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There comes a time in nearly all horse owners' lives when the last, best thing they can do for their horses is to release them from the agony of an untreatable condition or terminal illness via euthanasia. In some situations, the decision to euthanize is clear--a painful, devastating accident from which there is no recovery; an acute, fatal disease from which the horse is constantly suffering; or age taking away the horse's ability to move about and live comfortably. But often, the horse's injury or terminal illness is one where it might be difficult for the owner to determine if there is enough quality of life to offset a horse's discomfort or diminished lifestyle, or whether the horse has spiraled downward to the point where there is nothing much left in life for the horse to enjoy.
The whole painful process--deciding when the time has arrived, disposing of remains, dealing with grief--can be made less stressful when everything involved with the euthanasia process is understood and decisions are planned ahead of time.
Planning the Unpleasant
"We live in a society that feels that planning ahead about death is morbid," says Carolyn Butler, the former director of the Argus Institute Support Services at Colorado State University (CSU) Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Gail Bishop is the Argus Institute's current director. "We know from research that if people spend a bit of time thinking about what would be appropriate, then when the event occurs, particularly if it's an emergency, better decisions can be made," she continues. "Often, when people get to a crisis point, they're less likely to make good decisions."
Greg Couger, M. Ed. (Master of Education), a former grief counselor and educator at CSU, agrees. He adds, "Planning ahead gives the horse owner time to focus more on the emotions associated during the euthanasia process and more quality time to spend with the animal, as opposed to dealing with more of the business aspect of handling remains, and so on."
Horse owners should decide in advance how far they would want to proceed with treatment options and how much they can afford to spend on treatment. If an owner travels, he or she should leave clear instructions with the veterinarian on what to do if the animal takes a turn for the worst. "Set bottom lines in advance," Butler advises.
Think about, and discuss with family, when they want to say their farewells (before, during, or after euthanasia) and whether they want to be present during the procedure. Being able to say goodbye when one chooses--i.e., before instead of after euthanasia--can eliminate from an already stressful situation the frustration of not having been able to share a final moment with the horse when the owner preferred.
Stresses Butler, "Children are also very attached to their animals, and they need an opportunity to say goodbye. Even if parents decide not to have them present at the time of euthanasia, they definitely need to be involved in the decision...and in the goodbye process at an age-appropriate level."
Butler recognizes that if someone has a healthy yearling, they're probably not going to call around for rendering rates or give tremendous thought to how they'd handle euthanasia. Still, fatal accidents or illnesses can strike horses of any age, so owners should at least know what their options are.
"For those who have an animal that's beginning to fail, if it looks like the horse only has a couple of weeks or couple of months left, the owner would benefit by putting a plan in place," Butler says. Even for healthy older horses, it's a good idea to give thought to bottom-line treatment and expenses, and how remains will be handled.
When is the Time Right?
One of the toughest aspects of euthanasia can be deciding when the horse's condition is such that it would be more humane to put him down. In other words, consider how diminished the horse's quality of life should become before the owner says, "Enough."
Again, thinking ahead about this prospect when the horse is not in a crisis situation will yield clearer decisions. Many owners opt to keep the horse going until they perceive he's suffering too much. Others feel it's more humane to let the horse go before he reaches that point.
Explains Butler, "The owner might say, 'I don't want the death to be unpredictable. I don't want him to die in pain, so even though we have a little bit of time left, I'm going to proceed with the euthanasia, because I want to ensure the death goes a certain way.' Sometimes I'll hear owners say they think winter will be really hard on their old horses, so they euthanize a little earlier to protect their animals from discomfort."
Sometimes the answer is obvious as to when to put the horse down. Virginia veterinarian Sean Bowman, DVM, says, "In an acute situation where the horse is in severe pain and the prognosis is very, very poor, the decision to euthanize is usually a lot easier. You can pretty much say this is the right thing to do, and the time to do it is now."
But with geriatric horses or horses with chronic diseases or conditions, quality of life might be harder to measure and the decision on when to euthanize less distinct. Sometimes an owner is tempted to keep a horse going at all possible costs.
Notes Philip J. Johnson, BVSc (Hons), DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, MRCVS, professor of equine medicine and surgery at the University of Missouri, "Horses today are living longer due to better nutrition and medicine. However, many live with pain and disability because their owners prefer to 'treat' rather than request euthanasia for horses that, in the past, would have been euthanized. There are a lot of horses in our area which are being maintained beyond what many would refer to as humane."
When the line between euthanasia and treatment is blurry, Butler suggests the owner try to see if the horse is beginning to have more bad days than good days. "It's not that the animal is in excruciating pain, but the quality of life has begun to fade," she says. Chronic signs of a diminished quality of life could include inappetence, severe weight loss, difficulty in moving around, inability to get comfortable, spending a lot of time laying down, and depression.
"Does the animal still enjoy doing the things he's always enjoyed?" asks Ellen Buck, DVM, former director of Equine Protection at the Humane Society of the United States and an equine practitioner in Maryland. Although the veterinarian might recommend euthanasia in acute situations, he or she might not always be able or willing to tell you when the time has come for the fading animal. Says Buck, "I leave a lot of that decision-making up to the owner because they are there day to day and may be in a better position to assess the horse's quality of life."
Although quality of life is a primary consideration on when to euthanize, there are other realities that come into play:
Age: Consider the horse's age when it comes to treatment options. Asks Bowman, "Should they take a 25-year-old horse to colic surgery? What is the potential outcome the horse is likely to have? What does the owner want to do with the horse? What will the value of the horse be after surgery?"
Difficulty of Nursing: Another major consideration is if the horse is going to require treatment several times a day, every day, for a long period of time. Notes Bowman, "If the owner has a full-time job and is not going to be there, then the care is not going to be there to maintain the animal's quality of life. People can't stop their whole lives for their horses. If they are unable to provide the proper care, it may be better for the horse to put the horse down."
Cost:The cost to treat or manage a condition can be beyond an owner's resources. "Cost of care is a consideration and sometimes takes precedence over other things, and rightly so," says Buck. "Sometimes the cost of treating a chronic illness in the horse can be more than the owner can bear in addition to the routine cost of maintenance of the horse. If the cost of care combined with the quality of life is such that someone can't keep up with them, those are definitely valid considerations for euthanasia."
It's difficult to deny treatment because of expense, but that's a reality of life. Deciding ahead of time how much financial resources can be committed to the horse's health can ease the stress within the family when the financial boundaries are defined in advance, and those limits are finally reached.
Occasionally, an owner who can't keep up with medical expenses might place the horse with someone who can. However, the odds of someone wanting an unsound, older, or chronically ill horse are low. Says Buck, "An owner may send the horse to auction hoping someone will pick him up, but chances are that won't happen. We'd rather see a horse humanely euthanized than have an owner send him to auction where he may potentially end up at slaughter." At auction, Buck warns, the horse might be held in a small, overcrowded pen with unfamiliar horses where he could be hurt by more aggressive animals. Euthanasia is the more humane choice, she says.
Saying Goodbye
When euthanasia is imminent, the owner should find a quiet moment to say goodbye. Says Butler, "If you know in advance your horse is not going to do well, it provides a very special time to say your goodbyes, to say your 'I love you's, to say 'I'm sorry' if you need to. It's important that people have complete endings with their animals, to know that whatever needed to be said has been said. People will then have a more positive grief outcome in the long run.
