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Reiki & Seichim Healers
This is the story of Dr Mikao Usui, originator of the Usui Reiki System of Natural Healing.
As he took the podium one Sunday in the late 1800's, Dr Usui noticed a half dozen students in the front pew. Usually students sat at the back. One of the students immediately raised a hand. He stated that the six were co graduate in two months. but before leaving they wanted to settle an issue. First they wanted to know if Dr Usui had absolute faith in the Bible as it reads'? "Yes." Then did he believe that ,Jesus could heal by laving on hands'? again Dr Usui said he did believe. The student said that he and the others also wanted to believe and would Dr Usui please give them one demonstration. Would he please heal the blind or cure the lame or just simply walk on water? Dr Usui said that although he believed these things had been done. he himself had not learned to do them. The spokesman said, "Thank you very much. We can only say that your belief in the Bible is a blind faith. and we do not want to have a blind faith." Dr Usui's response was that he could not demonstrate at that time but would someday like to prove it. He said he would find how to do it. then come back to show them.With that he resigned, on the spot. The next day he made plans to study the Bible in a Christian country.
Dr Usui chose America. He entered a university, possibly University of Chicago, but no one is certain. He found that the Bible teachings were not significantly different from what he had studied in Japan. No one he met there knew how Jesus healed. However, while at the university, he studied other philosophies, and he found in Buddhism a passage saying Buddha healed by laying-on-of-hands. So for the remainder of his seven years in the United States, he concentrated on Buddhism, hoping to find a formula for the healing arts. He didn't. He left there to study in a Buddhist country - Japan. He returned to his own city of Kyoto. Kyoto had the most people and the biggest monasteries in Japan. He decided to visit all the monasteries starting with the largest, the Shin. At the Shin, Usui asked a monk if the Buddhist Sutras gave accounts of Buddha healing. "Yes." He asked if the 5hin monks had mastered the art of healing the body. He was told, "We monks do not have time for the physical in reaching the spiritual growth. Spiritual healing is first." Usui walked away into the jungle to visit other temples. Their stories were the same. None of the monastery monks could heal. His last stop was at the Zen temple. Here he heard again that the monks were very, very busy and had little time for the body healing - but they were sure that someday, during meditation, they would receive that great light and then they would know how to heal. Dr Usui decided to stay on and study all their secrets. He spent the next three years studying the Sutras but without success. He then got permission to stay on at the Zen temple to do independent research.
Dr Usui learned Chinese, because the Japanese Sutras were translated from Chinese. He then mastered Sanskrit, because Buddha was a Hindu. While working on Sanskrit he found a healing formula. There was no mistaking what it was. but the 2,500 year old formula had to be interpreted and tested. He told himself. "I cannot guarantee myself whether I will live through it, but if I don't try the test, years of study will be wasted." He talked about his plan with the head Zen monk. The monk said Usui was a courageous man, and he could perform the test at the monastery. Usui said he would rather do it on Mount Koriyama. a mountain known as an excellent place for meditation.
Dr Usui told the monk. "I will test myself for twenty-one days. If I do not some back on the night of the twenty-first day. on the twenty-second morning. send out a search party to find my body. I will be dead." Before departing he told the monks, "I shall go through this meditation without food - only water." He climbed the mountain.
On the mountain he found an old pine near the stream. He piled up twenty-one rocks and watered them. (I don't know why). He sat with his back to the tree with the rocks before him. He threw one rock away, then began his first meditation. He expected a phenomenon of some sort but had no idea what it might be or when. He read scripture, chanted, meditated. and drank water. He had no food with him. Days and nights came and went. The pile of stones dwindled. There was no phenomenon. Nothing.
On the twenty-first day, he work before dawn and threw away the last stone. The morning black was near absolute - no moon. no stars. Dr Usui meditated, knowing it was the last time. He opened his eyes expecting to see nothing, but there, on the horizon, he glimpsed a flicker of light. like a candle! He instinctively knew this was the phenomenon he had hoped for - and feared. Dr Usui braced himself. "It is happening and I am not going to even shut my eyes. I shall open them as wide as I can and witness what happens to the light."
The light moved towards him. It seemed to be accelerating as it approached. Usui became frightened, his courage faltered. "Oh, the light! Now I have a chance to avoid the light, to dodge! What shall I do!? If the light strikes me. I might burn!" But he began to brace himself. "This is best. I am not going to run away! I'm going to face it! Come! If this must be. hit me!! I am ready!" :and with that. he relaxed and, with eyes wide open, he saw the light strike in the centre of his forehead. "I made contact." he said as he fell backward from the force. When he came to, he thought that he had died because at first he couldn't see and he felt nothing. The light was gone. He heard roosters in the distance and knew it would soon be dawn.
Dr Usui sat, dazed. Then, off to his right, coloured bubbles seemed to rise from the earth. Millions and millions of bubbles in rainbow colours danced before him. then moved to his left. Usui counted seven colours. "This is phenomena! I was blessed today!" A great white light came from his right. Golden symbols appeared, one after another. They radiated out in front of him, like on a movie screen, as if to say, "Remember! Remember!" He didn't read them so much with his eyes as with his mind. He studied and studied. then said, "Yes!" He recalled all he had learned in Sanskrit as the symbols moved in front of him as if they were saying, "This is it. this is it. Remember, remember."
After the phenomena had passed. lie said "I must close my eyes. and for the last meditation please give me a vision." He closed his eves and saw the golden symbols in front of him.
It was over. "'Now. I can open my eves." As he regained awareness of his body. he was surprised to find no pain or hunger. "I feel my body is good. I'm going to stand up." He stood. "':My legs and feet are strong. I fast for twenty-one days. and still I feel I can walk back to Kyoto." his body felt well fed. "Well, this is a miracle- I'm not hungry. And I feel very light." He dusted himself off, picked up his cane and straw hat, then took the first steps of his twenty-five mile trek to Kyoto. The Zen monks were expecting him by sundown. Near the foot of the mountain, Dr Usui stubbed a big toe on a rock. The blow lifted the toenail. Blood spurted out. It hurt. The pain thumped with his heartbeat.
He sat down and held the toe in his hands. The pain subsided. The bleeding stopped. "Is it okay?" He continued to hold it till there was no more pain. Then he looked at the toe, he was amazed and delighted to see the nail back in its normal position. There was no indication of injury except dried blood. "This is a second miracle!"
A short distance later. he came upon a traditional mat and ashtray, which means in Japan there is an eating place near by and that all are welcome. He approached an old, unshaven man who was starting a fire in a hibachi. "Good morning old man." "Good morning, my dear monk, you are early." "Yes, I know. but may I have some leftover rice and some tea, and that piece of nori you just made? And I would like to have some salted cabbage and also some dried fish, if you have some." (This is a typical Japanese breakfast.) But the old gentleman was wise. He had served many monks after their extended meditations on this famous mountain. He knew the appearance of a seven day beard; he knew this monk had been without food for a much longer time. "I cannot let you have this rice and hot soup and all those other things, because you are going to have a huge indigestion. I have no medicine and cannot help you. Kyoto is far away. You will have to wait until I make a soft gruel."
