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The Pros & Cons of Using the Atomic Bomb. During wartime, horrible atrocities against all of humanity must be dealt with. Crimes against humanity, as never witnessed before, and hopefully to never be seen again, occurred during the course of World War II.The security of our nation and of other allied nations was severely threatened, not only by the Germans, but also by the Japanese. The Japanese were a strong people willing to fight till it was no longer possible. It may even be said that they were suicidal, with their kamikaze pilots and no real hope of defeating the allied nations. America has always, and most likely will always place a high value on American lives.
In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy, American leaders had to make a very tough decision, whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This act would essentially be trading Japanese lives for American lives. The Japanese, who were the aggressors, much like the Germans, were not sympathized with. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of American casualties in the Pacific, including the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. With Japanese forces showing no signs of surrender, American leaders made a decision. A decision that changed the history of warfare forever.
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Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police ServiceJoin us to hear Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service, give a talk on the current and evolving terrorist threat and what is being done to counter it. Mark will also reflect on his leadership journey and highlight some of the leadership challenges the Met is facing. A Q&A, conducted under the Chatham House rule, will follow Mark's presentation
About the speaker
Mark Rowley is the Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service and the senior officer in charge of Counter Terrorism (CT) policing in the UK; a position he has held since June 2014. During this period Mark has led the policing response to an
unprecedented surge of threat from terrorism. Strengthening police capability, increasing join-up with community policing, closer working with intelligence partners and an increase in preventative interventions to counter radicalisation have led to a 42% increase in terrorism related arrests and 20 attack plots prevented during this period. Prevent work is currently helping turn 850 people away from extremism each year. The tragic events of 2017 have seen a testing of the strengthened command,firearms and response arrangements that Mark has overseen.As ACSO he represents CT Policing in its engagement with Government on operational and policy issues associated with tackling terrorism, espionage and proliferation. This portfolio also includes responsibility for the investigation of war crimes, Official Secrets Act offences and the protection of VIPs, Royals, Embassies and Parliament.
Mark joined the Metropolitan Police Service as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011, immediately after the London riots. He led the response to these events and this resulted in a transformation in the approaches to policing gangs and public order. He oversaw the leadership and direction of specialist areas including major and specialist crime, protecting vulnerable people, combating gangs, fraud and organised crime. Mark created the 'Specialist Crime and Operations' business group, rationalising what had previously been the roles of 2 Assistant ommissioners. During this period he oversaw a step-change in public confidence to report abuse allegations to the police, strengthening the ability to support victims and investigate allegations of crime; resulting in a 40% increase in detections for serious sexual offences. Through refocussing the work of the worldrenowned Trident command from gun-crime to the wider mission of gang-crime, Mark oversaw a 2 year reduction across London in shootings of 42%. Mark also led the policing of high profile global events such as policing major events including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Margaret Thatcher's Funeral.
Prior to joining the Metropolitan Police, Mark was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years where he led a radical change program addressing austerity challenges, whilst increasing the number of front line officers to serve the community. He developed a national reputation for innovative change and, in addition to success in crime reduction and investigating complex operations, his leadership of neighbourhood policing led Surrey to have the highest level of public confidence of any of the 43 forces across the UK.
Mark began his policing career in 1987 in West Midlands Police, having graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He has built a wide policing expertise progressing through a broad uniformed and detective career in West Midlands Police, the National Criminal Investigation Service (as a Detective Superintendent he led national covert functions tackling organised crime) and from 2000 at Surrey Police where he was subsequently promoted to Chief Constable having held various posts with responsibilities from community policing to specialist crime. In 2011 he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal.
It was at University where Mark met his wife who has had a successful legal career and together they have two sons. In addition to the demands of his current role Mark likes to keep himself fit and can regularly be found running the streets of London. He is a keen Aston Villa supporter, but the less said about that the better…


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Apr 4, 2019
Amazon defends cancelling Woody Allen film deal
Amazon Studios has said it was "Justified" in terminating its film deal with Woody Allen. Allen is suing the company, claiming it abandoned a four-film deal amid resurfaced allegations he molested his adopted daughter. In a response filed on Wednesday, the company asked a New York judge to reject portions of the case, saying it went into a deal with Allen in August 2017, two months before allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein sparked a wider backlash against alleged abuse in the entertainment industry. Amazon pointed out a number actors expressed their regret at working with Allen and stars including Rachel Brosnahan, Colin Firth and Michael Caine vowed never do so again. "Understood in the broader context," said Amazon, "Allen's actions and their cascading consequences ensured that Amazon could never possibly receive the benefit of its four-picture agreement."
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Within a valley of frosted field,
where oak did twist beneath West wind,
a sea of grass did hide a prize
of fragmented Faerie Kingdoms.
A child made stumble fell and span
and in a heap did land, a wreck.
And one whom should have held her peace
not risen from that vaulted door
did so; she broke the pact, and would again.
The child who cried and spouted tears
as though in pain of anguish deep
did silence at the shimmering girl;
the one who saved her soul that day.
The mystic one made solace sweet
and swept the child away.
But o'er brow beyond clashing slopes
a brother saw his sister's saviour.
He witnessed well the Faerie girl
with silvered wing and snowflake breath,
but chose that day to keep his peace.
N'er has a boy kept secret locked,
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A well-balanced diet, along with a well-rounded exercise program, can help you shed pounds if you're overweight and can help you maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. By sticking with whole foods, eating more fruits and vegetables and avoiding overly processed foods and unhealthy fats, you can automatically begin to cut calories in your meals.
Whole Foods
Whole foods are healthy food items that are closest to their natural source and form. These foods aren't processed or changed by manufacturing procedures, which often take away nutritional value, add calories and include unhealthy additives, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
A balanced diet includes whole grains, lean protein and plenty of fruits and vegetables, as well as some low-fat dairy foods and healthy fats. It's usually not how much you eat that causes weight gain and related health problems, but what you eat. However, a low-calorie meal also involves portion control.
Breads and Spreads
When choosing bread items, focus on whole grains because they provide the most nutrition, according the Mayo Clinic. Avoid highly processed bread products that have had most of the nutrients removed from the grain. Also look for added sugar, fat and salt in the ingredients label and avoid such fillers and additives, suggests the Harvard School of Public Health.
Some healthier-looking breads are chock full of sugar, molasses or high-fructose corn syrup. Choose breads that are closest to the natural crop from which they came for optimal nutrition and lower calories. Avoid spreads that include saturated and trans fats. Use healthier oils or spreads, such as olive oil or peanut butter instead, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in calories and high in nutritional value, and should fill half your plate at meals. Just focusing on eating more fruits and vegetables each day can help you lower your daily caloric intake. For example, opt for a spinach salad with tomato for lunch instead of a heavy meat sandwich, and eat more fruit, such as bananas, apples and oranges for breakfast and snacks.
Protein and Dairy
Protein is an essential part of any diet, but it can add extra calories to your meals, especially if you eat fatty or processed meats.
The Harvard researchers found that consuming any type of processed meat, however, including sausage, bacon or deli meats, was linked to a "42 percent higher risk of heart disease and a 19 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes." Opt for all-natural and leaner cuts of meat, as well as fish, eggs, nuts and beans for daily protein intake. You can also get plenty of protein from low-fat dairy products, such as low-fat cheese and yogurt.


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Former Merrimack goaltender Collin Delia was recalled to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday after the Hawks placed starter Corey Crawford on injured reserve with a concussion.
Delia has appeared in 17 games for Chicago's AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, where he has posted a 2.34 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. Delia's save percentage leads the AHL among goaltenders who have played in at least 11 games.
