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NEW YORK, Oct 11 —Following similar moves by Cadillac and Volvo, German sportscar maker Porsche is launching a subscription service which will enable users to reserve the Porsche they need, when they need it in return for a monthly fee.
The Porsche 911 may well be the ultimate sportscar, honed and perfected over 54 years and 1 million examples, but it's not exactly ideal for driving the family down to the coast for the weekend, or for doing a weekly grocery shop thanks to its tiny trunk.
Likewise the Macan is a great-to-drive compact SUV that's perfect for everyday family use, but it's not the most romantic of vehicles for taking a mini break.
Therefore, Porsche wants to offer clients the advantages of every model in its current core lineup yet with none of the drawbacks of owning any individual car with a new service called Porsche Accelerate.
"Our Strategy 2025 vision is to be the most aspirational brand in a new era of mobility and consumer expectations. Catering to customers' desire to experience our sports cars in new ways is a part of our core strategy," said Klaus Zellmer, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America.
So, for a monthly fee of US$3,000 (RM12,667), clients will have on-demand access to a host of Porsches, from various high-specification 911s to the most potent versions of the Macan, Cayenne, Boxster, Cayman and Panamera.
The fee includes tax, registration, insurance and the cost of a concierge performing a white glove delivery of the chosen car to the location of the client's choice.
The whole system works via a smartphone app and the service is going live, initially in Atlanta, Georgia (Porsche's North American Headquarters) in November as a pilot program in partnership with Clutch Technologies who has developed the smartphone app and platform via which the system will function.
"Porsche Passport will provide increased choice and flexibility for new target groups in the Atlanta market," said Vince Zappa, President of Clutch Technologies. "Clutch is proud to be the enabling technology behind the service."
And for those that are taken by the idea of having access to the perfect Porsche for their needs simply via tapping and swiping their phone's screen but are put off by the premium subscription fee, the company is offering a second, lower tier program. For US$2,000 a month, the Porsche Launch program will offer access to eight different Porsche cars, including the 718 Boxster, Cayman S, Macan S and Cayenne.
"With Porsche Passport, we now offer our customers a simple and flexible driving solution at their fingertips," said Zellmer. — AFP-Relaxnews


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Fairy Tale Magic: The Thief & His Master
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What If Chronic Kidney Disease And Dialysis Patients Could Prevent The Flu Without A Flu Shot?/
A viewer wrote, "It is almost the time of the year to take that darn Flu Shot again. I hate it! Every time my nurse gives it to me I feel drowsy, tired and like I already have the flu. Am I the only one, and is there anything that I can do about it?"
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Although, Fresenius Medical Care recommends Seasonal Flu Shots for Dialysis patients many Chronic Kidney Disease patients find that taking their Flu Shot is uncomfortable and causes them to feel "out-of-it" for a number of days afterward. Now, however, researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a "Flu Infection without any help from the usual players - the virus itself or interferon, a powerful infection fighter," reported Newsmedical.net.
Recommended Reading: Should Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Get A Flu Shot? Facts And Misconceptions About The Vaccine
Beyond common side effects associated with the Flu Shot in Dialysis patients, "Vaccinating Dialysis patients against the flu with the inactivated virus vaccine used to inoculate (treat) the general population might not provide effective protection," according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The University of North Carolina found that the vaccine did not prevent deaths, and it also did not prevent other flu-like illnesses while only preventing two percent (2%) of flu- and pneumonia-related hospitalizations.
Recommended Reading: Link Found Between Flu Vaccination And Serious Heart Problems In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
New findings published in the journal, Public Library of Science, suggested that Ohio State University Researchers have found a path to "an alternative way to not just reduce the severity of the flu, but prevent infection altogether." The method involves raising the level of a select protein called IFITM3 (pronounced I-fit-M-3). It is known to be effective against all strains of influenza ever tested. Hence, the trick for infection prevention is to boost the IFITM3 protein levels in cells before the virus shows up.
Recommended Reading: Ways Those Suffering With Chronic Kidney Disease Can Boost Their Immune System For Flu Season
While there is a very scientific way of doing this, in short: Researchers at Ohio State University have tested their theory in both mice and human cells and identified positive results. If successful, it could mean the end of the Flu Shot for good. However, there were draw backs as well.
Recommended Reading: Protection Against Itching, Infection, And Death After Catheter Placement In CKD And Diabetics
For instance, the study found that increasing IFITM3 may require the suppression of another important protein and result in birth defects of unborn children. Hence, current findings support that the treatment may be best suited for Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis patients later in life.
Recommended Reading: New Treatment To Combat Deadliest Infection In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, But Is It Too Disgusting?
Full experimental drugs have been developed and experiments have started in living mice. However, Human Trials have not yet commenced. "The long-term goal is to develop a vaccine-independent method to prevent flu infections," said Ohio State University Lead Researcher, Jacob Yount. If you would like to be updated on the progress of this treatment option, then complete the below form. In the meantime, while the current Flu Vaccine may not be as effective as the option in development, Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis patients are still encouraged to continue taking their Flu Vaccine unless their Healthcare Team recommends otherwise.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Jan. 7, 2014 — Riedel Communications, a leading provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) in Basel has installed a Riedel MediorNet media network to provide real-time audio and video to any point on the university campus. The MediorNet installation, undertaken cooperatively by Riedel and FHNW, represents the first such fiber backbone established at a university in Switzerland.
"Working with Riedel, we have built a high-performance digital backbone that not only meets the demands of teaching and research activities across campus, but also provides valuable connectivity to the university's industry, research, and media partners, as well as other educational institutions," said Suresh Surenthiran, digital media systems engineer at FHNW. "The modular MediorNet solution offers an economical yet flexible approach to signal transport, and the resulting high-speed fiber optic infrastructure supports and simplifies visualization, archiving, 3D modeling, and other processes that enhance and enrich our communications and teaching capabilities."
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They define themselves thusly, "Secure America Now is a non-partisan 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. Contributions are not tax deductible." Bolding is mine. So, who are they? Welllll.....
Governor Mike Huckabee
Ambassador John Bolton
Pat Caddell
Aha! That's just three of them, the other names aren't on my radar. But these guys would seem decidedly partisan, wouldn't they? Especially when Bolton is quoted right below his name, saying, "The biggest threat to our national security is sitting in the White House," and Caddell is quoted saying, "We have a President who has suppressed the truth."
Huckabee is of course one of the many people running for the GOP nomination for president. What that has to do with Iran and nuclear readiness, I can't be sure. But I thought I'd just point out, this is just another one of those groups with a jingoistic name, claiming to be non-partisan when it isn't. It's the exact thing the IRS should be looking into, regarding tax exempt status.
Also of note, one of their other points of interest is Benghazi!
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Terrific Teddy ready for lessons at Wallington Hall
The New Year has got off to a roaring start for the Magpie Centre thanks to a donation and a new addition.
Staff at West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled Association are looking to increase the number of carriage driving lessons thanks to Teddy and his new carriage.
More than 100 people a week, of all ages and with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities, benefit from riding and carriage driving lessons at the centre.
The 15 2hh Welsh Section D horse passed his Riding for the Disabled assessment on Tuesday last week before heading out onto his first lessons.
Teddy arrived at the Wallington Hall yard last year after being purchased with donations made by the Flux Family Fund, the Florence Clarke Fund and Lynn Rotary Club.
The nine-year-old has become a firm favourite with clients who are able to enjoy carriage driving and riding lessons with Teddy.
