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God is not a God that hides, but a God that reveals. His whole work in relation to the creatures he has made, is revelation—the giving them truth, the showing of himself to them, that they may know him, and come nearer and nearer to him, and so he have his children more and more of companions to him. That we are in the dark about anything is never because he hides it, but because we are not yet such that he is able to reveal that thing to us. That God could not do the thing at once which he takes time to do, we may surely say without irreverence. His will cannot finally be thwarted; where it is thwarted for a time, the very thwarting subserves the working out of a higher part of his will. He gave man the power to thwart his will, that, by means of that same power, he might come at last to do his will in a higher kind and way than would otherwise have been possible to him. God sacrifices his will to man that man may become such as himself, and give all to the truth; he makes man able to do wrong, that he may choose and love righteousness. The fact that all things are slowly coming into the light of the knowledge of men—so far as this may be possible to the created—is used in three different ways by the Lord. In Mark 4:22 and Luke 8:16, he uses it to enforce the duty of those who have received light to let it shine; they must do their part to bring all things out. In Luke 12:2, it is recorded how he brought it to bear on hypocrisy, showing its uselessness; and in the case recorded in Matthew 10:25, he uses the fact to enforce fearlessness as to the misinterpretation of our words and actions.
Unveiled Faces
by Dave Roney
You will recall that in the Genesis account, when the man had sinned, it was not God Who hid from him but the man who attempted to hide himself from God. Prior to that time both God and His creature had been utterly transparent one with another; there was no veil of any kind which separated between them in the three major areas of life, those of heart, of mind, and of body. Likewise, until sin entered in, there was no separation between the man and the woman. The preachers have sometimes said that, prior to sin, the pair was cloaked in some godlike cloud of glory which hid their nakedness, but that is to say that nakedness is, itself, somehow inappropriate or even, specifically, sinful. And in such case glory, whatever that might appear as, would be corrupted; for it would become a covering for what, if exposed, would be sinful, therefore become a hiding veil, a lineament intended to conceal something.
And, whereas the man was changed His God remained the same; the One would always be completely open, which is to say transparent, meaning honest, revealing, displaying openly; mankind, coming from Adam, would thereafter fail in the manner of his forebear, seeking even more and more to conceal, to hide, to avoid and deny transgressions, hardening himself against Truth, to seek his own will and go his own way, to become a law unto himself, and to do that which was right in his own eyes.
Above I mentioned the tri-fold dimension of man Adam, his heart, mind, and body, and the fact that he attempted, as does every man who has sin, to hide himself from God; he also attempts to hide himself from his fellows. The hiding, which is a veiling, a covering, masks the reality of the man; it is not a thing imposed upon him by any other; he veils himself, deliberately. I will use Adam here, for he is fully able to represent the case. What first in him was corrupted? It was his heart—for, "out of the heart come [i.e. springs, escapes out of it] the issues of life." Issues?—these are the raw, unsophisticated, primal, desires and cravings rising in the heart; springing up out of the heart, where do these then go? They go straightway into the mind of man, and here they are formalized. And where from the mind do the impulses travel? They are sent as commands to the sensate body, and here what came out of the heart finds its outward expression through expressions, words and deeds. The heart is, therefore, the main thing; it is, I think, what our Lord had in mind when he said "The light of the body is the eye: If, therefore your eye is clear, your whole body shall be full of light." (Matt. 6:22)—it is likewise what He meant when He asked "Having eyes, do you not see?" (Mark 8:18). The metaphor has naught to do with the physical eye, nor the mental eye, but the innermost eye, that of the heart.
And the darkness of heart, the blindness of its eye, is its veil; and from that initial and deepest rooted veiling what the heart sends into the mind is likewise veiled in darkness, and do we then not understand why we say and do that which we ought not? The sin-veil covering the heart is of differing fabrics, those gauzy, through which penetrates some light, others of so tightly woven that no light can penetrate; at times of richest gold-trimmed brocade for the prideful man, at others tattered rags for the man on the suicidal cusp; but all, regardless of how a man perceives them to be his, are yet but veils of darkness to him, covering his heart. But now enter our Christ, for God would not leave us to ourselves:
"God is not a God that hides, but a God that reveals."
Is it not written of our Lord in the book addressed to the Hebrews, "He entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever?" Did He not pass through the great heavenly veil "not made with hands" which was rent from top to bottom even as was the earthly material one? The innermost chamber, tabernacle or temple, was the holiest place of all, that place where God's earthly presence dwelt. By His Atonement He has opened the private place to the public, has made it so every person can see into it who "has eyes which can see." Has, by the sprinkling of His own blood, said to us "Come, now; sit on the Mercy Seat itself!" But there is, as well, another way I see all this.
He stands, nail riven and bearing His marks, not only as He once did before the great heavenly Tabernacle which, its veil forever rent, He entered into the Holiest of all, but now before the veiled hearts of men; and as those men "come to their senses," are willing to cast out the money lenders from their temple-hearts, and become willing to cleanse their temple, and with eyes that suddenly are seeing, the veil over their hearts is rent from top to bottom, by His Will and theirs working in harmony, as these, for the first time, behold their King, Brother, Sovereign, and rejoice to see His day. For, if a man's body is likened to the outer courtyard, and his mind to the holy place, then his heart is to him his Holy of Holies. Christ has entered in behind the rent veil of the heavenly that He might enter in through the rent heart-veil of the children of the Father, thus to reign over, but also with, them.
And this Divine Will, though never imposed upon the heart by force, is itself of such force, is so utterly good, so faithful, so determined to succeed, and of such immeasurable infinite loving patience, that He will stand before a man's veiled heart unto eternity itself crumbles to dust should it take that long to redeem His brothers and sisters. Death? Do you think the veil of Death can prevent Him; do you suppose, based on what you've been taught, that it is in this life only that men have chance? Away with that! He has conquered Death; Death will die, has in fact even now suffered its defeat, that Life might reign! No veil shall forever hide His face from the creature or the creation:
"His will cannot finally be thwarted; where it is thwarted for a time, the very thwarting subserves the working out of a higher part of His will. He gave man the power to thwart His will, that, by means of that same power, he might come to do His will in a higher kind and way than would otherwise have been possible to him. God sacrifices His will that man may become such as Himself, and give all to the truth; He makes man able to do wrong, that he may choose and love righteousness."
In the face of the human babe is the nearest, dearest, representation we have of the Babe Himself; is there a doctrine of "original sin?" Let it be gone! The Justice of God demands from Him first that He be fair; and what fairness could there be, among men, to lay to the charge of the innocent the sins of another? All the qualities of Christ are there apparent; the babe is harmless, is honest, seeks naught but its true needs, has nothing in it of spite or jealousy—it's face, its heart, its very life is completely unveiled, innocent, true, and will remain childlike until such time as, by its decision, sin shall enter into it. When you look into the face of the babe, you are looking into the face of original man, not original sin—you are, as much as the creature is capable of mirroring—looking into the face of Christ, Who was made just like us except He, when He reached the age of reason, chose never to sin. Thus, as He began life on earth He remained, ever the Child, pure and without guile, which is to say without veil.
