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Project: Advocating for Women Refugees Detained in Texas
The number of women and children fleeing violence in their homelands and crossing the U.S.-Mexico border reached unprecedented numbers in 2014: 68,631 unaccompanied children and 68,684 family units (mostly mothers with children), translating in 2015 to a spike in the demand for CGRS's expertise and assistance in advocating for their legal protection.
In 2015, 39,399 unaccompanied children and 38,639 migrant women and children arrived at our borders—a decrease from 2014 but still the second highest number in recent years—and the demand for CGRS's expertise remains enormous. The vast majority of these recently-arrived women and children are fleeing domestic violence and other gender-based harms, as well as gang violence, and attorneys stepping up to represent them have flooded CGRS with requests for assistance.
Even though a federal judge recently ruled the Administration's current use of family detention is unlawful as applied to children, no such ruling has been issued for adult migrant women, and women (with and without children) are still being warehoused in locked facilities located far from established legal services providers.
CGRS staff attorneys have trained and mentored volunteer advocates in several detention centers, including the 2400-bed facility in Dilley, Texas. We propose here to focus on the Eloy, Arizona detention center—a mixed-gender facility that houses around five hundred women, including many female asylum seekers with domestic-violence-based claims.
The Eloy Immigration Court, which hears the asylum claims of the women from the nearby center, has one of the highest denial rates in the country—94% while the national average hovers at around 50%. Our project involves:
- Visits to Eloy to participate in Know Your Rights trainings and distribute our pro se manuals for asylum and other protection claims for survivors of domestic violence;
- Training of pro bono attorneys and local legal services providers working in Eloy o improve representation of women with domestic violence claims; and
- Ongoing monitoring of individual women's asylum cases at Eloy for possible amicus support or litigation on key issues.
Through these efforts, we hope to improve legal capacity and outcomes for women who are detained at Eloy and seeking asylum based on domestic violence, and to impact the way in which judges view and decide these cases.
The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) protects the fundamental human rights of refugee women, children, LGBT individuals, and others who flee persecution in their home countries. CGRS is the only organization providing technical assistance and materials specifically for asylum claims resulting from domestic violence and other gender-based harms, and our expertise in gender and children's asylum has gained national and international recognition. Our expertise derives from our 16 years of pioneering the standards applicable to gender asylum—the right to asylum of women fleeing gender-based harms—as well as more recent work focusing on how the advances in the law that we have made in women's cases are applicable to children's asylum claims.


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Plant Paradox Review - Plant Paradox Book Review - Dr. Gundry Lectins Debunked by T. Colin Campbell author of The China Study. Plant Paradox Diet Reviews 201...
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Dr. Greger's take here:
Rick - not only does he sell supplements but he does things like tells you not to eat beans (which contain resistant starch) and then sells supplements containing resistant starch and insoluble fiber. I have a whole playlist set up on my channel, please watch those videos and share them
good job on that video!
I see that all the time. Any diet that includes meat and diary instantly appeals to a lot of people and any vegan diet is instantly thought of as too extreme or difficult to do when nothing could be further from the truth. Beware of people selling stuff is all i can say. i sure Dr Gundry has a whole line of suppliments.................
And OIL
Lol, adding espresso to a smoothie!
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115 minutes
Rated R
by Scott Mendelson
The Host is a surprisingly successful combination of a number of genres. It is at times, a genuinely scary monster movie, a poignant family drama, a campy comedy, and, like all of the best horror films, a richly symbolic political parable. That it all gels together is almost a matter of luck. It is one of the very best monster movies in many many years, partially because it remembers to actually make your monster something to be truly frightened of.
The plot, in brief: Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) is a loving, if absent-minded father to young Hyan-seo (KO A-sung). During the day, he helps run a food stand near the Han River Bridge with his own father. All hell breaks loose on a random afternoon when a giant mutation leaps out of the river and kills dozens of citizens before snatching Hyan-seo and returning to the waters below. Fearing the worst, the rest of the family reunites and is taken into custody by the government, as the powers that be fear contamination of an alleged virus that this monster allegedly carries. After a very-much alive Hyan-seo is able to contact her father from the layer of the monstrous 'host', the entire family makes a desperate sprint to save their youngest member. Ironically, the biggest obstacles to this quest are not the threats by the monster, but the 'monstrous' bureaucracy of an uncaring and ruthless South Korean government, which may be taking its orders from someone else.
First and foremost, the creature in question was created partially by WETA Workshop (the FX house that Peter Jackson founded and used for Lord Of The Rings, King Kong, and The Frighteners), and it shows. Although the CGI isn't always seamless, the actual monster is truly horrifying. This is easily the scariest original onscreen creature since The Relic (without that creature's unfortunate resemblance to Snufalufagus from Sesame Street). Even though it's barely the size of a bus, it's presence looms much larger. Even the initial attack is shocking in its banality. It strikes without warning, in broad daylight, in plain site. The almost comical casualness of the scene and its presentation is surprisingly effective. Also worth noting is the issue of onscreen violence. Director Bong Joon-ho carefully picks and chooses when to show you gore and when to keep it off screen. Much of the violence is off screen or discreet, but every once in awhile he gives you a full on viewing of slaughter and carnage (different genre to be sure, but Last King Of Scotland also successfully used the withholding of onscreen violence to make the eventual reveals all the more sickening).
The acting is completely appropriate, bouncing between almost comical displays of anguish and deadly serious brooding. What's more noteworthy is the razor-sharp political satire than exists within. As is often the case with monster movies, the real monster is 'us'. Much of the second and third acts of the picture involve the family struggling to escape from government authorities and those who are frightened enough by the government-fueled hysteria that they would turn in their own friends for a small reward. The film specifically indicts US international policy as an unwanted and often murderous meddler as the monster is more or less created by American scientists who force Koreans to dump dangerous amounts of formaldehyde into the public waters (something that actually happened in 2000). The funniest bits involve the news coverage of the attack, which concentrates almost completely on the one American victim. This lone decent American dies heroically saving others yet becomes a key propaganda tool in suppressing the people and enforcing authoritarian martial law. The would-be subtext and symbolism is overflowing, and I'll let you decide what the movie means to you.
Yet, even if you choose to ignore the politics, you're left with a truly frightening and exciting monster movie, which balances the fantastical with a completely convincing family drama that
effectively grounds the genre elements in a frightening 'plausibility'. The horror elements are convincingly scary and pulse-pounding. The family struggles are genuinely moving. The subtext is multi-layered never simplistic. And, when appropriate, the film is laugh-out-loud amusing. Regardless of what kind of film you find The Host to be, it's a terrific piece of entertainment.


