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TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held gains against its peers early on Wednesday, thanks to higher U.S. yields and better-than-expected data, while its Australian counterpart took a knock after disappointing economic growth figures for last quarter.
The Australian dollar slipped 0.4 percent to a two-month low of $0.7052 as data released earlier in the day reinforced recent evidence of slowing domestic momentum and backed market expectations for a rate cut this year.
Economic growth came in at a disappointing 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter, below an expected 0.3 percent, an outcome sure to keep the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on heightened watch after it abandoned its long-held tightening bias last month.
On Wednesday, the RBA ended a 30th straight meeting with rates at a record-low 1.50 percent.
"Given that many forecasters were on 0.2 percent for fourth-quarter GDP (gross domestic product), the price action on the Australian dollar is worrying," said Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac in Sydney.
"It seems markets are not impressed with the details of the report, such as 0.4 percent on household consumption, slight downward revisions and reliance on public spending to keep the economy moving," he said.
The was last down 0.3 percent at $0.7062. It also lost as much as half a percent against the Japanese yen.
On Tuesday, the U.S. dollar rose as unexpectedly strong data on U.S. services industries and new home sales helped sooth some fears about the state of the world's top economy.
The , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major peers, gained for the fifth straight session overnight, hitting a two-week high of 97.008. It traded at 95.698 early on Wednesday.
The euro was down a shade at $1.1300, hovering near two-week lows versus the greenback amid bets that the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday would indicate a delay in raising rates until next year and soon re-launch long-term bank loans to fight an economic slowdown.
Yukio Ishizuki, senior currency strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo, said the dollar's recent strength against the single currency may not last.
"The euro appears to have been sold too much," he said. "If it stages a comeback, it will likely lead to a drop in the dollar index."
Investors were also looking to Friday's U.S. non-farm payrolls release for February for fresh indications of wage growth and labor market strength.
Among other G10 currencies, the Canadian dollar traded close to its lowest level in five weeks, hurt by a combination of trade troubles, resignations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet and bets the Bank of Canada (BoC) could be close to changing its policy direction.
The BoC is expected to leave domestic borrowing costs unchanged at its policy meeting later on Wednesday, though some traders expect it might lower rates later this year.
Against the yen, the dollar was down a tad at 111.83 yen.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield stood at 2.715 percent, after last scaling 2.768 percent, its highest since Jan. 23, on Monday.
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Boeing reported a first-quarter profit on Wednesday that topped analysts' estimates, and it said the recent problems with the lithium-ion batteries on its 787 Dreamliner jets would not keep it from hitting its profit and revenue goals for the year.
Boeing's shares closed up 3 percent, continuing a rally that began last month as the company devised a fix to the battery problems that had grounded the 787s since January.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved modifications to minimize the odds that the batteries would emit smoke or catch fire. Some airlines are expected to begin flying the innovative jets again in May.
In a call with analysts, W. James McNerney Jr., Boeing's chief executive, said the company expected to finish modifying the battery systems by mid-May on most of the 50 787s now in airline fleets. He said the company had started to make the changes right after the F.A.A. approved the battery modifications.
In Japan on Wednesday, aviation regulators indicated that they were satisfied with Boeing's modifications and would declare the planes fit to fly as early as Thursday.
"Boeing has come up with a fix that addresses a very wide range of potential problems," said Hirohiko Kawakatsu, an air safety official at the Ministry of Transport. "In that regard, we see no problems with the fix."
Mr. Kawakatsu said he did not expect the ministry to ask for substantial additional changes to the batteries. Japan's approval would allow All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines to resume flights of the 787. Together, the two airlines own about half of the 787 jets delivered by Boeing so far.
The Ministry of Transport indicated that it was waiting until Wednesday's conclusion of a hearing in Washington by the National Transportation Safety Board on its investigation into a battery fire on a 787 parked at Logan Airport in Boston in January as well as the F.A.A.'s initial certification of the lithium-ion batteries in 2007.
To date, investigators have not determined what caused the fire in the battery in Boston or smoke from a 787 battery in Japan in January. In its earnings report on Wednesday, Boeing said its first-quarter earnings jumped 20 percent to $1.1 billion, or $1.44 a share, from $923 million, or $1.22 a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 3 percent to $18.89 billion from $19.38 billion. That was partly because Boeing had delivered only one 787, because of the battery problems, compared with five in the same quarter a year ago.
Excluding pension costs and other ancillary items, Boeing said its core operating earnings rose 5 percent to $1.87 billion, or $1.73 a share, from $1.77 billion, or $1.40 a share, a year earlier. According to Thomson Reuters, the average analyst estimate was $1.49 a share.
On Wednesday, Boeing also reaffirmed earlier guidance that it expected its core earnings to reach $6.10 to $6.30 a share, on revenue of $82 billion to $85 billion, for all of 2013. Using traditional accounting measures, including the pension costs, it expected earnings of $5 to $5.20 a share for the year.
The company said the cost of dealing with the 787 battery problems was partly offset by increases in first-quarter deliveries of its highly profitable 737 and 777 jets. Cost-cutting also helped its large military business increase its profit despite government budget cuts.
Boeing has never publicly estimated the cost of the battery problem, and its executives declined to provide any numbers on the earnings call. Analysts have said the final tally could be hundreds of millions of dollars after airlines are compensated.
Gregory D. Smith, Boeing's chief financial officer, told analysts that the first-quarter results included an estimate of the cost of redesigning and replacing the batteries, which he said was "minor in comparison to the overall numbers."
Mr. McNerney said Boeing's sales contracts did not require it to compensate airlines for the disruptions to their schedules. But he said there were "a few places where we'll work with our customers, and there are a variety of ways we can work with them, that can ensure that the disruption doesn't hurt the operations more than it needs to."
Analysts said the compensation could include discounts on future jet purchases as well as cash payments.
Mr. Smith said that 15 to 20 percent of the 787 deliveries this year would come in the rest of the second quarter, as Boeing starts to deliver the 25 jets that have been held up at its factories by the battery problems.
The safety board's hearings on Wednesday had some theatrical moments. The situation reflected the difficulty of investigating a highly technical incident involving three major companies — Boeing; Thales, a French electrical-component maker; and GS Yuasa, the Japanese battery maker — on three different continents whose representatives all speak different languages.
Even simple questions were sometimes lost in translation. At one point, the board's chairwoman, Deborah A. P. Hersman, questioned a representative from GS Yuasa, who had said the company had already built 14,000 cells similar to the ones used on the Boeing 787 for other applications, including space satellites.
"The 14,000 cells that are similar to this one in design. When you say similar to this one, do you mean the same chemistry?" Ms. Hersman asked.
"The chemistry is different," Takahiro Shizuki, a manager at GS Yuasa's large-scale battery unit, said in Japanese through a translator.
"O.K. So when you say there are 14,000 cells that are similar to this that you've had experience with, the chemistry is different, they're not lithium-ion cobalt cells," said Ms. Hersman, who seemed a little puzzled.
"They are not."
"What are they?" she pressed.
"Well, this is a technological secret, so I cannot say here. But I can just tell you it's not cobalt."
"So they are not exactly the same. Are they the same size?"
"No," he said, then added, "To be precise, the cell production method and structure are the same."
Under more questioning, Mr. Shizuki then said other cells that GS Yuasa produced for satellites come in different shapes than the ones on the 787, and have only one set of winding electrodes. Those on the 787s have three.

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This lady was very nice. She posed with her dog. I kneeled, as I usually do, in front of them when they were walking toward me. I smiled, she stopped and posed. I took my photo and then…
2 seconds after this photograph, the dog lounged to attack me. She didn't growl, but I could see that she was getting ready, by lowering her rear and getting ready to jump. I thought that if she would attack, she would attack my dog. No, she tried to go for me.
