Ram Suri previous reply: For example, Lord Krishna (11/54) says that after exclusive devotion to divine, one can enter in him (pravestum), meaning that merging of soul in divine. Can you please reply to me sir?
Swami Ramswarup: In this shloka, it is said that Shri Krishna can be seen, known and can be attained by continuous worship with entire devotion. As regard," PRAVESHTUM " Yajurveda mantra 40/6 says that God is within all and all creation is in God. So question of entering the soul into God does not arise. The creation tells the fact that God is within all and all creation is within God.
Ram Suri present reply: Sir! What is the meaning of the word 'attained' in your answer? Lord Krishna also says in Gita 9/4 that every thing is present in him. We agree to it. Right? Then Lord Krishna also says that during the daytime of Lord Brahma (Here, we are not debating who this Lord Brahma is? To get answer for this question, please see my following answersalso), creation is done from prakruti, and during his nighttime, whole universe is dissolved in prakruti (please vide Gita 8/18,19 slokas). Now as per 9/4, every thing is already present in divine. Right? If it so, then how come creation and dissolution are taking place inside divine, when divine does not have any particular form? It does not make any meaning? Right? Therefore, the Gita sloka 9/4 or Yajurveda mantra 40/6 when they say that every thing is in divine, theyshould be understood that divine is present everywhere equally, and that there is no place that does not have divine presence. More over, as per your understanding both divine and souls are different and remain different forever absolutely, and even the liberated souls cannot merge in divine. Right? If this being your case, then, how come the above Yujurveda mantra and Gita sloka say that every thing is present in divine, which means they are already in merged state.Is it not some thing different from your opinion? Both Yajurveda mantra and Gita sloka 9/4 say that every thing is present in divine, but on the other hand you say that divine and souls are different permanent and cannot merge in each other. It means that your understanding is clashing with the above Yajurveda mantra also.
There are three facts to reach the God.
1. Knowledge (Gyan) i.e., to know about alive-non-alive, truth-untruth, Braham-illusion etc., by real sadhna.
2. To see (darshan) —– After knowing, an aspirant can see the motto only.
3. To enter (pravesh) —- After seeing the truth, the aspirant leaves behind the all untrue paths- untruth and adopt truth only I.e., he enters in truth.
Enter means " to follow " and not to enter the room etc. If a soul will enter the God, then it means, the God is standing in one space where the soul is not and the soul is standing in another place but Tateriopnishad says," TAT SRISHTVA TADEVA NU PRAVISHAT " I.E., God created the universe from prakriti and incorporated Himself in it. So God is separate and universe is separate. In this shlok, a word," TATVEN " is also mentioned which means to know the factual position- truth. In Valmiki Ramayan, Bal kand sarg one it is mentioned about Shri Ram that he was SARV SHASTRATH TATVAJYAHAN and VED VEDANG TATVAJYAHA i.e., knower of all shastras by truth and knower of all Vedas by truth. TATVA means factual position. So in this shlok of Bhagwat Geeta, the meaning of TATVEN PRAVESHTU is " to enter by knowing factual truth ". So the meaning of TATVEN PRAVESHTU is not that the soul has merged into God and has become God. The meaning of " atained ", you asked, is to achieve, please.Actually in advaitvad the merger philosophy is based on, only knowledge (Gyan) and not karma. So according to advaitvad, the meaning of " TATVEN PRAVESHTUM " is merger of soul into God. Whereas Vedas tell to adopt Gyan (knowledge in Rigveda), karma ( deeds vide Yajurveda) and Upsana (worship vide Saamveda ). So according to the said philosophy of Vedas, the meaning of next shlok i.e.," MATKARMAKRIT, MATPARMAHA " etc., says that the soul with his body should perform duties. Suppose, vide shlok 11/54, the soul is merged then the meaning of the next shlok is of no use. Therefore in my opinion, the meaning of "TATVEN PRAVESHTUM " is to enter into knowledge by doing pious deeds. This point may please be discussed further.
Bhagwat Geeta shlok 9/4 says that God is formless and He is within all being "omnipresent". All five matters and souls are situated within God but God does not i.e., after creating the world, the God incorporated Himself in it and thus given strength to earth, sun, moon and whole universe to be stable or to live upon etc. So this is the meaning of " MATASTHANISARVABHUTANI ". On the other hand, God being Almighty needs no any help for His stability. So this is the meaning of "AHAM TESHU NA AVASTHITAHA" Almighty God is formless but the wprld is not formless. The world and bodies have forms. Even Shatpath Brahmin Granth says, "YASYA ATMA SHARIRAM " i.e., the soul is the residence of Almighty God (Anandmaya kosh). So naturally, God is smallest (suksham) than world and souls and therefore has incorporated Himself within universe and souls, whereas universe and souls can not, just like the electric flow in electric wire. Wire is sthool and electricity is most suksham than the wire.
Bhagwta Geeta shlok 9/4 is also not saying that everything is already present in divine. Above quoted Tateriopnishad also clarifies that God incorporated Himself in universe after creating the universe from prakriti and this is very well clear in mandal 10, sukta 129-130 of Rigveda that after pralaya and at the beginning of creation, three tatvas were present having different qualities, i.e., God, Prakriti and souls; all immortal and eternal. So Yajurveda mantra 40/6 and Geeta shlok 9/4 never say that at the time of creation everything is already present in Divine (God). Actually after creation the Divine (God) incorporates Himself in the universe. You have told that creation is done from prakriti and is dissolved in prakriti and this fact is mentioned in all Vedas and Samkhya sutra 1/26 onwards that God creates universe from prakriti and prakriti made universe, at the time of destruction, pralaya, the universe is dissloved or takes the shape again as prakriti. It isnever said in any veda that prakriti has been merged in to God, please. Now please send your views.
The meaning of Yajurveda mantra 40/6 comes that the learned, who after studying Vedas and practising Ashtang yoga philosophy sees all non-alive and alive universe within God. And knows that God is everywhere, within whole universe, then he gets nomisunderstanding about prakriti made universe, alive souls and Almighty God. So here main thing is word "ANUPASHYATI". Anu means after studying Vedas and practising ashtang yoga i.e., he who sees is soul. The another is prakriti made non-alive universe, seen bu soul and third is Almighty God. And in this Yajurveda mantra, there is no mention that the soul ora person is God. Now, please send your views.
Swami Ramswarup: In this connection, Ramanujam says on this shloka that he who does continuos worship of mind, with whole heart/entire devotion, he attains me.
Ram Suri present reply: Sir! How come you quote sri Ramanujam's references in support of your views here when you do not believe in his Vishitadvaita philosophy? More over, as you may be aware that he believed Lord Vistnu as supreme divine (divine in saguna form) while you believe divine in nirgun form. As per your understanding divine does not have anysankalp or vikalp, and thus should always be a nirgun form. Right? When this is the case, how come you quote hisreferences? But I have no objection for your sri Ramanuja reference here. For Gita 11/54 sloka, sri Ramanuja said that by whole-hearted devotion, the sadhaka knows truly Lord Krishna (or divine), sees him (or experiences divine) and enters into Lord Krishna (or divine). Can you please tell me who is entering and where is entering into if everything is alreadypresent in divine as per your understanding of Yujurveda mantra, and if both divine and soul cannot merge in each other as per your understanding of scriptures?
Swami Ramswarup: As regards Shri Ramanujam or any other dignity, who have done a lot and made their conclusion tallying with the Vedas, they are respectfully honoured, please. So in the sentence used by Shri Ramanujam quoted before, the meaning of "me" therein is "formless God", please. "Nirguna" word is used, is not so appropriate as "Nirakaar". However, the shape of the world, in which God is present, may be considered the form of God and God has unlimited qualities like omnipresent, Almighty, creator, gives result of karmas, alive, pure, formless etc., etc. So God can be considered on this basis " Saguna " but will always remain Nirakaar.
Swami Ramswarup: In this connection, please refer Shatpath Brahmin Granth of Yaskacharya, quoted above, wherein it is stated the deepest and unseen meaning by Yaskacharya that in salvation, the soul has sankalp power and uses ear, nose, body etc., accordingly for merriment. Therefore without ear, nose, mind, budhhi etc., soul can do nothing which is fundamental of Vedas. And opened by ancient and present Rishis, as issaid in Rigveda mantra 1/1/2 and this secret can't be known by arrogants please. Therefore please study Rishi-made holy books.
Swami Ramswarup: As regards the views of Shri Ramanujam ji, he is using word "Him" which means Almighty God. Almighty God as said in Yajurveda mantra, 40/6,7, is resalised by a Yogi. This is applicable to Yogeshwar Shri Krishna, Vyas Muni, Atri Rishi and several Rishis-Munis. So the Almighty God manifested/appeared within the body of Yogeshwar Shri Krishna and at that time Shri Krishna was equivalent to God. So the words mentioned in the Geeta like "Matkarmakrit, Mat parmaha, Mad bhaktaha, Mam sharnam " etc.,etc. are as said in yajurveda mantra 31/11 i.e., " BRAHMANO MUKHAM AASEET " i.e., in this world, the mouth of a Yogeshwar is like a mouth of God from where the preach of Vedas, comes out (but God has no mouth). Now, please send your views and as regards who is "entering" and where is entering, I have clarified above by saying " incorporated Himself " etc., please.
As regards Shatpath Brahmin Granth, Shukla paksh means to met the death while doing pious deeds according to Vedas and Krishna paksh means the death while doing sins etc.
The conclusion of Braham sutra 4/3/1 is that he who worships Brahma goes to brahamlok through archi. Archi means Rashmi- kiran. In Chandogya Upnishad 5/10/1,2, there has been mentioned other paths also from archi to Agni, day, jyoti etc. And asregards Manav and amanav, the sadhak (manav) himself becomes a manav and teaches the aspirants and this philosophy is said " Devyanmarg ".Archi means a stage of the soul like a pure ray." Aha" (day) means the stage likea pure, bright day and so on. So these are the stages of souls and death on a proper day etc. Geeta shlok 8/27 is based on imagination only, otherwise the salvation is attained while alive. Secondly, there are no two types of salvation because salvation (moksh) means lack of body and sorrows etc. Yogeshwar whlie in body ( alive) is also in salvation but will feel heat, cold etc., through body but soulhas got Samadhi, but after death he will not feel anything else due to lack of body because from body, the sorrows, seasons, happiness, sadness etc., are felt. If it is not then, half salvation with subtle body etc., is not mentioned in Shatpath Brahmin kand 14, already stated or in any Ved mantra.


