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We shine a light on two young leaders of a new generation of grassroots Muslim-Jewish encounter in Los Angeles. They're innovating templates of practical relationship that work with reality, acknowledge questions and conflict, yet resolve not to be enemies — whatever the political future of the Middle East may hold.
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is co-director of NewGround, and is the interfaith program coordinator at the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) in Los Angeles.
is co-director of NewGround, and director of interfaith programming for the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in Los Angeles.
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In February 2009, NewGround participants teamed up, two by two, and asked each other questions about their time in the program — the struggles and the joys, the memories and the ideas that changed them. StoryCorps recorded these conversations and we selected clips to give you a better idea of the scope of this interfaith dialogue.
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Featured in this show are two activists based in Los Angeles, Malka Haya Fenyvesi and Aziza Hasan, whom Krista first encountered in 2007 at an Interfaith Youth Core conference. Together they co-direct an interfaith fellowship program in Los Angeles called NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change.
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Omar Haroon and David Weiner are two friends who met through the NewGround program. Omar is Muslim and David is Jewish, and what I appreciate about their conversation is the sense of coinciding conflict and kinship it gives.
Nancy Rosenbaum, associate producer
When Joanna says she doesn't count, she's referring to the principle of matrilineal descent in Judaism where Jewishness is passed down through the mother. Not all denominations in Judaism observe this law, but it's still a very real issue that Sarah and Joanna seem to have wrestled with throughout their lives.
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Much of their conversation seems to center around the complexity of identity that can come in a pluralistic society.
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I love your shows. It used to be a difficult decision to make among Dharma talks at the Zen Center, Unity Christ Church services, Speaking of Faith episodes, and whether an entheogenic experience was appropriate that Sunday. I'm glad to have a computer now to listen to podcasts of past shows as well as finding out there's another airing of the show in the evening.
"Curiosity over Assumptions" was a delight as well and made me wonder how much the Christian community has Intra-Faith dialogues. I'm sure there's some, the closest I've come to personally is when I've met other like minded Christians (and those raised Christian) who attend Zen/Buddhist, Metaphysical Christian, Advaita Vedantic/Yogic, groups, center, and places of worship. I think if representatives of each grouping calling themselves Christian got together asking what do we have in common and how do we relate with those not identifying themselves as Christian, there would be quite a stir, hopefully epiphanies and assurance of our Universal Atonement. Interestingly, from a certain yogic view, the same "God-force" incarnating as Krishna, also did as Buddha and Jesus Christ, ultimately, as all awakened/awakening beings. In zen, deluded Buddhas are beings, awakened beings are Buddhas. My assumption is the Golden rule would be one of the most uniting principles for Christian s of diverse backgrounds. Having been born pagan, raised, baptized and confirmed Christian, then embracing an Agnostic/Inter-Faith/Meta-Neopagan/New Age/Buddhist/Yogic/Entheogenic/Oneirogenic/Integral approach to religion/faith my head and heart spin at times and I wish everyone could level up a bit (or deepen their wells). I still draw on some of the biblical scriptures though I think the best is often mirrored in other scriptures/texts often, sometimes in better ways. Meditation and living wholeheartedly is what I find essential.
The scripture "faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love" 1 Corinthians 13:13 appeals to me as describing the three levels of divine experience, though I'd start with hope (for something more than the mundane suffering), then faith (some sense that there is something beyond suffering of which we are a part), and love (that which relieves suffering and show unity of peace, wisdom, kindness). Love is the greatest because "God is Love" 1 John 4:8. Love which created and sustains us, is what we are. By loving we practice realizing that which we are and that ultimately nothing is separate from us, thus comes "the peace that passes all understanding" Philippians 4:7.
I love this line from A Course in Miracles, a universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary. I believe that people both fear and desire that experience.
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Dear Krista
As a psychologist and marriage and family therapist I have long studied and written and taught about the importance of curiosity and problems with certainty for my clients and my students. So, you program on being attentive to to curiosity and assumptions as dialogue is opened up between Jewish and Muslim communities was of particular interest to me.
Curiosity is so crucial in everyday life as well as it being, in my belief, at the core of good psychotherapy. In fact, I and two other colleague wrote a paper on "The temptations of power and certainty" in the Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy" 16 years ago.
I am attaching a PDF which I use as a handout to my clients and my students. It speaks for itself - and spells out two kinds of curiosity and two kinds of certainty and the relational or systemic implications of each.
Thank you for your thoughtful and engaging program every week. It's a delight and I listen to it as I travel to Sunday services at White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church in Mahtomedi.
Ken Stewart
Listening to "Curiosity of Assumptions" was a wonderful experience and one I think any person could truly benefit from. I'm amazed to think of what wonderful relationships and friendships NewGround has founded. In my experience interfaith relationships and dialogues usually focus on each side trying to change the other's mind or trying to prove themselves "right". It is so refreshing to finally hear people speak of something as incredibly simple as understanding. Let's not try to beat each other up over who is "right" but instead try to understand one another and empathize with one another and share in each other's struggles and victories. I think Ms. Hasan made the most important point of all when she said, [y]ou don't have to give up who you are in order to embrace somebody else".
I was also stuck by Ms. Hasan's complete and honest acceptance of the fears that many people still have towards Muslims. I don't think those fears are irrational, but to blame entire nation of people for the acts of a few is grossly unfair, but also a sad reality that many people face post 9/11. I can see the points on both sides, but the way she handles it and continues to handle it is very impressive. In such heated matters like this, it is often hard for either side to keep a level head. The way she simply faces the issue head on with such grace and acceptance is very admirable. I myself might feel too angry to be so accepting of that sometimes unfair criticism and fear. I might feel resentful for having to constantly explain that my religion does not condone violence.
My hat goes off to those special individual who can put their differences aside and participate in groups like this. I think this is a very good sign that things can and will get better.
Krista Tippet invited listeners to " ... tell us about a surprising or revealing moment that helped change the way you think about the other." About two years ago, my Universalist Unitarian church congregation undertook a visioning process. We taped the pre-requisite big sheets of paper to the walls. We used magic markers to write down our thoughts and ideas. Our hopes. Our dreams for our community. Standard stuff. Then I saw what Liz wrote: "Stop using the word God." My heart sank.
In my church, we recite a covenant each week that concludes "… thus do we covenant with each other and with God." Even though I don't know how to define God, God is important to me. For me, God is, and I want that acknowledged.
I was angry and resentful of what Liz wrote. But mostly, I was afraid. What would I do if the congregation acted on her suggestion? My thoughts jumped to how I might have to leave my church. I was upset, but held my feelings inside–which was good because I quickly realized I didn't need to go anywhere. If my church "dropped God," I would simply say the word silently.
