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Jedi Journals: March 2016
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Just because Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been out for a while, that doesn't mean the release of Star Wars literature is slowing down. Chris & Jay give you a full rundown of the latest in comics, books & magazines and record an in-depth review of Star Wars: Before The Awakening. It also appears that we'll finally be seeing the C-3PO one-shot comic telling us the story of how he got his red arm! Hear all this and much more on the March episode of Jedi Journals.
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Jedi Journals: July 2019
It's summertime...which, for many, means staying inside in the air conditioning and burying your nose in a good book. This month, Jay & Chris suggest some great new titles to support and alert you about some variants to look out for. Dennis stops by to review Han Solo: Imperial Cadet, news about San Diego Comic Con starts to trickle out, the St ...…
Jedi Journals: June 2019
The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is officially coming and Chris & Jay break it all down along with several other titles to look forward to. Dennis stops by to discuss Age of Republic: Villains & Heroes and the Star Wars magazines are starting to ramp up as we inch ever closer to the release of Episode IX. Get your fill of Star Wa ...…
Jedi Journals: May 2019
If you thought the April Celebration Chicago Microcast was jammed-packed, wait until you hear this one! Chris & Jay are joined by comic book guru Dennis for the entire show as they dissect and discuss a plethora of Star Wars literature and bring you interviews from Cavan Scott & Matthew Reinhart who chat about their new and upcoming projects. J ...…
Jedi Journals: Celebration Chicago Microcast
Jay & Chris are back from Celebration Chicago which was a whirlwind week of Star Wars�nothing but Star Wars! Listen in to first-time guests Justina Ireland, Zoraida Cordova & Claudia Gray as they discuss their recent & upcoming projects that you won't want to miss on this special Star Wars Celebration Chicago April Microcast of Jedi Journals!…
Jedi Journals: April 2019
Tune in as Jay & Chris make final preparations for Star Wars Celebration Chicago running down a list of all the various panels, authors, times, locations, exclusives and more for the biggest Star Wars event of the year! It's a jam-packed show and one you won't want to miss, especially if you're planning to attend yourself. As usual, you can als ...…
A huge milestone is being accomplished this month as Chris & Jay celebrate 100 monthly episodes of the longest running Star Wars literature podcast in the galaxy! Join them as they take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of the biggest changes to the world of Star Wars, some of the biggest announcements within the franchise and hear from s ...…
Jedi Journals: February 2019
Celebration Chicago looms ever closer as Jay & Chris start to shift into convention mode, Galaxy's Edge gets in on the literature action, Dennis stops by to discuss Hope Dies, a publishing error is discovered from years past and a whole lot more on the February episode of Jedi Journals!
Jedi Journals: January 2019
Happy New Year! Jay & Chris review Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition by Mur Lafferty, give you a breakdown of what to expect from Insight Editions upcoming Star Wars Icons: Han Solo book by Gina McIntyre (holy cow!), they go over the upcoming releases, get to a bit of listener feedback & Dennis stops by to talk Poe Dameron Vol 5 - The Sp ...…
Jedi Journals: December 2018
It's the final month of the year and that means Jay & Chris are giving you some pointers on what books to look out for under the Christmas tree, Dennis returns to talk about the Lando: Double or Nothing graphic novel and some Star Wars Celebration Chicago guest news is announced. All that and more on the December episode of Jedi Journals!…
Jedi Journals: November 2018
This month, Jay and Chris celebrate their 8 year Anniversary as hosts of the longest running Star Wars literature podcast in the galaxy! Join them as they review Timothy Zahn's latest novel titled Star Wars: Thrawn ? Alliances, listen in for thoughts on the Darth Vader: The Burning Seas trade paperback, get the latest rundown of new comics, boo ...…
Jedi Journals: October 2018
It's "scary" how much Star Wars literature is coming at you this month! Star Wars Reads Day has turned into a month long celebration, Jay & Chris talk Solo: A Star Wars Story on Blu-ray and the Star Wars Resistance cartoon debuting this weekend along with giving you a rundown of what books, magazines & comics to hunt for all on the October epis ...…
Jedi Journals: September 2018
September is here, and Star Wars school is back in session! "Mutiny at Mon Cala" gets reviewed, Mur Lafferty stops by to talk Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition, Chris & Jay discuss the new Star Wars Resistance cartoon series and also get you caught up on the latest in books, comics & magazines on the September episode of Jedi Journals!…
Jedi Journals: August 2018
There's nothing hotter this August than the newest episode of Jedi Journals, the longest running Star Wars literature podcast in the galaxy! We'll be talking about Doctor Aphra "Remastered," Star Wars: Most Wanted, and all sorts of San Diego Comic Con news. Plus we've got an exclusive interview with William Shakespeare's Star Wars author Ian Do ...…
When was the last time you picked up a Star Wars book or perused a Star Wars comic? Are you current on the latest releases? Take a listen as Jay & Chris review the newest adult novel called Star Wars: Last Shot. Also, eavesdrop in on a chat with author Cole Horton about his latest book Star Wars Maker Lab: 20 Craft and Science Projects and welc ...…
We're nearly half way through 2018 and Star Wars is bigger than ever! Jay & Chris give you their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story and review the Star Wars: The Last Jedi junior novelization. Dennis is also back to review the latest Poe Dameron trade paperback and of course, you'll get the usual rundown of recent and upcoming releases in comi ...…
It's a Solo kind of show as we gear up for the next Star Wars film to hit theaters this month. Jay & Chris highlight the books, comics & magazines you'll want to be on the lookout for, reveal their most wanted new titles, let you know what to expect in the coming months and Jay & Dennis review Marvel's Han Solo Trade Paperback, all on the May e ...…
We have some great discussions on this month's Jedi Journals. No Fooling! We start with comics and a review of the recent Darth Vader Trade Paperback with Dennis. Then join Jason Fry as he tells us a little about the creation of The Last Jedi novelization! Plus lots more discussion and news on the April edition of Jedi Journals!…
March comes in like a nexu in this super-sized Jedi Journals episode. Lucasfilm announces a huge literature campaign for Solo: A Star Wars Story and Chris and Jay give you all the specifics. You'll hear reviews of Star Wars: Canto Bight and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra & The Enormous Profit with Dennis. Plus we even get to some feedback on this leng ...…
More Star Wars Legends characters to become canon, new television series & more new films announced, an exclusive interview with author Daniel Wallace to discuss his newest book Star Wars: The Rebel Files and a whole lot more all on the February episode of Jedi Journals!
The Journey To The Last Jedi is now complete. Join Jay & Chris as they give their take on the latest episodic Star Wars film in theaters now. Also, listen in for a closer look at Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, an update on Free Comic Book Day, what exclusive books to be on the lookout for and much, much more on the January episode of ...…
We must be getting a new Star Wars movie for Christmas this year...because the amount of Star Wars literature that Jay & Chris have to discuss on this month's show is just astounding! Listen in for a very in depth review of Delilah S. Dawson's Star Wars: Plasma novel & the Stars Wars: Captain Plasma 4-issue comic series as we continue our Journ ...…
A new Thrawn book is announced, a new ultra-expensive Star Wars book is up for pre-order & Tag & Bink are alive! Listen in for an exclusive interview with Ryder Windham & Adam Bray, authors of the brand new Journey To The Last Jedi - Stormtroopers: Beyond The Armor book, discover some new comic variants and find out which magazines to be on the ...…
Jay & Chris celebrate Star Wars Reads month, review Star Wars: Battlefront ? Inferno Squad by Christie Golden, perform a scene from William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part The Seventh and of course, get you caught up on all the latest comics, books and magazines out in stores now! It's all here on the October episode of Jedi ...…
Force Friday II has officially hit and with it came a swarm of new Star Wars literature. Jay & Chris breakdown all the various titles out now and the ones still to come as we continue our Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the September episode of Jedi Journals!
We are less than a month away from Force Friday, a day that Star Wars readers will find many new titles released. Get the latest info on all of that along with some new comic & book titles revealed at SDCC and listen in as Chris & Jay review Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills and tackle some listener feedback on the August episode of Jedi Journals!…
It's fireworks and celebrations all around as Chris & Jay usher in the latest wave of Star Wars literature. Listen in as they delve into Timothy Zahn's latest offering with their full review of Star Wars: Thrawn, get you caught up on some exclusive items to be on the lookout for and of course, bring you up to speed on all the latest comic, book ...…
We're already at the half way point in 2017 and business is starting to pick up in the Star Wars literature world. We learn about new convention exclusives, new titles just announced, sit down for a chat with Rich Handley to discuss the new Star Wars Classic Comics Newspaper Strips book and get to some informative listener feedback. It's all he ...…
Jedi Journals: Aftermath-Empire's End Microcast
As a special treat, Chris and Jay are back to give you their thoughts on the last book in the Aftermath trilogy by Chuck Wendig, Aftermath: Empire's End. Likes, dislikes, fun moments and feedback. It's all here on this special Jedi Journals Microcast!By jedijournals@forcecast.net (ForceCast.net).
Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with you! Star Wars Celebration has come and gone and there are tons of new things to discuss. Listen in for a detailed rundown of all the new titles announced, release dates, author comments and so much more. It's all here on the May 2017 edition of Jedi Journals.…
It's the calm before the Star Wars storm! In addition to running down the list of new comic, book and magazine releases, Chris & Jay prepare you for Star Wars Celebration Orlando! Listen in for a full run down of all literature based scheduling including where you can meet your favorite authors, where to find exclusives, what times the big pane ...…
This month new comic series are announced, new books are teased and an old "Legends" trilogy gets the hardcover treatment. Chris & Jay review the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization, bring you up to speed on Star Wars Insider Magazine and name two authors that are confirmed for Star Wars Celebration Orlando. It's all here on the March epi ...…
This month, Jay & Chris share their thoughts on the newly revealed title for Episode VIII! Also, they give an in depth review of James Luceno's latest work titled Star Wars: Catalyst ? A Rogue One Novel and run down all the latest comics, books and magazines to hit stores shelves on the February episode of Jedi Journals, the original and longes ...…
The first 2017 show is away! Be sure to join your hosts Chris & Jay for another month of comics, books and magazines as they give you their take and commentary on what's already out and what's coming soon. Listen in as they say farewell to Carrie Fisher, discuss the upcoming Star Wars Celebration buzz, review Star Wars: Ahsoka and much more. It ...…
Jedi Journals: Rogue One-A Star Wars Microcast
The biggest Star Wars movie (of this year) has just been released, and Chris & Jay sit down for a few moments to discuss their thoughts on Rogue One. Also on this "rebellious" episode, find out about which magazines are gracing newsstands now! All this and holiday cheer on the latest Jedi Journals Microcast!…
Jedi Journals: Catalyst-A Rogue One Microcast
Join Jay and Chris as Jedi Journals presents an exclusive interview with the author of Star Wars: Catalyst ? A Rogue One Novel, James Luceno. Celebrate the debut of the newest Star Wars film, by listening to how the prequel novel was created and shaped. And then go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!By jedijournals@forcecast.net (ForceCast.net).
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and oh?did we mention Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? That's right! There's a new movie coming to theaters in December which can only mean one thing: An onslaught of new Star Wars books, comics & magazines! Jay & Chris give you the run down on what to be on the hunt for and it's a quite ...…
Jedi Journals celebrates its historic 6th Anniversary this month as Jay & Chris continue to bring you all the latest in Star Wars literature news. A new comic series is revealed, release dates change and several new titles are up for pre-order that should delight even the most casual reader. From all of us here at Jedi Journals, we wish you a H ...…
As the leaves turn, so do the pages of our books here at Jedi Journals. Join us this month as we discuss a secret comic project, Aftermath: Life Debt and Rogue One magazine coverage. All on the October episode of Jedi Journals.By jedijournals@forcecast.net (ForceCast.net).
After literally traveling the world over, Chris & Jay are back to blow your mind with all the latest Star Wars literature news you can handle including details on upcoming comics, books, magazines and everything else in between. Find out key release date changes, listen for new variants to hunt down and of course, jot down titles that have just ...…
Big events, big awards and big announcements abound as Chris & Jay get you up to speed on all the latest Star Wars literature news. Listen to an in depth discussion about Star Wars: Bloodline, find out which Expanded Universe character is storming his way into official Star Wars canon, learn which exclusives you might have missed and a whole lo ...…
We are now into the third quarter of 2016 and Star Wars literature continues to be released at a dizzying pace! Thankfully and as always, you're covered by the dynamic duo of 'Jovial' Jay Shepard and Chris Wyman who bring you all the exciting news bits about what's coming out, where you can find it and when you can find it. Listen in for anothe ...…
We are nearing the half way point in 2016 and Star Wars literature continues with a steady release schedule. Join 'Jovial' Jay Shepard & Chris Wyman as they recount their thoughts on Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray, discuss some important Star Wars comic book news and much, much more on the June episode of Jedi Journals!…
May the 4th be with you! It's International Star Wars Day, so what better time to release a brand new episode of everyone's favorite Star Wars literature podcast than today? Chris & Jay dissect the differences between the various Star Wars: The Force Awakens film adaptations, give a brief overview of the new Star Wars: Bloodline novel, rundown ...…
There are all sorts of changes to the surroundings, but one thing remains constant and steadfast?.and that is Jedi Journals. The original and longest running Star Wars literature podcast in the galaxy! Join your hosts Jay Shepard and Chris Wyman as they blast you through an asteroid field of new comic, book & magazine releases, slash their way ...…
Just because Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been out for a while, that doesn't mean the release of Star Wars literature is slowing down. Chris & Jay give you a full rundown of the latest in comics, books & magazines and record an in-depth review of Star Wars: Before The Awakening. It also appears that we'll finally be seeing the C-3PO one-sho ...…
There's plenty to love this month with new Star Wars comics, trade paperbacks, books, magazines and more! Listen in as Jay & Chris give their take on some recently released publications and answer some listener mail on the February episode of Jedi Journals!By jedijournals@forcecast.net (ForceCast.net).
The Force continues its awakening as Jay & Chris are joined by longtime friend of the show, Fanboys & Barely Lethal Director Kyle Newman! Amongst the many comic, book and magazine titles being churned out, listen in for a closer look at the Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon short story, some of the Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars roleplaying/miniatu ...…
Jedi Journals: The Force Awakens Microcast
The Force has indeed awoken. Chris & Jay break the mold and discuss their unfiltered thoughts on the just released Star Wars: The Force Awakens film and compare what we learned in the Journey To The Force Awakens literature to what we saw on the big screen. This is not the typical spoiler-free show, so please note that if you haven't seen the m ...…
For only the second time, Jay & Chris record some of the show together in the same place at the same time! Listen in as they discuss the most rare Star Wars comic in franchise history, let you know what books to be looking for and run down the many magazines you can find on newsstands now, all on the December episode of Jedi Journals!…
It's a big show this month as Jay & Chris celebrate five years of programming! There's plenty of Star Wars literature news to be thankful for from the latest magazines on newsstands, multiple book titles including the just released BattlefrontBy jedijournals@forcecast.net (ForceCast.net).
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Baskin-Robbins "Royale Festival" of Frozen Treats Celebration
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It's freezing cold at night but the temperature in the afternoon feels like summer lately. Dreaming of summer already? Celebrate summer as early as today with Baskin-Robbins limited offering of the oh so yummy Chocolate Mousse Royale flavor. I've been craving for ice cream lately and I think this limited offering from Baskin-Robbins will certainly satisfy my cravings! Heading to Baskin-Robbins Fairview Terraces branch in a bit, so to all my readers who are visiting the mall today, drop by at Baskin-Robbins and enjoy this Royal Festival frozen treats.
Baskin-Robbins, the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, is celebrating a "Royale Festival" until the end of February with the launch of a regal line-up of frozen treats inspired by its delicious Chocolate Mousse Royale™ ice cream flavor. Featuring silky chocolate mousse ice cream and decadent chocolate flakes, Chocolate Mousse Royale is a classic Baskin-Robbins flavor fit for royalty. Click CONTINUE READING to see what's in store for you!
"Since making its debut more than 31 years ago, Chocolate Mousse Royale has become one of our most beloved ice cream flavors around the world," said Jeff Miller, executive chef and vice president of product innovation for Dunkin' Brands. "We're excited to introduce a full line-up of frozen treats inspired by this classic Baskin-Robbins flavor, including a range of Gold Crown Layered Sundaes, a Chocolate King Waffle Cone, a Chocolate Mousse Royalty Triple Shake and our magnificent Royale Chocolate Ice Cream Cake. These delicious ice cream creations will certainly make you feel like a member of the King's court."
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Baskin-Robbins' Chocolate Mousse Royale ice cream flavor is available in participating Baskin-Robbins shops by the scoop, in a cup or cone as well as in fresh-packed pints and quarts to take home. In addition, guests can enjoy Baskin-Robbins' full line-up of "Royale Festival" frozen treats including:
· Gold Crown Layered Sundaes: Baskin-Robbins is offering a range of layered sundaes this month which combine the featured Chocolate Mousse Royale flavor with layers of classic ice cream flavors and toppings, complete with whipped cream and diced almonds.
Baskin-Robbins Very Berry Strawberry Sundae
· Chocolate King Waffle Cone: A cone fit for a king, this frozen treat features a scoop of Chocolate Mousse Royale ice cream in a freshly baked waffle cone, topped with a "crown" of whipped cream and diced almonds.
Baskin-Robbins Chocolate King Waffle Cone
· Chocolate Mousse Royalty Triple Shake: This refreshing frozen beverage features a Chocolate Mousse Royale milk shake served over fudge and topped with whipped cream and diced almonds.
Baskin-Robbins Chocolate Mousse Royalty Triple Shake
· Royale Chocolate Ice Cream Cake: This extravagant cake featuring Chocolate Mousse Royale ice cream and a layer of chocolate cake is adorned with elegant gold accents and is sure to be a stand out at any special occasion.
Baskin-Robbins Chocolate Mouse Royal Cake
Baskin-Robbins' range of "Royale Festival" frozen treats are available at participating shops for a limited time until February 28, 2015.
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Mish January 24, 2015 at 5:09 PM
Kath! Mag Baskin date tayo with the kids sa Fairview Terraces! :D
Wow I'm craving for baskin-robbins right now! I want to try Gold Crown Layered Sundaes and Chocolate Mousse Royalty Triple Shake. Thanks for sharing this, so yummy
cessie January 25, 2015 at 12:29 PM
Wow so yummy :) i should try this one :)

