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In client Web applications, data storage is an area of growing importance. Local storage concerns data being saved permanently on the client, and is similar to cookies but much more flexible and richer in functionality. It is a safe bet that local storage will replace certain uses of cookies in the long run — for example, to store user-specific data. Local storage is about caching data on the client in a persistent state (an in-memory cache is a different kind of thing, but it still has its own space). Some browsers currently support forms of local storage even though the API is not yet unified.
Without a unified API for client-side caching, each application has to create its own set of global variables and group them in a reasonable data structure that is application specific. Wouldn't it be nice if we could rely on a well-done and common API for caching, general enough to look like a dictionary? The jQuery library offers just this — a simple but quite effective API to store data in the browser's memory for the duration of a session (any data you park in the jQuery cache is lost once you close the browser window).
The data Function
The jQuery cache is centered on the data function. Like any other jQuery function, data also applies to the wrapped set resulting from a query. The data method, in particular, allows you to associate some arbitrary data with all elements that match the selector. It should be noted that most of the time, you'll use selectors that just match a single DOM element. However, if multiple elements are selected, no data duplication will ever occur — just the reference is duplicated, not the data.
The jQuery cache is implemented as a plain dictionary where each element is characterized by a name and a value. To accommodate naming conventions that ensure the uniqueness of entries, binding data to DOM elements is a helpful way to simplify naming (in full respect of the jQuery philosophy). Cached entries can have the same name as long as they are bound to different DOM elements.
Working with Data in the In-Memory Cache
To add data to the cache, you select the DOM element and then invoke the data function passing key and value.
$("#TextBox1").data("Hint", value)
The cache is useful for storing data you download once and reuse frequently within the page. When you have a master/detail view and you get data for the detail view via Ajax, a call to the data function may save you roundtrips within the same session. Imagine you have a user interface where you allow users to select records matching a given selection; say, all customers with names beginning with "A."
The first time a user selects A, you download all matching records. Next, you cache these records to memory. The next time the user selects the same letter, instead of placing a second request, data is simply retrieved from the cache.
A couple of design patterns are related to this approach. The first is Predictive Fetch, which means that an application should try to guess future requests it may receive from an application. If the guess is right, data is downloaded asynchronously and presented to the user on demand with no delay or latency. If the guess is wrong, you simply made some extra download effort for nothing. Another related pattern is Cache Aside, which is a pattern used in the implementation of a caching layer. According to the pattern, you split your data layer in two parts — the classic data source and an additional caching layer on top of it. This design works well both on the server and the client side. On the client side, it can be implemented using jQuery to place Ajax calls to remote URLs and using the data function to cache responses on the client to save roundtrips.
Once placed in the cache, the data never expires and must be removed manually to free up memory. To remove a piece of data from the cache, you use the removeData method.
Building an application-specific caching layer in JavaScript is not difficult and is precisely what most developers do when they organize their global variables. Having a tested and fully working dictionary-based API, however, makes everything faster and easier to achieve. The jQuery library has this ace up its sleeve.


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Joomla! The CMS Trusted By Millions
Joomla! (the exclamation mark is official) is not just a Content Management System but also a Web Application Framework. For the easiest analogy, open up Word using the Windows Operating system - my apologies to Mac users - and create a new document and save the document in a new folder in My Documents. This is basically it, articles in categories. The rest is simply navigation around both the articles and the eight thousand plus functions, many thousands of them free, that allow a website to extend its functionalty.
The name Joomla is a phonetic spelling of the Swahili word jumla meaning 'all together' or 'as a whole' and reflects the open source ethos of its development project team. The concept is also present in Arabic and in languages from around the Indian Ocean. Open Source is actually still copyright and trademarked but remains available for general use within the common purposes of the owners. The 2008 mission, vision & values of the Joomla Project Team includes a vision of 'people publishing and collaborating in their communities and around the world, software that is free, secure, and high-quality, and a community that is enjoyable and rewarding to participate in'.
The two current versions are 2.5 launched in January 2012 and 3.4 launched in September 2014. Joomla 3.4 is very much designed for multiple platform and multiple browser compatibility so looks just as good on a handheld device as a laptop or desktop computer using any operating system and browser. Migrating and upgrading is really straightforward to undertake and management through your hosting cPanel interface or using a FTP client such as Filezilla is very intuitive and uncomplicated. In August 2015 the Joomla community celebrated 10 years of developing up to the current version.
The Joomla 'community' has a number of online forums but like most they tend to be for the technical service providers rather than social, commercial and political entrepreneurs whom simply need a web presence and a merchant transaction portal. There are also some excellent Joomla extension reviewers and many, many free pro-standard extensions to explore and utilise. The difficulty, as in all situations when you need help, is in knowing if the issue you need to resolve comes down on the side of legitimate difficulty or embarrassing ignorance. This is a tough social balancing act but the online resources are mostly in place, Joomla really is straightforward to master, and the E-Literacy Programme hopes to smooth out the sharper corners of getting this essential part of your ambitious journey completed.

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We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made A Plan BEE Event possible. The night was a success, filled with delicious food and drink, wonderful people and a fabulous film all in the name of the bees! Guests left with a gift bag full of goodies, a belly full of food and an overwhelming appreciation for the hard work that those bees do to keep our food system buzzing!
Special thanks to Jason McRobbie, "the good food dude," who entertained us all as the auctioneer and helped raise money for FarmFolk CityFolk and The World in a Garden, and to Allen Garr, for appearing as our guest speaker and displaying such amazing commitment to the precious pollinators.
Big thanks to all of our other sponsors for their donations of lip balm, fresh bread, granola bars, apples, tea, seeds, granola and more!! We couldn't have done it without you…
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The 6 Month Link Building Plan for an Established WebsiteBlog Post: July 25, 2012
Really appreciate that you come up with a detailed 6 months plan. I have started making my own plans using this as per my site niche and requirements. After penguin, I actually slower down with marketing for services and spending more and more time in reading and analysis as the current phase is similar to Trail and Error phase for SEO.


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If there ever was an excuse to have a drink, this could be it.
Cocktails mixed with uber-healthy juices (think: carrot, ginger, pomegranate and beet) are taking over the high-end bar scene in a phenomenon we've taken to calling juicetailing. (Juicetini, anyone?)
"It's detox while you retox," says Carolyn Brown, M.S, R.D, a nutritionist at
Foodtrainers, of mixing
(preferably organic) booze with the juices you sip for your health. "Some people refer to it as the farm to bar movement, following the farm to table movement. And it could majorly help your hangover, too."
Juicetailing is taking off at bars across the country: Soaked, the seasonal penthouse bar at New York's Mondrian SoHo, offers cocktails infused with apple, pear—and Mexican spirit mezcal; The LCL: Bar & Kitchen in New York's midtown serves up "Super Juice" cocktails ($14) made from Organic Avenue juices (Gwyneth's go-to cleanse tonic), and Red Steakhouse in Miami pours Wakaya Perfection organic ginger in its grown-up drinks.
"The better you eat the better you feel; The better you drink, the better you feel," Brown reasons. "I think it'll majorly catch on."
But be forewarned: Juicetailing is no reason to binge. While Brown points out there are benefits to consuming alcohol daily ("two drinks for men per day and one drink for women"), too much of a good thing is never good. "Too many drinks is never going to be good for you—even these drinks," she cautions.
Still, bars like Soaked, The LCL, Red Steakhouse and many more are onto something, as Brown points out that pure juice mixers sure beat sugar-laden premade mixes and full-fat sodas.
"Those real fruits, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are better than your other options," Brown explains. "If you're going to be boozing anyway, there definitely can be benefits to adding in something good, especially with the organic vodka," Brown reassures.
Now, can someone pass me a (beet juice) martini?
Check-out some recipes for making your own versions at home.
The Green Dream from The LCL
1 oz. Organic Avenue Giving Green juice
2 oz. Organic Avenue apple juice
1/2 oz. Organic Avenue lemon juice
1 1/2 oz. Crop organic cucumber vodka
Combine ingredients, shake, strain over ice and garnish with cucumber fans.
