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            <title><![CDATA[People smuggler: I get clients to sign a waiver]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:35:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A people smuggler says the UK government&apos;s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is no deterrent for his customers. Jane Corbin meets him at his base in Turkey. Night is falling as I make my way up the creaking stairs of a safe house in an anonymous alleyway in Istanbul, Turkey. I&apos;m here to meet a kingpin in the people-smuggling trade - it has taken months to arrange, working through a trusted intermediary. It is the culmination of a BBC Panorama investigation into how thousands of ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A people smuggler says the UK government&apos;s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is no deterrent for his customers. Jane Corbin meets him at his base in Turkey.</strong></p><p>Night is falling as I make my way up the creaking stairs of a safe house in an anonymous alleyway in Istanbul, Turkey. I&apos;m here to meet a kingpin in the people-smuggling trade - it has taken months to arrange, working through a trusted intermediary. It is the culmination of a BBC Panorama investigation into how thousands of migrants end up on the beaches of southern England claiming asylum.</p><p>The people smuggler is from the Middle East - young and softly spoken, smartly dressed in black. He has agreed to tell me about his business if we do not reveal his identity. His bodyguards discreetly keep watch outside the house.</p><p>I challenge him that smuggling people is illegal: &quot;I know this is not legal,&quot; he says, &quot;but for me it&apos;s about humanity - that&apos;s worth more than the law. We help people, we treat them well, we respect women - we don&apos;t disrespect or hurt anyone.&quot;</p><p>Nearly 2,000 people died in the Mediterranean Sea last year.</p><p>In April, the UK government signed a £120m deal with Rwanda to send some migrants, mostly single men, to Africa to have their asylum claims processed.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tailored]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 04:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This cartoon is silly, and yet compelling: a large customer holds a hopelessly small piece of cloth as the tailor carefully measures. Such an image suggests that one needs to consider practical reality in the pursuance of goals. Merely acting on one&apos;s desires, while ignoring the facts at hand, cannot lead to success. The fact that currently there are more graduates than jobs reminds us of the importance of rational thinking. Every year approximately 3 million students graduate from unive...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This cartoon is silly, and yet compelling: a large customer holds a hopelessly small piece of cloth as the tailor carefully measures. Such an image suggests that one needs to consider practical reality in the pursuance of goals. Merely acting on one&apos;s desires, while ignoring the facts at hand, cannot lead to success.</p><p>The fact that currently there are more graduates than jobs reminds us of the importance of rational thinking. Every year approximately 3 million students graduate from universities and begin looking for work. Many of them fail to find suitable employment because there are simply not enough opportunities to accommodate such great numbers of graduates. In addition, however, one might also cite flawed individual assessment as a reason.</p><p>In order to create a realistic target for one&apos;s future, one must make rational decisions and prepare accordingly. A student who aims to be a surgeon, for example, must take care to acquire opportunities to do clinical practice and gain sufficient knowledge. In other words, customers would do well to take accurate measurements before purchasing their fabric. A small piece of cloth cannot adequately clothe a large person.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Goodness of Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:32:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed. For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who devote their lives to helping and to healing. There is goodness to life that cannot be denied. In the most magnificent vistas and ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed.</p><p>For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who devote their lives to helping and to healing.</p><p>There is goodness to life that cannot be denied.</p><p>In the most magnificent vistas and in the smallest details, look closely, for that goodness always comes shining through.</p><p>There si no limit to the goodness of life. It grows more abundant with each new encounter. The more you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.</p><p>Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be cov ered in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes, open your heart, and you will see that goodness is everywhere.</p><p>Though the goodness of life seems at times to suffer setbacks, it always endures. For in the darkest moment it becomes vividly clear that life is a priceless treasure. And so the goodness of life is made even stronger by the very things that would oppose it.</p><p>Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever you found that the goodness of life was really only a moment away. Around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and delight you.</p><p>Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your thoughts. Then, share your good fortune with another. For the goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each time it is given away.</p><p>Though the problems constantly scream for attention and the conflicts appear to rage ever stronger, the goodness of life grows stronger still, quietly, peacefully, with more purpose and meaning than ever before.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[听雨]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 04:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[听雨，在一种情绪里，在一种氛围里。 有什么样的乐曲能比得上雨那般和谐那般美妙呢？ 看雨，是一种享受；听雨，则是另一种更有情致的享受了。当雨帘挡住视线的同时，耳鼓并不妨碍雨点的敲击。 更多的时候，我们在屋里听雨。 如果把整座房屋比作一部巨型钢琴，那么瓦片便是硕大的琴键，弹奏它的便是天空大师，那密密麻麻的雨点儿则是激越飞扬的音符了。每一个季节都有自己的乐章，唯有春天这一章最为雄壮昂扬。每当骤雨倾泻，那“叮当”的清音顷刻间变成雄浑、粗犷的交响；若有雷霆伴奏、电光闪烁，更恰似千军万马，金戈相搏……那是一种怎样的气势哟！而无数的希望与梦想，就在这热烈磅礴的气势中播洒、发芽、茁壮成长…… 当然，我们也常常在屋外听雨。 林中听雨，雨点敲打着叶片，“吧嗒”、“吧嗒”，那一声声脆响仿佛也是绿色的，那么柔和，那么单纯，随便听一会儿，便会令人倍觉心境如洗，杂念顿除。 而伞下听雨，笠下听雨，那雨声更为清晰，更为亲切。我们不停地行路，劳作，谁敢说雨中的收获不及阳光下的收获呢？ 哦，听雨，在任何一个时候，在任何一个场所。用耳听，用心听，音乐之外，我们还听到了什么？]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>听雨，在一种情绪里，在一种氛围里。</p><p>有什么样的乐曲能比得上雨那般和谐那般美妙呢？</p><p>看雨，是一种享受；听雨，则是另一种更有情致的享受了。当雨帘挡住视线的同时，耳鼓并不妨碍雨点的敲击。</p><p>更多的时候，我们在屋里听雨。</p><p>如果把整座房屋比作一部巨型钢琴，那么瓦片便是硕大的琴键，弹奏它的便是天空大师，那密密麻麻的雨点儿则是激越飞扬的音符了。每一个季节都有<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/view/ziji.html">自己</a>的乐章，唯有<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/sanwen/chuntian/">春天</a>这一章最为雄壮昂扬。每当骤雨倾泻，那“叮当”的清音顷刻间变成雄浑、粗犷的交响；若有雷霆伴奏、电光闪烁，更恰似千军万马，金戈相搏……那是一种怎样的气势哟！而无数的希望与<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/view/mengxiang.html">梦想</a>，就在这热烈磅礴的气势中播洒、发芽、茁壮<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/sanwen/chengzhang.html">成长</a>……</p><p>当然，我们也常常在屋外听雨。</p><p>林中听雨，雨点敲打着叶片，“吧嗒”、“吧嗒”，那一声声脆响仿佛也是绿色的，那么柔和，那么<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/view/danchun.html">单纯</a>，随便听一会儿，便会令人倍觉心境如洗，杂念顿除。</p><p>而伞下听雨，笠下听雨，那雨声更为清晰，更为亲切。我们不停地行路，劳作，谁敢说雨中的收获不及<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.bidushe.cn/sanwen/yangguang.html">阳光</a>下的收获呢？</p><p>哦，听雨，在任何一个时候，在任何一个场所。用耳听，用心听，音乐之外，我们还听到了什么？</p>]]></content:encoded>
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