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She's been enjoying a new romance with controversial former doctor Andrew Wakefield.
But on Thursday night Elle Macpherson, 54, was back at work, showing off her famous body at the glitzy Remus Lifestyle Night in Mallorca, Spain.
The model lived up to her nickname of The Body as she wowed in a colourful sequin gown for the annual summer party.
Elle dazzled in the sequinned number, which featured a bold cutaway front, showing off her cleavage.
The rainbow-hued gown flaunted the model's toned curves, while she accessorised with gold statement sandals.
A pair of shades added an extra diva touch, while the always glam star styled her blonde locks into tumbling waves.
Temperley London's collections have been awash with glittering sequins for most seasons now and, just like us, it appears Elle Macpherson cannot get enough of this shining trend either.
The model was attending and event in Mallorca and made sure to turn up the heat in true statement style. She's wearing a custom dress that appears to be an extension of the Winter 2018 collection. The multi-colored sequin dress by the British designer features a classy plunge neckline and ombré like pattern.
A dress just like Elle's is perfect for an evening event when you want to look your best. And although this one isn't on sale, you can shop the current collection of diva-esque dresses by clicking (right).
Alternatively, opt for shining styles with our edit below and channel the glitz with Roberto Cavalli, Erdem and more.
The model posed with real estate mogul and the party's host, Marcel Remus, smiling for the cameras as she made a return to the spotlight following the recent reveal of her new romance.
Last month Elle was seen furniture shopping with Wakefield, the discredited former doctor and driving force of the anti-vaxxer movement.
The couple, whose relationship was confirmed by exclusive photographs last month, were also seen holding hands as they enjoyed a day of shopping in Miami, Florida.
Wakefield, 61, was banned from practising medicine in his native Britain eight years ago after helping spawn the modern anti-vaccination movement with widely discredited research, claiming the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) jab causes autism and bowel disease.
Earlier in July, DailyMail.com revealed that Wakefield had lost inches off his waistline after replacing his favorite foods with nutrition-packed 'wellness shakes' recommended by healthy-eating Elle.
The married father-of-four has also swapped out his dowdy wardrobe with trendy linens and slim-fit outfits to impress his world famous girlfriend, according to close friends.
Brian Burrowes, 48, who edited Wakefield's controversial 2016 documentary Vaxxed, said the former doctor started dating Macpherson after meeting her at an awards ceremony in November.
But Wakefield's wife's brother revealed that he only told her that their relationship was over in April.
Just over a year ago, Elle was awarded $53million in cash and a $26million home following her divorce from billionaire Jeffrey Soffer.
A source previously told MailOnline that Wakefield separated from his wife Carmel in 2017 and first started seeing Elle in late 2017 after they met at an event in Orlando.


