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Great event, I really enjoyed it. It's 3:30 AM and I'm pretty tired, but here are some of the good pics that I got. Keep in mind that I was in a private box rented out by FIGHT! Magazine, so we were kind of far away compared to other seats. Of course, the seats were great, but it was not ideal picture-taking.
This is me (should be obv by now if you read this blog):
Kurt Pellegrino launching into Thiago Tavares:
Tavares caught in a Pellegrino armbar. He tapped out to this armbar, but he got away before Yves Lavigne could stop the fight and it just continued. Pellegrino said later that while Tavares definitely tapped out, he didn't let go because of the tap. The reason Tavares got away was a legit escape from the armbar.
Joe Rogan interviewing Randy Couture about his return to the UFC and his fight with Brock Lesnar. I obv just took a shot of the big screen since I couldn't find them in the crowd.
Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan and the UFC setup for ringside broadcasting.
This is just a general shot of Phillips Arena set up for the UFC. Pretty sick amount of people there…
This is me with Kurt Pellegrino (see pics above) and Jeff Markley (VP at BLUFF). Pellegrino came up to our box and hung out for the rest of the night. He didn't seem beat up too bad for a three round fight. Seems like a nice guy too.
Dan Henderson getting his hand raised. It was hard to get good pics of the fight.
Matt Hamill entering the octagon.
Rich "Ace" Franklin. Urijah Faber (145 lb world champ) and Miguel Torres (135 lb world champ) on the left of the shot. Faber in the white hat and Torres next to him in the green shirt.
Matt Hamill and Rich Franklin going at it.
Rich Franklin launching a kick.
Rich Franklin delivering a MEAN knee to the stomach of Matt Hamill.
This is a really cool looking panorama that I took. I can't make it bigger because of width issues on my blog, but it's pretty sick in full resolution.
Chuck getting ready to fight (and get himself knocked out COLD)
Liddell and Evans going at it.
Dana White ringside during the main event talking to the Fertittas (majority owners of the UFC). Forrest Griffin and Rampage Jackson are sitting in the row behind him. Sorry it's a little blurry, this one was hard to get from far away.
Okay, now I'm really tired. I'm going to pass out now, more pictures will be coming this week.
PS – I won all four bets I made on the fights tonight. Sweet.


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Warring States Period
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Preceding the village system being established with the founding of Konohagakure by the Senju and Uchiha clans, the Warring States Period (戦国時代, Sengoku Jidai) was an extremely lengthy and bloody period in history where hundreds of individual shinobi clans fought in constant, bitter warfare. More often than not, these clans were extremely isolated and only looked out for the well-being of their own members, and as such battled other clans constantly to not only survive but to cement their martial standing in society.
During this era, conflicts perpetually arose between the various nations as each crusaded for more rights and land. In order to wage these wars, each individual shinobi clan rented its military might to the highest bidder.[1] Due to the unrelenting violence, the average life-span for a shinobi as well as civilians were a mere 30 years, though the single biggest reason for the continuing fall in life expectancy was the slaughter of countless conscripted children.[2] With the continued loss of their kin, a never ending cycle of death and revenge was born, which saw shinobi having to even conceal their surnames for fear of retaliation.[3] It was during this time period that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju met and eventually befriended each other. Angered by the senseless slaughter of their siblings, the two began to dream of a world where peace reigned and children live full lives instead of dying prematurely on the battlefield. They also began to train with each other in hopes of achieving it. Unfortunately, this friendship was short lived as both were discovered by their respective fathers and brothers. With Madara choosing to protect his brother at all costs, the two former friends drifted apart and were forced to fight each other on the battlefield.
