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The Sarvāstivāda (Sanskrit; Chinese: 說一切有部; pinyin: Shuō Yīqièyǒu Bù) were an early school of Buddhism that held to the existence of all dharmas in the past, present and future, the "three times". Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya states, "He who affirms the existence of the dharmas of the three time periods [past, present and future] is held to be a Sarvāstivādin."[1]
The Sarvāstivādins were one of the most influential Buddhist monastic groups, flourishing throughout Northwest India, Northern India, and Central Asia. The Sarvāstivādins are believed to have given rise to the Mūlasarvāstivāda sect, although the relationship between these two groups has not yet been fully determined.
- Name 1
Origination and history 2
- Origins 2.1
- Early history 2.2
Appearance and language 3
- Appearance 3.1
- Language 3.2
Doctrinal systems 4
- Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika 4.1
- The Three Vehicles 4.2
- Views on the Buddha 4.3
- Views on arhats 4.4
- Views on bodhisattvas 4.5
Canon 5
- Vinaya 5.1
- Āgamas 5.2
- Abhidharma 5.3
- Relationship to Mahāyāna 6
- Relationship to Mūlasarvāstivāda 7
- Details of philosophy 8
References 9
- Bibliography 9.1
Sarvāstivāda is a Sanskrit term that can be glossed as: "the theory of all exists". Although there is some dispute over how the word "Sarvāstivāda" is to be analyzed, the general consensus is that it is to be parsed into three parts: sarva "all" or "every" + asti "exist" + vada "speak", "say" or "theory". This equates perfectly with the Chinese term, Shuōyīqièyǒu bù (Chinese: 說一切有部),[2] which is literally "the sect that speaks of the existence of everything," as used by Xuanzang and other translators.
Origination and history
According to some accounts, the Sarvāstivādins emerged from the Sthavira nikāya.
Regarding the origins of the Sarvāstivāda, Charles Prebish writes:
There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the rise and early development of the Sarvāstivādin school. On the one hand, we have the tradition of Asoka's council, stating that the schismatic group in the Sangha was expelled from Magadha, migrating to northwestern India and evolving into the Sarvāstivādin school. On the other hand, we have the attempts of several scholars to ascribe the rise of the school to one of Asoka's missions—that sending Majjhantika to Gandhara, an early seat of the school. This episode corresponds well with one Sarvāstivādin tradition stating that Madhyantika (the Sanskrit counterpart of the Pali Majjhantika) converted the city of Kasmir, which seems to have close ties with Gandhara. Still another tradition established a community of Sarvāstivādin monks at Mathura, founded by the patriarch Upagupta. Be that as it may, until the reign of King Kanishka, around the turn of the Christian era, the history of the school is at best sketchy.[3]
Early history
The Sarvāstivāda enjoyed the patronage of Kanishka, during which time they were greatly strengthened, and became one of the dominant sects of Buddhism for the next thousand years.[3]
In Central Asia, several Buddhist monastic groups were historically prevalent. A number of scholars have identified three distinct major phases of missionary activity seen in the history of Buddhism in Central Asia, which are associated with the following sects, chronologically:[4]
- Dharmaguptaka
- Sarvāstivāda
- Mūlasarvāstivāda
Appearance and language
Between 148 and 170 CE, the Parthian monk An Shigao came to China and translated a work which described the color of monastic robes (Skt. kāṣāya) utitized in five major Indian Buddhist sects, called Da Biqiu Sanqian Weiyi (大比丘三千威儀).[5] Another text translated at a later date, the Śāriputraparipṛcchā, contains a very similar passage with nearly the same information.[5] In the earlier source, the Sarvāstivāda are described as wearing dark red robes, while the Dharmaguptaka are described as wearing black robes.[6] However, in the corresponding passage found in the later Śāriputraparipṛcchā, the Sarvāstivāda are described as wearing black robes and the Dharmaguptaka as wearing dark red robes.[6] In traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, which follow the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya, red robes are regarded as characteristic of their tradition.[7]
The Tibetan historian Buton Rinchen Drub wrote that the Mahāsāṃghikas used Prākrit, the Sarvāstivādins used Sanskrit, the Sthavira nikāya used Paiśācī, and the Saṃmitīya used Apabhraṃśa.[8]
Doctrinal systems
Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika
The Sarvāstivāda comprised two subschools, the Vaibhāṣika and the Sautrāntika. Pioneering work on the subject was undertaken by Ch. Willemen in 1975, and more recently in 2006 (Abhidharmahṛdaya) and in 2008 in the Journal of the International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies (Tokyo). The Vaibhāṣika was formed by adherents of the Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra, comprising the orthodox Kasmiri branch of the Sarvāstivāda school. The Vaibhāśika-Sarvāstivāda, which had by far the most "comprehensive edifice of doctrinal systematics" of the early Buddhist schools,[9] was widely influential in India and beyond.[10]
In contrast to the Vaibhāṣikas, the Sautrāntika Sarvāstivādins did not uphold the Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra, but rather emphasized the Buddhist sūtras. The name Sautrāntika means "those who uphold the sūtras." According to the Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya, the Sautrāntikas held the doctrine that there may be many contemporaneous buddhas.[11]
The Three Vehicles
Regarding divisions of practice, the Vaibhāṣika Sarvāstivādins are known to have employed the outlook of Buddhist practice as consisting of the Three Vehicles:[12]
- Śrāvakayāna
- Pratyekabuddhayāna
- Bodhisattvayāna
Views on the Buddha
Sarvāstivādins viewed the Buddha's physical body (Skt. rūpakāya) as being impure and improper for taking refuge in, and they instead regarded taking refuge in the Buddha as taking refuge in the Dharmakāya of the Buddha.[13]
Some people say that to take refuge in the Buddha is to take refuge in the body of the Tathāgata, which comprises head, neck, stomach, back, hands and feet. It is explained that the body, born of father and mother, is composed of defiled dharmas, and therefore is not a source of refuge. The refuge is the Buddha's fully accomplished qualities (aśaikṣadharmāḥ) which comprise bodhi and the dharmakāya.
Views on arhats
According to A.K. Warder, the Sarvāstivādins held the same position as the Mahāsāṃghika branch regarding arhats, considering them to be imperfect and fallible.[14] In the Sarvāstivādin Nāgadatta Sūtra, the Mahīśāsaka view of women is criticized in a narrative about a bhikṣuṇī named Nāgadatta. Here, the demon Māra takes the form of her father, and tries to convince her to work toward the lower stage of an arhat, rather than that of a fully enlightened buddha (Skt. samyaksambuddha).[15]
Māra therefore took the disguise of Nāgadatta's father and said thus to Nāgadatta: "Your thought is too serious. Buddhahood is too difficult to attain. It takes a hundred thousand nayutas of koṭis of kalpas to become a Buddha. Since few people attain Buddhahood in this world, why don't you attain Arhatship? For the experience of Arhatship is the same as that of nirvāṇa; moreover, it is easy to attain Arhatship...."
In her reply, Nāgadatta rejects arhatship as a lower path, saying, "A Buddha's wisdom is like empty space of the ten-quarters, which can enlighten innumerable people. But an Arhat's wisdom is inferior."[15]
Views on bodhisattvas
Regarding divisions of practice, the Mahāvibhāṣā is known to employ the outlook of Buddhist practice as consisting of the Three Vehicles.[12] The Sarvāstivādins also did not hold that it was impossible, or even impractical to strive to become a fully enlightened buddha (Skt. samyaksaṃbuddha), and therefore they admitted the path of a bodhisattva as a valid one.[16] References to Bodhisattvayāna and the practice of the Six Pāramitās are commonly found in Sarvāstivāda works as well.[17]
The Mahāvibhāṣā of the Vaibhāṣika Sarvāstivādins includes a schema of four pāramitās: generosity (dāna), discipline (śīla), energy (vīrya), and wisdom (prajñā), and it says that the four pāramitās and six pāramitās are essentially equivalent.[18]
Foreign teachers hold that there are six pāramitās, adding patience (kṣānti) and meditation (dhyāna). But the teachers of Kaśmīra say that the last two are included in the first four. Patience is included in discipline and meditation in intuitive knowledge; they are accomplished upon completion of discipline and wisdom.
The Dharmaguptaka are known to have rejected the authority of the Sarvāstivāda pratimokṣa rules on the grounds that the original teachings of the Buddha had been lost.[19]
The complete Sarvāstivāda Vinaya is extant in the Chinese Buddhist canon. In its early history, the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya was the most common vinaya tradition in China. However, Chinese Buddhism later settled on the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya. In the 7th century, Yijing wrote that in eastern China, most people followed the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya, while the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya was used in earlier times in Guanzhong (the region around Chang'an), and that the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya was prominent in the Yangzi River area and further south.[20] In the 7th century, the existence of multiple Vinaya lineages throughout China was criticized by prominent Vinaya masters such as Yijing and Dao'an (654–717). In the early 8th century, Daoan gained the support of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and an imperial edict was issued that the saṃgha in China should use only the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya for ordination.[21]
Scholars at present have "a nearly complete collection of sūtras from the Sarvāstivāda school"[22] thanks to a recent discovery in Afghanistan of roughly two-thirds of the Dīrgha Āgama in Sanskrit. The Madhyama Āgama (T26, Chinese trans. Gotama Saṅghadeva) and Saṃyukta Āgama (T99, Chinese trans. Guṇabhadra) have long been available in Chinese translation. The Sarvāstivāda is therefore the only early school besides the Theravada for which we have a roughly complete sutra collection, although unlike the Theravada it has not all been preserved in the original language.
The Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma consists of seven texts. The texts of the Sarvāstivādin Abhidharma are:
- Jñānaprasthāna ("Foundation of Knowledge") (T. 1543-1544)
- Prakaraṇapāda ("Exposition") (T. 1541-1542)
- Vijñānakāya ("Body of Consciousness") (T. 1539)
- Dharmaskandha ("Aggregation of Dharmas") (T. 1537)
- Prajñaptiśāstra ("Treatise on Designations") (T. 1538)
- Dhātukāya ("Body of Elements") (T. 1540)
- Saṅgītiparyāya ("Discourses on Gathering Together") (T. 1536)
Following these, are the texts that became the authority of the Vaibhāṣika:
- Mahāvibhāṣā ("Great Commentary" on the Jñānaprasthāna) (T. 1545)
Sarvāstivādin meditation teachers also worked on the Dhyāna sutras (Chinese: 禪經), a group of early Buddhist meditation texts which were translated into Chinese and became influential in the development of Chinese Buddhist meditation methods.
All of these works have been translated into Chinese, and are now part of the Chinese Buddhist canon.
Relationship to Mahāyāna
The Sarvāstivādins of Kāśmīra held the Mahāvibhāṣā Śāstra as authoritative, and thus were given the moniker of being Vaibhāṣikas. The Mahāvibhāṣā is thought to have been authored around 150 CE, around the time of Kaniṣka (127–151 CE) of the Kuṣāṇa Empire.[23] This massive treatise of Abhidharma (200 fascicles in Chinese) contains a great deal of material with what appear to be strong affinities to Mahāyāna doctrines.[24] The Mahāvibhāṣā is also said to illustrate the accommodations reached between the Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna traditions, as well as the means by which Mahāyāna doctrines would become accepted.[25] The Mahāvibhāṣā also defines the Mahāyāna sūtras and the role in their Buddhist canon. Here they are described as Vaipulya doctrines, with "Vaipulya" being a commonly used synonym for Mahāyāna. The Mahāvibhāṣā reads:[26]
What is the Vaipulya? It is said to be all the sūtras corresponding to elaborations on the meanings of the exceedingly profound dharmas.
According to a number of scholars, Mahāyāna Buddhism flourished during the time of the Kuṣāṇa Empire, and this is illustrated in the form of Mahāyāna influence on the Mahāvibhāṣā Śāstra.[27] The Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa also records that Kaniṣka presided over the establishment of Prajñāpāramitā doctrines in the northwest of India.[28] Étienne Lamotte has also pointed out that a Sarvāstivāda master is known to have stated that the Mahāyāna Prajñā sūtras were to be found amongst their Vaipulya sūtras.[26] According to Paul Williams, the similarly massive Mahāprajñāpāramitā Śāstra also has a clear association with the Vaibhāṣika Sarvāstivādins.[29]
Relationship to Mūlasarvāstivāda
A number of theories have been posited by academics as to how the two are related, which Bhikkhu Sujato summaries as follows:
The uncertainty around this school has led to a number of hypotheses. Frauwallner's theory holds that the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya is the disciplinary code of an early Buddhist community based in Mathura, which was quite independent in its establishment as a monastic community from the Sarvāstivādins of Kaśmir (although of course this does not mean that they were different in terms of doctrine). Lamotte, opposing Frauwallner, asserts that the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya was a late Kaśmīr compilation made to complete the Sarvāstivādin Vinaya. Warder suggests that the Mūlasarvāstivādins were a later development of the Sarvāstivāda, whose main innovations were literary, the compilation of the large Vinaya and the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra, which kept the early doctrines but brought the style up to date with contemporary literary developments. Enomoto pulls the rug out from all these theories by asserting that Sarvāstivādin and Mūlasarvāstivādin are really the same. Meanwhile, Willemen, Dessein, and Cox have developed the theory that the Sautrantikas, a branch or tendency within the Sarvāstivādin group of schools, emerged in Gandhāra and Bactria around 200 CE. Although they were the earlier group, they temporarily lost ground to the Kaśmīr Vaibhāśika school due to the political influence of Kaṇiṣka. In later years the Sautrantikas became known as Mūlasarvāstivādins and regained the ascendancy. I have elsewhere given my reasons for disagreeing with the theories of Enomoto and Willemen et al. Neither Warder nor Lamotte give sufficient evidence to back up their theories. We are left with Frauwallner's theory, which in this respect has stood the test of time.[30]