It has been on my mind that I should build up my own practice of writing my blogs in Sanskrit. But there should also be its English version. So, here I am attempting writing my thoughts first in Sanskrit followed by its English version. Nevertheless in English version I would prefer to write Sanskrit words in Devanagari. Somehow it has been my experience that the best of transliteration of Sanskrit words in Roman script may not ensure as correct a pronunciation.
(1) पाणिनेः अष्टाध्याय्यां बहुषु सूत्रेषु आदि-शब्दस्य प्रयोगेण किञ्चन अधिकं विवरणम् अभिप्रेतमस्ति | (English) In his अष्टाध्यायी, पाणिनि uses the word आदि, to indicate that much more detail is included.
(3) "सर्वादीनि सर्वनामानि" अस्मिन् सूत्रे सर्वेति सर्वनाम्नः आरभ्य यानि सर्वाणि सर्वनामानि, तानि सर्वाणि | कानि तानि ? तानि गणपाठे विवृतानि | गणः इति समुच्चयः | गणपाठे अनेकानां गणानां विवरणम् | (English) In the aphorism सर्वादीनि सर्वनामानि the word सर्वादीनि means starting with सर्व and the word सर्वनामानि means pronouns. So सर्वादीनि सर्वनामानि means all pronouns starting with सर्व. Which are they ? They are detailed in गणपाठ. गण means a set. In गणपाठ there are details of many sets.
प्रादिः गणः | अस्मिन् गणे उपसर्गाः विवृताः, ये प्रायः धातुभिः सह प्रयुज्यन्ते | तेन कृदन्तैः सहापि | प्रादयः१.४.५८ इत्यस्मिन् सूत्रे – प्र परा अप सम् अनु अव निस् निर् दुस् दुर् वि आङ् नि अधि अपि अति सु उत् अभि प्रति परि उप (English) There are some other गण-s, which would be of more common interest and use, e.g. the गण called as प्रादिः In this गण, one finds 22 prefixes used with verbal roots, in turn with words derived from verbal roots. They should be considered to be 20 only, since निस् and निर् (also दुस् and दुर्) are different forms of the same prefix.
(6) http://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%83 अत्रतः प्रापणीये गणपाठे 241 गणाः विवृताः सन्ति | (English) In गणपाठ obtainable from the given link, there are 241 गण-s detailed.
(7) गणपाठः पाणिनिना एव रचितं अष्टाध्याय्याः परिशिष्टमेव | धातुपाठोऽपि कश्चित् गणपाठः इवैव धातूनां विषये | (English) गणपाठ composed by पाणिनि himself serves as an Annexure of अष्टाध्यायी. As such धातुपाठ is also a गणपाठ wherein there is compilation of धातु-s.
I came to this topic of आदचि सन्धयः as an extension of the study of आद्गुणः (6-1-87).
I coined this title आदचि सन्धयः as – आदचि = आत् + अचि.
the following sound is अचि, i.e. all vowels.
8 types each in Tables 1, 2 and 3 below.
While I have shown संधि-s with ॡ, there is a contention that such vowel does not exist. I would like to note here that transcription software do recognize this vowel and provide typing this vowel. This can be seen in following pictures.
Mathematically these are 20 संधि-s. But just three words अकः सवर्णे दीर्घः summarize them. That is the genius of पाणिनी !
derived from two aphorisms from a set of सूत्र-s known as शिवसूत्र-s viz.
Commentators also write "६|१" to denote 'sixth case singular'.
सवर्णे = when followed by sound वर्ण of its own class i.e.
दीर्घः = (the resultant sound is) long i.e. as detailed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 and notes 1 and 2 below Table 3.
There are hardly any examples of this type also.
All these संधि-s qualifying अकः सवर्णे दीर्घः also qualify conformance to एकः पूर्व-परयोः (पाणिनि-सूत्र 6-1-84) because there is one एकः resultant sound in place of the two original sounds at पूर्व and पर positions i.e. at the end of first पूर्व component and at the beginning of second पर component.
".. The कौमुदी has a different and longer discussion of the concept of सवर्ण. It points out that to get proper meaning of this सूत्र you need to invoke the अनुवृत्ति of the word अचि. In other words only vowel सवर्ण are allowed here.
My post अष्टाध्याय्यध्ययनम् (१) received a good number of very learned critical comments. It is important to present them, because if I do not present them my post will remain full of those points which caused the criticism.
Don't you need to introduce the शिवसूत्र-s before starting on aShTAdhyAyI?
Carrying the thought process further, now, it comes to mind that my analysis of first three सूत्र-s of अष्टाध्यायी suggests that they reveal a study of first four शिवसूत्र-s viz.
Actually this link presents study of sarvaaNi sootraaNi, सर्वाणि सूत्राणि, all the सूत्र-s by to and fro hyperlinks on every page.
Why has अ been treated differently?
It seems अ and आ are not considered to be related to each other in a गुणवृद्धि-relationship, say, आ being वृद्धि of अ.
It can be appreciated that when pronouncing इ and ई or उ and ऊ, the organs do not experience any significant change. Only the same sound is pronounced longer. That is called as वृद्धि.
However when pronouncing आ the jaws get apart. अ is simply a guttural sound.
For years we have thought आ being वृद्धि of अ. Is it really so ?
How intelligently पाणिनी has put them into different सूत्र-s; आ in 1-1-1 and अ in 1-1-2; also not clubbing them into 1-1-3.
Science of phonetics at its minutest, best ?
He has made very detailed comments. I wish to point out that reading all the comments also should not be missed out.
Is not the second word of the third sutra गुणवृद्धी (which is in द्विवचनम्) and not गुणवृद्धिः (which is in एकवचनम्) ?
This was also pointed out by Dr. Avinash Sathaye in a personal message to me.
seeing that Dr. Sathaye also pointed out to the same, I checked again. Yes, the text (संहिता) available does read गुणवृद्धी, not गुणवृद्धिः.
With गुणवृद्धी being in द्विवचनम् and इक: being षष्ठी विभक्तिः the word-by-word analysis of इक: गुणवृद्धी needs be reviewed.
Overall meaning derived earlier, fortunately, does not change much.
इकः गुणवृद्धी = The vowels connoted by इक् have existence both by गुणरूप and वृद्धिरूप. Thus this सूत्रम् "इको गुणवृद्धी" takes into its ambit and makes explicit the vowels इ उ ऋ लृ and also ई ऊ दीर्घ-ऋ and दीर्घ-लृ.
Even when saying so, some experts have voiced that my understanding and interpretation that the word वृद्धि as a grammatical term (संज्ञा) connotes and encompasses दीर्घत्वम् of the vowels इ उ ऋ लृ is not correct.
My simplistic interpretation of वृद्धि even in the context of first सूत्रम् १-१-१ वृद्धिरादैच् । was that वृद्धि connotes that the vowels आ ऐ औ are of stronger, longer, characteristics. I extrapolated this to be also indicative of द्विमात्रात्मक nature of these vowels for analyzing meters in poetry This also is not liked by the experts.
So, the terms गुण and वृद्धि connoting vowels being of strong or weak from the point of view of pronunciation seems okay. But to extrapolate that to be indicative of एकमात्रात्मक or द्विमात्रात्मक for analyzing meter of poetry seems over-extrapolation.
The three opening sutras studied in अष्टाध्याय्यध्ययनम् (१) also merit classification in one or more of these six categories.
वृद्धिरादैच् – Is it a संज्ञा or परिभाषा or विधि or नियम or अतिदेश or अधिकार ?
If it is a संज्ञा, which संज्ञा does it define ? Does it define वृद्धि ? But the word वृद्धि also appears in इक: गुणवृद्धी. If आदैच् is definition of वृद्धि, there is no relationship between आदैच् and इक:, whereby आदैच् can be considered as definition of वृद्धि.
Detail in this dictionary raises further query. If वृद्धि denotes only to the vowels आ ऐ औ, what about its mention in इक: गुणवृद्धी ?
If वृद्धि denotes "..lengthening completely of a vowel which is called as प्लुति", are वृद्धि and प्लुति synonyms of each other ?
I am getting in a mode "नैको मुनिर्यस्य मतं प्रमाणम्" !!
Along side an inquiry crops up, as raised by हिमांशु, whether strong character of a vowel connotes its pronunciation being long दीर्घ. So whether वृद्धि also means दीर्घ, what appears to have been detailed in the dictionary as प्लुति. If so, is or is not आ दीर्घ of अ ?
Even if आ is to be regarded as दीर्घ of अ, this दीर्घत्वम् is different from how ई becomes दीर्घ of इ and ऊ becomes दीर्घ of उ । The difference is in the fact that in pronouncing आ, jaws get separated. In pronouncing ई as दीर्घ of इ, no perceptible change of organs happens.
Since these three सूत्र-s गुण or वृद्धि character of different vowels, and give guidance on how to pronounce them, the "how to" aspect would put them into the class of विधिसूत्र-s. This also is my opinion.
(6) In the context of the order in which various सूत्र-s are compiled and classified in eight different अध्याय-s and total 32 पाद-s, there is a thought that there is some as yet unraveled programming logic. I am pleased with myself that I have been able to structure a kind of illustration based on the set-theory. I often ask myself why do I compose my own thoughts independently. I should not be reinventing the wheel. But if I am able to explore a new angle, the whole effort is very satisfying. That is how I felt when I was able to compose that set-theory based illustration !
May it be noted that what I post in my posts are my thoughts. I do very humbly submit that readers, especially learners, should not get guided (much less be misguided) by my observations. Any statement of mine should be accepted or rejected depending upon whether one feels convinced or not.
I am fallible. I do commit mistakes. I am so much indebted to all the criticisms, especially those which point out the mistakes (e.g. गुणवृद्धी being in द्विवचनम् and इक: being षष्ठी विभक्तिः).
I apply the same rule to myself, "accept if I am convinced." Sometimes it takes me long time to be convinced, because, admittedly, I am slow learner. Scholars may please forgive me, if I do not seem to be subscribing to all of their view-points, immediately. Most importantly, however, every criticism prompts me to correct my mistakes and to take a more comprehensive look at the subject.
This परिशिष्टम् is primarily for expressing my indebtedness to the scholars who have showered their affection by their criticism.
वृद्धिः = This is a grammatical term संज्ञा. Here वृद्धिः suggests the greater weightage being the characteristics of the vowels.
आत् = The vowel आ. In the aphorisms here, singular vowel is given an ending त् to denote that it is to be understood all by itself.
ऐच् = Vowels starting from ऐ and ending at the vowel or alphabet where one finds in शिवसूत्राणि the ending च् The शिवसूत्रम् under reference is ऐ औ च्. Hence ऐच् means the vowels ऐ and औ.
On the whole वृद्धिरादैच् means the vowels आ, ऐ and औ have the characteristics of being strong.
When analyzing meters of poetry, syllables of strong character would be counted with higher weightage. The सूत्रम् lends guidance also on analyzing syllables when analyzing meters of poetry.
अत् = The vowel अ। In the aphorisms here, singular vowel is given an ending त् to denote that it is to be understood all by itself.
गुणः = This is a grammatical term संज्ञा. Here गुणः suggests less weightage being the characteristics of the vowels, which are noted by अदेङ्.
गुणः is first case singular (प्रथमा विभक्तिः एकवचनम् च) of masculine noun (पुल्लिङ्गि नाम) गुण.
In the context of the previous सूत्रम् १-१-१, गुणः is 'opposite' of वृद्धिः.
One who invites is expected to be modest to the invitee. Being modest requires the character to be subordinate.
अदेङ् गुणः = अ and ए, ओ Less weightage is the Characteristics of syllables/vowels अ and ए, ओ.
The सूत्रम् १-१-१ was seen to be lending guidance to analyzing weightages of syllables, when analyzing meter of a poetry. The vowels of सूत्रम् १-१-१ would be given stronger count. But that logic does not seem to hold true here. Being of subordinate character, syllables/vowels अ, ए and ओ should be given less count. Syllable अ is given less count, but not the syllables ए, ओ.
Syllables/vowels ए and ओ in महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा (गीता १०-६) are counted with stronger count.
गुण: च वृद्धि: च would imply that the vowels इ उ ऋ लृ would have both the weak and strong characteristics.
Actually शिवसूत्र-s (अ), इ उ ण् । ऋ लृ क् । mention only the गुणरूप-s, the weak vowels.
This सूत्रम् १-१-३ brings out the वृद्धिरूप-s ई, ऊ, दीर्घ-ऋ and दीर्घ-लृ of these vowels, which are not explicit in the शिवसूत्र-s.
The logic for analyzing meters of poetry, that vowels with weak character will get less count and vowels with strong character will get larger count is very much valid for the vowels covered by this सूत्रम् १-१-३.
Notes for these three aphorisms together.
By doing this classification, these three aphorisms together give manifestation (अभिव्यक्तिः) to आ, ई, ऊ, दीर्घ-ऋ and दीर्घ-लृ which are not explicit in the शिवसूत्र-s.
By these aphorisms पाणिनी has summarized almost all the rules governing grammar of संस्कृत.
At this blog there will be this category devoted to my self-study of the aphorisms. Since an aphorism is a crisp statement, its full import can be understood only by deciphering the meaning and significance.
There are eight chapters or sections (अध्यायाः) in अष्टाध्यायी. Each chapter or section (अध्याय) has four quarters or sub-sections (पादाः).
The logic of what aphorisms are compiled in which chapter and which quarter and in which order is not yet known. But it is known that almost all the rules governing grammar of संस्कृत are summarized in अष्टाध्यायी.
सूत्राणां एकैकशः अध्ययनं कृत्वा काचित् स्पष्टता कदाचित् संभवति । Possibly, only after studying the aphorisms, the logic may reveal !


