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[Report] Asian Philosophy Forum Lecture: Rein Raud "Rethinking Dōgen"
19 March, 2013 NAKAJIMA Takahiro, ISHII Tsuyoshi, MOON Kyungnam, L3 International Conferences for the Politics of Co-existence
On February 15, 2013, Professor Rein Raud (Professor, the University of Helsinki) gave a presentation entitled "Rethinking Dōgen" at Komaba Campus.
Professor Rein Raud is currently teaching Japanese Philosophy at the University of Helsinki and is also an author of a number of novels and poetry. The main topic of Professor Raud's presentation at UTCP was on how to read Dōgen's difficult (sometimes esoteric) work. He started with discussing the difference among various registers to read a text, such as philosophical, religious, and philological readings. He carefully demarcated the characteristics of philosophical reading from others. Next, he claimed that the experience of reading Dōgen's text philosophically is not a one-sided reception of self-evident monolithic meaning but a dynamic intercourse with text, contingent but rationally comprehensible in each case. Then he moved on to practice his method to read Dōgen's texts on mind, time, and Buddha nature which contain a lot of neologism comprised of Chinese characters.
Reverend Miyagawa, who is a monk of Tentokuji-temple, gave a comment on Professor Raud's presentation. He basically acknowledged the value of Professor Raud's method on how to read Dōgen's text. While admitting its efficacy, he pointed out as a monk that if we always encounter Dōgen's text with different possibilities of interpretation, it might be difficult for a monk or a general reader interested in Buddhism to apply Dōgen's thought to practical Buddhist training, for we would fail to find a concrete index for training. Another question raised by attendants is on the validity of Professor Raud's distinction between philosophical readings and others. The relationship between philology and philosophy is not infrequently compensatory thus it might be more intimate than Professor Raud has suggested. Regarding those questions, a lively dialogue followed.
Professor Raud's presentation provided us with both a persuasive reading of Dōgen's text and a lot of truly difficult and inevitable questions on methods of reading philosophical texts. His presentation showed us that a discussion must go on and Asian Philosophy should be considered seriously as a central example in the discussion.
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Speaker: Rein Raud (Professor, The University of Helsinki)
Title: Rethinking Dōgen
Since its introduction to modern audiences, the work of Dōgen Zenji (1200-1253) has intrigued many thinkers both in Japan and the West, and new research as well as translations of or commentaries on his essays continue to appear. However, a number of remarkable cliches have embedded themselves in the reception of Dōgen's work, most of them based on the retroactive reading of modern or Western philosophical concepts into Dōgen's thinking. The aim of my talk will be to trace some of these cliches and to show how a less biased approach might help us to attain an easier and sometimes also rationally less demanding explanation of some key passages and concepts in his work.
Moderator: Takahiro NAKAJIMA (UTCP)
Commentator: Keishi MIYAGAWA (Tentokuji Temple)
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The authorities fear the Kremlin could use Kaspersky to obtain sensitive data from US government devices.
The Biden administration ramped up a national security probe into Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab antivirus software earlier this year amid heightened fears of Russian cyberattacks after Moscow invaded Ukraine, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The case was referred to the Commerce Department by the Department of Justice last year, a fourth person said, but Commerce made little progress on it until the White House and other administration officials urged them to move forward in March, the three people added.
At issue is the risk that the Kremlin could use the antivirus software, which has privileged access to a computer's systems, to steal sensitive information from American computers or tamper with them as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West.
Access to the networks of federal contractors and operators of critical US infrastructure such as power grids are seen as particularly concerning, the three people said.
US regulators have already banned federal government use of Kaspersky software, and could ultimately force the company to take measures to reduce risks posed by its products or prohibit Americans from using them altogether.
The probe, which has not previously been reported, shows the administration is digging deep into its tool kit to hit Moscow with even its most obscure authorities in a bid to protect US citizens and corporations from Russian cyber attacks.
The authorities are "really the only tool that we have to deal with the threat (posed by Kaspersky) on an economy-wide commercial basis, given our generally open market," said Emily Kilcrease, a former deputy assistant US Trade Representative.
Other regulatory powers stop short of allowing the government to block private sector use of software made by the Moscow-headquartered company, long seen by US officials as a serious threat to US national security.
The departments of Commerce and Justice, and Kaspersky declined to comment. The company has for years denied wrongdoing or any secret partnership with Russian intelligence.
Foreign adversaries
The ramped-up probe is being executed using broad new powers created by the Trump administration that allow the Commerce Department to ban or restrict transactions between US firms and internet, telecom and tech companies from "foreign adversary" nations including Russia and China.
For Kaspersky, Commerce could use the authorities to ban its use, the purchase of its software by US citizens, or prohibit the download of updates via a regulation in the Federal Register.
The tools are largely untested. Former President Donald Trump used them to try to bar Americans from using Chinese social media platforms TikTok and WeChat, but federal courts halted the moves.
A top Justice Department official said last year that the agency was examining dozens of Russian companies, including "a known connection between a particular company and the Russian intelligence services," to see whether they threatened the US supply chain. The department could refer some of the cases to Commerce for further action, then-Assistant Attorney General John Demers said at the time.
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Reuters could not learn whether the companies under review included Kaspersky, which made an estimated $95.3 million in US revenue in 2020 according to market research firm Gartner Inc, accounting for nearly 15% of its global revenue that year.
