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A customer who had never encountered a rodent problem before enlisted my help to figure out how to go about controlling rats.
There's nothing fun about rodent control. For centuries, we have searched for the better mouse trap. Different situations call for different tactics to control the rat population. Rats and mice are social animals, so there are usually more than a few critters to deal with whenever you realize there is a problem. Click here to shop for solutions.
This means that you should plan to stay diligent in your efforts to rid your home of these pests for about 10 days, or until you see no signs of their activity. Keep their fecal deposits cleaned up and keep setting traps or placing poison until there is nothing more to clean up.
The old fashioned snap trap is still a very efficient method to humanly kill and capture the pest for disposal. Peanut butter is an excellent bait for these traps.
Glue traps are a very effective trap that captures the rodent when the rat simply walks onto it. Glue traps will also capture insects that crawl onto them. The problem with that is when other pets or birds are present other critters could also become entangled. Glue traps are indiscriminate.
Many sources criticize glue traps, saying that they are inhumane because they do not kill the rat quickly. They can linger for days before dying, so the killing responsibility could fall on you, and I wish that on no-one.
The Catchmaster 2-Pack Heavy Duty Rat Size Glue Trap is one example of these glue traps. This brand has an adhesive to anchor the trap to the floor and will need to be pried from the surface that it's glued to after the rat is caught. A flat bladed shovel is my method of choice to pry and scrape the trap off the floor. This technique also keeps the rodent at a safe distance from you.
Dispose of dead rats in the trash. They decompose quickly.
Glue traps aren't reusable, but snap traps can be reset for additional uses if you choose to do so. Wear disposable gloves and bait the snap trap with peanut butter.
If you prefer a mouse trap that does not kill, the Catch and Hold Mice Trap is an option. It holds up to 4 mice!
Poison bait is another control method that feeds the rodents with chemicals that cause hemorrhaging and dehydration to quickly kill and dry down the carcass, which reduces the likelihood of smell. Click here to shop.
Place the poison in feeding stations so that they feed for a longer session. That ensures that the critical dose is delivered to the rodent. Sometimes, the rodent becomes so thirsty after ingesting the bait that it will leave the house in search of another water source.
The dry carcass will not be appetizing to animals that encounter it after the rat dies, so subsequent poisoning of foraging animals is not likely.
As I said before, there is nothing pleasant about rodent control, but we have some very effective methods to help you solve your problem. Good luck with your challenge. You can do this!
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Expect huge price swings next month
This past week was not for the 'faint of heart'. All of the asset classes witnessed wildly volatile moves, which culminated in an 11% move of crude oil. The U.S. equity markets survived a scare on Friday, February 12th, 2016 and moved up sharply. Gold returned as a safe haven for investments. The uncertainty of further rate hikes, by the FED, has turned the U.S. dollar into a range-bound trade.
Crude Oil surges by 11% on Friday, Februthy, 12th, 2016
Crude oil proved to be last week's last, after dropping to a new 52-week low, Friday, February 12th, 2016, saw the energy markets move up by 11%. This rise was brought about by the expectations of a production cut by the OPEC nations. If we witness follow up buying, in the coming week, it will be the first indication of a "bottoming process", although it is still in its early stages. When the models confirm a 'bottom', I will enter into long positions and enjoy the bull ride.
SPX confirming a short-term double bottom:
The SPX clearly shows an attempt to form a double bottom at 1810 levels with three critical cycles bottoming at the same time. The RSI is also showing positive divergence which is similar to that of the energy markets. When the SPY goes above 188.70, its' next target is 195.00.
The stock markets also took comfort from the Federal Reserve Chairperson, Dr. Janet Yellen's, testimony when she did not rule out a rate cut, if the situation were to worsen further, but she stated that it is a "not so likely scenario". She also agreed that the risks to the economy have increased with the sharp fall in crude oil prices, a strong dollar, a weakening Chinese economy and the junk bond defaults.
Although she maintained that a gradual rate hike plan be implemented, she was also quick to state that it was not 'pre-set.' It will change, as and when the situation demands. She also kept the option open of using the negative interest rates, seen as a few developed countries have been using it with success. The initial fear of the FED experts, is that negative rates will lead to cash hoarding by individuals, which will in turn weaken the financial system. However, the experiment in Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the Euro-zone has elevated their fears. These events have led to a strong surge in safe-haven assets, led by Gold, while the U.S. dollar gave up some of its gains.
Gold is confirming that a bottom is likely in place:
During the recent decline in Gold, many have started questioning its' status, as the safe haven in this current deflationary environment. All of the "naysayers" were given a befitting reply when Gold surged more than $50 an ounce and settled at its' highest level, in almost a year, on Thursday, February 11th, 2016, while investors tried to escape the global market route, by investing in safe haven assets.
Gold has been the best performing asset class in 2016, while the World and the U.S. equity markets have had their worst 6 weeks. The Chinese economic slowdown and other uncertain economic situations globally have led investors into Gold. An existing negative interest rate scenario globally, led by Japan, the ECB and possibly the FED, is also contributing to making the market participants nervous.
In the current rise, Gold has broken out its' of critical resistance level, which earlier had put a cap on the move up (these points are marked with arrows on the above chart). However, the buyers have become over enthusiastic and have pushed the RSI into overbought territory, which will cause a retracement in Gold. Find out where and why gold is about to correct and when you should invest for the long hual. The U.S. bond markets have also saw buying as being another safe asset class and the rise in value confirms rates will continue to decline as explain by this bond trader.
The US dollar is experiencing profit booking:
The US dollar, which is also a safe haven, at times, is experiencing profit booking, by the bulls. The index will turn bearish once the U.S. dollar index declines, and stays below 93. Currently, the Euro and the Japanese Yen have turned bullish and are most likely to lead the way, signaling that the dollar will follow suit and drop even lower.
In the short-term, Gold and the U.S. bonds will surprise to investors on the downside, whereas crude oil and SPX will cause surprise on the upside as explain in a recent interview with an technical analyst of the stock market. However, due to the testimony by the ECB President, Mario Draghi, to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, all the markets will remain "volatile". Draghi is known to surprise markets with large-scale announcements. Stay nimble and follow my lead at: www.TheGoldAndOilGuy.com
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The library is a good place to start your search for interior design ideas at home. You can find a wide collection of books that can help you grasp the basics of interior decorating. Even if you don't consider yourself as a creative person; there is a good possibility that you can pick up a few ideas that would be useful in evaluating various options for interior design.