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photo courtesy of Lanny Barnes
Lanny and Tracy Barnes: How Twin Biathletes Made the Move to 3-Gun
Tom McHale caught up with Lanny Barnes at the USPSA Multigun Championships where she shared some stories from her remarkable and unique shooting career.
By Tom McHale
iathlon [bahy-ath-lon] noun 1. a contest in which cross-country skiers, carrying rifles, shoot at targets at four stops along a 12.5-mile (20 km) course. The biathlon originated at least as far back as 1861 in Scandinavia, Norway to be specific. At the time, the idea was to train for hunting and military exercises. Norway is made entirely of snow resting on a giant ice cube - OK, maybe only in the winter. Accordingly, it became sensible for soldiers to be able to ski like crazy, cranking their heartbeats up to a million or so beats per second, and then figure out how to calm down and place accurate shots. This activity evolved into competitions, making demonstration appearances in the Olympic games starting in 1924. However, due to rules disagreements, it didn't become a regular event until 1960.
Siblings should know better than to try and share a shotgun at the same 3-Gun Competition.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
I met my very first Olympic Biathletes in the high desert about 30 miles outside of Bend, Oregon several years ago. While there was no snow to be found within a thousand or so miles, I did get an education on one of the Winter Olympics' most traditional sports.
Lanny and Tracy Barnes, the "twin biathletes" (although I'm pretty sure they're sick and tired of that label) gave me the rundown on the whole biathlon thing while we were waiting for darkness to arrive at the third Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Championship. While not their first 3-Gun competition, that was a turning point for them moving from the Olympic Biathlon to the 3-Gun Pro Circuit.
Lanny and Tracy plotting strategy on how to best attack a stage at the 2014 Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Championship.photo by Tom McHale
Recently, I ran into Lanny Barnes at the USPSA Multigun Championships outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. We had a few minutes to catch up and she shared some of her story.
Living in Colorado, the twin sisters were exposed to guns, shooting, and hunting at an early age.
"My Dad's biggest passion was hunting and shooting, so he had to pass on his tradition to the three of us girls. We started shooting at an early age, mostly hunting," Lanny said. "We got into competition in middle school with some small bore prone. My twin sister and I did most of the competition shooting—my older sister mostly hunted. It was a little boring for two very active girls."
Tracy shown here in the toughest of the shooting stages – the standing position.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
Unfortunately for their 3-Position shooting coach, the Barnes sisters were way too active for slow-paced precision shooting.
"So anyway, we got into small bore, and you know, you just lay there all day," she said. "It was a great sport because it helped give us a foundation, but for two active girls, it wasn't really our thing. We met a guy involved with the biathlon team, and once he told us what it was, we fell in love with it."
Lanny showing her Olympic form heading uphill. Biathlon has a lot to do with major endurance training.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
I asked Lanny what the natural progression is for biathletes. Are they skiers who learn how to shoot or shooters who learn how to ski?
"We downhill skied, but we didn't know what cross country skiing was. Why ski up the hill when you can ski down it? Our situation was quite the opposite. Most people who go into biathlon are skiers, and they learn how to shoot later. So, we jumped into biathlon and obviously shooting was our strong point. We picked up quickly on the skiing."
Yes, quickly it was. In short order, Lanny and Tracy moved to the Junior Nations and Junior World Teams. From there, it was a quick next step to Senior World Teams and World Cups. At that level, the only thing left is the Olympics.
Back in 2014, lights and lasers weren't quite as compact as they are now. The sisters jury-rigged an "improvised" solution to shoot in the dark.photo by Tom McHale
Between them, the Barnes' have competed in three different Olympic games. Both sisters raced and shot in the 2006 Turin games. Four years later, Lanny competed in the Vancouver games while Tracy made the team as an alternate.
In 2014, fate made things interesting. At the qualifiers, Lanny fell sick and missed some of the events. Tracy made the team, but Lanny missed out by one spot. In an incredibly selfless act, Tracy gave up her Olympic team spot to sister Lanny, who competed in her third Olympic games.
10 Questions: Julie Golob
All things must come to an end, and as the twins' biathlon career was maturing, the ladies were looking for ways to elevate the shooting portion of their sport. Lanny explains how they got started in 3-Gun Competition:
"Towards the end of our biathlon careers, Tracy and I were looking for ways to take our biathlon shooting to the next level.
"After being in biathlon for 15 years, competing at the highest level, you look for different ways to challenge yourself. We cross-trained for skiing, why don't we cross train for shooting? We picked up shotguns and pistols to see if there is anything that can transfer over and help us with our biathlon shooting.
"A lot of our sponsors, including OTIS Technologies and others who had been with us for our entire biathlon career, told us, 'Hey, 3-Gun is an up and coming sport, you should try this.' So, we jumped into 3-Gun and got hooked on that too. Tracy and I decided that while we were retiring from biathlon, we would jump into 3-Gun."
Shooting pistol targets (fast) from a moving bridge is not something Lanny ever encountered in her Biathlon days.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
While there's still plenty of action in 3-Gun, the competitors don't have to ski marathons between shooting stages, so the sisters remain on the road, competing in, and winning 3-Gun matches across the country.
I had to ask Lanny what she's shooting these days—what are her three guns?
"I shoot a JP Precision rifle, a Beretta 1301 shotgun with virtually no modifications other than an enlarged ejection port and extended magazine tube, and an STI DVC 1911 Competition Pistol with HiViz sights."
Tracy training for the rifle portion of 3-Gun Competition.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
"Most people who go into biathlon are skiers, and they learn how to shoot later. So, we jumped into biathlon and obviously shooting was our strong point."
- —Lanny Barnes
Before Lanny headed off to get some food and rest before the last day of competition at the USPSA Multigun Nationals, I asked her how newer shooters can get involved. After all, with all the gear, movement, and complex stages, 3-Gun can be an intimidating sport.
"I think 3-Gun is the perfect sport to get into," she said. "When Tracy and I jumped into it, we didn't know what we were doing. We were shooters and had competed at a high level, but we didn't have all the gear and all that. We went to a local match and watched. What we've noticed across the board is that everybody is so nice in 3-Gun competitions.
" I recommend going to a match and looking at what other people have. They'll often let you borrow equipment and try it out before you go out and buy a bunch of gear. Just have fun with it."
Lanny hitting distant steel plates at the 2018 Multigun Nationals.photo courtesy of Lanny and Tracy Barnes
Now that the dust has cleared, and the results of the match are in, Lanny finished 2nd in Ladies Category. Sister Tracy was not able to enter the Multigun Nationals this year due to family obligations.
Biathlon Rifles: A Very Specialized Firearm
We spoke to Lanny Barnes, 3-time Olympic biathlete from Team USA, about what goes into their highly customized rifles.
More Gun Games