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Spoiler warning: Super Mario Odyssey story and level spoilers.
Ruined Dragon is not from Fantendo. However, this article may include related fan ideas.
The Ruined Dragon, as he appears in Super Mario Odyssey
Lord of Lightning
Crumbleden Dragon
GENDER ♂ Male
SPECIES Dragon
CURRENT STATUS Alive
RESIDING AT Crumbleden (Ruined Kingdom)
WEAPONS Claws, electric breath
SERIES Super Mario series
"So... tired..."
— Ruined Dragon, Super Mario Odyssey
The Ruined Dragon (Japanese: ホロビアドラゴン Horobia Doragon), also known as the Lord of Lightning, is a boss that appears within Super Mario Odyssey. The Ruined Dragon first appears under Bowser's command when Mario and Cappy attempt to travel to Bowser's Kingdom, halting their progress by damaging their ship and stranding the two in the Ruined Dragon's homeland, the Ruined Kingdom.
While it is unknown as to whether or not the Ruined Dragon willingly serves Bowser, the crown he wears when he first appears, the design of which is based on the Koopa King's head, and the sword-like pins that hold it down imply that he may have been enslaved by the Koopa Troop.
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The Ruined Dragon possesses dark purple (almost black) scales that cover most of its body, with the skin exposed on his stomach appearing to be a lighter purple colour. He possesses wings, large enough to carry him through the air with ease, with the plagiopatagium that spreads between each finger being a crimson colour. The Ruined Dragon possesses four horns on the top of his head, one of which reveals a Power Moon should Mario throw Cappy onto it. The Ruined Dragon is also perhaps the largest creature within the Mario franchise; he is so large that the bottom half of his body has yet to appear on-screen.
Unlike most creatures within the Super Mario series, including other species based off dragons, the Ruined Dragon's design is far more realistic and detailed, making it stand out among the cartoony visuals of the general Mario cast and world. As such he possesses few exaggerated features.
The Ruined Dragon is one of the few bosses in Super Mario Odyssey to be given some background lore through the Crazy Cap brochure. According to the Ruined Kingdom's brochure, the Lord of Lightning is the one responsible for reducing Crumbleden to the ruined state that Mario finds it in. The same brochure also mentions an altar in the shape of his head being built to talk or confront him, and to restrain the lightning he controls.
In Super Mario Odyssey, he appear prior to entering Bowser's Kingdom, during a cutscene depicting Bowser on his head, ordering him to destroy the Odyssey. The Odyssey goes down without a fight, causing the Odyssey to crash into the Ruined Kingdom. Mario then needs to head over to the arena where the Ruined Dragon is battled.
During his boss fight, the Ruined Dragon fires off electrical spiked wheels that drift around the arena, heading towards the edges. He then slams his head down, a electrical current being blasted across the arena that Mario needs to jump over. After this, he will enter a rest mode, where he sets his head down, allowing Mario to remove his pins that connect his crown to his head. Once this crown has been removed, Mario can ground stomp it for damage. During this phase, Burrbos will pop up to attack Mario.
After being defeated, the Ruined Dragon awards Mario with a Multi-Moon that he can repair The Odyssey with. On return trips to the Ruined Kingdom, he will state that he is tired, although the player can jump across his body with no repercussions. Additionally, a painting can be found in the Mushroom Kingdom that allows the player to fight him again, but on a slippery arena ground and harder alterations to his usual attacks.
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The Ruined Dragon appears in this film, where he is depicted as the master of lost realities. He is first encountered by Old Mario in the Ruined Kingdom alongside Mephiles, who threatens to have him wipe him out if he doesn't join him.
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The Ruined Dragon appears as a Master Spirit, which can be obtained by defeating a giant Charizard clone in Shadows of Smash mode or defeating Bahamut with Mario in the Classic Mode.
The Ruined Dragon's name was revealed in the Prima Strategy guide. It also appears in the soundtrack of Super Mario Odyssey, via the name of the "Ruined Dragon Battle" track.
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Christopher Robbins, Director, is an artist, educator, and organizer who has lived and worked in New York, London, Tokyo, West Africa, the Fiji Islands, and former Yugoslavia.
Christopher Robbins, Associate Professor's work experience spans several fields, including corporate (Union Bank of Switzerland, Reuters), non profit (Peace Corps, Museum for Africa Art), and academic fields (Rhode Island School of Design, University of the South Pacific, SUNY Purchase College).
In 2006, he co-founded the Ghana ThinkTank, a network of think tanks in countries including Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Mexico, El Salvador and Indonesia, who solve problems in the so-called "developed" world. Ghana ThinkTank was awarded a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge grant in 2018, a Creative Capital Grant in 2013, and spoke at the 2014 Creative Time Summit.
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3. Bring 6 tablespoons butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, cream, and honey in heavy small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Boil until candy thermometer registers 230°F, about 6 minutes. Stir in nuts.
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Much of the reason for this oversight is due to the fact that public information about which Obamacare insurance carriers will be considered eligible at various hospitals has been scarce. Some hospitals, it turns out, still do not even know themselves which plans will be accepted, let alone members of the general public having access to this information. In other words, there is major turmoil on the horizon for patients who try to use their ineligible insurance coverage at these hospitals.


