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Bangladesh could disappear entirely by end of century: NASA
Source: NewAgeBD, Mahtab Haider
23rd June 2008

The physicist suggesting it was James Hansen. The idea he was exploring is of fast feedback. And the news was out in July of last year.

The journalist Johann Hari published his Independent [London] article on it last Friday, including above factoid. The darling deshi merely read the article and imitated away. Its sad because NewAge's coverage during the last CoP[International Climate Change meeting) in Bali was worth following [gossip value, snooped on emails from within the delegation]. Its painful to witness these kinds of people scaring, confusing and pissing on Bangladesh, demonstrating 'freedom' no doubt.

Johann Hari is a nonce of the first degree, the imprint of his poisonous opportunist idiocy can be found in this telling paragraph,
This time, there will be no need for imaginary scapegoats. The people responsible are on every TV screen, revving up their engines. Will jihadism swell with the rising seas? Bangladesh's religion seems to be low-key and local. In the countryside, Muslims – who make up 95 per cent of the nation – still worship Hindu saints and mix in a few Buddhist ideas, too. In the Arab world, people bring up God in almost every sentence. In Bangladesh, nobody does.
Interesting huh? Good 'news' for some forces in Bangladesh i guess. He develops his climate jihad thing later on. Its interesting how Hari grinds his axes one by one in this article on Bangladesh, which he feels characteristically obliged to 'represent'. The Captive Minds, White Masked and Foolish of the east provide willing assistance. Do read the article and wonder at the symbolic violence being done. Then tell me that journalists are not the scum of the earth. Hari's axes are shared with the embarrassingly suicidal semi-intelligensia with whom he socialised on his all revealing visit. A visit to educate us all on how we are climatically killing Bangladesh [puke].

Get this. To adapt successfully to whatever is thrown at it, Bangladesh needs to discover and realise its mojo. The self servingl beggar twaddle attitude of the crimelords must, in the words of Bob, be

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Protection of deen is the first maqasid, so it is this which I will dwell on.
I think I have made the point about axemanship, apemanship and 'science' journalism in the UK and in Bangladesh. The comment that nobody in Bangladesh mentions Allah probably deserves some kind of [virtual] effigy burning in of itself, but really is an interesting social construction.

Several years ago I was shamed by an Indian Muslim lady who had visited Bangladesh in ramadhan for a conference on something cool to find nobody fasting and no arrangements for iftari. I was gobsmacked, and rationalised it through the usual secularist-intelligensia thing. It is true that when certain white characters are taken around a strange country by certain brown characters there is a process of snowballing self selection. Aaaagh, the 'staged' 'field' 'visit'. They really do serve eachother an unholy meal of half-truths, they gorge themselves... everything is for sale.

Observers are best advised not to touch them with a bargepole. If you are compelled to by circumstances, try to avoid believing everything they say. Desperate people say desperate things and waste your time.

The secularist poison has spread further than I had thought in the Millat of Bangladesh.
'Islamic workers' really need to reflect on this and figure out their own responsibility. The people at Pew do a lot of research on faith variables in global society. I think its time to get a whole lot more ummahtic about it. Starting from analysis of what goes on in the 'elite' english medium schools. I dont think peculiar materialist studies of 'Bengali identity vs Islamic identity' are useful for anything other than self promotion.

After spending time in desh, there is a 'posh' dhaka centricity to the disease, but its broader than that and trends amongst the youth are worrying. Parents are aware of it. Yet its not fair to say there is a dhaka centricity to it. A youth cricket coach described the character of the Batsman Ashraful to me once... "He's a good boy of dhaka, he prays."

But still, workers at 'prestigious' newspapers in Bangladesh are disciplined and controlled by the habitus at their employer's offices. 'Dont let them know that you went to the mosque.' Other 'prestigious' journalists reward young writers for expressing a faithlessness in their articles. Workers at the Daily Ondokar ensure that only 'secularism' is reproduced [They dont explicitly publish that]. A hijab crowned lady at a 'prestigious' NGO is hassled over her observances.

The deIslamisation of the bengali musalman was planned and hardwired. Haphazardness has also featured, as well as the idiocy of islamic workers. It is embedded in the education systems and the peculiar social memory loss engineered by the contemporary form of nationalism. Thankfully however, the fitra is inate, and cannot be alienated for long, despite poorly disguised hate campaigns.

One elderly and deeni rickshaw rider I spoke with, whose livelihood and survivability depends on his strength had tried fasting and riding, but collapsed. An Alim had since explained to him that the fast was not mandatory for him. The doctrine of durura, necessity, is well known in sharia, but this particular dispensation had never occured to me, silverspoon boy that I am.

But generally around jumma times, in the capital, there are a lot of riders who do not join in. Apparently there is no safe place to park their vehicle for the half an hour or so they need. Surely there is a quick social technique to fix that one? One that a mosque committee can institute as a nobrainer? or... maybe...

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I was wondering when someone some scumbag would link the two tragic buzzwords of 'global society' together. My personal evil imagination was inclined in a different way.

In an appeal to the Tory and the Green, I propose Carbon offsetting Muslims. I will obtain funding from either green or blue establishments in the west, or maybe even use the Clean Development Mechanism. Here's the pitch,

Look around you, you cant have Muslims travelling the world and realising that something is fundamentally wrong with it. I mean, they might try to fix things. Let us render them spatially immobile. No passports for our immigrant stock, no visas or 'scholarships' for the one in the East. I propose you give me a million bucks per hundred muslims immobilised.

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After recent reports that Elin Nordegren hopes to save her marriage with Tiger Woods, we’re not buying that she’s really ready to forgive and forget. So we asked a few of our funny friends what they would do if they were Elin.

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Champions League Round of 16 Draw: Match-by-Match Breakdown

The last 16 draw for the Champions League has brought together some familiar adversaries in a competition that’s becoming a little repetitive in terms of its fixtures. Luckily, this is unlikely to detract from either the quality or the excitement about to unfold in February. Here’s my verdict on each of the eight matches.

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

Incredibly, this is the third year running that the nouveau riche of Paris have met with West London’s Russian-backed Premier League strugglers. They stand tied at 1-1. The French champions went through on away goals at the same point in last season’s competition, despite talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic getting sent off in the first half of the second leg.

This season, on paper at least, things should be a little more clear-cut. If domestic form is anything to go by, PSG should make light work of a Chelsea side just a point off the relegation zone in the Premier League. The French giants have also added Angel Di Maria since the two last met, and are already 17 points clear in Ligue 1.

Winners: PSG, comfortably.

Benfica v Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russian champions Zenit were perhaps the stand-out team of the group stage, winning five of their six games, and losing the final match only once qualification had been assured. Manager Andre Villas Boas has been rewarded with a return to Portugal. Benfica recorded an impressive win away at Atletico Madrid in the group stages, but will likely struggle in a tough away trip to Russia for the second leg of the tie.

Winners:  Zenit, just.

Gent v Wolfsburg

Both sides are in uncharted Champions League territory, in a tie which has pitted two relative European minnows together. Gent are a well-drilled, technically good side, and did incredibly to qualify over the more established likes of Lyon and Valencia. Wolfsburg, fresh from knocking out Manchester United in the last round of group games, have the star quality to go one step further.

