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Hollywood seems to get most things wrong, but one thing it seems to have been right about is the detox diet.
A part of alternative medicine for hundreds of years, detoxification is about resting, rejuvenating and nourishing the body from the inside out. Given today's toxic world, it is imperative to give the system a shine from the inside every once in a while. And Cleanse High, a nutritional organic liquid cleanse, has made this easier than ever before. We talk to Sindura Borra to learn more.
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In today's environment, toxins are harming our body every day and so cleansing our body and its organs has become vital. Keeping this in mind, we designed 8 beverages full of nutrients, vitamins and minerals–all made from the best organic vegetables, low sugar fruits, nuts, herbs and spices, sourced from all over the world.
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What would you say are the unique aspects of your products?
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We also have a support system in place for our clients to guide them through the sometimes unfamiliar experience of fasting–we keep them motivated by sending them guidelines, help with hunger pangs, and send them tips on dos and don'ts. We also have a Facebook page, where we regularly update our clients on news relating to detoxification. We have a strong team of healthcare professionals who have experience in delivering top-quality health care.
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Before this post gets started, two things. One, I want to give a special shout-out to a friend of mine, Alana, for giving me the idea for this post. Maybe not the way she wanted, but it sparked discussion, so there's that, missy! The other thing is that this is not about supporting a candidate. By now, most of you know who I'm supporting, but this goes beyond the 2012 presidential election.
Among the myriad of issues we hear a lot about in high-profile races are social beliefs tossed into the political arena. Abortion, contraception, gay marriage and many other issues like this have plagued the election process in this year alone. And, even with the laundry list of fiscal and economic issues the nation is facing, the social is what divides us so strongly. PErsonal beliefs are more important than the state of the American economy, it would seem. I'm not knocking it, that's just how it is.
My question, though, is why? The national is majority right-leaning right now. It's an interesting phenomenon that if you poll people on how they feel about gay marriage, the majority supports it, but if you poll them on how they feel their neighbor would vote on the issue, you actually get numbers similar to the election results of those states that either pass or (more often than not) reject it. As a result, what we learn is that what people say does NOT always equal what they vote. I know, totally shocking, right?
So, the American public, as a whole, is not quite ready to accept what the more left-leaning population wants to propose. But, that's nationwide. Locally, it's a lot different. It's so much easier to get those issues passed on a smaller scale. Red states are doing it with abortion laws. But, in some cases (like gay marriage), even the state level is incredibly difficult to get issues like gay marriage legalization to pass. We saw that in North Carolina and, even more shockingly, California, where the people actually voted to ban it.
As it's no secret which way I'm voting this election cycle, it's also no secret which way I lean on these issues: I am pro-gay marriage, pro-choice and (sometimes) even pro-legalization.
The fact is, regardless of a Republican or a Democratic president being in office for the next four years, it's extremely unlikely anything so major as a nationwide opinion change on these issues will come about. Much more realistically, we're several administrations away from true social change in that regard. So, how does one change that? You start locally.
Start with the city aldermen, councilmen or whatever your municipality has. Get people who support your ideas into office. Begin work at the community level to change things. Spread it naturally instead of jumping to the final level. You won't have the support you need for that. But, locally, working on opinions there and getting your town, city or whatever to accept your social belief is much easier.
Let it spread organically. Start getting state representatives and state senators in power and get them to work on a state agenda. Eventually, you can change a state's political sway. Louisiana is an excellent example, as it's only recently a red state. Once you get state representatives to work on that agenda and the population is getting more and more comfortable with it, seek out candidates for the U.S. House. Keep moving on in this way and it makes much more sense than putting all your eggs in one basket and going with a presidential candidate who may or may not do it based on how the American public as a whole feels at the time.
This same theory applies to Libertarians, whose beliefs I subscribe to (most of the time). You are not, dear Libertarian friends, going to get Gary Johnson elected, and a vote for him tells us you really don't care about change and you just want to make a meaningless protest vote. Start locally and let the movement spread.
Whether your religion dictates your belief, whether you have some other moral compass that calls you to lean one way or the other, don't just let a national platform represent you. Start locally and push for the change.

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Today our services go to Evander Holyfield. Or is it his Bank ?? Apparently Evander still loved his opulent yes $10,000,000 home are certainly opulent except maybe by the standards of Zillionaires who spend way more than that simply renovating the $100 Million – $500 Million palaces they buy and sell buy and sell.
here is the Deal on Holyfield
This week his 109 room mansion that's right ONE HUNDRED NINE room mansion was FORECLOSED on him. Yes another VICTIM of the Sub-Prime Scam or is he ? Oh before we forget his ( former ) ONE HUNDRED NINE room mansion on 235 acres that's TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE acres in Fulton County, Georgia. Any idea WHY anyone needs ONE HUNDRED NINE rooms and TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE acres ??
Maybe because he has ELEVEN children. Still. That leaves 90 plus other rooms to fill. And if he assigns each of the kids an acre plus to play in that still leaves over 200 acres. Presumably Evander has lots of relatives and friends and YES there is always the ever present entourage ….
…… and as we know Famous Boxers are "required" to have BIGGER entourages than other kinds of Famous Athletes. Who knows Holyfield might have an entourage of 50 or more and each of them need a room plus their own acres to enjoy.
Maybe this all makes sense !!!
Holyfield who is 45 has added to his travails by taking out multiple mortgages on the property also OHOH Evander is way behind on his child support payments. It appears some or is it all those kids do not live in the Mansion and neither does their Mother(s).
Let's address the other obvious Question as a Famous Successful Boxer how much money in total has Holyfield run through to reach the point that his mansion is being foreclosed, the Courts are after him for child support and he has various other law suits pending for monies owed to any number of parties.
The answer is estimated to be $248,000,000 that's TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT MILLION possibly a modest sum compared to what Mike Tyson has pissed away over the years but still fairly substantial in some Circles. Yours for one !
But enough of this Sidebar
The Box is here today to sell Holyfield's mansion for him and help him out of his financial woes. Now we need to give you more details about the property instead of Rumor Mill about his life. We're professionals here in the Box. But since the Box is not a licensed real estate agent we will not get a penny for our services not that we want anything but Evander's gratitude and an invitation to his next Mansion. Of course.
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Give Your Sales Lead Program Some Respect!
by Dean Rieck
Generating sales leads is the Rodney Dangerfield of direct marketing. It gets no respect from some people.
They'll spend months working on sales literature or slick direct mail pieces. They'll sweat the details to create e-mail blasts or Web pages. But when it comes to lead generation, some people think you can just write a quick letter, grab a brochure off the shelf, toss them in an envelope and mail it. No respect, I tell you. No respect.
But if you have a sales staff, generating leads is one of the most important things you'll ever do. It's not a project. It's a process. It's all about setting up a system that increases the efficiency of your sales staff by identifying likely buyers and giving your sales personnel the tools they need to cultivate customers and close sales.
Here are some high-level tips for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of your sales generation process.
- Get buy-in from executives and the sales department. You may think your lead strategy is the best idea since sliced bread, but what you think is less important than what the suits and sales reps think. If you can get executive level buy-in, then you'll create an atmosphere of accountability and a level of expectation that you wouldn't have otherwise. And if you can get buy-in from sales, they'll feel some ownership for the program and will be more likely to do their part to make it a success. Bottom line: you can't impose a lead program on people.
- Create your follow-up plan first. As the Bible says, "So the last shall be first, and the first last." Generating leads is an integrated effort, not just a mailing or an e-mail blast. So the first thing you need to do is put last things first and make sure you have a complete, well-thought-out follow-up process.
Sit down with sales and think about what steps need to be taken to move a prospect from being curious to being sold. Who takes the call? How will data be organized? What literature will be sent out? When should sales make follow-up calls? What additional mails or e-mails will go out? Create a flow chart to show the entire process and all the elements sales will need to make it work. You should have everything in place on the back end before you receive a single inquiry.
