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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And Mike McInnes believes, as he explains in his new book, "Homo Passiens: Man The Footballer," that humans are bipedal just so that we can play the so-called beautiful game. The Scottish author collaborated with illustrator Matt Kenyon just to prove why his theory isn't quite so wacky after all.
Why did you write this book?
I would like football to be recognized for what it is — the greatest, highest and most artistic, most poetic and beautiful expression of locomotion that humans embody. In an era when football has been corrupted by greedy and criminal behavior, I would like to return the game to its roots and recapture its joy and integrity.
RELATED:France wants to deport almost 50 Russian soccer fans: supporters group
Are you a big fan of soccer?
I am a massive fan of football. As a boy, I witnessed the black and white images of the 1958 World Cup and thought it was the most beautiful and balletic poetry I had ever seen. I was captivated by the complex geometry of passing on the perfectly formed pitches with their grass variations, with the sun slanting across the venerable stadiums, the wildly enthusiastic crowds, the press photographers be- hind the goals, the glorious stadiums, and the wonderful moments of lucid passes, tackles and metaphysical goals. My favorite team is Hibernian Football Club in the town of Leith, near Edinburgh.
Do you think that man created soccer, or did soccermaketh the man?
Bipedalism is insane — profoundly unstable, slow and dangerous. So only bipedal football can explain this selection in our evolution. Why else did the Homo species choose such a stupid and slow form of locomotion?
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Happy New Year!! And a MonkeyPosh Giveaway!
I would like to thank everyone who has asked me to participate in their end of year Favorite Things lists. Usually I am all over the fave things lists, but-- unfortunately, I recently had a ganglion cyst removed from the palm side of my left wrist and I have to wear this wristguard, and the pain is way worse than I ever expected. Typing is hard and painful, so no list typing for me this year. Also, we will be busy traveling for New Years so instead of a fave things list I decided to have a PRADA FRAGRANCE GIVEAWAY!
I received a brand new bottle of Prada Infusion D'Iris at a beauty event, and I would love to celebrate the new year by giving this beautiful fragrance away to one of you blog friends. One of my New Years Resolutions is to be more generous, so I would love to pass this Prada goodness to a home that would love it. The fragrance is brand new, in the box....never been worn, only sniffed. This is what the SAKS.COM website has to say about Prada Infusion D'Iris:
A dream, an Italian voyage, an ambiance, the smell of soap, the clean scent of crisp linen sheets, and naked skin. It combines classic, exceptional quality ingredients from Italy such as the Iris Pallida from Florence and the warm top note glow of Sicilian mandarin. It expresses itself through its contrast between a great freshness and apparent lightness and a type of tender veil, sensual, and strong, that envelops the body and the clothing of the woman who wears the fragrance.If you would like to enter to win, simply leave a me a comment on this post with either your blog link or an e-mail where I can reach you. I will put all comments in a hat and draw the winner. Oh and to my male readers, your wives, girlfriends,(or boyfriends), and even Mothers might love a new bottle of Prada--so do not be shy!
I will be gone till Jan 2, so I will leave comments open till Jan 3rd.
I look forward to reading everyone's favorite things of 2007!
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Got the results for my PRINCE2 practitioner exam. I passed! Got 84% which is way more than I thought.
Some people at work commented that this is higher than the minimum score you need to become a trainer in PRINCE2. I have been thinking of asking one of the project manager's at work if he would like to collaborate on a book.


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BRI can help serve economic interests of Italy and its allies
President Xi Jinping's visit to Italy from March 21 to 24 elevated Sino-Italian relations to a new level.
Since the beginning of diplomatic relations in the 1970s China and Italy have always framed their relations as an attempt to reinforce their independence in the international community and mutually strengthen their economies. The recent signing of the memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative during President Xi's visit to Italy is in line with that trend.
Most recently, Italy's traditional allies have turned more critical of China: the United States has labelled China as a threat while the European Commission used the term "systemic rival" to describe China. Italy's traditional allies are therefore interpreting Rome's proactive policy toward Beijing, especially the signing of the MoU on the BRI, as harmful to Western countries' interests.
The signing of the MoU, however, conceptually follows Italy's continuous support to the Chinese initiative as seen in former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi's visit to China in 2014, Italy's participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, former prime minister Paolo Gentiloni's attendance at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2017-the only head of state or government of a G7 country to do so-and Italian President Sergio Mattarella's visit to Beijing the same year.
Contrary to what some Western countries claim, Italy is not biased toward China. Italian diplomats have joined their European colleagues in the past to criticize some of the Belt and Road elements that don't match European and Italian interests and values.
Influenced by the deteriorating stability in the Mediterranean region, Italy's approach to the Belt and Road Initiative goes beyond its traditional and open attitude toward China. The combined effect of the global financial crisis and "Arab Spring" on Southern European countries has turned the Mediterranean region into an "arc of tension" marked by political instability, economic dislocation and sometimes extremist violence.
These developments-illegal immigration, market disruptions and security threats-pose a direct risk to the trade and security interests of Italy and China both.
It is therefore natural for Italy to take measures to mitigate the dangers created by instability across the South-North axis of the region, by pro-actively working with China to transform the maritime corridor of the BRI connecting Europe to Asia into one of peaceful development.
In this context, Italy can prove to be a key partner for Beijing and a powerful agent for the promotion of stability and development in the Mediterranean region thanks to its traditional economic and political role in the Mediterranean.
Five years after its birth, due to the new international situation, the BRI might now enter a new stage, a stage that will leave more room for more balanced, mutually beneficial and more transparent Sino-European cooperation.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said: "China broadly presents a real opportunity, they are an economic powerhouse and there are lots of opportunities for countries to do business with China. When China behaves transparently, when China is engaged in real economic transactions, we are untroubled."
The text of the Sino-Italian MoU on the Belt and Road Initiative, which seems in line with the "transparency" required by the EU and the US, could therefore be interpreted as a step forward, a progress that indicates the beginning of a new phase for the BRI. If Italy takes this process forward, it might build a new convergence point for its and its allies' national interests.
The author is an associate professor at History Department, Peking University.
The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.


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How Citizen Scientists Track the Life Returning to Michigan's Rouge River
If the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had additional funding for fish surveys in the Rouge River, where would they use it?
 That's what the Friends of the Rouge posed to the agency in 2012. Limited by money and manpower and in a state with an abundance of water that needs monitoring, the DNR can't survey every part of every watershed - especially one of the largest and most industrious in Michigan.
 So the Friends of the Rouge nonprofit extended an offer to help. The DNR pointed them toward looking for redside dace, an endangered minnow and monitoring the effects of dam removal.Read More
DNA sequencing of insect soup shows biodiversity
Researchers in England devised a new method for monitoring biodiversity with an insect soup and low cost DNA sequencing, according to a University of East Anglia press release.
 Douglas Yu, a biology professor and the lead researcher for the study, said analyzing a few hundred ground-up bugs gives researchers equivalent data to traditional intensive methods for a fraction of the cost.
 He said, compared to high quality data sets analyzing 55,000 arthropods and birds, sequencing bug juice was just as effective.