"Thank you. You are very kind, but I think I shall try it." Dr Usui was feeling weak as he moved to a table to wait for the food. The old man thought, "Well, if he wants to do it his way, fine. I am not responsible." Soon, the man's fifteen Year old granddaughter brought a tray with lots of food. She was crying and had a towel wrapped under her chin, tied in rabbit ears on top of her head. '"My dear young girl, why do you cry."
The child sobbed. "Oh, my dear monk, three days and three nights I have a toothache so bad that I cannot stop my tears, and I cannot eat the whole time. The dentist is too far away, so I just suffer and cry." Dr Usui s heart opened to the child. He stood and put a hand on her swollen cheek. The girl began to blink her eyes. Dr Usui soon had both hands on her face. She suddenly cried out, "'My dear monk, You have just made magic! The toothache is gone!" Usui could hardly believe it. He hadn't really known what to expect from his impulsive action. "Is it really'? Are you telling me the truth?" It was true. she quickly removed the rabbit ears and was radiantly happy. Usui said. "Yes. now I believe you are well.
-The beaming child thanked him. then she ran off to her grandfather. "Look grandfather. I took off my rabbit ears! The toothache is gone? He is not an ordinary monk. he makes magic!!"
The grandfather. wiping his hands on his apron. walked over to Dr Usui. "My dear monk. you did us a great service. We are grateful. We do not have money but for our gratitude. there is no charge for the food. This is all we can offer." Dr Usui said, "Thank you! I will accept your gratitude. Thank you, very much. Now for my food." With that he turned to his food and eagerly shovelled it with chopsticks. He ate happily. The people watched and hoped this magic monk wouldn't suffer any kind of indigestion.
Later. Dr Usui reflected on these miracles. the third and fourth. Placing his hands on the child had again healed almost instantly, and he had suffered no ill effects from breaking a twenty-one day fast with a huge meal. "'Now. I am ready for my hike to the Zen temple. I shall be there by sundown according to schedule." • And so he was.
The doctor was met at the temple gate by a young page boy. Dr Usui asked, "How is our dear monk?" "Oh, he's suffering from arthritis and back ache. He is in bed near the chapel stove." Before going to visit the monk, Usui went to his own room to bathe and put on clean clothes. He was then taken to the monk. "My dear monk, I am back. :My meditation was 'a success." The ailing monk was excited by this news and wanted the details. Dr Usui said. "Yes, of course, and while I talk. may I place my hands on your silk covers?" It was late at night when the doctor shared the last happy detail. He was about to leave when the old monk spoke up, "And by the way, my pain is all gone. I can sleep now. I don't need the stove, and my body feels wonderful - you say this is called Reiki?" (In English. Reiki means Universal Life Energy.)
The Reiki Experiment
Dr Usui slept in a bed for the first time in three weeks. Next morning, after breakfast, Dr Usui presented a question to all the temple monks. "What shall I do to experiment with this Reiki?" After much discussion it was decided that the best way to experiment was to go into one of the very big slums in Kyoto. The slums were playgrounds for most every kind of injury and disease including leprosy. They chose the largest slum.
Dr Usui walked into the slum as a monk vegetable peddler - dressed as a monk with two baskets of vegetables hanging from a pole. The beggars assembled quickly. Usui told them. "Please, I would be one of you. I would like to live here." in turn, he was told, "If you want to stay here, we have a chief. We shall call him." Shortly the chief beggar made his appearance. "I understand that you want to live here and become one of us." Usui answered yes. "In that case. give us vegetables.
And there is no need to wear new clothes here. we will give you initiation clothes. they undressed Dr Usui and found his money belt. The chief beggar said he had known the belt was there and that it would also have to be forfeited. Dr Usui was then allowed to dress in his beggar initiation costume - dirty. smelly rags.
The chief asked what Dr Usui was going to do in the slum. "I would like you to provide me with food and a cottage by myself. Then you can send me your sick and I will heal them." The chief found that to be a very good trade. "We have all kinds of diseases. even tuberculosis and leprosy. You are not afraid to touch them'? The doctor said as a healer he was not afraid of disease and promised to work sunup to sundown, so he would want meals delivered to the cottage. Agreed?
The next day many appeared at his door. Based on his own theory. the doctor categorised the sick. He believed disease was an effect resulting from some inner cause. He felt that in the younger patients the cause should be shallow and more easily treated. And this is the way it worked out. The older slum dwellers required more Reiki treatments and recovery sometimes took months. The young healed quickly.Usui sent healed patients to the Zen temple where they received a new name and a job in the city. He told them to become honest citizens, to forget the slums.
One evening, after seven long, hard years of Reiki healing, he was out walking through the slums when he spied a vaguely familiar face. "Who are you?" "Oh, you should remember. I was one of the first healed. The temple monks gave me a new name and found me a job. But now I am back. Begging is easier than hustling by myself." This was the greatest shock of the doctor's life. He threw himself to the ground and cried, cried like a heart broken child.
Most of his former patients returned to the slums. Dr Usui now realised that after all the years of searching for a healing formula and these years in the slums. He had become preoccupied with the physical side of life; he had forgotten the spiritual. "Oh. what did I do? I did not save a soul. 5o the physical is number two and the spiritual is number one. All the churches were right. I was wrong. No beggars. no more beggars, no more beggars. It is my fault they come back. I did not teach them gratitude. They are here because they are greedy, greedy people. Want, want, want- nothing in return. If I had taught them the spiritual side first, then healed the body, it would have been effective. 1Io more beggars. No more healing." Dr Usui turned his back on the slums and walked away.
The doctor then launched a crusade to help unhappy, depressed people. He wanted to brighten their hearts and cleanse their characters, minds. and bodies. He travelled on foot to every temple in Japan. At each he invited locals to attend his lectures. (I assume he worked on the spiritual side then healed the physical.) After one of his lectures, he met Dr Chujiro Hayashi, a forty-five year old retired military man. Hayashi stayed with Dr Usui until Usui's death. Before his transition. Usui announced that Dr Hayashi was to continue this Usui System in the Art of Healing.
Dr Hayashi later trained Mrs Takata. Between 1945 and 1970, she was the only living Reiki Master in the world. Between 1970 and 1980, she trained twenty-one Reiki Masters.... She was about eighty when she made her transition. Both Dr Hayashi and Mrs Takata practised and taught Reiki just as it had been passed on by the dear monk, Dr Mikao Usui.


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BALTIMORE, Md. – The UMBC women's lacrosse team showed strength on both sides of the ball as the Retrievers defeated the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, 16-3, on Saturday afternoon. The Retrievers held their opponents to less than five goals for the first time since the 2016 season, when UMBC defeated La Salle, 19-4.
The Retrievers started the game on a three-goal run as senior Carolyn Jamison (Westminster, Md./Westminster) scored off a feed from junior Lauren McDonald (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville), followed by free position goals from McDonald and freshman Lily Kennedy (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge).
