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Giancarlo Stanton said he was hit by a pitch on the wrist.
He could not prove it to home plate umpire David Rackley so he picked himself off the ground after Matt Cain's pitch brushed him back and hit the next one over the left-center field wall for a two-run home run that went an estimated at 446 feet.
"I'll take it instead of a hit-by-pitch," Stanton said.
Stanton's home run, his 14th, and Logan Morrison's two-run double provided the runs for the Miami Marlins, who lost 6-4 to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
"We kind of gave that one away," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "I haven't said that too often this year. We didn't execute the fundamentals and that cost us."
Three key defensive miscues by the Marlins aided in the Giants' four-run fourth inning. The first one was a ground ball hit by Pablo Sandoval to first baseman Logan Morrison, who decided to race Sandoval to the bag, but Sandoval's head-first slide beat Morrison resulting in a run scored by Brandon Belt as opposed to the final out of the inning.
"Great hustle, it probably won the game for us," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It kept the rally going."
Following Sandoval's hustle play, Miami pitcher Henderson Alvarez (2-2) then balked home a run and Gregor Blanco tripled, scoring Sandoval and Roger Kieschnick for a 4-0 lead. Center fielder Jake Marisnick made a dive for the ball, but could not get a glove on it.
"Jake got aggressive trying to catch that fly ball in center and didn't catch it and it cost us a couple runs," Redmond said.
Sandoval credited his recent weight loss for his ability to beat out the infield hit, which proved to be a turning point in the game.
"It worked, hustle," Sandoval said. "That's a good rally for us. You have to play like that no matter what situation. That's the guy that I am, I play hard every day no matter what the situation is."
Sandoval has lost 22 pounds in the past six weeks after hiring his older brother, Luis, to be his full-time chef. And when asked if he could have beaten out the play at first prior to his recent transformation, Sandoval responded with an emphatic, "No."
The Marlins cut the deficit to 4-2 on the two-run home run by Stanton in the sixth off of Cain (8-8), who picked up the win allowing two runs and four hits in seven innings.
Cain wasn't happy giving up the homer and struck out the next three batters.
"I was definitely heated," Cain said.
Sandoval drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth and Andres Torres hit an RBI single to push the Giants' lead to 6-2.
"It's always important to get insurance runs," Bochy said. "It gives you a bigger margin of error."
Morrison hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to pull the Marlins to 6-4.
Sergio Romo retired the Marlins in order in the ninth to record his 30th save in 34 chances.
"He made some great pitches hitting his spots tonight," Bochy said. "He's done a very well in that closing role."
Alvarez allowed four runs, four hits and four walks while striking out four in seven innings.
NOTES: Belt went 0 for 2, snapping his career-best hitting streak at 11 games. ... Marlins 3B Placido Polanco was given the day off after getting hit in the head by a pitch during Friday's game. "It looks like he's going to be OK," Redmond said. "Today is a day he just kind of takes it easy. Maybe he'll feel better (Sunday). He definitely dodged one there and I'm glad he's OK." ... San Francisco LHP Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.73 ERA) will pitch Sunday's series finale against Miami RHP Tom Koehler (3-8, 4.62 ERA).


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I exist in "wing-it" mode.
Both personally and professionally, I get by thanks to a canny mixture of knowing just enough about a lot of things, being a master of the multi-task, taking life one day at a time, faking it, a large dose of silliness plus the occasional lightning strike of serendipity. Lucky for me, it works most of the time. Being in my 40s helps too – apparently I project a sense of maturity and confidence that makes people think I know what I'm talking about.
And much of the time I do! I'm not full of BS. I have experience, credentials, some wisdom and common sense on my side. But existing in "wing-it" mode is not necessarily a comfortable place. One of these days, I'll trip up, get caught out. It's happened before.
Once, during my University years, I remember a small, French poetry class. Just as I took my seat, it dawned on me that I had completely forgotten to read the piece we were to be discussing. Worse, I was wearing a fuchsia-colored top! I don't remember if I fessed up or if I kept my mouth shut or just was lucky enough not to be called on. Either way, I remember the gut-curdling feeling of exposure and vulnerability.
That was when it didn't really matter that much. But today, I have kids to raise, a household to run with a husband as my co-pilot, and a career to maintain and thrive. It's a fragile, complex and extremely important tower of cards.
How did I get to this "wing-it" state ? I blame a combination of "having it all," the speed of life, being just a teeny bit smart and street-wise, and Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist."
Being a working Mom means operating at warp speed, making judgment calls about which battles to pick, who to please first, figuring priority and productivity trade-offs, constantly planning and worrying about the details. This applies to both the home and the job. It's a state of hyper-vigilance. Let one thing go and the whole precariously constructed tower of cards could come tumbling down.
But the truth is, I actually get a kick out of living in "wing-it" mode. It's a little like stage fright. The adrenaline of knowing that I need to put on a good performance, precisely when it matters. Recognizing a signal (per Coelho's writings) and seizing it. The thrill of discovering luck is on my side, buoying my wings.
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Integral laser sight, switch for a gun
A gun capable of shooting projectiles and having a barrel and a handle, comprising a laser mounted under the barrel and a switch for operating the laser mounted on the back of the handle.
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The present invention relates to the field of guns.
The path taken by the bullet shot from a gun is determined primarily by the direction in which the barrel of the gun is aimed. Traditionally, aiming a gun was done by aligning the barrel sights. Recently, telescopic sights have been used to replace or augment the barrel sights. More recently still, lasers have been used to replace or augment other types of sights. Laser sights have now been used on many different types of guns, including pistols and carbines.
In laser sighting, a battery powered laser may be mounted on a gun, and may be operated by means of a switch. The laser emits a beam of coherent visual light which indicates the direction in which the barrel of the gun is aimed. By observing the reflection of the laser beam, a user can modify his or her aim. Of course, depending on many factors including the projectile being used, the thrust imparted to the projectile, the distance to the target, wind, and altitude, it may be desirable to aim the gun at an appropriate offset from the target rather than at the target itself. Regardless of where the gun is aimed, laser sighting offers numerous advantages, including the ability to aim a gun more rapidly and more accurately than with other sighting systems, and the ability to aim a gun accurately while holding it in a non-standard position, such as when firing from the hip or on the run.
One of the problems encountered in prior hand-held guns using lasers is that placement of the laser on the gun may obstruct standard sighting or adversely affect operation of the gun. For example, placement of the laser on top of the barrel may make it impossible or impractical to use other barrel sighting means in the event of a failure of the laser or of a decision not to use the laser. Placement of the laser to the side of the barrel may imbalance the gun either by the weight or the bulk of the laser. Moreover, nonintegral lasers mounted on top of the barrel were awkward and cumbersome.
