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The Secret of all Secrets Transcript
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The Secret of all Secrets Transcript
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The Secret of all Secrets in Kali-yuga Transcript
Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya Ch.1 38-52
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A very important point from this pastime which is described very confidentially in the Navadvipa dhama Mahatmya chapter 1 is the transcendental difference between Nityananda and Gauranga Names and Pastimes and Radha-Krishna Names and Pastimes though They are non-different? Seventh Goswami Shrila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura states in Chapter 1:
Text 1
gauranga nitai jei bale eka bara
ananta karama dosha anta haya tara
Anyone who chants Gauranga Nityananda Nityananda even once destroys "ananta karama dosha"… unlimited sinful reactions of unlimited lives are destroyed instantly by chanting "eka bara", only once, Nityananda and Gauranga.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
If the people of the world knew that just uttering once Nityananda and Gauranga all of their sinful reactions would be finished for millions of lives, I think the whole world would do it, right? But they do not know this, it is our duty to inform them at least let them know, it is up to them whether to chant or not.
(Question from audience) But what if they chant and don't have faith?
(Reply) No, there is no question of faith for Nityananda and Gauranga's name, faith we require for Krishna's name, but Nityananda and Gauranga don't even worry about faith. One devotee was telling me that he went to give to someone one of our books, Who is Gauranga, you know, Gauranga in the Vedas, so at the time the person was not all interested in, he was very absorbed in this material world, "Who is Gauranga?" he said. So the devotee started dancing in happiness, "You chanted the name of Gauranga. Even though you don't have time to listen to me who is Gauranga, Gauranga is Krshna himself in Kali-yuga, but at least you chanted Gauranga."
That itself is enough, if you don't know, even unknowingly if people chant all their sins will be destroyed. So what we're giving to the world, we are just passing on the message of the acaryas, their treasure, that treasure is totally free, and it is so easy to acquire it, it is so easy to become saved from the horrible depths of the cycle of birth and death… by chanting once Nityaaaaaaaaananda Gauuuuuuuuuuranga. So Bhaktivinoda Thakura continues:
Text 2
ara eka gudha katha suna sarva-jana
kali-jive yogya-vastu gaura-lila-dhana
My dear souls of Kali yuga I will tell you one very confidential secret, please hear very carefully because this secret you will not find in any holy books, you will not find in any scriptures, even Shrimad Bhagavatam does not describe this secret, what to speak of the Bhagavad Gita, it is a very very confidential secret, "suna sarva –jana," not one or two persons… No everyone. The most suitable thing for Kali-yuga souls is Gauranga nama and Gauranga lila, the treasure of Gauranga nama and Gauranga lila.
Text 3
krishna-nama krishna-dhama-mahatmya apara
shastrera dvaraya jane sakala samsara
This Krishna nama and Krishna bhava, their glories are unlimited, the glories of Krishna nama, the name of Krishna, and the abodes of Krishna like Vrndavana, their glories are unlimited, and because of the Shrimad Bhagavatam, sastra, and various scriptures about Krishna's pastimes, Lord Krishna's pastimes, the whole world knows about them.
Lord Krishna is the most known Hindu God. I mean people say in all the world people know him, so everyone knows about Krishna, everyone has heard about Vrndavana and his pastimes. But the multi billion dollar question, there is one question, the secret of all secrets in Kali-yuga, what is that question?
Text 4
tabu krishna-prema sadharane nahi paya
ihara karana kiba chintaha hiyaya
Bhaktivinoda Thakura says the most secret, even the devotees of Lord Krishna are not asking this question, because it is so confidential, what is this question? Even though Radha-Krishna's lila, name, dhama, everything is known all over, why the common people are not getting Krishna prema? Why even those who are practicising are not getting Krishna prema?
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
What to speak of the common people, even they know they have seen in television Krishna lila, they have heard sometimes in katha Shrimad Bhagavatam, why are there hundreds and thousands and millions of people they are there, why are they not getting Krishna prema? Has any devotee asked this question? Bhaktivinoda Thakura is asking this questions to all of the devotees, all the souls in this world. Why, please think about this, this in not my statement, I am reading the original verses, the beautiful verses which have come out from the mouth of our ishta guru, Shrila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura Seventh Goswami. So he posed the question, and actually nobody except for him can answer the question, because this question is so confidential, so deep, these are the verses that actually opened my eyes from ignorance, I came into light.
When I found Navadvipa dhama Mahatyma in Navadvipa dhama and so I considered Bhaktivinoda Thakura my most prominent siksa guru in my life. Without his mercy without his writings I would be in the darkest depths of ignorance. From the beginning of my devotion many many years ago whenever I used to see a photograph of Bhaktivinoda Thakura in the Bhagavad Gita I used to feel jubilation in my heart, some divine jubilation and happiness, but I was to realize afterwards, later that actually the reason for that was because he gave the answer to this most confidential question in Kali-yuga. He reveals this question itself is the greatest benediction for Kali-yuga. People do not understand now, but as the golden age progresses maybe after two or three hundred years, Bhaktivinoda Thakura will become known all over the world, as more and more people try to understand his mercy.
I have a desire that along with Nityananda – Gauranga to make a nice place for worship of Bhaktivinoda, his teachings are the center, because his teachings contain the deepest secret of all secrets, his books are the books. There are many many paramparas coming down from Gauranga, Chaitanya parampara, Gadadhara paribare, Nityananda paribare, and Babaji's, and we respect all their practices, but why are we proud of our line? Because of Bhaktivinoda; If Bhaktivinoda would not be there, the richness of our line would not have been there. The Jaiva dharma, the Bhagavatarka-marici-mala, the Vaishnava Siddhanta mala, the Harinama cintamani, the Navadvipa Dhama Mahatyma, the Navadvipa Bhava Taranga, The Saranagati, The Gitavali, The Gita-mala, The Kalyan Kalpa-Tura, The Krishna Samhita, the Amnaya Sutra, the Bhajana Rahasya, the Siksastaka, the Chaitanya Bhagavata. The Mayapura dhama would not have been revealed, the Gauranga mantra would not have been revealed, what is the Gauranga gopala mantra? Nobody knew. In Chaitanya Charitamrita it is mentioned, Gaura-Gopala mantra, but nobody knew. So it is our Thakura Bhaktivinoda who is our most merciful acarya, who is revealing this secret to us. (Break in lecture)
We were discussing from Shri Navadvipa dhama Mahatmya by the Seventh Goswami and my ishta guru Shrila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Krishna's name and Krishna's abode are widespread in popularity and many many people know about it through the scriptures and through many other means, but none of them have been able to achieve pure love for Krishna; so what is the reason, what is the cause?
One of the factors that is actually stopping the people from achieving pure love of Lord Gauranga Krishna… this cause and this reason and this obstacle and this solution is actually the most confidential secret of all secrets in Kali-yuga, and not only in Kali-yuga, it is the secret or all secrets in the creation for all time to come…past, present and future. In fact it is such a confidential secret that in Satya-yuga, Treta, and Dvapara, they do not think about, they don't even know about it.
Fortunately we have taken birth in Kali-yuga, in the same Kali-yuga as Gauranga Mahaprabhu, that is why we have taken birth just 200 years, 100 years, 150 years, after Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the great acarya was on this planet, so we have got this secret available in this Kali-yuga, it very rarely attained by people in other yuga's, and in the heavenly planets, what is that secret? Bhaktivinoda Thakura is explaining.
Text 5
ihate ache ta eka gudha-tattva sara
maya-mugdha jiva taha na kare vichara
"Ihate ache ta eka gudha-tattva sara" is the most confidential philosophical secret, essence of everything and the maya-mugdha jivas, the souls who are bewildered by the illusory energy who are trapped day and night in trying to enjoy their senses but they don't know anything higher than that, how can they ever, they never deliberate on this secret, they never even try to find out this secret, what to speak of the solution, they do not even know that the secret exists, so "na kare vichara," why does the bewildered soul never think about this secret?
Like I said even the devotees of Lord Krishna, who are the highest among all the devotees of Vishnu and the demigods, even those…many of them are not aware of this secret, so it is only available to the followers of Thakura Bhaktivinoda who have staunch faith in him… very rare.
Text 6
bahu janma krishna bhaji prema nahi haya
aparadha-punja tara achaya nischaya
One may be worshipping Lord Krishna for millions and millions of past lives but if one does not attain love for Krishna, pure love for Krishna, then it is to be understood that "aparadha-punja," mountains of offenses are there in our heart.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
"Punja, punja" means a whole valley, a whole storehouse of offenses. Certainly those offenses are there in the heart for the worshipper of Krishna, Krishna bhakti is not so easy, but even after doing bhakti for millions of lives one may not achieve the goal of devotion which is pure love if there are stringent offenses, if the offenses are in our heart.
