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We'll reproduce conclusions from a thread opened in Spring user-list (Spring experiences revealed) last week
The goal is to help new spring-based developers with little background in J2EE best-practices. Here's our architectural approach for a still in progress application required by an F&I company
Architecture considers three layers: Presentation, Business and Integration
Presentation deals with navigation control (input validation, etc) and protocol-based compliancies (HTTP, XML, rich clients)
Business layer concentrates exclusively domain logic. It offers business services to Presentation layer by interchanging business objects
Integration layer has to do with external application interoperatibility. This layer offers such kind of extra services to the Business layer
Now let's see in more detail roles involved in every layer
Presentation Layer aggregates Controllers and Forms
Controllers are relatively organized in a "one-per-use case" fashion (except some few reusable cases). Spring's web controllers (see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc package) are a fast and helpful set (we recommend AbstractWizardFormController for highly interactive use cases). Spring's form controllers consider validation as strategies (Strategy pattern)
Forms are POJO versions of HTML forms. Spring helps hide Form creation by formBackingObject property specification. Spring also helps during binding among HTTP parameters and Form's field
Thus, Controllers handle navigation and invoke services offered by Business layer in order to advance to next stage (such invocations normally takes place in processFormSubmission() or referenceData() Controller's methods)
Business layer exposes Business Managers as facades relatively organized in a "one por application module" fashion. Thus, ProductInventory, SalesManager, etc are good candidates to play such role
Business Manager behavior is very similar to Controller behavior. The only difference is the context they are playing their roles. While Business Managers deal most of time with business objects and other business specific data, Controllers battle with input requests and presentable responses
Business Managers carry out their services by activating one or more Business Objects. Business Objects are domain model elements such as Account, Order, Car, OrderLineItem. They don't be merely limited to expose properties (i.e. getters and setters) without any further behaviour
Business Objects should be capable to perform its own domain logic, even "talking" with other Business Objects (structurally associated or passed as input parameters). We find developers encounter this point a little confussing, wrongly considering, for instance, that Business Objects should see Business Manager in the same way Business Managers see Business Objects
Our point is that Business Objects compose a sub layer with data and behavior but no visibility about other layers. A Customer, let's say "John Doe"s, simply exists. He should never ask to database to retrieve his own record. Such kind of job should be done in Integration layer (as we shall see next) upon a Business Manager request
To finish our discussion about Business Objects, they should help to avoid unnecessary creation of Transfer Objects (aka known as Data Transfer Object and Value Objects when immutable). So, Business Objects should be their own Transfer Objects, traversing three main architectural layers: they can't see nothing but themselves, but everybody can see them
Integration layer exposes "one-step beyond" services to Business Managers. Mostly considered as a Persistence layer, we'd rather see this layer as Integration layer in the sense of interoperatibility with third party facilities, being persistence a special case only. Other examples consider transactional systems (CICS/VTAM), legacy applications or even real time system which main purposes not merely related with data persistence. In many cases they are "the" real applications, leaving our application simply as a sophisticated value-added front-end (SOA)
A goal that cannot be waived in this layer is to isolate Business layer from specific interoperatibility details. We should never return neither a ResultSet, nor a received XML document, neither a java.nio.ByteBuffer nor any kind of specific implementation technology subject to possible replacements. Who doesn't take into account this proverbial principle could be subject to replace the whole application sonner than later (honestly I would replace quickly such kind of "pragmatic" persons)
Unfortunately most of "so-considered" MVC Model-2 applications, in practice don't respect that premise
To Business Layer should return Business Object most of time. Maybe Transfer Objects in some considerable cases
Most popular pattern of this layer is DAO Pattern. Not usually mentioned but even important is classic POSA Broker and all his revisions and reimplementations
Spring provides here helpful tools in order to lighten specific aspects while accesing record-oriented storage. Please take a look of JDBC support in org.springframework.jdbc.object package. Spring efforts to easily integrate tools for O/R mapping are remarkable. In our application we are using hibernate-based dao support provided by org.springframework.orm.hibernate.support.Hibernat eDaoSupport. O/R mapping tools are fundamental to avoid unnecesary and even expensive Transfer Objects proliferation to Business Layer. The choice is up to you
To finish, I want to make a close revision of previous depicted role instances
Presentation layer: one only Controller instance for each Controller class (at least, for each Controller bean declared in Spring's BeanFactories configuration files)
One Form instance for every HTTP request execution of its corresponding Controller
Business layer: one Business Manager for each facade bean declared in Spring's config files
We couldn't predict how many Business Object instances could be alive in a certain moment. Remember a Business Object instance plays the role of its own transfer object, so the life cycle of a Business Object instance could go beyond its creator service execution
Integration layer: one instance for every DAO and other layer service provider declared in Spring config files
As a conclusion, our Business layer dont't have neither J2EE nor open-source API's imports. Only basic J2SE API's imports and also our own Business and Integration layer interfases
We have based our architectural implementation on current readings. I can suggest:
-"Expert one-on-one J2EE Design and Development", R Johnson. Wiley, 2003
-"Expert one-on-one J2EE Development without EJB", R Johnson, J Hoeller. Wiley, 2004
-"Wiring Your Web Application with Open Source Java", M Eagle. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2...ngwebapps.html, 2004
-"Pattern-oriented Software Architecture, Vol 1", F Buschmann et al. Wiley, 1996
-"Enterprise Integration Patterns", G Hohpe, B Woolf. Addison-Wesley, 2004


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Autor: Cody C. Lorance
Data: 22.02.2012
Category: Reconciliação, Parceria, Integridade & Humildade
Today I was praying for the Nominating Committee of our local association of Baptist churches and a thought or two came my way. Do you know what a "nominating committee" is? Basically they are the group in an organization responsible for getting other people to agree to fill voluntary positions and offices. It's a rather thankless task to be sure. On another level, however -- on a more spiritual level -- there is something else going on. Something that I think we do well to ponder.
