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In a world where image often trumps integrity, 33-year-old Alicia Silverstone is a breath of fresh air. The actress, best known for her starring role in Clueless, is a devoted vegan, environmentalist, and animal-rights activist—and has been for 11 years. Alicia is so passionate about clean living that she recently wrote The Kind Diet (Rodale, 2009) [[hyperlink to the recipes story]] to tell the rest of the world how a plant-based diet can drastically change your health—and life. In Natural Solutions' April 2010 issue, she talked about why being vegan is so important. Here, she shares more of her secrets on holistic health, easy ways to go vegan, shopping for inexpensive eco-fashion, and more.
On what shapes her everyday life
I try to be environmentally responsible in everything I do and everything I bring into my life. Every time I make a decision, I think, "How is this going to affect the environment?" So if I need mouthwash, I'm not going to buy a huge plastic bottle filled with toxins—I'm going to look for a brand that uses clean ingredients and comes in a recycled bottle. I do the same thing when I make other decisions about my health, home, and food. I really think hard about what is the most responsible choice.
On why she went vegan
I became a vegan 11 years ago because I love animals. There's a reason slaughterhouses aren't in our cities, and there's a reason no one can see them. I saw it, and I was hysterical. I came home, looked at my dog and thought, "How am I able to love and cuddle you when I let other animals be tortured to death?" After awhile on the diet, I started experiencing incredible health. My nails grew strong, my eyes got really white, and my hair got long and thick. I started to thin down, and my asthma and allergies went away. I saw these amazing effects, and at the time, I thought it was just good karma. But then I started doing research, and I realized that it wasn't karma. There's a ton of research and hard medical proof behind a plant-based diet—people are using it to cure cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. I started to wonder, with all these incredible results, why isn't everyone on a plant-based diet?
On why it's and easy to be vegan
I don't think maintaining a vegan diet is any different than maintaining any diet. Everyone has to make time to find food, and it doesn't add any extra time to find vegan food. It's about prioritizing your life and figuring out what is important to you. I don't care about new clothes, new cars, or fancy jewelry. I don't go out and spend money on alcohol. Most people spend a lot of money on stuff: coffee, cigarettes, medication, or liquor. But when you stop spending money on stuff and start spending money on living well, it's amazing what can happen to you.
On why she decided to write The Kind Diet
I wanted to give people the tools to live their best lives, free of illness and full of vibrancy. You don't have to care about animals or the planet to be vegan—you may only care about looking your best. The reason I called it The Kind Diet is because it's about being kind to yourself and gifting yourself with beautiful and glowing skin, mental clarity, and great fits of joy. It's a bonus that the diet also happens to be good for the environment. I've learned that what you put into yourself is an investment. Because I eat right, I don't go to the doctor, I don't take any medication, and I don't drink coffee—I don't need it.
On how she handles the pressure to be thin
Whenever I got a little chubby in the past, my only options were starving myself or going on some dumb diet. You never know what will work, and that's the fear, pain, and suffering in the diet cycle. But now I don't worry about my weight because I know exactly what to do if my jeans don't fit: I fix it by eating macrobiotic veggies and whole grains. Weight's not an issue anymore—and that's freedom. I know my body will always look beautiful.
On her dreams for the fashion world
A lot of my clothes are completely green, either from thrift stores or eco-clothing companies, shop thrift stores first, then buy new stuff from sustainable designers before I resort to clothes that aren't organic. My dream is that more big-name fashion designers start using natural, clean fabrics—then people will see that eco-clothing can have style.
On how to save money on eco-fashion
Eco-clothing is not more expensive for anyone who already buys those horrible, ridiculously expensive designer clothes—and there are a lot of people who do. I don't think that eco is more expensive than stores like J. Crew when you compare prices. But I don't feel good about spending money on clothes, either, so my biggest recommendation for people who don't want to spend the money is to do what I do—go to used-clothes stores. Everything is so beautiful and unique, and if I buy a dress for $40 and don't like it a year later, I don't feel so bad about it.
On her passions
I can get incredibly passionate about green issues and, of course, disappointed by the choices other people make. But I don't want to judge anyone; I just want people to make better choices. I don't expect everyone to care about the environment as much as I do. The environment is in my bones, my heart. And any step someone else is willing to take, I think, Thank God, come on board.
On making a green home
I live in an old house that I bought when I was 19. I've made some renovations to it, and I've tried to be as responsible as possible with these renovations. I have solar panels, which is a really easy thing to do, and my air conditioning and heating units are made out of fiberglass. Every decision I make for my house is made with the environment in mind. And it's little stuff, too: My husband [Christopher Jarecki] has been bugging me about getting new sheets because the ones we have are all torn and ripped, but I haven't done it yet because I want to make sure we get ones that are good for the environment.
On her yard
I really wanted a laundry line for our house, so my husband bought me one for my 30th birthday. I love it. I don't have to use the dryer—I can just hang our clothes like people use to do before machines that used all this energy. I feel like I'm living in Italy. It's beautiful.
Another thing I've really gotten into is my garden. My gardening choices in the past were completely non-conscientious—I would just a pick a plant, use all this water on it, and move away. Now when I pick a plant, I think, "If you can survive in my garden without all this water, you can live here." I'm very interested in permaculture and using grey water to feed plants. These are the things I'm really excited about—they've been dreams I've had for a long time, and it's so exciting to finally be making them happen.
