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CLEWISTON, Fla. - In the days leading up to the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Okeechobee presented by Mercury, many pros lamented the tougher fishing conditions and most predicted that no one would break the 100-pound mark this year. Rick Cotten of Guntersville, Ala., ignored the dock talk and now leads a full field of 174 of the world's best bass-fishing pros in the four-day event that has competitors casting for a top cash award of up to $125,000.
Cotten weighed in the first 30 pound stringer of the tournament Friday - a five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 3 ounces - to vault to the top of the leaderboard after finishing day one in second place. After two days of competition Cotten has weighed in 10 bass totaling 54 pounds, 3 ounces and is well on pace to break the 100-pound mark. Cotten now holds a 7 pound, 3 ounce lead over Drew Benton of Panama City, Fla., who caught five bass today weighing 23 pounds, 9 ounces. Benton has weighed in 10 bass totaling 47 pounds even after his first two days on the water.
"There's a lot of work left to do," said Cotten, who has one previous top-20 finish on the FLW Tour - a 12th-place finish on Kentucky Lake in 2012 . "If I had a 20-pound lead I'd be tickled. But, I don't. I placed third in an EverStart event on Guntersville last year and finished 12th at Kentucky (Lake). I've never led a tournament this big before.
"I actually caught more fish yesterday," Cotten continued. "I only caught eight or nine keepers total today. I was just lucky and stuck the right five bites. I went to the area that I was fishing yesterday and I couldn't catch them. I was only able to catch one 2-pounder. Then I went to a spot where I didn't catch them at all yesterday and I caught all of my big ones right there."
Cotten was hesitant to give the details of his new area, but did mention that it was large and multiple boats were flipping the same mats as he was.
"Two of my biggest ones today came between 9:30 and 10 a.m. pretty much on back-to-back casts," Cotton said. "Then it was a few hours until I caught another big one. When I boated my last kicker at 1 p.m. I quit fishing for the day.
"I'm committed to one technique," Cotten continued. "I'm just switching between a few different trailers. When they quit hitting one, I'll pick up the other."
As with his spot, Cotten did not want to divulge any details about his baits. He promised to speak more in-depth about his baits and techniques later this week.
"I wasn't even sure that I was going to catch them today," he said. "I'm hoping that they will stay there and I can catch them again tomorrow. The key is going to be making the right move at the right time, like I did today. I believe it is possible to break 100 pounds here, and I hope I do."
The top 20 pros that will fish Saturday on Lake Okeechobee are:
1st: Rick Cotten, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 54-3
2nd: Drew Benton, Panama City, Fla., 10 bass, 47-0
3rd: Casey Martin, New Market, Ala., 10 bass, 45-5
4th: Keystone Light pro Chad Grigsby, Maple Grove, Minn., 10 bass, 38-5
5th: Wade Hendricks, Thompsons Station, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-4
6th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-3
7th: Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., 10 bass, 37-11
8th: Chevy pro Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 37-3
9th: Castrol pro Philip Jarabeck, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 36-9
10th: Keystone Light pro Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., 10 bass, 36-1
11th: Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-8
12th: Chevy pro Dion Hibdon, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 34-13
13th: EverStart pro Randall Tharp, Gardendale, Ala., 10 bass, 34-0
14th: John Cox, Debary, Fla., 10 bass, 33-11
15th: Shad Schenck, Waynetown, Ind., 10 bass, 33-9
16th: Snickers pro Chris Baumgardner, Gastonia, N.C., 10 bass, 32-6
17th: Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 31-14
18th: Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 31-12
19th: Rich Dalbey, Greenville, Texas, 10 bass, 31-3
20th: Straight Talk pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 10 bass, 31-0
For a full list of results visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Terry Segraves of Kissimmee, Fla., won Friday's 3M ScotchBlue Big Bass Award on the pro side with a fish weighing 9-4 to win the $500 prize.
Overall there were 849 bass weighing 2,047 pounds even caught by 172 pros Friday. The catch included 165 five-bass limits.
Pros are competing for a top award of up to $125,000 this week plus valuable points in the hope of qualifying for the 2013 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing. The top 35 anglers in the point standings from the six events on the 2013 Walmart FLW Tour will qualify. The 2013 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Shreveport, La., Aug. 15-18 on the Red River.
Justin Jones of Apex, N.C., continues to lead the co-angler division with 10 bass weighing 32-15 followed by Anthony Goggins of Auburn, Ala., in second place with 10 bass weighing 27-15.
The top 20 co-anglers fishing Saturday are:
1st: Justin Jones, Apex, N.C., 10 bass, 32-15
2nd: Anthony Goggins, Auburn, Ala., 10 bass, 27-15
3rd: Greg Scott, Dearborn, Mich., 10 bass, 27-4
4th: Wataru Iwahori, Palestine, Texas, 10 bass, 27-1
5th: Brook Pauley, Morgantown, W. Va., 10 bass, 26-10
6th: Ronnie Green, Tampa, Fla., 10 bass, 25-9
7th: Bill Cowart, Kissimmee, Fla., 10 bass, 25-2
8th: Mike Comeau, Winooski, Vt., 10 bass, 24-10
9th: Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, 10 bass, 23-14
10th: Greg Knick, Ansonia, Ohio, 10 bass, 23-9
11th: Jim Short, Ocean Pines, Md., 10 bass, 23-7
12th: Clayton Batts, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 23-5
13th: Ryan Eckman, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 23-5
14th: Tony Bennett, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 10 bass, 22-3
15th: Richard Peek, Centre, Ala., 10 bass, 21-15
16th: Jack Minnig, Levittown, Pa., 10 bass, 21-13
17th: Mike Boyles, Kimberling City, Mo., 10 bass, 21-12
18th: Rick Harkness, Saint Mary's, W. Va., 10 bass, 21-11
19th: Neal Meadors, Vero Beach, Fla., 10 bass, 21-6
20th: Jonathan Henry, Grant, Ala., 10 bass, 21-2
For a full list of results visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Johnny Manning of Arkadelphia, Ark. caught Friday's 3M Peltor Big Bass weighing 8-9 in the co-angler division to win $250.
Overall there were 678 bass weighing 1,273 pounds, 6 ounces caught by co-anglers Friday. The catch included 90 five-bass limits.
Co-anglers are fishing for a top award of $25,000 this week plus valuable points that could help them qualify for the 2013 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart. The top 35 co-anglers in the point standings from the six events on the 2013 Walmart FLW Tour will qualify.
Anglers will take off from the Clewiston Boat Basin located at 709 Hoover Dike Rd. at 7:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday and Sunday's final weigh-ins will be held at the Walmart located at 1005 W. Sugarland Highway in Clewiston beginning at 4 p.m.
Fans will also be treated to the FLW Outdoors Expo at the Walmart on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes Ranger boat simulators, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and fans can learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public.
Coverage of the Lake Okeechobee tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network when "FLW" airs April 7 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" is hosted by Jason Harper and is broadcast to more than 559 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


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Mountain View, CA and Washington, DC; October 4, 2012 — The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced a settlement agreement that will provide access to publishers' in-copyright books and journals digitized by Google for its Google Library Project. The dismissal of the lawsuit will end seven years of litigation.
The agreement settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by five AAP member publishers. As the settlement is between the parties to the litigation, the court is not required to approve its terms.
The settlement acknowledges the rights and interests of copyright-holders. US publishers can choose to make available or choose to remove their books and journals digitized by Google for its Library Project. Those deciding not to remove their works will have the option to receive a digital copy for their use.
Apart from the settlement, US publishers can continue to make individual agreements with Google for use of their other digitally-scanned works.
"We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation," said Tom Allen, President and CEO, AAP. "It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders."