So one may hear these words and one may lose all hope, one may think it is hopeless. So what is the hope then if I chant Krishna's name for millions of lives, "bahu janma," even then I won't get love, hopeless, better I don't chant, better I don't do bhakti.
Yes my dear sir it was hopeless before Gauranga came, it was hopeless as per this verse. Of course by chanting Krishna's name there is no loss, we make step-by-step progress but still it is a very very prolonged process… the offenses have to be destroyed.
The point is when we do Krishna bhakti then we do more offenses and we become more of offenders and we become even more severe offenders of those who don't do Krishna bhakti. So it is a very very vicious cycle, offense Is a very vicious cycle. Bhakti is sublime, Krishna bhakti is sublime, but because of our offensive mentality puts us in a very vicious cycle… because before we come to Krishna if we were doing offenses they are considered normal sins of this world, but after we come to Krishna bhakti the offenses we do they are considered heinous sins, they have no atonement. So it is surely a very very difficult situation. Text 7, Why, Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, "why do those don't get love?"
Text 7
aparadha-shunya haye laya krishna-nama
tabe jiva krishna-prema labhe avirama
"Aparadha-shunya haye laya Krishna-nama." Because only if, if and only if we chant the name of Krishna without any single offense, "aparadha-shunya," shunya means totally zero. Aparadha-shunya is the qualification to get love by chanting Krishna nama. Aparadha-shunya… zero, unless the offenses become totally zero by chanting Krishna's name then we "tabe jiva krishna-prema," at that time only will our soul get avirama, avirama means continuous non stop Krishna-prema…pure love, without any obstacles or breakage… or falldowns.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Only when one becomes totally zero, which is a very very advanced stage, because in Madhurya Kadambini describes that offenses are only almost completely destroyed only in the asakti of the bhava stage, which is a very high stage for the new devotees. So it is like a cycle, we get love only when we become free of offenses, and only when we become free of offenses do we get love. So this a very strong cycle of Krishna prema, it is very difficult to achieve for the normal souls, spiritual aspirants, so what is the hope… when we have to struggle for so many millions of lives trying to struggle with our offenses? Yes we will have to if we don't accept the next verse.
Text 8
shri chaitanya avatare bada vilakshana
aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana
This verse should go in the history books, in the annals of history, because this verse should be known by all the devotees. This verse is the only verse that gives us all hope, gives us hope against hope, and that verse is composed by our great gurudeva Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
He writes that, "shri chaitanya avatare bada vilakshana." This incarnation, this advent of Lord Gauranga, before the advent of Gauranga Krishna nama it was zero offenses, but this incarnation, this advent of Lord Gauranga is vilakshana, is unimaginably powerful, is supremely opulent, capable, this incarnation, "vilakshana," this word vilakshana is very difficult to express in english. Vilakshana means gigantic, this incarnation of Gauranga is gigantically inconceivable, unfathomably powerful, infinitely potent, potent is the right word, "vilakshana," infinitely potent. "Shri chaitanya avatare bada vilakshana aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana." The second line is the line which all devotees are seeking for but nobody knows that this lies there in the scriptures. So Bhaktivinoda Thakura in Shri Navadvipa dhama Mahatmya, he says that:
Text 9
bahu janma krishna bhaji prema nahi haya
aparadha-punja tara achaya nischaya
After worshipping Krishna and chanting his name for millions of lives, still we don't get that love that means that there is a mountain of offenses in our heart.
Text 10
aparadha-shunya haye laya krishna-nama
tabe jiva krishna-prema labhe avirama
And unless one becomes devoid, totally zero of all offenses, then only will he get this love, Krishna prema, by chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
So what is the hope with this cycle if we get love only if we become free of offenses, and only when we become free of offenses do we get love, so we are trapped. So what is the hope? The hope is described in the next verse by Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Text 11
shri chaitanya avatare bada vilakshana
aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana
That this incarnation, this form of Gauranga, his advent is so supremely opulent, potent and powerful that "aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana." This line is the only reassuring thing, only consolation for the soul in Kali-yuga, it is the only verse which gives hope for the most degraded offensive souls of Kali-yuga…and that line is "aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana."
This incarnation, Gauranga bhakti, Gauranga's mercy is different from Krishna bhakti, though both are the same personalities but still Gauranga has come specifically for Kali-yuga so he does not…along with the offenses one will get love of God.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Even though the offenses are there in our heart we will get love of God when one worships Gauranga and chants his holy name and hears his pastimes and goes to his holy abodes…and hears about his divine associates. Anything to do with Gauranga gives one love even though we have offenses in our heart, but Krishna nama, Krishna dhama, Krishna lila will give us love only when we become zero of all offenses.
So this is the difference, "aparadha-sattve," all devotees should remember this verse "aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana." Because along with the offenses, even though we have offenses in our heart, the Lord gives us pure love. Like in this pastime we have seen Jagai and Madhai were full of offenses but they got love. Gauranga did not say that you become offenseless then I will give you love, Krishna says you become offenseless and then I will give you love. Gauranga says don't worry about your offenses I will give you love first…"aparadha-sattve jiva." Even the offensive soul gets pure love for Lord Gauranga Krishna. It's further described in the next verse of Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Text 12
nitai chaitanya bali jei jiva dake
suvimala krishna-prema anveshaya take
How do the souls get love, even in the offensive stage? This is a very very important secret of all secrets, because we are all offensive souls in Kali-yuga and that is why we don't get love, so it is very very important for us conditioned souls because Gauranga's incarnation will give us love even with offenses. How will he give? He will give when we chant these two names, "nitai chaitanya bali jei jiva dake suvimala krishna-prema anveshaya take." When we "dake", dake means when we call out, when we feelingly call out these two names of Nityaaaaananda Gauuuuuuranga Nityaaaaananda Gauuuuuuranga; immediately we feel pure love.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
"Dake," when the soul who calls out these two names then the purest love of Krishna, Madhurya prema…Suvimala, "suvimala krishna-prema," it is not ordinary prema. There is prema of Vaikuntha, there is prema of Dvaraka, Mathura, Vraja… there are different levels of prema, there are seven levels of prema: pranaya, sneha, mana, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. So there are seven different stages of prema and only the Gopies, the assistants of Radhika, they have up to mahabhava, all the seven stages of prema. So that prema, the highest prema, suvimala prema, that prema, that love starts searching after a soul who is chanting these two names of Nityaaaaaananda Gauuuuuuranga.
"Suvimala krishna-prema anveshaya take." Anveshaya is a very very beautiful verse by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, that is why this is the secret of all secrets. Anveshaya means to find out, to search after, to actually find…discover. So even though a soul who is chanting Nityananda and Gauranga's name may not have any love, they may be full of offenses, but Nityananda and Gauranga's name they take it upon themselves to search after such a soul and give that soul love.
I will give you an example; there is a big mountain, huge mountain, and that mountain represents our offenses. It is very tall, gigantic, millions and millions of lives of sins we have committed, they accumulate, a mountain of offenses, and the soul is standing on one side and Krishna prema is there on the other side of the mountain. So when we do not take shelter of Nityananda and Gauranga's names, their pastimes, their abodes, then only when we chant Krishna's name, Krishna bhakti, then we are trying to climb the mountain of our offenses, trying to destroy it, gradually climb and go on the other side to achieve Krishna prema. If we have to confront that mountain of our offenses by chanting only Krishna nama it will become very difficult.
Bhaktivinoda says in Navadvipa dhama Mahatyma that it will take a long time, a very very long time for those who don't chant Gauranga's name. So we are trying to cross that mountain by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra only without taking ashraya, shelter of Nityananda Gauranga's name. We are trying to go towards Krishna prema, but it is an uphill task, because the mountain is very very high, and even when we climb we are actually increasing the height of the mountain because by committing more offenses.
So what is a better way to get that prema? We are on one side and the prema is on the other side, what is the better way to get that prema? If that prema comes to us…if that prema comes to us then it is so easy, we don't have to climb the mountain, we don't have to wait for our offenses becoming zero, which is actually… actually is practical, it is the only thing possible for the Kali-yuga souls because it is very very difficult to destroy one's offenses unless one chants minimum of 64 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha mantra a daily, that also with great concentration, not mechanically, then also it is difficult because Vaishnava aparadha is so prevalent. Our tongue always want to criticize others so it is very very difficult to destroy our offenses.
So the best way is for Krishna prema to come searching after us and that will come when we chant these 2 names; Nityaaaaaaananda Gauuuuuuuuranga. Bhaktivinoda Thakura is saying this it is not my statement, he says that, "these two names if somebody calls out with feeling, then that pure love, the highest, suvimala, vima means pure and suvimala means supremely pure, the highest love of Radha and Krishna. In Vrndavan that love will come searching after us." Wherever we are, either we are in the ditch of offenses, or we are in the forest of our offenses, or we are in the garbage can, or we are in a deep deep dark cave. Better where we are that Krisha prema, our offenses will not be considered and Krishna prema will come and catch us, because Krishna prema is much more powerful than us. If we try to search for Krishna prema we may get it or we may not get it, it is doubtful, but if the pure love of Krishna is searching after us surely it will find us. Krishna prema will find us, how much fallen we are, how much sinful we are.
