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Yesterday I prepared fried rice …
This is a traditional Chinese dish that can be found everywhere in Hong Kong and in Asia. There are several different recipes and each region of China will have its own variety. It is such a popular dish that you can find recipes in the Chinese, Japanese, Singaporean, Thai and Peruvian cuisines just to mention a few.
Despite being a simple dish it is not very easy to prepare it at home and achieve the same taste as when you eat out. I read in several places that Chinese restaurants add MSG when preparing it to improve the taste. I'm not sure about this but I can assure you the one I prepare is super fresh with the exception of the rice that has to be cooked the day before.
I learned to cook fried rice watching a Chinese friend cooking in his home. That was really a treat for us because apparently he doesn't cook very often. He told us that in his home fried rice is easily prepared any time (by his wife) and it can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a quick snack.
He prepared fried rice with cooked ham, green onions and eggs. My recipe is a bit different and includes some other ingredients. Here is goes:
Fried rice
2cups of cooked rice (cooked the day before by boiling the rice without any seasoning.)
2 gloves of garlic
3 thin slices of ginger
1/2 cup of cooked ham cooked
1/2 cup of cooked chicken breast cooked
2 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup of green peas
2 stalks o green onion chopped
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt *
1/2 teaspoon of sugar *
1 teaspoon of soy sauce *
(Mix the three above ingredients before you start the fried rice).
Add the oil to a wok or a large frying pan (I don't have a wok and my frying pan works fantastic for this dish). Add the garlic and ginger and fry them up for 1 minute. Add the ham and the chicken and cook for 3 minutes or until brown. Remove the ham and the chicken from the pan leaving the oil in it.
Beat the two eggs quickly and add them to the pan. Scramble the eggs for one minute and add the rice. Mix the eggs and the rice very well breaking the pieces of scrambled eggs with a wooden spoon to separate in smaller pieces.
Add the ham and the chicken back to the pan with the spring onions and mix well with the rice. Add the soy sauce, salt and sugar sauce and continue mixing for more 5 min.
I like to serve my fried rice hot just out of the pan.
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Last week, Finance Minister Charles Sousa visited Brampton to announce that Brampton, along with Milton, will be home to Ontario's next two post-secondary facilities.
The province has announced a $180 million funding commitment to be divided between Brampton and Milton to establish the two post-secondary institutions.
One of its five regional advocacy initiatives, recruiting a university in Brampton has been a priority for the Brampton Board of Trade since 2014. Jaipaul Massey-Singh, past-chair of the Board, serves as vice-chair of the city's Blue Ribbon Panel which is chaired by former Premier Bill Davis.
""This has been a major plank in the Board's advocacy portfolio on behalf of the business community. We know from thriving jurisdictions — be it Waterloo, Ottawa or Hamilton — that post-secondary institutions are major economic drivers. New ideas generate new business start-ups and a steady supply of skilled talent for local employers. A university in Brampton will encourage innovation and boost our regional economy," says Todd Letts, CEO of the Brampton Board of Trade.
In its economic impact study prepared for the City of Brampton, consulting firm Urban Metrics estimated construction would add more than 1800 jobs, and ongoing operations would add more than 1500 jobs.
Deputy Premier Deb Matthews, who also serves as Minister for Advanced Education and Skills Development has accepted the Brampton Board of Trade's invitation to speak on January 17th of next year (watch bramptonbot.com later this week for event details). The Deputy Premier has been asked by the Board to provide more details with respect to funding and impact of Brampton's university on Ontario's economy. Minister Sousa advised last week that the official Call For Proposals to establish universities in Brampton and Milton will also be released in January.
The Economic Impact of a University In Brampton
Click here to read the full report on economic impact by Urban Metrics Inc
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Kamat Upachar restaurants belong to Kamat Hotels Group - a big name in hotel industry of Karnataka. Whenever you are on the highways of Karnataka, you can rely on Kamat Upachars for food - be it breakfast, lunch, quick afternoon snacks or dinner. It is our food destination every time we travel to native on NH4. Kamat Upachar is one of the very few available decent option for food on NH4. Kamat Upachar outlets are present in Tumkur, Chitradurga, Sira, Ranebennur, Hubli and Dharwad.
Food is delicious here. They have decent varieties for breakfast, meals and dinner. Varieties of dosas, idli, Poori, Upma etc are available for breakfast. Coming to meals - Jowar roti meals are tasty. Normal South Indian thalis are also available. North Indian thali lovers can taste hot and crispy roti and curries. Tea, coffee, fruit juices, milk shakes also satisfy your hunger.
Ambiance of Kamat Upachars is neat and clean. Spacious sitting arrangements, fast service, friendly servers, ample parking place, well maintained clean toilets will invite you again whenever you are on the road.
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Became a Cathedral in 1072
Lincoln Cathedral is one of the crowning glories of English architecture. You would be hard pushed to find a more elegant structure anywhere in the World.
It was founded as a Cathedral not long after the Norman Conquest. All but the west front and the two west towers was destroyed in an earthquake, of all things, in 1185. Rebuilding was commenced almost immediately in more Gothic style by Bishop Hugh of Avalon, and the bulk was completed 150 years later. The central tower was added in 1311 and soars to an immense 524 feet. Amazingly each of the towers was once crowned by a spire.
Even without the spires the sight of Lincoln Cathedral and the Castle across the hill from it when seen from a distance is one to inspire awe in the most hard-hearted of souls.
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Health experts and exercise practitioners suggest us to use numerous exercising equipments to put extra pressure on muscle groups so that they can grow faster than normal. A few of these equipments have become famous among the followers of fitness training in Sydney or other places around the world.
One of these equipments is exercising ball.
You have obviously seen these equipments in gyms and exercising studios. These balls are made of rubber, foam, or plastic element. It supports health enthusiasts while they are engaged in exercises. Now let us talk about what it offers.
Pressurizes Core Muscles
Abdominal muscles are called core or powerhouse of our body. Keeping these muscles strong is an important part of a successful exercising session. While your body weight is stretching your core then, other muscle groups start to work more proficiently to stop the process. It is natural function of body. Therefore, a few minutes of core exercises can really help your body to maintain blood pressure and increase immunity against diseases. Gyms or fitness training centers in Sydney and other places around the world use these balls to help practitioners to perform abs crunches and leg exercises.
Strengthens Side Muscles
Main purpose of exercising ball is to strengthen the core of human body. But, while practitioner moves on the ball, their side muscles such as- oblique muscles and last set off abdomen muscles work into tremendous pressure. This activity increases the flexibility of health enthusiast and keeps them healthy while reducing the chance of injuries.
Offers a Better Balance
A stability ball helps practitioners to stay on their center of core muscles. It not only improves their strength but also keeps their balance on check. Practicing well thought out posture exercises reduce exercising strain from muscles and offers them a chance to grow.


