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7 Reality Star Underwear Sightings
We can expect a lot of bathing suit sightings from former Nickelodeon star, Drake Bell, since he signed up for the high dive on ABC's Splash. Are you a fan? We certainly are!
Who's that masked man? Why it's ex-Dancing with the Stars contestant and current X Factor host, Mario Lopez. He basically can't do anything wrong can he?
Mark Wright gets in an outdoor workout in his bathing suit. We didn't catch him in the British reality show The Only Way Is Essex and definitely wish we did. -
We're not sure if Ryan Lochte will or won't be successful with What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, his new reality series, but we hope he does it all in his Ralph Lauren underwear.
The Situation flaunts his "situation" as well as his Calvins in this Jerseylicious reality star underwear sighting.
The Wanted just signed up for their own reality show documenting the band's antics. Expect more reality star underwear sightings like this!
Before dancing with the stars, William Levy was modeling in his underwear
Labels: actor, briefs, bulge, Cuban, Hispanic, pits, reality tv, underwear
Mug Shot Wednesday
If you see a guy with a huge bandage on his head driving a bread truck, you might want to call the cops. Or take him home.
Labels: mug shot
"Man of Steel" is a Muscle Cub
Man of Steel is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Zack Snyder, produced by Christopher Nolan, and scripted by David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Superman, the film will be a reboot of the Superman film series, portraying the character's origin story. The film stars Henry Cavill in the title role, with Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, and Russell Crowe as Jor-El. Man of Steel will also launch a shared fictional universe of DC Comics characters on film.
Development of Man of Steel began in 2008 when Warner Bros. Pictures took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel's family recapturing the rights to Superman's origins and Siegel's copyright. The decision stated that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films, but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film. Nolan pitched Goyer's idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises. Snyder was hired as director in October 2010. Principal photography started in August 2011 in West Chicago before moving to Plano and Vancouver. The film is scheduled to be released on June 14, 2013, in conventional, 3D and IMAX theaters.
Labels: actor, beard, movie, pits, shirtless
The Studs of Myrtle Manor
Welcome to Myrtle Manor is an American reality documentary television series on TLC. The series premiered on March 3, 2013.
The series encompasses the daily life of the residents at Myrtle Manor, also named Patrick's Mobile home Park, a trailer park community located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It also features the staff as they work to renovate the park.
Jared Stetson
Becky sees something in Jared that no one else does, which is mostly why he resides rent free in the park
Taylor Burt
Taylor is a local club promoter. Although he is single he still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Jessica, he still enjoys being the king of the nightlife at the club
Labels: reality tv, shirtless, tattoos
Wednesday Ad Watch
Labels: advertisement, gay rights
Big blocks of marble in deserted Detroit
From: The Grand Rapids Press
The 1960's might be the golden era for boring postcards.
It seems like places were in a mad rush to show off their municipal buildings, and deemed that a postcard needed to show the entire building, without people or cars.
It's almost like there were a lot of ghost towns – but filled with drab government buildings.
That brings us to this week's Bad Postcard of the Week. Reader Michael C. Brennan of Adrian submitted this beauty from the Motor City.
"I've been collecting postcards for about 10 years, most are from Hudson where I was born and raised," he wrote.
"I used to buy Michigan postcard lots on eBay and have several of the one I attached to this email. It's a chrome postcard, probably from the early 1960s, of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit."
"The back of the postcard says it's in the Riverfront Civic Center. I don't know if the building is still there."
Michael, the building is still there, right between Cobo Hall and the Hart Plaza Skating Park. Built in 1948, the building was leased to the UAW to be its national headquarters in 1995. Today, it's the UAW-Ford National Programs Center.
The tragedy here is that the building has some nice details, like the 30-foot high "Victory Eagle" by Marshall Fredericks, that would made for a nice photo. But they're hard to see when the photographer has to practically stand across the street to get the entire building in the shot.
Sans the details, and we have what appears to be a giant marble block. As a co-worker said, I guess they didn't feel the need for natural light on that side of the building. Or maybe they didn't want to see anything in downtown Detroit.
Jersey Shore update
Hey, Perfy, don't you have a New Jersey landmark to pose with?
Last week's submission of the "NJ & You – Perfect Together" mascot sparked horror and an investigation.
Colleague Julie Hoogland uncovered that the thing has a name, "Perfy," and that he was the state mascot between 1985 and 1989.
I was able to find a couple more postcards of Perfy in action. Note to New Jersey: When you send your mascot to post with other state's landmarks, that's a sign of trouble.
Labels: Bad Post Card, Michigan, New Jersey, post card
IVRI LIDER
Ivri Lider (Hebrew: עברי לידר, born 10 February 1974) is an Israeli pop star and part of the duo TYP stylized as T¥P, also known as The Young Professionals, alongside Johnny Goldstein. He is one of the biggest-selling contemporary artists in Israeli music, and has won the Male Singer of the Year honor from Israeli national and local radio stations since entering the Israeli music scene in the late 1990s. He has sold more than 200,000 records.
Labels: Israeli, singer
MANHUNT MAN OF THE WEEK:
NEVERENDINGCYCLE
Travel with me now to Suriname in South America to meet our "Manhunt Man of the Week" – Neverendingcycle. He's cute as a button, and the only problem is that he doesn't have any nude photos! That's OK because he's hot and got really in depth with his sex stories on our Manhunt Questionnaire. That qualifies him for the prestigious MOTW title! Do you think you're a potential "Manhunt Man of the Week"?
Fill out our questionnaire, and make sure you've got hot profile pics. The MOTW receives 30 days of Unlimited Access on Manhunt.
Manhunt profile name: Neverendingcycle
Location: Suriname
What was the hottest Manhunt hookup you've experienced so far? Who was it with, where did it take place, and why was it hot?
The hottest Manhunt hookup I have ever experienced was with a married couple from the US. They were here on vacation. One was Colombian and the other a NY-local. One of them was 43, and the other was around 50. They didn't look bad at all, two totally buff silver daddies, both intent on servicing me, hell yes! I met up for drinks at their hotel room (it was a small hotel) and we started loading up on the rum colas. Before I knew it, my clothes were off, One was servicing my feet, the other was rimming me, and I started screaming like a little bitch in heaven. It was amazing! No anal, but it wasn't even necessary, I hadn't been serviced like that in forever, didn't need sex for like a week! I had my doubts about the hookup considering that threesomes with couples usually contain a jealous participating member, but not this couple, it was a well-coordinated tag-team attack on all of my spots. In the end the staff started banging on the door because I was way too loud and woke up all of the neighboring guests. I was banned from the hotel. But it didn't matter, I got laid, and good!
What's your favorite part on a guy and why?
Calves. I don't know why they attract me so much. Maybe its because fleshy calves make him appear more dominant, but I am a huge sucker for meaty calves.
Name the top three sexiest men in the world, with #1 being the hottest. Why do you find them sexy?