"Google is a company that puts innovation front and center with all that it does," said David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google. "By putting this litigation with the publishers behind us, we can stay focused on our core mission and work to increase the number of books available to educate, excite and entertain our users via Google Play."
Google Books allows users to browse up to 20% of books and then purchase digital versions through Google Play. Under the agreement, books scanned by Google in the Library Project can now be included by publishers.
Further terms of the agreement are confidential.
This settlement does not affect Google's current litigation with the Authors Guild or otherwise address the underlying questions in that suit.
The publisher plaintiffs are The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc. and Penguin Group (USA) Inc., both part of Pearson; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; and Simon & Schuster, Inc. part of CBS Corporation.
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1st Circuit: Maine governor was within his rights to remove labor mural
BOSTON (AP) � A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that Maine Gov. Paul LePage was within his rights to remove a mural depicting the state's labor history from a state office building.
LePage created an uproar last year when he ordered the 11-panel, 7-foot-tall mural removed from a Labor Department waiting room because he believed it presented a one-sided view of history.
Five Mainers filed a lawsuit claiming the removal violated the mural artist's First Amendment rights. It was rejected by a federal judge in Maine, and by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday.
The appeals court suggested critics of LePage can show their displeasure at the ballot box. The court said "governors and administrations are ultimately accountable to the electorate through the political process."


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I fully understand the motivation for people's passionate interest in aphrodisiacs. Who couldn't use a few more happy endings? The real question is, do any of these aphrodisiacs actually work?
Oysters have been touted as an aphrodisiac for millennia, probably because they actually look a bit suggestive. But there may be more to the oyster myth than pure esthetics.
According to the Mayo Clinic, zinc deficiency is a possible cause of erectile dysfunction and oysters are a fairly rich source of zinc. You can get several times your recommended daily allowance of zinc from a single oyster.
I think for oysters to work though, you have to really like them and not everyone does. A queasy partner is not your ticket to the promised land.
Chocolate is another food that is persistently named as an aphrodisiac, especially for women. A 30-year-old study from the New York State Psychiatric Institute suggested that a chemical found in chocolate known as PEA triggers a release of hormones that make you feel like you're in love. Really though, there isn't any convincing evidence that chocolate increases a woman's sex drive. And you can't eat enough chocolate to raise your blood levels of PEA. Don't even try.
The chocolate aphrodisiac myth may be busted, but that doesn't make it a bad idea. If chocolate makes your wife happy, that's a pretty good start.
Researchers at the University of Guelph recently examined hundreds of studies about various foods and concoctions purported to be aphrodisiacs. A few obscure substances from Africa, South America and the digestive systems of whales have demonstrated effects on male performance, but they are difficult to find. The researchers decided that ginseng and saffron showed some promise at boosting sexual performance. They also noted that clove, nutmeg, garlic and ginger are linked to increased sexual activity in animal-based studies.
Despite the sexy headlines they generated, the authors urged caution. There isn't enough evidence to support using any of those spices for anything but a nice curry. You shouldn't eat any of them in large amounts hoping to increase the effect — especially nutmeg — which will poison you.
In the end your best bet for an amorous evening might be a good old fashioned glass of wine. In addition to lowering your inhibitions, a moderate amount of alcohol has been shown to increase sexual arousal, but it doesn't always lead to improved performance and all your best intentions won't overcome drunkenness.


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Of course, it's really no surprise at all, unless you're a lefty . . .
Was he a lone deranged nut, upset with Obamacare?
Maybe he was a right-wing nut?
Joining the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent Bloomberg in the ranks of liberals quick-on-the-draw to accuse "mentally deranged" anti-big-government activists of being closeted domestic terrorists was Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
"It could have been an Islamic terrorist," Nadler told the Politico, but then again "it could have been a right-wing nut," he added. "People who are motivated because they're sympathetic to al-Qaida, or to right-wing nut jobs sympathetic to others in Michigan, don't have to be in contact with their leaders," the House Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee's chief said.
Robert Dreyfuss says, how about a Tea Party Teabagger?
It may be that the Pakistan-based Taliban, the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has quietly established a Connecticut franchise while we weren't looking. That's possible. But it seems far more likely to me that the perpetrator of the bungled Times Square bomb plot was either a lone nut job or a member of some squirrely branch of the Tea Party, anti-government far right. Which actually exists in Connecticut, where, it seems, the car's license plates were stolen.
Ezra Klein thinks maybe he was just upset and despondent because he lost his house?
This guy is like string theory for the media: He brings together the seemingly incompatible stories that drove the past decade. That said, you of course don't want to speculate on why someone "really" did something. The hearts of men are opaque, and motives are complex. But it's a reminder that foreclosures generate an enormous amount of misery and anxiety and depression that can tip people into all sorts of dangerous behaviors that don't make headlines but do ruin lives. And for all that we've done to save the financial sector, we've not done nearly enough to help struggling homeowners.
Seriously, who the hell knows why Faisal Shahzad parked a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in Times Square on a busy Saturday night, it's all a big mystery . . . to Lefty.
Contessa Brewer was just hoping he was Michigan Militia and not a Muslim.
See also:
Denying Jihad — Again
Fallout: The terrorist who bombed
Car bomb suspect struggled to find a place
The Meaning of Faisal 'Rorschach' Shahzad
Link emerges between Times Square bomb attempt and Pakistani militant group
Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills?
Tracing NY bomb plot to Pakistan roots
Lawmakers, Officials Question How Faisal Shahzad Managed to Board a Plane
War By Euphemism
Obama Administration Declares Victory In War On Semantics
Domestic Contingency Operation
National Security Policy In Wonderland
You know, sometimes a Muslim jihadi is just a Muslim jihadi and Faisal Shahzad is a Muslim jihadi, trained to make bombs in Pakistan and carry out a jihad attack in the United States! Any second grader can easily connect the obvious dots with an oversized crayon, but not Lefty. Lefty refuses to acknowledge that the concept of "Islamic terrorism" even exists.
The Obama administration and Lefties everywhere had better start taking this real world threat seriously, instead of prancing around the edges of the problem, making up clever euphemisms and excuses for Islamic terrorism, so as not to offend the easily offended Muslims.
I don't know about you, but I see a disturbing trend emerging. Lately, we haven't stopped any Islamic terror attacks.
/except for Muslim jihadi Nidal Hasan, who succeeded in shooting 43 people, killing 13, the only reason we haven't seen an even more enormous loss of life is because Muslim jihadi Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and Muslim jihadi Faisal Shahzad failed to successfully detonate their terrorist bombs
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Whenever I go shopping, I find myself with an interesting mix of items in my cart. There's quite a few generics, quite a few "low cost" name brands, and still some more rather upscale items (like organic fresh foods). Organic baking soda gets tossed in right next to the free range eggs, for example.
Why exactly do I skimp so hard on some items but spend so much more on the others? How is that frugal in any way?
Here's the thing: it's all about the value I get from the item, which may or may not be the same as the value you get from the item. And that may be different than the value someone else gets from that item.
Take the generic baking soda. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, whether you buy it with an Arm and Hammer logo or with a generic source. There is no extra value, from my perspective, from buying name-brand baking soda. I'm happy to save $0.25 on a box here.
Then we go to the milk aisle, where I'm likely to pick organic milk that is completely free of artificial hormones. To me, the extra dollar or two per gallon that I pay for this is well worth it, as it greatly reduces my children's exposure to rBS and rBGH, which can alter their development and trigger puberty earlier (among other effects), and the cows do not consume feed treated with pesticides, which shows up in small amounts in non-organic milk. This has a value to me that's worth paying extra for. This may or may not be your value.
As we walk down the aisle with the garbage bags, I don't choose the generic, nor do I choose the expensive one. I choose whatever bag is recommended as a "best buy" from the most recent Consumer Reports rundown of trash bags that I've read. Why? Because a ripped garbage bag is a big mess that I don't want to deal with – and generics often rip – but the expensive bags don't really add anything extra.