On making compromises
You have to make some compromises, and it's about trying to make the best decisions for the environment whenever you can. Right now, I'm living in New York, and I have to buy plastic gallon water bottles because the water in my apartment is coming out brown, and I can't filter it. I feel bad about wasting all this plastic, but I know I'm making as many of the right choices as I can. And any right choice anyone makes is a step in the right direction.
On her advice for the government
I just wish the government would say, Enough, we're not allowing people to produce pesticide-laden cotton. It should be illegal. How can it be legal to produce all these pesticides that kill the environment? But that's just me being innocent. That's my idealistic side. That's my dream.
On her favorite foods
I love soups and fresh produce and good whole grains. In New York, I've been on a food orgy, walking around trying all the great restaurants, stores, and vendors. I can get a warm bagel with vegan cream cheese on almost every corner. The vegan cheese plate and vegan mint ice cream sundae at Pure Food and Wine [a raw-foods, vegan restaurant in Gramercy Park]? Oh my God, it's so good. And there are falafels everywhere—I love falafels. When I don't eat well, I get tired, I get circles under my eyes, and I start to get grumpy. When you're used to feeling amazing because you eat great food, anything less than that is not acceptable. You immediately want to get back on because you want the great feeling again.
On holistic health
I don't need to do acupuncture, take supplements, or go to a naturopath—I use food. If I get a little sick, I know exactly what made me sick. When I get sick, I think, "What did I eat?" Maybe I had too much sugar or maybe I ate some dairy. I think people on the standard American diet take supplements because they're eating terribly and leaching minerals out of their body. I know I don't have any nutritional deficiencies, and I love my body now. I feel really good; I feel really comfortable in my skin. We eat three times a day, so you have a choice three times a day whether to poison yourself or to nourish your organs and spirit.
Polenta Casserole With Seitan
This dish is elegant, delicious, and satisfying—great for brunch. Because it incorporates a grain, vegetables, and seitan, it's a complete meal. A nice side of greens would make it absolutely perfect.
1 1/2 cups polenta or cornmeal or 1 cup millet
1 medium-size head cauliflower cut in large pieces
1 cup peas, fresh or frozen and thawed
2 pinches fine sea salt
1 (8-ounce) package seitan, sliced
Kernels from 2 ears corn or 1 cup thawed frozen kernels
6 asparagus spears, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons roasted sesame tahini
1/3cup soy milk
1 1/2 tablespoons shoyu plus more for sprinkling on top
2 teaspoons umeboshi vinegar
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Fresh basil leaves for garnish
1. Place the polenta or millet in a large pot. Add the cauliflower, peas (if using fresh), salt, and 5 cups water (add just 3 cups if using the millet). Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer the polenta for 30 minutes (cook for 25 minutes if using the millet). Polenta must be stirred frequently as it cooks to prevent it from sticking or becoming lumpy, but you don't need to stir millet.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil an 8x8 casserole dish.
3. While the cauliflower mixture cooks, arrange the sliced seitan in the casserole dish. Layer the corn kernels on top, and then add the asparagus.
4. Remove the polenta mixture from the heat. Add the tahini, soy milk, shoyu, and umeboshi vinegar, and mash with a potato masher or fork until the mixture resembles mashed potatoes. Add the chopped parsley and peas (if using frozen) and mix well.
5. Spoon the mashed mixture into the casserole dish over the vegetables, and smooth the top. Poke a few small holes in the surface, and sprinkle with a little extra shoyu (this makes the top crispy).
6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Let the casserole cool for 15 minutes before cutting into squares. Garnish with the basil, and serve.
Sicilian Collard Greens With Pine Nuts and Raisins
Beyond being incredibly yummy, this dish is also a sneaky way to introduce people to the glory of collard greens. Tip: Try substituting the balsamic vinegar for shoyu and the pine nuts for pumpkin seeds.
1 bunch collard greens
2 tablespoons pine nuts
3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1. Use a sharp knife to cut out the central rib and stem from each collard leaf. Rinse the leaves in a sink of cool water, lifting them into a colander to drain a bit (you want some water to remain on the leaves).
2. Toast the pine nuts over medium heat in a dry skillet for about 5 minutes or until golden. Shake the pan often to keep the pine nuts from burning. Transfer to a plate, and set aside.
3. Place the garlic and oil in a large skillet, and sauté over medium heat for 1 minute or until the garlic is fragrant. Add the damp collards and stir, then cover the pan and cook for 2 minutes longer.
4. Add the raisins and pine nuts to the collard greens, and stir. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, cover, and continue to cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer.
Note: The stems of the collard greens are full of minerals, so if you want to use them, chop them into 1 inch pieces and cook for a couple of minutes before adding the collard greens.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Back in the day, I was obsessed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Now I make this healthier version, and they are way better. In fact, I think they are the most ridiculously delicious things in the entire world. Look for graham crackers that are naturally sweetened or low in sugar (Health Valley makes a good one), and store the leftover crackers or crumbs in an airtight container for future use.
1/2 cup Earth Balance butter
3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter (preferably unsweetened and unsalted)
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs or 10 graham cracker squares
1/4 cup maple sugar or other granulated sweetener
1 cup grain-sweetened, nondairy chocolate, or carob chips
1/4 cup soy, rice, or nut milk
1/4 cup chopped pecans, almonds, or peanuts
1. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. (The company If You Care makes unbleached liners made from recycled paper.) Set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and maple sugar, and mix well. Remove the mixture from the heat.
