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Mary Vecellio September 23, 2013 at 10:11 am
Just a comment for Jeff S -- when you said you were pedalling at 32mph in a 40 mph zone, don't you…Read More think it's important for cyclists to maintain the 40 mph speed limit, just like the motor vehicles are required to do? I wish there were bike paths for the cyclists because they really are a hazard on a road where motor vehicles are being driven.....(sigh!)
Jeff S September 23, 2013 at 10:32 am
Mary, the day I can maintain 40mph is the day I go pro (I thought that 32mph…even for a short…Read More distance…was pretty darn good!). But seriously, your question belies a fundamental misunderstanding of the traffic laws. The speed LIMIT is the upper lawful range. Nobody, car or bike, is required to go the limit. Granted, if a cyclist (or car) is tootling along well below the limit, that person should stay to the right and allow others to pass. That's exactly what I was doing.
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This is totally ridiculous. Why the shuttle fee and why all the shuttle buses?
In 1986, for the…Read More final round of the Kemper Open we parked our car on someone's lawn for $8...right across the street from the main entrance at Congressional. (Saw the now-legendary 6-extra hole playoff between Greg Norman and Larry Mize)
OK the parking today is $20. But why all the shuttle bus nonsense?
Greg Cohen (Editor) June 27, 2013 at 02:12 pm
My understanding, Marty, is cost and traffic. The fan entrance that was along Bradley Blvd. for the…Read More most recent U.S. Open at Congressional is no longer there (it was a bridge over the road, if you remember correctly).
Mr. Gillen told me that costs for the bridge were over $100k for the week, plus the issue of monitoring traffic at that area of Bradley Blvd.
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Proceeds to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit? Why didn´t they donate them to the U. S. Taxpayer?
I´d sworn off GM products because of the bailout, but the new Corvette is very tempting.
GM should market the new Vette as the Barry Soetoro signature series in honor of the great guy who bailed that corporation out using tax revenue and Chinese loans.
CCS is apparently an art school. Do we need more artists or more engineers?
First 2014 Chevy Volt sells for $5 at auction.
Don´t know how he stands on Obama but Hendrick was a big Clinton supporter.
That is the actual sticker price to the taxpayers for bailing out GM
We need designers and engineers. While I like the look of the front 2/3 of the ´Vette, the back looks like they sawed off a new Camaro and stuck it on.After shopping for a new car, I´ve come to the conclusion that they all look alike - Honda, Toyota, Ford, etc. --- blech. Let´s hope these designers can do something better.
#8 - the designers CAN´T do better, because every new car is now designed in the wind tunnel, seeking every last 1/10 of a mile per gallon to comply with the outrageous CAFE mileage standards. So they all look alike, because at some point there is no other design that will comply. Thank the federal government. Abolish the CAFE mileage standards.
#6Hendrick also bought GWB´s F150, also a charity auction.
The math would indicate the expected purchase price of the new Corvette is less than $55K, which is cheaper than most diesel pickups. I doubt this will be so.
I could do without the "Fast and Furious" bolt ons and the Carmaro rear end.
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My favorite part of all time is in the track "Monster Hit" between 6:00-7:00
the bass is really cool and the flute so nostalgic. I love it, directly to Shpongleland.
What's your favorite part of all time?
The flute solo in monster hit is indeed brilliant. Personally I have to say that I love the build up during 2:20-4:00 for Monster Hit as well, it's just magic.
I also love in circuits of the imagination the introduction of the beat and the way the groove builds up. It is SUCH a twisted sound. Has anyone actually noticed by the way that the bassline of this song is from billy cobham - Stratus?
Beside, too many others
The part that chills me the most - and I'm talking my ass & hips swinging like Shakira (note: I generally don't dance and I'm a hairy old hippy) is the middle eastern flute trill in Tea Daze that is introduced at the 4.00 minute mark.
I would one day love to hear a Shpongle album entirely driven by Arabic progressions, that would rock.
My favorite shpongle part? I don't talk about it. Too sacred.
Honorable runner-ups: The first 3 minutes of Botanical Dimensions. My experiences under that…unenglishable.
2:00 into Ineffable Mysteries… Nearly shat my pants on the first listen. And nearly have every time since…
Ooh, and minute 14 of And the Day Turned to Night…!
