From now until March 2019, I am working on a project for Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art in Charlotte, NC.
This project has two parts, a very large paper mountain and a video projection of skies.
The idea behind this is to create an experience that evokes the outdoor environment. As a painter, my work is about the intersection of the outdoor experience and art. Because painting is inherently a two dimensional experience, this installation is a way to create a more immersive experience for viewers.
I'm looking for partners to help cover the costs of the project. There are the material and equipment costs to build the mountain and to create the sky project, staff to assist with the building of the mountain, and all the time and work I am doing between now and March to make the project successfully come to life.
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Timothy W Edgar (1960 – 2016)
By Andrea Black on December 27, 2016
2016 has been some year.
Donald Trump; Brexit and then the deaths of Leonard Cohen; David Bowie; Prince; George Martin; Helen Kelly; Zsa Zsa Gabor, George Michael as well as the heart attack of Carrie Fisher. But one friend has had a baby and two have got engaged – although not to each other – so not a complete write off.
One death though – that has recently made the international tax community poorer – was that of Tim Edgar a Canadian tax academic.
Tim originally trained as a lawyer – and taught at law schools – but a less lawyery person you could not meet. Cases drove him mental. Once in conversation he suggested that instead of the Courts we should just use a random number generator for tax avoidance. Although to be fair it would also work for any of the objective subjective cases like capital/revenue or residence.
Odd numbers for the Commissioner – even for the taxpayer. Very fair. And would – he argued – have the effect that taxpayers would just stay away from anything that would get them put in the generator in the first place. Good policy outcomes with reduced fiscal cost. What's not to love?
Tim came to Wellington with his family on sabbatical in early 2000s and worked in Inland Revenue policy. I can't remember what he was supposed to be working on – GST possibly – but because of his ability and good humour very quickly became a sounding board and contributor to pretty much every team in the division. He also lived close to me and our families had a lot to do with each other over that time. We introduced the Edgar family to the joys of Fish and Chips.
After that period in Wellington, we kept in touch and our paths crossed a number of times including a joint stint presenting an OECD course in India. Again his depth of knowledge and good humour made him very popular with the participants while his North American tipping practices made him popular with the staff at the hotel.
By the mid 2000s I had become completely obsessed by hybrids in the way my children were with pokemon. So I wanted to analyse them and their effects for my masters dissertation. There was a small difficulty in that there was no one in New Zealand with the expertise who could supervise me. So I approached Tim.
With his usual good humour and generosity – although possibly it was the opportunity to earn $100 in NZ foreign exchange that clinched it – he agreed. And within 2 weeks I had a parcel of the key items of the hybrids literature in my mailbox. Not sure that is standard operating practice for most supervisors. But then Tim wasn't most people.
At the time (2004- 2006) there were two views on hybrids. The first – dude get over it countries can do what they like aka the sovereignty argument and the second – it is double non -taxation/ bad aka the economic distortion argument. I wasn't fully convinced by either view. Tim, however, was very firmly in the latter camp and – quelle surprise – history has proved him right.
Tim was a high level strategic person – but in the sense that he did actually have big picture insights – rather than just someone who can't cope with complexity or detail. He was expert in Financial Arrangements; GST; international tax; tax structuring or pretty much anything he decided to have a look at.
I particularly remember him sharing his views on formulary apportionment which is touted by parts of the left as the 'fair' way to allocate worldwide tax revenues. The thing is – he said – there is nothing normative about allocating through source and residence. What that has going for it though – is that all the countries agree. Formulary apportionment throws all that up in the air – and who knows where you'll end up?'
We last caught up around his fiftieth birthday – which I am embarrassed to see is almost 5 years ago. He shared with me the changes in his personal and professional life and how proud he was with how his children were doing. He was more subdued than previously but was looking forward to the next stage of his life.
I don't think this and similar articles was what he had in mind though – particularly as he was always so fit. I struggled to find a photo that represented how I remember him. Even this one which I swiped from his uni's obituary doesn't show the exuberant enthusiasm he had for discussing any one of the topics around his head.
I had him on my list of people to contact now I have left the reservation but sadly this post will have to do instead. I will however always remember the laughter, the low ego/high ability combo and the non-standard approach to thinking about tax.
So go well my dear friend. Hail and farewell.
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Vicki Edgar January 12, 2017 at 2:03 am
I want to thank you for the lovely words about my dear brother. He was a wonderful guy and I think you captured him well. He was not the usual Toronto lawyer type. More the small town guy who realizes that he is smarter than everyone around him. Quiet with a quirky sense a humour. He had so much more to give and is gone way too soon. Love you forever Tim.
Terry Baucher (@Trabaq) December 28, 2016 at 4:38 am
Lovely tribute Andrea. Embarrassed to say I'd not heard of Tim but clearly a big loss to the international tax community. .
That's fucking sad to hear about the way too soon death of Tim Edgar. Always struck by his intellectual horsepower, as well as just being a really nice guy. He was definitely a tax policy wonk first before a tradition-bound tax lawyer. He was quite happy to posit why source countries should not renegotiate their treaties to increase the withholding rate on cross-border related party interest to the company rate. A real loss to the tax policy world. Funnily enough Matinee idle show on National Radio playing tax theme songs as I write – Tim would be laughing.

