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Hello. If you are reading this journal and your not Leah, please set it down. Think about it, if you had a journal that had stuff that you didn't want anybody to read you wouldn't like it much if someone comes along and starts reading. Please, before you go any father, think about it. Is what your about to do right? Would God want you invading my stuff? I'm not sure that he would. So please set it down. And please don't do it again.
Thank you,
Ah, the melodrama was alive and real with this one.
My journal was a fluffy blue notebook filled with almost unreadable neon gel pen scribbles. That's when gel pens were just so cool. As you can see, this journal was more than just a regular diary, it was a secret diary, which made it way cooler and way more off limits. Let's begin analyzing my findings.
1. The journal is filled with classroom seating charts. I'm not sure what I was trying to portray, but the little squares of desks with names of children I haven't thought about in over ten years is not only cute, but a little bit weird.
2. I had horrible taste in movies.
January 1, 2005
"Happy New Year! I woke up at nine o'clock. Nothing happening. We might go see "Fat Albert" or "The Incredibles." Two movies that look good.
What was I thinking? Fat Albert? Is this some cruel joke?
3. I…I don't even know. Words cannot describe.
January 14, 2005
"At school today something odd happened. I know some of the Elvish language. Carissa and I thought it would be funny if we said something like "I love to see your eyes shine when you laugh" to Ben. I thought it up, and Carissa gave it to him. He fought for the paper with the translation on it, and got it. Luckily I have the other half. When he got it, he stuck it in his back pocket. Like I'm going to reach in there and get it. Carissa and I were depressed for the rest of the day."
4. Boys were totally gross. Like, heaven forbid my parents see me sitting next to a boy at a school basketball game.
February 4, 2005
"At the basketball game, David came and sat by us, followed by Patrick. That was cool. We didn't care. I sat by Shayna, turned around, and then looked back—there was David! They had switched seats! They did this a lot. Shayna got up to get a snack, and someone stole her seat. Patrick started pushing us all down, but I couldn't move. Patrick pushed Jared, who pushed David, who bumped into me. David wasn't going to push me though. Besides, I couldn't move! Two people next to me are strangers. So I endured countless times of being smashed into David. Oh well, the bad part was when Dad came to visit me.
"Leah, hi Leah!" Dad says.
He's always bothering me. When I turn around, Dad just smiles at me and points at the boys. I told him, "Shayna is getting snacks!" but right then Patrick gives a big push and David goes smashing into me. I later found out that Dad told Mom about me sitting with the boys. Shayna eventually returned, but I was totally bruised by then.
5. I signed out of my journal entries by writing, "My candle is about to fade," as if I was a heroine in a "Dear America" book.
6. I firmly believed that if I buried my journals in my backyard that someday they would be dug up and put in a museum. Again, I read way too many "Dear America" books.
7. I eavesdropped and then recorded every word in my journal. Because who didn't do that?
April 20, 2005
"Tonight while I was reading in my room, I heard dad saying to mom, 'Well, we've given her some time to do it. Tomorrow you'll just have to tell her she can't go to anybody's house or anything.' Jumping to conclusions, I thought they were talking about me. The only thing dad has been telling me to do for a while now is to clean my room, so I immediately put my book down and started cleaning. It looks pretty spiffy now, and nobody has said anything to me yet. I wonder if they were actually talking about me."
8. Anytime a boy even so much as looked at me, I wrote about it in my journal. Oh yeah, and I gave all the boys nicknames. Here's an entry about "Snuffles" and "Edward." Tell me I'm wrong, but the only way a girl could talk about a boy in late elementary school was to give him a nickname, amirite? Also, my fifth grade self could recognize that nice guys were better than cute guys, so I'm pretty proud.
May 3, 2005
"Yeah…you know…Snuffles doesn't seem so great anymore…I mean, sure he's cute…but Edward's actually nice 2 me…I think I like Edward more than Snuffles! WHOA!! Snuffles will flirt and joke, and he talks 2 me a lot, just…Edward's just a lot more nice."
9. I wrote angsty quotes and credited myself because duh they were gonna be famous someday.
"Loving someone who doesn't love you back is like firing a pistol to the heart and living through the pain. -Leah, February 6, 2005"


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Mike White - Worldwide Postal History. Censored and Military Mail.
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|[17224] USA U.S.S. TUSCALOOSA WW2 NAVAL MAIL 1944 (Jan 25) Longer Navy Department, U.S.S. Tuscaloosa Official Business printed Penalty envelope registered airmail to Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass. bearing prexie 15c + transport 6c cancelled with patriotic large V h/s & with boxed Registered / No 2663 h/s in violet with on back US Navy / Registered (25 Jan) cds + Hingam Mass / Registered (27 Jan) arrival cds ..............Very attractive penalty stationary
|[17223] USA U.S.S. TUSCALOOSA WW2 NAVAL MAIL 1943 (Jul 30) Longer Navy Department, U.S.S. Tuscaloosa Official Business, Communication Office - Mailgram --- Expedite printed Penalty envelope registered to Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass. bearing prexie 15c cancelled with patriotic large V h/s & with boxed Registered / No 2314 h/s in violet with on back US Navy / Registered (30 Jul) cds + US / Navy (31 Jul) 4 bars duplex transit d/s + Hingam Mass / Registered (2 Aug) arrival cds ..............Very attractive & scarcer Mailgram stationary
|[17332] JAPAN-USA...1949 US FORCES OCCUPATION of JAPAN... 1949 (Jun 21) Longer Department of the Army, Official Business, Penalty printed Stationary stampless envelope to Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General, Washington DC from HQ 32nd Infantry Regt., APO 7-3 c/o San Francisco cancelled US Army Postal Service /7 date stamp with on back US Army Postal Sevice /7 B.P.O. (22 Jun) transit machine d/s ...................The 32nd Infantry had served in Korea along the 38th Parallel until December 1948 when they moved to undertake occupation duties in Japan until returning to Korea in 1950 afte North Korea invaded the South and the Korean War commenced.
|[17331] KOREA-USA...1949 UNITED STATES MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP to KOREA (KMAG)... 1949 (Jul 29) Longer Department of the Army, Official Business, Penalty printed Stationary stampless envelope to The Adjutant General, Department of the Army, Washington DC from United States Military Advisory Group to the Republic of Korea, APO 404 c/o San Francisco cancelled US Army Postal Service /404 date stamp ...................By the end of June 1949 most of the US forces in Korea (USAMGIK) had left leaving approximately 100 specialist US Military Advisory Group Korea (KMAG). On the 25 Jun 1950 North Korea invaded the South and the Korean War commenced.
