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In Japan, school lunches are made from scratch, the food is locally grown and there is no mystery meat. The children help serve it and the parents even ask for the recipes.
"Schools in Japan, by contrast, give children the sort of food they'd get at home, not at a stadium. The meals are often made from scratch. They're balanced but hearty, heavy on rice and vegetables, fish and soups. The meals haven't changed much in four decades.
"Mealtime is a scene of communal duty: In both elementary and middle schools, students don white coats and caps and serve their classmates. Children eat in their classrooms. They get identical meals, and if they leave food untouched, they are out of luck: Their schools have no vending machines. Barring dietary restrictions, children in most districts can't bring food to school, either, until they reach high school.
"Japan's system has an envious payoff — its kids are relatively healthy. According to government data, Japan's child obesity rate, always among the world's lowest, has declined for each of the past six years, a period during which the country has expanded its dietary education program."
Here is a sample of their menus versus an American school lunch menu.
Also click on the photos of the kitchen staff cooking and the kids helping to serve.
Our former elementary school in Gwinnett served good lunches. I know not all of it was made from scratch but I am pretty sure they made their lasagna from scratch. It was a big deal when they served it, and I would always buy it when I was there. The whole school smelled good when it was lasagna day. They also always had an excellent salad bar every day.
I was so unhappy with the school lunches in Arizona that my kids take their lunches. I would rather send PB&J on wheat bread or yogurt than what they were being served. I think what I am sending is also more economical.
I would love to see a school lunch program like the Japanese program. My 9-year-old would love to have the Japanese food every day. But most kids probably would not. But why couldn't they cook balanced meals that American kids would like?
What do you think of the Japanese lunches? Would your kids eat them? Should there be a priority to make healthy, fresh lunches at our schools? Should the kids help serve? What would it take to accomplish this? How much do you think school lunches contribute to the obesity problem in America?
January 28th, 2013
6:44 am
Make YOUR child's lunch. It is NOT the government's responsibility to feed my kid lunch.
January 28th, 2013
7:14 am
Three points:
1. The government has CHOSEN to take my tax dollars to give free and reduced lunches to many and to make "at-cost" lunches available to all. It is MY money, so I should have a say in what MY children are offered at school.
2. Feeding children healthy meals results in a reduction in free medical and dental expenses for those children on PeachCare (my money again).
3. Considering all the non-academic subjects schools are expected to teach, participating in a healthy lunch program could be a Health Unit.
January 28th, 2013
7:15 am
American schools can start to immulate Japan by eliminating the…….the "free lunch and reduced-cost" lunches…..or shall I dare call it the "let's feed illegal alien Mexican kids on the taxpayer's dime program"…..ahhh, but this would not be PC now would it
January 28th, 2013
7:22 am
@ Momcat…what are your thoughts about breakfast? Have you been to public school lately?
I loved this:
"Children eat in their classrooms. They get identical meals, and if they leave food untouched, they are out of luck: Their schools have no vending machines."
If more parents took this approach and did not treat meal time like a diner, things might be easier. Oh I forgot, too many American kids get to order their dinner at the drive through window.
We ate dinner as a family, at the table, and my kids could take it or leave it….there were no options. You did not have to eat everything but I offered enough options and that was all you could eat.
We took a cruise a week before Christmas with very few children on board. One Asian family had their two boys along, WHO WERE VERY WELL BEHAVED. I see this more often than not, with their culture. KUDOS and perhaps we could learn something from them.
January 28th, 2013
7:28 am
A Realist…do you realize how many children are getting FREE and REDUCED lunch from sorts of ethnicities?
January 28th, 2013
7:51 am
@MJGoose……..do you realize that "sorts" of ethnicities have well-behaved children? Not just Asians.
January 28th, 2013
7:56 am
You would have to get our government and the special interests out of the way first.
January 28th, 2013
8:03 am
Japan also serves whale meat, not that this offends me.
January 28th, 2013
8:05 am
@ A Realist…I see lots of children and know more educators ( from coast to coast) than probably anyone else on this blog. There are things I do not know and I do realize that I omitted ALL from sorts. I apologize. In my experience, Asian children (as a whole) are better behaved than other groups. They tend to be more respectful and their parents often have higher expectations for academics. I do not see many of them on free and reduced lunches but I could be wrong. Anyone?
January 28th, 2013
8:15 am
Asian cultures, specifically the Japanese, typically cherish their honor over everything else. It is not honorable to misbehave, perform badly in school, or take a free handout from anybody.
Japan has a high suicide rate, or at least it did, I haven't seen statistics on this in a while. But the reason their suicide rate is so high is because when they fail, they lose honor, and they would rather kill themselves than lose their honor.
If there is anything Americans need to learn from the Japanese, it is the importance of honor.
January 28th, 2013
8:18 am
A Realist: I am white and middle class. When I was in elementary school, I ate free lunches for several years because my father was laid off and neither he nor my home-maker mother was able to get a job that completely supported our family. I recall my mother crying because she didn't know how to buy groceries. How dare you assume ANYTHING about ANY student who needs help getting healthy food? I sincerely hope no one you care about ever has to experience the stress that my parents felt at that time. If they do, I guess you'll just dismiss them as an "illegal Mexican".
January 28th, 2013
8:28 am
Even if the kids getting free lunches are illegals, or if their parents could work but don't, I would love for someone to explain to me how letting a 6 year old starve is the right course of action. And any of you who make the suggestion of taking what might be the only meal a child gets that day out of their mouth, please don't bother trying tell anyone you're a Christian….or moral….or that you have any values.
I love the idea of mirroring this type of school lunch scenario, but the first think that would have to happen is for the US government to stop subsidizing the food mega-corps and if anything, helping out the local/small farmers instead. The reason public school lunches are in the shape they are in is because the US government has deals to purchase the unhealthiest mass produced ingredients available.
January 28th, 2013
8:46 am
I am all about feeding children who are hungry and would do so in a New York minute. YES many children need their lunch or they will not eat at all. Why do some families continue to have children they cannot feed?
