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20th Philadelphia Film Festival is a Wrap!
The milestone Anniversary year featured 147 films including 122 narratives and documentaries hailing from 34 countries. Among the genres and categories covered were New French, Spanish Language, Sports in Motion, World Narratives, American Independents, Greater Filmadelphia – a series which showcased films with a local connection – and many more.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) November 4, 2011 – The 20th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF) concluded its 15-day Anniversary celebration with Jury Prize award ceremony and Gala screening of Alexander Payne's The Descendants on Saturday, October 29 at the Annenberg Center's Zellerbach Theater. Payne's international festival favorite served as a bookend to the October 20 – November 3 event, which opened with Sundance Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) Winner Like Crazy, featuring an appearance and post-screening Q&A session with Director Drake Doremus and Lead Actress Felicity Jones. Closing festivities were followed by 5 more days of guests and screenings to wrap up a Festival with a rich 20-year history of showcasing films from around the world.
Jury Award winners include:
Best Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Prize – Policeman; Director Nadav Lapid
Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision – OK, Enough, Goodbye; Directors Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia
Best Documentary
Grand Jury Prize – Where Soliders Come From; Director Heather Courtney
Greater Filmadelphia Award for Best Local Film
Grand Jury Prize – Race to the Bottom of the Earth; Director Michele Loschiavo and Nancy Glass
Honorable Mention – Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears; Director Mike Todd
Best Short Film
Grand Jury Prize – Water Lillies in Bloom; Director Emil Stang Lund
Honorable Mention – We're Leaving; Zachary Treitz
Special Jury Prize for Writing – Pioneer; Director David Lowrey
Additional Awards include:
Archie Award for Best First-time Director
Michael; Director Markus Scleinzer
Audience Award, presented by Amtrak
Staging Hope; Director Bil Yoelin
The Festival included a wide variety of sold-out screenings, including such highly anticipated films as Shame, Medineras, Streets, A Dangerous Method, Thin Ice, Melancholia,The Kid With A Bike, Pina, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Perfect Sense, and Habemus Papam. Other highlights of the Festival included a variety of very special guests joining in the 20th Anniversary celebration. This year, the Festival was proud to welcome Kevin Clash and America's most beloved puppet, Elmo; subjects of the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey.
Philadelphia director Jonathan Demme was in attendance for his new documentary I'm Carolyn Parker: the Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful, proceeded by a retrospective 20th Anniversary screening of Silence of the Lambs later in the festival, as were writer/director Peter Berg and author Buzz Bissenger, who presented a special screening of Friday Night Lights, followed by an engaging 30-minute conversation afterwards. Guests with a local connection also included boxer Chuck Wepner of The Real Rocky and producers Melissa Fitzgerald and Katy Fox of Staging Hope. All in all, the Festival again hosted more than 100 filmmakers and industry professionals, many of whom hosted engaging post-screening Q&A sessions or participated on energetic and informative panel discussions.
The 20th Philadelphia Film Festival was made possible thanks to generous support by dozens of area sponsors. The Festival would like to thank all our sponsors including:
Official Sponsors: Philadelphia Weekly, Sigma Sound Studios, Southwest Airlines, University of Pennsylvania, WHYY, Xfinity by Comcast
Premiere Sponsors: Comcast Sportsnet, Dive Visual, Firstrust
Patron Sponsors: Amtrak, Barefoot Wine, The Condo Shop, Dock Street Brewing Company, Electric Factory, International House Philadelphia, Jim's Steaks, Landmark Theaters, Panasonic Solutions Company, Prince Music Theater, R2L, Rave Motion Pictures, Steen Outdoor Advertising, Titan360, UBS, University City District
Partcipating Sponsors: 102.9 WMGK, 95.7 BenFM, SAG Indie, Narragansett, TGIC Importers, Castillo de Monseran, Tax Credit Funding LLC, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Philadelphia Distilling, Magic Hat Brewing Company, TD Bank, Drexel Univeristy's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Hyatt Regency Philadelphia, FlixFling, Cozen O'Conner, Movie Magic, CertainTeed
Community Sponsors: Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Knight Foundation, Moore Brothers Wine Company, Tastykake, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Broadzilla Party Association, Harcum College, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Greenfield Youth Film Festival, Bai5, City Tap House, Yards Brewing Company, Q Bbq & Tequila, CBS Outdoor, Pirate's Booty, Quay Vodka, Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation, Art in the Age, Innovative Catering Concepts, Pure Design, Janney Montgomery Scott, PYT Philly, Zeo Rental/Retail, Bumble Bar, Harvest Grill
Industry Sponsors: Allied-THA, The Nouveau Image
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Park's Distinguished Alumna Award is music to her ears. Following
her graduation from Park,
(Peters) Frankenfeld, '59
began her career as a high school vocal music teacher. She also began,
as her husband describes, her role as a "professional giver" — one who
gives of herself not with thought of reward, but rather with love and
caring from the heart. Robert Frankenfeld, Karen's husband of
38 years, credits Park as a major influence on her character. Karen
noted that her own experience at Park made her a better person thanks to
personal friendships and the caring of her professors. "I needed a boost
in my self confidence and I found it at Park," she said.
grew up in St. Louis, Mo., where she graduated from high school. After
attending a Park College presentation and hearing the Park Singers
perform, she decided to visit the campus and was impressed by the people
she met and the opportunities for participation in all aspects of campus
life that were offered.
graduating from Park, Karen taught in St. Joseph, Mo., where Park music
faculty member Richard Cormier was director of the St. Joseph Symphony
Orchestra. He invited her to join the percussion section of the
orchestra where she me her husband Bob, who was the timpanist. The
couple has two children, Andy and Jenny, and four grandchildren.
