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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
With friends like this, one does not have enemies
PS: I had an excellent successful career, education, home and friends before and post AoL. My mistake, like that of many others, was my gullible love for service and knowledge.
From JA
Hello Klim,
I read with great interest some of your blogs that you have written to malign Gurudev whom you had so much love for. Reminds me of one historical character who deceived Jesus for a few silver coins - do I need to tell you who he was? And do I need to remind you what happened to him? This is not to put fear in you, because you have plenty already to have created the blog - but for you to take some time out and do some introspection - at least you will be saved from your own mind - for your own sake... not for anyone else.
It's a free world, and you can say anything about anyone. A Guru's work is to free you from the world - looks like you were more interested in something else but freeing yourself with the most wonderful knowledge you received from Him...
- Did anyone ever stop you from being a fully employed person who enjoys spirituality and teaching - after all more than 99% teachers of AOL are full volunteers with a job or business - isn't it?
- Looks like you did not have much skills or confidence yourself to make a successful career outside AOLF. Guruji seldom asks people to become full timers - in fact, He tells people to have a healthy family life and serve whenever they can. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ALL THIS? Or has the hatred taken over you so much that you do not remember anything from your past?
- Have you completely forgotten the enlightening knowledge that you received about this infinite consciousness, or has Truth also become just a fantasy for you?
What are you doing these days other than spreading negativity - is this your plan for the remaining part of your life? Have you considered what you will be doing in the next 10 - 20 years - spreading negativity forever? Wake up my friend - if you are unhappy, go find something else to do - no one's stopping you - there's so much good work to be done in this world and you can be a wonderful instrument. It's like so many employees in my company who keep complaining and bitching about their job, and I tell them the same - stop complaining! If you don't like the job, go find something else to do... because, honestly, no one cares what you are complaining against...
You think you are making friends with your blogs, but I can assure you - you will be left completely friendless until you engage in helping others and in spreading positivity. Stop adding misery to your life - you know this, don't you? Go somewhere else where you can make a positive impact - somewhere you are really contribute. Maybe that's destined for you... And my blessings and best wishes that you truly find a fulfilling life there. You look like you are a good writer - write something nice and uplifting - help others come out of their stresses and fears and anxiety - maybe you don't think AOLF is doing that - but maybe you can do that - maybe show all of us in AOLF what true service is - maybe we can emulate you!
Jai Gurudev & love & best wishes,
Your friend
47 comments:
What he says makes sense. You've made your point through this blog. Time to move on and erase the dark years of your life. I have. It's easier to live now that AoL no longer has me in its clutches.
- March 9, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Prairie Princess said...
Typical AOL head-in-the-sand approach to life. Do you think many of his "devoted followers" had past lives as ostriches? Or will that be their future life? The dissonance of threats disguised as concern is bizarre. But, in my brief time with that group, I saw many people who were dissociated from reality.
- March 9, 2010 at 8:27 AM
Anonymous @ 7.46
Its easy to advise someone to move on with life. Easier said than done when you have given the best years of your life trusting a Guru and doing unconditional service and at the end of it all, getting thrown out like a piece of used tissue paper.
I can understand the hurt KLIM is going through, I was there once. Maybe writing this blog helps him ease his pain and hurt and at the same time do a great seva to humanity by exposing the wrongs in this most esteemed (or so the world thinks )organisation.
- March 9, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Oh boy...condescending much?
This whole "speaking out against a guru is spreading negativity" is yet another way of trying to keep people down and the truth hidden. It's controlling. 'How dare you say anything against SSRS--YOU must have a problem. It's all YOU and YOUR problem. YOU are a negative person, Klim.' Couldn't be SSRS. I'm not buying it. This is cult brain-washing at it's best.
Condescending advice-giving is such a turn-off.
"And my blessings and best wishes that you truly find a fulfilling life there."
Do you really mean that? Because your tone does not sound like that at all. Get real. It's hard to take a person or post like this seriously when it's so fakely nice.
- March 9, 2010 at 9:52 AM
KLIM seems happy enough to me. I believe that what he is doing with this blog is public service, done with the same pure motivation that he originally put into working for AOL. He doesn't need this blog for himself.
- March 9, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I think JA advise you to get the whole garbage out in 1 shot and move ahead with your life, instead of opening topics after topic like a Daily SOAP spending yours and other times. JA , let me be very honest with you , this blog does help me to view things that are happening at AOL from a different perspective or from a perspective of an outsider. It has a purpose, But I do agree that it does not make sense for people to waste too much time on this or any blog and if you really extend that even watching movies or most of the daily news falls in this category.
Agree we need to channelise our energies to help people and AOL is a good training ground, but makes sense not to get very attache with org or guru and move on. Another thing that usually happens to me is just because you do AOL sewa you will notice that there is a strong expectations from people that I should be speaking, behaving and living in some noble manner. Request AOL to do an internal discussion on the product marketing strategies again as it has been openly known to people through this blog.
- March 9, 2010 at 10:36 AM
To spread negativity or positivity, one needs motivation.
For writing negative, only motivation can be vinndictiveness by the oppressed and cheated. I am sure KLIm and many others who share the views (including me) looked at SSRS as real GURU. I definitely did that. I bought nearly 20 CD's. Did AOL-Basic course twice. Started propagating SSRS teachings to near and dear... I did all these. But in one corner of my mind, I always had a doubt. I was frequently searching for something clandestine to come out. It did, through this blog. I believe this blog, as they are are many contributors and Klim shared his own experiences.
I am sure this devotee is also in 100% belief on SSRS. Like you and me, Klim.
My questions to the ardent follower
1) Why do AOL collect 90 lakhs in a course? (Previous blog)
2) Why should a 'Renounced' yogi fly to various countries, live in luxurious hotels, and travel by luxurious cars?
3) Why does a renounced yogi require bungalows and ashrams( 6 million for LA ashram, i think)
4) Why does he allow his 'Banu Didi' etc, to wear costly sarees and 'ultra costly' things.?
5) First of all, why should a renounced yogi charge for SK and other courses?
6) Why should he charge for 'So called knowledge'? Knowledge should be free from a 'Renounced Yogi' or 'Enlightened Master'.
7) A renounced yogi should be in one place. People from all over the world should visit him. But here, he travels all over the world
8) Why a renounced yogi should aspire for nobel prize?
9) An enlightened person would not crack sillly jokes, and would not speak for others to laugh. ( I have heard some of his speeches in CD. He talks fun and people just laugh. But there is no sense. One example. SSRS says " Once a devotee came and told me Guruji, I want to start a course. You know, the course name? It is 'Shut Up'." When SSRS said this, all the listeners laughed aloud. Again he says the same thing that the course name is 'Shut up'. and all the listeners laugh again.... Man, what is this? I don't really comprehend. Is this how an enlightened master gives lectures.
- March 9, 2010 at 10:44 AM
It is the same tone that Nithy followers employed against the blog which wrote about the misdeeds of nithy.
Klim is doing a great service by warning people against a cult which has usurped prime land through illegal means and has been involved in abuse. These people are actively courting more followers and money. It is important to warn people against this fruad. Bringing awareness is a positive effort. It is a great seva. Far more greater seva than bringing unsuspected victims and fleecing them for the self and family aggrandizement of the guru. AOL people might be blinded by their ostrich atitudes and fanaticism on the harm they have caused to hundreds of people. I see this blog as a very positive service. It is far more enlightening than the plagiarized knowledge of ravishankar.
- March 9, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Klim ,
I know how it feels- betrayal of trust & wanton abuse. As I am what I am. Just cannot give an apathetic shrug & smile. Even when the victim is a total stranger in some remote part of the world.