Amongst the warring clans, only two came to be feared as the strongest: the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan, who developed a deep enmity as they were often hired to oppose one another due to their rivalling strength. Eventually, both Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha grew to become the respective leaders of these rival clans, but despite their childhood friendship and shared dreams, the two were inevitably pitted against one another. During this time, Madara and his brother discovered the secret of the Sharingan; becoming the first to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan since the lifetime of their ancestor, Indra. Though with the constant battles, Madara's vision degraded further and further until he acquired Izuna's Mangekyō Sharingan, integrated it into his own and gained the "Eternal" Mangekyō Sharingan.[4][5]
However, after decades of conflict, most of the clans under the Uchiha and Senju banners were growing weary of the continued bloodshed. Some time before Konoha's founding and after the death of Izuna, some members of the Uchiha clan began to willingly surrender, realising from recent skirmishes that they were outclassed by the Senju. The two clans were later urged to form a lasting truce by Hashirama (who still hoped to achieve his and Madara's original dream of peace). The only person who opposed this peace was Madara, who argued for the Uchiha clan to continue the fighting as he was still bitter after the death of Izuna, but was ultimately persuaded to join in a permanent alliance with the Senju clan after Hashirama demonstrated his worth by nearly committing suicide in compensation. Soon after, a pact was formed with the Land of Fire and thus, Konohagakure was formed. Afterwards, other clans requested to join Konoha out of both fear of battling the two most powerful clans in existence and wanting to end the bloodshed as well. This set a precedence which others soon followed, creating the Five Great Shinobi Countries, as well as some smaller, outlying villages and settlements.[6] Realising that there must be a balance of power if there was to be any prospect of peace, Hashirama convened the first Kage Summit in order to distribute the tailed beasts he had under his control between the five major powers. However, peace wouldn't last. Some time after Konoha's founding, a disillusioned Madara would defect from the village, challenge Hashirama at the Valley of the End, and was ultimately defeated. Soon afterwards, the villages began to compete with each other for resources and this competition eventually escalated into the First Shinobi World War.
The Sengoku Period (戦国時代, Sengoku Jidai) or Warring States Period, was a timespan of two centuries where the Ashikaga Shogunate collapsed and Japan was torn into various factions in the midst of a bloody civil war. This moment in history was the time of many of famous ninja such as Hattori Hanzō. It was also an era where shinobi were in high demand for unconventional tactics such as infiltration, espionage, assasination, and sabotage. But after the war resolved in 1615 AD with the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, their services were cut in a united Japan and, ninja began to fade into history. The Warring States Period (simplified Chinese: 战国时代; traditional Chinese: 戰國時代; pinyin: Zhànguó Shídài) was also timespan of three centuries in Chinese History where the Zhou Dynasty was extinguished and the Chinese Empire split in to various warring city-states. It followed the Spring and Autumn period and concluded with the victory of the state of Qin in 221 BC; creating a unified China under the Qin Dynasty.

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En español | Grace Kelly was known as America's Princess, a glamorous movie star and the ultimate Hitchcock blonde who fled the Hollywood spotlight at the height of her fame to wed European royalty, Prince Rainier of Monaco. Diana Spencer was declared the People's Princess, a shy British beauty who came from aristocratic stock and fulfilled the fairy-tale fantasies of a nation by marrying Prince Charles.
Long after their tragic deaths, both women have a special place in the hearts of many — as evidenced by a pair of biopics expected in theaters within months of each other. Naomi Watts stars in Diana (opening in the U.S. on Nov. 1), while Nicole Kidman takes the lead in Grace of Monaco (moved out of the holiday lineup to open in early spring).
The fact that the two Australian actresses playing Princess Diana and Princess Grace are best friends in real life is just one of several bonds that tie these legendary women together.
Children of Privilege
Grace Kelly was born Nov. 12, 1929, to a wealthy family and hung out with the high society crowd.
Diana Spencer was born July 1, 1961, already bearing a royal lineage as a member of one of Britain's oldest families.
Parental Issues
Grace was the daughter of Jack Kelly, an Olympic gold medalist in rowing, a business mogul and a politician, who favored her older sister and brother while disapproving of her acting ambitions.
Diana was the fourth child of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp. Her parents had hoped for a male heir — an infant brother, John, had died a year before — and her arrival was said to have put a strain on the marriage.
Early Years
Grace found her calling onstage at age 12 and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Her father caused her to split with first beau, a Navy man, and Kelly engaged in a string of romances with older suitors — including affairs with nearly all her big-screen leading men, starting with Gary Cooper in High Noon and ending with Bing Crosby in High Society.
Diana was considered a mediocre student who loved the arts, exhibited community spirit and enjoyed working with children. After attending a Swiss finishing school, she worked as a nursery assistant, a helper at a preschool, a nanny for an American family living in London and a kindergarten teacher.