The Pineapple Smash Margarita from the Red Steakhouse
2 oz. Avion Reposado
1 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
1/4 Cup Pineapple Chunks
1 Teaspoon Wakaya Perfection Organic Ginger Powder
1 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
Muddle the fresh pineapple and 1/2 teaspoon of Wakaya Perfection Organic Ginger Powder, add the pineapple, orange juice and ice. Shake and strain into a martini glassed rimmed with Wakaya Perfection Organic Ginger Powder and cinnamon.
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Infiniti Centre Birmingham is to have an international star on display. Following its debut at the Geneva Motor Show last month, the new Infiniti Q50 is to make an appearance at Infiniti Centre Birmingham from 5-7 April. This is a part of a UK tour, five months ahead of its official arrival date and the first of many Q50 opportunities.
The Infiniti Q50 is a premium sports saloon and represents a major step forwards for the Infiniti Centre network. Centre manager David Topham explains why: "The Q50 is the first Infiniti vehicle that has been produced with the European market in mind and as such allows us to appeal to a much wider audience than we have ever been able to before."
With a 2.2-litre four cylinder diesel engine that emits under 115g/km CO2 it has been designed around the needs of both private and business customers. It can provide fuel economy in excess of 65mpg while still maintaining a good level of performance, with 170 PS of power and 400Nm of available torque. This super-efficient engine ensures low tax and running costs with a starting price of just £27,350.
The other technologically-advanced engine available is a sophisticated petrol V6 hybrid. It is the more performance biased of the two engines with acceleration from 0-62mph to be under 5.5 seconds but with CO2 below 145g/km and fuel economy of around 45mpg it will still attract low taxation. This engine is also available with a four wheel drive option.
However, the Q50 is not just about the engines, it has everything expected from a premium product, a fresh and modern look with a top class Japanese-influenced interior plus leading-edge technology taking the driving experience to a new level.
Topham continued: "Infiniti says it wants to be the number one Japanese premium brand, and you can believe it when you see the Q50. I will be delighted to welcome everybody to come and view the new Q50 during this VIP event but to ensure we can accommodate you please call us on +44 (0) 121 766 1470 to make a reservation."
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I was torn between a 2-star and a 5-star rating, so I averaged it. The satire of a domineering government state in the age of COVID - how incredibly relevant! The satire of a corrupt policing organization in the age of BLM - how incredibly relevant! The satire of a criminal class taking advantage of social unrest to loot and destroy - how incredibly relevant! But as satire movies go, this is pretty weak, to be honest. It is a violent action film. There is only so much serious satire you can pack onto the bones of violent action film. The special effects absolutely show their age - and in an era where you can do significantly better special effects with an app on your phone, the disparity is hard to ignore. If you have never seen it - it is worth watching to understand why it makes so many best action and best of lists.
🤖👮♂ A classic satire of business and law enforcement, with plenty of high-concept violence to sweeten it up. "Dead or alive, you are coming with me." (1987)
A joy from start to finish. Whether you are a fan of robots, cops, or a mix of a two, you will find wonder and delight in the zany adventures of Alex Murphy.
Hilarious action film with scathing social commentary- this 1987 film by Paul Verhoeven is far superior to the lame 2014 remake.
I am looking forward to seeing this movie. And it's not so much fiction either - in 2007 Dr. Bill Deagle PhD, a Vancouver MD said on talk radio that 120,000 "super-soldiers" have been ordered to be made in underground labs. He said it's not in Europe, not in America, so..it's probably China where it's made. Dr. Deagle said that human DNA is being mixed with animal ones, like Baboons, and the new super soldier will have extra quick reflexes and such superior physical abilities, that it will be able to run 50 miles per hour and jump 8 meters with a 120kg backpack. Dr. Deagle may be really believable, as he says he is on state commissions on both sides of the border, and he is invited to high NATO conferences too. Now the unmanned drones are being developed too, which look for their targets - let's hope we'll not be those targets. Imagine what those super soldiers and drones would do in Trump-like hands. And, after all, who is the "enemy?" Dr. John Coleman wrote in "The Conspirators' Hierarchy" (1997) that when the world will be united in a totally new System, those who will not want to be part of the controlled system, will be hunted down. Those outlawed will be also labelled as "criminals." Adieu, freedom, and voila, science and technology in fact will enslave us totally.
Classic film with biting social commentary.
Sure the cyborg hero was slow & clunky.
However, it highlighted technology limitations & how adaptable the complex human mind really is in real situations.
Anyone who knows anything knows the original RoboCop is a classic sci-fi pre-apocalyptic dystopian film. What many might not know is that this 2-disc DVD has some truly, truly excellent special features.
In particular I want to bring your attention to the feature called "Special Effects: Then and Now" on disc 2. Such a great feature! The original effects crew go into detail in how they did their effects, using original props and models. This is a must-see for a fan of classic practical effects.
As far as the old action movies go, it aged pretty well. Definitively better than the reboot.
Must disagree. The original "Robocop" has a great, fully-formed story & boasts some razor-sharp satire ("Nuk 'Em" board game, designer heart transplants!). All that's entirely missing in the sequel, which had some decent ideas, but was rather disjointed. With cyborg-level strength, first-rate, high-tech firepower & his cop car, Robo doesn't need to be The Flash. He's got his own, blunter style. A good idea for the sequel, if they'd followed through with it, might've been to give him super-speed, though. I can see where that might come in useful, but that doesn't detract from the original classic.
After a serious 2nd viewing and my eyes now wide open, I quite realize that the original RoboCop is no better and no worse than its first sequel, RoboCop 2._____ With awkwardness in movement being just the first of many problems, the RoboCop character, from a rational standpoint, has got to be one of the most clumsy, slow-moving super-heroes ever introduced to the gullible and jaded movie audience in a long time._____ Being a cop, "Murphy" (in his new incarnation as a complex cyborg) was so stiff and inflexible in movement that he obviously couldn't have chased the bad guys down even if he had wanted to. It was so plain to see that this was one of RoboCop's major downfalls._____ But I certainly can't argue about the grand spectacle of visual effects that I was treated to in this film. The best scene was, of course, saved till near the very last where Murphy and the bad guys confront one another in an explosive, slam-bang showdown at the old steel plant where (to my delight) Emil (the slime) takes a well-deserved bath in a vat of skin-melting toxic waste._____ Terrific stuff!!
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After our visit to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary we were feeling great but hungry so we snacked on our leftovers
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and one of these for our drive to Saratoga Springs:
After about an hour of driving we made it to our hotel for night which was a HUGE improvement over our Friday night hotel. I used Hotwire my go to resource for great inexpensive rooms and we got the Hyatt Place in Malta NY just outside of Saratoga Springs. Unfortunately my camera battery died during our visit to the animal sanctuary so I didn't get a good shot of the room, however, the picture on the website is exactly what our room looked like so take a look:
After relaxing for a bit on the couch we finally headed out to see the town and get some dinner. Our first stop was the Olde Saratoga Brewery which has a tasting room and the best part you can taste what you want and the only cost to you is what you want to tip- great right? Well we stopped in and tried 2 brews each before heading to dinner.
After brews we headed to downtown Saratoga Springs for dinner at Karavalli an Indian restaurant that I read about online and was drawn to their vegan menu options. We started off with the Bhel Poori which was really interesting; it was like a savory rice crispy treat. We then shared the CHETTINADU VEGETABLE: A Tamilnadu Specialty:Vegetables in authentic spicy black pepper and roasted coconut sauce and the KUNDAPUR VEGETABLES: A Karnataka Specialty:Vegetables cooked with coconut milk and dry red chilies, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds.
The food was amazing and there was so much of it that we had to take some with us for lunch on Sunday. Although our meal was huge and we were pretty full we had a little room left (after a long walk around downtown) for one of these bad boys:
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The purpose of this website is to offer resources for the preservation and the study of Greek-American history.