Yard manager Natalie Dade said: "Now we have Teddy we are able to have the carriage horses go out together. We are able to give an extra nine lessons now.
"Teddy is cheeky and is popular with the clients."
The centre has also been boosted by a £2,500 grant from West Norfolk Council, distributed by the Norfolk Community Foundation.
Trustee Rosie O'Grady said: "This is great news for us as it will subsidise 30 weeks of Wednesday lessons. Although rider donations cover part of the cost, it is thanks to grants such as this that we can continue our work for people living with disabilities."
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Will a Tax Credit Help You?March 11, 2009
Tax season is in full swing, which put me in mind of the Tax Credit being offered to first-time home buyers as part of the Economic Stimulus Plan. This tax credit should not be confused with the Tax Credit of 2008. The tax credit in the 2008 stimulus plan was for $7,500 and had to be repaid. The new tax credit (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) was increased to $8,000 with no repayment requirement. However, if you sell the home within three years or if the home is no longer your principal residence within the same three years, the tax credit must be repaid.
The time frame to take advantage of the tax credit by first-time home buyers is limited. The escrow must close between January 1, 2009 and November 30 2009. The tax credit does have income restrictions. There is a maximum income limit of $75,000 for single households and a $150,000 income limit for married couples. However, if your income is higher than the limit, you may still qualify for a tax credit. For those with an adjusted income over the limit, there is a phase out plan. For example, if your adjusted income is $160,000, you could still qualify for an approximate tax credit of $4,000 (maximum). The tax credit is not a full $8,000 but is based on the purchase price of the home. First-time buyers can claim 10% of the home's purchase price as their tax credit.
The tax credit may also be applied to your 2008 tax year. First-time home buyers have the opportunity to determine which year's tax filing (2008 or 2009) would be more advantageous to apply the tax credit. An amended 2008 tax return can be filed when filing your 2009 taxes. Please consult with a professional tax advisor to determine which year the tax credit will work for you.
The tax credit applies to any type of property, including multi-family dwellings which are owner occupied. Remember, a first-time home buyer does not necessarily mean that you have never owned a home. A first-time home buyer is defined as anyone who has not owned a home in the last three years. If you are considering a home purchase this year, the tax credit being offered may help your 2009 (or 2008) tax filing.
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This heretofore nameless arroyo and canyon that runs between Broad Canyon and Horse Canyon, I am christening Kemado Canyon because it starts its run as grassy troughs, rocky ravines and sandy stream beds gather on the west flanks of Sierro Kemado Mountain. It continues east gradually cutting down into the plateau for a little over three and a half miles. It then boxes up for about a half mile in a tight little canyon before opening up into some horseshoe bends after which it becomes a wide multi- channeled wash as it makes its way to the Rio Grande.
My hike consisted mainly of exploring the box. I had intended to check out the bends just beyond,but it was a little too warm and time was running short. Perhaps I'll get back there this winter because it really is a neat place.
Getting there is relatively simple, although it would be much easier just to walk upstream from NM 185. Unfortunately, it looks like that route is blocked by private property. So, I had to take the Barksdale Road ( E-006) for about 7 miles and then take a left onto E-006A. After about three and a half miles, there is a fork where a sign says that the county maintenance ends. I continued straight( left) onto a primitive,but decent road for another mile or so and parked where it comes very close to the edge of Kemado Canyon.
Down the rocky hillside I went, and then into the arroyo itself. Initially the bedrock and cliffs were the pebble, cobble, boulder conglomerate mixed with crossbedded sandstone layers that is so common around the area. But as the strata changed to igneous, the exciting little box began.
It is similar to the narrow passages in Angostura, Valles and Broad Canyons that cut through the same type of rock, but this one has that truly closed in feeling that made it special. It also has 5 or 6 dry waterfalls that must be negotiated. Happily, all but one can be safely managed by either going left or right. The highest one, I had to go down the long chute itself but it really was a minor scramble in both directions.
In the canyon bottom were hackberry and soapberry trees, lemon verbena and apache plume which softened the rough appearance of the canyon walls considerably. Water lingered in natural cisterns carved into the gray basalt with streaks of white agate which looks uncannily like someone has tossed paint onto the rocks. A good sized mule deer bounced up the hills above me. Nests of large twigs were set on a ledge in an alcove and hawks circled above. No snakes were encountered,but lizards did hurry to and fro.
When I had approached the trailhead, it was overcast, but as soon as I had started hiking the clouds parted and the sun beat down. When the box opened up, I only walked a few shadeless steps before deciding to turn around. Then, as I got to the car, the blanket of clouds returned. Oh well, so will I, but in the winter months.


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I first met Ignoto 50 years ago in the city room of the old Louisville Times, among (I must have said this before), some of the brightest, funniest, most engaging human specimens I've ever had the privilege to encounter. Ignoto preceded me to California and when I showed up a few years later as a spanking new professor, I think his attitude was that if Buce can get through law school, why then anyone can.
He did go to law school and professed to enjoy it but sadly, I don't think he ever really got traction in law practice. In his later years, he was doing commercial collections: humble drudgery that nobody does except for the money (well-- cf. infra). Ignoto did it for, I suspect, not a lot of money, although it did get him out of the house and supplied him with some of the baroque and entertaining stories on which he (and let's face it, I) always seemed to thrive.
The death was easy; the cleanup, not quite as much so. Ignoto's was a small, perhaps a tiny, practice and he does seem to have kept good records. Still, there is a bunch of just stuff: clients to be notified, files to be returned, a trust account--other people's money!--to be reconciled, that sort of thing.
All this will get done and life will move on or not as the case me be and I'll spare you the details. I'm telling the story because I want to tell also about how it has broadened my vision. Here's my insight: this sort of thing is happening all over the place: no, not just dying, wonder buns, I know that is happening (people are dying now who never died before!). I mean rather: lawyers are dying, still in harness, with clients who still depend on them--lawyers in their 70s, 80s, 90s, who can't afford to quit because they never gave a thought to saving for retirement, or won't quit because they can't imagine what else to do. "Lawyers live well and die poor," my father the credit manager (who had seen their balance sheets) liked to say.
So perhaps its was aways true. But I wonder whether it is truer now than it was in my father's day: we've had an uneasy sense for a long time that we have too many lawyers. And since the bubble has burst, it's perhaps more urgently obvious than ever. Here in Palookaville, there are several I see suspiciously often at the gym. Around any courthouse, you'll find an array of hangers-on trying to scrounge for a few crumbs (public money for criminal defense has surely been a godsend for some clients; it's probably saved the bacon of a few lawyers too).
An oddity of the law is that this is one profession in which you may actually get better as you get older--at least up to a point. I wouldn't want my mathematicians much over 26. I suspect there is much to be said for a surgeon who is still young enough to compete at pickup basketball (but be careful with those hands, doc, okay?). I doubt that many dentists are better at 55 than they were at 30 (and probably a lot more bored). Lawyers, by contrast, can improve, if they are lucky, by leveraging their purely technical skills with maturity, good judgment, gravitas.
No, no, I'm not saying everybody gets wiser as they get older. I remember how "that guy doesn't have 20 years' experience: he has one years' experience 20 times." Still, some people do get wiser with age, and law is one profession where wisdom may do good work.