LIU's Bianca Santucci ended the run with a goal off an assist from Bridget Neiley at the 8:56 mark to cut UMBC's lead to 3-1.
Junior Catherine Sims (Elkridge, Md./Howard) started another UMBC spurt with a free position shot, followed by two goals by McDonald, including one off an assist from senior Caitlin Miller (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) to give the Retrievers a 6-1 lead.
Sophomore Zoë Pekins (Columbia, Md./Hammond) added another UMBC goal to the board before Neiley ended the scoring run. Jamison would score two more goals before the end of the first period to give the Retrievers a 9-2 lead going into the half.
McDonald started the second half with one of three goals, followed by two each from senior Taylor Oliver (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) and junior Payton Van Kirk (Ocean City, Md./Stephen Decatur). The Blackbirds scored their only goal of the half with 1:30 left off a free position shot from Taylor O'Connor.
McDonald finished the day with six goals, followed by Jamison with three goals and one assist. Van Kirk and Oliver each scored two goals, with Van Kirk adding an assist.
Defensively, Jamison and junior Kayla Renehan (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg) caused four turnovers, followed by Miller and junior Jenna Baverman (Baltimore, Md./Roland Park Country School) with three. Jamison, Sims, and junior Brittany Levine (Middletown, Md./Middletown) each scooped up three ground balls. On draw controls, Jamison led the charge with four, follow by Miller with three.
In goal for UMBC, junior Carly Tolino (Middletown, Md./Middletown) picked up the win after making five saves in eight shots faced. For LIU Brooklyn, Sam Kidd started the game and made three saves on 10 shots, before Virginia Gibbons came in for relief. Gibbons made nine saves on 18 shots.
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This writing is one of the selected essays done by undergraduate students of "Consumer Analysis" from University of Indonesia, the faculty of social and political sciences, communication program of advertising international class 2013.
The humble beginnings of Kediri Bertutur originated from a cultural journey: "I am fully aware that to reach quality of life does not mean gaining a higher level of status and wealth. In my journey, I am seeking quality of life based on spiritual humanism that moves my very being on this earth. This lesson I can only gain from a cultural journey," Kandi Windoe.
Inspired by the same spirit, Kediri Bertutur takes the undergraduate students on their own cultural journeys. Kediri Bertutur presents Elizabeth Putri Narwastu's writing after taking her personal journey to Pekanbaru in 2014.
Meeting the Punks of Pekanbaru
Introduction: The city of Pekanbaru and The trends in Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital city of Riau Province. According to Indonesia's Official Tourism Website (2013), Pekanbaru is the third largest city in Sumatra Island after Medan and Palembang. The city is located near North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi and it is also near Singapore and Malaysia. Hundred of years ago, before the Americans struck oil in Pekanbaru, according to the official site of Pekanbaru city, this city used to be a place where trading happened near the outfall of Siak River where many traders from various cultures met. This is the main reason why the citizens of Pekanbaru city are diversed. Pekanbaru city is a melting pot of Malayan, Minangnese, Bataknese, Javanese and Chinese cultures.
Because of the acculturation of cultures in Pekanbaru, many Pekanbaru natives are confused about their own culture. Events about culture appreciation are very rare in Pekanbaru. The government of Pekanbaru is currently focusing on the development of the infrastructure. The development of the infrastructure started in 2012, when PON (Pekan Olahraga Nasional) or National Sports Week was held in Pekanbaru. Because Pekanbaru was chosen to become the host of PON, the government invests on developing the infrastructure of the city for example by renovating the Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport and building the main stadium. The budget was corrupted by the governor of Riau at that time, Rusli Zainal and made him and the other suspects arrested. After this case, the next governor Annas Maamun also got arrested because of corruption and two sexual harrasment cases. From this evidence, this indicates that the government of Riau haven't given their focus fully on the development of culture appreciation. Both previous governers are only focusing on project that have big budgets so that they could corrupt it.
Even though events about culture appreciation are very rare in Pekanbaru, the youngsters also need entertainment and have other activities other than hanging out at Coffee Shops or the Siak Bridge on Saturday Nights, unlike in Jakarta, Yogyakarta or Solo where there are always events every week or every month whether it is about music events or concerts,bazaars or traditional cultural events. After doing my desktop research, I have found out that even music events are rare in Pekanbaru. The only music events which are annualy held are underground music events or scenes which are provided by certain communities. The underground music scenes in Pekanbaru are mostly featuring bands and musicians with punk rock and metal rock genres. This means that youngsters in Pekanbaru enjoy this genre of music and many of them adopt this lifestyle or trend. Not only in Pekanbaru, I have also found out from one of the locals of Pekanbaru that other cities in Sumatra Island mostly have their underground music communities and held annual rock concerts for example in Palembang, Padang and Medan.
One of the music communities that I found through desktop research is the Bawah Tanah United community. I added the facebook profile of the community and gain some information about an upcoming music gig and the bands that were featured in it. From an article in Bertuahpos (2014), Bawah Tanah United is a community for indie bands with punk, hardcore or metal genres in Pekanbaru. This community was established in 2003 by the founder, Fino whose enthusiast about the punk lifestyle, and hardcore music genres. Bawah Tanah United have created 9 bands, some of them are KILLERBEE, Joni Death and Melayu Chaos. Bawah Tanah United creates annual events for the bands they support, open a music school for street punk kids who wants to learn to play music and became members of the community. This community even have it's own record label which is the Dapur Terror Record. Bawah Tanah United also make band merchandises. Some people from the community also provide photography services for music events and even pre-weddings.
Concept of Punk
Before continuing further about the research and the findings, a brief understanding about the concept of Punk is needed in order to understand the following subjects. According to Oxford Dictionary, Punk is a a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s. Other definition of Punk is "deliberately cultivated an image of violence, deviance, and repugnance at the very inception of the subculture" (Leblanc 39).
Punk music emerged in the late 1970s both in London (United Kingdom) and New York, (United States). In New York, many bands like The Ramones, The Velvet Underground and New York Dolls became popular because there is a place called CBGB & OMFUG in Manhattan, New York, where it regularly let the pioneers of punk bands such as The Ramones, Patti Smith, and the Velvet Underground perform. These bands became popular underground music scene in New York. In London, the Sex Pistols were also becoming a hit sensation because of their songs are about rebelling against the condition in England at that time. Quoted from an Article "The History of Punk Rock" by Ryan Cooper, a punk music expert, "The economy in the United Kingdom was in poor shape, and unemployment rates were at an all-time high. England's youth were angry, rebellious and out of work. They had strong opinions and a lot of free time" . This is how punk rock and Sex Pistols was born in London. The Sex Pistols created songs about their opinions about England's condition at that time and how they would like to rebel against the norms. Many young people are influenced by the Sex Pistol's songs and soon they started listening to Sex Pistols' songs and follow the punk fashion trend which is created by Malcolm McClaren, the vocalist of Sex Pistols.
News and information about Punk music became popular in the 1970s. Teenagers and young adults are influenced by this genre of music and this lifestyle of rebelling against the norm.
