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The hype machine is in full gear this week in Toronto for the Canadian networks' new TV lineups. The real reality check will come in the fall when the ratings come in and viewers decide what constitutes "great programming."
Prime Suspect, for example, is not "the most anticipated fall drama" as promoted for Global's announcement Tuesday. For anyone familiar with the Helen Mirren original, it might just be "the most dreaded."
At the very least, a new Prime Suspect shows just how bereft of creative imagination the network TV business really is.
In this day and age, "the most anticipated fall drama" is more likely to be anything from J.J. Abrams.
Other additions to Global's lineup include The Finder, from Bones creator Hart Hanson; The Firm, based on the film and novel by John Grisham; Sarah Michelle Gellar's (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) return to series television in the series Ringer, about a woman who assumes her twin's identity; and The 2-2, a New York-based cop show produced by Robert De Niro.
Some uncomfortable realities are already evident, though, judging from Global TV's fall 2011-'12 primetime schedule, officially unveiled in front of advertisers in Toronto.
Some of the network's most popular, most-watched shows - House, Survivor, Bones, NCIS - are aging, and their best years may be behind them.
CTV has a similar problem with Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, CSI, Criminal Minds and, much as I hate to admit it, The Amazing Race and Dancing with the Stars.
Global's fall schedule - CTV announces its version on June 2 - suffers from an identity crisis, too. And Global is not alone.
Because Canada's privately owned broadcasters buy so much of their programming from U.S. production studios, they are locked into the U.S. network schedules for the most part.
Global, CTV and Citytv cherry pick what they think are the best shows, but the result can be a virtual dog's breakfast of shows, with little to link them thematically.
The U.S. networks are more adept at carving out separate identities, because they target a specific segment of the audience and commission their own shows. CBS courts older viewers, for example, with broad-based sitcoms and tough-on-crime cop shows. Advertisers may not care to reach older viewers the way they do young consumers, but older people watch more TV. CBS knows this, and so, year in and year out, CBS wins the ratings race, hands down.
Fox is the upstart, the left-leaning, young-skewing interloper, with the hip, cool shows that aim straight at the 18-49 crowd. And, yes, Fox Entertainment does lean left. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is all about making money, not ideology.
As a company, Fox has it both ways, appealing to both liberal (Fox Entertainment) and conservative (Fox News) minded viewers. As a business model, that's hard to tope.
NBC has traditionally positioned itself as the classy choice, the network that consciously appeals to high income viewers with cerebral fare like The West Wing and Law & Order.
ABC has always catered to the family audience, with primetime soaps and unthreatening, viewer-friendly competition shows like Dancing with the Stars. This fall, the home of Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives will be courting female viewers almost exclusively, with an entire slate of estrogen-driven dramas and comedies.
And The CW has managed to position itself as the network for teens, and vampire groupies.
The Canadian networks, on the other hand, pick and choose what they want, or - more often - what's available, and so there's no one theme or brand identity that separates a Global from a CTV, no matter how hard programming executives claim otherwise.
And so, you end up with a situation like Global's Wednesday nights this fall, where the evening leads off with a reality show - Survivor - then dovetails into a quality courtroom drama - Harry's Law, newly over from Citytv.
So far, so good. A reality show, followed by a drama. That makes sense. Dramas are adult; they cater to an audience likely to be up later at night. Reality shows are something the whole family might watch together; early evening makes more sense.
But then, Wednesdays this fall, Global will swing back to a reality show, Kitchen Nightmares, following Harry's Law.
Survivor - Harry's Law - Kitchen Nightmares. Not much flow or continuity there.
Global isn't alone, of course. CTV, which announces its fall schedule Thursday, and Citytv all have their problems.
Global's fall schedule is solid, but hardly exciting. There's not much to pin the future on, say, five years down the road. Glee is white-hot, a cultural touchstone at the moment, but there are signs that it may be approaching burnout - one of those shows, like Ugly Betty, that makes a scorching first impression, but can't sustain the pace beyond two or three years. House is said to be entering its final season - personally, I have my doubts about that - and it's only a matter of time before the NCIS franchise goes the way of CSI and Law & Order.
With Glee, Survivor, House and NCIS, Global still has what it takes to place a handful of shows in the Top 20, especially among the 18-49 demo that advertisers crave. It seems unlikely to dominate, though - at least, not for a few years yet.


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We live in a busy world with more connection to international cultures than ever before, but are we really taking the time to appreciate it? Recently I connected with some members of our teams in Thailand and India about something I thought was pretty cool. In August, they launched an initiative called "Action Starts Here" with the goal of inspiring people to take action to get things done. The symbol of this charge is the BlackBerry "spark" — the white star icon with a red background on your BlackBerry device — which has been known to inspire action in more than a few people I know. The teams opened the response up to the community to share their own "action item" they wanted to perform.
The folks at BlackBerry India were nice enough to share a few graphics surrounding the pledges made by their BlackBerry device users, and I've shared them with you below. Seriously, how great is it that 24% of pledges have to do with friendship?
But what I enjoyed more than the taglines and commercials was the response from the people. Some pledges were very straightforward ("Run," "Quit smoking," etc.), while others were far more personal and complex. For example, Teach for India fellow Himani Sanghvi pledged to set up a computer and resource-sharing center for her school, which is in Dharavi, a slum in the suburbs of Mumbai. While this may seem a lofty goal for some, Himani's dedication is the embodiment of BlackBerry people in action, and hopefully helps to motivate all of us to accomplish our own pledge to get things done.
Learning about the "Action Starts Here" initiative is inspiring me. Tell us what action you'd like to start in your community.

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Shane '70: Service a Strategy for Successby Steve Charles • April 4, 2013 Share:
When Wabash College Trustee David Shane '70 was honored in Indianapolis last fall with the Charles L. Whistler Award for "serving the community in a way that brings together the public and private sectors for civic improvement," the chair of the award committee noted that Shane "embodies selfless, effective, private sector leadership."
"The sheer volume of Dave's civic contributions and the depth of community initiatives he has touched made him a perfect addition to the list of extraordinary men and women who have previously received this remarkable award and helped establish a culture of private-public collaboration so critical to the remarkable success of our great city."
Last Thursday as a guest speaker for the College's Callings initiative, Shane shared the philosophy behind not only those philanthropic efforts, but his career in business and law.
"Being other directed and service oriented is a good idea whatever you do, and whatever your calling may be," Shane said in a talk titled, "Service to Others As a Strategy for Life and Leadership."
In both business and law, Shane said, "service to others is a very useful strategy.
"In a courtroom or negotiation, woe unto the lawyer who doesn't think about the person on other side of the table, and it's a huge strategic advantage to the lawyer who does. If you understand your adversary, the firm with whom your contracting, the person you're trying to establish a partnership or merger with, you're way ahead. "
Shane then urged students to be other directed when it comes to finding one's calling.
"A calling is something you're drawn to, have a passion for doing, and over time do well because of that passion. I would add another element: Doing it for someone other than yourself."
The people he's come to admire, Shane said, "are always thinking about the person on the other side of the table. What they have done has been measured in someone else's life, not their own."
Recently retired as CEO of LDI, Ltd. LLC, Shane was previously a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels law firm. At the same time he worked for more than 20 years on educational issues in Indiana, serving most recently as an education and workforce advisor to Governor Mitch Daniels.
