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- A Socratic Analysis - How Platonic Philosophy Justifies ... - Associated Content
- Caring for Your Easter Bunny With the 4-Square ... - Market Wire
- Arsenal and Barcelona share passing philosophy but grit ... - The Guardian
- The Transformative Powers of Kung Fu - Huffingtonpost.com
| A Socratic Analysis - How Platonic Philosophy Justifies ... - Associated Content Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:28 AM PDT "...everyone would surely agree that if a man borrows weapons from a sane friend, and if he goes mad and asks for them back, the friend should not return them, and would not be just if he did." (Republic - 5). In this text, among others, Plato, through Socrates, touches on the subjects of equality and justice. Plato suggests in this instance, that, although a man borrowing something from another man, would not give it back, it is okay because the borrower can determine whether or not the loaner is sane. In this aspect, sensing an inequality is presumably simple. Plato never focuses on what exactly gives the borrower the right to even judge the loaner, let alone his level of sanity. With this in mind, it is hard not to follow in line with the works of Howard Zinn and Jacques Rancière, who, upon evaluating Plato's works, came to the conclusion that the Platonic philosophy justifies inequality. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Caring for Your Easter Bunny With the 4-Square ... - Market Wire Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:24 AM PDT SOURCE: Purina Mills ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - March 31, 2010) - With Easter quickly approaching, families can't wait to get a hold of a bouncy, floppy-eared bunny for themselves. Rabbits can be fun, interesting and compassionate companions for adults and families, but potential pet owners must first learn to properly care for their rabbits. Purina Mills continues to provide Rabbit Chow® Feed backed by more than 80 years of industry-leading nutritional research, but they also help ensure rabbits get the kind of care they deserve by developing the 4-Square Philosophy for Success. Purina's 4-Squares gives rabbit owners the essential basics to raising healthy, happy rabbits focusing on better breeding, feeding, management and health. "Nobody is as dedicated to the health of the rabbit and the rabbit industry than Purina," remarked John Zeloski, marketing manager for the company. "Our founder, William Danforth, had tremendous vision. He knew nutritional research was the key to producing feeds that made a difference in animals' lives. And based on the research we do today, our customers and their animals continue benefiting from that industry-leading vision." Better Breeding For those breeding rabbits, a key tip to good breeding is to take the doe to the pen of the buck. If the doe does not accept the buck, consider it a red flag that the doe may be in poor condition or health. When the doe is pregnant, increase feeding gradually and be sure to watch for any signs of problems. Keep a clean, dry nest after the litter is born, and remove any dead kits immediately. Better Feeding The nutrient requirements of rabbits vary based on age and function. Purina has recently introduced a new Rabbit Chow™ Feed that is nutritious and perfect for every type of rabbit. The new feed, Natural AdvantEdge™, is made from only fresh, natural ingredients and is free of fillers, preservatives, artificial colors, medications or hormones -- ideal for rabbits of all types. Better Management A good sanitation program is one of the most important aspects of keeping rabbits. One easy way to ensure a clean rabbitry is establishing a weekly cleaning plan and sticking with it year round. Fresh feed and water should be provided daily to every rabbit, and the old feed that remains in the feeder or feed bowl should be disposed of. Washing the water bowl daily will decrease the buildup of algae. Better Health Purina® Rabbit Chow™ Natural AdvantEdge™ Feed Natural AdvantEdge™ formula contains fresh, natural, wholesome grain products, and high-quality plant proteins loaded with natural nutrients found only in plants that optimize vitality and support immune function. "We're very excited about these new formulas," said Purina rabbit nutritionist Dr. Gary Lynch, who formulated the diets. "Purina has a strong history of researching, formulating and testing rabbit diets to offer owners the finest nutrition for their animals. We're very proud of these new formulas." Purina's Animal Nutrition Center is located on 1,188 acres of rolling Missouri farmland, where they perform feed studies with many species of animals including horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine and rabbits. But the company doesn't only do research on animal feeds, they also research the marketplace seeking consumer acceptance of their nutritional research ideas before launching new products. For more information about Purina's new Natural AdvantEdge™ diets for rabbits or to learn more about the proper care of rabbits, visit www.RabbitChow.com. To find a Purina dealer or to ask questions about these new products, call 1-800-227-8941. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Arsenal and Barcelona share passing philosophy but grit ... - The Guardian Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PDT  Much responsibility may fall on Alex Song's shoulders should he be deployed as Arsenal's defensive midfielder. Photograph: Tom Jenkins "Let's all do a Wenger," the St Andrew's crowd chanted before throwing their hands in the air. Exasperation can look like the Arsenal manager's default setting. The aftermath of Saturday's 1-1 draw was predictable as Arsène Wenger made many complaints. Critics respond by protesting that the Frenchman feels he has some right to determine how the opposition should play. At the Emirates tonight Wenger has refined visitors, although he can scarcely be delighted to take on men who not only share his values but do so to greater effect. Barcelona are more of a rapier than a measuring stick. Nonetheless, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final will be revealing about the development of Arsenal. In January, the Aston Villa manager, Martin O'Neill, imagined precisely this occasion after becoming exasperated by Wenger's comments on his side's supposedly direct style. "If they lose to Barcelona, Barcelona will be considered a long-ball team," the Northern Irishman said scornfully. O'Neill was at pains then to declare his admiration for Pep Guardiola's side while insisting that Arsenal do not live up to Wenger's rhetoric. "What he wants to do," said the Villa manager, "is try and point out to everyone who is under his spell that Arsenal are the only delightful team around. You are trying to get an excuse ready if you cannot compete with Manchester United and Chelsea. That is the point. The fact is they probably are able to compete, because they have enough physical players in their side to cope." Wenger himself is too wise to delude himself that the squad have simply been kicked out of contention. He, above all, knows the balance struck between vigour and technique that prevented Arsenal from falling to defeat in the 2003-04 league campaign. If he gets overwrought and slips into exaggeration there still should be appreciation of his continuing enterprise. It ought, after all, to be absurd that we should picture Arsenal among the elite. While the cost of the Emirates is being paid off, Wenger works within the sort of transfer budget that some of his peers would see as cause to set mere respectability in the Premier League as the target. Instead, he goes on putting himself through torment while occasionally making outsiders wince at his special pleading no matter what wrongs or lapses have occurred. Considering the financial context, Arsenal are remarkable even now. Their quality is taken for granted to such an extent that a 6-2 aggregate defeat of Porto, who appeared to have a sound squad, did not excite much notice in the last 16 of the Champions League. An encounter with Barcelona, however, is a different matter. Arsenal, despite seeing their goalkeeper Jens Lehmann sent off after 18 minutes, led these adversaries in the 2006 final in Paris before being beaten 2-1. Barcelona, who are again the holders, have improved since then and one of the few obvious weaknesses must now lie in the fatigue that comes while chasing success on several fronts for club and, in some cases, country. It would be folly to ignore the hardiness in Guardiola's ranks. The manager achieved a gritty win at Mallorca on Saturday. Lionel Messi was not brought off the bench until the 49th minute when he took over from Andrés Iniesta, who is ruled out of tonight's match with a hamstring injury. The victory did not come through ravishing football. Instead the goal arrived when Zlatan Ibrahimovic thrashed the ball high into the net from close range following a corner kick. There was nothing whatsoever elegant about it. The Swede, in fact, is precisely the man to score ugly. Criticisms of him abound and the deal that took him from Internazionale was outrageously expensive, but whatever he lacks in mobility is offset by power, height, technique and a predatory instinct. The pursuit of Ibrahimovic was further proof that Guardiola wishes the polish of Barcelona to be accompanied by heft. While the side safeguard themselves by retaining the ball, they are efficient when making challenges in midfield as well as defence. Arsenal share some of the smoothness of these visitors, but it may be the grit that counts. There are five clubs in the Premier League at present with a better defensive record than Wenger's side. Injury to a centre-back such as William Gallas has had its bearing on that, but Arsenal, in general, are too little of a hindrance to opponents. Alex Song has been a leading performer and he will need to make himself an obstacle when Barcelona have the ball if he is in action as a defensive midfielder. Wenger's team cannot afford to be too expansive against rivals who are an upgraded version of themselves. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| The Transformative Powers of Kung Fu - Huffingtonpost.com Posted: 31 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PDT Kung fu is one of the many ways to enlightenment. It incorporates inner and outer training designed for mind expansion, spiritual growth, healing, strengthening and excellent health. By health, meaning not just only being free from illness, but the ability to sleep soundly, to work energetically, to think clearly, and to be calm yet alert. By fitness, meaning not just physical strength, but the ability to react quickly, to endure hard work, and to concentrate without mental fatigue After many years of practicing Kung Fu, I have come to realize that in addition to self-defense and maintaining physical fitness, it helps channel my energy and restore my focus while empowering me in my everyday life. In my teenage years my father remarried and I had an instant wicked step-family. My older step-sisters and step-mom were always ganging up on me and my little sister. They always let us know we were not good enough. At the time, I didn't have the tools to stand up for myself. Their constant emotional abuse made it feel like my light was stomped out. After each confrontation with them, I would cry uncontrollably for hours, feeling helpless and beaten down. Wanting to heal from the painful step-family experience is part of what drew me to the strength of Kung fu. When I grew older, I went on a mission to train with all the best kung fu masters I could find, but I found that to really progress rapidly I had to study privately. My self-esteem started to come back and I was able to claim the abandoned parts of myself that wanted to come back home. My light came on again brighter than before. I realized I never had to be a victim again on any level. Even though I am blessed to make a living through martial arts, the more one learns, the more you