|[16521] SOUTH AFRICA - GB�.WW2 OHMS PENALTY ENVELOPE... 1942 Bi-lingual OHMS Penalty for Private use to avoid Payment of Postage �50 printed stampless envelope to Officer Commanding, Cavalry, R.A.C. Records, The Barracks, Barnet cancelled violet Crown over boxed Department of Defence /Official Free /Pietersmaritzburg /Oribi Military Hospital hand stamp & on reverse partial violet oval Received in P(ay Office) /22 Sep 1942 /Barn(et) hand stamp
|[17131] FRANCE-USA...WW1 WAR DEPARTMENT PENALTY ENVELOPE from A.E.F..... 1917(Oct 9) US War Department Official Business Penalty longer envelope to Boston bearing Washington 2c tied US Army Postal Sevice / No 5 duplex [A 1001] d/s & with circular A.E.F. Passed as Censored / 96 h/s in black tied with Major M.R.C. signature...........scarcer AEF cancel
|[16556] USA-FRANCE ["V" MAIL-REURNED TO SENDER] 1944(Sep 17) "V" Mail to 0253803 Graydon Wells at APO 887 located Paris c/w War Department Official Business US V Mail Penalty for Private Use to Aviod Payment of Postage $300 env cancelled Postage Paid [24 Sep] & w/unframed Returned to United States/Attention Port Postal Officer/Port of Embarkation/new York N.Y. h/s in violet alongside Pointing Finger on Hand Returned to Writer h/s in blue
|[16898] INDIA...WW2 US FORCES in CBI THEATER PENALTY AMBULANCE ENVELOPE with SALVAGE from US MILITARY AIR CRASH... 1944(Dec) USA 2c Penalty printed oversize envelope "Salvaged Mail for Pvt Harold K. Orr, 82nd Med.Comp., APO 629 " badly torn open to show fragment of letter & envelope to Pvt Harold K. Orr 33709246, 82nd Medical Composite Unit, c/o 234th General Hospital bearing 3c Defence tied Pittsburgh PA [2 Dec 44] & with unframed Damaged in U.S. Army Plane Accident h/s in black.................APO 629 was located at Chabua northern India & was part of the China-Burma-India [CBI] theater of operations & this is a remarkable crash item from this exciting and short period of WW2
.......http://cbi-theater-2.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-2/hospitals/_cbi_hospitals.html & http://www.cbi-history.com/part_iv_med.html#17
|[19555] AUSTRALIA - USA�WW2 USA NAVAL FORCES in AUSTRALIA� 1942 (Oct 26) Longer stampless Navy Department Official Business Penalty printed envelope with vertical crease to Supply Officer, Navy Yard, Mare Island CA from (629) U.S. N.S.D., Fremantle, West Australia cancelled US Navy /Sailors Mail date stamp
|[19556] AUSTRALIA �WW2 USA FORCES in AUSTRALIA MISSENT MAIL� 1942 (May) General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area office of the Commander in Chief Penalty printed envelope to Ellis St., Brisbane that was Missent to APO 922 located Townsville Qld with on reverse American Base Forces /APO 922 (7 May) located Townsville & with on face GV1 2�d tied Brisbane (15 May) date stamp overlaid by unclear Melbourne cds & with violet diamond framed 1 /Passed /By /Censor /46 with broken frame lines (As at July 2008 this is not recorded by the CCSG but I have handled one other example dated Aug 1942) plus violet double rimmed circular U.S.A.F.I.A. /73 /Passed By Censor hand stamp (According to Richard W. Helbock in "Passed By Army Censor " Censor 73 was used by APO 923 between 30 Jul 42 - 14 Feb 43 this extends the earliest date).......................A very unusual double censored missent item from US forces.
|[19673] PHILIPPINE Is-USA�SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR... 1900 (Feb 28) War Department Official Business Penalty stationary envelope with Official Business deleted & adhesive affixed over Penalty annotation used privately from Philippino sounding name Luis - la Rodus au Jesus, 28th Infantry to Philadelphia bearing USA 2c overprinted Philippines tied Mil. Sta. No 1 Manila duplex & on reverse Philadelphia (6 Apr) arrival cds.........................
25 April 1898 saw the outbreak of the Spanish-American war but it was not until 4 Feb 1899 fighting occurred against US forces in the Philippines & although the insurrection was officially declared ended 4 July 1902 fighting continued specially on Mindanao where the Muslim Moros held out until 5 June 1913.

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Spring into spring with a fun Easter displayMarch 10th, 2012 in member junk
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Aw, Demi Lovato shared one of the happiest nights of her life with her stepfather, Eddie De La Garza, at the 2017 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on Sunday (February 12) in Los Angeles.
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If the answer is yes, or very close to a yes, we enter and then tender. A single buyback takes three to four months. We will only bother if there's a 10% return, so that the "low risk" return on an annual basis will go to about 25%+.
In the first year, we made 35%. (Jun 2016 to Jun 2017). Read our post.
In the second year, till March 2018, we made another 43%. But the last two trades were failures – and the trade has now gotten crowded. Too many people know about it. Too many people bid. So we gracefully withdraw from further entries here – this page will remain as an archive.
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Stability of an additive functional equation in the spaces of generalized functions
- Young-Su Lee1Email author
© Lee; licensee Springer. 2011
- Received: 24 July 2011
- Accepted: 2 November 2011
- Published: 2 November 2011
We reformulate the following additive functional equation with n-independent variables
as the equation for the spaces of generalized functions. Making use of the fundamental solution of the heat equation we solve the general solutions and the stability problems of this equation in the spaces of tempered distributions and Fourier hyperfunctions. Moreover, using the regularizing functions, we extend these results to the space of distributions.
- Cauchy functional equation
- stability
- distribution
- heat kernel
- Gauss transform
1. Introduction
for all x, y ∈ ℝ. It is well-known that every measurable solution of (1.1) is of the form f(x) = ax for some constant a. In 1941, Hyers proved the stability theorem of (1.1) as follows:
for all x ∈ E 1.
The above stability theorem was motivated by Ulam [2]. Forti [3] noticed that the theorem of Hyers is still true if E 1 is replaced by an arbitrary semigroup. In 1978, Rassias [4] generalized Hyers' result to the unbounded Cauchy difference. Thereafter, many authors studied the stability problems of (1.1) in various settings (see [5–7]).
was proposed by Nakmahachalasint [14], where n is a positive integer with n > 1. He proved that (1.2) is equivalent to (1.1). For that reason, we say that (1.2) is a generalization of the Cauchy functional equation. The stability theorem of (1.2) was also proved.
Here, ○ denotes the pullback of generalized functions and the inequality ||v|| ≤ ε in (1.4) means that for all test functions φ.
where and μ is a bounded measurable function such that . Subsequently, in Section 3, these results are extended to the space .
2. Stability in
We first introduce the spaces of tempered distributions and Fourier hyperfunctions. Here, we use the m-dimensional notations, |α| = α 1 + ⋯ + α m , α! = α 1! ⋯ α m !, and , for ζ = (ζ 1, ..., ζ m ) ∈ ℝ m , , where ℕ0 is the set of non-negative integers and .
for all . The set of all tempered distributions is denoted by .
Note that tempered distributions are generalizations of L p -functions. These are very useful for the study of Fourier transforms in generality, since all tempered distributions have a Fourier transform. Imposing the growth condition on ||·|| α,β in (2.1) a new space of test functions has emerged as follows:
for some positive constants A, B depending only on φ. The strong dual of , denoted by , is called the Fourier hyperfunction.
of the heat kernel is very useful to convert Equation (1.3) into the classical functional equation defined on upper-half plane. We also use the following famous result, so-called heat kernel method, which states as follows:
Conversely, every C ∞ -solution U(x, t) of the heat equation satisfying the growth condition (2.4) can be uniquely expressed as for some .
Similarly, we can represent Fourier hyperfunctions as a special case of the results as in [24]. In this case, the estimate (2.4) is replaced by the following:
We are now going to solve the general solutions and the stability problems of (1.2) in the spaces of and . Here, we need the following lemma.
where , .
where , . □
From the above lemma, we can find the general solutions of (1.2) in the spaces of and . Taking the inclusions of (2.3) into account, it suffices to consider the space .
where .
This completes the proof. □
From the above theorem, we have the general solution of (1.1) in the spaces of and immediately.
where .
We are going to prove the stability theorem of (1.2) in the spaces of and as follows:
Now inequality (2.18) implies that u - a · x belongs to (L 1)' = L ∞. Thus, all the solution u in can be written uniquely in the form u = a · x + h(x), where . □
From the above theorem, we shall prove the stability theorem of (1.1) in the spaces of and as follows:
3. Stability in
Making use of the regularizing functions we can find the general solution of (1.2) in the space as follows:
where .
This completes the proof. □
In a similar manner, we have the following corollary immediately.
where .
Using the regularizing functions, Chung [17] extended the stability theorem of the Cauchy functional equation (1.1) to the space . Similarly, we shall extend the stability theorem of (1.2) mentioned in the previous section to the space .