Another problem encountered in using lasers to sight hand-held guns is that placement of the laser switch on the gun may adversely affect operation of the gun.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to the placement of a laser on a gun and a switch used to operate the laser. In one aspect of the present invention, the laser is integrally mounted below the barrel rather than on the top or to the side of the barrel. Below-barrel placement of the laser permits use of additional barrel sighting systems such as a telescopic sight. This is an advantage in the event that it is impossible or undesirable to operate the laser. Also, use with a telescopic sight may enhance the value of the laser sight. Below-barrel placement of the laser also eliminates any side-to-side unbalancing effects of the laser. Thus, the advantages of the present invention relating to laser location, are that the laser does not preclude the use of other sighting systems, and does not imbalance or adversely affect the operation of the gun. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the laser switch is mounted on the back of the handle such that it can be momentarily operated by the thumb of the trigger hand. The advantage of this present invention is that laser operation does not interfere with operation of the gun, and the laser sight is still convenient to operate.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood through a consideration of the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:
FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views of a carbine or rifle having a laser sight mounted under the barrel and a switch mounted on the handle.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are top views of a carbine or rifle and
FIGS. 5 and 6 are front and back views of the same carbine.
FIGS. 7 and 8 are side views of a pistol having a laser sight mounted under the barrel and a switch mounted on the handle.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are top and bottom views of a pistol and
FIGS. 11 and 12 are front and back views of the same pistol.
FIGS. 13, 14, 15 and 16 are partial cutaways of a portion of the carbine (or rifle) or pistol which contains the laser.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
As shown in FIG. 13 and 14, integral housing 20 forms an upwardly receiving portion 21 for receiving the chamber 3 and barrel 4. Also shown in those Figures as well as FIGS. 7 and 8, the receiving portion of the housing 21 extends rearwardlly and has a socket-like or receptacle-shaped portion 23 for receiving the rear portion of said chamber and barrel assembly (3 and 4). As stated previously and as shown in FIGS. 1-14, the housing has an integrally cast laser enclosure.
Turning now to the drawings, in FIG. 1, a carbine or rifle 1 is comprised generally of a stock 2, a chamber 3, a barrel 4, a handle or pistol grip 5, a trigger 6, and a trigger guard 7. These are built integrally with a housing 20. The barrel 4 has a front 4a and a back 4b, a top 4c and a bottom 4d. The handle or pistol grip 5 has a front 5a, a back 5b, a top 5c and a bottom 5d. Visual sights 8, 9 are mounted on the top 4c of the barrel 4 and housing 20 adjacent to the connection of the stock. As shown principally in FIGS. 13 and 14, laser assembly 10 is mounted integrally on the housing 20 and below barrel 4. In the presently preferred embodiment, laser assembly 10 is shown forward of and juxtaposing the trigger guard 7. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many different types and configurations of lasers may be used. Laser assembly 10 is comprised of laser 22, typically powered by a 7.0 V battery 24. Contact 26 and end cap 28 complete the assembly with the end cap having threads for engaging mating threads on the tubular container for the laser assembly. The laser assembly 10 is affixed to the housing 20 via bolts 30. Wires 32 connect the laser to switch 34. It will also be apparent that the laser assembly 10 need not be mounted in exactly the same position as shown. It is within the spirit and scope of this invention for the laser 10 to be mounted at any position integrally under the barrel, including placement more towards the front 4a of the barrel 4, and also in a position under the barrel 4 in which the laser 10 does not physically touch the barrel 4.
Switch 34 is positioned on the back of the pistol grip or handle 5. In the presently preferred embodiment, the switch 34 is positioned such that it can be momentarily operated by squeezing the web between the thumb and forefinger of the user's trigger hand against the handle 5. Positioning and operating the switch 34 in this manner permits the user to momentarily activate the laser, aim the carbine 1, and pull the trigger 6 without using a second hand. The switch 34 can also be positioned towards the bottom 5b of the pistol grip or handle, where that it could be operated by the butt of the user's trigger hand (not shown). It is anticipated that the switch 34 will be operated while the handle 5 is being gripped in a manner normally used for firing the carbine or pistol.
It is important to note that the integral laser and housing assembly shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 can also be used in a pistol.
FIGS. 7 and 8 for example show a pistol 15 which also has a chamber 3, a barrel 4, a handle 5 or pistol grip, a trigger 6, and a trigger guard 7. The barrel 4 has a front 4a, a back 4b, a top 4c and a bottom 4d. Visual sights 8,9 are mounted on the top 4c of the housing 20 which holds barrel 4, and a laser 10 is mounted on the bottom 4d of the barrel 4 integral with the housing. The laser assembly 10 of the pistol 15 is mounted somewhat more anterior relative to the overall length of the barrel 4 than is shown in FIG. 1, but of course the relative position of the laser assembly 10 to the overall barrel 4 may be affected by the length of the barrel. It is within the spirit and scope of the present invention for the switch 34 to operate according to other principles, such as a toggle (not shown), as long as the switch is positioned on the handle 5 as described above. There are two other embodiments contemplated by the present invention. The embodiment in FIG. 16 contemplates a full on switch forward of the trigger guard 7. This requires two hands to operate and may not be as desirable as the preferred embodiment. Also, in accordance with certain regulations this embodiment may require a green light facing the shooter indicating when the laser is on or off.
FIG. 15 illustrates a third embodiment contemplated herein. This is a trigger-activated switch which is operated by a spring 38 under the front spur of the trigger 6. When the trigger 6 is pulled slightly to the rear, the spur of the trigger 6 makes contact with the spring switch depressing it during the firing cycle.
Thus, a position of a laser sight for a gun and a switch to operate the laser have been disclosed. While specific embodiments and applications of this invention have been shown and described, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims.
1. A hand held gun having a chamber and barrel assembly capable of shooting projectiles comprised of the following:
- (a) a one piece integrally cast housing having a pistol grip, a rear and front portion adjacent a trigger guard and an upward facing receiving portion for receiving the chamber and barrel assembly;
- (b) said receiving portion of said housing extending substantially rearwardly of said pistol grip and having a socket for receiving a rear portion of said chamber and barrel assembly;
- (c) said housing also adjoining a trigger;
- (d) said housing having an integrally cast laser enclosure positioned forward of said trigger guard and pistol grip and below said chamber and barrel assembly;
- (e) a self-contained laser and power source enclosed within said laser enclosure;
- (f) means for selectively activating the laser including a switch means located on the rear of the pistol grip.
2. A composite firearm comprising
- (a) a hand grip,
- an adjoining trigger, and an
- integrally formed enclosure for a self-contained laser assembly wherein said laser assembly comprises a laser sight, a battery, a contact, and a threaded cap;
- (b) a pressure-activated switch protruding from the back of said grip to activate said laser assembly;
- (c) a means for electrically connecting said switch and said laser assembly;
- (d) a substantially cylindrical receiving cavity disposed above said grip for snugly receiving a barrel assembly wherein said cavity receives said barrel assembly such that said barrel assembly runs parallel to and immediately adjacent a chamber housing said laser assembly said cylindrical cavity comprising a socket wherein said socket is disposed at a most rearward portion of said cylindrical cavity.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 20, 1991
Date of Patent: Aug 24, 1993
Assignee: Claridge Hi-Tec Inc. (Northridge, CA)
Inventor: Joseph M. Claridge (Northridge, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stephen M. Johnson
Law Firm: Lyon & Lyon
Application Number: 7/763,024
International Classification: F41G 135;


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Former A's reliever Johnson works out for O's
WASHINGTON -- There are plenty of reasons why Orioles manager Buck Showalter would like Jim Johnson to return to the club. With several teams showing interest in him, Johnson may have more reasons not to make a Baltimore homecoming.
