The following is the third of three days of teachings Rinpoche gave in the summer of 2012.
Once more generate the bodhicitta mind, which is to say compassion for all parent sentient beings. With this attitude then we will listen to the teachings.
Now, we will talk about the nature of the mind. The nature of mind is the nature of absolute reality, that's what it is. This nature of mind is free from all artificial and conditional characteristics created by the intellect. This nature of mind is vast and infinite. It cannot be explained in words, nor can it be exemplified, nor can it be pointed out. That is its nature. So this nature that is vast and infinite containing all the kayas, also contains all the primordial wisdoms. It is beyond the phenomena of duality, it does not hold to duality at all. It is intrinsically pure. It is neither existent nor non-existent. It does not fall into any sides. This is the primordial ground upon which all the wisdoms manifest. It is the exhaustion of all of samsara and nirvana. Primordially and intrinsically pure. It is the total arising and absorption of the kayas. Its basic principle is unhindered compassion towards all animate and inanimate objects.
This nature then, though it cannot be exemplified or explained, we are trying to make an attempt to show the direction towards this absolute mind. Now of course on a blackboard if you write with black chalk, you'll see nothing but if you write with white chalk then you'll see the writing. Therefore we will use the relative truth here to explain the direction of the absolute truth. That's the way; otherwise it cannot be pointed to. However, communication is important as a means of understanding so we will use this in the way of relative and absolute.
From the absolute point of view, this awareness, from the very beginning of beginningless time, is enlightened. There's nothing to corrupt, there's nothing to do about it. It cannot be corrupted in samsara nor improved in nirvana. It's beyond that. It is unborn and uncreated. This primordial awareness cannot be tampered with through any understanding. It is basically as it is, primordially pure, within which there is tremendous luminosity of all the kayas arising from this awareness. So from the absolute truth point of view, this awareness doesn't hold to any phenomena and it cannot be expressed, seen or pointed out. That's the reason why, when all the Buddhas became enlightened, they did not say, "This is enlightenment!" and immediately point to it. They were not able to point it out like this. Yet from the relative truth point of view, because you have not realised your awareness, you have not realised the absolute truth, then the relative truth field manifests.
Now from the relative truth space of manifestation, then all the Buddhas, the Buddha fields, all the realms and the whole infinity of things will arise. They will arise due of the truth of interdependent origination, that's how they will arise. In Buddhist practice it is important to have respect for both the relative and the absolute. Realisation is achieved, we believe, by uniting both the relative and the absolute in one taste because this absolute truth does not fall into any limitations nor does it fall into any sides. Knowing how to unite the absolute understanding and the relative arising is very important in your practice. That's the reason why realisation cannot be reached by doing recitations and circumambulations and all that, without having penetrated the absolute. Why? Because you fall into one side of the practice. That's the reason why in the kyerim (creation stage) when we visualise, there is first the visualisation of everything and then the dissolving of it all into emptiness. That's exactly what that is.
Understanding the arising and the dissolution, that is the relative and the absolute. Otherwise, no matter how many years you do your practice, reciting and visualising, if you haven't understood this core essence that in the absolute, this is nothing but a manifestation, that it is nothing but a display, a skilful display of primordial wisdom, then real progress will be difficult. So whatever practice you do it becomes important not to fall into the solidity of the practice. No, don't fall into the solidity of the practice. Rather, give total focus to basically remaining without any elaboration and fabrication, looking at the nature of mind itself, just as you do with the practice of shiné. That's why shiné practice is important for you because shiné will develop in you the understanding of what this absolute mind is, or in Dzogchen terms, what rigpa means.
So equal time must be given to the relative and the absolute truth respectively. Just as a bird cannot fly with one wing so also you need both the relative and absolute truth to be practiced together. There are people that believe more in the absolute and not so much the relative. They think that if you penetrate the absolute you have understood the essence of awareness. No, that's not correct, because the absolute truth will never cease to give rise to the relative. It will always self-manifest. This is the creative potency of the mind. If you go to the extreme of the absolute truth itself and you just practice that, you might find the demonic emptiness but this is not the enlightened emptiness. This is an inverted view which is thinking, 'Oh everything is empty. There is no such thing as sin. There is no such thing as divinities. All of this is fabricated by my mind', so you negate the arising of the relative truth. If you negate it, you fall into the demonic view. Then you fall into sides. That which is beyond limitation falls into a limited space. So there is this danger that when some of you practice focusing on the absolute truth and realise that everything is empty, devoid of any nature, that you might fall into the extreme side of it. The relative and the absolute must be balanced together hand in hand.
The same thing now for your practice, at the end of every practice, it doesn't matter what the practice is, try to unify subject, object and action into one awareness, try to do that. That will be very good if you can do that. Don't have the ego of having practiced, having dedicated, having done some wonderful thing for all parent sentient beings. Moreover, don't hold onto the pride of having practiced. Subject, object and action are in one taste.
In the beginning of every practice hit three things that you need to hit correctly. First hit the motivation, don't practice anything without the correct motivation. It's of no benefit. First, draw in the motivation. Why are you practicing? What is the purpose of your practice? What do you intend to achieve from this practice? Get your bearings first. That's your motivation. Motivation is simple. It's to liberate all sentient beings. That is the motivation. There is no other motivation. What does 'parent sentient being' mean? It means dissolving the notion of who is your parent and who is your enemy. The dissolution of that is the parent sentient being. You have to dissolve that idea. That's why, when you do prostrations or any practice, your current father and mother are visualised on your right and left respectively, your future parent beings are all behind you while your enemy beings must also all be in the same mandala. The mandala is one. This is the bodhicitta and benefit to all. This is how you have to work with it.
First there is motivation, examine that very carefully and second there is concentration. Concentration is the second point that you have to get. Concentration means mind not fluttering away from vivid awareness. Mind is present in everything that you do. Mind is not absent from it. So when you recite the mantra, recite it clearly. Recite it the way you should recite and try to get the visualisation as clear as possible, and your channels as clear as you can. Whatever the instruction is, that is the right concentration. So you follow the etiquettes of the right behaviour that is required of you during your practice. There are 'do's' and 'don'ts'. Errors you can make, all this your teacher will explain and you should avoid the errors. You avoid the errors as far as possible.
The last point that is crucially important is dedication. Dedicate the merits of your practice. Dedicate the merits of your positive thoughts. Dedicate that. There is general dedication and there is dedication in the space of Dharmakaya. Your dedication should be in the latter. Lower schools will just dedicate the merit as it is but they will not necessary dedicate it in the Dharmakaya. If you dedicate the merit in the Dharmakaya, it will increase so that it becomes inexhaustible.
So these three, motivation, concentration and dedication are the three primary nails in the practice of Vajrayana.
Now as I said, you have to work with the balance of the relative and absolute truth, so whenever you are doing intensive recitation practices, then try to ease the grasping to the relative truth with formless meditation. That's very important. All the time relating to form and being unable to relate to formlessness will be a problem so realise that as much as you are doing the relative practice, ease that out with the formless practice where there is no need for visualisation or recitation and no need for circumambulation. Your body, speech and mind should be uninvolved in doing anything. During looking at clear awareness, you don't have to recite anything, you don't have to visualise anything and you don't have to do anything positive with your body. Simply like a broken guitar string, abandon all actions of body, speech and mind. Without any elaboration or any practice as such, you look into the nature. That's important to do that.
Now, respect for the relative practice and the absolute practice are key. These two respects are both equally important to have. Don't go into one extreme. Take the middle path. If a string of an instrument it is too tight or too loose, it doesn't make a good noise. The right tightness of the string must be there to make the right sound. Similarly, in your practice, the right kind of tuning between the relative and the absolute is important. Don't concentrate too much only on one side.
This kind of practice that you have here is called 'the mind teachings'. These you have to receive from a qualified teacher who has the experience. Depending on your understanding he will point to you the nature of the mind. The nature of the mind can be pointed out to you. But he can only point out from his experience and to those that are very advanced, he is only allowed to point out three times. With the third pointing out, if you miss, you miss. But if you get it, then you gain total enlightenment.