Dermot Mulroney, Hugh Jackman and Chris Evans with a beard. I like the chiseled hairy look, and ofcourse, some maturity is needed. I like my men like I like my wine, Aged and hairy!
What's the most unusual place you've had sex? Tell us about the encounter.
I once had sex next to a highway under a banana tree in Cuba. It was an orchard and I was being anally pleased by a hung Cuban while cars drove by and honked their horns. In the end, he wiped the cum off with a banana leaf, which was a stupid idea, my shirt clung to the stain like plastic wrap on a bowl!
Does size matter? Why do you feel that way?
Size does not matter, actually, I have a rule, if it doesn't fit in my mouth, or if the index and thumb don't meet when I enclose his dick, I damn well ain't sitting on it! Haven't we heard about anal leakage and rectal prolapse? They freak me out! But then again, if he has an amazing face, I may attempt a pole dance, and fail dramatically
Labels: Manhunt Man of the Week, shirtless, Surinamese, tattoos
Outsports Photos Of The Week
Week of April 11, 2013
Andrew Swallow of the Kangaroos chases for the ball during the round two AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the North Melbourne Kangaroos
Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
Louisville Cardinals forward Chane Behanan (21) talks with Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke (3) after Louisville Cardinals won the championship game
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jack Viney of the Demons is seen walking out of the water during a camp for Melbourne Demons AFL players
Michael Dodge/Getty Images
Li Junhui of China during the mixed doubles qualifying for the New Zealand Badminton Open
Sandra Mu/Getty Images
Louisville Cardinals guard Peyton Siva (right) celebrates with teammates Russ Simth (left) and Chane Behanan (center) after Louisville won the championship game
Louisville Cardinals guard/forward Luke Hancock (11) celebrates with guard Peyton Siva (3)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Tigers players stretch during a Richmond Tigers AFL training session
Robert Prezioso/Getty Images
Labels: African American, athlete, Aussie Rules Football, baseball, basketball, beard, bulge, Chinese, Outsports Photos of the Week, speedo, tattoos
The 50 Hottest NFL Players of All Time
Admittedly, he did become a major pain in the ass by unretiring more often than Cher. And his Croc-shot was disappointing, to say the least. But there's no denying he was stud in his Green Bay heyday -- "There's Something About Mary" says it all -- and even matured into a sexy bear.
Labels: 50 Hottest NFL Players of All Time, athlete, beard, football, tuxedo
The 30 Sexiest Gay Scenes In Film
Cruel Intentions
Dir. Roger Kumble
A strand of saliva suspended between two lithe, eager lips. That was all, yet Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair's lip-lock rocked the world when this teenage take on Dangerous Liaisons hit theaters. The reviews were less than kind, but for an entire generation, The Kiss proved that sexuality can be fluid.
Labels: 30 Sexiest Gay Scenes In Film, lesbian, movie
THE TEN:
ALMOG GABAY IS THE SEXIEST MAN OF THE MOMENT
Now that soccer player Lance Parker is officially out of the way on The Ten, fuzzy male model Almog Gabay has snatched the title of "Sexiest Man of The Moment". Last week's hopeful (but now hopeless) challengers Xavier, Joshua Michael Brickman, Eric Legler and Terrance were no match for Gabay, and now a new set of five will join Evan Wadle, Will Grant, Kellan Lutz and Vito Gallo in the quest to take him down.
For those of you who are just joining us, here's how the game works! Each week, we'll feature ten men to choose from. You can vote for as many contestants as you'd like, and only the five with the highest amount of votes will move on to the next round. The remaining five slots will be filled the following week by men who you've suggested, as well as a handful of attractive fellows selected by your favorite bloggers (that would be us).
To keep things interesting, each participant will be retired after ten weeks on the charts. They have the opportunity of returning in the future, provided that they produce another hot video, photo shoot or anything worthy of a Manhunt Daily post.
Now let's forget about the rules for a second and focus on what really matters–who should be on top next week? You have until next Wednesday to pick your favorite contestants, so hop to it and make your vote count!
- Dewitt
See pics of all ten contestants and cast your vote after the jump:
Labels: actor, African American, Alex Minsky, ass, blond, briefs, bulge, butt, cock, hairy, model, naked, nude, penis, porn star, tattoos, The Ten, underwear
Striking Posers: History's Hottest 100 Male Models
Current mood: Introspective
Clint Mauro
(?, 1986—)
Mauro was discovered while working as an A&F store greeter. Jeez, when I did it they called it "assaulted." Anyway, he worked early on with Bruce Weber but really hit the stratosphere as the face of Armani Exchange. He aspires to act and write but definitely has the cheek-sucking and walking things down pat.
Labels: Armani Exchange, briefs, bulge, Hottest 100 Male Models, pits, underwear
Wednesday April 17, 2013: Hunk of the Day
Labels: 2(X)ist, briefs, bulge, Hunk of the Day, underwear
Daily Packages:
Juan Gets Studious
This Daily Package features model Juan in a photo shoot with photographer Cesar de Lupe. Juan looks like he just got home from book club with his finely combed hair and glasses… the bulge suggests otherwise, no?
Labels: briefs, bulge, Daily Packages, model, underwear
History's 150 Best TV Theme Songs:
"Theme from Soap" by George Aliceson Tipton
Lazy, meandering song that most closely reminds me of the attitude of Cathryn Damon's character "Mary Campbell"—leisurely and quirky. Immediately identifiable
Labels: 150 Best Tv Theme Songs, classic, Prime Time, sitcom, television
Dish of the Day #1134: Field of Dreams Week
Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. If you haven't yet voted in last week's Deep Dish Pool Party, choose your three favorite hunks HERE..
Today's Dish is Julian Gabriel Hernandez.
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Your Hunk of the Day: Jason Momoa
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Ronon Dex (2005–09) on the military science fiction television series Stargate: Atlantis (2004–09). In 2011, he became recognized for his role as Khal Drogo in the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones and also starred as the title character in the sword and sorcery film Conan the Barbarian (2011).
Labels: actor, dreads, goatee, hairy, shirtless, Your Hunk of the Day
History's Hottest TV Actors:
Not hard to see why Farrah thought he was mayjah
After having set hearts fluttering on The Big Valley, TV's "Six Million Dollar Man" was a great source of fantasy material for a gay kid like me, who spent time wondering what a bionic dick might look like. His unflappable expression made him particularly suitable for the inevitable action figure that came next. Even more perfect was his role as an aging stuntman on The Fall Guy, where he could break things up (including his bones, occasionally) with a little humor.
The Big Valley (1965—1969), The Virginian (1970—1971), Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971—1974), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974—1978), The Bionic Woman (1976), The Fall Guy (1981—1986), Tour of Duty (1990), Raven (1992—1993), Too Much Sun (2000), The Game (2007—2009)
Labels: 100 Hottest TV Actors, blond, hairy, shirtless
31 Hunks From '90s Bands Then And Now
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The Bucks County Horse Park, part of the Bucks County park system, is a unique 100+ acre facility dedicated to the preservation of the natural environment for amateur equestrian pursuits.
of riding from April to November.
The Horse Park is managed for the Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation by Bucks County Horse Park, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and membership organization. For more information on membership, upcoming events and volunteer and spectator opportunities, visit www.BucksCountyHorsePark.org or call 610-847-8597.


