Podcasts about ascertaining

This podcast follows the case of a 58 year old man who presented to the haematology department at Flinders Medical Centre with intravascular coagulation and leukocytosis. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and treated on standard cytarabine and daunorubicin combination therapy. Nine days after initiation, the patient developed painless diplopia and ptosis, and the story is picked up with a referral to the neurology department. GuestsAssociate Professor Stephen Bacchi (Lyell McEwin Hospital; University of Adelaide)Dr James Triplett FRACP (Flinders Medical Centre, consultant neurologist) ProductionProduced by Stephen Bacchi and Mic Cavazzini. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Rockin' for Decades' by Blue Texas and ‘Brighton Breakdown' by BDBs. Image created and copyrighted by RACP. Editorial feedback kindly provided by RACP physicians Aidan Tan and Brandon Stretton.Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record listening and reading as a prefilled learning activity.Key Reference and Learning Points (Spoiler Alert)********Painless progressive mononeuritis multiplex secondary to AML associated neuroleukemiosis [J Neuroimmunol. 2023]  (1) Chemotherapy can have neurological complications, including chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (e.g., oxaliplatin).(2) A third (oculomotor) cranial nerve palsy has multiple possible causes, which can be divided into painful vs painless causes, and compressive (classically with pupillary involvement) vs non-compressive (can spare pupil, as with microvascular insult) causes.(3) Conduction block is shown by a significant reduction in compound muscle action potential, between proximal and distal stimulation, the criteria for which varies by nerve.(4) Ascertaining whether conduction block occurs at compressible vs non-compressible sites can be a useful distinguishing feature for the various possible causes e.g. including compression, demyelination, and ischaemia, and (5) Mononeuritis multiplex, while classically associated with a vasculitic neuropathy, has a number of causes, including leukaemia. This is the very rare condition known as neuroleukemiosis.

It's Calls for Proposals (CFP) season, and in the process of helping our friends and colleagues flesh out their CFPs, we came up with a few questions to help them frame their proposals for success. After learning about the importance of finding your audience and angle of approach for your CFP, we dive into today's main topic – our Git and GitHub workflows. Joel and Stephanie walk us through their current workflows before exploring the differences between main branch and future branch commits. Then, we explore commits editing and why it's okay to make mistakes, commit messages versus GitHub pull requests (PR), what you need to know if you're new to Git, and what you need to understand about PR sizes and Git merge strategies. To end, Joel shares the commit messages that satisfy him the most, and we discover how to make one's life easier when reviewing PRs. Key Points From This Episode: Our CFP framework of questions to help you build a winning proposal. Why it's important to understand who your audience is and who you're speaking to. Ascertaining your angle of approach - how will you tell your story? The ins and outs of Stephanie's current work life. How discipline and particularly, self-discipline relate to our Git and GitHub workflows. Understanding Joel and Stephanie's workflows - how they're similar and how they differ. The differences between main branch and future branch commits. Editing commits and editing commits history, and why it's okay to make mistakes. Commit messages versus GitHub pull requests (PR). Some advice and strategies for those who are new to Git. Discussing Git merge strategies, PR sizes, and online changes. Joel details the types of commit messages that he finds most satisfying. How to make your life easier when reviewing PRs. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: RubyConf Rubric 'Working Iteratively' Good Commit Messages Shotgun Surgery 'Episode 401: Making the Right Thing Easy' Joel Quenneville on X Joel Quenneville on LinkedIn Support The Bike Shed

In this episode of Gay Men Going Deeper, we delve into the complexities of authenticity in the digital age. From Instagram to OnlyFans, we are living in an increasingly performative world where authenticity seems harder to discern. Today we are going deeper behind the blurred lines between being fake and putting your best self forward. We'll be discussing the nuances of genuine self-expression versus performative behavior with personal examples and anecdotes to illustrate. Some of the topics we'll be discussing are: Why insincerity thrives in social media  How do you define authenticity?  The pressures to “keep up” with other gay men  The tendency to compete and compare   Is curating your social media still considered authentic? The fine line between being authentic and performative  Ascertaining authenticity in the age of filters and algorithms  Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on social media, insincerity, and the pursuit of authenticity in the digital age. Today's Hosts: Michael DiIorio Matt Landsiedel Reno Johnston Support the Show - viewer and listener support helps us to continue making episodes - CONNECT WITH US - Watch podcast episodes on YouTube Join the Gay Men's Brotherhood Facebook community Get on our email list to get access to our monthly Zoom calls Follow us on Instagram | TikTok Learn more about our community at GayMenGoingDeeper.com - LEARN WITH US - Building Better Relationships online course: Learn how to nurture more meaningful and authentic connections with yourself and others. Healing Your Shame online course: Begin the journey toward greater confidence and self-worth by learning how to recognize and deal with toxic shame. Gay Men Going Deeper Coaching Collection: Lifetime access to BOTH courses + 45 coaching videos and 2 workshop series. Take the Attachment Style Quiz to determine your attachment style and get a free report.

In today's episode, my guest, Joe Ardeeser, from Smart Pricing Table, explores the art of writing a winning proposal. Joe will share his insights on what to do before agreeing to write a proposal, how to structure a proposal effectively, and how to make a great impression with your follow-up. We also discuss the importance of understanding your client's needs, the value of productising services, and the benefits of interactive proposal software. So whether you're an agency owner looking to up your proposal game or a freelance consultant hoping to close more deals, this episode is packed with invaluable tips and strategies.  Time Stamp [00:00 Introduction to writing winning proposals for agencies [03:48] What questions should you ask in a sales call? [07:45] Ascertaining your prospect's budget [09:00] How to use 3 pricing examples [09:28] What warning signs to look for that would lead you to walk away from a prospect [12;15] What should a proposal contain? [14:21] Simplify your proposal creation: Define each service and save to a reusable library. [18:59] What should you do when asked to provide design ideas in a proposal? [20:44] What do you do once you complete the proposal? [25:49] How does Smart Pricing Table support the proposal writing process? [30:26] What advice would Joe give his younger self just starting out in business? Quotations “Never send a proposal to a client, instead, book a proposal presentation meeting” - Joe Ardeeser “Creating a Client-Centric Proposal: A prospect doesn't want to dig through 100 pages to find your price or to find your detailed proposal." - Rob Da Costa “I'd want to ensure that I have access to the decision maker... If I can't get a promise that I can talk to that person, I'd be very hesitant.” - Joe Ardeeser Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Smart Pricing Table Free guide: The Profitable Proposal BlueprintSchedule a demo of Smart Pricing TableJoe's LinkedIn profileThe Agency Accelerator LIVE Free Workshops