Inequality (3.13) implies that h(x) : = u - g(x) belongs to (L 1)' = L ∞. Thus, we conclude that . □
From the above theorem, we have the following corollary.
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SCRANTON, Pa.—Freshman Julia Crilly (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) and junior Jenell McFadden (Springfield, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) combined for 28 kills and 27 digs to lead The University of Scranton to its fifth straight win, a 3-1 decision over Marywood University Thursday evening at the Long Center.
The Royals, who have now won eight of their last nine matches to improve to 13-9, also received 16 digs from junior libero Marissa Every (East Norriton, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy), 23 assists and a match-high five service aces from junior setter Emily Keim (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), and eight kills and five digs from sophomore outside hitter Katie Newman (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa).
Marywood, which fell to 12-9 overall, was led by freshman middle hitter Kathleen Rielly (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Marian Catholic) with nine kills and five digs and junior outside hitter Megan Schilling (Ringtown, Pa./North Schuykill) had eight kills. The Pacers also received 31 assists from freshman setter Kelly Chadwick (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley).
Keim provided a big spark for the Royals in the fourth set, coming through with three service aces to spark a 4-0 run that turned a 15-14 deficit into an 18-15 lead, which Scranton never relinquished.
Crilly's 15 kills and 16 digs was her ninth 'double-double' of the season and McFadden's 13 kills and 11 digs was her fifth 'double-double' of the year.
The Royals will play Goucher College, Susquehanna University and Catholic University in the second round of Landmark Conference round-robin action this Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16, at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Scranton is currently tied with Catholic and Susquehanna for second place, one game behind four-time defending champion Juniata College.
Scranton is now two wins away from tying its entire victory output for the 2011 season.
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I love the way we are starting Daylight Savings early again this year. I wonder if it is a permanent thing now?
The easy way to remember how this works is to remember this little saying:
"Spring Forward and
Fall Back."
Can't you just make a mental image of springing forward, like in a race? And then to fall back, like that team building exercise where they tell you to close your eyes and let yourself fall backwards because you have to trust that your team mate is going to catch you. That's what I think of when it comes to Daylight Savings time.


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Archive for May 26, 2017
Paddington 2 Gets January 2018 Release Date0
Paddington 2 snags an early 2018 release date, while fellow animated flick Sherlock Gnomes is bumped back two months. Everyone's favorite children's book came to life two years ago when Paddington bounded onto the big screen. The film was a huge success for French distributor StudioCanal, as it went on to garner both critical praise and a hefty box office sum. Few were surprised when, later that same year, it was announced that the studio would produce more Paddington movies. Paddington 2 news has been slowly developing for some time, and it looks like the studio just released some key info.
We already know that Paddington 2 will once again feature Paul King as writer-director, and that the sequel has already ...
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Peter Jackson Unveils Mortal Engines Concept Art0
"Wonder Woman" Has No Deleted Scenes0
Don't expect a director's cut of Patty Jenkin's' "Wonder Woman" when it comes to home video. In fact don't expect to see any deleted scenes at all because, according to Jenkins, there aren't any. Not one.
Speaking with Collider during the junket for the DC Universe film, Jenkins revealed that the only changes between her first cut and the theatrical cut were some tightening of individual scenes rather than structural changes like extracting sequences:
"You know, it's not like a long journey didn't happen but what amazes me is how little has actually changed from the first cut other than tightening. Little changes to the final battle, that was really it.
I think that what I ended up finding about the final battle was I was hitting emotional points for Diana that I really wanted to hit but I felt a craving for some other kinds of emotional gratification and engagement that we tried to accentuate even more.
I think what you learn is rhythm, tone, humor where the jokes are happening but in our case, I just now can finally say all this. We didn't cut one scene in this movie nor did we change the order of one scene in this movie from the script that we went in shooting with… We've got the DVD now, they keep wanting to put cut scenes and there aren't any."
She does say the one major change was the "walk to No Man's Land" scene which they reshot but otherwise kept intact – it's just a different version of the same sequence.
In related news, some gorgeous concept art from the film has gone up at EW courtesy of production designer Aline Bonetto who is especially proud of Doctor Poison's laboratory: "You have to give the feeling that every tool, every bottle, is something on the way to create something more dangerous. You can only go further and further. They had to push me out of this set."
"Wonder Woman" opens in cinemas on June 2nd.
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Should the Venom Movie Feature Spider-Woman?0
Recently, Sony Pictures announced their own Spider-Man-based universe. With a Venom film arriving in 2018 and a Silver & Black (a Black Cat & Silver Sable movie) in development, they signed Tom Hardy to star as the titular symbiotic life-form and recently landed a director for Silver & Black. The Venom movie brings with it some exciting possibilities, while opening up yet another confusing microcosm of Marvel's disjointed cinematic wing. Since Spider-Man is currently a communal property between Sony and Disney, the Venom movie muddies the waters for the joint Marvel-Sony cinematic endeavor. How can Venom, who's origin story is intrinsically linked to Spider-Man, exist without a direct link to the MCU (at ...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
He Rejoices Over Me!!
My mind is always on the things of God, I study His Word daily, but when I am sick I seem to be the closest to Him. This is one of Gods attributes, that He rejoices over His creation, He rejoices over me, what peace, what comfort to know My heavenly Father Rejoices over little ole me.
This stamp is "flutter by" by angel Co. I used su hunter green and black and that gold paper is hand made from "Penny Wise".
And for all of you who wished me well and prayed for me, Thank You, I am feeling so much better this morning and am getting ready to go to work. :)
Have a Blessed Day
Rebekka aka Becky :)
27 comments:
- Frogwoman said...
Lovely card. The butterfly and sentiment are great.
- February 3, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- xiumaiyuki said...
Wow! Stunning card! Love that butterfly!!! so pretty!
- February 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- Joanne Travis said...
It is a wonderful thing to have Him as a constant companion and know that He is there for us no matter what. Thanks for sharing this card and thought, it is really beautiful.
- February 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Susan said...
Very pretty card! Hope your feeling better very soon! Love your Valentine you posted below too....really cute card!
- February 4, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) said...
Beautifully done!! Love how your butterfly ties in with the verse. Beautiful!!
- February 4, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...
This is beautiful. I love the verse. Glad to hear you are feeling a little better.
- February 4, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- stampin abi said...
very pretty!
- February 4, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Lesly said...
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
- February 4, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- chica21b said...
Hi Becky! This is such a lovely card. Did you distress the kraft piece? Did you use any of that distress ink by Tim Holtz?
- February 4, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Pat (mspfd) said...
Gorgeous creative. Really love the background paper.
- February 4, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Lisa Phillippi said...
Really pretty...I am a sucker for cards with scripture verses! I also make them into magnets. Hope you are feeling better!
- February 4, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- . said...
Glad you are feeling better! Love the dimension of the butterfly!
- February 5, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- Anjou Krelovich said...
That butterfly is stunning! Is it embossed in gold and then colored? Beautiful result!
- February 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- ScrappinGalz said...
This is a georgeous card
- February 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- ~ j said...
i really like how the butterfly is popped up. so sweet.
- February 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Michelle said...
this is simply beautiful.
- February 5, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- laos348 said...
Very pretty! I like the coloring and dimension on the butterfly.
- February 5, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- britta said...
wow-how beautiful is this-that butterfly is gorgeous!
- February 5, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Alison Anderson said...
Yay for feeling better! Love that butterfly!
- February 5, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- my5bratz said...
simply stunning!!!
- February 5, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Rosie Lilya said...
Becky this is so beautiful. I love the butterfly
- February 5, 2009 at 10:14 PM
- Laura said...
What a beautiful card, Becky!!
- February 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Cindy said...
What a beautiful card.
- February 7, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Cindy said...
What a beautiful card!
- February 7, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Nancy said...
Beautiful card and beautiful sentiment!