The Internet is one of the excellent sources for your home design ideas. Along with images and information on mixing different colors and textures, you can find model floor plans to help you in furniture placement within the spaces of your home. An online resource is free so you can bookmark the sites that give you with the most motivation and visit them in your free time.
Asking for help from a friend is another way of collecting a few ideas. In this case, it is also important to ask help from anyone who has knowledge in putting together. Request that person to come over and evaluate the home you want to rebuild. This will let you get several ideas on what style you want to go with as well as what color combination, window treatment, and other vital aspects of the project.


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Jimmie, an 80-year-old gentleman, retired to Florida after his wife of 58 years had passed away. He was quite alone in the world and longed for companionship. One day, as he was walking through a public park, he spied what he considered to be a very pretty silver-haired lady sitting alone on a park bench. Getting his nerve up, he approached the lady and asked graciously, "Pardon me, ma'am, but may I sit here with you."
The silver-haired Marcia looked up to see a distinguished looking white-haired gentleman and replied, "Why certainly," and scooted over gently to give him room to sit down.
For the next two hours the two sat and talked about everything. They discovered that they came from the same part of the country, liked the same big band music, voted for the same presidential candidates, had long happy marriages and lost their spouses in the last year, and in general agreed about almost everything.
Finally, the old gentleman cleared his throat and asked sheepishly, "Ma' am, may I ask you two questions?"
With great anticipation Marcia replied, "Why certainly!"
The old gentleman removed a handkerchief from his coat pocket and spread it out on the ground before her. He very gingerly got down on one knee and looked her softly in the eyes.
"Marcia, I know we've only known each other for a couple of hours, but we have so much in common. I feel I have known you all my life. Will you marry me and be my wife?"
Marcia grabbed at Jimmie's hands and said, "Why, yes, I will marry you! You have made me so very happy!"
She reached over and kissed him gently on the cheek. Then Marcia said, "You said you had two questions to ask me. What is the second question?"
Jimmie scratched his neck and said, "Will you help me get up?"
Wedding Gift
The wealthy old gentleman and his wife were celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary and their three grown sons joined them for dinner.
The old man was rather irritated when he discovered none of the boys had bothered to bring a gift, and after the meal, he drew them aside.
"You're all grown men," he said, "and old enough to hear this. Your mother and I have never been legally married."
"What?" gasped one of the sons. "Do you mean to say we're all bastards?"
"Yes," snapped the old man, "and cheap ones, too!"
Valentine's Surprised
At the office, where I worked, there was an angel there.
Her hair was long and flowing, and her skin was soft and fair.
I wanted so, to ask her out, but I was way too shy.
I thought she was too beautiful, for me to even try.
A few times I approached her, she just smiled and walked away.
I could not get the courage up, and "Hi" was all I'd say.
Then, I had an idea, I would get her home address,
And send a valentine to her, and with it I'd express,
The way I feel about her, and the way she makes me feel,
And the feelings that I have, are very, very real.
I'll tell her, that I dream of her, and how it all would be,
If she would only take the time, to be alone with me.
I poured my heart out in the card, and ask her to be mine,
And then I dropped it in the mail, my special valentine.
In just a few short days, I had a response in my mail,
A card with her return address, I started feeling pale.
I wondered what she said in it, and what she thinks of me,
I guess the only way to know, is open it and see.
With great anticipation, I removed the envelope,
And closed my eyes a moment, as my heart filled up with hope.
I opened up my eyes to see, a card shaped like a heart,
And in the center, someone drew, a bloody piercing dart.
I opened up the card to see, if writing was inside,
And when I started reading it, I damn near almost died.
I'd love to be your valentine, but I think I will pass,
My husband says he'll be at work, to kick your stupid a.
I'm glad you like my body, and you think it's really fine,
My husband says this card is going, where the sun don't shine.
In your card, you said there's things to me you'd love to do,
I think my husband's going to do, all of those things to you.
So, have a Happy Valentines, I'll see you Monday morn,
My husband says on Tuesday, you'll wish you were never born.
Emotion Party
A man decides to have a party and invites lots of people, telling them to bring their friends. On the invitation he puts "Theme Party - Come dressed as a Human Emotion".
On the night of the party, the first guest arrives and he opens the door to see a guy covered in green paint with the letters N and V painted on his chest. He says to this guy, "Wow, great outfit, what emotion have you come as?" and the guy says, "I'm green with envy". The host replies, "Brilliant, come on in and have a drink".
A few minutes later the next guest arrives and the host opens the door to see a woman covered in a pink body stocking with a feather boa wrapped round her most intimate parts. He says to this woman "Wow, great outfit, what emotion have you come as?" And she replies, "I'm tickled pink". The host says, "I love it, come on in and join the party".
A couple of minutes later the doorbell goes for the third time, and the host opens the door to see two guys from New York, stark naked, with his penis stuck in a bowl of custard and the other with his penis stuck in a pear. The host is really shocked and says, "Gee, guys, what the hell are you doing? You could get arrested for standing like that out here in the street. What emotion is this supposed to be?"
The first guy replies, "Well, I'm fucking discustad, and my friend here has come in despair.
Elderly Couple Celebrate
A very elderly couple is having an elegant dinner to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. The old man leans forward and says softly to his wife, "Dear, there is something that I must ask you. It has always bothered me that our tenth child never quite looked like the rest of our children. Now I want to assure you that these 75 years have been the most wonderful experience I could have ever hoped for, and your answer cannot take that all that away. But, I must know, did he have a different father?"
The wife drops her head, unable to look her husband in the eye, she paused for a moment and then confessed. "Yes. Yes he did."
The old man is very shaken, the reality of what his wife was admitting hit him harder than he had expected. With a tear in his eye he asks "Who? Who was he? Who was the father?"
Again the old woman drops her head, saying nothing at first as she tried to muster the courage to tell the truth to her husband.
Then, finally, she says, "You."