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Asia won the Butterworth Cup Final after beating divisional rivals Boundary Park 5-1 at Rochdale Sacred Heart's Fox Park on Good Friday.
Asia were far and away the better team on the day and were worthy winners.
Heywood Rangers beat Copperpot Youth on penalties to lift The Dennis John Trophy on Bank Holiday Monday.
In a feisty affair that saw six red cards– one to a Copperpot substitute – the two sides couldn't separated, finishing 2-2 after 120 minutes of football.
But Rangers prevailed on penalties to complete a league and cup double in their debut season in the Rochdale league.
In Easter Sunday's only top-flight game runners-up Rochdalians closed their season at Littleborough, easing to a 4-1 win.
Division One's bottom two met in a clash that saw Crown & Shuttle hit AFC Salem for six, Nick Preston leading the way with a hat-trick.
Third-bottom Cardinal Villa lost 5-0 at Whitworth Wanderers, who had William Hoyle, Andrew Clegg, Reece Proctor, Lester Peters and Ross Doherty netting.
Second Division leaders Woodhouse United tightened their grip on the title, beating VASA 3-0 with goals from Oliver Wood, Callum Hallahan and Joe Whitham.
Third-place Boundary Park, who are 11 points behind but with three games in hand on the leaders, were 4-1 victors at Top Derby. Mark Hearne hit two, and Omar Shafiq and Nick Maxwell completed their scoring.
Mark Twain Nomads were 2-1 winners in their away game with Roca Juniors and Asia beat Dicken Green 2-1.
Bottom club Cartshaft's hopes of avoiding the wooden spoon in the Third Division took a blow with a 2-1 home defeat to Sportsmans, with John Chadwick and Andy McDowell doing the damage.
Cartshaft's hopes weren't totally dashed though, as Highfield 3rds were beaten 7-2 by The Star, with braces for Antony Platt, Brad Allison and Chris Brown, Jamie Lister notching the other. Nathan Mills hit two in reply.
Shaw were 6-1 winners at Bamford Grapes and Royal George beat Chadderton Athletic 4-1.
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One month after Gavilan basketball player and beloved Gilroy teenager Andrel Gaines would have celebrated his 20th birthday, the man who was involved in the car crash that killed him last November walked free.
Dennis Leffew, a 43-year-old San Jose resident, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for driving under the influence on July 25 in the San Mateo County Superior Court.
In March, Leffew was facing charges of vehicular manslaughter on top of driving under the influence and driving with a 0.08 or greater blood alcohol content – but in the months that followed, prosecutors were unable to prove that it was Leffew's drunkenness that caused the car crash that killed Gaines – and all charges except one misdemeanor were dropped.
"We received information from experts and ultimately we determined there was insufficient evidence to prove the defendant did something in addition to driving under the influence," said Marie Montesano, the deputy district attorney prosecuting the case.
The California Highway Patrol told prosecutors that five out of five sober drivers would have hit the victim's car, with four out of five attempting some type of maneuver to avoid hitting the car, and one out of five doing exactly what Leffew did in his situation, Montesano said.
In recreating the car crash, the CHP said that the driver of the car Gaines was in crashed into the center divide on Highway 101, leaving their vehicle stopped in the fast lane when Leffew crashed his car into theirs.
Prosecutors were also unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Leffew had been driving at an unsafe speed, like they originally thought.
"The conclusion was that this car crash was essentially unavoidable," Montesano said.
In a somber moment in the courtroom the morning of July 25, Montesano said Andrel Gaines' mother, Juliana Avila, stood before Leffew, holding up a picture of her son, asking him to remember Andrel's face the next time he thinks about driving drunk. Leffew maintained eye contact with Avila the whole time.
Montesano described Leffew's demeanor as "somber" and "remorseful" during the entire criminal process. Because Leffew served more than 122 days in custody with good behavior prior to pleading guilty, he worked off his entire six-month sentencing, as well as most of the fees associated with a misdemeanor.
As of July 25, Leffew walked free (under a one-year probation and suspended driver license) with $231 in fees owed to the court, Montesano said. The criminal process isn't over, however, until restitution between Gaines' family and Leffew is decided – which probably won't conclude until sometime in December.
It could be determined by the court that Leffew owes Gaines' family anywhere between nothing and "hundreds of thousands of dollars," Montesano said.
Gaines and four others – Denise Bravo, 18, of San Juan Bautista; Razelyn Ambrocio, 21, of Santa Cruz and Gaines' Gavilan College basketball teammates Davontea Johnson and Billy Heard, who was driving – were heading south to Gilroy after an evening at an 18-and-over San Francisco club called City Nights. Heard reportedly swerved to avoid a tire in the roadway, causing the black Cadillac sedan to collide with the center median.
As the vehicle rested in the fast lane, a red Nissan 300ZX driven by Leffew crashed into the Cadillac, the CHP said.
Heard and Leffew were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, but toxicology reports showed that Heard, 22, was not drunk.
Gaines, who suffered severe brain trauma, was put into a medically induced coma following the accident.
Gaines' friends and family flooded Twitter and Facebook, inciting thousands of responses through the "#PrayForAndrel" movement and an online prayer chain that grew to almost 8,000 members. Some celebrities and professional athletes even re-tweeted the emotional pleas.
He died 12 days later Nov. 18 at San Francisco General Hospital.
Today, Gaines' loved ones continue to post messages on the Pray for Andrel Gaines Facebook page, posting pictures of the tattoos they had done in his honor, reliving happy memories they had with him, sharing how much they looked up to him as an athlete, student, friend, son, and grandson, and how much they still love him.
When asked if she was disappointed with Leffew's sentencing, Montesano sighed.
"It's my duty to uphold the law, and given the evidence of this case, this is what the law demanded," she said. "Of course, this was a tragic case all around. There were no easy decisions made."


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The story of the stalking gardener will go up there with the three marriage proposals - Two marriage proposals were from serious, though unsuccessful, contenders. The third occurred on a first date. May I say also last date.
Have you watched – actually taken notice of – the family dynamics in The Flintsones and The Jetsons? These cartoons show the nuclear family in all its 1960's glory with full gender role differentiation – the husband goes to work, sleeps, eats, yells ("Wilma!") while the wife does the shopping, the housework, the child rearing, has a lovely meal on the table for their husband when they get home, and forgives the husband for their mis-derring dos. Sort of… remember the twin single beds in the Flintstones' bedroom?
Why does the dog follow me into the toilet and sit to the left of me … as if he were sitting by the seat of the throne?
I wonder if kangaroo tastes like mouse?
My calculation of the 'early', 'mid' and 'late' age decade is straightforward. I will be in my early 40s right up to about a week before my 45th birthday, then in my mid 40s til I reach 49.
"My great-aunt Juliet was knocked over and killed by a bus when she was 85. The bus was travelling very slowly in the right direction and could hardly have been missed by anyone except Aunt Juliet, who must have been travelling fairly fast in the wrong direction."
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A Gilford girl who cares for her severely disabled parents and her siblings has won a top youth award.
Latasha Moore triumphed in the Spirit of Youth category of the awards which recognise and celebrate unsung community heroes - ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things to make a real difference to life in Northern Ireland.
Latasha has dedicated her teenage years to caring for her parents who both suffer from severe disabilities.
Her mother Leanne suffers from Functional Gate Disorder which affects her balance and limits her mobility while her father Robin is profoundly deaf.
A typical day for Latasha involves ensuring her three siblings up and ready for school before she gets ready herself. Described by her mother as her "rock," she helps to run the family home and takes on the majority of household chores.
Her work extends beyond the home as Latasha will always accompany her father when he is out and about, as his sign language interpreter.
As a teenager, Latasha has sacrificed many aspects of her own life to help care for her family but despite this the burdens she happily bears, she always maintains a humble demeanour and a positive outlook.
