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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Touched By A Dog - A Story of Rescue, Love and New Understanding
The email was sent to Jason Flatt, President and Founder of Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue, Inc. The letter is a beautiful recount of a woman that has been deeply touched by the love of an abused Pit Bull.
The letter is long, but incredibly moving and worth the effort to read.
I have been wanting to write this for some time, but have not been able to get the words right. Maybe I thought if I kept putting it off, it would magically write itself.
I was one of those people who never really thought much about pitbulls. It's not that I disliked them, I just never considered them and I am ashamed to say that. I come from Laguna Beach, Ca where people bring their dogs into stores, sit with them at outdoor cafes and where there is a fancy dog boutique on every block. I have always loved animals, took in everything that came along when I was a kid.
To this day I carry cat and dog food in my car and can build a dog house in record time. No animal has ever been unworthy of my time. I never saw pitbulls, didn't know anyone who had them. They were....not my problem. When I moved to Alabama, everything changed. I would see dead dogs and cats by the road. Afraid, lost, unwanted and starving animals everywhere just trying to survive. It did and still does break my heart. Horses shot for no reason, dogs skinned and left in agony.
However, it was the day to day attitude....the disregard for their well being, their safety, their quality of life that haunted me. I was so shocked and I hurt for all these lost and lonely souls. I will leave food, I will help spay and neuter, but what can I do, what good is the little I can offer when I can't make a dent? People would tell me to forget it, "you're just making yourself sad, who cares." "Animals can take care of themselves, they like being free." I would scan the roadside for my strays, do my small part, feel bad when days or weeks went by when I didn't see a dog who always waited for me in the same spot. But I was doing my part, right?
Fast forward a few months and I started volunteering at a kennel. One day we got a call about a pitbull who had been found by the side of the road and was in very bad shape. The Vet believed he had been a bait dog and was so badly beaten, one side of his skull was sunk in and that might mean brain damage. The Vet also said he had begun to show aggression and people were afraid of him so he needed to be put down or moved.
The rescue wanted to know if we could take him and we did. I happened to be sitting in the lobby when Sawyer arrived and I had never seen anything so "forlorn." I didn't even know what a bait dog was before that day, but there he was, all 31 pounds of him. Bones breaking out through the skin, head down, ears flat, tail so tucked we didn't even realize he had one at first. He walked over to me, put his bony, misshapen head in my lap and began this slow, long wail.
I had never heard anything like it and I honestly thought my heart would split in two. In that instant something happened, some crazy, unbreakable bond was made. I never in my life expected to fall in love with a pitbull, but I did. Maybe it's because I didn't see a breed, I saw another living creature who had probably never known a moment that was not full of pain. He became mine, I became his.....I'm not sure, but there it was. I was new to all this and naive in thinking that the wounds to his inside could be healed the way the ones to his outside were. That the scars I could not see, were the deepest, the ones that had caused him the most suffering.
Those wounds would not close easily. We had our battles, Sawyer and I. Sometimes he won and sometimes I won, but neither of us gave up trying to find a way out of his past. I could see how badly he wanted to join in, to trust, to believe. I guess having never known love, he could only take a little bit at a time. There were some scary moments and almost everyone said, "put him down, he's ruined." "He's only a dog and only a pitbull at that, those kinds of dogs are just meant to be mean." "Get rid of him before he hurts you, pitbulls can't be loving, they simply are not family dogs." But there was a light in this dog I could not ignore. I spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars, we saw specialists and trainers....it was always two steps forward and five steps back.
But Sawyer could only go at his own pace, he could only accept and trust so much at a time. My telling him it was all going to be ok, was not enough....I had to show him over and over and over again. It was more than a year before he would let me rub his belly without his eyes flying wide open and panic spreading all through him. A year before a little tap on the rear was a sign of affection and not the start of a beating. He does have a tail, by the way and these days it never stops. He loves petsmart, loves kids....the harder they laugh, the harder he tries to make them laugh that much more.
I see the look of horror at first because their parents think my pitbull is destined to eat their children before their very eyes. He licks faces and fingers, follows the little voices carried on little feet and he is happy. Older people always ask to pet him, this now 65 pound pit sitting calmly while an old withered hand bangs him on the head....lol. I never know who will attract his attention first, or why he is drawn to someone, but it's beautiful to watch. He has a sense and I have learned he sees things I do not.
I don't mind though, I'm just glad he saw something in me that day. That one day back in June that started so simply, but changed everything. In the year and a half sense then, I don't know who changed whom the most. I do know that one broken and battered pitbull taught me more than anything else ever has about love and trust, about second chances and redemption.
About forgiveness and hope. And something else that I can't explain.....it's probably that feeling I can't explain that made me put this off for so long, but I don't need to explain that feeling to you, to others like you because you already understand, you already know. I am happy to be one of you now, having seen that full pitbull body wag and knowing with absolute certainty that I will never, ever stop doing everything I can to end the wrong done to these dogs.
So, I guess this was a VERY long way to say thank you....thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing your part and mine. For keeping it going until people like me could catch up. For getting it faster than the rest of us and for going on when you thought you couldn't because these noble dogs have so much to give and deserve better than they have been given. I understand now and I'm hapy to have pittie fever which I am told lasts forever....lol
Cynthia and Saywer
By Penny Eims
7 comments:
I should not have read this at work. I now have mascara all over my face. Thank you for sharing!! :)ReplyDelete
- Jennifer M.January 23, 2011 at 5:50 PM
This brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful story. I am happy for Cynthia and Sawyer and the bond they share.ReplyDelete
WOW this is a amazing story!! I love it, truly shows the incredibull power of these amazing dogs to change minds if just given a chance to show what very good dogs they are!!ReplyDelete
This is a touching story and well written. People that believe crap like " Pitbulls aren't family dogs, pitbulls are made to be evil and having one put down doesnt matte because it's a pitbull are blind fools!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:03 PM
This story is PIT BULL. The most amazing breed Ive ever known and loved. And always will.ReplyDelete
- Linda Rosen (SA)January 5, 2012 at 3:30 AM
What an amazing, unbelievable and touching story!!ReplyDelete
I dont have a Pit, (have 5 other dogs) but LOVE the breed, and
have always said they get a bad rap!! Its never the Dog, its the
evil of the Human! Lets keep the fight going!!