3. Evenly divide the mixture, approximately 2 tablespoons per cup, among the muffin cups.
4. Combine the chocolate and milk in another pan. Stir over medium heat until the chocolate has melted.
5. Spoon the chocolate evenly over the peanut butter mixture. Top with chopped nuts. Place in the refrigerator to set for at least 2 hours before serving.
Excerpted from The Kind Diet (Rodale, 2009).


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February 21, 2003
The NAMI Board of Directors has recently adopted a comprehensive federal and state strategy to ensure open access to medications in the current budget deficit environment.
Prior authorization and other cost containment mechanisms have appeared in state legislation, appropriation bills and regulations and pose significant threats for Medicaid recipients with mental illnesses trying to access medications prescribed by their treating physician.
We believe the following, primary approaches are critically important to the financial health of your state and to your public mental health system:
- NAMI opposes the use of Medicaid prior authorization programs to control prescription drug costs and utilization. NAMI believes that Medicaid prior `authorization programs are high-risk cost containment strategies and they are not an effective cost-management strategy based on private sector experience.
- If prior authorization programs are in place or being strongly considered, NAMI supports carve-outs for anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and anti-convulsant medications from restrictive cost control programs in order to ensure that people with mental illness have open access to medications that maintain recovery.
- NAMI emphatically opposes the use of fail-first provisions prior to authorization of state-of-the-art psychiatric medications. This "dark age" approach forces a consumer to fail on a treatment before being allowed access to the medication that his or her physician would have tried as the initial medication. This causes unnecessary suffering, wastes state public funds, and increases the likelihood of relapse.
- NAMI supports an increase in the "Federal Medical Assistance Percentage," or FMAP to get states through these difficult financial times. Cutting back on Medicaid spending will result in severe service, infrastructure and community impacts due to the loss of federal funds. We are supporting efforts of the National Governors Association and others to increase the Medicaid matching rates.
- NAMI supports appropriate, emerging legislative initiatives to expand prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. We believe that state pressure to control prescription drug spending will mount in the absence of a Medicare drug benefit.
In addition to the these policy recommendations, NAMI advocates should try to make the link between tax and revenue decisions and spending decisions, and help legislators develop credible and principled revenue solutions that are fair, broad-based. NAMI recognizes that the state' tax revenues have been falling sharply and Medicaid costs are increasing dramatically. However, policymakers should not balance state budgets on the backs of its most vulnerable citizens by limiting access to medications which is essential for recovery from mental illness. Limiting access may result short-term budget gains, but denying necessary treatments will show up in other areas of the state budget.
NAMI's Policy Research Institute has developed five state alerts on the four major policy areas the NAMI Board of Directors addressed, as well as state tax issues. We hope these bulletins provide you with appropriate guidance for your discussions with state officials.
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(Dec 04, 2008) The aim of the Law of October 23, 2008, on Luxembourgian citizenship is to take into account the societal changes of the last 50 years and consolidate the integration of foreigners residing in Luxembourg. The Law, which will enter into force on January 1, 2009, allows dual citizenship or even multiple citizenships. Luxembourgian citizens who voluntarily either acquire or recover a foreign citizenship will not lose their citizenship once the Law takes effect. However, they will continue to lose such citizenship until July 10, 2009, if they acquire or recover the citizenship of one of the countries that ratified the 1963 Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality. (Council of Europe, Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality [Council of Europe Treaty Series No. 43], http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Word/043.doc (last visited Dec. 2, 2008).) These countries include Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, and the Netherlands. Luxembourg has renounced the Convention's Chapter I, entitled "Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality," but only with effect as of July 10, 2009. France has also renounced the same chapter of the Convention, as of March 5, 2009. Therefore, Luxembourgian citizens who voluntarily acquire or recover French citizenship before March 5, 2009, will continue to lose their citizenship.
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Don't Tread on My Light Bulbs
December 19, 2013
Robert Bryce
Thanks to G-men, Edisons beautiful invention will be off the shelves as of January 1.
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 one of the most pork-filled bits of federal energy legislation ever passed by Congress continues to haunt us.
That legislation, signed into law by George W. Bush, forced more ethanol into our motor-fuel supply. And come New Years Day, it will effectively eliminate a type of light bulb the standard 40- and 60-watt incandescent that consumers have been using since the days of Thomas Edison. (The January 1 ban on 40- and 60-watt bulbs follows the phase-out of the 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs that took effect at the beginning of this year.)
To be clear, this is not the end of the republic. But it is yet another maddening example of governmental intervention in the energy marketplace that simply isnt needed.
The motivation behind the ban on standard incandescent bulbs is greater efficiency. The EPA claims that the light-bulb ban will cut consumers electricity bills by about $6 billion by 2015. It also claims that the move will reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants and cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
All that may be true. But $6 billion in savings is a vanishingly small sliver of the U.S. GDP of about $16 trillion. Furthermore, the United States already leads the world in cutting its greenhouse-gas emissions, thanks to the fact that natural gas is displacing significant amounts of coal in the electric-generation sector.
Back in 2007, one of the main backers of the push to ban incandescent bulbs, Representative Jane Harman, a Democrat from California, who has since left Congress, offered a justification for the move. In an article in the Huffington Post, she claimed that banning the bulbs could help transform America into an energy-efficient and energy-independent nation. Over the past few years, Ive heard plenty of cockamamie notions from the corn-ethanol scam to cellulosic biofuel about how to reach the mythical Valhalla of energy independence. By adding light bulbs to the list, Harman proved she isnt the brightest bulb in the chandelier.