By the time the visioning process ended, I had come even farther and realized that more than words, it was the community that mattered, and that we in our own messy way would continue to love and support one another in individual faith journeys no matter what words we used.
My church never acted on Liz's suggestion. We still covenant with each other and with God, but Liz got my attention. I kept an eye out for her. I was leery of her. Despite my realizations, I wanted to stay clear of her. She was Other.
I would still be standing that ground, if summer hadn't come along. Kayak-time. I love to kayak, and I am often looking for a companion to join me. A friend told me that Liz had a kayak and was always looking for someone to go with her. Liz? Liz? I didn't know about that. But the next Sunday I ready to head to the river, and there was Liz drinking coffee after the service. Yes, she'd love to go kayaking that afternoon.
It a lovely day that I will long remember. Not because of the way the sunlight sparkled on the water. Not because of the blue herons slowly rising from the water's edge, or the kingfishers darting up ahead. And not because of the soft-shelled turtles sunning on water-soaked logs. No, it was because halfway through the paddle, while eating snacks on a little beach, Liz and I talked. Fairly quickly our words came around to religion. I told Liz my understanding of the ultimate reality that I call God. She told me hers. And this I will never forget: We were both saying the same thing.
For months I have seen The Other each day during my commute. He is usually writing or praying towards the east, presumably facing Mecca. It is Ramadan and I feel compelled to do something. I am currently in a convergence of faiths: The Other is Muslim, I am Unitarian Universalist, my wife is Jewish, and the car in front of us is probably driven by a Christian--the vanity license plate is naming a verse in Romans. My wife and I are also in a car but The Other is living under a bridge--not only of different faith, but different socio-economic status.
That afternoon I finally buy a waterproof blanket, warm socks, some bottled water, and dates with which he can open his Ramadan fast. The next morning I find a nearby parking space and walk over to his spot under the bridge. He is rolling a cigarette, taking a break from the opened books and half-filled notebooks surrounded by an orderly and neat collection of his possessions. A screen of fallen branches provide him some privacy from the passing cars. Tentatively, I offer a greeting and he comes over to me.
While explaining why I am here and telling what I brought, his brow furrows in confusion. With a thin, but strong voice and looking directly at me with clear and serene eyes, he thanks me, but firmly states that he has all he needs. I am monetarily stunned. Can he be serious? Is he in denial? The many readings of Buddhist literature concerning possessions come to my rescue and remind me that some people don't seek the car and house with a white picket fence, but aim towards more spiritual goals.
I tell him how compelled I am to do something after having seen a need and ask again that he take what I brought. He accepts, but is clear that he will give my offering to a fellow homeless person who sometimes shares this bridge. I wonder if my insistence has roots in thoughts other than helping. Perhaps I want him to accept in order to save some semblance of my view of his situation. Identifying any action that I have ever taken that had a singular motivation is difficult.
Before leaving, I ask his name. "Yusef," he replies with a smile and we shake hands.
In this case, all my pre-conceived notions, mostly accepted from the media, about Muslims and the homeless fail. He is kind and charitable. He is educated and scrupulously clean. He is satisfied and friendly. I am, again, reminded that even though stereotypes may have some basis in reality, extending that stereotype to all member of a community will usually demonstrate the error of such thinking.
No mention of Jewish violence but Miss. Tippet explictily asked the Muslim woman about reaction to Muslim violence. I thought that the Muslim woman always responded very well to all the questions put to her.
Miss. Tippet herself spoke for a large percentage of the hour, disappointingly.
The imbalance of power is too great between the Jew and the Muslim. For example, it is the Jews that dominate publc radio broadcasting and also higher education teaching positions in this country and also the book trade, so they control what I can and can not read! What do the Muslims at this time dominate in America?
Much of Miss Tippet's contribution was concerning "us vs. them". If this ying/yang male/female tension did not exist then people would not have much of a motivation to do anything. I thought that in Christianity I was told that God gave me others so that I could learn about myself, actually at the momment I do not quite remember the exact teaching! Much is made in both of these traditions about cleanliness and dirtiness. This is not within my personnal experience, I have never really known the Muslim family or the Jewish family, although I have tried to meet them. When I have met them it was always within an American context which reminds me to say that this program exemplifies that this Muslim/Jewish peaceful relationship very much uses the English language.
Thank you for the show.
For as long as I can remember, I've been troubled by the iron curtains of perception that divide people into 'us' vs. 'them' (the enemy). In my heart of hearts, I instinctively sense that we can't really be all that different from one another. Every time I learn of people from 'enemy camps' who are attempting to bridge the divide and do the real work of coming understand one another, I pay attention. Listening to this program gives me hope.
In the wake of 9/11, amidst the shock, grief, and marshaling of righteous revenge, many of us cringed, and worried that our response to this tragedy would make things far worse, instead of making anything better. I'm grateful that Malka and Aziza were among those who chose to let this tragedy serve as catalyst for personal change - the kind that ripples out into the community and world. Their story, and the work they are engaged in is cause for hope. Where ever any two people who have thought of themselves as enemy, or 'other' can find reconciliation, mutual care and respect, then we know that redemption is not only possible, but happening here and now.
I am grateful to have grown up in a family and community that truly valued diversity. Yet here and there, I have opportunities to stumble upon my own limited view of another. I was raised Catholic, and retain a great deal of the richness of that tradition in my core. Along the way, I keep discovering sacred writings from other traditions that I find great resonance with.
Years ago, I encountered a poem by Ken Sehested in a journal I subscribed to, entitled, "Annunciation". The poem beautifully expresses the mystical importance of Mary's story, and the potent implications of Jesus' coming arrival into a troubled world. I immediately added it to my collection of poems I live with.
In reading about the author, I had a chance to encounter a small prejudice I didn't even know I had. Ken is a Baptist minister, and my experience with Baptists was next to nil. I remember being amazed that this poem, which I might have guessed to have been written by someone in the Catholic tradition, was written by a Baptist. This may sound insignificant, but it helped me (again!) recognize that the hunger for the Sacred and truth that lights a way is universal. As it turns out, Ken is also very active in a variety of programs of interfaith dialogue (including the Baptist Peace Fellowhsip). He has also co-edited, along with Rabia Terri Harris, a booklet containing quotes from the Christian and Islamic scripture traditions, entitled, "Peace Primer', published by the Muslim Peace Fellowship. (He/ they would likely be great candidates for interviewing on SOF.)
Here is the poem:
Hail, O favored one!
But Mary was greatly troubled
at the angel's erupting, interrupting greeting.
No wonder.
The annumciation of heaven
splitting earth
is always troubling
Mountains shake
hearts quiver
at the sound of God's rousing.
No wonder.
