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My Beef with Integral and Why It's Changing
Note: After posting this on facebook, I got a huge number of responses from all side. One in particular stands out from my friend Nomali, included below the post.
I'm slowly warming up to Integral. And, I never thought I'd see the day, but I'm getting involved in an Integral community.
How could a guy like me who has judged the shit out of the "Integral people" be getting involved in Integral?
There is only one real reason.
Integral is getting relational. At least in Boulder…
That's right. It's time to deal with the "Lower left" as they say in the integral world. Ken Wilber is supporting relational development. And, two men I dig and respect a ton are spearheading the project.
The Integralist (a person who studies and attempts to practice Integral theory) has often come across as very arrogant to me. Their mantra has been "transcend and include" yet it lands more like "transcend and exclude."
I have had three main complaints with the Integral camp.
Complaint number one: It ain't accessible
Integral is brilliant stuff. And, Ken's books are not accessible to the mainstream person. And, very few of his followers, if any, have bridged the gap to reach a mainstream person, let alone other highly evolved spiritual people. It's super high-level philosophy on consciousness, which is part of its detriment.
Integral isn't going to change the world if most of us can't access it. Buddhism made inroads and stuck in the West because teachers like Trungpa Rinpoche brought the core (more…)


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It's that time of the year again, when students around the world will compete against each other to determine who can build the best robot.
On Jan. 6, 2007, starting at 10:00 a.m. EST, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics will hold its annual kickoff event and announce this year's competition scenario. As in past years, FIRST will add new twists and nuances that will challenge this year's rookies as well as veteran teams.
After the announcement, teams will be given identical kits and they will have just six weeks to analyze the game scenario and design and build a robot to fit the game. Only minimal instructions and limits on dimensions and weights are given, allowing the teams to be creative in their designs. When the six-week period is over, robots are packed into their crates and shipped to their local regional competition. The best regional teams and those picked by a panel of judges will be invited to the FIRST international championship in April. As a major partner with FIRST, NASA will be ready.
Coordinated by the NASA Robotics Alliance Project at NASA's Ames Research Center in the heart of Silicon Valley, NASA Headquarters and the 10 NASA field centers will sponsor 214 teams, five regional competitions and provide logistical support for the FIRST Robotics season. NASA personnel from across the county also will volunteer countless hours to serve as team mentors.
In line with NASA's educational goals, the NASA Robotics Alliance Project was created to bring together students, engineers, private organizations and other government resources to pursue the goal of increasing robotics expertise in the United States. The project supports programs that inspire students to become involved with technical fields through robotics competitions, facilitation of robotics curriculum enhancements and the development of a national clearinghouse for robotics education and career resources.
Inventor Dean Kamen started FIRST to motivate students to enter careers in math, science and engineering. The FIRST mission is to design accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills. The competition shows students that the technological fields hold many opportunities and that the basic concepts of science, math, engineering and invention are exciting and interesting. FIRST is in its 16th season and has grown from 28 teams to more than 1300 teams today.
Join in the kickoff festivities and learn about this year's game scenario on NASA Television at 10 a.m. EST on Jan. 6, 2007 on your local cable or satellite system or on the Web.
For more information on watching the kickoff event, visit the NASA TV page.
You can find more information and follow your favorite teams at the NASA Robotics Alliance Project and FIRST Robotics websites.


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Britney's secret birthBritney Spears reportedly checked into hospital to deliver her second child by a secret Caesarean section yesterday (07.09.06).
The 'Baby One More Time' singer and husband Kevin Federline have allegedly scheduled an appointment at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, in California, exactly one week before son Sean Preston's first birthday, according to website Dlisted.
Kevin recently told reporters that Britney was due to give birth in October.
The procedure to give birth by elective C-section approximately four weeks before the baby is due, is most common among the rich and famous.
The operation is carried out for cosmetic reasons, as the stomach skin most commonly stretches the most in the last month, so having the baby delivered early limits the possibility of unsightly stretch marks.
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interviewBy Troubled Hotel Group
Troubled hotel group, African Sun Limited (ASL), has reported its first profit since dollarisation, raising hope that its fortunes have turned the corner. In an interview with Senior Business Reporter, Shame Makoshori , chief executive officer (CEO) Shingi Munyeza reveals where the wheels first came off, and how he recharged his batteries to steer the group out of trouble.
Could you tell us the nature of problems that drifted ASL into crisis?
Actually, the crisis happened prior to dollarisation. At dollarisation, we had already suffered a couple of major blows; the first one was the cholera epidemic that resulted in major cancellations.
We also had a depleted balance sheet because of the way we were charging food prices and accommodation. You will also recognise that in September 2008 I was detained by the price control (officers) for having issued instruction to hotels that they must charge in foreign currency because we could not sustain (Zim dollar losses).
But our utilities (under a hard currency regime) were higher than the regional parities. We could not shut a hotel, so our working capital was then eroded. At the same time we had a product that needed serious attention. We now had real overdraft for the first time.
Our US dollar income was lower than what it was the previous year. The local market was still grappling with paying in US dollars.
And so African Sun was in trouble?
The structures then crystallised, all of a sudden we had a huge overhead cost burden to the company. We wanted capital, we wanted to refurbish, at the same time we still had to remain viable.
Towards August (2009) we realised we needed to raise money, equity; the board had decided that we could (embark on) a rights issue.
That rights issue is what saved this company. If we had not raised (money through) that rights issue, we could have had a serious crisis, the company was in danger.
You should have felt (like) throwing in the towel.The feelings of quitting are always there because when the heat is on, it's on. My wife's encouragement was what I needed to focus on things that had to be done.
I must be honest with you that the role of a CEO is a seasonal one. It's not a permanent job. The plan that is always there is when you know that you have to hand over not just to another person, you need to hand over a legacy. A lot of ASL's businesses are relationally driven.