And there is this final thought relative to the human infant. When God formed him in the womb He was creating the tri-fold tabernacle of its humanity, doing it in the form of a tri-fold creature, possessed of heart, mind, and body. And even as when the Tabernacle was first constructed in the wilderness womb, it was fashioned pure, as pure as men could make it, and dedicated to God, and the service of it was also pleasing to Him; it was only later that when, in a manner of speaking, the infant-Tabernacle had grown, especially become the adult-temple, that its defilement became full.
So it is with men, born innocent, become unrighteous, to be restored, redeemed, and reconciled back to God through the love and work of the Child, Who takes His own blood into the Holy of man's Holiest place, his heart. He enters in through the rent veil of man's Self-will, which by His Atonement He has rent from the Divine side, which the man has rent from his creature side. It is not for the man his "Final Unmasking," for the Lord still has much work to do in him; it is the beginning of "The Final Unmasking." No dreadful thing is this, nothing we should fear—as though at the judgment bench all our "dirty laundry" will be exposed to our neighbors. No such thing! Ours is not a God Who humiliates His children; to the contrary He is ever working to produce in them the likeness of His Son, their Atoner, to say truthfully of them as of Him, "This is My beloved child in whom I am well pleased."
The unveiling has begun, in this life; it shall continue for those obedient, who follow and do the will of our Master, until His great Day of all days—then shall the unveiling be complete, when our hearts are become one with His, even as is His and His Father's One. Until then we shall find more and more of the child-heart growing within us, we becoming more and more the image of Christ, longing for the Day when our faith shall be made sight, when every shred of our veiling is gone. And until we can, as our Lord, finally say "It is finished," the Apostle encourages us:
"And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." (2nd Corinthians 3:18)


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Download of the Week: My Radio
Published by mikesplain on March 29, 2010 in Needle in the Haystack, Download of the Week.Tags: the joneses, needle in the haystack, my radio, mtv music, fox sports
In a world where a radio may seem unfashionable — even obsolete — we find My Radio, who not only give radio a great name but provide listeners with a perfect balance of song writing and performance skills. Over the years, the band has earned 3 channel prizes and many more Top 10 placements here on Ourstage. Now, with huge placements in the upcoming film The Joneses and on Fox Sports, My Radio is well on their way to success — especially with their hit song "Yeah Yeah Yeah." After the band's first full release, Give Us The Sun, in 2009, My Radio signed with Ocean Park Music Group. The quartet is currently working with Micah Wilshire on their next album, slated to be released sometime this year. No doubt you'll be hearing some of their song placements through different media outlets, which is why the band seems like the perfect choice for MTV Music and this week's "Needle in the Haystack." Keep an eye out for additional My Radio promotion throughout the week.

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Jingle the Bells Holiday Open House
Friday, November 16, 2018 - Sunday, November 18, 2018
Sycamore, Illinois
Downtown Sycamore Welcomes the Holidays
If you need to catch the holiday spirit visit downtown Sycamore Nov 16 – 18 for the annual Merchants of Downtown Sycamore Jingle the Bells Holiday Open House.
There will be activities and specials throughout the downtown area to help ring in the holiday mood. Sign up each day in each participating business to win one of two Giant Door Prize Basket containing a gifts from the 19 participating businesses. No purchase necessary.
The Sycamore State Theater will be showing "Holiday Inn" at 11 AM for FREE on Saturday and Sunday Nov 17-18.
Made Just for You will have a free children's make it, take it holiday craft. Get some ideas for your holiday entertaining and gift giving. Enjoy free gift wrapping of your instore purchases and take advantage of store specials.
Blue Moon Bikes will have FREE tours of their Classic Bike Museum and refreshments.
The Midwest Museum of Natural History will have a Vendor Fair from 10 – 2 on Saturday.
Need a new holiday outfit? SIS Shop in Style is offering a 15% discount on purchases. Lizzy's Pink Boutique has buy 1 pair of jeans, get the second at half off plus a guess the number of bells contest. UOI Boutique will have Grand Opening Deals and a special Jingle the Bells Giveaway.
Get a new Baggallini handbag for 25% off at Sweet Earth. They also have discounts on Stonewall Kitchen Foods, all fall décor, and other store specials.
Sycamore Antiques will have a drawing for Antique Christmas Ornaments.
The Christian Connection has FREE Christmas gift totes with a $25 purchase.
If you need warm gloves and mittens get 20% off at The Garden Market
Allergies, Aches, and Pains Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center will give the first 25 customers a free Jingle Bell Essential Oil Blend.
The Clock Shoppe has Early Christmas Specials.
Paulsen's Appliances will have Black Friday prices now.
Whimsical Perspective will have a drawing for their favorite things.
Pull a bell from the jar at County Liquors for a 10 – 20% discount on regular items excluding beer.
Hungry after all that shopping? At Hopper's Poppers get 10% off everything. The Forge of Sycamore will offer buy one pizza get 1 half off from 11:30 -4 Nov 16-18 only. Dine in only, one offer per ticket. At Cassie's Corn Crib Café get a FREE cupcake with the purchase of any meal. Limit one per meal.


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Our outposts are the "lighthouses" of the faithful fitness world, the people who are shining bright to help others find their way.
We have team members all over the country who are passionate about sharing their faith and helping inspire others to pursue God in everything that they do!
Denver, Colorado
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When I'm not working or with family and friends I am either at the gym or running up a mountain. To hear more of my story check out the About Us page and What it Means to Me to be a Swole.Catholic.
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Nick is a 2012 graduate of Wright State University and currently works as an administrator at a Catholic seminary in the Midwest. He's also the founder and craftsman behind Our Lady's Armory (olarmory.com), an online store selling sturdy handmade rosaries and other unique Catholic gifts for men. He's a passionate "convert" to the mission of Swole.Catholic as a way of building virtue and growing in fitness both physically and spiritually. His top three favorite fitness activities are Spartan races, rucking, and weightlifting. When he's not working or working out, Nick loves drinking coffee out of kettlebells and reading the Summa.
Hear more of Nick's story in his blog - What It Means to be a Swole.Catholic
Dracut, Massachusetts
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Ben is originally from New Brunswick, Canada, lived in British Columbia & Alberta for 10 years working in the Oil & Gas industry as a Journeyman Pipefitter before moving to Massachusetts to be with his wife Pamela. He recently graduated from MCC with an Engineering Technology CAD degree and works as a Project Manager. He's the founder of Burning Tenacity, a Swole-catholic outpost, focused on building a healthy community and helping people grow closer to Christ through physical fitness. He is a catholic revert who came back to the church by way of physical fitness and saw a true potential for evangelizing his brothers and sisters who share the same passions as he does. His mission is to help them come back (or come for the first time) and help them grow a stronger relationship with God.
