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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.

Keep your mind FIT with these fun games

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Here's a fantastic website for

free games for Brain Training.

Train through games to improve your attention, speed, flexibility,

memory & problem solving.

"The brain needs care just like the body.

New scientific research shows that we can

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Scientifically designed brain fitness program

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Demonstrated to improve memory and attention.

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Clearer and quicker thinking
Improved memory for names, numbers, directions, etc.
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Do click on the comments box below to share your thoughts, other free mind development games etc...

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Conserve (India)-Amazing Recycled items for sale

CROSSRO@DS is commited to do our part to increase awareness of Green Initiatives. Here is an extract from Conserve's website to inspire & motivate you about creative successful Green Initiatives. Looking for an environmentally friendly & socially responsible gift for an extra special person? or for wedding token gifts? or meaningful corporate gift, Dinner & Dance gift? Check out Conserve! Support Conserve & help save our environment. Buy beautiful day & evening recycled polyethylene bags! Buy gorgeous fashion assessories made from recycled clothes & recycled bottles-different colors.

CONSERVE is a non-profit organisation, using a blend of creativity, design & innovation has turned, what was once a dull environmental hazard, into a clean, funky, and fashionable material, from which have been crafted a range of appealing handbags and fashion accessories.
They don’t just stop there! With the support of the Asian Development Bank, they are currently working on a project to generate income, through the production of this material, for the less advantaged communities in Delhi.

Hope that you will support their efforts to help save the environment while providing a source of income to the urban poor.

Would appreciate your comments on this write up. Maybe we can combine to order and get gifts for Christmas from them :) Do inform us of other Green initiatives to share with others. Lets all do our bit to save the environment for our children's future.

http://www.conserveindia.org/

Pilot e-Learning : Yes I Can

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Pilot e-Learning : Elderly

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Pilot e-Learning : Tragedy of life

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Pilot e-Learning : Water Crisis

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Pilot e-Learning : Shoe

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Pilot e-Learning : Occupation

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Pilot e-Learning : Eat that Frog

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Pilot e-Learning : Adventure of a life time?

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Pilot e-Learning : Flower Beauty

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Pilot e-Learning : Crossing Broken Bridge

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"Today is Your Day to Win" by Mike Brescia

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Today's Empowering Beliefs To Help Control Your Thoughts
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If you want to change your life fast, even though it might seem like it's slow, then take the statements below, put them on index cards and read them 3 times/day. Morning, noon and just before you close your eyes at night.
They'll seep into your consciousness. And since you'll be saying them so often, you'll soon begin to believe them.That's how most beliefs start. Spaced repetition of thought.Your attitudes will then positively change your emotions, and you'll be compelled to do more... And you'll love it.
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* My goals are increasing my passion for life
* I feel exhilarated by my goals
* I am growing by leaps and bounds today
* I'm truly happy to be alive
* I can get through any hardship, no matter what it is
* My skills and confidence are growing today

Get all the chapters sent to you at: http://www.todayisyourdaytowin.com/

10 Powerful e-books to help you acieve your dreams by Marcia Wieder

Dream resources available at http://www.dreamcoach.com/gift to help you achieve your dreams.

How to stay Positive by Mr Positive

How To Stay Positive - "My Top 10 List"

10. Turn off the news (if something really important happens you'll find out).
9. Find and indulge in your passions (Ask yourself 'What brings me joy?' Then dig in!).
8. Always see the glass as half full (look for solutions/opportunities where others see problems).
7. Connect with God (Pray/meditate/find a Spiritual path that resonates with you and practice it).
6. Saturate your mind with positive books, quotes, music and self talk. (If you need a list to get you started let me know and I'll provide one)
5. Associate with Positive People (fire your flaky/negative friends).
4. Serve others (find a cause you can support and give your time).
3. Keep a feel good/gratitude journal (write about all the good in your day).
2. Fall In Love (start with yourself, if that’s hard try a pet, then move to other people).
1. Stay connected to me Mr. Positive, your very own Professional Encourager! ;-)

It brings me great joy to assist you on this journey we call life.
http://www.mrpositive.com/

An excerpt from The Power of Discipline by Brian Tracy

"To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done."

Understanding this short quote can be the difference between winning or losing; between greatness or mediocrity. It captures the essence of discipline. Best-selling author, Brian Tracy, has written a book that can change your life. Today I'd like to share an excerpt from a new gift book titled The Power of Discipline...7 Ways It Can Change Your Life. Enjoy!

Why are some people more successful than others?

Why do some people make more money, live happier lives and accomplish much more in the same number of years than the great majority?I started out in life with few advantages. I did not graduate from high school. I worked at menial jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement. It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every conceivable way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline. As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."

Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four.A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit.With plenty of room at my table, I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant, but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had derived from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.After we had chatted for awhile, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?"He smiled at me with a twinkle in his eye, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work."Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens all doors for you, and makes everything else possible. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as far and as fast as his talents and intelligence can take him. But without self-discipline, a person with every blessing of background, education and opportunity will seldom rise above mediocrity.In the pages ahead I will describe seven areas of your life where the practice of self-discipline will be key to your success. These areas include goals, character, time management, personal health, money, courage and responsibility. It is my hope that you'll find a few "nuggets" that will help make your dreams come true.

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A fantastic resource, I bought the Table Top Collection.