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Did they have to make the ears stick out so much for the bear on the left? At least the bear on the right does not have age spots.
Who is the best bear to take on a bear of a job? You decide '08 . . . vote by purchasing the Obama Bear or the McCain Bear at Vermont Teddy Bear.
I imagine the company is keeping track of which one sells the most but they don't say anything on their website about releasing the results. It would be an interesting poll.
You can stop in their headquarters store in Shelburne VT, a few miles south of Burlington. You can also tour the factory there. The website link has information about tour and store hours.
VT Teddy Bear also has a store in Waterbury Center VT which has a full selection of bears and costumes plus a Pajama Gram outlet store where you can often find some very good bargains.
If you aren't traveling to Vermont before the election, you can order online of course and put your candidate on display for all to see - much more attention-getting than a bumper sticker or lapel pin.
I hope your candidate wins but, if not, you can curl up with your "best candidate" bear to comfort you through the next four years.
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Check the local tide level at a glance with this personalized tide clock. Provide us with your favorite U.S. town or landmark that is located on the coastline of the Atlantic or Pacific (including Alaska and Hawaii) or the Great Lakes, and we'll find a nautical chart of the area to frame as the background. Mounted horizontally or vertically depending on geographic area.
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They positioned the map perfectly. We haven't put batteries in yet, so don't know about performance. I was concerned about the map because didn't have enough characters to specify what I wanted, but they got it right.
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Was given this clock as a gift since we live on the water and loved the map of our area in the background. It's invaluable during hurricanes and high water events as we can know ahead of time when to expect the tide to turn. Wouldn't be without it!
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Very cool idea - the map was perfectly centered on my location. I love that idea for my beach house tide clock. One problem is I have to wait till there's a full moon while I'm there to set the tide clock part. Also, no glass cover means dust can get into and stop the mechanisms. I would have been willing to pay quite a bit more for more sophisticated mechanisms and a cover.


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Three separate lawsuits have just been filed seeking changes in the information materials mailed to voters for two initiatives on the November 6 statewide ballot.
The lawsuits are a reminder of the importance that political groups place on the official documents that many voters carefully review before casting a ballot.
Two of the lawsuits are focused on the ballot summaries for Proposition 32, the initiative that seeks to ban union and corporate donations to legislative candidates, as well as political cash gathered by deductions from employee paychecks.
The official proponent of Prop 32 filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Sacramento Superior Court calling the ballot label prepared by Attorney General Kamala Harris "false and/or misleading" for itsdescriptionof what the initiative does -- and does not -- do.
The lawsuit claims that Harris' summary uses prejudicial words like "restricts" when describing Prop 32's impact on union political spending. It also alleges that a sentence saying the initiative does not block "other political expenditures" by corporations does nothing to describe the measure itself -- and thus, should be deleted.
But the organized labor opponents to Prop 32 don't seem to happy with the attorney general, either. On Tuesday, the leader of the state's firefighters union sued Harris for a ballot summary sentence that he says suggests the initiative simply requires an employee to give permission for paycheck deductions used for politics.
"This is actually prohibited by Proposition 32," says the lawsuit filed by Lou Paulson, president of the California Professional Firefighters.
Meantime, an entirely different legal fight is being waged against Proposition 39, an initiative that would rework the tax structure for certain businesses in California.
Compared to this lawsuit, the previous two seem downright simple.
The lawsuit filed by Lew Uhler of the National Tax Limitation Committee seeks to block the ballot argument Prop 39's backers submitted for the official statewide voter guide... because, he says, it uses "revisionist history" about a hotly debated 2009 tax break created during budget negotiations.
In a nutshell: that 2009 deal created new flexibility for large corporations in calculating their state taxes, including an option allowing companies with very few California customers to only pay taxes based on those limited in-state sales.
Prop 39's supporters say their initiative simply undoes a "loophole" created "in a backroom deal."
But the lawsuit alleges that Prop 39 goes much further than just nixing the 2009 tax change and also would erase a business tax formula "that has been a part of California law since 1966."
"To suggest to voters" that Prop 39 is all about the recent provision, says the lawsuit, "is historically false and objectively misleading."