Ignore those rushing forward with faux bandaid & lip sympathy. Till I see the perpetrators being punished I can never sincerely claim I am healed.
- March 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Those saviours of Klim or this world who find Klim is achieving nothing by writing , why come here to read at all ?
- March 9, 2010 at 11:43 AM
This is the writing of an immature and fearful Ostrich mind against KLIM and Co. The author has already pre-judged them. However, at no point in the entire message are they offering any explanations or other views for any of the wrong doings....
KLIM and Co are providing yet another view.....it is a free world.....remember your Master loves you.....and he has always said for you to be the grandest version of yourself.....and since he is non-judgemental his love for you is not going to change.
Follow the money...the money trail never lies
- March 9, 2010 at 12:12 PM
AOL is full of negative people... They think the "world" is a dreadful place and people are out to get them.
I fully support KLIM - I don't think he needs to do this for himseld...this is public service, or as AOL would call it "Seva".
- March 9, 2010 at 12:39 PM
I'm in a environment where people blindly support AOL no matter what. This blog is a great beacon of reason for me. KLIM is doing some pretty wonderful seva w/ this blog.
- March 9, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- KLIM and CO. said...
I don't think any further comments are necessary from my part. But I can't help but share that I just realized JA created a new gmail account just to write so righteously: firstname.lastname@example.com.
I find that more sick and psychotic, and I was preached about love, being magnanimous, spiritual, living the knowledge, etc.?! They got to be kidding me. But then, what do I know? I endured that kind of twisted reverse abusive guilt and fear inducing psychology so many years!
- March 9, 2010 at 5:33 PM
Please keep up the good work.
I am an Indian and I have already sent this blog to my family and friends. If a single person is prevented from wasting his life for this scam, your efforts are worth it. One of my close friends was undergoing a messy divorce. She was getting engulfed in AOL crap. I have rescued her and your blog was one of my tools. Please do not stop.
- March 9, 2010 at 6:15 PM
How low and cheap can these AOLites stoop. What gives JA the right to refer to you as poorsinfulklim? Self riteous crap - go get a life JA
- March 9, 2010 at 7:54 PM
I attended AoL Part I class during a rather stressful time in my life. My search was primarily for Yoga and breathing lessons and thanks to a friend who was raving about the relaxation she had experienced during SK, I joined. Day 1 was ok. The breathing exercise left my fingers feeling numb and I was told that it was the energy finally routing right. Day 3 was very strange for me - the teacher turned the music on and asked us all to close our eyes and start dancing. I was quite taken aback - I stayed in place with my eyes closed and got piled on y the teacher for not daring to lose my inhibitions. This was contrary to the yogic discipline I had expected. I started listening to the words carefully and something just felt off to me - figured I was not ready for any sort of enlightenment. My classmates seemed to have life changing experiences during the sessions. I was quite reserved in class. On the last day, I asked the ever smiling teacher how and when he decided to become an AoL teacher. The response was surprising - the smile disappeared and I got a snippy "Why? Do you think you are ready to become a teacher? A lot more sadhana and seva is required before you can go that path". Another strange moment - decided to stay away from additional classes. This was two years ago. I still get phone calls from them (no voice mails, just repeated phone calls) that I do not answer. The most current overture is Facebook requests. I never could pinpoint exactly why I had the "All is not as it appears to be" feeling during AoL I. My experience is very trivial compared some of the accounts listed by you and other contributors to your blog. I hope time works in positive ways for you all. My best wishes...
- March 9, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Prairie Princess said...
Why not call this JA out by full name or does JA stand for JAck A**?? Because he/she is certainly behaving that way.
It is hard enough to take care of yourself when you are in the grip of a destructive cult without creatures like JA attempting to make it worse. How many "buttons" does this blog push for the poor, deluded JA??
- March 9, 2010 at 11:40 PM
A negative approach is needed just as much as positive approach, not only to strike a balance in the thought process but also to ensure that the intellectual/ rational/ critical/ analytical faculties are well exercised and kept in good use.
- March 10, 2010 at 12:17 AM
What about money? Why is there no accounting of the money that flows in and out? I'll tell you why - it's because everybody who serves the Guru collects money and give it to him and his inner circle, for the Guru to use it as he pleases. It's that simple. I know from seeing cult brainwashed zombies that they don't feel like it's wrong, in fact they are doing "seva" by "saving" what you tend to call "the world". About this "the world" that you speak of...tell me one thing, isn't "the world" also a part of God's creation? Why then is it suddenly a place that you want to escape from and be freed from? A saint once said, "bloom where you are planted". If you really are talking about reaching infinite consciousness, then you'll be poorly disappointed to find once you reach there, that your infinity includes this "the world" that you are trying to shun and get freed from. Even humble laborers know better - hate the sin, not the sinner. What's with this "the world" and "us"? The so called AoL "satsang" is mostly a bunch of flirtatious young guys and gals looking for hook ups after the spiritual disco. I say so because I've seen it with my eyes. SSRS also encourages this by using word like "fun" or "you guys rock" and such. Cheap tactics to attract young people. There are many other questions that people have, which need answers. Could anybody from the AoL org. give satisfactory answers? If so, then heck ya...we'll emulate you. If not, please stop spreading letters about spreading negativity. In case your Guru didn't teach you, it's only because of the darkness that people turn to light. So if all this bashing is negativity, it is so make all of you guys stronger in your faith. Take it from God. Take it from your Guru, huh? Leave KLIM to his poor Judas-like fate..what say? KLIM, just go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Doesn't matter if you make this blog your full time job :P
Seriously though, we need you here. Let JA follow his own advice and go someplace else where he will "fulfill his destiny" and be "freed from the world". Cheers to all!
- March 10, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Dear JA,
Since I don't know who you are, I'm assuming you'll be reading this letter via the blog or KLIM would forward this to you or it's just going to stay as a comment on this thread. I could be sarcastic, but I am not angry towards you, because I've interacted with many others like you who've expressed similar views. I know you'll forgive me if you think I've crossed any limit. Just FYI, this letter is for people who express similar opinions like yours and just to you. KLIM, since I don't know if you are he/she/they, I will just use "he" and so on for sake of simplicity in my posts. Now, your letter begins with Judas. Obviously you haven't done your history homework, because there's more to Judas than what you know. Anyway, Judas apart, the harsh reality of life is that people need answers when they have questions. It's that simple. When KLIM doesn't have answers as to why his Guru would indulge in homosexual behavior when he can go into samadhi, why his org. has so many unfair things going on in it,etc. then it's but human to presume certain things. If SSRS is the divine Guru that you claim him to be, let him give a public statement that he enjoys having sex with boys/men, that it's perfectly spiritual to do so and that all his followers/disciples could also do that if they feel so inclined. That would be the end of AoL. Okay, how about if he released a letter just to you guys in the org. saying so? Would you accept it without question? Would you have any faith left in your Guru then? There are hundreds of cases of Gurus having sex with their followers and that's one main reason people tend to blow whistles, because the Gurus themselves advise against it. Alright, now how about if SSRS started a course explaining how you can have all the sex you want, while still remaining spiritual? Wouldn't all the college goers across the world sign up for it? There are limits and boundaries dear friend. I myself like sex very much, but I also know that if I over indulge, it is detrimental to my spiritual growth. There are things such as energy, morality, fidelity, etc. I could quite easily, using my looks and position, sleep around like it's nobody's business. But wouldn't that tear my soul apart? Wouldn't I be disloyal to my partner? Or did all of a sudden your Guru find out a way to have as many sexual partners as you want and still find liberation? Sign me up for it then!