Ben's favorite fitness activities are mountain hiking, weight lifting and OCR's. When they aren't hiking mountains or hitting the gym, Ben & Pam are heavily involved in their parish community at Saint Francis of Assisi as youth and young adult ministers helping young people grow closer to Christ.
To learn more about Ben's story check out his blog - What it Means to be Swole.Catholic
Knoxville, TENNESSEE
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We are a Catholic family of four out of the Heart of Dixie. Sonia, a painter and climber. Zach, an endurance runner (anything from 5ks to marathons).
Our goal is to be a living witness of the theology espoused by so many of the saints: to make our bodies a temple and the importance of the virtue of excellence in physical improvement. Our outpost is enthroned to the Sacred Hearts to express the unapologetic conviction of our faith.
We look forward to finding more of the faithful around us. If you're in the Knoxville area, please join us! Verso l'alto!"
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We are all unique individuals with a wide variety of fitness interests ranging from hiking and jump roping to tennis and gym workouts! At the core of The Catholic Soul Sisters is a deep love and need for Christ and a desire to express that through our friendship. This is what helps us push each other when we need that motivation, or help carry one of our sisters through a difficult time. If you're looking for that motivation and support on both your faith and fitness journeys, or just want a hiking buddy, please reach out to us! You can find us on Instagram or just send us an email.
Lubbock, Texas
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I'm was born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised across Venezuela, Spain, Florida, and Texas. Currently a first year medical student at Texas Tech University School of Medicine. I've been involved in several research projects from St Louis to Grenoble, France. I try to pack my life with all the beautiful experiences and sensations that God has to offer. I'm passionate about Catholicism, fitness, healthcare, nutrition, sneakers, mentoring, and traveling.
"The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness!" - Pope Benedict XVI
Let's be great together!
Indianapolis, Indiana
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My name is Andrew Fallon and I am the creator and founder of Sasquatch Fitness. I work with some close friends to provide true fitness information to the public. I got tired of hearing all the lies that people were sending to the fitness world and wanted to put an end to it. I graduated with a kinesiology major at DePauw University and now pursuing a Masters In Indianapolis — working to be a strength and conditioning coach to make athletes the best athletes they can be. Along with fitness my Catholic faith is very important to me. I try to give glory to God in everything I do whether it be my school, work, or my lifting.
All Glory to God!
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Lexington, Kentucky
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Johnna is a four-time half marathon and two-time marathon finisher who became Catholic during the 2017 Easter Vigil. Along with her best friend Charlotte, she has started a running ministry for Catholic women to grow deeper in their faith. You can connect with Johnna and find out more about the #CatholicWomenRun challenge on Instagram and on her blog.
Fargo, North Dakota
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Danielle is a married cradle Catholic, dog shower, and wannabe runner. Born and raised in Colorado, now currently living in Fargo, North Dakota and enjoying as much of the cold as possible. During her workouts you may hear a bunch of "oofda" but also a lot of self motivation and Hail Mary's to get through the next rep. Most of the time her workouts include cardio, stretching and Pilates. On a personal level, Danielle continues to feel passionate about her Catholic Faith and each day tries to gain a little more knowledge of her faith, while also balancing life being social with finding the local fun spots, or attending country bars or concerts to do Country 2-step with her husband or taking her Welsh terrier to agility class or a long afternoon at the dog park
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
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My name is Joshua Michael Sneeringer, I'm a college wrestler and power lifter! My faith and training have been the two of the most important things in my life. It has allowed for me to build great friendships and strengthen each other.
Gloucester, Virginia
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My name is Paul Avella. I'm 31 years old. Married with four children. Active duty Coast Guard. I like to stay active, playing soccer and football when available. Hike. Run. Lift. And love to go to the beach. I'm a San Diego boy so I'm most comfortable in shorts and flip-flops. Currently on my second year of teaching confirmation and trying to put together a men's group at my church in Gloucester VA.
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Hi :) my name is Lillie, I'm a St Paul's Outreach Missionary at Texas State, and I have a passion for glorifying the Lord in all that I do. He has given me a heart for mission and has placed a flame in my heart to light on fire to share His love in my everyday life, which includes health + fitness, videography, traveling, praying, reading + so much more. Check out my YouTube channel Lil's Life & Instagram @lilliemysel to see more of what I do everyday. Be blessed!
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Bernardo Bertolucci
77-year-old Italian director, Bernardo Bertolucci is an auteur for using cinematic-escapism from the palate of an avant-gardist. Although Bertolucci's 'The Dreamers' (2003) was directed in the later years of his career, the story is set in 1968 Paris, a time around Bertolucci's most defining career moments, as well as a revolutionary year for the youth generation in Western history.
In 1968 Paris, the young generation resisted against the government patriarchy and sought out government-banned forms of escapism for leisure, specifically illegal film showings at the Cinematheque Francais.
'The Dreamers' speaks more than just reflecting the historical times of the resistance and escapism happening within character's lives in 1968 Paris, it reflects how successful the psychology of escapsism can be as one's contemporary life regardless of the times.
Eva Green's first debut was made as the main character, Isabelle. Isabelle was the biggest dreamer out of the trio, her twin brother, Theo (Louis Garrel) and the American exchange student, Matthew (Michael Pitt) who Isabella met outside the Cinematheque Francais before police came and riots fired. The trio's entire friendship was sexually sparked as they were all enthralled with their contemporary life of pure fantasy and ecstasy, constantly reliving one film they had just seen after the next.
The Dreamers
director BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
year 2003
director of photography FABIO CIANCHETTI
cast MICHAEL PITT, EVA GREEN and LOUIS GARREL
words ELLEN GRACE
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Vettel Snags Pole Position in Mexico
After Max Verstappen had set a new track record during Free Practice 3, he had looked like the favorite to put it on pole position during the final Saturday qualifying session of the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix. That would have made him the new youngest pole sitter in Formula One, but the current record holder—Sebastian Vettel—wasn't about to relinquish that title just yet.
During the final shootout, which typically involves the top 10 drivers making two attempts at setting the fastest lap, it was Verstappen who topped the leaderboards when the cars went back to the pits for a fresh set of rubber—and by a large a margin. Vettel would need to find over a quarter of a second to top the 20-year old Dutchman and no other driver seemed close enough to have a chance.
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Ultimately, as he has done so many times before, Vettel dug deep and managed to string together a stupendous lap to beat Verstappen—who had been unable to improve on his initial time—taking his 50th career pole position by less than a tenth of a second.
Behind them, their teammates were unusually slow. Räikkönen was three-quarters of a second slower than Vettel while Ricciardo, who had throughout the season been very evenly matched with Verstappen in qualifying, was down by nearly a full second.
Lewis Hamilton, Vettel's rival in the championship, will start outside of the front row for only the sixth time this year, but that isn't likely to keep him awake at night. Even if Vettel goes on to win the race tomorrow, Hamilton only needs a fifth-place finish or better to clinch the 2017 World Drivers' Championship at the Mexican Grand Prix.
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John Halpern Meditation Two-fer/
Students who wish to take "Learn to Meditate" classes with John Halpern on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1, can now register for both days for $50.