There is under-girding and thus birthing and sustaining the existence of such a thing as "nominating committees" in Christian circles a truth so central to our lives that it seems all other truths may just hang on it like ornaments on a tree. It isn't the same thing which gives rise to "nominating committees" outside the Church (or at least it shouldn't be). Outside it is this, "There are jobs which must be done and positions which must be filled; we need a group whose sole purpose is to berate, guilt, or sucker people into filling those posts." No! In the Church it is another thing:
"Without Thee, I cannot live!"
Say again?
"'Without Thee, I cannot live!' Whatever our small practice, belief, or experience may be, nothing can alter the plain fact that God, the Spirit of spirits, the Life-giving Life, has made or rather is making each person reading these words for Himself; and that our lives will not achieve stability until they are ruled by that truth." (E. Underhill)
Can the follower of Jesus doubt this? Without God, we are hopelessly lost are we not? Is not our complete and utter dependence upon Him perhaps the uppermost reality governing our lives?
Sure, but what has that to do with "nominating committees"?
Well, only the truly loyal readers have made it this far in a post about "nominating committees" (which is really about God), so let me reward you with a parable:
A little girl goes to school. Her lunchbox in hand having been lovingly prepared by her attentive and thoughtful mother. At lunchtime, the girl devours the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, small bag of Cheetos, pickle spear, oatmeal cookie and juice box. The banana, however, gets tossed into the garbage. Same as always. The girl isn't a fruit lover.
And this is a picture of us. Saying we need God; saying in a voice of triumphant piety, "Without Thee, I cannot live!" Then proceeding to open the lunchbox of what God has prepared. We pick through and consume what we desire and chuck the rest. We never stop to consider the far greater wisdom of a Parent who has prepared these things (all these things) for us.
So . . . "nominating committees"?
Ah, yes. Here we are. Well, what exactly has God prepared for us?
1Co 12:7-19 ESV To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit,who apportions to each one individually as he wills . . . . For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be?
And also . . .
Eph 4:4-7 ESV There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-- one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
God has provided a Body. The Church. And my point is simple (though I've certainly taken the scenic route to get here). When we presume that we do not need the Body, when we arrogantly cut ourselves off from noses or fingers or kidneys, when we foolishly set out to conquer the world as solitary ears or hair follicles or even as a covenanted coalition of knuckles, then we (to brazenly mix metaphors) are chucking items from the lunchbox carefully and lovingly prepared by our Parent, the Father. We may say "'Tis but a speckled banana," or (switching back) "merely an ear lobe" but in the act of chucking we are not simply saying, "I don't need bannanas or ear lobes or church planters or Christians who care about the homeless or ESL teachers or "black" churches or "white" churches or Pentecostals or Calvinists or __________ -- No, we are saying something far different. Something much more serious. We are saying, "Without Thee, I will be just fine!" For when we reject what He, in infinite wisdom and love, has prepared, we reject Him. But really, we are dead without Him. As a friend of mine is found of saying, "Without Him, we cannot move an inch!"
So it is upon this foundational truth that all great Christian "nominating committees" through the ions of salvation history have been built. Or, at least, should be. Why? Because it is the noble task of the "nominating committee" to say to the Church (or to their little corner of it anyway),
"Everyone, this is Sam. He's a deacon down at XYZ Church. God has given him such and such gifts and experiences. You need him and Sam needs you, and we'll all be richer, fuller, healthier and happier with him in the lunchbox."
Over and out.