The Euthanasia Process
When considering whether family members will be with the horse during the euthanasia, make sure the veterinarian explains the process and what can happen after the horse is injected.
The primary method of euthanasia is via a euthanasia solution. "The main method is an overdose of barbiturates," explains Bowman. "It is an induction to anesthesia, just like for surgery, but the veterinarian continues on to an overdose. The horses are not afraid; there is no fear or anticipation."
Onset of unconsciousness is very rapid, then the horse goes down. Occasionally, the unconscious horse does not always collapse neatly and quietly, which can be hard for the owner to witness. "Sometimes the horse goes over backwards and may briefly thrash around some," says Buck. "But loss of brain consciousness happens first, the movement is involuntary muscle activity, and that horse is not aware of it at all."
A less-used means of putting a horse down is by gunshot, which is sometimes used in emergencies by police when the horse is suffering and a veterinarian can't get there fast enough. Buck says that gunshot euthanasia is also commonly used in Britain due to rendering requirements involving the euthanasia solution in horses' bodies. "It's my understanding that gunshot euthanasia is a very humane technique if done correctly because it's absolutely immediate," she says. "The thought is not pretty, but the death can be peaceful."
Buck points out, though, that the horse's brain is not large and is surrounded by a lot of bone, therefore the gun has to be placed absolutely correctly by someone who understands what they are doing.
Disposal of Remains
Dealing with equine remains is cumbersome and sometimes costly. "Horses are really big," Bowman points out. "Getting rid of a horse's body is not like that of a dog that you can bury in the backyard. This becomes a big issue once the animal is dead, and is the biggest decision to make after deciding to put the horse to sleep."
Because it can be time-consuming to investigate options, planning ahead facilitates the disposal. Check with a local veterinarian, local/regional bereavement centers, or friends for disposal options.
Advance planning should include how to handle the remains, who to contact to deal with the body, and how much advance notification is needed for the person who'll handle the remains. Also, the issue of what to do with the remains should be discussed by family members, including any children.
Depending on local zoning laws, the most common choices for handling remains include hiring a backhoe to bury the horse on the owner's property, hiring a rendering company to pick up the horse, or sending remains to a pet cemetery or crematorium. Bowman adds that in some areas where foxhunting is popular, the remains are sometimes fed to the hounds. "This is considered by foxhunters to be an appropriate, proud end to the horse," he says. "It's a tradition."
And When It's Over...
The loss of a horse can be just as pronounced as the loss of a friend or family member. Says Butler, "Grief is grief. That animal was unique, the relationship was unique, and that particular animal will never exist in the owner's life again. That is a significant loss. So many times, our relationships with our animals are pure--no history of betrayal, no history of letting us down. The relationship has been clean all the way through and, therefore, the grief can go to a deep level. We should expect that if the attachment is really strong, the grief is going to be strong, too."
Butler says it's a mistake to try to put a time frame on the grieving process. "It may take people days, weeks, months, or years, depending on the relationship and type of death...The key is not how long it takes for the person to get through it, but that the grief lessens in intensity over time."
Talking a loss over with friends or with bereavement counselors can also help ease the pain. Local counselors can be found in the phone book, through the veterinarian, the regional veterinary teaching hospital, or online. The Argus Institute at CSU, the Delta Society, and the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement are some sites that explain the grieving process, provide information on coping with pet loss, recommend reading materials for various ages, list pet loss counselors and pet loss support hotlines, identify pet cemeteries and memorials, and offer chat rooms and e-mail assistance.
You can honor a departed horse with a charitable donation in memoriam. For example, the American Association of Equine Practitioners Research and Education Foundation's memorial program allows an owner or veterinarian to donate (funding equine research, educational programs, and scholarships) in the name of the horse (or a human).
The bond between horse and owner can be very strong and deep. As the horse's caretaker and decision maker, you must be prepared in case of emergency, when your horse is depending on you. Planning today makes that easier when the time comes.
About the Author
Marcia King
Marcia King is an award-winning freelance writer based in Ohio who specializes in equine, canine, and feline veterinary topics. She's schooled in hunt seat, dressage, and Western pleasure.
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2.1.2 Offenders are provided opportunities and encouragement to understand the harm they have caused to victims and the community
and to develop plans for taking appropriate responsibility.
2.1.3 Voluntary participation by offenders is maximized; coercion and exclusion are minimized. However, offenders may be required
to accept their obligations if they do not do so voluntarily.
2.1.4 Obligations that follow from the harm inflicted by crime should be related to making things right.
2.1.5 Obligations may be experienced as difficult, even painful, but are not intended as pain, vengeance or revenge.
2.1.6 Obligations to victims such as restitution take priority over other sanctions and obligations to the state such as fines.
2.1.7 Offenders have an obligation to be active participants in addressing their own needs.
2.2.2 The community bears a responsibility for the welfare of its members and the social conditions and relationships which
promote both crime and community peace.
2.2.3 The community has responsibilities to support efforts to integrate offenders into the community, to be actively involved
in the definitions of offender obligations and to ensure opportunities for offenders to make amends.
3.0 Restorative Justice Seeks to Heal and Put Right the Wrongs.
3.1.2 The justice process provides a framework that promotes the work of recovery and healing that is ultimately the domain
of the individual victim.
3.1.3 Victims are empowered by maximizing their input and participation in determining needs and outcomes.
3.1.4 Offenders are involved in repair of the harm insofar as possible.
3.2.2 Victims have the principal role in defining, and directing the terms and conditions of the exchange.
3.2.3 Mutual agreement takes precedence over imposed outcomes.
3.2.4 Opportunities are provided for remorse, forgiveness and reconciliation.
3.3.2 Offenders are supported and treated respectfully in the justice process.
3.3.3 Removal from the community and severe restriction of offenders is limited to the minimum necessary.
3.3.4 Justice values personal change above compliant behavior.
3.4.2 The justice process draws from community resources and, in turn, contributes to the building and strengthening of community.
3.4.3 The justice process attempts to promote changes in the community to prevent similar harms from happening to others.
3.5.2 Fairness is assured, not by uniformity of outcomes, but through provision of necessary support and opportunities to
all parties and avoidance of discrimination based on ethnicity class and sex.
3.5.3 Outcomes which arc predominately deterrent or incapacitative should be implemented as a last resort, involving the least
restrictive intervention while seeking restoration of the parties involved.
3.5.4 Unintended consequences such as the coaptation of restorative processes for coercive or punitive ends, undue offender
orientation, or the expansion of social control are resisted.
Go to Benefits and Barriers to Restorative Justice
[1]Used with permission form Howard Zehr, Eastern Mennonite University, and Harry Mika, Central Michigan University. Copyright
1997, Mennonite Central Committee. Back to text.