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Carmen Montalvo-Rivera of Miami Florida was arrested in Lake Worth last week after allegedly defrauding an insurance company out of millions of dollars. She is being charged with insurance fraud and was released from police custody on $47,500 bond the day after her arrest. News sources did not specify an attorney for Montalvo-Rivera.
According to the arrest report, the alleged fraud took place from June 1 until Montalvo-Rivera's arrest on October 27. Montalvo-Rivera, 40, purportedly operated a shell company called Enterprises Remodeling Group Inc., which investigators say paid uninsured contractors to perform construction work. Contractors would reportedly write checks to Montalvo-Rivera's shell company once a job was completed; she would cash the checks and pay the contractors in cash.
Records allegedly show that Enterprises Remodeling had a workers' compensation insurance policy with SUNZ Insurance Company, but investigators claim Montalvo-Rivera severely underreported her company's earnings to the firm. She allegedly reported her company's income as $26.665 instead of the real amount: $4,307,092.48.
Investigators say if Montalvo-Rivera had reported the true amount, her insurance premium would have been between $320,000 and $525,000 instead of just $1,796. To avoid detection, she reportedly cashed the checks at different check-cashing stores in South Florida.
According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, one in 10 small-business owners are concerned employees will fake an illness or injury to steal compensation benefits. Some businesses illegally try to avoid paying mandatory workers compensation insurance premiums by classifying employees as independent contractors. Misclassification of this kind allows business owners to avoid taxes and other expenses.


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Tarantino XXX wants you to help him fund his next projects
About a month ago, I wrote about how director Tarantino XXX was preparing to launch two crowdfunding campaigns in support of his next movies. Well, now those fundraising campaigns have been launched. So, uh, feel free to start throwing some bucks in, yeah?
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Welcome to The I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. This week we only have one new movie so we had to improvise. "Furious 7" the latest installment of the Sean's a hypocrite for liking these movies but not Adam Sandler movies franchise. And yes he loved "Furious 7." That's besides the point because we wrapped up our March Movie Madness Tournament.
Some asshole had gone and ruined the tournament by voting for every movie enough times to make them all dead locked, so we finished off the tournament without you because of one dick. "Inside Llewyn Davis" knocked out "Rocky IV" and "They Live" lived longer than "The Shining." Unfortunately for our Cinderella story "Inside Llewyn Davis" was too strong and put an end to "They Live's" run.
Which then brings us to our next competition. Fantasy Summer Blockbusters. There are two ways to play along at home. The first and easiest way is to latch on to one of the Critics teams. Whichever one of us wins we'll pull the names of everybody that chose that critic out of a hat and the winner will receive an I Hate Critics mug along with a package of Rockin' & Roastin' coffee. There are only three mugs in the world, yours would be the fourth. The other way to play along at home is to have your own draft starting with "Furious 7" all the way through Aug 31st. On August 31st the contestant with the most money wins. If you start your own league share it with us and we'll happily provide updates on the podcast.
Sean's Team: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Minions, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fantastic Four, Paul Blart 2, Spy, San Andreas, Straight Outta Compton & Magic Mike XXL
Josh's Team: Inside Out, Ant Man, Ted 2, Terminator Genisys, Pixels, Paper Towns, Hot Pursuit, Aloha, Ricki & the Flash, Sinister 2
Bob's Team: Jurassic World, Furious 7, Tomorrowland, Pitch Perfect 2, Poltergeist, Trainwreck, The Longest Ride, Insidious 3, Masterminds, Vacation
Our Undisputed Classic is the car chase flick "Vanishing Point." All three of us would gladly watch "Vanishing Point" over the "Fast and the Furious" films. Quentin Tarantino recommended this movie to us and we fell for it hook line and sinker. He didn't personally recommend it to us but we've heard him talk about it a lot.
Then we defended "They Live" because why not? John Carpenter made a masterpiece. It's so much fun. Everything that is good about it is great and everything that is bad makes it so much better. Roddy Piper excels at what we can only assume was supposed to be Kurt Russell's role. If Kurt Russell would have starred it'd have been good, but with Roddy Piper it's a classic.
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Welcome to the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. This week we are joined by the two more promiscuous members of the Mommy's Cocktail Hour Podcast Tawny and Lindsay. They went and saw "50 Shades of Grey" to at least give us a female perspective on the film and we're guys and we're dumb. The movie wasn't made for us but maybe it was made for them. A movie that was made for us was "The Kingsman."
Inspired by the buzz that is "50 Shades of Grey" we chose "The Last Tango in Paris" as our Undisputed Classic.
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Welcome to the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. We've got a brand new website, a brand new iTunes logo. We're launching a campaign on iTunes to get more ratings and reviews. If you rate and review our podcast you'll be entered into a contest where you can win:
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We will also give out five additional signed copies of "A Cadaver Christmas" as well as the the chance to produce a bonus episode. What does that mean? It means you decide the movies we talk about.
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This week "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" came out and destroyed the box office. Neither Josh or Sean liked it, but we're really not the audience for this movie or these series of movies. The movie we really wanted to talk about is "Whiplash." In my opinion it is to jazz what "Rocky" is to boxing in that it's good but that's not what it looks like when someone is playing the drums. I liked it the least of the three but I still liked it. Sean loved it.
Sean and I watched "Foxcatcher," we dabble with that a little bit but don't get too into it. Sean saw "The Theory of Everything" and doesn't think it needs to exist. Finally there's Joe Berlinger's "Whitey" which Sean calls the best documentary of the year. It'll ruin your day, that's for sure.
This weeks Undisputed Classic is Woody Allen's "Manhattan."
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Welcome to The I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. Happy Valentines Day, did you enjoy "Robocop?" Oh you didn't see it. Laurence Fishburne would be so disappointed in you. Let me guess, you either went to "The Lego Movie" (Bob did) or "About Last Night?" Yeah Kevin Hart's pretty funny, I can't say I blame you there.
You need to listen to Sean describe "Winter's Tale" and tell me that doesn't sound like the most magnificent thing you've ever heard of. In short its "Frozen" meets "Angel Heart." There was one other movie but I forgot what it was.