So that is the greatness, this is the secret of all secrets of Kali-yuga. These two names of Nityananda and Gauranga one has to just chant with feeling and the pure love actually comes to us, even though we may be full of offenses.
Then the next question can be raised…will offenses not create an obstacle in getting that love, hoping that love is coming to us, searching after us? Bhaktivinoda Thakura says when we chant Nityananda Gauranga's name… but the offenses are still there so won't they create a block? Even after the loves reaches us it won't be able to enter our hearts because of the offenses, won't it do that? Bhaktivinoda answers in the next verse:
Text 13
aparadha badha tara kichu nahi kare
niramala krishna-preme tara ankhi jhare
Beautiful. Bhaktivinoda says No; don't worry Kali-yuga souls. Your offenses will not be able to create obstacles to stop that Krishna prema. Krishna prema will come and enter your heart even though your heart is filled with offenses, Krishna prema will make your heart into two compartments; in one compartment the offenses will get stuffed, whatever offenses are there, the offenses will get temporarily stuffed into that compartment, and in the other compartment pure love of Krishna will enter into the heart…and "niramal Krishna-preme," pure Krishna's love, your eyes will start…tears of pure love of ecstasy will start flowing from your eyes, even though there are offenses. Nothing can create an obstacle because your heart will become filled with Krishna prema.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
You see this is the difference between the Radha-Krishna, Hare Krishna nama and Nityananda-Gauranga nama. That Hare Krishna nama, the pure Hare Krishna nama, will enter into our heart only when our heart is fully pure of no offenses, but Nityananda-Gauranga nama will force the Krishna prema to enter into our heart even though the offenses are present…because Nityananda and Gauranga don't mind staying in a contaminated place, whereas Radha-Krishna have a very high, Radha-Krishna do not tolerate any offenses.
But Nityananda-Gauranga's names, through their names they enter in the heart, offensive heart, they don't mind. Like Jagai-Madhai, they went to the drunkards, they didn't mind going to a contaminated place. Nityananda and Gauranga do not mind going anywhere. So even if the heart is contaminated fully, still Nityananda-Gauranga nama are not concerned if that soul cries out Nityaaananda Gauuuranga. Immediately the pure love of Krishna enters into the heart. "Niramala krishna-preme tara ankhi jhare," and tears of real love, not fake love. There are so many different crying in this world, but this crying is real genuine pure niramala, pure Krishna's love. That soul will start crying with bliss, and then; Ok then the next question somebody may ask, "What happens to the offenses but the offenses are still there in the heart, what happens to them? Will we have to live with offenses forever? No. Bhaktivinoda answers that in the next verse.
Text 14
svalpa kale aparadha apani palaya
hridaya shodhita haya prema badhe taya
Bhaktivinoda Thakura answers that after the Krishna prema enters into the heart by chanting the name of Nityananda and Gauranga, then the offenses which are temporarily stuffed in one side they start shaking and shivering, they cannot exist in the same place where Krishna prema is there, the offenses cannot exist. So In a very very short time the offenses start running away from the heart, where the devotee has got that love in the heart by chanting Nityananda Gauranga and in a very very short time the heart becomes fully pure.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
"Hridaya shodhita haya prema badhe taya." Actually that stage, which is the preliminary qualification for Radha and Krishna's name and prema, that is a result of Nityananda Gauranga's nama. Actually that is why Nityananda Gauranga nama they grant us the qualification to chant Hare Krishna nama… because that heart, the fully pure stage of the heart cannot be achieved without Nityananda Gauranga's nama, and lila, and dhama, and partial vasistha cannot be achieved without these. Because without Nityananda and Gauranga nama if we try to make our heart fully pure of all offenses, it will take millions of lives.
Krishna das Kaviraja is also saying there is no guarantee, "bahu janme kari yadi shravana." It is not just Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Krishna das Kaviraja also makes the same point, that Krishna bhajana may take millions of lives. The preliminary qualification of the heart is to become fully pure, whereas here we see that Nityananda Gauranga nama bring that love into our heart and the offenses flee away and the heart becomes as pure as the water in the sharat season, the pond, one can see the depths of the lake, you know crystal clear the heart becomes fully pure we can see the pastimes of the Lord. So this is Bhaktivinoda Thakura's statement, so the next question raised by a person, "Ok, Bhaktivinoda Thakura you have described the secret of all secrets of Kali-yuga, but how do you practically implement it in Kali-yuga? How do you practice it? I want this love." Anybody after reading this description will become greedy for love; even this love is coming so quickly, I want this love because this love is the greatest treasure in creation. It cannot be had by having billions of dollars so I want this love. So how can we have it? Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the answer, this is the verse that actually is my mission, and it is the mission of Lord Nityananda, and it is the mission of all Gaura bhaktas… I request all the devotees to support this mission, and this mission is:
Text 15
kali-jivera aparadha asankhya durvara
gauranga-nama vina tara nahika uddhara
"Kali-jivera aparadha asankhya durvara, gauranga-nama vina nahika uddhara." So Bhaktivinoda Thakura wants to tell the souls that what I have described is the secret of all secrets, it is not only a theory, you don't just theoretically understand it but this is something you have to do practically to actually penetrate the secret of all secrets, to realize it personally. That is why "kali-jivera apardha," the offenses of all Kali souls are unlimited and insurmountable.
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
It is like trying to break the wall with our head. If somebody tries to bang his head on the wall, what will get hurt, the head or the wall? Similarly the offenses in Kali-yuga are so difficult that if we simply try to destroy the offenses it is impossible…we will destroy ourself. Asankya, unlimited offense, unlimited means at every second we are creating offense, when we are walking we are killing so many souls, when we are breathing we are killing so many souls. In Kali-yuga we cannot speak the truth because if we speak the truth we will perish. So many offenses are there, so much sin, every second, the whole Kali-yuga atmosphere is atheist, nobody believes in God. So whatever activity we do, in fact it is described in the Puranas that when somebody does not have faith in the Lord, then whatever sins are committed by all souls in creation past, present, and future will fall on the head of that person who is not a devotee. So one can imagine how much sins we are having on our head if we do not have full faith in the Lord. We are partaking all the sins of all the souls in creation in the past, present, and future; so how much offensive we are in Kali-yuga, very very offensive.
We dress ourselves very nicely, we have a nice mobile phone, nice material opulence; this does not mean that we are not offensive. Even if we go one second without remembering the Lord is actually an offense to the Lord because the Lord is protecting us, giving us air to breathe every moment…and we are not able to express our gratefulness to him by chanting his name, because we are offensive. So so much offenses, unlimited offenses of the souls in Kali-yuga; when Narada showed his offenses to Brihari the hunter, his sins, he fainted on the ground.
If God would show us a sample, even a tiny drop of our sins and offenses which we have suffered for, we would totally commit suicide, we would faint. They are so insurmountable, the offenses in Kali-yuga, and unlimited and so difficult to overcome that Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that, "My dear souls please implement, please hear this one instruction. If you follow this one instruction, then there is no need for you to elaborately follow any other instruction, all instructions are servants of this main instruction, and that is: Gauranga-nama vina tara nahika uddhara." Nobody, no souls in Kali-yuga will be delivered without Gauranga's name because of insurmountable offenses. No soul, nahika, nahika means certainly, no way, no one will be delivered without Gauranga's name, "Gauranga-nama vina tara nahika uddhara."
Gauuuranga Gauuuranga Gauuuranga. It is so easy to chant his name, just four syllables, it isn't difficult…and the last verse of this section, Bhaktivinoda Thakura makes a conclusion to the Secret of all Secrets by making a plea; by a fervent intense plea to the whole world. What is his plea?
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ataeva gaura vina kalite upaya
na dekhi kotha o ara shastra phukaraya
"Ataeva gaura vina kalite upaya, na dekhi kotha o ara shastra phukaraya." "Phukaraya" means loudly proclaims, he's shouting; "phukaraya"…definite sound. What is shouting? The scriptures, the scriptures are shouting loudly, what are they shouting?
"That my dear souls in Kali-yuga there is no other way except Gauraganga's name in Kali-yuga."
Commentary by His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
"Ataeva gaura vina kalite upaya," "upaya" means means, means of deliverance, and "kalite" means Kali-yuga…and Gauranga's name, Gauranga's form, Gauranga's qualities. There is no other way except Gauranga in Kali-yuga, so my dear souls please understand this secret, don't simply try to understand theoretically, this is your chance, put it in practice. Please chant the name of Gauranga daily along with the Hare Krishna maha mantra.