Almost 300 people, including the 10 winners and their families, attended the Sunday Life Spirit of Northern Ireland event at the Culloden Hotel, hosted by UTV's Mark Mallet and Pamela Ballantine.
Davitt Walsh from Derry was named the Overall Spirit of Northern Ireland after his heroic efforts back in March when he rescued baby Ríoghnach-Ann McGrotty from drowning in Buncrana in Co. Donegal.
Founder of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, Colin Bell was given the Overcoming Adversity Award following the incredible support his Trust has provided to families, helping to bring home the bodies of loved-ones who have died overseas.
A host of Northern Ireland's most recognisable faces were there to congratulate each of the worthy winners including sporting heroes Carl Frampton MBE and Sir AP McCoy; celebrity weather man Barra Best; former Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle and none other than First and deputy First Ministers Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness who took a break from the busy executive table to meet Northern Ireland's true heroes. Brian O'Kane, director of Specsavers Northern Ireland, who sponsor the awards, said, "The Spirit of NI awards celebrate all that is great about Northern Ireland and its people and we at Specsavers are proud to be associated with such a special event that continues to warm our hearts year on year."


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Lee Benoit is a multi-award winning musician with the Cajun French Music Association. He has one of the most active Cajun dance bands from South Louisiana performing five nights a week at the most popular Cajun venues from Breaux Bridge to New Orleans Louisiana and occasionally takes his music on the road and performs at folk festivals and special events throughout the world. He is proud of his Cajun heritage and is truly devoted to performing traditional and contemporary Cajun music with dignity and professionalism. His group is one of the smoothest sounding Cajun dance bands that you will ever hear.


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|I'm writing to ask you to oppose the supplemental appropriation for the war in Afghanistan, and to co-sponsor Rep. McGovern's bill requiring a timeline for the withdrawal of US troops, H.R. 5015.
As a senior advisor to Gen. McChrystal admits in this week's issue of Rolling Stone Magazine "If Americans pulled back and started paying attention to this war, it would become even less popular." Our top Commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and his staff know the hard truth – that our surge strategy is failing.
Earlier this month Gen. Stanley McChrystal called the escalating conflict in Marja a "bleeding ulcer." A public affairs exercise designed to sell the surge to Americans and Afghans alike, this offensive has instead exposed the weaknesses of the surge strategy. Violence has increased, the vast majority of the local population, 71%, want NATO troops to leave and 61% feel MORE NEGATIVE about NATO forces than they did before the offensive began.
A majority of the American public know it is time for the US military to begin leaving Afghanistan. Spending over $100 billion sending nearly 100,000 troops half way around the world to defend against what the President's National Security Advisor Jim Jones admitted is less than 100 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan doesn't make sense and it doesn't make America any safer.
I strongly encourage you to oppose the supplemental appropriation for the war in Afghanistan, and co-sponsor Rep. McGovern's bill requiring a timeline for the withdrawal of US troops, H.R. 5015.
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I believe that our nation's criminal justice system is in dire need of repair. The United States is home to just five percent of the world's population, but it hosts 25 percent of the world's prison population. Over the past four decades, the war on drugs has led to an astonishing and unacceptable increase in the number of Americans behind bars.
I am so sick of hearing that child molesters and rapists are being let walk the streets so that pot smokers can instead take their places! Its time to get smart with our financial resources and get our priorities straight. Then consider all the drug war is doing to our borders. This is simply a case of a few politicians and drug lords making money while the greater majority of us pay all the expense and get nothing in return. If you tax pot and use the money to cure common diseases I think our country will be much better off. These laws doing nothing except make bad matters worse.
A criminal justice approach to illicit drug use has resulted in arrests for low-level, nonviolent drug crimes on a massive scale, and lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences have stripped judges of discretion and cost state and federal governments many billions of dollars. Because of these failed policies, families and communities are torn apart every day, and communities of color have been disproportionately impacted.
It's time to reexamine the United States' criminal justice system. The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (HR 5143) would create a national commission to evaluate every aspect of the criminal justice system, including drug policy, and set the groundwork for the reforms we so desperately need.
I urge you to join the call for criminal justice reform by supporting HR 5143.
8 Nov
Pass this healthcare overhaul now!
It was a very close vote but the momentum of compromise is overturning a century's past flawed health-care policy. Pre-existing conditions are of top concern and as such have "In addition to creating the so-called public option government run insurance program, the House-passed bill would bar insurers from denying people coverage because of pre-existing conditions and set up health care 'exchanges,' or marketplaces, where consumers could easily shop for coverage." This is a much more fair system where I can get affordable insurance that covers my own medical needs.
Republicans argue that this will do nothing except increase the size of government. I was a Republican for a long time and dont see why they wouldnt want to see this happen. They like the government to get involved and bailout big banks and insurance companies who made risky investments with our money. In a country of multi-million dollar bonuses and bailout funding I see no reason why they cannot fully support policy change for banning pre-existing conditions.
There is hope. After Republicans got their compromise on funding abortion limitations, (which I agree with), they gave a signal that they would pass the bill. The revised bill states now "The change would permit abortion coverage for people receiving federal aid for their insurance only in the case of rape or incest or where the mother's life is endangered. That change is consistent with a 1970s-era federal law governing public funding of abortion." The only people that can use insurance for an abortion are people who pay for their own insurance privately. I do not feel abortion should ever be used as a method for birth control and certainly I myself do not wish my taxes to be used to fund this type of irresponsible behavior.
To the Blue Dog Coalition of 52 Dems I say the price is worth it. However, after looking at things, I dont think it will actually cost anything, I truly believe this new system will be much more efficient and save taxpayers money. The system today has indigent people everywhere going into hospitals and never paying a dime. Who has to pay that cost, we all do. And, its alot more expensive that way. Whats the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
I am all for giving it a shot. What do we have to lose by trying something different other than the status quo. Its time Americans stood up for Americans and take pride in our country with the knowledge that we take care of our own. To see the roll of votes click the following link http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml
You know, really, if the Republicans had a plan for insurance reform they had plenty of time to pass it whilest they were in office. In truth this is not of concern for them because they have plenty of disposable money to pay for their own medical care costs.
This plan is for the working class, both middle and lower. I would think if most of you really knew what was going on you would see that this restructure is in the best interest of Americans as a whole. Please spend time reading the actual bill and get a conscious for doing the right thing for everyone in this land of the free and home of the brave.
Put your vote where your mouth is. So many people want to complain about whats wrong in our government. Well here is your chance to fix some of these wrongs. Get out there and press your Senators to pass this healthcare overhaul now.
6 Aug
Call for Action NOW!
Michael —
This is the moment our movement was built for.
For one month, the fight for health insurance reform leaves the backrooms of Washington, D.C., and returns to communities across America. Throughout August, members of Congress are back home, where the hands they shake and the voices they hear will not belong to lobbyists, but to people like you.
Home is where we're strongest. We didn't win last year's election together at a committee hearing in D.C. We won it on the doorsteps and the phone lines, at the softball games and the town meetings, and in every part of this great country where people gather to talk about what matters most. And if you're willing to step up once again, that's exactly where we're going to win this historic campaign for the guaranteed, affordable health insurance that every American deserves.
There are those who profit from the status quo, or see this debate as a political game, and they will stop at nothing to block reform. They are filling the airwaves and the internet with outrageous falsehoods to scare people into opposing change. And some people, not surprisingly, are getting pretty nervous. So we've got to get out there, fight lies with truth, and set the record straight.
That's why Organizing for America is putting together thousands of events this month where you can reach out to neighbors, show your support, and make certain your members of Congress know that you're counting on them to act.
But these canvasses, town halls, and gatherings only make a difference if you turn up to knock on doors, share your views, and show your support. So here's what I need from you:
Can you sign up to attend an event near you?