Naturally, with all of these choices, I tend to stock up when they're on sale or I have a coupon.
What process led me to these choices? It's a pretty simple one.
First, I make my buying decisions outside of the store. If you're trying to decide which one to get when you're standing in the store, the psychology of store marketing is going to be at work. Carefully designed packaging and familiar name brands will play a big role in determining what you buy.
If something's on my list, I usually know the exact brand I'm going to buy before I walk into the store. That way, I'm not spending time standing there idly trying to decide between several options, because that's when marketing takes effect.
Second, if I don't know exactly what I'm going to buy, I research it. Consumer Reports is one of my first stops, but I tend to use a lot of different sources. I want to know the ins and outs of everything that I buy, even down to the $0.99 stuff.
Third, if I can't explain why I would specifically need a higher-cost version, I buy the generic. With the baking soda, I can't see a reason to spend extra money to get an Arm and Hammer logo. With the garbage bags, I'm buying the "best buy" bags because I do not want the bags to rip – it's not a mess I want to deal with. With the milk, I'm buying the organic milk for the family health reasons stated above.
This holds true for every item on my list. If I know what value I want from the item and I've done a bit of research, I know what version I'll be buying. I don't have to look at nine different kinds of diapers or twenty six boxes of cereal to decide which one I want. I've already done much of the shopping outside of the store.
This has another big benefit: this, along with a shopping list, drastically reduces the time spent inside a store. I basically move most of my grocery store time out of the store to my home, where I can make my own list and do my own research without all of the marketing distractions in the store.
The end result? I don't go into a store until I know exactly what I'm going to buy there. That makes it easy to go through the store very quickly. I fill my cart with the stuff I want that delivers what I want and maximizes the value I get for the money I spend. Even better, my time for impulse buys is almost eliminated.
That's how we're rolling through the grocery store this morning. How about you?
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(Pocket-lint) - We'll cut to the chase, the Sonos music system is one of the best music systems we've experienced here at Pocket-lint, not just because it sounds good, but because it is so damn easy to setup and use. The trouble is, for most, it's an expensive system to get into with the standard bundle costing £800 in the UK and $999 in the US. All that has changed however with the introduction of the Sonos S5 ZonePlayer. But does it work? Will it offer you a cheap way into the world of Sonos?
If you haven't heard about Sonos in the past the best way to describe it is that it's a music system that allows you to connect up to 42 zones, allowing you to play music throughout your house from a central music collection - stored on a computer or a NAS drive connected to your network.
You can choose to play the same song by grouping all those zones or different music in every room, so, for example, you could listen to Def Leopard in the kitchen while the kids listen to Disney favourites in their room. If that wasn't enough to whet your appetite, the system also lets you stream around 25,000 internet radio stations from around the world, as well as letting you connect to music services like Pandora in the US and Deezer in the UK.
Back to the S5 ZonePlayer and although you only get the one zone, it is a considerably cheaper option to get you started (£349/$399).
Designed around the impression of a single speaker, the unit actually has a 5-driver speaker system, including two tweeters, two mid-range drivers and a built-in subwoofer.
Coming in white and silver, like other elements in the Sonos range, the silver speaker grill "is" the front of the unit and the only controls to be found are the volume up and down and mute button on the top.
Thin enough to easily sit on a kitchen window ledge or lounge sideboard, you will require a power socket and if you aren't opting for the optional ZoneBridge (£80/$99) to get you connected, you'll need an Ethernet port close by.
Around the back there is a line-in so you can connect an iPod or CD player to be shared on the system along with a headphone socket. In our tests we weren't too impressed with the performance of the headphone socket - we got plenty of static and hiss coming through even when we weren't playing songs, and judging by other comments on the Internet we aren't alone. Still you're unlikely to use it anyway.
If there are only volume and mute controls, how do you control it? It's all down to the accompanying software for Mac or PC and for iPod touch and iPhone owners - which comes in the form of a free app. The software is incredibly easy to use. For listening to your own music, throw that collection into a folder and then tell the Sonos to scan that folder. You can set automatic scans on a daily basis to keep up-to-date with new music additions, management of playlists, favourite radio stations and music services.
The system will support Last.fm, Napster, Pandora, Rhapsody and SIRIUS in the US and Last.fm, Napster, Classical.com and Deezer in the UK. Unfortunately due to the way that Spotify works, you can't get the service here. Other gems with the software is the ability to set an alarm so you can be woken with your favourite tracks or you even to tweet what you are listening to.
If you've already got a Sonos system, connecting the S5 requires you to press two buttons (it really is that simple) and because the system is setup and remembers the connection, you can drag this around the house (as long as there is a plug) quickly and easily (roll on the summer).
For newbies, and this is clearly where this speaker system is aimed at, set-up is slightly longer - you have to install some software on your computer, but the walkthrough is so basic that we would be surprised if you had trouble.
Back to the S5 and the sound quality is good. It's not Bowers and Wilkin's Zeppelin good, but then the Zeppelin doesn't come with all the connectivity options. That said, it's no slouch, producing a good, if not slightly bassy sound (it can be changed via an on-screen equaliser) that is sure to fill most rooms in your house - especially the kitchen, bedroom or bathroom.
Where the Sonos S5 ZonePlayer appeals to us is not only in the price, but the ease in which it allows you to get into the system. If you've got a iPod touch or iPhone, the app doubles as the controller and the ability to add more zones throughout your house is so simple you'll want to do it within a couple of weeks.
If you are in the market for an iPod speaker this will likely be better than anything you can get on the market in terms of options. You'll also get to keep your iPod touch or iPhone in your pocket as it's not needed in the dock (there is no docking station).
The system also makes music more accessible. Sonos says that people who own a system listen to music at least twice as much as they did before. As an owner of a BU250 system with two zones already, I would have to agree. Since owning it, my family listens to a lot more music in different parts of the house, sometimes the same, sometimes different.
Where the Sonos S5 succeeds is in its simplicity. It takes all the faff out of listening to music. Combine that with the music services and you are on to a real winner.


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ATLANTA (AP) Josh Smith scored 31 points, Al Horford added 22 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-119 in double overtime on Wednesday night.
The Hawks blew a 22-point, fourth-quarter lead as Detroit reserves Will Bynum and Charlie Villanueva scored a combined 26 points in the final period of regulation.
Atlanta has won two straight and eight of 12. Detroit has lost seven of nine.
Bynum finished with 31 points, one less than his career high, and assisted on the last two baskets of regulation, when Andre Drummond's dunk cut the lead to two and Austin Daye's 3-pointer gave the Pistons a 101-100 lead with 4 seconds remaining.


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Miscreants have created a proof-of-concept sample of adware that targets Apple Mac OS X users. iAdware might, in theory at least, be silently installed onto Macs, running itself each time an application is loaded, anti-virus firm F-Secure reports. The malware takes advantage of unspecified security weaknesses in the OS to load itself as a system library without prompting users about what's going on.
The malware is notable for its rarity rather than its threat value, which remains minimal. There's hundreds if not thousands of ad-ware packages floating around that are capable of infecting Windows users with intrusive pop-up software that impairs system performance. iAdware is the first such application for Macs that we've come across. ®


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It's time for another Bundt cake! And for this month's BundtaMonth the theme is Boozy December so my mind instantly turned to rum and raisin. It's a classic combination, at least in the Caribbean. Ask any Trinidadian. Rum is an essential part of many of their recipes from black cake to rum punch to ice cream. Indeed, rum raisin is one of their most traditional ice cream flavors. Also, my current liquor cabinet, which is an 8-inch space of cabinet in my kitchen, is extremely limited to what was purchased upon entry in Duty Free. Here in Dubai, you cannot buy alcohol until you have a liquor license. And you cannot get a liquor license until you have a resident's permit. And you cannot get a resident's permit until you can stay in the country for three weeks at a stretch because you have to surrender your passport to the relevant authorities. And my dear husband was only here a couple of days before he was off again to Paris.
