumerary. A ninth priest was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, the highest honor accorded by the Vatican.
These are the first Miami monsignors to be named under Archbishop Thomas Wenski.
The title of monsignor is bestowed by the pope to diocesan priests and there are three grades of monsignors: protonotary apostolic, prelate of honor to His Holiness, and chaplain to His Holiness.
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This is one of the Violet Ray machines which I have in my electromedical "quack" collection. These Violet Ray (Ultraviolet) machines were pretty popular for use in everything from medical offices to beauty salons and supposedly could "cure" just about anything that ailed you. This one still works well and my kids, patients and students all really enjoy getting a little shock from this when it arcs across to your skin. Tried to capture a good picture of this. When workign it gives off a neat purple light and the spark when you get close enough to it. It produces ozone which you can smell when it is being used.


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So I have the NI ELVIS II+, and a Box full of Sensors from the Bioinstrumentation Sensor Kit, including: Analog Proto board connector(s),Blood Pressure Sensor, Hand Dynamometer, Hand grip Heart Rate Monitor, EKG Sensor, Surface Temperature Sensor, among others.
I just can't seem to get any data from the Sensors to my PC i'm using, i'm not too familiar with Electrical circuits but i follow the manual directions for the specific sensor but it seems as if it doesn't make a difference. I'm using copper hook up wires and connecting them to the appropiate places (according to the manual) but nothing.
Am i missing something? I also have the whatever the specific LABview lab is open (Surface Temp Lab for example), but when i press run its like the sensors aren't recognized or even being acknowledged. The sensors are plugged into the analog Proto Board Connectors also. What am i doing Wrong, and how can I get these sensors to work?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hello Omatthews, Hope you are doing great.
Here you can take a look to the getting started with the Vernier Bioinstrumentation from our website, I think this is useful if you are looking for general informatiom about the NI Elvis and Bioinstrumentation.
This second video also shows you the Bioinstrumentation interaction with NI-Elvis and Labview. I will recommend to take a look at them so you get familliar with the enviroment, maybe is just a small step we are missing so everything works.
Let us know If after seeing the videos you still have questions about it, the connection should be straight forward,
It will be our pleasure to help.
Luis A.
Applications Engineer.
National Instruments.
Thank you for the reply, I'm going to watch the tutorials and see where I can go from there. If i have anymore questions i will be sure to post them here. Once again thank you for the reply
It is a pleasure, hope this information helps!
Feel free to post sure there is somebdoy looking to help!
Luis A.
Alright, so I'm sort of back to square 1. The thing is I have nearly no knowledge of circutry and how circuits work; or building a circuit.I watched the bioinstrumentation 102 video and it seems she set up her own Lab from scratch.I'm not creating the LAB in Lab view from scratch i'm a lab code that has already been set up called NI Temperature Lab.
I'm trying to aquire simpe data like temperature, max temperature, and min temperature using the Vernier Surface Temperature sensor that came in the Bioinstrumentation kit.
I've followed the instructions of the Temperature Lab document and set up the wires like it said and exactly like the picture the lab directions provided:
" Connect the following pins to wire the connector:
AI0+ to SIG1 of the Analog Proto Board Connector
+5V DC power supply to 5V of the Analog Proto Board Connector
GROUND power supply to GND of the Analog Proto Board Connector
AIGND to GND of the Analog Proto Board Connector "
And i'm using the labview NI Temperature Lab along with it. I figured once everything was hooked up i could test the temperature using my own body temperature by just hittin run but i'm not getting an accurate reading, and when i do get a reading it seems to be just random data.
The surface temperature sensor is snapped in to the analog proto board connector and everything is on and in place. Now is there something else I have to do, do I actualy have to change some of the setings in the block diagram, or am i missing something? I just want the data to be transferred from real world activity onto the computer using Labview. How do i get proper readings? Do you have any idea what could be the reason I cant get any data?
Thank you
Hello again, hope you are doing great!
Seems to me that you are following the proper steps as per the manual says, is there a way you can post the Lab/code so I can take a look at it, however should be a staright forward process.
