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[Update 2/9/2010] The RC version of the extension is now available (using the same link). Users who installed this extension for Beta 2 and customized the theme for VS2010 Beta 2 : If you have installed VS2010 RC on the same computer, you may experience a "rainbow colored" VS. To remedy this problem, please do one of the following:
1. Follow the "Uninstall" instructions at the end of this post and make sure you uninstall the extension and do the cleanup as detailed. You will see Visual Studio starting up with random colors if you have kept the customization from Beta 2 OR customize again in Visual Studio 2010 RC using the Beta 2 version of this extension.
2. Install the RC/RTM version of the extension (now available at the link provided below). After installing the RC/RTM version of the extension and starting Visual Studio, you themes should be automatically upgraded, and the random colors should go away.
Many users have requested different color themes for Visual Studio, or for the ability to change color themes to suit their preferences. I have just released an extension for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 that allows users to customize colors used by our shell color service.
Colors used by the command and window management system can be customized using this extension. These are colors that can be read programmatically by anyone via the IVsUIShell.GetVSSysColorEx method. There are a number of specific tool windows (like the Toolbox and the Start Page) that use colors from this color service, so their colors can also be customized. However, other tool windows (such as the Solution Explorer) use native Win32 controls, which are rendered based on the current Win32 theme and are not inherently color-aware inside of Visual Studio. The text editor and tool windows based on it (such as the Output window) already use a different user-customizable color service (in Tools\Options\Environment\Fonts and Colors), and are not affected by this extension.
You'll notice that the color service exposes hundreds of colors, accumulated over many releases of Visual Studio. It can be difficult to determine where colors are used in Visual Studio (I'm working on making it easier to determine where colors are used for a future version of the extension), and it may seem daunting to consider editing the values of hundreds of colors. However, there are a few ways to quickly create a new theme without spending hours—some helpful tips are included below.
You can learn more about the color service and other UI guidelines in the Visual Studio UX Guidelines document.
A frequent request for Visual Studio is an Expression-style theme, so let's use that as a scenario for the walkthrough.
1. Install the extension. You can use the Extension Manager dialog inside Visual Studio (Tools\Extension Manager) and search for "visual studio color theme editor", or you can download the VSIX file from here.
2. Create a new theme. After you install the extension and launch Visual Studio, you should see a new top-level menu called Theme. The two themes that ship with Visual Studio 2010 are available by default. The Default theme is the Visual Studio 2010 blue theme, and the High Contrast theme is the theme used when a Windows high-contrast theme is selected. The High Contrast theme is built entirely of Windows system theme colors, and as such has a limited palette. There are also three custom themes created as examples—feel free to use them as starting points for your own themes.
Choosing "Customize Colors…" brings up the dialog that will let you create a new theme. The built-in themes are not editable, but you can create a new theme using the hyperlink in the information bar or the toolbar button on the far left.
3. Change colors to gray. The Modify Hue/Saturation/Lightness option lets you saturate/desaturate or lighten/darken each color, or rotate the hues of each color. Hue, saturation, and lightness refer to aspects of the HSL color model; if you're interested in more information about the HSL model and how it relates to RGB, Wikipedia has a great article. Using this dialog, we can desaturate all of the colors to gray by moving the S slider to –100.
4. Apply the theme. After applying the Modify Hue/Saturation/Lightness dialog, choose OK on the Customize Colors dialog. The new Gray theme will be applied and should now show up as checked in the Theme menu!
Bulk-editing operation will only get you so far, and you will soon want to change the value of a few individual colors. You can easily do this using the color picker popup. This popup lets you change the HSL or RGB values of the color directly, or modify the raw hexadecimal RGB value. You can also specify that the color should come from one of the Windows system colors. Pressing Enter or clicking Apply will save the value; pressing Escape or clicking away will cancel editing.
Hopefully everyone will happily use this extension forever, but some may decide to uninstall the extension. If you had any non-Default theme applied before uninstalling, you will find that the colors are still used after restarting Visual Studio (even though the extension is no longer installed).
The reason this happens is that the extension writes registry data to a value that Visual Studio always reads upon startup—even if the extension is not installed. This is a user-specific value (written to the HKCU Visual Studio registry hive), so every user can have their own theme. However, extensions in general are machine-wide. When uninstalling the extension, there isn't a way to remove the custom theme data from each user's registry hive, and so each user will have the last-applied theme still applied even after the extension is uninstalled. To avoid this problem, apply the Default theme before uninstalling the extension—applying the Default theme deletes this registry value instead of writing a custom color theme to it, so it will leave Visual Studio in a theme-free state (at least for your user account).
If you need to clean up these registry keys after uninstalling, you can run the following from a command prompt (replace 10.0 with 10.0Exp if you were using the experimental hive):
reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\UseDebugColorScheme /f reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ThemeColorCache /f
Ememor, are you hoping to redistribute the extension with the isolated shell, or are you wanting an isolated shell instance to have a fixed custom color theme? Both are technically possible, but I need to check with my team about the legal ramifications of allowing the former (just to be safe). If you're just wanting an Isolated Shell app to have a fixed color theme, one easy way to do this would be to use the extension in Visual Studio to apply a theme, then copy the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\UseDebugColorScheme registry key from Visual Studio's registry root to the Isolated Shell instance's registry root. Keep in mind that this color table is tied to a version of the shell, so new themes would need to be associated with future versions.
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I have replaced the ugly default theme.
I just wanted an isolated shell to have a fixed custom theme and my problem is already solved, but thank you for the confirmation regarding the registry key. Since the keys, when deleted, removed the theme, I thought importing them in another shell would transfer the theme and it worked, but I was still wondering if it was really meant to work that way. Thanks!
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Nice work Matthew!
Thanks very much for a valuable plug-in.
Is there any chance to change the color of scrollbars?
@Alexander: Depends on the scrollbar type.
If you're talking about WPF-implemented shell-owned scrollbars, then yes, you can use Matt's extension and search for "Scrollbar". There are 12 scrollbar-related colors you can tweak. The settings will apply to all scrollbars that use ScrollBarBackgroundKey or __VSSYSCOLOREX3.VSCOLOR_SCROLLBAR_BACKGROUND colors (e.g. the scrollbars in StartPage).
Note that there are toolwindows in Visual Studio that are implemented using Win32 or WinForms controls - they use Win32 or WinForms scrollbars. To change their colors you'll have to adjust the classic Windows Colors in Display Properties for "3D Objects" (e.g. the scrollbars in Solution Explorer).
And there are also windows use WPF scrollbars that don't use shell colors (e.g. the scrollbars in the code editor window). Assuming these windows owners don't go out of their way to set private colors and will use whatever WPF gives them by default, WPF will use a style matching your Windows theme (e.g. Aero, Luna, Royale, Classic), so again you should be able to change their colors by changing Windows themes.
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I see. I didn't even know about the scrollbars in StartPage :) Those ones look nice. Wish all the rest were the same style and could be customized with this extension. In case of some dark color scheme for your code editor window the standard silver scrollbars look kind of odd. Sad they depend on your Windows theme.
Thank you! The default blue was driving me nuts. Love it! Best version Visual Studio ever - and now it looks nice, too!!!
Nice start -- please continue with the work here!
Personally, I'm a little dismayed at the move to using WPF for VS2010. I'm quite fine with the native widgets on my system, thanks. The biggest problem is that the IDE now completely disobeys my system theme colors. With that gripe in mind, please can you implement a feature to mimic the current system colors? I, and many other picky programmers like me would appreciate it!
Also, there are still a few colors which are not being applied properly (though it's probably not the fault of the extension, but at least you would know where to start looking):
1) menu text: I've set it to a silver color but it's still black -- not great on my dark theme ):
2) highlights: set to a maroon color, but the theme editor still uses BRIGHT YELLOW for the search highlight -- not great when it is honoring the silver text that I've selected.