- Offer something valuable and free. Here's a pop quiz. Question number one: What do salespeople think is the best offer in the world? Ding. Correct. A free "consultation." Question number two: What do prospects think is the worst offer in the world? Ding. Correct. A free "consultation."
Okay, sometimes a consultation is an attractive offer if it's handled correctly. But generally when you offer a consultation or generically say "call for more information," people translate that to mean "call and get our sales pitch." And they're right. So create something with less perceived obligation and more perceived value for your prospect and offer it free: a booklet, gift, survey, sample, catalog, or anything else that's related to your product or service. Think of it like a door opener, something to discover who is interested and get the conversation started.
- Get your offer to the right people. You know you should target. But in practice, targeting often goes out the window with lead generation. Why? Because product managers and sales executives fall head-over-heels in love with their products and services. They become so smitten, they can't see straight. And pretty soon they assume the rest of the world is just as in love as they are.
The cold, hard truth is that only so many people will buy what you're selling. So casting a net too broadly will just lower response quality and raise costs. Define your ideal customer. Focus your message on those people. Buy the most targeted lists you can afford. And if you have multiple groups of prospects, do multiple mailings. Several small, targeted mailings can often be more profitable than one big, generic mailing.
- Track everything. Every response should be logged: source, date, origin, offer, everything. And you should keep running statistics, such as response rate, lead quality, contact history, sales, etc. By tracking leads from first contact to first sale and beyond, you can learn volumes about the behavior of your customers. And this will help you increase the efficiency of future efforts.
- Focus on ROI. I know. Spreadsheets and calculating things can be sooo boring. It's more fun to enter your marketing pieces in competitions and win those pointy plastic awards. But while you can occasionally get away with ignoring numbers in favor of "branding" and other intangibles when you're doing other forms of direct marketing, you can't with lead generation. It's all about ROI. We're not just talking about cost per response. You need to focus on cost per acquisition or cost per sale. It's about quality, not quantity.
- Review your progress regularly. Okay, so you have a lead program up and running smoothly. Now what? Well, like any machine, you have to monitor performance, fix the squeaks, and apply oil here and there when needed. Talk to sales and see what comments, beefs, and suggestions they have. Talk to fulfillment and see how the program could be made more efficient. Talk to executives and see if the program is meeting their expectations and goals. Remember, a lead program isn't just a project; it's a process.
When I see businesses disrespecting lead generation, it really bothers me. In fact, my psychiatrist told me I'm going crazy. I told him, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion." He said, "All right. You're ugly too!" No respect, I tell you. No respect.
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We pride ourselves on providing expert know-how in the design, development and whole life-cycle maintenance of DB2 information systems. We are not a 'body shop', but an enabler. We will provide software, consultancy and advice on the practical issues in applying new systems and applications, and have a successful track record in implementing new projects and technologies. We will avoid jargon, and involve the customer at every stage in a project. Previous customers include blue chip businesses in the retail, banking, telecom, finance and electricity supply sectors.
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JEE Advanced is the IIT Joint Entrance Examination. This is the second stage of Joint Entrance Examination after the CBSE JEE Main.Admission in Bachelor's, Integrated Master's and Dual Degree programs in the IITs and Indian School of Mines is offered through the IIT JEE Advanced. Many other top colleges also give admission on basis of JEE Advances All India Rank (AIR).
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- JEE Main Qualified – A canditate needs to qualify in JEE (Main) conducted by CBSE usually in the month of April.
- Board Percentile or 75% rule – A candidate should be within category-wise top 20 percentile in respective board; or should have secured 75% (for Gen / OBC) or 70% (for SC / ST / PwD) of aggregate marks in class 12 board exam. Last two years cut off for top 20 percentile has been officially published by IITs.
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"Our goal was to design a Limited Edition label for Rézangyal's 10th birthday. The brand supports music bands and artists, and is also part of the Hungarian music festivals, which gave 5 themes for the packaging: rock, love, fest, friendship and beats. Thanks to a special printing technology, the software randomly cuts out a piece of the pattern, therefore every label will be different. Besides that the labels are glow in the dark."
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On Friday I shared with you some of the Design Team's picks for their favorite Whimsie Doodles creations EVER! Today, I'm showing you some more! It's fun to see what and why everyone has chosen as their favorite... I hope you are enjoying it, too! Have a Happy Monday (that's kind of an oxymoron, huh??) How about instead-- have the best Monday you can!
Ooooh so hard to choose! But I have to say that I couldn't stop looking at this one here (the gingerbread guys against the ornaments) because I finally felt a connection to my copics. :D
I think this is my favorite because it was so simple to make and it came off with a vintage and rustic feel, which is not something that comes easy for me at all! All I did was paper piece the adorable snowmen and sponge the edges, but I was so proud of the result. It started me on a kraft paper kick that lasted all through December-- ha!


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NOGALES – Hundreds of big trucks cross the U.S.-Mexican border here every day, many more than once. On a busy day, the rigs idle for long stretches of time, waiting in line at the border, spewing exhaust through often-outdated mufflers that contribute to unhealthy levels of pollution.
For air-quality regulators, the border creates a legal barrier. State and federal agencies can't force vehicles manufactured and bought in Mexico to comply with U.S. emissions rules, even though the trucks cross into this country.
So the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality tried a different approach, offering to pay Mexican truck owners to replace old mufflers with new catalytic converters that will reduce harmful diesel emissions by up to 30 percent. The project in effect circumvents the more lax Mexican rules about exhaust systems.
Using federal grant money, the state agency installed the new converters on 55 trucks last year and will refit about the same number by the middle of this year. The project is part of a broader initiative to improve air quality on both sides of the border, where towns and cities often lack resources or expertise to do it themselves.


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By Benjamin Jones
One aspect of novel writing which David J Sherman has down pat is what Stephen King has called "the gotta," as in, "I gotta find out what happens next." In his first mystery novel, The Dark Side, private investigator Jack Murphy works his way through a tense case. He makes progress, but every break he gets causes him a little more trouble. It's an effective shot-and-chaser combination.
In the beginning, frantic Wisconsinite Raymond Sanders hires LA detective Murphy, himself an emigre from the Badger State, to find teenage daughter Carrie. Carrie, it seems, has run off to Hollywood, visions of her name above the title dancing in her head. Once in Los Angeles, however, she vanished. Sanders is scared, and rightly so. Soon after Murphy takes the case, hired muscle tries bribes, then threats to get him off the case. The goons make the absurd claim that they are working for Carrie, and that she doesn't want to be found. If you know the stats, you won't like where this is going. Trust me, it gets there.
Murphy is a contemporary detective, but he has a few ties to the old hard-boiled tradition. There's the wise-cracking secretary who carries a torch for him. There's the tendency to mouth off to the wrong people. And certainly, there are cigarettes. Murphy lights up so often that in a few sequels, he should be able to knock down perps with his oxygen tank.
In his odyssey through the worst parts of LA's sex industry, Murphy is accompanied by reformed gangsta Arturo (no last name given). Arturo is fierce and loyal. You might call him the Hawk to Murphy's Spenser. He's also the connection to the Evergreeners, a posse of fellow gangbangers, former and otherwise. These are a colorful and funny bunch, and they deserve to be used again. Hand, a forger with acting aspirations, shows special promise.
The part of The Dark Side which works the least is the love story. Murphy and his gal Friday exchange some quips, have a falling out, realize they care about each other, and fall into each other's arms. It comes off as formulaic and impersonal. When we fall in love we are attracted to things that are unique to the other person, and share unique moments. If personality and surprise don't come through on the page, the romance is dead.
Some scenes show Murphy busting in on a suspect, leaning on him, pissing the guy off, then walking out holding his weiner. Frankly, I'm not sure if this is a fault or not. It's clear that the hero is supposed to be something of a hothead. Less obvious is just how far this trait goes, or is meant to go.
