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2014 – 15 Meditation Retreat Schedule
Aug. 14-17, 2014Awakening the Heart, Freeing the Mind: An Insight Meditation RetreatResidential Retreat in Cache Valley, UT (south of Logan)
This long weekend (Thursday–Sunday) is an opportunity to cultivate our human potential for peace, freedom, and a responsive heart. By training our mind to attend with kindness and clarity to our present moment embodied experience, we transform our relationship to ourselves and to the world. This silent retreat will focus on cultivating the kind awareness that builds our capacity to meet our everyday experience with ease, happiness, and compassion. In addition to sitting and walking meditation, each day will include instructions, guided meditations, formal talks, times for questions, and small group meetings with the teacher. We plan to spend much of each day sitting and walking outside, allowing the natural world to inform and support our practice.
This retreat is appropriate for beginning and experienced practitioners. All are welcome.
Schedule: Thursday 5 p.m. to Sunday 11 a.m.
Accommodations: shared cabins or camping
Cost: $100 - $150 sliding scale
Online Registration       For more information please contact the registrar: KEELIN
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Saskatoon, SaskatchewanEveryday Contentment: Embracing What IsSusie Harrington
We tend to look forward with expectation, putting great effort in creating the happiness we think will arrive. The every day practice is to see clearly our habits of mind, shift our focus, and practice with the conditions as they are here and now; in so doing, we can find that the freedom and contentment we have always wanted is already here, patiently waiting for us to arrive.
For more information: www.saskatooninsight.com
Nov 20 - 24 at Cloud Mountain, WAMetta for WomenAdrianne Ross & Susie Harrington
Dec. 5–7, 2014     Dharma in Daily LifeFirst retreat for DIDIL3. Closed retreat for participants in 2 year program.
for next program start see DIDL page.
February 21- March 5, 2015      Teacher: Susie Harrington
Sacred BhutanA Walking and Meditation journey
Guide: Laura Tyson
This trip is a rare opportunity to travel behind the scenes in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, a country steeped in centuries of Buddhist life and practice. Monastic life is active and strong in Bhutan, and we will practice in many monasteries, listen to the chanting monks and nuns, and meet with local Rinpoches who guide monastic life. On most days we will walk – visiting remote temples, exploring villages, or hiking from town to town. We will support our journey and enrich our experience through meditation practice and personal reflection.
March 20 – 22, 2015     Dharma in Daily LifeClosed retreat for participants in DIDL 3 program.
April 5-11, 2015      Escalante - Staircase National MonumentSpring Backpacking RetreatTeacher: Susie Harrington
This annual silent retreat will take us through beautiful redrock country. Backpacking 2-6 miles on many days with layover days and solo time as part of the mix. See our Retreats in Wild Nature page for more details on the flow of this kind of retreat. This is a silent retreat with dharma talks, formal practice, walking, solo retreat time, as well free time to explore the spectacular country. Please see this retreat's page for more info.
May 16 – 23, 2015    Lost Coast, CALost Coast Meditation RetreatTeachers: Susie Harrington & Anne Cushman
A residential retreat at a remote oceanside house on the spectacular Lost Coast of northern California. Participants will hike in 9 miles along the seashore, and will need to carry some of their personal gear. Camping and inside accommodations are available. Please see this retreat's page for more info.
June 15 – 21, 2015      Spirit Rock, CaliforniaFrom Breath to Spacious Awareness
Teachers: Susie Harrington, Donald Rothberg, & Teja Bell
For more info please see the Spirit Rock website. Retreat info will be up soon.


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As Macworld is closed today and tomorrow in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA, there won't be any new hints until Monday morning. If you're celebrating the holiday, have fun, be safe, and we'll be back as usual next week.
Comments are now editable
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This was one of the promised features from the Geeklog upgrade, and after resolving an issue with the theme, it's finally working -- at least, it's working in my testing. Feel free to leave a comment here and edit it to make sure it works for you, too. Note that there's a one-hour time limit on changes to comments.
We're still working on the character set issue; hope to have progress on that front shortly.
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I really didn't want to do it, but after over 150 spammy story submissions in under an hour, I've had to enable a captcha on the story submission page, as well as on the new user registration page. For now, I'm using the "simple" images, and hopefully that'll be enough to stop the spambots.
The captcha shouldn't be active anywhere other than those two pages; comment spam, while problematic, isn't bad enough to merit that move (and thanks to everyone who uses the Report Abuse link to point out the spammy comments).
Again, sorry I had to take this step, but I don't have the time to manage all these fake submissions by hand.
Site upgrade progress notes
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Some notes after a day of working on the assorted upgrade-related issues here:
Site upgrade complete; new features active
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Whew. That was a huge project, and fraught with more peril than I had expected. Nonetheless, we're done now, at least for the most part. I'm sure there are some things I've missed. In particular, please let me know if you see a story or comments with odd looking characters in them; things like "é" or "'". There were some character set changes in the Geeklog core that caused us some trouble with special characters. I think we cleaned up most of them, but there may be some lurkers.