It was not clear whether that figure included Kaspersky products sold by third parties under different branding, a practice which generates confusion about software's origin, according to US national security officials.
In 2017, the Department of Homeland Security banned Kaspersky's flagship antivirus product from federal networks, alleging ties to Russian intelligence and noting a Russian law that lets its intelligence agencies compel assistance from Kaspersky and intercept communications transiting Russian networks.
The perceived threat has taken on greater urgency since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, which Moscow describes as a "special military operation."
In March, German authorities warned the Kremlin might coerce the Moscow-based company to participate in cyberattacks, or Russian government agents could clandestinely use its technology to launch cyberattacks without its knowledge. Italy later followed with a similar recommendation.
Kaspersky said in a statement then that it was a privately-managed company with no ties to the Russian government, and described the German warning as politically motivated.
Recently, Cybernews has learned that Kaspersky Lab is protecting the resources of the Russian Ministry of Defense and other high-value domains that are instrumental to the Russian propaganda machine.
Reuters has reported that the US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Kaspersky to cause harm.
The White House asked the Treasury Department to prepare sanctions against the company, the Wall Street Journal reported last month, adding that some officials pushed back out of concern it could increase the risk of Russian cyberattacks.
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One Hundred Years of Greyhound
The Dallas-based national bus line got its start in 1914 transporting iron ore miners in Minnesota.
Greyhound is marking its centennial with a traveling exhibition, sending eight old vehicles — including the first, a seven-seat 1914 Hupmobile, and a 1947 Silversides coach — to 39 cities. (AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky)
Megabus and other budget bus lines have crowded the highway in the last decade, but the nation's oldest and biggest service is still Greyhound, now celebrating one hundred years of operation.
Greyhound's fleet of 1,200 buses in the United States and Canada carries eighteen million customers each year some 5.5 billion miles each year (that's thirty round trips to the sun). The competition, with $1 fares and perks like guaranteed seats and Wi-Fi, does not worry Greyhound's president and chief executive David Leach, 49. "What gives me a lot of confidence about the future is that there are competitors showing up," Leach said in his light-filled corner office at One Dallas Centre. "They add more people to the market, and when we have growth in the market, our products are really competitive." More competitors mean more consumers who may acquire a taste for riding the bus. (Leach started at Greyhound Canada in 1986, working as a baggage handler while in college in Edmonton. He worked his way up to head of Canadian operations before becoming the chief operating officer of United States, Canadian, and Mexican operations.)
Greyhound traces its roots to May 9, 1914, when a Swedish immigrant named Carl Eric Wickman began charging miners fifteen cents to ride from their homes in Hibbing, Minnesota, to an iron ore mine in nearby Alice. The Mesaba Transportation Company quickly expanded to serve the general public and had eighteen buses by 1918.
The company began using the slogan "the greyhounds of the highway" in the twenties, a reference to its gray buses, and in 1929, the company changed its name to the Greyhound Corporation in 1929, putting the sleek, sprinting dog in its logo. Greyhound spent much of the next half-century gobbling up smaller bus lines, and bought its biggest competitor, Trailways, in 1987. That's the same year it shifted its headquarters to Dallas from Phoenix.
Greyhound is marking its centennial with a traveling exhibition, sending eight old vehicles—including the first, a seven-seat 1914 Hupmobile, and a 1947 Silversides coach—to 39 cities. They will be in Dallas for the State Fair from September 26 to October 19.
A century after the company's start, the bus remains a particularly affordable alternative for those who make plans late. Riders tend to buy tickets at the last minute, according to an April study from DePaul University's Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, and a one-way Greyhound ticket from Houston to Dallas bought a day before runs about $21, about ten percent of a plane ticket for the same trip. While a Greyhound bus trip might be cheaper than flying or taking the train, Leach said, "our biggest competitor, by far, is the automobile." But as highways grow more congested, the lure of bus travel is growing, he said.
Leach also likes having Greyhound stations close to other transit companies. "If you look at any world-class city, they have hubs of transportation," he said. "You should be able to ride DART and then get on a Greyhound bus." Greyhound is taking steps, like building new terminals close to train stations, to make switching easier, he said.
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The company has applied the lessons learned from BoltBus, revamping its fleet to offer the same amenities and starting Greyhound Express in 2010 for trips with no more than one stop. The upgrades appear to have paid off: in the fiscal year 2014, Greyhound reported a profit of $73.2 million, up from $39.6 million in 2010, though down from $87.5 million in 2013.
Mike Pentecost, who chronicled the thirty days he spent riding Greyhound in his 2012 book Bus People, said that while Greyhound could be inconvenient and unglamorous, with ten-hour journeys sometimes marked by long delays, he was struck by the sense of community people forged on long trips. "People deep down are aching to connect," he said. "And for those, four, five, ten hours on the bus, just traveling in that metal tube affords people an opportunity to belong that you just can't replicate on an airplane."
Connecting with passengers is one of Tom Shaffer's favorite parts of driving for Greyhound, a job he has had since 1987. He makes a point of striking up conversations with his passengers, something that paid off in 1992 while he was driving from Dallas to Jackson, Mississippi. A woman he was speaking to turned out to be from his hometown and knew his biological brother, whom he had been trying to find for 29 years.
"If it wasn't for me getting this job at Greyhound, I don't think to this day I'd be reconnected with my biological family," Shaffer said. "We were reunited through a chance meeting. You just never know who you'll cross paths with on the bus."
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Музыка Мурсии — традиционная музыка региона Мурсия, включает в себя несколько оригинальных стилей.

