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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā, Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
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Madhya 7 Summary
Madhya 7.1: Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being very compassionate toward a brāhmaṇa named Vāsudeva, cured him of leprosy. He transformed him into a beautiful man satisfied with devotional service. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the glorious Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Madhya 7.2: All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Ācārya! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
Madhya 7.3: After delivering Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, the Lord desired to go to South India to preach.
Madhya 7.4: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order during the waxing fortnight of the month of Māgha. During the following month, Phālguna, He went to Jagannātha Purī and resided there.
Madhya 7.5: At the end of the month of Phālguna, He witnessed the Dola-yātrā ceremony, and in His usual ecstatic love of God, He chanted and danced in various ways on the occasion.
Madhya 7.6: During the month of Caitra, while living at Jagannātha Purī, the Lord delivered Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and at the beginning of the next month (Vaiśākha), He decided to go to South India.
Madhya 7.7-8: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called all His devotees together and, holding them by the hand, humbly informed them, "You are all more dear to Me than My life. I can give up My life, but to give you up is difficult for Me.
Madhya 7.9: "You are all My friends, and you have properly executed the duties of friends by bringing Me here to Jagannātha Purī and giving Me the chance to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple.
Madhya 7.10: "I now beg all of you for one bit of charity. Please give Me permission to leave for a tour of South India.
Madhya 7.11: "I shall go to search out Viśvarūpa. Please forgive Me, but I want to go alone; I do not wish to take anyone with Me.
Madhya 7.12: "Until I return from Setubandha, all of you dear friends should remain at Jagannātha Purī."
Madhya 7.13: Knowing everything, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was aware that Viśvarūpa had already passed away. A pretense of ignorance was necessary, however, so that He could go to South India and liberate the people there.
Madhya 7.14: Upon hearing this message from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the devotees became very unhappy and remained silent with sullen faces.
Madhya 7.15: Nityānanda Prabhu then said, "How is it possible for You to go alone? Who can tolerate this?
Madhya 7.16: "Let one or two of us go with You; otherwise You may fall into the clutches of thieves and rogues along the way. They may be whomever You like, but two persons should go with You.
Madhya 7.17: "Indeed, I know all the paths to the different places of pilgrimage in South India. Just order Me, and I shall go with You."
Madhya 7.18: The Lord replied, "I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller. However You pull the wires to make Me dance, I shall dance in that way.
Madhya 7.19: "After accepting the sannyāsa order, I decided to go to Vṛndāvana, but You took Me instead to the house of Advaita Prabhu.
Madhya 7.20: "While on the way to Jagannātha Purī, You broke My sannyāsa staff. I know that all of you have great affection for Me, but such things disturb My activities.
Madhya 7.21: "Jagadānanda wants Me to enjoy bodily sense gratification, and out of fear I do whatever he tells Me.
Madhya 7.22: "If I sometimes do something against his desire, out of anger he will not talk to Me for three days.
Madhya 7.23: "Being a sannyāsī, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.
Madhya 7.24: "Of course, Mukunda does not say anything, but I know that he is very unhappy within, and upon seeing him unhappy, I become twice as unhappy.
Madhya 7.25: "Although I am in the renounced order of life and Dāmodara is a brahmacārī, he still keeps a stick in his hand just to educate Me.
Madhya 7.26: "According to Dāmodara, I am still a neophyte as far as social etiquette is concerned; therefore he does not like My independent nature.
Madhya 7.27: "Dāmodara Paṇḍita and others are more advanced in receiving the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore they are independent of public opinion. As such, they want Me to enjoy sense gratification, even though it be unethical. But since I am a poor sannyāsī, I cannot abandon the duties of the renounced order, and therefore I follow them strictly.
Madhya 7.28: "You should all therefore remain here in Nīlācala for some days while I tour the sacred places of pilgrimage alone."
Madhya 7.29: Actually the Lord was controlled by the good qualities of all His devotees. On the pretense of attributing faults, He tasted all these qualities.
Madhya 7.30: No one can properly describe Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's affection for His devotees. He always tolerated all kinds of personal unhappiness resulting from His acceptance of the renounced order of life.
Madhya 7.31: The regulative principles observed by Caitanya Mahāprabhu were sometimes intolerable, and all the devotees became greatly affected by them. Although strictly observing the regulative principles, Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not tolerate the unhappiness felt by His devotees.
Madhya 7.32: Therefore, to prevent them from accompanying Him and becoming unhappy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu declared their good qualities to be faults.
Madhya 7.33: Four devotees then humbly insisted that they go with the Lord, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, did not accept their request.
Madhya 7.34: Thereupon Lord Nityānanda said, "Whatever You order is My duty, regardless of whether it results in happiness or unhappiness.
Madhya 7.35: "Yet I still submit one petition to You. Please consider it, and if You think it proper, please accept it.
Madhya 7.36: "You must take with You a loincloth, external clothes and a waterpot. You should take nothing more than this.
Madhya 7.37: "Since Your two hands will always be engaged in chanting and counting the holy names, how will You be able to carry the waterpot and external garments?
Madhya 7.38: "When, along the way, You fall unconscious in ecstatic love of Godhead, who will protect Your belongings — the waterpot, garments and so forth?"
Madhya 7.39: Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu continued, "Here is a simple brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadāsa. Please accept him and take him with You. That is My request.
Madhya 7.40: "He will carry Your waterpot and garments. You may do whatever You like; he will not say a word."
Madhya 7.41: Accepting the request of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, Lord Caitanya took all His devotees and went to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
Madhya 7.42: As soon as they entered his house, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya offered the Lord obeisances and a place to sit. After seating all the others, the Bhaṭṭācārya took his seat.
Madhya 7.43: After they had discussed various topics about Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, "I have come to your place just to receive your order.
Madhya 7.44: "My elder brother, Viśvarūpa, has taken sannyāsa and gone to South India. Now I must go search for Him.
Madhya 7.45: "Please permit Me to go, for I must tour South India. With your permission, I shall soon return very happily."
Madhya 7.46: Upon hearing this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya became very much agitated. Catching hold of the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he gave this sorrowful reply.
Madhya 7.47: "After many births, due to some pious activity I got Your association. Now providence is breaking this invaluable association.
Madhya 7.48: "If a thunderbolt falls on my head or if my son dies, I can tolerate it. But I cannot endure the unhappiness of separation from You.
Madhya 7.49: "My dear Lord, You are the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. Certainly You will depart. I know that. Still, I ask You to stay here a few days more so that I can see Your lotus feet."
Madhya 7.50: Upon hearing Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya's request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu relented. He stayed a few days longer and did not depart.
Madhya 7.51: The Bhaṭṭācārya eagerly invited Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home and fed Him very nicely.
Madhya 7.52: The Bhaṭṭācārya's wife, whose name was Ṣāṭhīmātā (the mother of Ṣāṭhī), did the cooking. The narrations of these pastimes are very wonderful.
Madhya 7.53: Later I shall tell about this in elaborate detail, but at present I wish to describe Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's South Indian tour.
Madhya 7.54: After staying five days at the home of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally asked his permission to depart for South India.
Madhya 7.55: After receiving the Bhaṭṭācārya's permission, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple. He took the Bhaṭṭācārya with Him.
Madhya 7.56: Seeing Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also begged His permission. The priest then immediately delivered prasādam and a garland to Lord Caitanya.
Madhya 7.57: Thus receiving Lord Jagannātha's permission in the form of a garland, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered obeisances, and then in great jubilation He prepared to depart for South India.
Madhya 7.58: Accompanied by His personal associates and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu circumambulated the altar of Jagannātha. The Lord then departed on His South Indian tour.
Madhya 7.59: While the Lord was going along the path to Ālālanātha, which was located on the seashore, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave the following orders to Gopīnātha Ācārya.
Madhya 7.60: "Bring the four sets of loincloths and outer garments I keep at home, and also some prasādam of Lord Jagannātha. You may carry these things with the help of some brāhmaṇa."
Madhya 7.61: While Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was departing, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya submitted the following at His lotus feet: "My Lord, I have one final request that I hope You will kindly fulfill.
Madhya 7.62: "In the town of Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī, there is a responsible government officer named Rāmānanda Rāya.
Madhya 7.63: "Please do not neglect him, thinking he belongs to a śūdra family engaged in material activities. It is my request that You meet him without fail."
Madhya 7.64: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, "Rāmānanda Rāya is a fit person to associate with You; no other devotee can compare with him in knowledge of the transcendental mellows.
Madhya 7.65: "He is a most learned scholar as well as an expert in devotional mellows. Actually he is most exalted, and if You talk with him, You will see how glorious he is.
Madhya 7.66: "I could not realize when I first spoke with Rāmānanda Rāya that his topics and endeavors were all transcendentally uncommon. I made fun of him simply because he was a Vaiṣṇava."
Madhya 7.67: The Bhaṭṭācārya said, "By Your mercy I can now understand the truth about Rāmānanda Rāya. In talking with him, You also will acknowledge his greatness."
Madhya 7.68: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya's request that He meet Rāmānanda Rāya. Bidding Sārvabhauma farewell, the Lord embraced him.
Madhya 7.69: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the Bhaṭṭācārya to bless Him while he engaged in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa at home, so that by Sārvabhauma's mercy the Lord could return to Jagannātha Purī.
Madhya 7.70: Saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu departed on His tour, and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya immediately fainted and fell to the ground.
Madhya 7.71: Although Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fainted, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not take notice of him. Rather, He left quickly. Who can understand the mind and intention of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Madhya 7.72: This is the nature of the mind of an uncommon personality. Sometimes it is soft like a flower, but sometimes it is as hard as a thunderbolt.
Madhya 7.73: "The hearts of those above common behavior are sometimes harder than a thunderbolt and sometimes softer than a flower. How can one accommodate such contradictions in great personalities?"
Madhya 7.74: Lord Nityānanda Prabhu raised Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and with the help of His men saw him to his home.
Madhya 7.75: Immediately all the devotees came and partook of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's company. Afterwards, Gopīnātha Ācārya came with the garments and prasādam.
Madhya 7.76: All the devotees followed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to a place known as Ālālanātha. There they all offered respects and various prayers.
Madhya 7.77: In great ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced and chanted for some time. Indeed, all the neighbors came to see Him.
Madhya 7.78: All around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is also known as Gaurahari, people began to shout the holy name of Hari. Lord Caitanya, immersed in His usual ecstasy of love, danced in the midst of them.
Madhya 7.79: The body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was naturally very beautiful. It was like molten gold dressed in saffron cloth. Indeed, He was most beautiful for being ornamented with the ecstatic symptoms, which caused His bodily hair to stand on end, tears to well up in His eyes, and His body to tremble and perspire all over.
Madhya 7.80: Everyone present was astonished to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's dancing and His bodily transformations. Whoever came did not want to return home.
Madhya 7.81: Everyone — including children, old men and women — began to dance and to chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla. In this way they all floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.
Madhya 7.82: Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting in every village.
Madhya 7.83: Seeing that it was already getting late, Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, the spiritual master, invented a means to disperse the crowd.
Madhya 7.84: When Lord Nityānanda Prabhu took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch at noon, everyone came running around Them.
Madhya 7.85: After finishing Their baths, They returned at noon to the temple. Admitting His own men, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu closed the outside door.
Madhya 7.86: Gopīnātha Ācārya then brought prasādam for the two Lords to eat, and after They had eaten, the remnants of the food were distributed to all the devotees.
Madhya 7.87: Hearing about this, everyone there came to the outside door and began chanting the holy name, "Hari! Hari!" Thus there was a tumultuous sound.
Madhya 7.88: After lunch, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made them open the door. In this way everyone received His audience with great pleasure.
Madhya 7.89: The people came and went until evening, and all of them became Vaiṣṇava devotees and began to chant and dance.
Madhya 7.90: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then passed the night there and discussed the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with His devotees with great pleasure.
Madhya 7.91: The next morning, after taking His bath, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started on His South Indian tour. He bade farewell to the devotees by embracing them.
Madhya 7.92: Although they all fell to the ground unconscious, the Lord did not turn to see them but proceeded onward.
Madhya 7.93: In separation, the Lord became very much perturbed and walked on unhappily. His servant, Kṛṣṇadāsa, who was carrying His waterpot, followed behind.
Madhya 7.94: All the devotees remained there and fasted, and the next day they all unhappily returned to Jagannātha Purī.
Madhya 7.95: Almost like a mad lion, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went on His tour filled with ecstatic love and performing sańkīrtana, chanting Kṛṣṇa's names as follows.
