The black look with the checkered flag design that can be barely seen is not a great idea. (It supposedly is an homage to the Gemini Titan rockets.) Black isn't a necessary color to be emphasizing.
And another sleeved one! Clutch City is an OK nickname but it really doesn't need to happen. Not like this.
How odd is that these three alternates feature three different fonts? This new identity the team is going for is a mess. Terrible.
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WEST RICHLAND, WA – September, 2016 – Washington Angels Fastpitch and SportsRecruits have reached an agreement on a club integration, it was announced today. As part of the agreement, Washington Angels staff and players will receive access to the innovative suite of tools provided by the recruiting platform.
"SportsRecruits makes it possible for our club to communicate with, track the progress of, and maintain updated information for our prospects and coaches," said Benson about the benefits to club staffers of the platform.
Washington Angels staff knows the recruiting process is challenging for athletes. Some of the challenges are necessary: it requires hard work to build relationships with college coaches, diligence to research schools and find the right fit. It requires perseverance to overcome setbacks, like when a target school says "no".
Benson wasn't looking to eliminate those challenges. He wanted to empower Washington Angels players to overcome them.
The Washington Angels Fastpitch organization strives to provide a quality softball experience for their players both in life lessons and softball instruction. Their mission is to develop fundamentally sound and competitive softball players wanting to be challenged to compete at the national level, while conducting themselves with the highest level of sportsmanship. All Washington Angel teams train based on a comprehensive researched based skill development system from the input of nationally recognized instructors, collegiate coaches, past collegiate players as well as insights provided by our coaches and their experiences.
Ultimately, Washington Angels wants to see their players go on to participate at the collegiate level. To better facilitate this goal, their teams travel and compete throughout the west and at the National level.
SportsRecruits is the sport-specific solution built specifically for softball clubs. SportsRecruits automatically organizes the recruiting process for club staff and players. With SportsRecruits, club staff has complete transparency into every interaction of their players, allowing them to facilitate, guide, and empower the recruiting processes of their student-athletes.


Katy Perry teases new song!
Katy Perry teased a new song yesterday on Instagram Stories... which if you don't know what that is, it's basically a post on Instagram at the very top that goes away after 24 hours.
Luckily for us, a fan took that audio and posted it on their Twitter account. Seems like the song may be called "Imma Goddess And You Know It" or something of the sort.
Oh and in case you missed it... she's single again.
What do you think??? Katy sounds kinda angry, no?


With summer right around the corner, homemade fruit snacks are an easy go-to when my kids hungry in the middle of the day. They're simple, healthy, and as an added bonus, I don't have to turn on the oven to make them!
Since becoming a mom a few years ago, it's been my goal to fill my kiddos' tummies with the healthiest foods available. And even though they're an American favorite, fruit snacks were never on my list.
Yikes. Definitely not a list of things I want to be putting in my kiddos!
In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over apple cider. Let stand until fully soaked (about 5-10 minutes).
Turn heat to low and gently whisk until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Stir in honey, then pour mixture into blender along with applesauce and puree until combined (you don't have to puree it together, you can just mix it, but the texture won't be as smooth).
Pour into a 13x9 inch baking dish and refrigerate until set (about 2-3 hours).
Cut into little squares and store in the fridge.
These look so simple to make, what a GREAT idea. I just know my blogging partner (aka the one who actually follows recipes) is going to love this idea! Will be pinning and sharing for sure.
Oh, I can do this! Thanks for a simple healthy treat, Raia.
Yes, you can do this! 😉 Thanks for stopping by, Barbara!
These look great, I've been wanting to make my own fruit snacks for awhile now but just haven't attempted it yet. I will definitely have to give these a try. Thanks for sharing!
Do these have a texture similar to brand fruit snacks or are they closer to a Jell-o texture? Do they travel well or do they need to stay refrigerated (I'm thinking in terms of packing for lunches)?
They are definitely much firmer than jello, and not messy, but not as chewy as store-bought fruit snacks. I've taken them on road trips in a cooler, but I don't know for sure how they would hold up in an unrefrigerated lunch.


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Singapore: Hidden camera inside NTU ladies toilet frightens student
By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
Updated December 4, 2019 21:33 +08
Hidden camera inside NTU ladies toilet (Representational picture) Reuters & YouTube grab
A female student found a hidden camera inside the toilet of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Thursday, March 1. While using the facility, she noticed a black object, looked like a hook was placed above the ventilator of the washroom.
According to reports, a cleaner of that institution said that a horrified woman came to him on Thursday and told about the pinhole camera.
The restroom is located in the Basement 1 of the Humanities & Social Sciences building. Even though it was built for disabled people, usually other female students and staff of NTU also use the toilet when the main ladies washroom is occupied.
The student, who is persuing her second year in English at NTU, asked to call the police immediately. At around 5 pm on Thursday, NTU authority called the police to investigate the case of 'insulting the modesty of women along Nanyang Drive'.
When the police arrived, they found a camera with an SD card. They immediately removed it and took the camera with them for further investigation, as they need to know whether the camera was containing any multimedia files or not.
In a similar incident, a trainee teacher by name Mitchell Low Tian Wei was arrested earlier for using his phone to record student's obscene acts inside Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hostel toilet.
When the accused was in his third year at NTU, he used his phone for over eight months to record those videos of men inside the restroom. The crime came under the spotlight when a 22-year-old student while taking a shower found that a green colour mobile phone was recording his activity.
If someone is found guilty of insulting the modesty of women, the convict will be sentenced up to one year of imprisonment, or with fine, or with both under Penal Code section 509,.
Singapore: Man takes obscene videos of NTU students, gets one month jail
Singapore: 46-year-old former security guard arrested for filming girls in changing rooms
Singapore: 26-year-old man sentenced to five weeks of imprisonment for obscene behaviour
This article was first published on March 4, 2018

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The City Manager's Office oversees and coordinates all City functions by communicating policies from Council, providing administrative direction and priorities, establishing and maintaining the processes that lead to overall city planning and implementation of goals and objectives.
The Clerk of Council manages administrative functions and work of the Mayor and the City Council. The Clerk acts as a liaison between City Council, City Staff, residents, businesses and other individuals. The Clerk prepares City Council Agendas, Minutes, and Legislation. The Clerk of Council also serves as the custodian of official City records.
The Law Director provides legal consultation, litigation, legal approval of documents, legal advice on questions of law and procedures, and written opinions on city-related matters as well as representation on other city matters.


Ensuring the healthy development of a growing child is a process that requires many contributing factors. One of these important aspects is a child's parents and the quality of care they provide. Especially during the critical years of childhood, particular disruptions to an offspring's life can have significant effects on his or her future. For some, a conflictive home environment or abuse may be responsible for adulthood turmoil. For others, these formative years may lack abuse but also a parent or even both parents, determining what happens in the case of a foster child from a psychological perspective.
It might prove difficult to identify what exactly causes deviations from normal mental health development within foster care, as many children brought into the system come from varying circumstances. Some are removed from their homes to prevent immediate harm or protect them from an environment of drug culture. Studies show that separating a child from these problematic living situations is a better alternative, as infants placed in the care of close relatives or foster parents result in no instances of death, abuse or neglect.
One of the biggest hurdles to overcome in foster care is dealing with attachment. Depending on the parenting style of an individual's guardian figure, a child will grow up with a secure or insecure attachment with that figure. While establishing distance between a child and maltreating parents is a better plan than the alternative, one of the most drastic impacts to securing a generational bond is by separating a child from his or her biological parents.
The first part of this obstacle is forming a positive relationship with one's new caregivers. A general increase in mental health problems and emergencies is also linked with establishing new relationships with foster parents. However, past research has also demonstrated that infants and toddlers eventually view their new caregivers who provide for their needs as their primary attachment figure. Sometimes the problem of attachment may center on reuniting with parents after bonding with a new family.
The next step in fortifying a foster child's attachment style is creating and maintaining an open communication with the biological parent. In experimental observations, the benefits of letting mothers in incarceration or residential treatments for substance abuse consistently see their children are evident. Due to the national Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), the amount of attachment disruptions in foster care is severely reduced. In addition to constructing a primary plan for a child to meet and reunite with a biological parent over time, a simultaneous, alternative plan is also created in case reunification fails. In short, a child needs a healthy relationship with his or her biological and foster guardians to develop a balanced state of mental health.
So far, the current system endorses the active integration of a child's genetic family as well as the foster family. However, further changes to mental health treatments are still encouraged by various studies. First of all, organizations from the Child Welfare League of America to the American Academy of Pediatrics support the screening of children before entering the system so that any warranted mental or developmental health interventions are administered as soon as possible. Second, medical insurances need to expand their coverage for foster children so that affordable treatment plans can be utilized for long-term management.
Lastly, a particularly overlooked consequence of changing families and homes is the child's education. In addition to a link between foster placement instability and negative health outcomes, moving through different schools can especially disrupt performance in school due to changing standards, systems and social relationships. A 2005 study shows that many in foster care opt to receive a GED rather than a high school diploma, which is associated with lower wage earnings and a lower chance of completing college-level education.
Sovereign Health Group is a treatment provider that excels in confronting mental health and substance addiction for all sorts of statewide demographics. For the undeniable rate of children aging out of the foster system, extra psychological support can offer the safety and satisfaction one needs to function in the world. If you or someone you know is struggling after a foster care situation, contact Sovereign anytime by phone or online chat to get resources for recovery.


