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Rap Battle
You know what to do. (:
Hell Yeah I Know What To Do
I'm Back For Round Two!
Last Rap Battle Got Deleted Cause I Was Super Good
You Challenge Me? I Wish You Would
I Hope You're Prepared For What's Coming
Cause I Still Hold The Crown And The Ring
You Are Just Wondering What To Write Next
To Try And Become Better Than Me
Ha I'm Still The Best
I'm The Only One Holding The Key
I Mean Give It A Rest
I Know You're Going To Flee
I Will Slay Your Whole Entire Life
And In The End You Will Cry
Wishing You Weren't Even Alive
But At Least You Tried
Hey Haters Thanks For The Fame
You Say You're Taking It To The Next Level
Its About Time You Stepped Up Your Game
And Stop Being Such A Rebel
I'm Not The One To Be Messed With
And You're Still Messing With Me If You're Messing With Her
I Will Get My Revenge You Stupid Bitch
And I'll Make Sure You Get What You Deserve
You're Joining JCdC's Haters Club
To Me Y'all Are Just My Waiters
Thanks For All The Love
Y'all Dumb Haters
Always Being Together
But We All Know It Won't Last Forever
This Is Just The Beginning
And I'm Already Winning
Road runner ready to be hanged
You tryin' to jump in but I'm top of the chain,
I am a beast and the best and the beauty
I'll put you raps to rest and I ( A+) school G's
Trying to step to my level but you fall on your ass
Your whacked out and I'm full cola hour-glassed,
You keep trying to go hard, trynna gain some swag
But my lyrics so cold I freeze hell full blast
Man, you can eat my spit, suffocate on my dust
Cause while you're choking on my past I'll be gaining them bucks,
You can pity talk yourself until you go insane
You think you're the illest but you're labeled worse, ya lame,
I'm not gonna lie I love all the competition
but there's no point in trying if you ain't gonna kill it
I mean why even bother just watch the show
Try to learn something from my ridiculous flow
Ohhh, ha-ha, you thought I was finished
Babe, once I go in I make sure to coffin these niggas,
Michael Jackson white glove 'em, R I P
Then I moon walk on ya grave like parallel parking,
Now I'm-a back that shit up and repeat it again
Like I'm Nicki Minaj on your playback list,
You keep hearing my words running though your head
Racing like sprint, dash, bitch, I win
Yea, that's right, you heard, I'm in the lead
You gotta learn to play right before you pick up speed
Now that I've conquered the game and taken my crown
You can as Nicki says #Sityoassdown
*Muwah!* *Muwah!*
"They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you for what you lack and they'll hate you for what you go
Since last time you heard me, I've been giving you nightmares
Because my raps were so beastly, of me you stay aware
Aware I could take you down, call me Jaws
Because Im just "hell yeah" and y'all a bunch of "naw"s
And they come back to play, despite my monsterous verses
Bringing little barbies, grabbing little purses
You still playing doll, a kid, who knew?
But i never play, i pay, new shoes
stiletto, you let go, im cooling my heels
you bitches really dont know how good winning feels
to be able to call up marc jacobs and order a pair
custom made zanottis made my career
cause ill be styling one way or another
looking like an angel, you looking like your brother
no sweat, no sweats, i prefer something richer
maybe some louis to wear in this picture
comment ca va? ca va malade? *this means how are you, are you sick in french*
Is that why all you bitches so mad?
is it envy, desire behind first sight
Awe for my glory, my stature, my might?
Is it cause I could crush these rappers with my fingernail?
Check my junk, its from you, just got mail
Cause im starting to yawn, your raps are putting me to sleep
you could sell it to sleeping pill addicts for cheap
cause you wont be making mula with this kind of joke
you clowning up the forum, im the bullet you're the smoke.
You're monotone, and I'm the electrical beat
And I just won the battle, but it wasn't quite the feat.
I don`t Worry about Rap battling I just do me I salute the military and keep my peace the only place you can do a drive by at c-4 at not have the police come knocking at your door one shot one kill is how we do I keep that red rifle now just do you Cause I `ma be me till the day I die ain`t worrying about false claimers keep it real bye
DiDi make it Rain Feel Skittles Pain
only one reply cause y'all are feeling my shit
pretending like you think you're better, you're just counterfeit
Im sitting here laughing, popping rose on the throne
You could kiss the ground at my feet just like I own
O-O-Own your soul, because I can be the devil
Still I hate Illuminati, I prefer to be a rebel
Knee high leather boots, a motorcycle and a pistol
And when I'm driving by my beats will hit you like a missile
Step your verses up, but they'll never be at my level
You rock your wittle candy rings, I'll be wearing some hard metal
I mean Mattel, because I'm on my Barbie game
See the letters on the box? Well bitch, thats my name!
But I'm the kind you can't play with, Holiday Edition
Because I just have to focus on my mission
To keep on top of this war, upgrading to seargent
You tumble dry bitches better keep some detergent
Although you know, you don't need to get any softer
Brain up doe, grab the "Bad" book out of your locker
Because you just got schooled, you're getting detention
While I get the boys, the clothes, and all the attention.
All these people being pretentious
Just cause y'all are defenseless
They think they're getting better
Ha please never
I am always prepared for more
And i am getting very bored
None of these rappers are interesting
None of them are even interacting
I work independently
I am very deliberately
None of these rhymes make sense
Look at what your typing, put on some lens
I can always get what i want
Like take my own jaunt
This bitch thinks she is hard
I mean you're not who you are
Yes i'm calling you fake
Now i got yo wide awake
Like there was just an earthquake
I'll make your body shake
I see you looking hard Clancy
What?! You can't see?!
This must've broken you into pieces
I just ruined your whole history
You'll always reminisce this day
And now you learned that I don't play
I can be your best friend or your worst enemy
I just took down this feminine
I know you've learned that you made a big mistake
Now you're screaming "Help Me For God's Sake!"
No need to hate
You just got to learn how to appreciate
Jayy Rico hoe, bow down and blow
Don't f*ck with me, y'all already know
Stretch in dictionaries, let 'cha vocab grow
You a Nicki wanna-be, ya' little ratchet hoe
I am above all, cuttin' n*ggas like a saw
I be running sh*t, consider me the law
Swagg so raw, all the n*ggas drop their jaw
I make masterpieces, ya'll just draw
Spittin' sixteens still I am killing off
I am cold-hearted, no need for love
Giving it to rap-lames 'till they can't get enough
Showing ya' whose daddy showing whose boss
Murdered this rap battle, sorry for the loss
Too late for you to mend it, now go on and floss
Come at me bro!®
- ©Jayy Rico
Ooh y'all are so cold, you make me giggle
You really think that hurt me? Barely tickled
And yes I talk hard, my words are rock solid
They keep me in the air, fly, y'all are fallin
Failingis more accurate, tryna take a dive at me
But i just brush it off, bumblebee
Except you got no sting, no bite, just bark
I got all of the above plus shine; you in the dark
I guess you haven't realized that you've been demolished
Your flows all dried up, your verses been abolished
I eat your words for breakfast and no I never choke
It seems to me you wanna hear me give up; you seem stoaked
But for me its never game over since I'm the clear winner
I'm sitting in my cave waiting for you, my dinner
I chew you up and spit you out, regurgitate
As for me I am your doom, to be conquered is your fate.