In 1969
Karen earned a masters degree in secondary guidance from Kansas State
Teacher's College in Emporia. She served as a high school and junior
high school counselor until returning to her first love, teaching vocal
music, in 1977. She retired from teaching in 1995, but her voice can
still be heard — she is the director of Perfect Harmony, a ladies
barbershop chorus, and is a certified director with Sweet Adelines.
Karen is also a soloist and Stephen Minister at church in Bella Vista,
Ark., where the couple lives.
Karen has lived, she has been a leader in teaching staffs, in church,
and in community vocal and performance groups. In a letter supporting
Karen's nomination for Park's Distinguished Alumni Award, Bob wrote:
"Throughout her career in the public schools she genuinely cared about
the whole student, not just as a music student or cast member or
ensemble singer, but as a young person who had worth as a unique
individual. I can remember Karen fretting about choosing students for
special groups, concerned what impact not making the group would have on
the student. Often she would find a way to include a student who
perhaps didn't have great talent, but who as Karen liked to say, could
really benefit from being in the group. Her highest goal was to have
students share her love of music and experience the joy of giving of
themselves to others through their performance. During her stint as a
counselor she was "on call" 24 hours a day. She was always there for
students and parents regardless of the time or situation."
and sharing are important qualities in Karen's life. "No matter what I
do," she said, "the people around me are most important. If you can make
life more pleasant and interesting for other people, you will receive
abundant rewards personally." The opportunity each Park student had to
participate in college life with no barriers made a lifelong impression
on Karen. "The fact that you might not be a great athlete, performer or
student didn't matter. Everyone was accepted equally and encouraged and
loved by students and professors," she told us, adding, "everyone was
also required to work at least twelve hours on campus each week, which
contributed to the cohesiveness of the 'family' of Parkites. The
cultural diversity I experienced at Park was a major factor in
developing my attitude of acceptance toward people whose heritage is
much different from mine."
of Karen's love of Park, she has encouraged students to attend here —
knowing that it's a wonderful place to grow and be accepted. Because
Karen's life of giving reflects Park's spirit of caring, we are
delighted to award her our highest honor.

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There are two different types of agave plant used to make syrup: the Blue Weber and the Salmiana. Processing is similar in both types. The Blue Weber tends to have a higher amount of fructose and is sweeter than Salmiana syrup.
Are there different varieties of agave, and if so, how do they differ?
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The next Disneyland Special Event has shown up at DisneyGallery.com
Here is the link to the Disney Site for this event.
The first page give the dates of Sept. 13 - 15, 2007
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Dream, Imagine, Create ~ The Art of Disney Parks Event
September 13 - 15, 2007Disneyland® Resort
Join us as we celebrate Dream, Imagine, Create ~ The Art of Disney Parks which showcases the talents of an array of Disney Artists.
The event scheduled to take place in September 2007, will include artwork on display currently at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, California, a special live auction where we will offer treasures from our private reserves including 50th Anniversary celebration items and beyond, as well as other opportunities to purchase archival pieces of Disney history.
In addition, the Downtown Disney® District will host an artist festival over the course of the weekend (September 15-16).
The Following Packages Will Be Available
Castle Landscape
Manor Landscape
Cottage Landscape
Reservations will be available online beginning July 18, 2007
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A divisive issue
By Gary Bogue
Friday, February 23rd, 2007 at 8:37 am in Hunting.
Anyone looking for letters about killing wild turkeys in Rossmoor can find them below, under February 22, 2007.
Dear readers: I thought this provocative letter to the editor of "Nature Conservancy," the magazine published by the Nature Conservancy, written by Dr. Michael J. Vandeman, might interest you. Dr. Vandeman gave me permission to also print it here for you to read.
You can respond to Dr. Vandeman's comments with your own thoughts, if you feel so inclined, by clicking on "Comments" (below) at the end of his piece. /Gary
From Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.:
The Winter 2006 issue of "Nature Conservancy," the magazine published by the Nature Conservancy, published the following letter:
"Divisive Issue. You can count me among your growing legion of ex-supporters; the recent article by Hal Herring did it for me ("Hunter, Angler, Conservationist," Autumn 2006, http://www.nature.org/magazine/autumn2006/features/art18601.html). Along with many environmentalists with strong feelings in favor of protecting — not exploiting — wildlife, I have no interest in conserving nature in order to provide playgrounds for those who take part in archaic 'blood sports.' Your organization would be far better off courting the progressive community of ecologically-minded activists, and I won't be surprised to read that the dying and exhausted sport of hunting has turned out not to be a lucrative bedfellow for groups like yours after all. Mark Gross, Seattle, Washington."
In that and the Spring 2007 issue are a series of letters addressing the same topic, mostly taking the position that since we are animals like other animals, therefore we can do whatever we want to.