The relief pitcher, who was formally released by the Athletics on Friday, worked out for the O's in Sarasota, Fla., on Monday and spoke to Showalter later in the day.
Showalter said that he and vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette "have painted the picture very bluntly" to Johnson about a potential role within the organization. With the Orioles' bullpen pitching well, there's not an immediate need for Johnson on the big league roster.
"He's got to make the decision. He's earned that right," Showalter said. "People are wanting his services. We'll see. He's very respectful of our situation here and how well our guys are pitching in the bullpen, too. You can never have too many."
Johnson threw for Minor League pitching rehab coordinator Scott McGregor and coordinator of medical services Dave Walker in Sarasota, where Johnson has a home, before he went to work out at another facility.
There's nothing imminent between Baltimore and Johnson, but Showalter expects his former closer to make a decision about his future "sooner rather than later."
The O's dealt Johnson to Oakland during the offseason in exchange for infielder Jemile Weeks and catcher David Freitas. Johnson began the season as the A's closer, and after allowing five runs in his first two outings -- a total of one inning -- he was dropped from the role.
When the Athletics designated him for assignment on July 24, Johnson had a 7.14 ERA and two saves.
"I think the mistake you make is thinking that you've got some magic dust that you sprinkle on him," Showalter said. "There are some very capable people in Oakland, Jimmy being one of them, but I know [pitching coach] Curt Young, I know [manager] Bobby Melvin -- they're really good at what they do. Jimmy's got some work cut out for him, but he's certainly got a good pedigree and a history of having success.
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GATE - Pretty interesting thought experiment. Pre-dates Rome, Sweet Rome by a couple years (based on the histories I've found). The "Rah! Rah! Nippon! Everyone else is evil!" tone that comes up later in the manga is a bit off-putting given the Japanese tendency to white-wash their prior behavior. And I can't help but notice that the majority of the fantastical equipment they've been using to dazzle the locals is imported.
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Girls und Panzer - Amusing. Doesn't take itself too seriously, which allows it to survive cursory scrutiny. Any further thought and the whole thing collapses. Now all the "Panzer Vor!" in World of Tanks chat makes a bit more sense. (Though I was somewhat aware of its provinence at the time.) Regret Level: Sugar-Cookie Breakfast.
Kancolle - All the train-wreck I expected it to be. Made entirely and solely for fans of the game. When it isn't boring, it's retarded. Also with the "rah-rah we didn't really start the Pacific war" BS. Regret Level: Midnight Nachos.
Started watching Gargantia. More thoughts will follow once I finish it.
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Wonderduck's posts about Hibike piqued my interest enough to dive in to Crunchyroll (an innovation which is quite handy) for a marathon session getting caught up. Here was a simple show about band nerds doing band nerd stuff. I could get behind this. Other than a brief stupid dalliance with yuri for no good reason, it was an enjoyable show with extremely high production values.
Since then I've been binging on the various shows that I saw receiving praise over the last few years.
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Pro subbers still seem to insist on translating XX-dan "Team XX" instead of "XX Brigade." Team lacks a certain militaristic punch if you ask me. It's also odd that they chose to use the "kick reason to the curb" motto on the DVD packaging, but then they didn't translate it that way in the subtitles. I'm gonna have to guess that decision came down to limited screen real estate.
Otherwise things seem to have translated cleanly.
[Update:] Ok, so I've watched all nine at this point. Episode 6 seemed to have a helluva lot cut out for broadcast. Still not a nipple one, but I don't remember any accidental kanchos or breast-squeezing remote controls. I'm not feeling inclined to go back and make a scene for scene comparison just to confirm.
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Over the years, I've observed something about myself. When it comes to females in anime, I'm a sucker for the sensible ones. The women who have their act together, and in the absence of plot contrivance, are perfectly functional people. If there's Shipping to be done (which, oddly, doesn't seem possible with most of my choices) , I'm usually Shipping in their direction
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I had some thoughts on the show that didn't really fit with the comments in the other post. Most are holes in the "realism" of the premise that I think are interesting.
For a show touted as "realistic," it seems to be full of highly dysfunctional people in positions where dysfunctions are normally filtered out in the application process. Psych evaluations are a big part of going into space right now. That would have been an interesting direction for the show to explore. The world is full of people who have no business going into space for various reasons, but if we commercialize space to the extent shown in Planetes (and dreamed of by guys like Glenn Reynolds), how do you handle the competing needs of access and safety for fellow travelers?
I know the Japanese are still in love with tobacco, but what company would spend the time and money building something as hair-brained as a "smoking room" into a moon base? Some people maybe be disappointed (angry even), but I fully expect space to be a default No-Smoking Zone, no exceptions.
How the hell do they feed all these people in space? I wasn't looking very closely, but I didn't see anything resembling dome-agriculture on the Moon. If I ever go back to watch it again, I'm going to keep an eye out for exactly what they eat and where they might get it from.
I'll keep adding to the list as I think of things.
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April 21, 2008
This is an old draft (4/9/08) that's been sitting in the list waiting for me to finish it up. The problem is that I still feel exactly like I did when I wrote it, and I don't have any interest in going back to give the show a second chance.
It must be the novelty of "hard" sci-fi. That's the only explanation that makes sense for the praise this show receives. (Or the socialist prosthelytizing going on constantly throughout the second half.)
The management of the Debris Section are a couple of screw-ups that would never be let within sight of a functional rocket in the real world.
The ending felt tepid. Maybe all the glowing reviews inflated my expectations. Maybe moving in the middle of working through the show colored my experience. Maybe the show's the greatest thing since sliced bread, when viewed in the right place, time, and frame of mind. None of that does me any good right now, because I have no interest in re-watching the show at all right now.
Maybe in a decade.
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April 18, 2008
That's basically the choice in this show. How much do you dare to know about what's really going on?
It's a show full of characters. Sure there are some eccentricities (I guess all aliens are fun-loving goofballs), but it looks like everyone's up to pulling their own weight when the chips are down.
On the other hand, you can tell the show doesn't take itself too seriously. Fourth wall breaks appear in just about every episode (mostly by Hajime in the narration, but occasionally someone else will ham it up and talk to the camera).
Oh, yeah, you can probably guess I found my Shingu DVDs.