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require 'fog/openstack'
# TODO(lsmola) how do I load this?
# require 'models/ems_refresh/refreshers/openstack/refresh_spec_environments'

$LOAD_PATH.push(Rails.root.to_s)
require_relative 'openstack/helper_methods'

include Openstack::HelperMethods

def usage(s)
  $stderr.puts(s)
  $stderr.puts("Usage: bundle exec rails r spec/tools/environment_builders/openstack_environments.rb --load")
  $stderr.puts("- loads credentials for #{openstack_environment_file} to all refresh tests and VCRs")
  $stderr.puts("Usage: bundle exec rails r spec/tools/environment_builders/openstack_environments.rb --obfuscate")
  $stderr.puts("- obfuscates all credentials in tests and VCRs")
  exit(2)
end

@method = ARGV.shift
unless %w(--load --obfuscate).include?(@method)
  raise ArgumentError, usage("expecting method name as first argument")
end

OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD = "password_2WpEraURh"
OBFUSCATED_IP = "11.22.33.44"

def load_environments
  openstack_environments.each do |env|
    env_name = env.keys.first
    env      = env[env_name]

    puts "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
    puts "Loading enviroment credentials for #{env_name}"
    file_name = File.join(test_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}_spec.rb")
    change_file(file_name, OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_IP, env["ip"])

    file_name = File.join(vcr_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}_with_errors.yml")
    change_file(file_name, OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_IP, env["ip"])

    file_name = File.join(vcr_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}.yml")
    change_file(file_name, OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_IP, env["ip"])
  end
end

def obfuscate_environments
  openstack_environments.each do |env|
    env_name = env.keys.first
    env      = env[env_name]

    puts "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
    puts "Obfuscating enviroment credentials for #{env_name}"
    file_name = File.join(test_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}_spec.rb")
    change_file(file_name, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["ip"], OBFUSCATED_IP)

    file_name = File.join(vcr_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}_with_errors.yml")
    change_file(file_name, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["ip"], OBFUSCATED_IP)

    file_name = File.join(vcr_base_dir, "refresher_rhos_#{env_name}.yml")
    change_file(file_name, env["password"], OBFUSCATED_PASSWORD, env["ip"], OBFUSCATED_IP)
  end
end

def change_file(file_name, from_password, to_password, from_ip, to_ip)
  return unless File.exist?(file_name)

  file = File.read(file_name)
  file.gsub!(from_password, to_password)
  file.gsub!(from_ip, to_ip)

  File.open(file_name, 'w') do |out|
    out << file
  end
end

case @method
when "--load"
  load_environments
when "--obfuscate"
  obfuscate_environments
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Science reporter, BBC News. A species of duck thought to have been wiped out a decade ago is re-released at a lake in Madagascar. Posted at 1224: 28 Dec 2018. World's' rarest bird gets new home. World's' rarest bird gets new home in Madagascar Conservationists hope to save a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard from extinction.
Le Président de la République a nommé le Premier Ministre de consensus en la personne de Christian Ntsay qui a été pendant 10 ans à la direction du bureau de pays de lOrganisation Internationale du Travail à Antananarivo pour les Comores, Maurice, Seychelles et Madagascar.
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Bullock Castle stands about two miles east of Dun Laoghaire harbour just above the shore of Dublin Bay Harbour on the road to Dalkey. It is thought to have been built by the Cistercian Monks of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, in order to protect their fishing rights. Following the suppression of the monasteries during King Henry VIII's reign it was leased to the Crown and later in the 16th Century it became the property of two brothers, Christopher and Richard Fagan, both of whom became Lord Mayors of Dublin. The ruined tower to the left of the composition was a watch tower or defence in the curtain wall which extends to the right of the picture, which was built to protect the small harbour which could originally be reached only through an arch in the castle which still exists.
The two storey pedimented house in front of the castle was built in the first half of the 18th Century, remodelled or rebuilt in the 19th Century, and demolished in the 1980s. The tower which was shown in ordnance survey maps of 1837 was demolished circa 1850. The castle itself, which has been restored, now forms part of Our Lady's Manor Nursing Home.
In the background of the picture can also be seen Martello tower number 11 (South Dublin), Sandycove Point, one of the many built circa 1804-5 in order to defend Dublin from the possibility of invasion by the French under Napoleon Bonaparte. This tower is probably the most famous Martello tower in Ireland because of its brief association with the author James Joyce, and provided the setting for the opening scene in Joyces's masterpiece Ulysses. It has been restored and extended as a museum devoted to Joyce.
An earlier version of this composition, of slightly larger format (33.5 x 47.5 cm.), signed and dated 1819, first recorded in the collection of Dr. William L. Cremin, was exhibited in the Centenary exhibition of James Arthur O'Connor's work held at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art in Dublin in 1941 (no. 14) and was more recently with the Gorry Gallery in Dublin (see entry by David Griffin, Director Irish Architectural Archive, Gorry Gallery exhibition catalogue, 2-10 November 2000, no. 7).


More white is gradually revealed……..
Adjustments made, the piece is now finished.
This is another one from a series of Legal books I worked on just before Christmas.
To start 2012 here's a recent book cover I did.
It's one of a series of Legal books I worked on just before Christmas.
Graham Linehan>> was involved with the script….
It was commissioned as a present for the Producers of the show.
The shop is located on the Triangle in Ranelagh. If you like wine it's a really great store.
The work will be on display there till January, please call in if you are passing.
Here's a scraperboard that is on show at The United Arts Club's >> Christmas show.
I'm lucky to be one of the 10 finalists for the Fire- Illustration Competition.
Charcoal, Pastel and Conte on Canson Mi-Teintes paper.


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Biografia
Cresciuto a Stoccolma, si fece conoscere con l'ausilio dei propri canali social nel 2018, anno in cui fu pubblicata la hit Katten i trakten, numero uno nella Sverigetopplistan e certificata triplo platino dalla IFPI Sverige con oltre  unità di vendita. Si trattava del singolo apripista del primo album in studio Första klass, che conquistò la vetta della classifica nazionale e che fu il 3º disco più venduto in Svezia nel corso del 2019. La popolarità riscontrata dal progetto e dal primo EP Nummer 1 permise al rapper di trionfare in due categorie su quattro nomination ai Grammis, il principale riconoscimento dell'industria musicale svedese.

Nel 2020 iniziò a lavorare per la divisione svedese della Sony Music, rendendo disponibile l'album Welcome to Sweden, che esordì  in 2ª posizione nella classifica nazionale. Nello stesso anno è stata messa in commercio la sua terza pubblicazione numero uno nella classifica dei dischi Unge med extra energi. Il ramo svedese della International Federation of the Phonographic Industry gli fece conferire ulteriori otto dischi d'oro e ventidue di platino, corrispondenti a oltre  unità di vendita certificate complessive.

L'anno successivo fu selezionato come artista d'apertura delle tappe svedesi del Poster Girl Tour di Zara Larsson.

