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Political and economic chaos threatened the survival of China, Japan,
and many Pacific nations in the 1930s. This crisis was caused by the lingering
effects of worldwide depression, population explosions, and military aggression.
The biggest threat was a militaristic Japan that dreamed of controlling
all of China, indeed, all of Asia.
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- "Manchuria Daily News Enthronement Supplement" 1934
--Artifacts on loan, courtesy of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford, California
Propaganda (copy) - distributed by the Japanese after Rape of Nanking, 1938
--Artifacts on loan, courtesy of the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut
As Japan steadily claimed more land and cities in China, it left a
lasting legacy of cruelty and barbarism against the Chinese people. Then
on December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed U.S. naval and air bases in
Hawaii, and gambled that all of Asia would "kowtow" to the Japanese
emperor if the U.S. navy could be destroyed.
In the early 1930s, Japan established the "independent state"
of Manchoukuo within Manchuria, and placed former Qing emperor PuYi onto
its throne. Inner Mongolia was next. As the Japanese advance reached the
Great Wall of China, they were not opposed because Chiang Kai-shek had
pulled back his army in order to continue war against the Communists.
The Red Army guerillas, meanwhile, fought both the Nationalists and the
Japanese on two fronts.
The bombing of Shanghai officially started the Second Sino-Japanese War
in 1937. After almost obliterating Shanghai, Japanese troops committed
what was called "The Rape of Nanjing." For a period of two months,
the Japanese brutally murdered up to 250,000 Chinese civilians and raped
up to 80,000 women and girls.
After signing a military alliance with the Axis powers (Germany and Italy),
Japan threatened French, British, and U.S. interests throughout the Pacific.
Then, in a calculated move to become the only naval power in the Pacific,
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval base in Hawaii - as
well as U.S. bases on Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippines, and British
bases on Hong Kong and Malaya. American forces were severely crippled
by these attacks.
There was a clear disparity between Western and Chinese perceptions
of China's power elite. America praised "Free China" and viewed
Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalists as a major ally. But the Chinese
people were miserable and hated the Nationalists. What they saw was a
poorly run army, a muddling bureaucracy, and flagrant misuse of funds.
Before the end of WWII, public support in China had shifted dramatically
toward the Communists.
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists troops were forced to retreat three times
by the Communist stronghold in Jiangxsi Province in the 1930s. Finally
the Nationalists drove the Communists into a year-long flight known as
"The Long March." Chased by Chiang's troops, almost 87,000 men,
women, and children began the march. After 6,000 miles across mountain
ranges, swampland and deserts, only 7,500 survived. One of the survivors
was Mao Zedong.
But the Communist movement was far from dead. In fact, countless Chinese
began to listen to the Communists' philosophy. In 1936 when they called
for a united front to fight the Japanese, Chiang refused. In response,
Nationalist army commanders mutinied, kidnapped Chiang, and forced him
to join with the Reds to declare war against the Japanese.
But the alliance was short-lived. By the time the U.S. became embroiled in WWII in 1942, the Nationalists had renewed their attacks on the Red Army. Reports circulated throughout China that army recruits were being driven at gunpoint toward the frontlines of battle against the Red Army. Feeling betrayed, Chinese loyalties turned back to the Communists who symbolized a patriotic front against China's true enemies: Japan and the United States of America.
Letter and Translation (copies)
- from Chiang Kai-shek to Harry Truman, 1946
At war's end, China's internal political
problems were compounded by the destruction of roads, railroads, and cities.
The Nationalists were mired in corruption and stubbornly refused to see
that the Chinese people were embracing the Communist leadership. In 1949
the Communist takeover of China also shocked the U.S., and helped to persuade
President Truman, and subsequent U.S. presidents, to lend aid to Asian
nations threatened by communism.
Another civil war arose as China struggled
with the destruction of war, labor unrest, and the starvation of its people.
President Truman sent General George C. Marshall to mediate peace between
the Nationalists and the Communists, but Marshall's efforts were undercut
by Chiang's refusal to give up any part of his government. The people
also witnessed mass shootings of demonstrators by his Nationalist army,
and feared his use of gangs to carry out intimidation and beatings.
The Communists, on the other hand, had
seized Japanese arms and munitions. They now controlled a powerful army,
plus the rich industry and farmland of northern and central China. The
Red Army introduced land reform by confiscating property from the landlords
and re-distributing it among the peasants. Thousands of prosperous farmers
were beaten, arrested, or even killed by the local peasantry. Mao Zedong
viewed these assaults as "a tool" to involve all villagers in
acts of mob violence, physically and emotionally committing them to revolutionary
In January 1949, a victorious Mao and his Red Army entered Beijing on American tanks captured from the Nationalists. By April, Chiang Kai-shek and hundreds of thousands of supporters fled to the island of Taiwan. On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was formally established. Mao Zedong was pronounced President of the Republic as well as Chairman of the Communist Party.
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I had errands to run. It wasn't something I wanted to do, but sometimes we have to make ourselves do things whether we want to or not. So, with a few words to my husband about dinner and when to expect me back, I was off. Heading west.
As I approached the on ramp to the freeway, I felt a little nervous. There was a lot of traffic. But there was no turning back, and, like it or not, I was soon in the midst of it.
The past few days had been troubling for me. For starters, it was January. It had been cloudy for days on end and I craved sunshine! Furthermore, news of sickness and death among friends and family seemed endless, and I was depressed. In addition, I wasn't feeling well physically either. I was suffering my usual bout of post-holidays stomach and intestinal problems. This has occurred every year for many years because I simply don't have the willpower to avoid the foods that I know will cause problems.
As I drove, I thought about my father, who used to caution me every holiday: "Peggy Lou," he'd say, in the same voice he used when I was five, "you're going to have to stop eating things that are bad for you!"
"I know, Dad," I'd whine, "but I love all the holiday foods; it's so hard to resist."
Without fail, at this point, he'd chuckle and say, "Well, I guess when it causes enough pain; you'll stop doing it." I think he sincerely thought I would.
"Yeah, I guess so," I'd say, but that was many years ago and it hasn't happened yet. I suppose it's time to accept the fact that I'm just a glutton for punishment.