Details of philosophy
Though the Sarvāstivādins would themselves claim that their teaching of 'all exists' (sarvasti) is a direct teaching of the Buddha himself, as shown by their attributing the earliest abhidharma texts to direct disciples of the Buddha, notably to Sariputra and constant reference to the sutras throughout, the school in its entirety is more rightly to be considered as part of the age of scholastic Buddhism. It was the most influential school in the northwestern part of India. In a Chinese context, the word abhidharma refers to the Sarvāstivāda abhidharma, although at a minimum the Dharmaguptaka, Pudgalavada and Theravada also had abhidharmas.
During the first century BC, in the Gandharan cultural area (consisting of Oddiyana, Gandhara and Bactria, Tokharistan, across the Khyber Pass), the sthaviriyas used Gandhari to write their literature in the Kharoṣṭhī script. During this time, the Sarvāstivāda abhidharma primarily consisted of the Abhidharmahrdaya authored by Dharmashresthin, a native from Tokharistan, and the Ashtagrantha authored/compiled by Katyayaniputra. Both texts were translated by Samghadeva in 391 AD and in 183 AD. respectively, but they were not completed until 390 in Southern China.
Although the sarvastitva was the central thesis, there were different theories on how 'sarvam' and even 'asti' were actually to be explained and understood among the Gandharan diverse Sarvāstivādins. Vasubandhu's Koshabhasya, an elaborate yoga manual based on the Hrdaya, describes four main theses on sarvasti:
There are four types of Sarvāstivādins accordingly as they teach a difference in existence (bhavanyathatva), a difference in characteristic (laksananyathatva), a difference in condition (avasthanyathatva), and mutual difference (anyonyathatva).
Later Sarvāstivāda takes a combination of the first and third theses as its model. It was on this basis that the school's doctrines were defended in the face of growing external, and sometimes even internal, criticism.
The doctrines of Sarvāstivāda were not confined to 'all exists', but also include the theory of momentariness (ksanika), conjoining (samprayukta) and simultaneity (sahabhu), conditionality (hetu and pratyaya), the culmination of the spiritual path (marga), and others. These doctrines are all inter-connected and it is the principle of 'all exists' that is the axial doctrine holding the larger movement together when the precise details of other doctrines are at stake.
The Sarvāstivāda was also known by other names, particularly hetuvada and yuktivada. Hetuvada comes from hetu – 'cause', which indicates their emphasis on causation and conditionality. Yuktivada comes from yukti – 'reason' or even 'logic', which shows their use of rational argument and syllogism.
When the Sarvāstivāda school held a synod in Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka II (c. 158-176), the Gandharan most important text, the Astagrantha of Katyayaniputra was rewritten in Sanskrit making necessary revisions. This revised text was now known as Jnanaprasthana, Course of Knowledge. Though the Gandharan Astagrantha had many vibhasas, the new Kashmir Astagrantha i.e. the Jnanaprasthana had a Sanskrit Mahavibhasa, compiled by the Kashmir Sarvāstivāda synod. The Jnanaprasthana and its Mahavibhasa, which took more than a generation to complete, were then declared the Vaibhāṣika orthodoxy, said to be 'Buddha's word', Buddhabhasita. This new Vaibhāṣika orthodoxy, however, was not readily accepted by the Gandharan Sarvāstivādins, though gradually they adapted their views to the new Kasmira orthodoxy. The Gandharan Sarvāstivādins used the same Vinaya from Mathura. As a matter of fact, their abhidharma was meant for meditational practices. They made use of the Hrdaya which is a manual for attaining arhat. However, the long Gandharan Vinaya was abridged to a Sanskrit Dashabhanavara in the Kashmir synod by removing the avadanas and jatakas, stories and illustrations. After the declaration of the Vaibhāṣika orthodoxy, the Gandharan non-vaibhasika Sarvāstivādins, the majority, were called Sautrantikas "those who uphold the sutras".
Interestingly, the Kasmira orthodoxy, the Vaibhāṣikas disappeared in the later part of the 7th century. Subsequently, the old Gandharan Sarvāstivādins, the non-Vaibhāṣika Sautrantikas, were named Mūlasarvāstivādins, who then at a later date went to Tibet. It has been suggested that the minority Vaibhāṣikas were absorbed into the majority Sautrantika Sarvāstivādins as a possible result of the latter's adaptations.
Moreover, Mishrakabhidharmahrdaya, a title which means that 'sautrantika views were mixed with Vaibhāṣika views' was composed by Dharmatrata in the 4th century in Gandharan area. Vasubandhu (ca.350-430), a native from Purusapura in Gandhara, composed his Kosa based on this text and the Astagrantha. While in Kasmira, he wrote his karikas which were well received there but he faced intense opposition, notably from Samghabhadra, a leading Sarvāstivāda pundit, when he composed his bhasya. By his bhasya, Vasubandhu made it clear to the Vaibhāṣikas that he was a sautrantika, which is why he was fiercely opposed by the Sarvāstivāda vaibhasikas in Kasmira.
In reply to Vasubhandhu's bhasya, Samghabhadra wrote a text, the Nyayanusara 'according to reason'. This work is presently only extant in Chinese (from Xuanzang's translation and little is known of it in English).
For a critical examination of the Sarvāstivādin interpretation of the Samyuktagama, see David Kalupahana, Causality: The Central Philosophy of Buddhism.[31] For a Sautrantika refutation of the Sarvāstivādin use of the Samyuktagama, see Theodore Stcherbatsky, The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word Dharma.[32]
- ^ de La Vallée-Poussin 1990, p. 807.
- ^ Taisho 27, n1545
- ^ a b Buddhism: A Modern Perspective. Charles S. Prebish. Penn State Press: 1975. ISBN 0-271-01195-5 pg 42-43
- ^ Willemen, Charles. Dessein, Bart. Cox, Collett. Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism. 1997. p. 126
- ^ a b Hino, Shoun. Three Mountains and Seven Rivers. 2004. p. 55
- ^ a b Hino, Shoun. Three Mountains and Seven Rivers. 2004. pp. 55-56
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- ^ "one does not find anywhere else a body of doctrine as organized or as complete as theirs" . . ."Indeed, no other competing schools have ever come close to building up such a comprehensive edifice of doctrinal systematics as the Vaibhāśika." The Sautrantika theory of seeds (bija ) revisited: With special reference to the ideological continuity between Vasubandhu's theory of seeds and its Srilata/Darstantika precedents by Park, Changhwan, PhD thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 2007 pg 2
- ^ A Study of the Abhidharmahṛdaya: The Historical Development of the Concept of Karma in the Sarvāstivāda Thought. PhD thesis by Wataru S. Ryose. University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1987 pg 3
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If you commute to work by car, you know how important it is to have hands-free technology. The HUDWAY Cast is a portable heads-up display that can be used in any vehicle. It pairs with your smartphone using Miracast or Airplay, or you can plug your phone into it using the included USB cable.
Use the HUDWAY Cast app to manage calls, switch songs, and get directions, or use your preferred navigation app like Waze or Google Maps… all without taking your eyes off the road.
Solgaard Lifepack: The Solar Powered and Anti-Theft Backpack
Those taking a commuter train or public transportation need a great bag, and the Solgaard Lifepack has all the bells and whistles you could want. It features a solar power bank that's always being topped up with solar energy, so you can charge your devices on the go. The Lifepack has an anti-theft lock that can lock the zipper shut, or can be used to attach the bag to something (so no one can grab it and dash).
With four secret pockets (including easy-access ones for credit cards or metro cards), tons of interior organization, and a suitcase strap, the Lifepack might be the best commuter bag out there.
Solgaard | $165 USD
Bose frames
Pair the Bose Frames to your smartphone and they become sunglasses – with audio. The open-ear design allows you to still hear what's going on around you while listening to music or taking a phone call, which is essential for commuters who are walking or cycling.
The sunglasses have miniaturized speakers (with Bose quality sound) in the frames, precisely positioned so you can hear audio but those around you cannot. Sound is easily managed using the one-button control, which can accept or reject calls, play and pause music, and access Siri or the Google Assistant. Enjoy up to 3.5 hours of streaming music playback before charging the frames.
Bose | $249.99
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Ebola Zombies in streaming. A group of thieves break into an industrial complex to pull off a jewelry heist, but stumble upon a hidden laboratory where unorthodox SARS and Ebola experiments are taking place on stolen cadavers, who soon mutate into blood-thirsty zombies.
Directors: Samuel Leong
Duration: 90 min
Year of release: 2015
Genres: Horror
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NET's Voice Exchange (VX) Series is the industry's first fully-integrated multi-service voice switch with Any-to-Any gateway functionality, creating a next-generation solution for enterprise VoIP enablement.
- Enterprise VoIP and telephony integration for Unified Messaging and Unified Communications
- Integrated, multi-function voice switch
- Intelligent IP to IP Mediation
- Vendor Independent Remote Survivability
- Extensive call system interoperability
- True telecom traffic management
- Advanced call security
- Expandable platform with optional software modules
- Enables intelligent, flexible, lower cost VoIP and Mobility
With NET's 20 years of experience in designing and building multi-service network exchange solutions, the VX Series is the clear choice for large corporations looking to obtain the benefits of VoIP through a versatile, integrated voice exchange solution that provides interoperability with existing PBX and IP PBX systems.
As a multi-function voice switch, the NET VX SERIES can be deployed in distributed networks to reduce and consolidate PBX infrastructure. The NET VX extends advanced call system features from centralized data centers to remote locations. With its remote survivability features, the NET VX provides continuous, local call service and intelligent trunk routing in the event of network connectivity failures.
The VX platform supports from 1 to 32 T1 or E1 ports, 16 FXS ports and 2 Ethernet ports, making it a compelling solution for enterprises, government entities and service providers looking to deploy IP-based voice networks. VX Series combines the functionality of a media gateway, call control component, SS7/C7 signaling point, H.323/SIP inter-working device and media server in a single, compact chassis. VX Series supports a wide range of voice and call routing features. All of these are backed by key components that ensure the platform and the calls moving across it are secure.
Conformance to the latest VoIP signaling and call control standards, such as SIP and H.323, guarantees interoperability within multivendor VoIP deployments. Moreover, VX900's support for standards-based signaling mechanisms and inter-working techniques enables the platform to be easily deployed into existing VoIP networks.
VX Series BESTflow™ frame packing technique, together with the BEST™ signaling protocol (BSP), affords clear advantages when deploying VoIP platforms. Combining up to 160 individual calls into a single IP packet, BESTflow reduces the required bandwidth and the latency typically associated with transporting voice over an IP backbone network.
VX Product Family
The award-winning VX Series Voice Exchange™ platform couples powerful voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities with unique secure voice functionality and is ideal for use with government and military customers for IP based STU to STU calling.
Today's secure mobile requirements look to the extension of enterprise- class secure voice, data and video to mobile, and tactical teams. This increasingly includes the ability to leverage IP-based networking technologies.
As a multi-function voice switch, the VX900 can be deployed in distributed networks to reduce and consolidate PBX infrastructure. The VX900 extends advanced call system features from centralized data centers to remote locations. With its remote survivability features, the NET VX provides continuous, local call service and intelligent trunk routing in the event of network connectivity failures.
The VX1200 provides a lower cost solution for enterprise VoIP, with support for enterprise mobility and SIP-Wifi devices, the VX1200 can also enable companies to dramatically reduce cellular service costs.
The VX1800 Voice Exchange for Unified Communications is designed to provide the enterprise-class integration, interoperability, and security with scalability required for successful adoption of unified communications in large enterprises.
VXbuilder presents an intuitive, structured, configuration and provisioning interface to the network installer and provides a single configuration utility for all aspects of system operation. VXbuilder supports remote provisioning through a forms-based, point-and-click GUI that can be used to configure all node parameters and tables, including IP Interfaces, PSTN, calling routes and signaling manipulation.
VXwatch is a management tool for real-time monitoring of VX alarms. VXwatch displays status and alarms for all channels and spans. Call details can also be viewed in real time. Multiple nodes can be monitored in the same window or in separate windows depending on user preference. Port and card status is reported graphically and channels are color coded to indicate their state. In addition, information on call parameters may be obtained by clicking on the active call and information on circuit parameters may be obtained by clicking on the interface.
VXgate is an integral part of the VX's resilient, distributed, and bandwidth-efficient architecture. VXgate provides a gateway between the VX network and external billing systems or clearing houses, and collects call detail records (CDR) from those systems.


