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Pledging commitment to fulfilling growing energy needs and fighting climate change, Obama announced, "Energy leaders and experts recognize that as long as producing carbon pollution carries no cost, traditional plants that use fossil fuels will be more cost-effective than plants that use nuclear fuel." He called for comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to provide "incentives to make clean energy profitable."
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Obama's profitable incentives involve great risk to the American taxpayer. The congressionally authorized Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) provides low-cost debt financing on up to 80 percent of construction costs for "clean energy" technologies. The Treasury reimburses the lender in cases of default, and CBO estimates nuclear utility companies default on 50 percent of loans for new reactors. Additionally, CBO calculates that conventional fossil-fuel technologies are the least expensive sources of electricity generation, barring cap-and-trade carbon taxes and LGP incentives. (Of course, nuclear power would be far cheaper, and the utilities would have continued to build new plants, were it not for crippling regulations currently forced on utilities, but that is beyond the scope of CBO's report.)
Moreover, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued strong warnings to Congress that the Department of Energy (DOE), which administers LGP, has ignored its recommendations to mitigate risks associated with the program, thereby exposing taxpayers to significant loss. Though it mentioned nothing of the unconstitutionality of federal loans to utilities, GAO at least suggested "that Congress may wish to consider limiting the amount of loan guarantee commitments that DOE can make."
Undeterred, Obama claims to be dedicated to "jumpstarting the nation's nuclear power industry," lumping it in with other far-less-efficient "clean energy" technologies like solar panels and wind turbines. While his Energy Secretary Steven Chu is a supporter of nuclear power, Obama's new-found excitement is an about-face to his 2007 assertion that he is "not a nuclear power proponent." (Yet his complaint that "producing carbon pollution carries no cost" underscores the reality of his plans for a cap-and-trade carbon tax.) The White House says the planned reactors will serve about 1.4 million people without emitting greenhouse gases and other pollutants associated with coal plants.
At least some supporters of nuclear power are delighted with Obama's decision. "The nuclear industry commends the Obama administration and the Department of Energy for having reached this major milestone," said Marvin Fertel, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute. "This commitment demonstrates the Administration's recognition that new nuclear power plants must be part of America's clean energy portfolio." Others do not share Fertel's enthusiasm. A thwarted Greenpeace announced it "is extremely disappointed in the President's decision to back nuclear power. It's a dirty and dangerous distraction from the clean energy future he promised America."
But why should the federal government back any form of power generation — nuclear power, windmills, etc. — through loan guarantees or other policies? Why not get rid of the regulatory roadblocks and get the government out of the way so that entrepreneurs and consumers can best decide the best ways of getting the energy we need?
It certainly is an uncharacteristic move for Obama to cater to Republican preferences, but completely understandable while his own approval rating is so low. It's a safe move, too, since his loan guarantees cover only construction of new nuclear reactors. They do not ensure those new reactors will actually go on line once construction is complete years from now. The precedent of New York's Shoreham nuclear power plant offers a frightening lesson. Construction on this relatively small reactor began in 1973 and was delayed numerous times by organized labor and government bureaucracy. Once it was finally ready to go on online 10 years later, further crippling regulations forced the plant to close before it had a chance to deliver so much as a megawatt of power. If a similar scenario should play out with the Georgia reactors being backed by government-guaranteed loans, the American taxpayer would get stuck with the bill.
As that outcome is years down the road, Obama's decision is doing double-duty to prop up his approval rating now by catering to organized labor. According to White House projections, the new reactors will create approximately 3,500 construction and 800 permanent jobs. Obama made the loan announcement during a visit to an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) training facility in Maryland. IBEW President Edwin Hill called the loan guarantee "a prime example of what needs to be done to address the jobs crisis in our nation."


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Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs [22] is a city in Metro Atlanta.
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By plane[edit]
Hartsfield-Jackson airport is also the terminus of the southern branch of the MARTA rail system (see 'Get around' below), and for travelers going to locations in downtown, midtown or northern Atlanta this forms a convenient, and at $1.75 per one-way ticket, economic way of getting there. Most MARTA stations have taxi stations to aid completion of the journey, and some hotels have free shuttles which will collect from either the airport or nearest MARTA station on telephone request.
By train[edit]
Being so close to Atlanta, visitors are welcome to travel by train via Amtrak [4] 1-800-872-7245. Amtrak's Crescent train runs daily and serves New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans (and vice-versa). Southbound, the train leaves New York just before 3PM, calls at Atlanta at around 9AM and reaches New Orleans by 8PM. Northbound, the train leaves New Orleans at around 7AM, calls at Atlanta at around 8PM and reaches New York by 2PM.
In Atlanta, the Amtrak station is located at 1688 Peachtree St. N.W., which is several miles north of the airport and downtown. Unfortunately, there are no direct connections between the MARTA trains and Amtrak. However, MARTA Bus routes 23 and 110, which can be transferred at the Buckhead Station and the Arts Center Station, stop in front of the Amtrak Station.
By bus[edit]
Greyhound Bus Lines [5], 1-800-229-9424, provides bus service to Atlanta from many locations throughout the United States. Buses arrive at and depart from the Greyhound terminal at 232 Forsyth Street, located in a less affluent neighborhood on the southern edge of the downtown area and directly beneath MARTA's Garnett Station (see 'Get around' below).
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Atlanta is linked to the rest of the US by the interstate highway network. The principal interstates serving the city are I-75 (serving traffic from Detroit to Florida), I-85 (connecting the Mid-Atlantic to New Orleans) and I-20 (connecting Texas to South Carolina), all of which cross through Downtown.
I-285 (commonly called the Perimeter by Atlantans, and the Atlanta Bypass on overhead signs) circles the city at a distance of about 10 miles out, crossing and connecting with all the above freeways as well as the airport.
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Sandy Springs is served by MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority), +1 404-848-4711, [6], which operates both rapid rail and bus networks in the counties of Fulton and Dekalb.
For out-of-town visitors, MARTA is a convenient way to travel from the airport to all stations on its network. Those who need to travel alone at night, however, may be better served by taking taxis, hotel buses, or renting a car, as the system often becomes empty or rowdy at nighttime, and travel may feel unsafe to those who do not know the city. Most destination stations have Taxi service available for local trips.
The rail network is comprised of two principal lines making up a cross. One line runs north-south across the city, while the other runs east-west. The north-south line runs from a southern terminus at Hartsfield-Jackson airport through downtown and midtown Atlanta, before splitting into two branches running north, one which terminates in Sandy Springs at the North Springs station and the other which terminates at the Doraville station. The east-west line runs from an western terminal at Hamilton E. Holmes to an eastern terminal at Indian Creek. The Five Points station in downtown Atlanta is the only station where passengers may change trains between the north-south and east-west lines. Trains run from 5AM until 1AM Monday-Friday, and from 5AM until 12:30AM on weekends and holidays. Trains run on all lines every 10 minutes during peak periods, reducing to every 20 minutes on Sundays.
The bus network comprises over one hundred different bus routes, with many routes operating approximately every 20 minutes. Bus service on some lines (generally including the most popular tourist areas) runs from 5AM until 1:30AM Monday-Friday and from 5AM until 1AM on the weekends and holidays.
Note for Weekend Travel: MARTA has a tendency to run slower on the weekends. Typical wait times are 30 minutes for trains and up to an hour for buses. Be sure to accommodate for this.
By car[edit]
If MARTA Rail does not service all the areas you need, cars are the most popular form of transport in order to get around the city to experience various shopping, events and more. Renting a car is recommended. Rush hour runs almost continuously but peaks 6-10AM and 3-7PM on weekdays and often results in congestion when traveling intown in the mornings and outbound in the afternoons. Downtown/Midtown and major shopping districts such as Buckhead will also get crowded on weekends. Most restaurants and shops in the area offer complimentary or low-cost valet services ($1-3 tip expected) and on the rare occasion where parking is scarce, public lots are usually nearby for a fee. Free road maps are available at [9].
Car Rental Companies:
Alamo Rent A Car , Toll free: 1-800-462-5266. Avis Rent A Car , Toll free: 1-800-331-1212. Budget Rent A Car , Toll free: 1-800-527-0700. Dollar Rent A Car , Toll free: 1-800-800-3665. E-Z Rent-A-Car , Toll free: 1-800-277-5171. Enterprise Rent-A-Car , Toll free: 1-800-261-7331. Hertz Car Rental , Toll free: 1-800-654-3131. Thrifty , Toll free: 1-800-847-4389.
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Mitch, All Gone
I know I'm supposed to be funny here. But it's not every day one of your heroes dies.