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ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
President Putin's call to partially mobilize Russian citizens, directing them to fight in Ukraine, reflects the Kremlin's struggles on the battlefield, the unpopularity of the war, and Russians' unwillingness to fight in it. President Putin is not operating from a position of strength; rather, this is another sign of his failing mission. We have every confidence that the people of Ukraine will continue to demonstrate resolve and bravery on the battlefield in support of their sovereignty and independence.
The United States, our allies, and partners in the international community condemn Russia's brutal war against Ukraine, and we continue to stand with Ukraine and its people. Together, we have provided Ukraine consistent, significant support for its defense, and we will continue that steadfast support for the Ukrainian people for as long as it takes.
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The biggest trade show in the world kicked off at Berlin and every year, in September, we get to see new and innovation gadgets and appliances shown off at the event. This year is obviously no exception as we have Samsung, LG, Sony and others showing off their next gen devices as well as debuting some extremely good looking smartwear devices among others. In this post, lets take a look at some of the new smartphones shown off at IFA 14.
New Smartphones at IFA 14
The Galaxy line has been around for a long time and its hard to imagine what else could be new or innovative to excite consumers in the Galaxy Note 4. However, the phablet still appears to be the star of the show as Samsung has added several new features to it from its flagship Galaxy S5. Two significant features of interest are the heart rate monitor and the 16MP camera. The device's 5.7 inch display is perfect for accessing applications in the Multi Window. Note 4 also comes with a stylus and has a back cover that looks like leather (but is not!).
As far as the camera goes, there is a 16 MP rear camera featuring a Smart Optical Image Stabilizer that balances the shakes and adjusts the exposure time in dark settings. The 3.7 MP front camera offers up to 120 degree wide angle view, which is perfect for taking group photos.
Other notable features include an improved Fingerprint Scanner, Fast Charging and Ultra Power Saving Mode. The Galaxy Note 4 also comes with multiple microphones and an improved speaker phone for better noise cancellation, which should be handy when you're communicating in loud environments. There is a built-in Voice Recorder that offers 8 different directional voice tagging with selective playback capabilities that allows users to isolate and listen to specific voices in a group conversation. The Note 4 will be available in Charcoal Black, Frost White, Bronze Gold, and Blossom Pink in global markets from October.
Galaxy Note Edge
The Galaxy Note Edge takes the Galaxy Note experience to the next level. It features the same specifications as the Note 4, but it stands out in terms of its curved screen which allows users quick access to frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality at the swipe of a thumb. Users can also receive notifications when the cover is closed directly on the Edge Screen. The Galaxy Note Edge will be available in Charcoal Black and Frost White in select markets through Samsung's retail channels, e-commerce and carriers later in the year.
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The SteadyShot technology with Intelligent Active Mode make shooting videos smoother and images more stable. You can record clips in super-clear 4K resolution at four times Full HD and use the advanced video mode to pause and resume filming, so that you capture the perfect moments in one file. The Xperia Z3 also brings Sony's Digital Noise Cancelling technology to the smartphone for a better sound experience.
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The Sony Xperia E3 is for the budget conscious consumer. It is not waterproof, is slim and perfect for one hand use. It comes with a 5MP camera, a 4.5 inch screen, fast 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor with 4G LTE capabilities and a dual SIM variant for extra flexibility. The Xperia E3 will launch globally in autumn 2014.
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Racist far-right nasties with the added bonus of being completely bonkers. Led by Danny Nalliah, a young earth creationist convinced that Jesus met him personally (from 3.40am to 6.00am, Jesus apparently being a very early riser).
Political leaning: Far-right
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Australia's original far-right, race baiting, anti-immigration, flat tax, redneck party. Supports voluntary euthanasia for some inexplicable reason. Got busted recently for trying to solicit donations from the US National Rifle Association and the Koch Brothers.
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Clive Palmer's attempt to make Australia great again through sheer weight of yellow billboards and Trump-style populism. Mostly a grab bag of right wing big business tax cuts and infrastructure spending. In other words stuff that will make Clive Palmer money.
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Australia's main centre-right party in government, led by Tony Abbott.... oh, actually Malcom Turnbull, but not really - hang on, Peter Dutton? Oh, actually Scott Morrison. Sorry about that. A broad church of dominant conservatives and small l-liberals who don't get listened to any more.
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- Party advertisement
Climate Action! Immigration Action! Accountable Politicians!
The Online Direct Democracy party realised their name was too boring (ironically not ODD enough), so decided to lie instead. Their name actually has nothing to do with their party position, as they don't have a party position on anything, instead promising to allow all citizens to vote on all legislation. Obviously didn't learn from Jeb Bush's failed 2016 presidential bid that exclamation marks don't work.
Political leaning: Direct Democracy
Likes: Exclamation marks!
Dislikes: The actual democratic process!
"The intent...was to take advantage of the six words allowed by the AEC"
- Press release
Justice for animals! Don't like basically anything that hurts animals whether it's evidence-based or not. All candidates must be vegan to join the party.
Political leaning: Left
Likes: Cute fluffy animals
Dislikes: Factory farming, scientific experimentation, kangaroo culls
"AJP is supported by a cohort of human-hating, urban-based, largely idle-rich and well-off middle class types, that have no empathy for their fellow human beings"
- That's big talk from a gun nut, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers' spokesgun Robert Borsak.
Australia's largest environmentalist party, known for caring about climate change even when there isn't an election on. The party that wants to build more affordable housing, except when it's built right next door. The party that hates factional politics, except when Lee Rhiannon and Jeremy Buckhimgham do it. The party that... well you get the idea.
Likes: An actual credible climate change policy. A compassionate refugee policy that meets our international obligations. Factional infighting in NSW.
Dislikes: Adani. Corporate political donations. The old, big parties. Climate change turning the Earth into an apocalyptic hellscape.
"It's all about the sort of leadership that people are getting at the moment. They're fed up with this sorta day-to-day bickering, not putting the national interest ahead of these narrow partisan interests."
- Pot calling the kettle black, Richard Di Natale
Fraser Anning's Conservative Nationals
Racist, bigoted, Nazi-sympathising bastards who deserve nothing but contempt. And eggs. When Pauline Hanson calls you out for being a Nazi you know it's pretty dire.
Political leaning: Far right fascists
Likes: Fascist thuggery, white supremacy, racism, victim blaming, etc.
Dislikes: Eggs and the heroes who throw them.
"Straight from Goebbels' handbook from Nazi Germany"
The current opposition led by Bill Shorten, the most boring, square daggy dad seen in Australia since the 2014 Toyota Camry ad. Promising to end tax loopholes, save medicare, and stop the revolving door of leadership changes (even though Bill Shorten started it).
Political leaning: Centre-left
Likes: Medicare, ending tax loopholes, climate change action (but only a little bit). Zingers. The song "hip to be square", by Huey Lewis and the News.
Dislikes: Being asked about the Adani coal mine, refugees, or carbon pricing.
"ZINGER"
- Bill Shorten
Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN)
Led by Father Rod Bower of Anglican Gosford Church fame (the guy that puts left wing political slogans on his church sign). They are a variety of independent candidates of various ideologies who all want action on climate change, but felt they can't vote green due to other Greens policies (presumably on religious matters?). On issues other than climate change their candidates are free to vote how they want - Rod Bower himself is definitely left of centre. One of the more catchy acronyms going around.
Political leaning: Various, but mainly left wing
Likes: A zero emissions climate change future.
Dislikes: The far-right heckling dickheads who interrupt his church services.
"We will continue to proclaim the gospel of love no matter what #SydneyAnglicans do."
- Rod Bower on Twitter
Australian Workers Party
Trade union officials who have started their own microparty in protest at a "move towards neoliberalism by the ALP". Policies are basically left-faction ALP, with a focus on manufacturing industry jobs. Want a universal jobs guarantee and a 32 hour working week, a republic, and to nationalise the power grid.
Likes: Trade unions, what the ALP used to be
Dislikes: What the ALP is now, Neoliberalism, the Queen