Sempre nel 2020 Einár venne sequestrato dal rapper rivale Yasin e da altri membri della banda criminale chiamata Vårbynätverket. La sua liberazione avvenne dopo diverse ore: Yasin fu successivamente condannato a 10 mesi di carcere per il rapimento. Da quel momento Einár visse sotto minacce di morte, vedendosi così costretto a proteggere l'identità.

Einár è morto in una sparatoria la sera del 21 ottobre 2021, ad Hammarby sjöstad.

Discografia

Album in studio
 2019 – Första klass
 2020 – Welcome to Sweden
 2020 – Unge med extra energi

EP
 2019 – Nummer 1
 2022 – Einár

Singoli
 2018 – Duckar popo
 2019 – Katten i trakten
 2019 – Fusk (feat. K27)
 2019 – Rör mig
 2019 – Nu vi skiner
 2019 – Drip 2 Hard
 2019 – Sema7ni (con Jelassi)
 2020 – Frank Lucas
 2020 – Rymden och tillbaka
 2020 – Hell Ye (con Abidaz e Haval)
 2020 – Automat (con Adel)
 2020 – Hundra (con Adel)
 2020 – Show (con Adel)
 2020 – Ingen lek (con Thrife e Dree Low)
 2020 – Tills vidare (con Sebastian Stakset)
 2020 – Helt ärligt (con Sebastian Stakset)
 2020 – Pop Smoke (con 5iftyy e Moewgli)
 2020 – Luren skakar (con 5iftyy e Moewgli)
 2020 – Feelings (feat. Sami)
 2021 – Sätter dom på plats
 2021 – 9 månader (feat. Dani M)
 2021 – Trendsetter (con i 23)
 2021 – Haparanda
 2021 – Chiquita (con 5iftyy)
 2021 – Dansa (con Adaam)
 2021 – Fast här i trakten (con VC Barre e Trobi)
 2022 – Din låt (con Victor Leksell)
 2022 – Day One
 2023 – Du & jag

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Assassinati con arma da fuoco
Persone sequestrate

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It's no secret that maternity care in the U.S. is under a lot of scrutiny. We continue to have the costliest maternity care in the world, yet despite all that spending, we still have one of thehighest maternal mortality rates amongst industrialized nations. And that rate continues to rise. With just these two devastating and frustrating statistics at play—not to mention a host of other roadblocks to affordable, quality maternity care—it's no wonder that many women are apprehensive about giving birth in this country.
All of which has led to an unsettling question: could these fears and insecurities about birth and motherhood be exploited for profitable gain?


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Q: Frontend toggle feature flags for specific users I want to discuss how do you manage multiple features for different user group on the same service, for instance, there's a Coupon discount feature we want to release for user groupA, and allow user groupB to use Dark mode feature, and so on, we can manage a feature table to decide which feature should be open for some group, but we have to add new feature key every single time, and frontend have to do something like (or this is necessary?)
if (isUserA && isFeatureA) {
  ...
}

if (isUserB && isFeatureB) {
  ...
}

further more, if the feature is relate to HTML, much more complex it is (especially the project has no framework like vue or react)

 ...

 ...

if (isApplyFeatureA) {
  FeatureB.parentNode.removeChild(FeatureB)
}

if (isApplyFeatureB) {
  FeatureA.parentNode.removeChild(FeatureA)
}

...

once the features getting more and more, it'll be tons of conditions, how do you split feature flags generally ?

A: To do this properly, I'd suggest using a Feature Flag tool. There are quite a few out there, it's one of the things I'd really suggest not building from scratch to reinvent the wheel.
I open sourced one a couple years back called Flagsmith.
With a tool like this the approach would be
1 - On the feature flag service, create a feature you want to manage (Coupon discount)
2 - On the feature flag service, set feature values on a per user basis or on a segment based on their user properties e.g. amount spent > 100.
3 - On your app (server or client side) identify your user against the feature flag service along with any properties you'd want to determine whether they should get featureA/B/N e.g. amount spent identify("userA", {userProperties}). This would return whether FeatureA/FeatureB would be enabled.
Then you're in a pretty great position as you could modify whether they get a coupon instantly without building any code.