My husband grew up on free lunch. He had 3 siblings. His Dad had $$ for booze and cigarettes each week, his enite life. It came from somewhere. My husband and I have worked very hard to assure that our children did not have to experience the shame of free lunch. We have been blessed with jobs , for our entire marriage. We are also prudent with our finances and only have two children, our choice. I worked at Wal Mart, in HS, and my parents made me pay for my own lunch at school. Make me upset to think of it now but I did learn how to budget at a young age.
January 28th, 2013
8:48 am
oops…entire life….
January 28th, 2013
8:50 am
My kids ALWAYS took their lunches. I packed a healthier lunch than any school could provide.
Plus, at the high school level, the lines were too long. 30 minutes to stand in line, wolf down your food and get prepared for the next class, it not enough time. Especially, when you spend 20 minutes standing in line. It was much easier for them to grab their lunch, sit down and relax for a few mintues, while eating a nutritious lunch, then head off to the next class.
We always packed the lunches the night before. Anyone who says they don't have time to pack a healthy lunch for their child, doesn't have their priorities set correctly. IMHO…
January 28th, 2013
9:16 am
I see lots of kids who get most of their food from others, including food sta,ps, WIC for younger siblings, free breakfast and lunch at school, food bank, snack backpack for weekends and holidays, church feeding programs, summer nutrition programs, etc. so many sources of help! You rarely see their parents raising a garden, although food stamps will pay for seeds and fertilizer, I think. However their parents have cell phones! And the kids frequently have a dollar each day to burn at the snack store! This drives teachers nuts.
I think many times instead of hunger it is misplaced priorities.
January 28th, 2013
9:19 am
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January 28th, 2013
9:24 am
PS I taught in a school for 18 years that made scratch lunches. They were delicious! Now it is pre packaged everything, plastic food, heavy breading, too much salt, too little variety!
January 28th, 2013
9:34 am
The Japanese middle school day lasts from 8:30 to 5:00 (once mandatory clubs are included) with 20 minutes for recess which is often spent cleaning the classroom.
There's also a reason they have one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Their entire lives are over structured.
January 28th, 2013
9:38 am
Does it shock anybody, other than me, that Gwinnett has 56% of it's students receiving free or reduced (mostly it's free) meals? This county is NOT that poor. Many (not all) of these people can certainly afford to make their child a sandwich for lunch. It's not that hard! My kids make their own lunches EVERY day. We cannot afford to buy them lunch everyday, but making lunch costs much less.
January 28th, 2013
9:43 am
I think everyone here can agree that having structure in a child's life is vitally important. It's what keeps the boys off the pipe and the girls off the pole.
January 28th, 2013
9:56 am
I taught in Japan 20+ years ago, at a girls high school. In my observation, their eating habits were similar to those of American teenagers. Tons of junk food and the accompanying weight problems as well as obsessive dieting. I lived with a family with two teenagers, and the mom made traditional Japanese-style, healthy food for herself, her husband and her parents and then made less healthy American-style food for the kids. The town where I lived had McDonalds, KFC and other fast food restaurants on every corner. So I'm a bit skeptical that their child obesity rates are still "among the world's lowest," though I'm sure they are low compared to the U.S.
January 28th, 2013
10:12 am
Stupid Japanese. They don't use vending machines to raise money because they raise their taxes high enough to run the schools. They don't listen to agri-business lobbyests who insist that the school lunch money be spent buying their excess produce. They don't have multiple ethnic groups who insist that their special needs be met- not to mention those on medical diets, allergies and gluten free.
Sensible diets and exercise at recess went out with school cut backs and budget cuts. Think of all the money that has been saved!
January 28th, 2013
10:18 am
I read this article with great interest over the weekend. As someone who loves Japanese food and culture, I'd love to bring their exact menus to Fulton schools, but of course that would not fly. My child brings lunch from home 4 days a week and buys lunch on Fridays. Even that 1 day of school lunch makes me uneasy because I do not know how the meals are prepared and what's in them.
January 28th, 2013
10:52 am
TWG, our Middle and High Schools had legendarily bad food.
A Pachito?
What the hell was that others may ask? That's a microwavable burrito with a hotdog in the middle.
January 28th, 2013
10:58 am
Institutional food. 'Nuff said……it's not healthy. You cannot feed the masses healthy with Institutional food. Too many preservatives and the sodium content alone will give you a heart attack.
Same with most chain restaurants.
January 28th, 2013
11:06 am
So, are you seriously asking if most American kids would prefer spaghetti over squid?
January 28th, 2013
11:09 am
I've described it on this blog before, but my middle school in Virginia growing up, had an AMAZING cafeteria director. She and five helpers ran that cafeteria like it was your grandmother's dining room — and the food was wonderful. Real potatoes that got mashed, real meat that could be identified, real veggies. There wasn't a lot of variety, but what there was was well-prepared – just like eating dinner at Grandmas (at least, MY grandmothers!) And she made all her desserts from scratch — they were so good that at Thanksgiving and Christmas, they sold pies to families to raise money for the cafeteria budget, and everyone knew to get their orders in EARLY, otherwise, you were out of luck! No vending machines, no ice cream chests — but you could buy an extra milk if you wanted one, for $.05. The cafeteria was always clean as a whistle, too, because she did NOT put up with hijinks, and frankly, she was so beloved that it would never occur to us to mess up Miz Jacob's domain. And if someone forgot, they were firmly sent back to their seat to clean up their mess! It was a matter of respect — she respected us enough to do her very best, and that respect was returned.
January 28th, 2013
11:22 am
I worked in a school cafeteria in a local school district for one week. It was the nastiest, most discusting job I have ever had. I thought that I could suck it up and do it, but I couldn't. The schools use a lot of frozen food and then they refreeze it if i's not all eaten. When french fries get cold, they put them in the microwave to reheat. When I interviewed, I asked about school gardens and that isn't allowed. It's all because of the government being involved and all of the red tape and hoops. I think if each school just did its own lunch and kept the government out of it, there would be better lunches. School could grown their own foods, kids could learn where food comes from, the food would be fresh and there might even be enough left over fresh produce to sell to local families.
