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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Untainted By The Soil You Grow In: Buddhism for a Better Human Society

I am extermely happy to be given the opportunity to come and share with you the contribution Buddhism could make to better the well being of human society. Tonight we have come together to discuss the benefits of sincere sharing of good things we value in our society in general and particularly religion. Those of us who believe in one or another religion have seen the benefits of religious practices if and when we practise them properly ourselves. We have also seen the danger and suffering which come out of direct misuse of religious beliefs, power and religious fanaticism. The benefit or harm caused by religion in everyday life is not in the merit or demerit of the religions. It is entirely dependent on the behaviours of the people who profess themselves to be religious. Since the problems of the world are created by human beings they can only be corrected by human beings, by properly following the fundamental principles of human values, taught and practised by wise men and women of the world. Let us not be in the illusion that there were only one or few such wise people who came as saviours of the world. We must credit ourselves and thank others for the good things we enjoy in life and be responsible for the bad things we experience. According to Buddhism, Religion or "the Dharma" is no more than a raft or a path for people who wish to journey on it. If we have an accident on the road it is not the road's fault and if we travel well, we do not thank the road. However if we stand in the middle of the road and tell other people that they do not know how to walk, that is not just an accident, it is sheer arrogance and ignorance.I have come here to share with you the Buddhist perspective and how its fundamental ideas and practices can benefit individuals and our society at large. Buddhism and its teachings respects all other religions and in fact, in Buddhism, it is a transgression to speak ill of anybody or a group of people or their philosophical or religious ideas. Condemning other people or their religion is considered non-religious conduct and is an idle-talk which is one of the ten non-virtues deeds one must abandon. There is no devil outside other than one's own inability to accept and respect other religions. There is no external god other than the kindness and compassion that can flow through us to other living beings. A mother dog who shows her kindness to her puppy is a much better example of compassion foe one to emulate than propagating teachings which discriminate against colour, race, religion or gender.If one religion cannot tolerate another how can it teach to tolerate anything in this world? Religious intolerance and narrow-mindedness among Church and religious leaders have let down many of their adherentswho call themselves "free thinkers". These are not the benefits of religious practice but the failure to understand and practise religion.Over the years I have met many people who wish to be identified as "freethinkers" rather than belonging to any religious denomination. Many regard religion as that which narrows their thinking and limits their freedom to reason. Many modern thinkers, who have otherwise distanced themselves from strict religious dogma have become attracted to the Buddhist way of life and its powerful ideas, have regarded Buddhism as away of life rather than a religion. Many Australians I have known, who consider themselves as Buddhists have become interested in Buddhism and have adopted its non-pressured approach to life, mainly because they do not have to believe in things they have not examined and experienced themselves. They are taught to think for themselves rather than have a blind faith in something and are not even allowed to think of it logically. They are encouraged to find a safe way for themselves rather than accept the one and only ready-made highway. There is no one highway to enlightenment, but there are different footsteps of past-masters we can follow if we wish. Learn from everbody and every circumstance and take what it means most to you, but let us not be over-ambitious and try to make a highway to lead everyone. This is how the seeds of religious fanaticism are planted. Several years ago there was a big inter-religious conference in London which was represented by all major religions. Buddhism was representedby a Sri Lankan monk. The conference was held in a beautiful Church and most of those attending were Christians. All the speakers sat on the stage and the Sri Lankan monk who was the smallest in physical size was asked to speak first. The first remark he made was nothing but a few minutes of total silence and the people in the audience thought he was not going to say anything and the Master of the Ceremony acted rather anxiously. Then the monk smiled towards the Master of the ceremony and nodded as if he was going to say something after all and then he said:"I am sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no God". Well, I am not going to repeat it here but such comments do raise questions as to what Buddhism is all about and the role of Buddha for Buddhists. To be frank Buddha was a great critic of the idea of creation of the world by some supreme God-Head and the idea of the original sin and eternal heaven and hell. To the Buddha, most importantthing was "now", the present moment and how we go from here rather than what happened in the past and what might or will happen in the future.Past is gone and future is not yet due except what we are creating now. He did this not out of believing in some theory but examining it for himself through analysis and rationality. Buddha came up with four fundamental principles which he thought was univeral to all human problems. Even to his most faithful disciples,the Buddha after his enlightenment, warned of the danger of "blindfaith" and asked them not to believe everything what he said justbecause he taught them. He emphasised the importance of individuals totest and examine the authenticity of his teaching through personal experience, not through mere belief.These four principles are called the four Noble Tuths. The first is called the Truth of Suffering (Dukkha Satya). When people face suffering in their lives, the first thing they do is deny it, reject it and worst of all they try to avoid it. This he said was the obvious reason why we suffer in life, because we fail to see the truth, the meaning and its purpose of suffering. Although nobody desires suffering, they always get it, not because of the suffering itself, but because they fail to apply the correct antidote to the problem. He explained that