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Scotland to the rescue of English as EU official language?MarkOttawa
...Each country is allowed to pick one tongue, and Ireland and Malta — the other two E.U. nations that are predominantly English-speaking — chose Gaelic and Maltese, respectively...
Until such time as Art 50 is invoked by the UK, and the process is completed, there is no Brexit.
Nigel Farage, a member of the European Parliament and the leader of the U.K. Independence Party, spoke on the floor of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning.It was a special session of the Parliament, called in the wake of the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union. Farage — whose eurosceptic right-wing party was firmly in favor of the Brexit, and who personally campaigned quite passionately for it — was grinning.And on a day marked with fiery speeches, his stood out.Farage was booed from the start — he could barely get out "Good morning." The president of the European Parliament had to chastise the gathered lawmakers into letting Farage speak. When he finally began, here's what he had to say."Funny, isn't it?"When I came here 17 years ago and I said that I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain to leave the European Union, you all laughed at me."Well, I have to say, you're not laughing now, are you?"Farage told the other members the source of their anger was clear:"You as a political project are in denial. You're in denial that your currency is failing. You're in denial — well, just look at the Mediterranean! As a policy to impose poverty on Greece and the Mediterranean you've done very well."You're in denial over Mrs. Merkel's call last year for as many people as possible to cross the Mediterranean into the European Union [which] has led to massive divisions between within countries and between countries."Farage invoked the controversial history of the EU Constitution. It failed to be ratified as its own treaty, but most of the elements of the proposed constitution were instituted through the Treaty of Lisbon."The biggest problem you've got and the main reason the U.K. voted the way it did is because you have — by stealth, by deception, without ever telling the truth to the rest of the peoples of Europe — you have imposed upon them a political union."And when the people in 2005 in the Netherlands and France voted against that political union and rejected the constitution, you simply ignored them and brought the Lisbon Treaty in through the back door." Farage called the vote "a remarkable result":"What happened last Thursday was a remarkable result — it was, indeed, a seismic result. Not just for British politics, for European politics, but perhaps even for global politics, too."Because what the little people did, what the ordinary people did — what the people who've been oppressed over the last few years and seen their living standards go down — they rejected the multinationals, they rejected the merchant banks, they rejected big politics and they said, 'Actually, we want our country back. We want our fishing waters back. We want our borders back.' ..."In doing so, we now offer a beacon of hope to democrats across the rest of the European continent. I'll make one prediction this morning: the United Kingdom will not be the last member state to leave the European Union."Here's the line that brought the assembly — which had been occasionally grumbling during Farage's speech, with a few smatterings of applause — into a rage."I know that virtually none of you have ever done a proper job in your lives, or worked in business, or worked in trade, or indeed ever created a job. But listen, just listen."During the resulting uproar, the president of the EU Parliament, Martin Schulz, had to call for order. He chastised the MEPs by, well, insulting Farage's own party:"I do understand that you are getting emotional, but you are acting like UKIP usually acts in this chamber, so please, don't imitate them," he said.He also told Farage to cut it out."You really can't say that, I'm sorry," Schulz said.Farage highlighted the trade relationships between the U.K. and Europe, and told an audibly amused Parliament that attempts to punish the U.K. for its departure would only hurt the 27 countries remaining in the EU."That trade matters. If you were to cut off your noses to spite your faces and to reject any idea of a sensible trade deal, the consequences would be far worse for you than it would be for us."[Laughter from MEPs]"Even no deal is better for the United Kingdom is better than the current rotten deal that we've got. But if we were to move to a position where tariffs were reintroduced on products like motorcars then hundreds of thousands of German works would risk losing their jobs."Here's how he closed:"Why don't we just be pragmatic, sensible, grown-up, realistic — and let's cut between us a sensible, tariff-free deal.[Laughter.]"And thereafter, recognize that the United Kingdom will be your friend, that we will trade with you, we will cooperate with you, we will be your best friends in the world."But do that, do it sensibly, and allow us to go off and pursue our global ambitions and future."Farage was met with some applause and a great deal of booing, and sat down with a visible smile.
>they will sit down and address the concerns that precipitated the events. I doubt it. If the pro-EU people get their way despite the result, they will pocket the win and carry on with their program. If they were inclined to address concerns, they would already have done so.
Jeremy Corbyn and the Left's LunacyNOAH ROTHMAN / JUNE 28, 2016The two most direct and visible effects of the Brexit vote have been a financial shock and a political implosion. Post-Brexit economic instability is the result of a panic, and it is reasonable to expect the markets to find a new equilibrium soon. The collapse of political stability in Britain, however, is rooted in more fundamental factors that won't be resolved quickly. The resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron has thrown the Conservative majority into turmoil, but a revolt within the minority Labour Party against its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is also ongoing. It is an ugly reflection on Labour and the left in general that it took a failed plebiscite on Europe to finally wake the party up to what a noxious, paranoid, graceless figure their leader truly is.Brexit would not have passed as narrowly as it did if it were not for the support of Labour voters to retreat from the EU. That represents a stunning humiliation for the Europhilic center-left Labour and a remarkable defeat for Jeremy Corbyn—although he does not personally view it that way.Corbyn has always been hostile toward European integration. While conservatives of the "Euro-skeptical" variety tend to cast a suspicious eye on the EU for its anti-market values, Corbyn finds the EU suspiciously too laissez-faire. He voted against the Maastricht Treaty, which created the EU, and the Lisbon Treaty, which established its constitution. He criticized the terms on which Greece was provided loans in exchange for adopting austere budgetary restrictions as being too harsh. "There is no future for a Europe that turns its smaller nations into colonies of debt peonage," Corbyn wrote as recently as 2015.This stance is remarkably out of step with his internationalist party, and the failure to prevent Brexit appears the straw that broke Labour's back. In the wake of the referendum vote, the majority of the shadow Labour government has resigned. Despite all these clear signals that Corbyn has lost the faith of his fellow party members, he still insists he will not vacate his post. Even the Labour-friendly Daily Mirror was reduced to begging this "decent man," in a "heartfelt message," to resign "for the sake of your party" and "country." 