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Kansas is a state located in the center of the United States. It ranks 15th in terms of total land area and 33rd in terms of population.
What is the overall record in the football rivalry between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University?
As of the end of the 2011 season, Kansas leads the series 65-39-5.
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If someone from Texas is a Texan what do you call someone from Kansas or Massachusetts?
A person from Kansas is a Kansan. The nickname for a Kansan is a Jayhawk. Massachusetts is called the Baystate Some people use Baystaters
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How does a Florida resident get a vehicle returned from a CT resident who is 3 months late on a verbal agreement after formal bank lien is satisfied?
A Fl. resident needs to speak with a FL. ATTORNEY and/or a collateral recovery agency ASAP to protect what little rights a FL. resident may have in this situation.
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Who was the coach of DePaul when they went to the Final Four in 1979?
Ray Meyer. He was also inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in that same year, 1979. He also coached George Mikan.
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Does Kansas or Kansas State have more Big 8 titles?
Kansas has 32 titles, Kansas State has 14 titles. This includes Missouri Valley, Big 6, Big 7 and Big 8 titles. This information can be reviewed on the Big 12 Mens basketball page, in the media guide.
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How serious an offense is driving alone with an instruction permit?
%DETAILS% In Illinois, you could be arrested for No Valid DL, a misdemeanor offense. Without a legal, licensed driver, you don't have a license. What you described is an administrative penalty more than anything else. If you do have a permit it isn't neccesarily a criminal offense per…
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When did Kansas become a US state?
On January 29, 1861, Kansas became the 34 state to join the US.
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How old is Kansas?
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Can a 17-year-old girl move out with her 25-year-old boyfriend?
yes, depending on what state you are in. in Texas you can if your parent allows you to move out and even if they don't you can as long as you have an emancipation. in Texas the legal age to do what you want legally is 18. The legal age of majority in most states is 18, in Alabama and Nebraska…
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What are the chief agricultural products of Kansas?
Corn, wheat, soy, sunflowers....the works Wheat
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How does one speeding ticket affect your car insurance in Massachusetts?
Because the cost of insurance is reletive to you, your driving record and the state you live in, You need to call your agent and ask him. In MA however, if you have had no other violations it should only take your points from a step 9 to a 10, but for 6 long years. Probably cost you an extra $100/yr…
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Is it illegal to drive without a drivers side mirror?
In general I would say no, but you should check the motor vehicle laws in your state. I would consider outside mirror good safety equipment, but not something you need to operate the vehicle safely.You would not have the missing mirror as an excuse if you have an accident, since it was clear it's mi…
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Should the government lower the driving age from 16?
I think they should change the driving age to stop people crying and give them sexual fantasys
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What do you call a person from Kansas?
Kansans A person from Kansas is called a Kansan. Or a Jayhawk
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What do you call someone from Kansas?
it depends on the person. some could be called stupid. others smart. some ugly. others pretty.
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At what age are you considered an adult in a court of law in South Carolina?
Answer actually it depends on the crime most cases you are tried as an adult at the age of 16. Usually drug related crimes are tried at 16 but there have been cases where people under 16 were tried as adults usually multiple homisides.
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How do you get state repossession laws?
Answer Just log on to WWW.statelaws.com and ask questions.
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Where can a 15-year-old get a job in Kansas?
Answer mc donalds Answer try at theme parks,i worked for admission when i was 13 =) try local businesses, just ask, don't wait for an ad or a sign in the window. From washing dishes, to waitrees for mainly tips to helping out at day cares etc.
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What year did Kansas become a state?
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How do you put a mechanic's lien on a motorcycle?
You don't.A Mechanic's Lien is a legal instrument that can be used by a contractor, business or person who has made improvements to real property. For example, a company installs windows in a house and the homeowner who contracted the service does not pay the bill, the contractor can then file a Mec…
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Why is there a Kansas City Kansas and not a Missouri City Missouri?
There is a Missouri city in Missouri!!!!
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What states border Kansas?
Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west.
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How was the conflict in Kansas a small-scale rehearsal for the Civil War?
Bleeding KansasThe Kansas Territory became the center of attention in the battle between North and South over expanding slavery into the territories. Those southerners who voted for the Kansas-Nebraska Act (spliting the territory into two areas) assumed that Kansas would enter the union as a slave s…
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Would a vacation in Minnesota Kansas or Kentucky provide the most activity for an avid lake fisher?
The Land of 10,000 Lakes I can't say for sure just how fishable they are, but Minnesota's nickname is "The land of 10,000 lakes."
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Where do rich single professional men dine out in Wichita Kansas?
They probably do not dine alone; most would be taking wives/girlfriends to nice places to eat. For business meals, they may spend time in the pricier hotel bars and cafes or find an interesting place with a theme. If they have the time, going to a local interest place like a brewery restaurant, barb…
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How long is the flight time from Nigeria to USA?
Depending on the departure and arrival city the time can vary.Lagos (LOS) to New York, NY (NYC) Shortest Flight Duration: 16 hours 10 mins via London HeathrowLagos (LOS) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Shortest Flight Duration: 21 hours 20 mins via London HeathrowHere are some more flight from Nigeria to…
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When does child support end in Texas?
At age 18 or graduation from high school, whichever is later. Upon emancipation. Upon joining the military service. Upon marriage. Or death. This applies to non-disabled children.
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Why are some people ugly?
There is no real definition of "ugly". It means something different to all of us. Let me clarify. Something one person thinks is beautiful might be ugly to another. There are no ugly people, just ignorant people who don't want to see the beauty. Physical characteristic that some people might consi…
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Where can a 14-year-old find a job in Wichita KS?
14 Year Old Business Empires... no take care of older people totally
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Who discovered Kansas?
Francisco de coronado
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If you were an avid lake fisher would you go to Minnesota Kansas or Kentucky for your vacation and why?
minnesota.think about it.the place has like ten-thousand lakes.so really.....ya minnesota
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How long does it take to drive across Kansas?
Driving from the border of Colorado, to Kansas City (Missouri Border) takes roughly 9 hours accounting for traffic.
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Is a lender in Missouri required to send the borrower a Notice of Right to Cure before repossession action?
No, Missouri has no laws that require the creditor to notify the debtor that a vehicle is subject to repossession.The lender can have the vehicle repossessed without notice as long as the repossession does not commit a breach of peace as defined by the laws in the jurisdiction where the vehicle is s…
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Legal age to decide which parent to live with in a divorce situation in the state of Alabama?
Answer In deciding which parent the children should live with in a divorce situation, the court takes into consideration a number of factors, including the sex of the parent, how much the child has bonded with that parent, whether the child would have to change schools or their surroundings, etc.…
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How did Kansas get its name?
Kansas got its name from the Kanza Indians that used to live here. Named after the Kansa tribe who inhabited the area. The native name was Kka:ze meaning 'people of the wind', although this may not have been the terms original meaning
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What was Bleeding Kansas?
Violent fights between pro-slavery groups and anti-slavery groups, causing a lot of blood thus called bleeding Kansasit
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Can a sixteen year old get a tattoo with parental consent in California?
You can get a tattoo with parental consent in California if you are under the age of 18.
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What sports are rarely played in the United States?
Sports not highly popular in the USA are many. They include: croquet, bowls, hurling, Australian football, cricket, netball and rugby league. Also bloody sports such as the fighting of large animals.
