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This is not really a recipe as much as it is a method of cooking any vegetable. We really love these "colorful" (I think they're actually called rainbow carrots...) at our house. Emma now requests, "red carrot" or "yellow carrot" when we're out at restaurants. Or mac & cheese and chocolate chips - don't worry, we're not that strange that our daughter is requesting only carrots.
For family-style dinners, I cut the carrots into matchsticks, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, then roast in a 425 degree oven for 25 minutes. We call them carrot french fries.
For our "adult only" dinner party a couple of weekends ago, I left the carrots long and elegant, cutting them in half (or quarters for larger carrots) lengthwise.
Roasted Carrots
3 pounds of "Rainbow" Carrots
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Sea Salt & Pepper
Peel and cut carrots lengthwise - half or quartered. Place on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast in a 425 degree oven for 25 minutes until tender.
Here they are roasted and piled on a platter with the Beef Tenderloin and Cabernet Mushrooms. I think for the most part, people put way too much effort and work into making vegetables something special, when in reality, they are really delicious when they are more simply prepared... maybe just try to find some fun colors, like these carrots, to keep them interesting.


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Fair-weather fans here are scarce; devotees have stuck with the Kings through miserable season after miserable season. The team is central to the vision of local politicians, planners and builders to make their downtown a more vibrant urban center with a new arena. The mayor, Kevin Johnson, is a former NBA star and one of the team's biggest supporters.
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But now, after years of tormenting locals by flirting with out-of-town suitors, the Kings' financially troubled owners have reached a deal to sell the team to a Seattle investment group. The buyers want to bring the team north and rebrand it as the Supersonics, restoring a franchise that bolted Seattle five years ago.


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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 9 by 2-inch square baking pan.
In a large saute pan, melt the butter. Add the onions and celery and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the flour and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes for a blond roux. Stir in the chicken stock and bring the liquid up to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and continue to cook for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the sauce starts to thicken. Stir in the half and half and continue to cook for 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the potatoes, carrots, peas and chicken. Mix the filling thoroughly. Line the baking pan with one of the crusts. Pour the filling into the prepared pan. Place the top crust on top of the filling. Carefully tuck the overlapping crust into the pan, forming a thick edge. Crimp the edges of the pan and place on a baking sheet. Place the sheet in the oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and crispy.
Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the lard and work it in with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, working it in with your hands. Add only as much as you need to make a smooth ball of dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a lightly floured surface. For 2 crusts, cut the dough in two and put the second half back in the refrigerator. For each crust, roll the dough out on the floured surface into a square about 14 inches in diameter and 1/8-inch thick. Gently fold the square of dough in half and then in half again so that you can lift it without tearing it, and unfold into a square baking pan. Fill and proceed as directed in the recipe.


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Heat the oven to 375 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil, over medium-high heat, and cook pasta according to package directions. When pasta is done, drain, and run under cold water to cease the cooking.
For the sauce: Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When the
butter foams, add the onion and garlic and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the meat and break it up with a spoon. Cook, stirring frequently, until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and cinnamon and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes more, then remove from the heat.
Butter a 2 1/2 to 3-quart baking dish. Spread half of the pasta evenly in the bottom of lightly buttered glass baking dish. Sprinkle half of the cheese over the top, add all the meat sauce, the remaining pasta, and the remaining cheese.
In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and the eggs until evenly combined. Slowly pour it over the entire dish; (the liquid should completely cover the noodles). Cover and bake until bubbly, about 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until bubbling and browned, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Lessons in (Boys') Life
They say "clothes make the man" but young fellows who read Boys' Life in the 50's must have learned rather quickly that, more specifically, shoes make the man.
I've always been of the opinion that the average guy needs three pairs of shoes: one pair for walking around, one pair for running around, and one pair for weddings and funerals. But judging by the number of shoe ads in these old Boys' Life magazines, the average 14 year old boy was accumulating a closet full of footwear to make Imelda Marcos jealous!
Of course men's shoes aren't just for making your feet look pretty. Men's shoes are there to get your feet ready for action! Like winning the track meet, getting to the lay-up spot in a split-second, and, uh, crawling through burning buildings on rescue missions.
* After yesterday's reaction to my posting of gun ads (I raised the ire of the gun lobby) I just want to assure members of the shoe lobby that I am indeed trying to be funny with my remarks - not laugh-out-loud funny, but you know... smirk/chuckle kind of funny. Please don't misconstrue anything I've said as being racist or anti-shoe. I love all races and I love all shoes. Really.
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And I love my Buster Browns.ReplyDelete
Great stuff Leif.....2 thumbs up!
David Roach gave me permission to copy and paste his email message to me in regards to the identity of yesterday's Winchester ad illustrator:ReplyDelete
Hi Leif
Great idea for a theme - I absolutely adore these Johnstone and Cushing style comic ads - perfect 50's stuff - almost inhumanly clean and perfect . I could be wrong but I'd say this was Leonard Starr at work , I wonder if anyone else agree's . Looking at your ( brilliant ) web site the other day I noticed you had an earlier thread of ads which featured a Sam Spade strip - if no one else has mentioned it I can tell you that the artist was Lou Fine ( with an inker I can't remember I'm embarrased to say ) .


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Solace Creek needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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We are a young husband and wife team that has been in business for a litltle over a year. My wife has been in new home sales and real estate for the past 4 years and I have been building upscale production and high end custom homes for 12 years. We treat each home we build as if it were one of our own. If we can land a meeting with a client we are very good at closing the deal. However, being such a new company, in a market saturated with long running entities, it is sometimes difficult to get new clients to take serious intrest in us due to our lack of history. We are very detailed and build a high quality home. Our product and the smooth process by which we operate has generated us many prospective clients, but it is time to grow. We need this logo to speak for us..... It needs to say "these guys are professionals, they know what they are doing and we are in good hands." Lastly, we came up with the name Solace Creek to be a name that would be soothing. The home building process can be very hectic and frustrating. When I am stressed I have always closed my eyes and imagined slow running creek or river to clam and "comfort" my nerves.
Young professionals with dual incomes of 150k to 250k combined
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Our price range of home is from 450k to 1.5 million
We would like a creek incorporated into the logo possibly
We have used earth tone colors (browns, creams, sage green) in the past, but are open to new ideas
We are a home builder, but do not want a house in the design
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sri Sri Reincarnations
It is claimed RS is the reincarnation of 1. Krishna, 2. Shiva, 3. Vyasa, 4. Adi Shankar, 5. Jesus Christ, 6. Buddha, 7. Swami Brahmananda Saraswati.
Nitin, now Rishiji, claims to have been Arjuna.
Suki, now Swami Sukchaitanya, claims to have been Ravi's brother in a past life.
Most senior teachers claim to have been some emperor, queen, yogi some previous life time, as well as Jesus Christ's apostles (btw, the 12 of them and Mary are there!)
Wolgang Amadeus Mozart is apparently in the holy family too: Arvind, the holy nephew.
Pitaji is the reincarnation of Rama, whereas Sita is a teacher now "on leave" - another scandalous secret the holy family managed to cleverly cover.
Inevitably, about a thousand women claim to have been his gopis when he was Krishna, and Bhanu, of course, who knows what she claims!
Mary and Joseph, parents of Jesus Christ, were also in the AoL(though no longer with the organization. Some problem with accounting, board, … no further comments).
When the Eternity Process was first introduced, some old timers came out saying they saw themselves being crucified in the times of Christ. SriSri's response was, "Oh, it still bothers you?" Which immediately confirmed they were indeed the great apostles and he, the reincarnation of Christ.
I've heard him speak in first person when talking about Christ and Krishna. Exactly what people need to confirm the rumors. I've even heard him elaborate a great story about how before Christ was born, a congregation of rishis approached Vyasa asking him to "save" the West because there was too much ignorance (the Middle East). Vyasa told them he'd born there to "save it." (note: India, according to him, is always sacred and more evolved, the West is dark, thus India saves the West, as it continues to do so, since, according to him, produces all enlightened spiritual masters). He gave instructions to 3 rishis – the 3 Wise Men, and he, Vyasa, was born in Bethlehem (while he remained Vyasa in India – Star Trek already already existed in the times of Ramayana!). The 3 Rishis traveled from India to Germany to reach Israel, and stopped where the AoL German ashram is today in their way in and out of the expedition! In fact, they meditated exactly where SSSRS sits in the Spring Hall to give satsangs! Very conveniently magical.