In politics, there's a rule that says when you ask people to get involved, always tell them it'll be easy. Well, let's be honest here: Passing comprehensive health insurance reform will not be easy. Every President since Harry Truman has talked about it, and the most powerful and experienced lobbyists in Washington stand in the way.
But every day we don't act, Americans watch their premiums rise three times faster than wages, small businesses and families are pushed towards bankruptcy, and 14,000 people lose their coverage entirely. The cost of inaction is simply too much for the people of this nation to bear.
So yes, fixing this crisis will not be easy. Our opponents will attack us every day for daring to try. It will require time, and hard work, and there will be days when we don't know if we have anything more to give. But there comes a moment when we all have to choose between doing what's easy, and doing what's right.
This is one of those times. And moments like this are what this movement was built for. So, are you ready?
Please RSVP for an event in your community to build support for health insurance reform:
Let's seize this moment and win this historic victory for our economy, our health and our families.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama


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Accounting Software for Small Business
Keeping track of your business' finances is essential to profitability, so investing a dependable, intuitive accounting application is must. Find out which one of the latest accounting software packages is the best for your business.
OB Roundup
Small businesses seeking to ditch the notepads and sticky notes, or to replace aging accounting software, have a number of solid selections to choice in the current crop of money-counting applications. The latest feature-rich accounting software packages let businesses create detailed reports, view purchase histories, track monies owed, and myriad tasks essential to keeping a business profitable.
Besides providing many options to handle business operations, outstanding accounting software also delivers an intuitive, well designed interface. You want to dig right into the important numbers, not wrestle with the UI.
Quickbooks Premiere Edition 2010 deftly balanced all of the most important aspects of accounting and emerged as the Editors' Choice winner in the desktop space, besting AccountEdge and Peachtree 2010. In the Web space, QuickBooks Online is the clear all-around accounting choice. Freshbooks and Outright offer good service in smaller business niches.
If you're in the market for accounting software, you won't go wrong with any of these selectionsjust make sure you choose the one best suited to your needs.
Desktop Accounting and Tax Software
AccountEdge 2010 For Windows
Price: $299
Though not as well-known as Peachtree or QuickBooks, AccountEdge (formerly MYOB) is a formidable competitor. Its accounting tools are thorough and accessible, and its speed and interface excellence make it a good choice for new users and old pros alike. Read the full review ››
Online Accounting
Quickbooks Online Plus
Price: $34.95 per month
QuickBooks Online Plus would be an excellent choice for a service-based (or very simple product-based) business that needs mobile access to sales and purchase tools and data, as well as payroll and basic time billing. But it's not a complete accounting solution that way that it's desktop cousin is, however. Still, it's exceedingly easy to use, thanks to an intuitive interface. Read the full review ››
Best software for personal & bus accounting?
I have a small earthmoving construction business.
and i have a few personal bank accounts.
i need a super easy way to keep up with it all.
i want to download my bank account into the software easily. this is most important. i dont want to manually enter it!
i am not an accounting expert.
i want to be able to send it to a certified public accountant every 3 months for tax reasons.
and id like to be able to know how much tax i am gonna pay in advance before i owe it!
any help?
Small business/bookkeeping software????
I have a small start-up business. I currently have the starter version of Simply Accounting and
it kinda sucks. Until I grow my business to sustain itself I don't want to fork out major $$$
for software. What is a good, reasonably priced program for doing invoicing, estimates,
inventory, keeping track of expenses, sales tax paid and collected etc? Any input appreciated.
rob in toronto
Keeping the books for small businesses.
As in, learning Quick Books, which is an accounting software. Paying bills, logging deposits,
running financial statements. Every business expects something different. Some want an office
manager. I don't do that, but people do. Some want someone to do data entry. I do a little of
that. I work more with very small
businesses, and I produce financial statement and give them advice on
streamlining their business practices.
For me, it works, because I can pick up my children after school. I've done a little bit of everything, so I actually have advice to offer those that really need it


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Ok here are some sketches from this week and last week. My sketches they are prettier now and a lot consistent.
Update for my Gerimis fanfic, Naruko Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
I spent 15 minutes getting the girl's face younger, erggghh. i guess teen girls should be drawn
I spent 15 minutes getting the girl's face younger, erggghh. i guess teen girls should be drawn
with less voluptous lips.
This is Naruko Uzumaki, a genderbend of Naruto. Why this one look teen, unlike the above?
A fanart of my pal, Elle Az.
It took me three tries to get Fem!Genos's face like that. Oh and I have joined the blue pencil league. I noticed that they use blue pencil, apart from wanting to feel an increase in my skills, blue sketches are also easier to erase. Black pencils are too much to erase, of course if you use 2B pencils. If you use 2H then it's lighter but it has no umpphhh in the feels. I spent two years during my school year sketching with a 2H pencil and then lining with a 2B pencil for my Technical Drawing subject.
Left to right, I genderbend them - Speed O Sound Sonic, Saitama and Genos.
Full version. I googled female assasin, female bodybuilder and also
One Punch Man official art for references.
Some random sketch.
Some random sketch 2.
I am such an addict now that I'd rather spend RM10 buying a sketch book and pencil to pass the time, rather than a magazine. Still, I think I need to buy magazine later because googling for references just adds up my internet bill. Ok, bye.


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Our focus is quality - which is why our work is fully guaranteed and we are recommended by all the major insurance companies.
Good customer service is required, but at Casey Panelbeaters excellence is what is delivered.
Our team is fully qualified, and our high standard of workmanship means your vehicle will look like it did before the accident - in fact you will never know what hit it!


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Blog Archives
The Revolution that Never Happened. Steen Steensen.
Has the online revolution changed the outlook of journalism? Are online resources being utilised to their full potential? Steen Steensen thinks not and I can agree with him to some extent. Take a look at his blog: Online Journalism and the promises of new technology. Steen Steensen's blog.


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Topic : Developing a marketing plan template.
Author : Thornly Montgomery.
Published : Tue, Oct 08th 2019 16:05 PM.
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A great resource when starting up a new business is using a free business plan template. While professional business planning is available, it is much less expensive to use a prepared template. The biggest challenge when starting a new business is creating a business plan. You will need your plan to gain funding, to plan your management and to generally get your business started.
With a wide range of free business plan templates available online, be sure to search for one that suits your business. There is no point using a plan designed for an accountants firm when you are starting a fast food franchise. Plans suitable for Windows users are available as MS Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. While Excel can be daunting if you are not familiar with it, plans on Excel are often very good to work with. Since Excel is one of the best spreadsheet programs out there it is well worth learning how to use it.
Some of the benefits of software like Business Plan Pro include, but are not limited to, getting instant access to over five hundred sample templates that can be edited directly, allowing you to create the best business plan template for your particular business. It is a software program that provides step-by-step guidance throughout the process of planning and provides clear instructions and sound advice, along with resources for any additional help that may be required. It provides easily generated financials that are based on an underlying built-in financial model that is integrated with visual forecasting, and financial wizards to fill in the numbers in the pre-designed format of the business template. It includes the best and the latest technologies to stay current with new trends in business innovation and planning. It provides expert help from professionals who have valuable years of experience. It also contains real market research data, along with industry profiles on a number of industry verticals, that allow matching the numbers of your business or company with these pre fed and automatically integrated industry ratios that enhance the accuracy of the business plan.


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Primary Languages Network
Janet Lloyd
Company Profile:
Primary Languages Network supports and advises schools with Primary Languages, from getting started to enhancing, with subject planning advice, staff training and CPD, language teachers, teaching resources with French, Spanish and German SOW and networking opportunities. With over 20 years' experience and a strong team of experienced Primary Languages practitioners, including native French, Spanish and German Teachers, delivering a tailored service to support schools.
Use of My Learning:
The VLE provides our community with an excellent platform to disseminate, share and develop outstanding practice in primary language teaching and learning. The VLE platform is ideal to host clear, authentic native speaker sound files to both upskill non-specialist teachers in the key language for each lesson and also for children in any learning environment to have immediate access to native speakers and authentic pronunciation.