Your a F*ckni hoe a b*tch a c*nt and your done
you can go cry and suck your little thumb
you think you da shit but really you just dumb
you a stupid ass skank who dresses like a bum
you talk shit but you can't back it up
its nicki all day so shut the f*ck up
you wanna say sometin' say it so we can hear
bring your a-game like mike grier
take it to the ice and i'll show you who's boss
its me i am roman and i'll cut you like cloth
i'm itching to reply, but honestly y'all are weak
Your rhymes are watery, my verses sleek
Smooth, because that's how bad bitches roll
Shoot you up like Columbine but we don't bowl
Look maybe you think I'm ignorant, desensitized
Yet you keep coming back, you're mesmerized
I respect every rapper, but I know I'm the best
Pushing some to the side and killing all the rest
I am the mayor of Murder Cap. because killing words is my career
I'm official, I'm militia, and you know that I'm forreal
But rest in peace to the ones who die everyday
All because they just happened to be in somebody's way
And back to Columbine, RIP to all of them
Virginia Tech too, to all of you I do commend
As for all of y'all, since you bit the hand that fed
My verses bang ya, I just buried the dead.
Hope your girls or your guys place some flowers on your grave
But in the end they'll come party with me, rave
Didn't think I'd be back then you must be stupid,
I've been reading these raps and they all are foolish,
I tried to give y'all some time to step up your game
But it sucked so bad that the bitch nearly came,
--back from the dead, I start rising like smoke, Secondhand chokin',
I don't see why you even bother with this,
you stumble through raps 'cause you'e still toddler-minded,
You're just learning the game,
Now you wanna top a bitch always saying my name
You should feel privileged but you can't even spell that shit,
It's French, hun, try again, reverse that, stick-shift
--I see you calling me out,
Bitch please, keep yelling while I keep climbing the mount.
Everest, I'm the highest,
Better than you'll ever be and I break defiance,
Label me your master,
Cause I'm always schooling all you little hoes and bastards,
Do you hear me laughing?
I'm mocking you're shit talk, cause it all sounds trashy
I keep that shit classy,
If you're gonna match up to me
At least stick the key in the Lamborghini
Ignition, you just turned on,
I'm already driving while you're still stuck in park
Hit-ball home run,
Baseball seasons over Red Sox 6-1
I just blew your mind,
No, I'm not Lewinsky but I can keep you high
Get drunk from my raps,
It's so good that nicotine couldn't beat my shit
I am that bitch,
Wanna try me, first, trick, get off my dick,
All you, wenches, so thirty
All over me, babe, Splash, cool yourselves, control please,
Cause I'm not Santa,
I don't just give out my shit but you can be my elves
Though your raps still lame as hell
But the blind can lead themselves,
I'm done helping you, fails
You riled up yet, hoe?
Good, that means you finally caught some of my flow,
Flu, sicker than all y'all, cough-cough
Well, ya know
It's going down, Yung Joc
*dimple shrug*
*Muwah!* *Muwah!*
"They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you for what you lack and they'll hate you for what you go
I must be doing thing right
Cause I'm making you mad
See its bout to be a tragedy
Straight out parody
Cause im pissing on your stratosphere
To make you a little madder,Dear
So why you turning red here
You a nondescripts hoe
not worth nothing hoe
My bars are to seriuos
So this nondescripts cant understand me
I'm braking all wall
So I guess I'm removing all bounderises
See I'm killing them off slowly
Like a fat chick burning calories
I really don't like that fighting shit
I'm just way to cute for that
It's the same
I usually don't play games
I normally make them
usually just fuck them
But i really like this one though
he was really cute though
And he had to go
Oh my baddest calling me
So i got to go
Oh.! Wait
One more thing though
I got to let you know
I got faggit nigga shit on me
And straight nigga hitting on me.!
it's chuckles bitch
Bottoms up Bottoms up,
Put the bottle down
Everybody know that i'm the baddest b*tch up in this town
i'm a little tipsy everything is spinnin' round
and if i take another shot, i'll be rollin on the ground
paparazzi swarmin they filmin' and takin pics
so i just flash em', and show them both my tits
i'm out of control throwin glasses and kickin ass
theres really not that much to hide, i'm not made out of no glass
I'm a big baller, got plastic in my *ss
so when they ride me they be gettin whiplash
i be gettin rich gettin money by the duffels
and if you gettin married get a dress and get some ruffles
everybody jealous say i'm fake, obnoxious too
but i dont really mind, i'm electric pikachu
My name is Roman i'm a b*tch a c*nt too
and it your ready to minaj, i'll take you down to hell TOO!
I just had an epiphany i need to go to tiffany's
cocky are we? tryna be a smarty?
but your brain must be insane to try and even start me
Easily ignited, looks like Im flamable
I guess Im hot I guess you're not, you're just a camel toe
But im cryptic, da vinci code, Imma pull a dan brown on ya
Make you rethink what you're gonna write down this time around on ya
Fire and ice, naughty and nice, Im going down on ya.
Sweet and sour, but I dont hang out with any chicken
And my alarm to end, I never hear the ticking
Because this is my palace, its where I'll still sitting
And you'd take my soul first before you see me quitting
Although sometimes, these times are rough, you don't know who's got your back
And sometimes, I kept it rough, time was slipping fast, hourglass
But now I do it slow, the first few steps already taken
My name is out, my crowd is loud, the world has been awakened
I hear the noise, and y'all supplying the bass
Hearing the boys, screaming out that I'm a disgrace
I see the bitches, with the ugly sneer on their face
But I'm too quick to care, step up to my pace
Angels and Demons, we all are in the same globe
But I shot my creatures down, you're next, assasin mode
Hold on cause its a ride, you either scream or you laugh
And all you do is cry, give up, you tryna fold-back
Fold back, grab a hold of that, you need to get a grip
I am not delusional, your sanity must have slipped
You know I am a little crazy, mental asylum greets me like an old friend
But now I'm out, you bitches better prepare for your end.