I can´t think of a steps that need to be done before setting up the hardware or software, however you can verify that the DAQ assistant on the block diagram is configured properly meaning the NI ELVIS is selected and the proper channels are in fact the ones you have connected to the vernier instrument and the ELVIS board. Code-wise there is not much that can be interfering with our acquisition, as far as I know we use the DAQ assistant express VI where the only setup available is the Device and channel you will use.
Let me know how it goes,
Luis A
National Instruments.
Hello, I'm doing good and will be doing Great once i can get this to work.
I'm sorry but where would i find the Lab code, i can attach the .vi that i am using and maybe you can check out the block diagram.
Thanks again for the help, I'm a Material Technology Major and I'm using this NI Elvis for my senior project as a Bio-medical lab. I didn't think I would have to know much about circuits and wiring but it seems i was mistaken. Figured once it was wired i could begin acquiring data using several sensors but there must be some underlying factor i haven't noticed
From what I can see it looks like a typo in the manual.
Try to connect GND to AI0- and NOT AGND.
It should look like this.
Connect the following pins to wire the connector:
AI0+ to SIG1 of the Analog Proto Board Connector
+5V DC power supply to 5V of the Analog Proto Board Connector
GROUND power supply to GND of the Analog Proto Board Connector
AI0- to GND of the Analog Proto Board Connector
Thank you so much I.Foldvari for that correction, I wish i could shake you hand! I wired it as you stated and the Lab worked flawlessly. The other sensors that I have are pretty similar in set up so from here on out I should be able to aquire the data i need to complete my project.
Also thank you LuisAE for your efforts and help also.


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Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
The Film
Running Time
01 min 04 s
Canadian War Records Office, Topical Film Company
This clip includes close-ups of Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Wesley Peck, Sergeant William Merrifield and Corporal William Henry Metcalf — all recipients of the Victoria Cross. We then see the three men in the gardens at Buckingham Palace.
Established in 1856 during the Crimean War and named in honour of Queen Victoria, the Victoria Cross is the highest military honour that can be bestowed upon members of Commonwealth armies. Seventy-one Canadians earned the Victoria Cross during the First World War, more per capita than any other army in the British Empire. About 16,000 members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force would be decorated, and 6,679 would receive the Military Cross.
Lt-Colonel Peck enlisted in the 16th Battalion in 1914, going on to fight in the Second Battle of Ypres. He assumed command of the battalion in November 1916. The portly Peck was an unlikely looking officer but reputed for his fearlessness. He earned the Victoria Cross in recognition of leadership and valour displayed on September 2, 1918, during the assault on the Drocourt-Queant line. Having braved heavy fire to reconnoitre enemy positions, Peck proceeded to regroup men who had suffered very heavy casualties and lead them in a successful operation.
Corporal William Henry Metcalfe, an American serving with the 16th Battalion under Peck's command, earned his Victoria Cross on the same day. Metcalfe calmly guided a tank over exposed bullet-swept ground, directing its fire onto German strongpoints. It's one of the rare instances of two men from the same battalion earning a Victoria Cross on the same day. In all, seven Canadians were awarded for their actions on September 2, 1918, setting a record among Commonwealth forces for honours granted for actions carried out on a single day.
Sergeant William Merrifield, serving with the 4th Battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the fight to capture Abancourt, near Cambrai, on October 1, 1918. During this battle, Merrifield single-handedly eliminated two German machine-gun emplacements.
Pieces of History
The Incomparable Seventy-one : Canada's Victoria Cross Winners
Arthur Bishop
A former Irish-born constable with the North West Mounted Police, Michael O'Leary became the first of 71 Canadians in the Great War to be awarded the VC, that highly prized decoration for valour. Out of a nation of less than nine million, this represented more per capita than in any other Commonwealth country.
On February 1, 1915 at Cuinchy in northern France, O'Leary single-handedly put an enemy machine gun out of action, killing eight Germans and taking two prisoners. "Mick" also became famous as the only VC honoured with a wax effigy at Madame Tussaud's.