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What is the mileage from Kansas City Missouri to Hawaii?
Answer The distance/mileage from Kansas city Missouri in U.S to Honolulu, Hawaii is 3896 miles or 6270 Km west.
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Why does Kansas have so many tornadoes?
Kansas, which is part of Tornado Alley, gets a lot of tornadoes because of its ideal climatic setup. In the spring storm systems cause warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to collide with cool air from Canada and dry air from the Rockies, resulting in the formation of strong thunderstorms. About …
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How long does it take to mail a letter from Kansas City Missouri to Yazoo City Mississippi?
First Class Mail is delivered in three to five days.
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What were Senator Douglas' motives in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
In United States history, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries. The initial purpose of the…
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How long does it take to get mail in California from kansas?
First Class Mail is delivered in three to five days.
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How did Kansas become a state?
I think that Kansas became a state because the people had a war with an other state and won their victory to becoming a state.
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Major highways in Kansas?
Interstate highways make up most of the major highways in Kansas. Interstate 70 crosses Kansas from east to west, while Interstate 35 travels from the Oklahoma line through Wichita, and onto the Kansas City area. The Kansas Turnpike is part of I-35. US 81, 83, 50, 54, and 36 are also major highways …
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When do the Galena Days start in Galena Kansas?
Galena Days WeekendThe Galena Birthday Celebration is sponsored by the Galena Volunteer Fire Department. For the past several years, it has been a four day celebration, beginning on a Wednesday evening and ending on the first Saturday of June. Since 2012, the celebration has only been three days lon…
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How do the majority of people in Kansas earn a living?
Most people are farmers in kansas.
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What is a Beecher Bible?
Answer I think you must mean the BEECHER BIBLE. Actually it was a term for a rifle as I remember it. Around 1860 a church in Kansas needed rifles and bibles. Money was raised and they were both sent in crates marked BIBLES to avoid suspicion. A pastor agreed to get them and his name was Beecher. …
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What is the population in Kansas?
The U.S. Census Bureau's July 2012 estimate, released in December 2012, is 2,892,052.
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Who are the famous people in Kansas?
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle actor, Smith Center Clarence D. Batchelor political cartoonist, Osage City Gwendolyn Brooks poet, Topeka Walter P. Chrysler auto manufacturer, Wamego Clark M. Clifford secretary of defense, Fort Scott John Steuart Curry painter, Dunavant Bob Dole politician, Russell Amel…
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What state is due East of Colorado and due North of Oklahoma?
Kansas (a.k.a. The Sunflower State)kansas
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How many celebrities came from Kansas?
I know that Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis (from SNL), and Paul Rudd are all from Overland Park, KS. I believe that Brad Pitt is also from Missouri.
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Who had a losing season at Kansas?
James naismith
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If the cops don't show you the radar gun?
Not a good excuse, in the state of Georgia officer must ask if you want him to check to make sure radar is operating correctly. he does not have to let you see it.Added: In many(all?) states the officer, as part of his prosecution testimony in court must be able to display the calibration records an…
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How did the Egyptians hatch eggs 2000 years ago?
The ancient Egyptians buried the eggs in warm fresh manure
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What is the state flower of Kansas?
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What is the recommended humidity level for a house when the outside temperature is 60 degrees?
About 40%
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What is the approximate distance traveled from Kansas City to Miami?
From: Kansas City To: Miami The distance from Kansas City, Kansas to Miami, Florida is about 1,465 miles. It'll take about 22 hours 15 minutes.
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Can a 14 year old girl move in with her 15 year old boyfriend and his family?
Legally yes, but otherwise it depends on the situation.
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Is Chicago the capital of Illinois?
No The capital of the state of Illinois is Springfield. Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, but is not the capital.
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Have you ever heard of a town or city named Asiekencie Russia or Poland?
There is not such a thing as Poland (city). Poland is a country in Central Europe.
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Which city in kansas has the largest population?
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What is the state bird for Kansas?
Western Meadowlark The state bird for Kansas is the Western Meadowlark.
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What is weather like in Plains states?
The weather is the most unusual weather on the planet earth. Mostly there was severe storms. from violent thunder storms to large scale tornadoes peace.
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When does a voluntary child support agreement end if no term date or age is specified?
Answer It doesn't end or begin (if there isn't anything in writing). Could be 18 - could be 22.... You need to discuss with the other party and get something in writing (or preferably) file an agreed upon stipulation with the court.
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Can you break an apartment lease when buying a house in the state of Florida?
Breaking a lease is, breaking a lease regardless of reason. Buying a home has nothing to do with renting the one you are in now. And if you do break a lease, according to your lease terms, your landlord could sue you for loss of revenue during the time the rental home is vacant and up to the time yo…
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What age does child support end?
18Clarification:Child support laws vary from one state to another, and from one situation to another. For example, in some states child support is only required until the child reaches 18, but may go longer if the child is in school. There's not a single, definitive answer that applies to each state…
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What is the state capital of Kansas?
Kansas, KS Topeka is the capital of KansasTopeka is the capital city in Kansas.
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What is the state fish of Kansas?
None Designated: Kansas has not selected a state fish
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How many electoral votes does Kansas have?
Kansas has 6 electoral votes.
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Capital of Kansas?
It's TopekaTopeka
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How old do you have to be to get a tattoo in California?
You have to be 18. or i beleve you have to be 16 with parents permision, im not sure.
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What are the state laws for repossession in the state of Oklahoma?
In Oklahoma, a loan company can repossess a vehicle when it is just 1 payment behind. These companies can also repossess a vehicle at any time of the day or night as long as they do not breach the peace.
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What are the currrent moped laws for the state of Kansas?
Moped DefinitionA motor bicycle cycle, or moped, is every device having two tandem wheels or three wheels, which may be propelled by either human power or helper motor, or by both, and which has - A motor which produces not more than 3.5 brake horsepower; a cylinder capacity of not more than 130 cub…
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What kinds of wildlife can be found in Kansas?
Where the deer and the antelope roam . . . We have deer, antelope, coyotes, jack rabbits, squirrels, prairie dogs, possums, raccoons, skunks and all sorts of mice and other small rodents. You may find an armadillo or two in the very southern part of the state. There are game birds (turkey, pheasa…
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What was the worst tornado ever?
The worst tornado was the Daulatpur-Salturia tornado in Bangladesh, it killed more than 1300 people but its intensity is unknown.
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How many miles across Kansas from north to south?
Answer 423 Miles No -- that is EAST-WEST distance. North-South is roughly 200 miles. I suggest you use Google Maps and Mapquest.com to visually verify this. Then pick two identifiable travel points that you can drive between in a more or less straight line. Travel directions will give you an …
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What was the average income in 1942?
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What was the fish and chips fast food restaurant in Kansas City in the 1970's but closed in the 1980's?
H. Salt Esq.Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips. It's competition was Long John Silvers and Captain D's.
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Who owns almar printing in kansas city Missouri and received the sam Walton business leader award for 35 years of voluneer work?
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
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What year was Kansas admitted to the union?
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How long does it take standard US mail to travel from Cincinnati to Kansas City?
