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cerebraldischarge · 8 months

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“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” - Terry Pratchett

My right ear is still a little wonky from the loop-de-loop I did around the Catholic bits of the Second World - the doubly traumatized bits, if you will. But I don’t wanna talk about trauma again, lest I risk sounding thoroughly bromidic. But how about blue milk?

I know, it’s a Star Wars gimmick. But in the center of Warsaw, behind a towering hotel that’s so expensive it made me turn my tail and run, there’s a little place that’s simply called “the place to drink beer and vodka”, according to what Google told me about the blue neon sign above the door. (Straight and to the point, I guess.) It gave refuge to me when I was forlorn, my phone was dying and I was thirstier than a 50-year-old virgin looking at OnlyFans pages. Here, blue milk consists of: milk (obviously), white rum, and curacao liqueur, and it’s absolutely ambrosial.

Oh, that bit about being desperate. Yeah… I wandered out of my comfort zone a little too much this weekend. I’ve been to foreign places before, but written Dutch is easily decipherable if you have some idea of English, German, and how they are related to one another, so at least I could read the signs there; and even in the beach town in Croatia I could rely on finding someone who spoke at least rudimentary English when I got confused. I even liked to strike up some conversation with the Bolt drivers I hailed for succor. One of them - a handsome bald lad - told me that his best friend hung himself due to financial difficulties and that’s why he’s studying finance at university now. Another - an older gentleman - urged me to start going to church again and confess my sins. He just assumed I was raised Catholic by default - which I sort of was, but it’s not as much of a given for me as it would be down there. It was a charming interaction, albeit a little awkward - as it always is when religion comes up. My tattooist was also an older gentleman there, in Zadar’s medieval old town center, and we chatted throughout the 20-minute procedure, mostly about his interesting and very ocean-connected life. I also talked a bit with the cashier at a sex shop. (For some reason, I always end up going to these to ask for directions. Not even kidding, it happened in Munich and Berlin.)

All of that, and I mean all of it, went out of the window in Poland. Two people - the guy who made me blue milk and the hostel receptionist - understood me. The rest of them inexplicably assumed that if they talk louder in Polish, I’ll get it eventually. In the Vietnamese restaurant, I could rely on the good old “point at your order” method; in the grocery store I did not say a word, just like at home - by the way, some of their dried meat products are freaking phenomenal. As far as getting around goes, I glued my eyes to the little blue dot that was representing me, and relied on automatic functions as much as possible. Truth be told, I couldn’t read a damn thing on the streets, nor could I make heads or tails out of what was said to me, and this was utterly disorienting. It’s not like I let it stop me, but holy mackerel, it did put some things into perspective. So this is what my father experienced when he overheard me on a Zoom call (with the additional weirdness of his own offspring slowly becoming a foreigner to him, no doubt). So this is what all monolingual people go through when they get out of their little cultural bubble - or nonverbal autistic people every day, for that matter. This is the scary part I’ve been hearing about!

This gets us back to where we started - or rather, why I started: why I opened Skyscanner, completely sober this time, and clicked some buttons in the first place. Because I was bored. Because I had enough of my room and my antisemitic ancient aliens conspiracy theorist landlord and my corrupt leaders and my own little environment, and wanted something new. Well, I got it. This morning, I couldn’t wait to get back to the bitch cave. I had enough of being confused, hearing unrecognizable words, feeling alone, and all that. I did get some seriously cool cemetery photos out of it, and I met some cats, and I got closer to a bunch of squirrels than I ever dared to surmise, and I shot some guns again (http://pmshooter.pl if any of you happens to show up the area; being Easterners, don’t expect the staff to be overly friendly, but they are definitely professional and you can actually get some limited full-auto time in, unlike in my corner of the woods) - I even got a fancy bracelet made of the bottoms of .357 Magnum rounds, so I wouldn’t say I didn’t enjoy it or it wasn’t worth it, but by the gods, I was bone-weary by the time it was over.

Oh, and the beach part? I wish I could have stayed longer (I tried to ask for 3 nights but they only had vacancy for 2), but perhaps I got precisely what I went for. Namely, a moment of what felt like absolute clarity - something my skeptical, prying, curious, contrarian mind rarely allows to happen. Swimming in the ocean at sunset, I felt something enigmatic and numinous. First of all, I was no longer uncomfortable in my body. The ever-present itches, aches, stickiness, clumsiness dissolved in the water, and I was just frolicking around like a child. (Perhaps this is why I loved swimming so much as an actual child: it freed me from being a sensitive-skinned, gravity-bound klutz.) Then the waves started throwing me around like a wine cork. A thought occurred to me: This is the real world, the stuff that exists independently of humanity - and by dying, I’m not leaving it behind, I’m becoming a part of it. With this came a neoteric lightness, a beatific state devoid of wonted anxieties. I was having the time of my life bobbing up and down, half willingly, half out of control - and I accidentally drank a sip of the salty water. Another thought occurred to me: Sodium nitrite is going to taste something like this, I’ve been told. So I shouldn’t be scared of it. Yeah, it’s not my original favorite, but… At that moment, I felt like I could completely trust it and shouldn’t be afraid of failure. What’s more, this happened on Thursday evening - that is, the 17th, which is my lucky number and the start of the last month countdown to the first anniversary of my father’s death (and likely my final day, unless something else happens - I dare not to make promises anymore, for as my dear father used to say: “Man plans, and god…dammit, there’s always something in the way”). I’m not one for magical thinking, but this coincidence pleases me greatly. If I was into the pervasive mysticism of our age, I’d take it as a sign - as the universe trying to reassure me that I’m on the right track. As it is, I take everything with a grain of salt. But this experience definitely put me more at ease with my circumstances, including the one that has been a thorn in my side for as long as I can recall: the conspiracy between my ineptitude regarding illicit activities and the bureaucratic paranoia of all the governments I’ve seen so far, which results in the vexatious fact that I still don’t possess a firearm and in all likelihood never will. Before you ask - yes, I did ask around for leftovers from the 1990s while I was in Croatia, but all I got was apologetic smiles and something along the lines of “I don’t know about that” every single time. Whether that answer was honest or not, I couldn’t discern. Perhaps someone with more time, better people skills, and more knowledge of the local language could conduct a more fruitful expedition.

My budget suffered greatly, but I grew as a person. The end becomes clearer and clearer, and I’m present for the grand finale.

#vacation #learning experience #visiting the neighbors #language barrier #self discovery

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thegreenleavesofspring · 1 year

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what are twenty things that you are thankful for?

I had to think about this one for longer than I really should've, I'm not nearly in the habit of counting my blessings as much as I should.

Obviously the first on the list is my three boys. I cannot (and do not want to) imagine life without them. I love these children with my whole heart, even if I am very imperfect parent.

