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Another response to 'not two-ness'
Alan Stoltz
The following is an email sent to Tony Parsons in response to his essay 'Traditional not two-ness is better than Neo not two-ness ???'. Visit the author's website.
Firstly, it strikes me as very easy to just trot out the type of absolutist statements and pronouncements that Tony Parsons does in his so-called 'Open Secret' perspective. There is no this, there is no that ... etc. It's a not particularly difficult game to play – denying everything except the absolute, or seeing everything in absolute terms. [A pretty pointless and unhelpful line to take, many of us would say, of course!] Tony's absolutism also has overtones of a type of nihilism as well, it seems to me. Both absolutism and nihilism have a whale of time denying things! Also, of course, absolutism can 'sound good' and have an impressive air to it that attracts those of us who are not necessarily very astute or discerning. It appeals to the idealistic and merely intellectual in us – and ignores the empirical and the practicalities of lived experience. In short, it's a type of immature posturing.
Again from Tony (his tune never changes!) in his 'not two-ness' piece he again trots out the old 'the two perspectives do not meet', as if there is no point in any enquiry or comparison here. Yet he's quite happy to dismiss the 'perspective' he doesn't agree with, I note. So he's obviously indulging in some type of critical comparison here to the effect that Traditional Advaita is misguided and misconceived and his Open Secret perspective isn't! So his claimed puzzlement at the attempt to make a comparison between the two perspectives is itself puzzling as he clearly compares.…? And, yes of course the two perspectives do not meet as one (Open Secret) is merely intellectual – it's all talk, no direct looking and no practice engaged in! And the other (Traditional Advaita) is practical in the sense that it addresses the actual empirical condition of the seeker. So it's the difference between the intellectual chatterings and mere talk of Idealism and Absolutism (Open Secret) and the empirical practicalities of Realism (the various varieties of non-absolutist Advaita, both traditional and contemporary).
In the past I've been amazed at the poorness and crudeness of some of Tony's 'arguments' and in his 'not two-ness' piece he again delivers by scraping the bottom of the same barrel, so to speak. He criticises Traditional Advaita by saying that it believes in "something called a seeker (one) that can attain something else called enlightenment (two)". And so therefore, it's implied, by this 'counting-numbers-logic' Traditional Advaita is clearly 'dualistic' and so consequently misconceived! Fantastic 'argument', Tony! Absolutely astounding! I have to say this is one of the finest pieces of not-exactly-brilliant 'thinking' I've had the pleasure of enjoying since hearing a man exclaim that as both boots and raspberries are illusions, both being transitory phenomena, a boot is therefore a raspberry! Tony should consider an alternative vocation as a comedy logician, perhaps?
Well, of course, we can all play these types of silly games where we put 'perspectives' we do not agree with into crude terms and then start counting numbers. This type of silliness is clearly not something one could call intelligent criticism! Tony can count to "two", can he? Well, so can I! Here goes: "The Open Secret perspective believes that there isn't a seeker (one) and that there is no enlightenment (two). It is therefore dualistic and so consequently misconceived." Not exactly a great argument, I think we have almost certainly agreed! Now a non-distorted and more accurate way to represent Traditional Advaita would be to say, "Traditional Advaita believes that there are practical ways and techniques whereby the seeker's experience and perception of duality (two) can be dissolved or transformed into the non-duality (not-two) of Self-Realisation". This is a much fairer way to represent the Traditional Advaita perspective. But, of course, Tony is not interested in fairness and intelligent debate. His main interest is to twist and distort the Traditional Advaita message and then pointing at his gross misrepresentations say, "You see, it's all a load of dualistic nonsense!" … "Tut, Tut, Tony!", I'm inclined to say, "Scraping the bottom of that same barrel yet again!" [A man (one) sighs wearily somewhere (two) … "Sigh!"]
As Tony's 'meetings' have apparently no agenda or intention (his words) then why on earth does he have them, I can't help wondering? Why doesn't he stay at home and enjoy his garden (or his wife or whatever)? This especially as there's 'no-one' for him to help according to his own rigid and uncompromising absolutist position. In fact, by having these 'meetings', isn't he guilty of creating subtle forms of hope, expectation, anticipation, goal-seeking, etc, in the 'dream seekers' he apparently addresses? His 'meetings', therefore, (according to his own rather silly argument) must inevitably reinforce the very 'dream of separation' he talks about. For by pandering to the 'dream seeker's' enquiring tendencies – which is why they are there, after all! – he is clearly accentuating and strengthening the presumed individual state of separation. Isn't he?
This, of course, is the 'argument' he uses against the deconstruction analyses and direct looking of Self-Enquiry, in addition to aiming it at every other 'way' or 'perspective' that differs from his own, including Traditional Advaita as we see in his 'not two-ness' piece. It is not necessarily the most intelligent or perceptive 'argument' that could conceivably arise. Mind-brain systems have their limitations. One (or 'no-one') can be the bees knees in terms of 'individual absence' but this doesn't mean that one's mental functioning will now operate in a supremely perceptive or intelligent manner. If one ('no-one') couldn't play the piano before the arising of 'individual absence' there is no good reason why one should be a brilliant master pianist after.
In addition, in Tony's case, it is unclear whether 'individual absence' is really there in a full sense or not. The ego can be very subtle, of course, and make all sorts of claims about its absence. "Judge them by their fruits", as a certain AWOL carpenter-boy once said. And let us remember that Tony has been quite happy to, so to speak, throw some rotten fruit and derision in Ramana's direction as regards the 'Granthi knot in the heart' aspect of Self-Realisation, a significant matter implying a fullness which Tony does not seem to comprehend, even intellectually! And it's a matter the significance of which is confirmed in his own particular way by Douglas Harding as well, we should note. Tony's experience and perception here seem to be somewhat absent – an absence which undermines his claim of 'individual absence' as regards his own particular case. This in regards to its fullness, at least.
As I've previously said in a prior discussion, the powerful de-conditioning effect of Self-Enquiry performed with a significant and consistent effort does not increase the 'separate self' condition but on the contrary decreases it. This becomes abundantly clear and obvious in practice! And once the knack of 'direct looking' (of right Self-Enquiry, so to put it) is acquired it's just a matter of time before the 'separate self' idea falls away completely … under the direct gaze and Look of the 'Sun' the 'vampire', as it were, of the 'separate self' idea burns up and turns to ashes … and so, as some people call it, Self-Realisation. Of course, the 'separate self' condition was never actually the case in reality in the first place. But it was present as a very powerful set of conditioned beliefs. And de-conditioning practices like Self-Enquiry or other Traditional Advaitic techniques can be very effective tools here, in contrast to the mere talk of the 'Open Secret'. Mere talk and the trotting out of absolutist pronouncements aren't going to help much! So the idea, repeated again by Tony in his 'not two-ness' piece, that Traditional Advaitic techniques are likely to increase the 'separate self' condition (such is his implication) is not only absurd and nonsensical but flies in the face of the evidence of those cases where these techniques have actually worked! Tony here, it seems to me, is just repeating parrot-like the usual 'Neo' propaganda and betraying his slavish unthinking adherence to the 'Neo' politically correct party line, so to speak. A 'Neo' politically correct belief that has to be believed in no matter what the arguments are and what the actual evidence actually is!
Tony in his piece, despite the fact of all his 'meetings', retreats, books, etc, denies that his perspective is a 'teaching of becoming'. And, in addition, speaking in a somewhat derisory tone claims that Traditional Advaita is. Well, if we apply the same type of 'thinking' that Tony likes to indulge in in his dismissal of Traditional Advaita (and systems like it) we can 'argue' that his perspective is also a 'teaching of becoming'. Apparently, at his meetings despite all the talk, questions, responses, juggling of words and concepts, Tony claims that 'resonance' is shared 'energetically' and not through the exchange of ideas. Really! Not through the exchange of ideas! I find that difficult to believe…! Not through the manipulative and cunning talk of the 'cunning and manipulative guru mind'. [These are Tony's words, of course, which he happily applies to other 'communicators' now applied back upon himself!] But even if we let that one go there is still the matter of this 'resonance' that is supposedly 'energetically shared'. If 'resonance' (Tony's very word) does occur this means that there has clearly been a shift from 'non-resonance' to 'resonance'. In simple terms, something has 'become' something else! A shift has occurred, so inevitably…'becoming'! Tony's teaching, which he calls a 'perspective', is clearly a 'teaching of becoming'. [It's very easy to 'argue' in such a manner. And I indulge here to show that anyone can indulge in the type of 'thinking' and 'arguing' that Tony all too frequently frequents as he scrapes the bottom of certain barrels marked 'bad argument' barrels!]
Also, it occurs to me here that in certain sense every teaching is a 'teaching of becoming'. If there's a shift from confusion to clarity, ignorance to knowledge, not-seeing to seeing, false identity to true identity… etc, then a change has occurred and something has 'become' something else. If nothing changes then ignorance stays as ignorance, not-seeing remains as not-seeing, false remains as false… etc. It all depends, of course, what we mean by 'becoming'! Tony, it seems, just uses this 'teaching of becoming' expression as a term of abuse to throw at Traditional Advaita. He never makes it exactly clear precisely what it is he is actually talking about. I suspect from my increased knowledge now of Tony's 'thinking' function that he doesn't really know what he is talking about either! Under close examination the rags and tatters of a lot of his 'thinking' disintegrate into absurdities, inconsistencies and various assorted nonsenses. In fact, the whole of his Open Secret perspective seems to me to be little more than a dry arid mirage of puffed-up absolutist pronouncements above a poisoned well of snooty dismissals and poor crude 'arguments'! "A lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing!" [Tony may remember these words.]