So what do you, the reader, get out of this? Quite a bit, but here are a few things to note:
Thanks to plattapuss for the expert assistance during the upgrade. At one point, I did something really stupid. Thankfully, he was able to come up with very slick SQL recovery, which saved me from having to start over from scratch! And finally, thanks to all of you for making this site what it is. It's been nearly nine years, and it's still a blast to "come to work" every day and see what all you brilliant folks have discovered.
10.6: Snow Leopard RSS feeds available
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I haven't yet added them to the RSS feeds page, but there are two new Snow Leopard-only RSS feeds available:
Snow Leopard's coming soon!
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Earlier today, Apple announced that Snow Leopard will be available on Friday, August 28th. So that's when we'll start running Snow Leopard hints, in their own category (as with 10.4 and 10.5). When submitting hints on Snow Leopard, it will help me if you note that it's a Snow Leopard hint somewhere in the hint or title -- just include 10.6 somewhere and I'll know to code it when we run it.
Guest editors and Snow Leopard in the near future
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I'll be away from Mac OS X Hints until Monday, August 24th. In my absence, we'll have a couple of Macworld staffers -- Heather Kelly and Dan Miller -- posting the daily hints. They also covered for me back in July, so they're at least somewhat familiar with the duties now.
As a side note, Snow Leopard is expected to ship sometime in September. As with 10.5, it's my intent to start running 10.6 hints as soon as it's officially shipping, whenever that may be. So if you've been testing Snow Leopard and have found some interesting tidbits, get your hints ready for submission, and I'll be on the clock to push them live whenever the OS happens to ship.
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|Appario Lind
Hmm...that busts my balls. I seem to have lost a post in the transitions on the yester. Meh.
Appario raises Extortion again and dances to N40 to strike at the shadow, then tumbles/bumbles/stumbles (spring attacking the shadow) over behind the vampire (P40).
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19 to hit;
1d10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 damage;
1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25 Acrobatics
When is it time for the curtain call?
|DM Are
Appario's battle-dance lets him easily destroy the final shadow while moving behind his companion-vampire.
If the plan is for this battle to continue against Silana, Xerath and Yahirma are next :)
If she is can be redeemed, then the salts of purification shall tell.
Yahirma quickly weighs whether to or not to let Silana see the end of the play. A respectable soul caught in the web of undeath and baked in the evil of a dark sun. Immoral necromancy lacks finesse, she thinks to herself, but even a darkened soul should know happiness in its last moments.
Yahirma straightens from her combat crouch and shakes off the curse of tongues. "The way that your arcane potency exploded forth in my defense was exhilarating, dearest Larazod. Perhaps you will wield it as skillfully in my pleasure."
"Come, let us hear the cruel judge's verdict!" she suggests with a congratulatory tone. In a lower tone to Silana she adds, "And then the star of the show might receive the accolade that she is due."
To Tybain and Drovalid, she gives a few stage directions. "As the play concludes, make sure that the star of the show takes a bow with the cast members."
A few future actions to move us towards the end:
As Haanderthan calls upon Asmodeus to offer final judgment, Yahirma stands with the group and conjures up an image of a powerful devil to stand behind Haanderthan. Its crimson skin crackles with inner fire, and its eyes burn with the delight of a thousand guilty verdicts. As if to add to its intimidating appearance, it flexes its steely muscles and exhales slowly, its voice rattling ominously like that of a hungry lion. Unable to add intelligible voice to the devil, Yahirma deepens her own voice to speak the lines of Asmodeus.
The minor image fills a T-shaped area that includes Haanderthan's pulpit (for the first aspect), and stretches across the room just beyond the stage (for the second).
Perform (oratory): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
"Choose. A true heart shall beat strong for all
eternity at my side, a false one burns to cinder in
an instant."
As the companions choose the color crimson, the devil (Yahirma) announces,
"Treacherous magistrate who lords false justice over
true souls. Your soul shall burn for all eternity—
an everlasting torment awaits you."
The illusion wraps its arms around Haanderthan and envelops itself in obscuring flames for a moment. The play at an end, Yahirma nods to Silana, changes the nature of the illusion to remove a devil and add a cheering audience seated in a lavish opera house. Yahirma allows Larazod a moment to enjoy the adulation of the crowd, as the more mortal of the two tries to meet the eyes of Appario and Maddok. With contact made, she nods and moves behind Silana, salt in hand.
Bluff to hide the intentions of the approach: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
Oh dear...Misfortune on myself: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28
Yahirma is nearly overcome with the emotional finale and almost allows other emotions to show, but she pulls herself together before imbuing the salt crystals with the powers of Wendo and sprinkling them upon Silana's neck.
Reminder of Death: DC 21
May this be a moment of happiness before you are freed to know the afterlife.
Following Yahirma's cues, Maddok moves into position to cover her should things turn to violence.
|Derek Keegan
|DM Are
First: The death ward spells have now expired (and Maddok's temporary hit points were gone a long time ago!).