 The researchers use a process called metabarcoding to identify bugs and biodiversity of an environment.
The measurement could eventually be established as a low cost, low impact way to understand the biodiversity of a system through some of its smallest creatures.Read More
Swiss researchers find plastic particulate widespread in Lake Geneva
Researchers from a Swiss university found plastic particulate is widespread in Lake Geneva, according to a press release from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
 The researchers sampled the lake in several ways to quantify microplastic pollution. Every sample taken for the study, whether from bird droppings, fish dissection, beach combing or a net drag had plastic particles in it.
 No quantity of just how much plastic is in the lake was given in the release. Further studies will evaluate plastic content of lakes and rivers across Switzerland.Read More


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Defining the role(s) of Nox2-NADPH oxidase in the cerebral circulation
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Evidence suggests that NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), are important signalling molecules within cerebral arteries. However, if there is an imbalance between ROS production and metabolism oxidative stress can ensue. One of the major consequences of oxidative stress is a decrease in the bioactivity of the vasoprotective molecule nitric oxide (NO•). This thesis examined the role of cerebrovascular Nox2-containing NADPH oxidase in (1) gender-dependent differences in responses to angiotensin II in mice; and (2) excessive ROS production and diminished NO• function in mouse models of hypercholesterolaemia and ischaemic stroke. The major experimental approaches used in this thesis were 1) chemiluminescence and fluorescence techniques for the measurement of ROS production; 2) perfusion myography for the assessment of NO• function in vitro; and 3) western blotting and immunofluorescence for the localization and measurement of various proteins of interest. In Chapter 3, we demonstrate that cerebrovascular ROS production and constrictor responses to angiotensin II are considerably smaller in female versus male wild type (WT) mice. In male Nox2-deficient (Nox2-/-) mice, responses to angiotensin II were attenuated, whereas Nox2 deletion had no effect on responses in female mice. These Nox2-related gender-dependent differences were not associated with differences in Nox2 protein expression or cellular localization. Taken together, these data demonstrate for the first time that these gender-dependent differences in responses to angiotensin II are likely to be due to lower Nox2 activity in females. Another novel finding of Chapter 3 was that Nox2-derived ROS is critical mediator of angiotensin II-induced constrictions in the cerebral circulation of male mice. Therefore, in Chapter 4 we sought to determine the identity of the ROS responsible. Using pharmacological scavengers of O2- and H2O2 we found evidence that H2O2 (or a downstream ROS) mediates constrictions to angiotensin II in the mouse cerebral circulation. In Chapter 5, we found that despite the absence of atherosclerotic lesions, cerebrovascular O2- production was augmented and NO• function was impaired in hypercholesterolaemic apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice versus WT mice. However, in Nox2-/-/ApoE-/- mice, cerebrovascular O2- production was not elevated and NO• function was comparable to that in WT mice. Protein expression of Nox2 was not elevated in ApoE-/- mice, however, expression of p47phox (Nox organizer) was 2-fold higher in cerebral arteries from ApoE-/- mice. Therefore, this study demonstrates that excessive O2- production and impaired by NO• function occur in cerebral arteries of hypercholesterolaemic mice, as a consequence of increased activity of Nox2-NADPH oxidase. In Chapter 6, we found that at 24 h after middle cerebral artery occlusion in WT mice, O2- production is augmented and NO• function is impaired in ischaemic versus non-ischaemic middle cerebral arteries (MCA). By contrast, in Nox2-/- mice, cerebrovascular O2- production and NO• function was comparable between ischaemic and non-ischaemic MCA. Thus, Nox2-NADPH oxidase plays a central role in cerebrovascular NO• dysfunction following ischaemia and reperfusion. In summary, the findings of this thesis indicate that Nox2-derived ROS plays a key role in mediating cerebrovascular responses to angiotensin II and in mediating impaired NO• function during hypercholesterolaemia and following stroke. While future work is needed to determine whether similar changes occur in humans and in other vascular diseases, these findings position Nox2-NADPH oxidase as a strong candidate for the excessive ROS production that is thought to lead to oxidative stress associated with a number of vascular diseases. As such, we propose that Nox2-NADPH oxidase may represent a therapeutic target to alleviate the burden of oxidative stress-induced vascular dysfunction.


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The Best Way To Repot Your Ficus Bonsai
The ficus is a great tree to have as a beginner. It certainly lets you've the experience of owning an actual bonsai although it is not actually considered a genuine bonsai from the fanatics. It is powerful, grows and it can manage a mistake or two. You would like to get your feet wet with bonsai then and in the event that you are a beginner that is a tree for you.
Following two or a year, your ficus could have grown drastically also it might have gotten too large for the pot. This really is normal with bonsai. They're ordinary plants and they wish to grow as big as you can. Because we desire to maintain them small we have to change its container or cut the roots back a little bit. Whatever the case, if we don't do something our bonsai ficus will not be able to get the nutrients that are necessary out of the soil and health problems will be developed by it. Not really good for a living thing. What exactly do we must do to repot a bonsai ficus?
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In the event you want to keep it in the exact same size pot that you had it already then cut the roots. You may think that cutting the roots is unhealthy but it really is really the contrary. It provokes the plant to grow feeder roots when you trim back the thick wooden like roots. Feeder roots are very thin roots which might be superb for sucking up all of the tasty nutrients in the soil. The bonsai will need every one of the nutrients it may get since we've got a little pot. Never cut off over A of the roots during the time.
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You have successfully given your bonsai ficus the necessary room to live healthy and grow even more. It's a continuous procedure, it requires some discipline and dedication but it's also really enjoyable. You can now sit back and luxuriate in your work!
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Leather Bracers - Scaled
The finest scaled leather bracers for medieval Renaissance Faires and wedding costume, SCA garb, LARP or gothic costumes, pirate faires, role playing, or theater costuming.
Heavy 2" wide leather bands painstakingly assembled using quality tubular rivets in a concise and symmetrical style not often seen.
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Each band of leather is riveted across with heavy capped industrial-grade tubular rivets. They are not 'speed rivets', 'flared', 'mushroomed', or 'flowered' - but a capped rivet set with over 150 foot-pounds of force! There are no sharp edges or burrs. These top-quality rivets are not cheap steel or pot-metal, they're nickle-plated SOLID BRASS - so they'll NEVER rust!
The side borders are then stitched with an industrial machine for durability and uniformity.
Excellent for Renaissance faire or SCA fencing, combat or wedding, LARP or role playing, halloween costume, costumes for any medieval, gothic, renaissance, or SCA wedding, western black powder rendezvous, reenacting and Shakespeare theater costuming garb, even 'Star Trek style' Klingon costumes, and more!
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|International Language Terminology Cross-Reference
|General Glossary of Footwear Types
Half Moon Knife
See Trenket
(Modern terms include: Shoemaker's Mitten)
A piece of leather wrapped around the left hand to protect the skin of the shoemakers hand from being cut by the thread when yerking the thread. Might be a medieval tool.
A modern generic term for shoemaker's wax. Also called "hand". This term doesn't seem to show up until after the introduction of the sewing machines in the 1860s. These machines used a different sort of wax to cere the threads. It does not appear in Johnson 1755, Websters 1828, OED, OAD.
