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Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Ava Ann Vrooman
Ava Ann Vrooman was at the Small Press Expo with minicomics versions of her webcomic. She happened to be at the table next to Richard Thompson, so when I serendipitously found out that she lives in Fairfax County, I immediately pounced with the usual questionnaire.
Washington City Paper: What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
Ava Ann Vrooman: I draw a weekly web comic called the a2alien. My background is in fine art and design so I've been experimenting with using the alien as a focal point for some of my other creative endeavors. In addition, I collaborate with Robert Harvey to create screen prints of the alien. The a2alien comic is also published in mini-comic form.
WCP: When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
AAV: I was lucky to grow up near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. As for which decade, let's just say I watched Mr. Rogers, played with an Atari 2600, and learned to program on an Apple IIe.
WCP: Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
AAV: I've been in the D.C. area for over 10 years now and am not really sure why anymore. It's a great place; there is always something new and interesting to do. So, why not Washington?
WCP: What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
AAV: Honestly, none. I've always loved to draw and have my share of art teacher horror stories just like everyone else. The skills I do have came from sketching endlessly while sitting in a coffee shop until the wee hours of the morning. One of the better courses I've taken was a figure drawing class at the Torpedo Factory. Around that same time, I read The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams and applied her system of named observation to my work, which improved my characters. As for formal education, the closest I can claim is an MFA in digital art from George Mason, but cartooning was not a part of that curriculum.
WCP: Who are your influences?
AAV: I collected Garfield books growing up and loved Donald Duck cartoons, so Jim Davis and Dick Lundy. My mother and I bonded over Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse and who doesn't love Shulz's Peanuts. Currently, I read a slew of web comics including: Squarecat (Jennifer Omand); Death and the Maiden (Nina Ruzicka); Marooned (Tom Dell'Aringa); Bad Machinery (John Allison); Fuzznuts! (Chris Wall and DJ Granstaff); Martin: Angry Owl (Amy Crosthwaite); World of Hurt (Jay Potts); and Station V3 (Tom T). And, I loved Rene Engström's work Anders Loves Maria.
WCP: If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
AAV: Because I'm still getting started in my artistic career, I can't say there is anything I would change, yet. Like many artists with day jobs, I attempt to keep on track by maintaining a steady schedule for creating. It is all too easy to let regular day to day tasks take over my free time leaving no time for cartooning or other artistic pursuits.
WCP: What work are you best-known for?
AAV: The a2alien as he's the only consistent work I have out there. I'm pretty sure no one remembers the short lived strip I had published while still in college.
WCP: What work are you most proud of?
AAV: That's a tough one. Looking at things I've created even a year ago I see many imperfections and alterations I would like to make. I'm more proud of getting my art out there than any one piece itself.
WCP: What would you like to do or work on in the future?
AAV: I have a few additional comic characters and storyline ideas that I would like to work on in the future; but, for now, I want to concentrate on the a2alien. Originally, my goal was to avoid dialogue at all in the a2alien, but I'm dabbling with using sparse dialogue to enrich the storyline.
WCP: What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
AAV: It depends on the day. Sometimes, I'll work on chores to clear my space and my mind, other times I'll think back over the past few weeks and try to cull a story from something silly that happened with friends.
WCP: What do you think will be the future of your field?
AAV: I think there will continue to be many web comic artists who aren't seen, a few who gain popularity, and a very few who are dedicated and work hard enough to make a living from it. Comics are an art and a form of expression; they aren't going to disappear anytime soon.
WCP: What's your favorite thing about D.C.?
AAV: The best part about living near D.C. is the plethora of food choices and activities. Did you know there's a Swedish School (Svenska Skolan) in Falls Church? That's something that doesn't exist just anywhere.
WCP: Least favorite?
AAV: Traffic, of course!
WCP: What monument or museum do you take most out-of-town guests to?