Jonny Ardavanis is the Lead Pastor at Stonebridge Bible Church in Franklin, TN and the President of Dial In Ministries. He formerly served as the Dean of Campus Life at The Master's University and as a Camp Director at Hume Lake Christian Camps. Jonny's heart is to see people understand and love the Word of God and more so, to love the God of the Word. Jonny is married to Caity Jean and they have two precious daughters.Dial In with Jonny Ardavanis: Big Questions, Biblical Answers, is a series that seeks to provide biblical answers to some of the most prominent and fundamental questions regarding God, the Gospel, and the BibleIn this episode, Jonny Ardavanis sits down with Paul Washer, the founder of the HeartCry Missionary Society, and asks him, "How do you ascertain your spiritual gifts?"Watch VideosVisit the Website Follow on InstagramFollow on Twitter

The Portage church of Christ is a group of pre-denominational Christians that are striving to serve the Lord together. Our goal is to please God, and we believe that the best way to do that is to follow the pattern that was established by the churches in the first century and revealed in the New Testament. We have no creed or doctrine except the Bible and we follow the Bible only. We strive for unity in the teaching of New Testament doctrine. Our congregation is not part of, or subject to, any larger man-made religious organization. We are a completely autonomous congregation. We are locally governed, just as the church in the first century was. How does one becomes a member of this church congregation? The exact same way as seen in the Biblical accounts. On the day of Pentecost following Jesus' resurrection, people who repented and were baptized were saved (Acts 2:38) and the saved were added to the church (Acts 2:47). These saved people were members of the body, or church (Colossians 1:18). To become a Christian, the Bible teaches: Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God (John 8:24, 58, Heb. 11:6) Repent of past sins (Luke 13:3, 5) Confess Jesus as Lord (Matt. 10:32-33, Rom. 10:9-10) Be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38, Mark 16:16) Remain Faithful to Christ (Rev. 2:10, 2 Tim 4:7-8)

The Supreme Court ended its term today with a double whammy, issuing opinions in the 303 Creative case and the student debt relief cases. In the former, the majority creates "a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class." And in the latter, the majority invalidate's the Biden administration's student debt relief program because, well, they had feelings about it.Listen to our episode recapping the 303 Creative arguments: "How the 303 Creative case threatens to roll back the 21st century"Listen to our episode recapping the arguments in the student debt relief cases: "Ascertaining the Majorness of Student Debt Relief"Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

Military Medicine & WarDocs present: "A Ready Medical Force Special Collection" MILMED-D-22-00154: “Ascertaining the Readiness of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons:  A Revision to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Methodology” EPISODE SUMMARY Discover the crucial factors for Military Orthopedic Surgeon readiness in our thought-provoking discussion with retired Air Force Colonel and Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon, Dr. Patrick Osborn. Together, we explore the updated revision of the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) methodology, examining the KSA project's concerning findings and the process of generating KSA scores to measure readiness in Military Medicine. We also discuss ways to eliminate and realign CPT codes for a more accurate assessment of Military Orthopedic Surgeon readiness. We dive deeper into the challenges of integrating high-acuity cases from trauma centers into military treatment facilities (MTFs) and how off-duty employment data can be unreliable. Dr. Osborn shares insights on the KSA project's measurement of reps and procedures deemed important and ways to evaluate surgeon competence beyond CPT codes. Our conversation highlights the significance of military medical training, especially in the area of wound debridement, and the roles experience and confidence play in decision-making. Lastly, we emphasize the need for readiness training for medical personnel and the importance of team experience in developing a Ready Medical Force. Dr. Osborn stresses the necessity for local community buy-in and commitment to supporting an ACS-designated trauma center. Join us in this vital conversation as we uncover the key aspects of improving Military Orthopedic Surgeon readiness and ensuring the competence of our medical forces in times of crisis.   EPISODE CHAPTERS (0:00:01) - Improving Military Orthopedic Surgeon Readiness (0:09:04) - Military Facility Readiness & Surgeon Competency (0:17:33) - Building a Ready Medical Force (0:24:18) - Future Improvements   EPISODE CHAPTER SUMMARIES (0:00:01) - Improving Military Orthopedic Surgeon Readiness (9 Minutes) Col(R) Patrick Osborn, MD discusses his Military Medicine paper: “Ascertaining the Readiness of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons:  A Revision to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Methodology” He discusses why the KSA project's findings were concerning; the process by which KSA scores are generated and used to measure readiness in Military Medicine; and how to decide which CPT codes to eliminate and realign to better measure the readiness of Military Orthopedic Surgeons.   (0:09:04) - Military Facility Readiness & Surgeon Competency (8 Minutes) We discuss the difficulties of bringing high acuity cases from trauma centers into MTFs and how data can be unreliable regarding off-duty employment and moonlighting. We also look at the KSA project and how it measures the number of reps or procedures deemed important, and how we can measure the competence of surgeons beyond the number of CPT codes generated over a period of time   (0:17:33) - Building a Ready Medical Force (7 Minutes) Dr. Osborn explains the importance of focused military medical training, particularly in the area of wound debridement after combat injuries. We discussed the need to do simple procedures well and how experience and confidence play a role in decision-making. We also discussed the need for readiness training for medical personnel and the importance of team experience in developing a Ready Medical Force. Lastly, we discussed the need for local community buy-in and commitment to support a trauma center.   (0:24:18) – Future Improvements (1 Minute) We discussed the challenges of bringing high acuity cases from trauma centers into MTFs and how data can be unreliable regarding off-duty employment. We also discussed the need to update the Knowledge-Based Learning System to include the latest developments in trauma medicine.   EPISODE KEYWORDS Military Orthopedic Surgeon Readiness, KSA Methodology, CPT Codes, Trauma Centers, MTFs, Off-Duty Employment, Reps and Procedures, Debridement, Readiness Training, Team Experience, Local Community Buy-In, Knowledge-Based Learning System, Trauma Medicine #Military #Medical #Podcast #WarDocs #Orthopedics #Surgeon #SurgicalTeams #MilitaryMedicine #Readiness #Training #Knowledge #Skills #Abilities #KSAs   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing military medicine career opportunities, experiences, and achievements. Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/episodes  Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.           Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast

What's going to happen to the federal student debt relief plan? Melissa, Leah and Kate give listeners some answers as they break down last week's Supreme Court oral arguments on the cases blocking 20 million borrowers from seeing between $10,000 and $20,000 of forgiveness on their federal student loans. They also discuss how those arguments could affect a pending federal court ruling that could force the FDA to reverse its approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion.Listen to last week's episode previewing the student debt relief casesListen to this episode on the federal court case regarding the FDA approval of mifepristone.Follow Strict Scrutiny on Instagram and Twitter.Follow Crooked Media on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers, and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