В первую очередь это песни на религиозные темы Канто де Ауророс, включающие композиции а-капелла сопровождающиеся колокольным звоном в исполнении группы мужчин. Такое исполнение сохранилось до сих пор в нескольких городах в Уэрта-де-Мурсия, а также в Лорке, Бульяс, Абанилья, Йекла и некоторых населённых пунктах Вега-Баха.

Фанданго, малагуэнья, хота, парранда и другие музыкальные композиции носят праздничный характер. Эти произведения традиционно исполняются в торжественных случаях, особенно на Пасху, группами музыкантов и танцоров Куадрилья де Анимас, типичной для юго-восточной Испании (Мурсия и соседние провинции). Мурсийское фанданго соединяет в себе черты андалузского и мавританского наследия.

Увлечение традиционной мурсийской музыкой характерно для большей части местного населения, образовывающих группы песни пляски, некоторые из которых насчитывают уже более сотни лет.

Одним из традиционных инструментов Мурсии является мурсийская флейта, или пита, чьё звучание можно услышать на всех местных фестивалях и процессиях.

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Well, maybe it is a good thing that Microsoft plans to make this Consumer Electronics Show keynote its last.
The company isn't making much news during Steve Ballmer's speech, which is due to start any minute now.
Arguably the biggest news is already out — the company's phone announcements with Nokia and AT&T.
Ballmer is also expected to toss out some numbers showing how well it is doing with Xbox console and the Kinect add-on that allows one to play games without a controller.
Beyond that, Microsoft will show a demo of Windows 8, but there probably won't be much new from what the company showed developers last fall at its Build conference. A beta version of the operating system is due next month; though, again, Microsoft had already said that.
But I can't help but think that this need not have been Microsoft's Vegas fate.
I'm not saying that Steve Ballmer could have been the next Rita Rudner or Wayne Newton. But, surely there is enough interesting stuff things on in Redmond to put on one good show a year.
They could pull some of the amazing stuff cooking in their labs, preview some games and show a bit of where Windows is headed.
But, alas, they haven't done that for many years. Bill Gates used to do that. Sure, not everything he predicted was a hit (think stylus-based tablets, smart watches and Internet appliances). But at least there was something new.


The reason we went to Nirvana Grille the previous night was that I came by here couple days back and had the Peri Peri Chicken Pops for an appetizer and they were bone dry and did not want to risk dinner on that. As you will see below, that (Nirvana Grille) turned out to be an excellent choice.
Nevertheless, we wanted an afternoon of relaxation and to enjoy the cool vibe of the Mozambique patio. I gave it another shot on Sunday. The upstairs patio is an excellent selling point for Mozambique. The Sunday afternoon sun was shielded by the overhanging tarps but warm and bright enough to know why you enjoy Laguna.
What we needed to top this vibe off was a carafe of their Sangria. This was refreshing and with all the apples, oranges and berries in it, we got our daily fruit intake as well.
Appetizer: Prawns Gone Wild – Simple, butterflied prawns barbecued and served with mango salsa and peri peri dipping sauce. Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Great barbecue, smoky flavor and the peri peri sauce is unique in its savory flavor and just the right amount of tang.
Ok, what the hell, desert sounds good. Why not another bread pudding? Here though it is white chocolate macadamia and it excelled as well. So, fully satisfied we're glad we came back the next day. I would like to try dinner with one caveat. If you get reservations, know that they are for the downstairs which is a bit more different in that you can't enjoy the vibe like upstairs. For dinner upstairs, it's first come, first served.


Took kids to National Space Centre last Friday, On the day tickets they are advertising " Exchange your ticket for Free annual pass". At the end of our trip we went to the desk ay entrance and they did gv us annual passes at no extra cost. Thought this might be of interest to somebody.My kids loved the simmulater and theater so will be going there again soon.
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As an aside - how long would you allow at the Space Centre with a 6 and 3.5 year old? Is it a full day or a half day?
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We bought our tickets with tesco clubcard token on the reception, found out about the annual pass deal later on so took our tickets back to the reception on the way out. Before giving the annual passes they asked for the receipts which they hadnot gven us in the morning, so just looked at the tickets and gave the annual passes.
Didn't get around to exchanging the tickets at the end, but not too much of a problem this time around - will try another year.
We were there for about 3 hours - the boys enjoyed it, but there was quite a lot that went straight over their heads - when they're older, I think we'll be there longer (hence the not being worried about the pass just now).
They really enjoyed the theatre show, and the hands on stuff though. But at the same time, it was hot in there and there is a constant background noise from all the displays - and my lot all have sensitivity to sound after a while, hence grizzly kids by about half way around.
We didn't get to see the rocket itself (except through the bubble) as all the lifts we came across were barriered off (disabled hubby and a pushchair so stairs no good) I seem to recall when it was first built they were without lifts for several months - looks like they've not solved all the problems yet.
So - if you're able bodied, don't have sound issues and are probably about 8+, it's a great day out - if on the other hand you're my lot - it's ok for a couple of hours.
Oh, and make sure you have pound coins as there is a machine at the end of Tranquility (probably the noisiest part of the place, lol) that will print an ID card with the kids picture on as if they were a member of the crew. There are staff around who can get change, but the machines time out before they can get back.
Does anybody know if they are still doing the exchange scheme, we are hoping to go shortly.
There is nothing there for the 3.5 year old. 6 year old may get something out of it depending on their interests.
Have to say, that we weren't that impressed when we went. We took ours last year when DD1 was 9 and DD2 was 5. We were annoyed to pay for 5 year old as nothing was really suitable for her. DD1 got something out of it but overall we were disappointed. I would consider waiting a year or 2 and even then, leaving younger one with babysitter. Just my opinion and others may disagree.
This is not unique. Many museums allow you to return as many times as you like in a year on presenting an original day ticket.
Windsor Castle also offer similar passes but you must register and retain your ticket.
Both offers can be purchased at the ticketing desk, so turn up nice an early to get a full day out and beat the queues.
Don't forget your pass includes a FREE 30 minute planetarium show (charged for at other attractions), a ride on the world unique 3D SIM, entry into 6 interactive galleries and the Rocket Tower as well as loads of additional stuff during the school holidays. There is even a new exhibition opening in July to mark the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.