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It's been a while, I know…
Lots of work on the house right now, painting walls and stuff.
And working in the garden of course…
my poor walls !
Land Art in the back yard
the herbal garden
luckily I have a lot of help from Ingrid Anna
And… about dyeing: it's open season again, the weather is getting warmer so it's time for me to experiment with all sorts of dye plants. First I harvested some common herbs to start with: nettles (Urtica dioica) and Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) which are now fermenting in plastic bottles.
Wikipedia : Geranium robertianum, (syn. Robertiella robertiana) commonly known as Herb Robert, Red Robin, Death come quickly, Storksbill, Dove's Foot, Crow's Foot, or (in North America) Robert Geranium, is a common species of cranesbill in Europe, Asia, North America, and North Africa.
Nettles are known to give some green dye and Herb Robert is famous for its gold yellows !
But with the fermenting dye method, you never know :)
We'll see !
I bought some strange dye plant seeds which I'm very curious about: Sunflower Hopi black dye (Helianthus annuus) which should give some black dye, Amaranthus hypochondriacus or Prince-of-Wales feather (Amaranthus Hopi red dye) which should give some, well, red dye and Midnight Black Turtle beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) which should give me BLUE !
I'll let you know how it went,
but first they need to grow !


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Outdoor Chess Game In Nevada
Monday, November 30, 2009 by Home Furniture Decoration
Outdoor game is very interesting to spend your time in weekend or holiday. It will eliminate our fatigue of busy day. Not only you or your friends, kids and adolescent also like to having fun in garden, backyard, beach, camp, and another outdoor area. Its very fun to having outdoor game with family and children. You can explore your outdoor game and your kids will enjoy the environment surrounded. You just need some idea to make it interesting and fun.
Look the picture above! One of outdoor game but so educative and not bored, which is chess game. This kind of game is suitable for all ages, so you can play it with your friend, family and children. Teach your children about chess game in different space and having fun with them. Sure that your children will learn fast and like to play chess.
For outdoor game, use the giant chess set and complete it with outdoor board. Order it now!
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Google Maps API Predicts the Future
It's no secret that in our digitally-driven daily lives, accuracy and timing can be everything. If you're a business that relies on a mobile workforce, making sure that your employees arrive at your customer's location in a predictable time slot can mean the difference between customer retention and customer loss. How can the Google Maps API help you close that gap? The answer is simple; Predictive Travel Time.
Indistinguishable from Magic
One of Arthur C. Clarke's three laws states that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.". While we may be stretching the truth a bit with the ability to actually predict the future; Google's Predictive Time Travel feature can certainly be considered "magic". It's powerful API is able to provide a direct line between your employee and your customers to make sure that their arrival time is predicted with pinpoint accuracy.
How does it do this? The service integrates with the existing Directions API and Distance Matrix API combined with historical data to estimate travel times for future dates. The end result makes it remarkably easy to accurately estimate how long it will take to get somewhere and even the best routes to take based on the time of day; even if the travel date is far in the future.
Confidence Levels
How can they be so sure about the arrival times that they return for directions? The Google Maps API utilizes historical time-of-day and day-of-week traffic data to estimate travel times for future dates. This makes it easy and accurate to estimate how long it will take to get somewhere and give the ability to suggest the best route.
Google even offers the configuration of a Traffic Model that gives you an ability to keep your traffic predictions according to "optimistic", "pessimistic" or "best guess" estimates of traffic conditions. For example; you might want to set "pessimistic" time predictions for your deliveries. "Optimistic" might be set if you have a thermostat application and you want to have a house warm by the time your user comes in. "Best Guess" might be set for users that want the most likely travel time to their destination.
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How do you get started using Predicted Travel Time? We could just point you to the documentation for the Directions and Distance Matrix API, but if you aren't confident that you have the technical resources available; we'd love to schedule a consultation. After all; we're Doc Brown, and you're looking to go 88mph in a DeLorean. Let us help you travel into the future the way only Google Maps can. but we'd also like you to make sure you schedule a consultation with us so that we can help you take your application to the next level and increase your accuracy the way only Dito and Google can. Are you ready?