First Class Mail is delivered in three to five days.
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How many miles is it from Wichita Kansas to Yellowstone National Park?
It is 1,232 miles (1,982 km) from Wichita, Kansas to Yellowstone National Park according to Google maps.
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What was the outcome of the election to select a legislature in the kansas territory?
The Kansas Territory became pro-slavery.
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Why were the Kansas and Nebraska Territories referred to as bleeding Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas Organized as a territory by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Kansas became a virtual battleground for free and slave fractions (1854-1859) because it bordered on the slave state of Missouri and harbored many slaveholders as well as Yankee free-staters. On May 25, 1856, the milita…
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What is the population of Kansas?
According to the July 2008 US Census Bureau report the population of Kansas was 2,802,134. For PCH - According to Wikipedia, as of 2007, Kansas has an estimated population of 2,775,997, which is an increase of 20180, or 0.7%, from the prior year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's website, the …
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Where do the royals play at?
The Kansas City Royals play at Kauffman Stadium, located at One Royal Way, Kansas City, Missouri 64141.
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What city was the capital of Ikhanaton?
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What is the difference of the geographic locations of florida and kansas?
there are many but florida has more swamps
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What mountains are around Kansas City?
the ozark mountains are in Missouri other wise its just rollin hills
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Who wore the number 29 for the Kansas City Chiefs?
Kansas City Safety, Eric Berry is Number 29 for the Chiefs
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Pennsylvania's state animal?
The white tailed deer is Pennsylvania's official animal.
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Who is the most famous cowboy?
roger staubach
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Were is topeka located?
In Kansas
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Who are the Kansas Jayhawks?
Answer The sports teams at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas and are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are also in the 2008 NCAA Division I National Championship basketball game. The Kansas Jayhawks are BEAST …
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Why does it cost more to fly one way to a city than fly a round trip?
most airlines work as a hub, they need all their plains to return home so sometimes you get wierd prices like you mentioned.
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Who gave Kansas its name?
The Kansa indians.
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What is the capital of the state that is bordered by Colorado Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma?
Topeka, Kansas. It as founded in 1854, with a population of 127,473 and is on the western side of the state near Kansas City.Topeka, Kansas.The state that is bordered by Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma is Kansas. Its capital is Topeka.
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How many numbers have the Kansas City Royals retired?
Four #5 - George Brett - 1B/3B #10 - Dick Howser - Manager #20 - Frank White - 2B #42 - Jackie Robinson *Jackie's number has been retired by every MLB team*
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Where did the first Europeans come from?
Answer The first Europeans were the Cro magnon, who migrated to Europe from the other side of the Black Sea around 40,000 years ago. Perhaps contrary to popular belief, the Cro magnon were not "sub human" or different from modern humans, but pretty much the same as modern Europeans genetically.…
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Three cats stood in the meadow in the small dip in the earth, surrounded by a tall hill that protected them from the threat of the outside. Two cats argued angrily as to what they should do, as they had been traveling for days on end after having been abandoned and thrown off the side of a ship into the ocean by their housefolk. They had no idea how to survive out in the wild, and had only been mere chance survived the ocean and washed ashore on this new strange land.
One tom leaped on top of a ledge that overlooked the clearing and a yowl rang from his mouth. "Rose, Ash—gather below this rock and hear what I have to say."
The two cats did and listened intently for what he had to say; this cat had always been a leadership figure for them, being the strongest of them both.
The cat on top of the ledge was named Jack and he lashed his tail with authority. "We must unite, and form a clan. We must bring order into the midst of chaos if we are to survive," he proposed.
Rose flattened her ears uncertainly. "We don't know how! Our lousy housefolk tried to kill us, and by whatever god there is I would rather have perished in those tidal waves."
"We can't give up! Hear me out, we will never see our housefolk again, and we did survive—we can't give up. I have heard stories of cats forming clans with ranks and duties; I think we can do it if we really give it a shot," explained Jack, his eyes alight with determination.
Ash raised his muzzle to the sky. "He is right, Rose. We must do as he says."
Rose still showed signs of being unsure of the whole thing, but nodded her approval anyway. After all, they all still did wish to keep on living—and how else could they do it? They needed food and hunting together as one would make everything easier. If they had a leader, everything would be easier.
"Then it's settled," declared Jack, pointing his ears forward. "From this day on we are no longer kittypets, we are cats of the wild. I name our clan WispClan, in honor of the ship that helped us end up here—the Crying Wisp."
Excitement began clinging to the fur tips of Ash and Rose. This was definitely the right choice.
"Today and forevermore, I will be known as Tidalstar—tidal in honor of the waves that carried us to this land," the first leader of WispClan went on, "and you, Ash, will be known as Sedgetail; I choose you as deputy of this Clan, to become leader in my paw-steps should something happen to me. Rose, I name you Beachfur in honor of how much you liked the feeling of the beach sand on your fur; you having conveniently always known a bit about healing herbs and whatnot, unlike me and Sedgetail—you shall be our medicine cat."
And so, from that day on, the three cats lived alongside each other and made their shelter inside a large cave system, using designated dens for their different ranks—although most of the time they slept side by side, afraid to be alone in this new world that was so strange and foreign to them.
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I'm still trying to wrap my head around the heartbreak this mother must be feeling. The helplessness she must have felt while texting with her son while he was dying, trapped in a bathroom while a gunman ensures that those texts will be his final words to his mother.
Perhaps it is harder for me to read than others. My son was in the Aurora theatre June 20, 2012. It was hard listening to that horrific night. A night he can barely bring himself to remember or talk of. He had to crawl over bodies, through trails of blood, past crying victims to find a way out of a nightmare I hope no one ever has to go through, ever again. I am thankful, everyday, that I was not this mother. I still have my son. The hours of waiting to contact him, to hear his voice, were the hardest of my life. But I did hear his voice. He is still with me.
And back to reality. Here we are again with the familiar right vs. left, pro-gun vs. anti-gun rhetoric. A few days, a few weeks will pass and nothing will change, again.
I am puzzled by this. We are America, right? The greatest country of them all, right? Nothing we can't do, right? Yes, except for this. We are told we can't fix these tragedies. Everything else in the world, America the Great can handle, can overcome, can succeed. But not this.
Somehow, we can't even agree that we have a problem, let alone begin a discussion on where to go from here. Our hands are tied. Nothing can be done but more candle light vigils and mourning.
Well, I don't believe that is true. I believe there are things we can do. Not any 1 magic wand, but steps towards reducing this violence. Step 1, admitting we have a problem.
Step 2? I'm not sure.
It could include a restriction on gun purchases to people under investigation by the FBI, people on no-fly lists, people known to have had contact with terror groups. It is not being done right now. Seems reasonable.
Funding to the CDC for gun violence so we at least have a better understanding of the problem. Not currently allowed but it seems reasonable.
A ban on assault weapons? Seems reasonable.
Mental health background checks? Seems reasonable.
Better access to affordable mental health care? Seems reasonable.
More education of equality and acceptance. Seems reasonable.
I do not know the answers. But I do think there are things we can do. Some very reasonable things we can do. I'm certain there are many more things we can do that are reasonable and many more people better suited to suggest them. But we have to open a discourse to hear those ideas.
Will we ever be able to put an end to violence? Probably not completely but we certainly will never be able to reduce it if we never even try.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35290915353295485422016-12-03T18:22:03.702+00:00Cold Clarity MountainSifting lentils for inconsistency, all within a heart beat, between breaths, in this moment - now and forever.The email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-76996040276378750992011-10-14T17:42:00.002+01:002011-10-14T17:44:43.179+01:0060 second interview with Alan Moore (October 2011)Spotted this in the local newspaper, maybe of interest to Moore fans. I've always had a certain fascination with the man - still not entirely sure what to make of him, but I certainly enjoy a pronounced eccentricity and Alan Moore ticks that particular box with aplomb.