Cricketer Shahzaib Hasan was banned for a further four years with the fine of Rs: 1 million still obligatory on him for his part in spot-fixing during the 2017 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The four-year ban contains the one year the cricketer has already served. Before that an anti-corruption tribunal had banned Shahzaib Hasan for one year and fined him Rs: 1 million which he had filed an appeal against.
Shahzaib Hasan, who represented Karachi Kings last year, was the 5th player to be suspended in the spot-fixing probe along with Islamabad United openers Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz. The 27-year-old opener, who has represented Pakistan in three one-day internationals and 10 T20I matches, was suspended on March 17, 2017 and charged with three violations of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-corruption code.
The Pakistan Cricket Board's anti-corruption unit had charged him for sacrilegious three clauses of its anti-corruption code for attracting cricketers into the scam, not reporting tactics by the bookies, and hiding information regarding his contacts with the bookies.


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Q: export mupdf and android studio 0.5.4 First: I want to view pdf files in my android app.
I googled and analyzed and decided to use mupdf
For a start I use this guide to build demo project and it's work fine in eclipse. But I need to run it in Android studio. I try to export from eclipse as gradle project and import to Android Studio. File explorer work, but when I opened pdf I get error:
 java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at com.artifex.mupdfdemo.MuPDFActivity.openFile(MuPDFActivity.java:213)
        at com.artifex.mupdfdemo.MuPDFActivity.onCreate(MuPDFActivity.java:309)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008)
 ...
 Caused by: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Couldn't load mupdf: findLibrary returned null
        at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary(Runtime.java:365)
        at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:535)
        at com.artifex.mupdfdemo.MuPDFCore.<clinit>(MuPDFCore.java:14)
        at com.artifex.mupdfdemo.MuPDFActivity.openFile(MuPDFActivity.java:213)
        at com.artifex.mupdfdemo.MuPDFActivity.onCreate(MuPDFActivity.java:309)

I try to just import project without convert it in Eclipse, but when I run application, I get error:
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugNdk'.

com.android.ide.common.internal.LoggedErrorException: Failed to run command:
      C:\SpeedBoots\android-ndk-r9d\ndk-build.cmd NDK_PROJECT_PATH=null APP_BUILD_SCRIPT=C:\mupdf\platform\android\app\build\ndk\debug\Android.mk APP_PLATFORM=android-19 NDK_OUT=C:\mupdf\platform\android\app\build\ndk\debug\obj NDK_LIBS_OUT=C:\mupdf\platform\android\app\build\ndk\debug\lib APP_ABI=all
  Error Code:
      2
  Output:
      make.exe: * No rule to make target C:\mupdf\platform\android\app\build\ndk\debug\obj/local/armeabi-v7a/objs/mupdf/C_\mupdf\platform\android\app\src\main\jni', needed byC:\mupdf\platform\android\app\build\ndk\debug\obj/local/armeabi-v7a/objs/mupdf/C_\mupdf\platform\android\app\src\main\jni\mupdf.o'.  Stop.

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*How to add mupdf library to Android Studio and in my project? I will appreciate any link, examples. Any that could help.

*How to import projects with native code to Android Studio? I'm absolute noob in NDK and scare that I need to read tons of tutorial and books for just import project.

A: the errors you are getting seem to indicate that your .so files aren't getting integrated correctly into your APK. You can check that by unzipping your APK and looking inside lib/armeabi-v7a, lib/x86, etc
If there is only one .c or .cpp source file under jni/ folder, that may be the cause of this No rule to make target error, there is known bug on Windows: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=66937
If you run into other troubles with Android Studio and the NDK, I've made an article that may help you here: http://ph0b.com/android-studio-gradle-and-ndk-integration/

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Since 1946, Friends of the Library has given substantial funding to the Tompkins County Public Library and the Finger Lakes Library System, providing much needed assistance to both organizations in meeting their service goals. In recent years we have increased our scope of giving to include other public libraries in the area as well. Funding is now available from the Friends in the form of small grants to help public libraries and reading rooms in the Finger Lakes region that serve Tompkins County residents.* Despite reduced revenues from book sales during the pandemic, this grant program is being continued given the limited and reduced resources available to small libraries.
Eligible libraries are invited to apply for a grant from the Friends according to the following guidelines:
We expect most awards will be in the $500 to $1,000 range. Funding is limited and we cannot guarantee that all requests will be honored. If grant requests exceed available fund, preference will be given to public libraries in the Finger Lakes Library System within 30 miles of Ithaca.
Grants should be requested for projects that will make a significant difference to the library.
Grant funding may be used to purchase books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, equipment and furniture, and to implement programs for library patrons.
Grants will not be made for operating costs or salaries.
If an award is given, the Friends Library Grants Committee requires a copy of any paid invoices for which grant funds were used.
Libraries receiving grants should publicly recognize that the project was funded in whole or in part by "The Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library."
We would also appreciate feedback as to how the grant has helped the library, which may include photographs and/or a public announcement.
The application form for 2020 grants is available in WORD and PDF format. The application form is not complicated and requires only a modest amount of time to complete.
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The 1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 192 to 159. Henry Hinte and Albie Maier were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Check out a few easy beauty tips on how to prevent hair loss after childbirth. Say goodbye to broken, lose hair strands and feel wonderful post-delivery!
One of the early signs of pregnancy is the fact that women get prettier. Across trimesters of pregnancy, a would-be mother gets to flaunt her gorgeous tresses in style. Thanks to the amazing pregnancy hormones, estrogen in particular. Pregnant women especially experience a 'good hair day'. Suddenly, the simplest of the simple hairstyle looks great, hair tend to become voluminous. But, in reality, the hair isn't growing at all. The only thing that's truly happening is that you aren't losing hair you would typically do otherwise, such as during monsoon or a stressful phase.
However, after the childbirth, as soon as one has delivered her little bundle of joy, the postpartum blues hit and that's when everything about her begins to look a bit sad, the stretch marks and the sudden weight gain. Hair is likely to be the worst affected area of the body. Hair loss is something most of the ladies after delivery/post-pregnancy often complain of.
To understand why hair loss occurs at different stages of one's life and how best to tackle it, it is important to understand the normal hair cycles of growth and shedding. Before addressing the issue it is also essential to understand that hair loss and hair breakage are different.
The term 'hair breakage' is often used synonymously with 'hair fall', which is incorrect. When hair naturally falls from the root, you are experiencing hair loss and when hair unevenly breaks from the strand it is hair breakage. Hair Loss is multi factorial and needs a specialized product to specifically treat it. Although, hair loss is not completely preventable, it can definitely be arrested with overall care and regular maintenance especially after having a baby, that is at the time of post-pregnancy stage.
The knowledge of A-C-T hair cycle will help you understand when is the right time to tackle the issue before it's too late to recover. Scalp hair grows in cycles with normally 3 phases-the Anagen phase which means the hair is in active growth phase, the Catagen phase which means the hair is getting ready to shed and the Telogen phase which means your hair is resting in between phases. Normally, each hair follicle cycles independently, so that while some hairs are growing, others are resting and others are shedding. Thus, the density of the scalp hair and the total number of scalp hairs remain stable. But if the Anagen phase hair follicles prematurely transition to the Telogen phase, resulting in a noticeable increase in hair shedding at the end of the Telogen phase then it is defined as hair loss which needs to be tackled.
The type of hair loss that new mothers generally experience belongs to the Telogen phase.
So, when a friend introduced me to "Livon Hair Gain Tonic for Women" and she personally showed me the difference after having applied it for 90 days, it got me going W-O-W!
So, ladies, home remedies do play a great role in preventing major hair loss, but the genuine hair loss issue requires a more specialized approach. Even before approaching a specialist, it is important to understand your hair loss and seek solutions and products with effective ingredients which can truly tackle the issue of real hair fall.
Try picking up a bottle of Livon Hair Gain Tonic right away. This magical potion will help in arresting hair fall and accelerating hair growth from the root of the problem in a scientific way. To know more about the product, how to apply it, etc., click here.
Avoid sleeping with your hair open. The strands entangle overnight resulting in massive hair breakage and damage.
Use a comb with wide tooth. Avoid hair brushes (flat or round). Don't comb wet hair or blow-dry while they are still wet (at any cost). Let them dry down naturally.


