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accidently booked the days inn and since there was no refund after they got my card info we decided to stay. smelled so bad the room they gave us had a chunk out of the wall from the floor to the ceiling and about 3 ft wide. They covered it with a piece of drywall that did not fit and put 3 blue screws in it. sheets and pillow cases were dingy. stains […] all over the chairs dirt in corners piled up paper behind the dresser, if I saw it I know house keeping did too. we switched rooms for the next night. I COULD NOT STAY IN THERE! it was on the other side, and it stunk but wasnt quite as dirty so I thought. so in the morning housekeeping comes and I ask her to clean my bathroom. she came in with one brush and a bottle of cleaning solution. she sprayed and cleaned my sink with the brush and solution. she continued to the bathroom and cleaned the tub. I told my husband if she cleans the toilet with that brush I'm gonna call the health department! I went and stood right behind her to see for myself and sure enough she cleaned the toilet with the same brush. I then followed her outside to her cart and yes she took the very same brush and bottle to the very next room! I was immediately ready TO GOOO! and oh yeah ppl, they offer free continental breakfast. I wouldn't feed that to my dog. they should be shut down. I've stayed at lots of motels and hotels and I have never written a bad review. I would rather sleep in my car. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
I arrived at hotel very late, the lobby was did not look very clean, but I continued to check in because it was late. My room was very dirty looking, and very run down. The bathtub was dirty. People outside up and down streets. I had 2 day stay I checked out next day and they told I stayed until check out date. I do not recommend this hotel at all.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
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Days inn post road is very tired. Does not deserve 2 stars. Sheets were well used, Ice maker did not work and breakfast was a joke. Overpriced.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Room needs maintenance!"
I've stayed in various Days Inn locations in several states, but the room I had probably was the worst I've experienced. I could physically move the toilet and sink with very little effort. I found a half eaten potato chip and a hair tie in plain sight on the floor. I also did not sit in one of the chairs because there was a white powdery residue stained […] on it. The bedding on one of the beds (a double-bed) was damaged (the other bed was fine). Also, an electrical outlet behind one of the beds was ripped out of the wall and it was not usable. I'm very surprised that this specific room was booked. The surrounding area is also noisy at night. The hotel staff I communicated with were very friendly and polite. I also enjoyed the convenience of a couple of 24-hour restaurants a short walk from the hotel. The hotel is easy to access. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Rates not in touch with realities"
This should not be a Days Inn, we chose this because the price wasn't bad and it was a Days Inn, and overall I have had good luck with them in the past. Days Inn are usually a pretty stable choice, for a clean, comfortable stay at an average price. This one was neither. The hotel is well past its prime as is just about everything there. If the rates […] had been half of what they were I would have expected this, but being a Days Inn and the price I paid, it was dissatisfying to say the least. My only savings grace for it, was that it was for 1 night only. And while the picture on Expedia looks to be of the actual Hotel, my guess is that it was taken around 20 to 30 years ago. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
As soon as you walk in and the receptionist is behind bulletproof glass that's a sign. The room quality was terrible. The walls had dirt and booger a on them and the sheets were stained as were the bathroom towels. The only plus was the pillows. Do not reccomend. will not return. It looked like fregley stayed there the night before.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Rip off at half the price"
I've stayed in dumps before, in Chicago and Detroit and Richmond (VA); calling this place a dump would be am insult to those places. It's such a dump that ants won't even stay there! Peeling paint, stains on walls, sloppily 'folded' towels, broken shower rod, pulled up carpet, and an abandoned shopping cart under the stairs. Ugh!Genuine Expedia guest review
It was the bare minimum for a days Inn. The weirdest thing was the night clerk who came out of his office to watch us eat our complimentary breakfast just like a hawk! It was so rude because there was just the two of us (and Him) on a Saturday morning at 6:30am. It felt like he was making sure we didn't take any extra jam or syrup! I felt unsure about […] how much orange juice or coffee I poured. It was very unwelcoming, rude, and awkward because he never said a word, or offered assistance. He just watched us and listened to our conversation. I should have said something to him but it wasn't worth it because we ate as fast as we could and left. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
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"Not impressed"
While the location off the highway was great, that is where the greatness stops. The room was clean but showed extreeme wear and tear. Patches all over the wall, shower curtain rod coming off the wall and chipped furniture was where I slept for the night. The staff was very nice and that was a plus! The breakfast they had available was only available […] until 9:30am?? Next time I will prepare ahead of time and drive past this location! Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Very scary"
Had a eerie feeling that some crime had been committed in our rooms that we had.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Musty and noisy"
The perfumed scent of the cleaning supplies and the fabric softener attempted to cover over the musty odor of the room. We couldn't keep the fan on full-time to mask the noise from the neighboring room if we also wanted heat; we chose the full-time fan over the heat. The lobby is very small; the breakfast offerings did not include oatmeal or fresh fruit. […] They had waffles, bagels, English muffins, raisin bran, fruit loops, milk, and coffee. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"Stay at the Day's Inn"
The room smelled of smoke. The maintenance of the room was very poor. This was not one of my better hotel stays.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good for business"
For business travel is an excelent and inexpensive option.Genuine Expedia guest review
"great location"
Will not stay here again. Not the cleanest. Burnt out lights, the toilet ran non stop. Would not reccomend.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good experience but lobby could be improved."
While the hotel was comfortable and clean inside the room the lobby area was extremely small and was not the most pleasing thing to see. Also the room did not have a fridge or a microwave, not that big of a problem but would have been nice, While those small things stood out the overall experience was better than expected and was closely located to […] various restaurants and stores. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
The building is just old. The staff was was very nice. The room was fine for a short stay.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"No bugs or rodents!"
