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Those look good!
Glad you enjoyed the brownies! How cool is it that you can cook them in the crock pot. :)
I am seriously getting addicted to this website and my crockpot.
For someone who's PMSing, those look incredibly good!! It still amazes me what you can make in the crockpot :-)
This combines three of my favoritest things in the whole entire world.
Chocolate, peanut butter, and brownies.
Come on Steph, don't you know I'm dieting here?!??!???
PS, I'm still eating my navajo beef stew a la crock pot and I think it tastes better every day. Do you ever make something for the specific purpose of eating it/serving it a day or two later? Lotsa things I make are like this, particularly my enchiladas, and any kind of soup. And lasagna.
DIETING, I tell you, DIETING!!!
seriously...you're killing me here with all the desserts...these look awesome and so does the tortilla soup! I might have to get another crockpot so I can make more than one thing at a time!
family cook, thank you!
cynthia, they were excellent--thank you so much for posting the recipe!
mamajude, the first part is admitting your problem. ;-)
cs, lol!
amie, I know. they were beckoning to me though.
amy, if you do get another one, let me know what you get!
Yummy...I am definitely going to have to try that! I cannot believe how many things you can cook in a crockpot! I am going to the store to get chocolate chips tomorrow...lol!
I think I am addicted to your blog..who knew crockpots were for more than chili?
My husband will thank you for this recipe..he doesn't like chocolate. I know, I know, how could I marry such a guy? He didn't tell me about this until he had hooked me and reeled me in!
These look absolutely delicious !! I am a peanut butter freak. I just love your recipes !
This looks so good. Where are you getting your recipes from?
My girlfriend and i saw this and immediately went to the grocery store. I'm making it right now and it smells DELICIOUS!
Wow those look great- I knew you could bake in a crockpot but who knew it would be something so scrumptious!
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what size crock did you use for this? I currently only have a 6qt so i'm wondering if i should double the recipe?
Hi Lea,
I used my 6qt for this! they cooked awfully quick---keep an eye on it.
I'm in trouble now - chocolate & peanut butter - yum.
Since I was diagnosed a diabetic peanut butter cups were no longer allowed to me. However, if I use Splenda instead of sugar and sugar-free chocolate chips (my bulk food store has them) I'm going to indulge myself.
Thanks again
I just got done making these this morning - delicious!
I've just finished making this but something must have gone wrong because it's drenched in oil :-( The mixture was very greasy to begin with, so much so that I put double the amount of flour in. I was hoping it would fix itself during cooking but it hasn't. What could have been the problem? My last hope is that when it cools it will look a bit dryier!
I'm making these right now with peanut butter chips instead of white - the batter was so tasty that I could have eaten the whole bowlful raw!!!
Can't wait until dessert tonight!
For me, this recipe was a total flop! :( Just like a previous comment stated, it was super greasy. I wonder where it went wrong...
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp, the world's biggest gold producer, said on Saturday it had halted earth-moving works at its Pascua Lama mine on the Chile-Argentina border following concerns about the health of workers at the site high in the Andes.
Inspectors from the Chilean Mining Ministry's Sernageomin geology unit ordered the suspension of excavation works at the site on the grounds that excessive dust might pose a health risk, La Tercera newspaper reported.
The newspaper said all construction work at the site had been suspended, but Barrick said later that the order from officials applied only to earth-moving operations and that other construction activities continued.
"We voluntarily decided to stop earth-moving work, including pre-stripping activities, on Saturday, October 27," the company said in a statement, adding that measures had been put in place in an effort to resolve the dust problem.
"These decisions were made prior to the notification we received from the authorities on October 31," it added, without saying how long the disruption could last.
No one at Sernageomin could immediately be reached to comment.
The delay to work at the site is the latest in a series of setbacks at the vast mine.
Earlier this month, Barrick again raised its cost estimate for building the mine to between $8 billion and $8.5 billion from an earlier budget of $7.5 billion to $8 billion. It also pushed back the date when production at the project will begin.
The company blamed the increase on delays and higher labor and project-management costs.
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This question is motivated by the issue of information retrieval from black holes, but it is essentially a question about quantum information.
It is widely believed (in certain circles) that the information about the history of black hole formation is continuously leaked out as the black hole is evaporated, and is encoded by the Hawking radiation quanta. This way one does not lose information when the black hole is completely evaporated, and furthermore one does not need to postulate some implausible ways in which macroscopic amount of information is stored in an increasingly microscopic object, only to be somehow released at the very last stage of the evaporation process.
To make this more quantitative, I am wondering if similar questions were asked in the quantum information community. Suppose you have an encrypted message of a certain length which is revealed to you over time, and you are trying to decode it. Obviously the more time passes the more information you can have about the message, and when you reach a time which scale with the size of the message you are expected to gain access to the full information. I'm looking for some more quatitative knowledge about this question. For example:
For a generic decoding, is it known how much time you need in order to gain access to a finite fraction of the information? Are there some universal results about the asymptotics of such process (in the spirit of "critical exponents")?
Are there bounds on optimal encoding, whose purpose would be to delay a release of a finite fraction of the information to later and later times? In particular, can there be encoding which releases a finite fraction of the information only at the very last stages of the decoding?
I realize this is probably an hopelessly pedestrian question, pointing me towards some review literature might be the way to go in such case.
Edit: Thanks everyone for your answers, they all were useful in different ways. The question was vague enough for it not to have a single correct answer, but I'll choose Peter's because he somehow managed to read my mind (though there was no way to tell from the way the question was phrased). Hope to ask more precise questions on related topics in the future.


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Keith Jones may have been recruited to play baseball for Barry University, but the career he launched as an undergraduate student was surprisingly not on the field – it was in front of the camera.
Before transferring to Barry as a sophomore, Jones enrolled in a public speaking class at Ashland University in Ohio and was a bit too talkative on the first day of class, said Jones, who graduated from Barry in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast communication/journalism.
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Norma,It looks like you have another winning formulation.In case you are interested, the spacing between the two poppy seeds suggests that the dough almost tripled in volume. No doubt the high hydration and the large amount of yeast caused the dough to ferment more quickly. By any chance did you note the time that you made the dough and the time you took it out of your cooling unit, or was the second photo showing the final spacing of the poppy seeds taken after the temper period?Peter
I didnt take any picture of the dough and time it came out of the cooling unit. Should I do that for next week?