Delia, 24, will likely serve as Cam Ward's backup. However, Ward has struggled this season (4.17, .883). Crawford will miss at least the next three games — he's not eligible to come off IR until Dec. 23 — and Delia played for current Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton last season in Rockford; Colliton replaced Joel Quennville, who was fired last month.
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Brazil highways drive Amazon development — and destruction
Rurópolis, Brazil (AFP) — Trucker Erik Fransuer spends months at a time driving back and forth on highways that cut through the Amazon in northern Brazil, delivering soy or corn to river ports.
Fransuer is one of thousands of truckers plying the BR230 and BR163 major transport routes that have played a key role in the development and destruction of the world's largest rainforest, now being ravaged by fires.
"I like the freedom of being on the road," Fransuer, 26, says as he and other drivers relax in hammocks strung up between trucks parked side by side at a gasoline station in the dust-blown town of Ruropolis.
Fransuer spends at least 12 hours a day sitting in his big rig listening to fast-paced music as he bounces along the highways constructed nearly 50 years ago — and somehow are still not finished.
Metre-wide potholes, bone-jarring corrugations, rickety wooden bridges, and billowing red dust that wipes out visibility along dirt sections of the mostly two-lane roads make them hazardous to navigate at the best of times.
"That way, there's no road," says Fransuer, gesturing in the direction of the BR163 connecting Ruropolis and Santarem, which until recently was a rough dirt track.
But it is changing.
Eager to develop the Amazon to bolster Brazil's weak economy, President Jair Bolsonaro's Government this year plans to finish asphalting the 1,770-kilometer (1,100-mile) BR163 stretching north from Cuiaba — the capital of the central-west state of Mato Grasso, Brazil's grain-growing powerhouse — to Santarem.
Road workers are also paving sections of the more than 4,000-kilometer BR230, known as the Trans-Amazonian Highway, which cuts across the rainforest from the Atlantic coast city of Joao Pessoa to Labrea in the west.
Single-lane wooden bridges, barely able to support trucks hauling trailers loaded with 30 tons of grain are also being replaced with concrete spans.
"There are a lot of accidents, a lot of deaths here," says Darlei da Silva, as he toils in intense heat to install a new bridge on the BR230. It is one of 18 being built along the highway, he says.
"It's really going to improve things."
The highways were built by the military dictatorship in the early 1970s to populate the remote region, which it saw as deserted — notwithstanding the indigenous tribes and traditional communities living there — and vulnerable to foreign invasion.
Deforestation followed as a wave of pioneers — rural poor enticed to the rainforest on the promise of land and a better future — began clearing jatoba, itauba, marupa and cedar for their crops.
It accelerated in the following decades as cattle breeders, soy farmers, and illegal loggers slashed their way deeper into the Amazon basin, where more than 20 million people now live.
During a recent trip to Para, where Ruropolis is located, an AFP team drove past swaths of land stripped of trees and ranches with names such as "My Dream" or "Good View."
Where virgin forest once stood, herds of Brahman cattle graze on pasture or huge machines harvest grain.
Newly deforested areas were scorched by recent blazes that singed the primary forest, despite a burning ban in the Amazon following an international outcry. The smell of smoke hung in the air until the rains finally came.
The highways, and dirt roads branching off them, have fueled illicit activities in the region, such as wildcat mining and land grabs.
"In our research... in the Trans-Amazonian and BR163 areas, we found that the moment you open a road, you enable deforestation of around 100 kilometers along those roads, meaning 50 kilometers on one side and 50 kilometers on the other," Socorro Pena, a former researcher at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, tells AFP.
"Big roads and big infrastructure projects are causing a high rate of deforestation and environmental problems and are really hurting the local population."
The more than 2,000-kilometer round trip from Sinop in Mato Grasso to ports in Miritituba or Santarem in neighbouring Para should take truckers three days.
But they often end up spending several days queued up at terminals on the Tapajos River waiting to unload, with port operators overwhelmed by China's insatiable demand for Brazilian soy.
Travel times are even worse during the wet season from November to June, when sections of the highways turn into thick mud, or when hundreds of wildcat miners block a highway for days to demand legal status, like they did recently in Moraes Almeida, which straddles the BR163.
Fransuer, who has been driving for six years, says he sees on average 10 truck accidents a day owing to the poor conditions.
The number of trucks on the highways is expected to explode in the coming years as grain operators build more ports.
As many as 6,000 trucks are expected to pull up daily at Miritituba ports in the next five years, once the number of terminals triples to 15, says the mayor of Itaituba, Valmir Climaco de Aguiar.
That compares with the current 1,500 trucks a day.
Highway and port upgrades will cut transport costs for grain growers in Mato Grosso, who will be able to export more of their crops through terminals in the north instead of the south, which are further away from their farms.
But not everyone in Para feels they are benefiting.
Locals fear increased truck traffic will make the highways more dangerous and churn up more dust that already leaves a red stain on everything.
"I do my washing at night when there are fewer cars on the road" to avoid the dust, says Dayana Rodrigues Melo, a mother of four in Ruropolis, where streets are unpaved.
Temperatures have risen in the region as a result of deforestation, locals say.
Expanding farming has also driven up land and house prices and replaced food crops that previously supplied the local market, says Sandro Leao, an economics professor at the Federal University of Western Para.
Wages and employment, however, have not kept pace. And cell-phone service is non-existent outside the big towns.
"The economic model... which uses the northern logistical area for transport, favours mainly those involved in the export business," Leao says.
"That means the ranchers, exporting firms, big traders, and grain exporters."
Better infrastructure is also good news for truckers like Fransuer. They get paid around 1,000 reais (US$240) for each load delivered to port.
It could enable Fransuer to do more trips a month and better support his young family, who live elsewhere in the north-eastern state of Paraiba.
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Taking A Shine To "The Beach"Published: August 22, 2016
In his first six weeks on campus, Provost Brian Jersky has seen first-hand that CSULB is at a wonderful point in its history and poised to rise to even greater heights.
"We're already at this level where the university is shining and to make it shine more is a much easier thing to do," said Jersky, who officially began his new duties on July 1. "Long Beach is an example of what the CSU can do. We take in people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to get an escalator up into the middle class. We're saying, 'We trust you, we know you've got the skills and desire, and we can make it happen together.'"
Jersky quickly acknowledged that his predecessor David Dowell, who oversaw CSULB reaching all-time highs in both graduation rates and the number of students earning degrees annually, has left big shoes to fill. But, he noted, he also left things in very good shape.
"The transition's been great," he said. "Long Beach is such a great place and there are so many good things here that it's quite easy to think about building up to the next level. Dr. Dowell left a very solid foundation and superstructure. I think the best thing he left was a really outstanding staff that can help me. Long Beach is one of the plum jobs in the system. I am so proud and honored to be here, working with the faculty and staff to continue building on the quality and excellence of our institutional degrees.
"I'm a statistician by trade and am reasonably proficient with numbers, but that's not the focus of the university," he continued. "Data is a tool to help you get to a place. It's a means to an end. Universities are value institutions, not data institutions."
Jersky came to CSULB after spending the previous four years as the dean of the College of Science at Cal Poly Pomona. He previously was a faculty member in the statistics department at Macquarie University (2010-11) in Sydney, Australia; and dean of the School of Science at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga (2006-10). Jersky spent 15 years (1992-2006) at Sonoma State University serving in a variety of capacities including as a faculty member in the mathematics department, chair of mathematics and director of academic planning and resources in the School of Science and Technology.
