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Construction could begin in July, if Douglas County accepts the low bid for the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.A $16.98 million contract to build the center goes before county commissioners on Thursday.Work is scheduled to be finished by Christmas 2014, according to a report prepared by Community Services Director Scott Morgan.Members of the Douglas County Parks & Recreation Commission are scheduled to hear an update 6 p.m. tonight at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane.According to Morgan, most interior finishing, furnishing and equipment required to begin operating the center was deliberately removed from the project to help gain the most square footage.Also not included in the bid is flooring everywhere except the gym, racquetball courts, restrooms, locker rooms kitchen and jogging track. Morgan said it's the county's intention to seek donations and contributions from the community to finish the project.The Community & Senior Center Foundation has raised $30,000 and the Young At Heart Senior Citizen Club has raised $80,000. With 18 months of construction time, Morgan predicted there would be plenty of time to raise money for furnishings, fixtures and equipment for the center.Core Construction out of Las Vegas and Nevada firm Tate Snyder Kinsey Architects, which has an office in Reno, were the winning design-build teamCore, recently completed work on Gardnerville Elementary School.Also competing for the bid was Clark & Sullivan Construction working with NTD Architects and BJG Architecture + Engineering; and Turner Construction Co. with H+K Architects.According to the report, all three design-build teams complied with the county's requests for proposals, but had what Morgan described as minor discrepancies.The county received more than 20 contacts from interested design-build teams, narrowed that down to nine, then to the final three.The winning bid for the project includes 74,345 square feet of space including 16,374 square feet for the senior center, 44,414 square feet for the gym, and 7,171 square feet that will be shared between the senior and community center.The design includes 5,126 square feet covered outdoor area."The submittal by Core Construction provided the most usable square footage and contained the greater percentage of preferred building materials," Morgan wrote in his report.The center site is located across Waterloo Lane from Lampe Park.


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Some of the inclinations of the soul are rivalry, ambition, and preferring oneself to others. All of these traits of one's lower-self are based upon a much greater evil: Arrogance.
Arrogance is found in one who disdains to worship Allah, by forgetting his weaknesses, despising others, and feeling proud. However, man is a weak creature. He depends upon Allah's power to exist and sustain his existence. Allah is the sole Power Who has created man from nothing, imparted him with spirit, sheltered and fed him, caused him to breathe, and bestowed countless other blessings upon him. Allah is the Lord of the Universe. In spite of the clarity of this truth, one who thinks of himself as a being independent of Him, and believes his qualities and abilities to result from himself, is evidently suffering from a grave self-delusion.
In fact, one has no right to be proud. The truth that Allah could take back all blessings bestowed upon him when He pleases is sufficient evidence. From time to time, we all observe the harm caused by one who behaves proudly on account of his or her physical beauty, knowledge, ability, wealth or social status. We can also observe what becomes of them when they suddenly lose these for any reason. If such qualities had resulted in the person from his or her own doing, then there would be no reason for him or her to lose them. Likewise, Allah creates many afflictions and difficulties in this worldly life to help people understand this truth. He tests mankind through many frailties, such as ageing and illness.
One who comprehends that Allah bestows all he possesses, and that he has no power without His help and assistance, may then discern in return the wisdom of Allah in His creation, and acquire humility by reconizing his own weakness. According to Bediuzzaman, the most important step taken towards acquiring sincerity is to abandon arrogance:
"To preserve truth from the assaults of falsehood, to abandon the self and its egoism, and give up the mistaken concepts of self-pride, and cease from all insignificant feelings aroused by rivalry. [If these precepts are adhered to], sincerity will be preserved and its function perfectly performed."1
It is necessary to adhere to this morality in order to acquire sincerity. Arrogance causes one to behave in a way as to favor himself rather than Allah. Arrogance means loving one's self more than any other, listening to himself rather than the others, and protecting that which he owns at all cost. Hence, one who is swept away by pride closes his conscience from any warnings. Therefore, as he does not listen to the voice of his conscience, he could in no way behave sincerely.
In the Qur'an, Allah defines the influence of arrogance as follows:
When he is told to heed Allah, he is seized by pride which drives him to wrongdoing. Hell will be enough for him! What an evil resting-place! (Surat al-Baqara: 206)
What is truly befitting a believer is to put aside his arrogance and lower-self, and behave according to that which is pleasing to Allah. The following verse reads:
And among the people there are some who give up everything, desiring the good pleasure of Allah. Allah is Ever-Gentle with His servants. (Surat al-Baqara: 207)
In Surat al-Qasas Allah informs us of the end met by the tribes who behaved haughtily towards the Messengers sent by Him:
He said, "I have only been given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that before him Allah had destroyed generations with far greater strength than his and far more possessions? The evildoers will not be questioned about their sins. (Surat al-Qasas: 78)
Realizing What is Lost through Arrogance
It is possible to observe the damage done by arrogance on one's sincerity in every phase of one's life. One claiming to be superior to others is closed against all kinds of criticism, warning or advice coming from them. Even if the other were to remind him of a point he had not considered, he would be influenced adversely by his sense of superiority. Instead of surrendering to truth, he will defend his views, even if they are wrong. Therefore, he becomes insincere, and is ruled by his lower self. However, what exemplifies sincerity is to comply with what the other had said, and surrender without the need to feel superior.
For this purpose, one should, first and foremost, abandon the feelings of his ego which cause arrogance, and refrain from stubbornly defending himself. Only then can he hope to act in compliance with the spirit of the Qur'an and behave sincerely. Likewise, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi reminded the true believer that the most efficient antidote against the ambition to be superior and to be in the right, stemming from arrogance, is to "surrender to the mind of true believers without supporting one's self":
"The sole remedy for this disease is to accuse your own soul before others raise these charges, and always to take the side of your fellow, not your own soul. The rule of truth and equity established by the scholars of the art of debate is this: "Whoever desires, in debate on any subject, that his own word should turn out to be true, whoever is happy that he turns out to be right and his adversary to be wrong and mistaken-such a person has acted unjustly." Not only that, such a person loses, for when he emerges the victor in such a debate, he has not learned anything previously unknown to him, and his probable pride will cause him loss. But if his adversary turns out to be right, he will have learned something previously unknown to him and thereby gained something without any loss, as well as being saved from pride. In other words, one fair in his dealings and enamoured of the truth will subject the desire of his own soul to the demands of the truth. If he sees his adversary to be right, he will accept it willingly and support it happily."2
Considering one's successes to be achieved merely by virtue of one's self stems from arrogance and destroys sincerity. However, Allah is the One Who has bestowed upon mankind their mind and ability. As stated in the following verse, man knows nothing except what Allah has taught him:
They said, "Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise." (Surat al-Baqara: 32)
Man is a weak creature Allah has created from nothing. All of man's powers are the result of the generous gifts and benevolence of Allah. When taking into account the endless wisdom, limitless power and knowledge of Allah, clearly, one who considers having acquired these qualities by himself is in grave error. Carried away by pride, he forgets these realities, and thinks that his success arises out of his own accomplishment. He may become arrogant and insincere. What is more befitting for a true believer is never to consider any of his successes as his own, even if he were the most able, intelligent and perfect man ever to set foot on earth. Arrogance should never take hold of him. If he behaves in a manner by which he takes account of his own weakness, in spite of all these blessings, then Allah will bestow even greater favors upon him. He will make him obtain His consent, compassion and enter Paradise, on account of his sincerity. Yet, most people forget that this worldly life is nothing but a test. They turn to Allah in times of affliction, and yet, act ungratefully when they are granted blessings. They also commit a great error by believing that these blessings are the outcome of their own abilities, and that the success belongs to them alone. In Surat az-Zumar, Allah commands the following:
When harm touches man he calls on Us. Then when We grant him a blessing from Us he says, "I have only been given this because of my knowledge." In fact it is a trial but most of them do not know it. (Surat az-Zumar: 49)
Another tendency frequently found among people under the influence of arrogance is the "ambition to lead." The lower-soul tempts a man to act ambitiously even while performing good and pious deeds, and attempt to destroy his sincerity by putting forth excuses that would seem reasonable. As Said Nursi affirmed, saying: "Moreover sincerity and adherence to the truth require that one should desire the Muslims to benefit from anyone and at any place they can. To think 'Let them take lessons from me so that I gain the reward' is a trick of the soul and the ego."3, in various circumstances, some people act by deciding that, "I will be the one to complete this job" without taking into account quality of the outcome or the benefits to be gained as a consequence. This attitude, ruled by the desire to lead and arrogance, completely destroys sincerity.