I didn't know y'all were on some whack shit
All these rhymes so lame talking about how yall slick shit
Stop talking back, bitch
You must've learn from Kim cause you crackin and ain't shit
Saying your back on your rap shit
Your lyrics so old they can rot and sink-ship
Titanic, you're going down alone
You're drowning in your words sounding like a clone
Stealing my shit, trynna make it sound like your own
But I run this game,
You can't get to my state cause y'all sounding the same, lame
You're not hard enough yet,
Pauz, you talk water but ain't gettin' nothing wet
Pauz again,
let me stop,
I got some other things I could do then listen to y'all
Yet, I'm feeling sorry for ya
So I decided to give you something to keep you floatin'
Lifesaver, I'm a hero
While you still at the bottom sipping coke-zero
I'm downing champagne
Cheers to me, baby, because I own this game
*Muwah!* *Muwah!*
"They'll hate you if you're pretty.
They'll hate you if you're not.
They'll hate you for what you lack and they'll hate you for what yo
Ya' little wanna-be's stay spittin' over sixteens
I still take the lead, winning even in your dreams
Not giving my fullest, still I seem to be the one
Ahead of all you lames, I get hunnits y'all get none
Laughing at you h*oes, thinking that your sh*t goes
Raps so light even on Earth that sh*t floats
Like ya'll taking naps, my sh*t's deadlier than crack
My rap's a rat trap, they caught ya'll now fallback
Having fun with this sh*t, so I guess I'll stay no bullshit
I make it so confusing, you a virgin? Now you losed it
Cause this just f*cked you up, gave it to ya' rough
And I'ma keep on going till you b*tches get enough
Murdered your heart, made your anus spill a fart
Ripped ya'll raps apart, painted over them like art
Open your eyes, I am above all ya'll, so cry
Call Mr. Debbie, sh*ts sweet and throws pies
Come at me bro!®
- ©Jayy Rico
does your pride feel wounded tryna sell those lines?
that was lame, it was whack, sour as a lime
Bet it made you grit your teeth rather admit defeat?
it would be much less painful this time
So while I start to dose over your lack of flows
I guess I may as well reply
Although there isn't much left to say because your words just aren't near mine
Yawning, I type fast, quick reaction to this mockery
You must be baked, I guess my words supplied the crockery
Feeling ill? Well I'm guessing I'm much sicker
You lost your mind, your verses cheap, reduced price sticker
But nobody wants to buy this crap, this is just a bore just a bore
And my words arent a comfort, I told you all before
You seem to lack energy, but even red bull won't give you wings
You're never fly, your lines just lie, you never even enter the ring
You never even put on the gloves, unless we're talking mittens
And it seems that most of you are softer than some kittens
Your a slave to your stupidity, all you can do is bake
But you got no rolls, got no cookies, and certainly got no cake
What's it like to have no purpose, a barbie missing your limbs
You try to make up for it, writing down this crap knowing you cant win
Your flow is disabled, you can park in the handicaoped spot
Your lines six feet under, so dead I can still smell the rot
But I shovelled over it, febreezed the stench out of the air
Gone is the verses that were written without care
So I settle back in, sipping on my gin
Because in the words of Nicki, all I do is win.
I Be Slaying Anybody Who Stands In My Way
I Am Still The King Call Me El Rey
None Of Y'all Are A Challenge
Woah There! DId You Just Lose Your Balance?!
I Found Your Verses Really Funny
Me Versus You! Your LIfe Ain't No Longer Sunny
I Don't Need A Long Verse To Make You Look Bad
I Have The Life You Wish You Had
Your Verses Have Lost Their Meaning, Cliche
I Already Hear You Saying Touche
I Did It Once, I Will Do It Again
I Will Stand Till The End
You keep speaking as if I can hear you from here
You're so far I need a telescope to see you, light years
I know you're hating I can feel you radiating from here
I'm like the sun you revolve around me, my dear
I am better than you'll ever be
But you keep trying be like me
I'm too top game, top shit, better than you
You're so, old news, back wash, nasty and prune
Yea, boo
You can try all you want but you already lost
I'm already on top, I am the boss
I would continue with this but I don't want hurt your feelings
You know bitches get sensitive and can't handle the real things
Yea, I'm calling out your fake shit
Keep saying you're the best but you copy and take shit
Damn, do you need to refuel?
Thinking no one notice when you sound like a fool
I'm tired of your repeats
You wanna be hard bitch,
well first off, you gotta grow some balls, trick
Gets some originality and get off the same beats, leech
Hop off that train, bitch,
you just going the same way and getting as worse as Kim did
Now don't go getting offended
You a Nicki fan and I am too and that's splendid
But that don't make you the top bitch
That just makes you one step above being some lame shit
So let's get reacquainted
I'm the Queen's love and you're the slave, trick
Color you purple,
Blue, yellow, pink stick with your own trick circle
Anywhere else you're squared, Spongebob lyrical,
tired, frail, and terrible
You might need to relax
Take a bath
Cause you got a little dirt where I stomped on your ass
*Muwah!* *Muwah!*
"They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not.
They'll hate you for what you lack and they'll hate you for what you got."
i didn't check this for a week, cause these verses are so weak
Didn't care about these circumstances, winning for me just isnt bleak
And as I knew would happen, there's just some mindless titter
Lacking all your energy, thought you were bouncy, tigger
but you have lost your stripes, what's with all this random talk?
You seemed to have a bark, but you couldn't walk the walk
And you crumble, your creativity's been drained
And your parade, on it, my verses have rained
You seem to need a fresh start, grab your pillow and your teddy
Go to sleep, wake up fresh, maybe then you will be ready
You should get down on your knees, pray to do better by your bedside
But even at your freshest, I'll still wash you out, call me tide
Your words contradict yourselves, blah blah blah
Because when you read between the lines, you don't have to be far
to hear the screaming of "my verses aren't great
they aren't up to par, they score plus eight
and i'm talking golf, a sport so boring it fits
Like rich old people walking round in some knits"
its putting me to sleep, please step up your game
or I won't bother even writing words down for you lames
because honestly, I'm not seeing much return
Go back to rap school, cause you all need to learn


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"Here the Buddha was referring to his words as they were remembered by his immediate disciples, later committed to writing and as we have them today in the Tipiṭaka. In this sense, the Dhamma is in no danger of disappearing. In fact, with printing, books and electronic media it has never before been more secure, more easily available and more widely read."
Buddha wrote: 'When the letters are wrongly pronounced and there is wrong interpretation of their meaning. For when the pronunciation is wrong, the interpretation will also be wrong' (A.I,59).
" In this sense, the Dhamma is in no danger of disappearing. In fact, with printing, books and electronic media it has never before been more secure, more easily available and more widely read."
pink_trike wrote:In a time when even the most basic of Dharma concepts and words, let alone the goal, result in endless volumes of debate regarding their meaning both within and between individual traditions of Buddhism, and when secular scholars are deconstructing traditional translations/meanings to reveal countless inconsistencies and mistranslations, and are finding countless syncretic reductions and merges - the idea of a true, intact "word of the Buddha" that precisely and accurately reflects the Dharma is sublimely ridiculous and crudely myopic, and requires facile and sloppy reassurances like the author of the linked page gave us.