Madhya 7.96: The Lord chanted:Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! heKṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! heKṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! rakṣa māmKṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! pāhi māmThat is, "O Lord Kṛṣṇa, please protect Me and maintain Me." He also chanted:Rāma! Rāghava! Rāma! Rāghava! Rāma! Rāghava! rakṣa māmKṛṣṇa! Keśava! Kṛṣṇa! Keśava! Kṛṣṇa! Keśava! pāhi māmThat is, "O Lord Rāma, descendant of King Raghu, please protect Me. O Kṛṣṇa, O Keśava, killer of the Keśī demon, please maintain Me."
Madhya 7.97: Chanting this verse, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, known as Gaurahari, went on His way. As soon as He saw someone, He would request him to chant "Hari! Hari!"
Madhya 7.98: Whoever heard Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu chant "Hari! Hari!" also chanted the holy name of Lord Hari and Kṛṣṇa. In this way they all followed the Lord, very eager to see Him.
Madhya 7.99: After some time the Lord would embrace these people and bid them return home, having invested each of them with spiritual potency.
Madhya 7.100: Each of these empowered persons would return to his own village, always chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and sometimes laughing, crying and dancing.
Madhya 7.101: Such an empowered person would request everyone and anyone — whomever he saw — to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In this way all the villagers would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Madhya 7.102: People from different villages who came to see such an empowered individual would become like him simply by seeing him and receiving the mercy of his glance.
Madhya 7.103: When each of these newly empowered individuals returned to his own village, he also converted the villagers into devotees. And when others came from different villages to see him, they were also converted.
Madhya 7.104: In this way, as empowered men went from one village to another, all the people of South India became devotees.
Madhya 7.105: Thus many hundreds of people became Vaiṣṇavas when they passed the Lord on the way and were embraced by Him.
Madhya 7.106: In whatever village Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed to accept alms, many people came to see Him.
Madhya 7.107: By the mercy of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, everyone became a first-class devotee. Later they became teachers or spiritual masters and liberated the entire world.
Madhya 7.108: In this way the Lord went to the extreme southern part of India, and He converted all the provinces to Vaiṣṇavism.
Madhya 7.109: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not manifest His spiritual potencies at Navadvīpa, but He did manifest them in South India and liberated all the people there.
Madhya 7.110: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's empowering of others can be understood by one who is actually a devotee of the Lord and who has received His mercy.
Madhya 7.111: If one does not believe in the uncommon transcendental pastimes of the Lord, he is vanquished both in this world and in the next.
Madhya 7.112: Whatever I have stated about the beginning of the Lord's tour should also be understood to hold for as long as the Lord toured South India.
Madhya 7.113: When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to the holy place known as Kūrma-kṣetra, He saw the Deity and offered prayers and obeisances.
Madhya 7.114: While at this place, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in His usual ecstasy of love of Godhead and was laughing, crying, dancing and chanting. Everyone who saw Him was astonished.
Madhya 7.115: After hearing of these wonderful occurrences, everyone came to see Him there. When they saw the beauty of the Lord and His ecstatic condition, they were all struck with wonder.
Madhya 7.116: Just by seeing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, everyone became a devotee. They began to chant "Kṛṣṇa" and "Hari" and all the holy names. They all were merged in a great ecstasy of love, and they began to dance, raising their arms.
Madhya 7.117: Always hearing them chant the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the residents of all the other villages also became Vaiṣṇavas.
Madhya 7.118: By hearing the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the entire country became Vaiṣṇava. It was as if the nectar of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa overflooded the entire country.
Madhya 7.119: After some time, when Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested His external consciousness, a priest of the Lord Kūrma Deity gave Him various offerings.
Madhya 7.120: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mode of preaching has already been explained, and I shall not repeat the explanation. In whichever village the Lord entered, His behavior was the same.
Madhya 7.121: In one village there was a Vedic brāhmaṇa named Kūrma. He invited Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home with great respect and devotion.
Madhya 7.122: This brāhmaṇa brought Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home, washed His lotus feet and, with his family members, drank that water.
Madhya 7.123: With great affection and respect, that Kūrma brāhmaṇa made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat all kinds of food. After that, the remnants were shared by all the members of the family.
Madhya 7.124: The brāhmaṇa then began to pray, "O my Lord, Your lotus feet are meditated upon by Lord Brahmā, and these very lotus feet have come into my home.
Madhya 7.125: "My dear Lord, there is no limit to my great fortune. It cannot be described. Today my family, birth and riches have all been glorified."
Madhya 7.126: The brāhmaṇa begged Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "My dear Lord, kindly show me favor and let me go with You. I can no longer tolerate the waves of misery caused by materialistic life."
Madhya 7.127: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, "Don't speak like that again. Better to remain at home and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa always.
Madhya 7.128: "Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as they are given in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land."
Madhya 7.129: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further advised the brāhmaṇa Kūrma, "If you follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not obstruct your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these regulative principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will never lose My company."
Madhya 7.130: At whosever house Śrī Caitanya accepted His alms by taking prasādam, He would convert the dwellers to His sańkīrtana movement and advise them just as He advised the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma.
Madhya 7.131-132: While on His tour, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would spend the night at a temple or on the roadside. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He would give him the same advice He gave the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma. He adopted this process until He returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour.
Madhya 7.133: Thus I have described the Lord's behavior elaborately in the case of Kūrma. In this way, you will know Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's dealings throughout South India.
Madhya 7.134: Thus Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would remain at night in one place, and the next morning, after bathing, He would start again.
Madhya 7.135: When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, the brāhmaṇa Kūrma followed Him a great distance, but eventually Lord Caitanya took care to send him back home.
Madhya 7.136: There was also a brāhmaṇa named Vāsudeva, who was a great person but was suffering from leprosy. Indeed, his body was filled with living worms.
Madhya 7.137: Although suffering from leprosy, the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva was enlightened. As soon as one worm fell from his body, he would pick it up and place it back again in the same location.
Madhya 7.138: Then one night Vāsudeva heard of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu's arrival, and in the morning he came to see the Lord at the house of Kūrma.
Madhya 7.139: When the leper Vāsudeva came to Kūrma's house to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was informed that the Lord had already left. The leper then fell to the ground unconscious.
Madhya 7.140: When Vāsudeva, the leper brāhmaṇa, was lamenting due to not being able to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord immediately returned to that spot and embraced him.
Madhya 7.141: When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu touched him, both the leprosy and his distress went to a distant place. Indeed, Vāsudeva's body became very beautiful, to his great happiness.
Madhya 7.142: The brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva was astonished to behold the wonderful mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he began to recite a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, touching the Lord's lotus feet.
Madhya 7.143: He said, "'Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.'"
Madhya 7.144-145: The brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva continued, "O my merciful Lord, such mercy is not possible for ordinary living entities. Such mercy can be found only in You. Upon seeing me, even a sinful person goes away due to my bad bodily odor. Yet You have touched me. Such is the independent behavior of the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
Madhya 7.146: Being meek and humble, the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva worried that he would become proud after being cured by the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Madhya 7.147: To protect the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised him to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become unnecessarily proud.
Madhya 7.148: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also advised Vāsudeva to preach about Kṛṣṇa and thus liberate living entities. As a result, Kṛṣṇa would very soon accept him as His devotee.
Madhya 7.149: After instructing the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva in that way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disappeared from that place. Then the two brāhmaṇas, Kūrma and Vāsudeva, embraced each other and began to cry, remembering the transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Madhya 7.150: Thus I have described how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reclaimed the leper Vāsudeva and so received the name Vāsudevāmṛta-prada.
Madhya 7.151: Thus I end my description of the beginning of the tour of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His visiting the temple of Kūrma and His liberating the leper brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva.
Madhya 7.152: One who hears these pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great faith will surely very soon attain the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Madhya 7.153: I admit that I do not know the beginning or the end of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes. However, whatever I have written I have heard from the mouths of great personalities.
Madhya 7.154: O devotees, please do not consider my offenses in this regard. Your lotus feet are my only shelter.
Madhya 7.155: Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
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Is Australia ready for a new look Japan?
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Change has come to Japan. The new Democratic Party of Japan Government, which ended more than half a century of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party with its stunning victory three months ago, is fulfilling its election promise to take the country in a new direction.
And while early moves by the triumphant DPJ are already beginning to cause domestic upheavals, they also present significant challenges for the countries that deal with Japan including, of course, Australia.
This is the verdict of some of the country's most experienced Japan watchers based at the Australian National University's Japan Institute. Professor Peter Drysdale spoke for many of his colleagues when he said the days of easily predictable, comfortable relationships between the two countries are over.
"There has been a huge change in the system of government there and that will affect the way we do business with them," he said. "I don't think this is well understood in Australia as yet.
"It is going to require a great deal of diplomatic energy and effort to understand what is going on there and I am not sure if we are up to it - whether we have the resources to manage it in government, the universities or in the community more broadly."
The problem is that during more than 50 years of Liberal Democratic rule, hardly anything changed in the way Japan operated on the political, economic and social fronts. Generations of Australian diplomats grew up knowing exactly which buttons to push, which to leave alone, where to go to get answers and, almost always, what those answers would be.
Relations with our largest trading partner have been running on autopilot. Now we have to take over the controls, but the flight manual is out of date and almost useless.
This complacency was highlighted by another Japan Institute member, Professor Kent Anderson. Speaking during a panel discussion on the new government, held jointly with the ACT Branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, he suggested a similar seminar on China would have drawn twice the audience and one on India perhaps half as many again.
He admitted that at the time of the election he had been sceptical. "We expected radical change in 1993 with the Hosokawa Government and again with the Koizumi period, but after they went subsequent leaders returned to the old way of doing things," he said.
"It is very easy to be radical when you are in opposition, and the DPJ is not the most coherent grouping of people - you've got former LDP members on the right and former socialists on the left and the only thing they seemed to be united on was getting the LDP out of power."
However, time spent in the country since the election has convinced him his early assessment was wrong. "Change is real. I am seeing something I have not seen in all my experience of following Japan."
Professor Drysdale characterises this as a move away from government by bureaucracy behind closed doors. "We have had situations in the past where senior bureaucrats basically declared government policy with little or no reference to the political process, this has changed. They are now no longer allowed to make independent statements," he said.
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Graham Cooke has been a journalist for more than four decades, having lived in England, Northern Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, for a lengthy period covering the diplomatic round for The Canberra Times.
He has travelled to and reported on events in more than 20 countries, including an extended stay in the Middle East. Based in Canberra, where he obtains casual employment as a speech writer in the Australian Public Service, he continues to find occasional assignments overseas, supporting the coverage of international news organisations.
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flakes, films, and fousehunting
Okay, so it's supposed to say "househunting" but it doesn't start with an f. Work with me, people.
The weather caused absolute chaos on Thursday. The world came to an end because, I kid you not, we got about 5 inches of snow. People were stranded on major motorways, abandoned their cars, and trucks got stuck on hills blocking traffic for miles. I have to say, it was rather pretty the next day; snow covered the trees and icicles hung off of thatched roofs. Plus, I'm not going to complain about getting my very first snow day. Rock on.
Go see "Catch Me If You Can". It's really good fun, and Spielberg doesn't get all schlocky on us. Leo doesn't really pass for a 17 year old, but he does manage to portray his character rather well. Fabulous opening titles, too. Go see. Go.
So we're looking for a house (and still wanting to do a self build, which would be flippin fantastic) and have been to one viewing and driven around quite a few villages. One good thing about househunting is that it gives you a reason to womble around to little places you never would have visited before. We drove through a lovely village called Godmanchester, which is about 15 miles west of me, and we're viewing a house there on Wednesday. I also really like nosing around other people's houses, so this whole househunting thing is a source of entertainment as well. This also explains why I watch way too much of the UK Style channel. Hmm.