So, without further ado, I give you this rum raisin Bundt cake with loads of rich butter, topped with a rum honey glaze. I made this for the lovely real estate agent who helped us get settled in our house. She went beyond the normal call of duty, even taking me to buy snacks at the grocery store on the day that I was waiting around in an empty house without transport or telephone for the airfreight and rental furniture. She deserved a cake filled with booze and gratitude! When I sent this home with her whole, my only request was that she send me some photos when she cut it, so the last photo is hers. If you need a recommendation for a real estate agent here in Dubai, just let me know. She is wonderful!
For the cake:
100g golden raisins
1 cup or 240ml golden rum, divided into half
3 cups or 375g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups or 340g butter, softened
1 1/2 cups or 240g sugar
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 cup or 240ml heavy cream
For the glaze:
1/2 cup or 115g butter
1/2 cup or 120ml honey
1/2 cup or 120ml rum
Put the raisins in a small bowl and pour half of the rum for the cake over them. Allow to soak until all the rum is absorbed by the raisins. (This can be done a day ahead to save time on baking day.) Hide the bowl in the refrigerator or passersby will keep pinching raisins out of your rum bowl. Or was that just me? Anyway, better to put them out of sight.
When you are ready to proceed, preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C. Thoroughly butter or spray your Bundt pan with non-stick spray and then coat it with a little flour.
In a medium size bowl, mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, use electric beaters or your stand mixer to cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs and egg yolk and vanilla and beat again until blended. Don't forget to scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Add about a third of the flour mixture to the batter, along with a third of the cream.
Beat until just incorporated and then add another third of each.
Continue the process with the last third of flour mixture and cream.
Fold in the rum soaked raisins. There might be a little rummy raisin juice in the bowl. Hum that in too.
Spoon your batter into your prepared Bundt pan, then smooth out the top with your spatula.
Bake in the preheated over for 55 to 60 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Mine actually took closer to 70 minutes.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a cake plate.
When the cake is completely cool, put the honey, rum and butter for the glaze into a saucepan. Turn on the fire on low and mix together as the butter melts. It may already start to bubble.
After a minute or so the fumes from the rum should have evaporated and you can turn the heat up a little. We don't want a fire here, folks. Boil the mixture for three to four minutes, stirring constantly. If you have a candy thermometer, you are looking to reach a temperature 240-248°F or 115-120°C. If you don't have a candy thermometer, not to worry.
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I also have some resource links listed in my Focus Page: War in Georgia from my coverage of the invasion back in August of 2008.
Georgia is basically at War with Neo-Soviet Russia – dealing with a Neo-Soviet Russian coup at a Military Base. The officials within the Democratic Nation of Georgia have reported that those involved in the rebellion are following plans made by Neo-Soviet Russians who are also charged with bribery of those involved in what would appear from Georgia's contentions to be mutinous actions within their military.
Below, please find an article from Reuter's News service. It is an excerpt. The full article can be read by following the link below this article.
Georgia Says Coup Underway at Military Base
Reuters News Service |Tuesday, 5/5/09 | Matt Robinson
Georgia said on Tuesday a Russian-planned coup plot had been uncovered within the military of the former Soviet republic and a rebellion was under way at a military base near the capital.
The Interior Ministry said those involved in the plot had received money from Russia which has criticized NATO military exercises in Georgia due to begin on Wednesday.
"The main aim of this uprising was to disrupt the NATO military exercises," Defense Minister David Sikharulidze told Reuters. "We are in negotiations with the soldiers at the Mukhrovani base and I hope this uprising will end soon."
Sikharulidze said the commanders of the military base 19 km (12 miles) from the capital Tbilisi had been dismissed and the soldiers confined to barracks.
The Interior Ministry said one person had been arrested.
"They (the plotters) were receiving money from Russia," ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told a news conference. "It seems it was coordinated with Russia."
(This is an excerpt, you can read more at abcnews.go.com …)


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I have encountered a particularly odd problem yesterday that I have been unable to resolve on the T61p. The system fails to boot with Vista giving a BSOD with the message STOP: 0x0000007B (0x80399BB0, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000). When I try to boot the recovery partition via the ThinkVantage selector, the system goes through the boot process until the scrolling windows bar and then ends with a blank black screen. Using a Vista Recovery CD results in the system displaying simply a cursor and wall paper image with nothing else. I get the same result when booting from a new Vista Ultimate DVD - the system simply stops at the screen with wall paper and cursor. Please advise on how I should proceed next. The system does have the Turbo-memory onboard, but I am unsure whether this is related since the error messages from that thread seem to indicate a different BSOD error message.
Thanks in advance.
I had an issue when I first rcvd my t61p where I could not get windows running. It turned out that my friend, who knows thinkpads better than the service personnel do, suggested i go into the BIOs and change the setting on the SATA to compatability mode. It allowed me to get windows loaded.
Turned out the Turbo memory is causing issues with the sys. ??? not sure why. I then checked the devices to see if the turbo mem. was working properly, it wasn't. The only way I could get it to work was to update to the Intel driver from their site, not the Lenovo supplied driver. Then I went into the BIOS and changed the SATA setting back. The system blue screened when I rebooted. I haven't checked any further, perhaps a BIOS update will fix this issue.
Thanks for the input. I'd switched the BIOS to compatibility mode with no luck on it.. After an hour on the phone with Lenovo tech support in which they weren't of any help except to send out a hard drive (not the problem since it passed both the diag and verification), I was finally able to boot from a Vista Recovery CD by connecting a USB floppy to the system with the SATA drivers onboard the floppy. That allowed Vista to finally get past the blank wall paper / cursor screen. After that point, I was able to initiate the system repair which allowed the system to boot properly. I'm still not sure what about the USB Floppy being connected allowed the system to progress from where it was stuck. If it were a lack of SATA drivers, the system would in theory tell you like in XP. Go figure... Ultimately, it does not inspire much faith in Vista.
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If you have intel turbo memory, did you get it funtioning properly with the default setting for the sata in the BIOS?
Hi Jay,
The first time after booting, I had the BIOS in compatibility mode for the SATA. I booted into Vista and allowed the system to install the ATA drivers for the chipset. I then rebooted, entered into the bios and switched it back to AHCI. When Vista rebooted this time, it detected the AHCI and installed the proper drivers. Rebooting again helped to finalize the changes. The system does have the the intel turbo memory included. I suspect that it might have caused the corruption problem in the first place, but don't have any evidence for that..
Hi Wei,
I seem to have your configuration but can't get the system to function with SATA in AHCI mode. My BIOS version is 2.21 dated 01 Jul 08. It is newer than the latest version listed on Lenovo's site. I was going to change the version but realized my version was more recent. Perhaps a bug. My sys. works fine in compatability mode though, maybe not worth persueing.
Slowdog and Jasondarla,
I know this is months after your BSODs, but a lot of people have this issue, so I want to post information where the search engine will find it.
The probable reason for your BSODs is that you didn't know (why would you?) that Vista requires a registry edit before you can switch BIOS to AHCI mode, or it will crash -- in my experience right at boot. You might be able to get out of the loop if you switch back to Compatibility Mode, but I don't know for sure. What the registry edit does is to install "Msahci" drivers (which Vista disables, ostensibly to save on boot load time when BIOS is in Compatibility Mode). The instructions of what setting to modify are in KB922976.