Research Objective and Research Method
From all of my desktop research and personal experiences from a friend of mine, it is clear that it is rare to find a cultural appreciation themed event or activity in Pekanbaru and the youngsters are not fully interested in this kind of activity. I also found out that the most popular event and the music scene in Pekanbaru is mainly about underground music. Besides listening to the music, of course most of them had been affected by the lifestyle of the music genre itself, which is Punk. Therefore, my research objective is to know why do these youngsters adapt this culture instead of their own culture. In order to achieve my research objective, I have decided that I will conduct and in depth interview Fino and one of the bands he has helped producing, which is Melayu Chaos to understand more about the reason why they adopt the Punk culture, their way of life and how they define Punk itself. I was interested in interviewing and meeting Melayu Chaos because from the name of their band, it seems that they also appreciate their own culture, which is Malayan culture but they express it through Punk music. In order to meet Fino and Melayu Chaos, I need to attend a concert that will be held on October 18th, 2014 and the main guest star of the Concert is Burgerkill, a successful international award winning trashcore metal band from Bandung and Killerbee. Killerbee is also one of the bands from Pekanbaru who are now successful because of Bawah Tanah United and was launching the 2nd album at the Concert. Besides interviewing Fino and Melayu Chaos, I will also interview some of the youngsters who attend the concert to compare them, the Punks from Pekanbaru with the Punks from Jakarta.
Other than going to the concert, I would also like to stroll around the city of Pekanbaru. I will go strolling and visit the famous Coffee Shops, the most popular Shopping Mall and also the market at the 'Pecinan' or the Chinatown. The objective of visiting these places is to do a comparison of the consumption pattern between the citizens of Pekanbaru and Jakarta.
Experiences and Findings
On the first day in Pekanbaru, after I landed at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport I went to Pecinan to have breakfast at one of the Coffee Shops there. They say that you could learn the culture of a foreign place if you go to the market and eat their street food. As I stroll on the market, I observe the people in the market and from observing I learn that all the mixed cultures or the melting pot is in that particular market. While strolling , I could listen to Chinese karaoke songs while buying rendang spices from a Minangnese woman and listen to conversations in Hokkien Chinese, Minangnese, Bataknese and Javanese from the transactions between the sellers of the market and the buyers. After I went on a stroll, I went to get my breakfast at one of the Coffee Shops. The coffee shop is packed with adults and elders from various ethnic groups having breakfast. They love to have long conversations while drinking good coffee and eating delicious foods. Some of the people there even play card games while having coffee. There aren't many youngsters at the coffee shop at that time because it was Friday morning and the youngsters must had been at school or their workplace. After I asked the waitress there she said that the youngsters visit the shop during lunch or dinner and Saturday nights is when it is most crowded. Coffee Shops in Pekanbaru and all over Sumatra Island are known for it's delicious coffee, it's toast, fried kway teow, mie pangsit or noodles with dumplings and even porridge.
After I visited the market, I went to the most popular Mall in Pekanbaru which is the Ciputra Mall. There are only three big shopping malls in Pekanbaru which are SKA Mall, Pekanbaru Mall and Ciputra Mall. These malls are not as big as Jakarta's shopping malls. Pekanbaru citizens do not shop to malls very often. They prefer to buy their daily needs at the traditional markets or regular grocery stores instead of going to mini markets such as Alfamart and Indomart and going shopping to big supermarkets for example, Hypermart or Giant. There are only few mini markets and supermarkets in Pekanbaru because there is only one Hypermart and Giant. From my observation after strolling at the mall, there are only few visitors in that mall. I joined some of the youngsters there and asked them a few questions while having coffee with them. Even though they are in the middle of a reunion, but they are very kind for letting me joined them. There are four of them, one of them is studying at University of Riau, the other is studying at Universitas Sumatra Utara and another one is currently studying at Universitas Islam Bandung. They were having a reunion and I was clearly interrupting them but, they were very fun and they were very responsive to all of my questions.
Most of the youngsters prefer this particular Mall because it has a cinema and they love to watch movies and also because there is a famous coffee shop in that Mall which is Kim Teng Coffee Shop. The youngsters don't go to Starbucks to hang out but they prefer traditional coffee shops more because according to them, the coffee tastes better and it is less expensive and the food is very good. I strongly agree with their opinion.
When being asked about what do they think about Jakartans, they said that they actually don't really care about them but the respondent who studies at Bandung said that some of her college mates from Jakarta are sometimes very arrogant but she said not all of them are. She said that she wants to be friends with them but she doesn't know how to because according to her, the Jakartans are hard to approach. She also do not like the behavior of her college mates who drinks and go clubbing. She said it is not right to spend your parent's money on something so expensive and wasteful. While she was stating this her friends were also agree.
I also asked them what international brands that they like. The girl who studies at Bandung said that she trusts international brands for sport shoes just like her Nike's and for clothes brands she doesn't seem to bother the need to have clothes that are from expensive brands such as Zara, H&M or Mango. She said if she finds something comfy she would buy and wear it. The girl who studies at University of Riau also agreed with her. For the guy who studies at Universitas Sumatra Utara, he said he likes 'Beats by Dr. Dre' headphones. He said he has not bought the headphones yet because it is expensive, but he trusts expensive brands for electronic equipment because of the quality. From these statements, it is clear that the citizens of Pekanbaru are modern and sophisticated people. They are a tad similar to Jakartans but they are less consumptive. They understand the uses of sophisticated technology and the trends of fashion but they only buy the things they need.
The next day was the concert day. I went on culinary adventures in the city with my parents before they drive me to the concert on the afternoon. After they dropped me off, I went to interview some of the youngsters who were also waiting for the concert to start. Because I was a bit afraid of the punk guys, i decided to interview the girls first. They were the only girls whom I had managed to find during that time and they look friendly. The other girl looks like a normal punk girl and the other girl surprised me a bit because she was wearing a hijab and she is a metalhead. Not many punk girls and metalheads in Jakarta are wearing hijab so to me this is very unique. The first thing I asked them was what band are they waiting for and surprisingly they were waiting for Killerbee instead of the main band which is Burgerkill. The reason why they love this band is because this band is from Pekanbaru and they are proud of the band from their own hometown. I also asked them the reason why they listen to hardcore genre instead of mainstream music for example EDM or korean pop music like other girls. The first thing they said was it's because they love it and the music is about expressing all the opinions and the anxiety you have. The girl with hijab said that even though metal sounded as if the vocalist is screaming nonsensical things, the lyrics the vocalist is screaming is actually formed by beautiful poetic and clever sentences and screaming it is the way to express it. The second reason why they chose to listen to this genre of music is because they feel cool because girls who listen to these kinds of genres are rare and therefore are always considered as cool. The next question I asked to them is why do they chose to adopt this lifestyle. The girl whose not wearing hijab said that it's because this music is the thing that makes her feel brave to express her opinion. The girl with hijab said that she was proud of her music preference because she thinks that this music beautiful in the way it tries to express retained opinions.
