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India Yet to Decide on Buying French Jets, Signing FGFA Deal With Russia - Duration: 2:20.
Indian authorities currently considering the purchase of French Dassault Rafale fighter
jets and the development of the joint Russia-India fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project
have not yet decided on going ahead with either of the options, a source in the Indian Ministry
of Defense told the Times of India newspaper Saturday.
Media reported on Thursday that the Indian Air Force was planning a new purchase of 36
French Rafale fighters on top of last year's deal on an identical number of aircraft.
"No final decision as yet has been taken on either the 36 more Rafales or the FGFA project,"
the source said.
The Indian Defense Ministry reportedly maintains that the purchase of French aircraft would
be cheaper than the development of the FGFA project with Russia.
The possible new purchase of Rafale jets is estimated by Indian specialists at around
60% of the first purchase amounting to $9.39 billion.
According to the outlet, the Indian Air Force is planning to use infrastructure at the Hasimara
and Ambala airbases to accommodate the additional Rafale fighters.
"This will cut down the induction costs of the 36 additional fighters," the source explained.
The Indian-French deal of the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft was signed in September
2016.
The Rafale jets agreement was announced in April 2015 during Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's visit to Paris, but negotiations on pricing have protracted.
Initially, India planned to purchase 126 Rafales, but later the sides agreed on only 36 aircraft.
Under the Russian-Indian FGFA project, both sides would invest $4 billion each at the
developmental stage, while the total cost of constructing 127 fighter jets is estimated
to amount to $25 billion.
In late July, Sergey Chemezov, the general director of Russia's Rostec state corporation,
said that the contract on FGFA will be signed shortly.
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The Philosophy of Dragon Ball – Wisecrack Edition - Duration: 12:03.
Hey Wisecrack, Jared here and today we're talking about everyone's favorite anime with
an uncomfortable amount of underage crotch-fondling...
Akira Toriyama's enduring and much-beloved, Dragon Ball.
While Dragon Ball may appear to be little more than a run-of-the-mill adventure show
for kids, the series and its spinoffs actually have roots in some pretty hefty philosophical
material.
Many fans are aware that, in creating the earliest episodes of Dragon Ball, Toriyama
drew inspiration from a five-hundred-year-old Chinese classic, Journey to the West.
The superficial similarities are easy to spot – both feature a group of four adventurers
in search of powerful magical objects, among them a monkey-like creature with a magic staff,
a horny piggish-looking fellow, et cetera.
Often overlooked, however, is the fact that Dragon Ball, much like Journey to the West,
can be read as an explicitly Buddhist allegory.
Indeed, – a show that many of us watched in our underwear on Saturday mornings while
wolfing down Cookie Crisp – offers a surprising take on fundamental elements of Buddhist doctrine.
Welcome to this Wisecrack Edition on the Philosophy of Dragon Ball.
(Note for the die-hard fans keeping score at home: since a full discussion of the extended
Dragon Ball universe would take quite a while, today we'll focus mainly on those episodes
of the original anime most heavily influenced by Journey to the West - the thirteen episodes
comprising the Emperor Pilaf saga.)
But first, a quick refresher.
Dragon Ball follows Goku, a young boy with a monkey tail and superhuman strength, and
Bulma, a girl who plans to collect the Dragon Balls in order to wish for a new boyfriend.
Along the way, they team up with Oolong, a shape-shifting pig, and Yamcha, a desert-dwelling
bandit with a crippling fear of women.
They are in a race against time to collect all seven Dragon Balls before the evil Emperor
Pilaf can snag them for himself.
At the last moment, when Pilaf has gathered all of the Dragon Balls and is about to wish
for world domination, Oolong saves the day by sabotaging his wish: "I want to have the
world-" "-the world's most comfortable pair of ultra soft UNDERWEAR!!!"
Remember that face, boys and girls.
This moment will be an important part of our discussion later on.
REMEMBER IT.