As expressed by Bediuzzaman, who said "Thinking to oneself 'Let me gain this reward, let me guide these people, let them listen to me,' he takes up a position of rivalry towards the true brother who faces him and who stands in real need of his love, assistance, brotherhood and aid. Saying to oneself, 'Why are my pupils going to him? Why don't I have as many pupils as him?' he falls prey to egoism, inclines to the chronic disease of ambition, loses all sincerity, and opens the door to hypocrisy"4, a peevish man considers his Muslim brothers as his rivals. Unwilling that another be endowed with important responsibilities, and complete his tasks successfully, is to be understood as not wishing anyone else to gain the rewards of Paradise, nor to accept a responsibility which will grant him entry into Paradise. Yet, the noblest attitude according to the Qur'an, that which is most sincere, is to let others earn the access to Paradise and to encourage them to embark on tasks pleasing to Allah.
A Muslim should wish to make others gain the rewards of Paradise and take on noble tasks leading to favor in the hereafter, just as he wishes to perform pious deeds for his own benefit. Turning a good deed into one for the sake of a worldly ambition, by saying "I am the most qualified person to do this job," "Let them see how good I can manage this job, and understand how superior are my qualities," "I will undertake this job in order to acquire a status and prestige among the believers," is not in accordance with sincerity. Instead, one should give preference to another believer. He should point out that he also possesses superior qualities to enable him to practice good morality and to act sincerely. In order to conquer one's arrogance and the ambition to authority, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi gave the following recommendation:
"The cure and remedy for this serious disease is to be proud of the company of all those travelling the path of truth, in accordance with the principle of love for Allah's sake; to follow them and defer leadership to them; and to consider whoever is walking on Allah's path to be probably better than oneself, thereby breaking the ego and regaining sincerity. Salvation is also to be had from that disease by knowing that an ounce of deeds performed in sincerity is preferable to a ton performed without sincerity, and by preferring the status of a follower to that of a leader, with all the danger and responsibility that it involves. Thus sincerity is to be had, and one's duties of preparation for the Hereafter may be correctly performed."5
By these words, Said Nursi has once again underlined the importance of sincerity, and reminded the believers that those who aim to live in Paradise should be cleansed of selfish feelings, such as ego, rivalry, and the ambition to lead. He also made note of the importance of giving preference to another believer as an act of sincerity, of allowing him to lead and of being pleased with his accomplishments. He reminded believers that what is truly reflecting of sincerity is to believe that others could be superior to oneself and to surrender to them.
1. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Risale-i Nur Collection, The Flashes Collection, The Twentieth Flash
1. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Risale-i Nur Collection, The Flashes Collection, The Twentieth Flash
3. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Risale-i Nur Collection, The Flashes Collection, The Twentieth Flash
4. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Risale-i Nur Collection, The Flashes Collection, The Twentieth Flash
5. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Risale-i Nur Collection, The Flashes Collection, The Twentieth Flash


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Honda Cross runner
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The actual quad-cam, 16-valve V4 is actually in house the same, however Honda extended the actual consumption trumpets as well as modified the actual wear out to enhance bottom-end torque. The actual VTEC variable-valve program continues to be retuned to slice within slowly among 6600 as well as 6800 revoltions per minute, instead of suddenly in the greater number because prior to. In this way much more energy among three thousand as well as 6000 revoltions per minute, however somewhat much less drive among 6500 as well as 10,000 revoltions per minute.
Bodywork is brand new, obviously. The goal was going to develop a kind of two-wheeled SUV, along with a minimum of the notional capability upon somewhat tough areas; therefore the actual a more elevated appear. However Honda did not need bicycle that just high individuals might trip, therefore the slimmer chair helps maintain the actual rider's perched to some affordable thirty-two. one ins. The actual traveling place is nearly bolt-upright, searching over the electronic device screen distributed to the brand new CBR600F.
The actual 'Runner dealt with all those ultra-nadgery highways fairly nicely, even though many times I discovered personally asking yourself just how much much better it might happen to be in case Honda experienced used the problem to build up the lighter in weight, hotter framework. Guiding geometry as well as delay, pause really are a bargain. Increasing the actual bike's tail whilst to get rake the same improved path, that was possibly the reason why the actual bicycle required a strong nudge upon the handle bars to obtain this into a good flex. And when the street stiffened upward suddenly, this required an additional mindful enter to modify the collection.
A new chassis would have helped make the ride even quicker and more entertaining. But if Honda had spent more time and money on development and high-tech parts, it wouldn't be able to sell the Cross runner for such a competitive price. It's roughly 10 percent less expensive than the VFR in Europe, so it's not bad value for a versatile, reasonably practical bike that delivers its design team's aim of easy fun. Shame American riders won't get the chance to discover that for themselves-at least not this year.


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So the question this time is...
Have you ever been awakened from sleep by a disembodied voice calling you by name?
If so, was it a familiar voice?
Did you notice anything unusual about its sound?
(like - echo like, a whisper, piercing, startling, distant, above, below, all around, etc)
Anything different when you awoke?
(Colder, hotter, felt different, felt at peace, tingly, frightened, etc.)
Did you take it as a warning, just as unusual, or didn't give it another thought?
If No, Do you consider yourself a more skeptical person, don't care ether way, or have always believed in the paranormal? (Adjusted question to be more fair to skeptics...Yes that's you, Canis.)
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Improvement, not contract, Gallardo's priority
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo is coming off what he calls his "worst year," and he is entering a contract year. Yet he used the word "relaxed" several times when describing his mindset.
"It has gone by quick. That's a good thing," said Gallardo. The right-hander, who will turn 28 before month's end, will earn $11.25 million this season at the end of a five-year deal. The Brewers hold a $13 million option for 2015 with a $600,000 buyout.
"I've enjoyed playing for Milwaukee and the fans have treated me well," he said. "I'm excited to be part of the organization and go out there and perform for them."
Last year, Gallardo did not perform to expectations. Following an offseason marred by the death of his mother, he hurried to prepare for the World Baseball Classic and was already struggling in the regular season when he was arrested in April for drunk driving.
Gallardo salvaged his season with a solid second half, finishing 12-10 with a career-worst 4.18 ERA. He was worth 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR), according to the Baseball-Reference.com measure, the lowest mark of Gallardo's career.
"I think it's obviously the worst year I've had since coming up to the big leagues," Gallardo said. "My No. 1 goal is to make each year better. Last year, I went in the opposite direction. I have to get back on track and fix the things I have to fix."