My second stay here, last time was 4 years ago. Only stayed again because choices were limited. It was just okay overall, improvement in staff. Ladies at the front desk were much more courteous and helpful than the management that was present years ago. Seemed like they are still there, but have hired hourly help.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Expected much more"
We could see that the bathroom had not been cleaned from the night before i.e. hair and soap in bathtub. The maids pushed a shopping cart around when they were going through rooms. We were glad we were only staying one night.Genuine Expedia guest review
Carpet was wet. Apparently they shampooed them and didn't allow ample time to dry. We had NO bath towels and went to office to get some. Attendant on duty virtually argued with me that there should be 3 in my room. He proceeded to give me 1 bath towel and said we could get more when house keeping came in at 8. Our plans required us to check out at 6 […] so needless to say my husband had to use a hand towel to dry off with. Not satisfied at all and will never stay there again!! Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
The check in clerk was friendly but service went down hill from there. The housekeeping staff does not clean your room and make the beds on a daily basis. They only bring in fresh towels. My 19 year old left her IPOD under her pillow when we left one morning. Upon return to the hotel her IPOD was gone. The front desk was not helpful in resolving this […] matter at all. Will NEVER stay here again. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"I have used Expedia with great results, not this time . the room was dirty br filthy"
It was definitely the WORST hotel I have ever stayed in. I would have been more comfortable sleeping in my car. My car is cleaner. The pictures of the Days Inn on your app does not reflect the dismal condition I experienced there.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Post road Days Inn Indy"
We stayed here because of the closeness to I-70..It was surprisingly quiet, however the carpet was so dirty I had to wash the bottom of my slippers, the walls needed painted and they was a dead roach under the sink...It appeared someone had tried to kick in the door since it didnt close all the way...I put a chair up against it..In the morning before […] checking out we went down to the continental breakfast which was a joke..there was 4 pieces of bread in a tray...we checked out and went to Hardees across the street. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Never stay here"
This was gross and the room hotel.com had was the last one and we had to climb over mattress sitting outside our door just to get into room. It was filthy and will NEVER stay there!!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
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We visited this place for just three days in the month of April and our experience was good. Hotel is equipped with everything that is needed for a luxurious stay. Beautiful rooms, comfortable bed, great washroom, pleasing staff, delicious food and awesome coffee, was all enough for a lovely stay. Our stay was short, but lovely. I will definitely recommend... More
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Amy Sue Henslee (my sister) 1-24-11, Beebe Jr Beebe got life for her murder(Thank You God), may you rest in Peace Amy, we miss you still.
Is it me or does this thread off come off as one big ego stroke?
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... and I haven't slept for nearly 40 hours, so I probably couldn't read a childrens book and make sense of it right now, much less a press release.
But hey, if it gets Saxon in the game, it's got to be good.
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I may have helped bring Rust in Peace to Rock Band.
This OP dude seems to be in contact with half of the bands to have ever toured in the 70s and 80s...just wish he would get cracking with ZZ Top
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Collaborative exhibition with students at Washington State University Pullman, Washington
February 25 - March 22, 2010
Who is really at the center of the artworld?
Does the aura of famous artworks still exist when remade by others?
What happens when young art students are tasked with refabricating famous artworks in the collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art that they have never seen in person?
Made over the period of several weeks by myself and and dozens of WSU Pullman art students, this exhibition consists of fifty re-fabricated artworks "curated" from the permanent collection of New York MOMA. A fully handmade show, notMOMA attempts to bridge a gap in students' understandings of "high art" and invites them to access the works via their own do-it-yourself collective vision.
Whether considered copies, translations, or even mis-translations, all resulting works are unique expressions in their own right. As an illicit travelling exhibition "borrowed" from their collection, notMOMA creates a dialogue between WSU's art department and an inaccessible, perhaps reluctant art institution located on the other side of the country.
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Homeowner Forcloses on Bank! This is awesome
Ok, this is clearly a very well seasoned businessman, but BANKS do this type of thing all the time, so GOOD FOR HIM for making them bleed.
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06-05-2011, 10:04 PM #3good for him.
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06-06-2011, 03:13 AM #4another win for the little guy, he should be compounding interest, you know the bank would be
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06-06-2011, 07:01 PM #8Good to see the average fella get even with a bank once in a while instead of taking it in the shorts even when he didnt do anything wrong.
This same situation happened somewhere on the eastern seaboard a few months ago to another bank.
06-07-2011, 01:16 AM #9i checked out a few related videos and I guess it's due to some system called MER's? ill post a informative video I found on it
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The reason that I got so excited about this was becuase my new bank, which sall remain nameless, <cough>Chase Bank<cough>, just messed up and CANCELED MY DEBIT CARD becuase I had the nerve to deposit money into my own bank account in two different transactions through their own ATM. I get hit with late fees becuase I can't pay things because I have a cancelled card and they don't care.
So, when someone has the ability to pop them in the nose and make them think about it for a minute, I'll give them a thumbs up!
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Buying garden sheds online is not just another development which shows the growing impact of the Internet in our lives. In fact there are considerable advantages of buying a shed online.
Previously, people would either get a pre-assembled shed home, or they would get the parts and assemble it in their gardens. Now they do not have to move an inch to get the shed for their garden, thanks to the internet.
Online shopping is one of the biggest transformations in the modern world. There are a lot of benefits of shopping online. To start with, any company can keep ample units of any product in the warehouse, but a very limited stock in the stores. Through online shopping alternative, the users get access to the stock inventory in warehouse rather than stores which means the range of products available is significantly large.
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This is something you will not get in the store-rather you may get a hard sell from a sweet talking salesperson.
The storage shed online does have many benefits over the traditional shed purchasing options. It is very convenient way of shopping as you can do it sitting in your couch. Many times the garden shed online are less expensive than in store sheds or come with perks like free shipping. The reason for this is because; these online sheds are not occupying expensive shelf space in the retail stores. Manufacturers are willing to pass on the savings to the customers, if it helps increase the sales.
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Tucson, AZ – Keith W. "Mac" McIntosh, Acting Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology at Pima Community College, will receive the inaugural Rising Star Award from EDUCAUSE next month.
The Rising Star Award is a national honor that recognizes an Information Technology professional who, while early in his or her career, demonstrates exceptional leadership and accomplishment. McIntosh has been working in higher education for approximately three years following his retirement from the U.S. military.
McIntosh has been a driving force behind systems installations and upgrades at PCC. Under his leadership, PCC has made smarter, data-driven decisions that have led to the elimination of obsolete technology. Moreover, PCC has reaped long-term savings through his skills in contract negotiation and identifying operational efficiencies.