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«Почтальон» () — кинофильм режиссёра Майкла Рэдфорда по роману Антонио Скарметы «Пылкое терпение» (Ardiente paciencia). Лента посвящена памяти исполнителя главной роли Массимо Троизи, скончавшегося через 12 часов после завершения съёмок. Премия «Оскар» за лучшую музыку к фильму и ещё четыре номинации, включая «Лучший фильм».

Сюжет
Знаменитый чилийский поэт Пабло Неруда, вынужденный по политическим мотивам покинуть родину, поселяется на небольшом итальянском островке. Не в силах справиться с огромным количеством корреспонденции, поступающей от поклонников, он нанимает сына рыбака Марио поработать для него почтальоном. Через некоторое время они становятся друзьями, и поэт помогает застенчивому Марио завоевать сердце местной красавицы Беатриче.

В ролях

 Филипп Нуаре — Пабло Неруда
 Массимо Троизи — Марио Руопполо
 Мария Грация Кучинотта — Беатриче Руссо
 Ренато Скарпа — телеграфист
 Линда Моретти — донна Роза
 Анна Бонаюто — Матильда
 Симона Капаррини — Моранте Эльза
 Мариано Ригилло — Ди Козимо

Награды и номинации
Полный перечень наград и номинаций — на сайте IMDB.