We use the VLE to store and share authentic story and song clips and to create links to websites and materials that can enhance the core learning of primary languages. We have also created Ready Made French and Spanish, which is a new approach to our SoW and brings together components from all areas of the VLE to create condensed, creative and one click away lesson planning for busy classroom teachers.
The opportunity to organise 5,000 resources plus guidance on the implementation of primary languages on the VLE offers our network huge gains. From the homepage we can access comprehensive lesson planning, assessment tools, record keeping, tracking sheets and assessment spreadsheets, a network blog to keep us all up to date and a search button, should we fail to find what we may be looking for!
The VLE provides a communication, linking and sharing platform so that each school or teacher/practitioner can benefit remotely from other schools and their real practice. As CPD providers we can load up virtual lockers of key information that we may share for language we practise at the staff CPD. School communities are able to upload evidence of progress to their own secure school user files meaning that the subject coordinator is confident that a clear record is being kept for discussion or sharing with SLT, governors and Ofsted.
We use many great features of the VLE; easy uploading and editing of content in various formats, posting to the "Network Blog" for schools, saving YouTube clips locally on the VLE allowing all schools to access these language videos to name a few. As the VLE is being continuously developed by My Learning, we learn the new functionality and integrate it for our users. Some recent developments that have been very well received; viewing and editing of native Microsoft documents online, particularly the latest PowerPoint functionality allows us to share language stories with built in audio (to help non-specialist teachers) and as each new version of My Learning VLE is released we can add to and improve our functionality.


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Every individual has the ability to learn, so the curriculum aims not only to maximise but also increase this ability and meet the needs of all pupils regardless of where they currently are. It is designed to provide opportunity for unrestricted progress in all subject areas at all levels.
As an independent school, we ensure that our curriculum conforms to UK Independent Schools Standards Regulations 2012 requirements in the context of the aims of the schools.
Using the National Curriculum as a framework, we focus on a core range of subjects and ensure pupils experience linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human, social, physical, aesthetic and creative education. Within this, the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of every child is fostered and the mediums of delivering the curriculum facilitate the acquiring of skills required to learn, as well as specific knowledge and understanding.
Academic achievement is important and we want every student to really do their best. It is important that they leave school with grades that will reflect their true ability and open doors in and for the future. At Ridgeway, we are committed to providing a curriculum that is not only broad, but balanced and rigorous; one that offers students the opportunity to understand a subject beyond what is required to merely pass an exam.
To achieve this, we encourage a creative, innovative approach that develops a lively and interesting learning environment which in turn inspires students to engage with and enjoy the subjects being taught.
The Primary Phase of Ridgeway Campus begins in Year 3 and ends in Year 6, at which point the pupils transfer to our secondary campuses. In the Primary Phase, students make significant progress across a broad and balanced curriculum including the core subjects of Maths, English and Science, as well as a wide range of foundation subjects. This is supported by quality first teaching and rigorous, formative assessment.
There is a focus on using assessment data to establish what level of work students are able to produce, and this information is used effectively to plan for and deliver the next teaching and learning steps.
The national expected levels of attainment provide a benchmark for the minimum that pupils should achieve, but a high percentage of students exceed these levels. This is achieved through a supportive and encouraging environment and a belief that all pupils can, and should, reach their full potential in everything they do.
There is a positive culture of collaboration and team working evident amongst staff and a professional attitude to school improvement. New initiatives are creating an awareness amongst staff and students of the need to be creative and innovative in approaches to both teaching and learning.
Key stage 3
At Key Stage 3 there remains a focus on core subjects with provision for the students to learn and express themselves in Art, DT, Food, Textiles, Public Speaking and Physical Education as well as other active subjects. An emphasis on cross curricular activities, projects, team work, peer assessment and self-directed learning is strongly encouraged and is intended to make these years a varied and inspiring key stage for the developing learner.
Key stage 4 & 5
At Key Stage 4 students study for IGCSE, GCSE, City & Guilds and other examinations with most students taking 8-10 exams in Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, Citizenship, MFL, Food, Art, DT and other subjects. At this stage, the skills developed in earlier years should ensure that teachers are not just teaching to the exam but that a deeper understanding of the subjects can be explored and our goal of each student reaching or exceeding their exam grade targets can still be achieved.
At Ridgeway, so far all our students have stayed on to complete Years 12 and 13, with most studying 4 or 5 AS subjects in year 12 and taking 3 or 4 of these through to A2 in year 13. Maths and English are offered to all levels, along with Economics, Accounts, Business Studies, Humanities, MFL and a range of vocational subjects.
Student Progress
Tracking the progress of individual students over time is a critical factor in our management of teaching and learning, so the recording, analysis and use of accurate and reliable data is absolutely essential.
Our schools use a triangular approach to confirm the data, including teacher assessment, work evidence and formally assessed and moderated attainment.
This occurs throughout the key stages, providing a picture of progress over time that can be compared with both other schools in the Focus group and national statistics.
This enables intervention to be provided at an early stage and helps to ensure that each and every student stays on track with their true learning potential.


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We have put the strollers aside to look a bit closer at the donkeys.
It took a while but Ari got it about half way: we are here to watch and smell all kinds of strange living creatures!
Look at those paws!
There were two of them, but the other did not like to be photographed. This one stood still for a moment so I (and many others) could take a picture.
of the enclosure, away from the other animals and the public.
Some other Grèvy zebras came closer to us.
The Patagonian mara is a large rodent. I like their colors and their sweet head.
You can go up at the other side of the enclosure where the Grèvy zebras and the giraffes are, there you can look the giraffes in the eye ;-)
This meerkat is looking from the corner of his eye to the dogs.
Sacha and Dunja look at the meerkat too :-) It was a nice day in the Amersfoort Zoo. I really recommend a visit and it is nice that welbehaved dogs can accompany their owners!


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Dear Franz Ferdinand,
I recently came by your latest single, 'Do You Want To', in my mail. Initially I was shocked - who would have thought you'd want _me_ to have a sneak preview of your forthcoming second album to call my own? - but after a clutch of listens my mood has shifted from one of optimism to something rather less savoury.
Please, give me back the three minutes and thirty-eight seconds I spent listening to the aforementioned. I'll forego the repeat encounters.
I understand you have an audience to placate, really I do - throughout school I would always stick to the straight and narrow path of behavioural mediocrity to satisfy my parents' desire for me to at least achieve something - but this is nonsense, isn't it? Really, Franz Ferdinand, all you've done is taken half an idea and flogged it out 'til you reached a radio-friendly length. Said idea isn't even that great - 'Take Me Out' this most certainly isn't - and the least you could do is pronounce "want to" properly. It comprises fifty per cent of your song's title, you know.
Again, I do understand your need to have someone love you - indeed, you stress it with your very first line - but this isn't the right way to go about things. It's beyond simple laziness: this is hackneyed to the point where people will actively stop wanting to love you. No longer will they come and dance with you, Michael.
I know I have fallen out of love, and I am sure I am not alone. I would return this abomination to the point of purchase if I had attained it through such channels; as I have not, I will consign it to the top shelf alongside other, now dusty, disappointments. See: most of the bands you were meant to be a superior take on.
Yours with an unsettling queasiness,
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It has been an amazing year at Esprit Photography! What an honor it has been to capture your precious moments for your families and friends! It has been wonderful to meet so many new people, and to make so many new friends! As we do each photo session, I find that I learn about you and your families, and share in your traditions and the favorite things you love to do as families. I get to capture those moments for you, and I can tell you that I get so much joy from that. I get to step into your world and be a part of your family time, and I love it. I love that I get to laugh and play and run in wheat fields or a forest or a back ally and share in your fun times. I love to see the look on people's faces when they see the images, and I get to make you smile, laugh, or even cry at the moments captured. I want to thank every one of you for making my job so grand, so amazing, so fun and so rewarding! Without you, my amazing clients, I wouldn't be doing this amazing job that I get so much satisfaction from! I am honored to step into your world, and become your friend.