Winners: Wolfsburg, with plenty to spare.

Roma v Real Madrid

Given Roma’s penchant for taking massive Champions League beatings against the likes of Manchester United, Bayern and Barcelona in recent years, the last thing which should be put anywhere near their shaky defence is the formidable attacking talent of Real Madrid. Roma are a good team with some talented individuals, including former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Daniele De Rossi, but Real Madrid will be too strong for them.

Winners: Real Madrid. This one could get ugly.

Arsenal v Barcelona

Wow. What a tie this promises to be. Arsenal will consider themselves unlucky with this draw. To be rewarded with a great escape from the group stages with a tie against the reigning European champions is just their luck, and once again highlights the importance of topping your group. But make no mistake, Barca will be wary of the Gunners’ attacking threat, especially on the break.

If Arsenal show the resilience and composure which helped them beat Bayern 2-0 in the group stages, we could be about to see a huge upset. If, however, they show the nativity they did in the away fixture against the Germans, things could get very messy indeed. Or should that be Messi?

Winners: Barcelona to edge it on away goals, after blowing away Arsenal at the Emirates.

Juventus v Bayern Munich

Aside from Arsenal-Barca, this has got to be the tie of the round. Last year’s runners-up against the team many consider to be favourites this time around. After a slow domestic start to the season, Juventus are beginning to hit form, but, with Robert Lewandowski in the form of his life, even the Italian’s best may not be enough.

Bayern’s home record this season is daunting to put it mildly. In the Bundesliga it’s played 9, won 9, scored 26, conceded 3. In the Champions League it’s played 3, won 3, scored 14, conceded 1. The Italians travel to Munich for the second leg, so it’s safe to say they’ll probably need a substantial lead to hang on to if they are to progress.

Winners: Bayern, with ease.

PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid

PSV are a capable side who proved strong on the break during the group stages. Unfortunately, Atletico Madrid don’t tend to concede too many goals or chances, and are brilliant from set-pieces. With Madrid starting to find their rhythm in La Liga and looking close to their best, this could be the tie where Atletico become serious contenders for this year’s Champions League.

Winners: Atletico, comfortably, but by a narrow margin.

Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City

Having in the past struggled in the round of 16, with the substantial investment that’s gone in to the club, it seems as though justice has finally been served. Manchester City finished the group stages strongly to beat Juventus to first place and avoid the dreaded tie with Bayern. Whilst they will have to beat a team of that quality to go the distance, they’ll expect to progress against Dynamo Kiev.

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The first of Allen's ideal work shown in the 1914 opening of the Guild of Boston Artists

Lovely Agnes, the wife of the sculptor, was the muse for this luscious portrait of Nydia, the blind heroine of Pompeii. In his diary, Frederick Warren Allen noted that this was the first of his ideal work exhibited and that the reviews had “brought many good words.” The exhibit he spoke about was the opening show of the Guild of Boston Artists in November 1914, of which he was a founding member. The Concord Art Association in Massachusetts appropriately owns and displays his work today, Concord being the town in which Allen raised his family. CAA was also the venue for an exhibition showing his work in 1928.

One reviewer for that opening exhibit described Nydia as “crisply modeled,” “subtle and thoroughly modern.” (Providence Journal, Oct.24,1915) Modern Art was introduced to Bostonians in the historic Armory Show in 1914. The New York show in 1913 was a turning point for art in America. Abstraction became the popular expression, so sophisticated beautiful traditional art slowly lost appeal to museums and the public.

Nydia, like Allen’s Primeval Prayer in the same Guild exhibit, had modern elements, simplifying surface prettiness and extraneous details to create an enduring impression more powerful in it’s emotional appeal to the viewer. It was likely this stylistic direction taken by Allen that carried him through the time of upheaval in the Boston art community and secured his place as the new head of the Sculpture Department at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, a position he held until his retirement in 1957.

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    UK chancellor George Osborne is urging international investors not to give up on Britain, as the fallout from the EU referendum continues to hit the global economy.

    Osborne is flying to New York today, to meet with top Wall Street bankers. And his message is that Britain is not “quitting the world”, even though it has voted to leave the European Union.

    The question now is not what Britain is leaving; it is what Britain will become. There are those who want our exit from the EU to signal that we should now turn our back on the world, resist the free-market forces of globalization and become a more insular, less tolerant place. Similar forces are at work in other Western nations.

    We must not be afraid to confront them head-on. I am determined that — on the contrary — we now set out to build a more outward-looking, global-facing Britain, with stronger links with its friends and allies around the world. That must start with a closer economic relationship with North America.

    For first time in 40 years, the U.K. will be setting its own trade terms. So we should begin the conversation now with the U.S., and with the members of the North American Free Trade Agreement, about how we can deliver even closer economic ties.

    I have spoken to House Speaker Paul Ryan several times in the past two weeks about a stronger trading relationship—and this week I will welcome Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to London to see what more we can do together.

    Our economic trade ties with North America must now become stronger. My message is simple: Britain may be leaving the EU, but we are not withdrawing from the world. Britain will be a beacon for free trade, democracy and security, more open to that world than ever.

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My friend Danny Carroll, who is a distinguished professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary and the author of Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible, argues very effectively that any discussion on immigration for Christians should begin with Scripture and, specifically, should begin where Scripture begins“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1) and, in that first chapter of the Bible, we learn that “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).  While we should search the entirety of the Scriptures to understand how, as Christians we should respond to the issue of immigration, we can begin by recognizing that immigrants are first and foremost human beings created by God.

Like every other single human being on this planet, immigrants bear the imago dei, the unique reflection of the Creator God.  While immigrants, like the rest of us, are imperfect and marred by sin (Genesis 3:16-19), each carries an inherent dignity.  They also possess incredible potential: they were created for work and to contribute, which is why we err if we focus only on the costs that immigrants bring to a society or an economy.  As evangelical columnist Michael Gerson notes, immigrants are “not just mouths, but hands and brains.”

The Founding Fathers of the United States recognized this inherent dignity, at least theoretically.  They boldly held, in declaring their independence from Great Britain, that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”  Regardless of country of origin, of socio-economic status, of family of origin, of physical or mental disability—of any potential disqualifier some might want to apply—each person has dignity and rights because they are endowed to them, not by the government, but by God.

To be sure, our Founding Fathers did a pretty terrible job at implementing this ideal.  The author of these profound words, Thomas Jefferson, held African slaves who were denied the rights to live, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  Though no one could rob the dignity God had placed within each African held as a slave, our government did its best to mar it by permitting oppression and injustice.

Those words, though, “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” helped guide our country out of slavery, and then out of the subsequent injustice of Jim Crow laws and other structures of overt racism.  Dr. Martin Luther King harkened back to these words in challenging the United States to live into its ideals.  He called the Declaration’s words “a promissory note… a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’”  But he refused “to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”

(Sidenote: we highlight these words on our new t-shirt, which we seriously recommend that you purchase and wear, challenging others to think of how these easily-affirmed words apply to undocumented immigrants).

We have made progress as a nation.  But we have not yet arrived.