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Five daughters of peers are demanding the right to be elected to the House of Lords
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Should Lady Mary Crawley inherit Downton Abbey? If she could, of course, the plot of the television series would have lacked its main driver. The search for the distant male relation who is heir to the title and the estate that goes with it, and his welcome into the fold, is a familiar trope in literature from Jane Austen to Nancy Mitford and beyond.
But most people in the UK and outside it would be surprised to learn that, while landed estates are now often left to daughters as well as sons, the vast majority of aristocratic titles can still only be inherited by men. Sons, nephews and uncles take precedence over daughters, nieces and aunts when a title is passed on to the next generation. A female Earl of Grantham cannot be.
It is a strange anomaly in 21st-century Britain. If Prince George, Queen Elizabeth's great-grandson, had been born Princess Georgina, she would be third in line to the throne, after a two-line bill was passed in 2013 that abolished a son's right to the crown superseding his sisters'. But numerous attempts, via private bills, to abolish male primogeniture for hereditary titles and peerages have been unsuccessful.
Now five daughters of peers have taken their case to the European Court of Human Rights. They argue that because they cannot inherit their fathers' titles, they are barred from taking seats in the House of Lords and that this breaches two articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, concerning gender discrimination and the right to a free and fair election.
The right for all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords was abolished in the late 1990s. Most of its 800 or so members are now life peers. However, there are still 92 hereditary peers. Only one is a woman, the Countess of Mar. When a hereditary peer dies or retires, his peers — excuse the pun — hold a by-election to choose a replacement.
Some would argue that the fact that women are barred from this process is an issue of little import. There is scant appetite for reform of the House of Lords and those who wish to do so are more likely to call for abolishing it entirely or, at least, the right of any hereditary peer to hold decision-making power over the country thanks to an accident of birth.
But it does matter. In a country that, in 2018, celebrated 100 years since women first began to get the vote, it is a bizarre throwback that aristocratic daughters do not have the same rights as their brothers. The tradition has been maintained even in the face of dramatic changes elsewhere in gender-related legislation. If, for example, you undergo gender reassignment as a woman, have a gender recognition certificate and a new birth certificate, you can legally become a man — except that you will still not inherit your father's title.
Women are making slow but steady inroads into parliament, but they still represent just one-quarter of the House of Lords. To sequester a significant proportion of the seats in the upper house for men does not just perpetuate gender inequality, but also militates against the benefits to debate and decision-making that greater diversity brings. If a British business in 2019 said it was reserving an eighth of its jobs for men, it would be laughed out of court.
A decision to abolish male primogeniture would have repercussions beyond Westminster. Although the inheritance of land is now generally divorced from that of title, the tradition of passing it to sons rather than daughters persists. Although many landed estates are managed by women — think of the late Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, at Chatsworth — it is mostly men who own them.
The only arguments against the abolition of male primogeniture appear to be the weight of tradition and some peers' desire to maintain the comfortable status quo. Tradition has its appeal. But it is time this last bastion of state-sanctioned sexism gave way.
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THE SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA: CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Reality the Beautiful
Ramananda Raya was a married man, but he was recognized by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as a master of his senses to the extreme degree. Once a brahmana priest named Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and told Him, "I would like to hear about Krishna from Your lips." Mahaprabhu said, "I do not know anything about Krishna, but Ramananda Raya knows. Go to him and hear about Krishna. Take My name, and perhaps he will talk with you."
Pradyumna Misra was hesitant, but he went and observed Ramananda Raya for some time and then returned and reported to Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu asked him, "Have you heard about Krishna from Ramananda?" "No." "Why?" "I saw him engaged in something objectionable. I watched for some time, and then returned here." "What did you see?" Pradyumna Misra answered, "I saw Ramananda Raya training some young dancing girls!"
Girls who are generally devoted to the service of the Jagannath Deity from a young age are known as deva-dasis. They do not marry, and sometimes their character is not very good. Pradyumna Misra saw Ramananda Raya training deva-dasis in a very objectionable way. He was showing them how to go before the Jagannath Deity and dance and sing. He showed them how their posture should be, how they should gesture, and how their looks should be enticing. And for such training he would sometimes even touch their private parts. So Pradyumna Misra told Mahaprabhu, "Seeing Ramananda doing all these things, I had no regard for him, so for some time I saw him busily engaged in that matter, and then I went away."
MASTER OF THE SENSES
Mahaprabhu told him, "Don't underestimate Ramananda Raya. He is the master of his senses. There is not a tinge of craft in him. Even I feel trouble from sense disturbance within Me, but Ramananda has no such trouble. We have no direct experience that a stage can be attained where it is possible to be above mundane sense pleasure, but we have only heard through the scriptures that there is a stage when a man may transcend all these gross attachments.
"This is mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.39):
vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh
sraddhanvito 'nusrnuyad atha varnayed yah
bhaktim param bhagavati pratilabhya kamam
hrd-rogam asv apahinoty acirena dhirah
"One who hears with firm faith the supramundane amorous affairs of Lord Krishna and the gopis, as described by a pure devotee of the Lord, soon becomes freed from mundane lust and achieves divine love of Krishna.
"One may be engaged bodily in such activities, while his heart is elsewhere. And there is only one who is of that type, Ramananda Raya. There are not big numbers of Ramanandas; there is only one Ramananda, who has acquired such a stage because he is well-versed in the kind of sentiment and realization which is necessary for the service of Krishna and the gopis. His heart is completely dedicated to the cause of Krishna; He has no selfish interest. He is always in Krishna consciousness, and whatever he does is for Krishna's satisfaction, so don't think ill of him. Go there again."
MAD FOR KRISHNA
Then Pradyumna Misra again went to see Ramananda Raya, and Ramananda began their conversation by saying "Oh, on that day I could not oblige you. But again you have come to hear about Krishna. How fortunate I am!" In the morning, Ramananda Raya began to speak, and when the afternoon came, still he was madly talking about Krishna. He completely forgot about eating, bathing, or anything else. He was mad, incessantly speaking of Krishna. Then, when it was late, his servants came twice, thrice, to ask him to take bath and eat his dinner, and finally, he had to leave the talk and go. Then Pradyumna Misra returned to Mahaprabhu and said, "Yes, I have heard from Ramananda Raya, and my heart is full from hearing about Krishna from him."
Mahaprabhu Himself had heard from Ramananda Raya, and He said, "Ramananda knows what is Krishna. What I taught to Rupa and Sanatana, I heard from Ramananda." It is mentioned that Mahaprabhu took diksa, initiation, from Isvara Puri; for preaching purposes he took sannyasa, the renounced order, from Kesava Bharati; and for entrance into the transcendental pastimes of Krishna in Vrndavana, He took raga marga initiation from Ramananda Raya. Of course, Isvara Puri, Kesava Bharati, and Ramananda Raya never thought of themselves as the guru of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. But it was seen that Mahaprabhu treated Ramananda with some respect. It is mentioned in the Chaitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 8.204) that if one wants to enter into the spontaneous devotion of Krishna's pastimes in Vraja, it is required that he take shelter of a confidential maidservant in conjugal mellow, madhurya rasa (sakhi vina ei lilaya anyera nahi gati).They are masters of that situation. The whole storehouse of this madhurya lila is in the hands of those maidservants. Only they can give it to others. In madhurya rasa, the guru is seen in the form and spirit of a sakhi, a maidservant of Radharani (guru rupa sakhi). Ramananda Raya was Visakha-sakhi, the right-hand personal attendant of Srimati Radharani.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gives us a hint of the necessity of approaching a confidential associate of Srimati Radharani when He says to Ramananda:
