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https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/05/11/social-justice-as-distributive-justice/
Social Justice as Distributive Justice
It's messy and open ended, like politics, where even well justified policies often involve some moral arbitrariness.
"Social justice"—the goal of a host of progressive projects, from opposition to mass incarceration to the #metoo campaign against sexual assault to immigration reform—combines the political imperative of egalitarian social change with the legalistic ideal of justice. The civil rights litigation of the mid-20th century is a paradigm of social justice: Law and lawyers achieved dramatic reform within the established institutions of the very political order they sought to challenge. In this, social justice movements represent our Constitutional democracy at its best, part of a remarkable political order that contains within itself the mechanisms of self-correction that can produce non-violent paths to durable social change that gain widespread acceptance by association with familiar and conventional procedures and rituals.
But some of the appeal of social justice comes from the comforting but misleading implication that political and social reform can be as orderly as the day-to-day justice that lawyers, courts, and judges typically dispense; that the victims of bigotry, intolerance, and systematic exploitation could be "made whole" as readily as the victims of, say, negligence or burglary. This is rarely so.
Worse, the legalistic conception of social justice can imply that only a discrete group of wrongdoers and their victims need be involved. But many practices contribute to inequality and injustice, not by needlessly injuring members of vulnerable groups, but instead by forcing them to bear a disproportionate share of unavoidable costs that should be more equitably spread: for instance, the tensions involved in interactions between police and minority communities, or in workplaces where some romantic encounters are welcome and others are abusive. Accordingly, a large number of today's social justice claims involve not only demands to eliminate objectively harmful behavior but also demands to redistribute the unavoidable burdens of day-to-day social interactions—something that requires changes and sacrifices from people who don't seem like bigots, predators, or wrongdoers. This inevitably strikes some people as unfair and a good reason to reject the demands, but from the perspective of the groups seeking social justice, it's much fairer than the status quo, which leaves them bearing a disproportionate share of the burdens.
For instance, typical police practices—to say nothing of more aggressive "broken windows"-type policing—harm many innocent members of heavily policed communities by subjecting them to humiliating, intimidating, and potentially dangerous encounters with often-aggressive police officers. Because of the importance of crime prevention, the law typically allows police to act with impunity unless those injured by policing can prove animus, recklessness, or bad faith. This limited legal recourse doesn't come close to covering all of the costs that even well-justified law enforcement practices impose on heavily policed communities: Typical police preventative surveillance and investigation inconveniences and intimidates many innocent people, and sometimes even diligent and fair-minded police will mistakenly detain, arrest, or use force against the innocent. Social justice movements like #blacklivesmatter don't just demand that bigoted or abusive officers are held responsible, they also call for law enforcement (and, indirectly, taxpayers) to bear a larger share of these collateral costs—spending additional resources to avoid conflicts and mistakes and to compensate victims—instead of leaving them to fall disproportionately on minority communities.
Or consider #metoo and the campaign against sexual assault. Naturally, the effort began with unambiguous serial predators like Harvey Weinstein. But pretty quickly it began to also target less clearly culpable offenders, including some whose only transgression was failing to promptly stop harassment by others, like Representative Brenda Lawrence, who came under fire for tolerating the harassment of an aide, or Representative Elizabeth Esty, who was forced to abandon her political career for being slow to fire an abusive staff member. Here, #metoo is not simply punishing bad actors and preventing injury; it is redistributing costs that, from the perspective of employers like Lawrence or Esty, are unavoidable.
For example, preventing harassment requires employers to monitor and possibly intervene in social relationships that most adults of both sexes typically prefer to keep private; responding to harassment can require firing otherwise valued employees, who may respond with their own claims of defamation or wrongful termination. But if employers don't bear some of the costs of preventing harassment, the targets of sexual aggression are forced to bear all of them: For instance, women regularly have to endure sexual taunts and unwarranted overtures, avoid social engagements that might inadvertently encourage lecherous men, think and rethink their wardrobes to avoid sending the "wrong signal" and, ultimately, just suck it up if all of these tactics don't work and they are harassed or assaulted anyway. The goal of #metoo is not only to call out unambiguous predators, but also to shift some of these costs from the targets of unwanted sexual advances to their perpetrators and to those who tolerate them.
Sometimes the people asked to bear new burdens in the name of social justice have benefited from the injustices they are asked to help correct, in which cases reform seems like a form of just compensation. But this is not always so: Reform can be hard on all members of an institution and new burdens tend to fall of those best positioned to bear them, not necessarily on those most responsible for past wrongs. That's how a prominent anti-sexual assault activist like Elizabeth Esty found herself on the wrong side of #metoo.
Viewed in this way, social justice isn't as neat and emotionally satisfying as courtroom justice. It's messy and open ended, like politics, where even well justified policies often involve some moral arbitrariness. That doesn't make it any less necessary, but it does help to explain why our current moment of activism is often disquieting, even for many of those who have long sought the changes it promises.
Appeared in: Volume 14, Number 1 | Published on: May 11, 2018
Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. Osborne Professor at Stanford Law School and author of several books, including Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality and The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.


At Hatt's we choose our team on their attitude first, and skills second.
When you are working with a group of people with great attitudes anything is possible. Every day at work is an adventure, a learning experience and great fun.
At Hatt's we are committed to providing you with endless opportunities to grow and develop and will empower you to give the very best of yourself every day.
To be successful in this environment you will need to be a positive person who sees solutions instead of problems and be passionate about your chosen field because we will challenge and push you to be the very best you can be. You'll need to embrace feedback and guidance and be prepared to support and guide others.
The benefits are endless but what we pride ourselves on the most is the supportive and caring environment you will become part of. If you join us we will take you under our wing and embrace you into the Hatt family.
If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to meet you.
Working at Hatt's is a really enjoyable experience. On a day-to-day basis everybody has fun working together and we really want each other to succeed. The camaraderie, support and the social aspects all come together to make a fantastic place to work.


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Watch Machine Gun Kelly And Post Malone Go Head-To-Head In A Tense Game Of Beer Pong
Machine Gun Kelly appeared on the first episode of Post Malone's Celebrity World Pong League for a very competitive game…
As well as hanging out with some of the coolest people on the planet, Post Malone has been known in his time to partake in a game of beer pong or two (case in point: this time last year he literally taught Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong how to play it).
Now, the musician has combined both hobbies (we guess hanging with celebs could also be a hobby?!) and launched his own Celebrity World Pong League, featuring appearances by the likes of Halsey, Doja Cat, Jason Derulo and The Chainsmokers facing off against the beer pong master across 10 episodes.
Read this: Machine Gun Kelly: From rap devil to pop-punk god
Kicking off the contest on November 18 were Machine Gun Kelly and Tyla Yaweh, going head-to-head with Post and his partner Smitty. As well as having the advantage of enjoying a hard-partying lifestyle ("I knew I drank all these years for a reason," he later posted), MGK was joined remotely by Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee for moral support, while his girlfriend Megan Fox was also in the studio cheering him on throughout the tense competition.
"There's a lot of great people playing on the show," Post said in a teaser for the show. "They're all gonna get their ass whooped either way!"
Well, we don't want to spoil it, but you might already need to have a slice of humble pie, Post…
For more MGK, watch him talk love, loss, life and the true meaning of punk rock as part of the Kerrang! Face To Face series:
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and more to headline BottleRock Napa Valley 2023
RHCP, The Smashing Pumpkins and Post Malone join Lizzo, Duran Duran and Lil Nas X as this year's BottleRock headliners – see the full line-up here.
See Post Malone cover Pearl Jam's Last Kiss in Rome
Post Malone has shared a video of him covering Last Kiss – which was originally released by Wayne Cochran in 1961, but later became a massive track for Pearl Jam.
Beavis And Butt-Head comeback to feature videos from Post Malone, Olivia Rodrigo and more
Which music videos will Beavis and Butt-Head be checking out in the new Paramount+ series?
Turnstile played beer pong with Post Malone and Dua Lipa
See members of Turnstile hanging out with Post Malone and Dua Lipa, and engaging in a tense game of beer pong. As you do…
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2023 stadium tour with Post Malone
Iconic rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers are teaming up with Post Malone for dates across New Zealand and Australia next year.
Post Malone has covered Pearl Jam's Better Man
Post Malone hit The Howard Stern Show for an emotional cover of Pearl Jam's beloved 1994 Vitalogy track Better Man.
Post Malone got Frances Bean Cobain's permission for Nirvana set: "It's important to me because I loved Kurt so much"
Before Post Malone's brilliant 2020 Nirvana livestream – which raised almost $3million – the musician got Frances' permission because, "I could never want to offend anybody by trying to show support…"
Biffy Clyro, CHVRCHES, Jerry Cantrell and more join Roskilde line-up
A total of 68 new acts have been confirmed for the 50th edition of Roskilde, joining the likes of Dua Lipa, Tyler, The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, St. Vincent and Post Malone…