After I have interviewed the girls I stayed and hung out with them for a while and after that I decided to pick the next respondent which has to be a guy. Without knowing, the next respondent happened to be a bassist of a band from Padang called 'Sporadic'. His name is Ferdi and he is the only respondent whose name I remember because I spend most of my time at the concert with him and up until now still in contact with me. At first, I thought punk guys would be rude and such but after I talked to this guy and some of his friends, I found out that these punks are nice, friendly and humble people. I asked Ferdi what band was he waiting for and he said that he was watching the whole band lineups. The reason was because indie bands need supports and therefore he came to watch the new indie bands play. According to him, punk is not about anarchy but punk is about solidarity, being together to support each other and rebelling in a healthy way and of course for a good cause. He also told me a good story about how he went to live by himself to Pekanbaru when he graduated from high school to earn some money to help his band produce an album and also to save money for college because he was planning to pay for his own tuition. Even he is the same age as me, I find this person as a very mature person and I was embarrassed because I have always been supported by my parents up until now and everything is provided by them. If I want to produce an album I could simply ask my parents for money but Ferdi and his band mates need to struggle in order to earn money to record their own songs. Ferdi also told me that he also struggled during that time when he was searching for a record label to help him and luckily a record label from Jogja saw his band's talents and then decided to produce Sporadic.
After interviewing the youngsters and hung out with them around the concert area, I decided that it was time to meet with Melayu Chaos and Fino at the backstage. Before meeting Melayu Chaos in person, I have already chatted via Facebook with the vocalist, Bang Mambay. He was very humble and friendly both online and in person. I remember I asked him can I buy his album but instead he gave it all two albums to me free via BlackBerry Messenger which is very nice of him.
Bang Mambay said that the philosophy behind the name 'Melayu Chaos' is about five Malayan sons who have the same idealism which is punk. He said that this idealism was born because of his protest against the image that the government created about the negativity of punk community since 1999 until now. Bang Mambay and some of his band members were students at University of Riau and the bassist of the band is actually their lecturer at University of Riau. Melayu Chaos' songs are mostly about solidarity, socialism, human rights and also the environment. Pekanbaru's current situation is moving upwards in developing the infrastructure but the government is in chaos and that is why Melayu Chaos is trying to express their opinions about the injustice that happened in his own city. My favorite song from Melayu Chaos is titled 'Alam' and it is about the protest about the haze that has been destroying the weather in Pekanbaru. This haze is often cause by deforestation and burning the forest in order to create more land for palm oil plantations. I asked Band Mambay why does he chose punk lifestyle and he said that this is his way of expressing himself. I also asked him what is the definition of punk and what does he think about the correlation between punk and anarchism. To him, punk is about expressing your idealism freely through a normless music. In order to play punk music, a person doesn't need to have great skills in playing music, what matters is that the person could express himself through this normless music, even though he could only play three chords at the guitar for example. Bang Mambay also defines anarchism as rebelling, but in a positive way, through music for instance. Bang Mambay and his band is also anti capitalism. He said that the situation of the music industry in Indonesia is getting worse. Major record labels will ask for a huge amount of payment to produce an album and they could freely change the songs or the music of the musicians in order to make them commercial. He told me the struggles he faced when he and his band mates was trying to produce his first album because he needs to work to earn money to pay for it. Melayu Chaos produce their album in order to tell and to reach out to people about their expressions. They produce music in order to express themselves and to inspire people because Bang Mambay and his band mates actually have other jobs in order to support their daily needs and their main focus of creating their albums in not for the sake of the money.
For the final question, I asked Bang Mambay what bands do Melayu Chaos got their inspiration from and he answered their inspiration is actually Iwan Fals instead of The Sex Pistols or The Ramones. They admire Iwan Fals because Iwan Fals also express his idealism and opinions through his songs even though Iwan Fals' genre is certainly not punk music. Bang Mambay said that he like the Sex Pistols but he and his band do not adapt all the cultures from Western Punk because Sex Pistols follows free sex and drugs and Melayu Chaos are not agree in that aspect. Bang Mambay said ofcourse we could adapt a culture but we certainly must choose which right and which is wrong, which is good to be adapted and which is not.
After I hung out with the band, Bang Mambay kindly introduced me to Fino, the creator of Bawah Tanah United Community. I could only talk to Fino not for long because he was busy managing the concert and checking on Burgerkill. The reason why Fino and his friends created Bawah Tanah United Community during highschool was because punks can not walk alone, they need to belong in a community and be supported and also it is fun to meet people who has the same music taste as you do. He doesn't care about what people perceive punks, the most important thing is they are not destructive and they never cause any trouble.
After I was done with all the interviews, I continued to watch the concert but I went home early before Burgerkill's performance.
Conclusions and the Ephiphany From The Trip
In conclusion, the reason why Pekanbaru youngsters adopt this Punk culture is because the condition of Pekanbaru makes them want to strongly express their opinions and they are also confused about how to express it through their own traditional culture because of the mixed melting pot of cultures and that is why they chose punk culture. Even though they adopt punk culture, I clearly remember many of the respondents wish Pekanbaru is more like Bandung or Yogyakarta. Even though Bandung and Yogyakarta are urban cities, the government supports culture appreciation and they hope the new government of Pekanbaru could be like Bandung or Yogyakarta's government.
The punks from Pekanbaru are nice, friendly and humble people. They don't drink and they are not rude unlike the punks from Jakarta. They are just a group of people who stick together and express themselves together through punk music.
This trip to Pekanbaru was a very life changing experience to me. I have found new friends who have changed my perspective about the struggles of creating and expressing music. They taught me that creating music is not about fame and fortune, but it is about expressing yourself and trying to inspire people. After conversing with the respondents, I was also embarrassed because compared to them, my knowledge of music is still not as advanced as them. From now on, I will stay humble and learn as much as I can to improve my knowledge in music and also other aspects that are important in my life.
It used to be hard for me to approach a new person because I am an introverted person but because of the situation forces me, I learn that it is actually not that hard to start a conversation with strangers and I learn that conversations between people who have different cultural backgrounds are very insightful.
Because of this trip, as a punk music lover and listener without doubt I could say that Punk is not dead. The evidence is there in Pekanbaru, where the ideology of Punk is being practiced in a good positive way, where people gather by solidarity and together they freely express their opinions through loud fast beating normless music. Punk is still alive, here in Pekanbaru.
Reference list:
Leblanc, Lauraine. Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture. Piscataway: Rutgers University Press, 1999


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Intestate Estates: What if I Die Without a Will?
Sometimes estates can be complicated enough. For example, what happens if you don't know whether one of the beneficiaries is still alive? But then when there isn't any Will at all, who has to sort it all out? These issues were recently raised in a case before the Supreme Court.
Ms Hildegard Frieda Bibic died in 2011 and left no Will. She was 84 years of age when she died. She wasn't survived by any spouse, de facto partner, children, grandchildren, parents, siblings, or grandparents. She had been born in Germany and moved to Australia in 1950. Her estate was worth over $444,000. Many people would ask what would happen with Ms Bibic's estate? Who gets an inheritance? Who deals with her estate now that she has died?
