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Thanks to decades of research, today's consumers are armed with more information than ever before on how to lead healthy lives in an effort to prevent disease. Lifestyle factors, such as diet, exercise, and smoking, are often studied for their effects on disease risk. Another lifestyle factor—alcohol consumption—can also influence disease risk. And when it comes to the risk of breast cancer, some research has shown that consuming alcohol may increase that risk.
How Risk Factors Influence Disease
The more risk factors for breast cancer you have, the higher the risk of developing breast cancer. Keep in mind that having one or more risk factors doesn't guarantee you will get breast cancer. Many women who get breast cancer do not have any risk factors except increased age.
The cause of most cancers is unknown, but it is likely to be a combination of several factors that come together. Increased age, family history, genetic mutations, and certain lifestyle choices increase your overall risk.
Some risk factors can't be changed, like your history or genetic make-up. Others, such as exercise, diet, or alcohol use, are changeable. You can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer by taking control of risk factors that you can change. Here is some information on how alcohol use increases your risk of breast cancer.
Research Findings
Researchers in England evaluated data from 53 previously published studies on alcohol and breast cancer. The review included data on more than 153,000 women and found a slightly increased relative risk (7%) of breast cancer in women who drank one drink per day compared with women who did not drink. Increasing alcohol consumption translated to increasing risk.
In addition to the British review, an ongoing research project on women's health, called the Nurses' Health Study, found support for the potential cancer-triggering effects of alcohol. Data gathered from 105,986 women found that those who drink alcohol have a small increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer. Data from the Nurses' Health Study also showed that women who drink moderately and take hormone replacement therapy may have an even higher risk of developing breast cancer.
Some research has suggested that the risk of cancer is increased in women who drink alcohol and have lower folate levels.
Overall, there is consistent evidence that moderate to high level of alcohol consumption is associated with higher incidence of breast cancer compared to no drinking.
Minimizing Risk and Keeping a Healthy Perspective
The American Cancer Society recommends that women at risk for breast cancer limit their alcohol consumption to no more than 1 drink per day. But there are no hard-and-fast guidelines regarding alcohol consumption with regard to breast cancer for every woman. That's partly because more research is necessary. It's also because each woman's risk profile for breast cancer is different. Each individual woman must consider her risk factors together with her doctor and decide which lifestyle modifications may be necessary.
If you're concerned about alcohol and your risk for breast cancer, see your doctor and discuss what your individual risk factors may be. Researchers point out that it's important to weigh the pros and cons of alcohol consumption with regard not only to breast cancer, but to other conditions, as well.
Remember, too, that alcohol consumption is just one of many lifestyle factors that may influence disease. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and not smoking—while not all necessarily related to breast cancer risk—are all important for overall health and well-being.
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There are some cruises you take to forget your daily life, and others you take to enrich your life and learn. I have been on several cruises that explore regions of historical significance, but few that offer the ability to see history unfolding.
The river trip between the major urban centers is where passengers begin to get a true feel for the Russian culture and people. And Viking River's onboard enrichment series one of the best I have ever experienced on a cruise. Besides the four English-speaking tour guides, our cruise featured an onboard lecturer, Maria Gordeeva, who holds a Ph.D. in History from the Russian State University for Humanities. She presented five lectures on board, covering Russian history, the economy, and three rulers -- Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin.
Sailing north out of Moscow, the first stop on the cruise is Uglich, site of the Church of St. Dimitry of the Blood, built on the site where the nine-year-old son of Ivan the Terrible was found slain. The town itself is unremarkable, but visitors can find good prices on souvenirs. There is also an Internet cafe.
Our tour of Yaroslavl included a folkloric show and a visit to the local market. Here one realizes how poor the Russian people really are. Produce is scarce and comes from private gardens. Electronic goods are not available. Clothing is cheaply made and styles are years out of date. One thing is plentiful, however: liquor stores offering Russian vodka.
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St. Petersburg
Viking River's three full days in St. Petersburg offers passengers an opportunity to really get to know the city. If you have never been there, you will want to take all of the tours offered; and if you have visited before on a Baltic cruise, you will relish the opportunity to explore the city on your own.
Day one includes a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress, with the graves of the murdered Romanovs, Peter the Great, Catherine II and the balance of Russian nobility. A visit to the Hermitage Museum follows. The guided tour (highly recommended) lasts about three hours and covers everything, though somewhat briefly. Avoid the temptation to leave the group, or risk getting lost in the labyrinth and missing some of the most important pieces.
Both of these museums were so uncrowded that the staff literally turned on the lights for me. Also nearby are the first log cabin of Peter the Great, with original furniture; the battleship cruiser Aurora, whose cannon signaled the Bolshevik revolutionaries to storm the Winter Palace; and the Russian Military Museum, where one can sit on Soviet artillery once used against the advancing German army.
The evening's entertainment was a visit to the Mussorgsky Opera and Ballet Theater for Swan Lake. This beautiful and intimate venue was only outdone by the skill of the 40-plus dancers accompanied by a live orchestra. This is flawless ballet at its finest, performed by the most dedicated dancers in the world.
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Returning Home
The onboard tour guides who had been with us the entire trip were even on the buses that took us to the St. Petersburg airport, even though they departed at 4:30 a.m.
All in all, a Russian river cruise is a one of the most fulfilling experiences I can imagine. One could skip the small river ports and spend more time in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where shipboard accommodations are a good deal. In both cities, hotels and transportation are unreliable and expensive (a cocktail at the Grand European Hotel in St. Petersburg is $12). The quality of food in restaurants is questionable, the water is undrinkable, and there is very little signage in English. The benefits of using a river boat as your floating home away from home are obvious.
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TIFFIN– A proposed annexation by the City of Tiffin is still moving forward, and even with the city's slow and careful pace, this annexation request could be a little easier than the one accomplished 10 years ago.
Still, there is more work to be done, according to a recent update from two of the city's hired consultants.
Chris Janson and Shawn O'Shea of MSA Professional Services asked the Tiffin City Council at its Jan. 23 meeting to brainstorm the most important information to share about Tiffin's request to annex almost 700 acres of rural property into its city limits.
IOWA CITY– Attorneys for the parties in a lawsuit involving the City of Coralville met in the courtroom once again on Thursday, Jan. 24.
No ruling has been made on Coralville's request for the plaintiffs to provide additional documents, but the city's legal counsel politely asked Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Marsha Bergan to expedite her decision.
Hawk Wrestling
The Hawkeyes won five matches, Minnesota won five but Iowa took the meet with a 41-33 advantage in match points Saturday in Minnesota.
The big three– Matt McDonough, Tony Ramos and Derek St. John– led the way with decisions.
It would have been nice for Tony to get one more takedown at 133 to get a major. He won 8-2 but couldn't get a takedown at the end.
Mark Ballweg had a solid 3-1 win at 141 but it was Nick Moore's 8-2 decision at 165 that helped put Iowa in front.
Douglas C. Welbourne, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Jan. 18, 2013 at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Services were held Jan. 25 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by the Rev. Dale Phelps.
Local survivors include daughter, Susie (Jack) Lindstrom of Ely.
Douglas was born June 7, 1919, in West Allis, Wis., son of Howard and Nellie Welbourne. He married Maxine Bruce on Dec. 31, 1944, in Cedar Rapids. Douglas was plant manager at Rapids Equipment until retirement. He served in the United States Army throughout World War II.
