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15 Iconic History Games That Mastered the Past
The best historical games you can get your hands on.
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Assassins Creed Syndicate (1868)
As the Industrial Revolution reaches it peak, Assassin's Creed Syndicate turns the spotlight to 1868 London. The rich embrace the technological innovations of the time adjacent to the poverty stricken lower classes as Ubisoft paints a contrasting world; the wealth of the British Empire is juxtaposed stunningly as the destitute find unity in their adversity. As players explore this era the tension is apparent as Syndicate's protagonists, Jacob & Evie Frye, stand at the tipping point of a nation.
Red Dead Redemption (1911)
Gamers embark on journey into the west, a vast rural land filled with savage outlaws and distinct wildlife, as John Marston. The world crafted by Rockstar is an organic one which gives way to unexpected discovery and adventure. From the snowy mountain ranges to the dusty ranch trails, Red Dead Redemption placed gamers in the heart of the American Frontier as the Wild West took its first steps towards the modern era.
Mafia III (1968)
Step into the shoes of Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam veteran on a hellbent on revenge against the Italian Mafia, as he explores the corrupt open world of New Bordeaux. This reimagining of 1968 New Orleans sees our protagonist exploring the cities turbulent collection of districts and fighting to survive its unpredictable nature. Racial tension is high and that Southern charm can sometimes represent the antithesis of hospitality. Teeming with life, Mafia III brings to life a remarkable environment, marred only by the criminal empires and corrupt officials which lay coiled and ready to strike at any moment.
Company of Heroes (1944)
Storming the beach of Normandy, Company of Heroes opens with the iconic beach assault known as D-Day. This crucial event was a milestone during World War II and saw Allied forces establish an important foothold in the battle against Germany. The Real-Time Strategy game Company of Heroes grants players control of squads of Allied forces as they navigate through some of the most pivotal battles of World War II. Drawing directly from its history counterpart and tapping into this war-ravaged history period, Company of Heroes manages to capture the bravery of the Allied soldiers as they went up against insurmountable odds.
LA Noire (1947)
In a town where everyone has something to hide a post-war Los Angeles is a city filled with unchecked corruption, a violent drug trade and murder rates reaching an all-time high. Audiences get their first look at this nefarious playground through the eyes of Cole Phelps, a former marine and recent LAPD recruit. As Cole Phelps progresses up the law enforcement ladder he finds himself investigating a range of arson attacks, brutal murders and racketeering conspiracies. This post war Los Angeles may have a vibrant Hollywood scene but the cities violent nature is abundant. Offering a unique detective experience, La Noire places gamers in this crippling ecosystem and challenges them to uncover what lies beneath its veiled exterior.
Farcry Primal (Stone Age)
The dawn of man can sometimes be a hostile place with wild beasts roaming the land and harsh elements making survival a challenge. As sabretooth tigers and huge mammoths dominate, Ubisoft aims to place gamers in the heart of the Stone Age where mankind sits at the bottom of the food chain. In this prehistoric age players are asked to use their ingenuity to craft weapons, build fires and expand tribes to dominate the unforgiving Stone age region.
Total War Shogun 2 (1500 – 1600)
Follow the path of the Samurai in 16th Century Feudal Japan, a tumultuous period of civil war history doused in bloodshed; with an emphasis on legendary warlords, Total War Shogun 2 casts its gaze upon their battle for supremacy. As you lead massive armies toward victory, or certain defeat, this real-time strategy game teaches gamers the about art of war. Samurai swords clash on the battle field as conflict plays out in real time, leaving on the strongest standing and one destined to rule the empire of the rising sun.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City (1986)
As you cruise down the neon lit street of Vice City you'll soon realise this vibrant world is modelled after Miami. The fictional Vice City borrows heavily from its real-world counterpart and saturates it in a groovy 80's soundtrack to score your rampant acts of crime. The satirical presentation Rockstar Games are known for transports gamers to the past where dark comedy imbues radio shows and the streets of Vice City are filled with violence and 80's nostalgia. This open world cocktail of ingredients produces a memorable game which encapsulates an iconic era.
Battlefield 1 (1914 – 1918)
Battlefield returns and resets is numeral iteration, this time opting for the number one, perhaps to symbolise its new setting. Taking place in World War One, players are given access to a wide arsenal which include bayonets, biplanes and bomb dropping zeppelins. This setting sits in contrast to many modern shooters and sets Battlefield 1 apart by giving it a more personal touch. This era utilised what resources it had at its disposal and you can find soldiers riding into combat on horseback, charging enemies as they ready their melee attack.
Civilization 6. (Stone Age – Present)
While technically not set in a specific era, Sid Meier's Civilization series spans history and asks players to build an empire which can weather the harsh conditions of time. As players manage their resources in this turn based strategy they'll progress through history; beginning at the dawn of the Stone Age and surviving to the modern Information age, Civilization tests the resolve of your domain as you compete against some of history's more prominent leaders.
Call of Duty 1-3 (1944)
During the early ages of Call of Duty, before it become the behemoth we all know, the original three titles placed an emphasis on World War II. There is no future tech here and the campaign for these early iterations centred on the climactic action sequences of this important war from history. These action heavy moments often placed gamers in the shoes of either American, British or Russian soldiers which allowed for the series to portray each nations perspective on the war during this time. Developers Infinity Ward and Treyarch spent three games exploring the nuances of World War II before the Modern Warfare series arrived to shake up the series.
Medal of Honor (1944)
The Medal of Honor series was published by Electronic Arts and heavily featured moments from World War II. This first person series placed gamers on the frontline as moments from World War II were recreated. From the perspective of the brave infantry men who fought for victory, the Medal of Honor series has explorer World War II thoroughly and attempted to mine as much detail from this widespread conflict. The series focused on different aspects of the war as the various iterations carried subtitles like "Allied Assault", "Airborne" or simply "Frontline".
Assassins Creed Black Flag (1715)
The Assassin's Creed series has been known for its comprehensive recreations of specific periods in history and Black Flag was no exception. Taking place in 1715, in an age of pirates, the lush Caribbean marks the location for this 18th Century adventure. With an emphasis placed on mastering magnificent ships, sea-based combat and exploration is a key element in Black Flag. Whether searching for treasure or harpooning sea-life, Black Flag brought this golden age of pirates to life and gave players a front row seat.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII (200 BC)
Set in Ancient China, this strategy series aims to offer players control of the great battles which may shape the future of the continent. Featuring extraordinary characters, Romance of the Three Kingdoms aims to test the strategic capability of players by giving them control over a variety of ancient units as they attempt to lay siege to cities from the past. Fans of strategy may find this title compelling as they navigate through important events in history and explore this intriguing period of history.