Currently the Saturday session, which includes lessons in Shinay mediation, constant presence, small vase breathing, and compassion breathing costs $35. The three-hour session runs from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Sunday class includes a group practice and a review session and costs $25. The class begins at 2:30 p.m. and goes to 4:30 p.m .
More on John Halpern
John Halpern is an award winning artist and filmmaker. He has trained in yoga, meditation and healing arts since 1978. He is a meditation instructor in the Dudjom Tersar tradition at Yeshe Nyingpo, a Tibetan Buddhist temple in New York City, under the direction of His Holiness Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche.
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As you may know, this year Open Hardware Summit is being hosted as one of the events in the Innovation Week Rome. It's a week long festival that will end with the European Maker Faire. All the the events, including the Summit will be taking place at Rome's Auditorium. The streaming link for the Summit will be available on both the Innovation Week's website and ours.
The link to the livestream will be published here when it's available, so please check back prior to the Summit's opening remarks..!


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For best results in cleaning your teeth of disease-causing plaque you need both the power of brushing open teeth surfaces and flossing in between them. But you may be wondering: should you perform one task before the other?
In general terms, no—there's no solid evidence that flossing is better before brushing, or vice-versa. But that being said we do recognize each way has its own advantages.
If you floss before brushing, it's possible you could loosen plaque that can then be easily brushed away when you perform your second hygiene task. Flossing first can also reveal areas that need a bit more attention from brushing if you suddenly encounter heavy particle debris or you notice a little bit of blood on the floss. And, by flossing first you may be able to clear away plaque from your tooth enamel so that it can more readily absorb the fluoride in toothpaste.
One last thing about flossing first: if it's your least favorite task of the two and you're of the "Do the Unpleasant Thing First" philosophy, you may want to perform it before brushing. You're less likely to skip it if you've already brushed.
On the other hand, flossing first could get you into the middle of a lot sticky plaque that can gum up your floss. Brushing first removes a good portion of plaque, which can then make flossing a little easier. With the bulk of the plaque gone by the time you floss, you'll not only avoid a sticky mess on your floss you'll also have less chance of simply moving the plaque around with the floss if there's a large mass of it present.
It really comes down to which way you prefer. So, brush first, floss last or vice-versa—but do perform both tasks. The one-two punch of these important hygiene habits will greatly increase your chances for maintaining a healthy mouth.
If you would like more information on effective oral hygiene, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation.
A recent episode of "America's Got Talent" featured an engaging 93-year-old strongman called The Mighty Atom Jr. The mature muscleman's stunt: moving a full-sized car (laden with his octogenarian "kid brother," his brother's wife, plus Atom's "lady friend") using just his teeth. Grinning for host Howie Mandel, Atom proudly told the TV audience that his teeth were all his own; then he grasped a leather strap in his mouth, and successfully pulled the car from a standstill.
We're pleased to see that the Atom has kept his natural teeth in good shape: He must have found time for brushing and flossing in between stunts. Needless to say, his "talent" isn't one we'd recommend trying at home. But aside from pulling vehicles, teeth can also be chipped or fractured by more mundane (yet still risky) activities — playing sports, nibbling on pencils, or biting too hard on ice. What can you do if that happens to your teeth?
Fortunately, we have a number of ways to repair cracked or chipped teeth. One of the easiest and fastest is cosmetic bonding with tooth-colored resins. Bonding can be used to fill in small chips, cracks and discolorations in the teeth. The bonding material is a high-tech mixture of plastic and glass components that's extremely lifelike, and can last for several years. Plus, it's a procedure that can be done right in the office, with minimal preparation or discomfort. However, it may not be suitable for larger chips, and it isn't the longest-lasting type of restoration.
When more of the tooth structure is missing, a crown (or cap) might be needed to restore the tooth's appearance and function. This involves creating a replacement for the entire visible part of the tooth in a dental lab — or in some cases, right in the office. It typically involves making a model of the damaged tooth and its neighbors, then fabricating a replica, which will fit perfectly into the bite. Finally, the replacement crown is permanently cemented to the damaged tooth. A crown replacement can last for many years if the tooth's roots are in good shape. But what if the roots have been dislodged?
In some cases it's possible to re-implant a tooth that has been knocked out — especially if it has been carefully preserved, and receives immediate professional attention. But if a tooth can't be saved (due to a deeply fractured root, for example) a dental implant offers today's best option for tooth replacement. This procedure has a success rate of over 95 percent, and gives you a natural looking replacement tooth that can last for the rest of your life.
So what have we learned? If you take care of your teeth, like strongman Atom, they can last a long time — but if you need to move your car, go get the keys.
If you would like more information about tooth restoration, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can learn more by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Crowns & Bridgework."
Discover the aesthetic benefits of getting this cosmetic procedure.
Do you find your smile less-than-attractive because you feel like the only thing you see when you smile are your gums? This look is often referred to as a "gummy smile," and while this issue is purely cosmetic we understand that it can make people feel embarrassed by their appearance. If you are someone who is dealing with this problem, our Jacksonville, NC, dental implant specialist, Dr. Jose Arauz, can help with cosmetic gum surgery.
When gum tissue looks like it's taken over, it's difficult to see those beautiful pearly whites that you have. This is where cosmetic gum surgery comes in. This procedure can help correct this imbalance and improve the shape and contour of the gums while improving the length of the teeth to make your smile more even and attractive.
Of course, sometimes people are dealing with the opposite problem where their gums have started to recede, making teeth appear longer. Receding gums can be a warning sign of something more serious such as gum disease. Of course, something as simple as brushing too hard could also lead to receding gums. Visiting your Jacksonville dentist at the first sign of gum recession is important, especially if the cause is gum disease.
Regardless of whether you have excess gum tissue or a receding gum line, cosmetic surgery may be the best approach for improving your appearance; however, if we do detect gum disease we will need to treat that issues and get your condition under control before we perform any cosmetic dental procedure.
In the situation of gum recession, we perform simple grafting techniques that involve removing some tissue from the roof of the mouth and placing it on the receding areas of the gums. Over time, this will stimulate the growth of new cells and with it new gum tissue.
For those with gummy smiles, the process is a little simpler. We will only need to remove some excess gum tissue from these areas to reveal more of your teeth and to improve symmetry and also evenness. Gum surgery may also be used along with other options, such as braces or veneers, to greatly improve and enhance your smile's look and shape.
Do you want to feel confident in your smile again and think cosmetic gum surgery could be the solution you've been looking for? If so, it's the perfect time to call our Jacksonville, NC, dental office and schedule a consultation with us.
If you followed the 2018 FIFA World Cup Soccer games, you probably know that one of this year's biggest surprises was the debut of the team from Iceland—the smallest country ever to earn a chance at the sport's top prize. But here's something you may not have known: When he's not on the field, the team's coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, is a practicing dentist! Those two skill sets might not seem like a natural fit… but they came together dramatically at a recent contest.
