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November 9, 2011
Did you receive all the Macy's emails? Emails were sent October 31st, November 4th, and November 8th. Please contact Vicki Feltman at email@example.com if you didn't receive these emails.
A big THANK YOU to Diane Cressler for organizing and coordinating one of the best Home Shows in Homestead history. Her endeavors to advertise the event were so successful; we had over 700 paying attendees, more than ever! And the crowd appreciated the lavish cookie spread laid out for their consumption. Everything went off without a hitch, except for the fact that she lost her voice keeping things running so smoothly. Congratulations for a job well done!!
- Thursday's football game
o Schedule
o Volunteers still needed
- Band photo makeup day
- Uniform reminders for Macy's
- Volunteer opportunity to earn money towards band fees
- Scrip news
- Next Meals for Macy's at Chevy's on Monday, November 14th
- Snack Shack Coordinator needed for 2012 football season
- Scrip
- Video footage of all marching band events
- Meals for Macy's Calendar
- Band room availability
- School year calendar (changes have been marked in red)
Wednesday, November 9th
5:30-8:30pm – Full Band Practice
8:00-8:30pm – Scrip sales in Performance Arts Bldg. hallway
Thursday, November 10th
5:30pm – Marchers to meet in Band Quad for uniforms
7:30pm – HHS v Los Gatos football game
Friday, November 11th
Saturday, November 12th
10:00am– 4pm Full Band Practice
2:30pm – Macy's chaperone meeting in Band Room
3:00pm – Macy's meeting for all parents in Band Room
3:30-4pm Scrip sales in Performance Arts Bldg. hallway
Monday, November 14th
Meals for Macy's at Chevy's
5:30 – 8:30pm – Mandatory Wind Ensemble rehearsal for Carnegie Hall
5:30-8:30pm – Percussion practice
HHS FOOTBALL GAME WITH SMS, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
Please remember, all practices and performances are mandatory and affect your grade. Please contact Mr. Burn by email immediately if your student will be absent.
5:30pm Meet in band quad to change and dress in uniform. Bring everything you need for the night (gloves, shoe bag with CLEAN shoes and CLEAN black socks, money, instrument and jacket). You will have no access to the band room.
Leave your instrument cases and belongings IN FRONT OF uniform carts. We cannot see anything put in BACK of uniform carts.
6:00pm Warm up/Pep band music rehearsal. Sunnyvale Middle School students will be preparing for the game as well. Please show them how it's done.
7:25pm Traditional pre-game show
7:30pm Game begins
- During the game, the band sits in their sections in full uniform, and plays pep band music.
- No eating or drinking, except water, while in uniform.
- The entire band stands up when we play.
- After half-time, you will go back to the uniform carts and change out of your uniforms, and put on pep band shirt, jacket and jeans.
- 3rd quarter: return to stadium with your instrument, get some food, and bring your food to the band area of the bleachers.
- 4th quarter: ALL band members must attend 4th quarter. When the band is playing, everyone needs to be playing (not eating or talking). You must be with your section (flutes, clarinets, altos, etc.) when in the stands. We will play one or two songs after the game ends, and then you're a dismissed. (sometime between 9:30 and 10:30 pm)
Pre-order tickets – you will find them in your hat boxes after half-time. Tuba and Pit will find their tickets taped to the front of their uniform cart. Color Guard pre-order tickets will be distributed by a Color Guard parent.
(Eileen Chun)
Just a reminder to all Music Booster volunteers; everyone must pay to get into the football games, volunteering or not.
Hello volunteers. First a thank you to all for making this such a
successful season. We've encountered unprecedented needs and you have
all come through for us! We have or LAST football game this Thursday.
We have only about half our slots filled so far, and quite a few with no
To sign up, go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/962345632561568076
Bleachers 1 of 1**
Half Time Equipment Help 2 of 2**
Uniforms 2 of 5
BBQ Serve 3:30-5 1 of 1**
Recycle 3:30-5 1 of 1**
Signage 3:30-5 1 of 1**
BBQ Serve 5-7:30 2 of 2**
Nachos Serve 5-7:30 2 of 2**
Recycle 5-7:30 3 of 3**
Snack Shack 5-7:30 6 of 9
BBQ Serve 6-8 1 of 1**
BBQ Cook 7:30-10 2 of 2**
BBQ Serve 7:30-10 1 of 2
Gate Monitor 7:30-10 1 of 1**
Nachos Serve 7:30-10 1 of 2
Potatoes Serve 7:30-10 5 of 8
Recycle 7:30-10 3 of 3**
Snack Shack 7:30-10 6 of 9
Recycle 9:30-10 2 of 2 **
To all volunteers: Please follow through on your assignments and verify that your position is covered. In some instances, we have had to scramble to find someone to fill a spot, not realizing that you were coming. In most instances, if someone is in Your Place, it is because we yanked them from another spot or they are doing a double shift. Please don't assume your spot is covered just because you see someone there! Your follow through will be greatly appreciated. We will do our best to post Red Flags where people are needed/missing. Thank you for your cooperation.
(Vicki Feltman)
We realize not every student had a chance to get their individual pictures taken on Saturday. We are arranging a makeup day, which means, if you didn't get a chance to order pictures, you have a second chance!
We will announce the makeup day in the next blast. It will most likely be in December some time.
(Barbara Edmonds and Audrey Ishizaki)
· Haircuts - we've noticed some hair touching the collar lately. We'll check hair at the Thurs game. Be sure to get those haircuts!!
· Uniform problems? - We will ship the uniforms to NY at the end of the week. If you are having any problems with your uniform, you must let us know right NOW. Do not wait until the game on Thurs. Please contact Barbara Edmonds, email@example.com.
· Shoes/Thermals/Socks/Gloves - you are responsible for packing all these items. We will not have spares in case you forget your shoes, socks or thermals!!! If you have any issues with your shoes etc, you must let us know NOW.
· We will ship the uniform (in garment bag) and shako (hat)
(Diane Cressler)
Santa Clara Vanguard has opened their bingo volunteering calendar for November, December and January. This is a great way to "bank" money in your scrip account to pay for band expenses.