All three lawsuits will no doubt be fast tracked by the courts, given the tight schedule remaining before ballot materials are printed and distributed to the roughly 17 million registered California voters.
The new lawsuits, combined with the ongoing fight over the ballot position of Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative, serve as proof that political warriors are just as worried about the layout of the battlefield ahead... as they are the actual battles.


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And with optional accessories you can listen to the Edge Dock & Play Radio in your vehicle, at the office, or even outdoors (optional accessories sold separately). All with just one SiriusXM subscription. Note: The SiriusXM Edge Dock & Play Radio + Home Kit with SiriusXM programming operates on the XM network (subscription sold separately). SiriusXM Satellite Radio Programming: The SiriusXM Edge Dock & Play Radio supports SiriusXM programming with access to XM & Sirius Satellite Radio stations. You can receive more than 150 channels of exclusive programming directly from SiriusXM, via the "SiriusXM All Access" package (subscription required). Here is a partial list of available channels - Howard Stern, Oprah, NFL, NASCAR, ESPN, Elvis Radio, Foxxhole, HairNation, Fox News, CNN, & many more. Visit SiriusXM.com for a complete list of subscription options & channel guide. Note: SiriusXM Satellite Radio operates on the XM Network. However, you can easily add this SiriusXM tuner to an existing Sirius or XM account for a Multi-Radio Discount Plan. SiriusXM Xtra Channels: The SiriusXM Edge Dock & Play Radio also lets you enjoy SiriusXM's Xtra channels; a number of additional comedy & music channels as well as SiriusXM Latino - a set of dedicated Latin music, sports & talk channels. Visit SiriusXM.com/newchannels for the latest channel listings. Note: Access to Xtra channels depends on subscription package. Subscription sold separately Large Color Graphic Display: The SiriusXM Edge Dock & Play Radio features a large color display which lets you view artist name, song title, and channel information. You can adjust the brightness of the unit's color display. Real-Time Channel Guide: The unit's Real-Time Channel Guide allows you to browse programs, artists, and songs playing on other channels, without having to change the channel you are currently listening to. 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Im a highschool student taking welding, and we can make projects, but i cant ever think of anything to make :/
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Don't try that Portable Welding Table. The plans are poorFab Tech
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If the plan were decent she be able to complete it in a week.
I could be wrong but I dont think a High School student has the time to make corrections to poor illustrated drawings and complete a project in a timely fashion.
Arent classes about 45 min a day? They need projects theyre able to finish in a short time for a grade.
It would be a challenging project for home were you have the time to figure it out, bring it back to class and put it together for a final.
I remember we made candle stands, things for mom, stuff she still has sitting around the house, the lathe project were fun.
There's a lot of projects in the Idea Gallery Have funFab Tech
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The most interesting projects to fabricate are usually ones that are functional or serve some purpose. Think of something you need or could use to make a job easier. You could also try and find some scrap pieces of stainless and try welding different metals if you have access to the proper rod. Lots to learn.5 welding Rigs
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150x80 shop full of metal working tools
I have welding for 2 periods a day, 5 days a week, i can take as many days as i need to complete a project, my teacher wants us to make cool things that take more than one day. We started learning TIG today, i actually did really good, specially for my first time, it almost looks like i did the weld with the wirefeed. So im gunna try and work on TIG and get better than work on projects using TIG.
But thanks for the ideas, i have all this year and next to make what ever it is i want. :]]
Keep the ideas comming guys.Lala
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Ditto that idea about functional....
It could be furniture for your room - the nice thing about steel is you can make things thinner, hidden supports etc.
On the artistic side, there are a couple of people that frequent here who have done some really nice stuff that would definitely qualify as art - even functional. Follow some of the sigs.Con Fuse!
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Finally turned Jello's YouTube posts into a playlist. Watch uninterrupted for your dosage of pure Jello.
01/13/11: 1987 Canadian interview with Jello
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Jello Biafra is interviewed on CBC TV show "The Hour," a pretty long and well-done interview: about midway through this episode.
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The sizzling new punk band from Jello Biafra, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, is playing one show in the U.S. before heading to play Europe.
It's this Saturday in Grass Valley, CA, with ace d.i.y. band Git Some. Tickets Available Here. This is the only US show scheduled until November, so don't miss out!