Another fairly obvious second is a handful of very dear friends, who have been invaluable supports and aids in a very trying time of late, mentally and emotionally and spiritually and financially.

I am both awed and grateful for the unexpected success of the Salt and Light tag, and the knowledge it is helping people.

The rest of the items are of a fairly personal nature.

I am grateful that when CPS showed up on my doorstep, the police officers she brought with her pressured her not to take my children

I am grateful that my abusive husband took the no-contact order from CPS as an excuse to entirely cut us off financially - removing my last inhibitions to divorcing him and freeing myself and my boys entirely from his cruelty

I am unspeakably grateful for the friends who have ensured that my boys and I are not destitute and starving in the streets

Following on that, my mother who has kindly driven us to the store to get groceries and to various vendors to ensure we are not without amenities and necessities for my work, despite being in equally dire circumstances

For the wonderful, wonderful people with whom I have spent the entirety of the last week on the phone trying to arrange affairs that my husband canceled - phone service and internet and necessities for our lease and medical records and police records - such sweet wonderful helpful people, made an onerous chore much less onerous

Grateful that Sam's was running an online promotion that allowed someone to get a membership for $25!

Grateful that our roommate was able to willing to take on the entirety of rent next month (that my husband usually pays 2/3 of) while I sort out my messy sordid affairs

Grateful that I had the money to restart services and pay necessities

Grateful for a good computer and a working phone to allow me to work and earn money to care for my children and connect with the outside world

Grateful that God is using what my husband intended for ill to deliver me and my boys from a cruel, violent man

Grateful for my son's speech therapist, who has helped him so much and advocated for him tirelessly

So very glad my children and I have enough food now

That we are safe and warm inside our home

That the landlord has been helpful and cooperative and kind - and changed the locks the same day I requested it

That none of us were seriously injured in the incident that led to CPS being informed

So very grateful for the largely, overwhelmingly positive reaction Salt and Light has gotten

For a God Who is a Father, a Comforter, a Succorer, Who cares for the fatherless and widows, with Whom nothing is impossible, Who turns all things to the good of those who are the called according to His purpose, Who is endlessly patient with His flailing whining children, Whose love is so deep and wide it fills all the heavens and cannot be conceived or measured, Who is righteous and just and holy, and Who yet cares for the smallest and least of these His creations, Who loves His children in ways that I (who would go to war for my sons) cannot even begin to comprehend.

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unikglobalbacklink · 2 months

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Study in Australia

Delving into the Realm of Education in Australia Venturing abroad for academic pursuits unfurls novel vistas and avenues, with Australia emerging as an increasingly coveted haven for global scholars seeking erudition amidst a vivacious and heterogeneous milieu. Boasting esteemed academic institutions, resplendent panoramas, and a congenial ethos, Australia proffers an educational odyssey unparalleled elsewhere.

What Propels the Choice of Study in Australia The Pedagogic Eminence Australian academic bastions perennially perch atop the pinnacle globally, furnishing erudition of eminent caliber accorded recognition worldwide. Stringent scholastic benchmarks, pioneering pedagogic methodologies, and avant-garde research infrastructures collectively bestow an unparalleled milieu for erudition.

A Plenitude of Academic Disciplines From engineering to the arts, commerce to medicine, Australia presents a kaleidoscope of academic disciplines meticulously tailored to cater to the diverse proclivities and inclinations of scholars from sundry backgrounds. Whether traversing the terrain of undergraduate studies, embarking on postgraduate pursuits, or delving into research endeavors, a plethora of programs awaits alignment with one's aspirations.

The Multifarious Cultural Milieu Australia prides itself on its melange of cultures coalescing harmoniously, fostering an ethos of inclusivity and acceptance. As a sojourning scholar, one is poised to immerse oneself in this tapestry of cultural diversity, engendering global consciousness and empathy.

Premier Educational Institutions in Australia Australia boasts a constellation of distinguished universities revered for their academic eminence and scholarly prowess. Among the preeminent institutions are:

University of Melbourne Australian National University University of Sydney Navigating the Application Maze Embarking on the odyssey of academic pursuit in Australia mandates meticulous strategizing and groundwork. Below delineates an overview of the application labyrinth:

Prerequisites for Admission Each academic citadel may stipulate specific prerequisites for admission, encompassing academic transcripts, epistles of commendation, and standardized test scores. Scrutinizing the admission criteria germane to one's chosen trajectory and ensuring compliance with all requisites is imperative.

Visa Vicissitudes Securing a student visa is de rigueur for international scholars bound for Australia. This entails the submission of a visa petition, furnishing evidence of enrollment in an accredited course, and adhering to health and character prerequisites.

Linguistic Proficiency Trials Proficiency in the lingua franca is indispensable for scholastic triumph in Australia. The majority of universities mandate international scholars to evince their linguistic adeptness through standardized assessments such as IELTS or TOEFL.

The Cost Conundrum: Living Expenses and Tuition Dues Contemplating the pecuniary outlay vis-a-vis sustenance and tuition is pivotal for prospective international scholars. Presented herewith is a breakdown of the financial gamut:

Itemization of Expenditure Apart from tuition dues, scholars must earmark funds for lodging, sustenance, conveyance, and sundry personal expenses. Australia's cost of living is contingent upon the locale and lifestyle predilections.

Scholarships and Financial Sustenance A multitude of academic institutions proffer scholarships and pecuniary succor to buttress international scholars. These avenues alleviate the fiscal encumbrance, rendering the pursuit of erudition in Australia more tenable.

Labor Prospects for International Scholars Balancing academic endeavors with vocational pursuits is a prevalent concern among international scholars. Australia extends avenues for part-time employment during academic sojourns and full-time engagement during recesses.

Regulatory Framework for Part-time Employment International scholars are sanctioned to toil for up to 20 hours per week whilst ensconced in full-time scholastic pursuits. This affords a conduit for accruing invaluable professional acumen and augmenting pecuniary resources.

Post-academic Peregrination: Work Visas Upon culmination of academic pursuits, international alumni may qualify for post-study work visas, facilitating the accrual of professional exposure in Australia.

Lodging Labyrinths: Options Galore Securing commensurate lodging is indubitably imperative for a convivial and gratifying sojourn in Australia. Presented below are sundry options to contemplate:

Campus Domiciliation Many academic citadels proffer on-campus lodging alternatives encompassing dormitories and apartments. Residing on-campus proffers convenience and affords opportunities for camaraderie with fellow scholars.

Extramural Rentals Alternatively, scholars may opt for extramural rentals comprising shared abodes, apartments, or homestays. This confers autonomy and flexibility albeit necessitating assiduous research and meticulous planning.

Scholastic Sojourn in Australia: A Panoramic Overview Beyond the confines of academia, the scholarly sojourn in Australia is replete with vibrancy and verve, furnishing manifold avenues for personal and vocational amelioration.