- March 10, 2010 at 2:25 AM
The "world" which one needs to be freed from includes freeing oneself from the clutches of a cult. So KLIM is actually doing a good thing. Think of it as advanced technique and come to the other side.
- March 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM
As long as you keep thinking and writing about AOL, you are stuck in the past. Move on and stop putting a tag that you are doing a service to the people by exposing what AOL is doing. - You are exposing your own insecurity. Whatever was supposed to happen has happened, now its up to you to move on or be stuck in the past. We think more of people whom we hate than we think of people whom we love. Start thinking of people whom you really care and love and lead a new life. AOL people will really envy you,they wouldn't be thinking of their Guru as much as you are! Past is past. As long as you are stuck in the past - anger, hatred, regret will keep haunting your mind. Save your mind Klim- yes for your own sake. This blog is giving you false friends and false security - nothing is going to last forever. Absolutely nothing. Please move on. Don't get stuck. Realize that you are involving more deeply in AOL now than you were before- by constantly thinking of AOL. For your own sake, move on.
- March 10, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- KLIM and CO. said...
blablabla "Save your mind Klim- yes for your own sake...." blablablabla
They are kidding me right? And on top of everything they even try to save me and give me the friendship crap argument with a little bit of SSRS knowledge?! Give me a break.It's called hypocresy! But I am moved that an AoL person is so concerned about me. Sweet, isn't it? Anyway, it just reminds me too much of all my AoL teachers/peers and all those who left who don't dare share the ugly stuff they know, but that, for the sake of their own minds (actually called "fear of Ravishankar and of losing face"), they let many other people go through abuse of all kinds. Yes, he keeps touching boys and he keeps cheating and letting those senior teachers you know strangle and slap people, and keep money in the name of seva.
Don't worry, I no longer think of HIM, nor you in any case. But it seems you guys are of me. Don't worry. This blog won't go for ever and nothing can harm Ravishankar, oh God almighty! Right?
"psychological dissonance" is written all over your response.
- March 10, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- KLIM and CO. said...
Actually, why didn't you all show this same emergency concern and care when I and others were lied about, abused, cheated and when women and men we know were being sexually abused? This double-faced responses simply show the AoL dirt and psychosis even more. Get out of your cult mentality. The world is probably more concerned about people like you in your situation than about people like me.
- March 10, 2010 at 10:57 AM
"Whatever was supposed to happen, happened"
No. A so-called spiritual enlightened guru was not supposed to abuse his disciples, nor lie to them nor lie about them, nor touch them anywhere (even less anywhere close to the underwear or any other erogenous part of the body), nor cheat on anyone in the name of seva. That was not supposed to happen, and if that was so, then all sexual offenders and robbers would all be set free nor incriminated. Past is past. It was supposed to happen!
- March 10, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- March 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- March 10, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Its funny yet very annoying that all AOL teachers or senior members sound the same, just like JA in this post. They are the walking-talking AOL robots
Some of the traits of a typical AOL Robot are as follows,
1) It has a huge smile on the face, no matter what. Life is just too good for them
2) It closely imitates the so called Guruji's mannerism: the style of talking, wording, humor, hair style, etc
3) It uses scare tactic to make you do what it wants. Constant rhetoric of living in the present. Do it now or its you are missing out on something big (really!). Sign up for the course (give us your money) right now or its your loss forever (WTF? This is the United States of America. Who the @#$% are you to tell other people what to do in their life).
4) If one robot cant convince, the more senior robots will gang up on you to convince you to take the course
5) It makes you feel guilty just because you disagree with them
6) It is fake, lives in company of other robots only and has no perception of reality
7) According to it, If you are not a robot, you are nothing. You are just a loser.
- March 10, 2010 at 2:48 PM
KLIM.. You have alleged sexual abuse on the part of SSR, specifically with regards to young men. Can you clarify this issue in a separate post either way? Specifically what allegations are you making? It seems too important.
According to wikipidea the US AOLF total revenue is in the single digit millions (way less than 5 million). This is actually pretty small potatoes given the number of branches and people involved in the USA. There are smaller (less well known) non-profits who make ten times that much by charging exorbitant fees for various camps (educational summer camps for kids etc). So while I agree that transparency on governance and financial issues at AOL is murky and chaotic, it does seem that the actual impact of AOLF USA is very limited, perhaps mostly extending to a small subset of the Indian diaspora. The only thing that they seem to do well is organize courses with no proper followup of people who took part (the followup sessions are good and based on the goodwill of the teacher volunteers but the actual number of people who show up at these is modest). In India, its a different story as the cultural context is completely different.
- March 10, 2010 at 3:34 PM
komal: yeah you missed out by not letting go and dancing.. generally most people who do the basic course do come out feeling very positive. your teacher may have not been very skilled but the packaging of the basic course components is very well done/designed.. KLIM claims that SKriya is harmful. possibly its not good for some but it totally depends on how hard one is trying.. the point is to do it without overstraining.. thats what I was told. your mileage may vary. I would also recommend running on the treadmill at 70% of your max. capacity. Its just common sense.
- March 10, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- KLIM and CO. said...
Komal you did not do anything wrong. That was nit a very fair or balanced comment sorry. A lot of people don't feel like dancing or doing many things that go on in the course, and many are forced to do it, for ex. If one doesn't want to dance as teachers we were trained to force them to do so -they were losers who did not let go. Come on. It's invasion of boundaries and very contrary to "accept people as they are" script. Not everyone enjoys the course, not everyone feels it changes their life, not everyone feels it is that unique or great or mind-blowing.
- March 10, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Klim ,
Why waste words with your detractors sans empathy ? Just don't publish their comments. I know their victimising response would be youarenotfairwhy deletemycomments..Don't fall for that bait.
That an overwhelming number of indians mostly hindus still shield & support nithy betrays the mindset here. Let them go to Hell.
- March 10, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Regarding the dancing in the basic course, I experienced something similar in my AoL group. We were asked to make different animal sounds and wander through the room as animals, interacting with each other. I have also done this sort of thing in other yoga groups. I have never liked it and although have been involved in yoga for many years and done these types of activities often, I always feel awkward. I felt an expectation from the AoL group (or perhaps it was from me, not them--but I don't think so) that I let go of inhibitions and that if I didn't feel comfortable doing it, that I was somehow spiritually inferior.
The dancing or animal noises could potentially be freeing for some, but to me, yoga is about being with all my emotions, thoughts, sensations, feelings without judgment, with compassion. If there's an expectation from the teacher or others or myself that I be something other than inhibited if that is how I feel, than it seems meaningless and not helpful. I want to learn to simply be with whatever I'm experiencing, not try to change it so that I can be something I'm not, like uninhibited. So, to me, if the activity is led in such a way that the teacher is trying to change a student's experience than the student may sense something is wrong and the practice is misleading.
Overall, I find these exercises not helpful in the grand scheme of my yoga practice. So what if I can make animal noises in a group and swing from a tree like a monkey without a care? So what if I can't? Thankfully, I am confident enough not to give a s--t anymore. If I don't want to make an animal noise and slither through the room, then I simply won't. I'm sure it won't make or break my enlightenment. Certainly if others are freely dancing or whatever, it doesn't make one who isn't doing so any less. Sometimes I think such activities are set up to make comparisons---like those who can do it are the cool kids and those who can't aren't so cool.
I guess this is kind of a small topic compared with the rest of this blog and thoughts on AoL. My apologies if I am completely off topic of this blog post. I guess my point is that if one feels something is wrong with AoL or anything (and I did with the animal experience), one should trust that. For me, all those little "something is off" moments, added up to one big "something is really off". Though to be fair, I experienced this outside of AoL too.