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2012 at 4:48 AM
I have had at least 1 pit in my life for years. I raised my kids with them. They are the most fantastic and loving dogs ever. I never have to worry about my children's safety when they were there. They are fantastic family dogs and will protect their "pack".ReplyDelete


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13-18 November 1997
Historical Perspective and Development of Independent Living Movement in Japan
By Mr. Shoji NAKANISHI, Human Care Association
In the 1960's Civil Rights Movement of the African Americans heatedly spread all over the United States. As one of the minority groups people with disabilities also hoped to get the Civil Rights. Although it was not realized, the disability movement had been strongly influenced with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In 1972, Ed Robert, who was using a wheelchair equipped with a respirator on the back because of his polio, was about to graduate from the University of California at Berkeley. He spent his college life hiring attendants to help with personal care in an accessible residence, getting up 24-hour wheelchair repair, peer counseling, and other necessary services. However, these services could not be available after his graduation any more.
Ed and his disabled friends discussed what their future would be and concluded to establish Independent Living Center in the community with the cooperation of Ed's family and friends. It was the beginning of Independent Living Movement in the United States. The four key concepts of IL Center are itemized as follows:
1. People with disabilities should live in their communities instead of staying at institutions.
2. People with disabilities are neither the patients to be cared, the children to be protected, nor God to worshipped.
3. People with disabilities themselves can identify their necessary assistance and manage it.
4. People with disabilities are the victims of social prejudice rather than the victims of disabilities.
Based on the concept of traditional rehabilitation individuals with disabilities were treated as the defective models who were expected to reach to non-disabled bodies. For instance, the rehabilitation forced disabled people to get dressed by themselves without any assistance and it was positively evaluated. On the other hand, Independent Living Philosophy declared that asking for help was not a shame at all and that it never harm disabled people's self-reliance. It evaluated making own choice and decision was important. Rehabilitation should be limited to the medical treatment for a certain period of time and it must not control the life of a person with disability for through life long.
Berkeley Independent Living Center was followed by Houston IL Center in 1972 and Boston IL Center in 1974. This movement rapidly developed nationwide. Notably the Amendment of Rehabilitation Act in 1978, which was the victory of the Americans with disabilities made it possible for IL center to obtain federal funds. In addition, Gorben DeJong, a young American sociologist, announced his new thesis titled as "The Movement for Independent Living (1979)" and evaluated the positive effect of IL centers academically and theoretically comparing with the traditional rehabilitation.
A. Qualifications of IL Centers in the US
In order to receive federal grants, IL centers are required to satisfy following qualifications under the Amendment of Rehabilitation Act of 1978:
1. More than 51% of the directors must be people with disabilities.
2. At least one of the top executives who would make important decision should be persons with disabilities.
3. At least one of the staff should be persons with disability.
4. IL Center must give essential services as follows:
(1) Information and referral (attendant, housing, etc)
(2) Peer counseling (by disabled peers)
(3) Independent Living Program (including independent living skills)
(4) Individual advocacy
Besides these basic services, other services are also encouraged to give. In addition, IL centers must give services to people with any types of disabilities without dealing with one particular disability.
B. History of IL Centers in Japan
In Japan, Independent Living Movement was introduced by Ed Roberts in 1981, the International Disabled People's Year. His introduction was followed by Judy Heuman and other disabled advocates who toured through Japan to give the philosophy of independent living to people with disabilities. Consequently these lectures made an enthusiastic argument occurred everywhere they visited. Although they talked about the philosophy itself, the services at IL centers were not introduced yet.
It is true that Blue Grass Movement (Aoi-shiba) by people with Cerebral Palsy in Japan started in the 1960's and they fought against discrimination protesting "Disability is one of the characters of a person". This philosophy was very close to the Independent Living Philosophy.
In 1980 Henry Enns, who lived in Ontario, Canada, started unifying grassroots disabled people's groups aiming to get out of the rehabilitation which had forced disabled individuals to be protected and controlled for a long time. Globally speaking, people with disabilities started moving toward "independence".
The first Japanese IL center was established in Hachioji, Tokyo, in June 1986. It was Human Care Association. Before Human Care Association was organized, the Japanese disability movement had been somewhat slanted to protest, demand, and advocacy. Persons with disabilities had not been aware of providing services by themselves. Since the beginning of Human Care Association the disabled staff definitely realized to become service providers instead of service recipients.
The service recipients by Human Care Association were people with any types pf disabilities including aged people. One of the objectives is to be a core of social reformation beyond independent living movement. Since then, the Japanese disability movement was sometimes shattered by groups of each disability (cerebral palsy, visual disability, etc) and was clustered into local community groups or small circles. Human Care Association was, however, an organization of qualified individuals of different types of disabilities and areas. In order to pursue the objectives these staff were intentionally gathered and this was the unprecedented through the history of the disability movement in Japan.
C. Services of IL Centers in Japan (What Human Care Association Provides)
As a model of IL centers in Japan, Human Care Association made the principle that Independent Living Program and Attendant Service were both inevitable and essential. It was because many of the members who founded Human Care Association had been involved into the management of a severely disabled group named "Wakakoma-no-ie". It was one of the two disabled people's groups in the 1970's. Therefore, the staff knew quite well about the severely disabled people's situation and what they had hoped. Many of them had been home-bounded or institutionalized since early days of their life and that they had few social experience.
If IL center provide only attendant service, clients would tend to be dependent on attendants and would just keep living alone without knowing the importance of making choice and decision of their own. On the other hand, if only Independent Living Program is provided by IL centers, clients would be knowledgeable about independent skills and philosophy. However, they will come to know nothing wold happen and change without attendant service system in both communities. That is why Human Care Association started both services at the same time.