All of those positions have aided him greatly in stepping into his new role.
"This is a much bigger role, but it's also a familiar role because when you are a dean, you are working closely with the provost and you think how you would do things if you were in that position," he said. "I was very well prepared by Dr. Dowell, President Conoley and all the people involved in the provost search. I feel ready and I feel very supported, which is really all you can ask for."
Jersky recognizes the importance of having the right faculty and staff, all of whom are focused on students, across the university.
"Students have to know that when they go into a class, that they are getting the best instruction, they need to know the grounds are safe and the dorms are good places to live," he added. "Yes, we all have our own responsibilities, but in the end, everyone's focus should be the students. We've got to make sure that everyone feels they're needed and supported, and if we can do that, then the rest follows."
The best part of the job, he said, is the people—the students, faculty and staff.
And the worst part? The constraints that make it difficult for the campus to achieve what it wants to achieve.
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This is reminder to all DStv subscribers with decoder models: DSD 910's, DSD 933, DSD 990's and MC DSD, Dual View, who have not yet exchanged their old decoders for new ones that you have till 30th November 2014 to swop out your decoders.
SDPVR decoders have up until 28th February 2015.
Terms and conditions apply. Subscribers who fail to exchange their decoders by the 30 November 2014 deadline will experience a loss in their DStv signal.
They will also not be entitled to a free exchange and will have to pay for the full retail price of GHC281 for a new standard decoder (box only) in order to continue accessing DStv services.
MultiChoice therefore encourages any affected subscribers to come to our offices and take advantage of the exchange before the deadline expires. Subscribers must be active from 1st Aug – Sept 15th 2014 to qualify for the swop.
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We have had to live an interesting moment of digital transformation. In every discipline, the changes are going beyond the simple abandonment of the paper to the simplification of the processes in search of efficiency and better results. The construction sector is an interesting example, which, driven by incentives for the immediate future such as the Internet of things and digital cities, is at the door of re-inventing itself as the BIM maturity route allows it.
The standardization of BIM towards the 3 level is complemented so much to the concept of Digital Twins, that it has been difficult for companies like Microsoft to find a position of advantage in a market that previously seemed only for engineers and architects. In my case I am from a generation that saw the CAD arrive as a solution to conventional drawing and it was difficult for me to adopt 3D modeling because initially my drawings seemed more attractive to me than tedious renderings. And although we believe that what we now do with Structural Robot, AecoSIM or Synchro is the best, looking back at 25 years ago only convinces me that we are at the same turning point for a more integrated contextual management.
... in the Engineering approach.
Just now that the Gemini Principles seem to draw an alternate line to the methodology of BIM maturation levels, reviving an old concept called Digital Twins on which large companies in the industry are moving towards the fourth industrial revolution; and with the intention of continuing the theme of evolution of Geo-engineering, as a cover story we have decided the BIM in its conceptualization and significance.
We complement the edition with examples of innovations in the Geo-engineering spectrum by software and service providers. The following case studies and articles stand out:
- Intelligent facilities management, Hong Kong science park applying the Digital Twins concept.
- Autonomous inspection of roads and linear infrastructures using Drone Harmony.
- Christine Byrn tells us about the Digitally Advanced City in terms of reliable information when and where necessary.
- LandViewer, with its functions for detecting changes from the browser.
As for interviews, the magazine includes interactions with the creators of Synchro, UAVOS and the first of José Luis del Moral with his Prometheus project of artificial intelligence applied to the legal framework.
... in the GEO approach.
On the other hand, seeing how to get out of its conventional geometry scheme, and thinking about addressing the challenge of coupling the LADM standard with InfraXML is more than satisfactory. Standardization has finally penetrated as a common thread between the private sector and open source, some as protagonists, others as resignation that things will happen with or without them. Finally the gain is the successful experiences; Therefore, in the geospatial field and in continuity with the Cadastre line, we have included a case of success in land administration.
Additionally, the magazine that is enriched with embedded videos and interactive links, contains news from Airbus (COD3D), Esri in its collaboration with Mobileye, Hexagon (Luciad 2019 and M.App) and Trimble with its Catalyst services.
Maintaining our commitment to provide you with interesting stories in the Geo-engineering spectrum, we are pleased to present to you the second edition of the Geo-Engineering magazine for Spanish and TwinGeo for English speaking.


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Moviestar Yamaha MotoGP Team, GP of Le Mans free practice, May 15th 2015
MotoGP: Lorenzo Holds Second in First Day of French Free Practice
Keeping the momentum going at the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Jorge Lorenzo rode his YZR-M1 to second place in the combined session times. Teammate Rossi worked hard on his setting and finished the day in sixth place.
Le Mans (France), 15th May 2015
After wrapping up the weekend in Jerez with a successful day of testing two weeks ago, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Jorge Lorenzo was again on the pace today, leading most of the second free practice session to ultimately finish in second place. Teammate Valentino Rossi had a less fortunate first day, but persisted to work hard on his setting for Sunday's Monster Energy Grand Prix de France and ended the day in sixth position.
Lorenzo gradually improved his lap times in the cooler morning session as he focused on his set-up, clocking the third fastest time, a 1'34.301, on his final lap. The setting he found for his YZR-M1 proved to be a good basis to build on in the afternoon session. The Spaniard only took a couple of minutes to top the timesheets with a hot lap of 1'33.369 and led most of the session, only to get pushed to second place in the final stages.
Rossi also made strides today. He booked progress throughout FP1 and finished in seventh place with a 1'34.570 lap. Despite the wind having picked up in the afternoon, keeping the temperatures cool, the nine-time World Champion was still able to further improve his pace in FP2. Having found his rhythm at the end of the session, he was riding laps under the 1'34 mark and climbed to sixth place in the order.
Today's results see Lorenzo take second place in the combined times, 0.190s off the fastest time, and Rossi in sixth, 0.507s from the front.
Jorge Lorenzo
The first day was good because we finished third in the morning and second in the afternoon, these are good positions. I think we don't have the best set-up yet for this track, but we've still been competitive. I believe we have some margin for tomorrow, especially to improve the pace. We are still trying different settings to see which one is better. It will be very important to put the bike together correctly and not drop the pace too much during the race.
Valentino Rossi
We worked with the tyres and got some good information. The morning session was more difficult but in the afternoon we improved. At the end, I rode a good lap time and also my pace is quite good. We have to work on section one and three, I'm not fast enough, but the feeling with the bike is not so bad and it looks like we can improve, if we work in a good way. I tried both tyres and I also liked the harder one. I think it can be a good option for the race, but it will depend on the temperature and conditions.
Massimo Meregalli, Team Director
It was a good start for Jorge today, he has been fast and consistent since the first session. Vale found a good feeling with his bike at the end of the second session and was able to improve his lap time and his rhythm. We still have a lot of work to do, and we're confident we can make another step for qualifying. We have to spend some more time on deciding on a race tyre, but we're heading in the right direction for Sunday's race.


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It's just a fact of life in the automotive world: listening is essential! One of the key things we stress when training our Certified Female Friendly employees is developing great communication skills. Too often, when a woman visits a car dealer, tire dealer, service center, or other automotive retail location, she is interrupted, talked over, or simply not heard. Well, I'm here to tell everyone in the auto world the same thing I tell every one of our Certified Female Friendly locations: women speak, learn to listen!