- March 10, 2010 at 5:04 PM
KLIM writes
and many are forced to do it, for ex. If one doesn't want to dance as teachers we were trained to force them to do so
I've been in tons of basic courses (cos they were close to free for repeaters) and there was a large variety of dancing techniques.. some people standing in place and others going all around the room. None of the teachers did any forcing that I recall. Forcing people to dance is certainly not a standard feature in intro courses.
I dont however know what goes on in teacher training.. I wouldnt be surprised that people are subjected to higher standards. I am surprised that you were a regular teacher (as you claim to be). Maybe the AOLF did lower their standards!
My take on your feelings is that perceptions of situations can legitimately vary. Someone may feel that a corporate group is abusive; another may feel they are ok but strive for excellence. These are not objective facts but rather construals of experience. You went into this a little immature and then experience all this stuff due to your unique expectations that arose from your specific background+personality. I have said as much as I wanted to say (I have very few links with AOL now.. no one forced me to do stuff that I didnt want to do and no one raises an eyebrow if I show up after a few years). These are regular boring people with a slightly different take on life. Hardly an exciting cult. Nothing close to an Osho Ashram or some Hippie commune (or what one hears of those days).
Anyways I have been posting here a bit (dont recall how I got here) and thank you for your hospitality.
- March 10, 2010 at 9:24 PM
"Someone may feel that a corporate group is abusive; another may feel they are ok but strive for excellence. These are not objective facts but rather construals of experience."
In corporate group abuses are rampant. But there are ways you can seek protection. There are cells/committees in almost all corporate houses which address sexual and other harassment issues. In the firm where I work, we have a legal cell through which we can address any issues. It is not a perfect world but there are at least some systems in place. However compared to that Guru communes are feudal in their operation and there is no scope for such just systems. The Guru's will reign's supreme. Everyone believes in the benevolence of the Guru which many a times misfires as guru is all too human behind all the garbs of divinity. The constant reverence they receive pump them up and their megalomania increases manifold like monarchs of yore.
So nothing is objective. So why have courts, police and law. Land grabbing is a construct of experience, so are rapes and abuse. Way to go.
"You went into this a little immature and then experience all this stuff due to your unique expectations that arose from your specific background+personality"
Klim went with expectations just like everyone else. But I guess it was not unique expectations. What was unique was the experience of abuse and financial frauds which is corroborated with many others here.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- Now what?????????? said...
Please read this too :)
- March 11, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- KLIM and CO. said...
We discussed this letter a few months back. It was posted in Guruphiliac long time ago. We, on this side, all agreed it further confirmed his narcissistic psychopathic tendencies. If he himself lived the knowledge, or at least, a few of the lines written, the AoL would be a totally different organization and there would be truly happier teachers behind the fake-it-until-you-make-it smile.
A few years back, I would have also cheered this discourse. Today I read it with embarrassment. It is megalomaniac arrogant manipulative psychopathic. He seems to be me like the kind of person who would rape or beat up someone and then with a nasty grin in his face say, "But you liked it I am sure. If you say the contrary, it will only be because your prana is low, it's just love upside down. Anyway, I just freed you from a major karma."
Too bad AoL true-believers cannot see this today. Again, I understand, I was in their shoes too. It is easy to lose it there and to believe "we are the world and we shall save it!" Cheers.
- March 11, 2010 at 7:20 AM
Now what?????????? said...
Please read this too :)
I have visited this Bawa Dinesh blog and write them to read this blog of Artofliving. But, they have not dared to publish my comment. KLIM has atleast published your comment.
- March 11, 2010 at 8:41 AM
The AOLF USA accounts (which are available online) are remarkably clean and none of the principal officers are paid anything substantial (if anything). There is documented yearly transfer of funds to the India organization which is a foundation with a governing body of trustees. Many public non-profits in the USA are full of financial shenanigans (payments to consultants, boondoggles and the like). By comparison, AOLF USA is clean and lean. I do agree that financial transparency is a good thing and AOLF as a USA non-profit complies in this regard. If we buy your theory, we should regard AOLF senior volunteers, including board members as zombies who are slaving away for years at the behest of a master manipulator! Are you serious?
- March 11, 2010 at 1:49 PM
I dont think a truly enlightened guru would say "If they think I have no right to exist on this planet, then they can crucify me; I am afraid neither of death nor of being defamed. I am not afraid, because nothing can destroy me."
A true guru doesnt need to defend himself. Why does he need to defend himself, if he is the Ultimate? Plus who is saying that he is afraid. He sounds defensive and insecure. And saying cruicify me? Either he playing on followers' guilt or a Christ wannabe.
And the comments of his followers are pretty lame too. It was as if they were waiting for the Guru's affirmation that he is not fake.
- March 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Gopal said...
Many Babas have been exposed recently in India in land-grabbing, prostitution and other rackets.
"Baba, Baba, black sheep! Have you any more to fool!" - most of these businessmen (also known as babas or gurus) are making fools out of us. But, we are ourselves to be blamed. I have always tried to learn from everyone (even if a suspect Baba) but without giving money, time or energy to them. Hence, I never had to shed tears like many other credulous, sentimental people who fall for Guru psycho-babble. It is a big mistake. But, those who felt cheated, should show courage and come up with proper action to expose such fraud-Babas. At least, they will help save others from falling into the same trap of deceit.
Enough materials are present on internet to guide true seekers to theory and techniques of the science of spirituality. Real Guru is within. Sivananda's free books are a great beginning for anyone.
- March 11, 2010 at 8:05 PM
@Now what...
Do you notice he always responds to criticism with emotional histrionics. Be it this one, or the response to Javed Akhtar. So much so for being centered. He does not like being criticized (and neither do many of the other teachers in AOL).
Btw....some of the comments on Bawa's blog are hilarious...These people sound very immature..they just cannot take any criticism. Seems like AOL is a codependent support system, for fools who just don't want to face reality.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:08 AM
KLIM: "psychological dissonance" is written all over your response.
Don't you think that there is bound to be dissonance on the spiritual path. You are unlearning, societal programming and learning to be follow your heart. Conflict between old and new is inevitable - it is what makes the spiritual path so tough. Everyone is going to feel the dissonance, even if guru is ok.
Holding him accountable is not a devotee's job - it is for others to do.
- March 13, 2010 at 12:28 AM
If you have experienced sexual cohersion/abuse of any sorts go to the relevant authorities and report it.
- March 13, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- P Naik said...
Wider publicity to these blogs will help to save millions from being emptied out of their hard-earned money. Keep your money. No need to pay any guru for a few lessons in breathing. There are plenty of books, videos, Youtube and other things you can do on your own to get what you think SSRS will give you. What for do people need a Kundalini arousal? What is the benefit other than a boast? Keep it simple, serve the needy and helpless or if you can't do that, just be serene, joyous, get a pizza and a beer and get a walk in the park. That's the real art of living, not paying some dude in India to learn how to breathe!!
- March 16, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- KLIM and CO. said...
JA has become a follower of the blog! Interesting. Policing the activities or in the hope to save us all from the bad karma of "bad-mouthing" his/her guru?
- March 17, 2010 at 6:47 PM


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FEARFUL THAT CORA MAY BE CLOSE TO LOCATING THE PORTAL INTO STORYBROOKE, REGINA AND MR. GOLD PUT A PLAN INTO ACTION THAT WOULD KILL ANYONE ENTERING IT — WHICH WOULD ALSO PLACE MARY MARGARET AND EMMA'S LIVES IN DANGER — ON ABC'S "ONCE UPON A TIME" "Queen of Hearts"
Cora and Hook face off with Mary Margaret and Emma in a race to secure the compass, which will point its holder to the portal into Storybrooke. But back on the other side, Regina and Mr. Gold, desperate to keep Cora out, put a plan into action that would kill anyone entering the portal – placing Mary Margaret's and Emma's lives in danger as well. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, Captain Hook travels to Wonderland and meets up with a vengeful Queen of Hearts, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby, and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Barbara Hershey as Cora, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Sarah Bolger as Aurora, Jamie Chung as Mulan, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Paul McGillion as Knave of Hearts and Paul Lazenby as Black Knight No. 1.