January 28th, 2013
11:35 am
You can't compare a lot of the cultural aspects – like eating squid, but yes, there should be healthy options in schools. I grew up without vending machines and did just fine. I also think that the parents should take responsibility. Stop feeding your kid crap and they won't want it all the time. Lastly, it really does seem that a lot of the Christian folks on this blog (I know they are Christian based on responses in the past), are some of the cruelest with regard to entitlements. Yes some of those parents are lazy, but as some of the educators have said, is the answer to NOT feed a kid what might be their only meal?
My dad's wife is Japanese. They have been married for 35 years. They are both super thin and fit, and I think everything she makes at the home is steamed! I can say that when my dad visits, he loves to eat things like Mexican food, as he never gets that at home, and is too old-school to actually cook it himself.
January 28th, 2013
12:38 pm
The picture of Japanese lunches shown here is far from complete. There is a large culture of bentos, homemade lunches in compartmented boxes with a good sealing lid. Some schools have vending machines nearby even if they're not on campus, and many schools have stands nearby that serve stuffed or flavored breads and snacks. Some schools require students to eat on campus, some turn out for an hour for lunch and students go where they want in the area or eat in the lunchroom.
Whichever way they go, the food is usually far more healthy than what our kids get, even if lunches are homemade.
My district had several elementary schools with superb lunchrooms. Then a couple of decades ago, a lunchroom supervisor was hired to force higher standards in the failing ones. Instead, the great lunchrooms were forced into line with the rest, and mediocrity is the best one could hope for. This person's successors have been even worse.
January 28th, 2013
12:38 pm
@motherjanegoose – My guess if you go to a state/city with a high Asian population (San Francisco & vicinity, Washington state etc.) you will find many Asians receiving free lunch. I wouldn't make such a statement based on one's experience/observations in Georgia.
The Japanese lunches sound great. I'm happy that Japan has a nutritional system that appears to work well. Having visited Japan for six weeks and having eaten in a college cafeteria during my stay there, I'd give two thumbs up for the food.
With regard to those of you have your nose out of joint because our federal government has a subsidized lunch program…REALLY? I don't like paying taxes any more than the next person; HOWEVER, I do not have a problem with providing a safety net for those in need (as well as those that game the system). IMO, it is part of the price of living in a society that takes care of its own and provides help where needed. I may be on the end of needing help one day. Those who are able to help/pay do and those who can't (or sometimes won't) don't.
I cannot in good conscience say that I'd rather my government not make help available to those in need. Really, a few extra dollars in my pocket are not worth it. With regard to those who take without being in need, shame on them. I'd rather take the high road and do my fair share b/c I believe it is the right thing to do — regardless of the actions of others. Besides, I'm just blessed and thankful that I've never been in need.
January 28th, 2013
12:45 pm
Monticello schools still prepare everything homemade. I have several friends that work there and say everyone loves the food and it's cheaper than the processed crap to make.
January 28th, 2013
12:53 pm
I love this idea
3. Considering all the non-academic subjects schools are expected to teach, participating in a healthy lunch program could be a Health Unit.
January 28th, 2013
1:14 pm
Remember Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution" reality show back in 2010? He taught the school cooks how to make healthy, nutritious lunches for the children. And two years later, they are still doing it, and within the USDA guidelines. They figured a way to make it work within their budgets. Limited funds doesn't have to mean mystery meat. Ugh!
January 28th, 2013
1:47 pm
If you want you child to have a super nutritious, healthy lunch full of super foods then pack a bento box every day. If not, I guess your child will eat whatever the school is offering. This has been discussed to death in one form or another.
January 28th, 2013
2:03 pm
I remember reading about a college somewhere doing a "home cooked" week where students submitted recipes of their favorite homemade dishes, and the winners (especially those that could be easily converted to serve 4,000 vs. 4) would be prepared that week. I think this would be a great opportunity for parents to have a bigger hand in what their children eat, and there's a better chance students will eat the food, knowing someone's mom made it. If parents would actually take the time to volunteer in the kitchen, they would see what goes in their kids' lunch, and would raise more of a stink about it. Even if they could just stop in one day a month and eat lunch with their kids, that would really open their eyes.
January 28th, 2013
5:41 pm
@ Patrick…I believe UGA does this. They feature the winning recipes in the dining halls with credit to the parents. I have never entered. I am a pretty good cook to follow recipes but not good with original ideas in the kitchen.
@ Sk8ingMama…It is true that I know little about anything in the San Francisco area.
I found this:
Overall, 48 percent of public school 4th-graders were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches in 2009. White 4th-graders had the lowest percentage of eligible students (29 percent). The percentages of Black (74 percent), Hispanic (77 percent), and American Indian/Alaska Native (68 percent) 4th-graders who were eligible were higher than the percentages of White 4th-graders and Asian/Pacific Islander (34 percent) 4th-graders who were eligible.
A higher percentage of public school 4th-graders in cities (62 percent) were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch than were 4th-graders in suburban areas (39 percent), towns (52 percent), and rural areas (42 percent). Eighty-two percent of Hispanics in cities and 84 percent of Hispanics in towns were eligible; these percentages were higher than those for their Hispanic counterparts in suburban (70 percent) and rural areas (72 percent). For Blacks, the percentage of eligible students was higher in cities and towns (80 and 83 percent, respectively) than in suburban and rural areas (65 and 72 percent, respectively). Higher percentages of Black and Hispanic students in cities were eligible compared with students of other races/ethnicities living in cities.
@ catlady… I also cannot figure out how children can come to school with ice cream money each day but eat a free lunch. Oh is that it? We buy their lunch and they buy their ice cream? My two did not get ice cream money each day as I paid for their lunch.
I never fault children for not having food. I do not understand parents who can drive fancy cars, obtain all sorts of electronics and yet not be able to feed their children.
January 28th, 2013
6:03 pm
Motherjanegoose provides examples that match my children's 3 public schools. 8 year old "mom, why does Jane Doe get free lunch and gets ice cream EVERY single day?" 13 year old, "mom, why does John Doe get a free lunch and have a cell phone data plan and I don't?" 15 year old, "why does Mary Doe get a free lunch and can spend $300 on a cheer leading outfit?" All questions asked last week. And I couldn't answer their questions. I don't begrudge the needy. I begrudge their poor choices. Rich or poor… We all make choices.