Deborah K. Thoe, 59, formerly of Iowa City, presently living in rural Solon, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Funeral services were held Jan. 26 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City, with burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made Deborah's favorite causes, Table to Table in Iowa City or Smile Train in Washington D.C. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.
William Rieniets, 80, of North Liberty, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life service was held Jan. 21, with a visitation before at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.
William John Rieniets was born Feb. 20, 1932, to John and Martha Kruse Rieniets. Bill taught math and sciences at various high schools, including Mount Pleasant, Center Point and then finally Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids. He volunteered to film many of the sporting events at the schools
Ronnie "Ron" L. Richmond, 74, of Swisher, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1013, surrounded by his loving family. Ron wanted nothing more than to have his friends remember him with a party, held at the Swisher American Legion Hall on Jan. 26. Private graveside services will be held at a later date at Anderson Cemetery, Swisher.
James R. Newman, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at Meadow View Care Center.
James was born March 25, 1925, in Marion, to Delbert and Caroline (Schmit) Newman. James graduated from Roosevelt High School and soon after went to work at Quaker Oats, where he eventually met Esther Meyer. They were married Oct. 1, 1950, in Cedar Rapids.
Services were held Jan. 25 at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories.
Local survivors include his son, Randy (Misty) Newman of Ely.
Please leave a message or tribute to the family on the web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
Doris Colbert King, 95, of Waterloo, formerly of North Liberty, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with burial following at the Springfield Cemetery in What Cheer.
Memorial donations can be made in her memory to either Cedar Valley Hospice or Friendship Village of Waterloo.
Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.
Cheryle R. Hootman, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died early Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Celebration of Life was Jan. 25 at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids.
Local survivors include her daughter Tamera (Bryan) Ballard of Ely.
Cheryle was born Nov. 18, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, and lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area. She was a very good cook and loved to paint, especially nature scenes.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society.


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30 Apr 2014
Pink DVF Dress
I almost forgot about this outfit! I wore it for christening of my boyfriend´s little nephew Victor. I better took two overcoats - a warm one for the church ceremony and a light jacket for sunny outside.
28 Apr 2014
The Weather is Sweet...
26 Apr 2014
In Bruges
When I have visitors coming to Belgium, I always take them for a trip to Bruges. A wonderful historic town is listed on the UNESCO heritage list and has an absolutely unique atmosphere. If you have a way to Belgium, Bruges is a place I highly recommend you to explore. :-)
24 Apr 2014
Meet Maurice
So, this is "it" what I brought from Czech. :-) Meet Maurice, a fluffy seven-months-old sweetheart... He didn´t have the easiest start to his life, as he changed his home already three times. So, the plan is to make it all up for him. :-)
22 Apr 2014
So Retro
Finally I´m gonna catch up with the blog! Past two weeks have been pretty hectic, I went to Prague for my graduation ceremony (soon I´ll show you photos!), and as always, I had a very busy schedule in Czech, it´s never a real vacation for me. :-) And most importantly, I brought something absolutely AMAZING with me from Czech... Curious? Just wait for the next post! ;-)
18 Apr 2014
Happy Easter!
12 Apr 2014
Sarah Josis SS14
As I promised, here are the pictures and video from the fashion show of a Belgian designer Sarah Josis. In a great venue of Studio 53, Sarah has presented her beautiful fresh-coloured collection for spring/summer 2014 called "A l'origine, il y avait la fleur" ("Originally, there was a flower"). Enjoy!
10 Apr 2014
In the Sea of Bluebells
If you´re around Brussels, I can recommend you a perfect place for a small trip - Hallerbos, a forest where a beautiful carpet of bluebells is blooming these days... Their natural beauty (and perfume) is so worth a visit! I better stood on a stump next to the footpath (making my "ballet" poses) to avoid trampling the flowers. :-)
7 Apr 2014
Striped Yogi
Recently I got really enthusiastic about Bikram yoga, a kind of yoga which is practiced in a room heated to over 40°C, so you sweat a lot and exhaust yourself, but the feeling after the workout and gained condition are simply worth it.
I practice diligently, improve slowly and above all, enjoy it a lot. But I was really surprised when after the last lesson, the instructor came to me and said that I´m actually working out very well and whether I would be interested to take a course and start teaching yoga! Of course, I was very flattered, I have to say that when it comes to sport, I´m really NOT gifted, and with exception of skiing, this was probably the only case I have ever been told compliments about my athletic performance. :-D
Honestly I´ve got NO idea how I'm gonna find time for this, but I think I´m gonna give it a try. Soon I might become a yoga instructor! 8-)
4 Apr 2014
I realize that the size of my closet goes beyond the resolution of an average heterosexual man.
My boyfriend, for example. When he sees me dressed up, his reaction in 50% of cases is "New again?". Even if he has already (and provably) seen that clothes many times. Just a little alteration or different accessories and he´s lost.
And my friend, a photographer, claims that just as his five-year-old son sees him as omniscient, just because dad´s knowledge naturally exceeds the horizon of son´s knowledge, I must own an infinite amount of clothes, because it goes beyond his horizon. Simply said, a philosophical phenomenon of natural infinity... :-)
But then please explain me where my feeling that I have nothing to wear comes from... :-)
2 Apr 2014
Pink Jeans
These photos are from mid last week when it was still pretty cold in Brussels. I planned to wear such a cute combination of pink jeans with a black chiffon blouse, but once I walked out of the house, my courage to resist the the cold + wind was gone and I quickly turned back for another (and more common) option - a woolen sweater and a leather jacket on top.
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Well, there was no Saturday time trial for me. Although I was awake at 6 am, the body was telling me to stay in bed and get more rest. Next time I checked the time, it was after 9 am. When was the last time I slept that much? Can't remember but I really enjoyed my 10 hours in bed...
Still had to do an easy ride so Sandra and I managed to get out of the house by noon. Some might think it is not a good idea, midday sun and Saturday traffic... but it was a really great ride. The weather was a little cool for that time of the day and the traffic was almost non existent... I can't work out why.
As we were really taking easy, we got to town in about 25 min and went straight to the Bicentenial bikeway which runs along the Brisbane River. We rode to St Lucia and the back of the University of Queensland, along the Indooroopilly golf course and back to the city. Back on the bike path along the river, into the Botanical Garden and home on the fast route, which is along Lutwyche Road.
Click here for info on riding in Brisbane.
With the unusual small amount of the cars on the road, we had the easy ride we wanted and got back home at around 2:30 pm after stopping at Velo Cycles to see our friends.
Total: 46 km; Average Speed: 22 km/h; HR Max: 130 bpm and HR av: 89 bpm.
On Sunday, things were a little different. I got up at 5:45 am and got ready for the Zupps Ride. The usual double-shot coffee, a quick wipe of the excess oil on the chain and on the road at 6:17.
Off the driveway and down the hill when I almost froze... I couldn't believe how cold it was. Summer is gone and I wish I had armwarmers on. Later someone told me that it was around 12 degrees.
It was good to see so many familiar faces at the start and have time for a little chat. Adam, Shane, Donna, David, Mark, Suart, Murray (great to see him back doing the bunch rides), Tony, Mick, and a few more from the club were there. Great to see as I was told by Terry Bourne that this ride got started many years ago by HPRW members.
The ride started a little different this time with a group deciding to head out a couple of minutes earlier. The rest of us just watched for a while before working out that the group had a few "big hitters" and that we could have a hard time pulling them back...