At least he will get to make those fixes at Maryvale Baseball Park. Last year, Gallardo was the ace of Mexico's entry to the World Baseball Classic, and was briefly in doubt when a groin injury flared up. Gallardo overcame that setback to pitch in the tournament, but manager Ron Roenicke is certain that it had an adverse effect on the regular season ahead.
Gallardo essentially agreed.
"I don't want to say any excuses or blame anything on certain things, but I felt a little bit rushed," Gallardo said. "Trying to get in shape for it and the [groin] injury I had early in spring, that didn't help. I'm coming in here a little bit more relaxed. I can throw on my own pace. I'm excited."
He said he plans to use his curveball more often in 2014, a pitch Gallardo has strayed from in recent years as he learned more heavily on a cutter/slider.
Of the curveball, he said, "I'm going to try to use it a little bit more. Last year, early in the year, I ran into trouble throwing [mostly] fastball/slider, the pitches I was throwing. Whenever I did throw a curveball, it was out of the zone. The main thing is to try to throw it for strikes more, try to throw a good curveball to get me back even in the count or get ahead in the count with the first pitch. I think it's going to make a huge difference. I was able to do that the first few years when I came up; in '07, I was able to throw it in any count. I think it's going to help me a lot."
Why did he get away from it?
"Probably the cutter/slider, to be honest," Gallardo said. "I think I kind of fell in love with it. I was able to throw it in any situation, any count. But that's a harder pitch, and it's a similar velocity to my fastball. The hitters are able to time it better. You need something slower and with different angles."
Gallardo has been the Brewers' Opening Day starter the last four seasons, but he has competition this year from Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza.


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text: Portland Playoff Preview September 13, 200712:00AM PDT Previous Next Video: Bobby Lenarduzzi Previews the Series Vancouver Whitecaps look to defend their 2006 USL First Division title when they meet Portland Timbers in the playoff quarterfinals this weekend. Bob Lilley's side will take on their Pacific Northwest rivals in a two-game, total-goal contest, with the first leg set to take place at Swangard Stadium on Friday evening before both teams head down Interstate 5 for the second leg at Portland's PGE Park on Sunday afternoon. The two-game series will also be the second and third meetings between the two clubs in the space of a week. Both the Whitecaps and Portland concluded their 2007 USL-1 regular season campaigns last Sunday with a goalless draw at Swangard. Despite dominating their Oregon opponents, Lilley's side were unable to find a way past former teammate and current Timbers goalkeeper Josh Wicks, who put in a superb shot-stopping performance for Portland. The result meant the Timbers finished second in the USL-1 standings, while Vancouver had to settle for seventh place after weekend stalemates with both Portland and Atlanta Silverbacks. Despite a disappointing regular-season record of nine wins, seven defeats, and 12 draws, the Whitecaps head into the postseason full of confidence after some positive displays in recent games. "I feel we are where we need to be," Lilley said after last Sunday's game. "We're playing very well offensively, as we've been breaking down teams that have defended well all year and making it look easy at times. If you look back now, we've lost one game in our last nine and we tied the majority of them. I've been in Canada long enough to know that when you're struggling to score goals, you try and put bodies in front of the net. We know the ball fits in the goal, so we'll keep at it. We're definitely playing at a level to go on a run at playoff time." Before Sunday's game with the Timbers, the Whitecaps had two other competitive contests with Portland at PGE Park. It was not until July 19 that Vancouver first faced the Timbers this season, and despite a fine goal by Martin Nash, Gavin Wilkinson's side recovered to defeat Vancouver 2-1. The result was one of seven straight victories recorded by the Timbers, but their form slipped, as they claimed five draws and two defeats in their following seven games. This included a goalless home draw with the Whitecaps on August 11, with the pivotal moment of that contest being Vancouver's sole red card of the regular season, as left fullback Steve Kindel was sent off for using an elbow in an aerial challenge with Portland's Luke Kreamalmeyer. "For us, match-ups are match-ups," Timbers assistant coach Rod Underwood told whitecapsfc.com. "People make a lot out of them before the whistle is blown, but next Friday night, we'll know if the match-up is good one for us. Vancouver are an experienced team, but we'll give it our best effort and see who gets the best result." Like last Sunday, Underwood is likely to be in charge of the Timbers for the first leg, as former New Zealand international Wilkinson remains in the process of landing his American permanent residency status or Green Card, and is unable to leave the United States at present. Wilkinson should return to take his place on the Timbers bench for the decisive second leg at PGE Park, with the Whitecaps hoping to have some kind of an advantage for the Sunday afternoon game. Timber Jim and the Timbers Army should be out in full force to support their side, as Portland look to defend their undefeated home record. The City of Roses outfit registered eight wins, six draws, and no defeats at PGE Park during the regular season, with Portland having one of the firmest playing surfaces in USL-1. "It's a travesty that it is a field in the league, but it is what it is," said Whitecaps centre back Steve Klein. "I imagine that their guys don't like playing on it either. We battled quite well on their turf this season, so hopefully, we get off to a good start on Friday and then do well down there. We're going to try and win both games, so if we win on Friday, and then on Sunday, that will lock it up for us. I'm sure we'll use the same tactic as we used last year in the playoffs by looking to win on the road." Friday's quarterfinal playoff match at Swangard Stadium kicks off at 7:00 p.m. Single game tickets start at just $16 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 604.280.4400 or visiting whitecapsfc.com. For more information on Whitecaps ticket packages and group rates, please call 604.669.WAVE (9283) or visit our tickets page. You can also watch Friday's game between the Whitecaps and Portland live on USLlive.com or on Shaw Cable. 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Blue Jays honour first responders in 9/11 ceremony
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays paid tribute to the tragic events of 9/11 by having members of the Toronto police, EMS and fire departments on hand for a pregame ceremony on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.
Deputy Commander Leo Leach of the Toronto EMS sang the national anthems for Canada and the United States, while Deputy Chief Mark Saunders of the Toronto police force threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Players often have the option of staying inside the clubhouse during national anthems, but on this night the full roster for both the Blue Jays and Angels were on the field to pay their respects.
The ceremony was designed to honor the first responders who risked their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The Blue Jays wore both the Canadian and American flags on their hats to represent the partnership between the two countries during the immediate aftermath of the tragic event.


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Council looks ahead to a busier night
If you blinked, you might have missed last week's city council meeting. With no consent items and just a few smaller items, the meeting lasted barely more than an hour.
This Monday, the council will have a few more things to decide on when it convenes at 4:30 p.m. at city hall in council chambers.
One issue seeks to define kitchens and dwelling units to provide that kitchens are only indoors and do not require storage cabinets to be deemed a kitchen.
The city has identified a trend where single-family homes are being remodeled to allow a second indoor kitchen. This is an issue because it can lead to the illegal kitchen and to the illegal conversion of single- family homes into boarding houses and other multi-family residential uses.
"In order to not have residents put in separate kitchens in their garage and there were apartment complexes that were recreating their efficiencies by putting kitchens into them," Councilmember and sponsor Lenny Nesta. "We put in an ordinance out to deal with that."
Another trend is to permit a second kitchen in an outdoor patio area in more affluent homes, or to provide mini-refrigerators in game rooms or "man caves."
These additional kitchen-like elements provides a connection between food preparation/ storage and leisure activities, not to provide a loophole around regulations designed to prevent overcrowding, staff has said.
"These are 'kosher kitchens' and they're acceptable. They're trying to separate the fact that people are taking their homes and garages now have people living there with kitchens," Nesta said.