Whether he will ever be able to repeat the genius of the Watchmen series is the question, as this was most definitely the magnum opus to many of his followers, who subsequently felt somewhat discombobulated when his occult and magical interests came to the fore through remarkable, yet to some, abstract works, like the Promethea series.

Anyway... enough of my inconsequential babble.

The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-87675978108834614532011-05-17T20:24:00.001+01:002013-02-05T11:45:39.147+00:00The Buddha is a fat lovely bastard...

"If you see the Buddha on the road, you probably need psychiatric assistance"
- written by Penelope Clarice

Look, it's the truth OK! Life, when you look at it plainly, isn't actually going anywhere particularly glorious.

The more layers we peel away, the more absurd life seems. Essentially this is a deeply futile experiment in projecting our genetic material by whatever means into an uncertain, and most likely, brutal, and pointless future, where the known universe collapses back in upon itself, thus annihilating all we have come to know & love.

Depressing? Maybe.

Even if there were a god orchestrating this theater of the absurd, the acknowledgment of deity wouldn't remove the fact that we are eating & shitting machines, in a finite system of resources. That's just the way it is and the glamor we choose to drape over reality, is simply window dressing. The emperor 'really' has no clothes.

But anyway - that aside.

Once we have acknowledged that this 'life' is frankly ludicrous and we are mostly self-deluding dullards, we could collectively down tools and come up with a plan that works a little better than the current dog-eat-dog formula (dream on Penelope).

I love the tale of the Buddha - he set off from his palace of riches, impoverished himself, nearly starved to death, came face to face with disease and misery, realized that striving after riches was an empty pursuit, and then ultimately became 'enlightened' (or at least, woke up to the fact that life is essentially drudgery, delusion, and death) - but he made a slight error, as he inspired many followers to simply sit on their bottoms meditating in retreats, thinking this practice is an end within itself.

Believe me, I know the joys of quiet meditation (I practiced daily for many years) but surely this Buddha character didn't mean for devout followers to face walls or sit under trees for several hours each day when they could be working towards meeting the needs of the entire community?

Yes, the Buddha is just a story and he may not have existed at all, and the metaphysics attached to Buddhism, is most probably bullshit, but the kernel of the story is correct - that life is one great festival of suffering and we ought to view this suffering as chief priority, and do something about it.

One has to first acknowledge, preferably through direct experience, that the very foundation of life, is built upon that suffering!

When we rise in the morning we move towards suffering, and if we don't look after our essential needs, then brothers & sisters - we will begin to suffer big time.

No man is an island, so think about your family and their constant demands for food, clothing, shelter etc.

Then look outside, look at the neighbours, look across the ocean, look at the world - needs, needs, needs - and when these remain unfulfilled, SUFFERING!!

Of course we don't like to think about this too much so we flick on the TV, go for a walk, sing a silly song, drink a bottle of wine, perform sexual Olympics, watch grown men hoof a ball into a net... those sorts of things. But alas, it doesn't matter which version of the iPad we own, eventually we suffer and die, regardless.

Yep - we suffer - SUFFERING!! (have I mentioned suffering yet?)

We must acknowledge, as Buddhists teach - we do not exist in isolation, and that being the case, our puny little existence means something, we impact, we have a tangible effect. So, once recognized, we have to take responsibility as we are a 'cause & an effect' ... I'm sorry people, but that's the truth. We might deceive ourselves and think we can do exactly what we want to, but we can't, as we are a collective and each time we shit on a brother or sister, eventually we shit on ourselves. The "Buddha-fly" effect (pun intended).

So - to wrap this up.

1. You (and I) suffer to live.
2. We minimize suffering through meeting basic needs (food being primary).
3. We must recognize that our actions have tangible consequences.
4. We must recognize that we do not exist in isolation.
5. We must work towards playing the game of life fairly, as life hurts!

Five is meant to be sacred, so I'll end my list there.

So, don't sit on your ass meditating for hours (although quiet reflection is necessary me thinks) - educate yourself, empower yourself through accurate knowledge, spread that knowledge, spread some love and understanding. Do unto others & all that Jazz.

Did I mention suffering? I can't quite remember.
The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-72080923715733134202011-05-03T19:13:00.002+01:002013-02-05T11:15:37.463+00:00The decaying man in us all...Another day, another dollar, so they say, whoever 'they' are - probably greedy capitalists fucking it up for the rest of us - 'we' who simply want a quiet & simple life, reasonably stress free, with the occasional peak experience that makes existence a little bit more than eat/sleep/shit...

Anyhow, an hour or two spent in the café, seated next to the decaying man.

My crude and quick rendering of said man - obviously a caricature after the event and bares little actual resemblance, other than a certain degree of sloppiness and crudity of form:

When I initially sat down I was aware of this character shuffling around behind me, he was pressed into his chair and occasionally stooped forward; rummaging around on the table, re-arranging cigarette papers and a pair of wrap around black shades and twists of what looked like tissue paper - he appeared to have compulsive urges and clearly his nervous system was askew.

I wanted to talk to him, but part of me was repulsed at this dishevelled and faintly pungent man. I managed through peripheral vision to analyse his flesh - it was yellowish in hue and deeply scarred and cracked and pitted with small black heads and grime. He had sunken dark eyes, like raisins pressed into dough and his hair was dark grey, matted and greasy looking. He had a tatty old cap pressed on to his head and I didn't really focus on his general apparel, as I was keenly fixed on his features. It was hard to pin down the age of this vagrant fellow, but I would place him late fifties or even early sixties and the city and his decadence had seared its mark upon his flesh; clearly he had sponged alcohol deep within his viscera, which invariably disfigures the flesh and wrecks the nervous system through abuse.

Every ten minutes or so he would rise from the seat and shuffle off to the side door; taking a fresh roll-up with him to smoke. As he shuffled away (and I do mean shuffled) his head rolled to the side and he starred through the other people in the store, paying particular attention to an Asian couple seated opposite, who starred back with reserved horror.

He performed this ritual continually and around his seat lay tobacco shreds, and twists of paper littered the table top. The pungent odour as noted earlier consisted mainly of that acrid bitter stench that accompanies an habitual smoker - quite vile. Although upon inspection there was a repugnant potpourri that pulled at my stomach ever so slightly and conjured visions of soiled under-pants.