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It's been almost 18 months since I've joined the military and my days consist of 6am to 6pm most of the time which limits my time to school and relaxation.
I'll try to edit this hopefully in the coming weeks.
Trinket1010 from reddit reminded me about it with Brianjenkins9's updated list. I'll go through all Sean's vods and update it.
I also find that even hafter 18 months, I still have the most posts on this website lol.


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With Christmas two weeks away, I'm starting to feel the heat of meeting the big deadline. The Christmas photocard order was placed just a few days ago and won't arrive until the 15th, which means I'll be sending cards up through past Christmas. We've had the Christmas tree up for 10 days and it has only lights on it. The evergreen tree outside (that so delighted my neighbors when I put white lights and red ornaments on it last year) currently stands unlit with just one set of lights on the top third of it, after throwing my hands up in frustration because I couldn't reach around the top when I tried decorate it yesterday (you'd think the tree could at least stop growing for once!). All but a few gifts have yet to be determined and no clue in sight, meaning that I'll probably be wrapping gifts around midnight on Christmas Eve, again. I haven't ordered the beef tenderloin for our Christmas dinner yet.
On the bright side, I put the Ikea star lights up in the kitchen (my annual fave), at least the inside tree does has lights on it, the stockings are hung on the mantle with care, we have the advent calendars for the kids, and I've actually finished knitting a gift for my mom before December 24th!
Pattern: Susie's Reading Mitts, by Janelle Masters
Yarn: Baby Blatt from Annie Blatt
Needles: 3.75 mm / U.S. 5
The Baby Blatt was leftover from a hat that I made for my son when he was a baby but he never wore because he didn't like wearing hats.
[Unfortunately, I can't find the pattern for the baby hat, but I'm quite certain it's from Interweave Knits in an issue from about 2001-2004.]
With all the yarn I have stashed around the house, I could have chosen almost anything to use, because I had just 25 grams of Baby Blatt to use. I guess the yarn just spoke to me and I was determined to make mitts for my mother with it. Employing a good kitchen scale and dividing the yarn fairly evenly, the mitts end-up shortened through the cuff, and this should work for her because she doesn't want something too heavy on the warmth spectrum. That's one gift down, so many more to go.


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How a 2500 year old book can help you build a company today
By Emil Villumsen
Co-founder of Craft
Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is a 2500 year old book still used in teaching on military academies and on leadership courses worldwide. Plainly, the thoughts on strategy and leadership still resonates with a 21st-century audience. I've collected the best quotes and interpreted how I believe they can apply to building a company in 2017.
Easy readin'!
When to attack
Is the enemy full. Be prepared.
Is the enemy strong. Avoid him.
Attack where he least expect it.
Appear where he least expect it.
= Choose your battles wisely. And be innovative in launching things that give you a competitive advantage.
Planning is key
Victory will go to the one who plan the best ahead.
= You want to be agile, but not without thinking ahead and being strategically clever.
Know yourself
Know yourself and know the enemy and the victory will never be in danger.
= Know your values personally, as a company and where you're positioned in relation to your competitors'. Make them explicit!
Small victories
In long wars, men get tired. Keep moral high with small victories. Or a quick war.
= This is just as relevant in building a company; achieve small successes to keep morale high. Building a company is hard with lots of failures and small chances of becoming a sustainable company. Use small victories to boost everyone's motivation.
Five conditions of victory
Know when to fight. And when to not.
Know when many and when few should be put into position.
Have officers and employees with a common will
Be prepared. Expect the unexpected.
= Word.
Win big time
A winning army is like a kilogram on a weight against a gram.
= Be 10x stronger than your nearest competitor.
Strengths and weaknesses
Exhaust a rested enemy
Starve a well fed enemy
Make a secure enemy insecure
= Identify your competitor's strengths and focus on weakening them.
Crusades can't be repeated
A winning crusade cannot be repeated. They take form according to the circumstances and their endless variations.
= Each situation is new and you can't rely on old tactics. Be adaptable and aware that you have to change. You're never done innovating and disrupting your business model.
Don't march too quick
March fifty kilometers in double speed and you'll lose all your commanders.
= If you set the bar too high, morale will get low and people will abandon your project.
Humble words
Humble words combined with high activity is a sign of a commencing attack.
Strong words and an aggressive advancing is a sign of a commencing retreat.
= Companies who appear friendly but with high activity in your field, could be a threat. Companies who act aggressively and move quick might be desparate.
Peaceful words with no treaty is sign of a conspiracy.
= Your competitors might just be checking you out to copy your moves.
An advantage that is realized but not acted on is a sign of exhaustion
= If your competitors see what you're achieving, but don't copy it, it's a sign of exhaustion.
Loyal troops
If you discipline troops before they're loyal they'll despise you
= Create a mission employees are passionate about. Include them before being strict.
Let loyal troops be undisciplined and they'll become useless in time
= Be a consistent leader
Lead troops with decency and military discipline and you'll win their trust
= Be kind and strict
Consequent and effective orders create obedience and mutual trust
= Be very kind and very strict
Complicated terrain
If you arrive first in a condemned terrain, you should block it and wait for the enemy.
= If you're first in a new market, do what you can to keep competitors at bay, but expect them.
If the enemy arrive first and block it, do not follow.
= In a saturated market with strong competitors, do not try to fight them. Find a better market or niche.
If the enemy does not block it, you can follow.
= Competitors who aren't prepared for competition can definitely be challenged.
Don't seek recognition
The one who advances without seeking recognition, will retreat without shame
= If you don't enter wholeheartedly you'll also be prone to leave quicker. If you enter without the desire to become famous, you won't get disappointed if you fail.
If he's generous but cannot lead
If he's loveable but cannot command
If he's chaotic and cannot keep order
His men will act as spoiled children
= Leadership is a balance of guiding with heart and discipline
Half the victory
If you know that your enemy is vulnerable but don't see that your troops cannot attack, you only have half the victory.
= If you don't have a readied functional team, the competition matters little.
If you know the enemy is vulnerable, and your troops can attack, but don't see that the terrain is unfit for attack, you only have half the victory.
= If you don't see that the timing is wrong, you great team and product won't be sufficient.
Haste is the essence of war. Attack the enemy where he is unprepared. Attack him suddenly and by unexpected routes.