But you can anticipate the catch here: even in the best of cases, that wisdom will begin to plateau. Short of egregious misconduct that leads to outright disbarment, nothing tells the lawyer to stop. It's not like driving, where you have to renew every so often. It's more like the Energizer Bun--no, more like the Energizer Bunny's knockoff imitation cousin who keeps "going" but slower, slower, slower until he achieves entropy.
Addressing the aftermath of Ignoto, I find that Bar Associations apparently have noticed they have a problem: there seem to be mechanisms designed to facilitate a cost-effective and responsible cleanup (how well they work may be another story). And I learn also that, well as I said, it's happening more and more: the older lawyer with not much of a practice who can't or won't quit and who flirts every day with the prospect of leaving clients in the lurch. Heaven help us all.
Disclaimer: hope I don't sound too gloomy--but it seems like the mates are falling all around me. I went to (celebratory) memorial service for another old friend just the Saturday before Thanksgiving. And New Years' Eve marked the end of a much-loved faculty colleague. Platoon is taking some incoming.


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King Endorses Romney, Er Fred
The good folks at NBC's "First Read" got a little ahead of themselves today:
Congressman Steve King (R), one of Iowa's most strident critics of illegal immigration and a champion of the state's rural conservatives, has endorsed Romney.A couple of weeks ago, The Hill said Steve King's endorsement "could provide a boost for one of the GOP candidates in the all-important first-in-the-nation caucus state."
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*** UPDATE *** King just announced that he's supporting Thompson. Team Romney is in the back of the room looking bewildered. They were all here, leading all the press to conclude that it was an endorsement for Romney.
Fred is grateful for King's support:
Congressman King's leadership in support of the sanctity of life and his efforts in the fight against illegal immigration have made him one of Iowa's great Republican leaders. He's a tireless fighter for the 5th district of Iowa and I'm honored by his support. I look forward to working with Congressman King over the next three weeks and into 2008 in support of the traditional conservative values he and I share.There has to an interesting story behind MSNBC's report that King had endorsed Romney….before the endorsement was even announced.


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Check out these gorgeous supersized gold paper stars (above), which are perfect for hanging from windows, banisters or walls. You'd imagine they'd be fairly expensive….
…but nope, you can get two for just £1 at – whisper it – Poundland.
And how about this cool Scandi-style peg wreath for holding cards…
Yep, it's just £1 too, at Poundland.
And this on-trend honeycomb tree, and set of red and white bells? That's right, just one pound (and in the case of the bells, £1 for ten)!
Proving you don't have to spend a fortune on nice-looking Christmas decorations, Poundland have come up with some corking bits and bobs to make your house look lovely. I also like this tasteful felt 'Merry Christmas' banner:
And this jewel-coloured tinsel wreath, tabletop tree and glittertastic baubles:
They also have some fab little metal tealight houses, in red and white, which would look amazing in a row on a mantlepiece; dainty felt snowflake bunting; and supersized paper stars in other colours:
In fact, I reckon, you could probably kit out an entire room for around a tenner at Poundland, and no-one would ever guess where you got it all from. Race you to the checkout!
All the decs in the room above are from Poundland!
PS: It's awards season in the blogging world again, and I'm very excited to be nominated in this years' blogging Oscars, the UK Blog Awards – in both the 'Lifestyle' and the 'Most Innovative' categories. So, if you enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy writing it, I'd be honoured if you'd click on the below links and vote for me. Voting takes literally seconds – you just enter your name and email address – and would make me incredibly happy!
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text: When a slut's gotta go, a slut's gotta go, and the escalator will have to do. At least she didn't piss all over the stairs and cause someone to slip and break their neck. What the fuck am I saying? Why didn't this bitch piss on the stairs? We could've got a two for one.


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With the holiday season officially upon us, the sprint to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list has also begun! While it may feel tempting to reach for a stack of gift cards and call your shopping done, 'tis also the season for making each others' days a little more merry and bright. Special packaging, personal touches and festive surprises can all make a generic gift feel extra special and holiday-worthy. Read on to see how easy it is to assemble thoughtful, creative and festive gifts just by using off-the-shelf items and only a few DIY skills!
To stock up on gifts, packaging and special touches in a single shopping trip, visit your local craft store. Wander the aisles with an open mind and fill your basket with a variety of holiday items, including boxes/bins/baskets, bows and ribbons, tissue and wrapping paper, ornaments, stickers and embellishments, holiday and baking supplies, and anything else that catches your eye. To easily assemble a cohesive and coordinated gift, select items around a theme, such as baking, spirits, candy, tree decorating, toys or even specific colors (all red, all green, all gold, etc.). Here are three ideas to get you started!
Sugar & Spice Cookie Bucket
The Christmas season is seemingly synonymous with cookies, so consider giving your neighbors or friends a quick and cute kit containing everything they'll need to get baking! The key to this simple arrangement is keeping everything in a consistent color palette and loading items into charming canisters! Here, a brightly colored tin keeps basic kitchen items feeling festive rather than utilitarian.
Don't hesitate to include some off-the-shelf cookie ingredients to complete the theme! Add a bit of charm by transferring sprinkles to rustic-looking jars labeled with simple letter stickers!
Use tissue paper to help layer items within a bin or basket to create a more interesting arrangement. Balance sizes and colors throughout, and consider including Grandma's icing recipe for a personal touch!
Dressed-Up Spirits
Wine or spirits make a great gift for any occasion. Instead of tossing the bottle into a basic bag, add a few simple and creative touches to transform it into a unique and memorable gift!
Dress up a wine bottle by adding a pre-made bow and simple tree ornament. Choose an ornament with a basic holiday message, or select a personalized ornament your recipient will love!
Wine charms are a natural accompaniment to a bottle, and most hosts or hostesses can always use more! If you can't find some you love, they are quite easy to make yourself!
These adorable tree light wine charms were made using a pack of miniature tree ornaments, basic jewelry rings (you can find them in any craft store!) and a pair of needle-nose pliers. Just bend the ring as shown with the pliers and hook on the ornament!
Package them up by punching holes in pretty paper and hooking each one on! Paired with a bottle of wine, you will surely be the hit of the party!
Surprise Inside Candy Jar
Colored candies, layered in a pretty jar and topped with a bow, are a simple and adorable gift you can assemble and hand out to coworkers, neighbors, friends and more. Candy jars are also a really fun way to package smaller gifts.
Start by finding a simple, clear jar and candies that come in a variety of holiday colors (you can use either wrapped or unwrapped candies!). Sort them by color (if desired) and then load them into the jar. As you fill the jar, slide a small gift (gift card, jewelry, money, keys, movie tickets, etc.) into the middle of the candy so it can't be seen from the outside. Pack more candy around and on top of the gift, but leave it peeking out so your recipient will know it's there!
If desired, decorate the jar's lid with paint, stickers or decorative tape, and be sure to add a pretty bow and tag to finish it off!
What appears to be a simple jar of candy sure has a sweet surprise waiting inside!
This year, think beyond the basic gift card or bottle of wine and try something a little more creative! But don't fret; giving thoughtful and creative gifts doesn't have to require a ton of supplies, time or DIY skills. With some creative packaging and a unified color palette all done around a festive theme, you can pull together easy and inexpensive yet completely unique gifts anyone would love to receive!
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
this secret blog is about to get UN-secret…
I've been "keeping" this "blog" for several years and have only found two or three things to write about.
But, you know, I did win an award a few years ago, and I finished a new book recently…
I probably could have posted something.
anyway, I'm doing that now.
I may even do it again.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I just reached the half-way point in my new book, MIDLIFE.
