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Can anyone post some pics of the Cloud city toy museum. Especially pics of the prototype items.
Anyone have pictures of the display protoypes that were supposed to be there?
Thanks Mr gonk, Where there any prototypes there like droids or Gargon?
While I did not attend, I know that there were Droids prototypes at the show. James Gallo had a few with him. I don't believe Gargan prototypes made an appearance as I didn't hear about Chris G. bringing his. Tom Neheisel may have brought his painted hardcopy along, but I'm not 100% certain on that.
Cloud City's display had a full set of loose Droids and Ewoks prototypes (including the carded sample Kleb Zellock)and a number of art pieces; the Anakin, ESB Vinyl case, Droids Skiff, Unproduced characters and a good 50 or so photoart pieces from the figure cards. There were also a few POTF and Jedi Hardcopies shown as was Tom's Gargan HC missing the leg. The Leia Bespin doll mentioned that was going to be there was not, but Cloud City did have a box for sale.
I don't remember seeing any prototype display pieces, but Jordan had several unused kits at his booth, includeding a die-cut Toy Center display and a long Boba Fett header. There wasn't any real interesting display stuff at Cloud City that I saw, other than a standard vacuform ESB Yoda piece. If he did have any, he sold through them early in the show before I got to the booth.
Were there any prototypes there like droids or Gargon?
The Gargan prototype was on display! It was in the end showcase, along with that incredible framed vintage Anakin Skywalker artwork. I believe the Gargan belonged to Tom Neiheisel, but I'm not sure of that.
Just out of range on that Droids set is a sample carded Kleb Zellok.


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Archive for the 'Senate' Category
Senate Democrats No. 1 Priority After the Recess?
Posted: 9 Sep 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Comarade Obama, Congress, Constitution, Control, Democrats, First Amendment, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Liberty, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Senate, Socialism, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Congress, Democrats, First Amendment, Free speech, Liberal, Neo-Marxist, Obama, Politics
…Gutting the First Amendment
What will it take to wake Americans up to the fact that the idiots in the Senate are trying to take away their freedoms just as fast as they can get away with it.
It's high time that Harry Reid is sent packing back to his little whore house in Searchlight, NV.
When the Senate reconvenes today, the No.1 legislative priority of Democrats is to pass a resolution that would gut the First Amendment, one of the few times in American history an amendment has been proposed to cut back on part of the Bill of Rights.
It's probably no surprise they want to restrict political speech that could threaten their incumbency, but it is a bit ironic coming just a little more than one week before Constitution Day on Sept. 17.
So, the Senate and the House of Representatives return from a month-long recess and, with everything happening in the world at the moment, the legislative schedule set by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., for Sept. 8, available here on the website of the "Democrats in the U.S. Senate," includes consideration of a few nominations but lists only one legislative item: a motion to invoke cloture end debate on S.J.Res. 19.
This resolution, sponsored by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and 47 other senators (without a single Republican member), would amend the First Amendment to give Congress the power to limit fundraising and spending on political speech and political activity. The relevant language says that "Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections."
via Senate Democrats No. 1 Priority After the Recess?.
Obama's New Immigration Strategy 'Threatens Foundation of Our Constitutional Republic'…
Posted: 16 Jul 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Congress, Constitution, Crime, Democrats, Elections have Consequences, Failure, Freedom, Government, House, Illegal Immigration, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Lies, Media, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, Republicans, RINO, SCOAMF, Senate, Socialism, Stupid People, WTF Files
…Obama is deliberately circumventing the laws of this country and in so doing is dismantling any semblance of America's storied dedication to the principles of freedom. I am personally ashamed of the President, the Congress and about half of the American people.
Opening the flood gates to these people will bring their third world view of things, which means that freedom isn't on their minds, just how much free shit can they get from Uncle Sugar.
Those people generally on the left, but also from the right that think bringing in more people will some how spark an economic boom of some sort are delusional at best. From 2000 to present, all employment growth went to aliens, both legal and illegal than went to American citizens. (Source: CIS.org at http://cis.org/all-employment-growth-since-2000-went-to-immigrants).
We had best get our shit together, or this country will be mired in it.
Sessions Warns All of Congress:
EXCLUSIVE – Sessions Warns All of Congress: Obama's New Immigration Strategy 'Threatens Foundation of Our Constitutional Republic"
Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions R-AL has warned all of his colleagues in Congress that President Barack Obama's new immigration strategy—his plans to legalize millions of illegal alien adults through executive power—could destroy America as we know it.