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Haunted houses and ghoulish ghosts: Shining a light on Scotland's spooky secrets
By Murray Scougall & Stevie Gallacher
IT'S Halloween, and things are set to get a little spooky as darkness falls across the land.
But for some, the haunting isn't just confined to one day in October.
Here, we take a look back on some of the cases across the country that have left ordinary homeowners calling for the Ghostbusters…
Mystery in Rutherglen
WHERE: Rutherglen
WHEN: 2016
Spooky goings-on at a home in South Lanarkshire made headlines around the world.
A woman and her son called the police after a series of bizarre events at the property in Rutherglen.
Three police officers then reported witnessing unexplained phenomena, such as clothes and a mobile phone flying across a room and an oven door opening and closing of its own accord.
The baffled officers contacted the Catholic Church to perform an exorcism on the family home.
The Phantom of Friar's Croft
WHERE: Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow
A petrified young mum was forced from her home by a vengeful spirit that she believed was trying to communicate through her four-year-old son.
Ashley Chambers fled the first-floor flat in Friar's Court after a series of terrifying incidents left her fearing for her two kids' lives.
Mysterious voices, a flying shoe, a disappearing crucifix and banging doors spooked the 26-year-old so much that she had a priest bless the house and called in spiritualists, but the haunted happenings continued.
After giving up the housing association property she discovered the previous tenant had experienced similar bumps in the night.
A Frightening in Fife
WHERE: Kirkcaldy
Fife Council officials were called to the home of a frantic woman who claimed a violent poltergeist was stalking the property.
Loud noises came from the attic,
electrical goods were switched on and off and injuries were caused by nails sticking out of a small case.
A medium called in by the tenant claimed the spirit of the last occupant, who had died in the house, was still there, along with a dead brother and an old woman.
It was concluded that the claim could neither be proved nor disproved but had been taken seriously.
Nightmare on Sauchie-hell Street
WHERE: Sauchie
Residents of three adjoining houses in the small Clackmannanshire town claimed their houses had been over-run by paranormal pests.
Strange noises came from the lofts, a knife and fork flew through the air, a family dog was found trapped in a bedroom locked from the inside, a couple carrying a baby in their arms was spotted in a bedroom in the dead of night, and one of the female residents went into a trance and began speaking in tongues.
Paranormal investigators were called in and performed a cleansing ritual on the properties in a bid to rid them of the supernatural, but each of the families moved out soon after.
The Demon of Dalkeith
WHERE: Dalkeith, East Lothian
A mum and her two young daughters were left distraught in 2012 after they spotted a series of apparitions at their home.
A mysterious man in a black suit and a blonde woman in a white nightie haunted the property.
The three were so afraid of being alone in the house they took to sleeping in the living room together.
And not even a blessing from a Church of Scotland minister could help – in fact it made matters worse.
Paranormal experts who visited the home said the haunting was the result of a distressed spirit named Thomas Laidlaw. He was politely asked to leave – and the haunting ended.
this photograph, taken in Pittenweem, Fife, is claimed to be the ghost of an 18th Century witch.
Terror in Tain
WHERE: Tain, Easter Ross
A distraught toddler was targeted by poltergeist at a home in Tain.
She saw a ghostly figure walking through walls, while lights would switch on and off of their own accord.
The two-year-old girl was plagued by a spirit resembling a man and his ghostly dog.
Eventually the terrified young family fled their home and moved to a new flat – but before they did so, a Church of Scotland minister was called in.
Dornoch-based minister Susan Brown performed a blessing to prevent the phantoms from flitting with the family to their new home.
Pollokshields Poltergeist
WHERE: Maxwell Park, Glasgow
It wasn't just a family who reported witnessing a bizarre series of events at a home in Maxwell Park in Glasgow.
As well as doctors, clergymen and spiritualists, Glasgow's bobbies were left terrified after the haunting by a violent poltergeist.
A senior officer told the family: "You know, I had to take some of my men off of that case.
"They were turning in reports like, 'The bed was proceeding in a northerly direction'."
A paranormal investigator teamed up with a priest who supposedly narrowed the activity down to a teenager.
They said he was instead being targeted by the spectres and were forced to perform an exorcism.
Ghosts, or a trick of the mind?
TOM ROBERTSON has spent a lifetime investigating the paranormal after seeing a ghost when he was just seven years old.
There's little Tom hasn't seen in a spirited career stretching across eight decades.
Speaking to The Sunday Post in 2016, he was quick to point out the difference between a ghost and a poltergeist.
"Ghosts are people coming back from the dead but poltergeists emanate from the living," Tom, from Lanarkshire, said.
"They're usually brought on by a major change in someone's life and the brain is so taken by surprise that it goes into shock and starts acting out.
"The person won't realise they are doing these things that are happening all around them.
"I remember being called out to a case in a room and kitchen decades ago, where there were pieces of coal jumping out of the pail by the fireside and flying across the room.
"The woman in the house thought it was haunted, but after my associate put her young daughter under hypnosis, we realised she was the cause of the strange disturbances.
"It can be frightening, but eventually the brain will catch up and settle down."
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Algerian Energy Minister Mustapha Guitouni announced that his department is implementing an electricity export program for Tunisia.
Algeria intends to export energy from its electricity, a conclusion of the agreements with Tunisia, under which some 400 megawatts of electricity will be sent to the country.


