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Roy's is one of John's favorite restaurants. He took me to the one in Woodland Hills on an early date (as a surprise). It was so far to go when we have one in Pasadena. He didn't know. So, now, we go to the one in Pasadena for special occasions.


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class Sikca_Sorulan_Sorular extends CI_Controller {

	function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
		$this -> load -> helper ('url');
		$this -> load -> database ();
		$this -> load -> library ("session");
		$this -> load -> model('admin/Database_Model');
		if(! $this -> session -> userdata('oturum_data') || $this->session->oturum_data['yetki']=="Üye")
		{
			redirect(base_url().'admin/login');
		}
	}

	public function index()
	{
		$data["veri"]=$this->Database_Model->get_data("sorular");
		$data1["veri"]=$this->Database_Model->get_data("ayarlar");
		$this->load->view('admin/_header',$data1);
		$this->load->view('admin/_sidebar');
		$this->load->view('admin/SSS_listesi',$data);
		$this->load->view('admin/_footer');
	}
	public function ekle()
	{
		$this->load->view('admin/SSS_ekle');
	}
	public function eklekaydet()
	{
		$data=array(
			"baslik" => $this -> input -> post('baslik'),
			"icerik" => $this -> input -> post('icerik'),
			);
		//$this->Database_Model->insert_data("sorular",$data);
		$this -> db -> insert("sorular", $data);
		$this->session->set_flashdata("sonuc","Kayıt Ekleme İşlemi Başarı İle Gerçekleştirildi");
		redirect(base_url()."admin/Sikca_Sorulan_Sorular");
	}
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	}
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On this page you will find a number of useful resources to help you run sessions in our parks and nature reserves. They will also give you some guidance on the lessons that we can run for you.
We try to create lesson plans around the current curriculum and where possible incorporate any themes into the session that will assist with the pupils learning and development in the relevant Key Stages. If there is an aspect of the curriculum that you would like to incorporate in to outdoor learning or if there is anything that you would wish to add or modify, please let us know and we will try to accommodate you where possible. Sessions can include pond dipping, habitat walks, life cycles and mapping. Many of the sessions will cross reference with a number of subjects; Geography, Sciences, Mathematics and English.


A well-designed concrete driveway has enormous impact on the street appeal of a house, building or structure. It makes a statement about your sense of style and sets up a visitor's expectations of your home lifestyle or business success.
A concrete driveway is a practical, attractive, hardwearing and environmentally friendly surface. A concrete driveway can be left as plain concrete or you can choose to apply a concrete finish such as – Exposed Aggregate Concrete, Stamped Concrete, Stenciled Concrete, Coloured Concrete, or Polished Concrete depending on the location and application.
Thundercrete also provide concrete resurfacing services. If your existing home or business concrete driveway, concrete carport is looking a little tired – give it a refresh today!


Su Xiao ignored him and tried to comfort the girl in his arms. It didn't take long for him to get her to stop crying and smile.
The man in white snickered and then took out a broken piece of gold. He gently dropped it onto the ground. The hawkers in the distance with sharp eyes immediately ran over. Others behind them followed suit, resulting in a cluster of people fighting for it.
The people snatching the gold instantly burst out in laughter.
Although they found it funny, they did indeed view this wealthy man as a sucker using the money to make himself look good. They had nothing remotely close to respect for him. To the contrary, they felt he was overwhelmingly stupid.
With a raise of the hand from the man in white, Su Xiao suddenly felt his feet gliding, so he swiftly focused his qi downwards to stabilise his body.
Ming Feizhen had taught Su Xiao some internal style mental cultivation techniques, so Su Xiao made big improvements this month. The man struck him with a vacuum palm strike, but that didn't move him.
As soon as he finished making his remark, he threw another swift palm strike. With the child in his arms, Su Xiao was unable to move nimbly, so he didn't evade. He was bound to get hit with the palm strike. However, the man in white then felt a sharp wind and his body headed backwards.
The man in white didn't lose his cool. He steadied his elbow, moved his palm downwards in a semi-circle and then precisely palmed Princess Hongzhuang's wooden sabre.
Princess Hongzhuang wanted to teach him a lesson before Su Xiao appeared, so when she saw Su Xiao and the child in a pinch, she naturally went to their aid.
Seeing that he had help, Su Xiao quickly carried the child away from the battle.
Princess Hongzhuang slashed thrice consecutively with an average amount of force behind them.
The man in white was a sabre user himself, so he was aware that she was skilled and thus didn't dare to contest it with his bare hands again. However, he evaded pathetically. He then hastily made a turn and used his sheath to guard her attack.
Princess Hongzhuang found out that her opponent possessed profound internal strength and a very solid martial arts foundation with those three slashes. She concluded that if they were to officially fight, then it was bound to be an intense fight.
Despite possessing a body considered to be precious, Princess Hongzhuang had practised martial arts from a young age and never used her status to push people around in fights.
She tightened her grip on her wooden sabre and then focused her eyes.
The man in white frowned when he saw the princess. He scanned her as though he was trying to determine the authenticity of an item.
Seeing the way he ran his gaze up her long legs to her slender waist, up to her breasts, where his eyes lit up, caused Princess Hongzhuang's hairs to stand up.
The princess had no idea what he was talking about, but she saw him draw his sabre at his waist.
True to her assumption, that expensive and resplendent sabre was better suited to be used as decoration. Though the handle was made of gold, the blade was blunt.
She paid no heed to what he said. Once the man in white drew his sabre, his aura instantly changed, making him much more imposing. He made a quick slash.
Princess Hongzhuang raised her blade to intercept it without a second thought. The two blades clashed loudly and then the two took a step back each.
Both of them were surprised with each other and made remarks to themselves.
The man in white raised his sabre and went at her again. He was much faster than he was last time.
Surprisingly, Princess Hongzhuang kept up with all of is attacks.
Their blades clashed and then disengaged. They competed in vision, arm strength, overall strength, speed, precision through their exchanges, which soon resembled a tornado.
They exchanged moves so swiftly it was akin to a string of fireworks going off on New Year. Before they knew it, they had traded over two hundred blows.
The man in white noticed that his opponent wasn't tired in the least and detected her vitality rising through her strong blows, which were signs that she possessed profound inner strength and thus was not to be underestimated. He made a vicious attack and then suddenly retreated.
Princess Hongzhuang didn't give chase, instead watching him to see what he was up to.
His six slaves immediately took out a box from the carriage. They took out a large grey sabre. The blade was thick, wide and looked very heavy. That made it obvious the sabre was intended to be used for strong attacks.
He raised his large sabre up and quickly slashed like a gust of wind. That was a strong strike.
Princess Hongzhuang realised something was wrong when she intercepted the slash, but it was too late to regret by then.
The techniques he used with the large sabre were akin to running water, in that he attacked continuously with no breaks.
Princess Hongzhuang got pushed back by his attacks and didn't dare to take his attacks head on. She herself was fine, but her wooden sabre had nearly been shaved down to a pick. The superiority of their weapons was determined before who was stronger was determined.
The sabre was large, thick, heavy and sharp while Princess Hongzhuang's wooden sabre relied on her speed. Her sabre wasn't thick, so it could stand the blunt blade, but it was hopeless against this large sabre.
Princess Hongzhuang was on her way to the palace, so she didn't bring the sabre she usually carried with her.
It was unlikely she'd be able to take three attacks from the large sabre with her wooden sabre if she wasn't reinforcing it with her qi. However, she was now unable to keep up, allowing the man in white to chop it apart.
The man in white got excited as he fought. He didn't stop even after seeing that his opponent had lost.
He slashed vigorously eight times consecutively, surrounding Princess Hongzhuang.
Not daring to intercept the blade with her body, the princess was forced to step back. The blade swung past as though it was trying to cut her clothes open.
The man in white suddenly felt a hot attack like fire come from behind. He didn't know what it was. He pulled his blade back to defend himself first. He saw a man dressed in a navy robe that was borderline black.
The man had an upright posture and looked handsome. The man struck at him with a palm strike from a foot away. The palm strike was akin to fire.
The man glided through the air like an eagle and landed stably between him and Hongzhuang.
The man in white knew he was the one that attacked him. He suddenly decided to switch hands, passing his sabre to his left hand and attacking with a reverse grip.
The newcomer didn't expect his style to have such a unique twist, so he quickly retreated, but he used the Red Sleeve Sabre Art "Li Era Stiff Peach" before he was cornered.
The sabre attack was enveloped in darkness and light, leading to the man in white to suddenly change and stop.
Princess Hongzhuang was relieved to have his assistance, but she also knew that the man in white would attack again, so she quickly started moulding energy to fight again.
However, the man in white suddenly stopped. He took a big step back and put some distance between them. He swung his sabre in a way that made it look as though his blade was on fire and that he could throw at them at any moment. The heat around then vanished.
The school he came from has been in a friendly relationship with the Canyon of Yearning for many years. Therefore, he had to clear things up, or else things could turn out bad.
The young man in the purple robe that looked navy before with a cold expression was Tang Ye.
Su Xiao's silhouette could be seen behind Tang Ye. Of course, Su Xiao was the one who went and called Tang Ye for help. Su Xiao had never seen the princess, but Tang Ye had seen her in the palace.
He saw the princess fighting and had to get involved, as she was about to lose. It'd be fine if she won, but he couldn't just watch and let her get bullied.
The man in white froze for a moment and then laughed out loud. He casually threw his sabre away, and his people behind him caught it.
The man in white looked up at the sky as he laughed. He then sat back on his carriage and left. Surprisingly, he was headed in the direction of the palace.
The princess then looked at Su Xiao, but she looked at his military official uniform with suspicion.
Su Xiao isn't used to announcing himself as an official, thereby causing the princess to giggle at the end of his explanation.
Su Xiao didn't feel awkward, though. He just poked his tongue out with embarrassment as he, too, giggled.
Princess Hongzhuang froze for a moment. She had dropped the princess mannerisms, but Su Xiao completely tossed their difference in status out the window to walk next to her in a relaxed manner.
He then quickly went to catch up with them.
*A "vacuum palm" is where you palm the air and then the wind itself attacks you. If you read Naruto, it's the exact same as Hinata's move.