Such announcements stir dangerous memory:
the crumbling of ambition,
quakes rending high places;
and raise saviors out of mangers
to subvert palaces and princes and priests.
Hail, O favored one!
Heaven's comedy breaks with a grin:
into the womb of a teenage peasant,
to shepherds standing in dung-filled fields,
to goyim -- refuse of creation -- of distant lands
who decipher God's signature in the very stars.
With Mary, Herod also shudders,
gripped with fear,
at the sound of the heavenly Hail!
His heart, too, is troubled
trembling tremoulous.
But Herod-hearts
cast slaughtered innocents
in their wake.
Only those with wombs of welcome
to heaven's Announciation
can magnify God and heal the earth.
* by Ken Schested, executive director of the Memphis, Tennessee - based Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
(Note: the attached photo is of me with my newborn grandson, Reynolds Jerome.)
we are a jewish/christian family, since 2 sons married catholic girls and 1 son, a jewish girl. my daughter is divorced. we have been celebrating chanukah and christmas together, giving appropriate gifts, for 20 years until last year. my son decided that he no longer wanted to celebrate the holidays together as long as there was an exchange of gifts. he no longer is part of the family's shared holiday festivities.
at passover last year he refused my daughter when she asked if she could come to his seder, saying, "why is this night different than any other).
the only reason for his refusing her, it seems, is because she's an atheist. she is a special needs sister, who never gave him reason to treat her in that way. the prior year he hosted passover to an indian family. he has not been attending temple and it's not fitting his personality to behave this way. i cannot get through to him that the family is suffering because of his alleged jewishness. his wife is very involved with temple and i'm sure gives strong input to her family. religion has destroyed a fine family.
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The former 'All My Children' star chats about her soap opera days, the joys of motherhood and her passion for healthy living.
Reflecting on her 9-year stint as Kendall Hart Slater on the iconic daytime drama All My Children, Alicia Minshew is decidedly nostalgic. �I miss playing Kendall. She was a big part of me,� the actress says. Alicia nabbed the coveted lead role of Kendall Hart in 2002, following in the footsteps of actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had previously played the character. The stakes were high, but Alicia�s stellar portrayal of the willful, hotheaded Kendall made her an instant fan-favorite, earning her two Daytime Emmy and Soap Opera Digest Awards nominations and helping her win over the hearts of All My Children�s devoted fan following. Now that All My Children is off the air after its storied 44-year run, Minshew is entering the next chapter of her career with the launch of two highly-anticipated web series, Beacon Hill�(premiering March 5) and Tainted Dreams. When she�s not running back and forth between rehearsals and tapings, Alicia is spending time with her young daughter, Willow, and her husband, Richie Herschenfeld. We caught up with the busy-bee actress to reflect on her All My Children days, hear more about her exciting new projects and chat about her passion for healthy living.� When you initially found out that you would be playing the role of the Kendall Hart, what was your reaction? Were you nervous about playing a lead role on All My Children? Yes. In fact, when I initially auditioned for the show, the casting director, Judy Wilson, called a few girls in for the role. Nobody knew we were auditioning for the role of Susan Lucci�s daughter. Afterward, when I got the part, Judy said, �I want you to know�this is the role that Sarah Michelle Gellar played.� That�s when I got nervous. I knew I had big shoes to fill. At the time, I was in my twenties and I had never done anything this big. I knew that the role of Lucci�s daughter was a huge deal. So I definitely had doubts, but I just thought, �Well, let�s just see what happens.� My first day on the set, everything was so great. That�s when I realized how amazing this experience was going to be. Kendall was a very complex character, a sort of villain-turned-heroine figure. Did you have anything in common with Kendall? Were you able to relate to her at all? It�s funny; even though Kendall went from being this sort of trashy mean girl to this strong, head-of-the-company mama bear, I was always able to relate to her in some way. She has this edgy side to her that I may have a little bit of. It sounds strange, but I also think that playing her has actually given me a bit more strength as a woman. I�ve found myself having more strength because of Kendall. But the biggest way I can relate to Kendall is the fierce love that she felt for her family. It was easy for me to play that strong mama, because I felt that each and every time. As the years went on, I got to impart my sense of humor onto Kendall's character. I would find little ways to lighten her up every now and then and give her some of my personality. What was it like playing Susan Lucci�s daughter? I knew who Susan Lucci was and was very intimidated to play her daughter. But the very first day I showed up in set she could not have been kinder or sweeter. She was so welcoming. Over time we started to form a really wonderful friendship. We have done so many intense emotional scenes and really bonded doing those. Now we are good friends who keep in touch from time to time. I really miss working with her. I learned a lot from her over those 10 years. She was such a professional and always treated every single cast and crew member with such respect. I admired her for that. You had a 9-year run with All My Children. Now that your stint with the show is over, do you miss it, or are you looking forward to some of the exciting new projects you�ve got coming up? Both. I miss seeing the cast and the crew every day. They were my extended family for almost 10 years. I saw the same people day in and day out. They were my friends, and I miss them. I miss the producers and directors of cast and crew. I also miss playing Kendall. She was a big part of me. I grew up with her, in a way�I got married with her; I had a baby with her. At the same time, after 10 years of being on the show, I was a little antsy to do something different. A part of me was excited to start a whole new chapter in my life. That�s kind of where I�m at right now. I�m at peace with ending the show and looking forward to what�s coming up next. I feel very lucky that I was on All My Children for so long. The show really opened many doors for me�for the films I�ve been in, for the family that I have, for the life that I have. [caption id="attachment_118422" align="alignnone" width="296"] Alicia with Tainted Dreams co-star Austin Peck. (Photo by: NYC Brand Productions)[/caption] Tell us a little bit about your new web series, Tainted Dreams. Tainted Dreams was written by one of the producers of All My Children. It�s sort of a behind-the-scenes look at the making of soap operas. It�s a funny, silly, sad sexy story. It�s sort of a soap-within-a-soap, because you follow the lives of the actors that are on the show and also follow their character�s lives in the soap opera. You get to see what really happens behind the scenes. I play one of the producers. Traditional soap operas are sort of a dying breed, but it sounds like this show is trying to keep the genre alive, in a way. You�re right; soap operas are definitely a dying breed. People nowadays love reality shows, which are sort of like real-life soap operas, if you think about it. They�re entertaining, but they�re cheap to produce. So I think [Tainted Dreams] is definitely keeping the genre alive, like you said. But the show is edgier than your typical soap; it�s sort of like an indie film and a soap opera rolled up into one. There�s nudity; it�s real; it�s raw. It�s about real life. That�s what I think makes it so unique, and that�s why I think it can draw a different audience. How do you create a healthy, environmentally friendly home for your daughter, Willow? From day one, I resolved to do whatever I could to keep her healthy. But realistically, I know that I�m not going to be able to shield her from every bad, terrible thing out there, so I try to do everything in moderation. You know, she�s a kid, so I let her have