Tony claims that the Open Secret's 'apparent communication' is "prior to all teachings and yet eternally new". Well, that's quite a boast, I have to say. In fact, you could say it's a boast among boasts if ever there was one! One (or should that be 'no-one') could even say, it's a boast 'prior' to all boasts! A boast soaring not exactly 'eternally new' but 'eternally lacking-in-modesty' above all other boasts! Good grief! Talk about talking up your product! This is a seriously hard sell that Tony is engaging in here! It's very clear what his game is. He's basically saying that his 'apparent communication' is better or somehow truer or wiser than any other teaching that has existed, is existing or that will presumably exist. Sheesh! Boy, that is some claim! Is this a type of modesty or rather its reverse? Tony seems to be implying that the perceptions and insights of the Tony Parsons body-mind system is somehow superior to all other teachers throughout the whole of time. We are evidently most fortunate to be living in a period when the greatest teacher or 'apparent communicator' of all time is here among us to reveal the 'apparent communication' that is "prior to all teachings and yet eternally new". Golly!
Tony in his piece says that "there is no such thing as enlightenment or liberation… etc." Yet in the next sentence but one he goes on to say: "When the assumed sense of being separate seems to collapse, already there is only the constant and unknowable wonder of being." But this is precisely what 'enlightenment' is!! This is one way to describe it (in words, by the way, Tony!). It's probably not the best description I've heard, but it's not too bad. So why Tony berates Dennis for trying to describe (in words) what 'enlightenment' is when he clearly does so himself, in addition to also saying that there is no such thing as 'enlightenment', is puzzling to say the least. There are 'two' inconsistencies here which I'm sure even Tony can see now they've been pointed out. Tony has already proved that he can count to 'two' so he shouldn't have a problem here. It's quite clear! He is clearly contradicting himself on 'one' count and on the other ('two') indulging in an inconsistency by berating Dennis for describing 'enlightenment' when he himself clearly does so. Extraordinary! And Dennis, of course, Tony insinuates, is clearly unreasonable in using words for the description. Well, what else is he supposed to use exactly? Semaphore? Paint? Ballet dancing? An intelligent arrangement of shopping trolleys? Musical notes tapped out on the nearest 'dream seeker's' apparent teeth? …? For goodness sake, Tony! Be a little reasonable, at least!
Tony goes on to say that the "Open Secret illuminates the myth of separation and points to that which can't be known." Just stating that separation is a myth is not particularly illuminating for most people. As Tony has previously agreed and stated clearly himself, the 'separate self' state is a "powerful energetic state", quote. Mere 'Tony talk' is not going to do that much good! A powerful consistent Traditional Advaitic practice such as Self-Enquiry coupled with a deep analysis of false notions and conditionings is more likely to result in the direct knowledge or experiential cognition of the myth of separation. There is a difference between the mere intellectual statement and apprehension of this and its direct Realisation. It's the difference between being in a dark cave viewing pictures of a sunlit garden luxurious with flowers, and actually being there intimately enjoying its radiance and its intoxicating aromas! Mere 'exchange of ideas' or the type of absolutist pronouncements that we see from Tony's so-called Open Secret perspective do not illuminate in any real sense. Real illumination comes from the type of consistent practice and deep analysis I've already mentioned.
And, also, I would like to know, what is the point of just pointing to that which can't be known? What's the point in just pointing? How is that helpful or useful? What's the point? "Hey, everybody, in that direction there's something that can't be known! Really! Well, thank you so much. Glad you pointed that out. That's so helpful in breaking down the myth of separation and establishing 'individual absence'. Cool! By the way, nice bit of pointing! As 'apparent communicators' go, Tony, you're the tops when it comes to pointed – or should that be pointless – pointing!"
Also, in his 'not two-ness' piece, Tony says that the "Open Secret perception is that there is no such thing as a 'mind'." Well, here again we have another blatant contradiction. On his website he states that his feeling in relation to self-observation (Self-Enquiry both implied and misrepresented!) is that it is just the 'mind watching the mind'. So here he is quite happy to accept the existence of the 'mind' in stark contrast to his official 'Open Secret perception' that there is no such thing as a 'mind'. Teensy-weensy contradiction, possibly? Or pretty damn blatant, more like! If Tony was playing in a football game and the existence of the ball was dependent on his confused and changing perception the game would soon descend into a type of farce as the ball would be constantly appearing and disappearing. It seems that Tony is quite happy to accept the existence of the 'mind' when it suits him and then deny its existence when it doesn't. Well, of course, with this type of 'thinking' you can prove or disprove anything. One could even say that it's a type of 'thinking' that is 'prior to all intelligence, yet seemingly eternally with us – [weary sigh!]'. "Red card!" [one] "Ref, send him off!" [two]
Also, how on earth can the 'mind watch the mind'? Does this idea make any actual sense or is it just nonsensical 'anti Self-Enquiry' propaganda to fool the undiscerning and to toe the 'Neo' party line? The 'mind', according to the direct evidence of what's actually experienced, is a type of functioning and is not a type of 'entity' like a box or a 'ghost'… etc. Thoughts come and go in the 'Awake Space', so to call it, of this Consciousness that is always unchangingly present. So it's clear that the real 'Watcher' or 'Seer' of anything is Being or Consciousness itself. So Tony's idea of the 'mind watching the mind' is therefore what is technically known as complete and utter hogwash! It's like saying that a series of objects coming and going can somehow see themselves coming and going. Sheer silliness! Objects cannot see themselves. They cannot be their own subject. In relation to any and all objects there is only one Seer. One Seer in all beings, as it has been said.
Continuing, Tony, in his piece, complains that Dennis has misrepresented so-called 'neo Advaitins' (Tony himself implied, of course!) in his various works. He speaks of Dennis' "prejudiced portrayal" …etc. Well, I found this comment extraordinary coming from a master misrepresenter such as Tony! Tony Parsons is a man who is supremely qualified to give master classes when it comes to the subject of misrepresentation and "prejudiced portrayals." We only have to look to his own writings and previous discussions with his critics to see (and be amazed!) by the gross distortions and gross misrepresentations that Tony only too happily engages in when representing other 'perspectives' to his own. In fact, his uncompromising and absolutist type of Advaita, from the evidence, actually seems to use 'gross misrepresentation' as a type of weapon to discredit every other form of Advaita around as none of them coincide with his own rather narrow blinkered absolutist point-of-view. It's actually a type of intolerance. Only my 'perspective' is right …etc.
Well, it's all very well to complain about "prejudiced portrayals" …etc but where is the evidence that Dennis has misrepresented 'neo Advaitins'? Tony hasn't given any examples. He just states this. Now, on the other hand, when it comes to Tony's misrepresentations of Dennis and Traditional Advaita examples and evidence abound! He puts all sorts of words into Dennis' mouth by asserting that Dennis believes and confirms this and that …etc. And when we look at what Dennis is supposed to believe and confirm it turns out to be a highly distorted and "prejudiced portrayal" of Dennis' and Traditional Advaita's actual position. For example, Dennis apparently "confirms his belief and experience in the reality of the constant existence of an individual with free will and the ability to choose and bring about consequence." I doubt very much whether Dennis would confirm this. I suspect he would confirm that this is in fact a distortion and misrepresentation of his view. I suspect further that he would say and confirm the same in relation to Tony's other distorted representations of his position. Also, to represent Traditional Advaita as a teaching about "what should be" is again another example of Tony's silly (and somewhat sly, in this case) misrepresentations.
As Tony provides no verifiable evidence to back up and support his beliefs and opinions – he just makes statements and pronouncements! – isn't his own 'perspective' just a "complex collection of ideas", to use the very same words he uses to dismiss Traditional Advaita? His 'perspective' is just beliefs, opinions and ideas of an absolutist flavour. Where's the evidence to back it up? At least more 'down-to-earth' systems like Traditional Advaita (and others) can be tested! Tony's mere 'pie-in-the-sky' absolutist intellectualisms cannot. His 'talks' are just that – 'talks'! A juggle of absolutist ideas and non-empirical pronouncements. They change little of substance and have little effect. "Much ado about nothing." Indeed! Tony's quote from Shakespeare sums up for me his 'perspective' and the whole of the Neo-Advaita 'perspective' in general.
[Postscript: I notice Tony has put his 'not two-ness' piece on his website. I also notice that there is no mention of Dennis' response! In all fairness, he should at least put a link to Dennis' reply so any given reader can decide for themselves the relative merits of both perspectives. Dennis to his credit on his website gives a voice to all the differing perspectives even if they are not in agreement with his own. One website strikes me as a form of propaganda intolerant to all other perspectives. And the other while representative of a certain Traditional point-of-view strikes me as open and tolerant and able to debate the issues in a fair and reasonable way. Tony, take note!]
Alan Stoltz, August 2008