AAV: The Canadian Embassy—the fountain is really beautiful and the area above it acts as an echo chamber. People always have a good time saying silly things or tap dancing with their echo.
WCP: Do you have a website or blog?
AAV: But of course! It is a2alien.com.


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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 – In testimony on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell emphasized the importance of collaboration in developing restoration projects on national forests and grasslands.
"The aim of these efforts is to move beyond the conflicts which have characterized forest policy in the past and toward a shared vision that allows environmentalists, forest industry, local communities, and other stakeholders to work collaboratively toward healthier forests and watersheds, safer communities and more vibrant local economies," Tidwell said.
Tidwell emphasized that such collaboration not only results in better projects, but will also create jobs.
His remarks were made before the House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
"The Forest Service recognizes the need for a strong forest industry to help accomplish forest restoration work," Tidwell remarked. "Forest industry involvement also lowers the cost of restoration to the taxpayer by providing markets for forest products."
Tidwell presented a list of programs already in place at the Forest Service that will enhance the restoration and management efforts on the nation's forests and grasslands:
- Implementation of the new forest Planning Rule that emphasizes restoration, public involvement, and sustainable management to provide benefits and services both today and for future generations.
- Investing in restoration projects with partners though the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. These projects have demonstrated that collaboration among stakeholders can facilitate large landscape scale restoration, thereby improving forest health, reducing wildfire risk, restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, and increasing timber and biomass production from the national forests.
- Integrated Resource Restoration which allows the agency to align its budgeting to focus on landscape scale restoration projects across resource areas and, with partners, combine the restorative focus of several line items into a single item.
- The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy which is a collaborative process with active involvement of all levels of government, non-governmental organizations and the public working for an all-lands solution to wildland fire management issues.
- The Forest Service bark beetle strategy which focuses management efforts on priority treatment areas to ensure human health and safety and to reduce hazardous fuel conditions on more than 17 million acres of National Forest System lands impacted by bark beetles.
- Use of stewardship contracting which allows the Forest Service to offset the value of the services received with the value of forest products removed. This authority is crucial to collaboratively restore landscapes at a reduced cost to the government.
- Expanding markets for forest products through the development of new markets for woody biomass utilization and green building materials by providing a reliable and predictable supply of biomass for potential investors.
"Today, people understand that forests provide a broad range of values and benefits, including biodiversity, recreation, clean air and water, forest products, erosion control and soil renewal, and more. Our goal is to sustain and restore ecosystems that can deliver all the benefits that Americans want and need," Tidwell concluded.
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Recreational activities on our lands contribute $14.5 billion annually to the U.S. economy. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world.
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Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who also heads the single currency eurozone, said Tuesday his government will fight current plans by 11 EU states to implement a controversial tax on financial transactions (FTT).
Taking questions from a European Parliament economics committee, Dijsselbloem insisted he was speaking in his capacity as a national finance minister and not as Eurogroup chairman.
In this capacity, he told MEPs that an "FTT will hit our pension funds very hard," apparently referring to concerns the levy will make financial services more costly and undercut returns for investors.
"We don't feel it would be very appropriate to have an FTT on these pension funds," he said.
At the same time, "we don't think the revenues of this (tax) should be European... they should flow back to national governments," he said.
The Dutch government, however, "is interested in the instrument and is willing to talk about it -- but we have some tough conditions," Dijsselbloem added, without giving specific details
The FTT, set at 0.1 percent on a trade in shares and bonds, and of 0.01 percent for derivative investment instruments, is intended to raise 30-35 billion euros each year, according to the European Commission.
France and Germany have led the drive to implement the tax and have been joined by Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
Britain, home to one of the world's biggest markets in London, is fiercely opposed to the levy which it sees as a threat to its prized financial services industry.
EU finance ministers last month cleared the tax, seen as a way of clawing back the billions in state money spent in propping up the banking sector during the debt crisis, although numerous hurdles remain before it can enter force.