Miles up ahead, a few rays of sunshine penetrated the dark clouds, changing the tops of the trees to a golden hue that warmed my heart and seemed to pull me, like a magnet, in the direction of the light. For a moment, I felt like one of those people you read about having a life-after-death experience; they always report being drawn to a bright light.
With cars buzzing all around me and one of my all-time favorite songs playing on the car radio, suddenly, I had the warm feeling that God was in His Heaven and all was right with the world!
And there in the privacy of my car — with a heart full of contentment — I spoke to God, telling Him what was going on in my life (as if He didn't already know). I felt His presence and knew everything would be all right.
How quickly things change! When I left home, I was in pain, depressed and fearful of making the trip in heavy traffic. A few rays of sunshine, a little music, and some time alone with God — and all was right again.
The human spirit is a magnificent entity. Just when we think we can stand no more pain, disappointment or heartache, something significant touches our soul...
And life goes on.
This essay is an excerpt from Peggy's new book, "Stop the World and Get Off."
Peggy Horton lives in Nitro and may be reached at email@example.com.

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Stroller toys come in many shapes and sizes; one common purpose of each though is getting our babies to pay attention to something while we adults get something done or saving us from a meltdown while in a place like the grocery store.
We see loud clackers, lots of music things, vibrating and distracting motion. Sure we want the quick fix but what is in it for the baby? How can we provide something that supports our babies' development as well as gets us a few minutes of quiet and calm.
Well one idea is a peek-a-boo stroller toy. One of the most popular games for babies is peek-a-boo and there is a good reason for that. Babies are working on the concept that when things are hidden behind hands, a blanket or something that it has not completely disappeared from the world. They have not yet figured out that objects don't disappear but are just hidden. Academics call this the concept of "object permanence" and it is why babies don't tire of all the peek-a-boo variations. They need a large experience base to figure that objects don't disappear from the world just because they are hidden.
Therefore our eebee stroller toy uses the popular vibrating mechanism found in a lot of stroller or hanging toys to shimmy eebee above and then behind a blanket. Babies love it so it meets the goal of engaging them with something and it enables our babies to work on that elusive concept of object permanence with each session. Again its about taking those everyday moments and creating some rich learning adventure out of it.


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Paying homage to the C5 Corvette is best done in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and in April the C5 Registry returned to do just that. More than 5,000 attended the 4th Annual C5 Birthday Bash co-hosted by the C5 Registry and the National Corvette Museum. As a comparison, the groups first celebration was in 1998, when 300 people attended.
The overall theme was Corvette racing, and celebrated the accomplishments and people behind Corvettes racing endeavors of yesterday and today. Museum Event Coordinator Larry Hayes said, This years bash offers a unique opportunity to meet the history makers of the current Corvette racing efforts, with a personal interaction with them in a social atmosphere.
Over $48,000 was raised for the Museum through the auction of Corvette-specific items donated by Chevrolet, the GM Corvette Assembly Plant, the C5-R Racing team, Corvette Engineering, and others. Corvette celebrities autographed some of the items, upping the desirability quotient considerably.
At the C5 Birthday banquet and auction, attended by approximately 900 enthusiasts, Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona winners Ron Fellows and Johnny OConnell pulled the winning ticket for the 2001 Corvette Z06, which went to David Horsfall from Ypsilanti, Michigan. David wasnt in attendance, but Ron Fellows called him on a cell phone to give him the good news. Who wouldnt love to receive a call like that? Naturally, David made plans to get to Bowling Green immediately to take delivery.
Museum Director Wendell Strode commented that The support and enthusiasm by the special group of members and friends who attended the bash each year is amazing. This is evidenced by the $16,000-plus that was raised in memberships and brick sales alone. On Saturday, a memorial was held for Jim Schefter, author of All Corvettes Are Red, and commemorative bricks were placed in the walk.
Attendees got a good return for their support of the Museum. The Museum hosted seminars by Chief Engineer Dave Hill, C5 Chief Designer John Cafaro, Helen Emsley, Chief Designer GM Interior and Exterior, Corvette Chief Designer Tom Peters, and others. They also got to see the newest Corvette exterior color, Electron Blue, which was introduced during the event. Those whose posteriors were better suited to Corvette seats than a theater bench headed to the nearby Beech Bend Raceway for the first-ever autocross school and Lingenfelter drag-racing tech session.
As always, there were tours through the GM Corvette Assembly Plant, celebrity autograph sessions, vendor and tuner demonstrations, and scenic road tours. Photo coverage of the event was updated and made available throughout the weekend on the Museums Web site, and plans are already underway for next years C5 Birthday Bash to be held April 18-20. Dont miss it!


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Gov. Bob McDonnell won't comment on Rolex watch gift
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell is refusing to comment on a $6,500 Rolex watch that published reports say he received from a major campaign donor who has lavished his family with thousands of dollars' worth of gifts he has not disclosed publicly.
When asked on his monthly radio show Thursday about the watch, McDonnell cited ongoing federal and state criminal investigations in declining to comment. The Washington Post reports the watch was purchased by Jonnie Williams, chief executive of nutritional supplement maker Star Scientific Inc.
On Richmond's WRVA radio, McDonnell called the anonymously sourced reports false and misleading, but didn't specify how or why. He noted that a Richmond prosecutor is reviewing his required economic disclosure forms and said he'll amend them to disclose unreported gifts if any omissions are deemed improper.


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WILTON -- A convicted felon robbed a couple at knifepoint in the parking lot of a McDonald's April 5, according to state police.
John L. Zippo, 44, of Maple Avenue in Saratoga Springs, was charged with first-degree robbery after he allegedly pulled a knife on a couple who thought they were meeting him to purchase some electronics.
When the couple met him, Zippo brandished his blade and demanded the man's money and cellphone, threatening to hurt his girlfriend if he didn't hand them over, police said. After taking several hundred dollars and the phone, Zippo allegedly ran to a car parked at nearby Hannaford supermarket and fled in a vehicle.