Head Knife
See Trenket
Heel Block (Footynge Block)
This three inch cube is the wooden piece that the shoemaker keeps his left heal on to tighten the stirrup, as needed. [Holme]
Heel Cover
Heel cup
A piece of leather (part of the upper) on the outside of the back of the shoe covering the seam joining the quarters. It may be a narrow strip or a long, vertical piece of leather in line with the heel. [Vass]
Heel edge
The outer surface of the heel. Usually it is black, but sometimes it is colored to match the upper leather If it is not colored, the individual lifts are readily discernible. [Vass]
Heel lifts
Heel Liner
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Heel Stiffener Inside Counter, Counter)
A piece of lining leather used as a stiffening or internal reinforcement in the rear quarters or heel area. It is most frequently sewn inside the shoe. In medieval shoes it is whipped in place, and is usually invisible from the outside. Please note that we have no idea what these were called in the Middle Ages, and the closest English shoemaking term, counter, has too many conflicting interpretations depending on who you ask. Any of the layers by which a heel is built (stacked), except for the cupping and the top piece. [Goubitz, 2001]
Heel Parer
A person who makes heels [OED 2d Ed.]
Heel Plate
Anyone of a number of different devices, all of which are designed to extend the wear of the heel. In it's most modern form, it is a half moon shaped piece of nylon, adhesive backed that is placed on the heel at the point of maximum wear and nailed in place. Earlier (and sometimes still today) this plate was made of steel. Other variations include v-plates, quarter tips, circlettes, all of which are inset into the heel, and going back at least to the Civil War, horse shoe plates, which are mounted to the surface. [James Howell]
Heel quarters
The part of the shoe around the heel, the counters [Holme, 1688][OED 2d Ed.]
Heel seam
Sometimes used (erroneously) to refer to the "Back seam" (q.v). The Heel Seam refers to the seam running up the back of the shoe's heel, not the wearer's.
Heel section
The back of the shoe. [Vass]
Heel Shave
A type of spokeshave used to make heels [OED 2d Ed.]
See Counter
Heel Tip
A metal heel plate [OED 2d Ed.]
Heel wedge
Pieces of leather with a tapering profile inserted between the heel lifts to heighten the heel along the back. [Goubitz, 2001]
Helling Sticks
An 18th century term for Hollin Sticks. [Saguto] See Polishing bone.
Hidden stitch
A technique of sewing (See tunnel stitch). [Goubitz, 2001]
High Instep
See Girths
High Shoe
(Other medieval spellings include: Heigh Scoh, Scoh, Unhege-Sceo
Modern terms include: Ankle Boot, Ankle Shoe, Half boot)
A shoe that extends to the ankle, or slightly higher. There is no way to be more specific between the high shoe and low boot, as the medieval meaning are not clear.
This concept is one of the most basic in sewing leather, but can a trick to describe. Inserting thread into leather, in order to grab that leather is making a stitch. Once it's grabbed the leather and is gripping it, it and the leather being gripped make up a hold. The two terms are very similar, and may appear synonymous. They are not. The hold is determined in part by the thread, and how that thread is passed through the leather, but also by the amount of the leather captured within the stitch on each side of the seam, how far back from the edge the hole is made, how deeply the hole is made through the leather. [Saguto]
Even though in traditional shoemaking, the term "hold" is only used regarding closing seams in the uppers, I maintain that there is no appreciable difference between the medieval edge-flesh stitches other than the size of leather and placement of the seam, therefore I use the term hold in describing the inseam as well – anticipating the term "hold fast" in later shoemaking.
Hole, Holed
v. To make a hole, as for stitching. This term is apparently not a medieval shoemaking term, although its use is consistent with medieval use. [Devlin, 1840]
Hollin Sticks
(also Helling Sticks, Shoulder Sticks)
There are a number of types and shapes of these sticks, with various types of "shoulders", or raised guides to help shape shoe soles. (See also Bones and Sticks)
(Hauses, Husseaus)
A kind of legging or hose. Also possibly boots that reach the thigh. They can have pikes, and so may be footed hose with leather soles. They are possibly related to chaucers.
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I'm excited for the news. (I am aware the news of the release date has been out for a couple weeks.) While professional wrestling is scripted, you cannot deny the athleticism the performers have to be able to pull off what they do on a daily basis. Watching Ric Flair on television in the late 80's, Ric Flair was front and center in the minds of wrestling fans everywhere. While WCW did have issues attracting an audience, wrestling fans everywhere knew that the Nature Boy was, hands down, the best that ever wrestled.
The one benefit wrestling has over "legitimate" sports is the fact that with the outcomes scripted, the performers in the ring are be able to control the emotions of the crowd, never giving us duds for events that the UFC and boxing on occasion give us. Ric Flair had the ability to make anyone look good. Hell, Ric Flair right now would make me look like the greatest wrestler in history and I'm a balding dumb ass who eats more potato chips than he should.
Whether people like it or not, wrestling has been a part of America's pop culture experience for over 100 years now. People throughout the years have either looked up to wrestlers or despised them without realizing that the whole point of a wrestling show is for you to have an emotional reaction. Folks from Muhammed Ali, Andy Kaufman, Connor McGregor, and hell, President Donald Trump, have learned from professional wrestling how to control a crowd. Ric Flair is a part of the elite in wrestling history. He's been a part of pop culture just as much as sports stars like Michael Jordan or Barry Sanders. It's about time pro wrestlers get some credit for the sacrifices they make night in and night out. I for one, cannot wait until this 30 for 30 special.


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I would like to extend a big thank you to all those who made our inaugural sportive such a success at the weekend. It was great to be joined by so many friendly riders for a sociable potter around the Surrey lanes on Sunday morning.
In my case it was probably just a little too leisurely with a flattish 33 miles taking almost three and a half hours.
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To be fair, much of that time was spent off the bike and I can boast an intake of pretty much every cake and energy bar ever invented, plus several bananas and even more sausage rolls. The fun ride lived up to its title and it featured the largest office contingent.
Others, including Michael Hutchinson and Yanto Barker, took things a little more seriously in the 77-miler where we were joined by two on-duty police officers, probably a first for any British sportive.
The plan was for them to get an insider's view of a sportive, how the riders behaved but more importantly for us, the response of other road users.
Our route took in mainly the quietest lanes but you're always going to encounter a few idiot motorists, only this time there were two officers on hand to witness it so, gratifyingly, two drivers were reported for 'behaving inappropriately around cyclists'.
It was a positive step in the right direction and we are looking forward to greater local police cooperation that could be rolled out nationally.
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HEADQUARTERS, July 18, 1862.