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The council ended up voting 5-2 to allow dogs off leash at several parks for a one year trial: at Cooper, Bubb, McKelvey and Eagle parks Monday through Friday from 6 a.m to 10 a.m.; at Whisman park seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to a half a hour past sunset; at the Cuesta "dog training area" seven days a week from sunrise to sunset; and at the Cuesta Annex seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Council members Chris Clark and Ronit Bryant opposed the plan, proposed by McAlister, because of the inclusion of the Cuesta Annex. It's a place where Bryant noted that a rare great Blue Heron hunts, and that she'd prefer if the city consulted with wildlife preservationists before allowing off-leash dogs there. A representative of the Audubon Society said there wouldn't likely be an issue, but declined to go on record about it.
Council members said that having posted times for dogs to run off-leash could prevent conflict with residents who would like to avoid dogs.
"I'm also a dog owner and I have the cutest dog imaginable but not everyone likes him," Bryant said. "We do need to respect that fact that not everyone" wants to be around dogs. Dogs do bite, members said.
Council members rejected a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission to build two new fenced parks, one at a parcel along Shoreline Boulevard near Eagle Park (costing up to $40,000), and another at Rengstorff Park costing $30,000. Both would have been be simple, fenced-in areas with a water fountain. Council members balked at the cost and at using up more space at Rengstorff, and residents complained that it wasn't a good idea to have dogs along busy Shoreline Boulevard.
The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended only two new off-leash areas, one at Whisman Park and another at Cuesta Park. A resident complained that many more parks were originally proposed for off-leash areas, such as Thaddeus Park in the Monta Loma neighborhood, but the commission removed them from the proposed trial program. All but two of the approved parks (Whisman and Eagle) are south of El Camino Real.
One resident used expletives to describe the city's only official dog park, far removed from residences at the north end of Shoreline Boulevard, saying that the crushed granite surface hurts dogs paws.
The city also has a new dog park at the Merlone Geier's "Village at San Antonio" development on San Antonio Road, which is open to the public. National statistics indicate that Mountain View should have two dog parks, while a survey of 30 Bay Area cities found that most cities have "at least one dog park, and the vast majority are fenced," said parks and open space manager Bruce Hurlburt. Menlo Park, San Carlos and Foster City all have off-leash dog programs in city parks.
Council members asked if the new time limits would be enforced and City Manager Dan Rich said that, like most things, it would be on complaint basis. "We don't have the resources to be out there every day," he said.
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And that is embedded here: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~mbelzer/practicefiles.html
and from there one can see the larger context. The "letter" to Joseph Goldstein is a rather humorous device for a long and interesting discussion of Dhamma practice. And one can also make an interesting side trip to a "dialogue" between Christopher Titmus and J. Krishnamurti.
- February 2, 1999
Dear Joseph Goldstein:
I was shocked and saddened to learn that the Board of Directors of the Insight Meditation Society asked for your resignation because of my "channelling allegations."
Though we've never met I wanted to write to apologize for my part in all this. And I do apologize. When I joked on the chat line about your channelling through me I had no idea it'd blow up like it has. It was only a joke!
I actually got the idea from where Mark Epstein writes about your experienc3e with the Roshi who helped you re-connect with "childhood emptiness" and then I remembered something Erin heard from somebody on tv who had talked with somebody who attended a retreat you led at Cloud Mountain. Since this is fourth hand it might not be accurate. A nosy retreatant had asked you whether you were involved in an intimate relationship with anybody. And (so the story goes) you replied jokingly that your house already was too crowded with just you there! --That's funny!-- And when I realized you are a friend of Epstein's I thought -- "Maybe HE'S Joe!" (and he used the name Joe precisely so people wouldn't assume it was you!) -- Anyway that got me going on the chat line, and I assume you pretty much know the rest.
Under different circumstances I would like to write to you about my recent retreat with U Pandita and about something you said when Amy Gross interviewed you for Tricycle magazine.
On the one hand you say quite rightly that U Pandita is a warrior, a demanding teacher, not there to make us feel good or happy or comfortable. True; you nailed that exactly. In particular, he doesn't seem to be concerned about getting us to like or admire him-- he seems to have a great deal of freedom about those aspects of teaching and learning.
But you also said that from the Burmese point of view "one of the great virtues is obedience," a virtue not highly valued in America. I feel this might be a little bit misleading as a summary of the type of practice he encourages. I understand your point --he's not interested in working with yogis who want just to hang out and drink coffee -- but I wouldn't exactly want to put the emphasis on obedience. Let me explain briefly.
When I first went to Burma several years ago to practice with UP, I thought it'd be a good idea to put my cards on the table. I told him I wasn't necessarily a buddhist, I often disagreed with what he said in his talks, especially the jargon about reincarnation and its absurd (in my opinion) centrality in his conceptual scheme; and I told him that I thought Burmese culture was pretty boring compared with electronic music, X-games, etc; of course I didn't exactly put it that way. But I told him I wanted to practice the type of vipassana meditation he was teaching and it wasn't so much a religious or cultural interest.
--He laughed, "Well, first of all the teacher doesn't really care what the student thinks!" --I laughed too. That was refreshing!
"Secondly, I'm happy to teach you whatever I can. The important thing is simply to practice."
Ok. I was willing to practice. He knew that; he knew from earlier retreats I would practice seriously, using the methods he teaches. So that was the context for what he said.
"Thirdly, if you do practice seriously, then perhaps you'll come to agree with me. Don't worry about the ideas or the culture."
Fair enough. His answer gave me a lot of freedom, not to worry then about complying intellectually or whatever, even while experimenting wholeheartedly with the meditation techniques. --More than wholeheartedly, Joseph. I was suffering so deeply that once I realized meditation could help I dove in with my whole heart, body, everything. I really experimented deeply with it. -- Actually having just written that, now it occurs to me that I have only scratched the surface, but anyway I just wanted to make a smaller point.
I realize you were saying he expects one really to work with the methods he teaches (to "obey" in that respect) but I think many readers might understand your comment to mean that he expects obedience relative to traditional buddhist monastic values, and so on.
For me (at least) -- no, not at all.
On the contrary, he gave me incredible freedom. I felt no pressure even to become a nun for the months I was there although that would be the normal traditional thing to do -- temporary ordination-- when one's doing a longish retreat. It would have been a nuisance for me to do it, not to mention the problem with the bright pink robes the nuns in Burma wear; and generally it would have involved too many distractions to play the role of nun in addition to doing the retreat, although I realize that for some people it can be useful to do it. Moreover, never once have I indicated I would acknowledge his having a special authority for me due to the fact that he is a buddhist monk etc. And while I show respect in the accepted ways, such as bowing, the more deeply I refuse to buy into his system, even while practicing sincerely and simply, the more deeply he seems to respect my practice. It is weird since he himself plays the role of monk so seriously.
For several years, then, we both have respected this beginning. It's almost like "you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone" when it comes to ideas, interpretations. He gives minimal guidance, and when he does guide its usually in periods when I really think I'm really getting somewhere special and he'll bring me back to earth. So as a teacher, a guide, he plays a role like where Pema Chodron says "Life has this miraculous ability to smack you in the face with a real humdinger just when you're going over the edge in terms of thinking you've accomplished something." He plays that humdinger role quite well!
For instance, I completed a retreat two years ago where I had worked hard and things had seemed real smooth and interesting for much of the time, and the last thing he said to me was = "You are stagnating in a dangerous place."!! That was funny --but he wasn't joking!--Even so, I don't think he took offense when I laughed.
