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*Shell: 53% Viscose, 47% Rayon
*Lining: 100% Rayon
*Hand wash cold
*Front button-and-loop closures
*Empire waist
*Adjustable straps
*Model is wearing a size small.
Measurements for Size Small:
32" bust
35" from top of the shoulder
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5 things you missed: Apple releases iOS 7.1, Tumblr allows updates by phone, more
1. Apple annnounces iOS 7.1 update
For the first time since September Apple has released an update to its iOS 7 software with iOS 7.1, now available on smartphones and tablets. Here are some features:
- Support for CarPlay vehicle integration
- You can now manage how long Siri listens by just taking your finger off the home button
- Changes to in-call buttons and lock screen icons
Read more: iOS 7.1 arrives bringing CarPlay support, visual tweaks, Siri improvements and more(TechCrunch)
2. Update your Tumblr page just by dialing in
Tumblr has a new feature that makes it easier to update or add new posts just by leaving a phone message.
How does it work? Add your phone number to your Tumblr settings, then dial 866-584-6757 from that number and as soon you hang up, you have a new blog post.
Read more: Tumblr lets bloggers dial-in to add new content (PSFK)
3. Your Facebook friends can help you access your locked account
Locked out of your Facebook account? Just have one of your friends let you back in. With the "Trusted Contacts" feature – accessible through your settings – you can allow any of your friends have a passcode that lets you back in. Here's how it works:
1. Go to "Settings," located in the top right corner of your Facebook page.
2. On the left rail, hit the "Security" button.
3. Scroll to the bottom and find "Choose Trusted Contacts" – from there you can pick three to five friends to trust.
Read more: How friends can let you access your Facebook account if you get locked out (Business Insider)
4. Neil Young wants you to ditch the iPod for the PonoPlayer
On March 12, the PonoPlayer will launch as a KickStarter project. The $399 music player has an LCD touchscreen, three buttons and 128GB of storage – large enough to hold between 100 and 500 high-res albums. You can also add a memory card for additional storage.
Oh, and did we mention it's created by Neil Young?
Read more: Neil Young's portable music player will cost $400, launching on Kickstarter soon(GeekBeat)
5. If you have a Mac, you can Hangout with ease with Flamingo
Flamingo for Mac – a third-party program – just made Google Hangouts a little easier. The app lets you quickly send files, keeps track of your conversations, making them easily searchable, and allows you to be signed in to more than one Google account.
Read more: Review: Flamingo for Mac is a better way to use Google Hangouts(TheNextWeb)

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Is SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's departure this month prompting other high-profile officials to leave the agency?
Within the last two days, three top executives at the agency have announced their planned departures: Robert Cook, of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets; Meredith Cross, who heads the Division of Corporation Finance; and the agency's general counsel, Mark Cahn.
Cook and Cahn announced their planned departures on Wednesday, while Cross said she was leaving on Tuesday. While no departure time was announced for Cook, the SEC says that Cook will remain with the commission for a "transitional period" in order to help ensure continuity in the division's functions. Cross, however, plans to depart by year-end and return to the private sector, as does Cahn, who will also return to the private sector.
Since joining the SEC in January 2010, Cook has led the division's broad regulatory policy program that includes oversight of securities exchanges and markets, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Cook has also overseen the implementation of significant rulemaking and other responsibilities assigned to the division under the Dodd-Frank Act and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
(Take this 4-question poll to decide who should replace Mary Schapiro, and more.)
Cross has served as the Division of Corporation Finance's director since June 2009. She joined Schapiro's senior leadership team in the wake of the financial crisis, and is credited with playing a key role in the chairwoman's initiatives to rebuild the agency's credibility, improve overall operations at the SEC and build a more resilient, integrated program designed to foresee and reduce the likelihood of future crises in the securities markets.
Cahn has served as the SEC's general counsel since February 2011 and counseled the commission on issues ranging from enforcement actions, rulemakings, other administrative proceedings, and appeals throughout the country and in the Supreme Court. Prior to becoming general counsel, Cahn served as the SEC's deputy general counsel for two years.
Cahn is credited with serving as the SEC's chief legal officer during a period of "unprecedented enforcement and regulatory activity," the SEC says, and he was "deeply involved" in developing the commission's rules to establish a Whistleblower Program.