= Lean startup. Be agile and innovative, launch things that your competitors did not expect.
Deceive your soldiers
He should keep his troops in the unknown, deceive their eyes and ears
= Don't do this as a leader lol.
To win a victory
To win a victory
To obtain a goal
But now to follow up
Is a catastrophic waste


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It is very useful using the Windows search function and forcing it to search the precedents folder only. But this takes lots of 'clicks' and not everyone in our office is good with computers.
Is it possible to create a maco so we have a button on the Word ribbin that will automatically open a search box and have it only search that one specific folder? Note: I know what a Macro is, but have no idea how to make them.
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400 militants may cross over into India
400 militants crossing over into India…. Am wondering if the congress government is arranging a reception committee to welcome them. They would be weary and tired after all the traveling they would have done. Also they belong to a community which sadly has been converted into a "vote bank" over the last 60 odd years, and they cant afford to loose their "vote bank". And with basic arithmetic, if 10 militants killed more than 150 in November last year ……..hmm… 400 can kill 6000… I guess i got my math right.
When will we take terrorism seriously and stop making it look like a smoke screen created by the saffron brigade.?
Srinagar: Ahead of elections, infiltration bids across the Line of Control have increased. As many as 400 militants are reportedly waiting to cross over from Pakistan and the Army has launched massive combing operations.
The Army has killed 28 militants over the past two weeks in Kupwara but it has also lost 11 men, mostly from the elite Special Forces in the jungle warfare.
With Taliban on the loose in Pakistan, security forces have intensified patrolling and reviewed security along the LoC. A greater synergy of intelligence sharing between police and army has thwarted many such incursions.
But despite the counter-infiltration measures, sources say 20-40 militants – mostly from the Lashkar-e-Toiba – may have managed to sneak in.
It's a clear and present danger, especially with intercepts by security forces suggesting that the Taliban might give direct or indirect support to the militancy in Kashmir.


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Autism Awareness Puzzle Piece Art Jewelry Pendant, Multi color
This Autism Puzzle Piece enameled necklace comes on an 18"cord. Each are backed with hand hammered aluminum- a non reactive metal that will not tarnish but keep its shine. It is to raise awareness of Autism. Each one of these Pieces goes through several kiln firings to get the desired color. Enameling is a process of melting glass powders onto the prepared metal. These are a sweet way to let that person know how special they are to you!Each one is unique and made one at a time. Pendant measures 1 3/4" L by 1" wide. Each one is slightly different, all are beautiful- you are getting the one shown in the picture. They are artist signed on the back of the aluminum.
This one has the colors of sky blue, yellow/gold, and shades of green..all are one of a kind.


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In the Arcane Realm, Suffah is a major world religion in which followers called Saffas seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. It consists of a variety of mystical paths that are designed to ascertain the nature of humanity and of God and to facilitate the experience of the presence of divine love and wisdom in the world.
Suffas have six main beliefs.
- Belief in Ilah as the only creator God
- Belief that angels presence remain in the world
- Belief in the holy book, Farqah
- Following the unnamed Prophet's lifestyle
- Belief in the Day of Judgement…
- The day when the life of every sapient being will be assessed to decide whether are resurrected into paradise or cease to exist.
- That Ilah has the knowlege of all that will happen but doesn't stop sapient beings making free choices.
The holy book of Suffah is the Furqah.
Suffah practices are basically thosed stated in the holy book, Furqah or based on the historical lifestyle of the prophet who saved the scripture from being lost in past wars.
The Five Pillars of Suffah are the five obligations that every Suffa must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life.
The Five Pillars consist of:
- Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Suffah profession of faith
- Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day
- Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy
- Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan
- Hajj: pilgrimage to Majinn
Suffas generally belong to a circle or group, led by a Sheikh. Suffa circles usually belong to an order or tariqa and each has a spiritual lineage, which traces its succession back to notable Suffas of the past, and often ultimately to the prophet or one of his close associates. The turuq (plural of tariqa) are not enclosed like monastic orders; rather the members retain an outside life. Membership of a Suffa group often passes down family lines. Meetings may or may not be segregated by gender according to the prevailing custom of the wider society.
Suffah practice in these orders includes
- Dhikr, or remembrance (of God), which often takes the form of rhythmic chanting and breathing exercises.
- Sama, which takes the form of music and dance — the whirling dance is a form well known beyond Jinnistan.
- Muraqaba or meditation.
- Visiting holy places, particularly the tombs of Suffa saints, in order to remember death and the greatness of those who have passed.
Suffah generally is accepting of magic that used to understand natural law and used to do good. Suffah is merciful to those who use magic to defend themselves or someone else but forbids against using it to harm or violate life. Basically that means Suffas avoid using curses, hexes, divination, or necromagy.
The aims of Suffah include: the experience of ecstatic states, purification of the heart, overcoming the lower self, extinction of the individual personality, communion with God, and higher knowledge.
Suffah is first large religion of the Djinn since they arrived on the planet. The vast majority of djinn were Suffa and their society followed rules based in their holy book. Classical Suffas were characterized by their asceticism, especially by their attachment to dhikr, the practice of repeating the names of Ilah, often performed after prayers. Suffah was primarily thought of as the belief of the djinn, although there were followers of other races as well.
Near the end of the Ghulat Wars, a prophet whose named was lost to time was revealed by God's angel that the Shaytan would invade the capital of Jinnistan. While many ignored his claims, those clans that followed his advice fled just before the attack. The prophet was able to retrieve as much scripture as he could. With the rise of other civilizations generations later, the scattered Suffah followers and converts followed these recovered scriptures, creating the various orders which connected to each with the globalization of the world.


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Fixing Social Security: Privatization and the Alternatives
Spring 2005
Former President George W. Bush
The federal Social Security Administration has predicted that the current Social Security system will start paying out more in benefits than it collects from taxes by the year 2018.
Heating up is the debate over just how to fix the over 60 year-old system.
"We have known about this problem for quite some time," Scott Frey, of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, www.ncpssm.org, told the American Retiree. "Now, there seems to be an atmosphere of crisis being created in order to push unfavorable, radical changes to the forefront."
Frey, a Democrat and policy advisor for the national committee—one of the country's largest senior advocacy groups, strongly opposes plans put forth by the Bush Administration to overhaul the current system.
Making the situation worse, he said, is that fact that "Social Security was barely discussed during the 2004 election. Still, it is an issue that concerns all Americans."