So there has to be a deliberate process of handing over those forms of relationship so that you don't destroy value. But if it was done haphazardly, it could have injured the company. I felt that if I was to hand over to somebody, I needed to hand over a company that is making money like what it is now. You don't hand over something that is broken.
I was looking at your balance sheet, it still shows some strain?
All we have to do is to restructure the short-term debt to a positive working capital position. What we intend to do is to make the short-term borrowings medium to long-term and then reduce the cost, and also start paying off those borrowings.
Short-term borrowings are 90 days, 180 days so they are always in there. But if we make them three years to five years they don't come into our working capital cycle. It changes our balance sheet quality.
We want to push all our interest to below 15 percent. We have made inroads into is. It is not sustainable to have interest rates of 15 to 22 percent.
Once you make them more long-term, the interest rates naturally come down. It's just that our local banks don't have long-term money, so we will be accessing lines of credit. This is not going to be done by local banks.
Then the drastic measures that you took, I mean the retrenchments?
First of all the turnaround was an agreed position by both the board and management and staff. So the board finally agreed that in order to survive we needed to make these initiatives and these drastic measures, my job as CEO was to now make sure that the staff and management were put on one page.
So we started by making sure that any staff structures that we felt were not at a hotel level was retired. Then at HQ level we streamlined. The leadership team also realised that we could not continue as we were.
We agreed that some of us were going to leave. It was done with a lot of respect, a lot of honour and a lot of engagement.
And we agreed that it was going to be done in a manner that was going to be fair. It was meant to be swift, it was meant to be respectful, it was meant to be fair. And so we did it in 30 days. No one was happy that they were leaving, we were not happy that they were leaving but because of the manner in which we put it together, it was the right way to do it.
As CEO, how does it feel,three years, no profit?
Three years is a long time in any business cycle, but if you look into the long-term, if there are things that you have put in place and you know that the business is going to do well, you are comforted. What was frustrating for me is the inability to do much because of the lack of capital, access to capital. That was the most painful thing
You were going to be the CEO who brought ASL down?
(Laughs). That is why there was a prophecy of doom that the sun was setting on African Sun. You look at the diversity of stakeholders in African Sun; it affects the ecosystem of the business community in Zimbabwe.
We cannot have the largest hotel group collapsing, going into receivership. You just are not carrying your own little desire. You are carrying a national asset, and you are just a steward of that national asset. So there was this deep sense of responsibility during that time and one has to be sober all the time. You just have to have balanced counsel during that time.
Who gives the hotel group's CEO counsel?
The first counsel is always from my family; I have a few guys who have surrounded me throughout all this. Others are responsible for market perception, others for my physical wellbeing, others are responsible for my spiritual wellbeing, others are making sure that I am continuously managing my family affairs well so that my decision-making is not affected.
What was Mrs Munyeza saying?
My wife's role was always to keep me balanced. She is a deep thinker herself. So she is not moved by emotions too quickly, I am probably more temperamental than she is.
So her role was always to, "Keep your head to the ground, and keep your hands on the plough, don't lose focus. There are things that you need to do, they must be done" so she would check on whether that has been done and why it is not done. So she became my headmistress in execution.


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2:32 PM — The Christian Institute is backing a boycott of the supermarket Tesco after one of its employees wrote on his Flickr page that he would campaign against "evil" Christians who oppose marriage equality. Tesco has been criticised by the organisation in recent months for reducing its sizeable financial support for Cancer Research UK, while giving Pride London £30,000 to fund its family area.
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Where do we draw the line? UFCs Josh Thomson compares gay marriage to pedophilia and incest - MMAmania.com
In what many will view as a desire to lighten his wallet once the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brass (er, Matt Hughes) gets done with this thanks to its new "Code of Conduct," top Lightweight contender Josh Thomson shared some very unfortunate words to say this past Monday (June 10, 2013) through social media.
The controversial topic? No, it had nothing to do with mixed martial arts (MMA), but rather the lightning rod known as gay marriage.
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Sigh.Josh Thomson ✔ @THEREALPUNK
Should you be allowed to marry whoever you want? Before you answer that, should u be allowed to have more than 1 wife?
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There's really not too much I'd like to editorialize about this, so I'll just put down the facts. In the original piece over at Bloody Elbow, there are numerous links to Josh's Facebook page, in which he continued on his diatribe:
He continued when someone brought up interracial marriage, stating that it was "nothing like this" and then, again, bringing up adults marrying children:My next question is, should siblings be allowed to marry siblings? My point is, where do you draw the line? I personally don't care who you marry, but I also am smart enough to know that it opens a gateway to men/women trying to marry young kids, siblings marrying each other and people having multiple husbands an wives. You have to think all of these things are okay otherwise your stopping them from being happy as well which is hypocrisy. Equality doesn't stop with gay marriage, it just starts with it.
Sigh.Blacks an whites getting married is nothing like this. So your okay with R. Kelly trying To marry lil girls? People trying to marry their brother or sister? Animals? Etc? Those people want the same exact thing, to be happy. Are you gonna tell them no?
Pat Miletich joined the party on Thomson's Facebook as well -- though it appears now to have been deleted it was captured by other sites, including Bleacher Report -- adding a bit more wood to the bonfire of ignorance:
Sigh.Josh is spot on. It may seem extreme to use some of his examples of 'where does it end' but I guarantee someone will want to marry their 1st cousin or even sibling. At what point does lack of civil liberty put this nation at risk? It's already happened and will only get worse.
In the epic words of Gus Johnson, who used to call fights for "The Punk" on CBS when he competed under the Strikeforce banner, "Sometimes these things happen in MMA."
Just ask Matt Mitrione and Nate Diaz, two fighters who were fined and suspended for "insensitive" social remarks that bear an unfortunate resemblance to those recently posted by Thompson.