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Whole Wheat Protein Pancakes
1/2 cup 100% whole wheat flour
(Or grind up oatmeal in the food processor and use that for gluten-free option. Thanks to readers for sharing that!)
1 cup cottage cheese
4 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1 T baking powder
1 T vanilla
You won't see as many bubbles on top as with regular pancakes, so be prepared to experiment with one to see how long to cook them before turning. I cooked mine about 8-9 minutes total time. Serve pancakes hot with syrup or Agave Nectar. They would also be delicious served warm with fruit and Greek Yogurt, sour cream, or cottage cheese.
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South Beach Suggestions:
This recipe would be a good choice for phase two or three of the South Beach Diet, if pancakes are served with Agave Nectar or sugar-free syrup. Low-fat turkey breakfast sausage would be a good South Beach friendly choice to serve with them.
More Options for Whole-Grain Pancakes:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Whole Wheat Vanilla Pancakes from Cooking with Amy
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes from Pinch My Salt
Strawberry Whole Wheat Pancakes from Baking Bites
Poppy Seed Pancakes from 101 Cookbooks
Whole Wheat Apple and Pumpkin Pancakes from Acme Instant Food
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes from The Kitchen Sink
100% Whole Grain Pancakes from Green Lite Bites
Whole Wheat Pancakes from Whole Grain Gourmet
Whole Grain Flapjacks from Hogwash
Homemade Whole Grain Pancake Mix from The Savory Notebook
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Download this theme to customise the PlayStation®3 XMB™ Menu's background and icons.
To apply the downloaded theme:
1) Choose Settings on the PlayStation®3 XMB™ Menu and select the Theme Settings option.
2) Press the CROSS button to display the Theme Menu, then press the CROSS button again to display a list of available themes.
3) Scroll to the desired theme and select Apply.
Each PlayStation®3 journey starts with the ever-evolving XrossMediaBar user interface ("XMB™" for short). But each PS3™ journey is like no other, and this dynamic theme perfectly complements the PS3™ experience, so download it today to customise your XMB™ Menu and begin your PS3™ journey.
To apply the downloaded dynamic theme:
1) Choose "Settings" on the PlayStation®3 XMB™ Menu and select the "Theme Settings" option.
2) Press the CROSS button to display the "Theme" menu, then press the CROSS button again to display a list of available dynamic themes.
3) Scroll to the desired dynamic theme and select "Apply".
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Securities America and NorthStar Financial Services Group said Thursday that they had formed Arbor Point Advisors, a joint venture that aims to "fill the gap" for independent advisors looking to operate via a hybrid-business model with a choice of custodial firms and without the need to run their own RIA, according to partners.
Arbor Point Advisors is a new SEC-registered investment advisory firm with an integrated platform that lets hybrid advisory firms serve fee-based clients through TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Fidelity Institutional, for instance, while also maintaining their clients with commission-based accounts.
"The challenge advisors face in running their own RIA is the significant time spent on compliance, technology and administration – time they aren't spending with clients," said Jim Nagengast (left), CEO and president of Securities America, in a statement. "We saw a need in the market for a turnkey RIA with a custodian-agnostic platform, and we partnered with another Omaha-based industry leader, NorthStar, to create an innovative and compelling solution."
According to Cerulli Associates, RIAs are expected to administer about 14% of total client assets by the end of this year, the partnership says. In addition, several large RIA firms have joined forces in the past decade or so to lower their overhead costs.
While RIAs with $1 billion or more in assets are able keep their costs under control thanks to the size of their asset base, many independent RIAs have a harder time coping with the overhead and associated issues of such an infrastructure. This situation prompted Securities America, which is owned by Ladenburg Thalmann (LTS) and has about 1,700 affiliated reps, to work with NorthStar in devising a platform for advisors with $50 million to $250 million in assets, says Arbor Point President Curtis Reed, CFP.
"For every advisor with $1 billion in assets looking to form or join an RIA, there are hundreds of firms with $100 million who need the same support to serve their clients," Reed said in a press release. "We're not an RIA consolidator. We're a support platform – an RIA 'easy button,' so to speak – for independent advisors who want the freedom to choose a custodial firm and serve their clients the way they want."