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My story begins from England. I was born in Manchester but raised in Finland. I have lived across Finland, but there's no home like Turku. I live with my fiancee and as a crazy cat lady I have two little lions -well two cats. My photography style is documentary- I photograph the moments just how they happen. I love to photograph wedding portraits in unique invorements and bring the couples connection to the pictures.
The castle of Turku is one of the most beautiful castles in Finland. It's also unique because you can get married in the castle.
The wedding couple Johanna & Tommy had asked me to take their wedding portraits. It was February and in Finland the weather isn't the kindest. I had already been searching the place for the portraits and found this view. It was such breathtaking. The couple arrived and they where simply amazing. It was one of the coldest days we had and they handle it.


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Tequila is a quintessential summertime spirit. Unfortunately, most people only know how to make margaritas, shots, and maybe a tequila sunrise. Here's a way to use up that bottle of Patrón in your cupboard — OK, it's Cuervo, but who's paying attention? — and impress your party guests to boot.
Grapefruit-Campari Collins
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1/2 oz. Campari (or Aperol)
3/4 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 oz. agave syrup
2 oz. club soda
fresh grapefruit (for garnish)
Directions: To make agave syrup, dissolve one part agave in one part boiling water. (You can also infuse the syrup with botanicals by following the same process as our DIY simple syrup, using agave instead of sugar.) Mix all the ingredients except the club soda in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a mason jar with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a slice of fresh grapefruit.
Campari too bitter for you? Try substituting Aperol, which is basically a lighter version of the same thing. We make this switcheroo with most drinks calling for Campari, because most of our friends are weenies.


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I got some very exciting news last night: I've been accepted into the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point's graduate fellowship program in environmental education. What this means is that in July I'll be moving to Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin (which is in the wilderness up near the border with UP Michigan) to spend the next two years working at a conservation-themed semester school for high school students while simultaneously completing my MS degree in natural resources with an emphasis on residential environmental education.
Obviously moving from the coast of Georgia to northern Wisconsin is going to be a big change – for our Friday staff meeting this afternoon my boss, coworkers and I went to Dairy Queen and sat outside in the warm, sunny weather eating ice cream, something I doubt I'll be doing this time next February. But I'm really looking forward to it, because it's a gorgeous part of the country. I know a fair number of you who read this blog have started doing so since I moved to Georgia and may have a special interest in this area, but I really hope you'll all stick with me when I head to the North Woods. It's going to be an adventure.
Anyway, I'm still going to be here on Jekyll Island until at least the end of May, so there's time yet. Right now it's time to head out for my afternoon constitutional on the beach!


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• OWS-5 delivers accurate true wind speed and wind direction from a moving platform
• Accurate true wind speed and direction, air temperature
• No calibration required
• Uses Ultrasonic wind sensor and high precision GPS compass
• Local data display using Android or iOS app.
• Cloud based logging via the mobile cellular network
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The OWS-5 provides a measurement of wind speed and direction relative to the ground from a moving platform such as a sailing or rowing coach boat (RIB), regatta committee boat, cycle race chase cars, wind turbine transfer vessels, ferries etc. The great advantage of OWS-5 is it requires no calibration when in use.
OWS-5 uses the solid-state ultrasonic Gill WindSonic wind speed and direction sensor. This 2-axis ultrasonic wind sensor is robust and maintenance-free making it the sensor of choice for harsh environments eliminating the problems associated with more conventional cup and vane sensors.
The orientation of the WindSonic sensor and its movement relative to the ground is measured using a GPS compass from this the ground wind speed and direction can then be calculated knowing the motion of the WindSonic sensor and the measured wind speed and direction. Data is transferred over WiFi to a tablet or smartphone within 20 metres. In addition data is also sent via the mobile cellular network to the WeatherFile website where it can be viewed by any internet connected device from any location.
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Output functions: Sensor ID, Wind speed, Wind direction, Units, Status
Output rate: 4 Hz
Output format: RS232 serial data
|Position/speed/course/(heading) sensor
|Dual antenna GPS compass with IMU
|Main processor
|Custom single board embedded microprocessor with serial and WiFi interfaces
|System output
|WiFi: Time, position, ground wind speed, ground wind direction, tide determination available via http
|Display unit
|Android/iOS tablet or smartphone
|OWS-5 Power Requirements
|<500mA at 12V dc. Power supplied from outlet socket on RIB
|Electronics enclosure (excluding tablet & smartphone)
|IP67 rate enclosure
|Carry Case
|Flight case: 750mm x 170mm x 260mm
Weight with OWS-5: 6.6kg
The specification is correct at time of publication (June 2018).
The manufacturer reserves the right to amend the specification and therefore the information in this document may be subject to change.
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Find Everything You're Looking for in Downtown Memphis
Want to find the perfect restaurant, a place to buy shoes, art galleries, or a place to park? Use this directory to find out where to eat, shop, park, visit, explore and more by searching for a destination, or selecting a category and/or neighborhood.
Click here to view our interactive map of Downtown.
Click here to submit your business to be included in our Downtown Directory. Please note: Your business must be located in Downtown Memphis within our CBID.