people fail to apply the antidotes to their suffering, not because they do not want to but because they do not know the causes of the suffering. We think that the cause of our problem is something or someone outside us and this, he says "is barking up the wrong tree" as the saying goes. We must remember that suffering is a mental phenomenon and it can only be changed or eliminated by correct perception and transformation of our mental attitude. For instance if a person called John loves his friend Barry, and Barry has become very fond of Chris, who John dislikes, John will be upset. This experience of upset, John believes is due to the behaviour of his friend Barry who has become fond of Chris. But if we examine it carefully, the cause of upset is largely due to John's own dislike, resentment and hatred towards Chris, rather than the relationship of Barry and Chris. If friendship is to be admired and desired, then one must be able to rejoice in other's friendship. That which is causing John to be upset is because of his feeling ofi nsecurity and jealousy provoked by his own anger which he had not dealt with effectively in the past.Let me elaborate this from the point of view of the importance of solving a problem at hand rather than of the distant past. If a man is shot by an arrow into his eyes, what should he do? Most people fail to remove the arrow struck in their eyes but instead waste time trying to apprehend and convict the accused. They are more interested to find out what happened before the arrow struck in the eye than to remove the arrow from the eyes. If the hurt is caused by the arrow in the eye, then obviously the arrow must be removed first. But we don't. We want to find out the beginning of the problem how it all started from scratch, i.e. "the creation". The spillover of this way of dealing with suffering is so epidemic and extremely hard to overcome. We deny and disapprove the hurt that we have already experienced but attempt to bring similar if not heavier hurt upon someone else, whether proven guilty or innocent. Blaming the past and the way we were treated in our childhood, by our parents does not address the problem at hand but makes the individual feel more resentful towards their past to the extent of developing self-hatred.This takes us to the second Truth, the truth of the origin of the suffering. In Buddhism, the basic ignorance, greed and hatred in our minds are called "the three poisons". The benefits of religious practice can only be appreciated if individuals take full responsibility for their own poisons of the mind. The events of the past are not happening now, except by oneself playing it back in one's own mind. We can see how our mental problems are created from small factors. To reduce or eliminate suffering caused by one's own poisons of the mind,one must not see them as bad or eternally evil. People who do not know anything about poison become its victims. There are also large numbers of people who know the danger of the poisons of the mind but they suppress them without becoming able to detoxify them. Familiarity and undertsanding of this second truth is crucial to be able to do something about the upset which I referred to earlier. When we become aware that all human beings are victims of their own poisons of the mind, we have no time to become angry at the other person, but instead we feel empathy for the other person. This feeling of empathy brings ourselves to the same level as the other person and become more connected. By doing this we will not dwell in our own misery to deepen and enlarge it, but itsharpens one's focus on the other person's needs. If the cause of the hurt is the event of the past, it has already gone and is not happening now except oneself playing it back in one's own mind as if it was unforgettable. The moment we express our feelings and care for the other person, we will discover that he is in a similar if not worse mental state than we were. There will be an instant cure of the hurt that one has been experiencing out of misunderstanding. This changesthe mental climate of anger into compassion and one will feel powerful to bring this change in one's mind without feeling powerless and hopeless. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said that anger does not help us to solve the problem at hand, but robs us of our sleep, appetite and make us unable to appreciate the good things we have in life. Compassion is taught in all religions but compassion without wisdom is likened in Buddhism to a bird with only one wing. While we all believe in compassion and its virtues, we mustn't use anything to impose upon others in the name of compassion. If someone does not want our compassion, we must have the wisdom to accept the rejection of our compassion but at the same time not to be discouraged by such experiences. This raises the importance and need of balance and moderation in whatever we do in our lives, be it religious,compassionate or otherwise. If we go into extremes, religion can bring more suffering than it can benefit the world, as we all know. There are certain things we should not be too certain about. So let the law of cause and effect take its own course of reality. Some things we just have to accept. They will change in their own time for nothing is permanent in the world.No matter how hurtful it may have been, it will pass or it mustn't have happened at all. So do not dwell on the past whether good or bad for it may obscure the good things which surrounds you now. The ability to maintain the mind in a free and accepting state is an art of happiness, joy and love. This is called the truth of the path, the third nobletruth. It is also the path known as "The Middle Way (Madyam marga). This comprises of eight fold paths: 1. Right View: All things are in a state of dissatisfaction, whether you are young or old, have a partner or do not have a partner, or you have a job or do not have a job and so forth. Even if you obtain something you desire, it will never remain the same as all things are impermanent. If we wish things were permanent instead, you are asking for more trouble. If you are enjoying this meeting, that is because it was not here before and it will soon be over. If we sit here longer than it is comfortable, we will be in heaps of trouble, so we must move on. Reflection on the law of impermanence can resuscitate you when you are short of breath in certain problems of life and help to cultivate right view.2. Right Thought: Through the correct attitude that things are not as real, satisfactory and durable as it appears or we want them to be, it will enable us to let go of things so we can become more flexible and less rigid and thus experience less stress. This helps us to sort out the thoughts and to get rid