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Both/And
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch
Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
I suppose most of us have at some level followed the recent story about Jussie Smollett, the actor on the TV show Empire who claimed he was attacked by two MAGA hat-wearing white men who shouted anti-black and anti-gay obscenities as they beat him. Smollett is African American and gay, and this reported beating seemed to encapsulate the tensions dividing the United States today.
But then the Chicago police started investigating. And they determined that Smollett was attacked not by white men but two African American men Smollett had hired to do the job. He was in a contract dispute with the studio and he thought the attack would turn public sympathy his way and force the producers to give him a more lucrative contract. There was completely justified outrage. Police and city employee time spent investigating a false claim! The cynical manipulation of the very real problems faced by people of color and LGBT persons! The police chief and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel fuming that Smollett has "dragged Chicago's name through the mud."
But the story wasn't over yet. Friday, out of the blue, The Cook County prosecutor's office, with no warning and no apparent reason, dropped the charges against Jussie Smollett. More outrage! The police chief and Mayor Emmanuel found out about it by hearing it on the news. You can literally see the steam rising out of their ears in press conferences. Jussie Smollett doesn't even admit that he did wrong; he still says he didn't do it, even though the Cook County prosecutors are clear that they think he did it. Black Lives Matters and LGBT advocates are feeling used, their very serious causes turned into a joke. And most normal citizens look at the whole thing and think: If I'd done that, or even just a little bit of that, I would never be let off that easy. But that's the way it is with celebrities. They can beat the system. You and I can't.
If that's the way you're feeling, then you should feel just as outraged that the father in Jesus' parable today so graciously welcomes the prodigal back. Frankly, it is at least as outrageous. The elder son is right in being furious. He is absolutely right in pointing out this younger son has dragged the family's name through the mud. He's absolutely right if he thinks the son is engaged in some sort of cynical manipulation of his dad. After all, there's no real reason to believe the son is even repentant; the only thing we can be sure of is that he'd have starved to death if he didn't return home.
And the elder son is absolutely right that it is completely unjust and unfair that the prodigal son gets a party while the hard-working son never gets a party. He's right if he thinks, my selfish little brother always knows how to beat the system. He can get away with stuff I could never get away with.
What we see in the story of the Prodigal Son is what preacher Fred Craddock called "the offense of grace." Grace is a gift freely given with no strings attached and with no requirements. That's exactly how the father in this story behaves. The Prodigal Son has insulted him and also manipulated him by taking his share of the inheritance. The Prodigal son has squandered all that he had in riotous living. The Prodigal Son returns without even repenting but with a speech that says a lot of the right things with no real meaning behind them. And yet the father receives him with open arms and not only that, but a wild party to boot. If you were the elder brother, you'd be furious too. After all, if we're going to take him back, let's make some conditions first. Maybe he has to work as a servant for a year. Maybe he has to pay rent for his room. Maybe he needs to go through a treatment program. But whatever you do, don't throw a big party for him—and not only that, don't leave me out in the field, slaving away, without even inviting me to the party!
It is traditional to understand that the Father in the parable is really God, and his behavior somehow represents God's behavior. So to be clear, I am not saying the Cook County Prosecutor's Office is just like God. Furthermore, no parable is a whole picture of God. It's an exaggerated story meant to make a particular point. There are plenty of other parables that emphasize God's justice. But in this parable, Jesus wants us to understand God's grace, and so we must understand that God's grace is just as radical, just as unconditional, and just as offensive as the prosecutor's decision to drop charges against Jussie Smollett. That is Jesus' point, and it's earth-shaking. God's grace is THAT radical. And that troubling.
The elder brother in a lot of ways represents you and me and anyone who hears this disturbing word from Jesus. His complaint is that justice has not been done. The Prodigal Son should not get off that easy. It makes a joke of justice and fairness. And the elder brother likewise feels treated unfairly. My no-good brother gets all these benefits and I am ignored, taken for granted, even though I'm trying to do everything right.
These are issues we see as very alive in our own national conversation right now. If you are a person of color or a woman, you might feel frustrated that white men get privileges and advantages that you feel are denied you or that you have to work three times as hard to get. If you work hard for what you earn, like the elder brother, you may feel that non-working people are having their laziness subsidized by your tax dollars through the social safety net. One group doesn't see how Hillary got off the hook; another group can't believe President Trump is off the hook. All of us are outraged when someone gets an advantage we don't think they deserve. It looks like injustice and unfairness. But that is exactly what God's grace is: it is God giving people an advantage that they don't deserve.
But that is exactly what God's grace is: it is God giving people an advantage that they don't deserve.
And thank heaven for it, because you and I need grace.
Grace is complicated and confusing, frankly especially for us Christians, because we also believe in repentance and forgiveness. We take it for granted that repentance has to precede forgiveness. We have to be sorry for our sins before we can be forgiven. But to make repentance a pre-condition means that we aren't talking about grace anymore, we're talking about something else. Grace has no preconditions. And thank heaven for it, because you and I need grace.
Think about it: often when we pray the prayer of confession in worship, we ask forgiveness not only for the sins we know we have committed, but for those we don't know we have committed. And there are lots of sins that fit that category. I suspect all of us can look back on behavior from years ago, that at the time we thought was fine, but which we now realize was sinful, and we're ashamed of it and determined not to do it again. If there wasn't grace, we couldn't be forgiven for the sins we don't even know we've committed. How can you confess a sin if you don't know what it is? How can you repent of it? If it wasn't for grace, we'd be in trouble.
God's grace is an offense. Because of grace, it is very likely that when the Kingdom of Heaven arrives, we'll discover there are a lot of people who are there who we would never think belonged there. But likewise, it need be pointed out, there are many people who will see you and me there and think, well, that's the last person I expected to see here! So you see, grace is an equal-opportunity offender.
Grace makes God look like a soft touch. It makes God look co-dependent. You know what I mean by co-dependent: it makes it look like God foolishly and blindly will do anything for us, as if God is needy and desperate. We've all been told co-dependence is a bad thing, that it facilitates bad behavior. And it's true: a battered spouse who keeps welcoming back her abuser is not doing herself, her children, or her spouse any favors. A family that tries to ignore or play down a family member's drug abuse or alcoholism is not only facilitating that disease but very likely has organized itself entirely around the disease; at every level, their loved one's addiction drives every decision. Co-dependence is a bad thing.
But I know, and you know, plenty of families who have to figure out how to negotiate these difficult problems. How to strike the balance between loving someone and not facilitating their bad behavior. A friend of mine from college and her eldest brother have tried for years to figure out how to get their younger brother off his life-long self-destructive path. These are smart people who know all about co-dependence but what it finally comes down to is, he's still their brother and they still love him. In the past, they've done a lot of "tough love," separating themselves from him for their own health, as often we must do; but things have changed recently. Now they think his alcoholism is in a downward spiral that will soon result in his death. She and her brother are just trying to do the best they can to make his last days comfortable and, I suspect, to let him know even to the end, and in spite of everything, that he is loved. Their brother is lost, but they are trying to insure that he knows he still has a home in his family's love. They want him to know, as best as its possible, that he is found.
The father tells his offended elder son that "Your brother who was dead is now alive; your brother who was lost is now found." It is the younger son's lostness that seems to be the larger issue in the father's eyes. While he was wandering around spending all his money on profligate living and then living in poverty eating pig food, the prodigal was lost. He was lost because he he'd rejected his base, his home, his safe harbor, when he'd rejected his family and went on his own way. The bigger issue for the father was not whether the boy was truly sorry for what he did; it wasn't whether it was fair or not. What mattered to the father was that the boy was lost, and now he was found; he was found because he'd returned to his base, his home, his safe harbor.
As a parent I can relate to this. As I've gotten older and raised two kids to adulthood, I've come to realize more and more that there were a lot of things I wanted for my kids—a lot of things I expected of them and might still expect—and a lot of ways things haven't turned out like I planned. They are going their own ways. But the one thing their mother and I hope is that no matter where life takes them, they know where their home is–that they know that their parents are their base and their safe haven. As long as they know that, I feel like they'll never be lost.
And God is like that about us—there are a lot of things that God doesn't want for us, and there are a lot of things that God expects better of us than what we do; but the thing that most matters is that God doesn't want us lost. Whether we are the runaway child or the stay at home child, we always need to know that our home is with God—and that if we are lost, nothing matters more to God than that we are found again.
There is a final piece to the puzzle. The elder son needs to come home, too. As long as he holds a grudge, he's as lost as his brother was. He needs to come to the party, because without him, the redemption of the lost son will never be complete. The father is gracious but the elder brother is just and hard-working. There has to be a balance; the younger son will only continue to take advantage of the father without the intervention of his elder brother; and the whole family will be lost if both sons aren't a part of it. We Christians know we're saved by grace but we also know, or should know, that if we aren't striving to live lives of justice, kindness, and mercy, then really we're just freeloading off of God. We are still lost. WE not only need to know where home is; we have to do better, to be better people. That's the role of the elder brother. The elder brother has to show us the way.
A lot of the big issues we struggle with today have to do with the proper balance of grace and justice and fairness. That makes them hard to solve. We want to be gracious and welcoming to immigrants and refugees, but to unconditionally welcome is dangerous and unfair. On the one hand a lot of people believe that unlimited and unrestricted access to guns is a right; and on the other hand the problem of gun crime has reached epidemic proportions and something has to be done. We want to provide health care to everyone, but the potential tax burden it could create seems unfair to many. And so we look at these things all too often as "either/or" propositions. Either individual freedom OR communal responsibility. Either a social safety net OR tax freedom. Either fairness to the working person OR a handout to the poor.
But this parable isn't about either/or, it's about both/and. It's the prodigal AND the elder brother. It's the rich AND the poor. It's a generous immigration policy AND strong borders. It's republicans AND democrats. It's gay AND straight. It's Christians AND Muslims AND Jews. It's grace AND justice.
It's you AND me AND everyone else. With God as our home base.


