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Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane has been thrown out of the World Cup squad in disgrace by team manager Mick McCarthy on Thursday. A statement from the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said McCarthy had axed Keane after receiving unanimous support from the other players in the squad, as well as coaches and officials. Keane was sent home from the training camp in Saipan after a clear-the-air meeting over comments made by the player in a newspaper interview degenerated into a slanging match. Roy Keane's u-turn on Wednesday over his decision to walk-out on the squad seemed to signal the end of the dispute between captain and staff over the quality of the squad's World Cup training facilities. But after a meeting intended to help ease the ill-feeling between the captain and the rest of the party descended into yet another argument, manager Mick McCarthy made the decision to send Keane home, citing him to be "a disruptive influence". "The Irish team manager Mick McCarthy has informed the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), that following a team meeting today in Saipan, he has requested Roy Keane to leave the squad and return home," said John Delaney, Honorary Treasurer of the FAI. "We understand that the consensus of the meeting was that Roy Keane's recent remarks were totally unacceptable. It is also understood that Roy's response on the matter to the manager was considered objectionable," he added. McCarthy's decision has left Ireland in a state of shock, with stunned fans swamping radio station phone-ins and internet chat rooms over the loss of Keane, their only world-class player. But the FAI said that the manager took the appropriate action given the circumstances. "Well let's look at the sequence of events guys. Two days ago, Roy said he wanted to go, then he decided he would come back maybe an hour or an hour and a half later. At that side (squad replacement) Colin Healy had been brought in. Mick (McCarthy) is a very loyal, and very principled guy, and after many phone calls between Michael Kennedy, Alex Ferguson, myself, and Mick McCarthy's agent, the decision was reached with about five minutes to go that Roy would stay, and that was supposed to be the end of the matter. But Roy really pushed the boat out a little bit too strong today for both the players and the management, and team morale is paramount here. It's not an ideal situation but it's one we have to live with," Delaney said. After reversing his initial decision to leave the squad on Wednesday, with mystery surrounding the exact reasons for the u-turn, an article was published in Thursday's Irish Times which tore into the team's World Cup preparation schedule and coaching team. Keane first made his mark on the national team when he was an ever-present in the side, led by Jack Charlton, that reached the second round of the 1994 World Cup. The Cork-born star started his career at Cobh Ramblers before moving on to Nottingham Forest in 1990 for 30,000 pounds. From there he moved to Old Trafford for a then British record fee of 3.75-million-pounds and has since won six Premiership titles and three FA Cups. He has been vocal of his criticism of club teammates this season - after United finished with no silverware in sight he told fellow players it was time to "stand up and be counted." And he also claimed some United fans were more interested in eating prawn sandwiches in corporate boxes than watching the game. His latest blast at McCarthy, though, proved an outburst too far.
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21 years old missing 14 adult teeth and still have baby teeth. Implants? All at once or over time? (photos)
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Baby teeth
Thank you for your question regarding baby teeth that have not fallen out. I see you are undergoing orthodontics. This is a very good time for your dental implant specialist to team up with your orthodontist and develop an implant treatment plan for you. Baby teeth are much smaller than natural teeth and you will have spacing issues as you get older with the baby teeth. The orthodontist treatment can create the ideal spacing for your natural teeth and the baby teeth can then be removed and have implants placed. This will allow for you to have the correct size of crown dimension delivered. I would suggest you visit with your specialist to discuss these ideas with him/her. Thank you for submitting your photos and question. Best of luck!
Comprehensive Treatment
The good news: you're missing all of your wisdom teeth that would more than likely need to be removed anyway. My very first concern would be the condition of your TMJ. Just looking at the photos you have provided, I am concerned that you may have a TMJ problem. The narrowness of your upper dental arch, your deep bite and the angulation of your upper and lower front teeth point towards a probable TMJ problem. If this is not corrected, you will potentially have headaches, neck aches, back and shoulder pain, ringing or buzzing in the ears, clicking or popping of your TMJ, facial pain, depression, sleep problems, etc. I would also be concerned about your airway. The position and angle of your teeth and narrowness of your dental arches indicate a probable airway issue.
I am a big believer that every effort should be made to put teeth in their proper place. In other words, don't try to make a canine a lateral incisor or a lateral incisor a central incisor, etc. Also, your natural teeth are far better than any replacement we can give you and dental implants are the next best alternative.
So...you would benefit greatly by an exam with a dentist who understands the effect of moving teeth to facial harmony, TMJ function and airway health. The doctor should understand arch development and have a working knowledge of implant systems.
Your case is multi disciplined and complicated. It can be staged so that not everything has to be done all at once (to save on costs) but requires a clear vision of what is required from an orthopedic, orthodontic, oral surgical, TMJ/airway and restorative perspective.
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In Sanskrit "Ashta + anga" is Ashtanga. "Ashta" means Eight and "Anga" is limbs so it means Eight Limb path. Ashtanga yoga is based on Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali. It is a specific yoga tradition, but at the same time Ashtanga Yoga can be seen as covering all aspects of yoga within any yoga tradition.
Ashtanga Yoga is often called Patanjali Yoga, referring to Maharishi Patanjali, the ancient author of the famous Patanjali yoga sutras that describe Ashtanga Yoga. Historians place the writing of these scriptures at around 200 B.C., but the original is probably thousands of years older. These teachings belong to an oral tradition, passed on unchanged by memorization of the verses in which their wisdom was captured. More recently (15th century) the term Raja Yoga is also often used instead of Ashtanga Yoga, meaning "royal yoga".