In April that year, during the Ypres poison gas attacks, the first two posthumous Canadian VCs—of 29 such in 1914–1918—were awarded. Machine-gunner Fred Fisher lost his life fending off German attacks while alone. Rifleman William Hall was killed by a bullet to the head rescuing a wounded comrade under fire. Two other VCs awarded for valour in that battle were infantryman Edward Bellew and medical officer Francis Scrimger.
At the Battle of Givenchy on June 15—his 47th birthday—machine-gunner Frederick Campbell was awarded the third posthumous VC for dispersing an enemy counterattack all by himself.
In 1916, during the bitter battles of the Somme, four more Canadians were added to the VC roster. Leo Clarke, armed only with a revolver, killed 19 Germans; John "Chip" Kerr led an attack that forced 62 Germans to surrender. Thomas Wilkinson was killed rescuing a wounded comrade. Jimmy Richardson gave his life to rally his comrades by piping Highland airs while on the march under enemy rifle and machine-gun fire at the height of battle.
Altogether, the capture of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917 yielded six Canadian VCs. Frederick Harvey led a cavalry charge to capture Guyencourt stronghold two weeks before the assault. On the morning of the attack, Thain MacDowell single-handedly took 75 Germans prisoner. Willie Milne, Ellis Sifton and John Pattison were killed silencing machine-gun nests. On May 3 in the wake of the battle, Robert Combe led an assault on Acheville, capturing 80 prisoners before being killed by a sniper's bullet.
The following month a new dimension to the VC scenario was added when, at dawn on June 2, Billy Bishop became the first of three Canadian airmen to be awarded the medal—in Bishop's case, for a solo raid on an enemy aerodrome in which he destroyed three German planes.
Between August 15–25, 1917, six Canadians were rewarded with the VC for their bravery during the battle of Hill 70, three posthumously: to Harry Brown, a 19-year-old messenger; Frederick "Hobbie" Hobson, a Boer War veteran; and company commander Okill Learmonth. Two Irish emigrants, platoon leader Robert Hanna and stretcher bearer Mickey O'Rourke, also won the decoration. The most flamboyant of the six was Filip Konowal, a Russian army veteran who employed his skills as a bayonet instructor to flush out 16 Germans from machine-gun nests concealed in tunnels, craters, dugouts and cellars.
During the murderous Battle of Passchendaele (October 30–November 10) in which Canadians suffered 1,600 casualties, nine VCs were awarded. Collectively six of them, Tommy Holmes, Colin Barron, Robert Shankland, Christopher Kelly, George Mullin and Hugh McKenzie, who was killed, captured nine enemy pillboxes and took 303 Germans prisoner.
Others cited for the VC were Cecil "Hoodoo" Kinross, who subdued a machine-gun nest head-on; future Minister of National Defence George Pearkes, who directed the capture of a stronghold while severely wounded; and James Robertson, killed while destroying an enemy machine-gun.
Two other VCs were linked to Passchendaele—one two weeks prior, the other three weeks afterwards: Philip Bent was killed directing the defence of Polygon Wood and Harcus Strachan led a cavalry charge to capture Bourlon Wood.
During the "Great Retreat" between March 21–June 10, 1918, four VCs were awarded to Canadians holding the line against the German breakthrough. Three were killed: Edmund De Wind on the first day at Grougie; cavalryman Gordon Flowerdew at the Bois de Moreuil on March 30; and Joseph Kaeble on the night of June 7/8 at Neuville-Vitasse. For his action at Gravelle, fending off a German night attack April 27/28, George McKean's citation read: "His leadership has at all times been above praise."
Meanwhile on March 27, for gallantry in the air, Alan "Bus" McLeod became the second Canadian airman to be awarded the VC. In a furious fight with the von Richthofen Flying Circus over Douai, though wounded, he struggled to bring his burning bomber to earth, while he and his observer shot down two enemy fighters.