For each shift you volunteer, you will earn $40 toward your student's scrip account. Money in your scrip account can be used toward paying any allowable Homestead Music program costs (Marching Band, Winter Percussion, Winter Guard, Choir, etc). Volunteers must be 18 yrs or older. They do not need to be a parent or relative of the student. They can be a friend working on behalf of the student.
If you are new to the program, please refer to the "Fundraising" section of the HHSMB website for details and for sign-up instructions (be sure to read all the information before signing-up):
To register for Bingo times, please click the link below.
To ensure your scrip account is properly credited, please email Diane Cressler (email@example.com ) and let her know the dates you actually work and the name of the student scrip account to credit.
If you have any questions, contact Diane Cressler, email@example.com.
(Carrie Adelman)
In addition to scrip being sold today after practice, a table will be set up in the Performance Arts Bldg. hallway on Saturday the 12th, from 3:30-4 p.m.
Stock up for the holidays! Buy See's Candy gift certificates for $16.50. Also, pre-order your Honey Baked Ham scrip. It's available in $10 denominations. We will also special order any hotel, restaurant, or other scrip on the order form! Get order forms from the Band Room or the HHSMB website, or simply email Carrie Adelman at firstname.lastname@example.com by Saturday, November 12th, for delivery the following Wednesday, November 16th.
Scrip tip: To get more out of your scrip purchases, you can use Safeway scrip to buy gas card for Shell, Chevron, and Arco.
(Jackie Browning)
The next Meals for Macy's event will be held at Chevy's located at 2116 West El Camino Real, Mountain View on Monday, November 14th. Please print the flyer and bring it with you to the restaurant. The flyer will be uploaded to http://www.hhs.fuhsd.org/mbmain under Forms. There are also flyers in the band room.
Fliers are good for dine-in and take-out orders. See you there!
Remember to buy scrip for Chipotle to double the benefit!
Are you organized? Do you like working with people? We are looking for someone to step up and take over the Snack Shack Coordinator position for next year's football season. This can be a position that is shared with a friend. It is an excellent opportunity to meet band students and parents, and it provides an invaluable service to Music Boosters. If this is something that even remotely interests you, please contact Eileen Chun at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
(Nicolle Sidovar)
Get your scrip form in the Band Room or at http://homestead.schoolloop.com/file/1238131168549/1249846149106/8344325295935888111.pdf.
Remember to buy scrip for Chipotle and Chevy's to use along with your flyer for the upcoming Meals for Macy's events!
Questions can be directed to Carrie Adelman (firstname.lastname@example.com), Cora Ustaris (firstname.lastname@example.com), Jenny Haight (the firstname.lastname@example.com), and/or Nicolle Sidovar (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Carl Gutekunst has videotaped all of Homestead's performances. They can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/carlsgutekunst.
(Jackie Browning)
14 – Chevy's, 2116 West El Camino Real, Mountain View
21 – Fresh Choice, 1105 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
28 – Pizza Party, 3581 Homestead Rd. Santa Clara
(Vicki Feltman)
The band room will be open from 3-6pm daily during school days.
(Changes to last week's calendar are marked in red)
Below is a list of important dates for the 2011-2012 calendar year. The dates and times listed below were accurate at the time of printing, but things can change! Please be sure to read your e-mail to keep up with any last minute changes. HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT CALENDAR 2011-2012 12/11/11 Holiday HHSMB Volunteer Potluck, 5:30 – 7:30pm. More details to follow. Weekly Fall Marching Band Rehearsals
Special Monday Night Rehearsals
Fall Marching Band Performances 11/10 Last Home Game (v. Los Gatos) 11/18 Potential football playoff home game. Homestead Marching Band will play. 11/20 – 11/25 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City Honor Band & Orchestra Dates 11/18 All State Band, Jazz CD audition CD due-date 12/1 County Soloist Audition 12/9 County Honor Band Auditions 12/10, 1/13, 1/14 County Honor Band Rehearsals 1/15 County Honor Band Concert 2/16-19 All State Honor Band, Orchestra and Jazz Band in Fresno Music Department Concerts in Homestead Auditorium 12/7 6:30 = Winter Choir performance; 8:30 = Jazz Concert 12/8 Winter Pops Concert (Bands & Orchestra) 6:30 AND 8:30pm. All 5 groups will play at BOTH performances. 2/1 Symphonic Band/Concert Band Exchange Festival 6:00 – 9:00 pm 2/2 Homestead/Los Gatos Orchestra Exchange at Homestead, 7:30 pm 2/9 "Major Work" Concert (Choirs combined w/Orchestra), 7:30 pm 5/9 Spring Concert #1: Symphonic Bands & Concert Band, 7:30 pm 5/10 Spring Concert #2: Wind Ensemble & Orchestra, 7:30 pm 5/16 Spring Concert #3: Choirs, 7:30 pm 5/17 Spring Concert #4: Jazz, 7:30 pm Winter Guard & Winter Percussion Season Schedule
Jazz Festivals 11/18 College of San Mateo Jazz Festival (Jazz Ensemble only) 2/4 CMEA Jazz Festival Jazz Ensemble @ Santa Teresa 2/11 Combos at Monta Vista 3/16-17 Santa Cruz Jazz Festival (Jazz Ensemble, combos & Jazz Choir) 4/27-28 Reno Jazz Festival (Jazz Ensemble, combos & Jazz Choir) Concert Band/Orchestra Off Campus Events 1/25 Orchestra and Music Genesis to San Francisco Symphony Open Rehearsal 3/9 Chabot Band Festival @ Chabot College in Hayward (Wind Ensemble) 3/10 CMEA Solo Ensemble Festival @ SJSU 3/23 WBA Concert Band Festival @ Logan HS, Union City (Wind Ensemble) 3/23 CMEA Band/Orchestra Festival at Saratoga HS (Chamber and Symphony Orchestra) 3/30 CMEA Band Festival at Evergreen High School (Wind, Symphonic and Concert) Graduation Ceremony 6/7 Combined Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Bands perform |


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Samut Prakan
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Just a 20-minute drive southeast of Bangkok is Samut Prakan (also called Paknam), at the end of the Chao Phraya where the river empties out into the Gulf of Thailand. Really an extension of Bangkok, this is where the airport is located.
While not historically significant, Samut Prakan has some of the best attractions for children (and adults too) outside of the city and is a good destination if you want to take a break from the intensity of Bangkok for a day and have a look at what normal life in Thailand looks like.