January 28th, 2013
6:19 pm
I currently teach in Japan and have eaten their school lunch for a few years. It's ok, better than most school lunches I had as a kid, but not amazing or anything. I was surprised at how many calories they are; the average lunch is 700-800 calories, and the kids are expected to eat it all. That's fine for the kids since many of them go to sports clubs after school, but a lot of teachers complained about gaining weight. The food itself can be pretty good, but a lot of days there's mushy or slimy vegetables, fried things, or salads drenched in vinegar. School lunch is only offered in elementary and middle schools. Oh, and there's free/reduced lunch here as well. High school kids are on their own. Many high school kids here eat some of the same junk kids back home do. Some kids bring their own bento boxes, but there's just as many kids getting 500 calorie breads and ramen and such from the nearby convenience store on the way to school.
I think that having the home cooked lunches are a good thing though.
January 28th, 2013
6:39 pm
But these days the federal government is now putting themselves in the lunch room!!! it is ABSURD. In portland, our elementary school has a SCRATCH kitchen. It almost had to be shut down because of the stupid new federal 'guidelines' that came down. there is ONE person who works in the kitchen – so the parents volunteer in helping out a LOT – because the food is *that* important to our neighborhood.
How crazy that they were going to have to shut down the kitchen because there wasn't enough that the federal govt knew about the food (if it was all from the freezer, it would have all the federal regs on it for what was in the food – idiocy) – instead, since they are using real food, there was an idiotic regimen that the lunch lady had to go thru to get 'ready' for the school inspectors to come out.
We have problems in this country that are not going to be solved by federal involvement.
January 28th, 2013
7:19 pm
The problem is that you can't get Japanese children to eat shepherds pie. It's bad enough that we count catsup as a vegetable in the school lunch program. What is worse is that if we did finally put something healthy, like seaweed on the school menu, our kids would only smoke it. Where's the restaurant impossible guy when you need him?
January 28th, 2013
7:46 pm
@Voice of Reason
January 28th, 2013
8:15 am
Voice, do we want to see the suicide rate in the U.S. go through the roof?
January 28th, 2013
8:27 pm
@Momcat…teachers tell me these stories all the time. I am wondering how and if we could get a bit more accountability. My own two knew that we had a budget and made choices about what we could have. Not many kids know what this means IMHO. I did not buy lunchables and fruit roll ups for my kids. My daughter calls and jokes that this is what she eats now. Fine by me…she is paying for her own food with her part time job. Not much I can do…haha!
January 28th, 2013
10:46 pm
Wake-up Motherjane Goose. It's democrat libtards like you that have given this country four more years of no hope and no change! The blind leading blind. No wonder the school systems are in trouble.
January 29th, 2013
7:42 am
@ Realist…me a Democrat…a liberal….thanks for the laugh…hahaha! No I did not vote for Obama either time. You REALLY have no clue about me and should, before you make a comment about me. YES I am awake…thank you.
January 29th, 2013
10:44 am
I am so tired of people that continue to ask how do people afford things when they are on free/reduced lunch as if there are no other means of support available to these families. Free and reduced lunch is based off the parents' income, not that of the student (well as long as they don't make over $3000 within the year). There are extended family members that try to assist and there are the students themselves that can work for extra money.
My sister and I started off on free lunch. By the time I was in middle school that changed to reduced lunch. My mother did not give us additional money, but we had ice-cream and juice just about every day because we worked for the money. In doing so my sister and I learned how to shop sales, how to save, and how to budget to get what we wanted. My parents are divorced (married when my sister and I was conceived and born). He was in our lives, but he wasn't always in the picture. He did pay child support, but it wasn't enough. We had auntie and uncles who were in a better financial position then my mother. They would give us cash for doing well in school.
As 10/12 yrs. olds, we would walk to the local store and people would let us keep their change. We learned how to braid hair and would charge $20 to braid hair. At 13, we got summer jobs and saved majority of the money we made over the summer to buy our clothes/shoes for school (which is how we could afford $75-$100 shoes). My mother would take us to the Reebok Outlet at Tanger and we would spend $120 on 3 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of white shoes and a pair of black. I would wear a white pair and black pair one semester, and save the other white pair for the next semester. My 3 pairs of shoes would cost (and still cost) $210 retail. My sister and I paid for our own junior/senior fees, marching band fees, as well as our proms because we bought our dresses in the off season on sale for $10-$20 apiece. When we found our dresses during regular prom season, the dress I purchased which I paid $10 for was over $150.
@Momcat –scenarios when I was in school
High school: "15 year old, "why does Mary Doe get a free lunch and can spend $300 on a cheer leading outfit?"" …. the girl who got free lunch and can spend $300 on a cheer leading outfit prostituted for a short period of time to get the money for the outfit and the overall cost of being a cheerleader to attempt to get a scholarship for college. Did the coach know about the prostitution? No. Students? Yes.
Middle School: "13 year old, "mom, why does John Doe get a free lunch and have a cell phone data plan and I don't?"" …John Doe mother has a Pimp as a boyfriend and he is able to pay for the plan because Mom sure don't have money on her minimum wage job. Or Jane Doe had a sugar daddy that provides for her, not mommy and daddy. Or better yet, John Doe is a street pharmacist, depending upon the time of day you can see him on the corner selling his drugs.
Elementary: "8 year old "mom, why does Jane Doe get free lunch and gets ice cream EVERY single day?"" ….read where aunts and uncles give cash for doing well in school…That how I got my money
January 29th, 2013
11:19 am
I apologize for the rant above, but I feel as if people are sometimes jealous when they find that they can't do something for their family, especially when they see someone getting something free that they feel shouldn't. Yes people abuse the system, but guess what you can report those individuals and sometimes the punishment can mean the individual being barred from receiving those services again, at the minimum the individuals abusing the system will have to pay back what they took.
As for the story, I feel that American Schools can feed the students fresh from scratch foods on a daily basis, however there is too much red tape to do so. The best idea would be for the schools to have a garden, but then who would take care of the garden, as the cafeteria workers are literally cooking/cleaning from the time they arrive until the time they leave. What type of foods could be grown, as everything cannot grow everywhere?
