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Bishop: JinK-san, I noticed something interesting during my latest visit to
Tokyo Station.
JinK: What's that?
Bishop: Tokyo station has a lot of souvenir shops that sell "o-miyage"
(region-specific souvenirs).
JinK: Yes, it's part of Japanese culture to buy o-miyage for family,
co-workers and acquaintances when you go on a business trip or
on vacation.
Anywhere you go in Japan will sell o-miyage, not just Tokyo.
The purpose of o-miyage is to share a little bit of the things and
experiences from the place that you went with those who couldn't
go there themselves.
I would bet Japan is one of the top selling markets in the world for
o-miyage. There are a lot of different creative products and
they vary quite a bit from place to place. The market size is
estimated about 2.5 trillion yen ($20 billion USD).
Bishop: I agree. It's a great custom. It's a good excuse to share gifts
with people, and it's always nice to receive them as well.
Giving gifts to people who you interact with frequently keeps relationships
smooth. It's always nice to get limited-edition things; if there's something
you can only get in a specific region, its value goes up and the recipient
is happy to receive it.
JinK: And since they're not so expensive – usually between $5 to $30,
it's a fairly informal, casual exchange.
So what was the interesting thing you noticed?
Bishop: A lot of the o-miyage shops would post a ranking of which items were
most popular. Sometimes they just highlight the best selling item, and
sometimes they will display the ranking, #1, #2 and #3.
JinK: Now that you mention it, you don't really see those kind of signs in the U.S.
But it makes sense if you think about it. The customer is a traveler who has
probably knows very little about the local product. Knowing what others
have bought helps them feel safe about making a purchase.
Bishop: Feel safe?
JinK: Yes. Safe, or "bunan" in Japanese, if you interpret it literally means without
any trouble. To put it another way, you can never go too wrong with o-miyage.
You can never know whether someone will like what you give them, but
by buying the most popular item, you're at least increasing the chances that
they will like it.
Also there's the fact that popular items get sold the most,
so there's lower chance that it will be old.
Bishop: Ah, so kind of like the old expression,
"Nobody ever got fired for using IBM."
So if ou buy the top seller, nobody can blame you.
JinK: I don't think anyone would blame you if you are giving them a gift.
At the very least, it shows that they took the time to think of you and
purchase you something.
But yes I think there is the feeling that you'll be fine if you just buy
whatever the best seller is.
Bishop: But it seems that doesn't account for individual tastes.
In the U.S., when you receive a gift, you're much happier if it's
something that's tailored to your specific likes, rather than
just something popular.
So it's a lot more common to ask gift recipients what they like and
don't like. For instance, I received grapes from someone recently.
Grapes are famous in that region, but I can't eat them
on the low-carb diet I am doing. On the other hand, if someone
gives me nuts, or beef jerky, or cheese or something, I know
they put thought into my personal needs. To be honest, I do not know
what to do when I get something I cannot eat.
JinK: In that case, you can just give it to someone else. We all get things
we don't like sometimes, but if they are that popular,
you can regift them easily.
Bishop: That makes sense. I certainly appreciate the gesture,
but it feels like just that – a gesture, with little thought put behind it.
JinK: I understand how you feel. For most casually-given o-miyage,
people just pick them without much thought. I think that fundamentally
there's a pretty big difference in gift-giving between Japan and the U.S.
Bishop: What's the difference?
JinK: In the U.S., it's expected that you give a gift that the recipient they like.
If they don't like it, they can return it for something they would like better.
Oftentimes there is a "gift receipt" attached without the price on it, so that
people can return it if they don't like it.
Bishop: Yes, that's true. As long as you're going to give a gift, you may as well
give something that the recipient will like.
JinK: I agree that's probably a more logical system. But in Japan, first of all,
it's considered rude to ask people what they want. It's considered poor form
for the recipient of a gift to express desires and expectations of
receiving something.
So when you really put thought into what to get a person, you will ask those
around them what they would like instead of asking them directly.
Also, the recipient won't open the present at the time they receive it.
Bishop: But isn't it best to show the gift-giver whether they like it or not?
JinK: Showing whether you like the gift would be an evaluation of not only the gift,
but the thought that went behind the gift.
This is likely to hurt the feelings of the gift-giver, and it's also rude for the person
receiving something to evaluate the person doing the giving.
So, Japanese people tend not to open gifts upon receiving them. If the gift-giver
asks them to open it, that's a different story though.
The person giving the gift thinks about what would make the recipient happy,
and the recipient receives the thoughts along with the gifts, and thanks them for it.
The polite way to do it is to thank someone for the thought when you receive the gift,
and after you open it, follow up with a thank you letter for the gift itself and
the thought that went into it.
For Japanese people, the thought is what counts. The item itself is secondary.
Bishop: But as long as you're receiving something, it may as well be something that you like.
JinK: Today in Japan, we live in a society where everyone already has a lot of things.
So if you get something you don't really need or like, it's not such a big deal.
I think close friends would consult each other before buying expensive gifts.
But actually, I've found that easily being able to exchange gifts is quite convenient.
Bishop: Isn't it?
JinK: Still, most Japanese people have a strong aversion toward returning gifts.
Bishop: I still think it's best to exchange something for something you'd like rather
than keep something you don't like.
JinK: Logically that's true. But it's difficult for Japanese people to do that with gifts.
Japanese people believe that everything has a spirit inside it. So the gift that
you receive from someone is not just a thing; it has their thoughts and feelings
inside it as well.
We can't just treat the gift as if those feelings didn't exist. So we have an aversion
to returning gifts. Or maybe it's more accurate to say we would feel guilty doing so.
To put it another way, the sense of the gifter would be called into question.
They want to think they've given something really thoughtful.
In the case of Tokyo Station, most people don't have a lot of time,
so they tend to rely on the rankings.
But actually, the most Japanese way would be to ask around and think about
what the person would like when buying a gift.
Bishop: That sounds pretty difficult.
JinK: Really? I mean in your case, you'd probably like beef jerky since it's low in carbs.
Bishop: Um, that would be good, but…
JinK: Just kidding, ha ha. If I was going to bring you something from America,
it would be something more interesting than that.
But don't you think that the story and surprise behind each gift is better than
just getting exactly what you want?
I think it's a lot more personal that way anyway…
Fact#17. Japanese people do not return gifts, even if they don't like them
by Bishop & JinK.