When he went to Israel for the first time, he claimed children ran to him yelling, "Messiah! Messiah!" But the elders, "stressed out, angry Jews", would pull them away from him. His explanation: "Children always recognize me." (though I also have seen many children freaking out in fear in his presence too! Of course, it'd be cleverly explained as some terrible past life impressions that were being lifted upon his presence!). I clearly heard him say he did not like Israel, a country of ignorant people who have no chances this life time, and would never want to go back. He claims the Middle East will never have peace. Yet, he went back after that because he needed brownie points for his Nobel Peace Prize campaign.
A swami said that once Ravi called while he was on tour in South America and said he was in hell. In case you need translation: he meant hell is where South America is (apparently, to be more precise, Brazil). I find it awful, but maybe his Latin devotees should know what he truly thinks of their homeland (maybe they'd consider moving out of "hell"), instead of that show he puts up for them in international events: "Ay, ay, ay, ay ….! Bonita ..." When he actually means, "Bonita my ass". Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
In one way or the other, all these rumors were used to further convince people of his proclaimed grandiosity and that he is not just a simple con-man of southern India, but God on Earth himself. If anyone attacks him, he and devotees will typically say, "Christ was also attacked but few were able to recognize him. Time will show." As cleverly elaborated in the Ashtavakra tapes: one glorifies the prophets of the past or waits for a future one, but cannot recognize the one living in the present.
He once had an akash reader tell us, "Soon the world will know who he is." Back then, I was excited the world would find out he was God on earth! It's been over 10 years and most of the world still does not know who he is (though AoL claims the contrary, he is not that famous in the real scale). Looking back, I wonder if the "soon the world will know who he is" meant, "soon the world will find out he is a fraud, a con-man, a sociopath."
There was a senior teacher who went to India to teach one of those advanced courses, which I will not name – a course that did not last long. It was held for top VIP/CEOs of India and it was a course that relied on verbal and psychological abuse. One most powerful CEOs got mad and sued the teacher and the organization. The teacher had to immediately flee the country, cannot go back to India and the whole story is a big guarded embarrassing secret. Instead of simply humbly recognizing the mistake of both the arrogance, ignorance and psychosis of the teacher and the irresponsibility of the organization, removing the teacher from her position, even not allowing her to teach anymore, Ravi and the teacher justified it with a past life story about her having been some queen and an unrequited love story the man not knowingly acted out on. Of course, the CEO was in fault, not able to transcend his impressions. The teacher was just a messenger, expressing his repressed feelings/memories.
I could go on and on - I know the stories of reincarnations of so many AoLers! I think I may have even met Napoleon! But there are only two points worth making,
1. If one is truly that great, does one really need magical thinking stories to prove it? Would a true enlightened spiritual master use these arguments to hold and acquire more followers? Would he/she really care to mention any of this? Is it not too cocky??? Too not humble? Too irrelevant in the spiritual path?
2. Many other well known gurus also claim to be the reincarnation of all the above listed characters, ie. Krishna, Jesus, Buddha … Can the so-called enlightened gurus please raise their hands and decide who is who for real?! Or has Ravishankar also monopolized all the claims, as he has in the NGO world: "the largest NGO of volunteers"?
So much for living in the present moment!
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Does RS talk about these things publicly or in private. Does he use it to justify his actions - or is it just an empty boast.
The latter may be harmless you know. It only goes to show he is human after all.
- February 28, 2010 at 6:17 PM
I recall in one of the courses the teacher with so much of conviction and tears in his eyes narrated this story. Sri Sri visited a temple in south India where the priest recognised him as Krisha himself and instead of doing the aarathi for the deity in the sanctum did it for sri sri and told everyone there that the temple and he was so blessed to get the personal darshan of Krishna himself
- February 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM
There is no concept of re-incarnation or re-birth in Christianity.
I request the christians who were misled by this blasphemous propaganda to return back to their faith in the true savior , Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- February 28, 2010 at 7:27 PM
@Liz Raja
Let's not make this about Christianity vs Hinduism. Reincarnation is so illogical, but resurrection and virgin birth are quite logical...isn't it ?
- February 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM
It is very appealing to believe that you are hanging out with a real living God. Imagine how cool it is to hang out with with a modern living Jesus or Budha!
It is also a great filter for testing the belief systems of each new AOL recruit. Some will come on a basic course, do some knowledge, breathing and yoga and probably leave quietly. ( the AOL teacher is trained to say they were not ready to receive the knowledge in this lifetime )
Others will do more courses, stay with AOL, donate and recruit others because they are happy to believe that Guruji is God. And they reinforce each others beliefs, with stories and stuff.
I think that many people realise after a few months, years and do eventually leave, or just enjoy the knowledge, yoga, social stuff, and
Sri Sri knows this, as does his sister, it's very important to know that her husband runs the whole financial side of AOL and the family are now multi millionaires with expensive tastes and education for their children. ) Its a great business which uses Multi Level Marketing to expand. They need knew recruits to keep financing their organisation, paying the senior teachers and investing in property developments in india and the states.
So Guruji says with a smile, "Yes people see me as a God, and sometimes miracles happen."
New recruits believe they get to hang out with god, and begin to share stories of miracles or divine events around AOL.
It's a fantastic business model.
- February 28, 2010 at 8:14 PM
Cut the guy some slack. He is a mystic - flights of fancy come with the vocation. Let him have some poetic license. If one is too judgemental then the good stuff won't come out - it comes with the bad.
The financial irregularities etc. are shameful - but this I can live with
- February 28, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Let us say the bloggers determine to basline GOD as the one or the process that created this universe and the great planetary systems discovered by science and not reached by science yet and believe this GOD responsible for creation of 84 million species and millions of samples of these species or a framework for multiplication these species also responsible for the entire maintenance and destruction process, then only an absolutely ignorant being though they may have university graduations, doctorates... consider and accept the so called spiritual teachers as GODs and some of these spiritually advanced being boasting themselves as well as GODs.
Guru will serve as someone who provides that Roadmap and help keeping the focus on the thought of GOD including SSRS, Jesus, Saibaba, you local pastor, priest, father mother.. and regarded by the people as GOD themselves just a small token of appreciation.
Unfortunately like in many organizations some AOLers has this state of mind. Hopefully this particular blog topic and associated comments help them have a sudarshan(Proper vision) and take the right decision instead of sitting in a state of denial;
- February 28, 2010 at 10:24 PM
By the way.
I don't claim he is or isn't a God
I don't claim there are or aren't any financial irregularities.
I am just saying how it is.
A very smart family business.
Many will claim AOL is great value,and has helped them to live a more fulfilled life, others will feel it's a bit weird seeing the wealth of the family and the divine pedestal they are placed on.
Sri Sri as a young pundit, was exposed to the large cash that could be made in the spiritual business when he was with maharishi in Europe and India in the early 1970s
He then, with some fellow ex TM people, set up AOL, ( their US accounts are still audited in Fairfield, Iowa the same town as the Maharishi University. )
Now he can probably raise as much cash as he wants by asking wealthy devotees.
I am not judging him or saying there are any irregularities, I just feel this might help people understand why the divine tag, the god head, the reincarnations can be viewed through a wider context, in this case business.
- February 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Mme. Liz Raja
There is something called regression threapy and it is practiced even by Christian Jew and Muslim doctors, the ones whose religious faith doesn't confirm rebirth! Ask some qualified psychiatrist what is regression therapy and they will tell you its revisiting your past life under hypnosis administered by a trained specialist doctor.It helps you to address some psychological problems that are not solved by common psychotherapies or medicines
Have you met Jesus Christ yourself to believe he existed and what you practrice is the true christianity he had in mind?
So much for your Christian faith!