I do like the concept of taking the vending machines out of the schools, but it may not stop anything because students can just bring stuff from home or stop by the store on the way to school.
January 30th, 2013
9:34 am
The amazing school lunches are not restricted to Japan. A lot of other countries, like France, have amazing school canteens with five course lunches. However, all those programs are subsidized by local governments. Lunch prices are also income sensitive and most kids end up eating at school, unless they have allergies or special dietary needs.
But I agree with you that if you're questioning the quality of your school's lunch then it's better and more economical to pack your own. Our product Yumbox is a lunch container that makes healthy eating fun for kids.


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If your concentration is somewhere else than in namaz, does it invalidate the prayer and you have to restart the namaz?
Sister/brother I have the same problem but what you need to do is keep your self for using on saying that you are face to face with allah. Here is step how to forcus in prayer....
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Instill discipline in yourself. Stand upright with a softened heart. Think of your prayer as your last prayer, as how one hadeeth says. Believe that Allah is by your side. Be as quiet and still as possible and try not to fidget. Keep your eyes open and look down straight to where your head will be when you prostrate (sudjood) 2 Don't pray hastily. Perform every part of your prayer with care and in a relaxed manner, as what one hadeeth would say, "Hastiness is from satan." 3 Remember that you are meeting with nobody but Allah! 4 Pay attention to the recitation. 5 Adopt your own way of reciting softly without disturbing others. 6 Bring the mind back when ever you feel that it's lost. Recite Ata'uz (Refuge to Allah from Satan):
A'udhubillahiminash shaitaan nirrajim.
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Adopted: 1/27/98; revised 9/28/99; reaffirmed 10/28/2008, 10/24/2009, reaffirmed 12/6/2011
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The Royal Oak Public Library's hours will be changing beginning the first week of June. The new library hours will be: Monday and Wednesday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 noon – 9:00 PM; Friday and Saturday 10 AM:00 – 6:00 PM. This is a reduction of four hours - from the current 60 hours a week to 56. Additionally, in June library overdue fines will increase from 15 cents to 25 cents per day. Overdue fines can be avoided by renewing materials online, dropping them off 24/7 at the outside drop boxes, or renewing by phone during library hours at (248) 246-3700. The threshold for a library card being blocked because of outstanding fines will be changed from the current $10 to $5. The Royal Oak Public Library Board of Trustees voted to make these changes now to avoid the potential for more drastic cost saving measures in the future.
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New venue this year! Arts Du Jour, the Charity Preview Party for Ford Arts, Beats and Eats will be held at the Royal Oak Public Library and the Barbara Hallman Memorial Plaza (the green space south of the Library) on Thursday, August 22 from 6:30 – 10:00 pm. The Library benefits from general admission tickets purchased at the library for this event. Tickets are on sale at the Library's circulation desk for $65 (credit cards are accepted). Ticket holders are entitled to a sampling of food from over 50 restaurants, musical entertainment at two stages, and three cocktail vouchers. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The Library receives 100% of the ticket price as a charitable contribution for tickets purchased at the Library. The Library will be closed at 4:30 pm. Contact Mary Karshner, Library Director, at 248-246-3710, if you have questions. Hope to see you at Arts Du Jour!
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Six masterpieces from the DIA's collection are coming to Royal Oak this summer. Beginning June 29th, high-quality reproductions of paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection will find a temporary outdoor home in locations around downtown. Each high-quality reproduction will be in the original size on Lumacore Vinyl mounted in weather proof ornate wood. Programs, both announced in advance and spontaneous, will be held by the Royal Oak Commission for the Arts in conjunction with the DIA. Previous programs in other communities have included docent-led walking and biking tours, musical shows, and talks at local libraries. This year, Inside|Out will feature a high-tech treasure hunt in which players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, placed near the reproductions using GPS-enabled devices.
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There is a businessman in metro Atlanta making quite a name for himself for computer repairs. But not for his great work, but rather for work that never gets done.
Customers complained about money paid for work never done, tricky contracts and they made many calls 911."I have a computer. The computer is still broke, and I can't use it," said Zaptronics customer Darian Williams.Williams' ethernet connection was busted from a fall. A contract shows she paid Zaptronics - a Stockbridge repair shop - to fix it. She paid up front which the contract required, and when she got her computer back no work had been done. "I paid, like, $225; $70 worth of diagnostic fees, expedited charges and then $150 for parts. I guess they were coming from China," said Williams.The incident reminded the I-Team of another memorable investigation.Brian Hubbard was a manager of the now-shut down Clayton County repair shop called Mr. Fix It. He obviously did not like the I-Team dropping by to ask questions. At the time, the I-Team had uncovered more than 20 police reports about disagreements between this company and its customers. On that day in 2011, customers were in the parking lot waiting for police. "I've been fed up with it and finally came out here to make a police report," said Mr. Fix it customer Lamar Simpson. Simpson said he paid for three new laptops but never got them, or got his money back. Police later confirmed that Mr. Fix It was owned by Torry Perkins who also went by Herbert. He was rarely seen and when Mr. Fix It shut its doors, he just seemed to disappear. Fast forward two years to Zaptronics, a repair shop that offers the same services: cellphone, computer and game systems repairs. Along with this company comes another big stack of police reports. In many of them, customers talk about gun-wearing employees refusing to either return their money or their property, sometimes both. "Police visited this plaza probably two to three times a week," said shopping plaza owner Chuck Teems. He says he rented space to Zaptronics, and a man named Torry Parker.The similarities: one man, two troubled repair shops and both shut down, and many angry customers. Teems says after being evicted, someone from Zaptronics tore up the space. Police say that customers need to sue to get their money back, but Perkins is gone again. Simpson says he never got the new laptops he paid for, and has had Perkins arrested for theft by taking in Clayton County, but a court day has yet to be set. The I-Team has written and called the contact numbers for Zaptronics, but no one has gotten back to them.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky (WHAS11) -- State officials involved with the review of a proposal to reopen Kentucky Kingdom are "doubtful" it can be accepted in its present form, sources tell WHAS11 News.