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Julia Roberts' Mother, Betty Lou Bredemus, Dead at 80
According to PEOPLE, Betty Lou Bredemus, the mother of actress Julia Roberts, passed away yesterday morning (Feb. 19) after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 80 years old.
Bredemus, who once ran an acting school, is survived by her children Julia, actor Eric Roberts and Lisa Gillan. She also had four grandchildren, actress Emma Roberts as well as Julia's three children, Phinnaeus, Hazel and Henry. According to the Daily Mail, she was living at Julia's home in Los Angeles with Julia's husband, Daniel Moder, and their children. Bredemus was reportedly diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2013 after a tumor was found in her lung during a checkup, but the family stayed quiet about it for a few months.
Her death comes just a year after her daughter and Julia's half-sister, Nancy Motes, died at the age of 37 from a drug overdose. The family released a statement at the time, saying, "It is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes … confirms that she was found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose. There is no official report from the Coroner's office yet. The family is both shocked and devastated."
Reports say a suicide note was found alongside Motes when her body was discovered. Of the loss, Julia said to the Wall Street Journal, "You don't want anything bad to happen to anyone. But (as with) any situation of challenge and despair, we must find a way, as a family. It's so hard to formulate a sentence about it outside the weepy huddle of my family."
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Throughout his 36-year career at the Anti-Defamation League, Richard Lobenthal was considered by many to be a living legend, both locally and nationally. On the front lines battling anti-Semitism, Lobenthal made a name for himself while trying to eradicate hatred, intolerance and bigotry. The stories he amassed were legendary as well — and anything but boring.
While infiltrating the Michigan Ku Klux Klan, Lobenthal found himself traveling home one night with a Klansman in a car loaded with dynamite. He stood in a black Baptist church in the South as it was being firebombed. He also told of the time he had to wait for the local sheriff to arrive at his burning home to save him from gun-toting Klansmen.
It was not unusual for Lobenthal to have threats against his life, forcing him to carry a loaded weapon for personal protection. Even with all his many exciting stories, it was his work teaching tolerance to young students at area schools that brought Lobenthal the most pride.
Richard Lobenthal, 83, died peacefully Sept. 26, 2017, after courageously battling a long illness.
A New York native, Lobenthal trained as a psychologist at the University of Chicago, Long Island University and New York University. Early in his career, he served as the consultant regarding intergroup relations to the Department of Labor and to the governors of Oklahoma and North Carolina. Before coming to Detroit in 1964 to become the director of the Michigan ADL region, he served as director of the Virginia-North Carolina ADL regional office.
Lobenthal was committed to fighting for social justice and defending constitutional rights for all people and protecting the rights of minorities. As the Michigan ADL director until his retirement in 1996, he brought national acclaim to the regional office through such notable projects as A World of Difference, an anti-bias education educational initiative. Lobenthal also served as the Mid-West ADL regional director and the interim director of the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) after his retirement.
He also served as the interim director and board president of the Ecumenical Council of Detroit. He served on the boards of the National Association of Independent Artists and the Michigan Psychological Association Foundation. Additionally, he was a sociology professor at Wayne State University and had a weekly radio broadcast for more than 20 years on Detroit Public Radio (WDET).
Abraham Foxman, national director emeritus of the Anti-Defamation League, said, "Dick Lobenthal was a consummate Jewish professional who tirelessly combatted anti-Semitism and hate and was not afraid to break down barriers between people to promote mutual respect. He changed many people's lives for the better and leaves a lasting legacy to be emulated by those who seek to make a better world."
Heidi Budaj, current Michigan Region ADL director, said, "The work we do today at the Michigan ADL is possible due to the foundation that Dick Lobenthal and his leadership built. Dick was a legend not only in our region but also across the ADL world. His passion for human rights and social justice inspired many great leaders who are still pillars of our community today."
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg of Temple Shir Tikvah, who officiated at the funeral, remembered Lobenthal as "a great man and champion who was monumental. A giant who changed the world." Sleutelberg came to know Lobenthal several years ago when they were part of a group that formed Mosaic, a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, interfaith organization in Detroit.
"He was always surprised at the esteem with which he was held. He had no ego. He was larger than life, but only because we venerated him so," Sleutelberg said. "His devotion to social justice, his fight against bigotry in any kind was manifest in many ways. He had an understanding of America that was keen and sharp."
"His passion for human rights and social justice inspired many great leaders who are still pillars of our community today."
— Heidi Budaj, ADL Michigan Region director
I wanted to write Dick Lobenthal's obituary because he was an important mentor of mine from the time I served an internship at the Michigan ADL office as a college student in the mid-1990s. At the funeral, I told of how, as college students, whenever there was an anti-Semitic incident on campus or a Holocaust denier was coming to give a lecture, our first phone call was to Dick Lobenthal at the ADL. He made us feel safe. And, in doing so, he made us feel proud to be Jews. He made generations of young Jewish students feel safe and proud of their Judaism.
Bill Brukoff, a longtime friend of Lobenthal's, spoke at the funeral, saying, "Richard's career wasn't his whole life. If you asked him, he would have told you that Judith [his wife of 40 years] was his whole life. But that was only partially true. It was sharing his life with her and with his children and his friends that gave him the most joy."
Daughter Lisabeth Lobenthal said, "Judith was the love of his life and he was the love of ours. There is a hole in our hearts. But, he kept his pledge to live until he died and he did it with courage and dignity. He told us not to grieve; that he had a blessed life. We will grieve anyway."
His legacy will live on in the Richard Lobenthal Human Rights and Social Justice Award that has been established in his memory by past presidents of the Anti-Defamation League.
Richard Lobenthal is survived by his wife of 40 years, Judith Kovach; son and daughter-in-law, Adam and Jackie Lobenthal; daughter and son-in-law, Lisabeth Lobenthal and Patrick Thomi; grandchildren, Jamie Colecchia, Michaela and Joey Lobenthal, Aaron Ellern, Sarah Lobenthal and Michael Yanez, Ruth Lobenthal and her fiance, Chris McBride, and James Lobenthal; great-grandchildren, Cassidy Colecchia, Owin and Parker Reams, Orianna, Okira and Obadyah Yanez, and Layla Lobenthal; brother and sister-in-law, Joseph Lobenthal and Anna Green. He is also survived by his loving and faithful dog, Brandon. Mr. Lobenthal was the cherished father of the late Joshua Lobenthal and the late Debbie Kovach, and the loving brother of the late Lila Gordon and the late Stanley White.