90 pages of 180. For better or worse. Who can say?
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Monday, February 16, 2009
John Bonham, John Henry Bonham…
Good Lord! Found this in a box of comics in my parents attic. I remember being mildly famous in highschool for painting The Doors or The Who logos on peoples' jean jackets.
I sketched this touching tribute to a man who died, choked by lungfuls of his own half-digested burrito.
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Will Eisner Hesitantly and Politely Defaced Canadian Money
My old friend Mark Svennsson sent me this money with the following explanation:
"I actually got this for you 6 years ago at the Silver Snail. I asked Will Eisner to do a doodle for my buddy Joe. he was concerned that it may not be legal to deface the Queen. I assured him that Canadians weren't as concerned about defacing our leaders' images as Americans. (Or just smiled stupidly and mumbled "it's okay."
I'm just shocked that during my dark, drunken years this baby wasn't spent on a single of cheap beer at the closest Dep.
Thanks Mark!
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As a young artist coming from an area where talent is not frequently acknowledged or observed, Nathaniel Sherrod Jr. aka DMV's Lil Bill is one to take a stand.
Born May 11, 1990 in Temple Hills, MD but living in Southern Maryland the majority of his life, this rapper/singer/producer & songwriter, managed to gain the respect of his peers in the DMV and abroad. Lil Bill is a dynamic combo of energy and swagger that instantly demands attention and accolades from music lovers, buyers, critics, and other established musicians themselves. Lil Bill's style varies from "the cookouts", the parties, intense conversations that ignite from his impeccable delivery and narrative storytelling skills.
Graduating from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, MD in 2008 he also attended CCBC Essex Community College; Bill came upon the music scene in late September of 2009 after performing in numerous cities and events and recording numerous songs that were getting the attention of locals. "And to think all this started after a couple of college buddies were joking around in a studio, but I got serious." – Lil Bill
Brooklyn West Records/ Bungalo Records/ Universal has offered a recording deal contract in January 2010; Lil Bill has yet to make a decision. Lil Bill's anticipated debut project "One Sided Story" is to be released late Fall/Winter 2010. Bill is a complete musician repping his home whose music demands a true shot at stardom.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
We went to a new place in our neighborhood, Clementine, for an impromptu lunch today. The verdict: we'd love to go back, maybe next time for dinner.
Positive: great space, quick service, attractive decor, friendly service, tasty sandwiches, great tarragon potato salad, fun signage. Drawbacks: We got there at 3PM when they apparently were starting to transition to dinner and they were out of anything hot. We only wanted sandwiches so it wasn't the end of the world (I bet their mac & cheese is good though, it looked like that sort of place) but they were also out of "basil lime elixir" and a couple of other things. My roast beef sandwich (with tomato-onion jam, Munster & horseradish sauce) was tasty but I wish the meat went to all corners of the bread. Matt had a sandwich with bacon, asparagus and avocado that was tasty but a bit on the skimpy side.
I think they will iron the shortages issue out, it is a new place and these things happened. They also seemed quite busy-when we arrived there were two large parties finishing up their meals. It helped that the waitress was very apologetic but it is frustrating to go a restaurant and not be able whatever you want off the menu. Luckily we were just looking for a light lunch so it didn't matter much. I'm looking forward to going back for dinner.
I am also happy to see a fun, friendly restaurant open up in my neighborhood. Go Harford Road corridor! I love the idea of an affordable place that's only about a mile from the house. We love Chameleon (also very close by) but it is a bit pricy for a quick dinner out.
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Did you know the kitchen is considered the heart of your home, symbolizing health, wealth and abundance from a Feng Shui perspective?
The food from this room not only sustains you, but also fosters prosperity in your life. Creating meals and cleaning up afterward are important to show how much you care for yourself and your loved ones.
Your kitchen must be an appetizing place, which is why keeping it clean and clutter-free is so important. Sending this message of wealth and abundance will make your life easier and happier, besides!
Here are my Top-Ten Feng Shui Tips for making your kitchen into the "healthy heart" of your home:
1. Clean everything inside & out. And I mean EVERYTHING: drawers and cabinets, appliances, walls and counters. Shelves should be lined with fresh liner paper, and the floor will need a good scrub. This requires you to take everything out of the cabinets, leading naturally to step 2.
2. Assess what you really use. What do you use, need and love in your kitchen? As you remove things from cabinets and drawers, ask yourself, "When did I last use this? What's what the likelihood I'll use it in the future?" If you must keep an item you seldom use, put it on a higher shelf or into deep storage.
3. Clear the counters. Small appliances can take over your counter space, preventing you from having adequate space to work comfortably. So remove everything, wipe down all surfaces and replace only the things you use on a daily basis.
4. Put like with like. While sorting through your cabinets, make life easier by putting similar things together. For example, separate sweet baking spices from savory ones, and store coffee filters near your coffee mugs.
5. Adjust shelves to maximize storage space. As you put things back into the cabinets, separate tall items from shorter ones and adjust your cabinets' shelf-height appropriately.
6. Use "shelf helpers" for convenience and efficiency. Anything from tray racks to lazy susans can make your kitchen easier to navigate and, quite frankly, change your life. Don't forget to measure your cabinets and drawers before heading to the store!
7. Get good Chi energy flowing by making sure everything works. Broken things must be fixed and doors should swing freely. If you have chipped bowls or glasses, replace them. Be sure to sharpen your knives.
This is a crucial step in Feng Shui — things that are well cared for signify your intention to take the very best care of yourself, too!
8. Recognize the importance of your stove. The stove symbolizes Wealth and Abundance in your life. In Feng Shui, the stove is the centerpiece for the "Heart of Your Home." It must be treated with particular respect. Keep it clean and use all the burners regularly to draw more positive Chi into your life.
9. Use mirrors to create more wealth. Since the stove burners symbolize Wealth, you can symbolically multiply it by placing a mirror behind the stove. This mirror will also reflect activity behind you, so you can relax and focus on your cooking.
10. Balance the elements. Four of Feng Shui's Five Elements already exist your kitchen: Fire, Water, Metal and Earth. If Wood is missing, simply bring in a small plant, bowl of fruit or a picture of these. With balanced elements, your space will feel great.
Ann Bingley Gallops is a Feng Shui expert and the owner of Open Spaces Feng Shui in New York City. She offers private Feng Shui consultations for homes, offices and business, helping clients achieve their personal and professional goals by balancing the elements in their spaces.
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Culturemap.com posted an unedited transcript between Mr. Novack and reporters. Novack goes into a lot about ABC's The Bachelorette but I am skipping those parts (click above link to read a lot more). I'm only reposting the parts about TV news and Houston comedy clubs.
Paulette Cohn: So, you're a public figure anyway, you're a weatherman, what has the reaction been like when you went back home.
So that's been kind of interesting. I think overall it's been pretty positive. People have been saying, "oh we were rooting for you, we were pulling for you," and I just finished up in my station here at the NBC affiliate so my contract ran down so I'm not there anymore and people saying that they miss me doing the weather and come back to channel 2, come back to NBC and all this stuff, but in general it's all been positive. No milkshakes thrown at me like in the movie the weather man so that's good.
David Barron: Fine thanks, there aren't of network affiliate jobs in the top ten markets and you were able to work your way to one and then you gave it up. How do you feel about your decision to leave the KPRC, would you want to return to television news and do you believe that that career path might have been impacted by your decision to reality shows?