Brigadier General J. E. B. STUART, Commanding Cavalry:
GENERAL: A letter just received from General Jackson states that from information received he inclines to the belief that the enemy in withdrawing from Fredericksburg, and his destination is Gordonsville and that quarter. He is therefore moving nearer that point, and has been obliged to withdraw his cavalry from hangover Junction and the protection of the railroad. Former accounts indicate a large force of the enemy concentrated at Fredericksburg, but whether it was his intention to move by water to re-enforce McClellan or to march by land upon Richmond was not so clear. I wish you to send some cavalry at least as far north as hangover Junction or the North Anna, to watch the movements of the enemy and give protection to the railroad and country, and endeavor to get information of the enemy at Fredericksburg, if possible, his intention, strength, &c. It is also an object to encourage our people to bring up from the Rappahannock Valley corn and grain of all kinds. Endeavor to spare your horses as much as possible, and charge your officers to look to their comfort and that of the men.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
HEADQUARTERS, July 23, 1862.
Major General THOMAS J. JACKSON,
Commanding Valley District:
GENERAL: I have received your letter* of the 21st, with inclosure. I am in doubt as to the position and numbers of the enemy in your front and on the Rappahannock, and can get no clew as to his intentions. I am inclined to the belief that General McClellan is being re-enforced to the extent of the means of his Government and that he will continue to be so. A force will be kept in front of Washington to guard its approach, and General Pope, I presume, is charged with this duty. His main body, I suspect, is not far from Manassas, that being his best front, and his scouts and skirmishers are sent out for plunder, provisions, and devastation. I have not been as yet able to send you re-enforcements. Indeed, unless General Pope was within striking distance, or you were prepared with transportation,, provisions, &c., for a further aggressive movement, I saw no object. I have not hard your strength or condition, or what favorable prospect you saw for a blow. The troops have not yet arrived from the south. General McClellan is feeling stronger, is uneasy in his position, and no doubt feels the necessity to advance upon Richmond. He is making daily demonstrations to deceive us or test our strength. Under these circumstances I am reluctant to weaken the force around Richmond without seeing
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The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
Feed him for three days before asking who he is,
Where he's come from,
Where he's headed.
That way, he'll have strength
Enough to answer.
Or, by then, you'll be
Such good friends
You don't care.
No, I was not busy when you came!
I was not preparing to be busy.
That's the armor everyone put on
To pretend they had a purpose
In the world.
I refuse to be claimed.
Your plate is waiting.
We will snip fresh mint
Into your tea.
– Naomi Shihab Nye, The Red Brocade
As the Young Adult Group reconvened for our first meeting of the year, we shared stories of where we had found the holy over our summers. One group member shared stories of the sense of welcome and radical hospitality she experienced while traveling in Newfoundland. She spoke of how the people there were eager to offer directions and assistance and viewed monetary repayment for their efforts as an insult. The conversation turned to what radical hospitality might look like here, in America, and how we might practice it.
Personally, I was reminded of a "civility practice" for which I was supposed to verbally greet everyone I met for one week. Outside of a few "drive-by hellos" while riding my bike, I failed miserably at the exercise. I justified this to myself in various ways. I see too many people for it to be practical. People looked like they were enjoying their peace and quiet. It felt awkward when people wearing earbuds couldn't hear me. Maybe it wasn't even always safe. (My friend took the civility practice much more seriously than I did, with the result that someone tried to follow her home as she got off the bus.) But the truth is, I didn't really want to practice greeting everyone I met because this kind of civility didn't feel like true hospitality… But I did want to practice curiosity towards people I didn't know and I did want to practice letting that curiosity propel me into new and brave conversation. I wanted to experience the expansive sense of love and welcome that Naomi Shihab Nye describes in her poem, a love that cannot help but leave both the host and the stranger changed.
These conversations on hospitality and civility remind me of the Multicultural Training I attended with 150 other Unity congregants this past Saturday. Like many of us, I could do a much better job of reaching out to people I don't know in the Parish Hall after service (particularly to folks with the temporary name tags). But this training and this conversation on hospitality reminded me that even if I regularly greet people I don't know, this may not be enough to truly welcome others. We named at the training that Unity as a congregation is predominantly white, financially secure, and highly educated. Those who have different identities than these, particularly a non-white racial identity, may not feel that Unity is a place that was created "by me, for me, and with me in mind." While there is no single "fix" or even a single starting place, I do feel certain that if we entered church in the manner that Nye describes in her poem – with intention and care and a "refus[al] to be claimed" solely by those we already know – we would better embrace unfamiliar ways of being and a new, more broadly welcoming culture at Unity.
We could still all use a little more civility in our lives. But may we more often claim opportunities to practice deeper connection by through hospitality. May all people know belonging. May we all know that we come with something worthy to share.
Author's Note: The phrase "by me, for me, and with me in mind" is used by the organization Team Dynamics to describe the way that people with dominant identities experience culture.


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Following a pitch, Unilever has consolidated all of its search engine optimisation and search engine marketing under OMG's Resolution Media. Resolution Media, which is part of Annalect Group, sits under Omnicom Media Group's digital data and analytic umbrella.
According to global reports such as Adweek, Resolution will work closely with media agency PHD on the account. Currently, PHD handles media buying for Unilever in markets such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and New Zealand. In 2012, OMG unified its search agencies across 40 countries under the Resolution Media brand.
The company confirmed in a press statement that this was done to create a "leading global search and optimisation platform that will more effectively leverage scale, data and knowledge on behalf of clients."
According to Adweek, previously, the search business was handled by WPP's agencies.
In the meanwhile, Unilever is still reviewing its media buying and planning business globally, putting incumbents Mindshare, IPG and PHD on alert.
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There comes a point in January or February where everyone in Vermont freaks out and starts buying plane tickets to "anywhere that's not so damn cold." In my case, I bought a ticket to the island of Eleuthera, in the Bahamas, to join my fiance and her family for their yearly winter vacay.
The Bahamas are beautiful, especially Eleuthera which is not built up and developed like so many of the bigger islands. We have an old, fun house, right on the beach!
Here is the view out of our bedroom:
So the one problem the family, who arrived a few days before us, ran into was "where do get coffee in the Bahamas?" Most of the stores around here have Maxwell House, and Foldgers and that is about it. This does NOT do the trick for the fam, who are all tried and true coffee addicts, since shortly after birth. So, I got the phone call: "Matt, help!"
Now, we are all set to go with 10 pounds of Organic Colombia Reserva, a bodum grinder, and a French press to boot. Waking up here this morning with a fresh French press was about the best thing I could ask for. I want to give a special shout out to Joe for roasting such awesome coffee, and for watching the shop while I'm gone. Thanks mon frere! (Readers: don't feel TOO bad for him: he is going to Mexico the day I get back!)
The moral of this story: next time you are in the Bahamas and need to find coffee, call us up and we'll mail some down to ya!
Have a great week, to anyone that's reading this. Joe is going to take over for a couple days on the blog front, and I'll cya when we're back in town.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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What an exquisite view. Winter here in the Binghamton,NY area is getting a little tiresome. The Bahamas would be just the ticket.
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© RIA Novosti / Sergey Goneeverything in Photobacterium Vladimir Putin speaks at a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the electoral system of Russia. 30 Oct 2018© RIA Novosti / Sergey Goneeverything the image Bank
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the electoral system of the Russian Federation, said that the whole country, never, I'll never forget the day of the referendum on joining of Crimea to Russia.