Contributions may be directed to Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Richard Lobenthal Human Rights and Social Justice Award, c/o 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, michigan.adl.org/tag/detroit; or American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Michigan, 2966 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, aclumich.org. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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If the first video of the previous post is not enough to provoke your thoughts, I would like to share another video for you on democracy. :)
This video is produced in Indonesia, and it's really creative for the producer himself to show how society thinks about democracy.
Well, a common nation has its people so diversified with different ideologies and understandings from occupational, religious, and social backgrounds. And thus, under a social system imposed on them, people are indoctrinated indirectly to chase their own dreams and goals in their life, thus people are segregated by their own cravings and achievements, which we call "self-interests". And it's impossible people will have unity as a whole.
Note: All pictures below are accredited to the short film above. =) I really salute Indonesia for being the only South East Asian nation to be the winner of this contest of democracy.
Here, the writes shows the examples of what made up the ignorant masses in the classroom. We have:
An activist: He doesn't smile much, as activists tend to be sceptic on the mainstream media due to the social injustice around him - his quest of truth.
An entrepreneur: Businessmen tend to prioritize profits (self-interest) and not caring much about social concerns more. You may argue that corporations are having corporate social responsibilities (CSR) to the community, but all of these are for publicity purposes.
A law enforcer: Every nation has law enforcement, people who were given the mandate to uphold the law and the constitution of the country he/she is serving. But what if they only serve the ones in power and NOT the people? What if a country becomes a police state?
A farmer: A perfect example that represents the working class of a nation. He's like any other workers of labours in any nation.
A doctor and an engineer: It's no difference when the producer decides to put an architect and an accountant together, these people are specialized in their own professional fields, and thus, they have no common grounds and will not sit and talk to each other.
The celebrity and the media: The entertainment industry has brainwashed the masses with many fictional nonsense the media can think and present of. Well, they tell you to dress like this, act like that, who is to be worshipped, who is to be hated, etc. When they say Justin Bieber, all the 13 year old girls will come shouting his name like mad, agree?
A politician (Member of Parliament): This is an important character that represents the politicians. Well, they tend to talk and claim a lot about something, rather than giving a straightforward solution to serve the people, don't they?
And so, the producer slowly portrays the way how these characters act with one another.
Here, you can see what if the entrepreneur sits with the politician. You can see a Rupiah note on the MP's mouth, isn't it? Usually, we call this bribing.
Silencing the public eh? The case is this, when the farmer wants to answer the democracy question, he was stopped by the police who sat beside him. Freedom of speech?
And then, comes a prominent, highlighted character.
President Soekarno of Indonesia once said, "Give me a thousand old men, and I will move a mountain. Give me a thousand young men, and I will shake the world."
The youngster is a person who is self-seeking, lively, expressive and outgoing in person. However, they (I'm also a youngster for now) can be also ignorant in mind if not being educated well. That is why you can see many young activists in the West in demonstrations and volunteer campaigns. That is also why Christian organizations are active. We are capable of making a change.
However, democracy, to us youngsters is a hard word to be defined, as long as we are living under a sick, self-centered society. It's therefore up to us to find out the true meaning of democracy.
And thus, the title, Democracy is Yet To Learn (Masih Belajar). Take a good look on how the way the others treat the youngster. The ignorant masses only wanted to see what is his answer without reflecting about it, but at the same time, they are throwing stuffs at him - it's all about the sickness of society due to diversity and various understandings (yeah, that include bigotry, stereotypes, and discriminations).


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In today's world the usage of pc's, laptops, mobiles like android phones etc are enhanced its features including the entire processing of internet are carried out through these kinds of resources only. Besides these adequate features, there will be a negative impact like a mode of virus effect while on processing or executing with some of the websites. Here you can face some malfunctioning attacks like the virus attacks with unknown functionalities as well. Simply a virus is a malware that attacks the system during execution of important codes and it can be well detected while encountering any malfunctions of the program or system. To eradicate such abnormalities of the system antivirus software is designed. To go for a test of this software, some of the free antivirus software's came into existence to prove their effective functionalities.
Actually this free antivirus software is obviously distributed with a free software license too. In short this kind of software is termed as open-source software. This kind of software also allows the user to be freely copied, manipulations or modifications takes place subsequently with no issue. When a user downloads and retrieves a copy regarding software along with a source code is easier and quicker too.
Free Avast antivirus software: It is leading software with a powerful tool assisted to fight against malware in a system. It even protects from threats that rise from internet, email, messages instantly, local files etc. Even more it instantly provides complete virus protection enormously known as On-Accessor resident protection.
- Moreover it provides effective protection from threats or virus raised from internet, emails or any instant messages especially malware effect.
- It eventually detects bugs or threats that are invisible and this can be detected by heuristics engine.
- It is easily downloaded, installed and finally scan automatically to detect bugs accordingly. It works its desired functionalities for a very long time. In fact it works effectively on windows 7, windows 8, windows 10 and windows XP too.
- It can only be used in home like environment only rather than for commercial purposes. Even though it is a free antivirus software, during the process of expiry date comes they ask you for periodical registrations accordingly.
It even shows number of advertisements along with this program. But it allows you to install unrelated software that is not even necessary.


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there's always something going on at Royal on the Park Hotel and Suites Brisbane!
Whether its one of the free events or seasonal promotions at the hotel or any of the events taking place just outside our doors, there's always something going on at Royal on the Park Brisbane. If you've already booked your stay, browse our event calendar to find out what's on during your stay in the Brisbane CBD. Or, if you're looking for a reason to get away, why not make plans to join us for these special events.
Brisbane UCI Tissot Track World Cup Cycling
Cycling Australia in partnership with the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland and Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Marketing is excited to announce the world-class Anna Meares Velodrome will be hosting round five of the 2019 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup Series from December 13 to 15.
This Tissot Track World Cup is the first major UCI world track cycling event hosted by Australia since the UCI Tissot Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne in 2012. The Anna Meares Velodrome is a world class facility built to host the track events during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The 2019/2020 UCI Tissot Track Cycling World Cups will form part of the qualifying campaign for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.


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To be honest, I didn't think that HERBAE would smell the way it did. The scent of this fragrance was quite a surprise to me, but the uniqueness of it is what I liked the most!
