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Q: Deploying Qt5.5 Qml App to Windows XP shows me a blank window? I have built a static x86 Qt5.5 library with VS2013 using:

configure -static -prefix D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static -opensource -release -static-runtime -nomake examples -no-compile-examples -static-runtime -nomake tools -no-iconv -qt-zlib -skip qtwebkit -confirm-license -qmake -opengl desktop -no-angle -nomake tests -target xp

After that I used this static library build a static-link exe of my Qml App. It can run everywhere in my windows which has been installed Qt5.5.
Then I used VMware Workstation to install a pure Windows XP SP3 only installed VC2008 runtime not VC2013 runtime.
Firstly, I copy the exe into this XP. It can run but had nothing to show. I need kill it in taskmgr.
Second, I copy all folders in D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\qml to the root dir of my exe, it can run. But it shows me only a blank window with correct window title.
I think I have listen all the advise in Deploying Qt 5 App on Windows. But why the qml parts cannot be compiled into static library? How can I let my app not show blank?
P.S. Even if I use windeployqt to deploy share-link library version of app. It also shows me blank window. But it can run on Windows 7.
The output of qtdiag on my virtual XP:

Qt 5.5.0 (i386-little_endian-ilp32 static release build; by MSVC 2013)
  on "windo ws" OS: Windows XP [winnt version 5.1.2600]
Architecture: i386; features: SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2
Library info:   PrefixPath: D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static
  DocumentationPath: D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\doc   HeadersPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\include   LibrariesPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\lib   LibraryExecutablesPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\bin   BinariesPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\bin   PluginsPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\plugins   ImportsPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\imports   Qml2ImportsPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\qml   ArchDataPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static   DataPath: D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static
  TranslationsPath: D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\translations
  ExamplesPath: D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\examples   TestsPath:
  D:\Qt\qt-5.5.0-x86-static\tests   SettingsPath:
Standard paths [... denote writable entry]:   DesktopLocation:
  "Desktop" *C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\

The final conclusion:
The problem is the graphic driver in my virtual Windows XP. It can run on other real PCs.
But there is a sad problem to static build of QML.
I have found this:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/22035/qml-apps-not-runnable-using-static-build-up-to-qt-5-0-1-release/24
The reason why I need copy such folders Qt QtQuick.2 QtQuick is that those lib cannot be compile-loaded. Even if I add them into .pro file. From Qt 5.0 to Qt 5.5. The official side seems do not like people use QML by static-link. So, it is waste of time to do static build of QML app.

A: Qt Quick applications need 3d acceleration in order to work. This is based on either OpenGL, DirectX via Angle or some kind of software renderer that comes with the commercial version of Qt. Since you specifically exclude Angle in your config, you need a proper OpenGL driver. Make sure that OpenGL works on your machine. You'll find tools for that.
I don't think that is has something to do with missing C++ standard libraries (VC2013 runtime), because in this case your application would crash during start and not run. Qt Quick graphic issues however often lead to a running black app that is writing warnings to the console.
Further debugging can be done using the qtdiag.exe command line tool that comes with Qt (It comes with the online installer. I don't know where it is when you build from source). It checks for you which graphic driver is used and often can show error messages.


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Le Nikon Coolpix 5200 est un appareil photographique numérique de type compact fabriqué par Nikon de la série de Nikon Coolpix.

Description
Commercialisé en juin 2004, le 5200 est un appareil de dimensions réduites: 8,8 × 5 × 3,7 cm.

Son boîtier de forme ergonomique lui assure une bonne prise. Il possède une définition de 5,1 mégapixels et est équipé d'un zoom optique de 3×.

Sa portée minimum de la mise au point est de 30 cm mais ramenée à 4 cm en mode macro.

Son automatisme gère 15 modes Scène pré-programmés afin de faciliter les prises de vues (paysage, portrait, macro, musée, fête/intérieur, rétro-éclairage, plage/neige, portrait nuit, feu d'artifice, nocturne, aube/crépuscule, assistant de panorama, reproduction, sports, coucher de soleil).

L'ajustement de l'exposition est automatique et permet également un mode manuel avec un ajustement dans une fourchette de ±2.0 par paliers de 0,33 EV.

La balance des blancs se fait de manière automatique, mais également semi-manuel avec des options pré-réglées (ensoleillé, lumière incandescent, tubes fluorescents, nuageux, flash).

Son flash incorporé a une portée effective de 0,3 à 4,5 m et dispose de la fonction atténuation des yeux rouges et d'un dispositif d'éclairage AF.

Il dispose de la fonction "BSS" sélectionne, parmi une séquence de dix prises de vues successives, l'image la mieux exposée et l'enregistre automatiquement, tandis de la fonction "Buffer 5 vues" permet de visualiser les cinq dernières images d'une séquence de prise de vue et de sélectionner la meilleure image.

Son mode Rafale permet de prendre 2,5 images par seconde.

Il est le frère jumeau du Coolpix 4200 mais qui possède une définition de 4 mégapixels.

Nikon a arrêté sa commercialisation en 2006.

Galerie

Caractéristiques
 Capteur CCD taille 1/1,8 pouce : 5,26 millions de pixels, effective : 5,1 millions de pixels
 Zoom optique: 3×, numérique: 4×
 Distance focale équivalence 35 mm: 38-114 mm
 Ouverture de l'objectif: F/2,8-F/4,9
 Vitesse d'obturation: 4 à 1/2000 seconde
 Sensibilité: ISO 80 - 100 - 200 et 400
 Stockage: Secure Digital SD - mémoire interne de 12 Mo
 Définition image maxi: 2592×1944 au format JPEG
 Autres définitions: 2048×1536 , 1600×1200, 1024×768 et 640×480
 Définitions vidéo: 160×120, 320×240 et 640×480 à 30 images par seconde au format QuickTime.
 Connectique: USB, audio-vidéo composite
 Compatible PictBridge
 Écran LCD de 1,5 pouce - matrice active TFT de  pixels
 Batterie propriétaire rechargeable Lithium-ion type EN-EL5.
 Poids: 155 g sans accessoires (batteries-mémoire externe)
 Finition: Anthracite.

Voir aussi
 Coolpix 5000
 Coolpix 5100
 Coolpix 5400
 Coolpix 5600
 Coolpix 5700
 Coolpix 5900

Liens externes
 Caractéristiques techniques sur le site Nikon
 Caractéristiques techniques sur le site Ciao

Appareil photographique numérique
Coolpix 5200

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On 2nd July, free version of pdf-notes for iPad 3.6.5 became Ready For Sale. Paid version will be available in a week if there is no significant bug found at the free version. Paid version also became Ready For Sale on 3rd July.
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Wickes opens new store in Edinburgh
Published: 24 November, 2011
EDINBURGH: Wickes has opened a new store on Stevenson Road, Edinburgh. The 2000sq metre store includes a showroom area and outdoor projects section for fencing, decking and sheds.
Store manager Pam Kaur, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming customers, and helping tradesman and DIY-ers alike with a whole host of great quality own-label products from doors to fences and from kitchens to tiles."
"The new Wickes store is a major investment in the area and plays a significant role in our ongoing store opening programme across the UK," said Tim Matthews, director, retail development at Wickes.
"Edinburgh needs a DIY store that's serious about home improvement. We offer a range of quality DIY and trade products for the local community."