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We don't need any extra enticements to go see an enchantment-packed, eerie/elegant silent film like "The Mystic."
But. But when we hear that there will be a flapper fashion show, put on by two SoCal modern-day flappers, you can call us officially enticed.
The place: Silent Movie Theatre. The date: Wednesday, March 3. The time: 8 p.m. The fashion show: It's courtesy of the Flapper Flock -- the fashion-minded Nicolette Howell and Chantal Geary -- and there will be era-appropriate hemlines and baubles and the little stretch headbands with the flirty feathers and sequins.
The Silent Treatment is presenting, tickets are $12, and there are few places you'll get so much full-on flapper-osity for such a good price. And pick up some clothing tips, too. If you see pieces you like, you may find more like them at Hobo's Vintage in Redlands, which Ms. Howell runs.


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Risk Free Binary Options Trading
Next to be discussed is risk free binary options trading, but before you jump up and down too much at the thought of this, be aware that no type of market trading is ever 100% risk free. When the term risk free is used at is pertains to binary options trading, it really means that risk is reduced as much as possible. Let's take a look at this a little closer.
So how exactly does a trader make a trade as risk free as possible? This is accomplished by placing one or more trades on the same asset that allow for several different outcomes.
When it comes to making this multi-faceted trade, a trader will buy options on an asset in option+ mode in two different directions, as the asset trends one way then the trader will then sell call options at different times to bolster the trade. If the trader calls it right, then they will minimize losses and that should lead to the overall trade being profitable. Does it happen all the time? No, but it does happen a majority of the time and certainly gives you a chance at getting at least a little money back. That is why trading this way is called risk free trading.
The drawback to this type of so called risk free trading is that you have to constantly monitor yourcomputer screen to know when to sell an option before it expires.
Just in case you did not know or remember; as pertains to normal binary options rules, when you make a trade the option will expire at a predetermined time. As a result of this, a risk free trading strategy will only be able to take place in the Option+ mode of an online broker that offers it.
The trade is initiated by buying a call option and then immediately placing a put option after it. Once that is done, then you will monitor the assets trend until it becomes clear that it's definitely trending in one direction or the other. At this point you must quickly sell the option that is not trending in the current price direction; the faster you do this, the less you will lose. This quick sell off normally keeps losses less than 25%.
Since you are making profit on the properly trending trade, it will normally offset those losses and more. In order to get the maximum profit you will have to let the trade reach its expiration.
For those that might not have realized that you can sell an option before it expires, it's what is called Early Closure. On rare occasions you can use this technique to actually make profit on both options.


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The Postal Service streamlined their application and testing process several years ago and Post Office job announcements are now posted on-line. Applicants are tested for specific job vacancies and a part of the exam is completed online during the application process. We provide a USPS job Search Guide on this site with copies of each screen to familiarize you with the USPS employment web site. The Postal Service is no longer offering blanket mail carrier exams to build hiring registered for major metropolitan areas. They are now advertising job vacancies as they occur and testing the applicants through nationally designated testing facilities.
Postal recruitment notices are advertised online and they may also be advertised in national and local newspapers, publications, journals and periodicals. Use this site's post office job listings, the Postal Service's Web site, and our Post Office Job eCareer Guide to get you started. If there are no vacancies listed on the sites mentioned above, contact individual mail facilities in your area to find out when they intend to recruit. Also explore related federal jobs that includes links to 141 federal recruiting Web sites.
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Don't pay anyone to take a Postal Exam or to find a Postal job!
The more contacts you make, the greater your chances. Too often job seekers apply for the first job they find and then forget about the process until they receive a reply. Post office jobs are highly competitive. The more positions you apply for and examinations you take, the better your chances. There are also jobs that don't require entrance exams.
You can also call them for job information through their Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to locate job vacancies. Visit our "Resource" section for direct links and phone numbers. If you call you will need the job announcement number which can be obtained from their web site or by calling your local Post Office or Customer Service District office.
A complete listing of all Customer Service District Offices are included on this site for you to contact for information about hiring in your area. Professional or administrative positions that do not require written exams are also posted on the USPS web site and we include many of their listings on our job listings. The two primary application forms are the PS Form 2591 Application for Employment, a four page document and the PS Form 2181-A that is used for Pre-Employment Screening. Forms are printed in Appendix C of Post Office Jobs and we have downloadable versions on our "Resource" page. Use these forms to draft your application prior to receipt of the job announcement. Use these forms to draft your application before applying online.
Over the past three years, the postal service reduced employment, offered early outs to tens of thousands, and streamlined operations as best they could within their current mandate. Even with billions in revenue, there are challenges ahead and they are working to reduce costs and reorganizing to address potential shortfalls.
Employment of postal service workers overall is expected to decline by the year 2022 as much as 28 percent. This can be attributed to tight budgets, automated sorting systems, and cluster mailboxes will adversely affect employment. Employment declines, however, will vary by specialty.
The postal service has remained a reliable employment option, even under these challenging conditions, for those who know how to apply for job vacancies and prepare for postal exams. Additional opportunities will be created as those who are at or beyond retirement age opt to retire. Each day 10,000 baby boomers turn age 65 and this trend is projected to continue for another 15 years. Hiring will be driven by retirements and the need to maintain staffing throughout their extensive network that includes over 33,000 facilities.
Postal Service workers often begin on a part-time, flexible basis and become regular or full time in order of seniority, as vacancies occur. Full-time workers may bid for preferred assignments, such as the day shift or a high-level nonsupervisory position. Carriers can look forward to obtaining preferred routes as their seniority increases. Postal Service workers can advance to supervisory positions on a competitive basis.
Also, explore and apply for federal government jobs.
Written Exams - Approximately 80% of all Postal jobs required the applicant to register for and take a post office exam. The remaining 20% are "Corporate Jobs" and they select applicants for interviews after reviewing and rating the detailed application that you must submit when you apply for these jobs. The majority of tested entry level jobs are for city carrier, rural carrier, mail processing clerk, mail handler, and sales, services, and distribution associates and these occupations require you to take the 473 Postal Exam. There are also exams for other occupations as noted on the following list. All exams are listed with sample questions in Post Office Jobs by Dennis V. Damp and this book includes a comprehensive 473 Study Guide. The other exams are:


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In the framework of our cultural cooperation, Portuguese Professor Fátima Marinho, Vice-President of Porto University will give a lecture on Portuguese literature at Cairo University: "The Ambiguous world of Literature: in search of Lost Identity".
The focus of this lecture will be on the several kinds of the representation of reality in literary texts. There will be a comparative study between 19th century novels and those of the last 30 years. Portuguese contemporary novels have a very curious way of dealing with the real and with the past. The past is definitely transformed and looked in a critical and creative way.
The venue will take place Thursday 6th of April, in the Conference Room, Faculty of Letters, English Department in Cairo University, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Please confirm attendance to firstname.lastname@example.com, as the room has limited space.


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Der Weltkrieg Series Rules (updated 19 January 2013)
Game Owners:
For access to the electronic versions (.pdf format) of the Der Weltrkrieg scenario rulebooks, please send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com
You MUST include as an attachment a scan or photo of the cover page of each rulebook that you are requesting access to.
You will receive a return email containing the passwords for the rulebook download pages on this site that you can then access.
Please understand that controlling rulebook access to only verified owners of the games will allow Vassal modules of the series to be made available.
The downloaded rulebooks are for YOUR USE ONLY and are not to be shared or posted (doing so will jeopardize the release of Vassal modules).
GRAND CAMPAIGN RULEBOOK (2nd Edition)
GRAND CAMPAIGN PRODUCTION WORKBOOK (Same Password as for GC Rulebook)
WESTERN FRONT RULEBOOK (Sterling Edition)
EASTERN FRONT RULEBOOKS (All Use Same Password)
Gorlice-Tarnow/Brusilov Offensive Rulebook
Tannenberg / Galicia Rulebook
Serbia / Romania Rulebook
ITALIAN FRONT RULEBOOK (Sterling Edition)
OSMANLI HARBI RULEBOOK (Sterling Edition)