The album's being mastered today, and the art is being hammered out as we speak. The full length CD & LP will be out in Late October, and is called "The Audacity of Hype!" HYPE!
JB & GSM (that's what we're calling 'em, add a vowel wherever you want!) are getting ready to hit Northern California and Europe- scroll down for the tour dates!
[The band's still arguing over the name- it is NOT Jello Biafra And The Dick Army! Jello's current favorite is Gitmo Twinkie.]
The band's playing a last minute hit and run show @ Annie's Social Club in San Francisco this Saturday May 9th!
It's going to be a short-to-medium length set so that Billy's arms don't fall off after stacking this project on top of intensive rehersals for the reformed Faith No More. Speaking of Faith No More, this is probably Billy's last live appearance with Jello's band because FNM is going on tour!
Also on the bill are local punk rock legends Social Unrest & Ribzy, plus newcomers Fix My Head and The Excuse! Don't forget back room Punk Rock & Schlock Karaoke! 21+, $10
On February 14, there will be a live taping of "Counter Culture Hour," a public access TV show hosted by our friend V Vale of RE/Search Publications. The other guest will be Steve Mackay of the Stooges. The show will also feature a performance by the Thrillpeddlers.
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Fucked Up played at the Independent in San Francisco last night. Jello Biafra jumped on stage for the encore to sing "Blitzkrieg Bop" with them. Here is a video of this joyous occasion, courtesy of Umlaut. Read Umlaut's excellent review of the show here!
Jello Biafra will be one of the guests at the live taping of the radio show/podcast Sound of Young America with host Jesse Thorn. The other guest scheduled for the taping is Tom Ammiano from the California State Assembly.
Who: Jello Biafra
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MANKATO, Minn. — Vikings defensive line coach Brendan Daly doesn't need much time to begin rattling off the coaches who have had a major influence on him. The list is long.
Ken Leonard? He was Daly's coach at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Ill., a local legend who had a knack for instilling a tireless work ethic in players.
Steve Spagnuolo? He was Daly's boss in St. Louis the past three seasons, a defensive guru who expanded Daly's understanding of schemes and ways to attack various pass protections.
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All she did was bump into something while she was cleaning her Oxford home. No big deal—just a little cut on her leg, about half the size of a dime.
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Life's purpose is to serve humanity.
I've reached a point where I ask myself what truly makes me happy, motivated and inspired to move with passion. I have researched this and tried to be in tune with the universe to more so understand. I also believe we were given special gifts to help fulfill our purpose. TED videos have come into play and helped shaped my proposal along with other great books.
Please tell me your insights.
I am also open to YOUR perspectives.
L.A. Hall
Apr 21 2013: The world is sick. If we look at history, the cure is there: kindess and nonviolence. They always work. Victories won by any other means are impermanent. I believe the ultimate aim of life is to serve Nature and -- like you said -- humanity.
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Apr 21 2013: If you have found a purpose that is compelling to you, move forward with it! Others do not need to feel your same purpose and can pursue what is most meaningful to them.Apr 24 2013: I'm not entirely sure how you mean "to serve humanity". There are so many ways one could serve others.
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I think one of the best ways I could serve humanity would be to separate myself from the physical world, to take a step back away from the role of Leader and Follower and become a third option, an Observer. To see things as they are without opinion or emotion
To think about the universe and our place in it, contemplation on "the questions" to invent new questions and put them into the world. Above all, to give people purpose. Purpose can be a large part to the key of happiness and empowerment. However this is a vast topic, as vast as vast could be, to expect the answers to come from one person would be inconceivable, it's something everyone has to do for everyone.Apr 22 2013: Honestly at this point in time, I cant really say I know what the purpose of life is, the purpose of humanity is, or my own purpose for that matter. Only time will tell and hopefully we find our anwsers someday, if possible
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Apr 22 2013: That is close, but the purpose of life is to survive. When you take away everything else the one thing that everyone wants to do no matter what is survive.
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This also includes survival for humanity, animals, earth, family, even God but it is still survivalApr 22 2013: The purpose of life is for an individual to use all his/her divine endowments for the good of humanity. It is in our pursuit of purpose that we find happiness and fufillment.