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Q: Java: string to ImageIcon? Is there anyway to convert a String to an ImageIcon?
Sort of like the code here: http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/SWT-JFace-Eclipse/Createaniconinmemory.htm
Instead of the red rectangle, I would like to display a String as ImageIcon.
My intention is to display this dynamically created ImageIcon besides the Jtree nodes.

A: You can use a dynamic Icon, like this:
public class DynamicIcon implements Icon
{
  Font                     font         = new Font( "SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12 );
  private final static int DEFAULT_SIZE = 16;
  private int              width        = DEFAULT_SIZE;
  private int              height       = DEFAULT_SIZE;

  private String           iconText;

  public DynamicIcon( String iconText )
  {
    this.iconText = iconText;

    recalculateIconWidth( iconText );
  }

  private void recalculateIconWidth( String iconText )
  {
    FontRenderContext frc = new FontRenderContext( null, true, true );
    Rectangle2D bounds = font.getStringBounds( iconText, frc );
    width = (int) bounds.getWidth();
    height = (int) bounds.getHeight();
  }

  @Override
  public int getIconHeight()
  {
    return height;
  }

  @Override
  public int getIconWidth()
  {
    return width;
  }

  @Override
  public void paintIcon( Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y )
  {
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;

    g2d.setFont( font );

    g2d.setRenderingHint( RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON );
    g2d.setRenderingHint( RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON );

    //FontColor
    g2d.setPaint( Color.BLACK );
    g2d.drawString( iconText, 4, 12 );
  }
}

A: You can use the drawString on Graphics2D object to draw the string to a graphic. Then, its straightforward to build an ImageIcon using the Graphics2D object. For more details on how to draw a string to graphics, look here.

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Next Article Tameside Business Consultant's Call to Arms to complete the State of the Art "Eco Friendly" Community Hub.
THE Great British High Street Competition celebrates the great work that is being done to revive, adapt and diversify Britain's town centres. It's one of a number of initiatives championing high streets as the cornerstones of the community.
Council markets manager Nicola Martin has been shortlisted for the Market Champion category for work across the borough, but for Nicola and her hard-working team to win they need the support of Tameside residents as a public vote makes up half of the final decision. The other 50 per cent comes from competition judges who will be visiting the borough some time over the next few weeks.
Markets have been an important feature of life in Tameside for centuries, and are a key element in the drive to revive high-street shopping in the borough, especially in Ashton and Hyde.
Ashton has one of the most popular markets in the country and among a long list of awards in recent years it has twice been voted Britain's Favourite Market. It is a regular destination for coach parties from across the country.
Monthly speciality markets are also proving popular. Ashton hosts a farmers' market selling the very best of local food produce, and Stalybridge and Hyde have artisan markets which have become a major draw for each town. The Hyde one, which was only launched in the summer for a trial period, was far better received than anyone expected and has quickly become a regular fixture on the calendar.
Cllr John Taylor, Tameside Council's deputy leader, said: "Our markets have a long history, but the fact that they continue to be popular is down to the dedication and creativity of Nicola and her team who are always looking for new ways of getting people into our town centres.
Voting is easy. Just visit http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/finalist-retail-market-champion and complete the very simple form. Voting is open until mid-November.
High Streets Minister Andrew Percy added: "Our high streets are the life and soul of towns, villages and cities across the country. The record number of competition entries, this year is proof of their continued importance to local life.