sugar every now and then. But I try to eat organically whenever possible because I want to keep her pure�nowadays, there are so many hormones in meats and pesticides in foods, which is why I purchase organic fruits and veggies and grass-fed beef. In terms of the environment, I use a lot of green household products. I try to keep our house a good breathing environment, but it can be challenging to do so when you�re living in New York City. I imagine that with a daughter and a demanding career, it can be difficult to fit it all in. How do you sneak fitness into your everyday routine? When I was working with All My Children, I primarily worked out on the weekends. I was on my feet morning til night, which, believe it or not, burned a lot of calories. I�m naturally skinny, so my main focus has always been not getting sickly-looking and trying to keep muscle on my body. I wanted to stay toned after Willow was born, so when she was taking her naps, I would put in one of my yoga or Pilates DVDs. We have a gym in our building, so I had a trainer for a little while, too. These days, I work out 3 times a week, which is perfect for my body. Now that Willow is in preschool, I can run to the gym and do some light weights when she's off at school. What�s your favorite healthy meal to make for your family? I�m not going to lie�my husband is the cook of the family! I�ll make suggestions or requests, and he�ll make the food. How fantastic is that?! One of our family favorites is salmon. We�ll do salmon and brown rice and these fantastic Brussels sprouts my husband makes. It�s a good way to get my daughter to eat veggies, and it tastes delicious. What is your health philosophy? I�m going to quote my grandmother, who is 103 years old and is a completely healthy, vibrant woman. I once asked her what her secret to good health was, and she said: �Everything in moderation.� She doesn�t believe in overdoing any one thing. You can eat whatever you want, but eat it in moderation. She also believed in loving life and having a good attitude. Living life with a lot of gratitude. So now her secret to healthy living is mine. I try to have a lot of gratitude, which isn�t always easy. This article originally appeared as on Spry Living

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This week I'm macking on: Dueling Hamlets. There was this one in New York, that made Christopher Isherwood go all dreamy, and then there's this one in Philly that opens on Tuesday night with one of our golden boys, Rainpan 43's Geoff Sobelle, in the titular role. I don't know how Sobelle will measure up to New York's Camargo, but I'll be judging him against my last, favorite Hamlet, Bill Zielinski, a fine actor formerly of this city, and currently residing in Amsterdam, which is fairly close to Denmark. Zielinski's Dane stalked the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's stage back in 1999, and I can still recall the wild look in his eyes, as a Hamlet who has been shaken to his very core and stands on the precipice of an unjust fate, staring down an unjust descent into madness.
Sobelle, in this interview, plans to play it cooler, a Hamlet as Tom Waits or Bob Dylan. Well good for him, and good for us. If Isherwood says Camargo plays it soft, all the more reason to check out both and be astounded by the continuing malleability of the painted clay that makes up Shakespeare's men. (At left: Waits illustrates the difference between a hawk and a handsaw.)
This week I'm hating on: unpaid blogging. I've got a lot to do, and so do you, but you're probably getting paid for it. I post out of love, and lately, I just haven't been feeling it. However, if you or your organization is interested in throwing a little coin the way of my highly-targeted audience, well, just that little bit would make it all worthwhile. Please consider advertising on Drama Queen or purchasing a package that graces several ArtsJournal blogs at once. There is, of course, a larger post in here about critics as an endangered species, the disappearance of paid arts journalists, and the necessity for online publications to place a monetary value on their arts writers, but I don't know, maybe I'll get around to that once someone pays me to discuss it.
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For years end-users had to rely on product reviews by web-sites or print magazines to understand the benefits of the latest technologies. However, understanding is almost nothing compared to own impressions and even the most thorough product reviews cannot reproduce emotions that one may feel by using a product or technology. EVGA wants to change that and give select end-users a chance to test drive the latest products.
On Thursday the well-known supplier of graphics cards and motherboards unveiled its EVGA Loaner Program (ELP) for the U.S. residents under which its registered customers may try either Nvidia 3D Vision or Nvidia 3-Way SLI technologies for free for two weeks. The move will not only allow EVGA to demonstrate the latest technologies to its customers who are more likely to acquire them, but is also likely to inspire discussions about those technologies in various Internet communities as well as forums.
EVGA proposes its registered customers to sign up either for Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision (shutter glasses) set with Samsung 22" monitor featuring 120Hz refresh-rate ($599 for glasses + display) or for EVGA "Classified" limited edition Intel X58-based mainboard for Intel Core i7 processors with 3-way SLI support (price of the mainboard $449).
Once a participant has been randomly selected by EVGA, the company promises to ship her/him the selected package to test drive for 14 calendar days. After 14 days of usage, the participant has to send the product to the next participant chosen by EVGA at his/her own expense. Participants who receive the loaner product are required to post feedback comments on a special web-page within 7 days from shipping out product to next participant. If a participant wants to keep the products, he or she should pay for them to EVGA.
EVGA plans to publish user reviews of its products on its web-site, which will likely cover various usage aspects and will also work as free advertising of the company's products. Obviously, if the randomly chosen participants will be impressed by the stereoscopic shutter glasses-based 3D or EVGA's premium mainboard, sales of appropriate items will also go up.
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This is the company that is doing them here
This is the company that is doing them here
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
I'm wrong...looks like the government is involved.
ECOtality is the project manager of The EV Project and will oversee the installation of approximately 14,000 commercial and residential charging stations in 18 major cities and metropolitan areas in six states and the District of Columbia. The project will provide an EV infrastructure to support the deployment of 8,300 EVs. The project is a public-private partnership, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy through a federal stimulus grant and made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For more information about The EV Project, please visit www.theevproject.com.
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
Someone put a commercial charging station at the front of my neighborhood and I have never seen it used. Of course, I highly doubt there will be any electric cars in this run-down neighborhood for quite some time. This location, location, location is unthinkable.
Tesla Motors are having a bit of a problem.
Any car that has a $40K part is a gamble to own. As I recall, the battery is basically the entire floor of the car, so what if you're in a minor accident that damages the battery? What's it going to cost to insure that car?
Let's hope Tesla doesn't turn into another Solyndra. It doesn't look good right now.
I still don't see what the advantage is in paying $40-50K for a mostly electric vehicle when you can buy a Toyota Prius for $24K that gets 50 MPG. Why not save $15K or so and cough up the money to buy two gallons of gas for every 100 miles you drive?
Apparently you can put a gun rack in a Volt. And you can put a bullet through the battery without it exploding.
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I'm up to 2500 gasoline free miles now......
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (290 votes).
