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People initially approach me with an enthusiasm saying that they want to heal. That enthusiasm often disappears as soon as the underlying feelings and issues that are the source of many of their problems start making their way to the surface. This loss of enthusiasm stems largely from people's resistance to being present with their feelings, physical bodies and the realities of their everyday lives. This same resistance is what prevents people from gaining awareness, learning from their experiences, growing and healing.
I have watched so many people take a few steps to heal only to have their resistance to being present derail the healing process. Ella has been working as a nutritionist for many years and yet she has always struggled to support herself. The relationship with her partner is very tumultuous at times. Ella and her partner fight like cats and dogs. Her fears of dying have grown along with the range of age related health issues that have emerged in recent years. Ella has been too fearful to go in for a physical exam, despite any concerns she might have for her health and wellbeing.
I would have Ella close her eyes, bring the issues and concerns to the forefront of her awareness, notice what she was feeling within her body and then tell me where the feelings were situated. I then had Ella breathe into the feelings and sensations that arose. People that I work with often tell me how this practice helps them to diffuse and then digest the highly charged emotions that are the source of many of their difficulties. Ella was incredibly resistant to the process and would sometimes say "I hate this!"
Ella had resisted being present for so long that her internal state of being has become a living hell. I told her that she couldn't possibly experience all of these feelings or go through so much discomfort if she weren't holding so much toxic drama and emotion within her body. What she hates is being present in her own body, with the feelings contained therein and the realities of her everyday life. Needless to say, Ella's drama continues.
Most people do not react as Ella did. They may even enjoy the healing process and acknowledge the benefits that they have derived from the individual sessions. Some even rave about the difference the healing sessions have made in their lives, and yet many cannot sustain this level of presence.
Mia was sexually abused as a child and was later abused by the psychiatrist she sought out for treatment. She had so medicated herself into oblivion that one of her friends had to call and schedule the initial appointments. Before long Mia was able to call and schedule her own sessions. With each of the individual session she was developing greater lucidity. Mia began to address the issues pertaining to her finances, her mother's failing health and it was quite obvious that she was beginning to function better in all areas of her life. I had hopes for Mia after seeing her starting to return to herself, but she would do a few sessions and then disappear for periods time. She would show up months later and then disappear again. I haven't heard from Mia in quite some time now. The last time I spoke with her, it was evident that she was allowing herself to sink back into her pharmaceutically induced haze.
People like Mia are holding a lifetime of pain, trauma, fear and confusion within their bodies. Matters are further compounded because they lack many of the basic faculties needed to facilitate the healing of these traumas. Traumatic experiences and their corresponding emotional responses alter the biochemical makeup and neurostructure of the brain. The subtle bodies consisting of the chakras and layers of the aura are often damaged and in many instances they fail to fully develop. The combination of these factors can leave survivors of trauma overwhelmed and incapacitated.
The presence working through me during the individual sessions facilitates healing by helping people like Mia to diffuse and then digest the traumas and subsequent layers of emotion. Changes in the structural and biochemical makeup of the brain and the building of the chakras and layers of the aura resulting from the healing sessions make it easier for these individuals to contain and then process their feelings and experiences. Feelings and memories need to be brought to the surface so that healing can take place. The first impulse of many survivors of trauma is to run. The challenge is getting people that who have suffered as a result of traumatic events to remain present to themselves by sticking with the process long enough to build a strong and healthy foundation.
Resistance is inevitable because we learn from such an early age to disconnect from our bodies, our feelings and issues and the realities of our lives that we don't want to deal with. Our habitual tendency to avoid or resist causes these patterns to become even more deeply ingrained. It is critically important for us to understand that our feelings and the issues we need to be addressing will never just go away. Whatever we fail to process will remain trapped within our bodies and minds. And that will cause our bodies and minds to break down.
We smoke and drink and self-medicate with other recreational drugs. We take pharmaceuticals to numb the pain. We eat way more than our body needs to sustain itself. And we spend hours of the day on Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites and we find innumerable other distractions to take us away from what it is that we don't want to feel.
The feelings we disconnect from may no longer register within our conscious awareness after some time. Our resistance to being present is what prevents us from becoming fully conscious. To the extent that we're not being conscious we're walking around in a state of unconsciousness. The disconnect becomes so great that it leaves us blind and numb to whole bandwidths of our consciousness. The resulting desensitization prevents us from seeing and feeling the implications of our actions upon ourselves, other people and the world in which we live. And that accounts for so much of our craziness individually and collectively as a human species.
We may eat right and exercise. We may even pray, meditate, chant mantras, do Tai Chi, Yoga, Pranayama, go to our preferred house of worship and bow at the guru's feet and yet we still deny and disconnect from our feelings, avoid the issues and refuse to go to those wounded places within. Prayer, most forms of meditation, yoga and tai chi all benefit us in many ways and yet they're not going to heal the deep emotional wounds. And no great god from the sky is going to come down and take it all away. We have to become fully present to our issues, the realities of our lives and the subsequent feelings that arise from them.
I was very resistant to the painful feelings that arose in response to the abuses suffered during my childhood and adolescence and the subsequent patterns of abandonment, unrequited love and abusive relationships that began to play out in my adult life. My resistance to what I was feeling reinforced the relational dynamics that were causing me to suffer so terribly. This same resistance is what prevented me from healing. It took me a long time to realize that I could never escape from the pain. I could only go through the middle of it. I taught myself to be fully present to the realities of what wasn't working in my relationships and all the subsequent feelings attached to them. Breathing into all the feelings and physical sensations began to awaken the innate healing power residing within my body and mind. The pain was transformed. And in the process of doing so it became fuel for growth.
There were many instances where I would start to access my feelings, but my internal resistance would cause me to pop out of them. I had to train myself to remain fully present to my feelings by continually bringing myself back to them whenever my defense mechanisms caused me to jump track. I would breathe into the numbness during those times I couldn't access my feelings or the stuckness I felt when parts of my life weren't working.
I have been making a very conscientious effort to become more cognizant of the many areas of life where I am resistant. I do that by teaching myself to pay more attention to the times when I react to people and situations. At other times catch myself complaining about what's not working, becoming frustrated or angry or trying to control the outcome of a situation.
It is appropriate for us to react when we're faced with a legitimate threat to our wellbeing. Most situations do not warrant such a strong response. I find that I can respond more appropriately to people, situations and the issues that are of concern to me when I breathe into the feelings that were causing me to react. And then there are other times when I need to let go of any attempt to control or influence and just allow people and circumstances to be as they are.
All kinds of feelings and issues make their way to the surface in response the various practices and interventions that I do. It can feel very uncomfortable at the time these feelings and issues are surfacing, but I always feel a greater sense of aliveness and find that I'm more capable of doing whatever it is that I need to be doing as I work through the feelings and issues. I want as much of this aliveness, presence and power as I can get.
There are times when I felt incredibly resistant while on the vision quest, a traditional Native American healing practice that involves going out to fast alone in the mountains for four days and nights without food or water. The resistance becomes so strong as the powerful forces working on me began to move through my body. I sometimes felt as though I wanted to jump out of my skin. I would become so angry and frustrated as the resistance intensified that I wanted the whole experience to be over with. I finally realized after some time that it was during these times when I felt the most overwhelmed and the most resistant that I was making the greatest breakthroughs. I learned to stop fighting the process by becoming as present as I possibly could in the midst of my discomfort. The breakthroughs I experienced became that much more profound as I learned to become more fully present in this way.
Healing requires courage, commitment and consistency. Healing and personal growth ceases to happen when we stop feeling and addressing our issues and embracing life. The feelings, issues and realities of our daily lives that need to be dealt with can be unpleasant at times, but the only true way forward is to remain fully present to the best of our ability. Facing our issues, dealing directly with life as it unfolds, feeling what we truly feel and making use of the interventions that enable us to facilitate the aspects of our healing process that we cannot fully do on our own make it possible for us to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
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Ben Oofana is a healer who began his training with Horace Daukei, one of the last surviving traditional doctors among the Kiowa Indian tribe. Call (913) 927-4281 to learn more or to schedule an individual session.