- February 28, 2010 at 11:05 PM
I have heard a Lady teacher in NJ says Sri Sri is avatar of shiva himself from a reliable information from an Asian country and someone was told not to touch him during certain period of time as there was supposed to be High voltage electricity passing out during a specific time...
I see this blog is being attended by current and former AOL members, so it would be appropriate to get a response from AOL organization itself or a blog negating this one.
Is it low prana or negative energy or garbage coming out of our minds sharing some thoughts here openly?
GOD knows! - Hare krishna, Allahu akbar, Ale luia, Jesus
- March 1, 2010 at 12:12 AM
how to send my experience?
- March 1, 2010 at 12:28 AM
Who was the teacher "on leave" Sita? hint? Mary and Joseph? hint hint?
- March 1, 2010 at 1:52 AM
I have personnly heard from Rishi Nitin that he knows his last 7 births, and out of that in 5 births he was with Ravishankar. We clapped for 2 minutes.
After 4 months of this event, a half teacher (TTC 1completed) told us that Rishiji told them that he knows his last 10 births. So, he made progress of knowing 3 more births meantime.
I heard from one Basic Teacher that Guruji has told her that he has came to this Planet after 5000 years. (Krisha was supposed to existed 5000 years ago)He has 30 more years to work on this planet.
I cannot correlate above. If anyone can please let me know.
These are direct evidences, heard first hand.
Maharashtra State, India.
- March 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- KLIM and CO. said...
please send to email@example.com
- March 1, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Date - 14 Oct 2006
Time - Evening
Event - Discourse during the Satsang of Advanced Course held from 11-14 Oct 2006
Guruji declares that Krishna was born in 3032 BC and lived for 125 years.
Another person told me that Guruji was Buddha and Krishna in his previous two lives respectively and that his next birth will be in mongolia and that he will live for 75 years in this birth.
- March 1, 2010 at 8:40 AM
The Guru's grace is for real. I have felt it in my life. These things are a matter of faith...so it's ok if someone does not believe.
That he is delusional is another matter. Maybe he is human at some level
- March 1, 2010 at 12:11 PM
People say many things...how do we know it is not a chinese whisper.
- March 1, 2010 at 12:13 PM
on a side note you may find this interesting:
REality is so much more difficult to digest than myth!
- March 1, 2010 at 12:27 PM
First of all i applaud this blog and its creator for his bravery....he has expressed my anger too towards all this....secondly,I would like to disagree that such boasts are harmless, atleast not for those who have faith....people in this world seek solace through spirituality....but almost everywhere these pakhandis are springing up..a blog should be devoted to each....cheers to the creator of this blog....hope my country isn't reduced to a land of dhongi pakhandis and become a laughing stock in the future...
- March 1, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Heh. This post just reminded me. The Bay area teacher who came here to conduct my Part-1 course swore california was 'Kapil aranya' or the forest of Kapila Maharishi so all we who live here are 'ready' to be enlightened. She swore it so convincingly and when someone challenged she was talking about Gondwanaland and what not! LOL. Nice touch I thought. If you say it fast enuff it kinda sounds the same. Some women in my class completely bought this garbage too.
- March 1, 2010 at 1:09 PM
@Anon 12:34
You have to be an idiot to make any serious decision of your life based on whether someone is krishna or not.
Knowledge is very powerful - it can easily be abused by the student too. Gita says self cannot be killed - that does not mean that human life has no value; but can easily be interpreted by someone as so. Will you blame the teacher for students being irresponsible. Come on...we are talking of mature adults here.
A lot of this stuff is like poetry - not to be taken literally, but metaphorically. It is not precise like science - but that does not mean it does not have value.
The sort of perfection you demand from a spiritual teacher does not exist in the real world...if it does - be very careful - it may be all an act of an imposter.
I do agree on one point though - a lot of depressed and mentally unstable people come to spiritual places for healing - and they are just not ready for some of this stuff. They are prone to being exploited, and there must be checks and balances against that.
- March 1, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- suresh said...
Jnanis are not 'incarnations' at all; they are beings who know by direct experience that incarnations never really happened. Incarnations are a delusion that is sustained by the 'I'-thought's habit of associating and identifying with a form
- March 1, 2010 at 2:28 PM
I haven't heard any of these stories about reincarnations in my *ex*-AoL group. But "blablabla" pretty much sums it up for me. It's just flaky! I particularly think teachers/leaders have a huge responsibility not to perpetuate myths of their own God/Goddess reincarnations and to correct students who make such claims. Peaceful Warrior: I can't cut the guy some slack. These kinds of myths bestow too much authority on the teacher and create a sick power dynamic where the disciples are subservient to an unhealthy degree. Such a power dynamic is what keeps cults running and makes people afraid to speak out against the Guru.
I would rather have a teacher who lives in humility than one who claims to be or have been a God.
- March 1, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Problem is with people who see guru as a messiah and want to become his tool. It makes life very simple for them- you don't have to think or question - just leave that to him.
One just needs to take the concept of surrender to guru, with a pinch of salt.
While guru is a symbol - one needs to recognize that he is a real person. One has give him space to be himself - otherwise he will just put on an act (like we all do at work where we play a role). Flaws reveal that the person in human, not a demi-god. I'm much more comfortable with a guru who has flaws, than with someone who is perfect in every way. Then I might just become his tool!!!
- March 1, 2010 at 5:46 PM
to add...
I see these as benign (the other stuff is indeed inexcusable in modern times)....Any person can see that these stories are too ridiculous to be true. They just show that their wisdom is not absolute and they are also prone to mistakes.
- March 1, 2010 at 5:52 PM
@Peaceful Warrior
A guru (or any professional) is best judged by his peers. That's the best way to establish accountability.
Like a doctor patient relationship, guru-student relationship requires surrender on part of the student. It is up to the guru to conduct himself with integrity, and in a way that inspires trust. I agree we all are human, and so is the guru - but this kind of behavior is unprofessional...especially if such rumors are not only condoned, but encouraged as well.
- March 1, 2010 at 11:00 PM
- marry said...
Blogs are so informative where we get lots of information on any topic. Nice job keep it up!!
Philosophy Dissertation
- March 2, 2010 at 4:56 AM
- Art of Leaving said...
I agree with Jivani and others that these claims are NOT harmless flights of fancy. They are either delusions of grandeur or deliberate deceptions on Ravi's part. In either case truthfulness and humility have been flushed down the drain. How could such an ungrounded, grandiose and delusional person (whether or not he is a "mystic") be of any help to anyone on the spiritual path? What kind of "spiritual" example is he setting?
A spiritual path is not just about the teachings, it is very much about following a practical example. Someone once asked Ravi how can one recognise a true Master among all the false ones? Ravi said that a Master doesn't say one thing on stage and then does something else. In other words, there are consistency in teachings and actions. But there is no such consistency in Ravi, nonetheless he pretends to be some great Master and people go on believing it. The fact that he can get away with such flagrant contradictions between his statements and acts indicates the power of charisma over reason, also the amount of subtle brainwashing one becomes subject to in AoL – and all kinds of people are falling for it, including well-educated ones and people who generally have well-developed critical faculties.
Ravi deserves no poetic license. If one desires poetic mysticism, read Rabindranath Tagore or Rumi or someone. At least humility speaks from their pages.
- March 2, 2010 at 5:31 AM
I am confused. Avadut Baba Shivanand claims that he was Krishna in one of his births. One of his disciples whose name is incidentally Arjun claims that he was Arjuna in his past life and he received the Gita from his Guru in the battlefield. There is also a lady disciple of the avadut who claims that she was Draupadi the wife of pandavas in her past life.
Looks like there are too many versions of hindu mythological figures under reincarnation.
- March 2, 2010 at 5:53 AM
Pitaji was Rama in his past life and Ravi Ravi was Krishna. Hinduism 101 taught me that Rama, Krishna, Buddha were among the ten avatars of Vishnu.
- March 2, 2010 at 6:32 AM
Ravi Ravi's next life in Mongolia is a typical advertisement to tap the reincarnation market of the west and sell the eternity process. Most people in the west associate reincarnation with Dalai lama and tibetian buddhism followed by hinduism and other eastern traditions. The very word Dalai is a mongolian word meaning ocean. The title of Dalai Lama was bestowed to the first DL by he mongol ruler Altan Khan. Most people who know the Dalai lama lore is familiar with the Mongolian influence on DL. Ravi Ravi with this cooked up story of his next reincarnation wants to steal some reincarnation market pie.