Consumers dont always do what is most efficient. I dont have the most efficient number of shoes in my closet or the optimum number of lettuce plants in my garden. If consumers prized efficiency over everything else, they would buy only small cars. Thats not happening. The latest sales data show that Ford, Chevy, and Dodge together sell nearly seven times as many pickups as Toyota sells Priuses. (Through November 2013, YTD sales of Ford, Chevy, and Dodge pickups totaled 1.447 million; Prius sales were about 218,000.)
People buy what works best for them. That applies to light bulbs. Yes, its true that the incandescent design, which Edison perfected in about 1882, converts only about 10 percent of the energy it consumes into useful light. The rest is lost as heat. But those same bulbs emit a pleasing, warm light. LED and compact-fluorescent bulbs are getting better, but they dont produce the same warm glow as incandescents. (This is clear when you look at Christmas lights: The color of the light emitted by the LED-strands is unappealingly cold.)
The incandescent light bulb changed the world. As author David E. Nye has explained, For all of human experience light and fire had been synonymous. With his incandescent bulbs, Edison was able to provide light that was at once mild and intense, smokeless, fireless, steady, seemingly inexhaustible. . . . The enclosed light bulb seemed an impossible paradox. Fire and light would never again be identical.
I cant think of another invention that has been as influential as the incandescent bulb or that has done as much to improve the human condition, that has also been effectively banned.
Of course, advocates of efficiency argue that the operating costs for the newer bulbs are far lower than those for incandescent varieties. Again, this is true. But more-efficient bulbs also tend to be more expensive. A single 60-watt LED bulb on homedepot.com costs $12.97. On that same website, one of the trending items is a 24-pack box of standard 60-watt incandescent bulbs costing $37.96. Put another way, if you act quickly, you can buy some of the old bulbs for about $1.58 each. If you dont, you may have to resort to the newer LED bulbs costing eight times as much.
The bottom line is obvious: If consumers want to buy more-efficient light bulbs, then let them do so. Let the market work. We dont need government to restrict our lighting choices.
I dont know what other people are doing. But I have stockpiled several dozen 60-watt incandescents in my garage. I may even buy more over the next few days. And I have a message for federal legislators: Dont tread on my light bulbs.
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Dec 6, 2011 Rami Makhlouf is the owner the successful cell phone company Syriatel -- and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad. That relation has made the businessman and his company the target of Syrian protesters.
Syria bans iPhones because of uprising videos.
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Nov 29, 2011 More and more mobile devices like iPads are handling our purchases, but the makers of computers and cash registers aren't ready to give up the industry yet. TV sets are among the most discounted items for Black Friday this year. New York City's Grand Central Station is about to become home to Apple's newest store, and we speak to the CEO of Macy's on this year's holiday season.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz.—Sean Marshall hasn't thrown an official pitch for the Cincinnati Reds, but the team knows enough about him to know it wants him for the long term.
Marshall is in the final year of his current deal, which he signed with the Chicago Cubs. They dealt him within the division to the Reds in December, who gave up Travis Wood in return.
"We are talking to him. It could be done soon," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty told reporters Sunday. "When we traded for him, it was also looking to sign him long term."
"Soon" means as early as before the start of business Tuesday, and probably no later than the start of spring training games March 3.
Marshall was one of the top left-handed relievers in baseball last season, finishing with a 2.26 ERA and 1.097 WHIP along with 4.65 strikeouts to each walk issued. He will fill the same role with the Reds this season, possibly taking over setup duties and the closing role when Ryan Madson isn't available.
Marshall had been a starter in the past and has started as many as 24 games in a season, but that role diminished severely starting in 2008, and he has not taken the ball in the first inning since 2009.
Manager Dusty Baker was asked Monday morning how he felt about the Reds signing Marshall to an extension, and he said he was happy for the 29-year old lefty but quipped he'd be more excited about it if Baker knew he would be with the Reds beyond this season as well.
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|Five Strongest Arms in NFL History??
This isnt about championships or stats, just pure arm strength, ie. highest velocity, longest long ball, etc.
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1). Dan Marino
Here's mine. Michael Vick -- no way! He has a strong arm, but there are many others (Byron Leftwitch, Carson Palmer, and Marc Bulger among actives who throw harder than him...) Report It
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i think all your answers are very good but you forgot to mention Terry Bradshaw and he could really throw the longball.
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Randell Cunningham (during one of those NFL TV contest specials there was a segment whereby the QB's had a distance throwing event. Cunningham threw a football on the fly 85 yards in the air. He beat everyone else by a long distance.)
Those are all pretty recent guys. I remember when the Bears had Bobby Douglas. He was a running QB who, when he threw, threw bullets that his receivers had a hard time holding on to. I think he split open the hand of one of his receivers, once.
NO VICK. Throw Carson Palmer in there and then it'll be right. he can through more accurate and farther than anyone in the league, including peyton, watch what Palmer will do when he has the years in the league that manning has. He'll rewrite the record books!!
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When I read Melody George's recent Spectrum piece, I was challenged to dig into my memories and beliefs and if you don't mind, I'd like to share my musings here. My experience at the Hollywood Church varied from Melody's and I'd like to offer my counterpoint.
In 2011, Beck's decided to commission a large number of "independent thinkers" from a variety of artistic disciplines. Each artist is asked to create interactive pieces, which are then displayed within or on large green cubes scattered throughout cities around the world. Passerby's can fully experience the art with the aid of a mobile app. Wired magazine calls it "the world's first global networked augmented reality gallery." This week's films are profiles of three of the artists selected.