It took a while for our group of 25 or 30 to get organised and the initial speed was down a couple of notches. Nevertheless, I took advantage of that to get a good warm up before we had to put the foot down. I was riding next to Adam Harrison for most of the ride which is not just entertaining but, as we often race together, a good way to see how we are in terms of fitness.
As the bunch turned into Narangba road, Adam and I got to the front and instinctively started to bring the speed up. We were doing 40 km/h where the bunch usually travels at 35 km/h. I believe there was some whinging at the back...
We finished our turn after crossing the old railway bridge and taking the bunch into Burpengary Road. Time to sit back and rest before the "race" really started. We caught the front bunch and as soon as we turned into Anzac ave. I attacked and got a gap. It is a fast stretch of road with false flats and slight down hill sessions. Normally, the teams reach speeds up to 65 km/h on that part of the ride. My max was 63.4 km/h this Sunday.
Altough we didn't have the Brisbane Elite riders in the bunch this Sunday, there was a lot of attacks and fast riding all the way along Scarborough, Redcliff and Woody Point. The last couple of kms to the finish (Hornibrook Bridge at Clontarf) is flat, head winded and covered by the front bunch in fast speeds. There is an unofficial sprint before we slow down to get on the bridge. This time I was lucky as I was in a group of four (with a couple of Masters A riders) who got a gap on the bunch and took advantage of a traffic light (yellow as we went past!!!) to stay away and drop the sprinters. I rode the last km in third wheel, watching the guy in front fade and overtaking the other rider with 300 m to the finish.
Unofficial but a great feeling nevertheless!!!
The ride: 65 km; Average speed: 37+ km/h; Max speed: 63.4 km/h and Max HR: 165 bpm.
The bunch slows down to cross the bridge and starts to split at the waterfront in Sandgate. I met up with the club bunch for a coffee and a chat at a beach front cafe, then an easy and pleasant ride home through the Bondall wetlands. Best way to finish a hard ride, I reckon!
Total: 104 km; Average Speed: 31 km/h; HR Max: 165 bpm and HR av: 124 bpm.
The rest of the day was filled with eating, resting and time with Sandra. We finally went to see Andy Warhol's exhibition and managed to have dinner in one of our favourite restaurants - Taj Mahal at the Valley.
Great weekend, will post some photos another time as I am having a few issues with my PC.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Weekend: Brisbane River and Sunday Zupps rides
Well, there was no Saturday time trial for me. Although I was awake at 6 am, the body was telling me to stay in bed and get more rest. Next time I checked the time, it was after 9 am. When was the last time I slept that much? Can't remember but I really enjoyed my 10 hours in bed...
2 comments:
- Chris said...
That Zupps ride sounds like great training. We have a few of those around Austin, Texas that I can get out and do from time to time.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:12 AM
- AMRcyclist said...
Yes, it is a great bunch ride. On a good day, we can have up to 100 riders. When the Brisbane Elite guys/girls show up the pace can get a little hard but there is always traffic light to help the older ones...
Have a good trip!!!
- April 1, 2008 at 11:11 AM


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FORUM: Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' a novel worth saving
For decades, Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was celebrated in popular culture as a boys' book and lauded as the cornerstone of American literature. Then it was attacked for repeating a racial epithet; and if it were only a boys' book, it would have been finished.
But it is also an anti-slavery book. It isn't only that, but if that saves it, good.
The book has a famous scene in which Huck, a white boy, apologizes to Jim, a slave. None of the sugarcoated movies I've seen communicates how momentous this is.
At Town Hall Seattle, I saw it acted out by Christopher Morson and Geoffrey Simmons of Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre. They get the meaning of it. They include it in Book-It's production, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Uncensored."
Book-It's mission is to promote literature by dramatizing books, word for word. Jane Jones, founder, got the idea for doing "Huckleberry Finn" after reading of a project to replace the N-word in the book with "slave." She thought it historically dishonest; it was "taking the white man off the hook." Her 2½-hour production, she says, won't do that.
Good. Twain used the taboo word 219 times, and not as an attack word. It was an everyday word in his day, and he used it that way.
The story of Huck setting out in the company of a runaway slave is not a story that celebrates racial injustice. Huck and Jim are comrades. They have a string of encounters with whites, most of which turn out badly. Jim is sometimes portrayed as silly -- Twain "minstrelized him," says Jones -- but he is a good man. Huck's sense of right and wrong is hit or miss.
The book has been banned in some public schools, but Seattle's schools allow it. At Franklin High School, David Ehrich teaches it to his 11th-grade humanities class. He says, "You can't teach this in a 'gotcha' environment," but Franklin is all right. He doesn't use the epithet in class, though he allows his students to use it.
"There are problems with this book," Ehrich says. After Huck's time with Jim on the river, he would not have accepted Tom Sawyer's juvenile scheme for Jim's liberation. One of Ehrich's assignments is for students to write a letter to Twain arguing for a better ending of the story.
To Ehrich, the high point is the story's opening. Here Twain introduces his themes of civilization versus freedom, of living off the river, of common sense versus the crabbed teachings of conventional adults.
"How many other books bring up all this interesting stuff?" Ehrich says.
I read "Huckleberry Finn" 50 years ago, and not at 16, either, but at about 11. For a boy growing up enmeshed in rules, Huck was a wonder. He was free. He smoked. He slept outside. He could come and go as he pleased. He could start life at 13, living off the river and conning adults with fabulous lies.
I wasn't going to do all that, but I liked imagining it.
Ehrich, who grew up in Indiana, recalls setting out with a buddy on a raft at age 12 and floating for several days, inspired by Huckleberry Finn.
Ehrich can give literary reasons why he teaches the book -- the first American novel in dialect, the first from the viewpoint of a child, one of the first to give voice to a slave. He also teaches it because it moved him.
It's a book to be saved.
Bruce Ramsey is a columnist for The Seattle Times. Email him at email@example.com.


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Lauren Conrad and William Tell are now husband and wife following their Saturday wedding near the California coast.
"What a perfect way to start our lives together; surrounded by the people we love most," the two said in a statement to Us Weekly, which was first with the news.
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ABC's high-flying period piece debuts tonight. Does Pan Am capture the glamor and romance of jet age travel, or simply imitate the success of a certain other 60's shows?
Pan Am follows the lives of four stewardesses (not flight attendants) and one pilot, all crewing a brand new jetliner in 1963. Pan American is the biggest airline in the United States, the pilots are gods among men and the stewardesses are icons of freedom and grace. Behind the veil of marketing, the women are subjected to supermodel standards of beauty, which combine with a difficult and nerve-wracking career to set them all on edge. In reality, the pilots... are basically extremely well-trained playboys.
The primary source of drama comes from Maggie (Christina Ricci, Monster) and sisters Kate (Kelli Garner, Going the Distance) and Laura (Margot Robbie). Maggie is the incredibly pragmatic leader of the stewardesses, devoted to the company despite its casual abuse. Her personal relationships are sacrificed to her job - not that she particularly cares.
The larger section of the pilot is devoted to Kate and Laura. Kate is being recruited by a mysterious G-man and given an assignment to bug a soviet operative for Uncle Sam, with the promise of more patriotic service to come. Laura ("the pretty one") joins with Pan Am after leaving her fiance at the alter. Her popularity is bolstered by being featured on the cover of LIFE Magazine, which instantly re-kindles a lifetime of sibling rivalry.