1. Independent Living Program
Independent Living Program was started at Wakakoma for the human relationship, how to solve own problems and claims, how to manage their money, and other practical skills for independent living by the senior individuals who had already realized independent living. Wakakoma-no-ie ws so to speak the place to convey "disability culture" to the next generation.
The basic style of Independent Living Program established and tried at Wakakoma ?no-ie for three years was succeeded to Human Care Association and published as a textbook titled "Manual for Independent Living Program in 1989. This program is now adopted by other local IL centers in Japan and the program is given in class style there.
In the United States various types of Independent Living Program have been experimented. In Japan, however, the program should be based o our Japanese culture was necessary. For example, it was quite difficult to establish the method to let disabled people know the importance of assertiveness and to persuade non-disabled individuals. The Independent Living Program which was developed in Japan could be shared with disabled peers in Asian countries where the same kind of movement and problems have occurred. In 1994, Human Care Association published "Independent Living Skill Training Manual" in English version as well.
2. Peer Counseling
To acquire independent living skills takes time and is not easy process. However, it is more difficult for people with disabilities to accept what they are and to be psychologically independent . Since they were very young, people around them used to say "You cant do that because you are disabled", "Never imagine to get married", or "Don't go out because you might be a big trouble for others". These discouraging words had damaged their confidence and dignity for long time. Them, the disabled persons started feeling that they were weak and worthless. Therefore, once they were possessed by this thinking, counseling is critically necessary for them to regain their self-esteem. In this counseling a counselor must be a peer with disability and both client and a counselor should keep equal relationship.
The first step for independent living is to open up mind and to be free from the past trauma. In Peer Counseling disability is regarded as one of the characters of a person. Being disabled is not malicious status and it is social barriers and discrimination that make disabled individuals feel negative. If these barriers are removed, people with disabilities would not be "disabled" anymore.
The word of "peer" was introduced in Alcoholic Anonymous organizations in the United States in the 19707s. In Japan people with disabilities started to use as Peer Counseling. In Peer Counseling the equal relationship between counselor and client was applied under the influence of co-counseling method. This was recommended by one of the staff of Human Care Association who learned co-counseling. Some IL centers in the United States also provide the same counseling program based on co-counseling.
The people with disabilities in Japan aimed and tried to let society understand that it was disabled people that could be the best supporter for the disabled peers to be independent. One of the important schemes, therefore, was to establish the license system of "peer counselor". The word of "peer counselor" was intentionally and strongly appealed. Fortunately, it spread among media and social services. Then, the National Government adopted the concept of "peer counselor" in the programs for the people with developmental disabilities.
3. Attendant Referral Service
Attendant referral service will be provided on commercial basis. The fare ranges between 800 yen and 1,000 yen per hour. Clients will pay the fare directly to attendants for their service. It means clients are supposed to be employers. Traditional social services were given by the government. And, the services through volunteers as care givers could not help build upper-lower relationship between volunteers and disabled individuals. In order to break this situation, people with disabilities developed Attendant Referral Service on commercial basis.
This service is performed based on the needs of clients. Clients are supposed to be aged people, pregnant women, people with physical, hearing, visual, psychiatric, developmental or internal disabilities including temporary disabled persons with broken bones. This means Attendant Service will cover all the people who needs assistance and society began to regard what IL centers provide was worthwhile and contributing to the communities.
The content of Attendant Referral Service is up to what attendants can or hopes to do. It is the obligation for IL centers to find out the people with special abilities which would match client's needs in the communities. The typical and common services available are the help at bathrooms, bathing, guide help when going out, and so on. Service time is 24-hours including staying overnight at clients' residence. The 380 registered attendants are composed of 50% of house workers, 30% of students, and 20% of freelance workers and retired people. Generally speaking, students work at night, retired people in early morning, and house workers in the day time.
When a client requests for Attendant Referral Service, a coordinator at an IL center will visit the client and interview specifying what he/she needs. In addition, the coordinator will give the information on public attendant service, housing referral and modification, available self-help tools and devices, so that the client could achieve independent living making the best use of social resources. Then, the attendant who matches the client's need best will be selected and introduced. Before deciding the attendant finally, the client has the right to turn down the recommended because Attendant referral Service should be based on self-determination of clients.
In case a client wants to go out on the day when it is extremely cold, an attendant can not have the right to stop it and should support his/her going out. No matter what happens, the whole responsibility is on the client. To maintain free will is the origin of independent living and it will involves own responsibility of disabled people. Although institutions seem to be safe to stay, freedom there is obviously restricted and the control and protection over the people with disabilities exist.
D.History of Japanese Council of Independent Living Centers
Since 1989 new IL centers have been established nationwide. Some of them modeled after Human Care Association and some staff who once learned and worked at Human Care Association started IL centers. Machida Human Network, Hands Setagaya, and CIL Tachikawa were established as the IL centers where basis services are available. Sapporo Ichigokai, AJU Jiritsuno-ie, Shizuoka Independent Living Center for Disabled People, and other organizations which had already existed also started the services such as Independent Living Program, Attendant Referral Service, and Peer Counseling.
In order to share skills and information, the Japan Council of Independent Living Centers (IL) was organized in November 22, 1991 after the preparatory meeting for establishment in the late of 1990. The agreement of JIL which mostly follows that of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is as follows:
1. More than half of the members of decision-making process should be people with disabilities.
2. The responsible persons of the decision-making process and the decision-enforcing process should be both disabled.
3. IL centers must provide their services to the people with any kinds and types of disabilities.
4. At IL centers following services should be available including information referral and disability rights advocacy as the basic services:
(1) Independent Living Program
(2) Peer Counseling
(3) Attendant Referral Service
(4) Housing Referral and Modification
The IL Centers where two services out of four are provided are admitted as members and the IL centers where more than one service are provided are designated as associate members. The groups and/or organizations who are supposed to start services to become IL centers are appointed as future members. JIL has five sub-committees as follows:
1. Sub-committee for Independent Living Program
2. Sub-committee for Peer Counseling
3. Sub-committee for Attendant Referral Service
4. Sub-committee for Disability Rights Advocacy
Each sub-committee hold national meeting approximately every other month.. For new IL centers each sub-committee has prepared the Guide Manual for the management.