In response, I wrote the following letter to the Editor:
February 21, 2007
Nature Conservancy
Re: "Divisive Issue" (Winter 2006 Issue, p.6)
To the Editor:
Times change. We learn new things, and old ideas become obsolete. It's inevitable. For example, we can no longer safely assume that water from mountain streams is safe to drink. As Mark Gross stated so eloquently, exploiting wildlife and wildlife habitat, for pleasuring humans, is fast becoming obsolete (although dropping support for Nature Conservancy seems counter-productive to me). The rationalizations for such exploitation are transparently just that. Aldo Leopold is a good example of discarding obsolete notions (the killing of wolves) when they become clearly untenable.
This not to say that denigration of the "exploiters" is OK. I can't really criticize 19th century Americans for not anticipating modern conservation biology. And I don't think that difference of opinion necessarily means we can't get along and work together. There will probably always be compromises "on the ground."
But I don't see any reason to compromise on telling the truth! Yes, we are animals somewhat like other animals, but we are not a natural part of any ecosystem. We are a species that is native to part of Africa, and everywhere else a very late newcomer, i.e. an exotic species. Like all exotic species, we have arguably no right to access, much less exploit, local ecosystems, especially when those activities threaten native species (except that, when it's convenient, we claim that "might makes right").
There is no honest way in today's environment to rationalize hunting, fishing, and "collecting" of native species, or non-sustainable recreational activities like mountain biking.
Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.
Dr. Vandeman is a wildlife activist who has also dipped his hand in mathematics, computer programming, psychology, transportation activism, conservation biology, the impacts of mountain biking, theories of consciousness, and fraud in scientific research.
Ehrlich, Paul R. and Ehrlich, Anne H., "Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearances of Species." New York: Random House, 1981.
Errington, Paul L., "A Question of Values." Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1987.
Flannery, Tim, "The Eternal Frontier — An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples." New York: Grove Press, 2001.
Foreman, Dave, "Confessions of an Eco-Warrior." New York: Harmony Books, 1991.
Knight, Richard L. and Kevin J. Gutzwiller, eds. "Wildlife and Recreationists." Covelo, California: Island Press, 1995.
Louv, Richard, "Last Child in the Woods — Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder." Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005.
Noss, Reed F. and Allen Y. Cooperrider, "Saving Nature's Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity." Island Press, Covelo, California, 1994.
Stone, Christopher D., "Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects." Los Altos, California: William Kaufmann, Inc., 1973.
Vandeman, Michael J., http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande, especially http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/india3, http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/sc8, http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/scb4 and http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/scb7.
Ward, Peter Douglas, "The End of Evolution: On Mass Extinctions and the Preservation of Biodiversity." New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
"The Wildlands Project," Wild Earth. Richmond, Vermont: The Cenozoic Society, 1994.
Wilson, Edward O., "The Future of Life." New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
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I've never made risotto before (I know! Shame!) But I am tonight.
Salmon filets with a citrus glaze, and "Lemony Risotto with Asparagus and Thyme" a recipe I picked up at Central Market.
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I was lucky enough to attend a fishing trip to Sitka alaska. It was one of the best experiences of my life and I truly do appreciate freedom alliance for providing me the opportunity to go.
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My son, who is now a medically retired Marine, was severely injured in Afghanistan, in 2012, when he stepped on an IED. He lost both of his legs and was at Walter Reed Hospital for a year. While we were there, the representative from Freedom Alliance was one of the friendliest faces and was always asking how we were and did we have any needs. Freedom Alliance helped us financially when we needed to make some modifications to our bathroom before our son came home, and they blessed our family tremendously with lovely, thoughtful gifts for 2 Christmases! They continue to keep tabs on my son to make sure all is well, and took him on a hunting trip this spring. This is a wonderful, generous, caring charity that takes the time and makes an effort to find out what wounded warriors and their families REALLY need.
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Freedom Alliance recently selected me to participate in a four day fishing excursion in Sitka, Alaska. Due to my diagnose of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), I was skeptical about leaving the security of my home and traveling to an unknown place with unknown individuals. My wife, my caretaker, was mutually nervous about the trip. She was in constant contact with Tina Wholean, whom assured her that all will be okay. The entire trip was beyond my expectations. Upon arrival to the Sitka airport, the local Coast Guard and Sitka's Emergency Services (approximately 100 people) met us inside. They cheered, presented tokens & made us feel very welcomed and honored. I happened to stay & fish at Vonnie's Bed & Breakfast. The accommodations were amazing. The place overlooked the ocean and allowed for you to take in the beauty that God created. The meals were superb & made fresh daily. The boat crews were phenomenal and accommodated to all the warrior's needs. I feel very honored and blessed to have been chosen for this once in a lifetime opportunity. This opportunity greatly helped me talk about my daily struggles with other wounded warriors suffering with similar symptoms. This experience was beyond reproach & the memories gained will always be cherished. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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I recently got to enjoy a fishing trip to Alaska with a group of wounded vets thanks to Freedom Alliance, and I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences I've ever had. I am a retired Marine wounded in Afghanistan in 2011 and since that time adjusting to life at home has been a battle in itself. I am more than grateful to Freedom Alliance for bringing a group of vets together to share that comradery that we all miss so much and enjoy a week of fishing in a beautiful part of the country. Freedom Alliance will also be helping me to get a track chair this summer to help me get around my property, which is limited dude to my injuries. This is a wonderful organization that's committed to do whatever they can to help Veterans and they have been a blessing for this vet and his family!
-Kevin H.
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Freedom Alliance is such a blessing in our lives. They have helped us with Christmas presents when times are hard. Alicia is a wonderful lady who wants to help and be there for you.