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What are your greatest weaknesses? Remember, back in the days before you ran your own business and you were asked that question during a job interview? You hated that question then, and you probably hate answering it now. But if you want to grow your business, you have to know where you're falling short.
Here's how to see your weaknesses for what they are and make them strengths:
Stop being a jack-of-all-trades
In the early stages of a business, entrepreneurs often try to do everything themselves. Maybe you're not a numbers person but you're doing the bookkeeping. Why? If you know math isn't one of your strengths, do the right thing for your business. Delegate the accounts to someone who loves number crunching. Find a way to eliminate the stuff you're not good at (and by doing, makes your day less enjoyable). A common success principle is to spend 80% of your time working with your strengths and only 20% on your weaknesses.
Exploit your failings
It may seem counter-intuitive, but one of the most powerful ways you can transform a business weakness is to expose it. Be totally upfront about it, and then turn it on its head. Perhaps your company has been criticized for slow service. In this fast-paced world, most companies emphasize speed. Find a way to make slow the new fast. Let everyone know your customers shouldn't come to you for speedy service — and why your turtle-like pace is actually a virtue. Your company takes longer than others because you spend time with your clients and provide attentive customer care. Your big weakness is now a selling feature.
Evaluate the impact of your weaknesses
How do you know when a weakness is just that — and when it's truly harmful to your business? You can assess the impact of any weakness by listing your weaknesses and rating their impact. What poses the greatest threat to your business? How will you turn your weaknesses into strengths?
Thinking about your drawbacks and how they impact your business doesn't have to be a downer. In fact, taking an honest look can only open up the pathway to greater success.
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Miss Snark,
Though I doubt it could ever happen, I need to ask: Have you ever been dumped? By a client, that is.
Unfortunately, I need to part ways with my agent and begin the search for a new one. I get what I'm supposed to do -- letter, 30 days notice, etc.
But is there a way to soften the blow? I know, I know, I'm going to have to toughen up if I'm going to continue on this path to published, but I made the mistake of not only thinking she could sell my work, but liking her, too. Damn.
Help me be mean. In kind of a nice way, of course.
I've been dumped indeed.
And sometimes in ways that make me think of revenge and required Father Finbar to be rousted from bed for an emergency session in the confessional at St. Patricks. This being New York, not much phases (ok, sorry, fazes) Father Finbar, but I notice he does clutch his heart when Miss Snark slithers in.
Kristen Nelson posted something about parting ways on her blog, you might google to see if you can find it.
I prefer a very short letter saying "yer toast Snarkles" cause in the end, why doesn't matter. The urge to point out flaws, mistakes, miscommunications or other indications of less than stellar performance are understandable but too late. You've decided to part company. I only want to hear about problems when I have a chance to fix them first.
There are different kinds of "dumping" too. If she hasn't sold your work, it's not all that unexpected. If she's been your agent for five years, sold three projects for increasing sums of money, and has saved you from the chopping block once or twice, well, nothing is going to soften that blow and I'm going to be mad for a good long time...err..I mean "the agent" will be mad for a good long time.
Plain, simple, straightforward, no "I'm sorry it had to be this way".


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Shabadaba (シャバダバ, Shabadaba) was the former minister and self-proclaimed king of Land of the Moon.
Shabadaba served as a minister and apparent friend of the king of Land of the Moon, Kakeru Tsuki. Unlike the king's noble visions, however, Shabadaba only desired wealth and power. Kakeru saw through the minister's desire to take the throne for himself, but was hoping that Shabadaba would see the error of his ways and understand the more noble visions. As time went on, however, Shabadaba continued down the path to anarchy, and eventually Kakeru, taking advice of his soldiers, decided to deal with Shabadaba; that, along with hearing that Kakeru was planning to use the country's wealth to assist the poor, as well as decreasing taxes, Shabadaba betrayed his friend and hired Ishidate, Kongō, and Karenbana, to assassinate Kakeru and his bloodline Michiru and Hikaru Tsuki so that Shabadaba could inherit the title of "king".
Shabadaba was a very greedy individual. Unlike his friend Kakeru, he was self-centred and cruel, and only cared about money and himself. Shabadaba believed that everything revolves around money, and was willing to betray and murder his friend to gain it. He claimed to Michiru that he wished to become a king so he can eat all the delicious food he can to gain a fat body like the prince, desiring a rich, luxurious and hedonistic life. His greed and gluttonous personality defining his character, Shabadaba would easily disregard loyalty and betray friendship to fulfil his self-serving goals, while showing no care whatsoever for the poverty and suffering of the kingdom's citizens.
Aside from his greed, disloyalty and cruelty, Shabadaba was rather sadistic, as when Michiru was captured, instead of killing him outright, Shabadaba devised a method to watch Michiru struggle before dying, in order to entertain himself to prevent the execution from being boring. He could also enter a violent temper when things do not go as he wishes to, as he threw a tantrum when his guards failed to capture Michiru and Hikaru, when reliving the moments of Kakeru's desire to spend the kingdom's wealth for the poor, and when Ishidate refused to listen to his orders any more. All this led to his downfall, as prolonging Michiru's death allowed Team 7 to rescue the captive king, and arguing against a deranged Ishidate led to his death.
Shabadaba was a short, portly man with short brown hair that juts out on the sides (giving the slight resemblance to horns), sideburns, and a thick moustache connected by muttonchops. He wore regal purple robes over a white one, with a gold collar-like necklace, and a pink sash over his left shoulder. His fingers were adorned with gold rings with jewels and his ears had earrings.
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When Michiru and Hikaru returned to the kingdom, Shabadaba ordered the two to be killed, and declared Korega a traitor when he came to defend the rightful heirs of the throne; the princes' escape led Shabadaba to throw a tantrum. Later, when Michiru was captured, he arranged for Michiru to be hanged in a torturous fashion, so as to entertain himself by watching the spoiled prince struggle. His forces came into conflict between Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Rock Lee, Kakashi Hatake, the rebels, and the circus performers. An enraged Ishidate plans on killing Naruto and Hikaru. Shabadaba tries to remind Ishidate of his mission to kill Michiru, resulting in Ishidate unknowingly grabbing Shabadaba's collar with his petrification gauntlet (which was activated at the time) turning him into stone. While Ishidate showed minor surprise for attacking his contractor, he swiftly moved on to continue his fight. As Naruto defeats Ishidate, the force of his attack propels the ninja into Shabadaba, shattering him.
- (To Michiru) "Listen up! The most important thing in this world is money, money, money, money! Money is everything!"
- (To Ishidate) "You! Have you forgotten everything I've done for you? I was the one who came to this country and rescued you from your hardships by hiring you!"
- Out of the three first movies' villain masterminds, Shabadaba is the only one who had no ninjutsu or fighting abilities whatsoever: Dotō Kazahana had Ice Release ninjutsu, while Haido used the power of the Stone of Gelel. Also, he is the only one who wasn't killed by Naruto intentionally, since the Rasengan was meant for Ishidate personally. Also, out of the three mastermind villains, he is the only one who Naruto has no dialogue or even interaction with.