Shortly after reelection, President Bush, who will begin his second four-year term in 2005, announced his agenda to refocus attention on what some have long-considered a controversial plan to privatize Social Security.
Privatization would allow younger workers to divert some payroll taxes into individual retirement accounts similar to 401(k) plans. Those near retirement would remain on the current system.
At present, workers pay 6.2 percent of their taxable income into the Social Security system. Employers match that amount bringing the total contribution to 12.4 percent per worker.
However, the system will begin to fall short in 2018 and will fund only 73 percent of scheduled benefits by 2042, according to the federal government.
The presidential Social Security Commission outlined three privatization plans to fix Social Security in 2000; however, the ideas were shelved after the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks.
One proposal would divert 2 percent of workers' taxable income into private accounts, while the remaining 4.2 percent and the taxes employers pay would go into the system to help fund benefits for current retirees, reported the Associated Press (AP).
The proposal, according to the AP, leaves an estimated shortfall of about $2 trillion over 10 years to continue funding current benefits. Bush has not said how the $2 trillion transition costs would be funded, nor has the commission.
The American Retiree recently spoke to Michael Tanner, who is director of health and welfare studies for the Cato Institute Project on Social Security Choice, www.cato.org, a Liberal public policy group in support of privatization. Tanner also served as an informal adviser to the Social Security commission.
Tanner acknowledged that stabilizing the Social Security system in its current form is impossible.
"We can't afford to sit back and do nothing," said Tanner. "Every two-year election cycle that we wait makes Social Security reform approximately $320 billion more expensive."
Tanner believes that the same risks critics associate with privatization, ultimately the use of a market-based system, exist in an entirely public system.
He wrote several works that examine the future of Social Security in America and authored his own privatization proposal.
Under Tanner's proposal, individuals would be allowed to divert their half of the Social Security payroll tax to individually-owned investment accounts. The remaining 6.2 percent, or the employer's half of the tax, would be used to pay transition costs and to fund disability and survivors' benefits, according to Tanner.
Surplus to Deficit
In June 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his intention to provide a program for Social Security.
The first monthly benefit check was issued to a retired legal secretary from Vermont in 1940.
In the late 70s and early 80s, the system faced what appeared to be eminent bankruptcy.
While running for a second term in office, former President Ronald Reagan said during the 1980 presidential debates "Social Security system was based on a false premise, with regard to how fast the number of workers would increase and how fast the number of retirees would increase."
Former President Ronald Reagan
The Clinton Administration throughout the 90s held a series of town hall meetings around the country to warn of the system's bleak future. In addition, the Administration left behind a multi-trillion dollar Social Security surplus.
Approximately one month before the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks, CNN reported that the federal government would cover $9 billion of federal spending by dipping into retirees' Social Security surplus.
Many blamed a $1.35 trillion tax cut championed by President Bush for the decision.
In the book the Looting of Social Security written by economist Allen Smith, Smith blames President Bush for "stealing" approximately $1.5 trillion in Social Security money. "President Bush has used the surplus money mostly to fund tax cuts for wealthy Americans while robbing many of their hard earned money and their rights," Smith wrote.
According to Tanner, of the Cato Institute, the system still has a surplus today and continues to generate more money than it takes in.
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute Project on Social Security Choice
Finding Alternatives
But the retirement of nearly 76 million "baby boomers" will leave fewer people paying into Social Security in a little over a decade.
Groups like For Our Grandchildren Social Security Education Project, www.forourgrandchildren.org, a Virginia-based non-profit organization, have made it their mission to raise awareness about the urgent need for Social Security reform.
Nevertheless, opponents of privatization have pledged to fight plans to overhaul the current system.
Some argue that the system can be altered through benefit cuts for future retirees and raising the retirement age to improve future funding. Alternatives to privatization also include raising caps on earnings subject to the Social Security tax and investing a portion of the program's income in low-risk investments.
According to Frey, of the national Social Security committee, the public institution, once privatized, would be at the whim of corporations and Wall Street brokers. And no matter how you look at it, privatization possesses inherent problems, he said.
For one, transition remains a huge hurdle. Diverting any percentage of the Social Security payroll tax into a private account would create a problem for current retirees.
Frey said that proposals in support of Social Security privatization will become increasingly unpopular once people understand the risks and the trade-offs.
"If we are going to move ahead to fix the inherent problem with the Social Security system, let's put all of the proposals on the table and let Americans vote before decisions get made," said Frey.


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Morihei Ueshiba and his association with Masahisa Goi of the Byakko Shinko Kai
Morihei Ueshiba described his enlightenment experiences and spiritual understandings in a book called Takemusu Aiki. This work, based on a series of lectures by the founder of aikido edited and compiled by Hideo Takahashi, is an invaluable document for those seeking an understanding of the deeper meaning of the art. In this interview, Mr. Takahashi talks about takemusu aiki and his spiritual master, Masahisa Goi, the founder of the Byakko Shinko Kai and a close friend of Morihei Ueshiba.
AJ: I understand that the Byakko Shinko Kai is a third-generation descendant of the Omoto religion.
Takahashi Sensei: In historical terms, it can be said that "Seicho no Ie" was born from the Omoto religion and that the Byakko Shinko Kai was born from the Seicho no Ie. After the war, at the beginning of 1945, Goi Sensei got to know about the Seicho no Ie and involved himself in its many activities, eventually becoming a local instructor. Then, in 1949 he started a spiritual ascetic practice in order to achieve kuu (stillness). Goi Sensei said: "Kuu is not a nihilistic or negative condition. It contains nothing, yet everything. It is the life of God living vibrantly." Goi sensei called it "the practice of freeing your mind of all thoughts," and he practiced it without eating for three months in the middle of the town. Finally, he succeeded in no longer having any human thoughts and attained Oneness with God—one's own true nature. At that time Goi Sensei was still an instructor of the Seicho no Ie, but what he was doing began to stray from the practices of this religion. Therefore, Goi Sensei was asked to resign from his post as instructor and this led him to start a spontaneous gathering of people. Thus, the core group of the Byakko Shinko Kai started in 1951. In 1955, it became a religious corporation, and one or two years after that, Goi Sensei became acquainted with the name of Ueshiba Sensei.
What led to the meeting between the two men?