Tina is absolutely amazing and I'm so blessed to have her in my life. She nominated my Chris to go to Costa Rica with other Wounded Warriors and we are very fortunate that he was chosen. Pepper welcomed my Chris and gave him a once in a lifetime holiday. Chris had a fabulous time and it did him a world of good to get away and be with others with similar health issues. He made some special friends. Everyone at Freedom Alliance is so loving and they genuinely care. I cannot thank them enough.
God Bless, Jessie
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Freedom Alliance is an amazing nonprofit organization that has made a huge impression on my family. They really make you feel that you are a part of a close knit family--because you are!! Pepper and Alicia are wonderful people and so very kind. Every event we have attended has been simply spectacular and we plan to continue attending. Thanks to Freedom Alliance my husband can now hunt in the woods again with his amazing Track chair and that helps him to feel as if nothing is different than before his accident. We were also able to spend Valentines day at a beautiful B&B with great people. I just cannot say enough great things about this group! -Lindsey
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My name is Sean Simmonds I have a few opportunities to participate in a few events with freedom alliance. Most recently down with Cypress Creek hunting lodge in SC. I cannot express my gratitude to both organizations on such a blessed weekend. I got to meet some amazing people and get some much needed therapy meeting follow wounded warriors. Everyone was amazing and I will cherish those memories for a life time. My family and my lakes thanks everyone involved for making dreams come true for our troops. God bless and Semper Fi. Sgt Sean Simmonds RET
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I had the chance to be invited to the grouper grapple down in Fort Myers Fl this past weekend. It was an amazing time and cannot say thank you enough for the opportunity to join so a fine event full of patriotic people. The way we we're treated was amazing to say the least. The people and hospitality was every where and was offered by everyone especially my good friend Pepper Ailor and Brian Peachey. With those two men logistically putting together the best weekend I have had in a long time. It really lifted my spirits and brought all of us wounded warriors close together. Thank you so much from myself and my family. Respectfully Sgt Sean Simmonds
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I went out to smith mountain lake with the smith mountain lake striper club and pepper with freedom alliance and it was one of the best fishing experiences of my life. I am so happy and greatful for the chance to come out to this event. The weekend was so peaceful and was amazing to get out on the water with some fellow veterans and active duty marines and sailors to share stories and get that "therapy" doctors and base sorts and cannot give you. The house was amazing and pepper took awesome care of us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the chance of a life time to get out and meet some great heart felt people who just want to give back and get to know us. It was something I will never for forget. Semper FI Sgt Sean Simmonds
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Freedom Alliance is awesome!!! I just got back from a 3 day fishing trip up to Smith Mtn lake, VA. I really needed it and it helped me greatly. I am a 20 year Marine almost ready to retire from WWBn East. Looking forward to doing more events with them and get out of my house. I never go out and don't have friends but when i get together with other vets though Freedom Alliance I can feel they are my family. Respectfully GySgt Lentz, Charles.
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Just completed my 2nd trip with Freedom Alliance and I've got nothing but smiles on my face. This trip is like hitting a reset button on my life, allows me to clear out the past and have a fresh start at a new day. At the begening of the trip, you don't know anyone, but minutes into it you meet everyone and by the end of the trip you are hugging each other like you've known them your entire life. Thank you Freedom Alliance for that fresh start. Semper Fi!
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Once again freedom alliance and those of smith mt lake Striper club have outdone themselves!
I am so appreciative of the opportunity to be a part of such a great organization. I had a great time just enjoying the outdoors, being on the water, catching great fish and bonding with all the guys!
Thanks again from the bottom of my heart
D.H From NC
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Freedom alliance has helped my husband open up about so many things he had just shut down about. They recently invited him on an awesome hunting trip at Cypress Creek Lodge in SC. (This was his first ever hunting trip) He came home in such a good mood, was so incredibly happy and kept talking about how much fun he had! (Got his first deer!) Think he found a new hobby that makes him happy other than just fishing! We are so thankful not only for this but for everything freedom alliance, and everyone involved, does for the veterans. Good to know there are still good people out there who appreciate what all the veterans went though to protect our country.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,
Donovan & Ashley Hancock
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I was invited to participate in the Smith mt lake fishing trip this year & just want to say that I had a great time and am so thankful for the opportunity.
As my wife says all the time, fishing is oe of the only things that make me genuinely happy anymore. I feel like when I've got my line out, and I'm just waiting for a fish to snag my line that I can relax and be at peace, even if briefly. I suffer from severe ptsd & tbi and through the past year, it has really become even more of a struggle. Fishing helps so much, so again thank you to all who helped with this trip, it was awesome. Pepper treated us all great- hes very passionate about what he does. all the people who I met there were as well. Great trip, great commroderie, thanks again.