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One of the highlights of this weekend was a viewing of one of my favorite films, GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI. It was new to most of the other guys and they were totally blown away by it.
The 1999 film, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, is about Ghost Dog, an emotionally damaged outcast living on the fringe of normal society; a broken boy grown into a man, who has made sense of his senseless world by adopting the ancient code of the samurai. A 300 year old book, The Way of the Samurai, is his manual for living with the ever-present threat of violence and death, his comfort in his acute isolation and loneliness, and ultimately, his road map to self-destruction.
I find Forest Whitaker's touching performance as the titular hit man deeply moving. He brings a profound, sweet sadness to the role that elevates the absurdly implausible premise.
If you ever empathized with The Star Wars Kid, this movie is for you.


If you happen to know someone who enjoys a luxurious and relaxing bath (yourself included) then this cedar bathtub caddy may be the perfect accessory. Made with only a handful of supplies, this affordable project will delight any happy recipient. This fantastic tutorial offers detailed directions and presents photos that detail and support each step of the project. The result is a stylish caddy that is strong enough to hold most bathing supplies (including soaps, towels, books, bubble bath or bath bombs, or perhaps even a glass of wine for a truly decadent bath) and attractive enough to enhance the décor of any bathroom.


How perfect, though, is that thought? Don't let your struggle become your identity.
We all struggle. We all have our moments of difficulty. There is not one person alive (or dead) that has sailed through life without struggling. I often feel as though my life is one long, horrendous struggle. It's as though I'm needing to continue moving forward even though I'm up to my waist in mud and can barely put one foot in front of the other. In this picture in my head, I'm struggling forward and my shoes come off one by one and I'm sinking further and further into the center of the earth. Okay, a little dramatic, but that's how it feels sometimes, right?
So, let's talk struggle. I am going to do my first brave thing of my "Channeling Carrie Fisher" year and tell you about a struggle that I once had and still deal with regularly.
From a fairly young age, I never felt like I was truly living in the same world as those around me. I just felt different, like I never really belonged anywhere. My siblings were all older than me and most had moved out before I was even 10. So, they came home and I felt like the forgotten, never-wanted child. In school, I was the odd one that would rather be involved in the music activities than in the sports. I had a friend that I did virtually everything with and she went the sports route and we ended up in different social circles. In fact, I do not think we have even talked to each other in at least five years. In school, I would sit in certain classes and plan the zingers that I was going to "hurl" at my friends and see how they reacted. I use the term "hurl" very loosely here. I would often wait for my friends to say a certain thing and then I would be ready with my barb. Most of the time, my friends just looked at me funny but sometimes it hit smack dab. I was always forgiven because I was the weird friend. The one who did not really need to be around people. The one that did not need reassurances and acceptance from my peers. Yep, this was a big fat lie. I was hungry for someone to just see me and tell me that who I was was enough.
I felt extremes in emotions and varied between them regularly. I never felt really normal – I was either extremely sorrowful or extremely elated. There was no middle ground. Things that made a normal person sad, devastated me. I was consumed by obsession and sorrow from a young age. I would fixate on a topic and not deviate for weeks or months or longer. I am still like that today.
When I first started college, I finally felt that I had found my tribe. Here was a whole group of peers that were as deep into mastering their musical instrument as me. A few of them even seemed to recognize my emotional instability and feelings of insecurity. These are the ones that were drawn together with some sort of cosmic force. This tribe quickly learned how to push each other's trigger switches and we inflicted pain regularly in the guise of friendship. We were also each other's biggest advocates – so, I guess that's something. I am still in contact with some of this tribe and consider them true friends because of the experiences from our college days. We still push each other's triggers but the pain is not as intense because we are miles and miles apart. It helps to have the distance of space and time.
The Mad Pianist resting during a long night of practicing during college.
My sophomore year in college, I was more insecure than usual. The last month of my freshman year, I had a mini mental "break." I was performing in a weekly studio class. I reached the end of my piece and forgot the last two chords – the "resolution." I turned to the group, shrugged, and said, "I forgot the ending." Looking back, it was not a big deal. I played it off in class and my professor just chuckled and named the chords. As soon as I left the building and started walking toward my dorm, my thoughts started racing. "Why am I even here? I'm not good enough to be here. What the hell am I doing with my life?" and on and on. My tribe tried to call me and I ignored their calls. They dropped by my dorm room and I left the door unanswered. I was withdrawing into myself in a major way.
The next year was filled with my tribe continuing to reach out and me ignoring their attempts to help 80% of the time. It was a year filled with me just wanting to do things I would regret and forget. A year of me feeling angry, upset, and panicked. Yes, I was depressed but I did not want to acknowledge it in any way or form. My piano professor made an appointment at the student health clinic (and basically forced me to go) and they prescribed me anti-depressants which I didn't take. I think it's a miracle I even went to the appointment. I felt crazy.
With time is supposed to come understanding. Sometimes I see a purpose in the experiences I had during college. Mostly, I feel like this is something that has never left. I still feel emotions in polar opposites. I go through cycles of wanting to go, go, go, or sleep, sleep, sleep. I get upset easily with people who do not meet my expectations. My life is nowhere I thought it would be and I hate it. I hate that I have to do a menial job in order to pay my expenses when my heart is elsewhere. How the hell is it even fair that I have to get old while working with old people? This is a thought that I have daily.
Every doctor appointment I have, and I've had a lot over the past couple of years, my doctor asks me pointed questions relating to my mental health. I lie every single time. I don't want the stigma. I'm my own undoing.
So, I guess you could say that my mental issues are still alive and kicking. It's a cycle of self-pity, depression, obsession, and peace. The peace never lasts long.
This is my struggle. This is not my identity.
I tell you this story because I'm trying to be more bold and to be more brave. Hiding this part of my life, and hide it I have done, is only hurting me further. I don't seek pity or need someone to tell me what to do. I'm in a fairly decent place in my life right now. I just needed this story to be told so that I can try to embrace this part of me. It's well past time that I realize that this facet of my life does not define me. I am who I am because I have experienced this. I am who I am because of the struggles that I have endured and my future struggles will further shape me into who I will become.
My struggle is not my identity.