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Title: Professor of Philosophy and Latin
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Title: Associate Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies
Title: Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Title: Associate Professor of Philosophy
Title: Philsophy Department Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Title: Instructor of Philosophy
Degree: MA
M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. Haverford College;
I specialize in ancient philosophy, the scholastic-humanist debate, Pascal, Newman and Kierkegaard.
I am currently collaborating with Daniel Sheerin (University of Notre Dame) on volume 79 of the Collected Works of Erasmus, a translation and annotation of two apologiae of Erasmus against the Carthusian monk and Paris theologian, Pierre Cousturier. Recent publications include Metaphor in the Apologia and Newman's Conversion in Ian Ker ed., Newman and Conversion.


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SOPA, iPhone 5, Apple's crappy Maps app, oh my! Doesn't it already seem like these things were news forever ago? As we stare down the barrel of a brand new year, let's take a moment to revisit some of the hottest tech moments that happened in 2012:
Facebook went public.
Facebook's much-anticipated IPO happened in May, drumming up so much media hoopla in the process it earned its own Wikipedia entry. It opened at $38/share, as of today's writing it's worth $25.91.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a United States bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. Opponents -- of which there were plenty -- believed the bill threatened free speech and innovation, among other things. In January of 2012, the House Judiciary Committee postponed plans to draft the bill "until there is wider agreement on a solution."
Yahoo hired Marissa Mayer as CEO.
Just 37 years old and pregnant with her first child, Marissa Mayer became BIG news when she was tapped to take over the reins at Yahoo.
The iPhone 5.
Slightly bigger, debatably fancier, the iPhone 5 was launched on September 21st, causing thousands of people lined up outside Apple stores to buy one because it was OBVIOUSLY way better than that crappy 4S they already had.
The Apple Maps Debacle.
After one too many iOS customers lost their way using Apple Maps, consumer backlash prompted a public apology in September from Apple CEO Tim Cook. (Thankfully, we now have Google Maps as a free download.)
The iPad Mini.
Introduced by Apple on October 23, the iPad mini became a smaller -- but more importantly, cheaper -- contender in the tablet wars.
Windows 8.
Windows 8 was unleashed to the public in October, and the major look-and-feel differences seemed to spur quite a bit of criticism. As one reviewer put it, the new OS was a "Christmas gift for someone you hate."
Microsoft's Surface Tablet.
Originally unveiled in June, the buzzy Surface tablet came with what is arguably the best tablet keyboard innovation to date.
Nintendo's Wii U.
In November, Nintendo came out with a fancy new console that uses a touchscreen tablet controller. Luckily for existing Wii owners, it's backward compatible with the original console's games and peripherals.
Instagram's TOS change.
This one may actually have drawn the most outrage online: in December, Instagram changed their terms of service, angering thousands of photo-sharing addicts worldwide. The company has since backtracked, but not before plenty of folks noticed that ooh, Flickr has a new app! Shiny.
What am I forgetting? Would you add anything else to the list?
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In the Matter of the Marriage of
1. The recording of a deed by the grantor is presumptive evidence of its delivery, but such presumption can be overcome by other competent evidence.
2. A constructive trust arises wherever the circumstances under which property was acquired make it inequitable that it should be retained by the person who holds the legal title.
Appeal from Johnson District Court; LAWRENCE E. SHEPHARD, judge. Opinion filed January 19, 2001. Affirmed.
Gerald N. Jeserich, of Law Offices of Gerald N. Jeserich, of Kansas City, for the appellant.
Kevin D. Case, of Cohen, McNeile, Pappas & Shuttleworth, P.C., of Leawood, for the appellee.
Before LEWIS, P.J., RULON, J., and GLENN D. SCHIFFNER, District Judge, assigned.
LEWIS, J.: In 1986 and while they were contemplating bankruptcy, Walter F. and Marilyn Ricci deeded their family residence to themselves and to Walter Jorge (Jorge) Ricci as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common. In 1998, Walter and Marilyn were divorced. In 1999, Jorge intervened in the divorce action, claiming a one-third interest in the house and asked that the real estate be partitioned. The trial court ruled in favor of Jorge, and Marilyn appeals from that decision.
This controversy is an example of actions taken in bankruptcy planning to defeat claims of creditors which come back to haunt one of those who participated in the scheme. In this case, there is a time frame of 13 years.
At the time Walter and Marilyn deeded their home to themselves and to Jorge, they were having financial problems, and their attorney advised them to transfer their interests in various assets to Jorge. Among the assets included in the transfer was the residence of the parties, which is the focal point of this appeal. The conveyance deeding an interest in the home to Jorge was duly recorded and was never changed or set aside, and the record title to the real estate remained vested in Walter, Marilyn, and Jorge at the time Jorge filed his petition to intervene.
The controversy appears to be between Jorge and Marilyn. Walter is either uninterested or he is satisfied with the decision of the trial judge. For whatever reason, he has declined to become involved in the principal issue on appeal.
It seems readily apparent that the event which motivated Jorge to intervene and seek partition was Walter's divorce from Marilyn. Jorge is Walter's son, but not Marilyn's. In February 1999, the trial court, in the divorce action, ordered the home sold and the proceeds divided between Walter and Marilyn in the manner defined by the trial court. In May 1999, Jorge filed his petition to intervene and for partition.
After conducting a hearing on the allegations of Jorge's petition, the trial court concluded that Jorge, Marilyn, and Walter each owned an undivided one-third interest in the property. In addition, the trial court granted Jorge's petition for partition and ordered the property sold. This appeal followed.
Jorge argues that Marilyn's appeal is not properly before the court because she did not object on the record or by post-trial motion to the trial court's decision that Jorge owned a one-third interest in the property. He bases his argument on Galindo v. City of Coffeyville, 256 Kan. 455, 467, 885 P.2d 1246 (1994), wherein the court stated that one must object to inadequate findings of fact, and in the absence of an objection, omissions in findings will not be considered on appeal.
We do not agree with Jorge that Galindo applies to the instant matter. In its findings, the trial court specifically recognized that Marilyn had filed pleadings amounting to a general denial of Jorge's claim to the property. These pleadings contested the validity of the deed, which was the basis of the partition action. There is no question in this court's opinion that Marilyn did contest Jorge's request to partition the property. On appeal, she is challenging the ultimate decision of the trial court and not the adequacies of the finding.
In addition, we find the trial court did not omit the basis for its ruling. The basis for the court's decision was the deed conveying the property to Walter, Marilyn, and Jorge. The rule set forth in Galindo only applies if the trial court fails to explain its findings and conclusions of law. In this case, there could be no confusion as to what those findings and conclusions were.
We hold there was no need to object to preserve the issues of whether the deed was sufficient to vest a one-third interest in the property in Jorge and whether the order of partition was appropriate.
Marilyn argues that the deed conveying Jorge an interest in the property was not valid because it was never delivered. Jorge argues that the deed was recorded and that this constituted delivery. It appears that both Jorge and Marilyn rely on Giefer v. Swenton, 23 Kan. App. 2d 172, 928 P.2d 906 (1996), rev. denied 261 Kan. 1084 (1997).