Prabhupada says that the name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is more essential than the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra, considering the fallen position of the people of this age. That is exactly confirmed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura here. Prabhupada would never speak something which is not spoken by the acaryas.
So Bhaktivinoda Thakura is saying the same thing, that Gauranga's name, there is no other means of deliverance for the souls in Kali-yuga. So Nityananda's order is to always chant Gauranga's name, and Gauranga's order is for everyone to chant the Hare Krishna maha mantra, and the order of all the acaryas is to chant Nityananda nama. So let us follow all the three orders: chant the name of Nityananda, and chant this 4 syllable Gaura Gopala mantra. Gauranga's name which is Gauranga nama as well as it is the Gaura Gopala mantra. Just like Hare Krishna maha mantra is Hare nama as well as it is maha mantra. Similarly Gauranga mantra is Gauranga nama. There are other mantras of Gauranga which are 6 syllable mantra… which start with "klim", these mantras are not Gaura nama; they cannot be chanted by everyone, they have to be chanted only on the level of Brahminical qualification. But Gauranga mantra is Gaura nama as well as Gaura mantra, it can be chanted by everyone. Gauranga, 4 syllable, and Hare nama.
So this is the secret of Kali – yuga, let us express our full gratitude to Bhaktivinoda Thakura for revealing this secret for which we would never have understood on our own. "Maya mukta jiva jivera krpaya kali yuga purana, maya mukta jiva nice Radha Krishna vyana." In the Chaitanya Charitamrita states that the souls of Kali-yuga cannot understand this secret on their own, that is why Bhaktivinoda Thakura has composed this Navadvipa dhama Mahatyma, which is even higher than the Vedas, and the Puranas, the Itihasas and the Upanisads because it directly gives us the secret of all secrets which is very very easy to perform. Just 4 syllables to vibrate and it's for everyone to get instantly pure love of God.
I beg you with a straw in my teeth; anyone who is hearing this video please, please, I fall down at your feet, do not minimize Gauranga nama, take it very seriously. Take this instruction of Bhaktivinoda Thakura very seriously in our life and always sing, "Bhaja Gauranga kaha Gauranga laha Gaurangera nama male." Always chant the name of Gauranga, Narrotama das says, "whether you are in the jungle or whether you are a sannyasa or a grhastha, it does not matter. "Grihe va vanete thake, haa gauranga bole dake." Whether one stays in the jungle or in the home, don't worry, but if that person chants Gauranga's name with feeling Gauranga Gauranga Gauranga Gauranga, then I want his association, I will come to his home. If he is a grhastha I will become a sweeper in his home, I don't care, I do not see whether he is a sannyasa or a grhastha. I will come to his home and I'll become a servant in his home if he is constantly chanting Gauranga's name, so let us keep this idea, this mission, this desire in your heart and start chanting the holy name of Gauranga and Nityananda along with the Hare Krishna maha mantra, and please… Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Nityananda Prabhu thank you very much. Haribol.
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We talk about tons of really cool gadgets and iPhone Docks on Unplggd and this certainly isn't an exception just because it's made from paper and completely free.
Julien Madérou is a French Industrial Designer and is the genius behind this Paper iPhone Dock. He states on his blog that he always knew he wanted to be an industrial designer and no matter what side projects he works on; he never forgets that.
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Sports Nutrition in Germany
Sports Nutrition in Germany
Published: November 2017
Publisher: Euromonitor International
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Pages: 20
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Euromonitor International's Sports Nutrition in Germany report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2012-2016, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2021 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Sports Non-Protein Products, Sports Protein Products.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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Growth in Health and Fitness Boosts Sports Nutrition
Product Positioning Key To Success After the Category Has Reached the Mass Market
Growth Set To Continue
Competitive Landscape
Multipower Renews Its Brand Image
Private Label Has A Low Share, But Strong Potential
Wide Variety of Product Launches by New Players
Category Data
Table 1 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2012-2017
Table 2 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2013-2017
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2014-2017
Table 5 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Executive Summary
Continuing Growth for Consumer Health
Healthy Lifestyles and the Ageing Population Have A Tremendous Impact
High Competition Puts the Focus on Innovation and Positioning
Chemists/pharmacies Remains the Leading Distribution Channel in Consumer Health
Forecast Performance Expected To Be More Moderate
Market Indicators
Table 7 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2012-2017
Table 8 Life Expectancy at Birth 2012-2017
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Table 9 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2012-2017
Table 10 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2013-2017
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2014-2017
Table 13 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2012-2017
Table 14 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2012-2017
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Jerry Robinson is joined by historian and economic researcher, F. William Engdahl, to discuss the current chaotic conditions across the Middle East and Russia's recent decision to pull out of Syria in the fight against ISIS.
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Best-selling author F. William Engdahl joins me to discuss his latest book 'The Lost Hegemon: Whom The Gods Would Destroy. This gripping interview encompasses the crimes of the Clinton and Bush families and the rise of Trump who William calls a "mafia don". So buckle up and thanks for tuning in.
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Melbourne: Scientists may have found a new tool to trace the Sun's journey through our galaxy, the Milky Way.
It takes the Sun and its family of planets about 220 million years to complete each orbit of the galaxy, but it can be quite difficult to detect the local interstellar medium, which the solar system's travelling through, because it's so tenuous and emits very little light.
Priscilla Frisch from the University of Chicago and Hans-Reinhard Mueller from Dartmouth College in Hanover, believe changes in the isotopes of some elements in Earth's geologic record could hold clues about this journey.
They said that radioisotopes like carbon 14 and beryllium 10 are created when cosmic rays from outside our solar system slam into atomic nuclei in elements on Earth.
Frisch and Mueller said that if the theory works, other things like galactic clouds in the interstellar medium could also show up in the paleorecord.
Although it's just a theory, the pair believes there's evidence in the past 2 to 3 thousand years of a change in the local flux which seems to correlate with when the solar system entered the local interstellar cloud-cluster, a grouping of tiny clouds of atomic hydrogen which we are still travelling through.
They also claim there's evidence of an earlier event about 18 thousand to 24 thousand years ago when the radio isotope levels also changed; and which seems to correspond with another cloud the solar system travelled through at the time.
"If the Sun travels through a very dense cloud of gas, the heliosphere would shrink down to something so small, the Earth's orbit could actually take us outside the heliopause, the boundary between the heliosphere and the interstellar medium," ABC Science quoted Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths from the University of Sydney and the CSIRO as saying.


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Van Gaal's Team Building: Forming, storming, norming, performing
On May 22, Bayern Munich from Germany will meet Inter Milan from Italy in the UEFA Champions League Final, probably the biggest match in club soccer world wide.
Flashback. Just half a year ago, in late November 2009, Bayern was only placed seventh in the domestic Bundesliga, six points behind the league leaders, and third in their Champions League first round group. With only two matches left, they were four points behind the second spot which was required to qualify for the next round. The press was sure that new coach Louis Van Gaal who joined Munich in summer 2009 would not celebrate Christmas in that position, as speculations about him being fired could be read in any newspaper and as both the president and the commercial manager of the club both already started criticizing him in public.
Today they top the domestic league, have booked their spot in the German Cup final and have the Inter match coming up. What has happened in between?
Former Dutch superstar Patrick Kluivert once called Van Gaal "a master at building a team", and even Van Gaal likes to use the terms "team building" and "performance" to describe his coaching philosophy.
In 1965, American psychologist Bruce Tuckman created a classical reference model for team building processes: The "forming, storming, norming, performing" framework. Ever since then, many organizations use it to enhance the performance of their teams. In the following I will try to explain the season of Bayern Munich by using this framework and vice versa.
1) Forming
In the forming phase, the team gets to know each other. Everybody tries to avoid conflicts and risks while the coach or supervisor has to be very clear in his instructions. In the first phase at Munich, Van Gaal was very strict and clear in his directives, no other opinions were accepted – not only on the soccer pitch but also in topics like table manners (no one is allowed to leave the table until all others have also finished their lunch). He created a lot of routine work in the training sessions, which is typical for the forming phase, and gathered the information he needed about the team while allowing the team to also get to know his style of working.
2) Storming
After this first assessment phase, Van Gaal and his team entered into a very competitive phase, the so-called "storming". While it can sometimes be a quite short process, Bayern Munich was storming for several month. Here are some highlights from this phase:
Super star striker and World Champion Luca Toni, probably the player with the highest salary on the Bayern roster, criticized the tactics Van Gaal imposed as it was unfavorable to his style of play. He lost his staring position and was transferred to Italy just a few weeks later.
Commercial manager (an now president) Uli Hoeness criticized the 4-3-3 system Van Gaal was playing and wanted to move to a 4-4-2, also asking the coach to be more collaborative.
Club president and soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer stated that Van Gaal would have to delegate trust and responsibility.
