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Is What We Do Who We Are?
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House
September 2, 2018 – Labor Day Sunday
What I want to do this Sunday of Labor Day weekend is to reflect on the work we do as a source of meaning in our lives, but first I want to give a shout to the reason for the holiday, which is organized labor and its contribution to the America we know now. I have never been a member of a trade union, but I believe in them. The closest I ever got was that I was once pressured off a job as a security guard because I was trying to organize a union.
Samuel Gompers, founder of the AFL, said "What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful, and childhood more happy and bright."
Unions brought us the eight-hour day and child labor laws and a lot of workplace safety issues. We are in their debt. In the last fifty years, we have seen a steady decline in union membership in private employment in this country, and that is associated with a decline in the middle class and a rise in income inequality. The rich fight them tooth and nail because they are an alternative center of power, and the rich are winning and all the rest of us are losing.
But Labor Day is for all of us, union and nonunion, whether we have had jobs or careers or not. and it is a great time to consider the meaning of work, by which I mean not only the work for which we get paid in dollars, but the work for which we have been paid in kisses and hugs and enduring relationships.
It is said that when John F. Kennedy was running for President in 1960, he visited a coal mine in West Virginia, and after a short speech, he took questions. One old miner, who had spent most of his life underground said, "Mr. Kennedy, I understand you're a rich man's son and that you haven't had to do a day's real work in your life. What do you know about work?"
Kennedy replied that he had worked hard as a congressman and senator to represent the people who elected him, and then he finished this way "but compared to all of you who do back-breaking and dangerous labor every day of your lives, I guess you could say that no, I haven't done any real work in my life." The miner was taken aback by this honesty, and replied "you haven't missed a damn thing."
We glorify the work that coal miners do because it seems more honest than the work of a US Senator, but it isn't more productive. In fact it could be argued that coal miners today should be retraining for work in other industries as the market and government forces move us away from fossil fuels, particularly coal.
Yet the exchange between Kennedy and the miner reflects an uneasiness, a deep guilt that mental work cannot be as real as physical work. This is an illusion; the entire march of technology is away from physical labor. When your computer is hacked, you can't call in a coal miner to fix it.
In the election of 2016, among many false notions which were bought by voters, none was more false than the idea that immigrants were stealing blue-collar jobs. America's middle class grew because unions mediated between employers and the labor force, and when the forces of reaction attacked the unions, the steadiness of those jobs dried up. It also had to do with automation. It did not have to do with immigrants.
And the task we all face now as a country is what happens as more jobs disappear to the robots? Many economists think that the rational thing to do is just pay people money whether they work or not. But Calvinism is deeply ingrained in the American psyche. It is considered a sin to be idle, as shown by the periodic issue of the welfare queens which raises its ugly and racist head every so often.
But a deeper question is, if we eliminate the need to work, what will replace work as a source of meaning in our lives.
Mary Oliver asks, "what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" I have been asking myself this question all my life. At age 70, there is more of my life in the rear view mirror than ahead of me, and yet I continue to ask it.
I asked it at the outset of my adult life, while I was still in college, in the turbulent late 1960s. My girlfriend Lee and I had gotten swept up in what was loosely called the Movement, a great push for social change focusing on racial justice, ending the war in Vietnam and opposing the influence of giant corporations which seemed to dominate the employment landscape. Everything we opposed seemed to loom as a personal threat. How was I to avoid serving in a war I considered unjust when I had a low draft number? How were we to make a living without giving in to a corrupt system?
Suddenly we found ourselves spit out of college with no clear answer to these basic questions. So with a third friend, we started a research project. A new publication, The Whole Earth Catalogue, had taken the counterculture by storm, so we were going to model our efforts on it and try to interview people who were finding a niche in the new society without compromising their ethics; we were going to create a Whole Earth Catalogue of alternative vocations. We sold our green VW and bought a Dodge Van and painted it da-glo camouflage, and got a tape recorder. We kept at the project for about two months, traveling through much of the East Coast and into the Southwest. We decided to settle in Ann Arbor, MI because that seemed like a key node of the counterculture and would undoubtedly be one of the starting points for the revolution we were sure would break out any day now.
And while there, like any aspiring artist or actress, author or filmmaker, we got make-do jobs. I was a security guard; my first wife was a secretary.
I have told the story before of how we moved on to the next phase of our lives. I tried landscape gardening, I worked for a printer, and for a week I sold Encyclopedia Britannica.
I figured I couldn't sell anything unless I really believed in the product, and I did believe in knowledge. My first prospect at selling encyclopedias was a married couple of University of Michigan undergraduates who had a small child and had changed their major from political science to religion when they had found Jesus. They were going to move to a Jesus community in the country when they graduated, and it was clear that my task as a salesman was to convince them that in addition to truth, which they would find in the bible, they were going to need information, which they could find in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Well I talked for about two hours at that first meeting but didn't make the sale and the rest of the week went about the same way. No sales, I was not cut out for this.
Then we saw a piece in the New York Times about a brand new law school opening in Washington DC, devoted to social justice and the rights of the poor. I was the son and grandson of lawyers, but considered lawyers part of the problem. Maybe, though, they – or we – could be part of the solution. So Lee and I applied and were accepted to the new school, and the following August found us standing in line at the registrar's desk. There was a lot more chaos than order there; the school was housed in temporary quarters in a faceless downtown DC office building, and all of us prospective students were wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. Could there be such a thing as a countercultural law school? As we were pondering these questions, I heard a voice from about five people behind us in line which said "Look, Dick, there's the guy who tried to sell us encyclopedias in Ann Arbor!"
Thus Lee and I embarked somewhat haphazardly on our first careers. I think it did make a difference that we went to a self-described radical law school, and we were able to make an impact on the southern society into which we settled despite the comforts of having a home and raising children. Until, twenty years later, I decided I could be doing more to change the world, and went into the ministry. But that's another story.
Nineteen years after being ordained, I continue in the ministry, despite some challenges, because I feel that it is something worthy that I can be doing, that I can put my talents to use for others. Emerson said something to the effect that ministry is life passed through the fire of thought, expounded for the benefit of others.
Are we defined by our work? In many mindsets in America we are. I think particularly in cities, it is the custom when meeting people to say "what do you do?" as one of the first questions. In one sense, this is understandable; we want to put the person we are just meeting in some kind of pigeonhole so we know something abut them. But when that question becomes the first or second question on meeting, it conveys an underlying assumption that what the person does for a living is the most important thing about them.
I think most of us are aware of that that question is not so cool as the first or second one here on Cape Cod, where most of the people are retired, and others were stay-at-home parents. To affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, we can't go through life with the assumption that who someone is equals what they have done for a living.
For we each have some essence which will be there regardless of whether we are still in the workforce or not. I am preaching to myself here, for I need to keep reminding myself of this as I contemplate retirement. When I am an ex-minister, I will still be me.
Yet in a larger sense, what we do is inextricably intertwined with who we are. Not what we do for a living, but what we do in general. If we spend our lives in a room watching television, that results in a different personality than taking walks in nature or going out to social gatherings, or getting involved in churches and nonprofits.
What is the relation between being and doing? This subject was perhaps most economically expressed in a graffiti once found in a college restroom: "To do is to be – Plato; To be is to do – Sartre; Doo be doo be doo – Sinatra."
Emerson is often misquoted as saying that who we are is more important than what we do. But Emerson gets a lot of misquotations. When you track down what he actually wrote, it turns out he was talking about how silence can be superior to chatter in social conversation. He said,
"Don't say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary."[1]
What we are thunders louder than what we say. We could certainly apply that to certain public figures.
One part of what we are is our values. When the US Senate issued a report in 2014 detailing the US government's complicity in torture of suspected terrorists, President Obama said, "That's not who we are."
But a writer in the Atlantic criticized Obama's position, pointing out that you can't say torture isn't who we are if it's what we did. "A country, like a person, is what it does."[2]
In Christianity there has always been a lively debate between faith and works, between what we believe and what we do. The Epistle of James says
(James 1: 22-25 (NRSV)) "But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act — they will be blessed in their doing."
If you are connected to others, if you can see their suffering, this seems to say, you can't help doing something to relieve it.
It is all in the connection. The theologian Parker Palmer said: "Self is a moving intersection of many other selves. We are formed by the lives which intersect with ours." No person is an island, all of us are interconnected.
Thus what we do or have done for a living, for money, is not who we are today, particularly if the doing is in the distant past. But what we do in general, the connections we make, the attention we pay, comes closer to being who we are.
John McCain's daughter Meghan, in her eulogy yesterday for her father, said that one of Sen. McCain's favorite books was For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway. This book was also referred to by former President Obama a few minutes later, when he took this quote from it: "Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that will ever come can depend on what you do today." President Obama observed,
"In captivity, John learned, in ways that few of us ever will, the meaning of those words – how each moment, each day, each choice is a test. And John McCain passed that test – again and again and again."
Meghan, in her eulogy for her father, noted that the world knows the famous deeds he did, but those were not what made him who he was. She shared an intimate portrait of the senator as a father, and said that those moments of love and teaching respect and courage were who he really was at his deepest.
"I don't know exactly what a prayer is," writes Mary Oliver,
"I do know how to pay attention,
how to fall down into the grass,
how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed,
how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?"
This reminds us that sometimes the best thing we can do does not involve others, it is to be idle and blessed. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy, a time out of time, a time to communicate with the depths of who we are.
Bob Franke writes
"But the grace to accept ev'ry moment as a gift
Is a gift that is given to some."
What else should we be doing? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
As summer shades into fall, as the days get shorter and drier, as the blessed peace falls on our little spit of sand cleaving the ocean, think that what we do with our days can makes us who we are. And you can do worse than to try to fill your days with love. As Bob Franke writes
What can you do with your days but work & hope,
Let your dreams bind your work to your play.
What can you do with each moment of your life
But love til you've loved it away,
Love til you've loved it away.
The Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
—Mary Oliver
[1]"Social Aims" (1875)
[2]"Torture Is Who We Are" by Peter Beinert, The Atlantic, Dec., 11, 2014


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His work is influenced by his native Scotland and places visited.
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Chris Cannon uses personal photography to influence his digital illustrations. His first series, Reflections, was influenced by his native Scotland and points of interest from places he had visited; from personal achievements to locations that held special memories.
Born in Glasgow, and now working and living in London as a digital designer, Chris has recently exhibited in his local area and is always being inspired by photography to reimagine his personal experiences. His illustrative process consists of gradually stripping back and reducing his photographs to simple colours, shapes and form to reflect the essence of the memory and experience. The hope being, that when looking at these illustrations every person can weave their own memory through the simplified version of, what was, his reality.
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From Habitat magazine - issue 26, autumn/winter 2017
Everyone's favourite TV builder Peter Wolfkamp from The Block NZ discovers the impact of colour.
It's been a busy few years for me, so finally I am staying home and ticking off a long list of jobs. When we did a major renovation on our house about 15 years ago, I wanted to get the basics right, so that any further changes would be about colour and decoration. The plan has worked, so a more recent project has reinforced for me the impact colour has on a home. The transformation has been dramatic, and in almost every room, it is just the colour that has changed.
Juggling the demands of the television production and the build. While I have been on building sites for many years, the production is a new challenge. The pace of the build is relentless, and maintaining a safe site and keeping on top of the compliance requirements is essential.
For the past 20 years my focus has been on heritage homes. I love the history, the skill of the original carpenters and the detail of the elements that define villas and bungalows. Restoring and preserving these homes is personally rewarding, but also has a wider benefit to the community by protecting our shared heritage.
Form and function are key to me. If it is beautiful and works well, then I like it. I relate to the Shaker movement, with its emphasis on simplicity. However, I am also a collector and traveller, so many of the treasures in my house tend to tell a story.
Undertaking this current project on my own home has given me a chance to distil a lot of ideas from a large number of previous projects. What works for me is to use a colour on ceilings and trims that ties the whole house together, and then introduce colours on the walls to suit the individual rooms. Resene Sea Fog and Resene Black White are favourites for this purpose, and then the walls can range from Resene Blanc to Resene Truffle to Resene Bison Hide.
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Jeremiah 18:4 – And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
I love this picture that God gives in the book of Jeremiah. In context, it is a picture of His relationship with Israel, but I think it is also a picture of His relationship with me. In this picture, I have learned much of the love and grace of God. When the clay is marred, it is marred within the potter's hands… and the same is true for me.
When I am marred, whether it be by wrong choices or by circumstances beyond my control, I am still in the almighty hand of my Potter. He is continually working to make me into the vessel He wants me to be – and all this for my good and His glory. He works past all my flaws, my scars, and my shortcomings, and amends each disfigurement to make me a much stronger and more beautiful vessel. He does what I could never do in my own power.
If I attempted to rectify any imperfection in my own strength, I would fall so miserably short. The vessel I would create would look a pitiful mess when compared to the exquisite vessel He could create… if I let go and let Him work.
He can do the same for you. Will you relinquish all you hold in your hands – your desires, your will? I know it can be hard. Maybe like me, you're a "control freak"… but always keep in mind that His desire and His will are above and beyond what we could dream, and He is able to do above anything we could ask or think! (Ephesians 3:20)


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Opinion/Blog: Battling FDA
Honduras fights FDA's recall of cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano, which imports about two million boxes annually under Dole, Chiquita and Mayan Pride, and possibly other labels. Recall threatens $100 million industry and 5,000 Honduran workers; country wants reimbursement for $8 million already lost. FDA has linked the melons to 58 cases of salmonella; critic says shoppers have no idea how to determine who grew a melon.
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Vijay Mallya insists Sahara Force India were the innocent victims of the opening lap collisions at the Russian Grand Prix and that their true form has still to be realised.
Nico Hulkenberg was hit by Esteban Gutierrez at the first corner, sustaining damage that led to the German's retirement at the Sochi Autodrom, and while Sergio Perez made a reasonable start to jump into fifth position, the Mexican suffered a puncture, caused by being hit by Daniel Ricciardo after the Australian was caught up in the Daniil Kvyat/Sebastien Vettel incident, that saw him to drop to the rear of the field.
Mallya, the Team Principal for Force India, believes they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time with both cars, and he admitted his frustration that neither were able to show their true pace during the whole race.
"In Sochi we were the innocent victims of the first lap chaos – as was the case in Bahrain too," said Mallya. "It's frustrating because, even with the benefit of hindsight, it's hard to see what we could have done differently.
"We were just in the wrong place at the wrong time with both cars, which caused a puncture for Sergio and ended Nico's race. To see Sergio recover from the back of the pack and score points was a tremendous effort.
There are still seventeen races left on the 2016 calendar and Mallya is confident that the best is yet to come from the Silverstone based outfit.
"I hope we've used up all of our bad luck already!" Mallya added. "We've yet to see how we perform in a clean, trouble-free race without safety cars, red flags or accidents.
"Despite not realising our potential in Sochi, we took encouragement from our qualifying and race pace. The car is improving and we've got a good base on which to build. There are 17 races to go and I'm confident the best is yet to come. It's a marathon, not a sprint."


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Floating Village Cambodia
Floating Village has been a well-known tourist attraction in Cambodia. The villages are located on the Great lake, Tonle Sap Lake. The Tonle Sap Lake is the most prominent feature on the map of Cambodia – a huge dumbbell-shaped body of water stretching across the northwest of the country. The lake is located on the five provinces around it, but just some parts in Siem Reap and Battambang provinces are popular for tourists. The lake's size, length and water volume varies considerably over the course of a year from an area of around 2,500 km2 (965 sq mi), a volume of 1 km3 (0.24 cu mi) and a length of 160 km (99 mi) at the end of the dry season in late April to an area of up to 16,000 km2 (6,178 sq mi), a volume of 80 km3 (19 cu mi) and a length of 250 km (160 mi).
90% of inhabited people there earn their living by selling souvenir, touring guests around the flooded forest by rowboat, catching fish and making agricultures. The flooded forest surrounding the edge of the lake is the best shelter and also very important for all kinds of fishes spawned and breeding babies. This lake providing many of bio-diversities, over 300 species of freshwater fishes, as well as snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, turtles and otters. More than 100 varieties water birds including storks, pelicans, etc. will explore the different of Khmer, Muslim and Vietnamese floating households and the floating markets, fisheries, clinics, schools, basketball course, pigsty and other boatloads of tourists. Visitors will explore the different of Khmer, Muslim and Vietnamese floating households and the floating markets, fisheries, clinics, schools, basketball course, pigsty, flooded forest, many wild birds and other boatloads of tourists.
The significant floating villages in Cambodia are Chong Kneas, Kompong Phlok and Prek Tuol- located in Battambang province.
In Chong Kneas, more than 5,800 people are inhabited in total. Chong Khneas is the name of famous floating village at the edge of the lake. It locates at Southern part of Siem Reap town about 15 Km, and takes only 30 minutes by vehicles to the boat dock. The trip takes approximately two hours. There is no entrance fee to the village itself, however you'll need to travel 15km out to the boat port and then from there boats can be arranged for US 13 – 26 for between 2 and 10 persons. Visitors also can buy tickets for floating village tour from tour agents in town.
Kompong Phlok is one among the other famous floating villages on the Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. It is a cluster of three villages of stilted house built within the floodplain about 22km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. Flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to the variety of wildlife including crab-eating macaques. People there make living by guiding visitors with their rowboat and fishing. Visitors have to take either tuk-tuk or car from Siem Reap town to the dock, and then take a little boat from the lake stream to the Tonle Sap Lake and finally take an engine boat to tour around the village and flooded forest. There are restaurants available on the way as well as visitors will enjoy seeing daily life, school complexes, pagoda, houses and fisheries in the front of each house. The price is absolutely different between local and expatriates- maybe half price. Local people can get a boat with approximately 10 people for 20-25$.
Prek Tuol is known as a bird sanctuary in Cambodia, and it is famous because of its special geography for floating villages. It is located on northwest tip of the Tonle Sap Lake with 31,282 hectares coverage. At there, visitors can watch bird from great observation areas and discover the incredible variety of water birds, including Greater and Lesser Adjuncts, Black-headed ibis, Painted Stork, Milky Stork, Spot-billed Pelican, Grey-Headed Fish Eagle and many more species. The best time of year for viewing is the dry season from December to June. The tickets can be found in any tour agents since they offer tour package including meal and homestay onsite. Inhabitants make their living by selling souvenir, operating place to eat, boat touring and fishing.
Spend your incredible holiday in Cambodia by visiting amazing floating villages and after that head for historical site-Angkor Wat. It is worth visiting!


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Test Match Special to face Tailenders podcast in challenge match in Derby
Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Former England captain Michael Vaughan will once again swap the commentary box for the cricket field to captain the Test Match Special team in a challenge match against a Tailenders podcast team, led by England bowler James Anderson.
After the success of last summer's TMS's 60th anniversary match, the team are returning to face a team of cricket-loving celebrities, put together Anderson and the podcast's presenter Greg James.
The match will take place at the 3aaa County Ground in Derby on Friday 17 August in front of 5,000 spectators.
Vaughan's TMS team will feature a host of former cricketers and commentators.
Former England internationals Phil Tufnell and Graeme Swann, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway are among those taking part as well as commentators Alison Mitchell, Simon Mann, Prakash Wakankar, Dan Norcross and Charles Dagnall.
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MFTransparency's Expanding Training Program: Microcredit Summit and Beyond
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MFTransparency is increasingly building our education and training program, offering materials and tools, technical assistance and workshop sessions to a range of microfinance industry stakeholders. Recently this has included a special policy workshop for the Bank of Zambia, training sessions for Grameen Foundation's Bankers without Borders and collaboration with other industry initiatives such as Oikocredit's social performance sessions in Accra, Ghana and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines' (MCPI) annual conference.
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Chada is a small and intimate camp, resting beneath shady trees, with just six safari bush tents – simple, but yet stylish.
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Laundry Service: Yes – hand washed, line dried, and ironed with a coal iron.
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A new ideology for gaming, both play and design, based on an unusual example from the world of sports. Salacious hype or a genuine hypothesis that's time has come? You make the call.
An Introduction
Have you heard of the Eco-runner? I first stumbled upon a story about him participating in the Dubai Marathon. His name is Hajime Nishi, a Japanese marathoner of unusual records. For example, Nishi is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the first person to run seven marathons on each of the seven continents in seven months in 1997. And that is about as competitive as he gets in the traditional sense.
A snippet from one news article:
" 'Ecomarathon is not just a marathon or running event, it's an environmentally responsible life style for all species on earth and for its future generations,' said Nishi, who will spend the entire race running, walking, taking pictures, making videos, talking to animals and cheering on the other competitors. "
At first blush Nishi is put across by the media as a quaint but endearing oddball. His approach to marathoning is presented as full of heart but a little wacky. Basically he is used as comic relief at the end of reports about more serious runners.
The Eco-Marathoner, however, is completely serious. He is internationally recognized and setting world records for participation. He started and runs an organization which is actively rating global sporting events based on ecological friendliness. It is more than a pastime; it is a life's ambition. Nishi's approach is delightfully Zen-like. He is quoted, "I enjoy the wholeness of the marathon instead of its competitiveness." Step aside motorcyclists, it is time for "Zen and the Art of Eco-Marathoning".
Setting politics and altruistic values aside, the Eco-runner's philosophy begs a question: Could marathons run his way still be interesting? Little or no traditional competition? Where would the excitement come from if all the athletes took his approach?
There is the example of the Harlem Globetrotters. With winning streaks of thousands of games in a row there is lots of showmanship in place of straight competition. They expanded the games to include the audience with their antics. Merely scoring points was secondary to performing in their own special style. Also like Nishi, they were the light-hearted exception rather than the rule.
The Harlem Globetrotters were, without a doubt, wildly popular. But a whole league of Globetrotter teams? Could that really work? It is hard to imagine. The dynamics would be changed at the very least. Games would be as much show as sport for both sides, like the WWF minus the enacted brutality. The choreography would demand a high degree of athleticism worthy of professional sports and also an equally high level of performing arts skills. All these things could maintain the entertainment value, however the excitement of winning and losing would pale.
While Nishi espouses socially enhancing participation instead of traditional forms of competing, and oozes a certain fainthearted goodness, he has a stern streak in his philosophy. He poses a direct challenge to generally accepted notions about competition. And Nishi is not afraid to strike right at the heart of what he sees as the problem and who is ultimately responsible. He sums it up, "You have to deal with yourself by overcoming your ego which misleads you to compete against others. Some people call it an accomplishment to establish a personal record by passing other runners".
Jumping the Gap
Moving away from a purely sports comparison, the idea of Eco-gaming is worthy of examination. Is it the same as Cooperative Play or Reduced Violence concepts, or is it a variation on the themes or a unique concept that can stand on its own?
Cooperative gaming appears closely related although not quite identical to the eco-runner concept. Cooperative designs generally provide a challenge outside of the inter-player relationship. For example, a classic table top RPG adventure, with all players in a party focused on a common goal and assisting one another, is cooperative. Monopoly, on the other hand, where players are set against one another to become the sole winner, is competitive. Team games are hybrids, with intra-team relationships being cooperative and inter-team relation being competitive.
Nishi encourages other runners by cheering them on -- whether they like it or not. It isn't clear if he looks for reciprocation during the races or what the other runners' reactions are to his encouragement. Some runners might find his behavior disturbing. Without both sides involved it doesn't quite qualify as "cooperative". The term "Unsolicited Assistive Gaming" doesn't carry the same clearly positive image as "cooperation".
Nishi's efforts in-race also involve non-competitors, he chats up the crowd of spectators or passer-byers, and gives encouraging words to the support staff. Even animals that happen to be in the area get a few warm words or pat on the head. This "enlarged focus" views the event as part of the world, inclusive of all people involved, rather than seeing the race, community, athletes, spectators, etc., as separated from one another.
Reduced violence in designs, currently being explored here (and here) on Gamegrene, is not as close as cooperative gaming to the eco-runner concept. Nishi and his organization would no doubt approve of reduced violence, but it is not a specific focus. Lack of violence is likely a given in marathons and eco-theory. If Nishi sees passing other runners to set personal records as haughty audacity, then the act of boxers punching one another in the face until one falters is not even in the realm of the credible.
Could the Eco-runner's philosophy work in game design? Just the possibility of launching a new school of thought on game design should be exciting. Breaking new theoretical ground in any field is a rare treat. Academia is, however, a highly competitive environment, just like sports. While we have the eco-runner as a precedent for sports, we do not have a representative example of 'eco-academia'. People may not be kind or cooperative. But would pushing the bleeding edge of academia be rewarding without some element of risk?
A closer look at the eco-runner philosophy is needed to see if it can translate into or inspire ideas on game design. Nishi has set many records based on being part of the race alone. He stays under the regulation time limits to qualify as having finished and thus unquestionably participated. Obviously Nishi believes in "competing" in marathons as a runner. The next step is to see how his competition differs from established definitions.
From the Eco-runner's website. a mission statement:
Ecomarathon is not a race, but it's a way of life
Beyond competition, but with connection
Beyond conquest, but with harmony
Beyond dominion, but with sharing
Beyond possession, but with simplicity
Ecomarathon is not a race, but it has a goal
Everyone has equal opportunity to live with dignity
and to have enough food to eat with peace in mind
and with gratefulness to nature
No visa, no border
One people, one planet
Don't just run it, Ecomarathon it
Time is not essential, but the timing is.
--Ecomarathon International
Between the Lines
Examining the poetry line by line, some things appear to be fit directly into gameplay theory, while others may be beyond the realm of most game designs. The general sub-theme of "Wholesome Humanity" can still serve as a
positive influence, a reminder of depth and the spirit to be maintained, even if not actively employed.
Within the description, there are three general categories emphasized: Things promoted, things transcended, the "not" things.
- Connection - "Beyond competition, but with connection"
- Taken from some other points the relations are between people to people, people to nature.
- Harmony - "Beyond conquest, but with harmony"
- The opposite of harmony is discord. There is action, dynamism involved. The eco-doctrine is not passive but active; proactive, positive.
- Sharing - "Beyond dominion, but with sharing"
- To share something must be possessed. It covers greed and gluttony but not Materialism per se.
- Simplicity - "Beyond possession, but with simplicity"
- This hits closer to Spartanism, frugality.
- Goal(s) - "Ecomarathon is not a race, but it has a goal"
- The persistence of goals indicates focus, drive, things to put energy into, to strive for.
- Dignity - "Everyone has equal opportunity to live with dignity"
- The importance of respect, the good forms of pride.
- Enough [ basic need ] - "and to have enough food to eat ..."
- Food would seem to be representative of the fundamental needs; nourishment, shelter, safety. For example, clean drinking water is a similarly huge issue and probably intended. All part of the greater 'Wholesome Humanity' ( W.H.) concept.
- Peace of Mind(?) - "... with peace in mind ..."
- Assuming the intention is "peace in one's mind" the spirit of the meaning follows the food comment above.
- [ enviro-spiritualism ] - "... and with gratefulness to nature"
- Wholesome Humanity + Wholesome World
- No visa, no border
- Political side of W.H. concept
- One People, One Planet
- Reinforcement of W.H.
- Timing ...- "Time is not essential, but the timing is"
- A mystery. Suggestions anyone?
- "Beyond competition"
- The term "beyond" doesn't automatically mean elimination, although it can. Taken in light of the eco-runner still participating in marathons, albeit in his own way, transcending could be taken to mean remaining but in altered form. The competition can be striving against one's own previous record limits, in any aspect, or even one's perspectives or thinking. Breaking the molds of stereotype and "The Typical".
- "Beyond conquest"
- Continuing in the theme, this means to eliminate forms of conquest that are not in accord with the other principles -- harmony, simplicity. Other concepts of conquest remain valid. A marathon can still be run, a challenge undertaken, and internal spiritual conquests acceptable.
- "Beyond dominion"
- Getting past persecuting domination over others. No more "pwned"; "owning", "ruling", "lording over". Bullying, harassment, intimidation,
- "Beyond possession"
- Applied to forms of possession that are aggressive, materialistic, and the antithesis to sharing or where there is a conflict.
- "Time is not essential"
- Transcending time of the stopwatch? That meaning would fit with Nishi's quotes perfectly.
- "Not a race"
- This is a critical point. The doctrine is not about the competitive event itself, the race, but an association with the event. Ecomarathoning is "a way of life".
- "Don't just run it, Ecomarathon it"
- Realize a greater depth than just running as fast as you can. Actively promote and give back instead of ignoring all the rest of the world around you.
Preliminary Summary
At least some of the Eco-Doctrine works for game design theory. It can easily encompass cooperative and reduced-violence gaming while adding other positive and proactive considerations: Encouragement of others -- GM and other players and also people or animals in the vicinity who are not involved in the gaming. No rush to a solo win, no emphasis on passing others in power and levels. "Share the Loot", in both real and game worlds.
The potential eco-designer's role, much like eco-marathon organizers, would be to present situations that can satisfy and actively promote eco-gaming. The designer cannot fulfill the doctrine alone however. Eco-gamers are essential. They could be encouraged and facilitated, but in the end it is they who must "Eco-game" by following Nishi's tenets in play.
What is not yet clear is one most important question: Will it be any fun?
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Not sure if this qualifies as eco-gaming, but I came up with my XP division method based on a more cooperative model. I add everyone's XP up from a session and divide by the number of players. When one person does well, everyone does well. I don't do XP penalties so 1 person doing poorly doesn't hurt others, but I offer tips and advice for improvement on a case by case basis.
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|If an incident at an amusement park leads to death, then you will be able to make a claim for wrongful death. This can be essential to helping you and your family recover from the incident. Wrongful death compensation can be particularly useful if the deceased was the primary earner in your home.
|£12,800 to £300,000
Minor to Serious Back Injuries Compensation Amounts
|These injuries can include less serious conditions, such as sprains and soft tissue injuries. It is also possible them to include serious damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots or endings.
|£9,500 to £122,350
Amputation of One or Both Legs Compensation Amounts
|If the injuries are so severe that the lower limbs require amputation (or if they were removed during the incident) you will be entitled to compensation. The amount you receive will depend on the location of the amputation and any other damage you sustained.
|£74,475 to £214,350
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Should I Get in Touch with Tylers Solicitors for Amusement Park Injury Claims in the UK?
Here at Tylers Solicitors, we can help you to get the compensation that you need to move on with your life. Our no-win, no-fee legal experts are here to help you move on with your life. We are proud to be able to deliver a complete selection of personal injury services to our clients. We can help you to understand if you have a viable claim against the park or operator responsible for your injuries.
For more information, please don't hesitate to call our experienced team today. We will help you to get the maximum amount of compensation for your injuries. You can call our team of solicitors directly on 0800 699 0079. You can also send any questions or concerns you might have through our online contact form. Just leave us your contact information and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
How Much Compensation Could I Get for An Amusement Park Injury in the UK?
When you make a claim for compensation following any kind of injury at an amusement park, the money you receive will depend on a range of factors. The severity of the injuries you or your child have suffered are the major concern. The level of pain and suffering that you have been forced to undergo will also be taken into consideration.
The presence of any long-term health conditions or disabilities will also increase the amount of compensation that you can receive. In addition to long-term physical effects, it is also possible for these instances to cause serious psychological concerns. If you've been left unable to work, or even just required to take time off work, then you could also claim for lost wages.
What Causes Amusement Park Injuries?
Amusement park injuries can be caused by all kinds of incidents. Some of the most common causes can include:
- Faulty or Poorly Maintained Amusements.
- Lax Health and Safety.
- Ignoring Height Restrictions.
- Slips, Trips and Falls Due to Uneven and Unmarked Surfaces.
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He said that the Army had been deployed in Malakand division under section 245 of the Constitution to provide security to the people of the area.
Khalid Saeed was addressing a gathering of public representatives and elders of Lower Dir district at the Scouts Fort in Balambat. Commandant Dir Task Force Col Amir Shehzad, the newly-appointed District Police Officer (DPO) Lower Dir Arif Shahbaz Khan Wazir, and candidates of various political parties for the general election 2018 were also present on the occasion.
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Appreciating role of the people of Dir, Khalid Saeed said that residents of the district had always been supportive to securities agencies and the way they rejected militancy and extended their support to the law enforcing agencies was a testimony of they being highly patriotic, which made the law enforcement agencies able to restore peace in the area within no time and that was why Pak army started gradual handing over control of check posts to the civil administration in Dir, he said.
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Oh, my! I wondered why you only had a Xmas wand on your list, which I have been dutifully gifting. LOL
I just deleted the old ID and invited you back with your new ID. I'm so glad I saw this!
Oh, I just lost my game for a few days. I am only asking for the Holiday Wand. I don't need much, I'm happy playing the game slowly. But I'm a big contributor to the Egg Hunt during the Winter Event, and decided to stock up as much I can this year. I appreciate the wands so much! And I do occasionally ask for something else and appreciate those too. My old list of friends were so great, I bet my new one will rock as well!
Yeah, that's how we first connected.....via the egg hunt, as I too helped with that. I'm just glad to have you back and I'm happy to help with anything you need.
This is Helperbee I am very sorry for intruding on your discussion. I recently noticed that when I recently looked at emails that some people from the forum were trying to contact me and I did not remember which discussion board the messages were from.
I have not been playing Midnight Castle for several months now. The reason is that I have been very overwhelmed by the corona virus situation and because of the civil unrest that has been happening in our country.
I have been focusing my prayers to God to the best of my ability, I am very sorry if I am out of line for saying these things on the forum, I know people that some people might have been worrying about me, so I felt that because you are one of the main moderators I should explain myself to you directly.
No worries Helperbee. I know it is a crazy world these days. Many take frequent breaks so it's all good. You might want to put by you name in the game something like Break so others don't worry.
I'm new to the game and looking to build my friends list. My ID is 879222.
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Wordsmith defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;" Emily Dickinson said, "If I read a book and It makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that Is poetry;" and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing. " Poetry Is a lot of things to a lot of people. Homer's epic, The Odyssey, described the meanderings of the adventurer, Odysseus, and has been called the greatest story ever told.During the English Renaissance, dramatic poets like John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, and of course Shakespeare gave us enough to fill textbooks, lecture halls, and universities. Poems from the romantic period Include Goatee's Faust (1808), Coleridge "Kabul Khan" and John Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn.
" Shall I go on? Because In order to do so, I would have to continue through 19th century Japanese poetry, early Americans that Include Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot, postmodernism, experimentalists, slam… So what is poetry?Perhaps the characteristic most central to the definition of poetry is Its unwillingness to be defined, labeled, or nailed down. But let's not let that stop us, shall we? It's about time someone wrestled poetry to the ground and slapped a sign on Its back reading, "I'm poetry.
Kick me here. " Poetry is the chiseled marble of language; it's a paint-spattered canvas – but the poet uses words instead of paint, and the canvas is you. Poetic definitions of poetry kind of viral In on themselves, however, like a dog eating Itself from the tall up. Let's get rutty.Let's, In fact, get gritty. I believe we can render an accessible definition of poetry by simply looking at Its form and Its purpose: One of the most definable characteristics of the poetic form is economy of language. Poets are miserly and unrelentingly critical in the way they dole out words to a page.
Carefully selecting words for conciseness and clarity is standard, even for writers of prose, but poets go well beyond this, considering a word's emotive qualities, Its causal value, Its spacing, and yes, even Its special relationship to the page.The poet, through innovation in both word choice and form, seemingly rends significance from thin air. How am I doing so far? On to purpose: One may use prose to narrate, describe, argue, or define. There are equally underlying and over-arching purpose that goes beyond the literal. Poetry is evocative. It typically evokes in the reader an intense emotion: Joy, sorrow, anger, catharsis, love..
. Alternatively, poetry has the ability to surprise the reader with an Ah Ha! Experience revelation, insight, further understanding of elemental truth and beauty.Like Keats said: "Beauty is truth. Truth, beauty. That is all ye know on Earth and all ye need to know. " How's that? Do we have a definition yet? Poetry is artistically rendering words in such a way as to evoke intense emotion or an Ah Ha! Experience from the reader. Pretty unsatisfying, huh? Kind of leaves you feeling cheap, dirty, all hollow and empty inside like Chinese food.
Don't do this. Don't shackle poetry with your definitions. Poetry is not a frail and cerebral old woman, you know. Poetry is stronger than you think.Poetry is imagination and will break those chains faster than you can say "Harlem Renaissance. " To borrow a phrase, poetry is a riddle wrapped in an enigma swathed in a cardigan sweater..
. Or something like that. It doesn't like your definitions and will shirk them at every turn. If you really want to know what poetry is, read it. Read it carefully. Pay attention. Read it out loud.
Now read it again. There's your definition of poetry. Because defining poetry is like grasping at the wind – once you catch it, it's no longer wind.


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