"I'm humbled to be the first to receive this recognition," McIntosh says. "Also, I am honored that my former boss, Kirk Kelly [PCC's former Vice Chancellor for Information Technology] nominated me. While Kirk's guidance and support have been invaluable to me, this recognition would not have been possible without the collaboration of my colleagues and the staff at PCC."
"Pima Community College has been at the forefront of innovation and employing outstanding leadership," says Cindy Dooling, Acting Vice Chancellor for Information Technology at PCC. "It is no surprise to me, then, that Mac would be selected as the first recipient of the EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award. Mac has been an outstanding leader not only within IT, but wherever called upon within the College. We are fortunate to work with him."
McIntosh will be honored at EDUCAUSE's 2011 Annual Conference Oct. 18-21 in Philadelphia.
Nearly 2,000 colleges, universities and educational organizations are members of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
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Maybe into the abyss do you remember about -- that you don't forget David McArthur and pat -- -- -- -- salt -- the -- real business real folks who know the real score well better than anyone -- -- certainly -- -- -- I love having -- -- just to monitor things in this economy and to keep things real in this country because rather than the politicians making the rules and the laws.
If you think about it these are the guys who have to deal with the consequences of those rules and laws -- it's a brand new year with lots of brand new rules and laws and taxes.
And let's just say these small biz folks had some very big big worries.
-- do you person and and I do that because you will always be emblazoned in my memory.
As a woman who argue would no less than the president knighted states.
To his face risking the wrath of these very severe looking Secret Service agents toting machine guns are that's -- story.
It's a Friday night I did so again the risk of embarrassing you again but let's talk about stuff that's worrying you again and it's all common note that -- to have.
A big big storm right now but what worries it.
Well you know I as a business owner I need certainty so there's a couple things that I'm certain about I'm certain my Texans are going up which -- -- less money.
To invest my business.
I'm pretty sure that congress is not going to address the -- runaway spending that we have in this country.
I'm really certain that they are not gonna do anything about entitlement spending and I'm very certain.
Nobody knows what's gonna happen with health care costs -- 2014.
So as a business owner I'm really scared all I know what I'm gonna have to spend more money.
And I don't know what's gonna happen with spending so I'm very concerned but the thing I'm most concerned about had no one's talking about in this bill and that they extended unemployment.
For another year which means that they have an unfunded mandate that's going to the states to make.
Print money for that so -- to be in worse shape than we are North Carolina we 02 point nine.
Billion with a -- to the federal government for unemployment and employers -- in for the unemployment.
Should I have to pay but this -- I have to pay 84 dollars a year for every employee I have this year and it goes up 21 dollars eight year mile per employee until we pay -- off.
No one's talking about that.
Much I have a problem with my employees I mean I feel bad for they have -- -- myself.
But my employees during the catering to an indicator and many many employees just before we had we had -- -- payroll -- control of the first pair of 2013.
And -- -- -- had a lineup of the law people asking -- thirteen and fifteen dollar issue -- their -- the average person making 700 dollars a week.
Just lost fourteen dollars and -- they check that the 2% think that I agree Karo hum pica.
And that that's money is taken off the street the people don't feel you don't spend more that they want you don't -- disposable earnings now is is more -- more taxes.
More you know more expensive gas -- the -- Any -- you -- and at least you know the unknown with that is getting into Agassi at least you know now.
How much taxes are going up at least you don't have that as a big unknown.
Right you don't buy them.
It's a big unknown IIs more surprises to get some more surprises to -- have to worry about the healthcare us how much more -- everybody sustained.
We truth the country just got -- that that's the -- he's just gonna say.
David let me ask you you have been raising your baker a new numbers this bakery operation at an end up to commodities inflation is is the worry for your.
And -- -- said last year there was no inflation and you would.
Always remind I beg to differ.
And now those costs are probably going to be.
All of a lot more.
What do you do will.
Yeah well I don't know -- what do you do that that's the scary part that's the unknown.
You know what I do know my customer has lost money to -- shopping that's what I do know I'm in the disposable income business than they have -- disposable income.
There's one -- commodity price goes up.
So of the groceries -- -- her -- also -- care but -- our home -- the grocery store with my wife once and awhile.
-- you know prior to Christmas our with a guy that was gonna cook so -- are bought the stuff.
I mean and and you've you go to the store.
It's crazy and -- and you know these are things that.
The customers large customers that's who I'm worried about why -- last -- by him constantly spending more money at stake here and obviously that's not -- in the as the -- budget mess.
What happens -- is.
Date date they sort of get this spiral going all over again it cheapens our dollar eventually will cheapen our currency to the point that inflation does.
Come back right current.
Absolutely and then really what they need to be talking about right now it's okay they think kill us what what tax increases OK let's just swallow it move on.
But what they really need to be addressing -- job growth.
And -- -- by keeping this uncertainty about -- not knowing what's gonna happen with the dep at sit.
An entitlement spending united current splendid job growth you saw in this report on -- you -- -- promising enough.
No absolutely not you don't think people who is -- 900 people we don't and they're not all not -- -- -- all our mom I'm depressed it's it's it's terrible it's.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well I don't know depends what it would surveyed you look at.
The president was all for the in home survey prior to the election.
And today the in the home survey says the opposite of what the government numbers -- Saddam you know -- -- what's happened around Saint Louis and it's been layoffs and firings from major corporations on down since the date of the election and then I think it's gonna -- -- -- and I'm sorry Dave what do you think it's gonna happen this year.
Man -- it's scary I don't know I know one thing our employees are gonna get a raise again.
And I know it's a lot of companies like -- so how does this economy recover.
When people's cost of living is greater in their income is less but someone explain -- to -- the president campaigned on.
Jobs in the economy what did this fiscal cliff just due to.
Make either one of those any better.
I've yet to hear the answer to that so bludgeoned to look at -- Public companies whose stocks have been doing very well.
This new year -- -- they're not nearly as worried as you.
Where's the disconnect.
-- -- looking at the average person the president's after the war got the people that'd doing all the little things.