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Note from Connie: Today, the SUGAR SHOCK! Blog presents another inspiring Kick-Sugar Success Story, a feature we run here from time to time. This amazing Q &A features the dynamic Karly Pitman, 32, a writer/speaker and holistic health counselor from Livingston, Montana.
Karly once struggled with sugar issues galore, battled a weight problem and experienced a plethora of horrible ailments due to her habit of eating too many sweets. Now, at 5'9", she's a trim 140 pounds and a model for women everywhere. Read her poignant, compelling, brutally honest story about how she finally confronted her sugar habit and get inspired to kick yours, too.
Kick-Sugar Success Story: Karly Pitman
Occupation: Founder of First Ourselves, where we help women love their bodies, feel beautiful, and nurture themselves. Also a writer and speaker.
Major Benefits From Kicking Sweets & Refined Carbs: Freedom from depression; stable moods and blood sugar and a release from constant sugar cravings.
Hobbies: Reading, running, indulging my girly-girl, Netflix, itunes, creating art with my children, board games, enjoying the sun, and long walks with my husband.
Connie: What are the biggest benefits you've gained from taking control of your habit of eating sugar and processed carbohydrates? In other words, please tell readers, "What's in it for me?!"
Karly: Freedom! Freedom from cravings, overeating, and the guilt and shame that accompanied my out-of-control behavior. I am not exaggerating when I say that when I gave up sugar, I gained my life. I am
now free and clear. [Because I'm not eating sugar anymore,] I'm free to use my gifts, talents and passion to make my mark on the world. I am free to be the wife I wish to be; (It's very hard to feel sexy when you're bloated and gassy); the mom I wish to be (my children will tell you that sugar turned me into witch Mommy); the woman I wish to be. (I have fallen in love with my own life; with myself.)
Connie: What was your rock-bottom moment before you decided you needed to change your diet?
Karly: I've gone on and off sugar for a decade since I first started reading about sugar's ill effects. But I never stuck to my sugar abstinence. That all changed this past winter, when I gave up sugar for good. In
November, I had a baby, who was colicky, fussy, and needy. I was sleep-deprived, irritable and trying to figure out what I could eat that wouldn't upset my baby's tummy. In my stress, I turned to sugar for solace. I am sugar sensitive; when I eat sugar, I can't stop. So I wasn't just eating a cookie; I was eating massive amounts of sugar: bags of granola, half a can of raisins, three servings of ice cream. I felt sick and out of control. At the time, I had started First Ourselves, an organization to help women love their bodies. I felt like a hypocrite: I couldn't love my body while I was gorging myself on sugar; and I couldn't encourage women to love their bodies while I didn't love mine. Overeating was my self-sabotage: the way to keep me from my life purpose. As long as I ate sugar, I could hide behind my feelings of insecurity and keep myself from doing the work I felt called to do. I faced a choice: sugar or my life. I chose my life.
Connie: Just how bad were you feeling? What ailments did you have?
Karly: I felt physically terrible; bloated, with regular indigestion. I experienced blood sugar spikes and lows, where I'd be shaky, fuzzy headed and have a rapid heartbeat -- almost like a panic attack. I craved sugar constantly. My weight vacillated with my sugar binges so I was always frustrated. Mentally, I felt worse: my mood was like a roller coaster; I'd snap for no reason, I was irritable, I would overreact. I was weepy, cried over trivial matters and had a low tolerance for pain, frustration, or snafus. Sugar depleted my resources, mental, physical, and emotional, so getting through an average day was more difficult. But my spirit hurt the most. It's difficult to love and accept yourself when you're gorging yourself and eating out of control. Abstaining from sugar has freed me from that inner turmoil.
Connie: When did you turn to sweets and what did it do to you?
Karly: I've abused and overeaten sugar my entire life. As a child, I ate sugar constantly: candy, ice cream, cookies, muffins, Pepsi and donuts. I would get a pillowcase full of candy at Halloween and eat it all in a few weeks. In college, I was bulimic, and I binged and purged as many sugary, starchy concoctions as possible: pizza, ice cream, cheese fries, nachos, frozen yogurt and pastries. I ALSO would skip meals and eat a bag of Twizzlers, then throw it up. And I drank six or seven Diet Cokes a day.
In my 20s, I was free from bulimia but not from sugar. I had several children, so I became interested in nutrition. I gave up the Diet Cokes and cut back on my sugar intake, but I still had a sweet treat every day. I tried substituting natural sugars: dried fruits, honey, Stevia, fruit sweetener and maple syrup. However, I was just as hooked on unrefined sugars as I was on Tootsie Rolls. For me, it's the sweet hit that hooks me, no matter the source of the sweetness. When my husband and I launched an e-commerce business in 1998, the stress of running a start-up, as well as the financial worries and caring for my young kids left me depressed and anxious. I turned to sugar for comfort. But this only made things worse: I was depressed and constantly craving sugar. I frequently felt sick from overeating. I live in Montana, and the long, cold winters made my cravings and depression worse. Pregnancy and nursing made it harder, too.
Connie: How did confronting and cutting out your sugar habit help you?
Karly: I found my joy: I am free from depression and the debilitating mood swings. I no longer feel guilt and shame from sugar bingeing. I regained my self esteem: I know I can honor my body by giving it what it needs, in my case, sugar abstinence. I learned how to mother myself: how to say, "No," to offers of sugar; how to pamper myself without turning to food; how to be my own best friend.
Connie: Did you find a doctor or other health professional (acupuncturist, nutritionist, etc.) who understood all about how eating sugar triggers drastic blood sugar swings, etc.
Karly: I had a homeopath who helped me tremendously. She prescribed an amino acid supplement that helped stabilize my moods.
Connie: How did you first learn about the dangers of sugars and refined carbs?