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5 OF THE BEST SUVs UNDER 10 LAKH IN INDIA.
Generally, young car lovers prefer the SUVs over any other car type due to their sporty feel. With such demand in mind, automobile manufacturers are focusing more on this segment. Here's a list of five best SUVs under 10 lakhs that you can consider buying. Be it power, style or toughness, your preferences have been looked after in these SUVs.
The Hyundai Creta is one of the most popular cars in the SUV segment that grabs the eye of many automobile followers. The SUV comes with an excellent design and also delivers a good performance in the city as well as on the highways. It gets Hyundai's fluidic sculpture 2.0 design language, which is one of the main reasons behind the rising demand.
The starting price tag of the Hyundai Creta starts at around Rs. 8.9 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Being one of the oldest in the segment, Ford Ecosport still has a huge demand for its affordability. The excellent engine options, good driving dynamics, and other convenient features make the EcoSport a worthy choice for SUV enthusiasts. The vehicle is available in two engine trims such as a 1.5-litre petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel. The petrol variant is capable of delivering 110 bhp power and 140 Nm torque while the diesel variant provides up to 90 bhp power and 204 Nm of torque.
You can get the Ford EcoSport starting from a range of Rs. 7.8 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi).
The French automaker, Renault, had struck gold with the Duster SUV. The Duster is one of the most popular and widely sold SUV over the past couple of years. The car gets two engine options in the form of 1.6-litre petrol (103 bhp and 148 Nm) and 1.5 L diesel engine. The diesel variant comes with two different tuning, one making 84 bhp and 200 Nm and the other making 108 bhp at 245 Nm.
The base model of the Renault Duster starts at around Rs. 7.8 lakhs.
Mahindra Scorpio had received a few major updates last year, making it a good option to go for even among the tough competition. It is available in six different variants and gets three different engine options. The options are a 2.2-litre with a 6-speed manual, 2.0-litre with 5-speed manual and 2.5-litre with a 5-speed manual.
The base model of the SUV is priced at around Rs. 9.2 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi).
The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza is one of the best SUVs which has a very frugal and smooth engine under the hood. The Vitara Brezza was introduced at the 2016 Delhi Auto Expo and has been doing quite well ever since. It is powered by a 1.3-litre diesel engine, which is capable of delivering a maximum power of 89 bhp and a peak torque of 200 Nm.
The starting price tag of the vehicle is a little over Rs. 7 lakhs.
Although we've only included five SUVs in this list, there are other affordable SUVs — the Tata Nexon AMT and Maruti Suzuki S-Cross are also worthy contenders.
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First Time Watch: 8½
Whilst researching my post for 10 films to check out on streaming services in June, a particular film from MUBI caught my eye. Not only an Oscar winner from many years gone by but one that is described as on the medium's greatest ever of all time. Coming from legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini, this is exactly the kind of film I need to catch up on, as a massive filmography seems to have dodged me for many years. Hailed as a film that broke new ground and with a massive reputation with achievements such as Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, ranking 3rd in the British Film Institute's Top 50 Greatest Films list and being in the Vatican's Top 45 Films list celebrating 100 years of cinema, it's safe to say this film had a lot to live up to.
Plot Synopsis: Troubled Italian filmmaker Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) struggles with creative stasis as he attempts to get a new movie off the ground. Overwhelmed by his work and personal life, the director retreats into his thoughts, which often focus on his loves, both past and present, and frequently wander into fantastical territory. As he tries to sort out his many entanglements, romantic and otherwise, Anselmi finds his production becoming more and more autobiographical.
If I had to describe my experience with this film in a couple of words, I'd honestly have to say it was stressful and frustrating. There's a lot to unpack within this film as it experiments with non-linear structures and fluxations between reality and imaginative sequences whilst taking an analysed look at the filmmaking experience. The filmmaking experience focuses on a stalling filmmaker who is being harassed in every single way regarding his latest project. There are many scenes when the main character Guido is truly bombarded from all directions, from studio heads, colleagues, budding actresses, reporters and many more and to each of their queries, there's no answer but a scurrying escape. Similarly to 'Uncut Gems' from this year, there's a lot of emphasis on this tough setting with barrages of dialogue but here, there's much less resolution. This is truly mind-numbing but wholly intentional in what is something that brought revelations whilst also being quite frustrating. These sequences are so claustrophobic as Guido is surrounded with an overwhelming amount of pressure, questioning every little detail that he doesn't have the answer to which in all honesty wears at you. It is safe to say that this really isn't that enjoyable but at the same time, the film directly transfers you right into the shoes of the main character, with you feeling the repercussions of this intense scrutiny. It's unnerving but undoubtedly effective.
As we deal with a mental block, we are subject to sequences where the director's imagination runs free and usually in the direction of the woman in his life, past and present. At times, these moments can be quite confusing, mixing these characters through different scenarios and timelines with little time to get used to what is going on. There are some key visual and sound cues to help go along with this as these scenes add up to Guido's psyche and his search for acceptance from beautiful dames despite his constant negligence. Guido is a clear representation of fragile masculinity, from treating women solely as objects to refusing to voice any issues going on within his life or his production. The films main arc takes place relating to both as after over 2 hours of the film production achieving nothing, he simply pulls the trigger saying he cannot do it anymore. Again, this was frustrating for me as watching this film for its resolution to just be to pack up and go isn't necessarily the most satisfying. Once again, though, it does make perfect sense and is completely understandable.
What does satisfy, though, is the masterful cinematography from Gianni Di Venanzo. There is such fluidity as to how the camera glides through many scenes, through crowds or even just opening up a location furthermore. As previously mentioned, the camerawork helps nail the claustrophobia depicted as well as differentiating the reality from in-film fiction. Combining with excellent lighting, the camerawork is truly flawless in this film and is one of many aspects that have had an everlasting impact on the industry as a whole.
'8½' is undoubtedly a very well crafted film and has a lot of ideas going on within it with an interesting execution. To many, clearly, this is an absolute masterpiece, otherwise, it wouldn't continue to be raved about and held to such high regard by many great minds. Sadly, although enjoying certain aspects, I can't say it quite reached that level for me. When a film is so massively praised, it's easy for it to disappoint with massive expectations being set for it and it just didn't reach that truly elite level for me. Despite this, there is a lot to admire and is undoubtedly a very interesting exercise where you can see the legacy it created on filmmaking as a whole. It's legacy as an Avant-garde film cannot be questioned, paving the way for new routes of storytelling and exploring themes that would later be found in the likes of 'Birdman' and 'Pulp Fiction'.
I have no qualms in saying that this film isn't fully my cup of tea but cannot deny that it does work in many ways, although it doesn't quite suit my likings. Nonetheless, thanks again for checking out my review of another first time watch. I've had a good time lately turning back time and exploring areas of cinema I've neglected for so long. Once again, thank you for reading and make sure to come back for more reviews coming soon. Until then, continue to stay safe and I'll see you in the next one!


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Marketing Archives | Agentology Inc.
If you're trying to promote yourself to the world and grow your business, you have no choice but to market to audiences on mobile devices. Your customers are mobile– this is the way the world is, as mobile usage is now surpassing that of at-home internet access worldwide.
Contrary to what you might believe, direct mail marketing is anything but extinct in this day and age. In fact, $46 billion dollars is still being invested in direct mail marketing by major corporations. Even with the advent of modern technologies that spread awareness of company promotions like email and social media; direct mail isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Direct mail has too many marketing benefits that the new kids on the block just cannot compete with.
Videos are the future – a notion that is backed up by a natural disposition towards flashy visuals (the many sequels to Fast and Furious and Transformers can attest to this).


The Vision flower and gemstone essence enhances spiritual vision and insights.
This essence opens spiritual perceptions and increases clairvoyance. It enhances creative visualization and helps us to feel balanced and secure while being open and receptive.