The seminar for the presidents and/or directors of IL centers is held annually in order to develop the management skills of IL centers and to make them capable of satisfying social needs. In October of 1995, 50 IL centers in Japan are registered as members of JIL and 16 IL centers of 50 are located in Tokyo. Approximately 10 IL centers are newly established every year.
Unfortunately the budget of each IL centers is insufficient. Although Tokyo Metropolitan Government started funding 3/4 of maximum 15,000,000 yen for Attendant Service and Independent Living Program through Community Welfare Foundation, it is not still definitely settled as the officially governmental funding. It is the first achievement that Fukushima Prefectural Government started official funding for the local IL center in 1995 although the amount of the funding is still small as 1/2 of 3,000,000 yen.
E. What IL centers are Confronting Now
IL centers in Japan have developed for 9 years and as a service providing organization for disabled individuals IL centers have acquired the positive acceptance among communities and governments. Most of the officials in both national and local governments know what IL centers are.
The concept of Independent Living is completely different from the traditional social welfare such as institutionalization. Therefore, as IL centers develop and provide community services, the identity of the staff of existing institutions will become unstable. For the staff who try to meet clients' needs at nursery homes or disabled people's institutions, it is natural to find the philosophy and services of IL centers idea. We believe that the deep struggle among governments and institutions exists because they could not enforce what they think is reasonable and idea.
The most important objective of IL centers nos is to convert "traditional social welfare services" to "social services based on clients' needs". Present public services are limited to the aged people above 65 or classified to 6 grades according to the severity of disabilities, which allows segregation and overprotection.
On the other hand, social services based on clients' needs enable people with disabilities have what they want without any worry or hesitation. These are the services that IL centers should provide.
In 1996, IL centers finally made the national government legislate the system of IL centers. Next objective is to the Japanese social foundation system itself reformed because currently it is very complicated and difficult to establish authorized foundation to get government's grant and fund regularly. The National Congress have been discussing on the new law for Non-profit Organization, which are eager to have.
It is of course that IL center should be getting more efficient and supportive. JIL and TIL (Tokyo Council on Independent Living) are responsible for enforcing this objective.
Lastly, it is necessary to make it clear that IL centers do not deny rehabilitation specialists or their specialties at all. We sincerely hope that the specialists could be our partners who share the philosophy that social services must be developed giving the highest priority to what people with disabilities need.
CHART 1 Comparison of Traditional Rehabilitation and Independent Living
Traditional Rehabilitation
Independent Living
What each sides expect to improve
- Physical and mental disabilities
- Lack of vocational skills
|Dependence on specialists and parents
What should be changed
Individuals with disabilities
-(Buildings, social attitude, etc)
-Contents of Rehabilitation
How to solve problems
Assistance and leadership by specialists
(Doctor, PT, OT, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
-Peer counseling
-Removal of social and architectural barriers
-Consumer Control (based on individual's needs
Social status
Clients with disabilities
Clients with disabilities
Goals (expected achievement)
-To maximum ADL
-Salaried employment
|Independent Living
From "Resource Book of Training Course for Leaders of Persons with Disabilities 1997"
Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons


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Avid cyclists exhibit signs of bone density loss. There are myriad benefits from riding a bike, including cardiovascular health, lower weight, and a ton of fast moving fun, but a recent study in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that male competitive cyclists had significantly lower bone density in their spines than other men who were physically active in different recreational activities.
Cycling is a lot easier on the joints than running, but since cycling is not a weight bearing exercise, the low impact activity is thought to contribute to the osteopenia observed. Swimmers might also face the same problem. The solution is to cross train with weights or jogging, less enjoyable perhaps but recommended to help prevent the possibility of fractures from those rare times when a rider does fall from a bike. Tennis is another good weight bearing exercise option. Be sure to ease into these other activities gradually. The risk of osteopenia or osteoporosis increases with age.
In the anti-aging documentary, "Reverse Aging Now," Robert Atkins, MD, emphasized that his favorite fruits were berries because of their high anti-oxidant content. Researchers at Ohio State University have recently found that black raspberries are potent anti-cancer agents inhibiting oral, colon and esophageal cancer in rats. The most powerful anti-cancer berries seem to be black and red raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and elderberries. Blueberries have other health benefits, but don't fight cancer as well. All these berries are rich in vitamins A, C, E and folic acid as well as selenium; calcium and polyphenols. Anthocyanins, the berry pigments which also color plums, seem to be particularly efficacious. In the Ohio State University study, rats that ate anthocyanin powder alone developed 50 percent fewer esophageal tumors compared to other rats.
Gary D. Stoner, PhD, former head of the Cancer Prevention Program at OSU, now starts every morning with a yogurt shake blended with blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries.
Daylight Saving Time is here. As longer days sweep in from the south it's time to start swapping first course hot soups for salad. Here's a favorite salad that is long on nutrition while being short on calories. Round it out with a broiled skinless chicken breast with steamed broccoli and you've got a tasty dinner that's.easy to cook.
There's more good news for coffee drinkers A team of Scandinavian researchers tracked 1409 coffee drinkers for 21 years and found that only 61 developed senile dementia, 48 of these with Alzheimer's disease. Correcting for other factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol, the scientists learned that those who drank 3-5 cups a day cut their risk of dementia by 65%. Miia Kivipelto, MD of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm is the lead author of the study. She does not advocate taking up heavy coffee consumption to forestall dementia. In fact, as outlined in "Reverse Aging Now," some people have a genetic flaw that does not allow them to clear coffee readily from the body, a condition that can lead to heart trouble. If you're from a family of heavy coffee drinkers with heart disease, cut back, otherwise drink up. Earlier studies show that coffee reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease.