Karly: I started learning about sugar addiction in the early '90s. Kathleen des Maisons' work [the author of Potatoes not Prozac) was lifechanging: Finally, I understood my body chemistry and why I couldn't stop once I started eating sugar; and why, when I stopped eating it, my cravings ceased. Nancy Appleton's book Lick the Sugar Habit and William Dufty's Sugar Blues were also helpful.
Connie: What did you used to eat before you began curtailing the culprit carbs?
Karly: Tootsie Rolls, Twizzlers, raisins, bags of tortilla chips, granola buy the bowl, scones, carob chips, brownies, kettle popcorn, cookies, muffins, cake, ice cream, and sweetened yogurt were my favorite treats. I loved raw cookie dough. I could eat three desserts and still have room for more.
Connie: What do you eat now?
Karly: Now I primarily eat clean, whole foods: lots and lots of vegetables, nuts and seeds, nut butters, lean proteins such as fish, chicken, buffalo, and legumes, whole grains, and some low-sugar fruits. If I eat too much fruit, it triggers my sugar cravings. This is one of my greatest challenges with my abstinence, especially in the summer when there are so many luscious fruits available.
Connie: What do you think most people don't know about processed carbs that they need to know?
Karly: When I feel sorry for myself and think about all the foods I can't/won't eat, I remind myself that most of these foods aren't foods at all, but chemicals disguised as food. Sugar is one of the most addictive substances on the planet. To my body, it's a drug. Likewise, if I eat fried, processed, packaged foods, I feel terrible. When I feel terrible, I suffer, on every plane; not just physically. Sugar addiction is not a health issue as much as a holistic issue: how you feel in body, mind and spirit.
Connie: What have been your biggest challenges to kick sugar and refined carbs? Can you help prepare others for any potential pitfalls ahead?
Karly: My biggest challenge was sticking with my sugar abstinence. I would be sugar free for months, and feel incredible: stable moods, stable weight, and no cravings. But then I would have a piece of cake; I'd justify my indulgence by vowing to return to my sugar abstinence the next day. I would tell myself I would eat just one serving and put the rest away, forgetting that I have never been able to eat just one serving of sugar my whole life.
One cookie would turn to two, then three; to candy the next day; brownies thereafter, then an entire can of raisins. Before I knew it, I was binging on sugar, eating out of control. I would remain in this state for months, until, thoroughly disgusted, I would vow to stop, and put myself through the painful process of sugar detox.
So why did I eat sugar and break my abstinence? I ate it because I felt deprived, or I wanted pleasure, or I wanted to zone out. I ate sugar because it connected me to my childhood and all my happy memories. But, mostly, I bargained with myself, justifying that I could handle sugar because I felt so good (forgetting that the reason why I was feeling so good was because I wasn't eating sugar).
That is the key to sticking with sugar abstinence: accepting it for the long haul. Yes, you implement this idea by focusing on one day at a time. But you must also embrace your sugar abstinence as a lifelong journey.
Connie: How do you say no now?
Karly: The key to saying no is joy. One of the reasons my past attempts to give up sugar were unsuccessful was that I lived like a neurotic food cop. I white knuckled my sugar abstinence, viewing every party, holiday, birthday or restaurant meal as the enemy: an opportunity for sabotage. I was always on edge, worried about hidden sugars or whether or not I would be able to find something to eat.
Now I approach my sugar abstinence with equal measures of discipline and levity. I'm disciplined, in that, like a recovered alcoholic who will never drink again, I understand and accept that I will never eat apple pie or ice cream again.
I read labels, I create my own entrees at restaurants, and I ask for olive oil and vinegar at a dinner party if the salad dressing is honey mustard and sugar saturated.
But I temper my discipline with levity; I abstain from sugar with joy. So I fill my pantry and fridge with foods that I love and that make me feel good. I go to restaurants where I know that I can get a fabulous meal and relish every bite. I give myself creative substitutes---Christmas crafts instead of Christmas baking, for example---so I don't feel deprived.
I say no to others lightly and gracefully. I know their offers of sugar are about them and have nothing to do with me. My confidence in doing what's right for my body means that I'm not defensive, and, therefore, I'm immune to attack. Similarly, I view others' eating habits with lightness.
I don't judge other people's food choices. Since I give them freedom to eat what they want, they can relax in my presence, knowing that I'm not trying to be the food police. If I don't take myself too seriously, I will circumvent their need to try and get me to eat sugar.
Connie: Do you have any favorite websites, blogs, books, organizations or support groups that have helped you to lick your habit?
Karly: I recommend Overeaters Anonymous, Kathleen Des Maisons' organization, Radiant Recovery and her books Potatoes not Prozac, The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program, Little Sugar Addicts and Your Last Diet.
I also think your work is fantastic and I recommend your book SUGAR SHOCK!; your website, sugarshock.com; and your blog, www.SugarShockBlog.com.
Another anti-sugar guru I like is Julia Ross, author of The Mood Cure, a book that was a lifeline to me. And I adore Geneen Roth and her work with overeating. I also like Anne Katherine's book Anatomy of a Food Addiction.
Connie: What are your best 3 tips and tactics to help other people kick sweets and quickie carbs?
Karly: 1. Support yourself excellently. It's important to give yourself roots, especially in the beginning, when your sugar abstinence is a new, fragile thing. You want to give yourself a strong foundation from which your new habits can take hold and grow. Be kind to yourself; the first few weeks will be hard. Don't make it any harder. Enlist the help of supportive family and friends, especially if you need accountability in certain situations, such as going to the movies or grocery shopping. Clear your home of trigger foods. When I went through sugar detox, I asked my family to hide the granola and raisins. They were glad to help, and I wasn't tempted to eat what I couldn't see. Minimize temptations: Give out stickers for Halloween (such as you suggest), fill Easter baskets with books, fruit and other trinkets; donate Christmas goodies to a homeless shelter, women's shelter, or nursing home. Stock your home with plenty of food that you can eat; if there's nothing to eat, you'll succumb to poor choices. I always have an assortment of nuts, nut butters, vegetables and fish on hand. Feed yourself regular meals to help stabilize your blood sugar; sugar cravings are even more powerful when you're hungry. Do whatever you need to do to make your sugar detox as easy as possible.
