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Katie Melua and K'naan rule the pop charts in Europe as Oasis' swansong hits collection challenges for the album number one. Melua's "The House" moves back to the continent's album chart top spot after giving up the crown to Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" last week, while Oasis' "Time Flies" - 1994-2009 crashes in at two after scoring a number one in Britain.
Lady Gaga's "The Fame" climbs a spot to three in its 75th week on the European chart, and Michael Buble's "Crazy Love" and "Grosse Freiheit" by Unheilig rounds out the new top five.
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Nortel-NSN deal leaves major wireless assets on the table
Despite Nortel exiting the UMTS market, GSM radio access and switching remains a big business for the struggling vendor
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Though Nokia Siemens Networks (NYSE:NOK, NYSE:SI) will acquire both Nortel Networks (OTC: NRTLQ) biggest wireless business unit and its 4G technology for its $650 million bid, a substantial amount of Nortels wireless assets would not be included in the deal. Nortels GSM radio and core switching business would remain on the table.
The GSM business is a $1.5 billion-a-year asset, and like the CDMA businesswith $2 billion in 2008 revenuesit is still a profitable venture for Nortel. It includes an established customer base of global operators including Vodafone (NYSE:VOD), Orange (NYSE:FTE), T-Mobile (NYSE:DT) and China Unicom (NYSE:CHU) and maintains an installed base of 116,000 GSM cell sites and an even larger footprint of packet core and voice switching gear.
Nortel is selling itself off rather than trying to emerge from bankruptcy as a whole, and its GSM unit, along with its metro Ethernet, VoIP and enterprise groups, is open to offers, said Richard Lowe, president of Carrier Networks for Nortel. While the GSM group could attract a separate bidder, its also possible an NSN competitor might offer to buy all of the wireless assets, submitting a single bid for the GSM, CDMA and 4G businesses. As part of its stalking horse agreement, NSN would effectively become the initial bidder in an auction supervised by the bankruptcy courts. Another vendor could counter NSNs $650-million bid with a higher price or a more attractive, but reformulated, proposal.
Nobody says that a bidder cant come in with a different offer, essentially reshaping the basket of goods, Lowe said. I look forward to an active bidding process.
While Nortel sold its UMTS business to Alcatel-Lucent in 2006, it kept its UMTS voice and packet core business and maintains a sizable market share despite no longer being a radio supplier. It still sells and maintains its UMTS packet gateway products for former UMTS customers like T-Mobile and Vodafone, and has deployed its GSM/UMTS mobile switching centers (MSCs) with most of its GSM radio customers as well as several customers that dont use Nortel base stations. AT&T (NYSE:T) built out the voice side of its UMTS core using Nortels next-generation MSC despite not awarding Nortel a UMTS radio contract. Today, 60% of AT&Ts converged GSM-UMTS voice network runs on Nortel switches. Nortel even supplies GSM switches to Motorola, which uses them in its iDEN deployments with Sprint and other operators.
Like the CDMA business, GSM is a profitable yet declining business for Nortel. While operators in developing countries are still deploying GSM networks, most of new network investments are now in high-speed packet access (HSPA) upgrades to UMTS or soon in new 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks. On the core side, networks are evolving to flat IP and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) architectures that will eventually replace MSCs and serve GPRS support nodes (SGSNs) with session initiation protocol (SIP) servers and IP routers. But Nortels core business has a lot more life left in it than the GSM radio business. The large-scale advent of 4G networks is still years away with only a few operators such as Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD) and NTT DoCoMo (NYSE:DCM) planning near-term rollouts. Many UMTS operators, including AT&T and T-Mobile, are sticking with HSPA in the interim. AT&T is in the process of doubling its 3G capacity and plans to begin upgrading its network to evolved-HSPA (or HSPA+) by the end of the year.
As long as those UMTS networks are active and growing, operators will need both voice and data core infrastructure to support them, so an operator heavily dependent on Nortel switches like AT&T wont want to see those products disappear. Even as the industry switches to 4G and its new evolved packet core architecture, operators wont just flip the off switch on their legacy voice networks. Many vendors predict that operators will offload VoIP traffic on their circuit-switched voice networks for some time.
Nortel also has an evolved packet core solution of its own that wouldnt be sold to NSN as part of the LTE assets purchase. Nortel could sell that LTE technology to a vendor that has developed no evolved packet core technology of its own. For instance, Motorola has not developed an LTE packet core, choosing instead to resell key gateway components supplied by Starent Networks.Nortel also has a large share of the GSM rail market, a niche industry served also by Huawei and NSN that optimizes GSM technology for communications between static base-stations and high-speed trains.
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Chair of Tourism Penticton steps down
The Chair of Tourism Penticton has resigned her position and is moving on, after becoming fed up with tourism marketing efforts performed by the Penticton Hospitality Association.
In her letter of resignation, Miranda Halladay of Elephant Island Orchard Wines says she had hoped for a unified and effective organizational process, but in her mind that did not happen.
"Unfortunately, for reasons confounding the majority of tourism stakeholders in Penticton, the PHA has chosen a program of stall and delay, ultimately derailing this process."
She goes on to say that the amount of time spent negotiating with PHA had become an issue, given a recent business opportunity that had evolved over the winter.
Halladay ends the letter by speaking of optimism for the future, and saying she greatly valued the time, opinions and ideas gathered over the past year.
"With the support of a broad cross section of the tourism community, both at the Board and member level, TPS staff and the inaugural board have established a critical foundation for destination marketing to be delivered in Penticton and Wine Country. A responsive and transparent structure now exists for the diverse and fantastic tourism community to get engaged -- now it is time to get back to business."
Tourism Penticton's Board of Directors are now looking to fill the seat left vacant by Halladay.
As per their bylaws, the individual would need to be a voting stakeholder of Tourism Penticton and be in the winery or agri-tourism business in Penticton and area. Interested applicants can contact Jessie Campbell by phone at (250) 276-2162 or by email at [email protected]
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Yahoo! Movies has released the official green band trailer for Dimension Films' 'Piranha 3DD'. Unfortunately it is the exact same trailer we've seen before with a couple of minor changes, but we can at least enjoy it in glorious HD (with top quality, unlike previous YouTube releases).
The trailer will be attached to 'The Cabin In The Woods', which opens this Friday. I had the chance to see the premiere of the film during SXSW and I can tell you it's a crazy (in a good way) film. Do see it if you have the chance, after all you will get a theatrical preview of Danielle's latest flick as well.
'Piranha 3DD' opens in US cinemas on June 1st. It will be available in Digital 3D and Real D 3D.
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New Life Daily Devotion - Aug. 18, 2010
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Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2
We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
Recovery often brings us into a new life. Everything may seem so new to us! We may feel like a little child, somewhat helpless and not yet able to take care of ourselves the way other people do. A new life is great, but we still need to grow up. As we continue to take personal inventory we can monitor how regularly we are feeding ourselves on God's Word, which will help us grow. We can also keep our eyes open for the feelings and behavior patterns that characterized our old life. It's not unusual for some of them to crop up again.
The apostle Peter wrote, "So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness" (1 Peter 2:1-3). Here is another rendering of Peter's words: "If you have tasted the Lord's goodness and kindness, cry for more, as a baby cries for milk. Eat God's Word—read it, think about it—and grow strong in the Lord and be saved."
Our old patterns of hatred, pretending, dishonesty, jealousy, gossip, and the like have to be dealt with as they arise. They will show up! But as they do, we need to get rid of them, one by one. We also need to feed on God's Word every day so that we can continue in to grow in our new life.