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Фильмы-драмы Италии
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Фильмы Майкла Рэдфорда
Фильмы — лауреаты премии BAFTA
Фильмы — лауреаты премии «Оскар» за лучшую музыку
Фильмы Бельгии 1994 года
Фильмы Италии 1994 года
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Фильмы на итальянском языке
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PM Abiy Launches National Tax Revenue Movement (December 21, 2018)
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Addis Ababa December 21/2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched today the National Tax Revenue Movement that aimed at improving tax collection system of the country.
The movement was launched under the theme of "Delivering on my Responsibility: Demanding my Rights".
Addressing the launching ceremony, which was held at the African Union hall in Addiss Ababa, PM Abiy said tax revenue is one of the critical foundations of a country's civilization and development.
Researchers showed that tax revenues are critical to sustainable development as they are providing governments with independent revenue for investing in development, reducing poverty and delivering public services.
Taxation is one of the most important ways in which developing countries like Ethiopia can mobilize their own resources for sustainable development, he said. He stated that expansion of infrastructure will create strong and competent private sector which in turn create plenty of job opportunities for citizens.
So, building strong infrastructure is critical which supported from tax revenue, the Primer underscored.
He urged tax payers to develop an enhanced frame of mind on tax payment responsibility through which they demonstrate their love of country and family. The Prime Minister has also called the public to reprimand such appalling trends of tax evasion and illicit trading to enhance the current low status of tax collection
system. Ethiopia still mobilizes less than 10.7 percent its GDP in tax revenues, which is far
less than even the Sub-Saharan average, he pointed out. During the occasion, renowned dignitaries drawn from various professions were also assigned to serve as tax 'ambassadors' using their respective expertise.
Taxation offers an antidote to developing countries' dependence on external concessional finance and provides the fiscal reliance and sustainability needed to promote growth, it was indicated. The event was organized by the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) aims to highlight the role of a just tax revenue collection system in realizing Ethiopia's ascendancy to middle income status by 2025. ced frame of mind of tax payment responsibility through which they demonstrate their love of country and family. The Prime Minister has also called the public to reprimand such appalling trends of tax evasion and illicit trading to enhance the current low status of tax collection
system. Ethiopia still mobilizes less than 10.7 percent its GDP in tax revenues, which is far less than even the Sub-Saharan average, he pointed out. During the occasion, renowned dignitaries drawn from various professions were
also assigned to serve as tax 'ambassadors' using their respective expertise. Taxation offers an antidote to developing countries' dependence on external concessional finance and provides the fiscal reliance and sustainability needed to
promote growth, it was indicated. The event was organized by the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority
(ERCA) aims to highlight the role of a just tax revenue collection system in realizing Ethiopia's ascendancy to middle income status by 2025.
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Bolton Outlines a Strategy for Africa That's Really about Countering China (New York Times) (December 20, 2018)
WASHINGTON (December 13, 2018) — The Trump administration rolled out a new strategy for Africa on Thursday, but it was really all about China. John R. Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser, said the United States
would lavish money and greater attention on the African continent, casting it as a crucial battleground in the global economic contest between the United States and China. But Mr. Bolton conceded that the United States had limited resources to compete with the tens of billions of dollars China is pouring into Africa. He also threatened to withdraw American aid for some United Nations peacekeeping missions, which he labeled ineffective, as well as for certain African countries like South Sudan that he said were corrupt or ungrateful. Mr. Bolton's speech, at the Heritage Foundation, was his latest effort to flesh out what Mr. Trump's "America First" foreign policy means for particular regions. In Africa, he said, the greatest threat came not from poverty or Islamist extremism but from an expansionist China, as well as Russia. "They are deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region
to gain a competitive advantage over the United States," Mr. Bolton said. "China uses bribes, opaque agreements and the strategic use of debt to hold states in Africa captive to Beijing's wishes and demands." Mr. Bolton announced a new program, "Prosper Africa," to support American investment across Africa. Without attaching a dollar figure, he said the United States would facilitate alternatives to the large, state-directed public works
projects pushed by the Chinese. Those projects, he said, were turning some African countries into economic vassals
of China. Zambia, for example, owes Beijing $6 billion to $10 billion, according to Mr. Bolton, and is at risk of having the Chinese take over its national power company. China built a military base in another indebted African country, Djibouti, a few miles from where the United States has a base for counterterrorism operations.
Earlier this year, Mr. Bolton said the Chinese fired military-grade laser beams at American aircraft, injuring two pilots. Experts welcomed the focus on Africa, which has often been neglected by both Republican and Democratic administrations. But some noted the contradiction between Mr. Bolton's promise of increased investment and a rollback of American engagement in other areas. "You can't counter a multifaceted, long-term Chinese play just by increasing investment," said Grant T. Harris, a former adviser on Africa to President Barack Obama. "Washington needs to understand that China is investing in relationships, not just infrastructure." Mr. Trump famously asked why the United States should accept African immigrants, belittling their countries with an epithet. The first lady, Melania
Trump, made a four-country tour of the continent in October, which drew more attention for her wardrobe — particularly a colonial-style pith helmet on a safari in Kenya — than for her encounters with Africans.
Mr. Bolton traced his interest in Africa to his first job in government, working at the United States Agency for International Development during the Reagan administration. Yet he made clear that he viewed much of the American aid sent to Africa as wasted or misspent.
"From now on," he said, "the United States will not tolerate this longstanding pattern of aid without effect."
South Sudan, where rival leaders recently agreed to end a ruinous civil war, is among those at risk of losing aid. Mr. Bolton said the country was still being led by "the same morally bankrupt leaders" who prolong "horrific violence and immense human suffering."
In the 2017 fiscal year, foreign assistance to Africa from the State Department and the Agency for International Development amounted to $8.7 billion. From 2014 to 2018, the United States provided some $3.8 billion in humanitarian aid to South Sudan and its neighbors. American businesses invested $50 billion in Africa in
2017, according to the State Department. The flow of money from China to Africa has been substantial, but much of it is not what experts consider aid. From 2000 to 2014, Chinese financing to Africa totaled $121.6 billion, according to an analysis by AidData, a research center based at the of William & Mary in Virginia. About 40 percent of that can be defined as aid, based on the parameters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to Bradley Parks, AidData's executive director. During the same period, the United States
provided $106.7 billion in aid, according to the group. Most of the Chinese money comes in the form of loans, many of which are for projects being built by Chinese state-owned companies. The contracts typically have strict conditions attached to them; borrowers often have to start repaying the loans within a few years, unlike loans from the World Bank, which can have a grace period of a decade. "The work that they do, the assistance that they provide, seems to be more about China than it is about the countries that are the target, or the recipients of the assistance," said Mark Green, the administrator of the Agency for International Development.
But the Chinese companies have had great success in winning contracts for projects in Africa. In some cases, this is tied to bribing officials. But in others, Chinese companies have been good at managing relations because, unlike
American companies, they have a strong presence on the ground. "For American businesses to compete effectively in the region, the U.S. government must develop methods to come to the table with a full package," said Mike Davis, an American businessman in Uganda. "The current approach has not proven effective when you compare it against the competition." Mr. Trump, driven by a desire to confront China's growing influence, signed a bill to double the war chest of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which finances American businesses in developing nations. Starting in October, the agency will have $60 billion to dole out in the form of loans, loan insurance and
equity. But the agency's chief executive, Ray W. Washburne, said projects that the agency finances still "have got to make economic sense," adding, "The Chinese seem to be doing these loan-to-own programs."
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President Sahle-Work: Digital Transformation is a Pathway to Prosperity for all Africans (December 19, 2018)
President Sahle-Work Zewde has returned to Addis Ababa this morning (December19) after attending the Africa -Europe High-Level Forum in Vienna which took place under the theme: "Taking Cooperation to the Digital Age".
The forum aimed at broadening cooperation between Africa and the EU , with a focus on digital technology and its importance to economic growth and development. The President addressed the forum with a particular focus on Ethiopia 's efforts to expand digital technology, which can be achieved by infusing African economies with technology and by collaborating with Africa's private sector. She said, "Transformation is a Pathway to Prosperity for all Africans." President Sahle-Work stressed the need to provide a space for European and African leaders, together with CEOs of major global companies, innovation champions, and stakeholders, to reflect and act on what needs to be done to secure prosperity.