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Speaking at the British Property Federation conference today, Sentance said that evidence of growth in spending, house prices and business activity suggested continued economic growth.
He said: "The latest GDP figures released yesterday also showed a return to growth in the final quarter of last year though other indicators continue to suggest that recovery started earlier and may have been stronger than the provisional GDP estimates currently suggest."
While he said the unease over the perceived recovery is understandable, he argued that UK business has "bouncebackability" and will be able to continue growing in spite of external pressures. He also said growth in other world economies will help drag the UK economy from the mire.
He says: "There is a risk that fiscal policy is tightened or that the sheer scale of the deficit acts as a bigger drag on private spending, because of the fear of future tax rises and spending cuts. However, these concerns should not be overplayed – it is the growth of activity and spending in the private sector which will ultimately determine the pace of recovery in the UK economy."
Barclays Capital analyst Simon Hayes says Sentence's positive stance is expected and in line with his previous sentiments.
He says: "We would not expect Sentance to support an extension of fiscal stimulus at the February MPC meeting, and believe he is likely to be among the earliest on the Committee to call for policy tightening later in the year – assuming that the economy avoids the dreaded "double dip", as he expects."


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|Black Metal
Self-release, Abyss Records
March 22nd, 2010
Release length: 35:52
Wan is a band that pretty much came out of nowhere, but wasn't really one that was too deep in obscurity. This Swedish Black Metal act formed in 2009, and within the rear bring us their debut full-lengt album, Woles of the North. While this is a simpler interpretation of earlier second wave Black Metal and draws insppiration from many established acts, the music here varies between ambitious and full of promise, as well as amateurish and comes off as filler. However, there's still a good amount of solid song writing for the Black Metal fan who just wants to kick back with an album that you don't truly have to lose yourself in to enjoy.The material that Wan presents on Wolves of the North really isn't anything all that new, or even all that impressive. However, what it lacks sorely in originallity, the band makes up for in solid recordings. The production on this release is rather on the raw side, but in a much more positive way then some of the less higher end recording qualities that Black Metal acts have been churning out. In fact, this works very well to capture the essence of the album, focusing on a rather heavy, downtuned sound with a strong presence from the bass, all working well with the more gutteral vocal presentation of the release then your generic higher rhaspier wail. The drums on this release sound really full, and in the end the album manages too pull a great deal of influence from such acts as Hellhammer, but still manage to keep a somewhat different approach to the music. This atmosphere works out fantastic for the start of the album and really works out well to create a dark and cold sounding band that clearly just went into this to write heavy, driving Black Metal the way they want, and for the most part it really makes some enjoyable material. However, when you hit the song "Kingdom of Wan", things start to get a bit side tracked.The first three songs on Wolves of the North are hard hitting, accessible, and simple Black Metal for fans who just want to listen to some solid music without overproduction, or extreme underproduction, hidden references, etc., and give off a musical presence that goes perfectly with the cheesy, amateurish artwork that one would expect to see on early second wave Black Metal albums on more underground labels, such as the artwork on earlier Belmez albus, or even hand drawn cover art for earlier Thrash recordings. Either way, the momentum of the album really shifts at "Kingdom of Wan" due to the sudden snap in musical approach and recording quality. This song, and many that follow, shift to a mudch higher pitched quality instead of having a deeper sound that you were introduced to. Even the vocals hop onto the generic train for no reason and go from gutteral to mainly wailing, plus the audio levels just don't quite sync up either when jumping from "Död Kroistem Man" and into "Kingdom of Wan". On top of this, the material goes from just being solid, to often solidly borng and stereotypical with the following track "Wargoat", which is a song that goes on for over 5 minutes, the longest track on here that shows some severe second wave worship such as with bands like slower paced Darkthrone, especially as you round the home stretch of the song and it just becomes heavily repetitive, and highly redundant. This is also where these shenanigans cut out, but yet continue.The audio quality does shift back to the deeper, rich style that started the album off after "Wargoat", which is great and really brings the enjoyment level of the album back up to solid, raw but rich recordings once more. The problem is that some of the closing songs just aren't all that great. "Med Stormsteg Mot Doden", for example, is one of the stronger songs to close out the release, and one of the few songs on here that really brings in a Bathory feel to the release. This song is fast, heavy, and stands out not just in the fact of intensity and how enjoyable it comes down to, but also because it kind of conflicts with the rest of the release musically. Even the following "Rapid Satan", the shortes song on here, which clocks in under a minute, is a strong track that will grab the listener's attention by the balls, leaving you only wishing the band had focused on turning this song into a full-length track by another minute and a half at least. This is especially off when you're coming off the slower paced "War of the Unholy" which is just dreadful and actually has guitars that sound like they were performed by an amateur throughout, clashing completely with the rest of the song to make you want to scramble for the skip button.Wolves of the North isn't the most impressive Black Metal album you'll ever hear, but it's also not one of the worst. Wan present some solid, simple musicianship to create songs that are enjoyable when you don't want to be on your toes with sheer intensity or hidden aspects and just want to kick back to a grim feeling album. Sure it has it's moments throughout that will leave you wondering why the band went the rought they did, such as the sudden jerk of recording quality and compositions through the album, and the amateurish guitar work on "War of the Unholy", but that doesn't make this release a terrible one. If you walk into this album knowing what to experience, which is a decent album that shows some potential from this band, then you'll wind up getting a good aount of replay from it. Just don't go into this expecting the latest Watain album or anything, as you will be sorely displeased and probabloy scorn Wan before allowing them to show you what they bring to the table.
01. 13 Sons of the Devil – 2:06
02. Hädanfärd – 2:47
03. Död Kroistem Man – 1:51
04. Kingdom of Wan – 2:26
05. Wargoat – 5:07
06. Ursinnets Begär – 2:55
07. Ulvhäll – 3:25
08. Bortgang – 2:20
09. War of the Uholy – 3:13
10. Med Stormsteg Mot Döden – 2:26
11. Rapid Satan – 0:50
12. Rise of the Antichrist – 3:31
13. Wolves of the North – 2:55
|Overall Score: 5/10
Digital review copy of this release provided by Abyss Records via Clawhammer PR.


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- Word Study: List Three pretest on Mon.; Your Notebook #2-4 and back page #5-7 due Mon.
- Math: make-up quiz on Monday for certain students; practise on the blank copy you were given. Answers will be posted Sunday.
- Social Studies: Quiz on Tuesday
- Art: Remembrance contest on-going.
- PHE: Mon. & Tues.
Question of the Day: If you were going to spend the weekend watching movies, what would your top five be?