For two days the artists at Studio Voltaire opened their workspaces to the public. This was a unique opportunity to view the diverse range of artworks that are produced within the 30 studios onsite at one of London's most exciting independent contemporary arts venues.
Film Screening of 'ACTION SPACE' in the ActionSpace Studio 25. The film documents a one day happening at Tara Arts in May 2013 capturing the unique creation of a site specific installation.
Meet ActionSpace's artists Nnena Kalu and Linda Bell while they develop new work in the Studio 25. Exhibiting artists Chandrakant Patel, Connie Moth-Price, Pardip Kapil, Mary Ogunleye, Roland Young, Nigel Kingsbury, Lasmin Salmon and Claudia Williams.
Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelson's Row, London SW4 7JR. For a full programme of events see the Studio Voltaire website.


The Polar FT7 Fitness Watch and Heart Rate Monitor combines the tracking abilities of a fitness watch with the data of a heart rate monitor to provide users with comprehensive data on their fitness levels. At only 1.1 oz, the watch is one of the lighter in its category, and comes in a range of colours. The watch is customizable, with features that allow users to set their own goals, and turn heart rate monitoring on and off. Once a heart rate goal is achieved, the watch will beep to alert the user. In addition, the watch displays coaching features, such as how activities are effect the user's body, tips on how to get into shape faster, and real-time display of the number of calories burned. Several features of the watch's capacity is made possible through it's compatibility with personal computers– When connected to a computer, users can access up to one week of heart rate history, keep track of fitness goals through a training diary, and continually monitor their fitness levels over time.


Coordinates and organizes the day-to-day activities of the Cadena/Transfer Center to ensure efficiency of operations; recommends and assists in the implementation of the goals and objectives of the Cadena/Transfer Center; implements policies and procedures.
Provides technical information and expertise to students, instructors and staff regarding Cadena/Transfer Center activities and services; collaborates with students, faculty and staff to understand students' academic needs, career goals and progress.
Develops and coordinates informational workshops regarding programs and services; develops materials for distribution to promote activities and services; participates in outreach activities to promote educational opportunities and services available.
Coordinates use of Cadena/Transfer Center facilities with faculty, staff and students; maintains the Cadena/Transfer Center in a safe, clean and orderly condition.
Provides information and guidance to individual students and groups on transfer requirements, articulation and related resources.
Performs administrative duties related to the maintenance and efficiency of the Cadena/Transfer Center; types various forms, letters and correspondence; maintains student attendance records, maintains confidential student information and progress data on appropriate forms and records; compiles statistical data.
Orders, maintains, receives, catalogs, and stores equipment, materials and supplies; maintains inventories to assure adequate quantities are available for timely instructional use; develops budget as assigned and monitors expenditures.
Compiles and maintains a variety of records, logs, files and statistical reports related to the activities of the Cadena/Transfer Center; prepares and maintains a variety of records related to students and program activities.
Schedules and conducts meetings with faculty and staff for program evaluation and improvement.
Trains and provides work direction and guidance to others as directed.
Learns and applies emerging technologies and advances as necessary to perform duties in an efficient, organized, and timely manner.
This position is responsible for the planning, coordinating and organizing a variety of Cadena/Transfer Center services and activities to assist students and facilitate their educational goals; coordinates use of Cadena/Transfer Center facilities with faculty, staff and students.
The Cadena/Transfer Center Coordinator maintains frequent contact with various departments, faculty, staff, and students.
Coursework must be verifiable on a legible transcript.
Two (2) years of college level course work and training or work experience directly related to the position.
Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.
Office and/or instructional classroom and/or laboratory environment; subject to sitting for long periods at a time (up to 2-3 hours); repetitive use of upper extremities including hand coordination activities. May be subject to performing physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting, bending, standing, climbing or walking while performing demonstration and providing student assistance.
Special Instructions Summary: This position is grant funded and exists based on the availability of funds. Employment is contingent upon the continuous availability of funds.
This is a classified position subject to a one-year probationary period. Initial salary placement will be determined by the Office of Human Resources in accordance with Board Policy and is not negotiable. The applicant selected for the position will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the Immigration Reform and Control Act. NOCCCD will not sponsor any visa applications.
The minimum required number of references for this position is three (3).
All applications will be screened under a process of utmost confidentiality by a committee of representatives from the college community. Possession of the minimum qualifications does not ensure an interview.
Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities may be requested by calling (714) 808-4810 at least three business days in advance of the scheduled examination/interview date.
Evaluations of foreign degrees and/or coursework are required. See our website at http://www.nocccd.edu/minimum-qualifications for information regarding evaluation of foreign degrees.


Exhibitions are free and open to the public. Parking is free in any open campus lot.
In celebration of HCC's 50th Anniversary, Gallery 221@HCC Dale Mabry Campus and the HCC Ybor City Campus Art Gallery are proud to announce a collaborative exhibition of visual art to take place in the fall of 2018. The exhibition, titled Foundations: An Art Exhibition Celebrating HCC's 50th Anniversary, will feature a selection of work from current faculty and staff juried by Josette Urso, alongside objects from the Permanent Art Collections of the Dale Mabry and Ybor City campuses, curated by Gallery Directors Amanda Poss and Carolyn Kossar.
The multi-phase exhibition will open first at the HCC Dale Mabry Campus from October 15 – November 21, continuing with the Ybor City Campus exhibition from November 1 – November 30.
Gallery221@HCC Dale Mabry Campus will host an artist reception on Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 5-8pm. A keynote presentation by artist Josette Urso will begin at 6pm. The exhibition reception and keynote presentation will take place on the 2nd floor of the Learning Resources Center / Library building (DLRC), HCC Dale Mabry Campus. Food, libations, and music will be provided for free, courtesy of the gallery. Parking is also free for visitors in any open lot.
Gallery221@HCC is open Mondays-Wednesdays 9am-4pm; Thursdays 9am-7pm; Fridays 9am-2pm; closed Saturdays/Sundays and holidays.