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Caged Fighter: Make your way across town and you'll find an injured soldier on the rooftops that gives you some new information on finding Bartolomeo, who should in turn help you with Silvio. You get a large green area added to your map, but note that it's overlapped by a restricted area. Expect trouble.
Take to the rooftops and make your way toward the target. It'll be hard to spot Bartolomeo from the rooftops since he's caged inside, but you can easily spot the semi-circle of guards surrounding him. From the rooftops, target the guards and you can take out two of them with an assassination, leaving just two more to kill. Fight 'em off, and then unlock Bartolomeo. For more info, watch the whole gameplay.
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In your first few improv classes you often get very broad guidelines of how to create good improv scenes. For instance, you are taught things like "Always yes-and your scene partner!" or "Never ask questions!" or "Don't try to be funny!" These rules are often useful, but improvisors tend to hold on to them too long. They judge their scene work against these rules when the rules don't apply. And these rules get in the way of learning new things.
For instance when I teach people how to discover games in their scenes, I encourage them to ask questions and to disagree with the other character. We talk openly about trying to make the scene more funny, and this frustrates some improvisors. Sometimes it frustrates them so much that they reject the concept of the Game of the Scene altogether, and that is a shame.
When working with a script, an actor knows a lot about the scene they are about to perform. They know where the scene takes place and who their character is. They know the relationship between themselves and the other characters in the scene. They know what they are going to say. And if they are properly prepared, they know what their character wants and what actions they will do to try to get it.
When an improviser begins a scene, they know none of these things. They face a stage that could become any setting they can imagine. They can play any character they choose and so can their scene partner. Their choices are infinite. So at the beginning of an improvised scene, the most important thing they must accomplish is to decide on the circumstances of the scene. And the most important tool for deciding those circumstances is agreement.
Simply put, an improviser must agree to all facts and circumstances that their scene partner establishes via dialogue, behavior or action. If I say that I'm a plumber, you must agree that I'm a plumber. If you act like you are in car, I must accept that. If I say that we are in an airport bar, set down your luggage and grab a drink.


Bait and switch, sleight of hand, and mind-boggling plot twists accompanied my initiation into the Leah Nash mysteries and Himmel, Wisconsin—a small town with a high murder rate!
When a local academic is murdered and the police are closing in on her ex-husband/ex-boyfriend, Nick, as the killer, Leah knows they are looking in the wrong direction. But how does she convince them of this?
Not without proof, and "consulting" on Nick's legal defense gives her the avenues, if not the access, to ask the hard questions. But Leah has to ask herself the hard questions first. Nick is an ex for reason—he's a consummate liar—and his endless lies about his whereabouts the night someone killed Laurel Sheridan only aid the police in their case against him.
Though her confidence takes a few knocks and bangs, Leah perseveres even when her judgment is clouded.
Leah is surrounded by some great folks in Himmel, with managing editor, Miguel, being my favorite, and they're all a great support network for Leah. The exceptions to this are Courtnee and Andrea and I wonder why/how either of them are in Himmel. Sherry Young also isn't a friend, but her brash exterior hides a heartbreaking story.
But it's going to indirectly take most of Leah's tribe to solve the murder of Laurel Sheridan. There is no direct path to the killer, but bits of old files and remembrances of prior conversations… and plain old curiosity gives Leah a lead to an angle she, nor anyone else could have imagined.
Coming into the series at book 5 puts me at a loss on much of Leah's backstory, but I found her intrusive and controlling. To be fair, she was told this more a few times by those around her and she's trying to reform… with missteps.
But a good investigative journalist has to be intrusive… and nosy, to turn and flip the pieces of the puzzle until they fit together. I may not be in love with her personality, but Leah Nash is a puzzle master and her dogged determination not only solves one murder but two others.
Dangerous Flaws is a page-turner. Is it the Father? Son? The scorned co-worker? Or is Nick Gallagher lying yet again and is the real killer? Download this read today.


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Learn to make these gigantic French Beaded Dahlias. One PDF, with two coloring patterns.
This PDF is 18 pages long and contains 75 high quality images along with detailed written instructions to help you recreate your very own French Beaded Dahlia.
All of these Techniques are taught for free in the Learn French Beading section on my website, except the Loop-Back Technique, which is taught in full in this PDF.
Bloom Size: Approximately 7 inches (17.8 cm) wide.
Dahlias come in so many different colors and coloring patterns, you don't have to use either of the shading patterns included in this PDF.
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This entry was posted in Q and A and tagged Ramana, sampradaya, self-enquiry, shravana, silence, thinking by Dennis. Bookmark the permalink.
The Self-inquiry beginning with the Question, "Who am I?" and the concurrent Question, "What is this world around?" are not Ramana's inventions. Many ancient Advaita treatises (short monographs) start with those questions and systematically explore the phenomenal world and what is beyond it.
Coming to the specific doubt expressed by the Questioner, David Godman discusses the issue at p: 45 to 91 citing many actual conversations of Ramana in his book : "Be As You Are — Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi," Arkana, Penguin,1985, available as a pdf download on the internet.
To add to Ramesam's and Dennis' comments . . .
Sri Ramana's 'who am I' enquiry is not intended to be a mantra that is to be chanted. It is pointing out a path – to examine, to investigate the nature of the 'I' that we think we are. Vedanta says that we are ever our true Self, Brahman; however in our ignorance, we have mistakenly come to believe that we are the body-mind-ego. So Sri Ramana's self-investigation is a suggestion to examine carefully this ego that we reflexively take ourselves to be, every time that it arises, and observe for ourselves whether it has any substance to it. Sri Ramana says that this very intense looking at / for the ego will make it dissolve.
Ramana's teaching was more wide-ranging and subtler than the caricatured understanding of who am I that is portrayed by some.
So, he recommends developing this intellectual analysis, understanding and conviction of who am I, (or self-investigation to give its proper sense). And he has the greatest respect for the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita as transmitters of this knowledge. But just this intellectual knowledge is not sufficient to eradicate ignorance, because the ego is the one that has this knowledge and ignorance. A simple conceptual knowledge does not cause the dissolution of the ego. I suspect this is why Sankara also emphasized vairagya and renunciation as essential elements (whether you want to call it preparatory or otherwise) for this knowledge to be assimilated.
"By means of an extremely courageous intellect (power of discrimination), make the mind motionless little by little; fix the mind firmly in Self (atman) and never think of any other thing.
And through this subtle awareness, Bhagavan says the ego will dissolve, because it has no real substance (it is just an assumption, a deep conditioning, akin to Kant's a priori knowledge); and so ends ignorance, and Knowledge / Consciousness / Existence alone is.
For me, this is the Ockam's razor of philosophy: you focus on the first thing that you are aware of – yourself – and investigate its truth. Vedanta articulates the truth, and you use the scientific method to assess its veracity – by closely observing this ego, this snake, to see whether it really exists or whether with close examination yields the rope.