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What better time than EMS Week to recognize the hundreds of emergency medical services providers throughout Lancaster County who devote their lives to serving our community. They grow their skills to adapt to the rapidly changing EMS environment with new techniques and technology. And they bring energy and passion – making an impact today and defining the future for patients in the years ahead.
It's EMS Week 2014! Lancaster General Health thanks you for your commitment and sacrifice. Whether you've devoted years to saving lives – or you are just beginning your career in the field – we honor your contributions to the bright future of EMS.
Click here for highlights from our May 18 EMS Appreciation Family Picnic
Susquehanna Valley EMS since 2013
"I wanted to work in a field that allowed me to help other people and truly make a difference. Becoming an EMS provider has strengthened my passion of working in healthcare. My co-workers at SVEMS inspire me every day to be the best provider I can be."
White Horse Ambulance since 2010
"My family inspired me to become an EMT. It is a field of patients with physical and emotional pains that need cared for. Treat elderly patients the way you would want your parents or grandparents treated. Treat younger patients the way you would want your child to be cared for."
Listening to the experiences of my brother and friends that are involved in EMS inspired me to join the field. It takes a lot of time and effort, but if you enjoy helping others, I would highly recommend it. There are times when your life may be at risk – but I would say it is well worth it."
Lancaster EMS since 2012
"Give EMS a try – you'll know immediately if it's right for you. If you find you love it, you won't want to do anything else!"
I loved listening to my brother's EMS stories and always looked up to his willingness to help others. Every day is different and it can be tiring, but if your heart is in it then going to work each day is fun. I want to become a police officer and continue to use my EMT as a part-time job."
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"My parents taught me to do all I can to help the sick and hurting. They were good examples and I want to be the same for my sons and grandchildren."
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Job Description
At Wells Fargo, we want to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you'll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience.
Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.
The Legal Department supports the vision and values of Wells Fargo by providing expert, creative, cost-effective, and timely advice and services to all Wells Fargo businesses and support functions. We operate in accordance with the highest standards of judgment, integrity, and ethical leadership to find creative solutions that best serve our customers, prudently manage risks, and contribute to Wells Fargo's enterprise success.
This position (i) negotiates, prepares, reviews, and revises documents memorializing all aspects of real property transactions related to the property held or occupied by the enterprise for its own use and related to the procurement of material and services necessary for the operation, construction, and management of such property; (ii) reviews and analyzes laws and regulations of impact to the acquisition, disposition, operation, construction, and holding of real property; (iii) provides legal advice relating to acquiring, disposing, operating, constructing, and managing real property as well as to risk, insurance, environmental, compliance, and regulatory matters; (iv) may conduct other research on matters pertaining to various aspects of the enterprise's operations and provide legal advice on matters where the law and related case materials are defined and documented; and (v) may support the work of more senior counsel and may consult with more senior counsel as circumstances dictate. This position will be located in either Charlotte, NC, or Minneapolis, MN.Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Active State Bar membership
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of research, counsel, and guidance on complex legal questions or inquiries
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Effective organizational, multi tasking, and prioritizing skills
- Ability to analyze legal issues in substantive law in area of practice and provide effective advice to clients on routine legal matters
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines
- Experience as a practicing attorney in real estate transactional matters; experience in the purchase, sale, and leasing of commercial, retail, or administrative real property preferred
- Demonstrated ability to quickly and effectively analyze and to clearly summarize complex laws and regulations
- Demonstrated ability to create written documents that are easily understood by non-attorneys
NC-Charlotte: 301 S College St - Charlotte, NC
MN-Minneapolis: 90 S 7th St - Minneapolis, MN
- All offers for employment with Wells Fargo are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Wells Fargo will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.
Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.


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The stars aligned Thursday, Jan. 12, for the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the season at Schein Hall. The stars were the dazzling young Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi, the graceful pianist and harpsichordist Alexandra Carlson, and the orchestra's elegant music director Maestro Nir Kabaretti.
These three unparalleled artists were surrounded by a constellation of brilliant string players, members of the ensemble's "Small Stage Symphonies" touring group. But the brightest star in this firmament was Chooi's violin, the Windsor-Weinstein Stradivari, made in 1717, during the legendary luthier's golden period.
Chooi, who has performed on the Strad for several years, confessed that adjusting to the instrument was a challenge, because its sonorous qualities are so complex. "Understanding it took some time," he said, "but it has a bright and immediate sound, and I love its edginess. It has a wonderful crunch to it."
The program featured two distinctive perspectives on the four seasons of the year—Vivaldi's well-known version and Astor Piazzolla's contemporary take on the subject, "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires." Uniquely, Maestro Kabaretti and his orchestra performed the two sets season-by-season, rather than as separate compositions.
Kabaretti also inserted into the proceedings two smaller-scale works, Beethoven's famous "Spring" Sonata for Violin and Piano, and "October: Autumn Song" from Tchaikovsky's collection of short character pieces, "The Seasons," for piano solo." These two pieces gave the audience an up-close-and-personal look at the spectacular artistry of Carlson and Chooi.
Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", familiar to almost every listener of classical music, is more complex than it sounds. For the soloist, as Chooi admits, it is "extremely difficult. The violin almost never stops playing," he said. "I have to maintain the piece's high energy for a solid 45 minutes, and the ornamental figurations are never-ending."
Emphasizing Vivaldi's wildness, Chooi danced through his performance of the piece, slicing athletically at the strings with buoyant bow and mercurial finger-work. His acrobatic performance left his listeners awash in sumptuous sonorities.
Kabaretti led his players less by directive than by invitation. Conducting just under the radar, he liberated his musicians to engage in a freewheeling performance, allowing the music to breathe and flow.
"The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires," arranged for piano and string orchestra, honors an essential component of Piazzolla's Argentinian heritage—the tango in its many guises. Not a true concerto, the piece embeds the piano deeply into the orchestral texture.
Kabaretti hears in this work the subtle and ever-changing moods evoked by the seasons. "I hope that the audience will feel the piece as I do. Being moved by music doesn't require musical experience," he said. "You can feel the expression and be transformed. If this takes place, I am happy."
Kabaretti's reading of the work was, by turns, jazzy, percussively primal, sultry and melancholic. The players gloried in its gritty special effects and incessantly repeated ostinatos. Carlson, in true command of the keyboard, gave a vibrant performance, underscored by a flawless technique.
Erik Entwistle, a popular Island pianist in attendance at the concert, especially loved the program's design. "Switching back and forth between Vivaldi and Piazzolla worked really well, even though it must have been challenging for the players. The soloists were mesmerizing, and the first chairs had a chance to shine, too."
Attendee Daniela Jaeger's praise for the concert was lavish. "The music goes into your body like a shock," she said. "I love living in an area that is so supportive of music. Starting the New Year here in our Island paradise and getting a world-class orchestra concert—twenty-two musicians crowned with two brilliant soloists and a diamond conductor. What could be better!"
Islanders can hear the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra's next "Small Stage Symphony" concert 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10, at the Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way. The concert, including music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Vivaldi, features the FGCU Chamber Chorus and guest conductor Trent Brown. Tickets are $30.
The stars aligned Thursday, Jan. 12, for the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the season at Schein Hall. The stars were the dazzling young Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi, the graceful pianist and harpsichordist Alexandra Carlson, and the orchestra's elegant music director Maestro Nir Kabaretti.