Palavras-chave: unity, theology church
Not too many church leaders address this issue. I appreciated reading it and can certainly relate to all of it. I am not naive to think there is a perfect process for developing and empowering leaders, but the committee on committees has some major flaws to it. I am a church planter (5 years into the church) and we do a better job of identifying leaders and their passions and gifting over time. Then we are able to approach them with the invitation to serve out of the way God has called and gifted them. When people are serving from that vantage point, as the church, we have not experienced much turn-over or burn-out. In fact, it is the opposite. People wanting to develop and hone their gifts to grow the body of Christ.
Thanks for reading!
When I became pastor 15 years ago, I had to submit to the power of a nominating committee who would selected the officers and presented their names to the congregation biannually. The process usually resulted in a popularity contest with the names of individuals who were close to committee members. The newly selected officers were often puppets for those who were responsible for choosing their names. I had to endure that process for 5 years until the congregation finally abolished the committee. Now, we have the freedom to select candidates based on their giftedness and willingness to serve.
Thank you for your feedback. Blessings to you!
I hate that you had to endure that type of experience, although it does seem fairly common throughout the Baptist tradition, at least in my experience. I find that this article was a refreshing reminder that all groups within the church are in need of prayer, perhaps the nominating (and any other) committee are in desperate need of prayer and guidance from the Lord. It is a dreadful situation for a committee to select someone to lead the congregation without first seeking the Lord's guidance.
This is a great article and a good reminder for me to pray for our church nominating committee. Our church is in the process of seeking a new music minister. I have not prayed for this group of Christians as they seek to fill the position. Thank you for reminding me of the importance of these folk and the importance of their gifts as they search for a the minister of music!
I am grateful that the article was a blessing to you!
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Jerome Bettis retired from the N.F.L. nearly seven years ago after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL. It was his first, and only, championship, the culmination of 13 seasons with six Pro Bowl appearances, three All-Pro selections and a spot at No. 6 on the league's list of all-time career rushers. On Nov. 30, the Pittsburgh favorite and proud Notre Dame alum was named a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2013.
As he awaits word on the list of 15 finalists and packs his bags for Miami to watch his Fighting Irish play for the B.C.S. championship, Bettis spoke with us about the Irish's title chances, the Steelers' offensive issues, the Jets' even bigger offensive issues, and his work with the Dick's Sporting Goods "Gifts That Matter" social media campaign.
Notre Dame looks really good this year, huh?
Absolutely, they are! We have an opportunity to do something special [in the national title game against Alabama]. It's going to be a tough challenge, but we have a chance.
What are your expectations for the game?
They're high. We have a chance if we can play mistake-free football. Our defense — they'll come to play. We have a great defense. The question is, can we score enough points to win the game? That's the only question we have. Alabama has an awesome defense, a lot of talented players on their defense. We got a young quarterback [Everett Golson], so if he can not turn the football over and score some points, then we got as good a chance as any to win.
Will you be in Miami for it?
Oh, absolutely.
I'm guessing you're a little biased with the Heisman then.
Of course I'm biased. [Notre Dame's Manti Te'o] definitely should win. He's had really good quarterbacks, but the impact he made, not only on the field, but with his teammates, I think that's what a great player does — he motivates everyone around him. And I think that's what Manti was able to do this year.
How much does being a Hall of Fame semifinalist mean to you?
It means a lot that I'm considered one of the best players on that list. To be on that list, you have be a great player, so that's enough for me. I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't want to go further and be a finalist and, hopefully, become a member. If it happens, great. If it doesn't happen, I'm still thankful because everybody on that list really deserves to be in. So I couldn't be mad at anyone on that list if they got in instead of me.
Out of curiosity, how does that work? They just call you and say, "Hey you're a semifinalist. Good luck"?
They don't even call you. I received phone calls from others saying, "hey, congratulations." And I'm like, "for what?" "On being a semifinalist."
So you basically heard it on ESPN or something.
Yep. It's crazy.
Let's talk about your Steelers a bit. Before their win over the Ravens, you wrote that the Steelers "may have lost the opportunity to reach the playoffs." But with that win, what do you think now?
I still think it depends on their health. That's the one thing that can hold back the Pittsburgh Steelers. When they're healthy, they're as good as anybody in the N.F.L. When they're not healthy, they're an average football team. Unfortunately, they're battling some health issues right now. If they can through those and get Ben Roethlisberger back on the field, I think they have a great chance.
What did you think of Charlie Batch in the win in Baltimore?
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Were you surprised at all by the demotions of Rashard Mendenhall and Mike Wallace?
Well, you've got to perform. This is a performance-based industry. If you don't perform, then you won't be out there long. They're in a situation where they need performance to have a chance. So, no, I get it. I understand it. Sometimes you need a wake-up call to get you going.
