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REVIEW/ Klaus (PS4)

Platforming and narrative elements rarely accompany each other in a video game. When the two elements meet, the effect is usually a disjointed one that leaves the player desiring more from one or the other. Characters in these types of games rarely develop in any way and narrative points serve only to draw the player into the next room. Klaus defies these convention with relatable, dynamic characters and an emotional narrative that pulls the player forward with the temptation to discover more of the story.

Klaus Level

The first game from developer La Cosa Entertainment, Klaus is a 2D platformer centered around the journey of one man who wakes up in a basement without any idea who he is or where he is. A single word tattooed on his arm serves as the only clue to his identity: “Klaus.” Soon after he sets out for answers, Klaus teams up with the enigmatic K1, a primitive and quiet inhabitant of the building where Klaus wakes up.

The narrative features of Klaus emerge in a way that pulls the player in and pushes him not only to the next room but to the very next platform. As Klaus moves through a level, small blocks of text reveal themselves in the environment above Klaus or superimposed on a platform as if the text is part of the environment itself. Very early on, the player connects with Klaus as he slowly begins to work through his struggle to figure out his identity. I became so engrossed in Klaus’s development that my motivation for solving the game’s puzzles and progressing wasn’t the satisfaction of moving on but the rather the urge to find out what Klaus had to say next.

Besides Klaus’ personal development throughout the game, secret levels are hidden in each area that unlock a memory from Klaus’ past. These levels cleverly reflect the memories that they are associated with. For example, completing a level in which Klaus can only move left reminds Klaus that he is left-handed. Finding all of these secret levels in each area takes the player to an emotionally touching level where Klaus runs and jumps through fragments of his memory.

Klaus‘s gameplay develops throughout the game almost as much as Klaus himself does. With each new area that Klaus reaches, new environmental objects keep the player engaged and challenged. A key feature of the game, one that I didn’t even notice until a good few hours in, is the abundance of checkpoints and the unlimited number of lives.

At first glance, this may give pause. Surely this makes the game too easy, right? Instead, this takes all the frustration out of facing the game’s difficult and precise platforming. Instead of throwing my controller at the TV when I fell into the pit of spikes, I laughed at myself and tried again. These elements, paired with Klaus and K1’s text blocks, prevent the gameplay from ever becoming stale or repetitive.

On top of these gameplay elements, Klaus meaningfully utilizes the features of the PS4’s controller, which is in itself a rarity among PS4 games. The controller’s touchpad frequently plays an essential part in getting Klaus through a level by allowing the player to manipulate platforms and open gates. The controller’s lightbar changes color to match the prominent background color of each area and the controller’s speaker plays Klaus and K1’s audio.

Though I try, I can’t convey how great of an experience Klaus offers. The game presents itself as a simple platformer but sticks with you as a game that handles the genre in innovating ways that stick with you after you finish. Find out more about the game at the official website.


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i’m pretty sure that most of my readers know that i have 4 daughters. so including my wife, the estrogen out numbers the testosterone 5-1 at my house.

i don’t really remember where i first heard/read the joke, but it’s become my standard response when people ask if we’re going to “try again” for a boy or wish that we’d had a boy. my answer, “i guess God figured i was “MAN” enough for the whole family.”

so do i wish we had boy? or is our family still growing because we’re still trying for a boy? i can’t say that i wish one of our girls was a boy. i love each and every one of our girls. and no we aren’t “still trying” for a boy, we’ve wanted to have a big family since we first got married. our “minimum” has always been 5. God has just surprised us with getting 5 & 6 at the same time. but i would say that i would be thrilled to have a little guy(s) in our family.

so what is life like with 5 girls? well as could be expected it always seems that “someone” is feeling emotional (i’m starting to brace myself mentally for when they’re all teenagers and going through puberty. and we’ve only got one bathroom in our current house! start praying for me). our house has toy dolls and doll clothes EVERYWHERE. and we could probably do a laundry load of just pink clothes! there are high pitched squeals and whining. they change their minds about what they want constantly (after-all “it’s a woman’s prerogative”). there’s crafts and papers left in my “space” constantly. and unless i leave the house i can’t ever be . . . alone.

but in addition to all that: there are lots of kisses and smiles. i get lots of hugs. my ladies “take care” of their “man”. i’m treated like a king when i come home. i get a “father-daughter” dance (x4 now) every valentines day. they look SOOOO cute in their matching dresses. i get to claim the biggest pieces of dessert. i get to catch any “vermin” in the house (mice, spiders, bugs). there’s plenty of “cooks” for dad. i love knowing that they look to me for protection. it’s fun to be on the bottom of the pile in a wrestling match. i’m the only one who can use the restroom standing up. they let me live there. :-) and . . . i’m never alone. ;-)

i love all my girls. and i’ll love our next two kids. not “even” if they are two girls, but “especially” if they’re two more girls.