At a local women's game last summer, when a player was hit and her tooth was knocked out, Dr. Hallgrímsson took immediate action. "I jumped on the pitch and put the tooth back in, took her to a dental office and fixed it," he said.
Not everyone has the special training or ability to fix a tooth that has been damaged or knocked out—but there are some simple things that you can do to help an adult who has suffered this kind of injury. Here's a quick run-down:
- After making sure the person is stable and not otherwise seriously injured, try to locate the tooth.
- Handle it carefully, without touching root surfaces, and clean it gently with water if possible.
- Try to open and gently rinse out the mouth, and find where the tooth came from.
- Carefully place the tooth back in its socket, making sure it is facing the right way, and hold it in place with a soft cloth.
- If the tooth can't be re-implanted, place it in a bag with a special preservative solution, milk or saliva, or have the person hold it between the cheek and gum—but make sure it isn't swallowed!
- Rush to the nearest dental office or urgent care facility.
When these steps are followed and the person receives professional treatment as quickly as possible (ideally within minutes), their tooth will have the best chance of being saved. But even if it isn't possible to preserve the tooth, receiving prompt and appropriate care can make replacing the tooth much easier.
Having Dr. Hallgrímsson on the sidelines was a lucky break for the injured soccer player—and as a coach, just getting to the World Cup is a remarkable achievement. But you don't need to be a coach (or a dentist) to give first aid in a dental emergency. Taking the right steps can help ensure the best possible outcome… and might even save a tooth!
If you would like more information about emergency dental treatment, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can learn more by reading the Dear Doctor articles "Knocked Out Tooth" and "The Field-Side Guide to Dental Injuries."


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As you can see, I love flowers! I have spent the summer taking photos of some gorgeous flowers, both in my yard and at Wichita Botanical Gardens. The photos turned out far better than I ever would have expected. I started another project after developing the pics--I made greeting cards out of them. They too turned out much better than I could have anticipated. The first 50 cards were made by gluing (good old Elmer's) the picture to the front of the card. They looked good, but after several days the front cover with the picture on it started to curve out. Needless to say, they did not look like "professional" work. I was enlightened by a friend and switched to spray adhesive. It worked wonders and the cards stayed "flat" and looked great. I have yet to find a "market" for the cards, but I continually am looking. If you are looking for perfection, just take another look at those perfect flowers and you can say you have found it.
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1. The "power five conferences" (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) bring in considerable revenue, mostly due to lucrative TV deals. The SEC (Southeastern Conference) alone brought in $311 million from TV/radio rights for the 2014-2015 regular season.
2. Sponsorships are an additional source of revenue. Last year, the University of Michigan signed a deal with Jordan, a Nike brand. The deal runs through 2027 with an option to go to 2031. If it runs its full course, the school will pocket a minimum of $173 million that includes $85 million in Nike apparel/products.
3. While the schools are bringing in bank, the players are not. They can receive a cost of attendance stipend from the school, which is intended to help with outside school expenses (food, gas, etc). During their college career, they are not allowed to use their athletic ability, name or school name to make money. This is an ongoing debate and if you'd like to read more, this is a great article.
4. Athletes may not be able to be compensated financially but conferences are getting creative, providing covered medical expenses for injured athletes after they leave school and lifetime scholarships to sweeten the deal.
5. College head coaches make as much if not more than most NFL (National Football League) head coaches. The highest coaching salary in the NFL is $9 M. The top three highest paid coaches in college are:
Nick Saban (Alabama Crimson Tide) $11.12 M
Jim Harbaugh (Michigan Wolverines) $7 M
Urban Meyer (Ohio State Buckeyes) $6 M
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Following up on her 2017's promising EP "La Falaise", Charlotte Adigery aka WWWATER is back with a buoyant new track. With "Screen", the Ghent-based singer-songwriter and producer blames the wrong sides of the internet and, in particular, of our addiction to social networks. If you're chasing likes on Instagram, master the art of scrolling, stalking people on Facebook or if you need to follow influencers on Twitter to form your own opinion, then you're part of the victims she ironically sings about. Drawing from afrofuturism heirs like Ebony Bones or genre-defying warrior Santigold, she also channels The Neptunes – Clipse era – to craft her wild beats. "Screen" comes with an amazing Tina Herbots-directed video that will remind you of these interminable seconds you have to wait when your connection freezes. Energetic and rebel, "Screen" is going to warm up her upcoming gigs that you need to experience IRL.


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Don't reward the Palestinians' 'lawfare' campaign with statehood: Make peace with Israel first
The United Nations' potential blessing of a Palestinian state in an end run around direct negotiations with Israel will add a dangerous new dimension to the Palestinians' decades-long campaign of conventional and unconventional war against the Jewish state – the commencement of a full-blown "lawfare" campaign against Israel and its allies. Read more.
Lawfare in the Media
LP director Brooke Goldstein recently appeared on The Source (Canada's Sun TV) discussing legal threats issued by Saudi Arabia against broadcasters of an EthicalOil.org television ad highlighting the kingdom's treatment of women and alternatives for the purchase of oil. Watch the interview on YouTube.
Conference call briefing on Palestinian UDI: The Day After now available online
On September 15, The Lawfare Project hosted a telephone briefing on the issue of Palestinian UDI/UDS. The expert discussion regarding legal challenges that may arise following a UN vote on Palestinian Statehood was conducted by Ady Schonmann (Israel's Legal Advisor to the UN), LP fellow David Benjamin (Israel-based attorney specializing in International Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and Counter-Terrorism) and Jeremy Rabkin (Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law), and moderated by Michael Schwartz (Of Counsel, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz). An mp3 digital recordingof the briefing, including the subsequent question and answer period, is now available on the LP website.
Blog: Lawfare against the Palmer Report
The Report of the Palmer Committee's investigation into last year's incident where Israeli troops were attacked while enforcing its naval blockade of Gaza, while critical of the incident itself, clearly acknowledged that "The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation complied with the requirements of international law." In other words, the Report stated that the counter-terror naval blockade was, and is, legal under international law. Despite the careful legal analysis contained in the Report, Turkey and several international organizations persist in decrying the blockade as 'illegal' in order to serve political goals. In "Lawfare against the Palmer Report," LP Research Director Aaron Eitan Meyer explains how the pseudo-legal arguments against the Report substitute political doctrine for legal analysis, invert the rule of law, and constitute lawfare.
Lawfare implications of Unilateral Palestinian Action at the United Nations continued
The last Update on Lawfare addressed several issues that relate to planned Palestinian unilateral actions at the United Nations and how these actions appear designed to lead to increased capability to wage lawfare against the State of Israel. An Al Jazeera.com article, "Debating the UN bid for Palestinian statehood," posed the question to several individuals, including a senior official in Fatah's foreign relations department, Husam Zomlot, who acknowledged the Palestinian goal of pursuing cases at the ICC and other international fora, but claimed that "Our deterrent is international law." In a Telegraph article "The Dilemma of Palestine and the United Nations," Tim Mongomerie considered the same issue, and stated that "Hillary Clinton fears that a Palestinian delegation will harness the UN's anti-Israel sentiment to pursue relentless acts of "lawfare". Even observer status could give Palestine the right to attempt multiple, vexatious prosecutions of Israel through the International Criminal Court." For more detail on how the planned Palestinian actions run afoul of the UN's formative document, readers are strongly encouraged to read "Palestinians defy the U.N. Charter," in the National Review's The Corner by David French and LP adjunct fellow David Benjamin.