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Most people come online to do business without finding out the trade secret of top earners in network marketing who are already seeing some high level success, in doing business online. If you have been following my trainings through my blog, I have made it clear that top earners in network marketing don't chase their family and friends around, begging them to join their businesses, instead, they apply the concept of "ATTRACTION MARKETING," and I want to dig a bit deeper on the subject matter today so that you will have a complete and comprehensive idea on why you should do the same if you want to be a success in your network marketing business using the internet technology.
Every one need a leader that will show the way and top earners know that and do all they can to be that leader everyone wants to associate with.
I will tell you a shocking truth about network marketing that this top earners online has figured out and the day I figured it out, my life changed completely and it turned me to a leader that most people want to join in my business.
I pray that the shocking truth you will hear today will not scare you, but give you the courage to do what is right for you and your family. Network marketing is the best business when you talk about flexibility and the kind of money made with little capital, but if you start wrongly, you may be surprised how frustrating it will turn out.
You will know more than many who are into network marketing by reading this article today, but you will be at the same spot with them despite all that you know if you don't take action today.
There is a big problem in network marketing, and many networkers don't even know is a problem, but the top earners has identify it and start building themselves instead of the company they are promoting.
You have to realize that your business is much bigger than an MLM product or opportunity – which, in fact, is not real "businesses" at all. That's right… Your Network Marketing business isn't actually a real business, and here's why…
- A real business cannot disappear or be taken away from you overnight. It has employees, contracts, and inventory.
- In a real business you have control and ownership of a core asset.
So let's take a look at your MLM business.
As an independent distributor, you have zero control and zero ownership. You have a tentative contract with a networking company that can be ripped up at the drop of a hat, and often we have seen that happen.
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I have seen successful leaders in some companies in my country lose their distributorship due to one reason or the other. Years of work and millions of dollars were taken away in an instant.
If you think your downline is your asset, you need to wake up and read your distributor agreement.
The company owns it. If you doubt that, try to recruit your downline away into another opportunity and see what happens if in any way they find out. The reality is that you are a 100 percent commission-based sales rep who owns NOTHING, and by definition, "nothing" can't be a business.
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Simple… You turn yourself into a business. You build your name as a brand in network marketing.
The skills that you've acquired to serve the needs of others or solve their problems and the relationships that you build by providing your value to the world become a real-life commodity that can be traded for money. So many people has a lot in their brain that can help the industry grow, but they waste it by promoting a particular company and releasing what they know to the company and the company use it to grow their network, and then turn back to show them that they don't own the company with them when the chips are down.
This what they would have done
You, and the services you can bring to others as an individual, became your business.
The knowledge, leadership, and expertise in marketing and prospecting became your product.
The people who followed and consumed your work became your distribution channel.
The network marketing company you chose to promote to the people becomes your distribution network and also a single offer in the overall business model of your brand name.
Your downline or distributorship could disappear overnight and it wouldn't matter because the primary asset, and all of the real equity, was located within you, your name, and the relationships you held with the people you served in the marketplace. Which means you and your business are now immune to outside circumstances and influences. No matter what happens in the marketplace, your business will remain intact and able to produce a profit as long as you want it.
The competition disappears forever; think about this for a minute
Any successful network marketing company will have 50,000-1,000,000+ distributors ALL OF THEM are marketing the exact same opportunity and products. Not only do you have to compete with over 1,000 other companies and opportunities in the market, and you also have to compete against the thousands of other distributors in your company.
To me, its looks like a crappy deal they are given us if you asked me.
Don't get me wrong, I love the network marketing industry because it has created a lot of millionaires and it is one of the businesses you can start with little capital to gain financial freedom if you put the work in. But a lot of people struggle in the industry because of the way they are building the business and it does not look as if the struggling will end soon because their upline is still teaching them the old way of building a network marketing business at this internet age.
As you start to understand the concept of BRANDING YOURSELF, you will see that its address the problem forever because you're no longer selling a product or an opportunity, you're selling yourself and the value you have to offer your team as a leader everyone will like to work with.
The best part in the whole scenario, there's only one of you in the entire world, which means you have zero competition. Anyone that is providing value and leadership first will stand out in the crowd, you will become a voice of reason and a trusted advisor in a jungle filled with pitfalls and false promises.
As long as you hold yourself with integrity, people will tie their ship to yours and never let go, because you are oil that lubricate the network marketing world.
Every leader need to invest in their education to stay on top, I belong to a community that has showed me all I use in building my team today.
One of the places I started to learn how to do it the right way was inside MLSP.
Do these tips resonate with you? If so leave me a comment below as I would love to know. Also, if you get value, spread it around and share it with your fellow networkers through your social media account.