So what I love about UP and his monks/nuns and the yogis with whom I have practiced in that tradition is their appreciation for the vastness of the path, and UP's willingness to challenge us to go further. I appreciate it that the meditation methods are uncompromisingly grounded in one's own experience, with minimal hype, together with an absolute refusal to hand out awards and certificates of any kind--all in a context, of course, in which the methods can be powerful and amazing.
It is true that UP expects courage and effort --heroic struggle--which is an unavoidable aspect of initially getting into any of this, for anyone who tries it, where all of us have to battle, like runners in a marathon; like warriors when life is at stake. And of course it so happens that many westerners seem ready and willing and prepared to go into this battle with courage. I believe that it is our insecurity, even terror, in the midst of pleasure and comfort --it is so obvious to us, and so we are willing to strive when we see that something good might result-- something to help us deal with fear, greed, denial: = the horror of modern life without an open continuous connection to innate simple kindness = the purity of awareness.
So the whole thing about effort has been central for me. I have been willing to work hard Yet I recall feeling dismayed when I first realized in Burma that UP was using a "map" of "stages" of insight, in giving me feedback, for the last thing on my mind when I began meditating was to participate in yet another goal-oriented activity. It was only with reluctance, after seeing patterns emerge again and again, that I accepted the validity of the stages (incl. the jhanas). Of course the patterns might simply be artifacts of extreme living conditions and repetitive practice -- nonetheless the whole thing is fascinating!
--So anyway, about effort. I went through periods on retreats when there'd be a transition from (a) where observation of the breath (rising/falling of my abdomen) involved a lot of effort and a sense of strain, struggle, stress to (b) no effort: observation of breath plus sensations throughout the body, where experience is clear and abundant, with no sense of effort or stress at all! Attention continually re-encompassing the body moment by moment, they call it "effortless effort," long days and nights flowing through all sorts of things, including difficulties, with an unshakeable sense of ease. This fact--that the mind can train itself for this transition from stress to ease but without becoming dull and stupid--I think this fact is what mainly makes the east-west bridge.
So anyway I went through periods when I'd hit this stage, and then my response was to refuse to exert any conscious, intentional effort AT ALL! --for instance, with respect to things like sitting with knee or back pain: when there appeared the least sense of struggle: ok, that's enough! --Sitting over.
At one retreat in Australia, U Buddharakkita was there (when he was still a monk) and he had been assisting UP with the daily individual conferences --so he'd sort of tracked what had been happening for me -- and afterwards he said: "well, you got stuck, huh?" --I wasn't even sure what he meant, or whether to agree. (And too goddam independent to enter into a conversation about it!!)
But on this last retreat I think I may have seen what he meant: for this time, even when in "effortless effort" mode I continued just to push a bit -- e.g. staying in the sitting posture even when it wasn't entirely pleasant. And what I began to see is that the "effortless effort" is compatible with that. I mean, with pain! Even serious pain plus the struggle that goes with staying there. Such an odd combination of struggle and ease. So that was interesting. The peace of not-striving during this retreat became so vivid! And it was good to experiment with that even in the midst of serious physical stress (rather than simply stopping to avoid the stress). By avoiding struggle I had been depriving myself of the taste of the peace of not-striving even in struggle. I hope this is making sense.
What is important, I would say, is the peace of not-striving, quite independent of any particular situations of practice or not. There were times when I'd have some thoughts and wishes for extraordinary experiences, and then at that moment I could feel my heart tighten, close, harden in a rhythm with those very wishes. Noticing this, feeling my heart again, feeling it lighten once again as the yearning dissolved. And what would be the point, exactly, of more extraordinary experiences? isn't this condition, now, not striving/not doing --isn't this the real point? What could be better? "The greatest happiness is peace."
I should wrap this up. The point is that the commitment to freedom within our minds --freedom from selfcentered greed-- is such an obvious and proper commitment, and taking it seriously as we do --and seeing it might bear fruit -- means not calling it quits too soon. So it isn't an overnight camping trip. But not a forced march either! Its more like heroic effort and renunciation emerging from happiness. --Daily. --Now.
so -- whew! -- this is why I wanted to say OBEDIENCE is rather MINOR in U Pandita's overall scheme.
I just realized something else. The ascetic retreat structure itself also is useful in the same indirect way, e.g. the extreme-sport type challenge, like about 24-hour sittings which I must admit seem about as possible for me as bicycling up Mt. Everest backwards (which of course somebody probably is going to do someday, just to do it) is useful in two ways. First, the methods are powerful in a good way and useful for human beings, generally, and we desparately need help in clearing some space and it is good to have a connection with a tradition willing to experiment in an extreme way; and it is important to preserve and protect that tradition, the way you do; or rather, I guess I should say, the way you did before all this mess which I am very sorry about. Secondly --& here is how its useful in an indirect way-- I keep throwing myself into those situations, and really trying hard, and invariably the absurdity of the intense effort of mind becomes crystal clear, because after a certain point the effort could make sense only if there were a solid substantial self to benefit from it--to possess the results, so to speak, which does not happen. One can't stockpile it. One can even tie oneself in knots over some ideal of freedom -- All the same, I'm quite sure that (for me) this would not become so indelibly clear if I weren't willing to put so much effort into it as I am willing to do. What becomes crystal clear are Krishnamurti's points about the inherent limitations (I suppose he would say futility) of meditation as structured activity, including striving, "measuring," evaluating. Yet really-really trying=striving is (for me) helpful in letting go of it (the striving). After all, K isn't talking about just sitting around drinking coffee either! He too takes seriously the problems of selfishness, greed.
Btw, I realize my points here are not entirely consistent with what I said earlier about pushing the effort side of effortless effort.
Did you hear about the incredible, beautiful BBC interview between Krishnamurti and Christopher Titmuss? CT is making my first point in the preceding paragraphs about the value of a methodical meditation practice--it's wash the dishes one by one; whereas, on the other hand, K adamantly refuses to countenance anything but the second. Just let the dishes soak!--"there is no mirror to polish! Where could the dust alight?" --and, if I did not hear incorrectly, K basically suggests one should just get married (?????) and be less selfish. --Erin told me the interview itself was published in Time magazine and in an introductory blurb CT says something like "to say this was a difficult interview would be to put it mildly." I am amazed by CT's courage in allowing it to be published at all. If my ears weren't deceving me, CT even accuses K of insulting him at one point. And then it sounded like they almost came to blows/ Or perhaps they did! Two of the greatest dharma teachers of the century --perhaps the whole millenium? Of course, how could one measure, & who would care? --Actually it was like 2 of the Stooges poking each other in the eyes!--How refreshing! Talk about dharma combat! Hey! Where's the 3d guy? --Where's Curly? --Hey, Joseph, that wouldn't be you, would it? --
I'm not sure you appreciate how deeply you and Sharon and the other westerners who went into unfamiliar territory & settled in & practiced carefully, & kept track, & came back to teach-- I'm not sure you all realize how deeply you have influenced many of us & how much you have helped. --Thank you!!
God I can't believe I wrote all this. I'm just going to send it. please don't feel like you need to reply.. I guess I just wanted to say something more than to write and apologize like some doofus. Now probably made it even worse.