// today i'm thankful for/that:
1. God takes care of all our needs
2. rubik’s cubes
3. knowing how to solve them
4. i’ve already ordered deb’s Christmas present
5. by God’s grace, somehow we’ll be getting a new vehicle next year
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The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Louisiana Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross serves the following 10 parishes: Ascension, East & West Baton Rouge, East & West Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena and St. James --

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How to achieve real-time innovation

In many organizations there are processes in place to corral and organize ideation and follow-through activities.  These processes are often centralized using internal R&D and/or Product Management teams.  Some companies may adhere to activities such as those taught in the Pragmatic Marketing Framework.  These outside-in activities are useful because they take a market driven, ROI based approach for product planning.

However, there are downsides of such centralized and rigid processes that could actually diminish the latent innovation potential of company employees. For example, game changing opportunities may be lost because ideation requiring creativity, inspiration, and suspension of belief are slowed down, gated and filtered too early by the very processes put into place to encourage and manage them.

Finding ways to work alongside rigid annual and product plans is what Hearst CTO Phil Wiser referred to when he said, “…Of all our challenges, that's been our single biggest challenge--to operate our businesses in a way that really supports this real-time innovation."

How can both a market/strategy driven (top-down) and an aligned but real-time employee (bottom-up) approach  to innovation co-exist?  One approach could be to add a second process that gives responsibility for ideation follow-up activities to the people that come up with product ideas or new ways to leverage technology.

Here is how to get started.  First, create an approval and a time boxed process for idea exploration and follow-through using contemporary methodologies such as Design Thinking or Lean Startup

Second, form partnerships which cross multiple functional boundaries in order to build additional domain and customer knowledge. These partnerships should include sales teams, account managers, product teams and other company domain experts and thought leaders. Build a culture of communication that makes it safe for people with diverse viewpoints to interact without filters and the loss of information that can occur when functional boundaries exist.

Next, provide access to readily available resources such as contemporary prototyping tools, APIs, cheap computing power, and inexpensive engineering support.  Establish a service center to provide mentorship in such areas as prototyping, design thinking and lean startup techniques.

Finally, create a culture of learning and give technology employees a mandate to stay current with technical skills, processes, and emerging standards and to find innovative uses of technology that could contribute to business growth and competitive advantage.

By following these steps, in combination with market driven approaches, businesses can achieve real-time innovation.  The key to success is to provide the organizational and technical support necessary to allow passionate and creative people to directly follow through and vet their ideas and solutions.

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Way We Were: Miss Sweeney oldest teacher in county

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March 15, 1962
The following is a column by Wyatt Shely about Mrs. Myrtie Sweeney Morris, the oldest living teacher in Anderson County at the time.
“Unless God gives us children of our own or children of others to teach, we fail to know in our old age the happiness that now comes to Mrs. Myrtie Sweeney Morris as she recalls the many years that she was privileged to serve in our one-room schools.

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‘Mosas 2 ways

I love mimosas, let’s be clear about that. Champagne and OJ is one of those great combinations that was just meant to be. However, I find myself getting bored from time to time and straying from the classic go-to.  At a recent brunch, I decided to give my guests options and served them two ‘mosas that were new to them: Beermosas and cucumber honey mimosas.

‘Mosa #1: The Beermosa

I had my first encounter with the beermosa about a year ago at a wonderful brewpub in Chicago called Revolution Brewing Company. We stopped there for brunch before heading to a music festival and I must admit I got way too excited when I saw the beermosa on the menu. What a great idea! They serve them two ways:

  • The classic beermosa (Fresh OJ + their Bottom-up Wit) Or
  • IPAmosa (IPA + Blood orange juice)

Being the hop-fiend that I am, I went for the IPAmosa and loved it. The color was a pretty pinkish red and the taste was fantastic. I wish I could remember the details of the taste to describe, but all I can remember right now is that it was good and I had more than one. I am heading back to Chicago in July for the music festival again and will have to re-visit Revolution Brewing Company to refresh my memory (for inquiring minds that care, the above mentioned music festival is Pitchfork Music Festival – a favorite annual summer time trip for me).

When you are creating your own beermosa, choosing a Belgium white (witbier) or a hefeweizen are safe choices to pair with OJ. However, feel free to experiment. I would have never thought to mix an IPA and blood orange juice, but it works. For my brunch, here is what I served:

Beachside sunrise BeermosaBeermose with Allagash White

Ingredenients (makes 2 – 3 beermosas) –

  • 1 bottle Alligash White
  • Fresh squeezed OJ
  • Homemade raspberry puree
    • 1.5 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
    • Juice of 1 orange (or a couple of splashes of OJ)
    • 2 Tbls agave syrup
    • ¼ – ½ cup water

What to do –

Throw the raspberries, OJ and agave in a blender and pour in water until it reaches the consistency you are looking for. I like it to be thick, but pourable. If you want it sweater, you can add more agave or OJ and less water.

Assemble this fine drink by pouring equal parts Alligash White and OJ into a glass, then top it off with a few spoon fulls of the puree (Proceed with caution! The puree tends to create some fizzing action). Enjoy!

‘Mosa #2: The Cucumber Honey Mimosa

The second ‘mosa style that I served was champagne paired with a cucumber honey juice. I discovered this lovely and refreshing mimosa on a trip to San Diego I took to steward at the 1st round of the American Homebrews Association homebrew competition. To reward myself for a job well done, I went out to brunch the next day at a place called Prep Kitchen in La Jolla. The place was tiny, but was just my style. We sat outside on the front porch and settled in for a great brunch. The menu was small, but everything sounded great and it was. They use fresh, local ingredients and it showed in the taste of the food.