Ancient City
Ancient City (Km 33 Sukhumvit Rd., Samut Prakan, 02/224-1057, daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 300B adult, 200B child) is an 81-hectare park shaped like the country of Thailand, with replicas of all of the historically important buildings, including the Throne Hall of Ayutthaya and even a miniature Grand Palace. There's also a folk museum dedicated to farming culture, and even a re-created floating market.
You can rent bikes to get around the park, but you may want to hitch a ride on one of the golf carts if it's too hot. If you plan on spending the day here, there are small cafés serving local inexpensive food on the grounds.
Erawan Elephant Museum
Sure to be breaking some world record for largest elephant-shaped building, the Erawan Elephant Museum (99/9 Sukhumvit Rd., Samut Prakan, 02/371-3135, www.erawan-museum.com, daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 150B) is a spectacular, exceptionally well-crafted 15-story three-headed bronze elephant with a museum inside. You won't be able to miss it; as you approach from Sukhumvit Road the elephant looms ahead. Even if you're not interested in what's inside the gigantic creature, it's worth a trip just to see the structure.
The museum houses a collection of mostly Buddhist artifacts from the founder of the museum, a wealthy Thai who wanted to build a place to house them for the public to see. The interior of the pedestal and elephant are beautifully, intricately decorated, with stairways covered in glittering mosaics, murals on the walls and ceilings depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha, and even stained-glass windows.
The grounds, with lots of vegetation and even a fish pond, are nice to walk around, and there is also a snack bar. Though the museum closes at 5 p.m., you'll be denied entry if you arrive after 4 p.m.
Wat Khun Samut
If you are up for an adventure that may or may not work out, Wat Khun Samut, also called the Temple in the Sea, in Khun Samut Chin village (located southeast of Samut Prakan on the coast) is a fascinating day trip. The temple has been covered by the international media because it's slowly being subsumed by the surrounding Gulf of Thailand, stark evidence of the effects of rising sea levels.
The wat is located on a promontory that was once connected to a village in an area surrounded by canals and shrimp farms. Much of the village has since been subsumed and villagers are continually forced to relocate further and further inland, but the wat remains. Getting there is a little difficult, as so far there are no organized tours (though no doubt this will come soon) and you need to get to the beginning of the promontory, where the village is, by boat then walk about 1.5 kilometers out to the temple.
There is one daily boat to the village of Khun Samut Chin leaving the Paknam Market pier at 9:15 a.m. and returning at 3 p.m., so if you go this route you'll have to make a day of it. Plan on bringing a picnic lunch with you, as this may be the one part of the country where you won't be able to find anything to eat. Another option is to try to hire a longtail boat from Paknam Market pier, though you will have to wing it a bit and ask around for someone to take you and bring you back. You can also get a car to Sakhla, a small town on the other side of the river from Khun Samut Chin and Paknam, and then look for a boat from there.
This day trip is definitely not for those who have limited time, need to follow a set schedule, or feel uncomfortable trying to communicate with people who do not speak English. If you believe that the journey is as important as the destination, you will be rewarded by not only seeing a part of the country few others visit, but also visiting the temple itself.
If you come during low tide, you'll find a simple temple complex at the end of a long concrete walkway surrounded by mud flats. You'll notice that the floors have been raised by about one meter, meaning you'll need to duck quite a bit going through the doorways. During high tide, the water nearly reaches the new floor level, and if you come during a storm, you may see the waves washing into the temple windows.
For some fun and interesting eating experiences, head to Samut Prakan's neighbor, Bang Na Town, where you'll find a wet market in the center of the city and plenty of food stalls serving quick, cheap meals. Given the town's location right on the water, even the simple noodle soups will be filled with fresh seafood instead of the usual pork, chicken, or beef.
A wild, wacky dining option is Suan Aharn Kratorn (99/1 Bang Na-Trad Rd., Bang Na, 02/399-5202, daily 5 p.m.-1 a.m., 200B), sometimes referred to as the "flying-chicken restaurant." The menu has lots of standard Thai fare, except for the first item on the list—flying chicken. After you order a flying chicken and before it's served at the table it's set on fire and then tossed across the outdoor restaurant, to be caught on the spike of a hat worn by a man riding a unicycle. Sometimes there's a little kid sitting on the shoulders of the man riding the unicycle, and he gets to wear the hat and catch the chicken. It's totally bizarre but lots of fun. There's also a small outdoor playground for kids and karaoke stalls if you feel like belting out a tune or two after your meal.
Samut Prakan is south of Bangkok; you can follow Sukhumvit Road all the way there if you are driving (though Sukhumvit runs northwest to southeast in the city, it turns south later). If you are taking public transportation, buses 507, 508, and 511 run from Sukhumvit in central Bangkok all the way to Samut Prakan, though with traffic in the city the less-than-16-kilometer journey will probably take well over an hour.
A taxi to any of the destinations listed here will cost under 200 baht. Bang Na Town is north of Samut Prakan on the way back to Bangkok by road. To get there, take Sukhumvit Road north to Bangna-Trat Road.
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Members of the Free Syrian Army pose with their weapons and a snowman at the Jouret al Shayah area in Homs January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy
PHOTOS: Snowfall in the Middle East
The worst winter storm in two decades has hit the eastern Mediterranean this week, bringing destruction and death to Syria and its neighbors who are already dealing with a refugee crisis from the country's civil war.
Opposition activists in Syria, where war has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and cut off access to food, fuel and power for cities and towns, say dozens of people have died there in four days of relentless extreme weather.
READ ON: Winter storm brings devastation to Syria and neighbors
Air strike aftermath in Syria - Rough Cuts
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's air force continued launching strikes across Syria on Thursday. The U.N. estimates more than 60,000 people have been killed since the civil war began there. (January 3, 2013)
More than 60,000 people have died in the Syrian uprising and civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising the death toll in a struggle that shows no sign of ending.
Dozens were killed in a Damascus suburb when a government air strike turned a petrol station into an inferno, incinerating drivers who had rushed there for a rare chance to fill their tanks, activists said.
