The first successful adaptive electrical stimulator was designed by Dr. Alexander Karasev in 1976 and called ENS-01. Then there were ENS-02, ENS-03 – and it has become a legend and a progenitor of a SCENAR device.
Today, following the Cosmic law of spiral evolution, LET Medical presents the result of forty-year work opening a new era of medication-free therapy, which implements enhanced mitophagy. And it is called ENS-therapy.
In the article below, you can read the story in Dr. Karasev's own words. He talks about LET Medical's first successful SCENAR-type device and about 33 years later creating "yet another perfection, but for our time" in LET Medical's newest device – ENS, the "third generation" SCENAR.
And now Alexander Karasev and his team are giving us ENS again, but it is not an enigma anymore. The secret of the first ENS is now implemented on a higher level of technological development, on the next turn of the evolutionary spiral, in the third generation of SCENARs.
Dr. Karasev's article provides a glimpse into ENS, the technology that gives us an access to the Informational Matrix of the body – in other words, to reprogramming the body.
We are not saying that we can do "the full reprogramming" today, but ENS is bringing us closer to it than ever before. How much closer – it is yet to be seen. The device has just recently been released. It will take some time to reveal its full potential… which does not mean that you have to wait. It is available to you right now.
Q: What's NEW in the ENS?
The device simultaneously supports 3 patented technologies of treatment developed by LET Medical: SCENAR-therapy, COSMODIC-therapy, ENS-therapy, and automatically selects the correct ratio in various combinations of them.
ENS provides for automatic selection of treatment technology in three ranges of the "sliding" impulse, to achieve high efficiency even for a home user.
VAR – frequency modulation, which increases the CNS (central nervous system) response and prevents development of adaptation (tolerance) to stimulation allowing for longer therapy.
Two display options. Information on the screen can be displayed as a circular chart or a bar chart.
Image rotation. When applying device together with other treatment manipulations, the image on a display can be rotated so that it is convenient to use with left or right hand.
AMOLED display. Graphic full-colour display on organic LEDs (OLED). High resolution and power-saving.
ENS offers a separate Assessment Module that performs and walks a user through a full-body assessment procedure displaying the results in graphic form. That way you know exactly where to apply the device in order to get the best results in the fastest way possible.
Assessment implements the patented method of SCENAR-therapy: selection of the skin zones for treatment according to diagnostic skin readings ("free readings", readings on paravertebral roots, spinous processes, for men and women, readings on outlets of trigeminal nerve — "6 points", etc.). This way one can get a full picture of condition of both local areas and the whole body.
Reading results are saved and stored in the patient's file as bar charts, superimposed on the image of a human body. Such visualization allows the user instantly assess general condition of the body and select the appropriate protocol of treatment.
The device also keeps personal files for each client that store the results of their respective assessment procedures. This valuable feature allows a user to do a comparative analysis during consecutive sessions.
5 action modes in the Standard version of the device and 20+ action modes in Professional version with advanced settings (can be designed individually – see further below).
Starts treatment immediately using all functions of automatic control and maintains perfect fine-tuning via user mode for automatic correction.
Turns on manually or on touch. Touch switch-on in automatic mode for urgent instant use.
Maximum simplified control — only one button and an encoder (scroll switch) which provide quick and convenient access to the most important settings. High level of operational comfort. Easy and quick operation.
Corrects manual settings of action modes if they are wrong.
Sound and vibro indication; individual settings of sound and vibrosignal for a particular manipulation.
Regulation of energy level can be automatic or manual. The ENS automatically switches to the more delicate impulse (SENSO mode) while working on mucous membranes with remote attachments (such as vaginal and rectal electrodes).
"Dynamic adaptation" mode automatically manages stimulation during prolonged action.
The "quiet" mode allows to turn the sound off and activate a vibro-signal to indicate the reaction.
Timer of action upon the area, timer of the total procedure, timer of the resource of the device, switch-off timer.
The device keeps accurate records and regulates time of use by medical personnel or by a lessee.
The device can be restored to factory settings and in many cases fine-tuned or even repaired distantly through the codes.
Device can be operated in both Russian and English.
CASING: The device is encased in "SMART" series casing made of shockproof (3.5 mm thick) ABS plastic. Protective glass on the faceplate.
POWER SUPPLY: Two galvanic cells or rechargeable batteries, size AA, 1.5V.
ENS comes with three detachable pure SILVER on-device electrodes. They are made in a form of three bars, which are flat on the under side and rounded at the front end of the device resembling "skies". The rounded part is convenient for treatment of small or hard-to-reach areas (for example, on the face). The flat part is mainly used for treatment of large areas.
The electrodes are made of silver according to a special technology, which allows maintaining the natural structure of silver. Besides its high conductivity and ability to uninterruptedly transmit the sophisticated COSMODIC signal, pure silver as such provides an additional healing effect.
Silver is known for its bactericidal, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and styptic qualities. Silver is a natural bactericidal metal effective against 650 kinds of bacteria which do not acquire resistance to it, like to most antibiotics. Adding pure silver to the body terrain substantially increases the body's ability to fight infection and reduce inflammation, thus improving the course of many chronic diseases and preventing the development of new ones, including as serious as cancer.
ENS can also be used with COPPER electrodes (ordered separately). It is a special M00 grade chemically pure copper manufactured in vacuum without any oxygenation. Since this copper is 99,95% pure and does not contain any other polluting elements, its conductivity is very high.
In LET Medical devices, both silver and copper are the purest there is, the highest grade. (They have to be, in order to transmit the sophisticated COSMODIC signal with minimum distortion.) Yet, silver and copper as such have their own healing qualities, and they are quite different. So many of our clients choose to have BOTH silver and copper electrode sets for their beloved devices – maybe, you would like that too?
– and one port for special "smart" remote attachments (DX-type).
There are options of working with one, two, or even three electrodes simultaneously.
ENS automatically tunes into remote electrodes, but for the optimal functioning calibration of the electrodes through the menu may be helpful. There is also an additional function of automatic adaptation to remote electrodes in the Pro version (see more below).
STANDARD version has the most necessary and optimal settings for personal use.
5 action modes: 3 mono-modes (SCENAR, COSMODIC, ENS), 2 slider-modes with automatic "sliding" of the acting impulse within and between SCENAR-COSMODIC and SCENAR-ENS ranges with MYO function (amplitude modulation for improvement of tissue metabolism).
Working simultaneously with 2 remote electrodes, or with a remote electrodes AND the device. Parameters (energy level and action mode) for both probes or the probe and the device are set identical.
PROFESSIONAL version with advanced settings (which are not available in basic version) that are essential for professional SCENAR and COSMODIC therapists in clinical practice.
20+ action modes that can be individually crafted for optimum efficiency.
There are two main groups of modes: mono-modes (SCENAR, COSMODIC, ENS) and slider-modes (SCENAR-COSMODIC, SCENAR-ENS, COSMODIC-ENS), where the acting impulse is "sliding" in two ranges.
Slider-modes are represented in two types: "auto" (speed of the acting impulse correction updates is done automatically) and "fix" (updates are done with set intervals).
Additional option: digital displays on the screen.
Working simultaneously with 2 remote electrodes, or with remote electrodes AND the device. Parameters (energy level and action mode) for both probes or the probes and the device can be set identical or different for each remote probe or the remote probe and the device.
Additional function of automatic adaptation to remote electrodes, which ensures undistorted transmission of the acting impulse along the electrode wires (especially when the complicated VAR modes are activated). In technical terms, this function is called the "compensator of the dynamic wire capacity".
Q: Is ENS worth it?
A: As we mentioned earlier, the ENS technology brings us closer to the Informational Matrix of the body – in other words, to reprogramming the body.
We are not saying that we can do it all right now, but ENS is bringing us closer.