"It's ludicrous to think that self driving cars and voice activated mobile phones are going to?eliminate all human endeavour"
- Phew, I was worried about that (AWP Website)
Australian Better Families
Believe there is a gender-bias against fathers in family law court cases. Founder is a men's rights activist linked to One Nation's dubious family law policy. Wants a Minister for Men, because of course they do.
Political leaning: Right
Likes: Men, mental health reform, live music
Dislikes: "Fake" domestic violence
"Don't hide away in a dark corner. Take yourself down to your state and federal members' office and let them witness your final act in person"
- Some? questionable advice from Better Families Founder Leith Erikson
Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
Want legal marijuana. Registered in Nimbin because of course they are. Apparently their website lists a land line phone link to the "HEMP embassy" which manages to be both a hilarious pun and an ever so slightly offensive appropriation of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Political leaning: Far left
Likes: Legalising Hemp, and using it for literally everything. Nimbin. The munchies.
Dislikes: Da police. Joining an existing political party that shares their values.
"HEMP has a plan to integrate the whole plant into our everyday lives for medicine, food security, the environment and social harmony."
- HEMP party website
Cory Bernadi's crusade machine. Conservatives with your standard far-right-wing policies. Blah blah no renewables blah blah pull out from the refugee convention blah less foreign aid blah. Amusingly, advocate for both "children understanding the values of Western culture" and "the removal of all political indoctrination from the curriculum".
Political leaning: Far right
Likes: Western Culture, Christianity, not much else
Dislikes: Holiday eggs, abortions, same sex marriage (too late)
The party issued a policy release in April, 2017 urging party members to petition major chocolate companies to oppose Easter Eggs being renamed Holiday Eggs. The release caused confusion on the grounds that there was no evidence any major chocolate company had ever done that in Australia, or that anyone had ever asked them to.
Labour DLP
DLP Labour is all about "families"- and you can probably predict what comes next. It generally supports workers rights from a centrist position, but runs a conservative faith-based social agenda. Is anti-abortion and remains opposed to same-sex marriage. Basically the old groupers, but with no obvious union links today.
Political leaning: Centrist on economics, right wing on social policy
Likes: BA Santamaria, pretending to be a workers party, "family values".
Dislikes: Abortion, LGBTIQ community.
"A basic element of our philosophy is that the interests of Australians may be best served by preserving, protecting and building on the family. "
- DLP Website
Katter's Australian Party
The party that isn't going to be too concerned with same sex marriage when EVERY THREE MONTHS SOMEONE GETS RIPPED APART BY A CROCODILE IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND.
Political leaning: Right wing agrarian socialism
Likes: Gaffe-riddled press conferences. Tarriff protections. Defending Fraser Anning.
Dislikes: The National Party. Crocodile attacks.
"People in Brisbane and all over Queensland - if you've got a ride-on mower, you cannot do the lawn in front of your house. How ridiculous is this? Once again you've got this most unfree state on Earth."
- Bob Katter
Group R - QLD
Hetty Johnson is a child protection advocate and anti-paedophilia activist, and the founder of the organisation Bravehearts. She was the former leader of the Australian Democrats in Queensland in the 1990s. Most of her policies relate to child protection, including mandatory sentences for repeat child sex offenders. On other issues, she seems to support a phased transition away from coal and opposes the Adani Coal Mine, but does not support Labor's negative gearing changes. A fairly typical centrist.
Political leaning: Centrist
Likes: Tougher child protection and sentencing, negative gearing, Koalas, fence sitting.
Dislikes: Adani
Great Australian
Former One Nation Senator (sorry, 'senator-in-exile') Rodney Culleton's new party. Completely unhinged. They're anti-vaccinations for a start, then try to claim that income tax is voluntary and go downhill from there. Their website used to link to a number of conspiracy theory pages - including how 9/11 and Paris 2015 were false flag operations, how Port Arthur was staged to take away our guns, how local local government is unconstitutional, and how MH17 was payback for Vladamir Putin trying to bypass the US Dollar. Check your brain at the door folks.
Political leaning: Libertarian Conspiracy nutcases
Likes: Conspiracy theories
Dislikes: Any semblance of common sense
"Just because I turn around and say that I took a key, it's no different to taking a scone off someone's plate."
- Rod Cullerton, claiming he wasn't guilty of theft in a WA court case
The pARRRrty that loves piracy, mainly of the internet vARRRiety. Campaigns a lot on open-access, intARRRnet freedom, pARRRivacy, digital rights, freedom of infARRRmation and pARRRticipatory democracy.
Political leaning: Left-LibertARRRian
Likes: Piracy, Open access. Boats (we presume).
Dislikes: Internet censARRRship. When people read their policy platform in a pirate voice. Or maybe they do, we don't know.
"Our movement occupies a unique place in politics, providing leadership in the issues of today which you won't find in other political parties - digital activism, human rights, economic responsibility and transparency of government."
- Pirate Party website
#Sustainable Australia
A rare bird, an anti-immigration party with a bunch of standard left-wing policies (more public transport, reduce factory farming, less privatisation, carbon pricing). Centrist, or confused? You be the judge.
Political leaning: Center
Likes: Hashtags, people thinking they're about environmental sustainability when they aren't.
Dislikes: Immigration, people thinking that they're racist
"A sustainable population is achievable by diversifying Australia's economy away from an over-reliance on housing construction, which requires ever-more people. "
- Sustainable Australia president William Bourke
Love Australia or Leave
The political vehicle of a racist that went on a national TV program about refugees and emerged more racist than before. Her website has too many exclamation marks to be run by anyone remotely sane. A low point of Australian democracy.
Likes: Australia, apparently, but only the white bits.
Dislikes: The UN, Mosques
"Often it's the left yelling out that we're racist and bigots and xenophobes"
- Gosh I wonder why, Kim Vuga
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers
Does what it says on the tin. If it moves they want to shoot it, if it doesn't they want to 4WD on it. Pretend not to support gun deregulation, but during the 2011-15 NSW parliament they argued in favour of shooting in national parks.
Political leaning: Rural Right
Likes: Cows with guns
Dislikes: The National party. Water mismanagement. Hey, you want to fish or farm, you need water.
"For the past eight years, we've seen government spending skewed heavily towards Sydney. It's time the bush got its fair share,"
- SFF Leader Robert Borsak
Group X - QLD
Tony Moore is running on a broadly centre-right platform, especially with regards to family politics, but hates major political parties (despite, or perhaps because, of being a serial Family First candidate previously). Spends 95% of his website talking about how broadly speaking major political parties are a corruption on democracy, but in the fine print on one of his pages he says he does not support left of centre parties and would support an LNP government if forced. Go figure folks.
Likes: Family values and other vague platitudes
Dislikes: "leftist parties"
"When elected, Tony is likely to give support to form a conservative (coalition) government, and there after make all decisions independently in the best interests of the people he represents, where ever they may be found, forged and/or delivered. Tony does not and will not support politically-left aligned parties, policies and ideologies, nor those - overtly or covertly - associated with, or whom underwrite, resource, and propagate such things that subvert what makes Australia the great free Nation that it is."
- Tony Moore website
David Leyonjhelm's party, but he's not running this time, because he quit to run in the NSW state upper house (where he lost). Generally run by people who hate any government intervention in the economy or society and can probably explain what bitcoin is.
Political leaning: Right wing libertarian
Likes: Declaring victory prematurely.
Dislikes: Government intervention and regulations.
"It is evident that I have been elected".
- David Leyonjhelm, prematurely declaring victory in the NSW state upper house.
Narrator: He wasn't.
Citizens Electoral Council
Completely, utterly, hilariously bonkers. Conspiracy theorists of the highest order: They believe that the Queen controls the drug trade, that we should use DDT as a pesticide again, and that rock music was created by the British secret service. Anti-semitic. Also an actual cult.
Political leaning: Right wing conspiracy
Likes: Lyndon LaRouche, being unhinged
Dislikes: CONSPIRACIES
"LaRouche himself has long since become the walking punchline to a very strange joke. He is known for some of the most baroque conspiracy theories ever put into circulation. Members of the LYM now deny that he ever accused the Queen of England of drug trafficking - though in fact, he did exactly that throughout the 1980s."
- Book critic and columnist Scott McLemee
This project would not exist without the fine work of Lachlan Drummond, Dan McCusker, Teegan Lee, and a bunch of other anonymous dreamers and misfits. You can contact us if you really want.
It's meant to rhyme with Don Quixote. Well I thought it was clever.