Our undisputed classic is "Dr. Strangelove," another Stanley Kubrick classic. I've decided that my favorite Kubrick movie is the last one I saw. How can "2001" not be your favorite? Well check out "The Shining," but then check out "A Clockwork Orange" or "Dr. Strangelove." Which one is the best? Right now since I just saw it "Dr. Strangelove." It's 50 years old and holds up better than most comedies and is strangely still relevant today.
This week in 1984 oops we skipped this segment, we'll make it up to you next week I promise.
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Going to the gym has never been fun for me. I have no clue what I'm doing, I've had some poor experiences, and I tend to give up and fall out of a routine easily. However, here in New Cairo I have a chance at a fresh start.
Even before I'd seen the school the staff were talking about signing up for membership at a nearby gym. The more people who join, the cheaper it is. So, I bit the bullet and raised my hand to join the gym. What better time to start than now? I start a new job, in a new home, in a new city, in a new country; I might as well start at a new gym, too. So, I forked over a lot of money for a 14-month membership and started out.
What does and Egyptian gym look like? Well Titan's Gym looks a lot like most gyms in the States. There are treadmills, elliptical machines, weight machines, free weights, and even a pool, it's simply a little smaller at the New Cairo branch. There are 5 treadmills, 5 elliptical machines, one of each weight machine (some of which pull double duty), and the pool is attached to the hotel so it's small and oddly shaped.
Wandering around the gym are the requisite trainers who are impossibly fit and gorgeous. I think they're there to make everyone feel the need to push a little harder. I was met by a trainer, Hannah who immediately signed me up for my four free personal training sessions. Hannah is beautiful, but if she stands sideways and sticks out her tongue she could be a zipper. She's impossibly skinny, and shows it off with form-fitting workout gear. She's also very nice, but rather blunt when it comes to my training regimen.
Also present in the gym are locals who are working out just like anyone else. Some women wear headscarves, some do not. In the locker room I saw an attendant praying as she took a break from her duties.
The attendants are so helpful with the facilities. They'll show you how to use the jacuzzi, steam box (room is too generous a term), or sauna. My friend, Kelly, always has trouble with her lock, and now has a close relationship with the attendant who comes over to help her unlock it.
My personal trainer, Tarek, is a very fit gentleman with limited English. During our first session together he also trained two of my colleagues from work. He'd send me to the treadmill for 2 minutes while he took Luke and Emily through drills. Then he'd work me in drills while Luke and Emily ran on the treadmill. 35 minutes went by pretty quickly, and not too painfully. Tarek uses few words, opting to show me the exercises he wants me to run. He is constantly counting to five as I do jumping jacks, run in place, or shuffle across the floor.
That was yesterday. Today, Tarek worked me for 45 minutes; after the first 15 I didn't think I'd make it through. I think I'll hear his voice counting to five in my nightmares. He even said, "Today, very good. Yesterday not so good." Boy, will I be sore tomorrow!
Tomorrow I've got an appointment to see the doctor, and next week the nutritionist. If not now, when?


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Vintage Shaoxing Tourism Promotion 2018 Held in KL
Travelnews--30 Nov 2018, The Shaoxing Tourism Promotion Meeting 2018 themed 'Vintage Shaoxing · Charming Jiangnan' was held in Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 50 local travel agencies and over 10 mainstream media representatives participated in the event.
Malaysia travel agencies thumbed up for Shaoxin Tourism
Mr Cheah Mun Chu from Tourism Malaysia , honorable president of MCTA Mr Paul Paw, President of China enterpreneurs association in Malaysia Dato Keith Li, Mr David Wang , GM of Xinhua Net in Malaysia and Chief editor of Malaysia China Entrepreneur Magazine Dr Ma Yan Yan also jointly graced the event.
Mr Cheah gives his speech to welcome Shaoxin delegates
On behalf of Tourism Malaysia, Mr Cheah welcomed the delegation from Shaoxing. He said that China is a very important market for Malaysia inbound tourism. Compared to same period of previous years, the number of visitors from China has increased by 34.2%. He hoped that the two governments would endeavour to attract more tourists from both countries, establish closer bilateral relations and cooperation.
Qian Jin , Deputy Director of Shaoxing Tourism Committee giving speech
Qian Jin, Deputy Director of Shaoxing Tourism Committee, extended sincere invitation to everyone at the promotion seminar to Shaoxing to visit Former Residence of Lu Xun, to taste yellow wine, and to experience the feelings of Jiangnan and flavour of Shaoxing. The event was held in a warm atmosphere where dozens of travel agencies and media representatives actively interacted with each other.
Honorary president of MCTA Mr Paul Paw giving speech
Honorary President of the Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association, said that Malaysia welcomes Chinese tourists. The association are willing to organize more Malaysian tourists to visit China as well to strengthen bilateral tourism and culture exchanges between Malaysia and China. He was also joking that he meet Shao Xin every day , he means Drinking Shaoxin Wine every dinner. He called upon MCTA memebers to visit Zhengjiang especially Shaoxin City to experience its unique culture and dining.
contract Signing between Committee Toursim Shaoxing and PUCM
Shaoxing Tourism Committee had signed contract with China enterpreneurs association in Malaysia on the meeting to strengthened cooperation on bilateral tourism and cultural promotion cooperation in Malaysia and Shaoxing.
Shaoxing is located in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta and north-central area of Zhejiang Province, bounded on the west by Hangzhou and on the east by Ningbo, with a total area of 8,256 square kilometers and a population of 4.4 million. The urban area covers 2,942 square kilometers and the permanent resident population totals 2.16 million.
Shaoxing has a subtropical and monsoon climate. It is warm and humid with four distinct seasons. It is a typical Jiangnan water town with numerous waterways and lakes. The transportation is developed in the region where four railways such as Xiaoyong Railway and Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo High-speed Railway cross the border; six high-speed routes such as Shanghai-Kunming Expressway and Shaozhu Expressway run through the whole area. It is 40 kilometers away from Xiaoshan International Airport.
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Shaoxing has always been renowned as "land of picturesque scenery, abundant historical relics and galaxy of celebrities," and enjoys the laudatory title of water town, wine town, bridge town, calligraphy and traditional opera town. Steeped in thousand-year history and culture, the city exudes an intriguing cultural atmosphere everywhere.
