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Let's talk about the implications of the looming fiscal cliff.
Karl Rove is former top advisor to president George W.
Joseph Trippi is veteran democratic strategists we thought it worked in the electoral map we thought the fiscal cliff get him in Iran and try to solve this thing.
Gentlemen welcome back unity that different challenge.
OK we've talked a lot about taxes really it's been the dominant conversation but since.
It's been a dominant part of the conversation let's start there.
The compromise how do you get to the compromise.
On the -- -- Joseph let's start with you.
Well look the president's asking from one point six trillion in revenue.
And really there's no way it.
That's taken a tax rates operates a 39%.
There's I think there's gonna have to be rate increase there's no way the Democrats are gonna -- for -- for less than a rate increase I think the 37%.
Might be good place.
-- seems to be some possibility for compromise.
But then the president I think it's gonna have to give and go down to the senate bill that says 20% tax -- capital gains and and dividends.
And I think the next place in the big one is going to be.
How do you deal with deductions and and in reforming some of that mine ideas.
Something I've -- seen I think the -- administration go for.
Which is happening capping all of them at 20% of -- if you let the deductions all stay the same.
You can take deductions for your -- is everything else but you can't lower your tax rate below 28%.
When you do it no matter how many -- that's a decent idea.
The -- -- -- friends gift from top -- that Democrats might be able to Michael for.
Well first let's be clear -- that there is this an attempt to get a lot more revenue this is of the president's now asking for twice amount of revenue that it was asking for last summer.
If you raise the top two rates back to the way they were under Clinton get 442 billion dollars.
If you do -- -- -- which the administration heavenly 82 would say.
If you're in the top two rates you only get to deduct 28 cents of of of each dollar of deduction that you got for charity or for.
More each or for anything else what that would generate as 584.
Billion dollars will be trillion dollar tax increase.
On the top.
Two brackets which means -- more than half of all small business income will be taxed at higher -- small businesses that file on the individual charter in those top two brackets.
And more and -- and who should we be doing this and we should we have a trillion dollar towards a new taxes and carry the -- marginal tax rate up to 40%.
Plus what the additional taxes there's a trillion dollars already in new taxes on obamacare most of them on the wealthy.
Plus then.
Hit a mom a -- side mean they'll be payment you know a top marginal rate of 40% and an effective rate that's 45 or six points ahead what they're now -- make believe you wanna get to the compromise.
Well look look there is indeed if there is an easy way to get there if the president last summer when he said I need 800 billion dollars in revenue.
Then there is a way to get there which is to say let us not discriminate between.
This let's go Simpson Bowles.
Let's not discriminate between kinds of deductions let's let everybody decide how much they -- -- use for whatever deduction may be wanna use for education maybe you wanna use it for your home maybe you need to use it for health care.
Let's -- -- it itemized deductions and certain amount if you Kapanen 25000.
You can lower all tax rates 20%.
Plus kill the the Alternative Minimum Tax for ever and still have one point three trillion dollars in revenue to force you good at 50000 dollars.
At cap it gives you roughly 800 billion dollar -- I like this idea when I first heard it but I think there's some real problems and unintended consequences for instance you wiped out charities I mean.
Our charitable giving -- changed radically by by that capital only 5000 dollars so I mean -- that's why I.
Like the idea of just you can keep giving to charitable or anything else which is lowering your rate to twenty you can't lower and lower than.
The 28 cents cents a dollar that Carl talked about -- just 37%.
That they.
Not 39 point six but raising that top -- to 37% is that going to fly and not Republican caucus in the -- -- -- going to be very hard to get to Republican caucus to go for rates they've offered revenue they said look okay fine you won reelection we'll give -- the 800 billion -- -- let's fight it in a way that has less of an economic impacts -- despite what -- -- and well Mario follows his lead and held it there senators obviously they're not -- officers -- house there's a difference between the senate and house -- not only got Coburn.
And corporate but you've got Rand Paul saying give the presence of tax rates and let him live with the consequences.
I just think that there -- house Republicans are gonna try to find a way to give him the money he wants the 800 billion dollars.
I really don't think this is serious when the president walked into the tree -- six that's not gonna sell.
On the democratic side.
Right now I don't -- it doesn't -- -- it doesn't raise rates not gonna have no way -- let's turn to spend we've talked so much about taxes we have not talked about spending.
Where is the spending that Republicans.
Compromise wise think that they.
Need to get to -- look it let's let's be clear about this Republicans view this is a spending problem if you take a look at outlays.
In 2008.
When we went into the economic difficulty FY oh wait.
There were two point nine trillion dollars in -- today -- three point eight trillion for FY thirteen.
Revenues were 2.5 in 2008.
They're two point nine today so we're back above the revenue level we had before 400.
That nearly 400 billion dollars more in revenues.
But we are you know nearly 900 billion dollars more in spending and that's that's the trajectory were odds -- Republicans.
Are emphasizing savings we've been there they've proposed 600 billion dollars.
In Medicare and other health savings.
You but they have to be fundamental reforms we just can't simply take the current system that's going broke and spend less on we -- find fundamental reforms and allow us to save money.
Democrats don't want to touch.
Or haven't talked about it but what about means testing for the top tier raising.
-- is that doesn't seem to be factoring in yet but what about means testing for the upper spread I think that the president and Democrats.
We'll compromise -- -- I think we'll look at doing means testing I think that's a real possibility if they can get the rates -- other exhibits if it's part of a bargain to get rates to 37 or -- up in there.
And we -- you -- says they're not the parties aren't that far apart on manager mandatory cuts.
I think the Republicans are -- are offering 300 billion.
The Democrats -- offering 250 billion so I think we can -- we can close the gap there I think they can close on on means testing.
I think the CPI.
As part of the bargain in good revising those securities -- were -- revising this Consumer Price Index.
Could be on the table if if we get the higher rates I mean this is part of trying to reach that compromise so we're talking about.
The one I think it's really not gonna happen are very tough would be.
Raising the age 267 I mean even though it's under fifty for people under -- part of the reason is if you delay it.
Sit out there till when it would come into effect when people under fifty reach 67.
You don't save a whole lot you just delay that they hit that's gonna happen you don't really save a whole lot Indian in you you're shifting costs.
Those people would have to be on obamacare -- some other health care if you -- health care from someplace in that gap between 65 and 67.
It's not clear that that's -- -- to Democrats it's not clear that that's a he'd be very efficient -- of addressing the problem and I don't think they're gonna do it.
I guess I mean and we started with let's solve this problem on the compromise side.
But what will we -- -- the continent there are -- no.
Things that -- that and I think there is some means tested some Democrats can accept a -- -- -- to change in the how we calculate taxes and benefits using a different nature of inflation.
We can probably get that -- but that if it does get passed its 200 billion dollars.
There's a big gap between the sides to Republicans have offered health savings and other mandatory savings.
And the change in the CPI that's one point one trillion dollars in savings and a mandatory side.
The White House is offering 600 billion on the discretionary side the Republicans are offering 300.
Billion dollars over ten years.
That -- the White House is offering one point seven but there illusion or this is the famous let's assume we're going to be fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq for the next decade.
And then let's assume that we're not at all we've saved him mostly basically a -- in seventh.
Between the -- -- knew we were never gonna spend anyway.
Plus the interest on the glass and it's also the interest that you save on the the you don't.
It pain on all -- -- on all the so do the things that we have agreed to by I think there's a lot of agreement can get the 37.
If you can if they give to get here you've agreed he does -- intercept he's saying you can't sell to how well that's what's the problem with the three of us talking about it is that I don't have to go back to Maxine Waters and and and Democrats.
In the house and -- Carl doesn't have to go back to some of the members of the house that will reject.
The rate increase that's the problem -- at the end of the day.
It to get a deal President Obama has to be able to strengthen ironically enough.
His partner in this it's such high hopes for solving this in this very ten minute segment leave it to.
He doesn't have to go doctor Maxine Waters and I don't need to go talk congressman -- -- we would do it again thank you very much.
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I know that the first about 11 months I was not wrapped too tight. I think that the best things to to get them engaged in the "real world" again and always have a open ear if they should call.
Getting back into the real world can be difficult, especially when you're known as being someones spouse, and they're no longer with you - but I agree keeping busy is the best way to help you focus on something other then your grief.
