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"We the Media vividly demonstrates how technology can help save journalism." Ken Auletta, author of "Backstory: Inside the Business of News"
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Dan Gillmor is founder of Grassroots Media Inc., a project aimed at enabling grassroots journalism and expanding its reach. The company's first launch is Bayosphere.com, a site "of, by and for the Bay Area." Gillmor is is author of We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People (O'Reilly Media, 2004), a book that explains the rise of citizens' media and why it matters.
From 1994-2004, Gillmor was a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley's daily newspaper, and wrote a weblog for SiliconValley.com. He joined the Mercury News after six years with the Detroit Free Press. Before that, he was with the Kansas City Times and several newspapers in Vermont. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Vermont, Gillmor received a Herbert Davenport fellowship in 1982 for economics and business reporting at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. During the 1986-87 academic year he was a journalism fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he studied history, political theory and economics. He has won or shared in several regional and national journalism awards. Before becoming a journalist he played music professionally for seven years.
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Here Gilmor gives an enlightening look at the changing face of journalism and the negative and positive changes it makes.
I'm not a professional journalist, but I found this book to be fascinating and informative. I credit it with helping me to stick with blogging, and seeing it as something more significant than a passing fad. All journalists should read this, I believe!
A waste of money, this book.
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Joe Trippi's book, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything joins Howard Rheingold's book, Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution and Bill Moyer's collaborative book, Doing Democracy as the companions for this book--taken together, the four books provide everything any group needs to "take back the power."
Whereas Trippi provides a personal story that illuminates the new power that comes from combining citizen activism with Internet-enabled networking, this book focuses more on the role the Internet and blogs play in the perception and dissemination of accurate unbiased information. It is not only an elegant presentation, easy to read, with good notes and a fine seven-page listing of cool web sites, but it also provides a useful survey of past writings on this topic--with due credit to Alvin Toffler's first perception of the trend toward mass customization and the elimination of intermediaries, together with original thoughts from the author.
This book could become a standard undergraduate reference on non-standard news sources and the blurring of the lines between producers and consumers of information (or in the government world, of intelligence).
Resistance to change by established media; the incredible emotional and intellectual growth that comes from having a "media" of, by, and for the people that is ***open*** to new facts and context and constantly being ***refreshed***, and the undeniable ability of the people in the aggregate to triumph in their assembled expertise, over niche experts spouting biases funded by specific institutions, all come across early in the book.
The book is provocative, exploring what it means when more and more information is available to the citizen, to include information embedded in foods or objects that communicates, in effect, "if you eat me I will kill you," the author's most memorable turn of phase that really makes the point.
While respecting privacy, the author notes that this may, as David Brin has suggested, be a relic of a pre-technological time. Indeed, I was reminded of the scene in Sho-Gun, where a person had to pause to defecate along the side of the trail, and everyone else simply stood around and did not pay attention--a very old form of privacy that we may be going back to.
Feedster gets some good advertising, and it bears mention that Trippi is still at the Google/email stage, while Gillmor is at the Feedster/RSS/Wiki stage.
Between Trippi and Gillmor, the term "open source politics" can now be said to be established. The line between open source software, open source intelligence or information, and open spectrum can be expected to blur further as public demands for openness and transparency are backed up with the financial power that only an aroused and engaged public can bring to bear.
Gilmor is riveting and 100% on target when he explores the meaning of all this for Homeland Security. He points out that not only is localized observation going to be the critical factor in preventing another 9-11, but that the existing budget and program for homeland security does not provide one iota of attention to the challenge of soliciting information from citizens, and ensuring that the "dots" from citizens get processed and made sense of.
The book slows in the middle with some case studies I could have done without, and then picks up for a strong conclusion by reviewing the basic laws (Moore, Metcalfe, Reed) in order to make the point, as John Gage noted in 2000, that once you have playstations wired for Internet access, and DoKoMo mobile phones that pre-teens can afford, the people ***own*** the world of information.
Spies and others concerned about deception and mischief on the Internet will appreciate the chapter on trolls, spin, and the boundaries of trust. Bottom line: there are public solutions to private misbehavior.
The chapter on lawyers and the grotesque manner in which copyright law is being extended and perverted, allowing a few to steal from our common heritage while hindering innovation (the author's words), should outrage. Lawrence Lessin and Cass Sunstein are still the top minds on this topic, but Gillmore does a fine job of articulating some of the key points.
The book ends on a great note: for the first time in history, a global, continuous feedback loop among a considerable number of the people in possible. This may not overthrow everything, as Trippi suggests, but it most assuredly does ***change*** everything.
I have taken one star away because of really rotten binding--the book, elegant in both substance and presentation, started falling apart in my hands within an hour of my cracking it open.
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Dan tackles how it works, why it's happening, and what this means. He sourced it with online research. And by thorough investigation, interviewing people on all sides of the phenomenon, by traveling in Asia, North America, and Europe to meet them.
If you've enjoyed his Mercury News column or his popular weblog, you'll enjoy his writing here. More importantly, if you are a J-school student or professor, a working news professional, an investor or manager in news media, this is a must read. The insights and conclusions will be useful as personal publishing, blogging included, continues to spread around the world.
