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http://brocouncil.com/Bro-Council-Stuff/beard-of-the-month-the-us-presidents | A Historical Look At Presidential Beards ( And Facial Hair ) The US Presidential Beards It has been a rare sight throughout history to see the President of the United States sporting facial hair . As most of us have witnessed , it ' s now always a clean shaven face that wins the race . Around the 1960 ' s , beards became extremely popular among the hippie counterculture involving drugs and uncleanliness which made them grow even more unfashionable in the political world . What also effected the outlook on facial hair was Fidel Castro and radicals during the 1960 ' s wearing them which added the stigma of " American hating " Plus , there is now a group known as the Bearded Entrepreneurs for the Advancement of a Responsible Democracy who are trying to bring facial hair back into politics because it shows dedication , which they believe will replicate in their public service . This committee also provides financial support to political campaigns of those with beards . Awesome , right ? While we wait for the next one , let ' s check out the few historical Presidents of the USA who dared to abandon their razors for beards , mustaches , and mutton chops ! John Quincy Adams The first President who was the son of a President is also our first president with real facial hair ( sorry , sideburns do n ' t count George Washington ) . After he and his mutton chops were not re - elected as President , they were both elected to serve in the House of Representatives until his death , when he had a stroke on the floor of the House . Martin Van Buren Van Buren was only around 5 feet 6 inches tall , but his mutton chops made him look much larger in stature . The " Little Magician " was not one of our better - known presidents but he did oppose the expansion of slavery , and because of that he blocked the annexation of Texas so that slave territory would n ' t increase . At least he did something positive during his term other than just looking awesome . Abraham Lincoln Honest Abe was an amazing man with an amazing beard . He grew up with little money and little education , and worked hard to further his education while being a farmhand , splitting logs for fences , and working as a shopkeeper . Even though his assassination was tragic , the words from his second inaugural address should live with us forever " With malice toward none ; with charity for all ; with firmness in the right , as God gives us to see the right , let us strive on to finish the work we are in Ulysses S . Grant After the embarrassment to the Union known as the Battle of Shiloh , there were a lot of people calling for the resignation of General Grant . Lincoln defended him by saying " I ca n ' t spare this man , he fights . " He fought , he recovered , and helped lead the Union to victory . There ' s no doubt that his beard inspired his soldiers on at least some small scale . Also , he looked like Russell Crowe . Rutherford B . Hayes You thought the John Kerry - George W . Bush election was rough ? Hayes went to bed thinking he had lost the 1876 election , and woke up with a popular vote that showed 4,300,000 votes for his opponent and 4,036,000 for Hayes . After months of debate over contested electoral votes , Congress created an Electoral Commission to decide who would be president . The commission had eight Republicans and seven Democrats , and Hayes won by a margin of ( you guessed it ) eight to seven . Also , he looks like the old - guy James Garfield President Garfield was in office for less than a year before he was shot by an assassins bullet . As a native of Cuyahoga County , Ohio he became the first of many Cleveland leaders who could n ' t last through an entire contract . ( We would like to apologize to Cleveland Browns fans , Tim Couch , Kelly Holcomb , Jeff Garcia , Luke McCown , Trent Dilfer , Charlie Frye , Derek Anderson , Brady Quinn , Ken Dorsey , Bruce Gradkowski , Jake Delhomme , Seneca Wallace , Colt McCoy , Thad Lewis , Brandon Weeden , Brian Hoyer , Jason Campbell , and the descendants of James Garfield for that joke . ) Chester Arthur As President , Arthur tried to lower the US tariff rates so that the Government ( get this ) would not be " embarrassed by annual surpluses of revenue . " That ' s right folks , in the 1880 ' s the government had to be careful not to have too much money left over at the end of the year . Oh , the good ol ' days . . . . Grover Cleveland Cleveland entered the White House as a bachelor . And , in June 1886 the 49 - year - old Cleveland married 21 - year - old Frances Folsom . He was only the second president married while in office , and the first who was married in the White House . Nice work , Grover - that mustache definitely helped . Also , he looks like Bill Murray ' s brother . Benjamin Harrison Harrison was another 5 foot 6 president , and another president who had to deal with the " treasury surplus . " We just wanted to re - iterate that the US Government once had too much money . Fun Fact : Harrison is distantly related to the Harrison family from History Channel ' s Pawn Stars . Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt liked to " speak softly and carry a big stick " and was lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment . This tough president loved the outdoors , expanded our national forests , went on safaris , and even created a political ticket named the Bull Moose Party . He was a man ' s man , and wore a mustache worthy of his personality . You ' re the man , Teddy . William Howard Taft Taft was 5 foot 11 inches tall and weighed 340 pounds . The thing people most remember about him is that he ( may have ) been stuck in a bathtub at some point during his presidency . While that story remains an unconfirmed legend , the fact remains that Taft should be known for something completely different . He was the last US President to have any real facial hair . Based on the requirements of this article , Taft truly was the last manly president . If you want more like this , you can check out our Beards of the Month here About The Author Jenny is our resident beard enthusiast , and author of the popular Beard of the Month column . She rocks . | [
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http://bronchiectasis.com.au/physiotherapy/techniques/forced-expiration-technique | Huffing The Forced Expiration Technique FET FET Video To download a patient information sheet go to FET A huff also called the forced expiration technique FET when combined with breathing control is a manoeuvre used to move secretions mobilised by thoracic expansion exercises downstream towards the mouth It can be used as a standalone technique but should always be included in any airway clearance routine If taught appropriately the FET is probably the most effective airways clearance technique van der Schans 1997 It should be taught by a health care professional with experience in teaching this technique Before commencing to teach the technique it is beneficial to explain the physiology in simple terms with diagrams This helps the patient to understand the need for monitoring the length of the breath out and the expiratory force Fig 5 The technique is generally taught in sitting Before huffing the patient breathes quietly at their own pace for as long as is required When initially taught the patient is instructed to take a medium breath in and to breathe out with mild to moderate force and extended expiratory flow with the glottis open The length of the huff and force of contraction of the muscles of expiration should be altered to optimise clearance of secretions Pryor Prasad 2008 by maximising air flow For patients with the cognitive ability three levels of huffing can be taught The patient is instructed to huff with first small then medium and finally large volume inspiratory breaths to assist in moving secretions from the peripheral airways through the medium airways towards the mouth With all of these inspiratory volumes the expiratory force and length of expiration are similar see the physiology section below To facilitate the opening of the glottis the patient can be taught to perform a huff with a piece of cardboard spirometry tubing or any tubing of a similar diameter placed at least four centimetres inside their open mouth Fig3 If glottis closure persists a tissue can be placed in front of the mouth for feedback With the glottis open the tissue will float away With the glottis closed it will remain still FET video Fig 3 Huffing using a spirometry tube Physiology The rationale behind a huff is based on the equal pressure point EPP the point at which pressure within the bronchi equals peribronchial pressure outside the airway Fig 4 Fig 4 Equal Pressure Point During normal respiration the EPP occurs in airways protected by cartilaginous rings which help to prevent airway collapse During a forced expiration the pressure outside the airway remains relatively constant whilst the pressure inside the airway decreases from the peripheral airways to the mouth resulting in airway compression With a forced expiration a wave of EPPs move peripherally into smaller airways as the lung volume decreases and the pressure within the airway falls This together with the turbulent airflow created facilitates the movement of secretions downstream towards the mouth The position of the EPP is dependent on lung volume and Fig 5 Movement of the Equal Pressure Point Key Blue segment equal pressure point Plus signs pressure within and outside the lung Black arrows airflow The EPP moves upstream towards the alveoli when the volume inside the lungs decreases andor the pressure outside the airway increases The EPP moves downstream towards the mouth when the volume inside the lungs increases andor the pressure outside the airway decreases Therefore to move secretions from peripheral airways it is more effective to commence huffing at low lung volumes and to progress to medium and finally large lung volumes Evidence The FET is a valuable technique van der Schans 1997 which is effective at clearing sputum from the larger airways FET is an integral component of other airway clearance techniques eg the active cycle of breathing technique ACBT and it may be more appropriate than the use of directed coughing in patients with unstable airways Huffing has been found to be more effective in the upright position Badr et al 2002 The limited available evidence does not seem to support using the FET as a solitary treatment Clinical experience shows that it is one technique which patients often fail to do as effectively as they could fusion_builder_columnfusion_builder_rowfusion_builder_container RETURN TO PHYSIOTHERAPY PHYSIOTHERAPY The active cycle of breathing technique Forced Expiration Technique Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy Autogenic Drainage Gravity Assisted Drainage Manual Techniques Inhalation Therapy via a Nebuliser Expiration with an open glottis in the lateral posture Breathing Dysfunction | [
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http://brooklyncreativeleague.co/coworking-blog/2016/12/20/harry-potter-and-the-colors-of-leadership | December 21 2016 Harry Potter and the Colors of Leadership Last week I saw one of the top films released this Holiday season Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them I loved every second of it Nothing is better than nostalgia to get you right in the feels Growing up I was obsessed with Harry Potter I was the same age as Harry when the Sorcerers Stone came out in the US 1998 Im still waiting for my Hogwarts letter by the way but I digress Since then Ive taken every online Sorting Hat quiz like this one from playbuzzcom I led my house to victory in the Y camp version of the House Cup Tournament two years in a row Im too old to go to Hogwarts now Im all grown up and I spend my days making magic coffee happen around our Brooklyn coworking space After I saw Fantastic Beasts I started thinking of how Harry Potter could help the employees here at BCL understand each other in the workplace and function better as a team I know it sounds bananas but hear me out Workplace psychologists have long recognized different people have different leadership styles all with their own benefits and challenges Like any human system these differences in leadership styles can be complementary or conflicting depending on how a company deals with them Generally speaking there are four leadership colors which correspond to different leadership styles And as I was looking over the characteristics of these colorsstyles I realized that they correspond with the houses at Hogwarts Now I am not a psychologist but I am really into Harry Potter so heres how I Gryffindor House Seal Digital image Harry Potter Wiki Fandom by Wikia nd Web 21 Dec 2016 Gryffindors are courageous and act on impulse or gutfeelings They require stimulation freedom and excitement They are natural leaders gifted performers and strong public speakers They enjoy group projects and using tools They like competition and bounce back quickly from loss They value action and are also generous and charming At work your Gryffindor team member prefers fast moving action oriented concrete and challenging tasks They welcome and instigate change Highly energetic Gryffindor brings the fun to the team On a bad day Gryffindors can be selfrighteous arrogant rude and defiant They may break the rules intentionally run away lie cheat or become physically aggressive Make the best possible use of your Gryffindor team member by allowing their personalities to shine Give them physically engaging jobs and allow them to make presentations Gryffindors make excellent salespeople Gryffindors work well in small bursts but need focus time with minimal distractions Allow them structured time to zero in on tasks that require sharp focus broken up with less urgent physical tasks like fixing a squeaky door running an errand etc Hufflepuff House Seal Digital image Harry Potter Wiki Fandom by Wikia nd Web 21 Dec 2016 Hufflepuffs are compassionate encouraging and supporting They are the peacekeepers sensitive to the needs of others They have a strong desire to contribute are poetic and enjoy the arts They are enthusiastic friendly idealistic communicative and sympathetic They are patient loyal honest and fair At work Hufflepuffs prefer warm inviting and interactive team environments They are imaginative insightful and creative They foster cooperation have tremendous empathy and are highly intuitive Hufflepuffs want everyone to get along and are great mediators On a bad day your Hufflepuff team member tends to be attention getting They may lie to save face or become withdrawn They often fantasize daydream or zone out When challenged they may become flustered They could cry or yell but more often than not your Hufflepuff team member is a master of passive aggression One of the best possible ways to use your Hufflepuff team member is to call them in when there is conflict Hufflepuffs can easily diffuse the situation and come up with ways for everyone to leave feeling like they got their way Your Hufflepuff team member is artistic and has a soft side so they are happiest with creative visual or design based projects Set clear expectations for them and give them plenty of time before their deadlines Slytherin House Seal Digital image Harry Potter Wiki Fandom by Wikia nd Web 21 Dec 2016 Slytherins are conventional They are pillars of strength and have high respect for authority They like to establish and maintain policies procedures and schedules They have a strong sense of right and wrong They are hyper organized and believe that work comes before play Theyre resourceful ambitious and calculated Its rare to find a Slytherin who wouldnt think before they acted At work Slytherins bring dependability and stability to the group They respect values and tradition and will work hard to conserve them Slytherins get a bad rap but there are no bad or evil houses at Hogwarts nor are there bad or impossible team members Slytherins just have a lot of school spirit On a bad day Slytherins tend to whine or be pitiful They have anxiety and worry a lot They feel tired can feel sick oftentimes its psychosomatic and they can make malicious judgements To get the most out of your Slytherin team member occupy their time with tasks that require loads of organization They prefer hard deadlines and have a getitdonenow attitude But never fear your Slytherin team member will always get it done correctly as well Let them take the reigns on project calendars and schedules Ravenclaw House Seal Digital image Harry Potter Wiki Fandom by Wikia nd Web 21 Dec 2016 Ravenclaws are conceptual and have investigative minds They are independent thinkers natural nonconformists and live life to their own standards One might call them eccentric Theyre problem solvers and strategists They value knowledge intelligence and justice They always seek to learn more and are cool calm collected They do not express emotion easily At work Ravenclaws are visionaries and need to see the big picture They like brainstorming and bringing about change based on knowledge information and logic They are creative but will only bring well thought out ideas to the team On a bad day your Ravenclaw team member can be sarcastic overly critical extremely aloof or withdrawn They may give the silent treatment and can sometimes refuse to comply or cooperate Ravenclaws are all about innovation so to make them feel valued at work give them space to innovate Give them tasks that involve improving or changing old systems or programs Stuck with something Ask a Ravenclaw to solve the riddle Ravenclaws love riddles Unless you actually go to Hogwarts its unlikely that you will find yourself on a team with a group of individuals with the exact same work styles as you This is why its so important for us to understand how we all function best in team settings The more we seek to understand the better and more productive we will be Sources Create 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http://brooksidepress.org/intramuscular/lessons/lesson-2-administer-an-intramuscular-injection/2-05-procedure-for-administering-a-subcutaneous-injection/ | 2.05 PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING A SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION a . Follow procedures outlined in paragraph 2 - 3 . b . Select injection site and position patient . ( 1 ) Outer aspect of upper arm ( deltoid area of the shoulder ) . The injection site ( see figure 2 - 8 ) is one hand ’ s width down from the top of the shoulder and a third of the way around to the arm ’ s outer aspect . The patient may be seated or standing with the upper arm you have chosen exposed . ( a ) The needle length used for all subcutaneous injections is 1 / 2 inch to 7 / 8 inch ( 23 to 25 gauge ) . ( b ) A volume of medication between 0.5 and 1.0 milliliter or less is usually administered to an adult in the deltoid area . Figure 2 - 8 . Deltoid area of shoulder , outer aspect of upper arm . ( 2 ) Outer aspect of upper leg ( vastus lateralis area ) . The injection site is one hand ’ s width down from the groin on the outer area of the upper leg ( see figure 2 - 9 ) . The patient may be seated or standing . The upper leg you have chosen should be completely exposed . A maximum volume of medication of 3.0 milliliters can be administered to an adult in the vastus lateralis area . ( 3 ) Buttocks . A third site that may be used is the subcutaneous tissue in the buttocks area . Figure 2 - 9 . Vastus lateralis area , outer aspect of upper leg . c . Prepare the Injection Site . Clean the site with an antiseptic pad using a circular motion from the center point outward about two inches . d . Remove Needle Guard . The needle cover should be pulled straight off . Any twisting motion or a sideward motion may bend the needle . Do not touch the needle . Lay the needle cover on a clean , flat surface . e . Stabilize Injection Site . Pinch up tissue on the upper arm or upper thigh , whichever you have chosen ( see fig 2 - 7 ) . ( 1 ) Pinch the skin gently between the thumb and index finger to form a fold of skin without touching the injection site . ( 2 ) The fold of tissue helps determine the exact size of needle needed . Measure from the fold ’ s base to its crest and select a needle close to the length of the fold . f . Insert Needle . ( 1 ) Hold the barrel of the syringe between the thumb and the index finger with bevel up . ( 2 ) Insert the needle at a 45 - degree angle to the skin ( see figure 2 - 7 ) . All subcutaneous injections are inserted at a 45 - degree angle into the fatty tissue below the skin . ( 3 ) Insert the needle only to three - fourths of the length of the needle using a firm , quick , forward thrust to minimize discomfort . ( 4 ) Release the skin . Release the pinched skin while stabilizing the syringe barrel . g . Aspirate the Syringe . Refer to paragraph 2 - 3n above . h . Inject the Medicine . Press the plunger into the barrel with the thumb slowly and steadily until all medication is expelled . Medication should be injected slowly . Rapid injection will put pressure on the tissue and cause pain . i . Remove the Needle . Place an antiseptic pad slightly above the injection site . Withdraw needle quickly at same 45 - degree angle as inserted and bring pad down on injection site . j . Massage the Site . Gently massage the injection site with an antiseptic pad after you remove the needle unless medication guidance indicates otherwise . ( 1 ) Gentle pressure applied to the injection site will help seal punctured tissue and disperse the medication so that it is absorbed readily . ( 2 ) You may use the same antiseptic pad that was used to prepare the site before the injection . k . Cover Injection Site . Place an adhesive bandage over the injection site to protect clothes if bleeding occurs and to prevent infection . l . Perform Postinjection Patient Care . Refer to paragraph 2 - 3u . | [
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http://brooksidepress.org/vitalsigns/lessons/lesson-2-temperature/2-0-8-how-do-i-read-a-glass-thermometer/ | 2.08 How do I read a glass thermometer ? Reading the glass thermometer ( that is , determining the temperature shown ) is done by holding the thermometer horizontally by the stem end ( the end opposite the bulb ) at eye level and rotating the thermometer until the mercury in the shaft can be clearly seen . This procedure is discussed below . a . Hold the Thermometer at Eye Level . You must hold the thermometer at the end of the stem , not the bulb end . ( If you held the bulb end , your body heat could cause the temperature reading to increase if the temperature of your fingers is greater than the temperature shown on the thermometer . ) Normally , the end of the thermometer is held with the fingertips of the right hand as shown in figure 2 - 1 A . The thermometer should be held at eye level to make reading easier . Figure 2 - 1 . Reading a glass thermometer . A Holding the thermometer . B Rotating the thermometer . C Reading the Fahrenheit thermometer . D Same temperature on a Celsius thermometer . NOTE : In order to assist you with reading the patient ’ s temperature , most thermometers have an arrow pointing to the line denoting the average normal body temperature ( 98.6º F or 37º C ) . Additional information concerning conversion between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales is presented in MD0900 , Basic Mathematics . b . Rotate the Thermometer . The stem of the thermometer is not perfectly round . Its flattened areas act as a magnifying glass to make the hollow shaft in the stem appear larger . ( The flattened areas also keep the thermometer from rolling off a flat surface . ) Using your fingertips , slowly rotate the thermometer back and forth until the mercury in the shaft is clearly visible ( see figure 2 - 1 B ) . The column of mercury will appear to be silver in color and the rest ( empty part ) of the shaft will appear whitish . The c . Locate the Nearest Temperature Mark . There are several temperature markings ( lines ) on a thermometer . Identify the marking that is closest to the point where the mercury in the shaft stops ( where the silver meets the white ) . d . Determine the Temperature Reading . The method you use to determine the temperature reading of the mark you selected in the previous step depends upon whether you are using a Fahrenheit thermometer or a Celsius thermometer . ( 1 ) Fahrenheit thermometer . On a thermometer that uses the Fahrenheit temperature scale , each long mark shows a whole degree of temperature . There are four shorter lines between each pair of long lines . These shorter lines show an increase of two - tenths of a degree Fahrenheit ( 0.2ºF ) . For example , the first short mark past ( to the right of ) the 98ºF mark shows a temperature reading of 98.2ºF . The second mark shows a reading of 98.4º F . The third mark is 98.6ºF and the fourth is 98.8º F . The next mark is a long line and represents a reading of 99o F . In figure 2 - 1 C , the temperature reading is 99.4º F . ( 2 ) Celsius thermometer . Like the Fahrenheit temperature , each long line on a thermometer using the Celsius scale denotes a whole degree of temperature . On the Celsius scale ; however , there are nine shorter marks between each pair of long marks . Each small mark shows an increase of one - tenth of a degree Celsius ( 0.1º C ) . For example , the third short mark past the 38º C line denotes a temperature reading of 38.3ºC . Figure 2 - 1 D shows the same temperature as figure 2 - 1 C using a Celsius scale thermometer . The Celsius reading is 37.4º C . | [
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http://brooksstreethouse.com/ | Prev Home Amenities TourGallery Area Attractions RatesReservations Availability Contact Us Welcome to The Brooks Street House Let the rolling green hills of Oregon wine country take you away Set against the backdrop of the verdant Willamette Valley the Brooks Street House in McMinnville is your perfect getaway Whether youre planning a surprise romantic retreat in the heart of winter or a summertime tour of local wineries with friends your home away from home awaits In a town with turnofthecentury charm at every corner this renovated farmhouse is a vintage luxury retreat fit for even the most fastidious visitors The Brooks Street House has been completely remodeled and designed with you in mind A warm open living room welcomes you like a hug from a loved one The kitchen beckons you to come in make a cup of coffee and rejuvenate The bedrooms designed with precise attention to detail offer instant relief from the stresses of daytoday life So come in take off your shoes and let the enchantment of the Willamette Valley seep in History of The Brooks Street House The Brooks Street House was originally built in the late 1800s where one young McMinnville couple a Mr and Mrs Lowban decided to settle down They soon gave birth to two boys one of whom would grow up to become the postmaster of McMinnville while living in the very same home he grew up in Rooted in the history of one of Oregons first towns this home has been witness to two generations of families and many decades worth of changes in Yamhill County life Though most of the home was entirely remodeled in 2013 the Brooks Street House remains one of McMinnvilles most historic pieces of real estate and maintains its original rustic farmhouse charm One of the oldest pieces in the home is the vintage claw foot bathtub which is perfectly suited for a relaxing soak that just might bring about memories of a time much quieter and simpler in our beautiful town of McMinnville The Amenities See Our Virtual Tour | [
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http://brown-face.com/ | Brownface Brownface refers to the creation and propagation of racist LatinoHispanic stereotypes and caricatures Latino is the umbrella term for people of Latin American descent that in recent years has supplanted the more imprecise term Hispanic Cuban Americans Puerto Ricans Mexican Americans and any people who trace their ethnic roots back to Central or South America are considered Latino if they live in the United States Racist Latino Stereotypes Hispanic Americans like many other minority groups in the US have long suffered from the effects of racial stereotyping Typical stereotypes include the Greaser the Lazy Mexican the Latin Lover the Mamacita maids slum dwellers drug addicts gang bangers feisty Latinas the Mexican Spitfire and the Exotica The Latin Lover The Latin Lover stereotype was first popularized by Italian actor Rudolph Valentino and became a film standard after his performances in The Sheik 1921 and Son of the Sheik 1926 The Domestic Hispanic domestics are a staple in media depictions of affluent American families The Hispanic Maid and Gardener stereotypes speak heavily accented English liberally sprinkled with Spanish words and phrases The Male Buffoon The Male Buffoon always plays the fool for comic relief He is childish simpleminded and bumbling The Harlot The Harlot is lusty and hottempered a slave to her passions The Female Clown The Female Clown is the comic counterpart of the Latino male buffoon and like the harlot exemplifies a common device that the Hollywood narrative employs to neutralize the screen Latinas sexuality This is a necessary requirement because the hero must have a reason to reject the Latina in favor of the Anglo woman thereby maintaining the WASP status quo For that to occur the Latinas sexual allure must somehow be negated The Bandito The Bandito is dirty and unkempt usually displaying an unshaven face missing teeth perhaps a gold tooth and disheveled oily hair The face is scared and scowling to complete the easily recognizable stereotype He is vicious cruel treacherous shifty and dishonest psychologically he is irrational overly emotional and quick to resort to violence His inability to speak English or his English with a very heavy Spanish accent is Hollywoods way of signaling his feeble intellect a lack of brainpower that makes it impossible for him to plan or strategize successfully The bandito lives on in American film as Latino drug What these stereotypes all have in common is that they reduce to a onesided superficial and exaggerated depiction the real variety and depth and complexity of a struggling people Significantly the underlying social issues affecting Latino life in the United States have seldom been addressed in Hollywood films and hardly ever have Latinos been portrayed as people in control of their lives capable of standing up for their rights or having an interest in their own future History of Racist Attitudes Towards Latinos in America Hispanics have been portrayed by the media as lazy unintelligent greasy criminal and alien Their contributions culturally economically and historically have never been properly documented or appreciated Instead Hispanics in general and American Hispanics in particular have been the victims of racist stereotyping in an unbroken string of images and portrayals that began with the battle over Mexican land in the Southwest as America expanded during the frontier era In the United States especially in the Southwest Manifest Destiny meant taking land from Mexico displacing Mexican landowners subjugating the natives and exploiting them as cheap and expendable labor In order to rationalize the displacement of the Southwest Hispanics as they had done with American Indians in the East Latinoswhether US citizens newly arrived migrants from the south or Latin Americans in their own countrieswere thought of as lesser humans During the California Gold Rush as many as 25000 Mexicans arrived in California Many of these Mexicans were experienced miners and had great success mining gold in California Some Whites believed their success was a threat and began intimidating Mexican miners with violence Between 1848 and 1860 at least 163 Mexicans were lynched in California alone An antiMexican law enacted in 1855 in California was thinly disguised as an antivagrancy statute but commonly known as The Greaser Act The law defined a vagrant as all persons who are commonly known as Greasers or the issue of Spanish and Indian blood and who go armed and are not peaceable and quiet persons The law was repealed a few years later In the 1940s imagery in newspapers and crime novels portrayed Mexican American zoot suiters as criminals Antizoot suiters sentiment sparked a series of attacks on young Mexican American males in Los Angeles which culminated in what became known as the Zoot Suit Riots During the worst of the rioting approximately 5000 servicemen and civilians gathered in downtown Los Angeles and attacked MexicanAmerican zoot suiters and nonzoot suiters alike Hollywood operates on stereotypes as a shorthand way of defining characters in ways that are easy for audiences to identify and digest But a steady diet of negative stereotypes as portrayed in the media can be very destructive to young people if there are also very few positive role models that they can identify with | [
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http://brownmfg.net/about-us | About Us 4661 Stafford Ave SW Wyoming MI 49548 6162490200 Fax 6162493211 Customer Service customerservicebrownmfgnet Sales Contacts salesbrownmfgnet About Brown Manufacturing Who we are Brown Manufacturing Group Inc is a family owned and operated company led by three generations of innovators and problem solvers In 1979 the family began producing conveyor ovens and manual textile printers for smaller screen printing operations The focus of those machines was simple They must provide longterm reliable performance have innovative useful features and be affordable for smaller businesses An overwhelming number of those machines are still in operation today That commitment to quality and to different solutions other than the normal run of the mill copycat product is still the essence of our companys success What we do Another primary reason for our longterm success is our eagerness to be available to provide prompt and accurate customer service We understand the pressures that our customers are under to provide service to their customers We keep that idea forefront in our minds from the beginning of product development through delivery and for as long as that product is providing a service for our customer The Brown product range offers equipment for every department from the screen processing room through the print room and onto finishing Our machinery covers the textile printing market with additional product entries into graphic printers both manual and automatic and equipment for the direct to garment printer Brown Manufacturing Group is always in the research and development mind set You can be assured that new products and innovative ideas are in the works Our future is in providing new solutions for our customers problems Browse this site often for our new items and come visit us at the industry trade shows We look forward to meeting our customers and hearing suggestions about ways we can continue to improve our products to make our customers performance even better Our product warranty Brown Manufacturing Group Inc prides itself on the durability and reliability of our products From the chassis construction through the software development we design our products to provide years of productivity and profitability It is our belief that cutomers expect a solid investment in Brown products and we value their opinions Our warranty includes 1 year on all general parts 15 years on the product chassis 3 years on all calrod heaters 7 years on printer registration gate systems Software updates for 2 years Thank you Thank you for considering Brown Manufacturing Group as a source for all your material decorating machinery needs | [
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http://brownstonelistings.com/ | Properties Neighborhoods Bedrooms Price Refine Brownstone Real Estate LLC is a licensed real estate brokerage firm specializing in sales and rentals throughout Brownstone Brooklyn . We are located at 349 Court Street , in a full - service office staffed by a professional team of agents ready , willing , and able to serve you for all your real estate needs . Our clients and customers look to us for expert advice and neighborhood knowledge , and appreciate our hard work and diligence on their behalf . If you ' re thinking about buying , selling , or renting in Brownstone Brooklyn , please call featured properties CARROLL GARDENS 194 W 9TH STREET , # 5 BR / 3.5 BT $ 1,549,000 CARROLL GARDENS 70 4TH PLACE , # 4D Studio / 1 BT $ 1,850 271 UNION ST . , # 13 BR / 5 BT $ 5,400,000 398 COURT ST . , # 3 BR / 3 BT $ 2,499,000 RED HOOK 106 PIONEER STREET , # 5 BR / 4 BT $ 1,400,000 313 COURT ST . , # STORE Retail $ 3,800 COBBLE HILL 2 BR / 1 BT $ 2,900 661 HENRY ST , # 6 BR / 6 BT $ 2,750,000 272 UNION ST . , # 3 1.5 BR / 1 BT $ 2,800 What Our Customers Think Brownstone Real Estate has a long history of helping Brooklyn residents with their real estate needs in both sales and rentals . Below is a small sample of the glowing reviews we ’ ve received over the years . Apartment hunting isn ' ' t necessarily fun but working with Lisa French made it much more manageable … . She was very professional , very helpful , and also very nice . Chad D . 03 / 16 Listed my condo for rent with 3 local agencies , and Brownstone was by far the hardest working and most honest . All you need to know is that in the slowest rental month of the year ( February ) , Arnie and Robert were able to get my apartment rented within a week and a half ! . . . Arnie and Robert were professional in every aspect ! You are in good hands . . . Judy C . 02 / 16 My wife and I were looking for agents to list our co - op in Kensington … .I found these guys on yelp about a year ago , and boy did they ever deliver . Thank you , Robert Bryan and Arny Cohen for working so hard for us and having a good time while doing it , too . We really appreciate it ! John H . 07 / 15 I have lived in Brooklyn for over 4 years and Beatrice was BY FAR the best broker I have ever come in contact with . She was knowledgeable about the apartments , areas , and actually offered honest opinions . I never felt like I was being sold but rather accompanied by a friend … . I will recommend her and the agency to any friends / family that are looking for apts in Brooklyn . Amazing . Frank B . 09 / 14 I couldn ' ' t have asked for a better experience with Brownstone and I HIGHLY recommend working with them and Arny Cohen if you ' ' re looking for a space in Park Slope ! Vicki L . 04 / 13 1 I ' m not a robot reCAPTCHA Privacy Terms | [
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http://brownstonept.com/victor/ | Brownstone Physical Therapy The staff at our Victor office will take the time to show you kindness and bring you personalized physical therapy care to help on your road to recovery Visit our Victor office to see the BrownStone difference in action We dont place time restraints on appointments like other practices do If your therapy needs require longer than an hour were happy to accommodate We are committed at BrownStone to making your total recovery time faster not dragging it out and getting the most appointments out of you as possible We pride ourselves on kindness compassion and dedicated individual care BrownStone is personally invested in the community by providing valuedriven service both in and out of the office BrownStone Physical Therapy accepts virtually all forms of medical insurance Call us if you have any questions about your insurance carrier On your initial visit please bring all required referrals andor prescriptions We accept cash check or credit as forms of payment Call 5858695140 or click the button to schedule a session Contact Our Victor Office Hours Directions Map data 2018 Google Terms of Use HOURS Monday 730 530 Tuesday 730 530 Wednesday 730 530 Thursday 730 530 Friday 730 330 Walkins are welcome and service is based on staff availability | [
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http://brownsvillecityfcu.com/ | Welcome Why Choose Brownsville City Employees FCU ? The Brownsville City Employees Federal Credit Union has as its mission the responsibility for providing an efficient , effective , and well - managed financial institution that meets the needs of its membership . Share Accounts : A share savings account offers safety and convenience , with competitive yields and no limitations on deposits and withdrawals . Learn more To assist you with all your financial needs . Call a Greenpath financial counselor toll - free at 1 - 800 - 550 - 1961 or click on the Greenpath logo below . Loans : Low - cost loans are one of the best benefits of credit union membership . We ’ re here to help . Learn more With Online Banking you can track your account balance , transfer funds , request a withdrawal , and much more . Enrollment is quick and easy . Any changes to the account must be made at the Credit Union Office . For Access and additional information please call 956 - 548 - 6041 . Privacy Policy Effective 01 / 01 / 2018 Truth in Savings Disclosures Website Links Disclosure : The website is connected to third party websites . The links provide a service to the member . Third Party websites accessed by links are not part of the credit union ’ s website . Members are responsible for knowing their privacy rights outside the credit union . The credit union is not affiliated with any websites , which are linked to the credit union ’ s website . | [
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http://brucespringsteen.net/band/clarence-clemons | Clarence Clemons Saxophone , percussion Clarence Clemons , who at the age of nine received as a Christmas present his first saxophone in lieu of a train set , was born in Norfolk , Virginia , on January 11 , 1942 . His early love of football nearly led to another career , but , influenced by legendary players such as King Curtis and Junior Walker , it was the sax in which Clarence found his true calling . Like other E Streeters , Clarence played with other bands around the Asbury Park , New Jersey area before meeting Bruce . The meeting , and his subsequent entry into the E Street Band , is the stuff of legend : a stormy night , the Bruce Springsteen Band at a club called Student Prince , Clarence bursting through the door that literally blew off its hinges and stating his desire to play in the band . How much is truth and how much exaggeration seems irrelevant ; suffice to say that , from the moment “ the Big Man The sound of Clarence ’ s sax reverberates through so many E Street classics — “ Born to Run , ” “ Rosalita , ” “ Prove it All Night , ” “ Bobby Jean , ” “ Spirit in the Night , ” to name just a few — it is impossible to imagine what they would have been without Clarence . And his solo in “ Jungleland ” is nothing short of sheer brilliance , an epic and signature performance in Clarence ’ s long and storied career with the E Street Band . In addition to the sax , Clarence also backed the band with the tambourine , penny whistle , flute , and percussion . Between breaks from Bruce and the Band , Clarence would lend his sound to many other well - known musicians , including Roy Orbison , Carl Perkins , Janis Ian , Paul Young , Gary U.S. Bonds , Todd Rundgren , Ringo Starr , and , most recently , Lady Gaga . He provided the sax for Aretha Franklin ’ s 1985 Top Ten hit “ Freeway of Love ” and had a Top 20 hit single that same year , “ You ’ re a Friend of Mine , ” a duet with Jackson Browne . He released several Clarence also tried his hand at acting , appearing in Martin Scorsese ’ s New York , New York as well as Bill & Ted ’ s Excellent Adventure and Blues Brothers 2000 . His TV credits include “ Nash Bridges ” and HBO ’ s “ The Wire . ” The Nick Mead - directed documentary , Who Do I Think I Am ? A Portrait of a Journey , chronicled Clarence ’ s multiple trips through China in 2002 - 03 . His autobiography , Big Man : Real Life & Tall Tales , was published in 2009 . A self - described “ spiritual seeker , ” Clarence was married five times and was the father of four sons : Clarence III , Charles , Christopher , and Jarod . His nephew , Jake Clemons , would go on to play with the E Street Band in 2012 . Clarence died on June 18 , 2011 , following complications from a massive stroke suffered just six days before . In his eulogy , Bruce asked , “ How big was the Big Man ? Too big to die . ” | [
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http://bruins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=38863 | Training and Equipment Staff PAUL WHISSEL Director of Sports Performance and Rehab Paul Whissel is in his third full season as the club ' s Director of Sports Performance and Rehab . In that position , he oversees the team ' s strength and conditioning and medical staff , working alongside head team physician Dr . Peter Asnis and his team of doctors . Prior to joining the Bruins in May , 2016 , he worked with the NFL ' s Buffalo Bills , Boston University hockey and University of Texas basketball . Whissel , who earned his Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy at Daemen College , specializes in the integration of training and rehab . He has advanced training in dry needling , spinal manipulation , and several soft tissue techniques , including Graston Technique and Active Release Technique . He is also a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist . DON DelNEGRO Athletic Trainer Don DelNegro is in his 26th season as the team ' s Head Athletic Trainer . Prior to joining the Bruins , he spent five years at Williams College as the Director of Sports Medicine . He has also served as the head athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled and Luge teams at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville , France ; for Team USA at the 2000 , 2005 and 2007 World Hockey Championships and as head trainer for the U.S. men ' s hockey team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin , Italy . He holds Joe Robinson Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Joe Robinson is in his second season with the Bruins as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist . He joined the Bruins from Vanderbilt University , having served as the sports physical therapy resident for the 2016 - 17 season . Prior to that , he served as physical therapy intern with EXOS in Frisco , Texas , and as an athletic training intern with the NFL ' s Kansas City Chiefs for the 2012 - 13 season . He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy , both from Grand Valley JULIE NICOLETTI Sports Nutritionist Julie Nicoletti is in her fourth season with the Bruins as a Sports Nutritionist . In that role , she provides personalized nutritional education and counseling , helps plan team meals , and advises on nutritional supplementation . A graduate of the University of Rhode Island , she is a Certified Sports Nutritionist and Registered Pharmacist . Kevin Neeld Head Performance Coach Kvin Neeld is in his first season with the Bruins as Head Performance Coach . In that role , he is responsible for implementing the team ' s strength and conditioning program , and assisting in biometric collection and analysis . He comes to the Bruins after spending the past two seasons as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks . His prior experience includes seven years as the President and Director of Performance at Endeavor Sports Performance in Pitman , NJ , five years as a Strength and Conditioning coach with USA Hockey ' s Women Ken Whittier Assistant Performance Coach Ken Whittier is in his first season with the Bruins as an Assistant Performance Coach . In that role , he assists in implementing the team ' s strength and conditioning program while assisting in biometric collection and analysis . He comes to Boston after spending the past five years as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Co - Director of Education at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning . He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts - Amherst with a Bachelor ' s degree in Exercise Science . KEITH ROBINSON Equipment Manager Keith Robinson is in his 31st season with the Bruins , his eighth as the team ' s Head Equipment Manager . He began with the team in 1988 - 89 as a locker room assistant for five seasons before spending the next 17 seasons as an assistant equipment manager for the club . A native of Tewksbury , MA , he graduated from Tewksbury High School in 1987 . JIM ' BEETS ' JOHNSON Assistant Equipment Manager Jim " Beets " Johnson is in his nine season with the Bruins as an Assistant Equipment Manager . He came to the Bruins after working for nine seasons in the same capacity with the New York Rangers . That followed two seasons as the head equipment manager for the West Coast Hockey League ' s Idaho Steelheads . The Minnesota native played four years of college hockey at St . Scholastica College in Duluth , Minnesota and later served for one season as an assistant coach of that team . 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http://brulosophy.com/2015/04/27/under-pressure-the-impact-of-higher-psi-fermentations-exbeeriment-results-2/ | Under Pressure : The Impact of High ( er ) PSI Fermentations | exBEERiment Results ! Author : Greg Foster When brainstorming new ideas and techniques to improve my brew , my thoughts often drift toward professional brewery practices . While commercial techniques do n ’ t always scale down to the homebrew level , I figure the pros generally know what they are doing , so emulating their techniques is as good of a place to start as any . When I learned about professional breweries fermenting under pressure , I knew I had to give it a try . What the heck is pressurized fermentation , anyway ? The idea really is as simple as it sounds – find some way to pressurize the fermentation vessel and adjust the PSI as needed . A plastic or glass carboy is not going to work too well with this technique , as they ’ re unlikely to withstand the higher pressures . Luckily , many of us own corny kegs , which are designed to hold fairly high amounts of pressure , making them ideal for this application . The only other gear needed is an adjustable pressure relief valve , spunding valve , which is designed to maintain a set PSI while releasing any excess pressure . Unfortunately , off - the - shelf options are quite limited , but with a little research and a bit of DIY spirit , anyone can build their own spunding valve that ’ s right for the job , just like I did . Left : DIY Spunding Valve | Right : Williams Brewing Spunding Valve ( Not Recommended ) Perhaps you ’ re wondering what the purported benefits of fermenting beer under pressure are . After scouring numerous homebrewing forums , I discovered there are many theoretical advantages : – The ability to ferment beer at warmer temps without increasing off flavors . – Overall reduction in yeast ester and fusel production . – Less vigorous fermentation with reduced krausen , meaning less headspace is necessary . – Due to the closed fermentation , aroma compounds remain in the beer and are n ’ t blown off . – CO2 generated from fermentation can be used to naturally carbonate the finished beer . I ’ ve heard of professional breweries fermenting under pressure for a variety of the reasons listed above . It made sense to me – if you can ferment warmer while reducing off flavors then you can produce more beer faster , and more beer means increased profits . What brewery does n ’ t want that ? I decided to email a few breweries to try to get some direct - from - the - source information about their fermentation practices . I was amazed so many wrote back to me ! Gotta love how the professional brewing community is so open and willing to give back to homebrewers . Everyone I wrote to responded save for 2 I will not name , as it ’ s possible they were engaged in an epic battle over usage of a particular bolded font . Onto the responses I did receive , in paraphrased format : Alpine Beer Co . , Alpine , CA F erment at 68 ° F and 0 PSI ( atmospheric pressure ) Bell ’ s Brewery , Galesburg , MI It ’ s a trade secret , but the temp is on the warm side of normal ; no mention of PSI Stone Brewing Co . , Escondido , CA F erment at precisely 72 ° F because house yeast goes to sleep under 70 ° F ; 0 PSI Ninkasi Brewing Co . , Eugene , OR Primary at 68 ° F and 0 PSI , cap fermentation at end of secondary to increase PSI Societe Brewing Co . , San Diego , CA Pupil is fermented at 68 ° F PSI and 0 PSI 3 Floyds Brewing Co . , Munster , IN Usually 67 ° F for Ales and 50 ° F for lagers , both at 0 PSI The Alchemist Brewery , Waterbury , VT Always keep your cans of Heady Topper refrigerated ! Okay , so maybe pressurized fermentation is n ’ t nearly as prevalent as I thought . Some of the breweries I contacted mentioned they ’ d heard of others doing it , though none said they were actively using the method . But this is n ’ t the whole story . Allow me to pontificate a bit on why the pros are still , in fact , fermenting under pressure . You see those giant conical tanks ? By nature of their size alone and the sheer amount of volume they hold , a ton of pressure is added during fermentation ! Consider the fact that for every foot of liquid depth , the pressure is increased by .43 PSI . Knowing this , we can calculate that for a 15 foot tall conical fermentation tank , the pressure toward the bottom would be just above 6 PSI . While seemingly insubstantial , this amount of pressure is significantly more than what occurs in a typical homebrew carboy or bucket capped | METHOD | For this xBmt , I thought I ’ d try cloning a popular hoppy beer , 3 Floyds Zombie Dust . Since I ’ m a bit of a hophead , I was curious to see if the pressurized fermentation would help lock in those volatile hop flavors and aromas . That and , well , I just plain wanted some Zombie Dust on tap . I originally planned on hitting this beer with a 3 oz charge of Citra at dry hop but later decided the xBmt would be better served by skipping the dry hops altogether . Zombie Dust Clone Recipe Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM OG FG ABV 8 gal 60 min 62 15.6 1.044 SG 1.012 SG 4.0 % Fermentables Name Amount Domestic 2 - Row 15 lbs 81.0 Munich ( 10L ) 1 lbs 8 oz 8.1 CaraFoam 11 oz 3.6 C60 11 oz 3.6 Melanoidin Malt 11 oz Hops Name Amt Time Use Form Alpha % Citra 28 g First Wort Hop FWH Pellet Citra 21 g 60 min Boil Pellet 28 g 15 min Boil 28 g 7 min 28 g Flameout w / 40 min rest at 205 ° F 56 g Flameout w / 20 min rest at 180 ° F 17.0 Yeast Lab Attenuation Ferm Temp Safale S - 04 Whitbread Dry Fermentis 70 % 66 ° F This batch would be my first using the BIAB method , it did n ’ t take much rigging of my brew stand make it ideal for the task . As always seems to be the case whenever I try changing things up , things did n ’ t go nearly as smoothly as I had hoped . First , my target mash pH of 5.7 was way off of my 5.4 calculated pH . Even more alarming was the difference between my target and actual pre - boil OG , which ultimately led to a much lower OG than expected – .021 points lower ! Lesson learned , I ’ ll mill finer next time . Left : 5.68 pH | Right : 1.044 OG After the boil was complete , equal amounts of wort were transferred into identical corny kegs repurposed as fermentation vessels . The spunding valve was set to maintain 5 - 6 PSI throughout fermentation while the other keg was kept at atmospheric pressure using a simple blowoff tube . Fermentation finished a few days later , the pressurized keg maintaining a steady 6 PSI , and I let both kegs remain in primary a few more days to allow the yeast to clean up after itself . When I returned , my previously pressurized keg had de - pressurized . Turns out my spunding valve had a very small leak that ultimately allowed for the full release of the CO2 I ’ d pressurized the keg with . I disconnected the now useless spunding valve and took a final hydrometer reading , both beers had attenuated to the same Left : pressurized 1.012 | Right : no pressure 1.012 The beers were then cold crashed and kegged , ready to be served to tasters just a few days later . As far as I could tell , they looked identical to each other . | RESULTS | The majority of the data for this xBmt was collected during a Strand Brewers Club monthly meeting . Participants were presented with 2 samples from 1 batch and 1 sample from the other batch then asked to select which beer they perceived as being different . In all , 13 people participated in this xBmt including 2 BJCP certified judges , one BJCP provisional judge , and 3 homebrewers . In order to achieve statistical significance , 8 participants would have had to accurately select the different beer in the triangle test ( p < .05 ) . A total of 6 people correctly selected the beer that was different , which means statistical significance In selecting which beer was different , participants were asked how confident they were in their selections . Their answers , grouped by whether they selected correctly or incorrectly on the triangle test , are as follows : Correct / Incorrect Not very confident : 0 / 2 Somewhat confident : 2 / 3 Very confident : 2 / 1 Absolute : 2 / 1 The 6 participants who were correct on the triangle test were asked to complete a comparative evaluation of only the 2 different beers , still unaware of which one had the variable manipulated . All 6 participants believed the aroma of the beers were somewhat similar and 5 reported preferring the aroma of the pressure fermented batch , with one person commenting it was “ sharper and sweeter . ” Regarding flavor , 5 tasters perceived the beers as being somewhat similar while 1 thought they were not at all similar . When it came to flavor preference , 4 tasters liked the pressure fermented batch better , with one person saying it was “ hoppier tasting ” while another taster described the flavor as being similar to “ elephant piss . ” All 6 participants thought the mouthfeel was with 4 of the 6 preferring that of the no - pressure batch . My Impressions : Initially , I thought I noticed a difference between the beers . The aroma of the pressure fermented beer seemed just a bit stronger and sweeter compared to the no - pressure beer , characteristics that were also reported by one of the first participants . However , after repeatedly failing blind triangle tests , I accepted that I really could n ’ t tell a difference . Yet again , as we ’ ve seen so often with these xBmts , bias was most likely at play . For fun , and because I happened to have some Zombie Dust in my fridge , I compared my clone to the real deal . Left : Clone | Right : Zombie Dust Immediately upon tasting , it was pretty obvious that these were not the exact same beer , but they were pretty similar . The real Zombie Dust had a slightly sweeter aroma , which I believe is most likely due to the fact I did n ’ t dry hop my batch . Interestingly , of the 4 friends I had compare the 2 beers , all ended up preferring mine – go me ! . But really , I wo n ’ t kid myself , they were biased as hell . | DISCUSSION | I ’ m not going to lie , I was hoping pressurized fermentation was going to have a bigger positive impact on the quality of my beer , mainly in terms of improved hop character . It just seemed logical that the increased pressure would trap and retain all of those delicate aromas and flavors I seek . Even though no statistically significant differences were discovered , there were nonetheless some aspects of pressurized fermentation I found to be real advantages . Having the fermentor pressurized made it incredibly easy to take a wort sample using a standard party / So , in the end , this xBmt did n ’ t reveal anything groundbreaking . Still , fermenting under pressure is something we as homebrewers know little about , which in my opinion is enough to warrant further exploration . For example , I ’ m curious about the claim that lager beers made with traditional lager yeasts can be fermented at ale temps and turned around in significantly less time when done so under pressure . It ’ s a fascinating technique that is going to require much more data before we start making any solid conclusions about Thanks again to those who participated in this xBmt ! And an extra big thanks to the Strand Brewers Club for being nice enough to let some crazy new member suddenly start performing weird experiments on them . Support Brülosophy In Style ! 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http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/worlds/earthmoon.htm | Look at the image below and the apparent distance between Earth and Moon . How does this fit with your previous ideas ? Use the diameter of Earth as 1 unit . How many Earth diameters are between Earth and Moon in the image ? The image you see below is linked to a larger image that you will use for the image processing assignment . Click on the image to go to the larger image , which you will need to download . Image Source : http : / / photojournal . jpl . nasa . gov / cgi - bin / PIAGenCatalogPage . pl ? PIA00559 Image credit : NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Arizona State University Original Caption Released with Image : 2001 Mars Odyssey ' s Thermal Emission Imaging System ( THEMIS ) took this portrait of the Earth and its companion Moon , using the infrared camera , one of two cameras in the instrument . It was taken at a distance of 3,563,735 kilometer s ( more than 2 million miles ) on April 19 , 2001 as the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft left the Earth . From this distance and perspective the camera was able to acquire an image that directly shows the true distance from the Earth to the Moon . The Earth ' s diameter is Part 1 : Creating a Scale Model Before beginning the technical aspect of this project , you will need to do a hands - on demonstration . During Module 2 you found circumference of the Earth at the Equator is just over 40,000 km . The average Earth - Moon distance is about 385,000 km , which is about 9.5 times the circumference . To make a quick scale model of this system , you will need a globe and a ball about a quarter of it ' s diameter to represent the Moon . Then , Take a string and wrap it around the globe ' s equator about 9.5 times . Attach ( or hold ) one end of the string at the globe ' s surface Move the " moon " the distance of the string , from the globe You ' ve just constructed a rough model of the Earth - Moon system with scaled size and distance . Note : The actual Earth - Moon distance ranges from about 360,000 to 405 , 000 kilometers , depending on the position in the Moon ' s orbit . To complete this activity you will need to download the Earth - Moon Distance image . The above image is linked to a larger one , so take the link to the larger image , then download . You will notice that this image is in JPG format . Your image processing software requires all images to be in TIFF format . While some sites will let you download images as a TIFF , many of the images you will be downloading from the Internet will come in JPG or GIF format . You will need to convert these images Tucows site . Links to image editing software are : TuCows Image Editors for Mac - Several options are available ; I ' ve had a great deal of success with Graphic Converter TuCows Image Editors for PC - Several options are available ; I ' ve used Graphic Workshop successfully in the past Shareware is software that allows you to use it free for a trial period . After the end of the trial period you are asked to pay a small shareware fee if you intend to keep the software . Regardless of which software you choose , you will need to open up the Earth - Moon JPG image and convert it to a TIFF format . Because knowing how to convert images is an important tool in using image process , we ask that you learn how to do this step . Help each other out , but please do not convert the image for someone else . Knowing how to convert images will allow you to use this software for multiple purposes in your classrooms . Once you have downloaded and converted your image , following the instructions When measuring , you may use either the upper or lower part of the image , it wo n ' t make a difference which one you choose . To complete this activity complete the following steps : Open the software and import your image - be sure to download and convert the attached jpg image . It is larger than the original from the NASA site to make measuring easier and more accurate . You will recall from your tutorials that to make measurements using the software you need to first set your scale . There are several ways to do this , one is by telling the program what the pixel size is . Another is using a known distance , which is how you will set the scale in this activity . After importing your image , choose the " Line Selection Tool " Draw a line across the diameter of the Earth - try to be as accurate as possible . Under " Analyze " in the menu bar , select " Set Scale " In the box that pops up , under " Units " select " Kilometers " - It is always imperative that you choose the unit before entering the known distance - if you do these steps in reverse the measurements will NOT be accurate . In the box for the " Known Distance " enter the actual diameter of the Earth - 12756 ( kilometers ) Enter " OK " Again , using the " Line Selection Tool " draw a line from the Earth to the Moon . Under " Analyze " in the menu bar , select " Measure " Under " Analyze " in the menu bar , select " Show Results " Read and record your results . The information that appears ( Length = Distance ) will give you the results of your measurement ! Submit to the Module 3 Homework Conference : Results of Image Processing activity - Earth - Moon Distance in KM Separation of Earth and Moon , in units of Earth diameters Comparison of image results to 3 - D results BACK | [
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http://btf-thyroid.org/information/leaflets/36-thyroid-eye-disease-guide | Thyroid Eye Disease Information Revised 2015 What is Thyroid Eye Disease ( TED ) ? Thyroid eye disease ( TED ) is an eye condition in which the eye muscles and fatty tissue behind the eye become inflamed . This can cause the eyes to be pushed forward ( ‘ staring ’ or ‘ bulging ’ eyes ) and the eyes and eyelids to become swollen and red . In some cases there is swelling and stiffness of the muscles that move the eyes so that the eyes are no longer in line with each other ; this can cause double vision . Rarely TED can cause blindness from pressure on the nerve at the TED is an autoimmune disease . It occurs when the body ’ s immune system attacks the back of the eye and causes inflammation . It is mainly associated with an over - active thyroid due to Graves ’ disease , although it does sometimes occur in people with an under - active or normally functioning thyroid . Graves ’ disease is the most common cause of an over - active thyroid ( hyperthyroidism ) in the UK . TED is also known as Graves ’ orbitopathy ( GO ) . What is the chance that I will develop TED ? Overall , about a quarter of people with Graves ’ disease develop TED either before , during , or after their thyroid disorder is diagnosed . In most cases the eye disease is mild . If you have no features of TED by the time the Graves ’ disease is diagnosed and you are a non - smoker or ex - smoker then your chance of developing TED is less than one in ten . But if you smoke your chance of developing TED is doubled . If you are a heavy smoker , the chances of developing TED is What are the symptoms of TED ? These are the most common symptoms . See your doctor if you have any of the following : Change in the appearance of the eyes ( usually staring or bulging eyes ) A feeling of grittiness in the eyes Dry or watery eyes Dislike of bright lights Swelling or feeling of fullness in one or both upper eyelids Bags under the eyes Redness of the lids and eyes Blurred or double vision Pain in or behind the eye , especially when looking up , down or sideways Difficulty moving the eyes If you have puffy eyelids and skin around and under the eyes and you have a severely under - active thyroid , this is probably not TED . It should improve once you are adequately treated with levothyroxine . TED can sometimes be difficult to diagnose and patients may be treated for conjunctivitis , allergy or hay - fever for months before the diagnosis is made . The clues that the diagnosis may be TED rather than the above are : Symptoms may occur in the wrong season for hay - fever Allergies usually cause itchy eyes , whereas TED does not Conjunctivitis usually causes sticky eyes , whereas TED usually does not TED often is associated with an ache or pain in or behind the eye , especially when trying to look up or sideways , whereas the other above causes do not TED is sometimes associated with double vision , whereas the other causes are not Can I do anything to prevent TED from getting worse ? Three things you can do are : If you are smoker , give it up - ask your doctor for advice on how to stop , or enrol on a quit - smoking programme . Patients with TED who continue to smoke respond less well to treatments , but this disadvantage seems to disappear soon after giving up smoking . Also non - smokers or ex - smokers are more likely to be cured of their thyroid over - activity after a course of Carbimazole ( CMZ ) or Propylthiouracil ( PTU ) treatment , than smokers . See also information about Smoking and Graves ’ disease on the BTF website . Avoid fluctuations in your thyroid levels - particularly hypothyroidism . Make sure that you have thyroid blood tests regularly , and follow the advice given by your doctor about when and how to take your medication . This will make sure that your thyroid levels remain normal and steady , which will give your eyes the best chance of healing and improve the way you feel . Selenium supplements - evidence suggests that patients with mild active TED may benefit from a six month course of selenium supplements at a dose of 100mcg twice daily which you can buy over the counter . Can TED affect my quality of life ? Yes , doctors are increasingly aware that TED can affect your psychological and social well - being . If you have fluctuating thyroid levels you may feel anxious and / or irritable and suffer from mood swings until your hormone levels are stabilised . You may also feel anger , loss of self - esteem or confidence , or socially isolated , because of the change in the appearance of your eyes . Treatment - including surgery - can often improve this ; and counselling , or contact with fellow TED sufferers , can help you find coping strategies . British Thyroid Foundation The Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust , or your local eye centre for help in locating a support group . What treatments are available for people with TED ? In mild cases , if your eyes feel gritty , water a lot and feel uncomfortable in bright lights , then artificial tear drops will help your eyes feel more comfortable . Selenium supplements ( 100mcg twice daily for six months ) are beneficial in patients with mild TED . If you have other symptoms ask your GP or endocrinologist ( the specialist looking after your thyroid ) to refer you to an ophthalmologist ( an eye doctor ) . Ask for a referral if you have other symptoms even if you have not yet been diagnosed with Graves ’ The symptoms may worsen for the first six to 12 months or so but after that your eyes should improve . It can take up to two years before the inflammation has gone . Unfortunately , many people with TED are left with a permanent change , usually in the physical appearance of their eyes or sometimes double vision . Surgery can improve appearance . In more severe cases it can be combined with other treatments such as steroids and radiotherapy . Rehabilitative surgery may involve : ' Decompression ' surgery to create more space behind the eyes when there is pressure on the nerve or if there is a lot of protrusion of the eyeballs , in order to improve a person ’ s appearance Eye muscle surgery to treat double vision ; and / or Eyelid surgery to improve the appearance of the eyelids Other treatments for TED include : Prisms attached to spectacles ( to help the double vision ) High dose steroids , to improve double vision What should I do if the symptoms get worse ? In less than 5 % of people TED becomes very severe . You might experience disabling double vision ; the delicate covering of the coloured part of the eye known as the ‘ cornea ’ can develop ulcers and interfere with vision ; and - rarely - the ‘ optic nerve ’ carrying messages to the brain can be compressed , leading to loss of vision . If these complications are diagnosed early the treatment can still be successful . If you develop any of the following symptoms you should see your doctor without delay and ask for immediate referral to a specialist eye centre with experience of treating TED : Your symptoms get increasingly worse over a period of several days or weeks You have blurred vision which does not improve by blinking or covering each of the two eyes in turn You become aware that colours do not appear as bright as they used to , or there is a difference in how bright colours seem when you compare one eye with the other You see double on looking forwards or downwards You have to keep your head tilted sideways or backwards to avoid seeing double Some important points … . There is now a lot that can be done to help people with TED , from artificial tear drops to surgery Smoking increases your chance of getting TED . Patients with TED who continue to smoke respond less well to treatments . Ask your doctor for advice on how to stop Avoid fluctuations in your thyroid levels – have regular blood tests and take your medication regularly TED can affect your psychological and social well - being . Do n ’ t hesitate to ask your doctor for advice Ask your doctor to refer you to a specialist eye centre which has experience of thyroid eye disease , especially if the symptoms become more severe Further information can be obtained from : The Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust PO Box 1928 Bristol BS37 0AX Helpline 07469 921782 info @ tedct . org . uk www . tedct . org . uk It is well recognised that thyroid problems often run in families and if family members are unwell they should be encouraged to discuss with their own GP whether thyroid testing is warranted . If you have questions or concerns about your thyroid disorder , you should talk to your doctor or specialist as they will be best placed to advise you . You may also contact the British Thyroid Foundation for further information and support , or if you have any comments about the information contained in this leaflet . The British Thyroid Foundation www . btf - thyroid . org The British Thyroid Foundation is a registered charity : England and Wales No 1006391 , Scotland SC046037 Membership Information Quick Guides Leaflets Endorsed by : The British Thyroid Association - medical professionals encouraging the highest standards in patient care and research www . british - thyroid - association . org The British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons - the representative body of British surgeons who have a specialist interest in surgery of the endocrine glands ( thyroid , parathyroid and adrenal ) www . baets . org . uk First issued : 2008 Revised : 2011 , 2015 Our literature is reviewed every two years and revised if necessary . © 2015 BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION | [
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http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/how-to-find-out-if-your-bank-is-healthy/ | Bucks Making the Most of Your Money How to Find Out if Your Bank Is Healthy By Jennifer Saranow Schultz February 24 , 2010 1 : 38 pm 1 With the news Tuesday from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that it is bracing for a new round of bank failures and has placed 702 lenders on its list of problem banks , the most since 1993 , you may be wondering about the long - term prospects of your own bank . Unfortunately , the F.D.I.C . does not make its list of problem banks public . So checking the health of your bank is not as simple as simply looking for it on that list . Instead , here are some other resources to help you . Keep in mind , too , that even if your bank is in trouble or is on the problem list , it does n ’ t mean it will necessarily fail . The F.D.I.C. estimated that only about 13 percent of institutions on the list end up closing . According to this New York Times article on Wednesday , Sheila C . Bair , the F.D.I.C. chairwoman , said she expected even more than the 140 banks that failed last year to go under this year , but she said she expected bank failures to peak this year . In addition , she said the agency ’ s insurance fund had enough cash to cover expected losses . And you should keep in mind that if your assets are insured by the F.D.I.C. and you keep your accounts at $ 250,000 or less , your assets will be safe if your bank does ultimately fail . “ When it comes to the health of their financial institutions , customers have nothing to worry about as long as their bank is insured and that they are within the federal insurance limits , ” said David Barr , an F.D.I.C. spokesman . “ When a bank fails , the F.D.I.C. typically finds another bank to step forward and take over See the latest on F.D.I.C. insurance levels here and learn more about its temporary increase of insured deposit limits to $ 250,000 here . How have you kept tabs on your bank ’ s health ? What are your tips for checking the health of a bank ? Read on for our suggested resources . Bankrate . com ’ s Safe and Sound ratings : Bankrate . com ranks banks and credit unions quarterly on a one - to five - star system , with one being the lowest rating and five the highest . A three - star , meanwhile , represents satisfactory performance , and Bankrate . com said most banks fell in the three - to four - star range . A one - or two - star ranking signals below - average performance and possible problems , though it does n ’ t mean the bank is immediately about to fail . To create the rankings , Bankrate . com examines information in regulatory filings about a financial institution ’ s capital adequacy , asset quality ( extent of good or bad loans ) , profitability and level of cash available . It compares those levels with peer and industry norms . It also provides free reports about individual banks . BauerFinancial ’ s Bank Star Ratings : BauerFinancial offers a similar star rating system and said it recommends all four - and five - star rated banks . You can see the ratings for free , but you have to pay for the more detailed reports . BankTracker : At this site , created by the Investigative Reporting Workshop of American University and MSNBC . com , you can look up a bank ’ s troubled asset ratio . But the data is only as of last September , so the information may be out of date . According to the site , the ratio is “ a strong indicator of severe stress inside a bank because it shows the bank ’ s ability to withstand loan losses . ” F.D.I.C. and Government Resources : On the F.D.I.C. Web site , you can look up your bank to make sure it ’ s insured and check its recent financial performance . When looking at the financial performance , according to this recent Philadelphia Inquirer article , you may want to compute the “ Texas ” ratio , if you ’ re good with numbers and financial statements . To compute it , divide a bank ’ s nonperforming loans , including those 90 days delinquent by the company ’ s tangible equity capital plus the loan loss reserve ( money set aside for future loan losses ) . According to the article , a ratio of 1 : 1 may be a sign of possible problems . The F.D.I.C. site also provides resources for those whose banks have closed , and you can search the Federal Reserve site to see which banks it has sent enforcements to . Separately , this F.D.I.C. tool can help you make sure your funds are structured properly to maximize the insurance . 1 Comment Share Previous Post Not Necessarily a ‘ Lost Decade ’ for Savers Next Post Answers About Same - Sex Couples and Taxes : Part 2 Archive Recent Posts About Bucks Personal finance features and news coverage from can now be found on the Your Money page . Read more … Friday Reading : What Parents Mean by ‘ Part - Time ’ Work What parents mean by “ part - time ” work , why the future of your Nook books is uncertain , free theater in the park ( and parking lot ) and other consumer - focused news from The New York Times . 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http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/tactics-for-getting-the-i-r-s-on-the-phone/ | Bucks Making the Most of Your Money Tactics for Getting the I.R.S. on the Phone By Ann Carrns February 4 , 2013 1 : 30 pm If you need help with a federal tax question , the Internal Revenue Service offers free , live assistance by telephone . But you ’ ll probably need to be patient when you call . Wait times when calling the agency have been growing , according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office Millions of people call the IRS each year . Last tax season , the average wait time to speak to a live representative was 17 minutes , up from 12 minutes in 2011 , the G.A.O. found . And the percentage of callers seeking live assistance who actually received it was 68 percent , down from 72 percent the year before . The number of abandoned calls , which means the caller hangs up before speaking to someone , rose 20 percent . The agency also has been slower to respond to mail . Of the 21 million pieces of paper correspondence the agency received in 2012 , about 40 percent were considered “ overage , ” meaning that the I.R.S. did not respond within 45 days of receipt . The dwindling service is the result of inadequate funding , according to a report by the National Taxpayer Advocate , the office charged with representing the interest of tax payers in dealing with the I.R.S. “ The decline in these key measures is deeply disturbing , ” the advocate ’ s annual report said , noting that telephone calls and correspondence are the two main ways taxpayers communicate with the I.R.S. . “ Few government agencies or businesses would be satisfied if their customer service departments were unable to answer three out of every 10 calls , ” the report added , “ nor would they be content if nearly half of all correspondence took more than 6 1 / 2 weeks to answer . ” I called the toll - free number on Wednesday afternoon , on the first official tax filing day of the year , to see how long it would take to talk to someone . An operator answered the call quickly , but transferred me to another line , where a recorded voice told me my estimated wait time would be 10 to 15 minutes . I waited 14 minutes , according to the clock on my computer , before I was connected to a representative . That ’ s better than average , but still a fair bit of time It ’ s not clear if there ’ s any best day of the week , or time of day , to call the toll - free number . The line , ( 800 ) 829 - 1040 , is staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. , in all time zones in the United States . Before I ended the call , I asked the I.R.S. representative if she could recommend the best time of day to telephone the agency , to get the shortest wait time . She suggested calling early in the morning . An I.R.S. media spokesman did n ’ t respond to requests for suggestions about the best time to call , although he e - mailed some links to the agency ’ s Web site that provided a list of walk - in offices where you can go in person to get help . Bonnie Speedy , vice president of the AARP Foundation Tax - Aide and a former member of the I.R.S. Advisory Council , suggests avoiding Mondays , particularly first thing in the morning , when call volumes are typically heavy . Calls are routed depending on the complexity of the question , so a call seeking help with a technical tax matter will likely take longer than a simple inquiry about , say , when you can expect your refund check . ( The foundation offers free tax preparation for low - to moderate - income taxpayers , especially those 60 6,000 locations . ) The tax - filing Web site Taxbrain advises that people call the I.R.S. Tuesday through Thursday and suggests avoiding 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. , and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. , in all time zones . It also helps to be polite and have any relevant documents handy when you call . Have you sought tax help from the I.R.S. ’ s toll - free number ? What was your experience ? Share | [
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http://buddhiststudies.berkeley.edu/events/past_events.html | Events Current Events | Past Events Past Events Thursday , February 28 , 2019 , 5pm 2019 Khyentse Lecture Recently discovered ancient Tibetan manuscripts and what they reveal about old cultures of ritual and some Tibetan Buddhist innovations Toni Huber , Humboldt University , Berlin Location : Toll Room , Alumni House UC Berkeley In recent years , two sets of unique 11th century Tibetan manuscripts have been discovered - a sensational development according to many scholars . Texts and paintings in these manuscripts allow new insights into the cultural outlook of the little - known transition period between the 9th century fall of the Tibetan empire , and the radical socio - religious project of forging a thoroughly Buddhist society across the Tibetan Plateau that begun in earnest during the 11th century . These obscure texts mostly record previously unknown types of non - Buddhist rites . They address a range of concerns Toni Huber has been Professor of Tibetan Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin , Germany , since 2003 . His research interests and published oeuvre focus on ethnography and cultural history of Tibetan Plateau and eastern Himalayan highland societies , environment and society , ritual and religion , and nomadic pastoralism . His major monographs include Source of Life . Revitalisation Rites and Bon Shamans in Bhutan and the Eastern Himalayas ( Vienna , In Press ) , The Holy Land Reborn . Pilgrimage and the Tibetan Reinvention of Buddhist India ( Chicago , 2008 ) , and The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain . Popular Pilgrimage & Visionary Landscape in Southeast Tibet ( New York & Oxford , 1999 ) . Monday , February 25 , 2019 , 4 - 6 pm American Sutra : Buddhism and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII Speaker : Duncan Williams , USC Discussant : Mark Blum , UCB Discussant : Carolyn Chen , UCB 180 Doe Memorial Library UC Berkeley Duncan Ryūken Williams ( USC ) will discuss his new book “ American Sutra ” about Buddhism and the WWII Japanese American internment . The fact that the vast majority of Japanese Americans were Buddhist was responsible for why nearly 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry , two - thirds of whom were American citizens , were targeted for forcible removal from the Pacific coast states and incarcerated in remote interior camps surrounded by barbed wire . Ironically , their Buddhist faith was also what helped the Japanese American community endure and persist at a time of dislocation , loss , Sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies Thursday , February 21 , 2019 , 5 pm Mongol ‘ Translations ’ of a Nepalese Stupa : Architectural Replicas and the Cult of Bodnāthe Stūpa / Jarung khashar in Mongolia Isabelle Charleux , CNRS , Paris 180 Doe Memorial Library The cult of the Nepalese stupa of Bodnath ( Tib . and Mo . Jarung Khashor ) was very popular in 19th and early 20th century Mongolia and especially in Buryatia , as testifies the translation into Mongolian of a famous guidebook to Bodnath , a corpus of Mongolian oral narratives , the many thang - kas and amulets depicting the Bodnath Stupa along with a Tibetan prayer , and the existence of architectural replicas in Mongolia , probably to create surrogate pilgrimages to Bodnath . I will focus on these architectural replicas and try to explain how the Nepalese Isabelle Charleux is director of research at the CNRS ( National Centre for Scientific Research , Paris ) and deputy director of the GSRL ( Group Societies , Religions , Laicities , National Centre for Scientific Research – Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL , Paris ) . Her research interests focus on Mongol material culture and religion . She published Nomads on Pilgrimage . Mongols on Wutaishan ( China ) , 1800 - 1940 ( Brill , 2015 ) and Temples et monastères de Mongolie - Intérieure ( Paris , 2006 ) , as well as scholarly articles on various Co - sponsored by the Tang Center for Silk Road Studies and the Mongolian Initiative Friday - Sunday , February 15 - 17 , 2019 Multiplicity of Asian Modernities 2019 Sheng Yen Conference 370 Dwinelle Hall The conference will explore examples of Buddhist modernism that have arisen in Asia since the late 19th century up through the present day . Buddhist modernism , broadly speaking , refers to forms of religiosity , identity , belief , and practice born out of the Buddhist engagement with the modern world . Recent scholarship has called into question the notion that “ modernization ” is tantamount to “ Westernization ” — that Asian Buddhist modernities are simply examples of demythologized protestant Buddhism . However , interdisciplinary exchange between scholars of Asian Buddhist modernities has been limited to date . Participants : Cody Bahir , Postdoctoral Fellow , UC Berkeley Johannes Beltz , Museum Rietberg Thomas Borchert , University of Vermont Jack Chia , Postdoctoral Fellow , UC Berkeley Kate Crosby , King ’ s College Erik Davis , Macalester College Penny Edwards , UC Berkeley Christoph Emmrich , University of Toronto Richard Jaffe , Duke University Justin Ritzinger , University of Miami James Shields , Bucknell University Alexander Soucy , St . Mary ’ s University Alexander von Rospatt , UC Berkeley Erick White , University of Michigan CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROGRAM Thursday , February 7 , 2019 , 5 pm Chinese Animal Gods Meir Shahar , Tel Aviv University 3335 Dwinelle Hall Our ancestors depended upon beasts of burden for a living . In the Chinese case this dependence was reflected in the religious sphere . Chinese religion featured deities responsible for the wellbeing of draft animals . The two principal ones were the Horse King ( divine protector of equines ) and the Ox King ( tutelary deity of bovines ) . This lecture will examine the ecological background and historical evolution of these animal - protecting cults . I will survey the Horse King ' s and Ox King ' s diverse clientele , from peasants who relied upon the Meir Shahar is Professor of Chinese Studies at Tel Aviv University . His research interests span Chinese religion and literature , Chinese Buddhism , and the impact of Indian mythology upon the Chinese imagination of divinity . Meir Shahar is the author of Crazy Ji : Chinese Religion and Popular Literature ; Oedipal God : The Chinese Nezha and his Indian Origins ; and The Shaolin Monastery : History , Religion , and the Chinese Martial Arts , ( which was translated into numerous languages ) . He is the co - editor ( with Robert Weller ) of Unruly Gods : Divinity and Society in China ; the co - editor ( with John Kieschnick ) of India in the Chinese Imagination : Myth , Religion , and Thought ; and the co - editor ( with Yael Bentor ) of Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism Supported by a generous gift from the Tianzhu Global Network Thursday , January 31 , 2019 , 5pm The Veda , Indian Grammarians , and the Language of Early Buddhism Oskar von Hinüber , Albert - Ludwigs Universität , Freiburg 370 Dwinelle Hall Connections between the Vedic language and that of early Buddhism were observed already during the beginnings of Buddhology in Europe . After a brief survey of research , some features of syntax and vocabulary are discussed , while concentrating on the Vedic meaning of certain words and terms such as grāma or saṃkakṣikā partly unrecognized so far and preserved only in the oldest Buddhist texts . Particular attention is paid to the formation of the Vinaya term pārājika used to designate the first group of offenses , the transgression of which entails expulsion from the Saṃgha . Lastly , a Oskar von Hinüber is professor emeritus for indologie of the Albert - Ludwigs Universität , Freiburg . He is ordinary member of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur , Mainz , associé étranger ( Membre de l ’ Institut ) of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles - Lettres , Paris , and corresponding member of the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften , Vienna . Wednesday , January 30 , 2019 , 5pm From the Upper Indus to the East Coast of China : On the Origin of the Pictorial Representation of the Lotus Sūtra Haiyan Hu - von Hinüber , Peking University In Chinese Buddhist art , there is an image of two sitting Buddhas , Śākyamuni and Prabhūtaratna , which can be traced back to the Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra . Because ( until 2012 ) no image of the “ Two Sitting Buddhas ” had been found outside China , it has been assumed that the depiction of this pair of Buddhas is of Chinese origins . Drawing on four images that have been discovered since 2012 , this talk will argue that the depiction of the “ Two Sitting Buddhas ” originated in the ancient Indian cultural area and then spread along Trained in Indology and Buddhist Studies in China ( Peking University , MA ) and Germany ( Göttingen , PhD ) , Haiyan Hu - von Hinüber has held professorial appointments , teaching and serving as research scholar at the universities of Freiburg , Copenhagen , Vienna and Erfurt . She has also been visiting scholar in France , Japan and China , and she has served as Professor - at - large at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies , Shandong - University ( China ) . Recently she has served as senior researcher at Shenzhen - University ( China ) , and currently she is attached in the same capacity to the Center of Buddhist Studies , Peking University . Co - sponsored by the Tang Center for Silk Road Studies and supported by a generous gift from the Tianzhu Global Network Thursday , January 24 , 2019 , 5pm Is the Śaiva Source of the Buddhist Herukābhidhāna ' s Treatment of Initiation pre - Tantric ? Alexis Sanderson , University of Oxford 180 Doe Library In his work , Alexis Sanderson has maintained that the treatment of the topic of initiation found in the Buddhist Tantra Herukābhidhāna , also known as the Laghvabhidhāna or Laghuśaṃvara , has been adopted with some light editing from a Śaiva source . In this lecture he puts forward the hypothesis that this source , though surviving within a Tantric Śaiva work , shows archaic features that suggest that it has been drawn in from the lost scriptural literature of the pre - Tantric Kāpālikas . Alexis Sanderson is Spalding Professor Emeritus of Eastern Religions and Ethics , and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College , University of Oxford . He is a scholar of Sanskrit , specializing in early medieval religion in India and Southeast Asia , with a focus on the history of Śaivism ( including esoteric Śaiva tantra ) , its relations with the state , and its influence on Buddhism and Vaiṣṇavism . Monday , December 3 , 2018 , 5 pm The History and Science of Paper in Manuscripts of Central Asia Agnieszka Helman - Ważny , University of Hamburg & University of Warsaw Manuscripts from the Silk Road have been used as a key source in the study of religions , literature , and the cultural history of Central Asia . However , they have hardly ever been viewed as artifacts in their own right . As one of the most important physical features of a manuscript , paper serves as a means to distinguish one type of manuscript from another , and can help to determine the origin of a manuscript . This lecture , based on selected collections of paper and manuscripts found in the caves of Western Nepal , Tibet Agnieszka Helman - Ważny ( Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures , University of Hamburg , and the Department of Books and Media History , Faculty of Journalism , Information and Book Studies , University of Warsaw ) is a paper scientist and the author or co - author of four books and over forty scholarly articles . Tuesday , November 13 , 2018 , 4pm Presence and Memory : Commemorating the Buddha in Late Burmese Wall Paintings Alexandra Green , British Museum Step into a Burmese temple built between the late seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries and you are surrounded by a riot of color and imagery . The majority of the highly detailed wall paintings displays Buddhist biographical narratives , inspiring the devotees to follow the Buddha ’ s teachings . Yet , the temples and their contents must be viewed as a whole , with the wall paintings mediating the relationships between the architecture and the main Buddha statues and thereby forging a unified space for devotees to interact with the Buddha and his community . These temples were a Alexandra Green is Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum . Her recent publications include Buddhist Visual Cultures , Rhetoric , and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings ( Hong Kong , 2018 ) and “ From Collecting History to Iconography : Southeast Asian Shadow Puppets in the British Museum ” in the Journal of the Siam Society . Currently , she is working on an exhibition about Sir Stamford Raffles ' Javanese collections that will open in 2019 . Her research interests include narrative theory , collecting history , the relationships between word and image , and the role of art in the study of Asia . This event is made possible by funding from the Ruby Lord Fund for Theravada Studies . It is co - sponsored by the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , the Center for Southeast Asian Studies , and the Department of Art History . . Friday , November 9 , 2018 , 3 - 8 pm 2018 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium ‘ Meaning in the World and in Texts ’ : Thoughts on Buddhist Philosophy of Language Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley View webcast of Numata Symposium The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies . The selection is made by an external committee that is appointed annually . This year ' s winner is Professor Roy Tzohar ( Tel Aviv University ) for his book A Yogācāra Buddhist Theory of Metaphor ( Oxford University Press ) . Program : 3 : 10 pm : Introduction and Award Presentation 3 : 30 pm : Keynote by Award Winner Roy Tzohar 4 : 30 - 4 : 45 : Coffee Break 4 : 45 pm : Symposium Our Talk of the Merely Intentional : On Tzohar ’ s Analysis of Buddhist Upacāra Jonardon Ganeri , New York University How to Bring Words to Life : Apoha as the Transition between Nonconceptual and Conceptual Language in Pratyabhijñā Śaivism Catherine Prueitt , George Mason University Metaphors and Realities Evan Thompson , University of British Columbia 6 : 00 pm : Discussion Event Contact : buddhiststudies @ berkeley . edu , 510.643.5104 Thursday , October 25 , 2018 , 5pm Tianzhu Annual Lecture Reflections on the Movement to Revive the Precepts in Kamakura Japan : With a focus on Eison ' s 叡尊 Chōmonshū 聴聞集 Paul Groner , University of Virginia Although Japanese monks are renowned for their disregard for the precepts and monastic discipline , serious monks were concerned with whether they actually were proper Buddhists or not . Professor Groner uses a set of fragments from Eison ' s 叡尊 ( 1201 - 1290 ) lectures to explore how serious monks strove to revive the precepts and ordinations . By delving into the background of some of the fragments of the lectures , he highlights some surprising aspects of the movement . Paul Groner received his Ph . D . in Buddhist Studies from Yale and taught at the University of Virginia . His research focused on the Japanese Tendai School during the Heian period and the precepts and ordinations , which led to research on Eison , founder of the Shingon Ritsu sect , and the status of nuns in medieval Japan . In recent years , his interests have extended to the Tendai educational system during the Muromachi Period and to the establishment of Japan ' s first public library at the Tendai temple , Kan ' eiji . His publications consist Saichō : The Establishment of the Japanese Tendai School and Ryōgen and Mount Hiei : Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century and approximately fifty papers . Wednesday , October 24 , 2018 , 5pm Buddhist Textiles Along the Silk Road Mariachiara Gasparini , University of California Riverside In the field of Buddhist Studies textual sources provide a fundamental ground to analyze and compare philosophical and religious contexts developed in various geographic areas of the larger Asian continent . However , as a non - verbal form of communication , textile material evidence and visual representation may offer a different intercultural perspective that clarifies Buddhist rituals , and monastic and laic lifestyles along the Silk Road . Developed from a larger ontological and interdisciplinary study that will be published in 2019 , this paper presents a few case studies from the Turfan Textile Collection in the Museum of Mariachiara Gasparini received her Ph . D . in Transcultural Studies : Global Art History from Heidelberg University , Germany . Her research focuses on Central Asian textiles , material culture , wall painting , artist ' s praxis , and Sino - Iranian and Turko - Mongol interactions . She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Art at the University of California Riverside . Her book Transcending Patterns : Silk Road Cultural and Artistic Interactions through Central Asian Textiles ( 7th - 14th century ) is forthcoming ( Hawai ' i 2019 ) . This event is sponsored by the Friday , September 28 , 2018 , 6pm 2018 Tang Lecture Illustrations of the Parinirvāṇa Cycle in Kucha Monika Zin , University of Leipzig , Germany Toll Room , Alumni House University of California , Berkeley At least 100 caves in Kucha contain ( or once contained ) murals depicting scenes connected with the Buddha ' s death . The paintings are typically located in the rear part of the caves , in corridors behind the Buddha in the main niche . The illustrations begin with the episodes from the Buddha ' s last journey and end with the first council in Rājagṛha . It is solely through comparative analysis of the representations that it becomes possible to discern their programme . Through this programme , we discover the local beliefs these illustrations mirror , and An expert on Indian and Central Asian Art , and Indian drama , Monika Zin began her academic career at the Jagiellon University in Cracow , Poland , in Theater Studies and Polish Language and Literature ( M.A. in 1981 ) . This was followed by a doctorate in Indology and Indian Art and post - doctoral studies ( habilitation ) in Indology at the LMU in Munich . In 2000 , she joined the Department for Indology at the LMU Munich as an Associate Professor and also held a position as a Lecturer in Buddhist Art and Literature in the Department for Indology and Central Asian Sciences at the University of Leipzig from 2005 Thursday , September 27 , 2018 , 5pm Thangkas , Texts , and the Silk Route Ann Shaftel , Dalhousie University In a richly illustrated presentation on the challenges of applying conservation science to Buddhist sacred thangkas and texts , Ann Shaftel will include a discussion of the relationship between thangkas and texts , and the evolving function of thangkas in Buddhist philosophy , textural history and culture . The images accompanying her talk will feature Silk Route thangkas , and others from her 48 years of work in monasteries and museums . Ann Shaftel ’ s work is at the forefront in the field of thangka conservation worldwide . She is a renowned teacher of international workshops on the conservation of Buddhist treasures — in the US , Canada , Europe , Bhutan , Nepal , India and China . She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation , and a Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation . Ann ’ s international work in Treasure Caretaker Training www . treasurecaretaker . com won the prestigious Digital Empowerment Foundation ’ s Chairman ’ s Choice award . September 21 - 23 , 2018 International Conference : From the Silk to the Book Road ( s ) : Networks of Commerce , Artifacts , and Books Between Central and East Asia Berkeley , California For more information , please visit : http : / / frogbear . org / international - conference - from - the - silk - to - the - book - roads / Saturday , September 8 , 2018 Tenth Annual Group in Buddhist Studies Fall Hike and Picnic Mt . Tamalpais / Stinson Beach Friday June 1 , 2018 — 11am - 5pm Multilingual and Multimedia Translation in Qing China A two - day workshop 308A Doe Library UC Berkeley Saturday June 2 , 2018 — 11am - 5pm Ida Sproul Room International House , 2nd floor UC Berkeley Download poster here Thursday , April 26 , 2018 , 5 : 15 pm The Ritualistic Tradition of Buddhist Meditation following the Kammaṭṭhāna Purāṇ in Siam and Cambodia Olivier de Bernon , French School of the Far East ( EFEO ) 102 Wurster Hall The technical vocabulary of kammaṭṭhāna ( « meditation topics » ) is familiar in Pāli post - canonical literature . However , the scholastic articulations of Buddhist meditation according to the traditional and ritualistic method of Khmer and Siamese kammaṭṭhāna are quite original . Besides the complex ritualization of every step in the practice , this concerns in particular the logical or epistemological status given to scholastic categories , including the reversal of the classical order in which they feature in the Visuddhimagga , notably that the results of meditative practices may come to precede their actual implementation . Olivier de Bernon , Ph . D . in Philosophy as well as Far Eastern Studies , is Professor at the French School of the Far East ( EFEO ) , where since 1990 he has managed the Manuscripts Publishing Fund of Cambodia ( FEMC ) in Phnom Penh , Cambodia . In 2004 , King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has entrusted Olivier de Bernon with all his personal archives , of which he has published the Inventory . Appointed General Curator of the Patrimony , he has directed the National Museum of Asian Arts – Guimet , in Paris , from 2011 Event Contact : buddhiststudies @ berkeley . edu , 510.643.5104 Thursday , April 12 , 2018 , 5 pm Buddhist Painting , Painters and Performance Ronald M . Davidson , Fairfield University 370 Dwinelle Hall From the Gupta - Vākāṭaka period forward , Buddhist rituals featured painting on cloth and other media as part of their increasingly elaborate ritual program . The paintings from Ajanta , Bedsa and other sites in India exemplify in some measure the importance of painting systems for Indian Buddhists . In Buddhist usage , both the painter and paintings were sanctified with ritual systems that conferred on them a specific authority , including signs of accomplishment and powers gained through their use as material spirituality . The specifically Indian values associated with painting have not been given sufficient consideration , Dr . Ronald M . Davidson is Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University , in Fairfield Connecticut . He received his AB ( 1971 ) , MA ( 1980 ) and Ph . D . ( 1985 ) from the University of California , Berkeley , specializing in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Studies , although also trained in Chinese Buddhist documents . He arrived at Fairfield in 1990 , after having taught at the Graduate Theological Union , the Institute of Buddhist Studies and Santa Clara University . From 2014 - 17 he was the Inaugural Director of the Humanities Institute , College of Arts Event Contact : Thursday , April 5 , 2018 , 5pm Buddhist and Muslim Perspectives on the Contemporary Crisis in Myanmar John Clifford Holt , Bowdoin College The event is co - sponsored by the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies and the Center for Buddhist Studies Voices from each of the major communities ( Arakanese , Burmese and Rohingya ) articulate narratives of siege when explaining how the current conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims have unfolded recently in Myanmar . Why are respective understandings of belonging and exclusion so seriously contested ? How do ethno - religious perspectives and contemporary geo - political realities complicate these understandings ? How do people from these communities see a path forward , if any ? And , is there a constructive role for outsiders ( the U.N. , the Western media , and NGOs ) to play ? John Clifford Holt teaches courses about Asian religious traditions , especially Hinduism and Buddhism , as well as courses on theoretical approaches to the study of religion . In 1982 , he organized and founded the Inter - collegiate Sri Lanka Education ( ISLE ) Program for a consortium of private liberal arts colleges , and in 1986 he became the first chair of Bowdoin ’ s Asian Studies Program . Friday - Sunday , March 23 - 25 , 2018 Conceptuality and Nonconceptuality in Buddhist Philosophy Workshop Toll Room , Alumni House Supported by generous gifts from the Mind and Life Institute , from Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao , and from the Schedule Friday March 23 : 4 pm to 7 pm Evan Thompson ( University of British Columbia ) , respondent : Dan Arnold Birgit Kellner ( Austrian Academy of Sciences ) , respondent : Jay Garfield Robert Sharf ( UC Berkeley ) , respondent : Koji Tanaka ( Australian National University ) Saturday March 24 : 9 : 30 am to 12 : 30 pm Dan Arnold ( University of Chicago ) , respondent : Bronwyn Finnigan ( Australian National University ) Sonam Kachru ( University of Virginia ) , respondent : Mark Siderits Catherine Prueitt ( George Mason University ) , respondent : Roy Tzohar Saturday March 24 : 2 pm to 6 pm Mark Siderits ( Illinois State University ) , respondent : Anand Jayprakash Vaidya ( San Jose State University ) Christian Coseru ( College of Charleston ) , respondent : Sonam Kachru Ching Keng ( National Chengchi University , Taiwan ) , respondent : Catherine Prueitt Jay Garfield ( Smith College ) , respondent : John Dunne Sunday March 25 : 9 : 30 am to 12 : 30 pm John Dunne ( University of Wisconsin ) , respondent : Christian Coseru Roy Tzohar ( Tel Aviv University ) , respondent : Birgit Kellner Wednesday , March 14 , 2018 , 5 pm Chao Presidential Chair Annual Lecture Meditation and Nonconceptual Awareness Perspectives from Buddhist Philosophy and Cognitive Science Evan Thompson , University of British Columbia Toll Room , Alumni House , UC Berkeley Supported by a generous gift from Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Mindfulness meditation practices are often traditionally said to induce “ nonconceptual ” forms of awareness , and scientists and clinicians often repeat such descriptions . But what does “ nonconceptual ” mean ? Clearly , without a precise specification of what a concept or conceptual cognition is , the notion of nonconceptuality is equally ill - defined . I present an account of concepts , concept formation , and nonconceptual awareness based on combining ideas from Buddhist philosophy and cognitive science . On the Buddhist side , I draw from Dharmakīrti ’ s “ exclusion ” ( apoha ) theory of concept formation and the Yogācāra view of conceptual cognition as necessarily structured by the duality of “ grasper ” ( grāhaka ) and “ grasped ” ( grāhya ) ( i.e. , by the duality of subject versus object ) . On the cognitive science side , I distinguish between sensory discrimination , perceptual categorization , and mental conceptualization ( the deployment of concepts in thought ) . According to both Dharmakīrti ’ s “ exclusion ” theory and cognitive science considerations , perceptual categorization is the most minimal form of conceptual cognition . It structures our engagement with the world at a basic and prelinguistic level , and it is motivationally and affectively biased . Combining these Buddhist and cognitive science ideas provides a philosophically precise and apoha ) , and they do not involve perceptual categorization . Nondual awareness in addition lacks the grasper - grasped ( subject - object ) structure and is not motivationally and affectively biased . I apply this framework to scientific studies of Buddhist mindfulness meditation practices , with attention to experimental studies of the effects of these practices on the perception and experience of pain . One take - home message is that cognitive scientists , clinical scientists , philosophers , Buddhist scholars , and experienced meditation practitioners need to work together . In particular , more attention needs to be Evan Thompson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an Associate Member of the Department of Asian Studies and the Department of Psychology . He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada . He is the author of Waking , Dreaming , Being : Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience , Meditation , and Philosophy ( Columbia University Press , 2015 ) ; Mind in Life : Biology , Phenomenology , and the Sciences of Mind ( Harvard University Press , 2007 ) ; and Colour Vision : A Study in Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Perception ( Routledge Press , 1995 ) . He is the co - author , with Francisco J . Varela and Eleanor Rosch , of The Embodied Mind : Cognitive Science and Human Experience ( MIT Press , 1991 , revised edition , 2017 ) . He received his B.A. in Asian Studies from Amherst College and his Ph . D . in Philosophy from the University of Toronto . He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto from 2005 to 2013 , and held a Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Science and the Embodied Mind at York University from 2002 to 2005 . In 2014 , he was the Numata Invited Visiting Professor at the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California , Berkeley . He has also held Tuesday and Thursday , March 13 / 15 , 2018 , 5 - 7 pm Tuesday and Thursday , March 20 / 22 , 2018 , 5 - 7 pm Chao Presidential Chair Annual Seminars Emptiness , Mind , and Reality Buddhist Interventions in the Realism Versus Anti - Realism Debate in Contemporary Philosophy 370 Dwinelle Hall , UC Berkeley Supported by a generous gift from Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Registration for the seminars is encouraged . Those registered will have access to assigned readings through a dropbox link . Register by sending an email to Does it make sense to think that we inhabit a world that exists and has a nature independently of how anyone takes it to be ? Realists answer yes , and argue that objective knowledge is impossible unless it tells us how things are independently of what anyone might think . Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy , however , specifically the Madhyamaka and Yogācāra traditions , is usually understood to be anti - realist , because it denies either that things have intrinsic natures ( Madhyamaka ) or that things have intrinsic natures independently of the mind ( Yogācāra ) . Philosophical scholarship on Madhyamaka and Yogācāra often relates them to anti - realist or idealist ideas in modern European philosophy ( e.g. , from Kant , Wittgenstein , and Phenomenology Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ) and The Dispeller of Disputes Vigrahavyāvartanī ) , as well as Vasubandhu ’ s Treatise on the Three Natures Trisvabhāvanirdeśa ) , together with relevant secondary readings relating these texts to contemporary philosophy . Seminar 1 : March 13 : Madhyamaka Versus Realism : Setting up the Debate Seminar 2 : March 15 : Epistemology : Madhyamaka Versus Nyāya Seminar 3 : March 20 : Yogācāra : Mind and World . Seminar 4 : March 22 : Ambiguity , Paradox , Dialetheism , Quietism Attendees at the Chao Lecture and Chao Seminars may also be interested in the workshop on Conceptuality and Nonconceptuality in Buddhist Philosophy , to be held on Friday - Sunday , March 23 - 25 , 2018 ( see below ) . Thursday , March 8 , 2018 , 5pm Migrants , Monks , and Monasteries : Toward a History of South China Sea Buddhism Jack Meng - Tat Chia , University of California , Berkeley / National University of Singapore 180 Doe Memorial Library The event is co - sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Studies Chinese migration since the nineteenth century have led to the spread of Buddhism to maritime Southeast Asia . Recently , scholars of Buddhism and historians of Chinese religions have begun to consider the connected history of Buddhism in China and Southeast Asia , using Buddhist records , epigraphic sources , as well as oral history interviews . In this talk , I explore the transregional Buddhist networks connecting Southeast China and the Chinese diaspora from the nineteenth century to 1949 . I discuss how new patterns of Buddhist mobility contributed to the circulation of people , ideas , and resources Jack Meng - Tat Chia is a Senior Tutor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore and currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Buddhist Studies , University of California , Berkeley . Born and raised in Singapore , he received his MA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University , and his PhD in History from Cornell University . He is currently working on his book manuscript , entitled Diaspora ' s Dharma : Buddhism and Modernity across the South China Sea . This book seeks to contribute to our understanding of the connected history of Buddhism in China Friday - Sunday , March 2 - 4 , 2018 Workshop on Tannishō Commentarial Materials Jodo Shinshu Center 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley Sponsors : Center for Japanese Studies ( CJS ) , Center for Buddhist Studies , Otani University , Ryukoku University . For more information on participation and registration , please visit the Center for Japanese Studies events page Thursday , March 1 , 2018 , 5 pm Buddhism and Social Discrimination in Japan Colloquium Sponsors : Center for Japanese Studies ( CJS ) This meeting will focus on how Japanese Buddhist culture has responded in premodern and modern times to the needs of individuals traditionally branded by social custom as hinin 非人 ( outcasts ) by reason of profession , medical condition , family background , or poverty . Hank Glassman ( Associate Professor , Haverford College ) " Kegawarashii : Discrimination against Funeral Workers in Japan , Medieval and Modern " Jessica Main ( Associate Professor , University of British Columbia ) " Public Health and Propaganda : Shin Buddhism and the Campaign to Eradicate Leprosy in the 1930s " Jessica Starling ( Assistant Professor , Lewis & Clark College ) " Practicing Ethics in Contemporary Shin Buddhism : Deconstructing Stigma at a Former Leprosarium " cjs - events @ berkeley . edu , 510.642.3415 Thursday , February 22 , 2018 , 5 pm From chan to Chan : meditation and the semiotics of visionary experience in medieval Chinese Buddhism Eric Greene , Yale University 180 Doe Memorial Library Supported by the Tianzhu Global Network for the Study of Buddhist Cultures In this talk Eric Greene argues that a distinguishing feature of “ early Chan ” discourse relative to mainstream Chinese approaches to “ Buddhist meditation ” ( chan ) was the rejection of the semiotic potential of visionary meditative experiences . Drawing from early Chan texts , contemporaneous non - Chan meditation manuals , and recently discovered stone inscriptions from Sichuan , he suggests that one way Chan partisans redefined what it meant to be a master of “ meditation “ was by claiming that extraordinary meditative visions were never signs of attainment . This rejection was , Greene proposes , a key element of the “ parting of the ways ” that during this time began to separate ( ideologically , at least ) the streams Chinese Eric Greene ( PhD Berkeley , 2012 ) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale . His research focuses on the history medieval Chinese Buddhism , with a particular focus on Buddhist meditation in China , Buddhist rituals of repentance , and Chines Buddhist translation practices . Thursday , February 15 , 2018 , 5 pm The Merit of Words and Letters : Sutra Recitation in Japanese Zen Erez Joskovich , Shinjō Itō Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese Buddhism , UC Berkeley 180 Doe Memorial Library Classical Chan / Zen literature is famous for its disparagement of scriptural authority , ranging from the well - known slogan “ separate transmission outside the scriptures . . . , ” attributed to Bodhidharma , to stories of renowned Zen masters abusing Buddhist scriptures . Nevertheless , similar to other Buddhist schools , incantations of sutras and invocation of dh ā ran ī have been a significant component of Zen monastic life throughout history . Not only do Zen monks not burn sutras , but in fact daily and monthly sutra - recitation services , including different offerings and prayers , take up more of the monks ’ time and effort than does any other activity , including zazen . This talk examines the liturgical function of Buddhist scriptures within the Japanese Rinzai Zen School . Specifically , it aims to better understand how Zen practitioners interpret the meaning and purpose of sutra recitation , and how they bridge the apparent gap between the disparagement of scriptural authority and the pervasiveness of Buddhist scriptures in their monastic life . To achieve this goal , we will explore the Kankinb ō 看経榜 ( “ Reading Sutra Placard ” ) chapter of Goke sansh ō y romon 五家參詳要路門 ( “ An Examination of the Essential Teaching of the Five Houses ” ; T 2576 ) , written by the eminent eighteenth - century Japanese Rinzai monk Tōrei Enji ( 東嶺圓慈 , 1721 – 1792 ) . Tōrei discussion combines various mental and physical benefits of sutra recitation , as well as its power to positively affect natural and supernatural environments . Thus , this work highlights the multifaceted understanding of texts as ritual objects , one that challenges any strict distinctions between worldly benefits and spiritual cultivation . Moreover , Tōrei exegetical efforts to explain the function and to justify the legitimacy of sutra recitation clearly indicate that the tension between antinomian rhetoric and worship was a major concern for pre - modern Zen masters , and not , as some scholars have argued , merely Kankinb can advance our understanding of the relations between the orthodox view of rituals within the Rinzai Zen tradition and its modern interpretations in Japan and elsewhere . Erez Joskovich is a Shinjō Itō Postdoctoral Fellow in Buddhist Studies . He specializes in the intellectual and religious history of Chan / Zen Buddhism , with a particular focus on the development of Japanese Zen since the 18th century to the present . His doctoral dissertation is a detailed study of the development of lay Zen in modern Japan . While working on his thesis , he was awarded fellowships from the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Ministry of Education ( MEXT ) . The fellowships enabled him to work as a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo ( 2008 Thursday , February 8 , 2018 , 5 pm Buddhism and Divination in Tibet Brandon Dotson , Georgetown University 2018 Khyentse Lecture Heyns Room , The Faculty Club As a poor cousin of both science and religion , a begrudged relative of ritual , and a strange bedfellow of play , divination persists at the margins of established traditions . Buddhism shows some ambivalence toward divination , sometimes barely tolerating it , and other times making full use of divination as a medium for Buddhist messages . Buddhists , for their part , have employed divination in much the way that they have turned to astrology for clues about their karmic accounts , a determining factor in their lives that would be otherwise maddeningly opaque to all but In Tibet , various forms of divination persist both within and alongside the Buddhist and Bon religions . Excavated divination texts from Dunhuang and from other Silk Road sites furnish us with traces of the dynamic processes by which Buddhism absorbed various divination techniques practiced in 8th to 10th centuries . This lecture will introduce an early form of Tibetan dice divination involving intimate exchanges with gods and with goddesses ( sman ) , and will consider how Buddhism variously transformed , absorbed , and transmitted such divination practices up to the present day . Brandon Dotson is an associate professor of Buddhist Studies at Georgetown University . He did his graduate training at Oxford University ( 2007 ) , and has worked and taught at Oxford , the School of Oriental and African Studies , and Ludwig - Maximilians University of Munich . His most recent books are Kingship , Ritual , and Narrative in Tibet and the Surrounding Cultural Area ( edited volume , 2015 ) and Codicology , Paleography , and Orthography of Early Tibetan Documents ( co - authored with Agnieszka Helman - Wazny , 2016 ) . Friday , December 1 , 2017 , 3 – 6 : 30 pm Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium David Brower Center , Goldman Theater 2150 Allston Way , Berkeley The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies . The selection is made by an external committee that is appointed annually . This year ' s winner is Professor Jacqueline Stone ( Princeton University ) for her book : Right Thoughts at the Last Moment : Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan ( Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism , University of Hawaii Press , 2016 ) . Program : 3 : 10 pm : Introduction and Award Presentation 3 : 30 pm : Keynote by Award Winner Jacqueline I . Stone , Princeton University “ Last Moment ” Reflections : Looking through Death at Buddhism 4 : 30 pm : Coffee / tea Break 4 : 45 pm : Symposium Reflections on the Moment on Death from the Perspective of Buddhist Self - Immolation James Benn , McMaster University Ambivalence in Japanese Pure Land Views on Deathbed Rituals Mark Blum , University of California , Berkeley Last Minute Thoughts on the Final Moment in India Gregory Schopen , University of California , Los Angeles 6 : 00 pm : Discussion Thursday , October 26 , 2017 , 5pm 40 Years of Documenting Asian Art : from Alchi to Angkor Jaroslav Poncar , Emeritus Professor of Photography , University of Cologne 180 Doe Memorial Library Professor Emeritus of Technical University Cologne , Dr . Jaroslav Poncar looks back upon nearly four decades of photographically documenting Buddhist monuments in the Himalayan region — notably Alchi in Ladakh , Tabo in Spiti , and Mustang in Nepal — and at Angkor Wat and elsewhere in Southern Asia . In this talk Dr . Poncar will reflect on his rich oeuvre , discuss the challenges of photographing particular sites and the technical solutions adopted , and also ponders on the ways in which digital photography has impacted this work . Born in Prague in 1945 , Jaroslav Poncar has lived in Cologne since 1973 , where he served as professor in the Department of Imaging Sciences , Technical University , Cologne . Besides Africa and Arabia , his photographic projects have taken him to Southern and Central Asia , especially to the Western Himalayas , Tibet , India , Burma , Cambodia and Afghanistan . Between 1996 and 2005 he was in charge of the photographic documentation of Angkor Wat and served as co - director of the German Apsara Conservation Project at Angkor Wat . After his retirement in Wednesday , October 18 , 2017 , 5 - 7 pm Why does the Dalai Lama say he is " Son of Nālandā " ? Robert Thurman , Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo - Tibetan Buddhist Studies , Department of Religion , Columbia University The inaugural ISAS - VSB Lecture on Religion in the Modern World Bechtel Engineering Center , Sibley Auditorium For more information : http : / / events . berkeley . edu / ? event_ID = 106141&date = 2017 - 10 - 18&tab = all_events Thursday , October 12 , 2017 , 5 pm Annual Numata Lecture In his Name : Forgery in Buddhism Apocrypha , Fabricated Prophecies and Literary Imposture An Exposable Case in Tibet : The Faked Royal Biography Per Sorensen , Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies , UC Berkeley 180 Doe Memorial Library Cases of pious or sacred plagiarism abound in all cultures . It is a notable truism that the act of grapholatry often outnumbers that of idolatry . Illustrative cases of what we can call pseudonymity abound in Tibet too . Imposture , whether deliberate or not , therefore is not unknown to the history and development of Tibetan literature . One of the most illustrative forgeries was fabricated in the 13th century by a noted and powerful local ruler who bolstered his legitimacy by forging a royal biography , a document that would hold surprisingly high authority for centuries Per Kjeld Sørensen is a prominent Danish Tibetologist who specialises in Tibetan and Himalayan history , literature and culture . Since 1994 he has been Professor of Central Asian Studies ( Zentralasienwissenschaften , Tibetology and Mongol Studies ) at Leipzig University , Germany . Thursday , September 28 , 2017 , 2 - 3pm Buddhist Revelations in Mongolian Contemporary Art : Artist Soyolmaa Davaakhuu in Conversation with Uranchimeg Tsultem Speaker : Soyolmaa Davaakhuu , Mongolian artist Interlocutor : Uranchimeg Tsultem , UC Berkeley Mongolia Initiative Steering Committee 180 Doe Library Sponsors : Mongolia Foundation , UC Berkeley Mongolia Initiative Mongolian artist Soyolmaa Davaakhuu will discuss her work with art historian Uranchimeg Tsultem . Soyolmaa Davaakhuu ' s art is based on her profound interest and practice of Buddhism . She is one of very few artists in Mongolia who aim to find new modernist style of expression of Buddhist images , motifs and symbols . She studied Buddhism and with the approval of her guru , she is able to create new forms and iconographies for Buddhist deities and their manifestations . . . More > ieas @ berkeley . edu , 510 - 642 - 2809 Thursday - Saturday , September 28 - 30 , 2017 Mongolian Buddhism Conference / Symposium 180 Doe Library Sponsors : Institute of East Asian Studies ( IEAS ) UC Berkeley Mongolia Initiative White Tara © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco . Courtesy of the Government of Mongolia . This conference explores the philosophies , texts , arts , and practices of Mongolian Buddhism . As Carolingians did with Christianity and Abbasids for Islam , Mongols have determined the history of Buddhism . During the Yuan dynasty their tutelage afforded the Buddhist community unprecedented . . . More > ieas @ berkeley . edu , 510 - 642 - 2809 Thursday , September 21 , 2017 , 5pm Maritime Diffusion of Buddhist Philosophical Thought and Art Osmund Bopearachchi , Adjunct Professor , UC Berkeley Maude Fife Room , 315 Wheeler Hall Co - sponsored by the Trade is understood mainly as the transfer and exchange of commodities to make profits , and this was also the driving force of economic activities in ancient time . However , as revealed by epigraphic and literary evidence , among the earliest donors and important patrons of Buddhist establishments in South and South - East Asia were caravan merchants and wealthy seafaring traders . The spread of Buddhism from South Asia to Southeast Asia is also closely connected with the growth of a trading network that facilitated the movement of Buddhist merchants , traveling monks and teachers . The resources Osmund Bopearachchi is Adjunct Professor of Central and South Asian Art , Archaeology , and Numismatics , University of California , Berkeley , and Emeritus Director of Research of the French National Centre for Scientific Research ( C.N.R.S. - E.N.S. Paris ) . A numismatist , historian , and archaeologist , he has published ten books , edited six books , and written over 150 articles . tangsilkroadcenter @ berkeley . edu , 510.642.0333 Thursday , September 7 , 2017 , 5pm “ The Crown Jewel of our Realm : ” The Forgotten Story of Künzang Chöling , a Tibetan Buddhist Nunnery in Nepal Charles Ramble , Professor , École Pratique des Hautes Études , Paris Maude Fife Room , 315 Wheeler Hall Künzang Chöling In Nepal ’ s Mustang District , on the right bank of the Kali Gandaki river facing the large settlement of Tshug , is a low hill known as Gompa Gang , the “ convent ridge ” . Standing on the ridge are the ruins of a Buddhist site , Künzang Chöling , whose dilapidated condition belies the fact that it features the finest example of Nyingmapa mural art outside Tibet . Until recently , nothing else was known about the building beyond the fact that it had once been a nunnery . This situation has now changed significantly with Charles Ramble is Directeur d ’ études ( Professor of Tibetan History and Philology ) at the École Pratique des Hautes Études , Paris , and a member of East Asian Civilisations Research Centre ( Paris , France ) . Tuesday , May 2 , 2017 , 5 pm Buddhist Sectarianism in Burma ’ s Last Kingdom Alexandra Kaloyanides , Ho Center for Buddhist Studies , Stanford University 180 Doe Memorial Library " The Shwe Dagon Pagoda , Rangoon , " chromolithograph , from Burma by Albert Fytche , 1878 The collapse of Burma ’ s final kingdom was devastating for the Buddhist organizations that depended on its royal sponsorship . The nineteenth - century encroachment of the British Raj crippled both the Konbaung Dynasty and its once - powerful monastic establishment , but it also created opportunities for opposition parties . One adversarial Buddhist sect , the Paramats , was particularly active between the Second Anglo - Burmese War in 1852 and the total colonization of the country in 1886 . This reformist sect has been something of a mystery in the study of Burmese Buddhism because of minimal Alexandra Kaloyanides is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University . She researches Burmese religions and American religious history . Her book manuscript , " Objects of Conversion , Relics of Resistance , " examines the religious contestations , conversions , and transformations during the nineteenth - century American Baptist mission to Burma . Thursday , April 20 , 2017 , 5 pm The Logic of Zen Kōans T . Griffith Foulk , Sarah Lawrence College The idea that kōans are " logically insoluble riddles " ( Arthur Koestler ) that are designed to " break down all reasoning " ( Erik Zürcher ) and thereby induce satori is commonplace , both in the academic literature that treats Zen Buddhism and in the imagination of many Western Zen practitioners . The so - called " Zen of contemplating sayings " ( kanna zen 看話禪 ) that evolved in Japan and Korea on the basis of the teachings of Chan master Dahui Zonggao ( 1089 - 1163 ) is the main source of that idea , for proponents of the practice speak of cutting off all intellectual interpretation and concentrating the mind in a " great ball of doubt " as the prerequisite for a sudden awakening . Even in that branch of the Chan / Zen / Sŏn tradition , however , the test of awakening is the ability to comment appropriately on kōans , showing that one gets the point and understands T . Griffith Foulk is Professor of Religion at Sarah Lawrence College and Co - editor - in - chief of the Sōtō Zen Text Project . Wednesday , April 19 , 2017 , 5 pm Buddhist Studies / Art History Lecture Through the Eyes of Another : Visions of Arhats in Song - Dynasty China Phillip E . Bloom , Indiana University Bloomington 308A Doe Memorial Library Crafted between 1178 and 1188 for ritual use in a small temple near Ningbo , the one hundred hanging scrolls of the Five Hundred Arhats ( Daitokuji , Kyoto , Japan ) possess a striking peculiarity : more often than not , the set ’ s eponymous semi - divine monks are simply shown gazing . They gaze at natural wonders , they gaze at supernatural feats performed by their peers , they gaze at episodes from the mytho - history of Buddhism , and most importantly , they gaze even at paintings . How are we to understand these scrolls ’ insistence on acts of viewing , and how might Song worshippers have responded ? Through their practice of gazing , do these arhats Five Hundred Arhats and other works of Song Buddhist art seek to create possibilities for intersubjective experience — for viewing the world through the eyes of an awakened other . Phillip E . Bloom is Assistant Professor of East Asian Art History in the Department of Art History at Indiana University , Bloomington . He specializes in the history of Song - dynasty Buddhist art and ritual . His work has recently appeared in The Art Bulletin and Bukkyō geijutsu , and he is currently completing a book manuscript , tentatively titled " Nebulous Intersections : Ritual and Representation in Chinese Buddhist Art , ca . 1178 . " Friday , April 14 , 2017 , 3 - 5 pm Saving Mes Aynak : Filmscreening and Discussion Speaker : Brent E . Huffman ( Northwestern University ) Moderator : Sanjyot Mehendale ( UC Berkeley ) 160 Kroeber Hall Co - sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies , the Center for Middle Eastern Studies , and the Center for Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley The 2015 documentary Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he tries to save a 5,000 - yearold site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition by a Chinese state - owned mining company that is eager to harvest $ 100 billion worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . The Chinese project directly threatens future discoveries that , according to some , could help redefine not only the history of Afghanistan but even the history of Buddhism itself . The documentary highlights Qadir Temori and his fellow Afghan archaeologists ’ overwhelmingly difficult battle against the Chinese company , the Taliban , and local Following the screening , there will be a conversation with Brent E . Huffman to discuss the aftermath of the documentary and the current state of the site . Brent E . Huffman is an award - winning director , producer and cinematographer of documentaries and television programs . His work ranges from documentaries aired on The Discovery Channel , The National Geographic Channel , NBC , CNN , PBS and Al Jazeera , to Sundance Film Festival premieres , to ethnographic films made for the China Exploration and Research Society . He has also directed , produced , shot , and edited short documentaries for online outlets like The New York Times , TIME , Salon , Huffington Post and PBS Arts . Huffman has been making social issue documentaries and environmental films for more than a decade in Asia , Africa , and the Middle East . These films have gone on to win numerous awards including a Primetime Emmy , Best Conservation Film - Jackson Hole , Best Documentary - Fresno , three Cine Golden Eagle Awards , a College Emmy , a Student Academy Award , and a Grand Jury Award at AFI ’ s SILVERDOCS . Brent Huffman is also an associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University where he teaches documentary production and theory . Saturday - Monday , March 25 - 27 , 2017 Workshop on Tannishō Commentarial Materials Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley , CA 94704 Sponsors : Center for Japanese Studies Otani University Ryukoku University The Centers for Japanese Studies and Buddhist Studies at the University of California , Berkeley , together with Ōtani University and Ryūkoku University in Kyoto announce a workshop under the supervision of Mark Blum that will focus on critically examining premodern and modern hermeneutics of the Tannishō , a core text of the Shin sect of Buddhism , and arguably the most well - read religious text in postwar Japan . Beginning in 2017 , the workshop will continue for five years , meeting twice a year for 3 to 4 days each time , in late March in Berkeley Click here for more information cjs - events @ berkeley . edu , 510 ‑ 642 ‑ 3415 Thursday , March 23 , 2017 , 5 pm Buddhist Studies / Art History Lecture Female Bodily Sacrifice and the Absence of Men : Filial Figuration in Song , Jin , and Liao Tombs Winston Kyan , University of Utah 308A Doe Memorial Library Among the pantheon of filial offspring in China , a striking if overlooked figure is the wife of Wang Wuzi , or Wang Wuzi Qi 王武子妻 , who offers her flesh to cure her sick mother - in - law through an act of filial thigh cutting , or gegu 割股 . While the paradox of gegu as being both an act of filial caring towards one ’ s parents and an act of unfilial neglect towards the parental gift of the body has attracted the attention of scholars both medieval and modern , a close analysis of its figural representation remains to be done . Images of Wang Wuzi Qi are particularly intriguing since they appear across a variety of funerary media from Song , Jin , and Liao period tombs , ranging across painted murals , engraved stone slabs , painted carved bricks , carved low relief tiles , and three - dimensional tableaux of Winston Kyan was born in Rangoon , Burma . He holds a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University and an MA and PhD in Art History from the University of Chicago . He has taught at Macalester College in St . Paul , Minnesota and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , where he is currently Assistant Professor of Art History . His current and primary research project is rethinking the intersection of filial piety and Buddhist art in medieval China through representations of the body , sacrifice , and health as a sensorium of sight , smells , The Art Bulletin , Amerasia Journal , and Art Journal Open , in addition to other conference volumes and digital resources . Tuesday , March 21 , 2017 , 4 pm Queuing into the Afterlife : The Politics of Branding Buryat Buddhism Mongolia Initiative / Buddhist Studies Tatiana Chudakova , Tufts University This paper discusses the inadvertent effects of transforming the marked into the marketable on the mundane strategies of " making a living , " both economically and cosmologically , in Buddhist Siberia . Building on anthropological discussions on marketing ethnicity , it tracks attempts to develop a regional brand in Buryatia , a self - governing republic within the Russian Federation that derives its political status from being home to an ethnically Mongol minority . Tracking local efforts to develop " Buryatia ’ s brand , " I am interested in what happens when local ethno - branding projects run , 510 ‑ 642 ‑ 2809 Friday , March 3 , 2017 , 7 : 30 - 9 : 00 pm — CANCELLED Why does the Dalai Lama say he is " Son of Nālandā " : Prof . Robert Thurman delivers the inaugural ISAS - VSB Lecture on Religion in the Modern World Robert Thurman , Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo - Tibetan Buddhist Studies , Department of Religion , Columbia University ; President , Tibet House U.S. , President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies Moderator : Jake Dalton , Khyentse Professor and Chair , Dept . of South and Southeast Asian Studies , UC Berkeley Sibley Auditorium , Bechtel Engineering Center Institute for South Asia Studies Vedanta Society Berkeley Sarah Kailath Chair of India Studies Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies Himalayan Studies Program For more information , please visit the following website : http : / / events . berkeley . edu / index . php / calendar / sn / csas . html ? event_ID = 106141&date = 2017 - 03 - 03&filter = Target / Open % 20To % 20Audiences&filtersel = Thursday , March 2 , 2017 , 5 pm Buddhist Maṇḍalas and Narratives of Enlightenment Michelle C . Wang , Georgetown University Five Buddhas crown , MG . 17781 , Guiyijun Period ( 848 - 1036 ) , second half of tenth century , ink and color on paper , 28.7 x 54 cm . , originally from Dunhuang , now in the Musée Guimet Throughout the twentieth century , scholarly and popular interpretations of Buddhist maṇḍalas emphasized their status as expressions of the human psyche . By virtue of their circular form , they were considered to represent the wholeness of the self . Shifting the discourse from one focused upon the human subject to one that instead places the Buddha ’ s experience at the forefront , this talk analyzes eighth to tenth century Buddhist maṇḍalas from Dunhuang ( Gansu Province , China ) as embodiments of the Buddha ’ s own awakening , in particular narratives of enlightenment that emerged within the Michelle C . Wang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Georgetown University . She is a specialist in the Buddhist visual culture of medieval China , in particular , mural and portable paintings from Silk Road sites . She has authored articles on changing conceptions of maṇḍalas in Tang China and paired images in Buddhist art , and recently completed a book manuscript titled Maṇḍalas in the Making : The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang . Her research has been supported by grants from the Asian Cultural Council , Chiang Ching - kuo Foundation , and the Association for Asian Studies . Thursday , February 23 , 2017 , 5 pm The Wheel of Time : Tibetan Thoughts on the Buddha ’ s Anno Nirvanae 2017 Khyentse Lecture Leonard van der Kuijp , Harvard University Toll Room , Alumni House UC Berkeley Although fairly long in coming , the Christian calendar began with the year in which Jesus was allegedly born . And Dionysius Exiguus ( 6thc . ) was the first to introduce the notion of A [ nno ] D [ omini ] , the birth year of the Christ . Famously , the British monk Bede ( 672 ‑ 735 ) went so far as to deduce in his De temporum ratione of 725 , an elaboration of his earlier Liber de temporibus of 703 , that 3,952 years had passed from creation to Jesus ' birth . For good measure he also recalculated the date of Easter . Perhaps more notoriously , in 1650 , Archbishop James Ussher ( 1581 ‑ 1656 ) calculated that the world had come into being on October 23 , 4004 BCE ! The great Jewish intellectual Moses Maimonides ( 1135 ‑ 1204 ) worked with the year of the creation of the world , the Aera Mundi , as his starting point . In his opinion , the world ' s creation fell on the first Sanctification of the New Moon . The Buddhists were not so much concerned with the creation of the world — for them it was not — as they generally were with the year in which the Buddha entered nirvana , the year in which he passed away . As yet unpublished and titled Elimination of Errors in Computation 1442 or 1443 , Gö Lotsawa Zhönupel ' s ( 1392 ‑ 1481 ) polemical work on chronology and computation is a crucially important source for our understanding of the different ways in which the calendars and the various calculations of the passage of time in general developed in Tibet . It is also especially significant for the insights it provides into the numerous attempts that had been made in Tibetan intellectual circles to calculate the chronology of the life of the Buddha and the year of his passing . My talk will focus on this aspect of Gö Lotsawa Leonard van der Kuijp is professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies and chairs the Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies . Best known for his studies of Buddhist epistemology , he is the author of numerous works on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism . Recent publications include An Early Tibetan Survey of Buddhist Literature ( Vol . 64 , Harvard Oriental Series , 2008 ) , coauthored with Kurtis R . Schaeffer , and In Search of Dharma : Indian and Ceylonese Travelers in Fifteenth Century Tibet ( Wisdom , 2009 ) . Van der Kuijp ’ s research focuses primarily on the Indo - Tibetan Buddhist thought , Tibetan Buddhist intellectual history , Tibetan Buddhism , and premodern Sino - Tibetan and Tibeto - Mongol political and religious relations Friday – Sunday , February 17 – 19 , 2017 Conference Bodhisattva Precepts in East Asian Perspective and Beyond Friday ( 4 – 6 : 30 pm ) : 180 Doe Memorial Library Saturday ( 9 : 30 am – 6 pm ) – Sunday ( 9 am – 12 : 00 pm ) : Alumni House UC Berkeley Program Panel 1 ( Friday , February 17 , 4 – 6 : 30pm ) : China I Chair : Peiying Lin ( UC Berkeley ) T . H . Barrett ( SOAS , University of London ) — How did Chinese Lay People Perceive the Bodhisattva Precepts ? Liying Kuo ( Ecole Française d ’ Extrême - Orient ) — Visions and the Reception of Bodhisattva Precepts in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries Charles Muller ( Tokyo University ) — The Silla Monk Daehyeon and his Commentary on the Sutra of Brahmā ' s Net Panel 2 ( Saturday , February 18 , 9 : 30am – noon ) : China II Chair : Raoul Birnbaum ( UC Santa Cruz ) Sangyop Lee ( Stanford University ) — The Youposai wujie weiyi jing Bodhisattva Pratimokṣa : Its Nature and Historical Significance Ann Heirman ( University of Gent ) — Body Movement and Sport Activities in Bodhisattva Precepts : A Normative Perspective from India to China Ester Bianchi ( Università degli Studi di Perugia ) — Bodhisattva Precepts in Modern China . An Overview and Evaluation Panel 3 ( Saturday , February 18 , 2 – 3 : 45pm ) China and Japan Chair : Robert Sharf ( UC Berkeley ) Peiying Lin ( UC Berkeley / Fu Jen Catholic University ) — Bodhidharma Lineages and Bodhisattva Precepts in the Ninth Century Paul Groner ( University of Virginia ) — Annen ’ s 安然 Comprehensive Commentary on the Universal Bodhisattva Ordination ( Futsū jubosatsukai kōshaku 普通授菩薩戒広釈 ) : Its Background and Later Influence Panel 4 ( Saturday , February 18 , 4 : 15 – 7pm ) Japan Chair : Mark Blum ( UC Berkeley ) Dermott Joseph Walsh ( UCLA ) — Eisai and the Bodhisattva Precepts Richard Jaffe ( Duke University ) — Kawaguchi Ekai ’ s View of the Precepts for Buddhism in the Twentieth - Century William Bodiford ( UCLA ) — Anraku Ritsu in Tokugawa Japan : The Reconfiguration of the Bodhisattva Precepts within Japanese Tendai Buddhism Panel 5 ( Sunday , February 19 , 9am – noon ) India and Tibet Chair : Jake Dalton ( UC Berkeley ) Jan - Ulrich Sobisch ( Independent scholar ) — " Compassionate Killing " Revisited Alex von Rospatt ( UC Berkeley ) — The Adikarma literature . The vows and daily practices of lay bodhisattvas in late Indian Buddhism Hiromi Habata ( Ludwig - Maximilians - Universität ) — Did the Bodhisattva - vinaya Exist ? The Situation of the Bodhisattva Precepts in India before the Systematization Click here to view the abstracts . Friday - Sunday , November 4 – 6 , 2016 Conference Conceptuality and Non - Conceptuality in Buddhist Thought Center for Buddhist Studies , University of California , Berkeley Locations : Friday , November 4 : 1995 University , 5th floor , IEAS Conference Room Saturday - Sunday , November 5 - 6 : 370 Dwinelle Hall This conference will explore the different ways that Buddhist scholastic traditions ( Sarvāstivāda , Madhyamaka , Yogācāra , Pramāṇavāda ) engaged with the issue of " conceptuality " and " non - conceptuality " in their analyses of mind , perception , thinking , and insight . In exploring this topic , participants are invited to focus on one or more key terms or notions , such as saṃjñā , manovijñāna , manas , vitarka / vicāra , manojalpa , prajñapti , pratyakṣa , as well as pairs like vikalpa versus nirvikalpa ( or avikalpaka ) , svalakṣaṇa versus sāmānyalakṣaṇa , dravya - svalakṣaṇa versus āyatana - svalakṣaṇa , and so on . Finally , participants are encouraged to address the relevance of these notions in the light of contemporary philosophical discussions of conceptual and non - conceptual perception and experience . Schedule Friday , November 4 , 2016 1995 University , 5th floor , IEAS Conference Room Panel 1 — 4 to 7 pm : Conceptuality and Experience Chair : Robert Sharf ( UC Berkeley ) Dan Arnold ( University of Chicago ) : " Perception and the Perceptible : Candrakīrti on the Difference an Adjective Makes " Evan Thompson ( University of British Columbia ) : " What ' s in a Concept ? Conceptualizing the Conceptual in Buddhist Philosophy and Cognitive Science " Sonam Kachru ( University of Virginia ) : " Who ' s Afraid of Non - Conceptual Content ? Rehabilitating Dignāga ' s Criterion for what is Perceptually Evident " Saturday , November 5 , 2016 370 Dwinelle Hall Panel 2 — 9 to noon : Yogācāra Chair : Alexander von Rospatt ( UC Berkeley ) Nobuyoshi Yamabe ( Waseda University ) : " The Position of Conceptualization in the Context of the Yogācāra Bīja Theory " Jowita Kramer ( Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich ) : " Conceptuality in Yogācāra Thought " Roy Tzohar ( Tel Aviv University ) : " Enjoy the Silence : The Relation between Non - Conceptual Awareness and Inexpressibility According to Some Yogācāra Sources " Panel 3 — 2 to 4 : Sūtra and Abhidharma Chair : Collett Cox ( University of Washington ) Qian Lin ( UC Berkeley ) : " The Mahānidāna - sūtra and Conceptual Thinking in Early Buddhism " Ching Keng ( National Chengchi University , Taiwan ) : " Does the Cognition of Blueness - cum - Yellowness Involve Vikalpa ? " Panel 4 — 4 : 30 to 6 : 30 : The Ultimate and the Epistemic Role of Experience Chair : Sara L . McClintock ( Emory University ) Jonardon Ganeri ( New York University ) : " Mindedness , Saññā , and the Epistemic Role of Experience " Jay Garfield ( Smith College ) : " Thinking Beyond Thought : Tsongkhapa and Mipham on the Conceptualized Ultimate " Sunday , November 6 , 2016 370 Dwinelle Hall Panel 5 — 9 am to noon : Pramāṇavāda Chair : Jowita Kramer ( Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich ) Patrick McAllister ( Austrian Academy of Sciences ) : " A Buddhist Account of the Simultaneity of Perceptual and Conceptual Awareness Events " Vincent Eltschinger ( École Pratique des Hautes Études ) : " Dharmakīrti , Apoha , and the Two Truths " Toru Funayama ( Kyoto University ) : " Non - Conceptuality through Repetition of Conceptual Meditation : Kamalaśīla ' s Theory of Yogic Perception " Download the abstracts here Friday , October 28 , 2016 , 3 - 6 : 30 pm 2016 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium Toll Room , Alumni House , UC Berkeley Buddhist Bodies , Medical Bodies , Human Bodies A symposium in celebration of this year ' s award winner Being Human in a Buddhist World : An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet by Janet Gyatso . 