Norma,Yes, I would suggest that you do that. That way, you will be able to modify the amount of yeast should you decide at some point to use a longer or shorter fermentation window. Likewise if you want to use a different fermentation temperature.Peter
Norma,Since you mentioned that Trenton Bill told you that the recipe he recommended to you came from the Buddy's thread, I decided to see if I could find it. I could not. However, it is possible that Trenton Bill's recipe is a composite of several recipes and ideas from the Buddy's thread. For example, the most popular Buddy's clone dough recipe on the Buddy's thread is the one by PizzaHog at Reply 199 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3783.msg92963.html#msg92963. Like PizzaHog's recipe, Trenton Bill also uses only flour, water, yeast and salt. Trenton Bill's thickness factor is slightly less than what Pizzahog uses but it is only slightly different. Trenton Bill decided to make a round pizza instead of a rectangular one but there have been other members who have also made round clones of the Buddy's pizzas. One place where Trenton Bill seems to have departed most notably from the Buddy's clone dough recipes on the Buddy's thread is that he uses a lower hydration value, 71%. However, I found an old post of mine at Reply 318 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3783.msg136795.html#msg136795 where I suggested in the last paragraph that a hydration value of around 70% be used for a Buddy's clone. I came to that value based on my research on the Jet's dough recipe where I concluded that a hydration value of greater than 70% would be too high for a commercial operation, especially one where young workers of low skill levels might be assigned the tasks of making the dough and panning the dough balls to make pizzas. You will also note that in Reply 318 referenced above I suggested a value for the IDY of 0.60%. That is the value that Trenton Bill uses.I think that what you and Trenton Bill have done is to make clones of the Buddy's pizzas. It's even possible that your Buddy's clones are closer to the real thing than what has been posted by others on the Buddy's thread. I say this because of the lower hydration value as mentioned above. Unfortunately, we have never been able to get enough information on the real Buddy's pizzas or the Buddy's dough to be able to say one way or the other. I have been waiting for someone to get a typical Buddy's dough ball and weigh it for us to see if our dough formulations are even close from a dough weight standpoint.Maybe sometime you can ask Trenton Bill where he found his recipe or how he cobbled together various ideas to come up with his recipe. But, in the meantime, I have decided to move this thread to the Sicilian Style board. You might even want to reference this thread at the Buddy's thread in case our members who are intimately familiar with the Buddy's pizzas want to attempt your modified recipe to see if it is close to the real thing. Of course, they will have to discount the fact that you and Trenton Bill used San Marzano tomatoes instead of the Stanislaus-type tomatoes that Buddy's apparently uses. Peter
Maybe sometime you can ask Trenton Bill where he found his recipe or how he cobbled together various ideas to come up with his recipe. Peter
Do you think I should make a thicker version of the formulation you set-forth for next week? If you do, what TF do you suggest and should I just bake in my small 8x10 steel pan?
Peter,I called Trenton Bill and talked to him again and asked him where the Reply number was where he found his recipe for the Sicilian pizza. He just looked a little while ago and said the post is at Reply 63 by PizzaHog http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3783.msg68444.html#msg68444PizzaHog posted in Reply 63 that if he understood the math correctly the recipe in volume measurements for the water would be about 90% hydration, but I dont think that is correct, although I dont know.Trenton Bill told me he weighed out the flour and water from Pizza Hogs recipe and then gave me the numbers I used in my first attempt for a Sicilian pizza. The IDY and salt are the same amount as Trenton Bill had given me.Trenton Bill never ate a Buddys pizza just like I havent, but Trenton Bill really liked PizzaHogs recipe.Norma
Norma,I had seen PizzaHog's dough formulation at Reply 63 but calculated that the hydration value was around 92.4%. The entire formulation looks like the following:100% Flour92.36% Water0.688% IDY2.55% SaltTotal dough ball weight = 15.096 ouncesTF= 0.10783Peter
Norma,When Mike (Boy His Car) and I designed the expanded dough calculating tool we did not attempt to provide for pans with sloping sides. We did that for the deep-dish dough calculating tool but that was because the dough is pushed up the sides of the pans by specific amounts, and the numbers would be different for the two types of pans (round) that are commonly used to make the deep-dish style of pizza.The practice I have seen among manufacturers of sloping sided pans is that the pans are rated by the top dimensions of the pans, not the bottom dimensions of the pans. The pans that Buddy's uses, including the 8" x 10" pan, are sloping sided pans. We don't know the weight of the dough ball that Buddy's uses for the 8" x 10" pan, so we can't do any calculations to determine the thickness factor they use. If we knew the dough ball weight, we wouldn't even have to know the thickness factor. We would only need to know that if we wanted or needed to use different pan sizes.In your case, if the differences between the top and bottom dimensions are slight, then I wouldn't worry about it too much since the differences in the ingredients quantities are likely to be minimal. If, however, the top and bottom dimensions are materially different, then you can average the top and bottom dimensions and use those averages in the expanded dough calculating tool. If we ever learn how much dough Buddy's uses for one of its pans, we will be able to correlate it with one of the sets of dimensions (top or bottom) and use that as the standard, even for other sizes of pans. Peter


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Stoke once again exposed Arsenal's soft underbelly with a deserved victory which finally extinguished the dying embers of the Gunners' outside chance of making a late run for the Barclays Premier League title.
First-half goals from Kenwyne Jones and Jermaine Pennant were conceded far too easily and further defensive weaknesses were exposed after the break as the Londoners got themselves back into the game late on only to throw away their good work seconds later.
Robin van Persie hit his 19th in his last 21 matches, the eighth time in succession he had scored away from home, with less than 10 minutes remaining only for Jon Walters to go straight down the other end and make it 3-1.
It was a defeat which put the top of the table beyond reach for Arsene Wenger's side, although in truth they had blown their chances of ended a six-year wait for a trophy several weeks ago.
Much of the pre-match focus had been on the return of midfielder Aaron Ramsey to the ground where he horrifically broke his leg in two places last season and a first meeting with Ryan Shawcross, the player whose tackle inflicted the injury.
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Both were prevalent at the Britannia Stadium and contributed significantly to the result.
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Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had already flapped at one cross which Pennant hooked wide when he was left totally exposed by his defence in the 28th minute.
Andrey Arshavin's needless push on Pennant close to the corner flag allowed the winger to clip over a free-kick and Jones, having evaded Johan Djourou far too easily, simply jogged in and let the ball hit him on the chest to divert it over the line.
The lack of effort required by the Trinidad and Tobago international to score against the league's third-placed side was embarrassing and Jones, presumably surprised by such a gift, did not even celebrate.
Arsenal should have been ahead well before that point though as the usually prolific van Persie blazed over from 10 yards when put through by Ramsey's through-ball.
Stoke fans' chant of "1-0 to the rugby team" was aimed at Wenger but the only direct thing about Stoke's second was the run of Pennant.
Cutting in from the left he was allowed to advance unchallenged and when Djourou belatedly came to meet him the winger fired in a shot which deflected off the defender and over Szczesny.
Arsenal were spared further embarrassment by the crossbar just before the break when Walters shot from a narrow angle on the left of the penalty area.
Strikers Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh replaced Ramsey and Arshavin for the second half but it was the other end of the pitch where the Gunners were lacking as within seconds of the restart Robert Huth headed over Pennant's corner.
In the ensuing melee Alex Song appeared to catch the defender in the face with an elbow which went unnoticed by referee Mark Halsey.
There was greater concern for Huth when he suffered an injury scare six days before the FA Cup final, limping off with a knee problem.
For all the complaints about host's approach to the game, Bendtner was the first player to be booked when he upended Pennant close to the touchline, although the Stoke winger soon followed into the book for his retaliation to Jack Wilshere's studs-up challenge which also earned him a caution.
As the match entered its closing stages chances came at both ends; Begovic launching himself at Van Persie's feet to block an almost-certain goal and Glenn Whelan forcing Szczesny to tip his shot around the post from a counter-attack.
But with nine minutes remaining Begovic's slip up in allowing van Persie's shot to roll underneath him gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope.
But, true to form, a minute later Djourou's miserable afternoon was complete when his half-clearance fell to Walters who poked home.
Stoke still have a cup final to look forward to, for Arsenal there is only next season.


