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Japan's successful bid to have its traditional cuisine recognized as an intangible world cultural heritage was supported in part by the exceptional longevity and ultra-low obesity rates of its people.
Known as "washoku" in Japanese, the nation's traditional cuisine has been recommended by a subsidiary body for designation by UNESCO as a world Intangible Cultural Heritage. Such a recommendation has never been rejected, virtually ensuring that Japan's dietary tradition will receive that designation in early December when an intergovernmental panel is scheduled to meet in Azerbaijan.
Another important factor behind Japan's UNESCO coup is the highly aesthetic quality of Japanese cuisine, in part because so many of the food ingredients are intimately linked to the nation's seasonal changes.
The process of securing recognition for washoku began long before the actual formal application submitted in March of 2012. In the summer of 2011 a campaign to urge the Japanese government to apply for cultural heritage status for Japanese cuisine was launched by the Japanese Culinary Academy which is chaired by Yoshihiro Murata, 61, Kyoto chef and restaurateur who founded the Kikunoi restaurant chain.
"Sometimes culture blends in so naturally with our lives that we don't appreciate its value," he said soon after the government submitted the application to UNESCO. "If washoku gets UNESCO heritage status, it will motivate Japanese chefs across the globe — and also enhance the quality of chefs in this country."
Taking up the crusade the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry cited washoku as a factor behind Japan's famously low obesity rate and longevity. Japan's obesity rate of 3.9% is a full order of magnitude lower than those of nations like Mexico, the US and Germany. At 83, the average life expectancy of Japanese is the world's highest.
In its supporting documentation for the Cultural Heritage designation, the Ministry cited the minimal use of animal fat and the nutritional benefits of rice and various fermented foods like miso and soy sauce.
Murata cited the fact that while other cuisines use fats to add richness and flavor, Japanese cuisine is centered around umami, a flavor recently recognized as being one of the six basic tastes, along with sweet, salty, sour, bitter and piquant. Dashi, the flavoring stock used in Japanese cuisine, imparts the satisfying umami flavor without adding to a food's calorie load. For that reason, Murata argued, UNESCO recognition of Japanese cuisine would "contribute to worldwide health."
Japan currently has 21 assets on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list of 257 items, including oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, and knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
Washoku will be the first Japanese food asset to win recognition, joining an elite company that includes only four others: French cuisine, the Mediterranean diet as practiced in Spain, Greece, Italy and Morocco, Mexican cuisine and Turkey's "keskek," a traditional ceremonial dish.
South Korea is seeking similar recognition for its royal court cuisine but couldn't get past last year's screening by the UNESCO subsidiary body which requested more information on the cuisine's connection to modern Korean society.
Japan's success in winning UN recognition for its cuisine should be a big boost for the nation's efforts to restore global trust in its food products following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.


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Vincent is currently working on another Gerkie show at Joe's Pub. It will be a benefit to replace the one cancelled this weekend and will probably be in May, although it's not finalized yet.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
George Gerkie update
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Ohh, I hope it's not scheduled around Mother's Day weekend because that's the only time i can't go. And I really want to go to this.
- April 8, 2010 at 3:54 PM
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I wish he'd consider a world tour ;)
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Why on earth can't it be in June..:WHEN I WILL BE IN NYC!!!!!!!!1
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I'm also in for a world tour.
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Earlier this week, Politico ran a header casting insurgent liberal leader Elizabeth Warren as "a well-off voice for the poor," and musing about how "her financial well-being will likely hand conservatives a new line of attack," and could potentially hurt her reformist credibility.
How? Why?
Wealthy advocates for the poor are not exactly a new phenomenon in American politics. From Jefferson to Jackson to Bryan to Edwards — the latter despite his flaws — grassroots, financial populism has always found its clearest expression in sympathetic elites. That's the way it has to be, since the poor will, by definition, lack the kind of access necessary to make their case to the nation. What's much stranger, and really should provoke confusion, is the new politics of wealth where the poor, as a function of social politics, somehow come to defend the very systems that perpetuate inequality of both opportunity and result. Absent such distortion, I suspect we'd see a unity of purpose between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street… but I digress.
The identity of advocates like Elizabeth Warren should be besides the point, because the 99% Movement isn't (and shouldn't be) about who you are, the luck you've had, and the wealth you want for yourself. Rather, it should be about the kind of world you would wish for anyone in America, regardless of your particular luck and the successes you've had. It's not a movement defined by personal goals ("I should be rich"), but by a society-wide ambition ("We should all have a fair chance, and government has a role in that mission"). Consequentially, individual life stories — and especially those defined by exceptional talent, luck, or sacrifice — aren't really probative of the movement or its goals, because nothing exceptional generalizes to a national solution. Individual success stories (like Andrew Carnegie, say) speak to the achievability of the American dream on a case-by-case basis, but they don't offer a solution for poverty, or for rebuilding a sustainable middle class, because how many Andrew Carnegies can there really be in each generation?
It is not surprising, I suppose, that this distinction eludes so many. In a national dialogue defined by individual need and selfishness — who we don't want to pay for, who doesn't "deserve" what — a movement defined by mutual obligation and shared destiny strikes a dissonant note. But that's precisely why it's so important.


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All over town, it's emotions emotions emotions.
At a seminar on branding in China that I recently attended, various speakers from the advertising industry defended and promoted the use of emotional bonding in all brand communications. The general message was to communicate with your consumers on a human level about subjects that are relevant to them- creativity, simplicity, power, status.