Do you think Jonathan Dwyer has what it takes to fill the starting running back role?
I think he does. I think he's shown week after week that he has the ability to make plays in the running game. He's physical, and he when he's been given the opportunity, he's made some big plays. So, he's showing that he can be a starting running back in the N.F.L. The guy delivers for them.
On your blog you wrote that Adrian Peterson should be included in the M.V.P. conversation. At this point in the season, who would you pick to win it?
Right now, I would have to look at Peyton Manning. What he's doing in Denver, taking over for Tim Tebow and changing the offense again, and going out there and playing as well as he has, I think he's squarely in the discussion. But then you've got Adrian Peterson, you've got …
You think rookies Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III should be included in the discussion?
I think it's hard for a rookie to be talked about in the M.V.P. conversation. But it's not impossible. I think if Luck can continue and get his team in the playoffs, then he's got a great opportunity, but both are in a situation where they've got to win every game in the playoffs for them to have a shot. Ultimately it's the usual suspects: You have Peyton Manning in there, I think Tom Brady should be in there, I think Adrian Peterson has to be in that discussion. They're the few guys you can look at and say they deserve to be in there.
About the Jets and their quarterback situation. Everyone has an opinion on this it seems, so what's yours: Is Mark Sanchez the right guy for the starting job? Are any of their quarterbacks fit for the job?
Unfortunately, long term they're stuck in the situation they're in. They decided to give a long-term contract to Mark Sanchez. So you allow Sanchez to start this week, but you give him a very, very, very short leash and are willing to put in your backup quarterback — which will not be [Tim] Tebow — quickly. So this week in practice, your backup quarterback [Greg McElroy] should be getting a lot more reps in practice. I think that's the way you handle that. You give Mark Sanchez an opportunity, and if he blows it again, then you've taken the necessary steps to make sure that your No. 2 quarterback is properly practiced and you know what he can do or what he can't do.
What should they do with Tebow?
Well, it's one of those situations where you keep him and you find a position for him, or your try to trade him. It's pretty simple. You can only do so much with a player, and it's pretty difficult to try to create an offense around a player.
Tell me a bit about the Dick's Sporting Goods "Gifts That Matter" social media program.
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Do you still have those cleats?
I don't have them anymore. It's crazy, I wish I did. But when I moved to Notre Dame from high school, and my parents got rid of my room, they threw all my stuff out.


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I have some sections of 2" PVC and some Tee fittings that I need to join. On the Tee fittings, the main line is threaded and the outlets are smooth. How can I cut the threads in the straight sections to join with the threaded main line?
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Greetings Fijinut,
An interesting analogy is that of how fleas in a flea circus are trained.
Fleas are trained not to jump by keeping them in a container with a lid. Once trained, they are harnessed by carefully wrapping a thin gold wire around the neck of the flea[2]. Once in the harness the fleas usually stay in it for life. The harnesses are attached to the props and the strong legs of the flea allows them to move objects significantly larger than themselves.
When the five senses shut down, including all echoes of the five senses manifesting as thoughts, then one has left the world of the body and material things (Kamaloka) and entered the world of pure mind (Rupaloka). It is as if a huge burden has dropped away. Or, as Ajahn Chah used to describe it, it is like one had been enduring' a tight rope around one's neck for as long as one can remember. So long, in fact, that one had become used to it and no longer recognized the pain. Then somehow the tension was suddenly released and the rope removed. The bliss one would feel would be the result of a huge burden disappearing! In much the same way, the bliss of the First Jhana is caused by the complete fading away of the "tight rope," meaning all that one took to be the world.
Dhammanando wrote:Hi Peter,Peter wrote:I wonder if Sariputta knew the man's potential,
I don't think so.Soon after the venerable Sāriputta had left, the brahmin Dhanañjānī died and reappeared in the Brahmā-world.
Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus thus: "Bhikkhus, Sāriputta, having established the brahmin Dhanañjānī in the inferior Brahmā-world, rose from his seat and departed while there was still more to be done."
Then the venerable Sāriputta went to the Blessed One, and after paying homage to him, he sat down at one side and said: "Venerable sir, the brahmin Dhanañjānī is afflicted, suffering, and gravely ill; he pays homage with his head at the Blessed One's feet."
"Sāriputta, having established the brahmin Dhanañjānī in the inferior Brahmā-world, why did you rise from your seat and leave while there was still more to be done?"
"Venerable sir, I thought thus: 'These Brahmins are devoted to the Brahmā-world. Suppose I show the brahmin Dhanañjānī the path to the company of Brahmā.'"
"Sāriputta, the brahmin Dhanañjānī has died and has reappeared in the Brahmā-world."