Previously, Reed operated his own RIA, Windy City Wealth Management. "Many of the companies that service RIAs have moved their focus upstream to larger firms," he said. "In addition, the volatile markets and uncertain regulatory environment have heightened the challenges and complexity of delivering financial advisory services. The traditional advisor office is feeling less valued and a little lost.
"There is a strong need for focused practice management and business growth support," Reed continued. "Advisors are finding they have to make choices about where to spend their time, and realizing they want to spend more of it with clients."
To help RIAs who want to continue to work with commission-based clients, Arbor Point uses the services of Securities America. NorthStar unit Orion Advisor Services supports advisors' fee-based advisory business. (Orion is one of the nation's largest privately held portfolio-accounting service bureaus for RIAs, while NorthStar has some $140 billion in assets under administration.)
"We're not telling advisors which business model to use," Reed noted. "We're giving them the solutions they need for the business model they choose. Partnering with Arbor Point allows independent advisors to devote their time and attention to serving clients first, relying on our professional staff to shoulder the compliance and operational duties."


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TORONTO — Ontario Liberals made history twice over Saturday in choosing Kathleen Wynne as their new leader: she will become the province's first woman premier, and the country's first openly gay premier.
Wynne defeated front-runner Sandra Pupatello on the third ballot by 1,150 delegate votes to 866 at the Ontario Liberal Party's leadership convention.
The MPP for Toronto's Don Valley West riding is a former minister of education and transportation. Until resigning from cabinet to pursue the party leadership she was serving as minister of municipal affairs and housing, and of aboriginal affairs. She will replace the resigning Dalton McGuinty to become the 25th premier in Ontario's history.
Wynne's victory marks an apparent shift to the left-of-centre for the Liberals, who faced a choice between Wynne and the centre-right establishment candidate Pupatello.
A total of 2,016 votes were cast in the third round, with 4 spoiled ballots. Wynne earned 57 per cent of the vote.
Party president Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre, announced the third-ballot results at around 8:30 p.m. In a show of unity, Wynne and Pupatello joined him on stage for the announcement.
After the final results were announced, Pupatello addressed the crowd first, saying that she was delighted. Though she didn't win, she said, "I had a ball. We had the guys on the run and Kathleen and I were in front from the beginning.
"Tonight we made history. Tonight's final vote had two strong women on the ballot.
"We are not about the left or the right. We are about going forward, and that is what we are going to do."
When Wynne took the microphone, she addressed Pupatello directly. "I am going to need you," she said.
After thanking her campaign workers, family and partner Jane Routhwaite, her focus shifted to the task before her. "Believe it or not, this was the easy part," Wynne said, inviting all the candidates to join her on stage. Once there, she asked them to send a message that despite a hard-fought campaign, she would need the help of all Liberals to face the challenges ahead — unnamed this night, but including widespread labour discontent, a $12-billion deficit, a criminal probe into the province's air ambulance service, Ornge, and the fallout from the political decision to cancel the construction of two gas plants in Liberal ridings. "It's about taking the momentum and forging that bright future, and getting back to the legislature," Wynne said.
She had previously announced she would recall the legislature, prorogued by McGuinty in October, on February 19 to show Ontarians that Liberals can make the current minority government at Queen's Park a functional one.
Wynne also sought to dispel the stigma that being a Toronto candidate brings in some eyes, promising "to be premier of the whole province."
McGuinty appeared onstage partway through Wynne's speech, greeting his successor with a hug. The current premier is expected to meet with Ontario Lt. Governor David Onley on Monday and formally announce his resignation. Wynne will then become premier-designate until she is formally sworn-in, but she told the crowd Saturday the Liberal caucus would meet Tuesday to start work.
A mother of three grown children, twice a grandmother and a former conflict mediator and school board trustee, Wynne was first elected in 2003 as part of the first McGuinty majority. She became known as a giant-killer in 2007 when she defeated PC leader John Tory in his hand-picked Don Valley West riding.
Naqvi, who remained neutral during the campaign, praised the choice of Wynne, describing her as a great listener. "She is the one who brings people together," he said.