3 : 10 - 3 : 15 Introductory remarks Robert Sharf ( University of California , Berkeley ) 3 : 15 - 3 : 20 Award Presentation George Tanabe ( Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai ) 3 : 20 - 4 : 15 Keynote " Categories , Mentalities , Individuals : Historiography in a Buddhological Vein " Janet Gyatso ( Harvard Divinity School ) 4 : 15 - 4 : 30 Break 4 : 30 - 6 : 30 Symposium Chair : Robert Sharf ( University of California , Berkeley ) Discussants : Janet Gyatso ( Harvard Divinity School ) and Jacob Dalton ( University of California , Berkeley ) " Bodies , Biologies , and the Anthropology of Tibetan Medicine " Vincanne Adams ( University of California , San Francisco ) " Empirical Bodies in Science and Buddhism " Evan Thompson ( University of British Columbia ) " Teaching the View vs . Teaching the Methods : Medical Pedagogy at the Fifth Dalai Lama ’ s Court " Stacey Van Vleet ( University of California , Berkeley ) Thursday , October 6 , 2016 , 5 pm Khmer Śaivism Alexis Sanderson , Emeritus Fellow , All Souls College , University of Oxford 180 Doe Memorial Library , UC Berkeley Of Śaivism , Pāñcarātrika Vaiṣṇavism and Mahāyāna Buddhism , the three Indic religions that flourished among the ruling and priestly élites of the Khmers up to the 14th century Śaivism was predominant . Indian Śaivism was not static or homogeneous , and Khmer Śaivism reflects some of this diversity and development over time . This talk will consider evidence among the Khmers for Śaivas of the Atimārga and Mantramārga , as well as the lay Śivadharma . It will also engage with the granting of Saiddhāntika Śaiva initiation to the Khmer monarch , as well as evidence that the Khmer Alexis Sanderson was Lecturer in Sanskrit in the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wolfson College from 1977 to 1992 . From 1992 to 2015 he occupied the Chair of Eastern Religions and Ethics in the same university , and as the holder of that post became a Fellow of All Souls College . His field is early medieval religion in India and Southeast Asia , focusing on the history of Śaivism , its relations with the state , and its influence on Buddhism and Vaishnavism . Thursday - Friday , September 29 – 30 , 2016 Thunder from the Steppes : New Perspectives on the Mongol Empire Conference / Symposium Sponsors : Institute of East Asian Studies Thursday , September 29 , 4pm - 6 pm Keynote Address Friday , September 30 , 9 am - 6 pm The Mongol Empire orients history between Asia and Europe , ancient and modern , rural and urban , settled and nomadic , scientific and faith - based , and soteriological and aristocratic worlds . This conference invites new research on the Mongol empire in an effort to re - situate and re - evaluate the study and the significance of the Mongol empire in a global context . Organized by the UC Berkeley Mongolia Initiative . Speakers include : • Reuven Amitai , Hebrew University of Jeruselem • Christopher Atwood , University of Pennsylvania • Brian Baumann , UC Berkeley • Dashdondog Bayarsaikhan , National University of Mongolia • Michal Biran , Hebrew University of Jeruselem • Bettine Birge , University of Southern California • Nicola Di Cosmo , Institute for Advanced Study • Johan Elverskog , Southern Methodist University • Matthew Mosca , University of Washington • Roxann Prazniak , University of Oregon • Morris Rossabi , Columbia University • Uranchimeg Tsultem , UC Berkeley • Leonard Van Der Kuijp , Harvard University , 510 ‑ 642 ‑ 2809 Tuesday , September 13 , 2016 , 5 pm Failed Missions : Early 20th Century Searches for Sanskrit Manuscripts in Tibet Birgit Kellner , Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia , Austrian Academy of Sciences First page of ms of Kamalaśīla ’ s 3rd Bhāvanākrama . The manuscript was given to Agvan Dorzhiev by the 13th Dalai Lama , and ended up in the Asiatic Museum of the Academy of Sciences in Leningrad . ( E . Obermiller in Journal of the Greater India Society , 2 / 1 , January 1935 ) . It was published in facsimile in Moscow in 1963.1 In the late 19th century , scholarly interest in Sanskrit manuscripts as sources of authority on ancient India gradually came to expand to Tibet . Information that such manuscripts might be found in the land of snows transpired from reports of travelers in pursuit of knowledge on Indian literature as well as Buddhism , notably the Bengali scholar Sarat Chandra Das and the Japanese monk Ekai Kawaguchi . More or less simultaneously with the large expeditions to Central Asia led by Stein , Pelliot and Grünwedel / Le Coq , several attempts were made to organize search missions in order Thursday , September 8 , 2016 , 5 pm Rise of Neo - Buddhist Visual Culture : Assertion , Alternative , and Difference Y.S. Alone , Visual Studies , School of Arts and Aesthetics , Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi , India 10 Stephens Hall , ISAS Conference Room , UC Berkeley The term " Neo - Buddhism " is associated with the Buddhist population that were converted under the dynamic leadership of Dr . B . R . Ambedkar . Dr . Ambedkar was the first person in the twentieth century India to offer a constructive critic of Imperial , Brahmanical , and Marxian discourses . The recent interest in the neo - Buddhist visual culture has focused on " how dalits express " themselves , however , the quest of the Ambedkarite movement has always been to create alternative and non - confined spaces for articulation , spaces and cultures Dr . Y.S. Alone is Professor in Visual Studies , School of Arts and Aesthetics , Jawaharlal Nehru University , and has written on Ancient Indian Art , critic of Walter Spink , Buddhist caves , modern Indian art , Neo - Buddhist Visual culture , Dr . Ambedkar ' s critical frame work , he is engaged in conceptual formulation of " protected ignorance . " He was nominated as ICCR chair visiting Professor in Shenzhen University , China . He has been engaged in popular lectures as part of social movement , his recently published book — Early Western Indian Buddhist Caves : Forms and Patronage , Kaveri Books , New Delhi , 2016 . Sponsors : Institute for South Asia Studies , Department of History of Art , The Asian Art and Visual Cultures working group at the Townsend Center for the Humanities at UC Berkeley , Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , Catherine and William L . Magistretti Chair in South and Southeast Asian Studies Event made possible with the support of the Sarah Kailath Chair of India Studies Sunday , August 28 , 2016 2016 Annual Buddhist Studies Hike Marin Headlands , California Thursday , April 28 , 2016 , 5 pm Amdo Lamas at the Center of Modern Conceptions of Tibet CANCELED Gray Tuttle , Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies , Columbia University 370 Dwinelle This talk will cover the spread of Gelukpa monastic education to Amdo , introducing the intellectual climate in Amdo during the Qing . It will especially focus on Amdo lamas who went to Beijing and how their encounter with others ( Mongolian , Chinese , Russians , etc . ) reshaped their conception of Greater Tibet . Finally , it will discuss the impact of their geographic writings on conceptions of Tibet then and since . Gray Tuttle received his AB from Princeton , his MA in regional studies ( East Asian ) , and his PhD in Inner Asian and Altaic studies from Harvard . He joined the Columbia faculty in 2005 where he teaches courses on modern Tibetan history , the history of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist relations , Tibetan Buddhist biographies , and Tibetan civilization . In his Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China ( Columbia University Press , 2005 ) , Professor Tuttle examines the failure of nationalism and race - based ideology to maintain the Tibetan territory of the former Qing empire as integral to the Chinese nation - state . He discusses the critical role of pan - Asian Buddhism in Chinese efforts to hold onto Tibetan regions ( one quarter of China ’ s current territory ) . His current research project , “ Amdo Tibet : Middle Ground between Lhasa and Beijing , ” focuses on Tibetan Buddhist institutional growth and intellectual developments from the seventeenth to the twentieth Sources of Tibetan Tradition for the series Introduction to Asian Civilizations , The Tibetan History Reader ( Columbia University Press ) and Wutaishan and Qing Culture ( JIATS issue 6 ) . Thursday , April 21 , 2016 , 6 pm What Is the Value of a Life ? A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö Chan Shun Auditorium — 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California , Berkeley Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö will explore the Buddhist principle of compassion and the universal desire of all beings to live free of suffering . The talk will be given in Tibetan with English translation . Tsultrim Lodrö ( b . 1962 ) is one of the most important scholars and religious leaders in Tibet today . Educated in Eastern Tibet at Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Institute , now the largest Buddhist center in the world , Tsultrim Lodrö is the successor to Larung Gar ' s founder , Jigme Phuntshok , and leader of the Larung Gar community . Tsultrim Lodrö has led an extremely distinguished career as a scholar , teacher , and activist . Not only is he one of Tibet ' s most dynamic and highly regarded Buddhist thinkers , he has also founded schools and libraries that preserve and uphold Tibetan culture , emphasized the importance of teaching Buddhism to lay people , and promoted environmental awareness in Tibet . He is a staunch advocate of vegetarianism and the Buddhist practice of tsethar ( animal liberation ) , and has personally saved the lives of millions of animals . Thursday , April 7 , 2016 , 5 pm Yogācāra and Panpsychism Douglas Duckworth , Department of Religion , Temple University Yogācāra , " the yogic practice school , " came to be one of two main lines of interpretation of Mahāyāna Buddhism . There is a lot of internal diversity within this " school , " and this paper makes some distinctions among its interpretative strands . Yogācāra has been discussed in academic works primarily in terms of idealism and more recently phenomenology . I wish to cast new light on this tradition through extending the conversation to engage the category of panpsychism , " the view that all things have mind or a mind - like quality " ( Skbrina ) . Panpsychism does not treat the substance of the world as a mysterious thing called " matter , " nor does it posit a non - material spirit or " ghost in the machine , " as in dualism . Rather , for a panpsychist , the mind inhabits the world fundamentally , and mental life is the one experiential reality that we have certainty . The meaning of " mind " in panpsychism , however , remains an open question ; this is the case with Yogācāra as well . That is , interpretations of Yogācāra , like panpsychism , Douglas Duckworth is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Temple University . He is the author of Mipam on Buddha - Nature : The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition ( SUNY , 2008 ) and Jamgön Mipam : His Life and Teachings ( Shambhala , 2011 ) . He also introduced and translated Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies : Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth - Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic by Bötrül ( SUNY , 2011 ) . Monday , March 28 , 2016 , 5 pm The Garbhāvakrāntisūtra : a Buddhist Sūtra on Conception , Gestation , and Birth Robert Kritzer , Kyoto Notre Dame University The fetus in the 12th and 13th weeks , according to Tibetan medical blockprints Garbhāvakrāntisūtra ( Sūtra on Entering the Womb ) describes the process of rebirth in greater detail than any other Indian text , religious or medical , Buddhist or non - Buddhist . The sutra centers around a unique 38 - week account of the development of the fetus and its thoroughly unpleasant experience in the womb . The sutra also describes conception and the factors that may interfere with it , as well as birth itself . The sutra describes the sufferings that afflict all beings from the moment of birth . This talk will introduce some of the most unusual features of the sutra . It will also discuss the different versions and translations of the text , especially the translation in the Tibetan Mūlasarvāstivādavinaya Kṣudrakavastu , which I have critically edited and translated into English . Robert Kritzer is a professor at Kyoto Notre Dame University . He received his Ph . D . in Buddhist Studies from the University of California , Berkeley . His research interests , mainly in Indian Buddhism , include abhidharma , early Yogācāra , and Buddhist theories of rebirth . He has published three books : Rebirth and Causation in the Yogācāra Abhidharma ( Arbeitskreis fūr Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien , Universität Wien ) ; Vasubandhu and the Yogācārabhūmi : Yogācāra Elements in the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya . ( International Institute for Buddhist Studies ) ; Garbhāvakrāntisūtra : The Sūtra on Entry into the Womb . Studia Philologica Buddhica , ( International Institute for Buddhist Studies ) . Currently , he is studying aśubhabhāvanā , the Buddhist meditation on the impure , with special reference to Vibhāṣā Śrāvakabhūmi . Thursday , February 25 , 2016 , 5 pm Buddhist Stairways to Heaven Stephen Jenkins , Humboldt State University Buddha ' s stairway to heaven traced a route most Buddhists aspired to follow . Pāli suttas and abhidharma offer ascent to radiant , pure , blissful lands ideal for enlightenment , through devotion , " a single mind of faith to the marrow of one ' s bones , " and deathbed aspiration practices . Contrary to recent scholarship , " Pure land " is a term of Indian origin developed from earlier " pure abodes . " The central concern of early Buddhists for heavenly rebirth set a strong Indian precedent for East Asian Pure Land . This Stephen Jenkins is Professor of Religion at Humboldt State University . He received his doctorate from Harvard in 1999 . His research is focused on Buddhist concepts of compassion , their philosophical grounding , and ethical implications . His most recent publication is Waking into Compassion : the Three Ālambana of Karuṇā in Moonpaths , Cowherds , Jenkins etc . , New York : Oxford University Press , 2015 . Thursday , February 11 , 2016 , 5 pm 2016 Khyentse Lecture The Last Lotsawa : Gendun Chopel in India Donald S . Lopez , University of Michigan The Faculty Club , Heyns Room Asoka Pillar , painting by Gendun Chopel Click image to expand Gendun Chopel ( 1903 - 1951 ) was the most important Tibetan writer of the twentieth century . Born in Amdo , the son of a Nyingma lama , he was educated at Labrang and Drepung as a Geluk monk . In 1934 , he traveled to India , not returning to Lhasa until 1945 . During his years in South Asia , he wrote his most important works , including translations from Sanskrit and Pali . The India that he visited , however , was quite different from that of the great Tibetan lotsawas ( translators ) of ages Donald Lopez is the Arthur E . Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan , where he serves as chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and chair of the Michigan Society of Fellows . Thursday , January 28 , 2016 , 5 pm A preliminary report on two Sanskrit texts of the Aṣṭamīvratakathā Diwakar Acharya , Kyoto University , Japan Location : 3401 Dwinelle Hall Buddhism survived in the Nepal Valley and its peripheries even after it disappeared from the other parts of the Indian Subcontinent . Survived here are many texts of Mahāyāna Buddhism , not just philosophical texts and Tantras but also songs , narratives , and devotional texts . The Aṣṭamīvratakathā is one such narrative text which contains the stories of Māndhātṛ , Ikṣvāku , Vīrakuśa and other princes and merchants . It is the main Sanskrit text associated with Dhalaṃ Danegu ( Observation of Dharma ) , the most popular of the vows of Newar Buddhism . This text is supposed to be recited and interpreted in front of the observers of the vow for their benefit , to instill Buddhist values and merits in them . But nowadays , since elaborate and enlarged translations — historical ones , of course — of the text in the local Newar language are available , the original Sanskrit text is hardly recited and narrated on devotional occasions . In recent years , a number of academic studies of Newar Buddhist rites and vows have appeared but these , too , have not used the Sanskrit version of the Aṣṭamīvratakathā . In my talk I will present a preliminary report on the quality and content of two versions of the text . Diwakar Acharya is associate professor at the Department of Indological Studies , Kyoto University , Japan . His research covers a wide range of topics such as epigraphy , early history of Nepal , Sanskrit literature , and Indian religious and philosophical traditions . He has published Vācaspatimiśra ' s Tattvasamīkṣā : The Earliest Commentary on Maṇḍanamiśra ' s Brahmasiddhi ( 2006 ) , The Little Clay Cart ( 2009 ) , and Early Tantric Vaiṣṇavism : Three Newly Discovered Works of the Pañcarātra ( 2015 ) , as well as a number of articles in journals and anthologies . Thursday - Friday , January 7 - 8 , 2016 Nirvāṇa Sūtra ( MMPNS , Mahāparinirvāṇa - mahāsūtra ) Workshop Sponsored by the University of California , Berkeley and the University of Tokyo Townsend Center for the Humanities , 220 Stephens Hall Thursday , January 7 , 2016 9 : 30 - 9 : 45 : Mark Blum Welcome Remarks , book proposal idea 9 : 45 - 10 : 00 : Shimoda Masahiro Welcome Remarks , introductory comments on the workshop ; introduce Robert Grochowski 10 : 00 - 10 : 30 : Robert Grochowski Delivers talk of Shinsō Itō 10 : 30 - 10 : 45 : Break 10 : 45 - 11 : 30 : Suzuki Takayasu " The Influence of the MMPNS in India " 11 : 30 - 12 : 00 : Paul Harrison Reads " The Mahāparinirvāṇa - mahāsūtra as ' Our First ' Source for Tathāgatagarbha , and Implications for the Inception of the Doctrine " by Michael Radich 12 : 15 - 1 : 15 : Lunch break 1 : 15 - 2 : 00 : Habata Hiromi " The Conflict with the opponent traced in the Mahāparinirvāṇa - mahāsūtra : sautrāntika and icchantika . " 2 : 00 - 2 : 40 : Chis Jones " The Tathāgatagarbha as ' True Self ' in the Mahāparinirvāṇa - mahāsūtra , and its place in the wider Mahāyāna " 2 : 40 - 3 : 15 : Shimoda , Harrison , Sasaki , Habata Discussion on contextualizing the MMPNS within Indian Buddhism 3 : 15 - 3 : 30 : Break 3 : 30 - 4 : 15 : Kanno Hiroshi " Some Perspectives on the Mahāyana Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra in China during the Northern / Southern and Sui Dynasties : Focusing on the System of Doctrinal Classifications " 4 : 15 - 5 : 00 : Nishimoto Teruma " Sanjie - jiao : A Heresy Created by the Nirvana Sutra " Friday , January 8 , 2016 9 : 30 - 10 : 15AM : Shimoda Masahiro " Wŏnhyo ' s commentary on the Nirvana - sutra ( Tae yŏlban - gyŏng chong ' yo ) " 10 : 15 - 10 : 45 : Paul Groner " The Precepts and Their Interpretation in the Nirvana - sutra " 10 : 45 - 11 : 00 : Break 11 : 00 - 11 : 45 : Jacqueline Stone " Curing the Incurable : Nichiren ' s Use of the Nirvana Sutra " 11 : 45 - 12 : 30 : Mark Blum " Does Tathāgatagarbha Define Other - Power ? The Impact of the Nirvana Sutra upon the Formation of Pure Land Buddhism " 12 : 45 - 1 : 45 : Lunch break 1 : 45 - 2 : 30 : Nishimoto , Kanno , Groner , Stone , Blum , Wendi Adamek Discussion on contextualizing the MMPNS within East Asian Buddhism 2 : 30 - 3 : 00 : Nagasaki Kiyonori " The SAT database and the future of digital humanities . " 3 : 00 - 3 : 15 : Break 3 : 15 - 4 : 00 : Mark Blum , Masahiro Shimoda Discussion of book proposal : Readings of the Nirvana Sutra Thursday , December 3 , 2015 , 5 pm Buddhist Relics in Western Eyes : The Ongoing Saga of the Piprahwa Finds John Strong , Bates College In 1897 , some Buddhist relics , claimed to be bones of Śākyamuni , were unearthed by William Peppé on his estate at Piprahwa in Northern India . Along with the gems that were buried with them , they quickly became objects of controversy whose authenticity was disputed . At the same time , they were the focal point for a series of diplomatic and political maneuvers by the British Colonial government , the Siamese king ( Chulalongkorn ) , and various Sri Lankan and Burmese monastics . This talk reexamines this epic story and brings it up to date : In 2006 , some of the Piprahwa gems resurfaced in a cardboard box at the British Buddhist Society in London , while members of the Peppé family went public with their possession of other gems they had inherited from their ancestor William . Then in 2009 , some of the Piprahwa relics were translated from the “ Golden Mount ” in Bangkok to the “ Grande Pagode ” in Paris where a kind of Buddhist ecumenicity is being fostered . Both of these events serve to illustrate John Strong is Charles A . Dana Professor of Religious Studies at Bates College in Maine . He is the author of several books on Buddhism including Relics of the Buddha ( Princeton , 2004 ) and , most recently , Buddhisms : An Introduction ( OneWorld , 2015 ) . Tuesday , November 17 , 2015 , 5 pm Buddhism and Indian Lexicography Lata Deokar , Department of Pali , Savitribai Phule Pune University , India 341 Dwinelle Hall The Sanskrit lexicographical tradition started with the compilation of Nighaṇṭus ' word - lists ' . Their focus was on the ' rare , unexplained , vague , or otherwise difficult terms ' that occurred in the sacred Vedic literature . Beginning with Amarasiṃha ' s Amarakośa ( circa 6th century CE ) we have an unbroken tradition of Sanskrit lexica mostly compiled by lexicographers belonging to the three major religious faiths in India . The influence of the Amarakośa , the first complete lexicon of the Sanskrit language , is felt throughout India and in the neighbouring countries such In a paper entitled “ Some Observations on Buddhism and Lexicography ” ( 2012 ) , I had made an attempt to find how Buddhist vocabulary has been presented in prominent Sanskrit lexicons , and the impact of the decline of Buddhism on the inclusion and explanation of Buddhist data . I had also tried to find the impact of religious affiliations of lexicographers on the selection of lexical entries , quantity of synonyms and accuracy in their explanation . Against this background , in the present talk I would try to explore the role played by Buddhism in shaping the Sanskrit , Pali , and Indo - Tibetan lexicographical tradition . I will deal with this topic from the following view - points : The motives and application of the lexicographical activity in India , Sri Lanka , and Tibet The mutual relationship of lexica and literature Buddhist literature and lexica The role of religious affiliations of lexicographers in these compilations For the Sanskrit part , I have selected a few prominent Sanskrit lexicographers belonging to the three important Indian religious traditions . For the Tibetan part , I have mainly dealt with the Mahāvyutpatti and the Tshig gi gter . For Pali , I have consulted the only Pali lexicon Abhidhānappadīpikā with its commentary Abhidhānappadīpikāṭīkā . Thursday , November 12 , 2015 , 5 pm Biographies of the Buddha : a Socially Engaged Approach Mahesh A . Deokar , Department of Pali , Savitribai Phule Pune University , India 3335 Dwinelle Hall The life story of the Buddha has been a constant source of inspiration for many over the centuries . Right from the canonical literature up to the modern period there have been several attempts to depict the Buddha ’ s life in different languages of the world . In the canonical literature of Pali and Sanskrit , the Buddha ’ s life story has been narrated in the form of autobiographies . These autobiographical portions form a part of some larger discourses given by the Buddha where he is shown to share his life experiences with the disciples . There After the first century CE , the biography of the Buddha has inspired the great poet and Buddhist master Aśvaghoṣa , who composed two mahākāvyas , namely , the Buddhacarita and the Saundarānanda . The sole purpose of his kāvya is liberation and not amusement . In the preface to his aṭṭhakathās of the Vinayapiṭaka , the Dhammasaṅgaṇī and the Jātaka , Buddhaghosa has narrated the Buddha ’ s birth - story basically in order to explain the origin of these texts . The later Pali works such as the Jinacarita , the Jinālaṅkāra etc . depict the Buddha ’ In the modern time when the western scholars began to study Buddhism , they started writing biographies of the Buddha based on different traditional sources . The main purpose of these writings was to introduce the life and the mission of the Buddha to the western world in an authentic manner . In the second half of the 19th century , India witnessed resurgence of Buddhism through scholarship , active participation in Buddhism , popularization , and revival among Buddhist remnants . The popular biographies of the Buddha written by authors like K . A . Keluskar etc . sensitized Indian society about the persona and principles of the Buddha . The end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century marked the period of transition in the Indian society . Particularly in the state of Maharashtra it was the period of intellectual renaissance . With the advent of progressive During the same period , there appeared two very important and influential social movements , namely , the socialist movement and the movement of the downtrodden or of untouchables . This was also the time of Indian freedom struggle on nonviolent principles under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi . On this background , the social , ethical and non - violent teaching of the Buddha not only became very much relevant but also proved to be a guiding principle for these movements . The present talk will demonstrate how not only the Buddha ’ s teachings but also his life story has been used to bring out the social message . It will focus on two important works in this regard , namely , Bhagavān Buddha ( 1940 ) by Acharya Dharmananda Kosambi and The Buddha and His Dhamma ( 1957 ) by Dr . Babasaheb Ambedkar . Friday - Saturday , November 6 - 7 , 2015 Buddhist Ritual Music Symposium / Performances Alumni House — Zellerbach Playhouse This symposium is focused on traditional Buddhist ritual music to consider its importance for studying the evolution of Buddhist culture as well as the interaction between Buddhist music and traditional musical culture outside the monastery in Japan , Nepal , Tibet , Cambodia , Laos , Sri Lanka , Korea and China . It will include presentations by scholars in the field of ethnomusicology , Buddhist studies and / or religious studies and performances by Buddhist monastics , renowned in their home countries for their musicality in ritual chanting . REGISTRATION FOR PERFORMANCES RECOMMENDED at http : / / buddhistritualmusic . weebly . com / Program Friday , November 6 , 2015 12 : 30 pm – 5 : 00 pm Symposium , Alumni House 12 : 30 pm – 12 : 45 pm Welcoming Remarks Mark Blum , UC Berkeley 12 : 45 pm – 1 : 25 pm Reciting , Chanting , and Singing : Codifying Music in Buddhist Canon Law Cuilan Liu , McGill University 1 : 25 pm – 2 : 05 pm The Sound of Vultures ' Wings : Tibetan Buddhist Ritual as Performing Art Jeffrey Cupchik , St . John Fisher College 2 : 10 pm – 2 : 50 pm Use of Dance as a Ritual Tool in the Tantric Tradition of Nepalese Buddhism Alexander von Rospatt , UC Berkeley 2 : 50 pm – 3 : 05 pm Break 3 : 05 pm – 3 : 45 pm Chanting with the Dragon ' s Voice : Music and Musical Notation in Japanese Sōtō Zen Michaela Mross , Postdoctoral Fellow , UC Berkeley 3 : 45 pm – 4 : 25 pm Music and Liturgy in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism : The Rishu Zanmai Rite Steven Nelson , Hosei University , Japan 4 : 25 pm – 4 : 30 pm Break 4 : 30 pm – 5 : 00 pm Group Discussion 7 : 00 pm – 10 : 30 pm Performances , Zellerbach Playhouse 7 : 00 pm – 7 : 55 pm Rishu Zanmai , Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Chant ( Japan ) Performance by Karyōbinga Shōmyō Kenkyūkai Ensemble : Arai Kōjun , Kawashiro , Kōdō , Numajiri Kenshō , Tanaka Kōkan , Tobe Kenkai 8 : 15 pm – 9 : 10 pm Charya Nritya — Nepalese Sacred Art ( Dance Mandal , Portland , Oregon ) Performers : Prajwal Vajracharya , Uppa Sakya , Corinne Nakamura - Rybak 9 : 30 pm – 10 : 25 pm Tibetan Ritual Music and Dance ( Drikung Kagyu Nuns , Dehradun , India ) Performers : Konchok Gamtso , Konchok Tsechik , Meena Kumari , Sonam Choenzin , Tandup Angmo , and Tsewang Dolma Sherpa ( Samtenling Nunnery ) Saturday , November 7 , 2015 9 : 30 am – 11 : 00 am Symposium , Alumni House 9 : 30 am – 10 : 10 am The Dhamma as Sonic Praxis : Perspectives on Chant in Burmese and Khmer Buddhism Paul Greene , Penn State Brandywine 10 : 20 am – 11 : 00 am Taxonomies of Chant in Cambodia , Laos , and Thailand Trent Walker , UC Berkeley 12 : 15 pm – 2 : 40 pm Performances , Zellerbach Playhouse 12 : 15 pm – 1 : 00 pm Khmer ' Smot ' Melodic Chant ( Phnom Penh , Cambodia ) Performer : Pheoun Sreypov 1 : 05 pm – 1 : 45 pm Lao ' Doen Sieng ' and ' Lae ' Sermon Chant ( Santa Rosa , California ) Performer : Ven . Phetsamone Keomixay 2 : 00 pm – 2 : 40 pm Sri Lankan ' Paritta / Pirit ' Protective Chant ( Rosemead , California ) Performer : Ven . Sumitta Thero 3 : 00 pm – 4 : 45 pm 3 : 00 pm – 3 : 40 pm History and Practice of ' Wuhui Nianfo ' Beth Szczepanski , Lewis and Clark College 3 : 40 pm – 4 : 20 pm Elasticity of Korean Buddhist Rituals : Socioeconomic Conformance of the ' Pomp ' ae ' Chant Performances Byong Won Lee , University of Hawai ' i , Manoa 4 : 20 pm – 4 : 30 pm 4 : 30 pm – 4 : 45 pm Group Discussion 6 : 00 pm – 8 : 00 pm 6 : 00 pm – 6 : 55 pm Yongsanje Buddhist Ritual ( Seoul , Korea ) Performers : Ven . Pophyon , Han Sungyul , Kim Beop Ki , Kwaon Rihwan , Lee Chang Won 7 : 05 pm – 8 : 00 pm Ven . Shi Guangquan ( Hangzhou , China ) Performers : Monks from the Lingyin Temple and the Buddhist Academy of Hangzhou Friday , October 30 , 2015 , 2 - 6 : 30 pm 2015 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium Toll Room , Alumni House Detail of Wofoyuan cave 29 , wall f . The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies . The selection is made by an annually appointed outside committee . This symposium is organized in celebration of the book Buddhist Stone Sutras in China , Sichuan Province 1 , edited by Lothar Ledderose and Sun Hua ( Harrassowitz Verlag , 2014 ) . 2 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm Introductory Remarks and Award Presentation Robert Sharf , UC Berkeley Rev . Brian Nagata , Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai 2 : 30 - 4 : 00 pm Keynotes by 2015 award recipients Writing on Mountains to Save the World Lothar Ledderose , Heidelberg University The Ascending Spiral Evolvement of Carriers of Buddhist Sutras - from Stone to Paper Sun Hua , Peking University 4 : 15 - 6 : 30 Symposium Chair , Alexander von Rospatt , UC Berkeley 4 : 15 - 5 : 30 pm Short Presentations on the Stone Sutra Research Project at Heidelberg University “ The Two Million Character Cache ” Lothar Ledderose “ Go West the Easy Way ” Claudia Wenzel “ The Flying Stone Banner ” Martin Bemmann “ Every Book Needs Scaffolding ” Manuel Sassmann “ Framing the Sutras ” Jessica Rawson 5 : 30 - 6 : 00 pm On the Matter of Material in Chinese Buddhist Philology : the ' Consecration Scriptures ' in Paper , Wood , and Stone Ryan Overbey , Wesleyan University 6 : 00 - 6 : 30 pm Xuanzang ( ca . 602 – 64 ) and His Image - making Activities : Mass Reproduction and Materiality in Buddhism Dorothy C . Wong , University of Virginia Thursday , October 29 , 2015 , 5 pm Southern Asian Buddhist Kingship in Trans - Regional Perspective , 1200 – 1500 Anne Blackburn , Cornell University Between 1200 and 1500 , Buddhist - oriented kingdoms in Southern Asia ( including those in what is now Sri Lanka , Burma , and Thailand ) participated in a Buddhist world of intensifying density and trans - regional connection . A Buddhist political theory forged earlier in Lanka articulated a vision of state formation linked to the localization of Buddhist monastics and institutions . This Lankan vision shaped the rapidly shifting political landscape in several regional locations linked by Indian Ocean connections , and informed the trans - regional careers of Buddhist monks . Bringing the study of Buddhist Anne M . Blackburn is Professor of South Asia Studies and Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University , and Director of the Cornell University South Asia Program . She taught at the University of South Carolina before joining Cornell ' s faculty . She received her BA from Swarthmore College , and MA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago . Blackburn studies Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia , with a special interest in Buddhist monastic culture and Buddhist participation in networks linking Sri Lanka and mainland Southeast Asia before and during colonial presence in the region Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth - Century Lankan Monastic Culture ( Princeton , 2001 ) , Approaching the Dhamma : Buddhist Texts and Practices in South and Southeast Asia , co - edited with A / Prof Jeffrey Samuels ( BPS Pariyatti Editions , 2003 ) , and Locations of Buddhism : Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka ( Chicago , 2010 ) . She is working on a new project , " Making Buddhist Kingdoms Across the Indian Ocean , 1200 - 1500 , " supported in part by an ACLS Fellowship . For a complete list of publications and additional information , see http : / / lrc . cornell . edu / asian / faculty / bios / blackburn Thursday , October 1 , 2015 , 5 pm Contribution of Professor Michael Hahn to the study of Buddhist Narrative Literature Shrikant Bahulkar , Department of Pali , Savitribai Phule Pune University , India 3335 Dwinelle Hall Wednesday , September 30 , 2015 , 5 pm Interrogating ' Dvaravati Civilization ' — What , when , where ( and why ) ? Overview of , and questions about , the culture of Central Siam , CE 500 – 1000 Peter Skilling , École Française d ' Extrême - Orient ( EFEO ) , Bangkok Tuesday , September 29 , 2015 , 5 pm The Kalyāṇī Inscriptions : Examining King Dhammacetī ' s Sīmā Case Jason Carbine , Whittier College IEAS Conference Room , 180 Doe In the 15th century , the Buddhist king Dhammacetī sponsored a sīmā ( ritual boundaries for official acts of the monastic community ) reform that was to become the most famous of its kind in mainland Southeast Asia . Having studied the meanings and ramifications of monastic law concerning sīmās , Dhammacetī sent monks from his kingdom centered in what is now lower Myanmar to Sri Lanka in order to return with a pure ordination line . Upon their return , he then oversaw the implanting of the line in his land , initially via a new Kalyāṇī Sīmā established under his direction , and then via a wide range of sīmās all over the kingdom presided over by monks ordained in the Kalyāṇī Sīmā . In a most significant historical decision , Dhammacetī had an account of these reforms inscribed on ten large stone slabs , which became known as the Kalyāṇī Inscriptions . Copied and preserved in many palm leaf manuscripts , and absorbed into a number of later historical developments , these inscriptions are at their heart a sīmā text , that is , a text about the regulation of ritual boundaries and religious land . This paper examines how Dhammacetī handled his case and the legal manner in which doing so was linked with various historical , textual , political , and existential agendas . Jason A . Carbine is the C . Milo Connick Chair of Religious Studies at Whittier College . His research and teaching about religion and society combines historical and ethnographic approaches , and draws from an interdisciplinary body of research pertaining to the history of religions , textual studies , anthropology , and comparative religious ethics . His publications include Sons of the Buddha : Continuities and Ruptures in a Burmese Monastic Tradition ( 2011 ) and the co - edited volume How Theravāda is Theravāda ? Exploring Buddhist Identities ( 2012 ) . Saturday , September 26 , 2015 , 9 am – 5 pm Archaeology of Knowledge : New Archival and Material Discoveries in Mongolia 145 Dwinelle Hall Free and open to the public Note : Registration required at http : / / www . eventbrite . com / e / archaeology - of - knowledge - new - archival - and - material - discoveries - in - mongolia - a - uc - berkeley - event - tickets - 17468149706 Co - sponsored by the Institute of East Asian Studies , Center for Buddhist Studies , Townsend Center for Humanities , Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures , and the Mongolia Foundation , this conference is a celebration of the revival of Mongolian Studies at UC Berkeley . Mongol spaces have always been heavily trafficked intersections , sites of mediation , and global circuits of people and exchange in the heart of Asia . Recent archaeological discoveries are shedding new light on Mongolia ' s complex history . Experts from Mongolia who have been working with these new discoveries join Berkeley and other scholars in analyzing these new finds and their implications for our understanding of Mongolia ' s past . Program : 9 : 00 – 10 : 30 AM — Welcome and Introductory Remarks Kevin O ’ Brien , Director , Institute of East Asian Studies Uranchimeg Tsultem , Mongolia Foundation D . Bayarkhuu , Acting Consul General of Mongolia in San Francisco D . Zayabaatar , National Committee for Mongolian Studies , with Welcoming Remarks from the Prime Minister of Mongolia Keynote Address M . Batchimeg , Member of Parliament The Significance of Mongolian Studies 10 : 40 AM - 12 : 30 PM — Discoveries in Early Archeology Chair : Patricia Berger , History of Art , UC Berkeley D . Erdenebaatar , Ulaanbaatar City College Discoveries of Early Periods ( 3rd c . BCE - 10th c . CE ) U . Erdenebat , National University of Mongolia Imperial Period Discoveries Naran B . Faulkner , Archeology , Independent Scholar A Study of Tori Palatines and Tori Mandibular in Ancient Mongolian Nomads Jargalan Burentogtokh , Ph . D . Candidate , Yale University Subsistence and Interaction of Mongolian Bronze Age : The Tarvagatai Valley Project Discussant : Chris Atwood , Indiana University Q&A and Discussion 12 : 30 - 2 : 00 Lunch Break 2 : 00 – 5 : 00 PM — Buddhist Discoveries and Later Sources Chair : Jacob Dalton , South and Southeast Asian Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures , UC Berkeley Pat Berger , History of Art , UC Berkeley Mongolian Studies at UC Berkeley Brian Baumann A Tartarus for Tartars : The Advent of Buddhist Hell Among the Mongols Vesna Wallace , UC Santa Barbara A Mongolian Illustrated Manuscript of the Molon Toyin Sudar Matthew King , UC Riverside Ways of Knowing Geser Khaan Between Qing Monastery and Socialist Academy Orna Tsultem , Mongolia Foundation New Archeological Discoveries of Zanabazar ’ s ( 1635 - 1723 ) Monastery of 1680 O . Batsaikhan , Mongolian Academy of Sciences Notes by General Consul of Russian Empire about Last Monarch of Mongolia VIII Bogdo Jebtsundampa khutuktu in Foreign Policy Archives of the Russian Empire Q&A and Discussion Closing Remarks Thursday , September 24 , 2015 , 5 pm 2015 - 2016 Numata Lecture Gender and Awakening : Sexual Transformation in Mahāyāna Sūtras Jan Nattier , Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies IEAS conference room , 180 Doe It is commonly held that the rise of the Mahāyāna opened new spiritual horizons for Buddhist women . Many modern writers , especially those inspired by feminist theory , have seen the non - dualistic language that abounds in many Mahāyāna scriptures as evidence that dualities of any sort — including dualities based on gender — were not important in Mahāyāna circles , thus creating a more egalitarian atmosphere for female practitioners . Just as a previous generation of scholars , inspired above all by the work of Akira Hirakawa , saw the Mahāyāna as having increased the status of A close look at the Mahāyāna scriptures that have come down to us , however , paints a significantly different picture . In this paper I will examine one subset of narratives featuring female characters : those recounting sexual transformation , in which women either suddenly ( within a single lifetime ) or gradually ( at some point during the course of rebirth ) turn into men . In contrast to the view that gender differences were not important in Mahāyāna circles , I will argue that these tales encode a decidedly non - egalitarian vision of what women can Jan Nattier is Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of California , Berkeley ( fall 2015 ) . She did her undergraduate work in comparative religion ( specializing in Buddhism ) at Indiana University , where she also began graduate training in the Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies . She completed her Ph . D . at Harvard University under the Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies ( specializing in classical Mongolian and Tibetan ) . She has taught at Macalester College , the University of Hawaii , Stanford University , Indiana University , and the University Once Upon a Future Time : Studies in a Buddhist Philosophy of Decline ( Asian Humanities Press , 1991 ) , A Few Good Men : The Bodhisattva Path according to the Inquiry of Ugra ( Ugraparipṛcchāsūtra ) ( University of Hawai ' i Press , 2003 ) , and A Guide to the Earliest Chinese Buddhist Translations ( Soka University , 2008 ) . March 9 – August 31 , 2015 ( extended through September 4 , 2015 ) Exhibit Revealing the Treasures of Buddhist Studies at Berkeley Doe Library , Bernice Layne Brown Gallery Sponsor : Library This exhibit celebrates the intellectual contributions , as well as the global impact and legacy , of UC Berkeley ' s unique program in Buddhist studies . It features publications of alumni and faculty , as well as Berkeley ' s manuscript collections that made this research possible . While the scholarship presented here reflects the broad interdisciplinary orientation of the Berkeley program , it is grounded in the philological expertise — the ability to work with often arcane Buddhist canonical materials that survive in languages such as Sanskrit , Pali , Tibetan , Chinese , Korean , and Japanese This exhibit recognizes the scholars who founded the Group in Buddhist Studies , their precursors , and those who continue to lead the program today . It features samples of East Asian Buddhist canons , Mongolian and Tibetan texts , Dunhuang manuscript canons , sacred texts of Nepalese Buddhism , Southeast Asian palm - leaf manuscripts , The Tipiṭaka , an edition of the Pali given by King Chulalongkorn of Siam , as well as European publications of Buddhist studies . The exhibit highlights the evolution , breadth , and remarkable success of Buddhist studies scholarship at Berkeley through materials Download the exhibition guide here Event Contact : 510 ‑ 643 ‑ 0850 ( FOR CHINESE VERSION , PLEASE SCROLL DOWN ) Sunday , July 19 , 2015 , 10 : 00am - 6 : 00pm Is There Buddhism Without Rebirth ? A Day - Long Public Talk With Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche ( With Chinese Translation ) Wheeler Auditorium , University of California , Berkeley Co - sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Studies in partnership with Khyentse Foundation and Siddhartha ' s Intent - Western Door NOTE : REGISTRATION REQUIRED Fee : $ 20 For more information on how to register please visit : http : / / www . siddharthasintent . org / teachings - 2 / teaching - schedule - of - dzongsar - khyentse - rinpoche / is - there - buddhism - without - rebirth / view / 2015 - 07 - 19 PROGRAM 9 : 00 a.m. Registration 10 : 00 a.m. Program Begins 1 : 15 - 2 : 30 p.m. Lunch Break 2 : 30 - 6 : 00 p.m. Program Continues ( There will be breaks throughout the day . ) In classrooms and dharma centers alike , westerners encountering Buddhism for the first time must come to terms with the widespread Buddhist belief in rebirth . For many , death represents the ultimate unknown , the ultimate lesson in impermanence . Why then , they ask themselves , should they believe Buddhism ' s answer to this perplexing question , any more than the answers of other religions that teach eternal salvation in heaven or damnation in hell ? Does rebirth fall into the category of " cultural trappings , " such as sexist views of women , certain ritual Many westerners view belief in reincarnation as simply irrelevant to their engagement in Buddhism . Yet for centuries , Buddhist texts have been filled with warnings about heretics who deny the existence of rebirth and the ethical ramifications of such views . How are we to understand such warnings ? And if we discard all such " cultural trappings " as irrelevant to what is essential about Buddhism , what is left of a religion that teaches the lack of any independent essence ? Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche is a Buddhist scholar and teacher . He is the head of Dzongsar Khamje College in Sichuan , China ; Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute in Chauntra and Deer Park Institute in Bir , India ; and Chokyi Gyatso Institute in Dewathang , Bhutan . Rinpoche has also established centers in Australia , North America and the Far East and is a sought - after teacher of Buddhism all over the world . Khyentse Rinpoche was trained in Buddhist studies from a very young age and is a prominent scholar of the Tibetan Rimey ( nonsectarian ) tradition , following Rinpoche attended Sakya College in India and studied with some of the greatest contemporary masters , particularly HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche . He is the author of the best sellers What Makes You Not a Buddhist Not for Happiness . His commentaries on Chandrakirti ' s Madhyamakavatara : Introduction to the Middle Way and on Arya Maitreya ' s Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra : Buddha Nature are studied and appreciated by Buddhist students the world over . Rinpoche served as an advisor to filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci on Little Buddhaand wrote and directed the films The Cup , Travelers & Magicians , Vara : A Blessing . Parking in Berkeley can be difficult . A list of parking lots close to Wheeler Auditorium is found at this link : http : / / calperformances . org / visit / parking / . Or take BART , http : / / www . bart . gov / , to the Berkeley station and stroll 0.6 miles accross the campus to Wheeler Auditorium . Event Contact : Linda Page at linda @ siddharthasintent . org 中文連絡人 : 張台生 taisonzhang @ gmail . com • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 柏克萊加州大學佛學研究中心 欽哲基金會 悉達多本願會 （ 美西 ） 共同主辦 沒有來生的佛教存在嗎 宗薩蔣揚欽哲仁波切 全日公開講座 （ 現場中文翻譯 ） 2015 年7月19日 （ 週日 ） 9 : 00am 註冊 10 : 00am 講座開始 1 : 15 - 2 : 30pm 午餐休息 2 : 30 - 6 : 00pm 講座 （ 講座之間會有短休時間 ） 註冊費用 ： $ 20 Click here to register 沒有來生的佛教存在嗎 當西方人初次接觸到佛教 ， 無論是在課堂上或是在佛教中心 ， 他們都必須面對佛教普遍對 「 來生 」 的信仰 。 對很多人而言 ， 死亡代表了終極的未知 ， 是無常的終極課題 。 他們會自問 ： 對這個令人迷惑的問題 ， 為何他們要相信佛教所提供的答案 ， 而不去相信其他宗教所教導的天堂永恆的救贖 、 或地獄的懲罰 ？ 來生 、 轉世是否是屬於所謂 「 文化裝飾物 」 ， 一如對女性的歧視 、 某些特殊形式的儀式 、 以及相信傳統印度天文曆法一樣 ， 都是文化衍生出來的東西 ， 都不屬於佛教的 「 核心教法 」 ， 因此是否是多餘的 、 是可以拋棄的 ? 許多西方人認為相不相信轉世 ， 基本上跟信仰佛教沒有任何關係 。 然而 ， 許多世紀以來 ， 佛教經典對於否認來生的謬見 ， 以及這種觀點所會導致的倫理分歧 ， 不斷地提出警告 。 我們應該如何了解這種警告 ？ 如果我們拋棄所有這些跟佛教精要無關的 「 文化裝飾物 」 的話 ， 那麼對於教導萬有皆無自性的宗教 ， 還有什麼東西剩下 ? 點選下列網址 ， 即可加入我們的通訊錄 ： https : / / app . etapestry . com / onlineforms / KhyentseFoundation / mailinglistEN . html 會場 Wheeler Auditorium 資訊 ： http : / / calperformances . org / visit / venues / wheeler - auditorium . php 柏克萊校區停車相當困難 。 靠近會場的停車場資訊 ： http : / / calperformances . org / visit / parking / 若是搭乘BART ， 請查 ： http : / / www . bart . gov / 抵達柏克萊站後經由校園走0 . 6哩即可抵達 。 講座聯絡人 ： Linda Page linda @ siddharthasintent . org 中文連絡人 : 張台生 taisonzhang @ gmail . com Thursday , May 7 , 2015 , 5 pm Dignāga ' s Investigation of the Percept : A Tale of Five Commentaries Jay Garfield , Yale - NUS College , Singapore A team of scholars has been editing , studying and translating Dignāga ' s Ālambanaparīkṣā and its Indian , Tibetan and Chinese commentaries . This talk will focus on the Indian and Tibetan side of that project and on some of the intriguing developments in the understanding of this short text in its extended commentarial tradition . Jay Garfield is Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities and Head of Studies in Philosophy at Yale - NUS College , Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore , Recurrent Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Yale University , Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Smith College , Professor of Philosophy at Melbourne University and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the Central University of Tibetan Studies . Garfield ' s most recent books include Engaging Buddhism : Why it Matters to Philosophy ( Oxford 2015 ) , Madhyamaka and Yogācāra : Allies or Rivals ? ( edited , with Jan Westerhoff , Oxford 2015 ) and The Moon Points Back : Buddhism , Logic and Analytic Philosophy ( edited , with Yasuo Deguchi , Graham Priest and Koji Tanaka Oxford , 2015 . Thursday , April 30 , 2015 , noon The Buddha ' s Golden Footsteps and Burmese National Identity Don Stadtner , Co - curator , " Buddhist Art of Myanmar , " Asia Society , New York Sponsors : Institute of East Asian Studies , Center for Buddhist Studies , Center for Southeast Asia Studies Myanmar ' s long international isolation has in recent years shown signs of change . Seizing opportunities for engagement , diplomatic overtures have been complemented by cultural initiatives , including a pathbreaking exhibition , " Buddhist Art of Myanmar , " at the Asia Society , NY , an exhibition which includes works never before seen in the West . Don Stadtner , an art historian and co - curator of the exhibition , will present a talk on Buddhist footprints , offering context for an important work in the exhibition , a cloth painting featuring the Buddha ' s footprint . A key foundation myth for Burmese in Upper Burma centers on the Buddha impressing two footprints in stone , one for a hermit and another for a snake - king . The site of the two footprints , known as the Shwesettaw , near Magwe , is a major pilgrimage destination for common folk and top military leaders alike . The myth ' s first extant recording dates to the early sixteenth century , but the myth itself drew upon much earlier Pali commentaries ; by contrast , altogether different foundation legends evolved among the Mon by the 15th century in Lower Burma . Sri Lanka and Thailand also developed myths surrounding the Buddha ' s footprint but revealing differences emerge . The image is from the exhibition " Buddhist Art of Myanmar , " Asia Society , New York . Friday - Saturday , April 17 - 18 , 2015 When Modernity Hits Hard : Redefining Buddhism in Meiji - Taisho - Early Shōwa Japan Speakers : • Mark Blum , UC Berkeley • Melissa Curley , University of Iowa • Jessica Main , University of British Columbia • John Maraldo , Indiana University • Ama Michihiro , University of Alaska Anchorage • Yoshinaga Shin ' ichi , Maizuru National College of Technology • George Tanabe , University of HawaiÊ » i Moderators : • Jim Heisig , Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture • Richard Jaffe , Duke University Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley , CA 94704 Co - sponsors : Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai This conference aims to present new research on the turbulent period between the Meiji Restoration and the onset of full - scale warfare in 1931 when the central government of Japan expressed open hostility toward Buddhism for the first time since its introduction in the 6th century . These papers explore various efforts made in response to powerful pressures to redefine Buddhism ' s place in a redefined Japanese society . , 510 ‑ 642 ‑ 3415 Thursday , April 9 , 2015 , 5 pm 2015 Numata Lecture Contradictions in Textual Narrations and Confusion in Visual Art : Revisiting the Seven Weeks after the Enlightenment of the Buddha Osmund Bopearachchi , Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies , UC Berkeley The aim of this talk is to discuss an important relief belonging to the Andhra school of art recently discovered in Sri Lanka , adding to the growing body of archaeological evidence indicating brisk exchanges between the Buddhists of Sri Lanka and their co - religionists in the Krishna valley . The relief depicts the events that took place during the first seven weeks immediately following the Sambodhi of the Buddha Gautama . Looking at its style , and the fact that is was carved out of hard limestone , it is quite possible that it was made in Andhra Mahāvastu Lalitavistara , the Buddha spent seven weeks after his enlightenment near the Bodhi tree , yet four weeks according to the Vinaya - Piṭaka . Sri Lankan artists of the later periods , particularly in mural painting , preferred to depict the seven - week account and the sculpture under discussion , dating to the 4th or the 5th century C.E. , is the oldest document confirming the popularity of this version on the island . Furthermore , the " seven weeks " motif depicted in this relief follows the chronological order given in the Nidānakathā Mahābodhi - Vaṁsa of the Pāli tradition . Osmund Bopearachchi currently serves as the Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of California , Berkeley , and is Emeritus Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research ( CNRS - ENS , Paris ) . Osmund Bopearachchi holds a B.A. from the University of Kelaniya ( Sri Lanka ) , and B.A. honors , ( M.A. ) , M . Phil . , Ph . D . from the Paris I ‑ Sorbonne University , and a Higher Doctorate ( Habilitation ) from the Paris IV - Sorbonne University . As the Trung Lam Visiting Scholar in Central Asian Art and Archaeology at the University of California , Berkeley , Prof . Bopearachchi is working on a new catalogue of Graeco - Bactrian and Indo - Greek Coins , as well as the publication of a selection of hitherto unknown masterpieces of Buddhist art from Gandhāra and Greater Gandhāra dispersed in museums and private collections in Japan , Europe , Canada and United States of America . For the last twenty years , he has been the director of the Sri Lanka - French Archaeological Mission , and has recently launched a joint project focusing on Sri Lanka ' s role in ancient maritime trade in the Indian Ocean . In collaboration with the Department of Archaeology ( Sri Lanka ) , the Institute of Nautical Archaeology ( Texas A & M University ) , the University of California at Berkeley , and the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris ( CNRS ) , he is currently excavating the most ancient shipwreck in the Indian Ocean Osmund Bopearachchi has authored ten books , edited six volumes , and published 150 articles in international journals . Thursday , April 2 , 2015 , 5 pm Mulling over Mantras : Views from Story Literature and Philosophers Phyllis Granoff , Yale University Stories of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals : Examples from the Shasekishū Koichi Shinohara , Yale University Mulling over Mantras : Views from Story Literature and Philosophers In this paper I explore how certain tantric rituals , particularly mantra recitation and mandala rituals , were viewed in stories and philosophical literature . It is well known that in Sanskrit literature a certain group of Tantric practitioners were seen as lascivious drunkards . These practitioners belong to the more extreme end of Tantric practice . But what about the average individuals who might have made use of tantric rituals ? What did they think about mantra recitation or mandala rites ? I turn to more stories to answer this question . The stories I have chosen suggest that Stories of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals : Examples from the Shasekishū Sources preserved in Chinese translation enable us to trace how Esoteric Buddhist rituals evolved from the recitation of spells to include image worship and finally maṇḍala initiations that eventually incorporated elaborate visualization practices . Anxiety over the ritual ' s efficacy drove this evolution . Ritual manuals , often secret , and stories about Esoteric masters follow different narrative strategies . But the anxiety revealed in the ritual manuals with their need to demonstrate the efficacy of their rituals shaped the formation of these stories as well . The paper illustrates this pattern with a few examples taken from the Saturday , March 21 , 9 a.m. - 5 p.m . The Sixth International Ryūkoku Symposium on Buddhism and Japanese Culture Speakers : • Yukio Kusaka , Professor of the Department of Japanese Literature , Ryukoku University • Sei Noro , Lecturer of the Department of Buddhist Studies , Ryukoku University • Jijun Yoshida , Adjunct Lecturer of the Department of Buddhist Studies , Ryukoku University • Takahiko Kameyama , Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Institute of Buddhist Studies • " Tatsuo " Florian Saile , Buddhist Studies Graduate Student , UC Berkeley ; Koufukuji Temple Monk • Mark Blum , Buddhist Studies and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Professor in Japanese Studies , UC Berkeley Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley , CA 94704 Sponsored by the Institute of Buddhist Studies Ryukoku University SCHEDULE Each talk will last 50 minutes , followed by 10 minutes of Q&A Morning Session | 9 : 00AM - 12 : 00PM ( will be conducted in Japanese ) 1 . 真宗の唱道勧化本について 日下幸男氏 （ 龍谷大学文学部教授 ） Revealing the Teachings : Popular Sermons ( shōdō kange bon 唱道勧化本 ) in Shin Buddhism Yukio Kusaka ( Professor of the Department of Japanese Literature , Ryukoku University ) 2 . 日本華厳における 「 論義 」 について 野呂 靖氏 （ 龍谷大学文学部専任講師 ） " Doctrinal Debate " ( rongi 論義 ) in Kegon School Sei Noro ( Lecturer of the Department of Buddhist Studies , Ryukoku University ) 3 . 初期日本天台における他宗との論争 吉田慈順氏 （ 龍谷大学文学部非常勤講師 ） Early Tendai Buddhist Disputes with Other Schools Jijun Yoshida ( Adjunct Lecturer of the Department of Buddhist Studies , Ryukoku University ) BREAK Afternoon Session | 2 : 00 - 5 : 00PM ( will be conducted in English ) 4 . 中世真言密教における 「 信 」 亀山隆彦氏 （ 前IBS博士研究員 ） The Significance of " Faith " in Medieval Shingon Buddhism Takahiko Kameyama ( Ex - Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Institute of Buddhist Studies ) 5 . 日本中世の法相教学の展開 ― 法相論義における 「 一乗 」 の解釈を中心として ― The One or the Three , the One and the Three , and / or the One as the Three : Observations on the Evolution of the Relationship between the ' Single Vehicle ' and the ' Three Vehicles ' in Medieval Japanese Hossō Thought " Tatsuo " Florian Saile ( Buddhist Studies Graduate Student , UC Berkeley ; Koufukuji Temple Monk ) 6 . 講演 : Contextualizing Posthumous Kaimyō Ritual in Japan : Indian and Chinese Precedents for Renaming the Dead . Mark Blum ( Buddhist Studies and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Professor in Japanese Studies , UC Berkeley ) Wednesday , March 11 , 2015 , 5 - 7 pm Transactional Reality and the Regimes of Truth Sara McClintock , Department of Religion , Emory University Geballe Room , 220 Stephens Hall Co - sponsored by the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion and the Center for Buddhist Studies Thursday , February 12 , 2015 , 5 pm Creative Buddhas , Gnosticism , and Pure Lands in Tibet : The Great Perfection Seminal Heart Tradition from the Unimpeded Sound Tantra to Longchenpa 2015 Khyentse Lecture David Germano , Department of Religious Studies , University of Virginia Co - sponsored by the Khyentse Foundation The Great Perfection ( rdzogs chen ) is historically one of the most creative developments to emerge in Tibetan Buddhism and Bön religious traditions . In the Buddhist forms , the classical history runs from the ninth to thirteenth centuries and culminates in the fourteen century corpus of Longchenpa . A dramatic transformation occurred from the eleventh century onwards with the emergence of the Seminal Heart ( snying thig ) form of the Great Perfection with the radically innovative Unimpeded Sound Tantra ( sgra thal ' gyur ) . The external markers of this transformation are clear : contemplative and ritual practices abound in a tradition previously marked by their absence , a plethora of new tantric themes , a complex set of new narrative traditions , and a systematic philosophical discourse ranging over a broad array of topics . These developments were elaborated in a body of visionary revelations in the twelfth century and then systematized in the fourteenth century writings of Longchenpa . This talk will examine the inner dynamic of this transformation and argue that at its heart is a model of divine creation modeled upon ye shes , jñāna ) . These innovations , while extensive and intrinsically Tibetan in character , are clearly just as deeply grounded in the minutiae of Indian Buddhist thought , practice , and narrative , and constitute probably the most interesting strand in the larger Tibetan fashioning of a philosophical tantra movement . We will look at nine different contexts — cosmogony through eschatology — in which this model is apparent . Thursday , January 29 , 2015 , 5 pm The Phralak - Phralam , " a Previous Lifetime of the Buddha " : the Lao Ramayana at Vat Oub Mong and Vat Kang Tha ( Vientiane ) , and Vat Keng ( Vang Vieng ) Alan Potkin , Northern Illinois University Alan Potkin holds a Ph . D . ( 1989 ) from U.C. Berkeley ' s College of Environmental Design . In 1995 , he founded the Digital Conservation Facility , Laos ( DCFL ) which has been affiliated since 2003 with Northern Illinois University , where he is now based . The focus of his work has always been on hypermedia navigable visualization — especially virtual reality imaging — in ecological and cultural conservation ; thence publishing the findings and outcomes as interactive eBooks . His projects in South and Southeast Asia have ranged from evaluating impacts of pharonic dams in the Mekong and Ganges - Brahmaputra basins ; to devising aesthetic release regimes for waterfalls in the Sri Lanka tea country being exploited for hydropower ; to surveying Theravada Buddhist landscapes , sites , and temple art while archiving waterfront urbanization in Bangladesh , Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar , and Thailand . The complete and faithful recent replication — by DCFL , in cooperation with the Faculty of Fine Arts , in 2012 — of the demolished Phralak - Phrala m ( or Rama Jataka ) murals at Vat Oub Mong , in Vientiane will be leading topic of this presentation . Friday , November 14 , 2014 , 3 : 00 – 6 : 30 pm Buddhist Modernisms 2014 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies . The selection is made by an annually appointed outside committee . 2014 Award Winners : Erik Braun , Professor of Religious Studies at The University of Oklahoma , for The Birth of Insight : Meditation , Modern Buddhism , and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw ( University of Chicago Press , 2013 ) . John K . Nelson , Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco , for Experimental Buddhism : Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan ( University of Hawaii Press , 2013 ) . Schedule of Events : 3 : 10 – 3 : 20 : Introduction and Award Presentation 3 : 20 – 4 : 50 : Keynotes Erik Braun , University of Oklahoma Shifting Dharmascapes : Transformations of Buddhist Meditation in Contemporary Burma and the U.S . John K . Nelson , University of San Francisco Experimental Buddhisms in Global Contexts and Conflicts 4 : 50 – 5 : 15 : Coffee / Tea break 5 : 15 – 7 : 00 : Symposium Patrick Pranke , University of Louisville Ledi Sayadaw and the Weikza - lam : The Other Path to Liberation Richard Jaffe , Duke University Buddhist Modernism and the Transformation of Lay - Clerical Relations Alexander von Rospatt , University of California , Berkeley Nepalese Buddhism and its Abrupt Encounter with Modernity Followed by a panel discussion with award winners . Monday , October 27 , 2014 , 12 : 00 IEAS Residential Research Fellows Brownbag Series Power and Compassion : Negotiating Religion and State in Tenth - Century Tibet Jacob Dalton , East Asian Languages and Cultures IEAS Conference Room Introduced by Alan Tansman , East Asian Languages and Cultures , UC Berkeley The government of the Dalai Lamas was widely understood to have followed the Tibetan ideal of " the union of religion and state " ( chos srid zung ' brel ) . This talk looks at an early precursor to this Buddhist political theory in the legal writings of the late - tenth - century Tibetan king , Yeshe Ö . Thanks to the recent discovery of an early biography of this pivotal figure , we may now get a surprisingly nuanced picture of his careful negotiations between Buddhism and the secular . What we find is a complex and Cosponsored by the Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Chinese Studies , University of California , Berkeley . Free and open to the public • Wheelchair accessible Thursday , September 25 , 2014 , 5 pm The Meditation - Tradition of Interpreting the Maitreya - Works : Taking Yogācāra and Buddha - Nature as a Basis of Mahāmudrā Pith Instructions Klaus - Dieter Mathes , Department of South Asian , Tibetan and Buddhist Studies , University of Vienna 180 DOE Library Based on an analysis of new material from the collected works of the Kadampa school ( bKa gdams bka  bum ) , this presentation will show how the Eighth Abbot of sNar thang sKyo ston sMon lam Tshul khrims ( 1219 - 1299 ) endorsed the meditation tradition of the Maitreya works . From a doctrinal point of view he avoids the ontological commitments of the Jo nang pas , however , and comes close to â € Gos Lo tsā ba gZhon nu dpalâ € ™ s ( 1381 - 1481 ) mahāmudrā - interpretation of the Ratnagotra Dr . Klaus - Dieter Mathes is the Chair of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna . His current research deals with Tibetan Madhyamaka , Yogācāra and the interpretations of Buddha nature in the 15th and 16th centuries . Before coming to Vienna in February 2010 he worked with Prof . Dr . Harunaga Isaacson in a project supported by the German Research Council ( DFG ) on the Indian origins of Mahāmudrā and the history of its reception in Tibet . Thursday , September 11 , 2014 , 5 pm A Gesar Bard ' s Tale Directed by Donagh Coleman and Lharigtso Film screening ( Tibetan with English subtitles ) " A Gesar Bard ' s Tale " tells the story of visionary ' Babrun ' singer Dawa Drakpa in the aftermath of the Yushu earthquake . This cinematic feature documentary delves deep into the mythical world of Gesar , as well as giving unprecedented access to today ' s fast - modernizing Tibet , and the earthquake zone of Yushu — which has been totally off - limits to western media . The film screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Donagh Coleman Thursday , May 8 , 2014 , 4 pm Tibet in the 1930s : The Emergence of Buddhist Modernism Jann M . Ronis , Lecturer , East Asian Languages and Cultures and Religious Studies , UC Berkeley Conference Room , Institute of East Asian Studies , 2223 Fulton Street , 6 floor Cosponsored by the Institute of East Asian Studies , the Center for Chinese Studies , and the This talk will recount Theos Bernard ' s travels and studies in the 1930s in Tibetan regions , with an eye towards developments in religion , literature , and politics taking place at the time . In addition to narrating Bernard ' s daring voyages and meetings with remarkable Tibetans , attention will also be devoted to important figures in the rise of new forms of culture and society . Gendun Chopel ( 1903 - 1951 ) is considered the father of modern Tibetan literature and religious sensibilities and was a close associate of Theos Bernard ' s . Notable This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibit " Tibet in the 1930s : Photographs from the Theos Bernard Archive , " currently on view at the Institute of East Asian Studies . For further information on this exhibit , see the exhibit website Wednesday , May 7 , 2014 , 4 pm New Discoveries in Sogdian Art and Culture from Central Asia to China Matteo Compareti , Institute for the Study of the Ancient World , New York University Conference Room , Institute of East Asian Studies , 2223 Fulton Street , 6 floor Cosponsored by the , the Center for Chinese Studies , and the Talk followed by a panel discussion . In the last fifteen years , knowledge about the Sogdians along the so - called " Silk Road " has expanded thanks to archaeological discoveries in Central Asia and China . The discovery of " cemeteries for foreigners " in the outskirts of the ancient Chinese capital Xi ' an and other sites of present - day China revealed also some tombs that belonged to Sogdian immigrants who were active during the sixth century . Despite the adoption of Chinese cultural traits , these burials displayed some typical Iranian elements which indicated the Sogdians complex religious and cultural traditions . Greco - Roman , Chinese , Indian and even Mesopotamian elements can be traced among the Sogdians both in their homeland and in the colonies abroad , not to mention Hunnic and Turkic ones . Monumental mural paintings discovered at the three main Sogdian sites of Varakhsha , Afrasyab and Penjikent still present several interpretative problems that can now be compared to visual narratives on Sino - Sogdian funerary monuments , especially , those ones from Xi ' an . Moreover , eighth - century Sogdian paintings display elements found commonly in Islamic book illustrations of the late thirteenth - This talk will present some of the most recent discoveries and interpretations in this fascinating field of study , with particular attention to Sogdian secular and religious visual production . Matteo Compareti completed his M.A. at Venice University " Ca ' Foscari " in 1999 and his PhD at Naples University " L ' Orientale " in 2005 . His main field is Silk Road studies , in particular the relationships between Iranian peoples such as the Persians and the Sogdians and neighboring cultures and civilizations . At present , his investigations focus mainly on the iconography of Zoroastrian divinities in both pre - Islamic Persia and Central Asia . Some of his most recent publications include the following articles and books : Samarcanda Centro del Mondo . Proposte di lettura del ciclo pittorico di Afrāsyāb , Milano - Udine , 2009 ( forthcoming English edition : Samarkand the center of the world , Mazda , 2014 ) . The Painted Vase of Merv in the Context of Central Asian Pre - Islamic Funerary Tradition , The Silk Road , 9 , 2011 , pp . 26 - 41 . The So - Called Senmurv in Iranian Art : A Reconsideration of an Old Theory , in : Loquentes linguis . Linguistic and Oriental Studies in Honour of Fabrizio A . Pennacchietti , eds . P . G . Borbone , A . Mengozzi , M . Tosco , Wiesbaden , 2006 , pp . 185 - 200 . Friday – Saturday , April 25 – 26 , 2014 Buddhism , Mind , and Cognitive Science Toll Room , Alumni House , University of California , Berkeley This conference is made possible by a grant from The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation . This conference is dedicated to the exploration of the methodological underpinnings of the current encounter between Buddhism and cognitive science . Recently , this encounter has been criticized for failing to take account of the historical and cultural complexities of Buddhist thought and practice , failing to reflect the most recent developments in cognitive science , neglecting the hermeneutic issues that complicate attempts to relate traditional Buddhist psychology to contemporary scientific theories , and neglecting traditional Buddhist epistemologies that are incompatible with the " neurophysicalism " that motivates some of the scientific research . Given such critiques , how might Friday , April 25 , 2014 Session 1 : 4 : 00 – 7 : 00 pm Welcome and introduction to the conference : • Robert Sharf ( Buddhist Studies ) , University of California , Berkeley Plenary talks : • Evan Thompson ( Philosophy ) , University of British Columbia • Clifford Saron ( Neuroscience ) , University of California , Davis Open discussion Saturday , April 26 , 2014 Session 2 : 9 : 00 am – 12 : 30 pm Chair : Robert Sharf ( Buddhist Studies ) , University of California , Berkeley Presentations : • John Dunne ( Buddhist Studies ) , Emory University Antoine Lutz • Lawrence Barsalou ( Psychology ) , Emory University • Antoine Lutz ( Neuroscience ) , Neuroscience Research Center , Lyon • Rebecca Todd ( Psychology ) , University of British Columbia • Laurence Kirmayer ( Psychiatry ) , McGill University • Carol Worthman ( Anthropology ) , Emory University Saturday , April 26 , 2014 Session 3 : 2 : 00 – 6 : 30 pm Chair : Evan Thompson ( Philosophy ) , University of British Columbia Presentations : • Christian Coseru ( Philosophy ) , College of Charleston • Thomas Metzinger ( Philosophy ) , Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz • Dan Arnold ( Philosophy of Religion ) , University of Chicago • Georges Dreyfus ( Buddhist Studies ) , Williams College • Robert Sharf ( Buddhist Studies ) , University of California , Berkeley • John Tresch ( History and Sociology of Science ) , University of Pennsylvania Thursday , April 17 , 2014 , 5 pm Early Indian Mahāyāna : Thoughts and Questions Peter Skilling , École Française d ' Extrême - Orient , Bangkok Conference Room , Institute of East Asian Studies , 2223 Fulton Street , 6th floor The evolution of early Mahāyāna is a topic that perennially fascinates , perhaps because there are more questions than answers . The recent publication and ongoing study of newly discovered manuscripts from Gandhāra have already radically transformed our picture of early Mahāyāna . We now have physical evidence for the development of Buddhist practice and metaphysics in the Northwest of the Indian subcontinent from about Buddhist Era 400 or the beginning of the Christian Era . The manuscripts include a Prakrit Perfection of Wisdom ( Prajñāpāramitā ) and an unknown sutra from Bajaur ( Pakistan ) , as well as Peter Skilling is a professor at the French School of Asian Studies ( Directeur dâ € ™ Études , École Française d ' Extrême - Orient [ EFEO ] ) in Bangkok , Thailand . He received his doctorate in Religious Sciences from the École Pratique des Hautes Études ( Paris , France ) . From 1988 to 1996 he was a Research Fellow at The Pali Text Society ( Oxford , England ) where he also served as a curator from 1996 to 2002 . From 2002 to 2006 , he was a Research Fellow at the Lumbini International Research Institute Monday , April 14 , 2014 , 3 : 00 – 5 : 00 p.m . New Perspectives in Dunhuang Studies Heyns Room , Faculty Club The Dunhuang Grottoes on the ancient silk road , a designated UNESCO World Heritage site , are a splendid treasure house of art from Ancient China . For more than 100 years , the discovery , conservation and study of those grottoes have attracted worldwide attention . 