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You will find links for resources in these two broad fields of interest within the Quick Contents, above, namely Greek-American Regional Groups and Greek-American History Studies.
This website also contains Memoirs and Histories published by PAHH about experiences of Greeks in America.
Original work as well as some reprints are published here on-line.
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What does FIFA mean for business owners?
Small business owners in New York City already are under a lot of regulations, but even so, another one has been added to the list — FiFA, The Freelance Isn't Free Act.
The act passed in the fall of 2016 and went into effect on May 15, 2017. New York City is the first city in the nation to have this kind of law.
FIFA Guidelines that Business Owners Must Abide By
The NYC.gov site explains the responsibilities for business owners as outlined in the law.
Hiring Party Definition
A business other than a government entity that hires a freelancer is a hiring party.
Freelance Workers
Any individual that a business owner hires or retains as an independent contractor to provide services in exchange for compensation is a freelance worker. A few common examples are home contracting and repair, photographers, graphic and web designers and translators. You may want to consult with an employment defense lawyer if you have questions as to whether someone working for your business meets the legal definition of an independent contractor/freelance worker.
Written Contracts
All work that is done for $800 or more within a 120-day period must have a written contract. You and the freelance worker must both keep copies of the contract.
Timely Payment
You must pay the freelance worker for all completed work on or before the date stated in the contract. If the contract does not state a payment date, then payment is due within 30 days after the freelancer finishes the work.
Legal Recourse
A freelance worker has the legal right to file a complaint with the DCA's Office of Policy & Standards, and the DCA notifies business owners when a complaint is filed. The business owner must respond to the notice of complaint in writing within 20 days. In civil actions filed by freelancers, the judge will presume the violation occurred if the business owner hasn't responded to the notice.
Retaliation against freelancers, which includes penalizing, threatening or blacklisting freelancers for exercising their legal rights is illegal.
Civil Actions
As a result of a civil action, if the court finds the business owner violated FIFA, the business can be liable for:
- Double damages for late payment or nonpayment
- Additional damages for failure to provide a written contract or retaliation
- Attorneys' fees and costs
Stephen Hans & Associates has decades of experience assisting business owners with employment related concerns.


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Highspots exclusive interview with long-time WWF, AWA, NWA and WCW ring announcer and author of the book "Bodyslams! Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman," Gary Michael Cappetta
Highspots sat down with author and former wrestling announcer Gary Michael Capetta. He isn't affiliated with any promotion so he isn't afraid to hold back.
He talks about his first match, his heroes growing up, some of the biggest matches he announced, asking for his first raise, his three conversation with Vince McMahon Jr., his first encounter with Shane McMahon and what wrestler helped him survive in the WWF?
He talks about how he should have been fired, and how he was really fired from the WWF. His workings with the NWA and WCW before heading to the WCW. What was pay like in Turner's WCW? What road stories can he tell? What happened with a disturbed and "stalker-like" fans?
What happened in his last days in wrestling, and what has he been up to since? He talks about his book and new multimedia tour.
A great supplement for his book, "Bodyslams!," or great to watch without the book.
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Don't be comin' around my way with that tough guy shit
Only west side allowed and we won't get hit, geah
We got the ho's locked down
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All I'm leavin' for you vultures is a couple of cockroaches
Mon-diggi split your wiggy - probably incidental
When I rape your instrumental but we gon' keep that confidential
I really can keep a secret but you tellin' lies
Hesitant to represent
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Talkin' about you need a trend so you can wet the tough guyz
And suspense is your evidence, lay it to scuff guys
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PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate allows you to import pictures from your camera and fix common problems, such as colour and sharpness issues, with one click.
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Solution::Tag::For - Simple loop construct
{% for x in (1..10) %}
x = {{ x }}
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Solution allows for loops over collections.
Loop-scope Variables
During every for loop, the following helper variables are available for extra styling needs:
length of the entire for loop
index of the current iteration
index of the current iteration (zero based)
how many items are still left?
how many items are still left? (zero based)
is this the first iteration?
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There are several attributes you can use to influence which items you receive in your loop:
lets you restrict how many items you get.
lets you start the collection with the nth item.
# array = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
{% for item in array limit:2 offset:2 %}
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{% endfor %}
# results in 3,4
Reversing the Loop
You can reverse the direction the loop works with the
reversed attribute. To comply with the Ruby lib's functionality,
reversed must be the first attribute.
{% for item in collection reversed %} {{item}} {% endfor %}
You can sort the variable with the
sorted attribute. This is an extention beyond the scope of Liquid's syntax and thus incompatible but it's useful. The
{% for item in collection sorted %} {{item}} {% endfor %}
If you are sorting a hash, the values are sorted by keys by default. You may decide to sort by values like so:
{% for item in hash sorted:value %} {{item.value}} {% endfor %}
...or make the default obvious with...
{% for item in hash sorted:key %} {{item.key}} {% endfor %}
Numeric Ranges
Instead of looping over an existing collection, you can define a range of numbers to loop through. The range can be defined by both literal and variable numbers:
# if item.quantity is 4...
{% for i in (1..item.quantity) %}
{{ i }}
{% endfor %}
# results in 1,2,3,4
To deal with the possibility of looping through hash references, Solution extends the Liquid Engine's functionality. When looping through a hash, each item is made a single key/value pair. The item's actual key and value are in the
item.key and
item.value variables. ...here's an example:
# where var = {A => 1, B => 2, C => 3}
{ {% for x in var %}
{{ x.key }} => {{ x.value }},
{% endfor %} }
# results in { A => 1, C => 3, B => 2, }
forloop.type variable will contain
HASH if the looped variable is a hashref. Also note that the keys/value pairs are left unsorted.
else tag
The else tag allows us to do this:
{% for item in collection %}
Item {{ forloop.index }}: {{ item.name }}
{% else %}
There is nothing in the collection.
{% endfor %}
else branch is executed whenever the for branch will never be executed (e.g. collection is blank or not an iterable or out of iteration scope).
Since this is a customer facing template engine, Liquid should provide some way to limit ranges and/or depth to avoid (functionally) infinite loops with code like...
{% for w in (1..10000000000) %}
{% for x in (1..10000000000) %}
{% for y in (1..10000000000) %}
{% for z in (1..10000000000) %}
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See Also
Liquid for Designers: http://wiki.github.com/tobi/liquid/liquid-for-designers
Solution's docs on custom filter creation
Sanko Robinson <firstname.lastname@example.com> - http://sankorobinson.com/
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of The Artistic License 2.0. See the LICENSE file included with this distribution or notes on the Artistic License 2.0 for clarification.
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched an initiative for young people, particularly teenagers, to utilize social media to discuss and act against substance abuse.
The new 'Youth Initiative' website aims to empower and connect youth from around the globe to become active in their schools, communities and youth groups for the prevention of substance abuse. The site will help equip young people with resources and opportunities to help them make the best decisions for themselves and impact their communities on issues related to drugs.
The world's youth have lots of great ideas and can make a positive impact on the world. UNODC wants to help give them a voice, not just to peers and local communities, but also to leaders of international organization and policy makers from around the globe.
Through the social media platform Facebook, young people will connect with each other from around the globe to discuss, share, inspire and learn from each other ways of promoting a healthy lifestyle free from drugs. UNODC will moderate discussions and give guidance to planned activities through posting monthly themes and sharing reliable sources of information on drug use prevention strategies.
"This is the first time UNODC seeks to give such a clear role to young people to take action themselves rather than be passive targets of prevention activities provided through traditional prevention programmes," said Gilberto Gerra, Chief of the Drug Prevention and Health Branch of UNODC.
Each year UNODC will host the Youth Council Conference at the United Nations Office of Vienna where youth will be able to meet with the Executive Director, participate in the annual Commision on Narcotic Drugs, meet with scientists, doctors, policy members and fellow youth leaders to influence the future of drug policies and programs. UNODC will be selecting 15 of the most active members from all five continents for an all expense paid trip to Vienna, Austria!