City staff has recommended that the kitchen definition be revised so as to remove storage cabinets from the list of minimum kitchen elements to be provided.
A kitchen will be defined as "an indoor portion of a structure specifically designed and equipped for the preparation, service and storage of food. The kitchen shall be provided with a functioning sink, range, oven, and refrigerator."
It is hoped the changes will prevent illegal conversions of single-family residences while permitting residents the flexibility to provide some kitchen-like elements in close proximity to leisure activities.
Another ordinance will amend the city's investment policy, while another will decide on whether to allow a deviation for the required glazing on a new sanctuary building for an expanding Seventh Day Adventist Church.
There are also two resolutions approving interlocal agreements between the city and Lee County for the county's use of space within fire stations to house emergency vehicles and personnel, and for fire services within the Burnt Store Area Fire Municipal Services Taxing Unit, which also serves part of Charlotte County.
The council will also consider two appointments. One will be to consider the CRA Commission's recommendation to appoint Councilmember Rana Erbrick as chairperson and Jim Burch as vice-chair of the CRA Board of Commissioners, the other to appoint Harvey Wolfson to the audit committee to replace John Cincotta, who did not seek reappointment.
Also, councilmember Rana Erbrick will make a presentation to the widow and daughter of the first chairperson of the Civilian Police Review Board, Gary Vandenberg. Vandenburg also served on the Budget Review and Redistricting committees.


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Scripted Ensemble Drama Series "DTLA" Makes U.S. Television Premiere on Logo
The First Kickstarter Funded Television Series to Receive Domestic and International Distribution, "DTLA" Premieres on Logo Wednesday, October 24th at 11 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2012 -- Logo announced today that the independently financed, scripted ensemble drama series "DTLA" will make its U.S. television premiere on Logo. From the executive producer of the "The L Word" and the star of "Noah's Arc," "DTLA" depicts the relationships and sex lives of eight friends with varied ethnic, cultural, and sexual orientations that work and live in the vibrant community of Downtown Los Angeles. Starring Darryl Stephens ("Noah's Arc") and a cavalcade of notable supporting cast including Golden Globe winning, and Academy Award nominated Melanie Griffith, Sandra Bernhard and Leslie Jordan, it's a story of love, friendship, loyalty, and being true to oneself - no matter what the cost. "DTLA" kicks off with an hour-long U.S. television premiere on Wednesday, October 24th at 11 PM ET/PT on Logo, followed by seven, 30-minute weekly episodes.
"DTLA" tells the story of a diverse group of friends, all at crossroads in their lives. Darryl Stephens ("Noah's Arc") stars as Lenny, a civil litigation attorney who reunites with his college friend SJ (Marshelle Fair) during the breaking point in her marriage and while his own long-term relationship with Bryan (Matthew Stephen Herrick) starts to crumble. Also in the mix are Kai (Hiro Tanaka), a young teacher obsessed with hooking up with his celeb crush; Marky (Scott Pretty), a young Marine cadet, and his boyfriend Matthew (Patrick McDonald), a newcomer to LA who will stop at nothing to make it as an actor; and Stefan (Ernest Pierce), an outspoken lawyer struggling to make his relationship work with his much younger boyfriend Trey (JC Jones) after finding out about his secret life. An all-star supporting cast includes Melanie Griffith, Sandra Bernhard, Erin Daniels ("The L Word"), Jeremy Jackson, Leslie Jordan, Paul Mooney, Tiffany Pollard ("I Love New York"), Luenell (Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorius Nation Of Kazakhastan), William McNamara, Julie Goldman, B. Scott and Danny Roberts ("The Real World - New Orleans").
"DTLA" also represents the first instance that a Kickstarter assisted crowd funded television series will receive domestic and international distribution. "DTLA" makes its international co-premiere on Out TV in Canada.
"DTLA" is created, directed and executive produced by Larry Kennar ("The L Word," 50 First Dates, Barbershop), Darryl Stephens, Michael Andres Palmieri and Helene Shaw (Showtime's Paul Mooney Comedy Specials).
For up-to-date news and exclusives on "DTLA", follow the series on Twitter @DTLAtheSeries and #DTLAtheSeries. Fans of "DTLA" can join the DTLA Facebook page.
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Torchlight sales pass 1 million units
Runic's charming action-RPG has passed the million-sales milestone, the developer announced today.
Tip-top action-RPG Torchlight has now sold over one million units across all platforms, developer Runic Games has announced. We were first charmed by Torchlight on PC in October 2009, with a Mac launch following in May 2010, and an Xbox Live Arcade edition this March.
This sales milestone comes in the wake of two successive sales, the most recent of many. Torchlight was briefly $2.99 in Steam's huge summer sale (it's now $7.49, with a 50% discount), and also has a third off in the Xbox Live Marketplace. While all of those million copies certainly haven't been sold at Torchlight's regular price of $15, it's still a very respectable milestone.
"We're very excited to share Torchlight's success with our fans and supporters. It's been a great ride so far and we can't wait to give everyone more of what they want in Torchlight II," said Runic president Travis Baldree in the announcement. "It isn't every day you sell a million games. We're grateful to be here."
The multiplayer-packing sequel was slated to launch on PC this summer, when we last heard from it.
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Runic's charming action-RPG has passed the million-sales milestone, the developer announced today.


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seasons for descriptions
Pregnant cows
destined for the calving
grounds initiate spring
migration. It corresponds with
significant snow melt — commonly in April and May. Bulls, yearlingsand
dry cows follow weeks later. Pregnant cows (who move north before the
flush of early spring forage) are in constant energy deficit during this
period, traveling an average of 20km per day. Deep snow, early breakup,
and spring floods are
just some of the factors that
can delay this tough stage
of the Porcupine Caribou
Herd's annual journey.
Insects usually
dictate when this dramatic
stage of the caribou's annual migration begins. Spurred on by biting
mosquitoes and oestrid flies, tens of thousands of caribou group together
and move like a river across the landscape, covering as much as 25km/day
as they search out areas that offer relief from the bugs
(i.e. windy ridgetops) and
good quality food.
Porcupine caribou
calve almost always between
June 1 and 10. Adult females are
in the poorest condition of the year
when they arrive on the calving grounds and, after giving birth, are
dependent on
the area's high-energy food. The general absence of wolves and
insects are just some of the characteristics that make
this area worthy of a 2-month-long
1,000km migration. Even with this sanctuary, life is difficult. An
average of 25% of the calves
get killed in their first
month of life.
The rut is a spectacular
phase of the caribou's
annual life cycle, a period when
the big bulls spar with one another
for the privilege of mating with the
cows. Dueling and chasing preoccupy
the bulls to the point of exhaustion,
rendering them easy prey for wolves
and bears that continue to shadow the
migration. There is no affinity for
where the rut occurs. Rather, it
transpires wherever the herd
happens to be along
the fall migration.
This is the time of
dark and cold when Arctic
temperatures can plummet as
low as –50C. Surprisingly, if snow
isn't too deep, it is also a time of year
when the well-adapted caribou can gain
weight. The cows are no longer lactating,
the bulls aren't sparring, and the herd,
although widely scattered, isn't moving
much compared to the rest of the year.
Winter range is generally south of the
treeline, where the snow remains soft,
making it easy for the caribou to
paw and "crater" down to
the ground lichens that
sustain them.
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Enter Infernal Restraints Now!
The name of the game is Teamwork. It will mean a lot for Wenona and Mattie Borders today. They start off chained to each other in such a way that only one of them can make it to their water dish. It's a cruel trick made worse by the fact that the gags in their mouths will keep them from swallowing anyway. Being used together like that gets them excited and they start to enjoy each other's company....