Those rights that are supposedly “unalienable” do not apply, in our country, to those that our laws call “aliens,” non-citizens who were born with God-given dignity but not with a governmentally-designated nationality in the United States.  The governments of many other countries deny their own citizens these rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and the United States—with its strict regulations on who can and cannot migrate to the United States—keeps them from realizing these rights on its soil as well.  When immigrants in search of these supposedly divinely-endowed rights arrive unlawfully—crossing a border without inspection or over-staying a temporary visa—we make clear that they do not have the same rights as U.S. citizens, occasionally restricting their economic and, sometimes, their physical liberty.

Immigration policy questions are complex, and it is not always clear how easily-affirmed statements about human equality can be realized in laws and structures.  As we talk about immigrants, though, my hope and prayer is that, at least within the Church, we affirm the dignity inside of each immigrant, made in the image of our God.

Matthew Soerens is the co-author of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate (InterVarsity Press, 2009) and the US Church Training Specialist at World Relief.  His blogs appear here on Mondays.

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    Not only do all humans have Unalienable Rights, but also all Life and social systems have the same Rights. See the book titled: “Scientific Proof of Our Unalienable Rights.”

    This book begins with an awakening of something old, often quoted, seldom elaborated, and eager to understand why Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, failed to prove his stated “self-evident” claim that our unalienable rights are part of the “Laws of Nature.” This book covers the first known scientific proof to Jefferson’s claim, taking the discourse out of the ivory tower for all to understand. The simplicity of the proof takes us on a journey demonstrating our unalienable rights is the origin of philosophy, behind the “taming of fire” among many other wonders, highlighting the connection of manmade laws to the Laws of Nature, the foundation to the Laws of Economics, the maturity of morality, and so on. Our journey ends on the road to utopia realizing the concepts of this book will spread through time and humankind will one day take the road less traveled. This road connects our unalienable rights to Nature’s matrix, advancing humanity’s intellectual evolution of living-systems throughout the universe. And in the end, awakening something old, as in, making this world a better place to live.

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Fresh peaches from the Farmers Market.

Dan was at the Farmers Market the other day and brought home some lovely fresh peaches.  Now that peach season is upon us, I decided it was time to make a peach cobbler.  I have a simple recipe that I use for all kinds of fruit cobblers.  Here's the recipe.

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2 ½ cups sliced fresh peaches
1/3 to ½ cup of sugar (depending upon desired sweetness) I use 1/3 cup.
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Bring the peaches, sugar, and nutmeg to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.  Cool.
Cook peaches, sugar, and nutmeg.

1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
 ½ cup butter melted and cooled
Mix these ingredients well.  Pour into a 2 quart baking dish.  Spoon peaches over batter evenly.  Do NOT stir.

Peach mixture on top of batter in oven ready to bake.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven  for 45 minutes or until done.

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Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal bounced his way into Boston today to meet with his new team, the Celtics. While he’s on the court, his reps are hitting the streets looking for a place tall enough to accommodate the 7′ 1″ athlete when he’s here.

The Celtics signed Shaquille O’Neal to help win another NBA title, but The Boston Herald is reporting one luxury address could also score big with Shaq’s arrival to the Bay State. Reports say Shaq’s reps are looking at the W Boston Hotel & Residences, which have suffered a bit of a lag in sales since opening.

The W could actually be a great fit for Shaq. It’s a new building with high-end security, valet service and a 24-hour concierge. The downside – it’s not very close to the TD Garden, where the Celts play during the season. Other hotel residences in the running include the Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, the Four Seasons and the Residences at the InterContinental.

This wouldn’t be the first time contracted sports stars have shacked up in posh Boston hotels. Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez called the Ritz-Carlton home during his time with the team. The four-bedroom condo is currently available for rent at $25,000 a month (in case you’re interested).


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Quick Flight to Florida

From the slow lane to the jet set, she does it all! Climbed down the ladder at 9:30 in the morning in Cartagena and laid my grateful head to rest on super-deluxe high-thread-count sheets in Lake Worth Florida a mere 12 hours later.

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Momentum was building – we needed more stuff, a new computer with an American keyboard, and without Colombia’s crippling import duties. Bottom paint  that we could use without sanding off all the previous applications. Odd bits and pieces like blades for a Fein tool,  a GPS receiver for a computer. Upholstery and awning fabric. Mail for the last six months. So by golly I hopped on a plane and got it all. This after I heard what a friend had paid to have some prescriptions Fed-Exed to Colombia – it cost more than my flight on Spirit did!

Funny how you can just slip right back into the 65mph life, warm up the credit card and sign sign sign as if there were no tomorrow.

PHOTO Our new stuff on the pallet at International Business Cargo, Miami to Barranquilla shipping service.

I packed up a couple blue plastic crates of ‘hazardous materials’ lined with a new wardrobe from my aunt (and Goodwill!), schlepped them down to Miami and with only a few bumps they arrived at the boatyard in Cartagena a couple weeks later.

The worst part of the trip was the 2-hour drudge march through the line in front of US customs, which had my Colombian seatmates laughing about American pride in their superior ways!

Clearly the real estate bubble has had a real bursting effect on many lives- tales of woe abound -but the malls and highways of the former Everglades peninsula are still full. Florida seems like its same old oblivious self, so many constituencies at cross-purposes.

I enjoyed my visit, enjoyed my stay with my uncle and aunt, but also enjoyed getting back to a life for which I am perhaps a little better suited.

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Valve is still apart of an ongoing class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington which has produced some of Valve's [very own] estimates in regards to amount of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling with skins, including Valve disclosing that they have millions of bot accounts trading from a single 3rd Party gambling site.  Valve is headed against a group of parents who say Valve [allegedly] set up an "illegal online gambling system, which targets and harms teenagers and kids" noting that they profit from every sale of a skin on the Steam marketplace.

The federal court has Valve proving that this should remain in a federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, proving that the "amount of Controversy" regarding the case's allegations of the Steam Marketplace exceeded the limits and is over $5,000,000.

Within the legal jibber-jabber, a declaration supporting Valve's claims warrant federal jurisdiction under the CAFA, Kristian Miller informed us that the numbers [exactly] are extremely difficult to provide as Valve needs to identify all of the bot accounts used by the 3rd party gambling sites.  in return, Valve is claiming that they have identified the accounts registered to automated bot accounts in association with CSGOLounge [the 3rd party gambling site]. Miller also announced that he scanned all CS:GO skin trading transaction databases, reviewing the interactions of Steam account holders and those of the bots within the United States.  The search included transactions from August 2013, securing data from the beginning of the CS:GO Steam economy.

Millers conclusive research found that 381,010 United States Steam subscribers (accounts) traded at one skin to the CSGOLounge bots within the calendar parameters.  This ration shows that only 1:10 (10%) of Steam accounts was involved in the Person-to-Bot (P2B) interactions.  These calculations, worldwide, comes to about 4,000,000 accounts did some kind of trading with one of CSGOLounge's bot controlled accounts.

