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Understanding the color wheel
Color theory is essential for graphic design. When used properly, color can help you create a stunning effect, not to mention that it is a central part of any design. Unfortunately, the importance of color in design is often overlooked and designers work with color wheels without properly understanding their purpose and applications. The color wheel was developed to help people understand the relationship between colors, mainly to see which colors are complementary to each other. Graphic designers use the color wheel Photoshop offers to play with color and create sensational effects as well as modify photos and pictures more easily. Choosing a color scheme for your new project is probably the most important and difficult decision you need to make, because color influences the way in which people perceive and interpret the design you create and the message you wish to transmit. This is why understanding the color wheel and its uses is essential for a graphic designer especially in the beginning. Without laying out the foundation, the skills you develop over the years while working in Photoshop will eventually suffer a setback.
What are color models?
There are three primary colors: red, blue and yellow. Mixing any two would result in secondary colors such as purple and orange, while mixing a primary and secondary color will result in tertiary colors. Color wheels have various models of colors and RGB (red green blue) is the most common one. This additive color model defines color spaces by using the red, green and blue, which are considered primary colors in the digital world. CMYK is another popular color model, which is a combination of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. This model is used to improve print quality. Last, but not least is the HSB or HSV model, which is based on color properties: hue, saturation and brightness or value. Hue is the color type or nuance, which can range from 0 to 360°, saturation refers to the intensity of the color and the brightness or value is the luminosity of the color.
Choosing the right color scheme
You should choose your color scheme depending on what you wish to achieve with your design and what message you wish to communicate. Color will influence people and decisions, so a great color scheme choice can make the difference between a very attractive and successful design and a mediocre one. The first thing you should keep in mind is that color should be used in moderation. Using too many colors will only make the design look tacky and confuse the audience. In design, simplicity and impact should be your goals. Therefore, you need to come up with a color scheme limited to three or four colors. Keep in mind that different colors portray different things, so choose blue, if you wish to depict confidence and calmness or yellow for happiness and curiosity.


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Endearing, self-absorbed, seventeen-year-old Cécile is the very essence of untroubled amorality. Freed from the stifling constraints of boarding school, she joins her father—a handsome, still-young widower with a wandering eye—for a carefree, two-month summer vacation in a beautiful villa outside of Paris with his latest mistress, Elsa. Cécile cherishes the free-spirited moments she and her father share, while plotting her own sexual adventures with a "tall and almost beautiful" law student. But the arrival of her late mother's best friend, Anne, intrudes upon a young girl's pleasures. And when a relationship begins to develop between the adults, Cécile and her lover set in motion a plan to keep them apart...with tragic, unexpected consequences.The internationally beloved story of a precocious teenager's attempts to understand and control the world around her, Françoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse is a beautifully composed, wonderfully ambiguous celebration of sexual liberation, at once sympathetic and powerfully unsparing.
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Sue Hight from Embrace Home Loans is our Affiliate of the Month! We asked Sue to share some things about herself, and this is what she had to say:
I grew up in the North Deering area in Portland and I never left. I have been married to my husband, Jeff, for 36 years, and we have three sons. My oldest is married, and I now have a wonderful daughter-in-law and two beautiful granddaughters, which of course is just the BEST. They reside in Falmouth, so "Grammy" and "Papa" visits are often. My other two sons reside in Boston. We are truly blessed.
Family is first to my husband and I. We are slowing down now (ha-ha), but we do golf, walk the Boulevard, etc. I also like to cook — and balance is key for me.
I have been a Senior Mortgage Officer for 13 years now. Simply put, I LOVE what I do. It allows me to help my clients to make sure they are in the best program to reach their goals. The key to my success is my customer service — communication, being upfront, returning calls quickly (weekends too), and being trusted. When clients say to me, "I TRUST YOU," that is the biggest compliment one can receive. It is important to me to work as a team with the client, real estate agent, and the title company to ensure a smooth process.
While being a member of The Greater Portland Board of REALTORS®, I have been involved on the committee for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland for 12 years. Raising money and participating at the job sites building houses — it has certainly been a pleasure working with such a dynamic group of people!
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Paris, London: Atos said this week that it has completed its first operational readiness test for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Atos, the lead information technology (IT) partner of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, together with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), have come through the first of two scheduled technical rehearsals, testing the 2012 IT, communications, media, sports and technology security systems.
The first technical rehearsal forms part of Atos' comprehensive testing of its IT systems ahead of the Games, which is the largest sports IT contract of all time. Atos says it hopes this testing phase ensures that Atos business technologists, technology and procedures are ready to respond to any situation that could arise during London 2012.
The first rehearsal simulated periods of the London 2012 competition schedule. Over 300 IT professionals from LOCOG, Atos and the other technology partners operated in simulated Games-time conditions to complete the tests.
Commenting on the rehearsal, Michele Hyron, Chief Integrator for London 2012, Atos, said, "Atos business technologists will be striving to achieve their own personal best for London 2012 with the same mindset of an Olympic athlete to deliver the Games successfully. By the end of the testing phase, we will have undertaken more than 200,000 hours of meticulous testing of the IT system for London 2012, which will process 30% more information than at any other Games in history. The completion of the first technical rehearsal shows that our team of business technologists are very much on course."
Sebastian Coe, Chairman, London 2012, said, "You cannot underestimate the important role technology will play in the successful delivery of London 2012. Everything must perform seamlessly and Atos' business technologists, like the athletes, must be ready from the first moment to strive for their personal best. With the first operational readiness test now complete, the final preparations for the Games are well underway and we are confident that the massive testing programme of the LOCOG technology team, Atos and the other technology partners will deliver a fitting Games-time experience."
Between now and the start of London 2012, Atos, as the Worldwide IT Partner, will work with LOCOG and its other technology partners to deliver some of the key systems which make the Games happen. At Games time, the technology team will be made up of 3,500 technology specialists responsible for the deployment of 900 servers, 1,000 network and security devices and more than 10,000 computers.
Atos and LOCOG will carry out a final technical rehearsal in May.
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The Eta Aquarid meteors usually provide a solid display at the beginning of May. Few annual meteor showers provide a decent show for the southern hemisphere observers as the Eta Aquarid do. That is because the radiant is very near a Y-shaped asterism in northern Aquarius constellation.
According to International Meteor Organization (IMO) the peak of the Eta Aquarids will be on May 6, 2013 at 1:00 UTC. This should favor skywatchers on European longitudes eastward on May 6 during the morning hours. Also, the Eta Aquarid radiant rises only a few hours before dawn producing optimal conditions for observing in the same time period. Since the meteor shower is active from April 19th to May 28th, to predict the peak of the shower can often be an inexact science. For North American viewers to observe an early arrival of the Eta Aquarids on May 5th or even the morning of the 4th could still be possible.
Eta Aquarids are flakes of dust from Halley's Comet, left behind since the comet last visited Earth in 1986. Our planet passes through the stream twice annually in May and October, resulting with the Eta Aquarid meteor shower in May, and Orionids in October. Both showers are caused by Halley's Comet. Earthgrazers (meteors that skim horizontally through the upper atmosphere) are slow and beautiful, streaking far across the sky. The best time frame to detect Earthgrazers is between 2:00 to 2:30 a.m. local time when Aquarius is just peeking above the horizon.
The Eta Aquarids are named after a 4th-magnitude star in the constellation Aquarius. The star has no direct connection with the meteor shower except that, coincidentally, meteors appear to emerge from a point nearby. Eta Aquarii is 156 light years away from Earth and 44 times more luminous than the Sun. The constellation Aquarius does not rise very far above the horizon in the northern hemisphere, and that is the reason why northerners see relatively few meteors. But the ones they do observe might be spectacular Earthgrazers.
Eta Aquarid sky map (Credit: IMO)
Typical Eta Aquarid meteors are as bright as a 3rd magnitude star, and the meteoroids hit Earth's atmosphere traveling at 66 km/s. The fast and often bright meteors make the wait for radiant-rise worthwhile, and many events leave glowing persistent trains after them. While the radiant is still low, Eta Aquarids tend to have very long paths, which can mean observers underestimate the angular speeds of the meteors, so extra care is needed when making such reports.
IMO analyses in recent years, based on data collected between 1984–2001, have shown that ZHRs (Zenithal Hourly Rate) are generally above 30 between about May 3–10, and that the peak rates appear to be variable on a roughly 12-year timescale. Assuming this Jupiter-influenced cycle is borne-out, the next trough is due around 2014–2016, so ZHRs should be relatively modest in 2013, according to this idea. Activity around the most recent ZHR peak period in circa 2008 and 2009 seemed to have been ~ 85 and 65 respectively, with ZHRs up to ~ 65 recorded again in 2011.
Eta Aquarid sky map (Credit: Space Weather)
Sky maps: Northern Hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere
This year's ZHR will probably reach 55. This year also offers near-perfect prospects, because the Moon is just a 17% illuminated waning crescent only 4 days from New at the meteor shower's peak. The radiant culminates at about 08h local time.
Experienced meteor watchers suggest the following viewing strategy: Dress warmly. Bring a reclining chair, or spread a thick blanket over a flat spot of ground. Lie down and look up somewhat toward the east. Meteors can appear in any part of the sky, although their trails will point back toward Aquarius.
Sources: International Meteor Organization, Universe Today, Space Weather, MeteorWatch
Featured image: Eta Aquarid seen on April 29, 2012 over northern Georgia, US (Credit: NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke)