Before Yahirma conjures the Prince of Darkness, Silana forcefully performs Larazod's final line of the play. "We shall see who is judged!"
Once the judging of Haanderthan is complete, Silana exults in the adoration of the silent audience while taking a bow with the other cast members. Following the first bow, she turns to Yahirma.
"This has been an experience I will never forget! My first time in a proper play, and with real, acclaimed actors alongside me!"
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21
Noticing nothing untoward in Yahirma's eyes, she continues. "You must allow me to give all of you the gift of unending beauty!"
As Yahirma throws the salt onto her, her expression and tone abruptly change. "What is..? No!"
Will vs reminder of death: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Easily shaking off the memories forcing themselves upon her, she takes shaky steps away from Yahirma. "No! You were luring me into a trap, this whole time? It was all an.. ACT?"
|Derek Keegan
Sorry, forgot to update my status bar. It's fixed now.
Also, the irony!
Maddok's features settle in grim determination.
"We only sought to let you experience the highest measure of joy before freeing you of your curse", the big Shoanti says as more of an explanation than an apology.
"Unless you truly love the stage as much as you claim. Would you be willing to forgo your eternal beauty for a chance to experience all of this again?" he asks as he motions to the scene around them.
|DM Are
Initiative (Appario): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Initiative (Derek): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Initiative (Maddok): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Initiative (Xerath): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Initiative (Yahirma): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Initiative (Silana): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Current Initiative order:
27 - Silana
25 - Appario
16 - Derek and Xerath
5 - Yahirma
4 - Maddok
Swiftly composing herself, Silana weaves her way past the assembled cast members, shouting back at them. "You will pay for this trickery!"
She conjures up a field of large, blackened tentacles in the southern half of the chamber, all weaving about and attempting to grab hold of the creatures within its area.
CMB for black tentacles: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17 (vs flat-footed CMD for all except Yahirma)
Tentacle damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Only Derek is fastened in the rubbery grip of the tentacles, suffering 7 damage in the process.
The marked area is the black tentacles area, which counts as difficult terrain.
Up next: The PCs. Derek is grappled.
Bah, it looks like we cross-posted.
Well I doubt it would have changed anything.
Yahirma holds up her hands in protested innocence. "Hardly a trap, Silana, but a play depicting a troubled hero's fight against darker forces! Just as Larazod must overcome infernal obstacles and challenges to realize greater glory, so too does the play serve as an allegorical transformation for the actors."
More salt...salt, salt, salt...
"Yes, with her oppressor consumed in infernal fire, the heroine might be free to know a better life. In this transformation, Larazod wrestles both with real threats as well as the power of introspection about her own guilt and past, hence the final consummation of innocence with salt," Yahirma assures as she tries to buy a moment of credulity or distraction to get behind Maddok or Appario.
Desperate bluffing: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27
Looks like combat started anyway, but I still like Yahirma's BS-ed analysis of the play's subtle tropes.
|DM Are
Yahirma's CMD is only 16 to begin with, and she's down to a 13 due to strength damage.
Yahirma struggles against the tentacles for a moment before realizing that there would be little chance of escape unaided. She tries to focus on a spell that would free her from the bonds.
Concentration to cast liberating command: DC 10+14+1:DC 25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
Ah! These are most unpleasant!
|DM Are
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Round 1, Init 25
"Paying for trickery? We're here to collect on debts past due, creature. Your beasts and your affiliation with the shadows are proof enough of your crimes against Westcrown. I will collect on them, by Abadar's Will."
Smite Evil. Difficult terrain inside of BT.
Appario will double move around her to I42.
Well in any event, I believe I'll be waiting to see what Derek does.
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|DM Are
Slam AoO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
AoO damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Silana throws a wild swing against the mobile warrior edging his way past her, but it's not even close to hitting.
The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Derek and Yahirma are grappled.
Up next: Derek, Xerath, Maddok.
|Derek Keegan
Break Grapple: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
"You...ngh...made a misstake coffin dweller. Appario may not always act like it, but in a battle he is...ugh...deadly. You've roused the Abadarian wrath...gnn...and you do not have what it takes to buy his forgivness!"
Then, despite still being stuck fast, Derek smiles.
"Meet the force of a holy warrior...gggh...something your kind is NOT best suited for blood worm."
Maddok determines the vampire herself to be a greater threat than her field of groping tentacles.
He forces his way through the rubbery appendages breaking free adjacent to her.
Double move to K41.
Xerath just started his shift. =(
Via text: Step outside of the tentacles and total defense.
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"I made a mistake? Yes, I trusted a group of mortals! That's a mistake I will never make again!"
Silana attempts to cast a spell defensively.
Concentration to cast defensively: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (20) + 21 = 41 (DC: 23)
Easily able to keep enough of her mind focused on casting while simultaneously focusing on defending herself, Silana attempts to cause confusion in Maddok and Appario.
Will (Appario): 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 = 31 (+2: magic circle)
Will (Maddok): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Both Appario and Maddok successfully shield their minds from her influence.
Well, that was unfortunate for her.