Ottawa mayor Jim Watson issued a statement Saturday night congratulating his former cabinet colleague Wynne. An ex-McGuinty minister, Watson had refused to say publicly during the campaign which candidate he was backing, but said in his statement that Wynne "was always someone who brought tact, skill and enthusiasm to her work, and I know she is passionate about building an even stronger Ontario."
Watson said he looked forward to working with the new premier on transit and infrastructure issues, and to ensuring the province maintains its commitment to the current provincial-municipal upload agreement.
Though Pupatello had earned a narrow lead over Wynne in the second round of voting, third- and fourth-place candidates Gerard Kennedy and Charles Sousa then withdrew from the contest and joined Wynne's camp, positioning her for the win.
In a dramatic mid-afternoon sequence of events, first Sousa and his supporters, then Kennedy and his group crossed the convention floor at Maple Leaf Gardens to join Wynne's throng, all but assuring her of victory.
The received wisdom going into the voting had been that Sousa would go for Pupatello and Kennedy would team up with Wynne.
So there was near-bedlam on the convention floor when Sousa made clear he was heading in Wynne's direction. The Wynne camp exploded in sheer joy, while the Pupatello camp was suddenly funereal.
Sources told the Canadian Press that Mississauga's 91-year-old mayor Hazel McCallion helped convince Sousa — who holds a seat in the city west of Toronto — to cross the floor to Wynne. But Sousa said his choice was really about getting the legislature back as soon as possible.
Kennedy, meanwhile, released his delegates, telling them to support whomever they chose. But as he set off across the floor to join Wynne, a vast number of his supporters joined him. "I think Kathleen has the closest approach to making the party come to terms with itself and ask itself some hard questions," he told reporters as he walked. "You'll see a big stream of people behind (me) because this is where they want to go.
"This is about a purpose more than a person, and this is where that purpose belongs."
Wynne supporters couldn't believe their fortune when both Sousa and Kennedy made the move to their candidate.
"Man, I feel like a woman," said Sheila Gervais, who lives in Hunt Club. "I've been working for 30 years to have a woman elected Liberal leader and I could not be more euphoric."
Neha Shukla, a former Carleton University student now waiting to go to law school, said she found Wynne's victory inspiring. "Growing up, you don't see many people talking about politics without being mean. Wynne shows you can have politics without being the meanest," Shukla said.
Patricia Pepper, the Nepean-Carleton Liberal riding association president, looked forward to a result she thought long-deserved.
"Finally, Ontario has caught up with the rest of Canada and we are going to have a woman premier," she said.
Earlier in the day, Harinder Takhar had moved to the Pupatello camp after the first round's results were announced, while Eric Hoskins had joined Wynne after some apparent lobbying from health minister Deb Matthews.
In the second round of voting, Pupatello earned 817 votes to Wynne's 750. Kennedy stood in third place with 285, and Sousa in fourth with 203. Takhar had effectively ended his campaign by going to Pupatello before the second round, but because he missed the deadline to formally withdraw his name appeared on the ballot, earning 18 votes.
According to the rules, the candidate with the fewest votes after each ballot fell off the list and the remaining candidates, unless they chose to withdraw, carried on into the next round of voting. After the first ballot, delegates who had pledged support to one candidate or another became free to vote as they wished.
First-round totals saw Pupatello and Wynne virtually deadlocked with 599 and 597 votes respectively. Kennedy was in third place with 281 votes. Takhar earned 235, Sousa 222 and Hoskins 150, eliminating him from contention.
Wynne's better-than-expected first-round showing, and her rousing performance during the candidates' morning speeches, established the day's tone from the start. On the floor of Maple Leaf Gardens Wynne's supporters were by far the happiest group after the first results were announced.
Those numbers suggested Wynne had earned more votes than anticipated from the convention's more than 400 ex-officio delegates — riding association presidents, former MPPs and other party officials, who were free from the beginning to vote as they wished.
Coming into the convention, Pupatello had a slight edge with 504 committed delegates to Wynne's 463. Kennedy entered in third place with 257 delegates of the convention's roughly 2,200. About 1,800 of the delegates were elected in ridings across the province, and were committed to cast their first-round ballot for their candidate.
The campaigns had pulled out all stops Saturday morning to give the impression that they had momentum going into the crucial second round.