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Today marks the seventh edition of a special series within my weekly feature, Friday On The Turntable - instead of looking at one album, I am featuring all of R.E.M.'s studio albums from 1983 - 2011 - and ranking them! It was a mammoth task, and proved frustrating when putting albums that I love against other ones that I love. Nonetheless, I've provided a ranked list - from #15 (good) - #1 (the best).
If you would like the short / textual version of the list, please scroll past the video discussion. As always, I look forward to reading your comments and feedback. At the very bottom of this article is a link to an R.E.M. playlist that I created in Spotify, which features my 3 favorite songs from each album - along with their beautiful swan song 'We All Go Back To Where We Belong.'
And as always, here is a link to my band Audra's Bandcamp Site. Thank you!
Here we go...
The text/pics version is below - don't scroll down yet if you want to enjoy the video.
#15: Around the Sun (2004)
3 Favorite Songs: Leaving New York, Make It All Okay, Aftermath
#14: Reveal (2001)
3 Favorite Songs: Imitation Of Life, Beat A Drum, I'll Take The Rain
#13: Accelerate (2008)
3 Favorite Songs: Hollow Man, Supernatural Superserious, Mr. Richards
#12: Monster (1994)
3 Favorite Songs: What's The Frequency Kenneth, Bang & Blame, Strange Currencies
#11: Up (1998)
3 Favorite Songs: At My Most Beautiful, Walk Unafraid, You're In The Air
#10: Collapse Into Now (2011)
3 Favorite Songs: Uberlin, Mine Smell Like Honey, Oh My Heart
#9: New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
3 Favorite Songs: E-bow The Letter, Leave, New Test Leper
#8: Document (1987)
3 Favorite Songs: It's The End Of The World, The One I Love, Finest Worksong
#7: Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
3 Favorite Songs: Cuyahoga, The Flowers Of Guatemala, I Believe
#6: Automatic for the People (1992)
3 Favorite Songs: Nightswimming, Sweetness Follows, New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
#5: Green (1988)
3 Favorite Songs: You Are The Everything, The Wrong Child, Orange Crush
#4: Out of Time (1991)
3 Favorite Songs: Near Wild Heaven, Belong, Losing My Religion
#3: Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
3 Favorite Songs: Driver 8, Feeling Gravitys Pull, Green Grow The Rushes
#2: Reckoning (1984)
3 Favorite Songs: So. Central Rain, Harborcoat, 7 Chinese Bros.
#1: Murmur (1983)
3 Favorite Songs: Talk About The Passion, Perfect Circle, Sitting Still
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So recently I decided to dive back into Keto, the high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet[note]https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq[/note]. As someone who enjoys bread more than possibly anyone on earth, it's been very tough but I've been serious about keeping to it so far. And I've lost over 20 pounds since February.
One interesting aspect of keto is the idea of generating and using suggested guidelines called macros. These are generated monthly by myself with the help of some smarypants websites[note]http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/[/note] and are intended to guide keto dieters towards the amount of macronutrients needed to maintain weight loss. The typical numbers for keto are fat, protein, and net carbohydrates. A fairly typical part of reading about this stuff online is disagreement over how seriously one should stick to their macros, ranging from barely to religiously. Whether or not I agree/disagree, I appreciate it as a framework and have been using it as a guide for this process. (especially in terms of how many carbs to stick to per day)


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T-A-P (Testing, Awareness, Prevention)
Water can often taste salty, which may suggest a high concentration of sodium, chloride or total dissolved solids. Pinhole leaks in pipes and blue-greenish stains in basins might indicate a corrosivity issue relating to copper or lead. Reddish-orange or black-brown stains are often indicative of iron or manganese corrosion.
Typical water testing might look for bacteria, nitrates/nitrites, lead, arsenic, uranium, radon, manganese, fluoride and corrosivity. "You can do this by contacting a water testing lab that is certified by the state government where you live," Gordon says. "Usually the consumer can acquire sample bottles and instructions from the lab, take samples themselves, according to the instructions, and send or deliver them to the lab. Some testing companies may also visit your home."
"Testing is most effective when combined with ongoing awareness and maintenance," Gordon says. Private well owners should be aware of potential risks posed by land-use and -management practices in their area. Agriculture often results in the presence of nitrate, bacteria and pesticides in groundwater. Local coal mining may affect pH, iron and manganese. Gas drilling and heavily salted roadways can affect corrosivity by raising the sodium and chloride burden and (from roads in particular) the total organic solids entering local groundwater.
Private well and spring maintenance is also crucial. Well casings should protrude at least 30 centimeters aboveground and have a sanitary sealed and watertight well cap or concrete cover to prevent contamination. Spring boxes are particularly susceptible to contamination, so annual checks are advised. To prevent contamination from paint, motor oil, fertilizers or septic systems, for example, keep the area around the wellhead clean and easily accessible and ensure that a well or spring is 30 meters from potential sources of contamination.