Is this unparalleled potential worth the price? In our opinion, it does. Besides, with ENS you always know that you simply have the best non-invasive treatment option available anywhere, for your family or your practice!
ENS will help you RECOVER from injury or illness in record time, REGENERATE and REJUVENATE.
ENS will PREVENT new disease development.
ENS will substantially improve the QUALITY of your life – and add to it something that only very few healing technologies can: The Sense of SECURITY.
tons of money on drugs and medical bills.
For many, the ENS can be both a family physician and a pharmacy and pay for itself within the first 3-6 months. And for some… the device can facilitate health and life changes that one can only hope for and that no money can buy.
For many of our practitioners the ENS soon becomes the device of first choice and their devoted companion anywhere they go.
enhancing your practice and bringing you more happy clients every day!
And last, but far not least, you are getting our proprietary Virtual Training Package – the ONLY ENS Virtual Training in the world today. It is designed to assist you in getting the most out of your wonder-device without traveling expenses, quickly and efficiently.
Full edited recordings of our 2-days live event "COSMODIC for Younger You" in June 2013 (CLICK HERE for the detailed description of the program) – $297 USD value.
Full edited recordings of our 2-days live event "Make Your SLIDER Sing, Even Louder" in June 2017 featuring ENS and EX735 (CLICK HERE for the detailed description of the program) – $297 USD value.
Q: Your prices sometimes appear slightly higher than your competitors'. Why is that?
A: Is ENS expensive? Yes.
Is it worth it? Oh, yes, if you look at PRICE vs VALUE (read HERE about the difference).
Do we charge more for our devices than our competitors? Yes, we sometimes do (not always though! :-)), and it comes to the same PRICE vs VALUE relation. Even though we can match our prices to the average in the industry for you, we think that you deserve more with your purchase of a top-of-the-line costly device than simply receive a machine in the box with a little manufacturer's Operator manual on top of it – and then be left in a cold.
Besides our proprietary training that you will get with EVERY ENS device we sell, there are some things that we provide and that are difficult to put a price tag on – and yet they become essential when you are thinking about acquiring an expensive and sophisticated device manufactured in far Russia.
There is no matching Support Program anywhere in the industry. We put a lot of heart and effort in designing and building it, because along with your exclusive ENS device we wanted to give you PEACE OF MIND – a comfort of knowing that you are not alone with your smart and a little intimidating machine that you've spent a small fortune on, and that we care about your ENS working well for you just as much as you do.
Your ENS comes with one-year warranty, which begins from the date you receive your device. The warranty covers any malfunctioning of the device except for the ones that happen due to careless handling (dropping or crushing of the device, water or fire damage, battery leakage etc.). In this case we will still help you to get your device fixed or replaced, but you will have to cover the replacement or repair costs.
Our SCENAR and COSMODIC devices are covered with the 30 days Customer Satisfaction Guarantee. Within this time period, you can always return the device in good working condition to us, if you feel it is not helping you enough – and that practically never happens. We will refund your money minus a small restocking fee.
With all the above we wanted to let you know that if you choose to partner with us acquiring the ENS device, it will be a real partnership, and we will do our best to protect your investment.
WE will provide personal support all the way to make sure your ENS is doing what it supposed to do for you.
You do not have to decide RIGHT NOW if the ENS is right for you. Just get it and try it out. Get your PERSONAL PROOF. Any words, any opinions, any approvals, and any advertisement in the world mean absolutely nothing, if the technology does not work FOR YOU – and if it does, nothing else matters, right?
We KNOW that you will fall in love with your device and won't want to part with it. Why? Maybe because SCENARs, and the ENS in particular, are more than just machines; they are PHAs (Personal Health Assistants) – intelligent, reliable, efficient, and dedicated. They also have personalities.
You think, I am exaggerating? Get the device and see for yourself. There is no better place to invest your money than in your health and the health of your loved ones.
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Charles John Stoddart
Sir Charles John Stoddart (1839-1913) of Park Gate Iron and Steel Co
1839 Born in London
Four time mayor of Rotherham
1913 Died
1913 Obituary [1]
Sir CHARLES JOHN STODDART died on May 24, 1913, at his residence, Blenheim House, Rotherham, aged seventy-one.
He was born in London, and received his education at Christ's Hospital. When he reached the age of fifteen he commenced his business career in the London office of Samuel Beale & Co., who were then proprietors of the Parkgate Ironworks, Rotherham.
In 1864 the firm was converted into a limited company, and he became first secretary and eventually managing director. During the period of his management great developments took place at the Parkgate works. He advised the Board to embark in the steel trade, and from designs which he made a plant was installed which is now amongst the foremost of the country.
Later in life the king recognised his worth by conferring the honour of knighthood upon him. He was also associated with the Dalmelling Iron Company, Ltd., and the Staveley Coal and Iron Company, Ltd.
He also for many years took a prominent part in the public life of Rotherham, having been Mayor of that borough for three years in succession. He was elected a member of the Iron and Steel Institute in 1876.
↑ 1913 Iron and Steel Institute: Obituaries
The Times, Monday, May 26, 1913
Retrieved from "https://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Charles_John_Stoddart&oldid=782709"
Births 1830-1839
Deaths 1910-1919
Iron and Steel Institute

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A recent report on the state of Orange County's communities paints a picture of a growing economy powered by job increases in major industries, but with the region's families struggling to keep up.
The county's annual Community Indicators Report — a joint project of CalOptima, the Children and Families Commission of Orange County and United Way — tracks a variety of factors that contribute to residents' quality of life, from economic trends to education statistics.
Officials said in a statement that wide-ranging studies of community life help them pinpoint how best to serve residents.
Among the report's findings are that home prices shot up during 2013, with a 16% increase in median sales price, from $582,930 in December 2012 to $677,660 in December 2013.
Meanwhile, fewer families can afford homes, with poverty rates rising from 8.8% in 2005 to 12.7% in 2012, according to the report.
For the first time, the news release announced, the report also measured overall financial stability using a new index.
That measurement found that a third of Orange County neighborhoods showed high concentrations of families that are in precarious financial situations.
Fewer than 43% of Orange County households can afford an "entry-level" home, priced at about $570,000, which represents a "steep drop" from 2012, when the percentage was 57%, the report found.
Rents, the report concluded, are also generally too high for the low-wage, full-time employees who make up much of the county's workforce.
Still, the report found that the county is continuing its crawl out of recession.
Eight out of 10 "key industries" for the county added jobs during the year, including a 10% jump in the number of biomedical jobs, to 33,877.
Other industries, such as tourism and construction, saw smaller gains — 4% and 3%, respectively.
And in coming decades, the county is expected to continue to grow economically as its population grows — though that population is aging and living with more chronic disease, the report found.
A lower percentage of Orange County students had an "unhealthy body composition" in 2013 compared with the state average, the study found — 38.6% versus 43.9% statewide.
The county is expected to reach a population of about 3.4 million by 2035, which means a 13% increase from 2010, with an estimated 12% increase in housing and 19% growth in employment over the same period, according to the report.


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How is belief in anatman consistent with rebirth?
Hierodule December 27, 2020, 1:37pm #1
If there is no atman/enduring soul to a person, then what is being "reborn?" Doesn't the notion that one will be reborn if they don't achieve samsara imply that there is some sort of enduring "self" that is maintained between rebirths?
I feel like I understand the concept of anatman (i.e. what we conceive of as a "self" is an illusion, and that illusion is composed of our thoughts, impulses, behaviors, etc.; those thoughts/impulses/etc. all are not part of a self, but are rather just sort of natural or biological reactions that an individual has to external and internal stimuli). Having said that, my knowledge of Buddhism has always been at an introductory level, and I have always viewed information about Buddhism through a secular lens. I'd be interested to hear answers to this question from people who are much better versed in Buddhist philosophy than I am.