Elsewhere, in the Middle East on May 1, during the capture of Jericho in Jerusalem from the Turks, Edward Cruickshank received the VC for running a message to headquarters asking for reinforcements, despite being wounded eight times by five explosive bullets to his legs and three to his arms and wrist.
And on May 9, during the operation to block the entrance to the U-boat base at Bruges, while serving with the Royal Navy, Rowland Bourke became the only Canadian sailor to be awarded the VC in World War I. Captaining a rescue launch, he saved over 40 survivors from a British cruiser loaded with ammunition that had run aground and exploded.
At the outset of the 100 Days (August 8–November 11, 1918) assault spearheaded by the Canadian Corps that ended the war, four VCs were awarded, three posthumously—to Jean Brillant, John Croak and Harry Miner. The lone VC survivor, Herman Good, was cited for capturing three enemy gun emplacements by overwhelming their crews in hand-to-hand combat.
Over the next five days, other Canadian VC recipients were Ralph Zengel, Alexander Brereton, Frederick Coppins, Denison Thomas, James Thomas and Robert Small, the last two posthumously. The citation to Zengel's award: "For his utter disregard for personal safety, and the confidence he inspired..." was applicable to all six.
At the end of August, Charlie Rutherford and William "C.K" Kennedy added the VC to their laurels, making them by war's end the most decorated officers in the Canadian army, by virtually winning the Battle of the Scarpe themselves. Rutherford captured 40 Germans; and Kennedy, though badly wounded, continued to direct his company under intense enemy shelling.
The capture of the Drocourt-Queant Line on September 2 earned seven Canadians the coveted medal, a record for a single day unequalled by any other Commonwealth nation: Cy Peck, Walter Rayfield, Bill Metcalf, Bellenden Hutcheson, John Young and two others, posthumously; Claude Nunney, who killed 20 Germans and Arthur Knight, who took an equal number of enemy prisoners.
Six Canadians won the VC during the last major battle of the war, culminating in the capture of Cambrai on October 9, 1918: George Kerr; Milton Gregg, a future cabinet minister; John McGregor; William Merrifield; Samuel Honey, posthumously; and explosive-expert, engineer Norman Mitchell, who was responsible for its capitulation by preventing the Germans from blowing up the main Pont d'Air bridge over the Canal de l'Escaudoeuvres, a crucial point for control of the city.
Before the war ended, four more Canadians were added to the list of VCs. On October 11, after leading the capture of Iwuy, Wallace Algie was killed returning to his battalion for reinforcements. Three days later, while leading an attack on a German stronghold, Thomas Ricketts, at 17, became the youngest man in the Commonwealth to win the medal. On October 27, Billy Barker—the third Canadian airman to win the VC—staged "the greatest combat in the annals of the war in the air," battling 60 German fighters alone. Wounded in both legs, his left elbow fractured, he shot down five of them before losing consciousness and crashing into a shell-hole.
Hugh Cairns was the last Canadian of World War I to win the Victoria Cross and the last to whom it was awarded posthumously. In a firefight at Valenciennes on November 1, 1918, he killed 17 Germans and forced another 78 to surrender before being mortally wounded by an enemy bullet to his stomach.
Selected Bibliography
Bishop, Arthur. Our Bravest and Our Best: The Stories of Canada's Victoria Cross Winners. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1995.
Cave, Joy B. Two Newfoundland V.C.s. St. John's, NF: Creative Printers & Publishers, 1984.
Sorobey, Ron. "Filip Konowal, VC: The Rebirth of a Canadian Hero." Canadian Military History 5, 2 (Autumn 1996): 44-56.
Swettenham, John. Valiant Men: Canada's Victoria Cross and George Cross Winners. Toronto: Hakkert, 1973.