Channing Hamlet is the Managing Director and founder of Objective, Investment Banking & Valuation. He serves as an execution leader for the firm's M&A and Valuation Practice and leads the firm's Business Services Practice. He brings more than 25 years experiences with investment banking and business valuation to our clients. Channing joins Nick this week to discuss what you need to do in terms of driving value and saleability into your company so as to best ensure the most rewarding outcome when it comes to selling. KEY TAKEAWAYS  There's only so much an advisor can do when it comes to shaping your sale. You as the business owner must be the one to implement and action these plans so as to ensure the best outcome There is a real upswing in the amount of acquisitions taking place, mainly due to retirement of business owners, but also due to the shift in the business landscape brought on by the advent of the pandemic. Business has changed. Having a well thought-out financial plan that includes a clear identification of what your fiscal goals are, makes the whole process a lot easier when it comes to selling, and ensures that everyone receives the sums they require in order to move on to the next phase of life. Ascertaining market value and previous transactions of similar stature coupled with an external perspective, are the best ways to get a sense of the value of intangibles and branding. LINK to "How To Not Leave Money On The Table When Selling A Business": https://objectivecp.com/how-to-not-leave-money-on-the-table-when-selling-a-business/   BEST MOMENTS 'The test is easy if you do your homework' 'It's often hard to figure out how to do those things, and if it were easy then our clients would have already done it' 'There are a number of valuation processes that can determines a business's value' 'Doing the formal homework on valuation is super helpful' VALUABLE RESOURCES  Scale Up with Nick Bradley: scaleup.vip/podcast Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.global To download a free gift from Nick - The 5 Reasons Why Your Business Will Never Get To 8-Figures ... How To Fix It Fast! - https://www.scaleupmastermind.com/free-guide1 Are you ready to create your high-value exit?  Apply to work with us today at https://scaleup.vip/PredictableGrowthAssessment  Channing Hamlet - https://objectivecp.com/our-team/ ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses, across the UK, the US, and further afield. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His “Scale Up Your Business” podcast, which ranked #1 on iTunes' business charts, has more than 350k downloads in over 130 countries. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact. CONTACT METHOD Nick's Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB   Nick's LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI   Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG   Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.global We help business founders scale their business to a life-changing exit within 36 months. Please feel free to get in touch if we can assist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Bahr, founder and CEO of Fairing, understands the importance of attribution. This is why he chose to focus his company Fairing, formerly EnquireLabs, on collecting data to help companies understand the attribution of their customers. The goal at Fairing is to bring speed and scale to survey data in an effort to help solve the issue of attribution. The company helps its clients design surveys that help them determine who their customers are, where they came from, and what will keep them coming back. On this episode of Subscription Radio, Ben and Matt discuss the importance of customer surveys, what questions to ask, and how to use those answers to your competitive advantage. Show Topics How Fairing helps solve attributionGet a competitive advantageIncrease completion rateLet people classify themselvesFind out where customers are coming fromCreate surveys with easeLet people come back to the questionsBuild a profile over timeUnderstand your customers' motivationsAsk more than one question Show Links Check out FairingConnect with Matt Bahr on LinkedIn or TwitterCheck out RodeoConnect with Ben Fisher on LinkedIn or Twitter

Lecture given at The Harmony Collective, Michigan on May 30, 2022 Q & A •Ascertaining our Adhikara and its Implications•Acknowledging our Fanaticism•What´s the Meaning of “First Deserve, Then Desire”?•Are There Actually Too Many Ways of Displeasing Krishna?

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! (https://www.patreon.com/topiclords) Lords: * Mike * Kev * http://www.radcade.com/ Topics * Embracing creative chaos is very hard but paradoxically extremely common? * Thanatosensitivity * GDC happened this year! They really did it * Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy By Thomas Lux * https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48483/tarantulas-on-the-lifebuoy * Being left handed in a right handed world Microtopics: * Wanting to learn to program and moving to Maine. * Learning to program by implementing a meticulous copy of Metroid for the NES. * Choosing to live a life that feels like an anime training montage. * How to learn to program while having kids. * Radical content for radical gamers. * Having one's mind blown by works of art, as one does. * The "stone soup bubblegum and baling wire everything went wrong" method of making art. * What happens when the plan makes contact with the enemy. * Writing a film with the magic of wintertime as a core theme and not being able to get the permit to film until spring. * Iterating on your idea with insights you've gleaned from working on your idea. * Ascertaining the recoverability of any given error. * The kind of disaster that happens when a culture accustomed to low-cost-error problems tries to work on high-cost-error problems. * Improvising bridges. * Programming vs. the disciplined engineering fields. * The pros and cons of storing a bunch of elephants on the roof. * The user experience of death. * Digital ghosts on LinkedIn. * Logging in to LinkedIn for the first time in eight years and getting a bunch of IMs from a friend who died six years ago. * Dealing with your dead friend's estate and having to close out all the relationships they were maintaining on OkCupid. * Thanatechnologies. * The human events taking place on a separate flow of time than internet time. * Slug World. * A human brain computer interaction conference at Noisebridge. * alt.ctrl.GDC * Spending all of GDC on the lawn. * A GDC talk except instead of talking to an auditorium full of 500 people, you're talking to a hotel room full of five people. * The Unconference Phenomenon. * Substance-to-fluff ratios. * Your three GDC lives. * Going to the talks where they talk about the stuff we're doing to figure out how we can do our stuff better. * The ascended platonic GDC. * Getting all Dunbar's Numbered-out and spending all your time talking to people you know. * Showing your game at a conference to increase the odds that one of the seven people at Sony who can get your game into the Spring Fever promotion will walk by and notice you. * Making a leveraged play on your charisma and luck stats. * GDC Santa with the sack of boxed copies of Glittermitten Grove. * A map of TXT World stitched together out of screenshots, like in the good old days. * A greybeard coming out of the woodwork to admire your ANSI art map. * Disrespecting the expo. * Realizing that somebody is about to ask you how your GDC is going and getting the drop on them by asking how their GDC is going first. * Katie hauling off and gassing you up. * The hazards of being Jim Stormdancer. * A reward for not loving the death of the ugly and even the dangerous. * The tangled underworld of your socks. * Pretending to not be afraid of spiders because you don't want your son to be afraid of spiders. * Growing up with rhino beetles in Liberia. * Hog snakes. * The extremely specific feeling of a desperate beetle clinging to your pruny fingertip. * Formative bug experiences. * Millions of termites growing wings to do their big ol' termite sex party. * Sweeping up all the termites who are taking a nap after mating season to fry in palm oil as a special treat. * The morning where the entire town is covered in bugs which sucks but you get to eat them which rules. * Reminiscing about which body parts of a termite are saltiest. * Getting accustomed to eating termites by the time you get to the bottom of the bag. * Left-handed zippers. * Trying to use the wrong scissors and assuming that you have some kind of developmental problem. * The Uniball Jetstream Rollerball, with a pressurized ink reservoir. * The prince who was promised. * Fretting with your dominant hand. * Picking a specific guitar string at speed. * Whether handedness exists. * Drawing with gross motor movements. * Left-handed mugs. * Left-handed drums vs. open-handed drums.