Philipp Lahm, German international and Bayern right back gave a newspaper interview in which he criticized the lack of quality players on the team, the transfers made prior to the season and the lack of a clear philosophy. He was forced to pay the biggest fine ever in club history.
By the end of November, the relationship between Van Gaal and his players seemed like completely destroyed and the team was with the back against the wall. Then came December 8, 2009.
3) Norming
Bayern was playing away at Italy's record champions Juventus and needed to win against the Italian favorites to secure their spot in the next round of the Champions League. Just 19 minutes into the game, Bayern was down 0-1. Then came the turning point of Bayern's season. The team ignored all the conflicts and storms and tried to concentrate on working together as a team. They started to play with each other instead of against each other, ignored the negative environment and won the match in a sensational way by 4 goals to 1.
One week later they also qualified for the semi finals of the German cup and won their next consecutive six league matches. The team found their way of working together, the "norming" was done.
4) Performing
After advancing against Fiorentina in the Champions League round of 16, Bayern was considered the clear underdog against English giants Manchester United in the quarter finals. After winning the first leg 2-1, the team played some of the worst 40 minutes ever to begin the second leg at Manchester, trailing 3-0 shortly before half time when striker Ivica Olic converted their first scoring opportunity to make it 3-1.
The second half saw a completely different Bayern team. They completely dominated Manchester and it felt like they had 100% of possession. Dutch star Arjen Robben scored and incredible long distance volley goal, Manchester United was unable to answer and Bayern advanced to the semi finals. There, they met Olympique from Lyon, France. In the first leg, Bayern dominated but only managed to score one goal in the 1-0 victory. The away match at Lyon was one of the best Bayern matches of the last 20 or so years. They humiliated Lyon with a 3-0 away victory, implementing the dominant "position play" tactic Van Gaal is famous for. Within just a few months, the team went from an unorganized bunch of players to an interdependent unit.
What's next?
Bayern will meet Inter in the finals, a team coached by another very charismatic , controversial coach, José Mourinho. Mourinho and Inter went through a comparable team development process Bayern did, and probably Tuckman's "forming, storming, norming, performing" framework could have also been explained looking at Inter under Mourinho.
Two teams that have reached the "Performing" stage will meet at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. It's been quite a journey for both of them.


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Carly Rae Jepsen: Rising Star at Billboard Women in Music Luncheon 2012
Carly Rae Jepsen is all smiles as she arrives at the 2012 Billboard Women In Music Luncheon held at Capitale in New York City on Friday afternoon (November 30).
"Billboard Luncheon today! Receiving the RISING STAR AWARD. I am moved beyond words- but I'm supposed to give a speech. Hope for me," the 27-year-old musician tweeted of her nerves before the event.
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Carly Rae added afterwards, "Big thanks to everyone @Billboard for honoring me with the Rising Star Award! Also congrats to @KatyPerry ~ Woman of the Year!"
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Started with cocktails in the bar. Though we were a bit late arriving, the hostess let us take our time before proceeding to the dining room.
The atmosphere was friendly, quiet and casually elegant. The food was very good. Everything I tasted I was pleased with. We started with the Frito Misto (thanks, Melanie). Though it was not served in a cone, the crispy calamari and fennel shavings rested in a rich tomatoey sauce were light and flavorful. We also had the mussels, which arrived in a big bowl, topped with thin pommes frites and dollops of aoili (I think). The mussels were in a tomato sauce, as well. Very nice. The pommes frites were great.
My partner had the roasted beet soup. Beautiful bright red, with deep beet flavor, lovely. I had the frisee, toasted hazelnut and warm duck confit salad. Major yum! The duck came shredded (over 4 oz.!) under a lightly seasoned frisee salad, with halved hazelnuts sprinkled everywhere.
Entrees were the wood oven roasted chicken with cranberry beans, mesclun and shallot sauce; capellini with large gulf prawns; pizza of proscuitto and gorgonzola; and mine was the butternut ravioli in sage brown butter (a classic). The chicken was nicely smoky and juicy. The beans were tender, hearty and very flavorful. The prawn dish was ok. I just didn't pay much attention to it. The pizza was fantastic - very rich and about 13" in diameter. My ravioli's were a tad sweet, but I love sage brown butter. Samll portion in comparison to the other entrees, but thank goodness. It was likely eating dessert.
Speaking of dessert -- we split the tiramisu, which was SOAKED in rum (very moist) and the pumpkin shortbread cake (I can't remember all that was involved with this dish, only that we we all liked it).
I brought the wine. The waitress happily opened it and kept our glasses full. She was very nice and didn't miss a beat. We were mostly left to chat and enjoy our meals.
I was impressed. Not cheap, but well worth a visit.
btw - I told the waitress about chowhound and that Pasta Moon was at the top of the list of recommended restaurants in HMB. English is her second language. She heard chowhound and politely let me know that sometimes dogs are allowed to stay in the front entrance.
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Two for the Road (1967)
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Critic Reviews for Two for the Road
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (3) | DVD (4)
A Hollywood-style romance between beautiful people, and an honest story about recognizable human beings.
Hepburn, shedding her established persona with glee, is particularly great, while Frederic Raphael's acerbic screenplay has touches of material he'd explore decades later with Eyes Wide Shut.
With Two for the Road... Donen took a romantic comedy and deconstructed it, using the nonlinear structure and jump cuts that were being popularised at the time by the French new wave.
A benchmark of marital dischord with luminous Hepburn, cheeky Finney
Audience Reviews for Two for the Road
The film chronicles several journeys in a couple's relationship. While the performances by Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn are often delightful, the film's primary problem is its unevenness. It's occasionally hard to follow, and the mix of happy times and marital discord never quite finds its proper balance. Overall, there are parts of this film that are fun, but the film as a whole lacks cohesiveness.
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An au courant account -by the swinging sixties' standards- of a relationship and the institution of marriage, shown through all its stages with lots of charm. From a narrative standpoint it might be a bit muddled, but Hepburn and Finney give the right touch of wit, chemistry, cynicism and joie de vivre for all to be pleased.
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Albert Finney is sososososo hot. This is what Shoot the Moon wants to be but isn't. I'm glad it ends happily - really, really glad.
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|Sexy, wasn't it?
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|*sarcastically* You're not frustrated at all.
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|You're not frustrated at all.
|Mark Wallace:
|What kind of people just sit there without a word to say to each other?
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|Married people.
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|I was waiting for what you wanted! You wanted a boiled egg, not me!
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I can access the internet on the radio. I can watch movies via the TV Live box and I can access the two external USB drives from the netbook.
What I *can't* do is access the files on my main computer' C Drive from the netbook - Access is denied or I don't have permission. ( it says Windows cannot access \\Study\c). I have gone through just about every combination of settings, switched off my firewall and so on to no avail.
Windows seven networking is supposed to be child's play!


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NASCAR's Nationwide Series is an interesting collection of drivers and teams. It's a place for youngsters like Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Justin Allgaier to gain invaluable experience on their way to the Sprint Cup level.
It's also a place for underfunded teams to work towards solid financial footing. Often referred to as "start and park" operations, they usually partner with older, more established drivers like Mark Green, Jeff Green and Joe Nemechek.
And of course, there are the Sprint Cup guys who still love racing both series just for the sheer competition of it all–drivers like Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard.
Then there's a guy like Morgan Shepherd. He does still love to race and he still has a competitive drive, although he rarely has the kind of equipment that allows him to contend for top 10 finishes. But Shepherd is really out here for one reason and one reason only–to share his story of salvation, grace and hope.
Shepherd turns 70 years old today. Most drivers don't last past their late 30's or early 40's. Even 50-something year old Mark Martin is a rarity in modern day NASCAR. Shepherd, who has won a combined 19 NASCAR races and once dominated the now-defunct Late Model Sportsman division, is amazed to still be racing every week.
"I would have never imagined it," Shepherd told me last Tuesday while traveling to Kansas Speedway. "But I still have great passion and a love for the sport. Undoubtedly the Lord wants me to be out here because I wouldn't be out here and able to do it (otherwise). I don't (physically) run out of gas. I can withstand the heat better than anybody out there. God has kept me tough."
Ultimately, it's his commitment to ministry (and the support he receives for his charitable foundation) that drives him.
"I think all of it's because of faith," he said. "I hope my life is an encouragement to somebody else to maybe get up and do something with their life. It's not about us. It's about being an influence and helping others."
