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MY TOP 30: Year 1 Posts of ALL-TIME! Links – 15-1 & OUTRO
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in MY TOP 10 Tags: "Independent Women Pt. 1", Austin, Been Around The World, Benny & Joon, Bobby Pulido, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie's Angels, Chevy Chase, Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child, Donnell Jones, Eye Legacy, Foxy Brown, freddie beat, Freddie Rodriguez, I'll Be, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), interview, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Marmalade, Left Eye, Lil' Kim, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lisa Lopes, Mae, Makano, Mary J. Blige, Moulin Rouge!, Mya, Not Gon' Cry, P!nk, Paul Simon, Philadelphia, podcast, pop quiz, popolio, Premios Texas, Premios Texas 2009, Puff Daddy, Robyn, Ron Lopes, Ronald Lopes, Streets of Philadelphia, The Family, The Notorious B.I.G., The Proclaimers, TLC, U Know What's Up, Univision, Univision 62, Waiting to Exhale, What About Your Friends, You Can Call Me Al
MY TOP 30: Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME! 13. Sariah 10Q
18 Sep 2011 1 Comment
in MY TOP 10 Tags: "All About Sex", "Deep N Luv", "Like a Virgin", Billboard, Britney Spears, Cher, Christina Aguilera, dance, Elvis Presley, Facebook, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, MySpace, Patricia Cronin Foundation, pop, Sariah, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Queen of Hearts, Twitter
MY TOP 30: Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME!
13. Sariah 10Q
The Year 3 Number 13 spot goes to Sariah. Pretty impressive for an interview that just posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Maybe it helped that she has "sex" in the title of her song. I jest, I jest.
With a couple of Billboard dance hits under her belt, I'm not surprised that this interview received enough hits to make the countdown. Calling her the "Queen of Hearts," she's definitely carving out her own lane in the pop/dance arena.
See the original post here — 10Q for Sariah. It includes the video for her latest single, "All About Sex."
See all 17 Year 3 Questions for interviews here.
MY TOP 30: Year 1 Posts of ALL-TIME! 13. Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and P!nk "Lady Marmalade"
18 Sep 2011 5 Comments
in MY TOP 10 Tags: Christina Aguilera, Ewan McGregor, Labelle, Lady Marmalade, Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, Moulin Rouge Soundtrack, Moulin Rouge!, Mya, Nicole Kidman, P!nk, Patti Labelle
MY TOP 30: Year 1 Posts of ALL-TIME!
See the complete MY TOP 10: Soundtrack Songs Countdown here.
13. Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and P!nk "Lady Marmalade"
This is the second entry from MY TOP 10: Soundtrack Songs countdown. The first was the song that took the Number 1 spot on Saturday, April 30, 2009. It was "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy from Do The Right Thing. It was Number 20 on this countdown. "Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge! took the Number 4 spot on the original soundtrack countdown on Monday, April 27, 2009.
Read the original post here — MY TOP 10: Soundtrack Songs — 4. Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and P!nk "Lady Marmalade" and watch the video below.
See the complete MY TOP 10: Soundtrack Songs Countdown here.
MY TOP 30: Year 1 Posts of ALL-TIME! 14. Robyn – TOP '08 Album
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in MY TOP 10 Tags: 1990s pop, Back to Basics, Bring Ya To The Brink, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Confessions on a Dancefloor, Cyndi Lauper, Do You Know (What it Takes), Konichiwa Records, Madonna, pop, popolio, Ray of Light, Robyn, Robyn Is Here, Show Me Love, Sticky and Sweet Tour, Swedish music, top album of 2008
MY TOP 30: Year 1 Posts of ALL-TIME!
14. Robyn – TOP '08 Album
I've only ever christened a top album of the year for 2008, which was the first year of THE REAL popolio. I planned to do it for consecutive years, but I never felt like I had listened to enough to to choose a selection fairly. Frankly, I wasn't so moved by anything new I had listened to to christen it the 'best' of the year. It's really more of the former than the latter, though. I really hadn't listened to enough new and full projects to give something that lofty of a title.
I do feel that pop gets a bad rap. Robyn's brand of it was the freshest I had heard in a long while. I haven't heard anything in pop as fresh or consistent since. With Robyn she blueprinted her new electro pop sound and with the Body Talk series she perfected that blueprint. That is, is wasn't anything new; where Robyn was a left turn from everything that had come before, Body Talk was the evolution of that Robyn sound. She definitely found her lane and revved in it to pure pop perfection.
You can argue that pop lyrics are simple, high school, and maybe even elementary and maybe that they have no depth or emotion. I disagree. The layers are there and there is definitely emotion. I don't disagree that pop can translate like school girl diary entries, but that doesn't mean there aren't layers and emotions there.
I think Robyn's lyricism is a little more intelligent and layered than your average pop artist's. Sometimes how effortless the simplicity seems can be deceptive. That's not to say that there aren't songs that are just dance songs or fun songs. But, songs about robots and dancing in a corner by yourself can be metaphors for other things. If nothing else, there is creativity there that cannot be denied. There will always be love songs in any genre and everyone's love experience is valid in my book. Nothing wrong with a booty song every now and then, either, though.
I also gave an Honorable Mention to Cyndi Lauper's Bring Ya To The Brink. I thought she did some amazing things with that record. It was like her Ray of Light moment.
Read the original post here — MY TOP: Album of 2008 — Robyn. This review takes the Number 14 spot on this Year 1 countdown.
MY TOP 30: Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME! 28. BB Gun Johnny pop quiz & Feedback LOTTO Interview
03 Sep 2011 10 Comments
in MY TOP 10 Tags: "Alcohol & Chocolate", "Easy Love", "Love Lockdown", "Rent", "Seasons of Love", 1970s music, American Idol, Austin, Austin artists, Austin bars, Austin venues, banjo, Bazaarvoice, BB Gun Johnny, Best Of, bluegrass, Christina Aguilera, cover band, El Paso, El Paso artists, electro, EP, Feedback, fiddle, house, Iron Man, J. Lo, Jennifer Lopez, KanYe West, LOTTO Interview, MSTRKRFT, musicals, Paula Abdul, Peckerheads on Sixth, Raunch and Roll, rock, rock n roll, Room to Read, Room to Read Austin, Room to Rock, Second Annual, Sixth Street, soul, Spinal Tap, stage props, The Rutles, The Voice, thesuperheroquiz.com, X-Factor, Xtina, Zonisphere Media Group, Zubterrain
MY TOP 30: Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME!
28. BB Gun Johnny pop quiz & Feedback LOTTO Interview
The Year 3 Number 28 spot brings us our first tie! As part of my El Paso Week countdown to the inaugural Neon Desert Music Festival, I included BB Gun Johnny's pop quiz interview. They were not one of the Neon Desert Artists, but they are El Paso-based. It was the first pop quiz of April 2011, going live on the 15th, during the week that I was posting daily Neon Desert 5Q interviews.
In Year 3, I started adding "interview" to the pop quiz heading. I had found that in previous years (as told by a few contacts) that the thought was that these were pop quizzes you were supposed to take and people were missing the fact that they were interviews. Not pop quizzes for visitors to the site, but for the artists, themselves. I didn't think it was a such a big deal as these type of standardized interviews have appeared in magazines for decades; usually on the back page. But, I adjusted things to clarify things.
I noted before that though I feature national and international artists, I do highlight when they are local and regional. In Year 3, another tweak I made was to abbreviate the regional cities in the titles of such posts. So, in BB Gun Johnny's case it became "EP" instead of "El Paso." Austin became ATX, Dallas D-Town, Houston H-Town and so on and so forth. In some cases, I don't know the city's nickname or whether it has one, so it stays the same.