When Kurt Cobain shot himself, I was twelve. I wasn't that into music, and grunge didn't capture my angst; my angst involved a date to the seventh grade dance and a social studies test. I didn't understand why so many people were that affected - but now I get it. My Kurt Cobain just happened.
Last night, comedian Mitch Hedberg died in his hotel room. But unlike Cobain, Hedberg didn't kill himself intentionally. Some are saying it was heroin, some a heart attack. But whatever it was, it had to do with Mitch's lifestyle. It was widely known that Hedberg was into drugs. He even had a great joke about it. "I used to do drugs," he'd say. "I still do, but I used to also."
I was drawn to Hedberg immediately when I saw his Comedy Central Presents special years ago. Since then, I followed his career closely. And since then, I became a comic myself. On December 30th of last year, I performed at the Hollywood Improv with Randy Kagan, one of Mitch's openers. Randy invited me to come to Mitch's New Year's Eve show the next night and meet him. Not wanting to break my plans and figuring I'd get the chance again, I turned Randy down. I may have memorized all of his material, but I never met Mitch.
At 1:29 AM last night/yesterday morning, I got an e-mail from a comedian I barely knew telling me that Mitch Hedberg died. I wrote back asking for sources, and praying it was not a terrible April Fool's joke. That's the thing about comedians - we're not allowed to die anywhere near April Fool's or it will take a while for people to know we're not kidding.
Mitch was a fantastic writer. With an off-beat delivery, he wasn't destined for greatness, he was greatness. He was somewhere between a cult figure and a household name - and one or two more TV specials away from comedy legend.
I scoured the web for something about Mitch. No news stories, but a few reputable sources replicating the rumor. I still refused to believe it. By 2:00 AM I was exhausted and upset and figuring I'd find out the truth in the morning. I barely slept.
Mitch had a unique way of twisting the obvious. Jokes about how escalators don't break, they just become stairs. About how people shouldn't rewrite scripts, they should just make copies. And my favorite - about how he doesn't have a girlfriend, he just knows a girl who'd get upset if she heard him say that. Mitch's bizarre perspective, his original pronunciation of words, and his obvious enjoyment of his own set helped him pack auditoriums, and convinced guys like me to listen to him whenever possible.
At 8:00, I got up. Still no news. At 9:00, I called a reputable booker who worked with Mitch, and he confirmed my fears. But I still didn't want to believe. At 10:00, I called the Baltimore Improv, where Mitch was scheduled to perform this weekend. The receptionist said she didn't know. That gave me enough hope to wait two more hours and call back. Another woman said she didn't know either. If the club still thought he was alive the day of the show, then he was alive, right? No. It was finally 9:00 in LA, so I called his management and they gave me the closure I needed. Mitch was dead; The Baltimore Improv was probably just trying to prevent the show from being cancelled while they scrambled for a replacement. Whoever decided they'd keep telling callers that Mitch's death was "still just a rumor" may be a good business man but they could use a lesson in character.
Mitch is my Kurt Cobain, my Jimmy Hendrix, my Janis Joplin, my James Dean. Mitch is someone who cut himself down before we were ready to let him, someone whose brilliance was only matched by his self-destructive nature. Though I always loved his material, I never liked the way he lived. Which was made worse now that it's also the way he died. But I'm not mad at Mitch for leaving us too early. I'm mad at myself for being too stupid to meet one of my heroes while I was still able to. Now I'll never see Mitch's act live, I'll never shake his hand, and I'll never get to thank him for inspiring me. But I can keep him alive by listening to the work he left behind.
One of the interesting things about having dreams is that we often forget who inspired them. Mitch will never know how often he made me laugh or how much he moved me to write. I never knew Mitch Hedberg. But I did know how much Mitch Hedberg stirred me. And that's not something I'll ever forget.
I read this column over to make sure my emotion didn't cloud my words. I worry that I wasn't able to be as concise as Mitch was - simultaneously irreverent and relevant. For it to be a true tribute to Mitch, I should really re-write it before I send it out. Or maybe I'll just make a copy.
We'll miss you, Mitch. I already do.


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I am not what I seem. I am some three thousand years old. Let it not hold up the story.
When I reached the age of 987 and having suffered my wife constantly harping of the dowry she brought into our marriage I looked some way of escaping it all. I could have shrugged it off had I tried harder but she made everyone in the neighborhood know of the fact. To top it all she would rub in her private grievances whenever I wanted a little loving. I knew from the first time we lay in our marriage bed how she was mistaken to my ability to keep her in a lifestyle she was used to. Of course I gritted my teeth and suffered her to speak her mind. Of course I did what made me feel complete. Sex made me feel good but still, the bed was the coldest place on the earth. The day after I turned 987 I was all dressed for day. I went to my wife and laughed and say,'I shall be out for a while. Don't wait for me for lunch.'
I was an astronaut and I took off with a laugh and even as I sped faster than light and travelled into farthest reaches where no man had ever before me touched the ground. I was deliriously happy. After dawdling over the fiasco of marrying my wife when I had future, I told myself to take firm grip of my future. When I landed on the earth I knew the world had changed. The earth was totally in peace and from that moment I knew that my wife is a thing of the past. My neighborhood was different and I looked no older than some thirty years. My premonition was correct. 'My wife was dead and gone. Nothing that reminded of her remained. I shall take my future and I lead my life' said I.
No wonder when the whole neighborhood was gunning for me in the next two years I could shrug it off. I told them that I didn't intend to marry. 'But you are in flower of your youth.' Many said earnestly. 'You will make some woman deliriously happy' said one who had become my shadow of sorts. 'Oh no,' I said carelessly,' I am used to a lifestyle no woman is worth considering for.' in the end I brought a bitch home and said,' Nothing like a dog. Man's best companion.'
In the end I was left to myself. I was so happy with the dog who fawned on me. How many ways she delighted me! she was ultimate in playfulness. Every time I threw a bone she ran and ran with it. She improvised on it with so many complex gimmicks and every time she came she had some twenty to twenty-five mutts at her heels sniffing her all over. The delight of her fetching the bone was lost in the voracious appetite of those stray dogs that never quite left the place. So one day I chided my dog that the very sight of a bone made me sick for the mutts that she brought home. The dog wagged her tail and said,'I am used to a lifestyle that you cannot give either in my previous or this present life.'
It made me shot up as though someone had lit a firecracker in my behind. The tone was very familiar through her whelping, and the toss of her head was distinctively of my wife.'
I could only sigh.
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A Tale for the Curious
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I am not what I seem. I am some three thousand years old. Let it not hold up the story.


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Thank you for visiting this website. Marquez now blogs about these matters here: http://marquezcomelab.com/reasonism . The contents of this website will be moved there eventually. Thank you.
Since the previous podcast in September, we have seen ISIS rise up from relative obscurity to a headline phenomenon requiring the attention of leaders around the world. In this podcast we provide you with a summary of a few headline cases here in Australia to fill you in. We continue with the reading of the Tyranny of God. In Chapter 20, we look at a World Without God.
In the previous podcast, I concluded that religious beliefs exist only to benefit their own progeny, not ours. In their struggle to assert themselves and dominate our minds, the memes inside our heads are commandeering us to wage war against each other and we simply become collateral damage. The sad thing is, even if many people kill and die for these beliefs, they are not alive. Yet many of us choose to act upon them and so manifest themselves in our world.
In this podcast I argue against the idea that everyone should believe in whatever they want to believe to the extent that we should not even question whether these beliefs are true, valid or supported by evidence.
This Sunday, 7th of September 2014, Chapter 19 of the Tyranny of God, Why We Need to Justify Our Beliefs.
In the previous podcast, we looked at how the foundations of our way of life, specifically, democracy and our freedom to think and to express our thoughts and our ideas continue to be undermined by religion.
In this podcast I will discuss the Fallacy of Religious Moderation to explore the ideas of religion being more modern, being more moderate and being more tolerant as though it has now evolved to a much wiser form of its violent and intolerant past. We will be prompted to ask what it is that we truly believe in and to think about what it means to believe.
This Sunday, 6th of July 2014, Chapter 18 of the Tyranny of God, The Fallacy of Religious Moderation.


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This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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I whole-heartedly agree. Edler is probably never going to be that elite at pretty much everything defender that so many fans dream about, but he's good at a lot of things and neither his paycheque nor his cap hit (even when the new deal kicks in) nor his usage by the coaching staff suggests he has to be that player.okcanuck wrote:Lancer wrote:Seeing all the back-and-forth about Edler reminded me of another ex-Canuck - 'ole Jovo-cop. Is it me, or are there some similarities between the two? Both are capable of solid defence but suffer head-smacking brain-farts. Both can move the puck and have howitzer shots. High-risk/high-reward - except their personalities could not be more different. How much was Jovo making at his peak? Just sayin...