Following the spellcasting, Silana moves away from the two warriors, climbing onto the wall much like a spider.
Provoking from both Appario and Maddok.
The black tentacles attempt to continue grappling Yahirma and Derek.
CMB to grapple: 1d20 + 14 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 5 = 26 (+5 bonus for already grappling)
Tentacles damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Both continue to be held in the tentacular grasp, and each suffers another 7 damage.
The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Silana (assuming she gets that far) is on the wall one horizontal square above K46.
Derek and Yahirma are grappled.
Up next: The PCs.
Maddok's heart sank in his chest. Treachery was not his nature. Her words rang with too much truth.
He shook away the vestiges of her resisted spell and lashed out with his iron-like grip to trip her as she tried to scramble away.
Trip (Provokes): 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 1 = 25
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Undeterred, Maddok moves around the tentacles and tries to grab the sorceress off the wall.
Rage 9/18
Grapple: 1d20 + 16 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 16 + 5 = 32
Yahirma again tries to focus on freeing herself magically.
Concentration to cast liberating command: DC 25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
Her limbs magically loosened, Yahirma tries her best to wriggle out of the tentacles' grip.
Free Escape Artist check: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29
She then purposefully and quickly makes her way out of the writhing field to J-42.
Xerath curses to himself as Maddok moves to grab the sorceress and inadvertently takes away the clear shot he previously had. He moves over to L39 and then draws a vial. Lesser Restoration.
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Hmm. The way it has been written, liberating command doesn't seem to be very useful to cast on yourself, since it's an immediate action to cast it, and another immediate action to make the escape artist check (which you can't perform since you've already used a swift/immediate action).. I wonder if that's intentional, or an oversight in the wording. Going with oversight for now :)
Maddok successfully grabs onto Silana's arm, and pulls her down adjacent to himself. She hisses at him. "Get your hands off me!"
The tentacles seek to restrain Xerath as he makes his way through them, but his training allows him to wriggle his way past the area and out on the other side.
The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Maddok is grappling, Derek and Silana are grappled.
Up next: Appario and Derek, plus Appario's AoO.
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Following his failed trip attempt, Appario finds satisfaction in sliding Extortion deep into the vampire's grappled body.
The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Maddok is grappling, Derek and Silana are grappled.
Up next: Derek.
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Break grappel: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
"Don't make me laugh, next you will...gngh...tell me you never saw us as potential food? Or that you had no plans to hand us over to your master? Gah...if we had succeded, maybe you could have been restored to mortality, been the actress you wanted to be...ugh...I don't care if you believe or not.
But...rrrgh...I've lost people to your kind already, if you cannot be redeemed, then you WILL be destroyed!"
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While some of the wounds from Appario's attack close themselves, Silana hisses into Maddok's ear. "Release me, and stand in the way of your friends." Her domination attempt fails, as a result of Maddok's proximity to Appario.
The black tentacles continue grappling Derek.
CMB to grapple: 1d20 + 14 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 5 = 24 (+5 bonus for already grappling)
Tentacles damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Yet again the tentacles keep Derek in their grasp, and yet again he suffers 7 damage.
The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Maddok is grappling, Derek and Silana are grappled.
Up next: The PCs.
I don't suppose Appario can stake her after she's pinned.
"Go in peace Silana", Maddok growls as he holds the beautiful vampiress down.
Rage 10/18
Pin: 1d20 + 16 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 16 + 5 + 5 = 42
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Xerath drinks his potion and moves to K44 by going around the tentacles. He has his longspear aimed at her heart, just in case.
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Appario turns to respond to Derek's words.
"Actress? Her?! Really, Derek?! She sucked! Now she's doing nothing but chewing on the scenery!"
Appario returns his attention to her.
"You were bad up here. I mean, the audience barely reacted to anything you said. It's like they were dead. An actress? Not you."
Appario swings Extortion.
1d20 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 15 + 3 = 21 to hit;
1d10 + 6 + 7 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 7 + 7 = 29 damage;
"When I was learning my lines, I spent a lot of time practicing in front of a mirror, have you tried that? It might help you bring life to the stage."
1d20 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 3 = 23 to hit;
1d10 + 6 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 7 = 21 damage.
Yeowtch! I wouldn't be surprised if Appario's combat banter began doing as much damage as his sword!
Also, that is a good point about liberating command. Apparently one cannot command herself, but perhaps I could cast it as a swift action, use my immediate action, and thus have no swift action the next round as per normal.
Seeing Maddok struggling slightly against the vampire, Yahirma moves over to sprinkle salt over her (I believe being in I-46 would not interfere with anybody's actions).
And this time I have Misfortune ready for her.
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No, that wouldn't work (using an immediate action on your own turn counts as using your swift action for the same turn). From reading some other posts on the subject today, it seems to be intentional that one can't use liberating command on oneself. But that's only an issue for future encounters :)
Appario: I see you added double smite damage again, despite already adding it to your previous successful attack. I'm going to assume you don't want to activate smite evil for a second time, unless you specify otherwise.