In this time, the essence (recognized through practice) is a more dependable window to the Dharma than "the letter".
Regarding your other question (the one you e-mailed to me) about the decline of
the Buddha's dispensation, I hope you don't mind if I reply here as I seem to
have mislaid the e-mail.
1. The Pali atthakathaas and sub-commentaries are unanimous in their view that
realization (pa.tivedha) in Gotama's dispensation will last for 5,000 years and
then cease. This point is not contested by anyone.
2. However, there is no unanimity in the Atthakathaas concerning the manner of
decline during these 5,000 years. Rather, there are four quite discrepant
predictions of both the order of decline and the timescale for how long each
kind of ariyan attainment will last.
3. Buddhaghosa himself only reports the discrepant predictions without offering
any personal comment. He doesn't draw attention to the discrepancies in the
predictions, or attempt to reconcile them or advocate that one of them should be
preferred over the others.
4. In the sub-commentaries to the Tipi.taka, together with various minor Vinaya
treatise of the 12th-13th centuries, the discrepancies in the predictions are
noted and
explained as being due to their very origin: they are merely the
opinions that arose among different groups of text-reciters (bhaa.naka) and
which Buddhaghosa encountered here and there and wished to record for posterity.
5. If the sub-commentaries are right, then it follows that the status of the
predictions is not that of authoritative commentary (i.e., they are not sourced
in the atthakathaas brought to Ceylon by Mahinda.
6. It further follows that such claims as "non-returnership is the highest
ariyan attainment possible in the present age" or "attainment in the present age
is possible only by dry-visioned practice, not by jhaana" have only the
flimsiest textual support.
To Sarah, Jon, Nina, Rob, etc.
I realize the point of view I have expressed above is rather different to the
one usually voiced in DSG on this subject. However, inasmuch as this judgment of
the .Tiikaa authors has not to my knowledge been challenged by any Theravaadin
scholar of note for the last eight centuries, I believe it has a much stronger
claim to being the orthodox Theravadin view than that expressed in the Thai
article translated by Nina ("The Disappearance of Ariyans") to which readers of
DSG are often directed. The conclusion in that article is:
"It can be concluded that at the present time, which is the third period of
thousand years in the dispensation of the Buddha Gotama, nobody has the
excellent qualities of the degree of the arahat, and the highest attainment will
only be that of the anaagaamii."
The problem with this conclusion is that it is based upon seriously inadequate
research that doesn't take into account all of the relevant textual sources. In
1. The article's authors base their conclusion on the prediction of decline in
the Vinaya Atthakathaa, and a parallel passage in the Anguttara Atthakathaa, but
ignore a discrepant prediction also contained in the Anguttara Atthakathaa
(commentary to a nameless sutta in the Pamaadaadi Vagga of the Ekanipaata).
2. They ignore the discrepant prediction in the Samyutta Atthakathaa (commentary
to the Saddhammapa.tiruupaka Sutta).
3. They misunderstand the Digha Atthakathaa's commentary to the Sampasaadaniiya
Sutta as being relevant only to the decline of the past dispensation of Kassapa
Buddha. But the very reason for the commentary describing the decline of
pa.tivedha in Kassapa's dispensation is that the Diigha-bhaa.nakas held that
pa.tivedha in Gotama's dispensation would decline in an identical pattern (as
attested in the Anguttara and Vinaya sub-commentaries).
4. They neglect all of the sub-commentarial and Vinaya treatises in which these
discrepancies are addressed. These are chiefly the Saaratthadiipanii.tiikaa to
the Vinaya Pi.taka, the .tiikaa to the Anguttara Nikaaya, and two other Vinaya
treatises: the Siimavisodhanii and Vimativinodanii.
I regret that I'm not able to give precise citations right now as I'm separated
from my library and writing from memory, but I will try to rectify this omission
when I'm back in Bangkok.
Best wishes,
Those speaking the rhetoric of decline are "more interested in establishing a particular orthodoxy of "true teaching" than in voicing historical predictions of actual decline, prophetic warnings of moral failings, or existential statements about humankind's capacity for realization. In fact, the beginnings of the Buddhist tradition of decline are best understood as a rhetoric of orthodoxy that marks the appearance of doctrinal differentiation in the Buddhist community. The elements of this argument can be found throughout the various canons, but always in the sense of an exhortation to adhere to the true teachings lest the predicted decline actually come to pass. It was also in China that we first encounter individuals convinced that the predicted demise had actually arrived, due in part to a preexisting and pervasive indigenous discourse of decline. In an interesting twist, the dominant use in China of the Buddhist polemic of orthodoxy was to legitimize new teachings, of which the Three Levels is one example. An important reason for this was that the decline came to be seen in terms of a decline in human nature, a claim about the corrupt existential condition of living beings rather than a decline of time or doctrine."
chownah wrote:No need to worry.....one can always pursue paccakabuddhahood..
chownah wrote:No need to worry.....one can always pursue paccakabuddhahood..
bodhi . . . Neither in the canonical texts nor in the old commentaries is it stated that a follower of the Buddha may choose between the three kinds of enlightenment and aspire either to become a Buddha, a Pacceka-Buddha, or an Arahat-disciple. This conception of a choice between three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka. http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/b_f/bodhi.htm
tiltbillings wrote:chownah wrote:No need to worry.....one can always pursue paccakabuddhahood..
chownahbodhi . . . Neither in the canonical texts nor in the old commentaries is it stated that a follower of the Buddha may choose between the three kinds of enlightenment and aspire either to become a Buddha, a Pacceka-Buddha, or an Arahat-disciple. This conception of a choice between three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka. http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/b_f/bodhi.htm
LauraJ wrote:According to Theravada, are we in the dharma-ending age?
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Hot Toys recently sat down with Mr. Byung-hun Lee, acclaimed international movie star who recently played Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe Retaliation. Byung-hun Lee visited Hot Toys Flagship Store in Tokyo where he was shown the prototype of Hot Toys' 1/6th scale Storm Shadow Collectible Figure featuring his likeness. What follows is a brief interview:
HOT TOYS: Thank you for coming to our store to take a look at the Movie Masterpiece Storm Shadow Collectible Figure. Now that you have the actual product in your hands, what do you think about it?
MR. LEE: I have seen the images of this collectible figure, but this would be the very first time for me to see the actual product. When holding Hot Toys collectible figure and actually seeing it in close-up, I am just amazed by its quality. This figure certainly possesses the Quality and Value which should be Preserved. As for the facial features, I must say, it has very accurately captured my face. I could also see the clothing and the accessories being miniaturized so accurately as the actual props.
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MR. LEE: That would be the character, Park Chang-yi / The Bad, which I played in the movie, The Good, The Bad, The Weird *. He has a distinctive scar on his face and wears a very Cowboy-Western outfit- features which would probably make for an interesting figure.