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TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV) ("Franco-Nevada") and Lumina Royalty Corp ("Lumina Royalty") announced today the completion of the Plan of Arrangement (the "Arrangement") between Franco-Nevada and Lumina Royalty pursuant to which Franco-Nevada has acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Lumina Royalty. In accordance with the Arrangement, Lumina Royalty shareholders will receive in the aggregate approximately 1,383,873 Franco-Nevada common shares and 760,793 Franco-Nevada warrants (TSX: FNV.WT.A with a C$75.00 exercise price, expiring June 16, 2017) or 0.03487 Franco-Nevada common shares and 0.01917 Franco-Nevada warrants per Lumina Royalty common share.Following completion of the Arrangement, Lumina Royalty will change its name to Franco-Nevada LRC Holdings Corp. Lumina Royalty will be applying to the securities regulatory authorities in Canada to cease to be a reporting issuer in due course. 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These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainties relating to the delivery of the Franco-Nevada common shares and warrants by the depositary and the ceasing to be a reporting issuer process; fluctuations in the prices of the primary commodities that drive royalty and stream revenue (gold, platinum group metals, copper, nickel, uranium, silver and oil & gas); fluctuations in the value of the Canadian and Australian dollar, Mexican peso, and any other currency in which revenue is generated, relative to the US dollar; changes in national and local government legislation, including permitting regimes and taxation policies; regulations and political or economic developments in any of the countries where properties in which the parties hold a royalty, stream or other interest are located; influence of macroeconomic developments; business opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by Franco-Nevada; reduced access to debt and equity capital; litigation; title disputes related to interests or any of the properties in which the parties hold a royalty, stream or other interest; excessive cost escalation as well as development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any of the properties in which the parties hold a royalty, stream or other interest; rate and timing of production differences from resource estimates; risks and hazards associated with the business of development and mining on any of the properties in which the parties hold a royalty, stream or other interest,, including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest; and the integration of acquired assets. 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– Former WWE Diva Lita shot footage for CMT's new Tattoo Titans show that premieres on February 13th. Here's a photo from last night:
– F4Wonline.com confirms the recent report from PWInsider that Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan is currently planned for WrestleMania XXX.
– Hulk Hogan is confirmed to appear at WrestleMania XXX but exactly what he will be doing is still up in the air. We noted before that Hogan was examined by WWE doctors and the decision was made to not book Hogan in any physical role. Hogan can't even be allowed to stand there and throw punches, let alone do a big boot or a leg drop.
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I saw a lawyer today. After years of and years, I was able to walk in, slap some folders of stuff on her desk and say with confidence, let's file. This was the 1st meeting with her but I am so ready to move on with my life... and worried about him not letting me take the kids.
So, he will be served tomorrow at some point, at which time I'll be gone to stay with Mom and Dad, with the kids.
Today AFTER I tell the lawyer to file, pay a $4,000 retainer... he decides to call me, tell me he's getting a sitter and now wants to take me on a date and to go out dancing.. tonight or tomorrow. URGH!!! I have BEGGED him for OVER SIX YEARS to get a sitter and take me out.. to no avail. Now that I'm divorcing him he wants to try and be nice and do things for me.
He's done so much bad that I cannot and will not trust him ever again. I can't give myself emotionally to him to have him hurt me again. I'm done.
I went ahead and sent the kids with Mom & Dad today to spend the night and I'll be there tomorrow to move in and I have a job lined up there that is pretty decent. But tonight I told him he can talk all he wants to me and I'll listen, but I'm done and not in the mood to even attempt a date with him. He asks point blank if the kids will be coming back home with me after this weekend... and I have to lie and say, "yes" because I'm scared of what he may do if I tell him now before the restraining order is served. But if I leave now he'll know and there is no restraining order yet... not until he's served tomorrow.