The victim provided a partial license plate and description of the vehicle, which police used to track down Zippo's residence. He was taken into custody later Friday evening and some of the property was recovered, according to police.
No one was injured.
According to state Department of Correction records, Zippo has spent 19 of the last 24 years in prison on three separate convictions, all in relation to robbery or stolen property. He was released on parole in November and his parole was due to expire next Saturday.
Zippo was sent to Saratoga County Jail without bail.


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I am pretty certain this guy would love the festivities and almost-naked samba dancers in Rio de Janeiro.
Straight pride parade? Does this fool not walk the streets daily? Everyday there is a
straight pride Parade.
Quick, send a Queerty correspondent to the next Mardi Gras so he can tweet faux-horrified details about what…those people…do at their weird little events.
Ya.. Brooklyn Gay Pride is very mellow in "outrageous" attire.
And Straight pride is St.Patricks Day or Columbus Day Parade. You pick.
Susan Gilleland
I love how he posts a supposedly damning quote from a toddler – "Mommy, what's that?"
Newsflash, fucktard, toddlers ask that about a THOUSAND TIMES A DAY. Has nothing to do with the gay pride parade being outrageous or "scary" to a toddler.
Although I don't excuse illegal discrimination and hate against LGBT individuals, I do think that many pride parades push the envelope and only further isolate the LGBT community. I hardly think that wearing thongs and dancing provocatively down a city street on floats are the BEST examples and representations of the LGBT community. These half naked pride parades do not represent the tens of thousands of gays and lesbians that are married, raising kids and don't even want to subject our own kids to sexual street dances by go-go boys on top of a float. That being said, many (other) pride parades are extremely family friendly and include many heterosexual supporters, family members, churches that support equality, clothed LGBT individuals with banners, etc. I think that the latter better communicates to the world that LGBT individuals are "just the same" as everyone else vs. solely about dancing half naked in the street, etc. Dancing around half naked only promotes stereotypes that gay individuals are all about promiscuity, sex, etc.
That'll teach him to think we're shameless degenerates without shame
Spontaneous redundancy is part of my disability sorry!
They had a str8 pride parade it was called the NAZI Party,
Some WASP asshole reporter from Fox News makes anti-gay tweets so what does queerty do? Why insult Irish-Americans with some tired old drunken stereotypes ofcourse. You forgot to mention the actual shootings and sexual assaults at those heterosexual Puerto Rican and Carribean parades. I'm sure that'll teach Todd to mess with the gays.
@George: I thought you were emphasing for irony. ;-)
I bet that guy was totally turned on by the parade
No. 6 · Me wrote, "I hardly think that wearing thongs and dancing provocatively down a city street on floats are the BEST examples and representations of the LGBT community."
What about the San Francisco Carnaval parade as an example of the straight, Hispanic community! You can see the women wearing thongs at
Curiously, for the most part, only the women seem to wear thongs, not the men, although some of the men wear kind of an Aztec outfit.
Re No 16 – Queerty didn't copy the link properly. If you click on it, proceed by clicking on Google's 'images' button.
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I think celebrating our sexuality is every bit as important as te other elements of pride, which do include lots of family friendly events.
LBGT sexuality is now going throug what female sexuality once went through (and still does in parts of the world)
It used to be that if a woman enjpyed her sexuality, she eas labelled a "slut", or "whore".
Now, we are shamed for pur sexuality.
I don' think standing up and saying "yes, I have a right to a sex life, amd to embrace it, and not be ashamed of it" is dirty, or naugthy, or unseelmy.
To add to tjat there is no shortage of parades where heterosexiality is over the top in your face.
Every day in commercials, ads, on billboards, we're bombarded by images of hyper heterosexuality.
On a final note, people who judge tje GLBT community on 1day, instead of taking a look at the otjer 364 days, really don't deserve our attention.
If it bothers him tell him to go watch the people in Walmart. Their fat asses hanging out in the most god-awful pants.
Oh please…I know people who work at FAKE News…there's lots of gay boys working there. Don't know how they can sleep at night, but they do work there. Be thinks the lady protests too much.
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Too bad those angry lesbians didn't beat the shit out of him.
Excuse me officer, when is the Asshole Pride Day? "Well that is everyday for you, sir"
Why on God's green Earth would you take your dang kid to our one day slut-a-thon? Do you take him to white party, black party, silver party, red party, green party, blue party, winter party, summer party, xmas party, blue ball party, southern decadence, northern decadence, aqua girl, Miami party (that's every friggin day:)), tom of finland, did I miss any? No really kids should stay home because there are some serious bozos who show up to these things. I wouldn't expose my kids to'm. I'd just get their number and meet up with them later, hehehehee!
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This week's Transition Social Reporting Project's guest editorial is from Catrina Pickering. Catrina Pickering was the Diversity Coordinator at Transition Network from March 2010-September 2011. For blogs, newsletters and projects on diversity in Transition see the Transition Network Diversity sub-site: http://www.transitionnetwork.org/diversity-and-social-justice.
One of the moments from my childhood that will always stay with me was the day that we read The Fox and the Hound at school. The story tells of a young fox called Tod who befriends a young puppy named Copper. They spend the summer playing together by the river, a sense growing in them that they'll be the best of friends forever.
Then winter comes and Copper is taken away for several months to be trained by his master as a hunting dog. When he returns, his master insists on hunting down and killing that darn fox Tod. A dramatic hunt follows ending in Copper standing in front of the gun of his master, refusing to allow his best friend Tod to be shot. Although Tod's life is saved and although in their hearts they know they'll always be the best of friends, Tod and Copper part knowing that the rules of the world have dictated that it is not safe for them to stay in contact.
This story came at a time for me when I was just starting to notice the social divisions around me. I remember I knew exactly what it was that made me feel so sad and angry about the story but I didn't really understand what it was about it that grounded me with hope. Now I understand. The hope I felt was that no matter how far we become divided from one another, we all started with a sense of togetherness, of knowing that there is more that binds us together than that which divides us.