Journey to the West follows Tripitika, a Buddhist monk, and his three disciples, Monkey, Pigsy,
and Sandy, on their quest to locate and bring back sacred Buddhist scrolls to the Chinese
court.
When the pilgrims arrive at the Buddha's paradise, the scrolls they receive turn out to be completely
blank.
While Journey to the West involves characters searching for a magical object, there's
more to it than your basic (annoying) fetch quest.
The novel is often read as a Buddhist allegory, one concerned with spiritual enlightenment.
The characters move from a place of ignorance to one of insight as they get closer to their
destination.
Surprisingly enough, the same applies to Dragon Ball.
Both Dragon Ball and Journey to the West have their philosophical grounding in 'Mahayana'
Buddhism.
To vastly oversimplify, the Mahayana approach to Buddhism is distinguished from the earlier
'Theravada' school by its emphasis on the collective enlightenment of all sentient beings
in the universe, rather than that of any one individual.
Accordingly, Dragon Ball puts a premium on acts of 'compassion,' and on the growth of
the group as a whole.
When the heroes of Dragon Ball put others first, they advance in their quest.
When they act selfishly and refuse to see things from others' points of view, their
progress is delayed.
In the second episode, Goku and Bulma encounter a beached Turtle who explains that he
is lost.
While Goku wants to put their journey on hold in order to help the turtle, Bulma wants to
get right back to her quest to find the Dragon Balls.
However, Goku's act of compassion unexpectedly turns out to be the most direct route to the
next Dragon Ball.
Enter Master Roshi, hermit and pervert extraordinaire.
Roshi is grateful to Goku for returning the turtle to the sea, and gives Goku his iconic
Flying Nimbus cloud as a reward.
He also happens to own a Dragon Ball, which he is willing to give to Bulma in exchange
for...well.
It's a weird show, guys.
The ethical implications of trading peep shows for magical jewelry aside, the fact remains
that Bulma and Goku find the Dragon Ball because Goku is willing to delay his own gratification
in order to help out a fellow being in need.
Now that I think about it, as the series goes on, Goku spends a lot of time dragging around
his useless childhood friends while doing all the work – lookin' at you, Krillin.
If that ain't compassion, I'm not sure what is.
This correlation between ethical behavior and speed of progress is lifted straight from
Journey to the West, in which a lack of compassion on the part of the pilgrims causes delays
that can only be resolved through compassion and understanding.
Monkey often gets in fights with monsters, only to realize that those monsters were supposed
to help him.
Both Pigsy and Sandy start out as foes, only to eventually become allies.
This goes part of the way toward explaining early Dragon Ball's unexpected attitude
toward violence.
For a franchise that would eventually go on to feature scenes such as this.
This.
This.
This.
And this.
Dragon Ball, in its earliest episodes, has a surprising lack of violence.
Like Journey to the West, the show is preoccupied with a particular Buddhist conception of nonviolence.
Violence is not universally wrong so much as it is cumbersome – to some degree, it
does get in the way of insight.
Conversely, compassion facilitates spiritual progress.
This understanding of 'violence as roadblock' is most clearly displayed with the Ox King.
When the group first meets the Ox King, Goku tries to beat him up in order to clear the
pathway up Fire Mountain and take his Dragon Ball.
The enormous man barely feels Goku's attacks.
For the duration of this fight, everyone involved is stuck in an unproductive, pointless cycle
that gets the pilgrims nowhere.
It is only when Goku and the Ox King begin to understand each other's needs through conversation
that the team gets any closer to their goal.
Compassion and understanding, rather than violence, lead to the trade that eventually
nets the team another Dragon Ball.
Which is all well and good when you're dealing with a scary but ultimately harmless threat
like the Ox King.
But how should our heroes approach a threat that can't be reasoned with?
According to writer Paul R. Fleischman, the Buddhist approach to nonviolence makes room
for this kind of scenario: "permitting someone else to perpetrate harm without consequences
is not nonviolence".