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Q: Ipython Magic - Cant get it to install Ubuntu Server 18.04 I have followed the instructions here clearly https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install/install.html#dependencies
Ran these commands below.
pip3 install ipython
pip3 show ipython
pip3 install pexpect jedi pygments setuptools decorator prompt-toolkit pickleshare backcall traitlets

I still get this error
>>> %precision 2
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    %precision 2
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SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Thank you for the help in advance

A: I am assuming that you ran that code inside the same python shell you used to install IPython.
I think you should open the IPython shell by invoking ipython from a terminal and run the code from there.

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Andy Stewart's Scotland
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I can honestly say that I have had a love affair with all of the songs on this recording and filming them was therefore a great pleasure – indeed, a labour of love. . Slainte Mhath – Andy Stewart. Filmed in St Andrews, Braemar, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Glasgow, Crail and Ballater. 20 tracks include:Come in Come in,Donald Where's Yer Trousers, A Scottish Soldier, McAllister (Comedy Verse), Lochside, Campbeltown Loch, Andy Where's Your Kilt, Mickin O' Geordies Byre, Kissin' in the Dark, The Road & the Miles to Dundee, The Rumour (Comedy Verse), Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie, Tunes of Glory, Maggie, Nicky Tams, Barnyards O' Dalgetty, Take me Back, Tobermory (Comedy Verse), De Ye Ken Lang Syne & Nice to be a Grandad.
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2009 Edinburgh Military Tattoo DVD
Transatlantic Sessions 3 (2 DVD set)
The Original BBC Transatlantic Sessions (Series One)
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Q: DSA: How to generate the subprime? Lately I did a bit of research about the Digital Signature Algorithm and how it works. My question according to this is of no practical matter for me but of pure interest.
However, I'm curious how to generate the subprime in DSA: Somewhere during the generation of the parameters for the algorithm one chooses a 1024-bit prime p. The next step is to find a 160-bit prime q which is a divisor of p-1. That's where I get stuck. I have no idea how to find that subprime q in time, without having to wait forever. I also couldn't find any documentation about that particular part of DSA on the internet and all the example implementations I've found use library functions to create the parameters.
Does anyone know more about that subprime generation or can lead me to a place where I can read about it?
Thanks in advance.

A: As suggested by Zoredache: The algorithm to create the pair of primes p and q for DSA, found in the Digital Signature Standard.
Let L-1 = 160*n + b, where b,n ∈ ℕ and 0 ≤ b < 160

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*Choose a random number seed > 2¹⁶⁰. Let g be the length of seed in bits.

*U = sha(seed) XOR sha(seed+1 mod 2^g) (where sha is the Secure Hash Algorithm)

*q = U OR 2¹⁵⁹ OR 1

*Test if q is prime, if not go to step 1.

*counter = 0, offset = 2

*For k = 0,...,n: V_k = sha((seed + offset + k) mod 2^g)

*W = V_0 + V_1 * 2^160 + ... + V_(n-1) * 2^((n-1)*160) + (V_n mod 2^b) * 2^(n*160)

*X = W + 2^(L-1)

*c = X mod 2*q

*p = X - (c-1)

*If p < 2^(L-1) go to step 13.

*Test if p is prime, if so go to step 15.

*counter = counter + 1, offset = offset + n + 1

*If counter >= 4096 go to step 1, if not go to step 7.

*We have now p and q so that q is a divisor of p-1.

I hope I did not get anything wrong. I didn't understand everything completely yet but the major trick is to calculate p out of q instead of trying the opposite thing.

A: I don't know much about it personally, but I did a quick grep through the OpenSSL source code and it mentioned the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 186 as the document that the implementation was based on.

A: Saying that q divides p-1 is the same as saying that p ≡ 1 mod q.
The FIPS method essentially shifts and adds successive hash outputs to build a pseudorandom chunk of the correct size, and then subtracts a remainder such that p ≡ 1 mod 2q, and finally tests for primality. The only 'real' entropy in the process is the random seed.
Note also that the old FIPS-186 above is 'hardcoded' for 160 bit q
If you have plenty of entropy you can just as easily get a chunk of random from a good source, set the top and bottom bits to 1, subtract ((p mod q)-1) then test that for primality.

A: I don't think that's right. If you can factor p-1, then you can easily factor the public key, which is really bad.
The usual key generation takes two large primes p and q, of equal bit length; their product n=pq becomes the modulus of the cryptosystem. The totient of n is computed as phi(pq)=(p-1)(q-1). Then two keys are chosen, the encryption key e and the decryption key d, such that de ≡ 1 (mod phi(pq)) and gcd(e, phi(pq)) = 1. E must be odd, is frequently chosen to be prime to force the condition that it is co-prime to the totient, and is generally fairly small; e=2^16+1=65537 is common.
I wrote code for RSA, including key generation, at my blog.