As I type this out, I suppose the answer to my question may be that being reborn is akin to a thought, in that they both, to an unlearned subject, seem like processes that indicate the presence of a self, but really don't. In other words, the string of human lives that make up one "chain" of reborn people is just as much an illusion as the self-hood of any given person. Though I guess that brings me back to my original question, but phrased differently: what links the people in each "chain" of rebirths together, if not something that can be considered an atman/self?
Thanks for the link to that thread! It's great food for thought. I'm not done reading it all yet. So far, I'm still not sure what connects people within a "chain of rebirths," if not something that can be called a soul. To me, it seems like it's a semantic distinction to say that there's some sort of construct that connects people within a "chain," but to refuse to call it a "soul" or "atman." Though I suppose again that looking at the "chain" as a "non-chain" might accomplish the same function that's accomplished when one conceives of their "self" as a "non-self," that function being to make one comprehend their one-ness with the universe.
(Side question: is there a proper Buddhist term for a "chain of rebirths," or "chain of people within one series of rebirths?")
karl_lew December 27, 2020, 2:23pm #4
Hierodule:
what links the people in each "chain" of rebirths together, if not something that can be considered an atman/self?
Craving links rebirths.
MN149:3.3: And their craving—which leads to future rebirth, mixed up with relishing and greed, looking for enjoyment in various different realms—grows.
On the atman/anatman questions, the Buddha clarified:
SN44.8:3.9: The Realized One doesn't regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form. He doesn't regard feeling … perception … choices … consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness. That's why he doesn't answer these questions when asked."
"Craving links rebirths." So, let's say I die tomorrow, and I die while still in a state of craving. How does my craving link me to the person who is reborn as a result of my craving? Is the craving like an immaterial structure that, if not dispelled by Buddhist practice before a creature dies, will then spawn a new creature in its wake? If so, how does craving spawn that next creature in the chain of rebirths? Does the craving just sort of attach itself to another lifeform as it is born, like a parasitic insect looking for a new host after its old one dies? (This actually is a helpful way for me to conceive of my question, this meaning to conceive of craving as some intangible structure to which individual human lives are tied, like a sun giving life to a planet until the sun's energy is eventually snuffed out and no longer has the energy needed to sustain life)
faujidoc1 December 27, 2020, 2:42pm #6
I'm still not sure what connects people within a "chain of rebirths
Welcome to the Forum @Hierodule!
This is how Ven Nagasena explained rebirth without transmigration of soul to King Milinda.
To illustrate these concepts in a modern context I created this experiment, which might interest you.
A teaser- you ask what connects people in a chain of rebirths. Let me turn it around… what disconnects them? Are two individuals really as separate as they seem?
How does my craving link me to the person who is reborn
When we discuss our self with others, one hears things like, "I like chocolate" or "I dislike fruit cake". In other words, that self we often discuss would appear to be a rather long list of cravings and aversions.
Those who dismiss such cravings and aversions as "self" sometimes favor consciousness as self. Yet upon exploring consciousness itself, we come to the disconcerting conclusion that consciousness is itself yoked to craving and aversion by feeling (i.e., "I plan on making that tasty chocolate cake").
Can cravings be reborn? Ask any drug addict and the answer will be, "yes."
faujidoc1:
Before i read your two links, i will provide a preliminary answer to this question. All individuals and lifeforms are connected in that they depend on one another functioning harmoniously to proliferate (cases in point: how invasive species can screw up ecosystems, and how humans burning fossil fuels can screw up the whole planet's ecosystem).
They are disconnected by the implication that not all lives separate belong to the same "chains;" this implication originates in the notion that nirvana has been achieved more than once in the existence of the universe. Actually, it's funny you ask this, since it brings me to another question that i intend to post in a separate thread: could it be true that all lifeforms that ever existed are all part of the same chain of rebirths, and there is only one instance of nirvana that can possibly ever occur?
karl_lew:
Drug addiction is a phenomenon sourced in the physical functioning of the brain and its neurons in concert with the absence or presence of a particular drug in the body to which that brain is connected. You could substitute "drug addiction" for "a liking of strawberries" and substitute "a particular drug" for "stawberries," and the statement would be just as true.
The craving for drugs or food a person has is recorded in the physical structure of a person's brain and nervous system. The notion that craving connects separate organisms, and that craving survives the death of brain activity, suggests that cravings are preserved not only in the brain, but also elsewhere. What is this "elsewhere?" Is it some sort of cosmic plane of existence that serves as something like a ledger of the cravings of a "chain" of reborn persons? (Although it seems to me now that "craving" itself IS literally the "chain of reborn persons," though that doesn't answer the question of where that "elsewhere is.") I suppose me asking this question might be like if I were to ask a physicist, "when I throw a ball into the air, who performs the calculation to figure out when the ball must fall onto the ground, and where is that calculation performed?"
Hierodule December 27, 2020, 4:01pm #10
I've now read these two links, which are helpful, but they bring to mind a question. This question might only exist because this analogy, like all analogies, is probably imperfect.
The question is this: can my own craving lead to a rebirth before my physical body dies? The notion that the same lesson existing in a teacher's mind and a student's mind could be compared to the same craving being the cause of two separate organism's existence seems to suggest that my craving can "spread" to another living organism even before I die (since the same lesson can exist in the teacher's mind and the student's mind simultaneously). If so, then then the Buddhist concept of rebirth seems more metaphorical than real/metaphysical; It would make it seem like people are connected to one another by the general idea or concept of craving, rather than being connected by a specific person's own specific instances of craving.
karl_lew December 27, 2020, 3:32pm #11
What is this "elsewhere?"
Addicts can enable the addiction of others. That conditioning is the transmission of craving. Genes need not be involved. Indeed, genes are simply one way to transmit information. One might even consider the entire internet as a network of cravings.
But the difficulty here is not really about craving. The difficulty here is the perception of "I am". The difficulty is the reliance on that imaginary friend called, Self. Indeed, to ask, "Self, how will you be reborn?" starts out with the axiom of Self. Axioms aren't truth. Axioms are building blocks in conceptual frameworks. Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry differ by a single axiom–the parallel postulate. Buddhism doesn't rely on the axiom of Self. Hyperbolic geometry doesn't rely on the parallel postulate.
Abandoning the axiom of Self has many useful consequences. Abandoning the axiom of Self allows suffering to be addressed directly. We can ask, "what causes suffering". We can ask "what causes suffering to be reborn?". We can ask, "what is the escape from suffering." And we can do all that without relying on the axiom of Self.
Addicts can enable the addiction of others.
So is the concept of rebirth just a metaphor for the fact that our own suffering causes us to cause others to suffer (like how one might learn addiction to alcohol by socializing with alcoholics, or how state-sanctioned executions may teach people to justify murder in certain contexts)? In other words, is rebirth just a metaphor for the fact that causing and proliferating suffering is a learned behavior? By extension, is nirvana just a metaphor for a world in which no organism causes any other organism, or itself, to suffer (presumably because organisms had learned not to do this through Buddhist practice)?
is rebirth just a metaphor
Although some would insist on literal rebirth, those of us who have no memory of past lives will find such literal interpretations personally unverifiable. In contrast, the remarkable phrasing of the suttas does also support metaphorical interpretation, which is indeed subject to personal verification.
Having seen the rebirth of craving within, I find it oddly unsatisfying. And a wonderfully effective perspective that avoids the axiom of Self is:
MN62:8.5: This should be truly seen with right understanding like this: 'This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.'
I think that will also work while dying or while working with others for the common good.
Having seen the rebirth of craving within, I find it oddly unsatisfying.
What about having observed "the rebirth of craving within" makes the metaphorical interpretation unsatisfying to you?