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Should Men Be Forced to Pay For Children They Didn't Want?
I'm a man who helps women understand men. Not all men. Not in every situation. But, in general, if you want to hear how honest, loyal, sensitive, successful, confident, self-aware (and self-aggrandizing) men think, this blog is a pretty good place to start.
Which is why I'm excerpting what is sure to be a controversial post that recently ran in the New York Times. It was written by Laurie Shrage, a women's studies professor in Florida and it's like she took the words right out of my brain. In short, while no one in the world will defend deadbeat dads who don't support their kids after a divorce, that's a completely different scenario than men who are forced to support a child that they never wanted to have. In her opinion – and in mine – the law should reflect this obvious difference.
"If a man accidentally conceives a child with a woman, and does not want to raise the child with her, what are his choices? Surprisingly, he has few options in the United States. He can urge her to seek an abortion, but ultimately that decision is hers to make. Should she decide to continue the pregnancy and raise the child, and should she or our government attempt to establish him as the legal father, he can be stuck with years of child support payments."
I've been around long enough to know that many women have the reflexive answer that if she accidentally got pregnant, he should be on the hook for it. But that doesn't quite hold up logically. He can't have a say over the birth of the fetus (because it's her body), but she can have a say about whether he supports the accidentally conceived child for the next 18 years?
"The political philosopher Elizabeth Brake has argued that our policies should give men who accidentally impregnate a woman more options, and that feminists should oppose policies that make fatherhood compulsory. In a 2005 article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy she wrote, "if women's partial responsibility for pregnancy does not obligate them to support a fetus, then men's partial responsibility for pregnancy does not obligate them to support a resulting child." At most, according to Brake, men should be responsible for helping with the medical expenses and other costs of a pregnancy for which they are partly responsible."
Continues the author, "Feminists have long held that women should not be penalized for being sexually active by taking away their options when an accidental pregnancy occurs. Do our policies now aim to punish and shame men for their sexual promiscuity? Many of my male students (in Miami where I teach), who come from low-income immigrant communities, believe that our punitive paternity policies are aimed at controlling their sexual behavior. Moreover, the asymmetrical options that men and women now have when dealing with an unplanned pregnancy set up power imbalances in their sexual relationships that my male students find hugely unfair to them. Rather than punish men (or women) for their apparent reproductive irresponsibility by coercing legal paternity (or maternity), the government has other options, such as mandatory sex education, family planning counseling, or community service."
Is any of this ideal? Of course not. But it's reality. No matter what we legislate, men and women are going to get drunk, hook up, forget to wear a condom, and have to deal with the consequences of unplanned pregnancies. The question is: what's fair? Shrage seems to suggest that the current laws are anything but.
"However, just as court-ordered child support does not make sense when a woman goes to a sperm bank and obtains sperm from a donor who has not agreed to father the resulting child, it does not make sense when a woman is impregnated (accidentally or possibly by her choice) from sex with a partner who has not agreed to father a child with her. In consenting to sex, neither a man nor a woman gives consent to become a parent, just as in consenting to any activity, one does not consent to yield to all the accidental outcomes that might flow from that activity."
As the author proves, one can be a feminist, demand equal rights, and still believe that a system that penalizes men so harshly for an innocent mistake is unjust. While you are entitled to disagree with me, please understand that my whole business is about learning to put yourself in men's shoes and find a measure of sympathy and understanding for them. By insisting that a man pay hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime for a one-night stand and a broken condom, you are not indicating that you're considering his plight at all.
Concludes Shrage, "Policies that punish men for accidental pregnancies also punish those children who must manage a lifelong relationship with an absent but legal father. These "fathers" are not "dead-beat dads" failing to live up to responsibilities they once took on – they are men who never voluntarily took on the responsibilities of fatherhood with respect to a particular child."
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BYRON — Winnebago's Jeff Swanson didn't even know how far ahead of the field he was when he hit the back stretch of the 400-meter run during Thursday's Big Northern Conference track meet.
As long as he was out front, he didn't care. As it turned out, he was way out front — and on a meet-record pace.
"I could kind of hear them, and I could kind of tell that I was getting some distance in there," Swanson said after pulling off the impressive 400-200 double-victory. "But, for the most part, I try not to even worry about anybody else. When I'm feeling it, I just have to push myself, and that's good enough."
It was Thursday, and his two first-place finishes, his third in the 100 (11.38 seconds), and his effort in the 400-relay team's second-place performance (44.03) was a big boost to Winnebago's second-place team finish. Burlington Central won seven events and steamrolled the rest of the competition, hauling in 150 points compared with Winnebago's 71¼ points and Byron's 66¼.
But Swanson set a meet record with a 49.55 to blow away the rest of the runners in the 400. He had BC's Casey Matthews and Harvard's Christian Kramer on his heels through most of the last turn, but then he found his reserve energy, and that was it.
"One thing I know about myself is," Swanson added, "if I run my race, I never run out of gas at the end."
Swanson finished more than 2 1/2 seconds in front of Matthews, and beat the old meet milestone (set by Oregon's Jordan Thomas in 2009) by a quarter of a second. Later he went out and easily held off Matthews for a 200 victory in 22.14.
Ashton Rutherford provided Oregon with a single highlight, but it was a big one. He curled over the bar at 14 feet, 3 inches to set a new personal best in the pole vault, and at the same time beating everybody else by at least 9 inches. While he came up just short at 14-7, which would've been a school record, he gained plenty of confidence heading into next week's Class 1A sectional meet.
"I felt it today, and I was really hoping I would," Rutherford said after winning back-to-back BNC pole vault titles. "This is the kind of day I needed, and it was a real boost to come out here and feel so good. Now I have to keep it going."
North Boone's Chris Walker won the long jump (20-11) and the triple jump (44-3 1/2) and took third in the high jump (6-1), and in the shot put teammate Nick Krawczyk (47-9) edged out Byron's Ross Sealby (47-6) as the Vikings took fourth in the team standings (42 points).
Rockford Christian's Quinn Halversen was the lone freshman to earn a BNC conference title, helping the Royals into fifth place as a team (41 1/4 points) with a personal-best 6-5 in the high jump.
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Ancient Steel
From Scenario League Wiki
This Scenario begins in the Year 280 BC. A King called Pyrrhus of Epirus
makes War versus a small Empire called Imperium Romanum, to free the allied
South Italy Greeks of Magna Graecia, Sicily Greeks and Northern Etruscans from
this audacious, upstarting, ancient Whip of this Roman Plague.
The North of Italy is Celtic, the Middle North is Etruscan, the Middle is Roman.
The South is Greek. Rome needs to rise and succeed. To give the Carthaginians
a Starter Slaughter also, to bother that great Thalassocracy the first ~ 60 Turns
til the First Punic War, there is War in North Africa versus its Opposite Poles:
The two North African Central Berber Tribes, Mauritanians in the whole West,
Numidians in the whole East. So the Romans and the Carthaginians also, have to face
their Enemies right on the Home Front, until they will perhaps be able to march on,
Sicily, or Spain. The struggling Carthage also needs to rise and succeed.
To begin in the Year 280 BC, and to give every Year Quarters means, from 280 BC until
the End of the Second Punic War 201 BC, 320 Turns. Both, Rome and Carthage, had their
Independence from the Etruscans or the Town of Tyros, around 500 BC, and began to move.