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package org.helianto.order.domain;

import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorColumn;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorType;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorValue;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.Inheritance;
import javax.persistence.InheritanceType;
import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
import javax.persistence.Lob;
import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.persistence.Transient;
import javax.persistence.UniqueConstraint;
import javax.persistence.Version;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonBackReference;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;

/**
 * Part hint.
 *
 * @author Eldevan Nery Junior
 *
 */
@javax.persistence.Entity
@Table(name="ord_hint",
    uniqueConstraints = {@UniqueConstraint(columnNames={"partId", "hintCode"})}
)
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@DiscriminatorColumn(
    name="type",
    discriminatorType=DiscriminatorType.CHAR
)
@DiscriminatorValue("H")
public class PartHint
	implements Serializable, Comparable<PartHint>
{

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	@Id @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.AUTO)
    private int id;

	@Version
    private int version;

	@JsonIgnore
	@ManyToOne
	@JoinColumn(name="partId", nullable=true)
	private Part part;

	@Transient
	private Integer partId;

	@Column(length=36)
    private String hintCode = "";

	@Column(length=128)
    private String hintName = "";

	@Lob
    private byte[] content;

    private char hintType = 'H';

	/**
	 * Default constructor.
	 */
	public PartHint() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Key constructor.
	 *
	 * @param part
	 * @param hintCode
	 */
	public PartHint(Part part, String hintCode) {
		this();
		setPart(part);
		setHintCode(hintCode);
	}

	/**
	 * Fields constructor.
	 *
	 * @param id
	 * @param hintCode
	 * @param hintName
	 * @param content
	 * @param hintType
	 * @param partId
	 */
    public PartHint(int id, String hintCode, String hintName, byte[] content, char hintType, Integer partId) {
		this();
		this.id = id;
		this.hintCode = hintCode;
		this.hintName = hintName;
		this.content = content;
		this.hintType = hintType;
		this.partId = partId;
	}

	/**
     * Primary key.
     */
    public int getId() {
        return this.id;
    }
    public void setId(int id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public int getVersion() {
		return version;
	}
    public void setVersion(int version) {
		this.version = version;
	}

	/**
     * Part.
     */
    public Part getPart() {
        return this.part;
    }
    public void setPart(Part part) {
        this.part = part;
    }

    /**
     * Hint code.
     */
    public String getHintCode() {
		return hintCode;
	}
    public void setHintCode(String hintCode) {
		this.hintCode = hintCode;
	}

    /**
     * Hint name.
     */
    public String getHintName() {
		return hintName;
	}
    public void setHintName(String hintName) {
		this.hintName = hintName;
	}

    public byte[] getContent() {
		return content;
	}
    public void setContent(byte[] content) {
		this.content = content;
	}
    @JsonIgnore
    public void setContent(String content) {
    	this.content = content.getBytes();
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to get text content as String.
     */
    public String getContentAsString() {
    	if (getContent()!=null) {
    		return new String(getContent());
    	}
    	return "";
    }
    public void setContentAsString(String contentAsString) {
		setContent(contentAsString);
	}

    public int getContentSize() {
    	if (getContent()!=null) {
        	return getContent().length;
    	}
    	return 0;
    }

    public char getHintType() {
		return hintType;
	}
    public void setHintType(char hintType) {
		this.hintType = hintType;
	}

	public Integer getPartId() {
		return getPart()!=null?getPart().getId():partId;
	}

	public void setPartId(Integer partId) {
		this.partId = partId;
	}

	/**
	 * Merge
	 *
	 * @param command
	 */
	public PartHint merge(PartHint command){
		setContentAsString(command.getContentAsString());
		setHintName(command.getHintName());
		setHintType(command.getHintType());
		return this;
	}

	/**
     * Implements Comparable interface using {@link #getHintCode()}.
     */
    public int compareTo(PartHint other) {
    	return this.getHintCode().compareTo(other.getHintCode());
    }

	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		final int prime = 31;
		int result = 1;
		result = prime * result
				+ ((part == null) ? 0 : part.hashCode());
		result = prime * result
				+ ((hintCode == null) ? 0 : hintCode.hashCode());
		return result;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		if (this == obj) {
			return true;
		}
		if (obj == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (!(obj instanceof PartHint)) {
			return false;
		}
		PartHint other = (PartHint) obj;
		if (part == null) {
			if (other.part != null) {
				return false;
			}
		} else if (!part.equals(other.part)) {
			return false;
		}
		if (hintCode == null) {
			if (other.hintCode != null) {
				return false;
			}
		} else if (!hintCode.equals(other.hintCode)) {
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

}

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Computers Desktops
Chime in: Is it time to ditch your desktop PC?
By Rich Edmonds
last updated 20 June 2018
With portable PCs like notebooks and tablets becoming more and more capable, it might be time for certain types of users to ditch their desktop PCs. But we want to hear your thoughts.
Phanteks P400 (Image credit: Windows Central)
The desktop PC is the traditional personal computer, but times have changed and so has the way we interact with apps and the world. With the developments made in the tablet and notebook space, it's becoming more viable to rely on mobile PCs if you're not handling intense workloads.
So, is it time to ditch the desktop in your home?
Laptop vs. desktop
Desktop computing is fantastic. You have so much power to work with, whether you're a creative individual, a gamer, or someone who enjoys browsing websites while sitting in the world's most comfortable chair. That said, the desktop isn't for everyone. Take, for example, someone who values the space taken up by their old tower and display setup. Is it worth upgrading, or it is time to scrap it?
Best Cases For Surface Pro
Then there's the case of cable management, which can be a royal pain in the rear end at the best of times. Also, should you (or family members) already own laptops or tablets and don't find the need to use the desktop PC, it'll be collecting dust more than anything. Throw an Xbox One into the mix and you have even less free time.
Community forum member Bobvfr kicked off a discussion over on our community forum asking about the whole laptop-versus-desktop thing:
I have a "Workstation" desk, with a nice leather chair that houses my PC, if I am typing, skyping or generally web surfing, I tend to sit here. Underneath the desk I have a desktop, it's nothing special, an HP with an AMD A8 processor, with 14G memory (It had 2G but I stuck three extra 4G's in), with a 1TB medium speed hard disc, it is hooked up to a 28inch HD monitor and has an HP web cam and...
Bobvfr
Removing the desktop doesn't have to cause issues either, even when it comes to storage. We've covered Network Attached Storage solutions before, and these work with a home network full of PCs and connected mobile devices. You can purchase an external DVD drive to hook up and read all your old discs.
What do you think? Head on over to our community forum to join the discussion.
From the forum: Should I ditch my desktop?
Rich Edmonds
Senior Editor, PC Build
Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.


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Scrobipalpa occulta is een vlinder uit de familie tastermotten (Gelechiidae). De wetenschappelijke naam is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2002 door Povolny.

De soort komt voor in Europa.

occulta
Dier uit het Palearctisch gebied

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Deal: Up to $400 off on Sony A6500/A6300/A6000 Bundles
Sony USA released the new instant rebates on Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras and lenses: you can save up to $400 on Sony A6500 / A6300 / A6000 Bundles and save up to $300 on Sony a7RII / a7SII / a7II cameras. Below are the detailed savings and direct links to the major US stores.
Sony A6500/A6300/A6000 Bundle Sales:
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Sony A-mount:
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Full Frame E-mount Lenses:
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$100 off on Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS: $998 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
APS-C E-mount Lenses:
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$50 off on Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6: $298 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
$50 off on Sony PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS: $548 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
$100 off on Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS: $798 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
$100 off on Sony PZ 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS: $1,098 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
$25 off on Sony 16mm f/2.8: $223 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
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Indrek Saar (ur. 20 lutego 1973 w Kuressaare) – estoński aktor, polityk i samorządowiec, poseł XI, XII, XIII i XIV kadencji, w latach 2015–2019 minister kultury, od 2019 do 2022 przewodniczący Partii Socjaldemokratycznej.

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Ukończył w 1996 wyższą szkołę teatralną w ramach Estońskiej Akademii Muzycznej i Teatralnej. Pracował m.in. jako dyrektor teatru w Rakvere (1996–2005) i teatru NO99 (2006–2007). Uzyskał członkostwo w estońskim związku aktorów i innych organizacjach kulturalnych. Występował m.in. w serialu telewizyjnym Õnne 13.

W 1998 dołączył do Partii Socjaldemokratycznej. Od 2002 do 2007 był wiceprzewodniczącym rady miejskiej w Rakvere. W wyborach w 2007 uzyskał po raz pierwszy mandat posła do Zgromadzenia Państwowego XI kadencji. Utrzymywał go w 2011, 2015 i 2019.

W 2015 został nominowany na stanowisko ministra kultury w drugim rządzie Taaviego Rõivasa, rozpoczynając urzędowanie 9 kwietnia tegoż roku. Pozostał na tej funkcji również w utworzonym w listopadzie 2016 rządzie Jüriego Ratasa. Stanowisko ministra zajmował do kwietnia 2019. W czerwcu tego samego roku został nowym przewodniczącym Partii Socjaldemokratycznej; ugrupowaniem tym kierował do lutego 2022, kiedy to zastąpił go Lauri Läänemets.