Sad... venting... it's coming to an end. Happy I may be able to move on with my life soon but scared for me the kids. I told my lawyer the main and only thing I'm concerned with is : MY KIDS MUST STAY WITH ME, PERIOD. Everything else is just "stuff" or "money". She was confident I'll get the kids but not so sure the judge will let me just move them two hours away, but same state.
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Happy 40th Anniversary, Sesame Street
If you've done just one Google search in the last week or so, you've seen Cookie Monster or Grover or Bert & Ernie gracing the the search engine logo and know that this week marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic children's show Sesame Street.
One of the many great things about the show is its characters' celebration of (or obsession with) food. What may not be as clear to the casual five-year-old viewer as to the nostalgic adult fan is that the show just billows with food references, from Cookie Monster's obvious affinity to Grover's frustrating work as a waiter to the Amazing Mumford's "A la peanut butter sandwiches!"
To honor the show's milestone and to have an excuse to go through some hilarious old clips, we've put together some of our favorite food-related skits:
This is hysterical. Love how M.Stew arches and tilts her body ever so slightly out of Cookie Monster's flailing grasp and uses her teacher voice on him, telling him he's "a little bid rude," as if it would make any difference.
Bert and Ernie discuss fairness over "delicious, ice cold grape juice" and cheese, sausage, anchovy (!), and pepperoni pizza. This offers an awesome, classic case of Bert getting all hot and bothered with Ernie.
"All right, Charlie! Broil the biggie!" he screams. In one of Grover's recurring roles as a nervous, excitable waiter, he tries to convince a grumpy customer to get a "little" hamburger. When that fails, and the customer demands the "big" burger, we learn poor old Grover's not messing around.
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My Husband Dressed The BabyAmy Keyishian
For real, yo.
I put her in the stripey thing, and then turned my back for maybe 10 minutes while I got myself ready to leave the house, and when I returned, she was in… this. "Holy crap, what's that outfit?" I asked. "Warm," he said.
Look, I do not want to be the Everybody Loves Raymond mom. I have total faith well, a lot of faith in my husband's parenting abilities, not the least because he had a couple-few kids before he even met me. And he's usually pretty smart about making sure things either match or "go" (you know what I'm talking about, right? Two different things). But this!
Let's deconstruct. We have the blue on blue stripey outfit, which is both warm and darling. To this, we added legwarmers. Pirate legwarmers. Possibly that could work, in a Riot Grrl kinda stripey/blacky way, but then you throw on the pretty flowered bib and top it with a crazy too-big fruit-stripe hat, and you've pretty much got a pint-sized crazy cat lady, minus the cats.
And I mean, on the one hand, it doesn't matter, because she's a baby and she's warm and who cares. And on the other… NO! IT MATTERS! And I don't KNOW why! But it DOES!
I like my darlings to look darling. Which doesn't mean girly it means cute! My favorite Abby outfit right now involves a red shirt, red-and-pink pants in a sock-monkey print, and the same mismatched booties. (They are mismatched because I neatly lost one of each, but they each match the outfit, and they are really the only quirky touch. One quirky touch per outfit. We can all agree that's the maximum allowed, right?) I don't require brand names, or dresses, or tutus. I do require comfort, natural fabrics, and NOT MAKING ME WANT TO CLAW MY EYES OUT.
Well, so there you go, I get the Patricia Heaton award of the day. I love my husband! I love my baby! But I do not love this outfit.


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We at Occupy feel the whole premise of Wonga is exploitative to a degree that we would be more comfortable seeing criminalized rather than recommended by government services.
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On the 24th of April 2014, 9am, join Arms Fair protesters outside the first court appearance of Magforce International and Tianijin MyWay – arms companies facing criminal prosecution for dealing in illegal weapons. The State tends to turn a blind eye to crimes by arms dealers; hence the need for citizens to stand up against[…]Read more →
A succinct, well produced and informative video about the most serious attack ever waged on European Union democracies.
TTIP, TAFTA, US-EU Free Trade Agreement:
Call it what you will the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) must not be allowed to be a part of it.