- March 2, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- Art of Leaving said...
It is NOT true that "any person can see that these stories are too ridiculous to be true". Instead of people seeing these stories as "flaws" that show up the humanness of the Guru (as Peaceful Warrior suggested), the stories cause them to idolise and mystify Ravi even more, believing him to be MORE flawless, powerful and special than they would have believed without the stories. The majority of devoted AoL people will swallow these claims as the solid truth, including many well-educated people.
Of course, Ravi is clever and doesn't usually come out with these claims upfront when addressing large audiences, especially not in foreign countries, but he has indirect ways of getting the message across, e.g. speaking as if he knew Jesus's mind and intentions intimately, switching over to the first person when uttering some of Jesus' words, e.g. "I have come to make you whole", or mimicking some of Jesus' actions or his appearance. Devotees with a Christian background will naturally respond to that. It's the kind of thing one's heart would want to believe. They will think of his present incarnation as some kind of second coming of Christ.
In the Silver Jubilee publication brought out in South Africa, there was a full page photo of Ravi posing as a pretty convincing Christ look-alike. Turn a page or two, and there the exact same photo was again. The hint wasn't lost on me – I instantly thought it might allude to the fact that he is Jesus come again, second time round. And I was hardly in AoL for a couple of days then.
It is very reassuring to think that one's Master has been around before and that you have been his follower in previous lives, him having led and guided you across the ages, taking responsibility for your spiritual destiny from the very beginning until the very end. People crave that sense of security and historical continuity. And they're not idiots, as Peaceful Warrior suggests. They are just being human and have unfortunately crossed the path of someone who is either a delusional narcissist or a ruthless impostor and manipulator.
- March 2, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Art of Leaving said...
In the Bangalore ashram, one of the boys working in Publications told me that when Guruji looks into one's eyes He sees your karma seven lakh births into the past and the future. I assume the boy said "lakh" – at the time I was still unfamiliar with Indian numerical terms, but it sounded something like that. Anyway, whether it was 7 or 700 000 births, the implication was that Ravi knew one's destiny (past and future) intimately.
I was a little disappointed because I had hoped that he knew absolutely everything without any sort of limitation in terms of lakhs or whatever. And I certainly didn't expect he first needed to look physically into one's eyes before knowing stuff. I thought he knew everything about everybody anyway. But luckily he had looked into my eyes many times by then, so I was at least reassured to the point of him knowing 7 lakh (whatever the word meant!) of my past and future births. I was just concerned that it seemed to imply there are more births to come, and that this might not be the final one for me. I really thought he'd liberate me this life, and now here seemed to be the possibility of yet more lives...
- March 2, 2010 at 8:32 AM
today is great day two main fake gurus were exposed my media the first is nithyanada with an actress in bed room was posted in sun tv news and next is kalki bagavan seen in tv9...cheers more to follow
- March 2, 2010 at 11:30 AM
today is great day two main fake gurus were exposed my media the first is nithyanada with an actress in bed room was posted in sun tv news and next is kalki bagavan seen in tv9...cheers more to follow
- March 2, 2010 at 11:30 AM
@Art of Living
The way you put it...given the nature of the teacher student relationship, it is not benign. It is manipulative and dastardly on his part to let these stupid spread. He indeed does not deserve the poetic license.
- March 2, 2010 at 4:47 PM
I'm just reminded of how the chinese government had banned the Dalai Lama from reincarnating few years back ;)
- March 2, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Long time back, when people were being asked to come for silver jubilee - a story of a minnesota couple who visited him in December, and expressed their inability to come to SJ due to lack of finances.
RS spun a tale of how SJ was going to change the world forever, and how thousands of gods and goddesses would be there to bestow blessings.
In AOL such miracle mongering is used to manipulate devotees. This is one instance, of something that is very routine. As you can see RS's expression of his divinity and esoteric knowledge is not benign - it is manipulative. I would go as far as to say that RS's reason for doing what he does are rooted in this delusion. Vasudheva Kutumbakam and all the other nice things he says are just sales gimmicks to fool unsuspecting people.
- March 2, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Are you peaceful with your confessions now?
- March 2, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Forget Silver Jubiliee and 2.5 million peoples attendance.
They are planning for a bigger event within few years. The teachers have started advertising this in basic courses and with volunteers. The next event target is 10 million peoples.
On what occassion? who cares?
One world family......is it mean-
One family wants to rule the world?
- March 2, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Now that Nithyanada is exposed with his dhoti down on TV. Gurus like Ravishankar will be extra cautious about sting cameras.
- March 3, 2010 at 4:56 AM
Nithyananda scandal video is in youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/gauthamcool#p/u/1/UIqOLIxCBPY
Very explicit between after 6.30
Life bliss foundation seems to have more realestate than AOL loking at their Indian and USA properties in their website;
Considering is nithy is only 32 imagine what has been built and may be risky to maintain this following this breakout.
My sincere request to AOL teachers and Ashram/Center staff - Please get out of your positions if you can not maintain moral/ethical standards,as lot of people trust in you as equally as in guruji himself.
Lot of blogs and comments already quoting examples as to which org could be next and with no surprise unfortunately AOLs name comes up among others, so it is as serious as it can get right now.
- March 3, 2010 at 6:47 AM
I see you are very attached to this person, you know everything about him.
I wonder why you feel the need to discuss everything he does to shreds. This energy could be so channelised elsewhere.
- March 3, 2010 at 7:43 AM
As you can see RS's expression of his divinity and esoteric knowledge is not benign - it is manipulative.
Yes! I think if I had to pick one characteristic to describe RS and cult leaders, it would be "manipulative". I heard a woman telling RS that she was upset about the fanaticism around him regarding his guru status and he told her she was living in fear. What? So, it's her problem? I hope she realized that he was manipulating her and that fear can be healthy. I say, go ahead and be afraid of RS and any manipulative person.
Manipulation is one of the ugliest characteristics because it sneaks up silently from behind. At least if someone yells at me or punches me, I can see it coming. (not that I think that is a good thing to do either). Manipulation is extremely violent in a silent, dark, and confusing way. Like, huh, what just happened?
@Art of Leaving:
"It is very reassuring to think that one's Master has been around before and that you have been his follower in previous lives"
Oh yes. People just want to feel good in life. There's the idea in yoga of being at ease with both things we love and things we resist/dislike. Much of the time, I think humans just want the things that feel good. That's why some of us make up stories that help us feel good. But, it's delusional because as Klim writes "so much for living in the present moment" which would seem to take one further away from Truth and Yoga.
- March 3, 2010 at 8:20 AM
I have attended many of Babajis Shivirs, never once has he claimed to be reincarnation of any God.When people praise him, he attributes it to Shiva. He has only mentioned Krishna once in the context of Bhagavadgita. How can he claim to be an avatar of Krishna when he is a true and true Shiva bhakta.
Unlike our showy Sri Sri, there are no crowds around him, no clamouring for photographs, no garlanding etc. I am not defending any swamijis, but from what I have observed Babaji is so humble and very knowledgable - he gives crisp and clear answers unlike our Sri Sri who either evades the questions or giggles them away - looking coy and cute and his dumb devotees swooning over his stupidity.
- March 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Art of Leaving said...
And so the heroes fall one after another... Well, I'm glad Nithyananda is now thoroughly exposed. There was a time when I watched lots of his talks and actually took a lot of the stuff he said seriously, though I could see he was obviously running high on his own narcissism & chasing after money & property even worse than Ravi. Thing is one tends to give these guys the benefit of doubt because they speak with such self-assurance and eloquence. You want to believe the words even though you see right before your eyes the contradiction of this guy talking renunication & spiritual practice, all the while having conceitedly seated himself on some golden throne. When the Nithya guys started exposing all the lies in his whole sannyasin life story, I realised I've been fooled yet again - having believed his Himalayan tales, etc. blah blah blah... I guess after about ten times of being fooled, one starts catching the drift and learn to see the telltale signs instantly.
