Latest trend of Yamaha Motorcycle

The futuristic Yamaha PES1 to go on sale in 2016

Yamaha has been testing the concept of futuristic electric motorcycles since last year, with the PES1 model making a debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, and now it seems this bike will be brought to market by 2016. Stating in its 2013 Annual Report, Yahama expressed delight in joining the revolution of electric vehicle technology: "In sports motorcycles, we are working to create new value with EV sports motorcycles, which we aim to launch in the near future, with the development of the small, on-road sports PES1, which is being developed to expand the scope of electric vehicles to the off-road world. "In addition to the advantages of being electrically powered, these motorcycles will offer the operability expected by existing motorcycle fans, together with a new riding experience."

The PES1 concept, which has been tested by Yamaha engineers already, features quick charging swappable battery packs and it is expected with only two years left of production to go, the design of the model is reaching its final stages.

Description of Yamaha PES1 Model

First, the looks: Clearly intended to convey a lightweight vibe, the hollowed-out tank and seat subsection combine with the barely-there wheels to turn the typically “dense” motorcycle aesthetic on its head. The battery is still a lump in the middle.

A double-sided LED headlight with bug screen from the Cylon school of industrial design lights the way forward, LED indicators will likely round out the rest if the PES1 makes it to production. Overall, the bike looks very finished although Yamaha labels it a prototype. By my approximation, the bike seems to be a few mirrors and turn signals away from being road ready, however.

 Front forks are upside-down types with a single front disc grabbed by an R6/R1-type radial twin-piston caliper.  A monoshock linkage system rides under the frame and battery box, which takes the place of a gas engine of course.

Yamaha hasn’t given any specs on battery capacity or motor output, but quick shots of a digital speedo show a top speed of 100 kph, or about 62 mph.

Another interesting clue about the bike, it’s a phone, an NTT Docomo X phablet specifically. We featured a local tech outfit here in Portland that did the same thing with a cyber-retro CB750 and an iPhone. Other manufacturers have also shown phone-as-display tech; we definitely think it’s a coming tech trend since it allows riders to use popular phone features such as GPS and also utilize new Bluetooth-equipped helmets for music, calls and voice-control features. And since the bike probably won’t run without the phone in place, once you walk away with the phone in your pocket, the bike is pretty much secure against hot-wire types of theft. 

Will the PES1 make it to market? It looks close to production, but given designers’ tools such as rapid prototyping, CNC machining and now 3D printing of just about anything, it’s no longer a monumental effort to quickly put a nearly-ready looking prototype together.

If it does make it into production, it’s probably too small for the U.S. market as is, but it could be a hit in crowded Asian metropolises with their soaring fuel costs, tightening emissions and pollution problems.

Motorcycle riders surely awaits this PES1 because it will give them a new experience in driving a electric bike.

 Tongue twister:

Cooky cooked chocolate chip cookies in Cory’s corridor last corny nights for she was her close cousin.

Why Lord?

I know a man who learned he had cancer and was disappointed with God’s ways.  He told, “I can’t understand why God let this happen to me. I served Him faithfully. I’m not nurturing a secret sin; I’ve taken care of my body. I keep my weight under control. I don’t think I deserve this.”

His protest reminds me of those raised by Job almost 40,000 years ago. He hurled out the word “why” a couple of times,  he even listed ways in which he had been a moral, honest, kind, and loving man but God never answered Job’s questions nor did he this query as it came from the lips of a man however God did  something better. He gave the assurance that He knew why.

Sometimes I can answer the question “why” it is always good to search my heart to see if I bear some blame for my pain. I maybe sick because I did not obeyed common sense rules of health. It is also possible that my illness is the result of God’s chastening because of sin in my life. if I know that I lived disobediently I must repent. God may give me healing when I do, however I often cant find specific answers to my why questions, but God does not leave me completely in the dark. He has shown me that even unexplained suffering has a valuable purpose.

Suffering teaches us to rely on God

Suffering enables us to exercise our faith

Suffering brings rewards

We may not know which reason for suffering fits our situation, but God does.