I don't get all this Edler bashing. What do you want him to do besides lead the team in points, ninth in league defenseman points,and used an average of 25 min. a game? Christ hes probably underpaid.
Just like it's unfair to judge every winger we get over 6'2 and 200 lbs by high water mark left by Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Edler is simply not going to be Shea Weber (or Nick Lidstrom, or..).
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Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Extra Time: 45 mins
(for pre-cooking and cooling rice)
Yield: 6 x 1/3-eggplant filling
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut eggplants into halves lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1-inch shell, and dice. Sprinkle salt over the shells and allow to stand for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet. Cook diced eggplant flesh, onions, garlic, and tomato until eggplant is just tender. Stir in rice and oregano.
Drain any liquid from eggplant shells. Pat dry with paper towel, and brush the outside of the shell with the remaining oil. Spoon rice mixture evenly into cavities. Arrange in a shallow ovenproof dish. Pour tomato juice over eggplants.
Bake in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until tender. Serve sprinkled with parsley.


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"Buoyantly inventive from its ground-plan to its remotest pinnacles and twirly bits, Kingsley Amis's new novel has almost nothing expectable about it, except that it is a study of tyranny." —John Carey, New Statesman
"One of the best—possibly the best—alternate-worlds novels in existence." —Philip K. Dick
"A masterpiece of its kind." —William Gibson, The New York Times
"The Green Man and The Alteration will retain their important places in the history of supernatural fiction and science fiction." —Michael Dirda
"In one of his funniest novels, The Alteration, Kingsley Amis imagined a counterfactual world in which the Reformation had failed. Martin Luther had not plunged northern Europe into religious revolt, but instead became Pope Germanicus I. Prince Arthur of England did not die, so his odious brother Henry never became king. Henry's malcontent Protestant followers, after an abortive rebellion, were banished to New England, where they eventually invented free trade, electricity and personal hygiene. So Europe in the 1960s groaned under a papistical Hapsburg tyranny. Harold Wilson was pope, dispensing tea in the Vatican ('Shall we be mother?'), and papal scouts combed English cathedrals for likely singing boys who, after suitable surgery ('The Alteration'), became castrati in the Sistine Chapel choir." —Eamon Duffy, Sunday Times (UK)
"Amis, not content with writing scholarly treatments of the subject, produced a historical/futurological novel, The Alteration . . . I might add that the subject of sex in this work is introduced in the most radical and subversive way, though without the smallest hint of the pornographic." —Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly


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Spurs rookie to play close to home
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LOS ANGELES — If you head West on Interstate 10 from Riverside, Calif., considered the far Eastern edge of the Los Angeles metroplex, it's just 55 miles to the off-ramp that leads straight to Staples Center, site of this afternoon's Game 3 of the Spurs-Clippers Western Conference semifinal playoff series.
A small caravan of vehicles carrying some of Kawhi Leonard's closest relatives and friends will make the trip today to see a player who starred at Riverside's Martin Luther King High School and earned a scholarship to San Diego State.
They will cheer when Leonard is introduced as the Spurs' starting small forward, and the most unassuming of Spurs players may smile for an instant.
"Yeah, I'm excited," Leonard acknowledged after the Spurs' 105-88 victory in Game 2 ran their playoff record to 6-0. "It's the playoffs, and now I get to play close to home. I'm just ready to get on with it."
In two games against the Clippers, Leonard has scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and made five steals while taking an occasional defensive turn on L.A.'s All-Star point guard, Chris Paul.
It is a role he never imagined a year ago, when he was just beginning to schedule workouts for lottery-bound teams enticed by his combination of length, quickness and defensive tenacity. Placed in the top 10 of the 2011 draft class in some pre-draft rankings, Leonard slipped some spots after he suffered a mild ankle sprain in a late pre-draft workout.
"I don't think an injury like that (made me drop)," he said. "I just think the teams that didn't draft me liked other players better. But I'm glad it worked out that way.
"I would never have imagined this, being with this team and (starting) in the playoffs. I wanted to always be on a winning team like this, and now I'm just living in the moment and just trying to play every game as hard as I can."
Rolling role: A backup point guard by necessity, Gary Neal is adapting to his new game rhythm in a playoff series that demands more of Tony Parker's time on the court.
Neal has played a total of 25:19 against the Clippers and taken only 10 shots, just four from beyond the 3-point arc. He has scored 12 points and committed a lone turnover.
"It's a game-to-game thing," Neal said. "I just try to do my best to stay ready. I don't really have a role. With Tony playing 36 to 40 minutes at the point-guard spot, there's really nowhere for me to play, not with Danny (Green) and Manu (Ginobili) at the two.
"When I get my opportunity to play, I just try to stay ready."
Signed by the Spurs as a two (shooting) guard before the 2010-11 season, Neal became Parker's backup after the injury retirement of veteran T.J. Ford in mid-March. He hasn't forgotten how to be a shooting guard and looks forward to the time he can return to that role.
Meanwhile, he is perfectly content with whatever playoff role he is asked to assume.
"You can't over-analyze," he said. "This is a great team and a great organization. I would be an unwise character to complain or not be satisfied with my minutes, whatever they are, five minutes or 25 minutes.
"I'm just happy to be here, and I'll keep trying to make the best of it, whatever it is."
Going Green: After scoring an efficient 13 points in Game 2, Green is averaging 10.3 points through the Spurs' six playoff games, fourth-best on the team.
All six of Green's shots in Game 2 were from 3-point range, and he made four of them.
"You've got to be ready every time you're open because you never know when your shots are going to come," he said. "I know once it comes to me, I'd better be ready to shoot or catch-and-drive, make a move, and that's what (coach Gregg Popovich) emphasizes to me every day, whether it's practice or in the games."
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How to Do a Breast Self-Exam
Every woman has a 1 in 8 chance of contracting breast cancer in her life. Performing regular breast self-exams and knowing risks can help prevent breast cancer. Here, step-by-step information on how to perform a breast self-exam and how to prevent breast cancer.
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Lying Down
Feel for changes:
- Lie down on your back with a pillow under your right shoulder.
- Use the pads of the three middle fingers on your left hand to check your right breast.
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Lying Down
- Press using light, medium, and firm pressure in a circle without lifting your fingers off the skin.
- Follow an up-and-down pattern.
- Feel for changes in your breast, above and below your collarbone and in your armpit.
- Repeat on your left breast using your right hand.
- These steps may be repeated while bathing or showering, using soapy hands.
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In Front of the Mirror
Look for changes:
- Hold arms at your side.
- Hold arms over your head.
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In Front of the Mirror
- Press your hands on your hips and tighten your chest muscles.
- Bend forward with your hands on your hips.
For more information visit www.komen.org or call their breast care helpline: 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636)


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The Hope College Jazz Ensemble will feature "Bug" on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Bringing together the creative talents of five gifted musicians from across the United States who are also respected jazz educators, "Bug" is a decidedly original jazz collective built around the music of 2004 IAJE/Gil Evans Fellowship recipient James Miley.
The Hope College Jazz Ensemble will perform with "Bug" in the first half. "Bug" will perform on its own in the second half.
With Miley at the piano, ensemble members Peter Epstein (saxophonist and director of jazz studies, University of Nevada, Reno), guitarist Jeff Miley (Cuesta College), bassist Roger Shew (Fullerton College and Laguna Beach High School) and drummer Brian Hamada (Fresno-based freelance musician) concoct a fiery blend of the traditional and the modern, playing tunes ranging from free-jazz to contemporary fusion and everything in between.
"Murmur," the group's debut recording, features 10 original compositions: eight by James Miley, one by Jeff Miley, and one co-written by the two brothers and life-long musical partners. The pieces collected on the disc run the gamut from hard-hitting "industrial metal jazz" to lyrical waltzes, heavy swingers and fusion numbers to beautiful ballads.
Additional information may be obtained online at www.bugtet.com.
The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Alpha Envoy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 217 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Shoe Girl World
This is a just recently established start-up and we have not launched.
Shoe Girl World is an online product review and opinion site for women's designer shoes and selected apparel and accessories.
The goal of this logo is to reflect a mature and reliable and fun view of women's designer shoes [ high-end expensive shoes ]and fashion. The logo should incorporate imagery that represents the three women editors and of course shoes.
The site authors are three women in different stages in life, but all three are shoe lovers. Think the US TV show "Sex and the City"
We have a strong preference for vector based line art. Finally the logo should express a strong feeling of modernity.
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• Age - 25 to 50
• Sex - Female
• Occupation – Single female, active in the professional workforce
• Location - USA
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• Typography - Our preference would be a san-serif font, please use artistic judment if you feel strongly about a serif font
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Blizzard and master cosplayer Christina Sims team up to present her amazing Diablo III Monk cosplay from BlizzCon 2010 in a more natural setting.