Campaign workers for Wynne were busy distributing an editorial from the Hamilton Spectator endorsing Wynne as the best choice for premier. Kennedy's campaign was letting everyone know about a poll by Forum Research Inc. which shows that a Kennedy-led Liberal party would win a minority government in the next election.
All candidates had campaigned hard into the late hours Friday night, wooing supporters from rival camps.
Kicking off the day, interim federal Liberal party leader (and former NDP premier of Ontario) Bob Rae urged party members to stick to Liberal values of compassion, arguing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, former Ontario Premier Mike Harris and Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak are cut from the same cloth and practice the same kind of harsh politics. Rae warned delegates about "this party cocooned in the ideology of the right, which brought great damage to the province of Ontario and is causing great hardship to the people of Canada, and will bring even more were that party to be returned to power in Ontario."
He paid tribute to outgoing premier McGuinty, and urged Liberals to remain steadfast, warning that Canada cannot afford to throw away the legacy of liberalism.
"We want every child to be hungry for knowledge, not hungry for food," he said.
As the candidates made their case to delegates inside Maple Leaf Gardens, unions representing public servants staged a noisy demonstration outside, accusing the Liberals of taking away worker's rights.
Several people at the demonstration warned that the Liberal government will pay a price at the polls if it persists in "abusing" workers.
"What they are doing is a slippery slope. Where will it end? Whose rights will take over next?" said one teacher who refused to give her name for fear of retribution.
"We want to drive home to the Liberal government that their practices are not good for unions and they are not good for Ontario," said Andy Lomnicki, vice-president of the Toronto chapter of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario.
Thousands of public school teachers, labour union members and their supporters thronged the streets outside the convention throughout the day, raining boos on Liberal candidates who ventured outside, a reminder of just one of the challenges Wynne will inherit.
Wynne will become the sixth woman currently serving as premier, joining B.C.'s Christy Clark, Alberta's Alison Redford, Quebec's Pauline Marois, Newfoundland's Kathy Dunderdale and Nunavut's Eva Aariak.
She is expected to hold a press conference at a Toronto hotel Sunday morning.
With files from Joanne Chianello and the Canadian Press
Total ballots cast: 2,016
Sandra Pupatello: 866
Kathleen Wynne: 1,150
Spoiled: 4
Total ballots cast: 2,077
Gerard Kennedy: 285
Sandra Pupatello: 817
Charles Sousa: 203
Harinder Takhar: 18
Kathleen Wynne: 750
Spoiled: 4
Total ballots cast: 2,085
Eric Hoskins: 150
Gerard Kennedy: 285
Sandra Pupatello: 599
Charles Sousa: 222
Harinder Takhar: 235
Kathleen Wynne: 597
Spoiled: 1


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Guilt-free celebrations with alcohol-free sangria
Like so many people, I use the start of the new year to assess my life and zero in on all the things I want to change. For 2012, I want to focus on being healthier, continue exercising, maintain a healthy weight, and spend more time with family and friends.
And there's no need to wait for Jan. 1 to get working on them. Granted, the onslaught of holiday parties -- and the many cocktails they offer -- can make that a challenge. But I'm a big believer that you can make sensible choices and still enjoy a party.
That's why I came up with this recipe for alcohol-free sangria, which is based on the popular Spanish fruit and wine punch. It's darn delicious, and family and friends will knock you down to get second and third glasses. And at only 43 calories a glass -- downsized from the average 170 calories for traditional recipes -- there's nothing wrong with that.
My sangria's sweetness and hint of fruity flavor come from two good-for-you teas -- pomegranate and hibiscus.
I also add tons of flavor with fruit -- citrus, berries and melon. Feel free to add your favorite fruits. That's the versatility of sangria; it tastes delicious with any combination of fruit. And if you want an even lower-calorie drink, don't eat the fruit and the calories drop to 22 per serving, with just 5 grams of carbohydrate.
I've added aromatic bitters for a subtle flavor edge. There's a myth about bitters, that using them will make a drink, well, bitter. Not true. They're really just a seasoning for beverages. Bitters are made from an infusion of roots, barks, fruit peels and herbs. If you can't drink even the tiniest amount of alcohol, purchase alcohol-free bitters; they are a little difficult to find but taste just as good.