The average price per skin is [from the plaintiffs complaint allegedly] $9.97 and that 'ATLEAST' half of the bets would have resulted in losses suffered by account holders, totaling in over $1,850,000.  Miller then multiplied this figure by three (3), getting more than a total of $5,570,000.  He then exclaimed, "these figures are most likely higher than these estimates."  The numbers resulting in the figures are in assumption that the gamblers winrate is at 50% or more as well as only counting the amounts gambled on the site.  In addition, Miller did other, more ["realistically analyzed P2B calculations"] than likely had more than $33,000,000 was gambled on CSGOLounge.  Miller argued that the U.S accounts made up 10% [again] of all trading with the bots, meaning there is no reason to think that U.S. accounts lost more frequently than other nations, giving him a $3,300,000 figure.  As before, he tripled it reaching a $9,900,000 figure.

CSGOLounge (announced to its community of shutting down) is reportedly the only gambling site, of many, offering CS:GO skin gambling.  As of 2016, Valve removed the ability for API gambling, announcing shutdown noticed of 23 gambling web sites, including the sites listed in the plaintiff's complaint stated in the lawsuit.  Valve also publicly noted that using their services on CS:GO, and the other 22 sites violated the contractual agreement stated in the Terms of Service (ToS) as well as the creation of automated bots used to transfer skins regardless of the transaction on Steam.   Nearly all of the sites listed in the 'Valve Shut Down List' complied after getting the letter from the Vale headquarters.

The lawsuit is still ongoing but Valve previously moved to compel arbitration with the plaintiffs when accepting the Steam subscriber agreement.  Since the level of court is not known at the time, both parties in the case have agreed to compel arbitration until it is known.

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Destiny Could See “Taken King-Sized Expansion” in 2016 – Analyst

Long-term value of franchise looks good as long as there’s new content.

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Feeling down about Bungie’s Destiny, especially with rumours of Destiny 2 being pushed back and the lack of information regarding any new expansion packs? According to Cowen & Company’s Doug Creutz, there’s still plenty of upside to Destiny this year and he believes there will be an expansion the size of The Taken King later in 2016.

“Our model assumes a Taken King-sized expansion for Destiny in 2016. We did think that Destiny 2 was a possible, and even likely, source of upside in 2016. However, as long as there is new Destiny content in 2016, we feel confident in our overall company growth assumptions and would remain bullish on the long-term value of the franchise.”

The lack of meaningful content for Destiny 2 could be a problem according to Creutz as he states that, “Destiny‘s player base is clearly getting restless for new content, particularly since this is the first time since the launch of the game in 2014 that more than a couple of months have gone by without having a clear roadmap as to what is in the near-term pipeline

“A significant erosion of the game’s player base would be a disappointment and a major missed opportunity. While we suspect most players would return for a 2017 Destiny 2, there are no guarantees in this business, particularly since we think many players felt there was an implicit guarantee of regular, meaningful content updates for the game.”

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Star Citizen is almost here- or at least, as much of it as will be launching next year, since the game itself will be launching in parts (the official term is ‘modules’). And ahead of its launch next year, the most crowdfunded game in history got a brand new trailer at The Game Awards to demonstrate to the mainstream game buying just what Star Citizen is, and why they should care about it.

The best possible way to demonstrate it was to talk about just how the game manages to merge multiple genres and playstyles in one seamless, breathless fusion. And all of it in those gorgeous graphics the game is known for, of course.

Star Citizen is going to launch exclusively on the PC next year (your consoles can’t handle this). I just want to know one thing- to quote his own concern, can Mark Hamill be on the poster for the game, please?

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    After watching this I felt even more unimpressed by it if being honest. Not hating on it, but that insight done nothing for me in wanting the game.

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BHAKTI OR DEVOTION - Swami Vivekananda

The third is a still higher test. Love is always the highest ideal. When one has passed through the first two stages, when one has thrown off all shopkeeping, and casts off all fear, one then begins to realise that love is always the highest ideal. How many times in this world we see a beautiful woman loving an ugly man? How many times we see a handsome man loving an ugly woman! What is the attraction? Lookers-on only see the ugly man or the ugly woman, but not so the lover; to the lover the beloved is the most beautiful being that ever existed. How is it? The woman who loves the ugly man takes, as it were, the ideal of beauty which is in her own mind, and projects it on the ugly man; and what she worships and loves is not the ugly man, but her own ideal. That man is, as it were, only the suggestion, and upon that suggestion she throws her own ideal, and covers it; and it becomes her object of worship. Now, this applies in every case where we love. Many of us have very ordinary looking brothers or sisters; yet the very idea of their being brothers or sisters makes them beautiful to us.

The philosophy in the background is that each one projects his own ideal and worships that. This external world is only the world of suggestion. All that we see, we project out of our own minds. A grain of sand gets washed into the shell of an oyster and irritates it. The irritation produces a secretion in the oyster, which covers the grain of sand and the beautiful pearl is the result. Similarly, external things furnish us with suggestions, over which we project our own ideals and make our objects. The wicked see this world as a perfect hell, and the good as a perfect heaven. Lovers see this world as full of love, and haters as full of hatred; fighters see nothing but strife, and the peaceful nothing but peace. The perfect man sees nothing but God. So we always worship our highest ideal, and when we have reached the point, when we love the ideal as the ideal, all arguments and doubts vanish for ever. Who cares whether God can be demonstrated or not? The ideal can never go, because it is a part of my own nature. I shall only question the ideal when I question my own existence, and as I cannot question the one, I cannot question the other. Who cares whether God can be almighty and all-merciful at the same time or not? Who cares whether He is the rewarder of mankind, whether He looks at us with the eyes of a tyrant or with the eyes of a beneficent monarch?

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Tallahassee | Sunday back to $2, with an apology; price reduction followed 15% circulation decline

In a blog post today, Executive Editor Bob Gabordi writes about the Tallahassee Democrat's "big" mistake in conjunction with the Gannett-wide launch of paywalls last year.

"In the face of expanded readership, a year ago April we raised the price of the Sunday newspaper to $3 in vending machines and retail outlets," he writes. "We have since reduced the price to $2, but we did so quietly, and without saying we were sorry for the miscalculation."

Gabordi doesn't detail the price increase's impact on circulation. But the paper's overall Sunday sales -- including home delivery -- dove 15% to an average 39,685 copies by the end of last year from 46,801 in 2011, according to GCI's annual reports. That was a significant decline when Corporate was focused on shoring up Sunday circulation across the U.S. newspaper division.

Indeed, among all the U.S. community dailies, only Missouri's Springfield News-Leader reported a bigger rate of Sunday decline: 16%, to 52,958 from 63,413 in 2011. (This excludes the Detroit Free Press, where data in the annual reports show a near-doubling of Sunday circulation that I can't immediately explain.)

Division-wide, Sunday fell an average 3% last year from 2011 (again, excluding Detroit), according to the annual reports.

Nonetheless, overall circulation revenue rose 5% last year to $1.1 billion, because Corporate raised subscription prices an average 25% when the paywalls were introduced. That more than made up for lost circulation volume.

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This spreadsheet shows daily and Sunday circulation for 2012 vs. 2011 for 80 U.S. dailies.

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  1. The Brevard Sunday is now down to under 50,000. Rumored numbers is a 30 percent fall off of single copy with reality numbers closer to 40. Between the 3 dollar price alone, combined with the competitor only going to 2 dollars, and less local driven content,another self made disaster.

    They've had 1.99 pricing for Sunday at a few supermarkets but it's too little too late. They've pissed off all the regulars.