This is Leor Zahavi, having problem with my laptop. Last night I was working on my PC due to low battery my system suddenly turns off. When I try to restart, after loading BIOS, it shows the message "NO OERATING SYSTEM Found". What a should I do? Please provide some solution.


Toxin Rid is a package that's composed of detoxifying substances. It's composed of 'Pre-Rid Pills' that are often used during the first days of the program. The package also contains the detox powder and the dietary powder that must be taken after the scheduled Pre-Rid Pill. Toxin Rid also comes with a complimentary drug test kit you can use to test yourself before you head to an actual testing center.
The maximum dose is 15 pills per day. The first step is to take 3 Pre-Rid pills at a 5-interval and make sure you drink at least 2 glasses of water between each take.
This routine should be repeated for 4 days.
During the 5th day (assuming this is the day of the test), take the detox solution and mix it with water (4 ounces). If you don't want water, you can also mix it with juice. Drink half.
There are two different ways you can use Toxin Rid effectively.
Short-term detox programs are also available and can be used. If you're pressed for time, this can also be useful. Toxin Rid detox can help boost the elimination process of toxins from your body. But it won't completely get rid of any drug metabolites.
Toxin Rid, according to advertisements, can be used through different detox programs. 1-day detox is available. You can also choose between 3-day, 5-day, and up to 10-day detox programs. The most effective one is your 10-day detox. It's also more suitable for those who are constantly taking marijuana or other drugs. Toxin Rid's effectiveness relies on how you follow the instructions down to the most specific one.


Since the arrival of the Internet in the African republic of Cameroon, Internet Cafes have mushroomed. In a country where nearly half the population lives under the poverty threshold, many young women, who dream of escaping a life of misery by marrying a rich, white foreigner, surf the Internet for European marriage prospects at cybercafes such as Love.com, Affection.org, Flirt.net and Meeting.com.
In the capital city of Yaounde, NORTH-SOUTH.COM interviews many of these young women who see Europe as a "paradise," and who express incredibly naive beliefs about European men-that they are more masculine, more romantic, have lots of money and always tell the truth.
The film also tells the stories of several Cameroonian women who married white Europeans, showing their current situations, the cultural differences with which they deal, and the personal sacrifices they made in exchange for economic security. We also learn of the tragedy of a 19-year-old woman who was lured to Paris by an Internet correspondent, taken captive and forced into prostitution for nine months before escaping.
In relating these heartrending stories of dreams, hopes, disappointments and happiness that develop from on-line encounters between black women and white men, NORTH-SOUTH.COM also provides a provocative contemporary portrait of the relationship between the "developed" and "developing" worlds.


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Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors
Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria's chief prosecutors, denied political motivations behind the probe against the crypto lending firm Nexo, according to local reports. The comments were made in response to claims that the investigation had a connection to the company's political donations.
Almost all cases where a prosecution launches an investigation that affects someone's financial interests result in attacks and accusations, Mileva said, adding that "it has become a national sport to attack the institutions."
On Jan. 12, a group of prosecutors, investigators and foreign agents searched the company's offices in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia. The operation targeted a large-scale money laundering scheme as well as violations of Russia's international sanctions
In less than 48 hours after Nexo's offices were raided, four people were charged with money laundering, tax crimes, computer fraud, and unlicensed banking. Two individuals were released on bail worth nearly $550,000. The two others remain unfound in Bulgaria and have been declared internationally wanted persons. It's unclear whether the individuals had a connection with the crypto firm.
According to Mileva, transactions carried out by Nexo amounted to $94 billion in a period of five years. An organized criminal group operating in several countries since the beginning of 2018 has been under investigation, noted the spokesperson.
On Twitter, Nexo complained about the law enforcement raid and said it was preparing a lawsuit against for damages caused by the abrupt police interruption. The company classified the authorities approach as "kick first, ask questions later".
According to the company, investigators did not provide a search warrant for hours, while inspectors never identified themselves to Nexo employees.
We are always cooperating with the relevant authorities and regulators, and we are hopeful that we will have some exciting news in the weeks to come. 7/
– Nexo (@Nexo) January 12, 2023
Nexo operates an investment platform where users can stake and borrow against crypto. Although it has offices in Bulgaria, the firm does not provide services to the country's residents due to potential regulatory issues. The company was founded in 2018 and has offices in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Switzerland.
In December 2022, Nexo announced it would phase out its United States operations due to a lack of clear regulatory cooperation with U.S. authorities.


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Q: AWK -Print the next to last field of each line of input file I have an input file file the content of which constantly is updated
with various number of fields, what I am trying to is to  print out to a new file
the next to last field of each line of input file:
awk  '{print $(NF-1)}' outputfile
error:
and
awk: (FILENAME=- FNR=2) fatal: attempt to access field -1
Need help. Thanks in advance

A: On lines with no fields (blank lines, or all whitespace) NF is 0, so that evaluates to $(-1). Also if there's only one field your code will print $0 which may not be what you want.
awk 'NF>=2 {print $(NF-1)}'

A: Should be awk 'NF > 1 { print $(NF - 1); }'
awk 'NF { print $(NF - 1) }' is not correct. When NF == 1 it'll print $0 which is not next to the last field.

A: another awk line: (golfing a bit):
awk 'NF>1&&$0=$(NF-1)'