The audience was overwhelmed with proof of this statement: an impressive overview of best-in-class examples of integrated, holistic campaigns in which the deeper emotional benefits of a brand were central. Nokia connects people, in all possible interpretations of those words. Sony delivers colour, sound, memories, like no other. Nike uncovers the hidden athlete in all of us, encouraging everyone to just do it. Coke spreads happiness and vitality in a bottle through its vision on the Coke side of life. BMW goes beyond the functionalities of a high performance vehicle, and invites us to enjoy the pure pleasure of driving.
Having spent a significant part of my recent past in multinational consumer goods companies, I too remember the value I attached to the emotional positioning of our leading coffee brand: cosiness and human warmth. We expressed these values through any way possible, always reminding our consumers that they were paying more for our brand because it provided them more than a good-tasting drink and a boost to wake up in the morning.
Looking at the examples discussed during the seminar, one could state that indeed, the emotional branding and strong campaigns of these world-class brands are the basis of their success in China. And building on this statement, we can conclude that also in China, emotions are key, right?
For me, this is the real question that remains: is China ready for emotional branding? True, global, best in class brands are successful in China, and these same brands globally play out their emotional card. But does the same apply to smaller brands, or to domestic Chinese brands?
Talking to quite a few people in the industry, and simply walking around Shanghai, observing shoppers' behaviour, I've learned that for many Chinese, quality, price, value and practicality are the main reasons for purchasing a product. True, any international brand name offers status to China's new and upcoming consumers, but to go as far as to say that they prefer Nokia's "connecting" qualities over Samsung's advanced product features is a leap I wouldn't dare to take.
Going one step back into the value chain, talking to companies building and fostering brands in China, I notice that they are not talking purely about emotions. It's about channel strategy, building up a sound distribution system, with logistics that keep up speed, delivering a stable brand promise with the same quality throughout the country, tapping into the sales potential of an increasingly large potential consumer base.
When it's all about growth in a rapidly developing market, the important thing is to be there, and keep up. Emotions are nice, and crucial to a brand's essence, but it is only really necessary to communicate about them in mature, saturated markets, where consumers no longer decide with their wallets but with their hearts.
Catherine Crevels works for the Belgian marketing consulting firm The House of Marketing out of its Shanghai office.
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Six years of Orbán, 600 laws and measures: EU "must show it is serious" about democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary
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International human rights organisation FIDH has published a new report detailing the Hungarian government's attacks on democratic standards and fundamental rights and calling for the EU to "act and prove its commitment to defending its own founding values and the obligations that derive from EU membership by promptly addressing the situation through appropriate means and reacting to documented abuse and a systemic threat to these values in Hungary."
The report is made up of three substantial sections, examining:
- Challenges to the rule of law: undermining democratic checks and balances
- Challenges to the rule of law: violations of the rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees
- The Hungarian situation in the light of international standards on the rule of law
See: Hungary: Democracy under Threat: Six Years of Attacks against the Rule of Law (link to pdf)
And: Hungary: New report denounces six years of attacks against the rule of law and calls for EU reaction (FIDH, link)
"Human rights and the rule of law in Hungary have been under sustained attack since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took power in 2010, reveals FIDH in a new report released today. FIDH urges the government to halt this assault and calls for a strong and prompt reaction by the European Union, up to the activation of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which could lead to the suspension of Hungarys rights under the Treaties.
The 84-page report explains how the new Constitution - the Fundamental Law - and over 600 laws and measures adopted since 2010 have had an adverse impact on human rights across sectors and negatively affected the separation of powers, an essential element of democracy and the rule of law. All counter-powers, from the judiciary and the legislative power to media and civil society have been systematically weakened or brought under control of the executive. What should serve, in a democratic State, as checks and balances to ensure democratic oversight and accountability for governments actions has been undermined in Hungary to an extent that they can no longer safeguard democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Most laws are pushed through via fast-track procedures, which bypass democratic rules and limit parliamentary and public debate and stakeholder participation."
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The Life of Antoinette Micolon (REFORMATION TEXTS WITH TRANSLATION SERIES) (English and Spanish Edition)
Antoinette Micolon (1592-1659) was a remarkable woman who founded six Ursuline convents in the Auvergne region of France in the early years of the seventeenth century. The Ursulines, originally founded in Italy as an uncloistered congregation, were one of the new "active" religious orders for women. Through their work as catechizers, teachers, and missionaries, women like Antoinette Micolon were crucial to both shaping and disseminating the ideals of the Catholic Reformation. Her story gives us a detailed picture of the creation and spread of the new religious congregations for women during this period, of the motivations of and the difficulties faced by the women who joined them, and of their relationships with their families, communities, and church officials. As an example of the growing genre of religious memoir during this period, her story also provides insight into the fashioning of identity in early modern France. This book makes available in English translation a resource for the history of women in Counter-Reformation France, and its dual language format makes it ideal for use in both history and literature courses.
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Mali Islamist rebels' 'dangerous' incursion this week towards government-held territories in central Mali might just persuade Nato to make up its mind, and join the 3300 African troops planned for the operation in the north, observers say.
Earlier this week, Mali's defence ministry said on TV and radio that the army had managed to push back heavily armed Islamists who were advancing southward near the town of Mopti, located some 450 km north-east of the capital city Bamako. Last night, heavy clashes between the army and Islamists took place in Konna, a town located 120 km south of Sévaré, where the army has a military base, according to reports.
The government has ordered schools in the capital city Bamako and Kati to close down until further notice.
"The situation is serious and a lot is at stake here, and the way I see it Nato will have no option but to come on board to help Africa out," an African diplomat who has recently returned from Mali told Moon of the South in the Senegalese capital city Dakar.
The diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said Mali Islamists were more than determined to conquer the whole country and turn it into an Islamic state. "The chairman is right, we need Nato and we need them desperately," he said, referring to African Union chair and Benin President Boni Yayi's call this week on Nato to help Africa 'directly' to flush out rebel Islamists of Ansar-Dine (defenders of religion), MUJAO and Al-Qaeda in Maghreb (AQMI).
Yayi, who was visiting Canada, held a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "In reality, NATO should join with our African forces – and I think our African forces will lead the way – as has been done in Afghanistan and in other places," he was quoted by Globe and Mail as saying.
But Harper, who said he was very concerned about the Mali situation, outrightly rejected Yayi's call, stating that Canada – a Nato member state – will not participate 'directly' in Mali's military operations. However, reports from Ottawa suggest that Canada might help indirectly, in providing military trainers to join the 400-something personnel earmarked to train a depleted and demotivated Mali army.
Mali is set to contribute about 6000 troops to join the 3300 African troops. But the US has voiced concerns about the state of preparedness of the planned force, arguing that they were too small and ill-prepared to fight the well-trained and armed Islamists in that vast desert.
The African diplomat said: "Too much time has been wasted on talking, twisting and turning about this issue, and in the meantime Islamists are gaining strength and support and growing in confidence every day, thinking that they can take on the whole world. The time to act is now, before it's too late," the diplomat, who was getting ready to fly to Addis-Ababa at the AU headquarters for consultations on the issue, said.
"I think allowing Al-Qaeda to effectively have a homeland, to have an absolutely secure base from which they can plan, train, prepare and import foreign fighters is not a good idea," former Canadian ambassador to the UN and UN special envoy to Niger Robert Fowler told Globe and Mail.
Fowler, who was kidnapped by Islamist extremists in the Sahel region in December 2008 and released in April 2009, said African forces will need Western military capabilities.
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Now I always tries to see peep off in the morning, make sure hes got his packed lunch, laced his shoes and put his shirt on right way round. You might thing that all these things could be quite easily be managed by an adult peep, but the latter is a major source of embarrassment with more than a few instances of back to front and inside out tops this winter, what with peeps not putting the lights on to save the planet and all. Who knew global warming had such a far reaching effect?
It was on one such morning recently, having watched peep head off through the cat flap wearing a particularly bright pair of novelty socks (I would stress that peep didn't use the cat flap, he's way too fa….sorry, way too big for that), that I heard someone opening the gate. Never a moments peace, I thought, and I was just about to give a reproving stare out the cat flap to scare peep back to the car, when "Clang Snap!" went the letter box and a glossy leaflet sailed through the air and dropped square on my toe "What the…..YOUCH! that smarted, what in peeps name is going on?" Not seeing any sign of peep or my assailant, I turned to the offending glossy paper. Hmm…what's all this then? "Vote Labour!" Glancing at the pictures I could see that there was a male peep sat at a desk looking sort of smug, like he knew where the best nip was, and had had some too! The leaflet went on to mention more funding for hospitals and midwives and things being less taxing.
I struck me, which it clearly had, that I didn't know what or who Labour were and why they need a vote. Skimming the nearest dictionary (as peep is crossword fanatic we have a few, this one was called Medi al) it said that labour comes before peepbirth and can go on hours or even days. Sometimes it goes on so long and is so painful that peeps scream and a pain killer needs to given by way of a gas, or injected into the spine! Wowser, that sounded way too horrific, and as I cant have any more kittens, and my peep cant either, (though he did once say he'd have kittens if I carried on bringing mouses in) I think that we'll give that one a miss. But I digress, what I needed to know was why did they need a vote? Maybe it was getting so painful and noisy due to pregnant peeps, that some wanted to get rid of labour altogether and others not, hence the vote? Who knew, but if they kept dropping leaflets on my toe I'd not be voting for them, for sure!
Returning to my bed to catch an early morning sun puddle, I had no sooner settled into the warming light than I heard the gate go, again! "Oh Metric Mouses and Flea's! whatever next? Maybe its peeps returning those terrible socks!" No sooner than I'd got downstairs than there came a sharp rap at the door! "OK! OK! I'm coming" I cried. Getting up to cat flap level I saw a rather trendy pair of loafers (that's shoes and not ne'er-do-wells') poised just where I wanted to see… "Clang Snap!"went the letter box and a semi glossy piece of paper flew down, and smarted me on the nose "YOUCH!… Oi! that was uncalled for!" Not seeing loafer clad peep any more, I sat down massaging my nose and toe and glanced at the leaflet. Hmm…whats this then? "Vote Green!" I don't do green Per Se, more a pink girl, sits better with my lovely tux coat you know. Again, Hmm…why would I want to Vote green, was there some discordant faction of peeps that didn't like grass, and wanted to get rid of it and turn it say brown or worse still Purple! Clearly this was an issue, for sure, I don't do purple! Glancing once more at the pictures, I saw windmills and solar panels, and "Green" peeps shaking hands with the same peeps that helped Labouring peeps that scream in hospital. Maybe this is some sort of alliance, vote Green and go into labour? My peep will certainly like the solar panels, what with saving the planet and all, but not sure he wants to be pregnant!
Heading back to bed I started to contemplate all this voting. Some seconds after, and still none the wiser, I drifted into the land of Cream Cheese Cows and Mousses. Later that day, as I headed out the flap for a nap in my bush, I was confronted by a bright, nay spangly pair of rogues…oops sorry meant to say brogues, totally different sort of image that! "Excuse me" I purred, "Cat Princess on a mission…coming through!" Alas the brogues, and the smartly clad peep contained therein, seemed intent on doing exactly the opposite! "Oh what a nice kitty" he exclaimed "What lovely green eyes, a little Princess for sure! "Do you live here? Well if you do I hope you will Vote Conservative!" To be honest, he had me at "…what a nice kitty", and was clearly a peep of taste and discernment, what with spotting my blue blood and all! Not wishing to upset my audience I nipped back indoors to smarten myself up (and have a treat to make up for my nap).