When were first introduced to Diablo III's Monk class, Blizzard gave BlizzCon 2009 a chance to play the combo-driven character in a desert setting, hence Christina "ZerinaX" Sims trekking through the endless wastes in this gorgeous photo shoot.
Want to see how Christina made the costume? Blizzard's got you covered. Want to see more of Christina's astounding work? Check out her Facebook page.
Christina Sims, the Female Monk [Diablo III]


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Creativity over crime
Four young fashion designers are causing a sensation in Soweto. Twenty years after the end of the apartheid system, its fashion scene is inspiring not just Johannesburg but all of South Africa
Every day begins with a fashion show for Sibu Sithole. Forty-one metal armbands jangle on his wrists, nine large copper rings adorn his fingers, and the flesh tunnels in his ears have expanded his earlobes by several centimeters. The 30-year-old is both an artist and a work of art. In fact, he has "I AM ART" tattooed on his arm. The catwalk is a dusty street, but Sithole doesn't care. Each morning he parades down his own private runway, and the people at the roadside gawp unabashedly at the piercings in his face and the holes in his jeans, from which pink leggings peek. Sithole enjoys the stares, celebrates the effect of his appearance and stares right back. Reaching his place of work, he vanishes through an iron gate leading to a courtyard and the building behind, where he unlocks the creaky, weatherbeaten wooden door to the tiny studio belonging to the Smarteez.
Sithole and three other young designers are currently causing a sensation in South Africa's fashion market. Soweto – Johannesburg's South Western Townships – in particular, is experiencing a rebirth. It used to be associated mainly with crime and anti-apartheid protests, but has recently become a source of inspiration for art, music and fashion.
It is only a quarter of a century since black South Africans won their struggle against the apartheid system, and Soweto's history provides a fertile soil from which new cultural currents can spring. "Soweto's potential lies in its people," says Sithole. For decades, Soweto was isolated from mainstream culture, and its inhabitants had no choice but to develop their own particular style. Sithole says the people of Soweto are still a feisty lot, adding: "and we're proud of what we have achieved."
He goes on to say that most people in Soweto are poor and often don't know what they will live on from one week to the next. There's very little work to be had, and the pay is poor, he continues. "There are only two paths open to us: Either we turn to crime or we make use of our creative talents." Seven years ago Sibu Sithole, Lethabo Tsatsinyane, Floyd Manotoana und Teekay Makwale chose the latter path. They began designing frock coats for men and sewing colorful suits that were actually far too dressy for the dusty township streets. "Are you gay, or what?" the neighbors would shout after them, or sometimes "Satanists!" when they paraded through the townships in their extravagantly tailored jackets, through neighborhoods where people tended to wear cheap clothes. The four young men took these expressions of hostility as a compliment. Their mode of dress was their way of rebelling, and they decided to call themselves the Smarteez – "chocolate-brown on the inside, brightly colored on the outside."
The townships came into being in the 1930s as a conglomeration of cheap houses for black workers who were employed by white bosses in the factories, households and mines of nearby Johannesburg. "Most of the people here have nothing with which to express themselves," says Lethabo Tsatsinyane, 30, "apart from their own person and their appearance." Tsatsinyane is wearing a red suit, a hat and a tie pin, and sporting orange socks. He is on his way to the fabric market in a suburb of Johannesburg. Situated on the Witwatersrand escarpment, the city is one of Africa's most important economic centers – and economic progress is now reaching Soweto. Johannesburg is also growing. New settlements are going up at its edges so fast that Tsatsinyane can't even tell you all of their names, nor has he ever visited them. The population of Soweto has doubled in the last ten years, and now stands at 1.3 million, roughly half of the entire population of Johannesburg. Only a small share of the city's economic output comes from Soweto, but it has a growing middle class. In South Africa, being middle class means having regular work, owning a television and perhaps even owning a car.
But most Sowetans still ride to work in crowded, rusty minibuses. Over the last couple of years, large billboards have sprung up along the roads into the city. Cosmetics manufacturers advertise products that soften your skin, and banks offer cheap loans. These billboards are symptoms of the modest economic upturn that is taking place, but also indicate that most of it is financed by credit.
Tsatsinyane looks out of the car window. Here, on the edge of Soweto, a fan park was built in 2010 for watching the soccer World Cup games. The viewing screen is long gone but the benches and the flower beds remain. "We didn't have parks here before," he says, "but people no longer have to work six or seven days a week. Leisure is a new luxury." Already – and it's only early afternoon – there are men working out in the park, enthusiastically lifting weights.
People no longer have to work seven days a week. Leisure is a new luxury
When we arrive at the market in Johannesburg, Tsatsinyane asks a vendor to show him some fabrics. A young airline employee has commissioned a custom-made, black cocktail dress. The vendor heaves bolt after bolt of fabric onto the counter. "Too shiny … not stretchy enough … too much of a blue-black": Tsatsinyane is not finding what he's looking for. He walks into another shop called Feast of Fabrics, which has bolts of cloth stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see. "My customers often show me models from a magazine and want their dresses to be made out of exactly the same fabric. That makes things difficult." The fabric vendor knows Tsatsinyane and immediately brings him the right cloth. The designer buys half a meter more than he actually needs. In the past, he often forgot to factor in the extra material that sewing fabric from a pattern required, and had to return to the market for more, which would cost him an hour each way in the minibus. "I was learning by doing back then," he says, "today we're professionals." He will earn 1500 rand – roughly 100 euros – on the dress.
All four men studied design and tailoring at Johannesburg's colleges of fashion. A regular fashion center has sprung up downtown, with numerous designer studios, fashion schools, fabric stores and markets. The contrast to Soweto could hardly be starker, with fancy cars driving past, high-rise towers scraping the sky and luxury hotels rolling out their red carpets.
For the Smarteez, Johannesburg isn't an inspiring place. "In Soweto, people's desire for fashion is far more urgent than in the wealthy districts," says Tsatsinyane. Rich people can show off their villas, their sports cars and their jewelry, he says, but "people in Soweto only have their appearance." As a young man, he used to buy cheap T-shirts, cut them up, gather up the sleeves and sew buttons on. His parents advised him to get a job at a bank, but he only lasted there for two months before deciding to go into fashion design.
Intergenerational conflict accompanies the Smarteez all the time. Sibu Sithole's father is a traditional Zulu, and he feels ashamed when his son comes to visit dressed in extravagant clothes. And then there's the way he speaks! It upsets him that his son no longer speaks proper Zulu but JNB-Zulu, an informal version peppered with anglicisms.
Actually, the designer speaks eleven languages. When he gets together with a couple of friends, all three of them often communicate in different languages. That's how it is in Soweto, a part of the city where all of the country's ethnic groups are represented and coexist. All except for one, that is, because only blacks live in Soweto. Whites and blacks may share the same rights in South Africa these days, but seldom do they share the same spheres of existence. Only a small number of Sowetans have a higher education, and many spend their whole lives in Soweto.
It's afternoon, and we're at the market in Jabulani, the most popular neighborhood in Soweto. The Smarteez are busy sorting through designs by other artists. Tsatsinyane tries on brightly colored hats, Sithole joins a dozen women looking at gold rings. The quartet doesn't attract much attention for their style of dress here. Women wear colorful skirts or dress in androgynous Parisian chic, men sport leather jackets, fitted shirts and elaborately made shoes. "We four have always dressed differently from other people," says Sithole. He himself started out dyeing his hair blond and then became a goth. Makwale was a Rastafarian who loved to lie under trees and read books. Manotoana was a biker dressed in leather and leggings, whereas Tsatsinyane has always been a dandy. "We were freaks." But despite their different lifestyles and ways of dressing, they shared a common sense of being different, which was easier to handle as a group.
It wasn't long before others started wanting to be different, too. Young folk started rummaging through their grandparents' things, mixing old and new, cutting up and sewing back together articles of clothing that had gone out of style – or commissioned new gear from the Smarteez. Suddenly everyone started calling themselves a Smartee. "People used to be afraid of being different," says Manotoana, "but suddenly it's the thing to be." For a long time, there was no street culture in Soweto; culture was a luxury. "We boosted people's confidence and developed a subculture," he adds, "not just for Soweto but for all of South Africa."