3) I don't know if you can do anything about it, but I haven't been able to change this from the color settings within VS2010: the intellisense drop-down selects my dark background and light text for the list, but then uses a peach-like color to highlight the selected item in the list (meaning I can't read it: silver on a peach-like color).
Thanks for the time you've already put into this!
Tooltip colors also aren't honored: the text is coming up light with a white background. Again, unreadable ):
Daf, are you using the RTM version of Visual Studio? Just making sure, as I know that there was a problem with menu text in the RC.
1. You should be able to change the menu text on RTM using the CommandBarTextActive, CommandBarTextHover, CommandBarTextInactive, and CommandBarTextSelected. There's a MenuText color, but (non-intuitively) it is not used for menu text in Visual Studio.
2. Good catch with the yellow highlight... it's unfortunate that I used a hardcoded color in a tool meant for skinning colors. I'll try to get that fixed in an update.
3. Can you share a screenshot of this, by chance? Languages can provide their own Intellisense UI, so it would help to make sure we're talking about the same thing.
For tooltip colors, it also depends on which tooltip you're seeing. For example, the editor has their own tooltip implementation, while the Solution Explorer would be using standard tooltips.
Will this work on VS 2005?
Sorry, but the extension doesn't work for VS 2008 or earlier (it uses some features which are new to VS 2010).
Thanks for replying (: At least my menus look "normal" now (:
A screenshot of the intellisense color oddness should be visible at:
Note also the white rectangle next to the intellisense pop-up: that's the tooltip I was talking about. It's the tooltip within the VS editor. What sucks is that I've trawled through the colors and settings part of the options dialog and haven't found a single place where I have a background color set to white as it's being displayed in the image. This is not the same tooltip that is displayed with debug info when debugging -- I think that's called "DataTip"?


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Looking forward to the home release of this. Ive been wondering how the studio could handle mixing in all these super heroes in one movie. It sounds like they did good. I'm just going to have to catch up on all the other super hero movies that were released last year so I can be up to date. Excellent review Alex.
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I think you'll the like results and they do somewhat explain the heroes pass for newcomers. I think Thor came out last year didn't like it much though. Appreciate the comment my friend.
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The most accurate review of this film I have read so far. I felt the same way towards this. It is lots of fun, but the substance is left for more mature achievements. However, I ought to confess I really enjoyed it. Mostly because I suspected it would be terrible, don't know why.
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I had a little more faith in Joss Whedon, he helm some of my favorite tv series. But I do agree about the maturarity The Avengers was lacking in, it just felt like the heroes messed around most of the times. I'm glad we share opinions on the film.
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I found the villainous aliens in this film to be it's slight downfall their lack of personality and back story forced a generic action scene onto the screen. Apart from that I really enjoyed it! Great Review!
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I do agree their only purpose was to fight, but I can't imagine another villain better for The Avengers to fight. Thanks for reading and commenting Calum.
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Nice review! I was let down by the lack of tension and drama as well.
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So I started reading about conspiracy theories a few days back, and to be honest, they are fascinating. It's like almost every big story has to have another side to it. Maybe its just human tendency to create a second story and make things convoluted.
One conspiracy theory that really stupefied me was the discovery/'invention' of HIV/AIDS. Some people believe that the CIA agents actually created the virus to wipe out homosexuals and African Americans. This is still one of the most debated topics, like JFK's death and the Moon landing.
My questions is, do you think these conspiracy theories are actually legitimate or nothing but concocted BS?
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Nov 27 2012: John I agree we should be spending billions on basic research, just not focussed as much on physics. For the billions spent on neutrino detectors, if we'd had more research dollars go into earthquake prediction, we might have forecast the Tokyo megaquake. If we'd had ocean bottom accelerometers we might have saved thousands of lives lost in the tsunami.
If we'd spent billions on new energy technologies other than hot fusion, we would have energy independence today. This is a perfectly predictable consequence of the biggest pork project science has ever seen. When you look at the way hot fusion scientists have corrupted the scientific method even to the extent of falsifying graphs just to discredit cold fusion, you would have little doubt that hot fusion scientists engaged in a conspiracy to shut down cold fusion research in this country. They were so concerned that cold fusion would compete for funding, they vilified it.
You would have seen the way hot fusion scientists installed a toady in the patent office just to deny patents to cold fusion scientists (which they had to get oversees in Italy, France, Korea, Japan, etc.). If you'd seen the threatening letter coming out of Washington stating, "If you have so much as one graduate student working on cold fusion you will get no funding.", you would have little doubt a conspiracy existed.
If you'd seen how cold fusion scientists have been shut out of the trade journals, ostracized by their peers, had their reputations smeared, been threatened with law suits, etc. you'd believe that there was a conspiracy to shut down cold fusion research in this country.
Einstein lowered the bar for ethics in science and physicists, especially hot fusion scientists, have easily followed in the footsteps of the maestro. Nice try on all the great accomplishments---it sure looks like the party line.
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Students' smiling, enthusiastic faces greeted the audience on the big screen in Lipkin Theatre, sharing their names, majors and what they hoped to be one day.
"I want to be a social worker." "I want to be a cardiologist." I want to be a police officer." "I want to be a teacher." "I want to be a dental hygienist." "I want to be a graphic designer." "I want to be a business owner." "I want to be a veterinary technician." "I want to be a civil engineer." "I want to be a nurse."
"I want to be everything!"
The students' hopes and dreams kicked off Northampton Community College's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on February 20. The "Faces of the Dream" event featured keynote speaker Dr. James Braxton Peterson, director of Africana studies at Lehigh University.
NCC's Community Chorus opened the program with the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Afterwards, the student winners of the MLK Poetry and Prose contest, Travis James and Ilsia Recinos, were announced and recited their award-winning poems.
Gregory Martin, residence hall director, introduced Dr. Peterson, describing him as a friend and a mentor.
Peterson is the founder of Hip-Hop Scholars, LLC, and a regular contributor to various types of media, appearing on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and Fox News, among others. He is an official contributor to The Daily Beast and blogs for the Huffington Post.
Peterson said he was moved by the Faces of the Dream theme. "In the 21st century representation of Martin Luther King there is a paradigm shift of how we think of him. The national holiday, the monument in D.C., fragments from his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech give you a flat sense of the man," Peterson said, noting that some modern scholars are trying to change that. "He had challenges in his marriage; he used the N-word. He was a real person. But there is push back from those who want to protect the legacy. But protect from what? Or from whom?" Peterson asked.
Peterson cited a play, a graphic novel and an animated series that all explore the human side of King. "These give access to King's life and give people a sense of his faults and humanity. This has great appeal to our students, not because they disrespect the man or what he accomplished, but for them it is a point of entry. It makes King relatable and not just a monument or a speech. I've relaxed my own protectionist approach to MLK's legacy. He smoked, he cheated on his wife. To see the human side of King lets young people see him as a model as opposed to seeing him as a monument."
Peterson also contended that "young people are fatigued by discussions of civil rights and race relations. They need to know King also worked as a poverty and peace activist."
Peterson went on to discuss what he believes to be the three faces of King's legacy:
The First Face: President Barack Obama
"I do believe this president is inheriting the legacy of Martin Luther King," he shared. "If you could ask King, he would be pretty excited about Obama as president, even though he wouldn't agree with him on everything."
Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, most closely approximates King's legacy and dream for this country, Peterson says.
The Second Face: Hip Hop Culture
"Many of you might disagree with me on this, but you can let me have it during the Q & A," Peterson joked.
The Hip Hop culture was created by the first generation of black folks benefitting from the hard work of the Civil Rights movement, Peterson says. "While the mainstream artists glorify misogyny, violence and consumerism, beneath the surface are artists engaged in political activism."