But, before there was food, there were mimosas. They had 3 styles on the menu:

  • Fresh OJ (Champagne + Fresh OJ)
  • Passionfruit Vanilla (Champagne + Passionfruit + Vanilla Bean)
  • Cucumber Honey (Champagne + Cucumber honey juice)

I had checked out the menu online before we went and the cucumber honey mimosa was a big part of the decision making process when choosing a brunch spot, so I ordered one the second the waiter said “Good morning” and it was love at first sip. I <3 honey and it was a great companion for the cucumber juice. The drink was light green, refreshing and just different enough to be intriguing, but not a turnoff.  Since I am not into long distance relationships, I realized I would need to figure out how to recreate this drink so I can continue my love affair with it in the much more reasonable location of my back patio.  I found a recipe for cucumber juice on foodtv.com and modified it to fit my needs. My version was heavier on honey then Prep Kitchen’s, which was just fine with me. Here is what I made:

Cucumber Honey Mimosa, heavy on the honey

Ingredients (makes about 6 cups of juice) –

  • 3 cucumbers
  • 3/4 cup honey (adjust to your sweetness level)
  • 3 cups water
  • Champagne

What to do –

  1. Peel the cucumbers (saving the peel) and grate them. I used my food processer to make quick work of this.
  2. Add the water and honey to a large sauce pan and bring it to a boil, making sure to mix in and dissolve the honey.
  3. Once the honey is dissolved, add the grated cucumber juice to the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool for at least 20 minutes before attempting the next step unless you want hot cucumber juice all over your clothes and kitchen cabinets. Trust me on this one, I know from experience.
  5. Once the liquid is cool, add it to a blender with the peel and blend away. I did this in about 3 batches. Blend until the mixture is smooth.
  6. Strain the liquid into a pitcher. I did this using a fine mesh strainer I have. You can also use cheese cloth, a kitchen towel, etc.  At this point you have made the juice.
  7. Poor a healthy amount of champagne into a glass, fill the rest of the way with cucumber honey juice.
  8. Drink.
  9. Repeat until the juice is gone, or until you have started freely telling embarrassing stories about yourself (or others) to your friends that you never intended to let out.

This drink was a big hit with my crew at brunch. At first they were a bit skeptical of the green juice, but slowly, one by one, they tried it and soon it was all gone with people requesting more. Success! I did observe someone do something with the juice I would NOT recommend. They mix the cucumber juice, OJ, and pineapple flavored wine. There are so many, many things wrong with that.

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  1. Thanks so much for the cucumber honey mimosa recipe! I happen to be lucky enough to live few miles from said Prep Kitchen, and been going there for years for the delicious brunch, but also for these amazing and refreshing mimosas.

    That said, I am about to attempt these in my new cute 7-liter drink dispenser to serve at a pool party. I am thinking of using vodka as the main alcohol, but adding some champagne as well. Do you have any words of wisdom for my large batch punch-style attempt?

    • Hi Satusha. That sounds pretty good and like a good party in the making! To be honest with you, I don’t work a lot with hard liquor, but if I was going to add vodka to the mix I would probably do 1 bottle of champagne to 3/4 cup vodka. If you want it stronger you could go up to 1 – 1.5 cups vodka. I would add in 1.5 cups of the honey cucumber juice to start and see how it taste. Add more as needed to get the right flavor. Some cut up strawberries and/mint added to the dispenser could be fun too and add nice color. Enjoy and have fun!

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Our Pink Castle! :)

Happy Saturday everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful morning. My apartment currently looks like a craft workshop as my husband and I have taken up tons of new hobbies and projects in the two days since we have been back from Florida...but more on those in another post in the coming days. :) Today I just wanted to catch up and share a few pictures with you from our recent St Pete trip to celebrate our 1 Year wedding anniversary/going on our belated honeymoon. In addition to that I wanted to set up a new page on my blog that I will hopefully get up in the next few hours, so bare with..., I couldn't resist, gosh I love Miranda! :p (British comedian, check out 'Is it just me?' post) while I get back to somewhat of my usual blogging routine. :)

It felt rather surreal to be back at our Pink Castle, I couldn't quite believe a year had gone by since we were there getting married. Chris and I absolutely adore it, it's simply stunning and beautiful and luxurious while at the same time so cozy and homely. The smell and everything about it just bought back so many happy memories of our wedding day and having all our family in one place together at the same time! It made my heart very happy! :)