The Feedback LOTTO Interview is a more recent post. I volunteered to MC Room to Read's 2nd Annual Room to Rock charity showcase fundraiser on Friday, August 26, 2011. Along with that, I decided to feature interviews with each of the scheduled bands. It all came together kind of fast and we were pressed for time, so I decided to use the LOTTO Interview format from a weekly music column I used to write for another site. The Feedback LOTTO Interview went live on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. More background info and how it all works is broken down in the original post [see below].
Interesting to note, Feedback is the official band of local company Bazaarvoice and normally do covers. So, maybe that's how they got all these hits to claim the Number 28 spot so quickly. I jest. I jest.
See the original BB Gun Johnny post here — BB Gun Johnny pop quiz interview – EP. It includes their song, "Alcohol & Chocolate," and MSTRKRFT's video for "Easy Love."
See all 7 Neon Desert interviews and more here.
See the original Feedback post here — LOTTO Interview: Feedback — Room to Rock Artist. It includes a live performance video of their cover of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown."
See all 4 Room to Rock LOTTO Interviews here.
LOTTO Interview: Feedback – Room to Rock Artist
24 Aug 2011 3 Comments
in Urb'l (Urban Cool) Remedy Tags: "Love Lockdown", "Rent", "Seasons of Love", 1970s music, American Idol, Austin, Austin artists, Austin bars, Austin venues, banjo, Bazaarvoice, Best Of, bluegrass, Christina Aguilera, cover band, Feedback, fiddle, J. Lo, Jennifer Lopez, KanYe West, LOTTO Interview, musicals, Paula Abdul, Peckerheads on Sixth, Room to Read, Room to Read Austin, Room to Rock, Second Annual, Sixth Street, soul, Spinal Tap, stage props, The Rutles, The Voice, X-Factor, Xtina, Zonisphere Media Group, Zubterrain
Editor's Note: The LOTTO Interview was one of the features for my weekly music column, Urb'l (Urban Cool) Remedy, that was part of Zubterrain, the e-zine of the Zonisphere Media Group. That site is undergoing an indefinite overhaul; so, my column is currently on hiatus. For the purpose of this series of interviews, I've decided to use the LOTTO Interview format here at THE REAL popolio.
I will be MCing Room to Read's 2nd Annual Room to Rock music showcase and fundraiser event on Friday, August 26, 2011, at Peckerheads on Sixth (6th and Trinity). Doors open at 7:30PM. Show starts at 8PM.
Starting on Monday, to countdown to the event, I have been featuring a daily LOTTO Interview (and will do so through tomorrow) with each of the featured bands – The Blistering Speeds, Feedback, The Shears, and Day vs. Night ( BTW, that is the order they perform in, but not necessarily the order of the interviews).
Get the 411 here, RSVP at the Facebook Event Page, and learn more about the organization at the official site.
The Blistering Speeds kicked things off on Monday. Day vs. Night kept it going yesterday. Read each of their LOTTO Interviews here and here, respectively. Next up in our series of Room to Rock LOTTO Interviews is Feedback, the official band of Bazaarvoice, who will follow the Blistering Speeds during the showcase.
The idea is simple. I have a list of questions that are a mixed bag of musical, fun, serious, and silly. Feedback chose five numbers from 1 through 100 without getting to see the questions. The questions they answered for this interview are the questions that corresponded with the numbers that were chosen. The list is currently holding steady at 100.
Watch Feedback perform their version of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown." Read their LOTTO Interview below.
UR: Anyone you would pattern your career after?
FB: Probably the Rutles…Or maybe Spinal Tap, but mostly just for the great stage props.
UR: What are the top references you use for this band, musical or otherwise?
FB: The main criteria we followed in selecting the music was to play the tunes that we are excited about. Our band members seem to have a similar taste in music, but we are pretty diverse when it comes to age. Since we mainly do covers, it ends up as somewhat of a "best of" from the '70s all the way through to today.
We had two rules we tried to follow:
1) The audience should be able to recognize the song within a few notes.
2) Once they recognize it, it should make them smile.
UR: What's a genre of music you'd like to try that your fans would be surprised by?
FB: Bluegrass soul! Don't be too surprised if we break out some angry banjo or maybe even a fiddle one of these days…
UR: If you were to redo a song from a musical, what song would you do from which musical?
FB: It probably wouldn't be a huge stretch for us to try a few songs from musicals. Maybe "Seasons of Love," from RENT – it has a big sound, lots of vocals, and it's definitely a feel-good tune.
UR: American Idol's Jennifer Lopez, The Voice's Christina Aguilera, or X-Factor's Paula Abdul?
FB: J.Lo…Of course.
10Q for Sariah
23 Aug 2011 1 Comment
in Questions for Tags: "All About Sex", "Deep N Luv", "Like a Virgin", Billboard, Britney Spears, Cher, Christina Aguilera, dance, Elvis Presley, Facebook, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, MySpace, Patricia Cronin Foundation, pop, Sariah, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Queen of Hearts, Twitter
Sariah is a dance-genue who calls herself "the Queen of Hearts." She set things off with her first single, "Deep N Luv," in 2010. In 2011, she kept it going with the follow-up, "All About Sex." Both tracks have charted on the Billboard Dance Charts. Not too shabby for someone fresh out the box. Read what Sariah has to say about her two dance hits, sex anthems, and more in this EXCLUSIVE 10Q interview.
Watch the official "All About Sex" video.
Click the pic to go to Sariah's official site and the "All About Sex" single cover at the end of the interview, to get to her Facebook Page.
1. Tell us about the new single, "All About Sex." "All About Sex" is a record with a message allowing women to feel free to have what ever kind of relationship THEY want to. Women are always judged so much in every angle and men get away with SO much! Well, not anymore. I had the power in this specific relationship "All About Sex" discusses and I decided when it was over, too.
2. Why was this chosen as the next single? It was chosen because of the strong lyrical content and the very strong production! It was my favorite as well.
3. How is it different than your first single, "Deep N Luv?" "Deep N Luv" is one of my favorite records, too. It brings the hip hop and pop world together! I think it's a darker record than "All About Sex." It discusses more of getting into nightlife and all of its fabulous opportunities.
4. Congrats on "Deep N Luv" and "All About Sex"charting on the Billboard Dance Charts. How does that make you feel? Thank you SO much! It excites me so much that I just want to create more and more and more records! I am just so happy that my music has had a positive influence on my fans, DJs, and the radio! I am very happy to be back in the studio in hopes to create more hits for my hearts. 🙂
5. What are some of your favorite sex anthems of the past?That's a great question! Madonna, Britney, and Christina Aguilera have some of my favorite sex anthems for sure. They are all sexy and beautiful women and have showed that through their music!
6. Do you consider yourself a role model? I do consider myself a role model. No matter what I do, I always work hard to have class and style along with personality and passion. I think being a role model is being someone who others can look up to and learn from. I truly hope I am that to others.
I really work hard to stay connected via Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace to reach out to my fans, other artists, and keep in touch with all of my good friends. My family will always come first, too. I am constantly learning from my surroundings and hope to always be a role model for young artists throughout the world.
7. That said, what are your thoughts on songs like your own, which are sexual in nature, but may be considered controversial or viewed as inappropriate for young girls? Especially those by pop stars who seem to court this young female audience. Sexuality stirring controversy in pop is nothing new…Elvis and Marilyn Monroe were considered risqué for their time. Madonna's "Like a Virgin" made waves in the eighties as did Cher in the nineties. Pop has never shied from pushing sexual buttons.