Defending innocent lives with violent means is hardly ideal, but it is preferable to rigid
pacifism.
In the last few episodes of the Emperor Pilaf saga, the team is confronted with an existential
threats when Goku turns into a giant ape at the sight of the full moon and threatens to
eat Bulma.
So Yamcha, Puar, and Oolong cut off Goku's tail to save Bulma and stop Goku from doing
something he would later regret.
Their limited use of violence prevents worse violence down the road.
This way, at least, nobody dies.
This more nuanced understanding of violence would pop up in Toriyama's later work as well.
Listen to Goku's description of himself in response to Frieza's question, "What are you?"
Unlike the various villains that maim and murder throughout the series, Goku commits
violent acts to preserve peace.
Perhaps most interesting is how Dragon Ball handles the Buddhist concept of 'emptiness,'
the idea that things in themselves have no inherent or fixed essence.
Early on, Toriyama asks us to consider this concept in relation to the Dragon Balls: "These
gems can be used for great things.
And not so great."
From the start, the series points out that the Dragon Balls are neither inherently good,
bad, or anything in between – they are simply a store of potential energy used to fulfil
wishes.
Even so, the heroes revere them as a life-changing miracle.
Their disposition towards the Dragon Balls mirrors the pilgrims' attitude toward the
sacred scrolls in Journey to the West.
When the Buddha's assistants actually give them scrolls that are BLANK, they are more
than a little pissed off.
But they shouldn't be.
Scholar Andrew Hui argues that "[t]he blankness of the scrolls is a material manifestation
of the Buddhist doctrine of emptiness, a sign pointing to the […] nature of ultimate reality"
(Hui 3).
The Buddha himself explains to the pilgrims that "As a matter of fact, it is such blank
scrolls as these that are the true scriptures" (Cheng-en, Wu).
By undercutting their expectations, the Buddha provides the pilgrims with a profound lesson
about the nature of reality, namely that it's empty of any inherent essence.
In this way, the prank actually advances their spiritual progress.
A similar bait-and-switch occurs in Dragon Ball.
Remember Oolong's panty wish?
By ruining Pilaf's wish, Oolong undercuts the heroes' expectations, turning something
as momentous as the summoning of the Eternal Dragon into a joke.
While the Dragon Balls have provided Oolong with a pair of panties, they haven't changed
anyone's life in any meaningful way.
Which is not to say the journey was for nothing.
Far from it.
In both the show and the novel, the revelation of the quest's inherent emptiness serves as
the catalyst for growth beyond what the characters expected.
In the final chapters of Journey to the West, the pilgrims are made into high ranking members
of the Buddha's paradise, while the heroes of Dragon Ball gain insight into the true
scope of their various problems, which turn out to be not as terrible or permanent as
they'd thought.
Bulma and Yamcha had planned to use the Dragon Balls to find a boyfriend and cure social
anxiety, respectively.
But After Oolong pulls his stunt, they realize the solution to their mutual problem has been
in front of them the whole time.
They agree to get together on the spot.
Bulma lets go of her need for perfection, and Yamcha lets go of his fear.
Even Oolong, who we first meet kidnapping young girls to staff his would-be harem, has
learned to find happiness in thinking about others besides himself.
When asked whether he will accompany Yamcha and Bulma to the city, he says: "Oh well,
I guess I'll go.
You guys need me."
So – turtles, flashing, panties, and more.
All in all, a pretty weird way of getting a religious message across.
But, that's kind of the point.
Mahayana Buddhism, with its emphasis on teaching and collective enlightenment, is big into
the concept of 'skillful means,' or the guiding of sentient beings toward enlightenment according
to their current abilities – in other words, meeting people where they're at.
One way to meet people where they're at is to dispense with dry lecturing and tell them
a damn good story, and that's exactly what Dragon Ball and Journey to the West do.
With engaging plotlines, creative characters, and writing that is alternately tense and
hilarious, Dragon Ball successfully weaves Buddhist morals into a story that people love
to come back to again
and again.