It doesn't smell like any other fragrance that I have tested before. If you are looking to be experimental with your fragrance this Spring then HERBAE is a great one to try because its scent is completely different to all of the other L'Occitane fragrances.
This fragrance is available to purchase in 10ml, 50ml and 90ml bottles. There are also matching bath & body products.


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Today the final trailer for Deadpool 2 was released, so naturally I had to give my feeble attempt at breaking it down to provide plot speculations and insights into things one may have missed while first watching it. The trailer was heavy on action, but also heavy on X-Force, because it shows off how Deadpool recruits the squad, and of course what the squad can do when unleashed on some evil doers. This trailer also sets up the main plot thread of Cable coming from the future to kill a kid who I'm guessing does some really shady shit to mutants when he gets older, which requires Cable to go all T-800 on his ass by traveling back in time to snuff him out. Due to this, there are plenty of Deadpool v Cable action sequences contained within this final preview of the film.
You can check out the breakdown above. Below I have jotted down my basic plot synopsis based on what we got from this trailer, as well as the others. It's probably 90% wrong, but that's what makes geek speculations so much fun, so check it out and let me know what you think.
Deadpool 2 Plot Synopsis Speculation
The movie will open and catch us up on what Deadpool has been up to since we last saw him. Eventually Cable will arrive, which will shift the plot towards the bulk of the sequel's narrative. We will get an action sequence or two, but early on he'll be clued into the mutant kid that Cable wants, so his focus and the film's will shift to this plot. Somehow the kid will be arrested and locked away in a mutant prison, possibly after his powers pop off in public while Cable is pursuing him? Either way, Deadpool willingly, or through something he does, also gets locked up so he can keep protecting the kid. Cable will break into the prison and the two will fight again. Deadpool will escape thanks to the kid blowing him out of the facility, but Cable will not get the kid either. The kid will then be transported somewhere else, which is the mission Deadpool will form X-Force for. They will attack said convoy, Cable will too, which will cause more fights and explosions and the convoy to crash. Just when it appears Cable and Deadpool are at an impasse, the true bad guy/girl will be revealed, which will cause everyone who was previously trying to kill each other to team up and take on the ominous threat. They'll win. The end.
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By Brock Cooper (DoddleNews)
When was the last time you watched a movie and thought, "Wow, that was an awesome hero?" You probably remember the bad guy far more than the good guy, am I right? Who do you remember most from Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling or Doctor Lecter.
While the bad guys are always the most fun to write, we can't lose sight of the main character… the protagonist. If you don't have a dynamic protagonist, then you don't have a good movie. End of story… literally. Here are some ways you can keep your hero the main focus.
The movie revolves around one thing…what the protagonist wants. "Silence of the Lambs" isn't about Lector's bid to get out of prison or Buffalo Bills quest for the ultimate people suit. It's about Starling's need and desire to catch the killer and be considered an equal in everyone's eyes.
If you want to protagonist to be dynamic, then the movie always has to be about his journey and what he wants. When you lose focus and make it about the bad guys or some peripheral plot point, then you lose your audience. Protagonists don't have to be the most fun part to write, but it has to be the main part of the movie.
The goal can change throughout the movie, but the goal has to be his or hers. The goal may begin as simple as leaving his home town, but as the film progresses that goal could change to become rescuing his long lost love or even saving the universe.
In Star Wars, Luke can't compare, character-wise, to Han Solo, but it's never Solo's goal we're following.
A dynamic protagonist isn't just about a hero's physical journey, but an emotional one as well. You need the audience to care about what happens to him. He needs to always be on the verge of making the bad decision that will change his life forever. The runner who is always on the threshold of giving up. The young farm boy that is filled with anger and could turn to the dark side.
Without this conflict, you character is just a machine being pulled to his destination. The audience may know in their heart of hearts that the protagonist is not going to make that bad choice, but there always has to be that twinge of doubt. Without this dilemma, your protagonist is just a flat machine.
It may seem counterintuitive to think of your dynamic hero as having weaknesses. The reality is that not every hero is perfect, and it's these weaknesses that help the audience relate to him. Starling is young and doubts her own abilities. Skywalker is naïve, brash and headstrong. Your protagonist can't be perfect because his weaknesses help to define and manipulate his dilemma. Weakness and dilemma are two different concepts, but deeply related. Your audience isn't perfect and the struggle with their weaknesses and dilemmas every day. You protagonist should have at least one if not more than one weakness. A weakness that can be exploited by the bad guy.
It doesn't matter if you're writing a drama, comedy, action or horror. The protagonist is still the same and the point of the movie is still the same. The protagonist needs something and the rest of the movie his about how he gets it.


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Students are still talking about the assembly and what a positive impact it had on them. One student spoke with me about the last speaker and how they could relate and feel the pain as the speaker was talking about his life with a mom who was alcoholic.
You could feel the pain that the speakers went through when they all told their stories but each one overcome their circumstances and the theme of forgiveness resonated with students and faculty.Danielle Garcia - Behavior Intervention Specialist, Highland High School
I would like to thank all speakers today for coming to my school and sharing their stories. They were all truly inspirational and touching. I loved the line, "there is only one race, the human race." There were also many other great golden lines that resonated with me. The idea of forgiveness is a great point and just as much as asking for forgiveness. Thank you all again. Absolutely touching!D, Highland High School
I loved the assembly today and I thought everyone that spoke was exceptional in delivering such a timeless message! I really appreciate you coming to Highland and your message was definitely heard by people!M, Highland High School
First off I would like to acknowledge that your organization and the people in it are spreading a very powerful message. The speakers who were so gracious enough to share their lives with us did so with great care. Hearing their stories really added a sort of realism that was very relatable. Although many of the speakers have gone through hardships they all realized that they are capable of changing generations. I just wanted to reassure you that your message was heard and taken to heart. Not just by me but by many of my peers as well. It really strengthened my belief in forgiving people in even the most extreme of conditions. All in all thank you for taking the time to visit our school.ML, Highland High School


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Birmingham could have its own TV channel if an ambitious bid to launch a digital station for the city next year is successful.
City TV Birmingham aims to produce mostly live content from a central Birmingham base, airing programmes with a broad appeal.
Despite major commercial players like ITV making cutbacks in local television, the founders of City TV Birmingham believe there is an opportunity to create a local TV station for Birmingham.