There's so much super-healthy stuff in this recipe, I'm beginning to think that it's less of a cocktail and more of a health drink. So fill your glass and enjoy!
-- If you have a home carbonation appliance for making seltzer water and the manufacturer says it can be used to carbonate more than plain water (some appliances can do this, while others cannot), you can carbonate the sangria itself instead of making a concentrate and adding carbonated water to that.
To do this, prepare the tea as directed using 3 cups of water. After chilling, strain out the fruit; carbonate, then pour into glasses with ice and divide the fruit between the glasses.
Start to finish: 15 minutes active, plus chilling
Servings: 4
1 cup water
3 bags pomegranate tea (such as Yogi)
3 bags hibiscus and rosehip tea (such as Teekanne)
6 packets stevia sweetener powder
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon aromatic bitters (such as Angostura)
1 1/2 cups fresh cut up fruit (such as citrus, grapes, apples, berries and melon)
5 sprigs fresh mint
2 cups seltzer water
In a small saucepan, bring the 1 cup of water to a simmer. Remove from the heat and add all 6 tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, pressing them to extract as much liquid as possible. Stir in the stevia, agave and bitters. Add the fruit and 1 sprig of the mint. Cover and chill 4 to 24 hours.
Fill 4 tumblers with a third of the way with ice, then divide the chilled tea between the glasses. Add 1/2 cup of seltzer water and 1 mint sprig to each cup.
Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 43 calories; 0 g fat (0 percent calories from fat) (0 g saturated); 0 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 1 g fiber; 2 mg sodium.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Rocco DiSpirito is author of the "Now Eat This!" and "Now Eat This! Diet" cookbooks.


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I'm back from the San Diego Comic Con. While there I scored a copy of the book Comix: A History of Comic Books in America by Les Daniels. It came out in 1971 and featured a lot of then-current underground comics. I had it when I was a kid and lost it long ago. One of my favorite things in the book was the Mr. Natural comic by Robert Crumb that I have scanned and put up today. Click on it and it will open up bigger.
This is one of the first of Crumb's Mr. Natural strips. Here he is clearly called "Mr. Natural the Zen Master." Later on his designation as a Zen Master was dropped. But it's pretty clear that Crumb was referencing Zen teachers with Mr. Natural. Since he lived in San Francisco at the time he started doing the strips, I've often suspected he may have attended some of Shunryu Suzuki's talks or perhaps even had some relationship with Suzuki, Katagiri, Kobun Chino or others from San Francisco Zen Center. I don't know for certain.
Crumb usually gets it right, though, with the dialog he puts in Mr. Natural's mouth. My first teacher, Tim McCarthy was a big fan and I almost consider Mr. Natural himself as an early Zen teacher. He's often far better than supposedly legitimate books written about the subject. In this little strip he sets a very good example.
I had fun at the con. Didn't do a whole lot of what you might call "business," though I did get one deal sorta happening. We'll see if that materializes. Of course, I'm talking about my film biz work, not Zen. I was surprised to see, though, that Deepak Chopra attended the con plugging some sort of "spirituality in the comics" thing. Ha! Maybe I can get him interested in the often talked about but never acted upon graphic novel adaptation of Hardcore Zen.
I saw lots of Jedi knights there. Those robes are so close to Zen robes it's funny. I shoulda worn mine. I'd've fit right in with all the other geeks. Of course, in most senses that matter Zen people are precisely like comic book/sci-fi geeks. They do exactly the same things. And when they get together they act exactly the same way — always trying to out-geek the other geeks.
The thing with sci-fi geeks is that at home they're usually the only guy who's an expert in, like, Klingon syntax or whatever. Then when they get together with a bunch of geeks, suddenly their uniqueness is threatened. The response is to try and recover that uniqueness by out-geeking the other geeks. Totally the same thing happens in Zen places. It's hilarious! At some Zen factories (Eiheiji, Sojiji and all the rest included) it's even institutionalized with stuff like color coded rakusus (bib thingies that Zen geeks wear) to show you at a glance who's higher on the scale of Zen geekdom.
One day when the Jedi knights get their stuff more together maybe they'll have retreat centers and all the rest too. The San Diego Convention Center will become a place of holy pilgrimage. Hey, stranger things have happened. Look at Scientology.