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The massive timestretch (maybe it's a flanger?) in Shpongleyes.
That part gives me spine tingles everytime I hear it.
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Cloudwalker - 10 November 2009 11:44 AM 2:00 into Ineffable Mysteries… Nearly shat my pants on the first listen. And nearly have every time since…
Hahaha, I got the CD today and was ripping that part so loud that my neighbors must of been shitting their pants.
As for my favorite part, it seems to change all the time so I'll just put down a few in no meaningful order
Nevermind, I don't want to type them all, and a lot of them are whole songs. So ill just do parts from Mysteries after my 3 listen throughs today
Electroplasm - 2:00 mark as mentioned above and the part thats the sample on the front page.
Shpongoles spoken here - beat from 2:00 to 4:00
Ineffable mysteries - electric flute like sound from 7:40 to 8:00 (short and sweet)
Invisible Man In A Fluorescent Suit - The cello in the beginning, I'm a sucker for strings and bows.
Walking Backwards Through The Cosmic Mirror - the 4/4 part in the middle
I'm sure there are some I'm missing and some that I haven't picked up on yet.
Guess I should note that I'm referring to the track, not the album. In case there's any confusion or 'give a shit'...
There is a section in Behind Closed Eyelids that has always stood out for me, don't know if it's my fave but I think it's awesome. From 5:20 to 6:30. Then the flute after 8:20 I think is really wonderful
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Behind Closed eyelids: from 2:15 on. Once I inhaled a balloon of nitrousoxide maybe 10 seconds before that part and I sunk into the couch in another dimension.
The start of Invisible man. Those bird sounds. Sometimes they sound like two tiny cute birds that are lost. One tries to call the other and only after a few times the other bird responds. Was overwhelmed with love when i first heard it
But the best:
The last two minutes from 'A new way to say Hooray'. Just listen the whole track and then absorb the magical words and come down… wow…
around the world in a tea daze like around 7:00 and on when it sounds like a space shuttle launch it gets me everytime
Too many… way too many.
I'd say the one that would stand out the most for me would be from Nothing Lasts. When the triplet melodic bits start flowing around my head and subtly increase the tension… and then the drums and bassline kick in (about 45 seconds into the track). The smile that crossed my face upon my first listening of that hurt. Utterly brilliant. When the piece later opens up with the piano and that classical style… wow, just beyond description for me.
The new track "No Stone Unturned" also has a strong effect upon me. Around 3 minutes, the modulations and those voices… it literally brought tears of bliss to my eyes.
There are so many brilliant bits in all of their compositions that I feel bad for only listing two, but would feel foolish listing them all
I don't even know nothing
3:30 into Botanical dimensions its like the longest build up to that bit that spills over getting you ready for a vist to Outer Shpongolia
But as a whole i think Shpongle Spores is amazing!
None of this includes the new album which i am getting used to at the mo!
Izzy - 11 November 2009 03:34 AM2:30 into Botanical dimensions its like the longest build up to that bit that spills over getting you ready for a vist to Outer Shpongolia
2:30 into Botanical dimensions its like the longest build up to that bit that spills over getting you ready for a vist to Outer Shpongolia
That melting voice is so amazing! I love that track… wtf am I saying, I love all of their tracks.
Honestly every song holds a special place in my part. But the one that solidified my shpongle love is vapor rumor about 3:55 to 6:00 Is pretty boss.
It still blows my mind, how shpongles first album still sounds recent. I swear the shpongle sound is immune to aging.
The end climax of Stamen of the Shamen with the guitar and the little children.
I have so many favorites. I can't pick just one, but here's most of them! =)
Divine Moments of Truth) 0:46 to 1:07.
Stamen of the Shamen) 2:18 to 2:39.
Botanical Dimensions) 0:39 to 1:06, and 3:43 to the end.
Nothing Lasts) 2:25 to 2:36.
Invisible Man) 3:40 to 4:00.
When Shall I Be Free?) 0:50 to 1:14.
Shpongle Falls) 0:00 to 1:16.
Star Shpongled Banner) 5:34 to 5:49.