The 8 limbs of Ashtanga yoga, described as practices
- Yama – the five restraints or the "don'ts"
- Ahimsa – Non-violence
- Satya – Truthfulness
- Brahmacharya – Control of the senses and celibacy
- Asteya – Non-stealing
- Aparigraha – Non-covetousness and non-acceptance of gifts
- Niyama – the five observances or the "do's"
- Saucha – Purity, cleanliness
- Santosha – Contentment
- Tapas – Austerity
- Swadhyaya – Self-study, study of scriptures
- Ishwara Pranidhana – Surrender to God's will
- Asana – Steady posture
- Pranayama – Control of prana or life force
- Pratyahara – Withdrawal of the senses
- Dharana – Concentration
- Dhyana – Meditation
- Samadhi – Super-conscious state
The Five Yamas
It should be noted that all yamas should be practiced in the spirit and by the letter. Furthermore they should be applied in deeds and words, as well as thoughts. Perfection in any of them is for the very few but much progress can be made in a given lifetime. Also they should each be practiced in relation to each other. Sometimes they will seem to conflict and much soul searching will be needed to know how to act righteously (according to dharma).
Ahimsa, or non-injury, implies non-killing. But non-injury is not only non-killing, it is much more than that. More comprehensively, ahimsa means "entire abstinence from causing any pain or harm whatsoever to any living creature, either by thought, word or deed. Non-injury needs a harmless mind, mouth and hand. Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injuring. It is positive, cosmic love."(Swami Sivananda, Bliss Divine)
Satya is truthfulness. It is more than just telling the truth. One's actions should be in accordance with one's words and thoughts. God and man's true Self are truth, and in order to tune in with that consciousness we need to live truthfully at all times. Furthermore lying creates many thoughts in the mind which go against the raja yoga objective of calming the mind.
Brahmacharya has two main meanings. In the broad sense it means control of the senses or indriyas. More specifically it refers to celibacy or chastity. Like all traditional spiritual traditions, yoga advocates restraining from indulging in sensual gratification. One of the many reasons is that practicing the higher limbs of ashtanga yoga – dharana, dhyana, samadhi – requires a tremendous amount of energy or prana. This energy is built up through the practices of yoga such as asanas, pranayama and japa but is dissipated during sensual enjoyment. Of all the sensual activities, sex is the one that will be the most depleting to the psychic and nervous system. Most people don't like to hear this but, like the other yamas, everyone should practice brahmacharya to the best of their ability. It is a fact that the more people gratify their senses, the less energy they have and the less ability they have to meditate on the absolute.
Asteya is non-stealing. This one is pretty self-explanatory. However, it is good to bear in mind that there are many subtle ways to appropriate what does not belong to us. As for the other yamas, much self-analysis will be necessary to catch the subtle lower tendencies of our mind.
Aparigraha is non-covetousness. This involves being happy and content with what we need and not always coveting unnecessary and luxury items. To possess more than we need is a violation of this precept. Note that aparigraha includes the notion of not accepting gifts that would bind us to the giver.
The Five Niyamas
Saucha is purity. The deepest and most subtle aspect of Saucha is purity of thoughts and feelings. But it also means cleanliness of the body, which for hatha yogis includes the internal cleansing practices known as kriyas. A yogi must also keep his surroundings (home, car, workplace, etc.) very tidy and clean. Purity is the essence of the sattvo guna, of paramount importance to meditate successfully.
Santosha is contentment. This is the ability to recognize that although it is important to try to better our environment and life situation through proper effort, the world around you is never going to be perfect and absolutely to our liking. Therefore the raja yogi should be happy with what he has and endeavor to do the best he can with what he has got.
Tapas is austerity. The luxury and comfort of our modern society, with all its advantages, makes our mind soft and weak. To strengthen ourselves physically and mentally we must practice austerities. The highest tapas is meditation on God or the divine Self. Daily practice of yogic disciplines is considered tapas. A very good practice is fasting.
Swadhyaya literally means study of the Self. The main practice is the study of the yogic scriptures but it also includes japa (mantra repetition). Not any yoga or spiritual book qualifies as proper material for swadhyaya. For a vedantin the best scriptures are the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras. There are also many other scriptures such as the Puranas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, etc. Next come the books written by great mystics or masters such as Swami Sivananda, Swami Vishnu-devananda, or other saints from all traditions. Also suitable are books written about these masters – biographies.
Ishwarapranidhana is surrender to God's will and devotion. All ethical and moral precepts of yoga culminate here.
Keeping in mind that the objective of raja yoga is to calm the mind down, this is only possible if one has control of the physical body. Body and mind are intimately connected and if the body is agitated the mind will be agitated as a result. In order to meditate successfully one must develop a very steady posture. Furthermore the posture must be kept still for a long time and therefore it needs to be extremely comfortable. When the meditator is not able to control his mind, he is advised to practice the asanas of hatha yoga in order to gain the needed mastery.
The raja yoga theory tells us that prana is animating the mind. Very much like the wind creates the motion of the leaves, prana creates the motion of the mind which gives rise to the vrittis. Air is the primary physical medium of prana and breathing is our best method to gain control over the prana. To meditate, the practitioner should calm his breath down until it is very shallow and even. If this is not possible he should practice the different pranayamas of hatha yoga.
Pratyahara is the withdrawal of the senses from their objects. The natural tendency of the senses is to go out towards the objects of the world. In doing so they pull the mind out and away from the inner Self and create powerful waves on the lake-mind. Therefore, the yogi must be able to pull the senses within if he is to keep a balanced and peaceful mind.
The analogy given to us is that of the tortoise which, under perceived danger, pulls in all its limbs and head.
Concentration. One-pointedness. The meditator is fully focused on the object of concentration, his mind as still as the flame of a lamp in a windless room. When this state is maintained long enough, it will lead to dhyana.
Dhyana is translated as meditation. It is a natural flow of thought or consciousness between the meditator and the object of meditation. It is a very joyous state and is compared to the flow of oil from one vessel to the next. Very natural and effortless.
In dhyana there is still duality of consciousness which is the feeling of separation between the meditator and the object of meditation. When maintained long enough this state will lead to the highest rung of the ladder of ashtanga yoga which is samadhi.