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American Paralympian Matt Stutzman won the silver medal in archery this week, a feat he accomplished despite being born without arms. In the men's compound open final, he was narrowly beaten by Finland's Jere Forsberg, who has the use of both arms.
In the gold medal match, Forsberg fired a perfect 10 on his final arrow to avoid a shoot-off with Stutzman.
The Paralympics have helped Stutzman, who is from Fairfield, Iowa, become something of a celebrity, thanks to his competitive spirit and his refusal to let his talents go to waste.
And despite many reports to the contrary, Stutzman tells All Things Considered co-host Melissa Block, "I actually don't use my teeth at all." Instead, he uses his mouth only to guide the release onto the string.
Like many of his wheelchair-using rivals, Stutzman shoots from a seated position. He uses his left foot to put the arrow in place, then he pushes the compound bow away with his right foot and pulls the arrow back with a release aid that's strapped to his body.
"There is a gentleman on the team, he actually bites onto the bow string and pulls back with his teeth to shoot the bow," Stutzman says. "And I like my teeth a lot. So that's why I came up with the idea of using a release."
Here's how he describes the process, after picking up an arrow with his left foot and putting it on the bow's string:
"After I get the arrow onto the string, I kind of cross my legs, almost 'gentleman-style,' as you can say it," Stutzman tells Melissa. "And what that allow me to do is, it brings the string close enough that I can actually kind of bend down, and hook my release aid, which is on my right shoulder, onto the string."
The release is on a belt that wraps around his body and over his shoulder. Stutzman says the belt was modified from a tree stand that a hunter would use. The release aid, which is one any other archer might use, has a trigger that rests against his jaw.
"Once I get anchored, and I'm looking down the sights... when I'm ready to fire, I just kind of move my jaw slightly backwards," he says. "The release is set really light, it's almost like the pressure it takes you to click on a mouse."
Still, that doesn't mean it's an easy process. "When I push that away from my chest, that's 60 pounds," he says. "That's a lot of weight."
This is the first Paralympics for Stutzman, whose unique shooting style — and skill — gave him something of an air of hype as he traveled to London. He is also the Guinness World Record-holder for the longest accurate shot, a mark of 230 yards that he set in 2011.
In London, Stutzman wasted no time in living up to expectations, as he dominated the qualifying round to finish first by 12 points. And he says he was excited to compete in the tournament.
"When I actually got out there, I just kind of tell myself that this is the one tournament in the world that you're not out there shooting for yourself anymore. You're shooting for your country, all your friends, your family," Stutzman says.
After winning his silver medal, Stutzman said that he "loved" his highly competitive match against Forsberg. And he told reporters he hoped his performance might inspire others.
"If I can inspire just one person then my job's done. Really, watching me people can only say, 'I haven't got an excuse. I can't say my back's hurting or I got a sore finger, this guy's shooting arrows with no arms,'" Stutzman said in The Telegraph. "I kinda hope I make everyone realize you can do whatever you want in this life if you just try."
Stutzman says that he wanted to try archery after seeing his father and brother going out hunting with their bows. It didn't seem fair to him that he was left out. So he made a deal with his father.
"I did odd jobs around the farm to pay for that bow," Stutzman says. And once he got it, there was just one more hurdle: figuring out how to shoot it with his feet.
"If you Google 'how to teach a guy without arms how to shoot,' you will not find that," Stutzman says. "I mean, you can find anything on Google. But you just can't find that.
"That's the one thing on Google that does not exist?" Melissa asks.
"That's right," Stutzman says — before adding, "Well, it does now."
At the Paralympic Games in London, 29-year-old Matt Stutzman of Fairfield, Iowa, won a silver medal in archery. And here's the remarkable thing: Stutzman has no arms. That's right. He medaled in archery without arms, competing against athletes who do have them. And he joins me from London to explain how he does it. Matt Stutzman, congratulations. That's great.
MATT STUTZMAN: Thank you. And also thank you for having me.
BLOCK: You bet. Well, I've been watching videos of you shooting, and I wonder if you can explain the mechanics of how you do this. You have a harness around your torso, right?