The Best Choice for Cultural Tourism
Shaoxing is an open historical museum, which is always known as the "nation of cultural relics and land of fish and rice". When you arrive in Shaoxing, in the spring, you can enjoy the peach blossoms in the Koushan, cherry blossoms in the Wanwei Mountain and 40,000 tulips that wantonly grow in flower fields; to visit fascinating Longhua Temple and Dou Lv Tian Gong in the Kuaiji Mountain or to be lost in the Nautical Flower Fields of Hangzhou Bay.
In the summer, you can go to the world's largest indoor park with beach style, Oriental Landscape Water Park, where leisure travel, catering, shopping are all available, or experience the natural charm of Zhuji Wuxie Waterfall. In the autumn, you can taste yellow wine in Yellow Wine Town and watch Shaoxing opera in Shen Garden, climb along the ancient path and play golf. In the winter, you can have fun skiing in Qiaobo Ice and Snow World and have hot spring bath in Hot Spring Town to relax.
Shaoxing Oriental Landscape Water Park
Shaoxing's full endeavors to promote the free admission to state-owned scenery areas
There are 37 state-owned scenic areas that provide free admission to tourists from all over the world from 22nd Dec. 2017. Among them, Former Residence of Lu Xun, Datong school, Former Residence of Xu Xilin, Former Residence of Fan Wenlan, Shaoxing Museum (closed in Monday) are open for free all the year.
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On colour, the Quinta da Rede Reserva Tinto 2012 holds a deep eggplant hue. On the nose, cherry and heavy pepper are sensed. On the palate, you'll be surprised by the roundness of the wine if you take site and nose as your indicator. The tannins are soft and well balanced with the red berries that bounce on the tip of your tongue. This wine provides a medium mouthfeel that is enjoyable from beginning to end.
Your bottle of Quinta da Rede Reserva Tinto 2012 could be drunk now and enjoyed, but will probably provide a greater impact if laid down for a year.
This wine retails at the LCBO for $17.95
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If you look carefully on the back of an Ironsides shirt you will see a World War One tank. This tank, the Mark IV or the "Ironside", was first used by the British Army in 1917. We wear it with pride on our shirts as a symbol of our Club's history, as an act of Remembrance for the sacrifice of others, and to inspire our style of rugby – tough and brave.
Ironsides Rugby was established by Colonel E. H. St. Maur Toope in 1943 and the 2018-2019 season represents our 75th anniversary. Colonel St. Maur was a serving member of the 42nd Royal Tank Regiment Cadet Regiment and our Club continues to have strong and proud links with the Tank Regiment. In the Autumn of 2018 we will be playing a memorial game against the Tank Regiment – there has even been talk of a tank turning up in Earlsfield!
Our U14s side went on tour to Lille in May and we discovered that this area of France is rich in a terrible history of bloodshed and heroism. Cambrai which is about 40 miles away from Lille was the site of one of the first ever tank battles from 20 November to 7 December 1917. Over 476 tanks took part in the battle which saw around 100,000 men die from both sides over this short period. An unimaginable loss.
Digging a little deeper an amazing opportunity arose to visit an actual Ironside tank reclaimed several years ago from the blood-soaked fields. This tank called "Deborah" took part in this famous battle and was shelled, being disabled in the fighting. It was then abandoned and ended up buried only to be discovered a few years ago.
Now it has been reclaimed and resides in a wonderful museum in Cambrai. This museum is next door to one of the British War Cemeteries filled with the graves of fallen soldiers including three Tank Regiment soldiers who died when Deborah was hit.
Our group of 30 players and 30 parents visited the museum as an interesting diversion from a weekend of tough, but fun, rugby and to make an act of Remembrance. Gathered around the graves of fallen British soldiers, heads bowed, we recited the Tank Regiment Poem, and after two minutes silence, uttered some of the most important words we as a Club say every year "We will remember them".
The Tank Regiment poem is a wonderful testament to much of what makes our Club great.
These two verses strike a particular chord:
"To join their ranks you have to prove
You can pass the course without a tear,
To know that you can be trusted,
To fight by their sides and show no fear.
These men are hard but still can show
Compassion to a beaten foe,
They fight hard and fight to win,
Surrender is a word they do not know."
Excerpt from the Tank Regiment Poem
As the players and parents of Ironsides we should be hugely grateful to our founding fathers for establishing our Club, to all those in the armed forces, including the Tank Regiment, who currently fight for our nation and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
We should be thankful that for most of us we will only know our field of battle as the rugby field, and yet we always "fight hard and fight to win" whilst always "showing compassion" to our foes – that is to be a true Ironside.
Justin Basini
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First, at one AM a friend convinced me that I should contact a literary agent so that they publish my book, so I found myself typing the query letter all night.
The morning came and I was shouted at by my father for no good reason, I ignored him. Instead I took the F800 for a ride to clear my mind. I made my way to a coffee shop to read the news and try to write another La Basura Mañanera. on my way back I started feeling unbalanced and for a moment and light headed, in a very large turn for a moment I felt that I had fallen of the bike I couldn't feel my balance.
I stopped for a moment because the handling felt weird but the tires were OK and the suspension was in the normal mode, so I continued back home. when I arrived home I was asked to go to a meeting, but I had already returned the F800 so I went on my bicycle.
It was in the meeting where I met a guy that was part of a new radio station (the first new FM transmission to be leased in decades within Mexico City) and he wanted me to participate weekly on it after the five hour meeting. He wants me to send a script pronto.
I then return home riding my bicycle (at night) still feeling weird as I listened to Interpol with my headphones.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Finding Peace Amidst Disaster
9 comments:
- GlorV1 said...
The heart aches for these people. I can't understand the why of it. Very hard. Nice piece.
- March 14, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- Jeannie said...
I'm wondering when we will be hit - or who will be next- not in a doomsday way but because it seems the earth is doing some major adjustments and we are unfortunately caught up in it.
Although this is devastating for so many - lives lost, homes and living lost - and perhaps Japan's economy crushed - they may only be among the first - at with so many countries still reeling economically - and the media placing more emphasis on !@##$ Charlie Sheen, we may all turn away from the notion that money = happiness and find other pursuits less ephemeral than chasing the dollar.