As a general rule, the legal effect of a written instrument is a question of law for the court to decide. As a result, on appeal, we may construe a written instrument and determine its legal effect regardless of the construction made by the trial court. First Financial Ins. Co. v. Bugg, 265 Kan. 690, 694, 962 P.2d 515 (1998).
In Giefer, we concluded that where the facts were not controverted, the question of whether the deed was properly delivered should be determined by the court as a question of law. 23 Kan. App. 2d at 174.
In this case, everyone agrees that the deed was executed and recorded as part of pre-bankruptcy planning. We see no issue of controversy in the relevant facts and will proceed to decide the question of delivery as a question of law.
In Giefer, 23 Kan. App. 2d 172, Syl. ¶ 3, we stated the law as follows: "The recording of a deed by the grantor or at the express direction of the grantor is presumptive evidence of its delivery, but such presumption can be overcome by other competent evidence."
Marilyn apparently does not challenge that the law is as we stated in Giefer, but she argues that there was evidence of the parties' intent which overcomes the presumption of delivery. We disagree.
The deed was executed in February 1986 because Marilyn and Walter wanted Jorge to be a coowner to carry out a pre-bankruptcy plan. The deed was not only executed, it was recorded in 1986. We note that it was Marilyn who dealt primarily with the bankruptcy attorney.
The bankruptcy petition was filed in September 1988, and Walter and Marilyn received a discharge in 1989. Despite receiving the discharge in bankruptcy, Walter and Marilyn took no action to change the manner in which title to their home was held.
No one argues that the deed was not intended to be recorded. The parties all recognize that it was an integral and vital requirement of the pre-bankruptcy plan that the deed operate to convey the interest in the property to Jorge on the date of the deed. We have examined the deed and find it contains no reservations and no qualifications. An examination of the records of the Johnson County Register of Deeds clearly indicates that the title to the property was vested in Walter, Marilyn, and Jorge.
In Giefer, the owner of the property had executed and recorded a deed in order to avoid probate. The argument was being made that he did not intend to transfer title by recording the deed. In response to this argument, we said:
"[W]e are unable to determine how an individual can intend to avoid probate by executing and recording a deed . . . and not have that deed convey his interest to the grantees. If the deed does not convey a present interest, then it does not avoid probate. The only conceivable manner of upholding the . . . intent to avoid probate is to find that he intended to convey a fee simple interest to his children by the deed recorded." 23 Kan. App. 2d at 177.
We see absolutely nothing in this record to indicate that Walter and Marilyn did not intend for the recording of the deed to convey an interest in their home to Jorge. This was a requirement of their pre-bankruptcy plan. Their intent, obviously, was to place this property beyond the reach of creditors. Although in Kansas a homestead is not available to creditors, apparently Walter and Marilyn were not advised of this fact or did not understand it when they recorded the deed in question.
We hold that Walter and Marilyn intended to convey a one-third fee simple interest in the property when they executed the deed to themselves and Jorge and recorded the same in the office of the register of deeds. We affirm the trial court's decision to that effect.
Marilyn asks that we impose a constructive trust on the one-third interest of the real estate owned by Jorge. We decline to do so.
A constructive trust arises "wherever the circumstances under which the property was acquired make it inequitable that it should be retained by the person who holds the legal title." Kampschroeder v. Kampschroeder, 20 Kan. App. 2d 361, 364, 887 P.2d 1152, rev. denied 257 Kan. 1092 (1995).
In this case, Marilyn is in no position to be seeking an equitable remedy. She acquiesced in the transfer of the property in question with an intent to place the property beyond the reach of her creditors. We see no basis in the record to impose a constructive trust on Jorge's interest in the property.
Marilyn argues that the decision of the trial court vesting a one-third interest in the real estate in Jorge was not equitable. We disagree.
As we pointed out earlier, Marilyn is in no position to be seeking an equitable remedy under the circumstances. In addition, she did not object to the basis for the trial court's determination that Jorge held an undivided one-third interest in the property.
We conclude that the decision of the trial court was, indeed, equitable, and we affirm the decision that Jorge is the legal owner of an undivided one-third interest in the property.
As we pointed out earlier, Walter has had very little to do with this litigation. However, he did file a motion seeking payment of attorney fees from Marilyn. His argument is that he is entitled to $1,584.50 for fees and expenses incurred in responding to Marilyn's motion to docket out of time and his motion seeking attorney fees. He does not argue that the appeal was frivolous and, in fact, files no brief or other writing in support of his motion. We also note that although Marilyn's issues have not been successful, we do not consider them frivolous, nor do we feel that Walter is entitled to the award of attorney fees. See Supreme Court Rule 7.07(b) and (c) (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 52); Bair v. Bair, 242 Kan. 629, 637, 750 P.2d 994 (1988).


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Posted 01 June 2011 - 10:20 PM
Either one works for me.
Maybe a combination of the two.
No travelers checks though please. I'd have to travel then and that could cost me more than its worth.
Vargas: "But if everyone was saved how would anyone know it was a miracle."
Sango and Vargas arguing over the implications of one person surviving an unexpectedly active tidal season.
Posted 01 June 2011 - 11:53 PM
Posted 02 June 2011 - 04:11 PM
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The 1930s pack, including skirting boards, this mod is FREEEEEEEE
my free textures, including some normal maps, suitable for moviestorm, unrestricted use
Posted 31 July 2011 - 10:59 PM
That's right Moviestorm should be paying the users.
With iclone 5 on the horizon Moviestorm is destined for the scrapheap.
The experiment to creatively herd and alienate users by the endless insane payment schemes will end badly for this company.
You can almost hear the patter of feet scurrying toward the exits.
Posted 31 July 2011 - 11:13 PM
With iclone 5 on the horizon Moviestorm is destined for the scrapheap.
The experiment to creatively herd and alienate users by the endless insane payment schemes will end badly for this company.
You can almost hear the patter of feet scurrying toward the exits.
I also think that "AFTER DARK" is a diversion to stop the user from reflecting on what's being done to them in
"Broad Daylight" by the payment schemes.Well, I suppose I'm not being fair.
The loving must be good as enough cheerleaders keep going back for more.
Posted 01 August 2011 - 02:56 AM
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Posted 01 August 2011 - 09:35 AM
It would be interesting to see what he has produced with his "5000 dollars" worth of i-Clone assets though.
"If we only use 1/3 of our brain, what's the other 1/3 for?"
Posted 01 August 2011 - 01:52 PM
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Posted 03 August 2011 - 07:45 AM
1) There subscriptions are not cheap. $8.00 doesn't seem like much, but you can get netflix for that price. It does add up.
2) The subscription method. It's awful that something I am paying for isn't actually mine and is just rented. However, this is understandable, just like point 1 is.
Now, the real thing that bugs me.
3) There are still content packs. For a subscription, you should get the content packs free. I hate the idea of having to buy something, but then I can't use it due to the actual programming making me subscribe. I know there is the option of buying the thing outright, but $200+ for a video game is ridiculous. This is a video game, and it should not cost such a huge amount of money.
As for everyone comparing this to things like iclone and saying they aren't cheaper, I just want to point out that you're right. But they are overpriced to begin with. Moviestorm made sense when you got the base thing free, but had to buy additional content. It was fine. Now, it's just a way of alienating all but the most hardcore...
And, BTW, there is no excuse to only having a 7 day trial. How does that give anyone the time to use it and make a movie?
And I'll probably get attacked for this completely reasonable post.
Posted 03 August 2011 - 07:53 AM
I think video games can afford to price low if they have a lot of sales, non game machinima is more of a niche market.