By the way, pinned opponents lose Dex to AC, so Appario gets sneak attack damage for both of those attacks. Rolling them for you.
Sneak attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10
Appario slices off more undead flesh with two nicely-placed strikes, but the vampire continues struggling in Maddok's grasp.
Will vs reminder of death: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Misfortune reroll: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Once again, Silana easily fights away the invading memories.
A few more of her wounds close, then the undead actress turns to mist in Maddok's hands. The insubstantial mist drifts towards the doors.
Map coming up soon.
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The marked area represents the black tentacles, which counts as difficult terrain.
Silana has assumed gaseous form, but she's not currently invulnerable (as she's above 0 hit points).
Up next: The PCs.
Maddok growls in frustration as the vampire turns to mist in his hands.
"Little brother, the Morrowfall!"
Sunbeam can still destroy her.
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Salman Rushdie to return to India after death threats
Salman Rushdie will return to India this week to speak at a conference, under two months after death threats forced the Booker Prize-winning author to pull out of Asia's biggest literary festival, the event organizer said on Tuesday.
Rushdie's attempt to visit India in January brought protests from some Indian Muslim groups, which consider his 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses' blasphemous because of the way it portrayed the Prophet Mohammad.
The British Indian writer, who spent years in hiding after the book's publication, subsequently accused Indian authorities of pandering to zealots, and spoke in a television interview of India becoming "a totalitarian state like China".
Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his novel 'Midnight's Children' in 1981, will speak on Friday in New Delhi alongside writer Aatish Taseer at a conference hosted by the India Today media group, in a discussion called 'The Liberty Verses', according to the event's website.
"So far there has been no demand for his ban," said Ashok Damodaran, a senior editor at the India Today Group.
"I think it's excellent," said author William Dalrymple, who was the director of the Jaipur Literature Festival which Rushdie had been scheduled to attend, referring to the author's plan to return.
"Our mistake at Jaipur was to announce his visit three weeks in advance, which gave everyone who opposed his visit time to mobilize," Dalrymple said on Tuesday. "And of course it (the visit) took place during an election."
Aatish Taseer is the son of Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province who was killed by his own bodyguard last year because he had called for the reform of the country's anti-blasphemy law.
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Built on 700 fabulous acres in Southwest Michigan, Four Winds Casino Resort has become a Midwest destination. Subtle touches throughout the property reflect the Native American heritage of the owners, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, which is a federally recognized Indian tribe with more than 3,000 enrolled citizens.
This 250,000-square foot luxurious land-based property features a renowned casino, a variety of restaurants with cuisines for every palate, tasteful gift shops and a magnificent hotel. Open just three years, Four Winds garnered first place in an astounding seven categories in the 2010 "Best Of" contest. These honors included Best Place for a Bachelor/Bachelorette Party, Best Casino, Best Casino Slots, Best Casino Table Games, Best Casino Dining, Best Casino Poker and Best Hotel.
In fact, Four Winds received 2,758 votes in those seven categories-the most ever cast for one business in the contest's history. "We at Four Winds are very humbled by the recognition Times readers have given us," says general manager Matt Harkness. "These awards show us that we are achieving our mission of great customer service."
Harkness credits the casino/resort's staff for the accomplishments of Four Winds. "Our property is absolutely beautiful with modern décor and the finest amenities, but it is the quality of our staff that makes the difference," Harkness says."We have an outstanding team of professionals who provide outstanding service."
When Four Winds management was hiring staff, they "looked for heart, for people with great service skills," Harkness says. "Most of our staff hadn't had experience in the gaming industry, but their skills in customer service are extremely important to us. We get compliments about our staff all the time." Four Winds has 1,700 full- and part-time employees.
Each one of the "Best Of" awards provides recognition of the amenities that are an integral part of Four Winds Casino Resort, Harkness says. As the "Best Casino," Four Winds competed against the riverboat casinos in Indiana as the Midwest's premier land-based casino. "We've designed every aspect of this casino to please our customers. We believe it is a step up to a memorable gaming experience."
Four Winds caters to those who want to celebrate special moments in life, such as a bachelor or bachelorette party, he says. "We are known for our gaming, but we have a cachet as being the hip place, not just for one generation, but for multiple generations," Harkness says. "Four Winds is the perfect place to have that special party."
The Four Winds Casino Resort features "a wide spectrum of gaming opportunities," Harkness says, such as 3,000 slot machines and 100 table games including Blackjack, Hi-Tie Blackjack, Craps, No Way Craps, Bonus
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The Four Winds Casino Resort, along with over 300 other tribal casinos across the nation, belongs to a 16-state Native American progressive gaming network. Any time a coin is played in a linked machine, anywhere in the network, the cumulative jackpot continues to grow until it is won. Four Winds is the only casino in the region to feature the wide-area progressives.
"We offer the best selection of slots from $100 to one penny and everything in between," Harkness says. "We have the best variety of penny machines in the marketplace. These penny slots are becoming so popular with everyone."