Ashihei Hino wrote about O-Sensei in a novel called King's Throne (Oja no Za, which was serialized in the magazine Shosetsu Shincho. This was the first instalment of the story. Goi Sensei read the novel and remarked, "He (O-Sensei) is a great man. He is not an ordinary person." Then Mrs. Hayashi, a member of the Byakko Shinko Kai, happened to tell Goi Sensei that she knew Ueshiba Sensei. Her husband was a member of the Board of Directors of the Aikikai or some such position. Goi Sensei felt he would like to meet Ueshiba Sensei. There was only one person in all of Goi Sensei's life that he ever wanted to get acquainted with, and that was Ueshiba Sensei. I heard that Ueshiba Sensei knew that he was going to meet some special person, and was expecting someone to introduce him to the person he was meant to meet. Therefore, when Mrs. Hayashi told O-Sensei that she wanted to introduce Goi Sensei to him, O-Sensei said, "Oh, it was you I was waiting for." Hearing the name of Goi Sensei, O-Sensei said, "He is a wonderful human being." Finally their meeting took place at Jinbo-cho, Kanda, in Tokyo, in October 1957.
Around 1957 or 1958, when we built an annex to the main building at the Headquarters of Byakko Shinko Kai, we laid down judo mats so that people could practice aikido. This new building was finished in November, the month of Goi Sensei's birthday, and Ueshiba Sensei came to our dojo to give a demonstration of aikido. After then O-Sensei visited our dojo several more times and taught us aikido directly. I was also one of his students at that time.
Were you taught aikido regularly by Ueshiba Sensei?
No. What I did regularly was to listen to Ueshiba Sensei's talks, which then became the contents of the book, Takemusu Aiki. O-Sensei said to me, "Takahashi-san, come to Iwama. I will talk to you about aikido," so I went to Iwama every month. From April of 1958 through the beginning of 1961, I visited Iwama once a month to listen to O-Sensei's lectures. Then I wrote them down in manuscript form at home and went back to O-Sensei again with them for review. After I obtained his approval, I published them in our publication, Byakko. On my first visit I brought a tape recorder with me, but Ueshiba Sensei did not allow me to use it. I had to take dictation while listening to O-Sensei and I had quite a hard time because there were many words I had never heard of before. Ueshiba Sensei had a notebook in his hands and read to me what he had written down. When I look back now how it was then. I realize that I truly received private lectures, face-to-face, about "Aiki."
What was the subject of O-Sensei's lectures?
All his talks were about spiritual matters. The book Takemusu Aiki contains what Ueshiba Sensei talked to me about face-to-face, as well as one of his talks from "Meetings With Ueshiba Sensei" which were held once a month at the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo.
One can imagine how hard it must have been to follow and record O-Sensei's lectures since their content is so difficult to understand.
I am pleased to know that I managed to produce a rather good work. When I was with O-Sensei, I was completely absorbed in listening to him and writing down his words. This was different from understanding what he was saying. I could record his words because I was meeting O-Sensei face-to-face and directly listening to his lectures. I was in such a special atmosphere. If, for example, I were to listen to a tape of O-Sensei's lectures or something else that remains today, I wonder if I would be able to understand his words. Direct communication with a living person is different.
Did you ask Ueshiba Sensei to explain the meaning of any words that you did not understand?
No. The atmosphere was such that I could not ask him to repeat what he said or to answer any questions. Ueshiba Sensei was talking with the conviction that I knew all the names of the deities, too. Therefore I wrote wrote down what I heard, for example, in katakana (one of two Japanese phonetic alphabets), and when I got home, I looked up the words in the mythological books, such as the Kojiki, to find out the Japanese characters. When I could not locate the characters for the words anywhere, I left them in katakana.
Did Ueshiba Sensei correct and change those words into the correct kanji?
No. He left them as they were, no matter how they were written, in hiragana (the other phonetic alphabet) or katakana. However, he certainly checked my manuscripts each time, reading them through in front of me. Sometimes he corrected a few things, but usually almost everything was okay as it was written.
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While difficult to identify due to the legendary painter's stubborn refusal to sign his paintings, the work of Giuseppe Rakneberg ranks among the art world's great treasures. Over the course of his short life, Rakneberg's work went from being a simple outpouring of youthful exuberance to a means of coping with the parade of personal tragedies that marked his later years, running the full scope of human emotions along the way.
At the age of 23, his promising career was dealt a potentially fatal blow when he was struck blind, necessitating a complete change in the burgeoning master's style and technique. Worsening the difficulty for him were the constant reminders from his mother that he would have still had his eyesight had he only learned to limit the time he spent locked in the bathroom during his adolescence. Guilt associated with his mother had already at that point informed some of Rakneberg's early work, through which he attempted to find redemption in the wake of his perceived role in her health problems, the beginnings of which had coincided with his having stepped on a crack at the age of seven. Rakneberg increasingly viewed art as a way to escape a troubled home life, in which he was charged with caring for his younger brother, who had become a burden on the family after his face had become stuck like that.
Despondent and penniless, Rakneberg took a job as a house painter, having convinced a contractor that he could save him money by being able to work after hours and without the aid of bright spotlights. Though he struggled at first, with time and practice he eventually elevated house painting to an art form, first finding a voice for his pain with the seminal work Blank White Bedroom Wall (1959). Over the next decade, the demand for Rakneberg's house paintings grew to the point where he was commissioned for larger and more prestigious projects, culminating in an invitation to paint the new cafetorium at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. The resultant work was his masterpiece, the aqua blue walls of Cafetorium Interior (1968) a statement of such clarity and complexity that it left him in a particularly fragile emotional state at its completion. At the unveiling ceremony, this would prove to be his downfall, as the American Sign Language for applause, enthusiastically yet inaudibly displayed by all in attendance, left him with the mistaken impression that his work had not been well-received, since he could not see the crowd cheering wildly, and he went home and took his own life. Compounding the calamity, his loved ones discovered while going through his possessions that he had only needed one more stamp on his card to get a free sub sandwich.
So you can see why the asking price for this house is above market value. Think of it as a bargain, as it is not only a real estate investment, but an important work of art. The seller also requests that you not paint over the eaves, regardless of their disrepair.
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Particularly economical with EU energy efficiency class A++
Save up to 40% more electricity – hot water connection
Easy loading and unloading – Cutlery tray
Very easy door opening and closing – ComfortClose
Every piece of crockery has its place − Miele basket design
Semi-integrated dishwasher
with 3D cutlery tray and 44 dB(A) for maximum convenience.