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8 – 4 Weeks Ahead
- Decide on a firm date for moving
- Visit or call Fort Knox Self Storage to reserve your self storage unit
- Book the free Fort Knox Self Storage free move-in trailer, if required
- Book removalist or a rental van (information available upon request at Fort Knox Self Storage)
- Arrange insurance either with removalist or insurance company for goods in transit
- Buy packing supplies from Fort Knox Self Storage
- Start packing boxes as soon as possible
- Sell or donate unneeded items. Try a garage sale or market stall
- Advise children's school/kindergarten of move and get copies of school records
- Start to use and finish food in freezer and pantry.
4 – 1 Weeks Ahead
- Continue packing and remember to label each box with contents and intended location
- Have clothing dry cleaned. Check items in repair shops
- Notify gas, electricity and phone companies of your cancellation and set date for reconnection at new address
- Advise the Electoral Role of your new address
- Change address for drivers licence and motor registration
- Organise to redirect mail with Australia Post
- Make an inventory of your household contents
- Organise house insurance to be transferred from old house to new and make any adjustments for coverage. Update values
- Send change of address cards to memberships, magazines, friends and relatives
- Return borrowed items and pick up things you have lent to others
- Ask friends and relatives to help on moving day
- Arrange for pets to be transported.
Day Before
- Empty, clean and defrost fridge and freezer. Check that water trays are empty
- Disconnect washing machine and let hoses drain. Prepare other appliances for removal
- Drain Garden hoses and store in clean garbage bins
- Have everything packed and ready to load except bedding.
Moving Day
- Consider the essential things you will need when you first arrive and carry them with you
- Remember to also carry valuables and important papers
- Have children help out (if applicable). Keeping them involved helps them take the move in their stride
- Strip beds. Cover mattresses with mattress bags
- Pick up Fort Knox Self Storage free trailer
- Check inside the house and garden so that nothing is left behind
- Turn off water and lights. Lock windows and doors.
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Rereading through everything again I am starting to wonder if the page cache is being affected by compaction. We have been heavily loading data for weeks and compaction is basically running non-stop. The manual compaction should be done some time tomorrow, so when totally caught up I will try again. What changes can be hoped for in 1470 or 1882 in terms of isolating compactions (or writes) affects on read requests?
> You are absolutely back to my main concern. Initially we were consistentlySo if you have a single non-concurrent client, along, submitting these
> seeing < 10ms read latency and now we see 25ms (30GB sstable file), 50ms
> (100GB sstable file) and 65ms (330GB table file) read times for a single
> read with nothing else going on in the cluster. Concurrency is not our
> problem/concern (at this point), our problem is slow reads in total
> isolation. Frankly the concern is that a 2TB node with a 1TB sstable (worst
> case scenario) will result in > 100ms read latency in total isolation.
reads that take 65 ms - are you disk bound (according to the last
column of iostat -x 1), and how many reads per second (rps column) are
you seeing relative to client reads? Is the number of disk reads per
client read consistent with the actual number of sstables at the time?
The behavior you're describing really does seem indicative of a
problem, unless the the bottleneck is legitimately reads from disk
from multiple sstables resulting from rows being spread over said
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1 in 4 cut spending on heating
6 January 2010
As the cold snap continues across Britain, Shelter is today releasing new research showing that one in four people are having to reduce the amount they spend on heating because of high housing costs.
In a survey, we found that 27 per cent of respondents – equivalent to 11.3 million people nationwide – said they are spending less on fuel bills to help pay their rent or mortgage.
Shockingly, this means that over 1.4 million children are living in households that are cutting down on heating.
The research was undertaken by Shelter to examine the way unaffordable housing is changing the way we live.
The findings are also particularly worrying for vulnerable people who often struggle to keep warm over the winter months. Last winter there were an extra 37,000 deaths in the England and Wales, many of these elderly people and children.
Kay Boycott, director of policy and campaigns at Shelter, said:
'It's shocking to think that high housing costs are forcing people to make a choice between keeping warm and keeping a roof over their heads. In these extreme temperatures, those without proper heating could be risking their lives.
'While we often associate older people as being particularly affected by this issue, these figures show that almost one and a half million children could be freezing in their homes because their parents are struggling to pay unacceptably high housing costs.'
Ms Boycott continued: 'The housing crisis is spiralling out of control and we can no longer ignore the huge repercussions this is having on people's lives. Tackling the lack of affordable housing in Britain must be a priority for all political parties and a key election issue for us all.'


