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Gamers these days are becoming more social. The average gamer has moved out of the folks' house and can say hi to a member of the opposite sex without giggling. Along with this evolution of our community has come social interaction, or what we like to call multiplayer. Multiplayer, though, has many subtle forms, but which one is best for you?
Allow me to present your options, along with their advantages and liabilities:
Split Screen: Oh, how popular you'll feel! With your friend(s) gathered around the TV, you're interacting with real people! You can strategize together, laugh together when Jen blows up Rob's tank, and come out with all sorts of funny stories. Seems wonderful? Well, it is, but beware; there are drawbacks. Watch your smack talk, because if you shoot Paul from behind and then laugh, there's no barrier to stop real-life Paul from punching you in your real-life face (although, if he's punching you in the face over that, maybe there should be one). On top of that, if Paul wants vengeance, all he has to do is watch your section of the screen intently to follow your every move. Kinda scary, right?
Online: You are free from Paul's wrath (if Paul hasn't already been hauled off to jail as a result of his excessive anger) -- free to insult anyone you'd like, to sneak around without anyone looking over your shoulder at where you are, or to play with or without pants. Unfortunately, so is everyone else. You know that witty banter you can freely engage in without fear of punches-to-face? You'll soon miss that fear when "l33t_man69" is throwing dozens of racial/religious/sexist slurs-per-minute at you, because, although you're liberated to say what you please, so is 14-year-old Joey whose mother never taught him how to speak sans ignorance. There you'll sit, pantless or not, wishing that your nemesis were in arm's reach.
Split Screen + Online: Paul is back, and so is hate monger Joey. Worst of both worlds? Perhaps, but there are advantages. You can play with your friends now, against Joey. Even better, you don't need to use your headset to hear your teammates, so mute little Joey and laugh together gleefully as you team up to give him his just desserts. However, pants are once again (hopefully) mandatory.
So what is more fun, playing with real people, face to face, or playing across cyberspace? Clearly they have their ups and downs. Lucky for us, we have options. If you want to play face-to-face with your friends, go for it. Oh, and if you happen to be sitting next to Joey, tell him he's adopted, for me.
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Japan's Kengo Kuma, who has made waves with his uniquely designed buildings, inspires Rebecca Ilham to go on an exploratory trail to view his creations
WHEN my architect sister announced that she was coming to Tokyo with me, I knew that it would only be fair if our itinerary also respected her interests. I asked her to list down the buildings she would like to visit, but with her visiting Japan for the first time, she was quite flexible and only mentioned her wish to see NA House, a private residential home with transparent walls, designed by Sou Fujimoto, the subject of one of her assignments during her undergraduate years.
I must say that being an elder sister does give me a know-it-all air. Thus, unknown to her, I decided to take my sister on a loosely structured architecture trail that traces the recent works of famed Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma.
Why Kuma? Well, apart from the fact that his works are numerous, scattered around affluent neighbourhoods in Tokyo, this multiple 62-year-old Pfizer Award (akin to the architecture industry's Nobel Prize) winner is known for his "disappearing" architecture philosophy.
Kuma blends his new, modern (and most of the time bordering on futuristic) designs into the surroundings where buildings are, creating a sense of harmony that is not unlike the Japanese principle of wa.
Our first view of Kuma's aesthetics gets us really excited. Situated by the busy intersection right opposite the imposing main gate Kaminarimon, the Asakusa Tourist Information Centre is a building that can easily be taken for granted.
Visitors might flock to it for the services offered but the glass-walled building with a wooden façade blends so well into the shitamachi (downtown) vibes of traditional Asakusa. It is a distinctive building all the same; we ooh-ed and aah-ed at how the structure is so well-balanced, with each level looking like they had been loosely stacked one on top of the other.
Once inside, we skip the crowd on the ground level and climb upstairs, where we station ourselves at the best vantage point to enjoy the views of Senso-ji and Nakamise-dori from a height (while conveniently having phones charged).
We couldn't help noticing the interior detailing that complements the building's façade: all wood, glass and straight lines with 3-D effects on one of the walls. Kuma delivers a good first impression on us.
So from Asakusa, we continue the hunt for the next Kuma creation in the posh shopping district of Omotesando. I've never been a fan of this area, even though the main street is lined by designer boutiques by renowned architects. Thus, it is a huge relief to see Sunny Hills just a turn and short walk downhill away from the glamorous boulevard.
A shop looking like Taiwan-styled pineapple cake, the building is encased in a wooden, lattice-like façade in the shape of a bamboo basket. It is simple, unassuming and humble in appearance. Unlike its flamboyant neighbours, Sunny Hills fits in with the residential ambience of where it is located. That doesn't necessarily make it boring and uninteresting, though.
We sure find the intricate, large-scale woodwork called jugoku-gomi (which is assembled without nails or adhesive but is impossible to be dismantled once in place) interesting!
The shop assistants kindly grant us permission to look around and we waste no time in climbing up to the other floors. Decorations are minimal, but really, with its open, welcoming and clean space, Sunny Hills needs very little.