The person that's you know -- the president food service work on the bakery people.
These people -- the backbone of the economy and that they can away from these people -- you do that.
How could you take away 1415 miles a week from a person make it 700000 would you do that the somebody like that it's terrible they look at that -- employee like I'm taking it from -- Does the government in an action that you have your arms and I don't understand that gets us to think with taken away from the sound they're looking for raises now -- lucky that -- surviving.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Someone is seen in that the president has talked -- this is directly to the president if you could get busier now not that the Secret Service -- let you -- and blame America.
A -- did you say to him what would you recommend -- do.
Well you know what at the I could get the restraining order lifted what I do it is as I sit down and talk to him about.
Bring in some small business owners the problem -- is that nobody in this administration has ever signed the front of a paycheck.
Something don't understand what -- yeah should grow.
Did grow jobs doesn't really talk about you need to free up capital and let me tell me what's gonna happen so I can play and but I could continue linked to hit me I yeah.
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Prime Upper Silver Lake location! Sandy Private beach (no seawall), Lot's of parking for friends and family. Dock for fishing. All sports lake. Bring your boat and dock it in front of the cottage.
Master bedroom has a king bed (or 2 twin beds, which ever you prefer), 2nd bedroom has a full bed and a set of bunk beds. Living room has pull out couch with a queen mattress, and a futon the pulls out.
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A / C window unit (cottage, deck & parking shaded by large trees)
coffee pot (coffee / filters included)
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Cable TV in both bedrooms and living room
Newly renovated bathroom (not pictured yet)
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Campfire pit
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Association lot next door with more beach and large grass field.
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Silver lake sand dunes (2 Minute drive)(entrance directly across lake).
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Grace Adventures Camp
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Ludington - about 20 minutes away
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$1600 per week July and August. (includes pontoon boat)
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In Let the night perish Job is at his lowest ebb, sitting in a desert covered in sores and bitterly wishing that he never been born. He longs for death to relieve his misery. Armed with such sentiments, Purcells setting is graphic. The opening points words such as perish and cursed, and Job prays that the Lord will forget the day of his birth, shrouding its fatal glory in some sullen cloud. The composers dark colouring continues with the dark shades of an eternal night, which is to exclude all light, and the music groans to illustrate unborn babies dying in the womb at the mere mention of that awful day. Briefly the tone rises for the sounds of joy, but there is no sun, no moon, no twilight star, just gloomy darkness. Word painting abounds: dischargd, drop down, as quiet and sorrow are all imaginatively illustrated by Purcell. There is a hushed silence before the midnight cry rises up an arpeggio, only to be felled by a delicious harmonic slide at oppression. Jobs vision of the calm that death brings to the weary soul, where the prisoner sleeps in peace, is illustrated in a short, sad triple-time aria, performed once by the soprano, and then in duet with the bass. The rich are, musically, still higher than the lowly poor, but it is the desolation of the silent chambers of the grave which closes the piece.
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What experts say it's -- -- biggest and most advanced cyber weapon ever discovered it's called the flame virus were only first hearing about it now.
And it's main job.
It's -- -- and computer users -- grabbing images recording Internet activity.
And even secretly turning on the computer's microphone.
To record conversations a person is having.
At their -- how about that what you're seeing your screen there is were -- hats are already infected computer systems.
-- seven countries across the Middle East they include Iran Egypt Syria and Israel.
And analysts say it has all the markings.
Of a state sponsor -- computer weapon.
But what state.
Joining us for more on this Morgan right cyber terrorism analyst -- and I -- and sometimes these things have fingerprints.
Whose fingerprints are on this.
Well I don't have any intimate knowledge I'd love to say it's SARS because I'll say what this is one way to take down a regime.
That has ill intent there's nothing good that can come out of what Iran's doing so if it's us I say hey good job guys.
Well is being described as it being twenty times more code.
Then -- neck.
-- that was the virus that took down at you know reportedly took down some of the nuclear facilities in Iran.
It I don't know a lot about to -- times -- code.
To use -- -- who's an expert on cyber terrorism how how much more complicated.
Does that make this virus how much more effective.
It makes -- tremendously effective in fact you know some of the reports coming -- they're about you know we're hearing about special forces parachuting into North Korea to do reconnaissance.
Flame was designed to do exactly the same thing but NA -- on a network I mean we're mapping out.
Vulnerabilities were mapping out data systems were understanding where they store information how they get used to move information.
It's all designed to target their ability to make decisions.
Be able to an ink enabled nuclear -- in radium uranium enrichment.
It's and it's designed to take down their ability to produce these weapons and I'll say what it's obviously very effective it kind of the play which came first the chicken or the act in which came first the virus of the warm it sounds like in this instance.
This has been out there for while collecting information about stocks -- Could be delivered right on target just like a precision munition.
Wow is.
Let's just say it's not -- we'd like to take -- as you point out especially Pittsburgh for good not evil although let's say absolutely not us.
Our our systems hearing -- -- United States or are they susceptible to this type of virus.
Absolutely and -- has stated there's no such thing as perfect security and we'd be -- foolish to think that.
Were not vulnerable to the same type of attack -- -- we talk about.
State assistance things that controller critical infrastructure.
Things that are designed to take out utilities I mean I've been on before talking about those same thanks so.
It's very much a double edged sword as I said before dynamite was originally -- for peaceful purposes by Alfred Nobel it's been used for different things.
This is being used for good but coupled tweaks this could also be used -- -- very very bad thing.
Yes some context for -- I'm just curious Morgan what your computer looks like at home because whenever we do these stories you wonder.
Hey make sure that the microphone is and -- -- -- the camera doesn't go on -- my computer record everything I'm doing.
So is there anything that you suggest -- your family your friends and it comes to a computer safety in just protecting against viruses.
Yeah a simple things you know enable your own but make sure you have your own -- -- running -- strong passwords and strong encryption on your wireless network.
I mean I'm a Mac guy so I'm very familiar with how the math operates when the -- camera turns on and off.
But -- -- it take precautions I mean I don't do anything classified at home so nobody break in play just.
On the other hand if I do worry about banking passwords and sensitive information and working on -- -- -- also.