Shane told students and faculty that "listening to the person on the other side of the table" is what led to his work in education reform and charter schools.
"When I was representing Indianapolis schools in the 1980s, their lawyers historically had paid attention only to what they couldn't do. We took a different approach: We asked ourselves, does the law say we can't?
"What was in play was the ability to deliver a more effective education to students. It gave us the moral clarity to ask the question in a different way in service to the client thinking about their needs, not our interests. We developed a strategy that essentially dared someone to come forward and say we shouldn't do this us on behalf of teachers and students.
"So you start with these simple guiding facts: It's not about me, it's about you; it's not about image, it's about action; it's not about effort, it's about results. When you lay on top of that the notion of service and thinking about the person on the other side, you end up making more progress."
Shane paid tribute to his parents and several grade school and high school teachers who mentored him, then reflected on how his time at Wabash had shaped his vocation.
"I didn't have a clue about life when I showed up here, and I barely had a clue what I was doing when I left. What I didn't realize then is that I had accumulated over the course of my life to that point—at age 22—an enormous amount of modeling, influence, and flat-out teaching, all of which had changed me in ways that led me to the sense that the other was more important than the self, the result is more important than the effort, and that the only things that were worthwhile in life were service oriented."
Shane suggested that authenticity was essential, no matter what your calling.
"You can't fake this stuff," Shane said. "Interest is for amateurs, passion is for pros."
Shane currently serves on the board of the Global BrightLight Foundation, whose mission is to raise standards of living in the world's poorest communities.
The College's Callings program fosters sustained reflection on vocation among students, faculty, and staff, while providing students with experiential learning opportunities to help them explore their vocational identities.


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Bill Graham organized his early concerts like a menu: in order to get the ice cream, you had to eat your vegetables. Junior Wells was Graham's choice of vegetable this January, and the Dead and The Doors were dessert. Wilson's poster has been interpreted several ways over the years: some thought the figure was menacing, but the artist insisted it was an African art-influenced portrait of a smiling old man.
Our poster collection is the world's best, encompassing vintage and contemporary posters from the 1960s to today. Our vast poster collection features classic bands in rock, blues, jazz, soul, and more. We also have thousands of movie, dance, political, sports and theater posters.
Print Variations
The 1st printing of the poster (see BG045-1) presents a green, red and purple design and measures 14" x 21 7/8". On this pre-concert 1st printing, there is a fine thin black line above the performer names separating the green background from the purple border.
The 2nd printing (see BG045-1) also displays the green, red and purple design but there is a thick black line above the performer names. The purple border evident in the 1st printing is omitted from this reprint. It was printed before the concert and measures 14" x 21 13/16".
The post-concert 3rd printing (see BG045-1) is of the same red, green and purple variety and is distinguishable by the larger, thicker lettering in "Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco" as well as in the ticket strip information. The green and purple are lighter in this printing than in the previous two, and the thick black border is present above the performer names. It measures 14" x 22".
In 1986, Wes Wilson reprinted this poster in red, blue and gold. "(c) 1986 Wes Wilson" appears at the bottom and it measures 15 1/4" x 24 5/16".
The 5th printing (see BG045-1) is of the same red, green and purple variety, is on glossy cover stock, and bears a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin. It was printed in 2013 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 500 copy run and is larger than the other printings, measuring 23 1/8" x 36".
About Wes Wilson
When the Avalon Ballroom and Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium began to hold weekly dance concerts, Wilson was called upon to design the posters. He created psychedelic posters from February 1966 to May 1967, when disputes over money severed his connection with Graham. Wilson pioneered the psychedelic rock poster. Intended for a particular audience, "one that was tuned in to the psychedelic experience," his art, and especially the exaggerated freehand lettering, emerged from Wilson's own involvement with that experience and the psychedelic art of light shows.


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A camp conversion
The design of Meryl and Ed Mandelbaum's home is based on a barn, albeit a refined one, topped by a standing-seam metal roof and sheathed in fieldstone, cement board, and cedar shingles. The recessed second-story porch over the front entry helps keep the scale of the house intimate.
The property, situated on 200 feet of lakefront, was once a campground and included three cottages the original owners had rented out for generations, as well as several outbuildings.
"As you get closer, you see that the mix of materials is quite modern," says owner Meryl Mandelbaum. The headboard wall divides the master suite; the steel canopy bed is on one side of the wall and a Danish modern credenza in rosewood and an antique Venetian mirror are on the other.
Henry the dachshund shows off a treat on a landing of the antique oak staircase.
Loving the look but not the price of industrial steel windows, designer Ritch Holben called for Pella windows customized with extra skinny muntins.
The skeleton of the house is outlined inside in reclaimed wood, and a David Weeks Studio "Torroja Cross" chandelier floats gracefully above the stairwell.
Both designer and clients wanted to respect what was already on site, from the buildings to the landscape to the overall scheme. "We were in a forest," Holben says, "and we wanted to maintain that feeling of privacy and intimacy of being surrounded by tall trees."
Meryl Mandelbaum preps for summer at the lakefront property, which was spruced up with a bluestone patio and cedar boardwalk.
Living room assets include a Danish modern coffee table by Henning Norgaard and a Madeline Weinrib "Tulu" rug.
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Okay, I take back 13% of all the bad things I've ever said about Rogers. The Social Media Rep for Rogers/Fido, Keith McArthur, has unleashed the following today via Twitter:
- Both Rogers Wireless and Fido will offer iPhone 3GS starting June 19. [link]
- Rogers/Fido pricing is $199 for 16GB iPhone 3GS; $299 for 32GB iPhone 3GS on a three-year voice and data plan. [link]
- 8GB version of the iPhone 3G will drop to $99 on June 19 at Rogers and Fido with a three-year voice and data plan. [link]
- Rogers is reintroducing the $30/6GB data plan for iPhones effective tomorrow, June 9. Offer available for a limited time. [link]
- Rogers/Fido are only national carriers to offer $25/500MB plan. 93% of iPhone users use less than 500MB so this is the right plan for most. [link]
UPDATE: Steve in the comments points out this gem from the same Twitter feed:
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We need a modern, clean, elegant and professional looking logo for our lawyer's office based in Berlin, Germany.
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What we need is a modern, clean, elegant and professional looking logo to better represent our lawyer's office. Our current logo color is green - therefore the dominating color for the new logo and stationary should be a dark green. Also the logo should have a second line with the word "Rechtsanwälte". This is the german word for "lawyers". The logo can be in either upper case or lower case, creative freedom is yours!
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DailyDirt: Mars Missions
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- Last year, Opportunity found some "slam dunk" evidence of water having existed on Mars. There may have been an ancient "wet" Martian surface that was hospitable to our own biology, and Curiosity may find additional geological evidence to support a watery history on Mars. [url]
- NASA also recently tested an inflatable heat shield, capable of withstanding hypersonic speeds of up to Mach 10. The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment 3 (IRVE-3) could help designers create spacecraft that can land on Mars without the use of fancy rocket cranes. [url]
- India is planning its own mission to mars in 2013 at an estimated cost of $70-90 million. But India's Department of Science hasn't fully approved a Mars mission with full funding, so these plans could be delayed. [url]


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Verizon Sends Netflix A Cease & Desist, Saying It Can't Blame Verizon For Clogged Networks
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Either way, I was going to ignore this latest round of little stupid spats that have been going back and forth -- except that now it appears that Verizon has taken it up a level and actually issued a cease and desist to Netflix sayng it should no longer blame Verizon when the network is clogged. I'm not sure what actual legal basis Verizon thinks it has to do this, and wonder if Netflix will just cave in and stop with the messages. But, it certainly would create quite the interesting lawsuit if Verizon decided to go to court about this. Update: Netflix has indicated that it won't stop.