Sometimes the teacher can also introduce to you the view, the view of the Great Perfection. That saves a lot of time rather than you trying to find the view on your own. If the teacher tells you what the view is and guides you on the path it will be a swifter journey towards realisation. But for him to point out the view he has to examine what your capabilities are. How are you able to keep your samaya? How is your understanding? What are your degrees of devotion and openness? What have you really understood about Buddhahood and the nature of awareness? Then he can say, "This is the view here". With the view he'll point out the errors to the view, which also come with the pointing out instructions. He points out the errors to watch out for. Rather than finding the mistakes very slowly by yourself, he pre-warns you of these. Just as if he tells you, "If you don't want to burn your hand, don't touch that electric wire." Then you won't touch it, unless you want to experience your hand burning. But you could save yourself from that.
In Tibetan we say 'tawa gompa chopa'; view, meditation, action. If you have the view, you have to bring the view to meditation. If you bring the view to meditation, the meditation will be followed with action because you realise that there are certain things you should do and certain things you should not do. That's the action. Basically the action is what is to be abandoned and what is to be adopted. That's the action. Knowing these will only come from a clear state of mind. It will not come from your confused state of mind, no. Only from a clear state of mind what you should adopt and what you should abandon will arise. Basically those actions that are negative are the ones to be abandoned, i.e., actions that will cause karma. Actions that are undertaken knowingly and unknowingly, seen and not seen, which give formation to other negative actions, these are the ones to be abandoned. But then there are many actions that will not appear to you as negative actions but rather appear as positive. That's the problem. If you could recognise the negative as negative from the very first, you could avoid it. If you knew someone was dangerous, you would avoid him or her. But the person may have a very beautiful car, make a great first impression, be very gentle, kind, charming, seductive and you may fall into the trap.
For example, when a guest is invited for a feast, the first thing that a host will do to make the guest happy is kill a chicken or pig or whatever and then cook it. This is karma, that bird or pig had to be killed for the guest. From the host's side, it was to make the guest happy. But what is the consequence and additional karma? The host has already given it to his guest. For killing an animal it takes five hundred negative rebirths to repay for taking the life of that one sentient being. Also the duration of time of suffering that has to be endured in the different realms of rebirth is different from our human realm. It's not that a year in the god realm is the same as that in the human realm. It is far greater than you can imagine. Therefore knowing what to abandon and what to adopt only comes from a clear mind. It will not come from a confused mind. A clear mind means what? It means a mind that is open, a mind that is inclined towards trusting the Buddha and trusting what is positive. Trusting toward the positive side of things. That's an open mind. A closed mind cannot be positive. It is not possible to be positive. An open mind, having clear devotion to the Buddha; having a clear understanding of karma, understanding in the action, that if I do a negative action then I will have a negative result, that's important. Therefore when you are doing your practice, give some time to just looking at the nature of your mind – that is necessary. It is important for you to accumulate your practices, finish your sadhanas, finish whatever, however many bums you've been told to complete, yes, this is important. But equally important is sometimes to go into the unelaborated practice itself that is looking into the nature of mind. Because eventually whether you do practice or not, it is your mind. The one who says 'do practice,' is your mind and the one that says 'forget the practice, leave it,' that's also your mind. You have to bring your mind under control. That is important.
The key bridge that brings the mind under control, whether it is kyerim (creation stage) or dzogrim (completion stage) or whether it is looking at the nature of the mind, is compassion. That is the key to everything. In the Buddha nature there are three basic qualities which we refer to. The third quality of Buddha nature is compassion. Both the kyerim and dzogrim are based on compassion. That's the innate nature of the Buddha. The third quality of the Buddha is this. The awareness itself has three characteristics, which reflect the fundamental qualities of the Buddha. The first is vast emptiness. Within that emptiness there will be clarity. Luminosity will arise from that emptiness. The union of luminosity and emptiness is compassion. These three are in our nature. If we are told we have the essence of the Tathagatagarba then it means that we have this nature, inclusive of these qualities. But that has not dawned upon us. We have not recognised this because of our karmic propensities. Until we remove the mist of ignorance this ultimate nature will not be recognised. But believe me if we don't have this Buddha nature there would be no use in trying to attain Buddhahood. What is the use of trying to get something if we do not have the basic materials with which to realise it? We have the essence of enlightenment. By planting wheat, you won't get rice and as I said, we have to work with this nature. You have to churn this nature that lies within us. We know there is butter in the cream of milk but if you don't churn the cream, how will you get the butter? Similarly in gold ore we know there is gold but if you don't smelt it how will you get the gold? Just being content with having this Buddha nature is not enough. You have to work with it.
So then from the absolute point of view you have to understand that all the Buddhas and all the Buddha fields, which arise, are all the display of the absolute truth. Do not hold to the content of this reality because there is no reality as such. Just think about it. How do you respond when it is said there is a Buddha field that you are going to reach which is so beautiful, where each Buddha has its own Buddhafield and each Buddhafield is so pleasant and so beautiful, decorated with gold, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, birds with garlands around their neck; what do you think, that they are waiting for you there? Like the Buddhas have nothing better to do than create a beautiful realm like this for you! On the other hand now consider the lower realms. You hear the lower realms described, of being tortured and boiled, of being burned and chopped to pieces, the 'achu achu' hell, the 'ata ata' hell, the 'ayu ayu' hell, the wailing sounds of each of the hells, there are eighteen of these hells that seem virtually impossible to get out of. You have the cold hells, which crack your skin and break your bones and the hot hells that just melt you. There are hells made of iron from which you cannot escape. Then you have the piercing metal hells with spears that keep on piercing you. If Buddha said that everyone has karma, have you examined the karma of these people who are now torturing you? What about karma for them? Surely they must have some karma because we are suffering as a result of their torturing us. No! All is to do with you mind. If your mind is not pure these delusive states will appear. If for one instant you recognise that this is nothing but a display of your mind, you will be free from that hell. But it will not be possible for you to think like that. If you can recognise it, upon the thought, you will be liberated and go to luminosity. It is the same as in dream yoga practice. When you are doing dream yoga and you can recognise, 'Oh I am dreaming!' then instantaneously, there and then the reality of the dream ceases. Similarly, if you said, 'How can I be in this hell realm, it is a display?' you would liberate it. But you won't have the strength. Nor will you have the awareness. Nor will you realise this at all. Why? Because we have so many obscurations, which are like veils before our eyes that blind us. So when you are practicing it is important to realise, that though you are practicing, that these are all the skilful wisdom displays that you are now involved with. Don't give them any solidity. Don't solidify the displays within practice. It is the skilful means of wisdom and skilful methods combined together to bring you along the path. If there is a vast field of thorns in front of you and you have to cross this field, you have a choice. You can either go into the field to pick out each of these thorns so your path is safe to cross or you can wear thick boots to cross without having to pick them out individually. The nature of mind training is like that. If you can understand the source from where all these displays are arising and you remain confident in this, there is no need to pick out all manifestations individually. No matter what projection arises, there is no need to be involved in these projections.
So now bring equal respect to the kyerim and the dzogrim and at the end of your practice try to remain in the nature of the mind. Every practice will bring in the end the dissolution, which is coming to the rigpa awareness of the practice. There is not a single practice here in the Vajrayana that will not bring you to reflect on the rigpa awareness itself, which is when everything has dissolved into emptiness. There is a space of nowness that you begin to experience in the dissolution. That is the rigpa, that is the face of your Lama, that is the face of your ultimate rigpa. That then tells you that these practices are all skilful means but we have to use the skilful means to understand otherwise we will not understand anything. Your karma is not so pure that when a Dzogchen master puts his finger up, then you understand the essence of awareness. No, it's not like that. Before, the Mahasiddhas were all like that. They would understand immediately the essence of awareness through signs and symbols, but not us. We don't have that capacity. We don't have that level of purification. We haven't got that kind of karma. This kind of thing doesn't happen by coincidence, no. It requires tremendous generation of merit to understand the Great Perfection. The Great Perfection needs merit. It's not that you are just going to get it like that. And believe me you're not going to get it without a teacher. There is not the slightest possibility of you getting it by yourself. If this were the case all the Buddhas of the past wouldn't have needed any teachers. They would have popped into enlightenment just like that. No, there is not a single Buddha who has not trained with a teacher.
Why is a teacher necessary? Because you cannot develop pure perception immediately. You have to train towards the teacher's field of awareness to have pure perception. First the perception will purify towards the teacher, then it will go to the ultimate. So your bridge of working with yourself is your teacher. That's your link.