Blessed is the one who discovers his/her purpose. He/she will not be tossed to and fro like a pendulum, like most of humanity, going nowhere slowly.Apr 22 2013: The purpose of life is for an individual to use all his/her divine endowments for the good of humanity. It is in our pursuit of purpose that we find happiness and fufillment.
Blessed is the one who discovers his/her purpose. He/she will not be tossed to and fro like a pendulum, like most of humanity, going nowhere slowly.
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"Life's purpose is to serve humanity" .
Also, life's purpose is to keep a person's own DNA alive .
And no person can live a life without symbiosis in the humanity .
A-step-better for this purpose is "what truly makes one happy, motivated and inspired to move with passion" !
And the "a-step-better" should be in the valid scope of our instincts .
Apr 27 2013: Thats probably not how our genes see it.Apr 24 2013: Margaret Elizabeth Noble was born on 28 October 1867 in the town of Dungannon in County Tyrone, Ireland to Mary Isabel (mother) and Samuel Richmond Noble (father) and was named for her paternal grandfather, Hamilton. The Nobles were of Scottish descent, settled in Ireland for about five centuries. Her father, who was a priest, gave the valuable lesson that service to mankind is the true service to God. When Margaret was one year old Samuel moved to Manchester, England and there he enrolled as a theological student of the Wesleyan Church. Young Margaret at this time stayed with her maternal grandfather Hamilton in Northern Ireland. When she was four years old she returned to live with her father.
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Samuel died in 1877 when she was only ten years old. Then Margaret was brought up by her maternal grandfather. Hamilton was one of the first-ranking leaders of the freedom movement of Ireland.Margaret got her education from Church boarding school in London. She and her sister attended Halifax College, run by a member of Congregationalist Church. The headmistress of this college taught her about personal sacrifice. She extensively studied various subjects, including physics, arts, music, literature. She embraced teaching at the age of seventeen. She first worked in Keswick as a teacher of children. Subsequently she established a school in Wimbledon and followed her own unique methods of teaching. She was also a prolific writer and wrote in the paper and periodicals. In this way she soon became a known name among the intellectuals of London. She was engaged to be married to a Welsh youth who died soon after engagement.The regulated religious life could not give her the necessary peace and she began to study various books on religion.
Margaret came to India, became disciple of Vivekananda and dedicated her life for Indian people as Sister Nivedita.
Her epitaph in Darjeeling reads : "Here reposes Sister Nivedita who gave her all to India".
I think I agree with you.Apr 22 2013: Julia I love your approach to life. Anything a person does becomes a much bigger and phenomenal thing if there is a use or purpose served.
One quote I often bring up in this regard is this one, ""We are not born for the sake of ourselves, we are born for the sake of others." ~ E. Swedenborg.
If there is anything, any item, in the house we regard as having no purpose, it goes in the trash. Which, I think, is not an unusual mind-set.
Many people go to, sometimes far away, places 'to find themselves.' That might be the opportunity to search for one's gifts.
I believe we are in this life to shape and develop our eternity. Just as our body is in the womb to grow and develop for this life. In human life there are many parallels between individuals and mankind. Growing and developing is one of them.Apr 22 2013: As with many other questions, anwsering one means asking and anwsering others. So what is life's purpose? Well that would depend on some factors. If one believes in evolution, adaptions, and the passing down of genes to better and prolong your species then a simple anwser of our purpose is to survive, and pass on our genes to the next generation. However we as some other species on Earth are classified as "grandmother" species, meaning that we have a life after that of our ability to pass on our genes and strive in our environment dimishes. If our purpose was strictly to ensure the survival of the next generation of our species the average life span would end somewhere between 47-57 years old, when we lose our reproductive abilities and are past our prime. Yet this is not the case, we live longer, and can even make the arguement that to a point we are still getting better up in to our elder ages! So maybe there isnt just one anwswer, maybe we should be asking the purpose of life segmented into different categories of life. Some species actually simply live just for a period of time until they reproduce (certain insects only have a 24 hr life span, some species die after giving birth, others may eat their mate for a meal after reproduction) And their purpose may be just that, pass on their genes and they are in the clear, ours may be something more, we are so advanced we cant just simply pass on our genes and expect the slow mutations of evolution to exponentially make us better, we must go further and help develop our culture and technologies and share our knwledge and wisdom with younger generations. Yet it may not just revolve around your species surviving, again in higher forms and more advanced species we have things called feelings. Would one purpose of life not be to live happily? That opens up a whole other discussion about what happiness is. Then of course depending on your religious beliefs all these things could change, purpose could be to serve godApr 22 2013: The problem is - what then is humanities purpose?