Particularly economical with EU energy efficiency class A+++
Versatility for all loads – 3D cutlery tray
Perfect results – only 6,5 l water consumption with Sensor wash
Long-lasting sparkle for your glasses – Perfect GlassCare
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Want to work for a startup? Check out jobs in these cities
There's a startup boom, and it's not just limited to San Francisco and New York City. See which metro areas have the most startups sprouting up.
It can be hard to picture what large corporations like the Googles, Microsofts, and Amazons of the world were like when they first opened up shop. But every successful company—and professional—has to start somewhere, and getting in on the ground floor of "the next big thing" can be pretty exciting and rewarding.
If you've never worked at a startup before, don't worry. While it's usually not just a bunch of millennials in flannel shirts, drinking cold brew and playing with fidget spinners, you'll first want to check out our advice for making the transition from corporate to startup culture.
Next, you'll need to find a good startup to work for (you can start with one of the venture capitalist-approved startups hiring on Monster) or a city where startups are sprouting up left and right.
Recently, the 2017 Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship, a study that measures startup growth by focusing on metrics such as employment, business creation, and geography, released its annual list of cities with the highest startup growth.
Washington, D.C., leads the ranking, followed by Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, and Atlanta. Check out the full list of metro areas experiencing the highest startup growth below—and if you see a city you're interested in, click the link to see which startup jobs are hiring now on Monster.
Cities with high startup growth:
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
- Columbus, Ohio
- Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- Indianapolis-Carmel
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
- Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
- San Antonio-New Braunfels
- Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
- Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
- Baltimore-Towson
- Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
- Cincinnati-Middletown
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
- Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
- Las Vegas-Paradise
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
- Providence-New Bedford-Fall River
- Jacksonville, Florida
Find all startup jobs on Monster.


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South Park Kitchen dishes comfort to beer fans
Homestyle soups, skillets, pies, and sandwiches
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"It breaks my heart. I still don't understand it."
Jen Sewell started as an unpaid intern 11 years ago at Star 100.7. "I was with the station from day one when it started as Star 100.7." Sewell went on to become music director, assistant program director, and cohost of the Star afternoon show with Greg Simms.
She was told she was out of a job just before her afternoon shift was to start at 3 p.m. on March 31. Another DJ did her shift. Six days later KFMB-FM's Star 100.7 was "blown up" and became Jack 100.7. The Jack format, now being added to stations across the country, is known for its lack of DJs, no new music, and its genreless list that jumps from Melissa Etheridge to Def Leppard to the J. Geils Band. (Jack 100.7 promo: "We're like your iPod on shuffle.") Anita Rush, another Star 100.7 DJ, left the station for personal reasons two weeks before the arrival of Jack. The Jeff and Jer morning ensemble are now the only live personalities left on the station.
"Star had the reputation of being one of the most successful 'hot AC' [adult contemporary] stations in the country," said Sewell.
"Tracy [Johnson, KFMB general manager] told me, 'We're not renewing your contract. The station is changing its plans, and they don't include you. '"
Sewell said she is getting married in two weeks and "actively looking for a job. I'm willing to relocate."
As music director Sewell was credited for helping to break Santana's "Smooth" and Sting's "Desert Rose" as national hits. She won new Mercedes-Benzes in both 1999 and 2000 as part of a national competition for radio execs who can best predict new hits.


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July 10, 2019
eFlow and Sport Ireland today announced their official partnership to help support Ireland's elite athletes. The partnership will see eFlow support Irish athletes on their journey to competing at major international events.
April 19, 2018
Following the recent press release by Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, we wish to advise customers that we are awaiting confirmation of how the scheme will be rolled out. We will ensure to update all customers as soon as more information becomes available.
February 26, 2018
The M50 Quick Pay app from eFlow makes your M50 tolls simpler to pay. Whether you live in Ireland or are just here to see the sights it couldn't be easier to pay for your M50 Toll journeys! You already have enough to be forgetting, now the M50 toll won't be one of them!


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Transform your cloakroom cupboard or hall way with this easy to install cloakroom package!
Using our adjustable ShelfTrack system, this design allows you to create the perfect storage solution for spaces up to 4' / 1.22m wide!
Simply fix the Track system to the back wall and slot the shelves onto the tracks!
This design includes a 2' / 61cm wide section of long hanging space to the left hand side, for long overcoats, with two shelves above for hats and gloves etc.
To the left is a 2' / 61cm wide section of short hanging space for jackets or childrens coats, above a section of three shoe racks. Each shoe rack will hold 2 - 3 pairs of shoes.
All shelving used is our 12" / 30.5cm deep SuperSlide. You can upgrade by selecting the appropriate option below, to our 16" / 40.6cm deep SuperSlide shelving.
All hardware is included, but please be sure to select the type of wall fixings that you require when ordering.
This product is available to buy from Organise My Home.Use the name of this product as a reference when searching their website or speaking to a representative on the 'phone.Visit their website by clicking here to see their range of Hallway & Cloakroom Shelving packages or call 01622 872006 for more information.
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This retail lighting fit-out for Mitchell Ogilvie on Edward street was designed to allow the products to 'shine'. The aim was to be flexible, while ensuring high vertical illuminance was achieved to ensure that the store appeared bright and large to pedestrians. 9W LED strip and profile was used to highlight the shelving and joinery; while RAAT metal halide down lights were used because their high CRI showcased the high-end materials and fabrics of the clothing being sold. N.B. Pendant not supplied by Lumen8
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Green Pearl Granite
Green Pearl is an Indian Green granite, also known as Verde Uba Tuba granite. A beautiful granite with green base and pearl type structure. This granite is available in following finishing :
- Polished
- Flamed
- Honed
|Name of Stone
|Green Pearl Granite
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|Finishing Available
|Polished, Flamed
|Kitchen Countertops, Flooring, Vanity Top, Wall Cladding
Green Pearl Granite Finishing
Green Pearl granite is an Indian Granite. We process the Granite in following finishing :
- Polished
- Flamed
- Bush Hammered
- Sandblasted
- Brushed
- Antique
Green Pearl Granite Slabs
We cut this Granite in different Slabs such as small slabs medium slabs and gangsaw slabs . Following sizes are mainly available in Green Pearl Granite Slabs :
- Jumbo Gangsaw Slabs (2600mm & above x 1600mm & above) in 20, 30,40…..150mm
- Mini Gangsaw Slabs (2200mm & above x 1200mm & above) in 20,30,40………150mm
- Vertical Cutter Slabs (2200mm & above x 600mm & above) in 20,30,40………..150mm
- Tiles 1′ x 1′ x 10mm or 305x305x10mm
- Tiles 2′ x 1′ x 10mm or 610x305x10mm
- Tiles 400 x 400 x 10mm
The Granite is very useful to use as Kitchen Countertops, Vanity tops and Flooring. Cost and price of Green Pearl Granite varies on the size and dimensions. This is one of the best green granite available at the moment in india. It can be used for big projects.