The Organic Cotton Accelerator was created by a group of retailers and NGOs including C&A Foundation, C&A, Kering Group, H&M and the Textile Exchange. It is a B2B initiative, designed to promote the use of organic cotton in textiles, as well as develop and support the supply chain from farmer to retailer.
We worked with the group to create the brand positioning and values, along with tone of voice and brand identity. The project presented a number of challenges, not least the key collaborators are also in competition. The thinking behind the initiative was 'collaboration in a pre-competitive space'.
This was brought to life in a website and brochure aimed at the retail community to promote Organic Cotton, not as 'better' than non-organic cotton, but as fairer to everyone in the supply chain from farm to consumer.
You cans see the website, created in collaboration with Jim Holt of Agitprop here.


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Performing Arts at Connecticut College
onStage at Connecticut College
Dance Department
The Arts at Connecticut College
Connecticut College was the first college in the country to offer music and art as fully fledged academic disciplines. When Virginia and Theodora Palmer left a bequest in 1936 to build an auditorium in honor of their father, President Katharine Blunt engineered another first. She hired New York architectural firm Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon—newly famous for having completed the Empire State Building—to design a hall that could accommodate over 1000 people.
The opening season in 1939 demonstrated that benefit, bringing throngs to campus to hear the popular baritone John Charles Thomas, the renowned Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo, the great Russian violinist Ephram Zimbalist, the English pianist and Bach scholar Wanda Landowska, and the Austrian Kolisch String quartet. Soon the Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic would schedule regular performances in Palmer as they toured the East Coast. And the American Dance Festival would eventually bring Martha Graham, José Limón, and other famous performers to the Palmer stage. Limón's most famous piece, The Moor's Pavane, was premiered at Connecticut College in 1949.
Now, eight decades later, we are thrilled to be welcoming you to a grand reopening season that represents the same legacy of greatness now in a brilliantly renovated hall: the new Athey Center at Palmer Auditorium. We are especially proud that among the esteemed guests this season are a number of graduates of Connecticut College. We are so grateful to Nancy and Preston Athey and to the Sherman Fairchild Foundation for helping us bring this exceptional theater back to life, allowing Palmer once again, as the original donors wished, "to be a continuing benefit to the College and community."


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Julius Caesar's Rome, a two-DVD set, carries its audience back to Ancient Rome, a civilization that was born in 753 BCE on the banks of the river Tiber in modern Italy and ended with the fall of Constantinople in modern Turkey in 1453 CE. The first DVD narrates the life of Julius Caesar, Anthony, and Cleopatra. The narration of the life of both Anthony and Cleopatra is too long due to some lousy acting that history lovers should have been spared.
The second DVD starts with the legendary foundation of Rome in 753 BCE and ends with the reign of Justinian, the great emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 6th century CE. The second DVD is an invitation to further explore the glorious past of Rome and its relevance to our western society.
The photography in both DVDs is usually compelling, the interviews with leading archaeologists are most often interesting, and the narration of Joe Mantegna is to-the-point and accessible.
If you are interested in this period history, and a fun detailed history of the men in power and the inner-workings of Rome, check out the book series "Masters of Rome". They are AWESOME books!!!!!!!!!
Coming to USSA over the next good few yrs every empire last about 200 yrs USSA has had their time, which will be next is an open question.
You'll be long dead before my great USA crumbles so you won't get to find out if your prediction come true or not HAHA!!
its not about empires its about civilization continuation. Rome was first a kingdom, then a republic, then an empire then the papacy continued its influence, not really until the rise of Britain did Rome's true influence begin to die out, Britain could no evolve to continue, neither can America, so the true question is, how does America evolve into something beyond an empire of the dollar?
its so interesting how the roman people acted and behaved about death. They considered it to be a great thing to be a murderer, though i'm sure they didn't think they were murderers. Our culture today is too grusome for my tastes, but Rome, rome was a dream splattered with blood, of which im not that found of. but that is just my opinon, let rome be what rome was. my question is, What beilefs caused them to become so grusome? What made the kings and priests think that that was ok? It may be a question no one can answer, and thats alright.
I don't think the answer to your question is that mysterious or difficult. Look around at the world the Romans had come from. By comparison, they were not nearly so bloody as most of their neighbours. When Rome began to expand its empire, all Europe was covered in "oppidum" or fortified villages, because warfare among the tribes was so frequent that every little village had to be walled against attacks from other villages. These tribes were quite literally headhunters (Gauls etc). Before Rome was great, they had sacked it violently (Brennus, and the Battle of Allia).
So, Rome emerged in a very brutal world, and to survive and prosper in that world, it had to be brutal. But it created the unthinkable: a zone of peace and prosperity, where none had ever existed before. It is not as if Rome emerged into a peaceful world and shattered the peace ... far from it ... Rome emerged into a violent world and was able to create islands of stability and peace in it.
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Can i put in A to B and get directions?
If you are asking if one can use OpenStreetMap to get directions from A to B, then the answer is yes and no.
It is currently not possible to do this directly on the openstreetmap.org website, however, there are a number of external sites that allow you to do this based on OpenStreetMap data.
There are also more specialised forms such as for cycling in the UK such as cyclestreets.
Mapfactor free for sat-nav devices, Skobbler for iPhone, Navmii for iPhone, Garmin OSM maps and many more for all types of devices.
There are also plans to eventually include directions on openstreetmap.org, but they are still in development.
On OSM we can get directions from A to B but OSM has no "via" points, which is quite uncomfortable. These are quite useful in a lot of cases.
You can add via points using another interface to OSM-based routing engines, such as http://map.project-osrm.org/ .
To get an overview about the endless possibilities, have a look at the OSM wiki about Routing.
where can I do a direction search / routing (from x to y location)?
[closed] How to get directions / route between cities in OSM (like in Google Maps)?


What a crazy day yesterday. 2 hours at the Canadian border but we finally made it. We pulled into the Lethbridge, Alberta Walmart late last night after driving through the rain. 3 nights in a row. It's a record !! We've been without running water since we left Fernley and surprisingly we are all doing great !! Just gearing up for Alaska I guess. It's beyond windy outside. The whole trailer just wailed and shook last night. Not sure if we can leave the parking lot today. But I'm good. Got my free mcdonalds wifi haha I know we've been saying we are going to alaska but now it's for really real !!! We are totally going to alaska !! I've also been tasked with true navigator. No fancy electronic devices for me. Thank goodness for my book. Hope hubby is patient everyone I say "oh sorry we just passed it" ha. The family was ecstatic last night to get across the border. And the kids did great !! So polite. So knowledgable with the agents and just the best attitudes. I am so proud of them. More soon.


Associated Press/Photo by AJ Reynolds/Athens Banner-HeraldAlabama players celebrate winning the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday in Atlanta.
After Saturday's conference championship games, the four College Football Playoff teams are set. The top three teams were easy choices for the selection committee, with undefeated Alabama, Clemson, and Notre Dame earning their slots. But the selection of the fourth team was a bit more complicated, with Oklahoma edging out Georgia and Ohio State.
Oklahoma (12-1) found favor with the committee after the Sooners avenged an earlier loss this season to No. 15 Texas in Saturday's Big 12 championship game. Georgia (11-2), which had fallen to No. 11 Louisiana State earlier this year, lost its bid to be among the top four when the Bulldogs lost Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship game to Alabama (13-0). Ohio State (12-1) did what it had to do Saturday by winning the Big Ten title over Northwestern, but the Buckeyes' blowout loss earlier this season to unranked Purdue cost them any serious consideration for the playoff. Meanwhile, Clemson (13-0) took care of business Saturday by winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game over unranked Pittsburgh.
No. 2 Clemson will face No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0), an independent in football, on Dec. 29 in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. That same day, No. 1 Alabama will play fourth-seeded Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in Miami. The winners will battle for the national championship on Jan. 7 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
To add to your football viewing pleasure, see the film, "Concussion."