POSTSCRIPT: This episode of Messaging on a Mission was recorded in November of 2021, slightly more than a month before our guest's untimely death from a heart attack. We are airing the episode to honor his memory and share his insights with those who can benefit from them.    For most organizations, the end of the calendar year is when you do a fundraising push. People can get that last bit of tax benefit before they file their returns. Now is the time organizations are interpreting the results of that end-of-year campaign. In this episode, we look at:    What you can learn from a campaign that exceeded expectations?   Ascertaining what went wrong when they didn't.    Trends in annual giving campaigns, and    Some best practices around continued engagement throughout the new year.  Episode Guest Christopher Marrion was a senior not-for-profit executive with more than two decades of experience as a leader in cultural organizations. Before his passing in December of 2021, he was the Vice President of Advancement for the Hanover Theatre and Conservatory, a historic theatre and presenter in Worcester, MA.    Prior to joining THTC, Chris served as the Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations at his graduate school alma mater, the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Chris served for eight years under Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma as Deputy Director of Silkroad, where his responsibilities included strategic planning, program assessment, and fundraising for concert tours, recordings, and commissions by the Silk Road Ensemble, a multi-year education initiative in NYC public schools, and a collaboration with the Harvard Business School to promote innovative cultural enterprise. Additional experience includes Boston Lyric Opera (Director of Development), Boston Children's Hospital (Major Gifts Officer), and AIDS Action Committee (Director of Individual Giving).   Chris studied at the New England Conservatory of Music (BM) and the Boston University College of Fine Arts (MM). Prior to entering the development field, he was a freelance musician active in the U.S. and Europe.   To remember Chris, please consider a donation to the Hanover Theater & Conservatory (thehanovertheater.org), AIDS Action (AAC.org), or a charity that is important to you. Key Takeaways: Fundraising is both art and science.   What you learn relies a lot on what you intended to learn before you started.    Base your decisions on what you know about donor behavior and their history to identify who might be the most likely people to respond to this campaign.    Don't be afraid to try something different.    No matter what the short-term results are, remember to consider the lifetime value of the donor.    From a data perspective, it's important to have a baseline.    Major gifts offer an opportunity to write a short story.   If something hasn't worked often, the first thing to do is go back and ask, was it the right? Was it the right message? Was it powerful enough to really explain what we do?   Always keep your audience first.    Have your baseline data in place before you start. Know what segments didn't perform well, what didn't do as well as expected, and why didn't an experiment pay off. Then you can figure out what to do next.  Useful Links:   The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts https://thehanovertheatre.org/   AIDS Action Committee https://aidsaction.org  

Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?

Today’s Shortcast explores the reason why Values are important and how to find your own core values.   On talking to a podcast guest this week about values, we discussed how it leads to dissonance and discomfort when they are not being fulfilled. Our conversation was about the working environment, but it applies to every aspect of life. I know many people who have started working for an organization because it represented something for them. Then somewhere down the line the values they thought the organization represented are no longer true. This can be something discovered early on, or several years down the line. We also see this played out in the media and politics, where a company or person is found out to be doing something that goes against the values people thought they represented.   Why It Is Important To Know Your Values Values are an integral part of the choices we make, in the way we live our lives and who we associate with and yet we rarely consciously list them. One advantage of clearly defining your values is that it helps you make critical choices or resolve complex issues where a decision is required. For example, when choosing a new job, partner, role or life direction. In the shortcast I offer some suggestions to help you ascertain your values and narrow them down to a set of core values that will give you a solid grounding. This is useful as a personal exercise, and is a particularly valuable resource for businesses. Ascertaining your values in business helps in choosing employees and in marketing and promoting your brand.   Life Passion & Business Resources As mentioned in the Shortcast, if you would be like to help me develop the podcast and Life Passion & Business resources follow the links to the survey below. For support in building a life full of passion, purpose and meaning The Five Questions eBook and Worksheets is currently free and has a special bonus offer attached. There are also other useful resources and links on the Life Passion & Business website.   Life Passion & Business Podcast is about finding answers to life’s big questions through weekly interview with guest speakers. The Shortcast is my ongoing commitment to staying inquisitive and passionate about life with whatever is alive for me each week. Follow the links below to discover what else is on offer.   Can You Help With My Podcast Research? So what are the conversations I am having about podcasts? Well, the aim is to explore how to move Life Passion & Business to the next level, and for this I need your help. There are two options… Option One: The written survey will give me valuable information on what listeners enjoy and what inspires you. It’s anonymous and just a handful of multiple choice questions with space to add comments if you wish. Survey Link: https://cutt.ly/Gxg5AiS However, there is nothing better than a good conversation and an opportunity to get to know you better. So my preference is… Option Two: To have a one to one chat on Zoom. This would be a 15 minute informal chat about your listening choices and what you think makes a good podcast. It’s quick and easy to book, and you choose a time and date that suits you. Appointment Link: https://paulharvey.as.me/research-chat I hope you can help me out. The podcast is for you, so the more conversations I have with listeners the clearer my direction will be.   Life Passion & Business quick links: Free eBook: https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/the-five-questions New Event: https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/people-planet-progress Support The Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeandpassion

This week learn what "ascertainment" means and talk about our Thanksgiving plans, favorite sides and what we are thankful for. 

In this episode of Let’s Get Civical Lizzie and Arden delve deep into the General Services Administration! Join them as they talk about the agency’s history, their role in Presidential transitions, and what exactly is happening with the Biden transition!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @letsgetcivical, @lizzie_the_rock_stewart, and @ardenjulianna. Or visit us at letsgetcivical.com for all the exciting updates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The single most important thing for Joel when he sits down with a client is developing a strategy. The truth is, as Joel explains, structure without strategy is meaningless. Ascertaining your actual goals and objectives comes first. Then, Joel and his team can put together a solid structure to achieve both. It's all laid out in Joel's "Personal Asset Protection Plan" -- your guide to creating your "Financial Fortress"!This show is brought to you by Offshore Clubhttps://offshore.clubOffshore Club is your exciting new online destination for the home (or homes!), vacation getaway, or virtual hideaway of your hopes and dreams! As a member of The Club, you will get the inside scoop on how to use your newfound offshore access and expertise to secure your assets and protect your wealth. So, get ready to live the good life at a great price anywhere you want in the world!Looking for the latest news & trends in offshore investing?The Offshore Club brings you the top offshore news stories of the day, aggregated in an easy to read format to assist the public in getting accurate information. https://offshore.club/articlesCheck out our Clips channel for video highlights:https://offshore.club/videosPlease subscribe to the podcast at: https://bit.ly/3iZTFRuSign up to receive Offshore Club's daily email at https://bit.ly/2SWJq6cJoin the Club:Facebook @JoinOffshoreClubTwitter @offshore_clubFollow "Carib Carter" Clews:Facebook @caribcarterclewsEmail us at carter@offshore.club

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Couple Injured While Assisting Sheriff Limited to Workers' Comp. Ascertaining the "Date of Injury" in a CT Case Matters. So. Cal. Compounder Sentenced for Kickbacks in $62M Fraud. L.A. Chiropractor Sentenced for $4.8M Fraud. Mountain View Contractor Gouged NASA for Comp Costs. CMS Webinar on First Level Appeal of Demand Determination. DWC Posts Updates to MTUS. New SIU Regulations Effective on October 1. Liberty Mutual Receives Innovation Award. Telecommuting New Normal for Comp Industry.