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How to completely put iPhone 5/5s/6/6s/7/7s in silent mode - Duration: 1:16.
Hello everyone and welcome to my YouTube channel and today in this video we will see how to
put your iPhone in silent mode.
Now in order to put your iPhone in silent mode what you can do is you can just move
this button on the side down.
So, once you put it down you can see see the ringer is silent now.
Now what happens is when someone sends you an SMS or when someone calls you the phone
will not ring.
It will only vibrate.
So, still the phone will vibrate.
If you don't want the phone to vibrate then what you can do is we will go to this "Settings"
here.
We will go to "sounds" here and then you can see vibrate on silent.
Just disable it.
So, what happens now is neither your phone will make sound, nor it will vibrate when
someone calls you or sends you a message.
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Snowfall 1x04 Promo "Trauma" (SUB ITA) - Duration: 0:31.
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Knife-wielding man 'shot after attacking soldiers' in Brussels - AMAZING NEWS - Duration: 3:08.
Knife-wielding man 'shot after attacking soldiers' in Brussels
Belgian Authorities say a man has been shot in Brussels after attacking soldiers with a knife. Two soldiers have abeen attacked in Brussels.
BELGIUM prosecutors say soldiers have shot dead a person in central Brussels after he reportedly attacked them with a knife. "We believe that it is a terrorist attack," said a prosecutors' office spokeswoman, who added the attacker "is dead.
The spokeswoman said earlier that the attacker, a 30-year-old man "not known for terrorist activities" was critically hurt. His identity has not been released but there were unconfirmed reports he was a Somali-born Muslim.
Right now in #Brussels, #Belgium: Somali Muslim man who howls Allahu Akbar & wounds 2 soldiers with big Halal knife, has been shot dead. pic.twitter.com/iSAn9gFdB8 — 聖潔公義 (@JPY_Kurdish) August 25, 2017.
The soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack on Friday evening, one in the face and the other in the hand. The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, told reporters the incident was the work of a "lone individual".
The incident happened near the Boulevard Emile Jacqmain in the city centre of Brussels.
This screengrab shows police officials looking at a man on the pavement in the city centre of Brussels on August 25, 2017, where a man is alleged to have attacked soldiers with a knife and was shot.
The attack came two hours before reports from London that a man armed with a knife attacked two police officers outside Buckingham Palace. There were initial concerns that the two events were linked.
In addition to regular police, Brussels streets are being patrolled by soldiers because of a heightened security threat level in the wake of militant attacks in Paris and the Belgian capital in 2015 and 2016.
Brussels City mayor Philippe Close speaking to the media aftyer the incident. Picture: AFP/Belga/ Laurie DieffembacqSource:AFP.
Police secure the scene in downtown Brussels after the attack. Picture: AP Photo/Sylvain PlazySource:AP. In June, troops shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in Brussels' central train station but there were no other casualties, in what authorities treated as a terrorist incident.
The Somali-born suspect in Friday's attack is alleged to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" before the attack, Sky News reported.
A soldier cordons off an area outside Gare Central in Brussels after troops shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in June this year. Belgium's anti-terror Crisis Center said in a tweet late on Friday that the "situation is under control.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel also tweeted that "all our support is with our soldiers. Our security services remain on alert. We are following the situation closely.".
Associated Press television images from central Brussels showed that police sealed off a main street not far from the Belgian capital's main Grand Place tourist attraction.
A man lays a candle as people gather to pay tribute to the victims after suicide bombers killed 32 people in attacks on March 22, 2016.
Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people in attacks on March 22, 2016 on the Brussels main airport and subway system.
More recently in June a suicide bomber shouted "Allahu Akbar" and detonated a bomb belt at Brussels Central Station. The man was shot several times by police and later died from his wounds.
Three months earlier a man drove his car at high speed through a busy shopping area in Antwerp. In the car, authorities found knives, a shotgun and a gas can with an unknown liquid. There were no injuries.