Cultural Sojourns Australia's rich cultural tapestry and heterogeneity beget a vibrant milieu replete with unique cultural sojourns spanning festivals to museums, wherein scholars can engross themselves.

Extracurricular Pursuits Academic institutions in Australia proffer a myriad of extracurricular pursuits spanning sports clubs, student fraternities, and volunteer initiatives. Participation in these endeavors augments social acumen and catalyzes personal evolution.

Comprehensive Support Mechanisms for International Scholars To engender a seamless transition into the Australian milieu, academic institutions extend a panoply of support services for international scholars encompassing academic mentorship, psychological counseling, and cultural integration initiatives.

Healthcare Imperatives and Insurance Protocols Safeguarding one's well-being assumes paramount importance during one's tenure in Australia. Comprehending the healthcare framework and procuring adequate insurance coverage is imperative.

Overseas Scholar Health Coverage (OSHC) International scholars are mandated to procure Overseas Scholar Health Coverage (OSHC) to defray medical exigencies during their sojourn in Australia. OSHC facilitates access to medical amenities and defrays hospitalization expenses.

Access to Medical Facilities Australia lays claim to a superlative healthcare apparatus replete with contemporary facilities and adept medical practitioners. Scholars can avail medical amenities through private clinics, hospitals, and university health centers.

Voyaging and Exploration A salient perk of academic sojourn in Australia lies in the opportunity to traverse its resplendent natural landscapes and vibrant urban enclaves.

Unveiling Australia's Natural Splendor From pristine coastlines to verdant hinterlands, Australia presents an opulence of natural marvels awaiting exploration. Weekend jaunts and al fresco escapades proffer firsthand encounters with the nation's diverse ecosystems.

#australia #florida #england #india #netherlands #spain

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rainsmediaradio · 5 months

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Assessment of Nigeria's Financial Strength Under PBAT - Dr kenny Odugbemi

Nigeria still grappled with galloping inflation rates for over two decades, now standing at 27.5%, and overhead food inflation of 31.5%, this has activated increasing spending pressure on the government and raised social risk. We can not ascertain the extent of fiscal relief from oil subsidy Nigeria is spending 6-times to service debt Based on research, most of the fundamentals stated to drive revenues in FY 2024 budget appropriation are rather very uncertain as they are at variance with the current reality. For instance, the outlook of the following: ✓oil production and external funding inflow ✓ oil production target by Opec ✓ambitious growth of 3.76% ✓ exchange range pegged at N750 All these still remain uncertain and unattainable Review of Fiscal Measures Nigeria today has weak fiscal and external positions, and most of our reform efforts are very weak in improving our credit rating PBAT audacious move on subsidy removal, current devaluation are supposed to be key indicators to upgrade our credit rating to reverse the deterioration of our fiscal position CBN is still paying backlog that account for why Naira continue downward trend against dollar My view Based on intelligence, it is uncertain if we will meet FY 2024, revenue projection of N18.5% which implies that we might need to borrow more FDI Drive Whilst it is highly appreciated to solicit foreign direct investment, the millions of dollars spent tend to be more squandamania It is advisable to reduce this heavy spending in a depressed economy and latch on to technology The latest spending on UAE- 422 delegations at the cost of estimate of $800m bin addition to several million spent for Germany & India is worrisome. Although we sign billion dollar investment opportunities, our pursuit of credit carbon rating financial support is highly rewarding, but it cannot be in the short term There is a need to review and recalibrate capital expenditure to executive and legislatures- to reflect current reality The donation of N109m as basic salary of Senators to Kaduna bombs to alleviate suffering, to provide succor as compensation is reactive and repulsive We need a review of their allowances, largesse to reflect current realties It is now a thing of interest that Presidency have not come out to review their spending as sacrifice as a result of our depressed economy. Conclusion It is advisable for the Executive team with bloated structure to lead in ensuring noticeable sacrifice as they are our major cost Centre as charity must start with them Federal government to facilitating submission report of current probe of CBN where we have recovered N12trn out of N33trn We need review, recalibration, repositioning of our expenditure which grows with recourse to our distressed economy and deep suffering of our people who are hungry and angry Read the full article

#Dr.kennyOdugbemi

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prajwalseo · 7 months

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Airport Fire Truck Market Research Reports 2023-2030

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birdzflycom · 8 months

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10 Insurance Schemas and Their All-Encompassing Safeguards

In the intricate tapestry of existence, life unfolds with myriad unforeseen events. Some of these occurrences, like a vehicular collision or a conflagration within the culinary domain, resonate emotionally and ripple through financial spheres. This is where the multifaceted realm of insurance, with its multifarious dimensions, steps in to provide succor in the wake of the unexpected.

To facilitate your discernment of the myriad options available, let us embark upon an exploration of the fundamental categories of insurance policies.