Peterson discussed hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne, who recently came under criticism for making light of Emmett Till's tragic death in one of his rhymes. Till's brutal murder in Mississippi at the age of 14 in 1955 mobilized the civil rights movement.
"For every Lil Wayne and mainstream artist out there glorifying pathological behavior, there are Hip Hop poets/rappers/spoken word artists who are calling them out, challenging them directly and fiercely," he asserts. "But you have to look for them. They are not mainstream. You have to search to discover."
He encourages parents not to censor these mainstream artists. "Teach your children to critically engage," he says. "There is a reverence for ignorance and absence of emotional intelligence among young people. Instead of censoring, do some research. Find artists who call out the ignorance. Have them listen to those artists, too."
The Third Face: You
"Yes, YOU are the third face of Martin Luther King's legacy," Peterson told the audience. "You have to be active and engaged. Speak out. Be present in prisons and classrooms."
Peterson encouraged young people to explore the King who worked for peace and the alleviation of poverty. Peace activists are needed to help young people in inner cities, and millions of children in America do not have food security, he said.
"The legacy of King fleshed out properly gives everyone a chance to engage," he said.
The talk was followed by a question and answer session.
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Third Music Video for the 40 we gonna make in 2014!
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Neshek to have MRI on his elbow TuesdayPosted on November 10th, 2008 – 4:40 PM
By Joe Christensen
Twins reliever Pat Neshek will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his right elbow Tuesday after experiencing discomfort during his throwing program last week in Fort Myers, Fla., General Manager Bill Smith said.
Neshek, 28, injured the elbow May 9 in Chicago and missed the rest of the season. He had an MRI at the time and was diagnosed with an acute partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament. The Twins recommended that he rehab the injury instead of having surgery.
Neshek began his throwing program in September and had hoped to be back to 100 percent by spring training. Smith said Neshek felt something in the elbow after throwing a pitch last week. Neshek traveled to the Twin Cities today and will be examined Tuesday by Dr. Dan Buss.
Neshek is 11-5 with a 2.91 ERA in 121 career appearances with the Twins and has held opposing hitters to a .188 batting average.
Neshek has given occasional updates on his rehab progress on his blog. The last one came Oct. 19:
Everything is still going as planned…About a week from today I will be throwing off the mound and a week after that I will be mixing in my slider. I'm pretty sure things will go well since I haven't had a problem since I hurt my arm back in May. If everything goes well I will be finishing up my throwing/rehab program on Nov 14th.


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I do think sprezzatura is sound policy. I observe it (except when I don't), but I am often annoyed that this ideal of effortless grace is misinterpreted as permission to be either an insufferable bore or a slob in expensive clothes. I feel that this lowering of expectations—this mandatory, aggressive casualness—has in itself become confining, for to dress in anything other than default attire or casual frumpwear is now viewed as "trying too hard" (even though it probably takes far more time to squeeze into a tight pair of designer jeans than it does a pair of nice trousers).posted by AlsoMike at 7:58 PM on December 19, 2009 [1 favorite]
I oppose this cynical anti-aesthetic that forbids any effort at all: If one carefully maintains their appearance and is not harming a soul, what of it? Granted, one doesn't want to always overcook the ham, but dress is one of life's pleasures, and adding a touch of showmanship to one's attire can be great fun at times. It's good to artfully violate our own rules from time to time; it keeps things interesting.
There are nine things the gentleman turns his thought to: to seeing clearly when he uses his eyes, to hearing acutely when he uses his ears, to looking cordial when it comes to his countenance, to appearing respectful when it comes to his demeanour, to being conscientious when he speaks, to being reverent when he performs his duties, to seeking advice when he is in doubt, to the consequences when he is enraged, and to what is right at the sight of gain.posted by paleyellowwithorange at 6:07 PM on December 22, 2009 [3 favorites]


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HeartI left my heart's door open,But no one walked in.I laughed but no one laughed with me.All that's left is a symphony.It's coming from the back of my heart.I'm waiting for someone to hear it.Will you listen?
ParanoiaI running in the twilight,Before the light is devoured by the night,I have to get away.I look behind me.He's trying to kill meI have to get away,This is judgment day.Is he a vampire or a werewolf?A ghost looking for a host?Even my breath escapes from me.I can't run anymore it seems.I feel I need caffeine,Hopefully my mind willRace away from the scene.But it seems I've been running from my shadow.A movie is a movie.
Chasing CaliforniaI'm not lying when I say I suck at poetry,I have no sense of metaphors or similes.Don't care about punctuation, I skip my apostrophes.I do this 'cause my parents told me I should write a symphony.They said,"You should make a map, of where you want to go, and never look back."I took that advice; I said I wanted to write.So here I am, am I'm doing it right?My targets in sight.I'm no lyrical geniusBut I'm never losing the fight.I'll never quit ELA, until my hair's grey.I rather fade away than to have been lit for a day.Life's a game, and we all want to make the hall of fame.But is the grass really green-er on the other side?Is it really possible for all of us to fly?I want to do this for a living but I'm scared.I'm talking a hurricane Sandy type fear.It's not just a passing wave,I'm afraidTo have "Broke as Hell" on my grave.But if I become a doctor, I'm going to pick up a razor.I want time to stop for a moment,I'll hit it with a taser.I need a moment to think,I re
BittersweetThe taste of passion is bittersweet,In the morning, guilt is quick to greet,But bow you're head low towards the Lord,And the he will make you feel complete.
CryDon't cry anymoreFor the fighting is overExcept within us
I'm A GhostI'm not trying to creep you out or anything,But I'm a ghost.When I'm on the phone, I don't say a thing, I just breathe heavily.And I have to say, I sound heavenly.It's like I'm singing a symphony, a monotone melody.But they never answer
it's 'cause I'm a ghost, but I just want to talk, see?I'm not trying to creep you out or anything,It just happens 'cause I'm a ghost,When I run a race there's no point running with haste.'Cause they run 30% faster when they see my face.I'm a ghost so the police are always on my case,Everyday, I'm tangled in an endless car chase.Everyone hates me 'cause I once cheated in a maze race,But what they didn't know is that I'm was being threatened to be erased.You don't know what it feels like to pee and have fall through the floor,To not know the difference between a wall and a door,Being simply put on the earth by the Lord and never being born.You don't know what it feels like only being able to listen to Korn,Having no home, so having
The GreatestI'm the greatest; I'm the greatest poet who ever lived.I'm so great Shakespeare bows to me,And when I talk, it's like a fucking symphony,If life's a sea of competition, I'm swimming on top,I'm a motherfuckin' dolphin.Or a narwhale. I'm so awesome awesome-ness is doing bird callsTo fetch me.This is so easy; it's like taking a breath to me.I'm the Pokémon master of poetry,It's my destiny.I'm fly, I got pockets full of helium,Words flow straight from my cerebrum,Back to the 80s, I'm the top gun,But it would be wrong to only praise myself.Though they say it helps you're self-esteem by claiming you're weaknesses as a strengths.So here I am falsely boasting about myself when there are heroes who deserve it way more than I ever will.So here's my gratitude to all of you.To the masked soldiers who give their lives to me, and set me free.To the icons of history, I'll never forget you're story.Through the struggles and the pain, the storms and the rain, who made it so I had som
OffkeyI slam my head violently on the piano. Why? I don't know. Its white body reverberates for several seconds then comes to a halt. At that moment, I didn't care that it was probably worth more than the life savings of everyone in this building combined; I might have broken a few keys or at least changed their pitch several hertz. Whatever.I force myself up, but end up feeling like my limbs are being tied to the stool. I kick at it, and end up dazed on the floor. I get up; brush my pants and head outside. There , I see a girl I use to date, long flowing brown hair, and grey eyes; she's talking to a group of druggies that I vaguely know. They're passing around weed to each other in an alleyway. A minor horrendous scent makes its way to me making me gag. I turn my sights away and look to the building, hoping that would erase my memory of her. But inevitably, it all flows back to me like a wave hitting a wall.She once said she liked the creative side of me, honestly I don't think she
For a man diesBreathe Slowly,For a Man dies every second, locked in the grip of the sky. Walk with every step in mind,Every twitch of a finger,Every sound, from your head to the ground,Keep them in mind.For a man dies every second, the beginning of an eternal dance with the one in the heavens. Remember every follicle of hair,Every eye that stares, every moment of fear,An evil glare, remember it all.For a man dies every second, and a child cries for his death. Live today like you'll wither the next,For we too, can be locked in the reaper's grip.