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Next week, I'll be the keynote speaker at the 5th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control. The conference title is a bit of a mouthful, but the basic idea is this: Can scientists develop a drug that will permanently sterilize dogs and cats? Or, put even more simply, can we make "the pill" for pets?
Now a lot of you may be asking, "Don't we already have birth control for our companion animals?" Well, yes. Spay/neuter has been around for decades. But it's not a perfect solution. For one, it's expensive. That means not everyone can afford to sterilize their pet, even at a low-cost clinic. For another, it's time consuming. That's been a huge problem for non-profits trying to tackle America's feral cat problem. With tens of millions of these felines on the streets, volunteers can't catch and sterilize them quickly enough to keep up with their numbers. And if you think things in the U.S. are bad, consider China and India, which are home to tens millions of stray dogs that bite and spread rabies, yet these countries lack the resources to implement even meager spay/neuter programs. As a result of all of these limitations, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters every year, and millions more are shot and poisoned around the globe. If scientists could develop an injection or pill that would work as well as spay/neuter surgery, we might have a shot at eliminating the world's homeless pet problem.
Enter the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACC&D). Founded in 2000, the Portland, Oregon-based non-profit has been working with scientists and animal welfare advocates to create a non-surgical sterilant for pets. In late 2009, the mission got a huge boost from a U.S. billionaire named Gary Michelson, who announced $75 million in grants and prize money for the development of such a product. The announcement spurred dozens of research teams to begin brainstorming a solution. Some have proposed drugs that would kill the cells that produce sperm and eggs, treating them, essentially, like cancer. Others hope to go after the brain, shutting down pathways involved in fertility and reproduction. I covered these efforts in my award-winning 2009 article in Science, A Cure for Euthanasia?
ACC&D is behind next week's symposium. It will be giving an update on these efforts and describing some new approaches to the problem of pet overpopulation. I'll be talking about the topic of my book and what feral cats teach us about the changing status of pets in society. I hope you'll check out the important work this organization is doing!


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|Apr 14 2011, 08:36 PM
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dental work complete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm free I'm free!!!!!!!!!!
No more dentist. I'm finished with the months of dental work.
Multiple fillings, 4 crowns, 1 root canal, 9 root removals and 2 partials. Take care of your teeth or you'll end up like me or worse.
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|Apr 14 2011, 08:58 PM
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I am the biggest dentalphobe you will ever meet! I HATE dentists.
Right now, Im picturing Steve Martin sing "I am your dentist"...
and a success...
say Ahhh...
Say ahhhh...
Now spit!
Seriously though, way to go on getting it all fixed up R'na!
|Apr 15 2011, 01:05 AM
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Hurrrray R'na......I hope you never have to go again !!!
Samsara...OH NOOOOOO YOUR NOT....I hate dentist, way more than you do, with probably more reason to.
Once about 14 years ago I went in for a root canal (root removal) and the dentist broke one of the tiny drills off inside the root, something that does on occasion happen.
Instead of pulling the tooth then and there as they normally do, he didn't say anything about the broken drill brush, but instead packed up the tooth with the drill bit still inside, as if he was finished and sent me home.... 24 hours later I was in the worst pain you can imagine. I couldn't even lightly touch the side of my very swollen face.
Long story made shorter...
$1000.00 dollars and two oral surgeon specialist with a ton of antibiotics and the tooth was pulled and the raging infection was stopped.
The dentist in question lost his right to practice...turned out he was having a nervous breakdown, right in the middle of mine and a fewother patients treatments....UGGGG!!
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Maelin, OMG - you win.
That is by the far the WORST dentist story I have EVER heard. It makes me shudder just thinking of it. I'm glad he lost his right to practice, he doesn't deserve to be a dentist by the sound of. Good lord, if he was having a nervous breakdown, he should have stopped practicing until he had recovered. Did you sue him? I would have sued him.
I won't even let the dentist clean my teeth if I am awake. They can also completely forget about trying to give me an injection. The last time I went to the dentist, I actually went to a hospital instead. I made them knock me out completely with anisthetic before they touched me. They cleaned my teeth, gave me a filling & removed two wisdom teeth.
After hearing your story though, I think I'm a worse dentalphobe then before. If that is possible....
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The year (1961) that I had my crowns done I logged up 124 hours in the chair in one year. The work was done by the students at the Dental Department of Guys Hospital, London and the time was so long because every time they'd done the next bit we had to wait for the lecturer to come and pass it. I was there so much I used to go out with them for coffee mid-morning and, on a couple of occasions, competed for them in road races.
My worst horror story was on my honeymoon (1970), my bride had an abcess so we went to the only dentist in the area. He had Parkinson's and I had to hold his wrists steady so that he could carry out the treatment.
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Congrats on getting dental work finished.
I am with most of you knock me out first.
I wish I could find some one close by that take Medicade so I can get Kibby the crowns she needs, without driving to Richmond.
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Congratulation, R'na, that's a great success, and a huge relief!
I always hated dentists (truth be told, I hate doctors in general - as soon as I see a white doctor's coat, I get dizzy and have the urge to be as far away from that place as possible! And the smell of hospitals - UGH!) It was torture for both me and my parent to take me to dentists when I was a kid (although, it didn't get much better when I grew up either). Further more, I never allowed them to give me an injection, as I was horrified of needles, so it was even more torture. Pulling out the teeth was OK by some extent, but trying to fix them - I was horrified of the sound of instruments, I think, more then I was of the process itself. I have very sensitive teeth and they would usually react while we were on a holiday on a mountain or at sea, probably to the temperature, but I was so afraid, because I knew I would have to go to the dentist, that I never complained and would just tolerate the pain.
So by the age of, what, 16/17 I had such bad teeth I never smiled on photos or on the camera. At that time, my mum started going to a new dentist, and somehow talked me into going as well, at least to see how she works. I swear to God, the woman is a miracle worker! She has such kindness in herself that it's hard to even express it. She talked to me about my phobia, and just started with examining the teeth. I agreed to come to her to fix them, but she couldn't find a place until 3/4 month after that, but because my teeth were in such bad condition, she would call me whenever someone dropped out. She was such a great dentist I have no fear any more, and go to her myself on regular controls and whenever she calls. And, my teeth look great! I had my picture taken a couple of days back for the graduation from high school, and smiled as widely as I could.
I think doctors are also very responsible for our phobias. If you go to someone who just does his work, no talk, no warmth, he does nothing to make you feel better, and just probably makes things worst. And if you see your annoying him by being afraid, that does nothing to your nerves.
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You're a lucky ducky Darling child will be seeing the orthodontist for some years to get his braces fixed up on a regular basis.
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I love going to the dentist because he's a nice and fun guy.
Seriously, he is, but the former still ain't true of course Although I'm one of those lucky guys that has perfect dentures except for the fact that I had both my wisdom teeth pulled. One because it needed to go, the other preventive and by my own request. The needles of the local aenastethic didn't even hurt (he's that good).
And yes, both wisdom teeth as I am a mutant and I only have two. We don't really need them anymore so mothe nature is deciding to get rid of them. We'll soon have kids with no wisdom teeth!
Jst thought I sould through in a postive experience
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I read this early on, had some problem putting into words, needles, that would depend on the person do it. I've had a bad time as a kid, had more then my share of problems, and to make matter harder, I was having a bad reaction to some of the 'fine work they done, for my inability to tell them I need a special hypo-clear plastic, for it and my very body don't see eye to eye, with it. But when I get time I shall have update my image here and you can see what I mean, thanks to all the dang medication I took as a kid.