1. Reed + Rader
This week's films explore the wonderfully strange world of experimental film and performance art. Both can be hard for most viewers to access and like poetry, can seem quite confusing. However, both forms can be powerful and provocative methods with which to explore an issue. The films span from elegant and minimalistic to performances that might leave you frustrated and scratching your head. I've also included my recent piece Mother Godde, which was created as part of an installation art piece for an art show in downtown Los Angeles last month.
Two of this week's films come from the TED archive, the most recent, Amanda Palmer's "The Art of Asking" is the most recent; she spoke at this year's TED just this last Wednesday. Each video offers a new way of viewing giving, gratitude, and vulnerability; each speaker presenting ideas of how to be in Western society while simultaneously challenging some of our society's deeply held precepts. It's certainly excellent food for thought for Christians as we continue to wrestle with how to be in but not of this world.
1. Charles Eisenstein: The More You Give, the Richer You Are
2.The Art of Asking
This week's short films span a wide range of themes, from the lives of the Inuits of Greenland to an installation piece by Ann Hamilton; but they all have a similar gentleness and atmospheric quality to them. I hope they provide moments of thoughtfulness and inspiration in our often hectic days.
1. Return of the Sun
2. The Passage: Promo Teaser
I'll admit that this week's collection of short films has no particular theme other than the fact that they all debuted quite recently and that they are all deeply inspiring - and what better way is there to start a year than with beauty, art, and stories of people behaving like Jesus?
1. Moonwalk
This week's selection of videos is a slightly random one, featuring, perhaps appropriately for the Christmas season, projects that provoke moments of thought, little smiles (thanks to the ever-inspiring Richard Feynman), and a remembrance for those working to make the world a better place.
1. Tohoku 2.0
2. Ode to a Flower
With the number of Adventist film and animation programs growing quickly, it seems like a good time to share projects by students and alumni of our institutions.
1) Nom Com by Stanley Pomwianowski (Florida Hospital Church).
This week's films are a selection of short documentaries, which capture a range of experiences, from a news crew stranded during the first 36 hours of Hurricane Sandy to the more atmospheric, silent documentation of a honey harvest. I'm including one of the odder (but amusing) videos I've seen recently as a bonus. I hope you enjoy!
1. The First 36 Hours
In North America, to our great shame, we continue to marginalize and ignore indigenous citizens. This happens in all realms, including art. When we, and I certainly include myself in this, think of Native art, the images that often spring to mind are of artisans recreating ancient folk art. While this is absolutely important to preserve a fading heritage, we can't be ignorant of the indigenous American artists who are weaving their stories and cultures into new forms of expression.
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The folks at MobileBits have just announced that the game has been updated with new features and improvements meant to enhance players' gameplay experience.
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Teen accused of stabbing classmate will wait for self-defense ruling
A self-defense hearing likely wouldn't be heard until at least November in the manslaughter case against former Palmetto Ridge High School student Jorge Saavedra.
At a status conference Tuesday, Collier Circuit Judge Lauren Brodie set another meeting for Sept. 27, at which time a hearing date could be set for Saavedra's "Stand Your Ground" claim. Saavedra, 15, is charged as a juvenile in the stabbing death of classmate Dylan Nuno, 16, outside a Golden Gate Estates bus stop in January.
Saavedra's attorney Donald Day filed a motion this week claiming Saavedra was exempt from prosecution under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which was passed in 2005. It allows for the use of force, including deadly force, when a person is attacked "in any other place where he or she has the right to be" and "if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm … or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony."
Depositions are expected to be completed by the Sept. 27 meeting, and Assistant State Attorney Tom Gorman III said "it's going to be at least another month after that" before prosecutors would be ready for a self-defense hearing. Day agreed. About 20 depositions have been taken, he said, with a dozen more left.
"I would say sometime around mid-November or the beginning of November, we should be ready to argue," Day said.
Saavedra attended the hearing, which lasted about five minutes. Clad in a blue shirt and tie, he didn't speak during the hearing, standing in front of Brodie and between Day and his father, Jose. Family members declined comment afterward.
Day said Saavedra is planning to move from Tampa back to Miami, where he has previously lived with his mother, Maipe Estevez. He will still be required to wear a GPS monitor and forfeit his passport.
If a "Stand Your Ground" hearing is held, Brodie would view evidence and listen to witness testimony before deciding whether Saavedra receives legal immunity. She would have to find "a preponderance of the evidence" to grant the motion, according to a state appeals court ruling.
Day said he plans to call witnesses, including an unnamed bullying expert from Fort Myers.
"It's a personal doctor who has previously been on a (bullying) task force," he said. "It's a well-known person."
It remains unknown what evidence would be admissible during the hearing and who could be called as a witness.
Reports have differed about whether Nuno had been bullying Saavedra or if the fight was pre-arranged.
Day said nobody has said in a deposition that the fight was planned, adding that Saavedra was chased and beaten by a group of students. Nuno's father, Renier, has said he didn't believe his son was bullying Saavedra.
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America's Next Top Model: The Models Go Green
(S09E02) After 3,400 or so votes in last weeks poll the results are in, and a majority of you think Heather is going to win this competition. Chantal and Lisa were in second and third place respectively followed closely by Victoria in fourth. Sadly, Janet (my pick) is sitting in fifth place.
After watching tonight's episode, I'm willing to let you all change your mind on the whole Heather thing. Don't get me wrong, I think Heather is an attractive girl and she took a stunning photo in tonight's episode. Despite that, do you really see her as a CoverGirl spokeswoman?
