Finally made it to A Dong market. This was a pretty good Asian market and had a big selection of foods. There were fish and meats which were good as wells as Asian vegetables that you would typically find. The vegetables were fresh and a lot more reasonably priced than other stores in the area. I got Burdock root and Daikon at very good prices. They had a large selection of soy sauces but not the spectrum of different Japanese types that are important for different types of cooking. Overall, it seems to be the place to grab your Asian groceries.
A Dong is also not far from the closest comic book store I can find, Eye Opener. Eye Opener isn't far from A Dong. It can be a little difficult to find as it is on the side street. It is a small shop but they seem to have everything you might be looking for or should be able to order it if not. I'm mostly interested in DC's New 52, and you can pick them up there.
Only thing left on the list is a mechanic. I think I found one in Canton.
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]]>Also, check out the Hsin-Hsin Ming. Someone pointed me to this page with the original text and a detailed discussion of the characters.
]]>At the the University of Connecticut Health Center, which houses the Graduate Program in Public Health at the University of Connecticut, we require Public Health Law as a core course for graduating and obtaining an MPH from our program. After teaching the course in the past, I proposed to the curriculum committee that the material could be better presented if split into two classes: Public Health Law I and Public Health Law II—known as Public Health Law and Advanced Topics in Public Health on the PUBH side. Using principles of backward design. They agreed.
I redesigned the original course to provide core basics that every public health student should understand and am designing the second course to allow students with a interest in law and policy to drive more deeply into public health law as applied and some of the more difficult legal issues, e.g. preemption, administrative law, and public health law research.
To accomodate as many students as possible, the curriculum has been altered slightly. I will be teaching Public Health Law II in the Spring of 2012 and the Spring of 2013. I will also be teaching Public Health Law I in the Fall of 2012. This post is to clarify information for students interested in taking the class and to answer some logistical questions. If you have questions about the class not answered here, feel free to contact me.
Schedule The second course Public Health Law II / Advanced Topics in Public Health Law (PHLAW2) conflicts with the core MPH course Environmental Health on Wednesday nights. We looked at many alternatives. There was no way to move the course. Environmental Health and PHLAW2 will both be held in the Spring on Wednesday nights in 2012 and 2013. We hope this will give everyone a chance to take the course if you are interested. You should plan your schedule accordingly knowing that if you do not take your core course in 2012, you must take it in 2013.
Books PHLAW2 will require three books:
All other readings will be cases or materials available online for download. No materials will be required on reserve.
Topics The course will cover the following topics:
Again, if you have questions, feel free to contact me. The syllabus should be complete soon and will be posted online.
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The text:
Song of Zazen - by Hakuin Ekaku
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All beings by nature are Buddha,
As ice by nature is water.
Apart from water there is no ice;
Apart from beings, no Buddha.
How sad that people ignore the near
And search for truth afar:
Like someone in the midst of water
Crying out in thirst,
Like a child of a wealthy home
Wandering among the poor.
Lost on dark paths of ignorance,
We wander through the Six Worlds,
From dark path to dark path--
When shall we be freed from birth and death?
Oh, the zazen of the Mahayana!
To this the highest praise!
Devotion, repentance, training,
The many paramitas--
All have their source in zazen.
Those who try zazen even once
Wipe away beginning-less crimes.
Where are all the dark paths then?
The Pure Land itself is near.
Those who hear this truth even once
And listen with a grateful heart,
Treasuring it, revering it,
Gain blessings without end.
Much more, those who turn about
And bear witness to self-nature,
Self-nature that is no-nature,
Go far beyond mere doctrine.
Here effect and cause are the same,
The Way is neither two nor three.
With form that is no-form,
Going and coming, we are never astray,
With thought that is no-thought,
Singing and dancing are the voice of the Law.
Boundless and free is the sky of Samádhi!
Bright the full moon of wisdom!
Truly, is anything missing now?
Nirvana is right here, before our eyes,
This very place is the Lotus Land,
This very body, the Buddha
There is still a sacred pine that passes through the chill of the ages.
- Keizan
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