of certain thoughts which are harmful to dwell on. Certain thoughts such as kindness, impermanence and compassion towards other living beings can become a very powerful way of directing one's energy. Lots of the sufferings come from one's selfishness and the inability to think of positive things. Therefore it is important to choose the right things to think about. We see and hear what is in our mind. 3. Right Concentration: This way we will sort out the priorities in our lives and we will not waste time on trivial matters. There will be a sense of focus and discipline in life which will inject much needed motivation to live and help others rather than cherish for one's own welfare. This requires the adoption of a practice of meditation which one should learn from qualified teachers; not from books or people who have not invested devotion and faith in teachers, and lineage in which such teachings are kept, but teach from books without any experience and authority. Like a camera, one's mind has to be carefully focussed through attentive concentrated meditation to see the clear picture of reality as it is. If the camera of mind is out of focus, then our mental lens will project the incompetence of the cameraman who may inturn blame the object for being too close or far. His picture will be unclear if any. 4. Right Action: One will have the ability to restrain one's senses(particularly when things are going into extremes) and refrain from inflicting lots of unnecessary suffering by sheer carelessness and indulgence. By conserving all the physical energy one will carefully utilise them to benefit others but not to cause any injury to theirlife, health, property and relationship. A person practising right action, who is able to give so much to others enjoy good health and will be full of energy. He will not feel worn out or exhausted. 5. Right Speech: Excercising restaint over one's physical energy will enable one to conserve one's energy. So much suffering in our lives arecreated by our mouth's Karma. So if we understand the meaning of right speech we should watch out for our mouth. Go for a short retreat and see how much peace there is in silence and see how much garbage we talk every day. Gain some power over your speech so that no hurtful wordswill slip out of your mouth. Say what is good for the many and that which is only truthful and helpful. When you do this, you will hear both praise and blame as the echo of voidness and oneself will be unaffected by other's verbal abuse. Rather they will become objects of compassion. 6. Right Livelihood: This world is for all creatures not just for human beings and the powerful ones. We must give a fair go and act decently towards other living beings. It is not considered clever to take advantage of others who are weaker than ourselves. Cultivate the ability to treat others with respect as an individual just as oneself desires to be happy. Think of animals and their welfare if you cannot deal too many unruly human beings. Focus on what you can do without causing direct harm on others and share things you have with others who need them most. Give to the needy and do not hoard wealth for it will only become one's own prison and create many enemies. You can not take anything with you when you die anyway. 7. Right Mindfulness: We know we should be fair to others but without deliberate mindfulness we are often very forgetful to do the very things we want to do ourselves. We may become angry with ourselves just because we were not mindful enough to bring the key left on the table before closing the door. You may become very cranky and may have a very hard day at work. This will create a very bad working environment for your colleagues who will blame it on your temper and so forth. Mindfulness practice requires consistent daily meditation practice on how to integrate it into every day life. In one Sutra it says: "One with mindfulness is happy and one without is unhappy". 8. Right Effort: One must be diligent to change one's habitual patterns. Just as weight conscious people get up early in the morning to jog and do excerice, likewise one who is conscious of the actual health of mind, one must employ right effort to break the negative habitual pattern of one's attitude to life and its problems. The effort to come here tonight can be regarded as right effort but we must implement what we have learnt from this meeting tonight. You do not learn these things inschool, college, univeristy, on the soccer field or in the pub. One should create an environment in the house to change one's habits, in the bed room, in the kitchen and wherever you are by yourself. Develop strong will inside you and this undying will and courage to do good for the benefit of many will be of great benefit whether you regard yourself as religious or not. If we have individuals who adopt this theory of the eight noble paths they will experience the fourth noble truth, the truth of the cessation of suffering. Whether you believe in god or you are an aethiest, or believe in reincarnation or in an eternal heaven and hell, it does not matter. You will only experience what you deserve. You will be a kind and sincere person, that is the purpose of religion. Who cares what we believe in? It largely depends on how we conduct our everyday lives. That is the essence of religious practice, the eight noble paths I have spoken about tonight are one of the many ways to practise it. In brief, do not be too happy when everything is fine with you for there are many less fortunate beings who are suffering at this very moment. Do not forget the poor, sick, abandoned children, the lonely and aged people. Share your happiness by thinking of their welfare. Think of those caught in the war in former Yugoslavia and places like Cambodia and do something useful with compassion instead of indulging in your own fortune. Also do not be too sad when things are not going well with you. You are one of the many fortunate people in the world. Appreciate and be grateful for the things you have, this will reduce your sufferings. In order to experience the cessation of suffering, the fourth noble Truth, learn to be durable like the earth, fluid like the water, creative and light like the air and free and vast like the sky. Learn these qualities you yearn to cultivate from the mother nature, if one fails to find any human being devoid of fault. Finally may the ills of humanity not defile the ever shining truth of the enlightened ones, like the lotus flower untainted by the soil in which it grows. Accept what you can now, for this cannot be repeated again. What you can not accept now, do not reject it straight away, for you might find it useful later on. Let there be awareness, compassion and tolerance among all living beings.