If you have a big event - we are indispensible. We will find out what you like in general, suggest something that will look good, create the best decorations possible, plus we would suggest you the best vender for any need you can possibly have for your party or after.
But.. what if you have a small party? What if you have a small room? At home, in a small community room, for a small group of guests and on a small budget? And, to make it even more interesting, on a very short notice. Can we be of help to you?
Yes, we want to help and we can help! There is no theory, it will be given to you in a form of a lot of tips and suggestions. All these tips are for the people that never decorated anything, do not know where to buy anything for the party and are not very good with their hands. However, we do believe that, even all of it is very simple, our experience will be helpful even to the weathered professionals.
On the other hand, it is not only the way to dress up the room in the most economical way. In my opinion this is secondary. This can be a project that you can do together with kids or even with adults. As it is in many other situations, creating is more fun than using!
I have a relatively small room and I want to use balloons for decorations.
This is the basic block. There is a number of way to attach it around the room (see next tip). Obviously you can use up to four colors, or even more - in other clusters. It depends on the theme. If it is the third birthday and you do not have any particular color theme in mind - the more - the better. If you have a theme - we recommend no more than three colors.
Do you have to stick to the 5" and 9" balloons only? No. You can use the long balloons that are used by twisters. Make the most fantastic shape and put it on the wall or suspend from a chandelier on the ceiling !
Also you can suspend a cluster like that on a ribbon from the ceiling down (if you have anything to attach the ribbon to, chandelier for example). Yes, you can suspend one balloon, but it looks droopy - like a helium balloons that used to be flying, but not any more... Cluster does not look droopy, even though it is filled with air. If you want to have it round - make a double cluster. For that take two regular clusters and twist them together, so that you have 8 balloons "growing" from the same point (see the picture).
One more thing about the air filled balloons. Inside the house they last for a very long time. So if you want to enjoy results of your decorations, balloons will be there in good shape for couple of days for sure. They will not deflate for another two weeks, but they will lose the shine.
You can attach it to the chandelier on the ceiling or on the wall, to the curtain rod, to the handles of the closet or door. Look around and you will find a lot of opportunities. The right way (which means - the quickest) is to do that is to wrap the necks of the balloons in the cluster around something.
If you can not wrap the balloons around something, you can tie them with a ribbon and make it a part of the decoration. Do not forget to curl it!
But, if you want to decorate the ceiling and there is nothing to attach to? Paper masking tape is the answer. Cheep, widely available, leaves no marks on the walls and ceiling. Make a piece of tape into a loop (so that the sticky side is outside), stick the tape to the ceiling, and the cluster to the tape.
All kind of tape is available, but all "good" (those that sticks well) leave marks on the surface or take the paint off when you remove them. But, if for some reason, you have a wall covered with ceramic tile - use regular double sided tape or whatever you have at hand.
Stick a few balloon clusters around the ceiling, make sure you cover the corners, that makes the room "looks" bigger.


Roz + Evan | Married!!
The stunning Roz + Evan got married back at their home church of St Alban's Lindfield followed by the reception at Doltone House Pyrmont. We had the best time with them hanging out with them and their bridal party with lots and lots of laughs! Special thanks to Ryan of Wedding Cars for Distinction for driving the gorgeous couple in style!
Roz looked absolutely gorgeous as she arrived at the church.
A day full of big laughs and smiles.
Getting caught having their first kiss as a married couple outside the church.
Love the cute little touches like the hint of colour on her toes!
The dessert platter was amazing!


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This experiment was done to determine the expected player level and horse level by entering only 100 shows per day.
The player is a new player created for the purpose of this test.
No magic items such as witches broom or the scroll of show creation was used.
The magic items won as rewards remain unclaimed.
It takes less than 20 minutes per day to enter 100 shows, one click at a time.
This player received no assistance from a higher player in anyway.
This is the home page information of the player a level 19 rider.
You have 4089367 coins and own 1 horses.
You have earned 2203693 experience points and entered 16442 shows.
Progress to level 20: (76%) - 261637/341991 XP.
80354 more experience points are required to advance.
The player has received 135 credits in total.
The shows entered 16442 divide by 1200 is average of almost 14 events per show.
Actual level up rewards credits received sample 100 shows per day.