On March 1st 2014, at a General Assembly on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, Occupy London decided to form a Democracy Action Working Group (DAWG). Part of the remit of this group was to begin organising for a mass action for Democracy. Parliament Square was mooted as the location for this action; sometime in[…]Read more →
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Tootie Pie Company Quarterly Revenues Up 100%
Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCQB:TOOT) reported that quarterly revenue jumped 100%, to $630,601 for quarter ending September 2011, versus $315,907 for September 2010. "This was an important quarter," reported Don L. Merrill, Jr. President & CEO. "Doubling our revenue is confirmation of the success of our aggressive growth strategy.""Our revenue growth has allowed us to invest in seven Cafes; build up our pre-holiday inventory and still flow impressive operational cash flow to our bottom line," added Merrill. "After accounting for non-cash and non-recurring expenses, we were cash flow positive. I think that is very significant." Gross profit increased 104% to $399,960 for the period, versus $196,192 for the same period in 2010. Operating expenses increased 47% to $588,833 for the current period, up from $397,626 for the same period in 2010. The increase in operating expenses is a result of the overall increase in production for anticipated sales increases, as well as expenses related to our five Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés, four of which we did not own in 2010. We also incurred some construction expenses related to our two newest Cafes, which, when completed, will bring our Café total to seven; as well as some employee stock and option compensation expenses. Net loss, which includes non-cash and non-recurring items, depreciation and amortization, dropped 12% to $178,782 for the three months ending September 30, 2011, versus $200,059 for the three months ending September 30, 2010. About Tootie Pie Co. Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual customers through sales in its Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés, in-store sales, orders via telephone and internet on the Company's website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through client and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of national and regional broad line grocery and foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them through their respective sales distribution channels. Tootie Pie Company is a public company traded on the OTCQB market under the symbol " TOOT." For additional information or to receive correspondence from Tootie Pie Company, please visit www.tootiepieco.com. Forward-Looking Statements
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We look up.
Somehow, we chose a path.
No, history chose a path for us, down a road that includes three photographers: a woman of chipped flint and fine ethics (Dorothea Lange); a man whose mysteries remained mysteries (Walker Evans); and a gentleman of many talents and bright philosophies (Gordon Parks).
You and I look down the road, forward and then back, contemplating these characters. We've gone so far from where we began.
As we walk and talk, there are questions to be considered. What happened to Roy Stryker? How did the FSA become the OWI (Office of War Information) at the start of WWII?
What about the European photographers? Their story takes a different path than the Americans of the same era.
And how about the folks in Mexico in the 1930s? Such a spectacular display of light and flash and talent in a short period of time!
Then, there's the big one— Edward Steichen, and The Family of Man, a story that draws so many unlikely threads together into a solid, smart knot.
While I have been so focused on the road in front of us, the photographers, the dust devils, the little eddies of tricky research— my own story has been unfolding.
I have started to write a book. And I didn't know it. What you see here is the first shaping of parts of what will become a manuscript about the modern history of photography.
Who knew? Did you?
There are many possible paths ahead of us, and many choices to be made.
Some of these choices you and I will make together; some will be dictated by the winding direction history takes. Some choices will blow in like leaves on a thrashing wind, and we'll be blown along with them.
The Family of Man is the turning point; the change of the game; the flip of the wrist where all the ideas are laid out upon the table. Should we go there next?
This how all books begin— with questions. Books end not when we find the answers, but when we find the middle place between the question and the answer. That is where I'm headed.
Would you like to join me on this journey?
A NOTE ON THE PHOTOGRAPH AT THE TOP: The photographer of this piece is Russell Lee, who worked for the FSA.
[My photography, and all of my writing on photography, is inspired and informed by my mentor, photographer and writer Donald Ewers. This work-in-progress is dedicated to him.]


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Ari Jaaski gives his resignation.