Personally, the metaphorical interpretation seems satisfying to me. It seems like conceiving of our own suffering as being causally connected to the suffering of others (as whom we will be reborn), and to use the concept of rebirth to sort of "trick" people into thinking they're helping themselves by helping other people, seems akin to the way other religions function, like how the Christian concept of hell exists to "trick" people into being kind to one another by making them think they will face eternal, cosmic punishment for failing to do so.
faujidoc1 December 27, 2020, 4:55pm #15
All very excellent questions!
It is helpful when considering these questions to differentiate a sentient being into Matter (The Form aggregate) and Mental processes aka Mind (the Feeling, Perception, Volitional Action and Conciousness aggregates).
To begin with let us consider only the Form aggregate. This is because the Buddha said…
SN12.62
Mendicants, when it comes to this body made up of the four primary elements, an uneducated ordinary person might become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed. Why is that? This body made up of the four primary elements is seen to accumulate and disperse, to be taken up and laid to rest.
Now, if we practice the Buddha's recommended meditations on Food and body (especially the first five parts - head hair, body hair, nails, skin and teeth) it becomes quite apparent that the body (Form) is continously being renewed - it is simply a process.
The food we eat comes from the waste products and dead bodies (Form) of other sentient beings, it is transformed for a while into "My" hair, nails, teeth and skin… only to fall off and become "Other". In that sense, there are no boundaries between my body, that of others and the ecosystem in its totality… it is a constant flow of matter, with "My" body only being an illusion like a whirlpool in a flowing river.
What then gives this collection of matter the unique signature of "Mine"? It is simply the mental processes which are running on it, the act of those processes forming the illusion of Self being called Craving & Clinging.
Can two instances of "Me" run at the same time? Impossible. It is the unique "signature" of those everchanging mental processes running on everchanging Form which is being identified as "Me". … such a signature cannot coexist simultaneously for any duration of time… just as two IP addresses cannot exist simultaneously.
What happens when "I" die? My Form remains here itself…its constituents break apart and assimilate into other forms, just as they had been doing throughout life… but what about the mental processes?
These mental processes, too have been swirling around from one sentient being to another all throughout life (aren't thoughts 'infectious'?)… but I hold onto "My" unique thought patterns (craving)…to see the mental processes as "Not Self" is very difficult. Quoting the Buddha once again…
But when it comes to that which is called 'mind' or 'sentience' or 'consciousness', an uneducated ordinary person is unable to become disillusioned, dispassionate, or freed. Why is that? Because for a long time they've been attached to it, thought of it as their own, and mistaken it: 'This is mine, I am this, this is my self.' That's why, when it comes to this mind, an uneducated ordinary person is unable to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed.
At the point of Death, because of Craving, the existing Mental processes which are running on this Form do not end (just as the matter making up the body is not destroyed) - they simply rearise in another suitable Body (Form) which is as yet without existing processes… as we have already seen, all Forms within the ecosystem are continuously interconnected. (Think of it as the processes running on Node A simply shifting to Node B in a networked computer system once Node A is offline).
The existing Craving causes another "Self" to be reassembled in the new form, and that new "Signature" of Form and Mental Processes is linked to the previous "Signature" of Form and Mental Processes by virtue of its unique characteristics and craving, which are the common element within this thread of interlinked lives.
This is my present understanding of the topic, simplified as much as possible for easy understanding. Hope it helps!
Mental processes are material, though. The brain is a physical instrument through which humans perceive and experience the world. Memories, feelings, perceptions, desires, and all other mental processes can be explained by the way the brain physically works. One can easily and comprehensively explain how cravings arise in their brain/mind without needing to include in that explanation that they originate, at least in part, from some immaterial plane inhabited by some immaterial structures that transfer cravings from dying brains to newly-formed brains. The material nature of cravings can also be explained without saying that human brains tap into some sort of aether or immaterial plane in which cravings exist and naturally produce new, material brains to inhabit.
What distinguishes the "signature" from traditional notions of a "soul" or "self," though? Is it purely a semantic distinction?
(aren't thoughts 'infectious'?)
Thoughts are infectious because they can be physically transferred from one person to another (i.e. a thought is said aloud by person A, and person B's ears convert that sound into a signal that their brain converts back into the original thought). What is the mechanism by which a craving can move from a dead person's brain to a newly-formed brain?
Mental processes are material, though
This is wrong as it confuses virtual processes with their physical underpinning. Eg. The process 'system.exe' is not the same thing as the computer chip or the electronic potentials running through it.
The brain is a physical instrument through which humans perceive and experience the world.
This assumes the existence of a "Self". It is exactly the same thing as saying that the computer chip is a physical instrument through which Siri perceives and experiences the world. The personage of Siri does not truly exist, even though it can perceive, analyze and react to its environment.
Memories, feelings, perceptions, desires, and all other mental processes can be explained by the way the brain physically works
How do you explain that two genetically identical twins are not mentally identical but react very differently to the same stimuli, even from birth? Identical hardware should produce identical responses, after all. What about 'Talents'? Where do such complex sensorimotor skills originate, without any prior information input in the present life?
human brains tap into some sort of aether or immaterial plane
Strawman argument. No such immaterial plane has been proposed.
"signature" from traditional notions of a "soul" or "self," though?
A continuously changing information processing stream based on 52 bits of individually unique, non persistent mental factors cannot be held to be the same thing as the traditional concept of an unchanging Soul.
What is the mechanism by which a craving can move
The same mechanism by which information created on my device moves to your device…Viz the Network… Samsara.
But now, enough debate friend @Hierodule ! We must remember what the Buddha said…
SN56.9
Bhikkhus, do not engage in disputatious talk, saying: 'You don't understand this Dhamma and Discipline. I understand this Dhamma and Discipline. What, you understand this Dhamma and Discipline! You're practising wrongly, I'm practising rightly. What should have been said before you said after; what should have been said after you said before. I'm consistent, you're inconsistent. What you took so long to think out has been overturned. Your thesis has been refuted. Go off to rescue your thesis, for you're defeated, or disentangle yourself if you can.' For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, this talk is unbeneficial, irrelevant to the fundamentals of the holy life, and does not lead to revulsion, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
Apologies. I also find the metaphorical interpretation satisfying. It is the rebirth of craving that is unsatisfying.
The atman was a specific belief in ancient India which continues to this day in other Indian religions, and other world religions have similar ideas. When Buddhists say things aren't atman (anatman), they have a specific thing in mind. For example, various philosophers would theorize and try to describe exactly what the atman was. Sometimes they said it was consciousness. Sometimes they said it was the will that chooses to act. Sometimes they said it was a little mote of spirit that floats around in a person's body. The Buddhists didn't believe the atman existed at all, so they first defined what made up a person, which very generally is form, feeling, perception, volition, and consciousness. Then they said none of these things are the atman, nor is anything else atman. They said that to refute all the various theories for atman that existed or could be brought up in a debate.
So, there's that.
My understanding of rebirth in Buddhism is that it has much more to do with the idea of karma than it has with anything else. It's karma that drives future rebirth because it was considered impossible that a person could do good or evil deeds and not have results arise from them. Why would some people get away with what they'd done because they died before the karma could bear fruit? So, karma is the real cause of rebirth. Buddhists didn't consider it necessary for there to be a physical mechanism for this: karma works like fate, essentially. Nor did they think there needed to be a soul that carried karma around from life to life. To them, it's essentially an impersonal process.
So, materialism and Buddhism just don't have much of a common set of assumptions to understand each other by. Buddhists were basically taking a philosophical middle ground with their version of rebirth, refusing both the idea of a soul and what they considered to be the nihilism of materialists. Life isn't an objective mechanism to them; it's more a moral narrative that every sentient being is living.