When we're young, as Tod and Copper were when they became friends, we simply don't see the differences the world has created between us. We have to learn the divisions that set people apart. In the global north, we learn that black is a colour of danger and negativity and that white is a colour of purity and light. We are taught how to divide people up according to their accents, their clothes, their jobs. We learn that the so-called "middle-class" culture is the one that gets people places. And before we know it, talking about "us" and "them" has become so second nature that we've no idea how to get back to the wholeness that we were born with.
I'm reminded of the white children who grew up in 1960s America, nursed by their black home helps who they often loved at least as much as their own mothers. My hope is that because this sense of acceptance is where we started, this is also what we can go back to. But it's a challenge. Times are getting harder for many of us. The tendency when times get hard is to shrink back into our comfort zones and to look after our own. That means looking after the people that are like me rather than the people that live the other side of town. It means feeling sadder when someone from my country dies than I do when someone from a country far away from me dies. It means building walls and allowing our worries and fear to breed prejudices.
But what is the alternative and how do we work towards it? For me the Transition I want to build is one which makes sense to everyone, not just the minority of the population that are currently doing it. It will involve stories I've never heard of before, that help me to create a vision beyond any which I could create by myself. It's a Transition that unleashes a diverse collective genius. It will provide a means for people to identify and meet their needs. It's a Transition that strives to build bridges so that we can collectively re-build the damage that has been caused to each and every one of us through the divisions we've endured.
This kind of Transition I think can only really happen when Transition becomes about responding to a diversity of needs using a diversity of strengths. These needs could be anything from me needing to reduce my high carbon footprint for the sake of the earth to you needing access to affordable housing. It could be me needing a safe environment for my children to play in to you needing to have a sense of a community in a local environment characterised by high-salary earners who have little time for anything other than commuting to and from a demanding job everyday.
Let me give you a few examples so you can see how Transition is already doing this.
In Transition Pittsburgh, Chris Condello is transforming his street, turning abandoned gardens into community gardens and involving the local children who had previously been misbehaving and driving people away. In Sao Paulo, the first Transition slum is thriving with seven community gardens, income generation projects and a documentary recording the knowledge and experiences of the elders in the community. In Transition Lancaster, a project by the name of "community conversations" is getting going. The aim of the project? Nothing other than simply going out to listen to people, to hear what people want and need.
For me, Transition is absolutely a movement that has the potential to rebalance not just the equilibrium of the earth but the equilibrium of the people. At the other end of the scale, I fear Transition could be in danger of evolving into something that is for people with a good deal of resources building more resources and more resilience against the shocks that are coming to us all.
Transition is at a crossroads and it's up to each and every one of us which path we choose to take. The time to launch out of our comfort zones with the creativity and playfulness of Tod and Copper is now.
Photos: Transition Pittsburgh's forgotten farm stand. This is food that they've grown in the gardens of boarded up houses that they're selling the excess of…; Diverse Roots to Belonging poster, Transition Scotland; telling a story, singing a song from Bengal at the Transition Companion Book launch last week (Mike Grenville)


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A NEW operator could be about to take over the vital Ingleton to Skipton route previously operated by defunct Pennine buses.
Since May 16, the previously hourly service, stopping at Settle, Long Preston and Gargrave, has been operated on a reduced scale by North Yorkshire County Council with just a 16-seater minibus.
In just under two weeks, it is feared that people are at risk of losing their jobs because of not being able to get to work on time, older people, not able to access the reduced service, are becoming worryingly isolated, and charity shops are suffering because volunteers can't reach them.
But advanced talks were under way this week for Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire - which already runs the Sunday and bank holidays DalesBus service - to take on the service.
If everything goes to plan, the family-run business will run a two hourly service including early morning and evening services for people needing to get to work, for an initial three-month trial period.
Matthew Sutton, manager of Kirkby Lonsdale coaches, confirmed talks were ongoing with the council and he hoped for a successful outcome.
"We would love the work and want to help the people out in North Yorkshire, but it has to be sustainable, I am not prepared to ruin the business," he said.
The company has put together a business plan and a predicted timetable operating Monday to Saturday.
The service would run from Kirkby Lonsdale via Ingleton and Settle to Skipton using two 33 seater buses, with the possibility of a 42-seater low floor, fully accessible bus being introduced in mid-July. Passengers would be able to buy tickets for the whole journey, but there would be a change of service number at Settle to meet legal requirements.
Colin Speakman, a vice president of The Dales Society and a member of Friends of DalesBuses, said it was vital that the Ingleton to Skipton service - estimated to cost around £35,000 per year - was restored as soon as possible.
"Every day that this continues, people are at risk of losing their jobs because they can't get to work, it is affecting the lives and well being of the whole community," he said.
Mr Speakman suggested that it could mean the council minibuses being used to take on the Skipton town centre to Greatwood estate service.
County councillor Robert Heseltine, chairman of a council review group for public transport, said it was exactly the kind of innovation the group wanted to see.
"This is exactly what we are looking for and hope we can put some public money into it," he said.
Support has also been given by Skipton MP Julian Smith in a letter to North Yorkshire.
"County run replacement services are clearly better than nothing, but I am very concerned that unless a fuller timetable is revived and a further effort made to bring in a commercial operator, then lives will be disrupted even further and the long term viability of these routes will be so reduced, as people make alternative arrangements, that potential operators will not see sufficient business to make it worthwhile them bidding for these routes," he said.
And he urged the council to carefully consider proposals put forward by Kirkby Lonsdale coaches.
"I would like to discuss with the council why proposals like these cannot be taken up and, if there are financial gaps, how these gaps may be bridged and how I can help."
A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council confirmed it was in talks with the coach company.


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Don't you think it would be great if we could learn under hypnosis?
I have read there is a method where you could look at the pages, one page per second and retain the information.
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In this article I will introduce you to advantages of studying under hypnosis. Hypnosis is a state in which studying, particularly memorizing, is much easier for learning person. Studies have shown that hypnotized people can memorize between 120 to 500! foreign words within one hour of studying. Of course results you achieve depend on deepness of trance state and abilities of learner. But how is is possible?
Presumably this is due to two reasons:
- First hypnotized person is focusing all of his mental power on memorizing, and thus avoids numerous distractions that occupy his mind outside of the trance.