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Upaya eNews-December 3: Seeing the Morning Star-Tibetan Nuns Project, Richard Davidson; Alan Briskin
Breakthrough is the sudden and overwhelming unfolding of freedom
in the face of long-held limitations.
—Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi
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This week our resident sangha and fifty dharma friends are in the midst of the Rohatsu sesshin, culminating on December 8, honored as the Day of the Buddha's enlightenment in the Zen tradition. "We are here to celebrate awakening," Roshi Pat Enkyo O' Hara shared on the first night of sesshin.
Roshi Joan Halifax shared from the case of Shakyamuni Buddha's awakening recorded in Keizan Zenji's Denkoroku. Upon seeing the morning star, Siddhartha said, "How wonderful! How wonderful! I along with the great earth and all sentient beings simultaneously realized the Way," and woke up.
May we all perceive the morning star of wisdom and clarity in the waning winter light.
Áine McCarthy, Editor
DHARMA TALK — Wednesday, December 4, 5:30 p.m.
Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi, I and the Great Earth and Beings: A Vision of Interdependence
7:00 am, 12:20 pm, and 5:30 pm. Please arrive five minutes early for sitting periods and events. Park in the East parking lot (Second driveway — the one farther from town.)
Please note: There will be no midday zazen December 2-8 and 15. Our temple will be closed Wednesday, December 25 and Wednesday, January 1. There will be no dharma talks on those days.
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Dec 1 – 8: ROHATSU: Morning Star with Roshi Joan Halifax, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Sensei Kazuaki Tanhashi (waitlist)
Dec 15: THE EASE AND JOY OF MORNINGS with Shinzan Palma and Ray Olson This is a "donation only" half-day meditation.
Jan 08— 26: WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD: The Way of a Bodhisattva with Sensei Irene Kaigetsu Kyojo Bakker, John D. Dunne, PhD, and Shinzan Palma.
Jan 10 — 12: ZAZENKAI WEEKEND with Sensei Irene Kaigetsu Kyojo Bakker amd Shinzan Palma.
Roshi is in Rohatsu sesshin til December 8. Seventy residents, sangha members and friends are at Upaya in the zendo during this annual intensive practice period with Roshis Joan and Enkyo, and Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi.
Later in December, she will be teaching at the Upaya Tucson sangha retreat (waitlist) and MD Anderson programs. Other than short trips to Tucson and Houston, she will be at Upaya til early January, and looks forward to practice, Upaya's exquisite winter, and the quiet joy of sangha.
Roshi Joan started a Google+ Community and more than 1500 people have joined so far. Click here to join.
Upaya is guided by a series of remarkable Visiting Teachers. We are grateful for Sensei Robert Thomas (Nov 2013), Sensei Irene Bakker (Jul/Aug 2013), Roshi Eido Frances Carney (Sep 2013). Also, we are happy that Sensei Alan Senauke is now a Core Teacher for our Chaplaincy Training and will be a Visiting Teacher in spring, 2014. Note that Roshi Norman Fischer will be leading Upaya's Summer Ango in 2014 and Sensei Robert Thomas will be leading spring sesshin, 2014 and will be a Visiting Teacher in fall 2014.
Roshi now has five new books available for sale at Upaya: Four are photography books — "Seeing Inside," "About Face," "Original Face: Unmediated Expressions of Tibet, Nepal, Burma," and "Leaning into the Light." "Lone Mallard" is a book of her haiku. In addition, over a hundred of her remarkable photos are available to look at (and purchase) on Upaya's website: https://www.upaya.org/seeing-inside/
Roshi's talk at the 9th Interlandi Lecture can be seen on Vimeo (75 min) here: http://vimeo.com/68305735
Roshi's talk at the Symposia on Contemplative Neuroscience can be seen here: http://events.powerstream.net/008/00189/2012_ISCS/FridayPage.html
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I first met Kaz Tanahashi in the early seventies. He was embarking on a project to translate Dogen's Shobogenzo. I had studied some the old Buddhist Japanese and Chinese and had made study books of two of Dogen's writings, the Genjokoan and the Fukanzazengi, and Kaz asked me if I'd like to work with him on his project. Unfortunately, I was tired of such pursuits and said no, a foolish decision. Others – Mel Weitsman, Taigen Dan Leighton, Dan Welch among them – worked with Kaz on the translations and these efforts have brought us some great books.
Visit Kaz's website, http://www.brushmind.net/, to get a taste of his art and scholarship. He's also been involved with peacework, having, among other things, founded Plutonium Free Future with Mayumi Oda. There's lots he's done that you won't find here or on his website. Maybe I can get another interview with him to go over some of that – like his slideshow on painted cars. This interview begins with much of what Kaz wrote in Meeting with an ordinary monk elsewhere on this site – but there's lots more. – DC
What Does Science Teach Us About Well-Being?: Richard Davidson
Join Richard Davidson, PhD, Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, Alfred W. Kaszniak, PhD, Evan Thompson, PhD, John D. Dunne, PhD, Rebecca Todd, PhD, and Neil D. Theise, M.D. Jan 30— Feb 02, 2014 for ZEN BRAIN: Consciousness, Complex Systems, and Transformation
As we finalize our preparations to receive His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a dialogue on Global Health and Well-being, an event co-sponsored by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and the Global Health Institute, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it is appropriate to reflect on what science is teaching us about well-being. There are four things we can now say that science has taught us about well-being.
1. Well-being is a skill. By conceptualizing well-being as a skill, we appeal to modern insights from neuroscience where the study of neuroplasticity has informed us that the mind and brain are highly changeable and that the brain is constantly being shaped by experience and training. Viewed from this perspective, well-being is the product of skills that can be enhanced through training and is also subject to environmental influences that impact our brain, especially over the course of development.
2. Well-being is associated with specific patterns of brain activity that influence and are influenced by the body. Recent findings establish that specific patterns of brain activity involving the prefrontal cortex and limbic (below the cortex) regions are associated with reports of well-being. The circuits in the brain that we know to be correlated with well-being play a role in regulating bodily functions--immune, endocrine and autonomic nervous system activity--and through these influences can impact physical health and illness. In turn, activity in these bodily systems can feed back upon the brain and modulate its activity. Through this bidirectional communication between the brain and body, pathways have been identified that provide the beginnings of an understanding of why our emotional and physical health are intimately intertwined. It is not a random accident that happier people are healthier. Modern neuroscientific studies are shedding light on the mechanisms through which these associations arise.
3. Equanimity and generosity both contribute to well-being and are associated with distinct patterns of brain and bodily activity. The Dalai Lama has frequently urged us to be kind toward others and has suggested that kindness is a direct route to happiness. Modern research has borne this out and indicates that kindness and compassion toward others is associated with peripheral biological (i.e., biology below the neck) changes that are salubrious. Equanimity can be cultivated through simple contemplative practices and is associated with being attentive to the present moment and not getting lost in worrying about the future and ruminating about the past. Modern research indicates that the average adult American spends nearly 50% of his waking life mind wandering--not paying attention to what he is actually doing. By learning to remain aware of the present moment, we can free ourselves from being slaves to the past and future. This in and of itself can powerfully facilitate well-being and reduce suffering.
Experiments have been conducted in which participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups--in the first group, they are provided with money and told to go out and spend the money on themselves and to purchase things for themselves only; in the second group, they are provided the same amount of money as the first group but they are told to spend the money only on others. Participants in this latter group were explicitly prohibited from spending any of the money on themselves. They were simply told to buy gifts for others. Before participants were randomly assigned to either condition, they were provided with simple questionnaires asking them to rate their overall levels of happiness and well-being. After spending money on themselves or on others for one day, they returned to the laboratory and were given the questionnaires again, asking them to rate their overall level of well-being. Since I'm writing about this, I'm sure you can guess which group showed much greater increases in happiness over the course of the day--of course, it was the group instructed to spend the money only on others.
Another amazing thing about generosity and kindness is that a growing body of evidence suggests that such behavior is good for our biology. It helps to reduce inflammation and the molecules responsible for increasing inflammation.
4. There is an innate disposition toward well-being and prosocial behavior. Organisms orient toward stimuli and situations that promote well-being. We prefer things that promote well-being and we seek contexts in which well-being can flourish. We will often expend resources to improve well-being. We do not seek to become more sad or more angry and or more disgusted. This is something quite universal and appears to be present in all living creatures. Moreover, recent research indicates that human infants in the first six months of life show a preference for prosocial and cooperative situations compared with aggressive and antagonistic ones. If this indeed continues to be replicated across a wide range of cultures, it would invite the view that we come into the world with an innate preference for good and we obscure that innate propensity over the course of development as we become socialized within our modern culture. When we engage in practices to nurture compassion, we are not really learning a new skill so much as unlearning the noise which is interfering with our ability to connect with a fundamental innate core of goodness.