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Trading Car Keys for Athletic Shoes and Walking School Buses
Thousands of schools across the nation are expected to hold events in October for Walk to School Month, which encourages communities to work together to help more young people to, well, walk to school.
That's the case in Michigan, where the Michigan Safe Routes to School Program is aiming to get parents, students and educators across the state to "trade the car keys and buses in favor of athletic shoes and Walking School Buses" on Oct. 3, which is International Walk to School Day.
Studies show that walking to school encourages physical fitness and healthy habits and can benefit academic performance among young people. It also builds support for walkable and bikeable communities, according to a press release from the Michigan Fitness Foundation.
Michigan schools can register for the big event by visiting www.saferoutesmichigan.org/w2sd. Registrants will receive a number of walking-themed resources, as well as official recognition as an International Walk to School Day participant.
"Walking to school addresses many quality of life issues for students," said Marilyn Lieber, president and CEO of the Michigan Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports. "When students walk or bicycle to school using safe routes, they receive the physical activity needed for good health. They also learn valuable pedestrian safety skills, lessons on the environment, and the importance of community."
Of course, Michigan schools aren't the only campuses that will host walking events on Oct. 3. The National Center for Safe Routes to School also is promoting walking and biking via its website, which includes planning and outreach materials, and a map that highlights events being held throughout the country: http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/.
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The Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) has a new resource detailing how to adapt Play Streets from urban settings, where they are typically implemented, to rural settings.
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New Ballysports platform expands access to games for a fee - The Rink Live
MINNEAPOLIS – We are an age-old generation fumbling with radio dials during the holidays, trying to find a vague, far-away signal to broadcast a Minnesota Gophers game. Still, the new world of cable, satellite, and streaming services, and the ever-changing programming offerings they offer, makes it more of a challenge for some viewers than trying to find a local team on TV. It's getting difficult.
Beginning in late September, Bally Sports North will offer a subscription solution. Hopefully this will make most of these challenges a thing of the past. Bally Sports Plus launches on September 26, giving viewers direct access to his NBA, NHL, and college sports.
"We are really excited," said Mike Dimond, senior vice president and general manager of BSN. It's about reaching people who have lost access through providers (such as Hulu and Dish Network) in the.They have access to the game now and can access the direct-to-consumer base.
There have been numerous complaints in recent years as carriers like Hulu, Dish Network and YouTube TV have removed local sports networks from their packages. DirecTV still aired Bally Sports North, but many Gophers, Wild and Wolves fans were stranded without access if they had long-term contracts with carriers that no longer offered sports in their region. increase.
With the launch of Bally Sports Plus, consumers will be able to purchase direct access to BSN programming for $19.99/month or $189.99/year to stream on their smartphone, tablet or smart TV. Diamond said their programming will include NBA, NHL and college sports at launch. While there are currently no agreements to run Major League Baseball on the new app, we hope to have something resolved by the start of the 2023 Twins season.
Temporary Solution for Snowbird
Although the Bally Sports Plus app is tailored for use in the subscriber's domestic market, it offers several advantages for short-term travelers.
Imagine sitting by a pool in Florida or Arizona in the dead of winter, watching that night's wild game on your iPad. This scenario is possible with the new app for at least a month. Everything available on the Barry Sports North linear channel is available to people in the channel's normal coverage area (mainly Minnesota and Dakota) without any restrictions on the Barry Sports Plus app.
"Let's say you're a snowbird and you fly out to Florida in the winter. You get access to[local programming]for 30 days. "On the 31st day, the device must return to this market, after which it will be reset and he will be given another 30 days."
For long-term out-of-market access to NHL and NBA games, packages such as NHL Center Ice and NBA League Pass can be purchased to give buyers access to virtually any hockey or baseball game.
In the 1990s, things were simpler for Twin Cities college hockey fans. The Gophers played Friday and Saturday nights, and the Midwest Sports Channel broadcast virtually every game. With the transition from the WCHA to the Big Ten, which was discontinued ten years ago, that was no longer the case. Bally Sports North still has some Gopher games, but many of the conference competitions are televised on the Big Ten Network. Also, for someone whose career changed shows, it can be difficult to find his Gophers on television. New apps are considered solutions.
"It's a perfect example of the audience we're trying to reach, serve, and give them choice right now," Diamond said. "We still believe in cable and satellite bundling and we have great partners across the board. But so are others like YouTube and Hulu who have chosen not to distribute Bally Sports North. Yes, and this provides an opportunity for these subscribers to directly access these games."
Players and coaches from Minnesota State University-Mankato gathered at the Vetter Stone Amphitheater to announce the schedule for Mankato's first-ever 2022 Minnesota Hockey Day.Contribution / Barry Sports North
In addition to NBA, NHL and college games, the new app will deliver hunting and outdoor shows, poker and other programming that is popular with select audiences. Dimond also said all of BSN's annual Hockey Day Minnesota coverage will be available to stream on Bally Sports Plus.
With the release of the Big Ten Hockey schedule this week, they expect the full gopher hockey broadcast schedule for the 2022-23 season on both the Big Ten Network and Bally Sports North to be announced in the coming weeks.
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Box Office Clash: Kartik Aryan and Sanjay Dutt to fight on December 6: Karthik Aryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Pandey's film 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' has been in the news for the past several days. The trailer of the film has also been released which has received a good response. The film is scheduled to release on 6 December 2019. Karthik and the rest of the film's stars are very excited about the film, but a difficult situation is going to stand in front of them on 6 December.
Actually, on December 6, the film 'Panipat' by Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon is also being released. The trailer of this film has also been released which has received tremendous response. Although the plots of the two films are quite different, the discussion of both the films is quite loud. In such a situation, the collection of a single film may have an impact on the audience. Or it could also be that audiences watch both films due to the different plot of the two films. Well, what the audience will like, it will be known only after the release of the films.
What is the story of 'Panipat' film:
The story of this film is based on the third battle of Panipat, which took place in Panipat on 14 January 1761 between the Marathas and Sultan Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan. The film stars Arjun Kapoor as Sadashiv Rao Bhau, nephew of Peshwa Bajirao I and commander-in-chief of the Maratha army. Kriti Sanon will be seen in the role of Parvati Bai, wife of Arjun Kapoor. In the film, Sanjay Dutt will be seen in the role of Afghan Sultan Ahmed Shah Abdali, who is a very cruel warrior.
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What is the story of Pati Patni Aur Woh?
The film will feature Triangle Love between Karthik, Bhoomi and Ananya. Karthik's name in the film is Chintu Tyagi's real name Abhinav Tyagi. Vedika i.e. Bhumi Pednekar will play the role of his wife. At the same time, Ananya will play the character 'Anya'. In the trailer, it is shown that Chintu i.e. Karthik's father gets her married early.
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#include "D3D12/TestingEnvironmentD3D12.hpp"
#include "D3D12/TestingSwapChainD3D12.hpp"

#include "../include/DXGITypeConversions.hpp"
#include "../include/d3dx12_win.h"

#include "RenderDeviceD3D12.h"
#include "DeviceContextD3D12.h"

#include "InlineShaders/VariableShadingRateTestHLSL.h"
#include "VariableShadingRateTestConstants.hpp"

namespace Diligent
{

namespace Testing
{

#ifdef NTDDI_WIN10_19H1

void VariableShadingRatePerDrawTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain)
{
    auto* pEnv                   = TestingEnvironmentD3D12::GetInstance();
    auto* pd3d12Device           = pEnv->GetD3D12Device();
    auto* pTestingSwapChainD3D12 = ClassPtrCast<TestingSwapChainD3D12>(pSwapChain);

    const auto& SCDesc = pSwapChain->GetDesc();

    CComPtr<ID3DBlob> pVSByteCode, pPSByteCode;

    auto hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::PerDrawShadingRate_VS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"vs_6_4", &pVSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::PerDrawShadingRate_PS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"ps_6_4", &pPSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_DESC    RootSignatureDesc = {};
    CComPtr<ID3DBlob>            signature;
    CComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> pd3d12RootSignature;

    D3D12SerializeRootSignature(&RootSignatureDesc, D3D_ROOT_SIGNATURE_VERSION_1, &signature, nullptr);
    pd3d12Device->CreateRootSignature(0, signature->GetBufferPointer(), signature->GetBufferSize(), __uuidof(pd3d12RootSignature), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12RootSignature**>(&pd3d12RootSignature)));

    D3D12_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_STATE_DESC PSODesc = {};

    PSODesc.pRootSignature     = pd3d12RootSignature;
    PSODesc.VS.pShaderBytecode = pVSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.VS.BytecodeLength  = pVSByteCode->GetBufferSize();
    PSODesc.PS.pShaderBytecode = pPSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.PS.BytecodeLength  = pPSByteCode->GetBufferSize();

    PSODesc.BlendState        = CD3DX12_BLEND_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.RasterizerState   = CD3DX12_RASTERIZER_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState = CD3DX12_DEPTH_STENCIL_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};

    PSODesc.RasterizerState.CullMode         = D3D12_CULL_MODE_NONE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthEnable    = FALSE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthWriteMask = D3D12_DEPTH_WRITE_MASK_ZERO;

    PSODesc.SampleMask = 0xFFFFFFFF;

    PSODesc.PrimitiveTopologyType = D3D12_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TYPE_TRIANGLE;
    PSODesc.NumRenderTargets      = 1;
    PSODesc.RTVFormats[0]         = TexFormatToDXGI_Format(SCDesc.ColorBufferFormat);
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Count      = 1;
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Quality    = 0;
    PSODesc.NodeMask              = 0;
    PSODesc.Flags                 = D3D12_PIPELINE_STATE_FLAG_NONE;

    CComPtr<ID3D12PipelineState> pd3d12PSO;
    hr = pd3d12Device->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&PSODesc, __uuidof(pd3d12PSO), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12PipelineState**>(&pd3d12PSO)));
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    auto pCmdList = pEnv->CreateGraphicsCommandList();
    pTestingSwapChainD3D12->TransitionRenderTarget(pCmdList, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET);

    auto RTVDescriptorHandle = pTestingSwapChainD3D12->GetRTVDescriptorHandle();
    pCmdList->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &RTVDescriptorHandle, FALSE, nullptr);

    const float ClearColor[] = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f};
    pCmdList->ClearRenderTargetView(RTVDescriptorHandle, ClearColor, 0, nullptr);