So, that tells you why you were able to get the system to boot when you booted with the SATA drivers on a USB floppy drive -- the USB floppies take highest boot priority, and so can load the SATA drivers before further disruption occurs in boot. What they were probably doing wasn't so much loading SATA drivers, as the AHCI drivers, because SATA itself will work fine in PATA (Compatibility) mode, as your everyday user experiences might suggest to you.
If your R&R recovery DVD was made when you were in Compatibility Mode, that might account for it not getting anywhere -- it may have had the AHCI drivers disabled, so when it got to the driver loading stage, it had to halt.
As for the Vista installation DVD not working, I'm still trying to figure that one out, but in my experience, the Vista repair DVD was unable to fix a similar problem. It could be that it doesn't figure out that it needs to enable the AHCI drivers when it tries to do a repair, I'm speculating, because BIOS or the ICH8M-E controller dumb down to Compatibility Mode for purposes of the DVD interface and the Windows repair process doesn't fathom that your Windows HDD might need to boot in AHCI mode. (After all, how many swappable devices toggling between AHCI/SATA and PATA/SATA does it encounter?)
I think all of those hunches are congruent with the problem you described.
Turbo Memory incompatibility derives from the PATA/SATA confusion too, but my theory about what's going on there will be getting too much into the weeds. Note, though: If you at any time swap your HDD from HDD 0 to the Ultrabay, you may get into this same trap. I'm beginning to think that both Lenovo and Intel are concealing what they know about the defective nature of the Ultrabay HDD caddy I/O translation. Neither Lenovo nor Intel has announced a BIOS fix that works for the problems that caddy creates, and they've known about these problems since MS engineers told them about it in 2007.
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Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
Nov 28, 2010, 08:06 PM »
What does this aspect correlate to in EA?
Sesquiquadrate 135 Degrees? When I look at certain charts, I see this between certain planets/houses, and as I correlate the archetypes to the people's lives, I am starting to intuit that it may have something to do with an issue that seems unresolvable to the person themself, but maybe not to others?
Kind of like the inconjunct, but still something is subtly different --hmmm?
I also have noticed health issues related to this aspect, but not always?
Any comments?
Thanks, Dhyana
Last Edit: Nov 28, 2010, 08:29 PM by Dhyana
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 28, 2010, 09:51 PM »
Hi Dhyana, as I just told you privately, I happen to have been writing about this for my little book JUST NOW at the time that you posted this thread.
I feel a deep confirmation from God, "yes, do what your doing". Which is really important for me to hear.
So I'll share here I'm formulating:
I find it most helpful to look at the phase in which the aspect occurs. So the sesquiquadrate can occur twice:
Within orb of 135 degrees- First quarter phase or gibbous phase
and within orb of 225 degrees- Full phase or disseminating phase
All sesquiquadrates will occur either at the end of a phase or the very beginning of a phase.
The 135 degree sesquiqudrate can occur at the very end of the first quarter phase or the very beginning of the disseminating phase.
The archetypal nature of the sesquiquadrate, as I understand it, is micromanaging the purpose in such a way that it can find an expression that is appropriate for the current reality. This is fundamentally different than the inconjunct. The inconjunct correlates to the need to become aware of a special purpose that the soul is meant to fulfill, and the crisis in aligning with the appropriate actions neccesary in order to fulfill that purpose. Thus it has a lot to do with "getting out of one's own way", "letting go and letting god" and "taking it one step at a time". Until the inconjunct is integrated, it can manifest as a angst that there's something to do but "I just don't know how or what to do". The sesquiquadrate, and the semi square too, archetypally says that there are construcitve, wise choices and actions to take in order to further integrate what has been developed up until this point. If this integration does not occur, then sloppiness and lack of social participation will be the result.
Another way to say that: the sesquiquadrate implies curbing what has become excessive in order to make progress. Whereas the inconjunct has more to do with showing up in the first place (gibbous inconjunct) or paying attention to one's environment and showing up in the ways that are needed (full phase inconjunct) and taking it one step at a time.
The sesquiquadrate is in the square family (90/2= 45. All sesquiquadrates are divisions of 45- like the semi square). I like to think of the semisquare and the sesquiquadrate as more refined and detailed manifestations of a square. That's why I use the word "micromanaging".
One expression of a sesquiquadrate that I have definitely come to understand is the experience of feeling "blocked". The reason for the block is to enforce more awareness of what adjustments need to be made in order to move forward.
Another point of contrast- the inconjunct can easily manifest as a resistance to doing this work God has intended for a soul to do on the basis of not feeling ready or being too full of oneself to recognize what's actually needed from society. The of resistance in a sesquiquadrate however is about resisting slowing down and taking the necessary steps/learning what adjustments are neccesary etc in order for evolution to proceed.
A teacher of mine once offered the analogy- if you are doing yoga and are overly flexible- you may hurt yourself if you do not know proper alignment. Thus it is neccesary to "fabricate your own resistance" as to not "over do it" this enables you to naturally build up the appropriate muscular structure to support the flexibility.
I also understand that "excuse making" and over compensation are common expressions of this aspect. This is because it requires will and effort,and most of all, understanding in order to make new adjustments to one's life. Thus until this maturity has been developed, there is often a tendency to make excuses.
Last Edit: Nov 30, 2010, 01:31 AM by ari moshe
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 28, 2010, 10:12 PM »
Hi Dhyana,
Now here are the specific meanings of the 4 possible manifestations of this aspect.
The first quarter phase sesquiquadrate: being a transitional state to a new phase, has the balsamic quality of "completing" (this is true for all aspects that occur at the end of a phase). What's neccesary is for the soul to learn how to slow down, to curb whatever behaviors are overly excessive/do not allow further participation in society. When we're moving from the new phase to the gibbous phase the archetypal theme is humility via inner withdrawn and reflection on what needs fixing.
Moving from the first quarter to the gibbous phase, there simply isn't very much awareness yet as to how to become progressively socialized in the world in a sustainable and workable way (ie try maintaining a daily yoga practice w/out developing proper alignment- you wont last very long!) Thus in the gibbous phase, there is the the need to continue to take steps to adopt and adjust in the ways that are necessary.
This is potent for me as I have a natal second house Pluto sesquiquadrate to my 9th house Gemini north node- gibbous phase, with an orb of just 6 minutes. I understand a BIG evolutionary lesson for me is to stop making excuses as a way of resisting the evolutionary impulse. Relative to the second house Pluto, Its not particularly easy for me to budge. Thus, based on evolutionary necessity, as I currently understand my own dynamics, my life is set up in such a way that I am being PUSHED to slow down. I still have a lot to understand about this, as I feel my resistance is still IMMENSE and predominately unconscious (as Pluto, a soul tends to be). And the gibbous phase humiliation couldn't feel more true. This is something Rad and other moderators have been helping me with tremendously- and they don't even know it
The sesquiquadrate that occurs within the full phase is again, completing a phase. This phase has represented the initial exposure to society and participation as an equal. Thus this aspect occuring in this phase requires the soul to slow down and reformulate its awareness of how society works- its rules laws customs etc. And to make neccesary adjustments accordingly. The need is to understand what strucutres need to be developed/embraced.The example JWG gave is Mercury Pluto in a full phase sesquiquadrate. If the soul realizes that becoming a psychologist would be an appropriate way to integrate its own unique purpose, then the soul necessarily needs to understand what is required by society in order to do that (school, credentials, pre-requisities etc). Again micro managing.
The sesquiquadrate in the disseminating phase reflects the beginning of a complete immersion within society- the intent at this point is to continue to make whatever adjustments are necessary in order to fully participate in society in a way that meets the needs/realities of its society. Progressively through the disseminating phase, a soul osmoses into it's own consciousness a deeply penetrating awareness of its social reality, and how to participate within it in a way to fulfill its purpose. And so in the beginning of this phase, with the sesquiquadrate, there needs to an immense degree of awareness channeled into understanding one's society and making the necessary adustments based on that awareness.