- February 7, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Sandy O said...
What a wonderful card! The background paper is just perfect for the butterfly. The scripture is delicious, feeding on the word is the sweet on the pallet, LOL.
Sandy O
- February 9, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Cassie said...
I have been here earlier today and so decided to dig even deeper into your blog! I've been here many times before!! It's nice though to "re-visit" cards and appreciate them again!!
i really love this one!! pretty flutter by and great card!
- March 25, 2009 at 11:55 PM


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Adjustable beds are highly in demand by the hospitals. It's a railing on their side to correct the bed based on the individual's requirements. Patients receive relief and ease of use by lying on the adjustable beds.
If you're also looking for the best beds to your hospital then contact the Medical Supply Store Brooklyn, NYC – Pharmacy & Surgical Supplies experts with whom you'll find several sorts of adjustable beds available at very affordable rates from which you may pick the bed that you believe is suitable to be put in your hospital rooms.
It's necessary for you to always pick the comfortable 'hospital beds' (also called 'camas de hospitales' Spanish) to give your patient proper security in addition to relaxation.
The purpose of deciding upon the adjustable beds for your hospital is, it may be raised or lowered with the support of which the individual can change his lying posture for a more comfortable feel or for therapeutic reason. With the support of adjustable beds that the patient can sit with heads raised, raise his legs and also can also just lay flat.
Such beds come in three unique styles like manual, semi-electric and electric. In adjustable beds, there's need of hand crank for the position adjustments. The semi-electric adjustable beds comprise the characteristics of manual and electrical as well whereas the electrical beds are totally controlled electrically.
So, this is why today, almost in every hospital there are just two adjustable beds that are beneficial for the injured individual. Always while buying the adjustable beds make sure it is of higher quality that will offer a correct comfort to the individual suffering from the health difficulties.
You can also check this helpful reference to find out more about the relaxation patients get by lying at the hospital at the wounded condition.


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Mother and daughter fun
Now Siffi is away for a few days on training camp. Margret and I are having fun together meanwhile. Now Golden Week is starting here in Japan, that means holiday Monday to Wednesday.
We started of yesterday with driving Siffi to the bus and then going for a walk.
After the noon nap we went to Hiroshima City to see a football game :) we went to Edion Stadium and had so much fun.
Before the game was over on toilet brake nr. 6 I decided to make that be enough before Margret got to bored and to beat the traffic, so we left.
What a great fun :)
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Using Setting goals Worksheets to Maintain Focus
A good way to keep your goals organized is to use goal setting worksheets. Along with goal setting worksheets, you can easily guide your goals through whatever organization method you choose. For example, you'll have separate goal setting worksheets for career goals, individual goals, financial goals, and academic goals. You can also organize your goal setting worksheets by time frame, such as 1-year objectives, five-year goals, and long-term goals.
Be specific if you are writing your goals on the worksheets. Start off with composing a success creed. A success creed can be a list of the beliefs, values, and principles that you hold the majority of dear. It is the driving force of all your good actions in your life. Verbalizing business energy creed crystallizes your beliefs and also serves as a guide if you are faced with tough selections. If you are unsure of which usually path to take, make reference to your success creed to call to mind what is important to you. For example, if you came upon a very large sum of money which did not belong to a person, what determines whether or not you keep it
Somewhere on your worksheets should be good results questions. Success Questions help to focus your ideas and directs your actions towards achieving the targets you set. You can think about things such as
* \"What is easily the most valuable use of time right now\"
– \"What can I do to make a sale on my next phone\"
* \"What steps can I take to achieve $1 million in earnings by the time I'm 60\"
* \"What can one do to lose weight and enjoy yourself doing it\"
– \"What do I need to learn to acquire a promotion\"
Each one is geared towards positive replies. Refer to these queries about a regular basis, and, most of all, answer them.
Review your worksheets regularly. If you are serious about your goals, you will want to review them multiple times each day. By doing so, you ingrain your own goals and maintain emphasis throughout your daily life. Before long, you will find yourself to be successful beyond your expectations.


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Beloved come now
Sail away to blue beyond
Many fields to plow ~~~~~~ "How do you know you know her?" Boss asked. He didn't answer. How does he know? He just knows. He didn't give her the right answer the last time because she was called away before he could answer her. She shouted, "See you next time!" He returned the next year. She was there. She had grown a bit. She was seventeen. This time she stayed longer and they talked. Some names were exchanged and he discovered that she was his mother's private student! His mother was a freelance private teacher/tutor who worked exclusively with those who could not go to the usual school. His mother had taught very exceptionally bright students. "What? You are that girl who is doing PHD study on four billion people with severe water scarcity on planet earth?" They exchanged email addresses and promised to keep in touch. Before she left she asked, "Do you want to play that guessing game again?" He shook his head. He said, "Maybe next time?" She nodded. She remarked before she left, "you know, you look old. Why are you so burdened and wearied?" He had no cause to feel old but he did. He thought about his life, all the 27 years. He could not remember a day when he was relaxed and happy. He thought of how in his childhood he had to move from place to place as he followed his parents. They lived in exotic places round the world where his dad was posted as a missionary. They put him in an English boarding school when he reached 13. Later his parents became settled in their respective second professions and by then he was already staying in college far away from home. Because he was a special child he graduated earlier than others of the same age. Perhaps that was why he felt old. He thought about what she said. The golden girl. She had a passion he could not understand then. She talked of dreams. She asked him to dream dreams beyond what he was doing then in the Midas Convention. "Look around you. What makes you know you are doing the right thing for your life?" He went back to the Convention and looked around and thought about his life. He could not sleep for many nights. She mentioned the 100 million homeless in the world too. "What are you going to do about it?" She asked. She was thinking about four billion people without water and she still looked radiant and fresh and full of hope. He suddenly started feeling cheerful and hopeful. There had to be ways to overcome. He wanted to be real too. Like her. That was how it all started. Their relationship. (to be continued)
she has a passion for hope: a haiku (and a prose)
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Knockouts and submissions highlighted Havoc at High 5 II
It was a gorgeous Minnesota summer evening as a crowd gathered outside the High 5 Bar and Grill in Burnsville. These fans were not just out for a fun evening at the bar, they were some of Minnesota's MMA faithful looking forward to another night of electrifying mixed martial arts (MMA) action from the some of the top young talent in Minnesota.
This night's fight card did not feature names that are well-known to the public but MMA fans, the ones who know and train with the fighters, were excited to see their friends and teammates compete. One attendee, a fighter himself, smiled when I asked which fights he was looking forward to seeing. He started down the fight card excitedly telling me which fights would end in knock out and which would be ended by submission
The two fights he said not to miss did not disappoint, both were cut short in first or second round electrifying knockouts. In fact, if you like knockouts and submissions this was the night for you as only one of the nine fights went to judges scorecard while four of the nine fights ended in the first round.
The main event of the evening was a grudge match between Derek Getzel and Jordan Parsons. The fighters had their fill of words for each other before the fight. As the fighters entered the ring Getzel was cool and calm while Parsons entered the ring like a shark stalking and circling his prey, eyes focused like a laser on his opponent.
Parsons appeared to have the upper hand early and looked more focused in the first round. Getzel did not appear to go on offense until the second and third rounds, finding his mark with several well placed kicks to the stomach and head. In the end Parson impressed the judges enough to win by unanimous decision even though neither fighter appeared to be in terribly much trouble throughout the fight.
Some notable moments were the recovery and dominance shown by a young fighter from Illinois, Zach Friday, who was twisted into a pretzel and appeared would lose his foot at one point in early in the fight. Friday never panicked despite Jack Shreffler's incredible pressure on his knee and ankle. Friday held on until the end of the first round. In the second round, the lanky young Friday out maneuvered his opponent and emerged victorious by sinking a deep guillotine choke in, ending the fight.