An investment group led by developer Ed Hart released its official proposal on Monday. It calls for a $120 million investment over a 50 year lease.
The investors propose a $120 million investment in Kentucky Kingdom, $50 million in the first two years to double the size of the water park and to restore the park's 100 buildings (all but one ride). The Greezed Lightning roller coaster would be removed but a new $15 million roller coaster would be built.
"It's about time that the state stop looking at Kentucky Kingdom as a problem and started looking at it as an opportunity," Hart said at a news conference, flanked by fellow investors Ed Glasscock and Mary Moseley.
Sources familiar with the review of the Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment Company proposal describe three main concerns:
1. By using Kentucky Kingdom rides as collateral for a private loan, the state would still be creating a debt.
2. Concerns about the timing of the park reopening
3. Concerns that the proposal would jeopardize possible future uses of the Kentucky Kingdom property.
Hart did not comment when apprised of the concerns.
The governor's office had no comment on Hart's new proposal -- but Governor Steve Beshear has indicated he is not willing to risk putting the state on the hook for the financing of Kentucky Kingdom.
Hart's proposal, however, cites a Kentucky law (KRS 56.515 Leaseback agreement for fairgrounds improvements) that specifically allows private investors to use State Fair Board property to secure private financing.
Sources tell WHAS11 that the state wants to reopen Kentucky Kingdom if it can, but the main concerns would have to be addressed.
"This is exactly what they wanted and we're prepared to deliver," Hart said at the news conference.
Hart believes his group may have submitted the only proposal.
"The Commonwealth is evaluating the documents received and will be taking the appropriate subsequent steps very soon," said Pamela Trautner, a spokeswoman for the Finance & Administration Cabinet.
"If there aren't any other proposals, I would hope we would get a phone call from the state to say let's sit down and discuss this," Hart said.
Hart's proposal encourages a response by November 1 to facilitate the investment plan and an opening date of May, 2014.
The state has not been enthusiastic about Ed Hart's proposals in the past.
He has a pending lawsuit against the state. Kentucky dropped Hart for a Holiday World proposal that ultimately collapsed and refused to consider his new proposal this year. Hart's business partner, Bruce Lunsford, is a political rival of Governor Steve Beshear. The governor has suggested that it may be time to find a better purpose for the property.
"I can't read minds," Hart said. "and I'm not going to speculate what the state officials are thinking. I can say it's been very frustrating that three years has gone by and here we are."
Yet investor and civic leader Ed Glasscock is still optimistic.
"I think that the governor and the state officials have decided to do it the right way, send out an RFP, be very thoughtful about it in protecting the interests of taxpayers and we're trying to be responsive," Glasscock said. "We're not trying to rush anybody."
"I think that the elected officials have been working on a number of different projects," Glasscock told WHAS11. "The governor has been working on gaming and a lot of economic development projects and this doesn't have as high a priority with him as it does with us. So we think now that the administration will be more focused on it on light of the proposal that we've made."


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Parking lots and paved areas are essential urban features that tend to be unsightly in their basic form. Municipal ordinances often mandate specific amounts of parking for different types of commercial or residential land use, as well as landscaping for these parking areas. Landscaping in and around parking lots and pavement improves appearance, prevents soil erosion, and reduces carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Planted areas also reduce storm water drainage problems, reduce the detrimental effects of wind and noise, and enhance human comfort by providing heat-reducing shade.
Selecting appropriate trees for parking lots and other paved areas is challenging. Paved surfaces are engineered to quickly shed water, often in directions that either deprive trees of adequate soil moisture or leave their roots submerged in excess water. Heat from parking lots and other pavement is exacerbated by the solar heat sink of the pavement, with adjacent buildings and cars adding to the stress. Limited soil volumes confine roots, restricting root growth, reducing anchorage, and often supplying inadequate moisture and nutrients. The stress of compaction and low soil fertility, coupled with other physical, environmental and human forces acting against trees makes parking lots and paved areas unfriendly to trees. These factors combined make 7 - 10 years the average life expectancy of most urban trees.
Where trees will be installed into parking lot "islands" which create a pseudo-container for roots, design these islands with as much soil volume as possible. Ideally, the roots should be able to grow at least to the drip line or crown edge of the tree at maturity. A soil volume of 2 to 3 cubic feet per 1 square foot of crown spread is recommended. Where soil volumes are restrictive, select smaller tree species or cultivars, or species that are especially heat and drought tolerant.
Plan for the mature size of the tree above ground. Be sure tree heights will not interfere with overhead utility lines or building overhangs. Be sure that tree spreads will not interfere with pedestrians or vehicles that must pass beneath the trees. In narrow areas, upright or columnar cultivars of trees may be needed.
Follow good planting practices (See VCE Publication 430-295 - Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines).
Maintain 2 - 3 inches of mulch within the drip line of the tree, replenishing as needed. Keep the mulch from contacting the tree trunk, and minimize the number of competing plants within this mulched area.
Whenever possible, design permanent drip or pop-up irrigation systems. Restricted root systems, reflected heat, and dry summers create extreme drought stress for trees in parking lots and other paved areas. Avoid cutting tree roots when irrigation is installed after trees are established. Be sure the amount of irrigation is appropriate for the tree species because irrigation quantities needed for turf maintenance are generally excessive for trees.
Fertilize if tree growth (pale and small leaves or stunted twigs) and/or soil or plant tissue analyses indicate nutrient deficiencies. Application of a controlled release nitrogen fertilizer may be needed every year or two if no turf fertilizer is applied and if soil volumes for root growth are restrictive.
Select salt tolerant tree species for parking lots and paved areas where deicing salts may accumulate or drain over tree roots.
Research on tree planting practices has yielded new information on reducing stress to urban trees. Some of these practices include the use of root barriers, engineered soils, updated pavement repair methods or replacements, and different methods of tree pit construction.
Root barriers can be used to divert tree roots from sidewalks and other paved areas. Barriers are made of either rigid plastic or herbicide-treated polypropylene fabric. The barriers are placed in vertical soil trenches between the tree and the pavement to divert lateral roots downward. If soil conditions are favorable, most roots will continue growing laterally at a lower depth along the barrier, although some may resurface after they grow under the barrier.