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New Scientist magazine - 18 June 2011
DNA and the need to belong
Genetics should be kept out of discussions on race and tribe
Robots show their soft side
The rise of machines that can do tailoring will lead to more realistic expectations for robots
The cloud that hangs over cloud computing
Cloud computing is a good thing, so long as it can be made more secure
$500,000 for mathematician who laid Poincaré groundwork
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Richard Hamilton's topological tools allowed Grigory Perelman to prove the devilish Poincaré conjecture. Now Hamilton has won a prize for his trouble
Bean sprouts to blame for 'decade-old' E. coli
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The strain of bacteria that has caused lethal food poisoning in Germany is carried by bean sprouts and may have been circulating in people for 10 years
Global warming not to blame for 2011 droughts
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Droughts may be occurring from China to Texas, but climate change models suggest global warming is not responsible
Second team does not see Tevatron's mystery signal
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Now, two teams have analysed data from the collider and come to the exact opposite conclusion about whether it hints at a new particle
60 Seconds
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Tornado's disease toll, smallest ever dinosaur, womb transplant, and more
'Extinct' frog was under our noses all the time
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The Vegas Valley leopard frog was the only endemic US frog that died out in modern times – until genetics revealed otherwise
Good news for vaccines against meningitis A and B
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One vaccine has prevented new cases of meningitis A in treated populations in west Africa, and there are good results from another against the B variety
Recent warming trend is significant after all
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The increase in temperature between 1995 and 2009 was not statistically significant – but adding data from 2010 has changed that
Tribal wars: DNA testing divides American Indians
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When American Indian identity is based on culture as much as blood, gene tests can tear tribes apart
Breeding with Neanderthals helped humans go global
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When modern humans left Africa they lacked the genes to cope with local diseases. Sex with Neanderthals solved the problem
Chronic ketamine use kills bladder cells
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Take the recreational drug regularly and you could have severe bladder problems. The findings may also have implications for its use as an antidepressant
It is human nature to cooperate with strangers
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Despite lacking a formal government, east Africa's Turkana go into battle alongside people they have never met before
3D movie reveals how brain loses consciousness
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The technique, which shows what happens in the brain as a person loses consciousness, might one day help to determine the extent of brain damage
Are the wild horses of the American west native?
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A US federal court is being asked to decide whether the country's wild horses can be considered native
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Living lasers might one day be created inside live animals, allowing internal tissues and processes to be imaged in unprecedented detail
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A spritz of oxytocin makes people more suggestible to hypnotism, which itself has been shown to shorten hospital stays and reduce pain after surgery
Ovarian cancer cells 'bully' their way to other organs
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Check out this time-lapse movie, which shows how ovarian cancer cells spread to other organs by physically forcing healthy cells out of the way
Scuba spider uses web as gill to breathe underwater
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Using its web to replenish the oxygen in its air-bubble "tank", the diving-bell spider can live underwater with only occasional visits to the surface
Early Americans helped colonise Easter Island
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The long-rejected idea that South Americans travelled thousands of kilometres to Polynesia is now backed by genetics
Early infection may shorten lifespan
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Beetles with active immune systems early in life had shorter lifespans due to permanent kidney damage
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In Hollywood, wrinkles are feared. Not so in physics, where these curious patterns might help channel fluid flow or form artificial tissues
Why female zebra finches cheat on their partners
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Zebra finches mostly form lifetime partnerships, so why would so many females play away from home when that means putting it all at risk?
Cracking the code of machine translation
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Treating foreign languages like secret codes could unlock a new level of universal understanding
Botclouds: a cyberattacker's dream
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Computing via the cloud could bring all kinds of advantages, but it might also be a haven for cybercriminals
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RFID chips track what you're eating, explore the seabed with Google, and how the IMF was hacked
Say cheese! Taking photos with a wave of the hand
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Gesture-recognition software could let you take a group shot without the stress-inducing camera timer
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A row over patent rights in the US could damage the thriving business of developing new apps for smartphones
Spies can send messages hidden in a Google search
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The list of search options that Google suggests as you type in a query could be hijacked to let people communicate secretly
ALMA casts a cold eye on the sky
One of the grandest ground-based astronomy projects of the coming decade is about to go into action
The call of the weird: In praise of cryptobiologists
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Scientists who search for obscure or supposedly extinct creatures are not getting the respect and recognition they deserve, says William Laurance
Men's health expert: Why being male is bad for you
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There are huge disparities between the health of men and women says Alan White, who wants to turn this gender bias around
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Each year prescription drugs kill hundreds of thousands in Europe alone. Janet Krska and Tony Avery say doctors should listen to the real experts – patients
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Grilled rat
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Ernest Lucas sells science short when he suggests that philosophers or theologians will be able to tell us the origin of the quantum vacuum (4...
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From indium touchscreens to hafnium-equipped moonships, the nether regions of the periodic table underpin modern technology – but supplies are getting scarce
Sex and asymmetry: How the camel got its penis
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Symmetry is usually prized as a sign of health and good genes, so why do so many organisms have lopsided genitalia?
Rag-trade robots: From body scan to bespoke suit
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A question of science 2011
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The beasties we need near us, for our own sake
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In The Wild Life of Our Bodies, biologist Rob Dunn argues that our modern separation from other species causes more harm than good
Evolutionary explanation for what ails the west
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In Sex, Genes & Rock 'n' Roll, evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks argues that the struggles of modern society can be explained by natural selection
How did we discover the Earth wasn't round?
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In Feathers: The evolution of a natural miracle, Thor Hanson skilfully combines science and anecdote to give us popular natural history at its best
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Trank also co-wrote the script with Rabbi Marvin Hier, founding dean of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, whose Moriah Film division produced the picture.
"I Have Never Forgotten You" screened as an official entry in the festival's Berlinale Special, which featured works linked to current events and deserving particular attention.
Israeli filmmakers also did themselves proud at the Berlin festival, which ranks with Cannes and Venice as the most important events of their kind in Europe.