Cocktails on the beach! The Don Cesar makes the yummiest drinks, this was my first of many Mango Tangos! Mmmmm delicious! :)
Curled up in our big fluffy bed eating gummy bears and watching 'Lets be cops'. Awesome movie, we both love Jake Johnson.
The Loews Don Cesar is home to Spa Oceana, where I got to spend a lovely morning being pampered, thanks to Chris surprising me and booking me in for a massage and manicure and pedicure. I went for a fall, purpley, brown colour for my nails that I just love. I have to say that I am on Miranda Harts side concerning massages, I simple can not relax and just feel a tad awkward. Plus i'm a chatterbox at the best of times and as you know will ramble away if I'm nervous or trying to break the silence, so when the man began the massage I wasn't sure whether to say 'that feels nice, ooh that peppermint cream smells nice, thank you, etc' or if it was ok and time to be silent and relax. Is it just me? :p
My sister and brother in law joined us on the Tuesday, it wouldn't be a Florida trip without seeing them, so we had a wonderful time relaxing by the pool and on the beach, chatting away, eating pizza and wings and just spending time together. I miss them so much now that we live in different places so it just made the trip even more awesome getting to see them! :)
Breakfast at Uncle Andy's! The Don, is home to the scrumptiousness that is Uncle Andy's ice cream parlour, which we tucked into when Chris and Kelly arrived. But on this morning we went with a muffin top (Top of the muffin to you...Seinfeld anyone? :) ) and some Starbucks coffee! :)
Sharing a pool chair...as you do! :p I love her, stay tuned to the new addition to the blog coming soon (hopefully today) we like to come up with ideas when we are together and talk about anything and everything! :)
Pool side chilling! :) We had a lovely honeymoon/1 year anniversary and I have to say that the Loews Don Cesar is just a fantastic place. I love that it is so grand yet I never feel out of place or like I'm not dressed up enough. The staff and people there are all so friendly and helpful and you really just feel like you have stepped into your own little world. I most definitely recommend visiting and also checking our the St Pete/Passe Grille area, it's one of our favourite spots! :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Let me know if you have ever visited the Pink Castle or what your favourite vacation spots are in the comments below! :)
Love Lulu. xx

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Rising abruptly from the surrounding plains, the cool peaks of the Bunya Mountains reach more than 1100 m and offer spectacular mountain scenery, views and abundant wildlife.

Bunya Mountains National Park (declared in 1908) is Queensland’s second oldest national park. It shelters the world’s largest stand of ancient bunya pines Araucaria bidwillii and more than 30 rare and threatened species.

The bunya pines tower over tall, moist rainforest along the range crest, while hoop pines dominate dry rainforest on lower slopes. Subtropical rainforest, once the most widespread rainforest community in Queensland, grows along the range crest and upper parts of the eastern side of the mountains. Semi-evergreen vine thickets and at least seven other types of dry rainforest grow on the lower or western slopes. The park's forests shelter rare and threatened plants including orchids and small herbs. Natural grassland (locally known as 'balds') containing rare grass species are scattered across the mountains. The national park also protects open eucalypt forests, woodlands, brigalow scrub and the largest protected areas of vine thickets dominated by bottle trees in Australia.

The park is home to about 120 species of birds and many species of mammals, frogs and reptiles. Several rare and threatened animals live here including sooty owls, powerful owls, the black-breasted button quail, a skink species and a number of mammals. Birdlife is abundant, with brightly-coloured parrots being popular visitors to picnic areas.

Long revered by generations of Aboriginal people—travelling long distances every few years for feasts and celebrations coinciding with mass crops of bunya 'nuts'—the Bunya Mountains are for all a worthy destination .... a wonderful place at which to escape the heat or the hustle and bustle of modern life.

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Barack Obama is reportedly on his way to New Zealand!

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Looks like we're getting a visit from our old mate, Barack Obama!

Is Barack Obama finally coming to New Zealand?

A wealth of speculation is growing around the suspected visit of a major political figure in Queenstown this weekend.

A security detail under the alias of Operation Silver Fern will require members of the police and special tactics teams including more than a dozen reinforcements from Christchurch.

Sources have told the Otago Daily Times that the operation to protect a "very, very important person" could require twice the number of security detail used for the visit of sitting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in February.

While there has been no confirmation of the "very important person," speculation is growing about a visit of former United States President Barack Obama.

The suspected week-long visit to the area is believed to include a round of golf which is a favourite pastime of the former commander-in-chief.

Mr Obama has spent the last month in the Pacific nation of Tahiti travelling around the Islands with wife, Michelle Obama.

In 2016, the then President expressed his desire to visit down-under and was reported to have plans to visit in the (American) summer after his presidency ended.

In 1999, former US President Bill Clinton stayed at Millbrook resort after an Apec leaders' summit in Auckland.

Central Otago has been a hotspot VIP's and famous people, Justin Bieber spent time in Arrowtown during his visit to New Zealand  after sold-out concerts in March.

Five things a 'VVIP' visiting Central Otago can do during their stay:

Arrowtown is a great place with some hidden gems that Barack Obama - or whoever is visiting the area - can experience.

Here are five things they can do to fill in time during their exclusive stay:

1. Museum: The little old museum on the main "street" in Arrowtown is rich with history where you can even dress up as 1900s folk. It costs $10 for an adult - but surely they'd let a VVIP sneak in for free?

2. Gold mining: For $3 you can grab a pan and have a crack at digging up some gold from the nearby Arrow river like the early settlers used to back in the day - although with the former president's annual salary of nearly NZ$300,000 just for being a former president, he won't have to rely on luck too much.