Stenciled Smiles on Paper HeartsI don't like to feel this wayThere must be something I can sayCause I hate just watching youWhen I know the pain you're going throughListen
You're not alone; I've been where you areContemplating where I'll place my next scarHiding razor kisses underneath long sleevesIt doesn't make it better; nothing is achievedBelieve me
All you'll earn are the scars you've got andThe lesson learned is the lesson forgottenYou feel like no one's there, no one cares what you doLet me put it to you straight: That is never trueI Know
I was shunned, pushed away many times beforeThen I realized it was I who had closed the doorI took a chance and opened up to the people around meTold them of my secrets, now their love surrounds meLook
You're not alone; I've been where you areAnd I know that life sometimes seems so hard
But believe me, from one person to anotherTo make a book better, you never destroy the cover
You are worth it...
Disconnect Yourself [Remix]Disconnect Yourself [REMIX]:Is it so easy to pull your wireOut from the inside?(The kiss of Cyanide)You drank the poisonAnd lived a lie(That you could not deny)Weathering changeYour mind was like stoneBut then it started to break...Now drifting helplesslyYou shattered like glassKnowing that you're fake...The empty shell, that you grewHas started to come undone...Piece by pieceYou're breaking apart; and it weighs a ton!The wire inside meThe blood in my veins(A memory of an ancient pain)Knowing that IAm nothing but a fake(The self you cast away)Dreaming of timesWhen the world was simpleNot simply made of masks...You lost yourselfWhen you took a sipFrom the horrid poison glass...So face yourself in the mirrorAnd look the person in the eyeCan you disconnect yourself from this visionOr will you be the first to die?"I dare you, to pull the wire..."-Chen Yuan Wen ft. Rue (Relic-Angel), 14th March 2012
Birds Of RuinIn those final hours of June,I trespass into fields of silver and gold,Listening to birds singing a dismal tune.Noire crows muse up high as I wander so cold,To hear a morbid lullaby sailing through the air.In those final hours of June,I meander up streams of ruby and sapphire,Watching birds dance to a song called ruin.Sable ravens endure on oaken limbs burning in fire,So fate is a sorrowful death with which they share.In those final hours of June,I lie upon sands of iron and steel,Feeding those birds who will sing to me soon.Ebony sparrows condemn me to a dead-man's meal,If they be black omens: is heralds of dying their only care?
ExpectationsThe pressure keeps me going,Yet holds me back.The thought isn't comfortingIt feels like an attack.The sort that keeps me up at night;Why my fingernails are short.Like a dark and looming blight;A disheartening exhort.Better, better, better!The expectation is quite blunt.Never, never, never...Exactly what they want.I'm not the person I want to be,Due to expectations.Under the eyes that never seeMy pain is their creation.
I need glasses Is that a familiar face?Yes, I believe it is!Wow, it's been a while since I've seen him. Wonder what he's been up to?I should speed up so I don't miss him- no, wait. He's reading the message boards. I have time. Getting closer now... Yep, that's definitely him!I bet he has a lot of tales to tell, as do I. We might even have to set aside a time to catch up.Ah, it's great running into old friends. Almost there... Oh wait.It's not him after all. So I walk right on by...
two-fifty an hour.let me save you the trouble:because what i'm trying to say isi'm not a good person.--i don't tell valerie about how i planned to rekindlemy friendship with charlie's best friend last yearjust so i could get to him and hurt him.(i don't tell her how, in the end, i ended up likinghis friend instead, and charlie dated anotherfifteen year oldbecause shit happens and what was i doing,expecting things to go my way?)there are certain things she doesn't need to know,certain things i can't say becauseputting it into words what it was like waking up,that sort of shame that came with it –it was like – it was like looking into a windowand swearing there's a monster behind itbefore, slowly, i realizedit was a mirror.--what therapy promises me: love yourself, forgive butnever forget, tell us your pastthen let it go.what i learn in therapy: nobody has all the answers.we certainly don't.-
Cloudburst Aerosol This o v e r r i p e grapefruit s u n r i s e peels and eats away at the start of day from the inside out, as mouths salivate at the sight. This moody morning bay reminds people of the days they chose to either rip their raging loves a p a r t or devou
GraduationSweet, sweet memories,Let us become college bound,Change like autumn leaves.
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How It Began"God, your two o'clock is here.""I have a two o'clock?""He's been here since 7:45. I figured it's only polite to... sir."God sighed. "Fine, send him in."While He waited God cleared His desk of papers and blueprints; no need for outsiders to see His plans. Soon enough the door to His office opened and God stood, smiled, held out a hand towards one of the two visitor's chairs."God! Great stuff you're doing in sector 2-7-0! Great stuff!"The man's hands were clammy, his handshake limp. Rumpled suit, porkpie hat, briefcase... oh Jes-- oh dear, a salesman. God's smile slipped a little but He soldiered on gamely. With luck He could shoo the poor guy away in a few minutes."So, what can I do for you?"The man sat, briefcase across his knees. "Sector 2-7-0! Everyone's talking about it! What do you call it? Man and merman?""Man and woman, actually. And thanks. But we're pretty busy around here, and...""Oh! Right! No time for the wicked, eh?" The salesman winked and popped his briefcase,
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Katie Ayanami : Cam Show (5-7-2011) Mission CHEESEBURGER!
by admin on May.07, 2011, under Asian DickGurl, Asian Girls, Katie Ayanami
Katie Ayanami : Cam 4 Show
Katie was on cam 4 tonight! OMFG!
Mission CHEESEBURGER!
So cute.
She was on this time looking for tokens to buy a cheeseburger. So the girl was fucking "Hongree!" someone buy this girl a cheeseburger or two!!!
Poor girl is fucking too thin and looks like she could use a good meal or two.
She later found something to snack on. give the girl a burger or a dick or two
Go check her out on cam4 via her profile link here http://www.cam4.com/katieayanami
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Katie Ayanami : Video Site Update
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Katie Ayanami : Site Update
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"I Was a little dirty! yeah i can be a dirty girl. Missed having something stuffed in my ass. How about stockings! I loved the feeling when i pulled it out."
God i love this girl. She gets a bit kink sometimes. I have a thing for stockings and ass but when she decided to stuff her ass like a holiday turkey with her hosiery it just drove me wild.
New Photos of Vanna + Franky + KimChiBear
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Katie Ayanami : Site Update
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"My parents aren't home! yay! time to have fun in the tub wearing stockings and bubbles!"
Another great video update. Over 20 minutes of footage of katie masturbating in her bathtub with bubbles. She seems to love taking baths with stockings on. Lots of great leg fetish stroking.
Katie Ayanami : Black Ops + GameStop + Server
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Katie Ayanami : Black Ops + GameStop + Server
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WHEEE! I was just waiting outside at gamestop. The line was longer than longcat, well, almost. And the cashier guy tried to hit on me lulz. Pic related it's him! lol
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Categories > Cartoons > Class of the Titans > A different story to tell
Prologue: Dying Triumph5 Reviews
Just read,I am no good at summarys and I don't want to spoil my whole plot NOTE: I have made a small change to this chapter.