    D3D12_VIEWPORT d3d12VP{};
    d3d12VP.Width    = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Width);
    d3d12VP.Height   = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Height);
    d3d12VP.MaxDepth = 1;
    pCmdList->RSSetViewports(1, &d3d12VP);
    D3D12_RECT Rect = {0, 0, static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Width), static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Height)};
    pCmdList->RSSetScissorRects(1, &Rect);

    pCmdList->SetPipelineState(pd3d12PSO);
    pCmdList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(pd3d12RootSignature);
    pCmdList->IASetPrimitiveTopology(D3D_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST);

    CComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5> pCmdList5;
    ASSERT_HRESULT_SUCCEEDED(pCmdList->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&pCmdList5))) << "Failed to get ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5";

    pCmdList5->RSSetShadingRate(D3D12_SHADING_RATE_2X2, nullptr);

    pCmdList->DrawInstanced(3, 1, 0, 0);

    pCmdList->Close();
    pEnv->ExecuteCommandList(pCmdList);
}

void VariableShadingRatePerPrimitiveTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain)
{
    auto* pEnv                   = TestingEnvironmentD3D12::GetInstance();
    auto* pd3d12Device           = pEnv->GetD3D12Device();
    auto* pTestingSwapChainD3D12 = ClassPtrCast<TestingSwapChainD3D12>(pSwapChain);

    const auto& SCDesc = pSwapChain->GetDesc();

    CComPtr<ID3DBlob> pVSByteCode, pPSByteCode;

    auto hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::PerPrimitiveShadingRate_VS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"vs_6_4", &pVSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::PerPrimitiveShadingRate_PS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"ps_6_4", &pPSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_DESC    RootSignatureDesc = {};
    CComPtr<ID3DBlob>            signature;
    CComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> pd3d12RootSignature;

    RootSignatureDesc.Flags |= D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_FLAG_ALLOW_INPUT_ASSEMBLER_INPUT_LAYOUT;
    D3D12SerializeRootSignature(&RootSignatureDesc, D3D_ROOT_SIGNATURE_VERSION_1, &signature, nullptr);
    pd3d12Device->CreateRootSignature(0, signature->GetBufferPointer(), signature->GetBufferSize(), __uuidof(pd3d12RootSignature), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12RootSignature**>(&pd3d12RootSignature)));

    D3D12_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_STATE_DESC PSODesc = {};

    PSODesc.pRootSignature     = pd3d12RootSignature;
    PSODesc.VS.pShaderBytecode = pVSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.VS.BytecodeLength  = pVSByteCode->GetBufferSize();
    PSODesc.PS.pShaderBytecode = pPSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.PS.BytecodeLength  = pPSByteCode->GetBufferSize();

    PSODesc.BlendState        = CD3DX12_BLEND_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.RasterizerState   = CD3DX12_RASTERIZER_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState = CD3DX12_DEPTH_STENCIL_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};

    PSODesc.RasterizerState.CullMode         = D3D12_CULL_MODE_NONE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthEnable    = FALSE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthWriteMask = D3D12_DEPTH_WRITE_MASK_ZERO;

    PSODesc.SampleMask = 0xFFFFFFFF;

    PSODesc.PrimitiveTopologyType = D3D12_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TYPE_TRIANGLE;
    PSODesc.NumRenderTargets      = 1;
    PSODesc.RTVFormats[0]         = TexFormatToDXGI_Format(SCDesc.ColorBufferFormat);
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Count      = 1;
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Quality    = 0;
    PSODesc.NodeMask              = 0;
    PSODesc.Flags                 = D3D12_PIPELINE_STATE_FLAG_NONE;

    const D3D12_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC Elements[] =
        {
            {"ATTRIB", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, 0, offsetof(PosAndRate, Pos), D3D12_INPUT_CLASSIFICATION_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0},
            {"ATTRIB", 1, DXGI_FORMAT_R32_UINT, 0, offsetof(PosAndRate, Rate), D3D12_INPUT_CLASSIFICATION_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0} //
        };
    PSODesc.InputLayout.NumElements        = _countof(Elements);
    PSODesc.InputLayout.pInputElementDescs = Elements;

    CComPtr<ID3D12PipelineState> pd3d12PSO;
    hr = pd3d12Device->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&PSODesc, __uuidof(pd3d12PSO), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12PipelineState**>(&pd3d12PSO)));
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    const auto& Verts = VRSTestingConstants::PerPrimitive::Vertices;

    RefCntAutoPtr<IBuffer> pVB;
    {
        BufferData BuffData{Verts, sizeof(Verts)};
        BufferDesc BuffDesc;
        BuffDesc.Name      = "Vertex buffer";
        BuffDesc.Size      = BuffData.DataSize;
        BuffDesc.BindFlags = BIND_VERTEX_BUFFER;
        BuffDesc.Usage     = USAGE_IMMUTABLE;

        pEnv->GetDevice()->CreateBuffer(BuffDesc, &BuffData, &pVB);
        ASSERT_NE(pVB, nullptr);
    }
    auto* pVBD3D12 = reinterpret_cast<ID3D12Resource*>(pVB->GetNativeHandle());

    auto pCmdList = pEnv->CreateGraphicsCommandList();
    pTestingSwapChainD3D12->TransitionRenderTarget(pCmdList, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET);

    auto RTVDescriptorHandle = pTestingSwapChainD3D12->GetRTVDescriptorHandle();
    pCmdList->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &RTVDescriptorHandle, FALSE, nullptr);

    const float ClearColor[] = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f};
    pCmdList->ClearRenderTargetView(RTVDescriptorHandle, ClearColor, 0, nullptr);

    D3D12_VIEWPORT d3d12VP{};
    d3d12VP.Width    = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Width);
    d3d12VP.Height   = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Height);
    d3d12VP.MaxDepth = 1;
    pCmdList->RSSetViewports(1, &d3d12VP);
    D3D12_RECT Rect = {0, 0, static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Width), static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Height)};
    pCmdList->RSSetScissorRects(1, &Rect);

    pCmdList->SetPipelineState(pd3d12PSO);
    pCmdList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(pd3d12RootSignature);
    pCmdList->IASetPrimitiveTopology(D3D_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST);

    CComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5> pCmdList5;
    ASSERT_HRESULT_SUCCEEDED(pCmdList->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&pCmdList5))) << "Failed to get ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5";

    const D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER Combiners[] = {D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER_OVERRIDE, D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER_PASSTHROUGH};
    pCmdList5->RSSetShadingRate(D3D12_SHADING_RATE_1X1, Combiners);

    D3D12_VERTEX_BUFFER_VIEW VBView{};
    VBView.BufferLocation = pVBD3D12->GetGPUVirtualAddress();
    VBView.StrideInBytes  = sizeof(Verts[0]);
    VBView.SizeInBytes    = sizeof(Verts);
    pCmdList->IASetVertexBuffers(0, 1, &VBView);

    pCmdList->DrawInstanced(_countof(Verts), 1, 0, 0);

    pCmdList->Close();
    pEnv->ExecuteCommandList(pCmdList);
}

RefCntAutoPtr<ITextureView> CreateShadingRateTexture(IRenderDevice* pDevice, ISwapChain* pSwapChain, Uint32 SampleCount = 1, Uint32 ArraySize = 1);

void VariableShadingRateTextureBasedTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain)
{
    auto* pEnv                   = TestingEnvironmentD3D12::GetInstance();
    auto* pd3d12Device           = pEnv->GetD3D12Device();
    auto* pTestingSwapChainD3D12 = ClassPtrCast<TestingSwapChainD3D12>(pSwapChain);

    const auto& SCDesc = pSwapChain->GetDesc();

    CComPtr<ID3DBlob> pVSByteCode, pPSByteCode;

    auto hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::TextureBasedShadingRate_VS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"vs_6_4", &pVSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    hr = pEnv->CompileDXILShader(HLSL::TextureBasedShadingRate_PS, L"main", nullptr, 0, L"ps_6_4", &pPSByteCode);
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_DESC    RootSignatureDesc = {};
    CComPtr<ID3DBlob>            signature;
    CComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> pd3d12RootSignature;

    D3D12SerializeRootSignature(&RootSignatureDesc, D3D_ROOT_SIGNATURE_VERSION_1, &signature, nullptr);
    pd3d12Device->CreateRootSignature(0, signature->GetBufferPointer(), signature->GetBufferSize(), __uuidof(pd3d12RootSignature), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12RootSignature**>(&pd3d12RootSignature)));

    D3D12_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_STATE_DESC PSODesc = {};

    PSODesc.pRootSignature     = pd3d12RootSignature;
    PSODesc.VS.pShaderBytecode = pVSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.VS.BytecodeLength  = pVSByteCode->GetBufferSize();
    PSODesc.PS.pShaderBytecode = pPSByteCode->GetBufferPointer();
    PSODesc.PS.BytecodeLength  = pPSByteCode->GetBufferSize();