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Alberic
Blessed Gabriele Allegra
Timothy and Titus
Australia Day (Australia)
Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)
Engineer's Day (Panama)
International Customs Day
Liberation Day (Uganda)
Republic Day (India)
National Green Juice Day
National Peanut Brittle Day
National Spouses Day
National Lotus 1-2-3 Day
National Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
The Capitulation Protocol
Accuratissima Brasiliæ tabula.
[Inset of Pernambuco.]
by Hendrik Hondius, 1630.
According to the terms of the capitulation protocol of January 26, 1654, Portugal decreed that Jewish and Dutch settlers had three months to leave Brazil. Approximately 150 Jewish families of Portuguese descent fled the Brazilian city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco. By September, twenty-three of these refugees had established the first community of Jews in New Amsterdam.
Known as Sephardim (Jews of Spanish-Portuguese extraction), theirs was a complex saga. In December 1496, King Manuel I of Portugal decreed that all Jews leave Portugal by October 1497, causing many to flee to Holland where a climate of acceptance prevailed. From there, some migrated to Pernambuco, a colony of the Dutch West India Company in modern-day Brazil. The community flourished until the Dutch eventually surrendered Pernambuco to the Portuguese and the Sephardim were again forced to flee.
After being driven ashore in Jamaica by Spanish ships, twenty-three members of the community, along with a group of Dutch Calvinists, made their way to New Netherland (New York)—another colony run by the Dutch West India Company. Peter Stuyvesant governor of New Netherland, feared that the indigent newcomers would burden the colony but when he motioned to eject the Jewish newcomers the Company refused his petition (many of the company's shareholders were Jewish).
Old Cemetery, Shearith Israel,
New York, New York,
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., photographer, November 7, 1952.
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America, 1935-1955
Shearith Israel Cemetery dates from the 1600s and contains the tombstone of Benjamin Bueno de Mesquita, a member of both the Recife, Brazil, and New Amsterdam Jewish communities.
The immigrants settled in the colony and soon formed Congregation Shearith Israel although the first synagogue was not built until 1730. Their community maintained traditions of Iberian origin and contributed richly to the growth of the colony. Around 1734 Isaac Mendes Seixas, born in Portugal, arrived in New York from London. His son, Benjamin Mendes Seixas, was one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange.
By the time of the Revolutionary War, it is estimated that there were several hundred Portuguese (from every small town of the Azores Islands, Madeira, and the Portuguese mainland), both Christians and Jews, in the colonies. A number fought in the Revolution, including Jacob and Solomon Pinto, Jewish brothers who settled in New Haven in the 1750s. About fifteen percent of the enlisted personnel on board the first warship to fly the Stars and Stripes, the Bonhomme Richard, captained by John Paul Jones, were Portuguese.
While Hebrew was the language of prayer for the Congregation Shearith Israel (popularly known as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue), Sephardic rites of worship were used during its first decades. Synagogue accounts were kept in Portuguese. By the middle of the 1700s, however, both Portuguese and Spanish gave way to English. Nevertheless, the group's unique synagogue architecture, liturgical music, and lifestyle remained strong.
Amongst the nearly thirty million immigrants who poured into the U.S. between 1880 and 1925 were some 30,000 Sephardim. Many settled on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. During that same period nearly two million Ashkenazim—Jews mainly of Russian, German, and Polish descent with different religious and cultural traditions—also arrived in the U.S. Another wave of both Sephardic and Ashkenazi peoples emigrated at the time of World War II.
During the twentieth century both groups saw their old world languages and many of their folkways blend into the English-speaking American mainstream. Nevertheless, when the congregation assembles in the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue at 70th and Central Park West in New York it represents an unbroken line from the from the community that originated in 1654.
See the online exhibition The Portuguese in the United States, developed by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Search on the term immigrants or lower east side in the collection The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906 to see images of individuals who emigrated to the U.S. at the turn of the nineteenth century. See, for example, Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island or New York City "Ghetto" Fish Market, both from 1903.
See the Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources from the Library's Local History and Genealogy Reading Room. The Reading Room's homepage also includes a link to JewishGen®, Inc., an Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy.
Old Man Entering Jewish Synagogue for Afternoon Services,
Colchester, Connecticut,
Jack Delano, photographer, November 1940.
Americafrom teh Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA/OWI, 1935-1945
See the online exhibition From Haven to Home marking 350 years of Jewish life in America. For example, Haven contains images that reflect Sephardic life in colonial times. A timeline beginning in 1492 presents both a chronology and illustrations of world events, American, and American-Jewish events.
Early Virginia Religious Petitions: A Collaborative Project between The Library of Congress and The Library of Virginia presents petitions submitted to the Virginia legislature between 1774 and 1802 from more than eighty counties and cities. The petitions, from Christian churches, concern such topics as the historic debate over the separation of church and state championed by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, and the rights of dissenters such as Quakers and Baptists.
The Yiddish theater developed as a uniquely American form in the Eastern European Jewish immigrant community in New York City during the early twentieth century. See Yiddish-Language Playscripts, a section of American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920, for unpublished manuscripts like Moishe the Fiddler: a Beadle and Musician (Moyshe der fidler: a shames un a klezmer) or Green Millionaire, a vehicle for Boris Thomashefsky, a driving force in Yiddish theater and director of the Anglo-Jewish theater unit of the Federal Theater. Also see the special presentation on Yiddish playscripts.
The online exhibition Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, demonstrates that many of the colonies were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who had crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faiths freely. Part Two of the section America as a Religious Refuge: The Seventeenth Century contains information on the founding of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Between the 1820s and 1880s the Congregation Shearith Israel assumed trusteeship of the Touro Synagogue.
Search across American Memory on the term Portuguese or Brazilian for a assortment of information ranging from gunboats to embroidery stitches, including a 1767 Portuguese dance manual, and a piece of 1914 sheet music entitled "Bregeiro."
Also learn more about the holdings of The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress.
Michigan Joins the Union
Birds Eye View of the City of Port Huron, Michigan,
drawn and published by A. Ruger, 1867.
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1921
Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837. More than two hundred years earlier, when French explorer Étienne Brulé visited the region in 1622, some twelve to fifteen thousand Native Americans lived there. Sault Sainte Marie, the state's oldest town, was founded in 1668 at a site where French missionaries had held services for two thousand Ojibwa in 1641. The Ojibwa, along with the Ottawa, helped the French establish a thriving fur trade in the Great Lakes region.
Great Britain acquired control of present-day Michigan in 1763 and administered it as a part of Canada until 1783, when it was ceded to the United States under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris. Organized as part of the Northwest Territory in 1787, Michigan became a separate territory in 1805.
Bishop Frederic Baraga,
Bishop of Marquette and Saulte Ste. Marie, Michigan,
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1862
With French Catholics as its first European settlers, Michigan maintained its strong Catholic identity in the early nineteenth century, attracting a large number of Catholic immigrants. Dioceses were established at Detroit (1833), Marquette, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Saginaw, Gaylord, and Kalamazoo.
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 prepared the way for a great influx of settlers between 1830 and the Civil War. Michigan made a significant contribution in that conflict. Some 90,000 Michigan soldiers fought for the Union and 14,000 gave their lives.
Lumbering, mining, and agriculture defined the Michigan economy in the nineteenth century. After 1910, the automobile industry emerged as the dominant economic engine in the state. Manufacturing jobs attracted newcomers, many of whom left homes in the rural South and migrated to Michigan's urban areas. Today, approximately half the state population resides in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Riverfront Panorama,
Detroit, Michigan, 1908.
The American Memory collections feature a wide variety of material highlighting the history of Michigan:
Penned by Irving Berlin in 1914, "I Want to Go Back to Michigan" was a hit that year. Later it was a success in vaudeville and later still, in its most famous rendition, sung by Judy Garland in the film Easter Parade (MGM, 1948). Of all the "phonograph singers," none made or sold more records than Billy Murray, whose version is featured here. He recorded for all the major record companies of the period—Victor, Columbia, and Edison. His renditions of the era's popular songs, recorded on cylinder and disc, numbered in the hundreds and sold in the millions.
"I Want to Go Back to Michigan,"
by Irving Berlin, 1914.
performed by Billy Murray and Chorus,
Edison Company Sound Recording 50198-L,
recorded 1914.
American Variety Stage Audio Sampler
Real Audio Format
wav Format
Locate more images of Michigan's sites and cities. Search across the pictorial collections on terms such as Belle Island, Detroit, Lansing, Benton Harbor, or Ann Arbor.
Albert Ruger began his panoramic mapping career by sketching Michigan cities. Search on the keywords Ruger and Michigan in Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929 to see outstanding examples of his work such as Grand Rapids (1868), Lansing (1866), Saginaw (1867), and Kalamazoo (1874). Other mapmakers drew views of towns such as Detroit (about 1889) and Marquette (1897).
Search on Michigan in Railroad Maps, 1828-1900 to find nineteenth-century railroad maps. See, for example, Railroads in Michigan, with Steamboat Routes on the Great Lakes.
Search on Michigan in Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 for a wide variety of materials concerning the state, including a Medical History of Michigan (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) and a history of The National Grange in Michigan. Also, see the special presentation History of the Upper Midwest: An Overview for background on the northernmost tier of states in the Old Northwest.
Henry R. Schoolcraft's work on Indian myths and legends inspired Longfellow to write "Hiawatha." Read Schoolcraft's Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers (1851) which gives detailed geographic, geological, political, military, folkloric, historical, and ethnographic information regarding the area that became Michigan.
The collection The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 contains a proclamation made by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1909 establishing the Michigan National Forest. Learn more about the environmental ramifications of the region's rapid industrial growth by viewing a House Report on the dumping of refuse material into Lake Michigan near Chicago and the statute enacted to remedy the problem.


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80% of UK's Tech Hubs are based in the South of England according to a new report
JOBLIFT ANALYSES WHICH CITIES AND TOWNS WILL DOMINATE THE UK'S TECH SCENE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
London, 1st February 2018 - When it comes to technology, London, Manchester and Birmingham dominate the job market. However, growth in these cities is slow and the competition increasingly high. With this in mind, Joblift has analysed which smaller UK cities and towns are set to become Britain's tech hubs of tomorrow. By analysing the top 50 locations in terms of the number of tech vacancies over the last 12 months, Joblift has ranked the top ten places, with under 200,000 citizens,[1] predicted to dominate the UK's tech scene in coming years. A point based system was implemented, taking into account the average increase in tech vacancies, the percentage tech jobs held compared to the entire job market, and the total number of tech jobs in every location. Extra points were also awarded to cities that have a university which was listed in the top 500 universities worldwide for Engineering and Technology degrees.[2] It is notable that eight of the top ten cities are in the South of England, with only Warwick and York bucking the trend.
EDUCATION IS KEY: 70% OF THE TOP TEN ARE HOME TO A WORLD-RENOWNED TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
According to Joblift's findings, seven of the UK's top ten future tech centres are home to world class Engineering and Technology universities. Cambridge tops the list, where its 36,802 tech job vacancies made up 37% of the city's job market in the last 12 months. The city topped the analysis in terms of number of tech jobs on offer too, no doubt owing some of this success to The University of Cambridge's ranking as third worldwide for Engineering and Technology courses. Oxford (9th worldwide university ranking) follows with 19,902 tech vacancies in the last year making up a quarter of all jobs offered in the city. Guildford, home to the 196th ranked University of Surrey, comes in third place with 10,634 tech jobs posted in the last 12 months, with one in every four vacancies being tech focused. Fourth place falls to Warwick (125th worldwide university ranking), where 22% of the 7,830 vacancies posted in the last 12 months have concerned technology or computer science.
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ALL VACANCIES IN BATH, EXETER AND YORK ARE TECH BASED
Bath comes in 8th place, with a quarter of the 7,673 vacancies posted in the last year being tech focused. The regency city is home to both a world-class university (172th ranking) and the annual Bath Digital Festival. Following this, Exeter - location of the 'Southwest's home to Science & Technology', Exeter Science Park - ranks in 9th place in our findings, advertising 8,093 tech job postings. In the last 12 months, one in every five vacancies in the Devon capital was for a tech position, and the university takes 318th place in the worldwide Engineering and Technology ranking. Rounding off the top ten is the UK's first Gigabit City, York. The North-eastern city saw its 7,528 tech jobs posted in the last year making up 21% of its entire job market and the university is ranked 335th worldwide for its Engineering and Technology courses.
You can access the full report here.