kiba vipra, kiba nyasi, sudra kene naya
yei krsna-tattva vetta, sei 'guru' haya
"Why do you shrink away from instructing Me? I am learning so much from you. You are well-versed in the affairs of Krishna, so you are guru; therefore I am hearing from you. Whoever is the master of that store-house of Krishna-lila, and whoever can distribute it—he is guru; of this, there is no doubt."
The famous talks between Ramananda Raya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took place on the banks of the Godavari river. The name Godavari is significant, for it indicates that place where the highest fulfillment of our spiritual senses was given. The fullest engagement of all our senses was announced there on the banks of the Godavari: "Your senses are not to be rejected. If you can give up the spirit of exploitation and renunciation, then your senses will have their fulfillment with Krishna. Those tendencies bar your approach to Krishna. To properly approach Krishna, you will have to utilize your senses to the fullest extent." That was dealt with on the banks of the Godavari.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE
There, in his famous conversations with Ramananda Raya, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu began the approach to pure devotional service in a general and comprehensive way. This is recorded in the Madhya-lila of Chaitanya-caritamrta (8.51-313). He asked Ramananda Raya, prabhu kahe, "pada sloka sadhyera nirnaya": "What is the ultimate goal of life? I not only want to hear your statements, but also evidence from the scriptures."
The answer came from Ramananda Raya: raya kahe, "sva-dharmacarane visnu-bhakti haya." "Discharge your own duty, without expecting anything in return." Sva dharma means varnasrama dharma, Vedic social stratification. "You are posted in your present position by your previous karma. According to your present position, you have to discharge your duties on one condition: you must do them without remuneration. If you go on with your duties in varnasrama dharma, without any mundane aim, you can achieve visnu-bhakti, devotion to God. This is confirmed in the Visnu Purana (3.8.9):
varnasramacara-vata
purusena parah puman
visnur aradhyate pantha
nanyat tat-tosa-karanam
"The only way to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is to worship Him by properly executing one's prescribed duties in the social system of varna and asrama." Here, Ramananda Raya says that visnu-bhakti, adherence to the Lord who is permeating everything, is the object and ultimate destination of our life. This is the Vasudeva conception: everything is in Him, and He is everywhere. Ramananda explained that from our local interests, we must come to embrace the general interest, and that must reach the level of Visnu consciousness: visnu-bhakti. Our submission to Visnu, the internal spirit who is everywhere, is the object of life. We must connect with Him and live accordingly, not a phenomenal life, but a spiritual life pertaining to a deeper, more subtle plane.
DEVOTION MIXED WITH DESIRES
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "This is superficial; go deeper." Of course, it may be thought that actual theistic life begins from here, giving up the special, local purpose, and acting for a universal purpose, as already ordered and programmed in the Vedas and Upanisads. But Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "This is superficial; go deeper."
Then, Ramananda Raya said, krsne karmarpana—sarva-sadhya-sara: "To offer the results of one's activities to Krishna is the essence of all perfection." In varnasrama dharma, it is the fashion that people are generally engaged in external activities and do not care to give up the fruits of their action. Even if they do, they have no direct consciousness of Visnu or Krishna. They worship the goddess Durga, perform the sraddha funeral ceremony and execute so many other religious practices. Indirectly, it is ultimately connected with Visnu. They may or may not know how, but the link is there. That is the general conception of varnasrama, but here, Ramananda says that it will be better to have direct consciousness that Krishna is the authority. All the results of whatever we do within the varnasrama social system must be given to Krishna. If we perform all our physical, social, national and spiritual activities in Krishna consciousness, then we can approach the fulfillment of our goal in life.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said "This is superficial; go deeper." Then Ramananda Raya revealed new light, quoting the Bhagavad-gita (18.66): sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja, "Give up all your duties, and just surrender to Me." We must be particular with the object of life, not the external activities of varnasrama. Less importance should be given to the form of our activity; whether I am a king, a brahmana intellectual, or a worker does not matter. We may think, "I have this sort of duty, I have that sort of duty," but that does not matter very much. We must have no attachment for that. The king may leave his kingdom and take to a brahmanical life of renunciation and austerity. A sudra may give up his labor, become a beggar, and chant the name of Krishna. A brahmana may give up his performance of sacrifice and become a mendicant. So, we are to be particular about the aim of life, not the form of our duty. We must exclusively devote ourselves to the cause of the Lord, ignoring our present paraphernalia and duty.
KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "This is also superficial; go ahead—deeper." Then, Ramananda Raya explained jnana-misra bhakti, devotional service mixed with knowledge, by quoting from the Bhagavad-gita (18.54) where Krishna says:
brahma-bhutah prasannatma
na socati na kanksati
samah sarvesu bhutesu
mad-bhaktim labhate param
One who has come to the stage of identifying himself with spirit above matter has nothing to do with this mundane world. Any loss or gain in this mundane world is of no use to him. He is spirit; his prospect is in the world of soul, and he has nothing to do with this material world, whether it is laudable or blamable. He is already settled in the consciousness that he is soul proper and has nothing to do with matter, so within himself he feels satisfaction. He is atmarama: self-content; he neither mourns, nor aspires for anything. If something is lost, does he mourn? No. He thinks, "This is nothing; it is only matter." And when something is gained, he is not overly cheerful, because it is only matter; it is unnecessary and unimportant. Now true devotional service can begin. His soul can begin living in the spiritual plane, with a pure serving attitude, unmixed with any mundane aspiration. When one attains the spiritual platform, he gets the opportunity to practice a higher type of service.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "This is also superficial. Such a person is only on the verge of devotional service; he has no substantial touch of devotion. He has not entered the domain of bhakti; he is just waiting in the marginal position, at the door. He may attain bhakti, but he has not yet achieved it. His negative forces are finished, but still, he is just at the door; he has not yet entered. He may enter; he may not enter. From there, if he gets anything, it will be pure, but he is still at the door.
BEYOND SPIRIT, "GO DEEPER"
Ramananda Raya then said, jnane prayasam udapasya namanta eva: "It is a very difficult thing to cross the charm of knowledge." We think, "I want to understand everything first, and then I shall act." Calculation and an underlying suspicion is there. Before we act, we want to know everything fully; only then will we risk our capital. The ego, the "I" is very strong, and he wants to have an account of his loss and gain. He thinks, "I am the master. The key is in my hand, I want to test everything, I want to know it all. I know what is good for me." So, we think ourselves masters, not servants, and from the position of a master we make our inquiry.
But this calculating mentality must be given up if we at all want to enter into the domain of the Lord, where everything is superior to us. No one there will care to come to us with an explanation, thinking that we are their master. They will not reassure us by saying, "Yes, there will be no loss; your gain will be big." We may think, "I am an independent separate entity, so in my account there must be no loss. I must stand here with my head erect," but that won't do. We are to go there as slaves, not masters. That sort of mentality is necessary: we must bow down our heads, not that with our heads erect we will march over everything. But everything there is superior in quality to us.
DIVINE SLAVERY
So, we have to enter into that transcendental land, where even the earth, water, air, and whatever we will find, is made of higher materials than we ourselves are made of. They are all guru, and we are disciples. They are all masters, and we are servants; we have to enter the land where everything is our master. We will have to submit; that will be our real qualification. What we will be ordered to do, we will have to do. We are not to exercise our brain so much there. The brain has no room there; they are all brainier than we. Our brain is unnecessary there; only our hands are necessary. Menial labor is necessary there. Brain there is enough. We are to enter that land if we like. It is a land of slavery for us. So, we are to hatefully dismiss our brains, and taking only our hearts, we must approach and enter that land.