1. Automotive Assurance

The act of operating a motor vehicle bereft of insurance coverage finds itself in contravention of legal statutes across nearly all states. The transgression extends beyond the realm of legality, for the aftermath of an unfortunate collision could exact a substantial toll, especially in cases where culpability is established. Thankfully, an array of automobile insurance variants exists to defray expenses associated with vehicular impairment and bodily harm consequent to mishaps: - Liability indemnity This genre of automotive insurance assumes responsibility for reparations in cases of property damage and bodily injuries inflicted upon others, should you be held accountable for an accident. This form of automotive insurance also extends its sheltering embrace to encompass legal representation expenses, as well as settlements or judgments arising from litigations stemming from road-bound misadventures. The vast majority of states (excluding New Hampshire and Virginaa) have set forth the stipulation of a minimum threshold of liability coverage as a prerequisite for legal motoring. Insurance against the un- or underinsured (UM). In scenarios wherein your automobile falls victim to an impact initiated by an uninsured or underinsured motorist, this category of coverage manifests as a fiscal bulwark, safeguarding against the financial aftershocks. UM insurance stretches its protective aegis to encompass not only medical expenditures for you and your co-passengers, but also offers provisions for lost wages and compensatory measures for physical anguish and suffering. Several states mandatorily require the inclusion of UM coverage, while in others, it plays a similarly pivotal role. Moreover, in specific jurisdictions, the canopy of UM coverage extends to encompass reparations for vehicular impairments caused by these uninsured or underinsured operators. Personal injury safeguards through PIP. Irrespective of the allocation of blame, the aegis of PIP insurance unfurls to shield against bodily injuries sustained by you and your fellow travelers. This sanctuary of coverage extends beyond the physical realm, reaching out to ameliorate fiscal desolation wrought by lost earnings, rehabilitative costs, and services such as childcare, hitherto undertaken but now relinquished due to incapacitation. The inclusion of PIP coverage emerges as a mandatory stipulation in numerous states, though its optional presence is a reality in others, and in select regions, it remains conspicuously absent. Monetary allocation for medical expenditures, as provided by MedPay. Regardless of the ascription of culpability, the cloak of MedPay coverage envelops and eases the fiscal burden incurred through medical exigencies triggered by accidents. This sanctuary extends its financial support to embrace not only the medical costs of you and your co-passengers, but endeavors to relieve your economic distress. It is worth noting that the quantum of this coverage is usually circumscribed, with usual thresholds ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Comprehensive synergy entwined with collision safeguard. The realms of collision and comprehensive coverage synergize in their endeavor to address the fiscal consequences of vehicular impairment. The bastion of collision insurance comes to the fore, facilitating restitution or replacement of your automobile subsequent to an accident, irrespective of the attribution of culpability. Meanwhile, the embrace of comprehensive insurance encompasses the myriad permutations of theft and destruction wrought by forces of nature, such as floods, hailstorms, infernos, acts of vandalism, gravitational forces unshackling objects from their celestial abodes, and encounters of the vehicular kind with fauna. These categories of coverage, often seen in tandem, remain elective in nature. Nevertheless, if the acquisition of your automobile is underpinned by financial arrangements, the exigencies of such agreements render their procurement obligatory. The same principles extend to the contours of auto leases. Each chapter of life unfurls its plot, replete with twists and turns that evoke a gamut of responses. From jubilant exhilaration to dolorous devastation, the human journey traverses terrain that tests emotional fortitude and financial mettle. A collision on the thoroughfare or a conflagration consuming a culinary haven serves as stark reminders of the capricious nature of existence. Amidst these uncertainties, the realm of insurance stands as a bulwark, its multifarious arms extending solace and protection in the face of unforeseen adversities. To facilitate your navigation through the labyrinthine corridors of insurance, let us embark upon a comprehensive exploration of the key categories that constitute this bastion of financial security. - Vehicular Vigilance The operation of an automobile devoid of insurance coverage not only contravenes legal statutes in nearly every jurisdiction but also courts financial ruin in the event of a mishap. The toll exacted by an accident can be substantial, particularly when responsibility is assigned. Thankfully, a panoply of auto insurance options exists to ameliorate the impact of vehicular damage and bodily harm resulting from accidents: - Liability Assurance. This form of auto insurance assumes the mantle of responsibility for property damage and bodily injuries caused to third parties in accidents where you are deemed at fault. Liability auto insurance extends its sheltering umbrella to encompass legal defense costs, as well as settlements or judgments stemming from lawsuits arising due to vehicular mishaps. With the exception of New Hampshire and Virginaa, the majority of states mandate a baseline of liability insurance to legally operate a vehicle. Protection Against the Un- and Underinsured. In scenarios where your vehicle falls prey to a collision caused by an uninsured or underinsured driver, this coverage acts as a financial safeguard, mitigating the repercussions. Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) insurance extends its shield to cover not only medical expenses for you and your passengers but also compensates for lost income and offers reparation for pain and suffering. While UM coverage is obligatory in certain states, its presence holds importance in others. Additionally, in specific jurisdictions, UM coverage extends to encompass reparations for vehicular damage inflicted by such drivers lacking sufficient insurance. Personal Injury Safeguard through PIP. Regardless of fault, PIP insurance provides coverage for bodily injuries sustained by you and your passengers. Beyond the physical realm, PIP extends its safety net to alleviate financial burdens resulting from lost wages, rehabilitation expenses, and services like childcare that become unfeasible due to injury. While several states mandate PIP, others offer it as an optional provision, and in certain regions, it is not available at all. Financial Aid for Medical Expenses via MedPay. Irrespective of fault, MedPay coverage steps in to assist with medical costs stemming from accidents. This financial safety net extends to cover medical expenses for both you and your passengers, alleviating the economic strain. However, it's important to note that MedPay coverage is typically capped at relatively modest amounts, usually ranging between $1,000 and $5,000. Comprehensive Collaboration with Collision Protection. The realms of comprehensive and collision coverage join forces to tackle the financial repercussions of vehicular damage. Collision insurance takes center stage, offering restitution or replacement of your vehicle post-accident, regardless of fault. Meanwhile, comprehensive insurance covers an array of scenarios, including theft and damage caused by natural elements such as floods, hailstorms, fires, acts of vandalism, falling objects, and encounters with wildlife. Sold together in many cases, these coverages are optional, but financing or leasing agreements often mandate their inclusion for the duration of the arrangement. Life, a symphony of unpredictable events, weaves its narrative with a blend of crescendos and diminuendos, each note resonating with a unique emotional cadence. From the exhilarating highs to the devastating lows, the human experience encompasses a spectrum of feelings and challenges. A collision on the road or a fire in the heart of a kitchen serve as poignant reminders of life's capricious nature. In the midst of these uncertainties, the realm of insurance emerges as a steadfast ally, its diverse array of offerings providing solace and safeguarding against the unexpected twists that shape our journey. To guide you through the intricate tapestry of insurance options, let us embark on a comprehensive exploration of the principal categories that constitute this bastion of financial security. - Guardianship for the Road Navigating the thoroughfares without the shelter of insurance coverage not only breaches legal norms but also exposes one to the financial tempests that follow an untoward incident. The aftermath of an accident can exact a heavy toll, particularly when blame is affixed. Thankfully, the world of auto insurance offers an arsenal of options to alleviate the impact of vehicular damage and physical injury resulting from collisions: - Liability Shelter. This facet of auto insurance shoulders the responsibility for both property damage and bodily harm inflicted upon others in accidents where you bear fault. Liability auto insurance unfurls its protective cloak to encompass legal defense costs, as well as settlements or verdicts arising from legal entanglements stemming from road mishaps. A majority of states (excepting New Hampshire and Virginaa) mandate a baseline of liability insurance as a prerequisite for lawful driving. Safeguard Against the Uninsured and Underinsured. In scenarios where your vehicle becomes a casualty of a collision with an uninsured or underinsured motorist, this coverage emerges as a financial bastion, buffering against the financial aftershocks. Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage spreads its protective umbrella to cover not only medical expenses for you and your co-passengers but also extends to recuperate lost earnings and provide restitution for physical pain and suffering. While UM coverage is mandatory in several states, its significance echoes in others. Additionally, in specific regions, UM coverage extends its reach to encompass reparations for vehicular damage inflicted by uninsured or underinsured operators. Personal Injury Guardian via PIP. Without regard to culpability, PIP insurance extends its mantle to shield against bodily injuries sustained by you and your fellow travelers. This safeguarding haven reaches beyond physical restitution, offering respite from the financial turmoil of lost income, rehabilitation expenditures, and services like childcare, which become untenable in the wake of incapacitation. While PIP is mandatory in many states, others provide it as an optional haven, and some locales lack its provision altogether. Financial Alleviation for Medical Costs through MedPay. Irrespective of blame allocation, MedPay coverage emerges as a fiscal succor for medical expenses arising from accidents. This financial sanctuary encompasses medical expenses for both you and your passengers, offering solace in times of fiscal distress. However, it's imperative to note that MedPay coverage is typically subject to a predefined cap, often ranging between $1,000 and $5,000. Collaborative Resilience via Comprehensive and Collision Protection. The spheres of comprehensive and collision coverage intertwine to weather the fiscal reverberations of vehicular adversity. Collision insurance assumes the mantle of restitution or replacement for your vehicle in the aftermath of an accident, regardless of fault. Meanwhile, comprehensive insurance envelopes an array of contingencies, from theft to the aftermath of natural forces like floods, hailstorms, fires, acts of vandalism, plummeting objects, and encounters with fauna. Frequently sold as a unified package, these coverages maintain an elective character, though financial or leasing arrangements often necessitate their inclusion. Each chapter of existence is woven with threads of unpredictability, creating a fabric that is as intricate as it is enigmatic. From exhilarating highs to somber lows, the tapestry of human experience is an amalgamation of emotions and events. Whether it's a collision on the open road or a fire igniting in a culinary haven, these incidents serve as stark reminders of life's capricious nature. Amidst these uncertainties, insurance emerges as a dependable ally, offering a range of protections to shield against the unexpected turns that punctuate our journey. To navigate the labyrinthine landscape of insurance options, let's embark on an exhaustive exploration of the central categories that comprise this fortress of financial security.