    PSODesc.BlendState        = CD3DX12_BLEND_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.RasterizerState   = CD3DX12_RASTERIZER_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState = CD3DX12_DEPTH_STENCIL_DESC{D3D12_DEFAULT};

    PSODesc.RasterizerState.CullMode         = D3D12_CULL_MODE_NONE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthEnable    = FALSE;
    PSODesc.DepthStencilState.DepthWriteMask = D3D12_DEPTH_WRITE_MASK_ZERO;

    PSODesc.SampleMask = 0xFFFFFFFF;

    PSODesc.PrimitiveTopologyType = D3D12_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TYPE_TRIANGLE;
    PSODesc.NumRenderTargets      = 1;
    PSODesc.RTVFormats[0]         = TexFormatToDXGI_Format(SCDesc.ColorBufferFormat);
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Count      = 1;
    PSODesc.SampleDesc.Quality    = 0;
    PSODesc.NodeMask              = 0;
    PSODesc.Flags                 = D3D12_PIPELINE_STATE_FLAG_NONE;

    CComPtr<ID3D12PipelineState> pd3d12PSO;
    hr = pd3d12Device->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&PSODesc, __uuidof(pd3d12PSO), reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<ID3D12PipelineState**>(&pd3d12PSO)));
    VERIFY_EXPR(SUCCEEDED(hr));

    auto pVRSView = CreateShadingRateTexture(pEnv->GetDevice(), pSwapChain);
    ASSERT_NE(pVRSView, nullptr);

    auto* pSRTexD3D12 = reinterpret_cast<ID3D12Resource*>(pVRSView->GetTexture()->GetNativeHandle());

    auto pCmdList = pEnv->CreateGraphicsCommandList();
    pTestingSwapChainD3D12->TransitionRenderTarget(pCmdList, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET);

    auto RTVDescriptorHandle = pTestingSwapChainD3D12->GetRTVDescriptorHandle();
    pCmdList->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &RTVDescriptorHandle, FALSE, nullptr);

    const float ClearColor[] = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f};
    pCmdList->ClearRenderTargetView(RTVDescriptorHandle, ClearColor, 0, nullptr);

    D3D12_VIEWPORT d3d12VP{};
    d3d12VP.Width    = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Width);
    d3d12VP.Height   = static_cast<float>(SCDesc.Height);
    d3d12VP.MaxDepth = 1;
    pCmdList->RSSetViewports(1, &d3d12VP);
    D3D12_RECT Rect = {0, 0, static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Width), static_cast<LONG>(SCDesc.Height)};
    pCmdList->RSSetScissorRects(1, &Rect);

    pCmdList->SetPipelineState(pd3d12PSO);
    pCmdList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(pd3d12RootSignature);
    pCmdList->IASetPrimitiveTopology(D3D_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST);

    CComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5> pCmdList5;
    ASSERT_HRESULT_SUCCEEDED(pCmdList->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&pCmdList5))) << "Failed to get ID3D12GraphicsCommandList5";

    const D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER Combiners[] = {D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER_PASSTHROUGH, D3D12_SHADING_RATE_COMBINER_OVERRIDE};
    pCmdList5->RSSetShadingRate(D3D12_SHADING_RATE_1X1, Combiners);
    pCmdList5->RSSetShadingRateImage(pSRTexD3D12);

    D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER Barrier{};
    Barrier.Type                   = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_TYPE_TRANSITION;
    Barrier.Flags                  = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_FLAG_NONE;
    Barrier.Transition.pResource   = pSRTexD3D12;
    Barrier.Transition.Subresource = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_ALL_SUBRESOURCES;
    Barrier.Transition.StateBefore = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST;
    Barrier.Transition.StateAfter  = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_SHADING_RATE_SOURCE;
    pCmdList->ResourceBarrier(1, &Barrier);

    pCmdList->DrawInstanced(3, 1, 0, 0);

    pCmdList->Close();
    pEnv->ExecuteCommandList(pCmdList);
}

#else

void VariableShadingRatePerDrawTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain)
{}
void VariableShadingRatePerPrimitiveTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain) {}
void VariableShadingRateTextureBasedTestReferenceD3D12(ISwapChain* pSwapChain) {}

#endif // NTDDI_WIN10_19H1

} // namespace Testing
} // namespace Diligent

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Q: How to fix log4j vulnerability I heard Log4j core is vulnerable according to https://spring.io/blog/2021/12/10/log4j2-vulnerability-and-spring-boot
So I need a fix to get rid of vulnerabilities from my services!
I am trying to bump up log4j from older versions to 2.15.0
I can manually upgrade the dependencies but the problem is I don't know, is there any dependency that is downloading the log4j older version or not!
So I want some solution that will just upgrade the log4j dependency in my projects either they are direct or transitive :)

A: [UPDATE] Log4j rolled out a new version 2.17.0 with some more security fixes and recommended using 2.17.0 in systems :)
[UPDATE]
Log4j released one more build which is 2.16.0 with one more security fix!

I found the dirty fix!
Just add the following code block in your build.gradle and this will upgrade your log4j libs to 2.16.0
regardless of the dependency is direct or transitive
configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
        if (details.requested.group == 'org.apache.logging.log4j') {
            details.useVersion '2.17.0'
        }
    }
}

A: Please find the solution

Upgrade Apache log4j version to 2.15.0 (released date: Friday,
December 10, 2021) , if you are using Apache log4j and the version
is less than 2.15.0.  Currently 2.15.0 is outdated. Use 2.16.0
On Dec13th, apache has introduced new version of log4j - Log4j 2.16.0,
this is more reliable to use.

Also check the JVM version, if lower than this may get impacted.

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*Java 6 – 6u212

*Java 6 – 6u212

*Java 7 – 7u202

*Java 8 – 8u192

*Java 11 - 11.0.2


I am excited to announce today that I am running for the Democratic Party nomination for Colorado State House of Representatives from the 58th House District.
I am a former newspaper editor, publisher and reporter, and am writing this press release in the first person because I don't have a press secretary or campaign manager. Mine is a "do it yourself" campaign, at least to begin with.
I have lived in the heart of the 58th House District, in Telluride, for the past 30 years. For most of those years, I published The Watch newspaper, serving San Miguel and Ouray counties.
The 58th House District has not been represented by a Democrat since 1980. What's more, three out of four counties in the district voted for Donald Trump in 2016, by margins ranging 61.2% to 76.1%. My home county, San Miguel, voted for Clinton by 68.7%.
Those numbers reflect the deep polarization we are experiencing in American politics. And that is exactly why I have decided to devote the next year of my life to running as a progressive in this district. I deeply believe that we Americans must overcome the forces that are dividing us into warring tribes who barely talk to each other… before those forces rip us even further apart.
I intend to prove in this campaign that we are not as divided as our corrosive politics often make it seem. I want to introduce myself to my neighbors across the divides (Lizard Head Pass and Dallas Divide) and ask them about the issues that concern them most. I want give them my promise that if they elect me I will work hard at the State Capitol to improve their lives.
I plan to wear out a bunch of shoes going door-to-door with the hope that I can break through the stereotypes that keep people apart. I know that many of the voters I will meet have been voting Republican. So, I will ask if we can move beyond our party affiliation to find our common ground.
I believe that the overwhelming issue in the 2018 election nationally will be the disturbing state of our civic life. I believe that the path forward is for us to reject the politics of division and scapegoating and to come back together as Americans with shared purpose and values. I believe that while some politicians thrive on conflict, most voters would prefer to see cooperation. I believe that most Americans want to see more educational and economic opportunity for themselves and their families, more investment in their communities and neighborhoods, and health care they can afford. These are the issues I will speak to over the next 12 months. I believe there is common ground even on the hot button issues that some politicians exploit to keep us angry with each other: issues like gun rights, abortion and immigration.
It will be my privilege this coming year to meet as many of those rugged individuals as possible, hoping we can find a path to cooperation, living together, as we do, against the backdrop of Southwestern Colorado's magnificent landscapes.