City TV cofounder Lin Glover said: "Now Ofcom has made clear the opportunities for local TV using the digital spectrum, it's all systems go."
"The move away from regional television and dilution of local output creates a major opportunity for this new tier of local commercial broadcasting.'"
"City TV Birmingham bucks the current trend for the more specialised, broadband-based TV channels. It will be a dynamic, broad appeal, entertainment-led local broadcaster delivered via satellite, broadband and, ultimately, DTT channels," the station said.
"Content will be mostly live with a remit is to get out and about to reflect Birmingham, what's happened, what's going to happen and most importantly what's happening now. The fact that it is available via satellite across the UK and beyond will also serve to promote Birmingham world-wide."
City TV Birmingham, which has been developing plans for the station for over a year, said it would draw on the success of Canadian TV station City TV and big city commercial radio in the UK.
Co-founder Al Grindley said: 'Birmingham has a heartbeat that is almost palpable.
"It is youthful, diverse and pulsating with cultural activity. The catchment area makes it big enough to be commercially viable.
"Its compactness and open public spaces makes it possible to engage fully with the potential audience. We believe there is a strong sense of local identity and a growing civic pride here in Birmingham.
"That, along with the benefit of all the new technologies, makes local TV for Birmingham a hugely exciting proposition. If Manchester can sustain its own TV station in Channel m, then Birmingham certainly can.'
The station, which hopes to launch from a high-profile city centre location during 2009, said it had no funding secured yet but it had received expressions of interest from several sources.
Lin Glover said: "The timing of the launch for City TV Birmingham is very important while in one sense the climate for local TV is absolutely right, we need to be wary of the current economic environment as our revenue is entirely advertising and sponsorship-driven."
Both Lin and Alan have a background in broadcasting. Lin has over 25 years experience in the commercial broadcasting industry, initially as a regulator with the Independent Broadcasting Authority.
Since 1988, she has been an independent media consultant specialising in the winning of licences for new radio stations and her clients include Daily Mail and General Trust, GWR (now GCAP Group) and Celador Productions.
Her business partner Al Grindley has worked as independent television producer for over 25 years.
He is known for a raft of celebrity life-style documentary series and profiles including Life in the Fast Lane, at the Monaco Grand Prix and The Big Game, profiling Roger Daltry of the Who.
Manchester's Channel m, which reaches around 250,000 viewers, is an example of a successful local TV station.
Owned by Guardian Media Group, Channel m was set up in 2000.


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naive (2001) was t's first solo album.
01 she said
02 a night out
03 round here
04 do not come back
05 mother
06 a day like any other day
07 she is dead
08 tuesday night blues
09 nothing more
10 the dark
11 about us
if you want more samples, have a look at galileo records.
music and lyrics by t - all voices and instruments performed by t - mixed by andy horn and t - engineered, recorded and produced by t at black box studios (sounds better than: in t's living room) - mastered by andy horn and t - artwork by marco scheiper - thank you to udo, martin, ingo (scythe) and patrick becker for giving me the oportunity to do this, wolfgang schröder for technical support, christoph scholtes for software help, andy horn, marillion & lucy jordache for allowing me to use the brave-sample (which i didn't, eventually, but anyway...), dominik hüttermann for clouds can and sound help, my neighbours for patience, andreas witte for webmastering, a whole bunch of people of progrock-dt for feedback etc., anifan for visualizing the music - extremely special thank you to kathrin, for more patience and support than anyone can imagine.
caution. only play at night.
rear view mirror. some notes.
01 she said
there are so many conversations in our lives that most of them blur to a sullen murmur in the background of our memories. but sometimes someone manages to disclose a new world. most of the time, they do not tell us anything really new; it's hidden somewhere in the way the say it, the way they speak, the way the words fuse with the situation in which they are spoken. these are the moments that are impossible to forget. what "she said" has been staying with me for more than 10 years now; and although one always thinks of oneself as older and wiser and stronger and less naive "now", i personally found out that whenever i catch a glimpse of what i really want to say, it has got to do with these few sentences i was taught back then.
02 a night out
some of you might know the certain mixture of aggression and resignation when confronted with the incredibly stupid, but also incredibly large mass of people one meets during clubbing. i am extremely fascinated by the rude instincts that reign the night life, the ever-present despair of those who are still single and unshagged at 4.30 am, the strange economics of one night stands, the unnegotiable sadism of face-keeping, the true god of the night... as bono put it: a vampire or a victim, it depends on who's around.
03 round here
a very old tune that has never left me ever since it was written in a hotel room in london in 1992. however much may have changed since then, the situation has basically stayed the same, and after all, the rain is still here... i think the lyrics pretty much speak for themselves, so i'll just leave you here.
i have played it live on several occasions, and it was included on the clouds can demo "moon" in 1995.
04 do not come back
also very old... i still remember the day i composed this: autumn 1994, the inevitable german rain, my first cup of roibosh tea ever. i had just bought a new acoustic guitar and it seemed to have brought this tune with it from the shop: it just "happened" to me. i cannot remember a time now when "do not come back" did not exist as a recurring background soundtrack of rainy afternoons. the title wasn't an option either - it, too, seemed to have come from somewhere outside of me; i just wrote it down.
05 mother
a very close friend of mine had to face two unsuccessful pregnancies; although she never really talked about it, every single mm of her body has ever since been painted by the muffled cries of her loss. however, "mother" is rather about my not being allowed to talk about it than it is really for her. i hate dedications like that; for what could i ever say to ease the pain she must have imprisoned for all these years... and still keeps? suffice it to tell you that i could never stop my mind going back to this afternoon back then when i first heard her story.
06 a day like any other day
there are occasions when a loss is so unspeakably huge, vast, big, great, everlasting that every day you encounter afterwards cannot be of any value, that they all fade into one endless blur of whatever it is that they call "time".
07 she is dead
picture this: late night, the rain on the windows aquarelling the world, no sound in the house, you tried to sleep, but couldn't, back at your desk, staring at the screen, trying to find the exhaustion you lost in order to then get some sleep, some dream, some peace... of course, you do not succeed. you are only exhausted seeking exhaustion. "she is dead" is the classical piece of the author writing about himself trying to write - about what he doesn't know yet. all he does know is that there is something that needs to be written unless he wants to let his mind burst with it. "she is dead" was the starting point of the solo album, the one impulse that showed me that there was something that really needed to put down. without it, "naive" might as well not exist. it is one of the very few instances of my songs when the lyrics preceded the music.
ps: talking to gerd weyhing the other day i was surprised to hear that he knew exactly what i was talking about. it seems to be commonplace amongst artists that there are things that have to be brought to light before you can go on and do any other thing (such as: learning, studying, holidays, eating, creating other songs, falling in love etc.). nonetheless, it is also evidently true.
