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This eco-support
for re-stringing badminton rackets is designed to give the badminton
athlete or sport professional a choice to re-use or recycle rackets
out of usage. This alternative improves the manual stringing of the
racket and avoids the importation of costly materials or the more
consumption of fuel, woods and other materials in producing new ones.
The making of this device only requires small pieces of wood coming
from cedar, pine or any other tree. This idea not only favors the
development of sport, but also reduces the production of trash and
damage to our environment. The creator´s name is Maidelín
and she is a member of the GSA Cuba Team.
Report by Lic. Fernando E. Valladares Fuente from The Sport University
in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
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Zen Association |
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The Fremont,
CA chapter of the American Zen Assoc. held a half-day retreat on Nov
3rd. 2007, at the Taiwanese American Center, USA. A few of the members
were asked to give their experiences and benefits from their study
of Zen.
Fuu Miyatani French, head of the GSA's Concord-Calif, while wearing
a Eco Flag around his neck, chapter spoke on his understanding of
the oneness of all things. That included our oneness with the environment
and how it is not only for our health benefit to care for the environment
, but also our spiritual duty to care for the environment.
In the efforts of Zen practitioners to easy suffering, that should
include the suffering of the earth and all that depend on it for life,
which would be everyone and everything! We are not a separate entities
who get our life nourishments from someplace else. What we do to the
earth we do to ourselves. Reuse, Recycle, Reduce. Think Environmentally,
Think Our Oneness.
All were in agreement!
Report by Fuu Miyatani French, head of the GSA Concord-CA
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