God Bless,
Ari Moshe
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 28, 2010, 10:14 PM »
Hi Dhyana,
I also wanted to add, in case you didn't know, that JWG discusses the 8 primary phases and the aspects that occur within all those phases in Pluto 2.
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 28, 2010, 11:31 PM »
I am touched deeply that my timely question revealed confirmation for you!
I love when that kind of thing happens. It is very inspiring, indeed!
--And always comes in such surprising ways.
I recognize what you are describing about the general themes of the sesquiquadrate and the inconjunct within my own chart and the others. It makes a lot of sense!
However, I do not know yet, how to formulate
which phase
these aspect are in by looking at a chart. In fact, the only reason I could find the GENERAL sesquiquardrates and the inconjunctions in the charts I am referring to,is because I happen to find a website that offers these mini reports for free, and in those reports there is a full page print out of the aspects -- on like a symbolic grid type chart (kind of like the one on astrodienst, but much more colorful, clear and bold, And has a few more aspect included that astro.com's) Unfortunately, they only do Placidus charts on that website. NO option for Porphyry. Honestly, I have to save up my money to buy Solar Fire someday -lol
If it were not for that graph chart, I would not know about the aspects at all as I am not yet studied in the
application of ressurrecting a natal chart and uncovering aspects.
Is there a book you could recommend to me that helps me develop the technical part involved in finding these things? How did you learn to do that?
I see this is going to be very important for me in the very near future to be able to do!
(to find out how to look at a chart and identify these aspects and phases)
Maybe we can talk privately about this too?
I personally have many of these sesquiquadrates and inconjuncts in my chart (as you must know) -yet I have no idea what phase they are all in? And I am sure it would be very enlightening indeed, to know! I can tell that some of what you shared with me in the past about my chart contained the message of the phases, (as I think back to all you shared with me) but it would help me in my studies to know what excactly they were. Again, maybe we could speak about this privately?
I will save what you have shared here and study it. It is a lot of information. But very USEFUL information!!!
Sometimes I get overwhelmed with all that I have to learn with this system. I feel like my brain goes into overload -LOL. But hey, "one step at a time", right!?
SOmething continues to pull me in this direction and to ask these kinds of questions --so we will see.
I can't thank you enough for the time you spend doing things like you just did here --sharing with me your knowledge. I feel I am so very blessed to have met you, Ari. I have so much appreciation in my heart for you.
With lots of love,
PS. Now that you mention it, I do remember that information is in the PLuto 2 book. I forgot. Thanks Again, Ari!
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 29, 2010, 04:59 AM »
Hi Dhyana,
I started writing this but then noticed Ari has posted a substantial reply. But I thought I'd post it anyway, in case it also helps at all.
As Ari pointed out, any aspect must be related to its part in the bigger picture of the whole Phasal cycle - which is based on the planets orbiting the Sun.
… the planets all orbit the Sun from different distances and at different speeds meaning each planet takes a different amount of time to orbit the Sun. As we know those planets closer to the Sun move faster while those further out move slower and take longer. This is reflected in their differing speeds of movement through the Zodiac - in the chart one of the planets moving faster around the chart than the other.
When looking at any two planets the outer planet will, on average, be moving more slowly around the Zodiac than the other (more) inner planet, which is closer to the Sun. Therefore, in it's journey round the Sun, the faster planet will always be overtaking the more slower moving (outer) planet. This means the alignment of the planets with each other is constantly changing – the two planets are in a cyclic relationship with each other which repeats over time - time and time again. This ongoing relationship between the two planets is shown by their Phasal Cycles.
Whenever the faster inner planet catches up to the slower (more) outer planet - and they are at the same point in the chart - a New Phasal cycle begins.
As the faster moving planet then pulls away from the slower one the separation between them increases until they are exactly opposite each other in the chart (
part of cycle). Then the separation starts decreasing until the faster inner planet has caught up to the slower planet again and the cycle ends (
part of cycle). This whole cycle is the Phasal cycle.
Both the
halves are each broken down into 4 equally sized phases, making 8 phases in the whole cycle. Each phase is a 45 degree segment of the zodiac (chart), all adding up to 360. The end of each phase is a critical junction point, or gate, into the following phase. Between any two planets the conjunction and opposition mark the beginning and midway parts of the cycle, and all the other aspects will occur once in the waxing half, and once again in the waning half.
Planets represent different energies we have to fulfil various different functions in our lives. We direct our energy into different functions required by the situations and circumstances we are involved in. Just how we integrate inside us the energies used to fulfil these differing functions is shown firstly, in a general way, by the phase between the planets, and within that, more specifically by any aspect occurring between them – in the way that aspect manifests in that particular phase.
When two planets start a new cycle their different energies completely combine into a single new energy – this seeds something new - an intention or purpose, related to the combination of those two energies. As the energies have totally combined its not possible at first to really know what is happening, and the only approach to life that can be taken as far as those two functions (now a combined energy) is concerned, is an instinctual one. It's a subconscious sense of the new.
The whole waxing half of the cycle is about gaining more consciousness of this sense of new intention and purpose, the nature of which will be shown by the two different functions involved. Finding personal meaning for the new intention is necessary, so as to focus that energy in a direction as a purpose that will actualise and thus fulfil the intention. This involves gestating the energy, growing meaning for it inside first - lots of experimentation with things until the meaning becomes clear. Then developing the purpose as a personally identifiable thing to give it shape and form, at least for oneself. This can be very satisfying. However as the planets move through the waxing phase the personal identification with the new purpose has to be relinquished to allow further growth and interaction with others, regarding it, to happen. Once this has been achieved the new purpose can be established in a social context which is necessary to validate it, and also infuse the process with the further energy required to bring the intention to full expansion.
The waning half is about fully actualising the new intention in a social context, which requires a full merging of one's purpose within the existing structure, rules, regulations, understanding and taboos etc of the society in which this process is happening. This requires ever more expansion of consciousness as any remaining personal identification and attachment to the process/activity creates blocks and obstacles to its fulfilment, and eventual fruition within a collective context. But once this has happened, the purpose has been fulfilled externally (to oneself), and an even greater satisfaction is experienced.
However, since the purpose has now been fulfilled a loss of meaning starts to take over. Thus the process starts moving back inside where a deeper meaning for the original intention can be searched for – what was that all about, where do I go from here, and what does that really mean for me now? Also, the integration with society - that was required to fully establish the purpose externally and thus bringing satisfaction on that count … now also loses meaning – the integration was only for that specific purpose. For this reason, and also to get a better perspective, the person has to separate from the prevailing consensus views concerning their purpose, and see their intention from a more individualised point again, so they can then relate it to a larger sense of reality, whatever that may be to the person. Through this final part of the cycle the person can now discover a more ultimate sense of meaning for the whole process, now that it has come to a culmination, completion.
Of course it can take many lifetimes for two planets to complete a full phasal cycle. The particular phasal aspect that any two planets are in, in the chart, shows where the Soul has got to in it's development of those energies/functions, firstly in the larger unfolding of their whole phasal cycle, but also the orb will show how relatively new or old any particular aspect is for the Soul (although I never came across anywhere where Jeffrey gave any details about that in terms of actual measureable time).
An aspect does actually have a basic generic meaning, but it operates very differently depending on whether it's in the waxing or waning half of the cycle. So that's the first thing to determine, and it will show you which phase it's in. Ari has written about the sesquiquadrate in all it's different phases (and of course reading up on it in Pluto II).
Most websites will have an aspect grid to show you the aspects. To see what phase an aspect is in one way is as follows …
[This works but a different, and more simpler way is described below by Ari & Steve which would be good to check out first. This method described by them is the preferred EA method because it is a very simple method]
blessings Upasika
1. Start with the slower moving planet.
(Remember that, being at the centre of the solar system, the Sun doesn't orbit around anything (within the solar system) so it has no movement, no speed at all – it is the "slowest" planet of them all in that sense).