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Will co-founded the legal clinic at the Belmont University Center for Entrepreneurship and has taught business formation and contracts to aspiring collegiate entrepreneurs. Will is a Founding Angel Partner for the Entrepreneur Center, Nashville's non-profit incubator for entrepreneurs.
One of Will's passions is giving back to the Nashville non-profit community. He has chaired several local nonprofit boards, serves as an advocate for local arts and actively supports the election of progressive candidates to public office.
Will is married to one of Nashville's most successful litigators, Kathryn Barnett. Will and Kathryn have two children, Christopher and Ella, and live in an historic home just off Music Row in Nashville. A self-described "foodie," he enjoys sampling the city's new and unique restaurants. He is also an avid music fan, having seen hundreds of live shows. These days, he says he's having fun introducing his young family to his passion for live and recorded music.
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How to Travel to Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka…
Transportation in Sri Lanka doesn't come without its challenges. This is a diverse and still underdeveloped country that meanders through jungle, forest and more; meaning that travel via public transport takes longer, and is a less direct route often requiring changes or stops in remote areas. Below is listed the range of options available to you for reaching your home in Sri Lanka at The Spice Trail in Arugam Bay.
OPTION 1: Private Taxi
The quickest but most expensive option. You can travel directly from Colombo to Arugam Bay in the comfort of an air-conditioned and quiet vehicle. If you take this option at night you can sleep and wake up in paradise! It is usually a 6-8 hour journey (depending on traffic) and costs 150USD.
Contact Surf n Tours for a reputable transfer service.
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OPTION 2: Local Bus from Colombo – Pottuvil
This is your cheapest option, but for good reason. The buses here can only be described as wacky in design, fast and very noisy. There isn't a lot of legroom at all, and they love to play loud jingly music throughout the entire journey (which usually takes 10 hours, depending on the number of stops).
The number 98 bus departs twice a day from the Main Bus Terminal at 5am and 8pm. The cost is $3 – $5 USD for the bus, and an extra 300 rupees for a 10 minute tuk-tuk to Arugam Bay.
OPTION 3 – Direct A/C Bus
There is a direct AC bus that departs daily from Maradana Zahira College (opposite Maradana Train Station) at 8pm and arrives at Pottuvil Bus Station at around 3:45am. The cost is 12 USD plus $3 for extra luggage. It gets booked up quickly so reserve your seat in advance.
Contact number: 0711923997.
OPTION 4 – Panama Bus
This bus departs from Colombo Main Bus Station at 7:30pm, and will pass through Arugam Bay with the final stop being Panama. Arrival in A-bay will be around 5:30am.
Alternative Travel Options
Ella to Arugam Bay:
Private van: cost around $80 and journey time 3-4 hours.
Local bus: Ella to Wellawaya, then Wellawaya – Pottuvil and tuk-tuk from there to A-bay.
Trincomalee to Arugam Bay:
Taxi is the easiest way for this. The cost is approximately 17000 rupees.
Other Links to Check Out
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It's a Mad, Mad War
Daniel Greenfield October 27, 2016
Russia and the West are fighting to decide whether Syria will be run by Sunni Islamists backed by Saudi Arabia or Shiite Islamists backed by Iran. This insane civil war has burned up countless lives, not to mention plenty of dollars, rubles, euros and pounds. The only certain winners of this war, once the dust has settled, will chant "Allahu Akbar" and call for the death of the infidels.
Sadly this is nothing new. Russia got the PLO started before Bill Clinton decided to become its sugar daddy. Smuggling weapons to the Mujahedeen to fight the Russians got us into Afghanistan. Except these days it's the Russians who, through the Iranians, are funneling weapons to the locals to fight us. Between us and the Russians, we've put wagonloads of weapons into the hands of Jihadis in Iraq and Syria. The consequences will be felt in Moscow, New York, London and Paris.
The West and the Warsaw Pact countries used to fuel foreign wars. These days the war is at home.
Russia and the NATO countries suffer from low birth rates and rising Muslim demographics, but are in a senseless competition to determine which emergent Caliphate will be able to draw its borders in territories it can't populate. It's a battle over a pittance taking place in a burning building.
Moscow has around 2 million Muslims. London has over 1 million. Both sides are at risk of losing their own capital cities to real invasions. The EU and Putin's Eurasian dreams are both built on the Roman notion that the barbarians can be integrated and will make good foot soldiers and laborers.
France's President Hollande has called for the creation of an "Islam of France". Putin suggests that the Russian Orthodox Church has more in common with Islam than Catholicism. Obama preaches that, "Islam has always been part of America". But such efforts at integration will always fail.
The popular European excuse is that Islamic terrorism represents a failure to integrate the terrorist. Islamic terrorism is indeed caused by a failure to integrate. The mistake is assuming that integration on a civilizational scale is possible. It's not. You can integrate a few people. You can't integrate a civilization.
There is a long history of Europeans using Islamic raiders and invaders as weapons against each other. Most of us know that our first international conflict was the First Barbary War against Muslim slavers and pirates. But it was the British who found it useful to use the Barbary pirates to clear rivals from the water. Louis XIV of France played a similar role in the Battle of Vienna. For that matter the Muslim conquest of the Middle East heavily depended on their exploitation of Christian rivalries.
Our modern malaise is simply a failure to learn anything useful from history.
The Cold War has become reborn as a strange farce in which two failing power blocs are fighting an old war that no longer has any purpose or meaning. Russia has reinvented its brand, but not its ambitions. Its clumsy alliance with Iran will fall apart once the Shiite terror state has gotten what it wanted and boots the Russians out of its backyard. America's alliance with Saudi Arabia may one day be described by historians as the cause of our downfall.
The West and Russia are reliant on Muslim demographics to power faltering empires whose ideological ends stand in sharp contrast to their Islamic means. Putin claims to want to protect Christendom with an army that is increasingly Muslim. The EU asserts that it is defending secular democracy, but it's betting its future on a citizenry whose Islamic religion mandates theocratic Sharia jurisprudence.
A Muslim citizenry will not maintain secular democracy. A Muslim army will not protect Christians. The West used to be dependent on Muslim oil. It has since become addicted to the much more dangerous supply of Muslim demographics. Societies with low birth rates are relying on Muslims to make up the gap in manpower and maintain nations that are not expanding or even replacing their own numbers.
Oil dependency was dangerous. Demographic dependency is lethal.
Russia and the West can make jets that casually break the sound barrier. What they aren't doing is making people. European welfare states and Russian expansionism are built on Muslim populations.
As imperial strategies go, that's a suicide pact.
But instead of addressing this core civilizational threat, the West and Russia are squandering blood and treasure to decide whether Sunnis or Shiites should dominate Syria. Billions of dollars are being spent to lend an air force, weapons and some measure of ground troops to Iran and the Saudis in their spat.
Russian S-300 missiles now protect Iran's Fordow nuclear fuel plant. Fordow is located near the Shiite holy city of Qom because Iran's nuclear plans are inextricably tied to its theology. Last year, Putin offered Iran's Grand Ayatollah Khamenei a copy of the Koran that had been gifted by Lenin to Uzbekistan. Putin might have done better to keep it and read it before looking at a map of Greater Iran.
The United States has been dragged into several wars by Saudi Arabia. We have spent trillions of dollars defending the Saudis, Kuwaitis, Qataris and their assorted brethren from their enemies while fighting Sunni terror spread by them. The tentacles of Sunni terror now regularly reach deep inside our homeland while we continue defending the homelands of the financiers of Sunni Islamic terror.
Syria is an imperialist war. But it's not our imperialism. It's barely even Russia's imperialism.
Russia and the West are there as pawns of their Islamic allies. Putin and NATO aren't protecting their influence because the influence goes entirely the other way. The West does not dictate anything to the Saudis nor does Russia get to tell Iran what to do. Instead the old empires are called in when the wannabe caliphates want a power with a big military machine to do their dirty work for them.
Russia and the West are obsessed with a factional struggle in the face of a civilizational struggle. Their failure to recognize the civilizational threat of the caliphate is the greatest threat to their future.
Familiar wars and familiar enemies are easier to fight. It is easier to recreate the Cold War as farce than to recognize that a far older war has come around again. Russia and the West are replaying the tragic history of the Byzantine–Sassanid wars whose ultimate victors were the Mohammedan invaders.
The only thing that the wars between the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire accomplished was to weaken them enough to allow Islam to conquer both of the proud empires. Both sides courted the Arab tribes and made use of them in their conflict with each other. They did not consider the possibility that the prolonged conflict would not end with either a Persian or Byzantine victory, but that the barbarians they had been using as pawns would end up claiming everything. It's a familiar story replaying today.
Civilizations that fail to learn from history become the object lessons of history. It would be a tragedy if Europe went the way of the Byzantine Empire and a shame if Russia went the way of Persia.
It might be time to rethink what there is to be gained in Syria and lost in the besieged cities of the West.
Posted by: Daniel Greenfield at October 27, 2016
Infidel 27/10/16
Civilizational suicide, by ZPG. Tried to warn the younger generations, to no avail. Figured I'd be dead anyway before it happened, now I'm not so sure :)
High productivity and life expectancy means that we all enjoy the fruits of our more efficient civilization. We don't need many laborers anymore. Less is better.
The notion, held by Russia, Europe, and America, that a falling birthrate should be compensated by implacable Muslims defies reason. A quickly reproducing hostile subculture is a fatal cancer.
Daniel and many of us see that Europe, Anglosphere, Russia, Japan (maybe others) have much in common here. I hope their leaders are also smart enough to recognize their friends and enemies. Allowing the enemy (Islam) to exploit our petty differences is stupid and deadly.
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Anne 28/10/16
The only ultimate winner here will be Islam. It's already convinced Merkel to import a million Muslims. It's too depressing to even think about.