8. What are you trying to bring to your dance music that hasn't been brought before?
I am bringing power, sexiness, passion, royalty, and a strong show to the dance world.
9. Where do you see yourself in five years? In five years, I will be on tour with my full band wearing all of my own designed clothing! I will be working on raising money towards foundations that my family are a part of: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Patricia Cronin Foundation. I will also be cast in a movie. 🙂
10. Any last words or anything you want to say, clarify, set the record straight on, or put out there to your fans via THE REAL popolio? First, I just want to thank you for taking the time to listen to my music and enjoying it! Thank you also for having me and for your great questions!
I am SO thankful for all of these incredible opportunities and cannot wait to come and perform in a city near you all, my hearts! Also, stay positive, encouraged, and inspired!
Your Queen of Hearts


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I am a resident of southwest Fresno, and I do not think needing affordable housing should determine where I can live. Affordable housing should be available in north and south Fresno.
In response to the July 26 article "Housing fight is looming in Fresno," we are segregating the population based on economic need. Everyone should have equal access to job opportunities, better schools and housing. Instead of creating barriers between the communities, we should have a housing system that integrates the community.
In addition, having the housing application online can be a barrier. It would be helpful to have a paper application and resources to assist families in completing this process.
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Set of Thirteen Wedgwood Brown University Plates
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Set of Thirteen Wedgwood Brown University Plates, dia. 10 1/2 in.
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General Information About UUP
Over the last few days Microsoft have released more information on the up and coming Unified Updated Platform (UUP).
The main goal with this new style of update; is to improve customers experience of the update process from start to finish. To start the download is reduced in size making them quicker to download and lighter on computer resources to install.
Microsoft first release some details about UUP back in November 2016, and released it to testers soon after. This new technology is currently rumored to hit main stream for Windows 10 users this fall. To read Microsoft's article about this see this blog on the Windows site.
Technical background to how this works
Currently all updates for Windows contain all files for that section of system that is being updated even if they are not changed. These additional files increase the size of the download for each update as well as increasing the time taken to install the update once downloaded.
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- For VSK rule 22, see rule 23
- 22 Capsized, anchored or aground; Rescuing
If possible, a boat shall avoid a boat that is capsized or has not regained control after capsizing, is anchored or aground, or is trying to help a person or vessel in danger. A boat is capsized when her masthead is in the water.
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- Tornado, 49er, 18 Foot Skiff, eXtreme 40 (and VX40), Orma
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"Now to HIM who is able to do immeasurably more, According to HIS Power, that is at work within us....Ephesians 3:20
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
I Have a Dream.....and some questions for you!!!
If you feel comfortable, please tell me1.) where you attend church (what denomination),2.) how you came to attend this particular denomination, 3.)what you love best about it, 4.)what you don't like about it (if anything!) and 5.)one of your favorite customs/practices of the church you attend.
I know you ladies will not leave ugly or spiteful comments about another's religion or denomination but, I am going to add that we are not going to debate theology! I just think it would be cool to see how the "bloggy" world unites us all! :o)
So, if you are game, leave a comment! If you don't want to participate, I totally understand!
Here's my stats : ( I may add more after I read everyone's answers )
1.) Church of Christ
2.) I was born into it. I am a 4th generation (maybe even further, I don't know)
3.) It's very family oriented.
4.) A lot of rigid, set in stone ways. Too much family, sometimes!
5.) We have communion (The Lord's Supper) every Sunday. I really like that time being set aside to honor Christ's sacrifice for us.
Blessings on your day, Julie
4 comments:
- crystal said...
This article was really neat. I am thinking about having Paul read it in Church Sunday.
You know me, I am the same as you except since I go to a church hours away from you then its not the same family. Ours is not really family(blood relative) oriented. WE are however Church Family oriented. We were talking the other day how we see each other more than our blood family. Its really a very loving fullfilling church.
Also, JD and Fern said we do go back further. They knew great grandparents. Kinda cool to know that our family has been in Church for generations huh?
I'll quit writing my novel. This is just a very strong subject for me.
Love ya
- January 24, 2008 at 7:52 AM
- Denise said...
1)Baptist 2) I was born into it 3)Very friendly, loving people. 4)There is nothing that I do not like. 5) I love all the musical and mission things that we do.
- January 25, 2008 at 5:29 AM
- Misty said...
1. Church of Christ
2. I was born into it. I don't know how far back it goes, but my paternal grandparents were active church members for many years.
3. Our strong beliefs in following what the bible teaches.
4. Like julie said, lots of rigid ways, like certain things have to be done a certain way, or it's not right.
5. We have weekly communion. It's such an important part of worship, i can't imagine not doing it.
- January 27, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- In Light of the Truth... said...
Okay, I'm FINALLY getting to this!
1) Bible Church
2) The ship chaplain directed Kevin to the church he went to out in town. It was a Bible Church in Virginia and then when we moved to CT we started going to another Bible Church.
3) Conservative and family oriented. Many homeschooling families (even though we're not schooling yet, it does show that the families are of the same mindset)
4) They don't follow the liturgical seasons so for Christmas and Easter there's no advent wreath or anything leading up to the actual Day.
5) It's not really a custom and is at other kinds of churches too, but typically Bible Churches have several services throughout the week, along with women's Bible studies, and other things. They're very good about making church and fellowship more than just a once-a-week thing.
So there ya go! Hope it helps!
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I know I probably don't update the page here quite enough to make this daily reading for folks out there, but to any and all who might stumble across this, the folks at Beach Boys Opinion Page (meaning, me!) want to wish all Beach Boys fans a Happy Holidays.
I've been spinning the Beach Boys Christmas Album quite a bit this year; I'm always glad when I get around to doing that. Check out our section for December 2012 for a sort of "re-review" of the excellent 1998 Beach Boys "Ultimate Christams" compilation.
What do we have to look forward to for next year for the group? Not much is set in stone, but it's likely we'll get the new Brian Wilson album (and presumably/hopefully some more touring; and hopefully with Al and Dave (and Blondie!) in tow). The Mike and Bruce show have likely already booked shows for 2014, so I would imagine if there's any chance of another full "reunion", 2015 would be the earliest we would see that.
"Big Beat 1963" was an interesting and fun little curio of a release (review hopefully coming soon!). Nobody seems to know what the "copyright extension" issue means for future releases, so it's unclear what might make it out in terms of archival material in 2014. We will apparently see the SACD/Vinyl partial album catalog reissues.
I'm truly hoping we get more archival releases. Apparently, it was revealed in a recent ESQ interview that there was a seventh "bonus" disc prepared for the "Made in California" set as a retailer exclusive. The deal to do that exclusive somehow fell through. Hopefully that disc will be made available somehow, or the "Beach Boys Central" website will finally launch with some new archival releases in some format.
I would implore those who have any control over the situation to keep in mind that the Beach Boys' fans are getting older and literally dying off. Please put this stuff out while some of us are still alive!
The Beach Boys Opinion Page will strive as well to make more updates and post more commentary in the new year.
Hopefully back soon with more comments!


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Sometimes I find myself smiling when I think back 10 years ago, sitting across the table from a stern-faced Elder who told me straight up that my "eternal soul was in jeopardy" because I was questioning the role of women in the Church. Specifically, that women had a role in the Church. Say what you will, but this guy never beat around bush or left any room for ambiguity. Women couldn't be leaders in the church. Period. Any visible role – even public reading of Scripture or passing communion trays – was de facto leadership. Period. Therefore, these actions were the exclusive, God-ordered realm of men (and select boys whose consciences were sufficiently bothered by thoughts of eternal hellfire that they got baptized at age 6.) Period. After subsequent meetings with the whole board of Elders failed to assuage my doubts, I was asked to leave, which was a bit traumatic at the time, but looking back, was in fact, a blessing.