2. Home Insurance

Diverging from the realm of automobile insurance, the realm of homeowners' coverage emerges with intriguing subtleties. Conspicuously absent are legislative mandates that decree the imperative possession of domiciliary safeguards. Yet, should the edifice of your abode bear the weight of financial facilitation, the custodians of your fiscal interests, colloquially known as lenders, shall invariably decree the mantle of coverage. This verily ensures that in the harrowing eventuality of affliction striking your dwelling, whether through ruin or ruination, a reservoir of resources shall stand as a bulwark, preventing the abandonment of your mortgage commitments. Even in the domain where the mantle of mortgage is naught but an intangible memory, wherein the tethers of fiscal obligation are cast asunder, the onus of restitution and refurbishment befalls squarely upon the inhabitant. Should fate enact a calamitous performance upon your domicile, subjecting it to distress or annihilation, sans the mantle of home insurance, the mantle of responsibility shall not be commuted. Thus, the acquisition of a domicile-defense policy assumes the visage of sagaciousness. Within the mosaic of home insurance policies, an amalgam of safeguards interweave with calculated intricacy, encapsulating an array of guardianship domains: - The Bastion of Dwelling Enshrouding: From the zenith of your roof to the nadir of your floors, the fortification of dwelling coverage orchestrates its vigilant watch against the caprices of unforeseen vicissitudes—be it the relentless kiss of conflagration, the tempestuous caress of winds, the sinister shadows of theft, or the marauding tendrils of vandalism. The embrace of this coverage extends, enfolding the edifices annexed to your homestead, be it the haven for your vehicular companions or the sanctum of your leisurely sojourns. The quantum of this embrace ought to mirror the pecuniary mantle that befits the resurrection of your domicile's very essence. - The Safeguard of Personal Enshrinement: Akin to the custodian of treasures, personal property coverage stands as the guardian of your material troves, whether they be the regal embellishments of furniture, the utilitarian marvels of appliances, or the textile tapestry of your attire. Embracing you within its mantle, this coverage extends its canopy over the manifold afflictions that might beset your possessions—thieves lurking in the shadows, tongues of flame voracious in their dance, and the explosive crescendo of detonations. Ordinarily calibrated within a span betwixt fifty to seventy percent of the embrace of dwelling coverage, the capacity to procure additional guardianship stands at your behest, should the need arise. - The Arcane Custody of Ancillary Edifices: Within the verdant demesne of your property, structures both humble and utilitarian nestle, mirroring the diversity of your endeavors and aspirations. In the empyreal refuge of tool sheds or the stolid guardian in the form of a fence, this category of coverage unfurls its safeguarding cloak. - Sentinel of Legal Resilience: Emanating as a paragon of fiscal sagacity, liability coverage emerges as the bulwark against the unforeseen contingencies of inadvertent harm or property desecration, wrought by your hand. A parley with the legal architects shall confirm the stipulation of recompense for injuries inflicted or assets despoiled. Moreover, as the herald of your fiscal fortitude, it shall defray the billowing legal fees, in the event that the specter of litigation materializes. Thus, should a guest stumble upon the threshold of your abode, the financial brunt of medical remediation shall find redress, accompanied by the fees of your legal custodian. It is requisite that the magnitude of this coverage mirror your fiscal stature or the potential requisitions that the courts might extort. - The Ephemeral Umbra of Alternative Existence: Should circumstance orchestrate a temporal dislocation from the sanctuary of your dwelling, owing to the misfortunes earmarked for restitution, the aegis of additional living expenses unfurls its protective expanse. Within its refuge, the adjunctive cost of sustenance and lodging finds solace, relieving the burden upon your shoulders. Bear in remembrance that the conventional aegis of a home insurance policy refrains from enfolding the tumultuous depredations of floods or the seismic echoes of earthquakes. Yet, avenues for redress do exist, wherein separate beacons of insurance illuminate the path to reassurance.

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writer59january13 · 9 months

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Stricken with anguished nausea

Written three years ago tomorrow, yet superimposed (likened to emotional palimpsest) upon

mental state of yore recent post traumatic stress

triggered courtesy war torn legally tendered greenbacks, where enemy bonded, heisted, and netted

mine life savings, he

(who fabricated conspiracy

implicating Citizens Bank employees,

whereby I fell for

hook, line and sinker)

unfailingly didst surrender

willingly (figuratively suctioned)

hand over fist funds galore at my expense did score leaving me dirt poor subsequently inducing scribe

of Schwenksville to be more assertive and contact attorney general in an effort to restore forfeited cash confidence man wrested, plucked, and extracted banknotes wrenched stashed nest egg

tucked within secret hideaway under floor.

Psyche still particularly riven

upon heels of liquidated change spurring yours truly

to rattle his virtual tin can since series of unfortunate events

doomed harried luckless Perkiomen Valley troubadour reincarnate begging (he gently seeketh

financial succor viz gofundme) for largesse.

Even before scamming imbroglio,

I experienced disillusionment

regarding mein kampf and hard times getting older and just scraping by courtesy skin of my false teeth.

Impossible mission to avoid senescence,

nevertheless, yours truly sought to hold back hands of time, when pubescent metamorphosis occurred (two and a half score years ago)

aging petrified me, and imposed (Uriah) heap of great expectations and unwanted responsibilities.

In short, I did not want to grow up forced to don mantle of adulthood

instead hankered and hungered

for fictionally nostalgic boyhood,

whereby every day

in make believe webbed wide world

exemplified hunky dory nirvana.