Jonathan Novack: No, I don't think the show had anything to do; it didn't have anything to do with my contract. That was honestly my plan whether or not I made it on the show, I was looking to move on and up. So I mean I don't regret that, I that's just how I've always kind of been. My first station I left after 3 years, Miami I left after my first contract was up, and I mean weekend weather is great, but I want to do more than that.
David Barron: So, you said you're doing nights in town before you leave here or what ...
Jonathan Novack: Yes I was just, there's a little thing over at Davenport on Tuesday night. There's one at Monday night, I forget where it is but my friend who is a comic around town, he invited me to, and so it might be the last, I don't know if it's the Last Stop or not, but there's a few places in town I'm going to start hitting up here in the next couple of months, getting back into it.
I'm going to start writing comedy bits for Jonathan right here. First joke for free:
"So, anyone watch The Bachelorette on ABC13? [audience applauds] Well, I was a contestant on that show... [more audience applause] Yeah, the first time I saw Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky there was a 100% chance of perspiration on my part. [audience oohs] Yeah I took her hand off camera, looked into her eyes said, 'I think there is a warm front in my pants.' [rim shot sound effect off stage]. Hey, thanks for the support folks, make sure to tip your servers!" [massive applause]
For real though, someone needs to find out where he is performing, record it on video, upload it ot the Internet and let me know the link!
- Former weatherman Jonathan Novack continues in reality TV
- Houston TV meteorologist on ABC's The Bachelorette 2010?
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Chow, Levan
Well, my day has officially been ruined with yet another downer in the world of Arkansas athletics. I know this post is way late in today's instant news world, but I couldn't let it slide without a farewell to my favorite country of Georgia player of all time.
Seems that "The Tbilisi (pronounced Ball-ee-see) Baller", Arkansas freshman guard Levan Patsatsia has decided to transfer from the University of Arkansas basketball team.
A native of the country of Georgia, I wrote back in December that Patsatsia was probably the most important player on the team even though he barely got to play. My argument will never fully be realized now as "The Georgia Peach" is transferring to Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College where he'll enjoy the beaches, the bars, and the babes while raining down three point bombs next season for the Pirates of PJC.
"White Lebron" (he also wore #23) averaged 2.1 minutes per game in the nine games he appeared in last season for the Razorbacks.
Levan's final stats as a Razorback (unless he transfers back after next season... it could happen):
9 games played
3 points
3 rebounds
1 personal foul
1 blocked shot
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Iain Dale is often criticised for being partisan and sometimes a little too close to politicians to be able to criticise them objectively. This was levelled at Iain when the Derek Conway business was at its height. However, you have to take your hat off to Iain Dale today for daring to criticise his friend and political ally Ann Widdecombe.
Admittedly she is voting against the Tories, and as such Iain could be said to be putting party before friendship, but his arguments are balanced and reasoned and he avoids unnecessary abuse. Well done Iain.


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The principal features of the Web seem to be that it is:
Pervasive. The Internet goes almost everywhere today, and it can be extended easily. One of the committee's recommendations is to extend MIT's data network to those few offices, labs, and living spaces at MIT that are not now connected.
The Web's span is truly "World Wide." There are sites on every continent, and almost every nation. Would you like to hear from the South Pole? Or a NASA space shuttle mission? When mankind colonizes the Moon or other planets, the name "World Wide Web" will have to be changed to "Solar System Wide Web."
Fast. Because the information travels electronically, it goes in a fraction of a second between where it is stored and where it is needed, no matter how far apart. Thus, in human terms, the response seems instantaneous, below the limit of patience. There is little if any danger of losing one's train of thought. Compare this with other techniques of information transfer -- a two-minute telephone call, a ten-minute walk to the library, a several-hour response to e-mail, or a week-long wait for answers to written inquiries.
On the other hand, the great popularity of the Web is leading to higher rates of data transfer than the Internet can handle, and "traffic jams" are frequent. The more exotic media (audio and video) require large files which do take considerable time to transfer.
Convenient. Publishing on the Web is easy. The conversion of various kinds of documents to the required HTML format is not difficult, and in the future there will be many tools for automatically generating Web documents. MIT students take to it easily -- over 1000 of them have asked that their own personal home pages be included in the list maintained by SIPB. There is also a centrally maintained list of about the same size. Who knows how many others have personal home pages on research machines? Already Microsoft has announced that its word processors will have HTML output. This report is being written using a shareware HTML editor that is claimed to be semi-WYSIWYG. At a higher level, we expect within a few years authoring tools that will greatly assist the writing of Web documents.
Browsing the Web is also easy. The graphical human interface of the popular Web browsers is intuitive, convenient, and pleasant to use.
Versatile. The Web is multi-media. Web pages can contain not only text and images, but also segments of sound and motion pictures. It is true that the sheer size of audio and video files makes them slow to retrieve, and the special "external viewers" needed to work with current Web browsers makes their use somewhat inconvenient. Nevertheless, if the application requires such media, they can be incorporated into Web documents.
The multi-media environment is useful for students as well as teachers. Students can use all these media to express their ideas.
The Web is also versatile in the structure of the information it contains. The links can point to anything and can be arranged in arbitrary patterns to match any structure. If used carefully, this versatility can lead to useful expressiveness.
Popular. The Web is rapidly becoming known to the general public. Newspapers love it. The Boston Globe has a weekly page on cyberspace, featuring a few "cool" Web sites. Even the comics are on the Web, and, as Arlo and Janis demonstrate here, the Web is in the comics (yes, there really is a coffee pot):
The public got a dramatic exposure to the Web during the July, 1994 comet impact on Jupiter -- the Web was a major method of transmitting images. The JPL comet home page got almost a quarter million "hits" on one day alone (July 20). Statistics of Internet usage show that as of December 1994, the Web accounted for 15% of all Internet traffic, compared with 2.2% a year earlier (by April 1995, it was up to 21%). The commercial on-line services (Compuserve, America Online, etc.) plan to offer both browsing and Web publishing to their clients. Web browsers will be built seamlessly into computer operating systems. Several commercial enterprises intend to bring commerce and shopping malls to the Web, and make money doing it.
On July 31, 1995, as the finishing touches were being applied to this report, an airplane was circling over Cambridge towing a banner with a URL printed on it in large letters.
As a result of all this public interest, educational applications will increasingly seem natural to students, most of whom will arrive at MIT already knowing how to use the Web.
Interactive. Interactivity is a necessary attribute of any successful educational technology. Passive watching of TV or, for that matter, an MIT lecture, is much less effective than an opportunity for the student to control the information exchange. Interactivity can take many forms. The Web is ideally suited for interactive access, since it is programmable: each transaction between browser and server can invoke an arbitrary program on the server. There are numerous successful interactive applications, including 8.07 in Fall 1994 at MIT, and the Berkeley virtual frog dissection.


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Voting rights groups are trying to stop Georgia elections officials from screening new voters by asking them to prove their identities and citizenship.
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stanley Birch has asked the voting groups, the state and the federal government to hammer out a compromise during a long lunch break.
The groups asked a three-judge federal panel Wednesday to stop Secretary of State Karen Handel from matching new voter applications with driver's license and Social Security data.
It comes days after a federal judge rejected their claims.
District Judge Jack Camp said he worried that halting the screenings could lead to "significant voter confusion" before the November 4 election. But he noted the groups still had the option to appeal to the three-judge panel.