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
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Interoperability, integration and JADC2 are likely to figure into an updated electromagnetic spectrum strategy expected soon from the Department of Defense.
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The campaign is running across seven key global markets including the UK. Aimed at 20-somethings, who are encouraged to send in photos of their summer moments, such as at music festivals, weddings and holidays, using the hashtag #EpicSummer.
Every week the best uploaded picture will win the entrant an "epic" prize, such as tickets to see Justin Timberlake or Pharrell Williams live.
Asos and MasterCard will also run a promotion on their social channels offering #PricelessSurprises to be won at summer events across the globe.
Asos said the tie-up marks the first occasion the brand has run a campaign in conjunction with a commercial partner, "delivering a truly native advertising experience to customers".
Natasha Billing, Asos's head of brand marketing, said: "This campaign demonstrates Asos's commitment to delivering compelling campaigns for partners by bringing together our marketing, editorial and commercial expertise.
"Both brands are aligned in offering amazing experiences to young audiences and so the partnership makes total sense for us."


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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Programs for Teachers
Newberry Teachers' Consortium
The 1919 peace conference and treaty with Germany were controversial with contemporaries, reviled in the thirties, and disdained by many historians since. One school of thought is that the end of the first world war (and the subsequent peace) led inexorably to the beginning of the second world war. The peacemakers have been viewed as naive idealists or cynical realists, either too far-sighted or too short-sighted to negotiate a workable treaty. However, recent research has indicated some intriguing new interpretations. Seminar participants will examine a number of historical questions and discuss some of the new ideas concerning the "peace to end all peace."
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Visual Tour: Uruchomienie komputera z LiveDVD/CD Sabayon Linux KDE4
Welcome to the visual tour booting the Sabayon Linux KDE mini-dvd. In this process I will show you how to boot with custom parameters also known as "cheat codes". This is working with the version 4.1
In order to boot the live cd/dvd all you have to do is make sure your bios is set to boot off of your dvdrom drive first. Check with your motherboard manual on how to change the boot order. So power up the computer and place the dvd into your drive. The computer should auto detect a bootable disk and you should be looking at a screen similar to the one to the right of here. Click Images to See Full Sizes
Start Sabayon 4.1 << this is the option for no 3D eyecandy
Start Sabayon 4.1 (No Music) << same as above but no music during boot up phase
Start Sabayon 4.1 3D << this is for the 3D eyecandy
Start Sabayon 4.1 MCE << this is for booting up to the xbmc interface
the UMPC are same as above but for Ultra Mobile PCs
Last one is to start Installation - I prefer to boot up to a desktop and make sure everything is working properly and than running the installer from the desktop
This is the screen where we can enter in your boot parameters aka "cheat codes". We want to hit F5 and now you see the box that is displaying in the image. We don't want to mess with any thing that is already in that box, we just want to simply add to it. As you can see in the picture I placed my "cheat code" at the end after aiglx. I added res=1024x768 because that is what my hardware is. You will adjust that to what ever you need for your hardware, now hit Enter - - Also see Boot Parameters at this page Sabayon_Linux#Boot_parameters_and_workarounds_for_problematic_Hardware and Tips#Cheat_Codes
And we are off and running!
You can hit Alt F1 and you will now see the following. This screen can be very important for troubleshooting boot up issues.
Once again the lovely screen will come back, you can hit F2 to see boot process in verbose or just sit back and wait.
I like to see what is going on behind the scenes and love to see all those [ ok ] so I hit F2. We are getting near the end here and look at the pretty clues it tells you for users and passwords. Now you may have to have some patience at this point and time and let it fire up it's magic to get your video card ready for the eye candy.
The live dvd should boot straight to a desktop without a login box, but if you happen to get a login box or logout of the desktop, this would be the screen you are at. Username = sabayonuser with password = sabayonunser and the root account is root for username and password is root.
Now we can watch the KDE desktop load up
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Key figures
- €4,92Bn operating profit
- + 8,5% increase in dividend per share
- + 6,5% earnings per share in 2018
- 1st company in Europe in terms of gender equality in Equileap ranking
- Top 10 L'Oréal is in the Top 10 of the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion index
- 1st share ownership plan
- 22,000 employees have been trained in digital technologies thanks to the digital upskilling plan
INDICATORS 2018 « Sharing Beauty With All »
- 79% of new products in 2018 have an improved environmental or social profile¹
- -77% reduction in CO2 emissions in absolute value in plants and distribution centres since 2005
- -48% reduction in water consumption since 2005
- -37% reduction in waste generation since 2005
- 3A ratings from CDP² for reducing carbon emissions, managing water sustainably and protecting forests in the supply chain
- 88% of brands have assessed their environmental or social impact
- 63,584 people from socially or economically disadvantaged communities gained access to employment
- 83% of the Group's strategic suppliers³ have been assessed and selected on the basis of their environmental and social performance
- 96% of the Group's permanent employees have health insurance in line with best practices in their country of residence⁴
¹ New products, i.e. those for which new formulas have been developed and which are produced for the first time in the Group's factories, or products whose packaging was modified or renovated in 2018.
² CDP is an independent international organisation which assesses companies' environmental performance.
³ Strategic suppliers are suppliers whose added value is significant for the Group by contributing sustainably to L'Oréal's strategy by their weight, their innovations, their strategic alignment and their geographical deployment.
⁴ This corresponds to 100% of employees covered by the L'Oréal Share & Care programme (permanent employees of the Group, excluding in some countries part-time contracts <21 hours/week, beauty advisors and boutique employees, given that the integration of recent acquisitions and new subsidiaries is a gradual process).
- 1,2Bn visits to our websites¹
- 350M million followers on our social networks²
- €3Bnof sales in e-commerce
- 11% of consolidated sales from e-commerce - L'Oréal's second "country"¹
- +40,6%like-for-like growth in e-commerce sales in 2018
¹ Source: Google Analytics data - L'Oréal accounts.
² Source: Worldwide social networks data.
¹ Sales achieved on our brands' own websites + estimated sales achieved by our brands corresponding to sales through our retailers' websites (non-audited data).
² Like-for-like: based on a comparable structure and identical exchange rates.
- 505patents filed in 2018
- €914M i.e 3.4% of sales, invested in Research & Innovation
- 21research centres spread across 6 regional hubs, 3 global centres in Europe
- 14evaluation centres
- 40Production sites
- 38 Carbon-neutral sites in 2018, including 12 factories
- 100Quality verifications on average for each product
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As contentious as the issue of climate change is, it is useful and valuable to have the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO's) latest summary of current climate change findings and figures here.
Note: the WMO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, endeavors to maintain its independence and to "embody the highest aspirations of the people of the world" — please see its Code of Ethics.
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NAIROBI, Kenya – An employee of Kenya Airways, Kenya's national airline was apparently sacked for wearing an Arsenal FC (football club) tee shirt to a Kenya Airways sponsored event at the Masai Mara.
Eyewitnesses say a Mr. Bosire, (former) corporate communications manager at the airline was assaulted by the Managing Director who shouted something at him before first pulling off his blazer then making away with the jinxed tee at a two in the morning after party before being fired the following morning and handed his shirt by HR, in a nice way.
Reliable sources believe the MD, Mr. Titus Naikuni was drunk.
Meanwhile, Arsenal FC (fan club) Kenya chapter released an official statement on their face book page condemning the act as yet another attempt to silence them while trampling their God given right to freedom of worship and expression.
So far, no official statement from Kenya Airways or Naikuni has been made but sources close to both sides dispute "Arsenal" had anything to do with it.
"This is another classic reason why we lobbied hard for the Media Bill as a Corporate" said Klein (not his real name), some damage control guy, explaining their support of a recently passed media gagging bill.