Y. Ben-David 28/10/16
ABSJ1136-Anonymous:
A below-replacement birthrate is an admission that humanity and its society really have no value and no future. Giving birth to children is an expression of faith in the future and the value of humanity. The West has lost this faith and now views the purpose of life is to have as much leisure-time and entertainment as possible and it is government's main job to supply this. That is why the US puts various rock musicians who died of drug overdoses on its postage stamps instead of people who really contributed something to society such as Presidents, scholars and military heroes as it once did.
The recent UNESCO vote denying any Jewish, and thus any Christian connection with Jerusalem which the majority of Christian countries in Europe and Latin America refused to oppose is an open admission that these societies no longer have ANY values worth preserving. Thus, civilizational suicide which Daniel is describing here is the logical consequence of these views.
Another fine article, but a fart in the hurricane created by demented leftists that conned an entire civilisation into suicide on humanitarian grounds.
Look at the bright side, we know historically that creativity and productivity are reduced as Islam expands, so in another decade or two our next children will thank us for ensuring they never need to fear an oil shortage.
gizmo54 28/10/16
Hillary Clinton is dying to become elected President of the United States so she can get involved in this insanity. Hillary the war hawk will set up a no-fly zone over Syria. A Russian plane or two will be shot down, then a few US planes, perhaps a Chinese aircraft, and the WWIII theatre will be set in motion.
Start digging your bunkers at home.
NeXTime 28/10/16
All suni countrys are very dependant on ther oil and in a few decades they will be weak... Iran will not.
Seems the west has already chosen jus next partner. Business as usual.
Dick Stanley 28/10/16
A President Clinton would almost certainly continue the Obama policy in Syria. Would a President Trump withdraw?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3872514/Syrian-refugee-s-hand-outs-FOUR-wives-22-children.html
Now everybody sing along with me;
Old Mahmud had a 4 wifes E-I-E-I-O
Glenn E. Chatfield 28/10/16
The goal of Islam from its beginning has been world dominion. They are reaching their goal due to the folly of political expediency.
Robert What? 28/10/16
"A Muslim citizenry will not maintain secular democracy. A Muslim army will not protect Christians."
Why stop there? A Muslim citizenry will not care in the slightest about the Left's sacred cows, such as Global Warming and LGBQRSTUVWXYZ Rights.
Col. B. Bunny 29/10/16
The necessity of importing foreigners to make up for declining population does not ring true to me. Global warming is an issue, however bogus, that has been widely discussed but where was there anything remotely like it where low birth rates became evident. Immigration has been a stealth issue and no discussion or justification was ever offered. Moreover, the worst option of all was just stuck at the top of the Western to do list: import Muslims. Yet, there were more attractive and sensible alternatives such as encouraging marriage and child bearing and discouraging homosexuality, lunatic feminism, and casual divorce.
I'm not buying it, Mr. G., but it's practically holy writ now.
There is no Russian expansionism. Syria, Crimea, E. Ukraine, and S. Osettia were reactive only.
mindRider 29/10/16
The strangest part, as western born, is being able to experience the wilfully induced surrender of a highly developed culture to a pré medieval barbaric one in real time instead of just reading about it in a history book and seeing that indeed this suicidal false moral guilt ridden rot that triggered the collapse started from the progressive liberal elite political class's head down.
Follow the Money: The war ongoing in Syria is really about the natural gas in the Persian Gulf - and who will get to export this gas to Europe. It's all about the money. Syria's Assad said 'no' to allowing the Qatar gas line to pass through Syrian territory - hence the Hillary/Obama weaponizing ISIS to take out Assad.
In addition, Russia does not want to lose its port on the Med in Syria - or its Crimean Port either (Ukrainian conflict).
Qatar (Sunni) wants the gas line and the big money - and the Saudi's want to run an oil line to the EU through Syria - again BIG MONEY. This would mean that Russia would lose its EU gas line revenue - and collapse the Russian economy.
And, as Frau Katze says - "The only ulrimate winner will be Islam."
"Civilizations that fail to learn from history become the object lessons of history. It would be a tragedy if Europe went the way of the Byzantine Empire and a shame if Russia went the way of Persia." -- Daniel Greenfield
Has at any time in islam's ugly, genocidal, bloody, intolerant, Jew hating, totalitarian, supremacist past spread to as many continents as it has today? Will we see an islamic Dark Ages spread across the entire globe and enforced w/western technology?
Wars and rumors of wars...like Mosul. You tell the enemy well in advance you are coming. How stupid is that? Yet, they do it each time, and then if there is a Muslim Holy day, they stop the war until it's over. I think Trump will have a different approach. That is why the money changers, and everything is about money, fear him. That's why ISIS wants Hillary. She is easy to fool. American Liberals have to be the most suicidal dumb people in the entire world. No doubt about it, war is coming to America. Better pray the Crusaders can prevail. We don't need Muslims in America. Can't trust any of them.
Dear Y. Ben-David;
Your view that a below-replacement birthrate connotes decadence and heralds impending doom was assumed in the past. However, improvement of the gene pool by motivated reproduction by above average parents could increase economic productivity while decreasing social ills.
Some species did evolve by massive procreation. The human survival strategy appears to be adaptability by intelligence.
Y. Ben-David 1/11/16
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I have been reading Ian Kershaw's biography of Hitler and Richard Evans' history of the 3rd Reich. Both point out how ideas of eugenics were very popular in Germany long before the Nazis came to power. This was based on the idea that "bad traits" were supposedly biologically determined and inherited and those should be bred out of the human race. Add to this the English who popularized the ideas of 'social Darwinism' that the "fit" should not feel bad about stomping over the less intelligent in a supposed race to define "the survival of the fittest". We see the horrors that this sort of thinking lead to. Traditional thinking was based on the Biblical "be fruitful and multiply" and that mankind should spread over the earth and develop it in a responsible manner. This views humanity as a GOOD thing which should be nurtured, i.e. that MORE is better. More people means more original thinking, more development, more ways to improve the lives of everyone. Today, the world has far more people than it did thousands of years ago when much of mankind was stuck in a "hunter-gatherer" mode of living which was brutish, unstable and violent, so we see increasing the population lead to an improvement in society.
Anonymous 1/11/16
As far as muslim holy days go, let's not forget the muslim states of Syria and Egypt (Jordan?) invaded Israel during Ramadan, the muslim "holy" month.
Dear Y. Ben-David,
You have researched and given careful thought; I respect that. Hitler had the Volkswagen and autobahns, but also the horrible Nazi eugenics. Stalin had the catastrophic Lysenko. Fanatic adoption of theory circumvents careful scientific confirmation or falsification. We can't judge an idea by who adopted it alone.
Frankly, it's impossible to run a controlled experiment on such things. One interesting country to watch is Japan, with aging population, but no immigration.
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In Search of Immortality (An Introduction to Indic World-Views)
by Jaidev Dasgupta
Indian world-views provide a rich tapestry of myths, symbols, concepts and philosophical ideas, many of which grew out of the Rig Veda, the oldest Indo-European literature, and led to nine philosophical schools and four major religions, namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. But because these are mostly present in highly philosophical and academic documents, an educated layperson rarely gets to enjoy and appreciate the value of these thoughts. One has to have the persistence, stamina and training to dive into these voluminous books and source materials. The so-called popular books, on the other hand, often reduce the whole subject matter to mere tales and legends with no critical perspective and intellectual substance left in them. Consequently, a layperson is denied the beauty and depth of these visions and philosophical insights, and lives with a very superficial, limited, and, at times, even distorted view that these ideas only pertain to religion and spirituality.
The present-day India is a culturally diverse and complex society. It has a long history of 3,500 years or maybe more. During this period people from different parts of the world have come here and made this land their home. Adherents of different belief systems with diverse customs, rituals, and viewpoints live here side by side. Due to this complexity it may be hard to reach a consensus on what is 'India' or 'Indian'. Therefore, it is important to clarify the sense in which the term 'Indian' is used in this book. The term 'Indian' has been used interchangeably with another term 'Indic', which specifically pertains to thought systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. According to this definition, the Indic system includes Brahmanism, Buddhism, Hinduism, jainism, and Sikhism. Although other major thought systems, namely, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have been on the Indian soil for several centuries and they, especially the last two, have made a significant impact on Indian society, scholars consider them as the Semitic systems. The purpose of this book is to focus on Indic thought systems and introduce the subject matter of Indic world-views to readers in a simple and easy manner without foregoing a glimpse into their depth. Our journey begins at the Rig Veda and goes through the Upanishads, Puranas, the Epics, Manusmriti, Gurbani, and the philosophical systems to present their views and ideas, and how these thoughts progressed, changed over time and diverged on questions related to the human condition that any world-view has to address.
Knowing their own world-view not only gives people a better understanding of themselves, but also helps improve communication with other cultures. In a culturally diverse society, such as India, it is all the more important to have a better understanding of the world-views of its people because they provide a perspective on how these people see themselves, understand the meaning and purpose of life, and relate to others and the world at large. With this objective of fostering cross-cultural understanding, the book is written in a non-technical manner without assuming any prior knowledge of Indic thoughts on the part of the reader.