Being light sentive too is hard too. But good to hear that your mouth work is done, and Dan J had all his removed for he been takeing some medication longer then I have.
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yeah a best advice of taking care of teeth!!!i did also because i am afraid of having a toothache.
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I am from South Wales, UK. I am afraid I don't have any exciting background as to why I am an atheist, I have always been one I guess! I haven't believed for as long as I can remember, but it was only recently that my husband and I started to find all these amazing resources/podcasts etc and we were like "Aha"!! It's been like coming home, hearing all these people talking sense and logic, in a world where people don't think about much anymore. It is very comforting to know there are lots more people like me out there! I get so frustrated with the 'general public' and don't identify with many of my peers - who are obsessed with reality TV, TV in general and don't have any capacity for independent thought!! Seen as I don't watch TV, don't read the newspapers and like to think logically - they think I am 'weird'. However, that's just the way I like it and my worst nightmare would be to be just the same as them - argh!!
There you go, that's me in a nutshell. The rest is irrelevant, but I am sure it will all emerge as I get to know you :-p Looking forward to chatting with you all :-D
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Hey Natasha, welcome to TA.
The sheep who follow the idiotic TV crowd(there is a good TV crowd, being a Brit you gotta watch Dr. Who!) & think they are better than the ones who don't like watching crap.
Anyways, hope you find our company enjoyable. You can join us in the chat room, the buttons are on the bottom right hand corner.
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Sorry, no Dr Who for me! Not since I was a young child and Dr Who was really authentic, with cardboard sets and Daleks where you could see the actors feet underneath!! Thanks for the welcome. (I've just said all that in my most singiest (made up word) strong Welsh accent, just for you!)
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It's been like coming home...
Beautifully put. I felt the same way when I found these communities. This one is my favorite.
Hi, Natasha. We really are living in a backwards world where logic and reason are not in the mainstream. Lucky we have a group like this! Looking forward to chatting with you, too.


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Jesper Legaard Jensen-Spin Chair
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Interview with Jesper Legaard Jensen : Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : It was actually just an idea that started to evolve –in my head, then on paper, then full size foam models, and finally a 3D CAD model. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : It is not being produced, but I hope to sell the production rights. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : It's visually characteristic, and it has a playful "lively" side to it. It's enjoyable and comfortable. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : It came naturally from the spinning top, which was the inspiration for the design. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : I worked on the full scale models with a friend of mine, cutting our way through kilometers of foam while drinking gallons of coffee and listening to good music. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Jesper Legaard Jensen : I saw this competition as a very good chance for the design to be exposed internationally, hopefully also to interested companies. .
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Some of my favorite national parks are joining forces:
Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin announced that four National Park units in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia will begin to consolidate operations on or about September 1. The four units represent significant stories of the American Revolution in the southern United States.
"This action will ensure financial sustainability, provide more efficient use of resources, and help these parks to better serve the visiting public," Austin said. "The units share historic backgrounds, missions and geographic proximity, and this provides an opportunity to share employees who perform identical or similar functions at each of the parks."
Kings Mountain National Military Park, Cowpens National Battlefield, and Ninety Six National Historic Site are located in South Carolina. Overmountain Victory Trail spans parts of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. As part of the National Trails Program, it is a partnership entity and does not own land.
The four units will be formed into a "group" under one general superintendent who will manage all four units. The National Park Service has begun the hiring process for a general superintendent. It is expected that the position will be filled by September 1, and the new superintendent will begin the process of combining park functions. The new superintendent will also be responsible to promote the individual identity of each park and build coalitions within each of the parks' surrounding communities. It has not yet been determined where the new superintendent will be stationed, but it will be at one of the three existing park units.
It's a move that makes sense, I think. KMNMP and the OVT are inseparably intertwined, Cowpens is one of the stops on the trail, and Ninety Six in the same general neck of the woods. I just hope this isn't a sign that any of these parks are having major financial trouble and needing to cut back on operations.
Meanwhile, Historic Brattonsville has unveiled some big changes at the site of Huck's Defeat (or the Battle of Williamson's Plantation, if you prefer):
The new quarter-mile gravel trail, which is part of the attraction, features a series of interpretive kiosks that illustrate the details of the battle and tell the story of the Williamson and Bratton families.…
Lynch [no relation to yours truly] said a wood frame has been erected at the site where the Williamson home stood. Painted cutouts of soldiers representing the British and American forces have been placed on the battle field to illustrate what happened, he said.
The CHM also commissioned Charlotte painters Don Troiani and Dan Nance to visually capture the story of the Battle of Huck's Defeat.
Seven original paintings will be on display in Brattonsville's Visitors Center during the opening weekend festivities. Prints of the artwork will be sold year-round. Nance will be on hand to sign prints both days, Lynch said.
Lynch said the Visitors Center will also feature a new 14-minute documentary that will help visitors understand the events that played out during Huck's Defeat.
"It enriches the experience," Lynch said. "You have the battlefield trail and the video you can watch to augment the experience."
When I visited Historic Brattonsville a few years ago there was a trail to the battleground and a short pre-recorded narration, but it's great to see that they're telling the story more fully. If you haven't been to HB, I heartily recommend it. It's a wonderful place to learn about the early South Carolina backcountry.


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Ameba is a new pendant concept by Spanish manufacturer Vibia and adaptable and adjustable to every space thus allowing selecting and creating compositions according to every need and preference. Designed by Pete Sans this light fitting is made of 5 different basic shapes that fit perfectly and can be combined among themselves to offer an unlimited range of compositions. Ameba is tempting for interior designing professionals in that it stimulates the creation of unique projects.
Ameba is a technically sophisticated fixture in which the smallest details have been considered. It meets the highest demands in quality of materials, finishes and assembly. It is hung with aircraft cables adjustable in height. The power cord can be connected to any of the sections depending on the position of the j.box in the ceiling.


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Thos is the story from Master Sheng-yen Lu book,Living this Moment ofIllumination.
Chapter 13: The Seduction of a Monk
*Book 152: Living this Moment of Illumination
*Written by Master Sheng-yen Lu
*Translated by Haiyan Shen
*Edited by Victor Hazen
*Proofread by Dance Smith
When I was young, I had already heard the story of `the seduction of a monk.` This story has quite vigilantly remained in my mind and it cannot be forgotten or erased. I`m hoping that through this story, practitioners wil be more observant of precepts.
The situation of `the seduction of a monk` is as follows:
There was a monk who persistently carried out ascetic practices, and fully endured hardships and difficulty. He lived and practiced in solitude in a hut on a high mountain.
The monk lived twenty years of his life in obscurity. He ate only wild fruits and wild herbs. His clothes were worn out, and they barely covered his body.
Later, someone detected this monk on the mountain. One person revealed it to ten people, and ten people revealed it to a hundred people. People thought they couldn`t be compared with the monk and his ascetic practice. This monk had not even stepped down from the mountain for twenty years, and had suffered so much. It is especially difficult to resolve the problems of solitary living. Yet, he even managed to survive the cold winters. All of this caused the people to admire him greatly.
Someone said that the monk lived with tigers and snakes, and the tigers and snakes did not harm the monk. They even became his dharma protectors.