"I counted at least 30 bodies. They were either burnt or dismembered," said Abu Saeed, an activist who arrived at the area an hour after the raid occurred at 1:00 PM (1100 GMT) in Muleiha, a suburb on the eastern edge of the capital.
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said in Geneva that researchers cross-referencing seven sources over five months of analysis had listed 59,648 people killed in Syria between March 15, 2011 and November 30, 2012.
"The number of casualties is much higher than we expected and is truly shocking," she said. "Given that there has been no let-up in the conflict since the end of November, we can assume that more than 60,000 people have been killed by the beginning of 2013."
Reuters TV: Inside the Free Syrian Army's homemade rocket making machine
Syrian rebels have been using homemade rockets to make advances against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Assad's forces also suffered a demoralizing setback when the head of its military police defected.
A cat sits in front of a damaged building at the al-Khalidiya neighbourhood of Homs December 3, 2012. [REUTERS/Yazan Homsy]
REUTERS PHOTOS: A look at displaced animals in Syria
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Western powers are whipping up fears of a fateful move to the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war as a "pretext for intervention", President Bashar al-Assad's deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
He spoke as Germany's cabinet approved stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria, a step requiring deployment of NATO troops that Syria fears could permit imposition of a no-fly zone over its territory.
"Syria stresses again, for the tenth, the hundredth time, that if we had such weapons, they would not be used against its people. We would not commit suicide," Faisal Maqdad said.
READ ON: Syria says chemical scare "pretext for intervention"
By day, the streets of Syria's capital are crowded with cars and with shoppers. It looks normal, but it isn't - by noon, people are planning how to get home before nightfall.
Roads suddenly blocked by the army cause traffic jams. Workers race to quit the office, hit the shops and get home by dark. Dark is when the kidnappers come out to seek new victims, and the clashes raging on the outskirts creep ever closer to the heart of Damascus.
For months, the people of Damascus have nervously watched their ancient city dragged deeper into Syria's bloody conflict.
Fighting has already laid waste to much of the northern city of Aleppo and burned parts of its vaulted Old City quarter to the ground. Whole swathes of central Homs have been reduced to rubble.
"I've seen what happens and have a sinking feeling about what comes next. We fear killing and bombing, we fear being forced to flee, or being looted by the army or the rebels," said Majed, 28, a hotel worker from central Damascus. "What would happen to our beautiful Old City? It is mental torture."
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I think in this case he is protecting a class and not himself.
Ah, another thread about Frenchfry. Good stuff. Normal Joe posted a bunch of crap. That's where the similarity ends. He was unable to formulate and articulate any kind of original thought. FF definitely has that capacity, but he chooses to express himself by using articles and videos from people he considers subject matter experts. I don't see why people get so riled simply by the way one person posts.
Oh, I don't know.
I wonder about Him claiming that Obama is being negative when he is doing the same. Seems like crying to me.
Hmm.. too easy. nevermind.Really? I'd like to think you think these things out before posting, but can you really say Romney has been as negative as Obama?Let's see here, and mind you we're talking about the highest level of campaigns, not some local county whatever, and here's what the Obama camp has fired at Romney...so far.Romney is a...Felon.Murderer.Tax Cheat.Slave Master.Oh please do respond with equivalent examples of negativity coming from the R's, as to not discredit yourself completely.
Outside groups? Fair enough, I'll eliminate "murderer" from that list. Now again, I ask, please make the argument. One last chance for redemption duck.....
Sorry but Duck specifically excluded "outside" groups in this debate. Unless you can cite Romney's camp using one of those accusations except the new jobs one, then i'm all ears.


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Japan controlled its military by offering women as a form of service. South Korea, US, the allied forces did not but they did rape people with impunity. Look at vietnam where thousands of women has been raped by South Koreans and thousands of people massacred by both US and SK. There is no denying it, there are more half south koreans half vietnamese then half bred japanese as a result of rape.
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
strollers on train during rush hour should be folded but then a mother carrying a child, holding a folded stroller with the baby's diaper, clothes, milk, and the moms bag all at the same time is a bit of a push. Should Japanese men be so kind to let the mother sit then the stroller can be folded as such and the mom will hold the baby on her lap but of course oyaji's will pretend to sleep and with the genki obaasan's pushing everybody out of the way just to get a seat and healthy high schools seating on priority seat... its a very selfish society.
Posted in: Transport ministry to unify rules for baby strollers on buses, trains
hypocrites Allied forces are not saints.
Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation
Allan Clifton, an Australian officer who acted as interpreter and criminal investigator wrote
I stood beside a bed in hospital. On it lay a girl, unconscious, her long, black hair in wild tumult on the pillow. A doctor and two nurses were working to revive her. An hour before she had been raped by twenty soldiers. We found her where they had left her, on a piece of waste land. The hospital was in Hiroshima. The girl was Japanese. The soldiers were Australians. The moaning and wailing had ceased and she was quiet now. The tortured tension on her face had slipped away, and the soft brown skin was smooth and unwrinkled, stained with tears like the face of a child that has cried herself to sleep.[2]:126–7
Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation
According to John W. Dower, precisely as the Japanese government had hoped when it created the prostitution facilities, while the R.A.A. was in place "the incidence of rape remained relatively low given the huge size of the occupation force".[8]:130 However, there was a resulting large rise in venereal diseases, where for example in one army unit 70% tested positive for syphilis and 50% for gonorrhea, which led the US army to close down the prostitution.[8]:130
The incidence of rape increased after the closure of the brothels, possibly eight-fold; Dower states that "According to one calculation the number of rapes and assaults on Japanese women amounted to around 40 daily while the R.A.A was in operation, and then rose to an average of 330 a day after it was terminated in early 1946."[8]:579
According to Terèse Svoboda "the number of reported rapes soared" after the closure of the brothels, and she takes this as evidence that the Japanese had been successful in suppressing incidents of rape by providing prostitutes to the soldiers.[10] Svoboda gives one example where R.A.A. facilities were active but some not yet ready to open and "hundreds of American soldiers broke into two of their facilities and raped all the women".[10] According to Svoboda there are two large events of mass rape recorded by Yuki Tanaka at the time that the R.A.A. brothels were closed down in 1946.[10]
According to Tanaka, close to midnight on April 4, an estimated 50 GIs arriving in 3 trucks assaulted the Nakamura Hospital in Omori district.[11] Attacking at the blow of a whistle, over the period of one hour they raped more than 40 patients and an estimated 37 female staff.[12] One of the raped women had a two-day old baby that was killed by being thrown on the floor, and also some male patients who tried to protect the women were killed.[13]
According to Tanaka, on April 11, between 30 and 60 US soldiers cut phone lines to a housing block in Nagoya city, and simultaneously raped "many girls and women between the ages of 10 and 55 years."[14]
Michael S. Molasky, Japanese literature, language and jazz researcher, states in his study of Japanese post-war novels and other pulp literature, that while rape and other violent crime was widespread in naval ports like Yokosuka and Yokohama during the first few weeks of occupation, according to Japanese police reports, the number of incidents declined shortly after and were not common on mainland Japan throughout the rest of occupation.
Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation
but it was a proven fact that Japanese had to built whorehouses for the occupying forces as to protect the majority of Japanese women.
Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation
should America lost the war, they will be forevered as the worst murderer in the world so there is no morality of US troops either during WWII. Their willingness to obliterate hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians, women, children, babies, unborn children not once but twice just to display their power is nothing short of the devil himself. Quit yapping with your righteousness hypocrites. US is not better when it comes to war. Japan just happened to lost the war. History is written by the victor.
Posted in: Filipino director takes new look at Bataan Death March
5 days of no food and water....but then the Japanese military had asked them to surrender peacefully but the US forces with their slaves Filipinos decided to fight to the death and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army. When they ran out of ammo, they decided to surrender. In return, the Japanese army decided to have their revenge by having them march for 5 days without food and water.
This is war. And its a good thing they were not massacred.
Posted in: Filipino director takes new look at Bataan Death March
China is pushing the envelope...they need to back down and stop escalating the problem but then a bully can't be made tame by words anyway. The best way to bet a bully is pushing back and standing your ground. China is having problem with increasing unemployment, spiraling inflation, domestic issues, inequality, severe corruption, unrest from occupied territories, and of course food issues like rat meat, floating pigs, double dead meat and they need to divert the attention of its people. They are waiting for an incident to happen.
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i live in tokyo and i see parents letting their 4 or 5 year old cycle on the road and that without helmets. The koban is just on the corner and had never seen a police reprimand these kids nor the parents. Accident waiting to happen. I say irreponsible parenting.
Posted in: 5-year-old girl run over by truck while cycling in Toyama
he drowned or commited suicide? another possibility
Posted in: Pool lifeguard apparently drowns
bambi is being hunted and then made into food. Japan has a strict rule on this. If you hunt, you eat. And there are too much of these pest anyway. Japan should reintorduce wolves in the wild.
Posted in: 64-year-old deer hunter shot dead by fellow hunter in Miyagi
white sticky fluid representing manhood and licking like a pervert...whats the point?
Posted in: AKB48′s Yuki Kashiwagi sparks debate over 'vulgar' video
international marriages..pain in the neck
Posted in: U.S. balks at Japan sanctions over child abductions
misguided fools no wonder they will start the next world war...but hey why does it sounds like South Korea's propaganda too? That almost everything in this world came from Korea including Jesus?
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
Wait a minute, Manchuria was divided by France, Russia, Portugal, Britain, Germany and to some extent Japan. So Can the European countries claim China too? BUt wait, lets go back, the whole Europe and Asia Minor was conquered by Alexander the Great, can the Greece demand ownership of the whole Europe? I forgot, Persians ( Iran ) and Babylon (Iraq) almost ruled the whole Middle East and Europe too, can they also stake their claim? Now this is getting difficult because Roman Empire ruled the whole of Europe too, can Italy stake also that claim?
Chinese propaganda...reach a whole level of absurdity
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
the crazy thing is Chinese believes their own lies
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
openminded...global warming does happen, its a cycle. Did you know that almost the whole US continent was covered with ice and then it receded giving us the present US today? California was under snow for many thousand years until the ice started melting. The earth has been warming for the last thousand years and still is, but we humans like to amplify our existence. Truth is we can't do nothing about it.
Why do you think US don't believe global warming? Its because they have the most accurate records of the earth temperature for the last century and it proved there is no global warming at all.
Posted in: Snow falls in Hokkaido as cold spring continues across Japan
global warming is a religion and people come here to worship...
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Return to Desert Storm in an upcoming action/strategy game.
According to affiliate FGN Online, yet another developer has signed on to do an Xbox project. Pivotal Games, formerly known as Pumpkin studios, is working on a multi-platform title entitled Desert Storm for the Xbox, PS2, and PC. The action strategy title, due for release next year, takes place during the Gulf War and has you battling it out in third-person glory.
The formerly titled Pumpkin Studios was behind the game Warzone 2100, and was working on the title Saboteur before Eidos cancelled the project. Pumpkin Studios officially closed down its offices on March 13th, and has recently resurfaced under the new name.
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At the core is Nissan's new 1.6-liter DIG (Direct Injection Gasoline) engine. a turbocharger combines with direct injection to wring 188 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque out of the little four-cylinder. As a result, the Juke can churn from 0 to 60 mph in about seven seconds. It can also get 27/32 mpg. Nissan's continuously variable transmission contributes to that efficiency by using a beltand-pulley system to access a continuous band of gear ratios so that the engine can run at the most efficient speed at all times. Optional all-wheel drive comes with a torque-vectoring system like those usually found on pricey sports cars. Sensors measure wheel speed, steering angle, yaw rate and gear position, and a central computer independently adjusts the amount of torque applied to each rear wheel, keeping the car stable during quick turns and highway merges and on slick uphills.
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BeWelcome is only for travellers? No way! It is as much for expats, exchange students and in general people who are living in a place away from home - or even those ones who want to get to know their neighbours...
Barcelona is full of tourists and CouchSurfing etc. are active in inviting them to party together. What I would like to start are BeWelcome meetings for expats or more generally foreign people who live here in and around Barcelona and want to exchange their experiences.
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Today I added a page for KUBOTA IMAGE TOOLS because I am LOVING Lightroom! I used to HATE it. I hated it with a white hot burning passion stronger than a thousand suns. If you follow me on Twitter (@CareysHair) you've seen my frustrated anti-Lightroom rants. They were somewhat childish, I'll admit, but dagnabit Lightroom was NOT working for me!