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Veterans organizations to commemorate addition of Joshua Watson's name to city Wall of Freedom
The name of a young Navy ensign killed by a domestic terrorist Dec. 6, 2019 in Pensacola, Fla., has been added to the Wall of Freedom at the Enterprise Recreational Park.
The addition of the name will be commemorated in a ceremony hosted by local veterans organizations at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31.
Everyone is invited to attend as the life of the 23-year-old local hero is celebrated.
Watson, the son of Benjamin and Sheila Watson, was a graduate of Enterprise High School, where he had been a JROTC cadet and captain of the EHS Rifle Team before being accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy.
To honor all of those who gave their lives for their country.
VFW, DAV, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans, Order of the Purple Heart, Wounded Warriors
Watson became the captain of the Academy Rifle team and earned a degree in mechanical engineering before receiving his commission as an ensign n May 2019. He had later been stationed at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Watson has posthumously been awarded the Purple Heart because of his heroic actions in the final moments of his life. Despite being shot multiple times, Watson was able to direct law enforcement officers to an active shooter who had already killed three other people and wounded eight others. Authorities were able to apprehend the shooter quickly because of the information Watson provided before he died.
Naval and civilian officials said Watson's actions likely saved many more lives.
Scotty Johnson said Monday's ceremony will remember and honor all of the fallen who have made the ultimate sacrifice throughout the years to keep this country free. Watson's name is among dozens listed on the wall who have fallen in the nation's conflicts, including the ongoing war on terrorism.
"We are sad that we have yet another name to add to the list of patriots who have fallen, but at the same time we are pleased to have his name engraved in this permanent place of honor, where future generations will know of his service and sacrifice," Johnson said. "The same goes for all of the people whose names are etched here. Let us always remember."
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Residents urged to get ready for effects of Hurricane Delta
By John Surratt
Published 11:15 am Tuesday, October 6, 2020
If Hurricane Delta continues on its present course, Warren County residents can expect heavy rain and high winds through the weekend as the storm makes its way across Mississippi and into Tennessee.
According to information from the National Hurricane Center Delta, the 25th named storm of the season and the 10th storm to hit the U.S., is forecast to hit the Louisiana coast between Baton Rouge and Lafayette between late Friday and early Saturday before moving east through Mississippi. The current forecast track puts Delta as a tropical storm near Vicksburg Saturday afternoon.
As of 2 p.m., Tuesday Delta was a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds and is expected to strengthen before making landfall.
"Right now, the forecast is suggesting that the southwest corner of Mississippi could see rainfall amounts in the 5-to-7-inch range with some areas of isolated higher amounts and then the rest of the area probably in the 3- to 5-inch range," said Latrice Maxie, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Jackson. "Of course, there could be some higher amounts depending on how strong the storm is when it makes landfall and how far inland the winds may spread. Gusty winds are possible with this storm as well."
According to a graphic from the National Hurricane Center, Vicksburg has about a 50-60 percent chance of getting tropical-storm-force winds of 39-73 mph.
"Right now we're looking at 3-to-5 inches of rain and up to 35 mph winds," Warren County Emergency Management Director John Elfer said.
Elfer believes the storm may shift some before it makes landfall, adding, "I think it may shift a little east and that would be in our favor. But I'm sure Friday and Saturday we'll see some rain, at least.
"The takeaway is this; we could see heavy rain, we could see some gusty winds which is going to result in some trees down and we've already got some damaged roads," Elfer said.
He said residents need to have a good weather warning system, pay attention to the weather changes and have their shelter plans in place.
"Don't wait until the end of the week," he said. "It wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure their disaster kits are fully stocked — that means medicine, cash, a way to charge your cellphone if the lights go out, a way to cook; have canned foods and non-perishables and make sure the alert systems are working."
If someone needs to know what's needed in a disaster kit, Elfer said they can go to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency website at www.msema.org
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John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.
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When the African National Congress – much to their arrogant surprise – lost significant ground in the 2016 municipal elections, coalition politics quickly gained traction as a suitable alternative and sign of South Africa's healthy democracy. While specific coalitions were formed between a variety of actors over the common enemy of the ANC, the future of coalition politics nevertheless remains divided, and seems unlikely to last long after the potential defeat of the ANC. By DAVID REIERSGORD.
Last week, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, claimed his party would pull out of key coalition governments it had established with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in metropolitan areas like Johannesburg and Tshwane, if the DA failed to remove Helen Zille as the Premier of the Western Cape over her tone-deaf tweet from March regarding the value of colonialism.
Since then, amid widespread criticism, Zille has apologised and retained her position as premier, prompting the EFF to remind us that they owe the DA nothing with regards to coalitions. The fallout related to Zille's tweet provides us with a window into the broader difficulties coalitions might face ahead of, and potentially beyond, the 2019 general elections when more pressing issues emerge.
While a coalition between the DA and EFF in particular is a useful tactic to potentially overtake the ANC in the 2019 national election, it doesn't seem like a useful political strategy – especially if one contemplates what the major challenges of unemployment, crime and inequality, among others related to an economy in recession, South Africa might well be facing in three (during the next municipal election) and seven years (during the next general election).
Although the DA and EFF share a common goal in defeating the ANC, they have diverging ideas and positions about what to do once that enemy has been defeated.
In theory, the concept of coalition politics demonstrates a plurality of constituents working together towards a greater ideal. This practice has been the case in the European Union, where the majority of governments are run as coalitions. Moreover, coalitions help to maintain standards of accountability that might otherwise be overlooked by parties interested in preservation before governing effectively. Some in the DA, like its party leader Mmusi Maimane and Chief Whip John Steenhuisen, have echoed these sentiments, and promoted the value of coalition politics in South Africa ahead of the 2019 national election, arguing that it's the only method to usurp the ANC.
However, in South Africa, the practice of coalition governments is more difficult, because of the overtly partisan orientation of municipal governments that gives rise to structures of patronage and thus corruption. Although a useful political tactic for parties like the DA and EFF, the idea of coalitions requires more scrutiny; as a political strategy it's seductive at best, and foolish at worst.
On the one hand, coalition politics is a seductive tactic, because it reflects multiple threads of South Africa's diverse national fabric coming together in a compromise aimed at reaching a set of common political goals. We want to believe that coalitions speak to a variety of issues with a unified voice – something that is desperately lacking in the South African public discourse. In addition, there is a belief that coalition politics helps parties hold themselves and one another accountable, because parties have to work together rather than against one another.
True to the nature of seduction, though, coalitions might seem more attractive than they truly are. The needs of people vary significantly in South Africa, to such an extent that we can't forsake effective governance in order to achieve accountability, despite how important it is.
On the other hand, coalition politics are foolish as a political strategy, because they're only underpinned by the common goal of defeating Zuma in particular, and the ANC in general. As such, there is a lack of stability embedded within the premise of coalitions, as various actors manoeuvre for control and therefore power, which takes place against the backdrop of a South African society that demands and needs consistent government and a functioning bureaucracy.
According to Section 152(1) of the Constitution, the priorities of local government are "to provide democratic and accountable government for local communities; to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner; to promote social and economic development; to promote a safe and healthy environment, and to encourage the involvement of communities and community organisations in the matters of local government".
Moreover, Section 153(a) states that a municipality needs to "structure and manage its administration and budgeting and planning process to give priority to the basic needs of the community, and to promote the social and economic development of the community" (emphasis added).
In light of the responsibilities of local government mapped out in the Constitution, the durability of coalition politics becomes more questionable. Considering the dramatically different agendas, as well as the radically different symbolism of the DA and EFF, it's tough to envision consistent consensus with regards to local governance if and when Zuma and the ANC are removed from power. Due to the partisan shape of municipalities, competition between these parties could emerge as a significant hurdle to overcome.
Moreover, if coalition politics are the future for a post-ANC South Africa, then the challenges will be to ensure that promoting accountability doesn't overtake the need to socially and economically develop communities in need, and that partisan politics – that give rise to corruption – aren't replicated. In light of these challenges, it might prove to be difficult to mobilise all of the stakeholders, such as civil society and the private sector, which is one of the key challenges of good governance according to the State of South African Cities Report 2016.
Indeed, the lifespan of current coalitions is tenuous. If Helen Zille's tweets can cause leading coalition partners to question their viability, like the EFF has done, what will transpire when more substantive issues, such as rising unemployment for instance, require consensus? This is not to make a point about the fracas over Zille's tweets – quite the contrary. What the EFF's response to Zille's tweets reveals is how fragile these coalitions have always been, as well as the stakes of governance in the most unequal society on earth.