A legal Will appoints one or more people as Executor, to carry out the directions in the Will and give the estate to the nominated beneficiaries. A beneficiary is a person who is to receive something from the deceased's estate pursuant to the Will. When someone dies without a will this is called being 'intestate' - that is the deceased had not made a Will prior to their death. Ms Bibic had left no will and therefore had died intestate.
In an intestate estate, there is law that sets out how the estate is to be distributed, or in other words who are the beneficiaries.
With intestate estates an Administrator is appointed by the Court instead of an executor. The person who can apply to be the Administrator is also a person dictated by law and they will be charged with locating and giving the estate to the legal beneficiaries. An Administrator is usually appointed pursuant to a grant of Letters of Administration and they must have a certain prescribed familial relationship to the deceased before they can apply for Letters of Administration. A Grant of Probate is only for when there is a Will with an Executor appointed.
In South Australia the deceased's estate vests in the Public Trustee until an Administrator is appointed pursuant to a grant of Letters of Administration. The Administrator takes on a similar role to an executor except that they give the deceased's estate to persons entitled under the laws of intestacy.
The class of beneficiaries in South Australian intestate estates are limited to family such as spouses, de facto partners, children and grandchildren. However when the deceased had no such family the class of beneficiaries become broader and extends to siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and even distant familial relations, depending on who were alive when the deceased died.
With Ms Bibic's estate the Public Trustee of South Australia was appointed as the Administrator of the deceased's estate. The Public Trustee was then tasked as the Administrator call in the deceased's estate and to locate the beneficiaries of the deceased estate – being the deceased's extended family. After conducting investigations the Public Trustee found the names of various uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews all which were located in Germany.
To complicate things further, it was not clear to the Public Trustee whether one of the uncles Mr Paul Sauer had died before or after the deceased as he could not be located, the other beneficiaries reported that Uncle Paul had not contacted his family for the last 30 years, and his date of birth was unknown. The deceased's relevant aunts and uncles were born between 1904 and 1916 in pre-war Germany.
It was relevant if the uncle had died before or after the deceased because it would affect the proportion each aunt's, uncle's, niece's and nephew's inheritance from the deceased's estate. The Public Trustee required to bring the possibility of the uncle's death before the Supreme Court and seek directions on how to address this issue.
This surely would have been quite a time consuming task for the Public Trustee to identify and locate these aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and to bring the matter to the Court's attention. This was a task which they are entitled to be paid from the deceased estate, thereby reducing the value of the deceased estate and ultimately the inheritance to the beneficiaries.
Had the deceased left a Will the deceased could have directed the names and addresses of her chosen beneficiaries and also appointed an executor whom she trusted.
Not all family structures are the same. Some people have difficult relationships with their children, may be separated from their legal spouse but not yet divorced, brothers or sisters, parents, or extended family such as aunts, uncles, cousins or grand parents. Sometimes these relationships are constantly changing or evolving. Any estrangement between the deceased and any member of their family is not relevant for intestate estates and there is no choice on the Administrator and legal beneficiaries because they are persons dictated by law. The fact that a person is related to the deceased is enough.
Making a Will gives you control by directing who is to receive your estate when you die and who is to be the executor to carry out your directions in your Will. Making a Will also avoids as much as possible the laws of intestacy applying to your estate. Furthermore making a Will can be more cheaper or cost effective for your estate and avoid the need and cost for your Administrator to identify and locate your immediate and extended family members following your death if you die intestate. It would also avoid any uncertainty regarding your last wishes and relationship to your family.
Websters Lawyers have specialist wills and estates lawyers who can assist you to ensure that you have a valid and current will and in many cases can offer a fixed fee for making a will. Contact us on 8231 1363 or send through your details and one of our lawyers can call you today.
In the Estate of Hildegard Frieda Bibic (Deceased) [2018] SASC 64
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A bit of history. Yours truly, many years ago, was trapped in a body that was too big, that lacked energy, and that was addicted to carbs. Seriously addicted. I feel that in describing this person, that she is someone other than myself, given how different my life is since breaking those shackles of food addiction. I only mention this so that you know how much I can relate with anyone who feels stuck in a body that is the wrong size, shape, weight, appearance, and that does not feel good. 'Nuf said.
There is a huge white elephant in the middle of the room. That is one of those things that is not pleasant to talk about, so we pretend that she is not there. Fortunately, you can read this in the privacy of your home or office. By the way, this post comes with a hug. It's edgy, but I have to share with you.
The following is something I have witnessed among so many people, many of whom became my clients. When offered a solution and support to shed those unwanted pounds, you might freak out and not even know it.
If you are like I was and when I felt so buried under the countless times I tried and failed, then you might be able to relate to this. Your mind says, "Hell no! That won't work." You might say you have a dream, a burning desire, to become the size and shape you have always wanted, but when someone extends a hand to lead you on to the path of peace, health, and joy in your body, you will find everything wrong with whatever strategy is being offered to you.
Like how I used to be, you may just have barricaded yourself behind a combination of fear, self-doubt, and layers of resistance. So, you fail before you start! (Most people don't fail because they don't start things. They fail because they don't finish what they start. Remember this when you set out to be healthier.) You might even feel resentment or anger at the person or book, or article — anything or anyone that suggests that you can get free. And you may even feel threatened.
My recommendation to you is to ask yourself if this is what is going on. Are you? living under a blanket that protects you and prevents you from having what you want? Can you peak out just a little bit and be willing to become that person you long to be? I know this is not a competition. But if I can do it, anybody can do it. Can you own those projections and use them to examine yourself in an earnest attempt to come out from under your blanket? What security does this protection provide if the result is that you are still stuck, and not happy about how you look and feel? (I told you this would be edgy.)
Last week a gentleman told me that "he knows it all" regarding losing weight. I felt sad for him as I imagined what that must feel like given how unhappy he is with his size and shape.
I love this quote.
Knowing and not doing is not knowing. Leo Bascalia
I have faith in you. I hope this helps. I pray that you will give yourself the gift of a body that supports you beautifully. It is not everything to be healthy and happy in your body. But it changes everything. Take a baby step today, and one tomorrow. They will add up. Let me know how it goes as you uncover the body you were always meant to have.
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Artaksiniya, who will also be in the LCF's exhibition on fashion illustration (see the recent post on the blog) had this to say to Decoy about her style.
"I have a journalistic backround with MA of Russian Literature (since I studied Journalism and Literature). But everybody in my family draws well, so I`m not an exception. A few years ago I gave up my journalistic job for the illustration thing (which I've always loved). I started with pictures for newspapers (and I`m still true to this style, as you can see at the-dose.com), *ED: make sure you check these out* but my personal works were always about women and men, clothes and all things fashion, and I`ve always been nuts over patterns and ornaments.
I`d define my style as eclectic, since I love balancing between clear lines,bold colours and excess graphic elements.