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Black-Owned Miller Wireless is Launching New Wireless and Home Services that Builds Credit in Alabama & Georgia
Nationwide — It is estimated that a whopping 95% of all Americans now own a cell phone of some form. Studies also reveal that an astounding number of cell phone owners are displeased with their cell service plan. This has consumers listening in with anticipation and hope as Miller Wireless, a brand new promising cell phone plan, nears its launch date.
On March 29, Miller Wireless will become available to cell phone users across the nation. The service can be access through the Miller Wireless website and at several physical locations in Georgia and Alabama.
"We are excited that our family's dream to offer affordable, reliable cell phone service will finally come to pass in the near future," stated Shakea Miller who is co-owner with her husband in the endeavor. "We have worked hard for a long time to make this possible and are happy that we will be helping people in doing so. We are also thrilled to be offering a two-for-one special on our Miller XL model."
The company's main objective is to help consumers build their credit with Miller Wireless' 2nd chance program. This program gives people another chance to start building their credit to the score they are looking for. They do not report negative payments only positive. They are here to help consumers build their credit score. They also make cell phones, and unlimited plans affordable and accessible to all. In order to introduce that desire to the public, they are offering a buy one get one free incentive of their Miller XL model phone on the launch date.
William and Shakea Miller saw the need for a change in cell phone service plans many months ago. The entrepreneurial side of them took over and soon their wheels were in motion. After nearly a year in progress, Miller Wireless is soon to debut.
What makes this company unique is their heart to help make their cell phone customers happy with their plans. They will be offering prepaid cards with plans starting as low as $25. Also in the mix is making service available to ex-felons at a discounted rate and those with little or no credit or even bad credit. In fact, the plans are designed to even assist customers in establishing and repairing their credit.
Another feature that will set Miller Wireless apart is that they will offer multiple networks including Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T.
The Miller's nine year-old son, Jarvis, wanted in the family business as well so he added his input and created a kid's edition option to the wireless plans that will be available April.
The Millers are no strangers to the business world. They began in the wireless plan service in 2016, before they decided to begin their own cell phone company. They also have several successful staffing agencies and tax services in Georgia and Alabama. Jarvis is the author of a number of children's books and has owned and operated his own hotdog cart. He recently launched a math app too.
Miller Wireless is currently valued at 9.6 million due to investors' interest and talks of plans in the making to go public. The credit building incentive is a main attraction that consumers are especially interested in as well as the second chance program they will be offering.
The Millers will also be launching home services, cable, internet, and phone starting as low as $39.99. This company is called Miller Network.
William hails from Montgomery, Alabama where he attended Carver High School. He is tends to their Georgia staffing businesses. He love technology and comes from a background in technology from his computer business he once had at a young age.
Shakea is originally from New Jersey although she relocated Troy, Alabama when she was 12 years old. She is a Prattville High School graduate and also attended the Alabama State University Business where she majored in Business. She opened her first tax business and staffing agency in 2014.
On March 29, Miller Wireless will be available to the public. The date is also the couple's wedding anniversary. Miller Wireless cell phone plans can be purchased on the Miller Wireless website or in person at 507 South 7th Street, Opelika, Alabama and 1815 12th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia. More locations expected to be announced at a later time.
For more information, visit www.getmillerwireless.com.
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In the field of portable rechargeable batteries for such electronic devices, as cellular phones, personal computers and video cameras, many changes occurred in their respective markets. For over 30 years, NiCd batteries have mainly been used as the power source, but NiMH and lithium ion batteries were developed in the early 1990's and, since then, their demand has rapidly increased.
For the collection and recycling of portable rechargeable batteries in Japan, both NiCd batteries and the products using NiCd batteries were specified as 1st and 2nd category products by the Law for the Promotion and Utilization of Recyclable Sources issued in June 1993. Since then, BAJ began a collection & recycling program of spent NiCd batteries. After that, other portable batteries like NiMH and lithium ion were gradually found in waste landfills. Considering that they contain so much valuable metals and that collection activity of NiCd battery should be further strengthened, BAJ made a decision to start a nationwide voluntary collection and recycling program for all types of portable rechargeable batteries. This began in July 1998.
Table 3.1 shows the sales quantities of 3 different batteries. The NiCd battery sales have been gradually decreasing since 1994. On the other hand, sales of NiMH batteries in 1998 amounted to 640 million cells, with an increase ratio of 11%, and sales of lithium ion batteries were 275 million cells, with an increase ratio of 41%, with respect to the previous year.
Japanese manufacturers' worldwide sales amounted to 1,503 million cells in 1998. Nearly 80% (1,187 million cells) of them was for export. Table 3.2 shows the export ratio by chemistry in 1998. Although domestic deliveries account for 316 million cells, almost 50% is for re-export as products with the battery included.
The export ratios in 1998 are shown in Table 3.3. As for export to Asia, table 3.3 shows 34% for NiCd, 27% for NiMH and 36% for Li-ion. However, approximately 90% of the cells seem to be exported again.


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Q: Is there a License Manager? I work at an architectural firm, and our users use a lot of Adobe products or AutoCAD products.
We deploy most software through SCCM, and we have a finite amount of licenses to use.
We need to manually check if there are licenses available before deploying software.  We then need to manually obtain management approval, before adding the computer name to the specific AD group, so SCCM can deploy the software.
This is a bit tedious, in terms of not instantly knowing how many licenses are in use.  Also, Adobe don't offer network licensing, which would make things much easier.
My question is: is there some sort of License Manager application which can handle automated assignment/deployment/management of licenses?
UPDATE: GLPI looks like it duplicates the majority of the functions we already have in SCCM:

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*Determine which machines have licensed apps installed.

*Configuration Management

*Driver Management

*Hardware Audits

*Network Audits

*SMS Reports

*SCCM Software Distribution Reports

*Software Update Management

*Upgrade Assessment

*WOL

The only thing missing is automatically determining if there are available licenses before deployment.

A: There's a couple add-ons that may interest you that will solve the issue you are having and further enhance SCCM - as well as, save costs in IT.
Check out the following apps:
AppClarity:  http://www.1e.com/softwareproducts/appclarity/index.aspx
Shopping:  http://www.1e.com/softwareproducts/shopping/index.aspx
AppClarity solves the licensing issue by normalizing SCCM inventory data.  AppClarity can save thousands of dollars alone in licensing costs.
Shopping automates the deployment of the software by including approvals, license verification, etc.

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Police at at least three different universities responded to threats of bombs or reports of suspicious packages on Monday by shutting down or quarantining affected parts of the campuses.
Among these were San Francisco State University, Arizona State University, and the University of Iowa.
In each instance, however, local police ultimately cleared the school of the perceived threats.
Campus police closed and evacuated the school's Creative Arts building after learning of a bomb threat Monday morning.
Administrators later notified students via Twitter the building had been deemed safe to enter.
In Arizona, a passerby noticed a suspicious package on Monday located near the Arizona State University campus. The immediate area was apparently closed as local police and the bomb squad responded.
Lt. Scott Smith, spokesman for the Tempe Police Department, told azcentral.com that police determined the package was not threatening.
An employee sorting mail at Iowa State University reported a suspicious package to police.
The bomb squad responded to the call and concluded the package possessed no threat. It was found to contain a box of tea, some ginger, and a greeting card.


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Q: Google API V3: How to remove overlay using Custom Overlay's onRemove() method I need help on how to properly use onRemove() method of Google Maps API v3's Custom Overlay. I have a marker on Google Map that, when clicked, will display a d3 doughnut chart that will display certain text on hover. The chart is displayed on top of Custom Overlay. The chart should be remove (ie remove the overlay) when the marker is clicked again.
Here is my JSFiddle.
The remove overlay function somehow works but it still returns the error "TypeError: this.remove is not a function" which after some googling resulted from the absence of onRemove() method.
So I've tried adding onRemove method:
overlay.onRemove = function(){
    d3.selectAll(".donut").remove();
}

which didn't work. I also tried:
overlay.onRemove = function(){
    layer.parentNode.removeChild(layer);
}

and this also didn't work.
So my question is, how exactly do I use the onRemove() method? Or should I ignore the TypeError error?

A: You are missing an else conditional here:
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
  if (overlay) {
    removeDonut();
  } else { //<-- no else and showDonut was being called again after remove
    showDonut(map, marker.position.lat(), marker.position.lng());
  }
});

The error was the reason it was working, it was interrupting execution.
Further, I would code it as:
overlay.onRemove = function(){
  this.layer.remove();
}

...

overlay.onAdd = function() {
   // keep reference to layer to remove
   this.layer = d3.select(this.getPanes().overlayMouseTarget).append("div")
...