Just down the street from Sunny Hills is Nezu Museum, a private institution that houses and exhibits the Nezu family's vast art collection which spans over three generations. I first discovered about the museum from Casa Brutus, a Japanese design and architecture magazine.
In that particular issue, the columnist (who also happens to be a famous celebrity) Sho Sakurai highlights the museum in his monthly segment, Discover Architecture. Let's just say Nezu Museum has a special place in my heart after seeing Sho-kun posing in the bamboo pathway at the front of the newly renovated building, designed by Kuma himself.
Celebrity crush aside, the museum is a worth a visit, even if you're not a fan of pre-modern Japanese and Asian art Note however that more than 100 pieces out of some 5,000 pieces in the collection are National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties and Important Art Objects though.
The bamboo pathway is not only an entrance to the building, it creates a sense of serenity that differentiates the premises from its contemporary neighbours. We couldn't help feeling transported to a different place altogether.
The museum building is black in colour. The ceiling, particularly on the upper floor, is quite low, but the glass wall and unobstructed view of the lower level exudes an open, vast vibe. We take our time in the galleries, peering into almost every corner of the museum, before descending into the garden.
This is where Kuma's magic is apparent – despite its sleek, modern design, somehow the museum integrates seamlessly with the traditional Japanese garden and teahouses hidden amongst the thick, secretive shrouds of trees and bushes.
The so-called Kengo Kuma architecture trail then takes us to an area more known for the largest fish market in the world, Tsukiji, and upscaled shopping. But charmed as we are with Ginza, our attention is never off from Kabuki-za, a building with more than 400 years of history.
Unlike other Kuma works, Kabuki-za is unique as Kuma maintains the previous façade of the kabuki (traditional Japanese play) theatre that was designed by Yoshida Isoya back in the 1950s in the style of sukiya-zukuri architecture as the front face of the building. However, he merges it with a tall, modern office tower building (renovations lasted from 2010 to 2013), upgrading Kabukiza's functions and relevance in current times and context.
Coincidentally, kabuki is in season while we are there and there is a performance taking place that very day. We soak in the atmosphere by checking out the performance schedule, which is posted on a board in front of the building.
I must admit that I am tempted to join the line for tickets for the next single act performance (a complete kabuki play consists of several acts and lasts a whole day), but we have to move on. Therefore, I pacify myself by taking one last glimpse of the exterior and cannot verify reviews about its exquisite, luxurious interior.
We are racing against time because we are in the quest of Daiwa Ubiquitous Computer Building. It is in the campus of the prestigious University of Tokyo, but we have trouble pinning its exact location. It turns out that the building is situated at the end of the university periphery, and takes a while to reach on foot.
It is already dark when we finally arrive, yet the journey is not in vain. The Daiwa Building lives up to its hype in signature Kuma's style: wood, line and repetition.
Thin strips of wood are arranged in parallel to create something that resembles a line that is not unlike a long loosely-weaved tatami mat on the exterior of the building. These tatami-like lines are then stacked neatly, creating illusions of volume, shadow and texture that redefines the structure overall look and feel. Had we arrived earlier, we would have notice that the building seems to vanish among the trees in its surroundings.
We enter the building but are greeted with a sign that the interior space is off-limits to visitors. We are not entirely upset: Daiwa is a functional research building and we shouldn't be trespassing. So after admiring the exterior façade again, marvelling at the aesthetics and irony of having a traditional look for a study centre in a futuristic field for as long as we can (the temperature is dropping exponentially), we leave.
On the train ride back, I ask my sister if she can now leave Tokyo happy. Yes, comes the answer.
Sometimes, elder sisters do know best.


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It appears that for the first time in four years, New Yorkers did in fact get more creative in naming their progeny — but only a little bit.
According to the Department of Health, the most popular baby names in 2012 were Jayden for boys and Sophia for girls.
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This is the fourth year running that Jayden has topped the list, though the girls' names have seen an upset.
Isabella, for three years the most popular girls' name, was overtaken by Sophia and left behind in second place.
Sophia, however, was not a newcomer: prior to Isabella's three-year winning streak, Sophia had topped the charts.
More than 760 Jaydens and more than 607 Sophias were born in New York City in 2012, according to DOH birth certificate records.
And the city welcomed even more new New Yorkers in 2012 than in 2011: 202 more babies were born last year than in the year prior.
In general, the most popular named remained the same from 2011 to 2012.
Emma and Olivia switched places at third and fourth, Emily and Mia switched places at fifth and sixth, and Chloe jumped two slots from ninth to seventh. 2011's tenth most popular name, Sofia, was replaced in 2012 by Ava.
In a perhaps disappointing turn for the mayor, the name Michael dropped from fifth to sixth, overtaken by Matthew. The mayor last year had been pleased that Michael — "a fine name," he said — had risen from seventh place in 2010 to fifth place in 2011. Justin was knocked off the list entirely, after being at 7th in 2011. Ryan was a new addition at ninth place, while Alexander remained the tenth most popular name.