The Lone Hawk: Ace Billy Bishop
Arthur Bishop
The "Lone Hawk" became a living legend whose exploits brought excitement and glamour to a conflict bogged down by the appalling massacre in the trenches during the Great War, a legend that would later inspire thousands of others to join the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He quickly proved his skill as the ultimate aerial duellist soon after joining a Royal Flying Corps fighter squadron on March 17, 1917. Eight days later, he brought down his first enemy plane. On April 7, he scored a second time, then a week later brought his tally to three. Next day, Easter Sunday, Bishop brought down three enemy planes to qualify him as an ace plus one. During the encounter, he experienced his closest brush with death when a bullet grazed his flying helmet and put a hole in his windscreen1. By this time, he had been awarded the first of his decorations, the Military Cross.
On the last day of that month, by which time his tally had climbed to fourteen victories, he clashed with the notorious Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron," at 15,000 feet over Vitry. The dog-fight between the greatest aces of each side ended in a quick draw, the Lone Hawk getting off a short, exasperated shot at the scarlet Albatross, plunging to earth as if hit, the old ruse, then flattening out and away.
On May 2, a date in which Bishop engaged a total of 23 enemy aircraft, he destroyed a pair of enemy two-seater observation planes and over the next four days brought down three more, to boost his victories to nineteen. Before going on leave to England the next day, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
On his return to France, he shot down three planes in two days, then on June 2 made his historic lone attack on Esnes aerodrome that won him the Victoria Cross. He described it to me in these laconic words:
I'd forgotten that the 'drome would be guarded by machine guns when I planned the raid, and they shredded my wings. Anyway, I managed to shoot down an Albatross trying to take off. I took a shot at a second one but missed. It didn't matter; the pilot turned around in the cockpit and crashed into a tree. Two more tried to take off. I got one of them. The other one fled and I decided to get the hell out of there. On my way home, there were four Huns well above me. I was lucky. They never saw me.
But then nausea set in, he said—he hadn't eaten any breakfast and was afraid he'd pass out. However, he made it safely back to his field.
Before his first tour ended, he ran his score up to 47 and was awarded a bar to his DSO.
On May 27, 1918, Bishop returned to the Western Front as head of his own squadron and in twelve days of flying, shot down an incredible 25 planes, a record never equalled and for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
During the Second World War, Billy Bishop was head of recruiting for the RCAF as Air Marshal. He died in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1956 at age 62.
1On display at the Canadian War Museum
Selected Bibliography
Bishop, Arthur. The Courage of the Early Morning: The Story of Billy Bishop. Paperback ed. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1989 (1967).
Other Materials
Trois qui ont reçu la Croix de Victoria
When Bill Metcalf's mother learned that her son, who was born in Waite Township in the state of Maine on January 29, 1885, had run off to enlist in Canada, she appealed to Canadian and U.S. government officials to have him sent home. When he arrived in England with the 18th Battalion, Canadian Scottish, he was met by U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, Walter Page, who asked if he was the Metcalf all the letters had been written about. "I told him," Metcalf said many years later, "I wasn't the man and that I was from St David Ridge, a little mining town outside of St. Stephen. The colonel backed me up and there was nothing he could do about it."
On the morning of the attack on the Drocourt-Quéant Line, the right flank of Lance Corporal Metcalf's battalion was held up by German machine-gun fire. It was decided to wait for a tank before trying to advance any further. When one finally came along, several men waved their helmets but the tank crew failed to see them. What happened next was recorded by the battalion historian:
When the tank came within 300 feet of the German wire, a heavy fire was opened upon it. Corporal (sic) Metcalf jumped up from the shell hole where he was, and with his flags pointing towards the enemy's trench, led the tank towards it and then along it. The enemy kept heavy machine-gun fire on the tank and as it got close to the trench commenced to throw at it clusters of bombs tied together. When we afterwards got into the trench, we found seventeen German machine guns, and all of them well used. How Metcalf escaped being shot to pieces has always been a wonder to me.
Later, although wounded, Metcalf continued to advance with his platoon until ordered to get into a shell hole and have the injury dressed. The London Gazette praised his action with these words: "His valour throughout was of the highest standard."