Hey I have had this story idea in my head for a while so I'm gonna give it a try so I hope it sounds interesting enough
The rain poured down as a cloaked figure ran through the forest panting heavily. She could hear the heavy footsteps of her pursuers getting closer. She glanced down at the bundle she was carrying, she knew that it was what they wanted, but she could NEVER let them have it. With the last bit of her energy she ran forward with a burst of speed and ran until she knew she could go no further. She placed her precious bundle safely inside a tree trunk. As the sounds of the warriors following her began to get closer she bent down and placed a strange necklace beside her sleeping baby girl.
"I promised that I wouldn't let them find you" she said kissing her forehead " If they ever find you then all hope will be lost, I only pray the others that control the future of this world are safe from their clutches as well."
The yelling from the warriors grew louder and the figure placed a hand on the tree as she used up the last of her magic to hide her baby. She then got up and began running to lead the others away, for her magic wouldn't cover the child for long. She ran for as long as she could, but as the rain poured down she felt her body getting heavy and she knew she couldn't go on as she collapsed. She heard footsteps surround her and a hand grabbed the scruff of her cloak and forced her up.
"Where is the child?" snarled the strange creature
"She is back at the castle" answered the woman "she is under my husbands protection"
"Your Husband is dead" he laughed "we have already searched the entire kingdom for her and she is nowhere to be seen. It is best you tell us where she is for our lord does not like people who interfere with our plans"
"I will never tell you where she is" she yelled as tears began to trickle down her cheeks " And Dawn is in a half an hour and you and your lord will be trapped in the depths of the underworld for 15 years, now that the final chosen one has been born."
"You are a fool to try and stop us" he spat as he threw the woman against a tree "We will rule this world one day and your pathetic efforts so stop us will be in vain" he said angrily
"Your wrong!" she screamed "The chosen ones will defeat you and the prophecy will be fulfilled"
"Kill the foolish woman!" he commanded to one of the others "The rest of you shall come with me to find the child our lord seeks." he said as he walked away through the forest "Goodbye, you majesty" he said with a bow.
The rain poured down heavily as the sun began to rise the dark creatures and their lord had been sealed away. But it would only be a matter of time before they again would be free. The Queen lay there against the tree dying. As she watched the dawn she knew her child was safe...for now. With her Dying Breath she whispered her name. "Atlanta..."
So what do you think sounds interesting? Well I'm glad I finally got started on this because I had the idea but couldn't think of the perfect way to start it. I do have some idea of what I'm going to do but I'm basically going to make it up as I go. I may finish my other fanfic when I feel a little more interested in it. Also I can't think of name for this story so any suggestions would be nice.


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School board: Leathercraft, needlework will no longer be Manchester classes
The Board of School Committee voted Monday to approve a pared-down list of course offerings for next fall that will be nearly uniform at each of the three high schools.
At the same time, the board voted to specifically eliminate the hands-on electives that had previously been considered untouchable because they were geared toward English-language learners and special education students.
"Rather than needlework and leathercraft, they should be reading a book, learning the language. Those are educational opportunities," Mayor Ted Gatsas said at Monday's meeting, referring to the English Learner (EL) students.
EL students make up 66 to 77 percent of the students in the two courses, according to district officials.
The vote was the culmination of months of work in the Curriculum and Instruction Committee.
At the previous school board meeting, the committee presented a list that eliminated many courses but still preserved the system of having specialized offerings at each school, particularly at Central, which has considerably more courses than the other two high schools.
The list approved Monday essentially takes 36 school-specific courses, such as Shakespeare and Women's Literature at Central, and makes them available at Memorial and West as well.
The courses would be held only if a sufficient number of students enrolled. Superintendent Thomas Brennan said he would back an effort to get students to finalize course registrations by June.
Brennan said he believed teachers at each of the schools could be reassigned to teach the newly offered courses.
"Our teachers are highly qualified," he said.
He indicated that the main potential expense was for textbooks.
The school board voted unanimously to approve the program of studies.
While the course listing does away with needlework and leathercraft, it still includes some hands-on courses, such as regional foods, baking and creative sewing.
Brennan said the decision to target the needlework and leather-working courses was based on an assessment of how the classes functioned. "Whether they are EL students or anyone else, I get concerned," he said. "I think it's an insult to any student when you have to go to courses as holding places."
In backing the elimination of the courses, Gatsas alluded to a controversy in August, when local members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights decried the way the district taught its immigrant and minority students. Upset by the lack of data cited by the group, Gatsas cut short its presentation.
"I'm not sure if the group I asked to leave knew that we had EL students taking needlework and leather-crafting," Gatsas said.
West principal
In other action Monday, the school board voted against a motion to halt the hiring of John Rist to serve as the interim principal at Manchester High School West.
The proposal was made by board member Art Beaudry, who has criticized the hiring of Rist because the former longtime principal at Central High is collecting a pension and would only be allowed to work 32 hours a week, under state regulations.
"We're paying an individual for part-time work 90 dollars an hour. We're paying more for a part-time individual than if we had someone full-time in there," Beaudry said.
The vote against the motion was 12-2, with board member Debra Gagnon Langton joining Beaudry in voting for the measure.
Rist was tapped to replace MaryEllen McGorry, who resigned earlier this month following a probe into wrongdoing, the nature of which the district has not disclosed.
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Don't flatter yourself, I'm like this ninety-nine percent of the time no matter what.
Oh I wasn't taking the credit, don't sweat it, buddy. I assume this place has a lot of people's undies permanently twisted, or soiled or whatever.
Or you could come to my room for about ten seconds and beg for a space heater
But is ten seconds of begging and damaged pride really worth not sweating my balls off? That's the real question.
Might want to do that when you're alone. Unless your prime reason really is to seek attention.
Is that so? I wasn't referring to all of them, don't get your panties in a knot, dude.
Fuck this fucking heat, I'm ready to peel my own skin off just to cool down. Or clothes; clothes first though.
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Usually I'd have girls completely falling for me but I knew you were different from the start. I'm not so sure it's the nice kind of different either. You just are. Not so sure you'll surpass me so still - fucking chill. Not so much fun as making me want to runaway from you but sure. You find a way to do that, go ahead.
I feel ya', I think I confuse a lot of people in that sense; it's like "do I want to pet your head or cut it off altogether?" You're telling me to chill a lot, are you sure you're not the one who needs to pipe down a little? Maybe you need a nap to get that game of yours back on track, kitten. I'll torment you some more when you're well rested.
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Appearances might suggest that Dodger could take care of herself; crouched in the hallway with a stolen pendant in her mouth, the chain hanging limply, taken from some good to do nurse who failed to part with her crucifix before work, she was already reverting to old tricks. Saying that, Dodger usually had someone above her, all this attitude and thievery needed to be kept in check and without someone to check her chain every now and then, she knew not where the line was. A silver pen was held in her hand, "To Daddy" inscribed on the side and Dodger was filling in the gaps of permanent ink on her forearm with intricate little patterns of ball point pen.
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I'm getting tired of your shit, Dodger. I have this odd urge to slowly walk away from you since you're making me feel like a dumb ass but, hey, I'll give you a second chance. I'm now going to do a half ass job at mentoring you but you can't do anything about it. I'm not sure why - just because.
Are you getting your undies all knotted because this isn't how it usually plays out? Are you worried I'll surpass you? Chill, chill; I'm probably as impressed as every other bitch in heat but making you believe otherwise is half the fun, eh? You need to be kept on your toes somehow.