Romantic aspects of the show are largely given to pilot Dean (Mike Vogel, Cloverfield) and Colette (Karine Vanasse). Dean is engaged to a former stewardess with a wanderlust, whom we see in a series of flashbacks that permeates the episode. Colette panics when her married boyfriend appears on the group's first flight with his wife and child.
The first thing that pops out when watching the Pan Am premiere is the branding: if Pan American Airlines hadn't folded twenty years ago, you'd think this was the biggest piece of scripted advertising since The Wizard. The image of the airline, the industry and the (at least somewhat fictional) culture is seen in every moment of the pilot, making Pan Am a love letter to the era instead of a realistic look at history.
This attitude stretches to the entire production. The computer generated planes and flawless sets sparkle; I'd say there was Vaseline on the lens if it wasn't in HD. It makes for an enjoyable atmosphere, even if it clashes somewhat with the involved personal dramas being presented. The swingy period music is a real treat for fans of the genre, making the pilot feel more like Catch Me If You Can than Mad Men.
Considering the themes of female liberation that Pan Am is trying to present, it's rather disappointing that the show falls back on such well-trodden soap opera tropes. The spurned mistress, the ruthless professional and the jealous sister - all of these are characters we've seen before. While showing the double standards that women faced fifty years ago quite well, the writers have unfortunately forgotten to show the characters doing anything except tacitly accepting them, even while they're being presented as "a new breed of woman." The results can't help but seem bland.
As for the story itself, there's a lot to like. The most interesting sections deal with Kate handling spy duties while serving drinks and telling passengers to buckle up. These are more tense than exciting, but they promise a lot more to come. Dean's pining comes off as a little pathetic until the gotcha moment at the end of the episode, when the stakes for actual danger are raised considerably.
The rest of the characters I could take or leave. Ricci tries her best, but she isn't given a lot to work with considering that she's the headliner. Maggie is the same uncompromising career woman we've seen dozens of times before, made somewhat unbelievable considering she'll be given the boot the instant she turns 32. Colette is charming but ultimately irrelevant, at least for now.
The larger problem is an overabundance of leads. This stretches the pilot to the breaking point, often leaving the viewer too confused between the stories of half a dozen characters, all of which get their own flashbacks. (The fetching but identical sky-blue uniforms don't help.) This is a common problem among TV pilots, and some of the characters will likely fade into the background later into the season, but there's a definite lack of focus on display.
Take the Bay of Pigs flashback: the scene suddenly shifts to months before, where Maggie, Dean and his future bride-to-be are evacuating the last group of prisoners exiles out of Castro's Cuba on a Pan Am prop plane. This historically significant segment is shoved into a few short minutes just to highlight Dean's failed relationship, when it could have been a couple of showpiece episodes later on in the series.
If you're aching for a glittery presentation of 1960s, Pan Am hits the spot. The generous production design, costumes and music are delightful, and they make for a much lighter atmosphere than The Playboy Club. As for the show itself, it seems like a tame version of Grey's Anatomy, minus the life-and-death drama (though that could easily be coming). While a lack of focus hampers the first episode, those looking for a historical take on ABC's soap opera formula will be entertained.
Pan Am isn't hard-hitting social commentary but it's enjoyable enough. Provided the show can find a more concentrated story (and get people to care about at least some of the leads), it may find a niche despite the bumpy landing.
Pan Am airs on ABC Sunday nights at 10 PM.
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Capistrano Valley Christian Schools is a National Blue Ribbon, college preparatory private Christian school serving students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The best way to learn about CVCS is to experience it first-hand. Visitors leave excited about the students, teachers, and environment that makes Capistrano Valley Christian stand out among all other schools.
From elementary through high school, our curriculum, electives, and extracurricular activities, prepares students for admission into college and for achievement and success in the college environment.
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HONOLULU, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Six same-sex couples exchanged vows at a celebration at a Honolulu hotel Monday, the first day Hawaii's law legalizing same-sex marriages was in effect.
One of the couples -- Donna Gedge and Monica Montgomery, who have been together 35 years -- said in a statement marriage for them "means that we will have the first-class legal status as well as the rights and benefits that only marriage will afford us," the Huffington Post reported.
"Marriage equality is now the law of the land in the Aloha State," declared Michael Golojuch Jr., chairman of the GLBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii who acted as master of ceremony for the marriages.
State marriage licenses became available online soon after midnight. Hawaii's marriage laws allow couples to register for a license and be married the same day.
The Post noted that "minor technical difficulties" meant it took about 45 minutes to register all six couples.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie, after calling the Hawaii Legislature into special session in October, signed same-sex marriage legislation into law Nov. 13, making the Aloha State the 15th state, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize same-sex marriage. Illinois became the 16th state to follow suit and its first gay wedding was Friday.
Several current and former state representatives attended the ceremonies.
Later Monday, the Rev. Jonipher Kupono Kwong, who performed many same- and opposite-sex weddings during his 10 years in the ministry, married his partner Chris Nelson, with Abercrombie in attendance.


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When we talk about the quality of physical life, we often use phrases like "in the prime of life", "the good life", "barely alive", "in the peak of health". When we answer the question, "How are you?", we may have responded with words such as "fine", "OK", "still kicking", "so-so", "could be better", "could be worse", "hanging in there", "not very well", "fantastic", "doing well", and a host of other descriptions. There are many possible and reasonable answers to that question.
When we speak of physical death we sometimes use phrases like "deader than a doornail", "deader than a doorknob", "deader than a doormat", "as dead as can be". But think about that logically. When you're dead, you're dead, right? You can't get any deader than that! If you've ever watched the movie, "The Wizard of Oz", you may remember that Dorothy's house fell on the wicked Witch of the East. After the Munchkin coroner examined her body, he gave his professional conclusion very clearly and succinctly.
"As coroner I must aver,
I thoroughly examined her;
And she's not only merely dead,
She's really most sincerely dead."
I think he got the point across very clearly, don't you? There aren't degrees of physical death because it's not a comparative term; it's a once-and-for-all term, with a few rare exceptions given in the Scriptures. A mortician/embalmer may do such a masterful job of preparing the person's body for viewing that everyone at the funeral service believes that the dead loved-one is only sleeping. But even a "total makeover" is not going to bring that person back to life.
This passage of Scripture we are studying deals with spiritual life and spiritual death. There is a basis for comparison here. A spiritually lost sinner is as spiritually lifeless and helpless as a dead person is physically. He cannot save himself and he cannot give himself spiritual life. In this passage of Scripture, the Lord Jesus is telling His listeners that He not only has the power to give physical life, but He also has the greater power to give spiritual life with all its benefits, and to remove spiritual death with all its consequences.
I. SPIRITUAL REGENERATING (verse 24)
Verse 24 begins with the words, "Truly, truly, I say to you." Jesus is once again telling them that He is speaking from personal knowledge and experience, therefore what He has to say is true. To put it into our manner of speaking, Jesus is saying something like "Pay close attention to what I am about to tell you." "It is very important information." He continues by saying, "he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." This verse of Scripture has a lot to say to us.