After this news had spread around, people of the foothills began to come to visit the monk. At first there was no road. Gradually, a winding footpath was formed, leading directly to where the monk lived. Later on, as there had been so many people walking on it, the road`s condition improved.
The monk`s residence also improved a lot. The people of the foothills were also planning to build a big temple for the monk in order to allow more people to follow the monk and his practice.
The reputation of the monk`s morality and virtue was spreading further and further. It took only a few years before he was famous far and near. Everyone was sure that he was a highly accomplished monk.
There lived a Yuan-wai at the foot of the mountain. A Yuan-wai refers to a landlord with money and power. He had lots of money and great power.
Every year at the time of his birthday, all the noblemen of the locality would gather together, and large crowds would come to celebrate the Yuan-wai`s birthday. Even crowds from neighboring communities would come to join the celebration, so the town had a festive atmosphere like a Chinese New Year celebration.
That year, like the years before, Yuan-wai arranged a day-long banquet to receive the crowds who came to congratulate him.
But this yea, Yuan-wai noticed that there were less people present. They were only coming in twos and threes.
Even the highly priviledged and respected people in town did not appear, which surprised Yuan-wai greatly.
People weren`t coming to his celebration because the highly accomplished monk was holding a ceremony. In the eyes of the people, the monk had already surpassed the Yuan-wai and had become a figure of leadership. His exclamation of the Dharma was like a whirlwind, and there were numerous legendary stories about him. He was respected and admired by the people, and they rushed in swarms to attend the ceremony he held.
The image of the highly accomplished monk was clear and distinct. His purity in maintaining precepts was exemplary and his moral character was lofty. Whenever someone of high esteem arrived in town, he would immediately become the monk`s disciple.
This monk shone like a star.
In these circumstances, the Yuan-wai felt neglected. In the past, the Yuan-wai was the rich man of the foothills, respected and admired by everyone. He often did good deeds, and had won himself a good reputation among the general public. Everyone said that he was a kind person.
However, this so-called highly accomplished monk on the mountain did not even spend one penny, and only through word of mouth had attracted all the crowds to his place. Yuan-wai felt that he himself had become diminished, and his reputation was warped.
While people praised the highly accomplished monk in front of Yuan-wai, he did not reveal any signs of jealousy. However, in private, he bitterly resented the monk.
`One night a carriage was sent to the highly accomplished monk, in which sat a woman who was as beautiful as flower and jade, and who was accompanied by several maidens.
This beautiful woman came to listen to the highly accomplished monk`s discourse.
This beautiful woman claimed that she was the wife of an official in a neighboring county. Her manner was graceful and elegant. Her eyebrows were thin and curved like the moon, and her eyes were filled with a lovely expression. She had a tiny nose and a tiny mouth. When she opened her mouth, her voice was like an oriole singing. When this wife of an official walked, the bells and the ornaments she wore jingled, and she swayed enticingly. This lady was beautiful and attractive.
The highly accomplished monk gave a discourse with his eyes gazing down.
When the highly accomplished monk was finished expounding the Dharma and was about to enter his chamber, the beautiful woman and her maidens, thinking that his talk was remarkable, insisted that he should continue to expound the Dharma. Therefore, the highly accomplished monk began to talk about what had caused the Buddha to renounce the world. His talk touched the beautiful woman so deeply that she became tearful.
The highly accomplished monk kept talking until sunset, and the beautiful woman and her maidens still wished for him to continue.
It became dark, and the mountain road was quite bumpy. This official`s wife had originally planned to go back down the mountain soon after listening to the monk`s talk. But her interest was so unexpectedly aroused by listening to his talk that she didn`t even notice the sunset. Time had flown by very fast.
When the sun went down, the surroundings on the mountain became dark. The cries of birds and beasts rose and fell alternately. Everyone knew of the roughness of the mountain road, and thus the official`s wife and her maidens had to stay on the mountaintop for the night.
For twenty years this highly accomplished monk had been living alone, practicing in his simple and crude hut. Later, his disciples increased and they helped the master build a lecture hall. The lecture hall was a grand Buddha hall, and on its left and right sides there were a few wing-rooms. These rooms were only occupied when there was a ceremony. Otherwise, nobody was there, and the highly accomplished monk continued to live a solitary life.
The beautiful official`s wife and her maidens wanted to stay for the night, which was, of course, not a problem. The official`s wife stayed in the right wing-room, and the left wing-room was for the maidens.
That night everyone went to bed early.
It wasn`t until midnight that there was a knocking sound on the door of the hut in which the highly accomplished monk lived. The noise was low, but urgent.
The highly accomplished monk opened the door, and there stood that charming and lovely beautiful woman. But her complexion was pale, her face filled with a helpless and painful expression, as if she were ill. The beautiful woman pressed her head with her hands, apparently suffering from some great pain.
The monk was alarmed. `What is wrong with you?`
`Let me in first, for it is too windy outside!`
The monk let her enter the room without a second thought. The monk poured a cup of tea for her, and the woman began to calm down.
The woman said, `Master, please help me!`
`Of course I will help you, but I`m not a doctor.`
`You can save a disciple.`
`If I can save you, I certainly will!`
At that point, the beautiful woman began to tell him that she had an inherent and very strange disease. She had this disease since she was young. When she became sick, she would have a terrible headache, so painful that she would roll all over the ground.
The method of curing this disease was very simple. It required a man`s belly button to touch her own belly button. Strangely enough, by such a touch, her headache would disappear. Before, her father had been able to help her. After she became married, her husband was the only one who could save her.
With tears in her eyes, the beautiful woman exclaimed, `I haven`t had this illness for a long time, but tonight, it seems to me that my illness is going to break out. Therefore I`m coming here to ask master for help.`
The monk said, `There is no other man here!`
The beautiful woman acted like a pampered child, and said charmingly, `It is because there is no other man that I have come to ask master for help!
All of a sudden the woman cried in misery and fainted on the floor. She really began rolling upon the ground, holding her head with her hands. She appeared to be in extreme misery.
The highly accomplished monk was dumbfounded. If he didn`t help, how could he bear to see this beautiful woman in front of him suffering from the terrible illness of a headache? How could he not help? If he helped, he would have to take off his pants and use his own belly button to touch the woman`s belly button.
The highly accomplished monk saw that the beautiful woman before him, as sick as she was, appeared lovely as she was rolling around on the ground. Her long hair was spilled out and flying about, her clothes were scattered, and her skin was exposed. It was white and oily, and soft and smooth. Her breasts, slim waist, round hips, and two jade-like legs could arouse an ordinary man`s endless sexual desire.
The highly accomplished monk thought:
I`m not harboring any sexual pleasure for one instant. I`ll immediately withdraw after one touch, which couldn`t harm anyone. Saving a person`s life surpasses building a seven-storied pagoda. I can`t think too much about what may happen to me later!
Therefore, the highly accomplished monk took off his pants, and used his belly button to touch the belly button of that beautiful woman.
To actually touch her belly button was not easy, and after just one touch, she was indeed better.
The beautiful woman`s two hands and two legs tightly entangled the highly accomplished monk.
The woman became an octopus, entangling the highly accomplished monk so tightly that he could barely breathe!