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They would have been repatriated under old immigration law
By Haidee V. Eugenio SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, Jan. 3, 2011) – The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is now home to almost 2,000 unemployed foreign workers who would have been repatriated or deported under local immigration laws that Governor Benigno R. Fitial said were pre-empted by U.S. Public Law 110-229.
Fitial, in his written State of the Commonwealth report to the Legislature on December 30, criticized yet again the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to deport any of these illegal aliens "unless they have committed a crime."
He said a principal objective of PL 110-229, which placed CNMI immigration under federal control, was to deport from the Commonwealth all foreigners who were not entitled to a standard federal visa.
"That would cover all foreign workers who no longer had a job in the Commonwealth and could not qualify for an H visa," Fitial told the Legislature.
He added that the islands now have "close to 2,000 unemployed foreign workers."
This is up from the over 1,300 in illegal foreign workers that the governor told a U.S. congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. in May.
Fitial, in his seven-page report to the Legislature on Thursday, said the CNMI government has provided these unemployed foreign workers' names to the appropriate DHS officials.
"We have been told that the Department has no intention of proceeding to deport any of these illegal aliens unless they have committed a crime. It is this lack of effective DHS enforcement that prompted the enactment of the Arizona law that is now under challenge by the federal government," Fitial said.
He added that the Commonwealth has a "special problem" with these "illegal foreigners."
The governor also talked about the demands placed on CNMI public services by these so-called illegal foreigners. He said they also do not pay taxes, and that the "entire community suffers from their presence in the Commonwealth."
Fitial said he will continue to press for more effective DHS enforcement in the CNMI.
He said the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands stands ready to use local resources, including attorneys and judges, to help the Department of Homeland Security enforce laws which expressly provide for such local-federal cooperation.
There has been removal cases filed with the Saipan U.S. Immigration court since the federalization law took effect on November 28, 2009. Most of the respondents are convicted of criminal charges both in federal and local courts. The immigration court has ordered the removal of some of the respondents and granted voluntary departure to a few.
The Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier said it's the Commonwealth's Department of Labor that is delaying the process by not providing the additional information the Immigration and Customs Enforcement requires to take action on any of the leads.


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Eight year-old Bana Alabed is known worldwide for her tweets during the 2016 siege of Aleppo and her call for peace in Syria – and for all children impacted by conflict.
Her tweets became daily dispatches to millions around the world, giving remarkable insight into the horrors of life in the city as her family endured airstrikes, hunger and loss. Dear World is her first book, a story of a brave little girl trapped in a brutal war who inspired the world with a simple message: "I need peace."
When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave voice to millions of innocent children.
Bana's happy childhood was abruptly upended by civil war when she was just three years old. Over the next four years she knew nothing but bombing, destruction and fear.
Facing death as bombs relentlessly fell around them, Bana and her family had no choice but to escape and flee to Turkey.
In Bana's own words, and featuring affecting letters from her mother, Fatemah, Dear World is not just a gripping account of a family endangered by war - it offers a uniquely intimate, child's-eye perspective on one of the biggest humanitarian crises in history. Bana has lost her best friend, her school, her home and her homeland. But she has not lost her hope - for herself and for other children around the world who are victims of war and deserve better lives.
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"This is my Mummy, who I love very much. She helped me to tell my story to the world on Twitter and write my book in English with my editor. My dream is to become a teacher and teach Syrian children how to speak English, just like my Mum.
She named me after the word "tree" in Arabic. Mummy says she chose it because it is a strong name, and she and my Baba wanted a strong little girl. During the fighting in Aleppo, Mum was very brave like me, even though she was scared also. She showed me you can be both.
When we had to leave Syria as refugees, my mum brought our family photos, her and my Baba's wedding invitation and locks of hair from me and my two brother's first haircuts. We couldn't bring much with us when we escaped. Today things are much better, everyone in my family likes to laugh. Mummy always talks about how important education is and how all children should be in school so they can learn to help people when they grow up, so we can have doctors and teachers and lawyers like my Baba to make Syria strong again one day."
Hello my friends! I have recently got back from receiving the Freedom Award 2018 in Berlin.
So many interesting people have been awarded this and I am really excited to be one of them. The award is given to people who are dedicated to the cause of freedom so I feel really excited to have been recognised as someone who is devoted to this.
I gave a short speech to say what had happened to me and my family in Aleppo and to encourage the leaders of the world to stand together in the face of what is happening there.
I had a really good time there and got to make a speech. Here is a photo of me with my award. I tweeted that "This award is for the millions of children who the world couldn't give them freedom." I hope one day they can share my freedom too.
Love and peace
Bana x
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5th March 2018
Hello my friends
I was invited to the Oscars to take part in Common and Andra Day's performance and stand with nine other activists. I was happy to add Syria's voice to the Oscars.
On the stage I am standing for peace. Children deserve peace, children have no crime, children didn't start war. Seven years of war is enough. Children deserve life.
We stand up for Syria and refugees. We stand up for humanity and peace. We must all stand up for something and make the world a better place.
Love and peace
Bana x
World Children's Day!
20th November 2017
Hello my friends!
I hope you are okay. Did you know that today is World Children's Day? The children of the world are suffering everywhere. I want the children to live in peace. I want the children to go to school. Millions of children cannot go to school because of the war. If we do not end the war the children will not have a better tomorrow.
This is my message to the children of war:
Be strong, and don't lose hope. We shall overcome this some day, and we shall lead.
Love and peace
Bana x
Hello my friends
I am home in Turkey after visiting New York to talk about my book Dear World.
10th October 2017
In New York I went to the Dream Charter school where I talked with other children about my life living in the war. I am so happy and lucky to be able to go to school like they do now. The students that I met will be in my heart forever.
I went to the Syrian American Medical Society which is helping the people in Syria who need doctors and medicine when they get sick or are hurt by the bombs. I told them my story and they said they will keep fighting to save other Syrian children like me.
I went to see the UN which was very big and beautiful. I was excited that so many big decisions are made there. I hope that they will find out a way to bring peace to Syria.
Twitter invited me to talk at their office. I love them all for letting me to tell my story to the world when I was in Syria. They are my family. I also met Colin Kaepernick who is sad about how people are treated in the USA. I understand because I am sad about how people are treated in Syria, and want to make it better to I can go home again with my family.
I got to see the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State building, and eat American candy. I am very happy to see my book in book shops in New York.
Love and peace
Bana x
3rd October 2017
Dear friends
Today I am excited as it is the publication day of my book Dear World.
I am in New York to celebrate the release of my book and to share my story and the story of the other Syrian children.
I hope that everyone will read my book and stand up for refugees and peace everywhere.
Love and peace
Bana x
Hello again my friends, I am very happy to share with you the cover of my book, Dear World.
29th July
I am again so happy to have this opportunity to tell my story and the story of what has happened in Aleppo to the world. I hope my book will make the world do something for the children and people of Syria and bring peace to children all over the world who are living in war.
Love and peace
Bana x


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THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY - Content
For Hicksflicks.com, Friday, March 6, 2015
Before "Airport" and its sequels, before "Skyjacked" or the TV movie "Mayday at 40,000 Feet," and certainly before to the 1980s "Airplane!" spoofs, was the granddaddy of them all, "The High and the Mighty" (1954).
With a memorable musical theme by Dimitri Tiomkin — which became a hit record and is whistled by John Wayne during his entrance — this is the film that laid out the template for the many air-disaster flicks that followed.
Wayne plays a world-weary veteran former captain who is now first officer to a younger captain played by Robert Stack on a flight with 17 passengers from Honolulu to San Francisco.
John Wayne, Robert Stack, 'The High and the Mighty'
Both pilots are haunted by past tragedies, and when the plane develops engine trouble they are forced to overcome their insecurities to reassure their passengers — among them an unstable man with a gun.
Claire Trevor (who co-starred with Wayne in his starmaking vehicle, "Stagecoach") and Utah's own Laraine Day are also aboard, along with Robert Newton and Phil Harris.
"The High and the Mighty" has a screenplay by Ernest K. Gann, who adapted his own novel. Wayne's production company purchased the property and Wayne was attached as a producer.
He hired veteran hitmaker William A. Wellman ("Wings," "The Public Enemy," "The Ox-Bow Incident") to direct, insisting that he use the new CinemaScope process, and "The High and the Mighty" became his first widescreen film.
Spencer Tracy had been hired to star in the film but he later dropped out and Wellman talked Wayne into taking the role. Wayne was reluctant as this was a very different part than the public was used to seeing him play, but the film went on to become a big moneymaker for him.
And now's your chance to see it on the big screen — which always benefits a film like this — when it plays on Tuesday, March 10, at 10 a.m. in the SCERA Center theater in Orem.