- Second, hypnosis is unlocking abilities we have no idea of, inside hypnotic trance you gain access to mental powers that for normal people seem supernatural. You can recall events from your life, in great detail, that previously were only blur in your memory. The same thing applies to memorizing, your ability to learn increases greatly and you can absorb unbelievable amounts of knowledge.
In addition, learning under hypnosis isn't burdensome, because you are not aware of passing time. Your mind isn't thinking about all the other "more interesting" things you could be doing instead of wasting your time for learning. If we assume the worst case scenario, you are learning at pace of 120 words per 2 hour session (consisting of 1 hour of learning, and the remaining time devoted to relaxation and hypnosis), you would be able to learn 3,000 words in 25 days (it is believed you have to know 3,000 words in order to use foreign language well). So, theoretically, you can learn foreign language within 25 days. Theoretically, because in order to be able to communicate fluently you need to be able to use grammar rules intuitively. However biggest problem in communicating in foreign language, is insufficient knowledge of words and this problem is solved by hypnosis.
It is worth mentioning that you can learn faster even in light hypnosis, but effects won't be as good as in deeper trance states. Mainly because most of the people have visual memory and in light hypnosis you can only listen to commands of hypnotist, while in deep trance you can also read.
This begs the question: since this is such an effective method of learning, why isn't it widely used?
Well, there are many reasons:
- Where can you find a hypnotist that is also a good language teacher? Most of the hypnotists are doctors and there are only few of them anyway.
- Which school would be brave enough to use such a method of teaching, while most of the people think that hypnosis is a non working scam.
- And try asking yourself a question, if you would face a choice between hypnosis language course and ordinary one, which one would you pay for? Would you try hypnosis or go with tried and proven solution?
Thankfully you can try learning under hypnosis with a group of colleagues or even alone, if you will learn self hypnosis. But I would recommend finding few buddies and hypnotizing each other and then teaching.
In summary, biggest benefits of studying under hypnosis are:
- You quickly memorize new material.
- It sticks in your memory for a long time, usually permanently.
- You don't get mentally exhausted because of monotone of studying.
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Toyota ShareLunker Season Payoff Underway
ATHENS—Anglers who catch Toyota ShareLunkers receive a lot of recognition—ShareLunker clothing, press coverage and a fiberglass replica of their catch—but the program is really about what is happening now.
ShareLunker babies are being delivered and stocked into the lakes where their mothers came from as well as other public reservoirs and private lakes that had fish entered into the program.
On Monday about 2,200 fat, healthy ShareLunker fingerlings were stocked into both Caddo Lake and Lake O' the Pines by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries technicians from the Marshall office.
Fingerlings were also stocked Monday into Lake Livingston and Purtis Creek State Park lake.
The fingerlings were harvested early Monday at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens from the pond where they had been growing for the last month. They were trucked to the lakes, transferred to a tank on a boat, and released into the lakes in places with good places for them to hide and grow.
During the remainder of this week, ShareLunker fingerlings are scheduled to be stocked into Choke Canyon, Amistad, Casa Blanca and Falcon on Tuesday; Lakes Austin and LBJ on Thursday; and Lakes Fork and Nocona on Friday.
The two private lakes that contributed Toyota ShareLunkers are scheduled to receive about 500 fingerlings each next week. Because of O.H. Ivie's contribution of 11 ShareLunkers during the season, it will receive the most, some 5,000 fish.
A video and photos of Monday's stockings are at www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Others are being used in the Operation World Record (OWR) program.
"Since the ShareLunker program started we have tried to spawn the lunkers before returning them to the lakes," said TFFC director Allen Forshage." Many of the offspring have been used as brood fish that have produced fingerlings stocked into public lakes. Today we spawn the fish as part of a selective breeding program, Operation World Record. The OWR fish are being evaluated in public lakes to determine growth over time. We have completed four years of this evaluation. Besides creating a separate brood stock of OWR fish, we also plan to incorporate these fish into the production brood stock at A.E. Wood Hatchery in San Marcos and the new John D. Parker East Texas State Hatchery near Jasper. This will spread the impact of these fish across the entire state, not just the lakes that have produced ShareLunkers."
Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last year's season, see http://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/sharelunker/. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
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Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) root has been used for more than a thousand years as a spice, tonic, and medicine in China, Korea, and Japan. It is still used often in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), where it is usually combined with other herbs. In TCM it is used most often to treat women's reproductive problems, such as dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation, and to improve blood flow.
Dong quai is sometimes called the "female ginseng." Although there are few scientific studies on dong quai, it is sometimes suggested to relieve cramps, irregular menstrual cycles, infrequent periods, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and menopausal symptoms.
Dong quai grows at high altitudes in the cold, damp, mountains of China, Korea, and Japan. This fragrant, perennial plant -- a member of the celery family -- has smooth purplish stems and umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers and winged fruits in July and August. The yellow-brown thick-branched roots are used as medicine. It takes 3 years for the plant to reach maturity. The root is harvested and made into tablets, powders, and other medicinal forms.
Very few studies have been done on using dong quai in humans. Some lab tests suggest that dong quai contains compounds that may help reduce pain, open blood vessels, and stimulate and relax the muscles of the uterus. More studies are needed to see whether dong quai works and is safe.
Dong quai is sometimes suggested for the following conditions:
Menopausal symptoms
Some women say dong quai relieves symptoms such as hot flashes. Researchers aren't sure whether dong quai acts like estrogen or blocks estrogen in the body. Studies have found different things, and one study found that dong quai did not help to relieve menopausal symptoms.
Dong quai has also been suggested for these conditions, although there isn't good scientific evidence:
You can find dong quai in a variety of forms, including tablets and powders. In China and Japan, it is given as an injection in a hospital or health center. You should not use injections at home.
Dong quai should be stored in a cool, dry place.
You should not give dong quai to a child.
Researchers don't know what a safe dose is, so there is no recommended dose.
Dried herb (raw root) may be boiled or soaked in wine before consuming.
Powdered herb (available in capsules). In one study for menopausal symptoms, people took 500 - 600 mg tablets or capsules up to six times daily.