Speech delivered at the Autralian Parliament of World Religions.

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  1. Hi, I just wanted to thank you for a beautiful [piece of work. I am actually following your blog but I think you have added to it since last time. It makes such a nice change to read something with substance. I am a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and very proactive in Tibetan Human Rights issues. I very much like your blog and would be grateful if you would have a look at mine. Thanks Tenzin Dasal


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Thursday, January 5, 2012

~too early to wish for spring?~

Hello guys!

Yes, I suppose it is to early....
to wish for spring...but we can dream...

I came across some beautiful photos
that really got me dreaming of spring....

this picture pretty much captures everything
yummy we love ~ chippy paint, vintage books,
faded roses, and drippy chandys

don't  ya think??

they are by the amazing & talented artist
Jo-Anne Coletti

her work is so beautiful...jump over
and take a look!

here is just a small sample of some
of her gorgeous photography~

oh, is there anything sweeter than
roses in ironstone?
nope...don't think so...

mmmmm, can almost smell them from here....

can you imagine if we didn't have beautiful
art or pictures to remind us of spring & summer?????

hop over & say hi!

have a wonderful day!

{all images Vintage Rose Collection}

Beach House Living said...

No, it is not too early to wish for spring!

Not to early!! If only I could have an all white house!

Victoria said...

I'm sitting here in 80 degree weather praying for it to cool down so I can cozy up! Isn't it funny, no matter we're never happy with the weather!

I'll box you up some sun if you'll send me some cold weather:)

Vintage Home said...

I am not ready for the next season ...but anticipating it none the less...these are amazing images!
You are so right iron stone & roses ...bliss!

As soon as the xmas decor comes down I start thinking about spring, even though I love winter.
Beautiful pics!

June said...

I love Jo-Anne's style Shellagh. I remember years ago when I saw her in a magazine and fell for her art and home. I can't remember the magazine right now, but I still have it in my stash somewhere.

Our weather here has been so Springlike that it is actually getting scary :) We don't have a speck of snow anywhere.
hugs from here...

Sarah said...

Actually feels like a spring day here. This post has me dreaming of spring flowers! ~ Sarah

Katie Franck said...

I've been wishing for spring since November......

It's me said...

I wish i wish.......yes spring !!! from

janet said...

Happy Spring to you and wouldn"t it be great if it got here early..Snow here now and cold.....

Stephanie said...

I'm ready for spring too! I must say though - we are having a gorgeous week here in Texas!

Fresh Vanilla For C said...

Those pictures are so lovely. It was 87 degrees here today so I am hoping for winter to actually arrive.
Hope you are having a great night!

chateau chic said...