The longer we continue in recovery, the more we want to recover.
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In May 2010, the Santa Barbara County Board of Education unanimously approved the charter petition of The Children's Project Academy — paving the way for the creation of the nation's first residential charter school for foster teens.
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The Academy campus will nurture foster youth into educated, self-aware, passionate, responsible young adults with integrity and respect for others. The vision for the Academy is firmly rooted in the conviction of Dr. Jane Conoley, Dean of the UCSB Graduate School of Education, that, "the single greatest therapeutic tool in overcoming adversity is a great education." A great education is cultivated in an environment dedicated in every way to the growth and support of its students.
The Academy Environment as envisioned will provide:
• A comprehensive college-preparatory academic program
• A charter school campus grades 7-12; each class will have 20 students
• Administration, faculty and personnel dedicated to the mission of the Academy
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At full capacity, the Academy will serve approximately 120 children each year. Success will be measured with each child who graduates from the Academy and transitions into college, vocational school, or work and independent living. The Academy will serve as a life-long touchstone, a safe, supportive environment that will give its students a secure launching pad toward their future.


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Points, Penalties and More - Are MORE Changes needed in NASCAR?
11/30/09 in NASCAR | Debi_L | 11862 respect
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Jimmie, nothing at all, but I do have something against NASCAR.
Some would say that the racing is better than it has ever been, or at least better than it has been in years. I would say that, overall, it is safer than it has been. We have seen some terrifying accidents in recent years, yet every one of the drivers involved have walked away. some have needed some time in the Infield Care Unit, and yes, some have been transported to hospital for cautionary reasons, but we have not lost a life.
Does that mean the racing is better? Not in my opinion. Talladega saw a horrendous crash in the spring race, resulting in no injuries to the driver, Carl Edwards, but 8 people in the stands were injured. NASCAR's solution to this was to tell the drivers they would be penalized for bump-drafting in the corners. That was a ......wonderful move, and it resulted in.....two horrific crashes in the fall race at Talladega. Ryan Newman stated he didn't much like what had happened to him, and vowed to work with NASCAR R&D to figure out a solution that would actually work.
The second accident saw Mark Martin, long time protester of the restrictor plate racing, also go tumbling. In other words, he went airborne, exactly what NASCAR didn't want, and the bump-drafting in the corners had squat to do with it.
Instead, the racing was boring. We saw a freight train run around Talladega and although there where cheers when Dale Earnhardt Jr or Kevin Harvick got to the front, and boos when Kyle Busch did, the racing itself was forgettable.
The COT was supposed to cut down on costs for the teams, effectively providing them with a car that could be taken to any track. Unfortunately, although that is the case at some tracks, the car is terrible on the Superspeedways. One of the suggestions I have read is for the teams to develop a car that incorporates portions of the old restrictor plate cars and the new cars. The measurements for the COT are so strict and unmoving, but for the restrictor plates, that just doesn't work. The teams, and especially the engineers in the shops need to be given some freedom to try to figure out how to utilize what they have, keeping to the safety parameters, but allowing testing to find a way to keep the cars on the ground. If the engines need to be reduced in horsepower, so be it.
Okay, I'm off my soap box for now.
Other suggestions have been around for months on how to make the competition better. Some that I've seen are:
1. Get rid of the fines and penalties before the race starts. If an infraction is found on the car or in the engine, the team is given one opportunity to correct it. If it isn't corrected, and is found to still be there after qualifying, the car is disqualified. Period. No fines. The team is told to leave the race track and forfeit all entrance fees, garage rental fees and anything else.
2. If any car fails inspection after the race, they are stripped of their finishing position and placed in last place. Again, no fines, the loss of points and position is punishment enough. If more than one car is found to have infractions, they share 43rd spot and receive the same number of points, no one receives an advantage.
3. Get rid of the 5 points for leading a lap - it's a huge reward for very little. Mikey Waltrip got five bonus points time and again just staying out on the yellow.
4. If you are found to be the cause of an accident because of an aggressive move towards another driver, you are not eligible for a Lucky Dog pass again in the race.
5. You may only receive one Lucky Dog pass in any given race.
6. Get rid of the Lucky Dog pass altogether.
7. Award points for the win at the time of the win, not at the end of the regular season.
8. Award more points for the win.
9. Award points for getting the pole for the race.
10. Award more points for leading the most laps in a race.
11. Don't penalize drivers if they want to scrap with another driver after a race, let them go at it. No helmets though.
12. Get rid of the top 35 as far as qualifying is concerned. Everyone must qualify for every race. If you don't get in, you don't race. Your sponsor will have to suck it up.
13. Get rid of the Chase.
As you can tell, there are several suggestions that would eliminate one or more of the others. Obviously, as well, some of them are completely out of the question. I'm not saying I am in favor of any or all of them, but if you've ever read anything I've written, you know which ones I am in favor of.
This is the place for you to let it loose. Say what you would do, if you were given the power. Would any of them be implemented? If so, which ones, and why? If you wouldn't implement any, but have your own suggestion, share it with us.


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You're finally where you should be,
a memory in my past.
I was living only half a life
that was tearing me apart at the seams,
for I had somehow conned myself
that I was happy in my dreams.
But now I'm back to reality,
I found a way out of this maze,
I just wish I'd got here sooner
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I've had to be quite firm I know,
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On this week's Voice Film Club podcast, film critics Alan Scherstuhl, Amy Nicholson and Stephanie Zacharek defend movies that most critics hate, namely Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, War Horse and Alpha Dog. We also recommend a few new films, including Blue Ruin, Fading Gigolo and Next Goal W ... More >>
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The poll was taken at a panel I was on last night at the Strand Bookstore. Slate's Dana Stevens, Salon's Andrew O'Hehir, and myself were there to gab about the Oscar race. (The New Yorker's David Denby, also scheduled, mysteriously never showed up.) After our talk, MC Deborah Reinisch asked the ... More >>
Zero -- count 'em, zero -- Academy Award nominations were given to a quartet of films that made lots of other peoples' lists, and I know exactly why. The films are Shame, with Michael Fassbender as a pussy hound who can only get it up for quick, anonymous sex;
BoxOfficeMojo.com reports that of the nine Best Picture nominees, only one -- The Help -- has made over $100 million. In second and third place are Moneyball and War Horse, with over $70 million, and while everyone's too polite to say this because they love Martin Scorsese, Hugo has only made $55.9 ... More >>
Yesterday, as you'll recall, I posted my predictions for the Oscar nominations, using all my best wizardry, know-how, and blind luck. And today at 8:30 a.m., I will be on CNN International, discussing the results as they are announced live!
Far away, in a place known to some as "La-La Land," the region's princes and princesses are preparing for a big magical celebration. Yeah, no. It's just that the Golden Globes are happening tonight in Los Angeles. Will you watch? Will you not watch now that you know that Ryan Gosling will not be att ... More >>
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The big news to emerge from yesterday's New York Film Critics Circle voting--held early this year to scoop the other year end awards--is, of course, the second coming of homeboy Harvey Weinstein. Not only was The Artist voted best picture and its director Michel Hazanavicius anointed Best Director ... More >>
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Please clarify this for me. Can you foward calls from trac phone to another number, like your home phone. I told my nephew you couldn't but now I'm not so sure. Thanks.
I am able to do so using my trac cdma on alltel. But I cannot do so using my trac gsm on att.Originally Posted by Mustango
Just recently there was a post in regards to fones being terminated for excessive call forwarding. When I used call forward it was only 2-3 time a week. It also can be used as a way to get free long distance calling from your landline!