Anything you can do to accumulate merit, do it. You can never have too much merit. Do every charitable work you can to make merit. The more merit making charitable work that you do, which relieves the suffering of others, will give you an easier transition to the next life when your death comes. Because at that moment you will realise that there is nothing that you can do to get merit except what you have already done. If you read any of the teachings on death and dying, you will read again and again that at the time of the bardo, we want merit but we do not have merit. That's what we lack. Then you hope that your relatives do something charitable for you at this time. But no, they will do nothing for you in this way. You'll be lucky if your dead body is kept in your house for even a day. Your dead body is just seen as a dead corpse and will be thrown out. If you have a great fortune, that's when big fights break out for your wealth and you will be terribly disturbed within the bardo. When you see that it is your fortune that is now causing so much misfortune in the family, this is not going to make you happy. Worst of all, is when your fortune, which you took so much trouble in your life to accumulate, goes to the wrong person. Most of the time it does that. It goes to the wrong purpose.
So while you are alive now, this is the time to generate merit. Merit is not accumulated in one short go. Merit is accumulated over time. So prepare your way now. From now on prepare it. You are not going to live forever. No one does, so prepare. Our grasping to our self is such that we think that, 'I will not die just now.' A good practitioner is one that can reflect that life is impermanent, that he or she may die any time, at any moment. That's what you have to look at. You have to look death in the face, and not avoid it. Don't try to cover it up and think that it is something that happens to somebody else but 'not to me, not this year at least.' Death comes unannounced. From having a good meal, you could be dead. If you sleep you might be dead before you wake up. It's like a flash of lightning, like a bubble of water. There are a lot of examples given by our teachers. Life is so short. As practitioners, we should think of that.
Don't build things up in your lives that make it like a fortress. Rather dismantle your life's work. That is better. Keep yourself light. If there are things that you have attachment to and you think you are about to die, give them away. Have nothing that you can be attached to. The worst thing in the bardo is attachment. That is the worst obstacle you can have. Whether it is to your loved ones, or your belongings, attachment is the greatest obscuration that will not let you move. In the East we have practitioners who give away everything, they decide to give this to that person and that to another so they have nothing left to be attached to. They leave a small portion for puja to be done. Then at death he or she has nothing to be attached to. When death comes then their mind is not on anything. Whether there is attachment to something positive or negative, it's the same. Don't think that attachment to your religious objects or your Guru is a better thing. It is not. Attachment is attachment; it makes no difference what it is to. Even if you are attached to a very important religious object you have, if you are attached you are attached. It doesn't matter. There should be no attachment to anything whatsoever -not to parents, not to friends nor relatives, to no one and nothing at all.
In all of us, because we have the essence of the Tathagatagarba, when we die no matter how negative we have been, the light of Dharmakaya will shine once. It has to shine. If you recognise it, it is liberation, and if you don't, well, that is that. But because of the truth of the Tathagatagarba that we have, the true dawn of the light that will awaken at the time of death will flash once. It will flash and if you recognise, 'That's my rigpa; that's what awareness is; that is the awareness of the Buddha,' then you will be instantly liberated, no matter what, no matter what negative karma you have done throughout centuries and centuries and centuries from the darkness that you have stayed in. Just like in a dark dungeon, when a single small candle is lit, you see the whole area of the dungeon no matter how dark the dungeon has been for centuries. It is luminous and you see it by just one light. Similarly the Tathagatagarba of the Dharmakaya will arise within you. It will arise. If you don't recognise it you still have a chance. In fact you have five more chances, because each of the Buddha families will have to manifest again to give you another opportunity. If you don't recognise them and you're still bewildered by what it is, then your practice Buddhas will arise. If you don't recognise them, then it will get worse and worse and perhaps it is better not to talk about it (Rinpoche laughs). But you do have these opportunities. You have the chance to recognise the Buddha or you have the chance to recognise the wisdom lights. You have a choice. First the wisdom lights will appear, if you don't recognise that light then the manifestation of the Buddha's form will appear. If you don't recognise that then it gets serious.
From now on, whatever little charity you can do, do it, this is the time. Don't wait for anyone to do it on your behalf. You are wise if you do it yourself now. Then if you are seriously ill and you are in a situation in which you think you are dying if you have the relics of the Buddha, now is the time to take them. Take the relics and if you have the mandala of liberation from the bardo then it is the time to keep it to your chest from the very beginning of the dying process so that your body dissolves into the mandala that you have. That's also the time to visualise your root Guru in your heart at this moment and say, "Whatever happens, whatever comes when I leave I am totally in your hands." Don't have any people in the room that you dislike. They shouldn't be in the room. That will disturb your awareness. And certainly don't have any pets inside the room, neither cats, nor dogs. The animals' channels are very sensitive. Dogs' and cats' channels become very sensitive at the time of death. Sometimes spirits ride in those channels. So to avoid intrusion; keep the pets out. The obstacles will arise from somebody close to you, not from somebody far away. Proverbially if your body is not disturbed for three days letting the dissolution happen during this time, that is very good. It takes three days for a practitioner to realise that he or she is dead. Some of you may not realise that you have died at all. That is also possible. Nonetheless, every seven days (seven sevens are forty-nine; the Tibetans observe forty-nine days according to the teachings), each seventh day the thought of death will strike you, whether you recognise it or not. On the forty-ninth day the winds of karma will drive you to the next rebirth. You don't have any choice to stay. In Asia we perform the death ceremony every seventh day for forty-nine days. This is the time that you really need merit. You need confession. That's the time you need it, when you're in that state. But at least try to leave three days for the chakras to dissolve in the body correctly.
The same thing happens in the animal realm as well. It takes them three days to dissolve. So when you eat your freshly caught fish, i.e. caught that day, it is called in Tibetan, 'Nyen sha,' the same day's meat. That heaps up tremendous negativity on you. You have not even let the animal dissolve properly and now you're eating it because your concept is, 'the fresher the better.' For us as practitioners, we have to let go of such concepts. I'm not saying eat stale fish, but at least not the same day's catch. That's the teaching of the Buddha. I've heard many, many teachings in which this karma is considered to degenerate mantra recitation. Your tongue's capacity for mantra will degenerate. Similarly, you should not eat the tongues of any animals if you are really practicing mantra. It will degenerate your mantra. Also if you stop eating onion and garlic it will also help your practice if you are doing a lot of recitation. For us, we may see this as concept but in the concept there may also be clarity; they are not necessarily misconceptions.
Then particularly as practitioners when you are eating meat, have respect for the animal that has died and laid down its body for you. Dedicate the merit. As you see the meat, dedicate it. There are different ways of eating meat depending on the level of your practice. The first basic level is to feel sorry for that animal that has laid down its life for you and that you are now partaking. Say, "whatever karma I get by taking this meat, may the strength I get from this being's life be put into practice so that I can dedicate it for the benefit of others. Thank you for your gift. It is a gift that allows me to survive. I will put it into practice and I will dedicate the merit for all parent sentient beings. Thank-you for giving me that potential strength." This is the least you can say when you eat the meat. If your meditation is a little bit higher than this then you transform the meat by the syllables Om Ah Hung. Purify by the three syllables and see the meat as nectar. Don't see it as meat. Have respect for flesh and blood. It you want to go one step higher, as your Yidam, (main practice deity) you consume that meat as a means of liberation. You see it as a wrathful Buddha's display that is now in front of you. For this the three satisfactions must be present; first, the satisfaction of the being you are consuming; second, the satisfaction of the Mandala; and third, the satisfaction of yourself as Yidam. Apply these satisfactions at this moment. Then, as Yidam, a wrathful Buddha, consume and liberate that being. Make sure you are able to liberate the being that embodied the piece of meat you eat. So then, to be clear here for this, the Mandala is satisfied, you are satisfied and the animal that has been killed is satisfied. Three satisfactions must come together. This will only be possible once you have accomplished your Yidam practice to a certain extent.
This has been a brief teaching. It has been a great privilege for me to share this with you all and I hope that you will take the practice to heart since the result will only come with your practice. May it be for the benefit of all parent sentient beings. May everybody equal to the space of samsara and nirvana live happily wishing for the benefit of all.
Transcribed by Sam Brooks under the direction of His Holiness Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche.
If anyone wishes to publish or distribute these teachings they must receive authorization from His Holiness Shenphen Rinpoche.