If you just take the basic level of precaution you can prevent eighty to 90% of all the problems that are out there it's a 10% -- the sophisticated criminals.
I don't think they're going to be targeting -- other folks but those -- -- -- going after financial institutions in the government and that's were more serious counter measures are being done.
Not gonna what I declassified.
Anything -- at any time.
But -- in -- now you never know however research might take you right Morgan.
-- had -- again as we learn more about his body back in and look forward it talking to again thank you you bet thanks again have a good day.
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Arctic released a new VGA cooler, the Accelero Mono PLUS. This cooler can handle thermal loads of up to 200W, and maintains a compact fin-stack design, unlike the monolitic heatsink design of the Accelero L2 series. Measuring 136 (L) x 138 (W) x 51 (H) mm, its main heatsink weighs 348 g. From an exposed-copper base (with pre-applied adhesive thermal compound) arise five 6 mm thick copper heat pipes, that fan out to pass through an aluminum fin stack. This stack is ventilated by a 120 mm PWM-controlled fan that can spin at speeds between 400 and 1500 RPM. It can be as quiet as 0.4 Sone. The package includes smaller heatsinks for memory chips and VRM, and a sachet of G-1 thermal adhesive compound. The package also includes a resistor cable that connects the cooler to a 4-pin Molex connector, and gives out two voltage levels: 12V and 7V, running the fan at its maximum and minimum speeds. The cooler is compatible with a wide range of graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD, including AMD Radeon HD 6970/6950, and NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti. Sadly, GF110/GF100-based single-GPU graphics cards such as GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 480, GTX 570, GTX 580, are not supported. The Accelero Mono PLUS is priced at US $59.99.
Is is the same cooler that they used for their 6990 cooler : ] ( cept with no middle plate) So look at how they perform if your curious and there's no reviews yet. I've had a poorly designed version of one of these 120mm heatsinks and even that rubbish one done a pretty nice job on my 5770, a well designed one ( i.e heatpipes in sensible places) Should be able to outperform all but the best stock heatsinks.
Ive owned AC's Twin Turbo and Twin Turbo Pro's mounted on 4870's and 5850s and they have all been badass until crossfiring them up (due to the tripple slot nature of the cooler Twin Turbos' the top card gets suffocated) Im curious to see if this cooler can cool a 6970 sufficiently.
Bare in mind one running by it's self would perform better as there's no secondary heatsource radiating next to it http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...ing-accelero-twin-turbo-6990-cooler-review/5/
*shrug* I am interested in this thing for my 470's but not at 60 dollars a pop that's $240 to fix them all up.
Ah so they say it's compatible with an HD6770 but neglect to list it under HD5770 aswell same card same chip same TDP so WTF :shadedshu
Have you checked out the AC site? I noticed they were prone to doing things like what you noticed. Also the language can be a little bit broken.
No dawg, all you need is 2 5400RPM Gentle Typoons and stick a 120mm shroud in between them so you got a push|pull system going. and it will beat down any other cooling setup out there except for watercooling
Can probably get a branded pccooler one for cheap sometime soon http://www.pccooler.cn/en/proview.php?pro_typeid=248&pro_typeid2=253&pro_id=1775 AC will have better manufacturing but the extra heatpipe in this one should level the performance out.


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The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law Chapter 18 The Merits of Joyful Acceptance
THIS CHAPTER PREACHES in further detail the merits of first rejoicing over the Buddha's teachings. The reason such merits are repeatedly preached is that our joyful acceptance of the Buddha's teachings, our deep feeling of gratitude for them, is indispensable to faith. Even if we have read many sutras and have memorized all Buddhist doctrines, so long as we do not accept the Buddha's teachings with heartfelt joy this means merely that we are knowledgeable in Buddhism; it does not indicate that we believe in the Buddha. To have a sense of joyful acceptance of the Buddha's teachings is to have faith in them. Therefore the merits that we obtain by the joyful acceptance of his teachings are preached repeatedly in this chapter.
Faith is often said to multiply: the object of faith is multiplied by the mind of faith. However, even if the object of faith is the most perfect in the world, its effect cannot appear in a person if he assumes the wrong attitude in believing and has a low degree of faith. Let us suppose that the Buddha's teachings are equivalent to the figure one hundred. If a person's joyful acceptance of the Buddha's teachings is zero, a hundred multiplied by zero equals zero. At the same time, however strong a person's religious feeling may be, the result will be of no value to him if the object of his faith is empty, because zero multiplied by a hundred equals zero. However earnestly one may believe in an empty object, the result will be nil. If he has faith in a wrong teaching, it stands to reason that this will lead to an evil or unhappy result. If the teaching itself is an evil religion equivalent to a negative value of minus one, supposing a man's religious mind to be equivalent to one hundred, minus one multiplied by a hundred equals minus one hundred. Thus a highly negative effect will appear in the believer because the teaching itself is originally of a negative value. From this simple multiplication, we can easily understand what a terrible effect blind belief in an evil religion will have.
The teaching of the Lotus Sutra can be compared to an infinite positive number. Suppose that the sutra is equivalent to the figure one hundred. If one deeply believes in the sutra with a single thought, at the same time feeling gratitude toward it, and if his single thought of the sutra is assumed to be equivalent to the figure one, a highly positive effect will appear in him because one multiplied by one hundred makes one hundred.
If first rejoicing over the Buddha's teachings is important for a believer, how immeasurable will be the merits as his religious feeling increases to the value of two, five, ten, and a hundred.
At that time Maitreya Bodhisattva-Mahasattva spoke to the Buddha, saying: "World-honored One! If there be a good son or good daughter who, hearing this Law Flower Sutra, accepts it with joy, how much happiness will he obtain?"
To be sure, Maitreya Bodhisattva had already understood how much happiness a person obtains from accepting the Lotus Sutra with joy. But as might be expected of one who is the idealization of the Buddha's compassion, he asked this question with the intention of making all living beings deepen their faith still further; he requested the Buddha to preach the merits of joyful acceptance in further detail for those who had a low level of understanding.