- March 3, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Read this blog yesterday in Bangalore Press Club along with other fellow journalist friends. Great Job. I know some journos in Bangalore who have a huge list of material against the fraudulent activities of Ravishankar. Land grabbing and money laundering tops the list. Ravi used high influence to settle a case in court against a serious case of land encroachment where he had almost gobbled up a whole village. Journos are waiting for the right and opportune moment to strike. The top bosses in some media houses are protecting Ravishankar and some have fianancial intrests. But you never know when the power structure tilts. Opinions and PR can change overnight.
Nithyananda was caught in the sex tape and the same people who used to lick his feet a day before are now burning the Ashram.. Land grabbing and money laundering are far more serious than the sexploits of a Guru. After all it is sex between consenting adults. No crime under law. But Indian crowds are unthinking and emotional and there is no way for Nithya or his PR to stop the tide now. He and his followers are doomed. But what is distressing is that nobody in the mainstream media gave second thoughts about Nithya's fraud till he was caught fucking on screen. Now they are trying to dig into his land scams and other financial irregularities. It was only intenet blogs like these which highlighted it before.
Same with Ravishankar. Except for some media houses not many have probed the fraud. They haven't questioned where the money comes and escapes. How Ravi has hedged his funds and how the corrupt instituions he has created operate. With Nithya's fall Ravi will cover up his romping with the boys and he would be extra careful with high security surveillance in the ashram and around. The queen bee should be protected for this fraud organization to thrive and there are many lives and careers at stake if it falls.
It is the duty of right thinking people to bring any thing they have against these criminals to light. I hope more people like you come out and bring awareness on the mechanism of how these groups operate. This awareness building would not go waste. I think it is already working. The gurus and their loudmouthed fanatic disciples have gone into their shell and open it only to mouth some plagiarized spiritual platititudes. I am cocksure sure none of these scoundrels will dare file any defamation case agianst a blog like this which hits at their very foundation. They would love to, but cannot. If they do they are doomed. Their approach now is to feign gnorance and indifference to all contra views. But there is a tipping point after which the scales will tilt. It was the sex tape of Nithya. What would it be in case of Ravishankar is what we need to wait and see.
- March 4, 2010 at 4:14 AM
Look at this. Ravi Ravi visiting Nithayananda's brothel ashram.
Wonder what they were talking. I think they were exchanging notes of their tantric bonking with the film stars.
- March 4, 2010 at 4:48 AM
On Nithyananda's scandal, SSRS has commented 'People should live the values. Otherwise such things will only happen. So only people should have faith in spiritual tradition'.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Propaganda: The ability to convince people who are victimized by the system, to support the system and see it as a good.
Too bad there are no laws against this. It is more dangerous than land scams.
- March 4, 2010 at 2:29 PM
There is so much suffering in the world - spirituality can be such a force for good. This spiritual knowledge can be such a force for good...Good people donate money, time and effort to these organizations, because they realize that spirituality had the power to uplift the downtrodden and the suffering.
But these bastards, use public goodwill to amass personal fortune. If they really care about people, Art of Living foundation should become truly non-profit and start conducting these camps for less than $50. Knowledge is public wealth - it is given to them to help uplift people - not for them to preach how awesome they are, or to amass wealth.
Though Ramdev is an ass, I have much more respect for him than Sri Sri. He really has brought yoga to the masses.
- March 4, 2010 at 4:12 PM
I realize this blog is about AOL. But something doesnt ring true about Nithyananda's wandering all over India during ages 17-24. It seems very deliberately constructed. Anyone know if it is made up? Same question could be asked of Ravi's bio. But this is more public, for the most part.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:33 PM
- srinivas said...
we are slaves of the west....only because the west is superior...ravishankar is just exploiting the ignorant...sudarshana kriya is good just like any other yoga technique...for the lazy it is the best...for the greedy ravishankar is god...for the gullible too he is god...but nobody realises that you dont need a god especially a human god...congrats to the blogger
- March 9, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Being Enlightened !!!!
Most AOL-ers think that the Cosmos revolves around AOL. Do SK, it fixes everything. Lets look at Enlightenment. I know that I was a willing participant and propogator to the popularly circulating Enlightenment stories….HAND ME DOWNs that happen in all of the AOL courses….guised as Guru Stories. I too interpreted many life events to become new add ons to the hand me downs.
The following AOL definition is pretty convenient tool to support a popular belief that SSRS is enlightened.….
"Those who are enlightened will not talk about it (Well, the behind the scene meaning is that some of the AOL followers will talk about though….and I wonder…..how did they figure it out ???…..how did the un-enlightened follower figure out his/her Master is enlightened ?.....is this not like every child who thinks of its parent as it's God….until they grow up and realise otherwise…and that parents are also regular people …they have flaws and constraints………hmmmmm….
But then, those who talk about it are not "Enlightened", don't trust them…………(….hmmmmmm…….!!!). Judgement was just passed. Did the Buddha, Mahaveera, Osho….and the many others like them not talk on the subject ?
How can anyone of us reading this BLOG know for sure that there is even something called enlightenment ?. Its pure conjecture. If we ask each one to define it.....we will have as many definitions as there are people. I am a little amazed at how dumb I have been and for so long.The larger questions still linger and it swings strongly both ways. While there is much BS and absurdity floating around, equally, some some amazing synchronicity (Grace ?) as well. I have lived it in action......both in the physical presence and away from the physical presence of SSRS….many many times.
That's why to me it really does not matter if SSRS is enlightened or not. How much of good work and seva is happening because of AOL is the question. Why cant I just focus on the goodness ? Is improvement possible ? Yes definitely….. so lets just keep on improving ourselves, individually and collectively. If the environment does not allow us, change the environment. Move on....No ? It is easier to say this when one not hurt as badly as you say you have.
With AOL…..in many parts the amount of devotion and seva that I have seen generated, done and delivered is not funny. That energy needs to be protected. That is all of our responsibility. Now comes my million dollar question to you KLIM (in fact to all of us reading this posting)....I am seeking resonance and a belief system that I can subscribe to here…so I can save my mind (Pure AOL terminology this) and something that will keep me more peaceful.
What if all of it is true.......? The good, the miracles, the bad, the crazy, the sleazy, the ugly, the love, ......all of it. The point is that everything is present in consciousness right this very moment. AND as they say in Advaita, if there is no two....then SSRS is also my manifestation and a symbol for me….....from which I am expected to learn and evolve. The AOL classes are the vanilla ice cream....its meant for the masses…..a wake up shake up exercise. However, its only up to a point thingie for a true seeker. Its not the end all and a ONE point solution for everything (as is the popular belief). Further to this, you need to be serious about your own truth to continue to evolve and grow ON YOUR OWN. Otherwise we have just moved from one bunch of lies to another.
Religion bought a priest between the regular man and God. In spiritual movements we have a Guru who is a go between our regular selves and our enlightened self…..if at all it exists.
- March 18, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Brass Tacks - The AOL Administration
I have been an AOL-er for quite sometime now and have noticed much of what you mention. The SSRS biological family control, the large sheeple following, often the usage of inaccurate and misleading data to propagate AOL (30,000 villages,300 Million lives touched, fastest growing NGO, IAHV Cofounded with the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela…).
I too have observed the lack of transparency on the $ side. That is disconcerting. It only takes WILL (a simple directive) for us to maintain a clean set of books. I am sure manpower and skill availability is not an issue. After all, most of us who come to the AOL class, come because they are fed up with all the BS and lies we face on a daily basis and we want some peace and a place that is authentic. Hence an initiative such as "lets clean ourselves up" will generate a lot of support and energy from the AOL volunteer base.
I notice we have poorly lead and governed regions….this is almost a norm. So, with poor quality of systems and values whats gets hit is sustainability. The Self destruct button has just about been pushed. There has really been no visible change in fiscal policies / practices in last so many years. So what should we do now ? Here is what I see
1. All the prime players in AOL game (this includes people such as you KLIM, as AOL is still strongly in your awareness) are all essentially in different stages of learning, evolution and state of being. A typical "Work In progress" entity (WIP).