  2. Detroit's numbers are easily explained in the report. Their strategy is being copied in USCP. Another example of how the biggest USCP member is leading the company.

  3. The numbers for Brevard showing circ. numbers is actually what was printed. Where do they get their numbers I wonder!

  4. Sees the "intensive" research conducted to determine price was wrong. There were a few good people that were the scapegoats for declining circulation volumes due to the HD and SC pricing mandated from corporate with no local input.
    I am still an avid supporter of Gannett, but the CSS leadership dropped the ball in a major was on the implemention of this and several good people were forced out.

  5. PLease be aware these are total circ numbers, not just single copy.

    1. Indeed, I'm aware that these are total circulation numbers. The figures from the Alliance for Audited Media (formerly the ABC) don't break out newsstand sales alone.

      But you can be assured that, if overall Tallahassee circulation is down 15%, then newsstand/vending sales have fallen by a much bigger rate.

    2. Absolutely.
      I pass by locations that used to have boxes.
      They're almost all gone.

      This man has single-handedly destroyed the paper's reputation in town. He is extremely disliked in the community. In fact, the local morning talk show host has a long-running feud with him because of all the shortcomings (pun intended) of missed and/or biased reporting under this editor's so-called leadership.

      IOW, he's a typical Gannett editor.

      Note: To post this, the Captcha feature asked me to type in "superficial". How ironic!

  6. Before their paywall went up July 2010, they were getting 13-14M pageviews per month down there. It fell off the cliff to under 5M/month thereafter, and is now about 4M/month.

    Not even White House spinmeister Jay Carney could call that "growth." During Gabordi's tenure, the newsroom has droppped to about two dozen FTEs. They used to have almost 100 in the late '90s. How much longer can they justify occupying such a cavernous edifice?

    And to add insult to injury, they're not even the leading provider of online news in their locale. Check the hard facts by comparing their metrics to the market leader, WCTV:

    They're getting beat on every metric.
    Especially "reputation."
    Corporate is totally asleep at the wheel, allowing this cancer to grow.

  7. Two more pices of data needed: price increase for HD and for Single Copy AND date of price increases. Some of these losses were without any price increase. Those papers demonstrate the losses that may have happened anyway or be papers with additional CS or content issues.

  8. This begs the question: Are there pricing adjustments coming at other locations? I know Springfield fought the price hike to $3 on Sundays, correctly predicting the results would be disastrous. But corporate wouldn't budge. After a year of plummeting Sunday circulation, do they go back and fix it?

    Not that it matters anyway. Once you chase people off and they get in the habit of not buying something, and they realize they really aren't missing anything, a price cut is almost never enough to bring them back.

  9. People here are just disgusted with the paper. For the most part they got used to the jump from 50 cents to 75 for the dailys. When it then went to a dollar, the content also started being taken away. That brainstorm started the ball falling off the cliff fast. Then came the 3 dollar Sunday when the competition went to 2 dollars. That, along with the Sunday magazine shrinking to near nothing, some content disappearing, coupons not being in the paper...and believe me the people know when and what SHOULD be there...

    I've witnessed the slide our paper has taken and am sad to say most of it is by their own doing, with Gannett's help of course. There still is a good enough market to make and sell a decent heads be damned...they just have to want to.

  10. I can't tell you what they did at my local paper after papers prices almost doubled I stopped buying it and haven't checked to see if they reduced it again. i still see this as a Netflix kind of business in that Netflix tried to kill off it's DVD by mail in order to drive customers to streaming. The same argument was used. Streaming is the way of the future and DVD rental is dead. Well Redbox came in and proved them wrong. Netflix went back to offering DVD by mail only again. Now you can choose either way by mail or streaming or both. Gannett won't offer a print only subscription and that is causing a loss of subscribers that don't want both. They raised prices Single Copy prices and cut service. Dickey claims they only lost 10 percent circulation in print and that exceeds the twenty percent loss they were expecting. But that was only for the year. Circulation and revenue will further decline as customers are fed up. Digital supporters will say they might have lost those customers anyway. GPS has further eroded customer loyalty by not offering redelivery service and driving out long time employees. Analyst are asking where is the revenue that they expect in digital to make up for the loss in print. Gannetts answer is it is coming. What they should have done is focus on maintaining print revenue while increasing revenue from digital at the same time. Never a good strategy to want less business. It would be like Yum brands closing down Taco Bells in order to drive up sales at KFC. another thing Netflix is now doing is creating it's own content. That has helped push up new subscriber numbers. Hint, hint.

  11. The idea of digital VS. print is/was wrong to begin with. Both products have their place with different markets. If they truly wanted a digital only company they should have started one instead of gutting print they way they have.

  12. I don't think the problems with the Democrat have much to do with a paywall at all. It's a lack of quality journalism and poor commitment to being the kind of newspaper a community should crave. I don't even recognize the newspaper I loved to read as recently as eight years ago because so many good journalists have been forced out since Gannett took over for what appears to be Bob Gabordi's hand-picked minions. But if Gannett believes he's a good editor that tells me all I need to know about Gannett. I realize things are tough for newspapers all over, but the Democrat appears to be on a suicide mission.

Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."

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Greenhouse Gala Purses

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Vladimir Kagan Era Style Lamp

Like I always say "no good lamp left behind" and that's why I had to bring this one home. I just wish I knew who the designer or maker was. It has that look from the Kagan era but I haven't seen another like it. It's in very good condition and once it's properly cleaned up and photographed I will list it for sale.

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This weekend lost the game it was supposed to have, but found instead a familiar solace.  Meeting old friends, enjoying simpler games, and finding myself a little bit more grounded.    While things aren't quite where I want them to be, things are definitely far much more better.

Started a new chronicle with Rocky, Mahar and Urim.  After wanting for so long to run it, I finally have started the Adventure to Aberrant to Trinity game.  The first episode was a blast with pulp heroism and crazy antics filling the night.  The second episode was a solo-romp for Urim, since neither Mahar and Rocky were neither available.  I am excited for the next game which might come to pass this coming Sunday.  Here's hoping!

As I write this, Rocky and I are spending a quiet Sunday at home watching the lastest episode of Dr. Who.  I have to admit, I absolutely miss this show.  I cannot imagine how long I was able to survive with seeing more stories of Rory, Amy and the Doctor.  Yes, this episode has wonderfully given the Dalek's an incredible new touch, and I have to admit, while I predicted the reveal about Souffle girl, I was pleasantly surprised with the Rory and Amy angle.

Doctor Who?  Indeed!

Been trying out a few gay social networks, on Rocky's behest, and admittedly, of the three I've tried, so far the one with the orange interface has proven to be most interesting.  I've made a few cool new friends and tried getting to know a few others.  So far, while most seem to be worms wriggling for a bite, it is nice to find the occasional good catch worth getting to further know.  While I have no objections with meeting more people, I definitely know that this can only help me pass the time.  Because my heart has already decided to wait.

Haven't touched the PS3 this week.  That should change soon.
Haven't stopped smoking either.  That should change soon.