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UNITED KINGDOM, 15th April, 2017.-A fringe meeting on Cuba, convened by Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) took place on the occasion of the annual conference of the biggest British teachers' union, the National Union of Teachers (NUT).
Several speakers addressed the topic of education in Cuba.
During the event, NUT Secretary General, Kevin Courtney, reminded the attendees that despite the blockade, Cuba had made great achievements in education; an undeveloped country with a great education system.
Meeting on Cuba and Venezuela in the context of TUC Black Workers
UNITED KINGDOM, 7th April, 2017. - As in previous years, the fringe meeting on Cuba and Venezuela was held today in the context of the Trades Union Congress for black people and minorities of British workers.
During the event, supported by Cuba and Venezuela solidarity campaigns, Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, Ambassador of Cuba in London spoke to the audience about an update on Cuba and its workers.
Dr. Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes receives the Cuban Ambassador, Teresita Vicente Sotolongo
UNITED KINGDOM, 8 March 2017.- On 2 March the Cuban Ambassador visited the Oxford Brookes University where she was received by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Alistair Fitt. Dr. Fitt explained to the Ambassador the wide profile of studies of the prestigious institution, which is part of the university system of the city of Oxford.
The Ambassador of Cuba Teresita Vicente Sotolongo and the Minister-Counsellor Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel visit the Oxford Brookes University
UNITED KINGDOM, 8 March 2017.- Invited by the Oxford Brookes University Documentary Club, the Ambassador Teresita Vicente Sotolongo attended the presentation of the documentary Unfinished Spaces on the history of foundation and creation of the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA, by its Spanish initials), the University of Arts of Cuba, an idea of Fidel Castro in the first years after the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution, that changed the concept and the way of teaching arts in Cuba and had an impact beyond its frontiers.


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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Huntsman Corp.'s suitor lost a bid in New York state court to extend a financing commitment that would have enabled the deal to close, The Wall Street Journal reported.
But the suitor, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, also remains under a Delaware court order to use its best efforts to close the deal for Huntsman, HUN, +1.74% the Salt Lake City chemicals producer.
The banks that were to fund the deal, Credit Suisse CS, +1.64% and Deutsche Bank, DB, +5.52% had earlier balked. They said that both an opinion by an outside firm and a certification by Huntsman's chief financial officer that the combined company would be solvent didn't meet the conditions of their financing commitment.
As a result, last Tuesday Huntsman and Hexion said they didn't expect to close the deal as they'd planned. Read the article.
Hexion, a unit of the private-equity firm Apollo Management, then sued the banks, charging they'd breached their commitment to fund the merger.
The Journal reported on Saturday, however, that New York State Judge Eileen Bransten ruled that the two banks had no obligation to extend their funding accord, which they struck in July 2007 and which expired Nov. 1.
She said that Hexion for two months had tried to get out of the deal itself and wouldn't be in its current position if it hadn't done so, the paper reported.
Huntsman's shares closed at $10.10, down 26%, on Friday. That's 64% below the $28-a-share deal price to which Hexion and Huntsman agreed.
If Hexion can't find alternative funding, the Journal reported, it could face damage awards in suits that Huntsman has filed in Delaware and Texas courts.


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Dr Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, affectionately called the 'MetroMan of India ', bid adieu to his 56 year long career of creating 21st century monuments. His exit was a reflection of how he lived; simple, elegant and completely inconspicuous.
In other words, Dr Sreedharan, worked continuously for a duration, in which an average Indian generally goes from the cradle to his/her grave.
And no one in the media was paying a tribute to this great man. They were not even talking about it. All they had was a silly ticker at the bottom of the screen, that said 'Dr Sreedharan Retires'. No ten thousand word articles, no special Dr Sreedharan shows, nothing. It was like, it didn't even happen.
Is it simply because, Dr Sreedharan, is not your quintessential Indian Success Story?
OK, sod the media. They have TRPs and paying news customers to take care of. But what about the government? They don't have to answer to anybody. And this guy dedicated his entire life to them. At least they can do something. But No.
When names were being bandied about for the Bharat Ratna, India 's highest civilian honor, everyone, from politicians to Dhanush, had only one name, 'I am stuck on 99′ Tendulkar. In fact lobbying for that guy reached such epic proportions, that the government actually changed the award criteria to accommodate that actor.
And Mr Sreedharan, who triple checks all the existing criteria, was not even being mentioned. The travesty is all the more acute if you consider what Dr Sreedharan has done for our nation. Like:-
Date: 22nd of December in 1964,
Location: Rameshwaram town
For most of the non south-Indians, Madras and South India are interchangeable terms. But what you do not know is, South India also happens a favourite holiday spot for various cyclones brewing in the Bay of Bengal. And this South India is not Madras alone, but the entire states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. This geographical part of India has been hit by so many cyclones that nowadays meteorologists have run out of names.
One such cyclone, hit the coastal town of Rameshwaram on 22nd of December, 1964. And it was a deadly one. Not so long ago, south of Rameshwaram, there used be a bustling town called Dhanushkodi. It had its own post office, customs office and even a Railway Station. My bet is most of you wouldn't have heard about it. Why? Because on that fateful night, the Indian Ocean swallowed the entire town. More than 2000 Indians were killed. The ocean even ensured that, a passenger train which was beginning its last journey of the day at 11.15 P.M, made its last journey ever. If you still can't imagine the ferocity of this cyclone, let me help you.....Dhanushkodi,
As a sideshow, the cyclone destroyed the Pamban Bridge, the only bridge connecting Rameshwaram to mainland India. And this meant Rameshwaram was completely isolated. Considering the above cyclone something had to be done, and fast. At that time, Dr Sreedharan was a Deputy Engineer in the Southern Railway. And this piece of wreck was in his territory. Indian Railways, gave Dr Sreedharan six months to restore connectivity to Rameshwaram. Which was asking a lot considering Dr. Sreedharan, had to convert this
He took one month and 15 days to restore, THAT bridge, back to full operation. The bridge which was India 's longest sea bridge for 96 years, till the Bandra Worli Sea Link was inaugurated in the year 2008.
There are some achievements that look cool, but once you get an award, you completely forget about them. And then there are some you won't forget, even if you suffer a total memory loss. This was one of those things.
For all this trouble, Dr Sreedharan got a Railway award consisting of Rs 100 and an awful looking plaque. The process of short-changing Dr E Sreedharan, began in 1962. Even If Dr Sreedharan, sat and twiddled his thumbs for the rest of his life, he would have been considered a superhero for his bridge-building awesomeness alone. Fortunately for India though, he did not like twiddling thumbs.
He was asked to go to Mumbai, to take charge of what was then deemed to be India's toughest project since independence. It involved burrowing through basalt mountains, spanning kilometre long marshes and rivers and taking railways to a place where even the British thought it was impossible. This region was the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, affectionately called, the Konkan.
The railway babus simply called this herculean venture, Konkan Railway. Naming things is not really their forte. This is what Dr E Sreedharan had to do, Lay 760 Kms of railway track, through a terrain that had treacherous terrain marked by inaccessible rocky tracts. Where there were no rocks, it was marsh with dense undergrowth infested with poisonous reptiles.
Terrain and weather posed serious challenge making heavy machinery prone to accidents that could result in loss of material and life. Sreedharan had to surmount all these odds and more. And to do that, he had to:
1. Acquire 5000 hectares of land from 42,000 assorted land owners.
2. Build 2000 Bridges, both major and minor, across Marshes, swamps, rivers and backwaters.
3. Blast 92 tunnels, totalling 83 kilometres in length through Basalt, nature's adamantium and soft soil, nature's china clay. You need nuclear weapons and Arnold to bore through the former while the latter generally collapsed on itself, if someone as much as farted. And then came the most difficult task in the Indian Index Of Difficult tasks.
4. Dealing And Negotiating With The Chief Mini sters, Home Ministers, Other Ministers And Their Chelas Of Four Different States.