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February 27, 2008
Yeah.. I got nothing at this point... I think I need to go watch that again. This time with lots of notes to keep track of the 45 HOJILLION THINGS GOING ON AT ONCE!!1!!!11eleventy-one!!1!11
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February 07, 2008
IKnight has been working on a series of posts laying out the basic concept of GAR, and it got me to thinking about how Moe and GAR in many cases are opposing sides of the same coin.
Things are going to be a bit disjointed, and I'm sure there will be many things that get left out. I'm not writing a thesis here. Hell, I should be working right now. I'm assuming a level of familiarity with current anime characters, but I'm also going to be working from a set of ideas drawn from this essay. Take a minute or 20 to read through it, because I believe somewhere in the metaphor of the sheep, sheepdog and wolf lies a clearer definition of moe and GAR.
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February 05, 2008
Without prior knowledge of the relationship between these three sisters, this episode would probably seem rather strange.
With that said, I spent the better part of this one cackling maniacally at the palpable dread and crescendo of terror and panic Chiaki and Kana experienced as the end drew near. You don't break Haruka-banchou's things and live to tell. Serious-business faces popping up left and right. Fujioka the teddybear-samurai was a bit odd, but what isn't in this show?
It's amazing how much fun a show based on a very simple premise, without any high-tech hardware or magic, can be.
Now for the pictures.
Now that's some horror.
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February 04, 2008
Hokay, so I dropped some change this last week on:
1)Vandread, knowing that further delay could mean never getting it.
2)Shingu, because I'm a sucker for a sci-fi story even if the box art is a less than stellar.
3)Planetes, because hard sci-fi has a place in my library too.
I've got my eye on the Haruhi LE bundle, but I'm holding out to for when Robert gets the Gurren Lagann OST in stock to bundle it all up.
Actually, I'm a couple episodes in to Vandread, but not far enough to give an honest assessment of the plot. Gonzo's been real hit-and-miss with the character designs so far. Characters' proportions swing pretty wildly from one scene to the next.
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January 28, 2008
About a month and a half ago, I linked a Gurren Lagann AMV that made good use of Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. It had a few problems. The timestamp was in most clips, subs showed up in a few places, and there was no footage from the second half of the show. It was obviously a rushed and rough draft.
The following video is not the final draft of that project. It's a MAD (different/Japanese way of saying AMV) done by an entirely different person with clean clips, a longer version of the song, and it includes footage from throughout the series. It's a marvel of editing and craft.
My warning from last time still stands. If you intend to watch Gurren Lagann at some point in the future and hope to get anything out of the experience, don't watch the video inside the spoiler tag.
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January 23, 2008
So far I'm really enjoying Spice and Wolf (or Wolf and Spice, or Spicy-Wolf, or whatever). The banter between Lawrence and Horo keeps you paying attention through what would in most shows be simple throwaway scenes.
Rosario + Vampire is sitting firmly on the far side of my fanservice comfort zone. If they insist on keeping this up (and all signs point to "YES"), I'll end up dropping it. It's a shame, really. I find the characters and premise at least entertaining, but the upskirt shots in the third episode are way beyond what I'm going to put up with.
Still keeping up with Kimikiss, and I still think Mao is one of the better female leads I've seen. Sure she likes Kouichi more than as a simple neechan-from-another-mother, but she knows that Yuumi makes him happy and is trying mightily to keep from butting in.
It's nice to see Shana II escape the rom-angst funk it was in for half a season.
Shugo Chara drips so much sugar and cheese it's hard to turn away. It's like a gingerbread trainwreck.
Still waiting on the first DVD of Gurren Lagann to release. I haven't itched this much for a show to hit since... well, ever.
There're a few other shows that I'm keeping up with that either don't deserve comment at this time, or I haven't seen enough to really form an opinion.
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January 12, 2008
Don't say you weren't warned.
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January 03, 2008
Never has an article needed writing more than this one right now. With each new season, it becomes more difficult putting up with borderline pRon to get new programming more interesting than the tripe on American TV.
If this trends continues, there will come a point where I can no longer justify watching anime based purely on moral/legal grounds. Attempting to separate the wheat from chaff just won't provide enough material to make it worth my time.
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December 11, 2007
So the Telegraph requested submissions for a revised Union Jack to appease some politician with his panties in a bunch. What they got were mostly jokes.
It's the Internet. What else can you expect?
So here's the winning submission.
"Flame-haired cartoon dragon" my ass. Don't any of these people do any research anymore?
"It represents shouting "UNION!" and joining together; kicking reason to the curb and doing the impossible; fighting the power, and piercing the heavens," said the Norwegian designer.
My lord in heaven, google any one of those phrases and you're bound to come across an image like this.
Either they really don't get the joke, or they know they've been caught with their pants down and only hope to salvage some small amount of dignity by keeping quiet..
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Gurren Lagann meets the Transformers movie.
There are clips from throughout the show, so you could consider them to be spoilers.
Oh Geez, another update below the fold.more...
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December 07, 2007
It took a while for AMV Hell 4 to grow on me. One of the things that really grabbed me was the song "Welcome to the Black Parade", played during the ending credits.
Now, My Chemical Romance is not the kind of band I would normally find myself listening to. The prevailing opinion of them is that they're an "emo" band, regardless of what the band members may think. To be honest, I probably wouldn't recognize any of their other songs.
"Welcome to the Black Parade" is not a negative song. It sounds negative at first. That is until they hit the first chorus and you figure out that it's nothing of the sort. And that's why I like it.
The theme is carrying on in the face of pain, fear, sorrow, and grief.
That got me to thinking about how well it would mesh with the themes from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
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The Department of Natural Resources is launching an aerial deer survey over the chronic wasting disease management zone. Surveys are planned to run through mid-January over eastern Rock and western Walworth counties. Flights also are set for western Dane and eastern Iowa counties as well as portions of Richland and Sauk Counties.
Helicopters are expected to fly about 100 feet to 150 feet above tree-top level. Fixed-wing aircraft will travel about 500 feet above the ground.
The surveys should be completed by mid-February. Information from the surveys will be used to help estimate deer populations.
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Ochoa, a senior at Pasadena Memorial High School, will attend West Virginia University this fall and play soccer for the Mountaineers, who finished with a 9-6-2 record in 2012. Ochoa joined the Dynamo Academy, presented by Statoil, in 2010 and has progressed through the system to the U-18 team, which is 14-5-7 this season.
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Littlefield, 51, of 13 Rixtown Road will be sentenced July 17 to 100 days in prison and two years of probation for third-degree assault. She had admitted to police and an investigator for the Department of Children and Families that she struck the child, according to a court document, but pleaded guilty under the Alford Doctrine, which indicates she did not agree with the state's allegations but did not want to risk incurring a lengthier prison sentence if convicted at trial.
The child's biological mother, Elisabeth Land, said she and her husband had been having emotional and financial problems and voluntarily signed the girl and her older brother into foster care in August 2012 so they could work toward providing the children a better home life. Land said she and her husband have been attending supervised visits with the children are hoping the family will be reunited as soon as they find appropriate housing.