Having to wait even an hour to get a prepaid wireless plan pin from an online dealer or pin seller is NOT great, good or even mediocre customer service when you consider this instant internet age we live in. Why let anyone convince you otherwise? Understaffed is what it's called.(Two is not a team)
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Isaac Asimov predicted the Internet of today 20 years ago (1988)
Bill Moyers: Can we have a revolution in learning?
Isaac Asimov: "Yes, I think not only that we can but that we must. As computers take over more and more of the work that human beings shouldn't be doing in the first place - because it doesn't utilize their brains, it stultifies and bores them to death - there's going to be nothing left for human beings to do but the more creative types of endeavor. The only way we can indulge in the more creative types of endeavor is to have brains that aim at that from the start. (…)
In the old days, very few people could read and write. Literacy was a very novel sort of thing, and it was felt that most people just didn't have it in them. But with mass education, it turned out that most people could be taught to read and write. In the same way, once we have computer outlets in every home, each of them hooked up to enormous libraries, where you can ask any question and be given answers, you can look up something you're interested in knowing, however silly it might seem to someone else.
Today, what people call learning is forced on you. Everyone is forced to learn the same thing on the same day at the same speed in class. But everyone is different. For some, class goes too fast, for some too slow, for some in the wrong direction. But give everyone a chance, in addition to school, to follow up their own bent from the start, to find out about whatever they're interested in by looking it up in their own homes, at their own speed, in their own time, and everyone will enjoy learning.
BM: What about the argument that machines, like computers, dehumanize learning?
IA: As a matter of fact, it's just the reverse. It's through this machine that for the first time, we'll be able to have a one-to-one relationship between information source and information consumer. In the old days, you used to hire a tutor or pedagogue to teach your children. And if he knew his job, he could adapt his teaching to the tastes and abilities of the students. But how many people could afford to hire a pedagogue? Most children went uneducated. Then we reached the point where it was absolutely necessary to educate everybody. The only way we could do it was to have one teacher for a great many students, and to give the teacher a curriculum to teach from. But how many teachers are good at this? As with everything else, the number of teachers is far greater than the number of good teachers. So we either have a one-to-one relationship for the very few, or a one-to-many for the many. Now, with the computer, it's possible to have a one-to-one relationship for the many. Everyone can have a teacher in the form of access to the gathered knowledge of the human species. (…)
BM: What would such a teaching machine look like?
IA: I find that difficult to imagine. It's easy to be theoretical, but when you really try to think of the nuts and bolts, then it becomes difficult. I could easily have imagined a horseless carriage in the middle of the nineteenth century, but I couldn't have drawn a picture of it. But I suppose that one essential thing would be a screen on which you could display things, and another essential part would be a printing mechanism on which things could be printed for you. And you'll have to have a keyboard on which you ask your questions' although ideally I would like to see one that could be activated by voice. You could actually talk to it, and perhaps it could talk to you too, and say, "I have something here that may interest you. Would you like to have me print it out for you.?" And you'd say, "Well, what is it exactly?" And it would tell you, and you might say, "Oh all right, I'll take a look at it." (…)
BM: But the machine would have to be connected to books, periodicals, and documents in some vast library, so then when I want to look at Isaac Asimov's new book Far as Human Eye Could See, the chapter on geochemistry, I could punch my keys and this chapter would come to me.
IA: That's right, and then of course you ask - and believe me, I've asked - this question: "How do you arrange to pay the author for the use of the material?" After all, if a person writes something, and this then becomes available to everybody' you deprive him of the economic reason for writing. A person like myself, if he was assured of a livelihood, might write anyway, just because he enjoyed it, but most people would want to do it in return for something. I imagine how they must have felt when free libraries were first instituted. "What? My book in a free library? Anyone can come in and read it for free.?" Then you realize that there are some books that wouldn't be sold at all if you didn't have libraries.
BM: With computers, in a sense, every student has his or her own private school.
IA: Yes, he can be the sole dictator of what he is going to study. Mind you, this is not all he's going to do. He'll still be going to school for some things that he has to know.
BM: Common knowledge for example.
IA: Right, and interaction with other students and with teachers. He can't get away from that, but he's got to look forward to the fun in life, which is following his own bent.
BM: Is this revolution in personal learning just for the young?
IA: No, it's not just for the young. That's another trouble with education as we now have it. People think of education as something that they can finish. And what's more, when they finish, it's a rite of passage. You're finished with school. You're no more a child, and therefore anything that reminds you of school - reading books, having ideas, asking questions - that's kid's stuff. Now you're an adult, you don't do that sort of thing any more. (…)
You have everybody looking forward to no longer learning, and you make them ashamed afterward of going back to learning. If you have a system of education using computers, then anyone, any age, can learn by himself, can continue to be interested. If you enjoy learning, there's no reason why you should stop at a given age. People don't stop things they enjoy doing just because they reach a certain age. They don't stop playing tennis just because they've turned forty. They don't stop with sex just because they've turned forty. They keep it up as long as they can if they enjoy it, and learning will be the same thing. The trouble with learning is that most people don't enjoy it because of the circumstances. Make it possible for them to enjoy learning, and they'll keep it up.
There's the famous story about Oliver Wendell Holmes, who was in the hospital one time, when he was over ninety. President Roosevelt came to see him, and there was Oliver Wendell Holmes reading the Greek grammar. Roosevelt said, "Why are you reading a Greek grammar, Mr. Holmes?" And Holmes said, "To improve my mind, Mr. President."
BM: Are we romanticizing this, or do you think that Saul Bellow's character Herzog was correct when he said that the people who come to evening classes are only ostensibly after culture. What they're really seeking, he said, is clarity, good sense, and truth, even an atom of it. People, he said, are dying for the lack of something real at the end of the day.
IA: I'd like to think that was so. I'd like to think that people who are given a chance to learn facts and broaden their knowledge of the universe wouldn't seek so avidly after mysticism."
— Isaac Asimov, American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books (1920-1992), Bill Moyers interviewed author Isaac Asimov, World of Ideas, PBS, 1988.


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Weekend Meditation: Getting Off The Soapbox
With a certain awareness or enlightenment often comes a sense of urgency to tell other people what you've learned. As men and women who are environmentally conscious (as I believe you are, if you're reading this site) and who believe in the importance of educating both themselves and others in lighter, cleaner living for both the good of the earth and of humanity, I have to wonder: when does a healthy sense of obligation turn into an unhealthy sense of entitlement?
I think we've all been there, on both the giving and receiving end:
- A trip to the grocery store turns into a panicked rush for the checkout line lest any of your food co-op friends see the paper towels in your shopping cart.
- A new dress that you feel fabulous in elicits a 10-minute lecture from your friend on overconsumption and the cotton industry's ransacking of the ecosystem.
- A co-worker who indulges in a hamburger finds a pamphlet on veganism in her office mailbox.
- A relative who drives to work gets not-so-subtle hints that they'd be better off biking.
- A mom who uses Tide gets an emotional spanking at her playgroup for exposing her kids to all those chemicals.
...and it goes on.
On issues that are near and dear to us, how do we distinguish between sharing and shoving? Where is the line between encouraging and "educating," between giving your opinion and giving offense? If we don't know whether or not people will be open to what we have to say, do we still say something? When does passion become just another self-indulgent soapbox?
I'm reminded of this quote I read once, attributed to Plato: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Tell me your thoughts below.