Tech Crunch is reporting that MeeGo Devices VP Ari Jaaksi has resigned , citing a Finnish magazine Talous Sanomat where Jaaski confirms as much himself. Jaaski joins Anssi Vanjoki, who was responsible for Nokia's smartphones and services business as the most recent Nokia executive to leave the company since the appointment of new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop.
In the last year Nokia has lost a few executives, including the company's CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. How Jaaksi's departure will affect the development and launch of MeeGo is uncertain. No replacement for Jaaksi has been named as of this time.
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Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success (edition 2011)
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
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No current Talk conversations about this book.
The whole thing could be condensed into a 30 minute power point. And even then it would be light on substance. Kerry Patterson seems incapable of writing in complete sentences.
Ok on change structure, some good examples, but ones often mentioned in other books on change - see Heath and Heath's Switch.
Surprisingly useful for a self-help book. Advises that changing involves more than just will power or force of character, but a set of skills and techniques, that if brought into play along with self awareness, will enable you to make any personal changes you require. Very much of it's genre but worth studying and working with. I'ts working for me already...
Change Anything is about personal change management. No matter what in your life needs change: finance, weight loss, relationships, addictions -- the same set of processes can be applied to each in order to achieve lasting success. The authors drum home the message that change isn't something to bear down and gut out on ones own accord; we need the help of others: sometimes, in the form of replacing "friends" that are enabling the bad behavior we would like to change; and sometimes, by actively seeking new skills to learn what you don't know. Six different change elements are identified and applied to case studies demonstrating it's success in real world application.
The case studies are good and motivating. The change elements are not unreasonable -- one doesn't have to overcome a lot of inertia to implement them. While I haven't yet tried it yet, success certainly seems plausible given my experience with professional (and organizational) change management. The key difference is this methodology should be easy enough for anyone to grasp.
One minor complaint: the authors have an accompanying website, which they pimp way too often during the course of the book. This had the effect of coming off like an infomercial -- something I've inherently grown to distrust.
One of the best books I have read on change. Their theory is that willpower for change is overrated. Then they go through a systematic way to approach change which is very uplifting. The power of this book comes from the way they made this theory so easy to understand and apply. Love that the second half of the book is detailed examples. I have found all Kerry Patterson's books to be excellent.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446573914, Hardcover)A stunning new approach to how individuals can not only change their lives for the better in the workplace, but also their lives away from the office, including (but not limited to) finding ways to improve one's working relationship with others, one's overall health, outlook on life, and so on.
For example, why is it that 95% of all diet attempts fail? Why do New Year's Resolutions last no more than a few days? Why can't people with good intentions seem to make consistent and positive strides in the way they want to improve their careers, financial fitness, physical fitness, and so on?
Based upon the latest research in a number of psychological and medical fields, the authors of Change Anything will show that traditional will-power is not necessarily the answer to these strivings, that people are affected in their behaviors by far more subtle influences. Change Anything shows how individuals can come to understand these powerful and influential forces, and how to put these forces to work in a positive manner that brings real and meaningful results.
The authors present an array of everyday examples that will change and truly empower you to reexamine the way you go about your business and life.
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Abortion Via Twittertoddler-times
In the past, abortion — in the specific, personal sense — has been a private, personal thing. At least, that's what I assume since I've never encountered anyone at a party chatting about their procedure or had anyone tell me about what they went through at the office water cooler. Like sex itself, I suspect most people keep their own experiences to themselves. This, however, is no longer the case, at least for one Florida woman. Angie Jackson, a well-known blogger and twitter user has been documenting her abortion online.
Ms. Jackson's first pregnancy nearly resulted in her death and doctors told her afterward that she should not get pregnant again. That advice, along with the care her four-year-old son needs, led her to the decision that, if she became pregnant, she would abort. So when she did find herself pregnant, despite the use of an IUD, she saw a doctor, got a prescription for RU-486, and began taking it. And tweeting about it.