I hope you all have a very, very Merry Christmas, and may 2012 be the most amazing year of your lives! May this year be full of many many precious moments captured!
Here's to you for the amazing people that you are!
Tristan and Allison
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Glossary of Terms
In cocktail terminology, to rim means coating the rim of a cocktail glass in salt or sugar. The process involves moistening the rim of the glass with citrus juice and then twisting the rim of the glass in salt or sugar before pouring the cocktail. Often a specialist bar tool called a glass rimmer or salt rimmer is used to make the process easier.
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John 7:6-8
"Jesus came back at them, "Don't crowd me. This isn't my time. It's your time–it's always your time; you have nothing to lose. The world has nothing against you, but it's up in arms against me. It's against me because I expose the evil behind its pretensions. You go ahead, go up to the Feast. Don't wait for me. I'm not ready. It's not the right time for me."
God loves to make us wait. Many do not realize this, but Jesus was 33 years old when he died on the cross. Until he was 30, although fully aware of his purpose, he waited. He was merely a man from Nazareth, the son of Mary and Joseph, a brother to his siblings, and a plain ol' carpenter like his father.
Maybe you're like me and think, what a waste! The Son of God was on the planet for 33 years, but was only allowed to reveal himself for the final three? Think of all the people he could have ministered to if he was at work from the time he learned to walk!
In this example, however, we find a truth. God cares more about the development of YOU than he does about how much work you do for Him. He will allow you to be hidden for years because He wants YOUR heart; not your actions. He wants you to know Him in the quiet; not as you stand before crowds. He will allow you to experience unlikely places and difficult circumstances that develop the character you need in life.
I knew from my teenage years that God wanted to use my music for Him. It was confirmed during a weird circumstance, on an unexpected day, when I was 16.
A pastor I had never met, in the presence of my parents, told things that God had showed him about me. This man, who knew absolutely nothing about me, began to tell us stories that God had showed him of me when I was younger. These were true things no one could ever have known. Through this very unusual experience, we knew that God was trying to reach out to me.
He ended the time by saying, "God has made you a poet song-writer. He wants to use your music to bring people to Him. He will place you to perform before large crowds, and many will find God through your voice."
In my parents' and my young mind, it was decided. They bought me a special gold music note necklace as a reminder of my purpose, and I began to prepare myself so God's plans could come true. I spent four intense years studying for my B.A. in Music.
What happened? After years, I decided that man was plain nuts. There was no sign of God using my music or placing me before crowds. I stopped wearing the necklace. I allowed that God-given dream of music die, and decades passed.
At the age of 36 (2.5 years ago), those words that were spoken to my 16-year-old self-came true. I am now a worship leader at Focus Church. I sometimes find myself singing before large crowds. Quite often, after our church services, I have people approach me, with tear-filled eyes, to say they sensed God through my voice.
There is nothing special about me or my musical talent. That was proven on the stages of my Music Conservatory years ago. I had to wait a long, long time. But, I was never alone. God walked with me through the ups and downs of life so that He could finally have my complete heart and trust. No moment was wasted.
So hold on! Perhaps you are about to give up on a God-sized dream that is just taking too long! Stay faithful where you are. Learn as much as you can. Find a way to make God the love of your life. Trust Him.
If Jesus was only given three years to walk out a long-awaited plan to save all the humanity, you have plenty of time.
"We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!" – Romans 5:3-5
Listen to this song and remind yourself, that even in the waiting and hidden moments of life, you eventually will look back and one thing will be undeniable: God was faithful until the end.
I dedicate this series of devotional writings to my grandfather, Roger Crowell, who passed away on March 31. He was the ultimate lover of devotional books. He had an unbreakable habit of waking up every morning and connecting with God through the writings of others.
Pa, I am glad you are now constantly in His presence.
Love, Your granddaughter – Olivia Puccini


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Negative Emotions and Food
Something is definitely going on inside of me. Sometimes I feel like my body is a totally different entity to who or what I?m used to. I also feel that it?s turning into something different, and I can feel different energies at work. I can feel an accumulation of energy in me, that is so solid that it even feels physical, it?s like an energy of light with real opacity, or substance. So i feel strong at the moment. For me, this is a deeply welcome transformation - I even feel that everything that I have gone through in my life, is to bring me to this point.
An aspect of things, is that I find myself continually challenged as to my thought patterns on basically everything. I might write one thing or another, but it?s only a perspective, an opinion. In many ways, I really don?t know what to think anymore. I don?t even think (!), that thinking in an analytical fashion has any great use in the scheme of things. I don?t know.
While working on what I put into my body, I?ve been experiencing real irritation recently. On the one hand I feel that I?m working through stuff, and getting rid of stuff, while on the other, I feel that inner essences are being re-balanced, to get to a better blend of passivity/assertiveness. This irritation is a curious thing - I feel so irritable, when there?s no real reason for it. Conventionally I might think to myself, it?s because my blood sugar levels are down, but I know that this isn?t the whole answer. As irritability passes, I feel peaceful and somehow secure. Then feelings of irritation and sort of soreness come back. It makes me think of when I cut down drastically from being veggie to vegan, an incessant pain that I had across my chest area - this was emotional pain, for various reasons, but which went some time ago now, and no longer experience.
I?m learning that it isn?t so much what I eat, it?s quantity that matters - the less the better. For example, this morning I had some orange juice, for lunch a sandwhich with lettuce and a veggie sausage in it (ha ha, like a good old fashioned sausage butty). This evening? I don?t feel like I want to have anything really, but will be eating with my other half some cooked food, due to a difficult day (last night was just fruits again). Just being outside under the moon and the stars, in the cold air, was enough. But today has been difficult for various reasons.
Which brings me onto the title of this blogpost: negative emotions and food. They are so connected I think (just my subjective opinion). There?s nothing much to conclude about this, except that negative emotions clearly trigger a need for something - usually food. And negative emotions can lead to so many different types of food problems, addiction or aversion. This is also why I have been so keen to keep a healthy approach to food, and its place. The refinement of a bodyspiritual nature, which I find myself writing about, and this need to refine food intake, I want to conduct in a positive and even cheerful way, perhaps as a way of rooting out negativities and avoiding potential (psychological) problems. This means being happy about eating, if it lasts, and allowing the subtle processes to slowly become more established.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:03 am
Post subject: Falling asleep for a while... and ponderings on sexual energ
Falling asleep for a while... and ponderings on sexual energy
Just recently I've resumed normal eating (cooked vegan), eating a lot more than I have for a long time. Typical family life, the cold weather, and a bug that I've caught, make me unable or unwilling to reach out any further, at this time. Perhaps I also feel that with Christmas coming, to opt out would be a mean thing to do, with the children and my wife who has happily adjusted to my veganism, and often fruit tendencies...
I don't feel bad about it, and I also feel that some beings out there see this as a welcome thing to do, for a variety of reasons.
And yet... I feel somehow that my connection to many things has dimmed, because of the food. Also, I've been having random sexual thoughts, which I look at with detachment, even humour. These thoughts, interestingly, are associated with the consumption of food. I read somewhere once, in a Buddhist text, that appetite for food and sexual appetite are closely related. Certainly, these instincts seem to come from basically the same areas of the body.
In a study related by Richard Wrangham, in his book Catching Fire (How Cooking Made Us Human), I was interested to see that a study conducted on raw vegans and fruitarians, showed decreased sexual appetite and where some women even stopped having periods. This was regarded as a bad thing in the study (as of course, the success of the human race depends on reproduction) and therefor showed the detrimental nature of these diets. Obviously, in general culture, decreased libido is seen as a 'bad' thing, and where somehow happiness is meant to be attained by people having sex. And yet, in spiritual culture, happiness is attained from rising above sex or food impulses - and where sexual unions, or eating, are based on principles of love and decision.