When it comes to speaking to your female customers, the three C's are clear, concise, and correct. Don't try to wow her with jargon, and don't deny her an explanation because you don't think she'll understand. Women really appreciate it when you take the time to explain the whole process. Make sure your answers are correct, of course (we don't want to be providing inaccurate explanations after all), and you want to explain yourself as clearly as possible while still remaining concise. If you can master the art of the three C's, you're well on your way to winning with women already.
When talking to female customers, what you don't say can be just as important as what you do say. Women are storytellers. If you're helping a female customer, listen to her as she tells you what she needs. She'll likely tell you about her entire car history, family, her kids, how many trips to school and tae-kwon-do and soccer practice she makes every week, how many snacks have spilled, and how many hours she spends in her car. These are important clues for you! This is a customer who cares about safety, reliability, and easy cleaning. While listening, signify your interest by nodding, smiling, and expressing (without speaking) that you're following along. Repeat back the key points to her before you offer the solution she needs. This signals that you heard every word, and that goes a long way with women!
Just painting something pink doesn't make it woman-friendly. Similarly, covering your marketing and advertising with flowers and hearts isn't going to go very far either. Women don't care about the colors you use in your advertising, they care about honesty and reliability. Use the same 3 C's in your advertising that you use when speaking, and you'll earn the trust of women, and men.
When a female customer arrives, curb appeal is important. Your location should look clean and professional from the outside, or she'll be nervous about coming in. Similarly, make sure the inside is comfortable and clean, from the waiting areas to the restrooms. Giving her a nice place with a pleasant smell and casual atmosphere to sit and wait, with extras like complimentary coffee, WiFi internet, and perhaps a safe play area for the kids, will speak volumes about your commitment to women.
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Eastern Illinois (12-13, 5-8) vs. UT Martin (7-17, 3-10)
Skyhawk Arena, Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois goes for the season sweep over UT Martin after winning the previous matchup in Charleston. The teams last met on Jan. 23, when the Panthers shot 54 percent from the field while holding UT Martin's shooters to just 44.1 percent en route to a 95-83 victory.
LEADING THE WAY: The Panthers are led by juniors George Dixon and Josiah Wallace. Dixon has averaged 11.5 points and nine rebounds while Wallace has put up 14.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. The Skyhawks have been led by Parker Stewart and Quintin Dove. Stewart has averaged 19.8 points and 4.6 rebounds while Dove has put up 19.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Stewart has either made or assisted on 45 percent of all UT Martin field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has 16 field goals and 17 assists in those games.
LONG-RANGE THREAT: Eastern Illinois's Mack Smith has attempted 171 3-pointers and connected on 35.7 percent of them, and is 8 for 19 over his last three games.
STREAK STATS: Eastern Illinois has lost its last seven road games, scoring 67.3 points, while allowing 77.6 per game.
RECENT GAMES: Eastern Illinois has scored 72.6 points while allowing 74.6 points over its last five games. UT Martin has averaged 74 points while giving up 79 over its last five.
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Are there "natural" limits to growth? An interactive debate
Interactive discussion.
In this workshop we engage in a critical discussion on approaches of "natural limits". The following questions will guide our discussion: Are there natural limits to human activities? How are these limits conceptualised? What are the limits of the limits metaphor from a critical theoretical perspective? What would be alternative forms thinking and politicising the ecological crises? How can such alternatives be linked to the critics on growth and to our political action?
Format: Special session with other format Erläuterung
Track: Science / Wissenschaft
Themenstränge: Sozial-ökologisch Wirtschaften
Sprache: Englisch
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Take a look at this drivers eye view onboard the 1993 Bathurst 1000 and 2015 Victorian Sports Sedans Championship winning Ex-Perkins V8 Supercar as it heads out around Phillip Island at the hands of Ian Cowley.
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Friendship is a bond that is uniquely defined by the people who exist within it. Unlike relationships such as marriage or parenthood, which have clear timelines and boundaries, friendships have no ceremonial beginning or end, no biological definition. They are not sanctioned by any church, nor recognized officially by any state. This is perhaps why women, historically diminished by the government and burdened by the family, find such fulfillment and power among friends.
"For the past 150 years, the stock in women's friendship has been on the rise," write Marilyn Yalom and Theresa Donovan Brown in "The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship." Yalom, a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, and Donovan Brown, a writer with a background in finance, take an extremely long view on women's unique approach to nonsexual bonding.
Their history begins with the Bible, in which women spend so little time interacting with one another that details about their friendships are mostly speculative. "Almost all the documents on friendship during the first 2,000 years of Western history . . . pertain to men," Yalom and Donovan Brown acknowledge, which makes the beginning chapters of their book a bit thin on the sorts of stories that tend to define and differentiate friendships. This is understandable, given the paltry documentation of women's private lives. But it still, at times, makes for rather plodding reading. "The Social Sex" can feel like a textbook.
The classical philosophers — all of whom, it's worth noting, are men — believed in friendship as a means by which two people helped each other improve morally. Because women weren't part of Greek public life, their friendship was of little interest. Cloistered nuns, among the first female intellectuals and also some of the first documented examples of devoted friendship between women, were deliberately closed off from the wider world.
Later, women's disconnectedness from public life was used as a justification for the superiority of their friendships. In stark contrast to modern wedding vows that often position a woman's romantic partner as her best friend, in the 16th century, "it was understood that a woman could share the same soul with her best friend, but rarely, if ever, with her husband," the authors write. The word "gossip" simply referred to a female friend and had no negative connotations.
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Women at all economic levels and points in history have, at times, found their friendships impeded by the demands of family. In Puritan New England, for a woman to pay special attention to her friends was seen as a slight against her husband and children. In the late 18th century, the American writer Lucy Orr described marriage as "the bane of Female Friendship." "Godey's Lady's Book," a popular women's journal in 19th-century America, reflected social mores at the time in extolling the bonds between women as paramount — until a husband entered the picture. Historically, as women's obligations to family life increase, their friendships tend to suffer or disappear altogether.
Friendship became a powerful way of challenging women's subservient roles and pushing forward other progressive political agendas. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's unwavering friendship formed the foundation of the push for women's suffrage. Jane Addams established the settlement house movement with a close group of female collaborators. Eleanor Roosevelt emerged as a political force independent of her husband because of the central role that her friends played in her life. By the time Betty Friedan called out housewives' malaise and the second-wave feminist movement was percolating, the bonds between women were openly acknowledged as an organizing force for political change. Sisterhood, as the slogan goes, is powerful.
But it is not universal. Women's friendships can vary greatly along economic and racial lines. So it's disappointing that even when it arrives at the 20th century, "The Social Sex" is heavily biased in favor of the stories of rich, educated white women. While the Gee's Bend quilters, a group of African-American craftswomen in rural Alabama, make an appearance, and Yalom and Donovan Brown acknowledge the strong bonds among African-American women, most of the anecdotes they include reference women who have had quite a bit of access to money and power.
If shared oppression is one of the distinguishing characteristics of women's friendships, then one could expect to see the power of women's bonds diminished as they make more and more gains toward equality. In fact, Yalom and Donovan Brown argue, "friendships are flourishing as never before." Pop culture is littered with examples, from "Sex and the City" to "Broad City," of the richness of women's platonic relationships. In most Western nations, women marry later, have more economic power, divorce more often and live longer than at any point in history. Whereas friendship was once a reaction to the shortcomings of other social institutions, these days it's an institution unto itself.


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TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas Attendance: 25,149
No. 18 Memphis carries momentum into Houston
No. 18 Memphis has had enough time to refocus coming off the high of its last game.