47 resignations later, the party declared an open revolt against Corbyn—172 Labour MPs voted against their leader in a confidence vote on Tuesday.Corbyn is a man who by any sane calculation should never have been elevated to his present position. He bemoaned the fate of the Taliban after September 11th, and claimed that there had been a "manipulation" of information by the omnipotent but ill defined "they" to manufacture international conflict. This kind of conspiratorial thinking is not new to the man who became the Labour's leader. In an article for Labour Briefing in 1991, Corbyn called the Coalition ouster of Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait a "curtain-raiser for the New World Order."When the United States finally killed Osama bin Laden in a Special Forces operation in 2011, Corbyn called it an "assassination attempt," in which no effort was made to capture the terrorist and bring him to trial. That rendered the al-Qaeda leader's death a "tragedy" on par with the destruction of the World Trade Center towers in 2001.Corbyn has long been infatuated with radical Islamist terrorists, if only because he approves of their targets. He described the Iranian terrorist organization Hezbollah and the murderous Hamas in Gaza as the West's "friends," and supported a total arms embargo on Israel. Corbyn has gleefully shared a stage with the most unhinged European Holocaust deniers and defended those fringe figures who claim 9/11 was perpetrated by the Israeli Mossad.Under Corbyn, the Labour Party has been implicated in one anti-Semitic incident after another. In early May, the Telegraph reported that 50 Labour members had been secretly disciplined over anti-Semitic and racist comments amid an "influx of hard-left supporters following Jeremy Corbyn's election." Formerly peripheral views about Hitler and Israel's support for ISIS, which were once relegated only to the darkest fringes of society, were out in the open. They had found a mainstream champion.Corbyn is not the disease but a symptom; a lagging indicator of an ideology gone mad. Labour's leader has recklessly legitimized conspiratorial anti-Western and anti-Semitic thought. Corbyn represents so much more than the British left's overcorrection away from Blairite centrism. He exemplifies an unattractive impulse among younger liberals in America and Britain to embrace the perpetually adolescent unreconstructed socialists of the 20th Century as they struggle to comprehend and navigate the challenges of their own time. These formerly marginal figures were once consigned to the fringe for a good reason.It has long been obvious to all but the most blinkered of paranoid basement-dwellers that Corbyn is unfit to lead the Labour Party. His elevation to his current position confirms the belief that the Western left has become reckless and radicalized. It wasn't Corbyn's conspiratorial thinking, his anti-Semitism, his flirtation with violence and autarky, or his apologies for terrorists that robbed Labour of confidence in their eccentric leader. It was his failure to campaign hard enough to preserve European subsidies that did him in. That fact alone exposes how truly deep the rot within the British left goes.
Is it possible that the whole referendum was never intended to actually decide if the UK were to pull out of the EU, but rather a response by Cameron to his detractors (at least in part) within the party to put up or shut up, specifically Boris Johnson?
Marine Le Pen: After Brexit, the People's Spring Is InevitableLire en français (Read in French)By MARINE LE PENJUNE 28, 2016PARIS — IF there's one thing that chafes French pride, it's seeing the British steal the limelight. But in the face of real courage, even the proudest French person can only tip his hat and bow. The decision that the people of Britain have just made was indeed an act of courage — the courage of a people who embrace their freedom.Brexit won out, defeating all forecasts. Britain decided to cast off from the European Union and reclaim its independence among the world's nations. It had been said that the election would hinge solely on economic matters; the British, however, were more insightful in understanding the real issue than commentators like to admit.British voters understood that behind prognostications about the pound's exchange rate and behind the debates of financial experts, only one question, at once simple and fundamental, was being asked: Do we want an undemocratic authority ruling our lives, or would we rather regain control over our destiny? Brexit is, above all, a political issue. It's about the free choice of a people deciding to govern itself. Even when it is touted by all the propaganda in the world, a cage remains a cage, and a cage is unbearable to a human being in love with freedom.The European Union has become a prison of peoples. Each of the 28 countries that constitute it has slowly lost its democratic prerogatives to commissions and councils with no popular mandate. Every nation in the union has had to apply laws it did not want for itself. Member nations no longer determine their own budgets. They are called upon to open their borders against their will.Countries in the eurozone face an even less enviable situation. In the name of ideology, different economies are forced to adopt the same currency, even if doing so bleeds them dry. It's a modern version of the Procrustean bed, and the people no longer have a say.And what about the European Parliament? It's democratic in appearance only, because it's based on a lie: the pretense that there is a homogeneous European people, and that a Polish member of the European Parliament has the legitimacy to make law for the Spanish. We have tried to deny the existence of sovereign nations. It's only natural that they would not allow being denied.Brexit wasn't the European people's first cry of revolt. In 2005, France and the Netherlands held referendums about the proposed European Union constitution. In both countries, opposition was massive, and other governments decided on the spot to halt the experiment for fear the contagion might spread. A few years later, the European Union constitution was forced on the people of Europe anyway, under the guise of the Lisbon Treaty. In 2008, Ireland, also by way of referendum, refused to apply that treaty. And once again, a popular decision was brushed aside.When in 2015 Greece decided by referendum to reject Brussels' austerity plans, the European Union's antidemocratic response took no one by surprise: To deny the people's will had become a habit. In a flash of honesty, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, unabashedly declared, "There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties."Brexit may not have been the first cry of hope, but it may be the people's first real victory. The British have presented the union with a dilemma it will have a hard time getting out of. Either it allows Britain to sail away quietly and thus runs the risk of setting a precedent: The political and economic success of a country that left the European Union would be clear evidence of the union's noxiousness. Or, like a sore loser, the union makes the British pay for their departure by every means possible and thus exposes the tyrannical nature of its power. Common sense points toward the former option. I have a feeling Brussels will choose the latter.One thing is certain: Britain's departure from the European Union will not make the union more democratic. The hierarchical structure of its supranational institutions will want to reinforce itself: Like all dying ideologies, the union knows only how to forge blindly ahead. The roles are already cast — Germany will lead the way, and France will obligingly tag along.Here is a sign: President François Hollande of France, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain take their lead directly from Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, without running through Brussels. A quip attributed to Henry Kissinger, "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" now has a clear answer: Call Berlin.So the people of Europe have but one alternative left: to remain bound hand-and-foot to a union that betrays national interests and popular sovereignty and that throws our countries wide open to massive immigration and arrogant finance, or to reclaim their freedom by voting.Calls for referendums are ringing throughout the Continent. I myself have suggested to Mr. Hollande that one such public consultation be held in France. He did not fail to turn me down. More and more, the destiny of the European Union resembles the destiny of the Soviet Union, which died from its own contradictions.The People's Spring is now inevitable! The only question left to ask is whether Europe is ready to rid itself of its illusions, or if the return to reason will come with suffering. I made my decision a long time ago: I chose France. I chose sovereign nations. I chose freedom.Marine Le Pen is president of the National Front party in France. This essay was translated by John Cullen from the French.
Marine Le Pen on how the Nativists in Europe look at the Brexit. Like the Bernie Sanders/Donald Trump insurgency brewing in the United States, many people are not happy at how their lives, hopes and prospects have been rearranged by political "elites" and are seeking means of redress. While you and I might agree that Donald Trump or Marine Le Pen don't represent the "best" choices, these are the ones on the table right now, so anyone looking to offer an alternative will have to get to work right away. (In the UK, I suspect the clear choice is Boris Johnson. Who is our Boris Johnson?)