Either way, it's pretty clear that even once Netflix has signed an interconnection agreement with them, these ISP's are still not at all happy about the situation.
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Ring the Bell for Junior
The stream of well-wishers and congratulatory hugs and handshakes kept coming Sunday in Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway.
If Dale Earnhardt Jr. could have embraced everyone who cheered for him not only in the Quicken Loans 400 he had just won but through every heart-breaking moment of the past four years, he no doubt would have. Driving the No. 88 Chevrolet with a logo from the movie The Dark Knight Rises on the hood, Earnhardt had just captured Sunday's race in dominating fashion to break a four-year winless drought in Sprint Cup points races that had stretched to 143 events. In doing so, Earnhardt worked not only the crowd in attendance and many watching on television into a bona fide frenzy, but also apparently those who work with and around him, or even race against him.
Mike Helton, president of NASCAR, stopped by briefly to hug Earnhardt. Helton later told Sirius Radio that it's his belief that Earnhardt -- who sits second in the point standings, only four points behind leader Matt Kenseth -- now is the man to beat for this year's Sprint Cup championship.
Jimmie Johnson, who has won five of those, also dropped by to offer congratulations. Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet team shares a Hendrick Motorsports shop with Earnhardt and the No. 88 Chevy team that includes crew chief Steve Letarte.
"This is so great. I'm just proud of Junior. He's been chipping away at it for a while -- especially this year," Johnson said after congratulating his Hendrick Motorsports teammate in Victory Lane. "The communication and the camaraderie between he and Stevie and throughout our shop, I should say, has been amazing. Internally, we've seen this coming. I'm just happy for him to get this off his back now.
"That will shut anybody up who has had anything to say. There's only one way you really want to win -- and that's by kicking everybody's ass. And that's what he did today."
Indeed, he did. This time no fuel-mileage gambit was necessary -- as it was four years ago almost to the day when he last won at the same 2-mile track. This time there was no doubt. This was no fluke, and no one was snickering when Helton joined points leader Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and others in declaring that this season is shaping up as Earnhardt's best chance of winning his first Cup championship.
Earnhardt won by nearly six seconds over second-place finisher Tony Stewart and led a race-high 95 laps, more than twice as many as anyone else. As the race wound down, really the only demons he had to battle were in his own head as he steadily increased the gap between him and Stewart and the rest of the field.
"That was the worst feeling, riding around there with 15 laps to go," Earnhardt admitted. "I kept wondering what was going to happen, how you were going to lose. Those last 15 laps couldn't go by fast enough. ... I was in there, just going crazy. I'm looking all around the race track, looking for debris around the next corner. I just knew I was going to come around the next corner and see a big piece of metal laying in the middle of the race track.
"I was just waiting for something to happen. That was terrifying, to be honest with you. I kept thinking of Steve and the team and about how hard all of us have worked, and about how we deserved to win and how we should win -- and I was hoping it would happen for everybody."
Gordon, another Hendrick teammate and winner of four championships himself, also visited Earnhardt in Victory Lane after no mysterious metal pieces emerged on the track over the final laps.
"It's amazing for the sport," Gordon said. "You know it's going to be everywhere. It's going to be headlines and it's going to get a lot of attention -- as it should. I mean, he won. He did a great job, and he deserves all the credit in the world for it."
Couch laps and chemistry
Shortly after pulling into Victory Lane, Earnhardt was handed a cell phone. Rick Hendrick, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports, was on the other line.
Earlier, when Earnhardt had learned that Hendrick did not plan to be at MIS on Sunday, he had joked that Hendrick had better have a good excuse.
"I told him he'd better be on a boat somewhere in the Florida Keys," Earnhardt said.
Actually Hendrick was back at home in Charlotte, N.C., but he hardly found it a restful Father's Day as the afternoon wore on. After waiting out a two-hour rain delay before the dropping of the green flag, Hendrick gradually adopted the stance of a nervous father awaiting the birth of a child in the hospital waiting room.
"I was doing laps around my couch -- trying to end this race, man," Hendrick said. "Batman was in a hurry. I was too nervous to stand still. [Wife] Linda and I were just watching it, [saying], 'Come on, no problems.' I was so afraid there was going to be a caution, or something was going to happen."
Maybe now that this win is behind them, Earnhardt and Hendrick and Letarte can all begin to, well, not relax a little bit -- but at least eliminate some of the stark fear that obviously crept in toward the end of Sunday's race. But really, who could blame them? After running out of gas on the final lap at Charlotte last year, after running second at Martinsville and Kansas last season and again in this year's Daytona 500, only to come up short of Victory Lane every time, it was understandable that they had to wonder what bad thing might happen next.
This time, no gremlins blocked the path to the checkered flag. Afterward, Hendrick was added to the list of Junior fans who think this could be the 88 team's year.
"I think the chemistry is the best I've seen with any crew chief and driver," Hendrick said of Earnhardt and Letarte. "You just look at the way they've been running and how they had a lot of speed, you knew this was going to come. And you just try to say, 'Dale, don't worry about that stuff, man. You're almost leading the points here. You've got more top-10 [finishes] than anybody. When you run second, third and fourth, you're going to win races.'"
Gordon agreed, and noted the reaction of the throng at the Michigan track to Earnhardt's popular win.
"I mean, you heard the crowd," Gordon said. "We all know the pressure that's been on Junior. Not just on him, but on his entire team and Rick. This is an awesome accomplishment. Those guys have been so solid all year. It's hard to luck your way into one of these things these days. To be as high up in the points as they've been, to be as solid as they've been, it's a well-deserved win overall."
Staying power
Earnhardt brought a small bobblehead of Hendrick into the media center for his post-race winner's interview, plopping it down next to him in front of a microphone. Then he positively beamed out at the media gathered in front of him, able to bask in the glow of a Sprint Cup victory for the first time since Father's Day in June of 2008 at the same venue.
Asked what it meant to have so many fellow competitors and others rejoice in his latest victory, Earnhardt said: "I guess it means I'm an all-right dude, when people are happy for me and wanted to see me do good. That's the way I am about people. I want to see good people do good things. I want to see good people have success and be happy."
The bobblehead nodded its approval, and Earnhardt continued.
"I feel like we're getting stronger. One of the things we did last year throughout the season was kind of just maintain," he said. "Even though I was happy as hell to be with Steve and to be able to run well and be competitive, I was a little disheartened that we didn't progress through the year, really. We didn't find more speed as the year when on. We kind of stayed the same throughout the season. ... This year, we've gotten faster throughout the year. We started off pretty quick, and we've gotten quicker -- especially these last couple of weeks. That's been a thrill for me."
It wasn't just that he won Sunday. It was how he won.