People used to be afraid of being different, but suddenly it's the thing to be
Although the Smarteez style has been copied not just by other artists, but also by large corporations, the Smarteez themselves have not made the leap from South Africa's fashion shows to the international stage. They are far too busy sewing and altering simple clothing to find time to improve their income in that way. Nevertheless, they have achieved what their parents would never have thought possible: They earn a living from their art. The lights are still on in the studio; Tsatsinyane is attending to a late-night customer, Ntsiki Jetha, the airline employee. She tries on her new black cocktail dress. It fits perfectly, but Tsatsinyane isn't satisfied quite yet. He gathers up the material and pins a piece of tulle to the hem. Measuring tape in hand, he ponders out loud whether he shouldn't employ another seamstress so that he can spend less time producing and more time designing clothes himself. His customer interrupts him with an enthusiastic: "Wow," as she admires herself in the mirror, softly caressing the fabric. "This is great quality, and a very unique design," she says, adding: "That's what all of us want to be – unique.
Adresses you'll like
The Soweto Hotel
Smack in the middle of Soweto, this hotel is a perfect point of departure for tours of the township.
Restaurant NexDor
This popular eatery is only a short distance from the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Mandela House.
Soweto Art & Craft Fair
Held at the Soweto Theatre, the fair takes place every first Saturday of the month.
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2012 Senate race beckons soon-to-be free agent Shays
The Brett Favre of Connecticut politics, as in will he or won't he return, former Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays confirmed Thursday he is entertaining a bid for Senate in 2012.
"I'm giving it a long, hard look," Shays told Greenwich Time and The Advocate during an interview in Darien, where he grew up.
A fixture in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 2008, Shays is now co-chairman of a special commission created by Congress to look into military contracting.
The commission is scheduled to release its final report at the end of August and dissolve in September, leaving Shays with the ability to become a full-time candidate for the seat of retiring incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Shays, 65, ruled out a run for governor last year after floating a trial balloon.
"When I was considering running for governor, I knew I would have to leave the commission before we completed our work," Shays said. "Now that my work on the commission is finishing, I have a wonderful opportunity to think about running for Senate."
Shays' comments come just days after the release of a poll by Frank Luntz showing Shays in a statistical dead-heat with U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., in a hypothetical matchup for Senate. The survey of 500 registered Connecticut voters had Murphy, who entered the race in January after Lieberman announced his retirement, leading Shays 42 to 40 percent.
The same poll had Murphy leading former WWE wrestling executive Linda McMahon, who lost to longtime Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 Senate race, 52 to 36 percent.
McMahon is also mulling jumping into the Republican field, as well as former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and David Walker, a former U.S. comptroller general who coincidentally bought Shays' former home in Bridgeport.
Recently elected state GOP Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. acknowledged that he has spoken to Shays about the prospect.
"He has a tremendous record of dedicated public service, serving as congressman for 20 years," Labriola said. "He would make a terrific candidate for U.S. Senate."
Labriola characterized the poll results, which showed Shays leading former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz 48 to 37 percent, as telling.
"I think it's a testament to the weakness of the Democratic field and their national economic policies that we're attracting very qualified candidates interested in running for high office," Labriola said.
In addition to Murphy and Bysiewicz, the Democratic field includes state Rep. William Tong, of Stamford.
"I am sure that my counterpart would like to think that the Democrats have weak candidates and the Republicans have strong ones, but just look at the history in Connecticut," state Democratic Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo said. "I am confident that all of these seats are going to stay Democratic in 2012."
Bucking a national trend that saw a GOP takeover in the U.S. House of Representatives and the rise of the tea party movement in 2010, Connecticut remained true blue. Democrats swept all five congressional races, as well as every statewide office. Currently, they control the governor's office and both chambers of the General Assembly.
Shays lost his seat of 21 years in 2008 to Greenwich Democrat Jim Himes, who is currently serving his second term. During Shays' final term he was the lone New England Republican in the House.
"Chris, as with all the other Republicans, is more than welcome to compete in this race," DiNardo said. "But my question to him is, will he be taking these same extreme right-wing positions that so many other Republicans are taking, and is he waiting this out so he does not have to weigh in on the budget deficit and all of these other issues that are facing the country?"
After losing the 2008 race, Shays moved to St. Michaels, Md., and eventually sold his home in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport.
He and his wife, Betsi, own a condominium in Bridgeport, which they bought at the time he was debating whether to run for governor last year.
"Has he moved back to Connecticut yet?" DiNardo said.
Of the voters polled by Luntz, 46 percent had a favorable impression of Shays, compared to 19 percent unfavorable, a differential that GOP insiders said speaks volumes about the former congressman.
"I consider him a stalwart Republican and an asset to our party," Labriola said.
Staff writer Neil Vigdor can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 203-625-4436.


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COVER SIDEBAR- Majestic town: How Williamsburg leads on wheels
"If you build it, they do indeed come."
That's the lesson for all Virginia to learn from the Historic Triangle around Williamsburg.
Noted as a biking mecca by VDOT since 2002, Williamsburg boasts an estimated 3.9 percent of workers and students– the state's highest average– who arrive daily on two wheels. The city hosted the Cap2Cap ride May 5 and, in June, Bike Virginia will put 2,000 cyclists in the colonial capital's restaurants and hotels.
Because since President George H.W. Bush and his Democratic Congress agreed to promote truly multi-modal transportation, three leading Williamsburg-area planners have been seeking federal funds to build bike lanes and trails at every opportunity.
Charlottesville has bike lanes on several key routes including West Main/University/Ivy, Rugby Road, Preston Avenue, and JPA as well as a pair of bike-pedestrian trails in two parks, a 1.5-mile stretch in Pen Park and the well-known two paved miles of the Rivanna Trail in Riverview Park.
Today, in spite of a population one-third the size of our Charlottesville-Albemarle, the jurisdictions of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County boast 44 miles of bike lanes built primarily with federal dollars under programs designed to mitigate pollution and congestion. Charlottesville, by contrast, has just 10 miles of bike lanes plus 3.5 miles of pedestrian-bike path inside City parks with another 8.9 miles of bike lanes in Albemarle.
According to Williamsburg planning director Reed Nester, the area has successfully "institutionalized" bike/ped in all thinking. Developers automatically know today that every street must have a bike lane and sidewalk to get Planning and Zoning approval, and contractors consistently figure in the cost of eight feet of bike lane in every re-paving bid.
Nester and the planners at James City and York counties, bicyclists all, began seizing Uncle Sam's opportunity– and money– almost 20 years ago.
Now, as other jurisdictions are recognizing the value of muscle-powered transportation, and the contest over alternative transportation funding is heating up due to the awareness of global warming and peak oil, Williamsburg commuters have muscle-powered alternatives that most of Virginia can only dream of.
"The thing that made things work here is the fact that it is a jointly-developed regional bikeway system between Williamsburg, James City, and York counties," says Nester. "From the standpoint of the cyclists using the system, the jurisdiction is irrelevant. Bicyclists are just happy that we're starting to get some good loops where you can go out and do a ride and have 70 or 80 percent of your time protected because you're on a trail or a bike lane."


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moving on…
April 17, 2015
So, it's time…it's been a long time coming actually. Kindnessgirl has brought me so much joy and challenge over the years. It helped me find myself and empowered the call of my heart. I am forever grateful to so many that grew this community and joined in on creating so much goodness in the world. I could have never imagined all that came from it.
In the middle of all the goodness, it gave me a chance and space to grow. So the evolution continues, and I am really excited to share the next part. While KindnessGirl and the archives will continue to live on here, I have started a new blog called
HumanKIND– a collection of stories and photos finding beauty in the dark and power in the light.
It's different and feels so right for the next chapter. I hope you will join me there.
much love and so much gratitude,
the power of oreos and broken legs…
October 23, 2014
My guerrilla kindness class that I teach at a local high school has been just okay lately. Not bad but not really good either. I'm just not sure if I am really connecting yet, which is very unusual for this empath- and slightly torturing. It's been a source of discussion in my house off and on, everyone offering their suggestions and opinions. Today was no exception.
"Mom!" my six year old shouted from the other room. "How are you feeling about your kindness class today?!"
"Ummmm, I'm a little nervous." I replied, shouting while I changed my outfit for the third time.
"You'll be GREAT! Break a leg!" Lyra shouted back.
I'm not sure this is a Broadway show advice sort of moment but she has been watching a LOT of Annie lately….AND either way, the sun will come out tomorrow.
"Mom, what are you worried about?" Lucy (age 9) responded as she sensed a deeper inquiry may be needed.
"I dunno, I am just not sure we are connecting yet, you know? I'm a little rusty." I said.
"Hmmmm, let's talk this through. What do teenagers like? What. Do. Teenagers. Like. Hmmmm, they love technology! That's it, I've got it, why don't you have them all text EACH OTHER (said with an A-Ha! voice) a kind word?" Lucy offered.