Hierodule December 28, 2020, 12:35pm #20
The virtual process, system.exe for example, only exists because of the computer chip (let's call this particular chip "computer chip A") and its flow electrical potentials, though. If the electrical potentials stop powering computer chip A (like the death of a human body/brain), then that particular instance system.exe will end (like the death or end of a person's conscious experience, as "produced" by the brain). System.exe will still sort of exist as an intangible concept, since one could input the code of the system.exe program into another computer chip, computer chip B, to be run again. However, moving the code to computer chip B would require a physical action to be taken, i.e. someone needs to input the system.exe code into a computer chip B to run the program again.
Also, the code of system.exe, when it runs on computer chip B, won't have been changed or affected it any way from having been run on computer chip A in any manner, including a manner that would be comparable to the way that Buddhism posits that a craving is changed or affected by the dead human to whom that craving was formerly attached.
It does not assume the existence of a self. One can explain that the brain is an organ through which an observer perceives the world while also holding the belief that the "observer," or self, is an illusory concept. Just because a concept is illusory doesn't mean it isn't real, in a certain sense. Race is a social construct, and social constructs can be considered illusory, but we can still use the concept of race to make meaningful inferences about human society. The concept of a self is vital to anyone's understanding of the world, including a Buddhist's, simply because so many people in the world do strongly believe in the the concept of the self.
Saying that Siri can perceive, analyze, and react to its environment is essentially the same thing as saying that the computer chip (or rather, the iPhone and its processor and its camera and its other inputs, such as its touch screen and buttons) is a physical instrument through which Siri perceives the world. Perhaps the most important difference between Siri and a human consciousness, or self, is that the former is not intelligent enough to be self-aware, whereas the latter is. It's easy for me to conceive of a future in which our computer programs become so advanced that we can create artificial intelligences, like Siri, that are self-aware in the same way that humans are. After all, the brain is a physical computer, so it doesn't require particularly wild speculation to believe that an intelligent lifeform could learn to build a computer that operates almost identically to it.
You might ask, "how would we know this theoretical computer is truly self aware and that it's not just so advanced it can make humans think its self aware by appearing so much to be self aware?" My answer would be that you could make the same argument about any human being. I would go even further and say that the self awareness we humans experience is an illusion; that illusion is a component of anatman.
Twins share the same DNA. That's not the same as literally sharing the same body, and the body, particularly the body's brain, is what produces mental processes. Two bodies, even the bodies of identical twins, do not share identical stimuli, even when raised together. During a drive to the grocery store, a mother would seat her twins on opposite sides of the car. The twin sitting on the left side might see a freak incident in which a man gets assaulted on the sidewalk, and that twin might be traumatized by having seen this. Meanwhile, the twin on the right side will never have seen the assault and thus would never have been traumatized by it.
Also, even with the same DNA, there are still differences between bodies that can exist, so the hardware isn't totally identical. Two craftsmen might use the same blueprint (like DNA) to build a table, but their tables still might come out with very slight differences.
I won't respond to your comment about talents, as its relevance to this topic eludes me (probably due to my own thickness )
Where does that "stream" exist, though?
Trying to answer this question reminds me of a question a math teacher I had in high school once posited. That question, paraphrased by myself, is this: If the universe ended tomorrow and all lifeforms in existence disappeared, would the rules of chess still exist? Maybe the "stream" of cravings exists in the same place as the rules of chess. As I see it, that place would be somewhere that one might call an intellectual plane of existence, an aether, or a collective unconscious. However, in my estimation, that aether itself is only an illusion: it seems like it must exist, but it's only imagined, it's only an illusion, just like the self. The aether is a useful concept for us to envision a metaphysical home for the ideas we construct, like how the self is a useful concept for us to envision a home for the thoughts, memories, cravings, etc that we perceive. But, if the aether is only an illusion, then craving is also an illusion, since it only exists subjectively. This is where Buddhist rebirth collapses for me: how can the craving of one human, which doesn't really exist, magically impact the craving of an unrelated human somewhere else in the world? To me, because of this collapse in logic, the metaphorical interpretation of rebirth is the only one that makes sense.
Because, bhikkhus, this talk is unbeneficial, irrelevant to the fundamentals of the holy life, and does not lead to revulsion, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
As much as I enjoy discussing philosophy and metaphysics, this is the truth. What's important is practice, in the end. That's what produces the positive results that all Buddhists, including secular Buddhists, seek.
cdpatton:
Thanks for providing this historical context. It's helpful for a materialist like myself to wrap my head around these concepts. Your first sentence here is also important to consider.
Your final sentence, however, is of the utmost importance. I suppose my ultimate view of Buddhism, and perhaps religion in general, is that it is, at the very least, it is a helpful tool that people can use to regulate the morality of their behavior (including by regulating one's expectations of what they should or will receive from the world around them (including their physical body) and from other beings who also live in the world around them) in order to produce the most positive outcome for all sentient beings.


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Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd., has appointed Kernan Oberting as CEO of Sirius Group, succeeding Allan Waters, while Ralph Salamone replaces Oberting as chief financial officer (CFO) of Sirius Group.
Both appointments are effective 9 February 2019, and comes after the company's board of directors implemented its succession plans.
Waters, who is stepping down as a director of the company will be staying on after 9 February to provide advisory services to Oberting and other senior executives at the firm.
Prior to becoming CEO of Sirius Group, Oberting served as president since September 2018, CFO of Sirius Group and president of Sirius Capital Markets since April 2016. Before this, he was a senior partner at White Mountains Capital, Inc.
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Friday, 26 FEB 2016 :: Questions Entrepreneurs need to answer.
I am going to see if I can answer them about my goals for Working Together AND my goals for my art and crafts. It will help me see what else I need to learn.
1 Why am I starting a business?
To try to save as many Christians as I possibly can, especially those who will still be alive as persecutions rise and the Antichrist comes into power.
To supplement my feeble Social Security Retirement income (less than $400/month), which is always in jeopardy from government budgets and fiscal collapse.
2 What kind of business do I want?
A Christian business-ministry hybrid... a business that can be protected from the enemies of GOD, Christ, and the Bible... a business that can continue until it is no longer needed. A resource connection point where Christians can turn for help, a place to protect Christians from the values of the unsaved, a refuge from the difficult environments that will develop as sin increases and righteousness decreases, and a place to guard against as much persecution violence against Christians as possible. Working Together is a business focused on providing ministry services with a membership format. Some of those services are food, shelter, financial supports, medical options, fellowship, and other day-to-day needs for individuals, families, and seniors.
Something I can do part-time, as I am able to, and sold online. Starting with Christmas collectibles, I want to create both unique and manufactured sales options.
3 Who is my ideal customer?
People who like original art, Christmas ornaments, various crafts, and other things I will design and create myself.
4 What products or services will my business provide?
Information, networking, material supports, political advocacy, education, and more.
Christmas ornaments, jewelry, booklets and paper products, original artwork, food options, and more.
You get the idea... now you can answer these questions for your business concept.
5 Am I prepared to spend the time and money needed to get my business started?
6 What differentiates my business idea and the products or services I will provide from others in the market?
7 Where will my business be located?
8 How many employees will I need?
9 What types of suppliers do I need?
10 How much money do I need to get started?
11 Will I need to get a loan?
12 How soon will it take before my products or services are available?
13 How long do I have until I start making a profit?
14 Who is my competition?
15 How will I price my product compared to my competition?
16 How will I set up the legal structure of my business?
17 What taxes do I need to pay?
18 What kind of insurance do I need?
19 How will I manage my business?
20 How will I advertise my business?
It has been one of those early days... up (finally) about 3 or 3:30 am to use my time better, and ending up on the computer because it seems like a quiet activity.
I did find a new craft site online, through linking from here to there. I think it is based in Europe because I kept getting shops in that area while I was there (just a short time). It's called "folksy.com" and is similar and different than Etsy. It was kind of nice to compare the two websites. It was also nice to think about expanding (eventually) to another crafting site.