"That race we won four years ago was a fuel-mileage deal, and today we just whupped 'em. That felt good," Earnhardt said.
He had complained bitterly the night before the race when an extra practice was added by NASCAR after a last-minute switch to new left-side tires. He said he didn't know what to expect, and was concerned when Letarte shut down the 88 after only 25 laps in the extra practice session.
"They made some changes [Friday] night that I wasn't too happy about," Earnhardt admitted. "But after the extra practice [Saturday], Steve was pretty confident. I was pretty nervous when the race started, because the car wasn't where we needed it to be. I didn't think we were in too big of trouble, but we needed some adjustments.
"At that moment, I guess I worry if Steve knows exactly where I'm at and what I need with the car, how much I need. But I guess he knows me well enough -- because he made the right calls and that thing took off flying. And then he made he made some pit-strategy choices that put us toward the front, to where the car could respond if we had a fast car -- and it did."
In other words, Letarte responded to Sunday's challenge and so did his driver. Earnhardt may have had the Dark Knight gracing the hood of his car, but he rode into Victory Lane like a White Knight for all of NASCAR.
Where they go from here is largely up to them. But before heading to the next race track, Earnhardt already had booked a visit to the Hendrick Motorsports complex to honor a tradition that previously had left him feeling left out.
"We've got this victory bell that I get to take around for the first time since we built it. I plan to ring that thing all over the complex," said Earnhardt, grinning. "I'm going to ring that damn thing as hard as I can."


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"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." Blaise Pascal
Spending time alone has never been hard for me. I enjoy solitude and quiet. I love being by myself. But only in the past few years did the notion of constructive, creative solitude came to my mind.
Being able to spend hours by myself in the forest, or wandering at the beach, listening how the sea breathes has taught me to trust myself more, to listen to my inner voice more, to find my center and to elevate my thoughts to a level I never before fathomed.
Today I want to make sure you will do your best to spend more time by yourself.
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Why spending time alone is important
Undoubtedly, modern life is stressful in any given point of the world. While location plays a significant role in the level of stress you might experience on a daily basis, one thing is true - there is not much difference. Whether you live in New York City (population 8 million) or Oslo (population 600,000), you are as badly hooked on gadgets and keeping up with your neighbors, you shop in the similar retail chains, you read the same news and you watch the same ads again and again (except if you are brave enough like Julia).
Has it occurred to you that a way to counteract is to free your mind? Decluttering and simplifying does exactly that - the whole challenge was designed to inspire you and pinpoint possibilities that you might have never heard of, or you might have considered but never got round to putting to action.
Spending time alone is one of the best ways to de-stress and take a moment to hear your heart. Consider it private time, a special moment in the day for you to recharge. While some people like me enjoy their alone time, others feel uncomfortable in the quiet. If you are one of them, I challenge you to break the spell today. Because if you are unable to enjoy your own company, then no one else will ever be.
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How to free time to enjoy your company
Freeing up time to spend in peace and quiet with yourself wouldn't mean you are irresponsible, and you will not be letting anyone down but you need to implement some of the previous steps of our simplifying journey. If you do schedule, organize your home, craft and spend more time with your loved ones you will undoubtedly find time to spend with yourself too.
If you are unexperienced with spending time alone, I recommend you to schedule 30 minutes a day in which you will be by yourself. Those 30 minutes exclude:
- watching TV,
- listening to the radio,
- browsing the web,
- reading,
- or crafting.
You need to resist the urge of putting yourself to use or achieving something. In this exigent, demanding world, where 90% of what you do is adhering with someone else's needs, views and rules, you do deserve 30 minutes of your day, don't you think?
To make time for yourself you might want to consider reducing time spent on other activities at least for a month, until you get a nice feel of what it is to be with yourself. This might mean that you are going to get stricter with the time you spend on the Internet, or in front of the TV, or in your friends' company. You might have to give up pointless chatting, or reading the news. You might want to reevaluate the time you spend doing your chores. Surely you can find a way to reduce it. If you are not sure what to begin with you might want to check Leo Babauta's 15 ways to create an hour a day of extra time for solitude.
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What to do when you are alone
Instead of giving you advice on this one I would like to share what I do when I am alone.
I go out in Nature.
I spend at least an hour a day outside and since we live in the forest and at the beach, I have the chance to immediately dip myself into the bliss of raw nature. Depending on the season I take a different route but I always have my camera with me.
I wholeheartedly encourage you to do that too. Take a camera with you on your walks. It doesn't matter how good a photographer you are, this exercise doesn't have anything to do with judging your abilities. On the contrary, my aim is to help you learn more about yourself.
With a camera in hand your mind is alert to the beauty of nature around you. Whether you see it through your eyes or through the lens you become one with it. With time you will learn to respect and follow its moves. What does this have to do with your being alone? Everything! Nature is the teacher that can help you listen and accept. It can train your senses and perceptions.
Isn't it impressive that Henry David Thoreau phrased my own thoughts 158 years ago?:
"... I was suddenly sensible of such sweet and beneficent society in Nature, in the very pattering of the drops, and in every sound and sight around my house, an infinite and unaccountable friendliness all at once like an atmosphere sustaining me, as made the fancied advantages of human neighborhood insignificant, and I have never thought of them since. Every little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me. I was so distinctly made aware of the presence of something kindred to me, even in scenes which we are accustomed to call wild and dreary, and also that the nearest of blood to me and humanest was not a person nor a villager, that I thought no place could ever be strange to me again."
Preparing for this post I decided to go for a walk in the snowy woods. I chose the time right before sunset. At this time of the year the sunset is a shy thing. It is done and over with in less than 30 minutes.
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While contemplating a gentle milky violet sky above a quiet and still light blue sea, behind my back the fiery sun is touching the low tops of the hills,making their outlines golden and the sky burning. I wonder how these completely opposite colors can exist at the same moment in the same sky. The beach on the violet side is humbly quiet while the one still lit by the late orange sun is alive with quiet footsteps of people just gone by.
Dry brown ferns are sticking out above the snow, curled and crumpled, round patches of ice are floating along their usual southward route, like a flock of thick graceful elephants. I am quiet. I often stop to listen to the sounds around me: the drops of melting snow, the squeaking ice in the sea, the cracking of branches. No birds are to be heard at this time of day but I know what it is having them around, in broad daylight. I wouldn't give that sound show for any TV program in the world.
I often take my camera out. I want to keep all these visual memories - moments that I can share later with you; that I can get back to and relive; that can help me remember my thoughts, recall the smells. I sometimes lie down on the ground. Like when I was taking photos of the mushrooms last autumn. The camera provokes me to change my point of view. And while I do that on the outside, the change happens inside too.
Once I have become one with nature miracles start happening; small but important miracles like getting the chance to see a family of swans floating soundlessly between the ice circles. And then another one, with a black swan at the end. Such close encounters are only possible when you are in peace with yourself, when you are calm. I am sure you know what I mean.
You can do this
Rearrange your day today and make sure you leave 30 minutes for yourself. You may choose to stay quietly at home, or take a walk but do stay alone. Don't press yourself to think of anything. Just be. Look around, look at yourself. No pressure, no planning, no scheduling. Just simple existence for 30 minutes.