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Lately having read many a blog-post dripping with cynicism over the tradition of Valentine's, the overt commercialization, the artificiality of setting aside a day for loved ones, blah blah blah, I, for a change, decided to depart from my own customary cynicism and write something positive about Valentine's, especially for those of us who are healing the wounds caused by a vicious break-up. After all, there is still space for "love", the concept as opposed to the emotion, on Earth, in whatever form or method it is practiced. Well, well, I'm atleast trying to be positive.
Love comes in many forms these days. Let me roll out a few examples, as they come to my mind with or without price-tags,…..greeting cards, SMS, e-cards, balloons, cakes, occasional lengthy phone calls, rarely flowers. While these are on the low-end of love tokens, on the high-end they have candle-light dinners, designer clothes, vintage watches, expensive perfumes, diamond-studded earrings, sleek cars, bungalows, aircraft, nuclear armament…I mean there is no upper limit to it. I don't mean to underscore the commercial element of it. Money is only secondary; at least, it ought to be so. The reason being – whatever token of love you receive on this symbolic day, it is not as lovely as when you receive it from the man/woman you most desire.
There is a lover in every one of us. While many of us are fortunate enough to be accompanied by a Valentine on this special day, the rest of us can still dream about having that special person by our side in the nearest future. There must be a few of us who may have broken up with our partners recently. Those of us must be viewing the impending Valentine's Day as a major stumbling block to the obscenely difficult course of moving on. To this last group of lovers I want to say, cheer up, because there must be better lovers waiting for you elsewhere. Here are a few tips to get yourself back on your feet, feeling great and looking up again.
First and foremost, get out of those social networking websites which can only beleaguer you with a barrage of status updates and photo uploads from people who are ever ready to flaunt their fake love, and loveless gifts from their insincere lovers. (I assure you that those who update their V-Day adventures surely haven't enjoyed the day as much as they did uploading the pictures in the aftermath. And, if some of those usual self-publicizing dickheads didn't update it surely means that they didn't have any worthwhile adventures to share or are just trying to be elusive. So, there is nothing you would likely miss by not logging into those loser-friendly networks anyway, any day.)
Take a warm water bath. Put on your best-loved dress and get out of your cubbyhole. Get yourself some bright-colored fragrant roses, and chocolates… treat yourself.
On this cheerful day spread your love to those who have the capacity to cherish it. Flush out from your fragile mind those unwanted memories of your ex, forever and ever. Light up his/her photos with a match and wash them down the drain. It works well as surely as it did for Geet and Adi in Jab We Met.
Don't cringe at posters of romance movies or at the sound of love songs on your i-POD but enjoy them in your new-found freedom.
Gorge on your favorite pastimes in your renewed perspective of being by yourself again. Try out new clothes, new tastes, new music, new movies, new books, new forms of art.
It is not really a good idea to reconnect with your old friends on V-Day for you may be risking hearing an aggrandized update of their V-Day news by doing so; but don't block an old friend from reconnecting with you.
Finally, take a deep breath and take a moment to realize that the day wouldn't have been so awesome had you tried to stretch that exhausted relationship this far and spoiled one of the most divine pleasures of mankind – solitude. So congratulate yourself on breaking that unwieldy relationship for the better. Remember not to blame yourself for entering into it or for being the one who was dumped. No mistake is a bad mistake for you get to learn something from every one of your mistakes. Likewise, no relationship is a bad relationship for you get to learn something from every one of them.
Remember that though it may seem to you presently that every man or every woman, as the case may be, is as big a douche-bag as your ex, it is not quite true. So do not hesitate to welcome love with open arms into your life. It may come in the form of a cheerful ray of sunlight, or a wild flower blown into your window by a stray breeze; or perhaps, embodied as a lover knocking at your door on this wonderful day.
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My protagonist Chris Bruen does not carry a man-bag per se but, like a lot of lawyers, he does carry a laptop bag that doubles as his satchel. On the laptop are fragments of computer code and clues to the identity of the latest hacker or cybercriminal that he is pursuing on behalf of a client. In THE ADVERSARY, the hackers that Bruen is pursuing have threatened to unleash a sophisticated computer virus on an undisclosed U.S. city in seven days.
THE ADVERSARY is inspired by the very real threats posed by the new generation of computer viruses exemplified by the so-called Stuxnet virus. Stuxnet is a computer worm, or virus, discovered in 2010. The Stuxnet virus was specifically designed to target the centrifuges at Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment center, causing the delicate machines to speed up or slow down and then explode like so many expensive shrapnel bombs.
Unlike a bomb that is destroyed upon detonation, however, the code that makes up a weapon of cyberwarfare like Stuxnet remains out there in the world after it has been deployed. Stuxnet was designed to erase itself after it achieved its purpose, but the code malfunctioned and the virus was spread via the Internet, thus bringing it to world's attention. THE ADVERSARY considers what might happen if the code for such a dangerous, state-sponsored virus came into the possession of black hat hackers who retooled it into a weapon of cyberterrorism that could be turned back against the U.S.
When I began writing THE ADVERSARY, I was basing my story on oft-repeated rumors that Stuxnet had been created by the US and/or Israel. As I was finishing the book, those rumors were confirmed in a June 1, 2012 article in the New York Times in which David Sanger reported that Stuxnet was indeed part of a joint operation of the NSA and Unit 8200, its Israeli counterpart, dubbed "Olympic Games," which was begun under President George W. Bush and expanded under President Obama. The Times further reported that the Stuxnet virus may have set back the Iranian nuclear program by 18 months to two years.
The Lurker virus that is central to THE ADVERSARY is closed modeled on Stuxnet, including the way it operates by taking control of the programmable logic controllers (PLCs). PLCs are digital computers that govern a vast array of mechanical functions, from manufacturing assembly lines to traffic lights to the electrical grid.
The creation of new viruses like Stuxnet has stirred a new debate about what constitutes warfare between nations. But this is clearly not warfare in the traditional sense. It can be conducted anonymously and by small groups of individuals. In traditional warfare, the identity of the adversary is usually apparent, in the form of a plane dropping a bomb or an invading army. Sophisticated, "smart-bomb" computer viruses like Stuxnet could pose threats to our critical infrastructure, like the electrical grid, chemical plants or nuclear facilities, but the barrier to entry is much lower than what is needed to develop a nuclear weapons capability. And the enemy could be virtually anyone possessing the necessary technical expertise.


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Volkswagen Apologizes for EPA Cheating, Issues Stop-Sale Order on 2015, 2016 TDIs
CEO Winterkorn Says Matter is "First Priority"
The big news in the automotive world last week was the discovery and admission by Volkswagen that it had installed "defeat" software in its 2009-2015 2.0L I-4 TDI models to help them pass government emissions tests by detecting the specific test protocol parameters and adjusting engine management to help the cars pass emissions tests, then reverting to "normal" operation under driving, in which the engines emitted up to 40 times the allowable standards of NOx emissions. Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn issued a statement saying the company takes these findings "very seriously" and that he is personally "deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public."
The company has taken the additional step of issuing a stop-sale order to its U.S. dealers on 2015 and 2016 2.0L TDI models, until the EPA can determine that the new models pass emissions standards in normal operation. Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI models from the 2009-2014 model years used a NOx trap, rather than the current standard of a urea additive selective reduction catalyst (SCR) system. At the time, VW claimed the NOx trap allowed it to meet emissions standards without the use of an SCR system. All 2015- and newer TDI models are equipped with an SCR system. The maximum possible fine for VW could be up to $37,500 per vehicle for the 482,000 estimated models affected, bringing the total to a staggering $18 billion. Few believe VW will be hit with such a massive fine. The possible remedies include an engine software reflash, which some believe could adversely affect the cars' drivability, performance, and fuel economy, or the retrofit of an SCR system to each of the vehicles, which could be a complicated and costly fix.
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The first person to live for 500 years has already been born.
That was just one of the futuristic predictions heard at the Digital Nations conference in Auckland on Monday.
Another prediction that came out of the conference was cheap or even free power for everyone from a massive nuclear fusion reactor currently being built in France that will turn seawater into energy.
"I know that the guys that are working in the space are saying the first person to live to 500 years is probably already alive," says South African futurist Graeme Codrington.
"At the end of every single day, a little piece of your DNA falls off at the end of each of the DNA strands. If we could put that back on at the end of every day, we literally stop you aging."
The technology that can edit DNA is known as CRISPR and is still in the experimental stage but living longer is already a fact, he says.
Mr Codrington is here for the 2030 summit, a conference to map out the digital future for everyone, including those children who are without internet access.
Digital Media Minister Clare Curran says digital inequality is becoming a new measure of poverty, and will become more and more important as the population becomes more dependent on technology.
The Government is in the process of recruiting our first-ever chief tech officer who will be charged with providing a plan for the digital future.