Neptune at 0 Scorpio
2. Moving anticlockwise around the chart (the direction all planets move in), counting the number of degrees to the other, faster moving, planet.
(The exception is with the nodes when they are the faster moving point. As they move around the chart clockwise, you move clockwise round the chart when counting the degrees they are from the slower moving planet).
Venus at 14 Gemini
=> There are 224 degrees from 0 Scorpio to 14 Gemini. Then look in the list below to see it's phasal aspect.
Our example: 224 is in very close orb to a
Full Sesquiquadrate
Degree Phase Aspect
0 New Conjunction
30 New SemiSextile
36 New Decile
40 New Novile
44.99 New SemiSquare
45 Crescent SemiSquare
51.43 Crescent Septile
60 Crescent Sextile
72 Crescent Quintile
80 Crescent BiNovile
89.99 Crescent Square
90 First Quarter Square
102.86 First Quarter BiSeptile
108 First Quarter SesquiQuintile
120 First Quarter Trine
134.99 First Quarter Sesquiquadrate
135 Gibbous Sesquiquadrate
144 Gibbous BiQuintile
150 Gibbous Quincunx
154.29 Gibbous TriSeptile
179.99 Gibbous Opposition
180 Full Opposition
205.71 Full TriSeptile
210 Full Qunincunx
216 Full BiQuintile
224.99 Full SesquiQuadrate
225 Disseminating Sesquiquadrate
240 Disseminating Trine
252 Disseminating SesquiQuintile
257.14 Disseminating BiSeptile
269.99 Disseminating Square
270 Third Quarter Square
280 Third Quarter BiNovile
288 Third Quarter Quintile
300 Third Quarter Sextile
308.57 Third Quarter Septile
314.99 Third Quarter SemiSquare
315 Balsamic SemiSquare
320 Balsamic Novile
324 Balsamic Decile
330 Balsamic SemiSextile
359.99 Balsamic Conjunction
Relative speed of the planets / points
Moon's South & North Nodes
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 29, 2010, 06:09 AM »
Hi Dhyana
Diagrams of the phases and aspects are posted for download
To add to what's already been said, here are some of Jeffrey's words on the Gibbous phase sesquiquad:
This is a transitional phase of itself. It is the transition between the subjective orientation and objective orientation - from individual development to social development, integrating the individual development into the social scheme of things. The gibbous phase is the transitional archetype between the two. The key word for the gibbous phase is adjustment or self-analysis. What happens here is that now that we have moved through the first quarter trine, the individual is full of himself, very Leonian, and it wants to display and project itself to all. It is the same archetype of the actor who has received an Academy Award and wants all to know. And rightfully so in its own way. After all, it has been a hard-won journey all the way from that new phase conjunction: We get a few bennies in our life now and then, even in the midst of hardship. But, let's face it, most people in these kinds of societies feel threatened by another's accomplishments, by another's sense of well-beingness, by another being full of themselves and having a clear vision of what they are trying to accomplish. This kind of society, because of its religious ethics put such things down. There is nobody around here with pats on the back and congratulations for a journey hard-won. It's more the voice of , "Who in the hell do you think you are?"
We meet this environmental feedback at the first quarter sesquisquare. The first quarter reaction is to throw the question back, and to fight back. This is where it is important to understand sociological context. At some point, whether we like it or not we have to acknowledge that we belong to that context. Envy and jealousy abound. Another culture might say, "More power to you."
The first quarter sesquisquare is preparing the individual to integrate on society's terms, not on the individual's terms and therein lies the rub because at this juncture the person is full of themselves and does not want to bend to any one's will.
And so there is tremendous tension, sesquisquare, conflict. How do I accomplish the goals relative to vision now that I am receiving this environmental feedback that feels like rejection? That is why we have these key words in the gibbous phase of analysis and adjustment, because when you meet that environmental feedback in this sociological context, it will necessarily promote an existential and experiential crisis which will lead to analysis. Why has this happened? It is the search for knowledge. It is that search that progressively promotes the awareness of how that sociological context is put together. The problem in this kind of aspect is that once that awareness becomes known, the individual begins to feel very small and begins to feel overwhelmed by the sociological context. Then they begin to analyze all their own deficiencies, inferiorities, lacks and shortcomings and all the things they would necessarily have to accomplish, develop or adjust to make that vision reality. And all too often there is a shrinking from the task relative to now another yin phase, the person is thrown in on them self and they are literally experiencing the desert of their own personality and Soul. Somehow where there was richness and fertility, there is now a barren inheritance and thus the person feels lonely as if they are living in an existential void. This promotes crisis.
From a purely archetypical point of view, it is meant to induce humility meaning the person is full of them self and thus perhaps overly identified with their ego in the sense of being the center of the universe, too narcissistic. So this induces necessary ego-centric humility and thus the soul programs via this aspect the negative feedback as well as negative inner feedback as one analyzes oneself.
The orb that I use is 3 degrees, 1-2 degrees on either side for the sesquiquad.
So the humility lesson and the need to acknowledge how the system works leads, in most cases, to seeking out the necessary training and activities and schools of higher learning that will give you the necessary certification to actualize the vision. This is another way of acknowledging humility.
The polarity phase here is balsamic. The gibbous phase is now promoting the awareness of the nitty gritty details of one's mundane daily life on a moment to moment basis. I am sensing the balsamic polarity and I want to escape. I am tired of these routines. I am bored. The balsamic is the vision of the absolute, the timeless, divinity, the ultimate, the ideal. So now that I am living my life in this very mundane way, submitting myself to this sociological context, this polarity point progressively tempts me to escape, to compare my reality with an ideal reality that I cannot find, but only can sense. What if I have Mars/Venus in a gibbous phase? Are not my relationships going to seem less than adequate? As measured against the undefined ideal. I will get bored with the normal tedious work I have to do in relationships to sustain it. This could make me irritable and critical and help me to take all the stupid little details and irritants and cause me blow them all out of proportion.
This could make me feel, Venus, that this is less than something I want, Mars. The school of life is now experienced through this relationship. Doubts, partner criticizes, I project. There could even be a refusal to accept any kind of relationship because of the sense of the ideal, timeless relationship.
This gibbous phase is to realize that the path to perfection is not through analyzing and criticizing, but through doing. Imperfection is a natural law of the earth. It is not here. Ultimately that gibbous phase Mars/Venus is teaching the person to seek a divine cosmic relationship within.
With respect to what has come before, the person has all kinds of subconscious memories of freedom and independence and now they are being required to be in a relationship which demands work, so resentment and anger exist.
and this on the disseminating phase sesquiquad
The disseminating phase correlates to the totality of the sociological cultural system in which you find yourself. In our time, everything that America is correlates to the disseminating phase. All possible lifestyles, beliefs, values and all that which if impossible - disseminating phase. It is the highest degree of socialization, the absolute need to disseminate your purpose which was initiated all the way back at the new phase conjunction. Not just amongst friends and close relationship, but in a full blown integration within the world - job or career.