The potty training of Yoshi continues, and while he still pees and poops in the wrong places, he is starting to get curious of the litter box which I hope he'll learn to start properly using.  The training drops we got haven't quite helped, but its too soon to tell I guess.   Getting tips from here:

Now we are watching Superman Versus the Elites, which should be fun.  Given the rescheduled Marvel Civil War game I was supposed to run for Rocky and Gene, this should be a cool distraction.  I've done some research reading and I'm pretty excited with the story I've come up with, but it will have to wait for now, I guess.

Work at Indigo-Entertainment continues to be awesome.  Admittedly, my brain is probably struggling to cope at times, I have to admit it is a job I've long wanted to have and am tremendously lucky to have landed.    Sometimes I still find myself wondering if I deserve my post, but James, Rocky, Prince and other friends are quick to remind me that my position as a Game Designer is quite justly deserved.  I guess while I might never completely stop second-guessing myself, I am happy to know there are people who truly believe in my talents.

Work at ABBA is a bit more of a struggle.  With another outsource no longer available, I have my worries about how we can handle the work load.  But I guess we just have to trust that things will fall into place the way my parents trust in things.

And lastly, I'm very grateful with everyone who has in one way or another shown me support in my choice.  It ain't easy, I will admit, but I know the goal I've set in my heart is worth it.  And I know in the end, we all find whom we deserve.

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Gift Idea....Spineless Classics

Do you know a bookworm who is hard to shop for? Instead of a gift card at the bookstore, one of these might be the answer! I found these prints online at Spineless Classics, and I think they are such a neat idea. So I thought I'd share it with you. The entire text of the book is printed on heavy stock....and the print is readable with the naked eye.

This would be perfect for my Jane Austen-loving sister.

It's a little late for this Christmas, but it's an idea to keep in mind for future gifts. Another "why didn't I think of that?" idea!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Baby Time and Baking Time...Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These are just some random shots from the weekend...I went to my sister and brother-in-law's house to see their new grandbaby. We were overtaken by an urge to bake Christmas cookies. These are Chocolate Crinkle yummy.
Holly and Nicole baking.

Holly wondered aloud if she had the cookies rolled out to l2 inches and her engineer hubby stepped in to check it out.

Little Avery was not put down once during the weekend.

Aunt Nicole is pretty smitten with her I think.

We noticed that Hawkeye and Dad are starting to look alike...they may be spending too much time together!

Four generations of Harbin girls.

And finally I leave you with two beautiful photos my brother-in-law took:

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Lamb's Lace Cardigan

This is the first sweater I've ever knitted, and I'm pretty pleased because it turned out wearable! It's the Lamb's Lace Cardi pattern available on Ravelry. If I had it to do over, I'd make a couple of changes to make it fit a little closer across the back, but all in all I'm happy with it. I finished this a couple of months ago, but it took a while for me to get a pic....and even now, it's a headless one! Oh well, that's what you get when you are shooting yourself.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Knitted Fish Scarf

It's a fun pattern to knit up and goes pretty fast since I used a size 6 needle instead of the 2s I use when I knit socks. The info on the pattern is here. The yarn is actually a little greener than it looks here...with lots of blues  mixed in...pretty!

And here's one of me wearing it. I made it 11 repeats instead of the 9 called for, to make it a little longer. Please excuse the foggy's an oldie, and we all get a little foggier with age.

Saturday, December 04, 2010

One Fish, Two Fish, Knit Fish Scarf

I'm spending a little time working on a's cold out and I need one. I have lots of sock yarn, so I figure that's the way to go. This pattern is the School at Play Scarf from Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Patterns That Go Way Beyond Socks!. If you are a sock yarn addict/collector this is good book to have around. There are so many beautiful hand dyed sock yarns out there, and it's easy, easy, easy to find yourself with more sock yarn than you will ever knit socks from. This beautiful yarn is from Suzan at Barking Dog Yarns.  And here's why I'm happy to be sitting inside watching a movie and knitting:


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Monday, 10 August 2009

classic! facebook (indeed any social network) etiquitte, EVERYONE is watching!

Thanks @loic

great classic that I gotta add to my blog also.

It is just incredible how 'green' most people are, DO NOT post unless you are not sure.

Just like don't SHOUT OUT your deepest and most relevant (sometimes might be seen as stupid) 'thoughts' and 'whimps' that particular seconds.. especially sometimes you might regrett ..

posting on social sites or blog, is equivalent of shouting in front of Millions.. not only a few people in the room!

long live social media.

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August 14, 2012

1311 Days

Yup, I’m pregnant!
I can’t even begin to explain how excited we are.  For those of you who didn’t know, Garrett and I have been waiting almost 2 years to have this news.  We knew that having children would be difficult and based on the experiences of other family members, we didn’t think that anything we did would work.  After over a year of trying we found a clinic in Houston that has some of the top doctors in the nation for fertility (for my fertility issue).  We knew as soon as we started our treatments that the reason we felt we needed to go to Houston rather than Dallas was because of this clinic.  We started treatments and for a while nothing happened.  Garrett and I were prepared to stop treatments after another month because we couldn’t afford them.  We pretty much thought that the only other option we would have was adoption if our last cycle didn’t work – and that would mean waiting at least another 5 years.
It was hard to accept that.
But I responded to the last round of treatments.  We waited and waited till I could take the pregnancy test.  I was so afraid to take it – that it would be a negative.  I took the test and waited, willing it to be positive.  After the three minutes were up I looked at that first test and my heart broke.  There was only one line – a negative.  But then I looked at it again and there is was – an incredibly faint second line.  Incredibly faint.  I immediately went to the computer to find out what that meant.  It was possible I was pregnant.  So I waited a few more days and tested again – POSITIVE!!!!
Baby Williams is officially due April 28, 2013.  We’ll have waited almost 2 1/2 years to have a baby when he/she arrives and we are so grateful and excited!!
So how did I tell Garrett?
Technically I knew a few days before Garrett found out – I needed time to make sure I could tell Garrett in a cool way.  When driving around, Garrett and I always see “expectant mother parking” spots and joke that I should be able to park there because I’m expecting to be a mother someday. So I went and picked up Garrett from the bus on Monday and when we pulled into our parking spot Garrett saw this:
How far along am I?
This question took a LONG time to answer.  I didn’t know my official due date until 10/10/12!  Why? Well, until 10/10, I thought it was because due to the treatments and timing, normal calculation methods wouldn’t be as accurate.  Then I found out from my OB that the fertility center had the wrong date listed as the first day of my cycle (it was off by 1.5 weeks).  I thought I was going to have a HUGE baby because early on the nurses kept saying that our baby was measuring large for how far along I was supposed to be.  Then my OB and I cleared it up and it turns out I was farther along than I thought (and all measurements were now normal).
As of 10/14/2012 I will be officially 12 weeks!
What we know so far:
  • Baby is growing great and is measuring perfectly!
  • Despite being on pelvic rest due to tears and being tired ALL THE TIME, I’m doing great – I’ve yet to throw up!
  • Baby is about 1 1/4″ long.  Baby doesn’t like being compared to food, but to give you an idea, he’s about the size of a lime.
  • Baby does not like the terms “prego” or “preggers” – his mom is PREGNANT.
  • Baby likes to wiggle and sleep – just like his Mom
  • Most everyone thinks Baby is a girl. Garrett wants a boy (but only a little more than a girl).  I’m happy with a boy or a girl