Here are the top ten most popular baby names in New York City for boys and girls in 2012:
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4. Olivia
5. Emily
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Before this recent cold front, we were able to travel where we wanted, and the calm seas allowed us to make the mistake of running past the best depths for our type of fishing. The 40- to 50-foot depths produced almost nonstop action from reef fish, including red and gag grouper, mangrove snapper and large white grunts along with numerous triggerfish, which had to be released. Triggerfish are a great indicator that a reef is alive because they only inhabit areas where they can graze on live corals and reef-dwelling crustaceans. Kingfish and Spanish mackerel fishing has been best closer to shore, with the most productive areas being hard bottom 1� to 2 miles offshore. This band of limestone outcroppings can be found by watching for diving birds or by following the strings of stone crab trap markers on or adjacent to the rock. On Saturday we found schools of bull redfish in the 20- to 30-pound range under flocks of terns and frigate birds. Having a rod rigged with a large small-lipped plug and ready to put out when trolling for mackerel and kingfish is a must. Triple hookups are common, and the drags on the planer rods must be set to just hold the planer from pulling line off the reel.
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Slate, the Industry Standard, and washingtonpost.com join forces to examine the effect of the Internet on Campaign 2000.
Vice President Gore probably never imagined that online sales of his book Earth in the Balance might someday help finance the California Republican Party. But with the newest online fund-raising strategy, unveiled in early August at Republicanshopping.com, GOP supporters can buy a copy of Gore's book and have a 67-cent rebate sent to the state party.
For an organization that raises and spends millions of dollars in each election cycle, 67 cents doesn't amount to much. But state party officials and executives at Ebates.com, the San Francisco e-commerce company that built Republicanshopping.com, have lofty goals for the site. The partners say they hope to encourage California's 5.4 million Republican households to make $50 million or $60 million worth of monthly online purchases within a year.
"We could basically create a self-sustaining party on this Web site if properly marketed," said state GOP spokesman Stuart DeVeaux.
The political site is a modification of Ebates' online mall. Both attract merchants with the promise of large numbers of shoppers. They attract shoppers with the promise of rebates—typically 10 percent to 13 percent. In the case of the GOP site, Ebates sends the refunds directly to the state party. Because the party cannot accept corporate contributions, Ebates issues the checks in the names of the shoppers, whose names are also reported to state campaign-finance regulators.
Republicanshopping.com is the latest fund-raising innovation put forth by state parties, who have taken the lead among political organizations in finding creative new ways to make money online. The Utah Republican Party last year began raising money by offering Internet access to its members. Both national parties later picked up on the scheme, which is what both Ebates and the California GOP hope will happen with their effort.
As part of the deal, which is scheduled to run beyond the November election, the state Republican Party has promised to deliver Ebates an undisclosed number of new shoppers. The GOP is promoting the site at its fall state convention, in e-mails to supporters, and on the state party Web site, which had 8,000 unique visitors in August, according to a GOP official.
"We are basically making sure that every Republican in the state knows about Republicanshopping.com," DeVeaux said.
If successful, the site could represent a fundamental shift in fund-raising strategy. Candidates often complain about the amount of time they have to spend on the phone asking for money and on direct mail efforts, which can cost just as much as they take in. With the shopping site, DeVeaux said, the party can raise money without pressuring potential donors with hard sales tactics.
And, most important, it can raise money even when its supporters aren't thinking about politics. "It provides us with the ability to keep the Republican brand name in households year round," DeVeaux said.
Ebates co-founder Alessandro Isolani said his company was apolitical and would be willing to partner with Democrats as well. However, some vendors have pulled out of the GOP version of the site, Isolani said. And for Ebates to find new political partners, Isolani would have to convince his current one to forfeit a strategic advantage: The California GOP also owns the Web address democraticshopping.com.
Voter.com Withdraws FEC Request
Voter.com last month withdrew its request that the Federal Elections Commission determine whether it and other similar political portals were required to charge candidates for space on their sites. Voter.com currently charges candidates. Others, such as Grassroots.com, do not.
Voter.com withdrew its request after the FEC wanted more information about the company's broader business model, said Cleta Mitchell, an attorney for the company.
Mitchell said the decision not to pursue the advisory opinion would not put it in any legal jeopardy but could perhaps put it at a competitive disadvantage. "You cannot get in trouble if you charge," she said. "You can only get in trouble if you don't charge."
A separate complaint filed by the National Law and Policy Center against Grassroots.com that also asks the FEC to rule on whether free Web space is an illegal corporate contribution is still pending and may not be settled before the November elections.
"The FEC said they would take a look at this whole arena probably after the beginning of the year," Mitchell said.
Reform Party's Online Battle Continues
A battle for control of the Reform Party's Web site remains unresolved after federal judges in Virginia and California refused requests from supporters of Pat Buchanan to force rival John Hagelin to stop calling himself the party's nominee.