How significant is this? It indicates that the power of internet publishing, today's equivalent of samizdat (which in most slavic languages means self-published), is being recognized not only by those who consume and produce blog-based news, but also by those who fear the power of media when in the hands of the people.
I grew up in a communist country where every typewriter (machine) had to be registered with the police department. A friend of mine from a different town had asked me to buy him a typewriter because in his hometown his name was on a list banning him from owning a typewriter.
Today, everyone can start a Blogger account or install a Movable Type on a web server and start publishing. With this power, of course, comes enormous responsibility.
This book, "We The Media", is a fascinating look on the way the internet self-publishing and blogging phenomenon has changed the way we produce, consume, and share news.
The author is more than respectable--Dan Gillmor, the business and technology columnist from SilliconValley.com. The publisher, O'Reilly, is more than knowledgable on the subject of the convergence of new technologies, business and society. The result is enjoyable, educating, thought-provoking. In my humble, unprofessional opinion, this book fully deserves 5 out of 5 stars!
"We the Media" is certainly the most important journalism book of the year, for it aptly details a gathering storm that is about to sweep away everything we thought we knew about the news.
Gillmor lays out his basic premise with his familiar mantra: My readers know more than I do-and that's an opportunity. He writes: "[R]eaders (or viewers or listeners) collectively know more than media professionals do. This is true by definition: they are many, and we are often just one. We need to recognize and, in the best sense of the word, use their knowledge. If we don't, our former audience will bolt when they realize they don't have to settle for half-baked coverage; they can come into the kitchen themselves."
In a real sense, we're all journalists now. Gillmor passes along approvingly the citizens media credo of Oh Yeon Ho, the reformist founder of South Korea's largest online paper, OhmyNews: "Every citizen's a reporter. Journalists aren't some exotic species, they're everyone who seeks to take new developments, put them into writing, and share them with others."
The author recounts the time a Slashdot reader uncovered the misrepresentation in Microsoft's "Mac to PC" advertising campaign (the photo of the supposed Mac user who switched over to Windows actually came from a Getty Images archive). He capably relates a number of such episodes, such as the scoop scored last spring by the operator of the Memory Hole, who used a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the military's photos of the flag-draped caskets of U.S. soldiers-something no news organization thought to do.
Blogs have been slow to take off in the mainstream media in part, Gillmor writes, because of "mistrust among traditional editors of a genre that threatens to undermine what they consider core values-namely editorial control" and "objectivity and fairness."
But he also tempers his embrace of this new world by tamping down any suggestion that blogs will put old media out of business or editors out of a job. "Bloggers who disdain editors entirely, or who say they're largely irrelevant to the process, are mistaken." At the same time, "my readers make me a better journalist because they find my mistakes, tell me what I'm missing, and help me understand nuances."
Despite the news industry's slow, plodding response to all this, Gillmor has come to reform big media, not to bury it. He writes with the passion of someone who desperately wants journalism to find its way in the digital age-and laments what will happen if it does not. "I'm absolutely certain that the journalism industry's modern structure has fostered a dangerous conservatism-from a business sense more than a political sense, though both are apparent-that threatens our future."
Gillmor saves his best admonition for last: "You can make your own news. We all can. Let's get started."
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Where Did Personal Responsibility Go?
Earlier this month, I wrote about how credit cards are NOT evil over on Sprout Wealth. The topic went over well with a majority of people. John, from Frugal Rules, also put up a post last week about the same subject. It was titled "Don't Blame the Credit Card, Blame Yourself!" The whole gist of the article is all about taking personal responsibility for your actions. There are few forms of debt that don't result from poor choices. I am a huge advocate for people taking responsibility for their actions, all of their actions. Nothing irritates me more than when someone blames something or someone for their issues. I think some forget that all people get to make choices. It is like the game of life. You choose to do this or that and then have to deal with what life throws at you down each path. One comment on the post really got my blood boiling. It was a detailed comment and I am glad the person came to the blog to write it. The problem with this person's comment is they wanted me to stop focusing on people's choices and focus on the companies that enslave them in debt. We had a detailed chat back and forth and it ended with me truly being sad for those that think in this same fashion.
Where is Personal Responsibility?
Your post seems to ignore the fact that predatory lending does exist—especially so with credit cards. Interest rates can often be obscenely high which is unfortunately something we as a society have come to accept as fair since so long as poor suckers sign a contract. But ignorance and naivety shouldn't mean people get ripped off or have to live in compounding debt for a huge portion of their lives.
This was part of the comment from the person. My post was never about predatory lending. It has nothing to do with that. My post was just saying that credit cards are not evil. A piece of plastic cannot be evil. The credit card does not make purchases on its own. It does not force you to use it. It is an inanimate object. I also am not going against the credit card companies. Those who know me understand that I have had my fight with credit card companies. I took their bait and paid the price. The issue is that I don't blame them for lending to me. They offered and I accepted. I wanted to play the game, but I just didn't know the rules. Now I do!