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Will the G-20 ever like to break or reverse the global economy spiral? If so, why?
Post world-war-II, US Dollar banished British Pound as the de-facto global currency, and post 1971, the need of benchmarking US Dollar against weight of gold or any other physical object vanished. Now in the current era, US Dollar is THE 'Reserve Currency' of our planet.
Exporters send 'goods' across borders, and importers send 'dollars' in return. Exporters exchange the dollars into local currencies at their local banks, and purchase their desired 'goods' including the ones needed to export more… and an eternal spiral continues to grow.
Now that US Dollar is the THE reserve currency for the foreseeable future, and all other regional currencies seem to float well with the US Dollar (even in the times of extreme chaos), and adequate supply of US Dollar can be maintained to keep the global demand satisfied, will the G-20 ever like to break or reverse the global economy spiral? If so, why?
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Dec 19 2012: Define "the economic spiral".Dec 27 2012: I don't think it is in the best interest of the G20 to get off their collective behinds and do something about it. It was said by Rupert Murdoch that he could turn the USA around and balance the bank with his money alone. But has he done it? No way. If I had the money to buy out all the USA debt I would consider it seriously. So why don't the top 1% get their butts and help out the economy of the USA? I can only hope this will happen.Dec 23 2012: I am new at this, but here are my thoughts. The G-20 are in essence centralized planning groups or a "collective" approach. This is the basis of keynesian economics. What starts as temporary governmental fixes usually become permanent and expanding government programs, which stifle the private sector and individualism.
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Since these meeting have occured since 1996 with no favorable recommendation are significant impact ... I would conclude that the meetings are for the expressed purpose of the Central Banks to gain more power and to impose their will on the economic community.
Having said that .... the answer is no ... they are not here to solve anything ... only to maintain their power.Dec 21 2012: Unless the G-20 can find a way to finance new energy schemes that are cheap and reliable, I see no way out. With cheap energy, the cost of manufacturing goes down, the cost of transportation goes down, the cost of food goes down and new and better products will receive a wider circulation. With cheap energy, we free up, perhaps, $1 trillion world wide for consumerism.
We need worldwide a balance between the kind of "over" infrastructure building of the Chinese with the overconsumption of the West. If we can find a way to balance infrastructure growth with increased consumerism (Without destroying the planet---a tall order to be sure!) this will lead to millions of new jobs world wide, the only way out of the coming World Wide Depression.
Dec 21 2012: Richard it occurred to me a while back that, creating really cheap energy, and removing energy as a commodity and replacing it with energy production as a commodity, creates a fixed one time cost for corporations that would change the world. It would destroy every financially strapped government on earth, and wipe out every government pension fund, plus it would destroy the defense budgets of many nations.
The money you free up with really cheap energy is far more than 1 trillion a year. Think about it, roughly half the cost of all manufactured goods is energy.
Dec 21 2012: With cheaper energy (not really cheap energy which I regard as unlikely) we should see a sharp reduction in the very things that require vast defense expenditures. Think of what it would mean to the Middle East if we didn't have to undertake military options like the War in Iraq. I guess we disagree about the fundamental argument you make.
We would have more jobs because of increased consumerism; this would lead to the collection of more taxes funding pensions. With a healthy economy world wide, it would permit the weaker, financially-strapped governments to grow their way out of debt.
David Fuchs
Dec 21 2012: The current lowest price for energy is that of Combined Cycle natural gas at $66 USD per MWh. The project I am currently working on is has a target of sub $20 per MWh energy. I am going to be Kickstartering it in about 2 months. I have given a large amount of thought to the ramifications of really cheap energy over the past 9 months. Here are the conclusions I have come to.
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- 6 of the top 10 most profitable companies on earth will fail. They are the sellers of carbon based fuels.
- The OPEC nations will fail. Most of them are one trick ponies maintained by oil profits.