A federal district court judge in Long Beach, Calif., will hear Buchanan supporters' latest complaint about the Hagelin campaign Wednesday.
FEC auditors recommended last week that Buchanan, not Hagelin, receive the $12.6 million in federal taxpayer money that is due the Reform Party presidential candidate, but the FEC has not even touched the Web site dispute.


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This site needs the Flash plugin, and takes about 5 minutes to play - however, it's well worth it.
A take on "It Wasn't Me", it aims shots at Tony Blair, George Bush, Michael Howard, Michael Jackson, David Blunkett - pretty much everybody in the public eye in Britain.
Making all the usual claims about Weapons of Mass Destruction, Saddam Hussein, Blair being Bush's poodle and so on and so forth - all to a catchy pop song! What more could you want in the run up to a general election?
The aim of the site is to get apathetic voters off their backsides and into the polling stations on May 5th in the UK, something we are more than happy to endorse.


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The Wyld Olde Souls… never heard of them. Maybe you have. Actually, after doing some research, their name popped up quite a bit.
They are a psychedelic folk band from NYC. Their bio sets the story straight.. they 'mesh medieval and Indian influences with their passion for late 60's British folk rock'. Totally right, and right on!
Well, they've just released a new video for their first single from their current album 'Ensoulment'. I have not yet had the pleasure of hearing the album in its entirety, but I am instantly a fan after hearing their single, entitled 'Leave Her'.
To be completely honest, I don't think that the video does the song justice. It's a nice video, but the track itself is wonderful.
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Seeing is believing. The many names, varied descriptions and attributes of a deity make it difficult, if not impossible, for a worshipper to comprehend the essence of a deity. The ancient Tantric seers, to overcome these limitations, devised tools for meditation that would empower a devotee. The yantra – in Sanskrit, a machine or device that absorbs cosmic energy – is one such tool, a visual, abstract representation of a deity's form or body upon which a devotee can fix his gaze. Typically, a yantra is inscribed with mantras, mystical chants that focus the mind.
Every yantra has specific qualities. The Ganesha yantra is believed to establish balance in an individual's life. Its periphery is a deep green, eight-dimensional square. Meditating upon the green inspires the devotee. Within the square are 8-petalled lotuses arranged in a ring, symbolic of Prakriti or creation. Five petals represent the five elements while three symbolize the gunas or qualities present in all beings. The next 'layer' is a six-pointed star that balances the male and female principles. Under the star is a triangle pointing upwards – this is amrit, the divine nectar of immortality. At the epicenter of the yantra is a point – the bindu – that famously represents the start of all Creation. This is Ganesha Himself. The bindu is the focus of meditation. All the motifs around point to it; indeed the eye is involuntarily drawn to and rests on this point. The bindu must be represented as a glowing, golden dot.
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Mahodara (Great-Bellied One)
The legend of Mohasur's creation is an interesting one, evocative of the demon's defining characteristic – delusion. When Shiva was once so lost in meditation that he did not emerge from his trance to help the gods, Parvati assumed the form of an alluring tribal girl and wandered close by, creating disturbance. Shiva opened his eyes and gazed at her, momentarily confused. From that 'confusion' emanated Mohasura, who was promptly whisked away by Shukracharya. The guru initiated Mohasura into the secret of propitiating the sun god. Mohasura soon received the boon of invincibility from Surya and wreaked havoc in the universe. Surya then advised the gods to seek Ganapati's help. When Mahodara manifested, Shukracharya told Mohasur to surrender or face death. Accordingly, the demon pleaded for mercy. Mahodara spared his life and banished him forever to the underworld.
Mahodara also destroyed two other demons – Durbuddhi (Negative Thought) and Jnanaari (Ignorance). In this form, He embodies the wisdom of the Universal Spirit.
Avatar in Sanskrit means "descent"; in Hindu mythology, a deity descends from heaven to earth for a specific purpose. Sacred texts like the Ganesha Purana and Mudgala Purana state that Ganesha assumed eight avatars, each manifesting in a different epoch and descriptive of a single attribute. All the avatars had one purpose – to slay a demon.
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Ekadanta (Lord of the Single Tusk)
Madasura, demon of Intoxication, was the creation of Sage Chyavana. Shukracharya, guru to the Asuras, imparted to him the Shakti mantra of 'Hrim'. Madasura meditated upon this mantra for centuries, until Shakti appeared and granted him the boon of fulfilling all his desires. Madasura ran amok and subjugated the three worlds. All virtue and goodness disappeared. The gods were then advised by Sanatkumara, Lord of Humanity, to invoke Ekadanta.
Seeing Ekadanta's blue-skinned, terrifying form, seated upon a mouse, Madasura surrendered to the Lord. Ekadanta spared him but commanded that he never appear in places where the Lord is worshipped with true devotion. Madasura however, was left free to enjoy the fruits of any activity imbued with demonic qualities.