You're acting as yet another neoliberal voice telling people that they are solely responsible for consumer credit card debt. Your words were not minced. Your post is bolstering current credit card practices, some of which are (as I argued) predatory in nature.[…]You are saying that by using a credit card, people are consenting. I'm saying that often this isn't informed consent. And that is a crucial difference that matters. Why lend money to someone you know can't pay it back? Simple: to rake in loads of money over the long haul from them. Far more than the original borrowed amount. Interest rates are at an obscenely high rate in general, let alone for those who miss payments and are forced to pay compound interest.
I never like when people generalize those they don't know. Neoliberals are all for free markets and de-regulation. I ride a fine line between loving free markets for their competition, but understanding that regulation has its place. I am far from a Neoliberal. This person is indicating that since I want people to be responsible for their actions that I am consenting banks to do what they want. That is not at all what I am saying or have I said in the past. I DO think people are responsible for their debt. The only one that doesn't fit that type is medical debt. I never liked credit card practices, but they are using guidelines set by the government. If you want to make the change, then you need to get lobbyists out of Washington. Since that is very unlikely to happen, the only thing you can focus on is your own choices. Your own actions! That is what we have control over right now.
Read the Fine Print
I don't know about you, but I actually read my entire credit card application, including the terms and conditions. In those documents, each credit card issuer spells out how the credit card works, what the interest rate will be, and all penalties. It also describes how interest is calculated and many other things. They are very detailed. If you choose not to read it, then who's fault is that? If you don't understand it, then why in the hell would you sign it? Education is powerful, but it can't make up for common sense.
Since I have worked in the mortgage industry before, I can tell you there are very few people who understand how their mortgage works. They never read the documents. They never took the time to educate themselves before they signed the papers. That is no fault but their own for not taking the time to understand the debt they were about to sign for. I understand that banks were lending to people who couldn't afford the loans, but again, there is no replacement for common sense. You can educate until you are blue in the face, but if people don't know how to apply it with common sense, then you are back at square one!
Have you ever bought something and then wanted to return it for a specific reason? Have you ever tried to return it, yet found out that the company wouldn't accept the return because it was against their return policy? You forgot to read it, yet want to blame the company for not accepting the return? This is the same thing. You apply for a credit card, yet don't read the fine print. Who can you blame for that? Look in the damn mirror!
Your post has everything to do with supporting deregulation and free market enterprise since that's tacitly what you're supporting when you're blaming individuals for bad debt instead of companies that continually fight with billions of dollars for deregulation and shift the cost of debt onto those least likely to afford it.[…]I don't understand why you can't see that it's not okay for someone to sign a contract that rips them off. No amount of naiveté or ignorance makes it okay to blame those unable to afford debt, yet given a loan anyway in order to enslave them into debt repayment for years, or the rest of their lives.
Don't Spread Blame
I don't remember where in my post I was supporting deregulation and free market enterprise. I guess that is what personal responsibility is then? If you think people are responsible for their own actions, then you are a Neoliberal! The problem that I have with this person's thought process is they continually think that the company is to blame. While there can be some shared blame for our debt problems, everything and I mean everything still goes back on the individual. I don't remember when companies started just started creating contracts with people and not having their signatures. There is a lack of education in our society, but that still doesn't make it OK to blame anyone else but ourselves for making poor choices. How do you expect to get ahead in life when you just lay blame at other people's feet? I have seen this type of spreading blame mentality coming for some time, but this person's comment just tells me it is full force. I am scared for society and really scared for what type of world my son will grow up in. Fortunately for him, I will show him how to accept responsibility for his actions and not place that blame on anyone else.
What do you think about this person's comments? While they do have some points here and there, they not understanding the direction of the article. I will always tell people to own up to their mistakes and their choices. You will never make it in life by displacing blame. You will be stuck in one place and just angry at the world for all the problems you face. All the while, I will be moving on and earning thousands of travel rewards points and thousands in cash back because I use me credit card the right way. I actually read the terms and conditions!
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As an individual, I take full responsibility for my decisions. I also understand that most people don't. Credit cards usually gets people into trouble, because they don't read the fine print, like you said, and they are careless. Filing for bankruptcy is too easy! It makes me sick. Sometimes, people just need to be responsible enough to know that they aren't responsible and they shouldn't be using credit cards. Great article!
Holy credit card company hater. Geez. I had never even heard of a neoliberal before I read this. I think that credit card companies use their share of shady tactics like marketing to college students, but to blame them entirely is crazy. We are ultimately responsible for the decisions that we make. Blaming credit card companies for your financial problems is like blaming food for the fact that you're overweight. Is it the food's fault that you ate it?
I think that credit cards make people in debt to the same tune that forks make us fat. Credit cards are just a tool and how we use it matters. You are absolutely right that personal responsibility needs to come into play and we need to be responsible for the decisions we make. I do think that credit cards and credit in general is over marketed and especially for things that are unwise to finance and for terms that are unwise to finance for. But even if the credit companies are not acting i our best interest, it ultimately is our responsibility as a consumer to educate ourselves to make rational decisions before signing a contract.