Heading back to my public and indulging in the thought that "there's was no way that this Princess is getting caught from above a third time!" I was hit squarely in the chest by a hefty leaflet that the conservative peep pushed through the Cat Flap! "YOUCH! Oi! that's below the belt! Whats a Princess got to do to not be attacked around here? Huh!" Not receiving a reply, I did the next best thing a Princess could do, I jumped on the leaflet. "Harrumph I say and harrumph again for good measure too!" Now I don't often do that but, as it was a bit of a slap in the chest (paw and face) I felt justified. I mean I do have my dignity after all, and a lady cant let these things pass, who know where it may end, and those home shopping catalogues are mighty heavy!
But the thought remained, who are these "Vote Conservative!" and why were conserves, jams and the like so foremost in their minds that they needed voting for? Hmm…maybe things were getting so sticky with home made conserves and compotes leaking everywhere across the land (judging by the mess peep makes with his) that some peeps wanted to call a halt to the whole thing fearing for the safety of the nations work surfaces and keyboards! (please take note peep re the latter). Turning the leaflet over, there was a big image of a dreamy eyed young peep shaking hands with the hospital peeps. Clearly the hospital peeps were showing that they were happy to carry on helping conservatives should they get overwhelmed with stickiness. Further down I noted that besides seeking to preserve the conserves and jellies, they also wanted less taxing homes and to deal with some peep called Eu who had taken too big a slice of, a bird called a budget! Despite their recent assault on my person, this was definitely one vote to consider. If conserves marmalades' etc. were voted out, what next? Would it be home made mouse mousse or home grown nip! As for peep, any home that didn't require dusting or a vacuum would be less taxing for sure. Definitely need to see peep on this one!
Now when peep came home that evening, not having managed to shake off them novelty socks, he sat down and explained about all this voting business. Apparently its all about who runs the country, and something called politics, which peeps insists is nothing to do with pest ridden parrots! Every five years or so the group of peeps that run the country (called a "Party") run out of time, a bit like a parking meter. Before the Party can start again, they have to ask the other peeps in the nation if they want to put more change in that Party's meter or go to someone else's Party and put change in their meter to see if they have a better deal. Now the peeps in charge of the different Parties get lesser peeps to go around putting leaflets through doors, shaking paws and kissing baby peeps. Now whilst the baby peeps cant vote, it is clearly less hazardous than kissing the baby peeps parents!
Now had this been done by us cats, it would be sorted in a night give or take a nap or two. Sure there would have been some caterwauling, stalking, hissing and some striking. Some fur would have been lost and maybe an ear bitten (off) or a cheek scratched, but at the end of it things would have been sorted and there would be a leader and the party could start all over. Alas not so the peeps who seem to love to make a fuss of things, just love it they do, so much so that all this goes on for weeks and weeks, and costs more money than a Princess can shake a bag of nip at, not that I would be shaking nip anywhere, far too wasteful that! Every time one party says it will spend X amount or do something, the others respond by saying they will spend X amount plus Y more or do the same something but better! Bit like raising the ante in a game of poker (please don't ask me how I know that, suffice to say I was young, foolish and there was nip!) but at the end of it they don't have to pay up and everyone has to forget what it was they tried or said they'd do in the first place. Aha! so that's why they want to shake hands with the Hospital peeps, must be to have their memories checked!
Anyways, peep has warned me to steer clear of any rogues…sorry, any brogues, creepers, sneakers, loafers (and politicians) for the next few weeks just in case I get kissed! As there will be many more of them leaflets to come, peep has installed a cage on the back of the letterbox to catch them (so my personage wont be affronted or indeed asided again) and a little sign placed on the flap saying……well I shall leave that to your imagination, after all this is a family blog………
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Last year, Mr GFB and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary.
We had high hopes of a bit of a do, and to celebrate with those who couldn't make it to our actual wedding, which was in Las Vegas in 2007. Yes, Elvis walked me down the aisle, I wore a big red puffy dress, Mr GFB looked handsome in a charcoal grey suit, and we danced to Viva Las Vegas at the end of the wedding. We even went to see Eddie Izzard on our wedding night, as he was performing at Cesar's Palace.
We're don't do 'normal' things.
We originally had plans to go back over to the USA to renew our vows, this time with Elvis actually officiating. But Trump happened, and we didn't want to spend time in the country while that )@$(**%{}{"£(%*^ is in power. So we revised our plans. What I then wanted to do was renew our vows under Stan, the dinosaur skeleton at Manchester Museum. That price wise proved completely prohibitive (cost more than the original wedding itself). So we revised our plans again, and fucked off on holiday for a week.
But I still wanted something to show for it. And much as a week hiding in a cottage down south was good for us (so good), it didn't feel like we'd commemorated it really. I mean we have some pictures dotted around the house of us, and our bridesmaids, but whereas I know friends have big pictures done, or have their bouquet in an art form, or host a party, we didn't really do anything. We didn't get each other anything.
So this piece of art is a little out of the ordinary for us. Modern Map Art do artwork using maps that mean something to you. Whether that's a place or a time, or a bit of both, you can get an art work created just for you that marks a moment in time that's close to your heart.