In short: Not the most enjoyable race I have done!In full: Badly organised, the start was delayed & so runners got cold which was not helped by the slow walk behind the Marching band! Very few marshals on the course, the first drinks station was not until nearly 5 miles! Too many spectators in the road near the finish & no atmosphere at the finish line!Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Poorly organised in places, challenging run but no scenery.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: A lively, fun, and professionally-run race: recommendedIn full: This was a well-organised and marshalled race: the elite runners behind the brass band was a very nice touch. The only slight problem was 15-minute delay caused by having to process so many late entries. Otherwise a lovely atmosphere with loads of support.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Friendly atmosphere; good support around the course; pity about the delayed start on a cold morning Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Impatient drivers a risk, but marshalls cannot be everywhere Good marathon trainerDate of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Trafic was a problem, I was nearly taken out by an impatient driver on the 11 mile mark, marshall could have done better.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Good quick race, worth doing and nice support in villagesIn full: Agree with the other reviewers about the traffic and the other problems, but still enjoyed this oneDate of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Pleasant enough but traffic can be scaryIn full: For a 'first' Half, the course itself was nice; as an ex local, it was fun revisiting the villages and nice to get out of London. Traffic was definitely an issue at the start and end... could be quite offputting, especially for any newbies. Marshalls did a good job, but Essex drivers are not the most tolerant! Great support out in the villages. A lot of reviews mention the delay - but as the organisers pointed out in their joining notes, this is a 'charity' event, not a 'serious runners' run.That said, chip timing was nice, although my GPS made the course 13.12 miles....In summmary, a pleasant day out, and all over before the storm swept through!Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Super funDate of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Nice route, lots of down hill sectionsIn full: Only negatives as far as I was concerned was the delayed start time, and the drinks stations were a bit chaotic. But nice support all way round course. Good range of running abilities and lots of downhills means good for first time racers.Date of review: March 10, 2008
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About the Author: Robert Wood serves as Acting Department Spokesman and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
Today the United States inaugurates its 44th President. This inauguration marks an exciting and historic moment, one that underscores the transformative nature of democracy. Democracy, by definition, is participatory. To participate effectively in a democracy, the public must have access to information. This is something I'm very mindful of while serving as a communicator for the State Department.
This inauguration also represents the peaceful transition of power from one U.S. Administration to the next. Each transition of power in the United States infuses the government with new energy and ideas. It serves as a time for career employees to evaluate what we're doing and to explain it to our incoming colleagues.
As representatives of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs, we provide information during daily press briefings and communicate regularly with NGOs and civic groups. We also manage the Department's online presence and produce the official history of U.S. foreign affairs. DipNote serves as an opportunity for direct public participation in the U.S. foreign policy discourse. I look forward to joining the DipNote dialogue and continuing its ongoing conversation.
DipNote Blogger Luke Forgerson writes:
@ Artem in Russia -- you can find the transcript and video of President Obama's Inaugural Address here.
Mauricio in Virginia writes:
Thank you for the wonderful article.
Houda in Michigan writes:
Iam a Moslim Arab Aamerican Woman that loves Hillary Clinton & is looking forward to a better future for Palastenian people now that we finally have Obama on board.
Tanveer in Pakistan writes:
Dear President Obama: I want to say congratulation on this remarkable history. You are the real picture of the dream of marton Luther. You are the leader even i am Pakistan, but i like the people who love with work, hardworking and honest. Allah give reward only those who love him and work for his projection. I am common young Pakistani and like your strategies and planning and sincerity. May GOD help you and gives new ideas to serve your nation and world.
I will be great service for 100 millions if you work for Kashmir and try your best to resolve this issue.
I am very thankful to u if u read these words.
God bless you and your new government.
Best of luck and wishes.
Ahmed in Jordan writes:
Iraq was one of the main reason Obama was elected and it came first in his inauguration specch. He really needs to work so hard to find a solution for this country otherwise the whole middle east will fall in to the jaws of the Iranian shark swallowing everyone's interests. Iran has no friends and they are well known for betrayal and so Obama needs to figure out a way by which he stops them and give a chance for Iraq to elect a good government far from the Iranian intervention in all its shapes and restore strategic power balance between these two countries to maintain peace and protect interests.
Ahmed from Iraq
Aziz in Pakistan writes:
Congratulation Barak Hussain Obama.
Your honourable seat strongly desrves to work day and night to settle the problems of Afghanistan, Iraq, Kashmir, Palestine, and other issues of conflic purly according to the needs of local people inhabing these regions. Kashmir issue is as important for the peace of South Asia as the Palestine for the Middle East. Both Iraq ang Afghanistan need strong foundation of resolution which your authority can easily do. United Nations resolutions in all these matters of global politics demand for 100 percent attention to implement in resolving permanently from the president office of U.S.A., which belives in global peace and tranquility.
God help you. You just make past the pace of proceedings.
Ndaukila in the Democratic Republic of Congo writes:
I say congrtilations to president OBAMA and to all the US people, so God bless the USA !
Alessandro in Venezuela writes:
Congratulation Mr. Presidet I wish you the best for you and all the Administration to solve the problems and it became the best oportunity to succes of the humanity for better days to come. But please. I'm from Venezuela and we have and evil president please help us to be a free country again but I cant explain my self how could be possible in this century 21 the humanity still have this kind of president. Dictator. Opressor of human right. Please help us Mr President and God bless you and God bless the United State of America.
Sherman in New York writes:
I want to congratulate President Obama and his Administration and pledge to be a part of the change we have already started. I will offer my time and any service that will make my neighborhood, community an country a better place.
Alexander in Germany writes:
I congratulate President Obama and his Administration. Now the "Wind of Change" in the U.S. Politics can go on. We here in germany are mostly friends from the U.S. and we now what they have done for us. I Hope we can renew our good Relations. Let us now work for this!
May God bless the new "First Family" and the Minister of the new Administration. And may God bless the United States of America.
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Abby in Florida writes:
President Obama has taken on the greatest responsibility of America, her people, many other countries and their people too. He is the first whose hope reaches world wide. The thread so many have waited to grab on to. The cool part is he knows it and is not afraid. We must all give him our faith and confidence. Thanks to his bravery and Amen.
WC in Virginia writes:
Sad day for America!
Li in China writes:
Respect president Obama .I'm from china,I want know .How do you intend to deal with the relationship between China and the United States? and how you will process the Taiwan problem? Thanks.
Jeff in Florida writes:
Congratulations President Obama. You've talked the talk and now it's time to walk the walk. Fix our economy!
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Janeide C. in New Jersey writes:
May god bless our New President Barack H. Obama and his family. Congrats to Hillary Clinton and the entire Cabinet that President Obama chose. I know we are in for Change. Thank you...