Then the Buddha addressed Maitreya Bodhisattva: "Ajita! If, after the extinction of the Tathagata, any bhiksu, bhiksuni, upasaka, upasika, or other wise person, whether old or young, on hearing this sutra has accepted it with joy, and coming out of the assembly goes elsewhere to dwell either in a monastery or solitary place, or in a city, street, hamlet, or village, to expound what he has heard, according to his ability, to his father, mother, kindred, good friends, and acquaintances; and all these people, having heard it, accept it with joy and again go on to transmit the teaching; these others, having heard it, also accepting it with joy, and transmitting the teaching, and so on in turn to the fiftieth person - Ajita! I will now tell you about the merit of that fiftieth good son or good daughter, who joyfully receives the truth. Do you hearken well!"
THREE IMPORTANT POINTS. These words of the Buddha include three important points. The first is the words "As he has heard." For an initiate, having heard the teaching, it is most important to transmit it to others just as he has heard it. If he neglects to do so, there is the danger of his misinforming others of the vital point of the teaching. To transmit the teaching correctly would seem to be a simple thing, but it is more difficult than one may think, as shown by the following experiment conducted by sociologists. A number of people are lined up in a row. The one at the head of the row whispers a very short story into the ear of the next person, and in this way it is transmitted from one to another to the end of the row. For example, suppose that the short story is as follows: "Mary happened to pass by just when John and Jim were arguing with each other. John appeared to her to be defeating Jim because the latter, his face all aglow, glared at the former, whose face was pale." Even such a brief story changes amazingly while it is being transmitted among only ten people. If the story changes a little in what each transmitter says about certain points, it does not matter too much. But in many cases, the story becomes quite different, with Jim defeating John or John's face all aglow, not Jim's.
Why is even such a short story changed in being transmitted by word of mouth among even a small group? This is because one person mishears the story, another remembers it incorrectly and misses its point while retelling it, and others inject into it their own interpretations, so departs further and further from its original form. Subjective ideas are indeed an encumbrance that often cause mishearing and slips of memory. For instance, if we have the preconceived notion that a man who is confounded by his opponent must have a pale face, we are apt to mishear "Jim had a pale face" and to mistakenly remember the story this way.
If the Buddha's teachings were transmitted with mistakes like this, it would bring serious consequences to many people. Therefore the Buddha warns us, saying, "As he has heard." A person who has grasped the essentials of the teaching should be allowed to preach it in various tactful ways - indeed, it is natural for him to change his way of preaching according to his hearers' ability. But a beginner must not forget the Buddha's warning.
It may be remarked here that the Buddha's disciples paid very close attention to the matter of faithful transmission of the teachings. His five hundred leading disciples gathered at Rajagriha in Magadha four months after Shakyamuni Buddha's death. There they first verified the Buddha's teachings that they had heard from one another, and after ascertaining the Buddha's correct words, they endeavored to fix them firmly in their memories. Such a conference for compiling the Buddhist sutras was called samgiti (ketsuju), namely, a Buddhist council to decide orthodoxy.
It is said that the disciples proceeded in this council in the following way: when Ananda, who was considered the man who had heard the Buddha's sermons most often, was chosen to recite a teaching, Maha-Kasyapa, who presided over the council, asked him one question after another concerning the teaching - when, where, to whom, and on what occasion the Buddha had preached it, and what its contents were. Ananda answered each question that Kasyapa asked. The rest of the disciples listened calmly to these questions and answers. If they found no difference in Ananda's answer from their own memory of the teaching, they agreed with each other on the accuracy of their recall of the Buddha's teachings. Whenever one of them had an objection, it was thoroughly discussed. The disciples approved a teaching only when they unanimously agreed on it, since they were extremely aware of the sacred work of ascertaining the orthodoxy of the Buddha's teachings to be left for posterity.
When they had unanimously approved a teaching, saying, "It is exactly what we have heard directly from the Buddha," they recited it together and memorized it. This is why many Buddhist sutras begin with the words "Thus have I heard."
Repetition of exactly the same contents is found frequently in such sutras of early Buddhism as the Agamas because the disciples had memorized the questions and answers in the Buddhist councils. In the Mahayana sutras, including the Lotus Sutra, such repetition has been edited to a great extent, but repetition has been used in portions where it is necessary to deepen the impression of the readers.
The second important point is the words "according to his ability." These words have two meanings: one indicates the idea "suited to one's power" and the other expresses the ideal "to make one put forth all one's strength."
It is hardly possible for a person who has heard the teaching for the first time to preach it as well as a high or learned priest. If a beginner discusses a teaching falteringly and is a poor speaker, that is only natural. If he is a talented writer, he ought to transmit the teaching to others through writing. At all events, one should transmit the teaching according to one's ability and one's experience. This is the first meaning of the words "according to his ability."
However, if a poor speaker earnestly endeavors to transmit the teaching to others to the very best of his ability, his enthusiasm inevitably makes an impression on the hearer. In short, sincerity is important. This is the second meaning of the words "according to his ability."
The third point is the reason that here is preached the merit of the fiftieth person who has heard with joy the teaching, which then is transmitted in turn to fifty more people. This expresses strongly the greatness of the teachings of the Lotus Sutra.
The first person, who attends a sermon, has been able to hear the teaching directly from someone who is accomplished in the Law and has persuasive power. Therefore he has been deeply moved by the sermon. This first person, having heard the teaching, then transmits it to others. He does not have an extensive knowledge of the Law or deep faith in it or long experience in preaching it. Even if he can transmit the teaching to others exactly as he has heard it, the joy that the hearer feels will gradually lessen in direct proportion to his distance from the original speaker. Thus, when the teaching is transmitted to the fiftieth person, in most cases it will not give any joy to the hearer and he will not exert himself, only dismissing it with the words, "Oh, really?"
The Lotus Sutra differs from other teachings in this regard. So long as the contents of the sutra are correctly transmitted from person to person, even the fiftieth person cannot help accepting them with joy because they are so great. Of course, the joy the fiftieth person feels will inevitably be less than that of the first person. But even this degree of joy produces a great merit. We must realize the deep meaning included in the words, "the merits of the fiftieth person who in turn hears the Lotus Sutra and accepts it with joy."