It's been so cold here in Northern Virginia this week that these lovely photographs are a reminder that spring will come sooner or later!
Mary Alice

Heaven's Walk said...

Not at all, Shell-Bell! lol! Winter really hasn't even started here in MI yet because of our lack of snow....and I'm already pining for spring. lol! But then again...if it were up to me, it could go from November right into April and I'd be happy. :) [Had to pin a couple of your photos, btw. Does that surprise you...??? lol!]

xoxo laurie

ℳartina @ Northern Nesting said...

Hi Shellagh, thanks so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment. Following you back:) Martina

helen tilston said...

Hello Shellagh
Spring is my favourite season of all.

I love the Spring flowers and all the new buds

An uplifting post, thank you.

Helen xx

Rose said...

quelle plaisir de voir ces rose ,ma fleur préférée,
les une ou les autres sont ravissante,
belle journée

Pansy Cottage Girl said...

Its dreamy!

Confessions of a Plate Addict said...

I'm thinking the same thing! I hope that your 2012 is off to a great start! Happy Saturday!...hugs...Debbie

special 'k' said...

We are looking to a let up with our extremely hot weather here, so spring would be wonderful but thats not until September. What an amazing space you have here. I will follow on my way out and hope you can find the time to come visit me and do the same. I look forward to engaging throughout twenty twelve with you. Cheers SpecialK XoXo

A Cozy Cottage in the City said...

Hi Shellagh,

Beautiful - love those images! I too have been thinking of spring. I just came across your most beautiful blog and am loving it! Just signed up as your follower. Looking forward to your posts!!!

Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust said...

Wow, those ARE lovely, serene images. BTW, as a Pixie Dust follower, you are invited to pop over & enter a giveaway for an awesome clock. Good luck & thanks for reading!

Warmly, Michelle

Irenelfdc said...

Actually feels like a spring day here. This post has me dreaming of spring flowers! ~ Sarah

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Hidden taxes in your daily life: Air travel

Continental Airlines breaks out the taxes from the actual fare in the little confirming email that they send. I booked a flight (coach, naturellement) to Europe a month or so from now, and CO reported that we would pay some serious taxes along the way, 39% of the fare:

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If you had asked me to guess what the direct taxes were on air travel without looking, I might have thought 20%, still well above the typical sales tax on retail transactions, but not anything so high as 39%. Now, it costs a lot to run the air traffic system and the airports, so I do not even know whether these taxes are reasonable or abusive. I am, however, quite certain of this: If the government tried to levy a visible 39% tax on typical retail transactions the citizenry would rise with a great fury. Less visible taxes, including valued-added taxes, tend to trigger less intense and more diffuse reactions. Look for our elected officials to impose as many of these as they possibly can.

By Blogger David, at Thu Jul 15, 04:21:00 PM:

I'd like to see how much of the taxes are things like fees for airport services or ATC services. Especially on international flights where you pay a fee to every ATC service on the way. Now fees can be abused as any driver knows when auto taxes are used to fund mass transit or just public employee unions.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at Thu Jul 15, 04:33:00 PM:

I think most of these fees/taxes are in Europe. You might want to cross-check against recent domestic travel. My domestic fees/taxes usually run about 15% of the fare.

By Anonymous tyree, at Fri Jul 16, 12:42:00 AM:

Some service stations in California used to list the applicable taxes on each gallon. I can't seem to find anything about it but I think the politicians made that illegal. In any case, I haven't seen the tax burden on motor fuel posted in years.

By Anonymous E Hines, at Fri Jul 16, 08:24:00 AM:

As others have alluded, since this is a flight to Europe, it'd be interesting to see a breakout of the taxes paid to European jurisdictions, either directly or through tax treaties.

I'd also like to see what got paid for fuel taxes (and to what jurisdictions).

Since we're breaking out costs, I'd also like to see (although these data likely are proprietary, so we're unlikely to see them) the fare allocated to labor costs, to management costs, and to overhead.

This is a cool first step, though, and I wish the other airlines did this.

Eric Hines

By Blogger Stephen, at Sun Jul 18, 08:16:00 PM:

Like the taxes on gasoline.

By Anonymous Andrew C, at Thu Jul 22, 08:48:00 AM:

I don't know the actual fees, but flying in Europe can be expensive because they charge fees for all aspects (landing, atc, etc). Many student pilots find it cheaper to come to the US, live here, and get their license, than to do it in their home country due to fees (and fuel taxes).