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[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] on Monday granted class action status [opinion, PDF] to a lawsuit brought to stop the New York Police Department (NYPD) [official website] from continuing its "stop-and-frisk" practice outside of apartment buildings in the Bronx. In the first part of her legal analysis, Judge Shira Scheindlin found that the plaintiffs, all of whom are African-American and Latino residents of New York City, possess proper standing for such injunctive relief under Article III of the US Constitution [texts] because the "frequency of alleged injuries inflicted by the practice…creates a likelihood of future injury sufficient to address standing concerns." She added that the risk of future injury to the plaintiffs from the stop-and-frisk program is "real and immediate." In her lengthier second legal analysis, Judge Scheindlin determined that the plaintiffs met all prerequisites of a class action lawsuit under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [text]. In particular, she concluded that the claims alleged were common and typical, numerous, adequate, and ascertainable. The lawsuit itself [complaint, PDF] challenges the constitutionality of "Operation Clean Halls," which is part of the NYPD's broader "stop-and-frisk" policy that allows police to patrol private apartments all over New York City.
Last month Scheindlin lifted an order [JURIST report] that previously required the NYPD to stop using its "stop-and-frisk" practice. There, the judge reasoned that complying with the former order would place an undue burden on the NYPD to train thousands of officers and their supervisors. Two weeks prior Scheindlin declared the "stop-and-frisk" policy unconstitutional [JURIST report] on grounds that it violates the protection against unreasonable search and seizures of the Fourth Amendment [text; Cornell LII backgrounder]. There, she reasoned that officers were not first meeting their requirement of developing a reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk supposed trespassers. Scheindlin's original decision was the first federal ruling to find that the "stop-and-frisk" practice is unconstitutional, though the NYPD has recently received a great deal of scrutiny for various allegations of misconduct. In July, a report issued by a coalition of legal rights organizations said that the NYPD used excessive force and violated the rights of protesters [JURIST report] who participated in the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City. A month prior, a Muslim rights group filed a lawsuit [JURIST report] in New Jersey seeking to end the department's controversial surveillance program, which allegedly targets individuals based on religious affiliation. In May, following an investigation into the NYPD's surveillance program, New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa concluded that it did not violate the Constitution. In March, NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly fervently denied [speech; press release] that the surveillance programs were unconstitutional.


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10 Best Cruises To Rio De Janeiro 2012-2013
1. Are you in search for the ultimate cruise to Brazil from Miami? This 48 day expedition aboard the Oceania ship Marina will run you about $10,000/person, but travel is not measured by how much money you spend on vacation—it's measured by how many vacations take your breath away. Diversification is the goal of this itinerary which includes several islands in the Caribbean like Cayman, Belize and Honduras. Central America stops are Costa Rica and Panama. Some South American ports of call are Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and disembarking in Rio De Janeiro.
2. The Crystal Symphony, a South American world-wind 13 day voyage sails to 6 different ports in Brazil starting in Rio de Janeiro. Additionally Punta del Este and Montevideo in Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina are also part of the itinerary at a cost starting at $4,055/person.
3. MSC Orchestra is fine tuned to perfection with elegant décor, spacious cabins and international dining options are conducted by talented chefs. Passengers can enjoy this refined ship for under $1200/person and start their journey sailing from Rio making extended stops in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy on a 16 day trip.
4. Royal Caribbean generally attracts the Baby Boomer generation aboard their cruises to South America. Aboard Visions of the Sea, cruisers can get massages and treatments at the Vitality Spa and play games in the Casino Royale. Stops during this sailing will be in Brazil, Spain and Portugal. This sailing is priced under $1700/person.
5. Rio de Janeiro attractions are rainforest safari tours, visits to Christ the Redeemer or take an Amazon River boat tour when the Regent Seven Seas Mariner pulls into several ports of call— in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Prices for inside cabins begin at $6,000/person.
6. The Holland America ms Veendam offers an exciting schedule of stops from Florida through the Panama Canal, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Brazil starting at $5,000/person. Eco friendly shore excursions in ports of call are kayaking, waterfall tours and volcano tours which can be booked with the cruise liner.
7. Take a Brazilian adventure by booking a cabin on the Princess fleets' Grand Princess. This ship cruises to Rio De Janeiro, through several Caribbean ports and Argentina on a 19 day sailing for $2,500/person. On days at sea, guests can visit the theater, pool, and bars and lounges on the ship.
8. Carnival Splendor has everything you look for in a relaxing vacation. There is 24 hour room service, a kid-free zone in the Serenity adult retreat, and yoga and Pilates in the fitness center. When you make it to ports of call throughout Brazil, Barbados and Grand Turk you'll be fully energized and ready to enjoy the sites. Another highlight to this itinerary will be when the Splendor crosses the Equator. Expect this vacation voyage to average at $1,200/person.
9. The Seabourn Sojourn takes Brazil cruises to the next level as the ship was designed with luxury in mind. After enjoying your complimentary welcome aboard glass of champagne, you'll set off on a 20 day voyage with over 10 different ports of call in Brazil, which include Rio de Janeiro and cruising along the Amazon River. Stops are also made in Uruguay and Argentina. Ocean view suites are priced at $8,700/person.
10. Azamara offers cruises to Rio de Janeiro at its best on the Azamara Quest. With all inclusive packages that offer first class accommodations, breathtaking views from balcony, pool and deck parties with live bands and cultural performances with traditional music it's no wonder this ship is on the leader board. For nearly $2,300/person this 9 day cruise makes several stops in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
These are the best cruising has to offer, so take your pick and pack your suitcases. Get ready for an amazing vacation full of South American tradition.


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The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon is the center of excellence for naval aviation training and tactics development. NAWDC provides service to aircrews, squadrons and air wings throughout the U.S. Navy through flight training, academic instructional classes and direct operational and intelligence support. The command of more than 120 officers, 140 enlisted personnel and 50 contract personnel maintains and flies F/A-18C/D Hornets, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, E/A-18G Growlers, F-16 Fighting Falcons and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
NAWDC is the primary authority on training and tactics development. It provides training, assessment, aviation requirements recommendations, research and development priorities for integrated strike warfare, maritime and overland air superiority, strike fighter employment, airborne battle management, combat search and rescue, close air support and associated planning support systems. The command is also responsible for the development, implementation and administration of several courses of instruction while functioning as the Navy point of contact for all matters relating to the Air Combat Training Continuum. Additionally, NAWDC is the Navy point of contact for all issues involving the Fallon Range Training Complex.
The Fighting Saints of VFC-13 can trace their origins to 1946 when VF-753 was commissioned, flying F6F-5 Hellcats. Today's squadron was formed Sept. 1, 1973, at NAS New Orleans during the reorganization of the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Initially, the squadron operated the Chance Vought F-8H Crusader with a complement of 17 officers and 127 enlisted men, former members of VSF-76 and VSF-86. In April 1974, the Saints made the transition to the single-seat Douglas A-4L Skyhawk.
As the demand for West Coast adversary services and other fleet support missions increased, the squadron was permanently transferred to NAS Miramar, arriving in February 1976. That summer, a transition was made from the A-4L to the more reliable two-seat TA-4J Skyhawk. The year 1983 marked the return of the single-seat aircraft to VFC-13 and the arrival of the A-4E.
October 1993 ended an era when VFC-13 made the transition to the single-seat, two-engine F/A-18 Hornet. This change further enhanced the squadron's ability to perform its adversary mission with an even more capable and realistic threat aircraft. In April 1996, the command relocated to NAS Fallon and made the transition to the F-5E/F Tiger II, supported by McDonnell Douglas contract maintenance.
The Fighting Saints provide a formidable dissimilar adversary threat. In recognition of that primary mission, VC-13 was proudly redesignated as Fighter Squadron Composite 13 (VFC-13) on April 22, 1988.
VFC-13 provides the highest quality adversary training for regular Navy fleet and replacement squadrons and air wings, reserve fighter and attack squadrons, Air Force and Marine Corps units, and Canadian forces. The Fighting Saints have received three consecutive CNO Safety Awards, three Wing Golden Wrench Maintenance Awards, and in 1994 and 2011, the Battle "E" Efficiency Award.