It would be like Hercules being asked to accomplish his twelve tasks, blinded and with one hand tied to his back, in three days.Needless to say, he would have failed.
Dr Sreedharan, supposedly retired and who qualified for Indian Railway's senior citizen quota, finished the job in 7 years. Konkan Railway to me, is the second biggest achievement of Independent India, with the first being India remaining India. New standards will have to be invented, to realistically measure the impact of Konkan Railway on the Indian economy.
1. For the first time ever, three largest ports on the Indian coast, Mumbai, Karwar and Mangalore have a direct connection.
2. Travel time from the southern states to the north, have been reduced by upto 40 percent. The crummy old Nethravathi Express, used to take 38 hours to travel from Trivandrum to Mumbai.
Now, thanks to Dr E Sreedharan and the
the same train takes 22 Hours. A 16 hour reduction in travel time. And a 16-18 hour reduction in travel times of all trains going from Kerala,Karnataka, Goa to the North. All the trains. Try measuring the impact. Don't bother, you can't.
And new levels of difficulty need to be established to measure the difficulty of this task. The sheer number ofarchitectural impossibilities overcome by Dr E Sreedharan and his team in making this wild dream a reality, is mind boggling. All I can do is suggest you to go here,here and here. However, there is one thing that encapsulates what all the above links have to say:-
THIS IS THE VIADUCT OVER THE PANVEL NADI Which basically is a MarshBetween two HillsAnd to traverse it,
The train has to travel at a height, which is as tall asIn other words, Dr Sreedharan and his team, built a goddamn Qutub Minar, over a marsh, between two hills, just so that, a train could chug over it.
Need I say more?
Of all the railway systems in the world, building a metro is the most difficult in the world. Most difficult, becomes impossible, when you have to build that damn thing under and over a megapolis. Impossible reaches 'You must be kidding me' levels, when that megapolis in question is Delhi and the country in question is India.
Delhi Metro was not India 's first metro. Calcutta has that honor. But Calcutta 's 'I built my own metro' story, was one sorry tale
Sample this:-
1. It took 22 years to build the Calcutta Metro, A metro whose total length was 16.75 kms. In other words, Calcutta Metro construction dudes managed a grand average of,.76 kms a year.
2. The Calcutta metro suffered from debilitating shortages in almost everything. Shortages of funds, shortages in labour and shortages in everything else. The only they had in plenty was those damn shortages.
3. And it was harried by the parent, the Indian Railways, every step of the way.
If the Calcutta metro was any indicator, the 168 Kms long Delhi Metro would have been beset with shortages, harassed by the Railways and completed not before A.D. 2083.
If ever there were a movie made about Dr Sreedharan's job, it would look something like this:
When he started off, he put in place some things that were never before done in the history of Indian mega construction projects
1. His appointed himself as the judge, jury and the executioner as far as the Delhi Metro was concerned. No external influences were tolerated.And he took no prisoners. There have been stories were, people walked in with the traditional M.P recommendation letter, walked out of his office, with the paper in two different hands.
2. After giving himself the power, he changed the tendering process, upside down. In a country, where opening a single tender on an average,tooksix to nine months,Dr Sreedharan got the job done in 19 days. YES,19 Days.
3. When confronted with the standard Government 'I am short of money' rigamarole, Dr Sreedharan did what any sensible government servant would do. He simply cut out the Government from the funding.
He single-handedly went and got a loan of USD 5 Billion sanctioned from the Japanese Bank of International Co-operation to fund the Metro. Now, 60 percent of the necessary finance secured, Government shut up and stumped up the remaining cash.
4. He then hired top International consultants from an assortment of countries, to cover for the lack of local talent, to supervise and execute the project.
For the first time in the History of India, the entire Delhi Bureaucratic circle was completely circumvented. That too, by one 74 year old dude from Kerala.
As a result
Phase one of the 5 billion dollar metro, was completed three years before schedule, entirely within the initially stipulated budget. And there was not even a single shard of corruption.
In India , that is the closest we can get to walking on water.
If someone had in 1998, said that such a thing would happen in India , He would have been given a priority ticket to Agra/Alibaug/Kilpauk or the nearest mental asylum.
Today, the Delhi Metro is complete and for the first time, Dilliwalas are enjoying the benefits of a full fledged suburban rail system that has a punctuality factor of 99.999 percent. All thanks to this man
The successful execution of the Delhi Metro, made Dr Sreedharan the Tom Cruise of the Metro Rail universe. Every Indian city worth its salt, now wanted its own metro and Dr Sreedharan as its consultant.
One such city was Hyderabad . And the company executing that metro was a company called,MAYTAS INFRASTRUCTURE.
You know where this is going.
In September 2008, Dr Sreedharan, after observing as a consultant, sent the following report to the Planning Commission, Government of India
Making available 296 acres of prime land to the BOT [build, operate and transfer] developer for commercial exploitation was like selling the family silver. I fear abig political scandal some time later, as it is apparent the BOT operator has a hidden agenda which appears to be to extend the metro network to a large tract of his private land holdings so as to reap a windfall profit of four to five times the land price.
Planning commission, that plans little and develops less, as usual did not pay heed to this report. In fact they chastised Dr Sreedharan, for not backing up his allegation with necessary proof.
This is what happened, three months later
Dr Sreedharan should not be given the Bharat Ratna. Because the Bharat Ratna does not deserve a man like Dr Sreedharan.


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Our usual meeting location is unavailable for our February meeting due to unexpected needed repairs. For the February 22 meeting, we will meet at the First United Methodist Church, Linder Hall, 2111 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108. See the map below.
Guest speaker in February is Marni Freedman, writing coach and screen writer who will address the five biggest mistakes authors make, and your questions as well.
See a map of the campus to locate Linder Hall – (A) on the map.
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The extremely hot and dry weather that much of Western Europe has been experiencing lately has been credited with some European breweries running out of beer bottles. This, of course, means that sales are not only doing just fine at the moment but going through the roof as people are looking to makes themselves feel better by consuming a cold beverage, which should be great news for breweries like Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD), which owns one of Europe's prestigious and popular brand names. Thing is, however, that the good times are likely to be short-lived. The heatwave is also killing this summer's crop harvest in Europe, including the barley crop, which may be down by as much as 40% in parts of Western Europe.
Anheuser-Busch dominates the world, with its European brand lineup playing an important part
(Source: Statista)
As we can see, Anheuser's position is dominant on a global scale. Part of it, of course, is its US acquisition of Budweiser. But aside from that, it has a powerful European brand it sells across the world. Stella Artois is, of course, one of the best-recognized European brand names. Even though it does have production elsewhere, there is also a lot of export from Europe towards other markets of this brand as well as many others such as Beck's.
(Source: Anheuser-Busch)
About 15% of the company's total sales are in Europe, according to its latest quarterly numbers. In addition to that, there is the export volume, which is not insignificant. For instance, in 2016, 2.1 million barrels of Stella was shipped to the US alone. So, needless to say, its European operations are a vital part of the business. It is not certain just yet what impact the current European crop disaster will have on Anheuser's bottom line going forward, but early indications suggest that some input prices may soar.
(Source: Bloomberg)
As we can see, malt barley prices have already soared, and there could potentially be more to come as the situation is being assessed. It seems that it is not only the actual physical deficit, but also perhaps a deficit in quality, which could potentially further exacerbate the actual shortage the European beer industry will probably experience until the next harvest season. The price impact might, therefore, be far greater than current indicators might suggest. Beer producers in Europe in Europe may have to actually resort to producing less beer, in addition to having to absorb the higher input costs.
Stella's Stellar recent sales growth may be temporarily halted
In the second quarter of this year, the three main brands – Corona, Budweiser and Stella – had a combined total increase in revenue of 10.1%. That number, however, includes the rather poor performance of Budweiser. It is Corona and Stella which have been driving sales volumes up. In the first quarter, where numbers are available for individual brand sales, Stella numbers were up 12.3%, while Budweiser was down 1.3% in its home market.