Battlefield 1942 (1942)
Before Battlefield 1, the series had a humbler beginning and its debut was set in a time frequently tread by games in this genre. The first release to the Battlefield series was Battlefield 1942, set in World War II, this offering saw gamers globetrotting across several maps as they engaged enemies across significant battlefields. Presenting players with the ability to select their class and even control a range of military vehicles, Battlefield 1942 set out to distinguish itself from other titles in the genre.


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Saturday, May 14, 2016
Strawberry Surprise Freezer Jam
Have you ever wondered what to do with your strawberries? Well, Here is a little treat for you and your family this summer. Enjoy and God bless! (Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut at FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
Main Ingredients
1 pint boxes of fresh strawberries, washed, drained and hulls removed
2 1/2 cup.(Make sure cups measure 8 ounces each.) of fresh pineapple, peeled and finely chopped
7 cups (8 ounces each) sugar
2 packages (1 3/4 oz) powdered pectin
1 cup cold water
4 pint freezer containers with lids
Handling instructions
1- Place strawberries in a large mixing bowl.
2- Crush the strawberries with a potato masher.
3-Measure out 2 1/2 cups of strawberries and place in a separate bowl.
4-Add the pineapple to the strawberries.
5-Slowly add the sugar and stir until well combined.
6-Place the cold water in a saucepan over medium heat.
7-Add the pectin.
8-Stir continuously until water begins to boil.
Cooking Instructions
Boil for 1 minute and remove from heat. Pour the water mixture in with the fruit.
Stir well to combine and continue stirring for 4 minutes. Pour into the pint freezer
containers and cover. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours.
Storage instructions
Freeze after 24 hours. The jam will stay good in the freezer for up to 6 months.To use,
remove from the freezer and allow it to come to room temperature for about 1 hour.
Cover and let refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
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You can see a veteran chiropractor to treat sciatic nerve pain. In situation these muscles become restricted they might pinch the nerve causing pain that is severe. In secondary vasculitis, nerves become damaged due to lupus.
Since it may lead to permanent nerve damage spinal nerve compression is a really serious problem and ought to consequently be medicated quickly. Nerve entrapment is studied among the four significant causes for sciatica.
Besides, there's a medication called interferon that is administered via an injection. Many patients show noticeable improvement inside their nerve sensation following the therapy. This actually is marginally more complex in operation when compared with injecting booze.
Ice may be applied repeatedly daily to render a calming effect to the burning malady. Strive to touch the earth through your nose. Prevent lying in your again while sleeping.
The body is created up of several systems which help keep it wholesome, which subsequently let's folks live their lives. Horrible pose over an extended time period are frequently responsible. Generic one - dimension - matches -all workout strategies are not going to tackle your specific scenario that's the reason for the soreness.
The pain might be facilitated by this and encourage health that is very good. Medically known as odontalgia, tooth soreness is less impossible to influence individuals who do not follow an acceptable dental hygiene program. Many other sorts of pain are not impossible.
By doing this, the chiropractor identifies the primary basis for the hurting and not merely malady that is superficial, so you live a pain-free lifestyle. Alternately, you might go for ice massage. They'll help to reduce the pain well.
This sort of harm may also activate painful sensation.
The average among them are swelling, trauma and an elevated strain within the crotch due to obesity, maternity and enlarged abdomen. If there's no hurting and just numbness, then simply shaking the limb about, for a little while, will resolve the problem. The following is, always dealt with by to be able to avoid a nerve soreness particularly in the hip.
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Most cases of chest discomfort aren't about the heart. This will undoubtedly contribute to lessen pain that is midsection.
It's a state that disrupts normal blood flow within the leg. Dead arm tingle within the arm and can also be a wellspring of arm pain. Excessive motion of palms is, within the muscles, answerable for pain in addition.
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The choice will be dependent on the section of the back that's changed although there are numerous potential treatment alternatives for nerve compression. Focusing your mind on a particular activity might produce the pain simpler to bear. In all, you can find merely three different kinds of nerves within the body.
The causes include a couple of the reasons for severe pain, and a number of other causes also. Symptoms may comprise a wide selection of indications for example upper abdominal malady, severe weight decrease for continuous fatigue and no clear motive.
The reason is the fact that with age a particular quantity of dysfunction occurs in an individual's physical condition. You must discover the equilibrium.
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It really is crucial that you just locate the acceptable software which best fits your situation. Consulting a physician is always recommended in case someone is changed via this nerve ailment. Therefore timely clinical intervention should be sought in the event of any ailments of the nerves, because they can bring about long-lasting disability.
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If you're in constant pain it is fairly tough to rest. Usage of muscle relaxants collectively with pain relievers may additionally help to trim the pain well. The pain will likewise be reduced.
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These signs are often accompanied by urinary difficulties bowel issues and sexual dysfunction. An unexplained stomach pain is contained by the following symptom. Medicine including codeine or ibuprofen can help alleviate the pain.
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It's crucial that you seek out out a session with a highly trained neurologist In case you are going through neuropathy. The good thing is, There are a selection of treatment options available to aid regulate the Long-term pain and distress a result of neuropathy. For mild signs and symptoms, around-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol or Motrin could possibly be sufficient. For additional severe symptoms, your doctor may possibly prescribe more powerful pain medication; anti-convulsant medication that will help serene the nerves and central anxious system; or antidepressants to reduce the substances during the brain that transmit pain signals.
I stopped cancer remedy some time back and am however battling neuropathy. How much time does neuropathy typically final? What treatments may well I go after?
In case you have diabetes, control your blood sugar level extremely meticulously, as significant levels can have a adverse influence on nerves.
Diabetic issues is a Regular reason for neuropathy, but peripheral neuropathy can even be resulting from poisonous trauma (such as from chemotherapy) or mechanical injuries, as with carpal tunnel syndrome. It could be attributable to putting force on nerves, such as the extended use of crutches, or simply by sitting in the same place for much too prolonged.
Just about anything that uses up B vitamins in the human body (depletes these vitamins) can make the situation even worse. The human body requirements the B vitamins for healthy nerves, if these B vitamins are getting used up by Liquor metabolism, and many others. the nerves will be fewer in the position to do their job and afterwards will grow to be damaged.
Large blood pressure level medication can result in neuropathy by decreasing blood movement at the extremities, like the feet or fingers.
You may additionally test reflexology for neuropathy of your legs, feet and toes. If a toxic publicity could be the induce, time is your finest ally - wounded nerves will slowly and medications for nerve damage gradually Get well, provided that the publicity has stopped.
Peripheral neuropathy is often a issue taking place when damage or illness damages your peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nerves will be the nerves that originate out of your brain and spinal wire, and prolong to the skin, muscles and tissues.
Peripheral neuropathy is a standard neurological problem ensuing from damage to the peripheral nerves. Peripheral nerves, located beyond the brain and spinal wire, give the suggests of interaction among the Mind together with other elements of the human body, including muscles, pores and skin, inner organs and blood vessels. Neuropathies affect at least 20 million people in The usa.