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This paper investigates the frequency of violent behavior among elementary school students. Olweus Bullying Questionnaire was used for this purpose. The study included a total of 468 primary school students from 2nd to 8th grade. Students were shown eleven items which represented the various types of violent behavior, and they conducted an assessment of the frequency of these from the perspective of "victim" and "bully". It was also investigated where violence occurs most often. Moreover, students were asked how much they can rely on the help of teachers and their peers if they suffered violence. The results show that violence is more prominent when observed from the perspective of the victim – it ranges from 3.4% ("almost every day" – "often") to 17.1% ("rarely"), while the result from the perspective of the bully ranged from 0.2% ("almost every day" – "often") to 4.9% ("rarely"), for the same types of violence. From the perspective of both self-report positions ("victim/ bully"), none of the students were in the first category of violence, while only 11 students (2.4%) were the "victim" and the "bully" at the same time, in the case of direct verbal abuse. Certain types of violence significantly correlate with age, gender and academic achievement of students. Furthermore, violence usually happens in places in and out of school, where there is no direct control of teachers and adults. Finally, students least expect help from their friends when they are exposed to violence at school.
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The euro exchange rate significantly higher against the U.S. dollar, despite the fact that the key indicators of the service sector and manufacturing continues to indicate a contraction in activity. Note that the activity in the private sector in the euro area fell again in May, which is likely to add to the arguments in favor of more action by the European Central Bank and the government, aimed at stimulating economic growth.
According to Markit Economics published data, preliminary composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) euro zone, the indicator of activity in services and manufacturing rose in May to 47.7 from 46.9. The total value exceeded economists' expectations, but the index is still below 50, indicating a contraction in activity. A reading above 50 indicates an increase in activity. We add that there were no signs that the prolonged decline in activity is close to completion. Purchasing managers reported a decrease in the volume of new orders for 22 months in a row, with the rate of decline accelerating the third consecutive month. Note that to change the dynamics of trade could not even better than expected U.S. data.
According to a report from the Ministry of Commerce, at the end of last month sales of new homes increased significantly, thus surpassing estimates of experts, which is a bullish sign for the housing market in the United States. According to the report, the seasonally adjusted sales of new homes rose in April by 2.3 percent, reaching at the same annual rate of 454,000, compared to the upwardly revised figure for the previous month at 444,000 units. Note that according to the average estimate of economists, new home sales should grow to reach 425,000 units, compared with 417,000, which was originally reported in the previous month, reflecting an increase of 1.9 percent. We also add that the monthly growth reflected the 10.8 percent increase in sales of new homes in the West, as well as a 3.0-percent increase in sales in the South. On the other hand, new home sales in the Northeast fell 16.7 percent, while sales in the West declined 4.8 percent. The Ministry of Commerce also noted that the pace of new home sales increased by 29.0% compared to 352,000 in April 2012.
The British pound rose against the dollar, while the published data reflected that the costs of UK households in the 1st quarter grew at the slowest pace in 18 months, despite a slight increase in earnings in the period. This indicates that the British did not hurry to part with cash in an uncertain economic environment. In its second estimate of GDP for the 1st quarter of the UK National Bureau of Statistics (ONS) on Thursday confirmed that GDP grew by 0.3% compared with the previous quarter and by 0.6% compared to the 1st quarter of 2012. According to the ONS, household spending on goods and services in the 1st quarter were up 0.1%. This is the weakest level since the third quarter of 2011, when spending fell by 0.1%.
The Canadian dollar was higher against the U.S. dollar, which helped the presented data that showed that the number of U.S. workers applying for new unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting that the slow improvement in the labor market. The number of applications - a preliminary indicator of layoffs, fell by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ended May 18, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had forecast 347,000 new claims last week. The indicator of layoffs back to at least five years. Four-week moving average, which smooths out weekly volatility, fell by 500 to 339,500. Claims for the week ending before May 11 were revised up to 363,000 from a previously reported 360,000. In a report earlier this month, the Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in April, its lowest level since 2008.
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Shortly after Antonio joined our club, he attended the Rotary Leadership Institute to learn more about Rotary, he is also taking responsibility as the Club Events and meeting Coordinator.
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- 16 years managing family businesses and investments.
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In a thrilling night of football at the Camp Nou, Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 5-0.
As brilliant as it was, Barcelona's win had an air of routine about it, with the Blaugrana's excellent play being punctuated by three Leo Messi goals (his 38th Barça hat-trick) with the Argentine playing supremely as man of the match. But the manner in which they achieved victory was anything but routine, at least, not the routine they've established in the past four years. It harked back to an even more prosperous time, before M-S-N was ever a thing.
When Ernesto Valverde played a false nine 4-3-3 system for the first two games of the league season, many assumed that the coach was simply compensating for the lack of Luis Suárez by putting his most potent goalscorer front and centre. But with Suárez back (healing from his injury with Wolverine-esque speed), Barcelona persisted with this false nine 4-3-3.
Lionel Messi's game by numbers vs. Espanyol:
53 passes
8 shots
7 take-ons
4 chances created
4 crosses
3 goals
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The Uruguayan took up his position as a floating left-winger who drifted into central zones, much like Thierry Henry and David Villa used to in that role for the Blaugrana. This selection would indicate a genuine commitment to playing the false nine system, so now we have to look at the system with a whole new level of scrutinity. What are the major things we've learned about it so far?
Luis Suárez is going to have to work
There's no better place to start than with Luis Suárez. The no. 9 has been incredible since signing for Barcelona and is probably the best striker in the world, but this false nine system is not set-up to play to his strengths. It's working against him in almost every way.
The Uruguayan didn't play wonderfully against Espanyol, although that's not to say he played poorly. He was constantly on the move, and when he drifted into central zones as Messi dropped into midfield, he unsurprisingly came to life. He even scored at the end when the game was stretched and Ousmane Dembélé put it on a plate for him. But everything he did looked so difficult.
Suárez has always been a hard-working player, but he's had a skill to him that only made it obvious he was trying hard when he didn't have the ball and would hurtle after it stretching every sinew in his body. But playing as a hybrid wing-forward in this false nine system, everything he did took everything he had and it was really obvious.
If Valverde continues with this system, while Luis Suárez will no doubt get better and start hammering in goals, it's gonna be a long slog of a season for the Uruguayan.