* The Good, The Bad, The Weird: A Korean movie released in 2008. Directed by Kim Jee-Woon and stars widely acclaimed Byung-hun Lee, Kang-ho Song, and Woo-sung Jung. Set in the 1930s Manchuria, a Korean-made Cowboy-Western film inspired by the Spaghetti Western, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly where Lee Byung-hun plays the part of Park Chang-yi, The Bad.
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The New York Mets and Jason Bay have agreed to a buyout of the outfielder's contract, according to MLB.com.
As a result, Bay now is a free agent.
Bay, 34, was due to make $16 million in 2013 and the team had a $17 million option (with a $3 million buyout) on him for 2014. The New York Post reports Bay will receive his full salary, including a $2 million signing bonus and the $3 million buyout, meaning he basically was released.
"I still feel I have plenty to give to this game and that I can play baseball at a high level. But after serious consideration, both sides agree that we would benefit from a fresh start," Bay said in a statement.
Bay has failed to live up to expectations since signing a four-year, $66 million deal prior to the 2010 season. He was coming off a career year (.267-36-119 with a .921 OPS) with the Boston Red Sox in 2009 when the Mets inked him to that ill-advised contract.
In his three seasons with the Mets, Bay has been hampered by injuries and ineffectiveness, playing in more than 95 games just once. In those three seasons, he has hit just .234 with 26 homers, 124 RBIs and a .687 OPS.
"Jason is a great teammate, hard worker, stand-up guy, and true gentleman," Mets COO Jeff Wilpon said in a statement. "Like Jason, we had planned for the kind of production here that he enjoyed in Boston and Pittsburgh, where he established himself as one of the game's top players. We wish Jason and his family success and happiness in the future."
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Fairfax County Wins Awards for Technology Excellence
Fairfax County has won two top honors, as well as an honorable mention, in the annual Public Technology Institute 2007-2008 Solutions Awards, which recognizes local governments for technology excellence. The PTI award competition rewards those local governments that can demonstrate how they apply technology to improve service delivery, reduce operating costs and create new revenue opportunities.
The county won top honors in the Public Safety and Emergency Management category for its All Hazards Special Needs Plan, which includes the newly created online special needs registry, and for the Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Fleet Trial in the Sustainability category. Fairfax County also won an honorable mention in the Web Services category for its e-Government program. The county was recognized in three of the five award categories in the largest population group for jurisdictions with populations over 750,000.
"I am very pleased that Fairfax County has received three PTI Technology Awards," said David J. Molchany, deputy county executive for Fairfax County. "All three are innovative programs that use technology in a unique way to improve the operations and services provided by the county.
"The special needs registry addresses the county's commitment to the most vulnerable people in our community in times of emergency, and the plug-in hybrid vehicle fleet trial continues the county's commitment to protecting and improving the environment. The e-Government program, which was launched in 1996, continues 12 years later to provide multiple electronic avenues for the public to access and use county information and services," Molchany added.
The 2007-2008 Solutions Awards will be presented at the PTI 2008 Technology Leadership Conference & Exposition, May 6-8, in Miami, Fla.
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The All Hazards Special Needs Plan is an enhancement to Fairfax County's Emergency Operations Plan. It ensures that during emergencies the unique challenges presented by people with special needs are addressed by anticipating their needs for specialized communications, registration, transportation and shelter. The effort was championed by the Board of Supervisors, county executive and deputy county executives. The plan was a matrix-managed initiative that involved 18 agencies and more than 35 staff over a period of 18 months. Public input and comment was solicited on two occasions and input was incorporated in the plan. The special needs population was separated into two operational groups, those with medical needs and those with social needs. A tailor-made communication transportation and shelter plan was established to meet the needs of each group. A Web-based Medical Needs Registry and a Social Needs Registry were developed to assist the county in identifying, transporting and sheltering vulnerable, at-risk and hard-to-reach individuals and groups. All data collected is stored on secure county servers and will be used to generate reports and GIS maps for use by emergency managers to communicate with individuals during emergencies and to establish transportation routes and shelter locations.
The Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Fleet Trial has the potential to vastly reduce consumption of oil and lower emissions of regulated pollutants and greenhouse gases than current vehicles. Fairfax County's PHEV has performed well and reliably for more than a year with overall fuel economy the highest of any of the county's fleet vehicles. Because of the county's success with the PHEV, Fairfax County was invited by the Idaho National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in a project they were initiating to collect and analyze data on known fleet PHEVs and also was featured at the Green Car Pavilion at the 2008 Washington Auto Show. Most of the energy to operate a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle comes from the electrical grid instead of from petroleum fuels, but vehicle range is not restricted by the battery charge it can carry. Current production hybrids operate in a "charge-sustaining" mode – their batteries run down to a certain predetermined state of charge while delivering power to the drive train, and are frequently recharged by the gas or diesel engine driving the electric motor as a generator. The PHEV is an extension of the concept of these hybrid cars, but with much better emissions and fuel economy characteristics.
Fairfax County's award-winning e-Government program addresses the digital divide for constituents and businesses through multiple access channels and has been successful in creating a "Government without Walls, Doors or Clocks." The e-Government program utilizes multi-channel service delivery via the county's Web site, 32 multi-media kiosks, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), mobile access and a cable TV government access channel. Using these service delivery channels, the county provides business transactions and information to residents, businesses and to all interested in Fairfax County. These initiatives comprise a multi-faceted strategy with a single goal – utilize the benefits of emerging technologies to extend and expand the ability of government to provide information and services to county residents, businesses, civic groups and other interested parties.
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BALTIMORE—Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians will remain hospitalized overnight with an undisclosed illness.
The team said he is doing well in a local hospital. Arians served as interim coach for 12 games this season, going 9-3, when head coach Chuck Pagano was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for leukemia.
Pagano said after Sunday's 24-9 loss to the Ravens that Arians would remain hospitalized for observation and likely rejoin the Colts in Indianapolis on Monday.
Quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen called the plays in Arians' absence.
CBS Sports opened its game broadcast by saying Arians was rushed to a local hospital after complaining of headaches and nausea. The report said Arians was taken on a gurney in front of the team around 9:30 a.m. ET to an awaiting ambulance following a brief "episode."
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County Government – Closed
Courts – Closed
Public Schools and School Offices – Closed
Library – Closed
Fairfax Connector – Operating weekday service on most Fairfax Connector routes; except routes 380D, 585, 595, and 597, which will not operate; and Route 980 will operate a reduced level of service.
Fastran – Not in service
Park Authority – RECenters will operate on regular schedules. Nature centers open noon to 5 p.m. and historic sites open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frying Pan Farm Park open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; visitor center open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Green Spring Gardens open noon to 4:30 p.m.; historic house will be closed.