Sunday, 21 FEB 2016 :: Etsy Updates ! Selling strategies for online shops! and GOALS!!
I have been trying to create a set of pages that will help me to keep track of my different activities, shops, and goals. It has been a long ongoing process. Some of the discoveries have been great, but I am still challenged to get it all to "work together" (like my main business for GOD and the Body of Christ :: http://work2gather.us ).
I think I will end up with a single page for each website, and a separate budget record for myself and Working Together. Recently I remembered that there are "stats" (statistics) available at the websites I am trying to sell at, so I am not trying to decide which ones to include in my process.
Keywords are probably going to be the main statistic I look at first... then I look at where the traffic to my shop comes from. Both are still new efforts for me, and I have a lot to learn about using them for making decisions.
Advertising options are also becoming important as I am working on a budget for marketing. I have been exploring the "boost" buttons at Facebook and Twitter Ads and other opportunities that might be available to me.
I have been scaling back my ongoing activities to make more time for creating and listing my crafts. I have supplies, and ideas, and lots of pricing details to work on. When I look for similar sellers, for advice, for help with these decisions, I have been trying to find them at the sites I sell with. I especially think that teams are the most important resource for me, but it is hard to find one that offers what I am looking for. I am praying for guidance to find the best choices for me.
I belong to 23 teams at Etsy, so far. I am now following closely only three. I am part of these teams to keep connected with the sellers that matter to me. Most are Christian teams, some are secular and are affiliated with the things I want to sell :: food, digital products, and other things. When I post new listings, I have been looking for the best threads at these teams to share in, and then the next time I post, I go to my own forum threads page and use it to post the next listing. This saves me time, but every so often I have to go back to each team and check on the threads available -- to make sure I still have the best threads to post in.
At a personal level, I have created two forum threads in Chit Chat...so I can share things that are important to me and discover who in Etsy is antagonistic to Christians. It amazes me what happens as I go about my personal activities just to earn my own income. I have started to post these entries with my Facebook pages as well. I am trying to decide if I should post them in one or more of my blogs. This is my outreach, my effort to network and find people that matter to me and my life and work. Eventually, I want to start a team for Christians at Etsy.
There is still a lot to learn, and every day I look for more things to help me support myself into my senior years. It is slowly beginning to form a process, an ongoing way to do all that has to be done, and to show me what can be let go, what needs to have more attention, and where it can lead.
I hope you are learning all the details you need to know to achieve your goals.
I recently ordered one of the Dave Ramsey's kits for teaching your children about handling money. I wanted to read the instruction book and decide if I should keep it as a reference, give it as a gift, or donate it to the local women and children's mission... for reading by the residents. I want to share my exploration with you.
I didn't learn a lot about handling money while I was growing up. As a parent with 2 or 3 children, living on Welfare and food stamps forced me to learn a lot of things on my own. It has caused me to search for ways to do even better, and to find resources to share with others so they won't have to suffer as much. One of the newest money guides I have heard about is Dave Ramsey and the Financial Peace University program. It is often presented to church groups and is based on separating your income into spending categories. Carli Fiorini mentioned as "zero budget" in one of the Republican debates. The Ramsey program is based on a zero budget, where every dollar is committed to something and has to be spent on that thing... you can't "borrow" from Peter to pay Paul in a zero budget, you do without until you have another paycheck to distribute to your envelope budget.
Dave Ramsey isn't the first to teach about money using the "envelope" system, but he has been the Christian financial guru for several years now. In secular circles, Suze Orman is a teacher of all things financial. These are just a two names you might recognize... I am sure there are others, and someone new is rising to the top as we speak. It seems each generation has to find their own mentors, for everything.
Someday I might order the adult version, but it is in the $100+ range, depending on whether there is a sale, if you are in a group and get a discount, or some other variable. I did notice that a lot of the Ramsey program options are heading toward internet access and repeat payments for ongoing access, like the rest of internet providers. You can find out more information about the adult money system at http://daveramsey.com or http://stewardship.com and other links from these two sites. YouTube has videos to watch under the search term "Dave Ramsey" and possibly "Financial Peace University."
This blog is about kids...kids and money.
One of the great ideas in the kit, for me, was the clear plastic zippered bags that looked like pencil cases you would buy in school supplies, but were the size of paper money. They were labeled with the three main spending categories for kids : GIVE, SAVE, SPEND. Dave Ramsey feels the clear bags are good for kids to see their money "grow" as they save it. I think it might be better not to see the actual money and be tempted or get robbed. :-) You and your child will have to decide which is the better option for your child.
The Parent's Guide didn't mention whether the clear "envelopes" are hidden or regulated by the parent in any way to keep temptation from becoming too much for the child to deal with. I suppose it is part of the learning process to let the child suffer through NOT spending. And the age of the child might make a difference in that decision, too.
It was interesting to see the recommendation that a child in the 3-5 year range be given their payment for finishing one of their "chores" as soon as it is completed, while the older age groups moved up to a weekly and possibly monthly time frame. (I don't remember clearly if there was a monthly payment structure, but there was a weekly.) The size of the chore was also part of the payment size, with little ones gaining 50 cents for a chore so there could be more of them, and older children increasing the size of their responsibility with their age. I had the thought that three envelopes might do better with three quarters as the payment... or three dimes.... or three nickels.
Saving money is the main cause for me... how to save, how to teach saving, how much to save, how to make it to the saving goal... the list can be long. In my general quest for budgeting success, I have worked on a percentage basis, mostly because of the tithe percentage. It seems the best idea. How much to save changes according to the person you are following.
Because the tithe is ten percent, it seemed logical to save ten percent... and some advisors recommend this amount. Others add another ten percent to savings as a separate fund for retirement. Whatever you decide, the remainder is what you live on. Your children will be doing the same thing. GIVING, which is the tithe. SAVING, which is for various things, like an emergency fund for their special needs during the year. And SPENDING, which is also a varied category depending on the age of the child.
One effect of bringing your children into the Dave Ramsey process is that the whole family is achieving their goals together, and kids begin to understand why parents can't buy them something every time they go to the store together. That would be nice.
Parents are suppose to buy one kit per child because of the envelopes and the chore chart. I would suggest buying one and deciding if you need to do that. When I had my kids, living at a welfare and food stamp level, I couldn't seem to find $25 to save each month. You may be able to create your own accessories for the system. Chalkboard paint on a wall or the frig can become the chore chart, pencil bags or Kraft mailers can be your envelope system. It might be worth spending the money to let each child have their own kit. You can make it a Christmas gift and start the new year with a goal. Your family will have to decide.
Money is the big deal for all of us, including crafters. The desire to earn more money may motivate your children to join you in making and selling crafts when they learn the Ramsey program for kids.
Thursday, 4 FEB 2016 :: What to do FIRST !!
I have been reading "success" materials for too many years...and listening to audio presentations... and watching video presentations... etc. The same themes run through all of them because the same details are needed for achieving your goals. The presenters are the difference, and the times they are created in. When I first became aware of this kind of information, I think it was Nightingale-Conant that was the main player (and is still available online :-). Then I think I discovered Zig Ziglar (also still available online). I think Brian Tracy was the last one I knew about (also still available online). I don't know who the guru is for this generation... it may depend on the topic. PBS has its own version of guru, Christians have Focus on the Family, Crown Ministries, Dave Ramsey, and others. You have to listen to the presentations with their theologies in mind, because what we believe affects how we say thing, what we share as truth, and the results we are looking for.
Today I am sharing something by Brian Tracy that I found through a YouTube video review of "Eat That Frog" -- which is a book about ending our procrastinating, I am told. I was impressed by the reviewers comment that the audio version of this book is a repeat activity... that he wanted to listen to is once a year to see how he evolved in his process and what would rise to the top each year.