2. Grieve your sugar loss. If you're like me, many of your happiest memories include sugar and food. On every holiday, I hanker for a Pepsi, even though I haven't sipped a soda in years. Why? Because my childhood holidays were spent with my beloved, extended family, and we always had Pepsi. Pepsi connects me to those wonderful feelings of being loved and accepted by my tribe. But I have to separate the love from the Pepsi; to feel the connection without the sugar. Psychologist Gordon Neufeld stresses the importance of reaching the wall of futility: reaching that point of acceptance whereby you realize that, yes, you wish things were different; but, no, you can't change it or make it better. You have to let yourself experience the frustration of, "Yes, I wish I could eat sugar," and "Yes, this sucks," and, "No, I can't eat it, even though I want to." Mourn, cry, and lament your loss, because it is a loss: giving up something that has brought you joy. Only after you've reached the wall of futility can you accept change and move towards greater health and wholeness.
3. Give yourself self care. Once you are free from the physical cravings for sugar, the emotional cravings can still linger. When I'm craving sugar now, one of two things is going on: either I'm eating hidden sugars that are triggering me or my spirit is craving self-care. As Kathleen des Maisons says, "Sugar is not love." The problem, is that for many of us, sugar was love for years: It's how others cared for us and how we cared for ourselves. It takes time to remold a new mode of self care. So when brownies are calling my name, I stop and ask myself what I really need. In my life, I've recognized a connection between running myself ragged, doing too much without taking time to refuel and recharge, and sugar cravings. I also crave sugar ("comfort food") when I'm needing comfort or mothering. I use this opportunity to give myself a pedicure, cuddle up with a novel or take a nap. Sugar is a substitute for what I really want: self-care.
Connie: Please share some final words of wisdom, inspiration or motivation to others who are thinking of cutting out sugar and simple carbs.
Karly: In closing, I will share this: celebrate your body chemistry as a blessing. For years, I hated my sensitive body chemistry that subjected me to mood swings, depression and sugar addiction. I longed for a different constitution, one like my husband's, who could eat anything [seemingly] without negative effect; who could handle enormous pressures and still function at peak performance. I wanted my sugar sensitivity to just go away. But that is not who I am; it's probably not who you are, either. When I was able to love and accept myself, even with my sugar addiction, my sensitivity and my emotionalism, I was able to appreciate the gift of my body chemistry. What is the gift? My sugar sensitivity has forced me to take excellent care of myself; to mother myself; to treat my body like a Porsche: where only the best will do. That means high quality food, adequate sleep, and regular care and pampering. It means standing up for myself and asking for what I need. But, like a Porsche, when my body is tuned and running well, it's a marvelous thing to behold. If I hadn't embraced my body chemistry, I wouldn't have learned any of those lessons.
Note from Connie: Wow! What a story! Aren't you all inspired? I hope so. Read more about Karly and the wonderful work she's doing at her FirstOurselves website. And please tell us here at the SUGAR SHOCK! Blog what you thought of Karly's honest, motivational success story.
Got a success story to share? Let us tell it on the SUGAR SHOCK! Blog. Learn more here. Now read some other inspiring tales -- from Jimmy Moore, Felicia Desrosiers, and Jaime Jackson. Contact us now with your story.


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HTC Windows Phone 8X UK sales start
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The device was on track to go on sale on November 2 so it's nice to see there weren't any delays.
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Indonesia police nab illegal wildlife traffickers in sting operationDiana Parker, Mongabay-Indonesia correspondent
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Posing as potential buyers, undercover police caught the suspects with stuffed Sumatran tigers and other illegal wildlife including a clouded leopard, two golden cats and a sun bear skin. Aceh Police Criminal Investigation Director Joko Irwanto estimated the confiscated animals to be worth hundreds of millions of rupiah, roughly tens of thousands of dollars.
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"This recent arrest shows that Indonesia is getting increasingly serious about not tolerating wildlife crime, which threaten its spectacular natural heritage," said Joe Walston, Asia programs director at the Wildlife Conservation Society, a New York-based conservation organization that assisted with the case.
"We congratulate the group of law enforcement professionals that worked together on a local, regional, and national level to make this important arrest happen."
Police believe the suspects acquired the rare animals from poachers in and around Central Aceh. The area has a reputation as a center for the illegal wildlife trade, fueled by high demand for stuffed endangered animals throughout Aceh.
"There is mythology that makes people believe that tigers, bears and certain other animals have magical powers," Azhar, a species coordinator for WWF-Indonesia's Aceh program office told Mongabay-Indonesia, adding that many local officials in the province have illegal wildlife on display in their homes.
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Despite its reputation as a poaching hub, arrests and prosecutions for wildlife crimes in the province are rare. In October, a military court in Aceh convicted two soldiers for possessing a pair of stuffed Sumatran tigers and a stuffed sun bear, marking the first ever successful prosecution for wildlife crimes in Aceh and the second wildlife crimes case successfully prosecuted by an Indonesian military court.
"WWF urges the government to address the conservation of tigers and other rare species more seriously," Azhar told Mongabay-Indonesia. "If poaching continues unchecked, [tigers] will go extinct in Aceh."