"I write to inform you of a development that threatens the foundation of our constitutional Republic," Sessions, Congress's top immigration hawk, wrote in a letter that was hand-delivered to all 535 members of Congress on Monday and provided exclusively to Breitbart News.
Sessions cites a recent report from the National Journal, in which reporter Major Garrett detailed how, despite the ongoing crisis at the border, Obama plans to legalize anywhere from five to six million illegal alien adults in much the same way he did for illegal alien minors through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA in summer 2012.
via EXCLUSIVE – Sessions Warns All of Congress: Obama's New Immigration Strategy 'Threatens Foundation of Our Constitutional Republic'.
Open Letter: Veteran Blasts Rep. Paul Ryan Over His Back Room Budget Deal "With the Enemy…"
Posted: 28 Dec 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Congress, Failure, Government, House, Lies, Military, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Veterans, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Lying Politicians, Miliary, Politics, Republicans, Stupid People, Veterans
…a letter that should be read in all corners.
As a Veteran, I will never support any of the douche-bag sell outs that are running the GOP or voted for this bill.
Your failure is complete.
This letter says it all.
To Congressman Paul RyanToday
Congressman Ryan,
Please note that this request by you for a cash donation from me is extremely unfortunate and very ill-timed. You see sir, I am one of the military retirees your "bipartisan" budget just impacted. You and every Republican both in the House and Senate that voted to pass this travesty betrayed and broke trust with me and everyone like me. You may not know us by name, but we're the people, Congressman, who answered our Nation's call, some of us at a very early age to willingly serve YOU and others LIKE YOU so you could safely attend college and pursue your personal ambitions without fear of harm.
You might also want to note that for at least 20 years, my brothers-in-arms answered that call of duty EVERY SINGLE DAY, without fail, without complaint, without enough money to sustain our loved ones we had to leave behind while we DID OUR JOB in every corner of the Earth. And for that service, we were given absolute assurance our so-called retirement benefits would be protected by law. The very law you shattered in your zeal to impress your Democratic cohorts in your back room deal–with the enemy. Yes, I said it. The liberal Democrats are an enemy to the American people and our Nation. Your lack of judgement and eagerness to compromise on the backs of us who protected you is sickening. Congressman, you and every Republican that voted for injuring military retirees have engaged in a complicit, sordid affair with the Democrats who's objective has always been to dismantle the military. By climbing into their bed on this issue, you have confirmed you are absolutely no better than they and have proven it with your vote.
Congressman Ryan, the audacity which you display is noteworthy, but to unceremoniously snatch earned money from a small group that has added so much more value than the paltry $6B you looked to "save" which is all smoke and mirrors and you know it, is reprehensible and insulting.
We have, despite the hardships, meager salaries and harsh conditions, have performed with honor and excellence…in silence, which is something most members of Congress have no idea about doing. Our job approval was, is and always be better than yours. We knew our mission and we got it done, then handed it off to a new generation in better shape than we found it.
Your ability to look us in the eye, take money from us apparently there was ZERO, other source of waste within the federal government that you could have recovered this money from…right, got it, while simultaneously holding your hand out to beg with passion for our cash is stunning. Your actions have proven you do not have the tremendous intellect you've sold the American people on. I say, with all seriousness, Congressman, what you lack in intellect and spinal rigidity, you make up for in cajones.
I hope you and your cowardly, Republican "colleagues" hear a message from me loud and clear. You will NEVER receive another cent of financial support from me. Further, if you happen to be at a Capitol Hill dinner or at a K Street cocktail party with RNC Chair Reince Priebus, Rep. Ron Barber, Sen. Jeff Flake or Sen. John McCain, I would be honored if you communicate with them that I am launching an effort to ensure NONE of you traitorous "representatives of the people" ever receive another vote from a military retiree. Remove me from your contact lists.
Chuck Wooten,Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Ret
via Open Letter: Veteran Blasts Rep. Paul Ryan Over His Back Room Budget Deal "With the Enemy" | Right Wing News.
Posted: 5 Oct 2013 in Congress, Conservatism, Elections have Consequences, Politics, Quote of the Day, Senate, Truth
Tags: Conservatism, Elections have Consequences, Politics, Ted Cruz
…from Ted Cruz:
"The people to whom I believe I am accountable are the men and women in Texas… who knocked on doors, who made phone calls, who stood up and said 'Please, help turn this country around."
via Palin Rips 'GOP High Roller Machine': 'Their Money Can't Buy Elections Anymore'.