In this quick tour of the vast landscape of the subject matter, an attempt has been made to stay as close to the main ideas and concepts as possible without getting into overly subtle polemical arguments of the philosophical schools. To give readers a flavour of how the original thinkers conceived and addressed the world-view issues, many hymns, verses, tales and dialogues are quoted directly from the source books. The ideas are presented maintaining a general chronological order in mind without being too rigid about the dates. No attempt has been made to build an overarching scheme of thoughts borrowing ideas from different systems. Finally, wherever possible, the answers arrived at by these Indian thinkers have been juxtaposed to and compared with the answers provided by modern science, which is a dominant component of the present day world culture and is responsible for shaping its world-view. This serves to develop a better appreciation of where we stand today on these questions as compared to the ancient Indian thinkers. I personally find it fascinating that following different approaches in different times and places, people occasionally come to surprisingly similar answers.
A vast amount of literature exists on the subject of Indian mythology, philosophy, and religion. Many texts and eminent thinkers and scholars starting from the Vedic period to modern times have contributed to the present understanding of the emergence and growth of Indic thoughts. As expected, it is impossible to cover all of this material in this small book; but at the end of the book a substantial list of references is provided to assist anyone interested in exploring the subject further. The objective of the book is not to overwhelm readers with too much of information, but to give them enough to whet their appetite for the central ideas of Indic thought and to develop appreciation for the subject.
In this effort I have been helped and encouraged by many friends and family members. I thank them all for their support. I am especially grateful to Drs. Vasant Kumar, S. Swaminathan, Gotam Jarori and Sudesh Dhar for reading the draft versions of the chapters and giving valuable suggestions and advice for improvement. My deep gratitude also goes to Caleb Fountain, who carefully read the entire manuscript and made many useful suggestions. His editing has been helpful in improving the presentation without changing the style. I also acknowledge the interest taken by Siddharth Chowdhury at Manohar in publishing this work. Last but not least, I am thankful to my wife, Leena, for her patience and support throughout this project.
Scientific studies using genetic markers indicate that modern humans left Africa and reached South-East Asia and India around 60,000 years ago and Europe about 40,000 years ago. The reason they migrated out of Africa in that period is presently a matter of speculation that requires support from further research. Why after leaving Africa humans kept moving forward to distant lands also remains to be explained. Whether it was shortage of food or climatic changes or bands of nomads kept following their animals in search of food and water, or simply a sense of adventure that impelled humans to explore new territories, is not known. Whatever the reasons, humans by this time were certainly well out of their animal-like existence. Based on the available information, it is believed that these ancestral humans displayed modern behaviour, and prior to dispersal out of Africa they went through radical changes in technology, economy, and social patterns. For example, the manufacture of complex, multi-component tools such as spears for hunting indicates their ability of abstract thinking required for building such tools. Archaeological evidence suggests that adjacent groups engaged in either trading or exchange of goods. Ritual burials indicate that perhaps these people had some kind of a religious belief. Body ornamentation with shells and pigments was probably used as a means for communicating symbolically a person's gender, social group, or status.
In later periods the art of symbolic representation touched new heights when the descendants of these humans engaged in cave paintings, engravings, and sculptures. Although the ancient remains do not tell what these artifacts meant to their makers and why they were created, scholars believe that they are the representations of mythological figures, stories, and magical rites prevalent in those times.
The overall picture emerging from the evidence above is that in the last 80,000 years or so modern humans have been constantly marching towards a better understanding of the world, and becoming more intentional and purposeful in their actions. The signs of purposeful behaviour and the ability to organize discreet activities across space can be found even in the primitive humans or hominins as early as 750,000 years ago, when they displayed the sense of spatially organizing life-supporting activities such as stone chipping, tool use, and processing and consumption of floral and faunal food.
The intrinsic curiosity of humans to know about the world and build a world-view could be instinctive. There may be a knowledge instinct built into human nature, which is driven by the imperative to survive. It is well known that the pressure to survive had been working not only on humans but also on their ancestral animals for millions of years. With this evolutionary past, it is not hard to assume that this pressure structured and programmed the human mind to view the world in a self oriented manner; and created a pre disposition for understanding the world in a fashion that would improve human survival. It is this orientation that causes a human being to see itself separate from the rest of the creatures and the world. He sees the world as something other than himself, and is instinctively driven to learn more about it, organize, control, and master it as much as possible. Thus the most basic drives for food, sex, shelter, and safety force humans to organize experiences in a way to make some sense of themselves and their world, learn important lessons, and derive rules for living a purposeful life.
These attempts to organize experiences by ancient humans might have led to the formation of early world-views, which later on might have given shape to different mythologies. Mythology is a system of symbols and tales that provides a means for humans to understand the world. It gives a world picture with an explanation of the origin of the universe, of the origin of humans and their place in the world, and helps them sustain through life. Human beings in every age need such a picture or world-view for them to feel connected with their surroundings in order to align with it mentally and emotionally to conduct life in an organized and meaningful way. It is like having a plan that points to a life goal towards which people direct their energies. All hopes, dreams and ambitions, thoughts, choices and actions are directed to reaching the goal. Everything a person does or does not do and whether these actions are right or wrong are determined by this world view.
About mythical ways of thinking, it is hard to guess when exactly such thinking started. But whether the mythologies are the stories of gods or of heroes, they always revolve around human existence and its concerns. Writing about deities, Joseph Campbell remarks: ' ... all deities - no matter of what people - are of this nature, sprung from the common ground of the human imagination, though turned to the local aims and needs of a given folk, in a given place, at a given time [Historical Atlas of World Myth, vol. 2, pt. I; Campbell, p. 29]'. Stories of creation are not only the ways of understanding the origins of this world and of mankind, they may also influence views on time and causality, and may play a crucial role in defining the purpose of life. Similarly, rituals, though perhaps inspired and supported by mythological tales, are organized actions developed around events of human life such as birth, puberty, initiation, harvest, hunting, war, sacrifice, marriage, and death. Even the idea of what exists or does not exist, or what is real or not real, may be determined by how the world is viewed. For example, belief in the existence of spirits might arise from nature being viewed as animated.
World views change over time. There was a time when the earth was believed to be at the centre of the universe, and the sun, moon, and the rest of the heaven were supposed to revolve around it. But today we know that the earth and the rest of the planets of the solar system orbit around the sun. The model of the world changes with time as humans observe it more closely and gather new information. So one may start with a belief that the gods are responsible for bringing rains, but over time the pattern may become clear that rains come only during a specific season and no amount of offering prayers to the gods would attract rains in other seasons. As the regularities and patterns in nature become increasingly obvious, the world becomes more comprehensible and predictable letting people think in a more systematic and logical manner. Thus mythical thinking is only an early phase in the development of a world picture. As the picture becomes more mature with time, it reaches a stage when it allows philosophical and critical thinking and scientific probing of ideas that were held dearly, and paves the way for either supporting or refuting them, with a possibility of altering the world-view.
In the following chapters we will discuss such a progression of thought starting from various speculations, insights and mythological stories in the Vedas, which formed the basis for a world-view in the Indian subcontinent several thousand years ago, and then see how these views led to more refined thoughts and philosophical systems in later periods. Some of these systems draw their support from the Vedas, whereas the others refute or challenge them. Five questions - pertaining to the creation of the world, time and causality, the human self, right and wrong actions, and the ultimate purpose of life - that perpetually haunt humans are the focus of these chapters. Over the last three millennia these views and thoughts have been the source of four major systems of faith - Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Hinduism - to emerge and grow in this subcontinent and spread out elsewhere. They also provided the basis for Indian art and literature and shaped the culture of people in this part of the world.
The Vedas And The Rest
According to the current state of knowledge, it is believed that somewhere around the middle of the second millennium BCE, bands of Aryans, or the Indo-Aryan speakers, migrated into northern India from Iran through Afghanistan. They were nomadic people. The Rig Veda, which is a collection of books of hymns belonging to different families and clans, provides a window to the life and culture of these Aryans. It is considered to be the oldest Indo-European literature. Although before the arrival of Aryans there was the Indus Valley Civilization in India, but there is no literature available from that period that would tell us how the non-Aryan, local inhabitants of Indus culture felt or thought about the world or what their beliefs were. Whatever we know of them is constructed based on the material recovered from the archaeological excavations. This is why the Rig Veda will be the starting point of our journey to understanding the early Indian world-view and following its evolution over time.