A call to protect freedom of thought
One of the goals of lawfare as outlined by The Lawfare Project is to "silence and punish free speech about issues of national security and public concern." The right to speak freely is enshrined not only by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, but by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which protects one's right to hold an opinion as well as the right to give that opinion voice. In "Freedom for Arab thought," Kuwait Timescolumnist Fouad Al-Obaid called for "greater openness" and the need "to purge illogical radicalism" in order to bring about needed change. Al-Obaid made this call in response to the Arab Spring and the danger that the new freedom might be "stolen away by a new form of religious zealot tyranny." He then made a critical point that there is a demonstrable need to create "an environment where ideas are able to compete freely with no restrictions placed on thought." Such restrictions hinder the development of the rule of law; suppression in the form of such restrictions, especially by means of lawfare, would have the opposite effect.
Universal jurisdiction amended by the U.K.
In the May 5, 2011 Update on Lawfare, we commented on the fact that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's military attaché Major General Yohanan Locker did not accompanythe PM to the UK due to a threat of a privately sought 'war crimes' arrest warrant. At that time, we noted that the "UK has stated for nearly three years that it would alter its much-maligned universal jurisdiction law to prevent such politically motivated threats, but has yet to implement any substantive legal change." On September 15th, Jennifer Lipman reported this is no longer the case. In the Jewish Chronicle article "Universal Jurisdiction change becomes law," she noted that the recently-enacted bill, entitled "The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act" provides that "the Director of Public Prosecutions will be required to give his consent when a group calls for an arrest warrant to be issued on the grounds of universal jurisdiction." The revised law closes a significant loophole in UK law that has been particularly exploited against the State of Israel. Moreover, as Joshua Rozenberg noted in his June 23, 2011 Law Gazette article "It makes sense to restrict arrests for crimes of universal jurisdiction," the new law will protect not only Israeli diplomats but American and Chinese officials as well. As Rozenberg opined "it is right that politicians and others who previously served as defence ministers or military officers should be able to attend meetings in Britain" without being subjected to the threat of arrest on spurious grounds. The UK should be commended for eliminating this lawfare option from its laws.


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YouTube turns five!
Five years ago, after months of late nights, testing and preparation, YouTube's founders launched the first beta version of YouTube.com in May, with a simple mission: give anyone a place to easily upload their videos and share them with the world. Whether you were an aspiring filmmaker, a politician, a proud parent, or someone who just wanted to connect with something bigger, YouTube became the place where you could broadcast yourself.
Over time, these aspirations have created a vibrant and inspiring community that helped transform a murmur of interest into something far greater than any of us ever could have imagined. Today, thanks to you, our site has crossed another milestone: YouTube exceeds over two billion views a day. That's nearly double the prime-time audience of all three major U.S. television networks combined.
What started as a site for bedroom vloggers and viral videos has evolved into a global platform that supports HD and 3D, broadcasts entire sports seasons live to 200+ countries. We bring feature films from Hollywood studios and independent filmmakers to far-flung audiences. Activists document social unrest seeking to transform societies, and leading civic and political figures stream interviews to the world.
To celebrate our birthday, today we're launching the YouTube Five Year channel. There, you'll find the "My YouTube Story" project which features people from all over describing how YouTube has changed or shaped their lives.
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Last year we asked, "Where Is Black Tech in Pittsburgh?". This year we're back saying, "Here is Black Tech in Pittsburgh!".
Please join us as we sit down with three of Pittsburgh's most
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Are we truly building an "inclusive" tech environment in this city according to those who truly live it?
As a bonus, we will sit down for a special fireside chat with CMU graduate and venture capitalist, Phil Bronner. A black investor with over 20 years experience investing in tech companies in Silicon Valley and beyond.
What was his experience climbing the VC ladder as a black investor?
Get ready. This will be a very interactive panel that will require audience participation the entire way through. I'm asking the tough questions - are you ready to answer them with our panel?
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The master plan design of this historic 1896 Courthouse, dramatically positioned in the middle of Le Center's park plaza, included two phases of addition and renovation. The first phase courts addition is mirrored by the potential second phase, both emphasizing the importance of the original building. The master plan provided for long-range space needs by evolving into a 68,000 SF four-courtroom facility at completion.
Exterior renovation of the courthouse included window replacement and exterior masonry restoration of the Kosota stone, brick and classical details. The design direction for this project was totally contextual, with the new building reflecting the details and materials of the original building providing a final appearance of one cohesive building. With 100 years between the original building and the current project, it recognized the potential of the original master plan, while meeting the modern needs of the Courts system. Though many decades separate the historic courthouse from this project, the final facility appears as one structure.


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This is the blog of Shockwave Plasma, a virtual entity who originated in Second Life. Being a virtual person lets me look out into the real world from a different perspective.
11 September 2009
Art, Bad Art, Flickr and Theft
Pixel Pixel Pixels, we see them everywhere, on our screen and basically in our mind.
Talented People can created a great picture from scratch, 2D, or 3D, it's art. It
usually requires skill and practise. I basically have neither of these, but I appreciate those who do.
Fakery I'm not keen on, and some SL based art is great, and some of it it quite ugly.
I mostly mean Morphs, this it sticking a an SL avatar face on a RL body or an other picture, usually done badly, and it just looks plain wrong.
I do like the blending of SL and RL objects together to make something new, becuase it's obvious, and not set to decive anyone
I look at the comments on Flickr saying how talented some of them are, and I just think yuk that is just plain ugly. I don't say anything , as I can't do any better.
When I have said I like a picture, it's when I mean it, it's not just to be nice.
I'm not always up on copyright etc and Creative Commons but I have Ryker and Vint who will put me straight, if it miss something. (Probably quite loudly, with the banging of shoes)
Nimil Blackflag has had enough of this to start a blog about it
How do you like the above Picture?
I got it here :-
It's Free Use, I don't have to acknowledge or link back to it. But then, I'm known to be polite
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Calling the Department of Labor's planned rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA "awful," Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., urged advisors Thursday to start lobbying their senators to slow down DOL's plan.
"Go to the Senate, knock on the door and see them," Mulvaney, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, told the 1,300 attendees at Commonwealth Financial Network's annual conference in Washington. The full House, he said, "has done its work" with the recent passage of Rep. Ann Wagner's bill, H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act.
Wagner's bill, he said, "delays implementation" of DOL's rulemaking until the Securities and Exchange Commission "has a chance to weigh in" with its own fiduciary rule. The bill, he added, "allows the SEC to be a full partner in the [DOL] rulemaking process."