Don't feel so bad about getting kicked out of IMS. Actually you deserved some free time anyway, --for other things --...
And good luck with your head massage business! When you get your parlors set up, I want to give you some paintings to hang on the walls.
Zoe Alexander


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 1:33 PM
Town Square
Stanford trustees approve tuition hikes
Original post made on Feb 12, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 1:33 PM
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Looking out a few years, here's what Stanford tuition will be, at a yearly increase of about 3.5%:
Year Tuition
2013 $56,441
2014 $58,416
2015 $60,461
2016 $62,577
2017 $64,767
2018 $67,034
2019 $69,380
2020 $71,809
2021 $74,322
2022 $76,923
2023 $79,616
2024 $82,402
2025 $85,286
2026 $88,271
2027 $91,361
2028 $94,558
2029 $97,868
2030 $101,293
2031 $104,839
2032 $108,508
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Feb 12, 2013 at 6:08 pm
So, as always, one has to be either filthy rich or dirt poor and loaded with grants to attend Stanford. Anyone in the middle need not apply!
a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Whew: read the article again.
--- Stanford students from families with income below $60,000 pay no tuition, room or board. Those from families with incomes between $60,000 and $100,000 pay no tuition.
--- Half of the students receive income-needs based financial aid and have families with incomes below 100k. Another 20% receive other kinds of financial aid.
--- Upon graduation, 75% of the students leave debt-free.
One does not have to be filthy rich to go to Stanford. But ones has to be really smart, really mature, really creative, really motivated, and really lucky....because thousands of applicants from all over the world fit the aforementioned criteria.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 12, 2013 at 8:25 pm
Getting into Stanford sounds easier than getting into the Olympics.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:05 pm
"75% graduate debt free"
That's because most students who attend are from rich families who pay full fare and subsidize everyone else, or the poor who get large amounts of financial aid.
Many of those in the middle look at the financial aid offer package and decline to attend, or they never bother to apply in the first place.
If you are interested, you can get an estimate of how much financial aid a family might get on these links
Web Link
Web Link
a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2013 at 11:20 pm
Stanford's applicant and student profiles -- as well as its financial aid policies have been openly published and well-documented for years. Their goal is to get a student body of talented extremely smart, but well-rounded individuals, from all over the U.S. and the world.
Although they admit some students from local families, they are not a University for local or state residents. Princeton, Harvard, and Yale and similar private universities are also not obligated to admit from their local towns (and their geographic diversity interests might be a good thing for smart California applicants).
On the other hand, UC and CSU campuses -- as state institutions -- exist to serve California residents.
Private Universities can set their own admission policies as long as they are legal and non-discimminatory. On the whole, SU has maintained a geographically and racially diverse student body whose only common denominator is superior student intellect and talent.
Town/gown issues are complex, and development by both sides will lead to friction at times.....but from the Peninsula community's participation in SU cultural, intellectual and sports activities, it appears that most area residents see the University as a bonus to living here.
Without Stanford, Palo Alto would just be Burlingame,
a resident of Green Acres
on Feb 13, 2013 at 10:22 am
"Neighbor" continues to parrot the party line as if he's reading it straight off the brochure. Let's examine this statement: "Private Universities can set their own admission policies as long as they are legal and non-discrimminatory. " (end quote)
Do you think it is an equal playing field for all ethnic groups when applying to private colleges? If not, isn't that a textbook definition of discrimination and therefore illegal?
"A study by Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade examined applicants to top colleges from 1997, when the maximum SAT score was 1600 (today it's 2400). Espenshade found that Asian-Americans needed a 1550 SAT (>99.5 percentile) to have an equal chance of getting into an elite college as white students with a 1410 (96 percentile) or black students with an 1100 (61 percentile)."
a resident of another community
on Feb 13, 2013 at 11:11 am
In many years (over the last 15-20 yrs.) Stanford's racial/ethnic mix has been more balanced than UC overall. Pretty surprising, eh?
2012-13 STANFORD STUDENT RACE/ETHNICITY (rounded)
African-American: 10%
Asian American: 23%
Hispanic: 12%
International: 7%
Native American: 3%
Unknown: 7%
Caucasian/White: 38%
Out-of-State: 58%
In-State: 42%
More detailed information: Web Link
a resident of Green Acres
on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:20 pm
The reason Stanford has more racial "balance" is because they (like almost all private colleges) practice affirmative action - a.k.a. racism.
If admissions were race blind, free of racial discrimination, and merit based, the student body would look more like UC.
The reason UC looks the way it does is because they are race blind with their admissions.
Stanford uses race as an important discriminating factor in their admissions process. Period.


text: My design wall isn't large enough. I have 4 more rounds plus the setting triangles for this layout. I will take it down and reassemble it on the floor. Tabletop heights just kills my back, (I am tall) so just cross your fingers that my knees hold out. This is from a pattern called Fabric Dance, but I think I will call my King size quilt From Dawn to Dusk.


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A massage parlor sting conducted by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies in Highland Township this month resulted in prostitution citations being issued to the two women working inside the small business.
The sting took place after neighbors complained about a man sitting for 10 hours a day in a truck at the rear of the business. Neighbors also said only men entered the business, sometimes at late hours.
No one answered a phone call to the business Wednesday and the "open" light was not on at midday.
Undercover officers entered Acupuncture Laser Therapy Clinic, located in a plaza just east of The Weal Inn at 3001 E. Highland Road, through the back door around 8 p.m. on Aug. 1.
A Sheriff's Office report of the sting listed the name of the business owner as Yu Wei Graham of White Lake.
When officers entered, they were greeted by an "Asian woman" and told about rates.
According to the first officer's account, he was asked by a young blonde woman to go into a room and get undressed. He lay naked on a massage table and the blonde massaged his back, neck, legs and feet.
The report said she told him he had a "cute butt" and that he was tan.
"She asked where I worked and I told her the Road Commission," he said in the report.
She left the room and he heard her lock the back door.
The officer said he was going to stay a full hour. She asked him to roll over onto his back and applied massage oil to the front of his body.
The woman removed her shirt, exposing her breasts. She was topless during the rest of the massage. She moved the officer's genitals and applied oil to that area, according to the report.
She stroked his genitals and he told her "it was not necessary to do that."
The report said, "She exhaled and said, 'Thank you, you don't want a happy ending?'" The officer said no. She then finished the massage. He paid $50 and a $20 tip, and left, meeting up with Sheriff's officers waiting outside.
The other undercover officer was in a separate room with the Asian woman known as "Jenny."
She asked the officer to remove his clothes and he kept his boxer shorts on.
He was massaged and after a half hour, told Jenny he'd pay for an hour.
She asked him to removed his shorts and left to get a towel.
When Jenny returned, she had the officer roll onto his back and she covered his genitals with a towel. She then asked if he wanted to be massaged all over and he said yes.
Jenny rubbed his chest and worked her way down to his genitals, the report said.
At this point Sheriff's officers entered the building, yelling "Police."
Citations were issued to Hong Zhu Jackson, 42, and Stephanie Nurkala, 31, both of White Lake. The women were charged under a local township ordinance prohibiting prostitution.