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Dedicated to theRefuah Shleimahof Tamar Elisheva Bas DevorahRabbi Kivelevitz explains thePsakimofRav Shimon Grinfeld,Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Zt"l and Rav Asher Weiss that deal withTevilas Keilim of a Ger Tzedek.The episode also delineates the debate over the nature of a nutcracker in regards to necessitating tevilah.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comfind out more about this podcast fromyeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Dedicated to the Refuah Shleimah of Tamar Elisheva Bas DevorahRabbi Kivelevitz explains the Psakim of Rav Shimon Grinfeld,Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Zt"l and Rav Asher Weiss that deal with Tevilas Keilim of a Ger Tzedek.The episode also delineates the debate over the nature of a nutcracker in regards to necessitating tevilah.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International's Daf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode of Fine Tuned Halacha delves into an important Halachic text and extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comfind out more about this podcast fromyeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Everybody is a CEO in a housing society" says the Covid committee of a large co-op housing society in South Mumbai. Housing societies have been at the front and centre of managing and enforcing lockdown guidelines and sometimes, notoriously so as this article from the BBC highlights. Tune in to my conversation with Nidhi Pant, Prasad Baji, Pankaj Chopra and Sandeep Gadodia as we unpack what goes into managing housing societies particularly during the lockdown. In this episode we cover: - Framing and adapting guidelines in a dynamic and evolving situation, what goes into planning for every conceivable need, - Leading without positional authority by aligning interests, walking the talk, transparent communication, show of commitment and consistency - Managing by consensus and not necessarily by majority, - Ascertaining facts from multiple sources and building a hierarchy of news, with social media being at the bottom, - Building logic trees for decision making, - Taking the bull by the horns at times and addressing the elephant in the room - entry of part time domestic help into the condo, - "Put your mask face on", what the future as a resident entails and more... Connect with me on LinkedIn and DM your feedback Subscribe here. Episode photo credit : Residents Group --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manisha-kadagathur/message

Getting yourself to do the things that most people don’t want to do is what will separate you from the pack, whether that be in sales or life. The way you practice is the way you are going to play the game. Life is a direct result of every action that you have taken, not everything that you have said, and that’s what the fellas are talking about today. If you want to be rich, happy, and successful, then you have to be willing to work your ass off. Also, Derek and his wife have welcomed a brand new CSA superstar into the world!   In this episode, we talk about… How your life is a direct result of all of your actions If you don’t use it, you WILL lose it Be willing to change who you are in order to change where you are going Average sucks no matter where you put it What it takes to win and get money on your own Breaking down the steps of a successful roleplay Ascertaining information by shutting your mouth   Links to resources: Airbnb CSA YouTube CSA Facebook The Bridge Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.

Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the 5 object ascertaining mental factors, and begins explaining the 11 virtuous mental factors.

In the last lecture from the Mentionables 2019 Conference, Network Member Marc Lambert talks about how Christians should handle doubt and honestly search for answers without fear.

Not all who endeavor are failures, not all who strive for betterment are fools, but there are some places so haunted by remorse, there is nothing anyone can do. These blighted lands are better fled from than lived in, better left to decay. Hide, if you wish, but sometimes, the best policy is simply starting again, elsewhere. Fatal Neutrinos - Whispers of histories that weren’t, futures that mustn’t, and places that cannot be. Fictional short stories, presented weekly to add a little other-worldliness to your day. Both dark and optimistic, with the occasional oddball episode thrown in.

Welcome to Sequences. We are delighted to bring you another podcast flowing with so many aspects of electronic music, names who you all know with some of their latest works and few new artists to grace our airways to. These include Tankarville, melodic Jarresque music, Paul Fejko and Stuart Diamond with the awesome interplay of the 7000 plus pipes on the organ at All Saints Episcopal Church, Massachusetts, & the Lyricon wind synthesiser, ambient soundtracks from Wolves and Horses and the mesmerising ethereal sounds of Gang Violins, whose music was part of the Evoke Vastness stream bringing in the new year, described as 3 days of cosmic wonder and awe, Mick would like to say a big thanks to all the fans and musicians who have joined our group page, getting close to 4000 members. We leave it to Tankarville to take us on a melodic rhythmical journey with two tracks from their latest release, Unnatural By Nature on the French label Winter Alternative Records. Playlist no 103 01.59 Tankarville ‘Frost Flowers’ www.tankervilleband,bandcamp.com/ 06.26 Tankarville ‘Fata Morgana’ Ep Unnatural By Nature) 09.42 Stephan Erbe ‘Your Heart Beats Next To Mine’ www.erbemusic.com 14.41 Stephan Erbe ‘Into Sunrise’ (album The Freedom Of Movement) 20.25 Sozo Heaven ‘Andromeda Sky Of Liquid Fire’ www.sozoheaven.net 28.35 Pillion ‘Immittende’ (album Centillion) www.grooveunlimited.nl 35.42 Steve Roach ‘We Continue’ (album Spiral Revelation) www.steveroach.com 46.23 Gang Violins ‘This Fire You Lit In My Heart Will Destroy Us Both’ (album Evoke Vastness) 55.00 Pillion ‘Rubiconem’ 62.15 Musicformessier ‘Ursa Major’ (album Evoke Vastness) 70.27 David Wright & Cary’s ‘ Serious Rising/Night Tide’ (album Prophecy) www.davidwrightmusic.com/ 82.02 David Wright & Carys ‘Diving Skywards/ Ocean To Stars pt1’ 91.29 Thy Veils ‘Nest Choir, Live’ (album Evoke Vastness) www./hummingfrequencies.bandcamp.com/album/evoke-vastness 103.13 The Garwin Project ‘Can We Make It Back To Earth’ (album Can We Make It Back To Earth) http://thegarwinproject.com 114.23 The Garwin Project ‘Heliotrope’ 120.17 Ivan Black ‘Quid Amor’ (album Somnium Hypnotic) www.ivanblack.bandcamp.com 131.18 Paul Fejko & Stuart Diamond Tyme’s Escape’ (album Tyme’s Escape) *** www.stuartdiamond.com/tymes-escape.php 140.22 Jack Hertz & Wolfgang Gsell ‘Ever Greens’ (album Sleeping Trees On Earth) www.auralfilms.com 153.07 Wolves & Horses ‘Guardian Of The Immaculate Garden’ www.wolvesandhorsesmusic.bandcamp.com/ 159.06 Wolves & Horses ‘Cities Of Fallen Angels’ 164.36 Grum-pe ‘Ascertaining the Acuity of Cepheid Variables’ (album Chimaera Of The Void) ***www.facebook.com/grumpe.music/ 176.20 Robert Scott Thompson ‘Of Natural Magic And The Breathing Of Trees’ *** www.robert-scott-thompson.bandcamp.com 183.30 Electric Diamond ’Time Remembering’ www.DonSlepian.com 186.47 DigitalSimplyWorld ‘Book A Flight To Alpha Centuari (album Cosmos) www.digitalsimplyworld.bancamp.com/ Edit ***