STUTZMAN: Yes. I have a belt, basically, from a tree stand safety harness, and it goes, basically, around my chest. And then there is a release or a mechanical aid that goes over my right shoulder. If you are an archer, I can put it on your wrists, and you could use that release to shoot your own bow.
BLOCK: Aha. And how are you picking up the arrow? How are you getting them into the bow?
STUTZMAN: So I use my left foot to pick up the arrows from the ground or pull them out of the quiver, and then I use while I'm holding the arrow in my left foot, I kind of guide it onto the bow with my right foot as well. It's kind of like a two-footed job to put an arrow on the bow.
BLOCK: And it looks like you're stretching out the tension in your bow as you extend your leg, right?
STUTZMAN: Yes. That is correct. So when I - after I get the arrow onto the string, I kind of cross my legs, almost gentleman-style, as you can say it. And what that allows me to do is it brings the string close enough that I can actually kind of bend down and hook my release aid, which is on the right shoulder, onto the string. So once I do that, then I sit up, and then I just push my right foot away from my chest.
BLOCK: And then how do you release the arrow?
STUTZMAN: The release aid has a trigger, almost kind of like a gun of some sort. And that actually goes underneath my right jaw. So once I get anchored, I just kind of move my jaw slightly backwards. That's all the pressure it takes for me to make the bow shoot.
BLOCK: How did you start doing archery in the first place, and how did you figure out how to do it without arms?
STUTZMAN: I grew up always looking for challenges, and I'm the kind of guy who sees a challenge, and I have to go after it. And so when I was younger, my dad and my brother, they would, you know, they would go out hunting with their bows. And I was like, that's not fair. You know, I want to do that.
STUTZMAN: And so I got myself a bow. I worked a deal with my dad, and he purchased me a bow. And I did odd jobs around the farm to pay for that bow, and then I essentially had to teach myself how to shoot. You know, great example, the guy is holding the bow with his right arm. So I would hold out the bow with my right foot, and I knew in my head I would think that my foot was his arm, and I would just try to mimic him exactly.
BLOCK: Matt, I was reading a little bit about you. You were born without arms. You're adopted when you were 13 months old, and your mom says they never modified the house for you because, as she put it, the world outside has no modifications.
STUTZMAN: Yeah. It was amazing because, of course, as parents, you always want to help your kid out. Even with my boy, I always want to help him out all the time. But I can see it would be especially hard for them, you know, adopting a child that has no arms and struggles a lot to just figure out how to live life and always trying to want to help me. So they've always taught me to try to figure it out on my own first and really give it 100 percent. And even if I couldn't figure it out, then they would help me, but it wouldn't be just like let me do it for you.
It was, OK, let's sit down together and now let's put our both foreheads together and try to figure out how to overcome what you have to do. And it worked out great because, you know, now my house is not modified at all. My car is a regular car. There's no modifications to it at all.
BLOCK: Driving, surely, with your feet.
STUTZMAN: Yes. I use my left foot for the gas and brake, and my right foot for the steering wheel.
BLOCK: That's - it's a remarkable thing to think about, but I'm sure it's not remarkable in any way for you.
BLOCK: It's just what you've always done.
STUTZMAN: It's my everyday thing. You know, I just do that every day, you know? I have a good sense of humor. So even though I have a regular car, I'm sitting in a parking lot, and a guy comes up and says, I just realized you have no arms, and I wanted to know how you started your car. And I said, well, check this out. I got a special car. It was modified just for me. And I had my foot down by the key where he couldn't see it, and I go, car on. And then I turned it, and it goes vroom.
STUTZMAN: But he didn't see my feet move at all, right? So he's thinking I've got like this supercar, like, that could start by itself. And he's like, so does your car drive by itself too? I'm like, this was a specially made car. It - you don't even have to use your hands to drive this one.
BLOCK: It gets them every time, right?
STUTZMAN: Yeah. So it's pretty funny.
BLOCK: Well, Matt Stutzman, congratulations on your medal and thanks a lot for talking to us.
STUTZMAN: No problem. Thank you very much for having me.
BLOCK: Matt Stutzman, who's armless, he won a silver medal in archery at the Paralympic Games in London. He also holds the Guinness World Record for the longest accurate shot: 230 yards. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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