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Selena Gomez and Kendall Jenner After the Met Gala
Is the Feud Between Selena Gomez and Kendall Jenner Still Going On?
Whatever is going on between Selena Gomez and the Jenner sisters, it looks like they can at least be in the same room together. Selena took part in a private group dinner in NYC on Tuesday with Kendall Jenner (along with a slew of top models like Candice Swanepoel) to celebrate the release of Mirtha Michelle's book, Letters, to the Men I Have Loved. The two didn't pose for photos together and sat at opposite sides of the large dinner table, with Kendall staying close to friend (and Cody Simpson's ex) Gigi Hadid. The young stars are reportedly locked in an are-they-or-aren't-they feud, which was sparked after Kendall and her sister Kylie Jenner reportedly got too close for comfort with Selena's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber, at Coachella. Selena fueled gossip of bad blood when she unfollowed the sisters on Instagram — along with everyone else on her follow list. However, a source later said that Selena had "no issues with Kylie whosoever" and that, while she was upset with the girls for flirting with Justin, they had "cleared it up." Last week, Kendall went to dinner with Justin and Hailey Baldwin, the daughter of Stephen Baldwin, in NYC. Over the weekend, Justin also shared a snap of himself taking a selfie with Kylie.
This isn't the first run-in for the girls as they both attended the Met Gala on Monday night, although they also avoided taking snaps together there as well. If the two did interact, it wasn't captured by photographers or by the stars themselves on their social media accounts. However, Selena did publicly end one big feud at the gala when she shared a video of herself dancing with Taylor Swift, whom she reportedly had a falling out with earlier this year.


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WINDHAM, N.H. — President Barack Obama today used his harshest attack line yet on Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's Medicare plan, warning a New Hampshire crowd here that they would not be able to "count on health care" under the Romney-Ryan plan.
The words were the sharpest attack yet in a fiery campaign speech here to a packed crowd of 2,300 in Windham High School's gymnasium. Obama added a personal warning to his usual stump speech, which claims that Romney and Ryan would "end Medicare as we know it."
"My plan has already extended the life of Medicare by nearly a decade," Obama said. "Their plan would put Medicare on track to be ended as we know it.
"It would be an entirely different plan — a plan in which you could not count on health care because it would have to be coming out of your pocket. That's the real difference between our plans on Medicare."
It was a day in which Obama saved his deepest criticism for Ryan, newly added to the Republican ticket as Romney's running mate last weekend. Later in his speech, he hit the Romney-Ryan ticket on taxes, saying that Romney would pay only 1 percent in taxes under Ryan's plan. That comment drew a sharp rebuke from the Romney campaign.
But in a week in which the conversation on the campaign trail has been dominated by Medicare, Obama hit the Republican ticket hardest on the subject.
:The latest thing they've been trying is to talk about Medicare," Obama said. Now, you would think they would avoid talking about Medicare, given the fact that both of them have proposed to voucherize the Medicare system. But I guess they figure the best defense is to try to go on offense.
"So, New Hampshire, here is what you need to know: Since I have been in office, I have strengthened Medicare. I have made reforms that have extended the life of the program, that have saved millions of seniors with Medicare hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs."
Meanwhile, on the Republican side, Ryan appeared at a campaign stop in Florida with his mother, a 78-year-old Floridian who Ryan said has been on Medicare for 10 years. Ryan charged Obama with "raiding Medicare" to "pay for Obamacare."


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Though you'll likely still dread April 15 each year, your fear may subside a bit if you understand how your federal income taxes are calculated when you file your tax return. In addition, you can budget ahead of time for your tax bill (or refund check) if you can estimate how much you'll owe. To figure your federal taxes, you'll need to know how much money you made, the deductions and credits you're eligible for, how many dependents you'll claim and whether you owe any additional taxes. Credits differ from deductions because they reduce your tax liability directly, rather than just decreasing your taxable income.
Calculate your total income for the year by adding up all of your sources of taxable income. Say you work two jobs, one paying $40,000 and one paying $10,000, and you earn $500 in interest. Your total taxable income is $50,500.
Subtract your adjustments to income, sometimes referred to as above-the-line deductions, from your total income, to find your adjusted gross income for the year. You can take these deductions without having to itemize. Examples include traditional IRA contributions, moving expenses and student loan interest. Your adjusted gross income is significant because it affects other deductions, like medical expenses and miscellaneous expenses.
Continuing the example, if you paid $2,000 in student loan interest, you'd subtract $2,000 from $50,500 to find your AGI is $48,500.
Subtract your personal exemptions from your adjusted gross income. You get a personal exemption for each person, including yourself, that you claim as a dependent. In this example, in 2012, each personal exemption is worth $3,800, so if you claim only yourself, subtract $3,800 from $48,500 to get $44,700.
Subtract the larger of your standard deduction or your itemized deductions from the result to figure your taxable income. You should compare the two and choose the one that gives you the bigger deduction. The standard deduction is a preset deduction based your filing status that replaces itemized deductions. The Internal Revenue Service adjusts it annually for inflation. Examples of itemized deductions include medical expenses, mortgage interest and charitable donations. For this example, if you have $8,000 in itemized deductions and your standard deduction is only $6,000, subtract $8,000 from $44,700 to get $36,700 as your taxable income.
Figure your tax by using either the tax tables, if you make less than $100,000, or the tax computation worksheet, if you make more than $100,000, found in the instructions for IRS Form 1040 (see Resources). Using the 2011 tables because the 2012 tables are not published at the time of writing, if you're single, the income tax on $36,700 equals $5,306.
Subtract any tax credits you're eligible to claim. For example, if you have a lifetime learning credit of $2,000, subtract $2,000 from $5,306 to get $3,306.
Add any additional taxes you owe, such as self-employment taxes or early withdrawal penalties on premature retirement plan distributions. If you don't owe any, skip this step.
Subtract your income tax withholding throughout the year from the result to figure how much you owe or the size of your refund. Finishing the example, if you had $4,306 withheld, subtract $4,306 from $3,306 to get negative $1,000, meaning you'll receive a $1,000 tax refund.
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DENVER -- After spending the last 40 years as the Tattered Cover's head book buyer, Cathy Langer is about to write her final chapter.
Langer started working at the bookstore in 1977. Initially she was going to study law, until she learned about a job opening at the Tattered Cover. She interviewed with Joyce Meskis, who made the Tattered Cover what it is today.
"She [Joyce] said I would like to hire you but I need to see if you'll commit to one year," Langer recalled. "And I remember taking a deep breath. My 22 year-old self was slightly horrified at the thought of committing to a year. But I did! And that was 40 years ago!"
Langer said it took two days on the job for her to realize it's what she wanted to do for the rest of her career.
Over the years she's met countless people who've stopped by the store, including a few celebrities.
"When we were one really huge store in Cherry Creek, Michael Jackson was in town and wanted to come to the store. He was a great lover of books and that was fun!" Langer said.
Sure, celebrities were fun to meet, but Langer said it's the regular customers she adored most.
"It's just part of the cultural fabric of our community," Langer added.
Langer will wrap up her storybook career one year from now. Afterward she plans to travel, spend more time with her grandkids and of course, read.
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It probably doesn't come as a surprise to you that I'm a very 'girly' girl. I love makeup and skincare. I enjoy dressing up and making myself look nice, but I've been feeling insecure lately, I've been comparing myself to others and I have felt rubbish about myself and my appearance because of this.
I love the beauty industry, and this post isn't about turning my back on it, but I wanted and indeed needed to look inside myself to find my own inner beauty, rather than putting too much pressure on myself to look like others.
In the past I've been too insecure to even take off my makeup in front of partners, fortunately this isn't the case with Ed and he builds up my confidence by telling me how nice I look, with and without the makeup.
Having a young daughter, I do try hard not to focus too much on my imperfections when she's around, and some of the best photos I've got of the two of us are when I have a serious 'mum-bun' going on and barely any makeup on.
I put so much pressure on myself to look good, but ultimately it's the snaps I share via social media where I'm not making an effort and laughing naturally that people love the most – because beauty does come from within.
I've been going through a hard time lately and I haven't been taking care of myself enough and it shows. It's taken its toll on my outer appearance, as I have spots and dark circles under my eyes, but it's also made me doubt myself and I haven't been happy or passionate about much at all as a result.
This week I've been making an effort to focus on me. I've been making time for myself, taking care of number one, and I really do think it's helped.
I feel more confident, relaxed and ready to take on the world, and most importantly I've realised that it's not other people's opinions of you that matter, it's your own self image that is important.