And by the way, wrt Saunders, Saunders and Trump appeal to exactly the same demographics - those not engaged by the status quo. In Europe the status quo is defined by the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats (neither of whom are democratic) and who have a vested interest in making the most of their limited legitimacy. Historically the majority of Europeans has rejected both their houses. In the US the status quo is a lot harder to define. It has shallower historical roots.
No, with respect, I reject the term populism for the pejorative implications that are associated with it.
Venstre[note 1] (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʋɛnsd̥ʁɐ], literally "left"), full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (English: Left, Denmark's Liberal Party), is a conservative-liberal[6][7] and agrarian[8] political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the landed aristocracy, today it espouses an economically liberal pro-free market ideology.[9]Venstre is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the third largest party in the country.
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean different things."
'Atsfunny.I have been accused of being PC.!First time for everything. I could equally cite the dictionary definitions of gay, pride, democrat, republican, Scot and Brit, or even Quebecer and challenge you not to react at a visceral level.I accept your definition. Equally, I argue, that the majority of the commentariat does not subscribe to populism as an acceptable philosophy. Any more than the Senate was appreciative of Caesar's base of support.Consequently, for the duration, I look for more neutral terms in which to frame the debate.By the way:Venstre is the Danish word for Left -
Demagogue | Define Demagogue at Dictionary.comwww.dictionary.com/browse/demagogue1. a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people. 2. (in ancient times) a leader of the people. verb (used with object), demagogued, demagoguing.


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Today is a very good day and an exciting day (please note that actual writing and date of posting are usually different from each other) for me and in a way for my regular readers and believers of Feng Shui and Buddhism it should be a good day for you also, because today is the day I was told by my Guru Lama to share with you about the Four Heavenly Kings.
The Four Heavenly Kings has been featured in numerous Buddhist Sutras, one of which is in The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva; Earth Store Bodhisattva is also known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva or Di Zhang Pu Sa. In this particular sutra, Sakyamuni Buddha (The Historical Buddha) directly addressed the Four Heavenly Kings to help propagate the Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva. They were also prominently mentioned in the highly revered Golden Light Sutra.
It is said that those who recite the Golden Light Sutra will be protected by the Four Heavenly Kings themselves. Furthermore, those who recite and keep the Lotus Sutra will also be protected by the Four Heavenly Kings.
From this we can see that the Four Heavenly Kings are powerful protector Buddhist gods, however, as you read on you will that they don't only protect us but they each also have a specific function which is different from each other.
At this point, I would like to clarify that the Four Heavenly Kings are gods in the Buddhist pantheon; it means they are not yet Bodhisattvas or Buddhas, and they serve the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas.
Again, The Four Heavenly Kings are Buddhist gods, each of who watches over their assigned cardinal direction of the world. The cardinal directions are East, West, North, and South. In Chinese they are originally known or called as "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" (風調雨順), which literally translates to "Good climate", but in the translation in the Chinese version of sutras they are called "Sì Dà Tiānwáng" (四大天王) which means "Four Great Heavenly Kings".
In most Chinese Buddhist Temples, one will normally see the THE HEAVENLY KINGS HALL. This is usually one of the first most majestic halls one will see.
The Four Heavenly Kings resides in Mt. Sumeru, a celestial and cosmic mountain where the heavens are. They are also the protector of the world and they fight evil, each of the 4 Heavenly Kings are able to command a legion of supernatural creatures to protect the Dharma or people who follow the Dharma.
Each of the Four Heavenly Kings serves Sakra, the of the devas (gods) of the Trayastrimsha Heaven. In Buddhism there are many heavens, and the Tranyastrimsha Heaven is the heaven nearest to our world, which is called Jambvudpiva is Buddhist sutras.
Although they are more commonly called as the Four Heavenly Kings, each one of them has a name and their specific directions and functions. Allow me to introduce to you the Four Heavenly Kings:
VAISRAVANA (He Who Hears Everything)
- Is the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings and is the main protector of the cardinal direction North. He is sometimes likened to Bodhisattva Kuan Yin (also spelled or called as Quan Yin, Guan Yin, Kuan Shi Yin, Guan Shi Yin, Quan Shi Yin, Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Chenrezig, Bodhisattva of Compassion, Goddess of Mercy) whose literal translation is THE WHO HEAR THE CRIES OF THE WORLD.
- Vaisravana is also known as Kubera, Namtose (Namthose), Vessavana, Thao Kuwen, Wetsawan, Wetsuwan, Wéthawún Nat Min, Duō Wén Tiānwáng.
- Vaisravana is the rule of water or rain, which is also the element that represents wealth or money. The umbrella or the pagoda are his symbolic weapons. Vaisravana is considered as a very powerful god of wealth.
- In fact, Vaisravana rules over the famous gods of weatlh, which are the Five Dzambhalas (also spelled as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Jambala, Jambhala, Zambhala, Zambala) namely Red Dzambhala, Yellow Dzambhala, White Dzambhala, Black or Blue Dzambhala, and Green Dzambhala. He rules over the Dzambhalas amongst other Yaksha (also spelled as Yaksa) which are generals of the heavenly realm.
- Vaisravana is often associated with the colors yellow and green.
- Symbols of Vaisravana: Umbrella, Stupa, Pagoda, Mongoose
- Cardinal Direction: North
VIRUDHAKA (He Who Causes To Grow)
- Is the king of the South. He is the ruler of the wind. And is the god who helps cause good growth of roots or crops.
- His symbolic weapon is the sword, which he carries in his right hand to protect the Dharma and also to symbolize power over ignorance.
- Virudhaka is also known as Virūḷhaka, Thao Wirunhok, Virúlaka Nat Min, Zēng Zhǎng Tiānwáng, Zōchō-ten, Jeungjang-cheonwang,
- Virudhaka rules over Kumbhanda, which are a group of dwarfish spirits and is considered as one of the lesser deities in Buddhism.
- Virudhaka is often associated with the color blue.
- Symbol of Virudhaka: Sword
- Cardinal Direction: South
DHRTARASTRA (He Who Upholds the Realm)
- Is the king that rules over East. He is also considered as the God of Music.
- His symbolic weapon is a stringed instrument called pipa.
- It is said that Dhrtarastra uses music to convert all sentient beings to Buddhism. While all of the Four Heavenly Kings are harmonious and compassionate, Dhrtarastra is considered to be a god that helps promotes harmony and compassion.
- Dhrtarastra is also known as Dhrutharashṭa, Thao Thatarot, Daddáratá Nat Min, Chí Guó Tiānwáng, Jikoku-ten, Jiguk-cheonwang, Yülkhorsung.