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Planet Hollywood Orlando in Disney Springs plans to reopen its doors in summer 2016 with a brand new look and theme. The extraordinary architecture of the building will transform the restaurant into a 20th century observatory. The popular chain is offering a glimpse into what guests can expect next time they step foot inside the newly re-imagined flagship restaurant.
Some of the rarest television and Hollywood memorabilia will still be displayed but the restaurant will now feature a 40,000 square foot wall that plays state of the art sound and videos. There will also be live entertainment on the outdoor Stargazers bar and patio as well as an interactive DJ that spins Top 40 and classic favorites nightly.
If you would like to dine at the newly re-imagined Planet Hollywood Restaurant this summer, then contact lbourget@mickeytravels.com to start planning your next Disney vacation today.


Bread Is Making You Fat, Tired, Bloated And Hungry!
We are living in a society filled with bread. Every high street, train and airport is arranged with sandwich shops and pink sweetly flavored baguette stands. It is no wonder that we have turned into a carbohydrate dominated nation where breakfast often consist of a coffee with toast and marmalade, followed by a lunch time of sandwiches. With rising rates of obesity, more and more lethargy, higher levels of diabetes, food allergies and vitamin and mineral deficiencies bread has a lot to answer for. When asked by my clients how they can improve their health and drop a few pounds I often tell them to go careful on the bread.
So why is bread so bad? The first real problem is the degree of processing that takes place. Processing is something that has radically changed over the years and today up to 80% of the wheat's nutrients are removed during this process. These missing nutrients are then synthetically replaced by chemicals, that's right conventional breads are filled with chemicals. Now I do not know about you but I like to eat natural foods and the idea that my bread is made from chemicals does not sound too appetizing and not only that but our body can hold on to these chemicals in our fat cells for a long time. Toxic overload!
The Second problem is that most bread rapidly raises our blood sugar levels leaving us fat and tired. As we consume bread, it quickly turns into sugar, this in turn raises our blood sugar levels damaging our aircrafts and leaving them less sensitive to insulin, our body's natural hormone for controlling blood sugar. Next, our blood sugars plummet leaving us feeling worn out, tired and looking for the next pick-me-up usually caffeine or more carbohydrates. Then the cycle begins again. The liver tends to take up the slack by storing any excess sugar in the form of glucose and once the liver is full it is returned to the body as fatty acids and extremely stored in the most active areas: belly, bum and thighs. So bread equals sugar, which equals weight gain and lethargy.
Finally, most bread contains wheat's natural protein, Gluten. Many people due to excess processing and refinement have become sensitive to gluten and develop intolerances. Gluten intolerance can vary from one person to the next but in my experience many people struggle with it. Often you will be unaware of your intolerance and go on as usual but deep down this gluten is disturbing your inner workings. If you have a strong intolerance then you will probably suffer from internal bloating, wind and stomach aches. We often become so used to these symptoms that it is only when we stop eating wheat and then return to it 30 days later that we realize the huge impact it is making.
Not all bread are bad, try opting for rye or spelt. These eggs have a lower glycemic load and will release sugars into your system a lot slower so balancing out your blood sugars, they are also higher in natural nutrients. But more importantly reduce your intake of wheat as much as possible. Start your day with an oat based cereal and natural yoghurt or porridge. Try eating buckwheat (not actually a wheat but related to the rhubarb family) or using buckwheat flour. Quinoa and millet are also highly nutritious grains and make excellent substitutions for pasta. For you pasta lovers then check out your local health food shop where pasta is now available in many non-wheat varieties. Try cutting wheat out of your diet for 30 days and I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
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As more than 70-80% of illnesses are due to stress, one of the healthiest tools to instantly reduce stress is the use of laughter therapy. The health benefits of laughter are endless including improving the immune system, digestion, and increasing energy levels.
The benefits of energy healing are absolutely endless. Whether you are looking for more peace, relaxation, physical or emotional healing, or healthier relationships, energy healing is a wonderful tool to support you in living a balanced, healthy, and happy life.
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I have received Jenn Parr's remote energy healing session several times. After a session, I feel peaceful and it's helped me to sleep really well (which is great because I typically wake up often throughout the night and don't sleep very well!). Jenn's given me messages and information and they are always right on target with what was going on in my body, mind, heart and soul. Having her guidance and information has helped me in my life to move through different things that were going on each time. Her spirit is loving, gentle and very caring. If you are ready to move forward with your life, call Jenn!
I had been struggling with sleep for about 5 years when I did my healing session with Jennifer. In a session lasting just about an hour, Jennifer shifted the core BELIEF (rather than treating the symptom as I had done in the past) that was at the root of my sleeplessness and I have slept like a baby ever since! The belief that was in the way, and that I was not even aware was present, simply isn't there anymore! Thank you Jennifer!!
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Jenn has been an integral part in my healing journey. Even myself being a Master Healer, it is, or should be common knowledge, that we all need healers that are dear to our hearts to help us grow. She is a gifted and talented being and has helped me to uncover, and transcend some of my most hidden limitations. I am deeply grateful to her and for the work she does in this world. She is a blessing in my life and in the lives of so many others. She knows exactly what to say and has an intuitiveness about her that is unmatched. I am so happy I get to work with her so closely. Thank you love for all you do, my life has been touched by your gifts."
Jenn was a delight to get to know during our house clearing session. We just moved into a new home and the previous tenants had moved out due to divorce. Before we moved in, my husband and I noticed that we began fighting, for seemingly no reason, every time we would visit our new home. We felt we really needed to get the energy of the previous owners cleared out, so we called Jenn. After Jenn's clearing session, we immediately felt a difference. The house now feels fresh and harmonious... like a true new beginning.
When we moved into our new house, we were surprised to experience several paranormal activities. As someone who doesn't typically believe in this sort of thing, it was hard to wrap my brain around what was happening and then more importantly what to do about it. Jennifer's energy clearing offered us the solution we needed to cleanse the house of the previous owners bad energy. Since her service, our paranormal activities have disappeared and the house feel light and airy – just like it should!
This was my first class with Jenn as my instructor (not to mention, this was my first laughing yoga class ever!) I really had no idea what to expect. When I first met her, she seemed really enthusiastic about teaching the class. She did not give the appearance of someone who was simply doing this for a paycheck. When the class first started, she explained how each technique was properly executed and she even explained the theories behind each technique. This shows Jenn has an excellent understand and breadth of knowledge behind what she teaches. Throughout the class, she had a great and uplifting attitude (which is something I look for in a teacher or instructor) that encouraged greater participation from everyone in the class. Overall, she is a very knowledgeable instructor with a positive attitude that could light up any studio she is teaching in. I would definitely recommend her as an instructor. After only taking one class with her, I will definitely be taking more from her in the future.
I came to Jenn for coaching. At first, my main goal was weight loss. After working with Jenn, I realized there was more to it than just weight loss. Jenn helped me to look at new and healthier meal & snack choices, to experiment with recipes and ingredients I had not used before, and to add an appropriate and consistent exercise regimen for my body type. I also came to realize that integrating primary foods such as a meaningful spiritual practice, and having a hobby I looked forward to, all played an important part in feeding my soul and took my mind off of food, or being stressed. Through Jenn's coaching, I've learned to accept me and to love me no matter where I am or how long it takes me in this lifestyle restructuring process. My self-esteem is now soaring. My energy levels are much higher, and no more daily aches and pains. Thanks to Jenn, I'm now Enjoying Life!