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"It's not nice when girls die."
It's even less nice when the girl was your best friend and her "body [was] found in a motel room, alone."
Lia's story begins not just with the death of her friend, Cassie, but also with Lia's steadfast avoidance of the topic. We quickly learn that this is a standard coping mechanism for Lia; even before this new tragedy, she routinely subsumed her anxieties about her future, and her frustrations with her blended family, into an obsessive need to be be thin.
"I take the cup from her.
My throat wants it my brain wants it my blood wants it my hand does not want this my mouth does not want this."
Much of the brilliance in this book is found in the narrative style; Anderson is not afraid to play with typography, grammar, and punctuation in order to convey Lia's fractured thoughts. What could have been a confusing mess in lesser hands becomes a way to skillfully sink us deeper and deeper into Lia's psyche.
As Lia continues to starve herself, her sorrow and fuel deprived brain work together to create haunting hallucinations of her dead friend. The farther we fall with Lia into her rabbit hole, the clearer it becomes that she is not only full of despair but also anguish over her own actions – or lack thereof. There is more here than just standard survivor's guilt, though. Even Lia's constant repetition of the the numbers one through thirty-three – the number of times Cassie called her and only got voicemail that fateful night – is designed to distract her from thinking of other secrets.
"…When I was a real girl, my mother fed me her glass dreams one spoonful at a time."
At one point near the end of the book Cassie tells Lia that she has won, that she has been able to accomplish what Cassie could not. It is this hollow victory that starts Lia on the road to recovery. As hard as Lia tries to believe in the possibility of perpetually existing in this limbo state of dying by inches, the death of her friend makes it so that she cannot hide from the truth any longer. By the end of the book, Lia has decided that she would at least like to try not being a wintergirl, however difficult that may be.
"I take the razor blades out of the bag…inscribe three lines, hush hush hush, into my skin. Ghosts trickle out."
It would be rather easy to present Lia as a privileged, middle class teenager whose inability to cope with the pressures of her life are easily dismissed as merely a sign of weakness or immaturity. Instead Anderson accomplishes the much more difficult task of showing us how young and vulnerable Lia was when the process began, and how this disease in particular creates a dangerous feedback loop that is incredibly difficult to break free from.
Wintergirls is one of the most powerful and unique young adult books I have read, and I strongly recommend it.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. (2009). Wintergirls. New York: Viking.
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Long ago, involving some people I knew, a pastor refused to perform a marriage of a female-male couple, at least one of whom grew up in the church. Why? They were living together. Meaning, everyone new they were having sex before marriage. "Living in sin."
The parents of the woman left the church because the pastor refused to perform the ceremony. As far I know, there was no lawsuit. They found another church..
Was the pastor or church committing a crime? If so, who's the victim?
Another experience: longtime friends, including one from another country, were engaged. The women's home church declined to perform the wedding because the groom wouldn't convert to Christianity. As far as I know, there was no lawsuit. They had their wedding at a college chapel.
And in both instances, it seems a Justice of the Peace was available or some other "government official" could have been hired. They weren't. Another clergy person took their place.
I don't have the knowledge right now to make a judgment about if the Obergefell vs. Hodges case legalizing gay marriage is "correct" on a strict Constitutional bases.
What I WILL say, is if it's used as a precedent for gays getting married at a Justice of the Peace, I don't have a problem with that. Not exactly happy, because ALL laws favoring married people over single people should be gotten rid of. I believe in the Separation of Marriage and State, but I view that its lack of existence as just "one of those crappy things" and it's not a top priority.
But I'll ALSO say: if this Court ruling sets a precedent that FORCES pastors to perform gay weddings (or ANY wedding, as described above), or forces people to serve flowers or bake cakes to people they don't want to serve, I'd hope, to the extent possible, to be at the barricades. And NOT because of I'm against gays. This would be ALL ASPECTS of the First Amendment under assault.
Which side would you be on?
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Capuchin Friars, followers of Jesus in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi. Capuchins are well known for their care of creation, peace advocacy, joyful brotherhood and simple life-style.
Vocation to religious life is like a seed that needs right moisture and temperature to germinate. Moreover, it will need right soil, sun shine and water to grow and produce flowers and fruits.
Many young people are not sure where God wants them to be or what to do with their lives. However, being in contact with people who can rightly and lovingly guide you to find out what God wants you to do with your life will lead you to a fruitful happy life.
A young person desiring to join the Capuchins will undergo different stages of formation to gradually deepen his conformity to the life of Jesus Christ (VC. 16). The Confirmation requires a gradual process that goes through different stages of formation.
The young person gets into contact with the brothers, visiting them and sharing their fraternal life and apostolate. This helps to create a profound understanding of oneself towards others, creation and happiness in belonging to God for the service of His people.
Discerning religious vocation needs openness to the Holy Spirit and truthfulness to oneself. In this stage one deepens his Catholic Faith through participation in liturgy, fraternal life, apostolic work and learning different methods of prayer. The aim is to reinforce holistic human maturity; emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually and psychologically.
The candidate deepens his discernment more spiritually through special experience of faith, contemplative prayer, fraternal life and contact with the needy.
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The 55th World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be commemorated this year on 22 April 2018
The Holy Father said 2018 is a special year for vocations, because the Synod of Bishops will reflect on young people, especially "the relationship between young people, faith, and vocation". Pope Francis reminded Christians that God never ceases to call men and women to follow Him."We are not victims of chance or swept up in a series of unconnected events; on the contrary, our life and our presence in this world are the fruit of a divine vocation," he said.
Pope Francis made it clear that "God comes silently" and that, without a listening heart, God's voice can be "drowned out" by the distractions of daily life."Nowadays listening is becoming more and more difficult, immersed as we are in a society full of noise, overstimulated and bombarded by information. This prevents us from pausing and enjoying the taste of contemplation, reflecting serenely on the events of our lives, going about our work with confidence in God's loving plan, and making a fruitful discernment."
He said Christians need "to listen carefully to his word and the story of his life, but also to be attentive to the details of our own daily lives".
Turning to spiritual discernment, Pope Francis said this is "a process by which a person makes fundamental choices, in dialogue with the Lord and listening to the voice of the Spirit, starting with the choice of one's state in life".
Pope Francis added a note of urgency. "Vocation is today! The Christian mission is now," he said.
"Each one of us is called - whether to the lay life in marriage, to the priestly life in the ordained ministry, or to a life of special consecration - in order to become a witness of the Lord, here and now."
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I am teaching probability and statistics, a course for first-year students, for the first time this spring. I have been struggling with how to grade the students.
This course is unusual in that there is only a little mathematics in the course (we throw in all of the probability that we can, but it is still mainly statistics). This requires that I think like a statistician, which is new and somewhat painful.
It also makes designing a course more difficult. I have the basics of what I want to do, but—as mentioned above—how to grade the students is the most difficult part. I want to stick with an SBG approach, but I was not sure how to set up the standards.
In calculus last semester (and other courses in previous semesters), I had a general format of: "if you can do the basic skills from the course, you will get a C. To get a grade higher than C, you must demonstrated some conceptual understanding."
I realized as I was brushing my teeth last night that this is completely and utterly backwards.
I want my C students to understand the concepts of the course, but not necessarily be able to do the computations and symbolic manipulations. My B students should, in addition to understanding the concepts, be able to do many of the computations and symbolic manipulations. My A students should, in addition to understanding the concepts, be able to do all of the computations AND demonstrate that they can do some self-guided work.
Here is my rationale for requiring understanding the concepts to get a C:
- I am convinced that the concepts are easier in most college-level mathematics courses—students are better at drawing tangent lines on graphs of functions than they are at finding the equations of tangent lines.
- The students who need the calculation and symbolic manipulation skills are the ones who are going to continue taking more mathematics (and related) courses. I am guessing that C students are less likely to continue taking these courses.
- Computers can now do much of the calculation and symbolic manipulation, although the user has to understand the concepts to correctly enter the information.
- Most importantly, the concepts are the most important part of the course! I want to explicitly encourage students to focus on the concepts—I don't want, say, a calculus student to be able to get an A in the course by only having good algebra skills (a colleague yesterday complained to me about such students; I view this as a flaw in the grading system).
I am not happy about having this completely backwards, and I feel bad for my previous students. But I am happy that I now understand what I want.
The tough part is designing assessments that isolate concepts. But that is part of my job, and I find it fun to come up with such questions.
How can this be improved? Am I wrong about this?
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I would have guessed elliptical would work -- don't you just put your foot flat on a board and move the board, but the foot stays stationary relative to the board? Of course, it's probably smarter not to risk anything that uses the foot at all, and I'm just a typical dumb runner
Bet you could do crunches. Speaking of which I could do them too. I think about them from time to time, and resolve to start doing them. But I never get around to the actual doing -- I forget, or I say to myself, "After this goal race is over, b/c I don't want to risk getting sore right before it." For example, I am racing a goal 10K this Sunday, so no new exercises...
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Maybe elliptical would be ok. It has to start feeling better before I do anything though. I have to say I'm surprised that it continues to be as 'uncomfortable' (isn't that the word doctors use?) as it has been.
Crunches just sound like "exercise", which I am averse to.
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Need to find a way to make that stuff as addictive as running. Let me know if you find one.