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Ahaaa! LOL that's me, although I do my best to avoid personal attacks. Even more so, I would never single out an individual. How would that help? But when I see sites like AT, who probably influence dozens if not hundreds of people's buying choices, yes, I chime in. Also notice I never say, "hey Cambria Bold, you are wrong". In fact I rarely pay attention to who is writing the article, I instead address the wrongness or greenwashing aspect of the article itself. Sadly, most of the "green" claims are determined by marketers, product makers, and design sites. Never, ever by soil scientists, wetland ecologists, or anyone else who actually studies the environmental impacts of stuff. I influence friends and family by starting up converstations, telling everyone how Chico bags and reuseable coffee mugs have saved me money, and also by my job: leading people on trail walks, to show everyone what we're saving and why it benefits us all. (Having said all this, I welcome people sassing me right back, so long as we can all be civil, it's fun to debate! LOL)
ps this is not to brag but I do have a Master's in Environmental Studies, and what I've seen pollution do to the ecosystem, would give people nightmares for the rest of their lives. The biota of this world deserve better.
I sure hope no one is going through any of those examples listed or anything remotely similar!
I love this site but my family and I are definitely not green. And I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by it nor do I feel a need to justify myself to others. Nor should anyone else on either end, green or not. I read this site for the diy ideas, interesting articles and cleaning tips. Things like that. I do kind of skim over the overly "green" articles because they don't pertain to me. But as someone who does use paper towels quite frequently and does use the most chemically products I can find, I can say from an "outsider's" perspective, a lot of times its easy to just flat out feel alienated on this site, of all places.
There's been so many posts on here that preface with things like "Obviously, we know you all use cloth napkins at the dinner table, but for the rare times you can't" or "We know you'd never dream of using plastic wrap, but here's an alternative" Stuff like that that right off the bat, half your potential audience feels put off by. I don't really mind because this IS a green idea based site (though before the giant green boom, I recall this being much more tips and tricks type articles than it is now) so the articles can be written as such. I think many times though the articles here can gear towards really die hard green people and the lives they lead and I'd go so far as to think that's not as many of us as will honestly fess up to it.
Either way, I don't mean to go on about this site (I do love it!) but I think that its still pretty balanced out there between consumers and more green people. I've never been berated for my choices and I've never mocked someone for theirs. I think people aren't as catty as that.
And to clarify my comments, by saying I'm not green, I don't mean we are intentionally wasteful. Not at all. We're environmentally conscious, just not what I'd call green. I mean my family just doesn't do most of the practices that seem common on this site (cloth napkins, natural cleansers, composting, etc)
@jmorri26, we do cater to an audience that is familiar with and actively practicing "green living." That much is true. However, I do so appreciate your perspective because, as editors of this site, we often find that the times we DON'T post something explicitly "green," many commenters call us out for greenwashing, or ask why that post is showing up on Re-Nest. We do our best to strike a balance and be inclusive of all readers while still maintaining the mission of the site. I'm so very glad you read and like Re-Nest!
So happy to see this. People don't realize that if you're that "obnoxious nagging tree hugger", NO ONE is going to listen to you. You're defeating the purpose. Lead by example and talk about why YOU do it and feel better about yourself and how you care for your family... don't tell anyone what they SHOULD be doing. They're liable to do the opposite just to piss you off.
Ha! I recently quit smoking, & used to get really irritated by people that would condescendingly lecture me on my smoking & then turn around & climb into their giant SUV with the air conditioning cranked, chock full of lawn & garden poisons, toxic cleaners, and single serve processed foods. Glass houses.
Can I give people here some advice? Have fun with these treehuggers. When they start preaching about paper towels, or whatever, be polite and milk them for information. Just where are these forests being cut down? Where did you read this stuff? More often than not they'll say, "I read it in Oprah magazine"! It's hysterical. But behind these stories lies some published study, somewhere, that tells the real story about the situation. It's too bad those studies don't get more attention, but try Google Scholar and you might find them.
@Emmi, I would add to that the so-called "published study" may not be at all legitimate and full of pseudo-science, so it's good to be aware of that as well.
I try very hard not to be that "nagging environmentalist" because I realize that people DO just tune it out & shut down completely. My boyfriend & I were recently called preachy by a family member due to our food allergies. We eat healthier out of choice, but must restrict our diets (dairy, soy & gluten) out of necessity.
I feel that most people, should they be educated on the issues and not financially bound would make "greener" choices. Why not? I read a statistic earlier this week about organic food and whether or not people would purchase it if the price were the same. I can't recall the number, but it was more than 50%. If most people want to put clean food in their bodies, why not "feed our planet clean" as well?
About six months ago I was at my farmer's market and when I brought my purchases to be rung up, the young woman working there said, with a Billy-Idol-worthy sneer and loudly enough that everyone in the entire booth heard: "Do you MAYBE want to POSSIBLY use a FEW less plastic bags?"
You see, I had put several delicate items like basil, etc., each into its own bag because it's a 20 minute walk home for me and I find putting a bag around each fragile thing helps me to not get home to crushed, ruined herbs & fruits.
I had the IMMENSE satisfaction of saying to her -- equally loudly: "Well, GOSH, since these are MY bags that I've been washing out and re-using for almost two years, I think I'm okay, but thank you."
I see myself in this post, and it ain't pretty. I just was visiting my parents for a week, where the food in their house included way too much processed, dreadful junk. Dinners out were chain restaurants, and the amount of sugar my parents consume is horrifying to me. I talked about my food beliefs with them and my siblings during one dinner, and I found myself getting a little frantic about it. I gave myself a time out, reminded myself that my folks are in their 80's and stubborn, and things there will probably never change. I ate as well as I could while I was there, and offered to cook most meals. I made a pledge to shut the f&*^ up about what I eat and why. If someone wants to know why I eat the way I do, I'll tell them. Timely post.
Leading by example and not banging people over the head with the "bible" is more productive I think. The more judgmental in tone you are with your neighbors, friends, etc, the less likely they are to ask you for information or fully get your message. It is important to speak up for what you believe in and not water it down, but no one responds to a holier than thou attitude. I've also seen (in real life & on this site), someone belittled who had constructed their house to use solar & hydro power. Weren't really taking anything off the grid. Why were they belittled by the "green" contingent? Because they had Ikea cabinets. Lets not make people feel if they aren't 100% green, they're aren't anything.
I endured a lot of personal attacks (including on AT) about my use of paper towels when my now-deceased bf was on dialysis and we'd been specifically instructed to use paper rather than fabric hand towels because the latter hold germs that can be deadly to an immuno-compromised patient. A friend of mine endured the same when she chose to put her preemie twins on formula (with her doctor's blessing) rather than breastfeed. What I've learned between nearly 50 years on earth and the life-changing experience of helping someone die is that, most of the time, it's best to keep your mouth shut about another person's choices. You don't know what may be behind them, and if they ask a question about your choices, you can tell them, in a non-judgmental fashion, why you choose to use eco-friendly laundry soap or, for that matter, paper towels.
@Cambria - thank you for bringing up the fact that we will TOTALLY get called-out for greenwashing if we suggest anything that's not completely green. I won't get into specific posts, but by vetting every single thing we write about from every angle, it makes it hard to just throw an interesting idea out there. Sometimes feels like having to write a mini thesis with the advisor ready to jump down my throat. Though sometimes I just take my lumps because I refuse to get on a soapbox about anything. My parents shop at Walmart because it's the closest store in 50 miles for them to buy cat food. Sometimes things are what they are.
For the record, I use paper towels for cleaning up cat puke, seasoning cast iron and for anything else I can't or won't use cloth for. I also use a Cat Genie self-cleaning litter box.