The phrase "He who hears My word" is often misunderstood. In this case, as well as in many other New Testament scripture passages, the word "hear" conveys the idea of listening, being receptive, and responding in obedience. There were many who heard Jesus speak, in the sense that they were in "earshot" of Him and heard the words He said. There have been many over the centuries since that time who have "heard" the gospel message with their ears, but with no concern or response. It was "in one ear and out the other" so to speak. When correcting a child, a parent might sometimes use the words, "Do you hear me?". Does the parent mean, "Did you hear the words I pronounced to you"? No! When I've heard those words spoken, the parent meant, "Are you going to do what I just told you or are you going to face the consequences!
There are some Old Testament scriptures that may give us a better perspective on this phrase, "He who hears my words". You will find that I often go to the Old Testament to seek a basis for the words of the Lord Jesus Christ: how He said them, where He said them, to whom He said them, and why He said them. There is a reason why I spend a great deal of time seeking answers to those questions in the Old Testament scriptures. I am personally convinced that the Lord Jesus is often tying His words to the words God spoke to His people through the prophets. He is thus reminding them that this isn't the first time that similar words have been spoken to them, He's also implying that He is the "Prophet who is to come" – the Messiah. I think we miss much of what Jesus is saying to His people if we fail to make that connection.
In this case, when the Lord Jesus says, "He who hears My words", scripture passages galore should have come to the minds of His listeners. Jesus is in Jerusalem, speaking to the leaders of His people, the Jews. Do the words, "Hear the Word of the Lord" sound familiar to you? If they do, imagine how familiar and convicting they would have sounded to the Jewish leaders standing before Him. Moses, the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, and Micah, used those words when prophesying to the people of Israel and Judah, and usually those words were an indication of an impending judgment by God upon His people.
Here in verse 24, however, we have participles instead of verbs in the Greek text. The beginning of the verse is literally saying, "The one hearing My word and believing the One having sent Me", and the result is positive rather than negative. It's as if the Lord Jesus is showing them a contrast between those words of impending judgment, spoken by the prophets to their ancestors, and the words of pardon and eternal life that He is about to offer them.
Jesus refers to His Father as "the One who sent Me". He used that phrase several times while He was on this earth. Does that sound impersonal to you – to refer to His Father in that way? It did to me at first, but after doing some research, I think I understand why Jesus uses those words at times when referring to His Father. Whom did God "send" in the Old Testament scriptures? He sent Moses to lead the people of Israel and be His spokesman. He sent the prophets to declare His words to His people and speak of things to come. He also sent "the Angel of the Lord" to protect and defend His people. Earlier in his Gospel, the apostle John said, in chapter 3, verse 17, "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." The apostle Paul says in Galatians 4:4, "In the fullness of time God sent His Son . . .". By using the words "Him who sent Me", Jesus is telling His listeners: "You can't believe the Sender and not believe the One who was sent." To put it another way, "You can't believe in the One who sent His Son without believing in the Son Whom He sent."
The Lord Jesus is telling His listeners, and each of us, the relationship between hearing and believing. Both knowledge and faith are involved in salvation. The apostle John's thinking about faith is unique to the New Testament. Faith is based on the testimony of historical witnesses. At that particular point in time, Jesus was giving a testimony about Himself, and that testimony was authenticated by the Father. Eternal life was the result of listening to that testimony and choosing, by God's enabling, to believe Him by putting their trust in Him as their Messiah, the Son of God, sent by the Father. At that moment eternal life began. The focus of Jesus Christ in verse 24 is on the object of one's faith. The Lord Jesus has just been telling them that He is equal to the Father in working (verse 19), in knowing (verse 20), in resurrecting (verse 21), in judging (verse 22), in honor (verse 23), and now in regenerating (verse 24). They have received Jesus' testimony concerning Himself. Now He is inviting a response from them. Only faith in Him as the Son of God and the Father's Representative results in "eternal life, no judgment, and passing from death to life". No One else and nothing else can bring those gifts as a result. Only Jesus Christ is equal to the Father in regenerating – giving spiritual life. As Jesus said in John 10:27-28, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me, and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand". "Following" is the outward evidence of genuine belief.
You and I have saving faith when we understand what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, and when we act upon that truth by putting our trust in Him as our Lord and Savior. When that happens, events occur in heaven and in your lives. It will be a life-changing event, as the Lord Jesus begins to conform us to His image and as we take delight in spending time with Him in His Word and prayer. So the words "eternal life" also refer to a change in the quality of our lives while we are on this earth.
Dr. H.A, Ironside, the famous Bible expositor and pastor of Moody Bible Church in Chicago a generation ago, said that a friend of his preached on a similar passage of Scripture, John 3:36. At the close of the meeting, his friend went down to the church door to greet people as they were leaving. A lady who was troubled about her soul came by the door and the preacher looked at her and said, "Well, how is it with you tonight? How is your soul; have you been born-again? Are you saved?"
She said, "I don't know, sir. I hope so."
He said, "Well let me go over that text with you again. It says, he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. Do you believe in the Son?"
She said, "Oh yes, I do sir. I believe in Jesus Christ."
He said, "Well, do you have everlasting life?"
She said, "I hope so."
He said, "Well, let's look at the verse again: he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. Do you believe in the Son?"
She said, "Yes I do."
"Do you have everlasting life?"
"I certainly hope so."
"Well, read it again"
And so they went through the same thing again, and finally he said to her, "You know, when you were a little girl they spelled very differently from what they did when I was a boy."
She looked at him and said, "What do you mean; I'm not so much older than you."
He said, "Well, evidently when you were a girl, H-A-T-H spelled hope. When I was a little boy, H-A-T-H spelled hath."
She said, "Oh! I see it! He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life!"
It makes you wonder how many truly born-again Christians are still hoping for something that they already have! I say that because, on the night I believed in Jesus Christ, after having the Gospel message presented to me, and all my questions answered, I memorized several verses on assurance of salvation, including John 5:24, before going to bed that night. The concept and the promise were so amazing to me that I needed to go over and over that realization in my mind so that I could remove all doubts and enjoy what was now mine.
The promise of the Lord Jesus in verse 24 not only includes the free gift of eternal life which we do not deserve; it also removes the judgment that our sins really deserve. The believer "does not come into judgment". A poll conducted for the Times Mirror Company in 1993, revealed that more than four out of every five Americans agree that "we all will be called before God, at judgment day, to answer for our sins." I was surprised to find that figure to be so high, only because I wasn't expecting people to be so honest and willing to admit their own accountability to God.
Dr. H.A. Ironside said that one of the first illustrations that ever made a real impression upon his young heart was a simple story which he heard a preacher tell when Harry was less than nine years old. It was of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They travelled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were terrified to note a long line of smoke in the west, stretching for miles across the prairie, and soon it was evident that the dry grass was burning fiercely and coming toward them rapidly. They had crossed a river one day before but it would be impossible to go back to that before the flames would be upon them. One man only seemed to have understanding as to what could be done. He gave the command to set fire to the grass behind them. Then when the space was burned over, the whole company moved back upon it. As the flames roared on toward them from the west, a little girl cried out in terror. "Are you sure we shall not all be burned up?" The leader replied, "My child, the flames cannot reach us here, for we are standing where the fire has already been!"
What a picture of the believer, who is safe in Christ!
"On Him Almighty vengeance fell,
Which would have sunk a world to hell.
He bore it for a chosen race,
And thus becomes our Hiding Place."
The fires of God's judgment burned themselves out on Him, and all who are in Christ are safe forever, for we are standing where the fire has been.(H.A.Ironside, Illustrations of Bible Truth).