As described by Swami Sivananda this is "The state of consciousness where Absoluteness is experienced attended with all-knowledge and joy; Oneness; here the mind becomes identified with the object of meditation; the meditator and the meditated, thinker and thought become one in perfect absorption of the mind."
Much practice is necessary to attain this stage. Regular (daily practice) of all these eight limbs is absolutely necessary.
Setting Yourself on the Path of Ashtanga Yoga
Each of the eight steps of Ashtanga Yoga has to be mastered to a certain degree, before mastering the next step can be successfully attempted. Some steps however can also be skipped to some degree, for example by going straight to Dharana without attention to Pratyahara, as withdrawal from the outside world automatically happens when succesfully focusing on an inside object. If Dharana is not strong enough however, it must be preceded by Pratyahara. Thus the eight steps of Ashtanga Yoga are also eight disciplines and eight phases of growth in yoga and meditation. At the same time, the eight steps can also been seen as the feet of a table with 8 feet : it is not because a step is mastered that it can be forgotten or neglected. Ashtanga literally means asht-anga or eight limbs.
In a way, when moving through steps 1 to 8 and then again coming out of meditation, step 1 and 2 start again. Whatever is learned in meditation may then be helpful to get better results with Yama and Niyama. Thus the eight steps also represent a continous circular movement or rather an upward spiraling movement. When Yama and Niyama become natural and effortless, it is the best sign of true progress on the path of Ashtanga Yoga.


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Foshan's Changing Economy: Opportunities for Foreign Investors
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Foshan is the third largest city in China's wealthy Guangdong Province, and part of the immense Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.
In 2015, Foshan's GDP reached RMB 800 billion (about US$123 billion). That year, it attracted US$2.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), with an average investment size of around US$10 million – also the third biggest in Guangdong.
The city's economy revolves around manufacturing, including the production of various types of machinery and equipment. Particularly relevant is the consumer electronics industry, which manufactures half of the world's air conditioning units and refrigerators.
However, in alignment with China's broader efforts to overhaul the country's manufacturing industry, Foshan's economic structure will pivot on the so called 'Made in China 2025' program, leading to new opportunities for foreign investors in the city.
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The government has drawn up measures that will be implemented in fiscal 2015 to better support families with children and improve social welfare services using a revenue increase as a result of the consumption tax rate hike last April, it was learned Sunday.
The government expects that the 3 percentage-point tax hike will increase consumption tax revenue for fiscal 2015, starting April 1, by ¥8.2 trillion.
Of the total, about ¥1.35 trillion will be used for these measures, with the remaining amount to be spent for existing social security programs and to cover the government's contribution to basic pension programs, informed sources said.
In addition, the government plans to use some ¥140 billion resulting mainly from a planned hike from August in out-of-pocket expenses by recipients of nursing care services for the elderly, the sources said.
Some ¥510 billion will be spent on measures to support child-rearing households although the government has decided to put off an additional consumption tax hike, from the current 8 percent to 10 percent, until April 2017 from the originally planned October this year, the sources said.
The measures include the construction of more nursery schools as part of efforts to reduce the number of children waiting to enter such facilities to zero as well as a hike in pay levels for nursery teachers.
The government will also expand financial assistance for a financially strapped health insurance program for self-employed people and others, the sources said.
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|Second Battle of Isabela City
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The Second Battle of Isabela City (Malay: Pertempuran Kota Pasalan Kedua, Filipino: Pangalawang Laban sa Lungsod ng Isabela, Spanish: Segunda Batalla de Cuidad Isabela) was fought between the Mindanao Free Army and the Filipino Armed Forces with aid from Mexico for control of Isabela City from July 4, 1962 to October 31, 1963.
It was considered a very fierce battle, with the Filipino and Mexican forces nearly defeating the Mindanao Free Army. The Filipino and Mexican forces had planned to subjugate the former capital city of the former Kingdom of Sulu (now a province within the de facto Republic of Mindanao).
Though stating that their incursion was nothing more but territorial purposes, the Filipino army evidently had religious intentions to make Roman Catholicism the majority religion in Isabela City, by bringing in Catholic missionaries from Luzon, and even Mexico. It became obvious when Moro fighters discovered plans left behind by Filipino troops, mapping out sections of the city they had planned to give to wealthy Filipino Mestizos of Roman Catholic faith and even Mexican settlers once they took the city.
This, renewed the Sulu forces' motivation, by occupying parts of the city that the Filipinos had planned to give to settlers, adopting Sri Lumay's scorched-earth policy by destroying, looting, burning and emptying the land of anything that can possibly used by the Filipinos and Mexicans. They also poisined the crops, causing many of the joint forces to suffer from illnesses.
In addition, many Mexican soldiers married with captured Tausug and Yakan women, after having them converted to Roman Catholicism. The Filipinos figured that if the "capital" of the former Kingdom of Sulu fell, then the rest of the Sulu Archipelago would submit to Filipino occupation, and hopefully accept the Roman Catholic faith.
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|By Swampbender55
|Part of the Trials of Tahno continuity.
|Biographical information
"Ghost Eyed" Yi
|Birth place
Republic City
|Physical description
125 lbs
|Hair color
|Eye color
|Personal information
|Weapon of choice
|Bending style(s)
Ikki (mother), Shaozu (father), Oji, Kenta (younger brothers), Nima, Naru (younger sisters)
Hokori, Dogu, Sakari, Nilak, Tahno, more...
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Criminal(formerly), Acolyte
Triple Threat Triad, Team Avatar (third team)
The daughter of Shaozu and Ikki, Yi is an accomplished firebender living in Republic City and the oldest child of the two. She is a member of the Triple Threat Triad along with her friend Dogu under the nickname "Ghost Eyed" Yi, a reference to her silver eyes, a result of her diverse heritage.