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W Club members elevate from the base Red tier level to elite Copper membership status with 150,000 points earned in a calendar year. Copper tier members receive exclusive access into the Players Lounge, featuring a complimentary buffet and well-stocked cash bar. Copper tier members also receive priority first floor parking on
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There's a restaurant for every taste at Four Winds, which is why Four Winds won the "Best Casino Dining" award this year, Harkness says. The Copper Rock Steakhouse defines elegant dining in the Midwest, he says. This traditional white-tablecloth steakhouse with leather overstuffed seating features 28-day aged prime steaks, succulent coldwater lobsters and gourmet desserts created daily by pastry chefs. The new "Copper Classic" three-course dinner menu is available Sunday through Friday. This gourmet restaurant also boasts a private wine cellar with 450 wines available by the bottle or glass as well as a private "Chef's Table."
"Stop by the bar in Copper Rock Steakhouse for pre-dinner martinis, or an after-dinner cognac," Harkness says.
The Buffet is a high-energy buffet with a variety of cooking stations and dishes from around the world. Among the tasty selections are prime rib and shrimp along with an enhanced seafood selection, including crab legs on Friday and Saturday evenings. "Experience a different feast each day," Harkness says. The weekend brunch menu features a made-to-order omelet station, while an enhanced seafood buffet is offered on select days.
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Four Winds Casino Resort is easily accessible by taking I-94 to Exit 1 as you cross from Indiana into Michigan. There is also bus and shuttle service to Four Winds.
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Oh, hey. The Hunger Games Subway Commercial parody is now on Funny or Die. So, vote funny if you laugh!
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It's Thanksgiving, which means you're going to start watching the Christmas movies.
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Thor: The Dark World – My Perspective
It's been 72 hours. You've all seen Thor: The Dark World, right?
Good. Because I'm talking about it. With spoilers, so turn back now.
But, first, it was a good movie. I enjoyed it a lot. You should definitely see it and not just for the hunk with the hammer. (more…)
Why I won't be hooting at Meryl Streep
When the Oscar's come to LA (well, my part of LA, which is the Hollywood part), everything shuts down. I mean, seriously. The street is closed. Events are cancelled. This is our Super Bowl.
I thought that I could fulfill my lifelong dream of hooting at Meryl Streep.
All right, so it's not really a lifelong dream to hoot at Meryl Streep, it's more of a last four days dream.
Anyway, I looked up tickets for the red carpet. They're free. Which is nice. But, then there was this.
- Write a short essay explaining why you deserve to be chosen.
- Upload three photos: full length photo, real passport photo and a recent photo with friends.
- Complete a "Background Check" conducted by the Academy's Security Team. A passport-type photo will be required.
I can understand the background check, but an essay? A full-length photo? A recent photo with friends? I don't even think I have this stuff on my Facebook page. In response, here's my essay on why I DON'T deserve to be chosen for the Academy Award Red Carpet Grandstand:
I don't care about the Oscars. I really don't. I just wanted the opportunity to yell at celebrities in their natural habitat; award shows. I wanted the chance to see Robert Downey, Jr. I'm not even sure he's invited to this year's Academy Awards. I wanted the opportunity to see how tall George Clooney is (he's short, isn't he? I bet he's short). I wanted to Instagram a bunch of famous people and also the back of some guy's head. I wanted to check-in on Foursquare at the Kodak Theatre (I live pretty close; I can probably do that anyway).
The only Oscar nominated movie I saw this year was Silver Linings Playbook, so if they don't win any awards, I'm at a loss. There was something in French, right? I don't even know. It was probably boring.
I have no appreciation for clothing. You could point out some famous designer, and I would have no idea who you were talking about. Tuxedos. Yeah!
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Life Emerges Inside Elaborately Carved Wooden Books
Self-taught sculptor Nino Orlandi, but what we do know is that he can create some magnificent stories through his elaborately carved wood. From a very young age, the Italian artist has been passionate about sculpture and, although he had to put it aside for many years, he has spent the past 13 years dedicated to his passion for the art form.
This series of work is a collection of wooden books in which all kinds of details emerge from the raw material. Hands reach out, trying to escape the confines of the pages, faces seem to appear out of nowhere, and unknown characters are set behind wooden bars, trapped within the various pieces with titles like The Book of Life, The Magic Mountain, and The Book of Dreams. Orlandi has a vivid imagination and his fine works bring the characters of these storybooks to life in front of our eyes.
Opening Reception Thursday, January 16, 6–8PM
Eyebeam's 2014 Annual Showcase highlights innovative works produced at the organization over the last year. The Showcase celebrates Eyebeam artists' preeminence in technology-based art and creative platforms through research-based practice. The Annual Showcase will also provide the public an opportunity to engage directly with the artists and creative technologists working at Eyebeam during a day of moderated conversations on Saturday, January 25th, 2014.