When I talk to other drivers and members of the NASCAR community, I often ask about their thoughts on Shepherd. Since today is his birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to compile some of those comments as a tribute to his ongoing legacy:
"To come out here and travel and do the things that he has to do, I don't know how he does it. I don't think I would want to put myself through that kind of stress. But I think that shows dedication. This isn't an easy sport whether you've got the most money and the best equipment in the world or whether you're in Morgan's situation. So to go out and do what he does, I've got to give him credit for that for sure. He would have quit 10 or 15 years ago if 'Racing with Jesus' had not been on the car." — Justin Allgaier, driver of the #31 Nationwide Series car
"Back in the day when (Morgan) was in his prime, he was a legend. He was very respected and he still is respected. He's an old school guy and he'll always be an old school guy. You have to respect a fellow who is at that stage in his career and continues to come out here and compete. He can still race…He's trying to promote winning people to Christ. That's what he's about at this stage in his career." — Tim Griffin, former Motor Racing Outreach chaplain
"What inspires us (about Morgan) is that he's so dedicated to what he's doing. He spends every dime he has to come out and support NASCAR and support the Nationwide Series. A lot of times he's his own crew chief and his family is part of his crew. He's learned to do a lot with very little…It's hard not to fall in love with Morgan and what he's doing. He's one of the most positive people I've been around. It doesn't matter how bad your day is. When Morgan comes around and he's talking to you, you kind of forget about how bad your day is and you realize you're helping somebody who truly deserves the help." — Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Sprint Cup car
"He's amazing. I've known Morgan a lot of my life. He's come a long way, as have many of us. Where he started in his life and where he is today is an amazing story. It's incredible. And he'll tell you he's not out here to win races. He's out here to win souls. If he finishes 43rd every week, he still wins, because somewhere in the garage area, someone has walked by and asked him, 'Hey, what's that cross on your car mean?' And he gets to tell them. He couldn't do that sitting at home in Conover, North Carolina. He does it here." — Dr. Jerry Punch, ESPN NASCAR race reporter
"What really impresses me about Morgan is that he's obviously putting God first because he's out there and he's not worried about being competitive. He's out there with 'Racing With Jesus' on the hood. He's not making an effort to be out there to get recognized by Gibbs or Childress and get picked up for a full Cup ride. He's already done it. For somebody to go from doing it and winning races to humbling himself to run in the back and have ministry number one of their list is very impressive and encouraging for guys like me coming up in this sport." — Blake Koch, driver of the #81 Nationwide Series car
"Morgan is one of the most unique individuals I've ever known because he's passionate about sport, but he's driving for another purpose. I asked him recently, 'Morgan, why are you still doing it? You're 70. You could be retired.' And he said, 'Because I'm a believer and this is the only way I can think of to introduce people to Christ. I'm going to do the thing I was made to do for as long as I can do it.' To me, he's one of the most consistent and faithful Christians I've ever met. He's absolutely who he is. He's walked a hard road to get there and so grateful for what Christ has done for Him. He's going to spend the rest of his life pouring himself out." — Stephen Keller, Motor Racing Outreach chaplain
"I never would have guessed he was turning 70. It's cool to see him living it out with a purpose. It's fun racing against him. Obviously he's not as a competitive as he used to be just because of equipment and funds, but in his heart he's still competitive and he wants to be out here. It's awesome to see that drive." — Trevor Bayne, driver of the Daytona 500 championship #21 Sprint Cup car and the #16 Nationwide Series car
To stay up on the latest Morgan Shepherd news or learn more about his foundation, visit his official website by clicking HERE.
You can also check out a great video released by NASCAR.com celebrating Shepherd's birthday by clicking HERE.
Be looking for a full interview with Shepherd coming soon, plus interviews with other NASCAR drivers such as Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., David Gilliland, Joe Nemechek, Blake Koch, Parker Kligerman and David Reutimann.
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PALO ALTO PRESS. r EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY VOL. i. P.U.Q ALTO, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SUNDAY, SKPTKMBKK 14. .902. Madame Neergaard's Weekly Lesson in Paimisty. THE SPATULATE HAND.—FIRST READINGS OF PALMS. explorer's discovers, nnd also en- niiR-cr.-, and mechanics, but it is by 110 menus confined losucb. people, nnd can be found <u nlmn-t every walk 01* life. In the lawyer it -jives more activity, expression and enthusiasms Thpndor imssesscd of this type -.vii! have greater adaptability and better power of mimicry ihnn Tbe spaltilate band is broad in iliL-ptlm -jud Urge in tbe finger tips, and is called .spauiiatc l>C' cause ibe fingers resemble a druggist spatula. It is broad at tbe base and across tlie fingers. This band, when firm and bard, , indicates a nature restless nml ex citable, but full of energy and purpose. When soft and flabbv, These poonle are fearless ami radical in their view* as a rnle and are not held down by dogma. Originality is their strong point. They care lit'l- for antiquity. It is lhe! NoT"._Additi0"al mailer of a present aud immediate- fttlttre which; ,oca, "aUlIe jH11 ,)e fom|(1 0" ",,", Interest them. -New' things appeal ; to them. Olil customs and old relics have not sreat calue in "•"•'• ■*- Gra-V ims '*"" ,n-<k' a THE DAILY RESUME OF Jtii TOWN, UNIVERSITY AND VICINITY Newsy Notes of Ihe People and Persons in this type •--**-•--■>er of the Democratic County nave not great their eyes. cau follow almost any career where Ct'**tral Committee.. there is activity, but they cannot j Mr. Z.. H. Martin of Shasta endure indoor confmemem. and'county is visiting the family of her Cannot even preserve good health' brother.-**). I>. Martin, on Kmersou ifcon Sued io rontine. They love'street. Mrs. J. I>. Martin has been ou; of door sj-oris aud nre fmid of dangerously ill for a long time, horses and travel. Tin Events Gathered to Interest Our Readers. TiMELV TOPICS TERSELY TOLD very domestic in their tastes. The restlessness precludes the pos*-*i!>iI- ity of settling down absolutely. [They arc the great leaders ofthe woiid and .-ire born to command. I Our greatest generals are of the spaltilate type. Architect 1 krvlin, who has charge of the work on the chaiiel :it St. Patrick'*-- Seminnrj. has condemn*.-.! So.000 brick in the past week. The brick were too jK-or to ?>e used iu any jurt of the work. Mrs. Peterson and daughters have i Miss N. It. Poole is enjoying a j month's holiday at Santa Cruz. ' jJ. S. Surveyor -'.ener.il Q-mhatn Same oiit from San i-'i.in. iscii this ; week to *-'-:• Sir, and Mrs. TeWw Ii. W. Simkins waa in San Jose j yesterday attending a (nccting ol the Santa Clara Press .V.swiaijon. j Mr.'ami Mis. James Pari ell went ' to San Francisco a few (lays ago to WKBKLY RBAUIXC (IF PALMS. A great deal of interest is being manifested over this new feature of the Press anr^ a large* number of palm prints have already : rented the l-'h/gcrald cottage hi j n*-*eud the we. Ming of Mr*-, P'arrcH's i Menlo I-ark, and will make their j --isier. j home there tor thc next two years. | (-,,,. " - 0||| nierc|ia"^ suggests 'The young ladies have been leaders j|t|Kl, *t umiKi ■"_. ., goot] lUmi, lu have the curfew .*-.! ring during the in social interests here" aud will be much misse^ Miss Grace Doughty will leave TIIK SIWTn.A.TI. TYI'I- l>K IIANR which i** often the case, it denote*, one without a -tpatulale bund. Am the usiless but irritable Spirit. 'vtM-i- improved, if lite palm 1-. Such a person worts by lit*, and firm and ehi-uie. It- spatula tc starts, and cannot stick to any linger lii'**-. Tli*- sjm'ul-tte i*» the thing long. -'and <,: cxpr-"**-i»ii I- enables the The peculiar attributes of the musician,to. impiovi*-*. nudVxccuie spatuhite hand are its intense love with buit'ei e..pret«1oiUSKaderewskl of action, energy and iudepcu- tins noticildy ttpaUilnie linger tips, deuce. . Some of our greatest lawyers and "Ii belongs to great navigators, orator* have bauds bi* this type.. been sent in. but- from which until- tomorrow for Shasta county, where bcr we can only make room for the,she will 0**11 her school in a few following: ; days. 'She has tatight several terms ' FkKDBahxks.—You will always "-that place, and the invigorating be poor, as you cannot save in the j«-r*f:S» mountains appears to be least. You have wasted a Urt of j of great benefit to her. money in gambling. Will marry; y. A. McGeorge, the Stanford !agnni in 1904. ■ graduate, who was recently, ap- j Chasm's Downing.—Beware of j pointed a teacher in the Sau Jose J a serious accident in the fall of 1904. j high school, has been obliged to de- jYou are too daring for your ownjclitie the position, .is he could not I good. Great financial success this | he released from his contract witli ] year. the Red IthilTschool trustees, j Kmma Dkan. — Yon have some! Last evening as Mr. !