Question: List one of the underlying factual inquiries of obviousness. Answer: The factual inquiries enunciated by the Court are as follows: Determining the scope and content of the prior art; and Ascertaining the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art; and Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. Chapter Details: […] The post MPEP Q & A 65: Underlying Factual Inquiries of Obviousness appeared first on Patent Education Series.

Question: List one of the underlying factual inquiries of obviousness. Answer: The factual inquiries enunciated by the Court are as follows: Determining the scope and content of the prior art; and Ascertaining the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art; and Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 2100 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Patentability. The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 07.2015. Depending on future changes to the MPEP, the question and answer may or may not be applicable in… The post MPEP Q & A 65: Underlying Factual Inquiries of Obviousness appeared first on Patent Education Series.

Yes, America is Still in an Official State of Emergency by Washington's Blog Is the U.S. still in an official state of emergency, and if so, what that means. The answer is yes, we are still in a state of emergency. Specifically: On September 11, 2001, the government declared a state of emergency. That declared state of emergency was formally put in writing on 9/14/2001: "A national emergency exists by reason of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, New York, and the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, I hereby declare that the national emergency has existed since September 11, 2001 . . . ." That declared state of emergency has continued in full force and effect from 9/11 [throughout the Bush administration] to the present. On September 10 2009, President Obama continued the state of emergency: The terrorist threat that led to the declaration on September 14, 2001, of a national emergency continues. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue in effect after September 14, 2009, the national emergency with respect to the terrorist threat. Does a State of Emergency Really Mean Anything? Does a state of emergency really mean anything? Yes, it does: The Washington Times wrote on September 18, 2001: "Simply by proclaiming a national emergency on Friday, President Bush activated some 500 dormant legal provisions, including those allowing him to impose censorship and martial law." Is the Times correct? Well, it is clear that pre-9/11 declarations of national emergency have authorized martial law. For example, as summarized by a former fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gary Schlarbaum Award for Lifetime Defense of Liberty, Thomas Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty and Templeton Honor Rolls Award on Education in a Free Society: In 1973, the Senate created a Special Committee on the Termination of the National Emergency (subsequently redesignated the Special Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers) to investigate the matter and to propose reforms. Ascertaining the continued existence of four presidential declarations of national emergency, the Special Committee (U.S. Senate 1973, p. iii) reported: "These proclamations give force to 470 provisions of Federal law. . . . taken together, [they] confer enough authority to rule the country without reference to normal constitutional processes. Under the powers delegated by these statutes, the President may: seize property; organize and control the means of production; seize commodities; assign military forces abroad; institute martial law; seize and control all transportation and communications; regulate the operation of private enterprise; restrict travel; and, in a plethora of particular ways, control the lives of all American citizens." (Most or all of the emergency powers referred to by the above-quoted 1973 Senate report were revoked in the late 1970's by 50 U.S.C. Section 1601. However, presidents have made numerous declarations of emergency since then, and the declarations made by President Bush in September 2001 are still in effect). It is also clear that the White House has kept substantial information concerning its presidential proclamations and directives hidden from Congress. For example, according to Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy: "Of the 54 National Security Presidential Directives issued by the [George W.] Bush Administration to date, the titles of only about half have been publicly identified. There is descriptive material or actual text in the public domain for only about a third. In other words, there are dozens of undisclosed Presidential directives that define U.S. national security policy and task government agencies, but whose substance is unknown either to the public or, as a rule, to Congress." As former United States congressman Dan Hamburg wrote in October: While ... Congress and the judiciary, as well as public opinion, “can restrain the executive regarding emergency powers,” nothing of the sort has occurred. Under the 1976 National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601-1651), Congress is required to review presidentially declared emergencies. Specifically, “not later than six months after a national emergency is declared, and not later than the end of each six-month period thereafter that such emergency continues, each House of Congress shall meet to consider a vote on a joint resolution to determine whether that emergency shall be terminated.” Over the past eight years, Congress has failed to obey its own law, a fact that casts doubt on the legality of the state of emergency. As far as public opinion is concerned, how many Americans are even aware that a state of emergency even exists. For that matter, how many members of Congress know? ... The Obama administration is essentially arguing that the United States is currently in a state of resisting foreign invasion a full eight years after the attacks of 9/11! This is ludicrous. [Dr. Harold C. Relyea, a specialist in national government with the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress] argues that Congress and the judiciary, as “co-equal branches of constitutional government,” serve as a check on the executive power. As we have seen, Congress has either been shut out of this process, or, as in so many cases, it has capitulated. Dr. Relyea then offers that public opinion can restrain the executive. But the public doesn’t even know they’re living under a state of emergency. The media doesn’t report it, and the government is certainly not in the business of providing information that might raise the hackles of real Americans. It’s time for the American people to rise to this challenge. Write your member of Congress, and your senators. Tell them to obey their own laws. Tell them to end this phony and treacherous state of emergency that imperils the freedom of us all. Hamburg's must-read article also discusses the suspension of Possse Comitatus, the operation of Northcom inside the U.S., and the refusal of the Department of Homeland Security to provide information on the state of emergency to Congress or even to Congress members on the Homeland Security committee with the highest security clearances.