But to give these 320 Turns everything from Colonization til Supremacy of the West,
but to give from Pyrrhus til Zama, all the Expansion and all necessary Wars, all Fun,
all Possibilities, in a smooth Game, i tried to compress the Colonization, the Rising,
the most important Wars, until a perhaps coming Supremacy of all playable Empires,
into these 80 Years, or 320 Turns, to play totally free, a non-written History and Fun.
I wrote 7 Events.txts for all 7 playable Empires, varied just in the Enemy Units Amount.
So, to choose an Empire, you have to select that Empires Events.txt out of the Batch File.
Select a Difficulty Level, King/Hard, Imperator/Harder, Despot/Hardest, then your chosen
Empire. To play a smooth and normal Game, take the Multiplayer Events. Playable are:
Chief Syphax of the Mauritanians
Chief Dharrapha of the Iberians
Chief Massinissa of the Numidians
Chief Tacetorix of the Celts
King Pyrrhus of the Greeks
Suffete Hasdrubal of the Carthaginians
Consul Iunius Brutus of the Romans
There is no Victory Condition. No Flags to conquer Towns or Wonders. Only the
World of the Ancient Times, of the rising Romans and the struggling Carthaginians.
Dont know, why i like these Carthaginians much. Perhaps a tragical End, Hannibal,
the Elephants, an old and legendary Story about Rise and Fall, versus the mighty Rome.
There is almost no History Cheating Events. I wanted to create a totally free playable,
FUN GAME, with the Options of Government Changes, Terrain Changes as advanced Cultivation
of the Land and Empire, great Research, free Army Development and free Choose of one
of the seven Empires to play in a free World of the Ancient Times. You get, what youll get.
I dont want to be straight historical or geographical accurate, to teach a damned Lesson,
to cheat every five Turns another Army to make sure everything goes strictly like old Books,
i want to get a brilliant GAME PLAY, and especially in Spain, i tried to mix up Barbarians,
Iberians and Celts to a Mixture of Tribes, versus huge Power Blocs, that should be the Game.
I ever, wanted to create the Wars Carthage versus the mighty Rome, as a huge strategic
FUN GAME, and playable for all the seven included Empires, including everything.
Read perhaps the Civ2 Civilopedia in Game, to get much more Informations in Detail.
Many sweet little Things are included like Silver, Gold, and getting Barbarian Cavalry.
Little Note to the Mauritanians and Numidians. To create Carthage really huge, means, to create
an Opposite Pole. Not Barbarians only, and not one Numidian Tribe only, but two Tribes and
Barbarians for a real Massacre. To call the two Numidian Tribes Masaesyli and Massylii or
Maesulians, who knows what that means? To call them West and East Numidians would cause,
that to perhaps play one of these, would never allow becoming a real Empire. You conquer
as East Numidians, for Example, Carthage, and West Numidia and are still called East Numidia.
Not very mighty. My Game allows to play every of the seven Empires, and i want to have Fun
with every single Empire. Now, to call the Masaesyli Mauritanians, the Massylii Numidians, is ok.
Have Fun.
+Fullsize Map 136 x 240
+255 Towns Maximum
+An own Skin, the Blood Skin
+An own Unit Sprites
+64bit Batch File
+Maximum TecTree 99
+All Wonders
+All Improvements
+All Governments
+Advanced Lands Cultivation ALC
+Multiplayer Option
+3 Difficulty Levels King, Imperator, Despot
+ ~ 81 kb Events.txt
+New Game.txt
+Full Advice.txt
+Smooth Sfx
+Smooth Gfx
+7 playable Empires
+Army Development System ADS
+Conquering Aggressive Reactions CAR
+General Resisters Order GRO
+Town Resisters Order TRO
+A whole Civilopedia README
+Damned expensive
+Highest Difficulty
+Hopefully, FUN
Modders perhaps know that. You worked quite hard, and everything
seemed fine... until you... just lose the Thread. I thought,
to finish that up perhaps some Weeks later, perhaps play another
smooth Testgame, and just finish that up. Problem: You perhaps never will.
You perhaps turn around into Real Life, or start another Project,
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This introduction to polar coordinates describes what is an effective way to specify position. This article explains how to convert between polar and cartesian coordinates and also encourages the. . . .
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The political echoes from a single shotgun blast on the Texas prairie continued to reverberate across the nation Tuesday, growing especially loud in the nation's capital as journalists scrambled to piece together the full story behind Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental Saturday shooting of a hunting companion.
While politically motivated rants and bad jokes about the shooting of Harry Whittington spread like wildfire through office corridors and around the Web, the 78-year-old lawyer suffered "a silent heart attack," which doctors blamed on birdshot from Cheney's errant blast that had moved into or was touching his heart.
Whittington was immediately moved back to the intensive care unit for further treatment at a Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital, and the vice president, lauded and pilloried as the unflappable fix-it man of the Bush adminstration, once again moved into the white-hot spotlight of controversy.
Cheney issued a brief written statement saying that he "stood ready to assist" and that "his thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Whittington and his family," but the lack of any public comment from the vice president on the incident itself has only fueled questions and theories about what actually happened at Katharine Armstrong's 50,000-acre spread.
The dustup over the accident and when it was made public "is part of the secretive nature of this administration," said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. "I think it's time the American people heard from the vice president."
According to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department report issued Monday, Whittington was retrieving a downed quail about 5:30 p.m. CT and stepped out of the hunting line he was sharing with Cheney at Armstrong's ranch south of Corpus Christi. "Another covey was flushed and Cheney swung on a bird and fired, striking Whittington in the face, neck and chest at approximately 30 yards," the report said.
The report went on to note that neither Cheney, who wielded a .28-gauge Perazzi shotgun loaded with 7.5 birdshot, nor Whittington appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants or drugs. While Whittington had not taken a hunter safety course, optional for hunters of his and Cheney's age in Texas, state officials could not determine if Cheney had, the report said. While they had Texas hunting licenses, both men were admonished for failing to buy a $7 stamp allowing them to shoot upland game birds. A department spokesman said warnings are being issued in most cases because the stamp requirement only went into effect five months ago and many hunters weren't aware of it.
The department found the main cause of the accident was a "hunter's judgment factor." No secondary factors were found to have played a role.
Late Tuesday, Whittington, a wealthy Republican donor, was in stable condition and expected to stay in the hospital for another week to make sure that more birdshot does not move to vital organs.
Hospital officials said they knew that Whittington had some birdshot near his heart ever since the Saturday evening shooting. The pellet always was at risk of moving closer since scar tissue had not had time to harden and remain in place, they said.
They said they are not concerned about other birdshot — widely estimated to be between six and 200 pieces — that might still be lodged in Whittington's body.
The doctors said Whittington did not experience classic symptoms of a heart attack, but they estimate that he probably had a minor or "silent" one around 6:30 a.m. CT. They said they decided to treat the situation "conservatively" rather than conduct surgery to remove the pellet. They said he could live a healthy life with it left in place.
Asked whether the pellet could move further into the heart and become fatal, hospital officials said that was a hypothetical question they could not answer. But they said they are extremely optimistic that he will recover.
Controversy swirled around the incident almost as soon as national reporters got wind of it because more than 20 hours elapsed before any public word about it, which then came via a call from ranch owner Armstrong to a local newspaper in Corpus Christi, reportedly with Cheney's consent. Also, it wasn't until the morning after the shooting that Cheney and members of his party were interviewed by local law enforcement.
Bush quickly learned about shooting
President Bush was told about Cheney's involvement in the accident shortly before 8 p.m. ET Saturday — about 90 minutes after it occurred — but the White House did not disclose the accident until Sunday afternoon, and then only in response to press questions.