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Discovery Institute: The Genius of Jonathan Wells
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THERE'S A STRANGE new article up at the blog of the neo-theocrats at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (a/k/a the Discoveroids). This one is by Jonathan Wells, upon whom the Discoveroids have bestowed the title of "Senior Fellow."
The article is titled Art as Lust. Before we get into it, you should know something about the Discoveroid author. As we previously said here: Food Fight: Jonathan Wells and Richard Dawkins:
Wells is a Moonie, who has previously described the motivation for his biology career as follows [note that "Father" is Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church]. The source of what follows is here: Darwinism: Why I Went for a Second Ph.D., by Jonathan Wells. [The bold is from us.]
Father's words, my studies, and my prayers convinced me that I should devote my life to destroying Darwinism, just as many of my fellow Unificationists had already devoted their lives to destroying Marxism. When Father chose me (along with about a dozen other seminary graduates) to enter a Ph.D. program in 1978, I welcomed the opportunity to prepare myself for battle.
Now you know that — for religious motives — Wells has decided to devote his life to "destroying Darwinism." Here is the beginning of his article, with bold added by us:
Medieval alchemists searched for a legendary "philosopher's stone" capable of turning lead into gold. Modern Darwinists have given us a different "philosopher's stone" — one that turns gold into lead.
Darwinism is the doctrine that all living things are biological descendants of common ancestors that have been modified by unguided variations and natural selection. Although Darwinists claim that their doctrine is supported by "overwhelming evidence," nothing could be further from the truth. The fossil record shows that living things originated in a particular pattern, but Darwinists themselves (when they're being candid) admit that the pattern tells us nothing about the process of origination. As for the process, variation and selection are well-documented in existing species, but Darwin didn't write a book titled How Existing Species Change Over Time. He wrote a book titled The Origin of Species — and no one has ever observed the origin of a single species by variation and selection.
We can — and will — spend some time discussing that second paragraph. Let's take it sentence by sentence:
Darwinism is the doctrine that all living things are biological descendants of common ancestors that have been modified by unguided variations and natural selection.
Wells says that "Darwinism" is a "doctrine." What can we say here? To start with, "Darwinism" doesn't exist, except in the bizarre literature of creationists. There is, of course, Darwin's theory of evolution, which is amply supported by evidence, and virtually all competent biologists accept its validity. But there's no "doctrine," and there's no "Darwinism." Similarly, Newton's laws of motion aren't "Newtonism," Einstein's theories about relativity aren't "Einsteinism," etc. Moving along:
Although Darwinists claim that their doctrine is supported by "overwhelming evidence," nothing could be further from the truth.
That's an astonishing assertion. To support it, Wells says:
The fossil record shows that living things originated in a particular pattern, but Darwinists themselves (when they're being candid) admit that the pattern tells us nothing about the process of origination.
Isn't the fossil record that reveals a pattern evidence? It certainly is. Some of it was known before Darwin, and it stimulated the idea of a gradual development of life. But it was Darwin who proposed the mechanism by which this development occurs — variation and natural selection. It's trivially correct that the fossil record alone doesn't explain the process. It never did. That's what Darwin's theory does. Theories explain evidence. Doesn't Wells know this? He's one of the top ID scientists. (There's also DNA evidence, but Wells didn't mention it, so we'll let it go.)
Let's continue with Wells' paragraph:
As for the process, variation and selection are well-documented in existing species, but …
But what? We have the evidence of the fossil record. We have the chronological and morphological pattern that record reveals, and we have — Wells admits it — the well-documented process of variation and selection. Are we missing something? Or perhaps Wells is missing something. Here's the rest of his paragraph, starting where we interrupted his sentence:
… but Darwin didn't write a book titled How Existing Species Change Over Time. He wrote a book titled The Origin of Species — and no one has ever observed the origin of a single species by variation and selection.
Let's ignore Wells' dissatisfaction with Darwin's title. Instead we shall focus on his claim that "no one has ever observed the origin of a single species by variation and selection." It's difficult to believe that a top ID expert could make such a claim, but perhaps that's what it takes to be an ID expert.
There are numerous observations of speciation, and most of you know this. We won't clutter our post with details. Instead, we'll give you a few links to well-known examples — with which Wells ought to be familiar. See: Olivia Judson: Evolution Here, Now, Everywhere. Then see: Olivia Judson: The Process of Evolving. And after that see: Observed Instances of Speciation. That should be sufficient.
Shall we go on with Wells' article, or was that paragraph enough? You want some more? Okay, this is the next paragraph:
Empirical science tests hypotheses by comparing them with the evidence, but Darwinists never allow evidence to jeopardize their basic claims. Darwin called The Origin of Species "one long argument," but his followers are engaged in one long bluff. Books and articles promoting Darwinism invariably make inflated claims based on little evidence — or worse, evidence that is misrepresented or even faked.
Gentle reader, your Curmudgeon can only handle a bit of this material at a time, and we've already waded through quite enough of it. If you want to click over and read the rest of the Discoveroid article, please do so. And remember, Wells is one of the best people in the ID movement. It goes downhill from there.
6 responses to "Discovery Institute: The Genius of Jonathan Wells"
Colloquy | 14-January-2009 at 5:27 pm |
"It's difficult to believe that a top ID expert could make such a claim, but perhaps that's what it takes to be an ID expert."
Not too difficult when you remember that they are trying to sell a product.
Follow the money – always.
shamelesslyatheist | 14-January-2009 at 7:01 pm |
"Gentle reader, your Curmudgeon can only handle a bit of this material at a time, and we've already waded through quite enough of it."
Thou hast a stronger stomach than mine.
retiredsciguy | 14-January-2009 at 11:13 pm |
Colloquy says,
"..they are trying to sell a product."
A very good point. There are an unprecedented number of students being home-schooled today, and I would bet that most are being home-schooled so that they are not exposed to evidence supporting evolution. I would also bet that the Discovery Institute sells lots of books and materials to the families that home-school, and that the Discovery Institute is very agressive in recruiting the churches to do the selling for them.
Now, the home-schooling market is very big by itself, but you can bet the Discoveroids are licking their chops at the prospect of getting their books in classrooms across the nation as "supplemental materials".
By the way, just what is it that the "researchers" at the Discovery Institute purport to be "discovering"? New ways to make a buck by exploiting people's religious beliefs? If Sinclair Lewis were writing today, he would probably cast Elmer Gantry as a Discovery Institute research fellow.
satchmodog | 15-January-2009 at 2:42 am |
All the cretards seem to have here is that Chuck may have misnamed his book. Darwin did not speak on the initial spark of life, but the dishonest want to move the goalposts and talk about the origin. Once we figure the rest out, we can worry about finding the initial spark.
megalonyx | 15-January-2009 at 5:44 am |
Satchmodog points out: All the cretards seem to have here is that Chuck may have misnamed his book
Satchmodog is right about the Cretards, but it's worth noting that in their quibble with the title, the Cretards once again have it wrong. Wells is attempting a sleight of hand in implying that Darwin was addressing the origin of life, when in fact he explicitly states that is out of scope of the science of his day. And as the Curmudgeon has pointed out, evidence for how species arrive from earlier ones is superabundant (no matter how much the Cretards hide their eyes and stick their fingers in their ears while chanting "La la la, I can't hear you!"
satchmodog | 15-January-2009 at 6:59 pm |
exactly megalonyx . all they have is the ability to reframe things because quoting scripture is not scientific proof for anything.
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Chorley Little Theatre,
A Bunch of Amateurs
Barry Ashworth
Sara Worswick
Leonie English
Alan Livesey
'Has-been' Hollywood 'star' Jefferson Steele played well by Barry Ashworth, is lied to and deceived by his agent and thinks he's off to take the role of King Lear in the Royal Shakespeare Company's version of said play in Stratford-Upon-Avon however he's actually going to play him, in an amateur community production in a small English town. Expecting a fancy hotel with a health club, private cinema, fresh flowers daily and an En-Suite bathroom, the actor finds himself in a bed and breakfast owned by one of the cast with a shared loo.
Rehearsing Shakespeare in a barn was well below him and his arrogance and he was not afraid of letting people know, but, as always good will out and it proves to be the making of him and whilst being among the enthusiastic locals, he slowly rethinks and comes to see his life in a whole new way.
His daughter plays a huge role in his change of heart when he almost loses her, twice.... This role of Jessica Steele was played confidently by Sara Worswick who held her American accent well throughout.
Our hard working director and advocate for the failing little theatre was Dorothy Nettle, portrayed by Sue Hilton. Sue's comic timing and facial expressions were super and her character blossomed well.
Nigel Dewbury, played by David Walker, was the absolute pompous "I've done it all" and "I can do it all" character that can often be found in amateur theatre, and played him to a tee... His diction perfect and well-acted throughout.
Lovely performances also came from Moyra Dobson Welch as Mary Plunkett, with her flamenco dancing and flamboyant costume, and Leonie English whose character Lauren Bell was so charming. Denis Dobbins was played by Alan Livesey and played well – his deadpan expressions whist delivering some very funny one-liners was brilliant...
The cast of 7 were joined on stage by 6 ladies who sang in the scene changes, presumably to detract from any set noise, however, although their voices were lovely, it was extremely difficult to make out just what the lyrics were they were singing... I have an idea that they were all Shakespeare Sonnets to music, but just couldn't make them out or understand the necessity. But lovely voices.
If there is one little nitpick I have, please see it as constructive. I'm going to slightly contradict myself here by saying this but please bear with me – please quicken up the pace of the conversations but slow down the dialogue, project and speak up – in some places, because of the speed of dialogue, we lost what was being said...
Stage/Tech: The set was simple but yet well put together. This was a one set piece and it was used well.. The walkways in front of the stage also worked to their advantage... Lighting was basic but worked. I'm not sure if there were stage microphones - I do believe that the thunder was too loud as we struggled to pick up on "Jefferson's big speech".
Hair and costumes were as they should be a non period, every day set and the 'play' costumes were superb.
This was an ensemble piece and was done well. Hopefully, just a few opening night nerves – and we all get them... After all, aren't we all just 'A BUNCH OF AMATEURS'?
Reviewer: Hazel Bumby
Reviewed: 17th June 2019
North West End Rating: ★★★