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Arriving in Almedalen, the political arena in the summer city of Visby, Gotland, Sweden. The city of Visby change its character from a summer city to a crowd hot political arena with 17.000 people involved. This year the Almedalen week counting record of events (1800) but also the number of organisers (900). Each party in… » read more
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- 2 Cute Ink Challenge - 2W, SIO, E2, C10 - (Week 2) Brown, Green, Blue
- Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
- Imagination Crafts - M, 3E, 7C, SIR to win prize - (February) Always Anything Goes
- Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 2) Anything Goes
- Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 2) Die Cuts
- My Craft Creations - 2W, tabs on top - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
- The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - W, cards - Anything Goes
- Come and Get It - W, Unlimited - Layer It On
- Lisa B Designs - M, E2, no digital images, Open to UK based crafters only (Sunday after first Friday of the M) Inked Background technique
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Final Day Sneak Peep at Crafty Sentiments
12 comments:
- tilly said...
great colouring and shading Sue, a fab card
- 24/2/15
- Doreen said...
This is gorgeous,fab design and colours.xxx
- 24/2/15
- Chrissy said...
What a super card Aunty Sue..love the fabulous image and wonderful colouring and great details with the little birds in the sky and fence and flower dies..awesome..
luv CHRISSYxx
- 24/2/15
- Kirsten said...
Hello! That is a fab card, I like the sky behind the image. Thank you for joining the Lisa B Designs challenge.
- 24/2/15
- JanR said...
Cute card! All the die cuts looks wonderful. Thanks for joining us at Melonheadz Friends.
- 25/2/15
- kandis said...
Lovely card with such a cute image. Thank you for joining us at CFTH challenge.
- 25/2/15
- Janette said...
Gorgeous Sue, your design and colouring is fab..xxx
- 25/2/15
- auntbeespickles said...
How absolutely darling!!! What a fun card!! Thank you so much for joining us over at the 2 Cute Ink color challenge. I hope you will come back and on Monday and join us again!
Hugs, Sarah T
- 26/2/15
- Sandy said...
Gorgeous! Love all the details and layering. Beautiful coloring too! Thank you for joining us this week at 2 Cute Ink!!
- 27/2/15
- Jacee said...
What a gorgeous design this is, fabulous image, so cute, I love it!
hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design
- 27/2/15
- Unknown said...
So pretty! Beautiful job on the coloring and those flowers are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this with us at Love to Scrap Challenge.
Linda dt :)
- 28/2/15
- Julie Schinkel said...
Lovely card! Thanks for playing along with us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog. Hugs, Julie
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Weaving Peace into the Fabric of Your Daily Life
At the foot of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., a trio of sculpted goddesses called the Peace Monument poignantly conveys the age-old grief caused by war. Clio, the Greek muse of history, stands solemnly, her head bowed; huddled beside her is the allegorical figure of America, her hand over her face, weeping bitterly on Clio's shoulder. On the eastern side of the Peace Monument stands another woman. Though part of her right arm is missing, it is said that she once held aloft the olive branch of peace.
The feminine face of the Peace Monument is a woman's story set in stone. For just as these goddesses capture humankind's sorrow over war, so, too, have many women since September 11, 2001 wrestled within themselves about peace and war. Joining a chain of women stretching far back in time, they have asked, as they have asked for centuries, why humankind endlessly repeats the tragic cycle of violence and retribution. Once again, they have mourned lives needlessly sacrificed to bitter political and religious rivalries. And once again, much as their soul sisters before them have done in the past, women -- each in their own unique way, whether as healers or teachers, activists or artists -- have taken up the time-honored quest for peace. For if the life we are living is a spiritual journey, then the road we travel as pilgrims leads inevitably toward the ultimate goal of peace.
Yet it seems, sadly, that we appreciate peace only in its absence. Millions, for instance, mourned the simple ordinariness that had marked the day before the September 11 tragedies. Overnight, peace became as fleeting as the ruby and emerald leaves that, in the days after, floated through the air to the ground. Indeed, because lasting peace in any form, inner or outer, is so rare, it could be said to be the divine orient of the human condition, the vision that draws us onward along our evolutionary path. It is the highest ideal of all noble causes, the great opus humanity is continually striving to complete. It is the grail of knights, the island in the pearl mist, the castle shimmering in the air. Knowledge of it lingers in our consciousness like perfumed incense from a long-ago age -- each of us, it seems, is born with a memory of a paradise lost, a vanished era of innocent happiness we seek to reclaim in our own time. Because there is no abiding peace on earth, it is how we imagine heaven: a peaceable kingdom unmarred by anger, murder, revenge, or hatred, and where the lion lies down with the lamb.
MEDITATING ON PEACE: Creating an Intimate Experience of Peace
There can be no peace in the outer world unless greater numbers of people become inspired to make it a reality. Yet without an intimate experience of the serenity of peace, or without a vision of the radiant face of peace, we lack an ideal to beckon us forward in our quest. Because form follows thought, if we cannot imagine it, we cannot make peace on earth come true. For this reason, meditation, prayer, and visualization, while not the final step, are essential in beginning and maintaining the lifelong work of peace.
To meditate on peace, find a quiet place to spend a few moments in contemplation. To help focus your concentration, light a candle and incense; then, say a prayer, repeat a sacred phrase, or play a piece of sacred music. Imagine that, as you do this, the spirits of peace are drawing close to you. You may wish to repeat the Hebrew phrase "shalom" for peace, the Arabic word "ya salaam," or the Hindu phrase "shanti." Or, simply repeat the word "peace" silently on the inhalation and exhalation of your breath.
To go even more deeply into your meditation on peace, imagine a stormy lake with ruffled waves. Then, imagine that the lake is beginning to calm. Slowly, the wind dies down, and the surface of the lake, like the surface of your heart and mind, becomes as clear as a lucid diamond. Even the sky above the lake is cloudless. The trees on the shore stand motionless. A holy presence permeates this scene; your soul drinks it in like a heavenly draught of nectar. The sun begins to dip in the sky, sinking lower and lower into the horizon, and the stillness of dusk deepens.
Then, as the sun sinks below the horizon, something magical transpires: The twilight air above the lake begins to shimmer with expectancy, as if invisible curtains are about to part. Suddenly, a visionary landscape appears above the lake, hovering in the air. As your heart thrills at the sight, you recognize it as a place that you have glimpsed during a few rare and fleeting moments: it is Avalon, Camelot, Shangri-la, the heavenly city of Jerusalem -- that mystical heaven where all creatures, human and animal, coexist in loving harmony. Music fills the air and beauty is everywhere -- in the faces of the people, in the shape of the buildings, and in the absence of malice or envy. Angels and other evolved beings walk the streets, mingling in joyful companionship with their fellow humans. You see the Buddha, Christ, Mary, St. Francis, St. Claire, and others. Many are busy making art, singing, writing, or playing. Transported, you, too, participate in the life of this luminous city of peace, a visiting pilgrim, your soul drinks from the sacred well of serenity.
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Ever so gently, the vision begins to fade from sight. The wind picks up, rustling the branches of the trees, whipping up the surface of the lake. The darkness of night falls, drawing a veil across the golden abode of peace. Slowly, you return to your life as it was. Still, you are different. Within your heart is a small and precious seed, a star of peace and light that you will follow for the rest of your life -- a vision of the heaven that might one day become a reality on earth.
ULTIMATE IDEAL: The Peace that Surpasses the Fray of Everyday Life
So all-encompassing is the quality of peace that it could be said to be the very definition of what is sacred. The word itself emanates a feeling we equate with the ideals upheld by religion and spirituality. "Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond ... the passing flux of immediate things"; wrote the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, ". . . something whose possession is the final good, and yet is beyond all reach; something which is the ultimate ideal, and the hopeless quest."'
Indeed, no more "ultimate ideal" or "hopeless quest" exists than peace. The peace that surpasses the fray of everyday life is embodied in the beings of the great mystics, saints, and prophets: to imagine oneself in the presence of Jesus, Buddha, Mary, Mohammed, Moses, or Kuan Yin, for instance, is to feel immersed within a timeless space of profound transcendence. Likewise, the glow of an angel, an emerald forest glen, the starry cosmos, or the sacred chants of monks and nuns all convey a message to a world mired in suffering that despite the impossibility of peace, it yet exists, if only we will take up the search.
For like the grit of sand in the oyster shell that transforms into a pearl, it is the painful divisiveness and heartfelt suffering of everyday life that propels the spiritual search. Like the young Gautama Buddha, whose shock at discovering illness, old age, and death caused him to embark upon a journey for that which is eternal, the turbulence of life itself is the spur that cultivates desire for both inner and outer peace. I vividly remember the time when, as a young girl struggling to keep my sanity in a family riven by my father's alcoholism, I first discovered the ageless wisdom in the contemplative writings of the Christian mystic Thomas Merton, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the Sufi poets. These discoveries were like a raft that served to keep me afloat during the emotional storms of my youth, transporting my soul toward safe harbor on the inner shores of consciousness.
ATTAINING THE BALANCE: Figuring Out the Give and Take of Relationship
Ysaye Barnwell, who has been a vocalist with the African American female a capella quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock, has taught workshops at Omega Institute throughout the United States and in several other countries integrating creative arts with community and social activism. Music, she says, is a beautiful metaphor for how we live our lives in relationship to others and for the values upon which we build community.
Drawing on the African tradition in which music is a cooperative activity, Ysaye teaches musical techniques that help cultivate listening. For example, she leads participants in polyrhythmic exercises in order to show how different rhythms fit together to make something larger -- a musical expression of the way community, too, has the potential to be polyrhythmic, noncompetitive, and cooperative. Through such exercises, she says, "People begin to realize that in order to be in a relationship, they must constantly make minute modifications in how they respond to a person, rhythm, or organization. Music, like relationship, is figuring out the give and take -- like a musical call and response."
In her workshops, Ysaye also teaches participants about the importance of "movement songs" in building community. The Civil Rights movement of the sixties, for instance, says Ysaye, "was rooted in music that was used to galvanize people at mass meetings. A huge body of music was created that was used during marches and demonstrations. " Songs such as "Eyes on the Prize, " and "We Shall Overcome, " says Ysaye, who grew up in the black church in New York, were derived from spirituals originally created by slaves who sang about freedom.
WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES: Weaving Peace into the Fabric of Daily Life
As more women tell their stories and take their place on the stage of history, a growing number are emerging as peace heroines in their own right: There is Burmese pro-democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi; the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the mothers of the disappeared during Argentina's "dirty war"; Madame Irene Laure, a fighter in the French resistance who initiated reconciliation with the Germans after World War II; and American Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks, among others. And, of course, there are the ordinary stories of women who day after day weave the thread of peace into the fabric of daily life.
Like my friend Susan Roberts, a therapist and school counselor, they are practicing peacemaking in the public sphere. Like so many these days, Susan had felt a need to do something to enhance the cause of peace -- especially in a city that had been a terrorist target. In addition to helping to organize a vigil and counseling students, she invited another longtime friend of mine, the storyteller and dancer Zuleikha, to perform at an international school in Washington, D.C., where she worked.
As I sat among the students that afternoon, I reveled in the cultural differences of the students who surrounded me, as well as in their playful, youthful spirit. As Zuleikha, exotically dressed in an Indian costume with bells on her ankles, danced stories and myths taken from the world's treasure chest of myths and traditions, I felt a spirit of universality arise out of the rich mosaic of that scene. Here was what the goddess movement upheld as the pluralism and inclusivity of humankind -- a joyous and dynamic event that revealed the variety innate within the human condition.
In Zuleikha's final piece, she donned a bell-shaped white robe and whirled soundlessly like the dervishes of the ancient Sufi tradition. Watching her whirl as I simultaneously watched my friend "Miss Roberts" calm the middle-school students from acting out, I sensed the presence of something larger. Peace in the balanced, energetic movements of a dancer. Peace in the kids who misbehaved and the teacher who lovingly corrected them. There was tension in the room, but there was also a subtle harmonizing of parts, a coming together of fragments into a magical whole -- the hidden pattern of peace taking shape, a hint of what might one day come to pass in humankind's next stage of evolutionary unfoldment.
ATTAINING THE BALANCE: Balancing the Masculine (Strategizing) with the Feminine (Empathy)
Following her performance, Zuleikha and I decided to visit Arlington National Cemetery. Wandering along the paths set among the tombstones that marked the graves of soldiers who fought in wars, we visited the memorial to women who had fought as soldiers. There we happened upon a woman setting up a table for a party. She was preparing to celebrate her retirement from more than twenty years of service in the U.S. Army, she told us proudly. I felt proud of that woman's military success, too, despite my own inclination toward nonviolence.
As my friend and peace educator Corinne McLaughlin reminded me, we would not even be having a discussion on peace if it were not for those who fought and died during World War II. "Sometimes the sacrifice of life is necessary in order to prevent the enslavement of the human spirit," she said. "The Nazis had to be stopped and that required tremendous sacrifice and courage." Yet another activist friend, Ruth Berlin, pointed out that the warrior is "as necessary as the compassionate heart. For without the warrior we could be overtaken by evil." But balance, too, is necessary, said Ruth, as "the masculine hero in both sexes offers us the ability to strategize, while the feminine provides us with the empathy necessary to understand the other's experience and begin the process of negotiation."
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Happy Monday and hurray for a short week here folks! I can't freaking wait to hug my sister who flies in on Thursday morning for our Thanksgiving feast. Seriously- it's going to be the best! But anywhoooo let's dive into how our weekend went!
Saturday was our last day of Gymnastics for our Lily. She has done such a tremendous job listening ( something we work on daily- toddler parents you get it right?! ) and working on her tumbling. The teacher even commented to me not only what a great job our daughter has done over the last 6 weeks but how strong she was too for being such a little lady! Did I ever tell you the story of when she was only a day old and our lacation consultant came in because I was having trouble nursing her and commented how strong she was– asking who the athlete in our family was? You all know my husband takes the cake on the that one. #StateChampInWrestling
Anyways after we were finished with the rest of the weekend flew by! I worked a bit on a few freelance writing articles but also battling an awful sore throat. The worst! Hears to lots of tea and snuggles!
I also wanted to take some time to answer your questions that a few of you have been wanting to know about me + the blog world + personal info ! So here are your questions answered!
1. How do you manage everything?
This was the number one question so many of you asked when I posted on my Instagram. Here's my secret- make it look easy. No truth. We make it look easy but I promise you I may be dropping the ball somewhere else. Between working a full time job 8-5, running this blog business, being a Mom to two kids, a wife to my supportive husband + adding in freelance writing a few times a week..right I get it. I'm either making sure the world keeps turning or I'm nuts. So here's how I attempt to manage it all.
Prioritize + Organize! I am nothing without a pen, paper and an endless list of things that need to be checked off. I start off by writing down everything that needs to get done just that day. I go through the list and write down what needs to get done from most to least urgent. Obviously what has a deadline and needs to get done is first but then things that aren't so important like laundry ( I get that done when the kids are sleeping ) is fine.
The best thing I can recommend and a true problem I always have is learning when to say "NO" and being ok with it. I think so many of us struggle with that because we always want to be included, work with this company or get to that event. I said No the other day to something I thought would be a huge advantage and ended up being ok with it. I can only devote my time to what I truly feel is important and by doing so- making it better for myself and my family.
2. How did you come out with your blog name?
Great question! I know it can be super hard to think of a name and believe me, I went through a few rounds myself on my blog name. I used to be called 'Fit, Fierce and Fabulous' .. but as I grew + got married, had kids and really set a new life for myself and this blog, I really just wanted a more generic name. I love alliteration so something to go along with name was important + a little 'cozy corner' of the world is just how I like my life to be– there ya go!
Think of various ideas and write them down. Ask your friends or family to help. Sometimes bouncing ideas off one another is a great way to spark some creativity!
3. What keeps you going?
As anyone who wants to keep their business afloat, what drives you is what your passion should be! Is it trying to change one small thing? Is it wanting to make a difference? Connecting with others? Being that inspiration for someone else? Whatever it is- hold onto it.
But you asked what keeps me going– well that's easy. It's to contribute. I've never been one to sit back and sit on the sidelines. I like being apart of contributing to something, especially when it comes to my family. I'll work 60+ hours a week to put a smile on my husband or children's faces. To be ably to take that trip. To reach a goal of mine that I never think could be plausible. I do it because I truly just enjoy blogging, working and connecting with others.
4. What's some advice you have for new bloggers?
Don't do it! Oh my gosh- just kidding! Of COURSE do it! We need awesome bloggers like you out there and yes I'm talking to you! YES YOU! Anyone can start a blog but it's knowing what you are in for that makes you stand out. As bloggers it may seem glamorous to get to do so many fun things, collaborate with some incredible brands and make it look as if we all just #wokeuplikethis. But here's the truth- we wear so many hats. We're the market directors, the creative director, the photographer, the editor, the writer…it's an endless list' and a truly 24/7 job. My husband will find me on my phone at 2am writing an e-mail or checking stats on something. This article from Pink Peonies says it all on how she grew her business at only 26.
My other advie would be to surround yourself with those that believe in you. Your tribe- your boss blogger babes- whatever you want to call them – keep them close by and always motivate, inspire and share their content too! #CommunityOverComparison is so important and one to keep you grounded as you and your blog grow! You're there to help one another, not tear down.