"forks make us fat". Funny. 🙂
It's even funnier when you see the recent post was apparently on cutlery! Lol
BTW, I was thinking it's that same mentality that says McDonald's is responsible for our weight. Some people just need to blame anyone but themselves.
While I think it's important for people to own up to their own mistakes, I can't entirely ignore the fact that predatory lending does exist (even if that wasn't the point of your article). We live in a world of profit mongers, and these companies thrive on the naivety and ignorance of people. I think the commenter may feel defensive at the thought that we can only blame ourselves makes the fact that predatory practices exist be an ok thing. Is it right for companies to profit off the ignorance of others? Even if the average Joe took the time to read through the contract, would he understand the legalese? It's too bad we aren't teaching this vital information within our school systems.
It is my responsibility and my responsibility alone to read and understand any contract that I sign – BEFORE I sign it. I have a CHOICE as to educate myself on what I'm reading, and if I still cannot understand it, I have a RESPONSIBILITY to not sign the document. This is called being a grown-up and having free will. This is why contracts cannot legally be signed by those under 18. I firmly believe that the reason our country is such an all-out mess is because people refuse to take responsibility for their lives and their actions, but instead blame everything on somebody else. We can only be taken advantage of by greedy profit mongers if we ALLOW ourselves to. We can only make bad choices, or good choices, if we CHOOSE to. Like John mentioned, no one is holding a gun to our heads making us borrow money we can't afford to borrow.
"You apply for a credit card, yet don't read the fine print. Who can you blame for that? Look in the damn mirror!" Lol, I couldn't agree more sir. You already know my thoughts on this and it just seems like they either don't want to understand what we're saying or have an agenda not to accept responsibility. Yes, issuing banks aren't altruistic and are in it to make money. However, unless someone forcibly made you to sign up for the card then all of the blame lies on you as the individual. Last time I checked, credit cards aren't living breathing things so we're the ones who pull them out of our wallets to swipe them. If there is a finger to be pointed, then it needs to be pointed squarely at us for making the poor decision.
First, no one pushes you to sign up for a credit card. Second, no one will kill you if you will not put your signature on the credit card application. Third, it's YOU and YOUR ONLY decision if you would enter that debt situation.
I read the original post and I think you had a very fair approach. Personally, I agree with you on the whole personal responsibility thing.
Oh, don't get me started, lol!
"Why lend money to someone you know can't pay it back? Simple: to rake in loads of money over the long haul from them. "
This concept makes me crazy. People who sign up for a credit card are asking for a loan. If they charge it up without being able to pay it back, that is 100% their fault.
Some people in this country believe that everyone should be babied, coddled, and protected from everything in the world, as if they aren't capable of making a responsible decision of their own.
Wow, I hope that I never have to sit next to this person at a dinner party. I understand that credit card company practices may not always seem "fair" but they are legal and there are many people who are not impacted negatively by them because they are responsible with their money. I hate when people blame other people for their poor choices. I have made a TON of poor financial choices and I own every single one of them. Nobody puts a gun to your head and forces you to use a credit card. We all have choices and if we make bad ones, we need to own them.
Personal responsibility is an incredibly important thing. Each and every one of use has to take responsibility for our own actions. Which is why I wonder why you exclude medical debt. Shouldn't we be responsible for getting insurance to cover that type of debt? Doesn't that fall under the umbrella of personal responsibility?
I think responsibility is a big issues as you discuss here. I was recently serving Jury Duty and in the legal system Ignorance of the Law does not make you innocent. You are still responsible for your actions whether you knew the laws or not.
"Ignorance of the law does not make you innocent". LOVE this, Raquel! Thanks for sharing that important bit of info.
I already shared my views in the comments of your post, but I will say this: people SHOULD BE responsible for their actions. Credit cards are voluntary and no one is forced to sign up. They always include the fine print and I've even read some/most of the fine print for the cards I've signed up for.
As a former political blogger and someone who has been quite involved in politics the past 6 years, I'm not surprised at all at the comments you received. There is a large group of people who believe that the government should protect people from themselves because they are incapable of it. I obviously disagree 100% with this line of thinking but it's very widespread.
I would be really mad if the government told me I could not have a credit card because I was too ignorant to understand how it worked. I think if that actually happened, we'd have revolts. It would be like going to the store and having to stand on a scale before you could buy chips or cookies because you are not educated enough to understand that eating more than you burn off causes weight gain. If we want the freedoms that we have in the US, then we need to accept the responsibilities that go with them.
First, props to you for addressing this topic and the comments. Second, I agree that people must be responsible for their financial decisions – all of them. While I understand there are circumstances where you were unaware of certain things and make bad choices, that doesn't mean you're entitled to someone else cleaning up the mess. I think people only learn if they have to clean up their own messes. It's "tough love" and it's the best way (and not only for money, but for other things, too). Nice post, my friend!