3. Chinese settlement: You can literally take a walk back in time and visit the historic Arrowtown Chinese settlement, which is a partially restored 1800s village of Chinese gold miners' huts, much different to the swanky rooms at the White House.

4. Make a racquet: Although golf is already believed to be on the agenda, a VVIP could grab a racquet and take on some locals at the campground tennis court, "King of the court" is a favourite pass time during summer but a revamped version of "President of the court" may suit.

5. The Kiwi pie: The Arrowtown bakery boasts a (sort of) world famous venison gourmet pie.

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Who Could Say Anything Bad About The Dalai Lama?

This guy?  I love this guy.

The Dalai Lama.

Now there's a name that'll turn some heads.  The Dalai Lama is that guy who everybody loves.  He's the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.  His deep Buddhist wisdom will blow your mind.  He is the living re-incarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Despite the fact that the Chinese came in and crushed his country, he keeps going, always smiling, showering everybody with the sheer godlike beauty of his very presence.

And you know, before the Chinese came, Tibet was this shimmering oasis in the modern world, a Buddhist paradise of freedom, love and equality.
Nobody could say a bad word about the Dalai Lama.  Could they?

Let's do a little thought experiment, shall we?

If somebody could say a bad word about the Dalai Lama, what might it be?

The Dalai Lama and the AEI

Do you remember something called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)?  Let me refresh your memory.

The AEI is a public policy think-tank located in Washington, DC, with pronounced right-wing leanings.  It has been the home of the neoconservative movement for the past 40 years, and has had tremendous influence, especially with Republican presidential administrations.

People who have been associated with the AEI throughout their careers include a rogue's gallery of war criminals and right wing madmen, such as Dick Cheney, George HW Bush, Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, Newt Gingrich, Irving Kristol, Richard Perle and Antonin Scalia.

Generally speaking, the AEI is a cheerleader for the most relentless and extreme forms of capitalism - almost always in favor of eliminating worker's rights, environmental controls, and any limit on offshoring of labor.

Unfettered free trade has been the AEI's motto since the beginning, with disastrous effects on the working people of the United States.  They've also long been one of the driving forces in the push to privatize Medicare.

They are Global Warming apologists and deniers, which makes sense when you consider that they receive funding from major oil companies, especially ExxonMobil.

Back in the early 2000s, AEI fellows Richard Perle and Michael Ledeen were the leading voices calling for the American invasion of Iraq.  Remember that little adventure?  Let's sum it up, if we can.

We needed to invade Iraq because Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction.  We knew they did, even though inspectors from the United Nations said they didn't.  See, because we always know better.

So we invaded.  And hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people died.  And in the end, there weren't, ah, any Weapons of Mass Destruction anywhere in the country.

Hmmm.  Sorry about that.

I think we can all agree that the AEI is, at the very least, a haven for some very bad people.  It may in fact be the seat of Satan's kingdom on Earth, and a cover facade for the stairway leading down to the Gates of Hell.

This past February, on the 19th and 20th, the Dalai Lama was the esteemed guest of the AEI at their headquarters on 17th Street in downtown Washington.

His Holiness was there to chat with the folks in charge, break bread, and give a few talks to the troops.  A puff piece about the visit in Vanity Fair strove to make it all seem just fine, and to some extent gloss over the AEI's history.

But it still raises the question:  Why would the peace-loving Dalai Lama visit a group of people who are so violent in their intentions?

The Dalai Lama and the CIA

You probably don't need me to refresh your memory about the CIA.  The United States Central Intelligence Agency is our government's main spy organization, and has been involved in torture, coups, clandestine invasions, assassinations, drug-trafficking, mind-control experiments, disappearances, and all manner of crimes against humanity since its inception.

The CIA's reputation precedes it.  Even writing those three letters here on Thee Optimist gives me the willies.

Something you don't know about the CIA is that the Dalai Lama was a CIA asset for 20 years, and may still be.  Beginning in the 1950s and continuing into the 1970s, the Dalai Lama personally received $15,000 a month from the CIA.

During those years, $15,000 was a very nice yearly salary, and His Holiness got that every month.

What?  The Dalai Lama got money...

Yes.  From the CIA.

But the CIA are...

Yes.  They are bad.  And they gave him a lot of money.

His Tibetan government in exile received an additional $1.7 million a year from the CIA.  No one disputes this.  Not even the Dalai Lama himself.

Now, why would the CIA pay the Dalai Lama all that money?

Why does anybody pay money to anyone?  Presumably, in exchange for some service.

Indeed, once the payments were publicized, the Dalai Lama’s organization issued a statement admitting that it had received millions of dollars from the CIA during the 1960s to send armed squads of exiles into Tibet to undermine the Chinese.

This seems rather a violent response from a bunch of Buddhists.  But then again, maybe not so extreme since the Chinese did invade Tibet and demolish that peaceful and equality-loving kingdom to dust.

The Myth of Tibet

People in America love Tibet.

In particular, we love to kid ourselves about how Tibet was a bastion of Buddhist peace and equality, until the Chinese communist hordes rode in and imposed their backward economic model and their totalitarian government upon an otherwise enlightened people.