She said, "Competitiveness on both continents is a fertile ground to deepen the relationship in all its aspects with a specific focus on taking our cooperation to the digital age." President Sahle-Work met with leaders of different countries and representatives of renowned global companies on the sidelines of the forum. The High-Level Forum anticipates promoting innovation and digitalisation as important enablers of our future development, so that everyone can benefit from the ongoing digital transformation.
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The EU expresses its readiness to support Ethiopia in its continued reform work (December 18, 2018)
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene, welcomed H.E. Christos Stylianides, Humanitarian aid and Crisis Management commission Commissioner of EU ealier today. (December 18).
H.E. Christos Stylianides appreciated the commitment of the government of Ethiopia to undertake a myriad of reform steps including multi-party democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law and gender equality recently. He said the European Union praises the changes, the political and economic reforms in Ethiopia and vows to assist government's ambitious agenda towards a more democratic and a positive example to the region and beyond. State Minister Hirut thanked the EU for the continued support and commitment to scale up the relationship to a heightened level. She pointed out the strategic engagement with the European Union which includes cooperation in regional peace and security, migration; social and economic development; investment and trade; governance and human rights has depicted EU's strong commitment to support Ethiopia's democratic and economic reforms. State Minister Hirut noted the sweeping political and economic reforms in Ethiopia sets itself as a model for the Horn of Africa to become a stable, integrated and peace embracing region. In this regard, Ethiopia welcomes EU's readiness to support the country in its continued work to ensure deepened EU-Ethiopia cooperation on the strategic engagements, she added. H.E. Christos Stylianides underpinned that the EU stands by Ethiopia to address its key challenges and encourages steps taken toward a greater degree of gender equality, inclusiveness and democratization. The EU-Ethiopia strategic engagement document was signed in June 2016.
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UNDP Commends the Ongoing Reforms in Ethiopia (December 18, 2018)
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met with Mr. Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator and his delegation today (December 18), in which, the latter commended the ongoing reforms in Ethiopia. According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy appreciated UNDP 's longstanding technical and financial support to Ethiopia in strengthening democratic governance and capacity development, and accelerating economic growth and poverty reduction, among other areas. The Premier expressed the Government's commitment to strengthening this partnership. Mr. Steiner on his part commended the significant steps the Government of Ethiopia under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken in undertaking
democratic reforms and expressed UNDPs commitment to the continued cooperation.
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China keen to Expand Investment in the Development of Industrial Parks in Ethiopia (December 17, 2018)
A Chinese delegation from Luzhou city, Sichuan Province expressed interest to invest in Ethiopia in areas of industrial parks development. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dewano Kedir received Chinese Standing Committee of Luzhou Municipal People's Congress, Deputy Director, Mr. Yao Fukang at his office earlier today (December 17) including high ranked officials of the municipal city of Sichuan Pilot Free Trade Zone and Luzhou National HighTech Zone.
On the occasion, Ambassador Dewano took note of the fast and exemplary transformation that China has made over three decades. He expressed that #Ethiopia has registered a double-digit economic growth and is striving to become the manufacturing hub of Africa, adding that more and more Chinese companies are showing an interest in investing in Ethiopia.
Adding Ethiopia's interest to bolster and upscale experiences in Industrial Parks Ambassador Dewano appreciated the delegation's keen interest to investment in Ethiopia. Honorable Deputy Director, Yao Fukang expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome accorded to him and his delegation. He said Ethiopia is a favored lucrative investment destination in #Africa and pledged to further strengthen the bilateral trade and investment ties, underscoring Ethiopia's well-engineered investment policies and promising future. Ambassador Dewano while thanking the Chinese for choosing and considering Ethiopia as its investment/business destination, underpinned Ethio-China relationship will continue to embark on new horizons to strengthen and cement collaboration on investment promotion, trade and industrial parks development. The Deputy Director further expressed the myriad of Chinese companies in Ethiopia and noted #China's interest to promote the cooperation in the fields of economic
and trade, machinery and equipment manufacturing, import and export, between Luzhou and Ethiopia. Luzhou city is located in the Southeast part of Sichuan Province, China.
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Amb. Dewano Receives a South Korean Business Delegation (December 17, 2018)
Permanent Secretary of Economic Diplomacy, Ambassador Dewano Kedir received a South Korean business from Busan city on Monday (December 17). Ambassador Dewano thanked the South Korean business delegation for choosing Ethiopia as its investment/business destination, and underlined that the economic cooperation between Ethiopia and South Korea will continue to embark on new horizons to strengthen and cement collaboration on investment promotion, trade and industrial parks development.
Heads of South Korean companies expressed their readiness to invest in Ethiopia in a range of areas, including Chemical Manufacturing, Construction, Assembling Industry, and pharmaceuticals.
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Ethiopia maximizing Citizen Diplomacy (December 14, 2018)
spokesperson, Meles Alem briefed the media regarding the results garnered since Ethiopia began allowing citizens of other African countries to enter the country by issuing visa on arrival. He said, "Ethiopia is taking the dream of free movement in Africa one step further. The number of our African brothers arriving to Ethiopia has increased dramatically and the visa on arrival arrangement is facilitating tourism, economic, regional integration & diplomatic relations." He further said the decision to relax the visa regime will likely be a boon for the country's hospitality and conference tourism sectors. The capital- Addis Ababa is one of the world's largest diplomatic hubs, hosting the seat of the African Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and dozens of foreign embassies. Meles stressed success has come since Ethiopia started issuing visa online for tourists and other visitors across the world. "This will make travel to Ethiopia easy, simultaneously boosting Ethiopian Airlines international presence steadily in recent years," he added. The spokesperson further noted Ethiopia is currently undergoing significant political reforms; these political developments, among others; necessitated revisiting the existing nationality law that applies to foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin primarily aiming to reconnect and enable participation in their country's affairs. He underscored the enhancement of Diaspora participation is playing a significant role in maintaining Ethiopia's economic growth, conducive investment destination and tourist attraction. It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and leaders of regional States have recently made frequent calls to the Ethiopian Diaspora, more than any time before, to create synergy and actively engage in the development of the country.
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PM. Dr. Abiy Meets with Addis-Based European Ambassadors (December 14, 2018)
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met and held discussions with Addis-based
European ambassadors this morning (December 14).
According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, the ambassadors welcomed
the progressive steps taken over the past months in Ethiopia under the new
The ambassadors particularly commended the opening up of the political and
media spaces, and expressed their admiration regarding the role Ethiopia is
playing to bring stability and integration in the region.
Noting the positive changes taking shape, members of the European Union and
non-EU member countries equally confirmed their sustained partnership with
Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia: MCC Recognizes Opportunity for Democratic Reform (December 13, 2018)
In response to Ethiopia being selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation's
(MCC) threshold program, which assists countries to become eligible for substantial
MCC financial support, Freedom House issued the following statement:
"The MCC's new focus on Ethiopia is a well-deserved acknowledgement of the
progress Ethiopia has made in opening political space, advancing freedom of
expression and promoting peace in the Horn of Africa region," said Jon Temin,
director of Africa Programs at Freedom House. "The government of Ethiopia should
take this acknowledgement and the potential support that comes with it as an
opportunity to press ahead with additional essential reforms. In particular, the
government should accelerate adoption of the civil society organizations
proclamation, strengthen the rule of law, and address the root causes of longstanding ethnic unrest. Critically, the government should reaffirm its commitment
to a free and fair election in 2020 by rolling out a comprehensive electoral roadmap
agreed upon by all major political actors."
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Imran Khan's Bribery claim adds to allegations of Nawaz's questionable Modus Operandi