08 tuesday night blues
if you've ever been in a bar drinking because there is nothing else that might help you breathe, you know what i am talking about. it seems to me that especially the men in such bars, emergency drinkers, are all one from a certain angle, and that it is mostly the fact that others have to face similar situations that offers the consolation we are all looking for in such places, albeit talisker is always a reason to stay up late.
very few pubs that i've been to are really good in offering this warm homely something. but if you know just one which works for you, there is no other religion you'll ever need.
09 nothing more
friends come and go, on the whole, and that's ok in most of the cases: you grow, they grow, you might grow apart... nothing wrong with it, i have always preferred honesty to loyalty. on the other hand, there are people of whom you always hope that they will stay, and who will then thoroughly disappoint you when they let you down. most often, i encounter such situations when a) the person in question is female and b) she has a boyfriend or husband. (i don't know why, but i seem to be the natural enemy of all boyfriends in this world.) when "she" told me that she could not go on seeing me, i already knew that she would be extremely hard to miss. which she still is. however, "she" is not to be confused with the "she" in other songs on the album...
10 the dark
i woke up after a really bosch-ian nightmare and stumbled to the computer. the whole thing was written, recorded, mixed in 2 hours. be welcomed to your own nightmare.
11 about us
there are lines in here that go back 10 years, too. i wrote the refrain in 13/8 before i even knew that 13/8 existed or how to play it (which might have been the reason why all schoolboy bands failed playing "about us", back then called "the last song".) today, some parts of the lyrics felt as if my throat were too narrow to let the words float through it, the proverbial lump just would not let me sing them. interestingly, these parts were the oldest, the most naive, the ones i had wanted to change first; but as soon as i had tried to sing the new versions and the older worlds came out, i knew the song would not let me change a single vowel.
"about us" is my way of being brave. the last song i sing is smiling. at least it is trying very hard.


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There are four ladies in St. Louis, MO who have a Hallelujah! in their soul. The all-female quartet group known as JEWELL & CONVERTED consists of four vibrant leading ladies: Jewell Taylor, Lydia Jones, Ni'Asia Hatch-Boyd, and Bablen White. Jewell & Converted began singing together in 2001 and quickly gained popularity with their ostentatious showmanship and colorful style of gospel quartet singing.
Jewell & Converted's current project FOR REAL on Malaco Records features their latest single "Hallelujah". The ladies recently gave the crowd a taste of their spirited showmanship and received a standing ovation at the Allstate Gospel Superfest Battle of The Bands regional Competition in Memphis, TN. They truly "brought the house down" with their live performance of "Hallelujah" and won a spot as a top three finalist in the Battle of the Bands Championship. Fans can vote now for the champion by logging on to www.GospelSuperfest.com.
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The benefits of becoming a vegetarian and what alternatives there are for meat
The other day I watched a documentary on Netflix called H.O.P.E. – What you eat matters, and they talk about the food that you put in your body and how bad meat is for your body.
Half of the population in Western society suffers from being overweight. Cardio-vascular diseases, diabetes and cancer are epidemic. Our meat consumption has quintupled over the past 50 years. 65 billion land animals are being slaughtered every year for food consumption. One third of the global grain production is fed to animals for fattening while 1.8 billion people worldwide suffer from hunger and starvation. Can there really be a solution to all these problems?
So right after watching the documentary, I just decided on the spot that I'm going to try a vegetarian plant-based diet. It was easy at first and my wife and I went to the shops and bought a bunch of vegetables and started Googling vegetarian recipes. We found really cool stuff like vegetarian wraps with hummus, home made pizzas with vegetable toppings. It's basically all the same as usual, you just cut out meat from your diet. You replace chicken with halloumi cheese and you can buy vegetarian meat free and soy free options from your grocery store like Fry's and Quorn.
Fry's contains soy and recent research with animals shows that consuming large amounts could have harmful effects on female fertility and reproductive development. So we opted for the Quorn alternative. Quorn is a good alternative protein source and it is high in fibre which has been linked to helping to maintain a healthy gut microbiome. "It is also low in saturated fat and is incredibly versatile with mince options, sausages, burger and meat style pieces."
So why become a vegetarian?
Well, it's not a 100% because I want to save the animals and all that. It's more about the fact that there's an increased risk of Cardio-vascular diseases, diabetes and cancer that comes with the consumption of meat.
There's also the fact that farmers and meat suppliers inject or feed their animals hormones to make the animals grow faster and gain weight faster. So imagine you eat meat that's been pumped full of hormones, that can't be good for your body? And for some reason, I have a feeling (and because I watched the documentary) that eating meat that's been altered like that must have some increased risk of cancer and heart disease.
So, I just stopped eating meat altogether.
Billions of animals are being slaughtered every year for food
Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans. These shocking figures do not even include fish and other sea creatures whose deaths are so great they are only measured in tonnes. Animals are not simply food products, but thinking, feeling individuals who want to enjoy their lives.
A recent study published by medical journal Lancet predicts that South Africa could see an increase of 78% in the number of cancer cases by 2030.
In another study I read that hormones in red meat can have an increased risk of breast cancer in women as well.
If you think about it, people never used to eat that much meat. They only started eating more meat because it has become more and more readily available in shops where you can just buy it off the shelf. In the old days, only the rich had the money to afford meat, and now anyone can afford it. For example, you can now buy a McDonalds Big Mac meal with two patty's on it for R39.90*
* This price might not be accurate
How does it feel to be a vegetarian?
Well, it's not that much of a difference. But one thing that I've noticed is for sure, there aren't that many options available in shops and on restaurant menus for vegetarians. Our local pizza shop has got two vegetarian pizzas in between a sea of meat pizza options. If you shop in the vegetarian "meat" section, you will only find a small fridge with a few options like Quorn and Fry's soy and meat free options. But on the other hand, the demand for vegetarian food options aren't as big as for people who eat meat, so shops probably only need one small fridge.
Meat options at restaurants are more expensive because meat is becoming so expensive. So that's the other thing, being a vegetarian is cheaper.