It makes a nice story.  One which bears no resemblance to reality, but a nice story nonetheless.

The Chinese entered Tibet in 1951, soon after China had completed its communist revolution.  In 1959, they began a crackdown against the Tibetans, involving the seizure of land from large landowners, which was then redistributed to the peasant class.

They also outlawed serfdom, slavery, and the other vestiges of feudalism that existed in Tibet right up through the 1950s.

But why would it fall to the Chinese to outlaw serfdom and slavery in Tibet?

Because the fact is, Tibet under the Dalai Lama and his forebears was a viciously unequal society in which a small handful of Buddhist leaders and secular business people and traders controlled all the wealth, and subjugated the vast majority of people to their rule.

The rural peasantry lived under serfdom relations similar to medieval Europe.  Serfs lived in grinding poverty, and performed all the farming and physical labor for the manor lords, many of whom were Buddhist lamas.

According to some sources, the manor lords took the most attractive peasant girls to come and, eh, serve up at the mansion.

There was also a class of outright slaves, who lived in worse conditions than the serfs.  Both slavery and serfdom were hereditary, meaning you were born into them and couldn't escape.

Far from being a mitigating factor in all this, Tibetan Buddhism served as a foundation and a rationalization.  For example, Tibetan Buddhism has a strong focus on re-incarnation.  And when you re-incarnate, you are punished or rewarded for your deeds in past lives.

So, if you woke up in this life as a landless serf or slave, that must mean you were bad in past lives, and are being punished in this one.  No matter how bad it gets for you, you deserve it.

This is the social structure that the Chinese crushed.  Considering that they had just had a communist revolution themselves, they could hardly be expected to do otherwise.

And this is your 14th Dalai Lama, ladies and gentleman:

- A man who was born into wealth and privilege in what was at that time, one of the most unfair and unequal societies in the modern world.

- A man who has spent a significant portion of his adult life on the payroll of the CIA, and who sent armed troops into Tibet at their behest.

- And a man who voluntarily and cheerfully consorts with war criminals and Global Warming deniers at the American Enterprise Institute.

If someone could say anything bad about the Dalai Lama, it would be this: you are who you hang out with.

Ted said...

You can't create change if you don't take it into the lion's den. I would expect those spiritual leaders that could make an appearance in the darker places would do so. Where was the Pope when the AEI met? Where was the Pope when Cheney revealed himself as Darth Vader?

As for CIA assets, we were in a cold war with the communists and that included the Chinese. The leader of Tibet is obviously someone to be cultivated and he probably saw value in it as well.

I don't think anyone every bought into what you claim to be the myth of Tibet. Its history is public knowledge and nobody including the Dalai Lama has denied it. However, an occupation is no better and even Buddhists have a right to resist.

Perhaps you have confused Buddhism with pacifism? You have an idea about what Buddhists are and are not but you forget that many of the greatest warriors on Earth were Buddhist. The Shaolin schools came from the direct influence of Bohdidharma, first patriarch of Zen and those roots influenced warriors across the planet to this very day. Why would you think of Buddhists as pacifists just because they don't always choose to fight?

Some people talk about him eating meat and other seeming incongruities but if you don't understand Buddhism you won't understand why he and many other Buddhists do a lot of things...and it takes a lot more than reading a sutra or a history book to understand Buddhism.

Understanding Buddhism is much more than an intellectual exercise whereby you can vomit memorized nonsense and then criticize it like you actually know something.

Fact is that he is a political leader as well as a spiritual leader and no truly awakened Buddhist sees him as anything more than a man on the Way, flaws and all.

Some people get it and waste no time with worship and others don't and are lost to it.

Christians, Buddhists, you name it... the same pitfalls of misunderstanding await those that study the appearances rather than learn the actual practice as it is meant to be learned and understood....easy to criticize when your understanding is superficial.

Thee Optimist said...

Hi Ted,

Sorry I hurt your feelings.

In my experience, very few Westerners know anything about the history of Tibet, and any time I mention the Dalai Lama has been (and may still be) a CIA asset, people become angry and refuse to believe it.

Later, after they look it up themselves, they'll often say to me, "You know? I like him anyway."

That's fine. I was just poking some light into a darkened corner, seeing what was crawling around in there.


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Islamists torched the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya today.
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An armed mob has attacked the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi and set fire to the building, witnesses reported, in what they said was a protest at a film they said offended Islam.

A little earlier, Libya’s deputy interior minister Wanis al-Shari, told AFP the crowd had attacked the building and that information was confirmed by the US embassy in the capital Tripoli.

The BBC says the consulate was “burnt down.”

UPDATE: One US official was killed in the rioting.

Libya’s Supreme Security Committee spokesman said: “One American staff member has died and a number have been injured in the clashes.”

But Abdel Monem al Hurr said he did not know the exact number of injured.

Armed gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire.

Reporters on the scene said they could see looters raiding the compound, walking off with desks, chairs and washing machines.

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Rep. John Conyers  announced his immediate retirement Tuesday and endorsed his son John Conyers III to take his seat in Congress.