Share your experience: Do you regularly spend time alone without doing anything? Did you try this today? What was the feeling? Do you think you can challenge yourself and stick to that routine for a month?
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Step 2: Simple Living as Men's Trait
Step 3: The Rules of Simple Home Organization
Step 4: Simple Crafting for Happy People
Step 5: Simple Scheduling and Planning Routines
Step 6: Spend More Time With the People You Love
Step 8: Connect to Your Inner Self
Step 9: How to De-Stress
Step 10: Learn to Live With Less and Enjoy it
Step 11: Start a Debt-Free Life
Step 12: How to Overcome Consumerism
Step 13: Declutter Your Life
Step 14: Get Rid of Toxic Cosmetics and Reclaim Your Natural Self
Step 15: Wean Off Plastic
Step 16: Celebrate Your Story
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Step 1: Embrace Your Imperfections
Step 2: Simple Living as Men's Trait
Step 3: The Rules of Simple Home Organization
Step 4: Simple Crafting for Happy People
Step 5: Simple Scheduling and Planning Routines
Step 6: Spend More Time With the People You Love
Step 8: Connect to Your Inner Self
Step 9: How to De-Stress
Step 10: Learn to Live With Less and Enjoy it
Step 11: Start a Debt-Free Life
Step 12: How to Overcome Consumerism
Step 13: Declutter Your Life
Step 14: Get Rid of Toxic Cosmetics and Reclaim Your Natural Self
Step 15: Wean Off Plastic
Step 16: Celebrate Your Story
The Final Step: Gratitude
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Last week, I jumped all over the local church that put up a 'Pat Tillman Cross' for Memorial Day. I was very angry, and I'd argue that I focused this anger into actionable real-world change. The cross came down within an hour. Within two days, I got the display's creator to issue a heartfelt promise to change her whole approach to honoring the dead (not using a single religious symbol to honor all the dead).
However, a small number fellow atheists let it be known that they felt that it was 'bad for the movement'.
They said I was too angry. And I sort of agree – I never did or would have talked like I did to the concerned parties. I used swear words on my personal blog and on my facebook to express how I felt. Even if others don't understand the difference, there are two distinct types of criticism
The kind of criticism that I can take and learn from:
Justin, I read your original story. You came off as an asshole in it. You had already formed an opinion and were on the attack based on your writings. You did not advocate education, but rather your written assumptions indicated that you assumed that the person did this to achieve something by co-opting a famous person. Perhaps you actually came across differently, but that is NOT the way you put it.
The reporter actually admitted to me that he zoomed in on this cross because she mentioned that he was the 'famous football player hero'. I also tried to point out that it was obvious that I never used this language in my outreach, and this commenter and I eventually agreed to (sort of dis) agree.
And this is the kind of criticism that makes me shake my head:
Fuck you, Justin.
Rock Beyond Belief gets zero support from me now. As well as your foxhole atheists.
I give a significant amount of money to secular charity every year. I will specifically go out of my way to be sure none of my money ends up benefiting you in any way.
There is a right and wrong way to treat people. Being a dick toward a little old lady is just bullshit.
I wasn't a dick towards a little old lady. I was (at worst) an emotional activist screaming through a megaphone at an audience who was comprised entirely of fellow atheists. All they needed was a phone number (to the 'responsible' journalist). It worked – within one hour – and I have no regrets whatsoever.
I don't know how much money this person donates to the movement. In my experience when someone talks like that they mean it. Please – we need about $50,000 more to break even for the next round of fundies. The best place you can donate is to American Atheists ***but please annotate your donation as 'for the military department'***
You may have noticed that I've never made a 'cafepress' or 'zazzle' store. I have never signed up for google ad-sense or enabled youtube ads on my videos. I've not nickel and dimed my way towards activism. The small amount of money that I earn at this blog is immediately donated to local atheist activism. I refuse to make a cent off this cause. (For what it's worth – I'm among the top 5-10 at FtB and I earn approx $100/month. An order of magnitude separates my earnings from the top dawg, who in turn re-invests much of it into this venture and other forms of activism.)


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Bloomberg broadens his war on the Tea Party, but quietly
Michael Bloomberg may be staying out of the presidential race, but that doesn't mean he's sitting out the 2012 cycle.
Bloomberg, an independent, has been helping a number of centrist congressional candidates, albeit in a less conspicuous way than he did in 2010, when he campaigned in California and Rhode Island and sat for a rare newspaper interview to publicly proclaim his crusade against the Tea Party "boomlet."
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In recent months, the mayor has held a handful of fund-raisers at his Manhattan townhouse, several of which had gone unreported until now, and contributed a flurry of donations to moderate candidates across the country.
His pattern of support this year, true to form, is aggressively nonpartisan. But broadly speaking, the Bloomberg agenda seems to be driven by a desire to build a bulwark against the Tea Party, albeit with a carve-out for conservative Republicans who, for various reasons, he likes.
In August, Bloomberg hosted a fund-raiser for Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who the mayor bolstered in 2006 when he dispatched five administration aides to help her defeat incumbent senator Jim Talent, in part because McCaskill actively supported stem cell research.
This year, McCaskill is running against Republican congressman Todd Akin, an outspoken abortion opponent whose comments about "legitimate rape" caused the national G.O.P. to disavow him and gave Democrats new hope she could hold the seat in an increasingly Republican state.
More recently, the mayor hosted the former first lady of Iowa, Christie Vilsack, a Democrat who is running a surprisingly competitive House race against Republican congressman Steve King, a Tea Party favorite and one of the few Republicans to express support for Akin's comments.
The mayor's style of centrism calls for a fairly rigid equivalency when talking about Democrats and Republicans, and a certain even-handedness in his support for candidates from both parties.
He sees himself as a champion of moderation: His recent beneficiaries include moderate Democrats trying to defeat socially conservative Tea Partiers, and Republicans willing to promote abortion rights and gun control from within the party. And he has long tried to balance his pro-business bent with a commitment to liberal social policies, reportedly telling some fellow guests at a charity event that he couldn't back Mitt Romney because of his positions on gun control and abortion rights.
But Bloomberg also rewards what he sees as a willingness to act independently, even when the beneficiaries oppose central elements of his agenda.
In July, while he was actively pushing for a national debate on gun control, Bloomberg was forced to explain his support for Republican Senator Scott Brown, who was less supportive of gun laws than his opponent, Elizabeth Warren. Bloomberg said he was rewarding Brown for bucking his party on an important National Rifle Association vote.
Bloomberg also held a fund-raiser outside of Chicago for freshman Rep. Robert Dold, one of seven pro-choice Republicans in the House. Dold broke with his party to speak in favor of Planned Parenthood funding on the House floor, and has touted his work with Bloomberg to close the gun show loophole. Dold was an original member of the nonpartisan group No Labels.
Later this month, Bloomberg will host a truly unlabeled candidate for another fund-raiser at his Manhattan home: former Maine governor Angus King, who is running as an independent for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe.
Last week, Bloomberg gave $500,000 to the aspiring third-party vehicle Americans Elect for an independent expenditure campaign to support King. (Bloomberg's fund-raiser will be for contributions to King's campaign account, not for an independent expenditure campaign.)
Bloomberg also made a handful of smaller $2,500 donations over the summer.