You have a smaller chance of getting heart disease because meat contains cholesterol which clogs up your arteries and can lead to heart disease and stroke.
It's easier to cook vegetarian food and you don't need to worry about salmonella or getting food poisoning from undercooked food.
Your shopping is much easier as well. You just grab a bunch of vegetables from your local fruit and veg and then you can make a whole bunch of vegetarian recipes from it. And it's quite quick to make as well.
A little bit about meat alternatives like Quorn
Quorn is made from mycoprotein. Mycoprotein is made from a form of fungus that is fermented into a dough that is then used to make different kind of vegetarian and vegan friendly foods that you can cook. Quorn currently has burger patties, sausages, chicken pieces, mince, hot and spicy burgers, fillets, nuggets, BBQ dippers, schnitzel, garlic and mushroom schnitzels and soy & meat free balls.
So far we've made burgers from their soy and meat free burger patties, we've made pasta with the mince, pasta with the meat & soy free chicken pieces and we've made "sosaties" or kababs with the sausages. And so far I found it to be a really nice meat alternative. 90% of the time I can't tell the difference between the Quorn products and real meat. I think the sausages are probably the thing that maybe doesn't have a 100% meat texture to it. But it still tastes good.
If anyone has any other meat free vegetarian suggestions, please comment it below.


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Doug Ulman: Cancer Survivor, Advocate and New Pelotonia CEO
The next chapter in the ongoing story of Pelotonia, an annual grassroots bicycle tour that has raised more than $82 million for cancer research at Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James), has opened with the announced appointment of global cancer advocate Doug Ulman as president and CEO.
The announcement was made on Sept. 23, 2014, outside the new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute by Pelotonia Board Chair Daniel Rosenthal, who said Pelotonia "has had an epic six years" since the inaugural tour was held in 2009. It has become the nation's largest single-event cycling fundraiser based on ridership.
"So where do we go from here?" Rosenthal asked, and then stated that the organization has found its new CEO in Ulman, 37, a three-time cancer survivor who was previously president and CEO of the LiveSTRONG Foundation. Ulman has spent the past 14 years at LiveSTRONG growing what was a start-up nonprofit organization into an iconic global force that advances cancer causes and survivorship support.
As an internationally known leader in the cancer community, Ulman quickly distanced himself from other candidates for the Pelotonia leadership role. "What stood out about Doug was not only his ability to build a brand, but also his social media presence," Rosenthal said, noting that Ulman has more than 1 million followers on Twitter (@dougulman). The Maryland native also has been named twice to The NonProfit Times' Power and Influence Top 50.
In addition to his role as president and CEO of Pelotonia, Ulman will work on behalf of the OSUCCC – James by building awareness and support for its work in cancer research, education and prevention. During the press conference, Ulman expressed gratitude for both opportunities, thanking the Pelotonia board, Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake, MD (who also spoke at the announcement), and OSUCCC Director and James CEO Michael A. Caligiuri, MD. "Dr. Caligiuri is a legend, and I don't say that lightly," Ulman said. "People around the country look to him for guidance and leadership. I'm excited to work with him as a visionary in the cancer world."
He also considers central Ohio a special community. "Rarely if ever have I seen a geographical place that is so unified in its business, philanthropic and academic sectors," Ulman said. "We are fully aligned to make an impact on the lives of people around the world. As a cancer survivor, it's humbling and special to have an opportunity to be a small part of this great effort. I look forward to working with all of you as we tackle one goal: ending cancer."
President Drake pointed out that it is the role of universities and academic medical centers such as Ohio State to find answers to difficult problems. "What makes our work possible is the support we get from community philanthropy," he said. "Pelotonia is as good an example as any in the world of people working together toward one goal."


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NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGs
- "Business & government partnership needs to be harnessed to achieve greater good", -Raj Kumar Singh
- The Minister said that in sustainable development three things matter the most: energy, water and circular economy/green industry. To action his 2022 agenda, he expressed confidence that India will achieve its clean energy goals even earlier than 2022 and urged everyone to be conscious and responsible towards the environment.
- CII-NITI Aayog have entered into a three-year partnership and a MoU was signed.
- This partnership focuses on specific activities that seeks to develop:
- Vision and Action Agenda for businesses and industries to contribute to SDGs;
- Annual Status Reports;
- Sector-specific Best Practise Documents.
Discovered Small Field Policy
- Bid round –II under Discovered Small Field Policy will be launched on 9th August, 2018.
- India is the world's fifth-largest economy with the size of over 2.6 Trillion USD. Recently, it surpassed France and soon India is set to leapfrog Britain to become the fourth-largest economy.
- India is the 3rd largest energy consumer in the world. Its energy consumption is expected to grow by 4.2% p.a. which is faster than all major economies.
- According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India is expected to account for almost one-third of the global growth in energy demand by 2040.
- To maintain the thrust on economic growth, it is imperative that the country's Oil & Gas sector grows consistently so as to enable energy security and accessibility to its people.
Policy reforms in this sector:
- In addition to several other reforms, Government has implemented new contracting policies such as the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), and the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) policy.
- These are primarily based on the four energy pillars as laid by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi viz. Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sustainability and Energy Security.
About Discovered Small Fields Policy:
- It provides an easy investment option for new and existing players with minimal risk.
- DSF Bid Round-I launched by the Government, was a splendid success and was completed in a record time of 10 months.
- It received overwhelming success with 134 bidders for 34 blocks on offer.
- 30 contracts were awarded to 20 companies out of which 13 were new entrants in E&P sector.
- First oil/gas is expected in 2019-20.
Features of DSF Bid Round–II are as below:
- No previous technical experience required for bidders, easy entry & investor friendly policy
- Expected to offer around 60* discoveries clubbed into around 26* new contract areas
- Large field areas on offer in already producing basins
- Established Hydrocarbon resource base of over 190 MMT (O+OEG)
- Better fiscal system through Revenue Sharing Contracts
- Area having oil/gas discoveries;
- Potential of upsides in the area;
- Ready processing facilities nearby;
- Ready market
- Easy bidding process; minimum requirements; transparent award; swift processing of approvals
- Single licence for all types of hydrocarbons
- No signature bonus
- Exploration allowed during the entire contract period
- Full pricing and marketing freedom
- Royalty rates further reduced for shallow water compared to DSF-I
FAGMIL receives LoI from Himachal Pradesh Government
- FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL), a CPSU under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the Government of Himachal Pradesh for grant of mining lease for setting up of White Cement Plant to cater to the demand of white cement in North India.