About a year or so later, I was regularly attending an Episcopal Church, and received communion for the first time outside of the church I was raised in, and from the hand of a female priest no less. Another year or so still, and the Rt. Rev. (and awesome) Catherine Waynick, Bishop of Indianapolis, would lay hands on and pray over me, confirming me in the faith, and receiving me into the Episcopal Church. So anyway, I smile now when I think back to that Sunday afternoon.
I admit to being a little jealous of Rachel Held Evans. She and I are close in age, and faced similar crises of faith as young adults. When confronted with questions and doubts about biblical inerrancy, literal readings of Genesis 1, theodicy, salvation and more, she wrote a book and started a blog, tackling these issues head-on and with more humor, grace and style than I could ever muster. Her new book, Searching for Sunday, follows in line with her other work – thoughtful, smart, candid, funny and all with her distinctive voice shining through. Like I said, I'm jealous.
My jealousy aside, the first thing I liked about Searching for Sunday was Rachel's decision to structure this book around the sacraments. Though we usually associate talk of sacraments with the Catholic and Orthodox churches, Evans makes a good point that nearly all Christian traditions hold that God can be encountered in and through the physical. Most churches have some sacramental understanding of even if they don't often use that word. Her vignettes at the start of each section
could be should be republished as a teaching aid for catechumenate classes. When people ask why I ended up in the Episcopal Church, I say, "the sacraments, the historic liturgy and Book of Common Prayer, the sacraments, the middle way of Anglicanism, the sacraments, women in leadership, the sacraments, my questions are welcomed, have I mentioned the sacraments? Water, bread, wine, oil, incense, bowing, kneeling, touching, saying – all become, within the community of the church, conduits of God's grace and salvation.
When my faith had become little more than an abstraction, a set of propositions to be affirmed or denied, the tangible, tactile nature of the sacraments invited me to touch, smell, taste, hear, and see God in the stuff of everyday life again….[the sacraments] reminded me that Christianity isn't meant to simply be believed; it's meant to be lived, shared, eaten, spoken, and enacted in the presence of other people. They reminded me that, try as I may, I can't be Christian on my own. I need a community. I need the church. [p. 18]
The other thing I greatly appreciated about this book – and Rachel has taken some heat for this, which, frankly, baffles me – is the esteem she holds for the people and churches that formed her faith early in life, even as she wrestled with serious questions along the way. Some have read this book as a denominational spat, evangelical vs. mainline. This is a serious mischaracterization of the book. [Confession: I smiled and gave a little 'Woo, TEC' when I first read, a month or so ago, that Rachel and Dan were regulars at an Episcopal Church.] But my blithe denominationalism isn't found in Rachel's book. Again, my jealousy. I've wrestled for the last 10 years with how to honor the places and people who first taught me about Jesus and Bible, who baptized me, prayed for me, formed me in ways I likely haven't yet processed.
I realize I can no more break up with my religious heritage than I can with my parents. I may not worship in an evangelical church anymore or even embrace evangelical theology, but as long as I have an investment in the church universal, I have an investment in the community that first introduced me to Jesus. Like it or not, I've got skin in the game. [p.196]
Besides being jealous, I am glad Rachel Held Evans wrote this book. As she's discovered through her blog, her experiences of doubt are shared by many, many people. She's brave for sharing these stories with us and working through a process of moving forward – doubts still with us, for sure – with integrity and hope.


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"Opportunities don't happen. You create them." – Chris Grosser
When it comes to life (and business) we sometimes don't understand why some people are successful and others aren't (we aren't). We compare, blame, and even associate luck to our success or failures.
For long time I felt that I had lots of thing to offer, a huge potential inside me that I wasn't using. Therefore, I was feeling unfulfilled. I used to blame others, my past experiences, my bad luck, etc. I was focusing on the negatives instead of the positives – and let me remind you that all experiences have their positives: my past experiences took me where I am today, helped me to grow every day, as a person and as a professional. We ALL have the potential to do whatever we want, this means that we all can make our dreams happen. However, sitting on our couch watching TV is not going to make a shift. We need to take control of our life and take action for it to happen. We need to have a clear WHY, a purpose, that drives us towards our goals. And we need to want to make the change.
We all have what we need to succeed inside. We do have to develop it in order to get there though. We do have to be willing to grow as a person in order to develop ourselves into a winner, in life and business.
Nothing worthwhile is easy – isn't it? Have you ever wondered what is required to take yourself to the next level? I actually have. And what I realised is that the starting point is making a choice. Success is a choice. Winning is a choice. If you want to separate yourself from the rest, you just have to make choice.
I'm going to share with you three qualities I believe can take you wherever you want to go:
- Believe: believe in yourself, in what you are doing and why you are doing it. Have a crystal clear WHY and believe that you can do whatever it takes for the right reasons.
- Commitment: be committed to what you do no matter what. Do what it needs to be done, even when you don't feel like to. Be discipline with your actions, with your goals, with your MINDSET and ownership, take responsibility. Be committed and discipline in gratitude and practice it every day.
- Attitude: have an excellent attitude and attract excellent things. Make sure you set your attitude for the day every morning and check on it along the day.
Some more I've been taken through recently that I do believe play an important role in our success are:
- Be passionate and fall in love with what you do every day.
- Make a difference in other people's lives.
- Respect: yourself, those who surround you and what you have in front of you.
- Practice no matter how good you are at something and put things on perspective.
- Have the courage to give 100% even when things feel off.
- Leadership: know your why and empower others, inspire those who surround you.
- Be focused, take ownership and responsibility – no excuses.
- Bounce back: be resilient, let things go and move forward.
- Visualisation: visualise your future before it happens and take action to make it occurs.
I guess we already know most of those things, but sometimes we need to remind ourselves what requires to build the life we truly desire and deserve. Don't be scared to dream big. Do it and take the required steps to make it happen – take action! Leave your comfort zone and find the way. As the say goes: "when there is a will, there is a way".
So, what's your dream? And how are you going to make it a reality?
Treat every single day with gratitude and love!
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Alicia (aged 15) has been playing the saxophone for 6 months. Geoff loaned Alicia an instrument for the first couple of weeks until she knew it was the instrument for her. Geoff is patient and enthusiastic and clearly enjoys teaching as well as playing. Alicia has made fantastic progress; passed Grade 2 with distinction awaiting results for grade 3 – all in 6 months! Geoff's teaching methods are flexible and fun, meeting students' individual needs & learning styles. We can't praise Geoff highly enough. He is professional, enthusiastic and an excellent teacher. We would definitely recommend him.