August 7, 2012

Cycle 3: Day 16

I am so happy right now.  I feel like words cannot express what I feel and yet I have so many thoughts running through my head.
It worked.  The medicine worked this month.  I went in for my ultrasound today and found out my meds worked.  The goal was to have a follicle measure at least a 12. The hope was for a 15.  Anything bigger would be a miracle (in my mind).  All of my follicles were 10 and under.
Except one.
One beautiful miracle.
A 17.5.
I literally gasped when the nurse told me.  When she showed me the monitor the follicle looked HUGE!
I waited for the nurse to come back from talking with the doctor.  I’ve never gotten to this point before so I had no idea about what would happen next or what our actual chances are.  I asked if it could be likely that I could get pregnant with only one follicle.  Yes!  I can!   With chlomid treatments they actually only want 1-2 grown follicles (at least that’s what the nurse told me).
And then I cried (of course).  Why? Because after 21 months of wanting to start our family I am actually in a position where is it possible. That one beautifully HUGE follicle could possibly result in a future member of our small family.  And while the chances are still slim I am so happy that the possibility even exists!
I’ve felt over the last while that my amount of faith has been so tiny.  I feel like I’m on a faith roller coaster sometimes.  I know that this small yet huge miracle was not a result of my own faith.  I feel so blessed to know that the faith of my family and friends have been constantly around me.  Regardless of what the outcome would have been today, I cannot deny that I have felt the strength and support that comes from God when others put their faith in God in your behalf.
My heart is so full of gratitude right now.  And such peace, which is the one thing I have desperately pleaded for.  One of the best things I have ever done was make CDs of past general conference talks to keep in the car.  I often forget they’re there, but as I drove to my appointment I didn’t want to just listen to the radio – I instead remembered and longed to hear the voice of the prophets.  As I listened to the messages that were given I knew Heavenly Father was with me.  I knew (and still know) that God loved me.  I knew that He would comfort me and support me and bear this trial with me – even when my faith is tiny.
I often feel the Holy Ghost quietly whisper to me and remind me of Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father.  Heavenly Father knows I am one that needs gentle guidance and joyful reminders.  He patiently waits as I forget about Him in my day-to-day life and then return to Him.  I have said before how I often forget Him.  And I have said before how grateful I am to know that He does not forget me.
As I listened to the words of the prophets – men who have the authority to speak the words God wants us to hear – I was beautifully reminded of Heavenly Father’s love for me:
…as an Apostle of our Master, Jesus Christ, I proclaim with all the certainty and conviction of my heart…You are not forgotten.
Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love.
Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time!
He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name—you are the daughters of His kingdom.
God loves you because you are His child. He loves you even though at times you may feel lonely or make mistakes.
The love of God and the power of the restored gospel are redemptive and saving. If you will only allow His divine love into your life, it can dress any wound, heal any hurt, and soften any sorrow.
My dear sisters, you are closer to heaven than you suppose. You are destined for more than you can possibly imagine.
It is my prayer and blessing that you will never forget that you are truly precious daughters in God’s kingdom.
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Forget Me Not,” October 2011 General Conference
I know what I’m going through isn’t easy.  Frankly, it sucks.  I feel so blessed, however, to have the knowledge I have of God and His son, Jesus Christ. I feel so blessed to know that God knows my name;  That He knows my heart and the desperate desires I have to start a family; That He knows how to provide me with the strength and comfort I ache for.  I am so grateful.  Again, words escape me.
Not every part of life has a happy ending.  Today happens to be a very happy moment in our journey through infertility.  I am so comforted to know that I am able to feel peace on both the good days and the bad.

August 3, 2012

Cycle 3: Day 12

Okay, so this may not be the-most-incredible-news-on-the-face-of-the-planet news, but it’s good and it’s happy!
I went into my dr. appointment today.  It’s day 12 of my cycle and they did an ultrasound of my ovaries to see how fast my follicles have been growing (like I mentioned before, the doctors want them to measure between a 12 & 15).  During the last two cycles the highest a follicle ever got was a 9, but they mostly stayed in the 6/7 area (and that was being checked on day 16-20 of my cycle).
Well today is only day 12 which means I’ve still got some time to go…
and today my follicle measured
A 10!!!!!
It’s not a 12 or a 15, but still – a 10 is MUCH better than a 6, especially at this point in the cycle!
I don’t think I’ve really digested that news until now.
I did that!  My follicle hit a 10!
There’s hope!
My body is responding!
I’m not failing!
It’s working! (even just a little bit)
I’m so excited!
BEST. DAY. EVER!! (okay – well, it’s closer than many other days)
What’s next?  Well, we wait until Tuesday when I go back in for another ultrasound (meh).  Hopefully by then they’ll have matured to at least a 12.  After that – well, it’s up to the doctors, but assuming things go well we wait for nature to take it’s course and hope for the best.
So here’s what I need you to do: Send good vibes our way!  Regardless of what happens, we know that Heavenly Father’s watching out for us and we’re trying to trust in His time table.  But asking for extra help and for peace and understanding won’t hurt either so any prayers for us to whomever you believe in is appreciated.
We’re totally hopeful that this could be the month (and totally freaking out too – but then again, what sane person doesn’t freak out at the thought of becoming a parent!).  We’re trying not to let our fears take over and instead remain hopeful.  All I know is that right now I am so incredibly grateful.  I don’t know if I could have handled another month of complete disappointment.  Again, even if I don’t get pregnant this month, this news is better than any of the news since we’ve started this journey and I am so grateful.


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The Gopis have fallen into a great ocean of separation and are being devoured by the Timingila fish of their ambition to serve You. The Gopis must be delivered from the mouths of these Timingila, for they are pure devotees. Since they have no material conception of life, why should they aspire for liberation? The Gopis do not want that liberation desired by yogis and jnanis, for they are already liberated from the ocean of material existence. (Cc. Madhya 13.142)

The above verse is quoted from Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 13.142, wherein Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu equates the Gopis as having fallen into a great ocean and that they are being devoured by their ambition to serve Krsna. Mahaprabhu compares their ambition to the legendary Timingila fish. The Timingila fish is said to have lived in the oceans of this planet as the greatest predator ever known. This article is not about Krsna, the Gopis, or their intense desire to serve Him. This article is about the Timingila fish — myth or fact? (So if you were expecting to read something rasika you can stop reading here.)

The Srimad Bhagavatam, Ramayana, Mahabharata and other Vedic literatures often speak of fantastic places and of creatures that may have once lived on this planet. One such creature was the Timingila fish. The Timingila is said to have been the most formidable predator in the oceans. It was enormous in size and its favorite food was said to have been whales. Whales are also very big creatures of the ocean, but unlike the Timingila, the whale has yet to become extinct. Some whales of our time reach up to 60 feet in length, like the Whale Shark of the Indian Ocean. The Whale Shark is actually a whale that physically resembles a shark but is not a predator. The Timingila, on the other hand, was a fierce predator and used to eat whales in one giant gulp! But did the Timingila actually exist on this planet or did it exist only in the poetic imagination of the writers of the Vedic literatures? Certainly many mundane scholars would have us think so.