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The precise explanation for alcoholic neuropathy is mysterious. It probable incorporates the two a immediate poisoning in the nerve from the Alcoholic beverages and also the result of lousy nutrition associated with alcoholism. Nearly fifty percent of long-time period heavy alcohol users acquire this ailment.
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Your first step need to be a general healthcare checkup to ascertain if an fundamental ailment or injuries is the cause of your neuropathy signs and symptoms, and when so, to determine its mother nature. Your medical professional ought to do finish blood function and should refer you to a neurologist who will most likely do an EMG (electromyelogram) to evaluate muscles and nerve conduction.
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Before the Fall
Eric Hobsbawm
- Europe Transformed 1878-1919 by Norman Stone
Fontana, 448 pp, £3.50, February 1983, ISBN 0 00 634262 0
From TV studios to Trinity College, Cambridge, who can resist the historical fascination of the decades before 1914? They are sufficiently 'contemporary' for their landscape to be recognisable even in 1983. We are already in a world of cars, aeroplanes, radio communication, movies, black music, abstract art, quantum theory and petro-diplomacy. At the same time, they are almost inconceivably remote, bathed in the light of those lamps which, as Sir Edward Grey said in August 1914, were going out all over Europe, not to be lit again. Norman Stone is right to begin his Europe Transformed with this hackneyed but still troubling quotation, though he is wise enough to avoid sentimentalising anera when the vast majority of Europeans lived lives which, despite modest improvements, were, by our standards, poverty-stricken, primitive and hard. The lights which went out in 1914 were not to leave the whole world in darkness. Nevertheless, if the decades before the First World War anticipate the scientific and technical triumphs, the massive material progress of the 20th century, they also anticipate its worries, its dramas and catastrophes, and its encroaching and eventually universal moral barbarism. Indeed, they incubated all these. War and revolution, and all they were to bring, emerged from the Belle Epoque, not by a series of accidents or missed opportunities, but as its inevitable product.
The problem for historians of this strange and immensely tempting era is that it is both necessary and impossible to cut history into chronological slices. Necessary, because periodisation is not entirely an invention of syllabus-planners or educational publishers. Some periods at least have a certain internal coherence, as is suggested by the fact that historians who have no interest whatever in economic development find themselves naturally breaking up the 19th and 20th centuries into something very like the sub-periods which economic historians associate with the name of Kondratiev, without themselves having any clear, or at any rate agreed, idea as to what they mean. The present book more or less coincides with two of these sub-periods, the era of the so-called 'Great Depression'of the 1870s and 1880s, and the great global boom which began in the mid-Nineties and ended after the First World War. Its own internal coherence, as Stone plausibly sees it, is primarily political.
On the other hand, it is impossible to understand the shape of this period, or of any other specific period of European history which possesses such internal coherence, except in a wider context. Taken in isolation, they are no more comprehensible than single instalments of a serialised novel, or single scenes of a drama. How much do we need to know of the plot to understand this episode? What do we need to know? The history of 19th-century Europe is plainly incomprehensible except in terms of the development of a capitalist economy, a bourgeois social order, and the peculiar institutions and culture then believed to be necessarily associated with them. But historians will evidently have different views of what and how much readers need to be told, or indeed what they themselves need to know, to make the story comprehensible.
Stone's context is essentially the crisis and 'strange death' of bourgeois-liberal society in Europe. His emphasis is, understandably, on politics – domestic and international – and on culture. For economic growth, scientific and technological innovation, continued, if anything at an accelerated pace. In these fields the old liberal assumption of history as progress could hardly be challenged, though that progress began to crack and destroy the intellectual image of the universe as hitherto accepted. Whether or not we agree with Stone's analysis of the economic changes of the period – his account of technology is cursory, his treatment of the natural sciences inadequate – he lucidly sketches their effect on politics via their effect on various social classes, notably the growing proletariats and the disgruntled sections of the peasantry and the old artisan-shopkeeping petty-bourgeoisie. (In this respect, as historians, we are all Marxists now, even if we don't like the name.)
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Styling Links with CSS
Learn how to style links in a Web page using CSS. This article shows you how to add CSS styles to any type of link, including non-visited, visited, active, and hovered links.
CSS gives you a fair amount of flexibility when it comes to styling links. You can alter the look of:
- normal links
- links that have already been visited
- links that are being clicked on, and
- links that are hovered over with the mouse.
You can even turn text links into image links, using nothing but CSS. In this article you learn how to change the look of different link states using CSS, as well as how to alter link colours, underlining, and appearance in general.
Different link states
CSS distinguishes between 4 different states for a link using a concept called pseudo-classes. A pseudo-class is a way of selecting page elements based on special characteristics such as whether an element is being rolled over with a mouse, or whether the element has focus.
Here are the 4 pseudo-classes that you can use to select and style the different link states in CSS:
- Selects links that have never been visited in the browser
- Selects links that have been visited before in the browser
- Selects links that are being clicked on or otherwise activated by the user
- Selects links that are being hovered over by the user's mouse cursor
Selecting links regardless of their state
As well as using pseudo-classes to select particular link states, you can of course use the
a selector on its own to select links in general:
a { color: pink; } /* Set all links to pink */
However, note that using a pseudo-class overrides any styling that you've set using the
a selector. For example, the following code makes all links pink except visited links, which become green:
a { color: pink; }
a:visited { color: green; }
Mixing pseudo-classes with classes and ids
You might want to style only certain types of links within your website. To do this, assign a class to the links:
Home
You can then style those links using pseudo-classes as follows:
/* Make all navigation links red when hovered over */
a.nav:hover { color: red; }
If you only want to style a single link on the page, you can use an id instead of a class, and select the link's pseudo-classes in the same way — for example:
Home
/* Make the "home" link yellow, whether visited or not */
a#home:link, a#home:visited { color: yellow; }
Some examples
Once you've selected the particular link state you're interested in, you can apply any styles you want to that state, as you'll see in the following examples.
Styling link colours
It's easy to change the colour of links from the default values. On most browsers, the default link colours are:
- blue
- purple
- red
Here are some examples of how to change link colours:
/* Make all links grey on black, whatever their state */
a { color: gray; background-color: black; }
/* Use the default colours except for links that are being
clicked on, which become yellow instead of red */
a:active { color: yellow; }
/* Set unvisited links to green; visited and hovered
links to brown */
a:link { color: green; }
a:visited, a:hover { color: brown; }
Use caution when changing link colours. Most visitors expect normal links to be a shade of blue, visited links to be a shade of purple, and links generally to be underlined. If you deviate too wildly from these standards then visitors may have a hard time navigating your site.