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Yum, it's tomato season! I'm putting them in everything, which is what inspired this crazy delicious California Quinoa. Fast, easy, and flavorful with fresh herbs and avocado, be sure to use a zippy, high quality red wine vinegar for your marinade. Let's talk more about that… Is All Red Wine Vinegar the…(Read More)
If you go to the trouble of washing your vegetables (check out my Best Way to Wash Veggies Video) to get yourself ready for the week or a big meal, you definitely want to know how to store them so they don't wilt or, even worse, rot in the fridge before you get to…(Read More)
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Your Body Will Love this Berry Kale Smoothie How do you get the energy you need? How do you get someone to eat kale (one of the most nutrient packed veggies out there) who thinks it tastes nasty? How do you jump start your day with fiber, antioxidants, and protein? You knock back this kick…(Read More)
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What is a cultured veggie recipe? Why eat them? It's easy to create imbalance in your digestive tract Back in the 1990′s when I gained and lost 100 lbs, a slew of health issues accompanied that experience. It wasn't just about the weight. If you're interested in the details of that…(Read More)
For this month's Recipe Redux Challenge we were asked to recreate a favorite meal we had on vacation into a healthier version. If you read my blog post The Best Food I Ate in Boston, you may recall the brick oven pizza in the North End I raved about. Gluten-free, pesto, and topped…(Read More)
Kale Pesto is the Bomb! How do you get those super healthy greens into your diet? This Kale Pesto Recipe is the bomb baby! It makes it easy to eat your kale and combines it with other super power foods, like nuts and apples. Full of fiber, Omega 3s, Vitamins A and B, Calcium and…(Read More)
A Kale Recipe that Makes Greens Taste Great If you make a batch of my Kale Pesto and you're wondering what to do with the rest of that delicious head of kale, this is as simple and delicious as it gets. It also is a fabulous recipe for a whole head of kale – with…(Read More)
Veggie Time Savers to Live By People always ask me, how do you get all those veggies in? They take so long to wash, prep, and cook. Who's got that kind of time? I certainly don't. Here are some good veggie time savers to have up your sleeve! 1. Pre-cut, Pre-washed…(Read More)


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How To : Even Count Flat Peyote - Beadwork
Even count flay peyote is the easiest off loom beading stitch to learn. This video beading tutorial shows how to weave the even count peyote pattern. All you need is beads, a needle, and thread, and start making peyote patterned woven bead jewelry in no time.


text: Jesus speaks of one flock? ONE flock? Posted on April 21, 2018 at 10:48 am by William Hagenbuch / Sermon Prep / 0 "I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd." —John 10:16 It's 2018! We live in a world of options. This is our life! The highway has at… Read More


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Donald P. Greenberg
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Donald Peter Greenberg (born 1934) is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Graphics at Cornell University.
Early LifeEdit
Greenberg earned his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University, where he played on the tennis and soccer teams and was a member of Tau Delta Phi and the Quill and Dagger society.
Greenberg joined the Cornell faculty in 1968 with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering and College of Architecture.
In the late 1960s, Greenberg constructed the so-called "flying diaper" sculpture, which currently stands at the entrance of the Cornell Plantations.
In 1971, Greenberg produced an early sophisticated computer graphics movie, Cornell in Perspective, using the General Electric Visual Simulation Laboratory with the assistance of its director, Quill and Dagger classmate Rodney S. Rougelot. Greenberg also co-authored a series of papers on the Cornell Box.
An internationally recognized pioneer in computer graphics, Greenberg has authored hundreds of articles and served as a teacher and mentor to many prominent computer graphic artists and animators. Five former students have won Academy Awards for Scientific or Technical Achievements, five have won the SIGGRAPH Achievement Award, and many now work for Pixar Animation Studios. Greenberg was the founding director of the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization when it was created in 1991. His former students include Robert L. Cook, Marc Levoy, and Wayne Lytle.
He currently serves as Director of the Program of Computer Graphics.
Greenberg received the Steven Anson Coons Award in 1987, the most prestigious award in the field of computer graphics.
Prior to teaching at Cornell, Greenberg was a consulting engineer with Severud Associates, working on famous structures like the St. Louis Arch and Madison Square Garden.
Greenberg has served as a visiting professor at ETH Zurich and Yale University. He is on the board of directors of the Interactive Data Corporation and Chyron Corporation. He holds membership in the National Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, SIGGRAPH, and Eurographics. He was named a fellow of ACM in 1995.
- Greenberg Faculty Biography
- Greenberg Vita[permanent dead link]
- True Big Red: Professor Don Greenberg '55 video
- "Videos on computer graphics pioneer Don Greenberg '55, architect Jill Lerner '75 highlight reunion," Cornell University News Service, June 1, 2005
- Cornell in Perspective video on YouTube
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid
- Works by or about Donald P. Greenberg in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- "True Big Red: Cornell University," 50th reunion video 2005 on YouTube


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With my monthly phone bill going up and up I decided to get a smart phone and a tariff I would find harder to go over. Oddly enough this has kept my bills down. Hidden within my telephonic box of delights is a sat-nav system so without going out of my way (ho ho) to do so I have now become a minor user of this wonder of the age.
A good friend is reading a book on getting lost and how we are becoming increasingly immune to its value as an experience. Or so I conject. I think you can see where this is going but my sat-nav allowed me so re-aquaint myself with the forgotten pleasures of getting lost within a safe perimeter. Although I have always considered that sat-nav as an extension of man that reduces our ability to rely on instinct and further removes us from our sensory environment, I in fact found that my first use of the devise brought me closer to my instincts. Returning home from the brilliant Supernormalfestival I activated my navigation Ap which promptly launched me off across country in the opposite direction to the road I had taken the day before when dropping a friend at the nearest mainline station. My battery, sensing the fun to be had, swiftly died and I was left to guess which way I thought the motorway was. I was in effect lost and it was rather thrilling. Due in no small part to the fact that I had half a tank of petrol, unlike another time when I took the family into a seemingly parochial woods only for it to take on the backwaters of, ooh I dunno Transylvania? the further below zero the petrol gauge went.
On the next family outing having extolled its values we fired up the sat nav. My wife soon refered to it as that American Bitch but we all caught on that "slide right" was infact "slight right". Due to its American preference for feet and not yards or even fractions of miles we found ourselves caught in a loop driving around a particularly nondescript retail area one-way system. It was then, turning my obvious mistake into a positive, I began to lecture my sons on the importance of listening carefully to precise distances even those suggested by a machine. The sat-nav, the extension of man most likely to erode our sense of a 360 degree environment had in fact given me the lea-way to trust my instincts and actually engage with the space I was passing through. How much of this was a result of malfunction and my own misuse of the technology is hard to say but if you have it free on your phone its definitely worth a whirl.
My phone wants me to install all my contacts on its google service and let me know this by deleting all the contacts I had on its internal memory. See that'll learn you not to back them up to my world-wide brain type memory devise it chirruped. Still since then I have had to reboot the whole system as the phone was behaving erratically in other tasks and upon doing so found that my sat-nav had become robotic/English as opposed to suprisingly realistic sitcom style American. It now talks in terms of yards and fractions of miles. This makes for a far better working relationship although recently she did have to defer to my greater knowledge of the West Crawley environs.


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Franklin D. Turner, Ph.D.
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Dr. Turner draws on years of living with a learning disability, he presents what he calls the "Just Shoot the Ball" approach to life. Just shoot the ball, meaning do not be afraid to be successful. Using powerful personal glimpses into my life, while explorating Attitudes, Motivation, Self-Doubt, Learned Helplessness, Heart and a Never Quit Approach shows not only how he overcame daunting challenges brought on by the difficulties and the stigma of a learning disability, but also how everyone has the power within them to overcome their own life challenges.
When he was in the second grade, he was diagnosed with a learning disability, and had to repeat that grade. Embarrassed and ashamed, he began to feel helpless and angry. His loving parents did all they could to support him, but the next ten years of school were painfully filled with failure after failure. The odds were stacked against him, but he has overcome them.
In 1991, he began speaking to middle and high school students about how he was beginning to overcome his disability by earning Dean's List honors as a college student. He has not stopped telling his story.
How has Dr. Turner achieved his life goals? To answer that question, you only have to hear his "Just Shoot the Ball!" talk, which centers on the Six W's method to achieving goals, reaching optimal performance and ultimately a higher quality of life.
If you would like to learn more about Dr. Turner and the Six W's, please contact him.