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Although your compliment is totally appreciated, just calm the fuck down first and I'll tell you. No, I won't actually tell you. This place is big. Pretty sure you could hide away from me seeing as you're just as tiny. Just stick with me, kid. I'll show you the ropes.
We're talking figurative ropes, yeah? Otherwise I might have to rethink this friendship thing or at least establish a safeword. Totally fucking kidding, shit. It's sort of sweet seeing you get all cocky over thinking you're some kind of mentor so I'm gonna roll with it. Getting laid 101. We'll have to schedule class, man.
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Oh, it takes much shorter than a month, trust me. It's nicer here than home, so I could understand that. Why are you here?
I'm dying to give you some outlandish and violent story but I got shifted here because the pen couldn't cope with my mad thieving skills. Pretty much it, harmless really - silly. What landed you in here?
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"Good web design starts with content."
-Jeffrey Zeldman keynote at An Event Apart Washington D.C 2012 via Luke Wroblewski, Design Consultant
Content and web design go together. Content shapes design choices, site structure and user experience. The words themselves even take on a design element with font selection.
It seems obvious that content developers and designers would be part of the same team (sometimes they are the same person). Both are intertwined in such a way that they should be part of the same process. However, this is not always the case.
An often unspoken tension exists between content development and design.
In the past, this topic has been addressed by 37signals in a chapter of Getting Real called Copywriting is Interface Design. Joshua Porter, Director of UX at HubSpot, responded with his post Interface Design is Copywriting. Both assert that words direct the experience of the audience.
The fact that this topic needs to be addressed and commented on suggests that there was disagreement in the first place. The issue is not as simple as art versus business because many on either side believe that both matter (although clearly some, if you surf the web even occasionally, do not share this belief).
Assumptions often create this tension. Addressing the accuracy of the assumptions as well as the process of implementation can help alleviate this tension. This article will explore some of these issues and propose solutions that will benefit the most important party in this process, the site user.
This is not an attempt to build a case on who serves in the role of content creator. A variety of factors, including talent and economics, dictate who serves in this capacity. Generally, it is either going to be the web designer or someone within the design company, a dedicated writer or someone from the marketing department within the client organization, or an independent copywriter or content marketer.
So let's take a look at each assumption.
Content Will Alter My Design
The creative process is delicate. It's not easy to create a design that pleases both the user and the client.
Some designers might prefer to put off content until after the design is complete because of this assumption. This feeling also might come from clients demanding an initial design mock-up prior to discussing content purpose and goals.
The problem here is with the process.
If content is part of the design process from the beginning, content and design align to determine goals together. –Click to Tweet
Depending on site, the content could range from a brief tagline leading to a free trial to an extensive brand-building story. Both have major implications on the design of the site.
The same works in reverse. Content writers are often given a design and told exactly how much space they have to accomplish their goal.
This isn't altogether bad as writers often seek to be clear and concise and space constraints can facilitate this goal. The difficulty comes when the content is being squeezed into an area of bullet points when storytelling is necessary. Witty catch phrases can replace meaningful descriptions. A thoughtful, three-step process can turn into a pushy two-step process.
Giving equal weight to design elements and content from the outset solves this error in process.
Copywriting Will Degrade The Design
This is different from altering the design from a visual aesthetic standpoint. This idea is that copywriting makes the design worse.
It's no coincidence that many design-oriented sites use the term "content" more freely than "copy" or "copywriting" which are viewed as marketing terms. "Content marketing" is another phrase that is intended to capture the purpose of certain content.
Brian Clark of Copyblogger explains content marketing as content created for a marketing purpose and copywriting as crafting content to direct the reader to take a specific action. Both fall under the general umbrella of content and both work together in creating a user experience.
So why are designers and writers often using different terminology?
Perspective plays a role in this difference. Assumptions that designers are only concerned with a visual aesthetic and that marketers only care about financial gain are a starting point.
These assumptions exist because sometimes they are true.
Plenty of websites exist with beautiful designs and a dead-end user experience because the visual look and feel trumped moving the user toward a goal with content.
From the copywriting side, we have all seen plenty of sites with bold red text and yellow highlights imploring us to buy now to solve all of our problems before this product with fake scarcity magically disappears. Also, the days of SEO keyword stuffing are still fresh in the minds of designers and degraded the look, feel and effectiveness of countless websites in the name of organic search ranking (which was thought to be a precursor to more sales).
The idea that copywriting will degrade a design could also imply not just bad writing, but writing that doesn't fit the ethical standards of the designer.
Massaged data is one example. Say an increase in sales from $1 to $11 is disclosed as a 1000% sales increase. It's not quite as impressive as $1000 to $11,000 and it just doesn't feel right when you consider the perspective of your reader.
One way to deal with these extreme assumptions is to discard them. If you are a writer working with a designer that sees no value in your work or in a site that leads users toward a specific goal, don't work with him.
As a designer, working with someone whose words conjure up images of snake oil salesman is a big mistake. Finding people whose intentions are the same as yours and who are open to honest dialogue is not that difficult. It does require saying "no" sometimes.
If the problem is terminology because "copywriting" conjures images of shady ad men and the term "content" softens these perceptions, outstanding. However, it's important to agree that words and design are part of a user-focused experience meant to accomplish something. That "something" could be a buying decision or it could be something that logically leads to a different next step.
Content Trumps Design
Content creators and clients often create their list of essential content without regard for the impact on design. The visual aesthetic, ease of navigation and general user experience should directly impact the volume, flow and placement of content.
The assumption of content trumping design is muddled with data trumping everything.
Slaves to data believe that it should dictate the words you use, placement of buttons, color scheme, etc…
This naive interpretation (or misinterpretation) of numbers completely disregards the complexity of the design process, focuses only on the goal of a perceived increase in conversions, and often sacrifices long-term prosperity and alignment with the mission of a business for short-term results.
Design helps communicate brand identity, style and purpose (among other things) and should be viewed as part of the solution to your customer's problem. Content and data should be used in conjunction to solve the problems of your customers with your solutions.
If you are working with an external writer, take a look at their website to see how they value design. –Click to Tweet
If you're still not sure, ask them how they feel about something on which you have a strong opinion, like pop-up subscription boxes. This should give you a strong indication as to whether you could work together.
Good Websites Look Like Other Good Websites
Creative people don't follow the crowd.
A designer is often looking to create something different. They could be looking to provoke the crowd rather than follow it.
The business of creating websites is already crowded and standing out can be important. Once again, content creation and design have to be aligned with the same goals.
If a content writer is driven only by data and examples of what has worked in the past, aligning with an innovative design could be difficult.
The writer will need to focus more on storytelling or innovative writing techniques to accomplish the same goals. Useless maxims need to be discarded and exceptions need to be embraced.
The idea that any important call-to-action needs to be above the fold is the perfect example. Generally, this is probably a great idea and supported by data.
One exception is when the call-to-action is better supported by long-form copy. Asking for an action from a reader before such an action has been supported by the content is ineffective. It's better to ask when appropriate and ignore the desire to stay above the fold.
Sometimes storytelling better serves the mission of the site as opposed to punchy copywriting strictly above the fold. Stories connect readers with the company and product while distancing those that aren't potential fans in the first place.
Narrowing your market to true prospects through storytelling can save a company significant time and money rather than being in a race to build clicks and subscriptions.
When the goal of a site is to do something different, it's essential that content be a part of this process. Content writing can be unique just like web designs can be formulaic. It's important for both to work together.
Breaking down these and other assumptions can help alleviate tension and allow content and design to work together toward the same goal.
What assumptions do you believe create tension between content and design? How do you eliminate this tension?