Soldiers and policemen stand guard the Boulevard Emile Jacqmain in the city centre of Brussels.
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North Korea has fired projectiles into the sea off its east coast - AMAZING NEWS - Duration: 3:44.
North Korea has fired projectiles into the sea off its east coast
South Koreas military say North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile from its eastern province. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
NORTH Korea has fired several unidentified projectiles into the sea in what appears to be the latest weapons tests for the country that has been rapidly expanding its nuclear weapons and missile program.
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired from an area from the North's eastern coast and flew about 250 kilometers into the Sea of Japan.
The "unidentified projectiles" were fired in rapid succession, at 06:49am, 707am and 7. 19am local time (7. 49am, 807am and 8. ANALYSIS: What would a war with North Korea look like?. GOING NUCLEAR: how nuclear bombs really work.
This undated photo released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 26, shows leader Kim Jong-Un (C) presiding over a target strike exercise. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNSSource:AFP.
The US military identified the projectiles as short-range ballistic missiles, with two of them failing in flight and the third blowing up "almost immediately.
A spokesman for US Pacific Command said none of the missiles, which it said were launched near Kittaeryong, had posed a threat to either North America or the US Pacific territory of Guam.
"The first and third missiles. The second missile launch. appears to have blown up almost immediately," said the spokesman, Commander Dave Benham, adding that the launches happened over a span of 30 minutes.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Picture: Jung Yeon-Je-Pool/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images. The North's move was immediately reported to President Moon Jae-in. "The military is keeping a tight surveillance over the North to cope with further provocations", the ministry added.
The North tends to test-fire balistic missiles or other projectiles - including those from long-range multiple rocket launchers - in response to US-South Korea joint military exercises.
This undated photo released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 26, shows special operation forces personnel of the Korean Peoples Army (KPA) conducting a target strike exercise. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNSSource:AFP.
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops are taking part in the "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" joint military drills, a largely computer-simulated exercise that runs for two weeks in the South.
South Korea's presidential office said the joint war games would proceed "even more thoroughly" in response to the latest launch.
The norths latest provocative moves comes as US President Donald Trump is focused on Category Four Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to bring widespread flooding and damage to Texas.
They are the first known missile firings since July, when the North successfully flight tested a pair of intercontinental ballistic missiles that analysts say could reach deep into the U.S.
The White House said that President Donald Trump - who has warned that he would unleash "fire and fury" if the North continued its threats - was briefed on the latest North Korean activity and "we are monitoring the situation.".
The rival Koreas recently saw their always testy relationship get worse after Trump traded warlike threats.
North Korea had walked back from the threat to lob missiles toward Guam, but there had been concerns that hostility will flare up again during the Ulchi- Freedom Guardian drills between the allies that run through Aug. 31.
This undated photo released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency shows soldiers engaged in army drills. Picture: AFP/ KCNA via KNSSource:AFP.
However, some experts say North Korea is now mainly focused on the bigger picture of testing its bargaining power against the United States with its new long-range missiles and likely has no interest in letting things get too tense during the drills.
They say the North may limit its reactions to low-level provocations like artillery and short-range missile launches. Early assessments from the U.S.
and South Korean militaries suggest that the North Korean launches could be short-range Scud-B or solid-fuel KN-02 missiles, said Kim Dong-yub, a former South Korean military official who is now an analyst at Seoul's Institute for Far Eastern Studies.
While the missile that supposedly blew up immediately after launch was clearly a failure, Kim said it's too early to judge the flights of the other two missiles, since the North could have been experimenting with developmental technologies or deliberately detonated the warheads at certain heights and locations.
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Baby Play Sushi Kitchen Game - TO-FU Oh!SUSHI vs Bad Kids Made Delicous Sushi - Duration: 10:36.
Baby Play Sushi Kitchen Game - TO-FU Oh!SUSHI vs Bad Kids Made Delicous Sushi
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