Sidewalks and pavement need a firm foundation (compact soil) to insure structural integrity. Conversely, compacted soil is a major cause of surface tree root development. To satisfy the needs of both trees and pavement, engineered soils are being used in tree pits. In one engineered soil, gravel and soil are mixed so that weight-bearing loads are transferred from stone to stone in the gravel while leaving the soil between the stones essentially unaffected by compaction. The overall effect of this engineered soil is to create a larger rooting volume with increased porosity, nutrient holding capacity and drainage - a healthier environment for tree root growth.
When sidewalks and roads damaged by tree roots need repair, more tree-friendly methods can be used. Instead of removing surface roots to restore pavement to its prior level, concrete or asphalt ramps can be built over or around roots. To bridge the gap between uneven slabs of concrete, asphalt wedges can be installed. If pavement displacement is less than one inch, grinding down the edge of the raised surface can be an effective solution.
Alternatives to pavement repair involve the initial use of, or replacement with, other paving materials. One alternative is landscape pavers, porous concrete pavers that can also be used for parking lot surfaces instead of solid asphalt or concrete. A second alternative, still being developed in California, is the use of rubber sidewalks. Rubber sidewalks, made from compressed, recycled crumb rubber (mainly from recycled tires) provide malleable paving surfaces that give way to invasive tree roots. Rubber sidewalks are cost-effective and aesthetically acceptable alternatives to conventional paving materials. Though rubber sidewalks may bend a bit out of shape in response to aggressive roots they do not create abrupt edges over which pedestrians might trip, and they provide a softer surface should someone fall on them.
Tree planting pits in sidewalks need not always be designed as individual "containers." Tree pits can be constructed so that a continuous channel of soil under the pavement connects the individual pits and allows greater volumes of soil for root growth and water storage. Raised tree planting areas can likewise be designed to accommodate multiple rather than single trees.
Where individual pits must be constructed they can either be above, at or below the surface of the pavement. If they are above, extra provisions must be made for supplemental fertilization and irrigation. If they are at surface level, plant a ground cover at the time of tree installation to discourage foot traffic over the tree roots (see VCE Publication 426-609 - Selecting Landscape Plants - Ground Covers). If the pit soil level will be 2 - 8 inches below the pavement surface, install an adjustable pit cover or grate. The cover or grate will accommodate tree trunk growth while reducing trash accumulation and rodent habitation.
|Common Name
|Latin Name
|Cultivars and Comments
|Hedge maple
|Acer campestre
|Amur maple
|Acer ginnala
|European hornbeam
|Carpinus betulus
|Cercidiphyllum japonicum
|Cornelian cherry
|Cornus mas
|Cockspur hawthorn
|Crataegus crusgalli
|use thornless variety inermis
|Arizona cypress
|Cupressus glabra
|'Blue Arizona'
|Green ash
|Fraxinus pennyslvanica
|potentially large tree
|Ginkgo biloba
|'Fastigiata', 'Princeton Sentry'
|Gleditsia triacanthos
|use thornless variety/cultivar inermis 'Shademaster'
|Foster's holly
|Ilex x attenuata
|Savannah holly
|Ilex x attenuata
|Chinese juniper
|Juniperus chinensis
|'Torulosa' (Hollywood juniper)
|Rocky mountain juniper
|Juniperus scopulorum
|'Pathfinder', 'Skyrocket', 'Wichita Blue'
|Eastern redcedar
|Juniperus virginiana
|Koelreuteria paniculata
|Japanese crape myrtle
|Lagerstroemia fauriei
|'Apalachee', 'Dynamite', 'Fantasy', 'Ludi', 'Wichita', 'Zuni'
|Southern magnolia
|Magnolia grandiflora
|'Alta', 'Hasse', 'Little Gem'
|Sweetbay magnolia
|Magnolia virginiana
|Malus baccata
|Malus x
|American hophornbeam
|Ostrya virginiana
|Persian parrotia
|Parrotia persica
|Chinese photinia
|Photinia serrulata
|Chinese pistache
|Pistacia chinensis
|Sawtooth oak
|Quercus acutissima
|Scarlet oak
|Quercus coccinea
|potentially large tree
|Overcup oak
|Quercus lyrata
|potentially large tree
|Swamp chestnut oak
|Quercus michauxii
|potentially large tree
|Chinese evergreen oak
|Quercus myrsinifolia
|English oak
|Quercus robur
|Japanese pagodatree
|Sophora japonica
|Taxodium ascendens
|potentially large tree
|Thuja occidentalis,
|T. orientalis, T. plicata
|Littleleaf linden
|Tilia cordata
|Lacebark elm
|Ulmus parvifolia
|Vitex agnus-castus
|Japanese zelkova
|Zelkova serrata
|*Confirm mature height and spread, and cold and heat tolerance, for appropriateness for your geographic site and location before planting.
|Norway maple
|Acer platanoides
|Red maple
|Acer rubrum
|Silver maple
|Acer saccharinum
|River birch
|Betula nigra
|Celtis spp
|Fagus spp.
|Liquidambar styraciflua
|Southern magnolia
|Magnolia grandiflora
|London planetree
|Platanus x acerifolia
|American sycamore
|Platanus occidentalis
|Pin oak
|Quercus palustris
|Willow oak
|Quercus phellos
|Live oak
|Quercus virginiana
|Weeping willow
|Salix babylonica
|American elm
|Ulmus americana
Virginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Alan L. Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.
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Find here information about all 2015 Rio Carnival tickets
inc. Samba Parade tickets for the Sambodromo. You will find the full and up-to-date program and ticket details in your Guides.
Do a bit of preparation and buy your flight tickets first for 2015 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Study the 2015 Rio Carnival program guide and pick the ones you intend to attend. Learn how and when to obtain tickets for specific events.
Rio Carnival is the world's biggest and most famous party. A million tourists join millions of Rio citizens in enthusiastic revelry. The Carnival party in Rio keeps evolving. It is getting bigger year by year and changes what it has to offer. The Samba Parade has moved from the streets to become an expensive and spectacular show while there are ever more parties taking place during the Carnival season in the city Rio de Janeiro.