Discussion in 'Android Apps & Games' started by NowVoyager, Dec 28, 2009.
Voice Search finds Web pages only...not addresses. I tried to update permissions and cannot do so (or am missing something) in Behold 2 for just this app. Anyone else have this issue? I see lots of people on the web with this issue, but I have yet to see a solution. Any takers?
try saying "Map of" ie: "Map of McDonalds", "Map of 1234 West Main Street Anytown State"
i have been able to say an entire address into this with surprising success using 'map of'.


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Most often, people travel to cities and countries because they want to see a landmark, a museum, or the city as a whole. But rarely you would go to a city just to check a famous street. The truth is, there are streets in the world that you should definitely visit. And even if there is no other reason to visit that particular city, one street is more than enough. Not all streets are created equal. Some are more beautiful, some serve as a history lesson, and others are just stunning. The following five streets offer different reasons for a visit.
Chefchaounen, Morocco
We are cheating with the first street, as it is an entire city. The city of Chefchaounen in Morocco is known as the blue city. And the reason is the signature streets, known for different shades of blue. The city was built in 1471, and served as a fortress for exiles from Spain. However, over the years, the city welcomed Jews and Christians as well. Jews and Christians moved into the city due to an ancient belief that using blue dye will remind people of the power of God.
There are number of streets you can visit, and the city offers much more. Fitness enthusiasts will find it challenging to move up and down the streets of the city. And the nearby mountains offer lots of hiking and trekking opportunities.
Fans of food will find that the Moroccan cuisine has plenty to offer. After a few days in the city, you will fall in love with the spices, aromatic herbs, and the tantalizing smells. Bread is baked in traditional oven, and fish is the dish you have to try.
Lijiang, China
The 1,000 year old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, all thanks to the canals and walkways. The city is home to some of the most spectacular street views you've seen in the world. The Old Town maintains the original flavor of the locals, including lifestyle, architecture, and cuisine. If you want to walk around, check the Qiyi Street Chongron Alley or Wuyi Street Wenzhi Alley.
You can also rent a bike, and drive around the city for a different kind of adventure. The city is also home to the Mu's Residence, a family that served every dynasty in China. The residence is a palace covering more than 8 acres of land.
Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany
The original name of the street is Heerstrassse. However, the street became famous after photographers from all around the world started posting pictures. Every spring, starting from April, the street is one of the most beautiful in the world. The whole cherry blossom thing lasts for two to three weeks. And in those times, the trees create a magical tunnel and bring tourists to the city.
The street is located in the center of the city, just five minutes from another famous landmark, the Beethoven House. The trees were planted in 1980s, and since then, they create magic in spring. Bonn is a very nice and interesting city to see no matter what. The city served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990, and then as the seat of government of reunited Germany to 1999.
Bregagh Road, Northern Ireland
One of the most stunning parts of Northern Ireland countryside, the road is instantly recognizable to fantasy fans. Fans of HBO's Game of Thrones will recognize the road as the "Kingsroad". Nicknamed as the Dark Hedges, the trees were planted some 200 years ago.
The trees were planted by the Stuart Family to serve as entrance to their mansion. In the beginning, there were 150 trees. Nowadays, only 90 of them remain, as damage from winds and people have taken its toll. Over the decades, the branches of the trees grew over the road, eventually becoming entangled and intertwined. The result was a covered passageway with an ethereal feel. The combination of light and shadow, combined with mist, haze, or snow, draws professional photographers to take a picture.
The road is however, part of a tourist attraction. Many other scenes of Game of Thrones are filmed in Northern Ireland, and more than 10,000 fans travel to the country each year. The Dark Hedges is the last location of the tour, blowing people away with the stunning beauty.
Champs-Elysees
This is the most famous street in the world. Located in Paris, the beautifully manicured trees line the 1.2 mile long avenue. The avenue stretches from Place de la Concorde, and up to the Arc d Triomphe. The avenue was occupied by fields and kitchen gardens up until the reign of Louis XIV.
The street has experienced several tweaks during its lifetime. It wasn't until the 18th century that the Champs-Elysees became a fashionable avenue thanks to the trees growing enough to form rectangular groves. And following the French Revolution, two statues were placed at the beginning of the avenue. The street is the second most expensive strip of real estate in Europe, just after Bond Street in London.
Finders Keepers - A story about a custody battle
What would you do if you find an amputated leg inside a grill you've just purchased at an auction? Would you freak out? Or would you try and find out the story behind the a...
Airbus A350-1000: 335 million euros worth plane takes its first flight
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Minnesota foundation created after tobacco lawsuit settlement announces grant recipients
Mentoring, education groups among recipients.
By Karen Zamora Star Tribune
January 8, 2019 — 8:57pm
A foundation that started with proceeds from Minnesota's landmark tobacco settlement 20 years ago has announced its latest grant recipients and a new scholarship program dedicated to helping African-American college students.
The newly renamed Ciresi Walburn Foundation for Children agreed to give more than $1.7 million to local schools, nonprofits and a new scholarship program this year.
The foundation, formerly known as the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children, changed its name last year to recognize the two attorneys — Michael V. Ciresi and Roberta B. Walburn — who led the lawsuit against tobacco companies. Under the historic deal, tobacco companies agreed to pay the state and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota more than $6 billion.
Since then, the foundation has awarded more than $24 million in grants including those announced Monday.
The foundation gave money to several Minnesota groups this year, including $50,000 for the Children's Theatre Company; $100,000 for Summit Academy OIC; and $125,000 for Way to Grow, an early childhood education, home-visiting program.
"All children can learn, and all children are our children," Ciresi, the foundation's board chairman, said in a statement. "… We have a collective responsibility to educate all of our children regardless of their race, religion or family income."
One2One Mentoring, which will receive $20,000 for pairing about 180 middle school students in Brooklyn Park to mentors at a local community college, is one of the organizations receiving funding for the first time.
"What we're trying to do is strengthen the entire relational world around the kids we serve," Stefan Van Voorst, One2One's founder and executive director, said in a statement. "The more we strengthen those relationships, the more connected the students are going to be to their classrooms, and the more successful they're going to be in school."
This year, the Ciresi Walburn Foundation also launched a college scholarship and leadership program for African-American men who are in their junior and senior year of college. The initial gift of $361,000 over two years will help pay for a 12-week leadership class, as well as money toward school, mentoring and career opportunities. The first cohort of students are from the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg University.
Karen Zamora is a Southern California native who joined the paper in 2014 after graduating from Texas State University in San Marcos.
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China - Shipping houseflags
Last modified: 2020-07-31 by ian macdonald
Keywords: china | shipping | houseflag | china merchants group | china ocean shipping company | yangtze river transport company |
China Coast Freight Co. Ltd.
China Merchant's Group
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO)
Overseas Subsidiaries
COSCO (Hong Kong)
COSCO (Singapore)
China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd.
Shanghai Inland River Steamer Transport Co. Ltd
Shenzhen Peng Xing Shipping Co.
Yangtze River Transport Co.
Jan Mertens, 31 January 2010
'China Coast Freight Co. Ltd' is an NVOCC (non-vessel operation common carrier) established at Ningbo, an important port in Zhejiang Province, China. Website
"We offer weekly sailings to over 80 destinations throughout main China coast ports. CCF has guaranteed space with all carriers and private off dock warehousing at most destinations. Our core business is the handling of less than container load (LCL), full container load (FCL), and Air cargo into many destinations worldwide. In addition, we offer Import LCL/FCL transportation services from many origins around the world into the China."
Services include warehousing, customs clearance, and further distribution.
The flag drawing shown on the site is blue field bearing white initials "CCF" (no serifs) and broad horizontal edges in red, fimbriated white.
However this clickable page shows a variant without the white fimbriations, in fact the remaining stripes have equal width (initials still without serifs but put together in the centre) so this version has been depicted which has the advantage of appearing on an official document, a B/L (bill of lading).
No point in searching for photos of ships flying one of above flags I suppose... but let us put CCF on record.
China Merchant Steam Navigation Company
image by Mario Fabretto
The China Merchants Group still exists. Nowadays it has its headquarters in Hong Kong, and it has a website (www.cmhk.com). Its history page (available only in Chinese) lists the important events throughout the company's 130-year history. Here I will quote only a few relevant ones.
1872 - Dec 26: China Merchant Steam Navigation Company established with the approval of the Imperial Government.
1873 - July: CMSNC changed its flag from the 'twin fish-dragon flag' to the red flag with 'the yellow moon'.