The effort, care and kindness of this moment is enough to make anyone's day, whether the class sucks or not. I have no idea why they are so invested exactly, but I'll take it as there have been many a moment in the last week where self absorption was off the charts…for all of us truly, some were just more honest and vocal than others.
It seems every time I fear there will never be any balance in our family on this point, they surprise me…and I find I still have a long way to go myself.
They sent me on my way with one more wish and two little girl smiles… "I hope it goes good Mom!"
I stopped on the way to pick up a treat. I bring one every week, it is one part let's-start-with-kindness and one part I-think-all-teenagers-love-sweets sort of offering. I grabbed a package of Oreos and gallon of milk.
I walked up the stairs with my gallon of milk and my most hopeful hello voice.
"Is that MILK you are carrying?" a girl asked, who is not in my class.
"Yup and I have Oreos in my bag. Double Stuff." I replied proudly.
"Are you serious?!!" another girl said. "For Kindness class?!"
I nodded my head.
"OMG Patience….you seriously are the best." I quietly thanked my lucky stars for this stumbled upon goodness. Who KNEW Oreos and milk were the way to their hearts?! We quickly moved into conversations about celebrity crushes and Halloween costumes.
Later, in our discussion and quest to nail down kindness projects that we could possibly do, I asked what felt the most human. What one thing do we all care about and can share? They were a little baffled, it was a big question to tackle.
"Apparently it is Oreos and milk today…" I said. They all half smiled and totally agreed. "We can do that, we can give Oreos and milk to the entire school." I said.
Their faces lit up….because this is where kindness begins some days… With a break-a-leg, and teenage junk food.
LOHK Summer Stories…a backyard show
June 30, 2014
Summer Stories
7:30 pm
A backyard show
Info here: on.fb.me/1pJ4gkJ
It's summer guys and time to bring the LOHK community together! Join us for a night of stories featuring Kristin Pedemonti and local storytellers Jennifer Lemons , Katie Holcomb , Susan Howson, Josh Epperson, Doug Orleski and more…we'll have beer, s'mores and some LOHK magic all in the backyard.
It's a free show (a kind soul gave us beer people!) and night, but bring your dollars because we'll be passin' the hat so we can send Kristin off with lots of love and kindness! (in true LOHK fashion)
AND you can pick up your LOHK t-shirts from the pre-order sale! Hope you can join us!
With kindness,
The Light of Human Kindness team
music by "Self-Portrait" by Jahzzar
sharing bravery…
April 3, 2014
Because I don't want to forget his words when he is old, old like a man, because he might forget in a moment of doubt, and I know I will- probably in 2 more seconds, my faith is shakier than his. It seems this conversation might be the kind we are building our lives on without even knowing it exactly. We are slowly figuring out we don't have to do it alone, we were never meant to. It's the kind of knowledge you need to be whole and together…and to do something really great (or maybe just survive), for and with each other.
The story:
Jack overheard me on the phone lamenting to my sister about a film project I am working on. The weight of everything I don't know is swirling, the feelings of just how ludicrous it is to even take it on are BIG, the revelation of how much growth is required… and wanting it so bad and knowing it is meant for me, all at the same time. I hung up the phone unaware he was listening.
Jack: Mom, you are gonna do that big film.
Me: I dunno, it just feels so much bigger than me some times,
I just have to keep being brave, you know?
Jack: Do that for me mom…
You do it for me
and I'll do it for you
you keep doing it for me
and I'll do it for you…
Me: Yeah, I can do that.
Jack: Yeah, me too.
Me: Like for our whole lives, huh?
Jack: Yup, that sounds good.
It never occurred to me that we could share bravery until he suggested it. I don't know why but Jack's request and belief in me instantly makes me feel more brave and hopeful. Maybe it's because he's 11 or that I feel 11 again, but the idea that we could be brave for each other, taking turns, giving what we have and taking what we need feels profound.
All along bravery seemed like this point to buck up, dig deep, show up- still requiring me to drum something up on my own and that feels so out of reach at times. It seems to me that holding that ground and space for each other is the only chance for us to sustain any work we believe in with all of our hearts.
So…look for a film (way later) and a Bravery Exchange BE (sooner) dreamed up with some new and dear sharing partners.
Feel free to tell us in the comments today what you need some bravery for and also feel free to share some of your own bravery if you feel called to a story. Even a simple, "I will do that for you ________." works just fine.
"me too" is the opening act…
February 24, 2014
The conversations about vulnerability and courage have been on the rise the last few years. Every where you turn, there is a new book, a TED talk, and e-courses giving us permission to drop our various veils and masks.
We have been getting brave, finding our voices and starting to talk about the things we think but have been afraid to say.
Folks are sharing stories, pushing past those giant lumps in our throats to a new kind of freedom. …and the craziest part is how hungry everyone is for more.
We are looking at each other, right in the eyes, and letting out a huge sigh and saying, "Me too." Just so happy to be seen, to know we are not alone.
While the "Me too" seems like the big event, I am starting to realize, it is actually the opening act, a very important one…but the show coming? The show is amazing, for it is the place where humanity finds their way together. It is where we trade in "me" for "we".
Because if we stay too long in the "me too" place we begin to enable each other and lose the hope that drew us to each other in the first place. We start to believe that is all there is, security blankets and no footing for true community and the change we long for. It's more than "me too", if our vulnerability does not lead us to togetherness & serving each other, then we've missed the whole point.
It isn't about doing more, being more or improving, it's quite the opposite actually. It is in our deepest, most human moments that the expression of our true connection can start to unfold.
The service and care isn't because we are good people, but rather a place of knowing…
because you know what it feels like to be up at 2am with a crying baby,
because you know what it was like to have your lover walk out the door,
because you know the joy of the day that baby was christened and all of her people that loved her and you into being stood around that room,
because you know how cold the tile is on the bathroom floor at 3am after one too many drinks,
because you know exactly where you were when you got the phone call that he died,
because you know how many hours you spent glued to the television feeling helpless that someone's home and life just blew away,
because you know what it's like to wish we didn't have to play the game of pleasantries while we move our power around or someone steps on ours,
because you know what it meant to you when your girlfriend showed up with a People magazine and Ben and Jerry's,
because you know what it means to be the family fuck up,
because you know how much you long to be truly content and wish the words "it's fine" never came out of your mouth ever again,
because you know that buying a cup of coffee for someone else gives you a joy and fulfillment you can't quite explain,
because you know that every step on the sidewalk towards work feels like you lose a little more of your soul,
because you know that you will forever believe in the underdog,
because you know how worried you felt when you had to tell the kids you were separating,
because you know how you lie in bed at night wishing you hadn't yelled so much, wishing you didn't feel so annoyed half the time,
because you know everything and nothing at the same time,
because you know how hopeful it feels to be part of something, anything that is bigger than yourself.
This knowing is the solid ground on which we stand. The next step is the look of empathy we give to the mother in the store with 3 little children, it is closing the bar with your buddy after his girlfriend broke up with him, it is the $5 we slip the homeless dude because at one point you only had $2.35 in your checking account 3 days before payday. It is the small moments, the subtle exchanges, it is in the compassion offered that every human needs and deserves.
Because of this, the world is not waiting for you to have more money, more time, more resources. It is not asking you to be ready or for you to like your mother-in-law.
It is asking you to be yourself the whole way, and let someone else be themselves just the same…and then offer whatever it is you have in that moment and letting the other person do the same for you, no matter how small, with the heart of knowing, with the heart of a grace you wish yourself, taking the first step outside of "me too" and ourselves towards each other.
Every step outside of ourselves and towards each other reveals more mess, more togetherness, more power, more trials, more beauty, more hope.
…and the world we are all secretly dreaming of, a step beyond "me too", a world in which we are finally together…the whole way.
stories of humanKIND: hoop dreams
February 16, 2014
a valentine's kindness mission: rva coffee love
February 13, 2014
It' s almost Valentine's Day guys! There are no neutral feelings about this day, people either love or hate it THE WHOLE WAY. I think this is because the day serves as some measure or barometer of how we love or are loved. Chances are, romantic or not, we could all use a little more. We long to be included in a party of love, one we are ALL invited to.
In the world of love expression, small acts are magic to me. I don't feel too sheepish to receive them and they still hold a genuine weight in my heart. When done by a stranger, I am sure the whole world is conspiring to be connected- this brings me ridiculous joy and hope.
On Monday, I met with some lovely folks in RVA looking to do something BIG and KIND, then after lots of dreaming and talking, we came to a starting point of small and wide- which I love so, so much. I believe almost everything beautiful starts small and usually with just one person (which turns into a billion).
SO, I give you #RVACOFFEELOVE (a party of kindness, one we are all invited to):
On Friday- Valentine's Day- the Richmond community is encouraging everyone to share love by buying a stranger a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop.