So this meant I could get something just for us, that fit with our usual manner of doing things our way. And bonus, it would fill that space just behind the door in the flat. The blank space that's been looking at me every time I walk out the door since the walls were repainted, and has been host to a crappy printed 'art work' for the last couple of years.
The process is simple. In our case, choose a place and a date, this generates a star map. You can then have the constellations lineated, or not (we decided against it), then the title, font and colour. And of course, the size that you want. I went all out, with the biggest option.
In truth, unless you know us well, nobody would know what this related to. It's simply a date, and a star map. The frame would probably be worth more to someone, but to us, it's actually a bit priceless.
After ordering a frame, everything was easy to assemble, even if we spent about 20 minutes arguing whether it was wonky or not. I still think it is a bit, but then we're not perfect either, so it works. And I love it.
Now I've got my eye on something a little different for the living room. I mean Stretford deserves a nod too, right? After all it's been home for the last 17 years.
It just might mean a little redecoration first… Don't tell Mr GFB though, yeah? I'll break it to him gently.


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My hair hurts.
I've been spending a lot of time these days thinking about trust. And I've got to say, I've got nothing.
I can honestly tell you I currently trust a total of seven people. Two are 10 and under. And if homework is involved, there can be lapses there.
But that's not the kind of trust I'm really talking about. Kids are going to fib if they think they're headed for trouble. I'm talking about the kind of trust you base life decisions on – the kind you build your foundation on and take refuge in.
For many years, since childhood until my 30s, I trusted freely. I believed in people, and I believed those who I spent time with, worked with and for, and knew me in my community, if they claimed to like me, accepted me for who I was. We may not have agreed on everything, but I thought my inside person – the part of me that loves, hates, likes, dislikes, thinks etc – was safe with them. I rarely held back my feelings on anything, even if I changed them, or they led to what I considered an "agree to disagree" situation.
Much has changed. A few years ago, I lost the woman who had been my best friend since high school. In a somewhat heated discussion in front of all of our other friends, suffering with serious depression, I told her I didn't think our relationship was reciprocal – and that it had been a long time since it had been, if it ever was. After over 25 years, in which we always said "friends can tell each other anything," she kicked me out of her house. I apologized – in writing no less – at least three times. She has yet to accept.
I'm sure we don't know each other at all any longer. Nor do I know the others who were there that night any more, even those who promised to support me but have now even unfriended me on Facebook. Sadly, I couldn't even say I'd trust any of them now if I had to.
I've tried to keep up and "fix it" – I have sent Christmas cards, gifts for my God child. Tried to find out what's happening through other sources. I pray daily I'm forgiven. I pray for my friend, our friends, their children, their parents. Heck, I even tried to die once of a heart attack. I got a delivery of rotten pineapple and cantaloupe from four couples who were once my foundation. No calls, no cards. To this day, it's the most painful part of that experience – I truly was sick of a broken heart.
But I digress. Recent turns in the world have me realizing that beyond my tight circle, I'm really not sure who or what there is to trust in. Obviously not age-old friends who've abandoned me. I have relatives I cannot trust, who have literally stolen or attempt to steal from me when I've showed them kindness. I had colleagues who destroyed my confidence and eventually my career because I put my children above my job. Not doctors who can't seem to comfort or heal me. I love my country – yet the very president shows contempt for my religion, my race and my upbringing.
I'm confused also about my Church. As an adult, I've finally gained an understanding of what it stands for, what its traditional teachings show. While I'm busy striving to be God's servant and falling on my face in the process like any real Catholic, our clerics are giving the impression that perhaps THEY no longer trust the Word of God.
In this world, I find love only in my family and my dogs. I hide from most of the rest for fear my heart cannot take any more loss. And I've come to understand those who say God is their light. Not the God wrapped in the majesty of the Church. Not the superhero one we look for when something awful happens and we wonder why he allows it. But the one who's strong hand I can feel on my shoulder at night when I open my Bible and allow him to lead me to the right passage to heal my anger and fear. The one who gently shows me each day, through my beautiful daughters, that the world might be ok after all. The one who trusts ME to raise them. The one who gives me the ability to share my often unpopular ideas here with you.
I've found through my recent thinking, in our world so full of lies, he is the one I trust most of all.


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This was a great craft and the melted crayon stained glass looked more real than using coloured tissue paper. Some kids melted two colours together and the leaves looked like real fall colours.
What You Need:
Black construction paper
Wax paper
Crayons or crayon pieces in fall colours
Iron (requires adult supervision)
Cut black construction paper into 5x5 squares.
With two pieces of paper together, trace a leaf on the top square and then cut out the leaf with the two pieces together. The squares will be solid around the edges with a leaf pattern cut out of the centre
Next shave crayons, using the colours of fall leaves. Using a warm iron, melt the crayon shavings between two pieces of wax paper. Then cut down the wax paper to fit between the two squares of construction paper.
To assemble the window, place one square of construction paper on the table and glue your wax paper glass to that square. Then place the second square over the first square making sure your leaf patterns matches up and glues the two squares together.
We used those little suction cups with the hook on it to hang it on windows.


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It is a quite challenge for me to write a journal in English.
Althougt I can read and listen to english and translate it into Japanese, writing is a different story.
Anyhow I will try and see how it goes.
As I mentioned in my profile , I opened my Japanese blog site " I Love Robert Vaughn!" in last Feb. and web site"My Robert Vaughn Collection" in last August.
I have been a Robert Vaughn fan for a long time, but this is the very first time that I said " I love Robert Vaughn" in public in such a loud voice.
I had never told that to anyone else. I don't know why , but I had kept it in a deep place in my mind.