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So, I've been spending a LOT of time on Facebook lately. No ... I am not playing Farmville, Mafia Wars or some other kind of 'ville' game. I am connecting with some other lovely mums, aunts and grandmothers who fancy owning a dolly or two, constructed by me. It's like going to the markets without having to pack up all my gear, unpack, set up, stand around, pack up, cart home and unpack again! Loving it!
Normally I would show some lovely dolly photos, but blogger isn't playing nice tonight. Instead you can go check out the action here ... Facebook/Hello Dollies.


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An ELCA synod celebrated Earth Day this year by posting a pretty little meme to Facebook:
The sentiment is lovely. After all, traditional Christianity has long spoken of reading the "Book of Nature," meaning that God is revealed in the Creation. But did Luther ever say this?
Some Facebook discussion ensued, little of it supported by research. "How beautiful," said one. "Doesn't sound like Luther," said another. "Natural theology be damned," snorted a third. That sort of thing, which substitutes opinion for fact.
One participant suggested, perhaps a bit wistfully, that this was a paraphrase of a remark from Luther's 1527 essay That The Words "This is My Body" etc. Stand Fast Against the Fanatics. The precise passage she cited goes like this:
The Scriptures teach us ... that the right hand of God is not a specific place on which a body must or may be, such as on a golden throne, but is is the almighty power of God, which at one and the same time can be nowhere and yet must be everywhere. [....]
On the other hand, [the power of God] must be present in essence at all places, even in the tiniest tree leaf. The reason is this: it is God who creates, effects, and preserves all things through his almighty power and right hand, as our Creed confesses. [LW 37:59, alt.]
This is Luther the ubiquitarian at work, and as such it represents a somewhat polemical position, over against the Swiss Reformers who argued that Christ, sitting at the right hand in celestial glory, could not reasonably be said to be present also in the terrestrial bread and wine.
But saying that Christ can be present in the whole Creation at once is not quite the same as saying that the message of salvation can be discovered in nature. Not to mention that the words are entirely different.
So what is the actual source of "trees, flowers, clouds and stars"?
Funny story, with an emphasis upon "story.".
In the early 1860s, a popular novelist and poet named Elizabeth Rundle Charles was asked by an editor to write a book about Luther's life. The result was The Chronicles of the Schoenberg-Cotta Family (1862), a curious novel that pretends to tell the story of Luther through the yes of his neighbors. It is available on Project Gutenberg, if you are interested.
In the voice of a neighbor girl, Else, Charles tells a tale about sitting with Katie during the Doctor's absence at the Coburg in 1530. Luther using the family garden as a sort of living catechism:
It is delightful too, [Frau Luther] says, to listen to the heavenly theology [her husband] draws from birds and leaves and flowers, and the commonest gifts of God or events of life. At table, a plate of fruit will open to him a whole volume of God's bounty, on which he will discourse. Or, taking a rose in his hand, he will say, "A man who could make one rose like this would be accounted most wonderful; and God scatters countless such flowers around us! But the very infinity of his gifts makes us blind to them."
And one evening, he said of a little bird, warbling its last little song before it went to roost, "Ah, dear little bird! he has chosen his shelter, and is quietly rocking himself to sleep, without a care for to-morrow's lodging; calmly holding by his little twig, and leaving God to think for him."
In spring he loves to direct her attention to the little points and tufts of life peeping everywhere from the brown earth or the bare branches. "Who," he said, "that had never witnessed a spring-time would have guessed, two months since, that these lifeless branches had concealed within them all that hidden power of life? It will be thus with us at the resurrection. God writes his gospel, not in the Bible alone, but in trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars."
And thus, to Mistress Luther, that little garden, with his presence and his discourse, has become like an illuminated Gospel and Psalter.
In context, this actually does sound more like Luther. It is less about finding salvation in nature than about finding in nature images of the salvation we have encountered in the external Word. Rundle, who had certainly read a great deal in preparation for her book, may very well have had a source in Luther's works. or she may have invented this from whole cloth.
Until somebody comes up with something better, though, we are going to call this one a phony. So far as the evidence goes, Luther neither said nor wrote the words to which people have been heedlessly appending his name for lo these 150 years.


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As some of you may remember,
I had my first booth last November
at the Victoria Market Days
Every Little Birdie is going to market again this year.....
my next booth will be at the "Goliad Market Days" in March
Goliad is a much bigger market with lots of traffic so I'm hoping to do well
I've been working like mad trying to build up my
inventory for my March booth
I spent all day Saturday
in the garage painting
|I'll show you my chalk boards and the little table in a day or two
when they are finished however, I did managed to finish one chair!!
I didn't get a before picture of this chair
but it was dark wood and not in good shape
I found it at one of the flea markets in town
It originally had a cane insert in the seat
A good sanding and a coat of chalk paint helped
but it needed something else.......
It needed some bling!
I told hubby my idea and he helped
me add these eye screws so I could
hang a couple of old spoons
I love the little bit of character
this adds to the piece
When I made up my chalk paint
I was going for a green tint
but it came out more of a blue
Oh well, mixing paint is always an experiment
and of course I think it looks kinda cute
in my bedroom but never fear, come March
it's going to market!!!!!
Every Little Birdie says-
What projects have you been up to????
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Scott Puritz, 29, is the president of a direct-marketing company in Washington, D.C. Recently he had business in Chicago; he flew into town on a chilly evening.
In the morning he was surprised to find that the weather had turned warm. It put him in a better mood. He went out to make his round of appointments. Early in the afternoon he was due to meet a business associate at a restaurant called Cafe Croissant, on Michigan Avenue.


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Sustainability's caste system can go to hell.
You couldn't walk past a TV during November 2013 without being reminded that President John F Kennedy was assassinated fifty years ago this month. Countless documentaries and reviews were aired.
I was nine years old when JFK fell. I remember where I was when the news broke. Two days later we watched Jack Ruby kill Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV. There were many dark days and months after that. The nation was despondent.
I had a few flashbacks this November.
But being reminded of JFK and all the news of 1963 has helped me better understand where we are today—and what we must do to move forward.
Indeed, it took all the upheaval of 1963 to advance the civil rights movement to new rules: Congressional approval of the Civil Rights Act that guaranteed, at least in law, full equality for all our nation's citizens.
Fifty years later, the sustainability movement is in similar upheaval; one that is no less pivotal. People are dying from unsustainable practices, business integration of sustainability is waning, enviros are losing steam, some say sustainability itself risks becoming extinct.
So, just as the civil rights movement won breakthrough legal equality through its struggle, the time has come for sustainability to craft new rules to hopefully father breakthrough accomplishment. Given the likelihood of Congress or the UN passing new sustainability legislation is nil, we will have to write new rules ourselves.
Keep reading at your own risk.
Parallels and contrasts with 1963 that inform sustainability's new rules
"If people feel respected, they will assume the responsibility to help others."
-Curitiba, Brazil Mayor Jaime Lerner
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other African American leaders were on the march in every way. James Farmer led "Freedom Rides" in busses—resulting in violence that Attorney General Robert Kennedy stopped by calling in US Marshals. Then the riots in Birmingham, Alabama landed King in jail where he penned the most poignant meditation for equality he would write: the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." A few months later, the March on Washington was led by key civil rights figures such as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Whitney Young. King's "I have a dream speech" blasted tremors in our souls felt to this day.