Anyway, I've found this before, that food, especially certain foods, stimulate areas of the body that generate sexual feelings.
Eating has its drawbacks. A yogi text I read once recommended staying away from spicey foods, as these were 'rajasic', fire inducing (and would therefor increase sexual appetite).
I'll get back to food refinement after the Christmas period.
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Post subject: Re: Negative Emotions and Food
Forgive me for getting on my soapbox. I don't mean to hijack your blog. I just wanted to comment on a few things. This will not be a politically correct response.
lovedimension wrote:
I?m learning that it isn?t so much what I eat, it?s quantity that matters
Quantity is a real key when it comes to eating. The human body can tolerate all sorts of unnatural substances as long as not too much is consumed. This is why calorie restriction beats any diet on the market.
Which brings me onto the title of this blogpost: negative emotions and food. They are so connected I think (just my subjective opinion).
Food triggers the survival instinct, which causes greed and hoarding behavior. The more toxic the body is, the more resources it wants to control to ensure that it can survive detox. When the body is sufficiently clean, this behavior tends to disappear. It's not that one can't be a complete dolt as a breatharian. It's that there's no real point to it.
People who are extremely obese and still retain a joyfull personality are very enlightened people. There's no way I could have the discipline to do that.
Also, I've been having random sexual thoughts, which I look at with detachment, even humour. These thoughts, interestingly, are associated with the consumption of food. I read somewhere once, in a Buddhist text, that appetite for food and sexual appetite are closely related. Certainly, these instincts seem to come from basically the same areas of the body.
The body seeks to reproduce because it knows it is DYING. Overconsumption of food is one of the main causes of libido.
In a study related by Richard Wrangham, in his book Catching Fire (How Cooking Made Us Human), I was interested to see that a study conducted on raw vegans and fruitarians, showed decreased sexual appetite and where some women even stopped having periods.
Sexuality is one of the most misunderstood aspects of human existence. It is so misunderstood that people try to control it because they fear it. The body tries to reproduce when it becomes too toxic. Sex is both a survival mechanism, and a high intensity detox activity. Scientists have observed that more calories are burning during sexual activity than any other activity.
Females have gone on vegan diets and lost their menstruation. And the doctors tell them it is a "bad" thing. This is despite the fact that it is only in human females where uncontrolled hemorrhage is considered natural. If a female animal begins an uncontrolled hemorrhage of its reproductive organs, the animal is considered to be DYING, and you take it to the vet. Yet human females are dying all the time, and it is considered to be perfectly normal. If your blood isn't so toxic that it isn't ejaculating out your vagina, you are somehow abnormal and you have to find a way to get blood coming out your vagina otherwise you are considered to have some kind of disorder or anomaly. God forbid that you might have an EATING DISORDER. Forget the real facts that the only actual disorder is eating too much, which causes menstruation. If wild animals start menstruating, it means they are diseased. If domesticated animals start menstruating, you take them to the veterinarian. If human females start menstruating, you congratulate them on being good little girls. This is the type of society we live in. We truly are living in the end times that the old Bible monks warned of. Even the Old Testament times, as barbaric as they were, recognized that menstruation was dirty and that eating certain foods made you dirty.
What's worse is that people actually believe modern medicine. If I try to tell the vegan that the loss of her period is a good thing, she will defend her right to have uncontrolled bleeding. She will say that I can't know anything about female sexuality because I am a man. Forget the fact that the differences between male and female bodies is actually very minor. Men go through periods too, they just don't manifest as uncontrolled bleeding. If a man fasts for long enough, his "menstruation" (semen production) will also stop.
The effects of fasting on sexuality are easy to observe. The longer I am on a dry fast, the less "need" that I have to express any type of sexuality. If I am eating constantly I will get lots of random erections (the male equivalent of periods). I will feel the desire to ejaculate very quickly and I will get tired after doing so. If I am not eating anything, I will have less erections. If I choose to masturbate, it will be more difficult to ejaculate and the semen will have a more watery consistency. Instead of feeling drained by the experience I will be invigorated. I will be stronger after the experience instead of weaker. If I fast for even longer, it becomes almost impossible to ejaculate. At this point, the penis becomes much more sensitive as well.
If a man wants to ejaculate quickly and gets tired after, it means he is TOXIC. If a woman is bleeding from her reproductive organs, it means she is TOXIC. If someone has trouble controlling their sexuality, it means they are TOXIC.
Sexual morality is a joke. Sex is a survival mechanism to protect the body from death. Either through the energy spent on sex itself, or the offspring produced. Only toxic people "need" sex, because they are aging and will die. Someone who is sufficiently clean does not "need" sex, because their body is regenerating itself. If anything, sexual interactions can be a truly fun time for people who are fairly clean because the female would have no desire to reproduce and the male can perform many activities without ejaculating.
People become trapped in life by their beliefs. They think sex is bad so they try to avoid it. They remove the fastest detox mechanism the body has (sexual activity) and don't have anything to replace it with. They eat too much and fast too little. Their sexual desire increases, which only increases their conscious resistance to it which causes them to eat more and exercise less. It is an endless loop where people are constantly masturbating in shadows in guilt and shame and hiding that guilt with food which only causes the body to want to reproduce more.
I have fun when I masturbate, because I understand the cause of sexuality and the purpose of sexual activity. I don't have to blame myself for my instinct because I know I can eliminate the sexual instinct by going on a long enough dry fast if I truly wanted to.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Negative Emotions and Food
Draginvry wrote:
Forgive me for getting on my soapbox. I don't mean to hijack your blog. I just wanted to comment on a few things. This will not be a politically correct response.
Not at all, no hijacking here (this blog is copied over from blogspot). Your responses gave me a lot of food for thought, really appreciate it. Started the blog originally, to help me get to the bottom of things.
Without quoting each detail you mentioned, all I have to say in general, is that it's incredible the level of delusion I - or we, or at least some of us! - live in. It's like a complete re-appraisal of what is actually real, and seeing through the limitations which are so widely accepted.
The point about stocking up to survive detox particularly struck me. It's as if the body has its own intelligence and knows it's potential stress limits.
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Post subject: Re: Negative Emotions and Food
lovedimension wrote:
Without quoting each detail you mentioned, all I have to say in general, is that it's incredible the level of delusion I - or we, or at least some of us! - live in. It's like a complete re-appraisal of what is actually real, and seeing through the limitations which are so widely accepted.
One of the things that I learned over the years is that this world is completely backwards. It is like a paradox. The more widely held a belief is, the less likely it is to be true.
This is why so few people have any real knowledge. They think that things must be true just because there is a consensus. So they believe it, adding one more number to that consensus, which only causes one more person to believe in it. Pretty soon you have billions of people believing in something that, very often, ONE person postulated a long time ago based on some very flawed and inconsistent research. But because people believed it, that research was never properly questioned. And it's not just religion. Many self-proclaimed scientists also fall into this trap.
The universe exists regardless of what people believe about it. Just because a billion people believe in something, that doesn't make it true. I see people who claim to have a scientific mind use this fallacy all the time. If I propose an idea which is against the established paradigm, they dismiss it as ridiculous simply because it is against the established paradigm. That is not science, that is ignorance. A statement is true because it can be shown to logically follow from observed phenomena. The evidence speaks for itself. The universe doesn't care whether or not you believe in it.
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I agree with everything written in this thread also - this is very interesting actually - love Hara.
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Post subject: No calmness = a need for food
No calmness = a need for food
It's been a long while since I updated my blog. So, in brief, since before Christmas time, these are some things that went on, and which I observed.