CITATION: Chik Rini. 2 Pembuat Offset Satwa Dilindungi di Aceh Ditangkap. Mongabay-Indonesia. January 6, 2014
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In early March I interviewed Tony Davis, only a few months after he was signed to a minor league contract by the Toronto Blue Jays. The signing of a left-handed specialist doesn't get much press in the grand scheme of things, but these are the type of transactions that every team needs to make to become successful. Drafted in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from the University of Florida by the Minnesota Twins, Davis is no stranger to the minor league's appearing in over 110 games. He made it up to Double-A with the Twins in 2012, but suffered a setback that resulted in a stint with the Independent Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League. A stellar season in Canada caught the eye of the Toronto Blue Jays, and they offered him a minor league deal. Davis, who said he is honoured to wear the Blue Jays uniform, will give it his all, no doubt about it. Now that spring training is done, I followed up on his progress in Dunedin, and not surprising, Davis is again doing what he does best; getting people out. Still early in the season, Davis is tied for second on the team in appearances with three, sports a 2.25 ERA and has struck out eight and walked only one. Opponents are batting a collective .200 off him and lefties are hitting a paltry .167. If Davis can sustain, there is no telling where he could end up at the end of season. Coming from the left side is a hot commodity in this game and when a team has one that is consistent there's no telling how much success is waiting for him. Take Aaron Loup for example. Loup spent four years in the Jays' minor league system before getting called up last year. And without a doubt, he's made his presence felt. Lefty's are hitting .215 off him while walking two and striking out eleven in 35 games. If Davis continues to improve hopefully we will see him in the Toronto one day. Could you imagine two lefties who drop down from the side to mow down the opposition? Talk about a devastating combination. (Statistics courtesy of Baseball Reference and MiLB) Devon is the Founder and Executive Director of The GM's Perspective. He is a former professional baseball player with the River City Rascals & Gateway Grizzlies. Currently, Devon is a Manager at a financial institution in Northern Ontario Canada, and can be reached at email@example.com. You can follow The GM's Perspective on Twitter and Facebook. His full bio can be seen here.
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In order to guarantee our future well-being, society urgently needs to evolve towards a sustainable lifestyle. A core issue is our unsustainable use of the earth's atmosphere. Particularly in urban areas, already home to half of the world's population, air and noise pollution are major problems. Efforts to monitor and limit pollution are hampered by the inadequacy of current measuring methods as well as the lack of awareness of the average citizen. Our research explores how computer science can improve both issues.
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Decorrupting Government -- The United States Board of Overseers
Bruce M. Owen
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Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 440
This essay considers whether the organizational arrangements established by the Constitution of the United States remain effective in promoting "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," which are the purposes of government according to Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. I conclude that they are no longer effective, and explore organizational reforms to address this failure. Specifically, the Constitution lacks a provision for substantive review of laws and regulations for consistency with the purposes of government - a function known in the private sector as quality assurance. The judicial power deals with legislative threats to life and liberty, but we need a better way to interdict threats to well-being.
I propose the creation of a new branch, provisionally called the United States Board of Overseers, with responsibilities and powers analogous to those of the Supreme Court, but focused chiefly on the people's opportunities for well-being rather than protecting life and liberty through the rule of law.
For reasons of political legitimacy the eleven Overseers are chosen by lot from a College consisting of millions of citizens qualified by age, education and (middle) income. In political terms, the proposal is intended to counter the current power of the oligarchy over the legislature and the administrative state with a strongly democratic institution representing the principal victims of oligarchic power, the middle class. Given the difficulty faced by the oligarchy in containing the destabilizing and inefficient excess greed of its members, the proposal is also in the collective interest of the one percent. Protection for the poorest is included in the proposal.
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About Martin Sutherland
Martin's past positions include: Dean of the Laidlaw-Carey Graduate School; Lecturer at Carey Baptist College; Director of the R.J. Thompson Centre for Theological Studies at Carey; President of the New Zealand Baptist Research and Historical Society; and Pastor at Epsom Baptist Church. He was the editor of the Pacific Journal of Baptist Research (1995-2011). He holds a Bachelor of Theology from the University of Auckland and a BA (Hons) and PhD in History from the University of Canterbury. He is married to Dr Yvonne Sutherland who is a scholar in Maori Studies. Martin and Yvonne have three adult children and four grandchildren.
Refereed Publications
|'Gathering, Sacrament and Baptist Theological Method', Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 3/2 (October 2007), 41-57.
'The NZ Baptist as an Agent of Denominational Identity 1874-1960'Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 3/1 (April 2007) 23-39.
|(ed) Digital Baptist – a resource for research into N.Z. Baptist life (DVD)
Entries for 'J.K. Archer', 'Walter Nash' and 'John Marshall' in R.P. Domenico and M.Y. Hanley (eds)Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics (Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 2006)
|'Free Church Ecclesiology and Public Policy in New Zealand 1890-1914' Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 1, October 2005
(With Laurie Guy) 'Leadership: the New Zealand Experience since the 1960s' in G. Chatfield (ed) Leadership and Baptist Church Governance (Sydney: Morling Press, 2005) 134-146.
Editorial (with Elaine Wainwright)Pacifica 18- 2 June 2005
Editorial: 'The Missional Church'Stimulus 13/1, February 2005: 1.
'The kingdom made visible: a missional theology of church,'Stimulus 13/1, February 2005: 2-8
|Baptist Development in Colonial New Zealand', N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 9, Oct. 2004: 3-22
'"Better to Ignore the Past:" New Zealand Baptists and Historical Memory,'Fides et Historia, Vol. 36, 2004: 41-52
'Treatise on Delighting in God by John Howe (1630-1705)' in K.M. Kapic & R. Gleason (eds)The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics (Downers Grove: IVP, 2004) 225-237.
'Preaching as Truth: the Religious Epistemology of Edward Irving'.Colloquium, 36/1 May 2004: 3-19
|Peace Toleration and Decay: The Ecclesiology of Later Stuart Dissent (Carlisle: Paternoster)
(ed)Talking Theology: 2001-2002 proceedings (Auckland: CBC)
'Joseph Kemp and the N.Z. Baptist College'NZ Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 8, Oct. 2003: 32-51.