Dr. Turner's educational training, scholarship, teaching, his work training pre-service and in-service teachers, along with his time as a classroom teacher, his non-profit work with youth-at-risk, and his extensive volunteer work has given him incredible insight into numerous factors that have a huge impact on student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Dr. Turner is happy to talk about decreasing the Racial Achievement Gap, mentoring, issues surrounding Popular Culture, Hip Hop Culture, Race & Social Class especially in educational settings and social media and texting as tools to enhance student learning and instruction. He has published and presented in the areas of reading fluency acquisition, teacher education, and grief counseling.
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The spring season is the perfect time to work on the curb appeal of your home. Whether you plan on putting it on the market, or just want to love how your home looks from the outside, there's no better time than spring to get outdoors and do some landscaping!
One easy way to give a new look to your landscaping is to put down new mulch. Mulch wears away over time and the spring season is a great time to re-mulch. This is also the time to trim all landscaping bushes, hedges and trees.
Planting flowers is a great way to spruce up your home's landscaping. It's an easy project that makes a big difference. There are plenty of flowers that are hearty enough for those who don't have a green thumb. Impatience are bright and colorful and thrive in almost any conditions, even if you forget to water them. Azaleas, geraniums and petunias are all flowers that are easy to plant, require little care and come in an assortment of colors.
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LLB Architects, a Rhode Island architectural firm that designs commercial, residential and other developments, will open a Worcester office next month, it announced Wednesday.
The office will be located in the Stevens's Building at 40 Southbridge St. downtown.
The firm — originally named Lerner Ladds Bartels after its partners — was founded in 1936 in Providence and is now based in neighboring Pawtucket.
LLB was the designer of the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center, which was built by Worcester Railers owner Cliff Rucker and opened last year. It is also working with the Worcester Public Library on its renovation plans.
The firm said its decision to add a Worcester office "was inspired by the level of development activity within the city and surrounding areas."
LLB, which has nine registered architects, has designed libraries in Bolton and Maynard, and buildings at Brown University, Bryant University and the University of Rhode Island, among other work.
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Next public holiday in Morocco
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Morocco celebrates Eid al-Fitr (also known as Id al-Fitr or Eid ul-Fitr) on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar which, this year, is expected to fall on either July 17 or 18. Should it fall on Saturday the 18th, the public holiday may be moved on to Monday 20th. It marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadam and the start of a feast that lasts up to three days depending of the country.
Customs and Free Zone will be closed both as well as any other services all over the country.


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Merengue Dance at Arthur Murray of Danbury
Merengue is a fast and flirty style of dance hailing from the Dominican Republic. The intoxicating beat draws couples into a speedy, though uncomplicated, social dance suitable for all ages. We share this exhilarating experience at Arthur Murray of Danbury through our Merengue Lessons.
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The Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic and, to a lesser extent, Haiti. There are two popular stories about origins of this dance, seeking to explain away the stiff right leg during a chasse unique to Merengue. Some insist that it originated with slaves' chained ankles on sugar plantations, which forced them to drag their right legs while cutting sugar. Others say a war hero came home with an injury, but was so beloved that the town copied his dragging right leg when dancing as an act of solidarity.
Tempos vary wildly with Merengue, making it versatile for adaption to other styles of dance. A particular favorite among social dancers is to start with a slow, heady Bolero that steadily increases to a fun and flirty Merengue before ending with a frenzied Jive. Strong African drum beats and a quick pace are the two main hallmarks of modern Merengue, which can see any number and combination of instruments making up the melody.
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More Leaks Of Sony Xperia XZ1 Surfaces Online Ahead Of IFA Launch
Ahead of the official release of the latest flagship device in the Sony Xperia line of phones, the Xperia XZ1, more leaks of the smartphone have surfaced online giving us a pretty good look at what the device will be packing upon official launch.
The Xperia XZ1 according to the latest 360-degree video which surfaced online is expected to measure 146.8mm x 73.4mm, and in thickness it could come between 8.2mm and 7.6mm.
Under the hood, the device has been speculated to be coming with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor which is the latest in the line of processors from the tech company and is expected to be paired with at least 4GB of RAM under the hood.
For the optics, the Xperia XZ1 is rumored to be coming into the market with a 19MP rear camera equipped with Motion Eye feature on the rear panel and on the front panel, a 13MP shooter for selfie.
Much information regarding the battery capacity to be loaded on the device is unknown at the moment but the 5.2-inch HDR display device will come running on the Android 7 Nougat OS
It is expected to witness an official launch at the IFA event on September 10.
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"People want leadership not only from the living but from the dead" claims Leslie George Katz in Lee Friedlander´s epochal "American Monuments". We found significant proof to support his theory in Texas.
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"People want leadership not only from the living but from the dead" claims Leslie George Katz in Lee Friedlander´s epochal "American Monuments". We found significant proof to support his theory in Texas.
Daniel Stier – Ways of Knowing
I have known Daniel for years. Actually, we met back in the day while applying to art school and we've managed to stay friends till now.
He is an outstanding photographer with a steady output of very contemporary and precise work.
I highly recommend his latest book "Ways of Knowing". A future classic.
More info on Daniel:
Ways of Knowing
Daniel Stier
The Strangelove Collection at Noorderlicht Photofestival 2017
Since 2009, P.W. Voigt has been collecting vintage photographs on nuclear research, the development of the atom bomb and the United States' first rockets. They were taken during the nineteen thirties and the nineteen seventies. They are press images, for instance, about how you can survive a nuclear attack, or photographs that national laboratories commissioned to document their activities. The childish enthusiasm and the scientific innocence displayed in the photographs can be viewed as the blueprint for contemporary scientific expeditions to unknown territories. In the current transition from paper to digital archives, many of the unique images have landed on the free market indirectly – first entire archives were sold, after which their new owners broke them down into pieces.
How we learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. An introduction into the Strangelove Collection.
See all exhibtion photographs here
Frederik Petersen interest is in naturalistic representations of reality such as wax figures and landscape tableaux in natural history museums and medical collections. He calls this project Wax Rubber Skin.
Beijing Silvermine is a unique photographic portrait of the capital and the life of its inhabitants following the Cultural Revolution
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Daniel Stier – Ways of Knowing. A curious outsiders view into the world of science.


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The annual For the Kids Auction is an iconic evening dedicated to raising awareness and funds for children and youth with multiple physical and developmental disabilities and associated behavioral needs. All funds raised support programs and services available through Development and Rehabilitation at CHEO.
Event Details:
The evening is expected to attract over 500 of Ottawa's foremost corporate leaders, prominent members of the community and special guests. Enjoy an opportunity to mix and mingle while savouring a buffet style dinner. Bid on a wide selection of exciting and unique silent auction items or engage in a friendly bidding competition during our always entertaining and vibrant live auction!
Ways to get involved:
- Become an Event Sponsor: The CHEO Foundation offers several levels of sponsorship with a variety of benefits and opportunities.
- Become an In-Kind Donor: The event will feature a live and silent auction. Please consider helping us by donating something as simple as a gift certificate to your business or as extravagant as a vacation package. Creativity is encouraged!
- Corporate Sponsorship: Tables of 10 can be purchased online or by phone. Cost: $1,500.00/table
- Individual Tickets: Individual tickets can be purchased online or by phone. Cost: $150/per ticket includes a full buffet dinner (with a $90 tax receipt).
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Now you can request a refill of your pet's medication or food---even when our practice is closed! Simply log on to your Pet Portal via our website and visit your pet's individual record page. There you can review recent prescriptions and easily request refills.