Jackson's case is still in the court system. Nurkala pleaded to disorderly conduct Aug. 20, according to Lt. Chris Wundrach.
On the night of the sting, Nurkala told deputies she had worked at the business since February. She said the most men she had seen in one day was seven or eight.
She said oral sex and "possibly more" goes on at the business.
Nurkala told deputies that the owner watches video in the business to see how many customers were at the business. Jackson told deputies she had worked for Yu for four years.
Highland Township officials said massage parlors are licensed by the state.


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The bar for Infinity's speaker designs stands pretty high, for a couple of reasons. First, there's tradition. Infinity's history encompasses the imposing Servo-Static and Reference Standard Beta and Gamma models from Back When Giants Roamed the Earth (the 1970s and '80s - high-end audio's glory days). These were among the most sophisticated, capable, and expensive speakers then made. Second, there's affiliation. As one of the Harman International family of companies, Infinity has at its disposal some of the very best technical and human resources in the world.
Given all that, I was eager to put Infinity's new Classia Series to the test. The system that the company sent me included the C336 front left/right towers, a CC225 center-channel speaker, and a pair of C255ES surrounds - Janus-headed dual-two-way models that can be set for dipole, bipole, or monopole operation by means of a behind-the-grille switch. Rounding out the suite under test was Infinity's new PSW310W subwoofer, a 10-inch design with the nifty feature of a wireless connection (although you still have to plug it into the wall to make it go "boom"). The Classias (Classiae?) bear an obvious family resemblance to Infinity's still-current Gumby-browed, flat-panel-drivered Cascade Series (reviewed in September 2006). But the newer models are larger, being an inch or two wider and deeper, and several inches taller. They use conventional, round dynamic drivers, although with Infinity's usual high-tech seasonings - in this case, a laminated, metal/ceramic "CMMD" composite for both tweeter and woofer diaphragms, and a newly devised tweeter waveguide (a tiny horn, sorta) that's said to raise sensitivity for improved dynamic headroom and simplified crossover design.
Whatever its high-tech credentials, the Classia suite certainly looks, well, classy. These are strikingly handsome speakers with an assertively contemporary design. Infinity supplied the full system in gloss piano-black lacquer (real cherry veneer is also available). But the C336s' sharply raked tops precluded my habitual piling up of CD and DVD cases, remote controls, and coffee cups into teetering towers of terror. What were they thinking?
Run five speaker wires, and you're done with setting up the main channels. The PSW310W wireless subwoofer sports a little Wi-Fi-style stubby on its rear panel, and its deck-of-cards-sized transmitter has a stub of its own. The transmitter, which accepts a single signal cable from a receiver or preamp's subwoofer output, found the sub immediately. And once I switched the transmitting channel a couple of times, I experienced no interference on the audio system - or on my studio's Wi-Fi or cordless-phone systems.
I ran the C336s by themselves in stereo for starters, and I was quickly convinced of their full-range abilities. But I was less happy with their tonal balance where I initially placed them - close against the front wall and flanking my 52-inch Samsung TV. They sounded progressively better the further I moved them away from the wall; I ultimately wound up with nearly 4 feet between the wall's surface and the speakers' front baffles.
The C336s have a neutral sound, with outstanding transparency in the mid to high frequencies. This yields the kind of treble that doesn't sound at all bright, yet is all there: clear, quick, and extended, and not in the least bit forward or sparkly. Voices were unfailingly even, balanced, and, well, neutral. Most speakers, even high-end ones, "romance" the vocal range with a subtle extra helping of warmth in the 100- to 200-Hz octave, but not the Classias. This occasionally made them sound a little "cool," but it also encouraged close, high-resolution listening - the kind of sound you hear in a good recording-studio control room.
Something analogous seemed to be happening in the bottom octaves, too, where the C336s delivered solid output to 40 Hz or so, but with less of that penultimate-octave response hump that enhances the impression of bass on so many speakers. The overall effect on material like Richard Thompson's "Hide It Away" (from you? me? us?) was intensely but effortlessly intimate, without the tinge of low-end bloat that this midbass-heavy track can often reveal.


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Capps pleased to return before season ends
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Capps, who had last pitching on July 16, entered the game in the top of the ninth and tossed a scoreless inning. The righty spent more than two months on the DL with right rotator cuff irritation.
Capps' shoulder responded well after he threw in simulated games on Wednesday and on Saturday. The righty threw three innings in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday and said he's happy he won't close the season dealing with an injury.
"Nobody wants to finish the year on the DL," Capps said before the game. "So just to get back for a couple of games is huge."
Capps, 29, posted a 3.81 ERA with 14 saves in 15 chances spanning 28 1/3 innings before going on the DL.
Willingham to have MRI after straining shoulder
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins left fielder Josh Willingham left Monday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees in the top of the eighth inning with a left shoulder strain. He is day to day.
Willingham injured his shoulder in the seventh while leaping near the left-field wall in an attempt to rob Eric Chavez of a home run.
Willingham was replaced by rookie Chris Herrmann to start the eighth inning. Herrmann went 0-for-1 in Willingham's absence, grounding out in the bottom of the ninth.
Willingham is set to have an MRI exam on his shoulder on Tuesday, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said after Monday's game.
Parmelee back with Twins after birth of son
MINNEAPOLIS -- Chris Parmelee rejoined the Twins on Monday after missing the previous four games to attend the birth of his first child with his wife, Amanda.
The couple welcomed the birth of their son, Jack Jeffrey, in Southern California early Thursday. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches at birth.
Parmelee wasn't in the starting lineup against the Yankees, but he hit a two-run triple as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning of the Twins' 6-3 loss. Parmelee is expected to play on Tuesday, according to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.
"He's not going to play today, but he'll be back out there," Gardenhire said before the game. "So that'll be a nice thing."
Twins try to ramp up game against contenders
MINNEAPOLIS -- After taking two out of three in Detroit over the weekend, the Twins are looking to play the role of spoiler in their final homestand of the season against the Yankees and Tigers.
New York entered Monday's game just a half-game up on the Orioles in the American League East, while the Tigers entered the day one game back of the White Sox in the AL Central.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he'll use his regular lineups against both New York and Detroit, hoping his club presents a challenge to contending teams.
"We want to finish strong," Gardenhire said. "There's some big-time competition, and we have Detroit again, so it's good to see where you're at as a player."
First baseman Justin Morneau said the Twins have remained focused and are embracing their role as spoiler, but he admitted he'd rather be in contention.
"We're just going out and playing just as we normally would, but you wish you were on the other side of it, playing for a division title and to make the playoffs," Morneau said. "So I'm not sure it adds anything or not, but it's always entertaining playing these guys. I've said all along we're going to battle to the end, so we want to give these teams a tough time."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Clarkson University Achieves LEED Silver Certification for New Student Center
Clarkson University's new Student Center building has received LEED Silver certification, due to its state-of-the-art construction processes, energy efficiency, and innovation in design.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally-recognized green building certification system, developed by the non-profit United States Green Building Council for high performance energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings.