In Arizona, he gave to Richard Carmona, a former independent who served as surgeon general under George W. Bush before being recruited by President Obama to run for the Senate as a Democrat. Carmona, who grew up in tough circumstances in the Bronx, is running against Tea Party congressman Jeff Flake, who was backed in the primary by Sarah Palin.
Bloomberg also gave to David Cicilline, the openly gay former mayor of Providence, who was a member of Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, and founded the "Congressional Common Ground Caucus" last year with Hudson Valley Republican Nan Hayworth.
In Florida, Bloomberg gave to incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, who is running against the conservative former senator Connie Mack III.
He also gave to former Orlando police chief Val Demings, one of Democrats' favorite candidates this cycle, who is running against Tea Party incumbent Dan Webster, who beat Alan Grayson for the seat in 2010. (Demings recently told Marie Claire that she keeps a 9-millimeter handgun in her purse.)
Earlier in the cycle, in November of last year, Bloomberg gave $2,500 to Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, who faced Tea Party opposition this year and who Bloomberg has celebrated as an example of a bygone spirit of bipartisanship, even though he told the Times in 2010 that he wouldn't have voted for Hatch, because "he's too conservative for me."
Bloomberg has been less concerned about appearing nonpartisan at the state level; he recently gave $1 million to help State Senate Republicans maintain their majority in Albany, saying Democrats' stint in power had been "an embarrassment to this whole state." And he contributed $75,000 to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of four Democrats in the State Senate who broke with their colleagues to form their own caucus last year, led by State Senator Jeff Klein.


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Barbecue, beer and more made for another big time in South Walton last week, starting with the local chapter of Florida Public Relations Association, which met at Baytowne last Tuesday afternoon and heard Grayton Beer's Martin Liptrot speak. Christy Milliken, Chris St. John, Jami Ray, Jessica Proffitt, Katie Johnson, Michael Dobson, Ron Green, and Rhonda Murray attended.
That afternoon, Walton County's Tourist Development Council held its annual meeting at The Hilton's Barefoot Bar & Grill. Angela Vaughn, Brooke Gontarek, Cecilia Jones, Cindy Meadows, Dave and Carol Rauschkolb, Dwight Ward, Duke Bardwell, Ed and Susan Pittman, James and Rhonda Murray, Jennifer Steele, Jim Rester, Jon Ervin, Juan Adaro, Keen and Kim Polakoff, Kellie Jo Kilberg, Lori Smith, Malcolm and Linda Patterson, Martin Liptrot, Michael Granberry, Michelle Ray, Myra Williams, Nancy Stanley, Richard Veldman, Rick Helfand, Rick Talbert, Robert Davis, Russell Carter, Sammy Sanchez, Scott Russell, Sharon Maxwell, Stacey Brady, Stan Sunday, Stephanie Carter, Susan Paladini, Tim Norris, Tracy Louthain, and Zandra Wolfgram attended.
That night, Ray and Vickie Dollar, and Jane Bahr attended Seaside Rep's membership party.
Peggy Lillie and Jeanette Miller enjoyed a soup and salad lunch at Cuvee Bistro last Wednesday.
That night, Demetrius Fuller, Dennis Lichorwic, Kay Phelan, Ken Hair, Lauren Gall, Lea and Joe Capers, Michael Dobson, Ron Green, Sandy Buckley, Stacey and Mike Brady, Steve Barber, Tim Krueger, and Wanda Duke attended the upcoming Cattle Baron Ball's first Branding Party at Ruth's Chris.
The Hidden Lantern hosted an artist reception last Thursday night for its new art show "Scenes of South Walton." Carol Ann Cain won Best in Show. See her work there or at Gordie Hinds Contemporary Art in Seaside.
Vickie and Ray Dollar, Jane and Greg Bahr, Lisa Burwell, Gayle Schoettle, Dana and Helen Gerberding attended the fall wine dinner at George's in Alys Beach last Thursday night.
Lori Radford from St. Petersburg and Natalie Radford from Tallahassee came to help Margie Radford celebrate her 90th birthday last Thursday, as did Lori Drew, Greg and Beverly Schmitt, Mike and Carol Stovsky, Lorene Gruzdis and Betty Krika.
Dave Rauschkolb hosted Seaside homeowners for their annual brunch Saturday morning at Bud 'n Alley's. Annette and Patrick Trujillo, Glen Seawell, Heavenly and Bill Dawson, Jackie Gibson, Karen Tucker, Lynn Nesmith, Mary Florence and Bill Forsythe, Mary Patton, Michael and Laura Granberry, Sally and Nelson Rice, Willie Mason, Leah Stroble were some who enjoyed. Dave was the ultimate host! It was a fabulous brunch!
Nelson said he reads Party Line while in Oklahoma to keep informed about what's going on here. Mary Florence tells me she is expecting a new grandbaby.
Some of the homeowners played in the first-annual homeowners weekend petanque tournament afterwards. Winners were Tammy Massey and Jerry Miller.
Linda Miller enjoyed Rosemary Beach Uncorked last Saturday.
Demetrius Fuller, Michael Dobson, and Kate Kelley attended the Best of the Emerald Coast Saturday night at Grand Boulevard.
Last weekend's Baytowne Beer Fest got a mention in the Birmingham News online.
Denise Stegner, Dennis Lichorwic, Kate Kelley, Lauren Gall, Michael Dobson, Nancy Cottle, and Steve Barber attended Sinfonia's "An Evening With Morgan James" on Oct. 10.
I enjoyed a beautiful sunset, hors d'oeuvres, wine and conversation on the balcony of Keith and RoseAnn Knight's home overlooking the Gulf last Sunday. The Knights are back from summering in the north Georgia mountains. June and Jim Milam, and John Stasko joined us.
Welcome back also to Jake and Susie Jacobs, Wally and Shirley Weisenborn, and Ray and Martha Jones. The gang is all here.
Ann Melancom and daughter Natalie have returned from visiting family in Philadelphia.
Lori Drew visited West Palm.
Eileen West visited her sister in the Blue Ridge mountains.
Diane Parsonnet visited the north Georgia mountains.
Jacque and Harroll Castle are visiting L.A.
Joan Vienot, Leslie Kolovich, and Elam Stoltfus enjoyed showing Bob Purdy Apalachicola before he headed back to Canada.
Jennifer Clauson is visiting the Smokies.
Linda Miller saw The Eagles in Nashville.
Duaine and Ann Kief have returned from attending their daughter's wedding (Kristi Kief) at her home in Australia. Duaine and Ann also visited children and grandchildren in California on their way back.
Nancy Cottle saw "The Book of Mormon" in New Orleans.
Some congratulations are in order.
Congratulations to Vin'tij, Stinky's, The Red Bar, V Seagrove, and Cafe Thirty-A for being recognized as "Destin's Best Restaurants" by The Travel Channel. Now, if the Travel Channel writer just knew where she was!
Matt Wise has reason to brag. In the 17 and Under Elite division for the 2013 Paddleboard race season, he took first place at the Hennessey WPA World Championships in Las Vegas, the Orange Bowl Paddle Championship in Miami, and the Carolina Cup SUP Race in Wrightsville Beach. Wise also marked his third consecutive division first place finish in the Florida State Paddleboard Championship in Cocoa Beach and second victory in the East Coast Paddleboard Championship in Daytona Beach. He qualified and competed in both the 2013 Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle elite technical race and elite distance race in Dana Point.