- Dhrtarastra rule over the gandharvas, which are male nature spirits that has superb heavenly and celestial musical skills. They are part animal usually a bird or a horse, and acts as messenger between gods and humans.
- Dhrtarastra are often associated with the color white.
- Symbol of Dhrtarastra: Pipa
- Cardinal Direction: East.
VIRUPAKSA ( He Who Sees All)
- Is the king that rules over the West. He is considered as the one who sees everything that happens in the Dharma world.
- His symbolic weapons are snake or a red cord that is representative of a dragon.
- It is said the Virupaksa watches over us in the sky, and that when we solemnly call on him in time of danger, he will guard and protect us. And if you are not Buddhist and for some reason knows a lot of Buddhism, it is said that it Virupaksa is the one who feeds you these informations.
- Virupaksa is also known as Virūpakkha, Virūpaksha, Thao Wirupak, Virúpekka Nat Min, Guăng Mù Tiānwáng, Kōmoku-ten, Gwangmok-cheonwang,
- Virupaksa rules over the Nagas, which is a deity that has taken the form of a very great snake.
- Virupaksa is often associated with the color red.
- Symbols of Virupaksa: Snake, Stupa, Pearl.
- Cardinal Direction: West
According to Guru Lama praying to the Four Heavenly Kings will provide us with wealth and prosperity (thru King Vaisravana), success and progress (thru King Virudhaka), peace and harmony (thru King Dhrtarastra) and, good health and protection from danger (thru King Virupaksa). Placing their images at home also serves as one of the most powerful protection amulet one can have.
Guru Lama shares with me a story about how when he was assigned by the Dalai Lama to leave Dharamsala, India to help spread Buddhism and build temple in other parts of Asia, he has personally tapped into the blessings and power of the Four Heavenly Kings.
That was a few decades ago and when he left India, he was only given small amount money to travel and spread the Dharma and eventually build a temple. Guru Lama said he was a little apprehensive because a few years back they just left Tibet because of Chinese oppression, and when he was asked to leave again to spread the Dharma, he was apprehensive and really nervous even though he was excited and felt honored to be entrusted with the task of spreading the Dharma.
A few months before leaving India, he started preparing himself physically and mentally to this overwhelming task. He would always meditate on the teaching of the different sutras and would always draw strength from Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (aka Kuan Yin, Quan Yin, Guan Yin, Kuan Shi Yin, Quan Shi Yin, Kuan Shi Yin, Chenrezig, Kannon) and Bodhisattva Vajrapani. One night in his sleep he received a vision that Vajrapani Bodhisattva visited him and that he was shown the images of the Four Heavenly Kings. Upon waking up he knew then that he would need the help of the Four Heavenly Kings to help progress in his endeavor.
This totally make sense, because if you go back to the description of the Four Heavenly Kings, he will need wealth and prosperity to help build a temple, success and progress so that people will see the good side of what he was about to do, peace and harmony so that he can transmute that feeling to the people around him, good health for this overwhelming task, and protection to ensure that he doesn't come to harm's way in spreading the Dharma.
And so my Guru Lama started worshipping and praising the Four Heavenly Kings by making offerings to them and by chanting the mantras of the Four Heavenly Kings. He also vigorously recited The Golden Light Sutra, and The Lotus Sutra (full title is called "Sūtra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma"). And the rest is history. According to Guru Lama he was able to become an instrument into building a temple and building a Sangha (Buddhist community) with relative ease. Money for the temple just kept on pouring in.
Note: To this day Guru Lama still actively participate in building temples. The stipulated donation from the amulets goes to the feeding of the monks or building temples or making of images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas.
And so today, again for the first time, I want to share with you a powerful mantra that will help you attract wealth and prosperity, success and progress, peace and harmony, lastly, good health and protection, you can recite the mantras of each of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Here are the mantras of each of the Four Heavenly Kings:
- For Wealth and Prosperity recite the Mantra of King Vaisravana: OM VAISRAVANA YE SOHA
- For Success and Progress in Life recite the Mantra of King Virudhaka: OM VIRUDHAKA KUMBHANDADHIPATA YE SOHA
- For Peace and Harmony recite the Mantra of King Dhrtarastra: OM DHRTARASTRA RALAPRAVADHAHA SOHA
- For Good Health and Protection recite the Mantra of King Virupaksa: OM VIRUPAKSA NAGA DHIPATA YE SOHA
You can read the following posts to know more about the Vaisravana _ Dzambhala Wealth Amulet:
- The Four Heavenly Kings: Getting to Know Four Powerful Buddhist Gods that Helps Bestwo Wealth, Success, Peace, and Protection.
- The Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet: An Introduction to A Very Powerful Wealth Amulet.
- The Creation of Wealth: Is Wanting to Get Wealthy A Sin and A Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet Miraculous Story Shared by My Guru Lama!
- Why "Creation of Wealth"?: Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet Is An Amulet That Creates Wealth for You and Other Questions, Answered.
- The Creation of Wealth (2): The Taiwanese Employee Devoid of Financial and Wealth Luck on Her Bazi Turned Into a Rich Entrepreneur (A Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet Miraculous Personal Testimony Shared by A Co – Sangha Member).
- The Creation of Wealth (3): The Illiterate Son Whose Only Wish Is For His Parents to Have a Good Life – Another Miraculous Story About the Vaisravana – Dzambhala Wealth Amulet!
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Moderator: Gaijin Punch
Rade wrote:Finally received a reply by posting in a thread at that Gaijin forum:
Macaw wrote:Gaijin Punch wrote:Just be warned they have really long shafts
Don't worry I'm already rather experienced from my own.
Also the Battle Field flyer is slick:
I've been trying to find an image of the Japanese flyer for SAR, its gotta be cool.
Macaw wrote:Been digging this stuff a lot recently, here's a list of all rotary stick stuff, hopefully mostly complete:
- Ikari Warriors
- Dougo Souken / Victory Road
- Ikari III
- Battle Field / Time Soldiers
- World Wars / Bermuda Triangle
- Bermuda Triangle
- Guevara / Guerrilla War
- SAR Search And Rescue
- Makyou Senshi / Gondomania
- Heavy Barrel
- Midnight Resistance
- Caliber .50
- Lost Worlds / Forgotten Worlds
- Touchdown Fever
- Touchdown Fever 2
- Downtown
- Exterminator
SAR Search and Rescue is without a doubt the best game in my opinion. The game has atmosphere out the ass, and I am a total sucker for thematic settings involving crazy guts and biological shit taking everything over. The flow of the game is superb, just slowly trudging through the ship getting deeper and deeper is too cool, and there isn't any breaks after bosses or anything, your in control the whole time which makes the journey feel quite relentless and all the more awesome. Also satisfying weapons that make destroying the endless shit fun!