Reluctant in his early years, President Kennedy finally stepped up on civil rights like no president before him—or since. Calling out the National Guard to force the Universities of Mississippi and Alabama to admit black students, JFK pushed aside those state's governors and a century of segregation. He then addressed a nation tired of watching blacks die in riots on live TV. In his remarks, Kennedy defined the civil rights crisis as a moral, constitutional and legal crisis that undermined our nation's legitimacy. He pledged to submit major civil rights legislation to Congress that would guarantee equal access to public facilities, end segregation in education, and provide federal protection of the right to vote. Kennedy would not live to see his legislation passed—but his vice president Lyndon Johnson, a veteran Texas legislator, succeeded JFK and won approval of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
The point of all that history is to strike some parallels and contrasts with 2013.
For instance, these days we have demonstrations and violence related to climate change, environmental injustice, and sustainability going on all over the planet. The difference is that while the demonstrations like Power Shift and others are largely peaceful, the violence is seen in climate change-boosted typhoons in the Philippines, climate-induced drought in Africa that is killing millions, sea level rise-enhanced flooding in Bangladesh that may erase that nation and its people, and in neighborhoods next to pollution facilities across this nation where under-resourced people of color are daily sickened by the toxins of our times.
A central point of 1963 is to note that it took leaders from both the white majority community, Kennedy et al, and leaders from the African American community, King et al, to get it done. They effectively worked together as allies fighting the same enemy, discrimination, because it became morally abhorrent. Ultimately, they both gave their lives up to that mission because it was that important.
However, in 2013 we have not yet forged that alliance, that partnership, between majority and minority sustainability leaders to the level needed to combat the most overarching issue we all now all face, survival.
Think for another minute in big historical terms: recall that the 18th century's chief moral challenge was religious freedom. Likewise, the 19th century's major moral challenge was the abolition of slavery. The 20th century's moral dilemma was equality. Now, looking at the figure at left (from Limits to Growth, a 30-Year Update, by Donella Meadows et al, 2004) it is clear that the 21st century's major challenge is survival, period.
We're in tough shape and our prospects are difficult, at best. We know these things.
We're in tough shape and our prospects are difficult, at best. We know these things.
So, like in 1963, building partnerships based on the mutual self interest of survival should be as compelling as, say, loading critters on Noah's Arc. Right?
Under present sustainability rules: not.
Today's sustainability caste system is vacated under new rules
"We must live together as brothers -- or perish together as fools."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In his keynote at this year's AASHE Student Summit Markese Bryant implored the students to forge new partnerships with under-represented communities or risk the continued viability of the sustainability movement. Bryant made the case that 2013 is to sustainability what 1963 was to the civil rights movement. Make or break time. He's right. Thank you Markese for pointing out this symmetry.
And just as 1963 was ultimately won because leaders from both spheres put it all on the line, the sustainability movement must learn to sincerely and respectfully partner with the many established and emerging leaders of color, because we're all putting it on the line now.
Indeed, the white majority mainstream environmental groups have had their chance to go it alone, and here we are. We haven't gotten it done. We are prisoners of our own white privilege. Consider:
• The 26 mainstream US environmental groups' staff averages 95% white. (Washington Post)
• Campus sustainability staff is 92% white. (AASHE)
• US EPA staff is 69 percent non-Hispanic white. (NYT)
• Number of major US environmental groups whose leader is a person of color: One. Jerome Ringo (NWF, Apollo Alliance)
• Number of leaders of color of US environmental regulatory agencies: One. Lisa Jackson (EPA)
On the other hand, people of color lead the 45 major US environmental justice groups almost exclusively. Yet even when they are able to partner with mainstream environmental groups, they are kept in the shadows, tokens in a policy of appeasement.
This is outrageous.
"As the first and only female Hispanic appointed by a [California] Governor to serve on the South Coast AQMD Governing Board, I observed this far too often," noted Cynthia Verdugo-Peralta, who is also President and CEO of SEETA, (Strategic Energy, Environmental and Transportation Alternatives, Inc), an NGO in Los Angeles. "When the large established enviro group "partners" with a minority enviro group, they have them in the background, not out front where they need to be."
Not surprisingly, the EJ groups are out of the money too. The Washington Post reported that the environmental justice movement gets only 5 percent of the conservation funding from foundations, while mainstream environmental groups receive the rest.
So we have developed a sustainability caste system. That's what Dr. King was trying to tear down.
Well, sustainability's caste system can go to hell.
Time's up.
Sustainability's new rules
"If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then maybe we can work together."
Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, Australia, ca. 1970
from Lila Watson, Aboriginal activist and educator.
If sustainability has a shot at becoming an effective tool for creating change-- if sustainability is even to survive as a tenable doctrine—we've got to do things differently going forward.
So by the powers invested in me by absolutely no one, I decree these four new rules developed from my work or others:
- New Rule Number One
• Part A) The sustainability movement will fail under white-only leadership.
• White majority staff and membership of sustainability groups is not sustainable. Without diversity we will be ineffective and become irrelevant.
• However, white sustainability leaders don't need to step down. On the contrary, we need our leaders to keep bringing it shoulder to shoulder with under-resourced communities and leaders of color as brothers in a fight for our lives.
• Part B) The best way to advance the sustainability movement is through respectful partnerships with under-resourced people and their leaders.
• Relevant new leadership and new creativity can only come from those most at risk, who understand the problems personally because they are being visited upon them and so are the most motivated to address them. We can't make white privilege go away, but we can add diversity to our collective knowledge base and thus become smarter and more effective through full partnerships with folks on the front lines of the unsustainable world.
• [I'm calling Rule One the Markese Bryant rule. I have been flirting with these conclusions for several blogs, but Markese said it straight out.]
- New Rule Number Two
• Part A) The traditional definitions of sustainability are wrong—and are hereby repealed.
• We wrote earlier this year of Professor Al Bartlett's legitimate criticism of the Brundtland definition. We hereby accept that criticism:
"Unfortunately, the Brundtland definition contains a flaw. It focuses first on the needs of the present, which have nothing to do with sustainability, and secondarily it mentions the needs of future generations that are vital for sustainability. This sets the stage for intergenerational conflict in which the present generation wins and future generations lose."
• Likewise, the notion of the Triple Bottom Line and its oft-cited three-legged stool is ineffective and thus flawed. While both schemes include "social ___" (fill in the blank with equity, progress, concerns, etc) as part of their trinity, in reality we design our work primarily around environmental or fiscal factors and then may try to backfill social-whatever later. Besides engendering incessant intellectual arguments about how to characterize/visualize the three legs, these models don't add any value to the work, do anything, or really define anything. They are hereby repealed.
• Part B) New sustainability definitions must prioritize people first.
• Thus we offer Bartlett's substitution in place of Brundtland:
1. "Sustainable development is development that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
• Likewise, per Rule 1B above, we offer a definition of sustainability that embraces the three spheres of impact, yet clearly identifies where to start, and a focus from which sustainability will necessarily back out:
1. "Sustainability results from full partnerships with culturally and racially diverse groups and people that first advance social justice and also deliver fiscally and environmentally beneficial outcomes."
2. It follows then that we hereby also outlaw all existing visual representations of sustainability's traditional three-legged stool and offer in their place a visual consistent with the above definition:
- New Rule Number Three
• Sustainability programs' goals and central message must focus on justice first.
• Consistent with the definition in New Rule Two B1 above and the admonitions of Tufts professor Julian Agyeman, sustainability groups and programs must clearly mission and label their activities as primarily justice-focused if they are to properly design them to attract partnerships from under-resourced communities and leaders of color.