No one is perfect unless we're living totally off the grid, on our permaculture farm. But in that case we probably wouldn't be reading this ;-)
It does get exhausting. I used to care, I really did. Next thing I knew, I had a roommate that would criticize every little thing we bought/ate and nothing we did was ever good enough. As long as we weren't starving ourselves or stocking up on protein powder or exercising all day or marching in parades we were just "lesser people".
I understand the anger against the world and that focusing all of that energy on saving the environment is productive, but some of that anger leaks out when dealing with other people and it's tiring. It's tiring to be on both sides: living green or not.
It's funny you mentioned it, actually. This entitlement thing is the exact reason why I very rarely visit Re-Nest anymore. It just seems like a lot of the articles are "We do everything this way and that's why we're better than you."
Hi Cambria! I was wondering what you mean by that - that the published study may be pseudo-science. Of course I understand what you mean, but what's most disturbing to me as a scientist is that the average person will wave their hand at the very idea of published studies and never even bother to download or read them, instead relying on absurd sources such as magazines and news headlines. There are ways to tell if a study is legitimate or not; were the methods sound? Were the statistics consistent with the type of study? Was it peer reviewed? But sadly I don't know a single commentator or even blog writer on most popular sites who even cite a single study to back up their green claims. I bet 99 percent of people who write about green products don't even read the studies. You know how I know that? Because if you read the study and then blog about environmental issues, you will cite the study because you know that's the evidence you have. Any green claim with no study to back it up, sadly, does not hold any water. Not trying to be argumentative here. But if we're discussing ecology, which is what Apartment Therapy does, we must use science. Because that's what Ecology is.
ps and I'm not saying that AT is greenwashing. Not at all. I think you guys are creative and passionate, and you genuinely care. But Ikea and FSC is greenwashing, and doing a good job of it. We all can move forward together and improve home design's impact. I depend on AT to make my home beautiful! :)
@Mchin I think we have to all realize it's not the consumer or AT that is greenwashing; it's the big product-makers, and we're all in this together trying to fight environmental destruction. All our lives are at risk from these billionaires. We're not at war with each other. We are taking the responsiblitiy as consumers and we have to cooperate. It's not about fighting, it's about exchanging information. That's all. Who cares if we use paper towels once in a while? That's not the issue. It's about making informed decisions and helping each other and inspiring each other.
@Emmi, my husband is a scientist, so thank you, but I am all too aware of the importance of backing up your claims with legitimate studies. I myself am very wary about green sites and articles that talk about X causing cancer and X will cure this ("pseudo-science"), when some of that advice may be dangerous and not at all based on what countless experts in the field have researched. But I don't think technology or the medical institution or big business is the enemy. At Re-Nest, I believe we always strive to site the study or the source of our information if it's a complex issue. But we are bloggers; and because we don't have the resources to delve as deeply into some of these issues as you claim we should, the best we can do is share legitimate sources and expert opinions with our readers when pertinent. I hope we never claim that we have all the answers. We want to open up to discussion among our readers as to whether or not they they believe it in, like it, think it's valid, etc., and together we can hopefully learn something.
Like you say above, "it's about exchanging information. That's all... It's about making informed decisions and helping each other and inspiring each other." I couldn't agree more. And to that end, I will not use Re-Nest as a platform to speak about the evils of billionaires or product makers. If people want a thorough lesson in ecology, or rainforest deforestation, or pollution, then they should go to a site devoted to that. While those issues are important, and certainly make their way into some of our posts, that's not the mission of this site. The mission of this site is to help people make their home more beautiful, organized, and healthy, to help people make small changes in their life to live better and lighter, to help them make responsible purchasing choices while acknowledging that no one choice is without its consequence, and that, hey! If all you want right now is a fun DIY project for the weekend and NOT a lecture on environmental responsibility? Ok, we can do that.
There are so many people that use pseudoscience, poorly written magazine articles, talk shows, second or tertiary hand experiences, or poorly correlated personal experience to justify a lecture on somebody else or myself. This is followed by logical smackdown by me.
The only time that I will call somebody out is if their logic behind their argument is incorrect. They can be correct, and we can even agree on the same outlook, but if they are not using valid facts to support their argument, I will call them out on it.
Cambria - yes, well said. I did want to emphasize that my opinions are not meant ever as criticism; I'm just sharing what I've learned although it's hard to express a neutral voice in written language; all too often it comes across as rudeness. I never mean it that way. I certainly did not mean to suggest that AT should lecture or take sides. I would argue that using the scientific literature is the most neutral information of all because they work hard to eliminate bias. I do think that FSC and Ikea need to be part of an open and honest discussion, and saying something is "eco friendly" is a bit too absolute for me. You guys never claimed to know everything, but if regular folks are looking for green products, they may rely on you guys as their soul source of information. You may not be obligated to cite studies, but it is a benefit to the enviornment if we all remind people that ultimately, there's more to the story than just one site or another.
Cheers, and thanks for allowing me to voice all this stuff! :)
"Sole" source of information. Time to go back to English 101 for me, LOL
I like reading AP and Re-Nest for some great diy projects and end up leaving the site feeling overwhelmed and guilty. Although I'm a nature lover, I'm not entirely green by any sense. But what the posts and comments exude is a personal pressure that I simply can't understand. Honestly, I end up wondering about how you, or anyone, lives in the day to day decisions. I imagine super-duper eco-concious analyzing and exhausting every cause and effect of whether or not to buy cheese because it's not from down the street. What about people who can't afford the money or the time to make those decisions? What about the millions of poor people all over this world who don't even know or care about not being wasteful? This is just my imagination, but I get the sense that for all the pressure to make this world a better place to live, many people aren't LIVING. There has to be a balance. Don't get anxiety over some of this stuff. The world will keep going. We are all blessed with the gift of life. Enjoy the LIFE that you have and live with grace. The one thing I always wonder in considering the root of eco-living is: show me one culture, one time period, one person, one animal or plant that has not caused some kind of waste. Isn't living naturally wasteful in some ways? How can we ever reach these high standards if no one on earth, in time, has ever lived successfully this way? As Scripture says, we all fall short.
Cambria- Thanks for posting your question. I think it's a great message to get out there for everyone to think about!
well put redheadgal...
leading by example is best I invited two friends to come with me to the farmers market and a few weeks ago and they enjoyed it so much I'm sure getting them to eat a bit more local will be much less painless!
I really appreciate this article, because I'm not overly "green," either. I try to lessen my mark by repurposing items and I try not to be wasteful, but I'm really limited in some aspects. For example, I live in the middle of nowhere and there is not a recycling center for literally hours, with the exception of aluminum. We recycle soda cans and aluminum foil, but we have no way to recycle paper or plastic. Even if we cut back (no plastic water bottles, etc.), a little paper and plastic is a necessary evil. We don't have fancy green or package-free stores around here.
Even though I'm going to be excluded in these practices, at least as long as I live in this area, I still appreciate the things I learn from the articles... Most of the time.
Like others have mentioned, a lot of the topics are instantly alienating. Like rants about a grass-free lawn. I happen to live in an area right smack in the middle of the Appalachians and the plains. Our landscape is huge, rolling, grassy fields, and that's what our lawns look like. Grass is our native ground cover. We don't have to water or fertilize it, it naturally grows there. Being told I'm a bad person for allowing grass to grow around my house is really off-putting.
And let's not even get started on the arguments about Mr. Clean Magic Erasers.
A lot of these topics are really polarizing, and that's okay. We need to have differing opinions, it keeps the world balanced. But I also think we should try to be kinder to each other, myself included.