"How do you wear our bitter rivals, "Fly Emirates" tee shirt to a Kenya Airways sponsored event? The key word here is sponsored. It seems Mr. Bosire here forgot who butters his bread and for a corporate communications manager he should have known better. Manchester United, Pepsi, CocaCola, Sydney–ring a bell? Oh! My bad, I forgot. He's an Arsenal fan" added Klein (not his real name).
Lawyers representing Mr. Bosire have already pressed charges including but not limited to sexual assault leading to public humiliation and sources close to Mr. Naikuni's counsel have put up a strong defense to prove the KQ MD is a gentle person who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Following these unfolding events, the Kenya National Association of Professional Counsellors and KEPSA(Kenya Private Sector Alliance) have jointly warned the public against blind following of EPL teams which are deemed a threat to career development, cause grievous bodily harm or even death by hanging or falling from a storey building.
No names were given for legal reasons but Blackburn Rovers topped the list of much safer even therapeutic bet because of their blue and white split jersey which experts said was sort of yin-yang-ish. Aston Villa came second because it sounds like a Hacienda or Manor, a major catalyst for positive thoughts.
As both parties prepared for their day in court, they jointly applied for a trial Judge who doesn't watch football.


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What is DoceboLMS?
DoceboLMS is a SCORM compliant Open Source e-Learning platform used in corporate, government and education markets. DoceboLMS makes it extremely easy to construct the didactic content of lessons and teachers are free to reuse files that they already have (Powerpoint, Word, PDF, film clips, etc). Users can also be managed by groups or categories and it is also possible to personalise the graphic environment for subgroups of users.


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It's hard to design really small wireless Bluetooth earphones because you have to cram a battery and some extra electronics into a compact housing the size of something that's not much bigger than, well, an earbud.
That's a challenge Plantronics has endeavored to overcome with its $99.99 BackBeat Go wireless stereo headset, one of the smallest and lightest stereo Bluetooth headsets out there, which features two slightly oversize earbuds joined by a flat, fettuccine wire that's designed to cut down on tangles.
First, the good. The BackBeat Go is attractively designed and offers a pretty comfortable fit. I was able to get a tight seal with the largest of the included silicon eartips and while I used the optional "wings" that are supposed to help keep the earphones securely in place, I didn't feel they had much of an impact on the fit.
As for sound quality, it was decent for a Bluetooth stereo headset and the performance of the headset was good (callers said they could hear me well). Overall, the sound was pretty balanced and didn't have a harsh edge or overemphasized the bass (there's not a ton of bass, but it's ample so long as you get a tight seal).
On a more critical note, I did feel the sound was a bit restrained (most likely because of the earphones' small size -- they have 6mm neodymium drivers) and I could have used a bit more volume when I was outside on the noisy streets of New York.
Editor Brian Bennett, who also tried out the product, said he didn't have an issue with the volume, but he wasn't in love with the Backbeat Go's fit.
For those new to stereo Bluetooth, it's worth noting that Bluetooth does compress audio files and has a tendency to flatten out your music, leaving it sounding less dynamic. That was the case here as well, and this model does not feature the aptX codec, which can offer improved Bluetooth sound quality with mobile devices that also feature aptX (the iPhone 4S does not have aptX, but some Android models do).


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JackBox was built with 2 goals in mind:
- Create a lightbox that worked on mobile devices, even smartphones. JackBox is "responsive", which means it's 100% compatible with responsive websites.
- Create a lightbox where every image, video and song can be individually shared. This means when someone "likes" one of your photos, when a friend clicks on the shared link, they'll instantly be shown the exact photo that was originally shared.
Features Include
- Responsive / Mobile Ready
- Retina Ready Graphics
- Share any item through Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Google+
- Deep-linking, every item has it's own unique link
- Touch Swipe for Mobile Devices
- Genuine Fullscreen for Firefox and Chrome
- Group any items together and create item categories
- Youtube Video w/ Mobile Fallback
- Vimeo Video w/ Mobile Fallback
- Automatic Youtube and Vimeo thumbnail loading
- HTML5 Video w/ Flash backup
- HTML5 Audio w/ Flash backup
- Flash Video w/ Mobile Backup
- Load HTML Divs, iFrames and Google Maps
- A boatload of Custom Thumbnail Hovers and Tooltips
- CSS3 Preloader for smoother animation
Options Include
- Optional gallery-style thumbnails
- Options to set the lightbox thumbnail width and height
- Optional item titles and descriptions
- Option to show the description info by default
- Option to start with thumbnails hidden
- Option to autoplay all videos either globally or individually
- Option to zoom smaller images automatically either globally or individually
- Option to preload graphics for a smoother lightbox experience
JackBox Bonuses
Easy Setup
JackBox Makes Thumbnails Easy
- First, you have the choice to load a specific thumbnail of your choice.
- If none are chosen, and the lightbox item is a clickable thumbnail to begin with, JackBox will grab and resize that thumbnail instead.
- If these options aren't available, JackBox will then attempt to grab the large version of the lightbox image and resize it.
- And as a last resort, JackBox will just use a default thumbnail of your choosing.
Important Notes
- Images, Video and Audio shown in the preview are not included in the download source and are for demonstration purposes only.
- Please note that several of the JackBoxFX are black and white to color transitions.
- Autoplay for video and audio is not available on mobile due to device restrictions.
- Mobile touch swipe functionality is only available for images.
- Fullscreen mode is not available for IE, Opera or Safari.
- On mobile devices the page behind the lightbox will scroll to the top.
- iframe scrolling is not supported on mobile devices
- Your server must support php in order for the social button feature to work properly.
- When sharing via Facebook, only the lightbox item's link will get posted. Any image and title that gets posted will be explicitly chosen by Facebook.
- The Facebook "like" button is built to be a "like/unlike" button only. The traditional Facebook comment box is not supported.
- The graphics and icons are retina-ready, photographs are not.
- Support is not provided for older versions of jQuery and there is no guarantee that this item will work in older versions of jQuery.
- The WordPress version of this plugin can be purchased here.
JackBox Prerequisites
- Experience with editing raw HTML
If you use a WYSIWYG editor to build your websites, JackBox is not for you
- A solid understanding of how a website's folder hierarchy works.
- Experience with an FTP program such as Filezilla or CyberDuck
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New Photo Viewer Widget Available
The Photo Viewer Widget is a way to share your TE photos with visitors on other websites. Creating a Photo Viewer Widget is as easy as creating a theme.
1. Create a theme. ('My Account' -> 'Manage' -> 'My Themes' -> 'Create Theme')
* Note: Make sure it's a 'Personal' theme, and Photo Viewer option is 'Enabled'.
2. Add (your own) photos to theme.
* Note: Viewer can not be enabled for themes containing other people's photos.
3. Click the 'Share' link when editing the theme or viewing the theme as slideshow.
4. Copy the code and paste it into your blog or web page.
[Sample Viewer]
Already posted a TE Photo Widget on your blog or website? Link to it here so others can check it out!
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Would it be possible to add a fallback option for those of us running with Flash disabled though? All I get at the moment is a broken image icon on your sample page :(
I can not send critiques to TE members
My critiques option is disable .
I can not send critiques to TE members .
I can just comment to TE members
Please help me in this
Re: I can not send critiques to TE members
Yes you should read the TOS about critics.
The TE moderators has disabled your critic option for a while.
I think you had recieved a message Abour this.
1. Critiques are to be used for any critical or praiseworthy comments about the critiqued photo.
2. Overly general critiques i.e. Nice shot, Great, I like it a lot! etc. are prohibited and will be removed.
3. Critiques should include specific reasons as to why a photo is either good or needs improvement.
4. Critiques which include broad generalizations such as good composition, nice colors etc. should be marked as a comment. Such critiques may be marked as a comment. Writing excessive amounts of these general critiques may be removed, and the ability to write critiques may be disabled. (It will still be possible to write comments.)
5. Critiquing is one of the core aspects of TE/TL and all helpful critiques are welcomed, however critiquing mostly friend/family members without critiquing others is unfair to the other members and breaches the community spirit of this site. Please critique fairly, as failure to do so may result in removal of critiques and/or ratings or account removal.