The Chairman of the territorial election Commission of the Balaklava district of Sevastopol Elena Vovk, speaking at the event, noted that the day of the referendum on joining the Republic of Crimea in structure of Russia was special for the region, and Crimeans will never forget it.
«About the performance of colleagues from Sevastopol. She said that the referendum day they will never forget, we too will never forget, all of Russia will not forget», — Putin said.
Crimea became a Russian region after held there in March 2014 referendum in which 96.77% of voters of the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% of residents of Sevastopol voted for joining Russia.


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I have been following the story from Australia about the wildfires that have currently taken the lives of over 180 people and left thousands homeless. It breaks my heart and I cry. I watch as, everyday, thousands here in America are losing their jobs or facing pay-cuts. I see a government floundering to figure out how to make the financial crisis go away and I have little hope.
So with all of the nastiness in the world, how dare I say what I'm about say? But in someways it does tie into the current economic problems in the U.S.
Last year I hashed out a financial settlement with my ex that seemed almost fair. We "valued" our assets and divided things with him buying me out of his business and some of our other holdings. I got a cash settlement that I felt I could work with to give me a solid ,if frugal, retirement as long as I could work part-time and count my pennies. Then the market went tits up.
My investments lost over 35 % of their market value.
My house needed major work, expensive repairs I had to cover out-of-pocket. My old car needed repairs. The cost of everything went up, especially fuel. I felt like I was writing checks, big ones, everyday to make the problems go away. I saw my savings dwindling rapidly.
Today I went upstairs to vacuum the carpets. As I opened the door to the spare bedroom ,which I keep closed off to cut down on heating costs, I smelled a foul odor. It quickly became apparent where the stench was coming from. I looked up and saw that the ceiling fan and light fixture were filled with water.
The ceiling is stained with moisture. The seams at the wall are wet and opening. The bed is soaked, all the way through the mattress and box spring and there is water laying on top of the plastic storage containers I keep UNDER the bed! Everything is soaked. It reeks of mildew. I immediately stripped the bed and turned the mattress up on end to air out but I think it's probably too far gone.
Evidently while I was up in Rochester last week there was a heavy rain, then freezing temperatures, then snow, then more melting and freezing and the ice dams built up forcing the water on the roof to seek a way out. It went under the shingles and into the room via the ceiling. I didn't even look in there when I got back four days ago. I didn't know what was on the other side of that door.
While I was waiting for my repairman to return my call, I watched the President's speech and his "people" spoke about the economic recovery plan. On the CNN site they ran a stock ticker. I watched the NASDAQ and the DOW drop even as they spoke. I watched my dollars pissing in the wind.
It is not a great day today. I wish I could snap my fingers and make everything right with the world. Don't we all? My little troubles don't matter a hill of beans in the big picture. I'll be fine. Tomorrow will be better for me. I will put things better into perspective. I have a home. Not everyone can say that.
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The following is a guest article by Elgen Strait, head of Fox Institutional Research Services, a London-based provider of outsourced research sales and sales consulting services. More information is available at www.fox-research.com.
In our role as a London-based outsourced sales agent for independent investment research, we are seeing a radical shift in how asset managers are purchasing research. We believe the changes will on balance be beneficial for independent research firms.
Regulatory 'wait and see'
The regulatory clouds have been gathering over the research industry in London for the last few years. Towards the end of 2013 we started noticing a steady pattern of "wait and see" amongst potential buyers.
Some asset managers specifically stated that they would not make any new research purchases until regulators finally and conclusively decide whether or not commission sharing agreements (CSAs) can be used to pay for research. Others have stated that they would wait not only for regulatory certainty, but also for other asset management firms to set best practices for dealing with whatever new regulatory regime appeared.
Against this backdrop of "wait and see", some larger buy-side firms have attempted to get ahead of the regulators and move to a fixed research budgeting system. Last year many large asset managers paid for research in arrears via sometimes arbitrarily defined "votes" which would fluctuate in value depending on AUM and portfolio turnover.
This year we are seeing changes with some of the larger buy-side firms. Investment professionals have been given explicit research budgets that they are able to divide amongst the research firms they would like to work with. These mechanisms allow the investment professional to allocate a specific dollar amount to an IRP, and have resulted in the cost of IRPs research being compared directly to each other.
That said, there still appears to be an institutional psychological bias towards resisting comparing the price of independent research to the cost of bank research. After being told by an asset manager "Indie Research X looks expensive compared to Indie Research Y", our response has been "Fine, but how does it compare to the bill you are going to receive for research from Bulge Bracket Bank Z?" Asset managers seem to have trouble answering this question and will in most cases attempt to deflect it.
For now, these firms are still paying for research via CSAs, but they are ultimately taking a big and important step towards a transparently priced research market: they are working within a predetermined, fixed research budget which does not fluctuate with the ebbs and flows of assets under management and portfolio turnover. Those firms that are prepared to work within fixed research budgets will be better placed to deal with any regulatory change requiring the switch from CSAs to hard dollars.
Improving sales environment
Institutional investors are asking for more clarity and granularity on the scope of services offered to them by the research houses. And yet, seemingly paradoxically, some funds have asked for any mention of "analyst access" to be removed from contracts in case it is misconstrued by the FCA to equal "corporate access", for which it is now illegal to pay with commissions.
On balance, our take is that changes like this are a net positive outcome for IRPs. Whilst a points-based payment in arrears system may lead to the occasional bumper quarter for an IRP, most of the smaller firms that we know would rather service clients who have committed to payment upfront rather than take a chance servicing a firm that isn't willing to commit anything in advance.
Many independent research firms have long been convinced that the slow but steady progress towards a fully unbundled world would ultimately benefit them. We now appear to be nearing the end of the painful transition period, and IRPs that have weathered the storm are waiting anxiously for the day when their product will be viewed and valued on the same playing field as the bulge brackets. Clearly we aren't there yet, but we are inching towards that day.
Despite the challenges in the sector, London remains a great place to sell independent research products. For research firms with a global product , the regulatory uncertainty in the air close to home can be mitigated by the ease of conversing with investors internationally. As the clouds have been gathering over our heads in London, we have increasingly shifted our attentions to Asia and the US, and the daily rhythm of speaking with Asia in the morning, the UK and Europe around midday, and the US in the afternoon has become more pronounced.
And finally, we continue to see interest from potential new entrants to the research market. Savvy vendors of niche data sets and Big Data analytics services have begun asking for our expertise in selling to the asset management community. We expect to see this trend continue as the Buy-side's search for Alpha continues to increase its appetite for new data sources and analytical tools.


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Are Posture Braces Bad For You?
The posture braces aren't bad for you. The posture corrector & braces have a great role to improve your posture and maintain a good spine. Most people feel hesitated whether the braces use will be good or bad for them. Read the helpful well-researched article to get the right answer.
In fact, the posture brace is an innovative invention of modern science & technology. It professionally provides you with posture support offering all possible solution to the posture-related problems. The posture you own plays an important role to make or break your personality. A good posture always displays your healthy physical fitness and an attractive personality. By contrast, a bad posture fails to gain your physical charm as well as to hold you hale and hearty.