We should think, "I am as insignificant as a mosquito," just as Lord Brahma did when he went to Dwaraka to visit Lord Krishna. And it is not only for the time being; not that one will accept a humble attitude, finish his work and then come back. No. We will have to accept such an insignificant position eternally. Of course, we may expect to be educated about Krishna consciousness: how it is good, how it is great, how it is useful to us. We will be allowed pariprasna, honest inquiry. In the transcendental realm, everyone is our friend. They will come to help us, to make us understand that devotional service is beautiful, and that Krishna consciousness is the best form of life. Our aspiration and purity of purpose is to be valued, not our external position. The recruiters from that side will consider our purity of purpose, not so much our present position and capacity.
And although apparently it seems that we are going to be slaves, the result is just the opposite. If you can accept such an attitude of surrender and slavery, then He who can never be conquered, will be conquered. Friends will come and help you; the sadhus will come and make you understand that we should become slaves, that Krishna likes His slaves very much. He is the master of slaves, and sometimes He wants to become the slave of His slaves (gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah). This is the key to success, and we can achieve the highest gain through this attitude.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told Ramananda Raya, "Yes, this is true. The unconquerable is conquered by surrender. We can capture Him. I accept this as the beginning plane of divine love: by giving we can get as much as we risk. As much as we risk to give ourselves, so much we can demand from that unconquerable infinite." Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I accept this as the beginning of suddha-bhakti, pure devotional service. But go farther."
THE SCIENCE OF RASA
Ramananda Raya explained that from there pure devotional service develops in a crude form, in a general way. And when it is more mature, it must take the shape of santa, neutrality; dasya, servitorship; sakhya, friendship; vatsalya, paternal affection; and madhurya rasa, conjugal love. In santa rasa, there is adherence, nistha; one thinks, "I cannot withdraw myself from this consciousness of continuous submission to the truth.
Neutrality develops into dasya rasa, the desire to do some service. When a devotee is not satisfied by only sitting, showing loyalty to the Supreme Authority, he wants to be utilized by Him. He awaits the Lord's order, praying that the Lord may give him some engagement. When a devotee has such deep penetration that he wants to be utilized in any way by the Lord, that is known as dasya rasa, or devotion in the mood of service. Then there is sakhya rasa; devotional service in friendship.
GOD THE FRIEND
When, in dasya rasa, confidence is added to service, then it becomes a little superior. Generally old servants who are faithful become confidential servants, so when the confidential stage is added to service, it becomes sakhya rasa, or devotional service as a friend of the Lord. First there is nistha, adherence, submission; then the devotee wants to be utilized for His satisfaction; then there is confidential utilization; and then it comes to friendly service, sakhya rasa. In Vaikuntha, where Lord Narayana is served in calculative devotion, only santa rasa, dasya rasa, and half of sakhya rasa are seen. Full confidence is not possible there. Awe, reverence, splendor, grandeur, pomp, apprehension— all these vanish when we develop a more confidential relationship with the Supreme Lord. At that time, the object of our worship or love changes in another way. Then from Vaikuntha, we feel attraction for Ayodhya, the divine abode of Lord Ramacandra, where there is neutrality, servitorship, and friendship with Vibhisana and Sugriva. There, we can also trace vatsalya rasa, parental love of Godhead.
GOD THE SON
In vatsalya rasa, confidence has developed to the peculiar stage in which the servitors think themselves promoted to the post of protecting the object of their veneration. Filial affection is also service. Although it seems that the parents are masters of the situation, controlling the Lord as their son, sometimes chastising and punishing Him, this is a superficial view. If we can enter into the depth of their service, we shall find an incomparable love of a most peculiar type. On the surface, they are engaged in punishing and rebuking the Lord; underground, they are full of interest for the welfare of the object of their service. Vatsalya, or parental love of Godhead, is a peculiar type of divine love. We see a very light type of vatsalya in Ayodhya, so it is almost ignored.
MATHURA: THE KRISHNA CONCEPTION
Rupa Goswami leaped from Vaikuntha to Mathura in one stride. In his Upadesamrta (9), he writes: vaikunthaj janito vara madhu-puri tatrapi rasotsavad. "Mathura is superior to Vaikuntha because Lord Sri Krishna appeared there." It is there that everything is shown in a clear and substantial way. In Mathura we find the Krishna conception of Godhead. In one stride he has come from Vaikuntha to the Krishna conception, but Sanatana Goswami has filled up the gap. In his book, Brhad-bhagavatamrta, he says that on the way to Mathura there is Ayodhya, the spiritual kingdom of Lord Rama, and there we find sakhya and vatsalya rasa.
But Rupa Goswami goes to Mathura at once. He says, "Come to Mathura; here you will find sakhya and vatsalya rasa clearly visible. He has shown how sakhya rasa service is present there. The devotees there are playing with Krishna, sometimes climbing on His shoulders, and perhaps sometimes even giving Him a slap. But although they may mix with Him in this way, their heart is full of a peculiar type of service attitude. That is the criterion; they may give up their lives a thousand times to take a thorn out of His sole. They can sacrifice themselves a thousand times for the slightest satisfaction of their friend. They consider Him a thousand times more valuable than their own life. In vatsalya rasa also, the criterion is similar. For the slightest interest of the object of their veneration they can give their lives millions of times. Such affection is found there.
And then, from vatsalya, it progresses to conjugal love (madhurya rasa), the all-comprehensive rasa which includes adherence (santa-nistha), service (dasya), friendly confidence (sakhya), and parental love (vatsalya rasa). But the wholesale dedication of every atom of our existence for Krishna's satisfaction is found in madhurya rasa, which includes all other rasas.
PARAMOUR LOVE
And madhurya rasa is more enhanced when it is couched in the form of parakiya, or paramour relationship. In parakiya rasa, the gopis risk everything for the service of Krishna. Parakiya rasa takes two forms: in one, there is no obligation of anything; the union may happen or may not happen. So, because their meeting is very rare, it becomes even sweeter. There is another kind of parakiya rasa: we are told that ordinary food is not palatable to Krishna, but when He takes food by stealing, that is more tasteful to Him. If we can follow this art, that may also be applied in the case of parakiya rasa. "I am deceiving the party, getting what I want. I am stealing the property of someone else." That sort of posing becomes more tasteful to the subjective party.
And the dedicated party risks everything: their good name, society, future, and even the dictation of the religious scriptures. They take a wholesale risk, just as one time, when we were in Madras, the King of Jaipur gave some money for the construction of a temple. The money was sent to our head office in Calcutta. Out of five thousand rupees, the first installment was one thousand rupees, and the construction work was begun by sending a worker from our main center. Then, Madhava Maharaj and I were sent to Madras, where we heard that the king would soon come. In order to show him that some work had been done we raised the construction to some extent, so the king could be told, "Your money has been spent, and now the next installment is necessary." In order to do this, we incurred a debt. We took a loan for bricks and other things and raised the construction to a higher level.
When we wrote this to our guru maharaj, we had some apprehension that he would chastise us, "Why have you taken this loan?" Instead of that, he gave us his appreciation. "You have risked your future in the service of Krishna. You have taken a loan, and that means you have to pay off that loan, so you have engaged your future energy in the service of Krishna. You will have to collect money and pay off the loan, so there is service with risk for the future." The gopis consciously risked their future: "We have disobeyed our superior persons and the directions of the Vedas; what we do is neither approved by society, nor by the religious books. Our future is dark." Still, they could not but serve Krishna.
So, vaikunthaj janito vara madhu-puri tatrapi rasotsavad. Janito means vatsalya rasa, and madhurya rasa in Vrndavana: radha-kundam ihapi gokula-pateh. In the madhurya rasa also, three groups are shown: Vrndavana in general, selected groups in Govardhana, and the highest group in Radha-kunda. All these things have been shown in the conversation between Ramananda Raya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
RADHA: QUEEN OF THE GOPIS