I`m in love with modernism, and unconsciously revert to the decadent imagery quite often, with all those green-skinned peoples, flowers, etc. Being a child I loved Beardsley and Klimt, it had a massive impact on me apparently, and I`m a huge lover of traditional Chinese art, I have an obvious creative clutter in my head"
Her penmanship and appreciation for line and proportion quite clearly show a great passion for what she does, as well as her choice of designers and outfits in her illustrations. Simply, the girl knows fashion. If you check out her blog (which is updated constantly) you'll see that Artaksiniya is just as adept at modelling as she is drawing, and it's wonderful to see her interaction with fashion isn't just with pen and paper.
Her style also reminds me of two of my personal favourites (who I know I always go on about), Mel Odom and Richard Gray.
I love coming across an illustrator whose work is truly blossoming and Artaksiniya is totally there right now. Her illustrations for The Dose show that she is able to interpret and focus on illustration not just fashion related (something I struggle with myself), and that she's extremely driven by beautiful clothing and art alike. A big agency would be stupid not to snap her up immediately.


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At PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), we're proud to be recognised at delivering quality service to our clients. We have our people to thank; after all, it's their contributions – the unique talents, ideas and opinions they bring to the team – that make us the business we are. To be part of the team is to be part of something special.
Job Title: Corporate Writer
The Job
The job holder will be part of the marketing communications and business development team.
One of the primary tasks will be to create compelling messages that promote the firm's services and reputation. The job holder will deliver superior editorial content and take the lead in ensuring consistency and high quality in all of the firm's written editorial work.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Deliver high-quality editorial content for internal and external communications
• Research, write and edit content for press releases, social media, financial reports, web text, speeches, brochures, presentations and more
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop compelling story lines and messages for key markets and target groups
• Shape and safeguard the firm's writing style using precise, readable and jargon-free language
• Develop processes and guidelines that shape and maintain the quality of all editorial content delivery
• Help review and approve written communications material to ensure consistency with the firm's high standards
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, publishing, communications or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with specific experience in reporting, writing and editing
• An understanding of publishing production would be an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to develop relationships at all levels of an organization and across functions.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to distil complex business issues into easily comprehensible material for a variety of audiences.
• Extensive experience from writing articles, press releases, speeches, reports and presentations
• Good understanding of the professional services sector would be an advantage
• Strong messaging and positioning skills
• Global mindset and ability to work with different teams to achieve the firm's objectives
Location Lagos
Job Title: Strategic Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
The Job Concept
The Strategic Assistant will provide high level support to the office of the CEO in the management of the business. She /He will be immersed in strategic and operation analyses as well as have the opportunity to take a lead role in driving projects within the business.
The Strategic Assistant will become adept at writing and analyzing reports for the CEO, and the rest of the leadership group, in a concise format, enabling the CEO and leadership group to quickly understand the issues.
The job holder will report to the Country Senior Partner but it is important to note that this is NOT a Personal Assistant role; This role sits in the hub of the business and is analytical and outwardly facing.
Roles and Responsibilities Financial Analysis
• Reviewing and analysing financial reports, flagging issues to the CEO
• Conducting analysis on internal departments and external competitors as needed
Writing, Research and Analysis
• Undertaking research and writing on various subject matter
• Being willing and able to provide an opinion and insight based on this research
• Carrying out internal research as needed
• Support the CEO in Business Planning and analyzing business performance
• Understanding the nature of brand-building in the professional services industry
• Analysing business strategy and marketing plans
• Assist in identifying potential business/market opportunities
Building Industry Knowledge
• Learning about the firm's operations in different areas, and related sectors
• Developing a thorough understanding of the professional services industry
• Attending business meetings with the CEO and providing a different perspective on current issues.
• Preparing meeting agendas and assisting the CEO to coordinate and prepare meeting materials and presentations
• Participating in meetings and responsible for taking notes as appropriate
• Coordinate and participate in management/business meetings and generate and evaluate ideas and transform them into realistic action plans
• Working with Business Unit Heads, providing input during discussions and presentations, coordinating key business information to ensure consistency and meeting timelines and milestones
• Assist the CEO in leading, managing or coordinating projects, tasks or reports from Global and regional locations
• Any ad-hoc matters assigned by the CEO's office
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in economics or related field
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• A proven track record in executive communications
• Strong business acumen combined with a fluency in topical news and culture
• A good knowledge of the professional services industry will be an advantage
• Good written and spoken English with the ability to write communications and document accordingly
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong communication skills and creativity
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to build & maintain relationships at senior levels
• Diplomatic and politically astute. Effective at working independently as well as in collaboration with others.
• Strong analytical and project management skills. Ability to think strategically
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Good creative problem-solving/decision-making skills
• Strong communicator and able to participate in discussions with complex content
• Highest level of integrity and confidentiality
Location Lagos
Application Deadline: 5th May 2014


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News & Articles By Isabelle Z.
By Isabelle Z.
Father placed on life support after receiving flu shot… vaccines continue to damage children and adults alike
Las Vegas father Shane Morgan is fighting for his life after getting a flu shot earlier this month, and his story is a solemn reminder that vaccines aren't as harmless as many make them out to be. Morgan got a flu shot on November 2, and 36 hours later, he developed flu-like symptoms. By November […]
By Isabelle Z.
Gardasil is a deadly concoction that leads to permanent, devastating health effects
The topic of whether vaccines do more harm than good has been debated ad nauseam, but even some of those who tend to lean in favor of vaccination as a general concept are willing to admit that vaccines like Gardasil simply aren't worth the risk. The Gardasil vaccine was developed to help prevent the HPV […]
By Isabelle Z.
Editors of medical journals confirm: HPV vaccines cause more harm than good… science author facing death threats
In medicine, sometimes preventive measures and treatments have the opposite effect. Whether it's antidepressants making people suicidal or chemotherapy spreading cancer rather than decimating it, it's shocking just how bad some of these supposed solutions to health problems really are. Now, a new contender has emerged in the form of the HPV vaccine. We've long […]
By Isabelle Z.
China's vaccine scandal explodes as one million doses now found to be maiming Chinese children… total cover-up by the media
The Chinese government has admitted that hundreds of thousands more doses of children's vaccines are faulty, bringing the total number of vaccines known to be defective there to nearly one million. The State Council of China announced that another batch of vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) that were produced by the firm Changchun […]
By Isabelle Z.
YouTube to add "fact check" propaganda messages to MMR vaccine videos in latest Orwellian attempt to override reality
Not content to stop at banning videos, YouTube has decided to add "fact checks" and quotes to videos on topics that it feels are controversial, and the MMR vaccine is one of them. Last month, the video sharing platform started placing a blurb of text beneath certain videos offering viewers a "scientific" explanation. For example, […]
By Isabelle Z.
Aluminum is far from harmless – here's how to reduce your exposure
Aluminum doesn't sound all that dangerous. We see it everywhere in our daily lives: we buy food in aluminum cans, we wrap our vegetables in aluminum foil and grill them, and many of us even unwittingly bake with it. The word aluminum certainly doesn't strike fear into us the way metals like mercury and lead […]
By Isabelle Z.