Aside from experiencing adolescent depression demeanor of yours truly, said Lilliputian severely withdrawn.

Scapegoat my middle name

bullies identified perfect bullseye

analogous to trumpeting antagonists

me as carnival barker calls out:

step right up draw an arrow from quiver take aim at mine plainly affixed target.

Deplorable basket case loathed adult role

idealized mythical boyhood

refrained eating - courtesy anorexia nervosa deprived growing body necessary sustenance

scores of Earth orbitz

round sun since puberty,

now vehemently decry growth process sabotaged self stigmatized stunt(ed) man I stand on tippy toes, (with nails that grow askew),

a pygmy among giants.

Sadness ofttimes eclipses hijacked and jackknifed joy aware emotional faculty

thru conscious facilitated meditation

can jar infinitesimally

long log jammed damn friggin

invisible obstruction along battle creek.

Linkedin with recovery coach, I experienced then

(that day being July 20th, 2020) around high noon cathartic enlightenment,

which revelation heightened awareness how when just a lil lad yours truly

exhibited socially withdrawn mean mien

mollycoddled by overprotective parents

placed no demands upon their

sole contemplative introspective, and ruminative non prodigal son, yet upon edging into adulthood (and magical age of eighteen) self same idiosyncratic person (i.e. me) faulted for supposed antipathy toward those who conceived yours truly; I honestly confess lack of genuine interest exhibited toward other family members.

Absent marginal positive self image infinitesimal if ever present within grown docile scaredy cat, his informal assignment gently suggested and accepted

with little objection

courtesy Maggie Jaramillo

brainchild social services Creative Health employee.

Daily repeated self affirmations (ideally more than once) rapidly jotted down ennobling exercise prompted by aforementioned magnificent therapist strongly suggested technique

to seed empowerment

fostering joie de vivre.

These waning days of mein kampf and hard times

flicker with cautious optimism to wax poetic versus referencing anecdotal

personal gloom frequently cited sprung from raw bits

since powder milk biscuits

unknown to yours truly; thee focus of disproportionate maternal and paternal affections

unwittingly, unmistakably, and understandably

triggered sibling resentment no matter brother where art thou among self and two sisters not deliberately, but inadvertently

created, fomented, incited, loosed...

genies of envy, jealousy, ornery... out the bottle an immediately recalled realization

during my formative years never known to yours truly then only recounted decades ex post facto courtesy mother some months prior to her death.

#regret rubbed raw

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thegenealogy · 11 months

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1 Chronicles 4: 17-20. "The Help."

17 The sons of Ezrah "The Help."

The Gematria for Ezrah is:

"I am three times three, the Alpha and the Omega. I am not a prophet, I am Saint Michael the Archangel; I am the Hierarchy*, God in a Nutshell."

*the actual Gematria says "I am the Commander of the Space Fleet."

Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Jether=excellence abundance

Mered=rebellion

Epher=dust, ore, mealleable young deer

Jalon=murmuring

18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

Judah= Glory

Mered=to rebel

Bithia="Bat of Yah" Daughter of Yah, a Pharaoh Princess.

The Gematria for Bithia is "the American Demon. The Financial Bad Karma because of its fixation with heaven, the flesh, and LGBTQ."

Jered=the descendent

Gedor=a wall

Heber=united or associated

Soko=from sukkoth, a booth or pavilion, a safe place, a place of succor.

Jekuthiel=God will support

Zanoah=rejected

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

Hodiah=splendor of Yah

Naham=consolation, comfort

Keilah + Garmite= Keimai "to roar", Garmite= bone breaker

Keilah the Garmite is mentioned in tandem with Eshtemoa the Maacathite, and Maacathite comes from a verb that means to press, squeeze or oppress. It seems that these two cousins are mentioned on account of their notoriety for being pernicious: Keilah the Bone Breaker and Eshtemoa the Ball Buster.

Eshtemoa=

Esh=fire

Tema=of the south

Maakathite=one who oppresses

20 The sons of Shimon:

Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.

Shimon=who hears

Ammon=people who live beside other people

Rinnah=ringing cry of cheer

Ben-Hanan=Son of the Gracious One

Tilon=to lodge

The descendants of Ishi:

Ishi=my husband

Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

These are derived from the word Zahah, which has Gematria meaning "My kinship with the God of Creation is Great, whose Name is a Christ."

The words themselves Zoheth and Ben Zoheth mean to crush out rebellion.

This section is dedicated to the Son of the Gracious One who is "your husband", the Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Host, the Archangel Michael.

In "Firestarter" we learn God is "ignited" through the study of the Torah. In "the Help" the scripture says we must "break the bones" of cultures whose frameworks demonize the flesh and try to dispossess persons of their comforts. Especially those those employ scads of young people to do it.

The Torah Tantra of Saint Michael the Archangel based on the above is:

"Glory to the rebellion that frees the malleable ore, the young deer from those who murmur. Glory to those who rebel against the Demon, America, which is at war against the flesh.

Those who are United to Protect, who use the Fire of the South* against those who oppress, God will support.

Who hears these ringing words spoken by Son of the Gracious One, shelters the vulnerable, and lives alongside others in good cheer will experience kinship with God."

*Recalcitrance from oppression is a sign of intelligence. Oppression is wrong, it is ignorant, and God wants it to stop.

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Washington Post: Moon's Japanese Profits Bolster Efforts in U.S. (1984)

▲ Pictured: A Japanese university student giving a VOC lecture in 1969 By John Burgess and Michael Isikoff Washington Post Sunday, September 16, 1984 The Japanese branch of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church has transferred at least $800 million over the past nine years into the United States to finance the church's political activities and business operations, including The Washington Times newspaper, according to two former high-ranking church officials.

This money is generated in Japan, primarily through a Tokyo-based business operation that uses church members to sell marble vases, miniature treasure pagodas and other religious icons that are represented as having supernatural powers, the former officials said.

The sale of these items has been the principal source of capital for an international network of Unification Church operations, said the former officials, Yoshikazu Soejima and Hiroaki Inoue.

These operations range from Gloucester, Mass., tuna fleets to the anticommunist political lobbying of Causa International in Latin America and the United States.

Their accounts could explain how the Unification Church -- with fewer than 5,000 U.S. members by some estimates -- has been able to support a major Washington newspaper that has lost an estimated $150 million during its first 2 1/2 years of operations.

The Times, showcase of the church's business network, is seen by Moon as an important source of political influence here, according to Soejima, the former chief of Unification Church public relations in Japan. Exhorted by pep talks to meet "the respected father's" needs, Japanese church members have worked in recent years under sales quotas requiring them to transfer to the United States roughly $2.5 million a month earmarked for The Times, Soejima said.