Mulvaney told Commonwealth reps that their message to senators should pointedly state that under DOL's fiduciary plan "we will no longer be able to serve middle-class people who need us the most."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., should be the first senator on their list to visit, Mulvaney said, because Warren "carries a lot of weight on financial issues in the Senate."
Both Mulvaney and Dale Brown, president and CEO of the Financial Services Institute, who also spoke at the Commonwealth event, conceded that while chances are "slim" to stop DOL's rulemaking, advisors need to be engaged in opposing it.
One of the "keys" to opposing DOL's rule, Brown told the audience, is "your engagement in this [lobbying] process. You have a professional responsibility to your business and clients to get engaged as a citizen lobbyist."
Brown said the bipartisan legislation in the works intended to "protect the retirement savings of all Americans" from the upcoming release DOL's rule along with attempts to include language in an omnibus spending bill, are not "silver bullets" to solve the ultimate release of DOL's rulemaking.
Indeed, Mulvaney stated that he and other representatives are pushing to ensure that a spending bill that includes defunding language is finalized before Christmas. "We could pass the bill to say that can't use any of the money to implement this rule," he said, but the "Senate has not passed an appropriations bill in the last five years."
Mulvaney conceded that presidential backing of DOL's fiduciary rulemaking adds to the likelihood of not being able to stop the rule. However, there is "one brief ray of hope," he said, in that DOL's rule could be reversed by the next administration.
"I do think [DOL's rule] will go into place," Mulvaney said, "but with a different person in the White House — Democrat or Republican — the level of commitment to it [the rule] may be different."
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Pianoman and composer, Paul Serrato, has released his new jazz compact disc "Gotham Nights". All of the songs on this CD were composed and arranged by Serrato.
The project "Gotham Night" marks the third decade of Graffiti Productions, Serrato's jazz label. Many of Serrato's earlier releases, "Origami" and "More Than Red" among them, have enjoyed lengthy spots on jazz charts. Serrato is from Omaha but spent five plus decades in New York City playing clubs, theatre and cabarets, where he developed his chops as accompanist, arranger, composer and leader
"Gotham Nights" was a transcontinental project with Serrato traveling from his current home in Omaha to New York where he reunited the quartet he has recorded with for many years. This outstanding jazz quartet is comprised Serrato on keyboard, Hilliard Greene on bass, Lloyd Haber on drums, Warren Smith playing the vibes.


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Objectives of IGNOU Centre for Tibetan studies, the Courses and programmes offered, eligibility and number of Seats available.
Although no one expects to finds many takers of these courses, outside the ethnic Tibetan population in India and abroad; it's still great news. The revered Dalai Lama inaugurated the Centre for Tibetan Studies at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) at a function held in Delhi recently. The Tibetan religion leader was also conferred with a degree of doctor of letters (Honoris Causa) by the IGNOU university, reports Gracious Thomas, director, School of Social Work, IGNOU.
Speaking on the occasion, The Dalai Lama lauded the initiative and said:
"There is a traditional treasure in Buddhist studies. The 1,000 year-old Nalanda traditions have faced its ups and downs. Historically, Buddhism spread from India to Tibet and so we share the guru-chela relationship. It is all your treasure, which we have studied, practiced, and followed in our lives. Now is the time to return it to the original source. There are 300 volumes of Buddhist texts translated from India, specifically from Pali and a few from Mandarin. With the establishment of the centre I hope that more institutions like this will open and carry the study of inner science, mind and emotions forward to apprise oneself with the reality,"
Objectives of the Centre for Tibetan studies at Ignou:
1) Preserve the Tibetan culture in India and Nepal.
2) Contribute to the theoretical knowledge and practical training in Tibetan Buddhist scholarly tradition.
3) Develop and launch various programmes of study at the graduate and postgraduate levels and provide authentic Tibetan Buddhist teachings to promote dialogues between trans-national scholars, clergy and Tibetan teachers.
New Programmes lanched:
The Centre for Tibetan studies at Ignou has already launched three programmes – a diploma, BA and MA, respectively, in Buddhism and Tibetan Studies, which will be conducted in 1) regional Tibetan Buddhist Centres at Dharamshala 2) the Central University for Tibetan Studies, Sarnath and 3) at the Tibetan House, Delhi.
As it happens with all other IGNOU programmes, IGNOU will provide the study material.
IGNOU and the Central University for Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, will jointly issue the degrees.
In order to provide quality faculties in the area of Tibetan Studies, which is sort of challenge as it's difficult to find teachers who can understand and teach in Tibetan and English and who are at the same time experts in Buddhist studies; the university has decided to bring in the services of teachers working at 17 Centres for Tibetan Studies, already established all over the country.
In addition, IGNOU will also try to take help of the monasteries; which are believed to be the seats of one of the best Tibetan scholars in India and the world.
Number of Seats and eligibility:
Initially, every centre will have 30-50 seats. For students who want to take admission in the diploma and BA in Buddhism and Tibetan Studies, the eligibility criterion is +2 (any Stream). For students taking admission to MA in Buddhism and Tibetan Studies, the minimum eligibility is a graduation degree (Any discipline).


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It has to be done. I have to become one with the cold water. I mean seriously...what kind of nemisis is that? Cold water...sheesh! So lame.
More importantly, I have to get it squared away before Ironman CdA because guess what folks...that water is CO-OLD! Last year's water temps? Somewhere between 55-58 degrees. No, that is not a typo. HOLY CRAP! BRRRRRRR!!!!
So, first of all, I invested in a full-sleeve wetsuit. Hell, if they had a full body one that was legal, I'd take it. But I have to tell you, the difference of just having your arms covered is phenomenal!! Light years in difference I feel. Could be just cognitive dissonance -- but I don't care -- as long as it works!
Up until today, for this training season, I've been in Barton Springs twice in my new wetsuit and it wasn't too terrible. But now that BS is closed for 3 weeks for cleaning, we had to take our open water swimming party elsewhere.
Off to the Quarry Lake at Pure Austin we go...ugh. You know it is bad when you check in at the front and the guys said to us "You're swimming in the quarry today?" in incredulous disbelief. Dude, I'm thinking the same thing. What the hell are we doing?
But our intrepid posse of Ironmen and IronmenWannabes -- Alison, Shawnda, Vegas, Alisa, Tom, Jerry and I -- made our way down to the lake.
Save the ducks...there was no one in the water. OF COURSE NOT! IT IS TOO FREAKIN' COLD!!!
We get onto the dock and suit up. And my internal conversation begins:
D: What are we doing here? Is this REALLY necessary?
IMWBD: Yes, it is necessary. Get the damn wetsuit on already.
D: ok, ok
The rest of the group does the polar bear thing and just leap of the dock into the water. Of course the come up sputtering, gasping for air as the cold water sends their airways into complete shock. I'm standing on the dock...just watching...and conversing...
D: You see that? Ridiculous...I'm not going in..
IMWBD: Yes, you are...you know the drill...let's move it.
D: But...
D: Shit.