3 : 00 — Opening remarks Patricia Berger , Professor , History of Art Department , U.C. Berkeley 3 : 05 — Current Status and Emerging Developments in the Preservation of the Dunhuang Grottoes Xudong Wang , Deputy Director , Dunhuang Academy 3 : 40 — New Paleographic Approaches to the Tibetan Manuscripts from Dunhuang Jacob Dalton , Associate Professor and Khyentse Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tibetan Buddhism , Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures , U.C. Berkeley 4 : 00 — Dunhuang and the Silk Road Yuanlin Zhang , Research Fellow , Dunhuang Academy 4 : 20 — Sogdians in China : Further Reflections Albert Dien , Professor Emeritus , Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures , Stanford University 4 : 40 — Discussion Peter Zhou , Director , C . V . Starr East Asian Library , U.C. Berkeley , Professor , History of Art Department , U.C. Berkeley 5 : 00 — Reception art_history @ berkeley . edu , 510 ‑ 643 ‑ 7290 Co - sponsors : Institute of East Asian Studies , Department of History of Art , Library , Center for Buddhist Studies , Center for Chinese Studies Friday – Sunday , March 14 – 16 , 2014 The Evolution of Tantric Ritual Friday – Saturday : Toll Room , Alumni House , University of California , Berkeley Sunday : 370 Dwinelle Hall , University of California , Berkeley The advent of tantric religion in seventh - and eighth - century India changed the face of religious practice across all of Asia . At the heart of these transformations stood the new ritual technologies that the tantras and their attendant manuals introduced . The tantras included new myths , cosmologies , deities , and rhetorical strategies of rulership , secrecy , and transgression , but all of these elements referred to , and revolved around , the complex rituals that formed the core of tantric religiosity . This conference turns a lens on the early development of these rites Conference Schedule Friday ( Toll Room , Alumni House ) 5 : 00 : Opening remarks 5 : 15 - 6 : 30 : Keynote by Ronald Davidson , Fairfield University Pre - tantric Traditions , Ritual Fluidity , and the Problem of Mudrās Saturday ( Toll Room , Alumni House ) 9 : 30 - 12 : 00 : Brahmanical Roots Shingo Einoo , University of Tokyo Ritual Devices to Become a God in Vedic and post - Vedic Rituals Marko Geslani , Emory University The Dreams of the King : On the Overnight Structure of Royal Consecrations Shaman Hatley , Concordia University The Sword ' s Edge Observance ( Asidhārāvrata ) and the Early History of Tantric Coital Ritual 1 : 00 - 3 : 00 : Tantric Intertextuality Ryan Damron , UC Berkeley Purāṇic Inflections : Visions of the Mahādevī in a Buddhist Yoginī Tantra Paul Hackett , Columbia University On the Construction of a Sādhana from a Root Tantra : A Case Study in the Guhyasamāja System Kurt Keutzer , UC Berkeley Evolution of Bon Ritual around the Figure of dBal - chen Ge - khod 3 : 00 - 3 : 15 : Coffee break 3 : 15 - 5 : 30 : The Tantric Body Péter Szántó , University of Hamburg / University of Oxford How to Organize a Gaṇacakra ? David Gray , Santa Clara University Body Mandalas in the Yoginīītantras Yael Bentor , Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Body in Buddhist Tantric Meditations Sunday ( 370 Dwinelle Hall ) 9 : 30 - 12 : 30 : The Sexual Yogas Kikuya Ryūta , Tohoku University Two Steps ( dvikrama - ) in the Jñānapāda School of Indian Tantric Buddhism Jacob Dalton , UC Berkeley Domesticating Sexual Union : A Case Study from Dunhuang Christian Wedemeyer , University of Chicago Ritualization of Transgressive Observances : Vratadānavidhi - s in the Guhyasamāja Traditions Harunaga Isaacson , University of Hamburg Title TBA Download the abstracts here Thursday , March 6 , 2014 , 5 pm Some Questions as to the Nature of Your Existence ( 2007 India / Austria , single - channel video installation , 26 minutes ) Film Screening and Panel Discussion with directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam Institute of East Asian Studies , 2223 Fulton Street , 6th floor conference room A single - channel video installation which explores the rarefied world of Tibetan Buddhist debate . Built around three sets of debates dealing with the basic Buddhist concepts of impermanence , lack of self - existence , and dependent - arising , the piece allows the viewer an opportunity to participate in this unique dialectical practice while highlighting its relevance to the modern world . Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam have been making films since their student days in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 80s , including several documentaries , video installations and one dramatic feature film . Ritu Sarin studied at Miranda House in Delhi University and went on to finish her studies at California College of the Arts in Oakland . Tenzing Sonam was born in Darjeeling in India to Tibetan refugee parents . He studied at St Stephens College , Delhi University , and then specialized in documentary filmmaking at the Graduate School of Journalism , University of California , Berkeley . http : / / flim . potala . cz / some - questions - nature - your - existence Monday , March 3 , 2014 , 5 pm A Hiatus in the History of Chinese Buddhist Translation : What Happened in the Second Half of the Fifth Century ? Funayama Toru , Shinnyo ‑ en Visiting Professor , Stanford University The work of translating Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese began in the Han Dynasty and continued into the Ming and Qing , with much of the work being done between the mid - second and early eleventh centuries . But the translation activities did not proceed without interruption ; there were at least two remarkable periods in which translation came to a halt . The first was in the latter half of the fifth century . In his talk , Professor Funayama will explore the reasons why the translation work ( as well as the migration of Indian monks to Funayama Toru is Professor in the Institute for Research in Humanities , Kyoto University , and Shinnyo - en Visiting Professor of Winter Term 2014 at Stanford . He specializes in medieval Chinese Buddhism in the Six Dynasties period , as well as in the scholastic tradition of the Yogācāra school of Indian Buddhism during the sixth through tenth centuries . His recent works include Making Sutras into ' Classics ' ( jingdian ) : How Buddhist Scriptures Were Translated into Chinese ( in Japanese , 2013 ) and a four volume Japanese translation of the Biographies of Eminent Monks ( Kōsōden ) coauthored with Yoshikawa Tadao ( 2009 – 2010 ) . Thursday , February 20 , 2014 , 5 pm The Buddhist Site of Mes Aynak , Afghanistan Zemaryalai Tarzi , Professor Emeritus , Strasbourg University , France Institute of East Asian Studies , 2223 Fulton Street , 6th floor conference room The site of Mes Aynak , Afghanistan , consists of an ensemble of ancient Buddhist settlements presently threatened by the modern exploitation of an adjacent copper mine by a joint Chinese - Afghan venture . The Buddhist art of Mes Aynak has been the object of meticulous attention by archaeologists and art historians , and several monastic settlements and hundreds of sculptures have been excavated . Stylistically , it is closely linked to the Kabul - Kapisa schools of art and , in a broader sense , is in keeping with the Central Asian art of the Hindukush , such Although the chronology of the Buddhist settlements has yet to be determined , most of the monuments seem to date from the reign of the Kushano - Sassanids and the Hephthalites . However , to date no palace or administrative buildings have been unearthed , making it difficult to assign the site to a particular period of dynastic rule . One possibility is that Mes Aynak was managed by an independent commercial Buddhist brotherhood that had a monopoly on the copper , gold and glass mines . In this regard , it is interesting to note that the most impressive Zemaryalai Tarzi , Professor Emeritus at Strasbourg University , is currently President of the Association for the Protection of Afghan Archaeology ( APAA ) , the Director of the DIRI / APAA Mes Aynak Mission , Director for the French Excavations at Bamiyan , and a member of the UMR 7044 at the CNRS ( MICHA - Strasbourg ) . Born in Kabul in 1939 , Professor Tarzi has devoted his life to the protection and preservation of the archaeological heritage of Afghanistan , working as former Director for the Archaeology and Conservation of Historical Monuments of Afghanistan , as well as Thursday , February 13 , 2014 , 5 pm 2014 Khyentse Lecture Buddhist women as patrons and innovators : two Tibetan examples from the 15th and the 16th century Hildegard Diemberger , Pembroke College , Cambridge The Alumni House , Toll Room , University of California , Berkeley Note : Due to weather conditions , there will be a new speaker for the Khyentse Lecture . Details are above . The time and place remain the same . Thursday , February 13 , 2014 , 5 pm 2014 Khyentse Lecture Creative Buddhas , Gnosticism , and Pure Lands in Renaissance Tibet Note new topic above . David Germano , Department of Religious Studies , University of Virginia — Note new speaker above . The Alumni House , Toll Room , University of California , Berkeley The Great Perfection ( rdzogs chen ) is historically one of the most creative developments to emerge in Tibetan Buddhism and Bön religious traditions . In the Buddhist forms , the classical history runs from the ninth to thirteenth centuries and culminates in the fourteen - century corpus of Longchenpa . This six - century process is marked by a dramatic transformation occurring from the eleventh century onwards with the emergence of the Seminal Heart ( snying thig ) form of the Great Perfection . The external markers of this transformation are clear : contemplative and ritual practices abound in a tradition previously marked by their absence , a plethora of new tantric themes , a complex set of new narrative traditions , and a systematic philosophical discourse ranging over a broad array of topics . This talk will examine the inner dynamic of this transformation and argue that at its heart is a model of divine creation modeled upon the efflorescence of pure lands from a divine Buddhaâ € ™ s primordial gnosis ( ye shes , jñāna David Germano teaches and researches Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia , where he directs the Tibet Center ( www . uvatibetcenter . org ) , the UVa Contemplative Sciences Center ( www . uvacontemplation . org ) , the Tibetan and Himalayan Library ( www . thlib . org , THL ) , the Tibet Participatory Culture Initiative , the Contemplative Sciences Center ( www . uvacontemplation . org ) , and SHANTI ( Social Sciences , Humanities , and Arts Network of Technological Initiatives , www . shanti . virginia . edu ) . His personal scholarship focuses on the history of Tibetan culture and Buddhism from the ninth to fourteenth century with a special focus on esoteric religious movements . In THL , he has directed an international digital library for facilitating interdisciplinary , collaborative , and engaged scholarship in Tibetan Studies ; with the Tibet Center he has directed extensive exchange programs between China and the US in relationship to Tibetan communities on diverse topics including higher education , tourism , education to employment , and more . Under the Tibet Participatory Culture Initiative , he is working with others rdzogs chen snying thig ) tradition from its formation to its full expression in the fourteenth century with the corpus of Longchenpa , one of the greatest of all Tibetan Buddhist authors . This includes a translation of his major work , The Treasury of Words and Meanings tshig don mdzod ) , a historical study , a philosophical study , and a literary study of the tradition . Thursday , February 6 , 2014 , 5 pm The ABCs of Emptiness : the Buddhist Abecedary in the Great Lamp of the Dharma Dhāraṇī Scripture Ryan Overbey , Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellow , UC Berkeley How did Buddhists do things with words ? The Great Lamp of the Dharma Dhāraṇī Scripture , an obscure Mahāyāna text extant only in one sixth - century Chinese translation , transmits a dhāraṇī , a short magical spell which transforms the reciter into a perfect preacher of the dharma ( dharmabhāṇaka ) . The Great Lamp attributes the power of the dhāraṇī to the " syllable portals " ( akṣaramukha ) , the ability of empty syllables , when combined , to form an infinite array of meanings . While Buddhist thinkers have always engaged deeply with problems of language and representation , in the early centuries CE we see an explosion of new discussions about the power of syllables to preserve and produce Buddhist ideas . In this talk I explore how the Great Lamp theorizes its own dhāraṇī , and how this fascinating text positions itself within the broader tradition of the Buddhist abecedary . Ryan Overbey studies the intellectual and ritual history of Buddhism , with particular focus on early medieval Buddhist spells and ritual manuals . He studied at Brown University ( AB in Classics & Sanskrit and Religious Studies , 2001 ) and at Harvard University ( PhD in the Study of Religion , 2010 ) . He worked as an academic researcher for Prof . Dr . Lothar Ledderoseâ € ™ s project on Stone Sūtras at the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften , and has also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross . dharmabhāṇaka ) in the Great Lamp of the Dharma Dhāraṇī Scripture , a massive text extant only in a single sixth - century Chinese translation . Friday , January 31 , 2014 , 3 : 00 pm Enacting Buddhism : Perspectives on Cambodian Buddhist Painting Panel discussion IEAS Conference Room , 2223 Fulton Street , 6th floor Guest speakers will discuss the place of Cambodian temple painting in culture , custom , and social life , as well as the larger context of Southeast Asian religious arts . This panel is organized in conjunction with the exhibit Framing the Sacred : Cambodian Buddhist Painting , on view at the Institute of East Asian Studies through March 20 , 2014 . Erik W . Davis , Religious Studies , Macalester College Trent Walker , Ph . D . Candidate , Group in Buddhist Studies , UC Berkeley Teri Yamada , Asian and Asian American Studies , California State University - Long Beach Joel Montague , Collector of Cambodian Buddhist Art Pattaratorn Chirapravati , Art Department , California State University , Sacramento Moderator : Caverlee Cary , Institute of East Asian Studies , UC Berkeley Co - sponsors : Institute of East Asian Studies , Center for Buddhist Studies , Center for Southeast Asia Studies , Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies . See more information about this event here Monday , January 27 , 2014 , 5 pm Why Birds are Fish and Fish are Birds : Glimpses of an Archaic Tibetan Cosmology ? Charles Ramble , École Pratique des Hautes Études ( EPHE ) , Paris Green - glazed Pottery Architectural Ornament in the Shape of Makara . Xixia Dynasty . ( National Museum of China , Beijing ) Literary and ethnographic studies of Tibet reveal numerous variants of a multi - tiered cosmos with different natural or supernatural entities inhabiting the vertically - arranged strata . However , there is also less obvious evidence of a different world - view in which opposed poles — especially zenith and nadir — are reflections of each other . Possible traces of such a cosmology can be found in a variety of domains : folktales , the decoration of the Lhasa Jo khang , the etiological myth of the Tibetan kings , the cult of Avalokiteśvara and , finally , the Charles Ramble is Director of Studies ( directeur dâ € ™ études ) at the École Pratique des Hautes Études ( EPHE ) , Paris , and a member of the Centre de Recherche sur les Civilisations de lâ € ™ Asie Orientale ( CRCAO ) . After reading Psychology and Anthropology at the University of Durham , UK , he went on to pursue a D . Phil in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford . Following two years of post - doctoral research in Nepal he remained in the country to work in wildlife conservation and local development , The Navel of the Demoness : Tibetan Buddhism and Civil Religion in Highland Nepal ( New York , 2008 ) , and Tibetan Sources for a Social History of Mustang ( Nepal ) : Volume 1 , The Archive of Te ( Halle , 2008 ) . Thursday , January 23 , 2014 , 5 pm Expressions of the Inexpressible : The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Robert E . Buswell Jr . , University of California , Los Angeles Donald S . Lopez Jr . , University of Michigan The new Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism , in 1,304 pages and 1.2 million words , is the most authoritative and wide - ranging reference of its kind ever produced in English . Its more than 5,000 alphabetical entries explain the key terms , doctrines , practices , texts , authors , deities , and schools of Buddhism across six major canonical languages and traditions : Sanskrit , Pāli , Tibetan , Chinese , Japanese , and Korean ; the dictionary also includes selected terms from Burmese , Khmer , Lao , Mongolian , Newar , Sinhalese , Thai , and Vietnamese . The entries take an encyclopedic Robert E . Buswell Jr . holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California , Los Angeles , where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies and founding director of the Center for Buddhist Studies . He is the editor - in - chief of the two - volume Encyclopedia of Buddhism ( MacMillan Reference , 2004 ) and the author of Cultivating Original Enlightenment ( University of Hawaii Press , 2007 ) The Zen Monastic Experience ( Princeton , 1992 ) , among many other books . Donald S . Lopez Jr . is the Arthur E . Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan and chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures . He is the author of Prisoners of Shangri ‑ La ( University of Chicago , 1998 ) , Elaborations on Emptiness ( Princeton University Press , 1996 ) , and From Stone to Flesh ( University of Chicago , 2013 ) , among many other books . Friday , November 15 , 2013 , 3 - 7 pm Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium Award Recipient : Daniel A . Arnold , The University of Chicago Divinity School Jodo Shinshu Center , 2140 Durant Avenue , Berkeley The 2013 Toshihide Numata Book Award award winner is Daniel A . Arnold ( The University of Chicago Divinity School ) for his book Brains , Buddhas and Believing : The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive - Scientific Philosophy of Mind ( Columbia University Press , 2012 ) . 3 : 10 pm Welcome on Behalf of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Rev . Brian Nagata 3 : 15 pm Award Presentation Robert Sharf , Chair , Center for Buddhist Studies 3 : 20 pm Keynote Address Nāgārjuna ' s Critique of Motion as Philosophy of Mind Daniel A . Arnold , University of Chicago 4 : 20 Coffee / Tea Break 4 : 30 pm Symposium Taking Buddhist Philosophy of Mind Seriously Daniel A . Arnold , University of Chicago John Taber , University of New Mexico Evan Thompson , 2014 Visiting Numata Professor , UCB Parimal Patil , Harvard University Thursday , October 31 , 2013 , 5 pm Daoist Vocabulary in Early Chinese Buddhist Translations ? A Reappraisal Jan Nattier , Hua Hin , Thailand It is commonly held that when Buddhism was first transmitted to China , this foreign religion was understood — or rather , misunderstood — through a Daoist conceptual lens . The first Buddhist translators , so we are told , made free use of Daoist terminology , creating confusion thaat was only cleared up centuries later , when Kumārajīva and his colleagues began to eliminate such terms from Buddhist discourse . According to this scenario , Chinese Buddhist translations followed a clear trajectory of " progress , " with the inappropriate choices made by early translators being rectified in the Jan Nattier did her undergraduate work in comparative religion ( specializing in Buddhism ) at Indiana University , where she also began graduate training in the Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies . She completed her Ph . D . at Harvard University under the Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies ( specializing in classical Mongolian and Tibetan ) . She has taught at Macalester College , the University of Hawaii , Stanford University , Indiana University , and the University of Tokyo , in addition to serving as a research professor at the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology ( Once Upon a Future Time : Studies in a Buddhist Prophecy of Decline ( on Buddhist predictions of the decline and disappearance of Buddhism ) , A Few Good Men : The Bodhisattva Path according to the Inquiry of Ugra ( on early Mahāyāna Buddhism ) , and A Guide to the Earliest Chinese Buddhist Translations : Texts from the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms Periods , as well as a number of articles on early Mahāyāna Buddhism , Chinese Buddhist translations , and Buddhism in Central Asia . She is now living and working in Hua Hin , Thailand , where she is engaged in the study of 2nd and 3rd century Chinese Buddhist translations . Saturday , October 26 , 2013 , 9 am - 5 pm The Study of Jainism : A Symposium in Honor of Prof . Padmanabh Jaini ' s 90th Birthday 220 Stephens Hall The symposium brings together a select group of leading experts of Jainism from Europe and the US who work in different arenas of Jain Studies and represent different disciplines , including textual studies , anthropology , history , and art history . They will present papers on different aspects of Jainism drawing upon their current research . In this way the current state of Jain Studies will be brought to bear in its disciplinary breadth . This is to allow for discussions on past accomplishments and also the challenges and the new directions that may be envisaged for this important The symposium is organized in honor of Prof . Padmanabh Jaini who has pioneered the study of Jainism in the English speaking world . His The Jaina Path of Purification ( first published in 1979 ) has brought the study and knowledge of Jainism to a broader English speaking public , and his numerous further publications — such as his book Gender and Salvation : Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women ( 1991 ) and his Collected papers on Jaina Studies ( 2000 ) — have made him one of the leading scholar in this field . Even as he is about to become a nonagenarian he continues to work and publish at the forefront of Jain Studies , and will also present himself . Participants Prof . Christopher Chapple , Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University Prof . John Cort , Director of Denison University Department of Religion Prof . Paul Dundas , Reader in Sanskrit at the University of Edinburgh Dr . Peter Flügel , Chair of the Centre for Jaina Studies at SOAS , University of London Prof . Phyllis Granoff , Religious Studies - Yale University Dr . Shalin Jain , S.G.T.B. Khalsa College , University of Delhi Prof . Padmanabh Jaini , Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , UC Berkeley Prof . Robert Goldman , Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , UC Berkeley Prof . Olle Qvarnström , Centre for Theology and Religious Studies , Lund University Prof . Alexander von Rospatt , Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , UC Berkeley Dr . Audrey Truschke , ACLS Fellow at Stanford University Dr . Kristi Wiley , Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies , UC Berkeley 9 : 00 — Welcoming Remarks 9 : 10 – 10 : 30 Phyllis Granoff — " The Stages of Life " Olle Qvarnström — " Jain and Buddhist Critique of Samkhya Philosophy " 10 : 30 – 10 : 50 — Coffee Break 10 : 50 – 12 : 10 Paul Dundas — " Hemacandra Maladharin ' s Allegorical Narratives " Padmanabh Jaini — " A South Indian Jaina Rathayatra in Tulu Nadu Jain Bramanical Priests and Brahminisation of Temple Rituals " 12 : 10 – 1 : 10 — Break 1 : 10 – 2 : 30 Peter Flügel — " Wishful Thinking : The Padmavati Shrine at Humcha " John Cort — " Digambar Jains in Gujarat " 2 : 30 – 2 : 50 — Coffee Break 2 : 50 – 4 : 50 Robert Goldman — " Ahiṃsa Warriors : Epic Heroes and Avatāras in Jaina Narrative Literature " Kristi Wiley — " Nigodas Revisited " — " Beyond Jainism : Reflections on the Survival of Indic Buddhism in Nepal " Click here to visit the symposium website . Thursday , October 10 , 2013 , 5 pm Śākyamuni Returns to Lumbinī : A Popular Theme in Newar Buddhist Art and Literature Gudrun Bühnemann , University of Wisconsin - Madison According to Newar Buddhists , Śākyamuni Buddha returned to his birthplace Lumbinī after his enlightenment . Depictions of his journey and visit to Lumbinī date back to the seventeenth century . They show the Buddha riding standing up on a Nāga while being attended by Hindu deities in service to him . The theme , known as the l umbinīyātrā , is represented in numerous paintings and in wood and metal work and became especially popular in nineteenth - and twentieth - century Nepal . This paper traces the history of the lumbinīyātrā by examining descriptions in texts and artistic representations and discusses elements of the yātrā which are also found independently in other contexts . In conclusion , it offers some thoughts on the significance of the theme . Gudrun Bühnemann is a Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia , The University of Wisconsin - Madison . She has published extensively on South Asian iconography and ritual . Details can be found at http : / / lca . wisc . edu / ~ gbuhnema / . Her recent books include Buddhist Iconography and Ritual in Paintings and Line Drawings from Nepal ( Lumbini International Research Institute , 2008 ) and The Life of the Buddha : Buddhist and Śaiva Iconography and Visual Narratives in Artists ' Sketchbooks from Nepal ( Lumbini International Research Institute , 2012 ) . Saturday , October 5 , 2013 Fifth Annual Group in Buddhist Studies Fall Hike and Picnic Stinson Beach Thursday , October 3 , 2013 , 5 pm The Interpretation of the Past in Modern Chinese Buddhism John Kieschnick , Stanford University Over 1500 years , Chinese Buddhists developed a distinctive way of writing about the past , informed on the one hand by Buddhist doctrine , and on the other by a strong indigenous tradition of Chinese historiography . In the twentieth century , however , many of the core assumptions of Chinese Buddhist historiography became increasingly difficult to maintain . A new awareness of the history of Buddhism in India , Ceylon and elsewhere suggested that long held Chinese views about , for instance , the dates of the Buddha , were wrong , and the primacy of Mahayana as John Kieschnick , Robert H . N . Ho Professor of Buddhist Studies at Stanford University , specializes in the cultural history of Chinese Buddhism . His representative works are The Eminent Monk : Monastic Ideals in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Hagiography ( University of Hawaiâ € ™ i Press , 1997 ) and The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture ( Princeton , 2003 ) . He is currently writing a book on the place of the past in Chinese Buddhism . Thursday , September 19 , 2013 , 5 pm The Uttaratantra Commentaries in 13th - Century Tibet Tsering Wangchuk , Department of Theology and Religious Studies , University of San Francisco The Uttaratantra is an early Indic treatise that discusses the concept of buddha - nature at great length . The text was first translated into Tibetan in the 11th century , and since then Tibetan masters have written a number of commentaries to the treatise from various doctrinal perspectives . This paper focuses mainly on the 13th - century Tibetan commentaries that laid the doctrinal foundation for later Tibetan scholars ' formulations of ultimate truth . Tsering Wangchuk received his PhD from the University of Virginia , Charlottesville . He is an Assistant Professor and the Richard Blum Chair in Himalayan Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco . His research interests include the intellectual history of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan diaspora . Thursday , September 5 , 2013 , 5 pm The Self as a Process : Rāmakaṇṭha ' s Middle Ground Between Brahminical Eternalism and Buddhist Momentariness | [
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http://buddymd.com/vaginal-gas-flatulence | Vaginal Gas The expulsion of air from the vaginal opening is called vaginal fart or vaginal gas It may also be referred as vaginal wind Having vaginal wind is very common Every second woman may get it especially after she has kids The problem is rare in virgins It occurs in women who have one or more kids Most women get it after sexual intercourse masturbation after coughing or heavy exercises The Nature of Gas The gas is usually odorless as it has nothing to do with the fecal matter It may comes out painlessly with a slight sound associated with it There is no pain no soiling of underwear and no chances of infection with vaginal farting Why Does This Flatulence Occur After you have kids your vaginal canal somewhat broadens up It loses its tightness This happens chiefly because the canal expands itself a great deal during child birth Its walls expands During strenuous exercises or sexual intercourse or any other activity like coughing these loose walls expand and some air is pulled from outside into the vaginal canal When the walls collapse back this air is expelled out as a fart The gas is not infected not smelly at all There is nothing worrisome about having a vaginal fart How to Manage This Condition The only conservative way to treat the condition is doing exercises that strengthen the pelvic musculature These include Kegels exercises How to Do Kegels Exercises When youre peeing clench without your hands your muscles to stop the flow of urine for about four seconds Then release those same muscles to let the urine flow again These are your pelvic floor muscles these are the muscles youll be exercising when you do Kegels If you want to check and make sure that youre using the right muscles put a finger or two into your vagina Tighten the muscles If you can feel your fingers being squeezed even just a little then youve located the right muscles About five to ten times a day repeat the Kegels ten times per session It can take up to 8 10 weeks to notice improvement and there will most certainly be improvement Like any kind of weight lifting or muscle building exercises Kegels take time to make a difference Adding a vaginal barbell to your regular Kegel exercise routine can help They are available at specialty stores that carry sex toys or sexual enhancement items If the condition is too severe surgical repair may be done Here the muscles down there are pulled and stitched so as to tighten them Vaginal Gas That is Smelly If you get vaginal farts which are smelly like those from the anus get yourself examined You may be having some fistula that is leakage point in the wall of the vagina connecting it to the anal canal Such conditions occur after surgeries child birth or injuries Early detection and treatment is essential to prevent infections in the vaginal area Surgical operation is done to repair the fistula This entry was posted in Gynecology Pregnancy Obstetrics | [
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http://budget.nv.gov/Budget-Preparation/ | State of Nevada Governor ' s Finance Office Agencies Jobs ADA Assistance Home About Budget Services IAudit Services Meetings Documents Training Contact Governor ' s Executive Budget Preparation The State ’ s budget process begins with the establishment of the Governor ' s Executive Budget , which is a cooperative effort between State agencies and the Governor through the Budget Division The State of Nevada operates on a biennial budget cycle , meaning once every two years lawmakers are required to enact a new operating budget that will fund the State for the next two fiscal years . The State ’ s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 . Overview The Governor ' s Executive Budget preparation begins in the spring of even - numbered years . The Budget Division requests State agencies to prepare and submit budget requests on or before September 1 . The Budget Director reviews past budgets , examines requests and meets with agency heads through December to establish budget recommendations that will be acceptable to the Governor . Agencies are required to estimate their needs three and one - half years ahead of the end of the biennial cycle period . The Budget Director may also establish agency guidelines based on revenue limitations and / To determine how much revenue will be available for the biennial budget cycle , the Budget Division and state agencies use the official forecast of future state General Fund revenues . The forecast is provided by the State ’ s Economic Forum ( a panel of five economic and taxation experts from the private sector ) . All agencies of the state including the Governor and Nevada Legislature are required to use the Forum ’ s forecast , which is provided shortly before the beginning of a new legislative session and again towards the end of the session Preliminary budgets for agencies are determined and then approved by the Governor . The Governor ' s Executive Budget is a public document but remains confidential until it is submitted to the Legislature and is presented during the Governor ’ s State of the State address . Upon legislative review ( which includes revisions ) and final approval , the biennial budget is presented to the Governor for signature . It is now referred to as the Legislatively Approved Budget and implementation is the responsibility of the executive branch . What We Do Provide biennial budget instructions to agencies Conduct training on budget preparation and procedure for agencies Communicate budget guidelines based on the Governor ’ s priorities , directives or as a result of changes to revenue projections Review agency budget requests and prepare final budget recommendations to the Governor . Oversee the Executive Branch bill draft process , including the review and preparation of bill draft requests ( BDR ) | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/add-value-addition-home-21407.html | Home Equity How to Add Value With an Addition to Your Home by Bob Haring Home additions are expensive , but can add value to your house . Do n ' t expect to get a dollar - for - dollar payback on every one , however . A lot will depend on the size and condition of your house , the home ' s location , the kind of addition you make , whether you intend to put your house on the market right away or some time in the future , as well as the general housing and economic conditions . Study your house to determine where it will be easiest and cost effective to add an addition . Consider such things as the cost of a foundation and the cost to extend the roof , in addition to exterior siding and interior finishing . Determine the square footage of what you would like to add ; house additions can range from under $ 100 to $ 250 per square foot . Room additions , decks , kitchens and bathrooms can add a lot in terms of value to your home . Figure $ 1.30 to $ 2 a square foot for any new roofing , up to about $ 3,000 for electrical work , up to about $ 4,000 to install new heating and cooling if you have to replace a unit and somewhat less to just extend ductwork to new areas . Estimating costs of new foundations will vary with the type of construction , soil conditions and excavation required . Use an online calculation program to determine approximate costs for various home additions . Enter your state or area , put in the specifics of your addition and let the program calculate approximate costs . Ask contractors for detailed estimates once you have an idea how much your addition may cost and its potential to add value . " Remodeling " magazine has a Cost vs . Value website to help you determine the most beneficial additions . Add a shed roof dormer to create an attic bedroom for one of the most beneficial additions . Figure dormer additions at $ 80 to $ 120 a square foot , usually a total of between $ 5,000 and $ 20,000 , depending on the size and roof style . " Remodeling " magazine pegs an attic bedroom addition at about $ 49,000 , but determines it will add 80 percent of that in value . Expand an existing wood deck or build a new one for a minimum of $ 10,000 and up to more than $ 35,000 , but expect 75 or 80 percent of that cost in added value , depending on your location . Match the deck to the style of your house and neighborhood ; wood decks typically add more value than other types . Typically , a deck adds more value in warmer climate than cold ones . Enclose a concrete porch or patio to make a room . Create a family room for $ 80,000 or more , a sunroom for slightly less , but expect to gain only 50 to 60 percent of the cost in added value . Add or expand a master suite for $ 100,000 or more and you will enjoy more comfortable living , but will increase the home value by only about half the cost . Explore options for kitchens and bathrooms . Determine if you can expand and improve those areas without major foundation , wall or roof construction . Add 60 to 80 percent of the cost of kitchen and bathroom additions in value , but realize that prices can range from about $ 15,000 to more than $ 100,000 , depending on the size , type of flooring and other variables . Items you will need Addition calculator or estimates References Guide to Home Improvement : Room Additions CalFinder : Dormer Costs Home Addition Plus : Room Addition Cost Estimates Remodeling : Cost vs Value Old House Web : Estimated Remodeling and Repair Costs Home Inspector Locator : Cost Repair Resources Craftsmen Network : Home Improvement Calculators Remodel Cost Calculators : Remodel Cost Calculators Resi - Cost : Construction Cost per Square Foot About the Author Bob Haring has been a news writer and editor for more than 50 years , mostly with the Associated Press and then as executive editor of the Tulsa , Okla . " World . " Since retiring he has written freelance stories and a weekly computer security column . Haring holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/average-cost-braces-insurance-28642.html | Compare Homeowner ' s Insurance The Average Cost of Braces Without Insurance by Dan Ketchum The Average Cost of Braces Without Insurance It ' s easy to take that selfie - perfect smile for granted , but Americans spend tons of money to keep their teeth bright , straight and healthy . In 2016 , the American Dental Association reported that total dental expenditures across the country amounted to $ 124 billion . According to Humana , about 4 million of the people spending those billions of dollars wear braces . About a quarter of them are adults . In the United States , the ADA and the Health Policy Institute estimate that 10.3 percent of children and a staggering 33.6 percent of adults did not have any sort of dental benefits or coverage in 2015 , which amounts to about 74 million people without insurance . For this huge swath of the population , knowing the cost of braces without insurance – and being able to budget for that cost – might Tip While Humana estimates the average cost of braces at $ 5,000 for those without dental insurance , plenty of variables come into play that affects the price . Average Cost of Traditional Braces Most commonly , dental braces are made of a series of brackets held together by a horizontal wire and affixed to the teeth , applying pressure to slowly and gradually move the teeth into proper alignment , close gaps and correct crooked growth . In this case , Humana says that on average , the price of braces without insurance is roughly $ 5,000 . This aligns rather closely with estimates from Oral - B , which places the average cost of traditional metal braces at $ 3,000 - to - $ 7,000 for uninsured patients . Estimates from the Consumer Guide to Dentistry reflect this general range of price points as well . This makes traditional braces the most affordable option for uninsured patients in most cases . However , the cost of the appliance may not include additional charges , such as a $ 100 or $ 200 fee for a consultation . On top of that , X - rays may run $ 25 - to - $ 250 . After you complete treatment with braces – which usually takes one - to - two years – you ' ll need a retainer , which comes at the cost of about $ 150 - to - $ 1,000 . Average Cost of Alternative Braces In practice , ceramic braces work the same way as old - school metal braces , but they feature a few cosmetic benefits . Clear or tooth - colored brackets and , in some cases , tooth - colored wires help make the appliance far less noticeable than metal braces . This cosmetic perk comes at a cost , though , with average prices ranging from about $ 4,000 - to - $ 8,000 sans insurance . At a similar average price range – roughly $ 4,000 - to - $ 7,400 , according to Oral - B ' s projections or $ 3,500 - to - $ 6,000 , as per the Consumer Guide to Dentistry – clear plastic aligners offer an alternative to the traditional format of dental braces . Made by companies such as Invisalign , these mouth guard - like aligners come in a series of molds ( about 18 - to - 30 for a full set ) that the user replaces every two weeks . This gradually shifts teeth into alignment Lingual braces reside at the high end of the cost spectrum . These metal braces are composed of wires and brackets just like normal braces , and they work on the same pressure - applying principles . The key difference is that lingual braces are placed on the inside or backside of your teeth . This means that no one but your dentist is likely to see this appliance once its installed . However , lingual braces are more complex to apply and adjust , driving their costs up to an average of about $ 8,000 on the low end Similarly , Damon braces cost about $ 8,000 on average , according to figures from Colgate . This type of dental appliance uses rubber guides , and they are self - ligating , which reduces the amount of necessary dental appointments and their associated cost . Save on Braces If you need braces , are uninsured and struggling with the potential cost , visit Medicaid . gov to see if you qualify for Medicaid insurance , or for CHIP ( the Children ' s Health Insurance Program ) . If your dentist deems braces medically necessary , Medicaid may cover the cost . Unfortunately , for uninsured seniors in need of dental braces , Medicare does not cover braces . When your coverage options are exhausted , you may be able to help mitigate the upfront costs with a payment plan for braces without insurance . It ' s common for orthodontists to offer payment plans – ask for info at the office . These plans often have no down payment and offer flexible interest rates . Invisalign clear plastic aligners are also available on a payment plan , with prices of about $ 50 per month on a 36 - month plan or $ 125 - to - $ 200 per month on a 24 - month plan . Paying a portion of the cost in advance can also help , as it often qualifies you for a discount on the total cost . As an alternative to a payment plan , you may be able to set aside pretax dollars in a flexible spending account , such as a health savings account , health reimbursement account or flexible spending arrangement if you ' re enrolled in a high - deductible insurance plan . Although free - braces programs for adults are a rarity , the non - profit Smile for a Lifetime program operates across the U.S. and strives to give free braces to financially challenged children aged 11 - to - 18 . While it might not be free , many universities with dental or orthodontic schools offer braces at a reduced cost , as a training tool for budding orthodontists . Do n ' t worry , though – the orthodontic teaching staff fully supervises the services provided by the students . When you ' re on the hunt for braces Remember that medically necessary dental costs , including braces , are tax deductible . Just make sure the amount you spent on braces during the taxable period adds up to at least 7.5 percent of line 37 on your Form 1040 . Is Dental Insurance Worth It ? On average , the National Association of Dental Plans estimates that the cost of dental insurance ranges from $ 166 - to - $ 325 per person , per year when offered through an employer . For family plans , that figure is closer to $ 325 - to - $ 667 per year . The choice of whether or not to invest in dental insurance is ultimately up to you and your budget to decide , but keep these braces - related caveats in mind before you put your money where your mouth is . Often , dental insurance for adults does n ' t extend to orthodontic coverage . Average plans have an annual limit of about $ 1,000 - to - $ 1,500 for adults , which does n ' t begin to cover the cost of even traditional braces on the low end of the price scale . For children , it ' s common for dental plans to offer 50 - percent orthodontic coverage up to a maximum lifetime cost of about $ 1,500 per child . For clear plastic aligners , insurance may cover up to $ 3,500 of the Resources Simple Steps to Better Dental Health : Oral Hygiene for the Orthodontic Patient Dan ' s decade - long experience as a freelance writer and small business owner has seen him contribute to financial publications including Chron . com , Zacks . com , MSN Money , Fortune , Motley Fool and others . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/average-cost-siding-removal-replacement-23085.html | How to Invest The Average Cost of Siding Removal & Replacement by Chelsea Levinson The Average Cost of Siding Removal & Replacement Replacing the siding on your house is not cheap . However , it can dramatically improve the look of your home . Plus , it can be a great investment . According to the National Association of REALTORS ® , you can recover 75 - to - 88 percent of the cost of siding replacement when you sell your home . There are a few important cost considerations to keep in mind before diving into your siding project . Tip The cost to remove old siding on your home can range anywhere from $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 , but installing new siding can range from $ 6,000 to $ 23,000 depending on the material you choose and who you hire . Cost Factors to Consider The cost of replacing siding will vary , depending on several factors . First , think about the size , shape and location of your home . Materials and labor for siding are priced by the square foot . The larger your house , the more you ' ll pay to have your siding replaced . If your home has a unique shape such as a turret , it will likely require more detailed work and cost you more for installation . Your geographic area will also affect the cost of replacing your siding . The more expensive your region , the more you can expect to pay . Next , you should consider the cost of materials , which can vary greatly depending on quality . Vinyl siding is the most popular material and it is relatively cheap , costing an average of $ 2 - to - $ 7 per square foot including installation . Meanwhile , a synthetic stone will set you back an average of $ 12 - to - $ 25 per square foot including installation . Finally , consider the cost of removing and disposing of your old siding . Cost of Removing Old Siding Before installing your new siding , you need to remove the old siding . This is n ’ t a huge cost but can add up to $ 1,000 - to - $ 3,000 for an average - sized home . Some experts suggest that removing old siding will add about 5 percent to your overall project cost . Keep this expense in mind when budgeting for new siding . If you ’ re trying to figure out how much removing your siding will cost you , Homewyse has a handy calculator that estimates prices in your zip code . Cost of New Siding and Installation The cost of siding and installation varies greatly depending on where you live , the size of your home , what siding material you choose and who you hire to do the work . For cheaper siding materials such as vinyl and engineered wood siding , you can expect to pay $ 6,000 - to - $ 13,000 for installation on an average - sized home . For more expensive materials such as wood , fiber cement and stucco , you should expect to pay $ 12,000 - to - $ 23,000 for installation on an average - sized home . To estimate siding replacement costs in your area , you can use the Homewyse pricing calculator or try HomeAdvisor ’ s cost estimator tool . References National Association of Realtors : 2017 Remodeling Impact Report Homewyse : Cost to Install Vinyl Siding HomeAdvisor : How Much Does it Cost to Install Siding ? DIY Network : Buyer ' s Guide for Exterior Siding Cost Helper : Vinyl Siding Cost About the Author Chelsea Levinson earned her B.S. in Business from Fordham University and her J.D. from Cardozo . She has been writing professionally for more than ten years . She has created personal finance content for Bank of America , H&R Block , Huffington Post and more . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/average-price-hospital-bills-pregnancy-24229.html | Save Money on Bills What Is the Average Price of Hospital Bills From a Pregnancy ? by Mike Parker Hospitals offer care for newborns with special needs . Childbirth and newborn care is the number one reason for hospitalization in the United States . There were more than 4.2 million births in the United States in 2008 , and the cost for all that maternity and newborn care in hospitals exceeded $ 98 billion , according to the Transforming Maternity Care website . The bottom line is that having a baby in a hospital is expensive . It helps to know what to expect before you get the bill . National Averages The amount of your hospital bill for your pregnancy depends on a lot of factors , including the part of the country in which you live , whether your hospital is publicly or privately owned , how big your hospital is , and whether you have a vaginal delivery or a C - section . Longer hospital stays up the ante . Smaller hospitals tend to charge less than larger hospitals , and government - owned public hospitals are typically less expensive than privately owned hospitals . Vaginal vs . Cesarean One of the biggest cost - factors for pregnancy is whether your baby is delivered vaginally or by Cesarean section . Nearly one out of every three births in 2009 was a C - section , notes the Transforming Maternity Care website . While the typical cost of a vaginal delivery ranges from around $ 9,000 to $ 17,000 , a C - section can range from $ 14,000 to $ 25,000 , provided there are no complications , according to CostHelper . com . Part of the cost difference is due to the need for mothers to stay longer Out - of - Pocket Costs Even if you ' re covered by health insurance , you will likely be liable for some out - of - pocket expenses , including your deductible and co - pay costs . The exact amount depends on the provisions of your policy and can range from $ 500 to $ 3,000 according to CostHelper . com . The average out - of - pocket cost for a vaginal delivery for privately insured patients was $ 463 in 2007 , while patients who had a C - section had average out - of - pocket expenses of $ 523 , Additional Costs There are a number of factors that go into making up your hospital pregnancy bills . In addition to the facility charge for mom , there will likely be a separate nursery bill for the baby , which typically ranges from $ 1,500 to $ 4,000 , but can soar if the baby is premature or has other complications . Ultrasound fees can cost $ 500 . Laboratory fees for mother and baby might run $ 700 to $ 950 , according to UtahBirthCenter . com . That does n ' t even include the cost of prenatal care and References Transforming Maternity Care : United States Maternity Care Facts and Figures U.S. Department of Health and Human Services : Outcomes by Patient and Hospital Characteristics for CCS Principal Diagnosis Category Normal pregnancy and / or Delivery Southeast Georgia Health System : Delivery and Your Hospital Stay Cost Helper : CostHelper . com > Babies & Children > Baby Delivery Baby Delivery Cost How Much Does Baby Delivery Cost ? March of Dimes : March of Dimes Study Unveils New Data on the Cost of Having a Baby Utah Birth Center : Cost of a birth with The Birth Center Resources Mapping Health : Mapping Maternity Care and Birth Outcomes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : National Vital Statistics Reports Baby Center : Birth Centers : Alternatives to Hospitals About the Author Mike Parker is a full - time writer , publisher and independent businessman . His background includes a career as an investments broker with such NYSE member firms as Edward Jones & Company , AG Edwards & Sons and Dean Witter . He helped launch DiscoverCard as one of the company ' s first merchant sales reps . Photo Credits | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/children-taxdeductible-year-turn-18-26797.html | Tax Deductions Are Children Tax - Deductible the Year They Turn 18 ? by Cynthia Myers Your son may be a man at 18 , but you can often still claim him on your taxes . Having children brings joy , complications , worries and an extra tax deduction into your life . Though the exemption for children does n ’ t approach the cost of actually raising them , it does help lower your taxes . As long as you ’ re supporting your children , you ’ ll want to claim them on your taxes , but all good things come to an end and eventually , your tax dependent will be too old to claim . The rules for claiming your child can get complicated , but even when they turn 18 you Claiming Your 18 - Year - Old Claiming a child on taxes that is not yours is not out of the realm of possibilities , as long as the child meets IRS requirements . In order for you to deduct your child from your taxes , the child must be your son , daughter , stepson , stepdaughter , adopted child , foster child , brother , sister , stepbrother , stepsister , foster child , niece , nephew , half sister , half brother or grandchild . He must live with you for more than half the year , and the child can not provide more Exceptions to Tax Credits for 18 - Year - Olds If you ’ re divorced , separated or never - married , and the other parent has custody , you may not meet this residency requirement , even though you provide more than half of your child ’ s support . In this case , you can still claim your child as a deduction if your spouse agrees . Some couples alternate the years they claim a child . The custodial parent must complete Form 8332 , Release / Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent , and you must file this form with your 2018 Child Tax Credit Changes If your child has not yet reached the child tax credit age limit , it ' s important to pay close attention to the changes to the credit . The limit to claim it is age 17 , so you may still have time if your child has n ' t yet reached his 18th birthday . Thanks to changes in tax laws , moving forward you can claim $ 2,000 per qualifying child , with the credit being refundable up to $ 1,400 , subject to phaseouts . Phaseouts begin if your household has an adjusted gross income of 2017 Child Tax Credit If your tax dependent had n ' t yet turned 18 in the 2017 tax year , you should be able to claim a Child Tax Credit of up to $ 1,000 per qualifying child . The refundable amount is limited to 15 percent of earnings up to $ 3,000 . References Forbes : New : IRS Announces 2018 Tax Rates , Standard Deductions , Exemption Amounts And More Tax Policy Center : https : / / www . taxpolicycenter . org / briefing - book / what - child - tax - credit - ctc IRS : Dependents & Exemptions 2 Resources IRS : Form 8332 Release / Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent About the Author Cynthia Myers is the author of numerous novels and her nonfiction work has appeared in publications ranging from " Historic Traveler " to " Texas Highways " to " Medical Practice Management . " She has a degree in economics from Sam Houston State University . Photo Credits | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/happens-bankruptcy-comes-off-credit-report-24813.html | Pay Off Credit Card Debt What Happens When Bankruptcy Comes Off Your Credit Report ? by Carl Carabelli Bankruptcy is the scarlet letter on your credit report that can cause lenders to avoid you like the plague . Fortunately , bankruptcy does not stay on your credit report forever . The Fair Credit Reporting Act dictates that bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years after your file . While that is a long time , bankruptcy does not automatically disqualify you from obtaining credit while you wait for it to come off your credit report . Bankruptcy When you file for bankruptcy , you admit that ca n ' t pay your debts in current form . You either file Chapter 7 , which is total liquidation of your assets to completely eliminate your debt , or Chapter 13 , which realigns your payments to a manageable level . When your bankruptcy is complete , it is considered " discharged . " While the bankruptcy is finished , the effects it has on your credit report remain . Effect on Credit One of the first sections on your credit report lists public records . This section shows any judgments , liens and bankruptcy . Even though your bankruptcy is discharged , it will remain on your report for 10 years , regardless of whether you filed Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 . Every time you apply for financing , lenders will see that you filed for bankruptcy in the past . Rebuilding You can start rebuilding your credit long before the bankruptcy comes off your report . In the early days after the discharge , you might find it more difficult . You are more likely to be denied credit and , even if approved , you will be subject to higher interest rates and fees than someone with squeaky clean credit . The key is to only take on new debt that you can handle . Make your payments as agreed and always on time to prove you can handle the debt . As time goes by and you handle your Moving Forward Before bankruptcy comes off your credit report , try to learn from the mistakes that pushed you toward filing in the first place . While your credit will have improved over the 10 years since you filed for bankruptcy , it likely wo n ' t be perfect . Many bankruptcies arise from situations like job loss or high medical expenses . While you ca n ' t always prevent these from occurring , putting money aside for emergencies can minimize the damage . Also , work to improve your budgeting . Whether that involves going to credit counseling or References Tulsa Oklahoma Bankrupcty Attorney : When Will My Bankruptcy Be Removed From My Credit Report ? Cornell University Law School : 15 USC § 1681c - Requirements Relating to Information Contained in Consumer Reports Fresh Start Indy : Cleaning Up Your Credit After Bankruptcy About the Author Carl Carabelli has been writing in various capacities for more than 15 years . He has utilized his creative writing skills to enhance his other ventures such as financial analysis , copywriting and contributing various articles and opinion pieces . Carabelli earned a bachelor ' s degree in communications from Seton Hall and has worked in banking , notably commercial lending , since 2001 . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/husband-file-taxes-separately-can-still-claim-me-22677.html | Married & Filing Taxes If My Husband and I File Taxes Separately Can He Still Claim Me ? by Kate Bluest Choosing to file taxes separately comes with many disadvantages for you and your husband . There are exceptions , however , where filing taxes separately may work in your favor . Try filling out the tax paperwork jointly and separately to see which method saves the two of you the most money . Separate Incomes Unfortunately , because you are filing your own tax return and have separate income , the Internal Revenue Service will not allow your husband to claim you on his tax return . On the other hand , if you have no income of your own , your husband can claim you on his tax return as long as no one else is claiming you as a dependent . Head of Household If you qualify as a " Head of Household , " this is a better status to use than " Married , Filing Separately , " when filing your individual tax return . You can take advantage of the higher standard deduction and more tax credits available to you . You may qualify even if you ' re not divorced or legally separated . To qualify , you must file taxes separately from your husband , and pay more than half the costs for your home in the tax year . Additionally , you ' ll have to prove any Married , Filing Separately File your taxes as “ Married , Filing Separately ” if you want to be responsible for your taxes or you and your spouse have not agreed to file a joint tax return . You will need to include on your tax return your spouse ' s social security number or his individual taxpayer identification number . Disadvantages According to the IRS , there are limitations to using the filing status , “ Married , Filing Separately . ” Your tax rate will be higher than if you file jointly . Deductions and exemptions applicable to child care , dependent care , education , retirement savings , capital loss , real estate and medical are all either reduced by half or more or eliminated . It ' s not all bad news . If your adjusted gross income is less than it would have been on a joint return , some of the deductions will be larger than References IRS : Publication 17 - Married Filing Separately IRS : Publication 17 - Head of Household Resources Smart Money : Should Married Taxpayers File Separately ? US News : Married Filing Separately or Jointly : Which Tax Status Is Right For You ? About the Author Based in New York , Kate Bluest has been writing for various online publications since 2005 . She has participated in several writing workshops , including the MIT Writing Workshop . Bluest holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from SUNY Empire State College . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/ira-withdrawals-subject-social-security-tax-27805.html | Social Security Are IRA Withdrawals Subject to Social Security Tax ? by Fraser Sherman Almost everything you earn is subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes , and your IRA contributions are no exception . Although the amount you deposit in the account is deductible on your Form 1040 , you still have to pay " FICA taxes " - - Social Security and Medicare - - on the money . When you withdraw IRA funds as retirement income , however , you ' re not paying the Social Security tax on IRA distributions . Some people use IRA money after retiring to delay collecting their Social Security , resulting in a higher monthly No Social Security Tax In most ways , money you take out of your IRA is just like your wages . At the end of the year , the account manager tells you how much you made . You then report the income on your 1040 . The big difference is that you do n ' t pay FICA taxes on your IRA withdrawals . That means you do n ' t pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on your IRA withdrawals . Also , you can withdraw as much as you want , and still not owe the FICA taxes . Tax Efficient Retirement Planning That ' s not the case if you earn money on top of your retirement income , however . If you freelance in retirement and earn $ 10,000 , you pay 15.3 percent for Social Security and Medicare , as of 2018 You do want to file Schedule SE , Form 1040 , in order to do this . Make sure when you ' re earning money to consider tax efficient retirement planning . Whether or not you are earning money when retired , the IRS has some helpful information on retirement tax planning . FICA taxes came about in 1935 to help fund Social Security , and Medicare taxes were added later . The Social Security payroll tax is for all earned income up to $ 132,900 . Income earned beyond that is not subject to the payroll tax . The Medicare tax is applied to all earned income . What About A Roth IRA ? Unlike contributions to a traditional IRA , contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax - deductible , but withdrawals are tax - free . As with a traditional IRA , you pay FICA tax on your contributions , but not on your withdrawals . One supposed benefit of a Roth is that if income taxes go up in the future , a Roth comes out ahead of a traditional account : You ' ve already paid taxes at today ' s rate . If , however , the government raises FICA taxes to support Social Security and Medicaid and What About A SEP - IRA ? A SEP - IRA combines the benefits of a workplace retirement plan with an individual retirement account . Your employer sets up an IRA for you , then contributes to it . The money is n ' t counted as part of your wages , so neither you nor your boss have to pay FICA taxes . When you take money out , all you pay is income tax , just like a regular IRA . The only time FICA comes into play is if you ' re self - employed and set up an SEP . In that case What About a 401K ? You ' ve already paid your FICA taxes when you made your contribution to your 401K , so you do n ' t have to worry about paying again when you withdraw . What to Know When Filing While IRA withdrawals are n ' t subject to Social Security tax , they can make your Social Security benefits taxable . You do n ' t normally pay tax on benefits , but that changes if you have added income . Take half your Social Security income for the year and add it to your adjusted gross income , plus any tax - exempt interest you earn . If you ' re married and filing a joint return and your total AGI is $ 32,000 to $ 44,000 , you may have to pay income tax on up to Resources Internal Revenue Service : Traditional IRAs A graduate of Oberlin College , Fraser Sherman began writing in 1981 . Since then he ' s researched and written newspaper and magazine stories on city government , court cases , business , real estate and finance , the uses of new technologies and film history . Sherman has worked for more than a decade as a newspaper reporter , and his magazine articles have been published in " Newsweek , " " Air & Space , " " Backpacker " and " Boys ' Life . " Sherman is also the author of three film reference books , | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/long-can-insure-child-auto-insurance-policy-28199.html | Auto Insurance How Long Can You Insure Your Child on Your Auto Insurance Policy ? by Todd Duvall How Long Can You Insure Your Child on Your Auto Insurance Policy ? There ’ s a certain rite of passage that comes when you turn 16 . Freedom . The freedom to get behind the wheel of a car and drive yourself wherever you want to go , with no need for Mom or Dad to serve as chauffeur . With that freedom sometimes comes the grown - up responsibility of car insurance . As long as the child lives at home , however - - be they 16 , 18 , 21 or 60 - - she can remain on a parent ’ s insurance plan . Tip Your child can remain on your car insurance as long as he or she lives at home , is n ' t married and does n ' t own a vehicle of his or her own . Residency Is the Key When deciding if a child can remain on his parents ' auto insurance policy , insurance agencies look first at place of residency . If parents and child live together , they can be insured together . Moving Out Means Moving On When a child moves away from home - - not counting going away to college - - she must set up her own auto insurance policy . The same goes for a child getting married . During the time she lives at home prior to marriage , it is perfectly acceptable for her to remain on her parents ’ insurance policy . Once she says “ I do , ” she must obtain an auto policy of her own . Ditto if the child buys her own car and has it registered in her name . If the car is registered to the parents , having everyone on the same policy is OK . But if the car is registered to the child , she may need to get her own individual auto insurance policy . Different insurance carriers handle this different ways , so be sure and check with your agent . Parents Rates = Lower Rates Younger drivers tend to get lower rates when they remain on their parents ’ car insurance policy . For kids in high school and college , having a grade point average above 3.0 can lower the rate even more - - by as much as 25 percent . And maintaining a good driving record - - with no accidents and no tickets - - also helps keep the rate manageable . How Far Impacts How Much Another factor that impacts rates is how far the car regularly travels . If you ’ re driving to school or to a job that ’ s close to home , your rate will be lower than if you have to commute for an hour or more to college or work . Style Matters The make and model of the car have an effect on the insurance rate , too . If the young adult driver is driving an expensive sports car that ’ s costly to repair , his rate will be higher than it would be if he drove a moderately - priced used sedan . 25 Is the Magic Number Once the adult child turns 25 , her insurance rates typically go down - - sometimes as much as 20 percent . Why age 25 ? Statistics . According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , drivers under the age of 25 are much more likely to be in an accident . The number of crashes and crash deaths for drivers age 16 to 19 is nearly three times the rate for drivers age 20 and older . Teenagers are also at greater risk for alcohol - related crashes , even though it is illegal for them to drink References Cars Direct : How Long Can I Use My Parent ' s Car Insurance Policy HWP Insurance : How Long Can Children Stay On the Family Auto Insurance Policy ? Insurance Institute for Highway Safety : Teenagers Esurance : When Does Car Insurance Go Down ? About the Author Based in the Pacific Northwest , Todd Duvall has been a writer since 1983 . He has written for various local , regional and national clients , winning numerous awards . Duvall received a Bachelor of Arts in communication from Washington State University ' s Edward R . Murrow College of Communication . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/long-keep-homeowners-insurance-policies-3610.html | Homeowner ' s Insurance Policy How Long to Keep Homeowners Insurance Policies by Chris Joseph You ' ll need to keep your homeowners insurance policy at least until your mortgage is paid off . You may not like your homeowners insurance policy , or any insurance policy for that matter . But you probably realize that if you own a home , you ' ll need to carry homeowners insurance . In most cases , you ' ll need homeowners insurance for as long as you live in the home unless you have unlimited cash resources at your disposal . Lender Requirements Unless you inherited your home from a relative or a complete stranger gave you his home out of the goodness of his heart , you ' ll probably need to take out a mortgage loan when you buy your home . A mortgage obligation also creates a lien , or a legal right that the lender has regarding your property . Your lender can , and likely will , require that you carry what it deems to be an adequate amount of homeowners insurance . If you fail to do so , the lender could initiate foreclosure proceedings , and After the Mortgage Once the mortgage is paid off , you may be tempted to send your homeowners insurance packing , along with that hefty premium you pay . Keep in mind that if you do so , you ' ll be on the hook for any repairs that would have been covered by your policy . And if the worst happens and your home is destroyed by fire or another covered peril , you could literally be left out in the cold . Liability Loss When your home is finally paid off , you may figure that you can use the money you had been paying toward the mortgage to start a fund to pay for any repairs to your property . But you may still be left vulnerable to a potential lawsuit . If a visitor to your home slips and falls and suffers a serious injury , you could conceivably lose all that you own . The liability component of your homeowners policy will protect you against these types of occurrences . Shopping Around Just because you ' ll likely need to carry a homeowners insurance policy does n ' t mean you have to keep the same policy for as long as you live in the home . Homeowners insurance rates can vary greatly among companies . Events like your insurer experiencing a large number of claims in a short period of time can also have a big effect on premiums . You could benefit by at least shopping around for a new policy every couple of years . References Home Insurance Guide : Going Without Homeowners Insurance Is Very Risky MSN Money : 15 Ways to Save on Homeowners Insurance About the Author Chris Joseph writes for websites and online publications , covering business and technology . He holds a Bachelor of Science in marketing from York College of Pennsylvania . Photo Credits | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/long-speeding-ticket-affect-insurance-rate-26926.html | Insurance on New Cars How Long Will a Speeding Ticket Affect an Insurance Rate ? by Robert Morello How Long Will a Speeding Ticket Affect an Insurance Rate ? Speeding tickets are damaging to both your driving record and your pocketbook . Just how damaging depends on the severity of the offense and the state in which it occurs . No matter where it happens , a speeding ticket will likely lead to an increase in your insurance rates . Most tickets wo n ' t impact your rates for more than three years , but your rates may increase for up to 10 years if you were traveling more than a few miles an hour over the speed limit . Tip The length of time a speeding ticket affects your insurance varies based on the laws in your specific state and the rules of your auto insurance policy . Rate Increases The amount that your monthly premiums increase depends on the seriousness of the speeding ticket . It also varies from one insurance company to another . Generally , if you were traveling less than 15 MPH over the speed limit , your insurance rate increase might be as little as 11 percent . For tickets issued to drivers traveling 15 - to - 29 MPH over the limit , the increase is typically about 12 percent . For 30 MPH or more over the posted speed limit , you can expect a 15 percent rise in premiums , if your Rate Increase Duration You could probably live with an insurance rate hike for a few months , but speeding tickets will affect your premiums for years . The increase in your rates can last as long as 10 years , while the average is three . In some areas , insurers will add a surcharge to your insurance for the ticket and remove it if you remain ticket - free for one year . Ultimately , the insurance industry rules for your state determine how long a ticket remains on the insurance company ' s books , Getting a Pass Negotiate with your insurance company once you ' re found guilty and the ticket is officially part of your driving record . If you have been a loyal customer for an extended period of time , with a good payment history and an overall positive driving record , you might be able to soften the impact of the ticket . Explain why and how you got the ticket and how the rise in rates is going to hurt your finances . If your years as a policy holder have any value to the company , you might be able to Options for a Reduced Rate There are some ways to regain control of your insurance costs after your rates increase . Ask your carrier if there are any available discounts for bundled coverage or long - term loyalty . Ask about defensive driving discounts and whether a qualifying course exists in your area . If it does , you may be able to reduce your rates by attending a simple eight - hour course . If your carrier has nothing to offer , call other insurers in your area , disclose your ticket conviction and request a rate rundown . Compare the rates with your Resources MSN Money : Speeding Ticket ? Fight Like a Lawyer Robert Morello has an extensive travel , marketing and business background . He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 2002 and has worked in travel as a guide , corporate senior marketing and product manager and travel consultant / expert . Morello is a professional writer and adjunct professor of travel and tourism . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/much-should-paid-wedding-planner-25899.html | Budget Expenses How Much Should be Paid for a Wedding Planner ? by Katie Jensen Wedding planners help smooth out your wedding day . The average wedding costs about $ 25,000 according to TheKnot . com . If you live in Manhattan the average was $ 65,000 in 2012 , while weddings in Milwaukee averaged only $ 14,600 . When you ' re spending that much money it makes sense to hire an expert wedding planner to help . Wedding planners will negotiate for you , reduce your stress level and make sure that special day goes off without a hitch , other than you two getting hitched . Of course that help comes at a price . Budget One way wedding planners come up with their fee is as a percentage of your wedding budget , not including your dress , rings , and your attendants ' wedding apparel . The more detailed and expensive the wedding , the more they get paid . In other words , a wedding that costs $ 5,000 is less complicated and time consuming than a wedding that costs $ 50,000 . Wedding planners who base their fee as a percentage of the budget charge from 10 to 20 percent . Responsibilities How much you pay depends on what responsibilities the wedding planner is assuming and that translates into how much work she ' ll have to do . A planner that is only helping you find a site for the reception , and does n ' t have to worry about the ceremony , limousines and catering , deserves less than a wedding planner that will plot out every detail with you , from selecting the menu to finding hotel rooms for the out - of - town guests . Wedding planners are available to assist you on just the day Upfront or Referral Fees Some wedding planners pass on discounts and others do n ' t , using the discount as part of the fee . It ' s not unethical , and similar to the way an interior designer buys from vendors at a discount but passes on the full retail price to the client . Upfront fees may be a flat fee , based on a projected number of hours or by the hour . Hourly rates average $ 50 , according to Midwest Wedding Industry Professionals . Free If your reception is to be held at a resort or hotel , the catering manager or meeting planner there may coordinate everything for you without an additional fee . You ' ll still have to pay for the food , ballroom , centerpieces , bar and band , and possibly at higher prices than if you negotiated each separately . Many hotels will not allow food or alcohol from off - site sources on the property for liability reasons . About the Author Katie Jensen ' s first book was published in 2000 . Since then she has written additional books as well as screenplays , website content and e - books . Rosehill holds a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University . Her articles specialize in business and personal finance . Her passion includes cooking , eating and writing about food . Photo Credits | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/pay-penalty-early-withdrawal-thrift-savings-plan-college-tuition-taxes-24837.html | Calculate Tax Savings Do I Pay a Penalty on Early Withdrawal From a Thrift Savings Plan for College Tuition on My Taxes ? by Naomi Smith You have other options besides taking an early TSP withdrawal for college expenses . For most federal and military employees , the Thrift Savings Plan offers comparable benefits to private - sector individual retirement accounts and 401 ( k ) plans . However , the options for penalty - free early withdrawals are not as generous as with other retirement plans . The TSP allows you to withdraw your money early , but if it ' s going for college tuition you ' ll get stuck with a 10 percent penalty as well as any taxes owed on the distribution . You may find other options more advantageous . Early Withdrawal An early withdrawal is defined as any distribution from your TSP before you reach retirement age : 59 ½ for federal employees , or 55 for uniformed service . Such withdrawals are subject to applicable taxes and a 10 percent penalty , unless the amount is for an annuity , death benefit , divorce settlement , qualified medical expenses or if you become totally and permanently disabled . You can not replace such withdrawals so you suffer a permanent reduction in the amount of savings . You ca n ' t make up the difference by contributing more later , TSP Loans Rather than take a withdrawal and penalty , consider whether a TSP loan is a better way to go . You wo n ' t earn any returns on the borrowed amount , but you can repay it , so you wo n ' t adversely affect your total retirement savings . You may only borrow up to the amount of contributions plus their earnings ; you can not borrow against matching funds . You can borrow for any purpose , including education , for up to five years , and up to 15 years to purchase a home . Rollover to an IRA If you are eligible for a traditional or Roth IRA , consider rolling over your TSP into one of these accounts . Both types of IRA allow early withdrawals for qualified education expenses without assessing the 10 percent additional penalty . You ' ll still owe any tax due on the distributions . If you have a pre - tax TSP and choose to roll over an amount into a Roth IRA , you will be subject to tax on the amount rolled over , otherwise it ' s a tax - free transaction . Other Considerations Any early distribution from your TSP requires a 20 percent withholding for federal taxes . You may get this amount back when you file your tax return , but it does mean you wo n ' t be able to put the full benefit of the distribution toward your educational expenses until much later . The 10 percent penalty is assessed when you file your tax return . Depending on your age and field of study , you may find the negative aspects of an early TSP withdrawal are far outweighed by the potential for increased earning power with a References Thrift Savings Plan : Important Tax Information About Payments from Your TSP Account Thrift Savings Plan : TSP Loans - Loan Basics IRS Publication 590 : Individual Retirement Arrangements About the Author Naomi Smith has been writing full - time since 2009 , following a career in finance . Her fiction has been published by Loose Id and Dreamspinner Press , among others . She holds a Master of Science in financial economics from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in political economy from the University of California , Berkeley . Photo Credits | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/percentage-rate-irs-taxes-people-29139.html | Deduct Bills & Taxes What Is the Percentage Rate That the IRS Taxes People ? by Mark Kennan What Is the Percentage Rate That the IRS Taxes People ? The federal tax code does n ’ t make many people ’ s leisure reading list , but it has a drastic impact on your finances because each dollar you pay in taxes is one less dollar making its way to your bank account . The percentage rate you pay depends on how much taxable income you have and your filing status . Plus , not all types of income are taxed at the same rate , so you need to know all the rules to plan for the taxes you ’ ll owe when you file your return . Tip As of 2018 , the marginal tax rates imposed by the IRS are as high as 37 percent for ordinary income and 20 percent for long - term capital gains , but if you ’ re a high earner , you might have to pay additional taxes like the Net Investment Income Tax or Additional Medicare Tax . Ordinary Income Tax Brackets Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , which first takes effect in 2018 , the income tax brackets range from 10 - percent - to - 37 - percent for all filing statuses . However , the tax brackets for each filing status are different . For example , if you ’ re single , you ’ ll pay : 10 - percent federal tax rate on your first $ 9,525 of income . 12 - percent tax rate on income between $ 9,525 and $ 38,700 . 22 - percent tax rate on income between $ 38,700 and $ 82,500 . 24 - percent tax rate on income between $ 82,500 and $ 157,500 . 32 - percent tax rate on income between $ 157,500 and $ 200 , 00 . 35 - percent tax rate on income between $ 200 , 00 and $ 500,000 . 37 - percent tax rate on income more than $ 500,000 . If you file your taxes as head of household , the first couple of tax brackets are larger than the single tax bracket , but they match up starting with the 24 - percent tax bracket . You ’ ll pay : 10 - percent tax rate on your first $ 13,600 of income . 12 - percent tax rate on income between $ 13,600 and $ 51,800 . 22 - percent tax rate on income between $ 51,800 and $ 82,500 . 24 - percent tax rate on income between $ 82,500 and $ 157,500 . 32 - percent tax rate on income between $ 157,500 and $ 200,000 . 35 - percent tax rate on income between $ 200 , 00 and $ 500,000 . 37 - percent tax rate on income more than $ 500,000 . The tax brackets for people using the married filing jointly status are the most generous numbers - wise , but there are potentially two wage earners generating income . You ’ ll pay : 10 - percent tax rate on your first $ 19,050 of income . 12 - percent tax rate on income between $ 19,050 and $ 77,400 . 22 - percent tax rate on income between $ 77,400 and $ 165,000 . 24 - percent tax rate on income between $ 165,000 and $ 315,000 . 32 - percent tax rate on income between $ 315,000 and $ 400,000 . 35 - percent tax rate on income between $ 400,000 and $ 600,000 . 37 - percent tax rate on income more than $ 600,000 . The brackets for the married filing separately status are the least generous , with each bracket equal to half the married filing joint brackets . You ’ ll pay : 10 - percent tax rate on your first $ 9,525 of income . 12 - percent tax rate on income between $ 9,525 and $ 38,700 . 22 - percent tax rate on income between $ 38,700 and $ 82,500 . 32 - percent tax rate on income between $ 157,500 and $ 200,000 . 35 - percent tax rate on income between $ 200,000 and $ 300,000 . 37 - percent tax rate on income more than $ 300,000 . Capital Gains Tax Rates Capital gains refer to profits you make from selling capital assets , which include just about anything you own for personal use or investment like your residence , car , stocks or mutual funds . Capital gains are sometimes taxed at lower rates than ordinary income , but the lower rates only apply to long - term capital gains . These are profits from selling assets that you owned for more than one year before selling . Your capital gains for the year can be offset by capital losses on assets you held for investment purposes . For example , The capital gains rates for 2018 range from 0 - percent - to - 20 - percent , depending on the amount of income you have and your filing status . To calculate the rate for your long - term capital gains , first , figure your other taxable income . Then , add your long - term capital gains to determine the rate applicable to your long - term capital gains . For example , if you ’ re filing as single , the tax brackets are 0 percent on capital gains that would bring your income up to $ 38,600 , 15 percent on capital gains that would bring your income to between $ 38,600 and $ 425,800 and 20 percent on capital gains income that boosts your total taxable income above $ 425,800 . For example , say your other taxable income is $ 37,600 and you have a $ 2,500 capital gain ; the first $ 1,000 of that gain brings your income to $ 38,600 so you do For the head of household , the 0 percent bracket applies to income up to $ 51,700 , the 15 - percent rate applies to income between $ 51,700 and $ 452,400 and the 20 - percent bracket applies to income over $ 452,400 . If you ’ re married filing jointly , the brackets are even larger . The tax - free rate applies to capital income that brings your total taxable income up to $ 77,200 , income between $ 77,200 and $ 479,000 is taxed at 15 percent and income over $ 479,000 is taxed at 20 percent . The tax brackets if you ’ re married filing separately are half the size of the joint return brackets ; income up to $ 38,600 is n ’ t taxed , income between $ 38,600 and $ 239,500 is taxed at 15 percent One exception to the long - term capital gains tax rates is for collectibles such as baseball cards , stamps , antiques , artwork and coins . If your profits from selling a collectible are eligible for long - term capital gains rates , the percentage tax rate applied is 28 percent or your marginal tax rate for ordinary income , whichever is lower . For example , if your ordinary income puts you in the 22 - percent tax bracket , you would pay 22 percent on your collectible sale profits . But if you ’ re in the Additional Taxes on High Earners High earners are subject to a couple of additional taxes on income over a certain amount . The Additional Medicare Tax is a 0.9 - percent tax that applies to all of your earned income , such as wages and self - employment income , in excess of the income threshold for your filing status : $ 250,000 for couples filing a joint return , $ 125,000 for married individuals who file a separate return and $ 200,000 if you file as single or head of household . These thresholds are not indexed for inflation . For example , if For investment income , there is also a Net Investment Income Tax . This tax adds 3.8 percent to the smaller of your net investment income or the amount by which your modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold for your filing status : $ 250,000 for couples filing a joint return , $ 125,000 for married individuals who file a separate return and $ 200,000 if you file as single or head of household . These thresholds are not indexed for inflation . Your net investment income includes interest , dividends , capital gains and royalties . For example , say you ’ re married and filing a joint return , your modified adjusted gross income for the year is $ 237,000 , and you have $ 33,000 of net investment income . Your threshold is $ 250,000 , so you have $ 20,000 of net investment income more than the threshold , so that ’ s the amount the 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax would apply to . But if your modified adjusted gross income had been $ 250,000 or more , the Net Investment Income tax would have applied to the entire $ 33,000 Effective Rate Versus Marginal Rate The tax code sets the tax rates that apply to your taxable income , but how much of your income is subject to those rates can vary significantly from person - to - person depending on what tax deductions and credits the taxpayers are eligible to claim . Your marginal tax rate refers to the percentage rate that you pay on the last dollar of income . For example , if you fall in the 24 - percent tax bracket , that means that the highest rate you pay on any of your income is 24 percent , not that When looking at the rate that you pay , you can calculate your effective tax rate by dividing your total federal income tax liability by your total income . For example , if you make $ 87,000 and pay $ 14,000 in income taxes , divide to find you ’ re paying an effective tax rate of about 16.1 percent . If someone else makes the same amount of money , but because of additional deductions and credits only pays $ 11,000 in federal income taxes , that person ’ s effective tax rate is about 12.6 percent . 2018 Standard Deduction Changes In addition to the tax rates dropping as discussed , the standard deduction amounts increased substantially to $ 12,000 for singles and each spouse when filing separate returns , $ 18,000 for heads of household and $ 24,000 for joint returns . For some taxpayers , this will save money on taxes because they were n ’ t itemizing their deductions before , so the increased standard deduction is essentially a free additional deduction . For other taxpayers , the savings may not be as much . For example , in previous years if you are single and have $ 2017 Lower Standard Deduction In addition to the tax bracket changes , in 2017 , the standard deductions for each filing status were just over half of what they were increased to under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . The standard deductions for 2017 were $ 6,350 for individual filers including single and married filing separately , $ 9,350 for taxpayers using the head of household status and $ 12,700 for married couples who filed a joint return . However , in 2017 , taxpayers were also able to reduce their taxable income for each personal exemption they claimed . These include a personal exemption for yourself and your spouse if no one else can claim you as a dependent , plus an additional exemption for each person you claim as a dependent . Each allowance reduced your taxable income by $ 4,050 . But , the value of exemptions was reduced to $ 0 in 2018 . About the Author Based in the Kansas City area , Mike specializes in personal finance and business topics . He has been writing since 2009 and has been published by " Quicken , " " TurboTax , " and " The Motley Fool . " | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/pre-tax-vs-roth-401k-20545.html | Retirement Plans Pre Tax Vs . Roth 401 ( k ) by Mark Kennan Pre Tax Vs . Roth 401 ( k ) Taking potential taxes into account can make retirement planning much more difficult . With a Roth 401 ( k ) , you can eliminate concerns about your retirement tax rates , but it ' s not a free ride . For some folks , traditional 401 ( k ) s are still the way to go . However , if you ' re champing at the bit to make after - tax contributions , but your employer does n ' t offer a Roth 401 ( k ) , talk to your HR department . The more interest there is , the more likely a company will shell out the extra cash to establish a plan . How Contributions Differ Salary deferred into a traditional 401 ( k ) plan does n ' t count as income in the year of the contribution , which makes it a great choice if you ' re raking in the dough and expect to pay less in the future . However , if you ' re just getting started , or doing well but still expect a higher tax rate in your retirement years , a Roth 401 ( k ) plan allows you to make after - tax contributions , meaning the contributions do not reduce your taxable income for the year The contribution limits for the two types of plans are cumulative , meaning every dollar that you defer into a Roth 401 ( k ) plan reduces your maximum deferral into a traditional 401 ( k ) plan , and vice versa . However , the contribution limits are much higher than for IRAs . Taxes and Penalties on Distributions Qualified distributions from traditional and Roth 401 ( k ) plans are the reverse : Traditional 401 ( k ) distributions are taxable , but Roth 401 ( k ) distributions are tax - free . To take a qualified distribution from a traditional 401 ( k ) , you just need to be 59 1 / 2 . For a Roth 401 ( k ) , you have to have made your first contribution at least five years ago and must either be 59 1 / 2 , permanently disabled or dead . If you ' re dead , If you take an early withdrawal from a traditional 401 ( k ) plan , the entire amount is taxable and – barring an exception – is subject to a 10 percent additional tax on early withdrawals . With Roth 401 ( k ) s , your early distribution is divided proportionally between your after - tax deferrals , which come out tax - free and penalty - free , and your earnings , which receive the same treatment as traditional 401 ( k ) early distributions . Matching Employer Contributions Many employers match your contributions to a traditional 401 ( k ) plan by adding an employer contribution to the same account . On the other hand , Roth 401 ( k ) plans ca n ' t accept matching funds from your employer . However , all is not lost because employers can use contributions to a Roth 401 ( k ) to justify making a matching contribution to your traditional 401 ( k ) . If you only put money in a Roth 401 ( k ) , your employer is required to put the matching contributions in a traditional 401 ( k ) account . To do this , your employer might need you to sign a few extra forms to set up the traditional 401 ( k ) , if you do n ' t already have one set up . For example , if your employer matches up to $ 5,000 of your 401 ( k ) plan contributions and you put $ 5,000 in a Roth 401 ( k ) plan Required Minimum Distributions All 401 ( k ) plans have required minimum distributions starting in the later of the year you turn 70 1 / 2 or the year you retire . You probably expected that bad news about traditional 401 ( k ) plans but might have been hoping that Roth 401 ( k ) plans were treated like Roth IRAs . Unfortunately , a Roth 401 ( k ) is treated like a traditional 401 ( k ) when it comes to required minimum distributions , meaning after age 70 1 / 2 , you ' ll have to begin taking About the Author Mark Kennan is a writer based in the Kansas City area , specializing in personal finance and business topics . He has been writing since 2009 and has been published by " Quicken , " " TurboTax , " and " The Motley Fool . " | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/preapproved-mean-buying-car-24771.html | Buying a Car What Does Pre - Approved Mean When Buying a Car ? by Cindy Quarters What Does Pre - Approved Mean When Buying a Car ? Getting pre - approved for a car loan , meaning that you have already found a lender who has agreed to loan you money for a car , can save a lot of hassle when you head out to buy your next vehicle . Having the financing in place before you shop for a car makes it much easier to focus on finding the right car without having the price of the vehicle negotiated along with the terms of your loan . For many people , it removes much of the anxiety from the process and helps them to stay Tip When you are pre - approved for a car loan , you ' ve had your information run by a lender , who has then determined you are eligible for the loan . Basics of Pre - Approval When getting pre - approved for a car loan , it pays to shop around , checking interest rates and terms before you settle on a lender . Know your credit score ahead of time and be aware that the lower your score , the higher the interest rate you ’ ll have to pay . Typically , the lender will specify the amount you are pre - approved for , including the terms , before you shop for your car . Some lenders will require the car ’ s make , model and year before they will pre - Lenders That Help Most lenders that offer car loans are willing to work with you on setting up a pre - approved loan . Talk to your bank or credit union or check with lenders that specialize in auto loans , including auto dealerships . You may be able to get pre - approved over the phone , but you will need to provide the loan officer with accurate information regarding your income and expenses . Ultimately , you can expect that you will still have to sit down with the lender and provide documentation of all of your income and expenses before Benefits of Pre - Approval Having a pre - approved loan means that you can focus on the total cost of the car when you are at the dealership . This can help you stick to your buying budget and not succumb to sales pressure to get a car that is more than you can afford . By shopping around , you can take advantage of the best interest rates and terms , which can help to keep the overall cost of your car down in the long run . This helps you to avoid getting tripped up by sales tactics that can lead to Other Considerations When shopping for a car with a pre - approved loan , do n ’ t let the salesperson know about the loan until you have a firm price in place for the car . Since the dealership typically makes money when people sign up through it to make car payments , giving it a way to hide extra costs , salespeople are likely to be less flexible if they know you wo n ’ t be going through the dealership for your loan . A pre - approved amount can help you keep an eye on the bottom line References Bankrate : Auto Loan Rates North Carolina Department of Justice : Getting a Car Loan The Balance : Loan Preapproval : A Smart Move for Buyers Growing Family Benefits : Meaning of Pre - Approved Versus Pre - qualified Auto Loans MORE MUST - CLICKS : Can You Trade in Two Cars for One ? Car Refinance Scams How to Pay for a New Car How Does Interest on a Car Loan Work ? Keeping an Old Car Vs . Buying a New Car Financing Used Cars How to Buy Your First New Car How to Trade in My Car Instead of Refinancing | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/price-elasticity-affect-housing-industry-23106.html | Build a House How Does Price Elasticity Affect the Housing Industry ? by Neil Kokemuller How Does Price Elasticity Affect the Housing Industry ? If you have ever lined up for big retail discounts on " Black Friday , " you have seen firsthand the effects of price elasticity of demand . This basic economic concept compares the change in demand for products that results from a certain price increase or decrease . When a slight price change creates a major change in demand for a product , it is said to have high elasticity . Housing Market Basics The housing market includes the homes available for sale and homebuyers looking to make a purchase . A number of basic economic factors affect the level of elasticity in the housing market . In general , if there are more people looking to buy homes , home prices rise . If a lot of homes are listed for sale relative to the number of interested buyers , home prices are typically lower . Because homes are normally your biggest purchase , they tend to have a relatively high elasticity of demand . Luxury or Need As you go up in price range , elasticity increases significantly for housing . Demand exceeds the proportional increase in home prices . This is because luxury items have a higher level of elasticity . If you have plenty of disposable income , you are likely more willing to pay to get what you want . At lower price points , buyers with more middle - class incomes have more budget restrictions and concerns . Thus , a price change from $ 500,000 to $ 525,000 likely affects you less than a change from $ 100,000 to $ 105,000 , even though the percentage price change is the same . Number of Available Substitutes The number of available substitutes also has an impact on elasticity of demand . When the housing market is saturated with numerous homes for sale and foreclosures , you usually get a better deal because buyers are less willing to pay more than they need to for a good home . Also , if there are plenty of rental properties available , you may decide to rent if you ca n ' t get the right house at the right price . This factor also relates to the price range of homes . Since there are usually fewer homes available at higher price points , buyers typically stretch to get what they want . Lower home price ranges usually have more inventory . Loan Interest Rates Mortgage loan interests rates also affect price elasticity in housing . When interest rates are lower , you can afford a larger loan . This enables you to stretch a bit more on home prices , which means an increased elasticity of demand . When mortgage rates increase , the costs of borrowing are higher and you have a more inelastic demand . When the housing market is in a slump , the Federal Reserve may reduce its loan - funding rate for banks to encourage them to offer homebuyers lower rates on borrowing . References Microeconomics : Price Elasticity of Demand Economics Online : The UK Housing Market Lumen Learning : Price Elasticity of Supply About the Author Neil Kokemuller has been an active business , finance and education writer and content media website developer since 2007 . He has been a college marketing professor since 2004 . Kokemuller has additional professional experience in marketing , retail and small business . He holds a Master of Business Administration from Iowa State University . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/roth-ira-contributions-vs-457-deferred-compensation-29765.html | IRA Contributions Roth IRA Contributions Vs . 457 Deferred Compensation by John Csiszar Roth IRA Contributions Vs . 457 Deferred Compensation Roth individual retirement accounts and 457 deferred - compensation plans both offer tax - advantaged growth for long - term investors . However , they are structured quite differently . Roth IRAs are set up by individual investors , while 457 plans are administered through specific types of employers . The two types of plans also offer different tax benefits . They are n ' t mutually exclusive . You can make contributions to both types of plans if you qualify . Eligibility 457 plans are offered by state and local governments , as well as certain non - profit organizations . To participate , you ' ll need to work for an employer that is both qualified and willing to offer a 457 plan . Any worker can contribute to a Roth IRA as long as he has compensation and his modified adjusted gross income ( MAGI ) falls below certain limits . The amount you can contribute is phased out over a range . For 2018 , to make the maximum allowable Roth contribution a single filer ' s MAGI must be under $ 120,000 , although contributions are not disallowed until $ 135,000 . If you ' re married and filing jointly , your MAGI must fall below $ 189,000 to make the maximum contribution , with contributions prohibited at a MAGI of Contribution Limits One of the major drawbacks for a Roth IRA versus a 457 plan is the amount you can contribute . As of 2018 , you can contribute up to $ 18,500 to your 457 plan or $ 24,500 if you ' re 50 or older . Your 457 plan contribution limit is n ' t cumulative with other retirement plans , so you could also max out your 401 ( k ) or 403 ( b ) . Roth IRAs only allow contributions of up to $ 5,500 or $ 6,500 if you ' re 50 or older . Your Tax Effects Just like with a 401 ( k ) plan or other pre - tax retirement plan , your 457 contributions reduce your taxable income in the year you make them . Money in the account grows tax - deferred until you withdraw it , at which time both earnings and contributions are taxable income . Taxation on Roth IRAs works in reverse . You wo n ' t get a tax deduction on any of your contributions . However , when you make a qualified withdrawal the money comes out tax free . Qualified withdrawals require that you be at least 59 ½ or permanently disabled , and the Roth IRA must be at least five tax years old . You can also take out up to $ 10,000 for a first home or withdraw funds as a beneficiary of an inherited IRA . Early Withdrawal Penalties One advantage 457 plans have over other tax - deferred retirement plans , including Roth IRAs , is that you can withdraw your money anytime without paying an early withdrawal penalty . Roth IRAs , on the other hand , impose a 10 percent early distribution penalty on the taxable portion of nonqualified withdrawals . However , you are allowed to take back any of your Roth contributions anytime , both tax free and penalty free . Even when you take an early withdrawal of earnings , which count as taxable income , you can avoid the penalty if you About the Author John Csiszar served as a financial adviser for over 18 years , both for a global wirehouse and at his own investment advisory firm , earning a Certified Financial Planner designation along the way . He now works as a writing and editing contractor for private clients , with thousands of online articles to his credit , along with five educational books written for young adults . | [
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http://budgeting.thenest.com/set-up-monthly-household-budget-4314.html | Set Up Budgets How Do I Set up a Monthly Household Budget ? by Lisa Magloff Setting a household budget means tracking all of your expenses . Keeping track of your expenses is a good way stay within a budget and to make sure you have money left over each month to spend on the fun stuff . To stay on budget , constantly update your budget by recording your expenses and bills . Visa ' s Practical Money Guide : Budget Basics recommends that you spend around 30 percent of your budget on housing , 18 percent on transportation and 16 percent on food . If you are spending more than this , then look at ways to cut spending in those areas . Write down how much your household earns each month . Your monthly post - tax income will be listed on your pay stubs . If your household income changes each month , average your earnings over the past three or four months , or use your lowest monthly income as a base . Include interest payments , investment income , dividend payments and bonuses in your calculations . List all of your recurring monthly expenses , such as rent or mortgage payments , insurance ( car , housing , health , life ) , utilities , 401K or other regular retirement contributions , automobile expenses ( payments , gas and a set amount toward maintenance ) or public transportation costs , regular debt repayments , home maintenance expenses such as garden expenses or housecleaning , child care , pet food and care . List all your flexible monthly expenses . These are the expenses that change from one month to the next . Calculate this figure by recording your expenses each day for a month or more . Flexible expenses include groceries , clothing , entertainment , hobbies and recreation , gifts and eating out . Add all of your expenses for the month and subtract this amount from your income . The total is the amount you have left each month to spend or save . List your spending priorities , such as paying off debts , taking a vacation , setting aside money for your retirement . Decide how much money you will put aside for each of your priorities . Cut your spending . If you want to have more money left at the end of the month , go back and look at your daily expenses . Determine which expenses you can do without . For example , if you are spending a lot of money eating lunch out each day , start bringing lunch from home . Track your budget using an online spreadsheet or budget calculator ( see Resources ) . You may keep track of your budget using pencil and paper , but a spreadsheet or online calculator will do calculations for you and let you see how to save more . Items you will need Bills Record of post - tax monthly income Record of monthly expenses References MasterCard : Budgeting Basics What ' s my Score : Practical Money Guide : Budget Basics Practical Money Skills for Life : Budgeting Resources Practical Money Skills for Life : My Budget Planner About the Author Since graduating with a degree in biology , Lisa Magloff has worked in many countries . Accordingly , she specializes in writing about science and travel and has written for publications as diverse as the " Snowmass Sun " and " Caterer Middle East . " With numerous published books and newspaper and magazine articles to her credit , Magloff has an eclectic knowledge of everything from cooking to nuclear reactor maintenance . Photo Credits MORE MUST - CLICKS : Budget Planning and Analysis Simple Budget Planning How to Create Home Budget Breakdown How to Manage Household Finances How do I Develop a Home Budget ? How to Budget Home Expenses Do It Yourself : Budgeting How to Budget Household Bills | [
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http://budnmarys.com/boat_rental.html | Islamorada Boat Rentals We are proudly working with Islamorada Watersports Company ( Seven Sports ) for all of your boat rental needs . You can check out their website or give them a call at 305 - 664 - 2463 . They are located on site at Bud n ’ Mary ’ s their office is at the corner of the storage barn at the back of the property . You can get your bait , tackle , ice , food , drinks , and even some fishing tips and tricks from the local pros on the docks ! You can keep the boat docked right at Bud N ’ Mary ’ s too if you decide to rent for multiple days . Do n ’ t have a bad Florida Keys Boat Rentals experience , get something nice and make sure you have the knowledge and are comfortable to have a fun day on the water ! E - mail us : info @ budnmarys . com or call us at 1 - 800 - 742 - 7945 Fishing Reports 1 / 20 / 19 January Backcountry Fishing Report 12 / 11 / 18 Early December deep sea fishing report for Islamorada 12 / 9 / 18 December Fishing Report for the Backcountry Islamorada 11 / 6 / 18 November Backcountry Fishing Report 11 / 4 / 18 October and early November fishing report Know better . Book better . Go better . Review Bud n ' Mary ' s Sportfishing Marina ( Click to rate ) Title your review - Describe your stay in one sentence or less . | [
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http://buffaloairport.com/ | Buffalo Niagara International Airport plays an essential role in the development of business and tourism in the Buffalo Niagara region . Buffalo Niagara International Airport has up to 100 nonstop flights per day serving 31 airport destinations and beyond . The Buffalo Niagara International Airport Upgrade Get a preview of what ’ s instore . # BUFUP Arrivals Departures Flight From Status Sched Updated AA5654 Charlotte , NC Departed 1 : 45 PM 5 : 46 PM DL3355 New York , NY Arrived 2 : 13 PM 2 : 01 PM AA4009 Chicago , IL Arrived 2 : 17 PM 2 : 01 PM WN5342 Chicago , IL 3 : 15 PM 3 : 04 PM WN2622 Las Vegas , NV 3 : 35 PM 3 : 26 PM WN5201 Baltimore , MD 3 : 45 PM 3 : 38 PM DL1590 Atlanta , GA 3 : 50 PM 3 : 27 PM B61586 Orlando , FL Landed 4 : 20 PM 4 : 08 PM AA5002 Philadelphia , PA In air 4 : 21 PM 4 : 51 PM F91040 Orlando , FL In air 4 : 24 PM 6 : 08 PM AA4499 Washington , DC 4 : 48 PM 4 : 35 PM UA3874 4 : 57 PM 4 : 34 PM WN5325 5 : 10 PM 4 : 50 PM AA3357 Scheduled 5 : 44 PM 5 : 32 PM WN5286 Baltimore , MD Scheduled 5 : 50 PM 5 : 26 PM DL5265 New York , NY 5 : 52 PM 5 : 37 PM UA4967 Newark , NJ 5 : 58 PM 5 : 58 PM DL5927 5 : 59 PM B62402 6 : 01 PM 5 : 55 PM AA4955 Philadelphia , PA 6 : 06 PM 6 : 06 PM UA3958 Washington , DC 6 : 41 PM 6 : 41 PM AA1923 Charlotte , NC Delayed 6 : 55 PM 7 : 55 PM WN4304 Tampa , FL 7 : 55 PM 7 : 21 PM B6815 Boston , MA 8 : 14 PM 8 : 14 PM AA5684 8 : 27 PM 8 : 27 PM B6102 8 : 28 PM 8 : 28 PM VB14 Cancun 8 : 20 PM UA3829 8 : 46 PM 8 : 46 PM DL3444 Boston , MA 8 : 50 PM UA4021 Newark , NJ 9 : 05 PM 9 : 05 PM DL880 Detroit , MI 9 : 20 PM AA3713 9 : 33 PM Browse All Flights View Flight Tracker ADVERTISEMENT FLIGHT INFO Flight Arrivals Flight Departures Flight Tracker Air Traffic Map Flight Schedules Air Carriers Cargo Fixed Base Operator Where We Fly FAA Status of Major Airports AIRPORT GUIDE Terminal Map Restaurants & Shops Hotel Accommodations Attractions Airport Services Special Needs TSA Pre ✓ ™ WiFi Access Electronic Equipment Chargers BNIA Radio ONSITE PARKING Parking Information Reserved Covered Parking Maps and Directions Frequent Parker Program Corporate Parking Program Parking Services Cell Phone Lot BNIA Radio Traffic Reports GROUND TRANSPORTATION Rental Cars Shuttles , Vans , and Taxis Ridesharing Limousines Buses & Tours Canadian Ground Transportation Public Transportation Getting To Niagara Falls Getting To Toronto Traffic Conditions Ground Transportation Vendors CANADIAN INFO Save Time / Save Money Canadian Ground Transportation Border / Bridge Crossing Getting To Niagara Falls Getting To Toronto Directions from Canada Canadian Testimonials NEXUS Info TSA Pre ✓ ™ Currency Exchange ABOUT THE AIRPORT Employment Opportunities Things To Know Airport History Security Protocols Ambassadors Program Noise Abatement Family of Military Personnel Business Development Doing Business at the Airport 2013 Sustainable Master Plan Update Tarmac Delay Contingency Plan Title VI ADA Reasonable Accommodations DBE Goal DBE Certification Program Passenger Facility Charge Map & Directions CONTACT THE AIRPORT Contact Info Airport Advertising FAQ ’ s Lost & Found Noise Complaint Instant Updates Buffalo Niagara International Airport | 4200 Genesee Street Buffalo , NY 14225 | ( 716 ) 630 - 6000 | ( 877 ) 359 - 2642 | [
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http://buffalobroadcasters.com/ | Tuesday December 18 at 12 pm Chefs Restaurant BUY TICKETS JOIN TODAY facebookcombuffalobroadcasters buffalobroadcasters bflobroadcaster Buffalo Broadcasters Association Welcome to the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Our goal is to include all broadcasters both current and pioneer broadcasters to be members of our organization Our website is a onestop place for information on everything from the rich history of Buffalo Broadcasting to the latest information happening in the Western New York radio and television industry Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video Recent News Jacquie Walker Receives Statewide Honor Carl Lam December 10 2018 WIVBTVs Jacquie Walker is one of the few Buffalo broadcasters to be inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle from the National Academy of Television Arts Sciences New York Chapter mo BUFFALO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Remembering the past looking toward the future Our Mission Our Purpose To remember and honor the people past and present who have contributed to the history of radio and television in Western New York To collect preserve and safeguard the documents and artifacts that represent the history of broadcasting in Western New York and to make these available to the public To encourage future generations of Buffalo broadcasters in pursuit of their profession Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video SUPPORT THE BUFFALO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Make A Donation DONATE NOW BBA PRODUCTS Order your BBA DVDs Merchandise Calendars View some of our featured products 17 DVD Box Set 15000 DVD of 1997 2000 DVD of 1998 2000 DVD of 1999 2000 DVD of 2010 2000 DVD of 2011 2000 DVD of 2012 2000 DVD of 2013 2000 | [
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http://buffalogov.org/COUNTY-COURT | Welcome Disaster Related Information from NEMA and FEMA Rural Buffalo County Road Conditions We invite you to browse our web site to learn about our various County offices and the services Buffalo County , Nebraska offers its citizens . This web site contains information about County programs , services departments and offices , as well as helpful information on commonly asked questions . We encourage you to use this site frequently to access meeting notices , agendas , and minutes of the County Board of Commissioners Buffalo County is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We invite you to read our Affirmative Action Plan Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request . Please contact the ADA Coordinator at ( 308 ) 236 - 1224 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or the activity you would like to attend , or 48 hours before the date you need to access our facilities or services , if accommodations are required . Buffalo County ADA Page | [
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http://bugguide.net/node/view/565413 | Home Forums General Discussion dangerous centipedes I was wondering if someone could clarify the threat posed by giant redheaded centipede : Scolopendra heros . The Info page does n ' t say , and there are a range of comments on individual pictures , such as : " not dangerous to humans " " centipedes definitely do n ' t kill people . They are less dangerous compare to some poisonous spiders . It might cause severe pain , swelling and redness , swollen , headache , nausea and vomiting . If bite become infected it should be treated with broad - spectrum antibiotics . " " not considered ' dangerous ' , but can inflict a very painful ' bite ' ( mildly venomous ) " " venom of a giant centipede is said to be EXTREMELY painful yet not deadly " But there definitely ARE case reports of centipedes killing people - - within this genus , if not this species . The following story on a Univ . of Arkansas website , has been circulating the internet : " Scolopendra heros is purported to make tiny incisions with its legs while walking across human skin . When the animal is irritated , a poison is supposedly produced near the base of each leg and dropped into the wounds causing inflammation and irritation . According to one story cited by Dr . Baerg , an officer in the Confederate Army , while sleeping in his tent , was suddenly aroused by the creepy feeling of a large centipede crawling on his chest . A number of spots of deep red , forming a broad streak , indicated the arthropod When I came across this story , I set out to see if it was true , but could n ' t come up with much . A Medscape article on Centipede Envenomation included this case report : " A case of rhabdomyolysis complicated by compartment syndrome and acute renal failure requiring temporary hemodialysis has been reported following the sting of the giant desert centipede , Scolopendra heros . Prolonged , isolated proteinuria without any other evidence of renal dysfunction has also been reported in a young female following Scolopendra sting . " citing : Logan JL , Ogden DA . Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure following the bite of the giant desert centipede Scolopendra heros . West J Med . Apr 1985 ; 142 ( 4 ) : 549 - 50 . From a medical textbook on wordpress " Of centipedes , only the bite of the giant Scolopendra heros of the southwestern United States is life threatening , principally to children . It injects hemolytic and cardiotoxic venom , causing local necrosis , severe systemic symptoms , and even rhabdomyolytic renal failure . Treatment is supportive . " Obviously we should n ' t handle a giant centipede , but to me there is a big difference between " not dangerous to humans " , " bite can hurt a lot but not kill " , " could cause acute renal failure " and " could die horribly if it walks across you " . So , can anyone say something with authority about this particular species , and should the guide comments NOT assert it ' s " not dangerous " in the context of these reports ? Also , can someone clarify the business of venom Thanks , Joot login or register to post comments · previous forum topic next forum topic Contributed by joot on 19 August , 2011 - 7 : 54pm Good point , but perspective is called for Not very many cases , though . WHO estimates one death per week in the USA attributable to bee strings - - vs . 93 per DAY for motor vehicles ( 2009 ) . Kevin Pfeiffer , 13 November , 2011 - 11 : 16am login or register to post comments From Dr . Rowland There are no unequivocal , recorded instances of human death from the bite of any centipede , and this applies to only two orders some of whose members are large and powerful enough to pierce human skin with their forcipules and inject toxin – Scolopendromorpha ( S . heros is in the family Scolopendridae in this order ) and Scutigeromorpha . I am aware of none whatsoever ; a number of sources cite a Filipino infant who died from a scolopendromoprh bite on the soft spot of the head , but a few people have researched this claim to substantiate Incredibly , a number of people who practice husbandry , particularly in the US , deliberately seek individuals of S . subspinipes to keep live in terrariums in their homes despite its well established reputation for aggression and intensely painful bites . Occasionally , an individual will escape from its enclosure necessitating a scramble to find it before it injures someone in the family ; highly flexible organisms , these centipedes can get into just about anywhere , so this is a difficult search and , I imagine , has contributed to a number of marital rifts and divorces . I have never been bitten by a big scolopendrid and do n ’ t care to find out first hand what happens ; I can imagine it and that ’ s good enough for me . I was bitten once on the thumb by a 2 inch or so species of Scolopocryptops , and it swelled noticeably and throbbed for an hour or so , about like a yellow jacket or wasp sting . This gives me some idea of what the bite of a giant scolopendrid would be like , and I do n ’ t care to learn In addition to outright bites with the prehensors or “ poison claws , ” it is also well established that large scolopendrids can indeed pierce human skin merely by walking on it , and indeed some sort of “ solution ” gets in these piercings and can also cause pain and swelling . The effects of centipede bites on man are summarized by J.G.E.L. Lewis ( 1981 , The Biology of Centipedes , Cambridge University Press , UK ) and he mentiones the case of the Civil War soldier in your attachment , but it is too anecdotal for me Similarly , the quote from the medical textbook on wordpress that you provide , is something that I would want to read in its complete context . Yes , the bite of an 8 in . long Scolopendra heros could result in a life threatening situation for infants and elderly persons who are in poor health ; in a weakened state , the body ’ s need to produce antibodies to fight the introduction of additional antigens could be all it takes to shut down organ systems and cause death . However , it is absolutely false to state or Hope this helps . Rowland Rowland M . Shelley , Ph . D . Lynette Elliott , 13 November , 2011 - 10 : 45am to post comments first hand account of being bitten I had an experience with one of these giant black centipedes with the red head and yellow legs . It was in the early 80 ' s and was standing talking to a couple of friends on top of a mountain in SE Oklahoma when I felt something crawling near my knee under my blue jeans . I stupidly swatted it under my jeans and then felt whatever it was now crawling fast past my knee onto my thigh , stinging as it went . I dropped my pants quickly to discover this thing latched onto my thigh with his Roym57 , 12 October , 2012 - 2 : 11pm wonderful info ! Thank you Lynette , and thank Dr . Shelley , for this detailed response . I really appreciate him taking the time to explain all that . I was wondering if you could also please include the link to his myriapod website that he refers to in the last paragraph . Oh wait - - I think I found it ( http : / / www . nadiplochilo . com / ) . joot , 14 November , 2011 - 6 : 26am Interesting information I do n ' t know the answer to your question , but I ' m going to email Dr . Rowland Shelley and ask him to comment when he has time . Lynette Elliott , 7 November , 2011 - 5 : 16pm Comment viewing options Select your preferred way to display the comments and click ' Save settings ' to activate your changes . | [
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http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/01/dr-seuss-birthday-party.html | Tuesday , January 29 , 2013 Dr . Seuss Birthday party We recently celebrated our son ' s 8th Birthday with a Dr . Seuss - themed birthday party . I could n ' t have been more excited because aside from the fact that my son loves his books , I too , am a HUGE FAN ! Like Christmas , and every other thing I do , I GO CRAZY decorating for parties too and try make it as memorable and special to the celebrant and to the guests as well . As they say the " Devil is in the details " , so be prepared for a lot of them here . . . Let ' s start of with THE DECORATIONS I placed a lot of paper lanterns and banners around the cake table and food area " Happy Birthday " clingy letters were from PARTY CITY - Cat and book were from Oriental Trading GIFT WRAP was my best friend and i just rolled them down the blank walls ! Cheap , easy and no mess ( stuck them to the ceiling edges so my walls would be safe from tape ) Wrapped our movie posters in fabric and gift wrap , added balloons too ! Gift wrap went on the tables too as runners More banner close - up The best part about these banners ? GOODWILL find for 49 cents ! READY TO PARTE - Y ! Cute centerpiece - 38 cents fish + dollar tree bowls My THING 2 , proud with the cat ! ( got Cat from ORIENTAL TRADING TOO ) THE CAKE TABLE Happy as a can be ! Candy Buffet Placed his books atop and added LOTS of Candies in blue and red color ! From twizzlers to blue sixlets and my fave , DOVE chocolates , they all added up to make this yummy vignette ! How I made the pompoms , courtesy of Kelly from Eclectically Vintage . com - THANKS ! The cake was made by a friend of mine , is n ' t it gorgeous ? ! But what ' s more important is that this cake is not only cute , it is even oh - so - yummy ! ! ! ! Nothing beats home - made ! ! ! Thank you AILEEN ! THE KIDDIE FOOD STATION We already had the popcorn machine in the basement so I just BORROWED the other stuff ! Hotdog machine from the NARAGS - THANK YOU ! Love this thing , I ordered our own after the party ! Cotton Candy Machine from the PINEDAS - THANK YOU ! This by the way , is a super hit and thinking of getting our own soon ! We also had pizza for the kiddos . With the number of kids and guests we had , the FOOD WAS GONE , after the party ! Yey ! THE DRINKS I got the labels from QT party designs in ETSY I used Mott ' s apple juice and BLUE Hawaian Punch for the drinks and they were the perfect size ! Here was the DRINK STATION at the party . The banner was from last year - has all the characters so re - usable every year . : - ) Got the striped stickers from HOBBY LOBBY on clearance for 79 cents . Straws from Etsy too , cups from Walmart Stickers were a big friend to me during this preparation . I used them to match the theme of the party on almost everything ! Like the Dollar store plastic napkin holder ! I got the stickers from ORIENTAL TRADING , $ 2 for 4 sheets that went a looong way ! THE GIVE - AWAYS Got the bags on CLEARANCE at TARGET months ago ( 80 cents for 8 ! ) , added stickers - of course . : - ) Had my son sign his name and I filled up these certificates $ 3.50 / 36 pcs . from Oriental Trading THE GAME PRIZES Plain blue boxes with candies inside and stickers all around ! Striped paper bags ( also used for popcorn ) from TJ maxx Clearance for 49 cents for 48 bags Note to self , next time , no more party hats - Kids did n ' t want to use these cutees ! They loved the beads though . : - ) THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO Ring toss Balloon guy Face Painting Gal Pass the big red ball game Pin the HAT ON THE CAT STOP DANCE , always a hit ! Group yourselves into 1 fish , 2 fish , 3 fish etc GAME Of course , I ca n ' t leave the parents out , Here is the BUFFET SET - UP for the ADULTS . . . Finally got to use my DWELL STUDIO for TARGET Table cloth ! Caldereta thanks for GINA ! ! ! Morcon THANKS TO MY MOM ! Spring rolls shipped all the way from CALIFORNIA ! ! ! THANK YOU KUYA ERIC AND ATE GINA ! ! ! Mexican Buffet c / o MOE ' s : - ) Chocolate fountain request from the celebrant Our Stash of Ferrero shared ! There you have it , a BIG Birthday party for our Big Birthday boy . . I think that smile and hand of approval says it all ! It was really a lot of fun and all the hard - work and preparation paid off . I would n ' t have been able to do this alone and I truly thank my hubby , son and Friends who helped me out a lot . THANK YOU FOR MAKING AIDAN ' S BIRTHDAY A MEMORABLE AND HAPPY ONE ! Happy THINGS Linking back to My uncommon Slice of Suburbia Carolyn ' s Homework The Shabby Nest , The Shabby Creek Craftberry Bush Funky Junk Interiors Serenity Now Mums Make Lists A Stroll thru life Posted by Vel Criste at 10 : 06 AM Email This BlogThis ! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels : Kids Stuff Party Decorating 13 comments : Sherry Calamia January 30 , 2013 at 12 : 26 PM I ca n ' t believe how well thought out your son ' s party was ! It looks like it was a blast ! You did an incredible job , I think you missed your calling you should have been a party planner ! I would most definitely hire you , too bad I live so far from you ! Thanks for stopping by my blog . Reply Calypso In The Country January 30 , 2013 at 9 : 00 PM WOW ! ! ! What an amazing party you threw ! I ca n ' t believe all the attention to detail ! You did an incredible job ! - Shelley Reply designchic February 2 , 2013 at 11 : 57 AM Wow , wow , wow , could this party have been any cuter . . .just love every detail and keep scrolling back up to catch more . . .love the goldfish centerpieces ! ! Laura Ingalls Gunn February 3 , 2013 at 5 : 43 PM Oh my goodness ! I can not even begin to imagine the hours that were spent in creating this wonderful event ! ! ! It is truly a wonderful creation ! Mommy G February 3 , 2013 at 9 : 04 PM The party looks so much fun ! I got so hungry looking at the food ! Haha ! : ) Cristina Garay February 6 , 2013 at 8 : 48 PM Wow , WOW ! So many wonderful details it ' s hard to pick a favorite ! I love it all ! That ' s what a kids party should be ! You did an awesome job ! Replies Vel Criste February 7 , 2013 at 9 : 01 AM Thank you Cristina ! ! ! Coming from you , it means a lot . : - ) Claudia Torres February 7 , 2013 at 9 : 35 AM I am planning my twins bday and I was wondering where you got the red shirts that say mom and dad Replies February 23 , 2013 at 11 : 37 AM Hi Claudia ! I got them from EBAY ! Here are the links . . .http : / / www . ebay . com / itm / 121018137977 ? var = 420103889551&ssPageName = STRK : MEWNX : IT&_trksid = p3984 . m1497 . l2649 and http : / / www . ebay . com / itm / 121018140726 ? var = 420103889832&ssPageName = STRK : MEWNX : IT&_trksid = p3984 . m1497 . l2649 So sorry for the late rply , I just saw your comment . Good luck ! ! ! marty ( A Stroll Thru Life ) May 22 , 2013 at 7 : 27 AM Oh my word , this is totally amazing . I ca n ' t believe how much detail and thought you put into this . I want to have a party at your house . I love everything . What a wonderful party . Thanks tons for joining the party , this is fabulous . Hugs , marty Ornate Splendor October 22 , 2013 at 10 : 45 AM Wow , Vel ! ! This party is just over the top ! ! How did you find the time to do all of that ? Every detail is just perfect and so much fun ! Even the adult buffet table is glorious ! Love how you wrapped the movie posters in wrapping paper , and hung striped wrapping paper from floor to ceiling in the game area . It ' s all so very impressive . Hugs , Catherine Hely Fell November 20 , 2014 at 4 : 53 AM I like a lot this nice job of us . Fishing Sarah July 15 , 2015 at 12 : 33 PM Cute party ! I just saw lots of cute Dr . Seuss things in the $ bin at Target . Great for party favors . Thank you for reading my blog ! Hope you can stop by again sometime ! Have a Wonderful Day ! ! Newer Post Older Post Home | [
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http://buildipedia.com/at-home/design-remodeling/how-to-paint-a-masonry-fireplace | How to Paint a Masonry Fireplace Written by Ryan Carpico Fri , Feb 18 , 2011 font size Everyday DIY Video Series Many older homes have brick masonry fireplaces that can date a room . Short of removing the brick , what can you do to create a more modern look ? One common method is to give the fireplace a new coat of paint . Join our host , Jeff Wilson , and guest Joe Grywalski , of JNG Painting , for a tutorial on painting a brick masonry fireplace . Painting is one of the most common do - it - yourself projects . Most of us are used to painting the standard drywall or plaster walls and ceilings in our homes , but when it comes to painting unfamiliar surfaces like brick masonry , many of us have questions about the right type of paint and the right tools for the job . Painting brick masonry starts with the application of a specially formulated acrylic latex concrete and masonry primer . This ensures proper bonding and adhesion of the paint to the masonry surface . Just about any acrylic latex will work for the top coat . Any roller or brush will work for applying the paint , but for best results , a heavy nap roller makes it easier to work the paint into the pores and mortar joints of the brick surface . Read on for the step - by - step guide to painting brick masonry . Necessary Tools and Materials Concrete / masonry primer Acrylic latex paint Painter ’ s tape Drop cloths Masking paper 1 - 1 / 4 ” heavy nap roller Roller pan 2 ” nylon bristle brush How to Paint a Masonry Fireplace The first step , as in any successful painting project , is to properly clean the surface to be painted . Because brick masonry has a more porous and varied texture than drywall or plaster , it collects much more dirt and dust . A fireplace may also be subject to soot and combustion residue that can be hard to remove . Use a vacuum to remove any loose dirt and dust from the brick , especially in any deep - set mortar joints . To clean any areas with heavy dirt or soot buildup , use a stiff bristle brush and a mixture of trisodium phosphate and water . Rinse the area with clean water and let it dry before painting . Next , prep the work area as you would for any painting project . Tape off any edges and surfaces you do not want to paint . Cover the floor and hearth with a drop cloth . For bare brick masonry , start with an acrylic primer coat specifically formulated for covering concrete and masonry surfaces . The paint can be applied with standard painting tools , but a 1 - 1 / 4 ” heavy nap nylon polyester roller works well to get the paint into any deep - set mortar joints . Apply slowly in small areas and work the paint over the surface and into the mortar joints . Use a nylon bristle brush to touch up any areas that the roller does n ’ t cover . Once the primer coat is dry , apply the finish coat ( s ) the same way . An acrylic latex paint is ideal for the top coat . While any type of finish is acceptable , such as a satin or semi - gloss , a low - gloss matte finish is a good choice to highlight the texture of the brick . Once the paint is dry , remove any drop cloths , tape , and masking paper . Use the brush to touch up paint as necessary . As with any painting project , if paint has accidentally covered areas not intended to be painted , use a little warm water or a degreasing agent to remove the excess paint . Published in Design | Remodeling Tagged under Painting Tips Jeff Wilson Ryan Carpico Ryan is a Registered Architect who earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky in 1998 . His experience in a broad spectrum of architectural projects includes design and project management in multi - family residential , general commercial , and institutional projects . This architectural experience is balanced with a background in general contracting of residential and light commercial construction projects . Ryan ’ s knowledge and ability as both architect and builder enable him to address both the technical and practical sides of the comprehensive body of construction knowledge . Website : carpicodesign . com / back to top | [
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http://builtinvacuum.com/education/motortroubleshoot.html | Troubleshoot Motor , Relay , Transformer , Motor Brushes Need to test or troubleshoot a vacuum motor or even a relay or circuit brush ? You ' ll find the steps you need here , and we recommend letting a vacuum specialist do the troubleshooting outlined below . You can locate a local dealer here or contact us for references near you . Test and Troubleshoot the Vacuum Motor : If all you hear is a click at the vacuum unit when you try to start the vacuum motor from inside the house , then the motor in the unit is dead and needs to be replaced . A strong odor from the shellac that coats the copper coil windings is an indicator that the motor is about to or has burnt out . If the motor is still running , even if it turns on and off by itself as it is heating and cooling , you can still run the motor until it gives up for good . Note : This may cause the thermal mini breaker to burn out , and then you ’ d need to replace it or the entire circuit board it is on . If there is no odor , then you will need to turn the vacuum on and observe the motor . If you see lots of blue sparks , read about the motor brushes below . If the motor is out of the vacuum unit , carefully hot - wire it with direct 110 volt leads . There are two leads going to the motor - one black and one white or two black . Use these wires and ignore the green one if there . Hot wire with a patch cord ( an AC cord with a regular electrical plug on one end and two alligator clips on the other end ) and hook one lead to each of the motor wires ( motor wires are not polarity sensitive ) . Note : Be sure the motor is raised up so the air can enter the bottom of the motor . If the motor still has some life in it , it will start , but if it is going bad , it will only work for 10 - 15 minutes or less . If it does n ' t start at all , it is obviously bad . Sometimes slapping the motor or vacuum unit will jar the motor and get it to work again for a few minutes . Intermittent motors should be replaced . From experience , relays and transformers rarely go out . It is usually the motor that burns out and it usually does so quickly when at life ' s end . Take the time to check all of your wire connections - hours can be spent diagnosing a vacuum only to find out it was a bad connection . Check and Troubleshoot Vacuum Motor Brushes : With the motor running , you will want to inspect the commutator - the center of the less wide part of the overall motor where the two motor brushes ( thick graphite / lead looking parts ) touch the inner rotating copper armature . It is normal for there to be a slight blue spark right at the carbon brush on the commutator . If the blue spark is large and wrapping around the commutator , then you will need to replace the carbon brushes , but only if the motor bearing is still solid and not at all wobbly . Test that by turning the motor off and pushing on the center shaft , the armature . If it has any play , besides spinning , then replace the motor . If solid then replace the brushes - motor brush replacement instructions Motor brush " lead " is around 3 / 4 inch when new . When it gets anywhere near 3 / 8 inch it must be replaced . Note : If it gets too low and scores and damages the commutator , replace the motor . If the copper commutator is seriously damaged - totally blackened and rough - replace the motor . Test and Troubleshoot Vacuum Transformer : Older vacuums had a separate relay and transformer . Newer ones have all the electronics on one circuit board . On a transformer apart from a circuit board , there will be a total of four wires or more - the black and white are the power / neutral coming in and the colored leads ( usually blue and yellow ) are the 24 volts going out . Do a simple test by putting the black and white wire to 110 volts , then see if you get a small , low voltage spark by touching the blue and yellow wires together . No spark means the transformer is bad . We have several transformers but they are not for all vacuums . They work for vacuums with a similar set up as pictured below and are available here under electronics and transformers Test and Troubleshoot Relay : Older vacuums had a separate relay and transformer . Newer ones have all the electronics and one circuit board . Our replacement relay will only work for similar wired vacuums as pictured above . A relay has contact points that can go bad but can be tested . When you apply 24 volts ( from the transformer ) across the low voltage side of the relay ( the side with a small copper wire leading up to the terminal posts ) then the relay should " click " . Note : If you put the wires on the wrong terminals there will be no damage . The replacement relay we sell is part # 242 and it replaces the one above and some others . If you are replacing the relay with # 242 then you will also have to replace the transformer with the more powerful model . The relay is available here in electronics and relays . Test and Trouble Shoot Vacuum Circuit Boards : Ensure that you are powering up the board with the proper voltage ( 120 or 240 ) . Attach the power cord white wire to the “ Neutral " ( NTL ) connection . Attach the black power cord wire to the “ power in " or “ line " connection . Plug the power cord into your power source . Now arc a wire across the low voltage terminals . You should see a little spark when you touch the terminals and you should hear a " click " inside the board . If there is no spark , then the transformer is bad . If there is no spark and you do not hear a " click " then the relay is likely bad . Either way replace the entire board . If you do see a spark and hear a " click " then you want to test for voltage output . Attach any 110 volt electronic device ( or functional vacuum motor ) to the output terminals - " Motor Neutral " and " Motor Power " for a complete circuit . ( 240 volt output can not be tested on a 110 volt appliance . ) If the electronic device does not run then you have a bad relay and the board needs to be replaced . Our boards are made by Alutron , a common supplier for many vacuum brands . Since the basic functions of the boards are the same , our boards can replace other brands . The mounting may vary slightly , and there are no idiot lights on our board . 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http://bujiproducts.com/facts.html | Why do I get a rash from poison ivy , oak or sumac plants ? Poison ivy and related plants produce an oily resin called urushiol ( yoo - ROO - shee - ol ) . When exposed to your skin , urushiol often triggers the body ’ s allergic response , resulting in redness , inflammation and itching . What are the symptoms of a poison ivy reaction ? The allergic reaction takes the form of red raised bumps , extreme itching and weeping blisters . Multiple blisters ( which may form several days after the initial breakout ) may be tiny or large , typically appearing in a straight line following the track where the plant brushed your skin . Additional symptoms may include fever and headache . How long before most allergic reactions begin ? Urushiol oil from poison ivy , poison oak and poison sumac plants can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours to penetrate the skin . Once the oil binds to your skin , an allergic reaction can develop . You may experience symptoms within 12 - 48 hours after exposure . The severity of the reaction depends on how much urushiol you ' ve come in contact with and your individual sensitivity . How long could a poison ivy reaction last ? If left untreated , the rash usually lasts two to three weeks . If symptoms worsen after seven days or last longer than two weeks , see your physician . How do I treat a poison ivy rash ? Because urushiol oil is so thick and resin - like , washing with regular soap and water is often ineffective . Sometimes regular soap and water can spread the oils around , widening the affected area . We recommend you use büji Wash ® , an extremely effective exfoliating cleanser designed to break the bond between the urushiol and your skin to dissolve the oil , allowing you to wash it away . You can use büji Wash anytime after exposure , even many days after a rash appears . Once the oil is removed , your skin can begin to heal . Traditional poison ivy treatments , such as calamine lotion or hydrocortisone , temporarily suppress the itch , but they ca n ’ t cure a poison ivy rash . büji Wash works by adhering to the oils and dissolving them , so your skin can heal . Can I spread a poison ivy rash by scratching ? Once the oil has absorbed into your skin , you probably wo n ’ t spread it by scratching . Even if you have blisters , the fluid itself will not spread the rash to other parts of your body . ( To avoid infection and scarring , blisters should not be popped or drained . ) While the rash may appear to be spreading , it ’ s more likely that one of the following situations has occurred : 1 ) Your body is still reacting to the initial exposure . In areas where your body came in contact with smaller amounts of urushiol oil or where your skin is thicker , the rash may take longer to appear . 2 ) You ’ ve touched an object exposed to urushiol ( e.g. , garden tools , gloves , shoes ) . To safeguard yourself from further poison ivy / oak exposure , immediately remove and Ca n ’ t I spread the rash simply by washing ? Yes . Unfortunately , you can spread urushiol oil by trying to wash it off with plain soap and water . büji Wash is specifically formulated to dissolve urushiol oil and safely remove it from your skin . Could I be immune to the rash ? Approximately 85 percent of the U.S. population is allergic to urushiol . A person ’ s sensitivity to poison ivy changes over time and sensitivity tends to increase the more one is exposed to the plants . The better your immune system , the stronger your body will fight this allergen . Children under the age of two and elderly people do n ' t typically experience the rash ( or they have a less severe reaction ) as their immune systems are n ' t functioning at the same level as younger adults and children . Is a poison oak , poison sumac or poison ivy rash contagious ? A poison ivy rash itself is not contagious . However , the oil can transfer from person to person through contaminated clothing or other objects . Pets can also carry urushiol on their skin or fur and transmit the oil to you . Can I touch a dead poison ivy plant without risking a rash ? No . Urushiol is found in the roots , stems , leaves and berries of these plants and is toxic year - round . In fact , urushiol may remain active in dead plants for up to five years . How long will the poison ivy oils remain active on my clothes and garden tools ? Urushiol may be transmitted on outdoor equipment , golf clubs , garden tools and clothing . The oil can remain active on these items for up to five years . Wear protective gloves and wash affected tools thoroughly with soap and water . Clean contaminated clothing in a separate wash load . Where do poison ivy , oak and sumac plants grow ? Poison ivy , poison oak and poison sumac plants grow almost everywhere in the United States , except Hawaii , Alaska , desert areas and most elevations above 5,000 . The prevalence and structure of each plant vary by region and season . The plants can appear as a ground cover , shrub or vine . How can I remove poison sumac , poison oak or poison ivy plants ? Poison ivy is very difficult to eradicate . Several herbicide products on the market claim to kill the plant , but you will likely need frequent applications to terminate the root . Even if the plant is dead , urushiol oil can remain active for up to five years . Never burn poison ivy , poison oak or poison sumac plants ( live or dead ) . Their toxic oils may be inhaled in the smoke , causing a potentially lethal reaction . Do not mow the plants . The mower will cut the plant into poisonous pieces that could | [