6. Critiques may not contain any mention of points to be given in the future. If you run out of points, feel free to continue writing thoughtful critiques without mention of points.
Critique Ratings
1. Critique ratings are to be used to rate critiques fairly.
2. Critique ratings determined to be used for significant retribution or significant reward without warrant will result in removal of all critique ratings for that member and suspension of ability to rate critiques.
3. Critique ratings may not be used for critiques written in languages the member does not understand.
1. Comments are general statements, words of support and encouragement. Use comments to leave general feedback like good composition, nice colors. Do not leave critiques here. For specific feedback, leave a Critique.
2. Comments must pertain to the photo, not to the photographer. This is not a place to leave messages for the user. Comments of that nature will be removed. Please use the contact option on the users page for personal messages.
its not working??:(
I have done all the steps you menssioned but i just cant link it to my blog. which is on blogspot...http://mugush.blogspot.com
please help me
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Once you've enabled the viewer for you theme, getting it onto you blog should be as easy as:
1) Copy the code from the [share] pop-up window on TE.
2) Create a new post on your Blogspot blog.
3) Click on the Edit HTML tab.
4) Paste the code from TE into the main text area.
5) Click "Publish Post"
Good luck!
but still a problem??:(
thank you so much for your help.. but i did as what you instructed but got Error message something like
"Your HTML cannot be accepted: Tags cannot enclose tags object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="
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Hi, I've managed to post it on my blog at http://photopolitic.blogspot.com
In the blogger dashboard bit there is a template editor. You will probably already have links which appear on your blog on either side of the posts. (The previous answer will work, but put it as a post).
Click on the "Template" tab in blogger. This should open a page with a basic layout of your blog. (If it doesn't, you need to click the "Page Elements" tab within "template").
There should then be a box titled "HTML/ JavaScript". Click on the edit button. This should open a pop-up.
Paste the html code from TE into that window.
If you already have other things in this box, you might want to paste it right at the top. Generally people tend to only have invisible stuff like statcounter in here.
At this point you can just hit save changes, but the TE code has the widget window set to HUGE (400 pixels or something).
It can be a bit confusing, but if you go through the code just look for anything that says "width" or "height". You can keep adjusting these by typing various values - in the end I had to set mine to 300 to keep the widget window from overlapping the text of the blog posts.
Let me know how you go!
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Hi Kevin,
I did exactly as above instruction, still the Widget Photo Viewer doesn't appear as it should. Could it be on the blog site? mine is in multiply.com, pls. help me to figure this out.
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TORRES, Gladys y FIESTAS, Fabián. Effects of marijuana on cognition: a review form the neurobiological perspective. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2012, vol.29, n.1, pp.127-134. ISSN 1726-4634.
Marijuana is one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances in society, mainly among youths. Its use has been consistently associated with several health problems, many of which have in common an impairment in the cognitive processes of behavior, including the memory, attention, emotion and decision making. There is evidence suggesting that cannabinoids, marijuana´s primary psychoactive substance, have a negative effect in short-term memory, working memory, and decision making. It has also been found that cannabinoids affect attention and the interaction between cognitive events and emotion. This information can be used as an argument of biological plausibility to assess clinical and epidemiological research findings that show that marijuana`s use is associated to problems such as traffic accidents, psychosis, depression and poor academic records, among others
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The Concept of Timelessness in Buddhism
By A.Karunasena
Our life exists within the time frame of past, present and future. We were born years ago, live in the present and die at a future date. This is the concept we are adhered to. This concept of time is essential for the benefit of mankind and without which the orderly functioning of the society would not be sustainable.
This established view is no more than a product of an inevitable outcome of a natural process of conditioning since we were born. It is the process of conditioning within the time frame that creates this view, the self-view. In fact, it is the effect of activation of dormant 'kilesas' which has caused this conditioning to create the self-view since infancy. This is the process we are unaware of.
The mind, which was pure and uncontaminated at birth gets contaminated or conditioned due to the activation of 'kilesas', resulting from continues external contacts with the sense organs. This conditioning is so strong that the mind would get accustomed to the process and accepts time as the primary factor for its function. In the process, the mind would lose its original pure quality, which would have lasted only a few months since birth. With the conditioning, the 'present' gets clouded by the past and thereby deny experiencing of the present timeless moment. Instead, mind identifies objects within the time frame with 'Names' and 'Forms'. This is the delusion resulting from ignorance (avijja) . However, this 'ignorance' is quite different to the traditionally understood ignorance. It is simply the inability of the mind to see its own process. This ignorance that caused the conditioning to start with now dominates and would last throughout our life. We experience the natural outcome of this process as real at every moment in our life, i.e., we are forced to view the world through the window of this ignorance.
Enlightenment is 'timeless'. It is an experience beyond the process of the mind conditioned by time. Hence, it is beyond time and therefore beyond the thought process. It is the experiencing of the 'timeless present'. It is where pure 'dhamma' operates - simultaneous arising and ceasing. It is the experiencing of the reality. It is the experiencing of pure 'dhamma' beyond mind made time dimension. It is where the thought process activated by 'kilesas' does not operate. It is where the reality exists and illusion of 'self' is realised. It is the realisation of the mind's own ignorance with the dawn of wisdom. It is where personalisation does not exist.
With the above brief description, we may now proceed to consider a few aspects of Buddha's discourses to get a better understanding of the concept of 'Timelessness'. The familiar phrase 'Akaliko Bagavatho dhammo' ('dhamma is timeless') clearly implies that the dhamma , the Buddha preached was about a process beyond time. The Buddha was trying to educate human beings of this very fundamental basis of the dhamma, which is timelessness, for forty-five long years. But we tend to view dhamma within the time frame: reading the Scriptures, listening to dhamma from the community of monks or taking 'refuge' in 'Triple Gems'. Books may contain facts about dhamma or various interpretations of Buddha's explanations of dhamma. Monks may try to explain dhamma in their sermons.
The 'Triple Gems' as traditionally understood refer to the figure of the Buddha, the dhamma in books and the community of monks. They are not the dhamma operating beyond time. However, they may sometimes serve as a guide to understand the dhamma. The dhamma is a process that operates beyond time.
Another phrase is 'Uppada Vaya Dhmmino'. This refers to the simultaneous arising and ceasing of the dhamma - ceasing within the arising. This contradicts the Vedic concept of 'Uppada titi banga' (arising, existing and ceasing). The nature of the dhamma is that it ceases as it arises, which is 'impermanence', i.e., the timeless nature of the dhamma. The Buddha realised on 'awakening', whatever that arises due to causes are subject to cessation (Yan kinci samudaya dhammam, sabbantham nirodha dhammam).
This is how Venerable Kondanna, the first disciple of the Buddha also attained the stage of Sotapanna, on listening to 'Dhammacakkapavatana Sutta' (SN 56.11: Sutta Pitaka – Samyutta Nikaya), the first sermon of the Buddha. This is the entry point and every one crosses this boundary on enlightenment and experiences this phenomenon. This is the enlightened vision or the experiencing of the timeless present.
'Vaya Dhamma Sankhara' refers to the impermanency of 'sankhara' (formations/mental creations). They are impermanent and vanishing (vaya) in the arising, which is the phenomenon of sankhara. However, we tend to cling on to this formation as real and suffer. The conditioned mind attempts construction within the time frame of 'timeless' occurrences. It attempts to create a permanency from a dynamic process. Therefore, such constructs are all illusions. The mind is so delusional in the process that it believes as real of these constructs.
'Yo Dhammam Passati, So Mam Passati' (He who sees the dhamma within 'sees' the Buddha). This is the most fundamental principle he established in his admonition to Vakkali who was attempting to 'see' the Buddha by looking at his physical form. This is clearly an open invitation - come to the 'enlightened vision' by seeing the dhamma within, i.e., experience the timeless dhamma or the dhamma in operation beyond time.