I sit on the edge of the dock and dangle my bare feet in the water. YIKES...that IS cold! Ugh. I swish them around back and forth, just getting a feel for the temps. Meanwhile Alison and Tom take off with a couple strokes.. I yell after them..."WAIT..don't go yet!" They paddle and stop and swear at how freakin' cold the water is. F-bombs are flying all over the place from everyone (except for Jerry of course).
IMWBD: Phase II -- get some water on your face, girl.
D: ok, ok
I lean over and scoop up some water and splash it over my face. Brrr...that will wake you up for sure. I do this a couple more times so my hands and face get used to the temps.
IMWBD: Phase III -- down the suit sister.
D: ugh.
I cup some water in my hands and let it fall down the back of my neck. I can feel it sliding underneath my wetsuit...chilling my spine as it trickles down. A couple more times of this and I'm ready for the next step.
IMWBD: Get in.
D: June is really far away..do we have to do this now?
IMWBD: Get in.
D: Seriously?
IMWBD: Seriously.
D: ok. crap. shit. F*CK!
I ease off into the dock and slip in the water without letting my head go under. Instantly the water seeps in through the zipper and the edges of the suit...not alot...but enough to feel the coldness. But guess what...not so shocking...hmmm...ok...good.
IMWBD: Final step. Face in the water.
D: Ugh.
Just then, Tom comes paddling back over. He has this look on his face like he doesn't want to do this either. We debate getting out..but as we see everybody else starting to swim off (note: some swimming head out of the water style still!!)...we decide to be lemmings and go with the flow.
So I start breaststroking forward...but not putting my face in.
IMWBD: Um...this isn't quite the swimming we are supposed to be doing.
D: I know! I just need another minute
IMWBD: STFU and put your damn face in the water.
So, I take another breaststroke and put just my chin in the water as I move forward. Out and grab a breath. Next stroke, I put my face in so that the water line is just under my nose. Out and grab a breath.
IMWBD: Ok..one dunk under. I won't be that badl
D: yes, it will.
IMWBD: LOOK! Everyone else is swimming and they are not dying...just do it.
D: ok, OK!
Another breaststroke, face all the way in the water this time. Out and grab a breath.
D: Hey! I did it!
IMWBD: Nice. Now quit being a dork and swim.
Touch, pull, roll....Touch, pull, roll...breathe...Touch, pull, roll.....touch, pull, roll...breathe. And I'm swimming! YAY!
I look up and the rest of the group has already rounded the first buouy...save for Shawnda, who needed some additional encouragement to put her face in the water and swim. I yell over, "One stroke at a time....just one stroke at a time!"
My hands and feet are pretty numb in the water, but I try to focus on other things.
1. Catch up to the group
2. Watch out for snakes
3. Don't forget to roll
4. I wish I knew how to kick when I swim, then maybe my feet would have some blood flow and get warmer
5. EEEEEK! What was that? A snake???? Oh, just a duck. phew.
6. Damn..someone remind me to take my rings off...this cold water is shrinking my fingers and they are sliding all over the place...I do NOT want to lose these in here...
7. I wish I knew how to draft when swimming..that seems like a good skill to have for this sport...
By turn 3, I had made up ground on most the folks (except for speedy Tom of course) and actually felt like an athlete again.
When I got back to the dock, I stopped for a second and looked longingly at the dock.
D: Well, I accomplished my main goal for today.
IMWBD: And that was...
D: To get in this damn water and swim
IMBWD: But your workout is supposed to be...
D: shush
And then Tom chimes in, "Don't even think about it...just keep going." Damn it. Alright. Lap 2, here we go. Tom took off and I figured I'd just use him to sight since I certainly wasn't keeping up with him. But I would look up to sight and would have to scan right and left of the line we were *supposed* to be on to find him....the boy was zig zagging all over...dang it. That plan is out. So I picked a point on the shore and just swam for it.
Lap 2. Check. At this point, Alison is out on the doc getting ready for yoga. Tom debates back and forth about going the next lap. He decides he really wants to do the yoga class and we did actually swim in the frigid water so that was a good workout, right? Right! I agree.
Just then Vegas pulls up and says "Aren't you guys doing a third lap?" I hem and haw.."well, we thought....um...." Vegas responds, "The workout says 3 laps, right?" Jerry throws his hat in, "I'm in for 3." Well, dammit. Of course I'll go around again.
"Damn you, Vegas. DAMN YOU!" And with that I set off for the 3rd lap.
Afterwards I felt pretty damn good. It was some serious cold water and I got in and I swam. And I swam the whole workout. I may just be able to do this Ironman thing afterall!
Of course, now the real question is....now that I know how cold it is...will I be able to convince myself to get in again and experience the appendage numbing greatness???? Stay tuned.....
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Seagate Drops 15%: Q4 View Weak in Part Because of Industry Component Shortages
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Shares of hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology (STX) are down $7.50, or almost 15%, at $43.01, after the company this morning reportedfiscal Q3 revenue that missed analysts' expectations, and forecast this quarter's revenue lower as well, citing in part a shortage of components that may restrain some computing equipment that happens to use Seagate drives.
Shares of competitor Western digital are down $2.69, or 3%, at $84.19.
CEO Steve Luczo said in prepared remarks that the results "reflect a stable demand environment, good operational execution and momentum in the stabilization of our business model."
During the conference call following the report, Luczo said "We remain cautiously optimistic about the current macroeconomic environment and IT spending trends." He noted that the company's projected gross profit margin for the quarter is higher than previously forecast, at 31%.
With regard to the outlook, Luczo remarked that it in part reflects some broad shortage of parts in the computing industry:
Our expectations reflect the seasonal decline in revenue, our desire to maintain lower inventories going into the summer months and some conservatism due to the potential impact of component shortages in DRAM and NAND on various aspects of our customers' businesses in the server, CSP and client space.
Questions from the sell-side analysts on the call showed little concern for the below-consensus revenue outlook; instead, the questions tended to focus on individual segments of the business, pricing trends, and the ongoing question of NAND flash versus disk.
For Q3, Seagate reported revenue in the three months ended in March rose 3%, year over year, to $2.67 billion, yielding EPS of $1.10.
Analysts had been modeling $2.71 billion and $1.07.
For this quarter, the company forecast $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, versus consensus for $2.68 billion. The company sees EPS of $4.50, in line with consensus.


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Message boards : News : GPUGRID paper published!
We are happy to announce that the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling has published the paper about GPUGRID. In this publication we formally introduce GPUGRID to the scientific community (technically and in terms of applications) and we show some results of the *IBUCH*pYEEI* workunits. You can read the abstract here http://tinyurl.com/gpugridpaper
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What Happens When A Halloween Gag Meets An Artist/History Nerd
Everyone has heard of Peter and Catherine the Great. But not everyone knows that Peter had his friend, William Mons, beheaded when he discovered Mons and Catherine were lovers? Peter had Mons's head put in a jar of alcohol where, according to some, it sat in Catherine's bedroom until Peter's death.
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