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Imran Khan alleges that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif offered him Rs.10 billion in exchange for his silence regarding the Panama case. Speaking at a party conference in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while highlighting the importance of keeping the government under pressure, Imran Khan claimed that a close friend of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had approached him with the offer. This middleman also claimed that he had been promised to be "entertained" if he convinced the PTI leader. Imran Khan expressed his appreciation of the judges who gave the decision against the PM and went on to state that this was the modus operandi employed by Nawaz Sharif whenever he wanted to protect his interests. "This Rs10 billion was just a starting point; if I had shown some flexibility, they could have offered me more than that," he concluded.
Mr. Nawaz Sharif received funds from the ISI to defeat Benazir Bhutto in the 1990 elections.
This is not the first time Nawaz Sharif has been accused of using illicit means to further his party's political agenda. In the Asghar Khan case, it was alleged that Mr. Nawaz Sharif received funds from the ISI to defeat Benazir Bhutto in the 1990 elections. Benazir, who had been previously dismissed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan under the eighth amendment after the failure of the ISI operation, Midnight Jackal, was projected to win the elections but ISI, under the direction of President Khan, gave funds to rival politicians, which included Nawaz Sharif, and successfully thwarted Bhutto in the elections.
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Sharif family got loans worth Rs.6.24 billion from various banks for their 37 industrial units using the political office of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Seventeen inquiries into corruption cases against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have also been pending with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for the last two decades. They involve allegations that, using the political office of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Sharif family got loans worth Rs.6.24 billion from various banks for their 37 industrial units.
In his book, late journalist Azhar Sohail wrote that Mr. Sharif had once offered Gen Asif Nawaz "a BMW car and a diamond key-ring that cost more than the car."
Just yesterday President Mamnoon Hussain gave a cheque of Rs.25 million to the Karachi Press Club. It is unclear why Punjab Government is investing in media organizations in Karachi.
In an effort to refute Imran Khan's allegations, State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb held a press conference at the Press Information Department (PID) on Wednesday where she characterized the PTI chief as "naïve about politics"
"He is a juggler; he started with the slogan of election rigging, moved on to the phrase that an umpire is set to raise his finger, and has now resorted to criticizing all state institutions, including the Election Commission and judges of the apex court," she said.
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She went on to brand Mr. Khan as "a liar" for making the Rs10 billion claim, she claimed that the government was not interested in getting him to quiet down.
"Whatever he says is indirectly beneficial for us; whenever he criticizes us, he makes a mockery of himself," the minister said, adding: "This lends credence to the more mature, sober and responsible PM Nawaz Sharif, who also heads the largest political party in the country."
"Imran Khan if you are a man, disclose the name [of the middleman]. We will prove that you are a liar!"
Her angle on the Panama Verdict was the same as the current narrative being propagated by the PML-N: The Prime Minister has been cleared by the Supreme Court and the allegations of Imran Khan, Sheikh Rasheed, and Senator Sirajul Haq have been dismissed. However, all evidence points to the contrary to the line taken by the PML-N on this issue.
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Today, while addressing media in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan, PML-N politician Danyal Aziz said "Imran Khan if you are a man, disclose the name [of the middleman]. We will prove that you are a liar!"
PPP, in reaction to Imran Khan's claim, have demanded the name of the middleman be disclosed. PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira stated that it was the legal and moral responsibility of the PTI chief to disclose the name of the person offering the bribe to which a spokesperson said that "We will disclose the name of the person at an appropriate time."
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Newton burst onto the running shoe scene about three years ago with some bright orange, red and yellow shoes with pods in the forefoot and a weird double wedge looking logo. Their initial push into triathlons (and more specifically Ironman) paid off as they were immediately accepted by a significant number of age groupers and pros alike, including some of the best in the sport, like Michelle Jones, Craig Alexander and Heather Fuhr to name a few. Now, they introduced the Sir Isaac and Lady Isaac Guidance Trainer, a "Newton starter shoe", designed to expose the average, more heel-striking runner to the Newton concept of mid to forefoot running in a less radical transition.
The Newton shoes work on the premise that the most efficient way to run is to strike more on the mid to forefoot part of the foot. Developed by Danny Abshire, an expert in making athletic orthotics with substantial experience with professional athletes in Boulder and an avid runner, these shoes have been in the making for over ten years. I first heard of the concept around 1998-1999 when I first met Danny and at the time he was looking for the materials necessary to make his concept work. Since then, he not only found the right materials but along with company founder Jerry Lee, set up the manufacturing facilities and distribution channels to successfully sell these shoes worldwide.
Newton's design concept came about by observing humans running barefoot and noticing that strides are the most fluid and speed is achieved with the least amount of effort when we strike in the forefoot manner.
Due to our physiology (little padding and virtually no shock absorbing features in the heel) we will strike more in the middle to ball part of the foot, perhaps with a quick heel strike and an immediate forward roll. Shock absorption occurs in the arch of the foot, before the foot becomes more rigid for propulsion at toe-off. As a result, Newton shoes are specifically designed to favor mid to forefoot landing. This will increase running speed (without additional effort) because the fluid stride is not disrupted by hitting the heels hard (which is actually similar to hitting the brakes) and the stride speed is actually increased slightly, by moving the foot quicker to the push off phase.
Unlike conventional running shoes where the amount of shock absorption actually decreases with time and wear, the shock absorbing power on Newton shoes remain basically the same throughout the life of the shoe. As long as there are pods and the membrane's structural integrity is not compromised, the shock absorption will essentially remain the same. The shoe is finally worn out when the pods are gone due to wear.
In the Sir Isaac and Lady Isaac Guidance Trainer, the pods are not as pronounced. They are probably about one eighth of an inch high, in relation to the rest of the sole as opposed to the quarter plus inch height of the original Newton Performance Trainers. The outsides of the outer-sole are also raised slightly to minimize the forefoot pressure caused by the pods, while still guiding the runner into the mid/forefoot. They also have a carbon rubber outsole both in the forefoot and heel for greater overall durability.
I must first confess that I've been a Newton fan for a year now. As a result, for me going from the Newton Stability Trainer (one of the original shoes in the Performance line) to the Sir Isaac Trainer was practically the opposite effect of going from a regular shoe to the Sir Isaacs Trainer. Surprisingly, they felt very similar to the Stability Trainer. They still made my feet "want" to roll forward into a jog, perhaps a little more subtly. However, while it took me a few days and several runs to get to the point where I got completely used to lugs in my Stability Trainer, the less pronounced lugs on the Sir Isaac Trainers felt "normal" after just a few minutes.
I found that running with the Sir Isaacs, the forward motion feeling was very similar to that of my Stability Trainers. When switching back to regular running shoes after wearing my Newtons, I often felt sluggish at first. With the Sir Isaacs Trainers, I still felt nimble and fast. Still, the more substantial heel on the Isaac Trainers should definitely help in the initial conversion of heel strikers to midfoot strikers. In my case, this difference was noticeable when I got tired and my form started to fall apart. For example, I had some great track workouts with my Stability Trainer but then felt awful during the cool down. My assessment was that during the cool down, I was heel striking on a shoe that basically offered no heel (or very little padding) to strike on, so the inefficiency was compounded. With the Sir Isaacs Trainers, when my form gets sloppy the inefficiency is not as pronounced (which can be good and bad as forcing me to focus on good form often results in running faster with less effort).
Marketed as a "Guidance" trainer, the Sir Isaac Trainer offered me more than enough stability with its' dual density midsole and a wider mid/forefoot base. At 10.9 oz (for a size 9), it is still incredibly light for a trainer. Like the Stability Trainers, I did have to go up half a size so make sure they fit with the pods in the correct place relative to the metatarsals. This resulted in a lot of forefoot room but that was not an issue for me. They did also fit wider than the Stability Trainers so people with narrow feet beware. The closer nit mesh was still comfortable and flexible.
Newton is no longer a novelty company although they are still very small compared to the Asics and Nikes of the world. Researching the internet you can find lots of debates as to whether the Newton running concept actually can make you faster and more efficient and also whether their design will work for everyone. My opinion is that the original performance models, including the Stability Trainer, probably were not for everyone (at least not right of the bat). However, the Sir Isaacs and Lady Isaacs Guidance Trainers should serve a much larger population of runners. I personally like the concept and the focus on running form as well as biomechanics. I also give them credit for thinking outside the conventional box of shoe design. They have taken the Ironman circuit by storm in a relative short time and are now expanding into the running market as more runners get an opportunity to try them. At $149, the Sir Isaacs Guidance Trainers are also less pricey than the Performance Trainers, putting them more in line with other running shoes. They also come with a 30 day money back guarantee so why not give them an honest try?