Tincture (1:5 w/v, 70% alcohol): 40 - 80 drops (equivalent to 2 - 4 mL, there are 5 mL in a teaspoon), three times daily.
You should not drink the essential oil of dong quai because it has a small amount of cancer-causing substances.
People who have chronic diarrhea or abdominal bloating should not use dong quai.
People who are at risk of hormone-related cancers, including breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers, should not take dong quai because researchers aren't sure if it acts like estrogen in the body.
Dong quai, particularly at high doses, may make you more sensitive to sunlight and cause skin inflammation and rashes. Stay out of the sun or use sunscreen while taking dong quai.
Do not use dong quai during pregnancy. It may cause the uterus to contract and raise the risk of miscarriage. Nursing mothers should not take dong quai because no one knows if it is safe when you are breastfeeding.
Do not give dong quai to a child because no one knows whether it is safe for children.
Dong quai may interact with the following medications and herbs:
Blood thinners (anticoagulants and antiplatelets -- Dong quai may raise the risk of bleeding, especially if you take blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin), clopidogrel (Plavix), or aspirin. The same is true of using dong quai with many herbs and supplements. Talk to your doctor before taking dong quai. These are some of the herbs and supplements that may act like blood thinners:
Hormone medications -- There is not much research on using dong quai with hormone medications, such as estrogens, progesterones, birth control pills, tamoxifen, or raloxifene (Evista). But, because dong quai may act like estrogen in the body, you should not take it with hormone medications except under your doctor's supervision.
St. John's wort -- Both dong quai and St. John's wort can make you more sensitive to sunlight. Talk to your doctor before taking them together.
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EWWNP means Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns Created by Yourself! Investigate what happens if we create number patterns using some simple rules.
This challenge asks you to investigate the total number of cards that would be sent if four children send one to all three others. How many would be sent if there were five children? Six?
If you had any number of ordinary dice, what are the possible ways
of making their totals 6? What would the product of the dice be
each time?
Well, Happy Birthday to everyone who has a birthday today!
If you are 8 then this could be for you, but if it is another number then you just change the 8 to whatever your age is today.
There is not a lot to say to introduce this challenge. It's really just to find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make $8$.
Things like $6 + 2$, $22 - 14$, etc.
But you need to get examples that use all the different mathematical ideas that you know about.
$1$) So you could show some multiplications and some divisions.
$2$) If you know about fractions then you can add or subtract numbers involving fractions. You could also ask questions like "What is half of $16$?''; "What is four-fifths of 10?'' and so on.
$3$) If you've come across decimals then do a few of those also, perhaps using all the four rules [addition, subtraction, multiplication and division].
And so on.
Use whatever mathematics you know to find as many different ways of getting the answer $8$.
You may find some patterns that would go on for ever and ever. If you do, just put down a few, and then see if you can describe how the pattern works.
So if you're $8$ years old maybe you'll write something like this:
$16 \div 2$, $8 \div 1$, $4 + 4$, $2 + 6$, $9 - 1$, $12 - 4$
$1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1, 2 + 2 + 2 + 2$
$15 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1, 5 + 3 + 6 - 3 - 3$
and so on.
But if you're much much older you may write something like:-
$4 \sin (\pi/2) + \sqrt{5^2 - 3^2}$
Whatever your age, and whatever ones you get caught up with, have a look at the ways that you can make new ones that have a similar pattern.
Your "What would happen if ...?'' questions may be a little different from our usual ones.
The 8 year old might ask "I wonder what would happen if I tried to use multiplication and addition to make 8?''
The much older person (17 years old perhaps) may well ask "I wonder what would happen if I used matrices?''


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Vacation!Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
A vacationing family sitting around the campfire has the following conversation:
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2. Mother: Well that's not very helpful dear. Besides yesterday was Friday.
3. Father: No, now that I think about it, yesterday wasn't Friday, tomorrow is Friday.
4. Jon: The day after tomorrow is Thursday.
5. Meg: You are nuts. Tomorrow is Thursday.
6. Mother: Actually, it's probably Thursday today.
7. Jon: All we know for sure is that it wasn't Sunday yesterday.
If only one statement above is true, what day of the week is it?
AnswerNumber each person's statement and write down the list of days that it could be according to each statement.
1. Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
2. Saturday
3. Thursday
4. Tuesday
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7. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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Cardcaptor Sakura
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Cardcaptor Sakura (カードキャプターさくら , Kādokyaputā Sakura?), also known as Card Captor Sakura (with the space) and often abbreviated as CCS, is a magical girl manga series from the well-known all-female artist team CLAMP. It is about a girl named Sakura Kinomoto who opens a book one day and becomes the "cardcaptor"-someone charged with collecting the Clow Cards, which were scattered from the book. She is helped by Syaoran Li, Cerberus (nicknamed Kero by Sakura), and her friend Tomoyo Daidouji. Throughout both the manga and anime series, Syaoran and Sakura have feelings for one another, which they finally reveal to each other in the end.
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The New Transfer Student [3.1]Edit
- Eriol: It feels like, this isn't the first time we met.
- Sakura: Weird, isn't it?
- Eriol: We might have met before, in a past life. [Standing up] May I ask your name?
- Sakura: M-my name is Kinomoto Sakura.
- Eriol: Named from the beautiful flower that blooms in the spring. May I call you Sakura-san?
- Sakura: Sure, Hiiragizawa-kun.
- Eriol: Please call me me Eriol. [Reaches for Sakura's hand to help her up]
- Sakura: [Takes his hand] Okay, Eriol-kun.
- Syaoran: [fuming, a vein popping and making gushing noises]
- Tomoyo: This looks like a promising scene from a shoujo manga!
- Syaoran: (GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!)
Li's Calling [3.10]Edit
- Sakura: Teddy bears yes! Yes! Lots of teddy bears! Yes!
- Syaoran: [Sees Sakura and Tomoyo and hides]
- Sakura: It would be so great if everyone got what they wanted.
- Tomoyo: Yes it would.
- Syaoran: [Watching]
- Eriol: Sakura-san is really cute you know.