Verse 24 ends with the words, "but has passed out of death into life". The Lord Jesus is saying that those who believe in Him immediately pass from spiritual death and judgment into spiritual life, never to be condemned. The only way this could be possible would be for Jesus to be judged in our place and pay the penalty Himself, which He would accomplish on the cross of Calvary (Philippians 2:5-8). For those of us who have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, our judgment is now in the past, paid-in-full, and God the Father has signed off the debt. It's written in blood – the blood of His Son. A change of reservations was made. Your reservation for hell was immediately cancelled and your reservation for heaven was immediately written down in the book compliments of the Owner (your Heavenly Father). You have first-class accommodations awaiting you, and you will be treated like family forever because you're a child of God!
Looking at verses 24-29, I personally observe five resurrections mentioned by Jesus. In each case, the resurrection came to pass as a result of the words of Jesus. In verse 24, we have already looked at the first resurrection – the spiritual regeneration and resurrection of all who hear Jesus' words and believe. At the moment of genuine belief in Him as Lord and Savior, one has eternal life, release from the condemnation for one's sin, has passed from spiritual death to spiritual life, and has a changed life. The second resurrection is given in verse 25. I believe that Jesus is referring to the physical resurrections from the dead that He is going to perform while on this earth. At that point in time the Lord Jesus hadn't performed any resurrection miracles yet, but they were soon to come. There were three of them recorded in God's Word, and in each case the resurrections occurred at the voice of Jesus. The third resurrection is given in verse 26, and I believe that Jesus is referring to His own physical resurrection from the dead in fulfillment of His words. The fourth resurrection, in verses 27-29a is the resurrection of life – the call of believers to the judgment seat of Christ. The fifth resurrection, mentioned at the end of verse 29, is the resurrection of unbelievers to judgment and condemnation. In this sermon we are studying the first two resurrections and will save the other three for the next construction project. There is much yet to learn from verse 25.
II. RESURRECTIONS TO PHYSICAL LIFE (verse 25)
In verse 25, the Lord Jesus makes the same oath again, saying "Truly, truly, I say to you". I take those words to mean that Jesus is about to say something different; that He is attesting to something else that He is going to do. He says, "An hour is coming and now is." There are things that are going to be happening, and they are just about to happen. What is it that's about to occur? The Lord Jesus continues, "when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear shall live." My conclusion is that Jesus is talking about those people whom He is going to physically raise from the dead while He is here on this earth. He has not performed any physical resurrection-miracles yet, but it's going to start happening very soon.
Before we look at the resurrection-miracles of Jesus, let's first look at the physical resurrection-miracles in the Old Testament so that we can use them as a basis of comparison. In I Kings 17, the son of the widow at Zarephath dies, and we see Elijah's response and God's answer: "Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the Lord and said, 'O Lord my God, I pray Thee, let this child's life return to him'. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived." (I Kings 17:21-22). The restoration to physical life came as an answer to prayer. God was the One Who resurrected the child, not Elijah.
The second resurrection-miracle is found in II Kings 4:32-35. The Shunammite's son dies and Elisha's response is similar to that of Elijah. "So he entered and shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the Lord. And he went up and lay on the child . . . and the flesh of the child became warm . . . and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened his eyes." Once again God restored life in answer to prayer.
By contrast, when Jesus raised the dead, He didn't pray or apply "life-saving techniques". He spoke or gave the command and the person was instantly restored to life. "Talitha Kum!" (which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" (Mark 5:41). "Young man, I say to you, arise!" (Luke 7:14). "Lazarus, come forth!" (John 11:43). They came back to life as a result of hearing His voice. God alone can do that – give life and restore life by just saying the word! In the account of creation in Genesis we find God saying, "Let there be" , . . "and there was". Psalm 33:6 says, "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host." The patriarch Job said, "The breath of the Almighty gives me life." Jesus' resurrection-miracles, and the way in which they were performed, were irrefutable proof that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. The people who watched those miracles occur could come to no other rational, logical, or Scriptural conclusion! They already believed that God is the Creator, and the only Creator and Controller of the universe. Therefore Jesus Christ must be God.
The Jewish leaders, as well as all of the Jews, revered Elijah because of his amazing miracles, especially the raising of the widow of Zarephath's son. But as you can see, the Lord Jesus is infinitely greater than Elijah, and Elijah would wholeheartedly agree.
Jesus claimed the power to raise people from the dead. Did you notice that the dead always responded to the voice of the Lord? What about the living? How did they respond? That's a different story, isn't it? Very few of those who heard the words of Jesus and saw His signs, even His resurrection of people from the dead, responded in faith and followed Him. But did that stop Jesus from continuing to declare Who He was, or from explaining God's plan of salvation? Not at all!
I may have shared a principle with you before, but it bears repeating because I have observed that Jesus followed this principle during His ministry on earth. Here is the principle: "Expose people to as much truth over as long a period of time as they will allow you." It's important that we understand the first word in that quote. The rest of the words are evident. The word "expose" means to communicate, not only by our words but also by our lives. People are looking for truth, and most of them not only want to see it in writing and hear it spoken, but also to observe it being lived out in a person's life. People want truth that will set them free from their hopelessness and emptiness, and bring purpose, meaning, joy, and direction into their lives. If we are truly Christians, indwelt and empowered by the Spirit of God, our lives will be evidenced by a love for God and His Word, a love for people, a hope for the future, and joy in spite of circumstances. Is that a description of you? If so, don't become discouraged in your witness. Keep growing in your walk with the Lord and faithfully being a witness for Him by word and by life. The Spirit of God is working in the lives of people. Many of those who may be silently watching you and questioning the things you are saying, may later want what you have and be ready to know the Giver of life eternal. Nothing we do in obedience to the Lord is without reward in this life and the next.
If you are not a Christian, are you willing to give more thought and consideration to the One who raised the dead by just saying the words? If Jesus Christ can have such power over physical life, and can give eternal life, imagine what He can do in your life if you put your trust in Him.
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Newly christened Tribune Media Co. completed the spinoff of Tribune Publishing Co. , which owns the Daily Press, on Monday afternoon, a process finalized by bank wires and stock distributions, setting the broadcasting and publishing businesses on separate paths.
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Ideas carry more weight in corporate boardrooms once they show up in the Harvard Business Review, the journal of that august CEO factory, the Harvard Business School. So it's noteworthy that the HBR blog recently gave some space to an editorial by David Bloom and David Canning, economics professors at the Harvard School of Public Health, called "How Companies Must Adapt for an Aging Workforce." (Hat tip to the Wall Street Journal's At Work blog, which recently referenced the article, as well.) Their message: Businesses that don't move fast to accommodate their most mature and seasoned workers in the talent pool will be at a huge competitive disadvantage.
It's widely known, of course that the average age of the industrialized Western workforce has been steadily growing. But Bloom and Canning believe that most of today's businesses underestimate, and are under-prepared for, just how far that trend will extend. "In the near future, employees in significantly growing numbers will likely be able to work productively into their eighth or even ninth decade," they write. (One hopes that the septa- and octogenarians will be working by choice, not because they're broke.)
Preparing for that older workforce will mean a host of adjustments, say the Harvard profs—not just familiar ones, like flexible scheduling that lets older workers arrange a semi-retirement, but a wider rethinking of health-care benefits and pay. "Wellness programs produce healthier employees at all ages," they explain, while "on-site clinics save workers time and focus care on prevention and early disease detection, which also lowers costs."