Jackson, an outspoken and prolific blogger and twitterer, put a video on YouTube talking about the process. Since then, she's received hate mail, death threats, and enough insults to last a lifetime. She has been in touch with the FBI and the police now drive by her house hourly. But she's also received plenty of support and gratitude from her followers. "You have taken some of the mystery & terror out of non-surgical abortion" wrote one person. Another said she hadn't heard of RU-486 previously and thanked her for raising awareness.
And that's part of why she is suffering through the hate and threats — to raise awareness and acceptance. As another blogger asked, why should she — or any woman — be ashamed of something that's legal?
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I found this link in a popular economics blog.
What are your takes on this?
this is a portion of the article (the examples of dangerous ideas)-
Edit: Please dont get this sent to P&R.Do women, on average, have a different profile of aptitudes and emotions than men?
Were the events in the Bible fictitious -- not just the miracles, but those involving kings and empires?
Has the state of the environment improved in the last 50 years?
Do most victims of sexual abuse suffer no lifelong damage?
Did Native Americans engage in genocide and despoil the landscape?
Do men have an innate tendency to ****?
Did the crime rate go down in the 1990s because two decades earlier poor women aborted children who would have been prone to violence?
Are suicide terrorists well-educated, mentally healthy and morally driven?
Would the incidence of **** go down if prostitution were legalized?
Do African-American men have higher levels of testosterone, on average, than white men?
Is morality just a product of the evolution of our brains, with no inherent reality?
Would society be better off if heroin and cocaine were legalized?
Is homosexuality the symptom of an infectious disease?
Would it be consistent with our moral principles to give parents the option of euthanizing newborns with birth defects that would consign them to a life of pain and disability?
Do parents have any effect on the character or intelligence of their children?
Have religions killed a greater proportion of people than Nazism?
Would damage from terrorism be reduced if the police could torture suspects in special circumstances?
Would Africa have a better chance of rising out of poverty if it hosted more polluting industries or accepted Europe's nuclear waste?
Is the average intelligence of Western nations declining because duller people are having more children than smarter people?
Would unwanted children be better off if there were a market in adoption rights, with babies going to the highest bidder?
Would lives be saved if we instituted a free market in organs for transplantation?
Should people have the right to clone themselves, or enhance the genetic traits of their children?


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The 1,200-acre Hidden Falls Regional Park (Hidden Falls) is located between the communities of Auburn, Lincoln, and the Ophir/Newcastle area. The park is situated along the Coon Creek and Deadman Creek watersheds, and is south of the Bear River. Hidden Falls Regional Park was purchased by Placer County through the Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program for the purposes of natural conservation and passive recreation.
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Trail System (Please download or print this map prior to your visit to Hidden Falls Regional Park as cell phone service is limited.)
Approximately 30 miles of multiple-use trails provide access to scenic views of the riparian habitat along several creeks and to two gorgeous waterfalls. There are informative interpretive panels mounted at various spots along the trails. The park also has areas for picnicking, the fishing is great and there is plenty of open space for enjoying quiet time in a pristine outdoor environment.
You are welcome to visit the 1,200 acre Hidden Falls Regional Park any day of the year. Although the park is open all weekends and holidays, in order to get the most enjoyment from your trip, please plan carefully to use the park during off-peak days and times because the parking lots in the park often fill up during weekends and holidays. Park visitors are strongly encouraged to carpool to the park and to arrive early.
Due to the extreme popularity of Hidden Falls, the park sometimes becomes overcrowded. These conditions have caused concern for the sensitive flora and fauna within Hidden Falls, and especially concerns for the safety of the public. In order to ensure the safety of park visitors and the neighboring community, and improve the public's experience with the park, when the parking lots are full, guests are asked to park at an alternative location and bike or walk to the park, or to visit a different park for the day. Visitors are not to park along Mears Drive or along any of the private roads in order to access Hidden Falls. The California Highway Patrol is the enforcement arm for parking issues on roadways outside of Hidden Falls Regional Park. The Sheriff's Department will enforce rules within the Park. An alternative parking location, about 5 miles away, is available at the Placer County Government Center, 3091 County Center Drive. From there you can ride your bike or hike to Hidden Falls, if the parking lot is full.