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REG in France writes:
My Dear Assistant Secretary Wood,
I am ready for a conversation, as well. I am an American citizen residing in France and the United Kingdom. I am a registered voter in Winter Haven, Florida. And I do vote by absentee ballot. Of course, being Florida, I have no idea whether my vote ever gets counted.
I am a lifelong Democrat. I have served on Democratic Party local executive committees. I was a volunteer in a Congressional campaign that took a Congressional seat in northern California permanently (so far) out of the Republican column and into the Democratic column. I am comfortable and effective in mainstream American politics.
For 23 days I watched F-16 fighter planes and helicopter gunships provided by the United States of America and paid for by the American taxpayer attack unarmed elderly men, women and children, United Nations shelters and food warehouses run by the International Committee of the Red Cross. I have read and watched fully confirmed reports of a truck driver working for a humanitarian organization trying to bring food to hungry people being shot to death by Israeli troops.
The United States of America provided the money and the weapons used to openly commit these outrages against human decency. It doesn't matter what markings were painted on the instruments of death and destruction that were used to carry out these acts of barbarism. They were American instruments of death and destruction. Without huge amounts of military and economic aid - indeed, in amounts so monumental they defy comprehension -- from the U.S.A., these crimes simply could not have happened.
No one in the U.S. government could credibly claim this came as a surprise. The behavior of the State of Israel has not changed since 1948. It was the Israeli army's attack on Gaza, then part of Egypt, in the mid-1950s, destroying the Egyptian headquarters there and killing 38 Egyptian nationals, that convinced Egypt's President Nasser that he needed to buy sophisticated weapons to defend his nation from attack from Israel.
History tells us that President Nasser was absolutely correct.
Enjoying the advantage of sophisticated, modern weapons systems, Israel intensified its attacks on Egypt. A young Shimon Perez bolstered Israel's position by negotiating a deal to buy tanks and jets from France. Then in 1956, Britain, France and Israel jointly invaded and occupied Egypt.
That was so many years ago. And yet, so little has changed. The big difference now is that Israel gets so much more money and so many more weapons, now from the United States. And so the United States of America has presented us with the horror of Gaza.
Those officials of the United States government who have taken oaths before their God to uphold and defend the Constitution and the Laws of the United States are legally, politically, financially and morally responsible, and fully accountable, for the bloodthirsty barbarism inflicted upon Gaza for 23 days in 2008.
Nowhere in the Constitution of the United States did The People, the sole source of authority for the government of the United States of America, authorize the officials of their government, their "hired hands," to go out and commit unprovoked, premeditated murder. Or pay somebody else to do it for them.
Yet, I realize now that the taxes that I haven been paying to the U.S. Treasury were used to provide the money and weaponry essential to this monstrous act of state terrorism against the people of Gaza. The United States of America has made me, a mere taxpayer, complicit in its crimes. I object to this!
Yes. We have some things to talk about.
Yasin in California writes:
Congratulations and BEST WISHES to President Obama Vice President Biden and their able cabinet team. God be with all of you.
Please resolve the crises in Afghanistan. Those people suffered for a long time (30 + years).
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Beautifully written! And I completely agree with you!! Bravo!
This makes me so happy I want to cry. Great job
How in the world did you find her blog in the first place? It's nasty!
Great article. :)
I always think of injustices being on a 1-10 scale. The Holocaust would be (at least) a 10. Pol Pot would be a 10. Stalin and Civil Rights in the USA would be an 8. NIP would be about a 1. However, Dr. King says to fight even the "1"s. Because you can never be complacent... or you are backsliding out of control before you know it.
I just wish that those who think that it must be a 5+ before protesting would stop being so nasty and judgmental!
You know that only the US and Somalia haven't signed on to the treaty. Great post.


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Re: What's your other Obsession?
I also play the piano, acoustic guitar, and I am currently(trying to) teaching myself violin.
Awesome, I've always wanted to learn the violin. Would you say it is far more difficult than the piano and guitar? Out of those two the guitar was much easier for me to learn. But I'm trying to learn to read music while playing piano so that has been most of the struggle.
Contrary to the rest of America, I don't watch TV and for the most part hate it.
Same here, I don't even get TV reception at my house.


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4 Victims From Weak Nintendo Wii U Sales
When Nintendo (NTDOY) cut its sales forecast in late-January, it should be no surprise to investors that January sales would be weak. Since trading above $17.50 in the months of April and October in 2012, shares closed recently at around $11.40. It is estimated that Wii U sold well-below 100,000 units last month. In December, Nintendo said it sold 460,000 units. If the estimates are true, and Wii U sold up to 59,000 consoles, this would mean Nintendo did worse than any monthly sales total of Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Sony's PlayStation 3 in their lifetime.
Nintendo has a fundamental challenge to overcome in the gaming market place. Mobile games are growing every month, while console game sales are declining as a whole. Console games now rely on hit titles for profits. This makes it hard to keep up profits, and costly game developments for titles that are not hits will hurt game makers.
Consumers have not yet realized that free mobile games are unsustainable for game developers. Most of the money budgeted for the smartphone will be for the device itself, and the monthly data fees. Nintendo will no-doubt figure a way to mix its revenue sources through game titles, console sales of the original Wii and sales for the new Wii U.
Companies whose share price could suffer in the short term are: (List Average 1-Year Return: -17%)
1. Nintendo Co., Ltd (NTDOY): Mainly engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of entertainment products in home entertainment field. Market cap at $12.91B, most recent open price at $11.53.
Nintendo shares have yet to bottom. Shares peaked in 2007/8. Weak demand for the Wii U could limit upside, but ongoing sales of the original Wii could support shares.
2. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Develops, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. Market cap at $234.62B, most recent closing price at $28.01.
Xbox 360 sales could be steady for the year, while consumers wait for a refresh. Windows Phone sales and Windows 8 for the computer will matter more for shares.


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Board continues push for vote to run smoothly
BROCTON – While the consolidation vote for Brocton Central School and Westfield Academy and Central School gets closer with each passing day, several steps still need to be completed for everything to run smoothly on the big day.
During last week's Brocton Board of Education meeting, Superintendent John Hertlein explained to the board that, as per New York State Education Department regulations, the district needs to collect 70 signatures from residents in order for Brocton to become a polling location on Oct. 9.
"As soon as I get the order of petitions (on Monday), I will ask all of the (board members) to help," he said.
"First, we have to have 70 original names that says we want to have a vote. It's 140, in total, because Westfield will also need to collect 70 signatures. We can have the same 70 names on our second petition, which says we will be able to vote in Brocton," Hertlein continued.
The names must be submitted to the State Education Department within 36 hours of receiving the order. Since Westfield will be the primary voting location (due to its district being larger than Brocton's district), Brocton will need the second petition if it wants to set up the second polling location.