Probably, realizing the importance of having a good posture, you're looking for such a posture brace that can ensure what you want. But you are worried about the fact -"Are posture braces bad for you?" To unclothe the truth, it is worth to invest a little endeavor by paying full concentration to the following article from top to bottom.
About Posture Brace & How It Works
In definition, a posture brace is a kind of back brace providing support to your muscles and skeleton in your lower back with additional support. Since the spinal area of your body gets sufficient support from the back brace, then your body gets relaxation and start curing of the pressure or strain which caused the uneasiness.
In some cases- a quality back brace greatly contributes to improve or fully remove back pain. Moreover, no matter whether your back pain occurred due to bad posture, injury or growing old. It also limits the movement of your spine that helps to reduce pain plus discomfort.
Generally, back braces may be supportive in conditions like-
- Acute sprain or strain
- Facet syndrome
- Chronic or traumatic instability
- Post-operative support
- Fracture management
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Bulging or herniated disc.
Types of Posture Braces
Various types of posture braces are present in the markets today. They are better quality, worse quality, expensive ones, and cheap ones. And braces are for various parts of the spine like-
- Mid-spine.
- Lower lumbar spine.
- The tailbone or sacrum.
You'll find the braces in different designs too. In these braces, manufacturers use different materials such as elastic, firm plastic metal, soft plastic, and Velcro plus laces.
In addition, it is imperative for you to find a posture brace which:
- Fits you appropriately
- Feels comfortable
- Plays a supportive role
- Possibly offers pain relief
Wearing Back Braces Truly Work?
The present medical science & technology has invented this posture brace device to improve your posture and to offer some possible solution to the spinal difficulties. Its positive output depends on ensuring the right use of the device. If you remain satisfied with your posture and experiencing no back difficulties, there is no point to use the back braces. But you can use it for preventing your future spinal difficulties that can make your posture worse so far.
Because a wise saying goes like- "prevention is better than cure". However, if you are looking for a back brace to stand with a good posture, or you are experiencing back pain or other health issues that a back brace can help you. In this perspective, it is highly important to find the right back brace for your problem, no doubt. Though wearing a back brace for a long period of time every day is not an ideal option, gradually it'll enable you to strengthen and retrain your muscles without building a dependence on the device.
There is no sufficient proof- the back brace actually does work, nevertheless, many of us have confidence in the effectiveness of the device.
In addition, some laboratory studies demonstrate – a back brace might reduce spinal loading and flexibility of the trunk so that you do not over-flex.
However, there is nothing out there to tell- wearing these back braces can prevent back difficulties. But in some cases, a back brace might be truly effective in improving your posture as soon as possible.
Advantages of Using A Posture Brace
Generally, we use posture braces to get external support to the complex structures of the spinal column. But, back braces will provide you with the following advantages and benefits:
1. Spine Stabilization:
While using posture braces immediately after surgery, they can aid in improving the stabilization of the spine.
2. Pain Minimization:
The braces for lumbar support can help you to minimize the pain primarily after a low back injury by limiting movement of the spine in the low back area. The limited movement can allow some back injuries to cure by relieving extreme demand placed on the specific joints of that spinal area.
3. Comfortable To Transition:
While you are experiencing pain, posture braces will offer you an easy transition facility which ensures your comfortable standing and sitting position.
4. Improve Your Posture:
A back brace can help in supporting your abdomen. Maintaining the proper alignment of your spine, it improves your posture.
5. Deformity Prevention:
If your spine has an abnormal curvature due to a condition like scoliosis or lordosis, using a back brace can help you to prevent further injury. A brace will not overturn the condition, other than it can help to protect the spine from getting worse.
6. Good Support After Back Injury:
If you have a manual job that lays pressure on the lower back, a back brace might help you when you first come back to work after a back injury.
7. Confident Look:
Improving your posture after using a back brace accordingly, you'll feel more confident than before. This confident look will help you to build up an impressive personality to a great extent.
Disadvantages of Wearing Back Braces
In spite of possessing many advantages of using a back brace, it has some disadvantages too:
1. Long-Term Atrophy:
If you use a posture brace for a longer period of time, it might lead the supportive muscles towards atrophy. Because of its being malfunctioned for long, these supportive muscles will begin to grow weaker and compel you to be indefinitely reliant on the back brace.
In the end, back braces might not be able to supply your feeble muscles with necessary support it actually needs. As a result, there may be an incidence of injury.
2. Shifted Stress:
Confidently the posture brace absorbs the stress that would be displaced on your spine. But sometimes it only shifts the stress to another area of your body. Consequently, this process may cause other muscle or ligament groups to become injured.
3. Spine Vulnerability:
If you use this brace for an extended period of time, your spine tends to be vulnerable. Since the backbone plus abdominal muscles keep on to atrophy, it is likely to be a higher risk of the injury.
4. Uncomfortable Feel:
The manufacturers invest a lot of efforts to make the device more comfortable feel to the customers. But you may feel uncomfortable to wear the back brace during the first few days of bracing.
5. Lack of Proper Adjustment:
Sometimes, if the brace you bought doesn't get a proper adjustment with your body, it may react with an adverse effect so far. This may lead you to a serious health hazard.
Few Suggestions for Using A Back Brace
1. Never Solely Depend On The Back Braces
Don't rely solely on the posture brace for every time. If you continue to wear the posture brace and let it do every work for the entire time, then probably you are calling for troubles. In this case, you should take advice from your health care doctor about what type exercises & how often you should perform those daily.
2. Only Back Pain Sufferer Wear Back Braces
The persons experiencing back pain can wear back braces. A quality back brace offers a secure, non-invasive to take care of an existing spine injury or to stop a chronic state from getting higher.
3. Quality Product
Choose carefully and look for good quality among the various types of back braces on the markets today. You may bring more damage to your back if you cannot choose a good one for you. For example, lumbar supporting braces are in a wide variety on the market now. If you feel like you need your lower back support, you should buy a back brace for lumbar support. Again, if you need to support your lower back and upper buttocks area, you should choose a lumbar sacral support brace. So, wearing the right back brace accordingly will assist you to-
- Heal & lessen the possibility for further injury
- Help for controlling pain,
- Support for damaged muscles
- Uphold good posture
4. Save Your Spine
The posture brace will not heal you but will assist on countless levels of maintaining good spine health. Try it quite a few on. You should neither overuse it nor underuse it. Try to take advantage of today's luxury quality back brace that could save your spine a lot.
5. Lumbar Strengthening Exercises
An important element to the wellbeing of your back is to engage in lumbar strengthening exercises daily. In extreme or prolonged cases, finding a professional physical therapist might be an ideal option.
6. Avoid Heavy Lifting Risk
In case of lacking worker training and the proper workplace with ergonomic design, there is likely heightened the risk of back injury. People unknowing the fact push themselves at a bigger risk in the place of work. If you wear a back brace as a way to pay no attention to weighty lifting actions, it'll be a better idea for you.
7. Don't Wear Everywhere
Don't wear your posture brace in the shower or during bathing. The brace may get wet, which might cause irritation.
8. Don't Borrow or Lend
Don't borrow or lend your posture brace to else other as back braces are integral for your specific needs.