"The Washington Times was the top priority of the entire Unification Church worldwide," said Soejima, who was editor of Sekai Nippo (World Daily News), a church-controlled Tokyo newspaper, before being fired last October following a dispute with church officials over control of the paper. Soejima and Inoue said the religious icons were distributed by Happy World Inc., an importing firm based in Tokyo that they said is church-controlled. But a senior Unification Church official denied in an interview last week that the church had any relationship with Happy World.

"Our view is that the Unification Church has nothing to do with sales activities," said Hiroshi Sakazume, the Japanese church's director general of public relations. "We don't know what each church member is doing. But as a church, we don't do any sales . . . . Happy World is a different company, a totally separate organization."

Sakazume said, however, that the Japanese church is transferring money overseas. In church theology, he said, it is Japan's duty to play the mystical role of Eve, giving succor to the church's children in other countries. "I cannot say exactly what the amount of money is, but I can tell you that we are doing it legally," he said.

Soejima, 37, is the highest-level church official to break with Moon and publicly discuss the church's operations. In five lengthy interviews with The Washington Post in Tokyo, he provided details about church finances that were supported by hand-written notes he said he had made after monthly meetings of top church financial officials in 1981 and 1982.

His statements also were supported by Inoue, who headed church operations on Shikoku Island before being fired by the church and who sat in on four of the interviews with Soejima.

Soejima and Inoue now publish a small Tokyo newspaper that has printed several articles critical of the Unification Church.

Soejima said he joined the Unification Church as an idealistic university student nearly 20 years ago and that he continues to believe in its public objectives of uniting world Christianity and eradicating communism.

But, he charged, Moon had betrayed his followers and distorted the church's lofty goals by turning his movement into a huge money-making machine.

"By the end of 1975, the main activity of the church was collecting money, buying lots of real estate in Korea and the United States and starting a lot of businesses," Soejima said. Moon "is not working for the world, but for himself," he said.

Moon, who is serving an 18-month sentence for income tax fraud in federal prison in Danbury, Conn., declined a written request to be interviewed for this story. The 64-year-old evangelist, who said in July that he was moving the worldwide Unificiation Church headquarters to his prison cell, works in the facility's kitchen and has been receiving a stream of visitors from around the world, according to church officials and others who have visited him there.

Founded by Moon in South Korea in 1954, the Unification Church has grown into a multinational conglomerate of business, political and cultural organizations. Causa International, a church-financed political group headed by Moon deputy Bo Hi Pak, has spent millions of dollars in recent years on anticommunist lobbying in Latin America and the United States.

The diversity of church businesses is enormous: the church has invested more than $60 million in Uruguay in recent years, buying the country's largest luxury hotel, its fourth-largest bank, a publishing company and large tracts of farm land.

It owns four South Korean manufacturing companies, including a ginseng tea company, a titanium firm and a machine-tool and weapons manufacturer, that had estimated total assets of $198 million last year, according to figures published in the Maeil Economic Daily newspaper in Seoul. It also operates tuna fleets and fish-processing plants in Gloucester, Mass., Norfolk and Alaska and owns newspapers in Montivideo, Cyprus, Tokyo, New York and Washington.

In the Washington area alone, besides The Times, the church owns a downtown construction firm, Monumental Construction and Moulding Co.; an Alexandria television production firm, Tele-Color Studio, and a number of McLean-based companies, including Unification Church International (UCI), which was incorporated in 1977 by Bo Hi Pak, and has been described by federal investigators as the ultimate church holding company in the United States.

UCI owns One Up Enterprises, which in turn owns News World Communications, which in turn owns The Washington Times, according to interviews with former church members and corporate records on file in the District and in Fairfax.

Another McLean-based UCI subsidiary, U.S. Foods Corp., collects $497,310 a year from the D.C. government for office space it rents to the Department of Human Services and other city agencies at 605 G St. NW, according to city records.

The source and scope of the church's investments in this country have long puzzled outsiders, including congressional and federal investigators. Soejima and some former church members in the United States said they believe most American church businesses, such as the tuna fleets and fish-processing plants, are run by inexperienced managers and lose money or, at best, break even. "They lose their shirt constantly," said Jeremiah S. Gutman, a New York lawyer who represents the Unification Church in this country.

The church's ability to finance these ventures has been especially puzzling in light of the relatively small number of church members here.

The church claims 2 million to 3 million followers around the world, including 300,000 in Japan and 30,000 to 40,000 in the United States, of which about 8,000 are described as full-time members. Three former U.S. church members interviewed recently and researchers who study the church have said that these numbers are highly exaggerated and that the church has been losing membership rapidly, especially in the United States, where recruitment is believed to have slowed to a trickle several years ago.

Soejima estimated the number of Japanese members at 8,000 and quotes Moon as saying in 1982 that he was disappointed because there were only 2,000 members in the United States -- a number that is slightly lower than the estimates of about 3,000 members supplied by former church members and a figure of 5,000 cited by Gutman.

A House subcommittee, which investigated ties between the church and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, concluded in a 1978 report that the church's funds came from domestic businesses, church fund-raising and "funds from outside the United States, the ultimate source of which was undetermined."

Based on their former access to internal church documents and Soejima's attendance at numerous top-level meetings of church financial officials, Soejima and Inoue said their conservative estimate is that the church has transferred at least $800 million to the United States in the past nine years. Starting in 1975, they said, the church mobilized its Japanese members for a massive fund-raising effort that has used high-pressure sales techniques to take advantage of the religious superstitions of Japanese consumers.

Handwritten notes that Soejima made at some church finance meetings indicate that the Japanese church was taking in more than $100 million a year during 1981 and 1982, most of which was transferred to church headquarters in New York.

One set of notes, based on a church financial report from June 10 to Sept. 10, 1981, states that the Japanese church raised about $54 million during the three-month period (based on 1981 exchange rates), of which about $38 million was sent "out" -- a term that Soejima said meant abroad. That figure was representative of the year's other three quarters, he said.

Soejima said that sales revenues tailed off the following year but were substantial. His notes say that from January through August 1982, the church earned monthly profits of between $6.8 million and $14.2 million for a total of $81.4 million. He said similar amounts were earned during the last four months of the year. That would mean the church earned about $122 million in 1982, of which 90 percent was shipped abroad, according to Soejima.

He said these transactions were usually made through international bank tranfers, but large amounts of cash were carried into the United States by church members because "sometimes Moon wants money right away. Getting permission to send it by bank transfer takes time," Soejima said.

When Moon conducted a "mass wedding" of 2,075 couples in Madison Square Garden in 1982, 400 Japanese men and women were flown over for the event. "Each person took, I think, about $2,000," Soejima said.

According to Soejima, a confidential financial statement would be distributed to 10 to 12 top Japanese church officials each month. These statements would show roughly $2.5 million earmarked for The Washington Times.