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Irmy Schweiger's review of Cosmopolitanism in China, 1600-1950, published in Comparative Literature and World Literature, Vol. 2, no. 1, 2017, pp. 72–75.
Minghui Hu and Johan Elverskog, eds. Cosmopolitanism in China 1600-1950. Amherst, New York: Cambria Press, 2016. Cambria Sinophone World Series. ISBN 9781604979008. 332 pp.
By Irmy Schweiger (Stockholm University)
Cosmopolitanism in China 1600-1950 has its seeds in a conference held in 2012 at UC Santa Cruz that brought together scholars from the Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica, Taiwan and scholars from universities in North America, mainly from the fields of history and religion. A selection of the fruits of the conference has now been polished and packaged in this handsome volume consisting of altogether eight research articles, organized chronologically and by topics, accompanied by a short introduction by the editors plus a useful index.
The volume maintains two main points. The first is that cosmopolitanism in China is not a new phenomenon developed in the late nineteenth century when foreign ideas and theories were the focus of Chinese intellectuals' discussions. Quite the contrary, it is argued that cosmopolitanism had been operative from the Qing dynasty up to the Early Republican period, and was challenged and brought down by precisely those radical thinkers and activists who struggled to make China a part of the family of nations. The second main point concerns the notion of cosmopolitanism itself: the editors stress the necessity of going beyond a general sensitivity towards cultural diversity and the promotion of all-inclusive universality; in fact they affiliate themselves to the notion of cosmopolitanism famously formulated by Pollock, Bhabha, Breckenridge and Chakrabarty as "ways of living at home abroad or abroad at home—inhabiting multiple places at once, of being different beings simultaneously, of seeing the larger picture stereoscopically with the smaller" (587). Hence, their reinquiry into Qing culture searches for evidence of crucial cultural exchange and engagement, of true ethical, intellectual and moral commitment to the other, of intellectual visions that surpass the local and create something new that transcends the old, all within a process of trial and amendment.
Although the so-called New Qing History school and its ambitious project of re-assessing the last dynasty by decentering China in Qing history is seldom referred to by Cosmopolitanism in China, the volume nevertheless follows the former's narrative lead and might just as well be read as an implicit re-evaluation of communist and nationalist historiography. This, however, makes only half of the story. The volume's explicitly formulated aim—"to shed new light on Chinese history but also to problematize some of the theorizing about cosmopolitanism" (3) is evidently unbiased and addresses a much broader topic. The volume is arranged chronologically around four thematic sections, each containing two articles. The first section, "Cosmopolitan Empire," is devoted to the Qing state and addresses the question of why this largest early modern territorial state in the world could function so successfully. "Academic Visions" deals with the intellectual world of High Qing in general with a particular focus on the Qing scholar Gong Zizhen and his pluralist and inclusive visions. Gong's cosmopolitan vision is also the core of the third section on "Con-tact and Exchange". Here the authors look into relations among the Chinese, Korean and Japanese elites by examining "brush talk," which was rendered possible at the time by a shared corpus of Chinese classics that facilitated an artistic, intellectual, and symbolic space of Confucian cosmopolis. The last two articles, bracketed by "Culture and Politics," examine how scholars appropriated Qing cosmopolitanism into the twentieth century, into a new age of capitalism, imperialism and nationalism. They examine Japanese and Chinese historians' engagement with the European idea of Sino-Babylonianism on the one hand, and on the other hand, look into the political and intellectual contexts where "culture" and "civilization" had become fundamental discursive concepts.
Following historical patterns of how expressions of self-identity among ruling Manchus and Chinese Muslims had been at work through history—ranging from a kind of survival imperative to a competition between assimilation and maintenance of cultural distinctiveness—James Frankel shows in "Making Manchus and Muslims" how cosmopolitan identities of individuals and communities were shaped during
High Qing. The author adopts "simultaneity" as his theoretical framework and deploys the predominant presumptions of 'Sinification' and religio-philosophical syncretism by juxtaposing the Manchu emperor Kangxi with the Chinese Han Kitab scholar Liu Zhi as embodiments of Manchu Son of Heaven and Chinese Muslim simultaneity. An interesting and perhaps astonishing observation Frankel is sharing here is that, while both men had deeply internalized the universal claims of Confucianism, they might have done so with different objectives: while Liu Zhi supposedly was securing an ethno-religious niche, averting persecution and assimilation at the same time, Kangxi's chief concern was to establish political hegemony over a multicultural and multi-religious empire. However, their cosmopolitanism worldview was not simply a strategy to make ends meet but as Frankel convincingly concludes: "Both demonstrated a serious commitment to the other through their apparent embrace of Confucian universalist values and in their simultaneity, integrated and synthesized Chinese and non-Chinese cultural elements in their thought and deeds" (47).
Frankel's chapter on Confucian cosmopolitanism is followed up by R. Kent Guy's article that employs "quotidian cosmopolitanism." Guy examines how the then Henan Governor Tian Wenjing (1662-1732) dealt with the rather down-to-earth-problem of water regulation and flood control in his province. This examination of the whole hydraulic undertaking is instructive because it throws into relief the workings of the bureaucratic machinery of the Qing state and demonstrates how the Qing provincial administration is placed within a complex entanglement of different interests and stakeholders, loyalties and agencies. It ultimately boiled down to the threshold question of how and who should settle the bill: the problem of levees and levies. The Governor and banner man proved himself a pioneer in modern public financial management. He put welfare and relief responsibilities from public into private hands, and gave precedence to imperial interests in his planning, instead of—as would have been expected—acting as a spokesman of the degree-holding elite who insisted on being exempted from corvée. The plausibility of Guy's research lies above all in his detailing and bringing to life High Qing subtleties and everyday-savvy when displaying the context of the time, thereby delivering an exemplary model of indeed "seeing the larger picture stereoscopically with the smaller" as stated by Pollock et al.
The next two articles focus on Gong Zizhen (1792-1841) and his pluralistic cosmopolitan visions by applying the lens of specialized methodologies and Buddhist perspectives. Chang So-an and Minghui Hu in their effort to "rectify the names" deconstruct High Qing scholarship labels (e.g. "evidential scholarship") and unfold instead a time of transition when—driven by a unifying cosmopolitan vision of scholars like Dai Zhen (1724-1777) and Gong Zizhen—instrumental knowledge developed into highly specialized methodologies. When the nineteenth century normative shift saw the rise of modern disciplines, the authors conclude, "the cosmopolitan vision of the classical world that initially inspired these methodologies, and that which they sought to illuminate, were lost" (111).
Stephen Roddy in his exploration of Buddhist cosmopolitanism traces Gong Zizhen in his capacity of an erudite Buddhist who not only urged his contemporaries to expand their inquiries beyond the Confucian classical canon but made use of "heterodox" texts in order to supplement and reevaluate the classics. Following the tracks of Gong Zizhen's personal life and his sympathetic engagement with distant others, as Roddy skillfully accomplishes in his paper, one might as well state an affective cosmopolitanism "that locates, in a purportedly 'human' capacity to sympathize with others, a nascent or extant cosmopolitan community: one that enables us to envision an international political field that is more inclusionary and equitable" (Hallemeier 69). This, however, tends to carry the notion of Enlightenment universalism. Roddy's exegesis of Gong Zizhen's Buddhist inclination points out a particular (i.e. Buddhist) pluralistic cosmopolitanism (which however did not extend beyond China's longstanding Asian neighbors), that not only saw scorching criticism of Han-centric worldview, but also its parochial institutions and practices; Gong's pro-motion of Buddhism to develop a pan-Asian vision also had a pragmatic rationale, since it was essential to appropriate the expansion of the Qing empire to also include Tibet and the Zünghar Mongols.
Moving into the nineteenth century, Benjamin Elman brings Korean polymath Kim Chŏng-hŭi's (1786-1856) turbulent life as a bicultural political actor, traveler and mediator, courtier and exile to our attention. Following Kim's and his contemporaries' intellectual and aesthetic explorations, their knowledge production, expertise and mediation that "articulated the cultural, imperial, geographical, and disciplinary boundaries that informed the early modern regional world of East Asia" (160), Elman shows that these enthusiastic travelers between the worlds were anything but bystanders; they were cultural agents actively contributing to and employing Qing cosmopolitanism by promoting an ecumenical classical tradition at home at a "loosely interconnected but very cosmopolitan East Asian social-cultural world of classical learning, literary writings, and political statecraft" (180), without being aware that they seem to catering for a Confucian cosmopolis that was due to fall victim to Western imperialism and Asian nationalism.
In his second contribution to Cosmopolitanism in China, Stephen Roddy chronicles two counter directional developments: the steady growth of an intellectual community transgressing national, ethnic and linguistic boundaries, facilitated by scholars like Yu Yue (1821-1907), and the steady decline of classical Chinese scholarship in the course of the twentieth century. The question of how far the titled motto "Cultural Solidarity in Troubled Times," that basically refers to Yu Yue's exchange and companionship with his Japanese admirers, actually reflects a cosmopolitan worldview seems to be justified. To think in terms of a vernacularism of accommodation might have shed more light onto this pivotal point of Chinese history when the pendulum clearly swung towards nationalism, thus prompting Yu Yue and his contemporaries to summon classical tradition to be forearmed for the entry into the modern world.
The last two articles by Sun Jiang on Sino-Babylonianism and Wang Hui on Chinese intellectuals' debate in the 1910s on Eastern and Western civilizations, both co-authored with Minghui Hu, are stimulating and rewarding readings, although it is arguable whether they actually contribute to the overall approach taken in this volume. Sun Jiang and Minghui Hu read Sino-Babylonianism as "a genuine attempt at synthesizing Assyriology and Sinology" and point out that it is a "cosmopolitan portrayal of cultural encounters" in their conclusion (248). Their general take on this obscure Eurocentric theory that traced the Yellow Emperor's origin to East Asia, however, points much more to its politically driven agenda. The fact that it might have given inspiration to a less ethnocentric nationalist agenda, does not necessarily qualify it as a subject of cosmopolitan historiography since it was in actual fact aimed at establishing a founding myth with the Yellow Emperor at its center. While the authors describe the East Asian success story of Terrien de Lacouperie's (1845-1894) peculiar theory within the framework of Qing cosmopolitanism, it would perhaps have been even more informative if they had instead used discourse on the nation. Sino-Babylonianism created a space for Chinese intellectuals' fascination with the idea that early China had been linked to a global network of economic and cultural exchange, and it provoked a fierce quest for Chinese authenticity—a theoretical contradiction that later converged in the discourse of "national essence."
The same can be argued for the paper on Du Yaquan's (1873-1933) "civilization discourse" in the face of the Great War and the formation of the Republic of China. Wang Hui and Minghui Hu examine the "cultural turn" in the late 1910s and how and why Chinese intellectuals from the Left (with its mouthpiece New Youth) or the Right (voicing their ideas in Eastern Miscellany) reframed the debate of burning political issues in the form of a cultural debate. Du's "civilization discourse" is not only to be seen as radical departure from intellectual and literary traditions, but—as Du Yaquan's writings prove—also as a continuation that facilitated the integration and appropriation of emerging contradictions of the time (e.g. centralism vs. regionalism, monarchy vs. republicanism, Eastern vs. Western civilizations). The advent of the October Revolution 1917, however, narrowed down this inclusive and multifarious worldview and allowed for only one possible vision, thereby conclusively marking the end of cosmopolitanism.
It is a pity that Johan Elverskog's paper on Injannashi (1837-1092), the last Mongol Qing cosmopolitan, has been published separately. It would have made a valid umbrella chapter that develops a theoretical paradigm of cosmopolitanism while re-conceptualizing Qing culture (Elverskog). Taken together or read one by one, the eight chapters collected in this volume illustrate what Elverskog rightly concluded in his paper, that "there did exist a tradition of Qing cosmopolitanism, and that the Chinese tradition has the cultural, intellectual and religious resources needed to foster cosmopolitanism" (30). If we agree that cosmopolitanism implies "a serious moral commitment to the other" (30), then we can only conclude that devoting ourselves to cosmopolitanisms not only in retrospect but first and foremost in prospect seems to be the most urgent order of the day.
About the Author:
Irmy Schweiger (PhD Heidelberg) is professor of Chinese Literature and Culture at the Department of Asian, Middle Eastern and Turkish Studies, Stockholm University. Her research interests are situated in the realm of modern and contemporary Sinophone writing, including historical trauma and cultural memory, literature as counter narrative and reconciliation, cosmopolitan memories. She is part of the Swedish long-term research program World Literatures: Cosmopolitan and Vernacular Dynamics (www.worldlit.se) and together with Frank Kraushaar (Riga) she is the editor of the EUROSINICA book series.