realize that you don't know much.... most of us are not dropped off at the Shaolin Temple at 3 years old, but it is wonderful to be committed to life-long learning. Each day you can strive to be better than the day before. The history of Kung Fu is fascinating . The legend of the Shaolin temple and its Shaolin martial monks was first born around the year 540 AD, when the Indian monk Bodhidarma travelled to China to see the emperor. He noticed the monks were much like European monks in that they were constantly hunched over tables reading and although they were spiritually and mentally superior than most, they were physically very frail. Bodhidharma would catch the monks falling asleep while in meditation...Bodhidarma introduced to the Shaolin monks eighteen movements derived from traditional Indian Yoga. This was designed to increase their physical and mental strength as well as the flow of Chi energy. It was these eighteen movements that would become kung fu as we know it today, after being perfected and expanded for nearly 1,500 years. The concept of qì or ch'i , the inner energy or "life force" that is said to animate living beings, is encountered in almost all styles of Chinese martial arts. There are many applications regarding controlling one's qi energy to such an extent that it can be used for healing oneself and others. Some styles believe in focusing qi into a single point when attacking and aim at specific areas of the human body (similar to the study of acupressure ), to cause maximum damage or disable certain functions of the body. At the highest advanced level it is possible to cause harm without even touching the opponent, a popular concept in Chinese martial arts movies. Kung fu incorporates not only Buddhist philosophy, but also the philosophy of Taoism (pronounced "Daoism"). The teachings of the founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu and his manuscript the "Tao Te Ching" have been incorporated into the teachings of kung fu, teaching us how to live in harmony with nature and within ourselves. These techniques promoted physical health and spiritual development and the "martial virtues (wudi)" of discipline, humility, self-restraint, and respect for life. These exercises helped the monks gain stamina to withstand the long meditation sessions. His philosophy emphasized meditation, training and included Bodhidharma's Five Commandments. These commandments condemned killing, robbery, obscenity, telling lies, eating flesh and drinking wine. Silence is also highly regarded and to be strived for. Kung fu doesn't just help us with our physical fitness, but it can act as an emotional vent to relieve us of stress and bring a feeling of empowerment.Knowing you can defend yourself physically, builds a confidence that changes the way you carry yourself and how the world responds back. However, Kung fu teaches one to be peaceful and avoid fighting at all costs, unless you or your loved ones are in true danger. Most true martial artist are the least likely to fight, because they have learned the art of self-control. Shaolin and Buddhists believe that causing harm to any sentient or living being puts a weight on your spirit that is difficult or even sometimes impossible to lift. They refrain from any activities that are rooted in any emotion as emotions usually lead to foolish actions. Especially emotions of anger, revenge, hate and fear. These are guaranteed to cause lasting spiritual baggage. In the Shaolin way of using Kung Fu, the practitioner requires high degrees of control and dedication to master the art to such a degree that they do not have to hurt an attacker. As a Buddhist they would rather be hurt themselves than to cause hurt on others. Thus, they learn to be so good at their Kung Fu that they can effectively disarm, stop and placate an opponent without the need of hurting or harming them. they practice Chi Kung to protect their organs and be able to take the occasional blow, even from a Weapon, without being injured. To quote Wong Kiew Kit-"The depth of Shaolin wisdom is bewildering, and is hard for some martial artists to comprehend or believe. At the relatively lower mundane level, Shaolin philosophy explains how we are responsible for our own lives, and why the phenomenal world is a creation of mind. At the highest level in Zen, its wisdom surpasses the intellect, for its accomplishment depends not on verbalization and speculation but on direct experience, and the highest attainment is the direct experience of enlightenment, called variously by different people because of historical, linguistic, cultural and other differences, such as return to God or unity with the Divine. You will be in for a surprise if you think that the philosophy of Shaolin spirituality is merely theoretical. All Shaolin philosophy is geared to practical benefits. Spiritual cultivation in the Shaolin teaching may operate at one or more of the following three levels, depending on the student's developmental stage. • Leading a morally upright and happy life. Kung Fu also has an anti-aging component. It promotes the flow of chi, the dynamic and natural energy that is innately within us. As one grows older, chi flows less and less in the body. Posture, strength, focus, and vigor begin to decline. However, Kung Fu enhances chi, because it is more than physical exercise it involves meditation and techniques to develop the body's inner harmony, vitality, and mental acuity. Kung Fu has great transforming power and balances the mind, body and spirit. It is the mastery of an art, and an accomplishment of a difficult task through concentrated effort. With dedication and practice, one can acquire the discipline and "inner and outer" balance enabling you to master your own life. To see these other-worldly superhuman feats get the DVD "Shaolin- Wheel of Life" It's features Buddhist Monks from the Shaolin Temple and the shows and tells their story and history beautifully! Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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