Congratulations to architect Braulio Casas for winning the Addison Mizner Award.
Mike Huckabee proudly announced a miracle that arrived last Wednesday � his new grandson, William Huckabee Sanders, who will be called �Huck.� He weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Chef Gio and Jennifer Filippone on their wedding last weekend on the beach behind The Vue.
Our own Bad Byron's Butt Rub is now in stores in Black Diamond, Wash.
Vickie and Ray Dollar celebrated their 15th anniversary last week, and Johnny and Debbie Earles celebrated 26 years.
Sandy Weiner ran 5.106 Charity Miles last week to help the Wounded Warrior Project support our veterans, and on another day, 4 miles.
Carla and Chris Layne, owners of 30A PowerWash, had the first-place duck last Saturday at Baytowne and took home $5,000. The event was to raise funds for Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
Get well wishes go out to Steve Saltsman.
Sympathy is expressed to David Seering in the passing of his father.
Wish a "happy birthday" Saturday to Laura Cox, and foodie Jamie Dietrich.
On Sunday to Vicki Kitahara.
Monday to Mike McManus, Tiffanie Shelton, and Robin Godwin.
Tuesday to Kay Crawford.
Wednesday to Leonora Motch, and Sarah Brazwell.
Wishing a spooky happy birthday Thursday to artist Dino Kotopoulis, Leslie Provow, Rob Wood, artist Eileen West, and occasional Walton Sun writer Matt Algarin.
And wish a "happy birthday" Friday to artist Judi Bludworth, money-lady Jane Burns, and The Sun's Belinda Martinez.
Deborah Wheeler is the arts and entertainment reporter for The Walton Sun. She may be reached at 654-8443 or email email@example.com. Her Party Line column appears weekly in The Sun. Contributions are accepted.


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Was in the shop slamming the stem on our Aero Road Project and spotted this purple bike.
A purple Burner bike
Thought, "that looks like a Burner's Bike," and yep it is. The owner is taking that bike with him to Burning Man tonight. We've seen bikes from Burning Man every year we've published this blog. Need to get there sometime for a Mobile Social. 7x7FS just posted Burner bike tips from the Playa Pros.


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Does The Punishment Fit The Crime? Is Manslaughter An Equivalent Crime To Copyright Infringement?
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- Manslaughter
- Sending death threats
- Doing biomedical experiments on a person without consent
- Provoking someone to commit suicide.
- Theft
- Escaping prison
- Forgery
- Exposing yourself in public
- Sexual harassment
- Domestic violence
- Identity fraud
- Abandoning a family
- Getting a minor drunk
- Making sexual advances on someone less than 15 years old
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Lydia Hoodie Variation
Added May 12, 2008
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This is a fun hoodie variation for our basic Lydia knit top. Download both the'Lydia Hoodie Variation' (BS-022) and the 'Lydia 3197' pattern PDFs. Cut one pair of the hood pattern piece, sew the center back seam, and add it to the neckline of the original Lydia shirt. Then, just finish the edges, and add a fun clasp!
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May 14, 2015, 06.25 PMby Nikki Baumann
Do I need to buy both the Lydia shirt and this in order to get the pattern I need in order to make this hoodie? Or can I just purchase this and it comes with both patterns?
Aug 2, 2008, 05.27 AMby labaticha
this is really cute! I'm Going to make one in black and then make some pink design on the back
May 14, 2008, 10.52 AMby sunnyb64
I love the clasp at the neckline— really spices it up and keeps it from being just an average hoodie.
May 12, 2008, 11.40 PMby rani
good creation of yours
May 12, 2008, 10.28 PMby aliish
Awesome, I can't wait to do this.
May 12, 2008, 03.01 PMby reneebeth
Yay…I was going to try to make a lydia hoodie on my own, but I'm excited to have some guidance!
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The G-Star RAW Fashion Prints collection combines style and functionality in cutting-edge and comfortable men's underwear designs with an urban flair.
This stripe jersey G-Star RAW Cambridge Sport Trunk is a boxer brief that features breathable stretch cotton, a flyless contoured pouch, an elastic waistband, and a G-Star RAW tonal logo at the waist that is accented by a small rubber G-Star RAW logo on the left leg. The best feature of the Cambridge Sport Trunk is the soft waistband which feels like suede against the skin.
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CIU Professor Responds to Rob Bell's Controversial Book
By Abbey Shoemaker
CIU Student Writer
The book "Love Wins" is causing a stir in the evangelical community. It's written by The Rev. Rob Bell, the founding pastor of Mars Hill, a rapidly growing mega-church located in Grandville, Mich. near Grand Rapids.
A Columbia International University chapel featured a critique of "Love Wins" given by CIU theology professor Dr. Larry Dixon, and included some self-examination for the student body. Of CIU's five core values, two were mentioned in this chapel. Evangelical Unity – extending fellowship to as many as possible while excluding as few as possible – was evaluated in light of the core value of the Authority of Scripture.
Dixon, who is the author of the book "The Other Side of the Good News," addressed the student body on the difference between having a critical mind and a critical spirit. Admonishing students, faculty, and staff alike, Dixon noted the importance of a careful study of Scripture when reading "Love Wins."
Dixon pointed out several things about Bell's book for which he was grateful: Bell's courage in taking on such a critical issue, the passion he displays in his writing and the picture he paints of the abundant life believers in Christ can experience. Quoting extensively from "Love Wins," Dixon also highlighted what he says appears to be a case for universalism in Bell's book.
The primary focus of the chapel message was not aimed at Bell or "Love Wins," rather it was an honest look at the implications of universalism, and showing that universalism is not justified biblically.
Dixon said that Bell advocates remedial rather than a retributive view of hell where judgment has a point, and consequences are for correction.
"That basically means that God is not punishing the sinner forever," Dixon said. "Hell is a kind of school in which everybody graduates."
Chapel ended in a time of prayer for Bell, for the CIU family to seek wisdom in response to Bell and his book, and for a holy boldness in sharing the gospel with the whole world.
After chapel, Dixon met with 85 students over lunch who peppered him with questions.
"I'm glad we are free to talk through tough issues here," said CIU junior Stephanie Livesay. "I want to read 'Love Wins' and see for myself what Bell has to say, but I will read it carefully, like Dr. Dixon said.
Dr. Larry Dixon's complete critique is available on CIU's "Mission of God" blog:
http://missionofgod.posterous.com/love-wins-or-jesus-rescues. Or hear the chapel message at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ciupodcast.


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The ACLU is successful once again in protecting the rights of minorities. I was very happcy to read this news story. Then I scrolled down to the comment section. This is where things go bad. The ignorance in those comments literally burns. I would really appreciate my fellow Nexus Atheists to join me in adding reason to this conversation. I know mostly everyone lives somewhere other than North Carolina but I feel this is bigger than just my state. If you can please click on this link and leave a comment to help even out the responses.