Our family is not extremely green (suburban home - although "reused" - paper towels for cat barf, some plastic, etc.). I am encouraged, rather than offended, by those further green than I am. Perhaps because I am so DIScouraged by those surrounding me, building monstrous houses, driving vehicles nearly the size of my early apartments, flaunting their conspicuous consumption in so many ways. The cumulative effect on generations down the road (rather, down the superhighway) greatly concerns me. Please don't flame me for my opinion. I *am* offended to being flamed for calmly voicing my personal opinions.
Thanks to everyone who's commented so far! I am cheered by your honesty.
My favorites from this comment string:
mchin - "Sometimes things are what they are."
redheadgal - "The world will keep going...Enjoy the LIFE that you have..."
ellabee - "I am encouraged, rather than offended, by those further green than I am. Perhaps because I am so DIScouraged by those surrounding me..."
This pretty much sums up my thoughts on this. Things are what they are. If I were to fully commit every minute of my time and every ounce of my energy to being as "green" or "eco-conscious" as possible, I (personally) would not be able to enjoy this beautiful, amazing life nearly as much as I am thankfully able to right now. BUT, just because I may not measure up to someone else's standard of environmental perfection, doesn't mean I should give up entirely!
Baby steps! We're all on a journey. Some of us have heavier backpacks, so we might move more slowly than others. Some of us might be heading in the opposite direction - some of us aren't even moving right now! It took me several years to get into the habit of really using my ChicoBags, and for awhile I didn't think I could change my habits. But now I use them a lot! I didn't have my own little micro-revolution about food until very recently - now there are things I plan on never eating again, when just a year ago I would have happily chowed down those same things.
Each of these baby steps I've taken has enriched my life, and not taken away from it, because I made the changes when I was ready for them and wanted to make them, instead of forcing them on myself because somebody somewhere said they were "right".
I agree with ellabee, I'm encouraged by people who are greener than me. If I can't or won't do something that's eco-friendly, then I can't or won't do it, but that doesn't mean I resent those who can and will.
I know some people who actually "hate" organic food and the people who eat it just because they can't afford it. I don't get those people. I can't afford certain things that are better for the planet, either, but that doesn't mean I hate them or the people who use or consume them.
Re-Nest should be as green as they wanna be and not worry about being off-putting. People can take what they will and leave the rest. When you start trying to please too many people, it's easy to stray from your beliefs.


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Children's Book Festival (Féile Leabhar na bPáistí)
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Children's Books Festival will be offering a tasty programme of Irish and international authors and illustrators during the entire month of October, designed to whet the appetite of young readers from toddlers to teens! Activities will be running in libraries, schools and arts centres throughout the month. With everything from readings by popular authors, to writing and illustration workshops, plus storytelling, quizzes and competitions — there will be countless opportunities to enjoy books for every taste and palate! This year's programme includes a strong international flavour.
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|October 1 - 31, 2014
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This Saturday, United Interfaith Action will join with 20 labor union, church, and community group co-sponsors of the "Let My People Go!" commemoration of the 100 New Bedford residents — and by extension their families — who remain oppressed and dehumanized six years after the draconian militarized ICE intervention at the Michael Bianco sweatshop. As members of the Massachusetts Community Action Network and the PICO National Network, we call for the United States to relate its immigration legislation to our contemporary world and extend citizenship to those without status.
Many have joined in this advocacy after the November elections that demonstrated Latino/a voting strength. Others participate based on ethical, economic or political convictions. We as UIA pastors gather on Saturday because of shared theological convictions of the shared dignity of all human persons. Based on our denominational collegial bodies and ecclesiastical memberships, we are called to reflect on Hebrew and Christian scripture, along with a panoply of revered texts in our PICO network, by which the structural marginalization of present immigration legislation offends any consideration of the human spirit.
Six years ago, the federal government chose to terrorize and systematically dehumanize 361 of our parishioners, neighbors and colleagues. The government has never accepted responsibility for the economic disruptions it has caused in Latin America. Our theological reflections and misgivings recall Evangelical Pastor Jim Wallis' description of racism as our national Original Sin, while many writers remind us that most indigenous communities here died out in the genocide of the federal government. We must put an end to the criminalizing and dehumanizing of working families who have responded to global economic conditions by working to survive.
Based on our hearing the anguished cries of our parishioners, our ordained commitment of fidelity to the experiential traditions and sacred texts of our respective denominations, and our ecumenical reflection on experience with member congregations, we as United Interfaith Action pastors join in a national Campaign for Citizenship for our parishioners. We see the following as critical components:
Together we thank the New Bedford community for so compassionately responding to the cries of the 112 children who were separated from their parents by an oppressive federal government six years ago. We pray that our nation may choose justice, walk in community and welcome our parishioners out of the shadows toward full citizenship.


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Super Bowl Ads: Betty White, Bud Light, Big Laughs
The 30-second "Celebrate family, celebrate life" ad starring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow ended with a surprise -- the University of Florida quarterback tackling his mother after they talk about her difficult pregnancy with him. In the ad, intended to convey an anti-abortion message, the two joke that they have to be "tough" with all the family has been through.
Charles Taylor, a Villanova University marketing professor, said the lighthearted tone is working this year because the ads still tell people what the brands stand for. That marks a turn from last year, when some ads took a more somber tone amid the still-deepening recession.
Not every commercial was strictly humorous. Automaker Toyota aired several pregame ads to reassure owners after its recalls connected with accelerator problems.
Taylor said he had been disappointed in at least the past five Super Bowls in terms of the effectiveness of ads in connecting with products, but he's pleased this year. Advertisers pay dearly for airtime -- anywhere from $2.5 million to more than $3 million per 30 seconds -- and marketers say ads work best when people's perceptions of brands are reinforced or they learn about the products, rather than being merely entertained.
He cited a commercial by tire maker Bridgestone featuring men carrying a whale in the back of their truck in a reference to the bachelor-party caper movie "The Hangover," and another by Dove launching its new men's skin-care line. They were winners, he said, because they manage to entertain while telling people about the brands. The ad for Dove, owned by Unilever, tells the story of a boy growing into a man and telling of signal events in a man's life.
"So far from what I've seen I'm quite positively impressed, more than I thought I would be," Taylor said.
A first Super Bowl ad by Google -- which rarely does television advertising -- told an affecting story of a budding relationship through a series of Google searches, beginning with "study abroad" and "how to impress a French woman" and ending with "churches in Paris" and "how to assemble a crib."
Viewers probably were rubbing their eyes over a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC rival Jay Leno, plus Oprah Winfrey.
The promotion for CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" was memorable because its punch line was spoken by Leno, who returns next month to "The Tonight Show" as Letterman's rival.
Letterman, sitting on a couch with Winfrey, says, "This is the worst Super Bowl party ever."
Leno replies that Dave's "just saying that because I'm here."
The spot was taped secretly last week at New York's Ed Sullivan Theatre, home of Letterman's "Late Show."
In an ad for Snickers candy bars, 88-year-old actress Betty White stars as a touch-football player having a sluggish game. After arguing with her teammates and delivering an insult about one guy's girlfriends, White is revived by a Snickers bar, before the announcer says, "You're not you when you're hungry." The ad ends with another famous octogenarian, Abe Vigoda, having a rough go in the same game.
White and Vigoda were only two of the many celebrities who made memorable appearances in big-budget ads.
Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo, who first appeared together in 1983 as the hapless travelers Clark and Ellen Griswold in the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation," re-created their roles for a spot for HomeAway, a service for renting vacation homes.