For me, a good friend of mine started to convince me (again) to join the K of C. He had tried convincing me before my beloved took ill, and for whatever reason I didn't think it was for me. A month or so after she passed he gave me a personallized invitation card that said "When you're ready". Most of the guys didn't know me as Steph's husband, and some of them are even surprised to hear that I'm widowed.
So I guess I'm trying to say that if you can find a way of getting into the real world where you're not going to get "Oh you're so and so's husband / wife" a lot things will be easier.
Hi there - okay, I am trying to decide if this is a good idea. My gut tells me to do it but I don't want to hurt her.
These are very, very good friends; we've "adopted" them here to the point where they were calling my whole family "our American family," their son calls my mom Granny too, etcetera.
His saint was St. Valentine. He was also the kind of guy who did send flowers and that kind of thing. This is so soon after her loss is the only thing making me pause. I think though I want to send her flowers, I know it will probably make her cry but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I know it's going to be a rough day, she will be thinking of him anyway.
I think you've just discovered the classic myth of widows. I don't want to do something because it will make them think of their beloved ... well reality is they likely already are. Yes you may make them cry, but they may have cried anyway, and as you said that's not always a bad thing. I'm sure that they are feeling forgotten and alone will help the most!
[quote]Katherine-868943 said: Hi there - okay, I am trying to decide if this is a good idea. My gut tells me to do it but I don't want to hurt her.../quote]
Katherine, my birthday was approximately one month after my late husband passed away. My crew at work bought me flowers and treated me to lunch. It was such a loving, touching gesture that I've never forgotten it, and never will. The people I counted most as friends, let me talk, and talk, and talk - without judgment or helpful advice. They just let me talk. Widows and widowers need to do that sometimes.
Bring toilet paper, KLEENEX, paper plates and plastic ware. . .brilliant ideas I had never thought of before but helped tremendously, especially the Kleenex and toilet paper.
I don't want to disgard the value of doing something like this, but I also have to share that my response would have been "No! Not toilet paper!"
My beloved loved sales, and when everyday items went on sale she would stock up, or when she was ill, would send me all over town to stock up. If the local pharmacy chain had a TP sale I'd be sent to get the maximum at every store within driving distance. There were days I came home with a trunck full of TP. I have what would have been enough to last us several years, and now single likely a lifetime supply of TP in the basement.
I would have loved plastic utensils, and paper plates though ... because my dishwasher broke down around the time that she passed away! I was so upset that it took so long to get service I called the repair company and said "I'm single, and I'm looking forward to dishes that are cleaner then Monty can get them", Monty being my fur baby (the worlds cutest Sheltie).
Thanks everyone - I wanted to give you a quick update. I sent her some orchids for Valentine's. This weekend I ran into a professor at another university who knew her husband, and she let me know they are going to dedicate this year's literary journal to him and send her a copy. I'm trying to get sleepovers set up for her kids (her son can come sleep over here, got to find one of big sister's friends parents who are okay that night too) so she can have some time either out with friends or whatever she needs.


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The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law Chapter 20 The Bodhisattva Never Despise
IT IS NOT SUPPOSED that all the disciples who listened to the Buddha's preaching in chapter 19 completely understood the true meaning of his encouragement and the admonition included therein. Some of them may have become discouraged, thinking, "We cannot possibly practice all the teachings of the Lotus Sutra perfectly." Others may have been complacent, thinking, "We can obtain merit somehow or other if we just do the five kinds of practices of preachers according to form." Still others may have momentarily felt conceited, flattering themselves: "Unlike the disciples of the two vehicles, shravakas and pratyekabuddhas, we bodhisattvas are possessed of this kind of supernatural power. We are quite different from them."
On all occasions, the Buddha's sermons were perfect and left nothing to be desired. Whenever he perceived the slightest doubt in the minds of his disciples, he gave them enough instruction to lead them to Perfect Enlightenment. It can easily be imagined that probably he did the same in his preaching of chapter 19.
At that time, in an altered tone, the Buddha addressed the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva Great Power Obtained: "Now you should know that if bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas keep the Law Flower Sutra, and if anyone curses, abuses, and slanders them, he will receive such great punishment as before announced; but those who attain the merits such as those previously announced, their eyes, ears, noses, tongues, bodies, and thoughts will be clear and pure." Then the Buddha told the story of the Bodhisattva Never Despise as an example of what he meant.
THE STORY OF THE BODHISATTVA NEVER DESPISE. "Great Power Obtained! In a past period of old times, infinite, boundless, inconceivable, and asamkhyeya kalpas ago, there was a buddha named King of Majestic Voice Tathagata, Worshipful, All Wise, Perfectly Enlightened in Conduct, Well Departed, Understander of the World, Peerless Leader, Controller, Teacher of Gods and Men, Buddha, World-honored One, whose kalpa was named Free from Decline and his domain All Complete. That buddha, King of Majestic Voice, in that world preached to gods, men, and asuras. To those who sought to be shravakas he preached response to the Law of the Four Noble Truths for escape from birth, old age, disease, and death, leading finally to nirvana; to those who sought to be pratyekabuddhas he preached response to the Law of the Twelve Causes and Conditions; to bodhisattvas he by means of Perfect Enlightenment preached response to the Six Paramitas for the perfecting of Buddha wisdom. Great Power Obtained! The lifetime of this Buddha, King of Majestic Voice, was forty myriad kotis of nayutas of kalpas, as many as the sands of the Ganges. The number of kalpas during which the Righteous Law remained in the world was equal to the atoms in a Jambudvipa; and the number of kalpas during which the Counterfeit Law remained was equal to the atoms in four continents. After that buddha had abundantly benefited all living beings, he became extinct. After the Righteous Law and Counterfeit Law had entirely disappeared, in that domain there again appeared a buddha. He was also entitled King of Majestic Voice Tathagata, Worshipful, All Wise, Perfectly Enlightened in Conduct, Well Departed, Understander of the World, Peerless Leader, Controller, Teacher of Gods and Men, Buddha, World-honored One. Thus in succession there were twenty thousand kotis of buddhas who all had the same title. After the extinction of the first Tathagata King of Majestic Voice and after the end of the Righteous Law, during the period of the Counterfeit Law bhiksus of utmost arrogance obtained the chief power. At that period there was a bodhisattva-bhiksu named Never Despise. Great Power Obtained! For what reason was he named Never Despise? Because that bhiksu paid respect to and commended everybody whom he saw, bhiksu, bhiksuni, upasaka, and upasika, speaking thus: 'I deeply revere you. I dare not slight and contemn you. Wherefore? Because you all walk in the bodhisattva way and are to become buddhas.' And that bhiksu did not devote himself to reading and reciting the sutras but only to paying respect, so that when he saw afar off a member of the four groups, he would especially go and pay respect to them, commending them, saying: 'I dare not slight you, because you are all to become buddhas.' Amongst the four groups, there were those who, irritated and angry and muddy-minded, reviled and abused him, saying: 'Where did this ignorant bhiksu come from, who takes it on himself to say, "I do not slight you," and who predicts us as destined to become buddhas? We need no such false prediction.' Thus he passed many years, constantly reviled but never irritated or angry, always saying, 'You are to become buddhas.' Whenever he spoke thus, the people beat him with clubs, sticks, potsherds, or stones. But, while escaping to a distance, he still cried aloud, 'I dare not slight you. You are all to become buddhas.' And because he always spoke thus, the haughty bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas styled him Never Despise.
"When this bhiksu was drawing near his end, from the sky he heard and was entirely able to receive and retain twenty thousand myriad kotis of verses of the Law Flower Sutra, which the Buddha King of Majestic Voice had formerly preached. Whereupon he obtained as above clearness and purity of the eye-organ and of the organs of ear, nose, tongue, body, and thought. Having obtained the purity of these six organs, he further prolonged his life for two hundred myriad kotis of nayutas of years, and widely preached this Law Flower Sutra to the people. Then the haughty four orders of bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas who had slighted and contemned this man, and given him the nickname Never Despise, seeing him possessed of great transcendent powers, of power of eloquent discourse, and of power of excellent meditation, and having heard his preaching, all believed in and followed him. This bodhisattva again converted thousands of myriads of kotis of beings to Perfect Enlightenment.