Full code:

var overlay;
var layer;
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.508742, -0.120850)

var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('googleMap'), {
  zoom: 10,
  center: myLatLng
});

var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
  position: myLatLng,
  map: map,
  title: 'Hello World!'
});

google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
  if (overlay) {
    removeDonut();
  } else {
   showDonut(map, marker.position.lat(), marker.position.lng());
  }
});

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

function showDonut(map, latitude, longitude) {

  var width = 1300,
    height = 1300,
    radius = Math.min(width, height) / 2,
    fullAngle = 2 * Math.PI, // <-A
    color = d3.scale.category20();

  var endAngle = fullAngle;
  var innerRadius = 50;
  var totalNode = 5;
  var names = ["ABC", "DEF", "GHI", "JKL", "MNO"];
  var data = [];
  var startPoint = 0;
  //endAngle = fullAngle/totalNode;
  for (i = 1; i <= totalNode; i++) {
    data.push({
      value: fullAngle / totalNode,
    });
  }

  overlay = new google.maps.OverlayView();

  overlay.onRemove = function(){
   this.layer.remove();
  }

  // Add the container when the overlay is added to the map.
  overlay.onAdd = function() {
    this.layer = d3.select(this.getPanes().overlayMouseTarget).append("div")
      .attr("class", "donut");
    // Draw each marker as a separate SVG element.
    // We could use a single SVG, but what size would it have?
    overlay.draw = function() {

      var projection = this.getProjection(),
        padding = 0;

      d = new google.maps.LatLng(latitude, longitude);
      d = projection.fromLatLngToDivPixel(d);

      xpos = d.x;
      ypos = d.y - 25; //need to adjust based on marker height

      var arc = d3.svg.arc()
        .outerRadius(100)
        .innerRadius(50);

      var pie = d3.layout.pie()
        .sort(null)
        .value(function(d) {
          return d.value;
        });

      var svg = d3.select(".donut").append("svg")
        .attr("width", width)
        .attr("height", height)
    .append("g")
        .attr("transform", "translate(" + xpos + "," + ypos + ")");

      var arcs = svg.selectAll(".arc")
        .data(pie(data))
        .enter().append("g")
        .attr("class", "arc");

      arcs.append("path")
        .attr("id", function(d, i) {
          return "pie-" + i;
        })
        .attr("d", arc)
        .style("fill", function(d, i) {
          return color(i);
        })
        .style("opacity", "0.7")
        .on("mouseover", function(d, i) {
          //change pie opacity
          d3.select("#" + this.id)
            .style("opacity", "1")
            .style("cursor", "pointer")

          //div for text
          svg.append("rect")
            .attr("class", "labelBox")
            .attr("x", -100)
            .attr("y", 115)
            .attr("width", 200)
            .attr("height", 50)
            .style("fill", 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)')

          //display text
          svg.append("text")
            .attr("dy", 150)
            .style("text-anchor", "middle")
            .style("background-color", "white")
            .style("font-size", 'xx-large')
            .style("cursor", "pointer")
            .attr("class", "label")
            .style("fill", function(d, i) {
              return "black";
            })
            .text(names[i])
        })
        //change opacity to normal and remove text
        .on("mouseout", function() {
          //svg.select("#"+this.id).style("fill", color(i))
          svg.select("#" + this.id).style("opacity", "0.7")
          svg.select(".label").remove()
          svg.select(".labelBox").remove()
        })
        //open infoWindow
        .on("click", function(d, i) {
          //svg.select(".label").text("Clicked!!")
          alert(names[i])
        });
    };

  };
  // Bind our overlay to the map…
  overlay.setMap(map);
}

function removeDonut() {
  overlay.setMap(null);
  overlay = null;
}


Classic homes Is more than just a name for our company………..it is the way we view our home building mission. In today's age when sub-contractors and vendors are no longer skilled "journeymen", we strive to build homes of lasting value—to build "Classics". It is difficult to balance quality with cost and time of construction to create homes that meet out homeowner's dreams, timeline and budget. To quote, Brent Hull, historical millwork expert, in his book, Building a Timeless House in an Instant Age, "the houses we build define us as a country and by abandoning quality in favor or the instant home, we are becoming a culture that has no ability to gauge beauty or value".
In all our homes, even the more modest ones, we try to include value in materials, millwork and style. The Kitchen cabinetry is where the millwork can most often shine. Here we can include custom cabinet touches along with more cost effective manufactured cabinets to add value and style. Luckily today, the kitchen can fashionably be called the "hearth room". It has become an integral part of the living space——-to harken back to pioneer times. It is truly "the heart of the home" just like it was for our grandmothers.
Since the kitchen is so open to the living area, a most important space to include is the "Pantry" or its more, old fashioned name, the "larder", popular in today's home plan vocabulary. This space is big in new home designs because we need a place to keep all the "not so pretty stuff"—ingredients and utensils to create delicious meals as well as a place to hide the "not so beautiful" things that sometimes happen in the kitchen. A Butler's Pantry is an even better addition when it is possible to be included in the space and budget. We have built them with not only additional sinks, but additional dishwashers and refrigerators or freezers as well.
Stone is still the favorite countertop material. You can't beat it for timeless beauty, functionality and value. There's laminate that closely mimics the look of granite—sometimes the choice for laundry rooms as a cost saving. There's natural granite, many colors of which are now considered to be competitively priced—all the way to very exotic colors and quartz stones. And today there are even man-made stone countertop materials that include crushed quarts particles and resins. These give a wider range of color choices and advertise to be less porous and easier to maintain even if they are more expensive than the natural granite.
Susan White, contractor and founder of Classic Homes as well as interior designer and founder of Classic Interiors, who is furnishing the showcase home, is a gourmet cook who lives by the slogan that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Watch for her recipes throughout upcoming blogs.