"The commitment of our University community has enabled us to achieve yet another LEED certification," said Clarkson President Tony Collins. "This commitment to sustainability is found not only in the construction and operation of facilities like this, but in all of our Clarkson values and in the day-to-day activities of our students, faculty and staff."
"This LEED certification demonstrates Clarkson's commitment to sustainable facilities and practices," said Ian Hazen, Clarkson director of Facilities and Services. "It is an outstanding achievement for our design and construction team: Perkins + Will (architect), PC Construction (contractor), Stantec (commissioning & energy consultant), and Clarkson University"
In 2010, Perkins + Will and PC Construction delivered a glass-bridged, three-story, 60,000-square-foot student center for the University's 3,600 students.
"Sustainable design is part of all of our projects and is integral to our mission of honoring the broader goals of society," said Dana Anderson, principal of Perkins + Will. "We recognize the University's commitment to innovative sustainable design solutions, expressed most notably by a Clarkson professor's invention of a new type of concrete masonry unit used in the Student Center project, which uses recycled glass to help minimize the Student Center's carbon footprint."
The overall material of the blocks, invented by a member of the Clarkson engineering faculty, included 20 percent recycled industrial glass. In all, 13 percent of the total building materials content was also manufactured using recycled materials. Historic Potsdam sandstone was also incorporated inside the center in honor of the University's roots.
"This Student Center is the perfect mix of functionality and fun and was built to minimize the impacts on the environment," said Jim Bowie, project manager for PC Construction. "Through careful planning and execution we were able to exceed Clarkson's 50 percent construction waste management and 10 percent regional material use goals by diverting 89 percent of waste from landfills and incorporating 20 percent regional materials into the construction of the project. Everyone plays a role in helping achieve the strict requirements of a LEED project, and Clarkson University's new student center is a perfect example of that collaborative effort."
The "green" features of the Student Center include:
- water efficient landscaping
- low-flow water closets, urinals, and lavatory faucets
- energy efficiency measures like an improved thermal envelope, high efficiency glazing, reduced exterior lighting power, occupancy sensors, daylight control, and a high efficiency HVAC system
- bicycle storage and changing facilities
- and preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles
The building, located between the Educational Resources Center (ERC) and Rowley Laboratories, is designed to reflect Clarkson's commitment to the integration of learning and living, and to connect the built and natural worlds.
Linked by elevated glass-walled passageways to the ERC and other academic buildings east and west of it, the facility is also near residence complexes to the north and south. Filling 56,000 square feet on three levels, it offers space for student organizations and extracurricular social activities.
The building features an exterior of red brick, with sandstone accents and chimneys, as well as arched windows that resonate with Clarkson's historic Old Main building.
The facility houses study rooms and lounges, a large food service area, a cafe area with game room, conference and meeting rooms for student groups, a graduate student lounge, an international student lounge, a virtual game room, small grocery store, mail room, music practice rooms, meditation room, and facilities for the student newspaper, radio station, and television station.
The center's largest interior space is a three-story amphitheater atrium (or forum) for concerts, entertainers, lecturers, large-screen broadcasts, and other student community-wide events. From a floor and stage area near the tall window wall, bench seats rise to mid-level, surrounded entirely by balconies on each of the three adjoining floor levels.
This project came about after students voted in 2006 to support a new student union. The goal was to unite student programs in one building and to link the new center to the other academic buildings on campus. Students were closely involved in planning and design. They even took the lead in funding the center with a pledge of more than $7 million over 10 years.
Earlier this year the Student Center was also selected for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Facility Design Award of Excellence.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Roshi, May 30, 2012.
Yeah. Very much agreed. Don't like the work? Don't see the movie. It really isn't hard.
Yeah, come on Set. Ridley may have lost a step over the years, but George Lucas he is not. And after K.W. Jeter's ridiculous three book "sequels" (excuse me - ), I can't see Ridley doing any worse. Certainly not enough to ruin the first film.
I'm not sure why you think that mercenaries who run like scared children at the sight of a 2,000 year old dead body, get lost while in possession of mapping robots and an active comlink, and play pull my finger with space cobras is somehow a significant improvement. You've just substituted two people who really suck at their jobs and behave irrationally with two more people who really suck at their jobs and behave irrationally, with the added suckiness of them now leaving the very people they were supposed to protect or observe if they were mercs.
Also, Prometheus had armed security personnel (mercenaries) who identified themselves as such and were going to accompany the scientists into the temple with guns until Drs. Shaw and Holloway gave the order not to. They were the guys who were shooting at zombie Fifield later on in the movie. So, why do Shaggy and Scooby need to be mercenaries too?
The Blunder Twins (Millburn and Fifield) didn't know they were dealing with ancient astronauts until they had already arrived at LV-223. It played no part in their decision to go on the mission, and in Fifield's case, he explicitly said he was in it for the money.
I also would think that recruiting competent scientists for what is at this point a revolutionary space mission to another world -- even if you leave aside the whole alien aspect -- should be no trouble at all. Realistically, people would be jumping at the chance.
None of this makes sense when you have the CEO of the company who is a true believer along for the ride. You don't choose psychologically unstable incompetents for key positions on the extremely risky and groundbreaking mission you are also going on. They tend to hire experienced personnel and then rigorously test for these kinds of psychological problems with endless simulation, medical testing, and psych profiles. Can people slip through the cracks? Sure, but that's extremely rare.
As far as the hibernation goes, that's a possibility, but it just seems like you keep grasping at straws to try and explain what were really just terribly written characters.
Even with my disappointment with Prometheus and Scott's rather lackluster films of the past several years, I'm still looking forward to seeing what he plans to do with the new Blade Runner movie (although I won't get my hopes up so much like I did this time). I know some people feel that disappointing sequels/prequels/remakes take away from the source material, but that stuff doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the originals. I still love the Star Wars OT (pre-alteration versions) just as much as I did before the Prequels came along. And for all its many faults, I do appreciate the amount of new material and discussion Prometheus has infused the Alien universe with. I've done more reading and theorizing on the Alien franchise since Prometheus came out than I've done in twenty years.
Body of Lies and American Gangster were pretty good, IMO. I even liked A Good Year. That movie had some undeniable charm. And Russel Crowe was pretty damn awesome in all three of these. Robin Hood was crap, though.
Let's just face it, the stupid script is not Ridley's fault.
But not recognizing that script for a piece of shit that it was most certainly is his fault.
The question is whether he had any choice or not.
This is Ridley fucking Scott were talking about.
Because of his clout Scott largely had final approval on what went on screen (plus control of the editing) and was involved in the initial script with Spaihts and the rewrite process along with Lindelof. He writes extremely detailed storyboards with elaborate drawings of what he wants to see onscreen and dialogue and plot ideas which were incorporated into the script. He was the one who came up with the whole Space Jesus idea and some of the other mythology. He was as much responsible for the script as they were, since this was his baby; his pet project. To absolve him of responsibility for the poor quality of the characters and plot and dump it entirely in Lindelof's lap is inaccurate and unfair. He knew what was happening as he filmed it, and if there was a problem in his eyes he could have ordered a change to the script.
Clint Eastwood is still knocking them out in his 80s.
But money limits everything and everyone.
It wouldn't have cost more money to have made sure the characters in Prometheus didn't resemble Abbot and Costello when writing the first draft.