Obama to Hammer Home…
Posted: 2 Oct 2013 in Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Congress, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Government, House, Lies, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Obamacare, Politics, SCOAMF, Senate, Socialism, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Communists, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Elections have Consequences, Idiots, Liberal, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, Neo-Marxist, Politics, Socialism
…more lies.
Obama to hammer home shutdown message at construction company –
President Obama will hold a series of events in the coming days to highlight the consequences of the government shutdown.
The events will hammer home the White House's argument that it is Republicans who are preventing the government from reopening, White House aides say. They will also portray Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio as unwilling to buck a "faction" of the Republican caucus.
On Thursday, the president will appear at a local construction company that has benefited from federal loans. While there, he will highlight the real-world consequences of a shutdown, while casting blame for the crisis at the feet of House leadership.
via Obama to hammer home shutdown message at construction company – TheHill.com.
Article: It's the President's Fault…
Posted: 2 Oct 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Congress, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Freedom, Government, House, Lies, Media, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Obamacare, Politics, Republicans, SCOAMF, Senate, Stupid People, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Elections have Consequences, Idiots, Liberal, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, Media, Neo-Marxist, Obama, Politics, Socialism
…granted, there's plenty of blame to share, but I lay this squarely on the shoulder of Obama. He and his Democrat Party wanted exactly this, betting on the media locking their collective lips squarely on Obama's ass. The level of ass sucking by the media is unbelievable. They are a disgrace to the profession of reporting the news. They've become Obama's personal propaganda arm, and the Congress wants to make sure that they are the "only ones" authorized to be journalists. What an absolute failure of government, and the liberal media again, give democrats a pass.
It was the Democrats who held a super majority for two years and still have yet to even pass a budget hello!. It was the Democrats who then wasted $800B on Obama's "Stimu-less" despite 80% of the people opposing it. It was the Democrats who then cut the military budget by $400 Billion, or 25% of their operating budget during war time, in 2010. It was the Democrats who then passed Obamacare behind closed doors, and told us to pass it to find out what's in it, despite the American people opposing it. Make no mistake, the Democrats own the Fiscal Cliff and just like Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton & George W. Bush—Obama will also get credit for the economy & tax rate under his watch.
via FIVE YEARS, NO BUDGET: Doing Right For Freedom's Sake.
Republicans have only one choice: to hold him accountable.
Day 2 of the government shutdown, and look out the window. The sun is still shining, and the sky is still blue. The birds are chirping.
The Great Government Shutdown is not that big a deal, even for the government. The federal civilian workforce includes 2.9 million bureaucrats. Out of that, only 800,000 are being furloughed, or just 27%. Even for these workers, the shutdown just amounts to a paid vacation for a few days.
Just like the overballyhood sequester, average Americans won't notice any change in their lives at all. But for those you who are offended and indignant by the shutdown, or who know somebody who is, I can tell you how to fix it.The Real Reason for the Shutdown.
The government is shut down for only one reason. Barack Obama and the Democrats wanted a shutdown. That is because Obama and the Democrats are so certain that the public will blame the Republicans. And they are certain of that because your dopey neighbors keep telling pollsters that the Republicans are at fault.
via The American Spectator : It's the President's Fault.
Obama Administration Plan to Bolster Southern Border…
Posted: 22 Aug 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Congress, Democrats, Department of Homeland Stupidity, Elections have Consequences, Failure, Foreign Policy, Government, House, Lies, Obama, Politics, Republicans, RINO, SCOAMF, Senate, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Border Security, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Elections have Consequences, Idiots, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, Mexico, Obama, Politics
…of Mexico.
A "three-layer security line 140 miles from southern border aimed to fight drug, human trafficking" into Mexico.
Now there's a fine "how-you-do" for you. This is absolutely outrageous.
Why are we not doing more with OUR southern border.
You know, to maybe fight drug and human trafficking coming in from Mexico.
That would be a great plan.
Instead, they offer us amnesty for illegal aliens, promises of a fence, and more enforcement.
Once again, the idiots in Washington, living in their own little shit hole, ignore the American people and do whatever the hell they want to do.
When the hell is enough, enough?
Fire all these bastards!