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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Breaking_the_fourth_wall | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Breaking the fourth wall From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search This article is incomplete . Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it . A literal fourth wall break Breaking the fourth wall " refers to a point at which a character acknowledges that he or she is fictional . In the Pokémon franchise several characters appear to break the " fourth wall " in the anime manga , and in the games There are several ways of breaking the fourth wall ; examples include when characters refer to a particular episode or season , when characters stop others from performing an occult or criminal act by referring to the fact that it is a " children ' s show " , when characters respond to a real world person who is not physically present ( such as the narrator ) , when characters talk to the viewer or player directly rather than to their in - game avatar , or when characters crash into the screen and either slide down from it or cause it to crack from impact . Contents hide 1 In the anime 1.1 Original series 1.2 Advanced Generation series 1.3 Diamond & Pearl series 1.4 Best Wishes 1.5 XY 1.6 Sun & Moon 1.7 Specials 1.8 Movies 2 In the games 2.1 Core series 2.2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series 2.3 Pokémon Ranger series 2.4 Pokémon Rumble series 3 In the manga 3.1 In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga 3.2 In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga 3.3 In the Pocket Monsters XY manga In the anime In the anime , the fourth wall has been broken numerous times . Most of these examples are from the English dub . The most common characters to do this are Team Rocket Original series Episode Details School of Hard Knocks While breaking up an argument between Ash Misty Brock comments that they ' re running late and have to start the show . Mystery at the Lighthouse The narrator asks Ash to name his Pokémon , which Ash does . Electric Shock Showdown James says " Drat ! We wasted this episode cheering the good guys ! " Pokémon Scent - sation Meowth complains that Gloom ' s horrible stench must have melted his nose from his face . He then remembers , and points out to the audience , that the show ' s cartoonists never gave him one . Hypno ' s Naptime Jessie remarks that their early arrival in the episode is based on the half - hour time constraint involving the show . James asks why they did n ' t just fly away with the Pokémon from the start after their Mirror scheme fails . Jessie responds they have to fill a half hour . Misty orders the narrator not to congratulate her for " capturing " her Psyduck The Punchy Pokémon James tells Jessie " I hate to interrupt your internal dream sequence , but . . . " , meaning that he was aware of her fantasy scene . Sparks Fly for Magnemite When Team Rocket appears with a new mecha without Ash and his friends noticing , Jessie and James introduce their new plan to the audience ( Jessie even says " Tell them , James ! " ) , and Meowth asks who they are talking to . Dig Those Diglett ! Team Rocket mentions that their evolved Pokémon are being shown " for the first time on TV " Pikachu ' s Goodbye After Team Rocket finishes their motto , James says " We ' d like to thank all of our fans for their loyalty and support . This victory is for them . " Showdown at Dark City At the end , when the kids were saying good - bye , Ash thought they were asking for his signature , when they were really wanting Pikachu ' s . Ash answers with " Well , Pikachu IS the star . " The Song of Jigglypuff The last lines of Team Rocket ' s theme song are " We want to capture Pikachu we hope to do it soon / and when we do we ' ll be the new stars of this cartoon ! " So Near , Yet So Farfetch ' d When Keith tricked Team Rocket by giving them some Voltorb , Meowth said " He tricked us two times in one episode . During the ending , when the narrator credits Psyduck with saving the rest of Misty ' s Pokémon from Keith , Psyduck , in its own language , happily replies to him . To Master the Onixpected ! When Jessie and James start to say the motto , Meowth uses a remote to fast - forward it . Pikachu Re - Volts When James gets Butch ' s name wrong , Butch goes out of his screen split to correct it , meaning he knows it ' s there . The Crystal Onix After Team Rocket has ran into Crystal Onix ' s cave , the screen focuses on Jessie and James catching breath . After a second , Meowth calls " Hey ! Down here ! I ' m down here ! " , followed by the camera panning down to him , indicating that Meowth was aware of the screen focusing on Jessie and James instead of him . When James says that the way how they got out of their own traps is a secret , Jessie supports him by saying " The writers ca n ' t figure it out , either . " Shell Shock ! After pointing out the fact that Ash and company are yet again enjoying pleasant , beautiful , tropical weather on the seas , the narrator says " Announcers never get to have any fun ! " , thus acknowledging his existence as a narrator . Wherefore Art Thou , Pokémon ? At the end of the episode , Team Rocket responds to the narrator ' s comment of " All ' s well that ends well . " Bound For Trouble When Misty tells Ash and Pikachu to come back from the fruit basket , their run at the basket is simply rewound . Enter The Dragonite Team Rocket acknowledges the existence of a split screen . Jessie also pushes the split screen away . Viva Las Lapras When Team Rocket states that they were attacked by the pirates , Meowth says " It ' s flashback time . " The Whistle Stop When the bridge is about to collapse , Meowth says " We usually do n ' t wash out this early in the episode ! " The Totodile Duel When Ash and Misty are about the throw their Lure Balls to catch Totodile , they both push the split screen that ' s between them when telling each other to back off . Fowl Play ! While inside Team Rocket ' s Noctowl mecha , Meowth exclaims " And we ' re gonna capture that colorful Noctowl right after we get back from the next commercial ! " The Stolen Stones While Jessie is escaping via unicycle , she hums along with a few bars of the chase music . Ring Masters After the narrator introduces Rikishii Town as " an intriguing little village " , Misty asks the others where they are . Brock quotes the narrator " It ' s an intriguing little village , Misty ! " The Perfect Match James says " For you folks at home , here ' s a play - by - play . " The Mystery is History Jessie and Cassidy are aware that there is a split in the screen between the two of them , as they shove it back and forth . Throwing in the Noctowl Meowth tells Jessie and James to hurry up with the motto , saying " Just give ' em the short version ! " " Them " refers to the audience . Espeon , Not Included Meowth is knocked into the screen by Jessie and slides down from it after the ladder realized they ' re missing an Espeon to complete the then - set of Eeveelutions For Ho - oh the Bells Toll Jessie , James , and Meowth are off - screen and appear in speech bubbles right next to Misty , who cowers because of them . A Tyrogue Full of Trouble When Team Rocket blasts off , they all say " Cue the blast off lights ! " As Clear as Crystal Jessie tells James to explain their mecha to the " viewing audience " Same Old Song and Dance When Team Rocket interrupts the show and sing their song , they say that they will " . . .be the new stars of this cartoon " Beauty is Skin Deep Jessie says to Dratini " If you do n ' t cool it , the show ' s over for all of us ! " Advanced Generation Episode Details You Never Can Taillow Ash his friends fight for control of the larger portion of a split screen , meaning they are aware of its existence . The Spheal of Approval In the European Portuguese dub , James says Você acha que até o fim de tantos episódios que ainda não sabem o que é eletricidade ? ! Zig Zag Zangoose ! Jessie shatters an image of Cassidy Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl ! Crystal states Butch ' s name wrong , Butch pushes the split screens featuring Professor Oak and Crystal apart to state his name correctly , meaning that he is aware of the existence of the split screens . Vanity Affair Jessie states that even if she were to write the script it would not be any better . Berry , Berry Interesting Max " Lucky for Brock this is his fantasy , or he ' d be wearing that milk ! " , meaning that he is aware of Brock ' s fantasy scene . Hail to the Chef ! Max says that Brock ' s fantasy is now being closed to make way for reality while intruding into Brock ' s fantasy and yanking Brock ' s fantasy chair out from underneath him , meaning that he is aware of Brock ' s fantasy scene . Sweet Baby James Meowth turns to the audience and says " . . .and you guys might want to cover your eyes ! " May ' s Egg - Cellent Adventure Meowth says that James is giving him a pain , but he can not say where because there are kids watching the show . Ka Boom with a View ! Jessie and James ask " We ' re in reruns already ? " when Meowth accidentally trips one of their own traps . Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys ' Crisis ! ( Part 2 ) Upon seeing Solana in action , James comments that maybe Solana should have her own show . New Plot , Odd Lot ! At the end , Jessie takes over as the and says " Stay tuned ! " Grating Spaces After becoming frustrated in her attempt to explain a plan to James and Meowth , Jessie turns to the audience and says " I ' m sure you ' re all one step ahead of these clowns , so you know that ' s exactly what we ' re going to do ! " Aipom and Circumstance ! Meowth says " Save it for another cartoon show ! " " May I remind you it ' s not like we ' re watching reruns ? " Gathering The Gang of Four ! Team Rocket says they have waited nine seasons to capture Pikachu . This episode takes place in the ninth season of the anime , Pokémon : Battle Frontier . Meowth also says they ' ll return in the tenth season . Home Is Where the Start Is ! James , upon blasting off , asks if Team Rocket will ever learn . Meowth responds that they ' ll find out next season . Diamond & Pearl When Pokémon Worlds Collide ! blasts off , " Are n ' t we supposed to leave our audience wanting more ? " responds " You go tell that to the writers ! " Different Strokes for Different Blokes Meowth , and James respectively say " You ca n ' t do that ! " " The kids are still getting used to our new motto ! " , and " Next thing you know they ' ll think we ' ve been replaced by ! " Gymbaliar ! Meowth rushes Jessie and James , saying that they " only have three minutes left ! " The Grass - Type is Always Greener ! suggests that the group rests , the takes over and says that Brock ' s idea is great . An Angry Combeenation Meowth speaks directly to the " kids " in the viewing audience . James says " It ' s not like we ' re in a cartoon , silly ! " All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go After Meowth gets confused by Teeter Dance , he says " First the movie short , then TV , and now this ! " Steamboat Willies Team Rocket references the " kids " ( viewing audience ) . Top - Down Training ! Meowth speaks directly to the " kids " ( viewing audience ) . Mass Hip - Po - Sis After Jessie realizes she ' s in a blast - off , she demands a script change and James comments she should go with it or the makers might call in Cassidy . A Maze - ing Race ! When Team Rocket gets blasted off by an Onix , Jessie says " But this is only act one ! " During their motto , Jessie states that they " blasted off early " Once There Were Greenfields Jessie says to start up the season in style with the old get - up - and - go strategy . This is the second episode of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl : Battle Dimension Fighting Fear with Fear ! When Meowth begins to explain his boss fantasy , Jessie says " I ' m sensing a scene change . " A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine When Team Rocket shows off their mecha , they say " Introduce it to the kids . " " The kids " refers to the viewers that are watching the show . Doc Brock ! interrupts the narrator ' s closing speech saying he forgot about Gliscor Sleepless In Pre - Battle ! As Team Rocket blasts off in the daytime , Jessie says that if they ca n ' t let them sleep , at least they could let them get more air time , with they possibly being those who work on the show . Dealing With Defensive Types ! As Team Rocket sneaks into the Canalave Gym , Meowth addresses the audience , saying " Look kids , since you know what comes next , let ' s cut to the chase , so sing along . " Also , when Wobbuffet enters the screen , Meowth tells him to be quiet as " You ' ll hurt their ears . " Noodles ! Roamin ' Off ! Team Rocket says at the end of the episode after Metagross blasts them off with Gyro Ball " Hey kids , so dream with us ! " Like A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine Dealing With Defensive Types ! , " kids " refers to the viewers that are watching the show . Pillars of Friendship ! When Team Rocket blasts off for the second time in the episode , James comments that it is " . . .awfully early for a blast off ! " Beating the Bustle and Hustle ! Azure insults Team Rocket , James makes a split in the screen and shoves it at Azure ' s face . Regaining the Home Advantage ! In the Brazilian dub , Meowth says " Best friends together and ready to start a new season ! " This is the first episode of Pokémon DP : Sinnoh League Victors The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore ! While Team Rocket does the motto , James and Meowth hum along to the background music as Jessie says " Putting the do - gooders in their place ! " Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama ! When Meowth begins to explain his boss fantasy , James says " I smell a fantasy scene . " Memories are Made of Bliss ! Latin American dub , Team Rocket says during their last line Salimos volando . . . ¡ Al final de temporada ! Best Wishes Enter Iris and Axew ! Latin American dub , after she gets into the hot air balloon , Qué gusto verte en esta nueva temporada . The Bloom Is On Axew ! lean away from the split screen divider when Iris is yelling at them . Minccino - Neat and Tidy ! Bianca waves to the screen after introducing herself . dub , when Bianca struggles to find her Poké Ball , Ash says ¡ Deprisa , se nos acaba el capítulo ! Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown ! At the end of the episode , when the pronounces Stephan ' s name incorrectly , Stephan cuts in , yelling that he ' s saying it wrong . Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige ! In a scene in which Moira and Iris are arguing , Moira pushes the split screen divider out to chime in . A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team ! Twice during the episode , Cilan pushes the split screens featuring Soren and Rocko apart from each other . What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals ! In the Japanese version , while battling Team Plasma , Jessie says " But we ' re the true main characters ! " The Path That Leads To Goodbye ! and Cilan become narrators , recounting over what happened in the island when they arrived . They sometimes face the viewers both directly and indirectly . At one point , Jessie even asks Meowth who he is talking to . Capacia Island UFO ! When Ash asked what the Beheeyem were doing , Meowth replies " If I knew the answer to that , this show would be over . " XY Kalos , Where Dreams and Adventures Begin ! tells that he and will always stand up to them , tells him that all he will end up with is reruns , implying that the show will end due to them succeeding in capturing Pikachu . Awakening the Sleeping Giant ! As the prepares to conclude the episode , Serena pipes up , realizing that they had n ' t rescued Clemont yet , prompting the others to gasp at her prompt , including the narrator . Upon Clemont ' s return , the narrator finishes his conclusion , beginning with " As I was saying . . . " A Slippery Encounter ! When Team Rocket is performing comedy for each other , mentions that he is " out of material " because " the writers left me high and dry . " Rivals : Today and Tomorrow ! When Jessie fantasizes about marrying Steven Stone and Meowth tear out Steven and the background respectively . Rotom ' s Wish ! The episode concludes with Weston ' s Rotom smirking and winking at the audience . Mending a Broken Spirit ! When James tells Jessie and Meowth how he knows how Serena ' s Braixen must feel like after having its wand stick broken , he looks at the screen and asks the audience if they know the same feeling too . Jessie and Meowth also turn to look at the screen in confusion of who James is talking to . A Trip Down Memory Train ! As Team Rocket blasts off at the beginning of the episode , Jessie yells that she wants more screen time . Party Dancecapades ! After Ash , Serena , Miette , and James are chosen to participate in the Tag Battle Monsieur Pierre " The battle begins next ! " right before it goes to the Who ' s That Pokémon ? A Keeper for Keeps ? In one scene , Bonnie directly talks to the audience . Sun & Moon Loading the Dex ! When asked by to translate what Mimikyu said , comments that it is a family show . Yo , Ho , Ho ! Go , Popplio ! After Rotom criticizes Mallow ' s fishing skills , they push in split screens to squish Rotom . Racing to a Big Event ! pushes apart James and Meowth ' s split screens to make room for her own . They Might Not Be Giants ! Lana ' s Popplio opens up the bubble that it is talking in and then hangs on it with its flippers . Crystal - Clear Sleuthing ! A fantasy sequence ends with Ash getting flung at the screen , which breaks on impact , ending the fantasy . Rotom tears through the screen when an outraged Kiawe is about to use his Turtonator Inferno Overdrive on Ash when he found out the latter had lost his Electrium Z A Team - on - Team Tussle ! looks at the bubble containing Kiawe ' s bubble as he comments that the pose Ash is doing is not an actual pose . So Long , Sophocles ! Sophocles thinks about getting some malasadas Togedemaru looks at Sophocles ' s thought balloon and reaches out for the malasadas inside it . Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper ! Oluolu splits two sides of the screen apart when Jessie is getting angry with Ash , his classmates , and some of their Pokémon . When Meowth is about to throw his Meowth ball , James speaks directly to the audience to explain it . Lulled to La - La Land ! Mallow cuts off Rotom ' s detective monologue with a director ' s clapboard while shouting " Cut ! " The clapboard has the number 29 on it , referencing the episode ' s number . Treasure Hunt , Akala Style ! Sophocles pushes away a split screen featuring Lana to get the whole screen for himself . Alola , Kanto ! Jessie pushes away the thought balloon of Matori when mentioning her . The Professors ' New Adventure ! Professor Kukui Professor Burnet announce their engagement to Ash and his Pokémon , Rowlet falls out of Professor Kukui ' s house in shock and hits the screen , which breaks on impact . The Young Flame Strikes Back ! Ash shoos away an image of Viren in the background . Mallow is even looking at the image as Ash shoos it away . A Young Royal Flame Ignites ! James mentions that Ash and the Masked Royal ' s battle against the Revengers will be back after the upcoming messages , right before the commercial break in the show proper . The Long Vault Home ! When Ash crashes into the vaulting box , and later into Stakataka , his tears stay on the screen both times . I Choose Paradise ! Lillie tells the viewers not to jump into hot springs too quickly after her Ride Altaria forces her to do so . Specials Special Mewtwo Returns Mewtwo talks to its clones about the events of the first movie comments " This is like the sequel to a movie I missed " ' , referring to the fact that Mewtwo wiped everyone ' s memories at the end of the said movie . Movies Movie The Power of One is saying the for the first time , they proclaim that they ' re now on the big screen ( since they ' ve forgotten the events of the first movie ) . then makes the quip of saying he ' ll " catch this on video " Slowking tells Team Rocket that lots of people saw them risk their lives to save the world . All four of them then look at the audience , and the Rocket trio realizes that it ' s true . Spell of the Unown : Entei asks whether or not she thinks they will get a bigger part in the next movie Team Rocket mentions that they would be " out of show business " if anything happened to Ash while helping to save him near the end of the movie . Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea When Jessie mentions diamonds and pearls , Meowth says they would be a good name for a game , a nod to the Generation IV games . mentions diamonds and pearls again , Meowth says they should at least get through this season first . The next season starts the Sinnoh arc . In the games Core series Trainer Tips signs and message boards provide advice to the player in using the game ' s control scheme . Similar instructions are also given by NPCs , such as the player ' s mother , the regional Pokémon Professor , and NPCs telling the player that they are saving Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen , there is a sign on Route 17 that says " Do n ' t throw the game , throw Poké Balls instead ! " . The Game Freak office can be found in Celadon City Castelia City Heahea City . The characters there will announce their role in the game when the player speaks to them : " I ' m the game designer ! " " I wrote the story ! " " I ' m the graphic artist ! I drew you ! " or " I ' m the graphic designer ! I ' m a skilled dot artist ! " " Me ? I ' m the programmer ! " . In addition , examining the computers gives the message " It ' s the game program ! Messing with it could bug out the game ! " Pokémon Communication Center , a staff member receives an email stating Game Freak ' s desire of linking at worldwide level without link cable barriers . In Diamond , Pearl , and Platinum , a Black Belt on Route 215 mentions real life before giving away a TM66 Payback ) . Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon : Explorers of Time , Darkness Sky both Sunflora Bidoof break the fourth wall at 4th entry of their diaries , mentioning the Y and A buttons , respectively . During the post game of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon : Gates to Infinity , Hydreigon senses something and leans towards the screen , indicating he ' s sensing the player ' s presence . This is confirmed later at the Hill of Universal Order , where Hydreigon and player ' s partner turn to look at the screen , realizing that the player has been watching them the whole time . Pokémon Ranger series At the beginning of the first Pokémon Ranger game , when explaining the control style of the game , an NPC says that he uses the stylus instead of the D - pad because he is from the " touch generation " . This is a reference to Nintendo Touch ! Generations line of games for casual gamers , which were brand new at the time of Pokémon Ranger ' s release . During the ending of the first official mission in the first Pokémon Ranger game , Professor Hastings knows the game options exist by saying , " By options , I do n ' t mean fooling with some text settings , I mean consider what we might do ! " In the mission that introduces Sven in Pokémon Ranger : Shadows of Almia there are many Team Dim Sun goons taking Dark Shards from Chroma Ruins . Sven explains that to make them leave the place , a Pokémon that produces a horrible stench is needed . Then , he turns to the screen and says " you know what I mean ? " Also , after capturing the hypnotized Pokémon of a couple of Dim Sun Admins in Almia Castle , said Admins make a comment about how they were not given names , not even " Admin A " or " Admin B " . At the end of the Heatran Mission in Pokémon Ranger : Guardian Signs , the Capture Styler breaks the fourth wall , telling the player themselves to wait a moment during Nema ' s explanation of how Heatran learned Eruption Pokémon Rumble series Pokémon Rumble World , if the Toy Pokémon in use does not have a second move , pressing B will cause it to look up at the screen for a couple of seconds . In the castle courtyard , pressing A will cause it to look out at the screen as before , while pressing B will cause it to jump up and down . In the manga In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga You Gotta Have Friends , there is a footnote explaining that " has been busy since the last comic . " In the beginning of You Bet Your Wife , Ash is shown with a pen , as if he drew the title page himself . Misty comments to him " Since when are you Toshihiro Ono ? " . Side Story : Ash vs . Gary , as Gary is saying goodbye to the giant Slowpoke , he adds " The End " into his farewell speech . Ash retorts , " This comic is n ' t over till I say it is ! " . In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga The Legendary Articuno , a text box thanks the reader for their " unflagging support in reading this comic . " Eevee . . . Pokémon Genius ! , when Coconut appears for the first time with Almond Hazel exclaims " Who thinks she can share a panel with my Almond ? ! " . Charmander ' s Peanut , the story so far is explained by " the marketing department " and encourages the reader to buy many copies of Volume 1 to find out what previously happened in the story . In the " Bonus Bonus 2 " chapter of Magical Pokémon Journey volume 2 , Hazel refers to as " the people from Volume 1 . " In the same bonus chapter , Ash ' s Pikachu shows a video of him bouncing a Poké Ball on his head from One Hundred Fifty - One ( the lyrics to Pokémon World are used in the English translation ) . Also in the same bonus chapter , Hazel and Misty state that they change their outfits when they are n ' t appearing in the manga . A Quest of Life or Death , Almond mentions , " it ' s been a few issues since I got really creamed " after being attacked by a wild Fearow Vulpix and Cyndaquil , Coconut laments , " Nothing has worked for me since I appeared in this comic . " The Exorcist Nurse ! ! Charmander tells Peanut that it ' s been " three years since you ' ve had a starring role . " True Identities Master Ditto says to Walnut , " This comic will never end if you continue to be like this ! " Pocket Monsters XY PMXY09 Clefairy shows Red a copy of CoroCoro magazine , which is where the manga is serialized in real life . | [
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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Scorched_Slab | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Scorched Slab From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search The picture used in this article is unsatisfactory . Reason : Should be replaced with ORAS images . Please feel free to replace it so it conforms to Bulbapedia conventions . This article is incomplete . Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it . Reason : Missing layout images from ORAS . Scorched Slab 日照りの岩戸 Location : East of Fortree City Region : Hoenn Generations : III VI Location of Scorched Slab in Hoenn Pokémon world locations ( Japanese : 日照りの岩戸 ) is a small cave found in . It can be accessed by surfing to the north of Route 120 , next to Fortree City , in an indented lake . In Generation III , there is nothing here other than a single item TM11 Sunny Day ) . In Generation VI , Scorched Slab has four floors and several other items , as well as being home to Heatran Contents hide 1 Geography 1.1 Generation III 1.2 Generation VI 2 Items 3 Pokémon 3.1 3.1.1 1F 3.1.2 B1F 3.1.3 B2F 3.1.4 B3F 4 Layout 5 Trivia 5.1 Origin 6 In other languages Geography Scorched Slab in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Scorched Slab is a tiny cave in the middle of an indented lake in Route 120 . There is a small opening in the rock which lets the lake ' s water in the cave . About two - thirds of the cave is filled with water ; the other third is a dry slab of rock , giving the cave its name . The entrance is accessed by surfing across the lake and through the small opening . Surfing northward to a lone , small piece of land , the main attraction — TM11 Sunny Day ) — can be obtained here . In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , Scorched Slab gains three basement floors , and becomes a full - fledged optional area for the player to explore , with items to find and wild Pokémon to battle . The lower floors are dark ( but not the lowest floor ) , but can be illuminated with Flash . There is a boulder that can be moved with Strength , although moving it only creates a minor shortcut . After defeating or catching Groudon OR Kyogre AS Flannery can be found on B1F . After she tells the player about a rare Pokémon inhabiting the cave , Heatran can be encountered through a portal at B3F . Items Item Location Games 1F , far end of the cave R S E OR AS Full Heal B1F , north of the stairs from 1F OR AS Escape Rope B1F , near the northeast corner of northernmost pond ( hidden ) Super Potion B2F , west side of the upper level ( hidden ) Nugget B2F , east side of the lower level Charizardite Y B2F , near the southwest corner , after defeating or catching Groudon OR Kyogre AS Pokémon 1F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Golbat Cave 26 - 29 100 % Surfing Zubat Surfing 20 50 % Golbat Surfing 25 , 30 50 % Fishing Goldeen Fishing Old Rod 5 35 % Magikarp Fishing Old Rod 10 , 15 65 % Goldeen Good Rod 25 35 % Magikarp Good Rod 25 60 % Barboach 5 % Barboach Super Rod 30 , 35 , 40 100 % A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game . A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon can not be found here . B1F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Cave 26 - 29 Horde Encounter Zubat Horde Encounter 14 Surfing 20 25 , 30 Fishing 5 10 65 % 60 % 5 % Super Rod 30 , 35 , 40 A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game . A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon can not be found here . B2F Horde Encounter Horde Encounter 14 B3F Special Pokémon Only one 50 One Layout Version Interior Ruby Sapphire Emerald Trivia Origin Scorched Slab is modeled after one of the real - life locations that is claimed to be Ama - no - Iwato , the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu shut herself up for a long time in Japanese mythology . This explains why there was nothing to find in Scorched Slab in but ) . In other languages Language Title Mandarin Chinese 天旱焦岩 Tiānhànjiāo Yán French Grotte Zénith German Sonnengrotte Italian Grottino Solare Korean 가뭄의 암굴 Gamum - yi Amgul Spanish Gruta Solar Settlements Littleroot Town Oldale Town Petalburg City Rustboro City Dewford Town Slateport City Mauville City Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town Lavaridge Town Lilycove City Mossdeep City Sootopolis City Pacifidlog Town Ever Grande City Battle Frontier Battle Resort Routes 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods Rusturf Tunnel Island Cave Granite Cave Abandoned Ship Sea Mauville Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road Trick House Mauville Game Corner New Mauville Trainer Hill Desert Ruins Mirage Tower Fiery Path Jagged Pass Mt . Chimney Desert Underpass Meteor Falls Weather Institute Ancient Tomb Safari Zone Mt . 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Silver Burned Tower Embedded Tower Roaming Pokémon Desert Ruins Island Cave Ancient Tomb Cave of Origin Marine Cave Terra Cave Sky Pillar Southern Island Sea Mauville Pathless Plain Nameless Cavern Fabled Cave Gnarled Den Trackless Forest Crescent Isle Sky Sinnoh Acuity Cavern Valor Cavern Spear Pillar Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins Iceberg Ruins Iron Ruins Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain Newmoon Island Flower Paradise Hall of Origin Unova Guidance Chamber Trial Chamber Rumination Field N ' s Castle Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm Dragonspiral Tower Liberty Garden Route 11 Route 13 Route 22 Route 23 Celestial Tower Nacrene City Underground Ruins Twist Mountain Dreamyard Marvelous Bridge Reversal Mountain Kalos Sea Spirit ' s Den Team Flare Secret HQ Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon Alola Route 16 Altar of the Sunne Altar of the Moone Mount Lanakila Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict Ruins of Life Ruins of Abundance Ruins of Hope Lake of the Sunne Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill Resolution Cave Other Faraway Island Distortion World Sinjoh Ruins Ultra Space Wilds This article is part of Project Locations , a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world . 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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Shigeru Miyamoto From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search Miyamoto flashes his well - known smile Shigeru Miyamoto 宮本茂 , born November 16 , 1952 ) is a world - famous video game designer and creator , known as the man behind two of Nintendo ' s most well - known franchises , Super Mario The Legend of Zelda . He has worked on literally hundreds of games since joining Nintendo , including being behind the initial development of the Pokémon games While Satoshi Tajiri had created the idea for Capsule Monsters with longtime friend Ken Sugimori , when the idea for the game was pitched to Nintendo it was rejected initially . Miyamoto , however , took interest in the idea , and over the next five years , Game Freak , alongside Creatures , Inc . , another Nintendo developer , created the first Pokémon games , Pokémon Red and Green Miyamoto ' s vision for the series was a phenomenal influence , with the idea of paired versions being his own . Rather than have a single game , to emphasize the trading aspects , players would have to link up with a friend to achieve the ultimate goal of catching them all . For this , the main rival of the Generation I games and their remakes has " Shigeru " on his list of default names , while his anime counterpart is directly named " Shigeru " , in Miyamoto ' s honor . Pokémon credits Pokémon Red and Blue Producer Pokémon Crystal Producer Pokémon Stadium Pokémon Stadium 2 Pokémon Colosseum External links Article on Miyamoto This article is a stub . You can help Bulbapedia by expanding it Pokémon news from Bulbanews Apr 2 Hidden Ability Oranguru and Passimian available for Pokémon Bank users : Defiant . . . Read more on Bulbanews , your community Pokémon newspaper Bulbapedia is part of BulbaGarden Home Forums Bulbapedia Archives Bulbanews Handbook Categories Stubs People Game cast and crew | [
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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sing_(move) | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Sing ( move ) From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search Sing うたう Sing Battles Type Normal Category Status PP 15 ( max . 24 ) Power Accuracy 55 % Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Mirror Move Not affected by King ' s Rock Is a sound - based move Target Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user Availability Introduced Generation I Not a TM HM , or Move Tutor move . Contests Condition Cute Appeal 2 ♥ ♥ Jam 0 Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous . Super Contests Condition Cute Appeal 2 ♥ ♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn . Contest Spectaculars Jamming 0 Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous . On Smogon ' s Movedex : Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII ( Japanese : うたう ) is a non - damaging Normal - type move introduced in Contents hide 1 Effect 1.1 1.2 Generation II 1.3 Generation III - V 1.4 Generation VI onward Description 3 Learnset 3.1 By leveling up 3.2 By breeding 3.3 Special move 3.3.1 Generation III 3.4 By event 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 Generation V 4 In other games 4.1 Super Smash Bros . series 4.2 Description 5 In the anime 6 In the manga 6.1 In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga 6.2 In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga 6.3 In the Pokémon Adventures manga 6.4 In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure ! manga 6.5 In the Pokémon Gotta Catch ' Em All manga 6.6 In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga 6.7 In the Pokémon Zensho manga 7 In other generations 7.1 Core series games 7.2 Side series games 7.3 Spin - off series games 8 Trivia 9 In other languages Effect Sing puts the target to sleep In the Generation I handheld games only , Sing can affect a target behind a substitute Sing can no longer affect a target behind a substitute . Generation III - V Pokémon with Insomnia Vital Spirit or Soundproof as their Ability are unaffected by Sing . Sing can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination causing Perish Song Refresh to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn . Generation VI onward Sing can once again affect a target behind a substitute . Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are unaffected by Sing . Sing can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination , causing certain moves ( Dream Eater Hex Nightmare Wake - Up Slap ) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn . If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z - Sing , the user ' s Speed stat is raised by one stage . Games Description Stad A special Normal - type technique . A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep . Stad2 A special - type move . A soothing melody lulls the target to sleep . G S C May cause the foe to fall asleep . R S E A soothing song lulls the foe into a deep slumber . Colo . XD A soothing song lulls the target into a deep slumber . FR LG A soothing song in a calming voice lulls the foe into a deep slumber . D P Pt HG SS P B R A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber . B W B2 W2 X Y OR AS M US UM A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the target into a deep slumber . Learnset By leveling up Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level I II III IV V VI VII 035 Clefairy Fairy 13 8 9 7 7 7 M US UM 6 E 036 Clefable Fairy 1 1 039 Jigglypuff 040 Wigglytuff 113 Chansey 24 29 29 23 31 31 31 30 131 Lapras Monster Water 1 16 173 Cleffa Undiscovered 8 174 Igglybuff Undiscovered 238 Smoochum 25 25 18 18 242 Blissey 23 300 Skitty Field 13 8 D 11 Pt HG SS 11 11 X Y 7 OR AS 301 Delcatty Field 333 Swablu Flying Dragon 11 9 9 W 8 B2 W2 8 5 5 334 Altaria Flying Dragon 1 , 11 1 , 9 1 , 9 1 , 8 1 , 8 1 , 5 1 , 5 402 Kricketune Bug 441 Chatot 572 Minccino 21 21 573 Cinccino 648 Meloetta 16 1 , 16 728 Popplio Water 1 729 Brionne 28 730 Primarina 28 Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move . Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move . By breeding Pokémon Types Parent Egg Groups Egg Move II III IV V VI VII 298 Azurill ✔ ✔ 311 Plusle 312 Minun 775 Komala Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move . Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move . Special move Egg Groups Obtained with 052 Meowth Purified Shadow Pokémon XD 105 Marowak Monster Purified Shadow Pokémon 115 Kangaskhan 280 Ralts Amorphous 303 Mawile 316 Gulpin Amorphous 361 Snorunt Mineral event Obtained with 172 Pichu Pokémon Center Mystery Egg # 1 and # 3 New York Pokémon Center 327 Spinda Human - Like PokéPark Eggs 025 Pikachu Singing Pikachu 052 Meowth Team Rocket Meowth 133 Eevee Kiyo Eevee 393 Piplup Recital Piplup Concert Piplup In other games Super Smash Bros . series is Jigglypuff ' s up special . The move puts all ground - bound users near Jigglypuff to sleep , and does not affect players in the air . The more damage the opponent has taken , the longer they sleep . Unlike most up specials , Sing does not act as a recovery move . Games Description MD Makes the target go to sleep , causing it to be incapable of action . MD T Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Sleep status condition . A Pokémon with the Sleep status is incapable of action . L てきポケモンを すいみんじょうたいにかえる すいみんじょうたいのポケモンは こうどうできない GtI It causes the Sleep status condition to an enemy . With the Sleep status , it ca n ' t do anything . It makes an enemy go to sleep . Monopoly : Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition Use at the end of your turn , everyone else falls asleep ! You may immediately take an extra turn . In the anime Chansey Kricketune Delcatty A soothing lullaby is sung in a calming voice that puts the foe into a deep slumber . Pokémon Method User First Used In Notes Jigglypuff sings a beautiful lullaby , causing anyone who hears it to fall asleep , or Jigglypuff releases colored musical notes from its mouth when it sings . When the music notes hit the opponent , it falls asleep . Jigglypuff ( anime ) The Song of Jigglypuff Debut A giant Jigglypuff The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis None Marina ' s Pink The Legend of Thunder ! None Lisa Mitchum ' s Jigglypuff Rough , Tough Jigglypuff A Coordinator ' s Jigglypuff May , We Harley Drew ' d Ya ! Chansey puts her hands in front of her and sings , making the opponent drowsy and fall asleep . Multiple Nurse Joy ' s Chansey Ignorance is Blissey Swablu Swablu sings a soothing melody and transparent circles come out of its mouth . Anything that hears the song and is hit with the shockwave instantly falls asleep . A wild Swablu True Blue Swablu Marill Marill sings a lullaby and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth . When the opponent hears the lullaby , it falls asleep . Marill ( anime ) Pikachu ' s Exploration Club Kricketune puts its scythes together and rubs them against each other . Then , its body starts to glow white and golden music notes come out of its body at the opponent . Nando ' s Kricketune Dawn ' s Early Night ! Delcatty sings and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth . When the music notes hit the opponent , the opponent falls asleep . Lila ' s Delcatty Battling the Generation Gap ! Chingling Chingling sings a note and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth . A Coordinator ' s Chingling Yes in Dee Dee , It ' s Dawn ! Chingling can not legally learn Sing Chimecho Chimecho sings a note and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth . A Coordinator ' s Chimecho Yes in Dee Dee , It ' s Dawn ! Chimecho can not legally learn Sing Kricketot Kricketot dances about and it produces a sound of wood wind chimes . Multicolored music notes then come out from in between its antennae and float around . Nando ' s Kricketot Last Call - First Round ! Kricketot Minccino Minccino sings a lullaby and multicolored music notes come out of its mouth . When the opponent hears the lullaby , it falls asleep . A wild Minccino PK22 Komala Komala sings a lullaby , making its opponent fall asleep . Samson Oak ' s Komala Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie ! In the manga In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga In the Pokémon Adventures manga In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure ! manga In the Pokémon Gotta Catch ' Em All manga In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga In the Pokémon Zensho manga In other generations Core series games Generation IV Generation VI Generation VII Side series games Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum Battle Revolution Spin - off series games PMD : Red and Blue Trivia In Pokémon Yellow , there is a Trainer in the Pewter City Pokémon Center whose Jigglypuff puts the player ' s Pikachu to sleep after singing . Although the player ' s Pikachu will not follow them until it is talked to or until the player exits the Pokémon Center , Pikachu will not be inflicted with the sleep status at any point . Although sound - based moves were not flagged as such until , Sing ' s move index number falls near other sound - based moves : Growl Roar , and Supersonic In other languages Language Title Chinese Cantonese 唱歌 Cheunggō Mandarin 唱歌 Chàng gē Czech Zpěv Danish Sang Dutch Zang Finnish Laulu French Berceuse German Gesang Greek Νανούρισμα Hindi गाओ Gao Indonesian Menyanyi Italian Canto Korean 노래하기 Noraehagi Polish Śpiew Portuguese Brazil Canção ( TCG , manga ) Canção de Ninar ( early anime ) Cantar ( The Official Pokémon Handbook ) Portugal Canção de Ninar Romanian Cântecul Serbian Pevanje Spanish Canto Swedish Sång Turkish Şarkı Vietnamese Hát Variations of the move Grass Whistle Supersonic This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities , a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games . 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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Special_Conditions_(TCG) | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Special Conditions ( TCG ) From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search This article is about the TCG mechanic . For Pokémon Trading Figure Game equivalent , see Special Conditions ( TFG ) A Special Condition ( Japanese : 特殊状態 Special Condition ) is a result that some attacks have in the Pokémon Trading Card Game . Specific attacks may cause the Defending Pokémon to be affected by a Special Condition , such as the common Lick attack which has a chance of causing Paralysis . They are the equivalent of the status conditions in the games . There are five Special Conditions currently in the Trading Card Game : Asleep , Burned , Confused , Paralyzed and Poisoned . Unlike status conditions in the video games , Special Conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive due to the Poisoned and Burned Special Conditions being recognized by the placing of a marker ( known as status counters ) on the afflicted Pokémon . However , between the other three , a Pokémon can only be affected by one at once . Special Conditions only affect the Active Pokémon in play . Once the Pokémon is retreated to the Bench , any Special Conditions affecting them will be removed . They can also be removed by evolving a Pokémon or using a specific attack or Trainer card ( such as Double Full Heal ) . Special Conditions also stop the majority of Poké - Powers from working , but Poké - Bodies are unaffected by them . Contents hide 1 Asleep 2 Burned 3 Confused 4 Paralyzed 5 Poisoned 6 References Asleep If a Pokémon is Asleep , it can not attack or retreat by itself . It must also be turned sideways ( usually counterclockwise ) . After each turn , if a player ' s Pokémon is Asleep , the player must flip a coin : if heads , the Asleep Pokémon " wakes up " and is no longer affected by the Special Condition . However , if the coin lands on tails , the Pokémon is still Asleep . Burned The Burned Special Condition is the newest Special Condition , officially recognized in 2002 upon the release of the Expedition Base Set . The Burned Special Condition is similar to the Poisoned Special Condition . A rule change in 2016 taking effect with the release of Sun & Moon altered the procedure for a burn . The Burned Special Condition is derived from Neo Genesis , in which Quilava ' s Char attack caused a condition exactly like Burned . Char was not recognized as a Special Condition . Prior to Sun & Moon , once a Pokémon is Burned , a Burn marker is placed on it and the player must flip a coin in between turns . If the coin lands on tails , two damage counters are placed on the Pokémon . Under some conditions , the burn ' s damage may be increased by the effect of an attack , an Ability , or a Stadium card ( e.g. , Volcarona ' s Scorching Scales Ability causes the afflicted Pokémon to suffer 40 damage ) . If the coin landed on heads , the Pokémon does not receive any damage but remains Burned . With the release of Sun & Moon , once a Pokémon is Burned , two damage counters are placed on it between turns as long as it is Burned . After the damage is added , the player with the Burned Pokémon must flip a coin : on a heads , the afflicted Pokémon is cured , while on a tails , it remains Burned . Confused The Confused Special Condition is one of the most commonly seen conditions , alongside Poisoned . If a Pokémon is Confused , its card must be turned upside - down . If it tries to attack , the player must flip a coin . If the coin is heads , the attack proceeds as planned . However , if the coin lands on tails , three damage counters are placed on the Pokémon and the turn ends . Unless replaced by Asleep or Paralyzed , the Pokémon remains Confused unless retreat or other action is taken ( such as the The current description of Confused was introduced in 2003 with the release of EX Ruby & Sapphire . Originally , the Confused Pokémon would attack itself for 20 damage on a tails . As well as that , if a Pokémon tried to retreat , the required Energy had to be discarded first , before flipping a coin to see if the retreat was successful . If it was not , the Pokémon could not retrieve the Energy cards . As of the current revision of the condition , any Confused Pokémon can retreat without having to take any additional action . Paralyzed If a Pokémon is Paralyzed , it will be unable to attack or retreat for one turn after it becomes Paralyzed . After the end of the turn , the Pokémon ' s condition returns to normal . A Paralyzed Pokémon is turned sideways ( usually clockwise ) . Poisoned The Poisoned Special Condition is one of the most commonly seen conditions , alongside Confused . When a Pokémon is Poisoned , one damage counter must be put on the Pokémon between turns . On rare occasions , a Pokémon will cause a Poisoned Special Condition that requires the player to put two , three , or even four damage counters on a Pokémon between turns . References ↑ 「 ポケモンカードゲーム サン&ムーン 」 のルールおよびレギュレーションの変更について | ポケモンカードゲーム公式ホームページ ( Japanese ) This article is part of Project TCG , a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Category Pokémon Trading Card Game mechanics | [
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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Status_condition | Article Discussion View source History Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times . Check BNN and Bulbanews for up - to - date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server Status condition From Bulbapedia , the community - driven Pokémon encyclopedia . navigation search Status redirects here . For the move category , see status move This article is incomplete . Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it . Reason : Missing some volatile status conditions . The contents of this article have been suggested to be split into Status condition and Volatile status condition Please discuss it on the talk page for this article Status conditions ( Japanese : 状態異常 abnormal condition ) , also referred to as status problems or status ailments , affect a Pokémon ' s ability to battle . There are three kinds of status . The first are non - volatile , the second are volatile , and the third lasts while a Pokémon is in battle . The Pokérus is a similar but unrelated concept . Contents hide 1 Non - volatile status 1.1 Burn 1.2 Freeze 1.3 Paralysis 1.4 Poison 1.4.1 Badly poisoned 1.5 Sleep 2 Volatile status 2.1 Bound 2.1.1 Generation I 2.1.2 Generation II - IV 2.1.3 Generation V 2.1.4 Generation VI 2.2 Ca n ' t escape 2.3 Confusion 2.3.1 Appearance in the games 2.4 Curse 2.5 Embargo 2.6 Encore 2.7 Flinch 2.8 Heal Block 2.9 Identified 2.10 Infatuation 2.11 Leech Seed 2.12 Nightmare 2.13 Perish Song 2.14 Taunt 2.15 Telekinesis 2.16 Torment 3 Volatile battle status 3.1 Aqua Ring 3.2 Bracing 3.3 Charging turn 3.4 Center of attention 3.5 Defense Curl 3.6 Rooting 3.7 Magic Coat 3.8 Magnetic levitation 3.9 Minimize 3.10 Protection 3.11 Recharging 3.12 Semi - invulnerable 3.13 Substitute 3.14 Taking aim 3.15 Withdrawing 4 Trivia 5 In other languages 6 See also 7 References Non - volatile status A non - volatile status condition is a status condition that remains outside of battle and after being switched out . A Pokémon can only be afflicted by one non - volatile status condition at a time . They can be cured by healing at a Pokémon Center , specific curative items , and other ways . If a Pokémon is affected by a non - volatile status condition , an icon will display the type of status condition ( replacing the Pokémon ' s level in Generations I II ) . Any Pokémon with Comatose can not be affected by non - volatile status conditions nor can any Pokémon with Leaf Guard in harsh sunlight . Additionally , any Pokémon with Hydration will be automatically cured of any non - volatile status condition at the end of the turn ( during rain ) and any Pokémon with Shed Skin has a 33 % chance to heal any of these status conditions . In Pokémon Conquest , all status conditions disappear after battle . Burn Ursaring is burned Main article : Burn ( status condition ) The burn condition ( BRN ) inflicts damage every turn and halves damage dealt by a Pokémon ' s physical moves ( except Pokémon with the Guts Ability ) . In Generation I and Generation VII , burn inflicts damage equal to 1 / 16 of its maximum HP every turn ; from Generation II to VI , burn inflicts damage equal to 1 / 8 of its maximum HP every turn . Burn damage is halved if the Pokémon has the Ability Heatproof . In Generation V , Pokémon glow red while afflicted with burn . Most moves which cause burn are Fire - type . In Generations I and II , Fire - type Pokémon can not be burned by Fire - type moves ( but they can be burned by Tri Attack in Generation II ) . From Generation III onward , Fire - type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Water Veil or Water Bubble Ability can not normally be burned . Freeze Excadrill is frozen Main article : Freeze ( status condition ) The freeze condition ( FRZ ) causes a Pokémon to be unable to use moves . A frozen Pokémon can still use the moves Fusion Flare Flame Wheel Sacred Fire Flare Blitz Scald , and Steam Eruption while frozen ; these moves will thaw the user and be executed normally . In Generation V , Pokémon glow blue and stop moving while afflicted with freeze . If a frozen Pokémon is hit by a damaging move , Scald ( Generation VI onward ) or Steam Eruption , it will be thawed . From Generation II onward , the frozen Pokémon has a 20 % chance to be thawed each turn , possibly even thawing right after being frozen ; however , in Generation I , a frozen Pokémon never thaws without external aid . Pokémon can not be frozen in harsh sunlight All moves which cause freezing are Ice - type , except Tri Attack Generation II onward ) and Secret Power ( when used in snow or ice ; Generation IV onward ) . In Generations I and II , Ice - type Pokémon can not be frozen by Ice - type moves ( but they can be frozen by Tri Attack in Generation II ) . From Generation III onward , Ice - type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Magma Armor Ability can not normally be frozen . Paralysis Ursaring is paralyzed Paralysis ( status condition ) The paralysis condition ( PAR ) reduces the Pokémon ' s Speed stat and causes it to have a 25 % chance of being unable to use a move ( " fully paralyzed " ) when trying to use one . From Generation I to VI , its Speed is reduced to 25 % of its normal value ; in Generation VII , its Speed is reduced to 50 % of its normal value . Pokémon with the Quick Feet Ability instead have their Speed increased by 50 % while paralyzed . In Generation V , Pokémon glow yellow while afflicted with paralysis and their animation will be slowed significantly . Many moves that cause paralysis are Electric - type moves . In Generation I , Pokémon can not be paralyzed by damaging moves of the same type as themselves . From Generation VI onward , Electric - type Pokémon can not be paralyzed . Pokémon with the Limber Ability can not normally be paralyzed . Poison Pikachu is poisoned Poison ( status condition ) The poison condition ( PSN ) inflicts damage every turn . In Generation I , poison inflicts damage equal to 1 / 16 of its maximum HP every turn ; from Generation II onward , it inflicts damage equal to 1 / 8 of its maximum HP . A Pokémon with the Poison Heal Ability will restore an equivalent amount of HP instead of taking damage . In Generation V , Pokémon glow purple while afflicted with poison . All moves which cause poison are Poison - type , except Twineedle Secret Power ( when used in tall grass Generation III only ) , Psycho Shift ( while poisoned ) , and Fling ( if Poison Barb Toxic Orb is held ) . Poison - type Pokémon can not be normally poisoned . In Generation II , Steel - type Pokémon can not be poisoned by Poison - type moves ( but they can be poisoned by Twineedle ) ; from Generation III onward , Steel - type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Immunity Ability can not normally be poisoned . Poison - and Steel - type Pokémon can be poisoned by a Pokémon with the Corrosion Ability . From Generation I to IV , a poisoned Pokémon loses 1 HP for every four steps taken outside of battle . In Generation IV , a Pokémon whose HP is reduced to 1 via poison outside of battle will have the poison status removed ; in Generations I to III , its HP will be reduced to 0 ( causing it to faint ) . Badly poisoned The bad poison condition inflicts damage every turn , with the amount of damage increasing each turn . It initially inflicts damage equal to 1 / 16 of the Pokémon ' s maximum HP , with the damage inflicted increasing by 1 / 16 each turn ( 2 / 16 on the second turn , 3 / 16 on the third turn , etc . ) . In Generation V , Pokémon glow purple while afflicted with bad poison . In Generations I and II , if a badly poisoned Pokémon is switched out , the condition reverts to regular poison . From Generation III onward , the poison remains bad poison while switched out , but the damage counter will be reset when switched back in ( i.e. it always will take 1 / 16 of its maximum HP as damage after switching in ) . After a battle is over , the badly poisoned status will become a regular poison . All moves which badly poison are Poison - type Psycho Shift ( while badly poisoned ) and Fling ( if Toxic Orb is held ) . Sleep Heracross sleeping Sleep ( status condition ) The sleep condition ( SLP ) causes a Pokémon to be unable to use moves , except Snore Sleep Talk . From Generation V onward , Pokémon close their eyes while sleeping and move more slowly . Sleep lasts for a randomly chosen duration of 1 to 7 turns in the handheld games , 1 to 3 turns in Pokémon Stadium onwards , and 1 to 5 turns in Generations II to IV ( except the Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl ) . In the Japanese versions of Diamond and Pearl , the minimum and maximum sleep count is 1 turn higher , lasting 2 to 6 turns . If a Pokémon puts itself to sleep using Rest , it will sleep for exactly 2 turns . In addition to moves that cause sleep , a disobedient Pokémon may also nap during battle . Pokémon with the Vital Spirit Insomnia Ability can not normally be put to sleep . In Generation I , a Pokémon that wakes up is not able to attack during that same turn ; from Generation II onward , a Pokémon can wake up and use a move during the same turn . In Generation V only , a Pokémon ' s sleep counter is reset to its original amount when switched out ; this also applies for self - induced sleep . Volatile status A volatile status is a status condition that is inflicted by a move Ability from another Pokémon and will wear off when a Pokémon is switched out of battle or when a battle is over . Many volatile status conditions will also wear off after a number of turns have passed . A Pokémon can be affected by multiple volatile status conditions at a time . A volatile status condition is not indicated by an icon . Bound Gastrodon being trapped by Seviper ' s Wrap When a Pokémon is hit by a binding move Magma Storm Sand Tomb Whirlpool Wrap Bind Clamp Infestation , or Fire Spin ) , it becomes bound . Prior to Generation V , this lasts 2 - 5 turns ( 5 turns if the user of the binding move held a Grip Claw ) ; from Generation V onward , the bound status lasts 4 - 5 turns ( 7 turns if the user of the binding move held a Grip Claw ) . A Pokémon can only be bound by one binding move at a time . From Generation II to V , the bound status deals damage equal to 1 / 16 of the afflicted Pokémon ' s maximum HP at the end of each turn . If the Pokémon that used the binding move held a Binding Band , the damage is instead equal to 1 / 8 of the afflicted Pokémon ' s maximum HP . From Generation VI onward , the bound status deals damage equal to 1 / 8 of the afflicted Pokémon ' s maximum HP at the end of each turn . If the Pokémon that used the binding move held a Binding Band , the damage is instead equal to 1 / 6 of the afflicted Pokémon ' s maximum HP . Furthermore , Ghost - type Pokémon can now switch out or flee even if they are trapped by a binding move . In Generation I , binding moves inflict damage for 2 - 5 turns . There is a 37.5 % chance that the move will last 2 turns , a 37.5 % chance that it will last 3 turns , a 12.5 % chance that it will last 4 turns , and a 12.5 % chance that it will last 5 turns . Although only the first attack can be a critical hit , every attack during the duration will do the same amount of damage . While a Pokémon is bound , it can not use moves , including on the turn it is hit if it would move second . Damage done by a binding move ' s continuing duration is done after recurrent damage . If the user of the binding move switches out before the target is released , the target will be unable to attack during that turn . If the target switches out before the turn duration ends , the binding move will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon , deducting an additional PP from the move . If at such a time the binding move has 0 PP , it will still be used against the incoming Pokémon ; in this case , due to a glitch , the move ' s PP will roll over to 63 and full PP Ups will be applied to it . Even if the binding move misses , the target will not need to recharge for Hyper Beam . Additionally , if the user of the binding move attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of the binding move misses , the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn . If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP , it will still be used ; in this case , due to the same glitch , the move ' s PP will roll over to 63 and full PP Ups will be applied to it . In - game , the target will get to select a move during each turn of the binding move ' s duration , and will attack the incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the player switches before the duration is over . In Pokémon Stadium , it is possible to select a move during each turn of the binding move ' s duration . If the target switches out before the duration ends , the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked . A binding move will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful . Generation II - IV The target is now able to attack during a binding move ' s duration , and can act normally . Instead , the afflicted Pokémon takes damage equal to 1 / 16 of its maximum HP for 2 - 5 turns , in addition to the damage dealt when it is used . A bound Pokémon is also trapped , preventing it from switching and escape . A bound Pokémon can still flee ( but not switch out ) if it has the Ability Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball . A bound Pokémon can still switch out ( but not flee ) if it is holding a Shed Shell If the user of the binding move is holding a Grip Claw , the duration will always be 5 turns . If the user of the binding move switches out , all targets bound by that Pokémon ' s moves will be freed . If a bound Pokémon uses Rapid Spin , it will be freed . All binding moves now last 4 - 5 turns unless a Grip Claw is held , which causes the moves to last 7 turns . If the user of the binding move held a , the bound Pokémon takes 1 / 8 of its maximum HP as damage each turn ( instead of 1 / 16 ) . A bound Pokémon now takes damage equal to 1 / 8 of its maximum HP each turn , instead of 1 / 16 ; if the user of the binding move held a , the bound Pokémon takes damage equal to 1 / 6 of its maximum HP instead . Ghost - type Pokémon can no longer be trapped , meaning that they can switch out and flee regardless of being bound . They are still afflicted by all other effects of being bound as normal , however . Ca n ' t escape Ash ' s Oshawott failing to return to its Poké Ball after being hit by Mean Look A Pokémon that ca n ' t escape is unable to switch out flee as long as the Pokémon that trapped it is on the field . The moves Mean Look Spider Web Block Shadow Hold Spirit Shackle , and Anchor Shot can inflict the " ca n ' t escape " condition . A Pokémon that ca n ' t escape can still switch out if it is holding a Shed Shell ; uses U - turn Volt Switch , or Baton Pass ; or is hit by Whirlwind Roar Dragon Tail Circle Throw . Prior to Generation V , if a Pokémon that ca n ' t escape uses Baton Pass , the Pokémon brought out will be trapped instead ; from Generation V onward , the effect disappears . From Generation III onward , a Pokémon that ca n ' t escape can still flee or Teleport from a wild battle if it is holding a Smoke Ball or has the Ability Run Away Starting in Generation VI , Ghost - type Pokémon can switch out and flee regardless of the ca n ' t escape status . Fairy Lock is a similar move that instead traps all Pokémon on the field during the next turn , instead of inflicting the " ca n ' t escape " status . Confusion See also : List of moves that confuse Gladion ' s Lycanroc confused The confused condition causes a Pokémon to sometimes hurt itself in its confusion instead of executing a selected move . From Generation I to VI , the chance to hurt itself is 50 % ; in Generation VII , it is 33 % . The damage is done as if the Pokémon attacked itself with a 40 - power typeless physical attack ( without the possibility of a critical hit ) . Confusion wears off after 1 - 4 attacking turns . This means that turns recharging , such as after using Hyper Beam , and turns unable to attack , such as from paralysis , will not lower the remaining number of turns of confusion . However , a sleeping Pokémon may hurt itself in confusion if using a move such as Snore Sleep Talk . Multi - turn attacks such as Fly Dive require confusion to be checked both turns , further reducing the chance of a successful attack . Dawn ' s Piplup confused Pokémon with the Own Tempo Ability are immune to being confused . Confusion can be cured with Persim Berries Touga Berries , the Yellow Flute , and , from onwards , items that cure all status conditions such as Full Heals Lum Berries ; it is the only volatile status condition to be able to be cured by items that heal all status conditions . Confusion is transferred by Baton Pass Focus Sash Focus Band Sturdy can prevent a Pokémon from knocking itself out due to confusion . A Ninja Boy on Route 211 erroneously states that confusion only wears off if the Pokémon is switched out . Pokémon Conquest , confusion is instead a non - volatile status . A confused Pokémon may randomly move and attack other Pokémon including allies . If a Pokémon moves in its confusion , the Warrior is prevented from using an item or activating a Warrior Skill that turn . Confusion may wear off in the first turn . In the Pokémon Adventures manga , in Well Met , Weepinbell , a small group of Torchic are seen circling around the confused Pokémon ' s head . In the anime , the depiction and symptoms of confusion has varied over the course of the show ' s long run : In the original series of the anime , Pokémon showed no physical difference when confused . They would often get dizzy and miss their attacks as opposed to attacking themselves . In the Advanced Generation series , Pokémon would get purple circles around their eyes as a sign of confusion and begin hurting themselves , or attacking their partner if in a Double Battle Diamond & Pearl series , Pokémon ' s eyes become swirls and a circle of Torchic run around the confused Pokémon ' s head , with the confusion causing its attacks to miss . Best Wishes , a Pokémon ' s eyes become stars and multiple stars spin around their head when they are confused . XY , the Pokémon ' s eyes become sunken or glassy , and it will begin thrashing around , attacking itself or its allies in Double Battles . Sun & Moon , yellow birds circle arounds the Pokémon ' s head . Appearance in the games This section is incomplete . Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it . Reason : Generation VI appearance . DP Pt HGSS Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Curse Suicune is hurt by the Curse If a Pokémon uses , its target will be afflicted by the cursed condition . A cursed Pokémon takes damage equal to ¼ of its maximum HP every turn . The cursed condition remains as long as the afflicted Pokémon is on the field . If a cursed Pokémon uses , the cursed condition is passed to its replacement . , if a cursed Pokémon knocks out its opponent , it will not take damage from curse that turn . Spiritomb being prevented from using items Embargo A Pokémon under the effect of is unable to use its held item and its Trainer can not use items on it ( including Wonder Launcher items ) for five turns . A Pokémon under the effect of Embargo can not use Encore forces the Pokémon to repeat its last attack for 2 - 5 turns in Generation II , 4 - 8 turns in Generations III and IV , and 3 turns in Generation V and VI . In Generation V , if the Pokémon has Magic Coat active , the move will fail . Flinch See also : List of moves that cause flinching Magmar flinching The flinch status is a one - turn status that prevents a Pokémon from attacking . A Pokémon can only flinch if it is hit by another Pokémon ' s move before using its move . A Pokémon who is holding a King ' s Rock Razor Fang has a 10 % ( ~ 12 % in Generation II ) chance of causing a target to flinch when using certain moves ; in Generation II , III , and IV , any of several moves on a list exclusive to the items ( the list differs between generations ) ; from Generation V onward , any move that deals damage and does not already have a chance to flinch . Most moves that cause flinching are physical moves . In only , sleeping Pokémon can not flinch when hit by moves that cause flinching ( but can flinch via King ' s Rock ) , and are thus able to successfully execute regardless . Pokémon with the Inner Focus Ability are immune to flinching . Pokémon with Steadfast still flinch , but gain Speed each time they do so . It is known as the Cringe status condition in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team , Blue Rescue Team Explorers of Time , Explorers of Darkness Explorers of Sky Gates to Infinity . It is renamed as the flinch status condition in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon , a Pokémon that has flinched is unable to perform any actions ( i.e. move around , use moves ) , along with its partner Warrior ( i.e. use Warrior Skills , use items , link ) . Since battles in this game are turn - based , flinching does not require a first strike via an advantage in priority , unlike in the main series . The turn - based gameplay and the duration of flinching also makes consecutive flinching impairment impossible , unlike in the main series . Heal Block Blissey being prevented from healing A Pokémon affected by is prevented from healing for five turns . It can not use Moonlight Morning Sun Roost Recover Heal Order Rest Soft - Boiled Wish Milk Drink Slack Off Synthesis Heal Pulse while it is under effect . It is unaffected by the healing effects of Wish , Ingrain Aqua Ring Leech Seed , and Heal Pulse . In Generation IV and V , a Pokémon affected by Heal Block can use HP - draining moves and still inflict damage , but will not restore HP . In Generation VI , a Pokémon affected by Heal Block can not use HP - draining moves , except Pokémon with the Ability Volt Absorb Water Absorb will take damage , as opposed to healing , from Electric - or Water - type attacks respectively while Heal Block is in effect . A poisoned Pokémon with Poison Heal is neither healed nor damaged . From Generation V onward , Leftovers Shell Bell can not heal Pokémon affected by Heal Block . In Generation VI , Black Sludge can not heal Pokémon affected by Heal Block . Items such as Potions can still be used to heal the Pokémon . Identified Noctowl ' s Foresight identifying Gastly The opponent ' s evasion modification will not affect the accuracy of a Pokémon that uses Foresight Odor Sleuth Miracle Eye . In addition , a Normal - or Fighting - type move used by a Pokémon that has used Foresight or Odor Sleuth will affect Pokémon , and Psychic - type moves used by a Pokémon that has used Miracle Eye will affect Dark - type Pokémon . Infatuation Raichu is infatuated A Pokémon that is infatuated can not attack 50 % of the time , even against Pokémon other than the one it is infatuated with . It is caused when Attract is used on an opponent of the opposite gender , may be caused when a Pokémon makes contact with a Pokémon of the opposite gender that has Cute Charm as its Ability , and is caused to the target of the infatuation when a Pokémon holding a Destiny Knot is infatuated . Oblivious Ability are immune to infatuation . Infatuation can not be passed with . Infatuation will end as soon as either the affected Pokémon or the Pokémon it is attracted to is removed from the battle . It can also be removed by consuming a Mental Herb or an Eggant Berry , or by playing a Red Flute Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series prevents the Pokémon from doing anything for 5 - 6 turns , and causes linked moves to cease . A Solrock affected by Leech Seed The Leech Seed status can be caused by Sappy Seed . Each turn , a Pokémon afflicted with Leech Seed loses 1 / 8 ( 1 / 16 in ) of its maximum hit points . The opponent is healed by the same amount . Grass - type Pokémon can not be afflicted with Leech Seed . If a Pokémon afflicted with Leech Seed uses , Leech Seed is transferred to its replacement , even if it is Grass - type . If the Pokémon that used Leech Seed switches out or faints , any Pokémon in the same position as the original user gains the drained HP instead . Unlike in the games , does not appear to restore the health of the Pokémon that used the attack in the anime . Nightmare only affects a sleeping Pokémon . The sleeping Pokémon loses ¼ of its maximum hit points every turn . If the sleeping Pokémon awakens , then the nightmare will no longer be in effect . If Baton Pass switches in a Pokémon that is not asleep ( via ) , then the nightmare will no longer be in effect . Perish Song After three turns , all Pokémon who heard the will faint , excluding Pokémon with the Soundproof Ability . Any Pokémon who heard it can avoid the effect of fainting if it is switched out before the three - turn count finishes . transfers the Perish Song countdown . Taunt taunted Pokémon can not use any status moves for 3 turns ( 2 - 4 turns prior to Generation V ) , including status moves that will always turn into damaging moves like Nature Power . The Taunt status can only be inflicted by the move From onward , the Mental Herb cures the Pokémon of Taunt . From onward , Pokémon with Oblivious are immune to the Taunt condition ; if a Pokémon with Oblivious is afflicted by Taunt ( such as if it is taunted by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker ) , it will be cured immediately . Pokémon with Aroma Veil and their allies are immune to Taunt . A taunted Pokémon can still use a status Z - Move Telekinesis A group of people being telekinetically levitated A Pokémon telekinetically levitated by is immune to Ground - type moves , Spikes Toxic Spikes Arena Trap for three turns . In addition , all other moves , except one - hit knockout moves , hit the target regardless of accuracy evasion ; however , it does not allow moves to hit semi - invulnerable Pokémon . The effect of Telekinesis is canceled when Gravity is used , the levitated Pokémon uses Ingrain , or the levitated Pokémon obtains an Iron Ball ; Telekinesis can not lift targets if Gravity is in effect , and will fail if used on a target that is rooted or holding an Iron Ball . Torment tormented Pokémon can not use the same move twice in a row . If the Pokémon is holding a choice item or only has one move remaining with PP , it is forced to use Struggle every second turn . Volatile battle status The contents of this section have been suggested to be split into Battle status Please discuss it on the talk page for this section A volatile battle status is usually self - inflicted and will wear off when a Pokémon is taken out of battle or a battle is over . Many of these will also wear off after a number of turns pass . Since they are n ' t shown in battle as a status condition ( having an icon ) a Pokémon can be affected with multiple volatile battle statuses , volatile conditions and a non - volatile condition at the same time . Swanna enveloped in a veil of water When a Pokémon surrounds itself with a veil of water by using , it restores 1 / 16th of its maximum HP every turn . This effect can be transferred by Bracing Heracross bracing itself When a Pokémon uses Endure , it braces itself so that whenever it takes damage that turn it will always survive with at least 1HP . The Focus Sash Focus Band , and Ability Sturdy all have similar effects . Charging turn Several two - turn moves have a turn where a Pokémon can not act . The charging can be skipped with a Power Herb , or in the case of Solar Beam Solar Blade , the presence of harsh sunlight Pokémon that are readying Sky Attack become cloaked in light . Pokémon that are readying Solar Beam or Solar Blade take in sunlight . Pokémon that are readying Razor Wind whip up a whirlwind . Center of attention Clefairy drawing attention to itself A Pokémon can become the center of attention by using Follow Me Rage Powder , or by being affected by Spotlight If a Pokémon is the center of attention , its opponents are forced to target the center of attention rather than their intended target for the rest of the turn , if it is a valid target for those moves ( even if the move originally targeted an ally , unless it is a move that can not target an opponent such as Acupressure Helping Hand ) . If a move can not target the center of attention , it will be used on its intended target . Even if a Pokémon becomes the center of attention , its allies will not be forced to target it . If the center of attention faints switches out , or is taken into the air by Sky Drop , it no longer draws moves . Triple Battles , the center of attention will draw the attacks of all opponents in the field , but it can only draw attacks from non - adjacent opponents if they use a move which is able to strike non - adjacent targets The center of attention can not draw moves with a charging turn like Sky Drop Solar Beam , even if they are executed in one turn due to Power Herb The center of attention draws Electric - and Water - type moves even if a Pokémon with Lightning Rod Storm Drain is on the field . If another Pokémon on the same team is already the center of attention , the first user takes priority ; if the first user is outside of range or stops being the center of attention , the attack will be drawn to the next center of attention . From onward , Grass - type Pokémon , Pokémon with Overcoat , and Pokémon holding Safety Goggles will not have their moves drawn to a Pokémon that becomes the center of attention due to Rage Powder . Defense Curl Phanpy curls up , ready to use Rollout Using causes the power of Rollout Ice Ball to double for the Pokémon . This effect is not transferred by Rooting Cradily planting its roots When a Pokémon plants its roots by using , it restores 1 / 16th of its maximum HP every turn but can not switch out or flee , even if hit by a move that would force this such as Roar Dragon Tail . If a Flying - type Pokémon or a Pokémon with Levitate is rooted to the ground , it is susceptible to Ground - type moves , Spikes Toxic Spikes . The Pokémon can not be affected by Magnet Rise and they are removed if active upon rooting . This effect can be transferred by Absol bouncing back an attack A Pokémon shrouded with will reflect most status moves used against it or its side of the field back at the user during the turn it used the move . The Ability Magic Bounce reflects the same moves . Magnetic levitation Metagross levitating on magnetism A Pokémon levitating on magnetism via Magnet Rise is immune to attacks for five turns . Like Flying - type Pokémon and Pokémon with Levitate , the user is immune to the damage of , and is unaffected by Arena Trap . Magnet Rise is completely negated by Gravity , and holding an Iron Ball This effect can be transferred by Minimize A Pokémon that has used the move ( or had the effect passed to it via ) will be affected more harmfully by some moves . onward , Pokémon that have used Minimize will take double damage from Stomp . From onward , Pokémon that have used Minimize will also receive double damage from Steamroller . In , Pokémon that have used Minimize will take double damage from Body Slam Dragon Rush Flying Press Phantom Force ; also in Generation VI , all of these moves will always hit a target that has used Minimize . Protection A Pokémon that uses Protect Detect Spiky Shield Baneful Bunker will be unaffected by both damaging moves and status moves during that turn . A Pokémon that uses King ' s Shield will be unaffected by damaging moves for the rest of that turn . If the protected Pokémon is hit by Feint Shadow Force Hyperspace Fury Hyperspace Hole Phantom Force — which can all hit regardless of protection — the Pokémon ' s protection is removed for the rest of the turn . Some moves can not be stopped by protection , such as Future Sight . Damaging Z - Moves will also strike through protection , but deal only one - quarter of the damage they would otherwise deal . Eevee protecting itself Sceptile detecting Aggron ' s attack Chesnaught protecting itself Aegislash protecting itself Recharging A Pokémon that successfully uses Frenzy Plant Blast Burn Hydro Cannon Giga Impact Rock Wrecker Roar of Time must recharge during the next turn . While recharging , the Pokémon can not perform an action . Semi - invulnerable Several two - turn moves have a turn where a Pokémon becomes semi - invulnerable , and most moves will miss regardless of accuracy , even moves that never miss . If a Pokémon has been taken aim at , the aimed Pokémon can still hit Pokémon during their semi - invulnerable turn . A Pokémon with No Guard can hit the Pokémon during their semi - invulnerable state , and a Pokémon with No Guard in the semi - invulnerable state can be hit by any Pokémon . In Generation I , semi - invulnerable Pokémon can not avoid Swift Transform Bide , but can avoid Bide in . With the exception of , the semi - invulnerable turn can be skipped with a Pokémon that have used Fly Bounce ( both the user and target ) fly up high . Pokémon that have flown up high are vulnerable to Gust Smack Down Sky Uppercut Thunder Twister Hurricane . If the move is used , Fly , Bounce , and Sky Drop can not be used , and any Pokémon in the air return to the ground with their move cancelled ; due to a glitch in the games , if Gravity is used while Sky Drop is in effect , only the user will be returned to the ground — the target will be permanently stuck airborne . Pokémon that have used Dig burrow underground , and can be hit by Earthquake Magnitude Fissure Dive dive underwater , and can be hit by Surf Whirlpool Shadow Force suddenly disappear , and there is no move that can hit these Pokémon without aiming or No Guard . Golurk flying up Eevee burrowing underground Relicanth diving underwater Giratina disappearing Substitute Accelgor launching a substitute The Pokémon that uses uses up to ¼ of its total HP ( rounded down ) to make a substitute which will absorb hits until it " breaks " ( damage the substitute has taken is equal to or greater than the HP used to make it ) . Substitutes also prevent the opponent from lowering the user ' s stat stages . From onward , substitutes block the opponent from inflicting all status conditions . In , a substitute will only block certain status conditions under certain circumstances , and attacks like Thunder Wave Spore will completely circumvent the substitute . Substitutes can be transferred by Taking aim Registeel taking aim at its opponent When a Pokémon uses Mind Reader Lock - On to take aim at a target , the user ' s next damage - dealing move will hit that target without fail , even if the opponent uses a move that offers a turn of semi - invulnerability , such as . This effect can be Baton Passed Withdrawing A Pokémon readying Skull Bash withdraws it head for one turn , in which it can not act . From Generation II onwards , this also boosts the Pokémon ' s Defense . This turn can be skipped with a Trivia If a Pokémon under a status condition ( such as a poisoned Cascoon ) evolves , the condition will be kept , even if the Pokémon gains a new type that would normally prevent it . In other languages Status condition Language Title Chinese Cantonese 異常狀態 Yihsèuhng Johngtaai Mandarin 異常狀態 / 异常状态 Yìcháng Zhuàngtài Dutch Staatusconditie Finnish Statustila French Canada Problème d ' état Europe Problème de statut German Statusprobleme Italian Problema di stato Korean 상태 이상 Sangtae Isang Norwegian Statusproblem Polish Zmiana statusu Portuguese Problema de estado Russian Особый состояние Osobyy sostoyaniye Spanish Problema de estado Swedish Statusproblem Vietnamese Tình trạng bất thường Language Title Chinese Cantonese 混亂 Wahnlyuhn Mandarin 混亂 / 混乱 Hùnluàn Danish Svimmel Forvirring Finnish Hämmennys French Canada Confus Europe Confusion German Verwirrung Italian Confusione Korean 혼란 Hollan Norwegian Forvirring Polish Oszołomienie Portuguese Confusão Spanish Confusión Swedish Förvirring Vietnamese Hỗn loạn See also Special Conditions ( TFG ) References ↑ RNG Research : Battle RNG - Sleep Duration ↑ DP Battle Tower Records Status conditions BURNED FROZEN PARALYZED POISONED ASLEEP FAINTED This game mechanic article is part of Project Games , a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games Pokémon news from Bulbanews Apr 2 Hidden Ability Oranguru and Passimian available for Pokémon Bank users : Defiant . . . 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http://bulguides.com/mountains/ | Bulgaria is a small country on the Balkan Peninsula , covered by a few distinctive mountain ranges . The Bulgarian mountains are part of the Alpide Belt ( or the Alpine - Himalayan Orogenic Belt ) . Their formation is linked to the existence ( and further disintegration ) of a large ancient massif – the so called Macedono - Rhodope , or Macedono - Trachian Mountain Massif Nowadays , from morphological point of view , there are tree distinct mountain areas in Bulgaria : the Macedono - Rhodope Massif , the Kraishte - Srednogorska Area and the Staroplaninska Area ( Balkan Area ) . The Macedono - Rhodope Massif – its borders touch the hollows of ( the towns of ) Kyustendil , Dupnitsa , Dolna Banya and the Gornotrakiyska Lowlands ( where the town of Plovdiv is located ) . The border follows the Maritsa River , while to the west it includes territories in Albania . South from the Kyustendil Hollow the massif is divided in two parts by the Struma River – the Eastern Part – Rilo - Rhodope Massif , and Western Part – Macedono - Serbian Massif . The highest mountain and peak of the whole Macedono - Rhodope Massif and on the Balkans Mount Musala ( 2925 , 4m ) in Rila Mountains ( Bulgaria ) . The Bulgarian part of the Rilo - Rhodope Massif includes the mountain ranges of Rila Mountains , Pirin Mountains , Rhodope Mountains , Slavyanka Mountains , Sturgach Mountains . It also includes a few mountains in Greece : Bozdag Mountains and some smaller ranges . The Macedono - Serbian Massif includes five mountains from the Osogovo - Belasitsa Group , located west from the Struma River Valley – Belasitsa Mountains , Ograzden Mountains , Vlahina Mountains , Maleshevska Mountains and Osogovska Mountains The Kraishte - Srednogorska Area is framed by the Macedono - Trachian Massif to the south and by the Balkan Range to the north . The northern border is traced by a chain of hollows . The Kraishte - Srednogorska Area includes the following mountains : Kraishte Area , Plansko - Zavalska Mountain Chain , Verilo - Ruyska Mountain Chain , Sredna Gora Mountains , Sakar Mountains and Strandza Mountains . The highest peak of the whole Kraishte - Srednogorska Area in Mount Cherni Vruh ( 2290 m ) – the top of Vitosha Mountains . The Kraishte Area is located south - west and west from Sofia towards the border with Serbia and includes 11 small mountains , with the highest one Mount Bilo ( 1737 , 1 ) of Kurvav Kamuk Mountain . The Verilo - Ruyska Mountain Chain includes 7 mountains and the highest one is Mount Ruy ( 1706 m ) on the Bulgarian - Serbian border . Plansko - Zavalska Mountain Chain is consisted of six separate mountains , including Vitosha Mountains . The Staroplaninska Area ( or the Balkan Area ) – includes the mountain chains of the Balkan Mountains ( Stara Planina ) and the Prebalkan Mountains . The highest peak is Mount Botev ( 2375 , 9 m ) . The Balkan Mountains give the name of the whole Balkan Peninsula . As their western border is considered the Belogradchik Pass , the eastern one – Kape Emine on the Black Sea . They are divided to three parts – Central , Eastern and Western Balkan Mountains . The Prebalkan ( or the Subbalkan ) is a lower chain , stretched parallel to the Balkan Mountains on their northern side . The highest peak is Mount Vasilyov ( 1490 m ) . Read more about the main mountain ranges of Bulgaria | [