"After the end of his lifetime, he met two thousand kotis of buddhas who were all entitled Sun Moon Light, and under their Law he preached this Law Flower Sutra. Because of this, he again met two thousand kotis of buddhas, all equally entitled Sovereign Light King of the Clouds. Because under the Law of those buddhas he received, kept, read, recited, and preached this sutra to all the four groups, he obtained clearness and purity of the common eye and of the organs of ear, nose, tongue, body, and thought, and among the four groups preached the Law fearlessly.
"Great Power Obtained! This Bodhisattva-Mahasattva Never Despise paid homage to such numerous buddhas as these, revering, honoring, and extolling them; and after cultivating the roots of goodness, again he met thousands of myriads of kotis of buddhas and also under the Law of those buddhas preached this sutra; his merits being complete, he then became a buddha. Great Power Obtained! What is your opinion? Can it be that the Bodhisattva Never Despise was at that time somebody else? He was really I myself. If I in my former lives had not received and kept, read and recited this sutra, and preached it to others, I should not have been able so soon to attain Perfect Enlightenment. Because, under former buddhas, I received and kept, read and recited this sutra, and preached it to others, I so soon attained Perfect Enlightenment.
"Great Power Obtained! At that time the four groups, bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas, with angry minds slighted and contemned me, therefore for two hundred kotis of kalpas they never met a buddha, never heard the Law, never saw a sangha, and for a thousand kalpas underwent great sufferings in the Avici hell. After their sin was brought to an end, they again met the Bodhisattva Never Despise, who taught and converted them to Perfect Enlightenment. Great Power Obtained! What is your opinion? Those four groups at that time, who constantly slighted that bodhisattva - can they indeed be somebody else? They are now in this assembly - the five hundred bodhisattvas Bhadrapala and the others, the five hundred bhiksunis Lion Moon and the others, the five hundred upasakas Thinking of Buddha and the others, who all never retreat from Perfect Enlightenment. Know, Great Power Obtained! This Law Flower Sutra greatly benefits all bodhisattva-mahasattvas and enables them to reach Perfect Enlightenment. Therefore all bodhisattva-mahasattvas, after the extinction of the Tathagata, should ever receive and keep, read and recite, expound and copy this sutra."
Then the Buddha, desiring to proclaim this teaching over again, repeated it in verse, thus ending his preaching of this chapter.
Having read this far, readers will notice that this chapter is very different from the former chapters of the Lotus Sutra. The chapters so far have presented us with scenes of many lands as that are beautiful and dreamlike but quite unlike this world, as well as dreadful scenes of hell. Most personages, including the buddhas, have been introduced as superhuman and ideal beings. But this chapter is strongly characterized by the human touch. The setting of the Bodhisattva Never Despise makes us think of an ordinary town today, although no description of any particular place is given. The characters appearing in the story are ordinary people such as may be met with anywhere. The words "bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas" do not necessarily mean Buddhist monks, nuns, and lay devotees, but include people of all kinds and classes: foppish minor officials, raffish young men, middle-aged merchants posing as seasoned men of mature judgment, good-natured but strong-willed women; mingling with such people, we also imagine learned priests who boast of having a complete knowledge of Buddhism, middle-aged monks who are proud of keeping the precepts, and old priests who come to town to beg for alms but do not preach any sermons, only standing silently on a street corner with an aloof and superior air. The Bodhisattva Never Despise conjures up the image of a young monk who has the air of an earnest, serious-minded man with something unusual and refined about him.
All the chapters of the Lotus Sutra can be said to be literary in style; but chapter 20 comes closest to the feeling of modern literature. It gives us a strong sense of humanity and of things familiar to us. This is quite natural because it states vividly how, by practicing only the virtue of paying respect to others, an ordinary man realizes his faith and finally attains the perfection of his character.
In the previous chapter, the Buddha preached the five kinds of practices of preachers and referred to the vast and boundless merits that can be obtained from such practices. But the ordinary person will naturally be discouraged by the personal discipline required, thinking, "I cannot possibly fulfill the five kinds of practices of preachers." Perhaps he will opportunistically think, "Well, I will try to do the five kinds of practices for form's sake." Unfortunately, ordinary people's minds operate at this level.
Shakyamuni Buddha could completely perceive the minds of those who listened to his teachings. Therefore, we can guess why he completely changed his preaching method in chapter 20. While telling of his own past life, he wished to make people realize again three important teachings. The first is that to practice thoroughly even only a single kind of good deed is indeed sacred, and to do so is the first step toward salvation. The second is that however many formalities we may learn and practice, there is no essential worth in such learning or practice; the creation of a valid human life consists in our practice of even only a single kind of good deed with devotion and earnest perseverance. The third is that the bodhisattva practice originates with revering others, that is, with our recognizing the buddha-nature of all people. If we try to save others without recognizing their buddha-nature, we only perform empty and formal deeds. True salvation lies in our disclosing of and respect for the buddha-nature innate in others.
The Buddha illustrated these three important teachings in the story of the humanistic bhiksu Never Despise. Moreover, he declared that Never Despise was the Buddha himself in a former existence. His declaration causes us to feel that the Buddha, who seemed far distant from us, has suddenly approached us. At the same time, we can sense that if we follow the path taken by the Bodhisattva Never Despise, we can surely attain the perfection of our own characters. The Buddha had seemed to exist somewhere above the clouds, far separated from us. However, when he shows us the Bodhisattva Never Despise as himself in a former life, a man who was friendly and humanistic, we feel as if we have found a ladder by which we can climb up to the Buddha's abode above the clouds. Thus the Buddha gives us great encouragement. We are heartened and can say to ourselves, "There is nothing impossible about the bodhisattva practice. We just begin with following the example of the Bodhisattva Never Despise." In this sense, chapter 20 has a special place in the concluding part of the Law of Origin - indeed, in the Lotus Sutra as a whole. Many important teachings are included in the story of the Bodhisattva Never Despise. Let us consider them one by one.
DISCLOSING AND REVERING OTHERS' BUDDHA-NATURE. It was in the period of the Counterfeit Law that the bhiksu Never Despise appeared in this world. The period of the Counterfeit Law is the time when the truth preached by the Buddha still exists but is learned and practiced as a matter of formality, and there is no longer any enlightenment. In this period, Buddhist monks devote themselves to gaining a thorough knowledge of Buddhist doctrines and formalities and are proud of themselves for being learned. Some of them only keep the precepts and practice them with indifference to others, and lead religious lives aloof from the world. The rest are weak followers. In such a period, Buddhist monks have lost touch with the true life of Buddhism.
What is the true life of Buddhism? It is nothing other than our realizing wholeheartedly the meaning of the saying, "All sentient beings have the buddha-nature innately." Our entire religious life starts with this realization. To become aware of one's own buddha-nature, bringing it to light from the depths of the mind, nurturing it, and developing it vigorously is the first step of one's religious life; this is the mental state of the shravaka and pratyekabuddha.
If one has the buddha-nature himself, others must also have it. If one can realize with his whole heart that he has the buddha-nature, he comes spontaneously to recognize that others equally possess it. Anyone who cannot recognize this has not truly realized his own buddha-nature.
There are many bad people around us. We cannot help thinking of some of them as wicked even when we try to see them in the most favorable light possible. We cannot bring ourselves to sympathize with those who kill people in order to rob them, or who cheat others out of their property. However, we judge these people as evil only by their criminal acts that are reported in the newspapers or otherwise publicized. If we were able to learn all the circumstances of their lives, we would find that there is no one who is so lost that he is without some human feeling.
A murderer may play with his baby, tossing it in his arms, when he is at home. A blackmailer may treat his dog as kindly as his own child. A gangster who extorts money from honest citizens may have a favorite follower for whom he feels as much affection as if he were his blood brother. For all that, we must not consider their crimes lightly or idealize them like movie heroes. But when we view evil people with calm and unprejudiced eyes, not with sentimental sympathy, we cannot help recognizing a bit of human nature in them, which they show when they innocently try to please their babies or treat their dogs as kindly as their own children or feel true affection for favorite followers.
A bit of human nature - this is the seed of the buddha-nature. A speck of the buddha-nature gleams forth from the mind even of a person whose mind is encrusted and stained with the evil of his crimes. It is like a tiny loophole in the wall of a dark prison. Everyone, without exception, has such a loophole in his mind, that is, a speck of buddha-nature.