The Tigers upset then-No. 14 SMU 54-48 at home on Nov. 2 after ESPN's College GameDay show generated a block party on Beale Street earlier in the day.
The Tigers (8-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) play Saturday at struggling Houston (3-6, 1-4) in an important game to keep the Tigers' hopes alive for the AAC West title. Memphis is a half-game behind SMU and Navy, both 5-1, in the West standings, but the Tigers have the tiebreaker edge because they defeated both teams.
"When you get an opportunity to be on this stage, this platform, you have to play at a very high level," Memphis coach Mike Norvell said of the victory over SMU. "You want respect, you have to take it, you've got to go earn it."
The Tigers used another strong offensive performance -- 514 total yards and a record-setting performance by receiver Antonio Gibson -- in the win over SMU.
Gibson set the Memphis record for all-purpose yards (386). He had 159 kickoff-return yards (including a 97-yard return for a touchdown), 130 receiving yards (including a 50-yard touchdown catch) and 97 rushing yards (including a 78-yard touchdown run).
"I'm a wideout guy at heart. I kind of like running back, but I'm my best at receiver," Gibson said.
Houston also had two weeks to prepare for this game after losing at UCF 44-29 on Nov. 2. The Cougars have lost three of their last four games, including home contests against Cincinnati and SMU -- both ranked teams. But they were competitive in those games.
Cincinnati outscored Houston 17-6 in the fourth quarter to win 38-23 on Oct. 12, and SMU withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Cougars to pull out a 34-31 win on Oct. 24.
"The schedule did not set up very well for us this year," said Houston coach Dana Holgorsen, whose team may face six ranked opponents this year having also faced Oklahoma and then-No. 20 Washington State, with Memphis and Navy ahead.
"Hopefully that changes next year. I can assure you I'm going to do a lot of complaining in our meeting. (Athletic director Chris Pezman) has heard it from me a good bit. This schedule sucked.
"We need to make sure we put our guys in a favorable position moving forward. I'm going to be complaining a lot and doing whatever I can to make sure our schedule sets up better. There's going to be certain years where there's nothing you can do about it."
In the loss at UCF, Houston's defense could not hold up after the Cougars took a 17-7 lead -- an ominous sign facing Gibson and prolific quarterback Brady White (2,511 passing yards, 26 touchdowns) on Saturday.
Houston senior running back Mulbah Car rushed for a game-high 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Knights. He ran for 136 yards against SMU.
If Houston loses one more game, it will be out of the bowl picture for the first time since 2012.
"We're underdogs again," Holgorsen said. "I guess I'm not doing a very good job of playing that up and explaining to the guys how much fun it would be to knock off a Top 20 team."
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Surgery Success!
You guys prayed so hard that we didn't even have to stay overnight, which we had planned on. The doc sent us home late Thursday afternoon/evening. She's slept good both nights since. Thursday night she slept on the love seat and I slept on the couch to make sure she was ok. She moaned a little during the night but did not wake up. She's only had one dose of Tylenol and no prescription paid meds since we've been home and seems to be good with it. She lets me put the drops in her ear (to keep the packing moist) with no complaining. She is such a brave little girl. I just love her!!!
Thanks again for all your loving support! You guys are awesome!
Resting just after surgery. Mom just had to put a bow in my new head dress to make it girly!
The popsicle after surgery was good but didn't last long... had some nausea so we saw it twice.
At home today... back to her old self. The red headband is like neoprene with velcro in the back. It keeps the gauze dressing against her ear.
30 comments:
- Leighboe said...
I'm so glad she did so well! She's encountered so many new things in such a short time...what a brave little girl you have! Thanks for the update!
- December 13, 2008 at 2:14 PM
- Pandamonium Mom said...
That is simply amazing!
So glad she's resting at home and doing well!
- December 13, 2008 at 3:25 PM
- Dollar General said...
I'm praising the Lord! I'm so happy things went so smoothly and you got to go home before expected! I love when the Lord does above and beyond what we could ask or think or even imagine! To God be the Glory!
- December 13, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- Waitingfaithfully said...
Thanking the Lord for the great report! Love to see Candace back to her smilin' little self!
Christmas blessings to your gang~
- December 13, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- Cindy Jones said...
Praise the Lord!!!!!!!! It is great that everything went so well. Thanks for the update.
- December 13, 2008 at 5:25 PM
God is good!
- December 13, 2008 at 6:09 PM
- Amy said...
awesome news!!!
- December 13, 2008 at 7:21 PM
- Rhonda Bryant said...
Praising God with you! That is AWESOME!!!! I am so glad that you got to come home! Thank you for the wonderful report! She truly is one brave little girl!
- December 13, 2008 at 8:39 PM
- The Young's said...
That is totally amazing!! God is SO GOOD!!! I cannot wait to get the final report!!! How awesome is it going to be for Candace to hear totally?!?! You are all very precious and brave people!!! We just love you guys!!
- December 13, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Awesome!!! I agree, she is VERY brave. Adults can learn so much from kids. We should all be so resilient and faithful like little children! You guys are so precious!
- December 13, 2008 at 11:49 PM
- Sherri said...
What a cutie! She is definitely a Ferrill--always smiling!
This is amazing to me that she may have normal hearing. What an enormous blessing.
- December 14, 2008 at 5:57 AM
- Keisha said...
I'm so glad things went well! She is such a Doll.. ALL smiles!!
Praising the Lord with you!!
- December 14, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- Joscelyn said...
What an awesome God we serve!! So glad everything went better than expected & ya'll got to go home that evening. PTL!!!! :)
- December 14, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- Journey to Lilly! said...
Praise the Lord Candance is doing so well!! She is beautiful in all her pictures! I am praying for her to hear perfectly!
lv u guys,
- December 14, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- Trace Car Driver said...
Praise God! What great news that the surgery was such a success, and what an added blessing to not have to spend the nite in the hospital! Loving the pic with the Christmas bow :)
- December 14, 2008 at 6:54 PM
- familyof8 said...
So thanful to come home and read this update. We have been praying for Candace and for your entire family. Sorry we missed you all, next time for sure! Emily will have her heart procedure on 1/23 at Childrens.
Get some rest!
God is being glorified!!!!
- December 14, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Sam and Laurie Knowles said...
Candace is amazing! Thank you Jesus for allowing the surgery to go so well!
- December 15, 2008 at 7:22 AM
- Mike and Barb said...
That red head band sure looks awfully cute on Candace!!
So thankful that things went so well!
- December 15, 2008 at 8:39 AM
- Tammy said...
I'm so glad she is home and doing well.
- December 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM
- Sonya said...
Praise God!!! He is just so awesome!!!
Love the bow ;)
- December 15, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- living4him5 said...
Hi Rob, Laine and family,
I'm so behind on my favorite blogs...PRAISE GOD all is well with sweet Candace!!!
Love the pictures, she's so smiley and cute.
Still lifting you all in prayer.
God bless,
- December 15, 2008 at 5:44 PM
- mommy24treasures said...
bless her darling little brave heart. Glad all is well.
- December 15, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- Aimee said...
praise the Lord!
I am so amazed!
- December 15, 2008 at 10:13 PM
- Hope for Lucy said...
God is so Good! I just love her smile. Give her a big hug from us. We love you!
- December 16, 2008 at 2:16 AM
- Linda said...
Merry Christmas! What a wonderful Christmas gift all the way around!
- December 16, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- MamaHen said...
Yeah, so glad she is home and doing so well. She is precious, just like all your sweeties.
- December 17, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- Kristy said...
Glad she's doing good.
Blessings ~
- December 18, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Aaron and Erica said...