Over Christmas I at more than usual (vegan). Sort of a feeling of pressure from those around me, and yet, not from them really. More to do with my own sense of...isolation I suppose, and so joined in more. Need to develop more inner strength. Be part of company in different ways, apart from the social activity of eating.
What I observed was this, mainly: on eating more than usual again, I developed a pain in my torso, exactly the same as when I cut down radically. The very same pain, but a little attenuated. Strange that - it corroborates things I've read, that coming off drugs, or going onto drugs, creates the same kind of symptoms, and that there is an equivalence with food. I experience this to be true. Food and emotion are hard-wired together.
What I find extraordinary, is despite my own tendency to sabotage the work of energies that are working with me, there is a definite process still going on. I can feel grumpy, irate even, or I can be happy and calm, and the work continues. But I know that the happy and calm state, allows the subtle energies to function fluidly, while the other state of mind does not.
I experienced a sense of disappointment from some outside entity, that after Christmas I continued shovelling food in, as if I was a rubbish bin. And in fact, when I walk around the supermarket and see the things in people's trolleys - including mine - I wonder, why do we treat our bodies as if they were rubbish bins? Obviously there are different levels, for example, minced-up animal in cellophane, is a grotesque and unecessary thing to ingest, but so is rubbishy wheat products (which so many people are unknowingly allergic to, especially the fermentation process). It's to do with a feeling of lack, which is also hard wired into us. So we open our mouths and pour in stuff which is unsuitable.
So while it's true to say that there is a process that I can't stop, this feeling of disappointment from an outside entity, tells me that there has to be greater coordination between myself and the entities who work with body refinement. This body refinement is a thing that needs to be done, needs to happen, for this world. I was surprised at this feeling of disappointment I was feeling from outside of me, as if I had let the team down. It's strange, but there is such a distinct feeling and quality to these beings involved with the process of body elevation.
I need to work a little harder at processing the energies.
I don't miss the taste of any food really, if it's there I enjoy it, but if it's not, I really don't care at all. But it's a little difficult being a family person with young children. To constantly remain calm and composed, when everything is a pulling me away from that. I'll find a way.
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:42 am
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your are spot on regarding the sex thing.
When i did the fasting and also 30 days of juicing, i didnt have any sex thoughts, erections and what have you.
This x-mas i started to eat some crap again, and OMG i was horny like a rabbit. Erections all over the place, when i went to the store i just wanted to jump every girl i saw.
Also ive read about the chi and sex thing. Like to not ejaculate and hold your seemen and circulate it in your body so you get the energy from it. Since they say its liquid gold. So the only time you should ejaculate is when you are having a baby. Anyone tried it or read it?
Also does that happen normally when you become a breatharian?
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your are spot on regarding the sex thing.
When i did the fasting and also 30 days of juicing, i didnt have any sex thoughts, erections and what have you.
This x-mas i started to eat some crap again, and OMG i was horny like a rabbit. Erections all over the place, when i went to the store i just wanted to jump every girl i saw.
The sexual organs are actually designed for PLEASURE, not REPRODUCTION. Sex gives us pleasure because that is what it is supposed to do. Reproduction is a byproduct of an organism that is DYING. The body knows it is dying so it produces an organism, distributed through the semen, which grows inside the female whom is impregnated. This organism is essentially a parasite, which we call a human being, which is eventually born. This human being is a miniature version of the parents.
The body does this because it takes less energy to produce sperm than it does to repair the body. When the body becomes too damaged from incorrect diet/lifestyle, the body seeks to reproduce because that is the most efficient way to save itself.
I am assuming the same holds true for the female side (the production of eggs being equivalent of the production of sperm). But seeing as how I was born with a male body, I have only been able to properly observe the functioning of a male body.
Of course, if you call a human being a parasite, people will react very negatively to you. But if you look at the behavior, it is a parasite. It infects the host (female human) and takes her resources. When it becomes too large for the host to sustain it, it exits her body (and very painfully, from what I hear). The only significant difference between a human parasite and any other parasite is that the human parasite is (often) desired, and it partially takes on the form of its host (while at the same time retaining many of the attributes of the male human which created it)
Also ive read about the chi and sex thing. Like to not ejaculate and hold your seemen and circulate it in your body so you get the energy from it.
I'm not completely convinced on this technique. While it's true that holding in the semen will cause it to be distributed through the body, I don't believe it gives you energy. Energy comes from the mind, it always has. Semen will cause you to be restless as it releases the energy stored inside of it. But I doubt that it really gives you any energy. Then again, I haven't tested the technique enough to form a comprehensive conclusion. I could be wrong.
Certainly there are a lot of people who use similar techniques for various reasons. Holding in the semen can cause excitement in other parts of the body, which some people find more stimulating than "normal" male sexual expression. There are also various tantra techniques that involve holding in the semen, and directing the energy elsewhere to energize both the body and the parter, without resulting in pregnancy. These sorts of techniques can also be used to experience PLEASURE out of sex without resulting in REPRODUCTION, if one so desires to do so.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:16 am
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but now i know u dont use facebook
I get you on the parasite thing and all that. As it says in the book, it takes ALOT of energy to create the seemen and it uses the most and best of resources it can to produce it because its sopposed to be the best of you. In the book they say that thats why peple have less sex the older they get because off all the ejaculations wich cripples the body. They also mentions alot of athletes that dont have sex weeks and months before important events. The seemen has to have alot of energy ? since its supposed to create a baby together with the mother of course.
Does the sex change when you go breatharian? and how? i havent heard alot of people talk about that theme. Like i believe in not ejaculating exept when you are making a baby. I know the male from the videos off JMV mentions sex and also he was the guy that mentioned this sex, seemen and retaining it etc.
The book is called: Mantak Chia - Taoist Secrets of Live - Cultivating Male Sexual Energy. Would be great to talk more about the subject on sex etc regarding breatharianism.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:42 pm
Post subject: Back on the liquids
Back on the liquids
I find it strange how just being a single day on liquids (a few juices), is enough to move a few things along. I also had a coffee, which I was doubtful about having. I didn't really feel that hungry, and in the evening, as I lay down to sleep, and felt full. Again, I could feel this golden energy, thick like soup, going trough me and in me. I wonder how I would be after a few days like this?
Next day, no breakfast, but in the end had a teacake midmorning, and salady lunch; not because I really wanted to, but because felt I ought to really. The hardest thing of all, isn't fasting, or doing food experiments, but living inside a system that so believes in food. It's unbelievably challenging. People really do freak out if you opt out - even if it isn't breatharianism, but just abstaining for one day (a healthy thing in itself) - people don't like it. Must eat, must eat, must eat, must eat, must eat.....
Perhaps the tough thing, is that allowing higher energies to manifest through fasting is a Good thing, and yet people see it as a Bad thing. All religions have an element of fasting in them, e.g. fasting is one of the main pillars of Islam (but by some Muslims I've encountered, it's become a bit weird: don't eat during daylight hours, but stuff in as much as you can after the sun goes down. I knew a guy at school who would stuff in honey nut cornflakes with milk, chicken, anything apart from anything fresh, after sun down - as if his body was a rubbish bin. I've read that the greatest ill-health in the UK is suffered by Muslim men).Coincidentally, I saw a sticker today outside a supermarket, stuck to a sign post, that read: Halal and Kosher meat: not only is it wrong to eat animals, but you want to torture them first before killing them?
Anyway, I digress. I don't want to be feeding my pain body, as Eckhart Tolle would say, but tuning in to all this kind of stuff
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As it says in the book, it takes ALOT of energy to create the seemen and it uses the most and best of resources it can to produce it because its sopposed to be the best of you.
I don't really know enough about the distribution of resources in the body in regards to semen. If you think not ejaculating will help you, you should try it for yourself and see if it works. If the techniques are sound and they are done properly, you should not suffer any injury from it.
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yeah it seems logical. i will read some more and test some more.
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