Early Life
Yi was born to Ikki and Shaozu around the summer of 179 AG, six months after the death of Avatar Korra. The two were all too excited to welcome their baby girl into the world as were her grandparents Tenzin and Pema. Her mixed heritage was evident from the first few moments, her skin bearing the dark tone of the Water Tribe and her eyes a light silver color. Growing up she spent long hours everyday with her Grandfather, Tenzin as well as her aunts and uncles, learning the ways of the Air Nomads, taking in as much knowledge as she possibly could at her age, intent on becoming an airbending master some day. Her dreams were sadly crushed however, when she discovered at the age of seven that she was a firebender like her father. Although sadden by this discovery Pema encourages her not to give up and states that Yi can still strive to preserve the Air Nomad ways. This helped her to cope with her situation. She even agreed to learn more about her new abilities by training with her father, who acted as a White Lotus on the Air Temple Island.
Training at the Air Temple
Yi would train for the next few years with her father as well as studying with her mother and aunt when she wasn't training. She spent long hours in the island's library, expanding her mind with the vast knowledge it contained. As she continues her training with her father, she continues to apply her firebending disciplines, as well as techniques she learns from watching her siblings during their airbending lessons. This translates into a very different but effective fighting style which she coins "The Scorching Whirlwind". It's around this time that she meets Dogu, the son of her father's former teammate Ming. She also meets Tahno's daughter, Sakari during a trip to the South Pole with her parents. But as she gains a better handle on her abilities, she wants Shaozu to teach her higher and higher level firebending moves, including a technique known only to their family line; a particularly lethal form invented by Shaozu's great uncle, an assassin during the Hundred Year War. He staunchly refused, sighting it as far too dangerous to use, explaining that despite her advanced level, he has no intention of showing it to her. This angers the girl as she launches a fire ball at her father. He blocks the attack and the two engage in a duel. The fight only ends when Yi accidentally burns Oji, who had flown down to stop them from hurting each other. As the rest of the family rushes over Yi, seeing what she has done, runs off in shame, leaving the island and heads into the city.
She spends the next few days roaming the streets of the city alone. One night while walking down an alley she notices a woman being mugged. Coming to her defense, Yi engages the two criminals in a fight. She defeats the two quickly but is struck from behind by the woman, realizing all too late that the mugging was a setup before fainting.
ImprisonmentWhen she awakens, Yi discovers that she is locked in a steel cage with several other youth. The others tell her that they are now apart of a human trafficking ring. They explain to her that there is no escaping the prison, but she refuses to except this. She waits that night and manages to burn the lock off of the cage. As she flees she notices that the others have not left the cage and refuse to follow, so she goes on alone. She is caught off guard as an alarm sounds throughout the building and guards rush into the area. Yi engages the group in a prolonged duel before she is finally overcome. The head of the group takes her down a long hall and locks her into a small room where a recording plays repeatedly day and night saying that bending is wrong and that, now that she no longer belongs to herself but to whoever purchases her. The girl endures this for three days, refusing to allow her will to be broken.
As she is escorted back to the cell area, she befriends several of the captives, including a young sandbender named Hokori. The two become close friends when Yi discovers that the girl is the new Avatar, explaining how her great-grandfather was one as well. The two then devise a plan to escape with the others. But one day, Hokori makes the mistake of firebending at one of the guards in a rage after watching him beat one of the other girls. Luckily for her the guard was turned around as Yi takes the blame for her. The guards take the girl to the head of the facility and he interrogates the girl, noting how much trouble she has proven to be. When she speaks in her defense, insulting the man, he responds by taking a blade and slashing her throat. He orders the guards to patch her up as best they can and return her to the cell block. The attack renders her mute from then on. Returning to the others, Hokori feels deep regret for what she caused. The girl is deeply saddened over the lose of her voice, though she learns to communicate through sign language.
The Escape
Yi and Hokori still plan out their escape and after enduring months of abuse and "conditioning", the group are ready to initiate the escape. After causing a distraction, the two free the entire cell block and a mass riot starts, with dozens escaping. The two make their way through the crowd and head for one of the exits. The plan takes a wrong turn when the facility head and several of the guards regain order as they block the exit route. Hokori tells Yi to go ahead as she distracts them, the latter promising to help her friend soon. The young firebender regretfully flees, eventually making her way back to Republic City, reuniting with her friend Dogu. After a lengthy attempt to explain what has happened to him, the two come up with an idea to help out the new Avatar. After some brainstorming the two come up with an idea to join the Triple Threat Triad, being teamed with the waterbender "Chiller" Chow. She spends much of her time in the city, limiting her contact with her family, only stopping by on the island long enough to grab some of her things before heading back to join Dogu and Chow. Over this time she and Dogu continually keep tabs on the human traffickers in the city. She also gets a "third eye" tattoo on her forehead to help her in reaching the next step in her training.
On a regular day of work Yi and Dogu assist Chow in shaking down shop owners, guarding the front door. As the day progresses the two run into Sakari as they wait for Chow, Dogu letting it slip what happened to Yi. This angers her, forcing her to reveal her scare. As Chow comes outside, Dogu instigates a fake fight to avoid Chow discovering their association with Sakari. After a brief fight, Sakari knocks Chow into a dumpster, Yi sealing him inside before she and Dogu leave before the police arrive, temporarily abandoning their teammate.
The three Triad members regroup that night at the docks as they handle a shipment of slaves heading into the city, preparing them for an auction. There, Yi and Dogu confirm that the Avatar is indeed in this group. While there the three meet a very peculiar scientist intent on using bender captives in an experiment to create what he calls a "Pseudo Avatar". Yi is insulted when he offers to purchase her as well. The auction preparation is interrupted by the appearance of the Blue Spirit, who attacks the group to free the captives. Chow is able to subdue the vigilante and prepares to finish him, only for Sakari and the waterbender, Taki to appear from the shadows to save the Blue Spirit, who is revealed to be Nilak, Sakari's brother.