We try to find the loophole in others' minds; we respect it as far as possible; and by doing so, we make others become aware of it themselves. A person who realizes the existence of the loophole in his own mind will open it wider for himself because he desires to let more light enter the depths of his mind. This is the meaning of disclosing and respecting others' buddha-nature and at the same time discovering one's own buddha-nature. To discover and respect others' buddha-nature is indeed the primary object of the bodhisattva practice, and living Buddhism consists of this.
In this context, we must not forget the words "and that bhiksu did not devote himself to reading and reciting the sutras, but only to paying respect." This does not mean that he did not need to read and recite the sutras but indicates that reading and reciting the sutras as merely a formality were of no value in the period of the Counterfeit Law. Therefore, the Buddha emphasized that for a bhiksu, it is more important to disclose and pay respect to others' buddha-nature than to read and recite the sutras, having degenerated into formalism. This point is the life of Buddhism.
The Bodhisattva Never Despise paid respect to and commended everybody he saw, saying, "I deeply revere you, because you are all to become buddhas." This deed of the bodhisattva is the disclosing of and paying respect to others' buddha-nature. His words, "You are all to become buddhas," indicate that he has discovered others' buddha-nature, has paid respect to it, and has commended it.
There are two ways to make man discover his own buddha-nature. One is the way of "enlightenment in direct order"; this is the way of indicating "his own affairs" (ko-ji), which has been explained in chapter 16. Another is the way of "enlightenment in reverse order," that is, the way of indicating "the affairs of others" (ta-ji), which has also been explained in that chapter. Enlightenment in direct order means to make others realize their own buddha-nature by our discovering and commending it. This is the way taken by the Bodhisattva Never Despise. Enlightenment in reverse order means to awaken others from their ignorance by criticizing them. This is the way followed in calling someone to task and startling him with harsh words: "What do you mean by that ugly and selfish way of life? If you continue to live that way, can you imagine how you will feel when you are about to die?" This way is very effective for some people.
Enlightenment in direct order can be compared to the way in which, through an agreeable-tasting medicine, one gently melts the wall of delusion covering his buddha-nature. On the other hand, enlightenment in reverse order is like drastic surgery. If a person can bear this drastic method, he will completely change his human life through it. However, enlightenment in direct order is more effective in most cases because, as shown by the word "direct," this way follows the natural course of man's enlightenment and applies to the normal working of human psychology. Praise does not come amiss to anybody. A happy feeling naturally makes a person open the window of his mind, so that a warm light streams in. Then the buddha-nature in his mind begins to be active.
In prewar Japan, children were educated through scolding, the education of enlightenment in reverse order. But after World War II, education changed to teaching by praise, that is, the education of enlightenment in direct order. This is because it became understood that praise is more effective than punishment in developing children's character and drawing out their special abilities. On the other hand, a tendency has developed to rear children indulgently, which is overdoing the education of enlightenment in direct order. It is also necessary for children sometimes to train their minds through the education of enlightenment in reverse order.
Everybody feels pleased at being praised, but adults who have lost their mental purity tend at first to feel uncomfortable when praised, as if they were being flattered. This misunderstanding may be dispelled if the praise truly comes from the heart of the person who commends them. Such genuine praise will gradually open the window of one's mind, however tightly shut it may have been.
The same thing may be said of those who were paid respect and commended by the Bodhisattva Never Despise. Among them were some who became angry at the bodhisattva's words, reviled and abused him, or beat and stoned him. But he never became angry at their violence but persevered for many years, constantly repeating the same thing. His earnest attitude gradually softened the hearts of those who scorned him.
Evidence of this is seen in the fact that his enemies gave him the nickname Never Despise. If they had not had some friendly feeling for him, they would not have given him a nickname. At first, the arrogant people were angry at him, saying, "He insults us," or "He meddles in our affairs." But little by little they changed their attitude toward Never Despise and came to regard him merely as peculiar, thinking, "He is never irritated or angry even if stoned or beaten. He constantly pays respect to us and commends us, saying, 'I dare not slight you.' He is indeed an odd fellow." They had become accustomed to him, and at the same time they began to become vaguely aware of the greatness of Never Despise, admitting grudgingly, "There is something superior about this monk." The perseverance of Never Despise finally caused them to begin to feel awe and respect.
A very important teaching is shown through this bodhisattva's deed. When a person repeats such a strange act as paying respect to everybody whom he sees, just as a fool tries to judge everything by the one thing he knows, and if he performs such an act wholeheartedly and patiently repeats it without flinching from whatever persecution he may suffer, in the end his act cannot help moving others and giving rise to awe and respect in their hearts. Because the arrogant people began to feel awe and respect for Never Despise, when he had realized the teaching of the Lotus Sutra for himself and preached it to them they all believed in and followed him.
A Japanese Buddhist monk, Zenkai, in about 1750 finished single-handedly digging a tunnel approximately 185 meters long through a rocky hill at Yabakei Gorge, Kyushu, after thirty years of endeavor. He had begun the project so that the local villagers could cross the gorge safely. At first he was treated as a madman and was persecuted in various ways. Nevertheless, he paid no attention but doggedly continued excavating the tunnel through the rocky hill. His attitude of working earnestly and persistently finally made such a profound impression on the villagers that they helped him voluntarily.
There have been many instances in which men who have made roads, reclaimed wasteland, or dug irrigation ditches for the benefit of other people have gone through the same kind of experience. These examples teach us a valuable lesson as to what great results come from doing a good deed wholeheartedly and with an indomitable perseverance in the face of all obstacles.
TWO IMPORTANT LESSONS. The next important teaching in the story of the Bodhisattva Never Despise is expressed in the following two sentences: "Whenever he spoke thus, the people beat him with clubs, sticks, potsherds, or stones. But, while escaping to a distance, he still cried aloud: 'I dare not slight you. You are all to become buddhas.'" We can learn two lessons from this short passage. The first is that Never Despise escaped to a distance from his attackers when they used violence against him. "Never Despise never moved, even when he was beaten so severely with sticks that his arm was broken or his forehead was cut open by a stone." Such an attitude may appeal more to some people. If so, the reason may come from their misunderstanding of the meaning of the Buddhist term fushaku shimmyo, which means "not to grudge one's life for the sake of the Law" or "to preach the Buddhist doctrine at the risk of one's life."
If we understand the true meaning fushaku shimmyo, we know it means that we ought to devote ourselves to the Law above all else. When we devote ourselves to the Law, first of all we consider keeping the Law, developing it, and spreading it by every possible means. Therefore we drive out the petty idea that we must be ashamed of running away. If we make the decision, "I will live as long as possible and I will persevere in preaching the Law forever," we will try to escape immediately when we are exposed to danger.
This is an especially important lesson for the Japanese people. They seem to lack respect for human life. They have a tendency to take their lives lightly. In World War II many soldiers' lives were lost in vain because of the ideas of "no surrender" and "death for honor," as in the suicide attacks of kamikaze airmen. This regrettable waste came from the biased idea of the Japanese army and navy of regarding escape as ignoble and surrender as the greatest possible shame. The war leaders of Japan did not have the flexibility to realize that the man who wins in the long run is the true victor even if he has had to run away once; instead they forced the soldiers to dash at the enemy in a daredevil manner. The war leaders are to be blamed for this.
In contrast, General Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the American Army in the Philippines at the outbreak of the World War II, withdrew his troops from Manila to Bataan Peninsula when he was defeated by the Japanese army. When Corregidor fell, he escaped by torpedo boat to the northern part of Mindanao Island, and from there he flew to Darwin, Australia. Precisely because of his escape from the Philippines he was able eventually to take the offensive against the Japanese army, and finally occupied Japan proper.
In ancient times, however, the Japanese people seem to have had no such preconceived idea of the virtue of no surrender. For instance, when Kusunoki Masashige, a great fourteenth-century warrior, entrenched himself with his army at Akasaka Castle and was surrounded by the large force of Ashikaga Takauji, an enemy warrior, Kusunoki made a quick escape from the castle with the idea of making another attempt at fighting. He may have grasped the idea of the importance of flexibility from Buddhism because he had a strong belief in the Buddha's teachings. Because of his escape from Akasaka Castle, he was able to harass the enemy force in other battles.
The feudal lord Shimazu Yoshihiro, realizing the inevitability of defeat in the Battle of Sekigahara between the rival Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans in 1600, broke through the enemy lines and escaped to his domain, Satsuma province in Kyushu. Because of his escape, his clan became so strong that later the Tokugawa shogunate acknowledged its superiority, and it produced the driving force leading to success in the Meiji Restoration of 1868, which overthrew the Tokugawa regime. Shimazu Yoshihiro was also a devout believer in Buddhism.