Land said she has attended all of Littlefield's court appearances and that hearing the foster mother plead guilty was "a victory."
"I want the world to know what happened to her (the daughter) because she was in a state-licensed foster home and she suffered these injuries," Land said in a phone interview Monday afternoon.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit prepared by state trooper Paul Piper of Troop E in Montville, the biological mother noticed bruises on her daughter's buttocks during a supervised visit on Jan. 11. The mother said the girl was wearing baggy pants, and when the child bent over to pick up a toy, the mother saw what appeared to be a handprint on her lower back and a bruise on her buttocks.
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Littlefield initially denied hitting the child but eventually agreed to provide state police with a statement, according to the affidavit. She said she was home sick from her job at Foxwoods Resort Casino, and the girl was "acting out throughout the evening" and had struck Littlefield's granddaughter, who is also 4. Littlefield said she pulled down the girl's pants and "paddled her butt" with a wooden spoon that she had been using to stir soup after the girl told Littlefield she was going to kill her, called her a racial slur and spat at her several times.
Littlefield told police the victim's buttocks were red but not black and blue. The child's biological mother said the girl was having trouble sitting when she saw her three days later.
"We never laid a hand on our kids," Land said. "We didn't always make the best choices for ourselves. This woman had no intention of getting medical care for these injuries."
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February 22, 2004 • Posted By Shaun Lyon
Several (likely erroneous) reports online have insinuated that magician Paul Daniels will be the next Doctor. Says an article at people.co.uk, "TV chiefs have already talked to Daniels, 65, famous for his catchphrase 'You'll like it; not a lot, but you'll like it.' A source said: 'Paul may seem an extraordinary choice, but he would make a very entertaining Time Lord. He may even be able to use his magic to defeat enemies like the Daleks and Cybermen.'" The article also mentions the names Shane Richie, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard. As usual, we'd advise you to take this with a grain of salt.


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Jeff Niemann gave up Derek Jeter's 2,998th hit but little else, B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday night to start strong in a long stretch of games against their biggest division rivals.
Ben Zobrist homered, tripled and singled for Tampa Bay, which tagged Bartolo Colon early in one of the worst outings of his surprising comeback season. Evan Longoria had an RBI single and the Rays won the first of 11 straight games against New York and Boston, the two teams they trail in the AL East.
With a chance to hit for the cycle in the ninth, Zobrist walked for the second time in the game. The leadoff man reached safely in all five plate appearances.
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Jeter is trying to become the 28th major leaguer — and first with the Yankees — to reach 3,000 hits, one of baseball's biggest milestones. He doubled on Niemann's first pitch, then grounded out his next four times up and ended the night two short.
With two runners on, Jeter made the last out of the game on a bouncer to third against ex-Yankee Kyle Farnsworth.
Rookie right-hander Jeremy Hellickson pitches for the Rays on Friday night.
Niemann (4-4) went a season-high 7 1-3 innings, yielding only a solo homer by Robinson Cano in the sixth. The 6-foot-9, 260-pound righty gave up six hits and walked two, improving to 3-0 in four starts since missing six weeks with a strained lower back.
Before going on the disabled list, he was 1-4 with a 5.74 ERA in six starts.
Colon (6-4) entered 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his past four starts, but he ran into trouble right away in his second outing since coming off the disabled list (strained left hamstring).
The 38-year-old right-hander allowed five runs and a season-high 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings, dropping to 9-3 in 19 starts against Tampa Bay. He also matched a season high with four walks.
New York had won five straight home games and 11 of its last 13.
Jeter, who came off the disabled list Monday in Cleveland, played his first home game since injuring his calf June 13, when he was six hits short of 3,000.
Needing three to reach the plateau Thursday in the opener of a four-game series that takes the Yankees into the All-Star break, it appeared a few things were lined up in his favor.
He began the night 5 for 9 (.556) in his career against Niemann, who allowed Jeter's 2,721st career hit on Sept. 9, 2009, which tied Lou Gehrig for the Yankees record. The captain had three hits that night off Niemann, and he got off to another rousing start in this one.
With a host of friends and family members in attendance, including his parents, Jeter smacked the first pitch he saw into left-center for a double, bringing a roar from the sellout crowd of 47,787.
Charged-up fans rose to their feet and cameras flashed for each subsequent at-bat, but Jeter couldn't come through again and finished 1 for 5.
Zobrist tripled to start the game, a ball that glanced off the glove of first baseman Mark Teixeira before Nick Swisher had trouble corralling it in the right-field corner.
Longoria's single put Tampa Bay on top against Colon, who had thrown 12 2-3 scoreless innings over his previous two starts.
Zobrist led off the third with his 10th homer. Two outs later, Casey Kotchman doubled and scored on Upton's single.
Kotchman singled to open the fifth and Upton lofted the next pitch into the seats in left for his 14th home run, making it 5-0.
Cano hit his 15th homer in the sixth, but that was all the offense the Yankees could muster.


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Jagannatha Puri, India: August 7, 2004
Come with me to the bank of the Godavari River, where Sri Raya Ramananda and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are about to have their confidential discussion.
Yesterday I explained that on his way to Godavari, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed everyone He met to chant the names of Lord Krsna and to follow the teachings of Bhagavad-gita. Mahaprabhu gradually came to the temple of Jiyada-nrsimha and offered prayers:
sri nrsimha, jaya nrsimha, jaya jaya nrsimha
prahladesa jaya padma-mukha-padma-bhrnga
[All glories to Nrsimhadeva! All glories to Nrsimhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja and, like a honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune. (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 8.5)]
ugro py anugra evayam
sva-bhaktanam nr-kesari
kesariva sva-potanam
anyesam ugra-vikramah
[Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hiranyakasipu, Lord Nrsimhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlada Maharaja. (Caitanya-caritamrta 8.6)]
He prayed, Although you are very ferocious, you are very kind. You are ferocious towards those who give problems to your devotees, but you are very kind to your devotees. In that way, you are like a lioness. A lioness is very affectionate to her cubs, and if anyone tries to harm them, she becomes like death personified. In the same way, Lord Nrsimhadeva cannot tolerate any disturbance to His devotees. When Hiranyakasipu was perpetrating atrocities against other people, Lord Nrsimhadeva did not appear. However, when he tried to torture Prahlada Maharaja, the Lord appeared and killed him and Prahlada Maharaja prayed for his fathers deliverance.
Lord Nrsimhadeva protects anyone who will take shelter of Him. Sudarsana-cakra protects the devotees, and this cakra is Sri Nrsimhadeva himself. Therefore, worship of the cakra is performed by offering the prayers of Lord Nrsinghadeva. This is why we worship Lord Nrsimhadeva because He gives protection to the devotees.