Avatar in Sanskrit means "descent"; in Hindu mythology, a deity descends from heaven to earth for a specific purpose. Sacred texts like the Ganesha Purana and Mudgala Purana state that Ganesha assumed eight avatars, each manifesting in a different epoch and descriptive of a single attribute. All the avatars had one purpose – to slay a demon.
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This year, the visarjan, or ceremonial immersion that marks the end of Ganeshutsav was as always, a spectacular, joyous event.
Mumbai virtually closes down for the day to bid goodbye to its favorite deity. Security arrangements for the mammoth processions is a major concern for a city that lives in the shadow of terror. In a first this year, traffic police used vehicle-tracking technology to monitor the movement of about 50 processions from prominent Ganesh mandals.
Incessant rain (and hence, pot-holed roads) couldn't stop thousands from singing and dancing through the streets, including one group of Thai revelers who are regular visitors at the Mumbai visarjan. Sadly, at one spot, an overcrowded balcony collapsed leaving one onlooker dead and several injured.
Dance Ganesh 2011 is a trendy, fun-filled visarjan for the young at heart, with DJs, electronic dance music, fire dancers and stilt walkers.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
This city in northern India celebrated Ganeshutsav with unusual fervor. For the visarjan, 560 idols were taken in procession to the holy Ganges River for immersion at Sarsaiya Ghat. Several all-women welfare organizations participated in the 10-day festival and were seen at the visarjan in large numbers, a departure from tradition in the usually male-dominated processions. One group of women pulled a 'chariot' bearing the idol to the river.
All over India, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare featured prominently in Ganeshutsav celebrations with a surge in demand for small Ganesha idols wearing Anna's trademark headgear, the white topi.
Elsewhere in the world…
At Soar Valley Netball Centre, Leicestershire, UK, Hindu devotees bid goodbye to a 20 ft high idol that was shipped from India. The statue was taken to Liverpool for immersion in the River Mersey.
Hindu Indians in Dubai celebrate Ganeshutsav with as much fervor as in their native land, flocking to the temple in Bur Dubai, buying modaks and immersing their individual idols in the Arabian Sea.
Flushing, New York, is the place to be for witnessing a visarjan in the USA. The large scale Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Maha Vallabha Ganapati Temple end with Ganesha leaving in a chariot accompanied by singing, dancing devotees as well as anyone looking for a bit of fun.
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Public festivals are typically a marvellous treat for the senses, filled with brilliant colour, sound and fervour and the Ganesh Utsav is among the biggest of them all. If there's one aspect that marks out this festival from others, it's the ability of organizers and artisans to give the celebration a contemporary twist.
This year, Ganesha's 10-day sojourn on earth is an occasion to highlight current, hot-potato social issues and events. One Mumbai mandal spreads awareness about the evils of female foeticide, another highlights the tragedy of farmer suicides with a 22 ft Ganesha suspended in mid-air. Elsewhere, artisans are busy churning out plump Ganesha souvenirs clad in white dhotis and Gandhi caps – a tribute to the aging anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, whose recent agitation gained a nationwide following. The theme has been picked up by Ganesha mandals in other parts of India as well.
In 2011, Mumbai's most popular Ganesha, Lalbaugcha Raja gets an 11 lb (5 kg) golden necklace and a traditional Paithani stole made of Japanese satin as birthday gifts. At nearby Ganesh Galli, local artisans have fashioned a replica of the architecturally splendid Mallikarjun Jyotirling Temple in Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh).
Tomorrow Ganesh Followers around the world will be celebrating their beloved Lord Ganesha's birthday once again. A quick peek at what's happening where:
Mumbai, India, the nerve centre of Ganesh Utsav, is a trifle subdued this year, thanks to the overabundance of the monsoons that's resulted in waterlogged roads. However, all agencies involved in the mammoth event – government bodies, police, Ganesha mandal leaders, idol-makers and the general public – are determined to make the festival largely eco-friendly. Discussions have been on to substitute Plaster of Paris idols and chemical dyes that pollute Mumbai beaches every year after the festival.
Mumbai may be pipped to the post by Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) where a youth association plans to install a 94 ft Ganesha, the tallest ever built. The 500-tonne Ganesha will be gifted with a gigantic 'laddoo' weighing 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). The idol will be made of clay from Kolkata, water-based colors and dried grass.
India's IT hotspot, Bangalore will host its forty-ninth Ganesh Utsava. Cultural events featuring well-known Indian artistes in classical and popular music and dance will be the highlight of the 11-day fest.
In Pune, a non-governmental organization, eCoexist, has been selling eco-friendly papier mâché idols, using waste paper, for the first time in the festival's history. The idols are colored with natural products like turmeric and Fuller's Earth. Papier mâché is a good alternative to the more fragile clay idols.
In Mauritius, Ganesh Utsav is a public holiday. Hindu islanders celebrate at home and immerse Ganesha idols in the sea or along riverbanks.
New York's Maharashtra Mandal is staging a popular Marathi comedy as the highlight of its celebrations. Besides the traditional Ganapati Pooja, there will art and craft sessions for children.