Its also without a doubt the most violent arcade game ever, and enemy death animations aside the backgrounds of the game are a real visual feast, with hundreds of greatly detailed dead body's all over the place eviscerated and mutilated in countless ways. Even after playing the game heaps of times I still just sit there staring at the background details all the time.
Anyway, someone tell me the best rotary stick to get, its fucked I'm still using my ghetto joystick setup. I'll probably only want one for mame, so I wonder if there is any place that sells usb SNK rotary sticks, I couldn't be bothered modding one of my raps unless necessary.
Shou wrote:I have the instruction cards and instructions (color copies) for SAR if you want to see them.
Kaede wrote:Caliber. 50 is a nifty little game, from what I've played of it. Usually for these rotary games in MAME I use my dual shock and set L1 and R1 to 'rotate' the controller. Works OK, but never gonna be as good as the stick.
Rade wrote:Finally received a reply by posting in a thread at that Gaijin forum:
SuperDeadite wrote::o holy shit. check out the new MAK stock list.
They are offering a huge set with like 12 pcbs and a rotary stick panel.
Pretty much a full SNK collection in one go for 380,000yen. Not a bad deal really, but way too much for me.
Rotary Set
Rade wrote:Finally received a reply by posting in a thread at that Gaijin forum:
icycalm wrote:No one is really in a position to critique me at this point in time, because all who try are uneducated.
Gaijin Punch wrote:Yeah....wondering if they're all JP versions or not. Heavy Barrel showed up once on YJ. I got into a pissing match w/ another user and let it go for somewhere around 15,000. Never saw one since.
Macaw wrote:link to Caliber 50 replay
Macaw wrote:Whats the deal with Ikari 3? Mame doesn't emulate any Japanese version of it yet, so does anyone know if both the loop lever and standard joystick versions of the game were released in Japan too?
Also how the fuck are you supposed to play the game!? I cant find any tactics to reliably get anywhere on 1 credit, maybe the balance is different in the Japanese version? I wouldn't expect it to be though as SNK usually don't make changes like that between the regions.
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Rade wrote:Finally received a reply by posting in a thread at that Gaijin forum:
Gaijin Punch wrote:I credit-fed through Mokugeki to get the Staff Roll, for that project that has lost steam. It was a painful 30 minutes.
Shou wrote:In fact, I'd say Ikari III is like a vertical scrolling rotary version of that game.
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A looping trip west out of Vancouver, British Columbia, means a lot of water and mountains that get in the way. But the Canadians have tamed their pockmarked geography with winding roads, deep tunnels and, most of all, ferries that link the once-isolated villages and big cities.
It's a fragmented trip. Just when you start rolling along the highway, you come to a stop at a ferry terminal. Just when you are relaxing on the deck of the ship gliding across a strait, it's time to hustle down to your car and follow the rest of the cargo hold back out onto the pavement.
Like Seattle's Puget Sound to the south and Alaska's Inside Passage to the north, Vancouver Island and the optimistically named Sunshine Coast of British Columbia are visited in a hop-skip-jump fashion that turns out to be manageable because you are surrounded by thousands of other people who have done all this a million (or so it seems to them) times.
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-Vancouver airport to Tsawwassen
Distance: 20 miles by car
Quote: "The weather is about the same as in Southern California, except it's 20 degrees colder and raining really, really hard." - Westjet pilot on flight from Orange County, Calif., to Vancouver.
Along the way: Steveston, once dubbed "Salmonopolis," has changed from a onetime village with scores of canneries into a Vancouver suburb with a museum about cannery life in the early 20th century. The only thing that has stayed the same is you can eat the famous fish almost anywhere in town.
Good eats: Steveston Seafood House. We hit it on a quiet night when there were few diners. The chef wanted to cook my wild salmon a little too rare. I wanted it cooked through. The final result was a triumph of compromise. Tender and fresh with that meaty feel of nonfarm-raised salmon. A triumphant first meal on my first evening in Canada. 3951 Moncton St., Steveston district of Richmond; 604-271-5252; stevestonseafoodhouse.com
Why Tsawwassen? It's the ferry terminal for Vancouver Island. Sleeping at a hotel there was cheaper and meant we could catch one of the first departures across the Strait of Georgia the next morning.
-Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
Distance: 24 miles via ferry
Quote: "The cold, the space and the open seas - this is what we came to Canada to see." - Nina Schopka, a tourist from Munich, Germany, as she cupped a paper mug of coffee to keep her hands warm.
Along the way: Active Pass, between Galiano and Mayne islands. The ferry pivoted, turned and churned a zig-zag course around rocky shoals, deep pockets of blue water and within sight of vacation homes with the maple leaf flag proudly flapping in the breeze. Orcas like the area for its Chinook salmon. We saw a pod of eight breaching and flapping their tails.
Good eats: The Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal has a surprisingly nice food court with excellent coffee, baked goods and fresh fruit. You can eat on the deck of the ferry as it heads to Vancouver Island.
Why Swartz Bay: It's the main ferry terminal for Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, at the south end of Vancouver Island. It's a short drive down the peninsula - stop at Butchart Gardens if you have a couple of hours to spend.
-Swartz Bay to Victoria
Distance: 20 miles by car
Quote: "S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M is the only way. S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M is here to stay." - "Canadian Dream," song by Sam Roberts heard in downtown Victoria shopping area.
Along the way: The Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria. Built in 1908 by the Canadian Pacific Railway as the western crown jewel of its string of transcontinental, castle-like hotels, it's a grand outpost of colonial-style British tradition in the far west of Canada.
Good eats: High tea, Fairmont Empress Hotel. No import recalls the old country more than that most expensive yet wondrously pretentious experience of "high tea," a formal riot of pots and silver, scones and jams, finger sandwiches and the extraordinary creation from Devonshire, clotted (like your arteries afterward) cream. Our bill came to $152 for two people, including tip. The price is steep, but having Earl Grey and a plate of cucumber, curry chicken, tuna and salmon sandwiches at 4 p.m. is more than enough for me as both lunch and dinner for the day. 721 Government St.; 866-540-4429; http://www.fairmont.com/empress-victoria
Why Victoria: The most British bit of British Columbia. It was "discovered" in March 1778 by Capt. James Cook, the British explorer who seemed to have "discovered" every other place between Alaska and Kauai. One of Cook's senior officers was William Bligh, he of the future HMS Bounty mutiny. Within a year, Cook would be killed in Hawaii, his head cracked open in a fight with natives over a small boat.
-Victoria to Courtenay
Distance: 147 miles by car
Quote: "The British who came west loved British Columbia. They made it more British than Britain." - George del Falco, who moved to British Columbia 39 years ago from Ontario in eastern Canada.