Each year, the organization invites between 15 and 20 artists to join its residency and fellowship programs through a highly competitive open call. Selected artists are awarded a generous stipend, access to Eyebeam's fabrication tools and working space, and the opportunity to interact with the public through installations, exhibitions, performances, symposia and workshops. This year's Annual Showcase will be the last in Eyebeam's Chelsea home, as the organization prepares for its exciting move to a temporary home and, in late 2016, to a new space in Brooklyn's Downtown Cultural District opposite the BAM Opera House.
2013 Featured Artists
Addie Wagenknecht, Carrie Mae Rose, CHiKA, Claudia Hart, Ebru Kurbak and Irene Posch, Elisa Kreisinger, Greg Leuch, Joe McKay and Kristin Lucas, Jonathan Minard, Justin Blinder, Kaho Abe, Katie Torn, Keren Oxman, Laurel Ptak, Lauren McCarthy, Sascha Pohflepp and Chris Woebken, Wyatt Niehaus, WU Juehui, and Zach Blas.
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Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 6pm
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MONDAY, JANUARY 20th
Special edition of CT-SWaM: a late night sound art series
Curated by Eyebeam alumnus Daniel Neumann, the series focuses on contemporary sound experiments, electro-acoustic multi-channel performance, social relations, improvisation, lowercase artistic presence and topology.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th
Eyebeam Artists in Conversation
Noon – 6PM
As part of the Showcase, join participating Eyebeam artists for a full day of invigorating inquiry into critical approaches to emerging technologies and their creative use. Topics will include: Art and Speculative Physics, Fair Use and Creative Rights Online, Opacity and Imperceptibility within Technology, and Bushwick: Learning Lessons from The East Village and SoHo.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
Noon – 6PM
Join Wikipedians, Art Librarians, Feminists, Artists, and others for an all day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to contemporary art and feminism. Eyebeam will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian and reference materials. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support! The event is co-organized by Eyebeam Fellow Laurel Ptak as part of the event series The Very First Year, observing that this is the first year that more women than men were selected as Eyebeam artists.
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Long story short - all my DISigns (all 120 of them as of September 25, 2010) are posted on this FIRST page of this thread as well as in my Photobucket under "All DISigns". I have worked very hard to name these DISigns specifically, so it would be super easy for you to make a request. Please use these names (above DISigns) to make your request, so that I will be able to fill it. Lately I've had to ask for more details, and that just delays your pixie dust. More FAQ are listed below for those of you who like a few more details.
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wikiHow to Run a Cross Country Race
People usually get nervous when running in a road race or a cross country race. If you do, it's OK, because then most people get extra boosts of adrenaline; however, confidence is the ultimate key to success. There are ways to keep yourself thinking positive when running, especially if you're not a good runner. Keep on practicing until you are better than before.
1Remember that preparation is crucial. Hydrate very well and eat healthy the days before the race, and get some good nights' sleep. Prepare yourself psychologically in bed the night before- envision the course in your mind.Ad
2Eat a good breakfast, but make sure you have several hours to digest it or else you'll get a stomach cramp. Be sure to eat a moderate meal 2-4 hours before the race. If you have a slow digestive system, eat light. The objective is to not get a stomach cramp, but also to not be hungry and devoid of energy. Keep hydrating the day of the race, but again, make sure you have time for it to go through your body or you'll get one of those nasty side-aches. Don't drink Gatorade before a race!
3Double tie your running shoes so when you're running your shoes will not come untied. Wearing Racing Spikes is a good idea in the race since they are lighter and have more tread than normal running shoes.
4At the start of the race, stay with the pack. Once you lose sight of them, it will be psychologically hard to get back up to them, as you don't know how far ahead they are. But also remember that most Cross Country runners take off too fast, and don't intend to hold their first half mile pace the whole way.
5Move through the first 800 meters pretty fast to make sure you get everything out of yourself - then you can tap into your full potential. Also, you will have the added benefit of running with the adrenaline still in you, so you might as well use it. Its also important to sprint early on to get a good position on the pack. You don't want to be stuck behind a group of really slow runners.
6At a couple of key "landmarks" on the race course(ex. a mile mark or a downhill), you may want to try the surge. To do this, run about 60 to 90 seconds faster (per mile pace) for about 50 meters. Then, settle back down to "normal" pace. This strategy helps break out of the natural "slow-down-without-even-knowing-it" obstacle in a race by overriding the chemical in the brain that automatically shuts down your muscles "without your permission."
7If your legs start to hurt, DON'T slow down, it will make them hurt more. If you run, you actually can't feel them anymore. But if they don't stop hurting, you might want to stop and ask one of the paramedics there if there are any.
8When your legs get tired, pump your arms; remember that your legs cannot outrun your arms. obviously. since they're attached to your body.
9Make competitive goals during the race like "I'm going to catch the kid in the red". After you catch that kid, make a goal about the kid in front of you and so on.
10Keep your pace strong. When there are people cheering you on, use it as an advantage to boost your self-esteem. Don't ever talk negative to yourself, or you race will end up terrible.
11On downhills, you should let gravity bring you to a sprint. You may end up passing a couple people and leaving them behind this way. Uphills and other difficult places in races are also good places to leave people behind in races.