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Thanks for the great timeline control!  It is exactly what I needed.  I managed to get things working well in my project but I have a visually annoying issue.  No matter what I set the MaxEventHeight to I always end up with the bottom row of events drawing on top of the timeline band. Please note that the event marker itself is not on the timelineband only the teaser box (or whatever it is called).  In fact even that would be okay if the "more button" wasn't there.  Any ideas on how to prevent items from drawing over the band?

May 6, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Can you please include image of the issue and if possible sample solution (in issue tracker).
May 6, 2010 at 7:33 PM

I found my problem - I wasn't setting the MaxEventHeight property correctly.  I thought it would limit the size of the item but instead it just specifies how big the limit "might" be.  Now things are working correctly.

I do have a new question though - is there an example of the code to make theme changes.  The silverlight timeline for instances has a very nice theme to it but I did not see how I could set my own theme except by rebuilding the library.  Is there an easier way that I'm just not seeing?

May 6, 2010 at 7:45 PM
I suggest you take a look at SilverlightNews project. It references TimelineLibrary and changes all styles/templates, though doesn't require to rebuild the library. Thanks.


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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that nine members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters in Ain Al-Arab (Kobane) city, northeast Syria, on Monday.

Units of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (commonly known as the YPG) targeted two vehicles of ISIL in Al-Shalabiya district, southeast Kobane, killing five militants.

The YPG, backed by the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces, ambushed ISIL militants in the city and killed four of them, SOHR reported, noting that fighting is still going on.
Meanwhile, the US-led coalition forces launched more airstrikes on an ISIL camp on the southern outskirts of the city which resulted in a huge explosion at an ammunition cache of the group.

SOHR added that it documented 1,500 executions by ISIL since the group proclaimed the establishment of caliphate in northeast Syria five months ago.
The figure includes 1,429 who have been executed since June with civilian victims accounting for 879.

A total of 700 members of Al-Sha'itat tribe in the eastern governorate of Deir Azzor and 63 members of the Al-Nusra Front, an offshoot of Al-Qaeda organization, were executed by the ISIL.

The Syrian military personnel represented 483 of the executions while four ISIL militants were also killed by their colleagues under different charges, according to the report.

In a related development, the Syrian regime continued the air attacks on several parts of the country, killing six civilians and wounding more than 15 others in Zamalka and Al-Zabadani towns on the rural outskirts of Damascus.

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I tend to spot something, wonder what on earth it is, photograph it, then come home to use trusty ol' Google to find out. Or phone/email somebody.

In this case, I Googled.

There's a couple of these plaques on the bridge which is an extension of Memorial Drive in New Lynn, and crosses over the railway trench there. HN-HO-72 is the accepted traffic loading design specification as per Transit New Zealand's Bridge Manual. HN is normal load, HO is overload. There's a .pdf here: for those of you who are engineering-minded, check out pages 3 to 4 especially.

My curiosity is now satisfied for another day.

  1. THANK-YOU because I've often wondered myself what those meant.

  2. Our bridges just say, 'in case of impact, call...'. We only do remedial.

    There seems to be something exciting afoot in Auckland with public transport down the wharf way. Care to write a salient post about your 'drumroll' new tram on the horizon.

  3. Never seen them before...but i doooo love that inquisitive mind of yours... i'd be doing exactly the same!

  4. What Andrew said.
    Plus export some of your public transport-minded pollies, we can put them to good use.

  5. Hi Andrew and Jayne,

    Yes, the trams!! They're installing tracks at the moment, so I understand. I'd like to get a photo first before putting something on the blog at this stage. But -- it might go along the harbourside as well! Woot!

    Relevant article here.

    Hi Sandy,

    Thanks. That's the thing with blogs. My inquisitive mind has that extra outlet into the big wide world, now ... :-)


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Where The Wind Blows: interview with Aron Wiesenfeld

Aron Wiesenfeld was born in 1972 in Washington, D.C.
He began drawing very early encouraged by his family till one of his friends introduced him to comics in fifth grade.
Since he was a child he has loved to build things and he still admits the depth of its interest in the process of creation: "I think my work process now is like building - the joy of it is in seeing it grow and what it will become" (Erratic Phenomena)

"The Well", oil on canvas, 71 x 93 inches, 2011

Hi Aron, imagine you could close your eyes and go back to a specific moment of your childhood, what it would be?