Yi and Dogu than switch sides, turning against Chow and the other Triad members present. The battle that commences starts a large fire, forcing everyone to flee, the team freeing the captives, including Hokori. They make it outside just in time for the police to arrive and secure the area. After a brief conversation with officer Mako, the group is allowed to leave and Nilak takes them to Tahno's house. After quietly sneaking in the group starts an argument amongst themselves. This wakes up Tahno, who tells the group to disperse, allowing all but Yi and Dogu to stay, specifically telling Yi to go home to her family. She complies, arriving on the island shortly after and goes to visit her parents, revealing the scare from her imprisonment before the two welcome her back home.
When Tahno and the others bring Hokori to the island to meet with Jinora. Under Sakari's suggestion, Jinora agrees to make Yi the Avatar's firebending teacher. Everything seems to be going fine until a fight breaks out between Hokori and Tahno. The young Avatar goes into a rage, knocking away several of the White Lotus sentries, Shaozu included. Yi manages to bring the conflict to an end, pinning Yi to the ground until she calms herself. Though impressed with his daughter's skills, Shaozu finds it hard to reconnect with his daughter, her speechlessness being only part of the problem.
Serious Training
Over the next few months Yi helps Hokori through her firebending training. She watches in anticipation as Yi duels and bests Lin Beifong in he earthbending exam. The two decide to celebrate by heading into town with Tahno, now her waterbending master to go clothes shopping. An incident in the city results in Yi and Tahno purchasing a captive armadillo wolf for Hokori. The two lose the Avatar again as she gets into a fight with a rude firebender and accidentally reveals her identity in front of a large crowd. Luckily for the group, Dogu was present to get her out of the area. The group head back to Air Temple Island afterwards.
A day later Jinora informs Yi and the others that because of the commotion that was caused, the White Lotus suggests that Hokori be relocated to another facility to keep her out of trouble. The two friends take this hard, though Yi points out that since Shaozu will be accompanying Hokori to her new location, she and her family will visit him, which means they will see each other again soon. As they converse that night the island comes under attack by a group of waterbenders and earthbenders. The two, along with the sentries on the island fight back against the invaders. The unknown enemies eventually gain the upper hand however, Yi herself being trapped in a sinkhole. The enemy only retreat after subduing Hokori and escaping on an airship out to sea. Shaozu attempts to stop them, Ikki airbending him up to the ship, only to be injured and knocked back to the ground. He then tells Yi to slow the ship down. She agrees, revealing her tattoo and unleashing a powerful bolt of energy that cripples the ship, decreasing it's speed. This allows Jinora to keep up with the vehicle on her sky bison, following it into the night as Yi and the others can only look on.
The Rescue
The morning after the attack Jinora returns, having lost sight of the kidnappers. Yi joins her family in the island infirmary, where her father is recuperating. Tahno arrives shortly after that morning and talks in private with Shaozu about going after Hokori, Yi eavesdropping on the conversation, though not unnoticed by her father, who calls her out. He offers her his spot on the team, being unable to go due to his injuries. As she leaves she is surprised as he signs to her, telling her to "Light them up for me".
She accompanies Tahno and Mako to recruit Ming, who himself sends Dogu with them. The group then head back to Air Temple Island, where Meelo volunteers his services and sky bison and the group depart to give chase. A few days later they encounter Hasook, a Corporal in the United Forces and leader of a special forces unit tasked with rescuing the Avatar. He reports that he and his unit made contact with the enemy but was forced to retreat. He also confirms that Sakari had stayed behind to allow the others time to get away. Yi and the others decide to press on, Tahno parting ways with them, taking Naga to make his way along the coast. As the group ride on Meelo's sky bison, they discover that Taki, a woman living with Nilak and Tahno has stowed away. Mako decides to bring her along as they are hard pressed for time.
Yi and the others arrive just in time to save Nilak, who is serving on a United Forces vessel that had engaged the Avatar's kidnappers in combat. She, along with Mako and her uncle engage the attackers, lead by Hokori's brother Sakyu in a vicious duel. Sakyu eventually takes the field as his sister and second in command turn against him after discovering his true intentions. Yi's advanced bending abilities prove invaluable in the fight that follows. She along with the others is amazed when the former Avatar Korra, having overshadowed her sandbender friend, appears, defeating Sakyu and the rest of his men. As Meelo introduces her to Korra, the past Avatar uses her astonishing healing powers to heal the large scar on the firebender's neck. Shortly after the overshadow ends, Yi is reunited with her friend as the group is greeted by a fleet of Northern Water Tribe ships that had come to aid them.
The group arrive just in time to take part in a week long celebration in the north, and are all too happy to take part in the festivities. As they come ashore, Dogu accidentally steps on Yi's foot, causing to shout out in pain, she and the others realizing the healing had repaired her vocal chords. She celebrates this by yelling at the earthbender for all the trouble he has caused her over the years.
Returning to Republic City
After the festival, Yi returns to Republic City with the others, making her way back to Air Temple Island. She greets her family who are quite alarmed to find that she can speak again, causing Shaozu to faint. The family invites the others to the island to celebrate as Sasame, Ming's wife, tells them about an upcoming pro-bending tournament in which anyone can enter. Tahno, Ming, and Shaozu agree to enter under her recommendation. Yi, Sakari, and Dogu secretly enter the tournament as well, under the team name: The Tiger Seals. The two teams fight evenly, the three older men unaware as to the identity of their opponents. Yi and the others finally reveal themselves as the tie breaker round comes up and she and Dogu sit on the sidelines as Sakari and Tahno face off. She and the others watch as Sakari deals the knockout blow to Tahno, ending the match.