- March 14, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- A.Smith said...
Sad, with an incredible feeling of impotence, unable to concentrate and a sense of loss that I wouldn't have imagined ever before about a "natural disaster". Perhaps because there is nothing truly "natural" about seeing the words of Lao Tzu coming alive before my very eyes: "Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."
I hope for peace, for them much more than for myself.
- March 14, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Bee said...
Very sadly for us humans, it does seem like we are lurching from one natural disaster to the next at the moment. It does call for cooperation, though; and perhaps it will help us set aside our differences and selfish economic agendas. The planet has its own destructive impulses; we don't need to add to them!
- March 15, 2011 at 3:38 AM
- Kim Mailhot said...
I am going small. Taking pleasure in folding the laundry, cooking, painting, the smells of things, the feel of things, the sights around me, and focusing on the hearts of those I love, and my own.
I am LIVING this moment, this day because it is a gift that I have been given and I refuse to waste it when others have lost their gifts.
Off to paint rocks today...A treat ! Big Love to you, Beautiful Meri !
- March 15, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- ellen abbott said...
the planet is a living being who moves and stretches and shrugs. life and death are inseparable. i try to focus on peace and harmony and happiness.
- March 15, 2011 at 7:07 AM
i agree friend - feeling anxious and unsettled - not able to pinpoint it but perhaps this is exactly why - a reaction. i also feel so very humbled, like that teeny grain of sand.
- March 15, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Carola Bartz said...
My heart goes out to all the people affected by these disasters. I've stopped complaining about petty things and count my blessings instead. Hug my family.
- March 15, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- Ms. Becky said...
it's gotten me a bit down, but I've finally gotten word from my Japanese friend that he and his family are safe so I'm feeling a bit better. and I'm sending positive, healing energy, hoping it helps. have a beautiful day.
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President Donald Trump scolded NATO members for not meeting their financial commitments during a brief speech today with European leaders.
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Karen National Union general secretary Pado Mahn Sha has been killed in fighting in Burma.
Death visited him on Valentine's Day.
The KNU, the representative body of the Karen Burmese ethnic minority, has not signed a peace deal with the ruling military junta.
News of the charismatic leader's death has only just seeped out of Burma, reaching this correspondent via Sweden.
Details remain sketchy as the Karen resistance movement reels with news of his death.
A modern peacemaker who chose dialogue over the gun, Mahn Sha dedicated his life to enabling an independent Karen state for his people.
A KNU activist close to him, Daw Heller Bhutoo, had this to say from Sweden: "The news reached me from across the ocean. At first, I was frightened, because he was an exceptional leader in a critical moment of our struggle. It is hard for me to accept this reality.
"Half of me wishes it was not true, the other half is thoroughly numbed. For some time I could not speak.
"Then I broke my own silence and managed to handle the calls quite well. What is wrong with breaking down over the loss of a loved one? Now I don't know what to do. I don't really want to talk to people anymore and all I can do is cry.
"I think of our revolution. I think of all our leaders. What more do we have to lose?
"Mahn Sha certainly was someone with whom I felt most comfortable with among the leaders in the KNU. Internal politics led some people to joke about "the uncle and the niece", referring to myself and Tee [Uncle] Mahn Sha.
"They can kill him, but they can't kill our dream, because I am not alone, but we all together desire to see our people free, not just to escape from oppression, injustice and persecution. Now my heart may be heavy for a time, but in not so long the sun will rise.
"Mahn Sha will stand as an historical symbol for the Karen, not just a political figure. Forty years of rebelling against tyranny after gaining a college education stands as testimony to his aspirations.
"Born and raised in the lowlands, he lived and struggled in the jungle and the mountains with his people. His intelligence and dedication will leave me a permanent memory as having remained strong in the darkest of times."
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Thanks for the information – mainstream media seems to have passed this significant news by.
Please keep us updated. Burma continues to struggle as we sit by and ignore the pain and suffering of the many people who have been and continue to be negatively affected by this regime.
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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (Amex: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Division today announced the recent installation of two BARA-MED(R)XD Monoplace hyperbaric oxygen chambers in the St. John Wound Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. The state-of-the-art monoplace chambers are the first computer-controlled hyperbaric chambers to be placed into service in Oklahoma.
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IMEI number or International Mobile Equipment Identity number is a unique number associated with every GSM and UMTS mobile phone and can help you find your stolen cell phone easily. Save your IMEI number today.
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To find your mobile phone IMEI number, simply dial the sequence *#06# into the phone. The unique 15 digit IMEI code of your cell phone will be instantly displayed. Copy it and keep it in a safe place so that you can find it when you phone is misplaced or stolen. You can also find the IMEI number by checking the compliance plate under the battery.
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If your mobile phone gets misplaced, lost, or stolen – you can inform the the network provider who can then put the serial number (the IMEI number for the phone) on a shared database. This list stops this particular phone from registering on any network and will be useless for anyone even if the mobile phone's SIM card is changed!
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The Del Mar-Carmel Valley Sharks will be hosting tryouts during April.
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San Diego's very own Shannon MacMillan runs the DMCV Sharks competitive program. Shannon is a former member of the U.S. Women's National Team and was selected as U.S. Soccer's Female Player of the Year in 2002.


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I learned to knit rather late in life, maybe six or so years ago. Not from some beloved grandmother or other family relation, but I learned to knit from the wonderful world wide web. It was a magical thing, that internet learning and Knitty was one of the first resources I found. I loved that the patterns and information were free–just the kind of entry-level drug necessary to get me and thousands of other beginners hooked and on our way to becoming intermediate knitters and craft evangelists.
When I first thought about designing, I looked to Knitty and began trying to write up those early, terrible patterns. It took me a few goes to get an entire pattern, but I managed it in the end and I am incredibly proud to have my first pattern published in Knitty's 50th issue: Reflector.
Reflector was the solution to a problem. I love to cycle, I get cold ears and I believe in 'Safety First'! Also, I had all this amazing reflective yarn and no idea what to do with it. After much yarn play, I decided a double-faced fabric would be the most comfortable way to wear it and that knitting with 2 very different yarn thicknesses created an interesting contrast in the fabric.