(Dhanañjānī Sutta, MN. 97)
From: Bhikkhu Bodhi's notes:Sati uttarikaraṇīye ("while there was still more to be done"). Ven. Sāriputta had left without giving him a teaching that would have enabled him to arrive at the supramundane path and become fixed in destination for enlightenment. Compared to this even rebirth in the Brahmā-world is described as "inferior" (hīna). This remark has the force of a gentle reproach. The Buddha must have seen that Dhanañjānī had the potential to attain the supramundane path, since elsewhere (e.g., MN 99.24-27) he himself teaches only the way to the Brahma-world when that potential is lacking in his listener.
This episode is briefly alluded to in the Peṭakopadesa (Peṭ. 79; Piṭaka Disclosure 102-3), an early treatise on hermeneutics. It crops up in a discussion of which sayings of the Buddha's disciples should be accepted as Dhamma. Here the Buddha's words to Sāriputta are treated as a "non-congratulation", rather than a rebuke:But there is also the kind of hearer (sāvaka) who knows the Ten Powered One's province, either limited or unlimitedly, yet he does not know that power [itself] at all beyond the hearing [of it]. As, for instance, in the case of the brahmin exhorted by the venerable Sāriputta. Now that venerable one lacked [the Tathāgata power of] knowledge of variety in faculties and powers (indriya-bala-vematta-ñāṇa), hence by his not knowing the encompassing of other persons, though the brahmin had more he could still have done [i.e. by attaining the noble path], he was instead made to reappear [after death] in the Brahmā-world, and so the venerable [Sāriputta] was not congratulated by the Blessed One.
The treatise then goes on to cite the Kassapagotta Sutta (SN. i. 199) as an example of a disciple (Mahākassapa) whose lack of the Tathāgata powers results in him giving his nephew a teaching that is too high for his capacity, with a similarly unfruitful outcome.or could have known if he thought to investigate.
There is a commentarial telling of the story in which Sāriputta does investigate as best he can, but unfortunately his best isn't good enough. I can't locate it at the moment, but it goes something like this: Sāriputta surveys the previous hundred thousand lives of the brahmin and in none of them can he detect any past action that could be a cause for awakening in the present life. And so he teaches him the way to Brahmā instead. But the Buddha —whose psychic powers can go further back than Sāriputta's— sees that in the brahmin's hundred thouand and first previous life he had heard the Dhamma taught by some past Buddha and in that hearing there was a sufficient cause for stream-entry in the present life. Except that it was too late.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
Bhikkhu Bodhi says,"The Buddha... teaches only the way to the Brahma-world when that potential is lacking in his listener." I wonder if "potential" is the right word.
I wonder if it might be more a matter of readiness.
It seems to me that there are places in the Pali Canon that suggest that potential is not the problem, e.g., "This immortal state has been attained by many and can still be attained even today by anyone who makes an effort. But not by those who do not strive..." Therigatha 513.
Also, I wonder if anyone who loves the Dhamma, who is intelligent, diligent, and not overly proud isn't ready to follow the Eightfold Path or is truly "lacking in potential."
AdvaitaJ wrote:Phil,
Why shouldn't we feel we are more capable than the laity of the Buddha's time? We (most of us, anyway) aren't struggling day in and day out for food and water! Western average life expectancy is what, double what it was in the Buddha's day? (70-something now vs. 30-something then?) Not only do we live twice as long, we have the internet!
So, based purely on the tangible advantages we enjoy, it makes perfect sense to me that we should have higher expectations of ourselves today than the laity of the Buddha's time. Imagine an admittedly optimistic not-too-distant future (say several hundred years), where the average productive life-span is well over one hundred, work/life/spiritual balance is the norm, and the impact of near-immediate global knowledge transfer has had decades to refine and perfect meditation techniques for each individual's fully mapped genome! I would certainly expect someone living in that time to be more capable of greater achievement than we are!
Dhammanando wrote:.....
Only humans conceived with a triple-rooted relinking consciousness (i.e., one accompanied by all three kusala roots: non-greed, non-hate and non-delusion) have the possibility of attaining jhāna or the noble path in their present life. Those with fewer kusala roots than this are all padaparamas.....
One can know that certain individuals are padaparamas (e.g. those who've commited certain kinds of very weighty akusala kamma), but there isn't any outward sign by which one can discern if a person is a neyya.
fijiNut wrote:Correct me if my logic is wrong, so would somebody who can attain Jhana be definitely or possibly a neyya?
Dhammanando wrote:Hi Ed,Bhikkhu Bodhi says,"The Buddha... teaches only the way to the Brahma-world when that potential is lacking in his listener." I wonder if "potential" is the right word.
Most certainly it's the right word.