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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 è un cortometraggio d'animazione anime giapponese del 2017, diretto da Shin'ichirō Watanabe e prodotto da CygamesPictures.

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Il corto si apre in medias res, mostrando un uomo allontanarsi da una zona disastrata in fiamme tenendo in mano un occhio.

Ambientato tre anni dopo gli eventi di Blade Runner, la storia riguarda le sommosse sociali causate dall'introduzione dei nuovi replicanti Nexus 8, che sono ancora più simili agli esseri umani per via della loro longevità indefinita. Molte persone protestano contro la Tyrell Corporation e vari Nexus 8 vengono pubblicamente uccisi dai suprematisti umani. Trixie, una giovane Nexus 8, viene accerchiata da tre teppisti che si preparano a violentarla, finché non interviene Iggy Cygnus, un Nexus 8 che li uccide e porta Trixie al sicuro.

Nel frattempo l'agente dell'LAPD Gaff indaga sullo sbarco non autorizzato di cinque soldati replicanti fuggiti dalla guerra sul pianeta deserto Calantha, tra questi Sapper Morton e Iggy. Infatti, Iggy spiega a Trixie di avere disertato dopo essere rimasto l'unico sopravvissuto a una battaglia sulle dune di Calantha. Iggy descrive come esaminò l'occhio di un soldato nemico scoprendo di stare lottando contro altri Nexus 8, definendo se stesso e gli altri replicanti caduti «Nient'altro che soldati giocattolo in una sabbiera...»

Iggy ha escogitato un piano per distruggere i database della Tyrell, in modo da intralciare la caccia ai replicanti registrati. Trixie riesce a conquistare l'affetto di un ragazzo umano, Ren Dus, che lavora in una base di lancio della Tyrell e accetta di aiutarli. Iggy e Trixie si impossessano di un'autocisterna che utilizzano per irrompere e causare un incendio agli archivi della Tyrell, distruggendo fisicamente i computer, mentre Ren modifica la rotta di un missile nucleare che esplode sopra Los Angeles causando un black out che disabilita gli apparecchi elettronici. A seguito del disastro, la fabbricazione dei replicanti viene vietata e la Tyrell finisce sul lastrico prima dell'ascesa al potere della Wallace Corporation avvenuta oltre una decade dopo, che crea una nuova linea di replicanti.

Trixie perde la vita nello scontro con il personale di sicurezza della Tyrell, mentre Iggy si rimuove l'occhio destro (sul quale i Nexus 8 possiedono il codice) per non farsi riconoscere e si allontana dal palazzo distrutto, rivelando di essere l'individuo nella scena iniziale.

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Q: How to get Item Position in EpoxyModelWithHolder? I'm trying to add a RecyclerView to my app using Epoxy Library
I need to get position of the item in bind method in EpoxyModelWithHolder but I don't know how to do that.
I couldn't find any function to get the position of holder/item.

A: The solution is to have an Integer EpoxyAttribute in your model and in your controller set it to id from buildItemModel method.
In your model:
@EpoxyAttribute
Integer position;

In controller:
public EpoxyModel<?> buildItemModel(int i, yourmodel) {

return model()_.id(i).position(i);

}

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by Hotel Business May 28, 2021
Curator Collection adds five new member hotels
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection has added five new member hotels to its growing portfolio. The list of new member hotels includes Inn at the Market, the first non-founding member hotel to join the collection, The Edgewater Hotel from Noble House Hotels & Resorts, and three Provenance properties: The Revolution Hotel, The Bradley and Woodlark.
"Maintaining individuality is incredibly important for independent hotels—it's what sets us apart," said Craig Schafer, owner, Inn at the Market. "Before Curator, that independence and individuality often came at the cost of a hotel's profits, unable to benefit from economies of scale. Learning more about Curator, it was immediately apparent how much time and money owners and operators were saving, working together in cooperative competition. Curator's operating agreements, services and technology will help us take advantage of every dollar coming in, at a critical moment in time for independent hotels. There's freedom in knowing that hotels like Inn at the Market can remain independent but benefit from the buying power of a like-minded collective."
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection takes care of vendor negotiations, executing and managing advantageous portfolio-level agreements so owners can reduce operating costs and boost their bottom lines, the company reports.
"Adding these five properties is a sign of continued growth for Curator, despite an ever-changing hospitality industry landscape," said Jennifer Barnwell, president, Curator. "When we first launched, our goal was to reach as many independent hotels as possible, giving them an alternative to consolidation and saturation, while simultaneously offering the benefits and support of belonging to a collection of like-minded properties. That goal still remains, and we're thrilled to be adding to Curator yet again, creating an even broader network of hotels working together to provide unparalleled guest experiences and lift the independent hotel industry as a whole."
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Jesus is God's son, sent by God to become human like us. In his life and being, he broke through the prison of sinfulness and thus restored the relationship of love and trust that God intended to exist between himself and his children. Though he is eternal, with God at the beginning of time, he was born on earth of a virgin, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was at once truly God and truly human. The man, Jesus of Nazareth, lived and died in Palestine during the governorship of the Roman administrator Pontius Pilate; we believe him to be the Messiah chosen by God to show his love for the world. He is God, yet with all the limitations of being human. His relationship to God, however, was not one of sin but rather of perfect obedience to the Father's will. For the sake of a sinful world, Jesus was condemned to death on the cross. But death could not contain him. On the third day after his execution, the day Christians observe as Easter, Jesus appeared among his followers as the risen, living Lord. By this great victory God has declared the Good News of reconciliation. The gap between all that separates us from our Creator has been bridged. Thus, Christ lives today wherever there are people who faithfully believe in him and wherever the Good News of reconciliation is preached and the Sacraments administered.
Martin Luther (b. November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, d. February 18, 1546 in Eisleben) is known as the Father of Protestantism. He had studied to become a lawyer before becoming an Augustinian monk in 1505, and was ordained a priest in 1507. While continuing his studies in pursuit of a Doctor of Theology degree, he discovered significant differences between what he read in the Bible and the theology and practices of the church. On October 31, 1517, he posted a challenge on the church door at Wittenberg University to debate 95 theological issues. Luther's hope was that the church would reform its practice and preaching to be more consistent with the Word of God as contained in the Bible. We are saved by the grace of God alone — not by anything we do; Our salvation is through faith alone — we only need to believe that our sins are forgiven for Christ's sake, who died to redeem us; The Bible is the only norm of doctrine and life — the only true standard by which teachings and doctrines are to be judged.
Lutherans believe that God is Creator of the universe. Its dimensions of space and time are not something God made once and then left alone. Rather, God is continually creating, calling into being each moment of each day. Human beings have a unique position in the order of creation. As males and females created in God's image, we are given the capacity and freedom to know and respond to our creator. Freedom implies that we can choose to respond to God either positively or negatively.
While there is much we do not and cannot know about life beyond the grave, Lutherans do believe that life with God persists even after death. Judgment is both a present and future reality, and history moves steadily towards God's ultimate fulfillment. This of course is a great mystery, and no description of what life may be like in any dimension beyond history is possible. Anxiety for the future is not a mark of faith. Christians should go about their daily tasks, trusting in God's grace and living a life of service in his name.