As these ideas become more widely known and appreciated, it is my fervent aspiration that our culture will pay more attention to well-being, will include strategies to promote well-being with our educational curricula and within the healthcare arena, and will include well-being within our definitions of health. These changes would help to promote greater harmony and well-being of the planet.
This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and the Global Health Institute in conjunction with the Change your Mind, Change the World 2013 conference. This series of dialogues on global health, sustainable well-being and science & happiness featured his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and other thought leaders. Watch footage from the conference here: www.cmcw2013.com. Posted 10 May 2013. Accessed 27 Nov. 2013. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-j-davidson/science-well-being_b_3239792.html
I Heard it Like This… Reflections of an Inspired Talk by Joan Halifax: Alan Briskin
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Tony Back, MD, and Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN Mar 21— Mar 23, 2014 for
G.R.A.C.E: Training in Compassion-based Interactions in the Clinician/Patient Encounter
I am told that Buddhist sutras open with the word Nyozgamon, which means 'I heard it like this.' Hideo Takahashi titled his book on the spiritual teacher Masahisa Goi with these five words. What I like about these five words is that they make room for the listener to reflect back what was treasured while still adding new depth and meaning. In this way wisdom becomes collective because it is not a possession of any one person.
—Alan Briskin
TEN STEPS ON THE PATH OF SELF AWARENESS There are ten steps we all can take to enlarge our self awareness. These steps are like strings on an instrument or notes on a piano. We can practice them separately but when played together, we can make beautiful music.
The first step to increased self awareness is ATTENTION. What kind of attention? Attention to an inward watchfulness. When we practice this form of alert behavior, we bring awareness to the flow of feelings, thoughts, moods, fantasies, and sensations that lie within us.
Our interior is a kaleidoscope of mental, emotional, and spiritual activity constantly in flux. How can we be self aware if we do not honor this activity? As a single note on a scale, inwardness can be an act of self absorption but it is not a single note. It is part of a greater harmony.
The second step is AFFECT. What kind of affect? Affect that has a bias toward pro social emotions such as kindness, understanding, joy, and curiosity. These are the positive emotions that warm us in pleasurable feelings and attract similar energies in others. These are not false or forced feelings, though they can be. Self awareness allows for choice and the choice to be curious, kind, understanding and joyful in the face of rigid certainty, meanness, confusion, and hatred is one of the more difficult we can make.
A choice for these positive emotions does not make us delusional or oppressively cheerful. Rather it deepens our self awareness and becomes a deliberate practice. When we practice putting forward pro social emotions in the face of pessimism or hostility or demonstrate curiosity and kindness facing head winds of destructive sentiment, then we are truly on a path toward wisdom.
The third step is INTENTION. What kind of intention? Intention that has a high regard for unselfishness. Often, we are unconscious of our own motives, going through our day reacting to people and events with habitual behavior. We smile at what amuses us and frown at what frustrates or annoys us. Certainly we pay attention to others, but not with any particular intention to listen, comfort, or care for them.
When we set our intention to be considerate of others, remarkable things can happen. Possibly it is in small steps, like letting someone go ahead of us in line or preparing a meal for a friend who is ill. Sometimes it can have larger consequences. I know a business executive who said his life was changed when he approached his staff with a "generosity of intent." Setting an intention for unselfishness creates a tension, balancing our own needs and perspectives with the needs and perspectives of others. This tension makes us wake up to a higher purpose in life and becomes the ground from which we continue down the path of learning.
The fourth step is CULTIVATION. What are we cultivating? We are cultivating the capacity for moral sensitivity and judgment. Self awareness is advanced when we recognize that right action is not prescribed for us; it is a personal act of conscience grounded in understanding.
When we cultivate moral judgment, we are going beneath the surface of things to understand the interconnectedness of life. We are seeing beyond appearances or the simple duality of this or that. Moral sensitivity leads us to continually ask how we are being affected by others and how others are being affected by our thoughts and actions. By practicing this form of careful discernment, we become more decisive in our actions and better able to articulate the basis for our decisions.
The fifth step on the path of self awareness is WITNESSING. What are we witnessing? We are witnessing, in the role of disciplined observer, our interior thoughts and reactions. We are observing how our mind functions in response to others and our particular circumstances. When we seek harmony, do we find ourselves more irritated? When we wish to assert ourselves, do we notice feelings arise of aggression or competition? When we are praised, do we become shy or inflated? A disciplined observer does not judge but rather, over time, sees patterns of behavior.
These patterns become part of a meta cognitive perspective, an ability to see beyond isolated behaviors to a web of relationships. This witnessing capacity functions as a kind of lubrication for consciousness, loosening our attachment to particular thought patterns or reflexive ways of defending a particular view of ourselves. We become more at ease with a "self that watches over" the mind's activities.
The sixth step is the ability to DISTINGUISH. What are we distinguishing? We are distinguishing self from others. We are becoming more fully aware of our boundaries, how we are separate from others yet deeply interconnected. By distinguishing well, we develop a capacity to moderate excessive distancing from others without collapsing into some form of false merger with them. We become aware of the differences between distancing behavior, empathic over arousal, and compassion.
The Dali Lama tells the story of a man, walking in the forest, who comes upon a person trapped under a huge boulder. The man trapped under the boulder is beginning to panic and has trouble breathing. A response of empathic over arousal would mean that the man not trapped by the boulder also begins to panic and have trouble breathing, leaving him unable to help. Alternately, a person distancing themselves from the situation might avoid it entirely and keep walking on. Compassion would mean helping to remove the boulder. Compassion suggests a degree of distance, close enough to connect us to the suffering but not so close that we mistake ourselves for the person suffering or so distant that we become numb or uncaring.
The seventh step along the path of self awareness involves KNOWLEDGE. What kind of knowledge? The knowledge of impermanence? This is the knowledge that awareness of mental and material phenomenon are continually changing, continually in flux. We may wish to cling to an idea such as happiness but if we notice what is happening inside us, happiness is not something solid, not something we can lock down. If we become aware of pain, even physical pain, that too is not something we can know with certainty. It shifts, ebbs, moves around, is felt slightly differently in slightly different places. The knowledge of impermanence allows us to liberate ourselves from clinging to fixed thoughts, emotions, and especially rigid ideas of self.
What is it about the nature of impermanence that is so important to self awareness? Self awareness is strengthened whenever habitual patterns of thought and fixed ideas are surrendered. We become more agile in facing ambiguity. We become more skillful at seeking clarity without the obstacles of existing prejudices. We become aware of the self that both creates and clings to form. We are better able to develop positive habits of letting go and letting come a new awareness.
The eighth step brings us to NON ATTACHMENT. What kind of non attachment? Non attachment to outcome. When we create an outcome in our mind, we begin to lose awareness of the present moment. We may even lose awareness of others or dismiss their importance. The outcome becomes a basis for action, a source of meaning, and a bigger canvas to project our own self importance. We may drive ourselves and others, at any cost, to reach an objective. Some might even believe this is what leadership means or what leadership requires of us.
Non attachment teaches a very different lesson. In driving toward an objective with little mindfulness of the present or concern for self or regard for others, we often fail to reach the objective, or worse, do harm to self and others. We fail to notice the stop signs along the way, always rushing forward. We fail to take note of our own intuitive insights or the insights of others. Non attachment is a liberating energy, freeing us from the fear of not achieving our goal. With reduced fear, we are capable of doing great things, having greater access to creativity, spontaneity, and a genuine ethic of caring for ourselves and others. Suddenly we are noticing what is essential in the present moment and acting from the true source of our deeper desires.
The ninth step is BODY SENSING. What kind of body sensing? The sensing that allows us to read the visceral wisdom of our own physical being. We can use technology to track our sleep cycles, find a great place to eat, or navigate between point A and point B, but do we know when our own body is distressed, frightened, exhausted or exhilarated? Do we know when to rest, eat foods that nourish us, and navigate well socially demanding situations? Our physical body is its own technological marvel that cannot be replaced by external systems. We inhabit our bodies and our bodies, from toes to the tip of our head, provide us with an extraordinary capacity to sense what is going on inside us and what others may also be feeling.
Body sensing is a central aspect to self awareness because nothing reveals so clearly the energetic state we are in. Heart rhythms influence emotional processing, higher order cognitive functions, and possibly even how and what we perceive of reality. Our nervous system has a memory only loosely under control of our conscious thoughts. Months after a woman was in a head on collision, she flinches on seeing oncoming traffic, though she consciously knows the cars are in their proper lanes. Sensing danger or feeling pain, our bodies contract and tense up, feeling love we expand and soften, frightened we might quiver or shake. Certain forms of autism and emotional fragility are associated with disassociation from one's body. To know and respect the body in all its nuanced forms and signals is to ground oneself in the flesh and a basis for genuinely sensing into the energetic states of others.