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Posted on May 28, 2019 by Paul Mirengoff in Department of Labor
Mulvaney places Acosta DOL in "receivership"
Well, not quite. But here, according to Bloomberg, is what President Trump's acting chief of staff has done:
Mick Mulvaney has seized power over the Labor Department's rulemaking process out of frustration with the pace of deregulation under Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, according to current and former department officials and other people who communicate with the administration.
Upon arriving at the West Wing in January, Mulvaney instituted a formalized system for settling regulatory policy and timeline disputes between White House assistants and Acosta's top aides, said people with direct knowledge of the process.
Conflicts are elevated to Mulvaney for a final decision, said one official with direct knowledge. Acosta and his staff have been losing these decisions so often that they've stopped bothering to appeal, said current and former DOL officials.
The effect?
This has led to an acceleration of previously languishing rules on overtime pay, job training, and workplace safety that businesses have sought during the first two years of Trump's administration.
The White House intervention also signals more contentious regulations—such as rules to bolster union oversight or restrict workers from taking medical leave—could now be in the pipeline at a department that appears less likely to embody its secretary's risk-averse style for the remainder of Trump's presidency.
This is great news. But here's an idea: Why not sack the "risk-averse" secretary, Alex Acosta? The number two man at DOL, Pat Pizzella, is able and conservative. With him in charge, Mulvaney probably wouldn't have to worry about the possibility of having to referee disputes about overtime pay, job training, workplace safety rules, etc. None of this stuff traditionally occupies White House staff chiefs even in less turbulent administrations than this one.
It's not as if Mulvaney has time on his hands. As Bloomberg notes, currently he must deal with the following:
advising Trump as he defends himself from Democratic subpoenas and calls for his impeachment in the aftermath of the Mueller report; maintaining order at a White House amid the early stages of the 2020 re-election campaign; and continuing to direct the Office of Management and Budget.
With all of this and more on his plate, Mulvaney shouldn't have to worry about the DOL. If Trump fires Acosta, Mulvaney probably won't have to.
As an added bonus, Trump's cabinet would no longer include a guy who gave a sweetheart deal to a pedophile, violating federal law in the process. And Trump wouldn't have to worry about having that thrown in his face next year when he seeks reelection.
I have a hard time understanding why Trump hasn't removed Acosta.


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A recent study took two groups of subjects who were not celiac, but consumed a gluten-free diet because they believed they felt better while gluten-free. Then, in double blind study fashion, they were randomly administered either a placebo pill or a gluten pill for one week. The results? Those receiving the gluten pill reported significantly more symptoms, specifically "abdominal bloating and pain among the intestinal symptoms, and foggy mind, depression, and aphthous stomatitis (canker sores) among the extra-intestinal symptoms were significantly more severe when subjects received gluten than the placebo." I provide some of my thoughts on this study in this week's video.
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Dr. Michael Ruscio: Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Is this a legitimate concept?
Hi, this is Dr. Ruscio, and I wanted to take a moment to review a recent study published on the issue of non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Now, if you've been toying around with going gluten-free, you've probably heard two opposing views.
On the one side, there is that gluten-free can help every health condition under the sun. And at the other side, there is that gluten-free is a fad. And usually with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
There is a recent study done that I think helps shed some light on this issue. Now, I'm putting the abstract up here on the screen. The name of the study is "Small Amounts of Gluten in Subjects With Suspected Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial." So, this is the gold standard in science.
And on this next slide, I'm putting up a few of the key notes of the study. 59 patients finished the trial. Again, I've highlighted in gold to emphasize the gold standard nature of the trial—the randomized, double blind, placebo-control trial.
Intake of gluten significantly increased overall symptoms, and these symptoms were correlated with abdominal bloating and pain among other intestinal symptoms, and also foggy mind, depression, and aphthous stomatitis (or canker sores) among other extra intestinal symptoms.
Now, essentially, what the design of the study looked like in brief was people continued on a gluten-free diet. And then they were given either a pill containing about 4 grams of placebo in the form of rice starch or 4 grams of gluten.
And as we just covered, there was a significant increase in symptoms in those receiving the pill containing the gluten. So, we have very high level scientific evidence substantiating the fact that non-celiac gluten sensitivity is an issue.
Now, the one criticism one could make to this could be the FODMAP content. FODMAPs are fermentable carbohydrates found in a number of different foods that have been shown to provocate symptoms of IBS (or irritable bowel syndrome).
And some studies have shown that it may be the FODMAP and not the gluten. Now, the placebo in this case was a low FODMAP, so the rice being low FODMAP. So, this was a gluten, and gluten has some FODMAP compared to a lower FODMAP, which is rice. But the amount is so small that I have a hard time thinking that that small amount of FODMAPs would really contribute significantly.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter because here's what I think the take-home of all this is: try cutting something out of your diet. See if you feel better. Then, bring it back into your diet. See if you feel worse. If you do this a few times and notice a consistent relationship, then you have an issue with that food.
Do we need to get overly obsessed with the mechanism? In my opinion, not necessarily. The patients that I see that get the most obsessed with these things actually end up creating more stress in their lives because they're obsessing over these things rather than just saying, "This works for me. This doesn't work for me. I'm going to eat accordingly and focus on enjoying my life." That's issue A.
Issue B: as your gut health improves—for example, it has been shown that Bifidobacteria species can help with the degradation of gluten—you should see your tolerability, or your tolerance, to gluten increase.
Also, when people go on a low FODMAP diet for four to six weeks, the studies have shown that their tolerability to higher FODMAP foods increases in the future, likely because it deprives the overgrowth of small intestinal bacteria that can cause some of the symptoms that can be provocated by eating large amounts of FODMAPs.
So, I guess the two main points here are, one, I don't think we need to get overly particular about saying gluten is an issue or is not an issue, or is an issue because of this or is not an issue because of that, because we want to bring this down to the practical. What can you do? How can you use this information to get healthier?
So, it seems like there is certainly evidence that gluten can be an issue for some. You should take gluten out, see how you feel, bring it back in, see how you feel.
If you notice a consistent, negative regression when you bring gluten back in, for whatever the reason, then you probably want to be careful in the amount of gluten that you eat.
Some people will be able to tolerate small amounts. Some people will not. You'll have to experiment and figure out where you fall on that spectrum.
And then secondary to that, if you take steps to improve your gut health by eliminating inflammatory foods, eating foods that may be anti-inflammatory, maybe using a probiotic to help with these transient anti-inflammatory species, like Bifidobacterium, that can also help with breaking down gluten, then your tolerability may increase.
And finally, if you need to seek out a skilled functional medicine clinician and treat something like a SIBO, like a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, that should further yet still improve your tolerability to some of these foods that may be questionable and may cause irritation in some.
So, gold standard evidence that gluten can be a problem for some. Does this mean we have to become gluten zealots and everyone needs to be gluten-free? No. And does it mean that people who are trying to claim gluten is a fad are right? I wouldn't think so either. I think there is the middle ground.
Hopefully, this narrative helps you navigate how to use this information to get healthier in your own life. So, this is Dr. Ruscio, and I hope this helps.
Hi, my perspective is:" why should I be eating stuff that can lead to huge problems in the long run even though symptoms may not be immediately apparent when the aforementioned stuff is poorly nutritious?".
Said that, if I want to have my occasional weekly pizza with my friends is a matter, but my point is that since this food is really addictive and easy to overeat, the alleged "tolerance" may easily turn into an halibi to make junk food the staple.
Why meat and veggies don't give any problem whatsoever?
You can eat them, stop eating them and then eating them again.
How many persons red meat intolerant?
Why should we desperately defend junk food?
For me it's the proof that it's actually addictive.
Wheat and all the junk food have very compelled attorneys.
The thing that leaves me bewildered is that in front of bogus claims against red meat we have a huge propaganda to ban it, while for gluten every new smoking gun is never enough, there's always little evidence etc. etc.