2. It is our past and current WIP understanding of GOD and Enlightenment that is causing all discord...for whose resolution we felt we needed a Guru.
3. But, all we are doing at this time is battling between ourselves on our definitions of the ultimate and permissible moral / ethical / fiscal / spiritual / sexual preferences and all our ideas regarding perfection.
4. George Bush's war against terror only increased the terror spending and effort. Similarly, as far as your BLOG is concerned here are some of my observations….
a. It seems to me that fighting against the certain wrong things is what you are currently propagating. And so, It comes off as an anti AOL blog. While I respect the healing you/we all need, this BLOG now belongs to everyone in whose awareness it comes to. Hence there is healing needed for all of them too…. No ?
b. Did you not find anything good about AOL ? Please, would you write a little about that ? I see so many unconditional seva warriors at AOL and in their own little ways they are changing the world in small ways. Their belief system serves them at this time. Now, do we/I have a moral/dharmic right to shake that tree ? If so based on what premise? They belong to me ? I belong to them ? Are we truly living those values ?
c. Can we not use all this very medium you have (ie The BLOG)...and re-orient it to passionately and strongly STAND "for something"....ie positive advocacy.
i. Clear accountability in AOL policies and fairness in their adoption and deployment
ii. Total fiscal and operational transparency
iii. Completeness in the representation of events and facts (places, names, numbers, dates)
iv. Integrity and Integration
v. All of the above applies to everything (finances, teachings, life style, communications…everything)
As an insider, how Should One respond now ? How may we be guided again ? Which shade of grey is better ?
Can this BLOG be a source for the answers we seek individually ?
- March 18, 2010 at 7:32 AM
I've done the basic course, and is working with an MNC. I visited their ashrams a couple of times. During a satsang, some one asked SSRS "Are you Krishna or Siva?" and he answered, "All such interpretations are just from your mind. There is no difference between you and me, both of us are true love with in". From my limited involvement - I don't think what you stated is totally correct.
- March 24, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- KLIM and CO. said...
Raju, the key in your comment lies in your words "limited involvement".
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We are a group of women from Vancouver, Canada and the surrounding metropolitan area, who have had a breast cancer diagnosis. We are a living symbol of hope and a vivid demonstration that there is life after diagnosis. Through the strenuous demands of dragon boat paddling we have learned that we can push the limits of our physical endurance and have fun doing it.
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Ocean Minded Announces 'Be Ocean Minded in Samoa' Sweepstakes
SAN CLEMENTE, CA—JUNE 8, 2011—Ocean Minded, Inc. is thrilled to announce a sweepstakes to win a trip to Samoa!
The 'Be Ocean Minded in Samoa' sweepstakes runs through July 5th and is in partnership with the Samoa Tourism Authority, and Air Pacific.
Participants are invited to enter at www.oceanminded.com and two lucky winners and their guests will receive round trip flights to Apia, Samoa, a 5-night stay at the Coconuts Beach Club, and a day of sightseeing excursions.
From the rugged rainforest-covered volcanic mountain peaks of the two main islands, to the vast valleys leading down to a coastline ringed with a necklace of white sandy beaches, Samoa is a postcard of natural beauty, offering very distinct and different environments to explore. Beyond the beaches, out into the blue lagoons, are scattered 10 islands that make up the Samoa archipelago. Protected by the fringing coral reef that keeps the powerful force of the Pacific Ocean at bay, some islands are inhabited; others only have nature's wildlife on their shores.
It's the people, culture and nature that give life to these islands. Along with the two grand prize trips to Samoa, Ocean Minded will also be giving away a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize. For official contest rules and more information visit: oceanminded.com
Be Ocean Minded
That simple idea is the foundation of our company. Being 'ocean minded' and living an 'ocean lifestyle' begins with the inspiration and allure that the world's oceans and beaches offer each one of us. The Ocean Minded brand enables an individual to identify, visualize, and embrace their personal beach and water-oriented passions in the course of their daily adventure.
Live. Protect. Respect.
We can no longer deny that our planet is rapidly becoming a crowded and polluted place. Ocean Minded believes we should utilize recycled and sustainable materials in our footwear, apparel, and accessories whenever possible, and we consistently strive to achieve this. Additionally, we feel that as both a corporation, and a group of individuals, it is essential to Live, Protect, and Respect our environment. Since 1996, we have been organizing community beach clean-ups around the world, and educating our customers on the importance of leaving their chosen playgrounds in better condition than when they were found.
Our belief that everything eventually ends up in the ocean has led us to host additional clean-ups in the mountains, as well as on the banks of inland rivers and lakes. These values are the cornerstones of our Brand, and we invite you to Be Ocean Minded.


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3 people dead, 5 injured in shopping mall shooting in U.S. state of Maryland
Three people died and five were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that occurred in a shopping mall in Columbia of the U.S. state of Maryland, local police said.
The Howard County Police confirmed the deaths, adding that a male and a female in their 20s were shot dead outside a store where they worked.
The third dead, believed to be the shooter, was found near a gun and ammunition, the police said, adding that they were not clear about the motive behind the shooting.
Earlier TV images showed police surrounded the Columbia Mall, with about 200 stores, which is near the U.S. capital of Washington D.C. The location of the shooting was a skate shop called Zumiez on mall's upper level.
The mall was on lockdown by police right after the incident and roads near the mall have also been closed for safety reason.
Both the Howard County police and fire departments were on the scene and local authorities via Twitter advised people to avoid the area.
So far, all people inside the mall, who were ordered to stay in place until the police cleared each area safe, have been released from the mall.
According to the police, five victims with minor injuries were transported to Howard County General Hospital and detectives are investigating the crime scene.
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Learn to monitor and control your home & environment with self contained, inter-communicating microprocessors. Arduino / Raspberry Pi DAQ and IOT Applications include ham radio, robotics, weather stations, model railroading, toys and more. - KK4HFJ
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Rotary Encoder Controlling Servo Position, With Last Position Memory
This project is based on two of my previous articles:
Fun with Servos
Using a Rotary Encoder with the Arduino
The problem we ran into, was that at power down, a rotary encoder does not retain it's position information, so when you power back up, you start back at zero. I added a few lines that writes the current position to EEPROM every time there is a change, so that on power up, the servo returns to the last known position.
Next modification is to add a LCD display instead of using the serial monitor.
Code - http://tny.cz/06b56746
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Long vacation over for G-Mac, Luke and Adam Scott
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Graeme McDowell tried not to watch golf on TV the last few months to avoid the temptation to play. Adam Scott has been so far removed from the game that he didn't learn about Phil Mickelson's cruel lipout for a 59 until he finished his pro-am round Wednesday at Riviera.
"Was it a big lipout? Oh, that stinks,'' Scott said.
It's not that news travels slowly Down Under. But when the 32-year-old Australian gets away from golf, he really gets away. Asked if he had any idea what's gone on over the last six weeks of the PGA Tour season, Scott mentioned Brandt Snedeker winning at Pebble Beach after being runner-up in consecutive weeks.
"I know Brandt is playing really good,'' he said. "I was in America last weekend.''
As much as golf is played around the clock and around the world, there's still time for a long winter's nap. The offseason is as long as players want it to be.
McDowell, Scott and Luke Donald are proof of that.
They are playing together the opening two rounds of the Northern Trust Open, which is only fitting. They are the only three players from the top 20 in the world who have yet to play anywhere in the world this year.
Donald last played in Dubai last November. McDowell hasn't played since winning the World Challenge up the road at Sherwood the week after Thanksgiving. Scott's most recent tournament was the second weekend of December at the Australian Open.
It's a formula that works for Donald.
Two years ago, he returned from a long break, shot 79 in the second round at Riviera to miss the cut, and then won a week later in the Match Play Championship, the first step toward going to No. 1 in the world.
"It's been a long year, and it's hard to find breaks and it's hard to find time where you can actually work on your swing to try and make some improvements with your game,'' Donald said. "So I took a decent amount of time off, but I feel rested, ready to go.''
McDowell learned the hard way. Coming off his dream season in 2010 – a U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach, the clinching point for Europe in the Ryder Cup, coming from four shots behind to beat Tiger Woods at Sherwood – he started up again in Hawaii and never felt like he had time to recharge.