Andre Tieva ended his bout in dramatic knockout fashion by landing a right hand to the head of Ben Miller, sending him to the mat and prompting the referee to end the fight before Tieva could land any more blows. For more coverage from Havoc at High 5 and other MMA events in Minnesota check out Minnesota MMA News.
Thank you to the folks at Driller Promotions and Sterling Entertainment Group for letting us cover the event. If you are interested in attending one of their events in the future you can find a complete list of upcoming events on their Facebook page or at www.sterlingmn.com. Stay tuned to The Minnesota Sports Report for continued coverage of Minnesota's sports events.
Below you will find the complete results from the evening.
Amateur Fights
|Caleb Merth
Mike Steger
|Winner: Merth – 1:53 2nd Round – Submission: Rear Naked Choke
|Mark Sainci
Jason Huntley
|Winner: Sainci – 2:24 1st Round – Submission: Rear Naked Choke
|Angel Pacheco
Matt Turek
|Winner: Pacheco – 0:11 2nd Round – TKO
|Jack Shreffler
Zach Friday
|Winner: Friday – 2:10 2nd Round – Submission: Guillotine Choke
Professional Preliminaries
|Bruce Johnson
Clarence Jordan
|Winner: Johnson – 2:34 2nd Round – Submission: Rear Naked Choke
|Ben Miller
Andre Tieva
|Winner: Tieva – 0:54 1st Round – KO
|Frankie Johnson
Jimmy Zidek
|Winner: Zidek – 3:51 1st Round – TKO
Co-Main Event – Driller Promotions Amateur Flyweight Title
|Mitch White
Jake Schommer
|Winner: White – 0:36 1st Round – Submission: Guillotine Choke
Main Event
|Derek Getzel
Jordan Parsons
|Winner: Parsons – Unanimous Decision


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The TV Business Has Changed Forever—And That's a Good Thing
TV show runners in the age of Netflix:
stretched thin, but always creating new and interesting programming.
A 13 post collection
The TV Business Has Changed Forever—And That's a Good Thing
TV show runners in the age of Netflix:
stretched thin, but always creating new and interesting programming.
Flash Producer Spills on Reverse-Flash Secrets Time Travel Speed Force and More! - IGN
The Flash producer spills on what's ahead, the fallout of the big reveal, and what hidden gems from the comic that you can expect ahead.
Spoilers abound if you're not caught on on the most recent Flash episode, but it's not too spoilery beyond that. It's all stuff you feel is coming, but nice to see behind the scenes a bit.
Flash is far and away my favorite new series this year. It's well written, funny, and more than anything else just good ol' fashioned fun to watch.
Samsung to end plasma TV production this year - CNET
Following in the footsteps of Panasonic, Samsung says it will end production of plasma display panels by the end of this year.
Via Daring Fireball.
The Flash TV show is closer to being a reality. If it's ½ as good as Arrow, I'm sold.
What happens at Netflix when House of Cards goes live
A dispatch from the Netflix War Room.
With Alpha House, Amazon Makes Bid for Living Room Screens and Beyond
The show, Amazon's first attempt at original programming, could create additional momentum for change in the concept of television.
Interesting to see the way content has become a competing grounds for online services now.
Why do people dislike my character on "Breaking Bad"?
No spoilers here – just the actress who plays Skyler talking about her surprise at how people have reacted to her character. And to her as an actress.
Check out the all-new poster for #Marvel's #AgentsofSHIELD, premiering September 24th on ABC at 8 PM /7c! Plus replay yesterday's liveblog to get the full scoop on the upcoming show: http://bit.ly/16uJqvC!
How will you be celebrating Agents of SH.I.E.L.D.'s premiere?
A TV show from a major network that I'm actually excited about for once. :) Oh happy day!


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Caption: Premier Pasloski gets his flu shot today.
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WHITEHORSE—Premier Darrell Pasloski announced today that public flu clinics will open across the territory on October 26. The premier was among the first in Yukon to receive this year's vaccine.
"I encourage everyone to get their flu shot," Pasloski said. "I have already been immunized, as I don't want to risk getting sick, especially with the house sitting. I know all Yukoners have busy lives, and if we can avoid getting the flu, we can look forward to a more enjoyable and productive fall and winter."
Every year, Yukoners are hospitalized because of influenza, with some ending up in intensive care. It is especially important that the very young, the elderly, people with chronic conditions, and those who work in health care get immunized, along with those who live or interact with them.
Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Brendan Hanley, emphasizes the value of getting immunized against the flu even when the vaccine is not a 100 per cent match for the current strains.
"For a few minutes of your time, for free, you can get a vaccine that will cut your chances of getting influenza at least in half, protect those people at risk of complications from getting influenza, and help limit the circulation of influenza in the community," said Hanley. "That's a pretty good deal."
For the second year in a row, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) have been immunizing their peers in health facilities, resulting in an increase in health professionals obtaining their flu shots. This year, for the first time, LPNs are also immunizing residents in continuing care facilities, freeing up the public health nurses to concentrate on public clinics.
Learn more: Public flu clinic dates and times can be found at Yukon Immunize, or call your community health centre to learn more.
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Gavin Gallardo of Mission Viejo got a sneak peek at 25 of the nation's top high school quarterbacks on Saturday, reveling in the thought that many of the athletes he watched will soon compete at top colleges and eventually on NFL rosters.
Gallardo won a contest to hang out with Wing Lam, owner of Wahoo's Fish Taco, as his "wingman" at Elite 11, a passing camp for top-level senior quarterbacks and talented underclassmen held at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach. Lam is awarding weekly "wingman" experiences this summer at events Wahoo's caters or sponsors, in collaboration with the Register.
After greeting Lam, Gallardo and his father Pete were introduced to Jordan Palmer, a quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars who formerly played in Cincinnati alongside his older brother, former USC and current Oakland Raider QB Carson Palmer.
Palmer discussed some of the Elite 11 activities and athletes with Gallardo and Lam, and then Gallardo went onto the field to watch the athletes participate in accuracy and 7-on-7 drills up close.
In the early afternoon, the Gallardos ate lunch with Lam beside his food truck and watched as he served players, event organizers and coaches. They posed for pictures with several athletes and former NFL players, including Elite 11 head coach and former Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer.
"A big reason why I entered the contest because I really wanted to experience this event with my dad," Gallardo said. "He's visiting from Hawaii and it's his last day here."
The event, which was documented by ESPN as a primetime series and webcast, was a final competition that brought in top performers from several regional competitions. Underclassman quarterback Asiantii Woulard of Winter Park, Fla. claimed the Elite 11 MVP honors, but Gallardo felt like an MVP too.


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The PBGC releases the interest rates for May lump sums.
Document Excerpt
The immediate interest rate for valuing lump sum payments for the month of May 2013 is 1.00%. The deferred interest rate I1 is 4.00%, I2 is 4.00%, and I3 is 4.00%. (The immediate interest rate for April 2013 was 1.00% for lump sum payments; the deferred interest rate I1 was 4.00%, I2 was 4.00%, and I3 was 4.00%).
Link http://www.pbgc.gov/prac/interest/monthly.html?cid=CPAD01ABAPR1520131


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Withdrawing your 401k early is not the best choice at all. It may be a good idea at the time but you have to look at the bigger picture too.
Most likely, the money from your 401k plan is invested in stocks. That is what most experts recommend if you are not yet near your retirement. However, this involves taking a lot of risks.


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If you have questions regarding the EAA, items in the auction, bidding, email communications, events or other general information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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UC-35 Mechanic
San Antonio, TX
The Transport Aircraft Mechanic & Lead Mechanic performs organizational and intermediate level maintenance on UC-35 aircraft. Is responsible for servicing, troubleshooting, repairing and modifying aircraft systems to ensure continued airworthiness. These tasks are performed on avionics and electrical systems, environmental systems, engines, flight controls and airframe components. Repairs are performed using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment such as shears, sheet metal brake, welding equipment, rivet gun, and drills. Reads and interprets manufacturers' and airline' s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components. Performs servicing, troubleshooting and repairs on aviation ground support equipment.