Anyway, a little time past by and he asked to borrow my ink pen. Asked, as in, slurred and spluttered out (almost) indecipherable sounds that were tenuously strung together, but coherent enough for the attentive ear to decipher. So I passed him my pen and watched him scrawl god only knows what on a fragment of paper plucked from an ancient leather wallet.

He passed it back - "cheers mate," said he.

We had a disjointed conversation for fifteen minutes or so, that consisted of... well, I'm not quite sure, as I could only work out perhaps 40% of the sounds my fellow human was projecting at me, through streams of drool and flecks of spittle. But I dutifully played it cool and felt as though I were doing this specimen of broken down humanity a favour (yes, that repulsive ego of mine reared its ugliness) and inside I looked for the exit - a verbal opportunity to leave, to move on, to go - lest I be consumed by this decay before me and sink into oblivion.

So, I contrived an excuse to leave and stood to go, but felt I should reach out and into this horror with my hand and shake the paw, replete with soiled claws, and prove my worth somehow. After all, I recall, Jesus hung out with the wretched and the poor... so I followed suit, and reached in and gripped this pulsing gristle and excrement.

But dear reader, please bare with me, as there is a heart that beats in this chest of mine and compassion that cuts me to the core, yet at times it is buried deep within a fear that grips me, that I should become the other, become my brother - this broken down man, this isolated fool, this neurotic bag of nothing, this fart, this... this was somebodies baby, this is a life lost, this was potential for something glorious and who am I not to be moved in genuine sympathy, who the fuck am I?

Even so, I popped into the toilet on the way out of the store and washed my hands clean, as I felt physically ill, yet when I did so, the life drained out of my heart.

The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-87097616941256379842011-04-26T22:37:00.001+01:002011-06-03T16:32:26.483+01:000 to 1 to 2 to 3 ...

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The email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-12210993031136256772011-04-22T16:30:00.002+01:002012-06-20T11:56:12.497+01:00Psychonautics..."Magic concerns itself in the main with that self-same world as does modern psychology. That is to say, it deals with that sphere of the psyche of which normally we are not conscious but which exerts an enormous influence upon our lives. Magic is a series of psychological techniques so devised as to enable us to probe more deeply into ourselves. To what end? First, that we shall understand ourselves more completely. Apart from the fact that such self-knowledge in itself is desirable, an understanding of the inner nature releases us from unconscious compulsions and motivations and confers a mastery over life. Second, that we may the more fully express that inner self in everyday activities. It is only when mankind as a whole has reached, or perhaps when the more advanced men and women in the world have evolved, some degree of inner realisation that we may ever hope for that ideal utopian condition of things - a wide tolerance, peace, and universal brotherhood. It is to ends such as these that Magic owes its raison d'etre."

"How, nowadays, do we deal with the psycho-neuroses in the attempt to cure them - to eliminate them from the sphere of the patient's thinking and feeling? Principally by the analytical method. We encourage the patient to narrate freely his life history, to delineate in detail his early experiences in connection with his father and mother, his reactions to brothers and sisters, to school and playmates and the entire environment. He is asked to dwell particularly on his emotional reaction to these earlier experiences, to relive them in his imagination, to recount and analyse his feelings towards them. Moreover, his dreams at the time of analysis are subjected to a careful scrutiny. This is necessary because the dream is a spontaneous psychic activity uninterfered with by the waking consciousness. Such activity reveals present day unconscious reactions to the stimuli of life - reactions which modify, even form his conscious outlook. In this way the patient is enabled to realise objectively the nature of this complex. He must detach himself from it for a short space of time. And this critical objective examination of it, this understanding of its nature and the means whereby it came into being, enables him, not once and for all, but gradually and with the passage of time, to oust it from his ways of thinking."

~ Israel Regardie: The Art & Meaning of Magic

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The email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-82568441632325200442011-04-19T20:05:00.002+01:002013-02-05T11:18:20.404+00:00Experiencing the mytho-poetic conscious state...The following is an excerpt taken from a rather cool book I was inspired to return to today, the title being - The Shaman's Doorway by Stephen Larson (ISBN: 0-89281-672-4)...

~ intriguing excerpt?

My observation has been that monotheistic and heavily orthodox belief systems exert a very powerful stabilizing and organizing effect upon the psyche. There is a polarization within the psyche between the central God-authority archetype and all the other parts. The monotheistic pattern seems more likely to produce powerful ethical and legalistic systems, intense confrontations between conscious and unconscious, and a stronger ego.

The polytheistic orthodoxies on the other hand, seem to allow the psyche more of its own innate polymorphous perversity. Sharp distinctions between good and evil are much harder to make. And though the deities of the polytheistic pantheon are prone to squabble, there are never enmities of the scope of that conlict between the Lord of Light and the Prince of Darkness. The pre-Christian Romans never attacked the indigenous mythologies of the people they conquered the way they did after Christianization. Polytheism seems much more open, both in culture and in psyche, to fostering a live and let-live atmosphere. Perhaps this is one reason why in our times of the reopening and unfolding of human capacity for pleasure, we may let a few of those myths - the banished gods and most especially goddesses - back in the door. After all, what's wrong with a "graven image" as long as you don't mistake the symbol for what it hints at, the finger for what it points to? Religious persecution, as well as religious evangelism, is the disease of the literal-minded.

Most of us have been trained by our literal Judeo-Christian heritage to think of our myths as either literally true or not true at all. The paranoid schizophrenic then, who projects his inner mythic drama on the outside world, is conforming to our cultural pattern. He has no training in turning the attention within to the living landscape and there allowing his energies to enact their symbolic play, the meaning of which is psychological, not literal. Hence, too, the plight of our callow shamans, who having ingested a few milligrams of freeze-dried mythology and feeling that they can fly, walk out of windows.

But can we really, as do the press and anguished parents, blame this tragedy on the drug? Are these people not equally the victims of a culture which has never been able to distinguish the diference between the mythic and the real? Experiencing and perceiving mythically for the first time, these neophyte shamans have never had a chance to learn how to deal intelligently or creatively with the mythopoetic consciousness. Like Dorothy and Levy-Bruhl's primitives, they have been living in "participation mystique," never learning to differentiate between the objectively real and the "glosses" that arise from the mythic and personal levels within. Surely this is another sign of the incredible deficiencies in our approach to education. Would even a very small child among the Senoi make a similar mistake?

~ a few thoughts of mine (the usual babble)

This particular excerpt proved rather poignant today, as I had just been reading the chapter and entered into an impromptu discussion with a fellow in the coffee shop that ultimately lead into a similar area of thought, in that, our contemporary society in it's current state of existential angst and crisis of identity, would do well to summon the psychonauts! We have become so externalised in our quest for material domination and material wealth, that I fear an important factor has been pushed to one side and that is the psychological landscape with its glorious theatrics and insights. This inner world of our being is crucial; helping us understand those things that blight us as an individual and by extension, as a collective. Yet we pay little attention to this fundamental state of being, instead, intoxicating and sedating our minds with distraction after distraction.