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Microsoft HoloLens is a wearable, self-contained holographic computer. The device features a see-through, holographic display and advanced sensors that map the physical environment. HoloLens enables users to interact with 3D holograms blended into the real world. In this Mixed Reality environment, users can pin holograms to physical objects and interact with data using GGV (gesture, gaze and voice) commands.
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In today's practice, the interpretation of digital content and its translation to real world objects, heavily depend on the user's spatial understanding. This is an error-prone process, demanding a highly skilled workforce. Interpretation errors are common during the design and construction stages, and often result in poor quality, cost overruns and schedule delays.
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The AEC industry is spatial by definition. The last few years' transition from 2D documents to 3D models was a natural evolution, which improved team communication and coordination. 3D models are common today, but still, interacting with volumetric data behind a 2D screen is extremely limited. Mixed Reality and holographic technology bring the models out of the screen and provide users the ability to engage and interact with design data more intuitively. Also, unleashing the 3D model democratizes the data by offering a natural way to experience and understand the design. While years of education and practice might train architects to visualize their designs in 3D, other stakeholders have a hard time deciphering them. Using Mixed Reality, stakeholders can walk around and explore the design in real 3D without the need for an expert to guide them and dictate their point of view.
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Sounds like you need to combine Christianity with science then.
It depends on how one defines 'atehism' which is a function of how one first might define "god".
If one subscribes to a given faith that has a "God being" in it that is a self aware, that is "made in the image of man' as the god or gods , such as in Chritianity, Judaism or other such religions then anyone not a 'beliver' of the given faith is either a "pagan', 'idolater' or 'Infidel' , or "atheist" from that perspective.
But from more objective stand point I feel the term 'atheist' simply refers to one who does not accept the concept of a "being" as a god or an 'self-awre allmighty force being' but sees instead a ' universal process'. I do not belive that 'gravity' for example is 'self-aware' or a 'being'. But it clearly exists and is part of the Universal Process.
Mankind tendsto naturaly cast his gods in his own human image of coroporal existence as that is all he knows really so a God Man, or God Being is easier to visulaize.
Of course the problem here is that a God Being cast in man's image has the irrational elments of man too. So the gods that reulkt have the failings and limitations of Man too, as in emotions such as Jealousy, Anger, Vengance,Cruelty and intentional destruction. While this is illogical, it is the way most religions work, casting god as self aware being like man, just an 'omnipetent version'.
Science itself is, or at lest can surely be seen as a "theism' itself. It is philosophy of finding and knowing the Universal process and truth of things.This is the "Philosophy of Science' itself. I taught a course at the University of Texas nearly 40 years ago on this topic.
Oddly enough at present, there is a contraversial movement among some sceientists to further recognize the theism of science as we further quantify that universal process. This has lead a small group of M theorists (especially in GB) to see a "god' of sorts in the Universal Process.
This is not a conventional 'self-aware being' type god as is popular throughout our history but 'god' in another way or sense, as a process.
The essence of science, tool wise, is mathmatics of course. So the experiments are not easy at all to set up at this point in the histroy of science. Eienstien with his elementary but breakthrough Realitvistic Physics was lucky that a solar eclipse occured during his time whereby his theory computed the bending of light to the fourth decimal place as was observed during the eclipse. But of course he could not have 'set up' an eclipse as an experiment you see?
Yet much later we were pushing that understanding derived first mathmatically along further into sub atomic particles and using the tools of 'accelerators' and 'super collider's.At first all 'order' and cause effect' continuity seemed to be totaly lost there and we saw only 'radomeness'. No matter how contoleed the experiemnt, we never got the same reult twice.
But as M theory develops further we have made, or some of my collegues would saw 'are apparently on the threshold of making' the Great Breakthrouh, one much larger in scope than the older relativistic physics. Here we are able to 'step back' and see a much larger picture and now we see an order and pattern and calculus for prediction that transcends both the galactic scale and the 'sub atomic' it that it predicts the behavior of both in a single unified theory.
Once person has the mathmatical tools to understand and sort of 'grog' this reality, it is dfficult not to see a 'god' of sorts in all things. Another way to express this is "How did all the Universes all get set up this way?" That question can be also be cast as "Who set it all up like this'?
So science is far from being 'atheistic', nor has it ever been. Eienstien himself was a devote Judaic and said "God does not play dice with the Universe"
For myself I see this "Universal process' at work not just in the way stars are formed, live and die, the way universes come into existence and collapse, etc, but also in the human condition and the process of human behavior.
Then I look at the patterns of behavior that the many relgions establish and often through a prophet, that is a' human envoy' between "god' and mankind but a 'man' himself or a woman herself. Chrsitanity has the figure of Christ here, Islam has Mohammed. etc
Yet they are all saying in essence the same thing, that is exsposing the same theory, about how we should treat one another and even the consequences (predictions of that theory) of not following that universal order.
I have observed that process and behavorial theory at work itself out and display itself too for many years now and thus and show its realty and basic truth. So am I an atheist?
I feel the term 'atheist' simply refers to one who does not accept the concept of a "being" as a god or an 'self-awre allmighty force being' but sees instead a ' universal process'.
Your definition of Atheism isn't accurate... you are confusing Atheism with Pantheism or Panentheism...
So am I an atheist?
No, you are a Pantheist or Panentheist... which fits with your Buddhist worldview...
a prophet, that is a' human envoy' between "god' and mankind but a 'man' himself or a woman herself. Chrsitanity has the figure of Christ here, Islam has Mohammed.
Again, you are confusing Jesus Christ, who is a part of God's eternal triune nature, with so-called "prophets" like Siddhartha or Muhammed, both of whom are still in the grave. Never mind that Buddha abandoned his wife & kids to pursue the selfish quest for "enlightenment", or that Muhammed married a six year old girl among other wives.
Yet they are all saying in essence the same thing, that is exsposing the same theory, about how we should treat one another...