The Maharashtra Mandal Bay Area (Sunnyvale, CA) will organize a children's variety program, a drawing competition and 'Maticha Ganapati' competition, where children will make clay idols of Ganesha.
If you know of any Ganesh Celebrations in your area, be sure to share it with us.
The nicest part of Ganesha's birthday, Ganesh Chaturthi, is that anyone can celebrate it, thanks to its relative lack of mystifying ritualism. Ganesh Chaturthi is a social event, spreading goodwill and bonhomie and marking the start of the Indian festive season in the latter half of the year.
Traditionally, a thorough house-cleaning is carried out the day prior to the festival, in much the same spirit when expecting a very special guest. In some Maharashtrian homes, women fast to invoke the blessings of Parvati, Ganesha's mother (again, this isn't mandatory).
The festival officially takes off on the evening of Day One, when the services of priests are requisitioned for installing the idol, either in homes or in public mandals. While beautifully painted idols are sold all over, you can go creative and make your own Ganesha out of clay, much like his mother, Parvati did! Yellow Calendula flower garlands are the prescribed form of decoration for Ganesha; in their absence, he is adorned with the more easily available marigolds. A bunch of holy durva grass is also a must. Ganesha's favourite snack, a plate of modaks, is placed before him. With the entire family assembled, the priest lights the oil lamp and incense sticks and chants prayers and incantations that will charge the idol with prana, the universal life-force. During the festival, it is believed that the home and those who visit it will benefit from the power of this force. The ceremony ends with arti and a round of modaks for everyone.
For the next nine days, Vinayaka is worshipped morning and evening with simple prayers and readings from sacred texts. It's open house season, with friends and relatives shuttling between homes or alternatively, visiting the huge public celebrations at temples and mandals. In many places, cultural activities are organized, when devotees showcase their talents in traditional music and dance, skits, debates and food fairs. The large, public celebration committees also organize social service activities alongside, such as free medical check-ups and blood donation camps.
The time of the year, when a large part of the Hindu population erupts into joyous celebration on the streets is around the corner. An entrancing melange of crowds, colors, songs and dances that take your breath away with their sheer energy. This is the time when India says 'Happy Birthday' to its revered deity, Lord Ganesha. This Year Ganesh Chaturthi comes on Sept 1, 2011.
Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada, Chavath in Konkani and Chathaa in Nepal Bhasa. Celebrated in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada (mid-August to mid-September), starting on the fourth day of the waxing moon and culminating 10 days later (Anant Chaturdasi), it's virtually a pan-Indian festival, with the most visible celebrations belonging to states which were formerly a part of the Maratha kingdom – Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
For these states, especially so for Maharashtra, the Ganesha festival has over the decades become a mini-industry. Temple trusts, artisans, designers, manufacturers, carpenters, painters, suppliers, cooks, shopkeepers and petty traders come together in an amazingly well-coordinated operation to produce the spectacular scenes that are watched worldwide today on television. Living proof indeed that Ganesha brings together people from varied walks of life.
During the holiday, along with huge public celebrations, Ganesha is also be worshipped in the quiet of homes across India. In Maharashtra, women fast the day before the festival to invoke the blessings of Parvati, Ganesha's mother. Clay or painted idols of Ganesha are placed on small platforms and decorated with flowers, red unguent and sandal paste. For the next ten days, the Ganesha stotra and Vedic hymns from the Rig Veda in praise of the deity will be chanted.
Ganesha being a lover of food, housewives get down to preparing his favorite munchie, the modak – rice-flour dumplings stuffed with a coconut-jaggery mixture. It's a tricky business making them, but they vanish in no time at all! Also on offer for Ganesha are snacks like chaklis, boondi and poha , varieties of sweets and savories.
In southern India, porches are decorated with intricate kolams or designs drawn with red oxide and rice-flour paste to welcome Ganapati. His perch in the puja is decorated with thoranams (garlands of leaves) and plantain saplings on either side. Large parts of city pavements are taken over by people selling all that's required for the puja – idols, flowers, bilva+ leaves, a type of grass (called arugam pullu in Tamil) and garlands of small, purplish erukampoo flowers specially dedicated to the elephant god. Once he's all dressed up, he is placed on a special platform. Two colorful paper umbrellas may be placed on either side of him. This being a state holiday, the entire family gets involved in the goings-on, with children especially enjoying the process of decorating the plump elephant god. Some families even make their own idols from clay – not an impossible task, given Ganesha's rounded physique!
Offerings to the Lord, called neivedhyam, consist of varieties of modaks++ (known in the south as kozhukattai), both sweet and savory, raw rice idli (steamed dumplings), payasam (a sweet, milk-based dessert) and optionally, specially prepared ellurundai (til seed balls) and appams (sweetened rice pancakes) Coconut, betel leaves and nuts and a variety of fruits make up the rest of Ganapati's delicious repast.