Technical Data : Available on request only..
This is a hard Granite and we have found that it is very useful in indoor applications such as Flooring, Kitchen Countertops, Steps, Treads, Staircases, Vanity tops, vases. We recommend you to buy this Granite in Slabs and tiles form.
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MRE Logistics is the U.S. distributor for the high-quality Golden Season RationZ MREs and disaster rations. RationZ products are HACCP and ISO9000 certified, and are applicable for any standard and religious observances. Low cost, extraordinary quality, and immediate delivery to either the seaport or international airport are the hallmarks of Golden Season and its world-wide reputation for feeding hungry troops or disaster victims. MRE Logistics is proud to represent only the best world class product to our valuable clients. RationZ meals are available in the current menu lineup, or may be custom designed for menus and contents. Customer service will be happy to work closely with you, no matter your requirement. We also offer the only Mil-Spec 3-Meal Pack in the industry. Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner, all in one convenient retort package. Ask for our "build-it" list to custom assemble meals to meet your exacting needs.
RationZ is an export-only product. However, vegetarian and the remarkable disaster porridge meals may be imported into the U.S.
RationZ ReadyMeal Pack
- 8 oz / 227g Main Entrée / Dish *** (See below)
- 5 oz / 150g Side Dish *** (See below)
- 2 oz / 57g Raisins & Mix Nuts
- 2 oz / 50g Cookies or Wheat Bread
- Instant Beverage Mix
- Plastic Spoon
- Coffee, Sugar, Creamer
- Salt, Pepper Sachet
- Napkin, Moist Towel
- Optional: Flameless Heater
**Choices of Main Entrée / Dish
- Chicken Curry with Potato
- Beef Stew with Potatoes and Vegetables
- Mutton Stew
- Chicken in Tomato Sauce
- Pasta with Marinara Sauce and Veggie Crumbles
- Vegetarian Chili with Beans
**Choices of Side Dish
- Plain Rice
- Noodles / Spaghetti
Certifications: HALAL, HACCP, ISO9001, ISO22000, QS Safety Mark Packing: 12 packs per carton, 19200 per 40 ft HQ container
RationZ is an export-only product applicable for all religious dietary restrictions. Standard, Halal, and Kosher.
- 1 pallet 672 full meals / 56 cases: W/IRH........$3,628.80.........W/O IRH.......$3,494.40
- 20' Con't 6,720 full meals / 560 cases: W/IRH........$31,472.00........W/O IRH.......$30,128.00
Additional discounts are available for bulk & organizational orders. We also offer RationZ in 1,600 case, 19,200 meal 40' HQ containers.
Costs are FOB Seaport or Int'l Airport Dalian, CN.


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Take promotional videos in Kilkenny for instance. Did you know that 45% of businesses use promotional explainer videos on their home page? Furthermore, that 83% of those businesses in Kilkenny believe those videos to be effective for their marketing?
The Awesome Benefits of Promotional Videos
You can use promotional videos to serve a number of purposes on your websites such as Mission to Lars
- Your company by educating visitors on its history, focus on philanthropy, strong leadership, or some other meaningful segment worth highlighting.
- Your products (through demonstrations, 360-degree views, etc.).
- How a service works to improve the lives of customers.
- A new product, service, or an otherwise big change for the company that promises to have a positive impact on customers.
Those are just the things you can do with a promotional video in Kilkenny. But what about the benefits?
Outshine the competition
Because promotional videos allow you to get up close and personal with your visitors, you're giving them a chance to see something that your competition hasn't been as transparent about. When it comes time to compare the two, there'll be no question in their minds as to which is better… because they've seen yours in action.
Promotional Videos deliver the best sales pitch, every time
Humanize your brand
If you use real people within your promotional videos in Kilkenny, you're giving your audience a chance to put a face to all those words and images on your site. Even if you choose not to show off your CEO or the people doing the work behind the scenes, including a strong human element may be enough to help visitors more strongly connect to your brand. That's not something that's so easily accomplished with content alone. If you want them to see your true personality, promotional videos are a great way to do it.
Maintain eye contact
You wouldn't go about creating content if you knew your visitors weren't interested in it, right? Say you discovered that they just really didn't dig infographics. You probably wouldn't spend the money or time to create them then.
Cover your bases
On a related note, 25% of consumers lose interest in a website if there's no video on it. Even though that's only a quarter of your audience in Kilkenny, it's still a sizeable enough chunk to inspire you to get video on your site ASAP
Speak their language
For many service-based businesses, it can be difficult to explain to prospective customers what you do or why they may need your service. This is especially true for technology companies trying to cater to an older audience. What you can do, then, is simplify your business and use a language they understand.
Start the conversation
When your site is new or your brand unheard of, a promotional video can take your visitors from feeling like they've entered a completely alien terrain to feeling like they're at home, chilling on the sofa with their best friends. If done right, you can use a promo video as a conversation starter and open the lines of communication by welcoming your visitors to your site.
Give mobile users more shareable content
Videos, in general, are an incredibly shareable content type. They've actually proven to be even more popular with mobile users as 92% of people who watch videos on their phones share them with others. By using a responsive video gallery plugin on your site, they'll basically have no excuse to not share yours.What Are Explainer Videos, and Why Are They So Popular There are many marketing tools that have been growing strong in the last few years. Some of them are actually useful, and some others are only popular. Few of them get the whole combo: In this group you'll find explainer videos, which are popular and super effective! But, what exactly is an animated explainer video? Explainer videos are short videos that explain a business idea in less than 90 seconds. They're interesting and straightforward –with the help of a clear message and attractive visuals, these types of videos quickly grab the audience's attention. An explainer video is informative and educational: it communicates what your company offers, how it'll help your customers with their specific problems and why the product or service your company offers is the best alternative! And it does all of that it in just a few seconds. • Explainer videos are short: Just like in this example, a good explainer video must deliver a business idea in just a few seconds –specifically, in 90 seconds or less. • They're simple: They communicate a message in a simple and concise way • They use animated characters: With the use of animated characters, explainer videos have a good dose of humor and personality. • Meet the audience's needs: With explainer videos, the most important thing is to focus on the audience and their problems, so they can feel that you're directing your message to them, and feel identified with your company. • They generate brand recognition: By representing your company in every second of the video, using your brand colors and overall spirit. All of these characteristics together is what makes an explainer video stand out from the rest. 95% of people have watched an explainer video to learn more about a product or service –that's almost everyone!