He took 10 weeks off this year, the longest break since he can remember. It was long enough to joke about the white legs of his English caddie, Ken Comboy.
And he has no regrets.
"You have to be disciplined enough to do it,'' McDowell said as he walked down the first fairway on a gorgeous day off Sunset Boulevard. "I resisted the temptation to turn the TV on the last month to see guys at Kapalua, to see guys at Torrey Pines, to see guys at Phoenix. It's hard especially for the guys playing two tours. You play right up into December and then you've got to tee it up in the Middle East. If you play the European Tour, there is no offseason.''
McDowell said he has been bombarded with tweets from his followers in recent weeks, asking why he wasn't at Abu Dhabi or any of the West Coast events on the PGA Tour.
"It's hard to turn down great purses, great sponsors, great courses,'' he said. "But you've got to pick and choose if you want career longevity.''
This is one course he didn't want to miss, and that's true for so many others.
Riviera is one of the classic courses on the PGA Tour, and the field is so deep that three players who finished in the top 10 last week at Pebble Beach did not get into the Northern Trust because there wasn't any room for them.
It is the strongest field on the PGA Tour this year, with 16 of the top 25 players from the world ranking.
"This is why a lot of guys fly a long way to get here,'' Ernie Els said.
Fred Couples is playing for the 31st time, simply because he loves Riviera and it's one of the courses where he still feels he can win. Couples won this tournament twice.
Scott won at Riviera, even though it didn't count. The tournament was hit so hard by rain in 2005 that it took until Monday before 36 holes could be completed, and he won in a playoff. Because it was 36 holes, all he got was the money – not an official win.
Weather shouldn't be an issue this week, with sunshine in the forecast through Sunday.
Scott's swing looked as sweet as ever on the range and in his pro-am round, and there's a reason for that. While he hasn't played competitively since the Australian Open in Sydney, he has been playing plenty of golf.
"Having this break has been really good for me,'' Scott said. "I've played a lot of golf, actually. I'm loving golf. A couple of years ago, my frustration level was so high I could have gone six weeks without playing. I like playing now, playing with my mom and dad, and I've played a lot.''
Most of his golf was played in Queensland while he was home, and it included a trip with his parents to Barnbougle in Tasmania. He is anything but rusty, though the next few days will give him a gauge on tournament golf.
This break was not an accident. Scott plans to play four of the next five weeks, only missing the Honda Classic. His aim, like other players, is to be fresh in the summer.
"There isn't a long offseason is you don't want there to be one,'' Scott said. "I've played plenty of golf over the last 10 or 12 years as a pro, and I'm going to play heaps more. Missing a few events is not going to hurt me. My main focus is to be prepared, being fresh and ready during the major season. If you rush out and play a bunch early, when June comes around, you're fatigued early. And that's the biggest golf there is.''


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Ranger 8
Goals: Ranger 8 was designed to take a series of high-quality photos before crashing into the lunar surface.
Accomplishments: Ranger 8 snapped 7,137 high-resolution photographs in the 23 minutes before it crashed into the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Impact coordinates were 2 degrees 43' north latitude and 24 degrees 38' east longitude, just 24 kilometers from its intended target. Ranger images helped scientists determine if there were safe landing sites on the Moon for Apollo astronauts.


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Lobster Mac & Cheese
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Hand made by a family-owned New England seafood company, this award-winning mac and cheese features tender chunks of fresh lobster—sustainably harvested from the waters off the coast of Maine—paired with shell pasta and a mascarpone-cheddar sauce blended with a delicate lemon-herb butter. A crunchy, golden topping of panko crumbs and Parmesan cheese adds texture.
- 2 lb. 8 oz. (serves 4–6).
- Ships frozen and arrives in a ready-to-bake dish.
- Made in USA.
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- The macaroni and cheese ship frozen with dry ice. Please take care not to touch the dry ice with bare hands. This is normal. Please take care not to touch any remaining dry ice with bare hands. Upon receipt refrigerate the macaroni and cheese, or freeze to serve at a later date. It will keep refrigerated up to 4 days, or frozen up to 3 months, unopened.
- Thaw the macaroni and cheese in the refrigerator overnight. Preheat an oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap the macaroni and cheese and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes.
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- Pasta (semolina, niacin, iron, thiamine, mononitrate, riboflavin, (folic acid), cream, lobster, mascarpone cheese (pasteurized milk, and cream, citric acid), panko bread crumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, dextrose, salt), butter (cream, salt), cheddar cheese (milk, enzymes, salt), shallots, wheat flour, olive oil, salt, parmesan cheese (milk, salt, rennet), white pepper, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, chives
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Margolis from Awful Fishy tasting. Tiny portion for exorbitant price. Bit into a shell. Fishy tasting. DOES NOT TASTE LIKE LOBSTER! Lobster tastes sweet and succulent. This tasted like day old carp.Date published: 2017-06-27Rated 5 out of 5 by JBVT from Perfection Yes, this is very expensive, yes it would be so nice if it arrived in a porcelain baking dish. Perhaps the price warrants an upgrade - BUT: This entree is amazing. I saved this for my husband's bday tonight after a nighttime snowshoe hike. It was superb. I made a broccoli salad as an accompaniment, and we had our favorite champagne. I highly recommend. If you'd consider the porcelain baking dish, so much the better. Thank you for a superior product. Love WS!Date published: 2017-02-04Rated 2 out of 5 by NancyAnnS from Not as described or shown We previously ordered the lobster pot pies, and they were delicious and delivered exactly as pictured: in small porcelain ramekins. So when we ordered this lobster mac and cheese, we considered the price to include a real dish as described and as shown in the picture, suitable for serving to guests as well as reusable, and as we had previously received. When the order arrived in an aluminum disposable tray, we were disappointed. The tin tray doesn't do justice to or warrant the cost of this food item.Date published: 2015-05-30Rated 5 out of 5 by mcfred from Heaven on Earth This may have been one of the finest meals that I and my guests and I have ever enjoyed. It was every bit as good as I expected and more.Date published: 2015-04-28Rated 1 out of 5 by Chefbillmill from would not recommend! Very small portions, incredibly costly and quality concerns in my opinionDate published: 2014-06-26Rated 1 out of 5 by Billscustomer from Don't waste your time and money I ordered this for Christmas last year thinking what a treat!. The Maine lobster meat over powered the dish. It tasted fishy. Maine lobster is suppose to taste sweet not fishy. I followed the cooking instructions and the dish still cooked uneven.Date published: 2013-11-03Rated 5 out of 5 by Ktwofish from Back for more I bought this for my mother, and she loved it! I'm back to order another one.Date published: 2013-04-20Rated 5 out of 5 by 0919Winnie from Wow -Delicious - a keeper I bought 2 at Christmas....one for my son and one for my niece. The last one was eaten today and their review was EXCELLENT. Both said it had a lot of large pieces of lobster and a delicious sauce. These two families would only give me a truthful comment.....WS please pass this on to the company that prepared this dish.Date published: 2013-03-10


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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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that essie polish!!ReplyDelete
That Essie polish is so beautiful and I have been searching everywhere for that Trendsetter one by China Glaze but I can´t find it anywhere here in Finland.. I guess its one of those polishes that will get here sometime :D We don´t always get all the new collections and when we do they get in REALLY late :)ReplyDelete
Those Ulta polishes are really beautiful too :) Especially Taupe on a Rope, Into Astrono-Me?, Smoke Screen. Im a huge fan of murky shades atm :)
Great choice! I love Orly's Miineral FX collection. I wonder why Revlon changed the name from Perplex into Naughty? Anyway, it's a pretty polish! Oooohhh and I think I need that Essie one, too :)ReplyDelete
Such pretty colors! Love the red Orly one. I love your tutorials. Have a happy day!ReplyDelete
Hey Colette, I just started my blog, so its not living up to its full potential lol, but I have a post for you so please check it out http://alilbitofmary.blogspot.com/ .. youve helped me so much in my DIY nail journey lolReplyDelete
Hey Colette! I'm a long time reader, first time commenter! Your blog is so unique, I love it! I also love your hauls! I just started a blog, please visit in your spare time! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Ooooh, I just got the Essie polish, too! loving it! Got mine at CVS! Great haul there, girl!ReplyDelete
Those Orlys are beautiful! Great haul! :)ReplyDelete
I also found Shine of the Times at Walgreens. Good haul!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:48 AM
I found Shine of the Times AND Hidden Treasure on the same display (for some reason) at Walgreens tonight. Bought them both and can't wait to try them out! They are the most expensive polishes I've ever purchased :)ReplyDelete


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 41 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
The high- intensity classes of Ruckus101 is a high intensity provide full- body workouts that uses primarily kettlebells and bodyweight exercises.