Here she is on the balcony looking slightly awkward. It's important to note that her only company is a stuffed monkey. The awkward factor is billion times worse when she's around live, breathing human beings. I might be mistaken, but models are around other people pretty regularly.
Can you really see Heather walking a runway, doing speaking engagements, or nailing a commercial for some new mascara line? Can you see her at charity events, schmoozing at a high profile party, or doing whatever other highly visible tasks a model is required to do on a daily basis? I certainly don't on all of the above.
I guess it's possible that she could blossom into a confident, gregarious contender as the competition moves forward, but in all honesty, I just don't see it happening. It's unfortunate too, because I like a "good underdog prevails against impossible odds" story as much as the next person - the challenge just appears insurmountable in this instance.
Here's to hoping I'm proven wrong.
Anyhow, tonight the girls went green, because green is the new black. To go with this cycles green theme, the girls learned that they'd be transported around town in a 100% biodiesel bus that was replete with earth friendly items like grass and seats made from recycled tires. Sadly, upon entering the bus most of the girls still remained somewhat plastic.
The models were then carted off to their mansion for the next couple of months and they excitedly pranced around the house oooohing and aaaahing at pictures of Jaslene and Tyra strewn throughout the house.
We immediately got to see some of Heather's awkwardness which I ranted about earlier. Most of the girls were still excited about the house and doing silly things like jumping fully clothed into the pool, but Heather was sitting on her bed writing in what looked to be a journal.
To Heather's credit, she did jump into a bathtub with five other girls a bit later which caused me to turn to my wife and say, "Never have I so badly wished to be made of porcelain." She didn't find it amusing either.
This weeks photos were shot by Mike Rosenthal, and the theme revolved around the harm that smoking does to one's body. The girls would be shot in a glamorous pose while wielding a cigarette, then made to appear like they were suffering from some cigarette related affliction. The two images would later be superimposed into a single image that juxtaposed the sexy image smoking portrays against the true dangers smoking really inflicts.
First the green theme, then this. Tyra's really trying to make a difference this cycle, isn't she?
I know this is a very serious subject not to be taken lightly, but I was giggling like a school girl during this entire sequence. Some of the girls looked absolutely hysterical in their after make-up. I took some screencaps of my favorites and put my own special anti-smoking warning beneath.
Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking may cause you to grow a skin mullet.
Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking may cause Nosferatu.
Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking may cause you to get a face tattoo you will really, really regret.
Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking will straight f*ck you up.
What in the holy hell did they do to Mila and what random woodland creature is she holding in her hand? She looks like someone who lived right outside the Chernobyl site. I don't blame her whatsoever for cracking up during her photos. This getup is absolutely ridiculous.
After the shoot Bianca and Lisa got into a verbal spat in which Bianca hit below the belt by saying, "You think America's Next Top Model is going to be a stripper? What a role model!" This caused Lisa to explode because she's pretty self-conscious about her former occupation.
Ultimately, Bianca proved she's smarter than she looks by apologizing to Lisa. Her reason for apologizing? She didn't want her comment to come up during panel. I think this was the first time I've seen someone on this show make a Big Brother like strategic decision to advance further in the game. I was impressed.
Later on in the episode, the girls got to go to Old Navy to choose some basic wardrobe items that they'd wear to panel to try and impress the judges. Their guide through the shopping process was none other than Benny Ninja, who came out looking like he'd been assaulted by a 75% off accessory bin.
One of the girls made a comment about Heather being at a disadvantage during this challenge because she obviously didn't keep up with current fashion trends. This was only one of several catty comments I heard during the show regarding Heather. It's almost like the other girls feel extraordinarily threatened by her, and therefore constantly try and talk her down for their own peace of mind.
Maybe you all are on to something with this whole Heather thing...
Saleisha ended up winning the Old Navy challenge and won a $1,000 shopping spree. We also learned that this will be a no smoking cycle keeping with the whole "Tyra's going to change the world" theme.
The order of the photos:
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- Lisa
- Chantal
- Sarah
- Jenah
- Saleisha
- Ambriel
- Victoria
- Janet
- Kimberly
- Bianca
It came down to Ebony and Mila with Mila eventually being the one who got sent home. She was bound to be the person picked to leave due to the disservice her make-up artist performed on her during the photoshoot. It also might have been due to the vacant expression she had on her face 99% of the time - I can't quite decide. Either way she's gone and I'm not sad.
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This is certainly out-of-left-field casting 101. Vince Vaughn is reportedly interested in joining HBO's True Detective as another movie star interested in turning to TV to revitalize his career. Elisabeth Moss, who certainly doesn't have any sins to atone for after her performance on Mad Men, was also linked to the project late Monday.
Let's start with the Vaughn casting, which sounds completely crazy. The Wedding Crashers star hasn't had a hit in years and joining True Detective would be the best way to get back in Hollywood's good graces. The casting was first reported by TV Line, which did not reveal what character he would be playing.
However, TheWrap did get a hold of plot details and notes, including additional casting. Not only is Moss being considered for the female lead, but The Killing's Michelle Forbes could get another key female role.
Related: Top 10 True Detective potential season two pairs
TheWrap's plot outline sounds like a worthy successor to season one's bizarre murder in the Louisiana bayou. As creator Nic Pizzolatto has teased in the past, this season will happen in California. The central murder case would be the death of Ben Caspar, a corrupt city manager whose brutal murder captures the attention of three law enforcement agencies.