It all begins with a tubular cast-on, followed by ribbing which turns into double-knit vertical stripes and is topped with a reflective pompom.
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CORNING, Iowa -- Family members and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil on Saturday night at the Adams County Speedway where the Sharp family spent a lot of their time.
Friends of the family said this racing season will not be the same without them, after the family of four was found deceased in a condo while on vacation in Mexico. Mexican authorities later announced toxic gas inhalation as the cause of death.
"It's going to be really weird not having Kevin there. He was always one of the glue guys. If I had a problem or something I would always go to him. If I needed a beer after the races, I would go to him. It's going to be really weird and really different when I look over to my left from where I am normally at on Saturday nights and he's not there. It's going to be different," said radio show host Trevor Maeder.
During the vigil, friends shared memories from life and Saturday nights at the race track.
"It's going to be difficult for me to go home on Saturday nights, because walking through there usually I thought I was going to get out of there at a decent time, but when you walk by that Kevin Sharp pit you get to talking for about 45 minutes. So a lot of great memories and a lot of great things down on that pit pad and here at the Adams County Speedway that those guys did," a friend of the Sharp family said.
Racing Crew Chief Daniel Rehmeyer said Kevin Sharp and his family were very dedicated to their community and their families were very close.
"Our kids was growing up together, playing football and hanging out at the race shop, but we were pretty close," Rehmeyer said.
Many people attending the vigil said Adams County Speedway was more than just a race track.
"I can tell you one thing about Kevin Sharp: he was a family man. Most people don't appreciate the fact that when you come to this race track, this is a family," a friend of the Sharp family said.
Rehmeyer said his life will never be the same and he will miss the Sharp family very much.
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Analyze your CDN raw logs in real time in the KeyCDN dashboard. The new feature allows you to run a live tail on your raw logs. It is also possible to define custom filters to drill down on your traffic pattern. This could be very helpful to identify broken links (Status: 404) or if your content has been cached (Cache: HIT).
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I could say *childish vulgarity removed*Or that you regularly engage in some *more childish vulgarity*
Rule 1. No personal attacks. Keep your posts civil and to the point, and don't insult others. If you have run out of valid contributions, simply do not post.
Ok. You proven you are unworthy to unignored. You proven it was a bad idea to unignore you. and it was for me a disgusting experience...Now you are going to place where you deserved and accustomed.
You accuse {FE} people of malice where incompetence suffice
Arithmetic is based on Peano's Axioms. Its not a universal truth. Those axioms do not apply in all situations.Arithmetic only works in a situation where those axioms are true. There are many models and situations where those axioms do not apply. The insistance on calling a mathematical model an "absolute fact" is pretty typical for the quality of posters we get here. Use this as an opportunity for research and self improvement.
Tom, I have to admit that you've surprised me. What you've said is right! (Surprising, since you've also said 2+2 is not 4 and that pi = 4)
If you are making your claim without evidence then we can discard it without evidence.
Nearly all flat earthers agree the earth is not a globe.
I could say that you and your buttbuddy = 2, but you and that other c---sucker over there do not equal buttbuddies. Or that you regularly engage in some of necrophiliac/bestiality ritual with dead donkeys; yet, after the 4th time of being witnessed the fourth was found missing the next day...so it turns out, the 4th time we, by necessity, the first two times add up to 2 and the third and 4th time still only add to one, because there is no confirmation the 4th donkey is dead. Quote from: JohnAdams1145 on January 14, 2018, 09:17:02 PMMathematics DEFINES the numbers to mean what we intuitively think they mean...In and of itself, no it does not.
Mathematics DEFINES the numbers to mean what we intuitively think they mean...
I could say that (children could be on here), but you and that other (children could be on here) over there do not equal (children could be on here).Yeah, I'm not going to include any of this so I've deleted it for being all disgusting, gross, and weird. totallackey is either evil or disturbed for posting this. Quote from: JohnAdams1145 on January 14, 2018, 09:17:02 PMMathematics DEFINES the numbers to mean what we intuitively think they mean...In and of itself, no it does not.


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Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) released its 2017 Scorecard on financial well-being, On Track or Left Behind: Findings from the 2017 Prosperity Now Scorecard. While unemployment declined in 2016 to 4.9% and the poverty rate declined to 13.8%, long-term financial security remains out of reach for many households. One in four jobs in the U.S. is in a low-wage occupation in which the median wage pays less than the poverty threshold for a family of four, meaning wages do not to cover basic needs. In addition, one in five U.S. households have significant income volatility from month to month. Forty-three percent of adults with income volatility attribute it to irregular work schedules and 16% to periods of unemployment.
Low incomes and income volatility result in limited savings for many American households. Forty-four percent of households did not save anything for emergencies in the past year. Nearly 37% of households live in "liquid asset poverty," meaning they do not have sufficient savings to replace their income at the poverty level for three months if they lose work. The lack of savings is most severe for the lowest income households and racial and ethnic minorities. Seventy-two percent of the poorest 20% of households live in "liquid asset poverty." Sixty-one percent of Hispanic households and 57% of African-American households live in "liquid asset poverty," compared to 28% of white households.
Homeownership remains difficult to attain for many households. The homeownership rate of 63% remained flat from 2015. Renter households are not transitioning to ownership, which is partly due to increasing home prices. Between 2015 and 2016, the median home value increased by 7.3%, but median income increased by only 3.9%.
The report also highlights racial and ethnic inequalities. Median net worth is $127,200 for white households and $109,120 for Asian households, but only $12,550 for Hispanic households and $9,250 for black households. Part of this wealth inequality is related to homeownership. Seventy-one percent of white households are homeowners, compared to 58% of Asian households, 45% of Hispanic households, and 41% of black households.
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The First Day!
And so it begins.
This past Saturday saw the first day of actual filming for the film. We gathered in the kitchen area of Yarnall and got ready for the shoot: costumes donned, makeup painted an inch thick, set dressings placed, camera ready to roll.
Because this was our first day, we didn't want to run a particularly complex scene (that finale is going to take quite a bit of time), so we shot a scene from early in the script. The Student (Peter) meets with Madame Blandot (Laura), his new landlady and moves into his podunk, fresh-out-of-college apartment, complete with broken floorboards, non-functioning lights, view of a lovely brick wall, and ghoulish upstairs neighbor. I'm suddenly concerned this might be a case of art imitating (my future) life.