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I think I am ruined for paper targets! This is what we got to shoot at:
The sound of that ting when the bullet hits is AMAZING! Of course it's also fun to "duel" against others. :-)
Here is DH and our neighbor getting ready to have a go at the tree:
Here is one of yours truly dueling with my youngest son:
He did get to shoot our neighbors .45
Here is my youngest. She did not like the "kick" of our guns, so she just enjoyed the woods and contemplated life. LOL
I also found out what my next gun will be. Our neighbor brought his new XDs .45 and I got to use it. I loved it!
I told DH that that will be my next major purchase. :-)


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One of the great things about taking part in the "Worship Leaders and Preachers course" that's the local preacher training to you and me is the new content you get exposed to. The course gives you little snippets from books, poems, songs, videos and all sorts of media. This content is used as integral parts of the teaching material but it also encourages you to think and to find more of the same.
Today, reading module 4.1.C. Anger was the topic of discussion. The section looked at Anger and anger at God in particular. We see this most in the Psalms. Take a look at Psalm 80 and you will see something of what I mean. Anger with God is something I have 99% of the time steered well away from. When on occasion, I have been angry with God it's something I have asked forgivnes for. I am not especially pious in this matter it's just that I have generally found it easy to rationalise my anger at something, or someone other than God. I know for many that's not so simple and I have definetly had times where I have lost patience with God and become angry.
Section 4.1.C of the course asks the question if it's ever OK to be angry with God and challenges us to consider that MAYBE it is, as a part of an intimate relationship with God. I'm certain God understands our human nature, our need to be angry sometimes. So maybe on occasion that outpouring of emotion in anger to God is OK. I don't know, what I do know is that anger is an integral part of being human.
Anger aimed towards God, despite this study does not sit right with me. I still avoid it. However, I have always believed that anger is an important part of being a Christian. Righetous anger is a vital part of fulfilling our obligations and I hope as Christians our passionate desire to see justice done. Sometimes to see justice done we must be angry. Angry when freedom is compromised, angry when our rights as humans are violated, angry when love is ignored. It is anger that spurs us as humans to act, to intervene to protect. It is an emotional instinct which provided it is tamed understood and controlled can be used to achieve great good and shape our world for the better.We needn't look any further than Jesus rare examples of anger to understand it is used in extreme scenarios and as a managed response to emotion.
In practice I think this means anger must manifest itself through and with love (I hope by now you expected me to mention the L word) to transform situations of horror, atrocity, miss-treatment or true evil*. Anger only works when Love is at the centre of it, and it's results are love. I'm not suggesting this means we should act with violence, or judgment of others but rather we should speak up when our fellow humans are in need of love.
I can't express it any better than this fantastic song by Martyn Joseph that formed part of the course.
As I right this I realise there is an occasion where I allow frustration to become anger, regularly, and that's with myself, especially when trying to add a youtube video to a web page article. That's a different subject, and a different article though ! * I mention here "Evil" a word I seldom use and if you know me one that sits badly with me. That's yet another article I must right.