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I asked about the Brad Paisley fan club last year and you all really helped me. Joining his fan club was SO worth it. We go tickets right by the stage! Anyway, Tom Petty is coming to my city. I LOVE him. I would love to join his fan club if it means I can access better tickets. Does anyone have experience with this fan club? Worth it or not? Thanks!
Why do people kill people who kill people to show people that to kill people - is bad?
Sorry nerd, you're the only Tom Petty fan here! Hehehe.
DD 11.24.07 DS 9.8.09 Unless you have a degree in putting yourself in someone elses shoes, you have no idea what other people are experiencing in this world.
Guess so.
I love Tom Petty But not a member of his fan club. I saw him twice here in Dallas and his last concert was kinda a letdown. I think his opener played more than him. He even came out and played about 3 of Tom's songs with him. I can't remember who it was, he was good...but not why we went to the concert at all. The previous concert I saw in like 2001 and it was awesome. I had a friend who had a friend who worked security at the venue and let us in the front row. Amazing.
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Crazy! We saw him here last year or the year before and it was the best concert ever. I am so jealous of you sitting in the front row. I'm thinking maybe I should just take my chances with the fan club, but it's 45 bucks and I'm cheap right now. I just remember from the other thread that some people joined fan clubs and it was a total waste.
You're not the only Petty fan here. I've seen him in concert well over a dozen times. During one of his shows at the Fillmore in the late 90's I was standing in the front leaning on the stage during American Girl. Definitely a highlight for me. I wonder if we could get better seats by joining the fan club?
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Now you've got me wondering about getting better seats by joining the fan club! Tickets go on sale for my city on Wed., so I need to act fast! Decisions decisions.... ETA: Oops, I guess fan club tickets go on sale Wed, and regular tickets go on sale Monday, right? Hmmm, might be worth joining to get tickets early.
Yeah, I think that's the deal here - Wednesday versus Monday. So yeah, early tickets could be better. I just worry because when Taylor Swift came to town her fan club members didn't get any better seats than anyone else. They just opened up seats sooner, but they weren't on the floor. Sort of lame. Decisions decisions! Then again, he's probably been around long enough that he makes joining his fan club worthwhile...
You're definitely not the only fan! I think that the fan club will allow you to get tickets earlier but I don't think they're better seats, you'll just have a better selection. I'm the kind of girl that sits on the lawn though, so I try not to mess with seats! Where are you going to see him? I'll go to Charlotte, NC. I've seen him there before and it was a great show. I'm really not sure he can match it; TP + the Black Crowes was almost too much for me.
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He'll be coming to an arena in the Midwest, so no lawn here. Last time we saw him (in the same place) our seats were by the stage but way up high. I want to sit in the front row soooooo bad. Maybe I should pass on Ticketmaster tickets and just go for a scalper site.
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The 2009-2012 United Methodist Women Handbook is off press and now available from the Mission Resource Center E- Store. A new design consolidates into a single volume Local and District Units, District, Finance, Constitution and Bylaws, and A Guide to Program Planning. The book also includes tips for United Methodist Women officers, and financial remittance forms. Subject-labeled tabs, and a choice of spiral binding or three-hole punched loose-leaf edition make the resource easy to use.
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An answer to Mike's photo, Patrick's Point, which he shot while I was down here in this slime! He managed to find a great spot which I had never considered despite me visiting this place perhaps 30 times since I began photography over 3 years ago.
The much anticipated EPZ-San Francisco Octoberfest meetup finally happened. Turnout was heavy with a total of two photographers in attendance plus one brave wife! That was twice the turnout of photographers compared to what was anticipated just a few weeks earlier....lol....
We had a great time on the meet. I showed them some views below and above the fog, which then was gracious enough to clear away to show the best sunset in months with actual real clouds moving in as the sun set. After about 200 consecutive clear sky days besides the fog, this was a welcome sight and we were quite lucky on this evening.
After we took a few shots, we had a rather fragrant dinner at the Stinking Rose Cafe in the city. I think I still smell the garlic!
0.8-second exposure @F11 with ND grad 0.9. The reds were slightly desaturated to retain detail in the clouds.
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Lovely image. I like the frantic movement of the sea, and the sky is wonderful.
Spectacular without being flashy, great movement and fine detail. The Gate never looked better my friend.