It may look just like a regular cup of milk but this is quite different. It is so easy to make and yet worth the small extra step to get Hot Vanilla Milk!
The mom of one of my best friends used to make this on cold afternoons when we lived in chilly Minnesota. Well… I'm not in Minnesota anymore, but my gosh, it's still pathetically cold outside! And this is just so nice to curl up with on the couch. Winter seems prettier when there's a nice warm drink in your hands, don't you think?
This morning, as I stared into an empty cocoa container, I remembered this gem of a drink. And, hello, so easy!
Warm milk in the microwave or on the stove. Add vanilla and sugar. Optional: top with whipped cream, cinnamon, or chocolate sauce. Or just drink it straight-up like I like it!
P.S. – Maybe I should have added food coloring so it looks like I've taken a photo of more than just a teacup of milk, eh? 🙂 I promise. It's not plain milk. It's special milk. Hot vanilla milk!
Warm milk in the microwave or on the stove.
Optional: top with whipped cream, cinnamon, or chocolate sauce.
Have you tried this with honey substituted for sugar? Does it turn out just as good?
I haven't, but I imagine it'd be wonderful!
Instead of a microwave, I use the milk frother on my coffee machine to make this. But it is delicious!
I wish I had a milk frother! What a great idea!
My mom used to make this for me when I was little, but with a little bit of water. We called it "white eye tea".