Whilst it is true that the predominant monotheistic church served to institutionally shackle mankind to dogma, it is also apparent that the erosion of this foundational structure has made society sway too and fro in a rudderless state; replacing holy idols with vacuous celebrities and corrupt politicians whose dubious motives are plainly discerned.

I am not suggesting that we abandon all reason and flock to the local church, or begin consuming heroic quantities of hallucinogens - far from it, as the excerpt suggests - society, generally speaking, has so little introspective sensitivity and insight, that the demons lurking in the abyss would no doubt consume and drive us to the brink of madness if we were to do so (or make us jump off tall buildings). Such is the infantile state of the average person. We are now psychonauts in nappies!

Let's face it, most drug users for instance, are simply getting stoned, and would do well to stay away from these substances if the sole purpose is merely to forget oneself, as these experiences are incredibly powerful and can be instructive if used wisely, otherwise, and is often the case, there is a price to pay - in terms of the eventual degradation of one's life. I find it depressing to see habitual users decaying, but they were incorrectly primed for the experience.

Likewise, people who gravitate towards religious institutions - do they do so after investigating a variety of alternatives, or is the lure a tick-list of black and white "does and don'ts" and the attendant appeal to external authority, potentially inducing a state of arrested development and childlike dependency through educational and emotional neglect?

The transcending and broadening of the nebulous state begins with that which ought to be a common sense and customary action; the initiatory step being quietly and soberly turning the attention inwards, for this is the gateway to the mysteries and through here we develop the wise man in our hearts.

After we see the substance of our being as clearly as we are able, then we can dance with others on life's stage and move towards greater external harmony. We can project the mystery of self outwards and engage in the yin and yang interchange of life's great theatrical presentation. But we have to know ourselves first, this is essential and the heroes quest - for we have been given the sword of enquiry, and the dragon lurks on the threshold of our own consciousness. Adventure awaits!

And so on and so forth...

The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-79051950780186625942011-04-15T16:21:00.009+01:002011-06-03T16:29:09.100+01:00Blood From The Shoulder of Pallas written by Alan Moore...I felt inspired to post this essay. I have owned the book Watchmen for many years and this article appears between chapters and is absolutely magical. Written by the British author 'Alan Moore' and captured using OCR software by me... I hope you enjoy his thoughts.

Is it possible, I wonder, to study a bird so closely, to observe and catalogue its peculiarities in such minute detail, that it becomes invisible? Is it possible that while fastidiously calibrating the span of its wings or the length of its tarsus, we somehow lose sight of its poetry? That in our pedestrian descriptions of a marbled or vermiculated plumage we forfeit a glimpse of living canvases, cascades of carefully toned browns and golds that would shame Kandinsky, misty explosions of color to rival Monet? I believe that we do. I believe that in approaching our subject with the sensibilities of statisticians and dissectionists, we distance ourselves increasingly from the marvelous and spell binding planet of imagination whose gravity drew us to our studies in the first place.

This is not to say that we should cease to establish facts and to verify our information, but merely to suggest that unless those facts can be imbued with the flash of poetic insight then they remain dull gems; semi-precious stones scarcely worth the collecting. When we stare into the catatonic black bead of a Parakeet's eye we must teach ourselves to glimpse the cold, alien madness that Max Ernst perceived when he chose to robe his naked brides in confections of scarlet feather and the transplanted monstrous heads of exotic birds.

When some ocean-going Kite or Tern is captured in the sharp blue gaze of our Zeiss lenses, we must be able to see the stop motion flight of sepia gulls through the early kinetic photographs of Muybridge, beating white wings tracing a slow oscilloscope line through space and time. Looking at a hawk, we see the minute differences in width of the shaft lines on the underfeathers where the Egyptians once saw Horus and the burning eye of holy vengeance incarnate. Until we transform our mere sightings into genuine visions; until our ear is mature enough to order a symphony from the shrill pandemonium of the aviary; until then we may have a hobby, but we shall not have a passion.

When I was a boy, my passion was for owls. During the long summers of the early fifties, while the rest of the country was apparently watching the skies for incoming flying saucers or Soviet missiles, I would hare across the New England fields in the heart of the night, sneakers munching through the dried grass and bracken towards my watch, where I would sit peering upwards in hope of a different sort of spectacle, ears straining for the weird scream that meant an old bird was out combing the dark for sustenance, a mad hermit screech, glaringly distinct from the snoring hiss of a younger owl.

Somewhere over the years; sometime during the yawning expanse between those snug years in the afterglow of a war well won and these current times, huddled in the looming shadow of a war un-winnable; some-place along the line my passion got lost, unwittingly refined from the original gleaming ore down to a banal and lustreless filing system. This gradual tarnishing had gone unnoticed, unchecked, finally calcifying into unthinking habit. It was not until comparatively recently that I managed to catch a dazzling glimpse of the mother-lode through the accumulated dust of methodical study and academia: visiting a sick acquaintance at a hospital in Maine on behalf of a mutual friend, walking back across the shadowy parking lot with my mind reduced to blankness by the various concerns of the day, I suddenly and unexpectedly heard the cry of a hunting owl.

It was a bird advanced in years, its shriek that of a deranged old man, wheeling madly through the dark and freezing sky against the ragged night clouds, and the sound halted me in my footsteps. It is a fallacy to suppose that owls screech to startle their prey from hiding, as some have suggested; the cry of the hunting owl is a voice from Hell, and it turns the scrabbling voles to statues, roots the weasel to the soil. In my instant of paralysis there on the glistening macadam, between the sleeping auto-mobiles, I understood the purpose behind the cry with a biting clarity, the way I'd understood it as a boy, belly flat against the warm summer earth. In that extended and timeless moment, I felt the kinship of simple animal fear along with all those other creatures much smaller and more vulnerable than I who had heard the scream as I had heard it, were struck motionless as I was. The owl was not attempting to frighten his food into revealing itself. Perched with disconcerting stillness upon its branch for hours, drinking in the darkness through dilated and thirsty pupils, the owl had already spotted its dinner. The screech served merely to transfix the chosen morsel, pinning it to the ground with a shrill nail of blind, helpless terror. Not knowing which of us had been selected, I stood frozen along with the rodents of the field, my heart hammering as it waited for the sudden clutch of sharpened steel fingers that would provide my first and only indication that I was the predetermined victim.

The feathers of owls are soft and downy; they make no sound at all as they drop through the dark stratas of the sky. The silence before an owl swoops is a V-Bomb silence, and you never hear the one that hits you.

Somewhere away in the crepuscular gloom beyond the yellow-lit hospital grounds I thought I heard something small emit its ultimate squeal. The moment had passed. I could move again, along with all the relieved, invisible denizens of the tall gass.We were safe.It wasn't screaming for us, not this time.

We could continue with our nocturnal business, with our lives, searching for a meal or a mate. We were not twitching nervelessly in stifling, stinking darkness, head first down the gullet of the swooping horror, our tails dangling pathetically from that vicious scimitar beak for hours before finally our hind legs and pelvic girdle are disgorged, our empty, matted skin curiously inverted by the process.