Amazing shot from amazing artist
Well done Bro
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Beer, Weisswurst and Humpa-humpa??? I am thinking of the Munich Octoberfest...
This is one more excellent shot of this place you've shown us already in the most different moods. Thank you,
Well you visit a place just the once and they go and name a bridge after you. It truly is the land of opportunity where anything is possible
This is really nice Patrick. I can't believe you got so much detail out of those foreground rocks. I know how dark they were!
As for the Stinking Rose Cafe. I think it may be the reason why we got given a row to ourselves on the flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia
Yep. Rings my bell!
A wonderfully composed and executed shot, Patrick. And well worth the wait.
Glad your (ahhemm!) meet went well!!!
Great movement and colours again Patrick.
All the best
Thanks for stopping by for a look! I seem to only have time on my Sunday evenings to get a shot ready and upload it to EPZ. So here it is.
Glad you noticed Dougie. It was quite a dramatic feast visually and I had to tone it down a bit to avoid various colours being blown out.
Well Johanna, there was at least beer at this Octoberfest, though I had to drive home on a weekday so I abstained!
Yes Jeanie, some weird stuff appeared in the sky and it turned lots of colours so we got out our cameras before it was all gone. ..lol..
Completely clear and 30c today.....
LOL Mike, yes there are lots of possibilities out here, though the maps still say 'Golden Gate..' on them for some odd reason. They will all have to be changed, which is a lot of work.
After I moved away from our original position with those dark rocks, I found that these ones had a better angle to more light so I made these the foreground instead. I might be able to salvage the dark rock shots though by doing a multi-processed pseudo-HDR on them.
And yes, at least you were not kicked off the flight for endangering the crew and passengers with toxic gasses! Can't say the same for my unfortunate co-workers the next day, but that's another story!
Well Jouko, I'm sitting by the front door every day waiting... and waiting... Nothing yet. They have not even shipped it yet though I ordered it on the day of the announcement back in September.
Got something caught in your throat Scotty?? lol...
Thanks for looking!
Yes Malcolm, the Humber has a longer center span, but the overall length of the GGB is about 1000 feet longer . And the SF-Oakland bay bridge is 2,000 feet longer but with 4 spans!
Hi Patrick,
what a beautiful shot,love the fiery flame like clouds in the sky and the way they reflect light on the sea,the angle of the bridge,rushing of the waves on the way in and the way they slow done and slither and roll round the rocks and onto shore or out of my screen i think,wonderful colours and tones,texture and i love the wet,slippery top of the rocks,the errant bits of water flying away on their own over the rocks and you see through them to the rock texture,the detail is magnificent.Spectacularly captured.take care,Ann
Hi Patrick, This is incredible as is all of your work which I have followed for over a yr with Dawn Michelle. She finally got me on here lol. Will be watching for your work. Take care Jay
A beautiful sky here Patrick, we are starting to get some really great sunsets so don't be surprised if a shot from this location appears in my portfolio sometime.....lol i like the light on the water too, i assume this is from that little drop down off the dirt car park?
I can almost hear the rush and gurgle of the water - and it's rather good the way that the movement in the sea is mirrored by the movement in the clouds, so high and silent...
Great scene Patrick, and up to your normal high standards, love the colour and what a sky, fine image, Adrian
I'm gonna kind of guess it's probably all been said as it took me about an hour to get down here
Think I'll just sit back and lap up the quality of this shot.
Any idea what that smell is???
A cracking image Patrick as always. When (if) I win the lottery I'll organise a San Francisco meet and provide the beer and transport. Don't hold your breath though.
Another breathtaking image Patrick, you've delivered the goods yet again
Hi, thanks for stopping by! I'm glad I met them too. I had a great time and hopefully they will return. Sure, if there is a 2009 SF meet, count me in!
Janet, it was VERY slippery and dangerous, rest assured!
Welcome Jay, great to have you aboard!
Yes, Terry, that's the place.
Hello Patrick.
Good to see you'r still alive on EPZ.
Sorry that all you visitors keep you so busy with all their comments.
Its the price you pay for your fantastic landscape pictures. so dont cry, haha
I've been away for lonf time, here. See it I can get used to epz again.