Anheuser-Busch has big plans for Stella, looking to push into the restaurant market, where it fancies not only competing with other brands but also with wine. It has been advertising aggressively, and so far it has been paying off in multiple markets. While the current European heat wave disaster may end up being just a bump in the road, it is possible that it may cause Anheuser's momentum on Stella sales to stall out – and once momentum is lost, it is uncertain whether it will be regained.
Aside from potentially losing sales momentum, which could come about as a result of simply not having the necessary resources available to increase production, at least until the next European harvest, there is also the issue of rising input costs, at least when it comes to its European operations. Its current profit margins are healthy, with a second quarter profit of $2.2 billion, on total revenue of $14 billion. The higher cost of inputs in Europe might only make a small dent of perhaps tens of millions of dollars per quarter, but it is yet another potential downside in coming quarters, in addition to the potentially larger problem of its European production and sales growth plans being affected.
There is, of course, a chance that Anheuser-Busch may still be able to pursue its production and sales growth strategy with its European operations. It may be able to out-compete the smaller brewers for the needed barley on the European markets. It may be able to import some volumes from elsewhere. All this will come at a cost to the bottom line, however, which could drag down results in the next few quarters. But given the temporary aspect of this effect, it may, in fact, become a great buying opportunity for those who want to own this stock and are looking for a good place to buy in.
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Happy New Year Song Slingers,
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.
Our first meeting of 2017 is coming up.
Next meeting is: Tuesday, January 10th. 7:30 pm
enough time to recover from any hangover.
enough time to lose those extra holiday pounds.
enough time to have written your first hit of the year.
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We meet in the Burke Studio all the down the first floor hall, quick left, quick right and there you are.
As always, you can ask the friendly faces at the front desk for directions if you need it.
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Every day is another day
It's been nearly 6 weeks since my miscarriage… wow, now that I say that It seems longer than I expected it to be.
It's also been over a year since I started trying to convince my husband to have children. (I guess that's the first form of "trying")
6 weeks.
6 weeks of ups and downs… 42 days of thinking about it… several times a day.
Physically, I'm okay… my OBGYN confirmed it.
She even announced that we can start trying again.
Emotionally and physiologically I'm not even close to okay.
Every day's a battle, Every day's a challenge.
Not many people know that it's so difficult. Not even my mother.
I feel like a bipolar person. One day I'm happy, able to talk about it.
And able to laugh… really laugh.
And then something happens…
Something small, I see a newborn baby. And the whole day I'm miserable.
Or something big happens, a good friend announces her pregnancy…
And for hours I cry. After that I'm depressed for days.
I feel like I'm climbing a mountain, and when I get close to the top an avalanche knocks me back down and I have to dig myself out of the snow before I can start climbing up again.
All I can hold on to is what my husband said,
"Just take it day by day, and every day is another day"
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Advisory Councils
Athlete Advisory Council
The TO2015 Athlete Advisory Council supports and represents the views and interests of world-class athletes to help ensure best performances at the TORONTO 2015 Games. Comprised of representation from Olympic, Paralympic, Pan Am and Parapan Am athletes, the Council will also help shape programs to enhance the athlete experience, encourage community engagement and create an intimate and authentic Games experience.
Alexandra Orlando
Erika Schmutz
Jane Thornton
John Hastings
Marie Dannhaeuser
Nathaniel Miller
Nicole Forrester
Trevino Betty
Warren Sawkiw
Arts and Culture Advisory Council
Established in 2011, the Arts and Culture Advisory Council is an advisory and planning forum drawn from artistic, government and cultural communities. The council works to ensure the TORONTO 2015 arts and culture component is unique to the region while celebrating the broader Pan American cultures.
Wende Cartwright
President, Savira Arts & Associates Inc.
Melanie Fernandez
Director of Community and Education Programmes and Artistic Director of Summer Festival Season, Harbourfront Centre
Clarence Ford
Owner, Ford Entertainment
Sally Han
Senior Cultural Affairs Officer, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto
Denise Herrera-Jackson
Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Che Kothari
Executive Director, ManifesTO Community Projects and Executive Director, 'Ignite the Americas' Youth Arts Policy Forum for the Organization of American States
Michael Langford
Director, Investment & Development Office, Ontario Ministry of Tourism
Leesa Levinson
Executive Director, Lights, Camera, Access!
Marie Moliner
Regional Executive Director, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Region
Janis Monture
Executive Director of Woodland Cultural Centre and Co-Producer, Planet Indigen US
José Ortega
Co-founder and Artistic Director of Lula Lounge
Lorrie G. Pella
Director, Social Engagement, Ontario Pan/Parapan Am Games Secretariat
Julian Sleath
Programming Manager, Special Events, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto
Sophie Perceval
Arts Journalist, CBC Radio Canada
Community Engagement Council
The TO2015 Community Engagement Council (CEC) is a collection of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who share their networks, knowledge, expertise and perspective of working and engaging communities across the region. In their role as community connectors, conveners and catalysts, the CEC helps build new networks by engaging multiple stakeholders to work towards achieving social legacies for the Games and beyond. Members use their valuable leadership skills to ensure TO2015's community outreach efforts develop relationships and initiatives that provide avenues for how individuals, families, neighbourhoods, businesses and communities enjoy and participate in the TORONTO 2015 Games.
Aisha Wickham
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Cheuk Kwan
Harmony Movement
Chris Drew
Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association
Cynthia Wilkey
West Don Lands Committee
Dwayne D' Bandit Pitt
Fernando Lusvarghi
United Way of Greater Toronto Member Agencies
Giselle M. Cole
Greg Rogers
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Guy Mignault
Artistic Director, Theatre Francais de Toronto
Heather Mitchell
Principal, Toronto District School Board (retired), Founding Director, Toronto Sports Council
Howard Shen
Lloyd McKell
Toronto District School Board
Lynn Lavallee
Matt Petersen
Michelle Brownrigg
Nasma Ahmed
City Youth Council
Pardeep Singh Nagra
Toronto District School Board
Phyllis Berck
City of Toronto
Youth Advisory Council
The TO2015 Youth Advisory Council is made up of young people from diverse backgrounds across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region who act as an official committee to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015). Ranging in age from 16 to 24, the council plans and implements relevant and engaging youth-focused initiatives or signature programs that celebrate and highlight the Games.
The Youth Advisory Council acts as an advisory to the largest multi-sport Games ever hosted in Canada. Youth council members have a chance to meet new people and make meaningful connections, create engaging and important initiatives and gain volunteer recognition and develop valuable skills.
Aldeli Albán Reyna
Aleksandra Damjan
Alexander Levy
Alexandra Da Silva
Alita Fernandez
Bethany Coke
Cynthia Berringer
Danny Fee
Domanique Grant
Freddy King
Gabriela Gonzalez
Imran Khan
Irene Lai
Kiana Bonnick
Kimberly Ann Ramcharan
Mehrunnisa Kharodia
Michael Pratas
Newton Asare II
Sydney Lang
Zachary Cox
Zachary Waslenko


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Ep.31 – Daniel Pink on Motivation, Timing, Napping and Outperforming
"Motivation is something that people do for themselves, it is not something one person does to another." – Daniel Pink
Our guest on this episode of Outperform is Daniel H. Pink, author of six thought-provoking books, including his most recent book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which rapidly made the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
Dan's other provocative books about business, work and behavior include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human and the long-running New York Times bestseller A Whole New Mind. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into 37 languages.
He is also one of the four curators behind The Next Big Idea Club, a book subscription community where he and fellow thought leaders Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Susan Cain handpick what they believe to be the most life-changing books of the season.
Before venturing out as a bestselling author, Dan worked in several positions in politics and government, including serving from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore.