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What's black and white and red, yellow, blue, and green all over? The Sunday funnies! But just like every Sunday's funnies are different, every batch of Funny Papers is different; you'll see different colors in each skein.
This colorway is a Babette: every skein and every batch is a bit different, but Babs has a method of recreating these artistic colorways. The photograph is an example of representative skeins from this colorway; the skein you receive may differ somewhat.
This colorway is also highly variable, so feel free to give us a call for a current description of what we have, or if you have any questions about the color.
This light fingering weight yarn is perfect for fine gauge sweaters and large shawls. Katahdin weighs in at 1750 yards and 15.5 ounces, making it our largest skein to date. It can be knit at a heavy laceweight or light fingering gauge and is 100% Bluefaced Leicester wool. BFL is a perfect canvas for Babs' colors, giving the yarn a rich depth and slightly glossy finish.
Size: 1750 yd / 15.5 oz (1600m / 439g) skeins
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Gauge: Light fingering weight. 8-10 stitches per inch on US 0-2.
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Since the 12:12 Stargate opened this week the Diamond Light infusion from the Great Central Sun has been activating the original 12 Strand DNA Human Blueprint as well as accelerating the crystallization of the Light Body in the axiotonal channels/biocircuitry.
The Galactic Codes are initiating the Cosmic Ascension timeline where all ascending souls will align with the 5D New Earth. Envision yourself as Master Alchemists, merging Past and Future Timelines into the eternal NOW. We are in the process of completing all interaction with the fallen consciousness during the final weeks of this '9' year.
We are witnessing a pivotal time in history when one civilization is dying and a new paradigm is being birthed alive. The Solstice occurs on 12:21 – the day that 12 and 21 are mirror opposites bringing all into union, into Oneness, into harmony!
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Relief as Europe floods start to ebb away
Ten more villages were evacuated by German authorities yesterday to escape floodwater from the Elbe river which also caused the closure of one of the country's main railway lines.
Convicts were deployed in Hungary to fill sandbags to protect communities against the deluge that has wreaked havoc in central Europe for ten days.
There was relief in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, however, as the Mayor declared that the Danube had peaked on Sunday night and was receding, even as residents in the south of the country were still at risk from flooding.
The record levels seen on the Elbe also reduced in Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt state, where 23,000 people or one in ten of the city's population were evacuated on Sunday from low-lying


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By Tony Sokol
Coven, the prototype for satanic metal bands fronted by the insidiously anointed Jinx Dawson will reunite for the first time in Europe for Roadburn Festival's 22nd heavy rock and metal festival Roadburn 2017. The festival runs April 20 to 23, 2017 at the 013 Venue, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Coven will perform on April 20th.
"Roadburn Festival's intrepid ring master, Walter, hath stirred us from our Coven lair," Jinx Dawson said in a statement. "We shall be performing a musickal ritual for the first time in many ages. We are wickedly delighted to travel to the Netherlands for this very special festival concert, and to bring our musickal form of Witchcraft once again to the live stage."
The festival will be curated by John Dyer Baizley, the lead singer of Baroness. Baroness, who first appeared at Roadburn in 2009, will take to the main stage on the Friday of Roadburn.
"It is such a high honor to have even been considered for the role; I feel genuinely privileged to have fostered so many wonderful relationships within the microcosmic-world that surrounds this incredibly unique festival," Baizley said in a statement. "Without revealing anything too specific concerning the lineup, I can confidently say that the groundwork that Walter and I have laid in the preceding months is staggering, both in it's scope and it's diversity. I could never have dreamed that I'd get to communicate with, let alone invite and present so many incredible bands during this one consolidated musical event. I am proud to have the opportunity to showcase so many of those artists, who have had an indelible impact on my own work, so many esteemed friends and tour-mates, and people/ bands with whom so many in our community share fundamental creative ideals."
More than anyone besides Managing Editor Marie Bargas, Jinx Dawson introduced and induced this left handed writer into the left hand of the mystical. I was six years old when my grandfather found a copy of their 1969 LP, Witchcraft Destroy Minds and Reaps Souls at makeshift temple and altar at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. I was hooked by the time I got to the words to the song "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge," an acronym for FUCK, which was just as titillating: "You look into her magic eyes. She can see through your disguise. Then you know she's The one that had you hypnotized. And everything she touches dies."
Coven is best known for their only Top 40 hit, "One Tin Soldier," which was the theme song to the cult movie Billy Jack (1971). The band isn't actually on the song, but Jinx insisted those devils get their due.
Coven was the first satanic metal band. There is a picture of Charles Manson holding their album. Jinx Dawson flashed the Horned Hand Sign at concerts and entranced not only the audience, but other rock stars. Steve Ross kept the infernal beat. Coven's guitarist Oz Osbourne predated the Black Sabbath singer. The band's first song was called "Black Sabbath." Jinx mesmerized Rod Stewart and the Faces, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Alice Cooper, Steppenwolf, and Jethro Tull, whose bassist, the late Glenn Cornick, laid down some bottom for Coven.
The band ran through songs with titles like "Pact With Lucifer," "Dignitaries of Hell," and "White Witch of Rose Hall." The second side features 13-minute recording of a real "Satanic Mass," beating Anton Szandor LaVey by a few months. It's actually a lookalike posed nude on the sacrificial altar in the foldout of the album. Dawson, the devilish daughter of generations of occult family knowledge, was the High Priestess.


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we have a bed and desk and a few bags and boxes piled on your porch we own the home can we be fined for it we live in Sullivan co tn
Could not find a specific regulation to that effect (county regs do not appear to be on-line), and Tennessee laws on public nuisances emphasize abatement of places with habitual criminall activity. However, almost all cities and counties have public nuisance abatement laws regarding "trashy" looking properties, so likely yes if this stuff is out there for more than a short period - like a week or less while painting or replacing flooring or such. To avoid a citation, could you store it in your garage - which would also protect it from weather and rodent/insect infestation and damage as well ?.
My recommendation - and to help protect against rain also - you could buy a couple of sheets of plywood and paint them in the house color to conceal them ? Or buy a cheap tarp in a compatible color (come in green and black and brown that might blend in well with a house - a lot better than the objectionable blue or silver tarps) - run about 6-12¢/SF depending on size and how heavy duty they are - so probably $25-100 range for a 20x20 up to a 20x48 tarp which would probably cover the entire porch, plus a couple of $ for a 100' 1/4" nylon rope to tie it down with.
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
playing catch up
Been too busy to post so going to catch up!
First, some photos of Zack:
Next, books! I'm still working on getting my book list on the new site, but it's getting truncated -- search me! Anyway, I just read three. First, Ray Bradbury's From the Dust Returned. Normally I like Ray Bradbury -- The Martian Chronicles in particular. But this one sort of lost me, as some of his books occasionally do. I got the jist of it, but it was so lyrical and elegiac that I kept finding myself feeling not quite smart enough for the book. So I appreciated it for being Bradbury and moved on.
The next book I picked up because of a fascination with World War II, but little knowledge of it, and I wanted a quick pictoral synopsis before digging into deeper stuff. I found Our Finest Hour , done by LIFE magazine. Riveting stuff, with amazing photos I've not seen elsewhere. I highly recommend it.
Finally, I'm reading (should finish it tonight) an interesting but chilling non-fiction book called Flu: The Story of the Great Flu Pandemic. I don't know about you, but I had no idea we had a flu pandemic that killed 40 million people in 1918, more than the Black Plague of the 1400s! And with all the talk about bird flu, this book is a little bit scary. It's interesting, though, and not just because I was a Bio major in college -- it's well written for any non-scientist reader, and I'm learning a good bit of history while I'm at it.
The house hunt: We finally got back some answers to our questions, one of which was, how much did it cost in oil to heat this 4000+, 3 story house? The answer was really sobering! Yowza. We're still considering it, but have a few more things to check out. We do love it, but man oh day, over $600 a month in the winter for oil? I'd better sell a lot of jewelry!
And for now, that's about it! Preparing for my next show is taking up most of my free time, especially since I'm majorly overhauling the booth set up with lots of new displays and ideas -- it will look like a little shop when I set it up now -- very inviting and fun.
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It's been over ten years since Stieg Larsson's Millennium series was translated into English and became popular all over the world. It was even made into four films, three of them made in Sweden. Never before have so many Nordic books been translated into English, and over the past few years, the list has been growing. Here are 10 contemporary Nordic...Read More
So, you've settled on a place to travel to, a wonderful country in Scandinavia. Be it for a holiday or for a gap year travelling experience, Scandinavia has lots of exciting things to offer. Scandinavia covers a multitude of countries which you can visit. To fully enjoy any holiday, one of the most important things is to pack the right things! You don't want to be...Read More
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This adorable photo of Shelby was taken with a mobile app called Pose A Pet™. Created by an established pet photographer named Jennifer Whaley of Chicago-based Fetch Portraits, Pose A Pet™ enables users to take the perfect photograph of any pet by offering a collection of noisemakers to attract an animal's attention while accessing the device's camera. Pose A Pet™ is available for both Android and iOS devices and it really works! Shelby was completely attracted to my camera when I played the noises, some more than others.
Here's the kicker about why you should download Pose A Pet™:
Now thru Sunday, they are donating 50% of all upgrade fees to Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue. Just download the Pose A Pet™ app on the App Store or Google Play and upgrade for $2.99 to enjoy the premium version.
If you have a foster pet, Pose A Pet™ can also automatically create an eye-catching flyer that you can share via social media or on their site called Rescue Revolution to help find that pet a loving forever home.
With the premium version of Pose A Pet™, you'll be able to enjoy these noisemakers plus save and share your photos with friends!
- Squeaker
- Toot
- Zing
- Howl
- Dog bark
- Duck quack
- Cat meow and hiss
- Beep
- Doorbell
- Phone ring
- High pitch
- Sheep sound
- Bird chirp
- Rooster crow
- Turkey gobble
- Goose honk
Have you downloaded Pose A Pet™? Let us know what you thought of it by leaving a comment below.