It liberates Ivan Rakitic
The Croatian has had a difficult last 12 months, with his previously excellent Barcelona form giving way to a mess of mediocrity. In truth he looked almost done as a Barça player. But Ernesto Valverde appears to have brought him back to life with this false nine system.
The presence of Nelson Semedo, a flying right-back who can handle himself defensively, in the side – as well as a genuinely committed right-winger who tends to stay wide on the right, meant that Rakitic's days of peeling wide to cover the right-flank are over. The Croat could stay in central lanes.
There, with no no. 9 ahead of him, Rakitic began playing in a more driving and offensive manner – similar to his performances as a no. 10 for Sevilla. He found Messi's movement much easier to link with, and it was his threaded through-ball that found the Argentine (albeit offside) for Barcelona's first goal.
Rakitic continued to shine from the middle of the park, pushing forward with and without the ball. In one instance a delightful one-two with Messi saw him almost add a second. Rakitic eventually did bag a second assist late in the second half, when his corner was headed home by Gerard Piqué.
It's ideal for Ousmane Dembélé
That right-wing spot which liberated Ivan Rakitic was filled for most of this game by Gerard Deulofeu. And the Catalan did a decent job hugging the touchline, providing constant width and driving with the ball at Espanyol's back-line. But he's going to be a back-up this season.
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The man who will occupy that spot for the majority of the season is Ousmane Dembélé. The €105 million man started on the bench but showed in his 22 minute cameo just exactly why he is perfect for this system, showing tight control and even roaring down the right and providing a sumptuous first-time assist for Luis Suárez to score the fifth and final goal.
The false nine 4-3-3 as devised by Ernesto Valverde needs a winger who can carry the ball, drive by opponents, create chances and take them. With his ambipedal ability allowing him to score and create in almost equal measure, as well as his breakneck pace and dynamic dribbling, Ousmane Dembélé is the dream winger for his dream club's new system.
There's a Coutinho-sized hole in the XI
If there was one major downside for Barcelona against Espanyol it was the performance of Andrés Iniesta. Besides a couple of delicious passes, he didn't really do much. He didn't have the energy to drift away from opponents when under extreme pressure and some of his passing was staggeringly wasteful.
Iniesta didn't have an easy job. With Luis Suárez playing his wide role as something of a false one, drifting centrally into a striker's positions in a fairly regular occasion, it was left to Iniesta and Jordi Alba to provide the width. Iniesta's role was thus a dual one, playing out of the half-space and influencing in the middle and out-wide.
It was, in essence, a role made for Philippe Coutinho. Not quite a left-winger, not quite a central midfielder. The Brazilian was a major transfer target for Barcelona and one can see just where he fits perfectly into Ernesto Valverde's false nine 4-3-3. He would have thrived in that role, but as he hasn't arrived, a chance is now there for André Gomes or Carles Aleña to have a breakout season.
Either way, it wouldn't be a surprise if Barça went back in for Coutinho next summer, such is his suitability for this system. The addition of the Brazilian would make Ernesto Valverde's false nine an even more electric formation than it seems to be.


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The Myth of Loyalty in Professional Sports
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Most of us remember vividly the evening of July 8th, 2010, when LeBron James made an unprecedented spectacle of his choice to, "take his talents to south beach." Leading up to that night, I don't recall the press shaming his decision to hold a live, half-hour long, television event to announce where he'd chosen to sign. But in the moments after, The Decision, it quickly became apparent that it was not a move that would increase his popularity with any basketball fan not living in Miami. Fans in Cleveland burned jerseys and cursed his name. They had every right to be angry too. There was no need to slap them across the face on national television.
But that was more than five years ago. LeBron has since admitted that it was a huge misstep by him to make a big show of his choice to leave, though it'd be hard for anyone to argue that his choice to go to the Miami Heat was a mistake. He won two championship titles in Miami before returning to play in Cleveland. After all of that, he came back to Ohio and took the Cavaliers all the way to the NBA Finals before eventually losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games. Was all forgiven for LeBron? Did the same people who burnt his jersey a few years prior go out and buy a new one? I'm guessing a lot of them did.
Admittedly, I'm still a little sore about a young shortstop named Alex Rodriguez leaving Seattle for Texas with dollar signs in his eyes. I remember thinking how shitty it was to go to the stupid Rangers for a few million dollars more. In hindsight, that was naive of me. At the very least I can now look back and think to myself, "There are plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike that guy!"
As fans we really love, our guys. We want to feel like they care as much about winning a title for our city as we do, and that what drives them to play well is how badly they want to win it for us. We want to believe that if we were in their shoes, making millions of dollars to play a game, we wouldn't be worried about the difference between $20 million and $25 million a year. And maybe for some players, that's true, but probably not, and we don't really know what we'd do.
So, here's a little wake-up call. Professional athletes don't owe you anything. They don't need to explain their decisions to you. They don't need you to understand that they have families, and post-athletic careers to consider. Their career choices are the concern of only those people whose opinions they choose to value.
The other side of that coin is that the organizations they play for don't owe them loyalty either. If teams were expected to be loyal to the players they employed, no-trade clauses wouldn't exist. No player would have to worry about their team doing what was best for the team instead of an individual. But professional sports are first and foremost a business, for the teams and the players.
That concept seems continually hard to swallow for many fans. The idea that some of our favorite players aren't untouchable and that somewhere down the line, both parties should, and will, do what's best for them when given the chance. It's a hard pill to swallow, but is part of running a successful business. When you have an opportunity to do what's best for the business, for everyone involved, at the expense of what might be best for one employee, they make that same call 99% of the time. There are always the occasional exceptions, and some arguably against better judgment.
Last week, the Seahawks played the San Francisco 49ers. Shortly before the game it was announced that Marshawn Lynch wouldn't be playing in the game, and instead an undrafted rookie, Thomas Rawls, would get the start. Rawls made the most of his opportunity and rushed for over 200 yards, adding handful of receiving yards and two touchdowns as well.