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package org.jboss.netty.example.securechat;

import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelPipelineFactory;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.frame.DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.frame.Delimiters;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.string.StringDecoder;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.string.StringEncoder;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.ssl.SslContext;

import static org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.*;

/**
 * Creates a newly configured {@link ChannelPipeline} for a new channel.
 */
public class SecureChatClientPipelineFactory implements ChannelPipelineFactory {

    private final SslContext sslCtx;

    public SecureChatClientPipelineFactory(SslContext sslCtx) {
        this.sslCtx = sslCtx;
    }

    public ChannelPipeline getPipeline() {
        ChannelPipeline pipeline = pipeline();

        // Add SSL handler first to encrypt and decrypt everything.
        // In this example, we use a bogus certificate in the server side
        // and accept any invalid certificates in the client side.
        // You will need something more complicated to identify both
        // and server in the real world.
        pipeline.addLast("ssl", sslCtx.newHandler(SecureChatClient.HOST, SecureChatClient.PORT));

        // On top of the SSL handler, add the text line codec.
        pipeline.addLast("framer", new DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(8192, Delimiters.lineDelimiter()));
        pipeline.addLast("decoder", new StringDecoder());
        pipeline.addLast("encoder", new StringEncoder());

        // and then business logic.
        pipeline.addLast("handler", new SecureChatClientHandler());