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Show Notes
- Dan's drive behind writing Drive
- What most business leaders don't understand about motivation
- When if/then rewards are effective and when they aren't; and why employers should know the difference
- Three things that really matter to people when it comes to complex tasks
- Daniel's perspective on United's "bonus lottery" plan
- Why extrinsic motivators are like coal and intrinsic motivators are like solar power
- The first-mover advantage concept and why it's not usually accurate
- The role randomness plays in our lives and timing
- What chronobiology is and why it's important to understand your chronotype
- Differences between Larks, Owls and Third Birds
- The three stages we move through during the day
- The best time of day to do analytic work, administrative work and creative work
- Why companies need to take chronology into account when scheduling meetings and tasks
- When the research shows kids should be given math or standardized tests
- What Dan learned about the dabbawalas from the research on team synchronization and why companies like UPS, FedEx and Harvard study them
- How a sense of belonging contributes to whether teams flourish or flounder
- What studies reveal about when team cohesion begins on a project
- Why procrastination can actually be productive
- Why being behind by one point can be more advantageous that being ahead by one
- When you're on vacation, why you should plan something really good at the end
- Why companies should be more thoughtful and intentional about endings
- Timing mistakes Dan has made that he's learned the most from
- The nappuccino. What it is and how it can result in the perfect nap
- Dan's perspective on timing of writing a book
Links from the Episode
Nappuccino: A Scientific 5-Step Guide to the Perfect Nap
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink
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From March 1998
Category: Courage
Phases 12-Where do we go from here?
- Deliverance
- Delight
- Discipleship
- Distraction
- Disillusion
- Discouragement (Despair)
- Decisions
- Dedication
- Deliverance (again)
- Delight (on and on and on)
- Private Prayer
- Friendships
- Time Alone Time in Community
- Scotch
- Exercise
- Rest
- Time Away
- Productivity
- Scripture (en mass)
- Reassess your Routine
- Prayer with Friends
Phases #11 Delight, over and over again
Your first pony ride. The first snowfall of winter. The first ice cream cone of summer. Your first car. Your first kiss; okay, and the second. Your first REAL job. Your wedding. Your first child. Delights all!
Do you remember when you first realized that your sins, your rebellion, were truly, genuinely, completely forgiven? Now run those feelings, those realities throughout the rest of your life.
Oh, not there yet, huh? I'm not talking about people who don't know Christ; well, in a way I could be. Rather, I'm talking to Christians who always get stuck in their lethargy, or who never quite entrust their lives to Christ; guarded Christians.
Seriously, why would anyone want to live as a ½ committed Christian, hanging on to their ownership of who they used to be?!? That has to be one of the most frustrating, exasperating lives imaginable. Too much work, always keeping track of what you've said, or done wrong. No way!
Delighting in Christ, knowing the freedom to dance before God with a clean slate, is one of the most amazing realities about being a genuine Christian, instead of a half-hearted, morbid self-condemning "Christian." How does anybody live like that? Who would want to?
Check yourself. How are you living? Like a guilty Christian or as a forgiven sinner? This is NOT just a matter of perspective: it is a reflection on how you view Christ's work on the cross— for you. I'd rather be dancing and delighting than constantly wondering if I'm good enough for God.
An end-note— I struggle with depression. [See this Patheos article for further insight.] I'm on meds to correct the imbalance in my body chemistry; but there are some days when even they don't work. So I've learned to push through, to live through, to tough it out; but not everyone can do that. In the end I wind up doing what I should have done in the first place— turning to God for mercy, healing, and forgiveness.
It is in those times that our Lord asks me—
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.
~Psalm 41:11 (NKJV)
Delight, joy, and hope. This is a description of the normal Christian life. Get into to it.
I'll be on the dance floor,
Phases #10 Deliverance…again
By now you must be wondering if the Christian life is like going 'round in circles— deliverance, delight, discipleship, discouragement, decisions, & now, deliverance, again. In many ways, you would be right. For a life of faith is not a straight line to the future, with no kinks, knots, bunny trails, or temporary suspensions. It has all of that and then some. Maybe even a lion's den for some of us.
No Christian is perfect. We are always in process. [Although, I must admit to being PERFECT in 2004, for about 5 ½ minutes, in April. Most of the time, I am not even close.] Our faith journeys are not set in stone, even though our salvation is. We all doubt, wander, reject, reaffirm, and celebrate over and over again. Our faith is set in the context of who we are designed to be as individual Christians, in the context of the whole Body of Christ.
So in times when we need yet another deliverance from our anguish, our pain, our sin, it is good to have fellow journeymen around you who can attest to the power of God to free you from yet another mess you've made of your life. Christian community…, remember?!? I've often wondered if we go through these cycles so God can remind us we are fickle beings and must constantly rely on Him. Deliverance has a definite recurring role in our journey of faith.
There is another side effect of deliverance. It is the reminder that we are also forgiven for our sins (READ— no condemnation!) Many of us never lay hold of this reality; instead, we wallow in the Dark Night of the Soul believing we will never get it right, never be good enough for Christ, never be worthy of heaven. Seriously!?! Can we be so stupid to believe that Christ's work of the Cross was not sufficient to cover the price for all of our sins? Even the ones we have not come up with yet?
You ARE in a state of grace. You have been declared holy. Get used to it. Get on with it in your journey and believe that you are truly forgiven— past, present and future. No defeatist wallowing allowed.
AND, when you mess up again, again, and again…, and need the deliverance of the Father, know it is already there; and the forgiveness to go along with it as well. Seek forgiveness wherever you need it; then get back on track. Our Lord has all your bases covered.
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
~Psalm 32:7 [NIV]
SMILE, Gary
Phases #8 Decisions
Rising above despair, or crawling your way out of it, is not easy. It might take more time than you initially thought. And you may never fully find yourself completely clear of it. Some pains leave deep scars.
If there is one tool in the fight against deep, enduring despair it is this— make decisions. It will require every ounce of strength and determination you can muster, and then some. And you will get it wrong sometime. Fine! Try again. Don't let failure defeat you; learn from it; grow from it. Get mad at your situation. What did Sir Winston Churchill say during World War II? "We will never give up! Never, never, never give up."
So also it must be with you.
At some points you will not even have a hint of what those decisions are. That's OK. But there will come a day, a moment, a tipping point when a decision, a resolution will become clear. You must make it. Right or wrong…, MAKE IT. It's better to be engaged in doing something than to lie there sullen, mired in your own solidifying concrete.
First, a disclaimer. I am prone to depression; to deep spirals; to feeling empty and useless. So, these thoughts do not originate from a book on counseling or self-help. They are real, just like the anguish you are now enduring.
- One, I've already mentioned— get mad at yourself. This will at least awaken your ire and challenge you to start fighting.
- Don't over-analyze. Mulling the same think over ad infinitum has a way of breeding reptiles of the mind that gnaw at your soul and cramp your emotional/mental capacities.
- Pray. If you do not have faith in a God who created you and has your best interests at heart, then this idea doesn't apply to you: but it should anyway. Call it external processing if you must. Unburden your heart to someone who can help. I vote for God.
- Seek medical help. Whether to get through your pain, or, to gain a sense of stability once again. God's healing is both natural and supernatural; it's hard to tell which is which sometimes.
- Eat the right stuff. Even though chocolate and coffee are essential food groups you still need a source of meat (cow, fish, protein), vegetables (fiber & vitamins), grains (bread, oatmeal, fiber), dairy (yogurt, cheese, hit fudge sundaes).
- Exercise. Brooding bloats the brain. Get out there and burn off some endorphins, stress, and calories.
- Again, talk to a wise friend. Or, pay a counselor. You need an external perspective.
- Make decisions that give you hope and a clear path of resolution and restoration.
Never give up! Never, never, never give up!
Love Hurts
Being in love is not for the faint of heart. Loving has become a dangerous enterprise in Western Culture. Expressing love, no matter how up-front or innocent, is open to interpretations of manipulation, harassment and aggression.
Let's start with our own love-wounds. If you have not been hurt through love, you have not loved, or allowed another to love you. Hurt is part of life: it gives joy its perspective. So if you are guarding your heart, sadly, you also have given up hope of ever trusting or loving at another time. The longer this continues the harder it will be for you to ever love, or be loved, again.