1884 - July 29: Sino-French War broke out. CMSNC 'sold' its fleet to an American sister company to allow the ships to sail under the neutral US Flag.
1885 - May 17: The 'sold' ships reverted to flying the CMSNC Flag.
1951 - Feb 1: CMSNC was 'communized' to become Chinese People's Shipping Company. [The website does not say this, but the house flag would thereafter be a white-red-white horizontal tricolour with a yellow star between yellow zig-zags (three layers of 'M's on each side) in the red.]
Feb 14: The Hong Kong branch petitioned the head office to retain the name CMSNC.
Mar 15: The head office approved the retaining of the name CMSNC in Hong Kong.
1980 - Jan 8: The shipping branch of CMSNC was renamed Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping Company.
1985 - Nov 12: CMSNC renamed China Merchants Group.
1988 - Mar 25: China Merchant Group bought over a dozen ships (combined full displacements 1.6 million tonnes) from the 'Tung's Shipping Group' (Oriental Overseas Container Line Ltd
In light of this information, I can say that while the yellow disc on red flag was, strictly speaking, the house flag of CMSNC, it was the de facto Chinese merchant ensign during the monarchy. Moreover, the list does not mention the variant flags with one or two dragons inside the disc - so my old assertion that these variants were fantasy flags still stands. In any case, The yellow moon flag is no longer flown nowadays... but at least they still remember it.
Miles Li, 7 December 2003
4 October 1872 - January 1873
image by Miles Li, 11 September 2014
The first house flag of CMSNC was approved by Zongli Yamen (Foreign Office) on 4 October 1872. Yellow field with a pair of fish outlined in blue, the Chinese word 'fish' being a homophonic pun with 'surplus'.
Miles Li, 11 September 2014
How is this a pun? Was the company surplus in any way?
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 11 September 2014
'Fish' (魚) and 'Surplus' (餘) are both pronounced 'yú'. And yes, I am referring to company surplus/profit.
To me "surplus" means "that which is more than is needed". Since that makes it waste, I didn't quite see how that was going to apply to the company. But I can see how one would nick name ones company "profit".
January - July 1873
The second house flag of CMSNC was similar to the first, but with a red field. This change was possibly because the yellow field was reserved for the Emperor - although given the first flag did have the approval from the Imperial Government we cannot say for sure.
July 1873 - 1942
The third house flag of CMSNC was also the best known. Red field with a yellow moon. The company name 'China Merchant' often led to this house flag being mistaken as the Imperial Chinese merchant ensign.
1942 - 31 January 1951 (- 1972 in Taiwan)
During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) China became effectively landlocked; some CMSNC ships did operate out of the then British colony of Hong Kong, until it too was occupied by Japan in December 1941. A few ships survived, but without a neutral home port, and as such the house flag had to be changed to avoid being mistaken as the Japanese hinomaru. The solution was to use the Chinese civil ensign, but with the 'blue sky, white sun' canton replaced by the 'red field, yellow moon'.
Unlike the Chinese civil ensign, which always had six-and-a-half zig-zags on each yellow line, later (manufactured rather than converted) examples of the house flag had several variations in the number of zig-zags per line.
After the establishment of the PRC in 1949, CMSNC was split into two - the Communist company based in Hong Kong and the Nationalist company based in Taiwan. The former ceased using the house flag after January 1951, whereas the latter continued to fly it until it was re-formed as Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation in 1972.
1 February - August 1951
In February 1951 CMSNC in mainland China was re-formed as the Chinese People's Shipping Company, with a new house flag based on the national flag, with three yellow lines of five zig-zags at the base. The company was dissolved in August the same year. (the name CMSNC remained unchanged in Hong Kong.) Despite the different company name the house flag is still considered the fifth official flag of CMSNC.
COSCO - 1 March 1960 - 13 April 1993
Between August 1951 and April 1961 international shipping to and from the PRC were carried out mostly by privately-owned, government-run, flag-of-convenience ships, necessary due to the UN-imposed embargo on the PRC in retaliation to its involvement in the Korean War. As diplomatic situation of the PRC improved, an official Chinese state shipping line, COSCO, was officially formed on 27 April 1961. In advance of its establishment a house flag was adopted, white with a wide red horizontal stripe bearing a yellow five-pointed star between three pairs of yellow double zig-zags. (Although never part of CMSNC, COSCO can be considered a successor of CMSNC in mainland China, so it is included here.)
I have corrected the date to 13 April 1993; the current COSCO house flag was adopted the day after, on 14 April 1993)
The sixth and current flag of CMSNC - renamed China Merchants Group on 12 November 1985 - is blue with a stylized initials 'CM' in yellow. This is not a house flag in the true sense of the word, since CMSNC/China Merchants Group has for years not operated ships under its own flag, but via a number of subsidiaries.
According to the COSCO website, 1949 saw the bulk of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. seized by Taiwan. Thereafter the fleet appeared in Lloyds as China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. based in Taipei.
As Miles says it appears that the yellow moon flag is no longer flown.
Neale Rosanoski, 9 August 2007
China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. (Taiwan)
China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. (Hong Kong)
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 9 August 2007
The flag shown in Brown 1995 [lgr95] below is wrong in that the blue bands should be white. I fear the gremlins hit the Brown printing in this case and previous editions show it correctly. As is stated in the Brown notes, the livery above was used for most of vessels of the Government of the People's Republic of China with COSCO adopting its own flag, being the 2nd version shown by Jorge, in the early 1990s.
image by Jarig Bakker, 21 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]
Beijing - horizontal brightblue - red - brightblue flag; in center 5-pointed star between two rows of three waves, all yellow.
Jarig Bakker, 21 January 2006
image by Jorge Candeias, 15 February 1999
COSCO (HK) Shipping Co. Ltd. differs by having a blue flag with the combined white letters " CHS" with a slight lean, being seen on their website.
I am told that COSCO (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. adds " SINGAPORE" in smaller white lettering to the group flag.
China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd. (CSCL)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 08 Februray 2014
"China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd. (CSCL) is a division of China Shipping Group (China Shipping), is a containerized marine shipping company, based in Shanghai, China, established in 1997, provides fully containerized marine and intermodal freight transport, storage, and electronic data interchange services worldwide".
Souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Shipping_Container
The flag is a white background with the logo in the middle.
Picture taken on September 12, 2011 in Buenos Aires Argentina), outside their branch office.
For additional information go to: China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd. (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 17 January 2012
image by Eugene Ipavec, 3 September 2006
Recently at Boone Scripophily was a 1939 Chinese share for 'Shanghai Inland River Steamer Transport Co. Ltd' in the 'Navigation' section.
As noted:
10 Shares. brown, yellow, black. No 52. Fine vignettes of two of the company's river-steamers on the river. Also the company's flag, also seen on the steamers. Text all in Chinese. Two punch-holes near edge.
Jan Mertens, 2 September 2006
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 January 2011
Shenzhen Peng Xing Shipping Co., Ltd at Shekou Industrial Zone, Nanshan District (Shenzen, China) is a high-speed ferry operator. English version website.
In their own words (offering a bit of history as well):
"Shenzhen Pengxing Shipping Company Ltd. was formerly known as the Shenzhen Shipping Company established in 1982. The company was jointly controlled (...) by Shenzhen People Government and Guangzhou Maritime Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Communication.
In December 1997, due to the re-structuring of the organization, Shenzhen Shipping Company was taken over by Shenzhen Shipping Head Office. In 2004 the company was renamed Shenzhen Pengxing Shipping Company Limited."
We learn that since 1983 the company has been operating ferry local routes, purely domestic ones (including local tourist spots) and others linking Shekou to Macao, Kowloon, and Hong Kong. See this map: http://p18.webauto.cn/Catalog_39.aspx
The fleet consists of eight high-speed catamarans, presented here (photos and descriptions):
http://p18.webauto.cn/Catalog_52.aspx
Shown on top of page and painted on the ships' hulls, the striking house flag is mainly red while two white small, horizontal, and hooked (opposite) lines start from the flag's vertical edges, each from one side. Put simply: a large red initial 'S' almost completely filling up a white field!
Drawing taken from site, there is a somewhat enlarged image. No real flag seen on photos or in filmlets.
image by Eugene Ipavec, 23 March 2006
One of the gems offered in Boone Scripophily's recent auction was a share of the Yangtze River Transport Co.
Comments: "50 Shares, 2500 yuan. blue, green, black, red. No 210. Issued during the period of Japanese occupation of Shanghai. Company flag. Text in Chinese."
Year of issue was 1943. The house flag is shown at the top of the document and is horizontally divided: the background being white, on the upper half are placed four red stripes whereas the lower half contains a red saltire touching the lower stripe.
Jan Mertens, 20 March 2006
The flag is a highly modified version of the Chinese ideogram 長 (Chá ng) from 長江 (Cháng Jiāng), the modern Chinese name of the Yangtze River. It was common for many flags in Japan and Japanese-controlled areas to adopt flags bearing highly modified ideograms. Examples include:
Japanese Lightship flag used in Korea
Beacon Control vessels in Korea (Japan)
Japanese Postal Flags
Manchuria (China)
Japanese Service Flags (H for Harbourmaster)
Miles Li, 23 March 2006