The Bottom Line
To have a healthier spine is the key to promote a good posture
So, to improve your posture and to have a healthier spine, you can use a posture brace according to the instructions of your health-care practitioner. Don't overuse it but limit the bracing only to some hours of the day. Using a back brace might be beneficial over a short span of time. But overusing a brace for a long-term or for preventive reasons may work against you. And It may land you in a situation that you were trying to avoid. While using the brace, wear it only when you need it but not all the time.
If you're the person with chronic pain, or with a significant low back injury, do not prolong seeking treatment. Because the brace is making the pain tolerable. Thus, considering all the points mentioned above, you may come to an end – whether posture braces are bad for you.


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How does a story's setting shape it? I have projects set in a variety of places. Northern Minnesota and the south of France. Several in California, including San Francisco, a beach town in Southern California, and a fictional city that is based on a real place.
I love a book that transports me to a new place, where the setting is as much a character as the people. Last year, after I read The Informationist by Taylor Stevens, I had to learn more about West Africa because the author's incredibly vivid descriptions took me there. It made me want to know more about the counties of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and other west African counties.
When reading a book, it's not too important to me if an author gets a detail wrong about a location with which I am familiar. But when it comes to writing, I don't want to make those mistakes — or get bogged down in trying to track down the smallest of details. Does Market Street intersect with Mission or Embarcadero? (Embarcadero, if you were wondering.) Is there a park that borders a neighborhood where I can put my heroine's family home?
Is anyone going to care that I've created a city park and a dead-end street in San Francisco? Probably not. If I have a sunny afternoon or clear night skies … in June? Maybe more so.
I have found it less stressful to just base a fictional city on one I know well. This gives me the freedom to change things up as needed. Do I need a park near the courthouse? I can build one there. Would this chase be more dramatic if the cars had to pass over a bridge? What if it were a drawbridge over a river? That can happen.
Instead of trying to find just the right real location, I am trying to create just the right feel of the location. The way the streets look at night. The way the weather changes during the day. The sound of the traffic or the smell of the ocean a few blocks away. The types of stores along the street, the pace of the residents walking along the sidewalk. It's just as much fun to find the personality in a fictional location as it is to uncover who my characters are.
So, do you have a favorite place to set a story? Is it real or fictional? As a reader, do the little details of a familiar place have to be perfect or are you more concerned that an author captured the feel of a setting?


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So last night the environmental author Dianne Dumanoski gave a talk at the college. If you missed it, and I bet you did, then you missed quite a discussion. You can read all about her book, The End of the Long Summer, over at her website, www.diannedumanoski.com.
Dumanoski started by pointing out a fundamental flaw of the environmental movement, and one I've pointed out several times on this blog. We aren't particularly honest with ourselves when we discuss our goals, if we discuss them at all. We talk about saving the planet, but this is an act of pure hubris- the planet will get on just fine if there's climate change. There has been climate change many times in the past, and species have died back and rebounded in new and astounding ways.
What we're really doing is saving the planet so we can still live on it. We can talk about saving whales and trees and rare species of butterfly, but let's face it, we're really talking about saving ourselves. There's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing immoral about wanting to preserve your own species so your potential grandchildren can keep on trucking. Well, metaphorically- trucks may be extinct by then. But you get the idea.
In her book, and in her talk, she attempts to look beyond the symptoms of "planetary distress" to the actual cause. It was a refreshing talk in that she didn't just ramble on about climate change- a frequent topic, among lecturers, and one she certainly brought up- but addressed the likelihood that we are in fact actually past the point of no return. Climate change, according to most research, is now inevitable. There's no going back. We can mitigate the effects of climate change, certainly, and so there's no reason to throw our hands up in despair and stop pursuing cleaner energy sources and things of that nature. But we also have to think beyond those mitigating efforts. If climate change is indeed upon (and it seems that it is- it is only the when and where and to what extent that are up for debate), our planning should be for how we handle the changes that will occur.
This isn't a momentous idea. Most people, with only a cursory knowledge of human history, will agree that things change. Things aren't the same now as they were 100 years ago. And yet we tend to act as if things are never going to change. Our economy is based on this notion of exponential growth, without taking into account that at some point there will be no more possibility of growth- we live in a limited environment (presuming we don't expand into space, and the very thought makes me roll my eyes). Our food system is based on fossil fuels. Our communications (and most of our economy) are all based on a very fragile system that could fall apart with a few well placed keystrokes. And our heating and cooling is all based on electricity, as is our access to water. If these things are taken away- if something were to happen to disrupt public water systems, for example- would any of us know what to do?
These things are rarely taken into account. Dumanoski argues that we're asking the wrong questions. We're trying to "green the status quo", a phrase that I love, because it so accurately describes efforts to find a technological fix for everything. On one of the green blogs I subscribe to, I am daily barraged with tips on "greening" everything from hair dryers to toothpicks to vacations to gym memberships. But there the question of whether we should continue to pursue all these avenues is never, not a once, brought into light.
The common law among environmentalists is that we can never, EVER, mention the dirty words "maybe we should just give that up." No, we cannot question consumption. We can never, god forbid, question the mandate of constant economic growth, or the desire of people to own private jets. People will never subscribe to environmentalism if we're so negative.
But Dumanoski's call to action is not for us all to go around crying that the sky is falling. Rather, she simply suggests we be honest with ourselves, that we in fact must be honest with ourselves, if we hope to survive as a species. If we don't prepare for climate change, how can we possibly face it? Wouldn't the worst catastrophe be if climate change occurred, and very abruptly as scientists are predicting, and we all just stood there with a big "oh [insert four letter word here]" sketched on our faces?
She pointed out that the answers are in fact just in front of our faces. The planet organizes things in such a way as to be resilient to catastrophe. There are multiple species doing the same job, or similar, so that if one is killed off there are others to take their place. The college does this as an emergency planning measure- if one person is out, we are all required to have a second and third person trained to do our jobs so things don't come to a grinding halt. Ecosystems are also modular- connected, somewhat, but not to the point where if one collapsed there would necessarily be a chain reaction wiping out all the others. But we in our global society are all very specialized- and all very connected- so that if oil reserves run out, for example, pretty much all of us are screwed. But that's a topic I intend to write more about later.
During the Q&A the topic of hope came up- what is there to give us hope that we can face the momentous task of preparing for climate change, when we neither know when it's going to occur or what form it's going to take? Dumanoski responded that we can't have hope unless it's honest- unless we are willing to face the facts about what lies ahead, and realize that the "long summer" we've enjoyed will not and cannot last forever. She suggests large scale social reorganization as one of the only ways of becoming more adaptable to change- which is of course one of the things our society is most resistant to. She also pointed out that we're currently educating for a future that doesn't exist, and this is key. Even here at the college we're still educating under the assumption that things will be more or less the same down the line when our students are facing the real world.
I think she's partially right about the honesty- we absolutely have to be honest about what's ahead. There is far too much unfounded optimism running around where "saving the environment" is concerned- and far too much despair. But I think we have something to be optimistic about. From what I've seen, when faced with the honest truth, most humans are able to step up to the challenge. When given a problem and asked to solve it, we have the creative capacity to find solutions- if only we are taught that we do have that capacity within ourselves, if only we are educated to approach problems with enthusiasm and an eye for the experimental, the untried path, the unconventional- and that it doesn't take experts to save the planet for people, but people with the passion and dedication to be entirely honest with themselves and each other, and jump off that ledge into an unknown future armed with just their wits and one another.