Facing a press corps upset that news had been withheld, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "If you want to continue to spend time on that, that's fine. ... We're moving on to the priorities of the American people. That's where our focus is."
The shooting presents a new problem for the White House as it seeks to repair damaged credibility in a midterm election year in which continued GOP control of Congress hangs in the balance.
Cheney, 65, whose "favorable" rating was just 24 percent in a recent CBS-New York Times poll, has found himself in other storms swirling around the Bush presidency.
His strong insistence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction helped build the case for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He also has played the role of point man in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program in the war on terror.
And, more recently, his indicted former chief of staff — I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — testified to a grand jury about being authorized to disclose classified information to the press in the CIA leak case "by his superiors," according to court documents. Democrats have demanded to know whether Cheney was one of those superiors.
"These things become symptoms of a broader disquiet with Cheney," said Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University.
'Such an anger toward Cheney'
Among moderate and liberal Americans, "there is such an anger toward Cheney," Light said. "There are people who believed he pulled the trigger figuratively on a lot of things. Vice presidents can get away with hitting people with golf balls, but they can't get away with shooting people with shotguns."
Cheney succeeded in avoiding reporters during a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for meetings with lawmakers.
The terse, unsigned statement issued by Cheney's office said the vice president had phoned Whittington from the White House.
Whittington's "spirits were good, but obviously his situation deserves the careful monitoring that his doctors are providing," the statement said.
Unlike the president, who is accompanied by a news media pool whenever he travels in public, Cheney repeatedly makes unannounced trips around town and around the country — as he did with his weekend hunting excursion in south Texas, and again on his trip to the Capitol on Tuesday.
Cheney remains popular with the GOP conservative base. Ed Goeas, a Republican pollster and strategist, said that all vice presidents have to overcome the fact that "you never get the benefit of the doubt for the good things you do, and never any lack of blame for the bad things."
He said he expects the controversy to pass, especially if Whittington makes a full recovery.
If the shooting victim's condition worsens, that could increase the seriousness of the incident, and bring more scrutiny to bear on what exactly happened on the private Texas ranch.
"But if somehow the president considers Cheney gets to be a liability, I think that getting rid of him or encouraging him to step down would cause problems for the Republicans with their base," said Ross Baker, a Rutgers University political scientist.
"And Cheney is like a member of the Bush family. The president would no sooner push Cheney overboard than he would Jeb," Baker said, referring to Bush brother Jeb Bush, the governor of Florida.


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"EBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe often quotes a merchant saying NFC stands for 'Not For Commerce' – and dismisses the prospects of Near Field Communication technology used to turn cellphones into mobile wallets," Alistair Barr and David Henry report for Reuters. "He got some support this week from Apple Inc, which did not embed NFC chips into the iPhone 5."
"'Anyone hoping NFC would be a reality soon is disappointed,' said Sanjay Sakhrani, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. 'Many in the industry were hoping inclusion in the iPhone would be a springboard for more adoption. This takes the impetus away,'" Barr and Henry report. "Like many new technologies, NFC is hampered by a chicken-and-egg problem. Mobile phone makers like Apple are reluctant to take on the extra cost and engineering effort of embedding NFC chips because many merchants can't accept payments this way yet. Meanwhile, merchants won't install NFC until more consumers have the technology on their phones."
Barr and Henry report, "Apple did not include NFC because it is not clear the technology solves any current problem, marketing chief Phil Schiller told AllThingsD on Wednesday. Instead of embracing NFC, Apple is developing Passbook, a mobile app that pulls together loyalty cards, tickets and coupons on the new iPhone. Many analysts consider this an early version of a digital wallet, except Passbook does not let users link their credit and debit cards yet."
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple does not do things simply for the sake of doing them or to gain a checkmark on some spec shootout sheet. Apple will deploy proven technologies when and if they are useful and ready to be used by the majority of users.
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Mobile e-payments via NFC not ready for prime time until Apple says it is – July 18, 2012
How local businesses and Apple's Passbook could deliver an unbeatable iWallet – July 13, 2012
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Apple granted U.S. patent for all-new iWallet credit system architecture – June 5, 2012
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If there was any debate whether the Fed's policies have helped the economy or just the market (and specifically the Bernanke-targeted Russell 2000), the following two charts will end any and all debate. As the following chart from the St Louis Fed shows, as of the just completed quarter, US GDP "growth" since the "recovery" is now the worst in US history, having just dipped below the heretofore lowest on record.
A slightly prettier version of the same chart created by JPM's Michael Cembalest, is presented below:
But fear not: it is only the worst recovery ever for anyone unlucky enough to still rely on such Old Normal concepts as the "economy" to feed, clothe and provide shelter for themselves.
For those lucky 1% of the US population whose entire wealth is in financial assets (and who once again managed to avoid a tax hike on carried interest or any actual financial assets), times have almost never been so good.
Well, it's not the biggest surge in the market since the economic trough in history, but it is close. Which as Bernanke admitted some time ago (when discussing the level of the Russell 2000), is the only thing that actually matters to the Fed.
Yet oddly enough, the trickle down from the trillions in excess wealth created for those who hold financial assets, as a result of daily POMOs pumping some $85 billion, and soon more, into the stock market each month, has yet to materialize.
Oh well: just keep on doing more of what you are doing Uncle Ben, and if possible destroy the US economy even more than you already have - at this point, at least on a relative basis, you can't destroy it more.


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No major deals were done anywhere in the league; thus, the Trent Richardson deal — consummated after Game 2 — remained the league's biggest in-season trade.
Tuesday's 4 p.m. NFL trading deadline passed without the Browns making a move, meaning wide receiver Josh Gordon will remain on the team for the rest of the season.
No major deals were done anywhere in the league; thus, the Trent Richardson deal — consummated after Game 2 — remained the league's biggest in-season trade.
Prior to unloading Richardson, the Browns had not made an in-season trade since 2010, when they sent Jerome Harrison to the Eagles for Mike Bell in an exchange of running backs.
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• Braylon Edwards to the Jets for Chansi Stuckey, Jason Trusnik and conditional draft picks in 2007.
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Armanti Edwards, a former pinball-numbers quarterback at Appalachian State, had a 69-yard punt return for the Panthers in 2012, when Rob Chudzinski was offensive coordinator.
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Can you tell if these flowers are live or… latex?
This is the uncensored draft (still being updated) of the article posted on Narthaki.com.
The topics touched in this article will be:
- Padma Subrahmanyam's elucidation of Natya Shastra's Recakas
- Role of Recakas in producing Rasas
- What makes the dance attractive, beautiful and interesting
- Kaisikivs. robotic movements in terms of mechanical engineering
- Why classical Indian dance proper is a solo dance
- Laya and 22 Sruthis
- Why Bharata Muni didn't allow men to sing (and the proof that most dancers and rasikas are actually deaf)
- Lines of power, and why Anita Ratnam is fond of her Tai Chi classes
- Anga Suddham, modes of movements and calligraphy
- The Tantric explanations of everything in terms of 3 gunas, 5 elements, the vrittis and more
- Difference between true art, factory-produced merchandize, and garbage
In her book on the Karanas, Padma Subrahmanyam boldly attempted to pinpoint what is dance and what is not. She builds much of her explanation around the term Recaka. To give you an idea of what the mind-boggling variety of, for example, the Pada (feet) Recakas alone include, these "may utilize the space on the sides, move forward, slip or glide, waver, quiver, shake, proceed, turn away, swerve, sway, get pushed, jerk, slide, raise, lower, draw, release or whirl".