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Easing out of Easements not easy when Title Successors bound
HWL Ebsworth Partner Gary Newton and Law Clerk Khushaal Vyas discuss the recent decision in Campbell v Hamilton, where the appellant failed to ease out of an easement after the NSW Court of Appeal determined that the easement bound successors to the title.
In Campbell v Hamilton [2019] NSWCA 22, the appellant sought to argue that though he had agreed to grant an easement to the respondent, this easement did not bind future successors of the appellant's title. The Court dismissed the appellant's submissions highlighting that at a general level, easements are a proprietary right that will bind successors of title. Furthermore, when examining the objective intention of the instrument granting the easement, it was clear that it would bind successors. Hence, the appeal was dismissed with costs.
Factual Background
Mr Campbell (the Landlord) agreed to grant an easement to the Hamiltons (the Tenant) by way of a Deed of Settlement and Release. This initial transfer was not registered. Later, handwritten alterations were made to the deed without the Landlord's consent an was subsequently registered.
The Landlord argued that the initial transfer did not clearly indicate the benefited land, making it non-compliant with s 88 requirements under the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) and therefore unenforceable against successors in title.
In interpreting the deed in question, the Court found that the Deed sufficiently indicated the benefitted land. Whilst the Deed possessed what were some typographical errors, the Court held that a false description will not vitiate the Deed where there is no doubt with regard to what is actually meant. Furthermore, it was found that even if the typographical error left some doubt, the benefitted land was clearly indicated in a subsequent annexure rendering the Landlord's submissions ineffectual.
In further support of the Tenant, the Court highlighted that because the initial Deed was not registered, it was possible for the Court to consider the objective intention of both parties when entering into the Deed by considering surrounding circumstances.
In light of this, the Court observed that easements are not personal rights, but rather proprietary in nature; the right 'runs with the land'. Although the Landlord argued that an unclear description of an easement would not bind future successors in title, the Court held that such a qualifier under the Conveyancing Act did not change the ordinary meaning of an 'easement'. Accordingly, the Court highlighted that the objective intention of the parties to the Deed was to create an easement given that an intention for the easement not to apply to successors in the Landlord's title did not distinguish between an easement and a contractual licence. Given that the Heads of Agreement clearly used the term 'easement', the intention of the parties was to create a right of a proprietary nature.
The most effective means of cementing the clarity of an agreement and avoid dispute is by registering rights of a proprietary nature with the LPI. Failure to register allows for the surrounding circumstances of an agreement to then be considered in the resolution of a dispute.
An easement will generally bind successors in both the landlord and tenant's title. If this is not the intention of the easement, a contractual licence would be a more appropriate instrument.
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Discussion by Radhanath Swami and Giriraj Swami on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's Disappearance Day, December 22, Carpinteria, California
Radhanath Swami: This morning I was listening to the recording of Srila Prabhupada on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's disappearance day in Hyderabad (I think it was 1972), and it is very, very special, because Srila Prabhupada wrote that beautiful poem for him in 1936, and that poem was lost. Srila Prabhupada was saying in this talk that he thought it had been gone forever; he hadn't seen it in decades. He said, "One of my disciples, Gurudasa, discovered it in a library in London. There was a big pile of Harmonists where it was published." So, Prabhupada was reading from that poem he had written for Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, and he was giving a commentary with each verse. It was so beautiful.
It begins, "Adore ye all." Do you remember?
Giriraj Swami: Yes.
Adore ye all,
The happy day.
Blessed than heaven,
Sweeter than May.
When He appeared at Puri,
The holy place,
My lord and master
His Divine Grace.
Radhanath Swami: In India, May is the worst month, because it is so hot. He was saying, "My guru maharaja told me to preach in the Western countries, and I had heard that May is very pleasing there." Then he said, "They call 'May Day'?" The devotees replied, "Yes, Srila Prabhupada."
He was talking about how Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura so much appreciated this poem. And as Srila Prabhupada was reading each stanza, he was describing his life in relation to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, how when he was a young man, in 1922, he had just joined Gandhi's movement for independence. At that time, it was part of the movement that they would boycott anything British. Srila Prabhupada was in his last year in college, and he quit and rejected his degree. And he took a job at Kartik Chandra Bose's chemical, pharmaceutical factory. Prabhupada said that Kartik Chandra Bose was the founder of the chemical industry in India, that he started the Bengal Chemical company and that it is still there today. He said that there's even a street in Calcutta named Kartika Chandra Bose Street. Prabhupada wore khadar—he said khadar—and one day Kartik Chandra Bose told him, "This is the only thing I like about your whole Gandhi's movement—this khadar." When Prabhupada asked why, he said, "Because this hand spinning will give impetus to industry."
It was around this time that Srila Prabhupada's friend Narendranath Mullik wanted him to meet a sadhu. He said, "There is a very nice sadhu. Let us go and see him." Prabhupada commented that he did not very much like sadhus, because in those days he was a nationalist. He replied, "I have seen many sadhus at home, and I was not very pleased with their behavior." His friend said, "No, I have heard that this person is very exalted." Prabhupada said, "He forcibly dragged me." It was on the rooftop of the first Gaudiya Matha outside of Mayapur, which was at Ultadanga Junction Road. They didn't own it; it was a rented house.
Srila Prabhupada and Narendra were brought up, and on the rooftop the first thing Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura said was, "You are educated young men. Why don't you preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's gospel in the Western countries?" Prabhupada had a discussion with his guru maharaja, and Prabhupada later said, "I was very happy to be defeated by my guru maharaja."
Prabhupada had recently been married and had a child, and he remained with Kartik Chandra Bose and was asked to be the representative for the chemical company and open a branch in Prayag, Allahabad. So, Prabhupada went there.
Then he talked about how he got initiated. His guru maharaja came to Prayag and remembered him: "This young boy likes to hear. He is patient and he does not go away. So I am very pleased with him, I like him, and I will initiate him." Prabhupada said, "The high standard of philosophy which he was speaking at that time, practically I could not follow what he was speaking"—Prabhupada is so humble—"but still, I liked to hear him." And that's when he was given initiation, in 1933.
And then at Radha-kunda, when Srila Prabhupada met him, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was expressing his concerns about the Gaudiya Matha and said, "If you ever get money, print books." At Radharani's most intimate, dearmost place, he was given that instruction. Sri Varsabhanavi-dayita dasa—Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji gave Bhaktisiddhanta that name, how he was dear to Radharani.
And then Srila Prabhupada described that in 1936 for his guru maharaja's Vyasa-puja he wrote this poem. And he wrote a letter just about two weeks before the disappearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura—he was living in Bombay then. Srila Prabhupada had actually started the Gaudiya Matha in Bombay. It's really interesting because in Allahabad the Gaudiya Matha was already there, but this was, as far as I know, the only Gaudiya Matha that Srila Prabhupada actually started in the lifetime of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Was it on Grant Road?
Radhanath Swami: So, Srila Prabhupada started it there, along with his godbrothers Bhakti Raksaka Sridharadeva Goswami Maharaja and Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaja—they were really close friends of Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada had his pharmaceutical business there, and they depended on him. He would lead the kirtans, he would raise the funds—he founded the place. Really, he got that temple and his godbrothers were preaching with him. And at that time, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada came to install the deities in Bombay. And his godbrothers were telling Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, "Abhay Babu should be the president of our matha here." And Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura said, "Let him do what he is doing now. In due course he will do everything."
And then from Bombay he wrote a letter to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in Puri and asked, "Most of your disciples—sannyasis and brahmacharis—are serving you full-time, but I am a grihastha." By this time he had several children. "So, how can I best serve you?" And Srila Prabhupada got a letter back from him from Puri, and it contained the exact same instruction he had gotten in 1922 with the first meeting. It was his first and last instruction: "You are an educated young man; in the English language you should spread the message of Lord Chaitanya in the Western world."
And then, within two weeks of Prabhupada's receiving that letter, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, on the day that we are celebrating today, disappeared. It was December 31, late at night, which was January 1st early in the morning, and he disappeared amongst his devotees in Calcutta. It was at the Gaudiya Math, surrounded by his loving disciples.
There are publications of his last instructions to his disciples which he spoke just a day or so before he left the world, lying on his bed. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada had a few devotees who were scribes and wrote down everything he spoke. There was Ananta Vasudeva, Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja, and I think also Sundarananda Vidyavinoda. And the three of them, as Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada would speak, they would write everything down. There were no tape recorders. And then they would together compare to make sure they got every word he had said. His instructions are there, and in those last instructions he said, "I advise all to preach the teachings of Rupa-Raghunatha [two of the Six Gosvamis, direct disciples of Lord Chaitanya] with all energy and resources. Our ultimate goal shall be to become the dust of the lotus feet of Sri Sri Rupa and Raghunatha Gosvamis." And he explained that we should not be discouraged when there is disappointment or when there are challenges or reversals. We should never give up our service to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. "Do not, please, give up the service of Godhead, in spite of all dangers, all criticisms, and all discomforts. Do not be disappointed, for most people in the world do not serve the Personality of Godhead; do not give up your own service, which is your everything and all; neither reject the process of chanting and hearing of the transcendental holy name of Godhead." And he was very concerned with devotees honoring and respecting each other as Vaishnavas and sustaining unity within his Gaudiya Matha.
And then, surrounded by his living devotees, he departed from the world. Srila Prabhupada was in Bombay at that time. And it's so special. Srila Prabhupada had started a center for his guru maharaja in Bombay, he got his last instruction of his guru maharaja's life when he was in Bombay, and he wrote that beautiful poem, which his guru maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, loved so much, in Bombay. And when Srila Prabhupada returned to India, his first major preaching program was in Bombay, at Cross Maidan, and that also happens to be where I first met Giriraj Swami.
And Srila Prabhupada made Giriraj Maharaja the president of the temple that Prabhupada personally started at Juhu in Bombay. He said, "Giriraj is Bombay, and Bombay is Giriraj." How special Bombay is. And somehow or other, I kind of just got dropped off in Bombay to relish the scraps left to me by Giriraj Swami Maharaja.
Then in his talk, Srila Prabhupada explains how in 1965, which was thirty years after he got that last instruction, he finally departed to the West, and he said, "Better late than never." And in his talk, he also explained how he was a grihastha and his guru maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, was appearing to him again and again in dreams, telling him, "Come with me, come with me." Srila Prabhupada understood that that meant that his guru maharaja wanted him to take sannyasa and preach. And he said that he was horrified. Those were the words he used sometimes, but he said, "My guru maharaja forced me. He forced me to take sannyasa." And then, in 1965, he took sannyasa in Mathura, and he was living at Radha-Damodara Mandir in Vrindavan, and then he came to the West.
The next year, Srila Prabhupada gave a lecture on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's disappearance day here in Los Angeles, and it's one of the most emotional recordings that have ever been given to bless the world. Srila Prabhupada told the same kind of stories about his relationship with his guru maharaja and spoke beautiful philosophy. And then at the end he looked at all his devotees and said, "So this is a memorable day. What my guru maharaja desired, I am trying a little bit, and you are all helping me. So I have to thank you more. You are actually representatives of my guru maharaja"—Prabhupada began to cry—"because you are helping me in executing the order of my guru maharaja."
He was expressing his gratitude to all the devotees, and you could hear how he was choking up and crying. Because Srila Prabhupada took Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's instructions as his life and soul, and anybody who came forward to help him, Srila Prabhupada considered to be the representative of his guru maharaja; he considered it the blessing of his guru—every devotee who was sent to assist him to carry out his mission.
His Holiness Giriraj Swami Maharaja is one of the few devotees whom Srila Prabhupada really took into his innermost circle of confidential disciples and personally entrusted with his movement. And we understand how important Bombay is. Not only was it the first major preaching program in India, not only was it the place where Prabhupada opened the first center for Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, but in His Holiness Giriraj Maharaja's wonderful book I'll Build You a Temple, we read about how it was the most challenging project in Srila Prabhupada's life. And throughout, from the beginning till Srila Prabhupada's last breath, he entrusted the whole project to Giriraj Swami Maharaja.
What is so transformative to my heart is the implicit faith that Giriraj Maharaja has in Srila Prabhupada and how Srila Prabhupada recognized that. Even among Prabhupada's disciples, for Prabhupada to recognize implicit faith and surrender was something rare, and reciprocally Srila Prabhupada had implicit faith in Giriraj Swami. Therefore, Srila Prabhupada could entrust him with the project that he put the most money into of any project in his entire lifetime. He put the most money into the Juhu project, and he promised the Deities Radha-Rasabihari that he would build a temple. I don't think there's any other historical event like that, when Srila Prabhupada put the Deities in a shack and promised Them a temple. He entrusted the fulfillment of that promise to His Holiness Giriraj Swami Maharaja.
I don't want to embarrass you, Maharaja, and I know that you are just hearing your little brother talking, but I am just so honored to be here with you today, because you have been so much a part of Srila Prabhupada's loving life of dedication to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
Sometimes Srila Prabhupada would cry in separation from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, and at the same time as he was crying in separation, he would say, "There is never a moment when I am not feeling the presence of my guru maharaja."
Hare Krishna.
Giriraj Swami: In the history of ISKCON, we didn't know about Vyasa-puja, and in Boston Srila Prabhupada said that we should each write an appreciation of his guru maharaja. I didn't really know much about him in terms of historical detail, but I was thinking how great he must have been for Srila Prabhupada, who is so great, to have surrendered to him. And I knew that it was his instruction to Srila Prabhupada to preach the message of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the English language in the Western world. So, I felt very grateful to him for having given Srila Prabhupada that instruction.
Srila Prabhupada had our appreciations put together in a little book, and then we got the idea that "Oh, this is what you do for your spiritual master." It was very subtle, because Srila Prabhupada wasn't going to tell us to write appreciations of him and produce a book, but he had us do it for his guru maharaja and then we got the idea we should do that for him.
Radhanath Swami: That's amazing.
Giriraj Swami: Yes. And once, I was with Srila Prabhupada in Los Angeles for his guru maharaja's disappearance day. He arranged that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's seat was higher than his. That was very special.
I visited the Bag Bazaar Gaudiya Matha and saw the room where Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura left. The bed is there, and all his different paraphernalia.
Radhanath Swami: They left it exactly as it was—every detail.
Radhanath Swami: He disappeared on his bed there.