Machinima Expo
The 1930s pack, including skirting boards, this mod is FREEEEEEEE
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Posted 03 August 2011 - 01:30 PM
Start off small and see what you an do with it. I make all my own props now although I have all the addon packs and buy anything they come up with as well as all of Chris Ollis' addon pack from http://moddingstorm.co.uk.
I would not be where I am today if it were not for Moviestorm. I am on IMDB. I make commercial movies and I have had movies on TV. And I started out as a beginner with film making.
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Posted 03 August 2011 - 07:53 PM
I hope not. Reasonable comments should be met in a mutual manner
I do disagree on parts or have comments on parts of what you said, so if you don't mind I'd like to share them.
1) You're right, in time they do add up. However, it does with Netflix as well, and with Netflix you can only watch what others have made. With MS you can be the director, so if you're the creative type that $8.00 has a greater inherent value.
2) I had the same concern when the subscription model first came out, but my opinion changed. Look at it this way...if you made a real movie and rented a studio, props, wardrobe, etc. and hired actors, you don't own any of it. But you would own what you made with it.
With MS you own content you buy. What you rent is the core program. I know the main sticking point there is owning content but not being able to use it without subscribing. That is precisely why MS created the option to purchase the program. Renting is not the only option, and honestly, the cost of buying the program and all the content is much cheaper then getting the same amount from iClone, and the learning curve is much better (and potential aside, overall I've seen better results with MS).
3) I had the same opinion at first. According to Matt and other staffers, the reason it is this way is because of funding development. The rental fee funds development, sales of content funds content development.
MS was never meant to be a hobby for the people making it. It's always been a business. There are a lot of talented people involved in making it, and they do so to make their own living. If no one pays for the product, no one gets paid to develop it, and there is no product. So if they don't make money on content, should they use rental fees for developing content and the core program? I can't help but think both would suffer.
My main point of contention though, is saying MS is a video game. To paraphrase you, this is not a video game. There is not a single element of gameplay involved, which is I would think required in a game.
This is a dedicated moviemaking software, just like iClone, just like some more expensive programs used by professional studios. It's no more a game then your internet browser. Actually less so. You can play games using your browser. You can't do the same using MS.
You're last bit, the base program was free only so long as it was in beta. Nearly every software company that releases open betas do so for free and then charge for the software once it's at a full build. Should they all keep it free too?
Just trying to give a little perspective
I do agree with what you have to say about the trial period. It should be longer.
Posted 04 August 2011 - 05:12 AM
I agree with some points you guys have made, and yes, they do deserve and need to make money to maintain minecraft. The buying additional stuff also makes sense. One thing that makes me still semi-mad is that the actual program doesn't come with many options for stuff. I haven't used it since it turned to a paid thing, but I remember the beta was pretty limited with props and such. I believe that there needs to be more added into the core experience if it hasn't changed. I do like that you can choose which sets to rent, but it's nice to have that bit of extra content that comes with the original game. I know there are subscriptions still that do this, but they seem kind of steep in my opinion.
What I do disagree with is this not being classified as a "game". It's sort of similar to LittleBigPlanet in that regard of you creating things with the game. While not totally the same, I would consider both to be games. Of course, the classification really makes no difference to me.
Now, I feel like being positive. I think the subscription model actually isn't too bad. There are many times when you use something for a month, then don't touch it for a long time, then come back to it. This allows you to only pay for a month when you will actually use it. It's kind of a great idea.
What I would love, though, is for it to be "rent to buy". There has got to be people that use it for months and realize they should have got the lifetime subscription earlier on because they want to keep using it. The months you've rented, I believe, should work toward actually getting the lifetime subscription. It would also make sense to charge a bit more for that, say $90.00 vs. the $75.00 if you decide to get it right away.
Anyway, I might see about subscibing. I'll at least make something with the trial, then decide if I feel like continuing on. Thanks for your kind responses!
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Remembering Russell MeansWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Activism
by Stephen Lendman
Over a year ago, he knew he had inoperable esophageal cancer. It spread to his tongue, lymph nodes and lungs. It was just a matter of time. On October 22, it took him. His journey to the spirit world began.
In August 2011, he said:
"I'm not going to argue with the Great Mystery. Lakota belief is that death is a change of worlds. And I believe like my dad believed."
"When it's my time to go, it's my time to go. I've told people after I die, I'm coming back as lightning. When it zaps the White House, they'll know it's me."
Earlier he said:
"The Universe which controls all life, has a female and male balance that is prevalent throughout our Sacred Grandmother, the Earth."
"This balance has to be acknowledged and become the determining factor in all of one's decisions, be they spiritual, social, healthful, educational or economical."
On October 24, he'll be honored in Pine Ridge, SD, the Republic of Lakota. Other gatherings will also celebrate his life and work.
Speaking for herself and children, Means' wife, Pearl Daniel Means, said the following:
"Hello our relatives. Our dad and husband, now walks among our ancestors. He began his journey to the spirit world at 4:44 am, with the Morning Star, at his home and ranch in Porcupine."
"There will be four opportunities for the people to honor his life, to be announced at a later date. Thank you for your prayers and continued support. We love you. As our dad and husband would always say, 'May the Great Mystery continue to guide and protect the paths of you and your loved ones.' "
World headlines spread the news. The New York Times said "Russell Means, Who Clashed With Law as He Fought for Indians, Is Dead at 72." He was America's "best known Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse."
In 1968, he joined the American Indian Movement (AIM). In 1970, he became its national director. In 1995, he published his autobiography titled, "Where White Men Fear to Tread."
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" author Dee Brown said "reading Means' story is essential for any clear understanding of American Indians during the last half of the twentieth century."
New York Times writer Robert McFadden said:
Shortly before being diagnosed with inoperable throat cancer, he "cut off his braids. (It was) a gesture of mourning for his people. In Lakota lore, he explained, the hair holds memories, and mourners often cut it to release those memories, and the people in them, to the spirit world."
The Washington Post headlined "Russell Means dies at 72; American Indian activist helped lead uprising at Wounded Knee," saying:
"(S)elf-styled modern Indian warrior….forced international attention on the plight of Native Americans for more than four decades."
Reuters headlined "American Indian activist Russell Means dead at 72," saying:
He waged a "lifelong campaign (struggling for) the rights and dignity of his people…."
AP called him "a modern Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land, and even took up arms against the federal government."
The Los Angeles Times said "he helped thrust the plight of Native Americans into the national spotlight."
Press TV called him "an outspoken champion of American Indian rights."
Means once said, "Every policy now the Palestinians are enduring was practiced on the American Indians."
"What the American Indian Movement says is that the American Indians are the Palestinians of the United States, and the Palestinians are the American Indians of Europe."
He called Indian lands open air concentration camps, saying:
"If you chose to stay on the reservation, you are guaranteed to be poor, unless you are part of the colonial apparatus set up by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, set up the United States."
Prisoner of conscience Leonard Peltier issued a statement, saying in part:
"I wish I was there to talk with you in person and share with you the sorrow that I feel with the passing of Russell Means, my brother, my friend, and inspiration on many levels."
"Russell Means will always be an icon whenever the American Indian Movement is spoken of and whenever people talk about the changes that took place, the changes that are taking place now for Indian people."
"We'll see you again my brother Russell, in some other time and in some other place, we will always be your friend, and we will always look forward to seeing your face. Mitakuye Oyasin (All Are Related from a traditional Lakota Sioux prayer)."
Russell Means.com said he "lived a life like few others in this century…" He disliked being called a Native American. "The one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian."
"Everyone who's born in the Western Hemisphere is a Native American. We are all Native Americans."
He also said he put "American" before ethnicity. "I'm not a hyphenated African-American or Irish-American or Jewish-American or Mexican-American."