One day on the school yard when I was about 7, the wind was blowing so hard that I could literally fall forward into it, and the wind was holding me up. It was a magical physics-defying moment.

"Ruth", oil on canvas, 23 x 24 inches,  2008

You've been a comic book artist for a long time but then something you could not overcome happen with your last project "Deathblow and Wolverine". How did it come that you change direction from comic book artist to painter?

I had painted with oil and acrylics when I was a teenager. When I went into drawing comics when I was 20 I stopped painting because it was all pencil and paper work. After about 5 years I quit comics, and went to art school where I quickly rediscovered my initial love of painting. It was a circular road back to painting.

"The Lesson", charcoal on paper, 33 x 50 inches, 2007

"Flowerbed", oil on canvas, 27 x 35 inches, 2009

Your paintings and drawings are narratively powerful, you look at them and you see a storytelling. Who are the people that inspire you?

My complete list might go on for a thousands names. The artist that I keep going back to more than any are Caspar David Friedrich, Bruegel, Goya, Titian, Puvis de Chavannes, August Sander and Balthus.

The idea that I was a "narrative" painter was something that I resisted.
My thinking was that if I was telling stories, and painting in a traditional way, then I was doing illustration, not art. But many of the great artists from history might be called "illustrators" today, so I've decided to embrace it. Those kind of labels are useless anyway. I think a better way to categorize art is whether it is authentic or not.

"The Crown", oil on canvas, 23 x 19 inches, 2011

Are you used to plan step by step your work or are you more for the improvisation?

It's both. The sketch with is usually very rough. I proceed with a painting in a step by step manner, layering colors in a methodical way, based on some of the techniques of the old masters. I refine my thinking about what the painting is while it progresses, so my thoughts about it come into focus as the painting develops. I think the concept and the execution are inseparable.

"Chris McCandless", oil on canvas, 48 x 62 inches, 2003

Nature has a prominent relevance in your work but characters too. Do you think first about the character or the landscape while you're painting?

It depends on where the initial idea came from, each painting's origin is different. I get ideas from various places: photos, books, novels, things I see outside, etc.

There has to be a combination of things. Often I will have an image of something rattling around in my head, but it's not an "idea", just a feeling that there is potential. Then I will come across a second element, and the combination of the two make some kind of magic happen, and then it's an idea.

"Flood", oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2009

Your drawings are incredibly full of minute details and shadows. How charcoal can make you achieve this impressive results?

The charcoal drawings are very labor intensive, they often take more than the paintings. I start out with big, loose shapes, and refine them over weeks of work. I use big sheets of textured paper, which is good for holding the charcoal in place but I have to really fight with the paper to make the charcoal do what I want it to. The final stage is days of filling in small light spots with a charcoal pencil, and taking out small dark spots with a sharpened eraser. It's the only way to make smooth transitions with the kind of paper I use. That part is a pain, but the end result is a woven texture that I really like.

"Runoff", charcoal on paper, 16.5 x 14 inches, 2011

"Leigh", charcoal on paper, 15.5 x 23.5 inches, 2007

How many hours per day you spend painting?

About eight, with one or two days off a week.

"Early", oil on canvas, 12 x 10 inches, 2008

There are many recurrent elements in your work, such as tunnels, bridges, black spaces and rocks. Where do this symbolism comes from?

They showed up on their own, like stray cats. I base my paintings on my own sense that something feels important, so when it comes to symbolism, I can't say 'this means this' and 'that means that'.

When there are repeated elements in multiple paintings, it's like a recurring dream. Sometimes a tunnel is just a tunnel, but sometimes it feels like I'm channeling something, I have a sense of what it's about, but never completely. I think symbols are always like that, their meaning is very subjective.

The conscious part of the brain is not capable of making art.
Artists must devise ways of bypassing it to let deeper areas speak. For me the act of painting, the laborious trial and error, is a way of doing that.

"The Wedding Party", oil on canvas, 70 x 95 inches, 2011

You've been recently exhibited at Arcadia Gallery in New York.
What was the main subject of this solo show?

It was about bringing light into darkness. The light can reveal difficult things that have been hidden away, and free them or heal them. A flame can also represent the continuation of life in a lifeless place, and the promise that it will one day be revived.
The dormant phase of any life cycle is the most creative part, but it happens in secret, hidden under the snow and in the dark.