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just want to congratulate myself on becoming a CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE ACLU this weekend. i've been flirting with the idea for months, but ran across a gay ACLU advocate over the weekend who was raising money at a local outdoor shopping mall. i happily paid the $300 lifetime membership fee and i'm excited to be a part of their phenomenal organization.
now, i have to figure out how to break the news to my step-father. he may have an aneurism.
thanks Melinda. the guy was so nice and informed. he was looking for donations of $25.26 to protest a particular anti-gay bill by the same number. he said that kind of donation, if it came from many, gets lawmakers attention. since i wanted to give more, i suggested $252.60, and he told me that i might as well go the $300 for a lifetime membership.
i still haven't had the heart to break it to my bigoted family (yes, unfortunately including my mother - sigh).
You could always buy your step-father a lifetime membership in his name, and give it to him as holiday present. Then, explain it's a form of "bonding" between you. Sorry, that's the cruel streak coming out in me.
i'm pretty sure he would stop talking to me if i did that.
the other day, he tried to compare the RCC giving payouts to defrock pedophile priests to the Solyndra issue. he said what's the difference? i nearly stopped talking to him after that one.
Ahhh... The joy of family. Especially the conservative christian ones who make sure you know all their opinions....
That is so awesome that you were able to get your ACLU membership while helping that guy out at the same time. One day I hope I will be able to join the ACLU. It really got to me on that comment section that many were making them out to be equal to Nazis. The ACLU stands up for minorities so people demonize them. What is wrong with this world!?
i know, right? it's amazing that a group that defends CIVIL RIGHTS gets demonized. it's amazing that my family would be horrified if they knew i joined. and they know i'm an Atheist.
If there is one thing you can say about American Majority is that it never learns from its history. Prohibition and Civil Rights, wtf...
One thing I always like to point out to them when they go on their rampage about the ACLU, is how that organization represented Jerry Falwell, the KKK, Oliver North, and former Sen. Larry Craig of airport bathroom fame, when their rights were threatened. They usually stand there with the mouth open, and before they respond, I usually say something like, "I guess protecting the rights of all just depends on whose ox is getting gored, right?"
Melinda I love that! Thanks for the laugh, it was a much needed one!
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Bye Bye BabylonBeirut 1975-1979Lamia Ziadé; translated by Olivia Snaije
6" x 9" • 300 pages • full-color illustrations throughoutISBN 9781566568777 • paperback • $24.95 •
"Its a powerful graphic memoir charting her experiences as a well-to-do preteen living in a 1970s Beirut, Lebanon, increasingly ravaged by civil war. No short review, no matter how accurate, can begin to capture the full emotional impact of Ziades simply phrased reminiscences, or the narrative power wielded by her evocative, child-like illustrations...Its an absurdly simple solution for presenting the absurdity of her reality, one that effectively underscores perhaps the most terrible truth of modern life: ours is a world where everything, including life and death itself, is a commodity..."ForeWord
"Visually arresting and emotionally devastating, this graphic memoir of war and childhood feels like an art book and explodes like a car bomb
Stunning in both the art and the audacity...Rather than offering a political polemic, Ziadé shows how it felt to find the comforts of consumer culture...give way to violence that then became the everyday reality.Kirkus Reviews
Tragedy and innocence coexist in this delicate reconstruction of the author's childhood during Lebanon's civil war
In 1975 I was seven years old, and loved the Bazooka bubble-gums my mother would buy for Walid and me in Spinney's supermarket… Beirut in the 1970s is a paradise. Wealthy families ride escalators and fill shopping carts with imported food and luxury products from Paris and New York. Lamia Ziadé, seven years old, dreams of banana splits, American candy, flying on Pan Am Airways and visiting the local cinema. Considered by the elite the "Paris, Las Vegas or Monaco of the Middle East," Beirut was in reality a powder-keg, waiting for a spark. On April 13, 1975 Lamia and her family returned from lunch in the countryside to find a city in flames.
Looking back on the golden days before the war, and its immediate, devastating effects, Bye Bye Babylon positions an elegiac and shocking narrative next to a child's perspective of the years 1975–79: of consumer icons next to burning buildings, scenes of violence and sparkling new weapons painted in vivid Technicolor—war as pop.It is both a lament for a home transformed by a destructive madness, and an inventory of the concrete objects of her childhood: the objects, details and fragments of memory which combine to capture the impossible reality of war. Part artist's sketchbook, part travel notebook and part family album, Bye Bye Babylon is a unique graphic memoir, and an important visual record of a terrible war.
Born in Lebanon, Lamia Ziadé is an internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator. She has worked as a fabric designer for Jean-Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake, had a number of solo exhibitions in Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, and Shanghai, and has published several books for adults and children, including L'utilisation Maximum de la Douceur (written by Vincent Ravalec, Seuil 2001), Rayon Beauté (Le Rouergue, 1998), and Souliax (written by Olivier Douzou, Le Rouergue, 1999). She is a regular contributor to the French magazines Vogue and Jalouse among others. She lives in Paris.
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Both like and unlike Marjane Satrapis Persepolis (2003), Bye Bye Babylon is equally distinguished.Booklist
'Bye Bye Babylon' has helped me understand a bit more about how complex the conflict was.
The lasting impression that I have taken from 'Bye Bye Babylon' is of a childhood lost overnight.
very effectively uses words and pictures to illustrate how life was perverted and distorted.
These messages are thoughtfully delivered, with Zaidés illustrations complementing her text to give the reader a strong sense of the horrors of life in Beirut between 1975 and 1979. Its hard to conceive that the war would continue and worsen for another decade. Belletrista
Lamia Ziadés readers are fortunate that after 20 years of reflection she has put her thoughts to paper in words and drawings
the result is a gem in the form of a graphic novel
poetic, deliberately child-like, extremely funny, caustic and very moving all at once
She joyfully depicts the style of the 1970s, and the countrys wild, hallucinatory, descent into violence. Banipal (UK)
The narrative of this book is compulsively compelling. Its hard to imagine a more intense or frightening experience for a child than to live through these events. Ziadé does a nice job of telling this story in a unique way
short text pieces with deliberately loose and evocative art pieces. This gives the book a bit of a storybook quality to itwhich is of course ideal for a story about a child...an interesting first-hand exploration of a fascinating event.Comics Bulletin
'Bye Bye Babylon' is not a traditional graphic novel
The effect
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This novel
shows a road of conflict that is long, and that creates its own energies and profits, its own rituals and counter-rituals. Weapons, like cocktail peanuts, can be bought and consumed. War is just another product. Egypt Independent
Lamia Ziadé brings her pop and irreverence to this book
drawings and short, detailed texts recall memories of wartime Beirut
as seen through the eyes of a child
the violence crashing over the city becomes her school.The Daily Star
Its a gorgeous and heartbreaking book
This book does for the Civil War what Persepolis did for Irans 1979 revolution. Buy it, or request it for your library. Randa Jarrar
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Pfizer, Novartis & Eli Lilly Received A Bunch Of Illegal Pharma Patents In India
from the jacking-up-the-price-on-known-medicines dept
However, Jamie Love points us to the news of a new report that found that the Indian patent office has gone against this law and issued such patents quite frequently and, no surprise, the main recipients are among the world's largest pharma companies, including Pfizer, Novartis and Eli Lilly. Is it any wonder that they've all been pushing to dump sections 3(d) and (e) all along? Remember, pharma patents are not about drug discovery, but about jacking up the prices on drugs.