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Three vehicles crashed on the M27 west of Fareham after two vehicles skidded on ice.
The accident happened at the Hamble road bridge between junctions 8 and 9 for Whiteley westbound on the M27 just before 7am.
Firefighters said a car had skidded on black ice and pulled on to the hard shoulder.
Another car driver then went to pull over to help them but the vehicle also skidded and crashed. It is not known how the third vehicle was involved.
A woman was rescued from a red Kia with leg and back pain and taken to hospital.
Police, paramedics and fire crews from Cosham, Fareham and Hightown were called to the scene.
Hampshire Police tweeted a picture of the three vehicles involved on the hard shoulder. They were extensively damaged.
The motorway was initially blocked although the outside lane was reopened by 7.30am.
Shortly after 8am, Highways England said queues had stretched back for two miles but were starting to ease.


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Spurred on by my somewhat-recent love affair with Matt Fraction's Hawkeye comics, my interested was piqued for what other books he's written. And as luck would have it, I found that he'd also done a series run on another character (like Hawkeye) with whom I was a little bit familiar, but had never read any of the comics: Iron Fist.
Bonus: this series was also a team-up with famed writer Ed Brubaker and David Aja, the main artist from Fraction's Hawkeye books. How could I say no to that?
Filled with action, adventure and a touch of intrigue, The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection Volume 1 is able to weave together multiple stories that span lifetimes into a single, coherent and fun tale. I loved this read and would highly recommend it to anyone who has even a little bit of interest in the Marvel Universe. Although I know that the rest of the Immortal Iron Fist series was done by a different team, I can't wait to pick up the second (and final) volume to see how Iron Fist's story evolves from the excellent groundwork that Brubaker and Fraction have laid down.