Dr. Anthony Komaroff of the Harvard Medical School wrote in his recent syndicated column that "Long term, constant stress can harm many aspects of your health, including your cardiovascular health." It has long been known that stress is related to heart attacks and strokes. Stress may even cause elevated cholesterol levels. If you have elevated cholesterol it's helpful to exercise and eat healthily. There appears to be a connection between stress and a craving for sugar, salt and greasy snacks. Eating unhealthy foods leads to a buildup of plaque in the arteries. This narrowing of the arteries restricts blood flow and a blockage can occur.
Long term stress can cause high blood pressure and the possibility of blood clots due to the blood platelets becoming sticky. People who are highly stressed are more likely to smoke and they are also less likely to exercise.
Hypnosis is a strategy that can help you to change bad habits into good habits. It helps you to develop a positive mental attitude. Hypnosis is very helpful in assisting you to stop smoking and start exercising. You can learn relaxation techniques which can lead to healthier outcomes for yourself. Make a positive decision about your health today.


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Sunday Sun: Champion of the North
Selby's crash victims will never be free: Three months for every one of his 10 dead victims .
Selby's crash victims will never be free: Three months for every one of his 10 dead victims . . . that's how long Selby death crash driver Gary Hart will have served when he walks free from prison.
Not for him the life sentence of mind-numbing pain some of those injured as a result of his dangerous driving must find a way to endure.
Not for him the lifelong sorrow of the men, women and children whose loved ones were snatched from their embrace because he chose to stay awake all night before setting out on a long-distance journey.
Hart, you will remember, fell asleep, drove off the road and landed on the East Coast mainline, derailing a GNER passenger train which crashed into a coal train.
As well as being sentenced to five years in jail, the 40-year-old was also banned from driving for five years and, bizarrely, that is one sentence he will have to complete.
But knowing Hart will be kept off the roads for twice as long as he had to stay behind bars will be no consolation to those who have been made to suffer by his actions.
Already sickened by Hart's three failed appeals, which not only reopened their wounds but also wasted hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' money, they are now left to wonder . . .
What is the price of justice for them?
To read the full story, click here Outrage
Thugs endanger innocents abroad: Amazing, isn't it, how the Portuguese authorities managed to arrest, convict and deport so many innocent British holidaymakers when they clamped down on violence in the Algarve?
Makes one wonder just what happened to all those people clearly seen on our television screens who were fighting and throwing things at the police in Albufeira before we watched them being handcuffed and led away.
Now, that's not to say that the deportees who claim they were well-behaved holidaymakers picked up for no reason by police who then beat them up and even, in one case, urinated on them, are not telling the truth.
The Sunday Sun will not be alone in harbouring the sneaking suspicion that when English hooligans run riot abroad, the local men in uniform are liable to feel justified in taking their anger out on anyone who even looks like they might come from this country.
But whatever the truth surrounding last week's incidents in Portugal, one thing appears to be clear . . .
The violence was started by thugs from England and if they had not set out to hurt people and destroy property, neither policemen nor innocent holidaymakers would have suffered at all.
To read the full story, click here No escape for soccer thugs


Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston and Philip Baker Hall also star in the film which began production last month. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Reiser.
Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin will produce while filming, which is currently on hold, starts up again next week in Vancouver.


Last Thursday morning my oldest son, Sam, said something that almost brought me to my knees. "Mom," he whispered, while his fingers scratched furiously at his head, "I think I have lice." And, after a quick peek at his scalp wherein I saw hundreds of gross black things, some of them moving, I knew he was right, dammit. He did have lice. After ten plus years of dodging the dreaded bugs that have infested every preschool, grade school, camp and middle school my boys have ever attended, we finally fell victim to their pure unadulterated evilness.
After a few muttered curses, I immediately took action. I grabbed the box of Nix that I'd bought "just in case" years ago and covered Sam's head with whatever was in the bottle. Chemicals? Poison? Butter? Who cared what it actually was because once I saw that first bug on my son's head, I would have used anything to kill it. But then, after I calmed down and realized that nobody was in grave danger, I regretted what I'd done. And I knew exactly what I needed to do next: call the professionals.
Like a lot of big cities, Austin now has lice removal salons run by nurses who know everything about those little buggers. Everything. (And who also have wine on hand for freaked out parents like me. Nothing like a little Chardonnay at 10 a.m. while your scalp is being checked for nits. Fancy schmancy!) The lice removal salon was an unexpected expense, for sure, but I'm thankful it was an option because after just a few minutes online, I was overwhelmed by all of the information–and misinformation–out there on lice. Not to mention the countless horror stories and anecdotes from friends who'd spent hundreds of dollars on various products and tools that didn't actually work.
During our two visits to the salon, I talked to the nurses about lice for a long time, and with their treatments and advice, our home was lice-free after just a few days. (And of course I'll be giving my kids weekly checks for the foreseeable future.) I know not everyone has access to such a salon, so allow me to share with you what I learned. And hopefully if/when you or your kids get lice, you won't have it for long.
Almost everyone now knows this isn't true; lice affect people in all socio-economic classes (seriously, even Kelly Ripa had it). And the bugs actually prefer to latch onto clean, not dirty, hair, so don't feel bad if you skip a few baths.
There are many things to be ashamed of having on your head—like a purple scrunchie, for example—but lice isn't one of them. In fact, you'll actually help stop it spread, and help your chances of not being reinfested, if you tell the other parents at school to check their kids.
Per the CDC, the life cycle of a head louse has three stages: egg, nymph and adult. It's crucial to kill all three during your treatment because just one tiny nit on the head can hatch into an adult that quickly lays 8-10 more nits. Yikes.
Well, sort of. Bugs can't live off the head for more than 24 hours. However, if they're on soft surfaces like bedding or couches, they can still crawl onto a head. (They don't do well on smooth surfaces because they need something to grip onto with their evil lice claws.) Newly hatched bugs need blood in the first 2 hours or they die. And nits can't live off the head for more than 4 hours because of the incubation temperature needed near the body.
It can be as simple as two kids leaning their heads together while they play video games. Lice can't hop, but they can quickly crawl from one hair strand to another. Our salon recommends that girls wear braids and ponytails if they'll be around a lot of other kids to cut down on hair touching hair.
Wash or bag things that have been in direct contact with child (stuffed animals, pillows, brushes) for 48 hours.
Or you could also just leave your house for 48-hours and go on what is charmingly called a "lice-cation." Without human hosts to live on, the lice will all be dead by the time you come back.
Despite a lot of misinformation out there, the CDC states that your dogs and cats will not get your lice, so they don't need to be treated or avoided.
There are plenty of over-the-counter lice pesticides, like Nix and Rid, and they may prove effective for you if you're comfortable using them. However, chemicals are not a guarantee as drug-resistant lice becomes more and more prevalent. A recent single study showed that 100% of the bugs they collected from California, Texas and Florida were resistant to lice killer. In my opinion, why take the risk of using chemicals if there's no guarantee they'll even work?
A lot of people have had success with what is effectively a lice-suffocation-method of treatment, but there are a couple of caveats. First, lice can hold their breath for 4-6 hours, so that means the goopy stuff will be on the kid's head for a long time. Second, if the mayo gets in the child's mouth or enters the scalp through an open sore, infections can result.
Yes, it really is as simple as combing through wet hair to remove any nits or bugs and get rid of them for good. (It's crucial to remove all nits because even one will hatch a new civilization in 9-10 days.) Our salon recommends using the stainless steel Terminator comb> every day until you see nothing on it. Use bright natural light (midday sunlight is the best), wet and detangle the hair and start combing from front to back. Then divide hair into four areas and comb through in paper-thin sections until it's all be covered. Repeat daily until you see nothing on the comb and then every other day for a week or so.
Other natural deterrents I've heard positive things about include Tea Tree Oil shampoos and conditioners (which should be used somewhat sparingly because they're drying) and mint scented spray.
Okay, this last one is just my opinion, but it seems to me that the more we educate our schools and daycares and other parents about lice, the better off all of us will be. I'm all for regular lice-checks in schools and information sessions and anything else that'll help to stop its spread. Those little jerks are only getting stronger and for that reason, we need to get stronger, too.
If you've had lice in your home, what worked best for you?
Good tip, StephanieG. The salon used some enzyme spray that smelled like vinegar and pickles, too.
When my daughters and I had lice two years ago, the only thing that worked was daily combing under a bright (think car mechanic's) light for a few weeks. Each time we would find an egg, we would isolate that hair and cut it. If we have another lice experience, I'm going straight to the lice salon. We were all so stressed for the few weeks we dealt with lice that I will pay a considerable amount of money to not have to deal with that again.