Hertlein also said two informational sessions are in the works to inform interested members of the public what they can expect if the consolidation vote goes through. Both Brocton and Westfield will hold their own session.
"These sessions will have a fair-type atmosphere," Hertlein said. "We will have centers for things like finances, curriculum, building design and so on and so forth. I think we came up with seven centers. Then, people will be invited in to go around and ask questions. It'll last about an hour and a half to two hours. I would like to hold ours in our cafeteria."
A date and time for both informational sessions will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
Hertlein also announced that affected parents and students will have the option of taking a bus ride from Brocton to Westfield, or Westfield to Brocton, during both schools' open houses in order to tour the opposite school and get a feel for what their children will be getting into at the other school.
Personal invitations will be sent out to Brocton families with children in grades 5, 6 and 7 for the tour of Westfield. For Westfield, families with children in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 will be given similar invites to tour Brocton's facilities. The general public is allowed to tour the schools, as well, but will not be allowed to take bus rides to the corresponding schools.
Open house dates are slated for Sept. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. for Brocton and Sept. 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for Westfield.
Before the vote, Brocton must also gather together 12 representatives for a board of canvass, which will oversee the total vote (which is set to occur at Westfield) with another 12 representatives from Westfield. Hertlein said the list of representatives will be compiled and sent to the State Education Department, which must approve the board of canvass, within the next week or so.
As another required step for the merger vote, Brocton will vote to approve seven election workers to manage the districts' voting throughout the day on Oct. 9. The board will approve the workers at its next meeting, which is scheduled for Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the board room.
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Tucson's Oldest Businesses
Tucson is home to at least one business that existed when the area was part of Mexico
Tucson is home to at least one business that existed when the area was part of Mexico
Jehovah's Witnesses meetings pump millions of dollars to the regional economy.
Joesler's only shopping center in Tucson thought to be the oldest in the state
Infrastructure improvements for both; Quartermaster Depot to focus on Colorado River.
State's historic economic anchors may still be viable as state celebrates centennial, but days of dominance have ended
Extraction of minerals still occurs under 1872 legislation
Book and exhibit commemorate community impacted by urban renewal project
A look at the colorful history of Arizona's copper mining towns
Series starts with a look at copper's past and present and how it came to be an economic driver in Arizona
Business along historic Miracle Mile being reborn as gallery, studios, cafe, performance space
Thousands of volunteers keep Tucson's library system alive--and lively
Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission works to restore Tucson's neon legacy
Citizens work to keep the city's iconic signs shining
Two members of the Rio Nuevo Board of Directors discuss the long and often frustrating effort to jumpstart downtown Tucson revitalization.
Many seek homes on Mount Lemmon to get away from summer's scorching heat, but buying there can be expensive.
For more than 50 years, Johnny Gibson made sure the men and boys of Tucson looked good.
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1 last hearing for design team
ALPENA -In a little more than a month, the Michigan State University design team will return to Alpena with the final design plan for a project that began early this year. The team put together a public "wish list" for what it would feature and what residents would like to be included in a community plaza that could be constructed in the city's parking lot behind the Owl Cafe downtown.
The team of designers held an update meeting on April 17, where plans that are nearly complete were unveiled. In order to include many residents in the process, the parties involved have decided to hold a public comment period where people can express more ideas, as well as voice concerns.
Downtown Development Director Lesslee Dort said there were more than 100 people who showed up to see the updated plans. She said the deadline for public comment is May 10 and after that the design team will make subtle changes to the design and return to Alpena to present it. Dort said the reaction to the latest set of designs was positive for the most part.
"I think a majority of the audience was impressed about what could be there," Dort said. "They certainly still had some concerns about functioning of that particular space because there are businesses on two sides of it and there are concern about things like deliveries. I think that is phenomenal, because we are starting to get into the logistics of how the businesses will be run."
Dort said the public comment period allows people another chance to voice concerns. She said once the comments are submitted and the deadline passes all of the comments will be forwarded to the design team so it can use them to determine what additions or subtractions to the plaza design need to be made. As in the past, Dort said this is a community project and the more input it gets from residents, the better the design will be and the fewer the problems will be down the road.
"We want insight from the community. I'm of the mind, and I'm sure other people in Alpena are also, that I don't always come up with all of my thoughts on the spot. Sometimes you need a minute to digest the information, so take the time. You have until May 10 to get your comments in and then the group will come back in the end of June with the final plaza design," Dort said.
In the newest set of plans there are features that will make it attractive for users throughout the year. Dort said she likes everything in the plan, but there were a pair of features that stood out above the rest in her mind.
"I'm a big fan of the splash park that turnd into an ice rink in the winter and of the community fireplace," Dort said. "I think the economic potential from those is pretty significant. It is not going to be the same type of skating like at the Northern Light Arena, because it will be on a much smaller scale. I think there are a lot of businesses that would benefit from something like that."
Tim LaFleche of GT Sounds and Star Entertainment filmed the plaza event and it should be available online on the city's website or on the Plaza Palooza Facebook page. Dort said that way people who couldn't make it to the meeting can listen to the discussion, as well as see the latest design plans. There has been no official date set for the design teams' June return.
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I ran across something new to me in the Best Tea House near Vancouver B.C.: an aged loose-leaf bai mu dan. The seller indicated that it was 12 years old, factory-stored and only recently packaged. The asking price was $88 CDN 300 grams, which is cheap for any aged tea, but expensive for a bai mu dan.
I'd have expected the fruity sweetness of a bai mu dan to have faded to almost nothing after a decade of sitting, but the resulting brew is still richly sweet. The brew is obviously darker than a typical bai mu dan, and it has a strong, complex, woody base flavor that seems to have been added by the aging. It survives a good dozen steepings at full flavor.
Anybody else have any experience with this kind of tea?


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Freedom is a thing so clear and light, that you don't notice when it starts to slip away; and once lost, it's not easy to find again. I'm waiting at a corner for the light to turn green. A scooter goes by with a family of five on board. Dad is driving; Mom is sitting sidesaddle; the eldest son is behind her, holding the baby; and finally, the youngest boy is sitting between Dad's legs, and apparently helping to drive. Next, it's a worker on a scooter carrying a seventy-pound tank of propane, three bags of cement.and an extension ladder. Neither scooter has a working muffler, and there isn't a helmet in sight. But no one is surprised, or even paying any attention as they buzz down the street. No police officer is writing them tickets for moving violations, and there are no traffic cameras taking photos of their license plates. Nearby, a street vendor is standing at the busy intersection, holding out bags of brightly colored fruit for sale to passing motorists. I doubt that he has a business license, or submits to health department inspections. A pretty girl crosses the street, and earns an appreciative whistle from a driver. She looks back at him over her shoulder with a smile, and keeps walking, the compliment graciously accepted. The traffic light changes, and as I pedal my bike down the street, I smile and take a deep breath, feeling the unmistakable presence of freedom all around me.