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BB Govinda Swami οn the death of the young Indian girl who was gang raped in Delhi
(From: Life with the Perfect Master, by Satsvarupa Maharaj)
[At ISKCON Calcutta] I was sometimes bewildered by conditions in the
kitchen. … They did everything in a simple, nonmechanized fashion — like
cutting vegetables while squatting on the floor. … I had to stand by and
observe without any hope of changing things, even when I saw something I
thought wasn't up to Prabhupada's standard. …,
"Srila Prabhupada," I began, "you say that the Indian culture is suci,
cleaner than America which is mleccha, but it appears to me that the kitchen
here is dirty — "
"You mind your own business!" Prabhupada said sharply. His words were like a
slap and immediately brought me to my senses. There was no need for more
discussion. I left his room and hurried back to the kitchen to get his
lunch, realizing that I had fallen into mundane, pro-Western faultfinding.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 07.01.2013 @ 05:59
In response to bbd
"The vast majority of Indian temples that depicted women in the Vedic light were destroyed by Islamic invaders. Due to these invasions and manipulations of history, India today, in it's social customs (esp. women's issues), are largely more in line with Islamic customs than historical Vedic society.
In actual Vedic society women freely mixed with men and were not seen as inherently "lesser" than men. Women were not held to obscure and exploitative social customs. If you look at pre-Islamic art, you will see how differently women were seen in India than of today. I would even venture to say that modern Indian society is far less "Vedic" than American society just due to the lack of personal freedoms. Vedic society was a free society that facilitated everyone's level of spiritual evolution, no matter what occupation, gender, affiliation, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, etc…one occupied. Indian society today is far from that concept of personal liberty and freedom.
If India was able to rid itself of Islamic and British societal influences, it would be a whole different country. But obviously that is not what Krishna currently has planned for India."
It is only the less intelligent persons not well versed in the history of the world who say that observance of separation of female from male is an introduction of the Mohammedan period in India. This incident from the Mahabharata period proves definitely that the ladies of the palace observed strict parda (restricted association with men), and instead of coming down in the open air where Lord Krsna and others were assembled, the ladies of the palace went up on the top of the palace and from there paid their respects to Lord Krsna by showers of flowers.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.10.16
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 07.01.2013 @ 05:58
To Be Heavy, Without The Weight
Prabhupada: No, why shall I? I am not in that position. I am not within that… I am simply repeating the words of Krsna.
Guest (4): Then that… You came to… Even your… (?)
Prabhupada: I am simply teaching the teachings of Krsna. That is my point. I may be sama-darsi, I may be not sama-darsi.
Guest (4): Not be, but you teach that we should worship the sama-darsi.
Prabhupada: Krsna says. I don't say.
Guest (4): Ah! You say, Krsna says that…
Prabhupada: But that does not mean that one has become sama-darsinah. That is… That is his…
Guest (4): Then he is not following the guru.
Prabhupada: No. My position is simply repeating. That's all. My position is.
Guest (2): So we want understanding more than mere tape recorder.
Prabhupada: Yes, you may be tape… But that is my position because I have been authorized in that way, that "Anyone who preaches this confidential subject matter, he is My dear." So I have nothing to learn, what is sama-darsi. I have my position…
Guest (4): No, blind following and open-eyed following, I say it is all right. We can read the book. We can read the verses, translation, Hindi translation. But that is not understanding.
Prabhupada: Yes, that is not understanding, I understand. But I am understanding from my teacher, just like I told you, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami, Lord Caitanya. There are so many stalwart teachers, practically whole Hindu community.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Discussion with Indians — January 18, 1971, Allahabad
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 25.10.2012 @ 17:32
Prabhupada: Sama-darsinah means you have no distinction what is sin and what is…
Guest (1): Sama-darsinah means to treat everyone as equal.
Prabhupada: No, no, no. Sama darsinah means there is no distinction between sin and virtue. That is sama-darsinah. As soon as you see, "This is virtue, and this is sin," it is not sama-darsinah.
Guest (1): Virtue and sin become the same in sama-darsinah.
Prabhupada: Yes. That is sama-darsinah.
Guest (2): In other words, the sin does not remain sin any longer.
Prabhupada: That is another thing. But he has no vision that "This is sin, and this is virtue." That is sama-darsinah. As soon as you make distinction, you are not sama-darsinah.
Guest (2): In another interpretation, in…
Prabhupada: You may interpret in a different. Sama-darsi, this is plain word. Sama-darsi means there is no difference, that's all.
Guest (2): But sama-darsi equals sama-darsi. The sin and virtue are the same.
Prabhupada: No, here… Yes, that is sama-darsinah because here it is said clearly, vidya-vinaya-sampanne brahmana [Bg. 5.18]. A brahmana, learned brahmana, and vinaya, very humble… That is the sign of goodness. Vidya-vinaya-sampanne gavi hastini sunica. Sunica means dog. Now he is seeing a dog and a learned brahmana-same. Now, dog is supposed to be sinful, and this learned brahmana is supposed to be virtuous. Therefore his vision, the virtuous and the sinful, the same. That is sama-darsi.
Guest (1): I think that they have made a many mistakes in writing of the slokas.
Prabhupada: That's all right. Now you are finding mistake with Vyasa, so who can talk with you?
Guest (2): No, but, but…
Prabhupada: Please excuse me. Please go out. Please go out. Don't trouble. You are finding faults with Vyasa.
Guest (4): We only want you to be understood here.
Prabhupada: (shouting) I am not sama-darsi! I don't say I'm sama-darsi! I don't say, sama-darsi. So you say sama-darsi. Sama-darsi.
Guest (2): You should be sama-darsi.
Prabhupada: But I am not in that stage. I say because you don't surrender to Krsna, you are sinful. That is my darsana.
Guest (4): So then you should be also seeing as sama-darsinah.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 25.10.2012 @ 17:27
Srila Prabhupada declares that he is not sama-darsinah!
Guest (5): …if each and every person has an individual identity of (indistinct) soul above the body consciousness and unless you treat him as equal, there is little…
Prabhupada: No, nobody… You cannot say… Even though they are equal, you can see equal but they are not equal. They are not equal. There are three gunas, and in the Bhagavad-gita that is analyzed, that "These persons are in the sattva-guna, these persons are in the rajo-guna, these persons are in…"
Guest (5): That is not personality of the atma, but the atma is everybody's soul.
Prabhupada: That's all… First of all we have…
Guest (5): If you have potency to rise and go higher and higher…
Prabhupada: You are not on the atma stage; I am not in the atma stage. You are in the bodily stage.
Guest (5): Both, body and soul, together…
Prabhupada: Then if you are in the atma stage, then you have no argument with me. Panditah sama-darsinah [Bg. 5.18].
Guest (5): But argument, you have admitted that…
Prabhupada: No, there is no argument. That will stop. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kanksati [Bg. 18.54].
Guest (5): It is on arguments get down…
Prabhupada: No. If you are… Just see. This is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, that:
brahmane gavi hastini
suni caiva sva-pake ca
panditah sama-darsinah
[Bg. 5.18]
If you are in the spiritual platform, then you will see a learned brahmana, a dog, a candala, a elephant — they are in the same stage. So there is no argument because he sees a dog and the learned brahmana, the same position.
Guest (3): That is the correct position.
Prabhupada: That is correct position. But if you find that "Swamiji is not on the standard," that means you are not in the posit…, sama-darsinah even.
Guest (3): You mean if a person commits a murder, a sinner…
Prabhupada: Yes, that is very high stage. That is very high stage, sama-darsinah.
Guest (3): No, no. If a person commits a murder, you are seeing…
Prabhupada: So why you see, you are seeing, "Commits murder?" Why don't you see that it is Krsna is acting there? Why you say that "commits murder?"