Strangely enough, none of the Japanese people despise Kusunoki Masashige or Shimazu Yoshihiro as cowards. Everyone regards their escaping instead of dying in vain as good. When and why did the Japanese people lose their flexibility in thinking and acting? Has this rigidity been influenced by Confucianism, which was introduced into Japan from China later than Buddhism? Confucianism, however, teaches us respect for human life, as shown in the saying, "The sage never courts danger." If not, is the idea of slighting human life peculiar to the Japanese people? The historical evidence does not permit us to jump to such a conclusion. We must conclude that such a trait was implanted at some time by a certain philosophy of government, though exactly when is not clear. Scholarly investigation of this problem would be very helpful in explaining this characteristic of the Japanese people. This is a very important matter. A marked tendency to promote political and economic struggles through recourse to violence has been seen in recent years, and demonstrations and strikes by labor unions have taken a turn for the worse. In the final analysis, such a tendency comes from a lack of mental flexibility.
The willow bends to the wind and is not broken, even though the tree looks fragile. An oak branch, on the other hand, may break in a storm despite the tree's apparent sturdiness. Is it not of the first importance for the Japanese people - as for all people everywhere - to foster mental flexibility in order to build a greater nation? A true understanding of Buddhism is the shortest and best way to achieve this, I believe. This is because Buddhism teaches clearly the principle of flexibility of mind, and accordingly its believers without exception develop flexible minds. The life of the Bodhisattva Never Despise illustrates the ideal person living in this way.
Another important point in the story of Never Despise is that although he escaped from physical persecution, the bodhisattva held fast to his belief and never renounced the truth. Here lies the difference between mental weakness and flexibility. A weak-minded person will easily discard his belief when he is subjected to a little outside pressure. But a real believer maintains his belief and continually observes the truth, whatever may happen. The purpose of having a flexible mind is nothing other than to adhere to the truth to the last. The Bodhisattva Never Despise never ceased the bodhisattva practice of disclosing others' buddha-nature by paying respect to it, though escaping when physically abused. In the end, he led his persecutors to disclose their own buddha-nature. Such a man can be called truly brave.
The Bodhisattva Never Despise attained a very high spiritual state through the single practice of disclosing others' buddha-nature by paying respect to it. Therefore when he was approaching death, from the sky he heard the Lotus Sutra, which the Buddha King of Majestic Voice had formerly preached. The expression "from the sky he heard" means that he heard the Buddha's voice sounding in his mind; in other words, he realized the truth for himself. To say that he realized the truth for himself may sound mystical or mysterious, but actually the truth can be discovered by anyone.
The truth must have existed from the eternal past if it is really the truth. In the past, various outstanding people must have discovered the truth. Chapter 20 of the Lotus Sutra states that the Tathagata King of Majestic Voice had formerly realized the truth and preached it, but the truth did not exist as a teaching in this world at the time that the Bodhisattva Never Despise lived. However, because the truth is eternal and imperishable, when an outstanding person appears in this world he can rediscover the truth. The Bodhisattva Never Despise was such a man.
Some may think that this story is meaningless for our time, when means of communication are so sophisticated. But such an idea is based on a shortsighted point of view. During the history of the universe from time immemorial, something like our present human culture must have appeared and disappeared more often than we can imagine. If a nuclear war should occur, our present culture would be destroyed along with everything else. A new and different life would be generated eventually, perhaps after hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions of years, and in time would develop its own culture.
Thus viewing universal life from time immemorial, it is no wonder that many Tathagatas King of Majestic Voice had preached the truth and that the Bodhisattva Never Despise realized it for himself when he was nearing death.
PATIENT REPETITION OR LEARNING AND PREACHING. How was the Bodhisattva Never Despise enabled to prolong his life although he was approaching death? Herein lies a great lesson for us. The Bodhisattva Never Despise realized for himself the teaching of the Lotus Sutra. As a result of believing in it wholeheartedly, he prolonged his life for two hundred myriad kotis of nayutas of years. During this long period he preached the Lotus Sutra widely. He not only performed the basic bodhisattva practice of paying respect to others' buddha-nature but also preached the Buddha's teachings in detail. In this way he advanced several stages in the bodhisattva practice. Then he enlightened all the arrogant people who had formerly scorned him. After the end of his natural lifetime, he met two thousand kotis of buddhas. He worshiped, revered, honored, and extolled these buddhas and under them preached the Lotus Sutra. Because of this, he again met two thousand kotis of buddhas, and under these buddhas also he preached the sutra. Because of this, he obtained clearness and purity of eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and thought, and preached the Law fearlessly among the four groups - that is, among all kinds of people.
After cultivating the roots of goodness thus, he again met a large number of buddhas and also under these buddhas preached the Lotus Sutra; because of these merits, he again met a large number of buddhas and also received instruction from them. In this way, he repeated innumerable times practicing the Buddha's teachings himself and letting others practice them. His merits being completed, he then became a buddha.
The greatness of the religious life of the Bodhisattva Never Despise lies in the courageous spirit through which he never retrogressed but persevered until he had completely accomplished his original intention. His spirit was not reckless and rough but thorough and persistent. He trod the path to the attainment of buddhahood by learning and doing, doing and learning, for his constant improvement, that is, through the repetition of practicing the Buddha's teachings himself and letting others practice them.
We should follow his course step by step. It is quite acceptable for us to enter the way to buddhahood by performing one bodhisattva practice. If we perform one practice wholeheartedly, we can realize many truths derived from this one truth. And we do not limit our realization to ourselves but preach it to all people. By thus preaching it, we obtain its merits and also deepen our understanding of it more and more. In other words, we meet numberless buddhas in succession. Whenever we meet new buddhas (truths), we pay homage to their teachings, revering, honoring, and extolling them, and also preach their teachings to all people. Because of this, we again meet many more buddhas (truths). Through this kind of repetition, we can approach the mental stage of a buddha step by step. Shakyamuni Buddha himself bore witness to this by setting an example. He revealed this when he said, "Can it be that the Bodhisattva Never Despise was at that time somebody else? He was really I myself." By revealing this, he showed that living in the way of the Bodhisattva Never Despise is the right way to become a buddha.
As mentioned at the beginning of the chapter, this revelation should greatly encourage those who have become discouraged in their religious life. Some people may feel, "I can't possibly preach the Law to others because I haven't perfectly understood it myself." But if they only understand the principle of religious life - we have only to preach the Law as we have learned it to the best of our ability; the more often we preach it, the more we can deepen our understanding of it; we can proceed on our way to the perfection of our character step by step through patient repetition of learning and preaching--then they will be greatly encouraged.
Let us not forget the important words at the beginning of this chapter: "When he saw afar off a member of the four groups, he would specially go and pay respect to them, commending them. . . ." This is the spirit we need when we preach the Law to others. We must not adopt the passive attitude that we will teach the Law to others when they come to us to hear it or when we happen to meet. On the contrary, we must have such a positive attitude that we actively reach out to others and preach the Law to them. This is the attitude of a bodhisattva, who desires to truly save people from their sufferings. The Bodhisattva Never Despise dared to carry out such a bodhisattva practice. At first he was a nuisance to all the arrogant people because of his patient practice and aroused their anger, but they finally acknowledged his sincerity. We can learn much from the bodhisattva's positive attitude in his missionary work.
We should also pay careful attention to the following sentence: "At that time the four groups, bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas, with angry minds slighted and contemned me, therefore for two hundred kotis of kalpas they never met a buddha, never heard the Law, never saw a sangha, and for a thousand kalpas underwent great sufferings in the Avici hell." From this we understand what the punishment for denying the Buddha's teachings is. However, we should note that this passage does not state that a god or a buddha will inflict any punishment on men. It says the following: when arrogant people with angry minds slight and contemn a person who pursues a sacred bodhisattva practice in order to disclose others' buddha-nature, for two hundred kotis of kalpas they can never meet a buddha, never hear the Law, and never see a believer of the Buddha's teachings. Such punishment is not inflicted by anybody; these people never meet a buddha because the eyes of their minds are closed, and never hear the Law because their ears are covered. Because of this, they cannot put out the fire of delusion burning in their minds and for a thousand kalpas they undergo the sufferings of the Avici hell. The Buddha never imposes any punishment on people but always saves them with this great compassion. If they do not desire to see the Buddha or a person who transmits the Buddha's teachings, he never forces them to be saved but calmly waits till the right moment, the time of extinguishing their karma, shall come.