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Q: How to make view transparent?
From above attached picture i need like as shown in green rectangle.so view will be transparent i do like @null,@color/transparent but did not match with my requirement.
This is my requirement:-
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This is my attached code.There is surfaceLayout which is having a black background and one linear layout at bottom side for buttons(on/off)video so i need that view will be somehow transparent.

A: you can use below code,
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    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="50dp"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
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A: Hii please check this,
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When I first started collecting Hamiltons I was drawn to the CLD line. I'm not sure why... perhaps it was because there were a finite number of CLD models so it seemed achievable. Over a couple of years I acquired all of the more common models... the Nordon, Langdon, Brandon, Croydon, etc. and even quite a few with the less common dial options... like a black Brandon. However, eventually I was forced to capitulate - as the remaining models were either solid gold, extremely rare, or both!
It wasn't long after that I was drawn to the Stormking line of watches. Again - there are quite a few models to collect. In fact, there are 12 different Stormkings, ranging from Stormking I to Stormking XI (with two IV variants). Sounds pretty do-able, right?
Well, not if money isn't an issue, I suppose. You see, Stormking I is solid 18K gold and several others are solid gold too. They're all nice looking watches though so even getting a couple is a nice objective for any Hamilton collector. The Stormking IV and V are probably the most easily found, especially the former.
By sheer luck, I recently stumbled upon a Stormking III and jumped at the chance to get it. The Stormking III was introduced in 1955 and made for four years.
All of the first five Stormkings have a very similar case design. The II and III are 14K gold. The III has a stainless steel back though. The IV is gold filled and the V is stainless steel.
The Stormking III came with a two-tone "BMW-style" sterling silver dial with solid gold markers, numerals and luminous dots. It has a lot going on with respect to dial features.
Under the dial is an American-made 8/0 size 18 jewel 748 movement or a 735 movement, depending upon if it's an early example or later example. The 735 replaced the 748 in 1955.
My Stormking III project watch arrived in classic project watch condition... pretty dirty. The crystal had a small crack but otherwise it looked like it would clean up fine. The bracelet it arrived with looked like something that could have been period correct - but it's a Speidel bracelet and that manufacturer was rarely used by Hamilton. It's certainly not original to a Stormking III - as that came only on a strap.
The back of the watch is stainless steel and it screws into the 14K bezel.
There's no problem identifying this model, assuming you can get the back off.
The serial number on the 748 movement dates the movement to 1954 - so I suspect this is an early example of a Stormking III. It's held in place by a gasketed movement ring and once I remove the stem the whole assembly can be drawn out of the bezel.
The dial is original and in great shape. There's a little toning in the center from the radium on the hands but not enough to be a distraction. I'll remove the radium in the ultrasonic cleaner and return it to the earth from which it came.
See, nothing on the back of the dial to indicate that it's been refinished. This would be a tough dial to get redone - it's possible but there are a lot of minor details that would be hard to replicate.
Everything is cleaned and ready to be reassembled. These 8/0 size sweep second movements can be a real challenge to get back together. I don't have too much difficulty now days but back when I first started this hobby, this particular movement often drove me to tears... it can be that frustrating.
... and a little tweaking gets it right in line. There's nothing to complain about this watch's performance. It doesn't get much better than this.