Vaughn would play Frank Semyon, a businessman working for a local mayor and others to cash-in on a high-speed rail system in the state. Moss would play Monterey sheriff Ani Bezzerides (possibly named after the great noir writer A.I. Bezzerides).
Colin Farrell is still in talks to play one-half of the main detective duo. Taylor Kitsch is in talks to play the other half, a military veteran haunted by violence.
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Is It Really Surprising That Kids Learn Better When Someone Pays Attention to Them?
Imagine walking into a 300-square-foot room filled with 42 teenagers. Last week you assigned these young people to write a two-page essay. Today less than 15 students turn in their papers.
The scene should be familiar to many teachers working in large urban high schools. It was certainly my experience. As a teacher in San Francisco, I worked in a school where half the students were learning English and nearly all of them struggled against violence and poverty. In their homes and in their communities, my students faced more immediate concerns than getting an essay completed for history class.
So what did I do? I found help from 826 Valencia. This local nonprofit organization had just started offering their trained volunteers as helpers in overcrowded classrooms like mine. The volunteers were adults from every walk of life: freelance writers, lawyers, retirees, professional journalists, and Ph.D. candidates.
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Week after week, a dedicated group of volunteers came to my class to help students with writing projects. I used to put my desk in the hallway outside my classroom to work one-on-one with students while the rest of my class descended into chaos. With help from 826 Valencia, I could break up my large classroom into small groups led by caring volunteers. Students read their work to peers in these groups and learned how to give constructive feedback. Not only did students start handing in completed assignments, but they also benefited from the knowledge and experiences of a diverse group of individuals. This was true community building.
Young people need guidance and undivided attention to get their work done, especially in urban centers like Los Angeles.
Now in Los Angeles, I'm connecting trained volunteers to students from the nation's second largest school district as Executive Director of 826LA, a chapter of the 826 National organization. Young people need guidance and undivided attention to get their work done, especially in urban centers like Los Angeles. For most of the students we work with, reading before bedtime was not part of their upbringing. And for many, practicing their English-language skills in their Spanish-speaking homes is not possible.
Los Angeles has some of the most capable students in America, but we must give them the undivided attention they need to become creative thinkers and strong communicators. The biggest challenge facing students is equal access to information and support. A typical Los Angeles public school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 1:30, and in some schools, a student-to-counselor ratio of 1:500. It's no wonder so many young people fall behind: they don't have enough people around them to keep them focused.
At 826LA, we specialize in writing support because writing is one way for students to make sense of the world around them. We do this by providing free after-school and evening tutoring at our centers in Echo Park and Mar Vista; by offering daily field trips to our centers for classrooms that want to learn how to publish a book in under three hours; by hosting evening and weekend workshops on topics ranging from journalism to hip-hop; and by going into local classrooms to support teachers and help students complete college essays, poetry projects, and a variety of other assignments.
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What can you do to help? Sign up to volunteer at 826 in Los Angeles or other cities across the country. We could not serve our students without the dedication of thousands of trained volunteers. Volunteers lead moviemaking workshops, craft compelling headlines with student journalists, help high schoolers ace chemistry tests, and rally behind students as they apply for college. They help students to practice their language skills and to be creative in a safe environment. More importantly, volunteers give students the undivided attention they need to stay focused. For more information, visit www.826la.org.


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Alfred vs. Hartwick
March 25, 2006
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|Tristan Hujer
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|Adam Griffin
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|Liam Glover
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|Drew Foster
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|Erick Goins
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|Lee Austin
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|Brian Miller
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|Blaine Meyer
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|Pat Mccormack
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|Mike Debrossy
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|Steve Caramello
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|Mike Robustello
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|ALFRED, NY - Junior attack Lee Austin (Duxbury/Duxbury,
Mass.) scored five goals to lead Hartwick College to a 15-4 win over
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Hartwick jumped out to a 5-2 first period lead as Austin
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Hartwick led 8-3 at the half, then scored six unanswered
goals in the third quarter to put the game totally out of reach for
the Saxons (1-3, 0-1 E8).
Hartwick got 10 saves from junior goalie Jason Fautas
(Sachem/Holtsville, N.Y.), as the Hawks won their second straight
game after starting the season with four losses. Austin finished with
seven points on five goals and two assists. Brian Miller
(Acton-Boxborough/Acton, Mass) added three goals and two assists, and
Mike Debrossy (Westfield/Westfield, N.J.) and McCormack each netted a
pair of goals.
Hartwick will be back in action on Wednesday night, playing
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Axiall (Atlanta) says the extended ramp-up of its PHH vinyl chloride monomer manufacturing facility at Lake Charles, LA, and weakness in building products and aromatics have dampened expectations for the second quarter. The company now expects to report adjusted Ebitda of $125–130 million versus $180 million in the year-ago quarter.
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Stacy Lewis incurred a two-stroke penalty during the third round of the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup when her caddie breached Rule 13-4 by testing the sand in a bunker.
Stacy's tee shot at the 16th hole found a fairway bunker and her caddie, Travis Wilson, entered the bunker to survey her shot. While standing in the bunker he twisted his foot in the sand so as to test it.
Rule 13-4 stipulates that a player must not test the condition of the hazard or any similar hazard before making a stroke at a ball that is in a hazard. The player and her caddie are permitted to walk in and out of the bunker and the player would be entitled to dig her feet in to the sand to the extent necessary to place her feet firmly in taking her stance. However, the caddie's actions and subsequent discussion with the player concerning the nature of the sand made it clear that he had tested the condition of the hazard and therefore breached Rule 13-4.