The tenth step is ENGAGEMENT. What kind of engagement? An intentional form of cognitive and emotional engagement achieved through practice. Practice is what brings to life increased self awareness. Practice is what allows for refined neuro-cognitive linkages to form in our brain. Practice is what allows for knowing the difference between spontaneous action and intentional restraint. Wisdom cannot be gained through lofty thoughts alone, if at all. However, joined with practice, each of us can become life long learners, more skillful through encounter and engagement with the world.
The multiple paths of self awareness bring the attention inward. This is the paradoxical discovery that complements outward engagement. We become witnesses to the many selves constellated within ourselves. We become more at ease with unconscious processes because we are not the final masters of our thoughts and feelings. Instead we become co-creators with our inner life, tending to the living springs that nourish us and which flow toward the interconnected emotional waters we call compassion.
At some point along the journey, engagement with inner self and outer world become more fluid. How could it be otherwise if we embrace the many paths of self awareness - knowledge with affect, intention with non-attachment, moral sensitivity with the ability to distinguish self from other. How much more satisfying it is when we become disciplined non judgmental observers of our mind's activities and respectful companions to our body's wisdom. No longer living in a simple duality between this or that, we become weavers of a multi-colored tapestry that includes self and world, the world and the Self.
Source: http://www.alanbriskin.com/i-heard-it-like-this-reflections-of-an-inspired-talk-by-joan-halifax/ Posted 18 Oct. 2011. Accessed 3 Dec. 2013. Photo by Alan Briskin.
Standing as Equals: A conversation with Rinchen Khando Choegyal, founder of the Tibetan Nuns Project
In the sitting room at Kashmir Cottage, situated between the main town of Dharamsala and the area that is the seat of the exiled Tibetan government in India, I shared a pot of ginger tea with Rinchen Khando Choegyal, founder and director of the Tibetan Nuns Project and wife of the younger brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I enjoyed the resonant cadence of her voice as she described the history of the project and the work of women, lay and monastic, in keeping alive the teachings of the Buddha and the richness of Tibetan culture amid the hardships of exile.
Rinchen Khando was born in eastern Tibet; her parents, from a farming and business background, were, as she put it, "well-to-do, but very devout and simple people." At the end of 1958, her family came to India for a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya and Varanasi. The plan was to leave the young Rinchen in India to attend a boarding school run by Catholic nuns. But before her parents returned home, the Chinese invaded Tibet. Since then, her family has lived in India. "Because we were already in India in 1959," said Rinchen Khando, "we were saved." They'd left behind almost everything they had.
In 1987, together with other activist women in the exile community, Rinchen Khando established the Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP). The project is committed to education, empowerment and improved status for ordained Tibetan women. It now supports over 700 Tibetan nuns living in North India.
According to Elizabeth Napper, Tibetan scholar and codirector of the TNP since 1991, "Opening up education to the women, particularly in conjunction with training in debate, has been transformative for the nuns. Not only have they been given access to the full intellectual richness of their Buddhist tradition but also, through debate, they have been trained to actively engage with it in a way that gives them confidence in their knowledge. Their body language changes from the traditional meekness of nuns to that of women who occupy space with confidence in their right to do so."
In a trip to Dharamsala in January 2013, I visited two nunneries supported by the TNP. At Shugsep Nunnery, which follows the Nyingma tradition, many of the nuns are from the original Shugsep in Tibet, which was destroyed in 1959 and partially rebuilt in the 1980s by the nuns themselves. One of the senior nuns at the new Shugsep told me about her own escape from Tibet at age 20, after having spent two months in prison. Traveling on foot at night through the mountains, she and two other young nuns managed to survive along the route by exchanging prayer services for food and shelter.
At Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute, nuns now pursue the 17-year course of study for the Geshema degree, which, like the Geshe degree for monks, is equivalent to a PhD in Theology. The historic decision to offer Tibetan nuns this opportunity was made in May 2012. "While the issue of the Geshema degree is decided, full ordination is not yet available," Elizabeth Napper told me. "Full ordination for nuns would involve a huge shift in status; the series of decisions to make this possible involves the monastic community as a whole, and is long and complicated. Twenty-seven nuns from five different nunneries will be taking the examinations for the Geshema degree in a four-year process that involves a month of testing each year." The first round took place in May 2013. "This," Napper pointed out, "is an essential step in the process toward full ordination, as it removes any questions about their basic competence and abilities."
Step by step, women in the Tibetan exile community are gaining opportunities to become full participants in the religious, cultural, and political life of their people. In recent years, the Dalai Lama has even said that he would be pleased to have a woman successor. Radical shifts in the role of women involve changes in Tibetan traditional culture and, ironically, serve as a force in its survival. –Barbara Gates
Commitment to education is crucial to the preservation of Tibetan culture. Could you talk about that, both in your own life and in that of the exile community? After 1959, my family and the other Tibetans who were in India could not go back to Tibet. In the early 1960s, the Tibetan government in exile, formerly known as the Central Tibetan Administration, started schools for the children. But when my sisters and I were young, these schools were not yet there. My family had to pay for the schools that we went to.
My mother sold the jewelry she brought with her on pilgrimage to pay for our education. She barely knew how to read, but she deeply knew the value of education. I remember her saying, "We'll sell the jewelry and give the children education. That's something which nobody can take away."
It is because of the schools started by His Holiness that Tibetans in exile are Tibetans today. The Central Tibetan Administration has come a long way in terms of educating the young since those early days. They have now 76 schools and over 25,000 students, and a university for Tibetan students in India is in the process of becoming fully functional. The schools have given the Tibetans in exile their language, a sense of belonging, and a sense of identity.
This commitment to preserve Tibetan identity and culture has clearly fueled your own lifework. Yes. Like many others, I have been dedicated to my community, but first, I will tell you, woman to woman, because I had chosen to get married and have children and I felt it was my responsibility, I took care of my own family. Until my children were 9 and 10, I was totally at home for 24 hours. Also, at that time we lived with my late mother-in-law, His Holiness's mother, and I felt that this was my time to look after her. When my mother-in-law passed away and my children grew up, I thought, "Okay, now I need to do something for the community." While I had my secret eye around, women began to meet to reestablish the Tibetan Women's Association.
Why do you say "reestablish"? Good that you ask this. The original Tibetan Women's Association was actually founded in Tibet by women in my mother's age group on the 12th of March in 1959. A courageous group of women demonstrated on the grounds below the Potala Palace in Lhasa, 15,000 of them pro- testing against the Chinese occupation.
After 1959, some of the women from the original Women's Association managed to flee. They got together in Dharamsala to talk and keep that moment of protest alive. But after most of the senior members passed away, the organization gradually disappeared.
In 1984, His Holiness rallied our interest: "I remember there was once a Women's Association. What happened?" The women in my age group said, "Now it's time for us to wake up." So we contacted Tibetan women from all over the world. Within a few months, with their support, we held the first general meeting of the revived Tibetan Women's Association. His Holiness ad- dressed us, saying, "I have great faith in women's strength. For all of the Tibetan people, I am glad you have revived this." He added, "You must also help the nuns." That seed was sown in my head so strongly that it never went away.
In the mid-1980s, there were only two nunneries around Dharamsala, and maybe a few in Nepal. Those first nunneries had no proper facilities, and there was no education provided whatsoever. The newly revived Tibetan Women's Association established a new nunnery in the south and made the commitment to provide education for the nuns.
Suddenly in late 1990, we had a great influx of nuns from Tibet. We decided to separate the Tibetan Nuns Project, a religious entity, from the Tibetan Women's Association, a political entity. And the TNP decided to look after nuns in all the Tibetan traditions and not any one solely, whether Gelug, Sakya, Kagyu, or Nyingma.
Is this the first time that nonsectarian institutions have been established for Tibetan monastics? His Holiness had already introduced a nonsectarian institution for men in Dharamsala. But for the first time we started nonsectarian institutions in the women's world. We are trying to bring in the goodness of the four traditions; they all go to the same ultimate goal. It would be foolish to say, "Mine is better than yours."
Isn't it also the first time now that higher education equivalent to that offered for monks is available to Tibetan nuns? Yes, this is new. Many institutions have now opened their pro- grams to nuns, but none have yet granted the highest degrees. At Dolma Ling, nuns can pursue the 17-year program of philosophical studies required for a Geshema degree, the highest degree available. Courses are also offered in Tibetan language, English, mathematics, computer skills, and basic medical train- ing, as well as in ritual arts such as sand mandalas and butter sculpture.