Red blessing Received

As the wind blows, it dances

Swaying left and right

Ignoring desire full glances

Of hungry mouth without fright

Heavily laden arms

Ready to give a full

Only to be harm

Has hurt and treated so cruel

On the mindset of july

Different hues on it you’ll see

Wait until red and try the blessing of this

God- given tree

The Language Teacher

New Trends in Global Issues and English Teaching

Education is a bridge to reach success.  It is also a factor to define who are the people in the society. It is also defining our culture. That’s why educational system are searching, improving and making new trends that will help the teacher and the student to have a purposeful teaching and learning experience in our educational system.

I will focus this new trends in four specific areas where the influence of global education has made itself felt: (1) new thinking about the aims and mission of the English teaching profession; (2) new ideas about the content of English language teaching (ELT); (3) out-reach efforts by ELT associations to global issue speakers and organizations; (4) the formation of global issue interest groups within the English teaching profession.

Rethinking Aims

One key trend in the English teaching profession linked to the growing interest in education is a rethinking of basic educational goals, the "why" of English education. Many people said that TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is just teaching TENOR (Teaching English for No Obvious Reason). Meaning we teach English without purpose. We just teach it because it is in the syllabus. We just teach grammar, literature and communication with the daily routine of classroom, textbooks and test and the English teacher forget the fundamental question, What is his/her purpose in teaching English.

An American educator H. D. Brown (1990), phrases this in terms of the mission of the profession:

What are we doing for the Earth? What are we doing to save it? What are the issues? And what on earth does this have to do with you as an ESL teacher? It has everything to do with you as an ESL teacher. Global, peace and environmental issues intrinsically affect every human being on earth. These issues provide content for your content-based humanized teaching of the 90's. We teachers have a mission, a mission of helping everyone in this world communicate with each other to prevent the global disaster ahead. The 90's are in your hands.

Educators aim fostering a sense of social responsibility in students. This idea came from William Kirby, Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. What good is it to teach our students to read if they only read degrading pornography? What good is it to teach students to write if they use their knowledge to write racist graffiti? What good is it to teach students arithmetic if they use their skills only to embezzle others?

The implication is this we cannot call our English teaching successful if our students, however fluent, are ignorant of world problems, have no social conscience or use their communication skills for international crime, exploitation, oppression or environmental destruction.

Rethinking of Content

In addition to a rethinking of goals, the "why" of English teaching, the new interest in global issues has also led to a rethinking of content, the "what" of education. This is related to the growing interest of the profession in content-based language teaching (Silver, 1991).

Content-based teaching argues that language is most effectively learned in the context of relevant, meaningful, motivating content which stimulates students to think and learn through the use of the target language.

Content educators stress that language is a means of learning about the world and recommend the use of motivating themes and authentic materials in classroom teaching. But the question, is this content is worth teaching? Does it help to meet the need for more meaningful content and address the lack of educational relevance of English in the school.This view has been voiced, among others, by the British educator Alan Maley (1992):

Global issues are real issues: the spoliation of the rain-forests, the thinning of the ozone layer, acid rain, nuclear waste disposal, exponential population growth, the spread of AIDS, state violence and genocide in Kurdistan, Tibet and Bosnia, ecological disaster compounded by war in Ethiopia and Somalia . . . the list is depressingly long. What has this to do with the teaching of EFL? English language teaching (ELT) has been bedeviled with three perennial problems: the gulf between classroom activities and real life; the separation of ELT from the main stream of educational ideas; the lack of content as its subject matter. By making Global Issues a central core of EFL, these problems would be to some extent resolved. (p. 73)

Global Outreach

In order to bring real world content into the classroom, teachers must step outside the field of English language teaching to access materials and information from outside sources.