• Therefore we offer some framing questions we might ask of our programs and projects that will help focus on social justice outcomes. These include:
1. Does the group or program clearly identify a social justice mission in its name or positioning statement? (e.g. an "energy conservation" program morphs into an "energy justice" program)
2. Are social justice outcomes planned for and designed in to the program from the beginning? (e.g. what is the purpose of a recycling program? To protect trees and/or protect people? Which come first?)
3. Are new partners and/or social justice constituencies involved in program/project design, planning and execution?
4. Does the program/project's rationale include a social return on investment? How is that framed, tracked?
5. Does the project develop any "assets" as a result of conservation efforts that can be channeled into social benefits for under-served people or communities? (e.g. saved dollars from energy conservation invested in social justice activities)
- New Rule Number Four
• Sustainable happiness flows from people partnerships that improve the human condition.
• Challenges to our survival notwithstanding, we are no good to anybody dead, depressed or dependent. As I blogged previously, the benefits of work-life balance are happier and more productive sustainability professionals—and a greater ability to focus on meaningful partnerships with under-resourced groups and leaders. That gives us a shot—and a smile. The survival challenge can be daunting; however, a side effect of the new rules is that partnerships with under-resourced people yield a happiness return on investment. Consider:
• "If you look at the science about what is happening on Earth and aren't pessimistic, you don't understand [or refuse to believe] the data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this Earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren't optimistic, you haven't got a pulse."
Author Paul Hawken in "Blessed Unrest"
The above New Rules offer a paradigm switch from eco-centric to people-centric. Nothing wrong with eco-anything, but it's time to try something else. Maybe these will work, or not. I reserve the right to be wrong. But these new rules will vacate the sustainability caste system we have in place now. They have to.
That was then and this is now
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking
we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
Sustainabilistas use the above hackneyed quote frequently in presentations and arguments for more sustainable organizations, communities, policies, economies and societies. Perhaps we need to take that slide from our own PowerPoints and focus those projectors on our own work. Are we doing the same thing day after day and expecting different results? Might be time for a check in on that.
Indeed, we hear daily how our definitions are muddy and meaningless. We are starkly aware of the lack of diversity in our own ranks—yet we aspire to advance social justice. We are frustrated by the lack of influence we have on our own campuses. There's a reason. We watch as other doctrines like resilience and permaculture carve out some of sustainability's space. And we watch the dashboard needles of most major social, environmental, and economic systems trend poorly.
As a young boy of nine years, I remember the tumultuous time of 1963. I wasn't in riots but I watched with millions of my countrymen as people died on live TV. Living in a diverse neighborhood I felt the vibe on the streets, in school, and in everyone's talk that was unsettling, at best. I remember thinking I'll never see 30 years old. It's all going bad.
Fifty years later I acknowledge that the victories of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 have certainly not cured the nation of discrimination, but they modeled a path to victory we must now seek. Dr. King departed from his usually eloquent speech to make that very pithy point, worth repeating:
"We must live together as brothers -- or perish together as fools."


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Kolkata: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Tuesday described himself as a "Marxist" in the context of socio-economic theory.
"We must have a human approach. Capitalism (is) good, socialism (is) wonderful. As far as socioeconomic theory, I am Marxist... still I am Marxist," he said during a lecture at the Presidency University here.
"Many Marxist leaders are now capitalists in their thinking. It depends on their thinking, motivation and wider perspective," he said.
Exhorting the students at the varsity to play an "active" role in shaping a non-violent future he underscored the importance of bridging the gap between the rich and poor.
"In capitalist countries, there is an increasing gap between the rich and the poor. In Marxism, there is emphasis on equal distribution which is important," he said.


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We drove up to Huntsville Sunday, to exchange Chirstmas with Poppy and CiCi at Jason's Brother's house. We LOVE Michael and Mandy's new house! It is everything we would want in a house. One story and BIG rooms!! This is the playroom.
I'm gonna get ya!!
Hat's, Hat's, Hat's. She loves hats!
Emma and Ella watching Dora's Christmas Special.
I love you "EMMO"!


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Please read the above blog, it will give you a better idea of what inspired me to write my blog post today ~ ~~~~
The posted blog above made me cry ~ Shedding tears of regret and sorrow over mistakes made while raising my children. I have been on a journey of forgiving myself, one mistake, one day at a time. I know that I have been forgiven ~ but also know that it is my responsibility to try to make a difference with the life I have been given . I can't go back, only forward with a new heart , new eyes, and new ears ~ My body may getting older, but my heart is renewing it self daily.
Oh~ the many things I would of done different if I had it to do over again! I would of spent so much more time worrying about the Health and Faith of my children~ instead of worrying about giving them THINGS~ Things that they don't even remember having or not having now as adults.. Its the things they did not have that our children carry in to their adult lives~ such as good health and a faith that gave them something to hold on to when times were hard.
We pass on to our children from generation to generation what we know , what we learned . I passed on to my children good things, but also the not so good. It has taken me years to work on issues, false beliefs, and stigmas. But, yes I know that we all struggle with imperfections, lack and some sort of poor self image, and always will~ that is part of life.
Today we live in a world so crazy that it makes my head spin.. With each passing generation we are teaching our children more and more about the ME ME way of life. That they deserve to have cellphones, computers, latest toys, fashions and other Me want things. We are either overworked, stressed, dealing with the pressures of society to give our children what ever makes them happy.. How dare we say NO! We are raising our children to believe that if they don't have all the THINGS then they are less than their friends, not cool, or poor Me...
My question is : What do you think your children are going to think about when they become adults?
Listen to the many questions that you see in the eyes of adults around you ? Listen to what is in their hearts and look at them with your eyes~ Many of their questions are : Why am I so over weight? Why do I have this ailment, have to take these drugs? Why do I have this disease? Why am I so unhappy? Why am I so lost ? Why ? Why? Why?
We are a very ill society, with children getting diseases younger and younger... Is this what we are passing on to the next generation? Will there be many more generations? I know that sounds harsh, but if we keep going the way we are going , the life span of our children is going to become shorter and shorter.
There isn't a gadget, piece of clothing, entertainment or drug out there that is going to make our children happier or healthier. Nor is there any Happy Pill that is going to magically appear once they reach adulthood.
What our children need is their Health and a Faith that carries them through their whole lives . THINGS are not going to give them either health or faith . Parents you have been blessed with a gift that money can't buy or replace! Your child is a gift that you can help on the journey to living as healthy as possible~ to teach them how special they are , to raise them with faith that they were created in love , by love and and that they are loved.. What ever your beliefs regarding God, your child is a Gift... Do you dare take a chance and leave your child's life in the hands of fate?
The next time you say ~ I can't afford to feed my family only organic food, organic free range raised beef and poultry, or my kids only will eat chicken nuggets ~~~~~~~~~~~ Stop! Look, listen and try to see in to the future and ask yourself ~ Is it because I can't afford ~ or I don't want to have to say no to my child ( to say no to having things) ...Food for Thought ~ What Legacy do you want to leave?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
1 comment:
- Julie Bennett said...
I agree with everything you have written. I too have so many regrets how I raised my children. I wish I could go back and do so much different....all the fast boxed so called food, fast food... because I had to work so many hours was to tired to cook a healthy nutritious meal. If I had to do it all over again....I think I would of quit my full time job and spent so much more time with my children....more time on a vegetable garden and feeding them only nutritious foods. <3
- November 1, 2013 at 2:53 PM
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