'The Basis of Union: New Zealand Baptists forge a Denomination in the 1940s'Journal of Religious History, Vol. 27/1, Feb. 2003: 67-82.
|(ed) Baptists in Colonial New Zealand (Auckland: NZBRHS)
|Seeking a Turangawaewae: Constructing a Baptist Identity in New Zealand,'Baptist History & Heritage Vol. XXXVI, Winter/Spring 2001, Nos. 1 & 2: 232-250.
'"Bringing their Gods in their hands": Job and absolute orthodoxy.'Pacifica 14 (2001): 144-158.
| (ed) Mission Without Christendom: exploring the site (Auckland: CBC).
'Laurence Alfred North' inThe Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Vol. 5 (Auckland: 2000).
'A Baptist in the Nest: William Wade and the C.M.S. in New Zealand',N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research 5, October 2000: 67-83.
'Introduction' inMission without Christendom (Auckland: CBC, 2000) 7-12.
'Pine Trees and Paradigms: Rethinking Theories of Mission' inMission without Christendom (Auckland: CBC 2000), 131-148.
|'Cohesion and Conflict in 1880s Cambridge', N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 4, October 1999: 3-21.
|'Downgrade Down Under: Conflict and Cohesion among New Zealand Baptists', Baptist Quarterly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 7, July 1998: 351-363.
|'Protestant Divergence in the Restoration Crisis', Journal of Religious History Vol. 21, No, 3, Oct. 1997: 285-301.
'"Down-grade with a vengeance": New Light on a Tabernacle Controversy',N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 2, Oct. 1997: 79-96.
|'Pulpit or Podium? J.K. Archer and the Dilemma of Christian Politics in New Zealand',N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 1, Oct. 1996: 26-46.
'Baptist Research, Why Bother?',N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 1, Oct. 1996: 5-8.
|W.H. Brackney, Baptists in North America: An Historical Perspective and W.J. Leonard,Baptists in America. PJBR 3/1, April 2007, 73-74.
L.J. Kreitzer,Seditious Sectaries: The Baptist Conventiclers of Oxford 1641-1691. PJBR 3/1 April 2007, 67-68.
|I.M. Randall, The English Baptists of the 20th Century (Didcot, Baptist Historical Society, 2005)Baptist History and Heritage
|P.E. Thompson and A.R. Cross (eds) Recycling the Past or Researching History; Studies in Baptist Historiography and Myths (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2005)Pacific Journal of Baptist Research Vol. 1/1 (October 2005): 73-75.
R.F. Keam,Dissolving Dream: The Improbable Story of the First Baptist Maori Mission (Auckland: 2004)N.Z. Journal of History 39/2 (October 2005): 266-7.
|P. Naylor, Calvinism, Communion and the Baptists: A Study of English Calvinistic Baptists from the Late 1600s to the early 1800s (Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2003)N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research 9, Oct. 2004.
|P. Beasley-Murray Fearless for Truth (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2002) N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research Vol. 7, Oct. 2002.
|N.T. Ammerman, Congregation and Community, N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research Vol. 2,Oct. 1997.
|A. McGrath, A Passion for Truth: the intellectual coherence of evangelicalism, N.Z. Journal of Baptist Research, Vol. 1, Oct. 1996.


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To ace your Goizueta essays, you'll need to show—not just tell—that you have the skills, passion, and motivation to excel in a rigorous academic environment, and in the business world at large. Illustrate who you are, what you want, and where you are going.
These essays are short – be prepared to make tough decisions about what key points to include and what to leave out. Write simply and directly to squeeze as much meaning and impact as possible out of each word.
1. What is your short-term career goal and why is an MBA from Goizueta an important next step toward that goal? (200 word limit)
No room for backstory here. And notice the question is limited to short-term goal, i.e., the role you are targeting immediately upon graduating. Address in specific terms your desired position, an example of your desired company, what you expect to do in that role, and why you want it. Next, identify two to three aspects of the program most important to you and, for at least one point, note why you need a Goizueta MBA to achieve it.
2. If your initial career plans are not realized, what else are you considering? (200 word limit)
Present a credible "Plan B" short-term goal, noting why it's still a good option and will be a viable path to your longer-term goals. Focus on the positive aspects of this other path, even if it is not ideal in your mind (i.e., avoid emphasizing why it's not as good as your first choice).
3. The Business School is named for Roberto C. Goizueta, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, who led the organization for 16 years, extending its global reach, quadrupling consumption, building brand responsibility, and creating unprecedented shareholder wealth. It is his legacy and the strength of his character that gives rise to our vision: Principled Leaders for Global Enterprise. Goizueta once said, "The cynics will tell you that the good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. I'm telling you, do it anyway."
Provide an example of the good you have contributed to an organization and the impact of your actions. (300 word limit)
I suggest addressing this question as a story (a very succinct story): describe a time you contributed to an organization. Walk through it crisply, "zooming in" on relevant details and focusing on your actions. In a final, brief paragraph reflect on the impact and why it's meaningful.
To select the best topic or experience to portray, look for something that is fairly recent and that has a clear impact. You can use a work or non-work experience, depending on what you strategically want to highlight, but most people should grab this opportunity to showcase their impact at work. Keep in mind that the contribution and impact should be to the organization.
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I am unique because…
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Which should you respond to? The one you will find easiest to answer in an engaging, enthusiastic, and authentic way. The one that will best complement the rest of your application.
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Align this short essay with essay 4 above – it's another opportunity to round out your profile. This one can be work or non-work related. Be natural in your tone – don't strain to sound "fun" if it doesn't come naturally to you in writing, and don't hold back if it does.