Whatever a person's evil karma may be, if he undergoes great sufferings for a long time because of its evil retribution, such karma will disappear in compensation for his great sufferings. The eye of his mind will surely open the moment his evil karma disappears. This is because he has long been troubled by sufferings and has earnestly begun to seek real salvation, and because he cherishes a longing to reply upon something absolute and begets a thirsting heart of hope for it. In short, he awakens to his own buddha-nature. This is shown in the following sentence: "After their sin was brought to an end, they again met the Bodhisattva Never Despise, who taught and converted them to Perfect Enlightenment." In this way, when once a person comes into contact with the Buddha's teachings, he is sure to be saved from his suffering eventually.
In a previous existence, the arrogant people were taught the existence of their buddha-nature by the Bodhisattva Never Despise. But because they did not receive his teaching obediently, they underwent a long period of suffering. After this, they awakened to the existence of the buddha-nature in their minds. As a result, they were able at last to enter the way of salvation. If they had not been formerly taught the existence of their buddha-nature by the Bodhisattva Never Despise, what would have become of them? They would have been eternally unable to free themselves of their sufferings.
We must not forget that whatever kind of person another may be, respecting his buddha-nature and teaching him its existence will give him a great merit and will lead him to salvation in the future. This is the most important teaching of this chapter.
In the last part of the chapter, the Buddha repeated his teaching in verse. This closing verse section is so important that we should recite it from memory, if possible. Readers will understand the meaning of the verse portion if they have firmly grasped the contents of the prose section. Here only a few phrases with special meanings will be explained. "Leader of all living beings" means that a buddha styled King of Majestic Voice will lead all living beings. "At that time the four groups / Were devoted to material things" mean that the four groups adhered to the analytical study of the Law, that is, they neglected to learn the spirit of the Law but were devoted to formality. This has the same meaning as the phrase "The groups formerly devoted to things." "Of pure believers, men and women" indicates the idea of men and women lay devotees.
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If you want your children to be friendly with warm smile, you have to make your yourself as a role model in front of them. First, try to greet and bid with your couple, then the children will follow as they realize that is the way decent human treat each other.
If you don't want to come home to a kid who won't look up from the TV to say hello, the best approach is to set a good example. If you always greet the family and bid them goodbye, your kids will pick up on your habits starting around age 2. When Mom comes home, for instance, Dad might give her a kiss and a hearty "Hello! How was your day?" When Dad's on his way out the door, Mom and the kids might give him a hug or say, "Have a nice day, Daddy."
Every morning we practice kisses and hugs before we go to the office and what follows after that is Amirul start kisses and hugs me everything I reach the door knob.
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40 CFR 25.10 - Rulemaking.
§ 25.10
EPA shall invite and consider written comments on proposed and interim regulations from any interested or affected persons and organizations. All such comments shall be part of the public record, and a copy of each comment shall be available for public inspection. EPA will maintain a docket of comments received and any Agency responses. Notices of proposed and interim rulemaking, as well as final rules and regulations, shall be distributed in accordance with § 25.4(c) to interested or affected persons promptly after publication. Each notice shall include information as to the availability of the full texts of rules and regulations (where these are not set forth in the notice itself) and places where copying facilities are available at reasonable cost to the public. Under Executive Order 12044 (March 23, 1978), further EPA guidance will be issued concerning public participation in EPA rulemaking. A Responsiveness Summary shall be published as part of the preamble to interim and final regulations. In addition to providing opportunity for written comments on proposed and interim regulations, EPA may choose to hold a public hearing.
State rulemaking specified in § 25.2(a)(1) shall be in accord with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section or with the State's administrative procedures act, if one exists. However, in the event of conflict between a provision of paragraph (a) of this section and a provision of a State's administrative procedures act, the State's law shall apply.
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Bron Bron and KD
The 2011-2012 NBA season has started, providing eye-popping athleticism and excitement!
No players have stood out more than Small Foward LeBron James of the Miami Heat, and Small Forward Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Both James and Durant are ranked number 1 and 2 in scoring, respectively, and both players have led their squads to 5-0 records.
Kevin Durant started his MVP profile with a game winning 3-pointer to defeat the defending champion Dallas Mavericks.
Statistically, LeBron has a slight edge on Durant. However, keep in mind that the sample size is only 5 games.
LeBron is averaging 29.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks. Not to mention, he's shooting 59.8% from the field and 80.9% from the charity stripe.
Durant is averaging 27.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.0 blocks. He is shooting 54.7% from the field, 80% from the line, and is hitting 2.2 3-pointers a game.
LeBron has more offensive weapons surrounding him, playing alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Kevin Durant plays with PG Russell Westbrook and 6th man James Harden, but it is obvious Durant is the main scoring threat.
LeBron has two MVP awards to his name (2008-2009 and 2009-2010). Those awards were with the Cleveland Caveliers, and he is still looking to nab an MVP for his talents in South Beach.
Kevin Durant has won back to back scoring titles since the 2009-2010 season (becoming the youngest scoring champion ever), but has no MVP to his name.
Last season's MVP was Derrick Rose, who averaged 25.0 PPG and emerged as the most prolific scorer for the Bulls since the days of MJ. It is interesting to note that these three players were all top picks in the NBA draft. LeBron was 1st overall in 2003, Kevin Durant was 2nd overall in 2007 (Greg Oden anybody?), and Derrick Rose was the 1st pick of the 2008 draft.
There's lots of season left to play, but who will win the MVP this year?
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I am Raju from India.
On my embeded board, have DVI out port (from TFP410). I want to connect my LCD panel (LP154W01-A5) to board via DVI to LVDS bridge.
LCD panel configuration is as follows.
Resolution: 1280x800
Color depth: 6 - bit, 262,144 colors
Pixel Pitch: 0.25875 mm × 0.25875 mm
Can I use TI two chip DVI to LVDS bridge (TFP401a-ep as DVI Rx and SN75LVDS83B as LVDS Tx) solution for this.
If yes, could you please provide me the schematic for DVI Rx (TFP401a-ep).
Hi Raju, see these documents. The second one isn't for the TFP401A-EP exactly, but it still applies.
Best regards,RE
Hi RoosE,
Thanks for the reply.
I assume, TFP401A-EP and SN75LVDS83B combination will be suitable for my LCD panel (LP154W01-A5).
Could you please confirm on this.
I will defer to Ross on the technical aspects on if the combination will work with your panel.
However, I noticed you are using the -EP version of the TFP410A. This is the enhanced plastic package typical for hi-reliability applications (speced for -55 to +125C operation). The SN75LVDS83B is only speced for commercail temperature (0 to +70 C) operation so from a "temperature" basis, this seems to be a mis-match, If you need extended temperature range, the SN65LVDS93A is the same functionality and performance as the LVDS83B, only it is speced for industrial temperature (-45 to +85 C operation). On the other hand if commercial tempearture is fine, then the TFP410A is available in commercial temperature options for less than half the cost.
Regards, Dan
Raju, I took a look at that panel and it looks fine. The SN75LVDS83B is commonly used with 1280x800 panels.
Dan brings up a good point, that you might also consider using the SN65LVDS93A--the same device with a wider temperature range.
Hi RossE,
Thanks for the clarification. I will go with chips which supports commercial temperature range.
I have prepared schematic for this HDMI/DVI to LVDS Bridge. Here I attached document.
Could you please review it and provide me your suggestions or modifications.
Hello Raju,
I have reviewed the schematic and found two issues:
1) /STAG pin on the TFP401A should be tied high.2) Since they are selecting OCK_INV=low on the TFP401A, they should also connect CLKSEL=low on the LVDS83B.
Also, please check the document on the below link for design recommendations.
Hi ELIAS VILLEGAS,
1) Connected STAG# to VCC_3.3V through 10K resistor.
2) Pulled down CLKSEL to ground through 1K resistor.
I used NXP "PCA9633DP1" IC as Back-light controller.
Is there any IC from TI, which suitable for the same operation?
I found "TLC59108F". But, LED control outputs are Active low and I looking for Active high.
Could you please suggest me the suitable IC from TI.
May I have any update on this.
I am not familiar with back light controllers, but you may want to visit the below link.