Some of those I've counseled have constructed such a protective shell about them that they can barely bring themselves to speak. Fear overtakes their lives and they retreat even deeper into their reclusive shell. Others shut down all and any emotion; no sadness, no elation, no joy, no sorrow. They become the living-dead.
If you are tired of feeling no pain, no joy, no love, try implementing one of these action plans.
- Find a friend. Anyone. They need to be someone with whom you feel safe, more at ease.
- Spend time in sunlight. No, seriously. Vitamin D works wonders on the soul. Take a walk while you're at it. The exercise will rid your body of the toxins that accompany the pain.
- Talk with a counselor about any abuse. Remember, neglect is abuse too. Whether from a father, a sibling, or a bully, or a spouse, your scars run deep. Don't let them fester and feed your dark side.
- Find an empowerment group. You're not the only one who's been hurt. Others have been through the same or even worse pain. Bond together with them for mutual building. [Not bitching.]
- Come along side someone who has been hurt. That's right; in your misery reach out a caring hand to someone else. It may do more for you than it does for them.
- Cut back on sugar. Sugar is probably one of the most poisonous substances in our diet, causing everything from depression, to heart disease, to early dementia. Eat fruit. I am dead serious.
- If possible, confront the cause(s) of your pain. Not alone. Take an advocate or an arbiter; especially if the cause is an abuser. Actually, with an abuser, the best course of action may be a simple old snail-mail with no return address. If the cause is a former boyfriend/girlfriend…, well, they probably will not want to meet with you. There is always email, though. Be kind…, and truthful.
For future encounters, please keep in mind that love is always a risk, even more so in these early decades of the Twenty-first Century. It beckons you to put out a little, and then a little more. Reciprocation will tell you if you are on the right path. Do be careful. But do take the risk. Yes, you may be hurt again. But you will be wiser and stronger to handle it this time around.
On a personal note, I have been hurt by people so much in life that I have lost track. And that is a good thing. If I hung on for resolution of every painful experience in life, I would be a useless blot on the DNA scan of the Universe. So now I struggle to live without resolution, yes, but with great hope and trust in the God of my faith. He has always proven to be faithful, safe, and, for me, a little dangerous. It's just hard sometime.
NEXT DISCUSSION: Learning to Love Again.
Healing from the hurt,
How love games ruin relationships
Let's start with an article from Psychology Today, 7 Behaviors that Ruin a Relationship— August 8, 2016. Let's use Dr Lisa Firestone's seven points as a starting point. (Italics mine.)
- "Having angry reactions to feedback instead of being open to it." View any disagreement with your way of thinking as an attack.
- "Being closed to new experiences instead of open to new things." Never do anything for the first time.
- "Using deception and duplicity instead of honesty and integrity." It is far more important that you never let them know who you really are. Living a life of honesty and integrity can expose you to manipulation and exploitation. HIDE!
- "Overstepping boundaries instead of showing respect for them. Never allow another person to be their own person." They have no rights or boundaries. You are in control.
- "Showing a lack of affection, and inadequate, impersonal, or routine sexuality instead of physical affection and personal sexuality." Withholding love and affection for another is the cruelest way of hurting them. It puts you in control of the relationship instead of making your relationship's health the central focus.
- "Misunderstanding instead of understanding." Understanding another person's mindset or opinion is not important to you. You don't need to understand them. They must simply obey you without question.
- "Being manipulative, dominant, or submissive." Whether you are trying to be the passive one, or the dominant manipulative one, you goal is to be in control. This is a perfect way to destroy a relationship.
Dr. Firestone's article nails it on the head. Keep others OUT: tower over as much around you as possible. React, conceal, stealthily rule; do not engage in any positive affirmation. Intentionally withhold love, trust, transparency, and truth. Basically, ingenious ways of wounding another person (or group) deeply.
Or, more directly, if you want to destroy a relationship, be it with your wife, lover, employer, or friend, you have the tools and spirit within you to do it. But before you do, certain things need to be in place—
- Harden your heart. Make sure you are callous enough to ignore the affects you are creating for the other to bear. Your intention is to be cold and callous, inconsiderate of any pain you are causing.
- Prepare for the consequences. Coldly treating someone may reverberate in a whiplash of vitriolic retribution against you, and those you know.
Or, you could seek forgiveness and reconciliation with the other. This is Not eating-crow, or groveling (unless a little groveling is necessary). This is admitting that neither you or the other person, or group, are perfect. It takes a much stronger person to seek forgiveness and reconciliation than to merely destroy the relationship.
Choose your course of action wisely.
NEXT DISCUSSION: Your Personality and the Way You Love: you are how you love.
Familiar with the taste of crow,


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Shuri Komori is a normal middle school girl... Well, not quite. She's actually imbued with incredible competency, and when asked for honest help she just can't refuse. Even if it requires ridiculous levels of strength or willpower!
But aside from that, she's just a normal Japanese middle school girl, who hangs with her two friends, Megumi Nishitori and Masako Negeshi. She gets her homework copied, helps them in studying, and all other normal middle school girl stuff.
Komori-san Can't Decline! (小森さんは断れない!, Komori-san wa Kotowarenai!) is a yonkoma manga created by Cool-Kyou Shinsha and published on Manga Time Original. It received an anime adaptation as part of the Fall 2015 Anime lineup.
Komori-san, could you help us with the Trope examples?
- The Ace: Komori can do pretty much anything (except beat tough video games), provided that someone asks her to do it.
- A-Cup Angst: Megumi and Masako often feel intimidated by Komori's Boobs of Steel. It's far more common in the anime than the manga.
- Adapted Out: Komori's younger sister, Masako's older sister, and Yamanaka never appear in the anime. Miki's cameo was also replaced with Komori wearing his outfit. Justified in Yamanaka's case since the series only adapted scenes from before he was introduced.
- A Day in the Limelight:
- Chapters 24-26 are a flashback to how Masako became friends with Komori and Megumi.
- Chapter 31 features an unnamed extra talking with Komori about their time together on the track team.
- Adorkable: Komori wants to do the best she can for everyone, but clearly missed a few rungs on the social skills ladder here and there. Realizing she has affection for Ootani and also the rare circumstances where she can't help someone also bring an almost puppy-eyed, meek young girl to the forefront.
- Age Lift: Komori started off as 14 in the manga, but is stated to be 15 in the anime.
- Anachronic Order: The anime takes scenes from the manga at random, although this isn't really a problem due to it being a Slice of Life.
- Art Evolution: The manga started out with a fairly cutesy and heavily Super-Deformed art style, but evolved over time into something that is much more closer to the artist's more recent works.
- Beach Episode: Episode 8/Chapter 6.
- Big Sister Bully: Masako's elder sister loves to torment her in a Faux Affably Evil way, even going into a literal Big Sister Is Watching during their hiking trip.
- Boobs of Steel: Komori is much bustier than the other students, and she's also the strongest. Like, really strong.
- The Cameo: It seems like all of Cool-kyou Shinja's works happen in the same universe.
- Hajime from I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying can be seen on the train in chapter 9 (he's mostly covered over by the text). In the same chapter, a woman resembling Hiromi from RaButa is shown working at a clothing store. Also, the key-chain that Masako got was Frau Rabbit, from the one-shot of the same name.
- Miki also appears in an Imagine Spot during chapter 12. Apparently, he lives nearby Komori's house. In the anime, they changed it to have Komori wearing his outfit.
- According to the newspaper Komori's mother was reading in chapter 27, Haru from Ojojojo recently got married (presumably to Tsurezure). And speaking of Tsurezure, he won the mascot contest that Komori entered in the same chapter. It also places this series about 3-4 years after Ojojojo, since his age is listed as 20.
- A girl that looks like Karrot from Frau Rabbit asks Komori for a picture while she's dressed as the eponymous character in chapter 42.