There were enough vintage athletes to fill a locker room -- or a trainer's room. They included Lance Armstrong, for Michelob Ultra; Charles Barkley, for Taco Bell; and Brett Favre referencing his postseason on-again, off-again retirement dramas for Hyundai.
Other sponsors revived several other overused Super Bowl ad tactics aimed at younger viewers.
Doritos, KGB and Motorola, among others, tried slapstick violence. And women were objectified by the likes of Bridgestone, Bud Light, GoDaddy, Motorola and Vizio.
Critters were plot devices in spots from Bridgestone, Cars.com, Coca-Cola, Denny's, Doritos, American Honda Motor, Monster.com and the TruTV cable channel, formerly Court TV. And the sight gags included men without pants, for Dockers; a depressed robot, for Intel; and people behaving like dolphins, for Diamond Foods.
Bud Light kept the night light with commercials featuring everything from a bridge made of people to a group of scientists partying before the world comes to an end. The brewer even managed to squeeze in a "Lost" parody and a very funny T-Pain Auto-Tune spot.
Executives at Anheuser-Busch InBev changed their minds about leaving the venerable Budweiser Clydesdales out of the game and scheduled a schmaltzy spot about a horse and its pasture-mate, a bull.
Screaming chickens were annoying, but the ad featuring them makes it difficult for viewers to ignore that Denny's is bringing back its popular Grand Slam breakfast giveaways.
An ad by Kia for its Sorento SUV will be remembered for its uniqueness -- it tells of a whimsical joy ride taken by children's toys -- but people likely won't remember the brand behind the ad, said Laura Ries, president of marketing consulting firm Ries & Ries outside Atlanta. She said she was underwhelmed by this year's slate.
Cartoons came through again for Coke. In 2008, a spot with Charlie Brown, Stewie of "Family Guy" and Underdog was a huge hit. Two years later, a commercial featured "The Simpsons."
The Tebow commercial sparked debate before it was even broadcast, and some groups called for CBS not to air it.
The ad is the first such advocacy ad to appear in television's most-watched broadcast, which draws about 100 million viewers. It aired early in the first quarter.
The commercial does not contain an overt anti-abortion message. Instead, it sends people to Focus on the Family's Web site, which tells more of the Tebows' story and offers a more straightforward message.
Tebow's parents were living in the Philippines as missionaries in 1987 when Pam Tebow contracted amoebic dysentery, then learned she was pregnant with Tim, her fifth child. Doctors told her that her placenta had detached from her uterine wall -- a condition known as placental abruption -- and recommended an abortion.
Complications from a placental abruption can include the death of the fetus, who is deprived of oxygen and nutrients, and the mother, who can bleed to death. But Tebow spent the last two months of her pregnancy on bed rest and gave birth to a healthy son.
The ad was "very gentle," which was surprising considering how much talk it generated before it even aired, said Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He said the use of humor by the Colorado-based evangelical Christian organization helped make the ad more accessible -- and not off-putting to most people -- although the ad's message was hidden, which makes it less effective and confusing to people who weren't familiar with it.
Groups supporting legal abortion -- including NOW and NARAL Pro-Choice America -- condemned CBS for accepting the ad.
Some were still angry after the ad aired.
In a reference to Tebow's supposed tackle of his mother, NOW President Terry O'Neill said the ad glorified violence against women. "I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it," she said.
Not all abortion-rights supporters agreed. "It's absurd to claim that this is an endorsement of violence against women," said Frances Kissling, former president of Catholics for Choice. "These people came across as affectionate, loving, funny and happy.
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Yeah, I'd say NOW is grasping at straws with that one.
Oh, STFU NOW! no one cares about your stupid "blow away by the volience against women" stance. I thought the ad was sweet and funny certainly not worth the hype before the airing about the abortion right debate. Guess they have no problem with the sexualize of women (Go Daddy). I can't stand the double standards that these good doers have. As far as Betty White, LOVE HER and my husband now wants me to buy him Dove for men so I guess that ad worked.
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Siquijor has a lot of viewpoints and nice places to take pictures, we rented a multicab and drove around the whole day with our cameras and had a great time.
The Delta Lines pier is where you take the boat from Dumaguete to Siquijor, beware of the porters in the area they are known to hassle tourists going to Siquijor.
This is where you buy your ticket for the fast ferry between Dumaguete and Siquijor. You should be there an hour or so before departure to make sure you can get your ticket and to check in to the boat. the terminal here has an airconditioned waiting area inside.
This is the boat that will take you to Siquijor from Dumaguete. The crossing is around 1 hour and can be a little rough at times, so if you are prone to sea sickness you should take a bonamine an hour before you leave. The ferry here is also known as the sardine can.
This is the pier the Delta Ferries Fast Craft arrives at, the water is crystal clear and you feel like jumping in the ocean right here and now, this would probably not be a good idea though but it sure is tempting.
Once you get off the boat you are greeted by this welcome sign, boasting that Siquijor is foot and mouth disease free and that live animals are not permitted to enter the island without special permit.
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Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing won the pole for Sunday's Camping World RV Series 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, managing to set a track record with a lap of 135.922 miles per hour.
Keselowski is 13th in the overall point standings and could use a win on Sunday, having finished outside the top-12 in the last five races he entered. After the qualifying runs, Keselowski spoke about his feelings regarding Sunday's race.
There is a sense of urgency but not a sense of panic. I think there is a strong difference between the two. We are eager to get going, we are hungry and feel like we can do it but I don't feel a sense of panic. There are still two months of racing essentially to get into the Chase.
Keselowski also took time to address his pursuit of a second-straight points title:
I still have the same goal and that is to continue to be a winner and that is what fuels me inside. The competitive fire that burns inside of me is still there whether I was a champion or not. I probably have it with a little bit more confidence and I believe in myself and those around me a little stronger because of the championship.
Those interested in watching the race on Sunday can catch it at 1 p.m. EST on TNT.
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How To: Donate and Recycle Common Household Items
Spring Curers are right in the the middle of eight weeks of decluttering and cleaning. Getting rid of stuff can be difficult. Apart from separation anxiety, you have to figure out how to get rid of it. To make the process a little simpler, we've pulled together a list of suggestions for selling, donating, or recycling common household items...
• Furniture: Donate good furniture to places like the Brown Elephant, Goodwill, and the Salvation Army. Sell quality furniture through craigslist, or give it away through freecycle. We don't advocate sending furniture to the dump if you can help it, but we've had trouble finding ways to recycle broken furniture in Chicago. If anyone has suggestions for recycling damaged furnishings, let us know in the comments below.
• Computers and Electronics: Working electronics can be sold on e-bay or craigslist. Both working and non-working computers can be donated to programs that refurbish old computers for schools. To find local computer recycling sites, click here, and click here for genereal electronics recycling information.
• Clothes: You can sell clothing in good condition to consignment or resale shops. To donate clothes, wash them and give them to organizations like Goodwill or the Salvation Army. These groups sort threadbare textiles and sell them to recyclers. For more information on how the clothing donation chain works, see this article from National Geographic's Green Guide.
• Baby Items and Childrens' Toys: Donate baby items and working toys to thrift shops or organizations in need of childrens' items. You can also sell baby items in good condition to specialty consignment shops. To sell collectible toys, list your items on e-bay. Many items in toys and games are recyclable, so if you have a broken toy, take it apart and recycle any paper, plastic, or metal parts.
• Appliances: Working appliances can be donated to thrift stores or charities. Since appliances are made mostly from steel, many of their parts can also be recycled. The Chicago Recycling Coalition lists scrap metal sites that accept small volumes from individuals.