•*. C. Thiele musical tidt-nt, 1ml would make a1 was riding along University avenue I better trained nurse. You will in-J his horse stumbled, aud although Mr. Thiele is a fine horseman, lie wns taken unawares and thrown to the ground. 1 lis shoulder struck cat and sentimental. You will not the sidewalk arid lit. was consider- marry your present sweetheart. -ably bruised, but no bones were broken, and two or three days will find him all right again. Mr. Thiele cannot account f< •accident* as bis horse is very surefooted, but there doubtless was some obstruction iu the street tliat better trained nurse. You will inherit money this fall. Sa m Sm itii . — You have some \ trouble with your heart, both physi-) I- STOVES- ■! f Cook Stoves, $10,18.20,22.50,25.00,35.00 1 STEEL RANGES, .... $40.00 f Wicklfcss Blue Flue, - $7.50, 10.00, 12.00 I Something New In Gasoline, Perfectly Safe, I $7.00, Up. EVERY ONE IS GUARANTEED I Tr paMinso^ 1 161 UNIVERSITY AVE. I WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS $W3m&rtmtmMwmNe& ; Kva DoAKi*,—A voyage this-year would cost you your life. You are tin danger of drowning. Remain at 'home until the fall of 1903 at least? Ai.tck Hkai*.—You will go abroad in 1 903. A sodden,death' of-ui mule will leave you well off this fall. You have had poor health: i some lung trouble. l.oTTiK ih.ACK. — Your temper 1 will cause allyour.-domestic trouble. j You lack self-control. Your hus- ; band will ,>e much older than you S [are. Oiie child. ./*" ! Km.a Hi.ack.—You will have a .*£ long life, although you have*kid- *•',* ! h'cy trouble. Your father is ad- *-T dieted to itftuor. He will improve. .*-£ : You will marry iu 1903, A great *g change in iyo."i of location—you -£ wijl go ICast. ^" Sakah Dowxinis. — Your life "-? j has been a very hard one. -The Io*-s "g. I of your parents caused you to earn *gj ■ your own living early. You will %% not marry until you are --,5. ' fe I John Ai.i.kn.—You will secure a |g [ position out of town in the spring ; t!| You have been married( and div- « orced. Will marry again this fall. % Two children. caught her feel. whole niton hour. I:;trintn -S: Shule have put a line ping pong table *in their billiard room ami that fascinating game promises to rival billiards in popularity. Miss Olga Atherton ami Mrs. McCondry will leave Menlo Park in a few days for Manila where Mr. SlcCondry has a p-jsiiionr 'HfttV. ladies haw friemls in Palo AUo. Martin Towrie, the. well known baggage man at the Palo Alto depot, is al Santa Cruz for his vacation. Mr. Phippetls of San Pratt- cisco will take his place during liis absence. The first of the regular Tuesday night lectures lor the flcuicstci will be given next Tue«loy evening. Dr. -Jordan will Ik- the s-K-akcr, and his talk will Ik: tin "Tlte Making of Stanford Men." T. It. White, princip-d Ol the ramiuar school. San inlay visiting his nieces. Mr. White is the owner of tlie old Iielta Tan house I on Forest and Itryaut -.treet. his Washington I Francisco, was here immim&s »;isj»;/v K-M&Z'ii A New Creed In Boys' Clothes. . W.-'ltc- lu lie ■ n]> 1....11, U-li..| tlatt 111.- Is.v ..i 1..U v slioiil.l l.ac..c-l"ll". tliat an- mode in erar* ":i'. r" — ..l.illii. ins, riiili, V all wliill ".- ..:; ...ii tall,, -.,,- ...ir- ,«nl ..iirs-'l,.^ nrmaklns rinht -l,:,i- evi-r p..-. er..: Sta*. Jl Full Line of Boys' and Cl.iltlrcits CLLOTHIING. THE HABERDASHER! PALO ALTO I
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r EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY
VOL. i.
Madame Neergaard's Weekly Lesson in Paimisty.
explorer's discovers, nnd also en-
niiR-cr.-, and mechanics, but it is by
110 menus confined losucb. people,
nnd can be found C'
cause ibe fingers resemble a druggist spatula. It is broad at tbe
base and across tlie fingers.
This band, when firm and bard,
, indicates a nature restless nml ex
citable, but full of energy and
purpose. When soft and flabbv,
These poonle are fearless ami radical in their view* as a rnle and are
not held down by dogma. Originality is their strong point. They
care lit'l- for antiquity. It is lhe! NoT"._Additi0"al mailer of a
present aud immediate- fttlttre which; ,oca, "aUlIe jH11 ,)e fom|(1 0" ",,",
Interest them. -New' things appeal ;
to them. Olil customs and old
relics have not sreat calue in "•"•'• ■*- Gra-V ims '*"" ,n-
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Last Thursday evening, Sept. 13th, Girl Scouts of Colorado honored their 2012 Pikes Peak Women of Distinction and Women to Watch at the Thin Mint Dinner at Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs. A group of nearly 225 gathered at the event, which raised money for local Girl Scouting programs as well.
This dinner event spotlighted Girl Scouts' Live Healthy, Lead Healthy initiative, focusing on self-esteem, good nutrition and exercise that will help prevent health issues and other serious ailments that affect girls and women. Premiering at the event was a video on healthy living created by Colorado Springs Girl Scout Troop 3810. View the video here.
Nancy Saltzman, who recently published Radical Survivor: One Woman's Path Through Life, Love, and Uncharted Tragedy, was the keynote speaker, and Craig Eliot from KOAA-TV and Katie Carroll from the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado were the emcees. U.S. Olympic bobsledding athlete Emily Azevedo, who placed 5th in the 2010 Olympics, signed autographs and posed for photos with guests as well as spoke about healthy living and the impact Girl Scouts had on her life. The event was a three-course dinner featuring the creative use of Girl Scout Cookies. Event chair was Mary Lou Makepeace, the 2002 Girl Scouts of Colorado Mary Jean Larson Community Service Award recipient.
Girl Scouts of Colorado honors top women leaders in our community as Girl Scout Women of Distinction or Women to Watch. These women have reached remarkable levels of achievement as business, philanthropic, government, education and community leaders. They are committed to making the world a better place for the girls of today and tomorrow. They donate their time, talents and experience to Girl Scouting and also support Girl Scouts financially. Since 2000, 43 women have been named as Pikes Peak Women of Distinction and raised more than $300,000 for Girl Scouts of Colorado.
2012 Girl Scouts Pikes Peak region Women of Distinction are: Claire Garcia, Rosemary Harris Lytle, Dee Vazquez Sabol, Mary Thurman and Linda Weise
2012 Girl Scouts Pikes Peak region Women to Watch are: Liz Denson and Amanda Mountain (This was a new honor in 2012 recognizing emerging women leaders under 40.)
Special thanks goes to the following sponsors of this event: FirstBank, Cricket Communications, The Gazette, Ent Federal Credit Union, Mido Printing, Delta Dental of Colorado, El Pomar Foundation and BKD LLP.
For more information on the Girl Scouts of Colorado Women of Distinction program, visit our website at girlscoutsofcolorado.org/donors/women-of-distinction. The Colorado Springs Gazette also did a nice post event article with photos in their Sunday, Sept. 30th, edition. There was also an article in the Oct. 12th Cheyenne/Woodman Editions.
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I'm getting married 5th 2016 :)) I've already started planning.. has anyone else started planning?
I'm getting married 5th 2016 :)) I've already started planning.. has anyone else started planning?
Hi. Congratulations. I am getting married on June 2015. So far the venue was booked, photographer and videographer, my dress, other things like flowers, cakes and invitations. I'm finally pulling it all together and honestly it has been pretty stressful but exciting at the same time. Good luck on planning and just have fun.
I'm getting married in July 2016! We barely started planning yet, we just have a general idea of how many guests we want, what's the budget, who pays what, who's gonna be in the bridal party etc. but nothing booked yet. We went to a wedding fashion show once and got some vendors info. I tried to book the church early but they said I should call back in January… Oh well!! I wanted to start planning early cause Fiance and I are long-distance so it will take longer to make decisions, visit the venues etc. and we are both full-time grad students. Enjoy the engagement and wedding planning : )
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Portal to The City's Past – Slot Machines in North Beach
From 1893 to 1909 San Francisco was the slot machine capital of the world, and the machines popped up in billiard halls, saloons, and other raucous enterprises as well as in more upstanding businesses.
The San Remo provided metal coins or tokens that advertised the hotel's original name ("New California Hotel"), good for a drink at the downstairs bar or to try Lady Luck again at a "one-armed-bandit" in the corner.
A lone surviving token from the hotel's past states "New Cal. Hotel Bar, 2239 Mason, Good for 5 cent drink." The San Remo joined other respectable North Beach establishments in issuing these tokens, which are now collectors' items.


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Reboot coming tomorrow morning. The main change is that I'm moving the clan data from files to database. That means I'll be performing an import shortly before the reboot. I would suggest that you refrain from making changes to your clan (adding/removing members, changing recall spots, etc) in the last few hours before that reboot.
The clan command syntax will be changing slightly and I'll try to get the help file updated either today or shortly after the reboot.