Turning off underlines on links
To remove the underlining from text links, use the
text-decoration property, as follows:
a { text-decoration: none; }
To remove the underlining from links except when they're hovered over, use:
a { text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
Giving links a button effect
You can style links — and their pseudo-classes — pretty much any way you like. This example turns a standard text link into something more closely resembling a form button:
color: #000;
background-color: #f0f0f0;
padding: 2px 11px;
border: 2px outset #fafafa;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.9em;
Here's what it looks like:
Adding background images to links
Here's another example of styling a link purely using CSS. It adds an arrow graphic to the link by inserting the graphic as a background image and moving the link text to the right to allow space for the image:
background: #fff url('red-recessed-arrow.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
padding: 3px 0 4px 34px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
And here's how it looks:
Replacing link text with an image
What if you wanted to use just an image for a link, without any text? It's a good idea to keep the link text in your HTML markup, so that non-graphical browsers and search engines can still read and understand the link. However, you can still hide the link text within your CSS. Here's how it's done.
First, put your link text within a
span element in your markup:
Home
Then you can style the link as follows:
background: #fff url('remote-control-home.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
display: block;
width: 114px;
height: 24px;
a span
display: none;
First the CSS sets the button as a background image on the link, and adjusts the link's width and height to match the dimensions of the image. Then the
a span selector ensures that the link text is hidden from CSS-aware browsers.
Here's how the above example looks:
Why the
display: block? Well, links are inline elements, which means that (amongst other things) you can't apply certain properties such as width and height to them. If you want to specify a width and height for a link, you first need to make it display as a block-level element using the
display: block property.
Creating image rollover effects
Finally, if you really want to go to town with your links, you can add nice-looking image rollovers to them. Find out how to do this in Making CSS rollover buttons.
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Zimbabwe Has Lovely View, Zambia Has the Tourists; Protecting the Elephants
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe -- On a recent afternoon, several dozen Western tourists craned their necks atop a cliff on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. The 330-feet deep canyon wall was virtually dry, as it usually is this time of the year, and the visitors crowded at the precipice for a fleeting glimpse of thundering waters far in the distance.
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This event is intended to help raise awareness for the Delridge Skatepark that will be located directly across the street from the Cultural Center. The skatepark has a fully funded design and two meetings have already been held to gain design input from the community. A third design meeting will be forthcoming in the next few months. And the SPAC just learned that the Seattle Parks and Recreation is going to provide $500,000 towards construction and an additional $250,000 will go towards construction from the Parks for All Levy. There are currently no skateparks in south Seattle so the community is attempting to build the largest skatepark possible in the available footprint. Although $750,000 seems like a lot, more money is needed to build the largest possible facility. Therefore, the community is throwing events such as the attached to raise awareness and attempt to obtain additional in kind donations from the community and grants from outside organizations.


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I can literally type until tomorrow regarding this matter, but I just want to throw some basic stuff out there for now and see if maybe anyone else has experienced something similar. I am absolutely convinced that SOMETHING is happening, some sort of mass awakening...and my sister, who I live with completely agrees...so that's one. At the very least something is going on with me. lol
OK, first of all let me say that I have begun what you could call a "spiritual journey" about 8 years ago by picking up one book, which led to another , then meditation...and so on. It really has been a miraculous transformation for me in general. In short, during that time I experienced one "disaster" after another, losing what I thought was everything (money, house, wife....), all the while full of distress and anguish...but at the same time was growing spiritually.
The reason this is significant is because I can pinpoint one specific day/night, almost two years ago, where I was "awakened," (at least to some degree). It was my moment "under the tree" in Buddhist terms. lol And THAT SAME NIGHT, was when I experienced my first "lucid dream." I use quotes because I didn't really know what was going on yet. It was brief, but it was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Of course I didn't make this connection until recently. I remember that vividly though, and because of the timing it makes me believe that my mind was somehow "opened up" to receive such things, since that is exactly what the goal of practice is, to clear your mind.
Today, I honestly can not remember a night where I did not dream, vividly...and not just dreams....movies. I'm always playing the role of myself, either tangled up in some scene I would have found myself in about 15 years ago (I'm 38), with all of my friends, family, or both....in either one of the two places I lived growing up OR I am myself, same time, same friends involved in what I can only describe as a full length feature film....with amazing detail as far as scenery and a very impressive dialogue even. lol There are some themes that are consistent throughout I will get to in a minute.
Keep in mind that these dreams are EVERY single time I fall asleep, bar none. As far as being lucid: I would say most of the time I am participating in these dreams as I said, either movie or family event or one of the other recurring situations, and I'd describe them as "very intense dreams." I'm not lucid, but they always seem very real.
The second type of experience I have, which happens rather frequently.....considering that before all this I was lucky to have a dream that I would even remember in the morning, is probably in the false awakening category. Sometimes, I do in fact "wake up" in my bed and begin that way, often running into another member of the household and having full conversations with them, but usually I just appear in the scenes. BUT I can not stress how real they actually feel. In these dreams, I am absolutely convinced it is reality (which is why I call them FA). Often, I will question them, like pinching myself or something, and further confirm they are real......only to be absolutely stunned when I really awake! (And I have also done the "double wake up" too.) Many times, I will find myself in a very "undesirable" situation that will cause me to be lucid for a moment, just long enough to "will" myself awake. (Actually, that "forced waking" has happened a lot.)
After a while, I started to catch myself in these "super-real" dreams and, of course, become lucid. I remember my first time; it was so cool. All I wanted to do was fly, but it took a while to get over my natural fear of heights. I would estimate my first lucid dream to be about 6 months ago (besides that very first one two years ago), and I have had maybe 10 or so since. It usually happens at the tail end of a night of dreams. I know this because I will always wake up before I want to and it'll be morning. While I do seem to be getting better at things like levitation and flying...my ability to change or create scenes have been disappointing, as I am stuck in the same old scenarios night in and night out. Don't get me wrong, as I said, there has been some cool stuff, like becoming lucid in jail after being arrested and flying through the wall to freedom lol....but again I was myself, early twenties, running with my same friends. I'd like to visit ancient Rome or something, you know what I'm saying?
Anyway, I'm just trying to throw out the basics of this amazing dream life I am starting to have, and maybe some of you can share similar stories and help make sense of it. Here are just some things that are consistent:
I'm always at an event (wedding, ballgame, cruise, movie, nightclub, Disney, or just a party at one of my homes as a kid) with my extended family on both sides and everyone I've hung out with from 10-25 (all or some). When my family is involved i am always arguing with my mom, which is weird. When I am with my friends i seem to always be in trouble, often recreating, in some way, "tragedies" that have happened in the past...like being fired for crashing the work truck, getting into stupid trouble at a night club, trouble with the cops.........etc. or some other "insecurity" like a wardrobe malfunction or getting snubbed by a girl I like. lol Obviously, I am wrestling with my subconscious or my ego......idk.