Best wishes from Jan
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How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad
A schoolgirl and a former traveling Bible salesman helped turn deodorants and antiperspirants from niche toiletries into an $18 billion industry
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Lucky for Edna Murphey, people attending an exposition in Atlantic City during the summer of 1912 got hot and sweaty.
For two years, the high school student from Cincinnati had been trying unsuccessfully to promote an antiperspirant that her father, a surgeon, had invented to keep his hands sweat-free in the operating room.
Murphey had tried her dad's liquid antiperspirant in her armpits, discovered that it thwarted wetness and smell, named the antiperspirant Odorono (Odor? Oh No!) and decided to start a company.
But business didn't go well—initially—for this young entrepreneur. Borrowing $150 from her grandfather, she rented an office workshop but then had to move the operation to her parents' basement because her team of door-to-door saleswomen didn't pull in enough revenue. Murphey approached drugstore retailers who either refused to stock the product or who returned the bottles of Odorono back, unsold.
In the 1910s deodorants and antiperspirants were relatively new inventions. The first deodorant, which kills odor-producing bacteria, was called Mum and had been trademarked in 1888, while the first antiperspirant, which thwarts both sweat-production and bacterial growth, was called Everdry and launched in 1903.
But many people—if they had even heard of the anti-sweat toiletries—thought they were unnecessary, unhealthy or both.
"This was still very much a Victorian society," explains Juliann Silvulka, a 20th-century historian of American advertising at Waseda Univesity in Tokyo, Japan. "Nobody talked about perspiration, or any other bodily functions in public."
Instead, most people's solution to body odor was to wash regularly and then to overwhelm any emerging stink with perfume. Those concerned about sweat percolating through clothing wore dress shields, cotton or rubber pads placed in armpit areas which protected fabric from the floods of perspiration on a hot day.
Yet 100 years later, the deodorant and antiperspirant industry is worth $18 billion. The transformation from niche invention to a blockbuster product was in part kick-started by Murphey, whose nascent business was nearly a failure.
According to Odorono company files at Duke University, Edna Murphey's Odorono booth at the 1912 Atlantic City exposition initially appeared to be another bust for the product.
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I'd suggest trying Lavilin! I do a lot of triathlons and usually train 5-6 days a week. I'm not a particularly smelly person, but given all the running, biking, and swimming I do, Lavilin works really effectively. It's waterproof, so even though I swim 6 days a week and shower twice a day, the deodorant still lasts up to a week!
Posted by Catherine on April 30,2013 | 01:53 PM
Great article - thanks so much. James Webb Young is an interesting figure in advertising. I like in this case that he employed the still relatively young practice of market research to come up with the insight that drove Odorono's advertising copy. Young has been given credit for the development of the testimonial ad, the money-back guarantee and the coupon (but I have seen evidence of all three long before the 20th Century). I do like his attempt at articulating a creative process: 1. Immersion 2. Digestion 3. Incubation 4. Illumination 5. Reality or verification Thanks to the Smithsonian for sharing content such as this. Cheers
Posted by Jeff Swystun on November 20,2012 | 06:17 PM
One of the best inventions of the 20th century. I'm sure everybody has had a coworker with B.O. who gets all offended if someone mentions it. Also, the walking stink-bombs who cheerfully say they use it because they don't need it. The smell isn't caused by sweat, but it's the excretions and dead carcass' of bacteria which feed on the dead layers of skin and the nutrients which are present in the sweat. It's gross and while people may think it's "natural", which of course it is, it is a major turn off. Yes, even with a macro-biotic, tofu, raw vegetables diet, you still stink. The term, "Smelly Hippies" is true. I was there then and I know Deadheads who still won't get with the program.
Posted by Guglielmo Boogliodemus on August 23,2012 | 12:56 AM
I'd just like to point out that Japan doesn't really sell stick deodorant and you can tell with your nose when you're packed into the trains with everyone else. Don't know how stinky I am naturally, but would not give up my American products while I'm living here in Tokyo :)
Posted by Paul on August 21,2012 | 11:16 AM
Ms Campbell, you are wrong about breast cancer rates. It was known to exist for centuries, and not as a rarity. Did you not even see the miniseries about John Adams in which one of his blood kin received a primitive radical mastectomy because she had breast cancer? It wasn't that rare. As for the chemicals, there have been so many introduced in the world, blaming antiperspirant alone doesn't make much sense.