It wasn't the first time Rawls has looked like a diamond in the rough either. The rookie ran for 104 yards against the Bears in week three, and 169 against the Bengals in week five. Every game in which Rawls has had double-digit carries, he's rushed for over 100 yards. He's currently averaging over six yards per attempt and has done so behind an offensive line that's been considered by many to be the biggest struggle of the Seahawks season thus far.
Lynch flew out to Philadelphia early this week to be seen by a specialist for abdominal issues that he's been playing through, which could certainly explain his lack of production this season. In the next few days, we'll likely be hearing one of two things. One, Marshawn Lynch has an injury that will sideline him a couple of games. Two, Marshawn Lynch has an injury that requires surgery and he'll miss the rest of the season. If Lynch is out for the rest of the year, I think we've probably seen his last carry as a Seahawk. That might be a reality that we all have to stomach. His salary and age make him extremely expendable.
On the back of these discussions about loyalty and rookie sensations, a report came out of New York on Monday siting an unnamed source, suggesting Robinson Cano is unhappy in Seattle and would love it if the Mariners would trade him back to the Yankees. Within hours a number of sportswriters were writing that the article in question reeked of bad journalism, had no realistic claims and should be immediately disregarded. The Mariners' official website even released a statement saying that Cano's representatives had already reached out to Seattle General Manager, Jerry Dipoto to let him know that none of this came from Cano and that he had no desire to be traded.
Seemingly, that story is nothing to put stock in at this point and should be disregarded. I bring it up not to add fuel to the speculation, but because it once again brought up the notion of player loyalty. As soon as the story broke, I was getting texts from Mariners fans, (read: buddies of mine) saying, "Screw Cano," and "What a bum! New York can have him!"
Forget for a moment the fact that only two short years ago New York essentially waved goodbye to Cano with a smile on their face and a single finger held high. Forget all of that and know that if the reports of Cano's dissatisfaction were true, the Mariners would still do what was best for the Mariners.
If a team called tomorrow and offered the Mariners a great package of young, talented players, and said they'd be willing to eat all of the money left on Cano's contract, the Mariners would likely make that move immediately. Theoretically they'd be adding depth at several different positions, getting worse at second base, and would be freeing up $24 million a year in salary to go sign Jason Heyward or whoever they deemed the best bang for their buck. The Mariners loyalty to Robinson Cano would extend exactly as far his contract stipulated.
Here's where it gets personal.
Some analysts have been whispering from the dark corners of the baseball world that Felix Hernandez showed signs of decline in 2015. His value on paper may have peaked. If that's true and the King begins to show signs of being human, the whispers will begin to grow louder. There will come a time when he is still under contract and people will once again wonder if the Mariners should trade him.
As I said earlier, I think an organization will prioritize what's best for the company over an emotional attachment or a desire of one player 99% of time.
Felix Hernandez is my favorite Mariner. I have a framed ticket stub from his perfect game hanging in my living room.
I love that he seems like the kind of player who could spend his entire career in Seattle. I love watching other organizations try to copy the King's Corner. I love that he elected to sign an extension before ever reaching free agency and I love that he talks about my home town like it's his. I truly think that Felix is the example of that 1% of the time that you don't make the business move. It does occasionally happen.
Once in a generation a player becomes the embodiment of the team they play for with such class and dignity that the team would be hurting its own legacy by tarnishing its pillars.
Man, I am loyal as hell to Felix Hernandez. I hope the Mariners never trade him and that he plays his entire career in Seattle. But, I also know that things change, and that the Mariners may not feel like I do. I know that if someday they think he's more valuable as a trade chip than he is on the mound, they'll pull his card.
Loyalty is part of what makes us connect with our teams, with the athletes that play for them. We need to believe in it to find meaning in our favorite sports. If someone betrays that loyalty, we can forgive them rationally, but emotionally, we never will.
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Greg Oden
Sept. 2007 — Micro fracture surgery on right knee
Dec. 2009 — Fractured left patella
Nov. 2010 — Micro fracture surgery on left knee
Dec. 2011 — Arthroscopic surgery on right knee
Unfortunately, Trail Blazer fans everywhere already know how drafting Greg Oden over Kevin Durant worked out for their team. After being be the #1 selection in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden was never able to play a full season due to ongoing knee injuries. The team eventually waived him in March of 2012.
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Dennis Dixon
Nov. 2007 — Torn left ACL
During the 2007 season Dixon had the Oregon Ducks as the #2 team in the country. That was until he suffered a torn ACL against Arizona State and attempted to play on it the following week against Arizona. After Dixon went down for the season the Ducks lost their remaining two regular season games. Fortunately, they were able to end their season on a high note with a victory over South Florida in the 2007 Sun Bowl.
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Brandon Roy
Sept. 2008 — Cartilage removed from left knee
April 2010 — Meniscus tear in right knee
Jan. 2011 — Arthroscopic surgery on both knees
Brandon Roy is perhaps one of the most beloved Trail Blazers in the history of the franchise. After being drafted in 2006, and leading the team out of the "Jail-Blazer" era, he had to make the tough decision to retire at the young age of 28. His degenerative knees prevented Rip City from seeing their superstar ever play to his full potential.
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Jacquizz Rodgers
Nov. 2008 — Grade II separation of the acromioclavicular joint
During the second to last game in 2008 Jacquizz Rodgers suffered a separated shoulder that ended his season. Unfortunately, this meant that he wasn't able to play in the Civil War, which was perhaps the biggest game of the year for the Beavers. If the Beavers had been able to defeat the Ducks they would've been able to book their tickets to play in the Rose Bowl. Instead, they went to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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James Rodgers
Oct. 2009 — Torn left ACL
After participating in only 4 games during the 2009 season Rodgers went down with a torn ACL while playing against #9 Arizona. This couldn't have come at a worse time for Rodgers considering he was expected to have a breakout season. Rodgers, who was a senior at the time, was able to end his career at Oregon State as the career leader in all-purpose yards.