(I think it is very Japanese)
When I read Mr. Vaughn's "A fortunate Life", I found it was very interesting and so much fun.
So I decided to open blog site to share what I read with Japanese Vaughn fans.
I am glad I did, Because by doing so I can keep saying " I love him!" almost everyday! (laugh)
And it helped me to broaden my world.
Without my blogsite , I wouldn't contact with either Clare nor Georgie, and I am so glad I did.
As most of the text are written in Japanese, it may not attract foreign friends but I will try to upload Japanese movie press , magazine articles and screen captures as many as I can.
If you have spare time, please come and have a look my web site. Thank you.


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Google SSO
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|Video on how to setup Google mail and Apps at your school
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|Moodle using Google Apps as a repository
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Simple Sign on to the Loop's Gppgle domain - as an example (more below) ...
SSO and Google Hints ...
At present the SSO function is turned off.
To turn it on you need to go to the Google admin SSO logon and turn it on OR you could Geoff to do this for you.
Here is a shortcut to that admin SSO panel should you get lost trying to find it.
( https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/cloud.collingwood-area.school.nz/SetupSSO) ... just change Collingwood-area to your schools name in the link).
Just turn this on when you are ready and you will be using SSO. Just logon to Google as per normal.
Special DNS note:
When setting up your Google domain DNS the Loop actually put a number of extra Cnames in. For example ...
Having said that there's obviously a high degree of trust with
One of the "backups" would also be an alternative mail service to use if
I use this tool to backup my gmail: http://www.gmail-backup.com/download
I would strongly recommend backing up contacts and calendar as well (I use a CSV export). I had a recent situation where come corruption was introduced to the calendar all day events and the birthday dates in the contacts by the synchronisation between an iPad Touch and Google Apps after an iOS4 update.
Unless someone knows how to ask Google to restore my contacts and calendar from their backup from a couple of weeks ago, I need to rely on my own backups to correct this.


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Now here's something you don't see everyday…A surprise marriage proposal during a Bell Biv DeVoe concert.
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What did she say??? Well, you'll have to watch the awesome video below to fine out, but we can tell you that girl is definitely NOT poison!
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With all the stress and pressure related to today's lifestyles, it can be extremely difficult to stop smoking. The tips in this article can help you free yourself from the addiction and give up smoking for good.
To boost your odds of successfully quitting smoking, think about putting down on paper all the potential advantages and consequences of quitting. When you put something in writing, it often has an affect on your entire mental outlook. You'll be able to use the list as motivation whenever you need it, helping to focus you on your goals.
Consider visiting a hypnotist for help in kicking the habit. Professional hypnotists have been extremely successful in treating individuals who want to give up the habit. Entering a deep trance while hearing positive affirmations may work for you. When you leave the hypnotist, your desire to quit smoking will stay with you.
No matter what, you need to look at your quitting one day at a time. Giving up nicotine is a slow process. Because of this, it's counterproductive to think too far ahead. Just go through it one day at a time, just getting rid of the smoking habit in the short term.
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Use a good delay tactic when you are feeling an overwhelming desire to smoke a cigarette. By telling yourself that you'll see how you feel in 10 minutes, and then distracting your mind and body during that time, you will normally find that 10 minutes later, the craving will have passed. If the 10 minutes wasn't enough, then keep delaying yourself until it urge has passed.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you are experiencing trouble with giving up smoking. These days there are many medications that can help to ease your efforts to quit smoking. You can also find out about other resources, such as support groups, that will help make it easier to give up smoking.
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Kick the smoking habit for the health of your loved ones. People exposed to secondhand smoke are at higher risk for developing a number of different cancers and other conditions. It will do well for the health of your entire household when you stop smoking. Quitting will improve the health of yourself and your loved ones.
If you can't quit right now, change cigarette brands. Choose a brand that has an unpleasant taste. Don't smoke more of them or inhale them differently. This will help you in your efforts to quit.
Staying positive will help you stop smoking for good. Imagine your life after smoking where you're healthier, happier, and able to stick to your monthly budget with a little left over. Remind yourself of how much better your breath, clothes, and home will smell, and how much easier it will be to keep your teeth white. For some people, scare tactics are not an effective means of support; instead, a positive outlook and support system is far more effective.
One of the best things you can do to help yourself quit is to not falter if you have a relapse in judgement. Ask any former smoker you know; he or she probably didn't succeed after just one attempt. Just set your goal for one day, and then work on the next day once you get there. When you do give into a cigarette, try to quit again immediately after. Every time you have to quit, allow yourself as long as possible. Let each mistake be a learning opportunity. Eventually, you will become good at quitting and one time you will quit and never go back.
Now that you've read this article, you should have much more confidence in your ability to permanently stop smoking. Share your knowledge and experience with other smokers so they can benefit from quitting too.


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WAAM is pleased to present our exclusive interview with Ryan Ostrowski, a digital media artist and poet who has recently settled in the Hudson Valley. His Facing West series considers identity, vulnerability, authority and transformation by interlaying criminal mug shots with other photographic images, paintings, and drawings.
WAAM: How would you describe yourself?
Ryan: I would describe myself as a searcher who has a lot of questions. And I really care.
WAAM: Are you a Hudson Valley native? If not, what brought you here and how long ago?
Ryan: I originate from Vermont and arrived in the Hudson Valley last summer. I sought more space and freedom to work. It has been a very uplifting and creative time for me after an eight year stint in New York City.
WAAM: What & why do you create?
Ryan: I create paintings and digital art as of late, and I write poetry. Something is concealed, I'm not sure what it is but I would really like to find it.
WAAM: What is your sustaining inspiration?