Then the Buddha speaks of the merits of the fiftieth person who joyfully receives the truth. We must note carefully here the following point: various merits are expressed in the sutra in a highly symbolic way, with abstract points represented in concrete form. We must not take such words and phrases literally but must grasp the true spirit hidden in their depth, otherwise we will be in danger of falling into a stupid misunderstanding of the Buddha's teachings. We can say the same thing of the following chapters of the sutra.
"It is as the number of all the living beings in the six states of existence, in four hundred myriad kotis of asamkhyeyas of worlds, born in the four ways, egg-born, womb-born, humidity-born, or born by metamorphosis, whether they are formed or formless, whether conscious or unconscious, or neither conscious nor unconscious; footless, two-footed, four-footed, or many-footed - it is as the sum of all these living beings. Suppose someone, seeking their happiness, provides them with every article of pleasure they may desire, giving each living being the whole of a Jambudvipa,1 gold, silver, lapis lazuli, pearl, agate, coral, amber, and all sorts of wonderful jewels, with elephants, horses, carriages, and palaces and towers built of the precious seven, and so forth. This great master of gifts thus bestows gifts for full eighty years and then reflects thus: 'I have bestowed on all these beings articles of pleasure according to their desires, but now they have all grown old and worn, over eighty years of age, with hair gray and faces wrinkled, and death is not far off - I ought to instruct and guide them in the Buddha Law.' Thereupon, gathering together those beings, he proclaims to them the Law's instruction; and by his revealing, teaching, benefiting, and rejoicing, they all in a moment become srota-apannas, sakrdagamins, anagamins, and arhats, free from all imperfections, having all acquired mastery of profound meditation and completed the eight emancipations."
The six states mean the six realms or worlds in which the minds of living beings transmigrate. Born in the four ways means the following four categories of living beings: egg-born (beings produced from eggs), womb-born (viviparous beings), humidity-born (worms and other creatures things in damp ground), and born by metamorphosis (beings whose origin is unknown, for instance, heavenly beings). In short, the expression "born in the four ways" means all kinds of living beings.
In the words "whether conscious or unconscious," "conscious" means one with a discriminating mind and "unconscious" means one without such a mind. In the words "neither conscious nor unconscious," "neither conscious" indicates one who has realized that he cannot see the real state of all things with the discriminating mind, and "nor unconscious" indicates one who transcends both the discriminating and the nondiscriminating mind. All together, these words indicate the possessors of all kinds of minds. We need not be rigidly bound by the various words used here but may regard them as referring to all kinds of living beings. The expression "by his revealing, teaching, benefiting, and rejoicing" has already been discussed previously.
The categories beginning with srota-apannas are the four degrees attained by a Hinayana Buddhist: 1) srota-apanna, literally, "entrance into the stream" (leading to nirvana), is the first stage to be attained by a Hinayana disciple; 2) sakrdagamin, literally, "returning," or being reborn only once more, is the second stage, in which one has avoided defilements but still has the potential of defilement; 3) anagamin, literally, "not returning," or no more rebirth, is the third stage, in which one has avoided all defilements; and 4) arhat, literally, "man of worth" or "honorable man," is the last stage, in which one has freed himself from all defilements and has obtained a pure mind.
In their practice the followers of Hinayana Buddhism endeavor to rise gradually through each of these four degrees to attain enlightenment. However, the Buddha mentions here that they have instantaneously attained the four degrees.
The words "eight emancipations" mean eight kinds of meditation to free one from attachments. A detailed explanation of the eight emancipations is not necessary here because they belong to a specialized study of Buddhist doctrines.
Then the World-honored One asked Maitreya Bodhisattva: "What is your opinion? May the merits obtained by this great master of gifts be considered many or not?"
Maitreya said to the Buddha: "World-honored One! The merits of this man are very many, infinite and boundless. Even though this master of giving had only made gifts of all those articles of pleasure to those living beings, his merits would be infinite; how much more when he causes them to attain arhatship?"
Then said the Buddha to Maitreya in a firmer voice: "I will now speak clearly to you. The merits attained by this man in bestowing those means of happiness to all beings in the six states of existence of four hundred myriad kotis of asamkhyeyas of worlds, and causing them to attain arhatship do not compare with the merits of that fiftieth person who, hearing a single verse of the Law Flower Sutra, receives it with joy; they are not equal to one hundredth, or one thousandth, or one fraction of a hundred thousand myriad kotis; the power of figures or comparisons cannot express it."
There are two reasons that the power of figures or comparisons cannot express the merits of that fiftieth person. The first is that material donations differ fundamentally from the donation of the Law. To donate material things to others is certainly a good deed. But the benefits of such actions are limited and relative. For example, suppose that we give some money to destitute people. A relatively small sum may lead one person to find his feet again. But another person may lead a more comfortable life with that sum of money while he has it, and when he has spent it he may be no better off than before. On the contrary, the money may even have a harmful effect on a person, encouraging him in idle or luxury-loving habits. Thus, though a material donation is indeed good, it is a limited and relative good.
When we donate money and goods to others, if we can teach them how to start their lives anew by using these things effectively, this kind of donation will help them. This kind of teaching should be included within the donation of the Law; material donations become more effective when the donation of the Law is added to them. The ideal would be for social security to be enforced thus. But even this kind of donation is still limited and relative because its benefits will end with one's life. The donation that is truly sacred and is eternally effective is that of the Law, meaning that we give the Buddha's teachings to others. This kind of donation is not limited to one's life but extends to posterity. Therefore, nothing is so important as the merits obtained through this donation.
In the Buddha's words to Maitreya Bodhisattva, he points out that a person bestows material donations to all beings in the universe and also gives them the donation of the Law by preaching the Buddha's teachings, causing them to attain arhatship. But the merits obtained by this man do not compare with the merits of that fiftieth person who, hearing a single verse of the Lotus Sutra, receives it with joy. This may seem strange at first, but it has the following meaning.