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1998 Kinetics of dislocation ensembles in deformable irradiated materials Kamyshanchenko, N. V.; Krasil'nikov, V. V.; Neklyudov, I. M.; Parkhomenko, A. A.
2010 Kinetics of variation of electrical resistance and yield strength in technically pure nickel due to loading in the elastic range at 300-77 K Neklyudov, I. M.; Kamyshanchenko, N. V.; Borts, V. V.; Gal'tsev, A. V.; Durykhin, M. I.
1997 Kinetics ultra-high energy leptons channeling Rozhkov, V. V.; Dyul'dya, S. V.; Matyukhin, S. I.
2015 Knowledge structures and their representation in the language Anosova, T. N.; Fedotova, O. V.
2005 Krytyka mediow w Rosji. Stan aktualny, rola spoleczna, perspektywy Koroczenski, A.
2005 Krytyka mediow w Rosji. Stan aktualny, rola spoteczna, perspektywy Koroczenskij, A.
2018 L'enseignement du vocabulaire Koteneva, I. A.; Krivchikova, N. L.
2014 L'Exploitation du reseau internet dans le cours de Francais = Using of internet resources at french language lessons Koteneva, I. A.
2006 La mere Sauvage = Мамаша Соваж Синельников, Ю. Г.; Андросова, С. А.
2001 La negation: un des termes essentiels de l'expression Française Baghana, J.
2007 ¹³⁹La NMR detection of ferromagnetic clusters far above the Curie temperature in La₀.₇Ca₀.₃Fe₀.₀₉Mn₀.₉₁O₃ spin-glass manganite Ylinen, E.; Laiho, R.; Matveev, V. V.; Zakhvalinskii, V. S.
2006 La nouvelle bonne = Новая служанка Андросова, С. А.; Синельников, Ю. Г.
2009 Lame system of elasticity theory in a plane orthotropic medium Abapolova, E. A.; Soldatov, A. P.
2015 Language as a state of ethno-cultural consciousness Alefirenko, N. F.
2014 Language system contacts or intersystem factors? Prokhorova, O. N.; Baghana, Je.; Bondarenko, E. V.
2011 Langue française et contact de langues en republique du Congo Baghana, J.
2011 "Lapis offensionis" или к расшифровке монограмм правителей Феодоро Чореф, М. М.
2015 Large discrete systems evolutionary synthesis procedure Petrosov, D. A.; Lomazov, V. A.; Dobrunova, A. I.; Lomazova, V. I.
2002 Laser deposition of thin films from La₀.₇Ca₀.₃MnO₃ targets prepared by sol-gel and solid-state methods Huhtinen, H.; Raittila, J.; Paturi, P.; Salminen, J.; Zakhvalinskii, V. S.


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We have designs for all ages from toddlers to older children, keeping with the trends of our time, with your child's name on so no excuses for losing it.
Bright water bottle with colourful designs. The bottles will fit into cycle water bottle holders and are great for sports or for children taking drinks to school.
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The Syrian security forces estimate that more than 1,500 Russian citizens who went to Syria to fight on the side of militants were recruited via the internet, the head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Aleksandr Bastrykin, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a board meeting, Bastrykin said the data was provided by his Syrian colleagues, RIA Novosti reports. Russian and Syrian law enforcement agencies agreed in late January to cooperate on cases of Russian citizens who fought against Syria's government forces, according to the official.


Skylab, a science and engineering laboratory, was launched into Earth orbit by a Saturn V rocket on 14 May 1973. Three crews of 3 men each visited the station, with their missions lasting 28, 59, and 84 days. Circling 50 degrees north and south of the equator at an altitude of 435 km, Skylab had an orbital period of 93 minutes. There were a plethora of UV astronomy experiments done during the Skylab lifetime, as well as detailed X-ray studies of the Sun. Skylab fell from orbit on 11 July 1979.
The links in the following table go to the respective experiment pages at the NSSDC.
Skylab 3, the second manned mission to Skylab, carried the S150 X-ray experiment. The S150 was attached to the inside wall of the instrument unit which was itself mounted atop the SIV-B upper stage of the Saturn 1B rocket which orbited briefly behind and below Skylab on 28 July 1973.
After the astronauts had separated their Apollo capsule from the SIV-B stage, the S150 experiment was deployed from its protective housing and activated. The entire SIV-B stage underwent a series of preprogrammed maneuvers, scanning about 1 degree every 15 seconds, to allow the instrument to sweep across selected regions of the sky. The pointing direction was determined during data processing, using the inertial guidance system of the SIV-B stage combined with information from two visible star sensors which formed part of the experiment. Data was stored on a tape recorder and replayed to suitable ground stations when possible.
Galactic X-ray sources were observed with the S150 experiment. The experiment was designed by Kraushaar, Bunner, and collaborators at the University of Wisconsin to detect 40-100 angstrom photons. It consisted of a single large (~ 1500 sq-cm) proportional counter, electrically divided by fine wire ground planes into separate signal-collecting areas and looking through collimator vanes. The collimators defined 3 intersecting fields of view (~2x20 degrees) on the sky, which allowed source positions to be determined to ~ 30 arcmin. The front window of the instrument consisted of a 2 micron thick plastic sheet. The counter gas was a mixture of argon and methane.
Analysis of the data from the S150 experiment provided strong evidence that the soft X-ray background cannot be explained as the cumulative effect of many unresolved point sources.