• Cleaning Supplies and Household Waste: Hazardous household waste includes paints, batteries, toxic chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, cleaning products, and just about anything that shouldn't be released into the environment through a landfill or through flushing. Click here for ways to dispose of hazardous household waste.
• Books: Books in good condition can be sold to consignment shops or donated to thrift stores. When we wrote a post on How To Declutter Your Bookshelf, we got tons of good suggestions on getting rid of books, including donating to 826CHI, Books to Prisoners, Pages to Prisoners, Chemotherapy Patient Donations, giving away books to friends, and donating to your local library.
For lots more tips on how and where to recycle items in Chicago, check out the Chicago Recycling Coalition.
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Where can I donate a large collection of 3" white binders?
Why would anyone get rid of books, may I ask??
Signe, check with your local school district. It's a little known fact that almost all elementary and middle school teachers spend $100s to $1000s of their own money each year to purchase classroom supplies because districts simply don't give them enough to buy what they need.
Good resource! I find it impossible to throw things in the garbage when it could most likely be reused, repurposed or loved by someone else. I always try to find just the right way to dispose of absolutely everything other than packaging.
Your local domestic abuse shelter will take womens' and childrens' clothing, as well as toiletries. Even those toiletries you might've used once or twice and never again! Just call to find out where the drop-off site is, because you won't find an address in the phone book.
Tax-deductible, and it goes straight to those in need.
I recently got rid of most of my book collection as a way to downsize since they were sitting on a shelf collecting dust. I sold them and a bunch of DVDs on half.com. It's easier then Ebay because you pick a set price and someone just buys it at that price. I've made over $300 so far which is impressive since I was selling a bunch of paperbacks.
I weed through my books all the time. I donate books in not-great condition and attempt to sell the good ones.
Sleek, as a book lover and book collector (as well as book reviewer, who gets sent a hundred or so books every year), if I didn't weed my book collection every couple of years, I'd end up like one of those ladies who smells like old books and has to walk sideways down the hallways of her house so as not to dislodge the tottering stacks. And I'm too young to be that crazy (yet).
ok, but what i want to know is how can i get that Star Trek Next Generation Address Book from the photo!
it is my life's mission to become that lady. i'll take your books =)
freecycle has saved us from clutterdoom and we have had the bonus of some lovely feel-good stories from people who have claimed our stuff. hurrah.
for broken furniture -- it's always worth asking at art schools. there is a lot going on in deconstruction and reconstruction in the study of art & design these days, and if someone can make use my broken bathroom shelf as part of their thesis then that is fabulous. student theatres also rebuild things for sets, since in that case it's all about looks and not about function.
Many local Habitat for Humanity chapters have stores that accept ârenovation leftovers,â such as tile, lumber, furniture, appliances, cabinets, fixtures, etc.
Since my husband finally finished our bathroom, Iâm hauling a bunch of stuff to them this weekend.
I always pass on books as soon after I read them as possible. Frankly, I've never understood why people hang onto books they've already read anyway. You know how it ends.... ~:o)
Glad someone mentioned renovation leftovers! Here in the DC area, my organization (Community Forklift) accepts donations of building materials and appliances, even donations of entire buildings (as an alternative to bulldozing).
To find the home improvement thrift store closest to you, check www.ReDo.org, www.BuildingReuse.org, and your local Habitat For Humanity chapter.
Anyone aware of where you can bring broken furniture to be recycled in the Chicago-land area? I have kids who are always breaking furniture and I hate to toss it, it would be on my enviro-concious for as long as my "dumped" stuff, so like forever...thanks!
Does anyone know of a good idea/source for donating makeup/hair/skin products? I have a serious spending problem in that department -- it takes an entire hall closet to house my beauty loot.
Once a year I'll invite a lucky friend over and dump all my unused goods onto her, but I'd love to find a way to get that stuff to someone who really needs it...
Perhaps an organization that helps 'troubled' women get back on their feet and back into the work force? If anyone knows of such an organization in the San Diego area, please let me know. Thanks!
I used to work at the Boston Public Library; patrons could donate books just by dropping them in the drop-slot -- if they didn't have a barcode on them, we knew they were donations and would put them in the queue to get code into the system. This happened pretty regularly with our patrons' spring cleaning, but was also a particularly nice gesture when people who had purchased the latest brand-new bestseller (and didn't mind paying for a hardcover if it meant keeping up with bookclub, etc): when dropped at the library we'd code "hot items" immediately and e-notify the person next in line on the waiting list that their copy was available for pick up.
If spring-cleaning books are ones that even the library can't stock (outdated information, a duplicate we really couldn't use) we'd see if other libraries could use it, or make money off ongoing (discounted) book sales.
I've lent some new-books to friends with the requirement that they pass them on or drop them at the library-- that way they're still off my hands!
That Star Trek address book = WANT.
Please don't donate to the Salvation Army. There are lots of organizations that do the same kind of worthy work without having blatantly homophobic policies.
Oh, and most charities can't take used bedding for resale/donation to humans because of health department regulations, but animal shelters are happy to take bedding, pillows, etc.
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There are many places to donate books. It is a great way to give back to communities that don't have the same educational opportunities that we have.
This site is a great way to donate books in Chicago and give back to impoverished communities.
You can also swap books, CDs and DVDs through sites like paperbackswap.com, swapadvd.com, and swapacd.com. It's a great service that has saved me a lot of money!
To donate unused, unopened or unexpired toiletries and makeup items, check with local religious organizations who can send them to homeless and women's shelters. Also, join www.makeupalley.com where you can swap girlie stuff in the USA or worldwide.
As far as books go, a great way to donate a whole bunch at once is usually when local libraries are having a book sale and when local churches are having their Christmas fairs in the late Fall. An elderly friend at church said her senior center has a library, and places like women's shelters could use them too. A local church in my area has a perpetual thrift shop and takes books. Our town dump even has a used reading material recycling center - someone is always in there browsing! Ask around, you may find many places in your neighborhood that can use donated reading material.
You can ship books for free to Better World Books. Print out a shipping label on their website and then box em up.
office supplies will almost always be welcome at your local school -
Broken furniture can still be posted on craigslist - just list it as "broken but has very nice legs for salvage" or "salvage piece for redesign" trust me there's a market out there for everything


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November 9
Jeremiah 37:11-21; Hebrews 9:1-22
Thought from Today's Old Testament Passage:
[Jeremiah 39] This chapter records the fall of Jerusalem. After a long siege lasting from the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign until the fourth month of the eleventh year, at last "a breach was made in the city," and the princes of Babylon entered. Zedekiah, with the men of war surrounding him, immediately fled, but he was arrested and brought before Nebuchadnezzar. His sons were slain before his eyes, and then his eyes were put out. This was followed by the sack of the city. The king of Babylon charged his captain of the guard, Nebuzaradan, to afford protection to Jeremiah. This was done by committing him to the care of Gedaliah, who was appointed to be governor of the subjected and broken people.
Very interesting is the last paragraph of the chapter which tells of how, before the fall of the city, Jeremiah was charged by Jehovah to visit Ebed-melech, through whose instrumentality he had been delivered from the dungeon, and promise him protection in the day of calamity. It is a revelation of the fact that when the judgment of God is abroad as vengeance it never proceeds without discrimination, and that those who put their trust in Him are thought upon graciously and delivered.
G. Campbell Morgan, An Exposition of the Whole Bible (Fleming H. Revell Co., 1959), p. 335.
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