Ryan: My intent has always been to explore ideas of identity and transformation. Largely, my work is portraiture. I am interested in the person who is stressed, extraordinary, in despair.
WAAM: Do you have a job to support your art? How is it relevant?
Ryan: I have had to wear many hats in the past, and negotiate some strange territory. Fortunately the Art is really paving the way now, and the sky is blue.
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Today(September 20,2014;Saturday) I attended the inaugural session of 5 day long workshop called Yuva Paryavaran Leader Summit , as chief guest.The workshop was organised jointly by CEE(Centre for Environment Education, an NGO of repute) and UPPCB(UP Pollution Control Board).The audience were potential youth leaders on environment ,aged between 13 years and 17 years and there teachers.These young boys and girls , 45 in number ,had been selected from all over Uttar Pradesh as environment leaders.They were young , energetic , full of zeal , enthusiasm and dynamism .What I spoke to them , is as below:
This workshop is not just a programme on environment education .It is to build and provide leadership skills and qualities among the selected students and teachers , with a view to create sustainable development and clean ,green environment in our state.In Latin , to educate means to lead.We want to build a cadre of students who will not only work towards environment conservation now , but will provide leadership 15 years from now ,that is in the year 2029.(When the youngest among you will be 28 years and the oldest will be 32 years.)
I congratulate all the 45 students present here , and also their teachers and parents.You have been selected after three rounds of tests , beginning with Quiz Test , Essay and Project Action Plan and interview.This summit workshop is the fourth round.The fifth round will be the implementation of Action Project.The state government appreciates the fact that you have been shortlisted at the state level.After the fifth round , we hope to select 10 best Paryavaran leaders, 5 best teachers and 5 best supporter schools.
We call this workshop a summit.Summit is the mountain , the pinnacle , the top.It is the most important stage in the development of leadership for environment.It is an opportunity to delve deep into the state of environment and ,the role students can play as Paryavaran leaders.You will be helped to work on Action Project.You will get guidance from experts.Your group will generate innovative ideas.
The role of teachers is crucial.Best teachers are also the best students.We need teachers who volunteer to create youth leaders for environment.I am sure they will never lag behind.The same is true of school managements.
A lot of research has been done in the university of Michigan, on the benefits of student participation in community issues.Becoming volunteers in community issues benefits students the most, apart from benefiting community, schools and agencies like UPPCB and the CEE.Here are the findings of research done at Michigan University:
1.It motivates and increases educational competence.It improves performance in examinations and results in higher grades.
2.It enhances self esteem , self efficacy and improves mental health.It decreases mental depression and stress.
3.It improves inter personal skills and social networks.
4.It inculcates the values of treating each other with kindness, care and help.
5.It increases communication skills.
6.!5 years from participation, students are more likely to be engaged in community organization and to vote.
7.It increases problem solving skills and critical thinking skills.
8.It helps building low trust individuals into a high trust ones.
9.It increases understanding of what community and life is all about.
10.It gives opportunity to share experiences.
11.Participants learn about effect of policies on community and environment.
12It gives exposure to diversity, multi culturalism and different ways of thinking.
13.It teaches taking responsibilities for decision making.
14.It offers new directions , new perspectives and positive life choices.
Action projects could relate to energy conservation ,greening , water conservation, sanitation , waste management,dying river systems, plastics, reducing pollution,improving environment.These projects will build public opinion and sensitise local community and develop green social networks.
We wish and hope that after this summit , you will be the change agents, leaders for green action and ambassadors for nature and environment .We have confidence that you will truly be the leaders for Sustainable Development.


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my computer is slowly when i'm playing the games
pls help me what should i do?the games on my pc is too much slow
Was it always slow?
How much ddr3 memory do you have?
2gig ram..when i open the online games it is too slow..
You may be infected.
Run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ( MBAM ) Use Quick scan.
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It's an entry level "all-in-one" PC, not a gaming system. Maybe you're expecting too much out of it?
jack guevarra, sounds like you have enough (2G) memory. Sadly, having it and using it aren't the same. Slowness is one of the more common complaints heard and it can have a number of causes. I'll enumerate a few of the more common and we'll hope that hits you.
Cable access? The number of folks trying to access the net at once can slow things down. Get up in the middle of the night and see if it's faster. If so, learn to love it (the slowness), it's them not you.
Sorta along those same lines is your startup menu. Lots of software writers think there's no possible way we could exist without their masterpiece so they put it in the startup menu. That usually only causes slow booting, but ... Take a look at what you have running in the background and be sure there aren't extras. Things you MUST have in order for Windows to be happy are listed @:
An overzealous firewall reading each item over and over can significantly slow things. Kinda along those same lines are temporary files. Search for *.tmp,*.chk,~*.*, .chk (c/p so there're no errors) You should only have 1 file containing your currently active files. Delete any others found (tip: select all and delete. It'll tell you which is active and can't be deleted.).
A common ailment is a file called 'index.dat'. It gets read every time and can take quite a while if it's too bloated. It's like a log file and keeps a record of every site you visit on the web. Empty, it's 32K, but it can grow HUGE. It's a protected file and can't be deleted by normal methods. CCleaner (free @: http://www.ccleaner.com/) can get rid of it when it's ticked (not to worry, it gets rebuilt EMPTY on the next boot.). May not be your deal at all, but won't cause any harm to try. I run it often.
There're others, but those are some of the more common. Suggested further reading: http://speedupslowcomputer-shelly.b...
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Q2 2018 – Course Update – 9th May
- Now that the growth is back the black patches on the greens should hopefully disappear. Martin and his team are working their usual magic with some topsoil dressing and fertiliser as well as some aeration so we hope to get them back to near perfect in the next few weeks.