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http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2008/06/dc-v-heller-ruling-what-does-it-mean/ | HOME PAGE Shooters ' FORUM Daily BULLETIN Guns of the Week Articles Archive BLOG Archive Competition Info Varmint Pages 6BR Info Page 6BR Improved 17 CAL Info Page 20 CAL Info Page 223 Info Page 22BR Info Page 30BR Info Page 6PPC Info Page 6XC Info Page 243 Win Info Page 6 . 5x47 Info Page 6.5 - 284 Info Page 7mm Info Page 308 Win Info Page FREE Targets Top Gunsmiths Tools & Gear Bullet Reviews Barrels Custom Actions Gun Stocks Scopes & Optics Vendor List Reader POLLS Event Calendar HELP PAGE > Contact Us > ADVERTISING June 27th , 2008 D.C. v . Heller Ruling — The Aftermath By now , most of you know that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dick Heller , finding that the District of Columbia law barring handguns in the home violated the Second Amendment . That ’ s great news , but the fall - out from this decision is unclear . The High Court left open the question of how / when this ruling might apply to State gun laws and regulations ( via “ incorporation ” under the 14th Amendment ) . Likewise , Justice Scalia ’ s majority opinion acknowledged that individual Second Amendment rights were We ’ ve read many comments on the Heller decision . Ironically , one of the most cogent analyses of the decision was recently posted on the Democratic Underground Forum . We reprint this here , because it explains what the decision does and does not do , and illustrates how it created a “ sea change ” in the way courts must consider the Second Amendment from now on : “ The initial impact [ of Heller ] is tiny — two DC laws will have to be modified . The ruling as it stands has no impact on any other city or state . But it was a TREMENDOUS ruling nonetheless . The Supreme Court has NEVER said anything substantial about what the Second Amendment means . They have finally spoken and settled many arguments . * It protects an INDIVIDUAL right unconnected to service in a militia . * It is a right to personal self - defense , that also happens to enable the militia . It is not a ‘ hunting and sportsman ’ s ’ right . * It is a right that pre - existed the Constitution , not one created by the Constitution . * That right is entitled to at least some degree of protection ( to be determined at a later date ) . Even if the initial impact is tiny , this ruling is groundbreaking . This is the ‘ Roe v . Wade ’ of gun rights . The details will have to be fleshed out by future courts and future rulings , but the overall right is established . Prior to today , there were many who argued that there was no individual right and that guns could be outright banned . After today , the right has been established , and now the long process of defining the limitations on that right begin . None of our rights are considered absolute by the courts ; they all withstand some level of restriction . Now the right to bear arms has been elevated to that position . ” — by “ SlipperySlope ” What Level of Scrutiny Will Apply ? One key legal question remaining is how , in the future , should courts analyze laws that constrain Second Amendment rights . Must the courts apply a “ Strict Scrutiny ” standard , as with First Amendment cases , or will there be some kind of intermediate standard ? The Majority Opinion did NOT enunciate , outright , that “ strict scrutiny ” shall apply . In his dissenting opinion , Justice Stevens called for an “ interest balancing inquiry ” that asks “ whether the statute burdens a protected interest in any way or to an extent that is out of proportion to the statute ’ s salutary effects upon other important governmental interests . ” Scalia rightly savaged Stevens ’ concept , noting that a vague “ balancing inquiry ” is never applied to other Constitutional rights . Scalia wrote : “ We know of no other enumerated constitutional right whose core protection has been subjected to a freestanding ‘ interest - balancing ’ approach . The very enumeration of the right takes out of the hands of government — even the Third Branch of Government — the power to decide on a case - by - case basis whether the right is really worth insisting upon . A Constitutional guarantee subject to future judges ’ assessments of its usefulness is no Constitutional guarantee at all . For more insight into the D.C. v . 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http://bulletin.case.edu/schooloflaw/llm/ | Graduate Law Programs Programs for foreigneducated lawyers Three different Master of Laws LLM programs are offered to students who have completed legal training outside of the United States These programs allow students to spend one year in an intensive study program to gain exposure and immersion into the legal theory and practices of the US and to engage in comparative study of the US and other international legal systems Building on a base of required courses specific to the International LLM programs each student will develop a individual plan of study leading to a Master of Laws degree in general United States and Global Legal Studies or LAWS 4901 Foreign Graduate Seminar 2 LAWS 4903 US Contract Law 3 LAWS 4912 US Legal Research Writing and Analysis 2 Elective courses as specified by chosen academic plan and approved by program director 17 Total Units 24 The specialized LLM degrees have additional required courses in the applicable specialty area Each LLM students course of study will be determined by the program director in consultation with the student and will be based on the students prior legal education goals and interests After completion of the degree requirements students may elect to spend a summer internship with a law firm or corporate legal department in the United States Further information and admission materials may be requested from the Foreign Graduate Studies Program office Doctor of Juridical Science The Doctor of Juridical Science SJD offers advanced academic study of law for students who hold either a JD degree or an equivalent professional law degree from a country outside of the USA and some promise for advanced academic study The SJD program is highly individualized and tailored to the students aspirations The program will train graduates for positions of leadership in academia research or policy making Students will spend at least two semesters in advanced coursework as determined by the students graduate program adviser The student will then undertake significant research resulting in the writing of a doctoral dissertation Foriegn Graduate Studies Program office International Criminal Law The Master of Laws LLM program in International Criminal Law is a oneyear advanced study program to students who hold the JD degree from a US law school or equivalent training from a school outside of the USA It provides students with an indepth knowledge of international criminal law and procedure international humanitarian law and national security law and will equip them to practice international criminal law before international tribunals or national courts Students will plan thier course of study by working closely with the Program Director Selected students will also have the opportunity to participate in one of our Ancillary Programs In addition to the legal training programs the School of Law offers two programs that are are targeted to other professionals who seek advanced training is a specific area of law but do not have a prior degree in law Executive Master of Arts in Financial Integrity This program is intended for professionals who design and implement antimoney laundering counterterrorism counterproliferation financing policies and related integrity initiatives Taught by leading academics and practitioners from around the world the MAFI program is the first of its kind offered by a major research university The program is offered on a parttime yearround basis over 16 months through a series of intensive three day weekend session meeting once every month The program is 30 credits consisting of 6 required courses one elective and a required capstone research project More details on the program are available on the program website Master of Arts in Patent Practice The Masters in Patent Practice is designed to prepare students for careers as patent agents Students must be eligible to sit for the patent bar exam which requires an undergraduate degree in engineering computer science or a physical or biological degree This degree is a viable alternative for students who want to pursue a career in patent practice without having to take the full 3year JD More details of the program may be found on the program website LAWS 4300 Intellectual Property Survey 3 LAWS 4302 Patent Law 3 LAWS 4315 Patent Agent Lab 3 LAWS 4820 Patent Bar Review 4 LAWS 5341 Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management 3 LAWS 4311 Patent Preparation and Prosecution 1 3 LAWS 4312 Patent Preparation and Prosecution 2 2 Electives 9 Total Units 30 | [
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http://bulletin.facs.org/2013/08/coding-for-damage-control-surgery/ | Columns > Coding and practice management corner > Coding for damage - control surgery Coding for damage - control surgery By Linda Barney , MD , FACS Jenny Jackson , MPH Charles D . Mabry , MD , FACS Mark Savarise , MD , MBA , FACS and Christopher Senkowski , MD , FACS PUBLISHED August 1 , 2013 • Print - Friendly The American College of Surgeons ( ACS ) General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee ( GSCRC ) frequently receives questions regarding appropriate coding for “ damage - control laparotomy ” or “ damage - control surgery . ” Damage - control surgery typically involves a multistage approach and is performed with the intention to first avoid or correct the lethal triad of hypothermia , acidosis , and coagulopathy before definitive management of injuries . The general concept is the expedient control of life - threatening bleeding and contamination , usually terminated as soon as possible in order for the patient In the initial stage of damage control , hemorrhage is stopped , contamination is controlled , and temporary wound closure methods may be employed . Vascular control may include ligating bleeding vessels , oversewing mesentery or organ injury , packing of the abdomen or chest , and even placing vascular shunts without definitive repair of blood vessels . For gastrointestinal contamination , the bowel is resected or lacerations oversewn . Restoration of bowel continuity ( anastomosis ) or maturation of an ostomy is performed at a later stage . The resuscitation phase is characterized by correction of physiologic abnormalities ( During the subsequent phases of damage control , the surgeon completes definitive operative management in the stable patient , reestablishes gastrointestinal continuity , evaluates all areas for viability , and delineates any missed injuries . Vascular shunts are removed and long - term repairs of vascular injuries are constructed . Orthopaedic , plastic , head and neck , or other specialty - specific repairs are also performed in concert with the abdominal , chest , or vascular surgery , as necessary . With the advent of temporary abdominal closure technology , the concept of damage control also applies to the Because of the complexity and range of injuries treated for purposes of damage control , no single Current Procedural Terminology ( CPT ) code can adequately describe all of the potential combinations and permutations of the procedures that may be required . More importantly , because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) requires that any value assigned to a CPT code represent the typical patient , any attempt to arrive at one proper value for a single damage laparotomy code would likely devalue the complexity of work performed in many instances . For procedures such as damage - control surgery , where many combinations are possible , it is always best to use a series of discrete CPT codes To help Fellows and their staff properly code for damage - control surgery , the ACS GSCRC has carefully reviewed the existing CPT codes and has determined that most variations of damage - control surgery can be adequately reported with existing CPT codes . This column explains how to correctly code for damage - control approaches using the current CPT manual , which could prove useful to surgeons and their coding staff . CPT codes to avoid or to use An exploratory laparotomy , whether for trauma or a medical condition , may be reported using CPT code 49000 ( exploratory laparotomy , exploratory celiotomy with or without biopsy ( s ) ( separate procedure ) . The term “ separate procedure ” refers to a complete procedure that stands alone . Therefore , CPT code 49000 refers to a complete procedure that stands alone and normally is not billed with other procedure codes . Thus , CPT code 49000 describes a laparotomy where nothing is repaired , removed , or reconstructed , for example , a negative laparotomy . This scenario would be unlikely in the face of a damage - control situation in which other CPT codes would typically be required , such as bowel repair or splenectomy . Typically during a trauma laparotomy , multiple extensive abdominal procedures are performed . The surgeon should first select a series of CPT codes that appropriately reports the specific repairs , excisions , anastomoses , or drainage procedures performed . From those procedures , one is then selected that represents the primary or most major surgical procedure , and is reported first , with the additional procedures performed being reported with the appropriate CPT codes and modifiers ( typically modifier 51 is appended ) . Temporary closure of abdomen , large extremity wounds In many cases of damage - control surgery , the patient ’ s condition may require that closure of skin , subcutaneous tissue , muscle , or fascia be delayed , resulting in the abdominal wound left open and the abdominal contents protected by application of one of various mechanical techniques to maintain sterility , moisture , and heat in the abdominal cavity . Temporary closure is typically used during the first operation but may also be used during subsequent re - explorations of the abdomen if abdominal fascia and skin closure can not be achieved . For large contaminated extremity wounds , this temporary closure technique also may be applied . Although there is not a specific CPT code to describe a specific temporary closure technique , some codes may be used if a negative pressure wound dressing is used as part of the temporary wound closure technique . For example , use CPT 97606 ( negative pressure wound therapy ( eg , vacuum - assisted drainage collection ) , including topical application ( s ) , wound assessment , and instruction ( s ) for ongoing care , per session ; total wound ( s ) surface area greater than 50 square centimeters , for application of this type of device as an aid to close large wounds of the abdomen , trunk , or extremities . Reopening of a recent laparotomy As previously discussed , damage - control surgery involves a follow - up phase in which the abdomen is re - explored and definitive procedures may be performed , for example , bowel anastomosis , packing removed , and so on . Final abdominal fascial closure will likely be part of the final procedure in a damage - control scenario . For re - exploration that involves re - opening , completely exploring , and irrigating the abdomen , where no other major procedures ( for example , bowel anastomosis or resections ) are performed , report CPT code 49002 ( reopening of recent laparotomy . ) CPT code 49002 describes a procedure that may be used in instances of trauma , sepsis , or ischemic bowel surgery to examine the progress of healing , check on the integrity of an anastomosis , detect missed injuries or further ischemia , and irrigate the abdomen . In the case of damage - control surgery , the re - exploration falls within the 90 - day global period of the initial procedure . Therefore , it is important to append modifier 58 ( staged or related procedure by the same physician ) if re - explorations of the abdomen are performed by the same surgeon ( or a surgeon in the same billing group ) in order to capture the correct value of this procedure . Remember , if a more extensive abdominal procedure is required in the same operative session as the re - exploration of the laparotomy , such as CPT code 44120 ( enterectomy , resection of small intestine ; single resection and anastomosis ) , then re - exploration of the laparotomy ( 49002 ) should not be used , as it is considered inherent to the more extensive procedure and is not separately reportable . Clinical scenarios Case 1 : A 40 - year - old gunshot - wound patient is taken to the operating room for a planned reopening of a recent laparotomy to examine the progress of healing . The surgeon completes an abdominal exploration ; the small bowel is examined , revealing the site of the anastomosis to be completely intact with no evidence of a leak or vascular compromise . The surgeon irrigates the abdomen and then applies vacuum - assisted wound drainage before closing the wound again . Reportable procedures include : 49002 - 58 , Reopening of recent laparotomy 97606 , Negative pressure wound therapy ( eg , vacuum - assisted drainage collection ) , including topical application ( s ) , wound assessment , and instruction ( s ) for ongoing care , per session ; total wound ( s ) surface area greater than 50 square centimeters Case 2 : A 38 - year - old motor - vehicle crash patient with multiple injuries initially undergoes a damage - control laparotomy with direct repair of torn mesenteric blood vessels , small bowel resection without reconstruction , and temporary abdominal closure using a vacuum - assisted wound drainage device . On hospital day three , following resuscitation in the intensive care unit ( ICU ) , the patient undergoes re - exploration of the laparotomy , debridement / resection of the previously stapled ends of the bowel , and anastomosis of the small intestine , again with temporary abdominal closure . On the fifth day , the surgeon completes an abdominal exploration to confirm anastomotic integrity , irrigates the abdomen , and applies a vacuum - assisted wound drainage as part of the progression to fascial and skin closure when the timing is appropriate . The reportable procedures include : Day 1 : 44120 - 52 , Enterectomy , resection of small intestine ; single resection and anastomosis 35221 , Repair blood vessel , direct ; intraabdominal 97606 , Negative pressure wound therapy ( eg , vacuum - assisted drainage collection ) , including topical application ( s ) , wound assessment , and instruction ( s ) for ongoing care , per session ; total wound ( s ) surface area greater than 50 square centimeters Note that modifier 52 ( reduced services , is applied to the enterectomy code because a resection , but not an anastomosis ) was performed . Day 3 : 44120 - 58 , Enterectomy , resection of small intestine ; single resection and anastomosis Day 5 : 49002 - 58 , Reopening of recent laparotomy It is important to note that at some point the abdominal fascia is closed , leaving only a superficial abdominal wound . Thus , when the procedure involves only a negative pressure wound therapy device change and “ active wound management ” but the fascia of the abdominal cavity remains closed , or the granulation tissue of the abdominal wall is not entered to gain access to the abdomen , the appropriate code to report is 97606 plus any applicable wound debridement codes ( CPT 11042 – 11047 ) . You should not report CPT 49002 if the abdominal cavity Case 3 : A 32 - year - old gunshot - wound patient undergoes an initial laparotomy for repair of stomach and liver , with debridement of the liver and packing , plus placement of negative pressure dressing for temporary closure . The next day , the patient is re - explored and the liver packing is removed with no other injuries found , but the abdomen still can not be closed . Over the next three days the patient is managed aggressively in the ICU , including diuresis , and on day six , the patient can be returned to the operating room for final inspection , wash - out , debridement , and closure of the abdominal fascia . Day 1 : 47361 , Management of liver hemorrhage ; exploration of hepatic wound , extensive debridement , coagulation and / or suture , with or without packing of liver 43840 - 51 , Gastrorrhaphy , suture of perforated duodenal or gastric ulcer , wound , or injury Day 2 : 47362 - 58 , Management of liver hemorrhage ; re - exploration of hepatic wound for removal of packing . Note that there is a specific code for re - exploration for liver wound , and 49002 is not appropriate here . ) Day 6 : Definitive abdomen closure To appropriately report the delayed definitive closure of the open abdomen , the condition of the abdomen , abdominal wall , and soft tissue around the open defect will help to determine the best combination of CPT codes to report . Many abdominal wounds need some form of debridement prior to , or at the time of , definitive closure . CPT codes 11042 – 11047 are debridement codes arranged by depth and size of debridement . For some patients with a recent open abdomen , the fascial edges , subcutaneous tissue , and skin can all be mobilized and then closed primarily . In this instance , the abdominal wall functions as one unit that can be re - approximated to itself , and there is not a fascial defect , per se . Where this type of closure can be accomplished , report CPT code 49900 ( suture , secondary , of abdominal wall for evisceration or dehiscence ) If the entire abdominal wall can not be closed primarily , then coverage of an open abdominal wound may be achieved with autograft skin , tissue cultured skin , or skin substitute grafts . If the area to be grafted requires incision or excisional procedures to properly prepare the site to accept a graft , use the skin preparation CPT codes 15002 – 15005 to appropriately report those services . Autografts are reported with CPT codes 15100 – 15111 . Tissue cultured skin grafts are reported with CPT codes 15150 – 15152 . Skin substitute grafts , regardless of the In some instances in which a certain amount of time has passed between the initial surgery and definitive closure of the abdomen , a wide gap between the opposing fascial edges may develop in the abdominal wall . Under these circumstances , the resultant fascial defect creates a potential hernia . If this fascial defect can be closed primarily , report CPT code 49560 ( repair initial incisional or ventral hernia ; reducible ) which would include any isolation and dissection of fascia or a hernia sac , reduction of intraperitoneal contents , fascial repair , and soft tissue closure . Additionally , if the fascia can not be easily or safely approximated and mesh is needed to assist with closure , the implantation of mesh or other prosthesis is described with the use of an add - on CPT code 49568 ( implantation of mesh or other prosthesis for open incisional or ventral hernia repair or mesh for closure of debridement for necrotizing soft tissue infection . [ List separately in addition to code for the incisional or ventral hernia repair . ] ) This add - on code applies to any type of mesh or other prosthesis — whether synthetic , biologic , or otherwise . Other patients with complicated conditions may have lost part of their abdominal wall or have contractures of the abdominal musculature over time so that more complex procedures are needed to properly close this fascial gap . Component separation , also known as the “ separation of parts operation , ’ ’ to achieve closure of large fascial defects or ventral hernias is becoming more common in these complicated cases . The muscle flap code 15734 ( muscle , myocutaneous , or fasciocutaneous flap ; trunk ) is the appropriate code to report ; it is reported twice to represent the mobilization of the musculo - fascial flap on both sides and is paid at 150 percent of a unilateral separation . For a more detailed explanation on coding component separation , go to www . facs . org / ahp / pubs / tips / tips0911 . pdf . For additional information on billing critical care services for severely ill or injured patients , see the June Bulletin column , “ Effectively using E / M codes for trauma care ” Bull Am Coll Surg , 98 ( 6 ) : 56 - 65 ) . The coding for damage - control surgery involves many potential CPT codes , modifiers , and concurrent coding rules . If you have additional coding questions , contact the ACS Coding Hotline at 800 - 227 - 7911 between 7 : 00 am and 4 : 00 pm Mountain time , excluding holidays , or go to www . facs . org / ahp / pubs / tips / index . html Editor ’ s note Accurate coding is the responsibility of the provider . This summary is only intended as a resource to assist in the billing process . All specific references to CPT ( Current Procedural Terminology ) codes and descriptions are © 2012 American Medical Association . All rights reserved . CPT and CodeManager are registered trademarks of the American Medical Association . 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http://bulletin.vcu.edu/about/ | About VCU This is the launch edition of the 2019 - 20 VCU Bulletin . This version includes all programs and courses approved by the publication deadline ; however we may receive notification of additional program approvals after the launch . The final edition and full PDF version will include these updates and will be available in August prior to the beginning of the fall semester . ( See the Archives page for bulletins for 2018 - 19 . ) Located in the heart of Richmond , the capital of Virginia since 1779 , Virginia Commonwealth University serves an integral role in the economic health of the city and the state , educating the current and future work force , reaching out to the community , advancing research and enhancing patient care . VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden - Sydney College , becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854 . In 1968 , the General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute , founded in 1917 , to create Virginia Commonwealth University . Today , VCU offers comprehensive undergraduate , master ’ s , doctoral and professional programs and encompasses one of the largest academic health centers in the nation . With $ 271 million in externally funded research awards for the 2018 fiscal year , VCU is one of only 28 public universities in the country with an academic medical center to be designated as a research university with very high research activity as well as a Community Engaged institution , both by the Carnegie Foundation . Its centers and institutes of excellence support the university ’ s research mission and involve VCU enrolls more than 31,000 students in more than 200 degree and certificate programs in the arts , sciences and humanities . Thirty - eight of the programs are unique in Virginia , many of them crossing the disciplines of VCU ’ s 11 schools and five colleges . VCU has a full - time instructional faculty of more than 2,500 who are nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in the arts , business , education , engineering , the humanities , the life sciences , social work and all the health care professions . With more than 23,000 employees Building on the foundation of VCU ’ s nationally ranked academic programs and academic medical center , research and scholarly productivity , and engagement with the communities it serves , the university ’ s recently completed strategic plan , Quest for Distinction ( 2012 - 2018 ) , launched a new vision for VCU : to elevate its stature and become the nation ’ s top urban , public research university . This focused plan capitalized on the outstanding assets of the VCU experience and truly distinguished VCU as a major research university committed to academic quality and student success Quest for Distinction also embodied VCU ’ s commitment to human health through the VCU Medical Center , which includes the university ’ s health sciences schools and offers state - of - the - art care in more than 200 specialty areas , many of national and international note , including organ transplantation , head and spinal cord trauma , burn healing and cancer treatment . A new strategic plan , Quest 2025 : Together We Transform , will launch in 2019 . VCU and the VCU Health System have been honored with prestigious national and international recognition for top - quality graduate , professional and medical - care programs , reflecting a commitment to be among America ’ s top research universities focused on student learning . Nondiscrimination VCU does not discriminate in admissions , treatment , employment or access to its programs or activities on the basis of race , color , religion , national origin ( including ethnicity ) , age , sex ( including pregnancy , childbirth and related medical conditions ) , parenting status , marital status , political affiliation , veteran status , genetic information ( including family medical history ) , sexual orientation , gender identity , gender expression or disability , consistent with applicable law . VCU ’ s notice of nondiscrimination and nondiscrimination policies , with contact information for the office and individuals responsible for enforcement , are in the university ’ s policy library | [
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http://bulletin.wustl.edu/undergrad/architecture/ | College of Architecture Overview Faculty Majors Minors Courses Sam Fox School of Design Visual Arts The Sam Fox School of Design Visual Arts is a unique collaboration in architecture art and design education linking professional studio programs with one of the countrys finest university art museums in the context of an internationally recognized research university The Sam Fox School is composed of the College of Architecture the Graduate School of Architecture Urban Design the College of Art the Graduate School of Art and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Architecture Throughout history architects have played a leading role in forming the environment and in interpreting the aspirations of societies in all parts of the world As a practical and useful art architecture embraces aesthetic ethical social and technical responsibilities Architecture responds to the way people live and in turn influences their lives Students considering an architectural education and architecture as a potential career express an excitement about design and building as well as a commitment to the environment If students plan to study architecture they should have artistic ability and a good academic base Personal interests in such areas as drawing painting photography sculpture building and the environment suggest a possible aptitude for architecture Architecture reflects culture architects must know their culture deeply To gain an understanding of all aspects of architecture and to develop the attitudes and skills necessary to deal with them students must have a broad liberal arts education This base of cultural understanding and critical thinking is combined with a curriculum that focuses intensely on the study of architecture Architecture is an absorbing fascinating profession Choosing architecture as a professional career requires a major educational commitment at the undergraduate level and to further study in a professional degree program With a professional degree in architecture a graduate may choose to work in small or large architectural firms in academia in community or governmental organizations with development teams and in a variety of related fields Architecture at Washington University Washington University established the Department of Architecture as part of the School of Engineering and Architecture in 1902 The School of Architecture became an independent division of the university in 1910 In 1932 Givens Hall was constructed to house the school as a result of a generous gift in memory of Joseph W and Kate Abbey Givens The Art Architecture Library and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum are in the Kemper Art Museum building Steinberg Hall also houses studio and review space In 1967 the School of Architecture became one of the first schools in the United States to offer a pioneering sixyear jointdegree Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture program The 42 program now leads to a thorough fouryear Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree followed by two years of graduate study for the accredited professional Master of Architecture degree In 2005 as part of the formation of the Sam Fox School of Design Visual Arts the School of Architecture was reorganized as the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture Urban Design Equally the college offers the fouryear Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in architecture a strong flexible undergraduate curriculum that also prepares students for graduate study in architecture usually for three years These undergraduate degree programs offer students the opportunity to gradually focus their undergraduate studies within the college and allow them to make an incremental commitment to a career in architecture The College of Architecture faculty are nationally and internationally renowned practitioners and researchers who are committed to students undergraduate experience As academic advisers they work with the director and undergraduate chair to help students build an individualized curriculum select specific courses and chart plans for their future careers Phone 3149356200 Email samfoxschoolwustledu Website httpsamfoxschoolwustledu | [
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http://bullwinkle.toonzone.net/characters-bullwinkle.htm | Character Profiles for Rocky and Bullwinkle Real Name : Rocket J . Squirrel Sex : Male Occupation : Flying squirrel Home : Frostbite Falls , MN Education : Snare Drum Major at Juilliard and degree at Cal Tech ( Calvin ' s School of Supermarket Technology ) . Tag Line : Hokey smoke ! Biography : Rocky is one half of a team of fearless , adventurous , and brainless duo that wonders the globe due to one unfortunate mishap after another . Rocky ' s intelligence bears nothing on his ability to be conned and flimflammed by simple minded crooks with weak costumes . Rocky ' s unique ability to fly and glide with the use of skin flaps along side his body , have proven valuable . Although he is highly educated he still sticks to his primitive ways , by collection nuts ( like Bullwinkle ) . On the weekends he acts as Real Name : Bullwinkle J . Moose Sex : Male Occupation : Between Jobs , former coat rack . Home : Frostbite Falls , MN Education : Studied under Francis the Talking Horse and attented M.I.T. ( Moose Institute of Toe - dancing ) . Tag Line : Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat . Biography : Bullwinkle , the great American clod , has spent years on end perfecting his ability to misunderstand and hone in on useless skills , such as box top collecting and playing the ukulele . When not busy taping the show , Bullwinkle enjoys sitting in front of the fireplace with a pile of books . " They burn so nice and slow , " says Bullwinkle . His alter - ego , Mr . Know - It - All , has been rewarded several awards from prestigious universities that have yet to exist . While he did maintain a a : Boris Badenov : No - Goodnik : Poyysylvania : Degree at U.S.C. ( The University of Safe - Cracking ) Must capture moose and squirrel . Most foreign agents use their mind , physical strength , and agility to accomplish their missions . Boris uses explosives . . . .lots of them . He and his accomplice , Natasha Fatale , were sent to America by the ruthless dictator Fearless Leader . Their mission is to usually steal something very valuable in order to bring it back to their homeland . Unfortunately for him , Boris is always foiled at the last minute , partly due to his involvement with a certain moose and squirrel , but mostly because of his ego . : Natasha Fatale : Female : Secret Agent : Everywhere : Expelled from college Hello Dollink . Natasha was a former Miss Transylvania . She is believed to be the love child of Axis Sally and Count Dracula , although nothing has been proven ( blood work , yum ) . When she moved to the " New World " at age 19 , she had a part time modeling job with Charles Addams and another popping out of cakes at stag parties . Although Boris has asked for her hand many times , she refuses to part with it . " Its my hand dollink , he can get his own , " said Ms . : Mr . Narrator : Narrator : USA : National Narration Academy of Greater Utah Stay tuned next time for . . . The narrator gives us the inside scoop of what is going on . He makes corny jokes , talks really fast , and fills us in on what ' s going on with Rocky and Bullwinkle . Although we never seen him , we feel like we know him . He ' s a funny guy and just as confused as you and I . : Unknown , just call him Fearless Leader : Corrupt Dictator : Pottsylvania : P.U. ( Pottsylvania University , it stinks ) . Badenov , you numbskull ! Fearless Leader is both the military and spiritual leader of Pottsylvania . He rules with an iron fist when his chrome fist is in for repairs . Fearless Leader has no hesitations in offing co - workers that have done him wrong . He ' s considered the ultimate badnik of the entire country , and does nothing to hide his ambitions to rule the world . Ultimate evil comes at a price though . Often he is too busy running his country to steal his fortunes . He continues to send his special agents , Boris and Natasha around : Gidney & Cloyd : Other : Explorers from the Moon : The Moon : Star Fleet Level 6 None . Gidney and Cloyd are little green men from the moon . This duo is first seen in the first saga of Rocky and Bullwinkle , Jet Fuel Formula . At first they appear as enemies but quickly befriend the moose and squirrel . They both have a special power that lets them " phaze " in and out of visibility to teleport anywhere they ' d like . They also both carry deadly " scrooch " freeze rays that can stop anyone by freezing them in place for a fixed amount of time . Even with their advanced technology , : Mr . Big : Pottsylvanian Mobster : Pottsylvania : Assume the worst . ( censored ) This pint - sized criminal has a bark worse than his bite . He ' s the mastermind behind a few of the schemes hatched against the U.S.A. by Pottsylvania . Unlike Fearless Leader , Mr . Big does n ' t hold a government affiliation , but considering he is a gangster , he might as well get a seat in the government . Mr . Big becomes Boris and Natasha ' s boss on random freelance missions . Mr . Big often casts a long shadow on the wall ( thus , his name ) , which is : Captain Peter Wrongway Peachfuzz : Ship Captain / Weather Man : USA : No sir . Huh ? His name says it all . He is the owner and captain of the S.S. Guppy and has no clue what he ' s doing . As a member of the Navy he was the only captain that was only wrong . He was placed in the federal meteorological station , where his lack of focus would go unnoticed . On his last voyage , he and his crew spent 43 days going in a circle , traveling over 200 miles , yet , only a few feet from the harbor . In fear of their lives , the crew : Edgar and Chauncey : Random : Everywhere : Unknown Now there is something you do n ' t see everyday , Edgar . These two men have done everything , at least once . Perhaps doomed to be co - workers and best friends for life , Edgar and Chauncey are the world ' s best onlookers . The most observant townsfolk in existence , they often relax on the job or in public places with little or no regard to what is going on around them . | [
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http://bungostraydogs.wikia.com/wiki/Anime | in : Media Anime Episodes Bungo Stray Dogs ( Anime ) Bungo Stray Dogs Promotional Agency Mafia Guild S3 Visual Information Director Takuya Igarashi Script Yoji Enokido Character Design Nobuhiro Arai ( anime ) Sango Harukawa ( original ) Animation Director Nobuhiro Arai , Hiroki Kanno Firearm Design Fumihiro Katagai Prop Design Ryō Hirata Art Director Yumiko Kondou Color Design Yukari Gotō Director of Photography Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi Editing Shigeru Nishiyama Music Taku Iwasaki Sound Director Kazuhiro Wakabayashi Sound Production Glovision Studio Bones Bungo Stray Dogs 文豪ストレイドッグス Bungō Sutorei Doggusu , lit . Literary Stray Dogs is the anime adaptation of the manga series of the same name . It is produced by Studio BONES and has premiered on Tokyo MX and other TV networks . Takuya Igarashi was hired as the director and Yoji Enokido as the screenwriter ( the same duo that worked on Ouran High School Host Club and Star Driver ) . The anime ran for 2 separate cours , with the first cour airing from April 7th 2016 to June 23rd , 2016 and the second cour airing from October 6th , 2016 to December 17 , 2016 . The third course is slated for 12 April 2019 . GRANRODEO ( of which Kisho Taniyama , Chuya Nakahara ' s voice actor , is the lead singer ) performed Trash Candy , the 1st opening song , while SCREEN mode performed Reason Living , the 2nd opening song , and Luck Life performed the 1st ending song , Call My Name ( 名前を呼ぶよ , Namae o Yobu yo ) and the 2nd ending song , Town where wind blows ( 風が吹く街 , Kaze ga Fuku Machi ) . GRANRODEO and Luck Life return for the third season ' s opening and ending respectively . Contents show Japanese Cast Yūto Uemura as Nakajima Atsushi Mamoru Miyano as Dazai Osamu Kenshō Ono as Akutagawa Ryunosuke Yoshimasa Hosoya as Kunikida Doppo Hiroshi Kamiya as Ranpo Edogawa Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Tanizaki Junichirou Yū Shimamura as Yosano Akiko Hiroyuki Kagura as Miyazawa Kenji Chiaki Omigawa as Tanizaki Naomi Kisho Taniyama as Nakahara Chuya English Cast Max Mittelman as Nakajima Atsushi Kaiji Tang as Dazai Osamu Brian Beacock as Akutagawa Ryunosuke Patrick Seitz as Kunikida Doppo Vic Mignogna as Ranpo Edogawa Spike Spencer as Tanizaki Junichirou Erica Lindbeck as Yosano Akiko Lucien Dodge as Miyazawa Kenji Nicolas Roye as Nakahara Chuya Episode List Title Original Air Date 1 Fortune is Unpredictable and Mutable April 07 , 2016 2 A Certain Bomb April 14 , 2016 3 Yokohama Gangster Paradise April 21 , 2016 4 The Tragedy of the Fatalist April 28 , 2016 5 Murder on D Street May 05 , 2016 6 The Azure Messenger May 12 , 2016 7 Love for the Disease Called Ideals May 19 , 2016 8 Teaching Them to Kill ; Then to Die May 26 , 2016 9 The Beauty is Quiet Like a Stone Statue June 02 , 2016 10 Rashomon and the Tiger June 09 , 2016 11 First , an Unsuitable Profession for Her . Second , an Ecstatic Detective Agency June 16 , 2016 12 Born Back Ceaselessly into the Past June 23 , 2016 13 The Dark Age October 06 , 2016 14 Nowhere to Return October 13 , 2016 15 A Room Where We Can Someday See the Ocean October 20 , 2016 16 Bungo Stray Dogs October 21 , 2016 17 Three Companies Conflict October 29 , 2016 18 The strategy of conflict November 05 , 2016 19 Will of Tycoon November 12 , 2016 20 Though the Mind May be Wrong November 19 , 2016 21 Double Black November 26 , 2016 22 Part 1 : Poe and Rampo Part 2 : Moby Dick , Swimming in the Sky December 03 , 2016 23 Rashoumon , The Tiger , and The Last Emperor December 10 , 2016 24 If I May Shed Away My Burden Now December 17 , 2016 25 He Walks Alone August 4 , 2017 26 Dazai , Chūya , Fifteen Years Old April 12 , 2019 External Links Official Anime Site Official Twitter References ↑ 1.0 1.1 https : / / hummingbird . me / stories / 7284576 ↑ http : / / www . animenewsnetwork . com / news / 2015 - 08 - 20 / bungo - stray - dogs - gets - anime - adaptation - at - studio - bones / .91913 ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http : / / bungou - stray - dogs . jp / ↑ http : / / www . animenewsnetwork . com / news / 2016 - 03 - 01 / bungo - stray - dogs - anime - 2nd - video - april - 6 - debut - split - season - plans - revealed / .99265 https : / / www . animenewsnetwork . com / news / 2016 - 08 - 27 / screen - mode - performs - bungo - stray - dogs - anime - new - opening - theme / .105840 https : / / www . animenewsnetwork . com / news / 2016 - 09 - 05 / luck - life - performs - bungo - stray - dogs - anime - new - ending - theme - song / .106106 Categories Media Anime Episodes | [
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http://bungostraydogs.wikia.com/wiki/Howard_Phillips_Lovecraft | in : Characters Male Characters Ability Users Guild Members Howard Phillips Lovecraft Edit Comments ( 3 ) Share Howard Phillips Lovecraft Kanji ハワード ・ フィリップス ・ ラヴクラフト Rōmaji Hawādo Firippusu Ravukurafuto Personal Information Gender Male Age 28 ( supposedly ) Birthday August 20 ( supposedly ) ( Leo ) Height 190 cm Weight Variable Status Inactive , presumably asleep Likes Tribute , sleeping , chocolate , ice cream Dislikes Fishing boats Professional Information Occupation Guild member ( former ) Affiliation The Guild ( former ) Ability Ability Name The Great Old Ones Debut Manga Chapter 18 Anime Episode 17 Voice Actors Japanese Shunsuke Takeuchi English Mick Wingert Howard Phillips Lovecraft ハワード ・ フィリップス ・ ラヴクラフト , Hawādo Firippusu Ravukurafuto was a member of The Guild Contents show Appearance Lovecraft superficially appears to be a tall , gaunt man with very emaciated features and dull , blank , dark gray eyes . He has dark , slightly wavy hair that reaches well past his waist , and is always seen pulled back so that it all falls behind him . Clothing - wise , Lovecraft wears a white dress shirt and dark gray slacks , as well as a thin black belt around his waist . He wears a long tie , which is depicted as black in the anime , but patterned with a design of circles and diagonal lines in the manga . He wears a pair of dark gray loafers . Over all of this , Lovecraft wears a long , dark brown trench coat with three buckles towards the middle on each side . However , the most distinguishing feature of this coat is that it When using his " Ability , " Lovecraft sprouts numerous tentacles dotted with suction cups and holes along their surface at random intervals , and are undefined in length . In the anime , these tentacles are portrayed as a shade of dull green . Personality Howard appears to be a fairly odd person , for example , as he and John Steinbeck were chasing after the Armed Detective Companies Clerk ' s he was seen counting the wood grains before being told they were n ' t real . He also appears to be fairly non - chalant to battle , as he apparently fell asleep after being shot in the back by Kunikida After the war , his oddness shows itself even more . As he states in Chapter 37 that since his Contract with Fitzgerald is null that he ' ll be going to sleep , and thus he walks into the ocean . Ability The Great Old Ones 旧支配者 , Kyū Shihai - sha is an ability that allows Lovecraft to transform either a part or his whole body into a monster with lots of tentacles . And in this state , he is only vulnerable from the inside . In addition , even after being destroyed from the inside by Chu ya and Dazai , he eventually regenerates . It is later known that The Great Old Ones is not an ability as Dazai is unable to nullify it . Lovecraft ' s ability has many similarities to author H . P . Lovecraft ' s Cthulhu from " The Call of Cthulhu . " Plot Lovecraft first appears in Chapter 18 with Steinbeck when he crashed his truck . He then later on appears with Steinbeck and the other Guild members during the conflict with the Armed Detective Company and the Port Mafia Lovecraft then goes on to appear in Chapter 22 with Steinbeck after accepting the Mafia ' s proposal to capture the clerks of the Agency as bait , despite knowing that it was a trap . In Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Lovecraft and Steinbeck are seen fighting against Kunikida and Tanizaki but end up surrendering to the local police . In Chapter 27 , he encounters Yumeno Kyusaku on the streets by chance . Lovecraft , together with Steinbeck , makes an appearance again in Chapter 31 , where they both ambush Daza i who came to rescue Yumeno Kyusaku . However , Chuuya Nakahara makes an unexpected appearance , resulting in their defeat and Q ' s rescue . Lovecraft ' s final known appearance was in Chapter 37 , when the other Guild members were discussing the fate of , Lovecraft comes out and jumps into the ocean . Trivia His ability , is a reference to Cthulhu ' s origins , a ' Great Old One ' is a God of extra - dimensional origins . is not an ability . It is heavily implied by his dialogue about a " contract " with Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald that he actually is the " Great Old One " he transforms into , particularly due to him disappearing into the sea at the end of the Three - way War arc . Character Navigation v d e Characters Organisation Armed Detective Company Yukichi Fukuzawa Atsushi Nakajima Osamu Dazai Doppo Kunikida Akiko Yosano Ranpo Edogawa Kyōka Izumi Kenji Miyazawa Jun ' ichirō Tanizaki Naomi Tanizaki Kirako Haruno Port Mafia Ōgai Mori Elise Ryunosuke Akutagawa Chūya Nakahara Kōyō Ozaki Ichiyō Higuchi Ryūrō Hirotsu Gin Akutagawa Motojirō Kajii A Sakunosuke Oda Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Louisa May Alcott Herman Melville Margaret Mitchell Nathaniel Hawthorne John Steinbeck Mark Twain Lucy Maud Montgomery Rats in the House of the Dead Fyodor Dostoyevsky Ivan Goncharov Alexander Pushkin Mushitarou Oguri Decay of Angels Fyodor Dostoyevsky Nikolai Gogol Order of the Clock Tower Agatha Christie Mimic André Gide Mad Dogs Ōchi Fukuchi Teruko Okura Saigiku Jōno Tetchō Suehiro Michizō Tachihara Government Ango Sakaguchi Minoura Junsa Sugimoto Yamagiwa Mizuki Tsujimura Others Natsume Sōseki Aya Koda Shousaku Katsura Nobuko Sasaki Rokuzō Taguchi Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Light Novel - Only Herbert George Wells Jules Verne • • Jules Verne Yukito Ayatsuji Natsuhiko Kyougoku Arahabaki Arthur Rimbaud Categories Male Characters Ability Users Guild Members | [
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http://bunionsurgeryny.com/blog/i-want-bunion-surgery-but-i-can-not-take-off-work-for-recovery-time-what-should-i-do/ | I want bunion surgery but I can not take off work for recovery time , what should I do ? by Dr . Neal Blitz I am a 49 year old female living in New York and I have avoided bunion surgery because I have heard of the long recovery time necessary after surgery . It there an alternative ? Recovery time after bunion surgery is 6 weeks for the bone to mend . Dr . Blitz ’ techniques get patients on their feet right afer surgery no matter the size of the bunio , in most cases . Historically , and still the case with other surgeons , the reatment of large bunions can result in nonweightbearing in a cast and crutches . Again , in my New York practice specializing in bunion surgery I have created a procedure that has been called the “ Early Walking Lapidus Bunionectomy ” . The procedure ( medical term : Lapidus Bunionectomy ) that I perform is most often out - patient surgery and allows you to go home the same - day . The procedure uses a titanium implant that I have developed in order to stabilize the bones during healing , and Dr . Blitz protocol allows his patients to ambulate after surgery in stiff surgical shoe ( not a cast or large boot | [
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http://burkesfreshmen.weebly.com/essay-odysseus-as-leader.html | Odysseus as a Leader - Essay Assignment , English 9H Overview : You will be writing a brief two - paragraph argumentative / analytic essay supporting your argument about whether Odysseus demonstrates effective or ineffective leadership in the chapter about Odysseus and the Cyclops . Part One : Procedure for the Thesis After reading the Cyclops chapter , ultimately , decide whether you think Odysseus was an effective or an ineffective leader in this event . Make a T - chart ( chart with two sides ) . Label one side " Although " and the other " Nevertheless . " Let ' s say that you decided Odysseus was ultimately an EFFECTIVE leader . Put 3 or more of your strongest reasons why you think so in the " Nevertheless " column . The " nevertheless " column is the place you put the reasons that support your ultimate , overall , bottom - line argument . If you think Odysseus was an ineffective leader overall , those reasons go in " nevertheless . " If you think he was an effective leader overall , those reasons go in " nevertheless . " The reasons for the other side - - the side you do not agree with - - go in " Although . " Write an " although / nevertheless " thesis statement containing two reasons for the " although " side and two reasons for the " nevertheless " side . Based on the thesis , write two topic sentences , one for the " although " side , and one for the " nevertheless " side , and containing both reasons . Although / Nevertheless Thesis Example Here is an example . Let ' s say someone asked me to decide whether or not we should eat pizza as our only source of nutrition . Ultimately , I do n ' t think so , but there are good reasons why I might disagree with that idea and think the opposite . It ' s not an easy argument for me . My " Although / Nevertheless " thesis might look like this : Although pizza is deliciously cheesy and can be a healthful source of daily vegetables , nevertheless , its calorie count and excessive carbohydrate content make it a poor choice as our only source of nutrition . My two " althoughs " are as follows : 1 . Deliciously cheesy 2 . Healthful source of veggies My two " neverthelesses " are as follows : 1 . Calorie count 2 . Carb content Part Two : Building Topic Sentences Your topic sentences will contain two ( or more ) reasons on the " although " side and two reasons on the " nevertheless " side . Begin with a transitional word ( e.g. , First , Initially , At first , Secondly , Then , Next ) , then give your main argument and the two reasons . Example : Let ' s say my thesis argued that two reasons Odysseus was an effective leader were that he got the Cyclops to follow him on Instagram and buy some Girl Scout cookies , but nevertheless , argued he was ultimately ineffective because the Cyclops unfriended him on Facebook and refused to go to Sadies with anyone . Your topic sentences would look like this : First , Odysseus initially seems to be an effective leader because he got the Cyclops to follow him on Instagram and buy some Girl Scout cookies . However , Odysseus ultimately fails to be effective because the Cyclops unfriended him on Facebook and refused to go to Sadies with anyone . Part Three : Writing the Body Paragraphs Based on your topic sentences , you will then write th e body paragraphs . EACH body paragraph will consist of the following : Topic sentence ( your claim ) Context in which you tell the reader the important parts of the story leading up to your first piece of data Data or example supporting your first reason in the " although . " What moment in the story really supports your idea ? Warrant = In the warrant , go through the following process : In other words = Restate the information in the evidence or data Explanation with " because " and " since " = Explain , using because and since , why this piece of evidence proves your point about Odysseus . Connection = Make a connection to a famous event , person , or scene from literature to clarify Odysseus ' actions and compare them to a well - known idea . Conclusion = Restate the topic sentence , but in different words . Part Four : Proofreading and Editing 1 . Title Choose a zippy college - style title ! Begin with a significant quote from the Odyssey , write a colon , and then explain the subject of your paper . Template : " Significant Quote " : [ Subject of Your Essay ] Example : " Nice to Meet You , Where ' ve You Been ? " : Male Interchangeability in the Work of Taylor Swift : " I ' m So Fancy " : Iggy Azalea ' s Materialism 2 . Thesis The thesis needs to be in an " Although X , nevertheless Y " format . Although Taylor Swift ' s music initially appears to be harmlessly lighthearted pop dance tunes , nevertheless , her work suggests that men are somewhat interchangeable and undistinguished clones without a soul . 3 . Thesis = Topics Your topics must match the thesis . Whatever your thesis promises , your topics must deliver . : If your thesis says . . . Although Hamlet initially demonstrates behaviors that appear to be insane , nevertheless , his insanity is merely a ploy to trick his uncle . . . .then your first topic sentence should be something like this : First , Hamlet initially seems to demonstrate behaviors that appear to be insane . Your second topic sentence should be something like this : Finally , readers learn that Hamlet ' s supposed insanity is merely a ploy to trick his uncle . NOTE : You do not have to copy the words of your thesis so directly . I did that to show that the thesis and topics must match . You can and should change the words in order to avoid needless repetition . 4 . 2 Data , 2 Cites You should have 2 quotations ( data ) per body paragraph and a citation for each quotation . You ' ll have a minimum of four altogether . Your data needs to be EMBEDDED , meaning that you ca n ' t begin or end a sentence with a quotation ; it has to be embedded in your sentence . In working out his anger at his own inaction , Hamlet initially curses himself , saying , " O , what a rogue and peasant slave am I ! " ( II . iii . 45 ) to express his frustration about not killing his uncle in as reckless and hot - headed a manner as his father would have preferred . Citation for this essay : Citation should be kept simple : ( Homer # ) , as in ( Homer 4 ) . 5 . Warrant a . In Other Words Begin with " In other words . . . " This move allows you to restate the data and make it more clear for the reader ( and yourself ) and provide a helpful " bridge " to the analysis in your warrant . b . Because . . .and since Address HOW or IN WHAT WAY the quote or data you just now cited actually proves you point to be true or not . Use the words " because " and the phrase " and also since " or " and since . " : Hamlet demonstrates that his true indecision stems from self - hatred because his name calling , especially " rogue and peasant slave " suggest a level self - hatred that is paralyzing : he can not avenge his father because he can not live up to his father ' s image , or his father ' s expectations , and since he can not do so , he can not take action against Claudius . c . Connection Establish a connection between your analysis here and some othe rtext , film , television show , character , or moment in history that you know of and can link to the Odyssey . Begin with the phrase " The reader may be reminded of . . . " and continue . : The reader may be reminded of another Shakespeare character whose self - loathing had no limit , specifically Richard in Richard III , whose misshapen appearance and the rejection it engendered taught him only hatred of self and other . 6 . EDIT THAT PAPER LIKE A BOSS . Carefully proofread your paper and eliminate the following dead words or expressions : Thing , things , every / any / no - thing 50 % of your pronouns , especially he , it , they Different Way Emotion , feeling ( name the emotion or feeling ) Stuff Guy , dad , mom , kid ( use man , father , mother , child Fake questions ( e.g. , He told him what to do . They said where they were going . ) 50 % of your " to be " verbs , including am , is , are , was , were , be , being , been . Use action verbs instead . Make sure little details are covered : correct punctuation of titles , correct spelling of names and places , and so on . Good luck . Email me at burkerv @ interact . ccsd . net if you have specific questions . | [
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http://burlingtonnc.gov/index.aspx?NID=198 | Home City Hall Departments Planning Zoning and Subdivisions Zoning Ordinances Zoning Ordinances Before viewing the documents found on this page , please make sure you have reviewed our legal disclaimers and notices . The City of Burlington Zoning Ordinance was first adopted in 1971 and governs the general use of property within the City ' s jurisdiction . Copies of the zoning ordinance may be obtained by calling the Planning Department at ( 336 ) 222 - 5110 . Section 32 . i ( Contents ) Section 32.1 ( Purpose , Authority , Enactment ) Section 32.2 ( General Regulations Applicable to All Districts ) Section 32.2A ( Western Loop Corridor Overlay District ) Section 32.3 ( Residential Districts ) Section 32.4 ( Multifamily Districts ) Section 32.5 ( Office - Institutional Districts ) Section 32.6 ( Commercial Districts ) Section 32.7 ( Industrial Districts ) Section 32.7A ( Conditional Zoning Districts ) Section 32.8 ( Modification of Yard & Height Regulations ) Section 32.9 ( Table of Permitted Uses ) Section 32.10 ( Supplementary Use Regulations ) Section 32.11 ( Off - Street Parking & Loading ) Section 32.11A ( Landscaping ) Section 32.12 ( Sign Regulations ) Section 32.13 ( Special Use Permit Regulations ) Section 32.14 ( Non - Conforming Lots , Structures & Uses of Land & Buildings ) Section 32.15 ( Board of Adjustment ) Section 32.15A ( Historic Preservation Commission ) Section 32.15B ( Technical Review Committee ) Section 32.16 ( Building Permits ) Section 32.17 ( Certificates of Occupancy ) Section 32.18 ( Enforcement ) Section 32.19 ( Changes & Amendments ) Section 32.20 ( Effect of Invalidity ) Section 32.21 ( Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances ) Section 32.22 ( Definitions ) Sign information Chapter 32 - A Zoning Vested Rights Zoning Ordinances Design Burlington UDO Zoning Map | [
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http://burnout.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Understanding_the_Vanity_Pack | in : General discussion forum articles Forum articles Forum : Understanding the Vanity Pack Forum page Edit Forum : Index → General discussion → Understanding the Vanity Pack A few members and frequent posters have been wondering the logistics of smilingfrog ' s " Vanity pack " . The pack consists of 25 previously un - drivable vehicles , Sponsor vehicles , A few bike fixes and a few community liveries . The pack contains a few vehicles such as the Jansen P12 Diamond and un - driveable vehicles such as a limo , dump truck and crane flatbed truck . Those who have n ' t seen these within Burnout Paradise are those who have n ' t hacked the game ' s code as these vehicles are apart of Renderware . Renderware as many know has been the game engine behind the Burnout series and many other games such as the Grand Theft Auto series and most recently the Crackdown series . The engine itself was once a " Middleware " engine which means that it can be used as a package for other developers . As an example , imagine Renderware as a Lego set , It comes with a lego man , lego car , lego building and lego plain . You can rearrange this all you like with these assets and make a different game ( Traffic vehicles in Burnout seen in NFS ) . You could use pieces from another lego set which is just blocks ( Maya ) and create your own assets and place them on the lego plain . The large trucks seen within the pack were most probably dropped due to their poor gameplay elements as vehicles this large may have cluttered streets making gameplay much more difficult or even disrupting other vehicles making it unplayable . Some vehicles can be seen in other EA games as some elements of Renderware have dissolved into EA ' s Open GL engine . For example all of the un - drivable vehicles in Paradise can be seen in Need for Speed : Undercover and the coaches even have the same " All LIVE " advert seen around Paradise city . The larger vehicles can be seen in Need for Speed : Carbon and one can even be driven online and offline . The pack itself is a fine piece of craftsmanship with its inclusion of Community liveries and un - drivable vehicles . However it is let down in some aspects due to missed opportunities such as the names for these vehicles , for example " Boom Wagon " could have been called the " Hunter Septic Avenger " or " Lifter " could have been the " Carson Ball Dropper . " Another aspect and an un - escapable one is the constant use of lolcat billboards which could be seen as a good inclusion except some are unreadable . LeMansRacer talk Parkster The Founder Of The Definitive Burnout Encyclopaedia Bu rn o p ed ia Ad mi n TALK Australian Eastern Standard Time ( GMT+ 10 ) Good overview , i never really know what ' s going on with these mods . However is this illegal ? I ' m pretty sure this kinda DLC could get you the ban - hammer if you get caught on Live with it ? Anyway do we have a section and detailed pages on mods and hacks and stuff . We should have a template at the top of the page saying its a hack or mod , but its still Burnout , so we need it on here ! Posted @ : 06 : 52 , February 26 , 2010 ( UTC ) Exlonox Bu rn o p ed ia Ad mi n HERE FOR YOU - North American Eastern Daylight Time ( GMT - 4 ) This is for the PC version of the game only . Exlonox posted this at 11 : 17 , February 26 , 2010 ( UTC ) Parkster The Founder Of The Definitive Burnout Encyclopaedia TALK Australian Eastern Standard Time ( GMT+ 10 ) Oh well , still we need info on Burnout mods . We ' re an encyclopaedia : D Posted @ : 11 : 29 , March 3 , 2010 ( UTC ) Categories General discussion forum articles Forum articles | [
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http://burythehatchetnj.com/ | What is Axe Throwing Competitive axe throwing is a well known Canadian past time thats becoming increasingly popular in the United States Simply put its like playing a game of darts except with axes At Bury The Hatchet youll experience the thrill of launching an axe at a wooden target in a safe and fun environment You and your best mates will spend 2 hours becoming intimate with a 15lb piece of whirling wood and metal as you learn practice and ultimately play in an axe throwing tournament Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video Book a 2 hour session at one of our 6 locations for just 3999 per person Frequently Asked Questions Get answers to commonly asked questions about axe throwing and reservations Corporate Events Plan a group or team building event unlike anything youve done before | [
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http://bush.tamu.edu/faculty/abowman/ | Home Faculty Directory Ann OM Bowman Faculty Directory Faculty Research Faculty Spotlights Faculty Experts Ann OM Bowman Professor and Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service Dr Ann Bowman holds the Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service Dr Bowman joined the Bush School faculty in 2008 coming from the University of South Carolina where she was the James F and Maude B Byrnes Professor of Government She received her doctorate in political science from the University of Florida She specializes in state and local politics and management public policy especially the substantive areas of environment economic development and land use and intergovernmental relations She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and is a pastpresident of the Dr Bowman has published articles in various scholarly journals since 2012 these include Urban Affairs Review Public Administration Review Policy Studies Journal Political Research Quarterly Journal of Urban Design Cities American Review of Public Administration and Journal of Politics Recent books include the tenth edition of State and Local Government Cengage 2017 coauthored with Richard C Kearney and Terra Incognita Vacant Land and Urban Strategies Georgetown University Press 2004 coauthored with Michael A Pagano She has held a Lincoln Government Fellowship at the National League of Cities in Washington DC and later received a Fulbright award to Denmark to serve as the Odense Distinguished Chair in American Studies Dr Bowman has won the Donald C Stone Award for Research given by the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management of the American Society for Public Administration ASPA and in 2016 she received the Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award from the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations section of the American Political Science Association APSA She has been president of three organized sections of APSA Public Policy Urban Journal of Politics and Urban Affairs Review Currently Dr Bowman is a member of the Editorial Board of Public Administration Review the Editorial Advisory Council of Publius The Journal of Federalism and the Advisory Committee for the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research summer program at the University of Michigan Ann OM Bowman annbowmantamuedu 979 8624779 Allen Rm 1089 Download Vitae | [