And folks who stay in the workforce can't expect their pay to automatically keep climbing all the way to the end of their careers. "Seniority-based pay sometimes exceeds performance at the latter stages of the life cycle," Bloom and Canning write, unsentimentally. "Bringing pay and performance (properly assessed) into closer conformity would likely ease corporate norms surrounding age at retirement." In other words, the young guy down the hall might not take your job; but if you aren't measurably better than he is, he'll get paid more than you.


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Quest: How do conferences play a role in your life? Is this a lifestyle?
- WonderCon
- Comic-Con International 2007
- Alternative Press Expo
- Maker Faire 2006
Mr. Snark: Geeks don't have conferences, they have conventions. And they're my best opportunity to geek out and gather blog fodder.
And, yes, conventions do involve a "lifestyle." Specifically, a costume culture. But the only time you'll ever see me dressed up as Wolverine or as a Klingon will be on the losing side of a drunken bet.
Quest: Why do you know so much about Finland?
Mr. Snark: Easy. I have exactly one Finnish friend. And everything he doesn't tell me, I make up. That adds up to a lot of information. For instance, did you know that Finland was once the biggest exporter of ketchup?
Quest: No. I didn't. (pause) Even in your relative geekdom you do spring upon some relatively hip blogs like BoingBoing, YesbutNobutYes blog, and TMZ.com. Would you say you're keeping finger on the pulse of celebrity and hipness as well as geekdom?
Mr. Snark: Being a geek and being hip are not mutually exclusive. I think you're mistaking me for a nerd.
Quest: Don't Geeks forgo social lives as well? Aren't they equally anti-social?
Mr. Snark: Nope, common misconception. Some geeks are quite nerdy, but many are high-functioning, social beings who are not only devilishly handsome and intelligent, but also irreverently charming. But enough about me.
I don't follow celebrity news beyond what I need to make disparaging jokes about starlets with drug problems. 'Cause ragging on Paris Hilton is something everyone can get on board with.
Quest: I've noticed you speak about hipsters in your blog. Care to explain how they popped up in your geek/nerd radar?
Mr. Snark: Since I live in San Fransisco, it's hard not to run into hipsters. And then subsequently laugh and/or vomit. They're basically the next-easiest target after 1) Paris Hilton 2) Britney Spears and 3) anyone in the Bush Administration when I need a quick-and-dirty joke.
Quest: And you mention Patton Oswalt, a powerhouse comedian-- his explanation of hipsters (video)--in your blog. Any other comedian's that strike your fancy?
Mr. Snark: My fancy is struck by comedians on a pretty regular basis, although I'm pretty consistently a fan of the Comedians of Comedy: Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn. And that was before I knew they were all comic book geeks. I think I must have a pretty refined geek-dar.
Quest: Who is Joss Whedon? Why are his entertainment-related pursuits so important to you?
Mr. Snark: Oh, dear. You really are naïve in the ways of geekiness, aren't you? Joss Whedon is best-known as the creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. He is himself a big geek who has created a lot of happiness for geeks everywhere with his work.
He's like Jesus for geeks, but with less of the crucification and resurrection stuff. Similar humility, though.
Quest: You mention, "...Tuesday, August 21, was almost the fourth best day of my life. Right behind the days that I lost my virginity, got accepted to grad school, and maybe, possibly made eye contact for a brief second with Veronica Mars." Care to elaborate on the first three? (LOL)
Mr. Snark: 1) No, 2) self-explanatory, and 3) I have these two stalker-ish photos of Kristen Bell from a panel at Comic-Con where--if you squint in just the right way--it looks like she's checking me out. It's very exciting stuff.
Quest: What celebrities or Mini-celebrities or Mini-geek-celebrities have you run into in the blogosphere?
Mr. Snark: As the profile of the blog has grown, I've had the chance to meet some really cool folks from the geek domain. For instance, I have an upcoming interview with Stephen Lindsay, the dude who wrote the critically-acclaimed Jesus Hates Zombies graphic novel, which sold out its first print run in less than a week.
Quest: What's your astrological sign?
Mr. Snark: I'm a Virgo. Usually that's a pretty lame pick-up, but it's kind of working for you. Well done.
Where do you see this blog taking you? Do you foresee any long term goals in future Snarkdom?
Mr. Snark: Since there's very little hope for a snarky blog about geeky stuff getting me laid, I'll instead shoot for enough notoriety to land some sweet geek-celebrity interviews.
Quest: Thanks for doing this, Mr Great White Snark. Thank you for letting us usurp whatever time you had allocated to geek-out in exchange for this interview. Thank you for letting us peak into the world of all things geeky. We hope to see more coverage of geekdom in your blog.
And dear Quest reader, I encourage you to check out Great White Snark's blog for a fabulous story about his uncle, FedEX, and whale-watching--a truly unusual and compelling story.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Interview with Blogger Buddy: Great White Snark, Part 2
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6 comments:
- Cynthia W Gentry said...
I swear I hadn't read Part II when I commented in Part I about GWS being "devilishly handsome." How was I to know that he was going to use that phrase in refer to himself?
Great interview, Lucy. Really enjoyed it.
- November 6, 2007 at 2:12 PM
- Matt said...
Ahh, I'm a big fan of Firefly and Comedians of Comedy references. Fun, entertaining interview!
- November 8, 2007 at 1:50 PM
- Jack Payne said...
I like your sense of humor.
I was particularly impressed by the laugh / vomit option.
And, as a Finn, you have enlightened me about something I didn't know about my native people: Finns and Ketchup.
Thanks for a delightful tour through Geekdom.
- November 10, 2007 at 3:51 PM
- Gary said...
Heh, cool interview, very entertaining. Im not really sure which category I would put myself in, a geek or a nerd, possibly a bit of both.
- November 10, 2007 at 4:40 PM
- Lucy said...
cynthia w. gentry - Ahhh. I can only put two and two together to come up with the sum being "you are Great White's significant other." Welcome! And thanks for the compliment. It means a lot coming from another established writer. Best of luck with your publications. (Although, it seems you don't need my help. You're already very established.) You two kids have fun!
matt - glad you liked it, matt! In that case, come back again! There's a slew of interviews coming your way!
jack payne - thanks, jack. Sense of humo(u)r is important in this comedy business. I was new to the connection between Finland exports and ketchup as well.
gary - glad you enjoyed the interview. I waiver between geek and nerd myself. You have to be a bit of a geek in order to keep up a blog. Come back and visit again real soon!
- November 13, 2007 at 6:26 AM
- Cynthia W Gentry said...
Hmmm. I'm afraid your mathematical skills leave something to be desired, Lucy. My husband and 2-year-old would be quite surprised to find out that Great White Snark was my S.O. ;-) Especially since GWS is a good friend of said hubby. :-D (OK, enough with the emoticons.)
I'm merely trying to sing GWS praises so that the females out there come to their senses and see what a catch he is.