Along the way: Paradise Fun Park in Parksville has two "world class" 18-hole miniature golf courses. The easier one is called Surf n' Turf, but I manned up and went for the tougher Treasure Island, built around the three-masted S.N. Sinkaputt. Around the hills, down the slopes, past the cuckoo clock and the sign noting it is 4,773 miles to London, I battled bank shots, chutes, clanking drawbridges and windmills. Result: Eight over par. A round will cost you $7.50 Canadian. 375 W. Island Highway; 250-248-6612; paradisefunpark.net
Good eats: Atlas Cafe, Courtenay. An eclectic mix of Canadian, Japanese, Greek, Mexican and anything else the chefs set their minds to. You can start out with hummus, continue with togarashi tuna salad and then have the sockeye salmon burger. The approach is more whimsical than pretentious, so expect to share the room with local families and serious foodies out for a romantic night. 224 Sixth St.; 250-338-9838; atlascafe.ca
Why Courtenay: It's the nearest major town to the ferry port at Comox. Since it wasn't ski season and the hordes weren't heading up to nearby Mount Washington, the plentiful supply of motel rooms made for a cheap night after the high life at the Empress. And it's a great place to see streaking Canadian jet fighters over the waterfront from the big base just to the north.
-Courtenay to Powell River
Distance: 33 miles, mostly by ferry
Quote: "This was supposed to be a worker's utopia. The owners cared. Healthy hearts. Healthy hands. Healthy minds. Happy employees would make good citizens. For a long time it worked. The foundation of this town is unlike just about anywhere." - Ann Nelson, former Anaheim and Buena Park, Calif., resident living in Powell River.
Along the way: The Patricia Theatre. Run by Nelson and her son Brian, the lovingly restored 1928 theater is the centerpiece of the town's renaissance as an arts community. The restoration of old homes and shops has spurred a mini-boom, with the population now at 14,000. It's a mix of artists, retirees, transplants like Nelson and longtime locals. It still has the feeling of a tough industrial town, but with a new lease on life.
Good eats: Rhodos Coffee Roasting Co., Courtenay. Along with Serious Coffee, Courtenay had some of the best espresso I found on the trip. Stop in on the way to the ferry if the brown swill at the motel breakfast doesn't kick start your day. 364 Eighth St., No. 106; 250-338-5592; rhodoscoffee.com
Why Powell River: A newspaperman's heart is going to love Powell River - which once ground trees into newsprint used around the world. But the town refused to go belly-up when the mill laid off thousands and ownership changed. It has reinvented itself anew within a shell of the old town.
-Powell River to Halfmoon Bay
Distance: 60 miles, including a ferry between Saltery Bay and Earl's Landing.
Quote: "I'm looking way out at the ocean
"Love to see that green water in motion
"I'm going to get a boat
"And we can row it
"If you ever get the notion
"To be needed by me
"Fresh salmon frying
"And the tide rolling in."
-Joni Mitchell, "Lesson in Survival," from the album "For the Roses"
Along the way: Rockwater Secret Cove Resort. A favorite of the high-end glossy magazines for its luxury tents set dramatically on rocks overlooking an inlet, all linked by a weathered wood walkway. It's a romantic spot. I'm not a huge fan of "glamping" - glamour camping - since canvas still doesn't keep out your neighbor's noise. I checked out the tents and the log cabins, and my vote goes to the less glitzy but more sequestered cabins. 5356 Ole's Cove Road, Halfmoon Bay; 877-296-4593; rockwatersecretcoveresort.com
Good eats: Rockwater Secret Cove Resort. Even if you can't afford to stay at the resort, stop in for a drink or dinner at the pretty little cove set amid the woods and water of the Sunshine Coast.
Why Halfmoon Bay: Joni Mitchell. If you've ever seen her album "For the Roses," you've seen the Halfmoon Bay area. In high school, I fell in love with the freckle-faced woman on the cover (and perhaps a bit with the nude - tastefully photographed far away and from the back - on a rock in an inlet). Mitchell bought a place here as a hideaway from the craziness of fame in Los Angeles and New York. She still keeps a residence in the area and is active in local preservation struggles. I went to the General Store, where she is known to visit, but no Joni on this trip.
-Halfmoon Bay to Vancouver airport
Distance: 92 miles, including a ferry from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay and getting seriously lost driving in North Vancouver.
Quote: "We hope you have a good time in L.A." - Westjet pilot's announcement as we approach John Wayne Airport in Orange County on the flight back from Vancouver.
Along the way: After so many beautiful trips across the water, the 40-minute ferry ride between Gambier and Bowen Islands was the most dramatic of the trip, with towering, pine-covered mountainsides. It helped that the roiling gray clouds parted frequently for blasts of sunlight that freckled the waters before receding into the low-lying mist. A classic bit of put-on-your-jacket Canada.
Good eats: Molly's Reach, Gibsons Landing. Locals will tell you there are better places to eat on the Sunshine Coast and even better places to eat up the street in Gibsons. But I'm a sucker for other cultures' icons, especially ones I know absolutely nothing about. Molly's was the setting for a hit TV series called "The Beachcombers," and Canadians will drive across the continent just to have fish and chips here. It's kind of like the "Cheers" bar in Boston. It doesn't matter if the food is good, you've achieved your goal when you walk in the door. Dive into someone else's sentimental obsessions. Fun to see the glow on the tourists' faces when they come through the door. 647 School Road; 604-885-9106; mollysreach.ca
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Alomar began by describing her approach to every project, "avoid construction and improvise with the space." Toulis extrapolated on how the importance of flexibility and improvisation in sound design has shaped the team's vision behind the design of every product. "The Sonos founders and I share this fundamental belief, which is, the more music is in your life, the better your life is."
The audience asked questions around how to make to get the best sound out of every room, as each space has its own unique sound design. And while Alomar firmly believes in improvisation, she follows a few fundamental points.
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- Try shifting furniture and experimenting with different pieces in a room; each piece impacts how a room sounds.
- In addition to furniture, people themselves change the way a room sounds. Be cognizant of whether the room receives a lot of traffic – or instead if it's a sitting area – and whether sound will be a focal point, or in the background.
The panel concluded with what was perhaps the thesis of the evening, "Has sound design grown in importance over the years?" Alomar answered, saying "Absolutely; it's one of your senses. What do you see? What do you hear? As an architect you're crafting not just a visual but an entire experience."
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News & Announcements => News for Broadbandnuts & DSLnuts => Topic started by: dannjr on April 07, 2014, 12:12:26 am
AT&T Killed IPv6.. No one should be happy...
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April 07, 2014, 12:12:26 am
AT&T Why? Did they Kill Internet Protocol version six...