The English teaching organization promotes global education through a series of conference workshops which introduce English teachers to experts, resources and ideas from global issue fields. and instructed English teachers on how to integrate global issues into their teaching; for example the "TESOL Day at the Carter Center" (TESOL'93, Atlanta, Georgia) where teachers attended workshops on conflict resolution by peace experts from former President Jimmy Carter's staff; and "TESOL Day at the Rainforest" (TESOL'94, Baltimore) at which English teachers were shown how to integrate ecology themes into their lessons by environmental experts. Similar initiatives have taken place in Japan where experts in areas such as peace education, human rights issues and environmental problems have addressed English teachers at JALT conferences about how best to teach these global issues in their classrooms (Casey, 1994). This outreach can also be seen in the kinds of featured speakers invited to international conferences. JALT's recent 1996 international conference in Hiroshima, for example, featured UNESCO expert Felix Marti speaking on Linguapax, language teaching, and world peace. Featured speakers at other international conferences have included US civil rights leader Andrew Young (TESOL'93), international educator and human rights advocate Mary Hatwood Futrell (TESOL'94), Vietnamese peace activist Le Ly Hayslip (TESOL'95), and cross-cultural expert Milton Bennett speaking on tolerance and intercultural understanding (Korea TESOL'95).

The invitation of international speakers to ELT conferences underscores the commitment of English teaching organizations to link English education to the outside world, raise awareness of global issues, strengthen commitment to socially responsible teaching and remind teachers of the wider social context of their classroom work.

Special Interest Groups

A final trend within the profession is the formation of global issue special interest groups within major international organizations. Its aims were defined as (1) to promote the integration of global issues, global awareness and social responsibility into foreign language teaching; (2) to promote networking and support among educators dealing with global issues in language teaching; and (3) to promote awareness among language teachers of developments in global education and the related fields of environmental education, human rights education, peace education, and development education. Through this aim other organizations around the world. Like Peace and Health Education Interest Group in TESOL Italy (1994), a Global Issues SIG within the Korea TESOL organization (March, 1995), a Global Issues SIG in the UK-based IATEFL association (April, 1995), a Global Education Study Group in the Japan Association of College English Teachers (April, 1996), plus ongoing efforts to establish a Global/Peace Education interest group within the US-based TESOL organization.In organizing these groups has enabled English teachers around the world who are involved with global, peace and environmental education to receive funds, begin projects, issue newsletters, hold workshops, obtain conference time to share their research and teaching experience, and to further promote global education within their organizations. The existence of these groups serves to validate global education as a legitimate goal of English teaching and to highlight the social responsibility of the profession.

Conclusion

The rapid growth of interest in global education within the field of English education over the past decade has helped to stimulate the profession in many ways. It encouraged a reconsideration of the basic aims of English teaching, sparked a debate about the mission of our profession, and promoted a healthy discussion about meaningful content and educational relevance.

It is a challenge to us as future teachers to get out of the box or old way methodology. English teachers must have a broader perspective about the content so that he can easily relate and put ideas, principles into a real life situation. We are facing a very challenging task. This is an eye opener to the next generation English teacher that our task is not an easy task we need to think, to explore and expand our horizon so that we can effectively teach the content purposefully.

Note:

This thoughts came from Kip A. Cates of Tottori University.

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MOVIE REVIEW: "A FEW GOOD MEN"

This film will be a great influence for us, challenges us to live a life of integrity and evaluates what kind of personality, character we have.

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American courtroom drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, with Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh, and Kiefer Sutherland in supporting roles. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. The film revolves around the court martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients.

SUMMARY:

The film centers the court-martial of two U.S. Marines, Lance Corporal Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison),  and Pfc. Louden Downey (James Marshall), who killed a fellow Marine, Pfc. William Santiago (Michael de Lorenzo), at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Santiago compared unfavorably to his fellow Marines, had poor relations with them, and failed to respect the chain of command in attempts at being transferred to another base. An argument evolves between base commander Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) and his officers: while Jessup's executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh), advocates that Santiago be transferred immediately, Col. Jessup pushes not to transfer and orders Santiago's commanding officer, Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland)., to train Pfc. Santiago into a better Marine.

When Dawson and Downey are later arrested for Santiago's murder, naval investigator and lawyer Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) suspects that they carried out a "code red" order, a violent extrajudicial punishment. Galloway asks to defend them, but instead the case is given to Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), an inexperienced and unenthusiastic U.S. Navy lawyer. Kaffee tries to have a plea bargain agreement with the prosecutor Captain Jack Ross but Dawson and Downey refuse to agree. They insist that they were ordered by Lieutenant Kendrick to shave Santiago's head, minutes after Kendrick publicly ordered the platoon not to touch the would-be victim, and did not intend their victim to die.