Honestly, Grayson, I expected that you would receive (unfortunately) more nasty comments than it sounds like you did. As I shared over at Sprout Wealth, I don't believe credit cards are evil. Are they lily white? Of course not, they are a very profitable business and they don't hide it. But we HAVE to take responsibility for our actions too. Credit cards are a PRIVILEGE. We can choose not to use them. No one forces us to spend more than we can afford. We do it to ourselves. And sadly many people don't realize that it is dangerous until they debt is out of control. That is the part that always breaks my heart. These people are not bad but they feel prey to the hype and belief that everyone carries credit card debt, why say "no" when you have a credit card to pay for that vacation, concert, outfit, gadget, etc. Some own up to their actions and take steps to right their financial ship. Others will need to cast blame. I'm glad (but not surprised) that you continue to beat the drum for financial responsibility and I am also not surprised that you read the fine print. 🙂 I do too!
I agree that everyone who signs up for a credit card is responsible. It's not rocket science math here…. you use the card you pay the debt… if you can't you still owe money!! Marketing ploys are all around us.. at the grocery store, the mall, everywhere. They want us to spend and you know what.. they don't know what every Tom, Dick and Harry has in the bank, they don't care. That's your responsibility to decide… "Can I afford this?" "Can I pay it back in full?"…. without overextending your budget.
Plastic is not a ticket to a bank account filled with free cash. We have a friend who has been bankrupt twice because of credit cards. Sure, she knows what she's doing but buying "stuff" instead of finding ways to make extra income, work more hours or even budget.
The financial mess doesn't click UNTIL they come to collect and she's maxed out all of her cards and can't shuffle money from card to card any longer…. then she panics. It shouldn't be that way.
I agree with Holly above and even if credit card companies are out to make money, that's what business is all about. If you don't know what a credit card is… or entails… Google it.. or Ask… no question is a silly question. I'll leave it at that. Simple concept really.
It is so unfortunate that people actually think the way your commenter does… It is not the credit card companies fault that people are in debt. Credit cards are not mandatory! If you choose to get one and use it, you are responsible for the terms and conditions associated with it. Yes, it would be nice if we as a whole were either better educated on the subject or if the credit card companies/banks would use plain language, but that's not an excuse.
I just found this quote: "The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it." Says it all, doesn't it. 🙂
It is FOR SURE up to the individual who is holding the cc to understand everything they are getting into. Not sure if the commenter really read the post and knows where you are coming from. I think sometimes people just react without really reading.
It is true: Personal responsibility is essential. People become powerless to deal with their own problems when they choose to blame others. It is also true that credit card companies profit from those who get themselves stuck in minimum payment mode. Do these companies encourage people to get into that mode? I think so. Still, it's true that the individual is responsible. Many individuals, in taking responsibility, are cutting their credit cards. I just read a post by Brian@Luke1428 who cut his card (http://www.mymoneydesign.com/lifestyle/philosophy-motivation/conventional-wisdom-about-money/). He says, about his habitual misuse of credit cards, "The card didn't spend itself. I was the one who had to pick it up and use it. However, I believe the cards assisted in opening up a door to my undisciplined side." I think it's possible to recognize that something has a negative impact without calling it evil and without abdicating personal responsibility. For many people, credit cards have a negative impact.
Credit card companies and other lending institutions DO have some questionable business practices. 30% interest on a Victoria's Secret card to buy a bra is crazy stupid. The whole concept of a payday loan is mind boggling insane. Both are traps that I have fallen into (the bra was for my wife, not me). We SHOULD question those practices, and work to make the whole lending landscape safer for people.
But that being said….NOBODY forced me to whip out credit cards and rack up $109,000 of debt. I drove MYSELF to the payday lending place and filled out the application and took the money. ME.
The thing I have the most problem with is not only with people that constantly point the finger placing the blame for their "misfortune" at others, but even worse they expect someone else to fix it FOR THEM.
Pull up your big boy pants, take responsibility for your mistakes and FIX THEM.
Nobody is forcing individuals to sign up for a credit card. It's a free will choice. If you don't like what the company is doing, get a debit card or pay in cash. Quit blaming other people for your irresponsibility.
We are the one who sign up for our own credit card and we are the one who is responsible for it. I saw in the news, when one lady got her first credit card she was overwhelmed that she can buy all the things that she wants because for her it's just one swipe away and she has a good job. But it was very late that she realized that she spent more than her salary and unfortunately she was laid off from her work.
I think the commenter had an ax to grind. Along with credit card companies, along with payday lenders, could be considered predatory, but as you point out, it is the individual that is signing on the bottom line. If people are not qualified to take out loans, then don't take out loans. Even those of us who are qualified should not take out loans without understanding all the fine print, and understanding whether the loan will benefit or hurt us.
I agree with you. Even if credit card companies issue credit to someone, they don't force the person to actually use the credit card. And in addition, your interest rate should never come into question in the first place as you should be paying off the balance in full each month.
When I was younger, I got myself into a ton of credit card debt. Not because of the credit card companies, but because I couldn't control my own spending. Is it the credit card companies fault for giving me credit to get into debt? No, it's my fault.