Early this coming year, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's appearance day, which I believe in India is February 21, a festival for which I have been yearning, longing, and praying for decades is going to take place, because it's the one hundredth anniversary of when Srila Prabhupada met Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, in 1922. And we have possession of the first Gaudiya Math at Ultadanga Junction Road, that rented place. I think they were there for five years, or maybe eight, and then they moved to Bag Bazaar. They gave up that place, and it was taken up by families—four or five families lived in that little building. And just a year and a half ago we got possession of the whole building. We had to seal parts of it, but we got possession, and just last year we started renovation. And the way they are renovating it—they got as many photos as they could, and they interviewed people, and they are trying to make it exactly the way it was when Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati lived there.
When he went there, there were only three people who lived there with him. I think Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaja and Kunjabihari (later Bhakti Vilasa Tirtha Maharaja) and one other. It was just three people who lived in the Gaudiya Matha with Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. And then, over the years, he preached, and almost all of his main sannyasi disciples joined there at this little house at Ultadanga Junction Road. And because this house was small, he would give his main lectures on the flat rooftop, and that was where Srila Prabhupada first met him and got the order that changed the whole world—the seed of our movement.
So, on the one hundredth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada getting that instruction, on his guru maharaja's birthday, we are having an opening of the fully renovated Ultadanga Junction Road preaching center.
About a week ago, they sent me some photos of how the renovations were going, and they have to work hard to get it done in time. All these craftsmen are carving wood, mixing cement, and laying bricks. It's really a project to make it the way it used to be, because it was totally dilapidated. But we'll be able to sit right in the very place on the rooftop where Srila Prabhupada, when he was twenty-five years old, sat. In this recording I heard today, he said he was twenty-five years old when he got that instruction. So, I invite you to come for that festival or any time after it.
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's bhajana-kutira, where he lived, was right on the rooftop. Everybody else lived on the ground floor. It's just a ground floor and a rooftop—that is all it is. But on the roof there's a room, and that's where he lived. It's still there. The building is exactly the same—the way it always was.
And it is interesting, because just earlier this year we got full possession of Srila Prabhupada's birthplace, and Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, actually made an extraordinary exception and gave us that government land. Only the chief minister could make such an exception, and she gave the land. We had a little tiny piece a few years ago, but just this year we have about an acre of land. And all the tenants were moved out.
Srila Prabhupada was born under a jackfruit tree, and at Ultadanga Junction Road, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was speaking on the rooftop, and right behind him, giving shade where he spoke and where he met Srila Prabhupada, was a jackfruit tree. So Srila Prabhupada took his physical birth under a jackfruit tree and then he received his spiritual birth under a jackfruit tree in Calcutta.
Before Bombay, you were serving in Calcutta?
Giriraj Swami: Yes, I was.
Radhanath Swami: You are living history. The most intimate, precious moments of Prabhupada's pastimes you were not only witnessing, but you were assisting and participating. Thank you.
Giriraj Swami: In Mayapur in 1972, the first Gaura-purnima festival, Srila Prabhupada called for me to come into his quarters—that little hut near the front gate—and he said, "During the British rule, they had three provinces: Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. So, which do you want?"
Radhanath Swami: He said that to you.
Giriraj Swami: He explained that when the British were ruling India, they divided the country into three province—Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta—each ruled by a governor. Prabhupada had never spoken to me about Indian politics or history, and I did not know where this was all going, but I was fascinated—spellbound—and hung on every word, waiting to find out where he was heading.
"Which one do you want?"
Prabhupada's question left me speechless. I had never made an independent decision about my service. I told him that I would do whatever he wanted. But he did not accept my answer; he wanted me to decide. So, I asked if I could have time to think about it, and he agreed.
I thought and thought, but I just couldn't decide. The preaching in Calcutta was good, but Madras also had potential. And I already knew people in both places. Then again, Bombay was the biggest field. Actually, all I really wanted was to please Srila Prabhupada. But how?
After a few days, Prabhupada drove from Mayapur to the Calcutta temple, and the rest of us followed by bus and train. Once there, I felt that my main service, my assignment, was to determine where I should serve. Whenever I could, I would stand before the beautiful Deities of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda and chant and pray to Them for guidance.
I soon realized that Prabhupada was forcing me to come to a higher level of Krishna consciousness. As he sometimes explained, there are three classes of disciples. The third-class receives an instruction from the spiritual master and then forgets it, or neglects to act upon it—or argues. The second-class disciple receives an instruction from the spiritual master and executes it perfectly. And the first-class disciple knows what the spiritual master wants and does it even without being told. To obey the order of the spiritual master requires some basic submission, but to know the desire of the spiritual master without being told requires much more spiritual advancement. I was being compelled to become sincere enough and pure enough to hear the guru in the heart.
But although I thought and thought and prayed and prayed, no answer came. Where did Prabhupada want me to serve?
Not knowing what else to do, I devised a plan to get Prabhupada to reveal his desire. So, one day, sitting before him in his room, I ventured that I had decided to go to Bombay.
Prabhupada's response was noncommittal: "That's all right." His face was inscrutable.
"But then again, the preaching potential in Madras is very good," I continued, hoping that either by word or gesture or facial expression he would indicate his approval or disapproval.
Once more, he simply replied, "That's all right."
"But then again," I said, "I was thinking of staying in Calcutta."
"That's all right."
How could I try to trick Srila Prabhupada? I felt so ashamed, trying to cheat my spiritual master. But I also felt exhilarated: my spiritual master was so great and perfect that he could not be fooled.
So, I went back to chanting and praying, and then suddenly I had an insight that I should go to Bombay, because the most important program in India was life membership. In fact, Srila Prabhupada said, "If you just get me," us collectively, "if you just get me three life members a day, I'll do everything." And I saw that if we took good care of the life members, they themselves would make more members, and if we didn't take care of them, even if we ourselves went to make someone a member, they might not have become a member, because they had heard that we didn't fulfill our promises.
So, after many days of thought and prayer, the answer came: I should go to Bombay. The most important program in India was life membership. Srila Prabhupada had written, "If you all get me at least three life members daily, I shall do the rest." And he was pleased that I was making so many life members. But many members were up in arms against us, because we had not given them everything we had promised.
We were making life members, I reasoned, but were we taking care of them? If we took nice care of them, they would be so pleased that they themselves would make more members. But if we neglected them, they would feel cheated and speak ill of us. Then, even when we ourselves approached people, they would not agree.
I felt that I should go to Bombay and organize the life-membership program on an all-India basis. I wrote Prabhupada my conclusion: since Bombay had the most life members and was our head office, I should come and, if required, take care of the life members and attend to other affairs related to the head office.
Prabhupada seemed pleased. "I am very glad to inform you that today we have laid down the cornerstone for our Bombay center here in Juhu," he replied, "and the ceremony was very wonderful, with many important people attending. I am very much glad that you are doing so nicely in Calcutta by making many life members daily, so now I think you should join me in Bombay immediately as soon as you are free, after training up a competent replacement there. . . . The program now in India is an immense task, so I am very much encouraged that you feel yourself enthusiastic to help me in this way, by taking a bold lead for pushing on this movement here. . . . [C]ome here at the earliest possible . . . at the latest by the 27th March 1972."
Bhavananda arranged for my ticket, and within a couple of days I reached Bombay.
At that time, Srila Prabhupada was staying in Mr. Acharya's apartment, and I heard that when he entered he said, "Now I am taking shelter of the Acharyas." But yes, Padmanabha Acharya really sort of flourished. Recently he was the governor of some Northeastern—
Radhanath Swami: Yes, yes. He came to one of the events I recently attended in Mumbai. He came down. He was governor of Nagaland.
Giriraj Swami: Yes. So, when I arrived, Prabhupada greeted me, took me around the property, and pointed out the coconut trees, and he was saying how valuable it would be. And a few days later, he held a meeting to discuss who would take charge of the project, because Madhudvisa Prabhu, who had been the temple president of Bombay, needed a change, and then he went to Australia. So, it was quite tense; we were all crowded in the house there.
Radhanath Swami: In Mr. Acharya's house?
Giriraj Swami: Yes. With Brahmananda soon returning to Africa and Madhudvisa proceeding to Australia, Prabhupada had to find someone to fill the position. He called a meeting with his senior disciples. I was present, but more, I thought, as an observer. I was not among the most senior or important devotees, and I had never had a say in such matters.
To begin, Prabhupada raised the question: "So, who will take charge?"
No one said a word. The atmosphere was charged with anxious uncertainty.
From behind his low table, Prabhupada looked up at the group and then directly at me. "So, Giriraj," he said, "you will take charge?"
I was stunned, silent. My mind was reeling; I didn't know what to say. It was not at all what I had been expecting; in fact, it was the last thing I could have imagined. I had come to Bombay to preach and develop the life-membership program and had neither the inclination nor any special ability to manage. This project was on a whole other level, and the responsibility seemed too much for me.
Still, I knew that obeying and pleasing the spiritual master was the secret of success in Krishna consciousness. So somehow I managed to stammer, "Well, Srila Prabhupada, if that is what you want me to do, I will." I didn't feel comfortable with the idea, but I couldn't refuse Prabhupada.
"Yes!" he exclaimed with a bright smile.
A day or two later, I went into Prabhupada's room and sat down in front of his desk. "So now, Giriraj," he began, "the whole responsibility is on you." I winced, and he chuckled.
I couldn't understand why Prabhupada was laughing. Didn't he know how I felt?
I rarely had such thoughts about the spiritual master. "Why am I thinking like this?" I asked myself. But I was also wondering, "How could Prabhupada be so insensitive? I am reluctant to take this responsibility, and he is rubbing it in by saying, 'Now it's all on you'—and on top of that, he is laughing."
At the same time, I understood that the spiritual master could discern what was best for his disciple, and based on all my experience with Prabhupada, I knew that he must have foreseen that my taking responsibility for the project would be good for me, even though that was hard for me to imagine.
I just had to surrender. I had heard that whenever the spiritual master gave an order, he also gave the potency to execute it. And I knew that for the project to be successful, Prabhupada would have to empower me to act on his behalf.
So, I did surrender, so to speak. At one stage he said, "Giriraj is the only one who understands my vision for this project."
When he was leaving, we went to the airport—I guess we had arranged a VIP room for him—and Madhudvisa was still there; he led the kirtan. Srila Prabhupada said, "If you go on having kirtans like this, our mission will be successful." Mrs. Nair came. And Srila Prabhupada said, "Oh, Mrs. Nair, you are becoming one of us!'' Then he left, and then I did a lot of praying. But yes, he was there to support us with his letters.
To accommodate the Deities without the large hired pandal, Nara Narayan and his wife, Dinadayadri, constructed a small and simple yet festive pandal-like structure. He went to Bhuleshwar and bought bolts of red and yellow cloth, and she sewed it with her special sewing machine from America. He had observed that when Indians built a pandal, they dug holes, put in bamboo poles, and repacked the dirt around them. Then they built a framework, and over that they laid the covering of interlocking pieces laced together. One could make a pandal with just a single piece, or it could be hundreds of yards long. The bamboo was usually covered with striped cloth sleeves, but we didn't have a way to make them, so our bamboo was just bare. With help from a couple of devotees, Nara Narayan dropped in the poles, packed in the dirt, and put it all together with his own hands. We had almost no money, so there was no hired labor; the devotees built the whole thing themselves. And on a wood-plank platform were the Deities.
To protect the Deities and Their paraphernalia, a devotee stood guard all night, but one night in April the devotee on duty fell asleep and some thieves slipped under the canvas and stole the Deities' crowns and flute. There was no door—the pandal was really just a tent—so the robbers had just walked in, stepped over the sleeping brahmachari, taken the flute and crowns, and left.
When Prabhupada heard about the incident, he wrote me, "I have got some reports that the Deities in Bombay are being much neglected. This is most abominable affair. Radha and Krishna should not ever be neglected or left unprotected, so I am wondering what you have done to rectify this situation. I have heard that Madhudvisa intervened to get the Deities a better place, so he has done nicely."
Radhanath Swami: He wrote it to you?
Giriraj Swami: Yes. My mind was reeling. I was shaken to the core that Prabhupada had criticized me so severely, saying that the Deities were neglected and calling the situation abominable. Still, I tried to maintain my spirit and formulate a proper reply. "You are so merciful to take the time to chastise this useless soul," I wrote. "My sluggishness and thoughtlessness are very shameful, and worst of all, before receiving your letter, I was so unconscious of them. But your absolute mercy is such that your chastisement is as good as your blessings. So, I pray that my determination and enthusiasm shall not be shaken in trying to follow your instructions."
Srila Prabhupada wrote back a very instructive letter in which he said, "Actually it is the duty of the spiritual master to find fault with his students so that they may make progress, not that he should always be praising them. So, if you find some criticism, kindly accept it in that spirit. I am only interested in that you along with all my other students should become Krishna conscious."
Sometimes Srila Prabhupada quoted Canakya Pandit that leniency encourages bad qualities in a son or disciple, and strictness helps develop good qualities. He wrote, "My only interest is that you and all of my disciples should make advancement in Krishna consciousness. So if you find some criticism, kindly take it in that way."
But later I heard or read that Srila Prabhupada said that the one thing he didn't like about being a spiritual master was that he had to chastise his disciples and they are all Vaishnavas.
Once, I made a mistake, and as Srila Prabhupada was speaking to me about it, he could see that I was looking downcast, and he said, "Don't lament; I just want you to learn from what happened."
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura ki jaya!
His Holiness Radhanath Swami ki jaya!
Gaura-bhakta-vrnda ki jaya!
Radhanath Swami: His Holiness Giriraj Swami Maharaja ki jaya!
[Discussion by Radhanath Swami and Giriraj Swami on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's disappearance day, December 22, 2021, Carpinteria, California]
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On Sunday April 8th, Viz Media held a much anticipated panel at the annual Chicago comic book convention called 'the Chicago Comic Book & Entertainment Expo', or 'C2E2'. At the panel, the hosts announced a slew of new products and titles releasing from Viz Media in the near future. In addition to a Junji Ito story collection and a Juni Taisen manga, Viz announced they will be publishing two novels based upon a Square Enix (Publisher) and Cavia (Developer) property called NieR. The two novels will be NieR: Automata: Long Story Short and NieR: Automata: Long Story Long.
These were previously published in Japan; this marks the first time they will be published within the United States. NieR: Automata Long Story ( Shōsetsu NieR: Automata Nagai Hanashi ) and NieR: Automata Short Story (Shōsetsu NieR: Automata Mijikai Hanashi) were both released by Square Enix in 2017 by Square Enix. Both of the Japanese books were written by Jun Eishima who is famous for writing the video game story for Final Fantasy: XIII-2, Drakengard / Drag-On Dragoon stories.
The video game series is actually a spin-off of the earlier Drakengard game (2003) which is also known as Drag-On Dragoon. According to an interview with Square Enix producer Takasami Shiba, Drakengard was created with the vision of blending the Ace Combat video game with game Dynasty Warriors 2. Famous for its multiple possible endings, the series spun out of one of those possible endings to become NieR (NieR: Gestalt) and the followup NieR: Automata. The story revolves around YoRHa No.2 Type B, commonly referred to as '2B'.
As of March of 2018, Square Enix has sold over 2.5 million copies of the Nier: Automata video game.