Posted by Brenda on August 20,2012 | 12:32 AM
"Yet 100 years later, the deodorant and antiperspirant industry is worth $18 billion." No, the industry isn't WORTH $18 billion. It COSTS $18 billion, a price paid by fools.
Posted by Sleeps With Cats on August 20,2012 | 09:44 PM
100 years ago when antiperspirants and deodorants were introduced, breast cancer was virtually unheard of Unfortunately, not true. Breast cancer may be one of the oldest known forms of cancerous tumors in humans. The oldest description of cancer was discovered in Egypt and dates back to approximately 1600 BC. The French surgeon Jean Louis Petit (1674–1750) and later the Scottish surgeon Benjamin Bell (1749–1806) were the first to remove the lymph nodes, breast tissue, and underlying chest muscle. Their successful work was carried on by William Stewart Halsted who started performing mastectomies in 1882. Prominent women who died of breast cancer include Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian; Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XIV of France; Mary Washington, mother of George http://www.news-medical.net/health/History-of-Breast-Cancer.aspx And for a very personal and harrowing account: http://newjacksonianblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/breast-cancer-in-1811-fanny-burneys.html
Posted by Susan811 on August 20,2012 | 08:16 PM
I have ridden crowded buses in less developed countries on hot days and not really noticed odor. If you notice people's odors, maybe you need a life.
Posted by Steve D on August 20,2012 | 07:47 PM
I prefer being odoriferous since a male is socially allowed to smell not-so-fresh and I revel in seldom being stuck in a lengthy line waiting for whatever. A few sniffs and those around me tend to disappear, akin to a reed sea opening wide to allow the passage of a lone chap.
Posted by Obbop on August 20,2012 | 07:43 PM
If people were dousing their "emerging stink with perfume", didn't they already believe they smelled bad?
Posted by Jamoche on August 14,2012 | 04:47 PM
"The advertisement caused shock waves in a 1919 society that still didn't feel comfortable mentioning bodily fluids. Some 200 Ladies Home Journal readers were so insulted by the advertisement that they canceled their magazine subscription, Sivulka says." This suggestion that the reaction was simple prudery "because it was Victorian times" seems to go against the main thrust (and title) of this article, that the women *were* being manipulated and when you come right down to it, insulted. There is no need for these products in most clean people, with some exceptions of course. Maybe the women that are presented as being prudish really were insulted.
Posted by Isabel on August 12,2012 | 11:41 PM
The truly unforgivable advertising ploy? "Intimate" deodorants. Remember the ads? "That'not-so-fresh'feeling?" Preying upon womens'insecurities. For shame.
Posted by on August 12,2012 | 06:12 PM
To Anna, about the size of the advertisements: Use the zoom function on your browser. I did, they're worth the read. :)
Posted by just2say on August 11,2012 | 01:38 AM
Absolutely fascinating to read how the team went about creating the need for deodorants.
Posted by Anthony James on August 11,2012 | 01:35 PM
This is not an example of advertising creating a "need" that doesn't exist. Perfume, after all, goes back as far as we have written history; and for most of that time, among other things, the streets were full of horse manure, and frequent bathing was either infeasible for most people, or seen as weird, or both. Under those conditions I, too, would want a perfumed hanky.
Posted by John David Galt on August 8,2012 | 02:08 PM
Really interesting and well written. Would love to see some images of those original advertisements. Great timing for this article, too, with the hot summer we're having.
Posted by Daniel Berg on August 8,2012 | 12:03 PM
This is a very interesting article, but I would like to actually be able to read the adverts mentioned. The photo size is too small to make anything out.
Posted by Anna on August 7,2012 | 12:50 PM
This is so informative and also a pleasure to read. Very well written.
Posted by Jani on August 6,2012 | 03:15 PM
And the summer of 2012 is no slouch in the heat department either!