After long time, I am posting question on this again. Sorry for the long gap
From Design recommendation document (http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slla136/slla136.pdf), we should use 22uF, 0.01uF capacitors for DVDD, OVDD, AVDD and PVCC.
But I used 10uF, 0.01uF capacitors. Based on following document.
Could you please confirm on this. I mean, need to change my design or I can go with it.
There should be not a big issue.
Hi Elias Villegas,
What are specification for Ferrite beads which are user to connect to OVDD, AVDD, DVDD and PVDD pins on TFP401A IC.
That usually depends on the power supply used, but the evaluation module for the TFP401 uses a 600ohm, 200mA @100MHz ferrite bead.
I used 3.3V to connect these pins.
Shell I proceed with 600ohm, 200mA @100MHz ferrite bead?
Well, I was talking more about the quality of the power supply, but yes, I think that ferrite bead should be fine.


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Tickets : Festival
View the calendar of events for full concert information and links to purchase tickets online.
1. Purchase in Person
Buy tickets in person at the Triad Stage box office located at:
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00am - 6:00pm
The EMF box office at Triad Stage is also open one hour prior to performances for will-call and walk-up sales only. Triad Stage provides a box office associate for will-call and walk-up sales one hour prior to the performance at the appropriate venue during the EMF season.
2. Purchase Online
Single ticket sales will begin on June 3rd and will be available for online purchase at that time. Just click on the "Buy Tickets" link on each concert listing once they become available.
3. Purchase by Phone
Season tickets, single tickets and FlexPasses can be purchased by phone at the Triad Stage box office by calling:
(336) 272-0160 or toll-free at (866) 579-TIXX (8499)
Payment Options
The EMF box office at Triad Stage accepts cash, checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. All sales are final. No refunds. Exchange privileges are only available to Season Subscribers.
Dates, programs, artists, and venues are subject to change.
Seating Charts
Eastern Music Festival encourages all members of the community to explore classical music and the arts. In turn, EMF offers various discount ticket opportunities to its concerts. Discounts include:
- 20% discount for groups of 10 or more (excludes special events)
- Discounts for seniors and full-time students (with valid ID - excludes special events)
- Family nights on Thursdays and Fridays! Adults bringing children (aged 12 and under) are eligible for reduced ticket prices – $10/adult, $5/child (limit two children per adult)


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Many commercial household cleaning products are toxic for us, our children, and our planet. There are so many non-toxic, earth-friendly options available in the stores now. I've tried several of them. Many of them clean fine, and some smell great (Method's Wood for Good is one of them! Available at Target and many other stores nationwide), but window cleaner was one in particular that I could not find a good product. I've been through several different brands of non-toxic window cleaner to no avail. Then, I asked my good friend, Larissa, for help. She makes her own household cleaners. I tried her very simple recipe for clean windows:
equal parts vinegar and water
Sprayed it on my mirrors, wiped with a cloth (she did emphasize to be sure to wipe until completely dry), and voila! clean, streak-free mirrors! I also tried it on my patio doors, which are always streaky. Streaky to the point that I sometimes look at them and think, "Hmmm…the dirt, fingerprints, noseprints, and soapy mess from the kids blowing bubbles and making "bubble-handprints" on the glass might actually look better than the streaks that will be there if I clean them!" So, I cleaned both sides of the glass and was so impressed that the windows were clean and streak-free! So, I've probably spent $20 on various bottles of commercial non-toxic window cleaners, and here was the perfect solution - vinegar and water - sitting in my cabinet. Cheap and does the job. Larissa also said she uses this as an all-purpose cleaner - for countertops, the kitchen table, etc.
You may want to add a few drops of liquid detergent the first few times you use this solution. It cuts the wax residue from past use of commercial products.
If you'd like more recipes for safe cleaning products, go to the care2 website via this link: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html
Happy, safe cleaning!
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Blues sign high-scoring Alex Steen to three-year extension
NHL: Philadelphia 5, Washington 2
NHL: Washington 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO)
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NHL: Washington 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT)
NHL: Toronto 2, Washington 1 (SO)
NHL: Washington 4, St. Louis 1
NHL: Washington 4, Detroit 3 (SO)
NHL: Washington 4, Columbus 3 (OT)
NHL: Phoenix 4, Washington 3 (SO)
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: ; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005. Ovechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, drafted from Dynamo after 3 seasons with the club. Since the 2004–05 NHL season was lost because of a lockout, Ovechkin remained with Dynamo for one more season before transferring to the NHL for the 2005–06 NHL season, in which he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year, scoring 52 goals and 54 assists to lead all rookies with 106 points.
During the 2007–08 season, he led the NHL with 65 goals and 112 points to capture the Rocket Richard and Art Ross Trophies. That season he also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by the NHL Players' Association and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP. He is the only player to win all four awards since the Rocket Richard Trophy's inception in 1999. He would lead Team Russia to a gold medal at the World Championships the same year.
In 2009, he again won the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, the Lester B. Pearson Award, and the Rocket Richard Trophy. Ovechkin also led the Capitals to their second consecutive division title. He won the Ted Lindsay Award, which the Pearson Award had been renamed, for a third straight year in 2010, as well as being named to the First All-Star Team for a fifth consecutive season.


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As the Arab uprisings struggle to transform themselves into democratic states, ALDE is asking "How can the EU help existing moderate Islamist movements post-Arab Spring?" . This seminar organised by the ALDE group and chaired by MEPs Niccolo Rinaldi (Italia dei Valori,Italy) and Metin Kazak (Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Bulgaria) today in the European Parliament heard from intellectuals from the Arabic region and important members from the academic world who have contributed to a deep analysis of the current situation before and after the Arab Spring.
Niccolo Rinaldi co-organiser outlined the main challenges facing moderate Islamic reformers and non-violent protesters as they strive for recognition "The EU needs to shape new trade policy -we consider that trade is a non violent instrument. We need to democratize the economic process, focusing on microcredit, small and medium enterprises that represent the 80% of jobs in the Southern Mediterranean area and also increase fellowships for students from the Arab World. We need to think about a real institutional framework with the South Mediterranean and Arab world to ensure the development of security and political process.
He continued "The final and most important challenge is the cultural challenge. By that I mean the challenge to overcome the false idea that democracy is only for the Western world and that there are countries that will never be democratic because Islam is incompatible with the respect of human rights."
Metin Kazak concluded '' Bringing this conference to the attention of colleagues engaging with South Asia, the ASEAN region, the Maghreb and the Mashreq is an important first step in a bigger process. The perspectives we discussed today are intended to inform and lay the basis for more analysis in the role Europe can play in the evolving situation in the Middle East, North Africa-and indeed, South and South East Asia. This requires us to reconsider our worldview, to look beyond just states or regions and be innovative in how we approach the issues that face us today.''


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The Future of IPOs
David Menlow, IPOFinancial.com president, on how Facebook's IPO and Nasdaq's mistakes in trading it will impact other future IPOs.
May 23, 2012
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And says greedy get based -- and -- underwriters believe it or not all being sued for allegedly misleading investors.
So -- this deter other companies from going public joining us now thankfully didn't memo president IP of finance and dot com.
Even you kindly jumped on the phone and as a couple weeks ago when this thing when they -- FaceBook put out its -- strange the need to ask you this -- NASDAQ dated.
Messed this up.
Would we be even talking a map yesterday when we be instead saying the IPO market is off to the races.
Well I don't think -- be saying it's off to the races there were other fundamental problems that exist with the offering and it starts with Morgan Stanley but for a very different reasons.
There was no need to come up with a 28 to 35 dollar price -- -- initial range right if anything.
Thirty to 35 in narrow it down.
The should've left it where was because when they came up with the 3438.
And ultimately priced at 38 everybody thought the stock has hit the wall.
And when we saw the opening crosses where it was a 45 and started come down to 42 it was a problem.
But had to have the 35 dollar upper end of the range and -- price -- outside we would have at least had a good start with that but.
Morgan Stanley and all the other underwriters knew there was no follow through for buyers and aftermarket we've got.
Lawsuit stated flying -- frightened sent Morgan Stanley could be in trouble here at least.
Perhaps as we hear more will be tells coming out it wasn't very but I wasn't handled very well and -- -- legally as well well they yes those -- The headlines that are out there this is this watch tactic that is used by -- class action suits they go after everybody who was even mention the word FaceBook and it's a little.