Check out RVA Coffee Love for more info. Be sure to tag your pics with #rvacoffeelove too!
If you want to participate but are super broke ( been there and still visit often!), we will have a few kindness kits at the LOHK wall complete with coffee gift cards and certificates (look for small boxes in ziplocs behind the window grates).
Inside each box there will be a gift card with enough $ for one cup of coffee for you and one to share, a small tip for the barista, stickers and a bit of chocolate because ALL kindness missions are better with chocolate!
Look for kits starting late this afternoon (2/13)- hopefully some with still be left by morning! I will post pics on my Instagram when they are up.
I hope you feel so loved tomorrow, and if you don't, I hope creating some will bring you joy and hope.
This is RVA, we have kindness here. *
logo designed by the amazing Ryn Bruce – check out her VERY rad social experiment here.
*If you are not in RVA, you can still play! Do the mission and hashtag all pics #coffeelove or post them on the LOHK Facebook page.


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Activities Accordion
June 15, 2018
Southern Oregon is loaded with activities for those with an adventurous streak. When planning your trip, we would urge you to consider some of the following activities:
Hellgate Jetboat Excursions
The premier attraction in Southern Oregon, the Hellgate Jetboats travel south from Grants Pass down the Rogue River and through Hellgate Canyon. Along the river, trained Hellgate pilots offer a narrated historic overview of the region and point out landscape features amid the most majestic scenery to line any waterway in the country. On every trip, pilots point to nearby wildlife such as deer, river otter, osprey and bald eagles flying overhead, guarding nests or perched on high branches. There are five trips to choose from: Wild and Scenic, Whitewater, Lunch, Brunch and Dinner…something for everyone!
Rogue Wilderness Adventures
For over 38 years Rogue Wilderness Adventures has been the leader in adventure travel on Oregon's Rogue River. Rogue Wilderness offers a wide array of guided trips to choose from: Whitewater Rafting, Paddles & Pints (rafting & craft brews), Fishing, Hiking and Wiking (hiking & wine) to name just a few. Multi-day trips are avialable. (Check out our Packages page for money saving deals)
Rogue ZipLine Adventures
Rogue Valley ZipLine Adventure is nestled in the hills of beautiful Southern Oregon. The company provides guided zip line tours on a progressive five zip line course. With a glimpse at locally famous Braden Gold Mine and many other spectacular views including Crater Lake Rim, Mt. Mcloughlin and Table Rocks. Rogue ZipLine Adventures is home of the longest zip line in the Pacific Northwest. Be sure to check out Zip, Dip and Sip – ziplining, rafting, wine tasting all rolled up into one great package. All zipline trips are ADA compliant.
Daybreak Ballooning
A truly remarkable way to experience the Rogue Valley! Take a hot air balloon ride over the picturesque hills, valleys and rivers of southern Oregon. Flights typically run from May through October. Great fun for the entire family.
Natural beauty abounds in the Rogue Valley / Southern Oregon region and few places in America present outdoor enthusiasts more excitement and variety than our beautiful area. National Parks and Monuments, wildlife and hiking – there is something for everyone to be found in our great outdoors. This is just a small sample of what awaits your arrival.
Crater Lake National Park At 1,943 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and has inspired people for thousands of years. No place else on earth combines a deep, pure lake, so blue in color; sheer surrounding cliffs, almost two thousand feet high; two picturesque islands; and a violent volcanic past. It is a place of immeasurable beauty, and an outstanding outdoor laboratory and classroom.
Oregon Caves National Monument Nestled deep inside the Siskiyou Mountains, the caves formed as rainwater from the ancient forest above dissolved the surrounding marble and created one of the world's few marble caves. The highly complex geology found on the Monument contributes to the unusual and rare plants and animals found nowhere else but here. Experience the extensively decorated and adventurous "Marble Halls of Oregon."
Majestic Redwood Forest Bright, open and lush, the majestic redwood groves are the most scenic in existence. There's an unusual amount of variety in the color and texture of the trees, in the size of the trees, and even in the understory vegetation, making the woods a fascinating place to hike. The park also has some trees of truly stupendous size: perhaps not quite as tall as the redwoods to the south, but bigger in diameter. Somewhere in the park is the largest coast redwood by volume, a tree that's exceeded in size, and not by much, by only seven giant sequoias.
Wildlife Images Provides care and treatment for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, while giving the public an opportunity to experience wildlife first-hand. Located on 24 acres of "living laboratory" adjacent to the Wild and Scenic portion of Oregon's Rogue River, approximately 12 miles west of Grants Pass, Wildlife Images receives and cares for over 1,000 animals every year. Tours available daily.
Upper and Lower Table Rocks Upper and Lower Table Rocks are two of the most prominent topographic features in the Rogue Valley. These flat-topped buttes rise approximately 800 feet above the north bank of the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon. Fantastic hiking with panoramic views of the Rogue Valley.
Rogue / Illinois / Applegate Rivers Southern Oregon is home to three rivers, the most famous being the Rogue River. Starting at Crater Lake and running 215 miles, all the way to the Oregon coast, the Rogue River has spectacular fishing, all manner of river activities and includes the federally protected Wild and Scenic section south of Grants Pass.
The scenic Illinois River provides opportunities for day-use as well as overnight float trips, including trips through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness during higher flows. The emerald green water of the Illinois provides a cool break from the hot summer temperatures. Primitive camping and numerous hiking trails are available along the river corridor.
The Applegate River, a major tributary of the Rogue River, drains a large portion of the eastern Siskiyou Mountains. Its generally northward course begins among the snowfields and springs along the summit of the Siskiyou Crest.
Each river offers a wide variety of activities for all manner of outdoor enthusiasts.
The great diversity of climate, topography, and soils in Southern Oregon fosters the cultivation of both warm and cool climate grape varieties, thereby establishing the potential for a full-spectrum tour of many wine varieties. As Southern Oregon wines have increased in popularity, so to has the wine tourism industry. Below is information on the region, a couple of tours and wine-centric dining options, along with information on the annual World of Wine Festival.
Discover Oregon Wine Country Package This is our in-house wine tasting package. This is a self-drive tasting tour of thirteen area wineries, including more established names like Valley View Winery and new up-and-comers like Serra Vineyards and Kriselle Cellars. You will also receive two commemorative wine glasses and a wine / bottle opener to take home with you. Case discounts and special wine pricing is offered at a variety of tasting rooms. (See our Packages page for more information)
Southern Oregon Winery Association An all purpose resource offering information, links, maps and a calendar of events for the vineyards and wineries in the Southern Oregon region. A downloadable brochure featuring all the association wineries is also available.
Twisted Cork Located in downtown Grants Pass, this is Southern Oregon's premier wine bar featuring 16 wines by the glass each day, as well as flights of wine to help find that new "favorite." They carry over 800 bottles from 115 different wineries and offer some of the best food in the valley. (Also offered as one of our dining options as part of our Romance Package)
Oregon Wine Experience The Oregon Wine Experience (formerly, the World of Wine) is the premier multi-day wine and food festival in Southern Oregon. The hallmark of the festival is the Wine Competition, which attracts some 200+ wines made exclusively from grapes grown in Southern Oregon. The wines are judged by a panel of some of the top wine experts in the country, typically including one or more Masters of Wine. The festival traditionally falls each year in August and includes a wide vairety of events, including Vintner's Dinners, Oregon Wine University seminars, auctions and the Grand Tasting.
While the Southern Oregon region is better known for its wines, the craft beer sensation has hit the area as well. Oregon leads the nation in breweries per capita and the Southern Oregon region is one of the fastest growing producers of craft beers. Here are some of our favorites.
Southern Oregon Brewing Co.
Brewed with uncompromised standards, they are dedicated to producing a full line of tantalizing brews using old-world brewing techniques and only the finest natural ingredients.
BricktownE Brewing Co.
Started by two home brewers, BricktownE is located in central Medford and offers 10 spectacular craft beers on tap, along with wines and a pear cider.
Standing Stone Brewery
Standing Stone Brewing Company is a family-owned, full-service restaurant-brewery committed to craft beers, great food and happy customers.
Caldera Brewing
With 27 different Caldera beers on tap, you will be sure to find a beer to your liking. Caldera was the first microbrewery in the State of Oregon to brew and can its own beer.
Opposition (formerly Apocalypse) Brewing
Offering a consistent selection of quality, small-batch beers as well as rotating specialties. Brewed weekly, they guarantee some of the freshest beer on tap in the Rogue Valley. A truly unique, local, artisan experience.
Wild River Brewing
The original Southern Oregon craftbrewers, Wild River has five Southern Oregon establishments where you can enjoy fantastic food, including their famous pizzas, as well as award winning handcrafted beers.