- For safety reasons we are going to reverse the right of way entitlements on the 15th tee. Currently the players on the 15th tee give way to players on the 18th tee; this will be reversed and the sign on the 15th tee will be changed. It makes more sense for the people in the hitting zone to hit and leave, hence the change.
- We have planted some maples (circa 10 feet high at present) between the 10th and 13th tees which should provide further protection for the odd errant tee shot from either tee.
- We have deliberately held off on cutting many of the new tees in order to bed the grass in properly. Normal cutting will be in practice going forward.
- For the Ladies competition on 15th May, as a trial, we are going to move the Ladies 11th tee to the front of the men's tee. Rather than just seeing the hill in front of them the players will now be able to see the entire fairway as well as the beautiful views of the back nine from the higher tee.
- Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, we are in a 'holding' position on the building of the new chipping green. We need roughly another €20k on top of the Strictly money collected (coincidentally, also circa €20k) to build a green of the proper standard. A meeting has been arranged with the Strictly Committee to discuss further options.
- The new warning sign between the 6th/7th fairway will be moved closer to the 6th tee from its present position. We also intend doing some extra seeding around the 6th green to address some of the bare patches from the recent storms.
- If we can find an extra grand or two – it's all about the dosh as usual – we also intend looking at putting proper signage around the practice ground. We have a great facility up there but no real instructional signage or distance markers and there is a growing sense that we are not properly utilising a great resource.
Frank Clohosey
Course Officer
Q1 2018 – Course Update
The clean-up after Ophelia remains the number one priority for our Head Greenkeeper Martin Travers and his team.
We continue to be focused on safety issues around the course, in particular on the 6th hole. The steep concrete path by the green is now out of play and will be removed completely. With the loss of the old Oak and the removal of the Leylandii's up by the 7th green last year, taking a driver off the 7th tee has become a realistic option, thereby exposing players playing the 6th to some harm. To address this safety concern, and with the help of our course architect Ken Kearney, we are considering a number of options. In the interim, we would encourage all players to favour the left side of the 6th fairway when approaching the green in addition to exiting the green at the back.
Continuing on the safety theme, we are requesting feedback from all Club members about other safety issues around the course and we have set up a simple web form on the Club website where members can directly input their concerns. This can be found under the Members tab /course information. All such submissions will be risk-assessed by the Management Committee and acted upon where appropriate.
In terms of planning, we are in the process of finalising a three year course plan targeting specific areas around the course (we have already commenced extending the back tee on the 12th hole). We are particularly considering a number of once-off course development initiatives funded from the proceeds of the very successful Strictly Dancing last year. See Rolling 3 Year Plan here.
Finally, you will have noticed a number of greens roped off around the course. We would ask that all members respect this roping. Also, in the absence of roping or fringe gates, and as a matter of good etiquette, our preference is that you walk around ALL greenside bunkers and avoid those fringe areas between bunkers and greens. And please don't forget to keep on repairing those pitch marks!


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Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong
Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong
Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong is a traditional Chinese internal alchemy method that embodies the spirit of the rising dragon, an auspicious symbol of transformation in Chinese culture. The form works directly on the meridians, releasing areas of stagnation and bringing the physical and emotional body into a balanced state of well-being.
Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong is a key Qigong form for those seeking healing from cancer and other significant life challenges. This book provides background information and a detailed description of the form itself, illustrated with calligraphy, meridian drawings, and photographs throughout.
Contents: Introduction: Wordless Teaching. 1. Huo (Fire) - The Secret of Secrets. 2. Long (Dragon) - The Master of Alchemy. 3. Jing (Meridian) - The Web of Life. 4. Gong (Qigong) - The Journey to All Wonders. 5. Fa (The Practice) - Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong. 5.1. QianLongYinZhen - Dragon Hides the Treasure. 5.2. LongXianYuTian - Dragon Appears on the Field. 5.3. LongYueZaiYuan - Dragon Leaps out of the Abyss. 5.4. LongZhanYuYe - Dragon Battles on the Field. 5.5. YuLongPanXuan - Jade Dragon Spins the Spiral. 5.6. ShuangLongXiZhu - Double Dragons Play with the Pearl. 5.7. JinLongHuDing - Golden Dragon Guards the Cauldron. Afterword: Great Transformation. Appendix: For Advanced Practitioners. About the Authors.
"With Master Wu's lineage and Dr. Taylor Wu's years of immersion in the Taoist Art of Qi circulating healing ways, this book provides excellent guidance for Qi Gong practitioners."
—Chungliang Al Huang, president and director, Living Tao Foundation and International Lan Ting Institute, author of Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain and co-author of Tao: The Watercourse Way
"Teachers teach what they know. We need them. Masters rarely teach, but when they do, they teach what they are. Tigers do not hand out resumes but they are masters of being tigers. The modern world has become a discourteous complication drowning in an unnatural, unconnected soup of over-information, bereft of wisdom and any sane direction. For our bodies, minds, and souls to survive this worldwide cultural disaster, we need the delicious complexity of our real indigenous natures to reappear. We are lucky to have Master Wu's generous approach as a place to begin becoming natural humans again."
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Who Bush is stumping for
By The Associated Press – 3 days ago
Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race.
Pat McCrory, candidate for North Carolina governor
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.
Bob Schaffer, Senate candidate in Colorado
John Kennedy, Senate candidate in Louisiana
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo.
Nick Jordan, House candidate in Kansas
David Cappiello, House candidate in Connecticut
Darren White, House candidate in New Mexico
Tim Bee, House candidate in Arizona
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