AT&T is blocking Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Did they break it.. They advertise the ability to use and have info on there websites..
Hundreds of Thousands of Website Developers use it and have it... This Include Google and OpenDNS and even we have it on our other business connections. It even helps 4G be a little faster...
If you have AT&T and a XBOX One.. Good luck its not getting IPv6 now
If you have AT&T and a Cell Service.. Good luck its not getting IPv6 now
If you have AT&T and a Internet TV.. Good luck its not getting IPv6 now
This can also slow it up and in some cases
bandwidth on Cell phones will be higher use.
According to the Hundreds to thousands of Developers they broke there network again by putting out a bad update to there network.. I tend to believe that.. Others say there preparing to sell IPv6 IP space. Comcast IPv6 works and others that need it can get a Tunnel network from Sixx or my favorite Hurricane Electric only because they have a certification program we enjoy. AND they have been doing it for years.. AT&T might be able to fix there problem if they pick up the phone to HE.net
Years ago.. WELL not that many years.. We got a Internet Business connection from AT&T and we were assured by several people at AT&T that when we need it IPv6 would be available.. AND was...
Recently: We were approached by a non profit to help with some special needs and at the time we would have been able to fit there needs using IPv6 to assign encrypted connections to there users.. As of a couple weeks ago this has been put on hold Because AT&T broke it.. No AT&T IPv6.. (http://No AT&T IPv6..)
We called AT&T and got the answer NO we cant open IPv6 for you and can't...
We dont Need IPv6 protocol 41 from AT&T just open the Protocol
It seems every-time we turn around AT&T either blocks something or breaks it.. We even heard they say its because of security... Grant it, there is a learning curve with IPv6 but we already knew that and control the services we open.. AND I know AT&T can control abuse by slowing up connections, Sending a email or disabling a customer till the abuse is fixed.. Just ask any user of a Cell phone who has Tethered a computer to use internet through there cell phone.
Internet is faster with IPv6
as long as Administrators set it right.. AND for the most part its safer then Internet protocol (TCP/IPv4) All your browsers and new Operating systems since Windows XP sp2 and Linux to mention just two support IPv6.. Yeah even Apple
Microsoft had some issues with IPv6 on the New Xbox and fixed what they needed.. If you have a wireless modem/router thats to old you might have to upgrade your router to deal with IPv6 This is part of the learning curve.. Wireless on older versions with IPv6 may lock up.
This might be AT&T's problem I'm not sure on that.. We have the Xbox one and disabled v6 because it was part of the learning curve. ANd we replaced the one Wireless router and had no problems with the AT&T router on the wireless with Xbox one. (when IPv6 was working)
I wonder how Microsoft feels about AT&T blocking IPv6
(secret partner of U-verse development)
I know theirs allot more to do with this But common AT&T your supporting businesses that don't want to be told how to do business for to much longer.. Cost is one thing breaking our Development and blocking Learning is another.. The future is our Kids and they want to learn network development as well.
Even on one of the AT&T forums A user posted a link to file complaints to the FCC in how there blocking our business Tunnels, Tracert and a few other items.. You can search the Web on how AT&T broke DNS and how they wanted to block FaceTime and more..
don't get me started
If you want to keep the Internet in the open. The way its supposed to be. Not telling us what we can or cant have Please file a complaint with the FCC. Even the FCC has open rules for the Internet.
Heres the FCC Rules on a open Internet. Look around they even have a link to test your IPV6 capabilitys
http://www.fcc.gov/openinternet (http://www.fcc.gov/openinternet)
If you Feel we need to file a complaint please feel free to a open discussion here and file your complaint here
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints (http://www.fcc.gov/complaints)
Fill out the online form under
Broadband, Billing/Service/Availability.
A large portion of the form is dedicated to billing disputes, so I left those blank and filled in item (5) with some text about how AT&T's behavior is a clear violation of the "no blocking" open Internet rules, as set forth here:
This is a link on AT&T's own website
https://forums.att.com/t5/Residential-Gateway/IPv6-Tunnels-broken-yet-again-this-time-on-the-NVG589-modem/td-p/3896665 (https://forums.att.com/t5/Residential-Gateway/IPv6-Tunnels-broken-yet-again-this-time-on-the-NVG589-modem/td-p/3896665)
There's other complaints going on and AT&T isn't the only one getting this
Comcast, Cell phone companies and more.. But its been real enlightening. The recent amount of complaints over IPv6 with AT&T... Considering Europe has been IPv6 enabled for 10 years and its being used more and more since 2005 here
Did I mentioned how AT&T is blocking Tracert.. Its a tool for tracing where a IP is coming from its one of the tools we can use to find and block a bad guy temporarily to keep our connections running.. They wont allow this from our desktops or with our commercial routers behind there equipment.. This is just to name problems AT&T is having.
Don't get me started on how bad DNS is.. All companies are having that problem...
To be fair AT&T has done a good job with us..
But its not this hard and some things need to change
Opening protocol 41 is one that needs to happen fast
Here's the FCC thought on IPv6 and Written VERY WELL
https://www.fcc.gov/guides/internet-protocol-version-6-ipv6-consumers (https://www.fcc.gov/guides/internet-protocol-version-6-ipv6-consumers)
We're 100% ready are you..? Remember that when your watching TV over the internet ;D
But one of the big problems. Most people are scared of change and IPv6 makes life more secure and AT&T probably needs to learn more about empty address segments and UDP packets to no place
Imagine not being able to get to your bank online or Use your Internet ready TV or worse
Thank you
Re: AT&T Killed IPv6.. No one should be happy...
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April 22, 2014, 11:00:00 am
I may have exaggerated a touch. But the truth of the matter.
Business owners have gone through the trouble to upgrade there systems at no small cost.
They have enabled websites and email servers that work with IPv6
AT&T called us yesterday to find out why we are unhappy.
The person on the phone had no clue as to what protocol 41 was and even less information on IPv6.
I blame AT&T for not training there phone support.
We spent a little over an hour on the phone and I could here the supervisor behind her
I can't fault the employee's and I probably can't fault the tech's at AT&T
We were told protocol 41 was not available after going through a explanation of what it was...(not port 41)
We were also told that when IPv6 was available to all the users it was just a test of the system and they aren't ready for it..
We were also told IPv6 may be ready by the end of the year but not to hold our breath...
Other then the IPv6 issue our connection has been very solid. I can't complain that way.. But we have invested allot of time with this and we maybe looking at our options to get a connection that will allow IPv6 Tunnels.
Can you here me now AT&T
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Applying Visual Effects to the Desktop'�Shoot
Environment: VC6 SP4
This article discusses how an application can apply visual effects to the Desktop, by copying Desktop contents, applying effects on it using GDI functions, and then re-displaying it. Additionally, this application also demonstrates how to play WAV files using Win32 API.