Teen and Senior Centers – Closed
Community Centers – Closed
McLean Community Center – Closed
Reston Community Center Hunters Woods – Open on regular schedule.
Reston Community Center Lake Anne – Open on regular schedule.
County Trash and Recycling Collection – Regular collection
Recycling and Disposal Facilities at I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex – Open
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Canadian researchers examined the effect of whey protein supplementation following two different workouts. They also tested how long after each workout the increase in protein synthesis lasted.
Healthy men performed either one set or three sets of knee extension exercises, immediately after which they consumed 20g of whey protein.
Muscle protein synthesis (muscle-building) measures were taken five hours after the exercise and protein feeding. For both groups, muscle protein synthesis was significantly increased. But, the increase was greater for the three-set exercise group (3.1 fold) compared to the one-set exercise group (2.3 fold).
Measures were taken again 24 hours later. Protein synthesis had returned to baseline for the one-set exercise group but remained higher (2.3 fold) for the three-set exercise group.
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" Address: St Mary's Square / Gateshead Quays / Gateshead / NE8 2JR / England "
During my time in England in June of this year I spent a few days in Gateshead and one of the attractions I visited was The Sage, a remarkable building situated on the waterfront next to the Gateshead Millenium Bridge. When The Sage was being built I was living in Cumbria at the time and was always intrigued by this building. Most people say that it reminds them of a giant shell, I always think it looks like an armadillo.
The day we chose to visit the building was a nasty one, rain was lashing down and the scene across the river was dull and miserable. I was fascinated with the structure of the exterior and loved the way the silver steel outer shell shone brighter as the rain slashed on the roof. On entering, the first thing I did was look up to the roof, the stainless steel panels of which there are 3,000 and the sparkling glass panels create a reinforced wrapping for the concourse and buildings beneath. It is an amazing design.
The entrance foyer, front of the house and ticket office is large and spacious. I liked the fact that there were many information stands displaying leaflets and brochures about events for the summer. Looking through the leaflets I recognised faces of actors and musicians and was amazed that some of these performers were still touring. Wilko Johnson of Dr Feelgood fame, springs to mind. I admired the artwork on the Americana leaflet and wished the event had been taking place during my stay.
As it was quite damp and cold outside I felt the need of a hot drink. My husband wasn't too bothered but he did fancy a sit down. I went to the cafe named after Sir Michael Straker and ordered a big mug of coffe with milk. The cafe was very busy but I was served promptly with a smile. I asked if I could take my drink away from the seating area as I wanted to sit near the windows on the concourse so I could look at the Millenium Bridge. The young man who served me said this was acceptable so off I went. There are some super views from the concourse and as usual I couldn't wait to sart snapping away. The photos didn't come out so well because of the dull, grey skies but it was great to look out at the Baltic Gallery and the Tyne Bridge.
There is a shopping area on the concourse selling books, musical instruments for children and adults, games, cards, posters, old fashioned sweets etc. This area is very jolly and colourful, I liked most of the things that were for sale and could have bought everything. I did think prices were a bit high though.
After I had finished my coffee I walked up the stairs to take a look at the different halls. Only Hall One was accessible so we had a quick look inside. What an amazing sight, all those wood panels. I bet the acoustics are brilliant. I would love to see Bruce Springsteen perform in this hall. Hall Two, the Northern Rock Foundation Hall and the Barbour Room were closed but I do believe there is a public tour of the halls which costs £4 and a private tour for £7.
Standing at the top of the building, looking down on to the concourse, made me feel a bit queasy although I loved the way the different levels formed a spiral, it was like being wrapped in a giant sized snail. It's great how the design of the building enables people to sit outside the halls on every level close to the giant windows so they can look out at the scenes of the waterfront. Lord Foster and his colleagues certainly had a good eye for architectural design.
Even though the rain was near to torrential I was determined to go outside at the back of the building to take pictures of the Baltic and Milennium Bridge. The wind was very strong and I struggled to keep upright. I can see now why so much steel was used in the construction of the building and why that spot was chosen. A more lightweight construction would probaly not endure the elements.
The next day when the weather was calmer we went to the Baltic and stood on the Millenium Bridge. The view of The Sage from this spot was stunning with the jade coloured Tyne Bridge in the background. The silver coated armadillo certainly highlights the waterfront and the regeneration of this area has been a success.
I enjoyed my visit to The Sage and went back again on our last morning in Gateshead. If ever I am in the town again I would love to attend a concert in Hall One. You can't miss this building - it is on the Gateshead waterfront between the Tyne and Gateshead Millennium Bridges.
The Sage is a music centre for performances and other music related things. There is a divide on whether the Sage looks good from the outside but what nobody can deny is that it looks very striking and aesthetically its position on the side of the river Tyne certainly makes it an eye catcher. The outside is made out of glass panels, with beautiful curves an a quite bizarre overall shape- the picture here does not really do it justice.
What is more important is that there can be no disputes about the inside- everything is perfect. There are two main halls, one smaller hall which lets you feel really close to musicians and a larger hall which is made almost entirely out of wood- it looks absolutely stunning.
Besides these main halls, there are several other rooms which can be hired out for various purposes- mainly for music type stuff.
The main attraction at the Sage is obviously the people who play at it, and these people are all huge musicians, who though they typically carry a hefty price tag, are certainly worth seeing at one of the most fantastic concert halls you will ever see.
The Sage is a music hall venue located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. The distinctive building is situated right on the bank of the River Tyne and across the river lies the city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. It's shiny, wavy silver exterior looks like a mirrored snail shell and is visible at a distance. You can clearly see the building in the East from the train if you are coming into Newcastle city on the main East coast railway line. It is also visible from Newcastle's own internal rail transport system line, the Metro train. If you are on foot or travelling by car, the building can be seen from the Quayside and accessed by foot via the blinking eye style Milennium Bridge or by car via the Tyne Bridge.
The building is certainly visually stunning, an iconic work of art which fits in beautifully with Newcastle-Gateshead's attempts to remodel and develop this area of the Quayside. Along with the contemporary art gallery The Baltic and the futuristic looking Milennium Bridge the Sage is a visual representation and beacon of modernity.
As well as being the preferred concert venue of choice for many touring musicians The Sage also holds business conferences, events and exhibitions. It also contains a special music library (26 rooms education centre) where scholars or members of the public can access written works (books and magazines) relating to all things musical. There is also CD booths with sets of headphones available for listening, computer access to music based software, free internet access for those wishing to research and access to subscription only music websites. There is a small grassy ledged outdoor area, a music garden if you like, where live performances can be undertaken.