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The Rotolight Anova PRO 2
KitPlus were invited the official launch of the new Rotolight Anova Pro 2 at Celebro Studios in the heart of London's West End.
The Celebro studio is the perfect setting for the launch presented by the multi award-winning Martin Stanford with Rod Gammons and Wesley Dodd.
Anova PRO 2 is a revolutionary LED Studio/location light and HSS flash, that redefines the standard for professional studio or location lighting. One of the brightest LED lights ever launched in its class, Anova Pro 2 delivers an incredible 10,700 lux output at 3 feet, 70% more power output than its predecessor. With a mere 72W consumption, Anova PRO 2 reduces operating costs for studio operation, whilst providing unrivalled battery performance on location
Full availabilty and pricing is at the end of the video.
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Search and rescue teams arriving in Japan's hardest hit areas are so far finding very few survivors, after last week's devastating earthquake. The official number of deaths has climbed above 1,800, but officials fear the eventual number may exceed 10,000, as thousands of bodies are now being discovered on remote beaches. In the days since the earthquake, Japan has experienced an additional 403 aftershocks -- 32 of them with a magnitude greater than 6.0. Fire crews, rescue teams, and volunteers are now digging through the wreckage left by the tsunami, as evacuation efforts continue around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and engineers work to regain control of the failing reactors. [Be sure to see earlier entries from When the Quake Struck and Scenes from the Aftermath]
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Cyndamico needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 121 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
design in bloom
floral art for events
We are a boutique floral design firm specializing in events. Weddings are 98% of our business and our core target market is engaged women between 25 and 45 years of age. A very small but growing part of our business is same sex marriages and second (or third!) marriages.
I do not like overly rounded fonts, but prefer a more crisp clean look. Lower case letter appeal to the artist in me, but I'm not against upper. Turning the 'i' from the in into a bloom is an idea I've toyed with along with the entire Design In Bloom within some sort of bloom. Clean, memorable with impact. Color is good, but it must also work in black and white, or white on black which is my preference. Can't wait to see what you do - good luck!
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A man lives in a field near our house. He's not officially supposed to be there but I know he lives there because I've seen him first thing in the morning and last thing at night when walking my dog.
He's lived there for years. For as long as I can remember. When he first moved in someone quickly dobbed him into the council and they tried to re-home him in a nice clean council house. After all, people in a civilised country like ours don't live in fields – do they?
It didn't really work. After a few weeks his time spent in the field was getting more and more, way beyond the 10 pm curfew he was supposed to stick to, so as to keep his house.
People say he's simple. And you might think so too when you first meet him. His thick Northern Irish accent delivered at machine gun speed with little time or thought for the sensibility of his audience wouldn't impress a BBC newsreader at all. Picked up on the tinker site they say, along with his love of ponies and the wide grass roadside strip.
But he's not simple at all. Oh, far from it. You see for a man who wants to live in a field he doesn't own, and not be disturbed by anyone, he's very smart. He chose his field very carefully. Maybe it was a happy accident but the 24 metre by 60 metre strip runs alongside the big intercity trunk road they built around here about 20 years ago, and this particular strip was purchased as part of the construction and the ownership was never properly reassigned after the road was built. I know this because he told me. Apparently there are strips of land all over the country like this, he said.
First the highway authority's lawyers tried to get him out. But they couldn't figure it. Then the council put their team of lawyers onto it. Even the original road builder got their man onto it at one point. Finally all the lawyers got together in a room to try and figure out a way to move him on (God knows what that cost?) but try as they might they couldn't figure out who owned the plot at the end of the day. After a time, one by one, they lost interest. That was 15 years ago and he's still there.
You might think a man who lives in field wouldn't have any friends. And if you asked him he'd probably say he hasn't, and doesn't want any either. But it's odd. For a man who lives in a field and doesn't want any friends, he does have them. They might not admit it and they might not talk about him at their fancy dinner parties (or maybe they might), but they certainly do look after him and make his life in the field possible.
Like the lady from the council who tried to re-home him in the first place and then when she failed officially she unofficially went on to guide him through the benefits maze to get a bit of money to feed his ponies. Or Mike the mechanic who comes out to the field laden down with all his tools to fix the van. Or the local dentist who notifies him via text for his check-ups, because the Royal Mail doesn't deliver to people who live in fields.
Why do they do it though? I mean, they really don't have to. No one makes them or asked them even. I used to wonder that. Then one day I was in the council office and I met the lady who helped him. Said I lived next door to the guy who lives in the field. For a moment her shield of officialdom melted, so I asked her why she helped him. "It made me feel good. I could actually make a difference to his life". She said.
Truth is they don't really do it for him, they do it for them. Because it makes them feel good. Call it the milk of human kindness if you like. Nothing wrong with that you might say, and you'd be right. Anyway the man who lives in the field doesn't really care. He's happy to have the help, but he doesn't feel the need to return the favour. You see, he's smart like that.
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Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day -- and some are downing a lot.
One in 20 people drinks the equivalent of more than four cans of soda each day, even though health officials say sweetened beverages should be limited to less than half a can.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the figures in a report said to be the government's first to offer national statistics for adults and kids.
Sweetened drinks have been linked to the U.S. explosion in obesity and related medical problems, and health officials have been urging people to cut back for years.
The new CDC report found:
• About half the population drinks a sugared beverage each day.
• Males consume more than females, with teenage boys leading the pack. On average, males ages 12 through 19 drink the equivalent of nearly two cans of soda each day.
Healthy-eating recommendations call for people to limit sugary beverages to about 64 calories per day. That's a little less than half of a 12-ounce can of regular Coca-Cola, which is 140 calories. An average can of sugared soda or fruit juice contains 10 to 12 teaspons of sugar.
There have been efforts to reduce children's access to sodas and sports drinks in schools, with beverage companies agreeing to remove full-calorie soft drinks. But the CDC study found more than half of the drinks are consumed at home. Less than 1 percent are bought at schools or day care centers.
Source: HeraldExtra