Rule 6-1 clarifies that a player incurs the applicable penalty for any breach of a Rule by her caddie, and so Stacy Lewis was penalised two strokes for her caddie's breach, resulting in a third round of 68 (-4), leaving her four shots behind the tournament leader.
The penalty did not deter Lewis however, as she went on to score a final round of 64 (-8) to secure both the title and the number one spot in the Rolex Women's World Rankings.
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"We have a Savior and the Savior doesn't leave." -Father Matthew Zimmer, North American Martyrs Parish
With Christmas less than a week away, finding joy in the Season of Joy can be a hard thing to do right now for many.
And with the nation still mourning the lives lost in Connecticut, the challenge for local religious leaders is to keep their flock focused on staying joyful during the season of Advent.
After all, for Christians, the birth of Jesus Christ is the reason for celebration.
Father Matthew Zimmer, of North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln told 1011 News, "We have a Savior and the Savior doesn't leave...the Savior doesn't go away when bad things happen."
And while joy can be pretty elusive to find when terrible things happen, Zimmer says the birth of Christ reminds us of what is truly important in life.
"He's there to give us comfort, to give us hope," said Zimmer.
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Picture This: Netanyahu's Clear Red Line Steals the 67th UNGA
Bibi: "Today, a great battle is being waged between the modern and the medieval."
September 27, 2012 - 4:06 pm
In a season of international ambiguity over how to address Iran's unchecked nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu illustrated the urgency of keeping the Islamic Republic from achieving weapons capability in clear, memorable terms.
He came into today's United Nations General Assembly speech expected to call for a "clear red line" in dealing with Tehran. As cameras clicked away, he drew that line on crinkled poster board with a fat red marker.
And in this prop twist with an ACME-esqe bomb diagram, Netanyahu ensured that his drawing would be the image carried away from this year's General Assembly.
Not the speech two addresses before Netanyahu, in which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing." Not even the latest tieless, Mahdi-based rant yesterday from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
And even though the Iranian delegation was a predictable no-show, Netanyahu still took on his Iranian counterpart and his apocalyptic policy.
"Throughout our history, the Jewish people have overcome all the tyrants who have sought our destruction. It's their ideologies that have been discarded by history," Netanyahu said.
The prime minister said that today "a great battle is being waged between the modern and the medieval."
"Israel wants to see a Middle East of progress and peace. We want to see the three great religions that sprang forth from our region — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — coexist in peace and in mutual respect. Yet, the medieval forces of radical Islam whom you just saw storming the American embassies throughout the Middle East, well, they oppose this. They seek supremacy over all Muslims. They're bent on world conquest. They want to destroy Israel, Europe, America. They want to extinguish freedom," he said.
"They want to end the modern world."
To Abbas, Netanyahu said, "We won't solve our conflict with libelous speeches at the U.N."
To the regime in Iran, he lumped them with al-Qaeda as those who would "drag humanity back to an age of unquestioning dogma, unrelenting conflict."
"I think the relevant question is this, it's not whether this fanaticism will be defeated, it's how many lives will be lost before it's defeated? And we've seen that happen before too," Netanyahu said. "Some 70 years ago, the world saw another fanatic ideology bent on world conquest. Now, it went down in flames, but not before it took millions of people with it. Those who oppose that fanaticism waited too long to act. In the end they triumphed, but at a horrific cost."
At stake, he stressed, is not just the future of Israel but that of the world.
"Now, it makes little difference whether these lethal weapons are in the hands of the world's most dangerous terrorist regime or the world's most dangerous terrorist organization. They're both fired by the same hatred, they're both driven by the same lust for violence," Netanyahu said.
He called the belief that Iran can be deterred a la the Soviet Union "a very dangerous assumption."
"Militant jihadists behave very differently from secular Marxists," the prime minister said. "…For the ayatollahs of Iran, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent. It's an inducement."
"Iran's apocalyptic leaders believe that a medieval Holy Land will reappear in the wake of a devastating Holy War, thereby ensuring that their brand of radical Islam will rule the earth," he said. "Now, that's not just what they believe. That's what is actually guiding their policies and their actions."
Ahmadinejad gave a lengthy sermon about the Mahdi in his own address. "The arrival of the ultimate savior will mark a new beginning, a rebirth and a resurrection. It will be the beginning of peace, lasting security and genuine life. His arrival will be the end of oppression, immorality, poverty, discrimination and the beginning of justice, love and empathy," the Iranian leader said yesterday from the same dais.
Netanyahu noted that he's been warning about the need to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons for more than 15 years.
"I spoke about it when it was fashionable and I spoke about it when it wasn't fashionable. I speak about it now because the hour is getting late, very late," he said. "…I speak about it now because when it comes to the survival of my country it's not only my right to speak, it's my duty to speak."
Addressing the problem, he said, is "the duty of every responsible leader who wants to preserve world peace."
And the obvious, he emphasized for yet another time, is that Tehran is using diplomatic negotiations to buy time to advance its nuclear program.


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Video: Manti Te'o's Girlfriend Revealed
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Perhaps Notre Dame standout linebacker Manti Te'o was NOT "catfished" as the media has portrayed. Spence secured an exclusive interview with Te'o's supposedly "dead" girlfriend, Lennay Kukua.
In this edition of "60 Seconds with Spence" Kukua responds to media reports regarding her existence. She shows her support for Te'o's Fighting Irish and tells us what first attracted Manti to her.


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