Cyrus Peck
"CY" Peck was Metcalf's commanding officer. Peck, who won the VC at almost the same time, was born on April 26, 1871 in Hopewell Hill, N.B., where he took his education. In 1887, the same year the national railway link was completed at Port Moody, he moved with his parents to New Westminster, B.C. He joined the militia and in 1900 volunteered for the Boer War but was refused. Before the First World War, he was elected Unionist Member of Parliament for Skeena. When the war started, he was living in Prince Rupert where he and his wife Katherine were raising their three sons. On November 1, 1914, he was given a captain's commission in the 30th Battalion and sailed for England in February 1915.
In April, he was promoted to the rank of major and transferred to the 16th Battalion
and proceeded to France. On May 21, at Festubert, he was wounded in both legs. In
January 1916, he was given command of the regiment with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
In April 1917, during the Canadian attack on Vimy Ridge, he won the DSO. He was erroneously reported as having been gassed in the epic encounter, but no gas, other than gas shells, was used at Vimy. The truth is that Peck was invalided back to England with a severe attack of gastritis, an internal stomach inflammatory disorder. He was soon back in action, however, by June of the same year. In the Canadian "Kahki" election of 1917, he was re-elected in absentia as MP for Skeena, the first time a member had been elected while overseas. It was at about this time that he resurrected the ancient tradition of piping the Highlanders into battle to the skirl of bagpipes.
Early on in the Drocourt-Quéant struggle of September 2, 1918, his regiment's advance was blocked by the Germans at Villers-lez-Cagnicourt. Peck personally reconnoitred the area ahead of his troops in the face of relentless machine-gun and sniper fire. Having assessed the situation, he returned to his headquarters, reorganized the battalion so that both flanks were properly covered, and charged forward at the head of his men. Then, under intense artillery shelling, he sought out the tanks. From his own knowledge of the German positions, he was able to direct the tanks to fresh objectives to overcome the enemy resistance and pave the way for another regiment, an infantry battalion, to move forward, with the support of his own battalion.
A month later, Peck was wounded by a gas shell on October 4 and invalided back to England, bringing a distinguished four-year combat career to an end.
William Merrifield
An aura of mystery surrounds the early life of William Merrifield, but it has been established that he was born on October 9, in Brent-wood, Sussex, England. His son Verne, one of three children, said that he seldom talked about himself so that little is known of his youth. But Verne believes that his father emigrated to Aylmer, Que. with an uncle when he was ten years old. He then apparently went back to England only to later return to Sudbury, Ont. where he took a job as a fireman for the Canadian Pacific Railway before enlisting in the Canadian army in 1914.
If Merrifield's childhood presents a bit of an enigma, his military record is real enough, and an admirable and gallant one it is. As a member of the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, on November 6 and 7, 1911 he was decorated with the Military Medal for bravery at Passchendaele. On October 1, 1918, by which time he had reached the rank of sergeant, his regiment was being pinned down by two German machine-gun emplacements near Abancourt. Merrifield attacked them both. Dashing from shell hole to shell hole, he killed the occupants of the first post but was wounded in the process. However, that didn't stop him from attacking the second position. Lobbying a Mills bomb into it, lie killed the gun crew. Though bleeding profusely, he refused to be taken from the battlefield and continued to lead his men until he was so severely weakened he had to be carried to hospital.
Following the war, Merrifield settled in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. where he took a job with the Algoma Central Railroad. In 1921, he married Maude Bovington of the Soo. In 1939, he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered. Merrifield died in Christie Street Military Hospital in Toronto on August 8, 1943 and was buried in West Korah Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie. His Victoria Cross is held by his son.
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Bishop, Arthur. Our Bravest and Our Best : The Stories of Canada's Victoria Cross Winners. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1995.


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Hi my daughter was born at 34 wks and had a few what i thought was regular problems throwing up a lot several times a day and zantac doesn`t help formulas been changed a lot now on a nonmilk formula but recently went to the doctor and she was worrying about her head size its almost 17 inches spready was 12 when born her three yr old brothers head is 19 his has grown 4-5 inches i took zolof when i was pregnant what it couldat could be wrong with my little girl worried sick just want answers waiting to get an ultrasound the 18 th atlease let me know what this could be
I certainly understand your worry! Zoloft is actually one of the best choices for an antidepressant during pregnancy with a good but not perfect safety profile for the developing baby. Preterm birth is associated with its use as are heart defects and defects of the abdominal wall. Stress is a major contributor to both depression and preterm birth, so it is difficult to know what exactly triggered the preterm delivery.