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Wordplay is a word puzzle / word finding game for all ages. In addition to its solid default gameplay, it can be configured very well to suit every user.The basic idea of the game is to find words in a grid, and indicate them using your phone's touchscreen. The many options, most of which change gameplay drastically, make it a game that will never get old!
Some of the features:
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* Game rules can be changed:
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* Ability to block certain words and add additional words (on a per-dictionary basis). You don't think "biwinning" is a real English word? Block it!
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East Carolina vs Central Florida Final: 74-62 - Recap
East Carolina vs Central Florida Final: 74-62 - Recap
East Carolina got 21 points from Jontae Sherrod en route to a 74-62 victory over Central Florida on Wednesday at UCF Arena.
Bettors who backed East Carolina were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of 12.5 at sportsbooks.
East Carolina got 14 points from Darrius Morrow and another 12 points from Erin Straughn. Brock Young contributed 6 assists, while Jontae Sherrod cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
Central Florida got 16 points from Isaac Sosa in a losing cause and another 12 points from Keith Clanton. Marcus Jordan contributed 4 assists for them, while Keith Clanton had 10 rebounds.
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(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) Sept. 22, 2009 – The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced the results of a new survey of American entrepreneurs showing that entrepreneurs and small businesses continue to struggle despite increasing optimism on Wall Street. One week before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made the statement that the recession is "very likely over," two-thirds of entrepreneurs reported that the economy is heading in the wrong direction.
In the past year, more than one-third of the entrepreneurs surveyed have shed jobs while only five percent of entrepreneurs have added employees. A majority of entrepreneurs believe that the stimulus package has hurt entrepreneurial activity, and entrepreneurs want government to pursue a fundamentally different approach to encourage entrepreneurship.
"In America, entrepreneurial activity is a leading force in the health and growth of our economy," said Carl J. Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation. "These results confirm that we've got a long way to go before we're in the clear."
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Anyone can put a hole in your ground, but can they create a paradise?
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Unfortunately your photograph is not of the highest resolution so enlargement does not provide the clarity needed to determine if there is only hyperpigmented streaks or an atrophic flat or groove-like or wide scar as well. I have treated successfully tribal tattoos on patients with skin of color and of Mid-Eastern decent with laser treatment. The Nd-yag laser 1064nm. might be the safest for your skin, but youshould have a test spot first. I often perform two. One behind the ear,...
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You do not describe what kind of trial marks you have. From the picture there appear to be some dark lines on your cheeks, but the detail is not great. If they are deep or wide scars from cutting, then scar excision and revision surgery might be your best bet. However, if they are ink tattoo marks, then lasering might be best. However, your picture shows you have dark skin and therefore any laser treatments would need to be conservative, starting very slowly so that...
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Steamboat's September sales tax collections see small decrease
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Steamboat Springs Sales tax collections in the city of Steamboat Springs saw a decrease of 2.5 percent in September, marking only the second such decline this year, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the city.
The city collected $1,301,037 in September compared with $1,334,828 in September 2011. March 2012 saw a decrease of about 1 percent over March 2011. All other months this year have seen sales tax increases compared with the same months in 2011. Year to date, the city's sales tax collections are up nearly 2 percent.
The September decline was reflected in nearly all sales tax categories. Miscellaneous retail (-4.6 percent), sporting goods (-1), utilities (-0.5), restaurants (-4.3) and liquor stores (-3.6) were down. Lodging and amenities was the only sales tax category that showed improvement compared with 2011, with a more than 9 percent increase.
Sales tax collections by area were a mixed bag. The base area saw the largest increase at 9.6 percent compared with September 2011. The U.S. Highway 40 corridor also saw an increase of about 2 percent. All other areas saw decreases, including regional (-9.7 percent), west Steamboat (-8.4) and downtown (-6.1).
In other tax categories, building-use tax collections again saw a more than 50 percent decrease in collections — a major change from August, when building-use tax collections saw its largest month-over-month increase at 32.7 percent. Collections remain down 38.8 percent year to date.
Accommodations tax collections were up nearly 8 percent in September and are flat year to date compared with 2011.
The air service tax collected $81,119 in September, putting year-to-date collections at $773,861.
Preliminary September 2012 tax report
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Has your ice machine ever broken down on a busy night? Hey, we've all been there, and we know that, sooner or later, it will happen again. Can a new wrinkle in the ice machine business—subscriptions—help you avoid this problem?
Many operators deal with dish machine problems by outsourcing the maintenance and care to national companies like Ecolab and JohnsonDiversey or to smaller local or regional suppliers. Outsourcing is more costly than handling it yourself, but having both your sales rep and a dish machine technician show up to bail you out of a dish machine breakdown is priceless. Many, many operators find this tradeoff makes sense.
Similarly, restaurants that do a lot of deep-frying don't think twice about turning over the storing, handling and disposal of cooking oil to third parties like Minneapolis-based Restaurant Technologies, Inc. As with dish machines, do-it-yourselfers can save a buck, but focusing too much time and energy on cost-cutting in the back of the house may well create costs seen or unseen in other parts of the operation. RTI doesn't handle equipment breakdowns per se, but its service is still a godsend for certain types of operations.
Ice machines are the latest piece of kitchen equipment to experience an outsourcing push. Companies like ICEsurance have offered leasing options for decades, and legions of operators are happy with how their leasing programs work out. But at least one company, Gwinn, MI-based Easy Ice, is offering a new model: the subscription. Here's how company c.e.o. Mark Hangen describes the deal:
"By transitioning to a subscription plan that maintains, cleans and repairs their ice machines, owners and operators can eliminate the nuisance of dealing with machine malfunctions and high repair bills," he says.
"Beyond managing repair costs, Easy Ice adds value by offering Energy Star-qualified air-cooled ice machines that reduce energy consumption," says marketing boss Klarita Wildhaber. "We also provide emergency ice service as part of our standard subscription and handle regular machine cleaning and preventive maintenance."
A company-backed survey of commercial foodservice operators helped convince the Easy Ice people their model will work. Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents said icemakers caused the most problems among their kitchen equipment, while only 3.9 percent said it was the dishwasher.