The Leng-yen Sutra stipulates: `The Tathagatas of the ten directions regard sexual lust as sexual fire. When the bodhisattva recognizes sexual desire, he avoids it as if it`s a firetrap. If one doesn`t eliminate sexual desire, then for the meditation practicioner, it is like trying to cook sands and rocks into rice. It can only be called hot sand, even after hundreds and thousands of kalpas.`
After a few days, a messenger sent by the Yuan-wai delivered a letter to the highly accomplished monk on the mountain. The letter had only a ragged verse:
Beating the drum in the morning, and striking the bell at dusk,
The highly accomplished monk was famous for his cultivation.
It`s a tragic pity that the sarira of his accomplishment,
That can endure for hundreds of years,
Has flowed into the double petals of the lotus flower.
The highly accomplished monk read this verse and his facial color completely changed.
The highly accomplished monk was filled with regret. He tried to sort out his thoughts: `How come I couldn`t see through it all at that moment?`
`Haven`t our masters taught us to do so?`
`When I saw that beautiful woman lying there, I should have seen her as a corpse that cannot move, and whose bones are stiff, and who is without consciousness. That beautiful woman actually has nothing in her head and is without wisdom. What is there about her that I can be attracted to?
`When I saw the white and smooth skin of that beautiful woman, I should have recognized that there were just muscles and blood under her skin, with thick blood running inside, and rotten flesh wrapped around her bones. What is there about her that I can be attracted to?
`When I saw that woman as beautiful as flowers and the moon, I should have known that she is actually a skeleton`s skull. Black smoke comes out of her head, hollow eyeholes, sunken nostrils, and yellow teeth. What is there about her that I can be attracted to?
`When I saw that beautiful woman with a slim waist, I should have seen that as her skin rots it will become infected As her intestines and stomach rot, yellow fluids will flow out, with an unbearable stench. That fragrant and shiny slim waist and its elegant, twisting movements are in fact not so pretty. What is there about her that I can be attracted to?
`When I saw that beautiful woman`s body rolling around, I should have known that her bones are like a machine, inside are bones and joints, and her body is like a beehive, stinging everywhere. Of those few frightening white bones, what can I be attracted to?
`When I saw all of that beautiful woman`s body, I should have seen how it consisted only of rotten flesh, or veins, or dry bones without any skin and flesh. Her veins are rotten and destroyed, and her bones and joints are scattered throughout. All of her body will generate worms, and it will shrivel on the ground, becoming black and decomposed. Since it is too ugly to look at, what can I be attracted to?
`Since there is nothing about her that I can be attracted to, why should I give myself the trouble!`
In all seriousness, it was not the highly accomplished monk who got himself into trouble. It was that evil and devious woman with her beauty, approaching and seducing him.
The highly accomplished monk blamed himself:
`How could I, who have practiced so many years, preserving my moral integrity through living in solitude, do such an immoral and shameful thing that was extremely dirty and evil?`
`I gave the root of my life source, under the circumstance of loosing self-control, to the mouth of the poisonous snake of that woman`s yin element. How ignorant I was to allow my yang essence to feed the mouth of a snake!`
Thinking about this, the highly accomplished monk felt terribly unsettled. His hair stood on end and he was horrified. But it was too late for regret.
The Sutra of Forty-two Chapters advises:
`When seeing women, a man should regard an older woman as his mother, an adult woman as his older sister, and a young girl as his younger sister. By such a manner of thinking, one arouses a mind of liberation, and all evil thoughts are extinguished.`
The Sutra of Fan-wang states:
`All men are my father, all women are my mother. My life is derived from them. I should arouse a mind of filial piety, and the mind of kindness and compassion.`
Later, the highly accomplished monk realized:
That beautiful woman was not the so-called official`s wife, and she was also not a woman from a good family, but a well-known prostitute.
It was the Yuan-wai who paid her a lot of money to send her here.
Yuan-wai, with several other advisors, carefully planned the whole thing. Everything was planned to proceed just as it had. The purpose was to seduce the monk.
After that, they would publicize that the highly accomplished monk allowed himself to indulge in sexual pleasure, and that he secretly had a love affair with a woman. He had violated the Tao and morality, and he had degraded Buddhism and his root teachers. Buddhism`s founders had no more face or integrity. The monk would have a stained reputation throughout the country.
The highly accomplished monk deeply blamed himself that, as a practitioner who had lived secluded from sexual affairs, he had destroyed his own life of practice in one step.
How terrible is this destruction of a practitioner!
How can one not feel sad!
How can one not feel fear!
It is frightening indeed! It is frightening indeed!
The most shocking thing was that the highly accomplished monk hung himself and died.
It was said that after the highly accomplished monk committed suicide, the wife of the Yuan-wai unexpectedly gave birth to a son. After the son grew up, he spent all of the Yuan-wai`s fortune, which forced the Yuan-wai out on the street to become a beggar.
The beautiful woman became ill, and her whole body rotted to death.
The people who were involved in the conspiracy went mad and ran away.
With regard to this story of the seduction of the monk, I have the following views:
Although the state attained by the highly accomplished monk was not bad, the level of his practice was still undetermined. There are varying degrees of difference, in terms of the states of concentration in Buddhism.
When one still has thoughts of sexual desire, one can easily be influenced by situations in the outside environment which arouse one`s craving for sexual pleasure. One should practice `the contemplation of impurity` and `the contemplation of the skeleton` so that thoughts of sexual desire will not arise.
Although one no longer has thoughts of sexual desire, one still has to strengthen this cessation of thinking about sexual desire, which means that one should consistently have no such thoughts. One should continue to practice `the contemplation of impurity` and `the contemplation of the skeleton` in order for the craving for sexual desire to never be able to arise.
One needs to allow one`s own mind to reside firmly in the pure and tranquil light, in untainted purity and serenity, wonderful peace and bliss, and in treasured freedom. This great bliss of light is actualized by one`s body and mind, which enables one to dwell peacefully in perfection. One attains an experience of knowing that this is the body with great bliss of perfection. When one reaches this state, any external temptation or influence will have no effect.
One realizes that form is emptiness.
One realizes that consciousness is nothingness.
One realizes that form is nothing whatsoever.
One attains the state of neither thought nor non-thought.
One attains the meditation of complete extinction.
Frankly speaking, I, Living Buddha Sheng-yen Lu, have already traversed the third state. This state is called `the great bliss of light`. What is great bliss? This is experienced by one`s own body and mind. This kind of bliss is eternal and will not disappear, being far superior to and surpassing the mundane pleasures between men and women. The mundane pleasures of men and women result from the outflow of essence, and my bliss will never result in any outflow. The non-outflow of essence is called great bliss.
What is light? Light is gradually created when one`s body and mind become pure. This light is free. It can be as small as one grain, or it can be as big as Mount Sumeru. It can be the self-mastery of all things, it can traverse the infinite, and it can always be spontaneous. Everything is pure and tranquil and clean and serene, without any stain.
Thus, I entered the state of:
With regard to the highly accomplished monk, because he could not tolerate the damage to his reputation, he could no longer endure life, and he committed suicide. I cannot understand!
Hadn`t the highly accomplished monk understood that taking one`s own life equals killing a Buddha, for everyone contains innate Buddha-nature, and everyone is a future Buddha. Committing suicide is equivalent to killing a Buddha.
Killing a Buddha, killing one`s father, killing one`s mother, killing a monk, killing an acarya (master), and killing a sage (including an arhat and a bodhisattva), are the seven grave offences.
The destruction of life belongs to the sins called parajika (the four gravest offences for a monk). Such an offence of abandoning the Buddha-dharma is the sin of the guillotine, which is the hopeless and unforgivable sin.