Each month figures on actual spending would show the previous month's target had been met. Senior officials would then deliver pep talks on "the respected father's" needs for a better showing next time, he said.

"Always, it ended with a statement that this is where we stand now, so go out and fight harder," Soejima said.

According to his account, the ability of the church to generate these funds is based on its control of Happy World Inc., a company that is headquartered in a utilitarian fifth-floor office in a Tokyo business district and whose president, Motoo Furuta, is chief of the Japanese church's financial bureau, according to Soejima. Church spokesman Sakazume said Furuta is not a church official.

In a recent interview, executive manager Sanji Nakada described Happy World as a diversified company that, among other activities, distributes computer equipment and runs a canning factory on Hokkaido Island and a health-drink factory near Tokyo. Nakada said Happy World is not a church organization but that some employes may be church members.

Happy World's main activity is importing of consumer goods, such as marble vases, miniature treasure pagodas and ginseng teas from church-owned companies in South Korea, including Il Shin Stoneworks, Tong Il Co. Ltd. and Il Hwa Co. Ltd., according to Nakada and the company's sales brochures.

The vases, pagodas, ginseng and other consumer items are distributed to about 10 wholesale and retail outlets throughout Japan that, according to Soejima and Inoue, are controlled by the church and use church members as door-to-door salesmen.

More than 2,600 complaints about the sale of marble vases, ivory seals and minature pagodas of the kind that are often sold by church members were lodged with the Japan Consumer Information Center between 1976 and 1982, according to a report made by the goverment-funded agency.

Hundreds of these complaints involved reported cases of intimidation, threats or misrepresentations in which salesmen preyed on the "religious anxieties" of consumers, according to the center's report. The small objects often were portrayed as having mystical powers that could save unhappy marriages, cure illnesses or purge the evil spirits of samurai ancestors, the report said.

The center has published pamphlets to warn consumers about the sales of these items. In one case cited in a center pamphlet, a woman whose husband had just died in an auto accident was being sold one of the objects. The salesman told her the evil spirit of a samurai ancestor who had killed with his sword was tormenting the family. The sale would solve that. "If you don't buy it, the same evil spirit will continue with your children and they will meet the same fate," the salesmen said, according to the pamphlet.

Consumer Center officials cannot directly link such incidents with the church's operations here. The salesmen, Soejima and Inoue said, are instructed never to identify themselves as being with the Unification Church or Happy World.

"We had orders that, when engaging in economic activity, never say you are a member of the church," Inoue said.

Nevertheless, Consumer Center officials say they have sometimes been contacted by low-level distribution companies -- which Soejima says are church fronts -- and told to refer consumer complaints about the items to them. "We can presume that behind the scenes these sales groups have a systematic link," according to the Consumer Center report.

According to Soejima and others, the profits from sales of these items can be enormous. In an extreme case, he said, a vase that cost about $21 was sold for $8,300. A quantity of ginseng worth about $42 sold for eight times that amount. One salesmen can raise about $4,000 per month, he said.

The salesmen's expenses are minimal. During his years in the church, Soejima said, he often visited church members at grimy group houses where they slept half a dozen to a room. The members receive no salary from the church and immediately hand over all their sales proceeds to the house "leader." Once a month, Soejima said, a church official comes to the house and "they collect it in cash and bring it to Tokyo."

In a two-hour interview in Tokyo, four former church members told of being assigned to sales soon after joining. Church officials conducted sales-training lectures using films and stressed the need for money to finance "the restoration" under way in the United States.

All four members, who asked not to be identified, said they were told of Happy World's role soon after joining. "I was told it was the economic department of the Unification Church," said a 24-year-old woman who had sold ivory seals door-to-door.

The primary role of The Washington Times within Moon's global organization was underscored in ways other than the financial support it received from Japan, Soejima said. He cited a series of meetings in February 1983 that began at church headquarters at the New Yorker Hotel, where about 70 church officials from round the world gathered to celebrate Moon's birthday.

With Moon and his family standing before them in ceremonial Korean dress, selected church officials played different religious and political leaders, such as Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, President Reagan and Japanese Emperor Hirohito. Each one prostrated himself before Moon, bowing his forehead to the floor three times, Soejima said.

"The meaning is that Moon is higher than all of them," Soejima said. In church theology, "Sun Myung Moon is the father and his wife is the mother of the whole human race."

The next day, with the church officials assembled at Moon's estate in Tarrytown, N.Y., Moon expressed disappointment with his inability to win more converts in the United States.

But he spoke with pride of The Washington Times, bragging of important officials who had attended its opening cermonies. Moon said that James Whelan, then publisher of The Washington Times, "listens to what I say and makes the newspaper as I tell him," according to Soejima.

Soejima added that Bo Hi Pak, Moon's top deputy and chairman of News World, may not have been telling Moon the full story of Whelan's role at the newspaper. But Soejima also said that at the same meeting, Pak remarked that there was a problem at The Times because church members were being assigned to unimportant jobs in the library and files.

According to Soejima, Moon responded: "It's not a difficult problem. If each one of the church members does missionary work and converts three reporters, then we can have unity." At a later meeting in June 1983 on Korea's Cheju Island, Moon told a church group that four things were necessary for world consolidation: ideology, economy, science and technology, and journalism.

"With journalism, we have now reached success by establishing The Washington Times," Moon said, according to Soejima. "We now have a direct influence on Reagan through The Washington Times."

By Soejima's account, his break with the church followed a dispute over editorial independence. As editor of Sekai Nippo, Soejima said, he was attempting to transform the paper from a church organ into a respected journal with general appeal. At the end of last September, however, he said, he began to hear rumors that Moon had ordered his firing.

On the first of October, about 100 people -- including about 30 in special karate training groups -- barged into the paper's office. They were led by members of Shekyo Rengo, an anticommunist political group affiliated with the church, Soejima said. They broke into desks, stole papers and beat up some of the employes, he said. Soejima, Inoue and a policeman that Soejima had previously summoned took shelter in an office when they arrived. "The church members kicked in the door but stopped when they saw a policeman inside," he said.

Sekai Nippo vice president Naohiro Nada said the church fired Soejima because he was trying to seize full control of the newspaper and make himself president. Soejima filed papers at the company registry to accomplish this, Nada said. Soejima says he did so to protect his position after learning Moon planned to fire him.

On June 2 of this year, Soejima was attacked outside his home in Tokyo and stabbed repeatedly, according to police reports. When the attack occurred, he was preparing an article critical of Moon that was later published in the Japanese magazine Bungeishunju, he said.

During an interview, Soejima unbuttoned his shirt to show scars on his left bicep, neck and chest, which he says he got in the attack. No one has been arrested in the case.

Shigehiko Togo of the Washington Post Tokyo Bureau and special correspondent Martin Anderson in Montevideo, Uruguary, contributed to this report.

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