"Guest", oil on canvas, 15 x 18.5 inches, 2011

"Snowbed", oil on canvas, 27 x 33 inches, 2011

We're really proud of having you as one of the artists that joined THIS IS SO CONTEMPORARY. As your opinion means a lot to us, we'd like to ask you what you think about it and why you enjoy to be a part of that.

Thanks for inviting me!
I like that there's so much diversity of styles and mediums, it has helped me become aware that there's a lot of really good art being made right now. I know that you and Pedro put a lot of time and energy into THIS IS SO CONTEMPORARY, and it shows.
It's a very vital project.

Aron Wiesenfeld's Official Website

"The Night", oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches, 2011

A video made by Shivabel that celebrates the art of Aron Wiesenfeld
Music by Hannah Fury, 'Of Longing and Otherness'

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

A mixed bag of economics

I took this test Are You an Austrian? The actual number of ticks for each economic tradition I got are as follows:

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  • Austrian: 5
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My score was 47/100. So I am nearly half Austrian. Who knew?

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Hello Blog Furends, it's me- Squashies with my Femme Friday Post!
I has decided to use the picshur that Sammy and Andy's mommy makes as my permenant Fem-Friday reporter head shot.

Speaking of Sammy and Andy- today is Andy's 10th Birthday- so if you haven't already, swing by and say hi to him.

It has been a hard week on kitties this week, as you probably know Chey and Sniffie both had surgery yesterday. We are purring that they will feel better real soon.

It's a bit rainy here today so I didn't go out on the deck this morning. TK, however was undaunted and ran out to get in his lawn. Silly boy... Eatting grass in the rain.

Other than that- we are looking forward to a quiet weekend. We hope you all have a wonderful time!

  1. Oh my goodness gorgeous Squashies!! Me and Charlie love your Fem-Friday head shot!! We think it makes you look very distiguished and such a proper lady cat reporter!

    We are still celebrating lovely Andy's birthday and are having a ball!!! Yay to Andy and Sammy!

    Awww handsome TK loves his grassy lawn! We hope he has a fun time eating in in the rain! LOL!

    have a great weekend too!

    p.s purrs and healing hugs to Chey and Sniffie!

    Take care

  2. You look absolutely MEWVELOUS Squashies!!! We are posting FROM Andy's as Skeeter doesn't wanna leave anytime soon and our purr motors are working overtime for all of the kitties who are ill and have had surgery!!!

  3. Silly TK! We agree with you Squashies...stay indoors when it rains!

    We went to Andy's pawty today and had WAY too much nip, we're due for a nap.

    And we are purring in shifts around the clock for our sick kitty friends.

  4. Hi Squashies! WE think your look great in your hat and it is a great photo for you being a reporter and all! WE are purring for all the sick kitties out there too - there are way too many!

    And we think it is so funny that TK went out in the rain to nom on grass - we would avoid water no matter what!

    Have a great weekend!!

  5. That sure is a super beautiful headshot. We are worried about the sick kitties - hope they will be better really soon.

  6. We think you look smashing Squashie!!!

    Yep, we have been very concerned about our friends. We hope they find out what is wrong with Chey so she can get the help she needs!

  7. You look lovely Squashies. We are purring for all the sick kitties too.
    We have to agree with TK because when it rains we go and sit in the middle of the lawn and come back in soaking wet.
    Thank you for our award. We hope to post about it next week.

  8. Stunning Squashies, just stunning! Yep, we've been purring overtime for our pals too!

  9. beautiful Squashie,
    thank you for our reward. it is very much appreciated.
    we are on our way over to say happy birthday to Andy and hope that you have a lovely weekend xx

  10. Squashies, we think you are beautiful in your hat!! We were over at Andy's birthday party! What fun we had!!

  11. We're having chicken! Hope your weekend is as good as ours

  12. Wot a beautiful hat!

    We did our meme award post today!

    Have a great weekend!

  13. You look beautiful in the hat, sweetie...We just left Andy's party and maybe had one too many niptinis=we're off to bed soon to sleep it off :)!!...Happy weekend beautiful friends...kisses...Calle, Halle, Sukki

  14. Oh, what a beautiful picture of you in that hat. Sammy & Andy's mom is good with hats, isn't she.

  15. We feel so very honored that you are using your hat picture for your Femme Fridays....thank you sweet Squashies!!!!!

    Also thanks for the birthday party mention, and even more thanks that you and TK came by to help make it such a special for Andy. We luvsya.

  16. You look beautiful in that hat Squashies.

  17. Hello. You look like a model in a hat :-)


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