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"this evil symbol of the devil"
From Wikipedia (my italics):
The Welsh Dragon – Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch ("the red dragon") pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ] – appears on the national flag of Wales. The flag is also called Y Ddraig Goch. The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is in the Historia Brittonum, written around AD 829, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders. Its association with these leaders along with other evidence from archaeology, literature, and documentary history lead many to suppose that it evolved from an earlier Romano-British national symbol. During the reigns of the Tudor monarchs, the red dragon was used as a supporter in the English Crown's coat of arms (one of two supporters, along with the traditional English lion). The red dragon is often seen as symbolising all things Welsh, and is used by many public and private institutions. These include the Welsh Government, Visit Wales, and numerous local authorities including Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, and sports bodies, including the Sport Wales National Centre, the Football Association of Wales, Cardiff City F.C., Newport Gwent Dragons, and London Welsh RFC.But now the Welsh Christian Party ("proclaiming Christ's Lordship") have decided Y Ddraig Goch is Satan himself:
"We will not allow this evil symbol of the devil to reign over Wales for another moment. Wales is the only country in history to have a red dragon on its national flag. This is the very symbol of the devil described in The Book of Revelation 12:3. This is nothing less than the sign of Satan, the devil, Lucifer that ancient serpent who deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. No other nation has had this red dragon as its ruling symbol. Wales has been under demonic oppression and under many curses because of this unwise choice."The reverend goes on to add, with ludicrous falsity: "This symbol was only introduced in 1959 and is not the historic symbol of Wales."
Of course, what they "will not allow" and what they can actually do are rather different things. They have - dun dun DUN - a petition.
Fortunately, not all Welsh Christians are against the ancient symbol:
Bishop David Yeoman said few Christians in Wales would associate the dragon with the devil.The revered (rather than reverend) Welsh historian John Davies said: "It's been part of our tradition for more than 1,500 years. On the other hand the flag of St David has a much more specific remit."
He said, "The dragon is a very ancient symbol in Wales. I don't think Christians see it as demonic. They see it as a symbol of the past."
ps: here is the St David's flag, another boring cross. Looks like part of Scandinavia...
ps - while image searching for St David's flag I found this proposed replacement:
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Welcome to my stop on day two of the Quilt-It Modern blog tour featuring Riley Blake Confetti Cottons and Crayola Colors. I'm happy to show off this mini quilt that I've been working on just for today.
Riley Blake has always has solid fabrics of course, but they have changed them up and added a whole bunch of new colors - over 100 now! And they are so, so soft, almost like a brushed cotton. I just wanted to pet them the whole time I was sewing them up.
It is fantastic to have so many colors and shades to choose from but for me that can be too much of a good thing. Where would I even start narrowing them down!? I took the rainbow road and chose to work with the Crayola Colors as they already went together beautifully. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the fabric with the matching crayons but they really do match and the colors are so vibrant and pretty! And soft - did I mention soft? Also, the Crayola colors can be purchased in super adorable crayon box fat quarter sets.
I used EQ7 to design a paper piecing template to use for this project. I used freezer paper piecing (see my tutorial on that here) to make things easier. Those skinny strips and sharp points would have been a major paper-removing headache otherwise!
Originally, I was going to make all of the columns the same height but my plan evolved as I went. Who knows, maybe I'll end up making a second version with my original plan.
The straight line quilting was a no-brainer when looking at the finished design. I wanted to let the colors and shapes stand out and for the quilting to keep your eye moving. Same goes for the white binding.
And here are a few more pictures because look at those colors! I'd like to thank the local elementary school for having this fun mural too - I'll definitely have to come back here for more quilt photos.
I hope you are inspired to sew up some of these solids yourself now. Trust me, you'll love them! There is much more to come on this blog tour so do make sure to check in with the others. I've seen some sneak peeks and there is great stuff in the works!
June 27: A Bright Corner - Salty Oat
June 28: Trillium Design - Allison Sews
June 29: A Quilter's Table - Bonjour Quilts
June 30: Euphoria Jessica - Material Girl Quilts
July 1: Samelia's Mum - Sassafras Lane
July 5: Quilt Matters - During Quiet Time
July 6: Sometimes Crafter - Modern Handcraft
July 7: Orchid Owl Quilts - Piece and Quilt
July 8: Sew Katie Did - Tumbling Blocks - Leigh Laurel Studios