In my view, the highly accomplished monk had two ways to go:
1. The monk who has violated precepts - if he has violated precepts, he is considered to be the monk who violated precepts. Violating precepts is violating precepts; the monk must not violate the precepts again. He should remain immovable regarding external degeneration, scandal, ridicule, and suffering, and must diligently practice the actual state of concentration with the great bliss of light.
He should contemplate on the Buddha`s story of causes and conditions in the Buddha`s own previous lifetime. The Buddha had also once been a monk who had violated the precepts and had committed adultery.
The attainment of the Path is by means of diligent practice, not by means of laziness. One must be more and more diligent and stay away from play and entertainment.
2. The return to mundane life - If one realizes that one has violated precepts, and it is hard to remain as a monk who has violated precepts, one still should not seek out the solution of committing suicide. If, indeed, one cannot face everyone as a monk, then one can become a layperson again. To become a layperson does not mean that one can, from that moment onwards, go along with prevailing customs, enjoying singing, dancing, prostitution, and music. It does not mean that one can eat meat and drink alcohol, make money, play and entertain, and enjoy wealth and rank.
It only means that one can continue to practice, but with a status of a layman. Perhaps one can liberate more sentient beings. One can be ashamed of oneself and have regrets, but one does not have to go lax!
With regard to people such as that prostitute, Yuan-wai, and so forth, they ought to remember an ancient verse:
`One would rather stir the water of thousands of rivers, but do not stir the mind of a practitioner.`
`The most evil karma one can commit is to destroy another`s integrity. During one`s life, one will suffer various kinds of retributions such as misfortune, a shorter lifespan, the death of one`s son, and being without an heir. After one dies, one`s soul will definitely suffer forever.`
The Yuan-wai only suffered the retribution of his fortune being exhausted, and thus wandered about the streets homeless. This was, really, a light retribution.
The prostitute was too ignorant, and as a result she acquired a strange sickness, and she rotted to death. Upon death, she would certainly go to an evil hell as the retribution for her ignorance.
As for those advisors who went mad and ran away, what they suffered was an immediate retribution of the present. There are many such people who have nothing to do but follow along to create trouble.
As for the highly accomplished monk in the story of the seduction of the monk, after he committed suicide by hanging himself, his soul must be in a very tragic state! His karmic offence was quite heavy!
An ancient virtuous man, whose name is Wang Chou, teaches:
`Among all the evil karmas, the easiest one to commit is sexual debauchery. Nothing can be worse than this karma that destroys morality and attracts disasters. It is commonly said that sexual lust is the primary evil among ten thousands of evils. If we consider the evil karmas of the mundane world that are so numerous, why is it that sex is the primary evil? This is because when sexual thoughts arise, they incur all other thoughts to join them. If devious karma has not ripened into situations of debauchery, one`s false thoughts will arise. When one tries to seduce someone, the mind of harming others is aroused. When two people conspire to harm each other, the mind of hatred is aroused. When one is trapped by sexual lust, the mind of greed for love arises. When one envies what other people have, the mind of poisonous jealousy arises. When one conspires to take another person`s love, the mind of killing arises. One`s sense of shame and moral principle is completely lost. Various evil karmas are generated, and various good intentions die out. Therefore, of the ten thousands of evils, the primary evil is sexual desire. When one fleeting sexual thought arises, one`s light is already covered, and one`s heart is already inverted! In this world, there has been an honest and good man who was heirless; a talented man of letters who was down in luck throughout his whole life. All of these are caused by this sickness of sexual desire. When one`s own sexual thoughts arise, one should cut them off at once in order to eliminate the devious karma as the root sickness. Heaven does not speak of the lust of beauty, but speaks of seeing another`s beauty. This is because if one`s mind of lust is aroused, this is already an offence that cannot escape punishment.`
When I read the text written by the ancient virtuous man, I felt a great dread of mind and body!
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Buddha:work out your own salvation.Do not depend on other
I am of the nature to grow old.
There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill-health.
There is no way to escape having ill-health.
I am of the nature to die.
There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love
are of the nature to change.
There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings.
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.
My actions are the ground on which I stand.
- Buddha -
I am of the nature to grow old.
There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill-health.
There is no way to escape having ill-health.
I am of the nature to die.
There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love
are of the nature to change.
There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings.
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.
My actions are the ground on which I stand.
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A Dancer in Hong Kong
First Soloist, Hannah Bateman, tells us about the tour to Hong Kong from a dancer's perspective…
So off to Hong Kong we go!
We've never finished a touring season abroad, when we have done overseas tours before they have been at the beginning of a season. So after a touring stretch from February till now with a total of six ballets within that time, we were all feeling the end of season blues but the excitement of a trip abroad filled us with some much needed energy.
I chose to do a mad dash drive down to my sister's house on Monday night after a final run through at West Park in the day as my stomach prefers not to travel by coach! But the rest of the Company headed off, guide books in hand, at 12 noon on Tuesday. It was going to be a long journey as the arrival time meant we were due in to Hong Kong on Wednesday at 15.30. I met my fellow travellers at Heathrow at about 16.45 and so it really began.
I hate group check-ins, but they are a big part of the experience so you just have to sit back and relinquish control (not a strong point of mine!) After check in, the big wait and for me especially the big temptation! I really don't need any more perfume, make-up, etc just because it is discounted, stay away. This time however I was really pushed to my limit as there is a Mulberry shop at terminal 3, lucky my credit card is wrapped in cling film. It really is just for emergencies!!!
We arrived in good time and even though the flight was very long and uncomfortable you are restored with a temporary burst of enthusiasm as you ride from the airport to the hotel.
Hong Kong is a strange metropolitan jungle, a mix of Japan and New York on the sea front. It is so over-developed, perhaps we were never meant to adopt this island as a business hub but somehow someone has squished a load of high-rise everything on to it.
A quick story from the plane
The main aim of a long haul flight is to try and stop the swelling! I have had long haul flights before where my feet have swollen so much that I cannot get my pointe shoes on the next day, so every dancer adopts their own way of handling this. Kenny purchased some rather flashy state of the art tights by Skins, compression wear and this worked out really well for him, I had flight socks (I won't bother next time!) Some drink loads of water before the flight and take Paracetamol. Georgina was determined to find somewhere to lie down, good luck to her I thought! Well, half way through the flight, it was like everyone everywhere was asleep and as I looked around with green envy I realised Georgina wasn't in her seat. Great, I thought, I can go and find her and we can trade magazines as planned and have a chat and a cup of tea by the fire exit. I looked around the plane three times! She was nowhere to be seen. I had horrid thoughts of her being stolen like in 'Flight Plan'.
Where was she? Lori, who she was sat on Georgina's row was squished on her seat, the third of their line was fast asleep in a labour-like pose. One leg resting on the back of the seat and the other resting on the food trays! As Lori woke I dashed to her and in a frantic whisper asked, "Have you seen Georgie? I can't find her anywhere!"
At that exact moment a head popped up between the food trays and Ben's right leg and a sleepy voice said, "that was great a got 3 good hours sleep." Georgina had slipped under the trays and the three chairs and had made herself a pretty good make shift bed with plane blanket and pillow. Swelling averted! Well done Georgie!
We attempted to stay awake for as long as possible on Wednesday to get on Hong Kong time so we all went off to explore our new city and most were in bed by 10pm.