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and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular interest .... 0.2 A number of stone quarries exist in this country and to quarry stones .... 1 LOCATION OF HOLES FOR BLASTING IN MARBLE QUARRY.
Dec 17, 2009 ... In both the mining and construction industries, blasting is the predominant .... back-break and ground vibration in large open pit, quarry blasting.
In eastern India these stone chips are supplied mainly from some districts of. West Bengal ... In districts like Bankura and Purulia of West Bengal these quarries are much ..... the breaking of boulder is done by males and of course is blasting.


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"The future belongs to those who are prepared.... Education is the passport to the future." ~Malcolm X (Submitted by Mr. Hennessy)
Hawks Playoff Journey
Damonte Mccorkle, Guest Writer
The race to make the playoff was a hard task for Hillcrest Hawks boys to make. but they did it going 7-2: making history with 5 shutouts in one season, going through the process and becoming better, working harder and becoming more physical and just trying to make the school proud.
The key to moving forward and making the playoff run has been to become more disciplined in all aspects, not just football but also the classroom."
— Coach Cole
The Hawks are disciplined and held to high standards in the school: no tardies being allowed, always focusing and coach Marquice Cole holding them to these higher standards. Having the goal of trying to make it make a playoff appearance and just staying focused and understanding for every consequence that was given there was reasoning behind it, made the players better, wiser and made them have a purpose for everything they did. There were times when things wasn't going right and they just went to the drawing board and made the task easier. The Hawks were supported by the community, students, alumni, the faculty and just everyone that was apart of the Hillcrest Hawk Family.
Marcus Garrett has 1,000 rushing yards. When asked, "How do yo manage not to give up in games even when down or when the game plan isn't going your way? What's your mindset during those situations?"
He replied, "I try not to worry about the previous play forget about it and move on to the next play and work and do better than you just did."
There have been times where their backs have been against the wall; no matter how many times that happened, they keep a positive mindset, and just worked as hard as they could to not stomach the bad thoughts. It wasn't an easy process facing two teams that put their backs to the wall. They stayed focused moved on and just tried to stay focused to become better and just work as hard as they could every week, so they could take a step forward. Everyone on the team made everyone better, and they all strove to be better than the were the day before.
I asked Coach Marquice Cole, "What's been the key as far as moving forward and making a playoff run? What's been the motivation you've given your players during the season at good and bad times?"
He responded, "to come out and play hard and play disciplined with the goal to go 1-0 each week."I've explained to the players that motivation comes from within, no big speeches just tell them what's at stake and help guide the guys in the direction to reach each goal.
I also asked Coach Cole, "What's been the key as far as moving forward and making it the playoff run?"
"The key to moving forward and making the playoff run has been to become more disciplined in all aspects, not just football but also the classroom. I think the more we have become disciplined individuals we've become a better team and been able to obtain our weekly goal and at the end of the regular season were sitting in a good position."
I got a chance to sit down with offensive coordinator Phil Burkett. I asked him, "What's been the motivation you've given your players during the season at good and bad times?"
Burkett's reply was, "The game plan has been to play disciplined and play one game at a time."
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YOUNGSTERS put their best feet forward for a cricket tournament in Butler last week.
About 80 students from Butler, East Butler, Alkimos and Quinns Beach primary schools visited Butler College last Thursday for the event umpired by high school students doing a high performance cricket program.
Health and physical education teacher Luke Edwards said the March 29 event went really well, with a Butler Primary team winning the tournament.
"The sportsmanship and camaraderie was very good as well," he said.
"The main reason behind doing that was so I can talent scout for our cricket program that I've been running for the past two years.
"Our feeder primary schools enter Year 6 teams and I invite talented cricketers to join our high performance program in Year 7 from what I see on the day.
"It also helps build a healthy relationship with our local primary schools or community and gets those students a look at what great facilities we have.
Mr Edwards said he hoped that would lead to more joining the program next year, with two Year 7 girls doing so this year.
The teacher said the benefits of playing cricket included the team aspect and developing the skills to "think on your feet".
Representatives from the WA Cricket Association ran activities and gave out prizes during the event.