Some Trumpeter kits come with hard plastic segmented tracks such as the Pershing family- very tight fit, but they used also (vinyl?) tracks for his kits. The tracks are nice detailled, but a crime for the modeller. It's not possible to glue the tracks togheter with most of the used glue's. In the instruction manual Trumpeter mention that the tracks can be glued with plastic cement, but this is not true. Also the lenght is sometimes a problem (Too long or too short) Read about the problems on the modelling forums.
Is't possible to bend the vinyl tracks succesfull? Yes, I do it on the next way!!!
1. I use the normal Cyanacrylat glue.
On this way the track will glue without problems!!
The KV- series has always interested me, no more so than the extra armoured KV-1' s "Ehkranami". Trumpeters kit is a fine kit to build, with no real issues. I replaced the barrel with a much more refined turned aluminium one and a set of Eureka XXL's fine copper tow cable with resin ends. The kit has horrid tow cables made from the same material as the tracks.
I was concerned with the decals over the pronounced applique armour bolts on the turret sides but as per usual the decals performed flawlessly with the aid of some microsol. A further wash toned down the white lettering.
The tracks are very nice indeed but suffer from the usual Trumpeter flaw of not being agreeable with any form of adhesive except for clamped or pressure applied CA. I used black thread after cutting off the ends. The black thread is thin and can be hidden under a road wheel and subsequent base features. I used fine wire drilled through the low chassis to allow the track to have some sag, though the result was not exactly as I hoped for.
Painted using Vallejo, followed by oil washes, filtering and dot filters. MIG pigments finished off the weathering.
- Trumpeter Stug.III Ausf.B built pretty much out of the box. First whitewash and first attempt at weathering with oil pant.
- The tarp is metal foil from the top of a wine bottle. Some of the foil that I experimented with was too thick but this sample was laminated. (2-ply) I was able to seperate the laminations and was left with two thin pieces of foil that were quite flexible. I wrinkled up the foil then smoothed it out and glued it down. Painting was with acrylics.
- The tracks are the kit tracks. The snow is baking soda. After the static grass was dry I sprinkled baking soda so that it would fall between the blades. The snow was then sealed by spraying future floor polish.
Kit 7108 - German Pz.Sfl.IVa "Dicker Max"
Here is a scan of part of the Trumpeter Dicker Max instructions. At the top is says "make 8", that is make 8 right side suspension units, no left ones. Below as you see Trumpeter can't tell left from right anyway The convention with any motor vehicle or aircraft right and left is defined from the driver's seat, not standing in front. I am sure that any modeller who has made a few Panzer IV kits could assemble one with their eyes shut, and this will not confuse them.
Anyway the suspension is hidden underneath, and the missing right hand cab is easy to make. Encyclopaedia of German Tanks has an excellent right side view.
The Stalinetz S-65 was the most numerous of the Soviet tracked tractors of WWII. It was used to tow heavy ordinance, most notably the 203mm Howitzer and 152mm Howitzer-Gun as well as for recovery tasks. Many were subsequently captured and used by the German Army to tow a variety of loads. Kit consists of 18 parts.
Model built by Udo Bauer - converting T-62 into VT-62 der bulgarischen Armee.
In the 1980s, the Bulgarian army converted part of their retired T-55s and T-62s into armored tugs. For this purpose, the vehicle hull's were taken over without changes and with towerparts of T-55 on a plate. The vehicles were equipped with a hand winch, with which the heavy cables and pulleys were designed and moved. The vehicles had no engine winds, no Erdsporn, only additional towing hubs and pulleys.


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RIM's co-CEOs face record fines in options backdating matter
Regulators in Canada may hit RIM's top two executives with a record penalty as high as C$100 million (U.S.
By Sam Diaz for Between the Lines | January 22, 2009 -- 12:20 GMT (04:20 PST) | Topic: Tech & Work
Regulators in Canada may hit RIM's top two executives with a record penalty as high as C$100 million (U.S. $80 million) for their roles in a stock option backdating matter that began more than a decade ago, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. Ontario Securities Commission staff and lawyers representing RIM's co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are reportedly in advanced discussions, the paper said. From the news report:
In 2007, a special committee of RIM's board investigated the back-dating issue, and determined the company had backdated more than 40 per cent of stock options granted to employees since 1996. It also concluded that 12 of the 16 option grants made to Mr. Balsillie and Mr. Lazaridis between 1996 and 2006, to acquire a total of two million shares, were priced using an incorrect date.
In March 2007, RIM said that the internal review found no intentional misconduct. Still, Balsillie stepped down as chairman and the company annouced a $250 million restatement to its earnings related to the mistakes it made in granting stock options. Technology analyst Carmi Levy told Reuters that the news of the fine, while possibly larger than RIM had expected, was no surprise. Regulators, she said, are "just attaching a number to something that people have known about and understood for quite some time."
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EU's GPS satellites have been down for four days in mysterious outage
EU's Galileo global navigation satellite system nears 100 hours of downtime.
On Delta, facial recognition boarding doesn't sound optional
I listened as the gate agent tried to excite passengers about facial recognition boarding. He didn't mention they could opt out. This is how technology forces itself upon you. ...
Woz wants you to get off Facebook right now
The Apple co-founder believes the privacy tradeoff just isn't worth it.
What is a chief growth officer? Beats me
Many companies are now embracing the notion of a chief growth officer. But what is it? And why on Earth is it there?
Sport businesses become digital media companies in the digital media revolution
Another post by my favorite sports influencer and thought leader, Stephen Bourke. He charts the present and the future of an industry that has enormous impact: sports. ...
Facebook has a new way to make you love it. It's quite funny
How does one of the world's most suspicious companies think it can make progress? By getting help from those it used to decry.


Paul wrote his most developed expression of the good news of Jesus Christ to the church in Rome. Demonstrating his skills as a missionary, pastor, and theologian, Paul explains how God's salvation is rooted in his Jewish heritage but is destined for people of all races and nations. Learn how to receive God's saving grace through the gift of committed faith, and trust the nothing can separate us from God's love in Jesus Christ our Lord.


Just found this while looking through some 1956-1959 John Deere factory service bulletins. It is the proper procedure for adjusting the engine and steering clutch pressure plates for MC through 440 crawlers, and steering clutch on 1010. Procedure is different for 350, that procedure is posted below.
I have this gauge for sale if anyone needs one.
Last edited by Lavoy on Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Push on them with your hand, foot, pry bar, or whatever. It is such a pain to do, I usually do not worry about it.
If you mean setting the pressure plate fingers, this info is the same.
Thanks for the information. The left steering clutch on my 350 "may" have a problem. When your pushing with a full blade of dirt and the ole girl is scratching for everything she's got, the left track will stop turning and makes a growling sound. Do you think a steering adjustment will take care of it or is it more serious. If it's just a adjustment how much will you sell the gauge for? Thanks again.
Keep in mind tha the gauge is to adjust the pressure plate when it is first installed on the final drive. The gauge is of no use once the final is installed on the crawler.
$30 with shipping in US.
Where can one purchase a Set gauge for Adjusting the clutch for JD 350 crawler?
Just send me an e-mail or call.
Lavoy, I have the steering clutch adjusting gauge from you for my 420, will the same gauge work on a 350 job I am about to start?
Yes it does, you just use the tab hanging down in the middle.
Yes I do, just call.


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Q: ASP.Net MVC3 Master/Detail using tabbed Partial Views I am developing my first ASP.Net MVC 3 web application against a SQL Server Database.  I used Database First to create the dbContext and Models from an existing database.
I am trying to create a master/detail view of 1-M relationships.  I have TableA which is related to TableB and TableC each with a 1-M relationship. but TableB and TableC are not directly related to each other.
When the user goes to the Details view of a record from TableA, I would like it to show a section at the top of the view with data from the columns within TableA.  Then below I would like to have a group of tabs with one tab for each related table (TableB and TableC).  When the user clicks on the TableB tab for example, I would like to load a partial view listing all the related records in TableB.
Can someone help me figure out how accomplish this?  I would post code, but I'm not really sure where to begin.
I have done some research and found a lot of posts discussing ViewModels, but I'm not sure how this would differ from my TableA Model, which includes the related collections for TableB and TableC.  I also have discovered how to load the records from each relationship into different tables within the TableA Details view, but this does not include the tabbing functionality I need.
Thanks in advance.