These T-Shirts are for my adanced kettlebell class to make them stand out from other classes.
The design must be on a black shirt and Must have the Washington D.C. Flag on the front. Can be Center Off center. The shirt should look good enough to wear out with a pair of jeans to a casual setting. I want everyone to want to wear one of these shirts and be part of the advaced kettlebell class
On the front of the shirt in dark red/burgandy lettering the word RUCKUS.
Now the word RUCKUS can stand alone, or If not an off centered Washington D.C. flag coming up the left side of the shirt (think ribcage area) would look good.
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The Racquet Club Estates tour is one of the many architecturally significant home tours happening during Palm Springs Modernism Week. If you have ever heard a house being called an "Alexander" or having a butterfly roof you are probably familiar with the custom tract house development during the 1950s and 1960s in Palm Springs.
There were a handful of architects and developers that were responsible for Palm Springs tract housing – Alexander Construction Company, Bernie Meiselman, Donald Wexler and Ric Harrison – are some of the more famous. Even though the architects were creating tract housing, they would slightly change the floor plans and roof lines from home to home to give the appearance of a custom house. The houses were not huge, but they focused on an open layout and creating an indoor/outdoor space that expressed an easy-going lifestyle.


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The Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit passionate about helping and empowering women to succeed in the Cybersecurity field.
We are a community of women supporting each other through every step of her career journey.
Whether you're transitioning to cybersecurity, just entering the field, or are a seasoned vet, our top-notch hands-on technical training and workshops provide the practical skills that translate into real world experience.By joining WSC, not only do you get hands-on training, you get access a multitude of other resources and programming to enhance your cyber learning experience.
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- Darn algorithms – we have gotten a few calls from people that were bummed they didn't know about our annual crystal sale so – Sale EXTENDED until this Saturday – 2/16/19! But you must mention the code "1more44" to receive 44% off your crystal purchase this week, tumbled $1 crystals excluded. Tag a friend who loves crystals and spread the word please!


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The conversation on whether or not to revise Hood River County's zoning ordinance will continue for at least another month.
Substantial changes to the proposed ordinance change were presented at the Monday, July 16, Commission meeting, but Commission Chair Ron Rivers declined to take any further action, due to the absence of commissioners Les Perkins and Maui Meyer.
Revisions to the proposed changes were presented to the commission by County Planner Eric Walker, following meetings by county planning staff with Perkins and commissioner Bob Benton over some of the concerns both had with the document.
Among the changes to the proposed ordinance are allowing all houses, regardless of size, to have an accessory building of up to 1,500 square feet. On parcels larger than 2.5 acres, both commissioners proposed allowing buildings to be larger, as long as they did not exceed the size of the residence, while also supporting language that allows exceptions through conditional use permits.
Eliminated from the ordinance entirely were limits on proposed maximum building size, standards concerning hallways, standards concerning wet bars, restrictions on laundry facilities within accessory buildings, restrictions on metal cargo containers and proposed standards on refrigerators and counter height electrical outlets as part of a decommissioned former dwelling.
The mention of the removal of the wet bar restrictions drew a smattering of applause from the audience.
In his meeting with county planning staff, Perkins expressed support for maintaining a limit of a half-bath in guest facilities. However, at Monday's meeting Commissioner Karen Joplin said she would be in favor of allowing a full bath in guest quarters.
"It makes sense for a remote guest location or guest quarters to have a full bath," she said.
However, Benton said he may be in favor of removing the guest quarters provision entirely.
"I don't know if it is the appropriate time to draw the line or if that is where the line should be drawn," he said.
Rivers continued the public hearing on the changes and said the commission will continue to look at the issue at its Aug. 20 meeting.


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BMW M3, M4 and M235i Details:
- All three powered by M TwinPower Turbo technology
- Reduced weight from carbon fiber reinforced plastic components
- M3 and M4 produce 431horsepower
- M235i produces 326 horsepower
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is regarded as THE event marking the start of the model year, and BMW couldn't have rocked it any better. Amid a sea of new cars and concepts at the 2014 NAIAS this week, the Bimmer brand came out strong, especially with its entries that bear the legendary M performance badge. The new M3 sedan, M4 coupe and new to the M series, the M235i, all premiered in Detroit, carrying on the "Ultimate Driving Machine" tradition.
For years, the M3 served as a benchmark for performance and an icon for the brand, but a new chapter has begun for the high-performance sports cars from BMW M GmbH. The new M3 Sedan and now M4 coupe are both rooted in a combination of motorsports genes with the comforts of a daily driver. BMW is saying compared to their predecessors, the newer models trump them with superior performance, the M3 and M4's advanced straight-six cylinder engine good for 431 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque. BMW equipped the customary inline six with M TwinPower Turbo technology, made up of two mono-scroll turbochargers. Additionally the high-revving engine guarantees spontaneous engine response and smooth performance across the rpm range. It takes 4.1 seconds to reach 62mph from a standstill.
All that performance is laid down by the new standard six-speed manual transmission, rated at 26.4 pounds lighter than its predecessor. However, the optional seven-speed M double-clutch transmission offers automatic, as well as manual gear changes. The integrated Launch Control function ensures optimal acceleration that has superior results with the manual transmission.
BMW paid special attention to weight and handling. The M3 and M4's diet is made up of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), which is extremely light and rigid. Its very driveshaft is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic for better gas pedal response. Vehicle weight has been shaved by 176.3 lbs., which gives these cars a curb weight of under 3,307 lbs.
Suspension and drivetrain have been dialed in to work harmoniously with the engine. Based on M technology, the M3 and M4 will be using a modified and further developed suspension. It'll be using lightweight aluminum steering arms, wheel and axle suspension components to reduce weight of the double-joint spring-strut front axle. In the front of the vehicle you'll find an aluminum subframe, CFRP strut braces, and additional fittings in the rocker panel areas for more stiffness. Drivers can adjust the electronically controlled shock absorbers, called Adaptive M suspension, into three different modes: Comfort, Sport, and Sport+.
The bodies of both cars express athleticism and optimized aerodynamics - the trademark characteristics of M automobiles. The dynamic exteriors feature muscular front aprons, CFRP components, integrated spoilers, and M gill elements. Everything down to the aero mirrors contributes to the aerodynamics of the cars.
The newcomer, the BMW M235i, brings a whole new ballgame to its vehicle class. The two-seater coupe is packing heat with its 3.0-liter straight six motor accompanied by an M Performance TwinPower Turbo that results in 326 horsepower. In the M235i, BMW continues its tradition of creating dynamic, bold-looking compact cars. The 02 series was actually born in 1966 and was considered the incarnation of sheer driving pleasure in the compact class.
A range of standard premium equipment comes with the coupe, such as specially tuned suspension, M Sport brakes, variable sport steering with automatic control and exclusive 18-inch M light-alloy wheels. Additionally, the BMW M235i gets a mechanically locking BMW M Performance anti-slip differential that guarantees firm traction in some dynamic driving situations.
The body was designed aerodynamically for high-performance driving situations. Exterior styling features large air intakes in the front apron and a gurney on the trunk lid. The interior is designed to match the sporty characteristics of the car - from the sports seats in the front of the car, an M leather steering wheel with multifunction, and the BMW individual headliner in Anthracite.
These M Performance machines are distinguished by powerful engines and bold styling. They're known for their extreme agility and precision handling. Are they the ultimate driving machines? It sure looks that way.