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Peitition : No To Rape

Rape is an extreme form of violence. Rape of a woman by her husband should be treated just like any other kind of rape. Support change in Singapore; abolish marital rape immunity. No rape. No exceptions.

To end marital rape immunity in Singapore, we need your help. Begin by adding your name to our petition to the Prime Minister, urging for a complete repeal of the two instances of marital rape immunity in the Penal Code. Then, help us raise awareness about this important issue by spreading the word.

Please go to www.notorape.com for more information & to sign the petition.

Amazing 75% Recyled Marathon Racing Shoe : The Green Silence

The Green Silence

available February 1, 2010

a groundbreaking advance

that will not be kept quiet

By utilizing recycled and other earth-friendly components, this striking—and strikingly fast—performance racing shoe breathes new life into the competition category—as well as countless post-race plastic water and sports beverage bottles, rubber that would otherwise be abandoned, and discarded Skid Row, Kix, and Ratt CDs. No wonder the Green Silence has so much personality.

Check out www.brooksrunning.com/Green+Room/Green+Silence/

Key Green Features:
BioMoGo, the world's first-ever biodegradable midsole for running shoes
75% of the shoe’s materials are post-consumer recycled
Biodegradable insole and collar foams
Laces, gillies, and reinforced webbing are 100% post-consumer recycled
Water-based adhesives are used throughout
All dyes and colorants are non-toxic
Packaging is 100% post-consumer recycled

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Adversity story: The Carrot, The Egg & The Coffee Bean

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A young woman went to her mother to tell her about her life and that things were hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up; she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem piled up over the other.

Her mother took her to the kitchen.

She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots were boiling. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she said: "Tell me what you see."

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"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked her daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma and then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water."Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Who are you?

Are you the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do you wilt and become soft and lose your strength?

Are you the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did you have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have you become hardened and stiff? Does your shell look the same, but on the inside you are bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their toughest, you get better and change the situation around you.

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When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?

Resource-bags for your projects (ie. recycling bags)

A million items here-do check it out now!

Do check out Alibaba -there are super cheap bags for sale (ie. recycling bags from US$0.01 and causal bags, formal bags, shoe bags, guitar bags, luggage bags, sports bags etc...).

You can buy some individual pieces and some are by bulk orders for your projects (ie. recycling bags for a green project or a variety of fashion bags for a fund raising project).

Resource website: Mind Tools

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This is an extract from http://www.mindtools.com/
For many top notch resources on Leadership, Problem Solving, Creativity etc...do visit the website.

Mind Map™ is a trade mark of the Buzan Organization. Mind Mapping is a useful technique that improves the way you take notes, and supports and enhances your creative problem solving.

Mind Maps are also useful for:
Summarizing information.
Consolidating information from different research sources.
Thinking through complex problems.
Presenting information in a format that shows the overall structure of your subject.

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