The way I can bring even obscure characters from my past, as well as deceased or simply "long-time-no-see" friends into the dream, recreate their features and hold conversations with them has been astonishing. Equally mind-boggling is the ability we have to recreate familiar scenery or construct a brand new landscape, namely while flying. During one my favorite lucid dreams, I met two girls who told me that they too were dreaming lucidly. When I told them about my fear of heights, she said she was scared at first too. then she had me hold on to her...and we went flying around. Yeah, not exactly Superman/Lois...lol....but it was freakin' awesome! It wasn't a romantic connection between us, more like a really cool "lucid partner" lol I still wonder if I'll actually run into her one day. I wouldn't be surprised. That's how real it was. The same goes for an experience with a recently deceased friend of mine; I still think just maybe...
That's all for now. I don't want to bore you guys with my life story. lol Sorry so long, but I have to just stress how bizarre this has been. I mean, I am not the type of person that has ever experienced such things. A few years ago, i would've thought someone was full of crap who told me any of this.
I'm going to peruse the forum and check out everyone elses stories. See you around. Thx
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Chennai: Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained Brazilian defender Eder Monteiro and goalkeeper Pawan Kumar for the upcoming third season of the ISL.
Eder, who previously had spells in the top tier of Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, joined Chennaiyin last year on a free transfer but his campaign was hampered by injuries and he could only make two substitute appearances.
The 32-year-old from Sao Paolo joined I-League outfit Salgaocar after ISL and made 12 appearances. He re-joins Chennaiyin on a free transfer.
Former I-League winner Pawan was signed by Chennaiyin on loan from I-League's Mumbai FC to replace injured custodian Nidhinlal midway through the 2015 ISL season and the 26-year-old Punjab player went on to be a part of the ISL winning squad.
Pawan made 11 appearances for Mumbai in the I-League and has now signed for Chennaiyin on a permanent deal.
"Although Eder did not get to play much last year he had a positive influence in the dressing room and we hope to have him at his best this year. Pawan is a great lad and team player. We are happy to have him back," said Chennaiyin FC coach Marco Materazzi.
"I would like to thank the owners and coach Marco Materazzi for giving me another opportunity at Chennaiyin. The club and the fans were fantastic towards me even though I hardly played due to injuries. I am determined to prove myself and help the team win the trophy again," said Eder.
"After not being included in the draft last year I thought I would miss out from playing in the ISL but Chennaiyin showed faith in me and I am grateful to them for believing in me this year again. I know it will very difficult to break into the first 11 but I will work very hard and keep myself ready whenever the coach would need me," Pawan stated.
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Avaya Successfully Completes Financial Restructuring and Emerges from Chapter 11
Avaya Holdings Corp. has announced that it has successfully completed its debt restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11.
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15th December 2017 - "This is the beginning of an important new chapter for Avaya," said Jim Chirico, Avaya's president and CEO. "In less than a year since the commencement of our chapter 11 restructuring, Avaya has emerged as a publicly traded company with a significantly strengthened balance sheet. Overall, we reduced our prior debt load by approximately $3 billion, and we exit today with more than $300 million in cash on our balance sheet. The reduction of our debt and certain other long-term obligations will also improve annual cash flow by approximately $300 million compared to fiscal 2016."
"We have the flexibility we need to invest in the large and growing contact center and unified communications markets as we complete our transformation to a software, services and cloud solutions provider," Chirico added. "With a new Board and leadership team firmly in place, Avaya is now well-positioned to execute on its growth plan and deliver the returns and value expected by our stakeholders."
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text: Concrete may be associated with mass production on an industrial scale, but when it comes to its use in interiors, the exact opposite is true. It becomes a material of craft, used by makers who lovingly cast pieces one by one. Tim Sprules is doing just that in his studio in Surrey, creating a range of lamps, outdoor furniture and sinks to order. From minimal designs to more intricate works inspired by mountain contours, concrete is a perfect material for customisation. It provides an endless range of texture and finish that can be moulded to precise specification. Tim produces his own designs and also works individually with clients to produce one-off concrete couture. ⚫


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Who was Mohammed? Short biograhpy. Mohammed history, pictures and videos. Mohammed facts, birthday and Life Story…
Mohammed – (570-632 AD) – Arabian prophet
It would always be a great mistake to underestimate the importance of Mohammed in world history. He may not have predicted what his ideas would lead to, nor could he have known that in the 20th century more than 600,000,000 people would accept his teachings. Nor could he have known that the conquests carried out in his name in fact saved many aspects of Greek and Roman civilization from extinction, and that they benefitted the world to an inestimable degree.
Mohammed was an Arab merchant who had been bom at Mecca in about $70. Like Jesus Christ, he spent the first years of his life quite ordinarily, and then suddenly gave up this normal life to concentrate on prayer and meditation. Mohammed began to preach about a new code of living which was based on kindness and the worship of one God, Allah. When he acquired a following the authorities expelled him from Mecca. He fled to Medina, and in 622 began to preach again. Soon he built up a band of his disciples round him, who gathered his teachings together to form a book called the Koran. By 632, when he died, many thousands of Arabs were his followers, and the new faith, called Islam, was to be launched upon the outside world by a series of organized raids on Byzantine and Persian territory.


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SolarCity announced plans Wednesday to cease operations in Nevada after regulators drastically cut benefits for retail solar owners.
The rooftop solar giant, based in San Mateo, Calif., said in a statement that after bringing 2,000 jobs to Nevada since 2013, the state has all but killed the retail solar industry in favor of the utility industry.
"This is a very difficult decision, but Gov. Sandoval and his PUC leave us no choice," Lyndon Rive, SolarCity's chief executive, said in a statement. "The people of Nevada have consistently chosen solar, but yesterday their state government decided to end customer choice, damage the state's economy and jeopardize thousands of jobs.
In an unanimous vote Tuesday, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission increased the fixed charge for residential and small commercial solar owners while lowering compensation for electricity they generate and send to the power grid. The commission in a press release said the move was designed to address "inequities."
Utility companies argue that retail solar owners do not pay their fair share for power lines, substations and other costs related to maintaining the grid.
GreenTech Media, a research and analysis firm in Boston, said the full effect of the change in Nevada rules for net metering are unclear, but the proposed plan by NV Energy would amount to a $40 monthly fee for most solar customers, who typically save $11 to $15 per month on their electricity bills.
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission released its proposed changes to the state's net metering rules. California's proposal largely keeps the state's current benefits intact. But changes still could be made to the proposal before a final vote Jan. 28.
Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of the California Solar Energy Industries Assn., said decisions such as Nevada's prevent solar from making economic sense for consumers.
"If you don't have good net metering, you don't have a market," Del Chiaro said.
SolarCity said the retail solar industry helped Nevada become No. 1 in the nation in solar jobs per capita in 2014. The company said regulators' decision would harm 12,000 existing solar customers, including schools, with "exorbitant fees" in what appears to be an attempt to protect the profits of the state's largest utility.