EXPLOSIVE research: Chickenpox vaccine linked to widespread increase in shingles
If you ever had chicken pox, you probably have some unpleasant memories of the unrelenting itch and long soaks in an oatmeal bath looking for some relief. Most kids today will never know the misery of a bout of chicken pox because of the chicken pox vaccine, but it looks like all of us could […]
By Isabelle Z.
The claim that "vaccines are completely safe" is FAKE news, yet the entire corporate-run media parrots the lie daily
Are vaccines safe? It's a loaded question, and many people prefer not to even discuss it because arguments about it can become very heated. It's hard to believe that there can be such dramatically conflicting views on something that science has proven again and again – that vaccines are unsafe – but the corporate-run media […]
By Isabelle Z.
New study proves the UNDENIABLE connection between vaccination and autism
How much longer can those who profit from vaccines deny the connection between autism rates and vaccination? With incriminating evidence like the latest report from the Public Health Agency of Canada, their damage control experts will certainly have their work cut out for them. The agency is about to release its first national autism-related data […]
By Isabelle Z.
Home of scientists who discovered contaminants in vaccines RAIDED; documents confiscated for the "good of science"
Vaccines are one of the most hotly debated topics today, and their defenders often ask those who voice concerns about vaccines to furnish evidence that they're bad. While there is no shortage of studies showing the harm they cause, a recent incident reminds us that there is likely a lot more information out there about […]
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Did you know that it is possible to throw a children's party without becoming an object of hatred to all your friends and family?
I know, I know – reading the news, you'd be mistaken for thinking this wasn't the case.
What with the mum who went viral on Reddit with her demands for presents, and the five-year old boy handed a £15.95 bill for not attending a friend's party, you'd think that the simple act of celebrating a child's birthday had got completely out of control.
(And let us not forget the storm caused when Myleene Klass complained on social media about being asked by a fellow parent for money instead of a present).
Kids under two don't need much entertainment - a bubble machine will keep them happy for hours
But you can still throw a party for a toddler without blowing a fortune, and to prove it, I hit the shops to see how cheaply I could get supplies for my daughter's second birthday…


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West Midlands Police have launched an investigation after a woman was slashed with a knife at a property on Barrows Road in Sparkbrook, just after 3am on Monday (04/02).
The 20-year-old was injured after disturbing a burglar who picked up a knife from inside the house.
Alisha who was attacked, posted a message saying: "I want people to be aware of the incident that I have experienced. In the early hours of Monday morning 4th February 2019 I was attacked in my own home. Someone broke in from the back door. I tried my hardest to stop the burglar from coming into the kitchen, and as I tried to keep him out he was too strong and pushed open the door and grabbed onto the kitchen knife.
"I was slashed in the leg which resulted in leaving me with a 12 inch long wound on my thigh. He then fled the scene. I managed to call police and was safe within a few minutes. I was unable to see his face as he was wearing a mask, fully dressed in black, and his hands were covered. He was about 5ft 10, broad build.
"This happened around the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham. If anyone else has seen any suspicious behaviour or activity please get in contact with the police as soon as possible. I want to prevent this from happening to anyone else. I want people to be aware that things like this to happen! Please ensure knives and any sharp objects are out of sight before you sleep. We need to protect ourselves and our community! Be alert, Be safe!"
Police have been reviewing CCTV and carrying out house to house enquiries and the knife has been recovered for forensic testing.
Enquiries continue and anyone with information is asked to contact police via Live Chat on the West Midlands Police website between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111. Quote crime reference 20BE/29075H/19


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The Politics and Pop Culture of the 1980s
Table of Contents
Stars of the '80s
Kathleen Turner
Though she was born in Springfield, Missouri (June 19, 1954), Kathleen lived in such diverse places as England, Venezuela and Cuba while growing up. (Her father, who had spent four years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, was in the foreign service.) After graduating from the University of Maryland in 1977, Kathleen attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She then won a recurring role in the soap opera The Doctors
In 1981 she made her feature film debut as the sultry Matty Walker in
Body Heat,
costarring William Hurt, launching a career that made her one of Hollywood's leading ladies in the Eighties. Her performance in
Body Heat
left no doubt that she had tremendous screen presence and sex appeal. In the 1984 blockbuster
Romancing the Stone
, she demonstrated a flair for comedy, playing a New York romance novelist who becomes entangled in a South American treasure hunt. (She performed all her own stunts in this film.) She was reunited with costar Michael Douglas in the 1985 sequel
The Jewel of the Nile
-- though Twentieth Century Fox had to sue her to honor a contractual obligation to appear in the film. She also starred with Douglas in
The War of the Roses
(1989), a dark comedy about divorce.
Kathleen's greatest role came in 1986, when she gave an Oscar-nominated performance in
Peggy Sue Got Married
. In the title role (originally intended for Debra Winger), she played a frumpy housewife who attends a high school reunion and is propelled back in time, giving her a chance to alter her future. In 1988 she provided the sexy voice of the 'toon character Jessica Rabbit in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Kathleen continued to make films through the 1990s, but with few exceptions -- such as 1994's
Serial Mom
-- these movies were, at best, unremarkable. In 2000 she gave a highly regarded performance on the London Stage in
The Graduate.
On the personal front, Kathleen married realtor Jay Weiss in 1984, and had a daughter, Rachel Ann, in 1988. In 1992 the actress was diagnosed with rheumatoid athritis. She was immortalized in the 1986 song "The Kiss of Kathleen Turner" by Falco, of "Rock Me Amadeus" fame. In 1995 she was chosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. (She came in at #73.)
1980s Filmography
Body Heat
The Man With Two Brains
Romancing the Stone
Crimes of Passion
A Breed Apart
Prizzi's Honor
The Jewel of the Nile
Peggy Sue Got Married
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Switching Channels
Julia and Julia
The Accidental Tourist
The War of the Roses
Critics' Comments
Body Heat (1981)
"Turner...in her debut role played a woman so sexually confident that we can believe her lover (William Hurt) could be dazed into doing almost anything for her."
Roger Ebert
Crimes of Passion (1984)
"The provocative Kathleen Turner thuds into a wall of inanity in this... seriocomic examination of sexual morality among American savages."
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
"Kathleen Turner...[has] enough come-on carnality to singe the screen.... [Jack] Nicholson and Turner, a magical screen pair...are two cobras with a nesting itch, and they mine the script for every satirical poison dart aimed at the evil in everyday America."
People Weekly
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
"Turner is so creative and communicative an actress that she can turn ninety minutes of making toast into an exciting event."
People Weekly
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
"Delivering a performance of depth and conviction is the ever dazzling Kathleen Turner."
People Weekly
1984 -- Best Actress,
Romancing the Stone,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1984 -- Best Actress, Comedy or Musical,
Romancing the Stone,
Golden Globe
1985 -- Best Actress, Comedy or Musical,
Prizzi's Honor,
Golden Globe
1986 -- Best Actress,
Peggy Sue Got Married,
National Board of Review