- There will be deflationary pressure on every nation on earth as the cost of goods, salaries, and tax revenues decline. The falling tax revenues will cause heavily leveraged countries to go bankrupt.
- Pension funds in the western world will fail as they are heavily invested in carbon based fuels.
- Many companies will see their share prices artificially skyrocket as money is transferred out of carbon.
On the flip side other than wrecking countries and destroying companies it has its good side.
- It reallocates wealth from corporations and governments to the people of the world.
- It reduces the amount of time people need to spend working in order to just survive.
- It decreases poverty worldwide.
- It removes peak water from the equation.
- It reduces the costs of all manufactured goods.
- It opens up unknown new opportunities. (ie things I haven't thought of)
- (added 12-21-2012, 23:17) It puts a huge dent in terrorism. With several of the OPEC states funding terrorism, the removal of their cash cows creates other other concerns for them at home.
On average the good out weighs the bad. And don't get me started on what happens at sub $10 per MWh. That is a bit of a game changer.
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Dec 21 2012: "what you don't mention is the response of the carbon-based fuel distributors when they see the cash cow of carbon fuels die off. How will they respond?"
Locally they will respond with ordinances making it difficult, costly and time consuming to install renewable energy systems. Energy as an appliance is a way to get around this so individuals can self install. We already see companies running down this path with PV solar panels you hang and then plug into a wall outlet.
At the state and federal levels, they will push for laws and regulations that force people to remain connected to the grid, and force people to pay for it right to do so. They will try to limit the number of people allowed to generate their own energy to some percentage, due to variations in renewable energy output. They will probably also apply this percentage to units that generate consistently 24 x 7. They will probably use the phrase "for the security of our nation and its infrastructure".
All in all it is a losing battle they will be fighting. In the end, the economics of low cost locally produced power will bankrupt the carbon based energy companies. And public outrage over being forced to pay more to be grid connected than people pay for energy will end that scam if it occurs.
I follow most solar and wind news, I hadn't heard about the Stanford research though. Pretty neat.Dec 21 2012: Hi David!
Because of a redundant paragraph I removed the post and replace it here: The power of the utilities' lobby cannot be overstated; after all oil, coal and natural gas are a multi-trillion dollar industry and will not go quietly into the night. Here is a reduced account of the Stanford Research:
"Peel-and-Stick solar panels from Stanford engineering
Decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface.
For all their promise, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one crucial regard – most are rigid. They must be deployed in stiff, often heavy, fixed panels, limiting their applications. So researchers have been trying to get photovoltaics to loosen up. The ideal: flexible, decal-like solar panels that can be peeled off like band-aids and stuck to virtually any surface, from papers to window panes.
Now the ideal is real. Stanford researchers have succeeded in developing the world's first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells. The breakthrough is described in a paper in the December 20th issue of Scientific Reports.
Unlike standard thin-film solar cells, the peel-and-stick version from Stanford does not require any direct fabrication on the final carrier substrate. This is a far more dramatic development than it may initially seem. All the challenges associated with putting solar cells on unconventional materials are avoided with the new process, vastly expanding the potential applications of solar technology."
Dec 21 2012: See my comment above.
I would like to add that I know they will go kicking, screaming and clawing. The problem is the economics of energy production is changing. Renewables are becoming cheaper than carbon in many places. In a year it will be cheaper in most places. In two to four years home based system will be cheaper than grid based power. In ten years home based will cost half as much as grid power. Those predictions are just charting out the current trends that go back 30 years and forecasting it forward.
With the rate of change in technology that we are currently seeing I believe (gut feeling) that these changes will happen more quickly.
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Dec 20 2012: Yup. When the economy collapses, as it is mathematically guaranteed to - minus another short bubble (strategy) or two at the outside - then the spiral will end. There will be nothing of value left to spiral.
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I am preparing for the collapse of our monetary system. Not in a prepper way, but in a way that makes sense to me given my own unique worldview.Dec 19 2012: No because they want power which has to be centralized through the central banks. It is the epitome of evil. I would not be surprised to see Bernanke pushing toward a world currency as a reset to our money problems.
Dec 19 2012: The G20 is too divided to do anything of the sort, it contains not only Western countries but also China, Russia, India and Brazil.