In the Ugghaṭitaññū Sutta (AN. ii. 135) the Buddha says that there are four kinds of person found in this world: those who are quick in acquiring, those who learn by means of a detailed exposition, those who may be guided, and those for whom the letter [of the Teaching] alone is the highest thing. In the Abhidhamma Piṭaka these are defined as follows:What sort of person is quick in acquiring (ugghaṭitaññū)?
The person for whom there is penetration of the Dhamma at the very time when it is being taught is called "quick in acquiring."
What sort of person is one who learns by means of a detailed exposition (vipañcitaññū)?
The person for whom there is penetration of the Dhamma when the meaning of what has been taught in brief is later analysed in detail is called "one who learns by means of a detailed exposition."
What sort of person is one who may be guided (neyya)?
The person for whom penetration of the Dhamma comes gradually by means of recitation, questioning, proper attention, and by serving, cultivating and waiting upon kalyānamittas is called "one who may be guided."
What sort of person is one for whom the letter alone is the highest thing (padaparama)?
The person for whom penetration of the Dhamma will not come in this life, however much [of the Teaching] he may hear and speak and bear in mind or recite, is called to be "one for whom the letter alone is the highest thing."
(Puggalapaññatti 41-2; Designation of Human Types 58)
Regarding the fourth type, the padaparama, his lack of potential for awakening in the present life may be due to a number of factors. Most padaparamas were already such before they were even born, when still in their mothers' wombs. Only humans conceived with a triple-rooted relinking consciousness (i.e., one accompanied by all three kusala roots: non-greed, non-hate and non-delusion) have the possibility of attaining jhāna or the noble path in their present life. Those with fewer kusala roots than this are all padaparamas.
Even those who have been reborn with such a consciousness may still be padaparamas. In the Puggalapaññati Atthakathā (PuggA. 184-5) Buddhaghosa lists six causes for incapacity to attain the paths and fruits in the present life; in each case the state is reckoned as one that lacks the requisite decisive support condition (upanissaya-paccaya). A similar list is also given in the Paṭisambhidāmagga (Paṭi. i. 123), but here I will use Buddhaghosa's as the Paṭisambhidāmagga's version does not supply any explanation.
1. Obstruction by kamma (kammāvaraṇa); meaning those who have committed one of the five anantariyaka kammas.
2. Obstruction by defilement (kilesāvaraṇa); meaning those who hold to any of the ten niyata wrong views ("there is no giving, no sacrifice... etc.").
3. Obstruction by kammic ripening (vipākāvaraṇa); meaning those who were reborn with only a double-rooted or a rootless relinking consciousness.
4. Lack of faith (assaddha); "one lacking faith in the Buddha, Dhamma and Saṅgha."
5. Lack of zeal/desire-to-act (acchandika); defined as being one who either lacks chanda in the sense of desiring to undertake what is kusala.
6. Being weak in wisdom (duppañña); defined as those in whom the bhavaṅga-citta of that lifetime lacks the mental factor of paññā (this in fact overlaps with #3, for it is the relinking consciousness that determines the character of the bhavaṅga-citta in any lifetime).I wonder if it might be more a matter of readiness.
It might be in part, but clearly the texts don't limit it to just that.It seems to me that there are places in the Pali Canon that suggest that potential is not the problem, e.g., "This immortal state has been attained by many and can still be attained even today by anyone who makes an effort. But not by those who do not strive..." Therigatha 513.
This is De Silva's mistranslation. It should read "anyone who strives rightly" (yo yoniso payuñjati). The translator has ignored the word yoniso (rightly, properly). For the reasons stated above, the padaparama in her present life is limited in her capacity to strive rightly, even if she wants to.Also, I wonder if anyone who loves the Dhamma, who is intelligent, diligent, and not overly proud isn't ready to follow the Eightfold Path or is truly "lacking in potential."
Well, all beings have the potential for eventually awakening. Even padaparamas are not like the so-called 'icchantika' described in some Mahayana Yogacarin texts, who is eternally cut off from the possibility of awakening. So the question is whether a person has the potential for awakening in the present life. This will depend upon whether he or she is a neyya or a padaparama (ugghaṭitaññūs and vipañcitaññūs are generally held not to exist any more), but this isn't easily known. One can know that certain individuals are padaparamas (e.g. those who've commited certain kinds of very weighty akusala kamma), but there isn't any outward sign by which one can discern if a person is a neyya.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
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After being rumored for quite some time, the new Cadillac ATS compact sedan has officially been unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The car was built to challenge some of the world's best premium cars like the BMW 3-Series and the Mercedes C-Class. It will go on sale in Summer 2012.
The new 2013 Cadillac ATS will be distinguished by its active shutter grille, LED-infused headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels, chrome trim, vertical taillights, and integrated trunk spoiler. It is also the first Cadillac model to carry the CUE infotainment system - an eight-inch LCD multi-touch sensitive screen that is integrated into the top of the center instrument panel.