Dead fish wash ashore in the Sanibel causeway after dying in a red tide on August 1, 2018 in Sanibel, Florida. Red tide season usually lasts from October to around February, but the current red tide has stayed along the coast for around 10 months, killing massive amounts of fish as well as sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark swimming in the area.
A toxic algae bloom has reached Florida's Space Coast.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday said red tide had reached parts of Brevard County.
1. Red tide has made its way to Brevard County.
2. Karenia brevis is the algae species that causes red tide.
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4. So far, the algae hasn't yet made its way to Cocoa Beach or Volusia and Flagler counties.
5. At high concentrations, red tide can discolor water, causing it to appear red or brown. Other algae blooms can make the water appear green or purple.
6. Some could experience skin irritation or burning eyes from the algae bloom.
7. Those with respiratory illnesses might experience a flare-up and some irritation.
9. Red tides can last from several weeks to more than a year.


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Peak climbing in Nepal is to stand on top of a Himalayan peak, and feel the sense of achievement of having scaled a mountain much bigger than anything in the Alps is the 'ultimate dream' for many trekkers and indeed climbers. In 1978 the Nepal Mountaineering Association designated a number of peaks throughout Nepal as 'trekking peaks', which could be attempted with a minimum of bureaucracy or formality, and this has allowed the 'dream' of a Himalayan ascent to be realised for many people. A more appropriate title, however, would be non-expedition peaks as none can be 'trekked up', and some present serious mountaineering challenges. We offer many of the most popular higest and lower peaks which peak trips are ideal for those wishing to combine a trek with an ascent of an accessible Himalayan summit in Nepal.
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SouthBound: Adrian Miller Tells The Stories Of Black Barbecue Pioneers
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Adrian Miller lives in Colorado, but he has more than earned his merit badge as an honorary Southerner.
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His first book, called "Soul Food," won a James Beard Award – that's like an Oscar in the food world. He also wrote a book called "The President's Kitchen Cabinet," about the Black cooks who have fed first families over the years.
And now he has a new book, "Black Smoke," about the Black men and women who were among America's barbecue pioneers.
Adrian's book taught me so much about where our barbecue came from, how it has evolved, and why we argue so much about which barbecue is the best. (I will not dive into that argument right now, except to say that this show is based in North Carolina.)
Adrian's website
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Other music in this episode:
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Crowander, "Have a Smoke"
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Enrique Haneine enjoys an 8th week on the RMR Top 50 Jazz chart, peaking at #7 overall
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Enrique Haneine is a jazz-world musician, composer, pianist, drummer, improviser, and educator that is currently living in New York City and was born in Mexico City from Lebanese descent. Haneine was raised in Mexico, immersed in Latin groove, and heavily underpinned with classical and jazz studies, it is why his music extends from the soul with influences from his heritage. It is a powerful sound, the lineage traces its way into the ancient world, a history of music that he carries in the lineage of his life story.
He is known for his versatile performances and leadership in the music scene, Haneine has grown as both a soloist, band leader, and member of numerous bands, his superb mastery of multiple styles has afforded him the pleasure and honor of performing and collaborating alongside numerous great musicians, which has influenced and informed his unique personal style, which blends innovative technique with uninhibited, yet intelligent improvisation.
Haneine's incredible energy, dedication and love for life and music can be felt by the way he expresses the influence of different cultures and his vast education, his academic achievements include holding four degrees, deepened by his life experiences, he has been exposed to by giving back and continuing the constant search which is exhibited by the sound achieved in his music.
Immediately recognized for his ability and presence, Haneine has won international jazz competitions and received multiple music awards, his reputation as a brilliant artist and talented arranger are well earned, his repertoire has evolved and matured into the realm of free jazz, standards and Latin jazz forays. Ranging from his past role as music director for Ricky Martin and for numerous productions, and performances, he has collaborated with some of the greatest jazz musicians. A winner of the Jane Jarvis Jazz Competition, voted All About Jazz New York's Best of 2005 Albums of the Year, Grammy Nominated for his performance on the Best Latin Jazz Album 2013 are only a few of the accomplishments Haneine enjoys.
Though his experiences are vast, Haneine has had a desire and pull to explore upon free improvisations, founded in the Jazz, Latin, and Lebanese traditions, linking the dots from the Cedars of Lebanon, through the open veins of the beloved Latin America, to the melting-pot of New York city.
His last recording entitled INSTANTS OF TIME was released in January of 2016 successfully reaching its own innovative character and sound garnering fantastic reviews and making it to the top of the jazz charts with thirteen original compositions.
His most recent recording entitled THE MIND'S MURAL will be release in late August of 2018, including eleven original compositions exploring the forces and influences that direct the mind to interpret and react, like images composing a mural of perception. Maintaining the jazz, Latin and middle eastern influence, the use of innovative rhythms in odd meter contexts and driving intervallic yet lyrical melodies, the free jazz conversation is achieved in a high caliber, sensitive linear setting.
Elegant Walk Records, is once again proud to present, the latest offering from Enrique Haneine The Mind's Mural. After his successful last release Instants of Time, that relates to the different levels and dimensions of the illusion of time, by using original compositions and wrapping with the texture of music, the cultures that are reflective of the lineage of his life, gaining raving reviews and positioning itself on the top of the jazz charts. Enrique Haneine does it again, bringing a powerful production consisting of eleven original compositions, that explores the forces and influences that directs the mind to interpret and react, like images composing a mural of perception.
Maintaining the jazz, Latin and middle eastern influence, the use of innovative rhythms in odd meter contexts and driving intervalic yet lyrical melodies, the free jazz conversation is achieved with a high caliber and sensitive group of musicians in a linear setting of two saxophones, bass and drums.
The mural of the mind is about three main forces that help curate those paintings, those pictures, images and memories that constitute our mind, like an endless museum. First, the given, the raw, the greatest force, so infinitely powerful. Second, the inherited, the genetic, and third, the accumulation, the social and cultural assimilation, the experiences, the concepts and definitions by which we function in illusion.
The compositions explore the vibrations, the interpretations of life by surrendering to the resonance and connections that arise from these experiences and how it shapes the music, the improvisation, by reacting to how we perceive the outside, the sounds and how they are filtered through our experiences within the three stages of the mind and create that transcendental conversation.
This offering is particularly special in the way the compositions and the interaction is used to explore the elements of the mural of the mind. The given, the inherited, the accumulation. The process of perceiving, interpreting, reacting…the mirror of our own perception. Breathe, feel, connect, aim for the transcendental value. The reflection of your own self consequence, in art, in life, which belongs to the aggregate. Search beyond, find your self existence and allow the continuity, encounter the echo of your own interpretation…Enjoy!
1. Once A Thought 4:52
2. The Seventh Layer 6:54
3. The One Eleven Tale 6:19
4. Just Because 4:22
5. Motionless Passage 5:28
6. Hidden Mirrors 6:04
7. Reality Shape 4:54
8. Like A Bronco 5:32
9. While You're Away 7:03
10. Life of It's Own 7:49
11. Komet 6:36
Anna Webber – tenor saxophone
Catherine Sikora – tenor & soprano saxophones
Carlo de Rosa – acoustic bass
Enrique Haneine – drums, cymbals & udu drum
Artist: Enrique Haneine
CD Title: The Mind's Mural
Label: Elegant Walk Records
Add Date: August 27, 2018
Website: www.enriquejazz.com
Greg Yasinitsky moves up to #13 on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Chart
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Larry Corban enjoys 7 weeks on the RMR Top 50 jazz chart, peaking at #1 overall
Elizabeth Tomboulian moves up to #21on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Chart