Although I had recovered my motor abilities in the aftermath of the owl's shriek, I found that my equilibrium was not so easily regained. Some facet of the experience had struck a chord in me, forged a connection between my dulled and jaded adult self and the child who sprawled in faint starlight while the great night hunters staged dramas full of hunger and death in the opaque jet air above me. An urge to experience rather than merely record had been rekindled within me, prompting the thought processes, the self-evaluation that has led to this current article.

As I remarked earlier, this is not to suggest that I immediately foreswore all academic endeavor and research pertaining to the field in order to run away and eke out some naked and primordial existence in the woods. Quite the contrary: I hurled myself into the study of my subject with renewed fervor, able to see the dry facts and arid descriptions in the same transforming magical light that had favoured them when I was younger. A scientific understanding of the beautifully synchronized and articulated motion of an owl's individual feathers during flight does not impede a poetic appreciation of the same phenomenon. Rather, the two enhance each other, a more lyrical eye lending the cold data a romance from which it has long been divorced.

Immersing myself avidly in dusty and long untouched reference books I came across forgotten passages that would make mc almost breathless, dreary-looking tomes that would reveal themselves to be treasure houses of iridescent wonder, I rediscovered many long-lost gems amongst the cobwebs, antique and functional stretches of descriptive prose which nonetheless conveyed the violent and terrible essence of their subject matter effortlessly.

I stumbled once more across T.A. Coward's engrossing account on an encounter with an Eagle Owl: "In Norway I saw a bird that had been taken when in down from the nest, but it not only assumed the typical terrifying attitude, but made frequent dashes at the wire, striking with its feet. It puffed its feathers out, framed its head in its wings, and fired off a volley of loud cracks from its snapping beak, but what struck me most was the scintillating flash of its great orange eyes." Then of course there is Hudson's account of the Magellanic Eagle-Owl which he wounded in Patagonia: "The irides were of a bright orange color, but every time I attempted to approach the bird they kindled into great globes of quivering yellow flame, the black pupils being surrounded by a scintillating crimson light which threw out minute yellow sparks into the air." In long-buried words such as the foregoing I caught some of the searing, apocalyptic intensity that I had felt in that wet hospital parking lot in Maine.

Nowadays, when I observe some specimen of Caine noctua, I try to look past the fine grey down on the toes, to see beyond the white spots arranged in neat lines, like a firework display across its brow. Instead, I try to see the bird whose image the Greeks carved into their coins, sitting patiently at the ear of the Goddess Pallas Athene, silently sharing her immortal wisdom. Perhaps, instead of measuring the feathered tufts surmounting its ears, we should speculate on what those ears may have heard. Perhaps when considering the manner in which it grips its branch, with two toes in front and the reversible outer toe clutching from behind, we should allow ourselves to pause for a moment, and acknowledge that these same claws must once have drawn blood from the shoulder of Pallas.

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~ Compassion

Foremost application... to self, in recognition of:

Our vulnerabilities
Our errors in judgement
Our fickle affections
Our self-glorification
Our lusts

We learn to forgive ourselves, work towards selflessness and grow in acceptance.

And through insight we learn to remain open to others; accommodating the flaws in their nature, that we find present within our own being.

And through remaining open to others, if we are wise, we humbly instruct through our compassion.

~ Humility

Through meditation we see that each is part of the other and although we feel separate, this is illusory, as we individually lend our voice or our presence to the collective whole (for good or for bad).

When we see this, we are humbled, and recognize value in all sentient life.

We are no greater than, we are part of... therefore, our humility acts to instruct the blind.

~ Moderation

Modulation, harmony, balance, the centre point - this we move towards as we follow the way. An excess of any thing destabilizes and there is ordinarily and naturally a high price for excess.

Moderation is a wise master and reveals true value.The email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529091535329548542.post-63277422525977312362011-04-07T10:52:00.001+01:002012-06-20T21:08:07.830+01:00My experience with Zazen...While I have a few moments, perhaps I can jot down thoughts on Zazen meditation.

If you aren't sure what Zazen is, you may like to consider this article - click here for information

If you don't want to look at the link, let me briefly explain.

Zazen essentially involves sitting quietly, usually in a cross-legged and upright position, with the mind steered towards the flow of breath moving in and out of the body. This is the central practise of Zen Buddhism, and the discipline places emphasis upon bodily posture and we need to consider Dōgen Zenji whose central focus was just "to sit".

This particular form of meditation appealed to me, as it stripped away much of the mysticism in favour of seeking the essence of "what is". More objective than subjective if you like; and the physical discipline, along with directing attention away from discursive thought patterns appealed to that part of me that enjoys control and structure.

My practise began in 2009 and continued through 2010, but it took me a while to find a posture and setting that suited my requirements. I have occasional problems with two joints in my leg and when adopting a full lotus position, the pain after a while was unbearable, so I adopted the half lotus on two cushions which I found rather comfortable.

There are a variety of schools incorporating Zazen practise and they vary in terms of what is acceptable; many frowning upon a non-rigid formula.

However - meditation in my view can work towards a non-contrived naturalness, where sitting posture leans towards comfort rather than discomfort, as the mind in my view, is the central focus of the training.

There are schools where full lotus is compulsory and several of the more authoritarian monasteries in Japan will physically beat students when they fail to adopt this form.

(note: the beatings are carefully administered and are an accepted part of the program)

Of course there is a need for discipline, but a swift blow to the shoulder and back would never be to my liking. Being "reasonably" comfortable is perfectly acceptable in my view, and there are a range of options where one can be seated and alert, yet at ease. If a person has severe physical disabilities for instance, that one could lie flat on the ground or on a mat, or even a bed, and still train using the breath. Nobody should be excluded because of dogmatism.

Primarily this style of meditation helps highlight all that is apparent on a moment to moment basis. Yet to arrive at a heightened sense of alertness may take a student many sittings. Or as is the way of Zen, it may happen now, as you read this article.

A person usually discovers upon sitting, that regardless of how calm one may feel at the time, the mind is anything other than a pool of tranquillity, as upon inspection it appears to have an unbroken dialogue.

Buddhists comically refer to this activity as 'monkey mind' - in that, the general character of mind with its persistent analysis, planning, and prompts to act, reveals an inner world in constant motion; like chattering chimps in a tree, swinging from branch to branch. Yet this activity is perfectly natural and to be expected.

My own nervous system at times is fraught and when I study my body I find tension, so it was no surprise upon sitting to find this frenetic play of voices. The discharge and movement of energy around the body often flows from the mind and its conversation, so to sit and observe this chatter can be fascinating if overwhelming at first! This is the primary phase of the practise - to learn to observe and detach from these processes.

An illustration I like is this - that the student of meditation learns to sit at ease at the river bank and observe the river flowing by; remaining dry and unaffected.

The dryness in this sense means no actual emotional engagement with emergent thought patterns. So when the bodies energy rises because of a specific concept that appears within the conscious field of the mind, one learns over time to let go of the thought and remain unaffected.

Often I will feel an initial burst and glow of energy in the abdomen when an unsettling thought occurs, yet at times I can quietly monitor this surge of energy, and through non-attachment to the instigating concept, allow this force to quietly dissipate.