New York-born Joseph Cedar, who came to Israel as a child, won the Silver Bear award as the festival's best director, besting, among others, Clint Eastwood of "Letters From Iwo Jima" fame.
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Another Israeli entry, "Sweet Mud" by Dror Shaul, won the top prize, the Crystal Bear, in the festival's Generation section for films about children and teens. The film depicts the struggles of a boy growing up in a 1970s kibbutz.
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InThe Perils of Uglytown, Harry Berger, Jr., considers a variety of texts and images ranging from those of Thucydides and Plato to those of Shakespeare and Rembrandt. The Introduction explains the key concept of the study, structural misanthropology, a variant on Claude Levi-Strauss's idea of structural anthropology. Part I explores its activity in several Platonic dialogues:Lysis,Crito,Phaedo,The Republic, andTimaeus. Part II turns to the Renaissance in Italy, England, and the Netherlands. Structural misanthropology is discussed first in the work of several Italian humanists (Alberti, Leonardo, Castiglione, and Vasari), then in English drama (Gorbuduc and several plays by Shakespeare), and finally in group portraits by Hals and Rembrandt. The Perils of Uglytownapplies and brings up to date the methods of interpretation Berger has developed during the past half-century in his many studies of literature, drama, philosophy, social and cultural studies, and the visual arts.
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Harry Berger, Jr. , is Professor Emeritus of Literature and Art History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His most recent books include Fictions of the Pose: Rembrandt Against the Italian Renaissance; Situated Utterances: Texts, Bodies, and Cultural Representations; Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief: Rembrandt's "Night Watch" and Other Dutch Group Portraits; and Caterpillage: Reflections on Seventeenth-Century Dutch Still Life Painting (the last three from Fordham).


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We Will Glorify
By Twila Paris
We Will Glorify composed by Twila Paris. Arranged by Jack Schrader. For SATB choir. Christ The King, Worshipping, Contemporary, Hymntune, Celebration, General Worship, God's Attributes/Character, Lamb of God, Praise, Praise & Worship, Sacred. Octavo. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C5095).
Twila Paris' praise hymn has been given an energetic treatment, with lots of fire and dash by Jack Schrader. Mark Kellner's symphonic orchestration builds in impact to a grand climax. This blockbuster from 2000 is also available in an SAB setting.


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America's Next Top Model
Chelsey, Kayla, and Jane Still BFFs Post Top Model
What happens in Italia bonds for life, or so it seems for the ANTM Cycle 15 top four models. Chelsey, Kayla, and Jane became close during their final days on ANTM, and still keep in touch. The three are even taking a trip to NYC together come January. Tweets Chelsea, "@JaneRandall15 and Kayla: I can't wait for our nyc trip together! Miss u guys!" Aww.
When's the last time we had such a drama-free final group? Let's hope the girls are meeting up in NYC for a go-see redux?
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Chelsey: No Regrets About Saying She Should Have Won
Beauty Over Brains: Jane Leaves Princeton to Pursue Modeling


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Eni CEO Scaroni Says Ready to Sell Stake in Portugal's Galp
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Eni SpA, Italy's largest oil producer, is ready to sell its 33 percent holding in Portugal's Galp Energia SGPS, Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni said.
The stake in the Lisbon-based company is worth as much as 3.8 billion euros ($5 billion), Scaroni said. Eni bought its stake in Galp in 2000 for 964 million euros and has already returned its investment in dividends and tax benefits, according to Scaroni.
It "has been a very good investment for us," he told investors today. "As far as price is concerned, we would consider a price which takes into account the market of course, and we will not be ready to sell below the market price."
Galp has a current market value of 10.6 billion euros, giving Eni's stake a price of 3.5 billion euros.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil producer, last February ended talks with Eni over the acquisition of the stake in Galp.
In addition, the Italian company will be disposing of its 50 percent stake in Snam SpA, which owns the nation's natural-gas distribution network, after the government ordered it to offload the holding worth about 5.9 billion euros.
Eni will need to receive sale approval from Amorim Energia BV, the Portuguese investment company holding a third of Galp, and from the Portuguese government before 2014 according to a shareholder agreement, Scaroni said.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- The legend of Johnny Football has grown all season while Johnny Manziel piled up yards and the Texas A&M Aggies piled up wins. On Monday, the freshman quarterback finally weighed in on his catchy nickname. Speaking to the media for the first time all season Manziel says of the moniker: "I find it extremely funny." No one's laughing about the success of Manziel and the Aggies. His 4,600 yards of total offense have helped No. 10 A&M to its first 10-win season since 1998, and has him among the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy. Manziel says he respected coach Kevin Sumlin's decision for him not to speak to the media because he's a freshman. But says he's happy to finally: "let you guys know how I am."
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Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy Elizabeth Kiem
Marina may be a teen in the Soviet Union, but her mother is the country's premier prima ballerina, so her family lives in privilege. Marina herself trains for the Bolshoi. Like her mother, she sometimes sees visions. These visions cause problems when, on the eve of Breshnev's death, her mother sees something she shouldn't--one of the USSR's dark secrets about testing biological weapons* that gets her taken away.
Suddenly, it's not safe anymore. Marina and her father must leave quickly, and end in Brighton Beach where her scientist father struggles to find a job and a way to rescue his wife. All Marina wants to do is dance, and her father is convinced this will help him make contact with the KGB so they can negotiate. Meanwhile, he gets tangled in with the Russian Mob as Marina tries to lead a normal life in a new country while fearing for her father's safety and sanity.