Merry Christmas Ferrill family!!!!
Much love,
The Hammond Family
(Aaron, Erica, Carter, Jackson and Clara YouMei)
- December 24, 2008 at 11:38 PM
- Amie said...
I am a little behind inmy blogging. Just trying to catch up with all my friends.
Glad to hear the surgery went so well.
I hope you guys are doing okay. I think of you so often and I keep you in my prayers!
Merry Christmas to you dear friend!
- December 25, 2008 at 8:56 PM
- The Blaszczynski Family said...
I am sure Rob told you we saw them at the Pennicle. I have to say what an absolute amazingly beautiful family! Candace had her ear bands on, so I assumed she had had her surgery ( I am so behind on my blogging and my blogging friends). I absolutely can't wait to hear all the wonderful amazing stories of her hearing so well! She may cover her ears and think things are too loud for a while as she gets used to hearing things normally, but I am sure they have told you that.
Love you,
Happy New Year!
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More than a hundred thousand people were trapped for two weeks by an ice storm in Spokane, Washington the winter of 1996. Up to an inch of ice was deposited on trees, power lines, roads, houses, vehicles, everything. Frozen trees shattered and fell under the icy load, collapsing on homes and garages, smashing cars, falling across driveways and roads. Power lines were torn down as if they were delicate threads. The devastation was widespread, and it was a miracle that only four people died as a result of the storm. Damages exceeded twenty million dollars, but that doesn't begin to tell the story of the cost in human suffering among those who survived. With utilities cut off for up to two weeks, household heat sources such as furnaces or electric heaters failed to operate. Conventional cooking methods were disabled. When the sun went down, it was like living in the isolation of a cold, dark, silent tomb. The world outside was broken, and there was no TV, telephone or radio to let people know what was being done to fix the situation.
The season is upon us — what can you do to prepare?
- Stock up on everyday supplies such as food, drinking water, toilet paper, prescription medications
- Have a backup cooking system such as a camp stove (and a supply of propane canisters) to prepare hot meals and warm drinks
- Have a backup toilet arrangement (porta potty, composting toilet, etc.)
- Have a backup system for heating your home (a generator-fed electric heater is safer than a propane space heater. Do not use a BBQ or hibachi to heat enclosed spaces)
- Keep flashlights or camp lanterns handy for use after dark. Don't use candles or oil lamps unless you have nothing else, as they pose additional fire danger.
- Keep warm clothing at hand
- Have a warm sleeping bag for each person
- Make sure your vehicle is full of fuel, and pre-install chains on the tires, but don't go out on the streets unless absolutely necessary
- Keep a snow shovel in your house or garage so you can dig out after the storm passes


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Living Aikido Life is a film we produced about The Art of Peace - Aikido. It is a documentary filled with amazing insight into Aikido's potential for a world at peace, great parenting and educational ideas, as well as practical daily life tips. The FULL film now Streams for FREE (see below), but we do hope and encourage our viewers to support our work and help us grow. You simply can choose any amount you feel comfortable donating!
Your support helps us move forward with creating new programs - especially focusing on education through movement.
Reviews by real people. They matter.
Accessible Aikido
Thanks to Bogdan and everyone involved in producing the Living Aikido Life film. What I most appreciated in this production was how sensitively and clearly you captured the many perspectives of why aikido matters in this time, why it is worthwhile to devote years of practice and what emerges from living an aikido life. It is essentially valuable both for practitioners of all levels of experience to deepen their understanding of what aikido is about and even more importantly, what is possible by persisting in its practice.
I so appreciated hearing from teachers about topics that can be paradoxical when first encountered - learning through experience of pain and challenge, the discipline of letting go of judgments to learn from different partners and perspectives and the simple but difficult practice compassionate power, accepting attacks to resolve a conflict without escalating harm. Also kudos to make this available to schools, a gift to seed this way of being and living from formative years - this feels aligned with O'Sensei's intention to spread aikido across the world. Well done!
Cheryl Whitelaw
A Sincere Insight Into The Art Of Peace
The movie is about wonderful people, great Aikido teachers, coming from different cultures, having different experiences, sharing their mission and their understanding in respect of the Art of Peace.It is about dedication, respect, kindness and humanity, the values that overcome ages, cultural and political differences.I hope this movie is just the beginning of a long lasting journey that will show us the Way as it was envisioned by O Sensei.
Mihai Preoteasa
A Tool For Peace
With a skillful and discerning aesthetic, Bogdan Heretoiu has crafted a beautiful film of illusive simplicity. Simplicity in the open format of direct and sincere sharing of teachers dedicated to their art. Simplicity in the stark tranquil scenery and settings of the movement as well as the talk portions. Simplicity of the elegant artwork which gracefully links together the various parts of the film.This simplicity, this quiet, serves to make vivid and profound the ardent hope of this film: That Aikido can be used as an embodied means of achieving peace. Clearly explored is the idea that if in a moment of physical engagement/altercation we do not know know how to diffuse the situation in the most graceful way, can we really pretend to know how to resolve social conflicts. The film offers for consideration the idea that while engaging in Aikido sparring we can learn to respect and love our general humanity by committing to take care of each other and resolving conflict in the most beneficial way for all. This is a film for everyone.
Dale Russell
A Great Contribution
A huge Domo Arigato / Thank You to filmmaker Bogdan Heretoiu, on the creation and release of Living Aikido Life - an amazing educational film and unprecedented contribution to Aiki peace studies curriculum, for use everywhere in our sorely troubled world.
Highly recommended, wise and intelligent, very rich and beautiful resource for peaceful empowerment, harmonious relationship, non-violent conflict resolution, and overall well-being in our lives and for the planet.
Jamie Leno Zimron
Brilliant Film For Relaying Essential Elements Of A Healthy School Culture And Climate Via Aikido Principles
As a therapist, teacher, educational administrator and aikido practitioner, I see the wonderful way in which all of these roles can view and appreciate Bogden Heretoiu's film: Living Aikido Life.For educators concerned about the social-emotional health and psychological development of their students, the thoughtful life wisdom relayed by the very experienced Aikido teachers is a new and beautiful way to explore essential elements of a school culture and climate where students can flourish.
The concepts of mutual respect, conflict resolution, peacemaking, cooperation and more are key underpinnings of an educational environment that establishes safety, healthy relationships and engaged learners. These qualities are needed, not only as a foundation for academic success, but also for helping nourish and grow well-rounded, reflective global citizens who are prepared to enter the world after school and interact with it in a humble, curious, kind and connected manner.
I could not think of a more interesting way to spur this dialogue between educational staff and students than the Living Aikido Life film.
Michael Paynter, Shodan, LMFT, Ed.D.
A Gorgeous Glimpse Into Aikido
I began practicing Aikido a few months ago and, to my surprise, fell in love with it. This beautifully crafted film explains its appeal and its paradoxes: to do this martial art, one needs to remain relaxed and centered, not tense or rigid. Watching Paul Linden Sensei demonstrate that paradox with a student brought that lesson home in seconds.
The film also explores how Aikido is a path of learning and development, one suitable for all ages and bodies. I hope the film encourages those curious about Aikido to try a class, and inspires those who have started along this path to continue.
Ilona Fried
A Beautiful, Inspiring Film
Beautifully shot and edited, and enhanced by gorgeous art and music, this film points the way to a more peaceful world. It is a fascinating glimpse into the work and practice of some current aikido students and teachers who apply the embodied principles of the art to conflict resolution.