- Syaoran: I...me and her...there's nothing...uh. [runs away]
- Eriol: [Smiles]
Episode 51 (Sakura and the Huge Stuffed Doll)Edit
- Syaoran: [Looks at the bear he made Sakura and sees Sakura's face and shakes his head wildly] Why do I keep thinking of HER?
- Syaoran: [staring at Sakura turning bright magenta and his heart beating wildly]
- Sakura: [turns around] Li-kun!
- Syaoran: [turns even redder and runs away] She was just--just standing there and my heart goes. Could it be? The same feelings as I had for him? [Yukito] was the only one that made me feel fuzzy warm and now she... [hops over a fence]
- Yue: You have Clow's blood (Syaoran is Clow's descendant) and confuse that with seeing Yukito. You are only attracted to his power of the moon.
- Syaoran: Power of the moon?
- Yue: Right. If you look deep inside your heart, you will see the one you truely love. Your true feelings.
- Syaoran: True feelings? What about…
- Yue: Figure out the rest on your own [turns back into Yukito]
- Yukito: [looking dazed] How did I get to such a place? Oh *hands Syaoran the bear he made for Sakura* You dropped this. You should give it to the person you made it for.
- Syaoran: [looks at the bear intently]
Episode 55 (Sakura and Sakura in Wonderland)Edit
- Sakura: [reading Alice in Wonderland] It would be so great to be in a world like that. [doesn't realize Tomoyo and Syaoran are watching her and that Eriol's approaching]
- Eriol: [gives her a leaf] Use this as a book mark!
- Sakura: Thank you Eriol-kun [smiles]
- Eriol: Ahh, you're reading Alice? I really like that book.
- Sakura: You read it?
- Eriol: A long time ago.
- Sakura: What's England like?
- Eriol: It's rainy and foggy a lot, but I like all the old buildings. Would you like to go to Alice's world?
- Sakura: Hoe?
- Tomoyo: I guess Hiiragizawa-kun means by taking her to Alice's world, taking her to England and meeting his family.
- Syaoran: [fuming and clenching fists]
- Syaoran: [runs to Eriol and Sakura waving his arms wildly] HOMEROOM IS STARTING!
- Tomoyo: [smiling] The situation has upped again.
Episode 57 (Sakura, Syaoran and the Elevator)Edit
- Sakura: [On the phone with Syaoran] When I fell out of the elevator I heard you call me by my first name, Sakura. It makes me feel as though we've become even closer friends. Can I call you "Syaoran-kun"?
- Syaoran: [blushes] Do what you want. [hangs up phone, looks out the window and smiles]
Episode 59 (Sakura, Tomoyo and the Ball Trap)Edit
- Syaoran: Sakura?
- Sakura: Yes?
- Syaoran: [taking off his hat and blushing] I... think I... you... lik... like...(Ore wa... omae ga... omae ga... suk... suk...)
- Kero: Sakura! Come pose with me!
- Syaoran: [crushes his hat and sighs]
Episode 64 (Sakura and the Snow-blowing Ski School)Edit
- Syaoran: [looking at the fire and thinking of Sakura; sighs] Sakura...
- Sakura: [appearing behind him] What?
- Syaoran: [freaks out inside, but remains calm on the outside] What?
- Sakura: I thought I heard you call my name.[Sakura and Syaoran are sitting by the fire. Earlier, Sakura was scared of Eriol's ghost story, so Syaoran stopped him with the excuse that it was too late.]
- Sakura: ありがとうございます。 Arigatou Gozaimasu.(Thank you for today.)
- Syaoran: It was nothing.
- Sakura: [giggles] You always say "It was nothing" but that's not true because you really are very kind.
- Syaoran: [blushing] Why do you say that?
- Sakura: Oh look! It's snowing!
- [Sakura runs outside and Syaoran watches her dancing in the snow, blushing like a madman]
- Sakura: This bear is really cute. [pointing to a big bear statue] What about the bear you were working on? Yukito-san will be very glad to receive it.
- Syaoran: I don't really have feelings for him, I was just attracted to the power of the moon he gives off as Yue. The bear's not for him. I love someone else.
- Sakura: だれ。 Dare? (Who?)
- Syaoran: Sa...
- Sakura: [interrupts] ごめん。 Gomen. (Sorry.)
- Syaoran: Eh? [face faults]
- Sakura: I shouldn't have been so nosy. I'm sorry. Let's go back inside.
- Syaoran: [sighs]
Episode 66 (Sakura's Most Beloved Person)Edit
- Syaoran: [blushing heavily] I'll walk you home
- Sakura: Thank you, but can you do me a favor?
- Syaoran: What?
- Sakura: Let's go to the park. [in the park]
- Sakura: Today, I told Yukito-san that I loved him.
- Syaoran: Oh..d-did you?
- Sakura: [nods] But he said that one I love most wasn't him.
- Syaoran: Eh?
- Sakura: He said I loved him like I loved my father, but there's someone he loves not like a father. And I'm happy because I love this person too. Tomoyo even said the greatest happiness is when the one you love is happy. And for me, I'm happy knowing Yukito-san will be happy.
- Syaoran: [eyes widen]
- Sakura: [with tears in her eyes] But for some reason, I can't help but cry. I don't want to cry in front of Yukito-san, because I'm sure it would make him feel bad. I understand what he was saying I really do. [bursts into tears]
- Syaoran: [fights with himself mentally, gets off the swing and interrupts]
- Syaoran: I know. [hands her a handkerchief] I understand. [smiles]
- Sakura: [takes handkerchief] Thank you. [faces Syaoran and then puts her head on his shoulder] Yukito-san said that someday I'll find someone who I love the most, and he will love me the most too. [tears drip from her face]
- Syaoran: [looks sad for a moment then smiles] It would be nice if you could find him.
- Sakura: [nods]
- Syaoran: [closes his eyes and puts his arms around Sakura, whispering] Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find him.
- Sakura: [sobbing] Thank you.
Episode 68 (Sakura, the Past and Clow Reed)Edit
- Clow Reed: "You cannot change or erase the past. However, the future is always in front of you."