24 September 2009
The End of the Long Summer
So last night the environmental author Dianne Dumanoski gave a talk at the college. If you missed it, and I bet you did, then you missed quite a discussion. You can read all about her book, The End of the Long Summer, over at her website, www.diannedumanoski.com.
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nice post.


text: From an engineering and technical point its hard to argue with. Give thanks to the war winner that is the M4. Easily built in many different factories using mass production automotive techniques by unskilled. Available in war winning huge numbers. Reliable simple low maintaince, easily maintained in the field. Operational readiness the envy of other armies. Huge parts interchangability able to take many different engines, which is a huge advantage. The main of mass production is supplier problems, soon as one engine dried up you used another. From an engieering design point of view this is so hard to do. To make such a versitle design its impressive. Fought in every theater from the -40'c steppe to +40'c desert, Normandy mud, Italy and everything in between. Amazing that a single design can do this, 60 years on we would stuggle to make a machine that performs as well in any conditions with so little alteration. I dont think any other AFV has a record like this one. Forsight of design to be able to be upgunned. Big problem with other Allied designs is lack of development. So much easier to develop a working model than to go back to the drawing board. Ability to maintain pace with other new designs shows something special. Its easy to get caught up in the books going on about the techiniucal ability of the panther, the Ability of the T34, the more glamerous and the more hyped up. But theres one tank that did the work every day, day in day out, without doubt a War winner. Kev (thinking aloud!!)


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TAPOL – 40 years of campaigning
Continue reading "TAPOL – 40 years of campaigning"
When Ian Mackinnon proposed that CAAT hold a "Hack Day" to help enhance and improve the presentation of CAAT's data, I was intrigued. Ian is the data programmer whose skills have enabled CAAT to convert static arms export data from the UK and the European Union into flexible and accessible formats on CAAT website.
CAAT has organised many types of gathering but this was our first Hack Day. Who would respond? Would participants have the skills to deal with the complex data?
As it happens, there was no need to worry. The excellent management and communication skills of Ian and the organising team of Joana, Louis, Jesse and Ursula had persuaded 15 enthusiasts to take a "summer" Saturday out to join us at Kings College in central London.
Join us in protest on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending – 15 April 2013
Want to learn more? See CAAT's press release and visit the GDAMS website.
Join one of the events taking place around the country, including our "Play the budget right" street theatre action, Old Palace Yard, Westminster (opposite the Houses of Parliament), 9am, 15 April 2013.
The news from Saudi Arabia that the authorities intend to surgically paralyse a young man as a judicial punishment has led to worldwide revulsion. The logic behind the punishment is that ten years earlier Ali al-Khawahir had stabbed a friend in the back resulting in his paralysis and therefore should suffer the same fate.
Continue reading "Don't let Saudi Arabia get away with it!"
David Cameron has just returned from yet another overseas trade mission – this time to India.
It's been billed as the largest UK trade mission ever, with over 100 delegates – government ministers, MPs, "leaders of industry", university grandees and assorted hangers-on. In the name of cementing trade ties we have seen Cameron playing cricket, laying wreaths and promising quicker visas for Indian students.
All this flummery rather disguises the main aim of the trade mission to flog arms to India, which in recent years has emerged as one of the world's largest arms buyers. So it is worth having a closer look at who accompanied Cameron and what they might be selling.
On this day, two years ago, a group of Bahraini citizens gathered at the "Pearl Roundabout" to call for democratic freedoms and equal rights for the majority Shia population. They were part of the "Arab Spring", the wave of protests that swept the region in 2011.
The ruling regime responded with violence. Peaceful protesters were met with bullets and teargas. Some of the weapons used by the police and military came from the UK.
Damning words from Judge Stefan Apostol. He was speaking in a courtroom in Vienna, at the conclusion of a corruption trial.
Although the trial received almost no publicity in the UK, the individual on trial and the company behind his misdeeds were deeply linked with the UK.
In the dock was "Count" Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, popularly known in Austria as "Count Ali". Aristocratic ranks were abolished in Austria in 1919 but erstwhile aristocratic families are reluctant to give up grandiose titles which it seems work wonders in gaining entrée into certain social and business circles.
Continue reading ""The affair stinks but it doesn't stink enough….""
The new year has brought CAAT a small but important campaign victory. For the first time, it seems that the Minister responsible for Human Rights at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will be consulted on priority markets for promotion of arms exports.
Continue reading "A tale of two committees"
Last week, on Thursday 27 September, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) was awarded one of the four Right Livelihood Awards for 2012 for our "innovative and effective campaigning against the arms trade".
Needless to say we were overjoyed about receiving the award, both for the international public recognition that it creates and the substantial cash award of 50,000 euros that comes with it. While CAAT staff had known of the award for over a week we had to stay silent as the announcement was under strict embargo. So it was a relief for us all when the Right Livelihood Awards were officially announced and we could tell the world.
At the end of May Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) moved from 11 Goodwin Street, Finsbury Park, to a more modern office in nearby Wells Terrace. I wrote a nostalgic account of CAAT's quarter of a century in Goodwin Street, celebrating its history as the home of many peace organisations and radical groups.
And that, I thought, was that. Then I received a message from Brenda, telling me that 11 Goodwin Street was her childhood home and she would love to see it again before it was demolished. There followed another message, this time from Brenda's sister Jean, with the same request, and as it turned out, there was yet another sister, Dot, who also wanted to visit. Good things definitely come in threes.


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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Wedding Update
"The happy couple said their I Dos at sunset at the beach on her estate in the Bahamas. He wore Balenciaga. She wore an off-white dress by Nile Cmylo. "And (Christian) Louboutins — I can wear high heels with Nick because he's tall. Flats are not in my repertoire," says the new bride.
Nick on their whirlwind affair: "It was a love-at-first-sight thing. Since we've been together, we've been inseparable."
Mariah on how friends knew they were getting serious: "One thing (few people) knew was we got tattoos a few weeks earlier. So anyone who saw my ("Mrs. Cannon") tattoo wasn't surprised. To me rings are special and exciting, but tattoos mean more than anything. They're forever and ever."
Nick on their connection: "From the first time we sat down to discuss the video at the Beverly Hills Hotel, we connected. … I was able to be myself with her. We are both eternally 12 years old."
Mariah on plans to have kids: "It's part of the whole purpose of getting married. I'd just want our children to have the best childhood and upbringing they possibly could.""
5 Responses to "Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Wedding Update"
i dont think that nick and mariah should belong together because nick seems to inmature and dont take this personal or any thing i love you both bu its just………
This Iz a Cute Pic
I think it's kinda wierd, I never thought they would be together but they look cute….they better hurry up and have kids before Mariah gets to old lol…
Congrats nick and mariah
never thought i'd see the day but as long as he treats her like royalty im kool with it they r cute after all:)