In the course of the trial, the defense manages to establish the existence of "code red" orders at Guantanamo and that Dawson specifically had learned not to disobey any order, The defense also suffers setbacks when a cross-examination reveals that Private Downey wasn't actually present when he and Dawson supposedly received the "code red" order. Eventually, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson reveals to Lt. Kaffee that Col. Jessup never intended to transfer Santiago off the base but commits suicide rather than testify in court.

Without Markinson's testimony, Kaffee believes the case lost and closes having come to regret that he fought the case instead of arranging a plea bargain. Galloway, however, convinces Kaffee to call Colonel Jessup as a witness despite the risk of being court-martialled for smearing a high-ranking officer. Jessup initially outsmarts Kaffee's questioning but is frightened when the lawyer points out a contradiction in his testimony; Col. Jessup had stated that he wanted to transfer Santiago off the base for his own safety but if he ordered his men to leave Santiago alone and if Marines always obey orders, Santiago would have been in no danger. Under heavy pressure from Lt. Kaffee and frightened by being caught in one of his own lies, Col. Jessup finally snaps, extols his own importance to national security and ultimately confesses ordering the "code red" in front of the court. As he angrily justifies his actions, Col. Jessup is arrested. Lt. Daniel Kaffee won the case.

Afterwards, Dawson and Downey are cleared of the murder charge but found guilty of "conduct unbecoming a United States Marine" and dishonorably discharged. Dawson accepts the verdict but Downey does not understand what they had done wrong. Dawson explains that they had failed to stand up for those too weak to fight for themselves, like Santiago.

This film challenges me how to stand and handle the truth even though the truth is blurred. The truth always stand for itself we cannot hide the truth forever. That’s why iIt is a reminder to us to live with integrity especially the society we are in. Not all people can fight and stand for the truth because there are few good men who are willing to sacrifice to stand for the truth and for God. I hope you are one of the few good men in this corrupt society.

“BE THE LIGHT and MAKE A DIFFERENCE”

“GOOD OUT OF BAD”

It is easy to thank and praise God if we are experiencing blessings, success in life and our prayer is answered by God, on the other hand if we are experiencing problems, disappointments we tend to question God’s goodness in our life, that’s why people don’t want to experience problem, but in reality we cannot exclude problems in our life. The purpose of this article will broaden our perspective towards difficulties in life and positively welcoming problems in our life.

Life is full of ups and down, there are times that we are in good situation and sometimes we are in the midst of problems, trials in life. When people experiencing problems, they stay away from God instead of asking help from HIM they solve it in their own way. That’s why they become frustrated and discouraged because they cannot solve it.

 Problem is not always bad sometimes it help us to deepen our faith in God, to develop our character and to have an intimate relationship with HIM. Most of us knows that problem is a way of God to remind us in our relationship with HIM, unfortunately, people forget it because they are too busy solving problems in their own way. We must respond to all problems in God’s way. Now how can we respond to the problems properly and positively?

Firstly, we should understand that problem is an instrument of God to correct us. To correct our faith and our character, many times we tend to trust in our ability, educational attainment or in our wealth; we think that we are sufficient enough to drive our life in our own way. But the truth, we cannot. Always remember all our possessions, position in our life comes from God, instead of thanking HIM we get the credit because we believe we work for it which is contrary to HIS will. That’s why God send problems to us to correct and remind us that HE is the source of everything in our life.

Secondly, in order for us respond properly to the problem we must be “prayerful”. Instead of questioning God’s intervention and authority or arguing God “why me LORD” (why you allow it to happen to me, there are many people in this world who deserve to experience this). We should become more prayerful in order to understand the situation. Only God can explain to us why we are experiencing difficulties. In times of this PRAYER is the best weapon so that we will not be discouraged and defeated. Be honest to God, Talk to Him privately, about your doubts, feelings and faithlessness in certain situation, ask wisdom from Him and eventually God will reveal His greater purpose in allowing this situation in your life.