To attain arhatship, that is, to reach the mental stage of having avoided all defilements, is the pinnacle of the Hinayana teaching. But if such a person isolates himself in the mountains, the merits attained by him stop at that stage. The Buddha's teachings are very valuable, but their value cannot be displayed fully unless the person preaches them, elevating his hearers and giving them power and courage, and thus improving the whole world. So long as Buddhist monks are confined to their temples after their own enlightenment and devote themselves to performing funeral and memorial services, they do not put the Buddha's true spirit to practical use.
The teaching of the Lotus Sutra is not limited to saving oneself from suffering; its aim is the bodhisattva practice of saving many others from their sufferings. When a person hears a single verse of the Lotus Sutra and receives it with joy, his feeling of joyful acceptance is sure to develop into the power of saving other people.
Suppose that arhatship is equivalent to the figure one hundred because this mental stage indicates one's own enlightenment. On the other hand, the joy one feels on first hearing a single verse of the Lotus Sutra may be worth only one mark as to his own enlightenment. However, there is a great difference in value between the figure one hundred indicating Hinayana enlightenment and the figure one indicating the Mahayana teaching. This is because the figure one in the Mahayana teaching expands limitlessly and has the potential of increasing eventually to one thousand or ten thousand.
For example, a person's own enlightenment can be compared to one hundred koku2 of rice in a warehouse. He can live on such a large amount of rice all his life, but that is all that he can do. The rice may be eaten by weevils or grawed by rats or may rot without his realizing it. On the other hand, the sense of joy one first feels in receiving the Lotus Sutra is like one sho3 of rice seed sown in a field. These seeds have the possibility of growing and increasing to hundreds or thousands of koku of rice. Here lies the reason that the merits of a person who, hearing a single verse of the Lotus Sutra, receives it with joy are far more than those gained in the practice of giving the greatest material donations or even of bestowing the donation of the Law, causing others to attain arhatship. Thus we realize that while the merits obtained by giving something to others are great, the merits of its receivers are also great.
So far we have been discussing the merits of the fiftieth person who hears the Lotus Sutra and accepts it with joy. What about the merits of the first hearers in the assembly? The Buddha expounded their merits as follows: "Ajita! If the merits of such a fiftieth person who in turn hears the Law Flower Sutra and accepts it with joy are indeed so infinite, boundless, and numberless, how much more is the happiness of him who among the first hearers in the assembly receives it joyfully, surpassing happiness still more infinite, boundless, and beyond number or compare."
As explained before, because of the immeasurable value of the teaching itself, the hearer can accept with joy even the teaching that has been transmitted in turn to the fiftieth person, who is a beginner. How much greater is the joy of a person who has heard the teaching directly from a preacher who has already attained enlightenment. Such joyful acceptance will bring about a great change in his life and will have a boundless influence upon society.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOUNTER THE TEACHING. This chapter also states that even a person who is so unenlightened that when he comes in contact with the teaching he is not deeply moved by it will obtain very great merits. This teaches us how important it is to have the opportunity to encounter the teaching. We all surely have the buddha-nature, but we cannot attain salvation unless we awaken to the existence of our buddha-nature through such an opportunity. To come in contact with the teaching is a prior condition for salvation, and the opportunity to encounter it must be said to be very sacred indeed. Accordingly, our giving such an opportunity to others is also a very sacred deed.
Then the Buddha preached the merits of a person who hears and receives the Lotus Sutra even for a moment and persuades or causes others to do so: "Again, Ajita! If anyone, for the sake of this sutra, goes to a monastery and, either sitting or standing, hears and receives it even for a moment, by reason of that merit in his next bodily rebirth he will acquire the most excellent kind of elephants, horses and carriages, jeweled palanquins and litters, and ride in celestial cars. If again there be anyone who sits down in the place where this Law is preached, and when others come persuades them to sit down and hear it, or shares his seat with others, that person's merit, on his bodily rebirth, will give him an Indra's seat, or a Brahma's, or the seat of a sacred wheel-rolling king. Ajita! If, moreover, anyone says to another: 'There is a sutra named the Flower of the Law; let us go together and listen to it,' and if he who is persuaded hears it but for a moment, that person's merit, after his bodily rebirth, will cause him to be born in the same place with bodhisattvas who have attained dharani."
Indra and Brahma are the supreme guardian gods of the Buddha's teachings. A sacred wheel-rolling king, or cakravartin, is a great king who rules this world correctly and peacefully on the basis of the Buddha's teachings. Bodhisattvas who have attained dharani are those who instruct people to cause them to avoid all evil and who persuade them to do all good. People who give others the chance of encountering the Lotus Sutra should be regarded as being just as holy as such benevolent gods, a sacred wheel-rolling king, or bodhisattvas. The next bodily rebirth of these people in the place where bodhisattvas live means that they will be reborn spiritually in this world, namely, that their lives will be completely changed and renewed.
This chapter also states that these people will be reborn not only spiritually but also physically in this world, and their sign of humanity will be perfect. Here we need not inquire into each condition of their rebirth. It is enough for us to realize that a person's spiritual rebirth shows in his features, demonstrating the truth that man's spirit influences his body. However, such a bodily change appears very slowly, and his countenance does not change greatly in the present world. In this case, human change means not one's physical beauty or ugliness but the shining loftiness of one's spirit. The more one accumulates religious practices, the more brilliantly will one's spirit shine.
When we see the portraits and images of learned or noted priests, sages, and saints preserved from ancient times, among them we find few endowed with physical beauty in the usual sense. In the depictions of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, no one could call any of them handsome except Ananda and Rahula. Most of them have unprepossessing faces, which has led to the saying, "A person with a face like an arhat." Nevertheless, each of the ten great disciples is depicted as a person who has a mild and compassionate face and also a holy sign representing the depth of his wisdom. If these great disciples accumulate the bodhisattva practice whenever they are reborn, their spiritual elevation increasingly influences their countenances and finally leads them to be the possessors of the signs of a buddha, becoming perfect in the thirty-two signs and the eighty kinds of excellence of a buddha. We too can become the possessors of such holy signs of a buddha.
The influence of man's spiritual rebirth is not limited to his mental aspect but also affects his bodily aspect. This latter change takes place very slowly, but it is sure to occur. This is how we should interpret this part of the Lotus Sutra.
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