But it's the public celebrations, especially in Mumbai and Pune, that take your breath away. Priests dressed in red silk dhotis chant mantras before massive, colorfully decorated idols. The elaborate, brightly lit mandals∗ attract an endless stream of devotees. The more social-minded mandals also conduct free medical check-ups and blood donation camps. Cultural activities are staged every evening.
Visarjan – the immersion ceremony – takes place on the third, fifth, seventh or tenth day of the festival. There's hectic dancing and merriment as Ganesha idols – towering and tiny – are carried through the streets. As the idol is immersed in the sea, and Ganesha returns home to Kailasa∗∗, cries of Ganapati Bappa Morya, agle baras to jaldi aa fill the air. Goodbye Ganesha. Come back to us early next year.
∗ mandals: this word has a dual meaning. It could refer to the organization in charge of the celebrations or the large, decorative tents erected during the festival.
∗∗ Kailasa: the abode of the gods, in the Himalayas.
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Restricted to upper-division students of German who have demonstrated sufficient proficiency in speaking German to lead discussion groups in GERMAN 150. Leaders may participate one or two hours per week and receive 1 credit for each hour in class with 6 credits allowed in 3 quarters. Recommended: GERMAN 203. Credit/no-credit only.
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Participants ("proctors") will receive much practice in conversational German. Students aspiring to become teachers of German will find this course especially useful because they are placed in charge of small groups of participants in German 150, Conversational German Through Films. As proctors they lead the the discussions and grade the small group of students under their charge on the basis of their mastery of the vocabulary of the films. Proctors are provided all necessary written materials including discussion questions.
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Apple cofounder Steve Jobs suffered during the course of the illness that eventually took his life, but he did so with courage, according to Google Chairman and former Apple board member Eric Schmidt. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Mr. Schmidt talked about Mr. Jobs's legacy, what inspired him, and his genius at both art and technology, but his brief tribute to Mr. Jobs working through pain and other suffering was, perhaps, most poignant.
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"One of the things that I think it's worth saying is that he did suffer at some times during his illness," Mr. Schmidt said, according to a transcript posted by BusinessInsider. "I think none of us would want to go through the suffering that he went through."
He added, "I think that in his legacy we need to recognize his courage in the face of his own mortality and his own health. And this went on for six or seven years under extraordinarily difficult medical situations. As far as I know, as long as anyone possibly could with the medical diagnosis that he did, and he did it with tremendous courage that most people have not heard about."
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Attention to Detail: "This is a man who understood detail. And he cared the way an artist cares about every brushstroke. So it was important that everything be perfect, whether it's the packaging or the distribution or the branding or the software working and so forth and so on. He spent hours and hours preparing, for example, for his presentations. And over and over again would bring his staff up to the level of his presentation skills over and over again. Over and over again Steve showed that this sort of - this sort of obsession that he had around quality and beauty could be translated in the execution of the company."
The Prodigal Son: "Steve was particularly good at learning from the period that he called in the wilderness when he was at NeXT. And he had a lot of - he spent a lot of time thinking about what he would do when he got back to Apple. And I think that that period of time in his history allowed him to sort of thinking about what it would take to build what is clearly the most valuable technology company in the world today."
The NeXT Effect: "I think that ultimately when people look back at this they'll say that the NeXT period was a period of time where he sort of organized his technology vision, he organized his team. And the NeXT team, when they - when they went back to Apple were able to very quickly take the technology he invented at NeXT and take it to what was then a lagging software and hardware platform at Apple and revitalize it. The subsequent transitions to the Intel platform and the other things that propelled the Mac to its current great success are a direct result of the architectural decisions that were made when he was at NeXT."
Love that Mac: "[Steve was] the first person to take computing and computing platforms and make products that actually cause people to fall in love. In love with their products, in love with the artistry, in love with using information. And that I think is his primary contribution."
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The documentation for the MARS includes the manual, driver disk, quick start guide and product registration sheet.
The drive connection cables provided by Foxconn include the usual floppy and IDE cables. Some manufacturers only provide a couple of SATA cables, but Foxconn has provided well, sending enough to fill up all six SATA slots. Two of the six feature 90 degree ends for those close clearance installations. The I/O panel looks like a standard color coded panel, so even the novice can get the peripherals hooked up right the first time.
To provide some additional cooling capacity for the "Cool Pipe" heatpipe cooling solution, Foxconn has included a fan designed to mount directly to the northbridge heatsink. This fan is manufactured by ADDA USA and provides 7.5 CFM of airflow through the heatsink.
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Bell's Customer Training Academy at Texas' Alliance Airport will take delivery of the first of Frasca International's new Mentor-H flight training devices, which Frasca debuted at the Airborne Law Enforcement Assn.'s convention in New Orleans in July. The device, which is designed to be easily dismantled for transport to an operator's base, replicates the Jet Ranger's instrument panel, radio stack, overhead panel, and flight controls and presents realistic, near-3D computerized cockpit views on a large monitor. An instructor's station is on a swing arm on its left side. The unit is set up for the 206L, but can be modified to a 206B. Frasca developed the Mentor-H in response to industry demand for a transportable, high-fidelity training device.—Story and Photo by Ernie Stephens.