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What's Really Behind Paranormal Experiences (Hint: It's Not Ghosts)
By Stephanie Pappas published 5 July 11
(Image credit: © Michal Bednarek | Dreamstime.com)
Richard Wiseman doesn't believe in spooks — and he doesn't think you should, either. Once a professional magician, the University of Hertfordshire psychologist has always been intrigued by the unusual side of the human experience, conducting research on luck, lying and the paranormal.
In his new book, "Paranormality," (Macmillion, 2011), Wiseman delves into the science (or lack thereof) of hauntings, psychics, telepathy and other supposedly inexplicable phenomena.
Americans will have to seek out the book on Kindle, as American publishers told Wiseman there was no market for debunking the paranormal in the U.S. LiveScience begs to differ, so we got in touch with Wiseman to talk about the allure of the occult and why Americans are so fond of psychic hotlines.
LiveScience: Why are people so drawn to paranormal beliefs?
Wiseman: One is that they have paranormal experiences. In fact, that's the thrust of the book, to try to understand why people have those weird experiences given that spirits don't exist. There's also the notion that these believes are very comforting. So if you're ill, then the idea of the psychic healer is a nice idea. And then there's the influence of the paranormal industry. The books, the television shows, the psychic hotlines all have a vested interest in getting the public to believe this stuff. [Read Monsters, Ghosts & Gods: Why We Believe]
Psychologist Richard Wiseman (Image credit: Brian Fischbacher)
LiveScience: So you're not a believer?
Wiseman: No, I tend to be a tad skeptical. I've worked in the field for about 20 years and I've never seen anything that convinces me that any of this stuff is true. What I have seen is that people have weird experiences, whether with Ouija boards or ghosts or a psychic, that tell us about their brains, their behavior and their beliefs.
LiveScience: What does the belief in the paranormal tell us about our own psychology?
Wiseman: I think each one tells us something a little bit different. If you take sleep paralysis, that notion of waking up completely immobile, seeing a figure at the foot of your bed and you're convince that this evil spirit or demonic force is holding you down, that actually tells you a lot about the psychology of sleep. When we sleep, we're paralyzed so we don't act out our dreams, and that dream experience can come over into waking along with that paralysis. [Read: Top 10 Spooky Sleep Disorders]
LiveScience: What, to you, is the most interesting or strange paranormal belief?
Wiseman: I suppose ghosts, or the notion that people see something out of the corner of their eye, particularly if they're in a "haunted" location. It's the power of suggestion, as well as fear. When we become afraid, blood flows from the fingertips from the major muscles of the body as you get ready to run or fight, and that can make you cold. You also become hyper-vigilant, so you start noticing footsteps or voices you wouldn't have noticed before, and start assuming this is some sort of weird paranormal activity.
LiveScience: You've done some ghost-debunking investigations. What did you find?
Wiseman: These were investigations carried out at Hampton Court Palace, a royal palace south of London, and up in Edinburgh in Scotland, supposedly one of the most haunted places in the U.K. We took people into buildings and asked them what locations seemed haunted. They'd often chose the same locations. Part of the reasons what those locations were sometimes physically colder due to thermal patterns. Sometimes they had this weird sort of infrasound [low-frequency sound] which can be caused by the rumble of traffic or wind across an open window. And other times these spots just sort of look scary because they're dark and we have a brain that has evolved to keep us out of dark places for good reason.
LiveScience: Psychics are a big business, and I understand you've upset some of them by discussing the tricks of the trade in your book. In all of your work, you've found no evidence that psychics have special capabilities?
Wiseman: No, I found they're very good at fooling people —in that case they have very special capabilities, but in deception. Here, paranormal belief crosses over from being fun into something serious. People go to psychics because they have problems, whether personal or financial, but you're talking to somebody who, unlike a counselor who would give you to tools to solve the problems, they just give you advice. You become reliant on them. And there's no way to know if they're giving good advice. They're not trained counselors. There's no regulation in the industry. So you're putting your life into somebody else's hands.
LiveScience: How do psychics make people believe that they're legit?
Wiseman: There's the notion of these general statements which are true of everyone. Like, "you have a lot of unexpressed creativity." Everyone wants to believe that's true of them and not everybody else. Or sometimes there are double-headers like, "sometimes you enjoy being the center of the party and sometimes you like staying at home with a book." That's true of everybody and you're just going to ignore the side that doesn't apply to you. There's this notion of feedback where they'll say something like, "You're going to be travelling," and if they get no response they'll say that maybe it's a small weekend trip, but if you start nodding along, it must be a big trip.
With all of these things, you're doing the work for them. If anything, they should be paying you.
LiveScience: Your book is published in the U.K. and in other countries, but you couldn't find a willing publisher in the U.S. Is there a difference between the paranormal belief in U.S. vs. U.K.?
Wiseman: I don't know quite what causes it, I suspect it's cultural, but you're looking at around 40 to 50 percent of people having an alleged paranormal experience in the U.K. and Europe versus 70 to 80 percent in the U.S.
Something big is going on. I suspect that part of it is programming: Books, radio and television pushing the psychic agenda. Plus of course science literacy is higher in the U.K. versus in America, so maybe you have the psychic industry pushing the one side and the other side can't get their message out. Even though I've published lots of other books in America, this one wasn't going to happen. There were no serious offers from the major publishers. That's why we put it out on Kindle.
LiveScience: So for those of us with runaway imaginations, do you have any hints on how to talk yourself out of freaking out when you're home alone and the house is creaking and you're sure there's something right behind you?
Wiseman: I think there are all sorts of things. Running away from the house screaming is always good.
No, I think that just knowing what's going on helps. The book encourages people to do Ouija Board sessions. It isn't about summoning the spirits, it's about the players' unconscious movement that push the glass. So you can cut out the letters and lay them out and ask the spirit to spell out your name. But the moment you put the letters face down and mix them up, the spirit will become dyslexic. In the same way, once you understand sleep paralysis, it's not as scary. By understanding these things, they become a lot less terrifying.
You can follow LiveScience senior writer Stephanie Pappas on Twitter @sipappas. Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook.
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.


Tattoo Blog » Meet Alice Kendall!
Tattoo Blog » Inspired » Meet Alice Kendall!
I have to admit, I'm starting to wonder if there's something in the water in Portland. I mean, there's got to be some sort of reason why so many awesome tattoo artists either set up shop in Portland or are simply home grown examples of seriously rad tattoo skills. London Bellman, James Kern, Jeff Johnson – to name a few – and now I've discovered another artist to add to that list: Alice Kendall.
Though she was born in California, Alice first made her way to Portland in 1989 to study graphic design, mixed media and sculpture at Pacific Northwest College of Art. However, it wouldn't be until 2000 that she stayed in Portland for good, landing an apprenticeship followed by a permanent spot at Infinity Tattoo.
According to Alice, she sees art in everything all around her. That much is certainly obvious when you look at her tattoo work. I think the first thing that struck me about Alice's work is her use of colour and the control she exercises with that colour. Nothing is wasted, nothing is overused, everything has its place and is doled out with just the right sense of purpose and necessity. Nature seems to be a recurring theme in the tattoos found in her portfolio, which makes sense when you consider that nowhere is there more colour and intensity than in the wings of butterflies or birds, or in the trees and flowers found so abundant within the Pacific Northwest.
Beyond her tattoo work, Alice has worked quite steadily within the community. She worked full time for 3 years in San Francisco with homeless youth, teaching them colour separation. This desire to lend her expertise to more disadvantaged sections of society has stayed with her even now in Portland as she helps her husband with his non-profit programme, providing music and arts education for homeless youth. Did I mention that she's also a mom and that she still takes art classes at Pacific Northwest College of Art? Yep, she does.
A talented, compassionate artist with a real social conscience. No wonder Alice Kendall sees art all around her: she's continually creating it for both herself and others. Nice work, Alice.