Shoshinge "The Hymn of True Faith" A crucial component of the Buddhist faith is chanting. The practice of chanting is much akin to the Christian hymns. Much like the past practice of the Catholic churches tradition of chanting in Latin, one does not need to know Japanese in order to be absorbed by the melodic rhythm of foreign sounds. This podcast is a recording of Shoshinge, one of the many Jodo Shinshu chants. Here's some background on this important chant. About Shoshige The following introduction is from Shinshū Seiten, Jōdo Shin Buddhist Teaching, published by the Buddhist Churches of America. The English translation of the gāthā is from The True Teaching, Practice and Realization of the Pure Land Way, Vol. I., Shin Buddhist Translation Series, Hongwanji International Center, Kyoto, Japan. The full title of this gāthā, Shoshin Nembutsu Ge, means ‘Gāthā on the Right (or True) Faith in the Nembutsu.’ The title consists of three terms: Shōshin, lit. ‘Right Faith’ refers to Shinjin, or Faith. Nembutsu, lit. ‘thinking of the Buddha,’ refers to the practice of uttering Amida’s Name. Ge, or ‘gāthā’ in Skt. Means ‘verse,’ or ‘hymn.’ Faith and Nembutsu are very important ideas constituting the central concepts of Shin Buddhism. In the passage which introduces the Shoshin Ge, Shinran notes; Relying upon the true words of the Great Sage and reading the commentaries of the great masters, I have realized the profound grace of the Buddha. Hence I here compose the Gāthā of True Faith in the Nembutsu. This shows that he composed this gatha out of his gratitude to Amida Buddha on the basis of the Teachings of Śākyamuni and the commentaries of the Seven Patriarchs. ‘The words of the Great Sage’ directly refers to the Dai Muryōju Kyō (The Larger Sutra), in which Shinran Shonin found the true religion by which a sinful and helpless man can be saved. He trusted in the Teachings of this Sutra singleheartedly, and conceived of all the other Teachings of the Buddha as being expedients to Pure Land Buddhism. It is also important to note that Shinran approached the Teachings of Amida’s Salvation through seven predecessors, namely, Nāgārjuna and Vasubandhu from India; Doran, Dōshaku and Zendō in China; Genshin and Genkū in Japan. In the Kyō Gyō Shin Shō he abundantly quotes from their discourse, and in the Shōshin Ge he gives their essentials. The whole gāthā is an exposition of the Pure Land Teaching which may be divided into two parts: 1) based on the Sutra and 2) based on the commentaries. The contents of the gāthā with minor divisions are as follows: I. Exposition based on the Sutra 1. Homage to Amida 2. Adoration, in particular, to a. Amida Buddha b. Śākyamuni Buddha 3. Exhortation II. Exposition based on the commentaries 1. General statement 2. Exposition, in particular, to a. Nāgārjuna [2nd or 3rd cen. A.D.] b. Vasubandhu [4th cen. A.D.] c. Donran [T’an Luan, 476-542 A.D.] d. Dōshaku [Tao-ch’o, 562-645 A.D.] e. Zendō [Shan Tao, 613-681 A.D.] f. Genshin [942-1017 A.D.] g. Genkū [Honen, 1133-1212 A.D.] 3. Exhortation Ki myo mu ryo ju nyo rai Na mu fu ka shi gi ko Ho zo bo satsu in ni ji Zai se ji sai o bus-sho To ken sho butsu jo do in Koku do nin den shi zen maku Kon ryu mu jo shu sho gan Cho hotsu ke u dai gu zei Go ko shi yui shi sho ju Ju sei myo sho mon jip-po Fu ho mu ryo mu hen ko Mu ge mu tai ko en no Sho jo kan gi chi e ko Fu dan nan ji mu sho ko Cho nichi gak-ko sho jin setsu Is-sai gun jo mu ko sho Hon gan myo go sho jo go Shin shin shin gyo gan ni in Jo to gaku sho dai ne han His-shi metsu do gan jo ju Nyo rai sho i ko shus-se Yui setsu mi da hon gan kai Go joku aku ji gun jo kai O shin nyo rai nyo jitsu gon No hotsu ichi nen ki ai shin Fu dan bon no toku ne han Bon jo gyaku ho sai e nyu Nyo shu shi nyu kai ichi mi Ses-shu shin ko jo sho go I no sui ha mu myo an Ton nai shin zo shi un mu Jo fu shin jitsu shin jin ten Hi nyo nik-ko fu un mu Un mu shi ge myo mu an Gyaku shin ken kyo dai kyo ki Soku o cho zetsu go aku shu Is-sai zen maku bon bu nin Mon shin nyo rai gu zei gan Butsu gon ko dai sho ge sha Ze nin myo fun da ri ke- fi Mi da butsu hon gan nen butsu Ja ken kyo man naku shu jo Shin gyo ju ji jin ni nan Nan chu shi nan mu ka shi In do sai ten shi ron ge Chu ka jichi iki shi ko so Ken dai sho ko se sho i Myo nyo rai hon ze o ki Sha ka nyo rai ryo ga sen I shu go myo nan ten jiku Ryu ju dai ji shut-to se Shitsu no zai ha u mu ken Sen zetsu dai jo mu jo ho Sho kan gi ji sho an raku Ken ji nan gyo roku ro ku Shin gyo i gyo shi do raku Oku nen mi da butsu hon gan Ji nen soku ji nyu hitsu jo Yui no jo sho nyo rai go O ho dai hi gu zei on Ten jin bo Satsu zo ron setsu Ki myo mu ge ko nyo rai E Shu ta ra ken shin jitsu Ko sen o cho dai sei gan Ko-yu hon gan riki e ko I do gun jo sho is-shin Ki nyu ku doku dai ho kai Hitsu gyaku nyu dai e shu shu Toku shi ren ge zo se kai Soku sho shin nyo hos-sho jin Yu bon no rin gen jin zu Nyu sho ji on ji o ge Hon shi don ran ryo ten shi Jo ko ran sho bo satsu rai San zo ru shi ju jo kyo Bon jo sen gyo ki raku ho Ten jin bo satsu ron chu ge Ho do in ga ken sei gan O gen ne ko yu ta riki Sho jo shi in yui shin jin Waku zen bon bu shin jin potsu Sho-chi sho-ji soku ne hon His-shi mu ryo ko myo do Sho-u shu jo kai fu ke Do shaku kes-sho do nan sho Yui myo jo do ka tsu nyu Man zen ji riki hen gon shu En man toku go kan sen sho San-pu san shin ke on gon Zo matsu ho metsu do-hi in Is-sho zo aku chi gu zei Shi an nyo gai sho myo ka Zen do doku myo bus-sho I Ko ai jo san yo gyaku aku Ko myo myo go ken in nen Kai-nyu hon gan dai-chi kai Gyo-ja sho-ju kon go shin Kyo-ki ichi nen so o go Yo-I dai to gyaku san nin Soku sho hos-sho shi jo raku Gen shin ko kai ichi dai kyo Hen ki an nyo kan is-sai Sen zo shu shin han sen jin Ho ke ni do sho ben ryu Goku ju aku nin yui sho butsu Ga yaku zai-hi ses-shu chu Bon no sho gen sui fu ken Dai-hi mu ken jo sho ga Hon shi gen ku myo buk-kyo Ren min zen maku bon bu nin Shin shu kyo sho ko hen shu Sen jaku hon gan gu aku se Gen rai sho-ji rin den ge Ket-chi gi jo I sho shi Soku nyu jaku jo mu I raku Hit-chi shin jin I no nyu Gu kyo dai ji shu shi tou Jo sai mu hen goku joku aku Do zoku ji shu gu do shin Yu-I ka shin shi ko so se-tsu Shoshinge Translation I take refuge in the Tathāgata of Immeasurable Life! I entrust myself to the Buddha of Inconceivable Light! Bodhisattva Dharmākara, in his causal stage, Under the guidance of Lokeśvararāja Buddha. Searched into the origins of the Buddhas’ pure land, And the qualities of those lands and their men and devas; He then established the supreme, incomparable Vow; He made the great Vow rare and all-encompassing. In five kalpas of profound thought, he embraced this Vow, Then resolved again that his Name be heard throughout the ten quarters. Everywhere he casts light immeasurable, boundless, Unhindered, unequaled, light-lord of all brilliance, Pure light, joyful light, the light of wisdom, Light constant, inconceivable, light