A: I ended up creating partial views for each child table and using an AJAX ActionLink to load the partial view based on the tabs.
Part of TableA view (Master):

@Ajax.ActionLink("TableB", "TableATableBList", "TableB", New With {.id = Model.TableAID}, New AjaxOptions With {.UpdateTargetId = "partial-div"})

@Ajax.ActionLink("TableC", "TableATableCList", "TableC", New With {.id = Model.TableAID}, New AjaxOptions With {.UpdateTargetId = "partial-div"})

TableB Controller:
Public Class FlightlineController
        Inherits System.Web.Mvc.Controller

        Private db As MyEntities = New MyEntities

        '
        ' GET: /TableB/

        Function Index() As ViewResult
            Dim tableBs = db.TableBs.Include(Function(b) b.TableA)
            Return View(tableBs.ToList())
        End Function

        Function TableATableBList(ByVal id As Guid) As PartialViewResult
            Dim tableA As TableA = db.TableAs.Find(id)
            Return PartialView("TableBList", tableA.TableBs.ToList())
        End Function

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Jomo Kenyatta, Nelson Mandela & Archbishop Makarios
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These three names (and the persons themselves) are connected by the historical fact that each was imprisoned as penalty for their nationalism, and each became President of their country. In the case of Kenyatta, he alone of the three did something not tried by the other two: he acted in a Hollywood film made in Africa – Sanders of the river (1935)– as a young black tribal chief and troublemaker. Nelson Mandela as a character has appeared in another Hollywood film, played by a black actor, a movie about South African rugby starring a white American, Matt Damon. As far as I know Makarios only appears in newsreels of his period.
Kenyatta was born in 1891 in Kenya, then a British colony. He was well educated by Scottish missionaries who could not, however, persuade him against politics. He joined the Young Kikuyu Association in 1922, and edited a news-sheet with the difficult name of Mwigwithania, representing progressive black opinion in the 30s. He visited London a few times, trying to make lobbies, but went to the USSR more often.
He spent the 2nd World War in the United Kingdom where he was friendly with the growing anti-colonial pressure groups. In 1946 he returned to Kenya where he became the chief spokesman on behalf of the anti-colonial movement. Then the Mau-Mau terrorists started their murderous attacks on white farmers, and Kenyatta was seen as one of them by colonial administrators. He was arrested, and (on what later was found to be perjured evidence) jailed until 1961.
After his release it only needed a couple of years before he became Prime Minister of the newly independent Kenya (1963) and then President (1964). Kenya was now a republic. He surprised critics and most observers by leading Kenya into a period of comparative peace between the tribes, and good economic growth. He died over eighty years old in 1978.
Mandela the South African nationalist leader was born in 1918. He became a lawyer, practicing in Johannesburg before joining the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944 and founding the Congress Youth League. He led black opposition to apartheid, being 'banned' from 1956 to 1961 and then sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for the crime of leading the ANC.
Mandela spent almost twenty-five years in prison on Robben Island before being released on the order of President de Klerk in 1990. His political party was still exiled but he was elected its Deputy President. In 1991 the party held its first legal congress for over a quarter of a century, and Mandela was elected as president. More good news was to come, for in in 1993 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with de Klerk himself – for their combined work in the process of reform. In May 1994 he became South Africa's first black President, and stayed in this post until 1999. He died in December, 2013.
Makarios (originally Mihail Khristodoulou Mouskos) was born in 1913, ordained in the Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church in 1946, and elected Bishop of Kition only two years later. He was thirty-three years old. He became Archbishop and Primate in 1950, after which he was the prime mover and organiser of the Enosis union movement, which did not believe in Ghandi's non-violence. He wanted a Cyprus free of British military rule (the island had become a British Crown Colony in 1925, after being occupied by the British since 1878), and shared with the Turks, whom, to put it as lightly as possible, he disliked. Cyprus was then divided between the Greeks, with their capital at Nicosia, and Turkey, capital Famagusta. Terrorist attacks on Turks and the British soldiery and their families were frequent, and most British servicemen believed that terrorism was chiefly orchestrated by Orthodox priests led by their Primate.
For his deep association with Enosis, and possible collusion with Greek Cypriot terrorism, he was arrested and detained in 1956. In 1959 however he came back to a terrific welcome (by the Greeks) to become the chief Greek-Cypriot Minister in the newly established Graeco/Turkish provisional government. It was but a short step for Makarios to become President from 1960 to 1974, and then from 1974 until his death in 1977.
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Monday, 28 November, 2022 /in Blog, Galleries, News /by Jessica Peng
Quick: name a choral piece! Did you say Handel's 'Messiah'?
It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever, but how much do you really know about its origins and history? We asked Thomas Allery, organist and harpsichordist, some questions about the original 'Messiah' and its influence today. Read on to be enlightened and informed…
'Messiah' was originally orchestrated for two trumpets, timpani, two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo. Subsequent performances have been much bigger, with orchestras numbering well into the hundreds. Can you say a little about the size and scope of 'Messiah'?
'Messiah' is one of those pieces of choral/orchestral music which can work successfully with almost any size and combination of instrumental forces, and the performance history of the piece shows the complete range! Even today, performances range in size hugely from large scale performances with large choruses and a corresponding large orchestra (often in large venues), to smaller, more intimate versions. It says something about the piece that it is so successful and appealing to audiences in almost any configuration.
In fact, my own first experience of 'Messiah' was at a local 'come and sing' performance with organ only – also very successful, but a bit of a work out for one organist! The almost entirely unbroken performance tradition of the work means that it has always been able to expand or contract to suit venues and ensembles, not to mention changing tastes over the centuries…
For instance, in the nineteenth century, amateur choral societies flourished across England, and with that, the tradition of large scale performances grew. At this time, new orchestrations and arrangements grew out of the practical needs for new bigger performance forces, including a new orchestration by Mozart and many arrangements for organ accompaniment. Mid nineteenth-century performances in London, such as those at Crystal Palace, had choirs of several thousand voices and huge orchestras numbering 500!
These days, many performances are of a smaller number of singers and players which can be a little more intimate and with a chamber feel – including with directors playing the continuo themselves.
We think of 'Messiah' as an oratorio, but Handel had spent much of his career writing Italian operas until this point. Where does 'Messiah' sit amongst the musical genres of its time?
That's an interesting question as it gets us into the heart of London's musical life in the middle of the eighteenth century. Handel made huge success as a composer of Italian opera. He travelled to Italy, the heart of the operatic world, early in his life and then had great success with Italian operas such as 'Agrippina' (1709) and 'Rinaldo' (1711). London was a great melting pot of styles when Handel settled here permanently in 1712, and yes, Italian opera was very popular at this time (also think about the orchestras in the opera houses – full of players and budding composers from across Europe).
Despite this success, Italian opera had always had its highs and lows in London but it began to have severe difficulties in the 1720s – this was mainly because audiences preferred works in English and with a less ornate style, and there was also difficulty in retaining Italian singers to sing them. Composers have always had to move with the times and write what their audiences wanted to hear, and Handel turned his attention to oratorios. Handel had already written Italian oratorios in Rome, and his first English oratorio was in 1718 ('Esther'). His other oratorios (now also regularly performed) such as 'Saul' and 'Israel in Egypt' were written just before 'Messiah', and also had librettos by Charles Jennens, so they already had a close and successful working relationship. Jennens proposed his libretto for 'Messiah' expressing that he hoped that Handel would write a work as powerful as the text demanded – and he did.
'Messiah' was premiered in Dublin, but the London performance was more controversial because it was performed in a secular venue, even though its text is drawn from scriptures. When it was advertised, it was called 'a sacred oratorio' rather than 'Messiah', so we have a glimpse into a world in which the labelling of a new piece, and signalling its genre was important. The libretto is based on themes rather than plot-driven like an opera. So, in terms of genre, it is definitely an oratorio, but written by the hand of a composer who could lend his hand to so many genres, and we often hear the same unmistakable style as we might hear in the opera house.
The original 'Messiah' featured some celebrity soloists (Susannah Cibber, the alto). What is the relationship like between soloists and the chorus throughout the piece?
The role of the chorus seems to change a little through the piece. The chorus does not interact with the soloists as they might in an opera, but Handel seems to use the chorus to reinforce important lines within the scriptures. We should remember that the choice of solo voice or chorus is in itself a decision and an interpretation of the text. At some moments, such as in 'Hallelujah' or 'Worthy is the Lamb' they seem to represent the voice of the whole world united in praise and thanks, whilst in the middle section, the chorus could be seen to have the role of the crowd, more like in Bach's 'Passions'. The first time the chorus sings in 'And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed' is an incredibly powerful moment: coming from the stormy overture into the promises of the opening tenor movements and then into the light. To me, the lightness, the rhythm, and imitations in this movement represent light coming into the world and illuminating everything. There, the sound of the chorus opens up the soundscape to represent the light. Throughout the piece, the placement of the chorus movements punctuate the piece perfectly, and drive the drama on, all adding to the narrative.
Can you explain why the 'Hallelujah' chorus is so catchy, memorable and popular?
It's got to be the marriage of the text with music. From the outset, Handel captures the natural rhythm and shape of the most joyful word in our language "Hallelujah". When you say this word aloud, the rhythm of the text is exactly what Handel notates. When you hear this piece, it is as though you are singing it too – it's infectious.
The movement has a masterful use of harmonic tension and progression. Here Handel is almost like a film composer, pacing the phrases and progressions so you somehow know where it is going, but in which the listener is taken on a journey. The long progression up from 'King of Kings' feels like a huge progression through several keys, each with a particular harmonic colour. However many times you have heard it or performed it, it's always an amazing movement which takes on a different life each time.
And finally, why do you think 'Messiah' is still so popular today?
There are many answers for this question! Where to start? The piece was designed to be accessible, direct in its expression, and powerful for a London audience, and this legacy and connection seems to live on. It's a work that has not been forgotten.
It's interesting here to think about the charity tradition surrounding the piece which I think contributes to its popularity even today. The first performance in 1742 (in Dublin) was in support of three charities: for prisoners, for a hospital, and for an infirmary. The compositional circumstances of a piece of music can always be felt somehow, even centuries on. You can feel the devotion, the positivity and the values behind it – in that regard perhaps different to in Handel's operas which were written as commercial entertainments. Handel had a close relationship with the Foundling Hospital and started the annual performances there in 1750, and which continued after his death with John Stanley, and then eventually developed through the nineteenth century into a history of associating music performances with charitable giving, especially at Christmas. Somehow the balance in terms of themes and music lends itself so well to new audiences too. There is just the right balance between solos and chorus, between keys, between light and dark, between recitative and aria, and so on.
Then there is its association with amateur music making across the years. For any choir, Messiah is a great and satisfying challenge, and one that doesn't get tired. Many, many people have therefore performed at least extracts from it. How many other major works is that the case with?
Then I guess there is the seasonal element! Messiah is closely associated with Christmas, and choirs are more popular at Christmas time, with lots of people enjoying joining in with carols and hearing music which tells the Christmas story.
Hear LMP perform 'Messiah 360', our version of the classic with a twist, on Saturday 17 December 2022 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. Thomas Allery joins us as the harpsichordist and director for this concert. Tickets and more information can be found here.
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In my dream I am standing next to the Herald. Calling me by my heavenly name he tells me to observe a young woman as she enters a room. I look to the left and notice a young woman in a bathrobe. In her right hand she holds an object about four inches long. She is smiling a very large smile and has this very happy way about her. She walks over to the couch and sits down, tucking her legs up under her. Moments later her husband walks in and looks at her. He sees her smiling but does not see what is in her hand. He simply asks her what she is so happy and smiling about. She looks up to him and tells him that she is happy because she knows that he is going to be a wonderful dad to their child. She then holds up the object, and now I understand that they just found out she is pregnant.
The Herald has now taken me and I stand in a large field. Several angels stand next to us. They each hold a bag full of seeds. The Herald walks over to one of the angels and takes a handful of seeds from the bag. He tells me that these bags hold many seeds. Then he begins to explain that these are only seeds. He asks, "Are these plants? Are these flowers? Are these trees? Are these corn? Are these watermelons? Are these peppers?" He answers, "No, these are only seeds." He reaches down and makes a small, straight row in the soil. Then he takes some of the seeds and distributes them along the row. He covers up the seeds with the dirt alongside the row. As we stand there, a gentle rain begins to fall. Then the rain stops and the sun shines brightly. Next, I see a very bright light shine from heaven on the seeds that were placed in the dirt. Instantly, plants of different kinds start growing up through the soil.