There are three venue halls inside the Sage known as Halls 1 and 2 and the Northern Rock Foundation Hall (which is used for performances and rehearsals). If you buy a ticket for a particular concert or event your tickets will be clearly marked with which Hall it is being held in. There are two main entrances to the Sage, East and West. Your concert ticket may direct you to a particular entrance but in actual fact both entrances lead to a main hall area so it is not essential that you follow any directions. There is a main information and sales desk just through the doors. Here you can purchase tickets or seek information about upcoming events. Merchandise sellers for touring musicians also set up their stands here.
There are four bars in the Sage as well as the Sir Michael Straker cafe and brasserie where you can eat a wide range of meals and snacks. The seating area for this cafe is quite busy but offers stunnning views across the river, particularly beautiful at night time when the Milennium bridge is coloured with her rainbow lights. Having recently attended an event I can say that the bars are busy and seating areas congested prior to a performance. The quality of service, food and refreshments, however, are second to none.
I recently attended a rock concert in Hall 1. To access the hall it is necessary to climb one set of stairs from the main hall, or use the lift. There are numbered doors around the hall where staff check tickets on entry. The hall is oblong shaped with a main floor directly infront of the stage. The floor is slightly tilted so that you don't see the heads of the people in the rows in front of you! There are two balconys around the sides of the hall, the first being the level you reach when you enter - you must step down to be on the main floor. These balconys have only two rows of seats. They allow an elevated view of the stage and a more intimate seating area.
Whilst the beauty of the architecture in Hall 1 is undeniable I rather felt like I was stuck inside a tin of sardines. The hall was smaller than I imagined it would be and if you are on the floor level it is easy to feel like you are being overlooked by the audiences on the balcony levels. The doors around the edge have no handles and in darkness are impossible to discover without assistance from staff should you need to exit the hall. The enclosed design is meant to enhance the accoustics and the sound quality of the music being performed. I can't deny that the music sounded fantastic!
Tours of the building are available for groups of ten people or more. The tours include learning about the history of the quayside site, musical education, the technology of the Sage and learning about the crucially important design of the Sage, including the answer to the all important question - why is the building shaped like a giant snail?!
The Sage is accesible from the A1 if you are driving. Parking is available alongside the building. If you are attending a concert event you are allowed free travel on the Metro from any station to Gateshead interchange. It is a ten-fifteen minute walk from the Metro station through a busy, traffic heavy area. Stick to the paths and follow the traffic light instructions.
The Sage is a brilliant asset to the Newcastle-Gateshead area and as a local resident I am very proud of having this venue in the city. I would definately recommend visiting this building if you are a tourist and entry is free. You should pick up an Official Newcastle-Gateshead pocket guide from the Tourist Information Centre or your tour guide for a detailed map and more information. I would also recommend trying to see a performance in the building to have the full experience!
The Sage has a comprehensive website with more information about the centre and detailed directions. You can also book tickets for performances direct from the site. Agencies also buy a percentage of seats so if you try here and they are sold out I recommend trying an agency like See Tickets.
Website: http://www.thesagegateshead.org/
Tel: 01914434661
The venue is host to musical education, performances and conferences.


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The horse race for the Republican presidential nomination is officially under way with the Iowa caucuses. Who will pull up lame, and who will win it down the home stretch?
Watching the press coverage of the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucus was like watching a horse race: Announcers breathlessly telling viewers the latest results; charts and graphics that looked more like the screens of a sports-book in Las Vegas than political coverage.
In reality, Iowa chooses only about 1 percent of the total delegates to the national conventions. So focusing so much attention on this process is more about the hoopla than the impact.
What Iowa does do is weed out the also-rans and focus attention of a few frontrunners. And unlike a horse race, the winners in Iowa are less important than the losers.
Already Michelle Bachmann has dropped from the field and I expect John Huntsman to soon do the same. Texas Gov. Rick Perry probably should have dropped out, but he insists on plugging on despite his dismal showing in Iowa.
That leaves four contenders for the Republican nomination in the field — and none of them are even remotely LGBT friendly. In fact, Rick Santorum's strong finish in Iowa will almost guarantee a tougher line of anti-LGBT rhetoric from the remaining candidates. Each one will be trying to out-conservative the other and the "family values" canard will rank high in their strategy.
Santorum, pushing his socially conservative views, managed to bubble up through other candidates like Gingrich, Bachmann and Perry and strike a note with evangelical voters. According to some polls it is because of his "strong moral character," code for being anti-LGBT and anti-choice. But the truth is, those two issues are not enough to carry him to the White House. And I suspect the GOP knows that.
A lot of Santorum's success was due to his very effective ground campaign in Iowa. He spent a lot of time in the state and focused on his key constituency — and that falls outside the mainstream GOP profile.
Meanwhile, Texas Congressman Ron Paul surprised everyone with his third place finish in Iowa. Personally, I hope he decides to run on a third party ticket. He might split so many votes away from the Republicans that President Obama will have a clear path to re-election.
And then there is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
The biggest problem for the GOP is that Romney is just so, well, Mitt Romney. It seems that everyone wants someone with more charisma and momentum than Mitt, but they just can't figure out who that might be.
For now, it looks like Romney will be strong in New Hampshire and South Carolina. His organization is well funded and has a great infrastructure in the remaining states, whereas Santorum will have to scramble to keep up.
I suspect Romney's biggest challenge will be Newt Gingrich, the man who came in fourth in Iowa. While he most likely doesn't have the staying power to win the nomination, Gingrich does have a grudge — and that can go a long way.
The Romney campaign and Ron Paul heaped negative ads on former House Speaker Gingrich, and it really showed at the caucuses. Now the question is whether Newt and his super-PAC money will fire back with equal vehemence.
Of course, we all know the Super-PACs do not coordinate with the campaigns (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), so that remains a mystery.
So, what does all this mean for LGBT Americans? Well in my opinion, it's probably a good thing.
As the GOP candidates try to "out-socially-conservative" each other, their real feelings about LGBT rights will become clear. There are no friends among this group of candidates, and considering how much LGBT Americans have gained in the past few years, I seriously doubt much of our votes or money will go to anyone as far to the right as this field of contenders looks.
As this horse race comes down to the wire in November, the real question is: Can the Obama campaign do enough to remind LGBT citizens why they should support his re-election? Will President Obama's opinions finally evolve to the point where he can actively support issues like marriage equality? Will LGBT voters be willing to risk losing the gains of the past four years, like the repeal of DADT?
Personally, I think the smart money will bet on President Obama in the home stretch.
Hardy Haberman is a longtime local LGBT activist and a board member of the Woodhull Freedom Alliance. His blog is at DungeonDiary.blogspot.com.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 6, 2012.


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Posted January 18, 2014
Updated January 22, 2014
How long has it been since you've been able to park your car in your garage? Or, uh, find something you needed in the garage? Is your garage a terrifying danger zone of toppling boxes, jumbled tools, buckling shelving, and random junk? Well, my friend, it's a new year, and it's time to get your garage ship-shape and Bristol fashion in honor of the fact that it's 2014.