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Shakespeare was not overly concerned about facts…
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One of history's—or at least literature's— greatest villains is King Richard III, the second and last English monarch to wear the white rose of York. Thanks largely to William Shakespeare's devastating portrait of Richard as a "poisonous bunch-backed toad" and "bottled spider" who proudly proclaims himself a villain, the king has come down through the ages as the very epitome of a ruthless and murderous tyrant.
As the familiar cliché has it, history is written by the victors, and following Richard's defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, the victorious Tudor dynasty founded by Henry VII took pains to portray Richard as an evil despot who richly deserved his fate at the business end of a Welshman's poleax. The fact that Richard was the legally crowned king of England and Henry Tudor was a self-appointed usurper made for an inconvenient legal argument. To forestall such complaints, Tudor apologists, beginning with Sir Thomas More, grossly exaggerated Richard's faults to make their champion look better by comparison.
According to the Tudor version, Richard was virtually a serial killer, a hunch-backed freak who murdered his way to power. Among his putative victims were King Henry VI, the last Lancastrian king; Henry VI's son, Prince Edward; Richard's older brother, the Duke of Gloucester; Richard's own wife, Anne; various dukes, lords, and earls; and most infamously, "the little princes," Edward V and the Duke of York, the sons of newly deceased King Edward IV.
The Richard III Society is dedicated to rebutting these charges. How successful the Society is in its defense of Richard depends, as always, on the eye of the beholder. Certainly, the Society makes a strong case for the theory that Henry VI was killed on the orders of Edward IV, his immediate successor, who was the only man in England at the time with the moral and legal standing to order such a killing. The Duke of Gloucester, too, was killed on Edward's orders. There was little that Richard could have done to prevent those executions—even assuming he would have wished to do so.
Less persuasive, perhaps, is the Society's insistence that Richard had nothing to do with the deaths of Edward's young sons, Edward V and the Duke of York. The boys, aged 12 and 9, respectively, were imprisoned in the Tower of London after their father's sudden, unexpected death in 1483. Richard, their uncle and protector, moved to supplant them and ascend the throne instead. (The princes, by then, had been declared literal bastards and therefore were not, legally speaking, heirs to the throne.) At the very least, the princes' suspicious disappearance and presumed deaths a few months later were immensely convenient to their Uncle Richard, who had the means, motive, and opportunity to have them killed.
Whatever Richard's guilt in the long trail of deaths that opened his path to the throne, it is indisputable that he was the legal monarch of England at the time of his death at Bosworth Field. His reported last words—"Treason treason, treason!"—were as accurate as they were despairing. When William Shakespeare came to write The Tragedy of King Richard III in 1591, the granddaughter of the treasonous Henry Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I, was on the throne. The play repeats the well-worn charges against Richard while celebrating Henry Tudor's brutal coup d'etat as a restoration of divine order and justice. The brilliance of the writing and the memorable title performances over the years of such legendary actors as Richard Burbage, Edmund Kean, Laurence Olivier, and Ian
McKellen have insured that Shakespeare's badly slanted version of Richard III remains the one that endures in popular culture. It is an irony that Richard himself might have appreciated.
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Com'comly, grandfather of Ranald and the principle Chinook Chief of the time, received the Lewis and Clark expedition hospitably when it emerged at the mouth of Columbia River in 1805, and when, in 1810, the J.J. Astor Expedition arrived to take possession of the region for the United States, Com'comly cultivated a close friendship with the pioneers, even giving his daughter [Ilchee] as wife to Duncan McDougal, a Canadian fur trader who was at their head and who took part in the founding of Ft. Astoria in 1811.
The Chinookan nation was one of the most powerful native groups in Oregon. It included those tribes formerly living on the Columbia River, from The Dalles to its mouth (except a small strip occupied by the Athapascan Tlstskanai), and on the lower Willamette as far as the present site of Oregon City, Oregon. The family also extended a short distance along the coast on each side of the mouth of the Columbia, from Shoalwater bay on the North. to Tillamook Head on the South.
The region occupied by Chinookan tribes seems to have been well populated in early times. Lewis and Clark estimated the total number at somewhat more than 16,000. In 1829, however, there occurred an epidemic of unknown nature, which, in a single summer, destroyed four-fifths of the entire native population. Whole villages disappeared, and others were so reduced that they were, in some cases, absorbed into other villages. It can be assumed that it was the result of contact with a "white man's" disease for which they had no immunity. The epidemic was most disastrous below the Cascades. In 1846 Hale estimated the number below the Cascades at 500, and between the Cascades and The Dalles at 800. By 1854 Gibbs gave the population of the former region as 120 and of the latter as 236. They were scattered along the river in several bands, all more or less mixed with neighboring stocks. In 1885 Powell estimated the total number at from 500-600, for the most part living on Warm Springs, Yakima, and Grande Ronde reservations in Oregon.
On July 20, 1811, Duncan McDougal, Chief Factor for the Pacific Fur Company at Astoria, Oregon, and Ilchee, daughter of Chief Comcomly of the Chinook Tribe, married, becoming the first couple to be married in Astoria.
The Chinooks, though not a very refined nation, have notions of matrimonial arrangements that would not disgrace the most refined sticklers for settlements and pin-money. The suitor repairs not to the bower of his mistress, but to her father's lodge, and throws down a present at his feet. His wishes are then disclosed by some discreet friend employed by him for that purpose. If the suitor and his present find favor in the eyes of the father, he breaks the matter to his daughter, and inquires into the state of her inclinations. Should her answer be favorable, the suit is accepted and the lover has to make further presents to the father of horses, canoes, and other valuables, according to the beauty and merits of the bride; looking forward to a return in kind whenever they shall go to housekeeping.
"… [Ilchee] was the daughter of the great chief generally known as King Com'comly, so beautifully alluded to in Washington Irving's "Astoria". She was formerly the wife of a Mr. McDougall, who bought her from her father for, as it was supposed, the enormous price of ten articles of each description, guns, blankets, knives, hatchets, &c., then in Fort Astoria. Com'comly, however, acted with unexpected liberality on the occasion by carpeting her path from the canoe to the Fort with sea otter skins, at that time numerous and valuable, but now scarce, and presenting them as a dowry, in reality far exceeding in value the articles at which she had been estimated. On Mr. McDougall's leaving the Indian country she became the wife of Casanov . . ." In 1813, when Astoria was turned over to the British, McDougal left. Ilchee eventually traveled up the Columbia to the Vancouver area and married Chief Casino (often seen as "Casanov"), a Chinook chief and successor to Chief Com'comly, before returning to her home at the mouth of the Columbia.
In 1823, in the 'custom of the country,' Archibald McDonald took a Native wife, Princess Raven – Koale'Koa – daughter of the influential Chinook chief Com'comly. Early in 1824 a son, Ranald, was born to them. Raven did not long survive the baby's arrival, and Ranald was sent to live with his mother's sister, Ilchee, in Com'comly's lodge.