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(Full time) 2020 start
Japanese BA
Japan is one of the world's biggest economies, but it's also home to a rich and varied culture and a complex, changing society. This degree will allow you to develop your Japanese language skills while exploring the diversity of Japanese society – and you'll spend a year at a Japanese university to gain first-hand experience.
Core modules will allow you to develop your spoken and written Japanese, while optional modules allow you to explore Japanese culture, history or politics. You could also take modules on Chinese society, or explore East Asia more generally.
We focus on modern Japanese life, but we don't ignore the complex history that brought it to this point. This Japanese degree will allow you gain a real insight into a fascinating country.
East Asian Studies at Leeds covers topics that stretch across the Asia Pacific region.
This course is intended for non-native speakers of Japanese only.
Specialist facilities
As well as our great library resources, you'll have access to our Language Centre which has digital language labs, audio/video practice booths and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).
There's also our Electronic Resource Information Centre, which offers specialised computing facilities for translation studies and Interpreter Training Suites.
Course content
Our first-year language tuition is aimed at beginners, but we also have post-beginner level modules for those with some knowledge of Japanese language: self-study, GCSE or A-level. Either way, you'll develop your knowledge of the Japanese language while choosing optional modules allowing you to explore the country's fascinating history, as well as its social and cultural life.
This is the perfect way to prepare for your year abroad, which you'll spend at a Japanese university building your language skills and gaining a new perspective on the topics you have studied.
You'll bring all of this back to Leeds with you for your final two years, where you'll take advanced language classes to refine your spoken and written Japanese. At the same time you'll be developing your critical and research skills, as you choose optional modules exploring aspects of life in Japan, from religion to cinema, modern Japanese history to Sino-Japanese relations.
In your final year, you will put these skills into practice with an independently researched dissertation or final year project.
Course structure
The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
For more information and a full list of typical modules available on this course, please read Japanese BA in the course catalogue
Year 1
Compulsory modules
- Basic Japanese Language (1) 20 credits
- Basic Japanese Language (2) 20 credits
- Japanese Culture and Society 20 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
- China in East Asian History 20 credits
- Modern China: History and Culture 20 credits
- Foundations of East Asia 20 credits
- Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia 20 credits
- Introduction to East Asian Religions 20 credits
Year 2
Compulsory modules
- Year Abroad in Japan 120 credits
Year 3
Compulsory modules
- Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills 20 credits
- Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills 20 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
- Modern Japanese History 20 credits
- East Asia's Regional Political Economy 20 credits
- Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present 20 credits
- South East Asia in the Global Context 20 credits
- Research Placement 20 credits
Year 4
Compulsory modules
For your Final Year Project you will choose from: Dissertation; Extended Essay; Translation; Extended Translation; Digital Documentary.
- Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills 20 credits
- Final Year Project 40-20 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
- Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature 20 credits
- Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context 20 credits
- Japanese Cinema in the World 20 credits
- Death and Religion in Japan 20 credits
- Advanced Japanese in Translation 20 credits
- Linguists into Schools 20 credits
Broadening your academic horizons
At Leeds we want you to benefit from the depth and breadth of the University's expertise, to prepare you for success in an ever-changing and challenging world. This course gives you the opportunity to broaden your learning by studying discovery modules. Find out more on the Broadening webpages.
Learning and teaching
We use a variety of teaching and learning styles including lectures, small-group seminars, tutorials and occasionally workshops. Independent study is also a major part of the course, building research skills and learning to think critically about the information you find. The University Library runs comprehensive training programmes to help you make the most of our resources.
Read more about How we teach Japanese Language
On this course you'll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.
We also use various types of assessment. Exams and essays are a significant part of this, but in some modules you may also be assessed on components such as group work, reports, or oral presentations. We offer support in these areas as well – for example, we run extra classes on skills such as public speaking, structuring essays and exam technique that you'll be able to attend throughout your time at Leeds.
Entry requirements, fees and applying
Entry requirements
A-level: ABB-AAB excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. A foreign language is preferred.
GCSE: 4/C in a foreign languageOther course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level (preferably including a foreign language, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass diploma with 60 credits overall, including at least 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Grade 4/C in a foreign language at GCSE is required. An interview and a piece of written work may also be required.
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM-DDD. We particularly welcome applicants holding a foreign language qualification. Other BTEC qualifications are also considered. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.
Cambridge Pre-U
M1, M1, M1 to D3, M1, M1, preferably including a foreign language
International Baccalaureate
35 - 34 points overall including 16 at Higher Level with 4 in a foreign language at Standard Level.
Irish Highers (Leaving Certificate)
H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 to H2 H2 H2 H2 H3 H3. A foreign language is preferred.
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers
BB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers or B in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers, to AB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers or A in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers, or AABBB to AAAABB in Highers, preferably including a foreign language.
Welsh Baccalaureate
The Welsh Baccalaureate is not typically included in the academic conditions of an offer made to you for this course. If you choose to undertake the Welsh Baccalaureate we would strongly encourage you to draw upon these experiences within your personal statement, as your qualification will then be taken into account both when your application is initially considered by the selection panel and again when reviewed by the admissions tutor at the time your A-level results are passed to us.
Other Qualifications
European Baccalaureate: 77% - 80%
Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the Schools Undergraduate Admissions Team.
Alternative entry
Were committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.
Access to Leeds is an alternative admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.
Find out more about Access to Leeds and alternative admissions.
Typical Access to Leeds offer: BBC preferably including a foreign language (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) at A Level and pass Access to Leeds.
We accept a wide range of international equivalent qualifications. For more information contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies admissions team.
International Foundation Year
International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes.
English language requirementsIELTS 7.0 overall, with no less than 6.5 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.
Improve your English
If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.
How to apply
Apply to this course through UCAS. The institution code for the University of Leeds is L23. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website.
International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK/EU students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you're unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.
Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students. We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.
Admissions policy
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures Undergraduate Admissions Policy 2021
UK/EU: See fees section below
International: £19,500 (per year)
Undergraduate tuition fees for 2020 entry
For UK and non-UK EU full-time students starting in 2020, the fee for 2020/21 will be £9,250.
The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation, and as permitted by law. Fees for UK and non-UK EU undergraduate students are decided by Government and may vary if policy changes.
The UK government has confirmed that non-UK EU students starting in the 2020/21 academic year will have home fee status and be eligible for UK government student loans for the duration of their course. The UK government has not confirmed the situation for future years, so keep checking our website for updates.
UK undergraduate tuition fees for 2021 entry
Tuition fees for UK full-time undergraduate students starting in 2021/22 have not yet been confirmed by the UK government. In other years, the government has confirmed fee levels in summer. When the fee is confirmed, we will publish an update on this website.
Tuition fees for a study abroad or work placement year
If you take a study abroad or work placement year, you'll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans.
Read more about paying fees and charges.
Visit our Brexit page for the latest information on the effect of the UK's exit from the EU on current students and applicants to the University.
There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more about additional costs
Financial support
If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more in our Undergraduate funding overview.
Career opportunities
You'll graduate with proficiency in the Japanese language, as well as an insight into the fascinating culture of one of the world's most influential economies. Combining your knowledge with experience of living abroad for a year provides you with access to a wide range of careers in Japan and elsewhere around the world.
You'll have developed transferable skills too, including strong research skills, allowing you to find information from a wide range of sources and draw your own conclusions. Then you'll be able to communicate and defend them clearly. Teamwork, adaptability and time management are also among the key qualities you can develop.
As a result, graduates have pursued diverse careers.
Many join the Japanese government's Japan Exchange and Teaching programme (JET), which recruits graduates to work in teaching and international relations positions. Others have moved into teaching, tourism, publishing, business, broadcasting, overseas aid work, PR, and language-based roles such as translating and interpreting within and outside of Japan.
Postgraduate study in East Asian studies at Leeds or elsewhere provides an opportunity to continue to learn about this region and prepare for a PhD and a career in academia.
We are committed to helping you achieve your career ambitions. The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies careers and employability support includes promoting internships, providing opportunities to work for the School and employer-led workshops and events.
Careers support
We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. Thats one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.
Leeds for Life is our unique approach to helping you make the most of University by supporting your academic and personal development. Find out more at the Leeds for Life website.
The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more at the Careers website.
Study abroad and work placements
Study abroad
After your first year, you'll get the chance to spend a year studying at one of our partner universities in Japan spread across the Tokyo area, Kansai area, Tohoku area and Kyushu area.
Studying in Japan provides invaluable experience of Japanese life and culture, and the intensive language classes you'll undertake will help you develop your language skills. You'll also get the chance to study a variety of subjects such as history and politics, but the curriculum varies between our partner universities. Of course, there will also be plenty of time for you to travel and explore everything that Japan has to offer.


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Forgive my only reblogging the last few weeks. I caught a virus (flu?) a few weeks ago and am only now getting my full strength back. Haven't cooked much lately so I am relying on the amazing blogs that are out there with fabulous recipes.
This one is for Quinoa crusted tuna. The recipe sounded great and the pic made me want to make it. Check it out by clicking on the name of the recipe above or clicking the URL here http://www.azestybite.com/quinoa-crusted-tuna/
The recipe comes from a blog called a zesty bite which has some really nice recipes in it.
I hope to be back to regular blogging next week.


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Gov. Chris Christie delivered his sixth State of the State address on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Despite his attempt to paint a glossy portrait of the state under his leadership, working families and many of our communities continue to struggle under the weight of policies that benefit his wealthy friends but hurt the middle-class. New Jersey tops the nation in out-migration and the state is one of three where poverty is going up. Since 2009, the year Christie was elected, 196,000 more New Jerseyans are living in deep poverty.
Charles Wowkanech, president of the one million member New Jersey State AFL-CIO, released the following statement on the governor's State of the State address:
"This governor's legacy includes eight credit rating downgrades, more than any other governor in state history, which means residents are paying higher taxes because the state is being charged higher interest rates on its loans; four of Atlantic City's 12 casinos closed in the past year, putting 8,000 people out of work; no plan to rebuild the infrastructure so vital to our region's economy; and a dismal 49th place ranking in job growth, behind our neighboring states."
"Last year, the governor touted reforms that were meant to shore up an indebted pension system. Now, he refuses to obey the law he signed by making $2.4 billion in required payments into the funds."
"In sum, Christie has given New Jersey's working families no reason to celebrate the State of their State."
"The governor can begin creating jobs immediately with the stroke of his pen," Wowkanech added. "By signing 'Buy American' bills, he would level the playing field for American manufacturers bidding against foreign competitors for public contracts, and by scrapping the idea of privatizing PATH service, he would keep a host of transportation and railroad workers from losing their jobs."
"We need the governor to provide a plan for funding our Transportation Trust Fund, educating our children and creating good-paying jobs. We need a plan for empowering our communities, rebuilding our state and making our working families proud once again to call New Jersey home."