Conyers made his announcement on a local radio station, making his decision two weeks after sexual harassment allegations surfaced and after discussing his political future with family and advisers.

Although Conyers has steadfastly denied all of the allegations, he stepped down from as ranking member from the House Judiciary Committee and rumor broke that he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2018.

Last week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for Conyers’ resignation just days after calling him an “icon”. House Speaker Ryan also called for Conyers’ resignation amid increasing accusations and outrage.

Conyers, after settling a sexual harassment settlement with $27K of taxpayer money, had no other choice but to resign after outrage and furor directed toward him reached a fever pitch instead of dying out.

After Conyers’ lurid and checkered history was exposed, it was only a matter of time before he was forced out of his spot in Congress. Having failed Michigan spectacularly – representing the crumbling Detroit and Islam-infested Dearborn Heights – his reputation is now disgraced and sullied; which, after the disgusting abuse Conyers perpetrated is probably too lenient of a punishment.

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Perhaps Monica’s dramatic makeup would have worked if her black ensemble weren’t so over the top. Mistake #2: Entirely too many gold chains.  Was Mr. T having a yard sale?  Mistake #3: Long black leather gloves with gold bracelets worn over them?  I get that Monica was going for a biker chic or Goth glam look, but I don’t think the outfit works. With softer makeup and one bold piece of jewelry, the singer would have been a stunner in this otherwise elegant, strapless black gown.

But this is merely my not-so-humble opinion.  What do you think of Monica’s red carpet look?  Is it hot or not?

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Be on the lookout for the following items (Got another one to add to the list? Add it to the comments below so everyone else benefits from your finds!) you can usually pick these items up cheaper this season than almost any other time during the year. Maximize your savings by getting enough to last you all year, until it’s on sale again next year. This insures that you don’t have to pay top dollar for it ever. Or buy extra to prep for emergencies or both!

Butter: I rarely see butter as cheap as it is during these baking sales, Costco can’t even beat those prices. You can freeze it for later use, or you can clarify it, can it, and store it for years (for this you would need unsalted butter).

Flour: All-purpose flour can usually be found fairly cheap during these sales. Make sure the sale price is better than the bulk price, then go ahead and stock up on it – store it in large mylar bags with oxygen absorbers then throw it in a 5 gallon bucket.

Unsweetened (baking) Chocolate: The darker it is, the longer it will store.

Oats: Oats of all different kinds usually make an appearance at these baking and holiday sales. You can’t go wrong with oats and their many, many uses and their 30 year storage life.

Brown Sugar and Powdered Sugar: Brown sugar and powdered sugar, like all sugar will out last you – feel free to buy as much as you’d like, just make sure that the sale is giving you a better price than buying it in bulk at Costco or Cash and Carry. Sometimes it may sound like a good deal but it’s for a small amount and if you compare the price to purchasing it in bulk, you might be paying about the same. It PAYS to keep track of prices.

Cake and Cookie Mixes: While cake and cookie mixes are not ideal for long-term storage (because like any processed food/grain it contains oil that will go rancid with time and baking powder that will cease to be effective – even if stored correctly) if you dry can them they should store for 5 years, but if you don’t want to worry about rotating through 5 years worth of repackaged cake mix, then you can do what I do, and store one year worth right in your pantry no special treatment needed. Any cake I make at my house is at least a year old. They taste and bake up just fine. If the stores close someday, after the mixes are goneI will make my own cake from scratch. And don’t fall for that “Mold in Baking Mixes” email, it’s is an urban myth that has been busted many times over. It was probably started as some guerilla marketing effort from a manufacturer that would love it if you all threw all your old cake and baking mixes out and bought new ones.

Evaporated Milk: Perfect for your food storage. Take advantage of the sales but make sure the sale price is better than the store brand!

Marshmallow Cream: This stores amazingly well since it’s basically sugar and has many uses.

Cooking oils and shortening: Whatever your preference its likely to be on sale. If rendering your own tallow and lard is not your thing? Crisco has a fairly decent storage life before it goes rancid and is usually featured at these baking sales. If it does go rancid – you can still turn it into a candle.

Vanilla: If you keep a close eye on prices sometimes one of these baking sales will highlight a price on Vanilla that will beat Costco and since vanilla extract won’t go bad you can stock up.

Spices: Sometimes baking spices can be found at these sales, however I have found them less and less. If you do find a deal on them let us know in the comments below!

Pumpkins: You can ‘can’ your own pumpkin if you cut it into chunks and use a pressure canner so when those pumpkins go sale after Halloween jump on them. Canned pumpkin has many uses and don’t forget to roast and eat the seeds!

Cranberries and Canned Cranberries: Deals on canned cranberries can be found at sales prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas this is a good time to add them to your storage, they are packed with vitamin C and can be used in making many desserts and comfort foods. You can also split, blanch, and dehydrate the fresh cranberries you get in the bag and put them in long-term storage too if you can find them cheap enough to make it worth your effort.

Squash: If you don’t grow your own this is a good time to load up on winter squash inexpensively. When you get them home, you can also cut them up into chunks and can them OR you can take a one to ten bleach to water dilute and wipe them down once with it. Let them dry, then stick them in a cool, dark, dry area in your house, and eat them all winter long. You can make many dishes with squash, it’s filling and frugal to keep on hand.