Shoot comes in handy when you are frustrated with your computer and would like to literally shoot the brains out of it. This application, when run, converts your mouse pointer to a gun's target finder and wherever you click, it makes a gun shot sound and burns a hole through the Desktop. To close the application, just press the Escape key.
Like all other windows, the Desktop window also has a device context associated with it. The Win32 API
GetDCEx(...) can be used to get a handle to this Desktop device context. By using this handle, you can copy the Desktop window contents to some device context of your application. Then, by using any combination of GDI operations, various visual effects can be applied to it.
Using the Code
We start copying the Desktop window in the constructor of the dialog class because we need to do this before the window for this application comes up. We first get a handle to the Desktop device context and then convert it to a pointer to a
CDC object. We also get the screen resolution.
CDC *pDesktopDC = CDC::FromHandle (::GetDCEx(NULL, NULL, 0)); int screenMaxX = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN); int screenMaxY = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
Then, we create a device context in memory that is compatible with the Desktop device context.
m_pProcDC = new CDC; m_pProcDC->CreateCompatibleDC (pDesktopDC);
When a memory device context is created, a 1x1 pixel-sized bitmap is selected to it and hence GDI operations on it do not produce the required effect. We circumvent this by creating a bitmap of the same dimension as the Desktop and selecting it to the memory device context.
m_pBMP = new CBitmap; m_pBMP->CreateCompatibleBitmap (pDesktopDC, screenMaxX, screenMaxY); m_pProcDC->SelectObject (m_pBMP);
The memory device context is now ready for use and we can copy the contents of the Desktop device context to it.
m_pProcDC->BitBlt(0, 0, screenMaxX, screenMaxY, pDesktopDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
Once this is done, you can apply any visual effect to the memory device context and then redisplay it.
However, in this application we will not apply the visual effect right now. We need to create a bullet mark on the screen when the user clicks. For that, we use a bitmap resource named
IDB_SHOTMARK, which is like a gunshot mark. To use this bitmap, we load it and select it to another device context created in memory.
m_pShotDC = new CDC; m_pShotDC->CreateCompatibleDC(pDesktopDC); m_pShotBmp = new CBitmap; m_pShotBmp->LoadBitmap ( IDB_SHOTMARK ); m_pShotDC->SelectObject ( m_pShotBmp );
When we are done with copying the Desktop contents and loading bitmaps, we are ready to display them.
In the
OnInitDialog, we make the dialog cover the whole Desktop, by giving it the size of the Desktop and making it stay always on top by using a call to
::SetWindowPos( this->GetSafeHwnd(), HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN), SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
We also keep the gun's view finder cursor, which is another resource, ready, by loading it.
HINSTANCE hInstResource = AfxFindResourceHandle (MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TF), RT_GROUP_CURSOR); m_hCursor = ::LoadCursor(hInstResource, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TF));
In the
OnPaint handler, we display the Desktop window by copying it from the device context in memory where we had stored it previously to the dialog's device context.
CDC *pDC = GetDC(); pDC->BitBlt (0, 0, screenMaxX, screenMaxY, m_pProcDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY ); ReleaseDC(pDC);
The only thing that is left is to show the gunshot mark and make the sound when the user clicks. For this, we handle the message
WM_LBUTTONDOWN where we copy the contents of the gunshot bitmap loaded in the
m_pShotDC device context to the point where the user clicked. We also play the WAV file by using the
PlaySound function. To use this function, you need to link the VC98\Lib\WINMM.LIB with your application and include the mmsystem.h header file in your application.
void CShootDlg::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point) { ... // Show gunshot mark CDC *pDC = GetDC(); pDC->BitBlt (point.x - 10, point.y - 10, 48, 48, m_pShotDC, 0, 0, SRCAND); ReleaseDC(pDC); ... // Play gunshot sound ::PlaySound((LPCTSTR)soundFile, NULL, SND_FILENAME | SND_ASYNC | SND_NODEFAULT | SND_PURGE); ... }
Points of Interest
The project assumes that the winmm.lib is available as ..\..\VC98\Lib\WINMM.LIB. So, you need to extract the shoot sources in the MyProjects folder or change the relative path before building the application.
The application assumes that the gunshot.wav file is present in the same folder as the executable. If it does not find the WAV file, the gunshot sound will not be made.
DownloadsDownload demo executable - 71 Kb
Download source - 77 Kb


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A $600,000 gift from Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resouces will elevate UT Dallas' geosciences program. Shown are (from left): UT Dallas President David E. Daniel, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Dean Bruce M. Novak, Geosciences Department Head John Oldow and David Williamson, a 1998 UT Dallas graduate who is now a senior geologist at Pioneer.
When it comes to educating geoscientists, the outdoors offers the best classroom.
A $600,000 gift from Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources will allow the Department of Geosciences in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics to send more UT Dallas students to outdoor laboratories.
Student opportunities include exploring the geographic wonders of New Mexico and Colorado, and cross-country trips to examine the tectonic processes that formed the western United States.
Pioneer's contribution will elevate several aspects of the geosciences program, which immerses students in the study of the composition, structure and history of the Earth and the universe.
Ten students will receive support for a fast-track degree option, which consolidates the time it would take to receive both bachelor's and master's degrees. Some of the funds will be used for graduate student field-based research, including mapping a range of geologic features in several settings.
Chris Cheatwood is executive vice president at Pioneer, which employs numerous UT Dallas alumni.
Each summer, about 40 undergraduate students will receive support to pursue research in field geology courses in New Mexico, Colorado and the western Great Basin.
"The basis for Pioneer's decision to donate to the Department of Geosciences is two-fold," explained David Sanders, manager of corporate geosciences at Pioneer. "First, we have a shared history with UT Dallas geosciences. In fact, 10 years ago, Pioneer's first entry-level geoscience college hire was from UT Dallas. Today, we have numerous UT Dallas alumni working in multiple disciplines across our hydrocarbon-producing assets.
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In the summer of 1996, Severus Snape ordered his "assistant" Peter Pettigrew to bring a bottle so he (Snape) could serve it to sisters Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy when they visited his home at Spinner's End in 1996. The bottle had probably been laying about for a while, as it was covered in dust. When poured out, the colour is revealed to be blood-red. They drank the first cups, toasting to the Dark Lord, and Snape had to force some more on Narcissa to calm her anxiety.
Later that year, Rubeus Hagrid and Horace Slughorn drank some wine as a way of respecting Aragog's death, with the latter testing all the wine with house-elves due to a bottle of mead tainted with poison earlier. Harry Potter refilled the bottles of wine with the Refilling Charm in order to get Horace drunk, making it easier to get a memory out of him.