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Krsna dasa Kaviraja describes that the pujari of Jiyada-nrsimha temple gave the maha-prasada garland of Lord Nrsimhadeva to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and then Mahaprabhu continued on His way. While traveling, Sriman Mahaprabhu did not accept alms from just anyone, because many people ate meat, fish, eggs, onions and garlic, and therefore they were not pure. He would only eat at the homes of those whose behavior was appropriate for pure Vaisnavas.
Nowadays, many persons who are born in brahmana families do not follow the rules and regulations meant for brahmanas and pure Vaisnavas. By accepting foodstuff from such persons, many obstacles will appear in our attempt to perform bhajana, and we will not be able to make advancement. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would accept prasadam only from qualified persons those who had properly prepared and offered the foodstuffs to their Deities. By His personal behavior and example, He taught many Vaisnava principles to those under His guidance.
Before leaving any place, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would tell the people there:
yare dekha, tare kaha krsna-upadesa
amara ajnaya guru hana tara ei desa
[Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land. (Caitanya-caritamrta Madya-lila 7.128)]
Mahaprabhu instructed, Tell whomever you meet the instructions of Krsna. On my order, become guru and deliver everyone you meet. If anyone said, I am not qualified, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, No; amara ajnaya. On My order, if you follow My instructions, I will give you power and inspiration. You will not fall down into the waves of sense gratification.
Continuing on His journey, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to the banks of the Godavari absorbed in transcendental emotion. As stated in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madya-lila 17.55-56):
vana dekhi bhrama haya ei vrndavana
saila dekhi mane haya ei govardhana
yahan nadi dekhe tahan manaye kalindi
maha-premavese nace prabhu pade kandi
[When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed through the Jharikhanda forest, He took it for granted that it was Vrndavana. When He passed over the hills, He took it for granted that they were Govardhana. Similarly, whenever Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw a river, He immediately accepted it as the river Yamuna. Thus while in the forest He was filled with great ecstatic love, and He danced and fell down crying.]
Traveling here and there, whenever Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw a forest He would think, This is Vrndavana. When He would see a hill, He would actually experience, This is Giriraja Govardhana. If He saw a river like Godavari, he thought, This is Yamuna. In this way He was absorbed in maha-prema. This was also true when He was in Jagannatha Puri. There, when He saw Cataka Parvat, He thought it to be Giriraja Govardhana. Of course it was not Giriraja Govardhana, but He would see it in that way by His mood. Everywhere He would look, at any hill, river or forest, they would remind Him of the pastime places of Lord Krsna like Vamsi-vata and Yamuna.
--> Also, thinking Himself to be Radha and the singer to be another gopi, He once went forward to embrace a devi-dasi who was singing Mangalam-gitam, and was stopped by His servant Govinda:
srita kamalakuca mandala! dhrta kundala! e
kalita-lalita-vanamala! Jaya jaya deva! hare
[O You who take shelter at the breasts of sarva-laksmi-mayi Srimati Radhika! O You who wear fish-shaped earrings and a charming garland of forest flowers! Deva! Hare! All glories to You! (Sri Mangala-Gitam, verse 1)]
This behavior of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cannot be imitated. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would do parikrama, He would have a direct vision of the pastimes of Srimati Radhika and Sri Krsna. So we cannot imitate Him. This stage will come naturally if we follow the process of bhakti. Do not try to jump over the stages in the progressive development of bhakti sraddha, bhajana kriya, anartha nivritti, nista, ruci, asakti and bhava. In this way some realization will begin to come.
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Vraja Mandala for parikrama and He saw Giriraja Govardhana, He saw the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna.
pramada-madana-lilah kandare kandare te
racayati nava-yunor dvandvam asminn amandam
iti kila kalanartham lagnakas tad-dvayor me
nija nikata-nivasam dehi govardhana! tvam
[O Govardhana, please grant me a dwelling near your side so that I can easily witness and serve the youthful lovers Sri Sri Radha-Krsna as They perform newer and newer secret, amorous lilas within your many caves where They become completely maddened from drinking prema. You are present and making everything possible. (Sri Govardhana-Vasa-Prarthana-Dasakam, verse 2)]
He saw that Krsna was playing with His friends in all Govardhanas caves and kunjas. He especially saw how Krsna would meet with Srimati Radhika. He saw all the pastimes described in the Srimad Bhagavatam, and many confidential pastimes that have not been disclosed by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami. All of our Gosvamis, including Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami and others especially Srila Kavi Karnapura, in his book Ananda Vrndavana Campu and Srila Jiva Gosvami in his Sri Gopal Campu have revealed many confidential pastimes that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami only hinted at.
Dont waste your time trying to learn Sanskrit, because by associating with the bona fide guru and Vaisnavas, hearing and chanting under their guidance, all knowledge of Sanskrit and all the confidential meanings of the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam which can never be understood by any amount of scholarship will awaken automatically and naturally.
Those who follow the path of scholarship will think, I have not completed my study. So I will have to study more. And then later they will think, I have still not completed my study I will have to study more. In this way, until they are old and their teeth are falling out, until their life is fully wasted without performing bhajana, they will go on studying. We should not be derailed by the allurement of maya (the illusory material energy), chasing after scholarship.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu finally arrived at the ghat (bathing place), at the Godavari River, where many devotees were taking bath. He took His bath, sat down on the bank of the river, and began to chant.
Sometimes He was absorbed in the song Sri Harinama-sankirtana:
hari haraye namah krsna yadavaya namah
yadavaya madhavaya kesavaya namah
[Krsna is Himself Hari and He is also Yadava. He is in the dynasty of both Nanda Baba and of Vasudeva; all are Yadavas, the dynasty of Yadu. So my dandavat-pranama to the lotus feet of svayam Hari who is Yadava-Krsna. Namah means giving up all kinds of worldly relations and offering our everything to the lotus feet of Krsna. (Nama-Sankirtana, verse 1)]
gopala govinda rama sri madhusudana
giridhari gopinath madana-mohana
Sometimes He chanted:
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna raksa mam
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna pahi mam
rama raghava rama raghava rama raghava raksa mam
krsna kesava krsna kesava krsna kesava pahi mam
O Krsna! O Kesava! O Rama! Please protect me; please nourish me.
Superior to this, and superior to all other mantras, is the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Uttering Sri Krsnas names, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became completely absorbed in transcendental emotion. He was not absorbed in the mood as being Paramatma or God, the supreme omniscient controller, for He was performing laukika-lila, human-like pastimes.
Sri Raya Ramananda arrived there at that time. He was employed as a governor of Vidyanagara in the government of Sri Prataparudra Maharaja. He was not an ordinary person. He was coming to take bath, riding on a palanquin that was carried by many servants. He was also accompanied by numerous brahmanas, who were uttering the mantras of the Vedas, such as Purusa-sukta, Sri Sukta and others. He was also surrounded by many ministers, guards, soldiers and musicians. He was very powerful. Everyone would see him like a king, and he had the power of a king, to chastise and punish anyone.