The word 'veda' is derived from the root word 'vid', which means 'to know', signifying wisdom or the knowledge possessed and followed by the ancient Aryan sages and seers. The Vedas are called sruti or 'revealed knowledge', which is believed to have been received by these sages during the moments of mystical experiences. The hymns or poems in the Rig Veda are apparently the insights uttered by these poet seers in such moments. In a hymn, poets compare themselves to craftsmen - ' ... men have formed for thee this song, like as a skillful craftsman fashioneth a car .. .' [RV 1.130.6; Griffith, p. 90] - suggesting that the knowledge thus acquired was framed into hymns. The insights are intuitive in nature, and perhaps for this reason they are considered as revealed, not as thoughts or ideas developed through the process of deliberate thinking. According to a creation myth, the Vedas, or the knowledge they contain, were produced as the world was being created following a sacrifice performed by the gods. Hence, the knowledge in the Vedas is considered to be sacred.
Abbreviations 15
Chapter 1. Introduction 17
Out of Africa.
Chapter 2. Where Did the World Come From? 25
Early Speculations: Creation in the Vedas.
The Unknown Reality: Upanishadic Visions of Creation.
The One in Many: Creation Stories in the Puranas - Triune Principle of Vishnu,
The Great Lord Shiva,
The Dual Principle,
Mother Goddess Shakti.
Origin of Deities and Creatures.
The Substance of the World.
Dissolution of Universe.
The Sikh View of Creation.
Did God Create the World?
Creation in Buddhism and Jainism.
Chapter 3 How Does It Work? 62
Space - Creation of Space,
What is Space?
Time - Controller of All,
Fate or Endeavour,
Nature of Time.
Critical Assessment of Time and Causality.
Chapter 4 Who Am I? 86
In search of Immortality - Unseen Reality,
Perceiving the Self,
Brahman in Man.
Does Soul Exist? - No Soul,
Innumerable Souls,
Soul as Reflection of Brahman.
Quest for Self Continues.
The Law of Karma and Free Will.
Chapter 5 How Do I Act! 128
Declining Dharma in the World.
Law and Order in the Universe - Dharma and Rta,
Appearance of Order with Creation,
Guardian of Law and Order.
Supporting Dharma - Creation of Classes,
Switching from Class to Caste,
Caste specific Dharma,
The Common Dharma.
The Dhamma of Ashoka.
Difficulty with Dharma.
Individual vs. Society.
Chapter 6 What is the Purpose of Life? 166
Moving from Heaven to Earth - Heaven and Hell,
Samsara: the Cycle of Rebirths,
Liberation from Samsara,
Vairagya: a Prerequisite for Freedom,
Three Strands in a Braid.
Liberation in Philosophical Systems-No Soul,
No Nirvana,
Soul Attains Moksha,
Nirvana without Soul.
Chapter 7 Enduring Elements of Indian Thought 201
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Joshua 13:5
and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
Nave's Topical Bible - Baal-Gad; Gebal; Geshur; Hamath; Torrey's Topical Textbook - Lebanon; Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God;
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Baal-Gad'; Gebal; Giblites; Hamath; Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Caleb; Hamath; Lebanon; Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Joshua, Theology of; Easton Bible Dictionary - Baal-Gad; Hamath; Lebanon; Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aphek; Baal Gad; Gebal; Giblites; Hamath; Joshua, the Book of; Lebanon; Palestine; Holman Bible Dictionary - Baal; Conquest of Canaan; Gebal; Hamath; Hermon, Mount; Joshua, the Book of; Lebo-Hamath; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baal-Gad; Gad; Gebal; Hamath; Joshua; Lebanon; Priests and Levites; Stone-Squarers; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baalgad ; Gebal ; Lebanon ; People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hamath; Lebanon; Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'al,; Leb'anon,; Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hamath; Hermon;
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baal-Hermon; Gad (3); Gebalites; Hamath; Jeroboam; Joshua, Book of; Lebanon; Palestine; Tower of Lebanon; Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Baal-gad; The Jewish Encyclopedia - Baal-Gad; Gentile; Hamath; Hermon; Lebanon; Palestine; Sun;
Gary Hampton Commentary
The land of the Giblites - This people dwelt beyond the precincts of the land of Canaan, on the east of Tyre and Sidon. See Ezekiel 27:9; Psalm 83:7; their capital was named Gebal. See Dodd.
All Lebanon - See on Joshua 11:17; (note).
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/joshua-13.html. 1832.
Giblites - The people of Gebal ("Jebail", 22 miles north of Beyronut). They were "stone-squarers" 1 Kings 5:18 and (ship) "caulkers" Ezekiel 27:9.
Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/joshua-13.html. 1870.
And the land of the Giblites,.... This was another country that remained unconquered; the Greeks call it Byblus, and near to which PlinyF5Ut supra. (Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20.) speaks of a place called Gabale, and is now called Gibyle; it isF6Maundrel's Journey from Aleppo, &c. p. 33. said to be"pleasantly situated by the seaside, and at present it contains but a little extent of ground, but yet more than enough for the small number of its inhabitants:'it was in greater splendour, and its inhabitants of more fame, in the times of Ezekiel, Ezekiel 27:9,
and all Lebanon toward the sunrising; or east of the land; all that inhabited that mountain remained unconquered, though the conquest was carried as far as the borders thereof:
from Baalgad, under Mount Hermon; of which see Joshua 11:17;
unto the entering into Hamath: which was the north border of the land; see Numbers 34:8.
Gill, John. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/joshua-13.html. 1999.
all the land of the Giblites — Their capital was Gebal or Bylbos (Greek), on the Mediterranean, forty miles north of Sidon.
all Lebanon, toward the sunrising — that is, Anti-libanus; the eastern ridge, which has its proper termination in Hermon.
entering into Hamath — the valley of Baalbec.
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/joshua-13.html. 1871-8.
Joshua 13:5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
Ver. 5. And the land of the Giblites.] Called Gebal in Psalms 83:7, Ezekiel 27:9. Enemies to the Church.
Trapp, John. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/joshua-13.html. 1865-1868.
Ver. 5. And the land of the Giblites— This people dwelt out of the land of Canaan; their capital, named Gebal, was seated to the east of Tyre and Sidon. Ezekiel 27:9. Psalms 83:7. The Giblites are named among the workmen sent by king Hiram to Solomon. See 1 Kings 5:18 and the margins of our Bibles. Some traces of the name Giblites are still to be met with in the city of Gibyle in Syria, which Maundrell describes, and thinks to have been the ancient Gebal. See his Journey from Aleppo, p. 33. The Israelites extended their conquers as far as Lebanon, toward the sun rising, penetrating no further. Respecting which, Baal-Gad, and Hamath, see ch. Joshua 11:17 and Numbers 34:8.
Coke, Thomas. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/joshua-13.html. 1801-1803.
The Gibites; a people dwelling near Sidon in Gebal, of which see 1 Kings 5:18 Ezekiel 27:9.
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/joshua-13.html. 1685.
[5. Giblites — Inhabitants of Gebal, the Gyblos of the Greeks, the modern Jebail, situated on the seacoast at the foot of the northern slopes of Lebanon, and about seventeen miles north of Beyroot. A multitude of gray granite columns are built into the modern walls and houses, choke up the harbour, and lie scattered over the surrounding fields, and they attest the antiquity of the town. The Giblites were employed in building Solomon's temple, (1 Kings 5:18, note,) and. according to Ezekiel 27:9, were skilled in shipbuilding.
Baal-gad — See on Joshua 11:17. Hamath was probably founded by the youngest son of Canaan, (Genesis 10:18,) and so was one of the oldest cities in the world. In Amos 6:2, it is called "the great." Its king Toi made peace with David, (2 Samuel 8:9,) but Solomon seems to have subjugated the kingdom and made it a part of his own empire. 2 Chronicles 8:3. It early fall into the hands of the great Assyrian conquerors. 2 Kings 18:34. It still exists, in the beautiful valley of the Orontes, about sixty miles southeast of Antioch, and has a population of 30,000. It lies on both sides of the river, and is noted for the immense wheels, eighty feet in diameter, which are turned by the rapid current and used for irrigation. The entering into Hamath is a geographical term used to designate the northern border of Israel. Numbers 34:8; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 14:25. It was evidently some great pass connected with the Lebanon mountains, but which one has been a matter of dispute. Robinson and Porter identify it with the depression between the northern end of Lebanon and the Nusairiyeh mountains, which opens westward, towards the coast of the Mediterranean. But as the Israelites never occupied territory so far north as that, most sacred geographers identify this entering with the southern opening into the great valley of Coele-Syria. This is by far the most notable entrance into the ancient kingdom and land of Hamath.]
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/joshua-13.html. 1874-1909.
the entering into = the pass of.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/joshua-13.html. 1909-1922.
And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
The land of the Giblites. Their capital was Gebal or Byblos (Greek), on the Mediterranean, forty miles north of Sidon (1 Kin.,32, Hebrew text).
All Lebanon, toward the sun-rising - i:e., Antilibanus; the eastern ridge, which, running in a course nearly parallel to that of Lebanon, extends from Banias, and has its proper termination in Hermon.
From Baal-gad under mount Hermon. 'It would seem that Baal-gad and Baal-hermon were different names of the same place; that this place was in a valley under Hermon; and that it here served to mark the northernmost limit of Palestine to which the conquests of Joshua extended; just as at a later period, after the city of Dan had been built, that place is always put as the northern limit. The name Baal-gad (god of fortune) implies a place of pagan worship, being referred by Gesenius to Jupiter, by Movers to Venus; and the name of Baal-hermon was taken apparently from its connection with that mountain. All these considerations go to make it probable that Baal-gad was the romantic spot, the secluded grotto, at the fountain of Jordan where the Phoenicians or Syrians had established the worship of one of their Baals' (Robinson). Entering into Hamath - the valley of Baalbec. The tract of country described comprised all Lebanon, from the region of Dan and Banias to its northern extremity (Robinson's 'Later Biblical Researches,' pp. 409, 568).
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/joshua-13.html. 1871-8.
Giblites
Probably the inhabitants of the country, around Gebal, (Eze 27:9,) or Byblos, as the LXX. render, a city of Phoenicia, situated on the Mediterranean, between Sidon and Tripoli, on the north of the river Adonis. It is now called Gibyle, of Djebail, situated about a day's journey south of Tripoli. Its walls are about a mile in circumference, with square towers about every forty yards' distance. Anciently it must have been a place of no mean extent and of considerable beauty, from the ruins still visible.
1 Kings 5:18; *marg:; Psalms 83:7; Ezekiel 27:9
Deuteronomy 1:7; 3:25
Baal-gad
under mount
unto the
Numbers 34:8; Isaiah 10:9; Amos 6:2
Reciprocal: Joshua 9:1 - Lebanon; Judges 3:3 - in mount; 1 Kings 8:65 - from the entering; 1 Chronicles 13:5 - Hemath; Jeremiah 39:5 - Hamath; Jeremiah 52:9 - Hamath; Ezekiel 11:10 - in
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Joshua 13:5". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/joshua-13.html.