Our first day in the theatre, a morning of sight-seeing, late class at 17.30 and the first tech.
The humidity is a killer; we drank loads of water and walked very slowly. Note to self, don't bother moisturising in the morning as you just end up sweating it out and, quite frankly, it becomes a waste of money (there are air conditioned walk-ways but we haven't found them yet!)
We looked around a couple of shopping centres, the Botanical Gardens, Zoo and we managed to stop for lunch inside the IFC building at Pret-A-Manger of all places.
By the time we made it up the steep winding hill to the Gardens we were greeted by a small shop where we quickly purchased water and Christie & I purchased a very natty fan each! We wanted to get out there and see what Hong Kong has to offer, but I was still feeling the effects of the flight and the thought of class and a tech is in the back of my mind.
Class was with Dan, and he was very kind to us as we slowly worked out all our lumps and bumps. The tech was with Ayana and Jeremy's cast and went very smoothly indeed. The crew here seem to be fab and with our great crew, they all make a very slick team.
The theatre is huge and very well kept. Georgina and I have a lovely dressing room together and had a chuckle over the fact that on every light switch and door handle it tells you, in a laminated sticker, just how many times a day it has and will be disinfected. Good to know!!!
Found a great place for a quick dinner after the tech and then to bed, still not quite on Hong Kong time.
Friday, seems like a regular day on tour. The Boss (Mr Nixon) and Yoko joined us today, it is always great to have them with us; the team is complete!
I had a look round the Cultural Centre and the hype for the show is great; the shows are nearly 100% sold and we are headlining the festival out here so fingers crossed we can impress the Hong Kong audience. A good tech and a good first show, a couple of bumps in places, but nothing the audience would notice (I hope).
Pippa and David lead the Company and I must say I always watch the first time Wendy flys, it's magical. I sneaked a look at the audience through a gap in the wing and the first row was nearly all little children, every one of their beautiful faces lit up with excitement. They really love this show wherever we take it in the world.
Our techie's really are fab, as are the Hong Kong crew, it's all going rather well and audience response was great especially when asked, "Do you believe in fairies?" Well I am glad to report the people of Hong Kong certainly do!
Saturday, double-show day.
15.30 and 19.30. Emergency rehearsal today for Ben as he is on today for Peter in place of Jeremy as he is really very unwell. (First time to China, it has happened to us all.) Jeremy's Dad lives in Hong Kong so he is able to take care of him, which is just what you need when you are so far from home.
Get well soon Jez!
Ben did really well as did Ayana, who's parents came over from Japan to see her dance.
David and Pippa again in the evening and another great and very smooth show, apparent from a rebellious young boy who shouted "NOOOOOOOO!" to the famous do you believe question – much to the audience's hilarity. David handled it very well and Tinkerbell made a full recovery!
After the show straight back to the hotel for a movie and then bed. Boring but needed, mind you today I felt myself again, definitely fully on Hong Kong time now!
Sunday, double duty again!
11.30 and 15.30 shows this time. Wow, did it feel early to be in for class at 9.30. Oh well on with the show. The buzz of the audience was excellent all day and well worth the early morning wake up call.
This is mainly a festival for families and outside the theatre there have been mini-shows by local children on an open air stage, so passers-by can grab a seat and be entertained in the Hong Kong heat.
In between the shows and from my window near the dressing rooms I have seen some Chinese opera, ballroom and Latin American dancing kids, sing-a-long sessions with a very enthusiastic young Asian man and also a homage to Michael Jackson and some bizarre hip hop. All very good fun and totally entertaining from my air conditioned viewing gallery!
After the shows were done I got to catch up with my cousin who lives and works in Hong Kong and we took in the sights from the peak! This is where you get a fantastic view over Hong Kong Island and you can shop yet more in the centre perched on the top of this huge peak. We had a lovely dinner and a slightly uncomfortable journey back down the twisty alp-like road to the bottom.
The star ferry back to TST and then very much time for bed. Packing in the morning and then off to Macau for us all!
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[February 22, 2014]
By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) — France's Alize Cornet
beat a despondent Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 in the semi-finals of the
Dubai Championships on Friday in what the world number 26 described as
the biggest win of her career.
Cornet's heroics have earned her a final appearance against Venus
Williams, Serena's older sister, who earlier trounced Denmark's
Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-2 under a fading desert sun.
Few in the Aviation Stadium crowd would have given Cornet, who had
lost her previous three meetings against Serena, much chance of
denying the Williams sisters a first tour final against each other
since 2009.
But the Frenchwoman was unbowed as she slugged it out from the
baseline against the world number one.
"This is the biggest win of my career," Cornet said in a courtside
interview. "I had to forget about Serena on the other side of the
net and concentrate on my own game. I tried to play very deep and
stay focused."
The first eight games went with serve before Williams scuffed a
forehand long to give Cornet the first break of the match and the
opportunity to serve for the first set.
The 24-year-old made no mistake when her moment came, leaping to
play a baseline backhand winner down the line to claim the set, then
punching the air as the crowd bellowed her name.
Cornet was energetic while Williams looked lackluster as the
17-times grand slam singles champion committed a series of
rudimentary blunders.
"I'm a wee bit embarrassed," Williams, 32, told reporters. "I don't
think I have made that many errors in a match in I think at least
three, maybe four years. Out of 10, I was like a minus 283.
"I started out extremely slow. I need to be able to play better than
that if I want to be playing on the professional tour. Maybe I can
go to amateurs," joked Williams after only her second defeat in 30
Her competitive fire did awaken after Cornet took a 2-0 second set
lead. She let out prolonged roars with every winner as she surged to
3-2 ahead, the set now back on serve.
But Williams, playing her first tournament following a month out
with a back injury, could not sustain that surge.
Cornet broke again for a 4-3 lead with a drilled forehand down the
line past Williams, who was stranded at the net.
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Serving to save the match at 5-3 down, Williams saved four match
points to hold eventually.
Yet Cornet was undaunted and served out the match to love after
Williams shanked a cross-court backhand long.
Cornet seemed overwhelmed, skipping in delight across the court,
although she said she was calm at the last end change.
"I said, 'OK you are a big girl; you can do it'. I was trying to
relax," she added.
Earlier, world number 44 Venus Williams made it five wins out of
five against Wozniacki in an error-strewn encounter as six of the
first nine games went against serve.
Wozniacki, 23, had been in scintillating form in Dubai, dismissing
Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki in the first round and not
dropping a set thereafter, but Williams' ground strokes proved too
The seven-times grand slam champion claimed the first set after a
deep return forced Wozniacki into scuffing a forehand into the net.
Williams, 33, cranked up the pressure in the second set, racing into
a 3-0 lead.
Wozniacki, who topped the year-ending rankings in 2010 and 2011 but
has since reached only one grand slam quarter-final, put up little
resistance, ceding the match with another forehand into the net.
Williams has yet to drop a set in Dubai, beating four higher-ranked
opponents along the way including former French Open champion Ana
"I feel like I've just gotten so much better since my first round to
now, just feeling comfortable on the court, feeling comfortable when
I'm behind, feeling comfortable when I'm in the lead," said
Williams, who has struggled for form since she was diagnosed with an
auto-immune disease in 2011.
"It reminds me a lot of when I first came on tour ... I feel like
I'm learning lessons all over again."
(Editing by Mark Meadows)
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