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BRUSSELS, April 17, 2019 (Press Release) -Given the increasing urgency to step up decarbonisation efforts in the logistics sector, European shippers and freight forwarders are committed to logistics emissions footprinting and reduction. ESC and CLECAT stand for a universal methodology to calculate emissions from logistics operations, provided by the GLEC Framework, and support upgrading it into an ISO standard. However, this should remain a voluntary initiative led by the industry.
SEGEZHA, Russia, April 15, 2019 (Press Release) -On March 29, as part of the business program of Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum (KEF`2019, March 28-30, 2019) Segezha Group (part of Sistema JSFC) and FESCO Transport Group signed an agreement of intent. The document was signed by Alexander Isurin, President of FESCO, and Mikhail Shamlin, President and Chairman of the Board of Segezha Group Management Company LLC.
MOSCOW, April 9, 2019 (Press Release) -AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leading cargo carriers in the transportation of special cargoes, and Sonoco ThermoSafe, a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, have signed the leasing agreement for the PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container.
SAVANNAH, GA, April 4, 2019 (Press Release) -The Port of Savannah handled more total containerized cargo and more intermodal rail volume, with greater connectivity and velocity, than any March on record, the Georgia Ports Authority reported today.
BRUNNENTHAL, Germany, April 2, 2019 (Press Release) -Carl Macher GmbH & Co. KG in Brunnenthal, Germany, a member of Kunert Group and a Hidden Champion in the European core board industry segment, is continuing to expand its production capacity. Together with its sister company Papeteries du Rhin, production capacity is expected to exceed 300,000 tonnes per year by 2020.


In the United States alone Ford sold 75,842 Mustang's last year.
China's first electric Toyota shares a platform with the Corolla and will go on sale in 2020.
Chinese start-up reveals Granite concept and Obsidian SUV at Shanghai, shares 'global ambitions' to expand fuel cell technology.
Revero GT launches in Shanghai alongside Pininfarina-designed coupe and stunning EV concept.