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Various topics related to Japanese budo, Goshin budo, and things with the paradox of violence and peace being taught hand in hand. With a slightly skewed sense of humor...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Random thoughts about abuse
And I'm not joking about needing bleach to remove what I had just watched. When you have a woman who just had an acute subdural hematoma drained 1-ONE- week before the test, on the mat getting hit in the face and being taken down for grappling, you are not talking "Eating bitter". You are talking outright abuse. And that subdural hematoma was a result of getting hit in the head in class.
For those of you who are not aware of what a subdural hematoma is, a fast overly simple explanation is this is a large traumatic injury (bruising) where blood and fluids gather between the outer layer of the brain membrane and the inner membranes. This creates pressure on the brain. Enough pressure, guess what happens?To be on the mat taking a test that involves falling, getting hit, and grappling one week after this operation to drain the hematoma is not just foolish on part of the student, it is criminal neglect on the part of the instructor in my opinion.
The test was more a test of endurance for those testing, running through the entire curriculum of the school for each rank level. I only watched 3 hours of the test, but I saw more swaggering aggressive egos, passive-aggressive and abusive behavior concentrated in one location than I have seen in years.My friend's wife only got a broken nose in no facial contact sparring. Gee, how did that happen? Yet, over the years of abuse she and others took at this place - I can't bring myself to call it a dojo - it was claimed that these things were OK "Because we love each other."
Upon that I have to call "Bullshit!" Just because someone hugs you and says "I love you" after purposely injuring you doesn't make it all right. I don't care who you are, that right there isn't funny. This situation is a description of an abuse cycle. From numerous students and former students, there is a steady consistent stream of stories of abuse and injuries to students. As well as fights between the instructor and the on again - off again girlfriend (who is a senior black belt in the school) serious enough to warrant hospital visits for broken bones, concussions, and other varying injuries.
My friend's wife has finally left the school, by the way, so at least she has managed to break the chain of abuse for herself.
Oh, did I forget to mention the above mentioned instructor consistently tries to get most of the female students to have sex?
I'm relieved for the students who have left and broken free of this cycle. But for your consideration, here area a couple similar situations with greater or lessor degrees of abuse.In a school up north of Seattle, the instructor has a good lineage, was the head of his region for the organization he belonged to in another country. A friend still trains there.
Broken bones and other injuries, some pretty serious, are common in the dojo. I usually see blood on keiko gi when I've visited. I can live with hard training and injuries are part of that. But when you have people training with broken ribs, and are expected to stand still and then take additional kicks and punches to those broken ribs just to show spirit, that crosses the line into physical abuse. This training is said to be "traditional" in Japan by the instructor, who trained in Japan for all of a month. More like a bunch of sadistic bastards beat him up, so he does it to his own students.
I can also think of another group with a head sensei who does lots of the right thing organizationally. He doesn't charge excessive fees, but does run it as a business for a living. I don't disagree with the business side. But his personal conduct is a bit out of line. Asking students in women's dressing room if they want to "massage sensei" goes past the line of acceptable behavior. His fondness for alcohol is well known; he is known to drink his lunch at some seminars, and his students try and cover that up from others for him.
A good story involves this sensei's wife slamming her elbow into his ribs as she was walking by, enabling a young female student to duck away from "sensei" and his drunken attentions.
And this repeated behavior is pretty common knowledge, but is dismissed by seniors in his group as "no big deal." I normally wouldn't care except for the hypocrisy of this mans behavior as opposed to what he teaches. He goes on about character and budo, but doesn't apply it to himself.
At one of the seminars I attended years ago, this sensei was already in the bag at a potluck dinner. He was calling out "Boy" repeatedly and it finally dawns on me, he was calling out to me. This was apparent since I noticed everyone else in the room staring at me. When I realized it was me that was "Boy", I asked, "Yes sensei?" and he told me, "Boy, get me beer." I of course politely replied "You can get your own f-----g beer."
Now, in recognition of his rank and senior status, should I have gotten him a beer? Yeah, maybe so. Now if he had been a total ass all the time and said the same thing, I probably would have gotten him a beer and ignored his comment since his jackass behavior would at least have been consistent. Still rude, but it would have honestly reflected his character.
But to have spent time hearing him preach about the dignity and spirit of budo beginning and ending with courtesy earlier that day and an hour before at the potluck, I realized the man was only talking about one way courtesy to him. So, no beer for him from "boy".
But I'm not part of these groups and have no real place to say anything except to observe from afar and state "That's a bit screwed up."But what's the common theme to all this? A fine old-fashioned recipe for abuse. One shake of abuse, followed with a pinch of affection, praise, reward, a bit more abuse, followed by more affection, praise, rewards to make up, and pretty soon, students are catering to the instructor's ego and emotional wants in a roiling pot of dysfunction.
When this dysfunctional recipe is done, you have a steaming pile of crap with the instructor at the top of the pile as chief turd. This is really no different than someone covering up for, enabling, and staying in a bad relationship with a drug abuser or alcoholic in some respects.
It usually makes no sense at all to one observing the situation from outside the group. And these are not stupid people I am discussing here; the people I have met from these groups are often people who have done well in their chosen careers with good families. Yet they were blind to the ways they had been used and abused for many years. They say it's not abuse, using variously, love and discipline, as the most common excuses for the continued relationships.
Recently, there it seems like there have been more incidents of abuse and what I consider predatory behavior in both localized incidents and in several national organizations in various martial arts groups. At least, they are more publicized but it doesn't seem to stop the conduct and people in their organizations still try to protect these abusers.These are individuals, not an organization, which commit these acts. The acts are sometimes criminal, sometimes moral or ethical violations not in violation of the law in their country. This topic goes across the board in not just martial arts groups, but in all levels of society really. The usual pattern I see is these people use their power in an organization to perpetuate their actions.
Me, I think we can approach this several ways.
1) Tolerate the behavior and act surprised publicly when someone gets abused. This is the most common thing I've seen.
2) Accept it can happen, try to watch for it, and try not to be part of the problem. Work to influence those in your group and don't tolerate the behavior in your group.
3) Don't belong to organizations that tolerate the behavior.
4) Quit preaching moral and ethical values that are not held by the people in the group and for those in the group, make your leaders live up to their words. Which is really just another way of saying both 2 &3.
But then it's hard to get money and energy out of people looking to martial arts with dreams of being a master or discovering themselves, or the ideal of being a better person via the secrets found in martial training.
Try telling potential students "This is just physical training based upon martial training methods of civilian or military origins from (insert country origin here). Any betterment of you as a person comes from the simple hard work that goes into your training and the values of personal responsibility you learn from that work, as well as the responsibilities you have to the group."
See how many want to hang around for more than a short time with that marketing pitch.
This is exactly why I don't like teaching publicly. False expectations of students who make paying the rent easy and suddenly it's easy to cater to the wants of students without even realizing it since they pay the rent, gas, food, etc. I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying most sensei don't want to work that hard or set an example for their students with hard work themselves.
So the final point is:Regardless of the set up in a dojo, kwoon, dojang, etc.…the social structures and teaching methodologies which allows a teacher of martial arts to commit these acts needs to be better scrutinized by the group itself. Checks need to be in place to prevent an individual or individuals from developing the mentality that they are above responsibility to students and respect goes both ways.
My questions to you, the reader of my blog, is first, Haven't you got anything better to do than read this? Second, is do you find yourself or others in your group regularly making excuses for your teacher(s) for their behavior and abuse - emotional, psychological, physical injuries, sexual misconduct, of others in the group?
If you are one of those making excuses, I would encourage you and other students in your group to think about what kind of people you choose to associate with as teachers and peers in your martial arts training.
And no, I don't have any easy answers, far smarter people than me have been trying to explain and prevent this crap for decades. But this is why I filter hard on whom I let in the dojo and what I will tolerate in the dojo, so I don't have these problems.
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As said "My questions to you, the reader of my blog, is first, Haven't you got anything better to do than read this?"
I respond "No, sir. You have a very good blog. You point to real issues that makes me think and improve my own training".
- August 26, 2008 at 8:37 AM
- Clint said...
That's a rough story, and sad to know that this sort of behavior is perpetuated by the victims.
This reminds me of a system down in CA, in which the instructor specifically utilized negativity (i.e. verbal and physical abuse) in an attempt to intimidate his students, which in all honesty worked 99% of the time, because he was a scary mofo. His philosophy was that, the day you are no longer afraid of him, you wont be afraid of anyone, and therefore you'll have the confidence to face any challenges in life. Haha.
After moving to WA, I heard that he had attempted to start-up a restaurant (with his students acting as staff) and he ended up beating some poor girl (student) in the head with a phone receiver.
He went to jail.
Not sure what he's up to these days, but hopefully he isn't continuing the viscous cycle with a new group of peeps.
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Does your State mortgage mastermind licensing regulations say you have a "Fiduciary Duty" to your customers? Or does it say "you must supply the punter next to a reasonable, palpable net benefit" from a loan you provide? Both of these may shortly be nationally mandated requirements if Congress has anything to say going on for it.
The House of Representatives pulled no punches on Tuesday at its hearing on subprime and offensive mortgage loaning as they took National Association of Mortgage Brokers President Harry Dinham to errand on the concern of who brokers truly practise for, if they disown 'fiduciary responsibility' to their borrowers.
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Beige Wool & Cotton Trench Coat
Mackintosh looks to its history of craftsmanship to create current, sophisticated outerwear. Cut from an exquisite wool and cotton-blend twill, this double-breasted trench coat exudes elegance and the sandy tone is flattering and versatile. The raglan sleeves and minimalist detailing add relaxed attitude.
Product ID: 12569188
Size & Fit
Model wears size: 8
Model measures: bust 32"/82cm, height 5'10ft/178cm, waist 22.8"/58cm, hips 35.4"/90 cm
Details & Care
8-button double breasted front closure
Adjustable cuff tabs
Storm flap and gun flaps
60% wool, 40% cotton
Dry clean only
Made in the UK
Style ID: MO2271
Returns & Exchange
If you are not happy with your purchase you can return it to us within 14 days for a refund.