Customers will have the possibility to choose between three engines: a 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 200 HP, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 270 HP, and a 3.6-liter V6 with 318 HP. All three engines can be combined with either a six-speed manual transmission or an automatic transmission, as well as an optional all-wheel drive system.
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The 2013 ATS takes Cadillac's Art & Science design language and reinterprets it for proportions relative to the vehicle's compact design. The compact model sits at 182.8 inches/4643mm long, 55.9 inches/1421 mm tall, and 71.1 inches/1805 mm wide. Its wheelbase measures 109.3 inches/2775 mm, with a 59.5 inches/1512 mm track in the front and a 60.9 inches/1548 mm track in the rear. The ATS was built using a new rear-wheel drive platform with a total weight of only 3400 lbs and a 51/49 weight distribution. Cadillac managed to keep the weight as low as possible by using an aluminum hood, magnesium engine mount brackets, and lightweight, natural-fiber door trim panels.
As for the standout features of the car, the Cadillac ATS now boasts of an active shutter grille that closes at certain highway speeds to reduce aerodynamic drag and enhance fuel economy. Added to the mix are LED-infused headlights, a chrome trim, vertical taillights, an integrated trunk spoiler, and 17-18" painted, polished, or machined-face alloy wheels.
The elegance and simplicity of the exterior flows inside of the vehicle towards a driver-focused interior with integrated technology and crafted materials like real wood, plated metal plating, and carbon fiber trim. Of course, these features are second to the all-new Cadillac CUE (Cadillac User Experience) infotainment system that includes an eight-inch LCD multi-touch sensitive screen, seamlessly integrated into the top of the center instrument panel and a motorized fully capacitive faceplate at the bottom concealing a 1.8L storage area. The ATS marks the first Cadillac to feature the CUE system.
On the North American market, the 2013 Cadillac ATS will be offered with a choice of three engines: two four-cylinders and a V-6. The base engine is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that delivers a total of 200 HP, while the middle child of the group is a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 270 HP. The honor of the top version goes to the 3.6-liter V6 with 318 HP. The ATS will be offered with both manual and automatic transmission options, along with rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations.
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The 2013 Cadillac ATS will go on sale in Summer 2012. Prices will start from $35,195, including destination charges. The 2.0L turbocharged version will cost $35,795, while the V6 version comes with a price of $42,090. The top version will be offered with an automatic transmission and standard content that includes CUE, leather 8-way power seats with memory, adaptive start, and more.
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equidistant : The BMW 2er Coupe and Cabrio. With the forthcoming seperation of the BMW Compact segment family to accomodate each equal family such as the UKL/Next generation 1er , the current 1er and the all new 2er family - All distant in looks and purpose. Still maintaining the ability of a RWD drivetrain and the benefits of an entry sports coupe. The renaming of the current 1er Coupe and Cabrio allows BMW to expand on the model line by resorting back to the traditions of classic entry BMW's - Compact , focused and no limits when it comes to involving driver communication and dynamic handling. For the idea of this expanding family we have to go back to the 2002 and the E30 3er. Cars that helped define the segment. To make you understand how the BMW 2er appearance differs from the BMW 1er I have done this quick rendering in Paint for quickness over an existing 1er Coupe illustration. As you can see the arrow-like headlights remain but they are more edgier and sportier at the bonnet line and wrap around the wing like a 6er. The arrow shape of the light unit is highly prominent but connects diagonally into a wider three-dimensional kidney grille as per modern BMW design. The lower intakes reflect the opposite direction of the headlights by being more angular. The sculpture lines on the bumper highly prominent the front of the car and help protrude the front of the car for class-leading front impact and pedestrian safety. The "eye-bags" under the headlights connect with the lower intakes and flow downwards similar to the 6er forming the air curtains at the side of the intakes. And depending what model-line there will be the option of decorative trim surrounding circular fog lights. The overall appearance shows a kin-ship with the F20 1er but interprets its DNA in a more sportier format which brings the car into line with the other BMW Coupe's such as the 6er and forthcoming 4er Coupe. It can be said that there is a similar comparison to the larger 6er Coupe especially in its profile which some say resemble a shrunken 6er but to entry coupe proportions. Continuing with the big car feel some 2er's seen at the studios of Munich include LED headlights and larger 19"wheels . Engine options will be varied from petrol and diesel four and six cylinder right up to the storming M235i adding the focused chassis of the M135i with 2er Specific changes to the chassis and suspension before climaxing in a lighter M2 variant. A car that will aim to repeat the same successful formula as the 1er M Coupe by being the "entry" ladder to the M Division but with a reduction in weight and not as limited this time around. The cabrio variant retains a folding soft-top for significant weight reduction and clean lines with a completely flat rear deck enhancing the sportier appearance with superior levels of beauty. The sportier look to the 2er shows why BMW are expanding the 2er line to include a Gran Coupe four door model in order to enter a growing competitive segment by combining a sport sedan with greater individuality and class-leading dynamics. The new BMW 2er Coupe and Cabrio will be introduced in 2013.