We do know that preterm babies often have developmental and learning problems. I am not sure how your baby was delivered, but it is possible if forceps were used or it was a traumatic delivery, that bleeding occurred between the skull bones and brain tissue that has compressed the brain tissue triggering vomiting and also blocking circulation of the cushioning fluid in the brain making the baby's head expand rapidly. If this is the case, Zantac and formula changes will not stop the vomiting.
Another possibility is that the baby is suffering from physical abuse possibly from violent shaking or hitting the baby or dropping the baby. In that case, the brain tissue is like bruised tissue anywhere on the body. It swells in response to the trauma of banging against the skull bones and the increased pressure of the swollen tissue on the vomit center in the brain is causing the vomiting and the brain swelling is causing the larger than normal head size.
It is also possible that the baby was born with excessive fluid in the brain, a condition called hydrocephalus - or water in the head. This falls into the family of defects called neural tube defects that occur very early during pregnancy, many times before a woman knows she is pregnant. Low folic acid and poor maternal nutrition are associated with all of these defects. Sometimes it is just random and we don't know why.
Finally, the best situation would be that the baby has inherited the genetic code for having a large head size and there is absolutely nothing to worry about. The strong vomiting your baby has had could be from pyloric stenosis, which can be fixed with a relatively simple and safe surgery. However, most pediatric doctors would have already checked for signs of this problem before checking the baby's brain for problems.
I know these are mostly very scary health problems to consider. If there is a problem needing treatment, a pediatric neurosurgeon will be able to help your baby. Your daughter's doctor is taking good care of her and I hope you have good news soon that all is well.
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An energy company in North Dakota leaked fracking wastewater and oil from a well this month, raising concerns about groundwater contamination and other environmental hazards.
The well, owned by Whiting Petroleum, was initially "leaking 200 barrels a day," Reuters reported, citing state regulators.
"All the oil has been contained to the location. The well is still not under control. It may take a couple more days," Lynn Helms, the head of the state's Department of Mineral Resources, said at the time of the leak.
"This is a large one and also a health and human risk, it's a big one," Helms said in the news report.
In a separate article, Reuters explained what happened: "The well lost control after a blowout preventer failed and was leaking between 50 and 70 barrels per day of fracking fluid that contains chemicals, water and sand, a company spokesman said."
"A blowout typically occurs when an unexpected burst of high pressure comes up the well, causing a loss of control," the report said.
The company holds that "no liquids entered the water " in the environment, Reuters said.
The harms posed by fracking wastewater are not fully understood. "The specific chemical makeup of that water is a large part of why the practice is so controversial, as public disclosure of what exactly is used in the water is largely self-regulated by the fracking companies," ThinkProgress, a publication of the liberal Center for American Progress, argued.
EnergyFromShale, an advocacy voice for the energy industry, gave its own explanation of fracking fluid on its website.
"Water accounts for about 90 percent of the fracturing mixture and sand accounts for about 9.5 percent. Chemicals account for the remaining one half of one percent of the mixture. There are several ways oil and natural gas companies manage the use of fracturing fluids, depending on what specifically is in them, the presence of usable groundwater or surface waters, geography, and local, state, and federal regulations," the site said.
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starter wrote:Hi Probably Hermitage isn't the right word. I mean more a society or center, where lay practitioners live and practice together. They only need to follow the Buddha's teachings for lay practitioners.
tiltbillings wrote:http://www.dharma.org/ims/fr_general_i.html
Wind wrote:Yea. I have thought about that idea too. I would definitely join. But I would prefer it to have more individuality than to have the board rule over everyone and set the rules. I prefer more freedom. In China, there is a mountain where hermit monks would go and set up residence, most of the monks there live a very secluded life but they are still part of community of hermit monks. That is the type of system I want with a lay hermitage. Just a bunch of retired Buddhist lay follower who decides to live close in proximity to each other and to a monastery. Everyone will learn to be self-sufficient while still helping out the neighbors when they are in need. A community that is structure together through compassion and loving-kindness instead of rules. This system will allow everyone to fully devote to their practice without the burden of social tasks and long periods of total isolation is also possible since everyone will be providing for themselves.