Obama Administration Considers Plan to Bolster Mexico's Southern Border
Three-layer security line 140 miles from southern border aimed to fight drug, human trafficking
BY: Bill Gertz
Obama administration and Mexican government officials recently discussed creating a three-tier security system designed to protect Mexico's southern border from drug and human traffickers, according to U.S. officials.
The border control plan calls for U.S. funding and technical support of three security lines extending more than 100 miles north of Mexico's border with Guatemala and Belize. The border security system would use sensors and intelligence-gathering to counter human trafficking and drug running from the region, a major source of illegal immigration into the United States.
According to the officials who discussed the U.S.-Mexican talks on condition of anonymity, the Mexican government proposed setting up three security cordons using electronic sensors and other security measures along the southern Mexican border, along a line some 20 miles from the southern border, and along a third security line about 140 miles from the southern Mexican territorial line.
The plan would be funded in part through the Merida Initiative, a U.S.-led anti-drug trafficking program that has involved nearly $2 billion in U.S. funds.
Border security was a major topic during the visit to Mexico last month by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Thomas Winkowski, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Alan Bersin.
More from The Washington Free Beacon.
Article: Passage of the Amnesty Bill Will Spell the End of Our Republic
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Congress, Constitution, Crime, Democrats, Failure, Freedom, Government, House, Illegal Immigration, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Liberty, Lies, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Senate, Socialism, Stupid People, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Congress, Democrats, Idiots, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Liberal, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, Obama, Politics, Republicans, RINO, RINOs
This is a must read.
Our Republic will cease to exist if this isn't stopped. This is not an idle threat. Our freedoms are at stake here. America will fracture over this.
Passage of the Amnesty Bill Will Spell the End of Our Republic
Guest post by James Simpson
On Monday, June 24, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a cloture motion (which ends debate) on the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven Amendment to the Gang of Eight's horrifying illegal alien amnesty bill – mislabeled "immigration reform."
The true purpose of this amnesty proposal is to capture future votes for the Democratic Party. Those who do not acknowledge that blatantly obvious fact either suffer from some debilitating mental illness or are working for the other side.
On rare occasions, even the Left admit the objective. Eliseo Medina, the honorary Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, and International Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said in 2008:
…If we reform the immigration laws, it puts 12 million people on the path to citizenship and eventually voters. Can you imagine if we have …even two out of three, if we get 8 million new voters… we will create a governing coalition for the long term, not just for an election cycle.
The "governing coalition for the long term" refers of course to the "permanent progressive majority" Democrats have fantasized about for decades.
via Doug Ross @ Journal: Passage of the Amnesty Bill Will Spell the End of Our Republic.
Article: MSM is Lying: Conservatives Are the Mainstream…
Posted: 20 Jun 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Conservatism, Democrats, House, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Lies, Media, Media Bias, Obama, Politics, Republicans, SCOAMF, Senate, WTF Files
Tags: Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Liberal, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, Media, Media Bias, Politics
…we must take back America one Congressman/Senator at time, or we are doomed as a nation.
MSM is Lying: Conservatives Are the Mainstream
By Lloyd Marcus
During his sabbatical, a university professor wishes to come to Florida to interview me for a study he is doing on black Tea Partiers. He said he wants to find out why "you think the way you think." Why do I get the feeling this guy believes that black conservatives are a strange phenomenon, almost unique as discovering a Bigfoot? This professor is flying all the way to Florida to actually meet me, an extremely rare species — a Blackus Conservativus.
As believers in traditional values such as faith in God, family, and country, conservatives are viciously attacked by the mainstream media, which function as enforcers, punishing all who dare challenge the left's socialist/progressive agenda. The MSM portrays conservatives as nutcase extremists; take Col. Allen West, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, and Ted Cruz to name a few.
Liberals decry as "kooky" those of us who believe that the institution of marriage should continue to remain the union of one man and one woman. Expecting the president to obey the Constitution is also declared by Obama media sycophants and the mainstream media a bit nutty, mean-spirited, racist, and extreme.
The left, assisted by their buddies in the MSM, use a very effective tactic to render conservatives politically impotent. They accuse us of being haters and aggressors, all the while forcing every item on their socialist/progressive list down America's throats. Conservatives who were simply minding their own business are branded the bad guys.