- An MoU will be signed between FAGMIL and Government of Himachal Pradesh for the same. This will be the first PSU white cement plant in India.
- The Lime Stone excavated from the mine will be utilized for the manufacturing of White Cement in India, there are only two white cement plants in operation at present.
- The pre-feasibility study has been done by National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabgarh (Haryana). Further activities are under progress.
- The installed capacity of the proposed Plant will be 1000 TPD. Direct and indirect employment generation would be around 200 and 3000 respectively.
- The plant would be installed using the latest available environment friendly technology. The project shall be a land mark in the development of Nohra Dhar and nearby areas of Himachal Pradesh.
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don't forget the motor city
Posted by vlorbik on May 26, 2010
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stop me if you've heard this
Posted by vlorbik on May 20, 2010
pages from MEdZ #0.8…
the "K_4 — K_n remix"
issue. this provides a
wordless introduction
to the standard-binary-
algorithm (and its inverse).
everybody gets this pretty quick
that tries in my experience so
it's a lot of fun to talk about.
which is what the "lectures
without words" series is *for*
in some sense. anyhow,
i've been having a blast
thrusting these on people
and then banging out whatever
little mini-lectures i can get 'em
to sit still for.
this is some of the simplest stuff there is.
in my pedagogy it's *obvious* that you'll
appeal again and again to the simplest
things so you might as well get used to
at least a few of 'em.
today i learn that the "i" of "the _i_ching_"
can mean "simple" as well as "change".
now "ching" means something like "scripture"
(my source actually said "sutra";
another way to say it would be
"classic text"). so on this model
the "sixty-four ways"… 000000
up to 111111… are "simple scripture".
anyhow, an *introduction* to
simple scripture…
there are actually 4096 "readings"
possible for th' _i_ching_, not just
64… and they're not all equally
likely… so things get complicated
pretty quick (as you can generally
expect math problems to do).
just thought you should know.
the robot and the guy are doing battle.
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it said there'd be some thunder at the well
Posted by vlorbik on May 20, 2010
i drew the i ching yesterday.
there are sixty-four "hexagrams" here.
each one consists of six "lines";
each "line" is a yin ("broken")
or a yang ("unbroken"). one counts
from bottom to top so that for example
_ _
_ _
_ _
has yang lines in its first,
second and third positions
(the "lower trigram").
the arrangement of the hexagrams here
is my own; i copied it from a similar
arrangement of sixty-four objects
having exactly the same
"six things, with each 'thing'
taking one of *two* possible
values" form… namely an
arrangement of "subgraphs"
of a certain "graph" having
six "edges". (i don't know why
i'm getting all "quotemark happy"
here exactly… maybe it's the
*opposite* of "scarequotes" i'm
aiming at: by marking technical
terms in this way, i mean to indicate
that their technical sense is
here *recognized as such* [but
without actually wishing to
bother ourselves with their
technical *meanings*]…
"don't worry about this;
it's from another part of
a different course [but
worth mentioning here
just the same]". oh never
so much of the "work" of this "exercise"
i set myself will have been, if we want
to think of it this way, *calculation*:
translating each *graph* of the original
drawing i was working from into a
*number* (using binary arithmetic;
the zine i took the original drawing
from [K_4, MathEdZine #0.8] is
essentially *about* binary arithmetic)
and then translating this number
(from 0 to 63… starting at zero
makes things much easier) into the
"hexagram" notation.
of course i could also have just learned
directly which lines on the hexes
corresponds to which line of the graphs,
and spared myself lots of calculation
(by paying the price of having to briefly
memorize subsets of {1,2,3,4,5,6}
a whole bunch of times instead…
or maybe "wordstrings" like
but my way looked easier for me.
then i went ahead and drew 'em all
over again on lined paper. and in
a much more natural order: eight
rows of eight, 0–63. the book i then
turned to *also* had eight rows
of eight but in a different order…
and so i went ahead and looked
up all the correspondences so i'd
have the names… and the numbers
(in the "standard" order for the
writings-of-the-sages associated
to the various hexagrams). and
here i used a "mixed" strategy…
the trigrams have chinese *names*
so as i checked back and forth
i'd subvocalize along the lines
"chi'en over chen" more often
than "seven over zero" since
(as it turns out) i can recognize
even nonsense syllables (in
latin letters) with
less effort than it takes to
"read" a trigram as a number
from 0 to 7.
and i got to thinking about
drilling and killing. now
obviously if i were doing
this kind of thing all day
on a deadline or something,
i'd want a quick-and-easy
*routine* and soon would
arrive at one, too. i'd
slip into a bit of a zone
where i'd devote most of
my conscious effort to
controlling the movements
of my hand to make better
lines and let my inner robot
do the names-and-numbers bits.
i even did some of this yesterday.
but only for a little bit at a time;
this takes *concentration* and
is, pretty specifically, no fun. no.
i haven't *got* a deadline (alas)
and sure as heck ain't gonna
do this all day, anyhow not
yesterday i wasn't. not a bit.
i was also looking up some of
the hexagrams… the one i
typed out a moment ago shows
the "female" sign over the "male"
and denotes "peace" (and when
the positions are reversed,
"stagnation")… for example,
and thinking back over certain
classroom work in my past and
fantasizing forward about working
with classes of students again.
it'll never replace DEAD BEEF
but i'd love to give an "i ching
as intro to binary logic" lecture
before they finally haul me away.
to everything there is a season.
a time to gather stones for casting.
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bousquet on berry
Posted by vlorbik on May 7, 2010
back to the bay area for great midwest academic labor activist.
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spotted at sue v's
Posted by vlorbik on May 7, 2010
doug borderland noon on the story of bottled water (annie leonard).
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pascal's triangle (so-called)
Posted by vlorbik on May 7, 2010
another photo belonging next door in MEZB.
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Ukulele with Chris Proano
Ages: 10-14
Time: Saturdays 12:30pm to 2:00pm (Se Habla Espanol)
Location: Harold's Coffee Lounge, 509 Northwood Road
Ukulele for beginners is an exciting way to get started in the world of stringed instruments. Come learn how to hold the ukulele, strum patterns, play fun sing-along songs and more! Ukuleles are provided for the first 15 students. Feel free to bring your own!