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Winter in Windsor part 2: poor excuses or double standards?
[posted by Gavin Robinson, 10:28 am, 19 December 2011]
Previously I wrote about how Henry Marten criticized the Earl of Essex for keeping his army in winter quarters at Windsor in December 1642. It took a whole post just to establish what Marten (probably) said. But did he know what he was talking about, and was the criticism fair?
Henry Marten had no military experience before the outbreak of the First Civil War. That didn't automatically mean that he was going to be inept. Oliver Cromwell had no previous experience of war either, and he turned out to be very good at it (as I pointed out here, not a super-special genius, but he could hold his own against professional soldiers of similar rank). Marten seems to have been strongly opposed to the monarchy and the House of Lords from very early in his political career, and in 1642 he was a very active supporter of the parliamentary war effort. He used his inherited wealth to pay spies, which along with his extravagant personal spending eventually bankrupted him (Barber, Revolutionary Rogue, 4-5, 36, 39-40). His first military command was as governor of Reading but he abandoned the town without fighting when the King's army approached in November 1642 (Waters, Henry Marten, 17). This fact alone makes it look a bit hypocritical of him to complain about Essex not fighting, but that wouldn't undermine the point if it was a good argument.
Marten's basic facts were correct: there was action in Yorkshire and Devon while Essex's army was inactive at Windsor. But he wasn't comparing like with like. Most of the forces which were fighting in the north and west were very new. Cornwall wasn't secured for the King until the Cornish rising in early October, and Hopton's first (failed) attempt to invade Devon was only made in November (Stoyle, Soldiers and Strangers, 40, 43). Lord Fairfax, Parliament's commander in the West Riding of Yorkshire, had agreed to a neutrality pact in September and didn't start raising his army until October. Newcastle's 'popish' army didn't invade Yorkshire until 1 December (Hopper, Black Tom, 26-8, 36). These forces were only just starting their first campaigns when Essex had finished his. Parliament had started raising its main army in June 1642 and appointed Essex as general in July. He set out with the army in September, advancing to Worcester and fighting a cavalry skirmish at Powicke Bridge. On 23 October Essex's army fought the King's main army at Edgehill in the first major battle of the First Civil War. After a few days of rest at Northampton, Essex rushed his army south to block the King's approach to London. He arrived just in time, and although some of his infantry were wiped out by Prince Rupert at Brentford, the main body of the army linked up with the London Trained Bands at Turnham Green. The King decided not to fight when the weight of numbers was against him and retreated to Oxford. It was only after this that Essex settled at Windsor. His army had been on campaign for three months, fighting battles before the northern and western forces had done anything, or even before they existed. A period of rest and recovery in a safe place was probably necessary.
Even when they were completed, the armies fighting in Yorkshire and Devon were significantly smaller than the main armies in the Thames Valley. The best recent calculations put both armies at Edgehill at similar strengths with about 10,000 infantry and 2,500 cavalry each (Graham, 'Earl of Essex', 282, 288-9). They also had large artillery trains. Newcastle's army was the most comparable, but at 8,000 men in total was still only 2/3 the size. The remaining forces were even weaker. Hopton's Cornish army was only 3,000 strong, and Lord Fairfax had only 2,000 men (Stoyle, Soldiers and Strangers, 43; Hopper, Black Tom, 36). Moving and quartering were much easier with a small army than with a big one, especially when rain made the roads muddy and cold made it more necessary for soldiers to sleep indoors. Transporting heavy artillery was a particular problem if there was too much mud. So why not leave it behind? Essex and the King had both made their winter quarters in strong defensive positions. Essex's headquarters were at Windsor castle, and the King was at Oxford, safely situated between two rivers. If either army advanced it would need heavy artillery if the other wouldn't come out and fight in the open. Since advancing, especially with an artillery train, was very difficult it made sense for both armies to stay in their winter quarters and prepare for the next year, which is what they did. It's also possible that Essex's army was suffering from desertion and shortages of money and horses (although the jury is still out on Parliament's financial situation after Edgehill), but even without that there was no good reason to expect the army to advance in the middle of winter.


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In the USA, Lutherans have a great message but can be shy about sharing it. Believe it or not, the same is true for Lutherans in Uganda. Thankfully, a small team from CrossPollination Ministries (CPM) is in the midst of a 24-day visit to provide hands-on training and encouragement when it comes to evangelism.
I've known the Rev. Brad Aldrich as a good friend since our seminary days. Brad is founder & director of CPM and his no-nonsense training shows us that good evangelism begins with prayer and continues with something as simple as a spiritual conversation.
Rounding out his team is Mrs. Melissa Duncan and her daughter, Brianna. Melissa's husband (and Brianna's dad), Jeff, was also a classmate at Concordia Seminary. Brad, Jeff, and I had a lot of fun together back in the day with Students In Mission.
Brad and his team have helped many in the LCMU—especially my TEE men—become the evangelists they aspire to be. Melissa and Brianna have been able to specialize in training women in evangelism and bible study. This is crucial because—also like in the USA—women out-number men in terms of active congregational participation.
CPM has a variety of training videos on their website and YouTube channel and I encourage you to check them out. Brad has shot some really neat footage and I look forward to seeing the new segments he produces.
To me, one of the strengths of CPM is ministry multiplication. They have a knack for quickly mentoring a local leader to a point where the local leader can take the ball and run with it. Brad and I are praying about CPM returning next summer with a team of 10 for 10 weeks. If this piques your interest, please be in touch with Brad and become "CPM certified" over the coming year.


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Today's workout...made me think of a great movie and a great scene in that great movie. Who loves MY COUSIN VINNY? So remember this scene when Vinny goes to the red neck to collect the $200...they get into a conversation and Vinny says:
Oh, a counter-offer. That's what we lawyers - I'm a lawyer - we lawyers call that a counter-offer. This is a tough decision here. Get my ass kicked or collect $200. Let me think... I could use a good ass-kickin', I'll be very honest with you... nah, I think I'll just go with the two hundred.
I guess today was the day, I needed a GOOD ASS KICKING....my friend May and I did almost the same workout. Here it is:
MAY's WOD
20 minutes AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible)
20 x thrusters @ 75#
20 x pull ups
20 x burpees
20 minutes AMRAP
20 x thrusters @ 115#
20 calorie row
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We both were able to complete 2 full rounds and a few thrusters. I was able to get 7 before the 20 minutes and I think May was able to get over 10. Not sure...but that was the hardest 20 minutes in a long time. What a way to start the new year. It was BRUTAL...I expect this Wednesday's GRACE attempt to be just as bad. May and both are going to do it and get a baseline to try to improve. We shall see!


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twoeye (now 7d) is often using surprising tricks that seem to work even against very
strong players. His trademark is the sequence of Black 19 (P8) + Black 21 (O5).
You can find more examples of this trick in the GoSensations archive. In the
game above twoeye tricked benandiand 6d easily and won the
game in under 50 moves!
added the right way to punish this trick in the game file. Please don't tell twoeye's
opponents! :)
Aronian, a well-known chess Grandmaster (who is currently no. 2 in the World), is
famous for using many tricks in his games (especially in blitz). When asked if
that "approach" would be more or less advisable for players at lower
rating levels, he replied:
It's difficult to call that an
approach, as against an attentive opponent it's always doomed to failure. If
you're going to use such ideas when playing against an experienced player then
I recommend you wear a colorful outfit and learn to juggle, so as to distract
your opponent from your moves!
some trick plays (at least in Go) can be very effective, as twoeye can tell you. :)
the preface of "Shin Hayawakari Hamete Kojiten" (published by the
Nihon-Kiin), it reads:
If you think it's enough to just
learn the official moves of established joseki, you may, as the proverb has it,
learn joseki and drop two stones. Learning hamete is a thing of unalloyed goodness--it
stretches your powers of reading and sharpens your judgment and attention,
while also teaching you the true meaning of joseki. It's much like a good driver who in
addition to the main streets also is familiar with the back roads.