Bell Helicopter launched a new training program at July's Airborne Law Enforcement Assn. annual convention in New Orleans.
The Professional Pilot Program (P3) course modules are designed to directly target causal factors of accidents and incidents that affect the helicopter industry today. They are part of Bell's support of the International Heliccopter Safety Team and its goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.
The company is offering P3 training to professional helicopter pilots operating Bell products. It includes modules focused on market-specific training requirements. "Each market segment within the helicopter industry is unique. This course is tailored not only to the mission-specific market segment, but the specific pilot," Randy Rowles, manager of the new training program, said. While the program provides a generic course outline, "the flight training program is tailored to each pilot's experience, operational needs, and overall aptitude or ability."
In an effort to enhance safety as well as provide a greater benefit to the Bell customer, he said, the new program will provide a train-the-trainer opportunity to those professionals employed as flight instructors. "This program will provide a flight instructor with techniques and procedures utilized by Bell staff to enhance their level of safety and skill," said Rowles.
To attend the new training, a pilot must have at least 1,000 hr helicopter flight time and have attended a Bell Training Academy initial and recurrent training school within two years prior to acceptance. Upon completion of the new training, an attendee would receive certificates of completion specific to his or her aircraft recurrency, the flight instructor refresher clinic, an FAR Part 61.56 flight review, a Part 61.57 instrument proficiency check, and night-vision goggle recurrency (flight only). Most of those certificates require appropriate FAA certification.
Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, started its first A109 simulator training sessions last month when the new AgustaWestland "A. Marchetti" training academy in Sesto Calende, Italy officially opened for business.
The first class of students was slated to be performing recurrent and initial type training for the A109 Power helicopter. In addition to classroom and computer-based training, the students would be the first to use the new A109 full-mission simulator that was declared "ready for training" recently. The CAE-built A109 simulator became the first-ever A109 simulator to achieve a Level D equivalent certification, according to the companies, when Italy's Ente Nazionale per L'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) issued a formal accreditation in June.
"The Rotorsim Training Center will set a new standard of training for operators of AgustaWestland helicopters and we are extremely pleased to welcome our first class of A109 Power students," said Peter Mazzei, Rotorsim's general manager. "The training center will grow quickly over the next year as additional platforms are added, and we roll out mission-specific training programs such as search and rescue and offshore operations."
The A109 simulator features CAE's roll-on/roll-off cockpit design, which is designed to enable cockpits representing other variants of the A109 to be used in the simulator. The simulator features some of CAE's latest simulation technologies, including an architecture based on the CAE Strive simulation framework and a CAE Medallion visual system. CAE is under contract to deliver two additional cockpit variants to Rotorsim in 2007. In addition, CAE is to deliver the first-ever AW139 simulator to Rotorsim later this year. The AW139 simulator will also feature CAE's roll-on/roll-off cockpit design so the simulator will be able to accept A109 cockpits as well.


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Forward transaction: One way to deal with the Forex risk is to engage in a forward transaction. In this transaction, money does not actually change hands until some agreed upon future date. A buyer and seller agree on an exchange rate for any date in the future, and the transaction occurs on that date, regardless of what the market rates are then.
Investors before could create multiple bank accounts, each one denominated in a different currency, and transfer funds from one account to another in order to profit from fluctuating exchange rate. This was troublesome, however, because the transaction costs incurred were large due to the small quantity of funds being converted relative to the size of the market. This transaction type was at the very bottom of the forex pyramid.
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One of the complaints I had about training at FrontSight was their monoculture of experience: Practically everyone I trained with cited their experience at FrontSight as the qualifications to be a firearms trainer.
Not a big fan of such things, because practicing and training only one "style" pretty much insures you won't know how to handle the inherit chaos of a violent lethal threat.
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Retailing at £1299, the Musical Fidelity M6S DAC is a very high-quality 32/768kHz upsampling/reclocking DAC. Equipped with 7 inputs: 3 x Coax, 3 x Optical and 1 x USB. It will accept all data rates up to 32bit 768kHz and DSD 64/128. All inputs are upsampled to 32/768.
The M6S DAC has incredibly low distortion, 0.0004% at 20kHz...breathtaking. Stereo separation is better than 120dB. Noise ratio is better than 119dB down.
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Lee Chapell threw the burlesque legend and girl about town, "World Famous" *BOB*," a birthday party at Lucky Strike Lanes. It was wild and naked time! We noticed a lot of trends from the Village Voice's photos that might help you in planning the birthday party of your own token burlesque star pal.
1. BYOB: Bring Your Own Ball.
Fabulous-ness is only as fabulous as the accessories, and if you say you're an extreme bowler then you have to have the balls to back it up. These partygoers decorated accordingly.
2. Hats, or Innovative Headware in general.
What was on your head this night spoke more loudly than whatever was on your mind. Marie Antoinette wigs were also greatly encouraged.
3. Obscure your face.
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