Over the top and we have to find out where the even though a lot of good that's a tough but it doesn't mean it's gonna go.
We're right that should be little gotten a world talk about defending the little guy.
The little guiding get enough information the average got people you know look who are not Morgan Stanley and this this like.
Should the little guy even be in this business in this IPO market.
Well the little guy has to understand that they -- severe disadvantage in any IPO -- old added I think if you want it and you can get it.
Yeah if you wanna you can't get it if you get -- you don't want it right now but IPO to the retail investor announced stands for it's probably overpriced I.
I in this is not gonna change for the C foreseeable future because they've burned.
A lot of good will out there because people were sitting by and say.
I don't wanna do it I'm still reeling after 20082009.
With my 41 K so I will take a chance to say understand what this company does and it's gone.
That's from the investor side what about -- companies think about going public what impact does this have do you think -- any on the IPO.
-- overall well I'm gonna be a very positive person -- a relates to that this is a wonderful.
At the expense of FaceBook and the investors.
Because what we had prior to FaceBook the underwriters were aware it was a buyer's market and and they were pricing the deal so that the issue words -- disadvantage.
Where do you want to -- mr.
investor and we saw a lot of deals -- cut in price and now what we're gonna have.
Companies that are still going to go through this process they're gonna get a valuation haircut and -- fourteen to sixteen dollar deal you man that Japan and up seeing it just come.
Ten or eleven dollars.
So this isn't that -- little more illegitimate could be a more legitimate market now is the best way for again a little -- Gideon.
Through IPO funds or ETFs.
-- No I don't think that's a good play had a direct play they'll just feel better Salem and -- -- ATF for -- -- That you don't really know what's going on and if you understand it.
Invest -- it but you cannot just look at the prospectus cover you know through the first couple pages for a pretty pictures and say I like it.
You really got to do your.
Homework and that's with everything David -- parliamentary here thank you thank you IPO financial dot com -- out.
All right for driving back to investment grade status without the help of Uncle Sam we should note up next a look at the road ahead and in one -- will be.
While heading for the exit -- Plus we got -- on the -- but -- Gerri Willis is gonna tell us with the individual stockholders can do.
First let's take a look at some of today's winners and losers as we head out to break Expedia up -- traveling pants and parents.
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Simple Groupware 0.409 Integrates Wiki
The Simple Groupware project has just released version 0.409 of its Web-based groupware product. The changes include an integrated wiki.
The developers have integrated Pmwiki, a wiki written in PHP with their software while at the same time creating a new package that supports version 6.5.14 of the Funambol SyncML server, which is used to exchange data with mobile devices.
On top of this, the programmers have revamped the HTML file preview and added debugging parameters to the cron jobs. The latest version of the software will run with PHP "register_globals" set to "on", although the developers advise against this for security reasons.
Simple Groupware, which is licensed under the GPLv2, combines mail, calendaring, task management and document management in a single Web application. It supports numerous standards and processs like Icalendar, Vcard, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, CIFS, WebDAV, LDAP and SyncML. The programmers have also developed a language called Simple Groupware Solutions Markup Language (SgsML) that gives users the ability to modify the software to suit their own requirements.
Simple Groupware 0.409 is available as a tarball here.
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Innovative back door looks like normal SSH traffic.
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One of CeBITs most successful forums opens the new year with a new name. The popular Open Source Forum continues in 2014 under the name Special Conference: Open Source. This year, the forum will be bigger and offer a wider range of possibilities for sponsors.
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The spot promotes the new Toyota GT86, a sports car that puts control in the hands of the driver rather than computerized systems. Led by VFX Supervisor Vernon Wilbert, Digital Domain supervised the shoot and helped realize the vision of the Saatchi creative team and director Berg. The ambitious project was completed by a team of 18 artists in eight weeks thanks to the efficiencies afforded by Digital Domain's production-proven processes for building digital characters, cars and environments.
Wilbert said, "Because Digital Domain has such deep resources, we were able to handle everything required for this complex spot -- from previs to virtual production, live-action integration, 2D and 3D animation and tracking, photo-real hair and cloth, and more – without any dedicated R&D. We were able to repurpose about 95% of the assets for this spot from our libraries, which really helped in terms of cost savings and efficiency. We leveraged the digital human pipeline that has been developed at DD over projects like Benjamin Button, TRON: Legacy and virtual Tupac; we were truly standing on the shoulders of giants."
"The Real Deal" is Adam Berg's second collaboration with Digital Domain and Wilbert. They teamed up in 2011 for the award-winning commercial "Dust to Dust" for the Gears of War video game franchise. Wilbert said, "Adam knows exactly how to leverage digital production and all that it offers. He spent hours on our virtual stage framing up shots within the digital sets."
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CMS Cuts Red Tape, Providers to Save $5B
Health providers and payers stand to save $1.1 billion in one year and $5 billion over five years because of relaxed regulatory red tape specified in two final Medicare rules released Thursday by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The numerous changes are designed to eliminate or reduce what Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called "unnecessary, obsolete, or burdensome regulations" imposed on hospitals and other healthcare providers.
"We are cutting red tape and improving health care for all Americans," Sebelius said in a statement. "Now it will be easier for health care providers to do their jobs and deliver quality care."
A Broader View of Medical Staff
The greatest savings, about $330 million, will come from provisions that broaden the definition of a hospital's medical staff in a way that allows hospitals to grant privileges to both physicians and non-physicians even if they're not on the medical staff. Also, podiatrists who are not physicians may have a role in hospital leadership.
Some of the changes are extremely controversial. In the text of its rule, CMS acknowledged "a significant number of comments from those who were adamantly opposed," with many dissenters "expressing serious concerns about allowing non-physician practitioners to obtain hospital privileges without becoming members of the medical staff," which would "circumvent medical staff oversight" and "detrimentally impact patient safety and quality."
However, the rule says, "we do not believe that any eliminated requirement in this final rule has saved lives in recent decades."
Outpatient Services
The second greatest savings, about $300 million, comes from changes in rules governing hospital outpatient services. For example, the new rules remove the duplicative requirement that a single director of outpatient services oversee all outpatient departments.
A second rule removes requirements that an ambulatory surgery center must use outdated terminology and equipment that aren't necessary for minor procedures not requiring anesthesia.
Comments are moderated. Please be patient.
Tom (5/15/2012 at 11:39 AM)
Robert you are totally wrong on all fronts. During the Bush administration as of this time in his Presidency he had enacted 942 regulations. Obama is at 886 for the same time frame. The savings are real. This is money now being spent that will not have to be spent in the future. Your irrational hatred of Obama is yours to have (silly as it is) but please try and have some facts available before you post.
Robert (5/11/2012 at 9:40 AM)
So, CMS makes a bunch of unnecessary rules and then relaxes them and takes credit for $5 billion in fictitious "savings". When they made the rules did they say "this will cost $5 billion?". Now Obama will crow about how he is tackling bureaucracy when his administration has [INVALID]d more rules and red tape then all previous administrations combined.
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Van in wrong lane before fatal Hwy. 105 crash, RCMP say
UPDATED 4:49 p.m. Tuesday
RCMP say a driver was on the wrong side of a Cape Breton highway before a four-vehicle crash Tuesday morning that left one man dead and a woman fighting for her life.
"The driver of the van, an adult male, is going to be charged with driving left of a double solid line," said Inverness RCMP Const. Brad Anderson.
The charge is not a Criminal Code offence, but an offence under the provincial Motor Vehicle Act.
At about 8:30 a.m., police were called to Highway 105 at St. Patrick's Channel, near Wagmatcook First Nation where they found a tractor-trailer upside down in a ditch. Two cars and a passenger van were also involved in the collision.
Police originally believed that a passenger in one of the vehicles may have been missing, but officers later were able to account for everyone.
Anderson said the driver of a Pontiac Grand Am died at the scene. A woman in the car with him was taken by air ambulance to Cape Breton Regional Hospital in critical condition.
Two men were taken to Victoria County Memorial Hospital to be treated for non-life- threatening injuries. One was the driver of an 18-wheeler. The other was the driver of a Chevrolet van, who now faces the Motor Vehicle Act charge.
A man who was driving a Toyota Corolla was not injured.
Anderson described the stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway as particularly busy - especially during tourist season.
The two-lane highway remained closed while the investigation continued.
With Aaron Beswick, staff reporter