The following tasks are examples of the effort required to perform the duties outlined in the purpose of the position. The list is not all-inclusive.
Aircraft Mechanic - Major work tasks/responsibilities
a. Comply with written Company maintenance and logistics procedures.
b. Comply with FAA regulations as applicable.
c. Know, understand and comply with the requirements outlined in the Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) statement of work.
d. Comply with aircraft records procedures and outlined in DA Pam 738-751.
e. Ensure aircraft discrepancies are properly recorded and corrected in accordance with approved maintenance procedures and within the terms of the contract.
f. Know and understand the functions and requirements of the Aerodyn computerized maintenance software.
g. Maintain a clean and organized place.
h. Perform aircraft recovery missions as necessary.
i. Deploy to overseas locations with unit aircraft to support operational requirements.
j. Perform other duties assigned by Company Management.
Lead – Additional work tasks/responsibilities
a. Coordinate daily aircraft mission and maintenance schedule with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR).
b. Provide written and verbal reports to the Regional Manager and Company Program management Office and status of aircraft.
c. Collect and submit timesheets in accordance with Company policy.
d. Coordinate the work effort to site personnel in order to meet customer requirements.
e. Other administrative tasks as required.
The person assigned to this position has the full responsibility and authority to execute all essential duties as described above.
· High school diploma or equivalent.
· Minimum of two years flight line experience with specific experience on UC-35 (Citation V Ultra/Encore) aircraft preferred.
· Possess a valid FAA Aircraft & Power plant (A&P) license for a minimum of two years and shows compliance with FAR 65.83, recent experience requirements
· Be physically able to deploy with unit aircraft to overseas locations.
· Obtain/maintain secret security clearance.
· Work is usually conducted in an office, warehouse and aircraft hangar atmosphere.
· Exposed to typical aircraft maintenance conditions such as engine noise, riveting, dust and chemical fumes, none of which to the extent of being intolerable. Hearing, vision and breathing protection provided in appropriate areas.
· Some exposure to elements of weather when traveling and/or commuting between buildings.
· May require extensive travel.
· Overtime may be required on occasion.
· Normal physical exertion required for periods of working on foot or standing.
· Requires lifting of items weighing up to 50 pounds.
· Requires kneeling on occasion in performance of duties.
· Requires ability to twist, bend, squat, climb and/or other body movements to successfully accomplish the requirements of the position.
· Requires the use of either or both hands for grasping items.
· Manual dexterity and the ability to push/pull, i.e.: open/close file cabinets and/or handle machinery is required.
· Requires the ability to reach above shoulder height in accomplishing job tasks.
· Requires the ability to walk on uneven surfaces.
· Sufficient vision required to successfully accomplish the requirements of the position.
· Requires sustained periods of concentration.


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This experience of Insight Wisdom at the end of Fragment III is radiantly described. It is a peak experience and gives the first taste of what Full Awakening might mean. However, it needs grounding; this is by no means the end of the Path.
Followers of the Way of the Bodhisattva all train in Six Qualities of the True Self, the Qualities beyond Personality.
In public all Mahayana teachers give only these first Six Perfections to their pupils, because, unless Insight Wisdom is attained, no further information is understandable. Madame Blavatsky behaves completely traditionally in this. However, in verse 20 of The Seven Portals, she also mentions "the virtues transcendental six and ten in number;" and one naturally wonders whether she trained any individual members of her Esoteric Group in the further Four Perfections which are necessary.
1] The Perfection Beyond Giving — Dāna [Skt]
This Perfection Beyond Giving, does not mean 'me giving to you,' or 'you giving to me,' but what the True Self can give. That is what this training is about, getting self–centredness out of the way so that the True Self can play his own part. He knows that we are not separate, that all are part of one whole; but, after all, whose hands has he to give with? Only ours. See note 99
How does Perfect Giving differ from ordinary giving? We are told that in Perfect Giving there is no giver, no gift, and no receiver.
Perhaps it is like this: When your throat is thirsty, your hand does not think "I'll offer it some water." It simply lifts the glass. The lips do not say "Thank you;" it is quite unnecessary.
When we are all members, one of another, then emotions, thoughts, and self–separateness have no place — just the simple Perfection of Giving.
The symbol of this Perfection is Liquorice Root — a sweet herb which is medicinal.
2] The Perfection Beyond Moral Precepts — Sīla [Skt]
Buddhist Precepts are unlike Christian Commandments, in that there is no idea of God saying: "Thou Shalt Not." These Precepts are simply rules of training.
Buddhists accept Five Precepts, plus any others they feel might be helpful.
The first is: I Undertake The Rule of Training of Harmlessness.
At first one simply accepts this as not killing; but as we continue to train ourselves Harmlessness begins to cover quite small actions — even such as closing a door quietly. Also, of course, it includes harmlessness to oneself: 'I am neither more nor less important than anyone else, and must be dealt with impartially.'
Next: I Undertake The Rule of Training not to take what is not given.
This is not the equivalent of 'thou shalt not steal.'
The other Three Precepts concern purification of body, speech, and mind:
Purification of the Body: Remember there is no list of 'thou–shalt–nots.' We must each accept our own karmic responsibility for all actions of body, sexual or otherwise, and train ourselves in bodily purification.
Then Purification of Speech: This includes purification of mental speech — all that inner chattering!
Then, the most difficult, Purification of the Mind.
Obviously it is necessary to be abstemious in any use of drink or drugs; but how much deeper must it go? Is it all right to read a detective story to relax at bed–time? Or is it drugging the mind with unnecessary thoughts? There is no set rule — guarding the precepts is each person's separate responsibility.
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In the early stages of these Moral Precepts, as in the early stages of Giving, these virtues mainly affect relationships between ourselves and others; but, as we work to try and allow them to become Perfect Giving and Perfect Precepts, a new quality emerges:
In ordinary giving: "I give this gift to you."
In Perfect Giving: No giver, no gift, no receiver — just the rightness of natural human giving.
In ordinary moral precepts: "I will train myself in moral behaviour."
In Perfect Moral Precepts: No 'I', no training, no 'myself' to be trained, no morality/immorality — just the rightness of natural human behaviour.
[Note that this rightness of true human behaviour is very different from the rightness of animal behaviour, whether or not in a human body. That, in its ignorant unthinking of consequence, is bound to the karmic wheel.]
When the ego has been tamed and trained to get out of the way, then Purity is present. Purity has a transparent quality, and therefore the transparent behaviour of the True Self is able to take over. Right behaviour is trackless, timeless, and in harmony with all other right behaviour.
You will have noticed that the first pair of Perfections relates to the body and outward behaviour. While they are developing, greed diminishes, and a sense of purity and space prevails.
This seems to make space within us; but, as yet, we do not know for what. We only accept that it seems there is something to be known, and that this something is essentially more important than anything which exists outside us.
Because the emblem at this stage is the Three–Fold Jewel [representing Buddha, Dharma, and Sacred Community] one's standard of behaviour is that of a person in the constant presence of the Buddha. No energy need be frittered away on "what should I do?" One simply does whatever presents itself.
This is the way of Undertaking the Perfection of the Precepts, always remembering that they are Precepts, not commandments. One trains oneself. The aspirant will practise all the Perfections to the best of his ability, but will specialise in Precepts. Continuing in this way, the Path will unfold.
3] The Perfection Beyond Patient Acceptance — Kshānti [Skt]
Patient Acceptance means total acceptance of everything which happens to us and around us; all the suffering of life as it is. Can we, like Marcus Aurelius, accept that everything that happens, happens right?