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Joel Pryzbilla
Dec. 2009 — Ruptured right patella tendon and dislocated patella
In December of 2009 the Trail Blazers' backup center, Joel Pryzbilla, was lost for the season with a ruptured and dislocated patella. This was a huge blow to the Trailblazers' frontcourt because they had already lost Oden for the season a few weeks before. Pryzbilla was also the team's defensive anchor who provided an inside presence. "The Vanilla Gorilla" was sorely missed for the rest of the year.
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LaMichael James
Oct. 2011 — Dislocated right elbow
The 2011 season couldn't have started any better for LaMichael James. After the first game James became Oregon's career rushing leader, surpassing Derek Loville. During the second game he rushed for over 200 yards against Missouri State. Unfortunately, James' year was slowed by a dislocated elbow suffered against Cal. Luckily for Duck fans he was able to return to end the season.
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Nate Costa
Nov. 2010 —Torn Right ACL
After suffering a multitude of knee injuries throughout his career at Oregon Costa was forced to officially retire from football after tearing his ACL for the third time in agame against Washington. Although Costa's career was hobbled by injuries many of his teammates looked to him as their leader. Oregon's coaching staff referred to Costa as the "heart and soul" of the 2010 team that won the Rose Bowl.
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Sean Mannion
Oct. 2012 — Torn Left Meniscus
During the beginning of the 2012-2013 season, Sean Mannion was enjoying one of his best as a Beaver. Unfortunately, he tore his left meniscus against Washington State that resulted in him missing around half the season. With Mannion leading the way the Beavers had the Pac-12's fourth rated offense, averaging 459.5 yeards per game. With Mannion sidelined Cody Vaz became the starting quarterback
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Marcus Mariota
Oct. 2013 — Partial MCL Tear
Marcus Mariota is widely regarded as one of the greatest Oregon Duck quarterbacks to ever play at Autzen. Unfortunately a knee injury hobbled his sophomore season. After Mariota suffered a partial MCL tear against UCLA he conintued to play the remainder of the season. With Mariota's knee not allowing him to be as mobile as he was accustomed to teams were able to take advantage. In the weeks following the injury the Ducks suffered losses to Stanford and Arizona. Duck fans everywhere would like to know what that season woud've loked like if Mariota had stayed healthy.
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CJ McCollum
Oct. 2013 — Broken fifth Metatarsal In Left Foot
After being taken 10th overall during the 2013 NBA Draft the shooting guard out of Lehigh wasn't able to start his career the way many had hoped. After breaking the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot the rookie wasn't able to take the court until January of 2014. Before the injury McCollum was in consideration for playing time behind Lillard.
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Alex Morgan
Oct. 2013 — Stress reaction in talus bone
During the 2013 season Morgan suffered an injury that doctors misdiagnosed as a mildly sprained ankle. After a few additional tests were performed it turned out that Morgan had suffered a far more serious injury. She actually suffered a stress reaction in the talus bone that put her immediate future with Team USA in question. After rehabbing for 7 months Morgan was able to make a full recovery.
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Bralon Addison
April 2014 — Torn left ACL
After exceeding expectations as a freshman and sophomore at the University of Oregon Addison was expecting big things from his junior year. Unfortunately, Addison suffered a torn ACL during last year's spring practice that kept him sidelined the entire year. Without Addison in the lineup the receiving core never lived up to their full potential. If he had been able to play this season the National Championship may have wielded a different outcome.
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Ifo Ekpre-Olomu
Dec. 2014 — Torn ACL
In preparation for the first ever college football playoffs Ekpre-Olomu ended up tearing his ACL during a routine practice. This was a huge blow to the Ducks considering Ekpre-Olomu was one of the team's better defenders. He was also one of the best corners in the country who many analysists expected to be selected as high as the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Wesley Matthews
March 2015 — Torn left achilles
Just 2 months before Matthews suffered a torn achilles he had become the Trailblazers' all-time leader in 3-point field goals made. It looked as though the Trailblazers were poised to make a deep playoff run. Things took a drastic turn when Matthews was lost for the season. With the team in a 0-2 hole against the Memphis Grizzlies it doesn't look as though they will be making it to the second round of the playoffs this year.
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Gender Structure Makes Nobody Happy:
Review of Feature Article "Women Alone Becoming Winners" in April Issue of the Shincho 45
by robierobie
One of the things that would make me feel most uncomfortable before is an expression like "women have become strong." Feminists in the good old days might loudly protest, "no more phony words when discrimination still persists!"
I would not go that far but those expressions are just unpleasant. They effectively take a few liberated women who have certainly become stronger and make it seem as if they were representative of most women, and by so doing they serve to contain arguments about how the social structure forces gender norms.
On the other hand, women's poverty is also talked about quite often. Actually, it is a topic that should be discussed as a social issue. It is nothing but a double standard, if a poor woman is made to take responsibility for her poverty and a strong woman is regarded as a problem (even though I don't think it is so obviously mentioned).
Judging from the nature of the media, I was somewhat prepared to dislike these feature articles of the magazine Shincho 45, but I found several articles written from the context that society has been "feminized" deserving attention and worthy of further discussion. As some feminists are already suggesting, society is increasingly becoming reconstructed based on "feminine values" like diversity and sustainability, instead of "masculine values" such as competition or seeking to make clear-cut decisions between alternatives. The observation in those articles that society is already changing in that direction is rather optimistic and quite different from the feministic view.
In any case, I found the articles written by FURUICHI Noritoshi, YUYAMA Reiko, UDOU Yumiko, and KOSHI Naomi interesting to read as they incorporate a perspective of the social structure. Nonetheless other articles in this magazine still admire strong women and feminine principles. Some readers might be flattered without deeply thinking about it, but I would instantly think " I'm not that strong and I'm not that feminine, either. " At the same time, in terms of diversity of women, it is not advisable to emphasize those aspects only.
Based on reality, perhaps the writers should more cautiously say "happy women are increasing, without totally denying the positive aspects by emphasizing the remaining discrimination.
Original article on the WAN website (April 4, 2012
Translated and adapted from the WAN website by FUKUOKA A.A.
Translated and adapted from the WAN website by FUKUOKA A.A.


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