"The fact that dishwashers are no longer perceived as the most annoying machine in the kitchen indicates a significant industry trend," Hangen claims. "Five years ago, dishwashers would have been at the top of the list, but third-party service providers changed how dishwashing equipment was provided, maintained and repaired. These providers have had a lasting industry impact by offering restaurants an alternative to the hassle of dealing with these machines on their own. Easy Ice's subscription plans are taking ice machines down the same path, shifting the operational responsibility for the machines from foodservice managers to Easy Ice and its local and national partners."
Here are a few other findings from the Easy Ice survey:
• More than 75 percent of respondents were not happy with their current on-site ice solution, citing frequent machine breakdowns, low ice production volume and poor energy efficiency as the reasons for their dissatisfaction.
• Half of survey respondents said they made two to five calls when their ice machine malfunctioned, including multiple calls to repair personnel and emergency ice providers.
• More than half of survey participants said machine repairs usually took between two and seven days to complete.
• Eighty percent of respondents said they spent up to $400 per repair on their ice machines.
We're not endorsing the Easy Ice program per se. Among other things, the company locks its subscription customers into a single brand of icemaker, albeit a good one in Hoshizaki. If you prefer to use another brand of icemaker, you're out of luck. Another caveat: Let's see how the company performs as it expands the scope of its service from its current 2,000-unit customer base to full nationwide coverage.
But we have to admit that the no-contract, pay-as-you-go subscription model is something that might appeal to a number of operators. The basic premise—"pay me now or me later"—can be hard to argue with. We'll find out soon how many operators are looking to offload their ice machine headaches to someone else for a flat monthly fee.
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Ela Township Race Still On After Petition Challenge Defeated
Electoral board rules incumbent party, Ela First, has enough signatures; no evidence of fraud.
After some seven hours of testimony and deliberations, over two evenings, the Ela Township Electoral Board decided that the Ela First Party should stay on the ballot for the April 9 election. The Ela Tax Reform slate challenged the petition papers saying the Ela First Party did not have enough signatures from eligible voters and claiming a pattern of fraud in obtaining signatures. "Obviously, we're happy with the decision and we thought it was the right decision. Now we look forward to a positive campaign in which we can talk about all the wonderful things we were able to do for the community and to be able to continue to do that," said Ela Township Assessor John Barrington, speaking for Ela First, after the decision at Ela Town Hall, …
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Layne was born with Saggital 10/21/08. Diagnoses was confirmed the day before we left the hospital. That started our crazy cranio journey. We began seeing Dr. Clay(PS), Dr. Wetjen(NS) at the Mayo Clinic and I did a little research online. I felt confident with the Mayo Clinic after all it was Mayo Clinic. Well time passe and it became time for Layne's first surgery. 02/20/09 my lil baby had the "PI" procedure which we thought was the best choice. We were wrong but never knew until months later. After swelling had gone down I began to notice something wasn't right with his head shape or his forehead. After going back to Mayo many times and emailing Dr. Fearon in TX. I began to realize that his head was reverting and he had the wrong procedure done for his craniosynostosis. Layne had begun to develop a Metopic ridge almost right away after surgery. Dr's here at Mayo said it was a "side effect" from 1st surgery where they pulled his forehead back. Dr. Fearon in TX told me that he looked like he was becoming Metopic and he probably had the wrong type of surgery for his cranio. So that began my year long battle with Dr's here at the Mayo Clinic to get something done about it. I went back MANY times to the PS and even to the NS to try and get them to admit something was wrong and not once did they. They kept telling me give it time...if it is till bad by age 4-5 they could fix it. Well that spurred me to make an appointment and travel to Texas from Minnesota. June 2010 we met with Dr. Fearon in person after many many emails he confirmed what he thought all along. Layne needed a 2nd surgery and he was now Metopic too. So armed with my letter I came back to MN and saw the other PS, Dr. Bite, at Mayo. He agrees with Dr. Fearon, but wanted to wait until he was at least 2. So after waiting many long months we went back for a follow up and decided it was time. And then began the count down to surgery #2. On Feb 16th, 2011 Layne had a TOTAL CVR. He was gone from us for 13 hours and surgery was 10 hours. It was a long exhausting day for everyone. He went into the PICU at 945pm, mind you we arrived at the hospital at 630am. They took him back to prep for surgery at 801am. So now we are watching and waiting to see how this new head turns out.....and it is very hard waiting and watching. I can see some areas that aren't right but maybe with time.....
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The things that my mother and I discuss are all about what's new in entertainment, political scandal, and whatever is the popular culture of the day. We both adore magazines, especially The National Enquirer, which we refer to as the "rag magazine". We like to chill and order pizza. We like almost all the same stuff.
Straying from these topics is never good. Occasionally, one of us will make the mistake of bringing up some personal topic that is actually based in reality, or as we like to call it, "the past". Never-ever a good idea, but it does happen. When this happens, the conversations become surreal and yet to us, perfectly reasonable.
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fans riot once again become the focus.
Genoa at home against Siena match interrupted for 40 minutes because of fan interference, Genoa players even have to accept the extreme fans "took off his shirt, because you do not deserve to wear this shirt," but shame to take off on the pitch
under the shirt show to the fans to see.
Until Schooley tears and refused to take off the shirt, to the extreme fans Qaeda leader wholeheartedly for the Griffin Army paid all fans riot before gradually subsided, the game is also able to continue.
This scene is obviously not want to see any real football fan.
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The Disciplinary Committee will soon be on the unrest first action this season, Genoa last two home games the fans will not open.
In other words, the Ferraris stadium in Genoa at home against Cagliari and Palermo's two Serie A will not be for Genoa fans cheer.
Genoa is currently only 1 point above the relegation zone, this is undoubtedly a note of a heavy blow, Griffin Army with no home
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advantage to achieve the the relegation target has not optimistic.
Triggered the unrest, extreme fans to bring great harm to the club leader still argued that the scene this weekend and nothing.
"It's like everyone is talking about soccer violence, but violence is another matter. Fans were stabbed stabbed to death in the Rome derby, as is the violence, and we call on our fans do not do a similar parody
we are accustomed to the field to see the events of all kinds of ugly, but this time nothing has happened.