"The PUC has protected NV Energy's monopoly, and everyone else will lose," SolarCity's Rive said. "We have no alternative but to cease Nevada sales and installations, but we will fight this flawed decision on behalf of our Nevada customers and employees."
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Woe is me.
The only thing I've managed to keep down for more than four hours is water and scrambled eggs. I'm sleeping an average of 16 hours a day. I shake all the time. Occasionally, I talk out of my head.
Am I the only person on the planet who gets DTs when she quits smoking?


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G-d isn't inhuman, just more than human. But demons see things your way. They project their own hideousness onto others. Just like in politics.
If we're all demigods in your view, who are the demons?
I know I'm not a god of any sort. If I were, things would be run a damn sight better in this universe.
This thought has crossed my mind from time to time. Why did god only issue his 'word' in one language and in one spot? Has a bible turned up in say, the Americas dating to that time period? Or Asia or Europe--or anywhere else? And why was Jesus, the son of god, not paraded around any other part of the world? God did not have enough semen in impregnate more than one woman? Why not Jesus' all over the world teaching the same lessons and healing the sick in that part of the world? And why couldn't god have written and distributed the same bible in all the languages of the world at that time and in material that would not rot away? And if this god were perfect and all knowing, why would a bible be needed in the first place?
That quote was from Mike CL, not me. I was totally confused because I couldn't remember typing that!
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If a god suddenly performed a miracle for all of the world to see, my first thought would be,
"According to the Problem of Evil, you're either deeply incompetent or actively malicious. How do we kill you?"
There are problems with killing God, not the least of which is that it is impossible to know if he is alive or dead at any given moment. This is why we have the Heisenberg Principle.
Ah, but isn't God's current state of vitality/mortality observed the moment he reveals himself to take credit for the miracle?
This is only true to the person witnessing the miracle. But he doesn't know what he's talking about, can't demonstrate it to anyone else except his peer group, and so they have to take it on his authority. Heisenberg isn't buying it.
So what you're saying is, God doesn't reveal himself because if he did then he'd be observed and become a certain existence and thereby temporarily lose his immortality?Hmm.


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Teaching Side Pass
Pro Horseman Julie Goodnight helps a reader teach her horse to side pass and pivot.
February 26, 2010
I need to teach my horse to side-pass and pivot. Which should I do first, and should I start on the ground next to her or in saddle? Thanks!
-- Ellen Russell
Whenever possible, it is a good idea to start your training from the ground.
As you do ground training with your horse and in your routine handling,
you should be able to move his shoulders or hips (or both) away from you and establish total body control from the horse's nose, to his shoulder, to his hip. You should also have control over your horse's feet -- where they move and how fast.
If you have total body control of your horse from the ground, it will be easier to achieve in the saddle, if you know how to cue correctly. Once you have total body control, whether you are asking for a side pass or pivot on the forehand or pivot on the hindquarters, your horse should respond to your aids and move the appropriate parts of his body. The horse has to learn the cues and the rider must know how to apply them consistently and effectively.
In the progression of groundwork exercises I cover in my video, Lead Line Leadership, you teach your horse to side pass and pivot from the ground, along with many other exercises that give you complete body control. That lays a good foundation of understanding for your horse when you are ready to try it from the saddle. It will still be challenging for him when you are on his back because he won't be able to read your body language quite so well and because your balance and you hands will interfere with his thinking.
There is no one correct progression for training these advanced maneuvers but generally the side pass would come before the full pivot. I like to start lateral work with the leg yield or two-track-- moving the horse forward and sideways off your leg at the walk and trot. The forward movement of the horse make these exercises a little easier for him. Later I would progress to side passing. I will also work on moving the horse's shoulders and hips, with cues from my legs and hands and work up to quarter turns on the forehand and the hindquarters.
Horses need to learn these type of steps slowly, like you would learn a new dance step, particularly when it comes to a pivot. Whether you are working from the ground or the saddle, focus on getting one correct step, then cueing your horse to walk forward out of the pivot; the release and praise is his reward for moving in the right direction. Then you can ask for two steps, quarter turns, half turns, progressing eventually to the 360-degree pivot. Keeping the horse straight and moving correctly is the important thing.
-- AQHA Professional Horseman Julie Goodnight, CHA International Spokesperson


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Had a tiny bit more progress on the zoom, managed to dump the firmware, and now I've been able to distinguish the header and checksums, all the info will be documented in a wiki once working.
Also another ebay bargin an Edimax NS-1500N, this listed on their site as a wireless NAS but has an RT3050.
This thing is tiny! its like 1/2 the size of the zoom. its listed as having 4MB flash on the edimax site but Amazingly it seems to have 8MB of flash inside :O so I'll be moving focus to that.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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This is a Champagne Flute turned from, and still part of, a piece of Jacaranda. Subtle shading and a relaxed, though complex, figure, along with a surprising inner iridescence are the things I discovered in this species and made me eager to do more with it. This is the first piece of Jacaranda I've worked with. The Thing stands 6" tall and the Base is about 3-1/2" in diameter. It's friction-polished.
-- Mark
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#1 posted 07-06-2015 08:59 PM
Another great turning.
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#2 posted 07-07-2015 02:21 AM
Nice one.
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#3 posted 07-07-2015 07:16 PM
Thanks guys
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I PRESUME that no philosopher who has attacked the philosophical idea of givenness or, to use the Hegelian term, immediacy has intended to deny that there is a difference between inferring that something is the case and, for example, seeing it to be the case. If the term "given" referred merely to what is observed as being observed, or, perhaps, to a proper subset of the things we are said to determine by observation, the existence of "data" would be as noncontroversial as the existence of philosophical perplexities. But, of course, this just is not so. The phrase "the given" as a piece of professional -- epistemological -- shoptalk carries a substantial theoretical commitment, and one can deny that there are "data" or that anything is, in this sense, "given" without flying in the face of reason.
Many things have been said to be "given": sense contents, material objects, universals, propositions, real connections, first principles, even givenness itself. And there is, indeed, a certain way of construing the situations which philosophers analyze in these terms which can be said to be the framework of givenness. This framework has been a common feature of most of the major systems of philosophy, including, to use a Kantian turn of phrase, both "dogmatic rationalism" and "skeptical empiricism". It has, indeed, been so pervasive that few, if any, philosophers have been altogether free of it; certainly not Kant, and, I would argue, not even Hegel, that great foe of "immediacy". Often what is attacked under its name are only specific varieties of "given." Intuited first principles and synthetic necessary connections were the first to come under attack. And many who today attack "the whole idea of givenness" -- and they are an increasing number -- are really only attacking sense data. For they transfer to other items, say physical objects or relations of appearing, the characteristic features of the "given." If, however, I begin my argument with an attack on sense-datum theories, it is only as a first step in a general critique of the entire framework of givenness.