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Books > History > Hindu > Hindu Histories (The Beginnings)
Hindu Histories (The Beginnings)
by Nipun Shukla
When journeying back into the past, from recent times to the ancient, one would find history gradually transforms into legend; and legend into myth. This is especially true for a country as complicated and diverse, as India. Thus, the ancient histories of its people, the Hindus (a Broad term that includes all the people of the Indus River, the Sindhu), are also shrouded in myth and legend.
Hindu Histories, a fictional narrative complete with dates, hymns, and genealogies, is an attempt to throw light on those remote periods of the past. The basis of the work is in the assumption that Hindu myths are poetic (hyperbolic) forms of ancient social and political realities. The work builds on this assumption and moves on two inter wined paths. The first interprets the said myths and reveals them to be actual events that transpired in those times. The second explores the role of Vedic Sages (founders, if you will, of ancient Hinduism ) as influential philosophers and reformers, who in their quests to create a World-family, lay, in the book, the foundations of the Vedic Period to come.
Nipun shukla is a business analyst by profession and works for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a well – known paper products company. He is based in Atlanta, USA, and spends his spare time in his hobbies, Ancient history, myth and the historicity of myth are his chief interests.
Shukla also has a keen interest in the study of languages especially those of Indo-European origins.
He can be contacted at: nipun.shukla@gmail.com Introduction
Many mythological tales were narrated to me as a child, especially those from the two chief Hindu epics, the RamAyaNa and the MahAbhArata. And I loved those fantastic tales that involved valiant kings and princes, soothsayers and sages with their yogic powers, demons of great strength and size, and gods and their Avatars ( Incarnations), who appeared often in non-human / animal forms, I took it for certain that the event retold to me had occurred at some point of time and some place in the remote ancient past. I had since then, taken it up as my task and hobby to find the locations and time periods of these mythical events.
It was not too difficult for me to see that although these events may have really occurred, they would have surely not happened exactly the same way as described. The metaphorical and language of myths and the element of miracles that they always contained were just too fantastic to be real. The conclusion was that these things were an effective medium to impart values and virtues to young children (children younger than myself) but could, in no way, represent the histories involved.
So, as I continued wondering how mythology could be fit into history, and as I came into contact with the works of those who have been an inspiration for this book (mentioned towards the end of the introduction). I saw their interpretations and used their methods of interpreting myths to decode those that most intrigued me. As a result, I found myself beings able to read between the lines and go behind those veils of chimera. I Was able to see absolutely rational real-life events, complete with the social, political and economic conditions that probably existed at the time, emerge out of those abstruse myths.
To me then, it became clear that all myths, whether Indian or other, were poems and that it was important to look beyond the poetic expressions to get to the truth and the history behind the myths. It also seemed logical to conclude that if myths had only been stories that depended on the fancies of the authors, not many would worship the legends therein or cause the institutionalization of the characters and virtues mentioned therein.
It was not until recently that I decided to write something that tries first, to interpret those mythical events and then assigns times and places to them. I wanted to make history, spanning across many hundred of years, complete with maps, illustrations, genealogies and speculative dates for the various tales. That is, the work would try to construct the ancient histories of the Hindus, and by that is meant, broadly, the people of India who are the people of the river Indus, the sindhu, which are shrouded in myth and legend.
The first thing I did was to take a look at accepted facts
Archaeological discoveries in the early twentieth century pushed back the history of India by at least a thousand years. The Indus Valley Civilization, which was at its peak near about 2500BCE, became the most ancient chapter in books of Indian History. The Indus script has not been satisfactorily deciphered till today and very little is known about the founders of the great cities of the civilization. Some claim the civilization to be indo-European,' Aryan', while others claim that the 'Aryans' either destroyed it or took it over from its original 'Dravidian' or 'Munda' inhabitants. Yet there are noted historians who have rejected the 'Aryan Invasion Theory' and suggested that the Indo-Europeans-'Aryans' came much later. And yet there are still others that see a simultaneous influence of both 'Aryan' and 'Dravidian' culture. Recently the subject has received tremendous academic interest and fortunately, or unfortunately, political interest as well.
The next age of ancient Indian history is the Vedic age-the age of the branch of Indo-Europeans that came towards India, Who have also been given the given the controversial and possibly spurious title,' Aryans'. A brief introduction of the 'Aryan Problem ' is in order here.
European scholars, historians and philosophers of 18th and 19th centuries, a period of the first intimate contact between the Orient and the Occident, were struck with the similarities between languages of the East, and those of Europe. They found Sanskrit, the mother of most Indian languages, ancient Persian, Latin, Greek, ancient Germanic, Celtic, Slavic, Batlic etc. to have not merely the same grammatical structure, but also similar vocabulary and nomenclature. Further they also found similarities in ancient myths, culture and religion. It was concluded, quite reasonably, that the two peoples had a common ancient past, with possibly, a common language and common religion . A search began to find the common homeland of these people where from they migrated to their present lands. And for this, literature was to provide insights. Among the ancient literature o all these countries, in India, was found the oldest. These were the Sanskrit Vedas, and more properly the Rgveda, a collection of hymns in praise of various deities. The hymns were attributed to various Sages and Kings who called themselves 'Aryan problem'. This word began to mean different things to different people. The vast majority thought it to be a race of tall and fair nobles that destroyed the citadels of the Indus valley civilization when they came from their 'original European homelands' towards India. The word became an inspiration to those with a disposition to racism. There were others, however, who though Arya / Aryan to be way of life and the 'Aryans' themselves, to be a people of noble character not necessarily, birth. And There were still others who believed that these 'Aryans' originated in India and migrated west wards.
Amidst all this confusion, the Hittite culture of Turkey of 1500BCE had records of treaties made under the supervision of gods named Indara and Uruvna (Vedic Indra and Varuna). Central Asia and the Steppes were now decided to be the original homeland of the 'Aryan', Which had become a term interchangeable with 'Indo-Europeans'.
Till today, the location of an Indo-European homeland remains a mystery. While the Hittites of 1500BCE give cause to believe that it was near Europe, the Vedas, that do not possess any memory of the 'original homelands' of their authors, give cause to believe that it was near India (in the land of the Sapta-Sindhu, the Seven Induses).
A very brief note of the latest developments should be made.