We've got tips on cleaning your garage and keeping it organized so it doesn't descend into chaos again, and we recommend you take up garage organization as your weekend project for the next few months. It's dark, cold, and wet (for some of you, anyway), which means it's a great time to work indoors! And, let's face it, you aren't going to want to work on the garage when spring breezes start calling in a few months.
So here's the lowdown: the garage is a fantastic place for storage, as you probably already know. The easy accessibility makes it simple to grab things when you need them (and put them away -- more on that in a minute), and garages tend to have more stable temperatures than attics do (although you should talk to your roofer about insulation options if your attic temperatures are swinging wildly). Since the garage is often connected to the house, the temperature typically remains cool (because it's close to the ground and not heated) and not intensely hot (because unlike your attic, it's not at the top of the house!).
The problem is that the garage...is a fantastic place for storage. So it's easy to toss things in there and forget about them, which is how you end up with a bunch of random stuff you don't need. To organize your garage, you need to start by sifting through the items in your garage to see what you're actually using, and how you're using it. Start pulling down and sorting through boxes to generate piles of materials, tools, and supplies, divided by ultimate destination. You should end up with a large "donate or sell" pile, and smaller piles of things like sports equipment, gardening supplies, shop tools, seasonal garments and supplies, holiday decor, and so forth.
Don't be afraid to spread out during this stage, because you need a clear picture of what you have before you start putting it all away.
The folks at Houzz recommend getting a professional to set up your garage storage, which is certainly an option, but we prefer to empower people with DIY approaches. Yes, you could hire a Minneapolis carpenter to set up a storage system for you, but...you can also do it on your own. Start by determining what you need to store and how much of it there is.
You need flexible storage in the garage, because needs shift over time and by season. We recommend open racks, because you can clearly see what you have and the open design prevents accumulations of gunk. Some storage lockers or cabinets can be helpful for some things, but only if you think you can be committed to keeping them clean (racks force you to stay tidy because you're looking at them all the time). Pegboards are an absolute must for people with tools.
Measure your garage so you know the dimensions, and create a detailed list of what you need. You may find it helpful to browse a hardware supplier's website before you pull out your wallet, so you know which options are available, how much they'll cost, and where you can find them.
Hit up the local hardware store to get the supplies you need. Look for sturdy shelving and cabinets with a high weight rating, because you'll be storing a lot. If you need to use containers for things (like winter coats and Christmas ornaments), get clear containers that will allow you to see inside (and yes, you should label your containers too).
Be aware that lids can sometimes create a psychological barrier for adults and kids alike. You may swear that you're going to put something away...but never get around so it. Bins, baskets, and racks are a better choice, because you don't have to exert even minimal effort to put something back where it goes. Save things with lids for long-term storage, and open bins for things you access frequently.
Once your storage system is set up and everything is put away, you can set about cleaning that garage floor -- you probably haven't seen it in a while, and it might be pretty gross. Then, enjoy your newly organized storage area, workspace, and, oh, parking spot. Don't have a car? There are lots of other things you can use your garage for.
Katie Marks writes for Networx.com.


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Disparate HousewivesLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
The housewives of Clematis Lane are a very disparate group. Each housewife was born under a different sign of the Chinese zodiac, prefers a different brand of household cleaner, went on a second honeymoon to a different European capital last year, and has a family member with a strange medical problem related to a different eponymous body part. Can you determine the name, zodiac sign, cleaner, honeymoon destination and afflicted family member's body part for each housewife?
Housewives: Alma, Blythe, Helen, Leslie, Roberta
Zodiac Years: Dragon, Horse, Ox, Pig, Rooster
Cleaners: Ajax, Bon Ami, Comet, Lysol, Vanish
Honeymoon Cities: Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Oslo, Paris
Body Parts: Achilles' Tendon, Adam's Apple, Bundle of His, Fallopian Tubes, Islets of Langerhans
1. The five housewives are: Roberta, the one born in the Year of the Dragon, the one who prefers to use Bon Ami, the one who travelled to Amsterdam and the one whose daughter ruptured an Achilles Tendon after being kicked in the ankle by a soccer mom just before the championship game.
2. Neither Blythe (who hasn't been to London) nor the housewife born in the Year of the Horse (who doesn't use Vanish) is the one with a brother whose pacemaker, installed to correct a defect with his Bundle of His, somehow triggers her automatic Lysol shower cleaner.
3. The housewife who went to Brussels has a son with hyperactive Islets of Langerhans, requiring him to constantly eat candy or risk lapsing into a diabetic coma.
4. Neither Leslie nor the housewife who uses Comet cleanser is the woman who was born in the Year of the Rooster and whose husband, ironically, can't crow about his exploits after suffering a crushed Adam's Apple while participating in a joust at the County Fair.
5. Helen (who wasn't born in the Year of the Pig) went to Paris for her second honeymoon.
6. Neither Leslie nor the housewife born in the Year of the Ox has the brother with a defective Bundle of His or the daughter with the ruptured Achilles Tendon.
7. The housewife born in the Year of the Dragon doesn't use Lysol or Ajax.
8. The housewife born in the Year of the Horse doesn't use Comet.
9. The housewife born in the Year of the Ox isn't the woman with a twin sister who had her Fallopian tubes removed after an ectopic pregnancy and now wants her sister to act as a surrogate.
10. Alma has never been to Oslo.
AnswerLeslie, Year of the Dragon, Vanish, London, Fallopian Tubes
Roberta, Year of the Ox, Comet, Brussels, Islets of Langerhans
Alma, Year of the Pig, Lysol, Amsterdam, Bundle of His
Helen, Year of the Horse, Ajax, Paris, Achilles Tendon
Blythe, Year of the Rooster, Bon Ami, Oslo, Adam's Apple
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Sankashti Chaturthi, or Ganesh Sankatahara Chaturti, is a monthly fasting dedicated to Hindu God Ganesh. Sankashti Chaturthi July 2017 date is July 12, Wednesday and the Chandrodaya or Moon rise time is 9:37 PM. Ganesha devotees observe Sankashta Chaturti day from sunrise till the sighting of the moon. The day falls on the fourth day during the waning phase of moon or Krishna Paksha in a Hindu lunar month. The day is known as Sankatahara Chaturthi in
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The importance and the holiness of Sankashta Chaturthi Vrata was explained by Lord Krishna to Yudhishtira, the eldest of the Pandavas. It is also found in the Narasimha Purana and Bhavishaya Purana.
Observing Ganesh Sankashta Chaturthi is said to bring wealth, peace, happiness and fulfillment of desires.
Fasting is observed by Ganesh devotees on the day. The fast begins at sunrise and ends after evening puja or after sighting of the moon. Lord Ganesha Temples conduct special pujas on the day.