The main focus of this book is the A-B-C-D-E method of setting your priorities. Brian Tracy shared it this way in a printout I have from somewhere...possibly linked to this page :: http://www.briantracy.com/blog/category/personal-success ).
A stands for VERY IMPORTANT - something you must do. There can be serious negative consequences if you don't do it.
B stands for IMPORTANT - something you should do. This is not as important as your A tasks. There are only minor negative consequences if it is not completed.
C stands for NICE TO DO - but not as important as A and B tasks. There are no negative consequences for not completing it.
D stands for DELEGATE - you can assign this task to someone else who can do the job instead of you.
E stands for ELIMINATE - whenever possible, you should eliminate every single activity you possibly can, to free up your time.
The key to life is how we spend our TIME !! It is the only resource none of us can increase... we all have the same 24-hours to spend, and how we spend them creates our life.
Once you can clearly determine the one or two things that you should be doing, above all others, just say no to all diversions and distraction and focus single-mindedly on accomplishing those priorities.
It is really hard for me to not be distracted by all the little things that need to get done... sometimes just clearing my desk space is required to THINK about getting anything done. I have this habit of creating "piles" that have to be sorted later, and then I get distracted by the things I am going through in my piles. :-) It is a problem I keep hoping a larger living space will solve.
The pages I printed from the internet have 3 ACTION STEPS from Brian Tracy that I wanted to share with you, too. They might put your efforts into a clearer order. I hope so.
First, take the time to be clear about your goals and objectives so that the priorities you set are moving you in the direction of something that is of real value to you.
Second, remember that what counts is not the amount of time that you put in overall; rather, it's the amount of time that you spend working on high-priority tasks.
Third, understand that the most important factor in setting priorities is you ability to make wise choices. You are always free to choose to engage in one activity or another.
Deciding what your goals are helps you to find the way through all your choices. If FAMILY is your goal, the choices you make will be different than if your goal is MONEY... and there will be limits to some of your choices.
I was sorting through some of my many "piles" of papers last weekend and came across a page from eBay about creating good photos. I thought I would share it with you. It was a PDF I think, and I can't find a web reference on the page, but the title appears to be "Top Tips for Great Photos." A search at eBay should bring up something... I hope. :-) I seem to have discovered the information on the 5th of November in 2015.
Anyway, here is a list of the points on my reference page. It is better to see the photos that go with them, but that is beyond my skill at this point in time.
Elements of a great listing photo.
Use a plain uncluttered backdrop to draw attention to your item.
Turn off the flash. Use diffused lighting to prevent shadows and reflections.
Use a tripod to prevent softness and blur.
Fill the frame with the item.
Capture all angles, details, and blemishes.
Keep your photos from tinting.
Optimize the quality of cell phone camera photos.
Use eBay picture hosting to optimize your listing for mobile buyers.
There are differences between selling sites, so it is important to notice that this information is focused toward sellers at eBay, which include used items. Etsy would have VINTAGE items that might be the same category. I am referring to the suggestion to capture all the blemishes in your listing photos so as not to deceive the buyer.
I think another important photo tip is the suggestion to show the scale of your item. As I look at more and more photos while I browse Etsy, I am finding it harder to know the size of an item being offered. Photos can be enlarged, reduced, and doctored in many ways... for buyers to trust you and buy from you, they need all the little details that matter. Scale is one of them. I think jewelry is where I notice this most. Art could be another product that is easily deceptive.
I think it was this PDF that taught me about turning the flash off. I tried it and was AMAZED at the difference... and is the reason I had to buy a new camera with that function.


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Catchy phrase, "post-diversity." It's been popping up now and then lately.
Everyone is sensing that something is still deeply amiss in America, despite the talk of diversity as our strength. Is "Post-Diversity" a valid phrase? Why is it evidencing a dawning in the media? What does it mean?
Is it becoming apropos because "The Diversity Paradigm" is finally winning out over the forces of racism, misogyny and bigotry?
Or is it surfacing because The Diversity Paradigm has failed so dramatically after 50 years of promoting a differences-based way of meeting one another, and America is increasingly interested in moving on to something more effective?
"Cultural neutrality" is achieved through an operationalized "attitude of impartiality." Everybody has one or more cultures, and everyone is embroiled in or affected by related intercultural conflict. The CultureNeutral® Framework is a system of thought and action that provides a manageable space in which to disengage from needless intercultural conflicts, and better manage a wide range of normal conflict by applying the principle of neutrality personally, in our families, workplaces, communities, and citizenships.


Exec=bash -c "source /home/anaphory/anaconda3/bin/activate qutebrowser; qutebrowser"
I have a script inside /home/anaphory/anaconda3/bin, which is part of $PATH due to .profile, also stating source /home/anaphory/anaconda3/bin/activate qutebrowser; qutebrowser – Both under x-www-browser and gnome-www-browser.
(also for text/html and x-scheme-handler/http). The .desktop works from my applications starter bar, and x-www-browser and gnome-www-browser start qutebrowser from the terminal.
Still, xdg-open http://askubuntu.com, clicking a link in emacs, etc. opens it in Firefox, and "Run" (Alt+F2) x-www-browser runs Firefox.
My settings→Default Applications are still set to Firefox, because that drop-down list only shows Firefox and Chromium. I don't have root permissions.
Can you select it in the default application list if you put your desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications instead?
Also, some applications also use the $BROWSER environment variable.
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How Long Can You Drive A Car Continuously In Nigeria?
Jun 11, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 Isaac
One of the major causes of accidents on Nigerian roads is Drowsy Driving. The risk, danger, and often tragic results of drowsy driving are alarming and this could be as a result of driving for long hours non-stop.
Drowsy driving can best be described as the risky combination of driving and sleepiness or exhaustion. It can also occur when a driver has not gotten enough sleep, untreated sleep problems, drugs, alcohol consumption, or shift employment.
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In this article, we would be talking about the solution to one of the problems of drowsy driving which I mentioned earlier as "driving for long hours non-stop."
Driving safely should be your number one concern behind the wheel.
Unfortunately, many Nigerians do not take this seriously that's why the Nigerian government instituted a law guiding drivers on How long they should drive a car continuously.
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A security analyst and law enforcement agent on Twitter, Aliyu Giwa has provided us with everything we need to know about the law guiding drivers on How long to drive a car in Nigeria.
Below is what our security analyst and law enforcement agent has to say;
"As a driver, do you know that you can only drive for a continuous period of 5 hours and have 8 consecutive hours of rest in any period of 24 hours calculated from the commencement of any period of driving?"
"Sec 170 of the National Road Traffic Regulation 2012 says:
1- No person shall drive, cause or permit any person employed by him/her to drive any vehicle-
A. subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, for any continuous period of more than five hours;
B. For periods amounting in the aggregate to more than 10 or ten and half hours in any period of 24hours commencing 2hours after midnight, except that where it is necessary for a driver to conclude a long distance journey the period may be extended to twelve and half hours in all
; or
C. where the driver has not had at least eight consecutive hours of rest in any period of twenty four hours calculated from the commencement of any period of driving.
2- Where the duration of a journey exceeds five hours the driver shall have intervals of rest not less than thirty minutes in every three hours of the said journey.
For the purposes of this regulation-
A. any two or more periods of driving time shall be deemed to be a continuous period unless separated by interval of not less than thirty minutes for the purpose of enabling the driver to obtain rest and refreshment; and
B. any time spent by a driver on other work in connection with the vehicle or load carried thereby shall be reckoned as time spent in driving.
3- Any person who contravenes the provisions of this regulation commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N3,000:00 or to a term of 9 months imprisonment or to both."
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latest release is causing double font appearance on the inspection progress window.
Are you the same person, i.e. @gldsmrs?
No that is not me but its the same issue they are having.
Wasn't there on 5.1.5 or any prior release.
Awesome - thanks for checking this out.