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Here are some comments from some of my satisfied customers:
"Dear Julie, just a quick note to say a BIG thank you for making our Ruby Anniversary Cake. Everyone admired and enjoyed it very much! My husband and I were delighted with it! Thank you once again, it was just perfect!"
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"Dear Julie, a MASSIVE thank you for my wonderful tower cake… It was really yummy and all of my guests commented on unusual it was – Thank you for the extra special touch of putting the cows on the top, it made it truly personal."


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My First Car: Chugging along, enjoying life with my 1933 Austin 7
PUBLISHED: 08:55 07 December 2018 | UPDATED: 08:55 07 December 2018
Bernice Hartley
Bernice Hartley's first car was a 1933 Austin 7, called Chug, and it certainly did after she drove into some flood water and had to be hauled out by a tractor.
This is me with my first car – a 1933 Austin 7, called Chug, in 1961.
I had bought it the year before from Austin 7 enthusiast Chris Dawes who then lived in Newport, in south-east Wales. It was powder blue and black and had very comfortable upholstery.
I used it for the occasional holiday – it took me and a friend to Wales and back – but mostly for my daily commute between Sawston, in Cambridgeshire, and Clavering in Essex. I taught in Clavering village school from 1957 to 1964. On the way I would pick up Gwen Driver at Langley who also taught there.
One day, on leaving school, we were negotiating Blacksmiths Corner in Clavering when there was a sudden bang, the car lurched and a scraping noise accompanied by a shower of sparks marked our passage to a halt at the crossroads. A main spring had broken at the back.
Another drama was when I drove into some flood water at Wicken Bonhunt and flooded the engine. Marooned, a kind farmer hauled Chug out with his tractor.
I enjoyed some years driving my Austin 7. I learned to double de-clutch, gave excellent hand signals (it had no trafficators) and coped with a very slow windscreen wiper when going uphill and pressing hard on the accelerator... a common occurrence with these old cars.
When I married, and we acquired an A35, I gave Chug to my brother but he didn't keep it very long before selling it to someone in Norfolk. The last time I saw it it had fungi growing through the floorboards.
I wonder if the new owner gave it a new life – I hope so!
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Eastern Europe – The Key to China's BRI Policy
Three weeks ago, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi finished a week-long tour of three Eastern European countries: Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Full analysis please see here.
New Silk Road programme at LIIA is supported by the State Joint Stock Company "Latvijas dzelzceļš" and "LDz Loģistika"
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God help us all...
..I'm actually going to need a semi-grown-up planner for this upcoming school year. No more of those simple monthly spreads.
I have this perspicuous reminder in front of me ; I'm getting older, and I forget more things every school year.
Ergo, the planner.
Dang it, I knew I shouldn't have already made a rough time map, but as they say about me, curiosity kills. (I have a million lives, though, so no worries there.)