Conservatives are swiftly becoming an ever-increasingly "silenced majority" — persecuted, intimidated, and bullied into shutting up. Rush Limbaugh says our country is in the midst of a peaceful takeover. America as founded is slipping away daily.
via Articles: MSM is Lying: Conservatives Are the Mainstream.
Posted: 19 Jun 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Congress, Democrats, Failure, Government, House, Illegal Immigration, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Paul Ryan, Politics, Quote of the Day, Republicans, RINO, Senate
Tags: Amnesty, Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Gang of Morons, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Lies, Lying Politicians, QOTD, Quote of the Day
…comes from Michelle Malkin's piece The Amnesty Mob vs. America.
The whole article is a good read.
Here's the quote:
Rubio, Ryan and other Republicans who've made common cause with these welfare-state goons have betrayed fundamental principles of limited government and the rule of law. They've allied themselves with the mob. There's nothing, not one thing, "conservative" about mass illegal alien amnesty. It's the complete Chicago-ization of America.
via The Amnesty Mob vs. America – Michelle Malkin – Page 2.

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The course is an excellent hands on introduction to Cuban music. The teaching team of Sierra McGuinness and Sierra Maestra is excellent. It was wonderful to be able to go out in the evenings and hear top class bands playing what we were aspiring to, and to enjoy the convivial company of course participants and organisers.
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Dispelling Some Myths about Hiroshima
By Toran Katie
As part of my semester abroad in Tokyo, Japan, my study program took our group of U.S. exchange students on a trip to Hiroshima. This two-day sojourn is part of the program's overall mission to promote peace and improve understanding between cultures. It was certainly an experience I will never forget.
The site of the bombing in downtown Hiroshima has since been turned into the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Normally, I enjoy walking through Japan's lovely parks; but as I wandered through this one, I was a little numb thinking that all the tall trees and lush greenery had replaced a landscape full of houses and people.
At the center of the Peace Park is the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Museum. I entered it with ambivalent feelings towards what had happened in Hiroshima in 1945. I had read many arguments for and against using the bomb, and although I thought the arguments against were slightly stronger, I could still see the other side's point. At the very least, I was prepared to give the original decision makers the benefit of the doubt.
However, the exhibitions at the Hiroshima Peace Museum proved to be an eye-opener. The museum did not appear biased— despite the Japanese having every reason to be resentful. Instead, the facts were presented in an orderly and by all appearances impartial manner. However, there were a number of facts that I hadn't seen in my U.S. history textbook. For starters, I never learned that the United States had refused to offer Japan any terms except unconditional surrender (not even the relatively meaningless condition of keeping their emperor), and that the bomb had been dropped without any warning. I certainly didn't know that at the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan had already been negotiating for peace through the Soviet Union, which raises the suspicion that the motive of the United States was less connected to saving lives by ending the war, and more connected to establishing supremacy vis-à-vis the Soviets. Even more stomach-turning was the revelation that Hiroshima and several other Japanese cities were deliberately left untouched by conventional attacks so that the effects of atomic bombing could be observed on a pristine target. This suggests two things: first, that some people viewed dropping the bomb on Japan essentially as an experiment; and second, that Hiroshima was never an important military target, since the United States could not have afforded to hold back attacking an important one. Indeed, it always had struck me as strange that the first atomic bomb was not dropped on a military base but on a heavily populated city.
Later, I listened to a lecture about the process of developing nuclear weapons wherein it was revealed that because the United States had mobilized an enormous amount of money and human resources for the project, there was a great deal of pressure to come up with results, even if nuclear weapons were no longer necessary to end the war. Long after the fact, Lieutenant General Leslie Groves described President Truman as "a little boy on a toboggan"—so caught up in the momentum of the Manhattan Project that he never paused to consider the alternatives. This is a rather unsettling analogy, given the consequences. Perhaps before Hiroshima, no one truly had any idea how horrible atomic weapons could be.
The facts presented were far from the most moving part of the Peace Museum. There were also pictures and emotional testaments from survivors of the bombing. There were drawings of a mother looking through a row of children's bodies for her daughter, and of wells clogged with dead bodies of people trying to escape the burning. The sight of people with melted skin is not one I will forget in a hurry. Though death is never pretty, the nuclear bomb is a particularly horrific method of killing.
After I finished touring the Peace Museum, I was privileged to listen to an atomic bomb survivor, Miyoko Matsubara, deliver a speech about her experiences. She was only 12 years old when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, but she has felt the effects for the rest of her life. The bombing left her with a severely scarred face, poor health, and mental wounds that continued to be inflicted when people discriminated against her for being a victim of radiation. She described how once people saw her scars, she was treated as if she were contagious, and no one would employ her or even sit next to her on the train. Despite her struggle, she persevered and even managed to raise the three children that were orphaned after her brother's death.
Throughout her speech, I couldn't help noticing that Miyoko Matsubara had difficulty speaking, and the sheer effort of forcing words out seemed to exhaust her. Even worse was the agony on her face as she recounted her experiences. I admire her courage for persisting in telling her story so many times over the years. She is now 77 and suffering from a radiation-related disease, the same condition that killed her younger brother. Her reason for continuing to live is to keep pushing for world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons. I find it tragic that right now there seems to be no real political power behind the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons, and little hope that Matsubara will ever live to see a day when there are no more nuclear weapons left on Earth.
But the most important lesson I've taken away from Hiroshima is one of hope. Despite the great suffering caused by the tragedy of Hiroshima, nowhere in the Peace Museum was there any hint of vengefulness towards the perpetrators. I've met many Japanese who were born in Hiroshima, including my own host father, and none of them evidenced any grudge against the United States or me. In her speech, Matsubara said that after the bombing she met many kind people from the United States who wanted to stand against nuclear weapons, which made her realize that it was not the United States but war itself that was to blame for the tragedy. She offered a special thanks to Barbara Reynolds, a Quaker who encouraged her to speak up publicly about her experiences.
People in Japan and Hiroshima seem to have been able to find a way to move forward without hatred. Outside the Peace Park, there is a bustling city full of shops, restaurants, shrines, temples, and a renovated castle. The human power to endure and rebuild is truly astounding.
Toran Katie
Katie Toran served as an intern for Friends Journal in the summer of 2009. She spent four and a half months in Japan last year, and is now a senior at Grinnell College, majoring in Economics, with plans to pursue further schooling in public policy.
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Living in central Pennsylvania, I get to see all the seasons. In Spring, we plant seeds, and watch them sprout. In Summer, we work the fields, and grow fruit. In Fall, we harvest. In Winter, we rest. Over the next week, I will be resting, on vacation. In late August, I will plant some new ideas, which I aim to harvest later in 2014. My metaphorical seasons last different amounts of time, but I have been working to make each happen. Especially, I aim to have "Winter", rather than ending up in the endless work of "Summer". Our minds, bodies, hearts, and souls need rest.
I just finished a great book called "Essentialism", by Greg McKeown. As I read it, Essentialism is at the core of Character: What will you FOCUS on in your brief time on earth? The "non-essentialist" thinks everything is important — and therefore focuses on nothing — while hte Essentialist recognizes that only a few things are important. The Essentialist therefore spends her or his time on only a few items, even while scanning a broad variety of inputs to make sure that she or he is not "blind-sided".
I love this quote: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead.
What is essential in your life? What is your dream?
Until I visited Kennedy Space Center in Florida few years ago, I didn't appreciate the power of having an organizing goal: landing a person safely on the moon, and getting them back to earth. Having a few people meeting in the hallway or on the street can be valuable, but usually is not. However, if the same group has an organizing goal, magic can happen. Many times the magic is not directed toward the initially-intended goal, but the moon shot goal still has value in providing a reason for people to get together, with a common language and set of ideas. The moon shot goal provides just enough structure for the magic to begin. What is your moon shot goal?
– vision. I keep my vision in front of me, literally, by writing it down and reading it each morning. My overall vision is to help others turn dreams into victories. More specifically in any season, I might be teaching a course, or writing a book, or developing new science. I draw that connection to my vision.
– first step. Before I go to bed the day before, I write down the FIRST step I will do, after my personal meditation time. By having that first step, and iterating its importance to myself, I make sure I have a reason to get out of bed!
– someone to love. I always try to remember my family, and the importance of leaving them a better world. If you don't have close family, build close friends. Find people with whom you can share you life and your love and your passion. They will give you the boost in critical moments.
Two additional notes. 1) My friend and collaborator Professor Kathryn Jablokow loves the saying, "Keep moving forward." Many times those words have nudged me ahead at critical moments. 2) Seth Godin has written a great book about Tenacity, called "The Dip". It is a "Velegol top shelf book". Short but powerful.
Over the past hour I have been reviewing the "Life Ring" submissions of my students in my MOOC on "Creativity, Innovation, and Change". What an inspiring event! I loved seeing the central Driving Force pictures — some creative like a Smiley Face, and some as photos of loved ones. I loved seeing the specific "Fruit" about career, family, ventures, community, self. I loved seeing the strategies for getting there: courses, ventures, programs. I loved seeing the WIGs (Wildly Important Goals) identified.
Next comes another challenge: Executing. While doing what you must to keep up with the rest of life, you need to advance on one front — your WIG — and make that happen day after day. After seeing these Life Rings, I have absolutely no doubt that you can do it.
How many BIGs to have?
Each day I choose "BIGs" = Building-blocks of Important Goals. I choose up to 3 per day: morning, afternoon, and evening. Usually my evening BIG is with my family. If I accomplish my BIGs — even if they are quick to complete — then it was a successful day! If I fail to complete my BIGs, I assess why. Perhaps I didn't break down the work enough, and so I had more than I could do in one or even two days? Perhaps I lacked the resources at this point?
Avoid choosing 10 BIGs, or even 5, in a day! That is a recipe for disaster! If you choose one BIG, that improves your probability of doing it. If you complete your BIG and have the time and energy to do another, wonderful. But you've already had a successful day.
Like many of you, I woke up this morning with a mound of emails that weren't there last night. If you had asked me about this 3 years ago, I would have felt crushed beneath the weight of them. But these days I have a different view of email and its purpose. I see email is there to help me explore what could be on the horizon, so that I see critical opportunities early, and so that I avoid getting blind-sided by something unexpected.
Let's start with a big assumption: Let's say that you know what YOU think is most important to do today. I call these your "BIGs" = Building-blocks of Important Goals. So you know your one or two BIGs for the day. Now you look at your inbox. That inbox is not a list of "to do's" that others are allowed to dump on you, just to add to your day. Rather, that inbox serves to show you what new possibilities there are for today or another day. And so we check: Do any of those emails rise to the level where they change your BIG for today? Maybe. If you see that your biggest client needs help this morning, that might be bigger than your current BIG. But usually, the emails are not bigger than your current BIGs for today, nor bigger than your anticipated BIGs for the next week. If those emails are not compelling enough for you to change your BIG for today, or even for the next week, then you better forward that email to someone else, or delete it. Sometimes we can get stuck in "what if" spirals, but work to avoid those!
And so in the end, your email is there to help you explore the world. Use it to adjust your BIGs for the day, not to supplant them.
When I was about 5 years old, I had my tonsils taken out. For a young boy, that's a tough surgery! And so my Grandma bought me a gift: It was a calculator! Calculators were still not common in the mid 1970s, as I recall, and I loved mine to pieces. It was big and bulky, and required a lot of big batteries. My passion for calculation probably started about this time in my life. Now, about 40 years later, I am still calculating … and loving it! I love solving equations, running numerical simulations, playing with symbols and numbers.
What do YOU love? If you know, then wonderful! I hope you're doing it at least some of the time. And when I say "doing it", I mean that I hope that YOU are doing it, and not just managing someone else who is doing what you love to do! I found myself in that boat for a while. Pour your heart and hours into what you love to do, because you will add a passion and perspective that will turn the effort into ART.
And if you don't know what you love to do? Start running some experiments. Try sailing at the local lake. Try acting in community theatre. Try reading at the local library. Enjoy that journey into finding what you love, because even the journey is not lost! You'll be able to tell someone else how you got there.
Today we have a birthday in our home, and I am reminded … never forget to celebrate great moments with those you love.
Have you ever had the experience of completing an assignment, and the recipient says, "Why did you do it like that? Didn't you think to ____?" And you respond, "Oh, I didn't know I was allowed to do that." As soon as you say it you know you blew it, because you set up a rule for yourself that didn't really exist. Or you followed a rule that really should have been nudged. Or you didn't stand out against a rule that wreaked with stench.
If a rule should not exist — it is unfair, undignifying, harmful — consider pushing against it, knowing that you might pay a price for doing so. Gandhi did it; King did it. And avoid following rules that do not exist at all, except in your imagination. Who says what the rules should be? The community sets the rules, but you don't have to add to them!


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I'm sure Mr. Fillion is 'aiming to misbehave' somewhere. haha!
I'm not sure how many people are fans of both shows, but I was hoping that at least a few would get it.
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