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http://business-ethics.com/2010/09/17/4918-plastic-grocery-bags-how-long-until-they-decompose/ | Plastic Grocery Bags : How Long Until They Decompose ? Sep 17 , 2010 | Environmental Sustainability EarthTalk ® From the Editors of E / The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk : I ’ ve heard conflicting reports regarding how long it really takes for a plastic grocery bag to decompose . Can you set the record straight ? — Martha Blount , San Diego , CA An anti - plastic bag activist in Austin , Texas Researchers fear that such ubiquitous bags may never fully decompose ; instead they gradually just turn into smaller and smaller pieces of plastic . The most common type of plastic shopping bag is made of polyethylene , a petroleum - derived polymer that microorganisms do n ’ t recognize as food and as such can not technically “ biodegrade . ” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines biodegradation as “ a process by which microbial organisms transform or alter ( through metabolic or enzymatic action ) the structure of chemicals introduced into the environment . ” In “ respirometry ” Even though polyethylene ca n ’ t biodegrade , it does break down when subject to ultraviolet radiation from the sun , a process known as photodegradation . When exposed to sunshine , polyethylene ’ s polymer chains become brittle and crack , eventually turning what was a plastic bag into microscopic synthetic granules . Scientists are n ’ t sure whether these granules ever decompose fully , and fear that their buildup in marine and terrestrial environments — and in the stomachs of wildlife — portend a bleak future compromised by plastic particles infiltrating every step in the food The best solution to plastic bag waste is to stop using disposable plastic bags altogether . You could invest a few bucks in reusable canvas totes — most supermarket chains now offer them — or bring your own reusable bags or backpacks with you to the store . If you have to choose between paper and plastic , opt for paper . Paper bags can biodegrade in a matter of weeks , and can also go into compost or yard waste piles or the recycling bin . Of course , plastic bags can be recycled also , but as just Worldwatch Institute , Americans only recycle 0.6 percent of the 100 billion plastic bags they take home from stores every year ; the rest end up in landfills or as litter . Another option which some stores are embracing — especially in places like San Francisco where traditional plastic shopping bags are now banned in chain supermarkets and pharmacies — are so - called compostable plastic bags , which are derived from agricultural waste and formed into a fully biodegradable faux - plastic with a consistency similar to the polyethylene bags we are so used to . BioBag is the leader in this field , but other companies are making inroads into this promising new green - friendly market . San Francisco ’ s pioneering effort to get rid of polyethylene bags is a positive step , but environmentalists are pushing for such bans more widely . A California effort to ban plastic bags failed again recently , but will likely eventually succeed . Washington , Florida , New Jersey and North Carolina are watching closely and considering similar laws depending on what happens in the Golden State . Worldwatch reports that taxes on plastic bags in South Africa and Ireland have been effective at reducing their use by upwards of 90 percent ; Australia , Canada , New Zealand Photo by Ret0dd , courtesy Flickr SEND YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS TO : EarthTalk ® , c / o E – The Environmental Magazine P.O . Box 5098 , Westport , CT 06881 ; earthtalk @ emagazine . com . E is a nonprofit publication . Subscribe www . emagazine . com / subscribe Request a Free Trial Issue www . emagazine . com / trial | [
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http://business-law.freeadvice.com/business-law/trade_regulation/monopoly_power.htm | Home Law Advice Business Law Trade Regulation ARTICLE What is Monopoly Power Under the Sherman Act ? by FreeAdvice staff Most legal terms or phrases have statutory definitions and interpretations by case law — the term monopoly power under the Sherman Antitrust Act is no different . What is formally monopoly power and what will eventually be considered monopoly power is defined by the definitions and regulations set out in the Sherman Antitrust , court interpretations , and administrative decisions through the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) . Understanding the Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust makes monopoly power illegal . Under the Sherman Act monopoly power is considered the ability of a business to control a price within its relevant product market or its geographic market or to exclude a competitor from doing business within its relevant product market or geographic market . In order to meet this definition , it is only necessary to prove that the business had the power to fix prices or exclude competitors . The plaintiff does not need to prove that prices were actually raised or that competitors were actually excluded from the market . Since the passage of the Sherman Act , however , court rulings have shaped the definition of monopoly power . Proving that a company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act requires more than just proving that the company exercised a monopoly . A plaintiff or the government must show that a monopoly existed , and that said power was accompanied by some anti - competitive act by the offending company in a relevant market . Determining if a Company Has a Monopoly The first prong is deciding whether a company even has a monopoly . A general definition of a monopoly is where nearly all of one product type or service is owned by one person or group of people within a community or area . Thereby , the sole control of this product or service is given to one party to the elimination of all others within the marketplace . Courts will usually look at a company ’ s market share for a particular product or service to see if a monopoly exists . If a company has a market share Courts will also review other factors including the markets affected by the excessive market share , also called the relevant market . If a fruit grower only grows and sells fruit in California , the courts will not usually uphold a complaint of monopoly power by a seller who only operates in New York City , unless the grower can show some type of overlap in markets . Once the courts find that a monopoly exists , it will move to the second prong of monopoly power . The second part of the test is whether the company engaged in some type of unfair or anti - competitive conduct . This second prong is not defined by a statute , but rather is evaluated on a case - by - case basis ; and it usually requires some type of showing that the monopoly power was going to or used to abuse their monopoly . Role of the FTC The FTC is one of the enforcement arms of the Sherman Antitrust Act . The FTC has administrative rule making and enforcement authority . Administrative law judges frequent issue opinions , similar to court opinions , regarding what is considered monopoly power under the Sherman Act . Even though the Sherman Act and the courts have provided fairly consistent guidelines as to what monopoly power is under the Sherman Antitrust Act , consulting with a corporate attorney is always recommended because of the overlap in statutes , court opinions , and administrative rules . Failure to review all of the overlapping sources Getting Help To determine whether purchasing a competitor ' s business or creating an agreement with a competitor will result in a monopoly within your market place , consult with an experienced business law attorney Free Legal Advice – Get Informed Trade Regulation Laws Unfair Trade Practices © 1995 - 2019 Advice Company , All Rights Reserved . FreeAdvice . com Law Advice Insurance Advice Legal Community / Forums Site Map Advertise With Us Company Media Contact Us Editorial Staff About Us Our Partners Law Advice Ask a Lawyer All Legal Topics State Laws Legal Community / Forums FreeAdvice ® has been providing millions of consumers with outstanding advice , free , since 1995 . While not a substitute for personal advice from a licensed professional , it is available AS IS , subject to our Disclaimer and Terms & Conditions Of Use Privacy Policy Use for marketing or solicitation is prohibited . AttorneyPages ® , ExpertPages ® and FreeAdvice ® are trademarks and units of Advice Company or its affiliate AdviceCo Ventures Company . | [
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http://business.mapsofindia.com/sectors/exports/major-products.html | Home Sectors Exports Major Export Products of India , Export from India Major Export Products of India , Export from India Overall Rating : 5 5 ] Total Votes [ 66 Rate this page : 1 2 3 4 Exports have boosted the growth of Indian economy substantially and Indian exports in the current year has earned nearly US $ 125 billion and is expected to earn US $ 160 billion for the next fiscal year . The major export products of India include leather , medical appliances , equipments , textiles and so on . Leather Goods among Major Export Products of India : India has developed over the years to become a key player in the export of leather goods and accessories among the major export products of India . India exports numerous leather products for daily use like leather wallets , belts , key holders , folders , pouches , leather toys , handbags etc . Gift items made of leather such as Leather notebooks , decorated leather journals , key rings , rugs are quite popular in foreign countries . A large number of small scale , medium scale as well as large scale companies in India are engaged in the export of leather goods , the list of such companies include : Sharie International Islam International Indobest Falcon International Z.N.T International Balaji Impex Private Limited Paradise Noble Creations Asian adores The Lotus Handicrafts New Era Overseas Medical Appliances among Major Export Products of India : Indian medical appliances have made their mark in the foreign countries on account of superior quality and variety . Common medical appliances exported from India include absorbent gauze , sterile gloves , crepe bandages , gauze sponge , surgical face masks , surgical caps , surgical disposables . Export of specialized medical appliances have also gained importance among major export products of India and appliances such as baby incubator , automatic vertical autoclave , air ionisers , nelaton catheter , digital video colposcopes , digital imaging softwares . A large number of small scale , medium scale as well as large scale companies in India are engaged in the export of medical appliances goods , the list of such companies include : Nidhi Meditech Systems Coral Marketing Narang Scientific Works Private Limited Relique Technologies Surya Surgical Industries Chatterjee Surgical United Surgical Industries B . L . Lifesciences Private Limited Paramount Surgical Emporium , Delhi Magnum Medicare Pvt . Ltd . Textile goods among Major Export Products of India : Textile goods have gained prominence among the export products of India , designer garments for ladies as well as gents manufactured by the big houses in India have created huge demand in the International garment industry . The popular ladies garment include knitted tops , embroidered salwar , sequin work blouses , sarongs , floral t - shirts , beaded garments , poplin embroidered kurta , viscose crape printed skirt . A large number of small scale , medium scale as well as large scale companies in India are engaged in the export of textile goods , the list of such companies include : Kshethra Exports Mirza Fabric Private Limited Kanha Designs Pvt . Ltd . Knitco Fashionns Boom Buying Private Limited Revolution Exports Flying Fashions Subasri Textile Vipro Garments Kewal Impex Sudharshanaa Tex Macsam Equipments among Major Export Products of India : India caters to the need of varied equipments of the foreign countries , therefore the Indian equipment industry have grown in leaps and bounds and ranks high among the major export products of India like conveyor systems , hand pallet trucks , magnetic coolent cleaners , vibrating screens , EOT cranes , industrial magnetic conveyors , cantilever racks , steel rolling mill plants , hydraulic stackers , heavy duty pallet rack , pin pulveriser , agitator vessel , rotary vane feeders . A large number of small scale , medium scale as well as large scale companies in India are engaged in the export of equipments , the list of such companies include : Orton Engineering Private Limited A.S. Precision Machines Pvt . Ltd . Dewas Techno Products P Ltd . Metal Storage Systems Private Limited Yagnam Pulverizer Private Limited Elegant Engineers Metro Engineering Industries Jai Gopal Engineering Works Private Limited Export Sector of Indian Economy Major Export Products of India Export Tariffs in India | [
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http://business.nasdaq.com/track | Track Track the Markets Nasdaq operates one of the world ’ s largest networks of exchanges , which spans 26 markets . We are home to more than 3,400 listed companies worldwide . Nasdaq is the national exchange for eight European countries and a leading global commodities exchange for power and freight derivatives . THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET The Nasdaq Stock Market ( NASDAQ ) is the single largest liquidity pool for U.S. equities in terms of shares traded . Our options markets represent approximately 25 % of the total U.S. equity options trading . NASDAQ NORDIC MARKETS NASDAQ NORDIC MARKETS The Nasdaq Nordic exchanges are located in Copenhagen , Helsinki , Iceland and Stockholm . In the Nordics we also have a growth market ; Nasdaq First North , a market that provides companies more room to focus on their business and development while still taking advantage of all the positive aspects of being a listed company . Local Baltic Markets Local Baltic Markets Nasdaq Baltic Market is a cross - national Baltic securities market , which is comprised of Estonian , Latvian and Lithuanian Stock Exchanges . | [
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http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/25/perfin-how-does-a-stock-exchange-function.htm | Rediffcom Business How does a stock exchange function How does a stock exchange function September 25 2009 1826 IST I t is said that to be really successful in life you need to have your fundamentals strong But how many of us actually sit down and try to find answers to basic questions related to whatever we are interested in For example how many investors who play the markets regularly actually know what a stock exchange is how did it come into being and its importance Everyday stocks are exchanged and traded in numerous stock markets around the world The liquidity they bring are a vital component of economic growth However we seldom stop and think about the vital role that a stock exchange plays This article will try to provide such basic information for your perusal What is a stock exchange A stock exchange is a corporation or mutual organisation which provides trading facilities for stock brokers to trade in stocks and other securities The securities traded on a stock exchange include shares issued by companies unit trusts derivatives pooled investment products and bonds Simply put stock exchanges are open markets that trade in financial assets Whether associated with a company or acting as an individual a stock exchange is the place where stocks are bought and sold There are a number of major stock exchanges around the world and each of these plays a part in determining the overall economic condition Which was the first stock exchange The first stock exchange was in the Netherlands when the Dutch East India Company issued the first shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange Slowly stock exchanges opened in London and in New York What is the role of a stock exchange that makes it vital to an economy The main function of a stock exchange is to facilitate the transactions associated with both buying and selling of securities Buyers and sellers of shares and stocks can track the price changes of securities from the stock markets derivatives equity etc in which they operate Also stock exchanges have multiple roles in an economy which make it vital These roles include Raising capital for businesses Mobilising savings for investment Facilitating company growth Profit sharing Corporate governance Creating investment opportunities for small investors Government capitalraising for development projects Barometer of the economy How does a stock exchange operate With the help of stockbrokers the buyers and sellers participating in a stock market carry out their transactions The brokers representing selling parties take their orders to the stock exchange floor and then find brokers representing parties willing to invest in similar stocks If both parties agree to trade at the fixed price the transaction takes place What are the requirements to trade in a stock exchange Companies have to meet the requirements of the exchange in order to have their stocks listed and traded but requirements vary by stock exchange However the common requirements are that to be able to trade a security on a certain stock exchange it has to be listed there and trading is done by members only In India Bombay Stock Exchange which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia located in Dalal Street Mumbai India has requirements for a minimum market capitalisation of Rs 25 crore Rs 250 million and minimum public float equivalent to Rs 10 crore Rs 100 million What are the benefits and drawbacks of listing your company on a stock exchange Going public is not an easy task In deciding whether to seek a listing a company should consider the alternative financing needs available and the benefits versus the drawbacks of listings Benefits Creating a market for the companys shares Enhancing the status and financial standing of the company Increasing public awareness and public interest in the company and its products Providing the company with an opportunity to implement share option schemes for their employees Accessing to additional fund raising in the future by means of new issues of shares or other securities Facilitating acquisition opportunities by use of the companys shares Offering existing shareholders a ready means of realizing their investments Drawbacks While there are benefits to going public it also means additional obligations and reporting requirements on the companies and its directors Increasing accountability to public shareholders Need to maintain dividend and profit growth trends Becoming more vulnerable to an unwelcome takeover Need to observe and adhere strictly to the rules and regulations by governing bodies Increasing costs in complying with higher level of reporting requirements Relinquishing some control of the company following the public offering Suffering a loss of privacy as a result of media interest BankBazaarcom BankBazaarcom is an online marketplace where you can instantly get loan rate quotes compare and apply online for your 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http://business.time.com/2010/08/09/hint-water-vitaminwater-competition/ | Small Business Hint Water : Out to Conquer Vitaminwater — and Obesity Too What ' s selling briskly at Starbucks and Whole Foods , makes cameo appearances on ' Boston Legal ' and ' Grey ' s Anatomy ' , and is a hit on Google ' s campus ? Hint : It ' s tasty water , without all the calories By Carlye Adler Aug . 09 , 2010 Read Later Email Print Share Follow @ TIMEBusiness Growing up , Kara Goldin ’ s house was filled with the most recently released modern foods . But Ho Hos were n ’ t snacked upon ; they were studied . Stouffer ’ s was n ’ t served ; its ingredients were examined . A Twinkie sat on a shelf for observation . ( It remained there , undecaying , for a year and a half . ) Such was life as a daughter of Bill Keenan , a food exec who believed popular convenience foods could taste better and be better for you . He developed several Fast forward a few decades later , when Goldin ’ s daughter grabbed an increasingly popular unhealthy food choice — the sugared - up juice box . Goldin instantly knew what she had to do : invent her own line of great tasting healthier drinks . ( See more small business stories . ) Since starting Hint Water in her basement in 2004 , and running the business from her dining room table and out of her garage , her offering , which contains no sugar , no preservatives , and no calories , has become a leader in an emerging category known as natural essence waters . While Goldin , a former AOL exec , now Hint ’ s CEO , and her business partner and husband , Theo , a former attorney at Netscape and Hint ’ s COO , originally targeted natural and specialty stores , the product is proving to It ’ s been a refreshing year for Hint , thanks to its massive inroads in distribution and a new white label ( replacing a transparent one ) that made the product appear more prominent on store shelves . Hint has sold more water in the first half of 2010 than it did in all of 2009 . The San Francisco - based company , which has 20 full - time employees , expects more than $ 15 million in wholesale revenue in the next year . While the Goldins initially financed the company themselves and still control it , “ Hint is a great product that is on its way to acceptance and I think it will be a huge success , ” says Ken Sadowsky , the senior beverage advisor at Verlinvest , and industry vet lauded for his beverage bets . ( A former beverage distributor , he was one of the first to take on Snapple and Vitaminwater . ) “ There are converging trend lines — the acceptance that water is the healthiest choice , that people are bored to tears with water , the anti - childhood obesity campaigns — that make me believe While the zeitgeist might be right for Hint , the beverage business is still known for its notoriously tricky waters . Slotting fees , or paying large sums of money to gain shelf space , is common , and a practice that is sometimes extended and abused my some supermarket managers . Despite repeated requests for gifts such as bikes or thousands in cash , the Goldins have never “ paid to play . ” Nor have they given away product for free to open more doors . COO Theo says the decision may have limited Hint ’ s exposure See the top 10 bad beverage ideas . Getting schooled in the beverage business has also meant mastering a steep learning curve . One early error : Hint launched with a bottle that was an inch shorter than the standard , and although the unique packaging won awards , the stunted size did n ’ t appeal to consumers . Later , a line specifically targeting kids proved confusing . Flavors required tweaking . Mango - grapefruit took 12 tries . They ’ ve improved by leaving a large “ flavor house ” and becoming more involved in the details to customize the flavors : Now , when Industry watchers say it ’ s a great time to be an emerging beverage company because consumers are looking for new options , but it ’ s also a time marked by fierce competition . In addition to the industry giants with massive distribution and marketing muscle , there are several small players vying to dominate the unsweetened flavored water category , estimated at $ 40 million . Metromint , also launched by a married couple in San Francisco , was recently picked up by Starbucks and Ayala ’ s Herbal Water , run by a pediatrician and mom , But perhaps the biggest challenge is n ’ t any competitor , but the American consumer and our addiction to sugar and sweet flavors . A decade ago , Darius Bikoff launched Hint precursors known as Glaceau Fruitwater and later , Essencewater . While distributors and industry consultants thought Bikoff had a hit , Americans did n ’ t go wild for the subtle flavors . ( Distributor Sadowsky remembers taking his Fruitwater to the Worcester , Mass . food bank . ) Bikoff focused on his next big idea Vitaminwater , a sweeter blend that contains sugar , and Is Vitaminwater really a healthy drink ? “ We say we want less sugar but we always reject it , ” says Gerry Khermouch , editor of Beverage Business Insights . “ These products have never taken off . It ’ s a conundrum . ” Tom Pirko , founder of Bevmark , a food and beverage advisory firm in Santa Barbara agrees , calling the mystery the “ riddle of the sphinx / drinks , ” but adds that the time is ripe for change . “ There is a health epidemic and news about obesity and diabetes are shaking the consumer ; the consciousness is The recent legal brouhaha over Vitaminwater ’ s alleged false healthy claims may be steering people towards products like Hint . “ People are beginning to realize how many vitamins it does n ’ t have and how many calories it does , ” says Goldin , who sells her product under the mantra “ drink water not sugar ” and who is quick to provide scary sugar factoids . “ Replace a 12 - ounce sugared beverage daily with water and cut 3,650 tspns of sugar a year from your diet — that ’ s 38 pounds of sugar For Hint , it ’ s all part of a mission to help people live healthier lifestyles . “ We are trying to change an industry that is so gross and so broken , ” says Goldin . “ The food and beverage environment can be a cleaner and more transparent place for the consumer . ” Goldin anticipates that Hint will expand beyond beverages , alluding to a possible foray into yogurt or chips . 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http://business.time.com/2010/10/07/more-thevies-are-making-total-atm-withdrawls/ | Economy & Policy ATM Crime : More and more Machines Get Withdrawn By Stephen Gandel @ stephengandel Oct . 07 , 2010 Read Later Email Print Share Follow @ TIMEBusiness Smash and grab ATM theft is this recession ’ s hip crime ( Getty images ) Call it the total ATM withdrawal . In the past year , as the economic slump has dragged on , robbers around the country are increasingly trying a new method to get their hands on cash . They ’ re no longer swiping stolen cards in automated teller machines . More and more thieves are swiping the machine , itself . ATM theft , it appears , is this recession ’ s hottest crime . There were more than 100 instances of teller machine robberies in Texas alone in 2010 . In San Diego , thieves have snatched or attempted to make off with ATMs 28 times in the past year . That ’ s up from 2 cases of the crime in the year before . In Atlanta , which has also seen a spike in ATM crime , as many as 35 machines have disappeared this year , up from 12 in 2009 . “ The suburbs are starting It is also a crime that takes a number of pairs of legs to pull off . Just to lift the machines can require as many as four men . ATM heists are fairly messy and labor intensive . They typically happen at convenience stores late at night . In most instances , thieves will back a stolen pick - up truck to a store ’ s front door , before smashing the windows . Robbers then loop a chain attached to the truck around the target ATM . The truck yanks the machine , along with the front doors And that ’ s just to get the machine . Even after the getaway , the thieves still have to break into the ATM ’ s safe , which typically requires a blowtorch . Lastly , to cover their tracks , most ATM heists end with the robbers setting fire to the stolen vehicle as well as the machine . Still , some ATM thieves are much more gentile genteel . Last September , an ATM was stolen from a suburban Philadelphia hospital during visiting hours . How did they thieves pull it off ? Easily , it appears . Armed with a clipboard , a dolly and wire cutters , the two robbers calmly detached the machine from the wall , loaded it up on their dolly and walked out of the hospital . No one said a thing . Security cameras show the pair holding the door and letting others go first on their way out . Etiquette always pays . No group keeps an official tab on ATM swipes , but experts say the relatively new crime is increasing rapidly . The theft has become so popular that videos of it have appeared on the Internet . ( see below ) Other than the recession , it ’ s not exactly clear why ATM theft is hot . In terms of overall crime , the recent recession has not seen the jump you ’ d expect in tougher economic times . Bank robberies are down this year , after rising in 2009 . Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available . Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video . Yet instances of so - called smash - and - grab ATM theft is rising in many areas of the country . One of the reasons is that in the past decade there has been a dramatic rise in the number of money machines that are located at convenience stores and gas stations . These are easier targets for robbers than bank - located machines , which are typically better guarded and harder to grab . And in most states criminal penalties are much less severe for ATM theft than for armed robbery or for breaking into a bank . And ATM theft can be quite lucrative . The average size machine can hold as much as $ 200,000 , though few do . In off hours , most machines contain less than $ 10,000 . Still , news of a number of recent big scores ATM thefts have probably only made the crime more popular . In the Philadelphia hospital case , the thieves made off with $ 96,000 . A pair of robberies in the Dallas area last year netted over $ 200,000 . As a result , law officials have been beefing up their investigations of these crimes . Earlier this year , San Diego police formed a task force specifically dedicated to ATM theft . They have since busted three crews that were particularly active . Police say they usually find blood at the crime scenes either from breaking into the stores or from struggling to get the machine away . In Georgia , a law went into effect in July that ups the jail time for so - called smash - and - grab crimes , in part to combat the But while the arrests in San Diego has slowed the instances of ATM theft , it still has n ’ t put the crime totally on ice . Just a few weeks ago , robbers yanked an ATM machine out of a local 7 - 11 . Thankfully , this new crew was less experienced . The machine fell off the back of the thieves ’ truck as they drove off . | [
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http://business.time.com/2012/05/09/use-pulse-meetings-to-track-projects/ | Management Tip of the Day Use Pulse Meetings to Track Projects By Harvard Business Review May 09 , 2012 Read Later Email Print Share Follow @ TIMEBusiness As a project manager , you need to actively monitor progress to keep your team on the right path . One way to do that is to hold short pulse meetings where team members share brief status updates on their activities . These can be held face - to - face or virtually . Limit the meetings to 10 minutes and discuss only the tasks started or finished since the last . If the team identifies any problems or risks , do n ’ t try to solve them then and there . Schedule a separate working session with the Adapted from Guide to Project Management . Visit Harvard Business Review ’ s Management Tip homepage Purchase the HBR Management Tips book | [
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http://business.time.com/2013/05/31/the-worlds-longest-labor-strike-ends-in-a-whimper/ | Labor The ‘ World ’ s Longest Labor Strike ’ Ends in a Whimper By Christopher Matthews @ crobmatthews May 31 , 2013 Read Later M . Spencer Green / AP The Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago , on May 30 , 2013 . On Fathers Day 2003 , all of the 130 workers at the Congress Hotel in Chicago walked out on the job , protesting management ’ s decision to cut wages and bring in minimum - wage , subcontracted workers . Ten years later , the union — United Here ’ s Local 1 — is giving up its fight , and not because management gave in to any of the union ’ s demands . It simply decided that the fight had gone on long enough , and that its resources and attention would be better spent elsewhere . “ The decision to end the Congress strike was a hard one , but it is the right time for the Union and the strikers to move on , ” said Local 1 President Henry Tamarin . “ The boycott has Of course , the point of a strike is n ’ t just to hurt the employer ’ s business , it ’ s to improve pay and working conditions for employees . And after a staggeringly long strike , which United Here claims is the “ worlds longest , ” they came up empty handed . The significance of this particular loss for labor is probably not all that great in the grand scheme of things . These are just 130 workers , and sometimes management will resist demands even if strikers are able to hurt business significantly . But the United Here ’ s loss in this battle is symbolic of more than just one unsuccessful strike . During the 2008 primary , when organized labor split its support between Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama , United Here was the first union to back Obama . As a Senator in 2007 , Obama even picketed with Strike First outside the Congress Hotel , in solidarity with striking workers . And when President Obama was first elected in 2008 , the labor movement was optimistic that it would finally have the support it needed in Washington to reverse decades of decline in the power of private sector unions . According to Randy Shaw , an attorney and labor activist , President Obama ’ s background as a community organizer and large Democratic majorities in Congress made the labor movement giddy that things would finally begin to reverse course . But that optimism turned out to be unfounded . The signature piece of legislation , the so - called Employee Free Choice Act , that Democrats pushed in one form or another from 2006 through 2010 would have required businesses to recognize a union immediately once 50 % or more workers had signed a card saying they supported it . ( Under current law , businesses often have many months to mount an anti - unionization campaign after a majority of workers have declared they want a union , and before a secret ballot of workers has the final say But fierce Republican opposition and the twin priorities of passing stimulus and healthcare legislation sank the reform effort before it could get off the ground . “ I do n ’ t think the movement anticipated how difficult it would be to pass labor law reform , ” Shaw says . “ There was a general overconfidence , and there was never a move to get something passed short of the ideal , so in the end , nothing got passed . ” Following the election of Scott Brown in 2010 , the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate , and their ability to pass much of anything at all — let alone anything as despised by Republicans as labor law reform . And unions have been public enemy number one for many on the right in recent years . Political figures like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have made major strides in curbing the power of public unions , and Republicans in Washington have done their best to hobble the National Labor Relations Board — which has been without five confirmed members since 2003 . All of this activity leaves the labor movement , and those pushing for the rights of workers and the poor , at a crossroads . In an effort to raise the living standards of the poor and middle class , the left has used both indirect government support ( through laws that allow and even encourage unionization ) and direct government support ( through programs like Social Security and welfare ) . And for most of the 20th century , this two - pronged approach worked fairly well . Despite all the changes that occured in the U.S. economy , a problem that has been plaguing America since the 1980s Ironically , it may very well be the relative strength of today ’ s welfare programs that is undermining the urgency of a strong labor movement . The labor movement ’ s greatest successes have often come during very dire economic times . The height of the movement ’ s power was during the Great Depression , when it ’ s estimated that more than 25 % of the labor force was out of work and , unlike today , there were no programs like food stamps or temporary federal welfare and very little in the way of unemployment insurance Today , it ’ s a different story . Federal and state governments spend more than $ 1 trillion annually on welfare programs , from the earned income tax credit to food stamps , to improve the lives of the working poor . And so while the labor movement has been very eager to support a robust welfare state , it may one of the factors that has made joining a union less appealing for much of the working class . Christopher Matthews @ crobmatthews Christopher Matthews is a Writer and Reporter for TIME . | [
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http://business.time.com/2013/12/07/the-7-hottest-products-people-are-buying-online/ | Smart Spending The 7 Hottest Products People Are Buying Online By Christopher Matthews @ crobmatthews Dec . 07 , 2013 Read Later Beats By Dr . Dre Pill Wireless Bluetooth Speaker This holiday season has been a coming out party of sorts for online shopping . Though initial survey data suggested that shoppers may not have spent as much at brick and mortar stores over Black Friday weekend as last year , Cyber Monday was a smashing success . As more and more shoppers move online , cyber shopping behavior will increasingly detrermine what ’ s hot with consumers . Retail technology company Mercent works with more than 500 major vendors like Home Shopping Network , Office Depot , and Brookstone to help them sell products online . This gives the company a good ( though not definitive ) real - time look at what cyber shoppers are buying this holiday season . Mercent shared its data with TIME , so without further ado , we present the seven best - selling products of the official holiday shopping 1 . HP 15.6 ′ , Quadcore laptop with 8GB RAM , 750 GB hard drive : Though tablets continue to gain ground against PCs , for those folks who want a lot more storage room and the full functionality of a laptop , it ’ s tough to beat the price of this HP notebook . Home Shopping Network was selling this produc t for around $ 450 , before they sold out . 2 . The North Face Osito Fleece Jacket Ah the fleece jacket ! Warm yet light - weight and versatile , beloved by soccer moms everywhere . 3 . Flips Audio Headphone / Speaker Hybrid : We truly live in a golden age for audiophiles . For a couple hundred bucks you can get a pair of headphones whose sound quality can put to shame stereo systems that would have cost thousands of dollars a generation ago . This neat little product , which can serve as both headphones and portable speakers kills two birds with one stone for any mobile music lover . 4 . Razor Crazy Cart : Razor , the company responsible for those tiny silver scooters that were ubiquitous ten years ago has really upped its game with a new battery - powered go cart that can reach speeds of up to 12mph . This ai n ’ t your father ’ s Power Wheels , that ’ s for sure . Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available . Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video . 5 . GoPro Hero+ Black Edition : The latest version of this popular video camera includes better battery life and an improved lens . 6 . Beats By Dr . Dre Pill Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Fresh from revolutionizing the market for headphones , Beats By Dr . Dre is wading into the mobile stereo space with this sleek , lightweight speaker that still packs a punch . 7 . Fitbit Force Wireless Activity and Sleep Wristband : This past year saw the rise in popularity of the “ quantified self , ” whereby people use technology to monitor all sorts of bodily functions . Fitbit has moved aggressively into this space with its line of self - monitoring wrist bands , which can monitor your sleep and exercise , helping you navigate the fitness minefield that is the holiday season . Christopher Matthews @ crobmatthews Christopher Matthews is a Writer and Reporter for TIME . | [
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http://business.time.com/2014/01/27/where-a-budweiser-isnt-allowed-to-be-a-budweiser/ | Food and Beverage Industry Where a Budweiser Is n ’ t Allowed to Be a Budweiser The guerrilla war on the world ' s largest brewer has its roots in 1939 By Benjamin Cunningham Jan . 27 , 2014 Read Later Anheuser - Busch / PRNewsFoto Email Print Share Follow @ TIMEBusiness ( Ceske Budejovice , Czech Republic ) — It ’ s not quite Constantinople , but the former name of this mid - sized city does evoke images of global empire . Budweis — as it was known in German under the Austro - Hungarian monarchy — is perhaps the world ’ s most definitive beer town and the legal clash ensuing over who invokes its name where has become nothing short of byzantine . The running battle pits the world ’ s largest brewer , Anheuser - Busch InBev , against Budejovicky Budvar , a brand and brewery owned by the Czech state . ( It has remained un - privatized , even 25 years after the fall of communism here . ) Record sales last year , an export - driven growth strategy and court victories in key European markets by the Czech firm are now upping the stakes of the conflict . Like the region ’ s existential struggles of the past , this one is largely about one thing . “ It ’ s about territory , ” says Jiri Bocek , Budejovicky Budvar ’ s general director , the equivalent of a CEO . While there are a exceptions , in much of Europe Budejovicky Budvar — the word Budejovicky is the equivalent of Budweiser , or German for “ from Budweis ” in the Czech language — has the rights to the name Budweiser , forcing Anheuser - Busch InBev to use the name Bud . The reverse is true in much of the rest of the world . In the United States and Canada the Czech beer is sold as Czechvar . This is a result of a country by country trademark dispute that has seen hundreds of legal cases in the last decade . “ You have to do it in every single country , ” says Rory Pheiffer , a Boston - based intellectual property lawyer who works with brewing clients for the firm Nutter McClennen & Fish . “ They do n ’ t want to let up their rights in any of these countries in case it is the next big market . ” The lines are drawn . On one side stands Anheuser - Busch InBev and its 150,000 employees producing some 400 million hectoliters of beer . On the other , is Budejovicky Budvar , which made 0.35 percent the amount of beer last year — its best ever — and employs 600 people . Even cases that appear resolved may reopen again as conditions ferment . A court decision in the United Kingdom last year confirmed both companies had the rights to the name on the grounds that consumers can tell the difference . To some this seems a reasonable compromise . To others the result complicates matters . “ We feel this is not the right solution as we want to make sure that when our consumers ask for a Budweiser , they receive our quality beer that is renowned for its crisp , refreshing taste and tradition of beechwood aging , ” says Anheuser - Busch InBev spokeswoman Karen Couck . Not in dispute , however , is the influence the western half of the present day Czech Republic , Bohemia , has on American and global beer culture . In addition to ties to the city of Budweis , the American - born Budweiser brand purports to be of the pilsner variety , which originates in the Czech city of Pilsen . Another of Anheuser - Busch InBev ’ s brands , Michelob , also draws its name from the German - language name from a Czech town , now called Mecholupy . Should any doubt remain the folks at Budejovicky Budvar are happy to trot out the words of Anheuser - Busch co - founder Adolphus Busch in a New York district court in 1896 . “ The Budweiser beer is brewed according to the Budeweiser Bohemian process , ” he said then . “ The idea was simply to brew a beer similar in quality , color , flavor and taste to the beer then made at Budweis , or in Bohemia . ” But Anheuser - Busch InBev , which is headquartered in Belgium following a 2008 merger and accounts for some 25 percent of global beer sales , claims precedent as well . It argues that its use of the Budweiser name dates from 1876 . While Ceske Budejovice had many breweries predating that , Budejovicky Budvar ’ s facility was not launched until 1896 . A 1939 agreement between the two parties conceded that then independent Anheuser - Busch was the first to trademark the Budweiser name and conceded all the territory north of Panama to the American brewer . The History would intervene further as Anheuser - Busch would expand into an international colossus over the next half - century , while the Czech brand lingered behind the Iron Curtain . Competition returned in the wake of November 1989 ’ s Velvet Revolution and following the split of Czechoslovakia , the Czech government decided that Budejovicky Budvar would focus on exports . In 1994 , Bocek said he decided not to sign a trademark agreement with Anheuser Busch that would have divided up territory around the world . “ We did n ’ t want to repeat the mistake of our predecessors from 1939 , ” says Bocek , whose father also ran the brewery from 1968 to 1972 . “ I believe in the trademark , the company and the people in the company . After 20 years , I can say it was the right decision . ” Last year about half of the 1.42 million hectoliters of beer it brewed was sold in 66 foreign countries . “ They understood early on that the only way they could grow was to develop foreign markets , ” says Max Bahnson , an author and beer blogger who often writes under the name Pivni Filosof , Czech for “ beer philosopher . ” Barriers for doing business in many such markets are falling . Adding interesting if complicating subtext to the dispute are continued negotiations between the United States and the European Union on a free trade agreement . Concurrent trademarks are an issue as is a philosophical divide on what are known as protected geographical indicators ( PGIs or GIs ) , the phenomenon that seeks to guarantee that certain products , champagne for example , come only from a certain region . While U.S. law recognizes the concept it is wrapped up within trademark law more generally . This “ pulls the rug from under the whole idea , ” says Jacques Pelkmans , a senior fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels who is tracking the free trade deal . “ GIs are a special case because for the United States this is narrowed down to trademark protection , which , of course exactly undermines what a GI stands for : A long historical tradition of making local , quality products at a level that can not be easily imitated , but where the reputation is so attractive that bad imitations are popular , even under trademark , ” he said . Budejovicky Budvar claims two such designations for itself , defining it as drawing its ingredients from a certain territory , including well water from Ceske Budejovice . However , both are officially registered in Czech as “ Budějovické pivo ” and “ Českobudějovické pivo ” . It is not clear what relevance this might have internationally as Anheuser - Busch InBev is unlikely to use such phrasing on its own products . As Pelkmans notes , despite a stated goal of completing trade pact negotiations by the end of this year , this “ gigantic ” agreement appears years away . While such a deal would have global economic implications , the tug - of - war over the Budweiser name also has a distinctly local feel . It is the source of its ingredients that Budejovicky Budvar cites as its chief rationale for carrying the Budweiser mantle . The beer is brewed with water from a well under the brewery filtered through sand . All the beer is made at its one brewery in Ceske Budejovice . As one might expect , Anheuser Busch In - Bev disputes that the qualities of beer are dependent on geography and cites itself as proof that beer can be brewed anywhere in the world . But Anheuser - Busch InBev did not become the world ’ s largest brewer by sitting around sipping suds . In 2012 the firm acquired its own water source in Ceske Budejovice along with a Czech trademark to a separate loss - making brewery based in Ceske Budejovice . “ It is another arrow in their quiver , ” explains Pheiffer , the trademark lawyer . “ They are going to continue to battle . ” The willing seller of the water source and trademark was the Czech businessman Fratisek Savov . Most industry observers believe Savov acquired such properties with the exclusive intent of selling to Anheuser - Busch InBev , something he denies . “ All my activities are always aimed at bringing the firms I acquire to profit , ” he says . While Savov claims he first approached Budejovicky Budvar about selling those rights , Anheuser - Busch InBev officials say the acquisition “ was about settlement of litigation and intellectual property . ” But the intrigue does not end there . In late 2013 , Savov restructured what remained of his Ceske Budejovice - based brewing properties , another brewing label named Samson . This has prompted speculation that yet another deal was afoot . “ There is nothing for sale , ” Savov says . Anheuser - Busch InBev officials declined to comment on future acquisition plans . When it comes to acquisitions , the elephant in the room is that Budejovicky Budvar remains state - owned , an arrangement unlikely to continue , even as the brewery remains profitable . Privatization almost always requires that government ’ s sell to the highest bidder . It is hard to believe there are companies that would covet Budejovicky Budvar and its claims on the Budweiser name any more than Anheuser - Busch InBev . Such negotiations have started and then stalled in the past . No talks are underway now . It ’ s unlikely that the world ’ s largest brewer would have much use , save for the trademarks , for a South Bohemian brewery with few efficient transport connections to major markets . “ If the highest bidder were InBev , what could they do ? ” Bahnson asks . Diplomatic as he is , there is a palpable sense of pride exuding from Bocek when he talks about the brewery he oversees . Although it is clear it comes with plenty of headaches , it seems he relishes fighting a sort of guerrilla war with the world ’ s largest brewer . Would he be disappointed if Anheuser Busch InBev were ever to acquire his beloved beer brand ? “ Of course , ” Bocek says . | [
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http://business.time.com/2014/02/15/the-10-richest-presidents-in-american-history/ | Economy & Policy The 10 Richest Presidents in American History Number one is a huge shocker Feb . 15 , 2014 Read Later Email Print Share Follow @ TIMEBusiness This post is in partnership with 24 / 7 Wall Street . The article below was originally published on 247wallst . com Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the front - runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential ticket , according to most political pundits . The presidential hopeful ’ s husband , former President Bill Clinton , has made millions on lucrative book deals and more than $ 100 million on the speaking circuit . Secretary Clinton has recently begun to earn that kind of money as well . Secretary Clinton received an estimated $ 14 million advance on her new book last year , and she has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for each speaking engagement , figures that rival her husband ’ s . In all , the couple ’ s net worth is estimated by 24 / 7 Wall St . to be $ 55 million , making it one of the wealthiest presidential estates in history . Four years ago , 24 / 7 Wall St . published “ The Net worth of Every American President , from Washington to Obama . ” Each year , we have updated our figures to reflect the earnings of the still - living presidents . One thing remains clear : these days , it pays to be president , especially after leaving office . Like last year , the only currently living president who is counted among of the wealthiest of all time is President Clinton . President Barack Obama is not one of the richest presidents . The president receives a salary of $ 400,000 a year as president , which , while generous , is n ’ t even close to today ’ s top executives salaries . The President ’ s annual income has actually dropped steadily since he entered office . In 2009 , the President ’ s adjusted gross income was $ 5.5 million . That figure fell to less than $ 1 million in 2012 . This is primarily due to a drop - off in revenue from his prior book deals . 24 / 7 Wall St . estimates the President ’ s net worth to be $ 7.5 million . The net worth of the presidents varies widely . George Washington ’ s estate was worth more than half a billion in today ’ s dollars . On the other hand , several presidents went bankrupt . The fortunes of America ’ s presidents are often tied to the economy of their time . As the focus of the economy has changed , so has the way the presidents made their money . It is not surprising then to find that the first few presidents — from Washington ’ s election to about 75 years later — were large landowners . They generally made money from land , crops , and commodity speculation . Of course , this left them highly vulnerable to poor crop yields , and they could lose most or all of their properties because of a few bad years . By 1850 , the financial history of the presidency entered a new era . Beginning with Millard Fillmore , most presidents were lawyers who spent years in public service . They rarely amassed large fortunes and their incomes often came almost entirely from their salaries . These American presidents were distinctly middle class and often retired without the means to support themselves in anyway resembling the presidential lifestyle . Buchanan , Lincoln , Johnson , Grant , Hayes , and Garfield had modest net worths when they died . At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th , there was another significant change to the economy . Large , professionally organized corporations in the oil , mining , financial , and railroad sectors allowed individuals to amass large fortunes . The Kennedys were wealthy because of the financial empire built by Joseph Kennedy . Herbert Hoover made millions of dollars as the owner of mining companies . Indeed , since the early 20th century , the fortunes of many presidents , including Theodore Roosevelt , Franklin D . Roosevelt John F . Kennedy , and both of the Bushes were driven by inherited wealth . The net worth figures for the 10 wealthiest presidents are in 2010 dollars . Because several of the presidents , particularly in the early 19th century , made and lost huge fortunes in a matter of a few years , the net worth of each president is for the peak time . The exception to the 2010 rule are the presidents who are still living and have more recent earnings . In the case of each president , we have taken into account hard assets such as land , estimated lifetime savings based on work history , inheritance , and This is 24 / 7 Wall St . ’ s list of the richest U.S. presidents . 1 . George Washington > Net worth : $ 525 million > In office : 1789 to 1797 > 1st president Washington ’ s Virginia plantation , Mount Vernon , consisted of five separate farms on 8,000 acres of prime farmland run by more than 300 slaves . His wife , Martha , inherited significant property from her father . As president , Washington earned well more than subsequent presidents : his salary was 2 % of the total U.S. budget in 1789 . 2 . Thomas Jefferson > Net worth : $ 212 million > In office : 1801 to 1809 > 3rd president Jefferson was left 3,000 acres and several dozen slaves by his father . Monticello , Jefferson ’ s home on a 5,000 - acre plantation in Virginia , was one of the architectural wonders of its time . He made considerable money in various political positions before becoming president , but he was mired in debt towards the end of his life . 3 . Theodore Roosevelt $ 125 million > In office : 1901 to 1909 > 26th president Born to a prominent and wealthy family , Roosevelt received a sizable trust fund . He lost most of his money on a ranching venture in the Dakotas and had to work as an author to pay the bills . Roosevelt spent most of his adult years in public service . His 235 - acre estate , Sagamore Hill , now sits on some of the most valuable real estate in Long Island . 4 . Andrew Jackson $ 119 million 1829 to 1837 > 7th president While he was considered to be in touch with the average middle - class American , Jackson quietly became one of the wealthiest presidents of the 1800s . “ Old Hickory ” married into wealth and made money in the military . His homestead , The Hermitage , included 1,050 acres of prime real estate . Over the course of his life , he owned as many as 300 slaves . Jackson entered considerable debt later in life . 5 . James Madison $ 101 million 1809 to 1817 > 4th president Madison was the largest landowner in Orange County , Virginia . His land holding consisted of 5,000 acres and the Montpelier estate . He made significant wealth as Secretary of State and president . Madison lost money at the end of his life due to the steady financial collapse of his plantation . For the rest of the list click here Read more from 24 / 7 Wall Street : Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2014 Five Unusual Alternatives to Investing in Gold America ’ s Least Healthy States | [
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http://businessbarbados.com/industries/tourism/a-brief-history-of-natural-heritage-or-eco-tourism-in-barbados/ | A Brief History Of Natural Heritage Or EcoTourism In Barbados By Miguel Pena Aug 20th 2010 Within recent years Barbados tourism planners recognising the fact that the island has become a mature touristic destination have encouraged the diversification of Barbados touristic product to remain competitive in the international tourism market One new direction has been the recent emphasis on the development of ecotourism or natural heritage tourism What is ironic however is that this emphasis on Barbados natural heritage its natural environment and endowments as a means to attract visitors to the island is not new and is precisely what travellers visiting Barbados so keenly observed and reproduced in accounts of their sojourn to the island The Salubrious Climate Barbados original touristic product From as early as the last quarter of the seventeenth century doctors in Britain were advising the sick to visit places such as spas and seaside towns in coastal Europe as well as to indulge in sea bathing to aid in their recuperation By the mid eighteenth century it had become fashionable in Europe Britain and North America that exercise visiting spas and the seaside was useful for improving health This new theory in health was in all likelihood what informed Lawrence Washingtons doctor to advise him that he should travel to Barbados in the company of his brother George This concept that a warm climate constantly refreshed by breezes from the sea remained a mainstay of European travel culture and heavily informed the writings of several writers such as Sir Robert Schomburgk who a century after the visit of the Washingtons dealt with this notion in his work The History of Barbados Schomburgk dealt extensively with the impact or potential impact of Barbados climate on people especially those who were infirm and can be credited with starting the advocacy that Barbados should evolve into a health resort for the infirm of Europe Of this Schomburgk noted Barbados is justly considered one of the healthiest islands in the West Indian Archipelago It is open to sea breezes and being cultivated throughout injurious miasmata are unknown Further in relation to health and Barbados being recommended as a place to visit and convalesce Schomburgk noted Tubercular consumption is almost unknown the distressing intermitting fevers which prevail in some of the adjacent islands and which sometimes baffle the physicians skill are not met with among the natives of Barbados on the contrary those who suffer from such causes are advised to resort to Barbados for the restoration of their health It was not however until the late nineteenth century that an entire book was dedicated to the concept that Barbados could function as a health resort based primarily on its climate and environment The book An account of a West Indian Sanatorium and a guide to Barbados was written by the Rev JH Sutton Moxly Chaplin of the British Military forces in Barbados during the last decade and a half of the nineteenth century Moxly was convinced due to his residence in Barbados that the islands environment was ideal for recuperation especially if the individual in question was suffering from A Coastal Culture Of Barbados natural heritage and environment it was ultimately the coastline especially though not exclusively the islands Windward Southern East and Northern coast which captured the imagination of many writer travellers As far as this writer can ascertain it was Dr George Pinckard a surgeon attached to the Naval Hospital in Barbados during the campaigns of General Sir Ralph Abercrombie in the late eighteenth century who first informed the literate world of Barbados seaside culture when he made note of this cultural phenomenon in his book Notes on the West Indies Pinckard who observed much of Barbados during a marooning We now proceeded to the seaside and our next place of call was at a cottage termed the bayhouse a neat little building erected by Mr Haynes under a rock upon the open beach to serve as a place of rest and refreshment for such of his friendsWe found it a rendezvous of entertainment and repose The Bay House which Pinckard noted was located at Bathsheba St Joseph Although purely speculative it could be argued that Mr Haynes the owner of Joes River Plantation and the bay house which Pinckard wrote about pioneered this form seaside leisure culture in Barbados Of Bathsheba and seabathing Pinckard commented We rode along the sands to a spot called Beersheba which is used as a natural bathing place among the rocks and from thence proceeded to a large mass of rocks lying in the water near to the edge of the sea Half a century later Schomburgk revealed that owning a house at the seaside particularly in Bathsheba had become an established part of the leisure culture of Barbadians and visitors to the island and noted Several houses extend along the shore between Joes River and St Joseph Parsonage these are called bay houses and are resorted to for change of air and seabathing Bathsheba and Tenby are the largest among them Indeed it is possibly Schomburgk who can be credited with locating historically the development of bathing houses such as the one featured in the picture below along the south and lower West Coast of the island when he mentioned The advantages of seabathing for which many arrangements are made at Fontabelle Hastings and Worthing are an additional recommendation Top to Bottom Tenby Bay House Bathsheba and Bath Houses at Hastings Photo courtesy The Barbados Museum and Historical Society By the time the health resortminded Moxly had started to write his book Bathsheba had become one of the major vacationing spots on the island boasting not only beach houses but also hotels such as the Atlantis Of Bathsheba Moxly noted The coastline here is rugged and the rocks worn by the tremendous surf take fantastic shapes Getting to Bathsheba is most easily reached by the railway which descending from the higher level by very steep gradients cut into the face of the cliff gives the traveller especially in the morning some excellent glimpses of the coast scenery of Consetts Bay The statement about the railway is insightful as it was the Atlantic stretch of the Barbados railway which both made the line profitable ferrying tourists to places such as The Crane and Bathsheba and ultimately aided in its collapse due to the high maintenance of that stretch of railway Top to Bottom The Atlantis Hotel Bathsheba and the Barbados Railway Bathsheba stretch Photo courtesy The Barbados Museum and Historical Society Observations in relation to this sea side culture were not only limited to Bathsheba but included other popular spots on the coast such as the Crane With regards to the Crane and seabathing Moxly wrote the following In a country of skies less bright than those of Barbados such rocks thus beetling oer their base would form but gloomy chasms while here the effect is merely that of a pleasing shade and the translucent water admitted through narrow and generally invisible crevices in the seaward bulwarks lies on its bed of almost snowwhite sand inviting the visitor to plunge into its cool clear depths However Moxly lamented Could but such air such water and such natural baths be transported to our English coasts what multitudes of bathers would enjoy them while here they are almost unknown and The Crane Hotel and beach Photo courtesy The Barbados Museum and Historical Society In relation to bay houses at the Crane Moxly had the following to sayThere are but some halfdozen furnished houses along the cliff and these are generally tenanted at least during the warm season by planters who bring their families to spend a month or so in the fresh sea breeze Ironically much of Moxlys seaside experiences were limited to the east coast however he did describe the experience of bathing at Fresh Water Bay on the west coast All along the shore of this bay the bather feels the sand pushed up under his feet and can trace in the clear water the ascending jets Fresh Water Bay West Coast of Barbados Photo courtesy The Barbados Museum and Historical Society By the turn of the century Barbadians had started to recognize how important tourism could be to the Barbados economy and shortly after the formation of the Barbados Publicity Committee during the early 1900s the ancient antecedent of the Barbados Tourism Association the Barbados Tourist Guide was published The author of this little book building on nearly two centuries of writings about touristic activity based on the islands climate and seaside culture noted There are numerous hotels and Bay houses along the Windward Coast as far as St Lawrence as well as at Bathsheba in St Joseph and at the Crane in St Philip where the ozone from the breakers along the windward coast greatly contribute to recuperation from any ailment Clearly this natural heritage formula of the salubrious climate in concert with a vibrant seaside culture had come of age by the twentieth century and has remained to this day the core element of Barbados touristic experience Join me next month when I explore how Barbados landscape vistas flora and fauna also became vital elements of Barbados natural heritage inventory | [
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http://businessclassgroup.com/our-team.php | OUR TEAM Mark Kirkham Operations Director Business Class Group Chief Executive Officer of the Business Class Group Mark started his career in Financial Services in the UK in 1990 Originally working as a tied agent for a large insurance company he moved into sales management in 1992 He had a successful sales career and was promoted to Regional Development Manager in 1994 where he worked with the top producers in the company In 1995 the organisation was taken over and Mark was reappointed as Branch Manager where he guided his branch to a top three position in the following three years out of one hundred locations Choosing to leave the UK in 1998 to look for his next challenge Mark joined a large Independent Financial Adviser in Europe starting his offshore career in Germany and Belgium until his move to the Far East in 2003 Mark is registered with The Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers wwwhkciborg as CEO of Platinum Financial Services Hong Kong one of the most widely respected Independent Financial Advisory companies in the territory and is at the forefront of bringing international IFA standards and best practices to the region Mark is a former member of the General Committee of CIB elected for his ILAS knowledge and experience He is also a former Councilor and Vice Chairman of the Independent Financial Advisers Association of Hong Kong wwwifaacomhk as well as being qualified for membership of the Chartered Insurance Institute wwwciicouk Neil Smith Chief Financial Officer Neil trained as a UK Chartered Accountant and joined KPMG in their Hong Kong office in 1970 Since then he has held senior financial positions with professional firms and companies in the UK Continental Europe Asia and the US In the 80s and 90s he moved into international operations with Knogo Corporation of New York whose operations are now part of Tyco and Esselte Meto International part of the Esselte Group of Sweden both technology companies operating worldwide Neil joined the Business Class Group as Chief Financial Officer over five years ago and is based in the Bangkok office Lee Frost Group Development Director Lee is a graduate of the Imperial College London and has over 35 years combined experience in Corporate Marketing Property Management and Financial Services He joined the Business Class Group in 2007 and as a Regional Director was instrumental in setting up Business Class Thailand Business Class Asia and introducing Lifestyle Property to Thailand Now as the Group Development Director he is responsible for all recruitment training development and expansion of the associated companies within the Business Class Group Lees business philosophy is simple Total commitment hard work and attention to detail are the keys Success is measured by innovation and client satisfaction Andrew Wood Executive Director Andrew has been a career expatriate for over 38 years the majority of that time being spent managing businesses operating on the Australasian and South East Asian continents His diverse management experiences have seen him responsible for overseeing the commercial operations of a number of international businesses After 20 years in senior management positions Andrew moved to the Financial Services industry in 2004 where he was able to draw upon his many experiences and transfer a great deal of his corporate knowledge and his deeply embedded and disciplined work ethic to his new role His high level of technical knowledge along with his awareness and understanding of clients needs make him stand out from the crowd and be recognized as a leading authority on all the topics he advises on He is widely respected by his colleagues clients and industry peers and his key expertise has been helping individuals plan their retirement strategies establish personal and family Trusts make appropriate succession plans advise on property acquisitions and management as well as a range of other personal expatriate matters Andrew is a shareholder at Group level and regularly offers insight and advice to the board of directors based on his experience from time spent in the corporate world Andrew is relocating from our Thailand office to undertake further work with the group in Europe He will be based in the United Kingdom where we can continue to draw on his experience and enjoy his meaningful contribution to the business Gordon Franks Managing Partner Hong Kong Gordon Franks is the Managing Partner for Platinum Financial Services and Lifestyle Brokers in Hong Kong overseeing one of the regions largest and most sophisticated financial and property sectors focusing on providing quality advice to high net worth individuals within the region For nearly 15 years Gordon has been helping individuals and their families maximize their personal and financial wealth achieving peace of mind comfort and reliable financial solutions utilizing a combination of traditional investments and property Gordon believes that it is important to align your financial decisions with what is important in your life By engaging meaningful conversations with clients he is able to gain a better understanding of what is important to them their goals and values By gaining a complete understanding of clients needs he ensures that sound financial decisions can be in place for their future goals Prior to moving to Asia Gordon was educated at Liverpool University in the UK where he studied Financial Economics before being selected for the Offshore Financial Training Association training course and being fasttracked to employment in Hong Kong He is fully qualified in Hong Kong and registered with the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurers Kevin Hennessy Branch Manager Shanghai Kevin Hennessy studied at Bournemouth University and obtained his degree in Business Management He then worked for the UK government within the Inland Revenue and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office After a stint at the British Embassy in Iran and the UK he entered the wealth management business advising clients on mortgages life insurance retirement planning and portfolio management Kevin has been a consultant with Platinum Financial Services for 8 years based in Shanghai and has given sound guidance to help hundreds of people both expatriates and Chinese nationals to plan financially for their future Paul Dickinson Regional Manager Bangkok Paul Dickinson is an experienced wealth manager with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry with over 17 years of experience in marketing business development Investment and relationship management He is highly skilled in Business Planning Asset Management Pension Funds Investment Strategies and Retirement Planning He is adept at understanding and managing client expectations and formulating bespoke strategies based on the individual clients financial needs He adopts where possible a winwin approach utilizing extensive experience and knowledge in seeking solutions to business personal and his clients challenges Paul holds the Certificate in Investment Management through the Chartered Institute for Securities Investment of which he is also an Associate Member Through the CISI he regularly stays up to date on changing markets products and regulation by completing the annual CPD hours required to remain a member Alex Bowden Head of Marketing Communications Founder and Managing Director of Liquid Branding a leading independent branding and communications agency in Bangkok Alex heads up the Business Class Groups creative communication and marketing programmes for all the member companies A graduate of Sheffield School of Business and Management he gained a BA in International Business and Marketing with Honours before working in the City as an investment banker Realising early on a thirst for more creative pursuits Alex entered the design and marketing industry a passion for which has seen him grow a successful business in Bangkok by providing international standard creative combined with exceptional customer service Alex has lived in Bangkok for 10 years and when not in the office he can be found spending time with his young family or when the weather permits attempting to bowl an inswinging yorker Sophie Lee Customer Services Executive Sophie joined Business Class Group in 2018 as the Customer Service Executive in Hong Kong In her role Sophie is deeply committed to ensuring a successful outcome for every client she works with and every consultant she supports Previously she had been a Business Development Manager for various Financial Institutions in the region With her extensive experience in the Finance industry her attention to detail excellent rapportbuilding skills and the vitality and energy she brings to each client engagement she fits perfectly into our team of clientfocused professionals She enjoys this diverse experience and is rewarded by the friendships and business partnerships she makes Sophie feels privileged to work with organizations and people to make a difference When not working Sophie can be found having fun in the sun on the beaches or hiking on one of the many stunning trails in Hong Kong She enjoys socialising live music events and working out in the gym in her spare time | [
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