The rendering shows (IMO) a real improvement over the f20. I can nor come toterms with the front of the car, M-package or not. Really looking forward to the M235. Any discussion ofoffering m-performance chassin with the new 3-cyl? I would love the charismatc engine in a really fun chassi despite it beong lower on power compared to N20. Any news/hints on the rumored z3 (coupe and roadster), has the economic climate killed/paused the project?
I'm quite sure that the 2 Series front will look good, or at least better than the 1 Series. I wouldn't bet on it coming any time soon. Z4 is soon getting a facelift, and BMW will focus on X4 before any sportscar comes out. 325i E30 also had I6 whereas M3 E30 had I4. What I6 would BMW give the M2? A pimped N55? Or a detuned S55? We would practically have a car a faster car than the M3/M4 once tuned, and just as Porsche with the 981, so BMW with the M2, will not want it to be faster than its bigger legendary brother. Think that an I4 will be lighter and shorter than an I6. That would fit an M2. Look at the number BMW's I3 is making, what then about an M modified I4?
The strategy for the next generation of Roadsters bring the Z3 back. Equipping the latest mid-entry Roadster with a soft-top with the Z4 moving up a scale to become the Z5. The Z5 will retain a folding hardtop. and basically what was the Z2 becomes the Z3. As to take advantage of the UKL architecture the next MINI Coupe/Roadster will be more of an individual sports car concept than the current MINI based models. BMW will also take advantage with an entry Z1 powered by the new three-cylinder engine. The Roadster design language is derived from the well-received BMW ConnectedDrive concept car which was not meant to focus completely on design rather the technology. But the more angular and modern layered surface work will distinguish the Roadsters from their more organic and rounder lookiing competitors. Then you will have BMW engineers working on changing the complete character of the Z4 replacement which an earlier preview is imminent on the upcoming BMW Z4 by M Performance. This render shows you in more ways than one how the design language will feature within production models.
The biggest one would be weight reduction. Less weight in the front, better corner-taking, better balance
And dont forget about the Z1 scott also wrote, lol. Reality is only a z4 will be coming out in the next 3-4 years.
Nothing has been confirmed ... just Scott was mentioning it several times, that ///M is currently thinking in this direction ...
Because 320 PS from a 3.0l I6 is cheaper than 300 PS from a 2.0l I4 (not saying the N55 is cheap or the 2.0 TFSI is expensive).
M and BMW are thinking logically regarding the successor of the 1er M Coupe and have developed and evaluated reworked performance engines based on the four-cylinder N20. The BMW i8 uses a high performance variant of the new three cylinder engine - specific to the BMW i8 which is allowing the i8 to outgun the current E92 M3 Coupe in internal tests. M are taking an interest on the possibilities of a three cylinder although I doubt that will be for the M2. As it stands at the current time the M2 remains as a Coupe for now with actual potential for a cabrio making production this time, but no decision has been taken on the Gran Coupe 2er definitely expect an M Performance model but it is too early to determine whether an M2 Gran Coupe will come.
This doesn't make any sense. If the M2 were to get an I4, then the M235i could have a detuned version of that, so "expense" doesn't come into it. If anything it would make it cheaper to spread the I4 across more models.
My perception on the I4 vs I6 discussion regarding M2 and M235i is: M235i is "just" a performance model. So no M specific engine for this model (of course a matter of costs). ... and it's just a variant/sibbling of the M135i - therefore the N55 is most likely. since - according to Scott (and this sounds reasonable to me) the M people now have a normal project schedule for the M2 they now can develop e "true" M engine for the M2. True in this case means, at least that different from an AG engine as the S63 and the upcoming M3 engine from their "normal" counterparts, from which they reuse the block and some other stuff. So - in case M2 is a true ///M in this respect, it could either use a detuned M3 (F80) engine or an M specific I4 (N20 based). For a nimble F22 based M2 I find a small/short/light I4 with some latest M engineering FI technology and 320hp+ quite attractive
Plus, M2 I4, M3 I6 and M5/6 V8 sounds pretty logical too....too logical perhaps... So people can complain for years that the M2 is 'no real M engine'? Or have you gotten used to that idea already?
the next-gen 6cyl. engines are supposed to debut in the f32, which does precede the 2er by a few months, so i wonder if the 2er will receive the next-gen engines or soldier on with the n55?


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