Episode 70 (Sakura and the True Feeling)Edit
- Sakura: [walking home and sees Syaoran on the bridge] Syaoran-kun...
- Syaoran: [not looking at her and squeezing his hand in nervousness] I wanted to say... when I first came to Japan, my head was so filled with fulfilling my mission and catching the Clow Cards. I didn't care who got in my way. But you, you always cared about the people around you and it showed. I did nothing but get in your way.
- Sakura: That's not true! You helped me so much when we were catching the cards!
- Syaoran: Well, that's what I wanted to say. Thank you, it's truly a good thing that I met you. :[runs away]
- Sakura: Wait Syaoran-kun... I don't know how I feel about you...
- Sakura: Syaoran-kun!
- Syaoran: But why... [his butler approaches with the teddy bear]
- Sakura: 私。。 Watashi... (I..) [Both Sakura and Syaoran blush]
- Wei: Syaoran-sama... Take this. [giving Syaoran his teddy bear that Syaoran left on his room]
- Sakura: That bear... Can I have it?
- Sakura: また会えるね? Mata aeru, ne? (We'll meet again, right?)
About Cardcaptor SakuraEdit
- It's common in girls' manga for a character to transform, as Sailor Moon does, and we wanted to incorporate that into 'Sakura. But many of them always wear the same outfit, so we wanted to add a twist. We feel it's pretty sad for a girl to wear the same outfit all the time
- Ageha Ohkawa, Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles, The New York Times, November 28, 2006.


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Superstar: John Cena "I believe Cena gets far more hate than he really deserves"
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The superstar series was created simply to give my opinion on superstar X. Today, the superstar has been the top guy in the WWE for a decade. No question, the biggest draw and superstar WWE has. People who don't watch wrestling knows who the man I'll be talking about is. John Cena is that superstar who I'll be discussing. The top good guy in the company gets a mixed reaction every time he walks down that ramp. Some nights, he gets more cheers than boos, but other nights boos outweigh the cheers. Why is that? Do I like John Cena or do I hate him? Answer those questions and more below:
I became a fan of John Cena's when he debuted the rapper gimmick. No one at the time was doing it in the WWE. In the past, I've mentioned that my favorite wrestlers are the ones who are different from the rest. When their music hits, your bathroom break waits. The rapper gimmick is what led him to main event at WM and winning the WWE title. Afterward, the rapping really died down especially after he was drafted to Raw. I still liked him after that. According to Cena, the reason he stopped rapping is because he had to go tell it to WWE officials before Raw every week which was about 200. 1 didnt like it, he'd have to change it and go around asking again. Apparently not worth it, so he simply stopped doing the rap gimmick. I still liked Cena though.
Other fans however, didn't feel the same way. It really stood out when Jericho faced Cena at Summerslam 05. Crowd was mixed and I was shocked. John Cena is the new and fresh talent who just won the WWE title. Why are you rooting for Jericho to win? Maybe it was because it was his first world/WWE title match "1 on 1" in 3 years. Cena won and beat Jericho the following night in "You're Fired" match which I didn't want either man to lose. WM22, biggest heel the man I've hated more than I've cheered....HHH! HHH was cheered just as much as Cena was. I believe without question, HHH was receiving more cheers than John Cena in Chicago. The "boo-yea" punches included felt like Rock/Hogan kind of deal which was mentioned in the post show on the DVD. Fans just were into that match from bell to bell. Fans were standing on their feet. Another reason why I hate when I hear some TNA superstar talk about WWE fans sitting on their hands. Shaking my head!
Cena wins, we riot! A sign read that at ECW One Night Stand 06. I don't believe I ever read a sign that said that in WWE up to that point. Though others have done the same after that. I rooted for Cena to win,not because I didn't want RVD to become world champion. It was because I didn't understand the process. Heyman said the WWE title would than become the ECW title. That is the main concern that I didn't understand. Drug bust led to RVDs short reign that also led to Edge winning the WWE title again. Faced in a TLC match in Edge's hometown for the WWE title. If Cena lost, he would go to SD. I was open to the thought because I was intrigued by the possibility of Cena vs Taker for the world title type of feud whcih I never got. Batista vs John Cena was also a dream match at that time. Cena won and beat the odds yet again.
Around the summer of 07 or earlier, I began to grow tired of John Cena. He was running out of opponents like who's left? He beat the undefeated Umaga, HBK, Edge, HHH, among others. I was ready for something new. I wanted one of my other favorite superstar at the time, Randy Orton to win the WWE title. Been waiting for that since he lost it to HHH back in 04. John Cena from that point on hasn't been top fav of mine. However, I do still like Cena and root for him to win matches. Not against everybody though.....I root for Punk, Ziggler, among other young guys I like that has feuded with Cena to beat him. I like Cena more than I dislike him. I think he does more good than bad to the company. Would I like him to turn heel? Yea, but I understand why he hasn't done it. No reason to really get stressed out about it. If it happens, cool....if it doesn't.....I'll live. Cena is stale, 5 moves of doom, ect. You guys who are still saying that is more annoying than hearing the announcers say "Love him or hate him" every Raw. Give it a rest already.
At the end of the day, I believe Cena gets far more hate than he really deserves. John Cena is the reason every thing sucks in WWE. PG sucks, TV14 baby. I don't believe WWE needs TV14 to be a good show. There is a bunch of ways where they can make the product more entertaining without having to use strong language, blood, and so forth. John Cena has been speaking up when guys have been misused or the writing being terrible. Hint: Evan Bourne push in the past along with a top writer getting fired. Case in point, Cena isn't the decision maker in WWE. He doesn't make the final decisions. HHH, Vince among others are the top guys in that department. At the end of the day, WWE can be better, but I believe he can be a lot worse as well. Am I happy with everything that WWE is doing? No! Do I like some things that are going on in WWE? Hell Yea!
There you have it. My opinion on John Cena. What is yours? Like him or hate? Agree or disagree with what you have read? Beginning now, I'll let the blog readers select the topic for this series. What superstar do you want to discuss next? Leave that and more in the comment section below. Thanks for reading!!
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