One of the most exciting new opportunities for the nuns is training in debate. Debate demands brave and rigorous practice intellectually and also physically, involving complex and dramatic gestures. Was debate culturally challenging for women initially? The nuns are training in debate for the first time in the history of Tibet. Some say that long ago there were nuns who did debating and they did so well that the men were jealous of them, so the training was stopped. Of course, this may be simply a legend. The current debate training is the first that we know of for sure. And to answer your question, yes, initially when we taught the nuns the dialectics and all the other aspects of debating, they were very timid. So we've had to encourage them.
The annual inter-nunnery debate, a month long with six nunneries participating, is a major source of inspiration for the nuns to seriously pursue their studies and offers them the confidence they need to become effective teachers in nunneries and schools. Over the past 18 years, the number of nuns participating has grown, and the nuns have become increasingly confident. Also, when we first started debating, the male counterparts were encouraging, but some seemed to take the attitude "Hmmm, let's see. . ." Now they have gotten more accustomed to it!
I'm imagining that doing debate practice is very personally transformative. Yes. As you may know, the Buddha said, "My words are not to be simply accepted; they are to be tested." So debating trains you to be clear and gives you an analytical mind. When you study Buddhism you can analyze what really makes sense rather than simply memorizing. And to daily life, you bring skills in analysis and clear thinking.
So through analytical skill the nuns gradually learn to de-construct some of the delusions that drive their lives? Exactly. As you analyze your experience, you have new understanding. For one thing, you come to realize that your "self" may not be here by this time tomorrow. Therefore, why cling so much onto that so-called self?
I tell the nuns, "Eventually, when you become a scholar, don't just say, I am going to write a book. I am going to be famous. I am going to earn this much salary. After all, you have shaved your hair. You have chosen to wear the robe. For what? You've chosen not to get married, not to have children. For what? You have to always keep thinking, otherwise you could be more selfish than those of us with husbands and children. At least we have a family to look after. You don't have anybody to think about but yourself. So if you focus on that, you could be the worst person on this planet."
I encourage them: "Your duty is to reform yourself into a good human being, and then be an example to the rest of the world. By having had this opportunity to study, you're not going to be selfish. You're not going to be elaborate. You are going to be altruistic and simple."
The retreat cottages you have recently built are an ideal place for the kind of sustained contemplation you are suggesting. Are retreat facilities for nuns also an innovation not offered in Tibet? Again, the concept is not new. Nuns also retreated in caves in Tibet many years ago. In fact, it is said that some of them were wonderful retreatants, highly realized people. But over the years, the retreat practice changed. Nuns may go on retreat for many months, but mostly they recite mantras. I want to offer them the opportunity for more than that. I say, "Recite the mantras, but understand them and make them part of yourself. Once you come out of the retreat cell, if you are the same as when you went in, then what's the point?" His Holiness has always said that women have more ability to be compassionate than men, because we have the mother seed in us. But I think we have to really water it.
In the past, in Tibetan culture, the status of women, and of nuns in particular, has been low. Changes offering new opportunities for women might appear at first to be in conflict with the effort to preserve Tibetan tradition. Not at all. In general, in the whole exile life His Holiness has done nothing but what you describe: preserved the better part of the culture and tried to get rid of those parts which were not necessary, introducing new concepts that would be good for the people and the nation in the long run. He has worked for over 50 years to give the Tibetan people freedom and democracy, to give women education. This is introducing a new system.
Coming to the nuns, we've preserved the old, because there were nuns even in ancient times, from whenever there were monks. But what nuns didn't have was their current status and education. So we have introduced that, giving them the chance to learn more for themselves from the dharma.
With these innovations in the nuns' education, we are not changing anything in the substance of what they are learning, because you can't change buddhadharma. In the past they were having lots of soup, but it was all broth. The soup was very delicious, but the nuns didn't have a chance to see what the soup was made of. Now, with education, they're getting opportunities to learn the ingredients—what the Buddha taught.
In addition to the opportunities for advanced study, for debate practice and solo retreat, you are also empowering the nuns through encouraging an ethic of increased self-sufficiency. At Dolma Ling, the nuns take responsibility for managing their institution even if they are never going to be completely self-sufficient. They take on the work of running the nunnery: sewing, papermaking, tofu-making; tending cows for milk, gardening; training in computers, cameras, and video; and for modest income, sewing and crafts, and running a guesthouse and a small café.
As we study the buddhadharma here in the midst of exile, we are making Tibet part of ourselves so we can carry the teachings wherever we serve in the world. Learning to take responsibility for our institutions is crucial in this process. We deeply appreciate the generosity of our donors, but if they take care of every- thing and we do nothing, a little light goes out. That would be the saddest thing. We lost our country, but we have not lost ourselves.
This article appeared in the Winter 2013 article of Tricycle. http://www.tricycle.com/feature/standing-equals Accessed 3 Dec. 2013. Image: Nuns in afternoon debating class at Dolma Ling Nunnery, where the nuns learn the choreography of Tibetan debating as practiced by monks for centuries. Photo by Jeanne O'Connor.
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Big 12 Award winners 1st Team: Nick Leckey, C; Terence Newman, CB (both)/KR (Coaches); Tank Reese, DT; Terry Pierce, LB.
Defensive Player of the Year: Terence Newman 1st Team: Michael Bishop, QB; Ryan Young, OT; Darnell McDonald, WR; Martin Gramatica, PK; David Allen, PR; Jeff Kelly, LB; Darren Howard, DE; Jarrod Cooper, SS; Lamar Chapman, FS (Coaches); Mark Simoneau, LB (AP).
Though they were separated by 4 years and shared no players, both the '98 and '02 teams were known for dominating defense. So it's no surprise that the game starts out featuring them. The '02 team goes 3 and out and then the '98 team gives up the ball when Justin Swift fumbles his reception on the first play. The '02 team comes back and starts using all the running backs they have. Ayo Saba picks up a yard, followed by games of 8 and 18 from Darren Sproles. But it's Daniel Davis that breaks away for the big one, picking up 41 yards and the first touchdown of the game. 2002 leads 7-0.
'98 Snyder, not to be outdone by his slightly older counterpart, starts pounding the ball with Eric Hickson on the next drive. Michael Bishop gets him the ball through the air as well, when the pair connects for a 31 yard gain. Ultimately, however, the drive gets shut down, but not before making it in easy range for Martin Grammatica, who connects from 42 yards. 2002 leads 7-3.
Headed into the 2nd quarter the '98 team was in the midst of a 7 play, 43 yard drive, and Martin Grammatica is good for his 2nd field goal of the game, this time from 33 yards, to cut the deficit to 1. 2002 leads 7-6.
They '98 team then gets the ball back after holding '02 to a 3 and out. Starting from their own 37 yard line Hickson picks up a couple yards on back to back plays before Michael Bishop does Michael Bishop things, scrambling for a gain of 11 yards on 3rd down. On the next play Eric Hickson breaks lose and no one can run him down from behind. He goes 49 yards for the touchdown and his team's first lead of the game. 1998 leads 13-7.
That lead doesn't last long, though. Don't forget that incredible stable of running backs on the '02 team. Sproles goes for 20 yards, and then later in the drive Victor Mann powers through the line and and scores from 36 yards out. 2002 leads 14-13.
The next time 2002 gets the ball back they pick up right where they left off. Sproles picks up 22 yards on a second down rush. Later on 3rd and 13 Ell Roberson connects with Taco Wallace for 16 yards to extend the drive. Ultimately on 4th and goal from the 2, '02 Bill Snyder knows he has to take advantage of any opportunity the '98 defense gives him. He hands it off to Sproles who breaks through for the touchdown. 2002 leads 21-13.
With just 40 seconds left in the half the '98 team takes over and knows they need to work fast. And like the explosive offense that they are, they take care of it on just one play. Bishop throws to Justin Swift who gets behind the defense and goes 67 yards for the touchdown. 2002 leads 21-20 at the half.
We're back to the dominant defenses in the 2nd half. On the opening drive Eric Hickson picks up 13 yards to open the half, they're forced to punt right after. The 3rd quarter goes on like this for both teams. Neither able to take advantage of the other team's stifling defense. The '02 team is the only one that even gets within field goal range in the quarter, but Joe Rheem misses the 50 yard attempt wide right. As the quarter comes to a close the '98 team is driving, having just picked up 20 yards on a pass from Bishop to Gavin Peries. They'll start the 4th from the 36 yard line.
After the start of the 4th quarter the '98 team picks up another big gain on a pass from Bishop to Darnell McDonald. That sets up a 33 yard field goal attempt, and Martin Grammatica isn't going to miss that. 1998 leads 23-21.
With 3:38 left in the game the 2002 team needs to get back on the board. A drive that started on the 33 yard line, with runs of 12 and 14 yards by Sproles stalls out on the 36. Joe Rheem is in to take back the lead, but misses wide right from 53 yards out.
After passes complete from Bishop to Peries, Aaron Lockett, Swift, and McDonald the '02 team is out of timeouts, and Bishop goes into the victory formation… officially the greatest team in K-State history.