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Sunday, 5 January 2014
A portrait of my children every week for a year.
Esther: There is so much to report as she is growing so quickly! She says "ungusting" for disgusting, and when she says OK she sings it delightfully. She has started saying, "I am," when I ask her to do something, and, "I'm not," when I ask her not to. She can sing "A B C D E F G" - I can only assume she heard her brother doing it. They have had a long running game where she is Baby Jesus, Reuben is Joseph and I am Mary. Whenever I call her any of her many names, Esther, FiFi, Baby doll, Button, Pet, Snugglepot... it's an endless list... she likes to correct me. Last night I tucked her in to bed and said "you're my favourite girl in the whole world," and she shouted, "I'M BABY JESUS!"
Reuben: I have loved watching how brave Reuben has been this week. He's always been a cautious little guy. At our visit to the farm a few days ago he approached a herd of cows on his own without a flicker of fear, and clambered up a gigantic tractor with delight. He went down a tunnel slide (which he never used to be keen on) at the playground. I watch him racing round the garage on his bike, slamming on the brakes and narrowly missing, well, everything, most of the time, and I remember his first slow and careful days of riding.The only way really is up for a little guy isn't it?
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Hawaii gas prices about to get pushed up by added taxes
By Dan Nakaso
Advertiser Staff Writer
At the age of 79, Ilse Hardy may give up her beloved Mercedes 300SE for TheBus, after legislators this week approved a bump in the state tax on petroleum products and the Honolulu City Council considered raising the county gas tax by 3 cents per gallon.
"This is terrible," Hardy said after paying $24 for seven gallons of gas. "It's a shame. We already have the most expensive gas prices in the nation."
Indeed, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Hawai'i was $3.55 this week, highest in the country, followed by $3.51 in Alaska and $3.11 in California, according to the AAA Weekend Gas Watch.
In Honolulu, gas prices went up a penny to $3.44 per gallon, 5 cents more than last month and $1.06 higher than at the same time last year.
Gas station operators are certain to pass any increased fuel taxes on to consumers, meaning individual drivers will have to dig even deeper to fill up their vehicles, said Bill Green, a former owner of and now consultant to Kahala Shell.
"To even suggest it would not be passed on is ridiculous," Green said. "You don't have a choice. You either pass it on or close your doors."
For most stations, gas sales typically serve to draw customers in to buy more profitable items such as food and car washes.
"Gas is merely a traffic-generating thing," Green said. "If all you're selling is gasoline, then you have to have really low costs, like low rent. But our rent is about $1,000 per day."
Signs of an economic recovery have been fueling an increase in oil prices, which last week surged to 18-month highs above $87 per barrel, said AAA Hawai'i's acting branch manager Chris Olvera.
"The jump in prices was largely due to investor optimism on the pace of the economic recovery starting to show up in some sectors," Olvera said.
Higher oil prices mean higher prices at the pump, which are likely to go even higher now that state House and Senate negotiators agreed to increase Hawai'i's "barrel tax" on petroleum products from 5 cents to $1.05 as one measure to chip away at the state's staggering $1.2 billion deficit through the coming fiscal year.
The tax increase will boost gas prices by an estimated 2.4 cents per gallon and raise residential electric bills by 78 cents per month.
Gov. Linda Lingle has said she's likely to veto the barrel tax hike, although majority Democrats are in position to override the Republican governor's veto.
Honolulu drivers will get a chance to oppose the City Council's tax increase resolution for the 3 cents per gallon when it comes up for a hearing Wednesday. The resolution would increase the county fuel tax from 16.5 cents per gallon to 19.5 cents beginning in January.
"I can see where they need to come up with ways to raise money, but I don't like anything having to do with gas prices going up," said Karyl Choate, a real estate broker who uses her 2003 Jaguar S-type car for business. "I don't want it coming out of my pocket."
Choate paid $48 for nearly 13 gallons of premium gas for her Jag, then said: "With gas prices as high as they are, it's tough on everybody."
Gas prices are even higher on the Neighbor Islands.
In Hilo, Thursday's average price of $3.56 a gallon was 2 cents more than the previous week and $1.07 more than at the same time last year, according to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch. Then the average price dipped by 3 cents yesterday.
The average price in Wailuku was $3.90 a gallon, up 2 cents from the previous week and $1.23 more than last year.
"It's over $5 on Moloka'i," said former Moloka'i resident Kelsey Borden. "I just pay it because I need gas."
Her friend, Charis Thomas, believes that Honolulu drivers have no options in the face of higher gas taxes and higher gas prices.
"It's ridiculous but what can we do? We have no choice," Thomas said.
Darryl Jones of Waipi'o Gentry filled his 2003 Ford F-150 truck only about half-way after paying $52 for the 15 gallons of regular unleaded.
"We need to do something about this," he said. "Don't we have any rights? Aren't we supposed to be free? Any increase is never a good thing."


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Argentina says a sound detected in the search for a missing submarine with 44 crew members on board is consistent with a non-nuclear explosion.
Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said the relatives of the crew have been informed and that the search will continue until there is full certainty about the fate of the ARA San Juan.
Ships and planes have returned to a search area to check on the noise that experts say could provide a clue to the vessel's location.
US and specialist agencies say the "hydro-acoustic anomaly" was produced just hours after the navy lost contact with the submarine on November 15.
Experts worry that if the ARA San Juan is intact but submerged, its crew might have only enough oxygen to last seven to 10 days.
Mr Balbi said there was no sign the explosion might be linked to any attack on the sub.
He added that Argentine navy ships as well as a US P-8 Poseidon aircraft and a Brazilian air force plane would return to the area to check out the sound, which originated about 30 miles north of the submarine's last registered position.
US Navy Lieutenant Lily Hinz later said the unusual sound detected underwater could not be attributed to marine life or naturally occurring noise in the ocean.
"It was not a whale, and it is not a regularly occurring sound," Ms Hinz said.
The San Juan, a German-built diesel-electric sub, went missing as it was sailing from the extreme southern port of Ushuaia to the city of Mar del Plata, about 250 miles south-east of Buenos Aires.
More than a dozen airplanes and ships are participating in the multinational search despite stormy weather that has caused waves of more than 20 feet. Search teams are combing an area of some 185,000 square miles, which is roughly the size of Spain.
The US government has sent two P-8 Poseidons, a naval research ship, a submarine rescue chamber and sonar-equipped underwater vehicles. US Navy sailors from the San Diego-based Undersea Rescue Command are also helping with the search.
The UK's Ministry of Defence sent a special airplane with emergency life support pods to join the hunt that includes planes and ships from a dozen nations.


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