When he arrived at the Godavari River, Ramananda Raya followed all the rules and regulations for visiting and bathing at a holy tirtha. The sastras enjoin that when one comes to a holy place (tirtha), one should shave his head, fast, bring a mala, wear pure cloth and take darsana of Thakurji (the Deities). After that one can take some maha-prasadam. When we come to a holy tirtha, we fill our belly, and then we go and have darsana of the Deities in the same clothes we were wearing the previous night. Sri Ramananda Raya, on the other hand, followed all the Vedic rules and regulations.
After bathing, Ramananda Raya distributed charity to the brahmanas, and then he noticed that a sannyasi was sitting and chanting on the bank of the river as effulgent as the sun. That beautiful sannyasi was dressed in saffron cloth, and His body had all the symptoms of a maha-purusa or an incarnation of God.
ajanu-lambita-bhujau kanakavadatau
sankirtanaika-pitarau kamalayataksau
visvambharau dvija-varau yuga-dharma-palau
vande jagat-priya-karau karunavatarau
[I worship the incarnations of mercy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, whose arms extend to Their knees, whose complexions are a resplendent yellow and very enchanting like the hue of gold, who inaugurated the sankirtana movement, whose eyes are large like lotus petals, who nourish the entire universe, who appeared in the families of exalted brahmanas, who protect the yuga-dharma, and who bestow the highest auspiciousness upon the residents of the material world. (Sri Caitanya-bhagavata)
The sannyasis arms were very long, reaching down to his knees, His eyes were very broad like lotus flowers, and He measured three and half times the length of His lower arm. These are called nyagrodha-parimandala, the symptoms of a maha-purusa or an incarnation of God.
When Srila Raya Ramananda saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he was thoroughly astonished by the Lords beauty. Approaching Him, he thought, Ive never seen anyone so attractive in my entire life. When he arrived at His side, he very humbly offered obeisances to Him, following the regulations of Vedic culture. In Vedic tradition one must offer obeisances, even to ones mother and father, and what to speak of a qualified person in the renounced order? Seeing Raya Ramananda offering obeisances, Mahaprabhu lifted him up and asked, Are you Raya Ramananda? Raya Ramananda replied, I am simply your servant. I am a sudra. My intelligence and mind are dull. I am a despicable, fallen person.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu humbly inquired about Ramananda Rayas identity, and Raya Ramananda very humbly replied. Pure Vaisnavas consider themselves to be most insignificant. When they meet together, their meeting is very sweet, like this.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Raya Ramananda, at which time all sattvika-bhavas — such as trembling, tears flowing from the eyes, perspiration, faltering of the voice and fading of the bodily complexion manifested on their bodies — and they both fainted.
This is called svabhavika-prema, natural love. Raya Ramananda is Visakha sakhi and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Sri Krsna Himself. In this pastime they are meeting for the first time, but they are naturally overwhelmed with love. Natural love refers to that love which is coming out from ones heart due to ones constitutional position. Constitutionally, Raya Ramananda is the most beloved of Sri Krsna, and therefore their love naturally flowed. All other love is artificial.
When the brahmanas present saw Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda embrace and become overwhelmed, they were astonished. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a sannyasi, who was meant to be very grave, and Ramananda Raya was naturally also very grave, and very learned in all sastras. Raya Ramananda was by caste a sudra, and this sannyasi was a brahmana. The brahmanas thought, How is it that this sannyasi is embracing a sudra? And how is it that this sudra, who is very grave, is becoming overwhelmed with so many emotions? Because the brahmanas were not pure Vaisnavas, they could not understand the appearance of sattvika-bhavas. They were not very close to Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda, and they had a somewhat unfavorable mood.
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu composed Himself and His emotions subsided, He said, Ive come here just to meet with you; not for anything else. He explained that He was sent by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, who had praised Raya Ramananda, and to that Raya Ramananda replied, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considers me his servant. Therefore, in all ways, directly or indirectly, he always acts to bring about my welfare. He has sent You to meet with me for my welfare.
If one has sadhu-sanga if one is under the guidance of a sadhu he will have some realization of krsna-bhakti and his life is successful. On the other hand, without having qualified association and guidance, one lives like an animal. He will also die like an animal, and in his next life he will become an animal, like a dog or a hog. His life is completely wasted. We should try to take shelter of a self-realized guru and harinama-sankirtana and gradually progress through the stages of sraddha (faith), anartha nivrtti (freedom from unwanted habits, nistha (steadiness), ruci (taste in bhajana), asakti (attachment to Krsna), bhava and prema, and thus make our lives successful.
Outwardly one may be situated in his social position and perform his many external duties, but the rest of the time he should be strongly engaged in doing bhajana, and gradually his life will become successful.
Raya Ramananda said, I understand that Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya is so merciful to me, that he has sent You and You have embraced me. He then uttered a verse from Srimad Bhagavatam:
mahad vicalanam nrnam
grhinam dina cetasam
nihsreyasya bhagavan
kalpate nanyatha kvacit
[O my lord, O great devotee, persons like you move from one place to another not for their own interests but for the sake of poor-hearted grhasthas [householders]. Otherwise they have no interest in going from one place to another. (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.8.4)]
This verse was previously told by Nanda Maharaja, soon after Lord Krsna was born. Vasudeva Maharaja had secretly sent Gargacarya from Mathura to Gokula, to perform the nama-samskara, (name giving ceremony) of Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama. At that time Nanda Maharaja met with Gargacarya, a great Vaisnava, and addressed him with this verse. He told him, You are mahat.
Krsna is the greatest of the great and the smallest of the small. He is greatest in all respects. Those who are the servants of that great personality are also mahat (great). Those great personalities wander here and there for the benefit of those who are attached to their household life and would otherwise have no opportunity to meet with a sadhu.
Nanda Baba is not an ordinary person. He is Lord Krsnas father birth after birth — the eternal father of Krsna — yet he honored Gargacarya by these words. Such great personalities come to meet with those whose consciousness is very low, due to their being attached to temporary household life. Pure devotees go to their homes to meet with them. They have no desire for self-gain. They dont come for any other purpose than to help the householders.
I have one request for all of you. Today, Lord Jagannatha and Bimala Devi (Lord Jagannathas consort) have sent very delicious prasadam — rice, sweet dahl, dahlma, malpura, kichori and many other preparations. So today, if you do not honor that prasadam, you are most unfortunate. You should all take prasadam here. After evening arati you can immediately sit here, and prasadam will be served.
Gaura Premanande!
Editorial advisors: Sripad Madhava Maharaja and Sripad Brajanatha dasa
Transcriber: Ranga devi dasi
Typist and proofreader: Vasanti dasi
Editor: Syamarani dasi
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Bryan Ruiz made a goalscoring return to his homeland as Fulham began their Costa Rica tour in style with a convincing victory over C.S. Cartaginés.
The national team captain seized his chance to score against Costa Rican opposition for the first time since leaving hometown club L.D. Alajuelense seven years ago, and received a standing ovation for his efforts.
Dimitar Berbatov had put the Whites in the driving seat with a first-half double, one close-range poacher's effort and one trademark nonchalant penalty, before Martin Jol rang the changes.