Recent studies reveal that the Indus Valley Civilization did not end abruptly but that there was a smooth transition of that civilization to the Gangetic Valley Civilization of the Vedic Age. This claim is supported by elements of the Indus Valley that seemed to have passed on to the Vedic Age.
There has also been the discovery of a lost river parallel to the Sindhu, claimed to be the Sarasvati (The Ghaggar-Hakra bed) and its two tributaries, which, it is said, with the five tributaries of Sindhu made the Sapta Sindhu of the Vedas. Some historical enthusiasts have renamed the Indus Valley civilization as the Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization.
There is however an overwhelming evidence to suggest that the civilization was not 'Aryan', or properly, Vedic. The Munda peoples / Dravidians of the balochi Brahui language have been said as the original inhabitants.
The region of the Oxus, in Central Asia has been also recently suggested as the possible original homelands of the Aryans.
Having said all this, in the general view, the 'Aryan Problem' still persists and the nature of the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization will remain a matter of speculation, until the 'Rosetta Stone' of the Indus script has been found and it has then been deciphered conclusively (unambiguously).
Having collected all these facts, the writing of the books was begun. As mentioned earlier, the book sought to paint a picture of the India of very ancient times, even before the Vedic period. Now certain assumptions had to be made to address all the uncertainties of that remote period and a list of them is mentioned here.
It is assumed that the Indus Civilization and even the later Vedic civilization are compolitan mixtures of influences of all three, Indo-European, Munda and Dravidian. Common myths and common mythical figures, such as the Indian Mnu and the Germanic Mannus, or the Indian yama and the Iranian Yima, or the Iranian (Asura) TvaSta and the Germanic Tuisto, are used as representatives of the common ancient past of the different indo European branches.
The mythical Sons of the sun (SuryavaMshas-the dynasty of IksvAku that produces in much later times, the hero Rama of the RAmAyaNa) and the mythical Sons of the Moon (ChandravaMshas-the rulers, Nahusa, Yayati, PUru etc., that produce inmuch later times all the heros of the MahAbhArata) and even certain Vedic Sages such as VasiSTha are assumed to have possible non-Indo European 'rascial' roots by the cause of the retroflex pronunciations in their names.
The Indus Valley civilization is assumed to be a place of great cultural mixing while some of its elements, in parallel to its own existence, but inoblivion, lay the foundations of the vedic age that is to come in the Gangetic basin.
As far as the interpretations of myths in concerned, an example or two will suffice to show how it is done.
Deities like the Praj Apati and Indra are assumed to be offices of popular leaders and Chiefs of Tribes in addition to being divine gods.
The Sages that are, in myths, described to have lived for thousand of years are interpreted as title-bearing leaders of communes and societies, influential preachers and philosophers that pass on their titles to their successors.
An example: Consider a Vedic figure of speech 'Sa Sahasrasya Santanasya pita'. It is informally translated as, 'He , father of a thousand children.' Now,' Santan' meaning colloquially, children or offspring, also men 'the one who spreads, extends or expands'. Santan, when taken to mean children implies that it is they who must extend and expand the noble works of their fathers and carry forward their legacy. However, those that carry forward the legacy of a person need not necessarily be his sons proper, but could even be his followers, or others that derive inspiration from him. The expression can then be interpreted as 'He. Who had a thousand followers' or 'He, whose ideas were impressed upon a thousand that carried forward his work', implying that the person referred to, could actually be a 'popular leader' rather than an abstract mythological being with a thousand sons.
It was thought before, that the title of the book should be 'Early Histories of the Aryans' / 'Early Histories of the Vedic Aryans, but that would have been a misleading name. A speculative history of the Vedic Age is grand task in itself, but since this book speculates on events before the Vedic period, for the preparation of that period of the future, it was thought that 'Hindu Histories-The Beginnings' would be a more suitable title.
There are several inspiration that are listed at the end of the book for this work, but two names deserve special mention for it is they who have inspired this work the most-The Rev. P.S. Athavale, winner of the Templeton and Magsaysay awards. The 'Elder brother' of the Swadhayay community and the ever-young Swami Vivekananda, chief disciple of the Christ-like Sage Ramakrishna Paramhansa. While many of the myths are inter-prated using their style, there are many others, which are almost a direct translation of the works of the inspirers of this book.
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Repel the robbers! 13
The BhRgus and the Adityas 24
Towards the Frontiers 31
Vivasvanta 40
The Fall of the Giant 45
Yama 52
A grand Sacrifice 58
Betrayal and Chaos 66
The Growing Fish of the Matsyas 79
The Adityas and the Matsyas 84
The Matsya Revolution and the Incarnation of the Fish 89
The Deluge 94
A new Beginning: The Scripture of Manu 100
Towards a World-Family : Chandra and the Story of Soman Atha 107
The Journeys Begin 113
The IkSvakus and the Story of Ayodhya 118
The Kapils 125
The Idas 127
Gilgamesh and Manu;s Western legend 130
The ShAryatas and the Story of SikanyA 134
Pururavas & UrvaSI 141
The World-Family Founded 147
Manu Retires 152
Among the Daityas 157
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The Brewing of Trouble 164
VishvarUpa 174
The Asuras and the Devas: The Terrible Vrtra episode 179
Grtsamada, Kurma and the Incarnation of the Tortoise 185
Kacha, DevyAnI & YayAti 193
VarAha-The Incarnation of the Boar 206
NarasiMha-The Incarnation of the Man-Lion 211
Vamana-The Incarnation of the Dwarf 217
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Don't let the "busyness" of life cut out my quiet time with God when I can process events and get centered.
Have a dedicated time each day to get quiet and listen.
Don't confuse authenticity with perfection. Remember that God loves us exactly as we are.
Be willing to be more vulnerable and transparent about what's going on inside us.
Be OK with being less confident.
Discover the unique, divine, inner gift that we can express with other.
Take time to meditate and allow God to enter our hearts.
Be open about our personal flaws, failings, and short comings.
Admit when I am wrong and do not know something.
Reject the need for external approval.
Be open-hearted (much easier to do in a safe, loving environment).
Share our values with others.
Be willing to expose our feelings.
Find a safe, loving, and supporting environment where we can open our hearts.
Remember that God often has a different plan than the one we've created in our heads.
God often puts us in places to form and humble us.
How do we deal with shame?
How do I deal with shame?
Face shame by sharing it with others in a healing environment without the fear of judgement.
Process shame in the presence of God by journaling or confessing it.
Speak it rather than denying it and pretending it doesn't exist.
Speak our shame and tell our story to others.
Invite others to speak their pain without diminishing, blaming, or problem-solving.
Reach out to a safe community.
Openly communicate our feelings to others.
Listen to others and affirm their feelings.
Get men more involved so they participate more in church.
Be with people who think differently than we do.
On Sunday, July 17, Susie Ford shared a unique parable about the sustainable nature of agricultural bio-diversity. We then discussed the need for greater diversity within the church. Here are the comments that various individuals shared.