But don´t worry. Should you wish, you can and will experience also lots of street parties along the almost compulsory Samba Parade.
Many interesting events already happen a few weeks before Carnival, like the animated rehearsals in the schools' samba halls, in the communities and in the Sambodromo, the elections of the Carnival King (Momo) and Queen, samba shows and costume exhibitions. Go and dive into it straight after your arrival.
|Ticketed Events
When to buy your 2015 Rio Carnival tickets
Tickets for the 2015 Samba Parade should be bought first as it is the most sought after Rio Carnival event, and available seats in the Sambodromo sell out early. Buy your ticket as soon as possible for Carnival Sunday and Monday and your box and Luxury Suite tickets for the Preliminary Parades of the Second League Schools.
See the Luxury Suites - VIP boxes
You will find tickets less in demand such as for the Children's Parade and Grandstand and Private Chair tickets for the Preliminary Parades of the Second League Schools in most Rio travel agencies, even a few days before the event.
Some Scala balls sell out before the event, so we can book them for you prior to your arrival. But normally, you can find all other Rio Carnival tickets when already in Rio or at the door.Lots of places, including samba schools offer tables and boxes for the night. Do ask the venue, should you wish to have one for your party.
|Free Rio Carnival Events
During Rio Carnival, take to the streets as much as you can. There is just as much happening out there in the open-air as behind closed doors. Everyone who is in town joins in the party and it spills over to all corners of the city.
Enjoy 2015 Rio Carnival with or without tickets.
2015 Rio Carnival Tickets by Venue
Samba Parade in the Sambodromo
The dedicated Samba Parade ticket page provides all ticket information.
Book early for Sunday, Monday and Saturday.
Magic Ball in Hotel Copacabana Palace
All prices include buffet dinner with Brazilian drinks and entrance to all ballrooms.
Tickets for the Golden Room include a seat at a table of 6, 10 or 12 people. Noble Room tickets include a seat at a table of 10 or 12. Standing tickets do not offer a table seat.
Mandatory dressing
Men: black tie or deluxe costume
Women: long evening dress or deluxe costume.
Reserve your Magic Ball tickets
Costume Competition in Hotel Gloria
Due to the fact that Hotel Gloria was sold last year, the famous ball did not take place in 2011. We hope to have it in a new place or with new organizers but at the moment there are no further news on the 2015 event.
Balls in Rio Scala
Some Scala Ball tickets sell out fast. Res eve your tickets in advance to be on the safe side.
The Red and Black Ball and the Gay Gala are the ones in most in demand.
Buy them before you get to Rio
For tables (one table seats 4 people) reserve 3-5 weeks in advance.
Samba Land
Venue: Praça Onze, Centro (Downtown)
Tickets on the door
Admission: R$15.00
Dancing nights in the samba schools
There is a little admission fee which increases towards Carnival and should be around R$30.00-50.00 (Mangueira being the most expensive and often full).
Men usually pay slightly more.
You might be able to reserve a box.
Tickets are sold at the box office on the door.
Special parties and balls in many venues
Many venues, mainly in Copacabana, have some special theme nights during Rio Carnival e.g. hot singles parties. Ticket prices are usually under R$60.00.


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Collection Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's PartyShow Featured Items
Miss Jane Pincus, Albany, N.Y., organized in the Woman's Political Union state referendum campaign. She campaigned in Arizona two years ago for the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
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In-depth explorations of the reimagining of the franchise, the phenomenal cast, the spectacularly real action sequences, the powerful score, and the captivating aliens
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The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.
List of open-source software links
This is a list of tools used for Network (both LAN and WAN) Monitoring tools and where to find out more about them.
Configure OpenNMS Step By Step | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Nice tutorial about OpenNMS installation & configuration.
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Beckham ready for role
David Beckham would not give anything away when asked about his role in Friday's ceremony
David Beckham is expected to be one of the final torch bearers inside the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony on Friday - but he will not be lighting the flame.
The former England footballer confirmed that he will have a part in the ceremony and that the flame might be involved. It is understood however that the 37-year-old will not be the person who lights the cauldron.
The opening ceremony is expected to have a final torch relay inside the stadium, as has happened with all recent Olympic Games, with a number of sports stars, former Olympians and others selected for their contribution to the London Games carrying the torch before the flame is lit.
The identity of the person who will actually light the flame remains a closely-guarded secret.
Beckham told CNN: "I'm excited to be part of such a huge occasion for our country. It's exciting to have the Games in the east end of London and I'm very honoured to be part of that."
Asked if a flame was involved, Beckham added: "I think I might have one aboard."
Beckham was part of the London bid team that won the right to host the Games in Singapore in 2005 and he said he was proud to see the Olympics actually happening in his home city.
"It was seven years when this whole process started and to bring the Games to the part of London where I grew up is so exciting," he said. "I was at the stadium yesterday and it really is incredible to see the changes that have happened there and around about.
"There will be a few events I'm hoping to get to and take my kids to so it should be fun."
Meanwhile, IOC member Dick Pound warned London 2012 organisers of the danger of the opening ceremony march-past becoming a "shambles" if athletes spent too much time taking photos and posting them on social media sites.
Why, when we have better sportsmen and women is this ex-pat has been footballer being given a role in the opening ceremony? In the past he played a few games for England, got sent off for some of those games due to lack of willpower and that has not changed, soon as he could he and that wife p*ssed off to the US, where he lives and pays taxes (not here). Keeps coming back to promote Team Beckham and to get friends to shout out what a wonder he is and why is he not in the Team GB football team?
We now have McCartney spouting off that team GB had got it wrong and Beckham should be in the GB team, this from a guy who lives up in Scotland basically as a recluse and now poping up to tell the manager that he's made a mistake, get real!
Beckham is basically a has been as far as real competitive football is concerned, as far as the olympics are concerned he was just a very small part of a very big bid team, in fact just being rolled out for the photo and media shoots, so why now the big push to get him into the arena - sponsorship money!
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