Do not be discouraged if you decide to meditate and find this non-attachment discipline awkward, or seemingly impossible, as this skill may take time to develop. Do not worry, this is natural, and we learn at our own pace. At times, even regular practitioners struggle, such is the human condition.

This may take a student a while to achieve and each sitting may vary. At times, I will sit and meditate and feel ill at ease for numerous reasons and arriving at the centre point where all is calm may be unattainable at that time.

I recall listening to Pema Chodron (a Buddhist teacher) explain that her meditative practise spanning several decades, still gave her trouble from time to time, but she was good humoured and counselled that this wrestling was part of the ongoing process.

The benefits of meditative practise are:

1. Concentration
2. Introspection
3. Relaxation

I have no faith in the metaphysical tenets of the Buddhist faith, but nevertheless, I have experienced growth through meditative practise.

Good health to you!

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To Redhill travelled I...

Climbing to the peak - heart hammers,

Heavenly cupola - shrill the birds call,

They feast upon flesh - this day fresh.

Dropping the robe - now skyclad I,

Stretching to Pythagorean splendour,

At 2.30 on the 5th day (I drop the zero) and the breath moves lower,

Rising from abdomen to nostril,

A circle etched - nears completion.

Quinta Essentia - seek I.

Sprigs of rosemary - woven through my locks,
Air scented - shrill the birds call.

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"Few things under heaven are as instructive as the lessons of silence"

~ Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)

Needless to say, if you live where there are people, and have a certain level of income, you will have neighbours who create background noise, with occasional or sustained levels of disruptive frequencies.

I am in this position at present, and potentially for the rest of my life.

I live in a neighbourhood where there are dogs barking and screaming children, most days in fact, and I also live at present over a shop that has recently been re-let, with all of the disruption that entails (read: unwanted noise).

It is clear to me, absolutely crystal clear, that the world we inhabit is environmentally over-stimulated, and much of the time, our habits are to blame.

Our technology is noisy, expensive, environmentally damaging and inescapable unfortunately, so the only option for those of us with a delicate nature, is to adapt and find a way to buffer our senses.

I will admit, I have screamed out of the window at a neighbours dog twice now and also had fantasies of buying a rifle and shooting it. This particular neighbour clearly has no problem letting this creature stand on the yard and yap. Now, I don't blame the dog as it has been poorly trained, and when I'm in a more favourable frame of mind I don't blame the neighbours, as they probably lack sensitivity or are retarded in some way and this could be an educational issue. So rather than break the law and do something irrational and for the sake of my own sanity, I invested a little money in devices to metaphorically speaking, move my flat to a quiet leafy retreat away from people and their silly habits.

I am still experimenting as a I type, but have found a reasonably comfortable and affordable solution.

First up, I experimented with a variety of foam ear plugs and had varied results. There are so many plugs on the market and my main concern was comfort and ease of application. After trialling several different sorts, to date, the following plugs suit my ears.

These plugs are actually rather cheap compared to some of the other units on the market. They can be obtained for approximately £4 for a pack of twenty pairs, and this represents good value, as they are re-usable. I can use a pair for about a week before they start to lose their expansive potential. I can also sleep with these inserted, as they are reasonably pain-free when fitted correctly. However, after experimentation, I do have to trim the the 't shape' from the end of the plug, as this tends to create pressure against the outer ear when resting on a pillow at night. Overall though, these are nice and soft and easy to fit.

There are more robust varieties on the market, like the Hearos Ultimate series, but these for me, just aren't that comfortable or easy to insert. Perhaps given time and further experimentation, I could adapt to this variety.

I also found a mini pack of plugs in Tescos - these are an 'own brand' and ordinarily retail for around £2 for 6 pairs. These are rather good, but not as comfortable as the Howard Leight and I find it difficult to wear these for extended periods of time as they are made of a denser foam. On the plus side, compared to the 'Leights' the Tesco plugs seem to obscure a little more environmental noise.

Now, if you want a serious ally in your quest to shut out the world, let's wheel out the big guns.

These babies are excellent. I have only had these for two days now, so am still 'breaking them in' - the head band is a little tight, but this will stretch over time and the pressure will decrease.

They cost me £20 and were worth every penny.

Today there was a lot of noise downstairs. The shop radio was on quite loudly and tuned to a commercial station, there were voices, and more significantly, a truck was due to arrive on the forecourt and empty two commercial bins. Nightmare scenario! So, I popped these cans on to see how much sound they would obscure. The majority vanished as soon as they were fitted. I could still hear a muffled radio signal and distant clanks and bangs, but nothing to really complain about.

Then, as an experiment, I fitted ear plugs as well under the cans and the world become eerily silent, to the point where I could not hear the bins being emptied outside (usually this is the most horrendous metallic thumping sound).

I am impressed, and as these are designed for work use, they are quite comfortable, and I have sat wearing these for two hours at the computer without any real issues.

Obviously you don't have to wear ear plugs as well, as most of the time, these cans will suffice.

Another positive is that you will still hear important sounds within your own immediate environment, so things like the telephone or door bell can be heard. Which is useful of course.

It is important to remember that both ear plugs and mufflers will not eliminate all environmental noise, but we can use these devices to minimize the frequencies that jar our senses, and without these, my own life would be rather unpleasant.

Ultimately, I would like to think that humans will craft environments where these sorts of measures become redundant, but at present in this urban jungle it seems unlikely to be the case, as more and more people buy noise inducing machines and have unruly habits set to annoy their neighbours.

Take heart - there are affordable solutions & you don't have to end up like this:

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Part 1 - Shock & Awe - The Manipulation of the Human Psyche

Part 2 - Shock & Awe - The Manipulation of the Human Psyche

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Evocative plunderings into personal photo archive circa January 2008 - thought provoking, maybe...

 Youth, sweet youth, playful, full of hope.

 Animals, scurrying around looking for food.

Empire builders - grand schemes - phallic concrete symbols.

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Some people felt like I am jinxing it. Trust me, I have always been the one who is the first to say "don't say it!" or don't even mention the billy goat or Bartman.
but I can't describe it. Something in my blood just feels it - and it's not because this was the first year I finally went to Wrigley Field and fulfilled my life long dream of finally seeing the place in person that I've watched on t.v. my entire life.
On Monday August 4, a game I can't decide if I would want to be at or not happened. I woke up on Tuesday morning to see it on the Today show and went immediately to YouTube when I got to a computer to check if there were any videos. and sure enough, there is this video that gave me instant goosebumps as I watch this guy walk through all the same pathways I did for two days just a few weeks ago (minus the heavy rain and the 95 mph winds and looming tornados).
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and as I might be jinxing it.. but I really don't think I am. in any case, how many times can you say a storm like that hit Wrigley?
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- Weight (lbs / kg): 35.9 / 16.3
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The Traynor AM150T accoustic amp has a "Huge"/Full Sound. More like a PA then an instrument amp. Much more bottom end than even my "CA Blonde." (I even have to EQ a bit of the low end out)The notch filter works great and is simple to use. Great highs and Mids and plenty of power. I wish it had on-board EQ on 2nd channel but it does have an effects send. This is the best Acc amp I own and I own many.