If we blame the credit card companies and have them stop issuing credit to those that can't afford it, then we have to have the food companies stop offering unhealthy food to obese people and have the auto industry stop offering cars to people who get into accidents all of the time. We have to have cell phone companies stop offering cell phone users who go over their monthly allowance and the beverage companies have to stop offering beer to those that get drunk. The list never ends.
I also agree that personal responsibility has taken a big hit in our society. As someone who is currently very focused on paying off credit card debt, I know I am fully to blame for the choices that lead me to accumulate it in the first place. Sure, sometimes these choices are more honorable than others, e.g., paying for expensive treatments for a dear pet, vs. buying new clothes that I really wanted, but I opened my wallet and pulled out the plastic myself each time. I feel a lot less guilty about having done it in some instances than others, but I did it myself each time.
Is the larger system typically rigged in favor of big banks and other corporations? Yes, I think it is. But not to such an extent that we no longer make our own choices and have to accept the consequences.
This is a super complicated question and debate, but I appreciate you calmly responding to these critiques and continuing the conversation. I hope to throw my hat in the ring for this conversation very soon! Thanks for the inspiration.
Like others have said, I agree that personal responsibility is why a lot of people get into credit card, car and mortgage debt. I have a whole slew of opinions about predatory lending however, it does not change the fact that using other people's money to buy crap you can't afford has consequences. After the housing bubble and credit crunch a few years back, all these documentaries and special tv programs came on with tales of broke people that have nothing left to their names except credit card bills. I kept watching one after the other, waiting for one to finally address the whole personal responsibility situation that was always overlooked. So many of the people featured in these films and shows were middle class people who had great jobs and made good money – but they overextended their credit buying crap they didn't need and can't afford. Occasionally a filmmaker would show actual predatory lending (signing credit cards and consolidation loans out to people who don't have any source of income or were special needs individuals, I do believe that is predatory) but overall it was a pity party for greedy people. And I say that because I was one of them, I racked up crazy debt and cried my face off until there was no one left to blame but myself. I'm out of consumer debt now, and I can say all those DVD's and clothes were NOT worth it. That's right, my $16,000 worth of credit card debt was spent on crap I did not need.
I have a feeling that personal responsibility is slowly going the way of the dinosaur. Hopefully I am wrong.


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The Friends of the Solon Library group is once again sponsoring a "Predict the Oscars" contest. The winner receives a prize package worth over $50 plus "first check-out" privileges for all Best Picture nominees that the library receives after the awards. Details and entry forms are available at the circulation desk, and entries are due on Feb. 23.
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SOLON– The Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Challenge begins Jan. 28. Invite family members, friends, neighbors or co-workers, and start a team. Teams are made of two to 10 people, including the team leader and can be registered to record activity minutes, weight loss or both. Enter under the Solon Group ID: LHISOLON. To get started, go to www.livehealthyiowa.org and click "Join Today." There is plenty of information at the site, or visit Solon Community Fitness Club blog: www.solonfitness.wordpress.com.
SOLON– Old Gold Dining will be hosting a fourth grade class on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
There are usually 22 students that come, and organizers would like to have at least one senior citizen for each student. Non-seniors are also welcome with a reservation and a payment of $5 for the meal. Please try to join this fun occasion and visit with these young Solon school students. Call 624-2251 before noon the day before to make reservations. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m., so plan to arrive by 11:15 a.m. The class that is scheduled to come this month is 4E.
SOLON– All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2013 Knights of Columbus (KC) Free Throw Championship. The local KC Council #12129 competition will be held on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Solon High School.
SOLON– The Optimist Club of Solon will hold basketball contests, including dribbling, passing and shooting, on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 12:30 p.m., at the Solon Middle School gym.
The categories are ages eight through 13, boys and girls divisions. First, second and third place awards are presented to each age group, along with boys and girls champion awards.
A registration form can be downloaded at solonoptimist.org.
SOLON– Please donate any stuffed animals you no longer want to Solon Dollars for Scholars for the spring carnival. They can be dropped off at the Solon Public Library before Feb. 20.
SOLON– This week, the Solon Food Pantry is seeking donations of canned tuna or chicken, juice, pancake mix, toilet paper and cereal. Any donations would be appreciated.
SOLON– Dave Ramsey's new program for high school students and young adults is designed to lead teens to a better understanding of God, themselves and their money– and how it all works together. The program highlights themes of what scripture says about finances, creating a budget, and being debt-free. Classes will be held at Solon United Methodist Church on Saturday Feb. 2, 9, and 16, from 1 until 4 p.m. The cost is $26 and includes a workbook for each lesson. Please contact Renee Masters at 319-624-2288 with any questions. The deadline for registration is Jan. 18.


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John McClendon, an associate professor in the Bates College programs in African American and American cultural studies, opens the college's T.G.I.F lecture series at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in the Edmund S. Muskies Archives, 70 Campus Avenue. The public is invited to lectures in the series free of charge. Refreshments will be available.
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Thursday, March 7, 2002 9:18 am
Referred to as "the world's ambassador to religions everywhere, a man of passionate intellect and immense heart" by theologian Thomas Moore, Huston Smith, a nationally renowned scholar in comparative religious studies, will discuss "Religion's Role in an Acutely Troubling Era" at 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. The public is invited to attend this annual Bertha May Bell Andrews Memorial Lecture in Ethics and Education free of charge.