I really liked this one and Marina's father's mental descent. You could see why he thought the things he thought, while still seeing how wrong they were. I liked how the romance was handled. Marina likes Ben, whose parents also escaped the USSR, but he has a girlfriend, Lindsay. Marina and Lindsay are also friends, and while it's complicated, and slightly heartbreaking, it's not overly dramatic and the way the characters handled it made me really like and respect them. Lindsay often didn't know what she was talking about, especially when it came to the KGB and the Mob, but she was a really good friend and a great character.
I do think it needs an end note. Teens today don't understand Soviet communism and the Cold War. (And trying to explain the terror of the Cold War to kids who've grown up in a world of terrorism and suicide bombers is really heart-breakingly hard.) Heck, when this came out a librarian only a few years younger than me was confused about what was so scary about that time. I also wanted to know if the testing episode that Marina's mother knew about was real. It's real in the book and seems more than plausible to me. A quick google doesn't turn anything up, but was it based on other incidents?
I'm also not sure the paranormal psychic-vision thing was necessary. It was the lynch-pin as to why Marina's mother was taken, and Marina's visions added some moody foreshadowing, but there might have been another way for Marina's mother to find out about the testing and made the book straight historical fiction, which would have made it stronger. 99% of the book is realistic historical fiction, and it's tricky, because it's a time period that many adults (read: parents and other gatekeepers) remember living through, but many readers (read: teens) don't know much about, and the 1% that is paranormal makes the rest of the story easier to dismiss as "pure fiction."
Overall though, I did really like it. It's hard to go wrong with something that involves the KGB, the FBI, the Russian mob, and ballet. And, as someone who has very vivid memories of the end of the Cold War, I am loving all the YA fiction we're seeing now about it. (Plus, not a book, and not for teens, but let's just think for a minute how awesome The Americans is.)
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By Michael Alexeev and Shlomo Weber
Much of the world watched the Winter Olympics in Sochi. While most people are primarily interested in the athletic achievements, the fact that the Games are taking place in Russia has also brought the Russian political system, economy, human rights, etc., into focus, inadvertently highlighting the interaction of the still pervasive Soviet legacy and the momentous changes since the collapse of the USSR.
Presumably the intended message of the Games is, as the Economist put it, "Russia is back." The question, however, is back to what? Is it back simply in terms of playing a major role on the international stage or also back to the Soviet ways of doing things such as creating Potemkin villages and making wasteful investments that foster corruption?
One of the major themes in the media coverage on the eve of the Games was the cost of construction. The commonly cited number of approximately $50 billion would make the Sochi Olympics the most expensive Games ever. According to the Washington Post, this number has appeared in almost 2000 news accounts last year, yet it almost certainly misrepresents the true cost of the Games. It is based on a year-old statement by Dmitry Kozak, a deputy prime minister in charge of preparation for the Games, and it includes both the state budget expenditures of about $23 billion and private investments by Olympic sponsors, although some of these sponsors appear to have been pressured by the government to invest.
Moreover, on closer inspection, some of the "private" investments have been actually made by state-owned or state-controlled corporations such as the Russian Railways and Gazprom. Much of the funds have been spent on improving general infrastructure and it is unclear what part of this investment would have been made in the absence of the Games. The Russian government argues that the investments in infrastructure and at least some of the Olympic facilities have turned Sochi into a much more attractive resort for Russian vacationers and would replace foreign resort destinations for the Russian middle class. At the same time, the number provided by Kozak a year ago probably underestimates the actual expenditures as such large projects typically exceed their projected costs.
Like most large investment projects in Russia, the Olympics probably involved a substantial amount of corruption and fraud which are in part responsible for the high price tag. A report co-authored by the former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, a long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin, claimed that "between $25bn and $30bn have been stolen" from the funds invested in the Olympics. While Russian officials strongly deny the presence of widespread fraud in the Olympic construction projects, Nemtsov's numbers are roughly in line with the estimates from a survey conducted by Mark J. Levin and Georgy A. Satarov, which found that bribe revenue in Russia amounted to about 50% of GDP in 2005. Of course, "bribe revenue" could involve some double counting because lower level officials may share bribes with their higher-ups, but at the same time construction projects represent notoriously fertile soil for corruption.
Whatever one thinks of the reliability of the investment or, for that matter, corruption numbers cited above, it is clear that public and private investments engendered by the Games have been substantial. Let's put the $50 billion number into perspective: this sum represents about 2.5% of the Russian 2013 GDP. While rating agency Fitch says that this amount is too small to produce a significant impact on the state budget, this percentage is close to one half of approximately 5.5% of GDP of the United States post-2008 recession stimulus under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
This investment could help increase the size of the service sector, particularly tourism, in the Russian economy that continues to be highly dependent on oil and gas rents. While the diversification effect on the economy is likely to be relatively small, the impact on Krasnodar region that includes Sochi and the rest of the Russian Black Sea shoreline, as well as most of the Azov Sea shoreline, could be substantial. The new hotels could accommodate a three-fold increase in the number of tourists visiting the Sochi region. Perhaps the investment in residential housing and infrastructure could even facilitate, at least on the margin, relocation of some of the Russian population from the Northern parts of the country — a relocation that is needed but has not been proceeding at sufficiently fast pace.