True Christianity is a far cry from how Buddhists & Islamists treat one another... Tibetan Buddhism had its "sex magic" rituals and religious slavery, and Islam has a long history of "temporary marriages", honor killings of women & children, female circumcision, polygamy, and other Sharia laws that are barbaric...
Of course the problem here is that a God Being cast in man's image has the irrational elments of man too.
Here you are confusing the God of the Bible with the capricious gods of pagan Greece or Rome... They were fallen angels pretending to be gods, and displaying their fallen emotional state with their various escapades and demands upon humanity...
Trying to understand God from a humanistic "cultural" or "behavioral" point of view will miss the mark every time... God REVEALED Himself in His Word, the Holy Bible... This was Divine Revelation, not something some Hebrew shepherd astronomers figured out to pass the time while taking the flocks out to pasture...
I can see how pantheism might fit here Eliott, but it is not quite the same as the 'phsilospohy of science' either.
Howevere, I am afraid that your postion boils down to "my god is greater than your god'. Every religious faith of course projects that concept. If this serves you then fine my friend so long as it does not seek to defile others.
No, my position is that the God of the Bible is the only God, all other religious claims to God or gods are false... This has been proven time & again throughout Biblical history (Egyptians, Babylonians, etc). Jesus Christ is the only God to have conquered death & rose from the grave... all other gods were impostors... fallen angels... I do not seek to defile others... I have a burden in my heart for "lost" people, who have been deceived by vain philosophies and doctrines of devils and traditions of men... Everyone who rejects Jesus Christ has defiled themselves, and I seek to show them the Truth while there is still time. The other key difference between True Christianity & false religions is that a true Christian lives to serve the Lord by serving others... whereas followers of false religions seek to have their gods serve them.
no offense but you dont actually believe this, right?
That is in reference to hypocritical judgment...
Spiritual Discernment is referred to in the Bible in:
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
None taken...
Yes, I do believe what I write, until I am shown evidence to the contrary, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to write it...
but doesnt a lack of evidence work just as well? and putting the whole burden of proof aside (which belongs to the person making the positive claim), I would think it kind of hard to show any evidence to someone whose starting point is the start of "biblical" history
I've heard that "burden of proof" gambit before. I don't buy it. It always seemed rather convenient to hold your opponents to a higher burden than you hold yourself.
I am a Christian. I acknowledge that my beliefs are beyond proof in this lifetime. To be intellectually honest, the atheist must acknowledge the same. At that point, it becomes a weighing of the limited evidence available -- which is really all it ever has been.
Between two unprovable claims -- such as the existence and non-existence of God -- the burden of evidence rests on the man making the argument.
If you aim to assert that there is no God, state your case. The default is not "atheist" -- the default is "I don't know". The burden is not "Godless until proven otherwise" -- the burden is preponderance of the evidence. Reasonable minds can and do disagree ... but you won't win by default judgment.
In a formal argument - showing that the prima facie case has not been proven, is all that is required to win. - We rarely hold to formal arguments though.. but in the absence of evidence that something exists, the default position is that it does not. To be sure, that is not proof that it does not exist. But it is still the default position, and can only be changed by providing evidence.
If I tell you there are there pink unicorns on mars - but provide no evidence, is it reasonable to hold that the default is an "I don't know?"


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S/v Quest, GCaptain sources reported this morning that S / pirates in the Indian Ocean and his crew of four Americans currently held hostage attacked V Quest.
Quest is a sloop of 58 pilots Davidson house belonging to John and Adam Scott, a couple who are seven years into their journey around the world in California. Their SPOT tag indicates that their position is currently in India, however, that the last updated position suggests their last port of call. They were en route from India to Mina Raysut, the industrial port of Salalah, Oman when they were hijacked.
(AP) – United Nations Mission in Somalia said on Friday that pirates hijacked a yacht carrying four U.S. citizens in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Somalia.Omar Jamal, first secretary of the Somalia mission, identified the vessel as the Quest S / V, He said that the mission calls for the immediate release of hostages and all other captives who are in the hands of pirates.
Jamal said the diversion raises "serious concern" as it follows the sentencing in New York on Thursday, a Somali pirate who abducted and assaulted the captain of a merchant ship flying the American flag off the coast of Africa in 2009. Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was sentenced to 33 years in prison.
A website describing the journey of a yacht named S / V Quest he describes as the home of John and Adam Scott. The couple sailed around the world since December 2004, according to the site. "This should be a journey of eight or ten years," he said.
The Adams run a department of the Bible, according to their website, and distributed Bibles in schools and churches in remote villages in areas including Fiji, Alaska, New Zealand, Central America and French Polynesia.
The couple is members of the Marina del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, California, according to the site. A woman who answered the phone Friday night he would not confirm that the couple are members and said that the club could not disclose information.
Earlier Friday, the force of the EU anti-piracy work said it appeared that Somali pirates hijacked a ship separate the Alfardous, and eight crewmembers in the Gulf of Aden. The force said he had no details on the ship since it was seized on Sunday.
Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, and piracy has developed from its coast. Ransoms pirates earn millions of hijackings. They were holding 29 ships and about 660 hostages before the latest crisis.
Jamal said the mission again calls upon the international community to help curb the increasing acts of piracy.
Also Friday, Interpol said it would assist seven African countries to better fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The program would cost and 2.17 million (€ 1.6 million), said Pierre-Saint-Hilaire, the deputy director of Interpol's work force maritime piracy.
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30th November 2011, 19:35 at 7:35 pmMember
Bucket Lists seem to be popular now-a-days. If you're unaware what a Bucket List, it is basically just a list of things someone wants to do before they die.
I thought it would be interesting for people to leave their Formula 1 related Bucket List here. (I hope this is posted in the right category?)