I'm a Postdoctoral Associate and Moore Data Fellow in the Weecology Lab at the University of Florida.
The goal of my research is to understand how complex systems, specifically ecosystems, change over time. I develop new methods for analyzing time series and apply these methods to observational datasets in order to answer questions about what is occurring in the underlying systems.
What components of ecosystems are changing and how fast?
How do different processes interact to produce patterns across temporal, spatial, and taxonomic scales?
What ecological properties are predictable and how well?
How do we best build causal models of mechanisms to guide forecasting and management?
I also believe that academia needs a cultural shift to be more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible; and that these aims overlap with support for open and reproducible research practices. To achieve these goals, I support changes to institutional policies, better student support and training, and work to better understand and deconstruct existing biases and prejudices.
Agenda Resources Installation and Setup Backup option Data Formats Determine embedding dimension using Simplex Projection Identify nonlinearity using S-map Multivariate Models Convergent Cross Mapping Surrogate Analysis with CCM Extra topics These are the notes for the rEDM tutorial I gave at the November 13-15 Nonlinear Dynamics and Fisheries Workshop at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Santa Cruz. Agenda Time 900-915 set up computers 915-930 data formats 930-945 simplex, plotting rho vs.
While on my visit to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, I had the pleasure of taking over Chris Chizinski's R class on Friday (2018-11-02). I demo'd a few things about setting up RStudio, using RStudio packages and the here package, and then walked through a workflow of doing data analysis, converting code into functions, and writing scripts and functions to be more accessible for readers. For reference, here are my slides.
For my rEDM package, I've been using the pkgdown package to build a website comprising all the documentation and vignettes, for easy reference from a web browser. The normal workflow for this is something like: Make updates to the package. Run pkgdown::build_site() to generate the website files into a docs folder. Commit changes and upload to GitHub. Use GitHub Pages, configured to source the files from the docs folder on the master branch.
Motivation What I used to do Why use an R package? How-to Guide Requirements Tutorial Setup Workflow Bonus steps Other Readings Motivation I've been wondering about the best way to organize (reproducible) research projects in R for a while now. I figured this might be a good spot to write up some thoughts. What I used to do Initially my projects would consist of just a few R files that separate out functions from a main script that calls the functions.
Introduction Package Setup Data Forecasting Generate data to plot Figure Introduction Since I'm writing R code to make certain figures for this website, I thought I could go ahead and annotate some of it in R markdown to serve as blog posts. Package Setup library(tidyverse) ## ── Attaching packages ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── tidyverse 1.2.1 ── ## ✔ ggplot2 3.0.0.9000 ✔ purrr 0.2.5 ## ✔ tibble 1.4.2 ✔ dplyr 0.
Erica M. Christensen, Glenda M. Yenni, Hao Ye, Juniper L. Simonis, Ellen K. Bledsoe, Renata Diaz, Shawn D. Taylor, Ethan P. White, S. K. Morgan Ernest. portalr: an R package for summarizing and using the Portal Project Data. In JOSS, 2019.
Frank Pennekamp, Alison Iles, Joshua Garland, Georgina Brennan, Ulrich Brose, Ursula Gaedke, Ute Jacob, Pavel Kratina, Blake Matthews, Stephan Munch, Mark Novak, Gian Marco Palamara, Bjorn Rall, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Andrea Tabi, Colette Ward, Richard Williams, Hao Ye, Owen Petchey. The intrinsic predictability of ecological time series and its potential to guide forecasting. In Ecol Monogr, 2019.
George Sugihara, Keith R. Criddle, Mac McQuown, Alfredo Giron-Nava, Ethan Deyle, Adrienne Lee, Gerald Pao, Chase James, Erik Saberski, Hao Ye. Comprehensive incentives for reducing Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea walleye Pollock fishery: Individual tradable encounter credits. In Reg Stud Mar Sci, 2018.
Ethan Deyle, Amy M Schueller, Hao Ye, Gerald M Pao, George Sugihara. Ecosystem‐based forecasts of recruitment in two menhaden species. In Fish Fish, 2018.
Masayuki Ushio, Chih-hao Hsieh, Reiji Masuda, Ethan R Deyle, Hao Ye, Chun-Wei Chang, George Sugihara, Michio Kondoh. Fluctuating interaction network and time-varying stability of a natural fish community. In Nature, 2018.
Identifying causal interactions among time series.
Predicting the future state of ecosystems.
Dynamic quantification of stability in ecosystems.
I am a certified instructor for The Carpentries and have taught at and assisted with several workshops at both the University of Florida and the University of California San Diego.
In addition to teaching, I am also a board member for the UF Carpentryies Club, which organizes workshops and other events at UF. In August 2018, we organized a series of talks, career panel, and mini-tutorials as part of Research Bazaar at UF.


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Pirate's 2016 season underway
Wednesday, March 16. 2016
An ace performance by Mason Parker spurred the Appling County Pirates Varsity to an 8-0 win in seven innings over Brantley County on Friday, March 11. Parker kept contact to a minimum, striking out 11 Brantley batters. The Pirates pitcher gave up just two hits over six shutout innings. Seven runs in the first three innings helped the Pirates blow out Brantley. A two-run triple by Jake Britt and a groundout by Casey Griffin in the first inning fueled the Appling County Pirates Varsity's offense early.
Britt racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Appling County Pirates Varsity. The Pirates tacked on another four runs in the third. Micah Rentz singled, scoring Griffin to start the inning.
The Pirates dropped a 12-2 decision to Wayne County on Saturday, March 11. Brody Taylor shut down Wayne while he was on the hill. Taylor held Wayne hitless over one and two-third innings, allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out three. Jake Britt took the loss for the Appling County Pirates Varsity. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked two, struck out none and allowed four runs.
The top of the first saw the Pirates take an early lead, 2-0. Mason Parker started the rally for the Pirates with a single. The Appling County Pirates Varsity then tacked on more runs when Parker scored on an RBI single by Micah Rentz.
The Pirates will host Toombs County on Tuesday, March 15. On Friday, March 18 the team will travel to Tattnall County to compete against the Warriors. Both games will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Brody Taylor held up his end of the bargain, but Taylor couldn't will the Appling County Pirates Varsity Team past Jeff Davis as the Pirates lost 8-4 in seven innings at Baxley on Thursday, February 25.
Jeff Davis couldn't get anything going so long as Taylor was on the hill. Taylor gave up just one hit, allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out three during his three and two thirds innings of work.
Cody Ogilvie got it done on the mound on the way to a win. He allowed three runs over five innings. Ogilvie struck out five, walked two and gave up three hits.
Nick Spell ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted just one and two third innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed five runs.
The lead stayed with Jeff Davis after the first, when they scored three runs on an RBI double by Josh McEachin, a fielder's choice, and a passed ball.
Two runs in the bottom of the fifth helped the Appling County Pirates Varsity close their deficit to 8-3. A wild pitch and an RBI double by Mason Parker fueled the Appling County Pirates comeback.
The Pirates scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to cut their deficit to four. A wild pitch set off the rally.
Thursday, March 1, was a day Mason Parker will remember forever as Parker threw a no-hitter in the Appling County Pirates 15-0 victory over Southeast Bulloch.
No Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet) batter was able to locate Parker's pitches during the game. Parker threw a no-hitter, striking out eight batters and walking one while recording his momentous feat. He got Mincey to fly out for the final out of the game.
Thirteen runs in the first three innings helped the Pirates blow out Southeast Bulloch. An RBI single by Jake Britt, a fielder's choice, a two-run double by Jeremy Norris, a two-run single by Price Eason, and an RBI single by Skyler Branch in the first inning supplied the early offense for the Appling County Pirates.
Britt racked up four RBIs on two hits for the Pirates.
Harnage took the loss for Southeast Bulloch. He allowed ten runs in two and a third innings, walked two and struck out five.
The Appling County Pirates built upon their lead with six runs in the third. A bases loaded walk scored Will Shumans to start the scoring in the inning.
The Pirates piled on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Eason's single got things going, plating Norris. That was followed up by Eason's single, scoring Norris.