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Lalon: Heart of Madness
Filmed Theatre Review by Nasreen Akhter
Lalon is considered as one of the greatest philosophers and spiritual poet-musicians
in the Indian subcontinent, especially in what is now Bangladesh and West Bengal.
Reputed to be born in 1774 and living to the grand age of 116, he did not have any
institutional or formal education. Yet he left behind a vernacular legacy that is
unbeatable by even the most prolific of minds. This Baul fakir or wandering
spiritualist created between 2,000 to 8,000 mystical, social and political songs that
passed over the generations through his followers – a fact that is little known outside
of Bengali/Bangladeshi circles. Although Lalon has been mostly renowned for his
philosophy on dehotottow – that is, 'truth in the body', the central theme of Baulism
that the universe resides in the receptacle of the body - he also espoused the idea of
releasing oneself from the bonds of self. He truly believed that we are all equal, not
just with regard to class, caste, and religion but also gender.
It is with this message that the play, Lalon: Heart of Madness - written by Raminder
Kaur and directed by Mukul Ahmed - shines with brilliance. Luna, a British Bangladeshi
woman in her late twenties, travels to Bangladesh to enjoy her last moment of
independence as a single person before getting married, arranged by her family.
Played by the singer and actor, Sparsh Bajpai, she is also commemorating her father's
death by exploring her desh - her country of roots from the routes that her family had
taken to live in England decades ago.
While she was visiting the riverside town, Kushtia, with her younger brother (Sheikh
Naz) - famous for its Lalon Akhra, the shrine of Lalon fakir - Luna experiences a
renewed calmness and sustenance in the meaning of life that is inherent in Lalon's
songs, mysticism and philosophy. This is the main thread of the drama, Lalon: Heart
of Madness, which I had the pleasure to watch on a digital platform at a time of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The filmed theatre was first screened as part of the Season of
Bangla Drama festival in November 2020, followed by a fuller version in December
2020 by an impressive team working for the producers, Sohaya Visions and Mukul &
Ghetto Tigers.
I truly appreciated how the writer tried to integrate Lalon's songs into the narrative of
the drama by weaving the past of Lalon's era and the present of Luna's dilemma
between independence and betrothal. The songs were beautifully re-enacted by the
performers, Delwar Hossain Dilu and Sadia Chowdhury. And the message was
profound: based on Baul philosophy, the irrelevance of barriers such as caste, class,
and religion and, in particular, the fluidity of gender and women as the embodiment of
fundamental powers and nareer shakti conveying her power to choose.
A young woman, born and bought up in the so called 'modern world' yet living under
a strong patriarchal system (emphasised ironically by her widowed mother who 'now
wears the trousers'), Luna realised that she had the shakti inside her to choose the
'madness' of the divine universe rather than the 'maya' or veils of deceptions erected
by people. Inspired by the philosophical songs of Lalon, she discovers the strength to
resist social stigmas and slurs at such a woman as 'a slut', or 'a mad and bad woman'
in the eyes of the world.
Even though in a patriarchal society like in Bangladesh, women have been considered
as submissive and dependent on men – father, brother, husband - the drama shows
how this phenomenon continues to apply to women from more modern contexts such
as London. In this respect, Lalon was a revolutionary and a visionary: at a time when
the norms of society were regulated by gender, religion and caste, Lalon spoke, or
rather sang out against their artifice and evils so many years ago. Luna chose to
respond to this message.
The drama starts with an ethereal rendition of Ami Opar Hoye Bose Achhi (Helpless,
I'm Waiting) by what appears to be a woman dressed in white walking through a
forest. Lalon's songs are then conveyed through a male figure. This transition was
intriguing and powerful as if it did not matter who wrote or performed the song. It is
the song's lyricism and significance that mattered the most.
The songs immediately transported me to the Lalon Akhra, where Lalon's followers
and Bauls made their home, and annually celebrated with a festival. Though it was
an artificial set, I felt that I was walking amidst the magic of that spiritual land. The
sounds of the river - finely edited by the filmmaker Tarun Jasani and the sound
designer Sarah Sayeed - reminded me that we are all but one miniscule part of that
river, every person flowing and mingling like the rippling and cascading currents no
matter what their individual identity. It was an evocative metaphor for each of our
life's journeys.
Luna too gets lost in the flows of the river and everything it evokes and encompasses
– people, life, death, and different times and spaces. She wants to reconnect with her
brother as much as she does with the spirit of her father, also an enthusiast of Lalon.
She wants to forget the Whitechapel that she came from in east London and explore
the Asian shrine that inspired her in north Bangladesh.
Provoked by her conservative elder cousin (Rez Kabir), she realises it was this spirit
that she needed to chaperone her, not a male relative. She discovers that as a woman
she has the shakti to overcome the hurdles and carve out her own path even though
she might be called a slut, beshya, were she to do so. Through Lalon's vision and
calling, she finds the power to shake off social shackles and become her true self.
In one of his most famous compositions, Lalon said: 'Everyone asks, to which caste
does Lalon belong?
A Muslim is marked by the sign of circumcision; but how should you mark a woman?
If a Brahmin male is known by the thread he wears, how is a woman known?' Way
over a century ago, Lalon noted the limitations of identity for a woman, but this
message is still relevant to the contemporary, materialist world of the new millennium
where women and their roles continue to be defined by menfolk.
Lalon steadfastly celebrated the powers of women: 'in the ancient temple women
were the prime priest, respect women for the shakti she holds. Everyone has a choice'.
And when a Baul extends an invitation to Luna to join the madness of the universe
rather than the maya of the world in the drama, Luna inevitably chose madness –
the true reality beyond the veils of caste, class, religious and gender distinctions.
This is the most enthralling theme of all - who are we to categorize or
compartmentalise the universe or those within it? The drama elevates this theme
with elan, prompting me to think that we all are part of the flow of the river,
enhanced by the sounds of its currents and the place at the creek'where different
rivers meet and merge into the sea of oneness that is deeper, richer and more
liberated.'
Lalon's philosophy proclaims manobotabaad (humanity and humaneness) where
there is no discrimination. It is a humanist vision but not one that owes to
Eurocentric Enlightenment ideas that, however enlightened, still discriminated
against women and other races and ethnicities. Lalon: Heartof Madness is an
instructive reminder that Europe is not the only origin or fount for free thinkers and
progressive philosophers. In an original and alluring way, the drama emphasises
that philosophers, secular thinkers, or progressive free-minded intellectuals
emerged in the Global South as well. It also highlighted how women always had
and have the power to choose, to carve out their own path, that South Asia is not
just the site of their submission.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a lot of chaos, misery, grief, isolation and
challenges to our everyday lives. But it also brought profound creativity, amplified
by digital platforms. Even though I could not applaud the drama as I might as part
of a live audience, I applauded it and all those involved in it from the madness of my
Photos by Rez Kabir and Tarun Jasani
Kama Sci-Fi


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What you see here is the evidence Aristotle used to prove the Earth is spherical. The shadow cast on the surface of the moon is round, and what casts a round shadow besides a sphere? A disc casts a round shadow if held perpendicular to the light rays, but a lunar eclipse near the horizon also shows a shadow that's round, not elliptical. Therefore, the Earth must be a sphere.
Later another Greek, Aristarchus of Samos, took things a step further and not only calculated the relative sizes of the Earth, moon, and sun, but the distances between them. Granted he was wrong because he had no instruments capable of accurate angular measurement, but his logic was correct. Had he been able to accurately measure angles down to fractions of a degree, he would have calculated the correct values. Aristarchus also determined the planets revolve around the sun.
All this, seventeen centuries before Copernicus.
I am simultaneously entranced and jealous. Entranced because the picture of the eclipse is divine, and jealous because I was unable to view it due to the miserable Houston weather. Rain, rain, and a little more rain just in case we missed it. Thanks for sharing your pics.