2. Sense-datum theories characteristically distinguish between an act of awareness and, for example, the color patch which is its object. The act is usually called sensing. Classical exponents of the theory have often characterized these acts as "phenomenologically simple" and "not further analyzable." But other sense-datum theorists -- some of them with an equal claim to be considered "classical exponents" -- have held that sensing is analyzable. And if some philosophers seem to have thought that if sensing is analyzable, then it cannot be an act, this has by no means been the general opinion. There are, indeed, deeper roots for the doubt that sensing (if there is such a thing) is an act, roots which can be traced to one of two lines of thought tangled together in classical sense-datum theory. For the moment, however, I shall simply assume that however complex (or simple) the fact that x is sensed may be, it has the form, whatever exactly it may be, by virtue of which for x to be sensed is for it to be the object of an act.
Being a sense datum, or sensum, is a relational property of the item that is sensed. To refer to an item which is sensed in a way which does not entail that it is sensed, it is necessary to use some other locution. Sensibile has the disadvantage that it implies that sensed items could exist without being sensed, and this is a matter of controversy among sense-datum theorists. Sense content is, perhaps, as neutral a term as any.
There appear to be varieties of sensing, referred to by some as visual sensing, tactual sensing, etc., and by others as directly seeing, directly hearing, etc. But it is not clear whether these are species of sensing in any full-blooded sense, or whether "x is visually sensed" amounts to no more than "x is a color patch which is sensed," "x is directly heard" than "x is a sound which is sensed" and so on. In the latter case, being a visual sensing or a direct hearing would be a relational property of an act of sensing, just as being a sense datum is a relational property of a sense content.
3. Now if we bear in mind that the point of the epistemological category of the given is, presumably, to explicate the idea that empirical knowledge rests on a 'foundation' of non-inferential knowledge of matter of fact, we may well experience a feeling of surprise on noting that according to sense-datum theorists, it is particulars that are sensed. For what is known even in non-inferential knowledge, is facts rather than particulars, items of the form something's being thus-and-so or something's standing in a certain relation to something else. It would seem, then, that the sensing of sense contents cannot constitute knowledge, inferential or non-inferential; and if so, we may well ask, what light does the concept of a sense datum throw on the 'foundations of empirical knowledge?' The sense-datum theorist, it would seem, must choose between saying:
On alternative (a) the fact that a sense content was sensed would be a non-epistemic fact about the sense content. Yet it would be hasty to conclude that this alternative precludes any logical connection between the sensing of sense contents and the possession of non-inferential knowledge. For even if the sensing of sense contents did not logically imply the existence of non-inferential knowledge, the converse might well be true. Thus, the non-inferential knowledge of particular matter of fact might logically imply the existence of sense data (for example, seeing that a certain physical object is red might logically imply sensing a red sense content) even though the sensing of a red sense content were not itself a cognitive fact and did not imply the possession of non-inferential knowledge.
On the second alternative, (b), the sensing of sense contents would logically imply the existence of non-inferential knowledge for the simple reason that it would be this knowledge. But, once again, it would be facts rather than particulars which are sensed.
4. Now it might seem that when confronted by this choice, the sense-datum theorist seeks to have his cake and eat it. For he characteristically insists both that sensing is a knowing and that it is particulars which are sensed. Yet his position is by no means as hopeless as this formulation suggests. For the 'having' and the 'eating' can be combined without logical nonsense provided that he uses the word know and, correspondingly, the word given in two senses. He must say something like the following:
The non-inferential knowing on which our world picture rests is the knowing that certain items, e.g. red sense contents, are of a certain character, e.g. red. When such a fact is non-inferentially known about a sense content, I will say that the sense content is sensed as being, e.g. red. I will then say that a sense content is sensed (full stop) if it is sensed as being of a certain character, e.g. red. Finally, I will say of a sense content that it is known if it is sensed (full stop), to emphasize that sensing is a cognitive or epistemic fact.
Notice that, given these stipulations, it is logically necessary that if a sense content be sensed, it be sensed as being of a certain character, and that if it be sensed as being of a certain character, the fact that it is of this character be non-inferentially known. Notice also that the being sensed of a sense content would be knowledge only in a stipulated sense of know. To say of a sense content -- a color patch, for example -- that it was 'known' would be to say that some fact about it was non-inferentially known, e.g. that it was red. This stipulated use of know would, however, receive aid and comfort from the fact there is, in ordinary usage, a sense of know in which it is followed by a noun or descriptive phrase which refers to a particular, thus
Do you know John?
Do you know the President?
Because these questions are equivalent to "Are you acquainted with John?" and "Are you acquainted with the President?" the phrase "knowledge by acquaintance" recommends itself as a useful metaphor for this stipulated sense of know and, like other useful metaphors, has congealed into a technical term.
5. We have seen that the fact that a sense content is a datum (if, indeed, there are such facts) will logically imply that someone has non-inferential knowledge only if to say that a sense content is given is contextually defined in terms of non-inferential knowledge of a fact about this sense content. If this is not clearly realized or held in mind, sense-datum theorists may come to think of the givenness of sense contents as the basic or primitive concept of the sense-datum framework, and thus sever the logical connection between sense data and non-inferential knowledge to which the classical form of the theory is committed. This brings us face to face with the fact that in spite of the above considerations, many if not most sense-datum theorists have thought of the givenness of sense contents as the basic notion of the sense-datum framework. What, then, of the logical connection in the direction sensing sense contents --> having non-inferential knowledge? Clearly it is severed by those who think of sensing as a unique and unanalyzable act. Those, on the other hand, who conceive of sensing as an analyzable fact, while they have prima facie severed this connection (by taking the sensing of sense contents to be the basic concept of the sense-datum framework), will nevertheless, in a sense, have maintained it, if the result they get by analzing x is a red sense datum turns out to be the same as the result they get when they analyze x is non-inferentially known to be red. The entailment which was thrown out the front door would have sneaked in by the back.
It is interesting to note, in this connection, that those who, in the classical period of sense-datum theories, say from Moore's "Refutation of Idealism" until about 1938, analyzed or sketched an analysis of sensing, did so in non-epistemic terms. Typically it was held that for a sense content to be sensed is for it to be an element in a certain kind of relational array of sense contents, where the relations which constitute the array are such relations as spatiotemporal juxtaposition (or overlapping), constant conjunction, mnemic causation -- even real connection and belonging to a self. There is, however, one class of terms which is conspicuous by its absence, namely cognitive terms. For these, like the 'sensing' which was under analysis, were taken to belong to a higher level of complexity.