The Philosophy that the Buddha introduced to the world more than 2550 years ago speaks about a 'timeless' concept, the delusional effects resulting from the operation of dhamma beyond time, the personalisation of delusions and the effect of such personalisation, which is the main cause for suffering, dukka.
The reality is thus the 'impermanence' or the operation of dhamma beyond time. However, the conditioning causes this reality to be misinterpreted by introducing a time dimension. In this complex process with the operation of Dependant Origination, a 'self' is born, the world of objects created and personalisation takes place leading to suffering.
It is the timeless present one has to experience as a 'non-self' to become enlightened. However, this timeless process cannot be seen or experienced by the mind process as a self. It is beyond the thought process. Hence, it is beyond the reach of our knowledge. The 'self', the 'sense organs' or the world cannot exist in this timeless present moment. Although our aim is to experience this present moment beyond the mind process, the mind is also the only weapon available to us in order to move in that direction. Therefore, our approach has to be capable of comprehension by the mind process to start with.
In this approach, we basically accept time and hence the existence of the physical sense organs and also the contacts that occur with them. These contacts of the sense organs are however, impersonal and they also disappear as they appear without permanency, but they generate thoughts within the time frame to a self. The self tends to personalise such thoughts believing as they are real, which leads to suffering, dukkha. In this process, which starts with the impersonal contacts of the sense organs, the 'Five Aggregates' (Form-Rupa, sensation/feeling-Vedana, perception-Sanna, mental formation-Sankhara and knowledge-Vinnana) activates and the 'Dependant Origination' operates completing the 'bhava cycle' and the thought process instantaneously. Although the activation of 'Five Aggregates' bring no harm, the automatic personalisation of the 'Five Aggregates' with the operation of Dependant Origination leads to suffering - dukkha every moment. Thus the main problem we face is this personalisation of the thoughts arising from these impersonal contacts.
Understanding these contacts (light, sound, smell, taste & touch with the sense organs) and the interdependent processes resulting from such contacts would be a better starting point for the journey ahead. This will help to comprehend the mind process and enable to realise that these contacts are impermanent and also the resulting thoughts, self and the world are all illusions. The self and the world arise instantly within the thought when a contact occurs, but cease within the arising. When this understanding develops, one would begin to realise that the personalisation of such impermanent thoughts would not bring any benefit, but could only lead to suffering.
When we begin to consider facts rationally with an open mind, it is not difficult to realise that the 'Trilakkhana'- the impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha) and non-self (anatta) are within a thought. These are the three characteristics of bhava, samsara, 'self' or existence and they can only be recognised in a thought. The thought is impermanent (anicca), it ceases as it arises. The personalisation of thoughts leads to suffering (dukka). The 'self' is born within the thought and dies with the cessation of the thought and there is no continuity of this illusionary self and hence non-self (anatta).
With the development of a very clear understanding of the mind process, it would become easy to comprehend that the timelessness cannot be experienced from this mind process. Thus the thought process or any actions taken as a self will be of no avail to move towards the final goal. This may also open our eyes to question the relevance of the general belief that the accumulation of merits (which are in fact acts performed by a self within the thought process) is essential to become enlightened in a future life. With the realisation of impermanency of thoughts, the desire to cling on to thoughts would diminish and the practice of 'let go' of thoughts would become easy. However, this is only the beginning. Our attention has to be focused not on the thoughts, but to the point of arising of thoughts.
Although, we assume that the thoughts arise every moment, in fact no such thoughts are formed in reality. Thoughts could only be formed within the time frame, as the contacts whether it is light, sound, etc., disappear as they appear.
And also the sense organs although we assume to be permanent are also subject to the reality, the impermanence. There is no possibility for any thoughts to be formed from such transient contacts, but the conditioned mind tends to collate all past contacts and create thoughts within the time frame. It is only a process of the conditioning activated by kilesas and ignorance. This is a delusion and not the reality.
Thoughts could only reflect the past, which is the memory. We are denied of the present with the arising of thoughts every moment. Therefore, even to focus on a single 'object' or dwell on a single thought is essentially living in the past. They do not go far enough to break the time frame. The reality to be experienced is in the present and not in the thought process. It is 'here and now'. Thoughts only deny the real present, the timeless present.
With this understanding, it becomes clear that we need to be mindful all the time of the present moment. Not to dwell on thoughts, but to practise the correct 'mindfulness' (Yoniso mansikara) - to be mindful of the origination or the birth of the timeless activities. The importance of mindfulness of the present moment is embedded in the following words of the Buddha to Bahiya (Bahiya Sutta: Udana 1.10 (Tipitaka – Sutta Pitaka – Khuddaka Nikaya – Udana).
"Ditthe Ditthamattam Bhavissati, Sute Sutamattam Bhavassati"
- In seeing there is only the seeing, in hearing there is only the hearing.
At this stage it would be appropriate to consider briefly the moment-by-moment mindfulness, which is the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (catu stipatthana): Mindfulness of the body (kayanu passana), the sensations (vedananu passana), the mind (cittanu passana) and mental objects (dhammanu passana). The practising of mindfulness relates to four components: body, sensation, mind and mind objects. These exist only in the moment that the being exists. In other words, being, body, sensation, mind and mind objects exist together in a moment or more correctly, they arise together and vanish with their origination. The past or the future has no relevance to our mindfulness. It is the maintenance of mindfulness of the 'present' moment, where the being exists, that is essential.
The contact of the sense organs with the external world instantly creates a thought and vanishes with its origination. A 'self', body, sensation, mind and mental objects arise in that moment within the thought by conditioning each other and vanish instantly. This activity operates in the present and nothing goes from present to the next moment. A self is not born without mind, body, sensation and mental objects. Similarly, the mind will not arise without the self, body, sensation and mental objects. On the other hand, for example, if sensation does not arise, then mind, mental objects and self do not arise. Similarly, if body is not born, then sensation, mind, mental objects and self do not arise.
Sensation cannot be experienced after experiencing the body. The mind cannot be experienced after experiencing the sensation and similarly, mind objects (dhamma) cannot be experienced after experiencing the mind. All four need to be experienced together, which is the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. This is experienced on enlightenment. Our aim is therefore, to develop the necessary skills to move in that direction. Mindfulness to be in the present and experience the vanishing of the self as it is born, to experience the ceasing of mental creations within the arising without attachment, i.e., experience them without a doer.
The Buddha's last words - "Handadani bhikkhave amantayami vo, vaya dhamma sankhara, appamadena sampadetha ti" meaning "all component things cease, work out your deliverance with urgency" would remind us of the importance of ever-present mindfulness, i.e., the mindfulness of the present moment. All component things, the mental formations (sankhara) cease (vaya) within formation. Appamada implies the meaning of urgency, do not delay.
Our delay is the thought, getting trapped in the time frame. This is unavoidable and it is the delay. Not being able to live a 'moment' in the present. This is absence of mindfulness. The operation of dhamma is now. Truth is in the present. The realisation is in the present. To live a moment in the present is the essential requirement in the teachings. Thought prevents us in experiencing the present moment. We need to develop the necessary skills and that is the meaning of 'sampadetha'. Hence, the urgent need for heedfulness to be in the present for a moment.
Maintenance of mindfulness is essential to experience the simultaneous arising and ceasing, the reality. It has to be a continuous mindfulness. Once the mindfulness as a non-self has reached maturity, then the ceasing (nirodha) of a thought will be experienced within the arising (samuda) through wisdom at an unexpected moment. At that moment the Four Foundations of Mindfulness is completed, cessation of perception and ending of the mind experienced on realisation of ceto vimutti, non-existence of a self realised, four Noble Truths realised and enter in to the Noble Eightfold path. This is the vision and dawn of the wisdom or Buddhahood, which does not die. In fact it is the freeing from a thought for a moment. In the next moment cause and effect activates as before, but having realised the non-existence of a self, the mind process activates with wisdom and does not lead to personalisation. The Awakened one lives in the conventional world with wisdom until the physical body decays and dies. Because the 'self' was given up or depersonalised completely upon awakening, there is no identification of the self with the physical body anymore, and there is no self to grow old, fall sick and die.