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'Authentic Frontier Gibberish'
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The best comedy ever made? That's a tough call, but if it's not Animal House, then surely it must be Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles — and not just because I first saw it as a 15-year-old with my dope buddies Mike and Dave after we'd toked up some fine Colombian gold bud.
Even without the buzz, it's one of the zaniest things ever captured on film, but that day in 1974, I quite literally fell in the floor in spasms of painfully hysterical laughter. There was no film tradition Mel Brooks did not mock, nor any taboo he did not violate. The humor was a madcap mix of everything you could possibly imagine — vaudeville innuendo, sight gags, fart jokes — perfectly aimed at an audience that had grown up reading Mad magazine and had more recently graduated to National Lampoon and George Carlin albums.
Kids who see Blazing Saddles today cannot possibly imagine how shocking it was to see it in 1974. Unfortunately, most younger people now have only seen it on cable TV, where it gets chopped to pieces, and younger viewers are jaded by having seen other comedies that followed through the gigantic holes that Mel Brooks punched through the wall of Things You Can't Say or Do in a Movie.
One of the running gags in the movie is that everybody in the "peaceful town called Rock Ridge," is named Johnson. After the bad guys have made their first violent raid against Rock Ridge, there is an emergency meeting at the town's church. One of the speeches — if you can call it that — is given by Gabby Johnson, a grizzled old-timer who jabbers incomprehensibly but with much passion and angry gestures. After Gabby has finished making noises about these sidewindin' bushwackin' hornswagglin' cracker croakers, Olson Johnson then stands up to address the assembled citizenry of Rock Ridge:
"Now who can argue with that? I think we're all indebted to Gabby Johnson for clearly stating what needed to be said. I'm particularly glad that these lovely children were here today to hear that speech. Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age."
For some reason, that came to mind today as I was reading President Obama's statement about the military coup in Egypt. No, it's not authentic frontier gibberish, but it is certainly as incomprehensible as anything Gabby Johnson said that day in Rock Ridge:
"Core principles . . . universal human rights . . . legitimate aspirations . . . the democratic process . . . we are deeply concerned . . . an inclusive and transparent process . . . Given today's developments, I have also directed the relevant departments and agencies to review the implications under U.S. law for our assistance to the Government of Egypt."
Exactly what the hell does this mean? Have the White House speech writers been replaced by a Random Platitude Generator, a computer program that automatically cranks out empty rhetoric, glittering generalities and vague diplomatic argle-bargle?
The new sheriff . . . Well, he's failed to answer the critical question we now face in Egypt: "What are we going to do about these sidewindin' bushwackin' hornswagglin' cracker croakers?"
As for me, I say we work up a Number Six on 'em . . . .
UPDATE: Linked by The Lonely Conservative — thanks! — and welcome, Instapundit readers!
The latest news out of Egypt is . . . well, it's not really news: The Muslim Brotherhood hates Jews, John Kerry is a liar, and President Obama is a Stuttering Clusterf–k of a Miserable Failure.
Meanwhile, in the comments, I notice that some people are claiming Young Frankenstein is funnier than Blazing Saddles, which is proof some people smoked too much weed back in the day. You could have said Airplane or Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, and I'd have said, "OK, maybe." But Young Frankenstein? No, sorry.
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153 Responses to "'Authentic Frontier Gibberish'"
July 7th, 2013 @ 1:45 am
And who now remembers TWA?
(I'm Irish, btw)
You have my sympathies
CraigR3521
July 7th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
Authentic Frontier Gibberish: http://t.co/eMEYcusYNE http://t.co/E8fPgtRE34 from @rsmccain


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SGMA to convene disaster management committee oversight to expand Iloilo flood control project
Iloilo City. Former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will convene the House Oversight Committee on Disaster Management to look into the possible expansion of the Iloilo City flood control project and addressing the perennial flood problem in Passi City, Iloilo.
This developed as Iloilo local officials expressed gratitude to Speaker Arroyo for "fighting" to implement the flood control project that has brought progress to the city and the whole province.
Speaker Arroyo was in Passi City and Iloilo City Sunday and today to attend various events.
In an interview during her ocular inspection and briefing of her Iloilo City flood control project in Brgy Buhang, Jaro, Iloilo, Speaker Arroyo said she will convene the House Oversight Committee on Disaster Management to try to address the perennial flooding in Passi which is caused by the overflowing of its three river systems.
She said the same oversight committee will also look into the possible expansion and improvement of the flood control project she implemented in Iloilo City.
She said she will look into members of the committee who are not running or running unopposed to conduct the hearing. "I don't want to get in the way of their campaign. If I don't find anyone who is not running or running unopposed, I will chair it myself," she said.
Speaker Arroyo had said she will continue the conduct of oversight hearings during the recess to make sure the laws passed in Congress are property implemented.
Meanwhile, Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Treñas said the flood control project implemented by Speaker Arroyo's when she was president in 2003 has saved lives and property since it has eradicated floods that has caused so much damage in at least 60 percent of Iloilo City.
"Before the floodway and the flood control project of Speaker GMA, we were always flooded whenever there were heavy rains. There was no development and people were always suffering. When this was completed, there was no more flooding and there was massive development in our city," Treñas said.
Accompanying Speaker Arroyo were Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr, Trenas, Passi City Mayor Jessry Palmares and DPWH and barangay officials.
The P5.5B Iloilo Flood control project consisted of the construction of the Jaro Floodway, improvement of the Tigum and Aganan Rivers.
The project also included improvements of the Jaro River mouth, the Iloilo River and Upper Ingore Creek.
The whole project was completed in 2011.
Speaker Arroyo said Iloilo City's flood control project was initially rejected by the NEDA because of supposed lack of financial return. But she overturned NEDA's decision and ordered its implementation.
"I am an economist. I knew the project's importance to the people of Iloilo City and so I overturned the NEDA. I am glad that it has so much positive change in Iloilo City and its people," she said.
She has been going around the country to visit her favorite projects during her presidency to check on their condition and to help in case something else needs to be done.


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#ifndef __BOMBMANAGER_HPP
#define __BOMBMANAGER_HPP

#include "Bomb.hpp"
#include "ExplosionManager.hpp"
#include "ExplosionListener.hpp"

#include <deque>

#include <OgreEntity.h>
#include <OgreLogManager.h>
#include <OgreSceneManager.h>

/** The Bomb's manager.
 *  Creates the Bombs and their graphics and injects the game time in their
 *  timers at each frame. Also deletes the Bombs when their timer runs out.
 */
class BombManager{

	public:
		//Methods
		/// Constructor.
		BombManager(OgreBulletDynamics::DynamicsWorld *world);
		/// Destructor.
		~BombManager();

		/** Adds a new Bomb to the list.
		 *  \param owner : the name of the bomb's owner.
		 *  \param position : the Bomb's starting position.
		 */
		void add(
			std::string owner,
			Ogre::Vector3 position
		);

		/// Detonates the Bomb at the specified index.
		void detonate(unsigned int i);

		/// Generates the new Bombs graphics and injects the simulation time.
		void frameRenderingQueued(const Ogre::FrameEvent &evt);
		/// Returns the number of currently active Bombs.
		unsigned int size();
		Bomb *operator[](unsigned int i);

		/// Sets the ExplosionListener, it will be alerted when a Bomb explodes.
		void setExplosionListener(ExplosionListener *el);

	private:
		//Attributes
		/// The Game's DynamicsWorld.
		OgreBulletDynamics::DynamicsWorld *mWorld;
		/// The ExplosionManager.
		ExplosionManager *mExplosionManager;
		/// Number of placed Bombs since the start (active or not).
		unsigned int mBombPlaced;
		/// List of new Bombs, with no generated graphics.
		std::deque<Bomb*> mNewBombs;
		/// List of active Bombs.
		std::deque<Bomb*> mActiveBombs;

		/// The ExplosionListener.
		ExplosionListener *mExplosionListener;

};

#endif //__BOMBMANAGER_HPP

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Concord, NH - New Hampshire high school juniors and their parents seeking college admissions and financial aid planning information are encouraged to register for the 19th Annual Destination CollegeSM event, to be held at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester on Saturday, April 7. This free college planning convention, hosted by The NHHEAF Network Organizations, features a variety of workshops as well as a college fair with over 60 colleges and universities in attendance.
"Destination College provides college-bound students the necessary tools to begin the college search, to learn about the college admissions and financial aid processes from experts from throughout our state, and to attend a college fair to learn more about local and regional postsecondary institutions," states Karen Collins, co-chair of the Destination College planning committee. It is expected over 1200 New Hampshire high school juniors and parents will register for this event each year.
Nearly 20 workshops will be presented during the event, including Know the Score: Capitalizing on FREE Test Prep Resources, The Write Stuff: Writing Your College Essay, Paths to Choosing a Major, Information for the Student Athlete and Paying for College 101.
In addition, the Destination College Speech Contest is now open to current New Hampshire high school seniors. In addition to winning a $1,000 college scholarship, the Speech Contest winner will deliver the keynote address at Destination College. Entries are due Friday, February 23.