I'll kick it off with a few things I would like to do before I die, F1 related of course:
Go to Spa
Go to Silverstone
Go to Monaco
Go to Winter testing
Visit the RBR factory
30th November 2011, 19:37 at 7:37 pmParticipant
Go to Spa
Go to Silverstone
Go to Monaco
Go to Melbourne
Go to Montreal
30th November 2011, 21:06 at 9:06 pmParticipant
not all F1, but motor racing related
go to the daytona 500,
go to indianapolis 500
go to night race at bristol
go to the brazilian gp
go to goodwood festival of speed
drive route 66
drive mille miglia route
go back to monza, maranello and monte carlo
30th November 2011, 22:28 at 10:28 pmParticipant
Go to Monaco
Go to Spa
Go to Silverstone
Go to Melbourne
Go to Monza
Go to the MTC :-)
30th November 2011, 22:36 at 10:36 pmKeymaster
I assume these are GP's otherwise its just visiting places with tracks…
1st December 2011, 0:15 at 12:15 amParticipant
Break onto the old banking at Monza is a definite
1st December 2011, 12:52 at 12:52 pmParticipant
1. Take charge of Formula 1 (shouldn't be too hard)
2. Fire Hermann Tilke (or at least appoint more than one official track designer, with new events able to choose between them freely)
3. Hold a fan consultation to decide which tracks should be dropped, which should be reinstated and which countries should get new ones (would anyone really miss Valencia?)
4. Change the fee system so that Grands Prix can actually make a profit without having to put their prices beyond the reach of most people, and issue fines to events which don't sell at least 90% of their tickets (I'll never be as rich as Bernie, but I'm sure I'll still make enough money to get by)
5. Renegotiate with the teams so that they have a greater say in the running of the sport, on the condition that they accept new technical regulations with the aim of making it possible for cars to follow and pass each other without the dirty air problem (once that's fixed, DRS can be scrapped)
6. Change the calendar so that the closest races geographically will be paired up to take place on consecutive weekends, with longer breaks in between and a maximum of 18 races per season (to make the sport more environmentally friendly without crippling the engines)
7. Try to get a thirteenth team onto the grid (there aren't enough seats at the moment to give all deserving drivers a chance)
8. Appoint a fixed panel of stewards, who will no longer change from race to race (to improve consistency)
9. Allow limited in-season testing for teams to try out new things – the drivers have to be under a certain age and not currently racing in F1 (special dispensation could be given to drivers returning from injury)
10. Force F1 to be shown on free-to-air channels in as many countries as possible, and bring back an official online stream for a reasonable price
1st December 2011, 14:43 at 2:43 pmParticipant
Go to Suzuka
Go to New Jersey
Go to Silverstone
Go to Monza
Go to Milton Keys Red Bull Racing fabric
Drive the safety car
Play Backgamon with Bernie Ecclestone
Play Badminton with Kimi and Vettel
Play a drinking vodka game with Kimi
Spend an afternoon with Vettel and count how many times he saids "for sure"
1st December 2011, 15:10 at 3:10 pmParticipant
I'd like to attend a Grand Prix in Monza sooner or later (possibly in a year when Ferrari are doing well and have chances of winning);
I'd also like to have a job in the F1 world, but I still have no idea what it could be. I still dream of becoming a driver, but it's out of question unfortunately. Car designer? Engineer? Team principal? The easiest probably would be commentator: I'd follow F1 every year and meet all the drivers and team personnel despite not needing specific degrees in difficult subjects. I still hope for the driver option of course ;)
1st December 2011, 15:57 at 3:57 pmParticipant
Work as an engineer for McLaren.
1st December 2011, 19:10 at 7:10 pmParticipant
Attend the Montreal GP (my home GP)
Attend the Monaco GP
Attend the Singapore GP
Attend the Spa GP
Get a tour of the MTC and drive the F1 Simulator
Revisit the Abu Dhabi GP but this time get seats where I actually know whats going on.
Keith, just curious as to what you would have on your F1 bucket list?
2nd December 2011, 1:43 at 1:43 amParticipant
Sau Paulo
Abu Dhabi
2nd December 2011, 13:53 at 1:53 pmParticipant
Touch the RB7 or R25, or MP4-22
Meet Fernando Alonso
Drive in either a Ferrari, Aston Martin or a Porsche on an F1 track
Beat Karthikeyan's time in a simulator
Tell Ron Dennis that getting rid of Fernando and keeping Hamilton was a "sheer sign of stupidity"
Get drunk with Kimi Raikkonen
Unfortunately, I'm never going to get the chance to drive an F1 car, but if by some miracle of nature, I were to become ridiculously rich….then I would buy an F1 team!
And for the normal stuff ..
Go watch a race live at –
1) Spa (almost did in 2009, but had to cancel due to work issues)
2) Monza
3) Monaco
4) Silverstone (I will be going next year thanks to the prediction championship!)
2nd December 2011, 14:05 at 2:05 pmParticipant
Go to every single race in a single season.
I think this is quite possible within a £20k budget whilst also managing work (on a 25 day holiday per annum). Now this does not cover watching all practice sessions but i'd like to try and get all qualifying sessions. Depart on Friday evening, return Sunday evening for European races and take a day off for each international event. Longer where they are back to back in the space of a week.
17th December 2011, 21:47 at 9:47 pmParticipant
1) Watch F1 cars go through Tabac and Swimming pool chicane in qualifying
2) Watch a wet Belgian GP from the top of Eau Rouge
3) Do a few laps in an F1 car (the kind of thing Renault does for fans)
4) Indy 500
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Brian H. Downing, 32, of Smiths Station, Ala., was arraigned on one count each of sexual battery of a male victim and obscenity.
"Mr. Downing tendered a plea of not guilty," said his attorney, Michael Kennedy. "We tried to get the judge to reduce the bond, but he left it at $50,000."
A video that went viral on the Internet appeared to show someone in a University of Alabama jacket abusing an unconscious Louisiana State University fan after Alabama beat LSU for the BCS football championship on Jan. 9.
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