It means completely ridding ourselves of any such ideas as: "Why should it happen to me?" "Why are there wars?" Such questions as these are of no practical use.
This is the point where we must stop thinking: "I know better than the universe." It is worse than useless to think: "Life should be like this" … "People should do so–and–so." Life is as it is: each person is as he is. To think someone should be otherwise is just pasting up a picture that I happen to prefer; but am I so lacking in humility as to think the whole universe is out of step rather than me? Yes, unfortunately, sometimes I am! But — it is no use saying "I should be more tolerant," because I am not. It is far more useful to try and accept myself as I am, rather than to make artificial standards. The idea of 'should' leads us into so much trouble.
The Way of the True Self is to accept, to forgive, and to be tolerant. The True Self knows that the Universe is as it is. All living beings have their existence on and through other living beings, and the miraculous interdiffusion of many these hierarchies of beings is quite beyond our understanding at this stage. It becomes us to show a little natural humility and accept that we do not know cosmic answers. Our training is to accept full responsibility for the way in which we re–act to each event, and to start recognising our own part in causing events to happen. There is no such person as 'they' who do anything. We do it.
Yet, paradoxically enough, once we accept that 'I' [my greedy ego] can never understand cosmic events; when we have undergone long, painful self–training; when the True Self is allowed to reflect in the mirror of his transparency and illumination arises — then, surprisingly, even cosmic trends start to become clear. [The symbol of this Perfection is the Mirror.]
It takes many lives to study these Perfections, let alone to meditate and try to practise such a way of action in daily life. The more we accept life itself as a gift, and the shaping of it as the result of our previous actions, the more pity is aroused for beings who cannot understand. Then we make an even greater effort to practise this Acceptance amongst all the other Perfections as the Path continues to unfold.
4] The Perfection Beyond Vigour — Vīrya [Skt]
While practising the Perfection of Patient Acceptance our pity is aroused for beings who understand less and are therefore shut up in the prison of birth and death. Then arises Great Vigour, and the bodhisattva redoubles his search for Truth and for skilful ways in which to help mankind.
The Feminine, receptive quality of the stage of Patient Acceptance is balanced by a masculinity in the Perfection of Vigour, for the bodhisattva needs strength and determination. All sense of 'I' and 'mine' must be burnt away. The symbol for this Transcendent Perfection is a Lance with a Flaming Point and, at this stage of constant mindfulness and energetic cultivation of Vigour, a Glowing Wisdom arises in the bodhisattva with which he begins to burn away all desires and passions.
Do not think that vigour and determination can give the religious experience of meditation, but, as Krishnamurti says, it sets the scene in which a space can more easily be found.
The Perfection of Vigour includes sincerity and mindfulness of fundamental principles during ordinary, everyday activities. The aspirant will practise all Perfections to the best of his ability, but will specialise in Vigour; continuing in this way, the Path will unfold.
5] The Perfection Beyond Rapt Meditation — Dhyāna [Skt]
The Perfection of Rapt Meditation together with the Perfection of Wisdom Insight form an inseparable pair.
This fifth Perfection is a single–pointed Rapt Meditation; a Virtue of Omnipotent Devotion which is capable of invoking a vision of the Heart. Only from this still centre can arise the true Wisdom of Insight; sometimes it takes the form of a tiny flicker of: "Oh, yes, of course!" such as we often experience; sometimes it is a twinkle, a flashing spark, or even one of the rare and wonderful experiences which take place like sheet lightning.
The symbol of this Perfection is the Hands in Meditation Position. Each person who sincerely meditates experiences true insights over and over again, ever deeper in quality, but the taste remains the same. These insights lead to an ever–increasing awareness of unity, and to a feeling of the relative unimportance of all seemingly separate things.
6] The Perfection Beyond Insight Wisdom — Prajñā [Skt]
This Perfection follows the Perfection of Rapt Meditation, it is the thorough penetration into a problem and the absorbing of everything related to it. It begins with little things: perhaps you are reading a book and something suddenly flashes; you may look for the place again and not find it, but for a second, you knew. Something happened outside time and space, and for a flash the True Self looked out through your eyes. That is why the brain cannot register what has happened.
There are many flickers of Insight at all levels, including ours.
At lower levels the Wisdom of Insight, following Rapt Meditation, gives sudden insight into a phrase or thought [not the words, but what the words mean — word and meaning conjoin]. The symbol for this stage is a Double-edged Sword which cuts right through all false ideas. At the highest stage under the Bodhi Tree, this Perfection of Wisdom Insight will be transformed into omniscience.
Between these stages are many levels, many spirals of the Path during which all of the Perfections are practised over and over again. Each time one arrives at this level, the Sixth, it is possible to attain a glimpse of Reality. Reality, of course, endures unchangingly, but our glimpses vary in keeping with individual capacity.
We need to pass the great gulf between 'self–centred' and 'not self–centred,' and reach the point where Perfection of Insight shows us that all hearts are reflections of the Heart of the True Self, as well as the Heart of the Cosmos itself. Just because of this identity and inter–diffusion, when one person has either a tiny sparkle or a great searing vision, a catalytic change in the heart affects the whole universe.
The True Self never departs from its own nature. It always has been, is, and will be the spiritual REALITY of our essential being.
Insight shows the emptiness of all conceptual positions and taken–for–granted ideas. It shows the transparency of each relative thing, and solidity gives way to a sense of wonder.
All–is–One. One–is–All.
The Middle Way of Buddhism, esoterically speaking, is the Way of the Heart: when there are no edges or obstacles, then the heart abides nowhere, and is free.
Insight Wisdom, when achieved, opens out into a different dimension, and then into four more Perfections which must also be fostered and trained.
7] The Perfection Beyond Skilful Means — Upāya [Skt]
Skilful Means is the expression of the Bodhisattva's love for all beings, and has two aspects.
The inner aspect of Skilful Means requires us to develop the new insight. Now I know that indeed nothing is separate, I see that I stand in my own shadow. My true nature is that of the Higher Self, but egoistic greed, hatred and stupidity lie between us; therefore, I cannot live up to the vision of the heart in everyday life, and must skilfully learn means of purifying the personality so that body, heart, speech and action become more in correspondence with the True Self.
The outer aspect of Skilful Means is that, by virtue of the Vow, whatever has been learned, when the time is ripe, must be passed on. How is it possible to pass on knowledge of the heart which cannot be put into words? Impossible as the task is, it must be attempted. To live the truth is the only answer; but until we can aspire to that, at a low level one might call the outer aspect 'Teaching Aids.'
The Inner and Outer aspects of Skilful Means can never be truly separated, because the more we try to teach, the more we cannot help but learn. Wisdom and Compassion are freely convertible. The symbol of this Perfection is the Noose.
8] The Perfection Beyond the Vow — Pranidhāna [Skt]
The Eighth Stage is a very Great Virtue — The Vow. Now the transcendent motive of being is constantly refined, re–assessed and renewed.
What kind of Vow did the young, would–be bodhisattva make in the beginning? Perhaps something like: 'I will do my best to attain enlightenment for the salvation of every living being;' but now, in the ever–changing dimensions of spiritual insight, the world is seen with new eyes and — there are no other beings to save. All is One.
Here lies the greatest paradox of all. The true Bodhisattva knows that there are no separate parts of the whole, and at the same time he expends his utmost being, life after life, ensuring that each separate part gradually gains deeper and deeper awareness of the light.
Bodhisattvas who complete this stage are irreversible. Nothing can ever stop one who holds the Vow centred in his heart, and now the Vow is the heart; the great acceptance has taken place. This stage marks the point of No Return.
The symbol of this Perfection is the Water-Filter [or Sifter].