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Tag Archives: Sansa Shaker
Cracking a Sansa Shaker Open
Written by Stefan on 30. Mai 2013 — Leave a Comment
Here are some pictures showing how to crack a Sansa Shaker MP3 player open. The main "trick" is to remove the two rings (which one uses to control volume or skip tracks). After the rings are removed, the cover could be taken into two half's by removing the small screws which are hidden under the rings.
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Posted on 19. December 2013
by Enja Sæthren
The European Commission has often been target to criticism regarding its regulations being too complicated, const intensive, thick. In response to the demand of economic stakeholders as well as its own finding, the European Commission has set up a road map to "respond to the economic imperative". In the idea this, so called "smart regulation", aims on easing setting up businesses and employing people as well as using natural resources. During the past years this has found expression in the REFIT-programme (Regulatory Fitness and Performance), where the Commission has spent a lot of time and energy trying to make the EU regulations "easier".
The simplifications have been given different names; laws and businesses ought to be "slimmer", "smarter" and "fit for growth". But what does this reform really constitute? "Simplification" can have a lot of different conceptions: It can mean to get rid of unnecessary micromanagement, or it can imply that it becomes easy to understand what is legal, required or prohibited. Alternatively, the message could be that fields of topics are being brought back to the national parliaments. However, a consequence of simplification can also be that burdens are moved, for instance from the business community to workers, customers and the natural environment. It is exactly this interpretation which seems to be the relevant to the case at hand, as the main criteria through all of the REFIT-documents seems to be how much the business sector can earn on a less rigid EU-legislation.
In a joint letter from WWF, Bird Life Europe and EEB (the umbrella organization for European environmental organizations) they put it like this: REFIT is, without exception introduced as a scheme "to reduce administrative burdens without taking into account the benefits regulations may have on citizens, the economy and the environment." And further: The European Commission "portrays the environment at worst as an obstacle to growth, and at best as something to be exploited for short-term economic advantages. (…) Despite that the EU previously has acknowledged that environmental standards and progressive regulation do not constitute a hindrance for the economy, but rather an advantage for economic growth and job creation." The letter refers to two examples: emission requirements for cars and chemical legislation, which contributes to replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives. These two legislative areas are now at risk of a political setback. The same applies to the legislation regarding soil conservation and soil quality, where a bill prepared for a long time now is likely to be withdrawn.
Within the workplace the Commission alerts a review of the directives on information and consultation of employees in companies, rent work, workers stationed abroad, data protection, the working time directive, part-time and on temporary work. The aim for all of these directives is to reduce the administrative and financial burdens placed on small and medium-sized enterprises. The management of ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) has responded with harsh criticism of the REFIT project. In a statement ETUC regrets that
REFIT primarily concerns the kind of deregulation that has characterized the labor market in the EU for years – a deregulation for the benefit of employers and business leaders. In the words of Bernadette Ségol, leader of ETUC: "The internal market is only acceptable if it is supplemented with strong social regulations. REFIT will block all progress in that direction. "
It is possible to read the texts of the Commission with less suspicion. But as always, it is the use of political force that will determine the result. If the trade unions and the environmental movement are reluctant to put pressure on the decision makers, they are sentenced to lose. Even if the intention to create simpler regulations which are supporting the creation of businesses, jobs and growths is a goal the European Commission should foster, it should be ensured that these simplifications are developed with all concerned stakeholders; taking into consideration only one side of the table will lead in its consequence to more costs, less smart solutions and even worsen the economic situation. It should therefore be in the interest of the European Commission to include not only the business side, but also invite the NGO's and advocacy organizations to REFIT the sometimes, not easy to implement regulations. In that way, a more inclusive REFIT-program would also provide a chance to reestablish some of the trust that has drained away from the EU institutions during the past years.


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Cars and coffee Sept 2017 University of Western Australia
The weather was brilliant as was the turnout.
There were a lot of cars there; moderns, classics, vintage, you name it. A lot that I had never seen before, including Lambo's, Ferrari's, lots of Porsches… and even the odd Jensen. My favourite was a Datsun 1200.
Here's a few pics, this is but a sample of what was there.
Classic Car Show Ascot Racecourse 2017
A new venue saw a pretty different and very successful change; intermingling among the grandstands were some mega cars.
Annual General Meeting
The Jensen Motor Association of WA Annual General Meeting was held on 28 May 2017 at the Mack Mansion in Stanley St, Nedlands. The gathering was reasonably well attended, and with four Jensens and one Rolls-Royce making appearances.
The weather was wonderful as was lunch, after which the real business began. After motions with and without notice from the floor, tearful confessions as to the win/loss ratio of club funds at various 'establishments', arguments between Distinguished Members, minimal debate and what might almost be considered to be unseemly haste before minds could be changed, Peter Mack was re-elected as our esteemed President without opposition.
Andrew Partington was elected Secretary after Colin Jenkinson's distinguished service, and a small committee comprising Peter, Andrew, Chris Liversage and Wayne Cooper co-opted into being.
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International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)
A symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was developed and validated by a multidisciplinary measurement committee of the American Urological Association (AUA). Validation studies were conducted involving a total of 210 BPH patients and 108 control subjects.
Erectile Function
1. had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after urinating?
2. had to urinate again less than two hours after you have urinated?
3. how often have you stopped and started, serveral times when you urinated?
4. found it difficult to postpone urination?
5. had a weak urinary stream?
6. had to push or stain to urinate?
7. how many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning?
Gleason Score
- The Gleason score, by strict definition, only includes the two most common Gleason patterns of the tumor (the primary and secondary patterns).
- When a tumor is essentially all one pattern (e.g. Gleason score 3+3=6) but there is a very focal (<5%) component of pattern 4 or 5, this latter component is also referred to as "tertiary" and it, too, has not been included in the standard Gleason score.
- However, it has been demonstrated that a tertiary Gleason pattern 4 or 5 has an adverse impact on prognosis after total prostatectomy.
- Gleason score 5-6 and 7 tumors with tertiary higher pattern grades progressed more often than tumors without such tertiary patterns.
Risk Groups
D'Amico (Use 1992 AJCC classification)
|Low risk
|psa < 10, gleason < 7, and T1-T2a
|High risk
|psa > 20, gleason > 7 and T2c, T3 or T4
Other Prognostic Factors
Perineural Invasion (PNI)
low-risk patients with evidence of PNI on biopsy are pathologically similar to intermediate risk patients (23% risk of extraprostatic extension on radical prostatectomy specimen).
low-risk men with PNI "may benefit" from treatment typically reserved for men with higher risk disease (i.e. androgen deprivation and pelvic lymph node irradiation).
Possible Treatment include:
1) brachytherapy deliver higher radiobiologic doses this way, but the small amount of data on PNI in brachytherapy patients fails to show an improvements.
2) short-term (6 months) androgen deprivation to external beam radiotherapy is a consideration
Patterns of Spread
- Direct extension to the anterior rectal wall is rare because Denovilliers' fascia acts as a protective barrier.
- Lymphatic drainage is primarily to the obturator and internal and external iliac LN and presacral LN.
- Hematogenous spread to bone.
Risk of Spread (Nomograms)
- Partin Table (risk based on PE, PSA and Gleason)
- Generally
- High risk 30-50% LN(+)
- Intermediate 10-30% LN(+)
- Low risk < 10% LN(+)
- PSA < 6 and GS < 7 have < 1% LN(+)
Retrograde urethrography
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CT based
- average distance from the inferior pubic symphasis and urethra was 1.6 cm
- Swanson's line, drawing through the sagittal pubis, delineates where urethra passes through the pelvic floor.
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Always try your best to be your best
At Lacewood we teach children how society is organised and governed. We ensure that they experience the process of democracy in school through Class and School Councils. We teach them about rights and responsibilities. They learn to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse multicultural society.


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Discover how to set up your own ecommerce site using Magento Community Edition. Learn how to create basic products, set up payment methods, configure shipping, and more.
- [Instructor] Hi, I'm Robert Ring with OS Training, and thank you for joining me for our introduction to Magento 2. Magento is a content management system built specifically for e-commerce websites, especially medium to large scale sites where you need as much automation, as much flexibility, and as many features as possible. It can at times be a difficult platform to learn, but its benefit is that, as opposed to other content management systems like Drupal, which can absolutely be customized to become an e-commerce platform, Magento was built from the ground up with the single purpose of being an e-commerce platform.
While there are extensions that provide more functionality than what Magento comes with out of the box, Magento comes stock with all of the basic things you need to get a store up and running on the web, and it provides a wide range of flexibility regarding the different types of products you may need to sell, as well as accommodating many different ways in which you may need to structure the listing and details of those products. Magento 2 comes in several different forms. It comes in a free Community version, and paid Enterprise versions, the latter of which provide additional features and support.
For this tutorial, we will be using the free version. In this tutorial, we're going to work with the example of an online store that sells coffee products. So if you plan on running a sizable online store and are considering Magento 2, this tutorial will introduce you to the CMS and show you how to get started from installing it to configuring your site and getting it ready to go live. Let's get started.
Magento is one of the most popular ecommerce solutions in the world. But this powerful content management system also has a reputation for being challenging to learn. This course is designed to address that issue. Here, learn how to set up your own ecommerce site using Magento Community Edition. Instructor Robert Ring walks through how to manually install Magneto and configure content and stores. He also explains how to create basic products, organize those products, create a homepage, set up payment methods, configure shipping and automated emails, and more. Throughout the class, Robert demonstrates key concepts as he walks through the construction of an ecommerce site that sells coffee products.
- Troubleshooting manual installation errors
- Content and store configuration
- Creating a basic product
- Organizing products
- Creating a homepage and a footer link list
- Setting up payment methods
- Broad tax configuration
- Configuring shipping and automated emails