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CBS Television Distribution to Launch Weekly Hour Smash Cuts
The series will "capitalize on the popularity of viral videos on the web and bring them to television in a fast-paced, funny and addicting format."
Cleared in 95% of the Country By Stations From Tribune, CBS TV Stations And CW 100+ Groups
LOS ANGELES - July 27, 2009 - CBS Television Distribution (CTD) has cleared a new viral web video show, SMASH CUTS, in syndication in 95% of the country, it was announced today by John Nogawski, President of CTD.
The weekend hour, which consists of two fast-paced half-hour episodes, has been sold in all of the top 30 markets to stations in the Tribune, CBS Television Stations and CW 100+ station groups. The show will launch the week of September 27 and will air primarily on CW affiliates including WPIX-TV in New York, KTLA-TV in Los Angeles and WGN-TV in Chicago.
Produced by Renegade 83, SMASH CUTS will capitalize on the popularity of viral videos on the web and bring them to television in a fast-paced, funny and addicting format. A group of hip, pop culture-savvy hosts will guide viewers through the millions of videos in cyberspace, calling out their favorites and creating entertaining theme-related segments. In addition to user-generated content, SMASH CUTS will spotlight the latest professional must-see viral videos, as well as unique videos culled from CTD's vast television library.
"Viral videos have become watercooler conversation, just like talking about last night's episode of your favorite TV show," Nogawski said. "Watching video is one of the most popular reasons people spend time online. We're going to take that experience and bring it to a larger television audience with SMASH CUTS. Stations have responded enthusiastically to this idea."
SMASH CUTS will also give its station affiliates the ability to create a local viral video destination on their own web sites, providing video content from the show to stations as well as allowing viewers to upload their own original videos.
Renegade 83 is a prolific television production company led by David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe. Specializing in the reality television genre, Renegade 83 has produced such hits as "The 4400," "Blind Date" and "The Surreal Life," as well as current shows "Gone Country" and "Mobile Home Disasters."
CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in worldwide television syndication. CTD produces or distributes 11 first-run series and holds the largest internationally distributed television library at 70,000 hours strong. Among CTD's critically-acclaimed programs are the #1 syndicated series Wheel of Fortune; the #2 rated game show Jeopardy!; the top two talk shows The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil; the Emmy Award-winning talk show Rachael Ray; the #1 entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight and its sister show The Insider; the #1 newsmagazine Inside Edition; the top two court shows Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown; the new Dr. Phil spinoff The Doctors; and popular off-network product, including the CSI and Star Trek franchises, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond and Medium. CTD is a unit of CBS Corp.
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How to compare the last 20 batch data with actual batch in a 800xA trend?
My customer has a 800xA 5.1 system with IM (but without batch management).
They have a batch process and would like to display on a trend the average of the last 20 batch data to allow operators to compare this average trend with the actual batch trend.
One way is to use Excel to calculate the average trend data and push it back to 800xA historian (using a lab log). Then, operators could compare the average trend to the actual batch trend and see if something is going wrong or unusual with those process values trend.
It could work, but I'm wondering if you would know a better approach with 800xA or IM functions.
Check the 'Time Offset' property on the trenddisplay. It may be all you need.
Search for 'Time Offset' in the online help or in the 'Operator Workplace Configuration' manual.
Thanks Torben. I did not know about time offset in trend. It will be useful.
They could then compare the actual batch trend to one or many previous batch trends. It will for sure help them.
But, they would like to get an average trend. How would you calculate the average trend of the last 20 batches?
Sorry I only answered the easy part of your question.
I don't know an easy way to calculate the average of the last 20 batches.
Your own suggestion to use excel, eg. triggered as a Batch report, is a possibility.
It may also be possible to solve the problem from a graphic display if the trend curves containes a very limited number of points.
I am wondering how do you calculate the average trend if different batches are running in different duration?
Finally, our customer did not implement this solution. In his plant, batches have similar duration.
I would probably request for interpolated data every 10 seconds for the 20 batches. I will then calculate the average of each line. If some batches had a longer duration, I would then calculate the average with only few data available on those lines.


These will probably be the next super popular ears for guests to purchase. They're very sparkly and they're now available to purchase online.
This week's featured photo brings us to Magic Kingdom.
Today's Picture of the Day takes us to the Magic Kingdom on Main Street U.S.A.
The work that has been going on in Central Plaza, between the end of Main Street U.S.A. and Cinderella Castle, has been going on for a little while. New pathways, gardens, and viewing areas for the fireworks have been added, but another addition has been made.
Disney has debuted new turrets on Cinderella Castle today. They extend out to the side from the castle. The reason for this new addition is to connect the castle to the expanded area. With the new turrets extending to the sides it adds to the overall royal look of Cinderella Castle.


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10.3390/md8041189
Pallela, R.
Na-Young, Y.
Kim, S.
Open AccessReview
Anti-photoaging and Photoprotective Compounds Derived from Marine Organisms
Ramjee Pallela
Yoon Na-Young
1 and
Se-Kwon Kim
1,2,*
Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea
Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea
Mar. Drugs 2010, 8(4), 1189-1202; https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041189
Received: 22 February 2010 / Revised: 30 March 2010 / Accepted: 7 April 2010 / Published: 8 April 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Photoprotective Compounds)
Marine organisms form a prominent component of the oceanic population, which significantly contribute in the production of cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical molecules with biologically efficient moieties. In addition to the molecules of various biological activities like anti-bacterial, anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative etc., these organisms also produce potential photoprotective or anti-photoaging agents, which are attracting present day researchers. Continuous exposure to UV irradiation (both UV-A and UV-B) leads to the skin cancer and other photoaging complications, which are typically mediated by the reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated in the oxidative pathways. Many of the anti-oxidative and anti-photoaging compounds have been identified previously, which work efficiently against photodamage of the skin. Recently, marine originated photoprotective or anti-photoaging behavior was observed in the methanol extracts of Corallina pilulifera (CPM). These extracts were found to exert potent antioxidant activity and protective effect on UV-A-induced oxidative stress in human dermal fibroblast (HDF) cells by protecting DNA and also by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a key component in photoaging of the skin due to exposure to UV-A. The present review depicts various other photoprotective compounds from algae and other marine sources for further elaborative research and their probable use in cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical industries. View Full-Text
Keywords: anti-photoaging; photoprotection; UV irradiation; reactive oxygen species (ROS); matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) anti-photoaging; photoprotection; UV irradiation; reactive oxygen species (ROS); matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
Pallela, R.; Na-Young, Y.; Kim, S.-K. Anti-photoaging and Photoprotective Compounds Derived from Marine Organisms. Mar. Drugs 2010, 8, 1189-1202. https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041189
Pallela R, Na-Young Y, Kim S-K. Anti-photoaging and Photoprotective Compounds Derived from Marine Organisms. Marine Drugs. 2010; 8(4):1189-1202. https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041189
Pallela, Ramjee; Na-Young, Yoon; Kim, Se-Kwon. 2010. "Anti-photoaging and Photoprotective Compounds Derived from Marine Organisms" Mar. Drugs 8, no. 4: 1189-1202. https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041189
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Q: Root Finding Function for upper and lower intersections of the x-axis I need to find the lower and upper intersections with the x-axis of a curve given by
y=f(x)=10⋅exp(sin(x))−(x^2)/2