The etymology of the word ‘timingila’ is as follows: in Sanskrit ‘timi’ is the word for ‘whale’ and ‘gila’ means ‘to swallow'. Thus timingila literally means ‘to swallow a whale’ – not just to swallow, but to swallow in one huge bite!

References to the Timingila fish of antiquity are to be found in numerous places. In Srimad Bhagavatam, Markandeya Rsi encounters the Timingila in his fantastic experience in the waters of devastation and survives the ordeal by the grace of the Supreme Lord.

ksut-trt-parito makarais timingilair upadruto vici-nabhasvatahatah
tamasy apare patito bhraman diso na veda kham gam ca parisramesitah

Suffering from hunger and thirst, attacked by Makaras and Timingila and battered by the waves and the wind, Markandeya wandered through the infinite gloom that enveloped him. Overcome by exhaustion, he lost all sense of direction and could not ascertain what was the sky and what was the earth. (Bhag. 12.9.16)

In Ramayana the Timingila is mentioned as inhabiting the waters between Lord Rama and Lanka, the capitol of the demon king, Ravana.

candra udaye samadhutam praticandra samakulam
canda anila mahagrahaih kirnam timi timimgilaih

When the moon rose, the ocean surged and the image of the moon reflected unlimitedly in it. That ocean abounded with huge crocodiles that were as swift as fierce winds, as well as whales and Timingila. (Ramayana, Yuddha-kanda 4.114)

Similarly, Mahabharata mentions the Timingila as being deep within the ocean, along with other huge sea creatures.
timingilah kacchapasca tatha timi timingilah
makarascatra drsyante jale magna ivadrayah

There were seen Timingilas, tortoises, Timi-timingilas and Makaras, that were like great rocks submerged in the water. (Mahabharata, Vana Parva. 168.3)

The Ayurvedic text of the 6th century BCE known as Susruta Samhita also lists the Timingila as being amongst the formidable species of marine life.

timi-timingila-kulisa-pakamatsya-nirularu
nandi-varalaka-makara-gargaraka-candraka
mahamina-rajiva prabhrtya samudrah

The Timi, Timingila, Kulisa, Paka-matsya, Nirularu, Nandi-Varalaka, Makara, Gargaraka, Candraka, Maha-mina, and Rajiva etc., constitute the family of marine fish. (Susruta Samhita, Ch.45)

Are these various accounts of the Timingila to be taken as factual or are they simply a part of fiction?
The Makara is also mentioned in several of these verses and according to scholarly opinion the Makara, like the Timingila, is more or less a fantastical, mythical, fiction. However, in Bhagavad-gita Krsna says that of aquatics He is the Makara.

pavanah pavatam asmi ramah sastra-bhrtam aham
jhasanam makaras casmi srotasam asmi jahnavi

Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rama, of fishes I am the Makara [shark], and of flowing rivers I am the Ganga. (Gita 10:31)

From the story of Markendeya we can deduce that the Makara was a predator or at least aggressive, since Markandeya was attacked by Makaras in the ocean. Temple art in India generally depicts the Makara as being a combination of several wonderful animals. Such renderings show the Makara as having the jaws of a crocodile, the trunk of an elephant, the tusks of a boar, the scales of a fish, the tail of a peacock and the eyes of a monkey.

Although translators of the Bhagavad-gita usually render the word ‘Makara’ as shark, this is for simplicities sake and for the ease of the reader. If Krsna was simply comparing Himself to a common shark then He would have used the Sanskrit word for shark, namely graha, but He didn’t. Krsna Himself is certainly not ordinary and can only be compared to the most extensive and wonderful things within our experience, and yet He is even beyond that. The Makara, like the Timingila, is certainly something more wonderful than just a shark – something difficult for us to imagine in this day and age.
If someone were to ask why Krsna compares Himself to a Makara rather than a Timingila, we would probably reply that the Makara is more wonderful than the Timingila in that it is a combination of many wonderful and beautiful creatures.

So, are we to gather that in Bhagavad-gita, Krsna has compared Himself to a creature that does not exist, and if so, are we then to conclude that Krsna Himself does not exist? Should we also conclude that the wind, Rama and the Ganga are all fictional?

After all, has anyone actually seen any physical evidence of one of these monsters of the deep blue? Well, in fact they have – meet the Megalodon!

Early accounts of large triangular teeth found imbedded in rock cliffs first appeared in Europe during the Renaissance period, but were believed to be the petrified tongues of dragons and snakes. In 1667 a Danish naturalist, Nicolaus Steno, recognized these findings as ancient shark teeth. In 1835 a Swiss naturalist, Louis Agassiz, gave this mysterious creature the name by which it is known today, Megalodon — which in Greek means ‘big tooth’.

Thought to easily reach 82 plus feet in length, weighing in at 70 plus metric tons, with teeth measuring 18 plus centimeters in length and capable of exerting a bite force of 40,131 pounds plus per square inch — the Megalodon is easily recognized as the greatest predator of all time. Fossil remains of the Megalodon, have been excavated from many parts of the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Africa, Malta and India. Forensic studies of Megalodon fossils reveal that the predator was capable of eating anything in its path, but favored whale meat.

According to scientific evidence it is estimated that the last of the Megalodons lived on this planet around 1.5 million years ago, give or take a few thousand. That is a long time ago, especially considering that the estimated age of the first human being was only 250,000 years ago. That would mean that the Megalodon became extinct 1,250,000 years before the first human being walked upright, spoke a coherent language, kept records or attempted to write anything.

By comparison of the size, haunt, predator behavior and dietary habits, the Megalodon and the Timingila appear to be the same creature. But what is so amazing or interesting about that and what is our point?
Our point is that western scholars assert that the Bhagavatam was only written in the 9th century CE, the Ramayana in the 4th century BCE, and the Mahabharata between the 8th and 4th centuries BCE. But if this were a fact, then how did the writers of these books know about an ocean-dwelling creature, its size, its vicious aggression and its diet that had been extinct for 1.5 million years? Bhagavatam, Ramayana and Mahabharata all mention the existence of the Timingila/Megalodon. Where did they get this information?
When (by scientific estimation) human beings have only been on this planet since 1,250,000 years after the Megalodon/Timingila became extinct — who told them about these creatures? If there were no humans present on this planet between the period when the Megalodon/Timingila became extinct and 250,000 years ago, how could the writers of the Vedic texts have known such things?

The scientist and scholar will have to answer this question, but for us it is simple — there have always been human beings on this planet from its very creation and the knowledge of all such things has been passed down thru the ages via the disciplic succession of gurus and disciples.


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Shrieking tabloid xenophobe and enemy of sluts Andrea Peyser really hates Valentine's Day. Haha, "shocker," right? Haha, "breaking news." Haha. But seriously guys.

A day I dread more than pedestrian malls, the neighbors' brats or a Madonna concert is creeping up fast... For this is the day set aside to observe a manufactured holiday replete with unrealistic expectations and crushing disappointments. It's dedicated to wilting flowers, stale chocolates and flimsy undergarments one shouldn't touch without a vaccination.

I'm talking about Valentine's Day.

Andrea, besides the fact that the human emotion of "love" is your own personal kryptonite, why else do you hate Valentine's Day? "My husband proposed on Valentine's Day." Oh.