12Finish strong. When you are at the last 100-200 meters, sprint and use the rest of your energy to finish.
13NEVER slow down before you get to the finish line--do everything you can to get there as fast as you can. Sometimes your legs already know how to do this, especially if you have implanted brains in them that have your legs self-programmed to kick at the end.
14Sprint past the finish line so you don't slow down before the line and get a slower time. Also, If you don't, the kids behind you will probably run into you and begin to scream obscenities.
15Congratulate your team even if they had a bad race, team spirit makes all the difference!
16If you do not come first, that's totally fine. There can only be 1 winner, and your personal goals and times are the things that really matter.Ad
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- Drink lots of water the day before even if it means you have to go to the toilet a lot.
- Remember, at the end of the race if you feel like you're about to die, that's normal and a sign you gave it your all.
- In cross country, the ground can sometimes be uneven. Watch your foot work.
- When you start to get out of breath about halfway through, just tell yourself that you're almost there.
- If you're going to pass someone, don't just jog past them in a leisurely fashion. Sprint past them so they have no chance of catching you. Do this as many times as you feel comfortable in the race. It can gain you 10 places if you do it at the right times. Sometimes you can even sprint for up to 100 meters to pass loads of runners!
- Sometimes you can pass runners in large groups.
- Set a pace that you can use for the whole race, except when passing.
- If you are beginning to feel worn down, think of things that pick up your spirit. i.e. your family, friends, God, etc. You can also think of things that you will be doing after the race, such as eating at your favorite restaurant.
- Regulate your breathing. e.g. In through your nose and out through your mouth. If that doesn't work for you, try breathing in through your mouth slowly, and then out through your mouth. It's crucial you do this or you'll get a stitch and won't last the first 100-200 meters.
- After running down a hill, your body will adjust to the easier pace, and you will be running slower. Pick up the pace as soon as you get to the bottom in order to maintain the same pace.
- When you get almost to the top of a hill, sprint. A lot of runners will relax at the top leaving you open to blaze past. Remember to sprint downhill; a lot of lost time on the uphill can be made up while recovering.
- Keep a record of your previous race times so you will have a goal to beat later.
- Have someone to run with if it's a long race.
- Accept and acknowledge small victories, such as passing a certain amount of runners, matching your goal race pace, etc.
- If you are running with someone, don't talk to them at the same time because you will lose your breathe. Also, listen to music to keep you motivated.
- Don't ever get discouraged and feel the urge to quit or give up the race just because you know you are not going to win the race.
- Don't eat or drink anything in large quantities the hour before your race.
- At the beginning of a race, don't go into a dead sprint for more than 30 meters. You'll only die out the first half km/mile.
- Always be aware of obstacles as it ranges from creeks, rocks, rough-ground so you won't sprain an ankle or worse..
- Beware of being boxed in at the beginning! It is awfully surprising how much can be lost here! To avoid this, take off like a sprinter immediately after you are positive the gun has been shot, and run at nearly 100% for 20-30 meters to get ahead of everyone; then, settle down to your true race pace.
Things You'll Need
- Proper running shoes.
- Good training.
- Goals.
- A pace keeper (someone to shout out times, stopwatch, etc.)
- Another person to run with (to keep you going).
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no. not at all.
1 + 1 = 2.
it's math, people! the science of economics is math, folks. when economists say "you're doing it wrong" and non-qualified talking heads say "no, you're just a liberal!", math must just have a liberal bias then. in fact, education has a liberal bias. we don't need any stinking education! dismantle the department of education!
…btw, that's probably why so many students at our top universities are foreigners.
that being said, i just wanted to throw out some funny (if they weren't so sad) links that are unfortunately grounded in reality and thus, obviously liberally biased.
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- congress is out of touch with what the marketplace wants. go figure. key quote? "Our recovery has slowed" — thanks new congress!
- watch the long, but quite good video of al franken completely and totally destroying the myth of republican economic theory. or, if you don't have time, you can just read the highlights here.
- and finally, a heaping dose of math, statistics and taxes. yes, you lower-and-middle-income, red state dwellers — accounting for inflation, you are poorer since 1980! trickle down economics ftl!
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Hi there, I've just installed nmap on my machine, which is running Windows
Vista, I installed nmap along with zenmap, ncat, ndiff, and I've got the
following error message
Starting Nmap 4.90RC1 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2009-06-29 23:17 Central
Daylight Time (Mexico)
NSE: Loaded 0 scripts for scanning.
Initiating Ping Scan at 23:17
dnet: Failed to open device eth4
After following command: nmap -O -v 126.96.36.199
the command was executed on both command line and Zenmap interface and the
error message still the same, I even used other different options, looks the
cause is the interface but is not clear to me how to fix it.
I even had got this error since previous version of nmap, the I reinstalled
nmap and Winpcap as well, I reviewed possible conifg files that allow me to
set the interface (think the problem is the name of the physical interface
(eht4) according to the message. Nothing to fix it found, please if you have
any advice to fix it i will follow up. thanks
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