In order to find the arc length of the curve, in Python
I have already tried two methods, The secant method which I cannot get to work at all. And the Newton Method which finds one intersection.
from math import exp
from math import sin
from math import cos

def func( x ):
    return 10*exp(sin(x))-(x**2)/2

def derivFunc( x ):
    return 10*exp(sin(x))*cos(x)-x

def newtonRaphson( x ):
    h = func(x) / derivFunc(x)
    while abs(h) >= 0.0001:
        h = func(x)/derivFunc(x)

        x = x - h

    print("The value of the root is : ",
                             "%.4f"% x)

x0 = -20
newtonRaphson(x0)

which gives
The value of the root is :  -5.7546

Then the second method
import math
from math import exp
from math import sin

def f(x):

    f = 10*exp(sin(x))-(x**2)/2
    return f;

def secant(x1, x2, E):
    n = 0; xm = 0; x0 = 0; c = 0;
    if (f(x1) * f(x2) < 0):
        while True:
            x0 = ((x1 * f(x2) - x2 * f(x1)) /(f(x2) - f(x1)));
            c = f(x1) * f(x0);
x1 = x2;
x2 = x0;
n += 1;
if (c == 0):
    xm = ((x1 * f(x2) - x2 * f(x1)) /(f(x2) - f(x1)));
if(abs(xm - x0) < E):
    print("Root of the given equation =",round(x0, 6));
    print("No. of iterations = ", n);
    print("Can not find a root in ","the given inteval");
x1 = 0; x2 = 1;
E = 0.0001;
secant(x1, x2, E);

Only results in
NameError: name 'x2' is not defined

Yet whenever I've tried defining the characters it won't run
I would like to be able to get the upper and lower intersections with the x-axis, So I can find the arc length. And is there a way to get it to plot the graph as well

A: About the Newton-Raphson method:
Normal behaviour
It works mostly as intended. The method may converge to a single root only, which depends on the starting point. To get another root, you need another starting point.
Your function yields:
>>> newtonRaphson(-20)
-5.7545790362989
>>> newtonRaphson(5)
3.594007784799419

Which seems to be correct.
Bugs
The Newton-Raphson method isn't guaranteed to converge, it may enter an ifinite loop, in which case your program would hang indefinitely, or the derivative at a point may be zero, in which case you can't compute h. You need to handle these cases.
Style
There is a lot of things that can be inproved:

*

*The bug must be fixed

*You Newton-Raphson method currently only works for one function only. You should pass the function and derivative as arguments, so you can apply the method to any function you want.

*The desired precision and max iterations can also be passed as arguments

*It's bad practice to print within the function. You should return the value instead, so you can decide to do whatever with the result.

*you should follow PEP8's style guidelines

*include a docstring if you plan to reuse it (wich is very possible, it is a very useful tool!)

My take on the method:
def newton_raphson(f, df, x, epsilon = 0.0001, maxiter = 1000):
    """ Estimates the root of a function.

    Gives an estimate to the required precision of a root of the given function
    using the Newton-Raphson method.

    Raises an Exception if the Newton-Raphson method doesn't converge in the
    specified number of iterations.
    Raises a ZeroDivisionError if the derivative is zero at a calculated point

    :param f: The function
    :param df: The function's derivative
    :param x: the starting point for the method
    :param epsilon: The desired precision
    :param maxiter: The maximum number of iterations

    :return: The root extimate
    :rtype: float
    """

    for _ in range(maxiter):
        h = f(x)/df(x)
        if abs(h) < epsilon:
            return x
        x = x - h

    raise Exception("Newton Raphson method didn't "
                    + "converge in {} iterations".format(maxiter))

usage:
>>> print(newton_raphson(func, derivFunc, 20))
-5.7545790362989
>>> print(newton_raphson(func, derivFunc, 5, 0.1, 100))
3.5837828560043477
>>> print(newton_raphson(func, derivFunc, 5, 0.001, 100))
3.594007784799419
>>> print(newton_raphson(func, derivFunc, 5, 1e-9, 4))
Traceback (most recent call last):
(...)
Exception: Newton Raphson method didn't converge in 4 iterations

About the secant method:
I'm not as familiar with that one, so I'll just mention the error you have is due to bad identation. Here it is fixed:
def secant(x1, x2, E):
    n = 0; xm = 0; x0 = 0; c = 0;
    if (f(x1) * f(x2) < 0):
        while True:
            x0 = ((x1 * f(x2) - x2 * f(x1)) /(f(x2) - f(x1)));
            c = f(x1) * f(x0);
    x1 = x2;
    x2 = x0;
    n += 1;
    if (c == 0):
        xm = ((x1 * f(x2) - x2 * f(x1)) /(f(x2) - f(x1)));
    if(abs(xm - x0) < E):
        print("Root of the given equation =",round(x0, 6));
        print("No. of iterations = ", n);
    print("Can not find a root in ","the given inteval");

If you plan to propely implement this method, the remarks about the Newton-Raphson method still hold.

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