        return pipeline;
    }
}

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Working outside in the winter can mean you are facing everything from wet, heavy snow to blowing winds and blizzards. A wide range of conditions and various levels of physical activity mean that your choice in clothing needs to be deliberate and flexible.
In the winter, clothing is best worn in layers. Multiple layers provide a bigger bang for the safety buck than a single thick garment. Each layer has a specific purpose and addresses two clothing challenges that threaten the health & safety of outside workers; moisture buildup and wind.
• Should be able to wick, or move, moisture away from your skin.
• Clothing should be snug but not constricting.
• Will trap warm air as your body is constantly giving off heat.
• Clothing should be relatively loose-fitting.
• Materials like wool or fleece.
• Purpose of this layer is to protect the layers beneath from wind, rain and snow.
• Jackets should be easily closed off or opened at the waist, neck & wrists.
• Waterproof and windproof fabric work well.
Layering allows you to add and remove layers as your physical activity changes. When you're working up a sweat, take layers off. When you stop, put the layers back on; bundle up, pull up your hood, put your back to the wind, and trap all that heat you've generated.
Your boots need to protect you from workplace hazards but they also need to keep your feet warm and dry. Make sure they are well insulated and will repel moisture. If in doubt, apply a moisture-repellant product to keep out the moisture. Put in winter insoles as the steel-toe and/ or steel shank of your boots may conduct heat away from your feet, so the extra layer helps stop that heat loss. Your boots also need to protect you from slips & falls; choose a sole with a chunky lug type tread. Ice grips are an arrangement of metal springs or treads that can be strapped onto your boots to provide extra traction.
Don't forget your socks! The simple fact is you need good winter socks. Thick wool socks are cheap, easy to find and can keep you warm even if they get wet. Modern synthetics have improved wicking ability – the property of removing moisture from around your feet - but will be pricier.
Always wear clean socks. The oils & moisture from your feet can rob a few degrees of warmth from your feet. Clean socks keep your feet warmer.
Your fingers, toes, ears and nose don't have major muscles to produce heat so they usually feel the cold first. Your Cold Weather Cut Resistant gloves are to protect you against workplace hazards but may not provide you with the necessary warmth when working outside. Wear a thin polyester, polypropylene or fleece glove inside your work gloves to help stop heat loss.
Remember bulky gloves can interfere with your grip. Be extra cautious to ensure you have a firm grip when climbing a ladder or using a tool. Your Cold Weather Cut Resistant gloves have a gripping material built into the fingers and palm.
Last but not least is your head. Just like any other body part that we protect from the harsh winter elements we need to keep our head warm and dry. But at the same time we must ensure we are protected from workplace hazards and that means wearing our hard hats at all times.
Fabric winter liners designed to work in conjunction with our hard hats is the best option and only option approved by the CSA. Winter liners are designed to attach to the hard hat suspension and seat down onto the head. There are a variety of styles available that offer head protection as well as ear and neck protection from the elements.
If wearing a hoodie under your hard hat you must ensure that it is worn completely down on your head so that the material is not interfering with the suspension bands of your hard hat and that you have adjusted the tension so it is secure on your head. Be aware that a hood can block your peripheral vision and affect your hearing. Be particularly careful around moving equipment or vehicles. Also, the strings on hoodies are a potential hazard; they can easily be caught in moving or rotating equipment like a hand grinder.
Wearing a toque under your hard hat is not recommended by the manufacturers nor approved by the CSA because a hard hat needs to fit tightly on your head for maximum protection. With a toque underneath, your hard hat could slip off more easily. If you are wearing a toque you need to ensure you are adjusting the suspension to ensure it is snug and secure.
Taking a few extra minutes to prepare can ensure you stay warm and dry this winter.


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HomeLinguistics & LiteratureGaddis's Vision of "The Cold War: A New History"
Gaddis's Vision of "The Cold War: A New History"
In the book, The Cold War: A New History John Lewis Gaddis proposes a unique vision of the Cold War and its impact on the world and relations between the USSR and America. The book consists of seven chapters devoted to different aspects of the Cold War and relations between the world states. The caution of political leaders did not obviate the risk of reckless subordinates. Nevertheless, it would seem that nuclear weapons made nuclear powers tactically cautious whilst increasing the sense of strategic threat. At no time was the Cold War regarded as the sole component of the international system: Gaddis portrays that in each state, there were leaders who favored other views, championing, amongst others things, internal reform, national renewal, imperial consolidation, or intra-capitalist competition.
The typology of Cold War historiography is necessarily simplified, but it does accurately portray two features of much of this work. First, it assumes that the Cold War was merely a name for a Soviet-American conflict played out on a global scale. Second, even within this bilateral context, the emphasis is on American motivations and policy. Although these tendencies have been criticized, there are, actually, good reasons why they arose. No one would deny that the Soviet-American relationship was of key importance, and historians have a well-justified reluctance to concentrate on areas where there is a dearth of evidence to support their conclusions. The book aims to explain why the Cold War remained central to international relations for so long. It addresses four main questions. To interpret the Cold War as bipolar is to stress the centrality of the direct interaction between the Soviet Union and the United States and the impact they had on other states. A multipolar view, by contrast, not only suggests that other states helped shape the individual actions of the two main protagonists, but that interactions between states other than the USSR and the USA shaped the Cold War system itself. There is a difference between a multipolar Cold War and a multipolar world. It has been argued, for instance, that after about 1970 the Cold War became 'tripolar' with the emergence of China as a political, if not an economic or military, superpower. It has also been argued that about the same time the world capitalist system started to become 'tripolar' with the emergence of roughly balanced zones of advanced industrial prosperity in North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. It is important to ask whether the Cold War not only passed through bipolar and multipolar stages but whether polarity also.
The author of the book is a professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. he is an expert in this subject publishing numerous articles and research on this subject. This book is intended for a general audience and proposes readers a thrilling and excepting history of the Cold War years. Special attention is given to the problem of polarity. The author asks questions and finds answers to them. How integrated was the Cold War? Did Cold War policy-makers see themselves dealing with an interlinked global system or a series of regional systems? John Lewis Gaddis shows to a wide target audience of readers that foreign policy could threaten the legitimacy of even a stable political system; as the conduct of the Vietnam War did in America. Foreign policy could legitimize a regime that other factors tended to undermine — the situation in the Soviet Union for most of its history. If we identify the scope of those threatened by foreign-policy failure — the nation, the political system, the government, an organization, an individual —and the severity of the challenge which would arise from failure, fundamental, serious, or minor, we can note that the wider the scope and the more severe the challenge the more important management of the domestic political process became, except in those cases where the threat derived from crude direct intervention by a foreign power.
The Cold War: A New History is a history book based on primary documents and materials. The author applies a revisionist methodology to unveil the main events and conclusions. John Lewis Gaddis applies an interdisciplinary approach addressing the problems of social, cultural, and economic changes. The difference between ideology is sometimes seen as the main interpretative challenge in analyzing these four aspects of decision-making. The ideological prism of leaders often determined the decisions they were able to take. States which stressed the importance of the sources of national power rather than the structure. of the international system could be regarded as less ideological. Yet political issues — the assumption that all states will do the utmost to increase their power whilst guaranteeing their survival — is itself an ideology, its adherents claiming access to objective truth in much the same way as Marxist-Leninists did.
The book is based on primary and secondary research on the issue. The book is based on chronological sequences of events thus it tries to classify the main events and political actions by subjects. For instance, the first chapter The Return of Fear"describes the first years of confrontation and depicts the main causes of the Cold War. All terms and processes are clearly and sufficiently defined. The properly documented study of Soviet policy is in its infancy when compared to that carried out in the United States over the past 40 years. The writing flow is well so it is easy to follow events and read the book. John Lewis Gaddis addresses the question that decision-making is often a battleground between ideologues and those who see the specificity of various situations. One would expect that in states possessing an officially promulgated state ideology there would be more ideologues and that they would have more influence, but this should not blind one to the existence of ideologies in states without a self-proclaimed ideology. All transitions have the theme to the next. The Prologue does not provide all themes defined and discussed in the book, thus it helps readers to understand the main subject and issues of the research. The Epilogue sums up all events and political strategies of the Cold War and involves the unique author's view on the problem of international relations and affairs.
In sum, the book proposes unique and interesting interpretations of the Cold War and historical events of the middle of the XX century. John Lewis Gaddis shows that the leaderships of Cold War states all had some conception about the sources of national power. Potentially power could be drawn from the military capabilities and organization of the state, its economic, financial, and technological capabilities, and its possession of allies and clients. The author answers all new questions mentioned at the beginning of the book. The book is deep and well-thought research made by the author during the last 30 years. This book concentrates on those states which were vital in shaping the Cold War rather than those which were most affected by it. It also concentrates on states at the points of their greatest influence. It is based on a threefold typology of states. In this typology, the superpowers are central.
Gaddis, J. L. The Cold War: A New History. The Penguin Press, 2005.
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