Portal Brewing Co.
Unique beers and locally source food offerings in a relaxed atmosphere in downtown Medford sums up what Portal Brewing Co. is all about. Be sure to check out their hand-painted beer growlers.
Griess Family Brews and Taproom
Griess Family Brews is locally owned and operated nano brewery in historic downtown Grants Pass. Their craft beers are brewed onsite and the taproom offers a selection of guest taps, wine and cider. Their taproom has been described as "a coffee house for craft beer drinkers." They feature live music on a regualr basis. Check their website for upcoming artists, dates and times.
The Haul
The Haul is a new social space for downtown Grants Pass, and the combined effort of Conner Fields Brewing and Fulcrum Dining. Featuring craft beers, a rotating selection of guest taps, local winers, live music, specialty cocktails and a fresh seasonal food menu. They've brought the feel of a Portland gastropub to Grants Pass.
Climate City Brewing
Climate City Brewing Company is located in the old Grants Pass Brewery Building and is the newest addition to the craft beer scene in southern Oregon. Beer brewed on site, up-scale pub food and a wide selection of wood fired pizza.
Once you've found that perfect Oregon beer, there are two growler fill businesses that will help you get the beer home. Stop in at Frank N Stene's Monster Growlers and the Oregon POUR Authority to see what new southern Oregon beers they've got on tap and to pick up a growlers to commemorate your new beer find.
See what Southern Oregon Magazine had to say about our local craft beer industry.
The arts and entertainment culture play a pivitol role in every community and Southern Oregon has an abundance. From live music festivals to Tony Award winning theatre productions and community art festivals, the Rogue Valley is home to some fun and exciting activities that will create memories to last a lifetime.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival A major theatre arts organization, OSF offers a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance your overall experience. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1935. The season runs from February through early November and offers 11 different plays that include four by Shakespeare and seven by other classic writers. When you visit you can see one or two plays or up to nine plays in one week!
Britt Festival Britt Festivals, a non-profit organization, is the Pacific Northwest's premier outdoor summer performing arts festival. Located in Jacksonville, Britt presents dozens of summer concerts, featuring world-class artists in classical music, jazz, blues, folk, bluegrass, world, pop and country music. Britt's performance venue is a naturally formed amphitheater set among majestic ponderosa pines and native madrones on the beautiful hillside estate of 19th century photographer Peter Britt.
The Glass Forge Located on historic G Street in the heart of Grants Pass, The Glass Forge has been producing vases, bowls, perfume bottles, and one-of-a-kind sculptural glass art since 1998. The studio includes a gallery and retail space as well as an observation area. You can even participate in the blowing of glass!
Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts In central Medford, the Craterian Theater is an intimate, yet state-of-the-art performance venue providing a location for local, regional and national performing artists.
Rogue Opera Founded in 1976 to create a regional opera company that would utilize local talent to present high quality opera to regional audiences. Thirty-five years later, over 1,000 Opera in the Schools and main stage productions have been offered and Rogue Opera has become a treasure in the arts community.
Grants Pass Artisan Market The Artisans and Crafters Market in downtown Grants Pass, now in its 8th season, continues to be a phenomenal success, connecting local artists and crafts persons with admirers of their works and wares. The Grants Pass Artisan Market is open 9am – 1pm, every Saturday, May through October.
Rogue Theatre The Rogue Theatre opened its doors in 1938. Now one of Grants Pass' most prominent historical buildings, the Art Deco exterior and glowing neon marquee add to the warmth and charm of the city's historical district. Rogue Theatre is a regional non-profit performing arts center, complete with state-of-the-art sound and lighting. The Rogue Theatre is capable of hosting a wide range of arts and cultural events, including theater, concerts, dance and film presentations.
First Friday Art Night Occurring on the first Friday night of the month (excluding January), Downtown Grants Pass comes alive with music and art. There are various shops, galleries and restaurants open late displaying local art and musical talent. Some stores have free wine tastings.
Art Along the Rogue An annual street painting and music fesitval held every year during the first weekend in October in the downtown area of Grants Pass. This gathering of local and nationally known artists is attended by thousands of people each year.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois trappers captured about 2,000 river otters during the first otter-hunting season in decades, hundreds more than expected, state officials said.
Bob Bluett, a biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, attributes the larger-than-predicted numbers to high fur prices. He had expected a harvest between 1,200 and 1,800 animals during the roughly five-month season, which began last November.
"The difference was fur prices were up," he said. "More people were trapping, and there was more opportunity to catch otters."
Each river otter pelt brought in about $73.
The 2012-2013 season marked the first time since 1929 that Illinois hunters could trap the animals, which are part of the weasel family. River otters once were so rare in the state, authorities believed there were less than 100 of them in Illinois before 1990.
But their numbers rebounded. By 2009, the population was pegged at about 11,000.
State officials said the most recent season's hunt culled about 13 percent of the population.
Mike Gragert, president of the Illinois Trappers Association, said interest in the hunt is increasing, especially because the long-running season gives hunters more opportunity beyond the shotgun deer season.
"Most people you talk to who are involved in deer hunting or turkey hunting are looking for another opportunity to get out in the timber," he said. "And good prices (for pelts) don't hurt."


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For second straight night, Yanks-Tribe a wash
CLEVELAND -- The Indians headed into this season staring at a schedule that lacked a planned off-day for nearly two weeks. A couple of gray, wet evenings in Cleveland have since provided them with a pair of unexpected days of rest.
Thursday's game against the Yankees was postponed due to inclement weather, marking the second straight night that the clubs' game was washed away by rain. In the wake of the two rainouts, the Indians have reorganized their rotation.
"When things come at you," manager Terry Francona said, "you try to take anything that could remotely be a negative and turn it into a positive. So that's what we're trying to do."
Sinkerballer Justin Masterson will start as planned on Friday in the opener of a three-game set with the rival White Sox. Following Masterson will be right-hander Zach McAllister, who was the scheduled starter on Thursday. McAllister will now start against Chicago on Saturday, pushing righty Ubaldo Jimenez to Tuesday, against the Red Sox.
On Monday, in the opener of what was supposed to be a four-game series with the Yankees, Jimenez allowed seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He was a mess mechanically, but Francona said he looked better during a bullpen session on Wednesday. Jimenez will throw off a mound on Saturday.
"Ubaldo, he had a really good, healthy side yesterday," Francona said on Thursday.
Right-hander Brett Myers will pitch as originally scheduled on Sunday against the White Sox, and the Indians then have an off-day on Monday.
New York (4-4) won the only two games played in this abbreviated series, outscoring Cleveland (3-5) by a combined score of 25-7.
"I feel like we've just started off slow," Masterson said. "That's more or less what it is. We've put together some good games, and we've put together some not-as-good games. Fundamentally, we've been decent. We've been pretty good that way. It's just our pitching, we've got behind a lot of guys.
"I don't think we're doing very good at throwing strikes in the overall sense -- any of us. And then the offense, we've had some good times, some bad times. That's just kind of what it's been. There hasn't been any consistency, really, yet."
No makeup date for either rainout has been announced, but there has been speculation that New York might return to Cleveland for a doubleheader on May 13. Fans who planned on attending the Wednesday or Thursday games should hold on to their tickets until the makeup date (or dates) are made public.
At one point on Thursday, the Indians announced that the game would start at 8:30 p.m. ET. The players were informed, the lineups were announced in the stadium and the ceremonial first pitch took place in foul territory along the third-base line, considering the tarp remained on the field.
Francona briefly believed that the game was going to be played.
"We got close, man. I was walking out," he said. "Right when we were walking out, it started raining again. That's how close we came. We wanted to play. There's so many decisions. It's hard, because you're trying to respect the fans, and you're trying to respect the teams. It's the weather. You do the best you can."


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Ordinarily I scoff at the age-gate trailer, but here, I think it supplies a useful warning and a chance to say THERE IS VIDEO OF AN EYEBALL BEING CUT OPEN at the beginning. So look away for the first 16 seconds if you don't want to see that.
The rest of the video is quite fascinating. Directed and narrated by Rob Spence, the "Eyeborg," he explores real-life cyborgs and body augmentation, the theme of Deus Ex: Human Revolution of course. One guy has a prosthetic eye that transmits visual information to his optic nerve, so it restores his vision, and also supplies "Terminator vision," with a HUD and extra information. Another guy swaps prosthetic hands for a variety of useful purposes and, of course, there's a guy with carbon fiber "blades" for legs, which means he may run quite fast.
The video runs about 12 minutes. Again, take our warning if you're squeamish: EYEBALL BEING CUT, 12 SECONDS IN.