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Web-based email is booming. Services such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail are convenient, accessible and, best of all, free. Many of us have come to rely on them without giving it a second thought. But second thoughts may be in order, according to security experts, privacy advocates and some webmail users. Few consider the fact that webmail is inherently different than POP3 email. It differs in who administers it and how, in the ways it may be vulnerable to hacking, and in the type of help you can expect when you have a problem. For example, the most popular webmail services are prime targets of malicious hackers. Some webmail users run into mysterious technical problems that are never explained or solved. And most webmail users never really know where their data is being stored or for how long — or how well it is being safeguarded.
Although webmail is often billed as a free service, the old adage "you can't get something for nothing" definitely applies here. While you're not giving the webmail provider any of your cash, you are making a trade: Your personal information in exchange for the service. When you click that box on the licensing agreement — you know, the one you didn't read — you're probably giving the provider permission to use the personal information you entered when you signed up. For example, Google's Privacy Policy specifically states that it collects personal information such as your name and email address; it also collects information collected through your browser (such as which sites you visit) and from the text of your emails, which the provider uses to customise ads and conduct research. Most webmail users never really know where their data is being stored or for how long — or how well it is being safeguarded. "It's all about accumulating information about the user," notes Rob Douglas, a privacy and security consultant. "Sure these services are 'free', but the trade-off is that they are obtaining information about you that has value in the world of advertising and marketing." (Admittedly, most of the time this information is collected in the aggregate, so that no individuals are actually picked out.) Not too worried about that? Maybe you should be. "I believe individuals tend to forget that much of what they do online is being recorded," says Douglas. "This collection of information is all done behind the scenes; it's not visualised when individuals are using their computers." It can be shocking to realize how much about yourself you reveal on the web, particularly when vendors combine information from your webmail account with other Web 2.0 sites, such as online social networking platforms. "You start to leave a trail of information about yourself on the internet," says Stephen Northcutt, president of the SANS Technology Institute. "Do you really want to get ads on burial plots because you drink, smoke and engage in unprotected sex?" It's fairly easy (if you know how) to gain access to and read others' webmail without permission, either legally or not, says Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer at WhiteHat Security Inc., which tests websites for vulnerabilities. "Webmail should never be considered private, ever," he says. "It can be read in many, many different ways," including rogue customer service reps at the email provider, law enforcement officials with government authorisation, or a curious hacker sniffing packets on the internet. Those of us who spend a lot of time working with online and offline technology tend to shrug when confronted with bothersome details such as manuals, EULAs, and privacy policies. However, if you take a few minutes to really read them, you may find that the privacy policy of your webmail service provider may include a few provisions that you want to at least be aware of. Here excerpts from the privacy policies of the Big Three Webmail providers — Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft — together with a sample of what they contain.
- Google Privacy Policy
Sample clause:"When you sign up for a Google Account or other Google service or promotion that requires registration, we ask you for personal information (such as your name, email address and an account password). For certain services, such as our advertising programs, we also request credit card or other payment account information which we maintain in encrypted form on secure servers. We may combine the information you submit under your account with information from other Google services or third parties in order to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our services. For certain services, we may give you the opportunity to opt out of combining such information."
- Yahoo Privacy Policy
Sample clause:"Yahoo! collects personal information when you register with Yahoo!, when you use Yahoo! products or services, when you visit Yahoo! pages or the pages of certain Yahoo! partners, and when you enter promotions or sweepstakes. Yahoo! may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from business partners or other companies."
- Microsoft Online Privacy Statement
Sample clause:"Microsoft collects and uses your personal information to operate and improve its sites and deliver the services or carry out the transactions you have requested. These uses may include providing you with more effective customer service; making the sites or services easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information; performing research and analysis aimed at improving our products, services and technologies; and displaying content and advertising that are customized to your interests and preferences."
"If you read the fine print in end-user licence agreements, there's always the possibility for the government to intervene," says Larry Ponemon, founder and chairman of the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm. Google's policy, for example, is to notify an email user when the government orders it to turn over records, "except in cases where we're not legally able to do so because notification threatens to impede a law enforcement investigation," says a Google spokesperson. This isn't a theoretical problem. Back in 2006, Google was served with a subpoena from the US Department of Justice: The DoJ wanted two months' worth of search queries from users, together with as many as a million web addresses, to bolster its arguments in a Pennsylvania pornography case. After some legal back and forth, it was finally decided in March 2007 that Google did have to supply the DoJ with 50,000 web addresses, but not any of the user search queries. Google isn't the only webmail supplier that has found itself in the courts. Yahoo made headlines when news organisations reported that the company had handed over the contents of personal email accounts to the Chinese government, resulting in the arrest and imprisonment of several Chinese dissidents.
The increasing popularity of third-party webmail also presents new and sometimes poorly understood security problems for corporate IT departments. Most corporate email travels through an SMTP server, which typically scans incoming email and attachments for malware and inspects outgoing mail for any violations of corporate policy. Not so with webmail, which goes through the corporate HTTP server and is usually not inspected on its way into the network, notes Chenxi Wang, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc. That means webmail can bring in security threats and send out sensitive corporate data. "Unless you've got scanning in place there, it's a huge hole for corporations," says John Maddison, general manager of Trend Micro's network security services group. Some organisations sabotage themselves through ignorance or misguided policies. A company might forbid the use of corporate email for personal business, leaving employees little choice but to use their webmail accounts. Even without a formal policy, "people might think it's the right thing to use their Gmail account for personal business rather than to use their corporate email," says Ponemon. In other cases, a company might make employees jump through so many security hoops to access their email remotely that they use webmail instead, says David Cowings, senior manager of operations in security response at Symantec. For example, employees might forward copies of inbound corporate email to their webmail account rather than go through a complicated process such as using a rotating access key to dial in through a VPN from home or while traveling. Or perhaps corporate IT limits the size of attachments, so if employees needs to send a 2M file, they turn to webmail, says Frank Cabri, vice president of marketing and product management at FaceTime Communications, a security vendor that specialises in securing noncompay-sanctioned applications like webmail. Indeed, when companies start to look at what's travelling through their HTTP channel, "usually IT people are very surprised at the extent of this unsanctioned traffic," Cabri says. On the other hand, the dynamic nature of webmail can be a security plus, says Jen Grant, a group product marketing manager at Google. "The advantage of webmail and the cloud is that we can adapt and adjust almost instantaneously, so the second a new type of malware is there, we can adapt, adjust and update our system and protect our users," says Grant. Contrast that with a static system on a corporate desktop, she says. "In order for them to adapt, they have to download something, they have to install something. It's just not as fast." Webmail isn't necessarily any more vulnerable than corporate mail, says Petko D Petkov, founder and senior security consultant at Gnucitizen, which does penetration testing for companies. Although directly attacking corporate email systems is harder, there are other ways to break into the system, through social engineering or sniffing unprotected wireless connections of corporate laptops at Starbucks, for example. "There are so many variations," he says. "It's just a matter of creativity and innovation." However, there's no denying that Webmail, because it is a web application, is subject to attacks from black-hat hackers looking for vulnerable targets. "It's the law of large numbers," says Ponemon. "The seriously bad criminals — computer jocks in places like Romania and China — they look for the big brands because that's where they'll get the most traction from their criminal activity." The two most prevalent vulnerabilities today are cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgeries, according to Petkov. In fact, cross-site scripting is the most prominent vulnerability on the