Asuramuni Karunasena, author of the article is a Chartered Surveyor attached to the Valuation Office Agency of the United Kingdom. As a Sri Lankan born Buddhist, he has developed a keen interest in Buddhism and writes about the faith he profess. His article "The World - A Buddhist Perception" was published in Asian Tribune in June 2006. The book "The Teachings of the Awakened" is his latest.
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True Vatican II Spirit
Vatican II and its proper implementation is the subject of a new pastoral letter by the bishop of a Midwestern diocese.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — More than 50 years after Pope John XXIII called for a worldwide meeting of bishops to update the Church, the Second Vatican Council is far from understood.
For the bishop of a small diocese in the American Midwest, it's time to get beyond the divisions that have sprung up since then and allow the true "spirit" of Vatican II to drive the New Evangelization.
That "spirit" is to be found in the "letter" of the council documents, not in the various misinterpretations that have evolved, Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, says in Ecclesia Semper Reformanda (The Church Is Always in Need of Renewal), a pastoral letter released Oct. 15. Bishop Nickless characterizes the false "spirit" of the council as "a ghost or demon that must be exorcised if we are to proceed with the Lord's work."
Bishop Nickless says Catholics must stop seeing the Church as divided between pre-Vatican II and post-Vatican II faith, mentality and practices.
The letter, which can be read at CatholicGlobe.org, details a five-point plan for "reclaiming and strengthening our faith, identity and culture as Catholics." The five points cover the areas of liturgy, catechesis, family life, vocations and mission.
Unanswered Questions
Bishop Nickless said that he has received both positive and negative feedback on the letter, most of it from outside the rural Iowa diocese. Some laypeople in the diocese have e-mailed saying, "I'll do anything I can to help. What can I do?"
On a practical level, the bishop wants to see what can be done to bring Eucharistic adoration to more parishes in the diocese. Currently, only one of the diocese's 130 parishes has Eucharistic adoration.
In addition, Bishop Nickless sees ongoing clergy formation as crucial.
"There are differences in liturgical style and ecclesiology," said Bishop Nickless. "I've asked our continuing education committee to come up with a plan for ongoing formation in the area of liturgy, and I try to model good liturgy at the cathedral."
Furthermore, the diocese has hired a new director of family life and religious education. It is the bishop's hope that the director will focus on better marriage preparation and how to implement another of the pastoral's initiatives: adult catechesis.
Forty-four years after the close of the council, Bishop Nickless says there are many questions that still need to be asked and answered.
"Have we understood the council within the context of the entire history of the Church? Have we understood the documents well?" he asks in the letter. "Have we truly appropriated and implemented them? Is the current state of the Church what the council intended? What went right? What went wrong? Where is the promised 'New Pentecost'?"
He speaks of two "hermeneutics" (interpretations) of Vatican II, as described by Pope Benedict XVI in an address to the Roman Curia in December 2005. "Why has the implementation of the council, in large parts of the Church, thus far been so difficult?" Pope Benedict asked. "Well, it all depends on the correct interpretation of the council. … The problems in its implementation arose from the fact that two contrary hermeneutics came face to face and quarreled with each other. One caused confusion, the other, silently but more and more visibly, bore and is bearing fruit."
Evangelizing Inward and Outward
Bishop Nickless says the division occasioned by these two rival interpretations — a misguided "hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture" and an authentic "hermeneutic of reform" in continuity with the Church's tradition — have weakened the Church's identity and mission. The consequence, he adds, has been a sort of dualism — "an either/or mentality and insistence in various areas of the Church's life."
"It is crucial that we all grasp that the hermeneutic or interpretation of discontinuity or rupture, which many think is the settled and even official position, is not the true meaning of the council," Bishop Nickless writes. "This interpretation sees the pre-conciliar and post-conciliar Church almost as two different churches. It sees the Second Vatican Council as a radical break with the past. There can be no split, however, between the Church and her faith before and after the council. We must stop speaking of the 'Pre-Vatican II' and 'Post-Vatican II' Church, and stop seeing various characteristics of the Church as 'pre' and 'post' Vatican II. Instead, we must evaluate them according to their intrinsic value and pastoral effectiveness in this day and age."
Bishop Nickless calls for Catholics in his diocese to adapt the Vatican II model of the Church evangelizing itself first and then spreading the Gospel to the greater society.
"Our urgent need at this time is to reclaim and strengthen our understanding of the deposit of faith," he writes. "We must have a distinctive identity and culture as Catholics, if we would effectively communicate the Gospel to the people of this day and diocese. This is our mission."
"Notice that this mission is twofold, like the Second Vatican Council's purpose," he continues. "It is toward ourselves within the Church (ad intra), and it is to the world (ad extra). The first is primary and necessary for the second; the second flows from the first. This is why we have not been as successful as we should be in bringing the world to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ to the world. We cannot give what we do not have; we cannot fulfill our mission to evangelize if we ourselves are not evangelized."
Liturgical Reform
One area he focuses on is divine worship. Bishop Nickless urges adherence to recent Vatican directives concerning liturgical renewal, including Liturgiam Authenticam (Authentic Liturgy), which calls for translations of the Roman Missal that are faithful to the original Latin, and Summorum Pontificum, in which Pope Benedict promotes the form of the Mass in use before the Second Vatican Council (the Mass of Pope John XXIII or the "extraordinary form" of the Latin rite).
"Since, in the Church's liturgy, we meet God in a unique way, how we worship — the external rites, gestures, vessels, music, indeed, the building itself — should reflect the grandeur of the heavenly liturgy," the bishop writes. "Liturgy is mystical; it is our mysterious encounter with the transcendent God, who comes to sanctify us through the sacrifice of Christ made present in the Eucharist and received in holy Communion. It should radiate heavenly truth and goodness. This radiance, the splendor of truth, is called beauty. Our liturgy should radiate true beauty, reflecting the beauty of God himself and what he does for us in Christ Jesus. It should lift up our soul — first through our intellect and will, but also through our senses and emotions — to adore God as we share already in heaven's eternal worship. In this vale of tears, the liturgy should be a lodestar, a transcending place of wonder and comfort in the midst of our day-to-day lives, a place of light and high beauty beyond the reach of worldly shadows."
He argues that since Sunday Mass is the only connection many Catholics have with the Church, "should we not offer an experience of beauty and transcendence, compellingly different from our day-to-day lives?"
The bishop says it is "imperative" to recover the "wonder, awe, reverence and love for the liturgy and the Eucharist."
"To do this, we must feel and think with the whole Church in 'reforming the reform' of the Second Vatican Council," he writes.
Bishop Nickless' letter seems to have struck a chord among other bishops and Vatican II experts.
"We have come into a time of perhaps a more mature understanding of the Second Vatican Council," said Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo. "Many of us have felt that we have to go back to the texts of the documents. ... Studying the documents at this moment in time has helped us to see that they say very profound things that are not always grasped or proposed by people who are quick to speak of the 'Spirit of Vatican II.'"
"One of the obstacles to the implementation of the council has been the polarization," said Alan Schreck, professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of Vatican II: The Crisis and the Promise. "If we could be aware of what Vatican II is telling us about our identity and mission, and come to some agreement on that, that would be a great achievement," he said.
Added Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs, Colo., "There has been a growing sense that so many wonderful things from the council were either being set aside or twisted to fit other agendas."
"Most ecumenical councils have been followed by confusion," said Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted. "We began to be able to respond once we had a Catechism of the Catholic Church and important documents such as Fides et Ratio, Evangelium Vitae and Veritatis Splendor. They have helped us to have confidence and are good tools for proclaiming the Gospel and teaching the faith."
Perhaps Catholics will now add Bishop Nickless' pastoral letter to that list.
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