- Character Tics: Yamanaka has a habit of closing his left eye.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: It seems Komori's inability to deny requests may be rooted from this.
- Class Representative: Masako. In a variation of the norm, she's rather shy and something of an introvert. Given that her older brother is her homeroom teacher, he might have given her the position specifically to help her break out of her shell.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Masako. She often claims she's just joking about it but really wouldn't mind living with or having Komori as a family member, and when the trio are talking about confession season, it's Masako who screams at the top of her lungs that Komori's not gonna confess to anyone and gets rather irritated about the topic when the girl's involved.
- Creator Cameo: Someone is shown dressed like Cool-kyou Shinja's Author Avatar in chapter 42.
- Deadpan Snarker: Komori at times, though only around her closest friends.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: When exams come up and Komori isn't being asked to help people with them, no one knows what to think about her strange behavior until Ootani clears up that she's bored and feeling empty. He's right on the mark, being that he wants to be relied on but no one does so and thus knows exactly what's going through her head.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Yamanaka-kun is often mistaken as a girl. He's the 'girl' Komori saw Ootani walking with.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Ootani-kun appears in the background several times before being formally introduced in episode 6. This only applies to the anime.
- Extreme Doormat: Downplayed, and is Komori's most notable feature. She can't decline requests (unless it's Megumi asking for homework). Taken Up to Eleven in one scene where Komori can't remember the solution to a particular problem. Negishi-sensei informs her that she answered it correctly earlier, then tries phrasing his words as a request for her to remember. It works.
- Eyes Always Shut: Komori's mother. Combined with her messy hair, it gives her a constantly exhausted look.
- The Faceless: Megumi's father is only ever shown as a hand.
- Fanservice: They made Komori bustier and more jiggly, with more scenes focusing on her boobs for the anime.
- Gag Echo: Combined with Hypocritical Humor in Chapter 22/Episode 7. When Ootani stares at Komori in the pool while jogging, she calls him a pervert (which the rest of the boys repeat). Their positions are reversed at the end of the chapter/episode.
- Gainaxing: Much more notable in the anime.
- Gamer Chick:
- Komori's younger sister is always playing video games. She even skips out on going to a festival so she can stay home and play. Their mother is also one, considering she bought a game which neither Komori nor her sister could beat, and she beat it without breaking a sweat.
- Megumi also falls under this, to the point that one of her recurring vices is always trying to play video games (when she's not being an anime and manga Otaku). Even despite failing grades in everything but English.
- Genki Girl: Megumi is a downplayed example. Komori and Masako often describe her as 'bright'.
- Genre Savvy: A number of characters to a degree. It reaches the point that the trio try to plan trips and events around avoiding the likelihood of someone needing Komori's help. It never seems to work, and eventually they plan around that too.
- Heroic BSoD: Komori saw Ootani-kun walking with another girl. Cue catatonia.Megumi: Hey Komori, you okay?
Komori Yeah...
Megumi: Well then let me borrow your homework!
Komori Yeah...
(Both of them standing out in the hallway)
Megumi: You didn't do your homework!
Komori Yeah...
- Huge Schoolgirl: Komori is notably taller than the other students. Officially she's 1.8m (6') tall, impossibly tall by East Asian standards—and remember, she's 14.
- Ironic Name: The first syllable of Komori and Ootani's names mean "small" and "large" respectively, an irony that they point out when talking to each other for the first time. They jokingly refer to each other as Oomori and Kotani.
- It Runs in the Family: It's subtly implied that Komori's mother isn't that different in helping others, and knows when to wait for someone to ask even - she just knows how to utilize Komori's "ability" to ease her own stress in the process, and knows how to reject someone asking if she genuinely doesn't feel like doing it (unlike her daughter).
- Lap Pillow: Ootani falls asleep on Komori's lap during the movie date that he and Komori were set up on.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: At first Komori just seems to be pretty strong from years of helping people. Then it seems like she has Super Strength. Then it seems like just being asked to help with something gives her a Determinator status that enables to her to do it against all logic to a level even other characters consider almost supernatural. Considering that this takes place in the same world as Cool-kyou's other works, this isn't really so implausible.
- Mistaken for Gay: Ootani comes to the conclusion that Yamanaka has a crush on him when the latter invites him to see a romantic movie (Yamanaka was secretly trying to set him up with Komori).
- Ms. Fanservice: Boobs of Steel? Check. Gainaxing in the anime? Check. Characters reflecting on her figure, to the point that her character design stands out next to her two more ordinary friends? Komori has it hard, especially when Ootani has to deal with the problem that his face comes to about Komori's chest.
- Nice Girl: Komori is a kind girl to the most ridiculous extreme.
- Peek-a-Bangs: Megumi used to have Blinding Bangs, but she started pulling her hair back at Komori's suggestion. She keeps one side covered because it looks cool.
- Potty Emergency: Komori lets a few girls with this go in front of her to the one remaining stall... and Komori is afflicted with this afterward.
- Production Foreshadowing: The main cast of Ooyasan wa Shishunki! appear in the crowd when the fireworks are going off in episode 8. Their anime started the following season, which returns the favor in its seventh episode, when Shuri and co. appear in the crowd of students having soup.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Ootani got added to the opening/ending in episode seven following his formal introduction in episode six.
- Punny Name: Megumi's suggested name for a cat that resembled Komori was "Shuridinger".
- Really Gets Around: Masako mentioned during New Year's that her sister changes boyfriends on a whim.
- Related in the Adaptation: Inverted. Negeshi-sensei isn't Masako's older brother in the anime (he had Komori deliver handouts to her when she was out sick in the anime, while he gave them to her himself in the manga).
- Shipper on Deck: Double Subverted. Megumi and Masako don't like Ootani, but they still try to hook him up with Komori since he never asks her for help.
- Ship Tease: As the series goes on, it becomes increasingly obvious that Komori has a thing for Ootani. Later chapters also hint at Megumi/Yamanaka.
- Single-Target Sexuality: Masako towards Komori, albeit downplayed in that she keeps it on the down-low. By chapter 44, the subtlety gets thrown out the window when her love preference is asked, though Komori imagines a large, muscular man rather than herself from the description. Also notable in that she still supports Komori and Ootani.
- Super Strength: Komori, hands down.
- Team Mom: When Megumi and Masako (especially Megumi) happen to step a little too out of bounds, Komori's typically there to set them back on the straight path. Others consider this about her as well, though it can be stressful at times for the poor girl.
- Technicolor Eyes: Komori's eyes are pink with a yellow highlight on the bottom in the anime. In the manga they're amber.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Komori and friends attempt to design a town mascot when the school puts in a request for students to give it a shot. It doesn't really work out, though Ootani gets some Ship Tease with Komori in the process. Then the school decides to pick a mascot and unanimously makes it Komori's idea.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Ootani is one of the shortest people in his class, and compared to the six foot tall Komori, everyone is tiny, making him look even shorter by comparison. As they point out when they first interact, their names mean the exact opposite.
- True Companions: Komori, Megumi and Masako. Exemplified by the chapter where they're deciding on a high school to enroll in; their advisor explicitly tells them not to be influenced by friends (directing his attention to Komori in particular), and they indeed do their best to listen... and all three choose the same school anyway.
- Uncatty Resemblance: Played with in that Ootani ends up adopting a cat that resembles Komori. It was originally going to be played straight since Komori's sister wanted to adopt it, but their mother is allergic to cats (and is more of a dog person).
- Unfortunate Item Swap: After their hiking trip, Komori gave some of her pictures to Ootani. The picture in question was her wearing a bikini. She immediately realized her mistake and grabbed it back.Ootani: Hey, this is...
Komori: WRONG ONE!!
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Yamanaka flat out admits that the reason why he picks on Ootani is because they're best friends.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Komori is afraid of bugs.
- Yonkoma: Enforced by the Manga Time family of magazines, not to mention that's Cool-kyou Shinja's usual format.