beyond speaking, Light excelling sun and moon he sends forth, illumining countless worlds; The multitudes of beings all receive the radiance. The Name embodying the Primal Vow is the act of true settlement, The Vow of entrusting with sincere mind is the cause of birth; We realize the equal of enlightenment and supreme nirvāņa Through the fulfillment of the Vow of attaining nirvāņa without fail. Śākyamuni Tathāgata appeared in this world Solely to teach the ocean-like Primal Vow of Amida; We, an ocean of beings in an evil age of five defilements, Should entrust ourselves to the Tathagata’s words of truth. When the one thought-moment of joy arises, Nirvāņa is attained without severing blind passions; When ignorant and wise, even grave offenders and slanders of the dharma, all alike turn and enter shinjin, They are like waters that, on entering the ocean, become one in taste with it. The light of compassion that grasps us illumines and protects us always; The darkness of our ignorance is already broken through; Still the clouds and mists of greed and desire, anger and hatred, Cover as always the sky of true and real shinjin. But though light of the sun is veiled by clouds and mists, Beneath the clouds and mists there is brightness, not dark. When one realizes shinjin, seeing and revering and attaining great joy, One immediately leaps crosswise, closing off the five evil courses. All foolish beings, whether good or evil, When they hear and entrust to Amida’s universal Vow, Are praised by the Buddha as people of vast and excellent understanding; Such a person is called a pure white lotus. For evil sentient beings of wrong views and arrogance, The nembutsu that embodies Amida’s Primal Vow Is hard to accept in shinjin; This most difficult of difficulties, nothing surpasses. The masters of India in the west, who explained the teachings in treaties, And the eminent monks of China and Japan, Clarified the Great Sage’s true intent in appearing in the world, And revealed that Amida’s Primal Vow accords with the nature of beings. Śākyamuni Tathāgata, on Mount Lankā, Prophesied to the multitudes that in south India The mahasattva Nāgārjuna would appear in this world To crush the views of being and non-being; Proclaiming the unexcelled Mahāyāna teaching, He would attain the stage of joy and be born in the land of happiness. Nāgārjuna clarifies the hardship on the overland path of difficult practice, And leads us to entrust to the pleasure on the waterway of easy practice. He teaches that the moment one thinks on Amida’s Primal Vow, One is naturally brought to enter the sage of the definitely settled; Solely saying the Tathāgata’s Name constantly, One should respond with gratitude to the universal Vow of great compassion. Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, composing a treatise, declares That he takes refuge in the Tathagata of unhindered light, And that relying on the sutras, he will reveal the true and real virtues, And make widely known the great Vow by which we leap crosswise beyond birth-and-death. He discloses the mind that is single so that all beings be saved By Amida’s directing of virtue through the power of the Primal Vow. When a person turns and enters the great treasure-ocean of virtue, Necessarily he joins Amida’s assembly; And when he reaches hat lotus-held world, He immediately realizes the body of suchness or dharma-nature. Then sporting in the forests of blind passions, he manifests transcendent powers; Entering the garden of birth-and-death, he assumes various forms to guide others. Turning toward the dwelling of Master T’an-laun, the Emperor of Liang Always paid homage to him as a bodhisattva. Bodhiruci, master of the Tripitaka, gave T’an-laun the Pure Land teachings, And T’an-laun, burning his Taoist scriptures, took refuge in the land of bliss. In his commentary on the treatise of Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, He shows that the cause and attainment of birth in the fulfilled land lie in the Vow. Our going and returning, directed to us by Amida, come about through Other Power; The truly decisive cause is shinjin. When a foolish being of delusion and defilement awakens to shinjin, He realizes that birth-and-death is itself nirvāna; Without fail he reaches the land of immeasurable light And universally guides sentient beings to enlightenment. Tao-ch’o determined how difficult it is to fulfill the Path of Sages, And reveals that only passage through the Pure Land gate is possible for us. He criticizes self-power endeavor in the myriad good practices, And encourages us solely to say the fulfilled Name embodying true virtue. With kind concern he teaches the three characteristics of entrusting and non entrusting, Compassionately guiding all identically, whether they live when the dharma survives as but form, when in its last stage, or when it has become extinct. Though a person has committed evil all his life, when he encounters the Primal Vow, He will reach the world of peace and realize the perfect fruit of enlightenment. Shan-tao alone in his time clarified the Buddha’s true intent; Sorrowing at the plight of meditative and non-meditative practicers and people of grave evil, He reveals that Amida’s Light and Name are the causes of birth. When the practicer enters the great ocean of wisdom, the Primal Vow, He receives the diamond-like mind And accords with the one thought-moment of joy; whereupon, Equally with Vaidehī, he acquires the threefold wisdom And is immediately brought to attain the eternal bliss of dharma-nature. Genshin, having broadly elucidated the teaching of Śākyamuni’s lifetime, Wholeheartedly took refuge in the land of peace and urges all to do so; Ascertaining that minds devoted to single practice are profound, to sundry practice, shallow, He sets forth truly the difference between the fulfilled land and the transformed land. The person burdened with extreme evil should simply say the Name: Although I too am within Amida’s grasp, Passions obstruct my eyes and I cannot see him; Nevertheless, great compassion is untiring and illumines me always. Master Genkū, well-versed in the Buddha’s teaching, Turned compassionately to foolish people, both good and evil; Establishing in this remote land the teaching and realization that are the true essence of the Pure Land way, He transmits the selected Primal Vow to us of the defiled world: Return to this house of transmigration, of birth-and-death, Is decidedly caused by doubt. Swift entrance into the city of tranquility, the uncreated, Is necessarily brought about by shinjin. The mahasattvas and masters who spread the sutras Save the countless beings of utter defilement and evil. With the same mind, all people of the present, whether monk or lay, Should rely wholly on the teachings of these venerable masters. Sutras: Juseige | Junirai | Sanbutsuge | Shoshinge Copyright © 2006 by Nishi Hongwanji L.A.