Posted by Dylann on August 5,2012 | 10:28 AM
100 years ago when antiperspirants and deodorants were introduced, breast cancer was virtually unheard of and look at the cancer statistics rates now.I can't help but believe there is a direct connection here. Women shaving their arms and putting these chemicals under their arms needs to be seriously looked at. There are safer and more natural alternatives. Ladies, think about the chemicals that you put on your body everyday. Men, breast cancer has increased for you all too. Everyone please read up on the chemicals because the life you save, could be your own. Sincerely, Leslie A. Campbell
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Last week i was playing around with some different things and did a short ab workout that has proven to be one of best ab sessions i've done in years. My abs are pretty strong and in shape at the moment so the level of DOMS i experienced is nowhere near usual.
The workout was done on Thursday and I'm still sore today. And not just sore in a portion of my abs but the whole package from top to bottom. And I mean TOP...all the way to my pec...i really had no idea my abs extended that far.
Now this training session is only for the advanced as the standing WOD is very hard and doing a lot of it without being in shape will make you feel like you've torn an ab in the following days.
Here is the workout and video
Standing WOD x 3 sets to failure (i did 7,7,5)
Super Stretch Situps - done upside down on GHR and stretching very deep on each one (head perpindicular to floor for me x16)
GHR ab Super Stretch to finish
if you don't feeling like following the link here is the video of what i'm talking about
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That is all. 4 sets and 1 stretch. Its a good soreness but i can really tell I worked my abs hard from top to bottom. The two very lower abs were not targeted quite as much as the rest.


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Medium bodied, great construction, draw, and burn. Decent amount of smoke and very smooth. Hint of sweetness as the smoke progresses, and overall very pleasant. Would smoke again!
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Perdomo Habano Corojo - This cigar is the benchmark that all others should be compared to. I have been a cigar smoker for 10 years and this one is all I smoke today because anything else by comparison is a disappointment. That includes all of the expensive "limited" boutique cigars. Of all of the stogies I have smoked, this one is by far the most consistent. Perfect draw, perfect taste, perfect long white ash. With an easy draw, you get a mouthful of thick billowy smoke - Cigar Nirvana! I would pay 10 times the price for this quality and taste!
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I got these cigars in a sampler pack of the Perdomo Habano line. My initial reaction was that these were quality cigars, appearance and construction were very good. The burn was even and consistent on 6 of the 8 cigars I have smoked. The flavor had a nutty undertone, which I like. However I would not say this cigar is "flavor packed", just a decent and interesting cigar. The cigar can sometimes be premium priced and the cigar quality and flavor do not equate to 20-count boxes priced over $100. What better "rating" can I give other than this: I will buy more to have in my humidor; the caveat being..... only when I can find this Perdomo Habano at a discounted price under $4 per stick.
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The taste is incredible. Lots of great flavor and well balanced! I bought two boxes of the Corojo Robusto and I lit two up immediately.. With age they must taste even better. For the price, it's the best Nicaraguan!
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This cigar is so smooth, the taste is amazing.....everything about this cigar is a 'perfect 10'
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December 13, 2011
Free online Spanish lessons are a good idea for anyone who intends to travel or work in the new global marketplace. Although free online lessons are not quite as thorough or effective as formal instruction, they are more than adequate for people who want to develop a solid understanding of casual spoken Spanish. Online lessons are ideal for those who have busy work schedules and family lives or who do not have the money or resources to attend formal classes. Fluency in Spanish can also be an invaluable tool for those who do not intend to work or travel internationally: owners of small businesses will see an obvious benefit in being able to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking employees and clientele. Fans of foreign literature and cinema will now be able to enjoy movies and books in Spanish without the use of translations and subtitles. Even an expert translation will not always perfectly capture the meaning and nuance of what is intended by the original text. Being able to understand Spanish texts and speech without needing a "middleman" translation will prevent any misunderstandings or loss of intent.
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Obviously, lessons that are received in a traditional classroom setting are more effective than lessons that are taken at one's own leisure without instruction because repetition and consistency are vital to language retention. People who choose to study Spanish at home via a website must be motivated enough to study every single day and be honest when grading their own quizzes. Additional research may be necessary to clarify complicated concepts; it may be tempting to gloss over things that are not easily understood, but that is not conducive to gaining any degree of Spanish fluency. The ability to discuss confusing concepts with a qualified teacher is not provided by free online lessons, but that is the trade-off for learning at home for free. Unlike classroom learning, studying at home can be enjoyable and stress-free, since there is no threat of a bad grade or overwhelming homework assignments. A major perk of taking lessons at home is that the student does not have to worry about attendance or travel in order to learn. The student can work at his or her own pace without being subjected to the annoyances of a large class full of other people dealing with their own learning challenges.