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Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:53 pm
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Colby, Bates and Bowdoin colleges a $490,000 grant to support study abroad programs. The grant will support the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) Off-Campus Study Consortium for the next three years.
Global warming at issue in annual Muskie Environmental Lecture
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:16 pm
Kalee Kreider, manager of a national campaign to raise awareness about global climate change, assesses the effort to forestall global warming in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives. Presented as the annual Muskie Environmental Lecture, the event is open to the public at no charge.
Symposium examines stereotyping through children's literature
Friday, February 15, 2002 3:58 pm
In an examination of how children's literature transmits stereotypes, a series of talks, accompanied by three one-act plays, in a symposium titled What is Children's Literature? will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The public is invited to attend the sessions, which include breaks for discussion and meals, free of charge.
Catholic chaplain from Harvard discusses feminist journey
Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:54 pm
Jacqueline Landry, Catholic chaplain at Harvard University, will present a talk titled The Path is Made by Walking: A Catholic Feminist's Journey as a Change Agent at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall.
Debaters say it's time to share love's labor
Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:31 am
Love might be a many-splendored thing, but it's also darned hard work for men -- or so says the Brooks Quimby Debate Council, whose members will argue the topic "Resolved: women should bear the burden of dating" at 4 p.m. Valentine's Day in the Keck Classroom of Pettengill Hall.
Central Asian movie critic to screen and discuss Kyrgyzstan film
Tuesday, February 5, 2002 3:43 pm
Gulnara Abikeyeva, a Kazakh film critic and Fulbright Scholar, will introduce the award-winning movie Beshkempir (Adopted Son) by director Aktan Abdykalykov at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Room G52 (the Keck Classroom) of Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. The public is invited to attend the 82-minute screening, followed by a discussion led by Abikeyeva, free of charge. Refreshments will be served.
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Thursday, January 3, 2002 3:35 pm
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So why the 5 stars? Music that can conjure a mood, a time, and a place as strongly as Berlin does deserves our attention and our admiration - Lou's characters let us into their lives, let us feel their suffering, and let us identify and understand our own similar feelings, amazingly all from the comfort of our living room couch.
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Musically the album is a lot better. The best song is "Sad Song" which was originally meant to be on a Velvet Underground album (the original song is on the 2cd version of the album Loaded) It's a huge rock anthem which you probably don't like if you're afraid of bombast. Its lyrics are quite dark and wonderful.
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City Guide: Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILE is home to the greatest Virginians.
Hardly any other city comes to mind when it comes to their contribution to American politics. Charlottesville is known as a home to the most liberal American presidents as Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison. These leaders nurtured from the very early years this liberal state of things and relaxed lifestyle in Charlottesville.
You need a travel to Charlottesville to soak up a dose of its relaxation. Be it a room in cheap or luxury hotel in Charlottesville all available at Booked.net. Our listings include maps, photos and secure forms on each hotel.
But politics is not the only stage for great personalities in Charlottesville. The city is proud of its artistic heritage from William Faulkner who worked in local university to Edgar Allan Poe who once enrolled as a student to the University of Virginia.
Away from the fame bestowed on the city by its famous residents, Charlottesville is a real knot of neo-Classical architecture taking turns with modern-style spacious boulevards. For example, its Downtown Mall is a true introduction to the new-world life being lined with shops, cafés, theatres, museums and restaurants.
Other attractions include;
Monticello, a residence of former American president Thomas Jefferson
Ash Lawn-Highland, a residence of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States
Michie Tavern, a two-in-one attraction being a museum and restaurant at once
The Virginia Discovery Museum offers a variety of family-oriented exhibits
Horse and Wine Country, a charming neighborhood with vineyards
While culture buffs will be kept occupied with the city's neo-classical wealth, you may also indulge in vibrant music scene and culinary experiences in Charlottesville. The city is well-known for its innovative cooking and abundance of upscale restaurants to taste regional or international foods.
Charlottesville is grounded in its history. The biggest part of its early days was shaped by Thomas Jefferson who founded the University of Virginia in the area. After this the city was shaped by this educational institution with a great number of young students packing this area.
Despite the growth, the city remained small until the Louisiana Railroad Company arrived there in 1850. It brought at first huge money to the city, but the development was slowed down with the Civil War. During the war the city of Charlottesville avoided great battles in the area and mainly served as a hospital center.
With the turn of the 20th century Charlottesville still thrives on the back of its educational center and its downtown has undergone a renovation in recent years meaning the city is attractive to visit. Charlottesville is a few clicks away with Booked.net.
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This review is from: The Unknown Trilogy (DVD)
The Unknown Trilogy is a throwback serialized horror movie, very much in the vein of the first Tales from the Crypt or even Vault of HorrorTales From the Crypt / Vault of Horror (Double Feature). It is three stories of `horror' bound together by a narrator. Those first two movies were based on EC Comics and they had some glimmer of horror.