A great resource for anyone who wants to learn how, practically, we can cultivate a more harmonious world. I hope many dojos and schools screen this and inspire even more peacemakers to emerge with a clear vision of what is possible. We all dream of a better world. This is the story of ten people who are working to make it a reality. Buy this film! You won't be disappointed.
Susan Dutton
A Beautiful, Inspiring Film
Outstanding people and accounts of Martial Arts in the context of personal growth.
Richard W.
Excellent Production
I have been an aikido student for over thirty-seven years and have seen many films on the art but none so profound as this offering from Bogdan.Insightful, emotional and raw, I was privileged to hear well known and unknown aikido practitioners giving their personal views and experiences in a tapestry of aikido stitches.
I have had the privilege to have met and had long conversations with the wonderful Molly (and Jeramy) Hale and trained under and listened to the encyclopaedia of knowledge and courage that is Paul Linden.This will be a wonderful success and I congratulate Bogdan and his contributors for an excellent film.
This opens a whole new chapter for those, like me, that are involved in aikido in the school system.
Róisín Pitman
Wonderful interviews with interesting senseis that have not been recognized previously. Powerful insight into the philosophy of Aikido and the importance of integrating Aikido into personal life.
Aikido Has The Potential To Empower Our Lives
The film offers a profound look at the potential Aikido offers us to find a way to work with both internal and external conflict while showing there are ways to find a power that heals rather than harms.
Beautifully crafted, it is a film that can inspire young people and adults alike.
Wendy Palmer
A Wonderful Look At The State Of Modern Aikido
One of the effects that YouTube and the internet has had is to accustom us to watching very low quality video. This is not one of those videos. Bogdan Heretoiu's "Living Aikido Life" film is beautifully produced and professionally edited. I'd also like to mention the illustrations by Mariusz Szmerdt, which may not get much notice in a video production, and which were lovely.
"Living Aikido Life", in keeping with the title, is not a historical or technical film, but rather focuses on personal experiences and perceptions of the art and the art's implications for societal interaction.
These are the strengths of modern Aikido, and what has allowed it to expand around the world.If you are looking for insights into Morihei Ueshiba than this is not the film for you.
On the other hand, if you are looking for insights into the current and future state of modern Aikido then this film offers a valuable cross-section of some well known, and some not-so-well known instructors and students.
I thoroughly enjoyed the film, it is a valuable look at the world of modern Aikido as it stands today, and where it strives to go in the future.
Christopher Li
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Youth Somatic Education for families facing financial difficulties
I am excited to start a great project involving youth facing financial difficulties. With the amazing trust and support from Jamie Leno Zimron Sensei, Robert Kent Sensei, Quentin Cooke Sensei, and AIKI EXTENSIONS (https://www.aikiextensions.org/), the wheels are turning for what I think is a valuable educational program using Martial Arts principles.
The program is based on my personal practice of Aikido and Goju-Ryu and a lifelong movement exploration and learning.
Catrina Choate-Heretoiu joins me in blending Feldenkrais - Awareness Through Movement® into a program of self-directed somatic education. Wish us luck, and send us funds :)


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Qilak - north of the Arctic Circle
Sunday, 14 April 2019
Our new explorer yacht has arrived north of the Arctic Circle, ready for her first northern expedition charter. Two of these pictures impressed us so much with their beauty that we thought they deserved posting on our website. After a season in the north, Qilak returns to Hamble in September and will then be heading down to Punta Arenas, Chile, for the Antarctic season.
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So, before I put up the pictures, I wish to thank everyone who's "liked" my work on Facebook, continues to support and comment on my blog, and sends me emails of sweet thoughts about my muse. Your love and support inspires me to continue doing what I love so very much. Thank you from the bottom of this SO grateful heart!!
I would like to thank those who couldn't attend but were inspired by my work and pre-ordered creations ~ I love you and thank you from the bottom of my overflowing heart!
And those who were able to spend time with me at the show ~ you have my heart!
Kelly Vincetta KC
Nancy Deirdre Chiara
Kay Sandy B Geri
Sharon Sandra Cirocco
Mandy Tammy Caela
Melissa Kathleen
Debbie Megan Allison
Ashley Lacey
And their patient hubbies ~
And their even more patient and delightful, charming young ~
Cosette William Lily Tess
Serena Mackenzie Bridget
Jerry Jacob Sage
So, if you weren't able to join us, here's a peek at yesterday...
At Casa Hess any celebration will always include yummy food ~ our menu du jour:
~ Sliders - (cheeseburger, hamburger, jalepeno), pasta salad, ramen slaw, fruit kebobs, bruschetta, veggies/dip ~ Thank you my Kiki for your generous donation and presentation of your dishes ~ Thank you my beloved Ron for manning the grill~
~ brownie bites, assorted cookies ~
~spa water and iced tea~
~white sangria ~
Here are the "other" goodies.... ~Thank you sweet Schotzie for being my cashier and for providing the sangria~
Happy shoppers....
A special "thank you" goes out to my "Phoenix girls," Ashley and Lacey, who not only made the trip from Phoenix, but also made it Cosette's (Cosey) first road trip!!! Blessings!!!
So my dear ones, that's it for this week....I'm exhausted ~ emotionally and physically, but it's alllll GOOD!
For now it's back down the rabbit hole to resume work(?). I'm taking a number of uber-fabulous classes next month so you will be seeing new projects. I will be posting them on my Karen's Monday Musings Facebook page.
Don't forget, if you live out of town I will ship for free during the month of September.
There's another Trunk Show on the horizon, just in time for the holidays, so stayed tuned.
Oh, and one coming soon in Phoenix!
Asking blessings for you and yours this week, and as always, xoxo's from me to you!


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According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30.3 million people have diabetes in the US. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. If you dig a little deeper, you soon discover that there are at least fifty million more people who have issues with their glucose metabolism. No, they're not showing the signs of full-blown diabetes, but their ability to control blood glucose is impaired.
Ideally, blood glucose levels should remain below 100 mg/dL while in the fasted state. Healthy people tend to be around 80 mg/dL. But people who have prediabetes float around the 100 to 120 mg/dL mark as a result of the fact that their cells cannot easily take up the sugar in the blood.
One of the problems with the early onset of diabetes is that the symptoms tend to be mild. People simply don't notice until the disease becomes more pronounced, by which point, the damage is done.
Take a look at some of these early warning signs that you may have diabetes.
Frequent Yeast Infections
Usually, urine contains no sugar. It's metabolised by the body's cells and turned into harmless byproducts, like water. But sugar in the urine is the hallmark of diabetes. It was the first symptom (besides weight loss) that scientists associated with the condition.
Sugar in the urine, however, can create a host of problems. The main issue is that it puts a person at higher risk of developing a yeast infection because the yeast uses the sugar as a source of energy. They multiply in warm, moist environments in the body, causing disease.
Darker Patches On The Skin
Dark patches on the skin is a condition associated with the onset of diabetes. Dark patches tend to appear in the groin area, under the arms and around the neck. If you suspect that you might have darker spots, use online doctor services or go and see your local practitioner.
Numbness Or Tingling In The Hands And Feet
High blood sugar levels can be dangerous to the body because it interferes with the ability of the nervous system to communicate with the brain. One of the side effects of this is a sensation of numbness or tingling in the hands and feet. High sugar levels in the blood interfere with the ability of neurons to communicate signals to the brain, resulting in strange sensations.
These sensations can deteriorate over time. What was once a mild tingling can become more severe. In extreme situations, limbs lose all their function. If you suspect that you may be suffering from this kind of neuropathy, consult your physician immediately. You may need insulin.