The fetish for the director as the supposed main creator causes some of these problems. Scott, as we know from his notorious non-comprehension of Blade Runner, is not the sharpest tool in the box. So if he takes too many liberties, the thinking gets screwed up. Another part of the problem is the idea that because movies are visual media (forgetting they are audiovisual,) and one picture is a thousand words, that means the creation of pictures (as in storyboards) is the key to creating a movie. Unfortunately, by a perversion of math, a thousand words is worth more than a million pictures when it comes to communicating ideas.
Feature filmmaking is the realm of the Director. He has final say on a script.
They also say a script is written three times. 1. By the writer. 2. On set. 3. In the editing room. Scott has control of 2 of 3 of those. (And a great deal of control over #1.)
It is absolutely his fault. It's not like he was some hired hand. It's HIS movie. HIS vision.
I really want to see the Special features and Commentary on the disc release as much as seeing the film again on BluRay.
If there was any sense in this world, Lindelof would have difficulties finding employment in Hollywood after this. This was a potentially great movie that was single-handedly ruined by a terrible script.
In other words, it's smooth sailing for Lindelof.
If that's true, it shows that Lindelof was pretty much imposed on Scott and that Scott didn't have the final word in this production. Those who have the money call the shots.
As director I'm sure that Ridley Scott had a say in the cut of the movie that hit the theater, so I do think it's possible that the deleted scenes and/or director's cut on the DVDs could make more sense of the movie.
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Smallest MEMS mic supports hearing aid apps, offers low EIN and power saving benefits
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Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced a high performance MEMS microphone developed specifically for hearing aid applications.
When compared to legacy solutions like electret condenser microphones (ECMs), the ADMP801 is not only smaller in size at 7.3 cubic millimeters, but also offers greater performance stability over time, temperature, and environmental changes, produces low equivalent input noise (EIN) at 27 dBA SPL (sound pressure level), and consumes 17 µA at 1 Vsupply - a fraction of the power consumed by traditional ECMs. The ADMP801 MEMS microphone is available in a surface-mount package measuring 3.35 mm x 2.50 mm x 0.98 mm that is reflow-solder-compatible with no sensitivity degradation.
The ADMP801 is a high quality, ultralow power, analog output, bottom-ported, omnidirectional MEMS microphone designed specifically for hearing aid applications. The device is fully pick-and-place and reflow compatible, offering an option to save on cost using a mechanised assembly process as compared to ECMs that require manual assembly processes. The device claims excellent environmental and temporal stability, and multiple ADMP801 MEMS microphones can be configured in an array to form a directional response, facilitating sound of voice localisation.
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The Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank was incorporated in 1964 when the Amsterdam Bank and the Rotterbank Bank, the largest and third-largest commercial banks in the Netherlands, merged. Prior to their merger, these banks were competitors.
The Rotterdam Bank was founded in 1863. In its first decade it operated branches in Singapore and Jakarta, but in 1872 it withdrew from the Dutch colonies and concentrated on the seaport of Rotterdam. In the first decade of the twentieth century, the Rotterdam bank was the first to develop branch banking in Holland, sponsoring the Zuid Nederlandsche Handelsbank and the Nationale Bank Vereeniging in the Dutch provinces. Beginning in 1911, it also began a series of mergers with other banks such as the Deposito and Administratie Bank.
After World War I, the Rotterdam Bank experienced difficult years. During the 1920s, a number of banking ventures established overseas failed due to generally poor economic conditions around the globe. The postwar depression also took a heavy toll on the bank. The Great Depression of the 1930s added more problems for the bank and by the time the bank recovered from the Depression, Europe was once again engaged in war.
After World War II, the Rotterdam Bank helped finance the reconstruction of Holland. The bank grew substantially during the 1950s and 1960s. However, it also began to face increased competition from foreign banks now doing business in the Netherlands. The Rotterdam Bank merged with Amsterdam Bank in 1964 in order to compete with this new foreign competition.
The history of the Amsterdam Bank is somewhat different from that of the Rotterdam Bank. The Amsterdam Bank was founded in 1871 by several Dutch and German banks. After a slow beginning, it began to expand rapidly by opening new branches rather than acquiring existing banks, as preferred by the Rotterdam Bank. After World War I, unlike the Rotterdam Bank, it prospered because of its prudent lending activities.
After World War II, in the late 1940s, the Amsterdam Bank merged with Incasso Bank, making it the largest bank in the Netherlands. The bank continued to grow though the 1950s and, because it was anxious about the growing competition from foreign banks,
chose to merge with the Rotterdam Bank in 1964.
The merger of the two banks formed the Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank (Amro). In 1968 Amro slipped from first to second in size among Dutch commercial banks due to a merger between Amro's chief rivals. By 1974 a worldwide recession slowed Amro's growth, but because the broad international network it had created and conservative lending practices, Amro did not suffer the losses that many foreign banks its size experienced.


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Idaho County Gold
As far as area is concerned, Idaho County is the largest county in the State of Idaho. In 1861, the first white's who visited Idaho County, besides the occasional trapper or mountain man were gold seekers who followed the Nez Perce trail into the area now known as Elk City found gold in Baboon Gulch. About two thousand people flocked to Elk City that first year and the following year a town was established. At the time the rumor was that a man could clean out his rocker box and pan out a $1,000 a day, even if this seems unlikely.
At the head of Baboon Gulch was a camp called Florence. It was here that in the winter of 1862, that the miners were trapped in what was said to be at least ten feet of snow and survived on very meager rations. The Portland Oregonian read it like this…"all here are now satisfied that these will prove the richest and most extensive mines yet found north of California. All claim that the center of the vast gold field has at last been found." There are many small districts in the county. Here are the ones worth mentioning:
Elk Creek District
The Elk City District had a total production of around 800,000 ounces. Placer gold can be found in the Clearwater River, especially along the South Fork of the Clearwater River. Gold can also be found in areas along the American River. The largest mine in the area was the Buster Mine with a estimated 500,000 ounces of lode gold being retrieved.
Florence District / French Creek District
By far the richest district in Idaho County. Over a million ounces of gold was recovered. Nearly all the gold was from placer operations, which is quite amazing. The French Creek-Florence district is in T. 25 N., Rs. 3 and 4 E., about 42 miles from Grangeville. French Creek was heavily mined.
Buffalo Hump District
Located in west central part of Idaho County is the Buffalo Hump District. About 27,000 ounces of gold was taken from this remote district. There were about twenty small quartz veins that occupied a five mile area. Production ceased because of its small deposits and remote location.
OroGrande District
The district mainly consists of lode gold mines. Gnome Mine produced 11,582 ounces from in a five year span from 1932 to 1937. Orogrande-Frisco mine was also a large producer in this district. The area has been worked off and on for many years. Newsome Creek has some placer deposits. Located 8 miles from the Buffalo Hump district.
Dixie District
Twenty miles south of Elk City lays the Dixie District. Incomplete production records for the district, but estimates are between 40,000 and 80,000 ounces of lode and placer gold were taken. Much like the Buffalo Hump District the area was very remote. Sheep Creek and Crooked Creek were heavily worked for placer gold.


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