One of the first things I noticed during a trip to my hometown last summer was how many signs there were telling me what I couldn't do. It seemed stifling. My notion of Mexico before I moved here was always one of a police state, overseen by leering
, where freedoms were few. This couldn't be farther from the truth, and indeed, I am freer here than I was back home.
Although Mexico is a socialist country, in practice the socialism is so poorly administered that it grinds to a halt about three levels of government above the average person. It's the opposite of Sweden. I can do pretty much anything I want here, as long as it isn't bothering somebody. By which I mean really bothering somebody.a lot. For instance, the entire country is a smoking area, and people own cars that would never be allowed on the roads north of the border (literally held together with duct tape and wire). One local character drives a car that is inches from the wrecking yard, his dog balancing on the hood like a surfer everywhere they go. There is none of the constant, nagging worry of somehow offending someone, or of breaking some little rule. The men and women here are free to be men and women: they are attracted to one another, and not afraid to show it. Children play in the street without knee and elbow pads, fly kites near power lines, and life goes on just fine thank-you-very-much.
I steer carefully around enormous potholes in the street that threaten to engulf the entire bicycle tire. Another cyclist pedals along beside me, drinking a cold beer as he heads home from work. I avoid riding over the metal sewer grates, as they can't be trusted to support much weight. I cycle past a playground full of children, all laughing with delight as they crawl across the monkey bars, and spin on the merry-go-round. I see construction workers climbing ladders at a building site while carrying five-gallon pails of wet concrete: with no hard hats, safety glasses, or steel toed boots. In fact, they're wearing plastic flip-flops -- OSHA would have a field day here. Passing the supermarket on my way to the dock, I see men working for tips, stopping traffic to help the shoppers back out their cars. Everyone is in shorts and tee shirts, free of the restrictive clothing of a winter climate. Pedaling past a busy taco stand, I notice people eating the carbohydrate laden official diet of Mexico. Sometimes called Vitamin T, tacos and
(meat and cheese filled sandwiches similar to a hoagie) are a favorite. No one seems to have a guilty conscience about the carbs either. There are cigarette smokers everywhere -- and they know that smoking isn't good for them -- but they aren't being hounded about it.
If you are hurt while tripping over a crumbling sidewalk here, don't bother reaching for your cell-phone and your lawyer's business card. The local response would be to suggest that you watch where you're going next time, and not to ask, "How big do you think the settlement will be?" I grew up during a time when our lives weren't yet ruled by fear of litigation, and governed by a system intent on rubber padding everything, everywhere, so that no one can get hurt doing anything. As a child, I played with lawn darts, firecrackers, wood burning sets, and real playground equipment (the kind made from heavy steel bars). Yet I survived, and so do they. Ridding our world of danger does not make us better people, and probably makes us weaker. The folks here go about their lives with a fearlessness that is invigorating; getting to death safely is not what life is all about.
As I ride along, other kinds of freedom come to mind as well. There is freedom from fear of violence, as it is almost unknown here. A woman can safely walk alone at night with a confidence that is long gone in the city I came from. And there is freedom to work. The man that makes a living bagging soil from the jungle, and selling it for gardens, is not likely to be filling in many government forms. (Several years ago, I tried to run a small business from my house, but the red tape and fees were crippling). There's also freedom from stress, because if something doesn't get done today, there's always
The language barrier makes it easier to escape the grip of television, and its constant outpouring of fear and bad news. We even have freedom from watering plants (usually), and shoveling snow (always). My thoughts turn to the day of diving ahead as I arrive at the dock. I wave to the captain of the dive boat, and see that the
is loading the air tanks aboard. We're almost ready to leave.
understand the connection between action and responsibility. They know that if they fall off a scooter without a helmet, they're in serious trouble. Living without a safety net teaches you the importance of being careful. This notion of taking responsibility for oneself is something that seems to have been watered down north of the border. I believe that given the choice between any two paths, the one that's freer is probably correct. Recently, we have been seduced into believing the opposite. That any restrictions, no matter how severe, can be justified if a single life is saved, a single injury prevented, or worse, some money is saved. For example, mountain sports have come under fire recently because of the cost of rescue, or medical care, when things go awry. To remove opportunities for adventure and personal growth because they're costly, or involve risk, is wrong. It's like arguing that downhill skiing should be banned on the basis that such a ban would save lives, money, and strain on the medical system. I assure you; those who don't ski would have no problem with this apparently common sense reasoning. Remember, it's worth it if a single life is saved, right? No.it's not.
On the boat, I prepare and inspect my own SCUBA equipment: my life support for the next hour. Once at the dive site, we back-roll from the side of the boat into the turquoise sea. I watch my computer as we descend, while rigging my camera and equalizing my ears. Down we go, the current sweeping us north along
Wall, the scene around us darkening with the depth. Soon, we approach our goal: an enormous amphitheater shaped overhang. Incredible corals reach out like tentacles for the light they need to survive. I turn on my video lights and ignite an explosion of color on the wall: reds, oranges, yellows, and blues. My depth gauge reads 153 feet, and I'm working hard to get the shots. I'm too busy to worry about the danger, and my diving skills run on automatic. We have only a few minutes on site in this dynamic environment, but these minutes are the purest expression of what I seek: freedom, balanced by responsibility. My life rests in my own hands. Passing the end of the formation, we begin our careful ascent. I have time to think about the experience now, and I'm vibrating with exhilaration. I never feel more alive than when my life is at risk. As participants in a self regulated sport, we are assumed to be capable and responsible adults. We are treated like we know what we're doing, and can take care of ourselves. We are treated the way that everyone was treated not that long ago. I know it might not last forever, but I relish this return to a life like it once was; a life lived with the clear light of freedom all around me.
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Chuck Aoki, right, scored 14 points in his Paralympic Games debut to lift Team USA to a 56-44 win over Great Britain.
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R/R Crossing
Recipe courtesy of Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress
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- Sandwich:
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- 4 ounces sliced deli ham breast
- 1 medium-size croissant
- 2 slices Swiss cheese
- Potatoes:
- 2 cups large diced red bliss potatoes
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup medium diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup medium diced green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup medium diced red onion
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
In a nonstick pan, cook the 2 eggs until they are scrambled, and set aside. Add the ham to a large skillet and heat the ham over medium-low heat, flipping it to warm it on all sides. Toast the croissant in a toaster or in the oven for a minute. Build the sandwich by placing the ham on the toasted croissant, and topping it with the cheese and scrambled eggs.
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