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Loughborough University staff, students and alumnus recently celebrated the launch of The Start-Up Lab – a new and innovative co-working and training space for student businesses. This exciting project, made possible thanks to Santander Universities, provides students with the skills and support they need to develop their businesses (idea or existing) into the 'real deal'. It also offers invaluable workshops and clinics. The support service forms an integral part of Loughborough Enterprise Network (LEN), which was launched last year to support students and graduates on their enterprise journey. The Start-Up Lab is open from 2pm-5pm, Monday to Friday, and is being overseen by Student Enterprise Adviser, Dr Sophie-Louise Hyde. More details here and a short video here.
Lancaster University: Work in Progress
The Enterprise Team at Lancaster were delighted this month to launch Work in Progress, a brand new facility to enhance their delivery of enterprise education. The space, which comprises a design studio and project room, is fully reconfigurable for different modes of delivery and design processes and is based in the centre of the campus, raising the profile of the service for all students and staff. This has led to an enormous uplift in diversity of enquiries from across and outside the institution, from people looking to access the spaces and the facilitation services of the team. The EEUK Board can be seen visiting last month.
University of Westminster: POP UP Shop in Marylebone
From the 9-15 December 2018 The University of Westminster's Creative Enterprise Centre will be hosting its inaugural POP UP shop at 67 York Street, Marylebone. With maximalism as its theme, the CEC will be showcasing 8 students and graduates across fashion, photography, textiles and illustration. The POP UP initiative is a pioneering enterprise and experiential learning project to support and showcase the University's Creative Entrepreneurs. Selected participants were invited to develop their entrepreneurship attributes and grow & launch their brands and businesses, through a programme of workshops and 1-to-1 advisory appointments in the lead up to it. Follow on Instagram @westminsterpopup and for further details click here.
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Not every account proved to be a winner. Here was a case in point. A small aircraft company was bent on buildinga flying boat for sportsmen's use. They finally took an engine on consignment and installed it. When the machine was ready to fly, it would not take off because the hull design was so bad it that would not plane out of the water. The engine functioned perfectly but the design didn't. Needless to say that the company failed and we were out an engine.


March through July 2014...Lots of News!!
Spring is coming soon and I am really looking forward to playing with some wonderful musicians during the month of March. Violinist Shih-Kai Lin and Cellist Blaise Dejardin are two of my favorite people to collaborate with in the Boston area. We are very excited about these projects, and I would love to see some of you at these performances.
During April and May, I will be preparing new programs of solo repertoire and am looking forward to performing in Wayland, New York and Dortmund, Germany.
27th: Private Musical Soiree, Solo Recital in Wayland, MA; Schubert Sonata in A Minor, D 845, Chopin, TBA.