Guest (2): Krsna is getting the sin committed.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 25.10.2012 @ 17:18
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in Rai Ramananda:
Sri Krishna-Chaitanya had always a detestation for mayavada–that phase of pantheism in which the eternal service is practically denied and pedantic aspersions are found to predominate over the aspects of transcendental manifestive Truth.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in a commentary to Sri Caitanya Bhagavata Adi Khanda 12.76:
The fierce poison of formidable impersonalism vomited by foolish, imperfect yogis who are conditioned by maya and who proclaim themselves as ahangrahopasakas, or self-worshipers, is extremely abominable, hated, and totally disapproved by Gaurasundara.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 26.10.2012 @ 07:31
This is from Prema Bhakti-candrika:
Text 9
kama krodha moha lobha mada matsarjya dambha-saha
sthane sthane nijukta kariba
ananda kari hrdaya ripu kari parajaya
anayase gobinda bhajiba
Word for word:
kama — lust; krodha — anger; moha — illusion; lobha — greed; mada — pride; matsarjya — envy; dambha-saha — with vanity; sthane sthane — in their respective places; nijukta — engage; kariba — will do; ananda — happiness; kari — doing; hrdaya — heart; ripu — the enemies; kari — do; parajaya — defeat; anayase — easily; gobinda — Lord Govinda; bhajiba — will worship.
I will engage lust, anger, greed, illusion, envy and pride in their proper places. In this way, I will defeat the enemies and with ecstasy in my heart, I will worship Govinda without difficulty.
Text 10
krsna seva kamarpane krodha bhakta-dwesi-jane
lobha sadhu-sange hari-katha
moha ista-labha-bine mada krsna-guna-gane
nijukta kariba jatha tatha
Word for word:
krsna seva — service to Krsna; kamarpane — engage lust; krodha — anger; bhakta — devotee; dwesi-jane — envious persons; lobha — greed; sadhu-sange — in the association of devotees; hari-katha — opics of Hari; moha — illusion; ista-labha — attaining; bine — without; mada — pride; krsna — Lord Krsna; guna-gane — glorifying the qualities; nijukta — engaged; kariba — will do; jatha tatha — proper places
I will engage my lust in eagerness to serve Krsna and I will use my anger against those who are envious of the devotees. I will be greedy to hear the topics of Hari in the association of the devotees. I will be illusioned if I fail to achieve my worshipable Lord and I will feel proud to chant the glories of Krsna. In this way, I will engage them in their respective duties.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 25.10.2012 @ 16:27
Association with nondevotees takes place in many ways, aside from face-to-face encounters. Through books, movies, gathering places — the possibilities of contact are unlimited. Especially nowadays, a person may apparently live alone in a city apartment and yet be completely immersed in bad association through mass media and technological entertainment. It takes deliberate cultivation, and a fight, to remove oneself from bad influences.
One may object to these injunctions and claim, "God is everywhere! Why say that certain people are bad?" The topmost devotee, the maha-bhagavata, can see all persons as perfect servants of God. He humbly thinks that everyone is a servant of the Lord except himself. But another qualification of a maha-bhagavata is that he always thinks of Krsna and never forgets Him for a moment. One should not imitate one aspect of the maha-bhagavata's activities while lacking his qualifications. In other words, on the plea of following the example of the great devotees, one should not indulge in bad association and claim, "It's all Krsna."
The great majority of devotees have to make an effort to come up from the lower (kanistha) stage of devotion, where one sees God only in the temple. They have to strive to reach the second stage (madhyama), where one acknowledges that God is in everyone's heart and yet discriminates in his relationships. The madhyama-bhakta saves his love for the Supreme Lord, makes friendships with like-minded devotees, shows compassion to innocent persons, and avoids the demons. He takes seriously the following injunction from the Katyayana-samhita: "It is better to accept the miseries of being encaged within bars and surrounded by burning flames than to associate with those bereft of Krsna consciousness. Such association is a very great hardship"
Narada-Bhakti-sutra, Ch. 3, The Means of Achievement
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 27.09.2012 @ 11:51
Respecting Our Women In Iskcon
If, however, a woman remains persistent in her desire for an unwilling brahmacari, the latter may frankly say to her, "Mataji I already gave many lifetimes to many women like yourself. Please give me your blessings that I can give this life fully to Krishna, without unnecessary disturbances or entanglements." If the brahmacari is serious about his commitment, only a shameless woman would continue to pursue him further.
However, in our temples it is often a practical necessity that men and women engage in devotional service side by side. We can't avoid such situations, although temple authorities should arrange that male and female devotees are kept apart as much as possible. Brahmacaris should maintain Vaisnava respect towards devotee women, without becoming overly familiar or loose, or developing friendships with them. Srila Prabhupada: "Sannyasis should have 'Keep in a cool place' stamped on their foreheads, just like on the butter package." (Told by Srutakirti dasa)
End of Quote
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 24.05.2012 @ 03:42
A brahmacari should be very cautious if a woman is being "too nice" to him (e.g. keeps giving him maha-prasada). Service by a woman is a trap for a man. (SB 3.31.40) It is women's nature to seek shelter and protection from a man, because it is generally both spiritually and materially beneficial for them to be married. But brahmacaris should know that although men generally improve materially if married, that so-called improvement simply means entanglement in sense gratification; therefore for a man's spiritual progress it is intrinsically better to live without a woman. Acting on the platform of this knowledge, a brahmacari who wants to stay brahmacari has to be free from material compassion for women looking for husbands.
Srila Prabhupada: "The managers of our society should see that all the brahmacaris stay brahmacari, and all the women get married." Devotees: "How is that possible, Srila Prabhupada?" Srila Prabhupada: "That is your management." (Told by Giriraja Swami)
Srila Prabhupada noted, "These girls generally come to our society to find out a suitable husband." (Letter, 06/10/68) Naturally, women devotees want to marry the best men devotees. They tend to be more attracted to brahmacaris who are steady, committed, mature, and responsible. Almost perversely, brahmacaris who are serious to stay brahmacaris usually become targets of anxious brahmacarinis. For a women to "hunt down" a man who wants to remain committed to brahmacari life could be considered an act of violence against his progressive spiritual development. On the other hand, it can be considered a test that even great sages have to undergo.
If a brahmacari who wants to stay a brahmacari finds that a young woman is becoming friendly towards him, alarm bells should go off in his head and he should extricate himself from that situation. If that is not possible, the next best response is not to respond. To remain polite but cold in the face of advances, and to consistently show disinterest, soon convinces women to direct their conjugal aspirations elsewhere. There is no room for sentiment in such dealings. If the brahmacari allows his heart to flutter and reciprocates with even a little interest, the huntress, being encouraged, will not stop until the quarry's heart is fully pierced with Cupid's arrows.
Comment Posted By Vrindavanchandra On 24.05.2012 @ 03:39
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Since I picked up a new PS3 after a couple of years of not owning one, the classic PS2 era platformer HD collections are all that has been in it, and the Ratchet & Clank games were my favourite of the lot.
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Topic - climbing and best options due to accident
razmitaz - on 14 Jul 2013
Hi there,
a few years back [well 5] I had 30ft fall free climbing. It ended with the splintered and pulverised ankle bones in one leg. 1 helicopter ride and 2 separate surgeries and 6 months rehab left me with a cane for next 6 months. I basically gave up on the climbing as an option, I miss it. Even though I walk now without aid most of the time my movement is well about 50% of my good one. Pain varies from minor too ouch. I can run / job for a small distance like, lets say I'll not be doing the 100meters at a jog. This does end with a day or two with major pain and in worst cane again.
Basically miss it and as been away awhile was really wondering if i could say get back climbing indoors well bouldering. If so something like a sturdy support as it can just buckle walking down the road might help. Any suggestions? And on another key boots that would accommodate support and add some to this.
I know what I did was stupid and it could have been so much worse. Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.
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