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Gert Kroeger (*  in Riga, Gouvernement Livland, Kaiserreich Russland; † 3. August 1986 in Eutin, Deutschland) war ein Historiker deutschbaltischer Herkunft.

Leben
Gert Kroeger wuchs in Riga auf; seine Eltern waren der Arzt Emil Kroeger (1873–1936) und Mary, geb. Erdmann (1880–1957); ein Bruder war Erhard Kroeger. Sein Urgroßonkel war Johann Eduard Erdmann, dessen Nachlass er später verwaltete.

Nach seinem Schulbesuch in Riga studierte Kroeger von 1924 bis 1929 Geschichte in Dorpat, wo er Mitglied der Livonia war, danach in Marburg und Tübingen bei Johannes Haller und wurde 1930 zum Dr. phil. promoviert. Seit 1929 war er im Schuldienst. Er unterrichtete an der Baltenschule Misdroy bis 1945 und wurde hier gegen Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs kommissarischer Schulleiter. Von 1947 bis 1969 war er als Studienrat in Lübeck tätig und beschäftigte sich mit historischen Themen zum Baltikum. Zuletzt lebte er in Malente.

Mitgliedschaft
Kroeger war seit 1964 ordentliches Mitglied der Baltischen Historischen Kommission. Von 1968 bis 1975 gehörte er dem Vorstand der Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft an.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Erzbischof Silvester Stodewescher und sein Kampf mit dem Orden um die Herrschaft über Riga. Phil. Diss. Tübingen 1930; auch in den Mitteilungen aus der livländischen Geschichte, Bd. 24, H. 3, 1930.
 Vom Geist der baltischen Schule.In: Baltische Hefte, 2, 1955/56, S. 22–34.
 Die evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche und das griechisch-orthodoxe Staatskirchentum in den Ostseeprovinzen 1840–1918. In: Reinhard Wittram (Hrsg.): Baltische Kirchengeschichte. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Missionierung und der Reformation, der evangelisch-lutherischen Landeskirchen und des Volkskirchentums in den baltischen Staaten. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1956, S. 177–206.
 Drei Briefe Karl Ernst von Baers aus St. Petersburg an Johann Eduard Erdmann in Halle. In: Zeitschrift für Ostforschung, 7, 1958, S. 61–68.
 Die politische Denkweise des livländischen Hegelianers Johann Eduard Erdmann (1805–1892). In: Zeitschrift für Ostforschung, 7, 1958, S. 338–373.
 Eduard Erdmann. Zum Gedächtnis. In: Jahrbuch des baltischen Deutschtums, 1959, S. 107–111.
 Julius Eckardts Artikelreihe "Für und wider das Elsaß-Projekt". In: Zeitschrift für Ostforschung, 10, 1961, S. 201–225.
 Zur Situation der baltischen Deutschen um die Jahrhundertwende. In: Zeitschrift für Ostforschung, 17, 1968, S. 601–632.
 Die deutschen Vereine in Liv-, Est- und Kurland 1905/06–1914. In: Jahrbuch des baltischen Deutschtums, Bd. 27, 1970, S. 22–30.
 Das Vergangene und die Geschichte. In: Zeitschrift für Ostforschung, 23, 1974, S. 681–683.

Literatur

 Gert von Pistohlkors: Gert Kroeger als Historiker. In: Jahrbuch des baltischen Deutschtums 1988. Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft, 1987, S. 12–14.

Einzelnachweise

Absolvent der Universität Tartu
Historiker
Mitglied der Baltischen Historischen Kommission
Schulleiter (Deutschland)
Person (Lübeck)
Deutsch-Balte
Geboren 1907
Gestorben 1986
Mann

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This will mark the 11th consecutive year the sheriff's office has been awarded federal monies for traffic enforcement throughout the county, according to Sheriff Charles Cox. The funds are administered by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The sheriff's office was awarded a total of $54,040.89 to be expended solely on overtime for extra traffic enforcement and some fuel costs.
A total of 1,100 man hours will be spent on extra traffic enforcement throughout the upcoming year, Cox said. The goal of the extra traffic enforcement is to reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes on Miami County roadways and increase restraint usage along with removing impaired drivers, he said. Deputies will be strictly enforcing all of Ohio's traffic statutes with special emphasis on removing impaired drivers and seatbelt enforcement while working the grant details.
Most of the extra traffic enforcement details will be assigned during holidays when vehicular travel increases as well incidences of drinking and driving, according to Cox. By having extra deputies on patrol it will also enable them to be available to offer roadside assistance to motorists in addition to having a deterrent effect on criminal activity by the mere presence of additional deputies on Miami County roadways, Cox said.
Deputies will be working a total of 80 overtime hours during the upcoming school homecoming events along with 32 hours for the upcoming Halloween holiday. During all of the extra traffic enforcement efforts no warnings will be issued by deputies, Cox said.