Initially, the prospect of the Games hinted at a macroeconomic stimulus for Russia. Indeed, the Krasnodar region has been growing at roughly twice the rate of the rest of the economy since the Games were awarded to Russia in 2007. But the stimulating effect on the overall economy is hard to discern. Russia's economic growth slowed down considerably in 2013, as was predicted by Revold Entov and Oleg Lugovoy, and in the last half of the year, the growth stalled almost completely, despite some recovery in much of the world. Moreover, the seasonally adjusted January index of manufacturing activity in Russia released on February 17 dropped to 48.0 — the lowest level since the 2009 crisis and almost a full point lower than an already weak level of December 2013.
As with most large projects, the effects of the Olympic Games on the Russian economy appear to be ambiguous and demonstrate both the new-found economic prowess of the country and the old ills of corruption and inefficiencies of the state involvement in the economy. Perhaps the best thing to do is to leave the more detailed analysis of these issues to some future date and for now simply enjoy the recent memories of Olympic competition and pageantry.
Michael Alexeev and Shlomo Weber are the co-editors of The Oxford Handbook of the Russian Economy. Michael Alexeev is a Professor of Economics at Indiana University in Bloomington. Shlomo Weber is the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Trustee Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, and PINE Foundation Professor of Economics at the New Economic School of Moscow.
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I hadn't read this one yet when it won a Newbery Honor last week, but I *did* have it already checked out from the library. WIN!
Sasha is going to be inducted into the Young Pioneers tomorrow, and his hero, his father, who works for State Security will be there performing the ceremony. But in the middle of the night, his father is arrested and the neighbors claim their room. At school the next day, starting with a snowball fight gone wrong, everything unravels and Sasha starts to see the truth about Stalin, the system, and the country he loves so much.
It took me awhile to get into Sasha's voice. He buys the communist line completely and sometimes his spouting of Communist rhetoric can seem like clumsy insertion of background info, but it's not. From what I know about living under a communist dictatorship with a strong cult of personality, that's exactly how a kid who was taught to believe in the system would talk. Plus, when Yelchin is actually adding in background information, it's not clumsy. It works really well
Recently, my dad caught a gang of wreckers scheming to blow it up. Wreckers are enemies of the people who want to destroy our precious Soviet property. I can't imagine anybody who would dare to damage a monument to Comrade Stalin, but there are some bad characters out there. Obviously, they're always caught.
I think that Yelchin's black-and-white graphite drawings really add the text and the story. I especially liked the way he plays with perspective and proportion to really give a Sasha-eye view of what's going on.
As things unravel at school, Yelchin ratchets up the tension and suspense, but this is still a solidly middle grade novel.
I do wish I would have read this before it won, so then I wouldn't have read it with my 'Is this Newbery worthy?' lens. Because with that lens on, I'm questioning "would he have become disillusioned so quickly? would he really have done X?" (X is a spoiler, so I won't tell you.) And I don't think those questions would have plagued me before Monday.
BUT! All doubts aside, it is a GREAT book. I think Yelchin does a FANTASTIC job of painting a society in its ideal and its horror in a way that's understandable and gripping for younger readers without diminishing the scope or facts. After I got into his voice, I loved Sasha. I loved seeing the world through his eyes, even as that world shattered. My heart broke for him.
Also, I LOVED the ending. It's a great ending without being too neat and tidy. Yelchin also has a great author's note.
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At the age of 86, Andy Griffith hadn't much of an impact on recent generations, save for a killer Arrested Development cameo, but the icon's mark on previous generations has left his death rattling countless old folks who just want their Matlock. Of course, Andy Griffith also made quite the name for himself and Ron Howard, with the endearing and enduring The Andy Griffith Show, in which the namesake spouted homespun wisdom a la Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Matlock Andy Griffith died Tuesday morning in his North Carolina home. Griffith had endured quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2000, then a hip surgery after falling in 2007.
Because Andy Griffith probably never resonated profoundly with the younger readers of this site, our reaction can probably be encapsulated with this cryptic Dave Coulier (Full House) Tweet:
"RIP Andy Griffith. Thank you for all the laughs. I love Mayberry, and never knew that R.F.D. was for Rural Free Delivery. #AndyGriffith"
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Here we are, a full 3 weeks into the new year. Resolutions are full-swing, gyms are experiencing their peak of new member enrollment, and generally everyone pats themselves on the back and feels good for a few weeks until going back to their normal routine for the remaining 11 months of the year. And this is why new years comes under a lot of flak by personal development gurus:
"If you really want to make a change in your life, you shouldn't need a big day like new years to motivate you to make those changes. Any day is a good day to begin making yourself a better person."
And that's a great point – if you want to make yourself better why not start RIGHT NOW – don't wait til tomorrow, don't even wait another hour. That said, I think those gurus can step off their high horse a bit. Yeah sure, you shouldn't need a big anniversary to kick-start your personal development but let's face it: days like New Years or another birthday always serve as a good time to check in on your long-term goals and see how you're progressing.
The trick is to actually stick with your resolutions and goals. Ironically, even though we're just 3 weeks into 2013, I'd wager a solid 30-40% of people that made new years resolutions have already given up, forgotten, or somehow compromised their resolutions (after doing a bit of reseach I'm not far off – only 45% of people stick with resolutions past the first 6 months).Continue Reading