Canned Sweet Potatoes: They are good, easy to prepare, and good for you too. These are a no-brainer addition to your food stocks.

Canned Pumpkin: This is simply the best time of year to purchase it if you don’t can your own.

Instant Mashed Potatoes and regular potatoes: Keep an eye on prices you can pick up instant potatoes at great prices. You can also find potatoes in 10lb or 20lb bags super cheap this time of year. You can take those potatoes and make your own instant hash browns out of them with your dehydrator or you can just slice them up, blanch them, and dehydrate them to add to soups and stews.

Stuffing: Like other mixes it doesn’t store long-term very well but you can easily keep a one year supply in your pantry – just get it all on sale. Or you can make your own, but that is another article….

Turkey: If you are observant and patient, turkey can be purchased for dirt cheap this time of year and it is a nice and easy meat to can, make jerky with, and then you can make stock with the carcass, and soup with the trimmings and left overs.

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I nevah, evah, nevah thought about this! My local grocery store is offering butter 5 for $5 this week and cake mixes for a dollar, too.

I see some food in my future... :crylaugh

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New group unveils vision to launch second NHL franchise in Toronto

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New group unveils vision to launch second NHL franchise in Toronto

Andrew Lopez, of the Toronto Legacy Group, puts on the jersey for the newly proposed NHL expansion team during a news conference in Toronto on Friday, June 5, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese Author: The Hockey News

New group unveils vision to launch second NHL franchise in Toronto

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TORONTO - The queue to add a third NHL team in Ontario got a little more crowded Friday.

A new group has come forward with a proposal to launch a second NHL franchise in Toronto. They have a name - the Toronto Legacy - and even a sweater and logo.

What they don't have apparently is any official support from the league, which said Thursday it knew nothing about so-called Toronto Legacy Group.

There was no immediate response from the NHL following Friday's announcement.

The NHL, which currently has its hands full with BlackBerry boss Jim Balsillie's bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Hamilton, has said it has no current plans to move a franchise or expand.

That didn't stop Andrew Lopez, a communications specialist who has worked as a motivational speaker for Miss Universe Canada, from laying out a vision for a second Toronto team, suggesting that C$1 billion in private financing is already in place for the proposed expansion team.

The team would be known as the Toronto Legacy, and would play out of a proposed 30,000-seat arena built at Downsview Park, located in the north of the Greater Toronto Area. Lopez said the site would include a community athletic centre, 50-metre swimming pool, four outdoor rinks and public park space among other amenities.

"We're not sure how (the NHL) or the Toronto Maple Leafs will take this," said Lopez. "So we said, 'Let's just share with our city, share with our country, and once they've had a chance to look over what we're proposing . . . by all means, if they consider us worthy, we would be privileged.'

"We're not here to force our will on anyone. A simple no from the National Hockey League would be OK. We realize it's a very special club."

The expansion effort is the latest attempt to bring another NHL team to the southern Ontario region. Aside from Balsillie, a Vaughan, Ont.-based group - led by former Maple Leafs forward Kevin Maguire - has also expressed interest in landing an NHL franchise.

Lopez said the project will only move forward if the NHL gives him the green light.

"If the National Hockey League comes up to us and says 'You know what, we're going to look at this in five years, 10 years,' . . . . that's fine. There is no timeline on this.

"If the NHL says no, then this dream will stop."

It remains a pipe dream for the time being.

Lopez, who says his group could have the team up and running by the 2012-13 season, believes the proximity of the second franchise to the Toronto Maple Leafs would foster a new and exciting NHL rivalry without pulling fans away from the Air Canada Centre.

"We're not here to compete with the Toronto Maple Leafs," Lopez said. "We're here to be their little brother."

The announcement attracted the attention of nearly every major media outlet in Toronto. A dozen TV cameras jostled for position in the back of the room, and reporters filled every available seat.

Lopez's group proposes that 25 per cent of its annual net profits will be divided amongst charitable foundations and non-profit organizations. The Future Aces Foundation, started by former hockey player Herb Carnegie, would be the first organization to receive funding.

Carnegie, who will turn 90 in November, attended Friday's news conference.

If successful, the group says it will hand over every dollar of seat licence fees to foundations and charities.

Lopez added that roughly half the tickets to every game would be available for $50 in an effort to make the sport more affordable for fans - yet another reason for the incumbent Maple Leafs to object.

In an affidavit filed as part of the Coyotes' bankruptcy case, commissioner Gary Bettman said the only way another team would end up in southern Ontario is through expansion. He has also said the league isn't looking to add teams any time soon.

Lopez says his group is not affiliated with Balsillie or Maguire, and added that he isn't interested in inheriting an existing team.

"This has always been about expansion, not relocation," said Lopez. "I commend anyone in the world that loves hockey and is trying to bring hockey to any city. But this is strictly about expansion . . . nothing to do with the former Winnipeg Jets or the Phoenix Coyotes franchise."

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1 Stick of butter, sliced into pats

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