I appreciate the ideal situation – to have a very diverse group – but I also realize that a homogeneous group is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of beliefs. You have to have similar beliefs to make it easier for a church to move forward – a theology or form of worship that makes everyone in the fellowship comfortable.
Is diversity really just about race? What about economic, educational, cultural, and political diversity? Race is just one measure of diversity.
It's important for a church to have boundaries, not walls. Boundaries are flexible. They tell us where we stand at any point in time – what we believe in. If we are not comfortable with certain beliefs, we can choose not to embrace them until such time as we feel more in alignment with them.
I love the vision of diversity. Respect and tolerance are vital for keeping a diverse population together.
I embrace diversity in everyday life, but I find it difficult to embrace others' views when they feel offensive or threatening. I guess that's part of the dynamic tension of being around people who think differently than I do.
I started attending FCMF because of what Steve and Gus were doing – being self-sacrificing and serving others. When people serve God outside of their comfort zone, they often become more comfortable with diversity. I believe there is a real sense of acceptance among Mennonites.
I think there are different ways of thinking about diversity. For example, in marriage, diversity must be tolerated. After all, marriage is often the coming together of different internal belief systems. Also, when examining diverse opinions, we must remind ourselves that extreme ideas often come from a place of pain and suffering.
I have found that diverse opinions and behaviors are more acceptable and beneficial as long as people are good to one another.
When people clash, it may be best to have some sort of person who can act as a buffer and bear witness to the differences between people.
She asked us to break into groups and answer several questions. Here are the questions and the various answers we came up with. Perhaps some of them will resonate with you.
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QUESTION #1: How can I create peace within myself?
Start with reflection. Purposely choose a quiet time to reflect each day.
Meditation is a time to receive – to quiet myself, listen, and receive.
Forgiveness is an important part of creating peace. When I think about what upsets me – what other people do – I realize that forgiveness of self and others leads to inner peace.
Seems like 80% of the time I feel great – at peace. But the other 20% of the time, I feel terrible. I guess everyone feels great some of the time, and not so great the other times. Maybe, realizing this is the human condition can make us feel more at peace with ourselves.
We often feel less at peace when we focus outside ourselves upon the world. It seems as if things are getting more chaotic and violent, when in reality, we are just more aware of these things.
Perhaps violence has always been present, repressed, and simmering beneath the surface. For the longest time, bigotry and hatred have existed, underling our way of life, but we have denied it. Only now that these things are is actually visible can we do anything about them. Perhaps it is a good thing that such feelings and behaviors are finally "getting out" so we can acknowledge and take action.
Lock myself in the bathroom to escape chaos.
Breathe in pace and breathe out anxiety.
Go for a walk, be in nature.
Practice gratitude. Thank what I and others have done that is good.
Our culture encourages us to be discontented.
Practice contemplative thinking while doing chores.
Be thankful for my present circumstances.
Transform you own idealogy of a situation.
Focus on the good and give others the benefit of the doubt.
When I serve others, my attention on myself disappears.
Work hard outdoors to forget unpleasant emotions and enter into.
Create a deliberate plan – a disciplined time commitment to take action steps.
Practice some of the observances of Rosh Hashana, such as Tashlich when you toss bread crumbs into water, symbolizing casting away your wrongdoings of the past year.
Help churches to unite. Our faith seems so small. Why does it seem so hard to build peace between churches.
We need to stop attacking other faith organizations that are trying to make a difference in homelessness.
Communicate directly with the other party to seek resolution.
QUESTION #2: What can I commit to do to build peace?
I can be more forgiving. I can be a model of a peacekeeper.
We can tell others about peacekeepers, like the conscientious objectors of WWII.
We can communicate our belief and act on them.
We can be a witness for peace – saying out loud what others may be unwilling to say.
Consider our circle of concern vs. our circle of influence. If our circle of concern is too great and includes things over which we have no real control, we will feel terrible. If we focus on what is within our circle of influence, we will feel better.
Speak up to legislators about healthcare and background checks.
Pray for people around us and for people that do bad things.
Try to see the good in people even when you do not like what they do.
Try to interact with people who believe differently than you and listen to them even when you do not agree with them.
QUESTION #3: How do we build peace within FCMF and the community?
Continue to be involved with FFH and Homeless Coalition – the economically disenfranchised. Perhaps we can move into the realm of those who are disenfranchised because of their gender orientation.
Our group actions reflect those of the individuals within our community.
We are a beacon of light. We need to keep doing what we are doing.
We need to celebrate what we do individually and together.
Remember that we don't have to face things alone.
Use our banners and signs, participate in MLK day.
Plant a Peace Pole, host FFH families, work for justice.
MCC works for peace and justice.
Work more with the homeless and support the Homeless Coalition.
Practice compassionate listening with people in the workplace and the community.
Treat others as if they are loved and valued.
Be a part of a broader organization (for example, DOOR, SALT, MCC) that is already building peace in the community and in the world. Don't try to do everything alone. Partner with other faiths to make a bigger impact and build peace among religions.
Recognize and celebrate similarities among other faiths.
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QUESTION #1: What is the prophetic message for FCMF?
People discussed times they had experienced a prophetic moment in their lives, as well as what we as a faith community might consider our prophetic message. We learned a lot about what each of us believed in and we also discovered that we often feel alone until we hear others sharing words and feelings that are just like ours. Then we know we are not alone.
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New Portland grocery store has more parking for bikes than cars
By treehugger.com on Oct 16, 2010
New Seasons' newest store.Photo: April StreeterNew Seasons, an upscale Whole Foods-style grocery store that has enjoyed massive success in Portland, Ore., is opening its seventh store this week. The newest store, in the dense (watch the webcam to see how dense) inner-city Hawthorne Street neighborhood, has something of a surprise. Rooftop parking for cars, and rows of bright blue staples in front of the store for bicycles. Well, perhaps that's not so incredible. What makes it much better is that according to Bike Portland, the sum total of bike spots (50) outnumbers the slim number of car parking spaces (36).
Already during the planning and design of its seventh store, New Seasons knew that it would have to get creative to deal with the extremely dense urban corner that 41st and Hawthorne is, to get along with the city and the neighbors. An earlier store nearby in the Ladd's neighborhood has generated a lot of complaints as the parking lot is narrow and nearly always jam packed, and the traffic patterns to and from the store are egregious.
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