Now the idea that epistemic facts can be analyzed without remainder -- even "in principle " -- into non-epistemic facts, whether phenomenological or behavioral, public or private, with no matter how lavish a sprinkling of subjunctives and hypotheticals is, I believe, a radical mistake -- a mistake of a piece with the so-called "naturalistic fallacy" in ethics. I shall not, however, press this point for the moment, though it will be a central theme in a later stage of my argument. What I do want to stress is that whether classical sense-datum philosophers have conceived of the givenness of sense contents as analyzable in non-epistemic terms, or as constituted by acts which are somehow both irreducible and knowings, they have without exception taken them to be fundamental in another sense.
6. For they have taken givenness to be a fact which presupposes no learning, no forming of associations, no setting up of stimulus-response connections. In short, they have tended to equate sensing sense contents with being conscious, as a person who has been hit on the head is not conscious, whereas a new-born babe, alive and kicking, is conscious. They would admit, of course, that the ability to know that a person, namely oneself, is now, at a certain time, feeling a pain, is acquired and does presuppose a (complicated) process of concept formation. But, they would insist, to suppose that the simple ability to feel a pain or see a color, in short, to sense sense contents, is acquired and involves a process of concept formation, would be very odd indeed.
But if a sense-datum philosopher takes the ability to sense sense contents to be unacquired, he is clearly precluded from offering an analysis of x senses a sense content which presupposes acquired abilities. It follows that he could analyze x senses red sense content s as x non-inferentially knows that s is red only if he is prepared to admit that the ability to have such non-inferential knowledge as that, for example, a red sense content is red, is itself unacquired. And this brings us face to face with the fact that most empirically minded philosophers are strongly inclined to think all classificatory consciousness, all knowledge that something is thus-and-so, or, in logicians' jargon, all subsumption of particulars under universals, involves learning, concept formation, even the use of symbols. It is clear from the above analysis, therefore, that classical sense-datum theories -- I emphasize the adjective, for there are other, 'heterodox,' sense-datum theories to be taken into account -- are confronted by an inconsistent triad made up of the following three propositions:
A. x senses red sense content s entails x non-inferentially knows that s is red.
B. The ability to sense sense contents is unacquired.
C. The ability to know facts of the form x is ø is acquired.
A and B together entail not-C; B and C entail not-A; A and C entail not-B.
Once the classical sense-datum theorist faces up to the fact that A, B, and C do form an inconsistent triad, which of them will he choose to abandon?
7. It certainly begins to look as though the classical concept of a sense datum were a mongrel resulting from a crossbreeding of two ideas:
And I think that once we are on the lookout for them, it is quite easy to see how these two ideas came to be blended together in traditional epistemology. The first idea clearly arises in the attempt to explain the facts of sense perception in scientific style. How does it happen that people can have the experience which they describe by saying "It is as though I were seeing a red and triangular physical object" when either there is no physical object there at all, or, if there is, it is neither red nor triangular? The explanation, roughly, posits that in every case in which a person has an experience of this kind, whether veridical or not, he has what is called a 'sensation' or 'impression' 'of a red triangle.' The core idea is that the proximate cause of such a sensation is only for the most part brought about by the presence in the neighborhood of the perceiver of a red and triangular physical object; and that while a baby, say, can have the 'sensation of a red triangle' without either seeing or seeming to see that the facing side of a physical object is red and triangular, there usually looks, to adults, to be a physical object with a red and triangular facing surface, when they are caused to have a 'sensation of a red triangle'; while without such a sensation, no such experience can be had.
I shall have a great deal more to say about this kind of 'explanation' of perceptual situations in the course of my argument. What I want to emphasize for the moment, however, is that, as far as the above formulation goes, there is no reason to suppose that having the sensation of a red triangle is a cognitive or epistemic fact. There is, of course, a temptation to assimilate "having a sensation of a red triangle" to "thinking of a celestial city" and to attribute to the former the epistemic character, the 'intentionality' of the latter. But this temptation could be resisted, and it could be held that having a sensation of a red triangle is a fact sui generis, neither epistemic nor physical, having its own logical grammar. Unfortunately, the idea that there are such things as sensations of red triangles -- in itself, as we shall see, quite legitimate, though not without its puzzles -- seems to fit the requirements of another, and less fortunate, line of thought so well that it has almost invariably been distorted to give the latter a reinforcement without which it would long ago have collapsed. This unfortunate, but familiar, line of thought runs as follows:
The seeing that the facing surface of a physical object is red and triangular is a veridical member of a class of experiences -- let us call them 'ostensible seeings' -- some of the members of which are non-veridical; and there is no inspectible hallmark which guarantees that any such experience is veridical. To suppose that the non-inferential knowledge on which our world picture rests consists of such ostensible seeings, hearings, etc., as happen to be veridical is to place empirical knowledge on too precarious a footing -- indeed, to open the door to skepticism by making a mockery of the word knowledge in the phrase "empirical knowledge."
Now it is, of course, possible to delimit subclasses of ostensible seeings, hearings, etc., which are progressively less precarious, i.e. more reliable, by specifying the circumstances in which they occur, and the vigilance of the perceiver. But the possibility that any given ostensible seeing, hearing, etc., is non-veridical can never be entirely eliminated. Therefore, given that the foundation of empirical knowledge cannot consist of the veridical members of a class not all the members of which are veridical, and from which the non-veridical members cannot be weeded out by 'inspection,' this foundation cannot consist of such items as seeing that the facing surface of a physical object is red and triangular.
Thus baldly put, scarcely anyone would accept this conclusion. Rather they would take the contrapositive of the argument, and reason that since the foundation of empirical knowledge is the non-inferential knowledge of such facts, it does consist of members of a class which contains non-veridical members. But before it is thus baldly put, it gets tangled up with the first line of thought. The idea springs to mind that sensations of red triangles have exactly the virtues which ostensible seeings of red triangular physical surfaces lack. To begin with, the grammatical similarity of 'sensation of a red triangle' to "thought of a celestial city" is interpreted to mean, or, better, gives rise to the presupposition, that sensations belong to the same general pigeonhole as thoughts -- in short, are cognitive facts. Then, it is noticed that sensations are ex hypothesi far more intimately related to mental processes than external physical objects. It would seem easier to "get at" a red triangle of which we are having a sensation, than to "get at" a red and triangular physical surface. But, above all, it is the fact that it doesn't make sense to speak of unveridical sensations which strikes these philosophers, though for it to strike them as it does, they must overlook the fact that if it makes sense to speak of an experience as veridical it must correspondingly make sense to speak of it as unveridical. Let me emphasize that not all sense-datum theorists -- even of the classical type -- have been guilty of all these confusions; nor are these all the confusions of which sense-datum theorists have been guilty. I shall have more to say on this topic later. But the confusions I have mentioned are central to the tradition, and will serve my present purpose. For the upshot of blending all these ingredients together is the idea that a sensation of a red triangle is the very paradigm of empirical knowledge. And I think that it can readily be seen that this ideal leads straight to the orthodox type of sense-datum theory and accounts for the perplexities which arise when one tries to think it through.


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