Julian Lewis seems momentarily taken aback. Sat in the Commons cafeteria, enjoying French onion soup and sipping on a Ribena to aid his struggling voice after an afternoon of speaking commitments, the Defence Select Committee chair is suffering a rare, albeit brief, loss of words. I've just asked whether he sees it as his job to convince the Tory leadership to spend more on defence, in the same way the late Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman transformed his own party's policy on nuclear weapons to backing multilateralism.
he says after some contemplation.
"I still think Gerald's job was harder than mine, because he had to move a party that had a deep-rooted attachment to renouncing nuclear weapons, whereas my party has a deep-rooted attachment to strong defences.
My question is not asked randomly. While many MPs used a Commons session to highlight Kaufman's fierce debating style, questionable dress sense and wicked sense of humour, Lewis spoke of his efforts to overturn Labour's defence policy. Without pause for recollection, Lewis marks 10 July 1991 as the day the then shadow foreign secretary wrote an article in the Guardian declaring Labour's support for multilateralism. This helped transport the then opposition from the political wilderness to an electoral force. It was, of course, Kaufman who branded Labour's 1983 manifesto the "longest suicide note in history", not in part due to its defence policy platform.
It's no secret that Lewis has spent decades exhorting the benefits of Britain's nuclear deterrent. He spent the first half of the 1980s leading the anti-CND campaigns waged by the coalition for peace through security. Indeed you'd struggle to find an issue posed in foreign policy to which Lewis would not seek a multilateral solution. Take the EU for example. Lewis, a Brexiteer, believes Theresa May would be best served by walking away from talks empty-handed, to show Brussels that she means business. Like the deployment of missiles by allies in the 1980s to key points around Europe during the cold war, he claims this posturing will eventually bear fruit.
he explains, arguing a better Brexit agreement would arise later down the line.
"as a result of the most outrageous and disreputable political horse-trading between the Cameron government, or at least the Cameron leadership, and the Liberal Democrats".
Though he characteristically has a few choice words for David Cameron's foreign policy, Lewis is keen not to rake over old coals. Turning to the Defence Committee's work, Lewis points me to its 2016 Shifting the Goalposts report, which studied spending priorities by successive governments from the 1950s onwards.
By the 1980s, the UK was spending 5% of its GDP on education, defence and health. Now, the UK spends 2% on defence (though the committee cited some "creative accounting" in meeting that figure), two and a half times less than on education. Some 7% is spent on health. This comes, Lewis contends, despite Britain facing a similar outlook both at home and abroad. He argues the figure must rise towards the 3% mark.
Lewis's passion for defence oozes out of his every fibre. Wearing a grey suit with a US/UK flag pin sitting proudly on its lapel, we whittle away the time easily navigating key matters on his brief. His skilled articulation is aided by years spent running a public speaking course for Tory activists and would-be MPs – some of whom have gone on to become Cabinet ministers – alongside his old mate, John Bercow (whom he graciously concedes is the better orator and insists he has no ambitions to succeed as Speaker).
For a man who reportedly does not like to communicate by email, he is a dab hand with his iPad, which he uses to refer me to select committee reports and personal speeches uploaded on his website, including his December 2015 address stating why he was voting against airstrikes in Syria. No Luddite, he.
Throughout our talk, Lewis continually harks back to Nato and its essential role in underpinning European security. Writing for The House ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, Lewis said that the US president could, in fact, be the saviour of Nato, rather than the catalyst for its demise. His argument? That Trump's posturing would prompt European countries to cough up cash for the 2% minimum expenditure. Only five of the 27 member countries currently meet the target – the UK, the US, Greece, Poland and Estonia. Two months into Trump's presidency, Lewis maintains the same view.
He is, though, deeply concerned by talk of an EU army, a concept he brands a "fantasy" that would "undermine" Nato. For Lewis, a situation in which the US distances itself from Nato and a European Union defence unit is launched, leaving Britain isolated, is too much to contemplate.
he says. But this is not an eventuality he foresees.
Central to his argument is that the two world wars would not have occurred should Germany have understood that America would have entered the conflict from day one. Should the EU go it alone, Lewis fears a repetition if an aggressor, such as Russia, takes liberties they otherwise would not take.
But Lewis is concerned that if the alliance continues with "an open door policy" there is a danger that Article 5 of the Nato treaty – the principle that an attack on one member is an attack against all – could become "incredible". However he says he understands why Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were admitted to Nato back in 2004, and insists the alliance is doing "all the right things" in holding exercises in the Baltic states to stave off Russian aggression.
Lewis backs a blend of soft and hard power with Russia relations, arguing the country "needs to be treated with respect as well as with firmness". He welcomes foreign secretary Boris Johnson's visit to Moscow later this month, and says on some issues, including the fight against Islamist extremism in Syria and elsewhere, Britain should work with the Kremlin. However, he says there is a "reluctance to recognise this" in the Foreign Office.
Lewis argues that officials addressing the threat posed by so-called Islamic State are being "conditioned by the legacy" of the Cold War.
he says, singling out Saudi Arabia for particular questioning.
Lewis entered the Commons as MP for New Forest East at the 1997 general election. He served as shadow defence minister under Cameron from 2005 to 2010, before taking up his role on the backbenches, pressing the government on defence matters during the coalition. He was elected chair of the Defence Committee in 2015.
Nearly two years ago, before the vote on Trident and the commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence, Lewis said he was baffled by the government's approach. Six months into May's tenure, is he still perplexed?
"I'm not baffled, but I'm slightly frustrated. I think that the government is beginning to think more clearly about defence. I am concerned that the government is still too partisan and not sufficiently objective in terms of where we stand in relation to the civil war between different branches of fundamentalist Islam.


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For the first time ever, Willie Nelson will do a public performance on behalf of a political candidate. The country superstar just announced he'll perform at the end of September for Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke. While Willie did perform for Jimmy Carter back in 1980, this will be the first public performance.
Now this isn't the first time Willie and Beto have performed together. Willie actually invited Beto on stage for a jam session at his big 4th of July Picnic near Austin earlier this year.
No doubt Willie and Beto will team up again on stage.
By the way, you'll be able to catch Willie on stage for Beto on September 29th at the Turn Out For Texas Rally in Austin.