After this, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Go further." Then, Ramananda Raya began to explain the kind of service rendered by Radharani in madhurya rasa. Her devotional service is categorically higher than that of all the other gopis. Radham adhaya hrdaye tatyaja vraja-sundarih (Gita-govinda 3.1 by Jayadeva Goswami). The whole group of gopis can be canceled for only one: Srimati Radharani. What peculiar type of service may come from Her? And Krishna, the Original Personality of Godhead (svayam-rupa) is only by the side of Radharani. By the side of other gopis, that is prabhava prakasa, a plenary expansion, not svayam-rupa, the original form. Such is the quality of Srimati Radharani. We should show our highest reverence to this highest ideal of devotional service.
RADHA-KRISHNA: UNION IN SEPARATION
Then the last question came from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: "Can you think of anything more than this?" Then, Ramananda Raya said, "You asked me to quote scripture to support whatever I say, but here I won't be able to quote scripture from anywhere. Still, I have a new feeling within me, and if You would like to know that, I can explain it to You." In this way, one song was composed by Ramananda Raya. He introduced this song by saying, "Whether or not it will be pleasing to You, I do not know, but it seems to me that there is a stage which is even better than the meeting of Radha and Govinda." There is a stage where both of Them, the positive and negative are combined, no individual consciousness is clear, and one is searching another in self-forgetfulness. This searching of one party by the other is very strong and intense. This seems to be a more highly elevated love: union in separation. Radha and Govinda are so intense in Their search of one another that even They have no consciousness of whether They have each other. Radharani sometimes experiences that even while Krishna is present before Her, She fears losing Him; that feeling becomes as intense as if She has lost Him. They are together, but the apprehension that one may lose the other makes their meeting intolerably painful, just as a mother is always alert about the safety of her son (anista-sankini bandhu-hrdayani bhavanti hi). A mother thinks, "Oh, my son is out—is he in an accident?" This fear of separation is the symptom of deep love.
SRI CHAITANYA AVATARA
Ramananda Raya's composition gave a hint about the divine appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in which both Radha and Govinda are combined, and it is as if they are unconscious of Their separate existence. One is searching the other. Krishna Himself is overflowing with the feelings of Radharani, and They are so deeply embraced that one is lost in the other. Then, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu put His palm over the mouth of Ramananda Raya, and told him, "No further." Rasa-raja mahabhava—dui eka rupa. Lord Sri Krishna is the fountainhead of all pleasure, and Srimati Radharani is the embodiment of ecstatic love of Godhead. These two forms are united as one in Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
RASA RAJA: ECSTASY HIMSELF
Mahaprabhu replied, "Oh, because you are a cent-per-cent devotee, wherever you cast your glance you see only Krishna, nothing else. The object of your interest is represented everywhere." Ramananda Raya said, "My Lord, don't deceive me in this way. You have come here so graciously to purify this mean person, and if You act diplomatically now, it will not look well for You. I won't hear what You say; come out with Your real position. Who are You?" Mahaprabhu said, "By dint of your loving devotion, you can know everything in this world; nothing can be concealed from your loving eye." Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena.
Then, Mahaprabhu revealed Himself: "When you see Me to be externally of a golden color, it is not so. It is by the touch of the color of Radharani. And who can Radharani touch and closely embrace? She will never touch anyone except Krishna. So, now you know who I am: Rasaraja—ecstasy Himself, and Mahabhava—the one who can taste that highest rasa. See how They mingle together!
Ramananda Raya fainted and fell flat on the floor. He could not keep his senses. Then by the touch of His hand, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu again brought him to his senses. Ramananda returned to his previous stage of consciousness and saw a sannyasi sitting before him. After a short pause, Mahaprabhu said, "Remain here, I am going."
Afterwards, Ramananda Raya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had some other talks, and Mahaprabhu said, "Ramananda, as long as I live I want your company." Ramananda replied, "Yes, I must take shelter of Your divine feet and live there for the rest of my life." Ramananda later made arrangements with the King of Orissa to retire from his post as Governor of Madras and came to Jagannath Puri. For almost two years, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu wandered about the holy places of Southern and Western India and at last returned to Puri. There they again met.
TRANSCENDENTAL MADNESS
After this, Mahaprabhu went to Vrndavana through Bengal. Six years passed, and Advaita Prabhu almost gave leave to Mahaprabhu, saying, "Our pastimes of introducing the chanting of Hare Krishna are finished." Then Mahaprabhu continuously showed Radharani's mood of tasting krishna-prema, ecstatic love of Krishna, for twelve years. Svarupa Damodara and Ramananda Raya, who are Lalita and Visakha, the two principle gopi assistants of Radharani, were Mahaprabhu's most important company during that time. There, so many things about the deep feelings of Divine love have been shown. It has never been found in the history of the world, or even expressed in any scripture how such intense love within can produce such corresponding symptoms on the surface. That was shown by Radharani and later shown by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
It was shown by Mahaprabhu in His practices also, how krishna prema, love of Krishna, can play a man like a doll. Sometimes His legs and hands would enter inconceivably into His body, and sometimes His joints would disconnect and His transcendental body would appear elongated. Sometimes His whole body would become white, and He would lay unconscious, breathing so slowly that His breath could not be traced. In this way, He exhibited many amazing symptoms of ecstasy.
Svarupa Damodara, the personal secretary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has explained the meaning of His appearance in his memoirs, which were recorded in the Chaitanya-caritamrta of Kaviraj Goswami. He writes:
radha krsna-pranaya-vikrtir hladini saktir asmad
ekatmanav api bhuvi pura deha-bhedam gatau tau
caitanyakhyam prakatam adhuna tad-dvayam caikyam aptam
radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krsna-svarupam
Sometimes Radha and Krishna are combined; sometimes They are separate. They are separate in Dvapara-yuga, and in Kali-yuga they are combined as Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Both are eternal expressions of the same Absolute Truth. Summer, autumn, winter, and spring continue in a cyclic order; it cannot be said that summer is the beginning and winter comes later. So, the pastimes of Sri Radha and Krishna are eternally being enacted. In ancient times, sometimes Radha and Krishna divided Themselves and showed Their pastimes; again both of Them, the potency and the owner of the potency, are combined and closely embraced as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The predominating and the predominated moiety are mixed, and an extraordinary ecstatic feeling is there. Krishna is overpowered by His potency, and He Himself is searching after His own Self: krsnasya atmanusandhana. Krishna Himself is engaged in the search for Sri Krishna, Reality the Beautiful. The influence of Radharani over Krishna has transformed Him into a devotee, and He is searching Himself. Sweetness is tasting Itself and becoming mad. And it is living sweetness—not dead or static, but dynamic ecstasy, sweetness endowed with life. And He is tasting Himself, the personification of happiness, ecstasy, and beauty—and dancing in madness. And His performance of kirtan means distributing that ecstasy to others. The ultimate sweetness, or ananda, is such that no other thing exists that can taste itself and express its own happiness with such intensity. I have described Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Prema Dhama Deva Stotram:
atma-siddha-savalila-purna-saukhya-laksanam
svanubhava-matta-nrtya-kirttanatma-vantanam
advayaika-laksya-purna-tattva-tat-paratparam
prema-dhama-devam-eva naumi gaura-sundaram
"The highest conception of the Absolute Truth must also be the highest form of ananda, ecstasy. Mahaprabhu's dancing indicates that He is full of ecstasy, and His kirtan is distribution of that rasa. So, if we scientifically search out who Mahaprabhu is, we cannot but find that He is the Ultimate Reality. He is mad in tasting His own internal nectar, and His dancing is the outcome of His transcendental ecstasy. And He is chanting, distributing that to others. So, studying quite closely the character of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we cannot but think that He is the Supreme Absolute Truth, in its fullest, and most dynamic expression."
⇐ NECTAR OF THE HOLY NAME
MATH LOGO EXPLANATION ⇒
• Foreword
• Preface
• Krishna Consciousness: Love and Beauty
• Saints, Scriptures, and Gurus
• Fossilism vs. Subjective Evolution
• Origin of the Soul
• Knowledge above Mortality
• Six Philosophies of India
• Beyond Christianity
• Levels of God Realization
• The Krishna Conception
• The Hare Krishna Mantra
• Service of the Holy Name
• Nectar of the Holy Name
• Reality the Beautiful
• Explanation of Math Logo