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"Genoa extreme fans leader Fabrizio - Fei Laini said in an interview yesterday," did not even race day
what happens big deal, nothing to regret we had the reaction mixture of anger and fear truly is worth noting that we finally let the game re-started and we are not premeditated want to humiliate the players, and even until the 0 to 3 before
we all still support the team, but then the anger and fear had come to prevail in particular, was worried, we are currently only 1 point from the relegation zone, the danger of relegation to say, we did not force the player took off his shirt.
we are only asking them to do so, because they allow the shirt to disgrace. "
Can be despite Fei Laini eloquent, or difficult to escape punishment, he and the extreme fans of another leader Marco - Cobb Leticia extreme fans of the first batch to be punished.
Genoa police determined by the video game screen the Feilai Ni, and Cobb Leticia is the the instigator of the unrest, negotiations with Schooley is the Cobb Leticia, while Fei Laini fan the flames on the side.
Genoa police to make the next five years to prohibit Cobb Leticia and the Feilai Ni into the stadium to watch soccer matches severely punished at the same time the Genoa police also promised video recording to identify
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and they together will be punished.
Fans riots in Genoa was injured, but the Griffin Army had to strive to stay in the First Division.
After the defeat to Siena, Genoa, immediately fired coach Malesani - is worth mentioning that this is already Malesani second time this season to surrender Genoa pointer: in December last year, his record does not
good Marino succeed, but in the April 2, instead of the latter to regain Genoa pointer.
This time, the successor of the Malesani Deca Mourinho, and Deca Mourinho Genoa, it is not a stranger, he had coached in the 2003/04 season, Griffin Army.
Deca Mourinho after taking office, the first game is away against AC Milan, can be described as a tough challenge.
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21:00 on the evening of April 25, Inter Milan will go away to Udinese.
Prior to the first 34 events, Wuji Inter 0-0 draw, which allows them to impact the next season's Champions League qualification the opportunity to become smaller, but fortunately the main rival Lazio draw Roman defeat, only
Naples to bring the three points potential pediment.
Udinese 52 points 4, Inter 49 points from the column first, strong dialogue between the two teams next season will be the situation have a direct impact.
Inter good news Sneijder and Maicon two generals back in last weekend's game, the bad news is that Zanetti and Chivu down in the same game.
Marshal Manchester Rama Johnny led to two wins and two draws.
At 0:00 on April 26, Milan will Zuozhen vs. Genoa.
Due to accidents on weekend Bologna draw, Milan is currently lagging behind Juventus three points must not be lost.
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Rival Genoa is currently facing severe relegation situation, just ahead of Lecce 1 minute in the relegation zone, but also in the game just suffered a heavy defeat fans riot, the players, and even humiliating forced to take off the club jersey to
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The home team is currently 22 points of the bottom of the downgrade is inevitably a matter of Ewing basic will not encounter a last-ditch strong resistance.
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a victory over league Lazio 3, 4 -0 bloodbath Rome, the last six league games and 18 goals, only to lose a ball, the state has is that the fire can no longer fire.
Especially in competition with Rome, 30 minutes to resolve the fighting midfield MVP combination of all the harvest goals, but also reflects the Juve balanced and powerful.
Still the league undefeated to lead the Bianconeri full-speed sprint toward a strong recovery after the double winners, each three points are more valuable.
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I realize I may be in the minority, but to me, the alley is sacred and as neighbors we do our part to keep it clean and not overfill the dumpsters. Clearly, I live around people who don't share this belief. I have yard waste sitting in my yard because this dumpster was full and I didn't want to do what someone above did yesterday. Social Contract.
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Dear Dr. Brilliant Cliché,
Why do people feel trapped?
What if their situation doesn't allow them to escape?
What are the consequences of having a mid-life crises and not resolving the problem?
Take "It's a Wonderful Life". I think the main character can potentially go into a mid-life crises when one day he wakes up realizing that he didn't go to college and explore the world he always dreamed of. Now, he has family business, a wife, and kids. What then? He can't leave everything to pursue his dream. Another example: A man married young, has 4 kids, and then his wife left him to pursue her career. He is taking care of the 4 kids; he can't pursue his own life and do what he wants. At 50, he is bursting out of his mind, not wanting people telling him what to do, but he can't run. He has his kids to care for. Every day, his only personal time is when he goes to the bathroom.
Dear reader,
Through the "black or white" lens, one has a narrow definition for success or failure. This can set off an urge for immediate change and life at 50 doesn't take kindly to immediate change. It's smarter instead to bank toward the future with a steady working plan that is driven by intent. It's also empowering to raise up others as you go- that man you mentioned with 4 kids is building a team that will help him in the long run towards achieving his goals.
Escape, as you put it, is a bad way of looking at it. There is no violation of safety, as with an abusive relationship, that would necessitate an escape. There's just a single dad with four kids and a lot of problems to solve.
Most people don't have the skills to actually have healthy relationships, thus it wouldn't really be any different if they managed to "escape" anyway. They'd probably go through endless same awful relationships just with someone new.
Someone who feels trapped is focusing on one point and ignoring the potential big picture. Any situation has a large number of possible outcomes; if one applies life skills to the situation many things are possible. If one wants to go to college or change ones station in life, it is never too late. Just remember that real change takes time; don't expect instant gratification. It might suck for a long time but what else are you doing? Recent studies show true behavioral change takes 10,000 hrs or approximately 2 years of practice.
Why do people feel trapped? Quite honestly, that's because often they get what they wished for.
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People will constantly trot out a list of excuses as to why they are "trapped" but mostly it's because they are looking at their situation like spoiled Americans.
Any Buddhist knows that the doors to escape are within.
Those experiences which seem like disasters to us at the time are also our greatest opportunities to learn and grow. When a bone is broken and it mends, it is stronger at the mended spot than ever before.
If we can stop feeling sorry for ourselves and just get on with it, things tend to turn out OK in the end. Life is what happens. If you can't deal, and you can't get out of the game, you'd better, as Dr. Brilliant often advises, learn some new skills.
Dr. Gene Jacobs D.O. is a practicing Osteopathic physician, psychiatrist and philosopher. Cathren Housley is a multimedia artist and musician, published children's book illustrator, and holds a fourth degree black belt in Aikido Fudoshin K'ai.