Thirdly, to understand God deeper we must learn how to surrender to GOD. In Romans 8:28 says “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose”. (NKJV).

It means that everything happens to us whether good or bad is controlled by God. Nothing happens without HIS permission that’s why the best thing we should do is to fully surrender our life to GOD. If we learn to fully give our life to HIM we are rest assured that we can overcome all things in spite of difficulties. Totally surrendering our life to GOD will give us joy, satisfaction and peace of mind. And I assure you, no one regrets when he learns to submit his life to God.

When problem comes what is the first thing you do. Do you do it in your own way or you do it in GOD’S ways? Your reaction will determine if you have a closer relationship to God. To respond to the problem properly we should think that problems are instrument of God to correct us, be prayerful and learn to surrender to God.

“BE THE LIGHT”

Ways to Maintain Purity in this Impure Society

Sometimes it's a tough balance, but showing love for another while remaining pure is possible.

by Ron Hutchcraft

When you fall in love, it's natural to express your love in physical ways. God wants you to remain sexually pure—in both your actions and thoughts. Especially we live in a sex-crazed culture where sexual temptation is everyone's battle! How can you learn to say “no” to sexual temptation? How can you gain and maintain sexual purity? How can we preserve our purity for our future mate?

  

           1.    GUARD YOUR HEART.  

    When dating you should set boundaries and there is a place inside you that should be reserved only for the person you marry. Protect yourself until your wedding day.

     2.    CONTROLLING YOUR PASSION. A marathon runner knows that you don't use up your energy at the beginning of the race; you need most of it at the end. Controlling your passion means that you realize you're trying to remain pure all the way to your wedding day. It's OK to express your love in little ways, avoid necking and petting—anything that is sure to ignite the fires of passion.

   3.     DON'T FEED YOUR FANTASIES.  Choose your entertainment carefully. Soap operas, certain songs, books, television shows, movies and Web sites because entertainment sometimes exposes                                                                   us to crooked thinking.  Feeding your thought life                                                                     with junk only makes it harder to remain pure in                                                                        your actions.

4.    REMEMBER WHOSE

PROPERTY YOU'RE TOUCHING. You do not own the person you're dating. That person belongs to God. Imagine there's a sign on everyone you date that reads: PROPERTY OF JESUS.

    

   5.    RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT DAILY. It is a serious thing to make a vow to God. Tell God that with his help, you are not going to cross that line until marriage. Don't commit to it unless you mean it. At the same time, realize that you can't stick to your promise without his help. That's why it's important to renew your commitment daily.

    6.     ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS' PRESENCE ON EVERY DATE. 

                                                                     It is very important thing to remember that Jesus is                                                                                 in our midst  to warm us to worse situation                                                                               and acknowledging HIM  will set our minds                                                                               to do the right thing.

7.     AGREE ON YOUR STANDARDS. Setting a limitation in a relationship is a vital thing. Both of you should talk about your standards especially if it is a not married. To avoid immorality. Hebrews 10:24 tells us to "encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds." Discuss ways your friendship can help each of you become a better person.

8.    DON'T ALWAYS GO IT ALONE. I am sure; you want to be alone with your date; that's only normal. Yet too much time alone can lead you to do things you'll regret later. Your relationship will be a lot healthier if you spend time with each other's families and friends.

9.    PUT REAL LOVE FIRST. Lust is not love. Genuine love always respects the other person. It never says, "If you love me, you'll …" Real love says instead, "Since I care about you so much, I will respect you, treat you with kindness, and never ask you to do something you know or feel is wrong." If you really love the person you will help her to preserve her purity.

10.  DECLARE A NEW BEGINNING. If you think you've already given away too much, don't give up. The beauty of Christianity is that sins are forgiven and erased, you can still maintain your purity don’t repeat the same mistake in the past.

Friends, it is a blessing to offer yourself to the person you will marry that you maintain your purity until your wedding day. Today’s world is very corrupt, it doesn’t mean that many people are doing this thing we ought to do the same. There is a standard to consider that’s why I beseech you staying pure in this impure is not only a blessed thing but also a will of God for you.  Always remember that our body is God’s temple.