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Yale Engineers Believe Cornstarch Could Lead To Better Protective Gear
TOPICS:CornstarchEngineeringMaterials ScienceSafetySEASYale University
By Yale University August 24, 2015
New research from the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science is examining how cornstarch could lead to better protective gear for police, military and athletes.
A quick scan of Eric Brown's laboratory finds all the requisite high-tech equipment and equation-filled whiteboards. More incongruous are the many containers of Argo cornstarch – the same kind that might be in your kitchen. Brown sees in it the potential to reduce concussions or save a police officer's life.
The combination of water and cornstarch offers a fascinating, but not entirely understood phenomenon. Fill a pool with this liquid and then run on it. Keep running, and you might as well be on a hard floor. Stop running, though, and you sink right in.
"Think about what it says about the material," says Brown, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. "It's very good about responding to impacts. If we can figure out the properties of this material, he said, we can figure out how to use it for making helmets, bulletproof vests and sports padding.
It's related to a phenomenon known as shear thickening. Certain type of fluids will change properties dues to various stresses. But water-and-cornstarch solutions' response to impact is unique, so Brown and his team have developed a special rheometer to measure these effects. A high-speed camera captures what happens when a rod is jammed into a container of the solution. One thing they noticed is that it actually causes cracking (see photo on the right).
"Fluids don't crack, so that's one of the things that tells us it's behaving like a solid."
But only for a few seconds; then it goes back to a fluid state. The potential for this is huge. Crack a bike helmet, and you have to get a new one. But what if it were made from material that heals itself? It could also make for a very flexible material.
"That's also been a big issue for policemen and military," Brown said. "Bulletproof vests do great at stopping bullets. But they're so bulky and rigid that they're hard to wear for someone running and doing all this physical activity."
Brown says they're about "halfway there," to finding real uses for this quirky phenomenon.
"The thing we don't understand still is, how does it transition into a solid?" he said. "We can tell that it does but don't know exactly what's happening at the microscopic level, so that's something we're still trying to understand. That's one of the open research questions."
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Kalachakra is een term binnen het Vajrayana Boeddhisme en betekent "wiel van de tijd" of "tijdcycli". Het refereert zowel aan de tantrische meditatieboeddha (Tib. yidam) en de filosofieën en meditaties in de Kalachakra Tantra en bijbehorende commentaren. De Kalachakra Tantra wordt officieel Kalachakra Laghutantra genoemd en is een verkorte versie van de originele tekst, de Kalachakra Mulatantra, die niet meer bestaat.

Binnen de Kalachakra-traditie wordt het concept van tijd en cycli behandeld: vanaf de cycli van de planeten tot cycli van de menselijke energie, en onderwijst hoe iemand de meest subtiele energieën in zijn lichaam kan beheersen op het pad naar verlichting. Kalachakra is een Boeddha en daarom alwetend, aangezien de Boeddha tijd is en tijd alles beïnvloedt, weet de Boeddha alles. Tevens is het wiel zonder begin en einde en wordt elke cyclus door een nieuwe gevolgd.

Geschiedenis
Volgens de Kalachakra-legende vroeg Koning Suchandra (Dawa Sangpo) van het mythische rijk Shambhala aan de Boeddha een instructie die hem in staat zou stellen de dharma te beoefenen zonder de wereldlijke geneugten en verantwoordelijkheden op te geven. Boeddha beantwoordde dit door de eerste Kalachakra-tantra-inwijding te geven in Dhanyakataka (tegenwoordig Amaravati) in zuidoost India. Koning Suchandra samen met 96 onderkoningen en afgezanten ontvingen het onderricht en vervolgens werd het in Shambhala onderricht. De latere koning Manjushrikirti heeft de leer samengevat tot de "Kalachakra Laghutantra" en koning Pundarika schreef het commentaar de "Vimalaprabha" (vlekkeloos licht). Deze beide teksten vormen tegenwoordig de basis van de kennis over Kalachakra.

De twee belangrijkste tradities van Kalachakra zijn de Ra linie (Tib. Rva-lugs) en de Dro linie (Tib. Bro-lugs). Er zijn meer vertalingen bekend, maar deze twee worden beschouwd als de meest correcte versies en verschillen voornamelijk in details. In beide tradities werd de Kalachakra in 966 naar India gebracht door Chilupa of Kalachakrapada de Grote (waarschijnlijk dezelfde persoon). Chilupa/Kalachakrapada had de leer in Shambala ontvangen waar hij Kulika koning Durjaya ontmoette, die hem onderwees vanwege zijn pure motivatie.Toen hij in India terugkeerde werd er gezegd dat hij in een debat Naropa, de abt van Nalanda universiteit, versloeg. Naropa werd vervolgens door Chilupa/Kalachakrapada geïnitieerd in de leer, en het was Naropa die de leer aan meesters als Atisha overdroeg. Atisha op zijn beurt droeg de leer over aan Pindo Acharya (Tib. Pitopa), die later bekend werd als Kalachakrameester.

De Dro linie werd in Tibet gesticht door Pandita Somantha, die geboren werd in Kasjmir en na een opleiding in Nalanda in 1027 of 1064 naar Tibet afreisde, en zijn vertaler Droton Sherab Drak Lotsawa. De Ra linie werd naar Tibet gebracht door Samantashri, ook afkomstig uit Kasjmir en leerling van Naropa, en vertaald door Ra Choerab Lotsawa. De Ra linie werd binnen de sakyaschool van het Tibetaans boeddhisme opgenomen als onderdeel van hun leer.

De Kalachakra-traditie, evenals de gehele Vajrayana, verdween uit India na de mosliminvasies en bleef alleen bestaan in landen als Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolië, Nepal, noord India (Ladakh) en in Nepal bij de Vajracharyas. Vandaag de dag wordt het door alle Tibetaanse scholen onderwezen, maar vooral bekend binnen de geluglinie, waar de veertiende dalai lama initiaties voor gevorderde boeddhisten geeft. Een initiatie is een toestemming om een bepaalde tantrische beoefening te doen, en gaat gepaard met het nemen van allerlei geloftes en verplichtingen. De Kalachakra-initiatie is, in tegenstelling tot de meeste gevorderde initiaties ,vrijelijk toegankelijk en kan worden bijgewoond als zegen. De volledige transmissie komt echter tot haar recht bij diegenen voor wie leegte een ervaring en geen concept meer is.

Voor de kleine en relatief onbekende jonang-traditie in het Tibetaans boeddhisme staat de beoefening van Kalachakra centraal, waardoor deze traditie zeer belangrijk is voor het behoud van de Kalachakrabeoefeningen.

Filmografie
Wheel of Time is een film van Werner Herzog uit 2003 met de Kalachakra als thema.

Zie ook
 Levenswiel
 Zandmandala

Externe link
 International Kalachakra Network

Tibetaans boeddhisme


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