Blurred Vision
The blood vessels at the back of the eye in the retina are susceptible to blood glucose levels. When blood sugar rises, these tiny vessels get damaged, and vision can be impaired. In the past, before the discovery of insulin, many people with diabetes went blind. Back then, only a strict diet seemed to help, (and even then, just for type 2 diabetics).
Always Feeling Tired
Prediabetes can leave people feeling tired all the time. This is because the glucose in the blood cannot move into the body's cells, providing them with energy.
Constant Hunger
Although diabetes is associated with obesity today, in the past, the hallmark of the disease was sudden and irreversible weight loss. The reason for this is because, without exogenous insulin injections, there was no way for the sugar in their blood to get into their cells. The kidneys simply processed it and excreted in the urine, having provided no energy to the body.
Untreated, those with diabetes feel hungry all the time, but cannot satisfy that hunger, even when they eat. Feeling hungry all the time could be a sign that your body isn't getting the energy it needs.
Feeling Thirsty
High blood sugar levels in the blood are harmful to the body. As a result, the body does what it can to lower them. When there is too little insulin (or none at all in the case of type 1 diabetes), then the only other option for the body to maintain homeostasis is to get rid of the excess sugar in the urine. In doing this, however, people with diabetes also end up losing more water than most people, resulting in a constant thirst.
The thirst is genuine, and if ignored, can lead to dehydration and headaches. You may need to go to the toilet more often in the night.
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It's time to start planning a new barbecue run
When the weather turns cool, a barbecue connoisseur's thoughts turn to the "barbecue run." Also known as a barbecue tour, this is the timeless tradition of friends piling into a car (or two) early Saturday morning and making the rounds of the best barbecue joints in Texas.
Over the years, my own itinerary had followed what I call the "standard run," which featured trips to Snow's BBQ in Lexington, Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor and then on to Lockhart to hit Kreuz Market, Smitty's Market and Black's Barbecue. It was heavy on tradition but lacked a sampling of newer trends in smoked meats.
This summer I began thinking about an updated itinerary that would be the best of both worlds — a tour that combines old-school joints with a sampling of the latest-and-greatest developments in the Texas barbecue cosmos. Here's what I came up with.
Certainly, we are still weeks away from that morning when we crack open the door and feel a crisp rush of air from that first cool front that moved through overnight. But now is the time to "get the band back together," i.e., start calling your barbecue buddies to negotiate a good Saturday in late October or early November for the first run of the season.
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Snow's BBQ
516 Main, Lexington
Louie Mueller Barbecue
206 W. 2nd, Taylor
Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood, Austin
LeRoy & Lewis Barbecue
121 Pickle, Austin
The Switch
166 Hargraves, Suite G100, Austin
And it is always on a Saturday because that is the only day that the granddaddy of all Texas barbecue joints is open — Snow's BBQ, at 8 a.m. And that's for traditional barbecue, not breakfast. The line starts forming as early as 6 a.m., so it's best to arrive no later than 7 a.m. Sure, that's a 5 a.m. departure from Houston, but those are the sacrifices we make.
It could be chilly this early in the morning, so after collecting your tray brisket and ribs, sit outside under the awning and among the huge steel smokers to pick up what warmth you can.
After our barbecue breakfast at Snow's, we make the 45-minute trip to Louie Mueller Barbecue in nearby Taylor. The drive along FM 112 is one of my favorites in the state. The Hill Country is just beginning, and farms on each side of the road are covered in fields of corn almost ready for harvest.
Once your tray of barbecue is acquired — the beef rib is a must-order — stake out one of the big picnic tables in the side dining room, formerly an old basketball court, which is screened in and open to the cool air outside.
Now we head into Austin — arguably the new capital of Texas barbecue — and make a stop at Micklethwait Craft Meats. Set within a grove of oak trees, a collection of food trailers surrounds an outdoor dining area of picnic tables. Don't miss the great Frito pie here, as well as the superb collection of house-made sausages.
Of course, this is football season and we're in Longhorn country, so don't be surprised if you hear the crackly play-by-play of a University of Texas game from a car parked nearby.
Then drive a few miles south to LeRoy & Lewis Barbecue. Again, a collection of trailers and trucks frames a small seating area perfect for al fresco dining. Chef and pitmaster Evan LeRoy is known for contemporary Texas barbecue items such as smoked beef cheeks and Korean barbecue-inspired dishes. If your schedule has slipped and you arrive late (for dinner), make sure to order the smoked cheeseburger.
The final stop on this new-school barbecue tour is The Switch in nearby Dripping Springs. This is a proper restaurant with a big dining room and waiter service. Grab a table out on the patio and soak up the Hill Country atmosphere in the crisp air of late fall in Texas.
The Switch is known for its fusion of Central Texas-style barbecue and Cajun delicacies, and the brisket-and-sausage gumbo is a must-order. There's also a full bar with craft cocktails and a substantial menu of local beers on tap. The dessert menu — you'll need something sweet at this point — includes great homemade cobbler options.
Now you can choose to make the drive back to Houston or spend the night in Austin. I prefer to make the drive back on the same day — it gives me a few hours to digest the day's meat feast before climbing into bed. Your friends will all be in a meat coma and likely passed out in the seats around you. Grab a cup of coffee on the way out of Austin, put some Willie Nelson on Spotify, and you'll be back home in Houston in no time.
J.C. Reid is the Chronicle's barbecue columnist. He also is the co-host of BBQ State of Mind, a podcast covering barbecue news from Texas and around the world, and co-founder of the Houston Barbecue Festival. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook, or send barbecue tips and questions to email@example.com.


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While staying in Olhão, we went for a short trip to Tavira. What do I remember about it? The sound of seagulls and beautiful houses painted in orange, yellow, blue, pink and green. Palm trees, flowers, and strong sunshine making me squint my eyes. Old windows, and doors, and colourful sardines hanging on the balustrade of one of the buildings in the historic center (are you able to spot them in the photos below?).
A great base for exploring the eastern side of the Algarve, Tavira is located along the banks of the Gilão River, about 25 km from the Spanish border and 30 km from Faro. Even in the height of summer, it's a very tranquil, unhurried and authentic Portuguese fishing town. Cobbled streets and traditional architecture – including 37 historic churches! – make Tavira a beautiful destination to explore in the south of Portugal.
A short distance from Tavira, there's a little pretty town called Cabanas which in the past was a fishing port. There's nothing more relaxing than taking a stroll near the waterfront watching the seagulls flying above our heads and boats slightly rocking on the glittering water in plain sunshine. Don't forget to take a boat to the unspoilt Cabanas island, part of the stunning Ria Formosa National Park, to find beautiful nature and empty white sandy beaches.
Where to eat? There's only one answer to this question – Noélia e Jerónimo in Cabanas at Rua de Fortaleza, a noisy but tasteful place always full of locals, offers incredibly fresh, reasonably priced and deliciously prepared genuine Portuguese food. You should eat absolutely e v e r y t h i n g there but if you don't have that much time, please do try at least perfect fried shrimps (12.50 €), bacalhau fillet coated in delicate bread crumbs (14 €) served with coriander rice or pataniscas with octopus (10.50 €).
It's so worth to go to Tavira even if for a couple of hours as in that charming traditional town time passes much more slowly. Order a cafezinho on the street, observe the seagulls dancing above the river, take a peek into those little shops with beautiful design souvernirs or just admire the colours of Tavira, anywhere. It's almost too hard to believe that it can be so tranquil in this "touristy" part of Portugal, Algarve.