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Work on the last stretch of The Aeronauts has stalled in the wake of bachelorette parties, book club (John Green's Paper Towns), applying for a fellowship with Literary Arts, and chomping through Beth Revis's debut YA sci-fi novel, Across the Universe. Maybe I'll review it and its sequel, A Million Suns, when I'm finished with them. If time permits. Or if someone asks nicely.
I'm also struggling to stay away from planning this "new adult" ("NA," as it is affectionately called; the term means "16-18+" age range) novel about superheroes, and the middle grade novel that I–guilty swallow–might have started writing last weekend about chick viking dragon hunters.
And oh, yeah, my hair is blue.
Anyway, some presents for you:
– SlushPile Hell, an anonymous agent posting anonymous (and completely ridiculous) queries, direct from his inbox. This is pretty much exactly why Tumblr exists. Also, don't do these things.
– Literary agent Sara Megibow (@saramegibow) does a weekly special in her Twitter feed called #10queries10tweets. Every Thursday she takes 10 queries from her inbox and writes a short Tweet about why she passed on it or asked for a full/partial.
And last but not least, an excerpt from a WIP currently codenamed The Legend of Bo.
"What am I going to do with you, Lora?" My mother shakes her head as she helps me out of the mud. I wipe my face with one hand so I can see her. She looks so bright against the dark rain, the black mud, and the dirty wood targets in her green dragonscale that I wonder if she is some kind of goddess. If she is, I am no demi-god. Just a mere mortal, unable to be a goddess herself, not even close.
"Sorry," I say, a word that has become a mantra. My mother snorts in disgust.
"Don't apologize. Do better. That is all I want from you, Lora—just hit that target once. Please. And we can go inside."
We've been at it for hours. Though I am the one mired in the mud, throwing the same spear over and over and never once hitting a mark, it seems the hours grate on my mother's nerves much worse than my own.
I almost say sorry again, but bite my lip and turn back to the three targets arranged on the far end of the field, long necks reared back in a silent roar, branch limbs splayed in ridiculous postures that I doubt have any likeness to a real dragon. I pull back my spear arm and focus on the closest target. The spear leaves my hand with a hiss.
It falls to the mud twenty yards away, not even close to a target, and I am breathless from the effort of hurling it. My mother lets out a sound that is almost like a wail. When I turn to her, she is gone, and the door of our house is swinging.
My stomach burbles. "No dinner until you hit a target," she'd said. But what if I never hit one? Would she let me starve?
No, she wouldn't go that far. I hope. I gather myself up and put the spear back on the rack. I clear clumps of mud from my knees and shoes. I walk to the door, but pause when I hear my father's voice boom from inside.
"Mira," he says. "I understand your frustration with the girl. But remember that you were a prodigy, Mira. Lora will learn eventually—not as quickly as you, but when the time is right. She has your blood in her. She's just a late bloomer."
"That is what I am afraid of, Bern," replies my mother. "I'm afraid she's not going to bloom. Sometimes I wonder if Lora is really my daughter, because none of Alene Dunmar's blood runs in her veins—not a single drop of it."
My father has nothing to say to this, so when it has been quiet between them for a minute, I walk inside. My father starts when he sees me, but my mother remains sitting at the table, her head in her hands, her dragon helm sitting open-mouthed beside her plate.
"Hey, Lora, there's a leg still on the spit for you–" A look from my mother silences him. She's never been this upset with me before. I feel cold.
"No, thanks, Dad."
I keep my head low as I pass them and go to my room. I dig out some salted meat from a chest beside my bed and eat, tearing at it with my teeth while tears make it soft and chewy, wishing for everything that I could have been born a boy like my little brother Riggen. He has twice as much skill with a spear as I do.
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Less Is More
I got the floor cabinets built and installed and it only took one day! This Less Is More philosophy is great. Uncluttered. Simple. Streamlined. Of course, it doesn't do much for storage.
Unlike other projects I'm actually trying to do a little planning with these cabinets. The tolerances are tighter than I'm used to working with because of the sink. The sink is made by American Standard Radiator & Sanitary Co. and it is dated 1932. It a single basin sink, 18X30, cast iron and enamel. Even though it is not real big it still weighs about 75 pounds. It is an under-mount sink and the idea is to hang it between the 2 cabinets and then lay the counter top down over it. If the cabinets are too wide or too narrow there could be problems.
The other issue is the dishwasher. The plan is to hide the dishwasher behind one of the cabinets. Again, if the cabinets are the wrong size there could be problems. So I made the simple mock-ups of the cabinets to get a real-world view of the size and scope of the cabinets. It was very helpful and I made a few minor changes to the basic design because of the mock-ups.
But cabinet building starts next week. This weekend the plan is to make 4 shelves for the wall cabinets. I'm going to use 2 pieces of fir that were used to trim out the wall when they removed and enclosed the pocket doors back in the 1920s. Because the wall for the pocket doors was extra wide they used extra large boards to trim it out the new, smaller opening. The boards are clear fir, 1.25-inches thick and 12-inches wide. I need to get 4, 30-inch selves.


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Eating Out in PaternosterOep ve Eet
Cafés & Eateries Cape West Coast
Where? Oep ve Eet is located inside Oep ve Koep, Corner Vredenburg Road (R45) and St Augustine Roads, at entrance to Paternoster on the Cape West Coast.
When? Open from Mondays to Sundays for lunch.
How? Call +27 (0)22 572-2105.
Overnight? Overnight at accommodation in Paternoster, in Western Cape
Kobus van der Merwe, the owner of Oep ve Eet, and previous editor of Eat Out online, brings his passion for food to this unassuming rustic restaurant in the small fishing village of Paternoster. His knowledge of food, his flair and talent has resulted in a menu of unique flavour and food combinations, attracting foodies from all over.
A daily menu is chalked onto a board, revealing dishes inspired by the West Coast, with fresh local ingredients taking centre stage. Traditional dishes - chicken pie, ravioli and tagliatelle - receive a delicious twist with ingredients such as bokkoms, quince, and dune spinach. Homemade springbok sausage rests on a bed of butterbean mash and brushetta is served with bokkom tapenade.
Located inside the well-known Oep vir Koep store, with only 5 tables, Oep ve Eet is about as intimate as it gets. An experience of such inventive cooking doesn't even come with a hefty price tag, further adding to its charm and appeal.
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Elk Hunting Tips and Gear
As most of us count down the days toward deer hunting season, other hunters in the Great Plains states, throughout the western United States and into Canada, are laying the groundwork for their annual elk hunting trips. Even for veteran deer hunters, there is nothing quite like bagging your first full-sized elk, and hunting the beautiful kings of the forest presents its own challenges and sacred tactics. We've collected some of our favorite tips and hunting gear suggestions below:
Tip: Take advantage of weather forecasts and fresh snowfalls to help you increase your odds of landing a prize elk. If it starts snowing and you don't have any other obligations, hit the field and start searching for tracks. In all likelihood, the fresh snow will give you a path to follow, and that path may take you to your prize.
Gear: A topographical map can do a lot to clue you in on where elk bedding areas might be. Since elk typically nest on north facing hills, a topographical map might be the best way for you to outline a potential scouting or attack plan.
Tip: With that in mind, don't ever hunt elk bedding areas. Ever. With deer, the debate over hunting bedding spots has raged for ages, with valuable points on both sides of the argument. When it comes to hunting elk, however, there is no gray area. If you spook a herd of elk in their bedding spots, you will not see them again for a long time.
Heck, if you are hunting public land, you may never see them again, as they will retreat to private land where fewer hunters tread and quickly find that they like it better there. Use your topographical map to find potential bedding areas, but then locate nearby feeding spots and draw potential travel paths between them to outline your golden ambush area.
Gear: Most elk hunters swear by a bugle call for tracking and baiting the beasts. As with all hunting calls, there are two ways you can cover this gear tip: either learn proper calling methods with your mouth, diaphragm, and vocal cords - look for videos on YouTube, or purchase an instructional DVD if you need help with this - or search around for a well-reviewed bugle call apparatus.
Either way, make sure the sound of your call is genuine: nothing will alert elk to human presence quite like an inauthentic bugle.
A Primos Hoss Elk Bugle like this one could make or break an elk hunt
Tip: More than possibly any other big game animal, cows and bulls in the elk species like darkness, so hunters in pursuit of a big bull had better be prepared to either hit the trail early, stay out late, or both. The daylight hours are for scouting; it's the half light hours of dawn and dusk that will earn you kills.
Tip: Hot and dry conditions can be an absolute chore to hunt in, especially if the elk aren't responding to your bugle call. Still, if the weather gets warm, giving up for the day is absolutely not an option. Take the hot weather as an opportunity, because if you've done your scouting, you know precisely where the elk are going to be: the nearest watering hole. Set up camp nearby, and pick off the biggest bull that comes your way.


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