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Top 15 Best Airplane Games (Android/iPhone) 2021
by shyami | Aug 21, 2019 | Games | 0 comments
The concept of flying a virtual airplane flight is not new to the world. Experts have been using this technique for providing proper training to the shooters to aim their target in motion during the time of WWI. Nowadays, this technology is in use by the students and trainees in the air force institutions so that they get well acquainted with the changing weather conditions during flight and how to deal with any unexpected circumstances. A lot of game developers have successfully integrated airplane simulation technology into the games would. On the off chance that you have ever dreamt of flying high in the sky and controlling a huge plane, then you can get that experience by playing the airplane flight games. You need not have to plan for a career to get the feel of being a pilot as you have got this virtual world of airplanes to enjoy the ride above the clouds. You will not come across any activity as thrilling as having full control over the huge aircraft and flat with the clouds above the skyline. There are a variety of games in this genre. You will come across games that have flights with a solo engine, commercial, passenger plans, or military. You can fly from classic modes or the toughest professional modes. With so much on your plate, it would not be an easy task for the players to pick up the ideal airplane flight games as per their desire. You have to spend a lot of your time to come across the game which would be great for you to play in the long weekend without getting bored with it. To help you with your flying venture, you have got the list of the top 15 best airplane flight games 2021.
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1. Flight Pilot Simulator 3D Free Android/ iPhone
2. Flight Simulator: Fly Plane 3D Android
3. Flight Simulator Transporter Airplane Games iPhone
4. Cargo Airplane Flight games 19 iPhone
5. Combat Flight simulator –Gunship III –Free iPhone
6. Transport Plane Landing iPhone
7. Turboprop Flight Simulator iPhone
8. Airplane Pilot Car Transporter Android
9. Sea Plane: Flight Simulator 3D Android
10. 3D Flying Simulator air planes games Android
11. New airplanes games Real plane flight- Flight games Android
12. Flight Plane : Airplane Fly 3D by Best Free Games Android
13. Pro Pilot 3D : Airplane Real Flight Simulator Android
14. Airplane Pilot Cabin – Flight Simulator 3D by Train Depo Android
15. Airline Commander- A real Flight experience Android
This game has been designed to run on both Android as well as apple mobile phones. The Flight Pilot Simulator 3D Free is full of challenges which you can relate with very easily as they tend to happen with a lot of pilot in real life. There are about 20 airplanes that you can choose from. The plot for the scenarios is emergencies, taking part in the rescue mission, racing with another airplane, and many more such interesting and thrilling situations. Not just that but you also need to prepare yourself for dealing with crash landing situations.
Every level of the game required to be completed by the given period so that the player can come to some pilot badges. The airplane which you will be handling in the Flight Simulator: Fly Plane 3D game would be the commercial jet aircraft. Always keep this in mind that you need to slow down the speed of aircraft before you land in the desired location. The runway is just beneath the clouds so you need to make sure that you make a smooth landing.
The control of the Flight Simulator Transporter Airplane Game is very simple to handle. All you need to do is to fly an army jet airplane which is a transporter as well. As a pilot, you will be carrying soldiers and some army vehicles. You will also need to transport them to the desired location. While you drop these soldiers, you need to be quite accurate about the point where you drop them so that they are not drifted away to a far distance from the exact location. There is a lot more to do when you are completing your mission. This you will gradually come to know when you start playing the game.
The aircraft that you would be handling in the Cargo Airplane Flight games 19is an airbus. Your aircraft will be carrying several cars from one location to another. Once you are successful in making a perfect landing with your airplane, the next big task ok for you would be to make sure that all the cars are parked in the allotted parking areas. One of the most amazing features of the game is that you get to drive sports cars as well. You are going to drive several powerful sports cars.
You can hear the sound of shooting with the guns every time. Not only just that but also the bombs are thrown on places. This is the time for an emergency. An efficient pilot is needed who can handle this situation of war. You are going to be the fighter pilot for the United States who will take part in the Vietnam War combat. In addition to this, you will call some get a chance to visit some of the amazing landscapes of Vietnam, Thailand as well as Laos. You will be flying over the jungles, military bases, cities, and hills. The sound quality of the game is near to perfect creators of this game have tried to incorporate the sounds of the aircraft and shootings from the real world.
All Apple gadgets should be with iOS 9 or more. The game has been designed by Geniteam Solutions. The developer has tried the best to keep the controls of the game very user-friendly. You have got three different control options to choose from. You can select the option for controlling your airplane by using left and right side buttons are you can simply glide the airplane by tilting the screen of your phone. The last option is to have a steering wheel for controlling. The airplanes which are included in the game are C-130 aircraft for transportation and the Boeing Jet.
The Turboprop Flight Simulator game has been designed for all types of players by Alexandru Cristian Petre. Even a child who is as big as four years can play this game. To make the flying experience more enjoyable, the players can unlock all the available options without spending a penny over it. Multiple players can play this game at the same time. This is how you can have a real-time experience with real players. On the off chance that you are very new to this type of game, then you can always play the game by starting the free mod of the game. In the free mode, you can fly on HC-500, E-42, C-400, and XV-40 as well as MS-400.
The Airplane Pilot Car Transporter has it all. Here, you can be a pilot of an aircraft and fly high in the sky and at the same time, you can also drive cool racing cars in the streets of your city. There is a huge variety of planes and cars. You can pick your favorite car and airplane among them. Every level in the game is very challenging. There are many modes in the Airplane Pilot Car Transporter. Out of all the modes, there are three special modes for the players where they can unravel the surprises and challenges. These three modes are stunt mode, career mode, and flight mode.
The entire plot of the game is designed in three-dimension mode. This is done to make sure that the players get the real experience of flying an aircraft. As a player, you will be playing the role of an airplane pilot where you will have the full responsibility of flying the aircraft with perfection and dedication. The game has been designed in such a way that it becomes very easy for the players to understand the theme of the game in just a matter of just a few gaming sessions.
Isn't it so amazing to feel free and get the experience of flying in the open sky? Many people in the world tend to enjoy the mere sight of an aircraft in the sky. The 3D Flying Simulator airplanes game allows those people to fly the airplane. You will get to see how it feels to be in an aircraft from the inside view. The pilot would aim to glide the airplane above the skyline and reached the end location by covering all the important points marked in the mission.
The New airplanes game Real plane flight- Flight game is enjoying the position of being in the list of top 10 airplane flight games that are available free to be played by all the players from every corner of the world. It is a tough task to land an aircraft in the desired location. But you can do it all if you practice in the training mode of the game. It would be your responsibility as a pilot of the jet aircraft to safely rescue all the people from dangerous locations when you are playing the rescue mission. You can also test your flying skills of flying for as long as you can in the flight mission.
Here, the interesting part of the game is when you start to collect different kinds of rings that fall within the path of your flight. All you need to remember when you are operating the airplane that you cannot afford to lose the track of your flight. If you do so, then you cannot come to the challenge and fail the mission. You will have to be very punctual about the time when you are going to pick your passengers so that they do not have to wait for a long time.
The game is full of excitement. What could be more exciting and thrilling than this game? You are getting a chance to be the pilot of an aircraft. You can always glide the airplane the way you want to. Due to the availability of such a variety and challenges in the plot of the game, the developers have made sure that all the players who are involved in this game are never bored with this airplane flight game at any point.
This aircraft flight game has been specifically designed for all the users who are using Apple devices. The game is compatible with all the iPhone, iPad, as well as the touch iPods. It will be hard to find any other airplane flight games which could be as real as this one. To tell you the truth, this flight game is considered to be one of the best games in this genre. Have you ever had the dream of flying in the sky along with the birds? If it is true, then you are going to love the game.
This game will leave you spellbound as you will be able to write through the high raised buildings of your virtual city. It needs years of experience and practice to perfectly land and aircraft in the indicated spot on the runway. You got to do it all without anyone to help you around. The game is so addictive that you will not want to take a break from the game. The excitement gets as high as the airplane in the sky when you unveil your inner talent of handling huge aircraft.
All those airplane flight games that have been mentioned in the above list have their unique features. Get the one that gives you the ultimate excitement and fun while playing the game. These games can easily be played on mobile phones without getting any software updates. Prepare yourself to get the experience of feeling like a real pilot. The games are readily available in the game store for quite a long time and people are still very crazy about these airplane flight games.
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All right, got the gist?
Though they did improve the HorribleSubs typesetting, they didn't add karaoke. And the encode is also the same as the HorribleSubs encode.
The comma is grammatically incorrect here.
Bad Node. Next time use characters that display.
…and yeah, that's about all they did that could be considered objectively wrong. Good on them?
As you can see from the above image, very little was changed between the scripts.
I suppose if you need to wait for karaoke improvements, and prefer the HorribleSubs translation to the Commie effort, you'd want to get this release. But otherwise I'm not seeing significant enough differences to recommend this over the HorribleSubs release which as of episode 2 has two scripts — honorifics and no honorifics.
By the way. By disappointing, I meant going further into this post with a disqualification. Not about what Node has done to improve it.
It would be best if kokujin-kun did both a review and a translation review for Monogatari 2nd Season instead of Dark_Sage. More qualified.
I didn't think people dumber than Arashi existed. I was wrong.
I don't know who this Arashi is but whatever the case may be. H/she is in your heart for a reason and I doubt it's simply negative.
I can speak just fine so I am not dumb. I am assuming your phrasing it in a manner hostile because I wrote you aren't qualified to review Monogatari series? If you aren't able to understand that that's quite all right.
This post bears a curious resemblance to English, but try as I might I'm having significant difficulty actually extracting any meaning from it.
They \an8'd it and it isn't all caps anymore. Surely that's an improvement. Nobody said they had proper typesetting.
Interesting that HS are doing two sub tracks. Wouldn't be a bad approach for more sub groups to take. It can't be more than 10 minutes extra work, tops – though then again those 10 minutes might seem to count for a lot if you're one of those groups that competes hard to be the first release.


"Using drugs responsibly on dairy farms" was presented by Pam Ruegg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, at noon (Central time) on Monday, September 14. While most cows remain healthy, some become ill and require antibiotic treatment to return to full health. This webinar focused on allowable drug usage and describe some simple practices that will help ensure all medications are used in a responsible manner.