When you pass the inconjunct, you become aware of what you are and what you can do and you go out and do it. The problem is that the sesquisquare is the last initiation, the last social ritual, social rite toward that goal. You have realized the you are meant to be a stockbroker and you have a powerful vision of wanting to be a stockbroker. In this aspect, you have a powerful vision of how to do it in a unique way, in a way that will actually change the social system that you are about to participate in, now being the world of a stockbroker. At the full phase sesquisquare, until you learn the ways and the means of the stock brokering world, all their little happy rituals, all the things that they do, the consensus of the stockbroker world. Until you learn that, you will be rejected in the sesquisquare full phase. You will be perceived as willful and as threatening to the established status quo. The security is now found through consensus and disseminating phase. The challenge is to acknowledge how that system is working, how the consensus is working, not in the way of becoming it, but in a way of making it work for you. That is the enlightened approach. The problem in most cases is the becoming - that is the easier path. It creates and leads to less social and individual stress, does it not? That's the voice that says, "If you can't beat them, join them." The challenge is to join them without them knowing that you haven't really joined. After all, if things are left in the consensus state forever, it is just going to crystallize and die off. We have to have new blood. That is what this aspect is for, new input, new visions. The key word for disseminating phase is just that - to disseminate, to share, to give.
To me the buzzword for sesquiquad is "adjustment". It is a Virgo-like aspect that involves crisis, analysis, and often paralysis resulting from over analysis, used to justify not acting. It is a gateway aspect because it represents the boundary between two phases, thus an inherent tendency to resist. We are crossing from a masculine phase to a feminine phase. It is a powerful aspect, because of that. The Gibbous sesquiquad represents the 15 degree of Leo point, the Disseminating the 15 degree of Scorpio - both of these are biquadrant points, mid-points of fixed signs. As such they are quite powerful.
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 29, 2010, 03:44 PM »
Hopefully all this info is helpful and not resulting in an overload!
As I understand it, the square family (squares and semi/sesqisquares) are crucial in phasal development for the reasons Steve mentioned, they are transitions from one phase to another. So they are always going to imply some sort of resistance and insecurity based on fear of the unknown (new phase). Nature herself is set up in this way. We have the 4 natural seasons (solstice and equinox points all 90 degrees from one another) and the 4 midpoints in-between them. Earth based spiritualities have always recognized the sacredness of these 8 points in the course of a solar year.
Hi Upasika,
(The exception is with the nodes when they are the faster moving point. As they move around the chart clockwise, you move clockwise round the chart when counting the degrees they are from the slower moving planet).
If I'm not mistaken, I think that is incorrect. With the nodes, no matter how quick or slow they move in relation to the planet in question, it is always appropriate to move clockwise from the planet in question. For example if the nn is 0 Libra/ sn at 0 Aries and the Moon is at 0 Cancer, what was the node that the Moon last formed a conjunction with? The answer is the Aries sn.
Lets replace that Moon at 0 Cancer with Pluto. What is the last node that Pluto formed a conjunction with? The answer is still the sn at 0 Aries.
The reason why this works whether the planet in question is slower or faster than the nodes, is because the nodes are always moving backwards. Thus the node to the left has most recently been CLOSER to the planet in question- in all cases.
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Nov 29, 2010, 08:27 PM »
I have not had any time today to read all the additional comments here--
Yet, I wanted to quickly thank you all so very much for the support!
I have just printed all of this out on paper and will be studying it over the next few.
Keeping it all in a folder I have for EA.
Thank you all so very much for taking the time to help me.
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 29, 2010, 10:57 PM »
Hi Upasika and Gonzalo,
I read through what you both wrote carefully, and I still understand the following principal to be true:
In the case of a planet squaring the nodes, it does not matter whether the planet is slower or faster than the nodes. In all cases, by moving in a clockwise direction from where the planet is positioned, the node that is first reached is both the node that the planet must be integrated through, as well as the node it is forming a first quarter square too.
To prove this, if we look at an ephemeris for lets say the example with Pluto at 0 Cancer and the sn at 0 Aries, we will find that the last node that Pluto formed a conjunction with is the sn. We would find the same thing with the Moon. Thus they are both first quarter square to the sn, and they are both integrated through the sn.
Also, it is my understanding that the node through which a planet is integrated is always the first quarter square node (as that is where the cycle began). Is that accurate?
In Gonzalo's example:
SN at 10° Libra; Mercury at 5° Libra: their difference is 355°, calculated in counter-clockwise direction starting from the SN position, because Mercury is faster than the Node; thus, they are Balsamic conjunct;
The same conclusion can be found if we start with Mercury and move clockwise through the chart. It would take 355 degrees to reach the sn. The conjunction would be determined as balsamic.
Now lets say Mercury is replaced by Neptune at 5 Libra. The same principal applies- we can start at Neptune and move clockwise through the chart. This too is an example of a balsamic conjunction.
To prove that, simple track the past and project the future. Clearly in the past the sn was higher than 10 degrees and Neptune was lower than 5 degrees. And in the future they will soon be combust. This is true for every planet no matter whether it is slower or faster than the nodes. The phase seems to be the same.
I'm open of course to still missing something, I appreciate this so much.
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 30, 2010, 12:57 AM »
Hi All
Just to clarify something. Figuring phases to the nodes has always been one of the most confusing parts of EA to students. "Back when", students questioned Jeffrey on the board a number of times to clarify how this is done. I think he taught several methods over the years until he finally simplified it so it is easy to grasp.
It has nothing to do with how fast or slow a planet is relative to the nodal movement. Its the same method for all planets regardless of speed.
, you move from the planet to the node you want to determine the planet-to-node phase. Count the # of degrees. That's it. Doesn't matter if its Sun or Moon or Pluto or Mercury, same method. I've put up a
diagram Kim Marie created to illustrate this method
Upasika and Gonzalo, you can leave your posts up if you want to, but it would be good if you mark in red or something the sections that stand corrected, so as not to confuse people who read this stuff later on. Its confusing enough without finding conflicting methods on the message board.
thank you!
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Nov 30, 2010, 01:28 AM »
The material I quoted on Sesquiquadrate is from one of Jeffrey's workshop printed transcripts that is sold on the School website, Aspects, Phases, and Key Planetary Pairs. It's 41 typewritten pages long and in my opinion is by far the most comprehensive written description of the subject of phases and aspects. I find it one of the most useful lectures because it describes the relationship between the aspects and the phases and the overall 360 degree wheel in a lot of detail.
Also the sections on the key planetary pairs and the different formations like T-square, Yod, Grand Trine and Mystic rectangle. Not sure this was covered in this much detail elsewhere.
There is also a workshop DVD, Cycles of Becoming that has about one hour on the coming of the Aquarian Age and 3 and a half hours on the cycle of phases and aspects.
These have a lot more detail than is covered in the Pluto one and two books. I found/find it especially valuable stuff for those who deeply want to learn the principles of EA.
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Re: Phases & aspects [began as Sesquiquadrate 135 Degree]
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Nov 30, 2010, 02:57 AM »
Thanks so much to everyone! I think I am kind of getting a glimmer of an idea about how to go about figuring these aspects out --but it is going to be a s-l-o-w process with lots of practice for my brain --lol.
Thanks Upasika, Ari, Gonzalo, Steve -- well, everyone!
Everyone has offerred such great stuff --and wonderful support here. What a great community!
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Nov 30, 2010, 03:29 AM »
Quote from: Steve on Nov 30, 2010, 12:57 AM
Upasika and Gonzalo, you can leave your posts up if you want to, but it would be good if you mark in red or something the sections that stand corrected, so as not to confuse people who read this stuff later on. Its confusing enough without finding conflicting methods on the message board.
thank you!
Hi Steve, Ari, Gonzalo, Dhyana,
Good we have got to this point. It is as I had suspected, Ari and Gonzalo & I are describing two different ways to determine the phasal aspect of a Moon node and another planet, and both get the same result.
However, if the preference is to promote just one specific way of doing this, the "always moving clockwise from any planet to the Node in question" one, then that's fine by me .. it would simplify things for the MB in general and I'll mark the relevant parts of my previous posts.
blessings Upasika
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Nov 30, 2010, 04:54 AM »
Upasika --my confused-ness is nothing new-
and was not due to any thing you wrote --in fact you cleared up a whole lot..
it is the WHOLE phasal thing that is confusing me! ---LOL
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