However, the quiet tone of Unknown Trilogy and the lack of follow through in some of the stories makes this film an easy one to pass over in favor of more horrific fare.
There are three stories represented here. The first is about a gambler who is a loser and finds himself making a very unholy deal in order to save his skin. It has some great, classic actors in it (though they only make cameos). I liked the pace, I thought the story and writing were decent and I liked the actors. I was like "cool! Bring on the next two!". The second story is about a young boy who is frightened of many things, especially funeral homes. When his friends dare him to visit one, he is confronted with his greatest fears. In this story, I found the ending trite and a little limp. It wasn't delivered with enough explanation or gusto. When the narrator says his next bit (I can't tell you what without giving away the end) I was asked myself "When did that happen? Hun? What was the significance of the coughing, and..." That was it, because I decided to write that off and move on to the next story. It was about a man who lost his little boy on Christmas and sinks into a terrible depression. I had the ending pegged in 10 minutes. 10 minutes! Then I wasted my other 15 to nod and say "Yep."
The uneven quality of the three stories and lack of well completed endings in two of the three stories earns my three star rating. The three stars are really for the first story about the gambler. If you feel so inclined, watch the first story and then don't watch the next two. Just don't do it. So think you're investing in 30 minutes of darn decent film.
Also know, this is a very quiet, very psychological horror movie. There are no moments of actual terror involved, so if you're looking for any of that, run far, far away.
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Beetroot brownies
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- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal255
- fat13g
- saturates7g
- carbs32g
- sugars24g
- fibre2g
- protein4g
- salt0.11g
- 500g whole raw beetroot (3-4 medium beets)
A favourite in 1970's British salads (served cooked and pickled in vinegar), beetroot is a…
- 100g unsalted butter, plus extra for the tin
- 200g bar plain chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g golden caster sugar
- 3 eggs
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Wear a pair of rubber gloves to stop your hands from staining, then top, tail and peel the beetroot – you'll need about 400g flesh. Roughly chop and put into a large bowl. Add a splash of water, cover with cling film, then microwave on High for 12 mins or until tender.
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. While the beetroot cooks, butter then line a 20 x 30cm traybake or small roasting tin. Roughly chop the chocolate and cut the butter into cubes. Tip the cooked beetroot into a sieve, drain off any excess liquid, then put into a food processor or blender with the chocolate, butter and vanilla. Whizz until the mix is as smooth as you can get it. The chocolate and butter will melt as you do this.
Put the sugar and eggs into a large bowl, then beat using an electric hand whisk until thick, pale and foamy, about 2 mins. Spoon the beetroot mix into the bowl (it won't look too pretty at this stage, but bear with me), then use a large metal spoon to fold it into the whisked eggs. Try to conserve as much air in the mixture as you can. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder, then gently fold these in to make a smooth batter.
Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 25 mins or until risen all over, with just the merest quiver under the centre of the crust when you shake the pan. Cool completely in the tin, then cut into squares.
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If you don't have a microwave, boil the whole, unpeeled beetroot until tender (leaving the skins on prevents them from becoming waterlogged), then peel and use as above. For a real cheat, use 400g ready-cooked beetroot – just be sure to buy the type without vinegar!
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I also made these for the novelty value. Used a slightly larger pan as I didn't have one the exact size. Only put literally a splash of water in the beetroot when cooking it so there was none to drain away. Took them to work and only one person guessed what the 'secret ingredient' was (she also subscribes to these e-mails). They are indeed very chocolatey, and it is impossible to speak whilst eating them as they stick to the roof of your mouth. Not sure if I would make them again, they are quite expensive as I used Fair Trade and organic ingredients.
I love unusual combinations like this (a favourite is avocado chocolate cake) but I found the brownies ended up overly moist and the beetroot flavour a tad overpowering though you could see why the combination would work well. I think if I made them again I'd add a little more cocoa and flour to try and get a better texture.
Very light, moist chocolatey brownies - not dense and fudgy like the ones I normally make but delicious. I couldn't taste the beetroot at all in the finished brownies. Quite a lot of mess in the kitchen by the time I'd finished though with the food processor, electric whisk and several bowls in use and all deep pink!
Too moist! Cooked with pre cooked whole bees and followed recipe amounts. Taste was good though but I think the amount of beetroot needs to be less so that it is still moist but not overly so. River cottage recipe with grated beetroot is much better than this! Wow this is the first recipe from good food that i haven't liked!
I made these for our first market stall at the Kemptown Carnival in Brighton and they were our best seller of the day! Thanks for the recipe, they turned out great (although pinker than the ones in the picture...)
Unbelievably good. Went down a storm with all my friends. I don't have a microwave or a food processor so I did the grated beetroot with a bit of water on a low heat in a pan and used a hand blender, the mixture wasn't that smooth but it still worked out really well. Will be making these again soon
easy and turned out perfectly. have just been all eaten in the office and everyone loved them. will make a good novelty pudding for a dinner party. i cheated and bought ready prepared container of fresh beetroot from m & s - not in vinegar of course! can't beat a traditional brownie however, although maybe i saved some calories.
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