Plans are underway to provide additional parking in summer, 2015. Although both the parking lots for cars and equestrian units will be enlarged, parking will still be limited.
Park full conditions and alternative nearby trails.
There is an area of the parking lot has been designated as parking for equestrians. There is not a lot of parking space for equestrians so please park only in parking stalls designated for vehicles.
The development of Hidden Falls was made possible by the Placer Legacy Open Space Program. Placer Legacy is a voluntary program formed to conserve open space, help preserve the local farm economy, protect native plants and wildlife, and provide more passive recreation opportunities to the public. Major support is being provided by a combination of funding partners and volunteers. Supporters include the California Natural Resources Agency, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, California Conservation Corps, REI Inc., Folsom Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition, Sun City Lincoln Hills Hiking Club, and California State Parks.
Hidden Falls has been described by Supervisor Robert Weygandt as the "Crown Jewel" of the county's award-winning Placer Legacy program.
Currently, Hidden Falls Regional Park does not have potable water for the public or horses. Park users should bring plenty of drinking water for their visit. This is especially important during times of hot weather.
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No out-of-state girls basketball teams will be playing in this year's Subway/Columbus North Invitational, but the field figures to be as good or better than in the event's first two years.
Six sectional champions, including the Class 4A state runner-up, are among the eight teams that will take the court Dec. 29-30 at North. All eight teams will play three games.
Joining the Bull Dogs, who went 23-3 last season, in the tourney are Crown Point (13-8), Homestead (23-2), Jeffersonville (17-6), Merrillville (16-7), Mooresville (19-4), Penn (25-2) and Pike (19-9). All but Crown Point and Jeffersonville won sectional titles, and Penn made it all the way to the Class 4A state finals.
"That field is about as good a field as you'll find in any tournament in Indiana next season," North coach Pat McKee said. "I think all eight teams would be good, strong teams again."
North's Ali Patberg, who has committed to Notre Dame, and Merrillville's Victoria Gaines (Michigan State), were Core Six members of this year's Indiana Junior All-Stars. Pike's Brittany Ward was a member of the South Six.
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The North boys basketball team will ring in the new year in Richmond.
The Bull Dogs, who have won Richmond's Bob Wettig Invitational each of the three years they've played in it, will try for a fourth consecutive title. The 16-team event will begin with eight first-round games Jan. 1 and conclude Jan. 3.
North's last game leading up to that tournament will be a Dec. 23 showcase matchup against Bowman Academy at the new Indiana State Fairgrounds arena. The Eagles have won Class A and 2A titles in the past five years and lost to Greensburg in the Class 3A final this season.
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Two Columbus East girls track and field athletes have been named Academic All-State by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association.
Andrea Hendrickson and Michaela Richardson are on the first team. East's Sarah Loesch is an honorable mention selection.
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Jennings County girls track coach Brian Guthrie has taken over as the Panther boys cross-country coach.
Guthrie succeeds Father Jonathan Meyer, who guided the team last season. Meyer's job relocated him to a Southeastern Indiana parish near Cincinnati.
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Two Hoosier Hills Conference schools have picked high-profile boys basketball coaches.
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Cliff Hawkins, who led DeKalb to a Class 4A state finals appearance and has spent the past 10 years at Center Grove, takes over for Pat King at Madison. The Cubs went 14-6 last season.
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This married mother of seven lively children has worked hard to get herself where she is today. Her long track record in this business also means she has a strong customer base that she has been banking on. She has faced challenges like the continual threat of pests that have incessantly played havoc with her crops. But being the strong-willed woman that she is, she has fought hard to overcome them.
With this loan, Clare wants to purchase more produce like beans, cassava and millet that she will later resell to her clients.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
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