By full-time, 22 players had been used as the Manager ensured as many members of the squad as possible got valuable minutes under their belts on their journey towards peak fitness.
The tour kicked off with a bang in the impressive Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, with brass bands and drumming troops providing the soundtrack to a carnival of dancers in national dress.
Manager Jol selected a vastly experienced starting line-up for the overcast and humid conditions, but also handed opportunities to Pajtim Kasami and Buomesca Tue Na Bangna to impress.
With strong local support, Cartaginés, decked out in a patriotic blue, red and white strip, showed intent from the off with the impressive Leandro Silva drilling wide before setting up Terencio de Oliveria to shoot at David Stockdale.
The Whites had created the opening chance, with John Arne Riise bombarding down the left and crossing for stand-in captain Berbatov, who forced a fine save from Wardy Alfaro with his header.
Kasami let fly from distance, his shot only just evading the crossbar, and then some silky skills by the Swiss attacker allowed him to slide in John Arne Riise, but the left-back could only hit the side-netting.
Stockdale was forced to react quickly to save from Andres Montero's powerful header, but that was as close as the Costa Ricans came before Fulham took the initiative.
Springing a counter-attack from deep, Damien Duff found Kasami charging forward on the left flank. He then produced a fine piece of skill to pass his marker and put the ball on a plate for Berbatov to slot home.
And the Bulgarian took only five minutes to make it two, producing a typically cool finish from the penalty spot after Riise again caused havoc, twisting and turning into the box to draw a foul.
There were nine half-time changes, with first appearances in White for Derek Boateng and Fernando Amorebieta, while Maarten Stekelenburg took his place for his debut between the posts.
Stekelenburg soon produced a superb fingertip save from sub Felix Montoya's curling free-kick as Cartaginés searched for a route back into the game.
The returning Ashkan Dejagah seemed invigorated, defying the humidity with lung-busting runs, and Alex Kačaniklić sliced a good opening wide from local hero Ruiz's cross.
Fulham controlled the closing stages and it could have been four when Kačaniklić freed an unmarked Rodallega at the far post but the Colombian could not control his strike.
Competition: Friendly
Date: Sunday 14 July 2013
Kick-off: 4:00pm
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas
Line-up: Alfaro; Ramírez, Villalobos, Fernández, Sirias; Fonseca, López, Silva, Jiménez; Lezcano, de Oliveira
Manager: Javier Delgado
Line-up: Stockdale (Stekelenburg 45'); Riether (Vigen Christensen 77'), Hughes (Hangeland 45'), Senderos (Amorebieta 45'), John Arne Riise (Richardson 45'); Duff (Dejagah 45'), Sidwell (David 69'), Karagounis (Derek Boateng 45'), Mesca (Kacaniklic 45'); Kasami (Ruiz 45'); Berbatov (Rodallega 45')
Unused substitutes: Etheridge, Briggs, Trotta, Tankovic
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Nine medical specialty societies are joining with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports to curtail waste in health care and improve patient outcomes.Specialty societies are joining forces to stamp out medical waste in all its forms, even resorting to petitioning their members to come up with ideas to save money.
As much as 30% of U.S. health care is squandered on unnecessary tests, procedures, hospital stays and other services, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Such services don't benefit patients, and in some cases may harm them.
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But I'm going to stick my neck out and mention an area that no one ever discusses. It's an area of waste so vast that it would dwarf all of the recommendations that are likely to come any or all of these surveys. It's an area of waste that plagues every hospital, long-term care facility, rehab facility, or nursing home in our country, yet benefits every device manufacturer and supplier to our health care system.
What is it?
Medical supply planned obsolescence.
What do I mean by this? I mean the waste generated every day in our health care system by expired medical goods.
A Sampling of Expired Medical Supplies (click to enlarge)
Never mind if they are non-sterilized plastic jars. If they have an expiration date that is past due, they are discarded. If they are expired shiny, new metal or plastic medical instruments that could easily be re-sterilized (think laparoscopic staplers, attachments and the like), they are discarded. Double-wrapped IV fluids? Sutures? Drape kits? Gloves? These too are discarded. You see, you can never be too safe.
In fact, expired medical equipment fills many landfills (a must-see video) both here and overseas.
Certainly there are concerns about sterility and the decomposition of medications and materials that occurs with time. No one wants to accept the liability that expired medical goods could have been the cause of illness or infection. This is certainly appropriate.
But how many thousands of pounds of medical goods are discarded each quarter from our nation's hospitals that could be re-purposed, re-sterilized, re-packaged to give us HUGE cost savings to our health care system? Could expiration dates be extended safely without compromising quality?
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But given the millions (and probably billions) of dollars wasted on expired medical equipment each year, isn't it about time we do? Even if we can only extend the purposeful shelf life of supplies from five years to six, we likely could save hundreds of millions of dollars (or more) for our health care system.
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Welcome To Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
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Visitors and guests are most welcome at Blessed Trinity.
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Torch Mobile's Iris browser takes the power of the Webkit rendering engine to Windows Mobile devices. The mobile browser was released Tuesday.
The browser itself is not unlike the many iPhone Safari clones popping up around the mobile web since iPhones first hit the streets. You load up a page, the page appears as a mile-high overview, you double click in an area and it zooms in, you scroll the page with your finger. In fact, it has a lot in common with another full-fledged browser on Windows Mobile, Opera Mobile 9.5.
The significance of the Iris browser derives from how the page is rendered. In Iris' case, the page is rendered using Webkit, the same powerful rendering engine behind Safari. Webkit is robust, fast and quick to jump on the newest and coolest web standards. It's also an open source project, which means, thanks to Iris, Windows Mobile users won't have to wait for Safari to be ported from the iPhone to Windows Mobile for the same web surfing experience.
Other features of the Iris browser include:
- Multiple Windows and Tabs
- Netscape plug-in API
- Support for input devices and mobile hardware features such as touch screens, keyboards and rotatable screens
The browser playing field on Windows Mobile is a sparse one. Iris has entered the ring to compete with Opera for best Windows Mobile Browser. Opera is even more strict than Webkit when it comes to web standards, is also a fully operable browser and touts some pretty fast speeds too. Also available for Windows devices is Skyfire, which delivers image snapshots of web pages instead of rendering the page on the device itself.
Finally, there is the first generation browser packaged with Windows Mobile: Internet Explorer. It's clumsy and manipulates pages to fit and render on it. It's anything but the full-powered browser Safari, Opera and Torch is.
Download the Iris browser at the Torch Mobile website.
See Also:
- New Video Shows Off the Mobile Side of Aurora Browser Concept
- [](http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/What_Works_(And_What_Doesn_t)_on_the_Mobile_Web>What Works (and What Doesn)
- Opera Brings iPhone Experience to Windows Mobile
- Microsoft to Buy MobiComp, Windows Mobile Features
- Opera Mini 4 Beta Released


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