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Alice Derry invited me to read with her on July 26 at Northwind Arts Center Reading Series, in Port Townsend, at 7 p.m. We'll be celebrating the publication of Alice's fifth book of poems, Hunger.
I count Alice Derry as a friend and I'm grateful to her for having asked me to join her. Alice's poetry is insightful, rich in revelation and honesty and the precious metals of real labor; always searching; and marked by fierce and intimate observation of the world around her, that is to say, of the people and places that have laid claim to her heart.
Alice Derry's website alicederry.com
This is what Alice wrote about her new book Hunger and her earlier work:
Hunger, my fifth volume of poems, will appear from MoonPath Press of Tillamook, Oregon, in 2018. The book began as a response to the physical hunger which was a constant in my childhood, but the poems quickly grew beyond that narrow scope to address hungers of all kinds, especially the metaphorical hunger of longing as expressed in "The Extravagance of Our Longing," the title of section three and of one of the poems in the section.
The book contains five parts. It has a feminist edge, the second section titled "Stealing from Young Women," how various hungers in the world take from the lives of others and from the innocent, especially women. Section three contains poems I wrote after a family trip to Greece in 2007. I have marketed that section as a chapbook; it was twice a finalist in contests. Sections four and five address the many hungers of my childhood and my life as a mother, which continues in a different form now that my child is thirty with her own child. Social justice has always been a part of my writing; several poems in the manuscript pay attention to events in various tribal histories, seen from a personal point of view. My father took us kids to many reservations throughout the West when I was young. Physical hunger always accompanied these trips.
Lucille Clifton writes this about hunger:
and if I could name this
in a frenzy of understanding
it would be called hunger
that sits in a woman's spaces
The book finds its life in the spaces Clifton evokes.
Molly Gloss writes of Hunger:
Alice Derry's Hunger is so beautiful, so dense with layers of meaning and the weight of the unspoken, so rich in its language and rhythm, that the book as a whole just frankly left me breathless. These are poems of enraged tenderness, of estrangement, of questioning and seeking, poems of family and childhood, poems of loss and yearning and sustenance—poems exploring every nuance of what we mean by hunger. I could hear in them, see in them, voices and shadows from my own life– "Words leave their source/ and in their new landscape, speak differently." I savored every poem, and I know I will be returning to this book again and again, peeling back the layers.
A short bio
Hunger is Alice Derry's fifth volume of poetry (MoonPath Press, 2018). Tremolo was published by Red Hen Press in 2012. As manuscript, it received a 2011 Washington Artist Trust Award. Strangers To Their Courage, from Louisiana State University Press, 2001, was a finalist for the Washington Book Award. With Tess Gallagher and others, Derry helped stage a month-long 75th birthday celebration for Raymond Carver in 2013, delivering the event's keynote address. Derry has two previous collections, Stages of Twilight (1986, chosen by Raymond Carver) and Clearwater (1997, Blue Begonia Press). A chapbook of translations from Rainer Rilke appeared in 2002. Derry taught English and German at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington, for twenty-nine years, where she co-directed the Foothills Writers' Series. In 2017 she was Writer-in-Residence at Peninsula College.
Alice Derry's website alicederry.com


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SINGAPORE, Nov 1(Reuters) - DMG & Partners has upgraded Singapore-listed Indonesian coal mining firm Sakari Resources Ltd to buy from neutral, but lowered its target price to S$2.90 from S$3.08 previously.
STATEMENT: Sakari Resources said its third quarter net profit rose 46 percent to $33.8 million from a year ago, which came in below DMG's expectations.
DMG cut its net profit forecast for Sakari in 2011 and 2012 by 7 and 5 percent respectively to factor in higher costs.
However, the brokerage said that it sees resilient coal prices and expects a 23 percent increase in production output at Sakari's Jembayan mine to boost its share price in future.
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At 0135 GMT, shares of Sakari Resources Ltd were down 3 percent at S$2.31, and have fallen about 6 percent since the start of the year.
Source: Reuters


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Possibly confusing words today! Following on from the theme of the last post; check it out if you don't know what I mean by transitivity.
The word "daŭri" is often translated as "continue", but this can be misleading. Your first defence is to think of it as "to endure/last".
- Li ne daŭros = He will not last/endure/continue
This is an intransitive use of the verb; there is no object. The action "lasting" is what the subject "he" is doing, it's not doing anything to an object.
However, in English we use "continue" in the following way too:
- He continued his speech
Notice here, that there's an object! See how the object – the speech – is being continued, rather than the subject "he" as in "he will continue/endure". This is a different meaning!
This is where the "ig" suffix comes in handy again! The easiest way to make a verb transitive (so it acts on an object) is to give it this suffix. Then a subject can cause an object to do something.
So "daŭrigi" means "to cause to continue/ to continue <something>":
- Li daŭrigis sian rakonton = he continued his story
Notice how it must have an object. He must be causing something to continue. So what happens if you don't say anything after "daŭrigi"? An object is implied!
- Li daŭrigis = He continued
This does not imply that he endured or lasted! Instead it implies he continued something, caused something to continue.
Conversely, if you see "daŭri" before words that are receiving the accusative "n" (so ordinarily they should be objects), despite the fact that daŭri is intransitive and so shouldn't take a direct object, then this is something else…
In future posts, I will explain the different uses of the accusative "n", just note that you may see such constructions as:
- Mi daŭros du monatojn = I will last/endure [for] two months.
Notice how the amount of time is in the accusative. The amount of time isn't an object of the verb, nothing is being done to the time, the accusative here is just showing a relation between the action and the duration of it. No doubt there'll be more about this in future!


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Nigeria brought a civil suit against Santolina Investment Corporation, an entity that was the purported owner of properties purchased with Mr. Alamieyeseigha's criminal proceeds and in relation to approximately GBP 1 million on deposit in Cyprus (as of the date of EWHC judgment in related case on December 1, 2007, equivalent of U.S. $2,062,470). According to a case study by the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative, a July 2008 judgment by a United Kingdom court led to the confiscation of assets in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Denmark. Nigeria's lawyers in the civil case carried out the enforcement of the judgment in Denmark. (Source: StAR Case Study, accessed at http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/star_site/documents/Case_Studies_....)
According to the December 3, 2007 UK High Court decision in Nigeria v. Santolina Investment Corp and Ors, Mr. Alamieyeseigha entered a guilty plea in Nigeria's High Court to six counts of making false declaration of assets. According to the same judgment, Mr. Alamieyeseigha was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 2005 by officers of the Metropolitan Police and initially remanded but later granted bail. In breach of his bail requirements, he left UK and returned to Nigeria in November 2005. (Source: Nigeria v. Santolina Investment Corp and Ors, [2007] EWHC 3053 (Q.B.)) In March 2013, he was pardoned in Nigeria. (Source: BBC News, "Nigeria pardons Goodluck Jonathan ally, Alamieyeseigha," March 13, 2013.)
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