Again, I can't compliment Sophie's makeup designs enough. Laura's aged landlady looked wonderfully decrepit, while Peter's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Student had just the right amount of color to reinforce his naivete. And they look wonderful in black-and-white. Here are some sample photos as makeup is being applied:
As both Laura and Peter noted, acting for film is considerably different than for a play. By the end of the day, we had run the scene into the ground, repeatedly; I was concerned that if anyone heard the phrase "So many books!" one more time, we would be driven insane (a case of life imitating art?). But of course, now that we've finished that scene, we never have to revisit it again! Huzzah!
Now, for the next entry, I'll be giving you a little insight into the history and bizarre machinations of H.P. Lovecraft, the author of the short story on which the film is based. Prepare yourself for a glimpse into the darkness of the unknown!
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The non-profit group Portraits Of Hope assembled groups of volunteers to paint all of the LA County lifeguard towers from Malibu to Hermosa Beach for summer. A nice change of pace from that same old boring blue, dontcha think?
Memorial Day weekend was a record breaker for beach crowds at Zuma. Glad we skipped town for the slightly less crowded beaches of Laguna Niguel for a family gathering.


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The American Geophysical Union and Climate Hysteria
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an important scientific society. It includes many earth science disciplines and publishes numerous journals. Unfortunately the organization has been co-opted by global warming extremists. The great majority of the scientists who study the Earth's climate don't have an extremist position on climate change. However, true believers of the "imminent catastrophe" school tend to be activists. These are the people who stay to the end of every meeting, get appointed to committees, and generally punch above their weight in organization politics. The true believers don't waver in the face of contradictory facts or data. For the true believers, ideology trumps facts. They are agile thinkers and can always figure a method of explaining away any negative information that might disconfirm the impending climate catastrophe. The firmness with which they hold to their beliefs is similar to the unwavering confidence expressed by the flying saucer cult described...(Read Full Article)


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The company Cellfast was founded in 1990 in Krosno. They are one of the leading processing companies of plastics in Poland, as well as a leading manufacturer and exporter of hoses, garden accessories, gutter systems and soffits.
Their products have won several design awards including the Red Dot Design Award 2018, the TOP DESIGN award 2018 and iF Design Award.


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Biochemical Engineering
This course focuses on the interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology. Mathematical representations of microbial systems are featured among lecture topics. Kinetics of growth, death, and metabolism are also covered. Continuous fermentation, agitation, mass transfer, and scale-up in fermentation systems, and enzyme technology round out the subject material.


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New video of David Swenson, from Down Under:
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I completely agree with this. And I'm very happy that somebody who has been practicing for decades and who was taught directly by Guruji is saying this. If somebody like me would express this opinion, I would perhaps be seen as 'part of the problem' in the yoga world. I think that there is no much we can do to stop the commercialisation of anything, I think such attitude would just make me frustrated and bitter. What seems to me more useful is to instead use my energy to try to participate and direct how is it going to happen, no whether it should happen or not, since for the time being that seems unfortunately out of our hands.
I would also like to add that it really closes the conversation when a yoga teachers has the attitude that everything in the past was better, or the "early days" were better (and I started more than 10 years ago). It also closes the conversation for me when they go on and on on how "most people" aren't even doing yoga, just because we don't leave our jobs, memorise the Yoga Sutras and the Gita and decide to make yoga (asana) our source of everything (money, career, etc) doesn't mean we are not doing yoga, or "the real thing" or a lesser thing. Everyone has to start somewhere.
I see and have the same fears that most yoga teachers, that the teaching will be lost, or misinterpreted, or water down. That the ways will disappear, the knowledge, the wisdom… I highly respect, cherish and thank daily every teacher I have ever had, and the chain of humans that for hundreds of years practiced and passed on the knowledge, so that I could have access to this today. I see all that, I respect all that, I love all that, it has made me the best version of myself so far. But I have also seen that it takes a while, a long while for most people, to incorporate a daily practice, to find the right method, to start to unlock the locks in our bodies/minds…
But we have to start somewhere, and we may fail, or grow out of a studio or method or teacher, but hopefully we will move on and keep trying. But hearing from the most experienced teachers and people that our practice is lesser, or wrong, or shallow, is not very encouraging or inspiring. In fact it can become one more thing we need to swim against.
I do understand we have to make sure the real thing gets out there, and that better parameters must eventually emerge, of what is the minimally acceptable requirements for somebody to be called a yoga teacher. I can clearly see that a 200-500 hours certification is nothing, nothing. I have been practicing more than ten years and only now, I feel like I may have a very little tiny bit to teach to a beginner, and only because I have more self-knowledge and self-understanding, so I can share my mind and body as a map to help others navigate their own, perhaps, and only a tiny bit. Yet I guess a lot of people teach after a month or two of training. And yeah, it makes me sad and even a bit scared. But in my case, is only after years that I know better, and I can chose better, but it took me years to get to this point, many years.
Now my practice is going fast and incredibly good, and I feel I have found what works for me, -for now, and so I can just throw myself to the practice and come back strong, anew, happy, ready. I think for the first time in my life I have something that people call 'faith', maybe, I think. And is nice. Is this complete trust, to let myself be in the world, knowing I will be alright, and even happy… And I only got to this point after many schools, and methods and teachers, and probably many of them were not as prepared as the teachers I now seek (although even in the early years I did look for teachers with a lineage's permission to teach, and with years of practice, whenever available).
Anyway, my point is I'm thankful for all the times I practiced, even when I wasn't "really doing yoga". Whatever it was, it has brought me here, and I'm thankful. So I guess for some people is not an easy or straight-forward path, although maybe for some it is, but I think for the majority, the beginning will look very similar: a studio, a teacher, a numb body at best. Hopefully, we will all feel encouraged and motivated to keep trying, growing, experimenting, wherever we happen to be in our practice. And hopefully the good teachers, the ones with the experience and wisdom and blessings, will be an inspiring, motivating and steering voice we can recognise, trust and follow, to help us explore and even reach our innermost part.
Thank you for sharing this video!