Means was born on November 10, 1939 in Wanblee, SD, on the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian Reservation. With Dennis Banks and Leonard Peltier, he participated in the 1973 Wounded Knee siege and tragedy.
For 71 days, they and other AIM activists held off hundreds off FBI thugs, federal marshals, National Guard troops, and complicit Indian vigilantes. They were called "GOONS (Guardians of Our Oglala Nation)." They sold out for whatever benefits they got in return.
On February 27, Oglala Sioux activists reclaimed Wounded Knee. They wanted their 1868 treaty rights honored.
It stated that "(t)he government of the United States desires peace, and its honor is hereby pledged to keep it." It also reaffirmed all Indian rights granted under the 1851 Treaty.
From 1778 - 1871, Washington negotiated 372 treaties. All were systematically spurned.
At Wounded Knee, AIM represented over 75 Indian Nations. For nearly two and a half months, they held on. They were free. It wasn't easy. Washington cut off electricity. Food and other essential deliveries were blocked.
Activists were shot and killed. When it ended, hundreds of arrests followed. An FBI/Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) reign of terror began. It lasted three years.
Roving death squads murdered at least 342 AIM members and supporters. Hundreds more were harassed and beaten. Many more were arrested. Their crime was wanting to live free on their own land.
Leonard Peltier was victimized. He was wrongfully convicted on two first-degree murder counts. On June 1, 1977, he got two consecutive life sentences.
Despite bogus charges and prosecutorial injustice, he's been denied parole, retrial, clemency, or a pardon. Other nations, past and present congressional members, and hundreds of world dignitaries say he should be unconditionally released.
Means was more fortunate. He stayed free to remain active. In 1978, he joined The Longest Walk. Participants protested racist anti-Indian legislation at that time. It included forced sterilization of Indian women.
Earlier in 1964, Means, his father, and others occupied Alcatraz. They did so peacefully in accordance with their rights. According to broken treaty obligations, abandoned prison property belongs to Indian tribes.
On December 17, 2007, Means and other Lakota people went to Washington. They declared independence. They called it "the latest step in the longest running legal battle" in history.
It's not a cessation, they said. It's a lawful "unilateral withdrawal" from treaty obligations permitted under the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Means said:
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us."
"We offer citizenship to anyone provided they renounce their US citizenship."
"United States colonial rule is at an end."
Signed documents were delivered to the State Department. Sovereignty was declared. The Republic of Lakota was established. It's based on the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. It created the Great Lakota (Sioux) Nation. It states in part:
"The territory of the Sioux or Dahcotah Nation, commencing the mouth of the White Earth River, on the Missouri River; thence in a southwesterly direction to the forks of the Platte River; thence up the north fork of the Platte River to a point known as the Red Buts, or where the road leaves the river; thence along the range of mountains known as the Black Hills, to the head-waters of Heart River; thence down Heart River to its mouth; and thence down the Missouri River to the place of beginning."
It gave Lakota people portions of northern Nebraska, half of South Dakota, one-fourth of North Dakota, one-fifth of Montana, and 20% of Wyoming.
It didn't matter. Unilateral withdrawal from all treaties and agreements became policy. America never honored its own.
On September 29, 2012 Means reiterated what he and others declared in December 2007, saying:
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five state area that encompasses our country are free to join us."
He cited longstanding problems and grievances. They include land theft, resource plunder, poverty, unemployment, repression, and overall human deprivation. All of it remains out of sight and mind.
Means had three weeks to live. Lakota spokesman Salomon called his death a "great loss." It came a day after former Senator George McGovern died. He and former Senator James Abourezk tried to negotiate an equitable Wounded Knee settlement.
Commenting on Means and McGovern, Abourezk said he "lost two good friends in a matter of two to three days. I don't pretend to understand it."
Death, of course, has final say. What matters most is showing up every day and working for right over wrong. Means said he wants to be remembered as an American Indian patriot. He spent most of his adult life proving it.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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We're shakin' up snack time! Check out these quickie new recipes for midday munching... SO GOOD!
Entire recipe: 113 calories, 3g fat, 510mg sodium, 13g carbs, 3.5g fiber, 6.5g sugars, 7.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 3* These four ingredients are so tasty together! How did we NOT think of this sooner? Dig in!
Ingredients: 1 large zucchini, ends removed, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick strips 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese 2 tsp. Hellmann's/Best Foods Dijonnaise 2 tsp. precooked real crumbled bacon (like the kind by Oscar Mayer) Directions: Bring a grill pan sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Grill zucchini strips until charred on the outside and soft on the inside, about 5 minutes per side. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix cheese wedge with Dijonnaise. Plate zucchini and evenly spread with the mixture. Sprinkle with bacon and enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING
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Dress up your yogurt! Um, not with tiny accessories... with fun add-ins. (Barbie shoes are not delicious.)
6 oz. (about 2/3 cup) fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt (like the kind by Chobani)
5 thin salted pretzel sticks, broken into small pieces
1 tbsp. dried sweetened cranberries, chopped
1/2 tbsp. dry-roasted sliced almonds, lightly crushed
1/2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Place yogurt in a medium bowl, and stir in remaining ingredients. Grab a spoon, and eat up!
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As many of you may know, I prefer the wave side of Kiteboarding so this comes as exciting news to me. I've known Felix for a long time and a lot of what I try to do in the waves is a result of riding with Felix years ago. Felix has been aware of Eclipse's focus on designing a wave-specific kite and was happy to come on board.
Dec 22, 2009)—Eclipse kites proudly announces the addition of Australian
wave pioneer Felix Pivec, to their team.
From an early start Felix has been expanding and defining the current
limits of modern wave riding with kites. Felix has set the standard for
hard-core progressive riding in the waves with a kite. Raw talent and
training has helped Felix achieved unprecedented levels of publicity for
kiteboarding with over 90 pages of editorial content just this past year.
One can only reach this level of success with endless hours on the water and
a commitment to pushing the sport so it gets the respect it deserves. Felix
looks towards the future and working with a brand he can grow with.
Felix states, "I'm really stoked to join the eclipse team and I'm excited
about all the new opportunities that lie ahead. Eclipse is a company that
really listens to fellow riders, as they really understand what is needed to
make the sport grow. Eclipse makes products for a purpose, when I tried the
KIMA I knew eclipse nailed it 100% with this kite, that was the first SLE
kite I could use in the waves! Eclipse does a great job-making top of the
line performance products. I like the simple and progressive approach
Eclipse brings to the sport. With products that really work, great customer
service and an awesome personal approach to management Eclipse is truly a
great brand and I'm very happy to be on the team."
Eclipse founder Chris Cousins states "I could not be more happy to welcome
Felix to the Eclipse family. We know Felix had his choice of sponsors and we
are honored that he choice our brand. Eclipse is company founded by riders
as such we only build products when we are certain it will enhance our
customers riding experience. Felix brings a fresh perspective to our R&D
team and is a huge asset in our quest to develop the ultimate performance
kite gear."
Eclipse co- founder Dimitri Maramenides states: " I have known and worked
with Felix for the past 5 years. Felix shares my passion for kiteboarding
and is a amazing rider, he does things with a surfboard that I could never
do and knows that market better then anyone" I'm very exited to have Felix
on the team. Now I have a new challenge if I want to keep my status as the
most photographed kiteboarder!!
Felix will start hitting the beaches with the latest eclipse gear in the
next few days. In addition to making a new wave ridding DVD, Felix will be
attending various demo events throughout the world showing riders first hand
what the new Eclipse gear can do. Additionally Felix will be responsible
for the development of future wave boards and continuing to improve the KIMA
kite for 2010 and beyond.
Eclipse kites and boards will be available in a couple weeks at http://www.live2kite.com