9] The Perfection Beyond Power [or Force of Purpose] — Bala [Skt]
Here the Bodhisattva must create all needful attributes for fulfilling the Vow. He will recognise the Ten Great Perfections as Universal Forces, and by touching the well–spring of Living Origin he will acquire true Authority and Creativity. This is the Power which puts aside karma, defilements, conceit and indolence. It brings about the tranquillity essential for enlightenment. The Symbol here is the Lion-Cub, ready to develop into a full-grown Lion and emit the roar of the Dharma.
10] The Perfection Beyond Cognition of Enlightenment — Jñāna [Skt]
This Transcendent Cognition is the undying knowledge, the enlightenment of a Buddha. We cannot imagine what the beyondness or Perfection of that might represent!
Young bodhisattvas, at the early stage of Acceptance, know that there is something to know. The Bodhisattva at the stage of Insight knows. Now arises the man who has known. Experience is rooted within him, and the whole of his living being displays it. Each word and action is in itself the whole truth, leaving no karmic trace behind. When he demonstrates the Law, all living beings, great and small, are nourished, and the fruit of this stage is known as 'Dharma-Meghā' — attainment of the fertilising powers of the Rain-Cloud of the Law, and therefore he holds as his Symbol the Book of the Dharma.
In order to understand The Voice of the Silence it is helpful to consider the views of 'Mind' and 'Consciousness' which originated in the Yogācāra School, and are still held by all Buddhist Esoteric Schools. Discernment of levels of Consciousness is essential to spiritual training.
The 8 Cognitions and 5 Wisdoms of the Yogācāra School
1 - 5: That which is cognised by the 5 Senses.
This awareness, by meditation, can be turned over into the Wisdom of Perfect Action. [Motivates action and non-action of Behaviour.]
6: That which is cognised by the intellectual card-indexing brain.
This awareness includes the sense cognitions, and compares them with memories. This is the Conscious Mind, to which belongs time. It is the ordinary, rational, relative mind which normally plans future action based on these cognitions. It knows something is making these plans and conceives Manas as the Ego.
This awareness, by meditation, can be turned over into the Wisdom of Profound Observation and Discrimination. [Gives understanding of past, present & future, including world trends.]
7: That which is cognised by the ego-sense or will: Mind or Manas.
Manas has no being of its own; it is simply the union — a position between the ordinary individual view-point and the Universal Consciousness.
This awareness functions in two ways, outer and inner:
1] When turned outwards it is the seat of intellectual operations and emotions [all that forms the human personality]. It is then the consciousness of the brain, and may be termed the ego or individual 'self.' The Lower Mind.
2] When turned inwards it is the intuitive mind, or spiritual consciousness. It is then conscious of Ālaya, the wholeness, and may be termed the SELF, or the True Self which has the adamantine universal quality of Truth. The Higher Mind.
Manas in its outward aspect is, of course, invaluable for everyday living, and must be cherished and trained accordingly. However, in order to profit fully by the inner aspect which leads to enlightenment, we must remember that "The Self of Matter and the Self of Spirit can never meet."
The great Zen teacher, Daisetz Suzuki, tells us:
"Manas has no own-being, no body of its own nor marks by which it can be differentiated. It belongs to both sides.
Universal Mind is its cause and support, but it is evolved along with the notion of an ego and what belongs to it and upon which it reflects."
This awareness is related to what Dr Carl Jung terms 'the Personal Unconscious.' When this is perfectly understood it can be turned over by meditation into the Wisdom of Equality. [When choosing falls away.]
8: That which is cognised by Ālaya.
This is the Fundamental Universal Consciousness, which is all-existent before, during and after manifestation, and to it sentient beings have access in meditation.
Ālaya means the "store-house," implying that this consciousness is the reservoir preserving the potential psychic energy resulting from all ideas, memories, and desires. It holds all primordial forms, the archetypes, the seeds or germs of all things. It is also the fundamental cause of both samsāra and nirvana.
This awareness may relate to what Jung terms 'The Unconscious.' By meditation it can be turned over into the Wisdom of the Great Mirror. This reflects the Dharma-Realm Wisdom of the Centre:
The Centre is symbolised by crossed vajras.
It represents the warp and woof which every universe rests upon.
Wherever akasha prevails, consciousness pervades.
Wherever consciousness pervades, the Dharmakaya pervades.
In that state is enlightenment gained.
Basic Mahayana Thought
In early times there were two main streams of thought in the Mahayana. All modern Esoteric Schools of Buddhism are soundly based in both. They are not in essence contradictory: one gives the Principle and the other the Practice.
Mādhyamika School — 'The Middle Way School.'
A school founded about 150 AD by Nāgārjuna and Āryadeva. It taught: All that can be thought about and known is relative and 'void,' it cannot be relied on, it is not 'Being–in–itself.' Only when all thoughts, wordiness and relativity are cleared away, can the Dharma reveal itself.
Although this School disappeared from India after 1000 AD, its leading ideas have survived up to the present day in the Vedanta system, into which they were incorporated by Gaudapada and Sankara, its founders.
Yogācāra School — 'The Yoga School.'
A school founded about 400 A.D. by Asanga and Vasubandhu. It described the Absolute as 'Buddha-Mind,' or as 'Mind,' 'Thought' or 'Consciousness.' This might be called a metaphysical Idealism according to which consciousness creates its objects out of its own inner potentialities. Mind can, however, exist quite by itself without any object. This School also elaborated formulations of how Mind works, and some of these practical aids are well worth studying. [See 'Consciousness,' Note D on pages 52-53.]
Origin of Esoteric Schools
The original Esoteric School of Buddhism was founded in South India by Tantric Nāgārjuna of the 'Ārya School' [Yogācāra], probably around the middle of the 7th century. It was based on the MahāVairocana Sūtra, and became very famous as it steadily spread:
Northwards — overland to the great Buddhist University of Nālanda; later it reached primitive Nepal and Tibet, thereby becoming contaminated by the local Bön Shamanism.
Westwards — over the ocean to China, reaching it in 719 AD at the height of the Tang Dynasty civilisation. The Chinese were already familiar with other Buddhist Schools, and treated the new teaching with great respect. Two generations later this purer teaching of the Esoteric School passed to Japan. It is there known as 'Shingon,' and can be studied free of the sexual 'yab-yum' connotations and other 'left-handed' Tantra of Tibet.
The Voice of the Silence is undoubtedly a true teaching of the Esoteric School, as confirmed by the 9th Panchen [or Tashi] Lama and the present Dalai Lama.
However, the source is possibly older than Tibetan.
Madame Blavatsky wrote to her sister, Mme de Zhelihovsky, in February 1890:
"The Voice of the Silence, tiny book though it is, is simply becoming the Theosophists' bible. They are grand aphorisms, indeed.
I may say so, because you know I did not invent them. I only translated them from Telugu, the oldest South-Indian dialect. There are 3 treatises, about morals and the moral principles of the Mongolian and Dravidian mysteries……"
About 250 miles from Adyar, Madras, in Southern India are the ancient ruins of Nāgārjunakonda, where the ancient Tantric School of Nāgārjuna was founded. Telugu, one of the five great Dravidian languages, is spoken in both of these areas.
page: www.blavatskytrust.org.uk
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Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount
An artistic cap made from brushed heavy cotton with a suede peak. Great for any business promotion involving making a fashion statement. The softness of suede for the peak is appreciated by any who recieve it. The colour of suede contrasted with the cap colour is very appealing. Artwork for transfers include an art approval before proceeding and a sample before production is provided FREE for all embroidery orders.
Unstructured 6 Panel
Structured 6 Panel for some colours
Low Profile
Pre-curved Peak
Brushed cotton under peak
Fabric Covered Long Touch Strap
Turnaround for all items is approx 12 working days following payment and art/ sample approval.
Price for MOQ of 50 caps with 1 colour plastisol print on front, select decoration options for prices and enter higher qtys to see savings.
Structured 6 Panel Colours:
Unstructured 6 Panel Colours: