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Real estate IRAs are popular with people who want diversity and leverage against potential losses in the stock market. You can choose your own assets including commercial and residential property, raw land, as well as tax liens and deeds.
Every year, counties in Florida auction off unpaid property tax bills to investors so the government can recoup that "lost" revenue. At this month's Invest Florida Meet-Up, we will have as our guest speaker, Melanie Finnegan, of Tax Lien Wealth Solutions. Read More
Many people in the real estate investing world have heard of OPM, or Other People's Money. Using OPM is a favored technique as it allows an individual to get more creative with financing and lending terms for their investment. OPM also allows that "other person" to achieve … Read More
Learn tips and strategies to maximize your investments' potential including: How self-directed IRAs work, the types of accounts that can be self-directed, how to start investing in real estate with a retirement account, and the top 5 different ways to invest in real estate with an IRA.

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Презентація на тему «Ideal school»
For an experimental school in Stockholm office Rosan Bosch has created interiors provide the easy assimilation of knowledge and enjoyment. Even lazy and bad students, getting them to the school, visited him with pleasure.
What's special education Vittra is that children do not separate objects, and the solution of specific learning situations that require knowledge of various kinds.
Accordingly, students are divided into groups based on their personal characteristics, aptitudes and volume of basic skills.
Area schools is about 1,900 sq.m. There is not the usual classes with tables and chairs.
The so-called laboratory - are areas designated for learning and communication in small groups of 3-4 people. Between them there is no deaf walls, furniture themselves are resonating elements. In schools Vittra widely used digital technology and, of course, it could not affect the design.
For example, popular with students of the island enjoys a green object designed to work on lap-tops.
Thus, the interior design has really become an additional tool for education.

domain: design


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Brendon Todd, a former All-American at the University of Georgia, made Nationwide Tour history when he aced the same hole for the second consecutive day at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic in Athens, Ga.
He aced the 17th hole in the first round Thursday and again in the second round today.
It's the first time in the 20-year history of the Nationwide Tour that a golfer aced the same hole twice in the same tournament.
"It's still hard to believe," Todd said after posting a 1-under 71. "It's a bit surreal, even now. It's just pure disbelief. It was a stroke of good luck, twice in a row. I guess it's like catching lightning in a bottle."
Todd used a 7-iron on Thursday when the hole played 157 yards; he used an 8-iron today, with the hole playing 147 yards.
The last player to ace the same hole twice in the same tournament in any PGA Tour-sanctioned event was Graham Marsh at the 2004 Senior British Open (first and third rounds).
In modern history, five players have recorded two aces in a single PGA Tour event, though never on the same hole. They were Yusaku Miyazato at the 2006 Reno-Tahoe Open, Bob Tway at the 1994 Memorial; Glen Day at the 1994 Greater Hartford Open, Jack Rule at the 1964 Mountain View Open, and Bill Whedon at the 1955 Insurance City Open.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When traveling through a forested area, it’s always a good idea to leave it the way you found it. But what if you could leave it better than you found it?
That’s what First Nature Treks and Tours is hoping to accomplish with its regenerative tourism trips in parts of Oregon and Washington.
“Regenerative tourism or regenerative travel is kind of a newer concept in the industry,” explained Kieron Wilde, owner and founder of First Nature Treks and Tours. “What we’re trying to do here with these programs we’re doing in Oregon is a lot more about community-led projects… We create an overall tour package around those experiences.”
Like many people who work in the travel industry, the pandemic slowed Wilde’s tour operation to a crawl in 2020. He had a lot of time to rethink his business and when the Holiday Farm Fire devastated the Willamette National Forest, he contacted organizations in Lane County, Travel Oregon, and Cascade Volunteers to see how he could help.
“It kind of just was a perfect storm. I guess in a way we had all these folks interested in this kind of project all at the same time, which created an environment for collaboration to create a really awesome experience,” he said.
During the summer of 2021, Wilde and First Nature Tours are taking groups on trips in the McKenzie River Corridor where they’ll not only experience fun recreational activities, but also spend time restoring the national forest.
Wilde explained the three-day trip starts with picking up tourists in Portland and taking them down to the Eugene area and the McKenzie River. They then usually spend the first afternoon mountain biking. The next morning they’ll spend a few hours repairing trails and replanting trees in the Willamette National Forest. They’ll then go rafting in the afternoon, spend the evening around a campfire, and head out the next morning.
“It’s a lot of fun and even the work is a lot of fun for most people,” Wilde said.
First Nature Tours has already taken groups to the McKenzie River Corridor twice and Wilde said they’ve had excellent feedback from guests so far.
“It’s been really great and people love the opportunity to have that feel-good moment where you know you’re making a difference and you know you’re helping out these communities and you’re helping out the forest,” he said.
Wilde, a former ecologist, said he also enjoys the opportunity to explain the value of fire. He said a lot of times, people on his trips have a very negative understanding of wildfires and the damage they do, but taking them out into the woods gives him a chance to explain how a fire can help renew the forest.
Nature First has done a bit of volunteer work, like beach clean-ups, during trips in the past, but nothing as immersive or community-led as the regenerative tours the company is offering now. He hopes regenerative tourism is a trend that will stick around for a while.
“I want people to go somewhere and look for opportunities to actually not just leave it untouched and be non-extractive, but also look for ways to make it better, so you can have that sense of stewardship and come back later and say, ‘Hey, I helped with this trail,” he said.
The Willamette National Forest trip isn’t the only place First Nature Tours is conducting regenerative work. It’s also taking groups to the Olympic Peninsula where it will help restore salmon habitat. Wilde also said they’d also like to do work in the parts of the Columbia River Gorge that have been impacted by fires.
All the available destinations and more information about regenerative tourism are available on the First Nature Tours website.

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A free-form, text-based Roleplaying Game based on the universe of the Naruto anime and manga.
Free forum : Discussion About you favorite Manga/comics and anime/cartoon
Unknown Lands : A collection of the world's finest Manga and Anime worlds in one single place. This place also includes a few mysterious sections that only few have yet to see. . .
Join us in a fun, active, player driven role play based on the anime Magi: The Kingdom of Magic. Create your own character using our unique systems and interact with our friendly community!
Fictional Battle Omniverse is a forum for discussions about Comics, Anime, Manga, Video Games, and other such topics with the sites own Wikipedia for VS Debates and a forum for all ages.
Animation for Iranian fans of anime, manga and game
A place for anyone and everyone to roleplay their hearts out
Enter the world of fairy tail!
Open discussion about all the nerdy things in life: Video games, anime, manga and the like.
free, living, otaku, life, anime, #manga, video, games, naruto, bleach, expo, kenichi, negima, nintendo, sega, playstation, xbox, haruhi, tsukaima, music, videos, dragon, ball, conventions, japanese, animation, computer
Phonic Nation is a place for all Vocaloid fans and UTAU fans alike to get together and chat, roleplay or just have a good old time.
CGHS Anime Club Forum :)
We will RP about anything as long as it is appropirette, have fun and always keep your mind open cause anything can happen in this RP kingdom
Free forum : A place to come and make a charactor to rp with and rise in the ranks.
A place where you can discuss anything remotely anime, manga and video game related.
Free forum : A forum where Fairy Tail fans can come and talk about the pairings they like most.
Discussion site for various anime and manga of your preference.
Free forum : Join this forum to talk about anime and other stuff.
Project: NOIR scanlations Manhwa, manga, manhua forum.
Everything about Cartoons, Manga and Anime
This is the roleplaying sanctuary you have always wanted. Where the pen is stronger than the sword. Create the story and live the dream. On Shadow Roleplay Tons of forum topics, Anime and Manga Fans w
Bloody Otakus is a manga forum that connects to a podcast. The podcast comments and reviews on Anime/Manga. The forum itself is a place for otakus to get together and talk about what they love most, anime. Bloody Otakus - Being Covered In Blood Never
A site for Otakus the world over =] please come and join us, we are only small and want to expand!!!
A place where you can role play to your hearts content. We do not judge and we just love to have a great time roleplaying on our forums. we role play from the popular manga and we create our own so stop on by
A free manga production studio. Manga Elements. Free forum manga element manga anime fiction fanfiction Red Moon video games stories writing art literature comics
Un lugar amistoso donde puedes platicar de casi lo que sea, / A place where you can talk about almost anything.
A forum about the most popular anime and manga in history probably
A place where you can come and discuss your favorite animes or whatever you want to talk about.
a Naruto RPG that dosen't care if you make mistakes!
Free forum : We are an alliance on W10, in Romanga.

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Legendary hat from North America
Today it is worn by many people, and in particular ranch workers in the United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, and also with Country and Western singers, and Rodeo riders.
The Cowboy Hat is an iconic part of Old West cowboy lore. The shape of a cowboy hat’s crown and brim are often modified by the wearer for fashion and to protect against weather. The first western model was the open crowned ‘Boss of the plains‘, and after that came the front creased Carlsbad, destined to become ‘the’ cowboy style. The high crowned, wide brimmed, soft felt western hats that followed are intimately associated with the cowboy image.
Famous Cowboy Hat wearers
- John Wayne
- Ronald Reagon
- Deputy Dawg
- The Lone Ranger

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Clean water products like Sawyer Bucket Filters and Village Water Filters are known the world over for their effective, inexpensive, and easy-to-use method of water filtration
Their use of a unique form of filtration, developed from kidney dialysis technology, sets them apart from other clean water products and more conventional forms of filtration, and gives them some distinct advantages.
Sawyer filters feature a 0.1 Micron Absolute Hollow Fiber Membrane. When the water is drawn through the filter, it flows through the side walls of the Hollow Fiber tubes.
Filter effectiveness is outstanding and they are capable of physically filtering out bacteria, protozoa, and cysts, like E. coli, cholera, and typhoid, with no additional chemical disinfection required.
The pores in the filtering material are no larger than 0.1 microns, making it impossible for bacteria to pass through.
Both Sawyer and Village Bucket Filters can be purchased through Business Connect, at
the authorized distributor of both brands of filters.
One of the biggest advantages of Sawyer filters as a is that filter assembly and maintenance are extremely easy. Back-flushing the filters may only be necessary every 1000 gallons or so, if a relatively sediment-free source of water is being used.
As mentioned above, if turbid water is used, back-flushing may have to be performed on a daily basis. Nevertheless, back-flushing is easy to do and does not take any time at all.
Another advantage of Sawyer filters is their excellent flow rate. Flow rates are determined by four things:
* Head pressure (or how high the bucket is above the filter element),
* The altitude at which the filter is being used,
* How clean the filter is (a slow flow rate being a good indicator that it is time to back-flush), and
* The filter itself (since there is slight variation in flow rate between individual filters).
A Sawyer PointONE Filter with a hose that is one foot long, using a standard 5-gallon bucket at sea level is capable of filtering up to 295 gallons (1117 liters) of water each day!
This compares very favorably to other filtration methods, like biosand filters.
If you lengthen the hose or raise the bucket or increase the size of the bucket, the flow rate will increase.
Sawyer filters do not afford any protection against chemical, pesticide or arsenic contamination, and they do not remove salts from the water, as some other clean water products do.
If you use Sawyer filters and are in a situation where these kinds of contaminants are an issue, then further water treatment would be necessary after filtration.
There have been a lot of field studies and anecdotal experience with Sawyer filters in different parts of the world. Indications are that they are reliable and effective water filters and are an excellent solution to water filtration needs.


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US: Hostess Brands to extend Donettes range
Hostess Brands plans to extend its Donettes range of mini-donuts with a frosted devil's food cake variety.
The US baker said today (25 July) that the moist devil's food cake donuts are dipped in a chocolate-flavoured coating and will be available from grocery and convenience stores.
"Donettes continue to be one of our most popular sweet baked goods. In fact, Hostess produces more than two billion per year - enough to wrap around the Earth three times," said Hostess vice president of snack marketing Mike Touhey. "We are excited to give Hostess consumers another delicious indulgence to share with their friends and families."
Donettes are available in 10.5oz and11.25oz dunkie Bags, 12.2oz Sweet Sixteen bags and 3oz single serve sleeves.
Major UK retailers reported a bit of a mixed Christmas, with Tesco's shares sliding following a trading announcement, while Sainsbury's claimed a "record-breaking" festive period. The fortunes of US b...
The performance of the UK food retail sector over Christmas came under scrutiny this week and there were some clear winners and losers. Elsewhere, the M&A rumour mill continued to turn, with German yo...
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Four labourers, repairing a tunnel in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district, died after being buried alive under debris, the police said on Saturday.The victims were trapped under the debris on Friday which fell due to vibrations generated by a poclain machine at the site on Beawar-Pindwara national highway, they said.The family members of the deceased, identified as Devi Singh, 32, Uttam Kumar, 23, Mahendra Kumar Meena, 27, and Mahendra Hiragar, 30, have refused to accept the bodies till they are provided compensation by the private firm which was carrying out the repair work, Sirohi collector Babu Lal Meena said.The bodies have been kept at a mortuary. The State government has announced ex-gratia for the kin of the deceased. A case has been registered against the company and the driver of the poclain machine, the police said.
Two days after announcing that he would be voluntarily visiting the Enforcement Directorate’s office in Mumbai to clear the air about a purported cooperative bank scam in which he has been named, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday cancelled his visit. “I was informed by the ED that I am not required to come… and in order to maintain law and order in the city, I have decided not to go to the ED office,” Mr. Pawar said outside his residence in Mumbai. Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve visited Mr. Pawar earlier in the day requested him not to visit the ED office as it may create a law and order situation. “I had been Home Minister in the past and do not want to disturb peace in the city and affect daily lives of people,” Mr. Pawar added.Mr. Pawar thanked his party workers, ally Congress and its leaders Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi for their support. Mr. Pawar also thanked Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who had spoken in favour of him. “I will be going to Pune, Baramati and Purandar areas, which was affected by floods and will monitor rescue work,” Mr. Pawar said. Mr. Pawar’s decision would have given relief to the Mumbai Police, which had increased the security near Mulund since morning.The workers of NCP and Congress were starting to gather outside ED office and Mr. Pawar’s residence since morning.


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Efficacy of Organic Soil Amendments and a Nematicide for Management of Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne Spp. of Onion
Field experiments were conducted in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 planting seasons to evaluate the efficacy of different sources of organic materials and a nematicide Furadan 5G in the control of Meloidogyne incognita infection on the major spices onion, Allium cepa L. The organic materials (poultry refuse, mustard oil cake, rice bran and sawdust) were incorporation with the soil 3 weeks before transplanting of onion seedlings whereas Tricho-composts were added in the soils 5 days before seedling transplanting. The results showed that different organic materials displayed varying levels of effective to the nematode infection. All the treatments gave satisfactory reduction of gall development on roots and increased plant growth as well as yield of onion. Among the treatments, Tricho-composts and poultry refuse appeared to be the best amendments for root knot nematode reduction and significantly influenced the growth of the onion with the highest yield. Saw dust, rice bran and nematicide Furadan 5G were also proved to be better amendment for reduction of root knot nematode which enhanced plant growth and increased yield of onion. These results suggest that exploitation of organic soil amendment in nematode management would be a useful control measure in onion production in Bangladesh.
Efficacy of Organic Soil Amendments and a Nematicide for Management of Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne Spp. of Onion, American Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.
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Costa, M. J. N., Campos, V. P., Pfenning, L. H. and Oliveira, D. F. 2002. Pathogenicity and reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita in tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) with application of fungal filtrates or plant and animal manure extracts. Nematologia Brasileira, 26 (1): 5-12.
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Sundararaju, P., Mustaffa, M. M., Kumar, V., Cannayane, I. and Priya, B. T. 2002. Effect of organic farming on plant parasitic nematodes infesting banana cv. Karpuravalli. Current Nematol., 13 (1/2): 39-43.
Lazarovits, G., Tenuta, M. and Conn, K. L. 2001. Organic amendments as a disease control strategy for soil borne disease of high-value agricultural crops. Australasian Plant Pathology, 30: 111.
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Martens, D. A. 2000. Management and crop residue influence soil aggregate stability. J. Environ. Qual. 29: 723-727.
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Zhang, M., Malhi, S. S., Panasuik, R. and Henriquez, B. 2011. Response of turfgrass growth in a black chernozemic soil amended with municipal solid/biosolid waste compost. J. Plant Nutrition 34: 183-205.
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Most Recent Updates in HVAC Technology and Regulatory Changes
Learn about the most recent updates in HVAC technology and regulatory changes affecting our industry. Topics include troubleshooting, diagnostics/repair, and solutions to challenges presented by some of the new requirements. this includes how to charge using super-heat and sub-cooling, converting to dew point and bubble point as required for some new refrigerants, and more.


The Department of Justice withdrew five summonses against the relevant parties of two local newspapers in respect of their alleged contraventions under section 9P of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Cap. 221, at Fanling Magistrates' Courts this morning (May 12).
Section 9P makes it an offence to publish a written report or to broadcast a report containing any matter in relation to bail proceedings other than that permitted under section 9P(2), namely:
(a) the name of the person being the subject of those proceedings;
(b) the offence with which the person being the subject of those proceedings is charged;
(c) the identity of the court and the name of the magistrate, District Judge or judge, as the case may be;
(d) the names of counsel and solicitors, if any, engaged in the bail proceedings;
(e) the result of the bail proceedings and where the person being the subject of those proceedings is admitted to bail subject to any condition under section 9D(2), the details of any such condition; and
(f) where the bail proceedings are adjourned, the date and place to which they are adjourned.
Section 9P was enacted to implement the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission on "Bail in Criminal Proceedings". Any matter outside the scope of section 9P(2), and in particular the previous conviction of an accused, if reported or broadcast and thereby seen or heard by members of the public, a large part of whom are potential jurors, could have a prejudicial effect on the accused if he is eventually tried by a jury. It is such prejudice which section 9P aims at preventing.
Last October, the report of one local newspaper was referred to the Department of Justice by the Judiciary for consideration of possible breach of section 9P. Upon completion of the investigation by the Police, it was confirmed that two local newspapers had respectively published an article on a case involving sexual offences and had revealed the previous criminal record of the accused involved, which was made known to the magistrate in the course of the bail application. Prosecution of the relevant parties of the two newspapers was subsequently instituted.
After the summonses had been issued, the legal representatives of some of the parties involved made representations to the Department of Justice to the effect that because of the dearth of previous prosecution for alleged contravention of section 9P, some media harboured a perception that publication of matters outside the scope of section 9P(2) by news reporting agencies was, at least, tolerated. The Department of Justice is of the view that there is no basis for that alleged perception. The Department of Justice has never made any representation which could be said to have caused or led to such an alleged perception. However, the Prosecution decided to withdraw the summonses laid against the defendants after having considered the matter and all the relevant considerations, including: (1) the possible existence of such a perception among the local media community; (2) the question of fairness to the defendants in the present case; (3) the consideration that there was no intention to deliberately breach the law; (4) the chance of reoffending is low; and (5) no actual prejudice having been caused in the present case as the defendant involved in the relevant case concerning sexual offences subsequently pleaded guilty.
Whilst the Department of Justice fully respects the freedoms of speech and the press, it also has the responsibility to guarantee the proper administration of the criminal justice system (including the duty to ensure that all criminal trials are fairly conducted). Accordingly, the department takes this opportunity to emphasise the important purpose which section 9P aims at achieving. For future contraventions of section 9P, prosecution action may be instituted in accordance with the Prosecution Code where justified by the evidence and public interest.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/30/14 -- Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX: NCU) ("Nevada Copper" or "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act (the "Lyon County Bill"). Passage of the Lyon County Bill will accelerate the permitting timeline for its Stage 2 Open Pit Mine at its 100% owned Pumpkin Hollow copper project located in Yerington, Nevada.
-- Nevada Copper advances the Lyon County Bill in the House of Representatives ("House") by a unanimous vote in the House Committee on Natural Resources ("House Committee"); -- On Wednesday, July 30, 2014, the House Committee passed a revised bill (H.R. 5205) that includes the Lyon County Bill. This bill was first on the Committee's agenda and was "reported favourably" meaning it is recommended for passage by the House; -- Passage of the Lyon County Bill by the House, Senate and signature into law, will accelerate permitting and development of the much larger Stage 2 Open Pit Mine (described below) by 2 to 3 years.
The bill that was reported, H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act, includes several land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada designed to promote economic development and conservation, and for other purposes. http://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hr5205amodei_.pdf.
The Lyon County Bill is included in H.R. 5205, along with other northern Nevada bills. The language of the Lyon County Bill within H.R. 5205 is the same as previous versions of the Lyon County Bill introduced as H.R. 696 in February 2013 and H.R. 433 introduced in January 2014. H.R. 433 was marked up by the House Committee with amendments, and reported favorably on January 28, 2014. However, objections by some members of the House Committee to those amendments made passage in the House of Representatives more difficult. None of the objections related to the Lyon County Bill, but rather to another section of H.R. 433. This new House bill (H.R. 5205) includes amendments to resolve those objections and sets it up for passage with bipartisan support. The House of Representatives returns on September 8 and is expected to take up and pass a number of non-controversial bills, including H.R. 5205.
Timothy M. Dyhr, Vice President, Environment and External Relations, stated: "Though the Lyon County Bill is categorized as a land bill, it is really one of the most significant economic jobs bills in the 113th Congress. It is a balanced, bipartisan bill that has overwhelming local and State support, including that of Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval. The bill has been in development for several years and has not changed since introduced in late 2012. It would be a major accomplishment for the House to pass such a significant, bipartisan economic bill as one of new House Majority Leader Congressman Kevin McCarthy's first actions."
In the Senate, on July 24th Senator Dean Heller introduced amendments to Senate Bill S.2569 - the Bring Jobs Home bill - that also includes the Lyon County Bill. This move indicates that the Nevada delegation is aggressively pursuing passage in the Senate. http://passbillscreatejobs.com/2014/07/24/breakthrough-heller-files-job-creating-amendments-to-bring-jobs-home/.
Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei and Congressman Steven Horsford continue to make the Lyon County Bill their top priority. In the Senate, both Nevada Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dean Heller support the Lyon County Bill and are working together to make sure it gets passed as soon as possible on a bipartisan basis.
Passage of the Lyon County Bill in 2014 would expedite the large Stage 2 open pit by 2-3 years with receipt of State permits in 2015. Stage 2 would add over 950 jobs to the Stage 1 Underground mine (450 jobs), creating a combined total of over 1,400 direct jobs and thousands of construction and indirect jobs in Lyon County, a county with the highest unemployment rate in Nevada (10.6%).
About Nevada Copper
The Company's advanced stage Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada consists of a fully permitted, 6,500 tons/day Stage 1 underground copper mine development, currently in construction, and a nearby Stage 2, 70,000 tons/day open pit mine project in the advanced permitting phase. Expected average copper production for the first five years is 75 million lbs/year from the Stage 1 underground mine and 221 million lbs/year from the Stage 2 open pit mine.
The project is located near Yerington, Nevada, close to road, rail, and power infrastructure, and with all future water supply requirements met.
NEVADA COPPER CORP.
Giulio T. Bonifacio, President & CEO
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Imagineering humanity’s future, on a luxury African safari
Update August 2018: For various logistical reasons, this safari has been put on hold. We are planning an interim event.
Imagine a 6-star tented safari deep in Africa’s unspoilt, untouched beauty.
Imagine the world’s most passionate, dedicated humanitarians, anthropologists, culture designers, storytellers and philanthropists.
Imagine the brightest futurists, economists, ecologists, educators, empathic technologists and emergent thinkers.
Imagine an invitation-only event with all of these specialists together for 5 days, without government or corporate influence.
Imagine solving all of humanity’s grand challenges and designing a transcendent future social contract.
Imagine public access to all of their discussions via livestream.
Imagine being able to shape and steer their conversation.
Imagine winning a ticket to be there in person.
Imagine the world’s largest ‘under the radar’ publicity campaign.
Imagine an annual gathering, tracking progress towards fulfillment of Project 2030.
Imagine no more. Imagine 2030 is coming. Watch this space.
Postcards from 2035 is a series of profoundly simple interlinking ideas describing life in a highly desirable society, where everything and everyone is advanced, happy, intelligent and problem-free. It’s a blueprint of the world we need to create. The best thing you can do to help us get there is to share with your friends and get the conversation started about what life would be like under a new social contract.


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DISCLAIMER! This episode does contain a hot love scene. If you’re offended by such things, please skip it.
His kiss was electrifying. Her lips tingled, the sensation spreading all over her body. He led her to the bed, backing until his thighs pressed against the mattress. He tore at her clothing, undressing her desperately. She did the same with him. When they were both naked, he broke away to go to his supply drawer, but she pulled him back.
“I want you now, without one. I want to feel you.”
She tugged on him, opening to him hungrily. Taking that as a yes, he entered her slowly, relishing the added sensation.
Taylor gasped and moaned, pulling him closer as she wrapped her legs around him. They made love slowly, enjoying the extra intimacy. Taylor couldn’t believe how much better it felt. Her body moved in unison with Jason’s, thrilling with each movement of their joined hips.
Jason kept her upright on the edge of the bed as he stood next to it, rocking her rhythmically back and forth. He liked the position a lot. For one thing, it was different, and he liked variety. For another, it kept her mouth and breasts handy. He had a lot of mobility and he wasn’t having to do pushups.
It seemed like no time at all had passed, but he could feel himself getting close to climax. A glance at the clock showed him they’d been at it well over an hour. He’d lost himself completely in the act and wasn’t sure if that was good or bad. He felt so safe here with everyone protecting him. He also felt confident with Taylor in his arms and his bed. Probably not the smartest thing for a man who was usually as paranoid as he was.
Taylor clamped down on him with her pelvic muscles and all thoughts of security and paranoia left him suddenly. All he could think of was driving into her as hard, fast and deep as possible. She clung to him, grasping his pumping hips tightly, guiding him where she wanted him.
“Oh, there!” She gasped, biting his neck. “God, yes! Oh, yes!” She gasped and moaned as she came. The first orgasms shook her body, making her weak, but she held onto him for dear life.
“Taylor! Oh, God!” He groaned, diving in harder.
When he came it was the most incredible release he could ever remember. His body was spent, weak—yet he wanted to make love to her again immediately.
There was a tap at the door. “Dinner in ten.” It was Greg.
Taylor thanked him, hoping he hadn’t been out there when they were screaming, but figured he probably had. She put her head against Jason’s chest and started crying.
“First time I made love to a woman who cried afterward,” Jason murmured, brushing her hair from her face. He understood her distress and hoped he could find the right words to comfort her. “Greg’s a big boy. He’ll be disappointed for a while, but that will pass. He’ll survive.”
“How can you be so callous? It’s easy for you to say—you’ve got me!”
“No, love. Not easy. Been in his shoes a time or two when I was younger. If a lad of sixteen can survive, a man his age can.”
“What was your first time like?” She made the assumption that he referred to his first time.
“Are you sure you really want to know?”
“Was it horrible?”
“It was a bit weird. I’m not sure you’d approve.”
“Oh, really?” She sat up, staring at him incredulously. “So, I’m a prude?”
He got up, heading to the shower. “I didn’t say that. I don’t think any real lady would approve. And as a lady and an FBI agent—I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t.”
“Now you’ve got me curious.”
He started the water, waiting until it heated up. She joined him and they walked into the stall together.
“She was a lot older. Probably about your age.”
“And how old were you?”
“About half her age.”
“Fourteen? Oh, my God! Was she some kind of pedophile?”
“No, not really. I was a strapping lad, well on my way to being what I am now. Not quite as tall, but certainly manly enough to attract her. She thought I was older and I didn’t contradict.”
“How did you meet her?”
“I was on the street, hungry, looking for any way to make some money for food. I wasn’t above selling myself. She wasn’t in the market for a lover. She took me in, fed me, gave me a place to stay and I helped out around the house.”
“Why did she take you to bed?” Taylor was trying to understand, but it sickened her.
“Actually, I took her, if it comes to that. She was lonely, unhappy. She wasn’t a pretty woman, not the type a man would take to. You know…. It was one way I could express my thanks that had a bit of meaning to it. I might be the only man who ever paid her that kind of attention.”
Taylor didn’t know what to think. She’d never thought of sex being used like that before. As they dried off and dressed, she thought about it.
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. In the UK most of the battery materials research is happening under the umbrella of the Faraday Institution, the independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation.
Development of solutions that are aimed at design of batteries from atoms to cells sits very high on the strategic agenda of Dassault Systèmes. As part of this drive BIOVIA and SIMULIA brands actively collaborate with the Faraday Institution on multiscale modelling of the processes relevant to batteries design and exploitation. One example is the ICASE PhD project by Julian Holland who is co-sponsored by BIOVIA and jointly supervised by Profs Chris Skylaris, Denis Kramer (Southampton University) and Dr Felix Hanke (BIOVIA). Julian applies quantum mechanical simulations, in particular with the ONETEP module of BIOVIA Materials Studio, to Li ion transport in battery electrodes. Julian presented the first results of his work on large-scale simulation of Li ion insertion into graphite nanoparticles at the Faraday Institution early careers event and won the prize for his poster! The judges felt that there was good demonstration of the concept, modelling approach and simulation results in comparison against experiment. This work can pave the way to automation of computational experiments on intercalation, the basic process in Li charging in batteries. Congratulations to Julian!

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan, particularly those of Sendai. An 8.9 earthquake struck the coast, prompting officials to issue tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific Rim. BBC has unbelievable footage of a vortex swallowing fishing boats. Shots of brave crews aboard fishing boats on Earthquake Video Headquarters are heart-wrenching. The fantastic journalists of the Guardian in the UK are posting up-to-the-minute reports.
The St Jude is docked in Westport, Washington, and we’re holding our breath.
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Are you worried about leading a happy and satisfying life? Or, do you often worry if you are living the true purpose of your life? Or, are you stuck in a job that is not your passion?
If you are looking for the answers, this summary of the book Ikigai is just for you as we are going to address all these queries a few moments from now.
Ikigai is a Japanese secret concept that tells you about longevity and happiness. This book tells us how by following the Japanese concept of Ikigai, you can make your life long and happy.
It is a fact that people living on Okinawa Island, Japan, live the longest and happiest life. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world’s highest life expectancy record is in their name, but what is their secret?
Its secret is Ikigai, which is a Japanese concept. It means the joy of being busy.
Ikigai is a Japanese word that means – the reason for being, a reason to be alive. Purpose of life. The reason for your coming into the world.
The Japanese believe that every person has at least one Ikigai, which they get after understanding themselves. Ikigai is hard to find.
People’s whole lives go out looking for it. You will be surprised to know that you also have an Ikigai.
Reasons for reading Ikigai
The authors say about Ikigai that this is a concept of our Ikigai, which helps make the body strong so that we can live longer.
Once you feel like you have no clear purpose for living, no matter how healthy your other daily habits may be, your life span can be seriously shortened.
And research has shown that there is a hack in life. Having a goal can prevent the development of genes associated with inflammation in the body, as well as slow down the process of cell death.
Along with this, the authors of this book give us the following reasons:
1. It shows the purpose
It could be as little as finding a better job or looking to buy a home, cooking a special, or passing an exam. But it helps us to be active. Because our goals, no matter how big or small, keep us going, which allows us to be active and happy.
But to start anything, first of all, knowing about it and deciding the purpose is essential, as it is crucial to allocate the time to start health, wealth, or business.
The author tells his story and says that when he became aware of his big goal, he started getting peace and happiness in every small and big work related to it, and every action made him feel that his life would be happy, which is true today.
It also gave peace to his mind that he is living a purposeful and meaningful life. Even though he sometimes got minor failures, focusing on the goal was essential to his happiness.
2. It inspires happiness
We often miss some of the most critical moments we like or need to be in our busy lives. But Ikigai advises that instead of being grateful for them, we should focus more on living those moments the next time we get the chance.
This book gives you tips to imagine in your mind your happy activities, your best moments, present moments and how it looks, and how good you feel in them.
Because we seldom notice that, instead of how well we can do in the present, we keep worrying about the future.
Therefore, taking time out and think about where I am in life, where I want to reach, and the necessary things to do to help human happiness and peace of mind both in the present and future.
3. Happiness lies in simplicity
The people of Japan like simplicity. Many people have made significant inventions, written books, researched, and achieved great success, but they give importance to simplicity in life.
They believe the spirit of being together, an active daily routine, matters for a peaceful, healthy, happy, and long life. Apart from this, the Okinawa residents of Japan also give a mark of kindness.
4. It promotes health awareness
The book Ikigai makes us aware of how to be healthy; it tells us to constantly move the body to be active and to keep it at the moment; you can walk or walk in your row in the office or do your desired activity.
5. It helps in increasing positivity
Apart from this, this book also helps us to stay positive while teaching our desired work and positive thinking.
Find your Ikigai
Here are the 12 steps suggested to find your Ikigai about whom we will talk in detail. Understand every step very carefully because every step can change your life completely.
Step 1: What is the meaning of life?
What is the meaning of your life? This question haunts all of us at some point or the other. Could you take a look at it? If you find the purpose of your life. That purpose of life we are looking for.
So understand, one will find a reason to wake up in the morning and sleep peacefully at night. A purpose that can be the reason for your happiness throughout your life. Ikigai helps to find this thing.
To find your Ikigai this way, you should ask yourself these four questions:
Question 1: What is love?
This question is probably the easiest. For this, think about what work you like best, which gives you energy, which you enjoy doing. In doing this, you stay energized and energized. This can be anything. Like – painting, singing, cooking, teaching, reading, traveling, or Youtube like me, etc. Any work that attracts you a lot. This could be your office work. Family work can happen. This can be your interest.
Question 2: What are you good at?
What work are you good at? In which work are you an expert? What skills do you have? In which you are already good naturally, or you have an interest in doing and learning it.
It can be different for each one. Therefore, find such a thing in which even if you have a little bit of natural skill, even if there is no perfection, then it will come slowly while doing it.
Question 3: Do you get paid for this?
If you talk only about love and good, then you can like to do anything. But it is optional that for this thing, you should be paid. Maybe you love cleaning the house. But for this thing, no one will pay you. So find some work that the world also needs so that they will pay you in return.
Question 4: What does the world need?
For this, you see, whether the people you like need anything. So what does the world need from these so that their problem can be solved? So that you can solve people’s problems through your favorite work and improve your lifestyle by earning money.
Step 2: Knowing Ikigai and knowing the circle
1. Know the Passion
What is expected is called your passion between the first and the second circle. That is, do whatever work you like, in which you are good too. That is called your passion.
2. Professional Circle
Circle between the second and third circles; what is expected is your profession. That is, the work you are good at.
3. Vocation Circle
Between the third circle and the fourth circle, what is expected is your vocation. That is, for whatever work, you can get money. In the same position, if the world even needs it, it can become your vocation.
4. Mission Circle
Between the fourth circle and the first circle, which is expected, is where your mission lies. That is what the world needed. You loved doing the same thing. So that becomes your mission, and both benefit.
In this way, if there is some work you like to do in your life, you are also better at that work than others, then you can get money also. And according to you, people need that work in the world too. So much work is called in Japanese – Ikigai.
To live a happy and fulfilling life, you’ll have to find your Ikigai. And when you see your Ikigai in your life, only then can you live a fulfilling life; otherwise, always in life, something will remain incomplete. And for all this, with all sincerity, you have to find answers to these four questions.
Step 3: How to find your Ikigai?
First of all, make a big square. Then, divide it into four equal square parts.
Write in the first square: I love this work and am also an expert in it. You write all those things in it which you love to do and are an expert in them.
Write in the second square: I like this job but don’t know how to do it well. That is such work that you love very much. But they don’t let you do it. But your heart does too much to make that work.
Write in the third square: Just not my cup of tea. But they have to be done. That is, doing things you don’t like to do. But it has to be done under compulsion. If you don’t like programming, it has to be done to stay in the job and earn money.
Write in the fourth square: Just not my cup of tea. I can’t even do well. What are things that you don’t even like? You are not even his expert. Still, you have to do it under compulsion, like you have to clean your room.
After writing these, you see that in what activities do you spend most of your time? How much time do you spend doing those things?
Which you are good at and you also like. How long do you spend doing something you don’t like? The author recommends doing this because most people spend more time doing work they do not like. That’s why they can’t get their passion. And there is a feeling of incompleteness in life.
Meaning that such people spend more time in the bottom two squares. But to find your passion, you should devote more time to the above two works.
You should spend more time on the above tasks without quitting your job. In these tasks, please focus on the ones you like the most and enjoy doing them too. By which later on, you can earn money too.
And have faith that you will find your Ikigai if you look for it honestly.
Step 4: Four Secrets of long, happy life and healthy living
Some particular habits are included in the life of the people of Okinawa, Japan. Because of this, they live a long, happy, fulfilling, and quality life.
The people of Japan believe that stress and depression are the enemies of longevity. Therefore, stress should always be avoided to lead a happy life.
2. Food and drink
People of Japan never eat full stomach; they always eat only 80% of their hunger. For this, when you eat food, stop eating immediately as soon as your stomach is about to fill. Initially, you may not know when you have eaten 80% of your food, but you will learn as you do it slowly.
In a recent study, it has been found that the people of Okinawa consume an average of 1800 to 1900 calories per day; apart from that:
- The people of Japan eat an average of 18 different types of foods every day.
- Take five servings of fruits and vegetables daily containing different colored capsicum, carrot, spinach, cabbage, potato, legume, and soybean.
- 30% of the calories of the people of Japan come from vegetables only.
- Wheat is the foundation of Japanese people; they eat white rice daily.
- Fish is eaten three times a week.
- Salt is eaten on an average ranging from 7 grams to 12 grams.
- Apart from this, Japanese people also consume green tea and white tea.
3. Doing one thing at a time
Whatever work you do, having focus brings flow to your work so that you can do that work very quickly and without getting tired.
Therefore, always choose the work you have to research; you will have to work hard, and your mind will always have to think so that your focus remains.
We feel that doing more than one thing at a time saves time and can finish more work in less time, but the scientific evidence of doing this is just the opposite.
Research has proved that people who do more than one work at a time finish the work late and are not productive at all while doing that work.
That’s why we should do only one thing simultaneously with complete focus.
Step 5: Ikigai retirement and health lessons
Did you know there is no word like retirement in Japanese? The people of Japan never retire from their work; they keep on working their whole life.
On the other hand, if we talk about other countries, people need early retirement. They should get rid of their work by any means which happens because they do not love their work.
When you do any work forcibly or just for money, then you are not happy with that work. The company you work for also does not get more value from you.
Therefore, to live a long and happy life, you should love your work; then, you will never think of retirement because your happiness will now be in your work and not sitting at home and rusting your body.
If you sit for too long, you will get old sooner. Sitting for a long time may give you physical comfort, but it will damage your cells, and cause food imbalance, hypertension, and even cause cancer.
And to avoid this, you should add these few habits in your daily life:
- Walk for at least 21 minutes daily
- Do not use a lift or elevator
- Participate in social activities so you do not sit in front of the TV for a long time.
- Replace your junk food, and packaged food with good food
- Get good quality sleep, and take 7 to 9 hours of sleep. Do not sleep more than this
- Play with your children or your pet
- In the beginning, you can also set a timer so that you remember that it is time to walk,
- You can also use the app from Google, which gives you the task of walking daily.
Step 6: Focus on Work
It is essential to have focus while doing whatever work you do. Having focus brings flow to your work so that you can do that work very efficiently and without getting tired.
To bring focus and flow to the work, you should follow the mentioned things:
1. Choose the hard work
As we discussed earlier, always choose the work that you have to do research on. You will have to work hard, and your mind should always be thinking so that your focus remains.
Keep in mind that do not choose any such work which is out of your ability and it is so difficult for you to do it that after a few days, you stop doing it. Don’t even do what is easy for you as you will feel bored. Stop doing it.
2. Clear objective
Before starting any work, you should have a clear objective of doing it, what you have to do, when to do it, and why to do it. You should know all these things in advance. There should be a deadline so that you can finish it on time and not postpone it further.
3. Only one task
And as we have known earlier, only one thing at a time.
Step 7: 10 Short rules of success through Ikigai
- Surround yourself with good friends
- Live life at a slow pace
- Do not fill your stomach entirely while eating.
- Make your body in shape
- Be in the present
- Always smile
- Be active, don’t retire
- Connect with nature
- Learn to be grateful
- Find and follow your Ikigai
Step 8: Okinawa elder’s advice
Elders have a lot of wisdom to share with the world from their years of experience. Those of us young can sometimes pretend we know everything, but we should learn essential things about life from generations senior to us, who know better than us.
And at the same time, focus on enjoying life with what you have rather than what’s going wrong or isn’t.
A great way to do this is to connect with everyone around you, even strangers. And that’s what the old-timers in Okinawa suggest: smile and talk openly to everyone you meet.
The friendly attitude that develops from this will help you develop friendships with many people throughout your life.
Okinawa elders also recommend building such loving relationships and maintaining those relationships.
To learn more about making friends, please read the summary of “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” The link is just down below:
Step 9: Keep moving throughout the day
Okinawa residents suggest you are not required to play a sport or run to be healthy. For this, you can decide on any running work according to your convenience.
Because speed can inhibit consistency from the start, Okinawans try to keep their forms of running exercise simple. Jogging around, days in the garden, or singing for fun are just a few simple ways they go through the bar.
Keeps up the pace. Apart from this, Radio Tasso, a Japanese radio show, has helped Okinawas to exercise for years. It plays tunes in a big station in Japan, and people listen to the directions to exercise.
To maintain body and mind movement, you should also get up in the office for some time and walk in your row or office.
Step 10: Japanese people’s secret to living a long life
Japanese elders share these five secrets to living a long life:
1. They Don’t worry
The secret to a long life is not to worry. And to keep your heart young, don’t let it grow old. Open your heart to people with a friendly smile on your face.
If you smile and open your heart, your grandchildren and everyone else will want to see you. The best way to avoid worrying is to get out and socialize.
Older people in Japan often do this. That’s why they have been able to live so long. According to them, you need to be happy instead of worrying about living a long life.
Spending time with others without causing trouble to anyone and having fun is all that matters.
2. Cultivate good habits
Good habits matter the most for long life. In today’s time, getting up late has become the most significant bad habit.
Your body is not active, due to which your body becomes tired. So, first of all, make a habit of getting up early and doing some work in the morning, which will make your body agile.
Do something that relaxes you. You can run or walk after getting up early in the morning.
You can also do some work at home, like yoga, watering plants, or planting new plants. After this, come home and make breakfast with your hands.
Use green vegetables in your breakfast. Just find your Ikigai no matter what you’re doing. The key to staying sharp in old age is at your fingertips. If you keep your fingers busy, you can live for 100 years.
Remember that if you do not work after getting up in the morning, your body becomes weak. After this, pray to God for your good health and good life.
And do these things consistently every day. Keep in mind – eating vegetables helps you live longer. You need to do three things to live a long time:
- Exercise to be healthy
- Eat well,
- Spend time with people.
3. Nurture your friendships every day
Keeping in touch with your friends, keeps adding another year to your life. Because your friends are those people who make you feel happy and memorable.
And being with friends is the most pleasurable thing in life. The people you love are the secret to a long life. To understand the importance of this thing and spend time with friends.
Chatting, drinking tea, and singing with your neighbors are the best things in life. Go to new places with your friends; it will make you happier. The secret of a long life is mixing with people and moving from place to place.
4. Live an incomplete life
For long life, focus on doing ‘slow’ and ’at ease.’ If you are not in a hurry, you will live longer. Many old men in Japan share this secret to live longer.
They wake up early, exercise, and have a good breakfast. And when they get tired after all this, they meet their friends.
Doing many different things every day prolongs your life. Nowadays, people are very busy due to their busy schedules, and sometimes they also become overwhelmed with their work.
But doing so can never increase your life. Therefore, when crushed, focus on one task at a time. By doing this, you can also complete your current work correctly. Remember, the secret to a long life is to go to bed early, rise early and go for a walk.
If you live in peace, enjoy small things, and meet your friends, no one can stop you from living more.
5. Be optimistic
Tell yourself every day, ‘Today will be a day full of health and energy. Live it to the fullest.’ Of course, no matter how old or weak you may feel, tell yourself I still have much to do.
And laugh out loud while saying this. Laughter is the most important thing. Wherever you go, laugh there; it will put you and the person living with you in a good mood.
And you will get the motivation to work. The mood in which you spend your time matters a lot. If you look at the statistics, people who are sad, unhappy, or angry die before people who laugh more and be happy.
So make laughing your priority. Consider yourself lucky to be in this life. Say thank you, and help others; it will give you a feeling of happiness and satisfaction. To live longer is in your hands; embrace it.
Step 11: Logotherapy to Ikigai
People are not happy due to a lack of purpose in their lives. Due to a lack of meaning in life, life does not seem meaningful.
And it becomes the reason for your sadness, which makes it impossible to be happy for a long time. Even many people give up hope and try suicide, which is a big problem. You can use the logotherapy technique mentioned in the book to overcome this problem.
Logotherapy… What is it?
Logotherapy inspires patients to consciously search for their life’s purpose to confront their neurosis. Their search to fulfill their destiny leads them to mental blocks of the past, breaking and overcoming all obstacles that stand in the way.
The process of logotherapy steps can be best understood in these five steps:
- The person feels empty, hopeless, or anxious.
- The therapist shows him that he desires to have a meaningful life.
- By which the patient comes to know his life’s purpose at that particular time.
- He decides to accept or reject his destiny with which his whole life is connected.
- And when the patient finds this new passion. This new passion of his helps him to overcome obstacles and sorrows.
If the person needs help doing this, logotherapy helps him by visualizing the picture. He needs guidance in the search for his life’s purpose and overcoming troubles to move toward his purpose. According to logotherapy, discovering one’s life purpose helps the individual fill that gap.
Step 12: Important lessons
Life lessons from the book:
- An intelligent person should not avoid the pleasures of life but should always be aware that dependence on them can make him a slave to satisfaction. That’s why you should make it a habit to be happy from the heart instead of being prepared for those pleasures which vanish in no time.
- The present is everything that exists, and it is the only powerful thing we can control and through which we can control our today and future life.
- The things we love are like the leaves of a tree. They can fall at any time with the gust of wind. Everything we have, and the ones we love, will eventually disappear. So we have to be aware to be happy with it without being pessimistic about it. We should be happy in the present, which helps us avoid much pain during loss.
- There is no exact plan to connect with our Ikigai. So don’t worry too much about finding it. Just be engaged in what you love while surrounded by people who love you.
- We don’t make meaning of our life; we find it by doing the work we love, so we do the work passionately.
- Each one of us has a unique reason to be alive. Find it and live life to fulfill the purpose of life.
Daily healthy habits:
- Japanese stop eating when their stomach is 80% full.
- Stress is a proven killer. While challenges in life are suitable for keeping the mind and body active, we should focus on solving the fundamental challenges and avoid the rest.
- Take rest. Start slow and keep doing it. Eat well and sleep. Everything is fine. Life is a marathon, not a 100m sprint.
- Keep your mind and body busy.
- People with a clear purpose never retire and stay with their passion till their last breath.
- Smile and meet people.
- Work hard, but on your Ikigai. Work as little as you can on the rest.
- Just get started, and start with the most accessible and most comfortable steps. Keep improving it with time and information.
- Eat everything in a little. Diversity is key. Eat a variety of foods, especially vegetables.
- Apart from this, the people of Okinawas rarely eat sugar. But no sweets or chocolates or negligible, so diseases like sugar are rarely heard in Japan. So to avoid sugar and stay healthy, you should also use this method.
- Eat lots of citrus fruits. They contain chemicals that prevent cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
So, friends, this is the secret of Japanese people’s happiness and healthy living, which is called Ikigai. We learned that more time, energy, and attention should be given to working passionately, adding value to people’s lives with the work you want so that you also work on your passion and people’s problems should be solved. And one should live for it by making a clear goal in life.
I hope you have learned about passion, happiness, and health. Now adopt them in your life and become successful by doing your passionate work.
Ikigai Book Review
So, I hope that you liked the summary of the book “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles. I found this book to be a treasure trove of wisdom and inspiration.
“Ikigai” is a Japanese concept that roughly translates to “a reason for being.” It’s the idea that a fulfilling and happy life comes from discovering and pursuing one’s true passion and purpose. This book takes you on a journey through the lives of the inhabitants of Okinawa, a small Japanese island known for its high concentration of centenarians, people who live well into their 100s.
The authors, García and Miralles, expertly weave together a narrative that is both engaging and informative, combining interviews, personal anecdotes, and scientific research. What I found particularly captivating was how they managed to uncover the secrets of the Okinawans’ longevity and happiness, and how these lessons can be applied to our own lives.
One of the key lessons I took away from the book was the importance of having a clear purpose in life. In Okinawa, people are encouraged to discover their “ikigai” early on and dedicate their lives to it. This resonated with me deeply, as I realized that I too needed to find my own “ikigai” and live a more purpose-driven life.
The book also emphasizes the importance of balance in life. Okinawans manage to strike a perfect balance between work, leisure, and social connections. This holistic approach to living was refreshing, as I often find myself caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, neglecting important aspects of my well-being.
One of my favorite parts of the book was the practical advice the authors provided for applying the concept of “ikigai” to our own lives. They propose simple yet powerful strategies like fostering a sense of community, staying active, and eating healthily. These are ideas that may seem obvious, but the way García and Miralles present them makes you see their importance with newfound clarity.
The prose is easy to read and engaging, making the book a pleasure to read. The authors’ passion for the subject matter is apparent throughout, and their genuine enthusiasm for the Okinawan way of life is contagious.
In conclusion, “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” has had a profound impact on the way I view life and happiness. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking inspiration, wisdom, or simply a fresh perspective on living a more fulfilling life. It’s a journey that will surely stay with me for years to come.