Padma Subrahmanyam says, though, that Recakas "cannot be enlisted or enumerated". She also uses the terms Prthagbhava (clearly/sharply outlined) and Valana (smooth/blurred) components of movement saying that a performance that makes use of both masterfully "can never be boring even for the uninitiated". All this makes sense, while I am yet to understand her identification of Anga Suddham with Prthagbhava alone.
Alathur Vijayakumar, the founder of Kalavardhanis, thought he discovered America when he said that he arrived at a formula that detects the "presence of grace" (or rather, the presence of life) in a particular dance sequence. Any robotic movement (which the break dance or army soldiers marching seeks to emulate) can very accurately be described in terms of velocity (V) and acceleration (V²) and jerk (V³).
Padma Subrahmanyam says, "…if the intensity [of movement] is constant, the actions suffer a lack of variety.The lines may be defined, lucid and distinct in every action with clarity even in the divergence of the movements. In such a convoy of actions, every movement follows disconnectedly, without getting dissolved into one another. Hence there is a danger of killing grace" . She says that the word Valana signifies that "each movement glides into another in a graceful manner".
The famous guru Muthukumaran Pillai had "no patience for stiff, angular, sharp-edged or what he called "violent" movement: he wanted the movements to be firm, yet appear to be effortless. Then, in nritta sequences he insisted that the termination of one adavu pattern and beginning of the next should be marked, not by a blunt break, but by a gentle overlapping which should accentuate the continuity of the rendering". Ironically, Rukmini Devi Arundale was one of his students.
Any psychiatrist or graphologist will tell you that if the letters in your handwriting are not connected, it means you think incoherently, and you have a good chance of becoming a schizophrenic in the future. Exposure to the schizophrenic dance performances is tantamount to eating food full of chemical pesticides.
Super-compex task for advanced dancers:
match each of these 3 words with a video below
The organic movements full of life, especially the kaisiki (graceful feminine) type movements (dominant in Odissi, Mohiniattam and Kuchipudi), are extremely complex and each is unique (just like every live flower is unique) as the expression of the dancer's manodharma. Their presence in dance can only be approximately described in terms of infinite number of components: V, V², V³,…, V∞ , and the speed graph will be way too complex.
The slight deviations from the impeccably "perfect" computer-generated standard are inherent in classical Indian dance. The deviations that create beauty are predominantly Sattvic, though, depending on the character, they may contain a good dose of Rajas. The ugly deviations are the results of the dancer's laziness or inability to follow the proper trajectory (Anga Suddham). These are the Tamasic deviations (look at the 3 words "Dance" again).
Now, there are some politically incorrect and undemocratic conclusions that the senior dancers who hate Bharata Muni will abhor. Even if you are born with the Sattva as the dominant component of your ("Brahmin") nature, your body, emotions and mind will be more Rajasic in the teenage years, and will be gradually more and more Tamasic as you grow older. (Yoga is the only method of changing this tendency). Our ability to understand, to remember, and to learn something new depends on the amount of Sattva in us.
I find it very amusing when the "senior" dancers dare to say that they somehow "explore the Sringara rasa" even though their recitals are devoid of many of the 10 kinds grace of the Sahaja type and of most of the 7 of A-yantaja type, all of which are part of the Valana-rich Kaisiki and all of which, according to Bharata Muni, can be found in the movements of the young women only. A very interesting element of beauty is among the 10 Sahaja graces: Vicchitti (dishabille) is "the great beauty that results from the slightly careless placing of garlands, clothes, ornaments and unguents".
Why is the classical Indian dance proper a solo dance? Factory-produced latex flowers can be compared with the dance styles that are suitable for group performances where the dancers perform identical movements at the same time. To achieve the perfect "synchronization", the movements have to be as plain ("perfect-shaped") as the latex orchids (or one of the 3 words "Dance" on the right). Live flowers are never perfect-shaped and never have "geometric" appearance. If you are half-blind, the easiest method of detecting latex flowers is to smell them. No fragrance, no rasa. (Make sure the smell is not coming from your own hair where you had poured half a bottle of expensive perfume). "Recakas impearl the Nritta, make it shine and cause a complete aesthetic satisfaction", says Padma Subrahmanyam. Recakas are like spices in food. Well, the food has to be bland enough to please the western palate.
In Tantra, the square represents the angular, robust and firm element of earth and Muladhara chakra. The rounded silver Moon crescent represents the element of water: cohesion, smoothness and life and… sexual energies of the Swadhisthana chakra. Swadhisthana is associated with emotion, which means that the dance without Valana is devoid of emotion. And because one of the 6 vritti petals of Swadhisthana represents affection, it means that the dancer who does not develop the Swadhisthana will have a big problem attracting the rasikas, especially the young rasikas of the opposite sex. As Swadhisthana is positioned higher than Muladhara, it means that the movements, before being expressed in the physical body, have to follow the movements of the subtle body (this is why Anita Ratnam is fond of her Tai Chi classes and will explain to us how body movements are supposed to spring from Tan Tien). Essentially, the Tai Chi movements are based on the principle of the least resistance, as the prana (Chi) "flows" throw various nadis like water flows around the stones in the river. The western (earthly) materialistic culture considers only the physical (sharply defined) body (sthula sharira), so their reliance on the muladhara techniques is obvious. Performing the Kalakshetra-style adavus will make you tired, while performing the adavus (at the same amplitude and speed) in the styles that follow the "lines of power" will energize you.
Padma Subrahmanyam compares the Recakas with Gamakas of
Karnatic music, and says that the "Gamakas are the very life of the Raga". Referring to Bharata Muni's 22 Sruthi (microtone) system, she says that the "Gamakas are caused through a webbed state of the microtones, built on the semi-tones and tones of the musical notes". Have you seen many dancers whose laya is so good that their Recakas follow the microtones too?
If body movement can be described by a speed graph, the music is represented by its sound wave graph. Before you read on, you should define the distinction between music and noise, and between singing and shouting. (hint: analyse the sound wave graph). The graph for the violin will be much more plain than the graph for veena, the instrument essential for learning gamakas in the vocal music . If Saraswathi holds a veena (not a violin, electric guitar or sax) in her hands, it's because it is the veena that is most suitable for accompanying the Recakas. The arrival of the budget electric amplification greatly reduced the popularity of the veena, as the sound coming from even the best loudspeakers in the Chennai sabhas blurred the music beyond recognition. After the age of 40, normal people become so Tamasic that they can't hear anything above 14 kHz. The aging rasikas (except the ones who daily try to exercise their ears!) grew hard of hearing and came to prefer the Italian violin.
While there is software that can impeccably mimic any male voice, there is no software that can analyze and generate a female voice. If the male voices relate to the consonants, and the drums, the women's relate to the vowels, are far more complex, loaded with far more subtle nuances and shades of feelings. After all, isn't the world of emotion the woman's world? Bharata Muni explains that "Though men know the rules of singing in their traditional characteristics, their songs being devoid of sweetness, do not create beauty". (XXXV, 35-36). "Generally, songs are suited to women, and recitatives are suited for men… The good quality in women's recitation and sweetness in men's songs should be considered as an acquired skill, and not part of their in-born nature. If men lead [in songs] and the songs possess good characteristics, but have no sweetness, then these impart no beauty… There may be [allowed] a loss of proper note in women's songs and playing of musical instruments. But this will not be sweet to the ear in case of men" (XXXII, 503-511). Sounds quite discriminatory, doesn't it? Note, Bharata Muni keeps saying that "The singer should be of a young age".