- November 13, 2007 at 12:36 PM


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Chris Matthews gave his old Philly talk radio show host friend Michael
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CHRIS MATTHEWS: Welcome back to Hardball. After endorsing Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, my friend Michael Smerconish this week. He's no longer a Republican. He's part of what he wrote in the great Philadelphia Inquirer, the nation's oldest daily newspaper. "The national GOP is a party of exclusion and litmus tests dominated by social issues, by the religious right with zero discernible outreach by the national party to anyone who doesn't fit neatly within its parameters." Welcome Michael Smerconish. So you're a drive time commuter in the huge metropolitan area of Philadelphia, the fourth largest media market in the country. And you're driving to work one of these days, this week and you discover that your compadre in the Republican Party, who you thought shared the deepest values with has flipped. What do you make of it?
MICHAEL SMERCONISH: Well, I don't know that there was really any surprise for people who have listened to me for a long time. You know, Chris, this doesn't sit so well in certain quarters of traditional conservative talk radio. But anyone who's listened to me carefully has known that for a number of years, I've been dissatisfied with the direction of the party. And you just read from the column that I wrote, and I think that it summarizes how I see things. We live in a world of, of media fiction, where in talk radio, and your business, everything gets presented in black, white, red state, blue state, left, right terms. And I don't think that's the way the real world is. It's not the way that I carry about my life. It's not exemplified by the people I meet on a day-to-day basis. It only exists in the world in which you and I work and I've had enough of it. And I frankly think stirring the pot at the ends of the political spectrum is terrible for the country. And I want no more of it.
MATTHEWS: Well my problem and I want to ask you about this, I think a lot of the problem with becoming a Republican or Democrat, and I think some of the tea party stuff is related to this in another way, nobody wants to buy the blue plate special. You walk into a diner, you want to pick out what vegetables you want. They tell you you've got to be pro, pro-life and you have to be against stem cell. And you gotta be the war in Iraq and you gotta do, gotta go through a whole list of things to be a party loyalist these days. And on the Democratic side you gotta be for card check, you gotta be for the trial lawyers. You gotta go through all the things in order to be a good Democrat. Well you may not agree with all those things. You're ordering off the menu. You're saying, "I want to be able to pick ala carte," is what you're saying, right?
SMERCONISH: It is what, it is, it is what I'm saying. And you know, on certain of those issues where, where, where you've debated with me, I mean, look, I'm a guy that you know to be tolerant of harsh interrogation methods. I think that we ought to be in Pakistan, but out of Iraq. I'm for the death penalty. I sound pretty conservative. But I'm for stem cell research. I thought it was appalling what the GOP did on behalf of Terry Schiavo in trying to make that decision for her. I think most Americans to this day are unaware of the fact that Republican platform in 2008 didn't even have an exception for rape or the health of the mother in a case of abortion. I can't live with that. So I'm an independent. What pains me is that I registered to vote in the spring of 1980, and I've never missed an election in 30 years. And that means dogcatcher to president. And the idea that I'm gonna get out of bed in the spring and not have the franchise in a primary because we're a closed primary state, that really stings. And that's what I had to think long and hard about.
MATTHEWS: It's so interesting, because Saul Alinsky, who I admire in so many ways, I don't completely identify with his politics but back in the old days of Chicago organizing, he used to say to his young people, the opposite of what you just said. He said, "Sure there's a lot of complexity and gray areas, and sometimes the other side has got some good points, but don't recognize them. Once you take side, accept completely the right of your side and pretend the other side has no argument going for it." But you're saying, "I'm not going to play by that rule any more. I'm not going to accept the fact that I have to say one side of the partisan debate is always right."You're not going to live like that.
SMERCONISH: No, I'm not gonna, no I'm not gonna live like that. And it the path of most resistance in my industry.
MATTHEWS: Oh I know!
SMERCONISH: You think about the big names in my business. It's, it's Rush Limbaugh, it's Sean Hannity and it's Glenn Beck. And you know I'm humored by those who call and antagonize me by saying, "Oh this is about your self-serving career," to which I respond and say, "Are you blanking me?" The way to get ahead in my business is to just play wind-up talk radio to very rote-like, read the GOP talking points. That's not where I'm not coming from, and frankly, it's not where I've ever been coming from. So you know I'm doing this probably to my detriment. But, I, I, you know, that's where I am.
MATTHEWS: Well then let's toot your horn for a minute because it seems to me the other side has a hard argument to make. You know I get along with Sean when I see him. I like the guy. He's a likable guy, and people like Hannity. And I get along with Limbaugh as well. I don't know Beck at all. I have more of a problem with him because I think he is something else. But do you think they honestly believe what they say? What is the connection between a guy or woman who says, "I don't want to hear about global warming, I don't want to hear about climate change? I don't care about the, the science. I'm against, I don't even believe in evolution. And by the way, I'm for a war with Iraq, And Afghanistan, and all those others." Why do you have to sign onto the whole right wing constituency, the whole right wing agenda? Is it just something that comes natural to certain people? To always be right wing on everything. I don't see a connection between being against stem cell research, for example and, and, and being for the war in Iraq. You want to protect human life in, the form that you find it in stem cells but you don't want to protect yourself against wars that may not be the only way to go sometimes? You're, you're all for killing in war as the first solution to a problem, but when it comes to science you're against anything that might tread on anyone's notion of human life. I just wonder why's it always on one side of the plate when clearly they're not consistent views. Are they? People are for, you know capital punishment, but yet they're against abortion. They're completely for capital punishment but they're against abortion. They're pro-life completely, against even rape and incest, in any situation against a woman's right to choose and yet they're for capital punishment. They're not pro-life per se. Right? I'm making your case.
-Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.


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Hope College senior Hanna Ogawa of Yokohama, Japan, is among the finalists for a national Undergraduate Research Award from Psi Chi – The International Honor Society in Psychology.
She is among approximately a dozen finalists vying for the two awards that will be made by the association. The recognition will be presented by Psi Chi during the national convention of the American Psychological Association, taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wednesday-Sunday, July 31-Aug. 4. All of the finalists have been invited to present their work during a poster session being held on Thursday, Aug. 1, in conjunction with the convention.
Multiple Hope students have received national or regional research awards from Psi Chi through the years. Since 2000, four students received national research awards, and 19 Hope research teams received regional recognition from Psi Chi's Midwestern Region.
Ogawa has been named a finalist for her research project "Attachment and God Concepts in Japanese Young Adults." Among those surveyed, the research found, Christians were more likely to perceive God as nurturing, powerful and similar to their mothers, while non-Christians were more likely to perceive God as more distant and more like their fathers.
She conducted her research mentored by Dr. Jane Dickie who retired in 2012 as a professor emerita of psychology and also with Xander Krieg, a 2012 Hope graduate and psychology major. Krieg, who is Ogawa's fiancé, won one of the national awards last year, with the presentation of his 2012 award occurring during this year's convention. He is currently a graduate student in clinical psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Ogawa is majoring in psychology and sociology. Her activities at Hope have included serving as a resident assistant, serving as a Japanese native assistant, International Christian Fellowship, Mortar Board, Japanese Ministry, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, the International Relations Club, the Pew Society, spring break immersion trips and the Phelps Scholars Program. She is the daughter of Masafumi and Waka Ogawa of Yokohama, and a 2009 graduate of Ferris Girls' Junior and Senior High School in Yokohama.
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With the many posts we have on the blog, I suspect there is the possibility of repeating a photo, but I don't recall this one being posted previously. If it has been, oh well.
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- Elizabeth said...
I don't even remember this one. The one taken when later with his mother, or sitting by himself on the stool are the familiar ones. Thanks for posting this one.
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This is a gem. I have never seen it before. Keep digging, it's exciting when something new comes up.
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