web, notes Grossman. "It's what's used most often to break into webmail accounts specifically". In webmail cross-site scripting, a cybercriminal will send an email that contains some malicious HTML and JavaScript code in it. When the victim opens that webmail message, the code automatically executes and sends their cookies, which contain the information needed to get access to that webmail account, back to the bad guys. Once that happens, the criminals "have everything they need to log in as you," says Grossman. "There's not much you can do about it." Cross-site request forgery uses cross-site scripting as its first step, says Petkov, but it goes further and uses that info to impersonate the victim to gain access to other accounts. Last year, Petrov reported a Gmail vulnerability that could allow a hacker to use cross-site request forgery to log into users' email accounts and configure them to forward copies of all the user's emails to the attacker's address. Or they might configure it to simply send copies of all emails that contain words like "account number" or "password", which might deliver the information needed to sign into the victim's bank account. Most users would never even realise this was happening — that is, until they logged into their bank account and found it had been drained. Google fixed the vulnerability (although, according to Petkov, it wasn't a complete fix and some users were compromised). And Petkov isn't singling out Google for special criticism. All webmail vendors are engaged in a constant battle against these and other types of exploits, he says. "I'm sure Google is putting a lot of effort into securing their software, but mistakes happen," Petkov notes. "Especially on the web, where everything is constantly changing and people are always striving to add new features. Every time they add a new feature, there could be a problem." Finally, what can you do if you have a problem with webmail? For example, if your emails disappear. That's what happened to Jeneane D Sessum, a writer and consultant who uses Gmail and several other Google web-based applications. Last November, a large chunk of the email messages she had stored on Google's server simply disappeared. When she tried to contact Google support, she was directed to its online help forums. She couldn't find an answer there. Then she filled out a contact form to report a technical problem. In reply, she received a form email saying that Google had determined that there was no outage or data problem that would have caused her email to vanish. "That was it," says Sessum. "No advice on what to do". She had to work through her own personal network to reach an actual person at Google, someone in technical support. "But still nobody could tell me anything except that nothing was wrong on their end." How to protect yourself
Do: Use a strong password that is unique to your email account and change it frequently. (You can use services such as Security Stats Com's Password Security web applet to check your password's effectiveness). Do: Change your password and contact the webmail provider immediately if you suspect your account has been hacked or hijacked. Do: Keep a separate backup of your webmail. One way is to configure your webmail to forward a copy of everything to another email account. In addition, Google offers instructions on how to back up your email to your POP3 email client. Do: Find out how the service provider protects your data in transit and in storage. For example, does it provide an option to use SSL encryption when sending an email? Does it encrypt the data on its servers? Are there backups in case those servers fail? Don't: Use your webmail address as a sign-on for other accounts. If you do and your webmail is hacked, then the hacker will automatically have access to those other accounts. Don't: Use your webmail as storage for your old email unless you're completely comfortable doing so. You're better off backing up your email to a local hard drive and then deleting it from the service. Do: Be cautious when checking your webmail on public terminals in places like airports, and libraries. Make sure you haven't left any cookies and clear your private data (such as cache and browsing history). And remember that your work computer is not private. Do: Use a secure HTTPS connection whenever possible. Sessum wishes Google could be more responsive, especially to users like her who are basing their small businesses on its platforms. "I don't buy this line that these are free services and so you get what you pay for," she says. "They make money off of me by serving ads up every time I send an email." She says she'd gladly pay Google some type of premium fee that would get her better support and perhaps guaranteed backups of her email. Google's Grant won't discuss individual problems like Sessum's, citing user privacy. Google can sometimes restore deleted email, she says, depending on how much time has passed. Ultimately, Google permanently deletes it, but she won't specify the amount of time that Google waits before doing that. "We must strike this balance between, on the one hand, keeping that email around just in case of situations like this so that we could recover the email for the user and, on the other hand, doing what the user has told us to do when they tell us to delete the email," she says. Tellingly, Sessum still uses Gmail and her other Google apps. Indeed, most users seem willing to accept the trade-offs in exchange for the features, usability and accessibility of these services. Sessum, for example, admits that she should have been more conscientious about keeping her own backup of her Gmails. Ironically, she's configured her Gmail account to forward a copy of everything to her Yahoo Mail. "So my backup to my web-based email is another web-based email account," she says.


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Scary moments
This past week I faced both. The first was on Tuesday evening, when I walked down my hall in the half-light, then reached for the switch for the bathroom. The switch felt odd, but it only registered quite how odd when the light came on and I realised I had put my finger directly onto the legs of a spider which had been sitting on the light switch. Thankfully not an enormous hairy one, nor one in the mood to bite me (apparently all spiders bite), but it still gave me a bit of a fright.
An hour or so later I had a phone call – from my boss in Lisbon, to say that he had missed his connection and so would email me the presentation I would have to give on his behalf to the regional conference the next day. I think it says something about the number of challenges I have faced since I took this job that this one didn't even keep me awake that night.
It helped considerably that everyone knew that I had only been asked to cover at the last minute, and so they weren't expecting me to be perfect. But really, it wasn't too bad. The audience was some 25-strong, comprising the country director of all twelve countries in our West Africa Region, plus the Regional Director and his deputy and various invited guests from East Africa and our UK headquarters. I went quite quickly through the presentation then took a long question-and-answer session. If I had been faced with this a couple of years ago I would quite possibly have resigned rather than go through with it, but I'm quite a different person now.
I think it is partly the continuing set of new circumstances and new challenges I am facing, such that facing challenges has now become a normal part of my day-to-day life. To deal with that I have had to stop worrying. Basically I do what I can to make the situation better, but then just think about the present until the challenging situation actually arrives, at which point I simply do my best. I know that sounds fine in theory but impossible in practice, but in fact it has not been too difficult.
It is also partly the different environment here. In the City it did feel to an extent as though everyone was competing with eachother, so if you did have to give a presentation you could imagine that everyone was watching out for your mistakes, and that any questions they asked would be simply to make them look good for asking a clever question (even better if it was such a clever question that the presenter couldn't answer it…). Here I am in a much more supportive environment, where it doesn't feel as though anyone is looking to criticise, in fact they could almost have been willing me on to do a good job.
I didn't take this job in order to face challenges (in fact if I'd known how challenging it would be I may have turned it down). But now I'm in this situation I'm enjoying it, and definitely feeling a stronger person for it. Sometimes it really is worth making those big changes in life, no matter how scary they seem.
3 comments:
- Phil said...
I think facing your personal fears, and conquering them, or at least working through them is essential if you want to be able to get on in life. Thankfully I don't have many,.. Unfortunately facing unknown situations (people, places, etc.) is probably my worst, (& I hate phoning people I don't know.) but thankfully I have learned to live with that & work through it. Only ever done one 'presentation' & like you was 'forced' into it by circumstance. Thought I was doing a demonstration for a couple of engineers, when I got there a conference room was set up & the audience, of about 25, was waiting :-((,.. once I got into it, it wasn't so bad
Spiders, snakes, & almost all creatures, no problem, except wasps!
Speed, heights, pot-holing no problem, bungee jumping,… now there' something, exhilarating, a great adrenalin rush, but hellishly scary,.. you ever tried ??
- 05 October, 2007 04:36
- Alison said...
I laughed when I read the comment about people asking questions to show their own knowledge...I wonder if it's an English thing because I have certainly come across it many times - but not so much in the US as in the UK.
Congratulations on the presentation. People often say to me "It's lucky that you are not nervous when presenting" which amuses me no end because Im a wreck internally every time...
However, spiders, snakes, or even bungee jumping... no thanks!
Hope you are doing OK. I love to read your doings and always get the updates from the RSS feed - but I dont always comment. However am thinking about you!
- 09 October, 2007 12:50
- Louise said...
Phil - height no problem (I've done a parachute jump) but I hate speed
Alison - it's always lovely to hear from you. Hopefully when my exam is out of the way I will finally have the time to take a look at your blog again and see what you have been up to.
- 10 October, 2007 14:07