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If you have additional information or feel there are extenuating circumstances which you would like to share with the MBA Admissions Committee (i.e. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance issues or areas of weakness in application). (Please limit your response to 250 words)
You can of course use this essay solely to address an extenuating circumstance. If you don't need it for that purpose, if there is something you believe would add to your case for admissions that is not covered in the rest of the application, write about it here. Focus on one facet of your life or an experience that is important to you, reveals the human being you are, and isn't described in other parts of the application.
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Applicants who have applied to Goizueta Business School in the past are required to answer two questions:
Complete each of the following questions.
1. What is your short-term career goal and why is an MBA from Goizueta an important next step toward that goal? (200 word limit)
See tip above.
2. If your initial career plans are not realized, what else are you considering? (200 word limit)
See tip above.
3. Explain how you have improved your candidacy for Goizueta Business School's MBA Program since your last application. (250 word limit)
This is THE key question for all MBA reapplicants. Goizueta just asks it explicitly. Please see MBA Reapplicant 101 for more advice.
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The escalation in dust emissions — which may be due to the interplay of several factors, including increased windstorm frequency, drought cycles and changing land-use patterns — has implications both for the areas where the dust is first picked up by the winds and for the places where the dust is put back down.
A University of Colorado Boulder professor is leading a major NASA airborne science campaign this summer that will probe weather patterns and air pollution over a vast expanse of North America that have potential global climate consequences.
A Midsummer Night's Dream kicks off the 2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival season, with a preview performance on Friday, June 7 and opening night on Saturday, June 8. Dream a little dream of love and laughter as Shakespeare's most beloved comedy casts its spell on the enchanting Mary Rippon stage.
A new look at the diets of ancient African hominids shows a "game changer" occurred about 3.5 million years ago when some members added grasses or sedges to their menus, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks within the enormous volume of rock below the ocean floor and parts of the continents, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
The newly elected CUSG executives are now hiring executive staff members for the 2013-14 school year.
"This is an amazing opportunity to get involved with CU Student Government and gain a unique set of leadership skills and policy experience," said Chris Schaefbauer, president of student affairs. "These positions work directly with the executives on making campus a better place for the student body."
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Summers, an enthusiast for the Bank's policy of encouraging poor countries to open their borders to trade, went on to explain why he thought that it was legitimate to encourage polluting industries to move to poor countries. 'The measurement of the cost of health-impairing pollution depends on the forgone earnings from increased morbidity ...
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"It is a good job but one I HOPE TO MOVE ON FROM "
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I have been working at Aéropostale part-time (More than a year)
The discount is good at 30% but the company its self seams to be going in a million different directions.
only pays minimum wage, and they take forever to send out the schedule
Advice to Management
Give some pay raises and send out schedules for the up coming weekend sooner than Friday night
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"Way overworked! Not given tools to succeed. "
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I worked at Aéropostale full-time (More than a year)Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEODoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Somewhat decent pay for retail.
earn one personal day a month.
Never given enough hours,to properly run store.
Direction from home office is never consistent
Don't have an effective training program.
ridiculously long hours you are required to work during holiday
Low price point men's a constant battle with cheap customers.
I was hired by Aero thinking there would be a lot of opportunity, boy was I wrong. The company offers littles opportunity for advancement unless you just want to move to a higher volume store. Store managers are given little freedom to actually run the store. the DM spends all of their time micro-managing instead of working to help train the managers.
They recently made changes to management head counts so many stores are required to run with only 2 full time managers. I was hired and left in a store with a newly hired AM as well and left to fend for myself without help from the DM on how to run the store. And if you are down a manager you will get no help from others stores, the SM is expected to work all of their hours as well as the management hours of the manager you are short(even if it is just bc your manager is on vacation)
The company is constantly running and changing promotions that are confusing to the customer( once we even changed promotion half way through the day).
Also the black out dates for not being able to take vacation are worse than any other retail place I have worked, bc in addition to what is listed in the handbook the dm and rm will just make up days that you can't take vacation (ie last day of the month, last saturday of the month, spring break, mothers/fathers day weekend, Easter weekend)
If you are thinking of leaving your current retail job for aero(especially in the St. Louis/Kansas City/Springfield area) I would try to do as much research as possible and try to talk to people who work or used to work there. it won't be hard to find many who used to work there.
Advice to Management
Provide enough hours for stores to run effectively and successfully.
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I have been working at Aéropostale full-time (More than a year)Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEODoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEO
-Truly a friendly bunch of people. Hardly any 'bitchy' fashion types
-good work/life balance
-if you're a complacent type, you can surely be a 'lifer'.
-good vacation days and benefits
-Only way to get promoted is to stay much longer than necessary, or to get an offer elsewhere and hope for a counter.
-no marketing strategy whatsoever
-constant and moronic changes to appease business needs on the day to day, vs any kind of longterm strategy.
-Had first year of no bonuses in company history, and i believe it will be a trend now.
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-fire yourselves, and hire people who understand what a strategy is and how to implement one.
-The nepotism is demoralizing, and you are losing talented people because of it. More importantly, be covert about it, because the people you give a halo to are embarrassingly dumb, and make you look the same.
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In this episode of Nation Conversations, drama critic Alisa Solomon speaks with executive editor Betsy Reed about the uproar over Mike Daisey's controversial show, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. A highly lauded solo performance artist, Daisey has been criticized for applying artistic license to what he presented as fact. But Solomon also delves into a different conflict: the lies versus the actual power of his show.
For more, read Solomon's piece in this week's issue, "Mike Check: A Few More Words on L'Affaire Daisey [2]."
Subscribe to Nation Conversations on iTunes [3] for exclusive audio of Nation editors and writers digging into the topics and issues that shape the magazine. Check back for a new episode each Thursday.
—Elizabeth Whitman