Will wrote:A few already exist on the grounds of an existing temple complex. Also many retreat centers will let one stay for extended periods, if you are qualified. But many more would be good, provided these are used by folks 60+ who are retired. I worry that support for monastics might be ignored if these centers are set up apart from any connection to any existing temple or lineage.
Dear People,
I have been the moderator of BuCoHo since 2001. In that time it has grown to 211 members but has not yet produced a Buddhist Cohousing Community. It takes a core group of 5 fire starters to get going and 25 or more sustainers to finish. I know you are on the list but just don't know how to meet.
To that end I am turning over the management of BuCoHo to Raines Cohen.
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Rudy (Alan Cumming) is a defiant drag queen, and a survivor — the kind who tells a policeman to fuck off because he's tired of being rolled by homophobic cops even when he hasn't done anything wrong. Rudy struggles to make rent in the cheap apartment building also occupied by an uncaring neighbor — a junkie who leaves her Down Syndrome son alone while she scores.
When Rudy enlists one of his tricks, Paul (Garret Dillahunt), a lawyer in the D.A.'s office, to help him obtain custody of the boy, Marco (Isaac Levya), we set off on the road of gay family drama — think Queermer v. Queermer.
The emotional arcs of Any Day Now will be familiar to anyone who has seen a chick-flick tearjerker, but this film is a step above. Of course, there's the timely nature of it (gay adoption), even though set in the 1970s when we know things never went well for gay folks or the disabled. (The pervasive suspicions about gay people will anger you. Even the gay people at the time weren't too keen on their own striving for suburban domesticity.) There's the indie energy and commitment to authentic portrayals of gays by Cumming, who dives head-first into his role as a Mama Grizzly. And there's the heartbreaking performance by Leyva, a non-professional actor in a stand-out debut. (There are numerous cameos by a host of good actors: Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry, Kelli Williams, Michael Nouri.)
Sure, cliches abound, from the closeted Paul's continual denials of a relationship with Rudy even when the opposite is obvious to Rudy's aspirations as a singer and repeated disappointments to the stiff, anti-gay reactions of authority figures (echoes of Philadelphia are apparent) to the retro-'70s look has become its own genre in recent years. But Cumming, Dillahunt and Levya make such a stellar ensemble, so in touch with the truth of gay relationships (which are portrayed as difficult but real), that Any Day Now becomes easily a welcome addition to the too-small canon of gay films that speak to issues of heart, not just of the loins. What's wrong with a few tears being jerked in a gay film instead of some other parts?
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The Jetsons and Back to The Future Part II predicted all sorts of food innovations, from synthesizers that could produce full meals at the push of a few buttons to rehydrators that could take tiny pizzas and turn them into much larger pizzas. While these visions remain unfulfilled, there is something equally impressive afoot in the world of technologically enhanced eating: The Popinator.
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Gautama Buddha, before his birth on earth was a Bodhisatta in Tusita. The same thing goes for Metteya Bodhisatta. Tusita is one of the Kamadhatu, located between Yāma and the Nirmāṇarati heaven. They will be born on earth to attain Buddhahood. Question is why they are not the resident of higher heaven i.e. above Kamadhatu such as Brahma realm? Anyone has any thought? Thanks


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I'm the only one, but I've got Winker.
Kid seems to be such an outstanding contact/OBP hitter that I'd expect him to be very likely to be a successful major leaguer.
Obviously, high level starting pitchers are worth more, but I don't see either Cingrani or Corcino to be a lock as a successful MLB pitcher.
So after Hamliton and Stephenson, I've got Winker.


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