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A survey conducted in 2009 found that only 47 per cent of Australians believe in a god.
Only 16 per cent were sure there is no god, leaving about a third slouching on the fence (a common Australian habit, by the way!), or hedging their bets, depending on your preferred metaphor.
Yes, in the antipodes we are quite blessed - not by any gods, but blessed in many ways that Americans aren't. Our lack of faith, and our casualness about it is definitely someone of which I am grateful.
Even our politicians would risk ridicule if they publicly and profusely thanked god for anything, let alone if they raised their eyes heavenwards and asked god to bless our great brown land. Twenty two million people would roll their eyes and look embarrassed (inclusive of the believers).
It's fitting then, that Melbourne, Australia, is host to the annual Global Atheist Convention - A Celebration of Reason, which is hugely popular here and always a sold out event.
A few links, for those of you who might be interested in how other first world countries, with supposedly close cultural ties to America. We actually "do" religion and secularism rather differently to our friends in the US.
Here, an editorial in our major daily newspaper, being a little bit boastful of our open minded society (in a good way) and our status as the host to the Atheist Convention:
Value in the questions for believers and atheists alike
Also a small piece about former clergy attending the convention, which is quite moving, when you think about it. What DO you do if you lose faith, but your identity, your job, your livelihood is believing in god, and supporting others to do the same?
Ex-pastor's helping hand for colleagues losing faith
The site referenced in the above article, the "safe haven" for former clergy - those who left a church because they no longer believe - is here, for those interested in reading more.
There are, much to my bafflement, apparently many church leaders who do not believe; who have long ago (thanks to close study of religion), determined that there is no god, but they continue in their church jobs, for want of a way out. Astonishing really, but also understandable. How difficult it must be to tend to their flocks when they believe nothing of their own sermons.
Why hold the conference in Melbourne ?
The first video reminded me that it has little compared to Sydney.
Bad move Atheism Australia.
Oh dear. That's your take out, really?
Sydney has a big bridge, an opera house, and a magnificent harbour, but for anything else, you really wouldn't go there - ever.
In 2011, Melbourne was, again, determined (by various complex criteria, and by an independent bunch of experts) to be the most livable city in the world, so it has quite a lot going for it, thus its appeal for many large conferences, and no end of cultural events (although the Grand Prix, which is also held in Melbourne, doesn't count in the latter).
Sydney is number six most livable. Indeed, five Australian cities are in the top ten, which I suppose makes us an especially "livable" country all over!
I'm with you Carolyn even though I live in Sydney we love to visit friends in Melbourne and see very alternative theatre, Federation Square, lots of bars and eateries etc.
I agree entirely with your observations on religion in Australia it's not something which dominates politics (although Tony Abbott may disagree, Abbott is the leader of the Conservative Liberal Party) the fact we have an openly Atheist Prime Minister, Julia Guillard is an indicator of the way things are here.
Very rarely would you hear any mention of devotion to Jesus or God from anyone in public life except for ultra conservative members of parliament, even abortion which seems to dominate US politics is not a make or break issue here.
Fed Square? Definitely one of the ugliest buildings in the world, John, but people flock to it. Go figure!
Sydney is a beautiful city, of course, but difficult to live in, I think. Alas, with the population of Melbourne growing by the second (damn our great reputation!), I fear our "livability" is going downhill. Does make me appreciate it more, and wonder what other major cities are like - that is, must be pretty bad ...
Rudd also quietly paraded his Christian credentials, door stop interviews nearly every Sunday at church; subtle! Not in your face like other countries.
Church leaders often jump into the political fray here, too, but again, they stick to the script, mostly within the confines of charity, social equality, and yes, their objections to abortion rates, but that's to be expected, that's their domain. They're entitled to participate in social and political discourse. Here, however, they're on equal footing with everyone else, they don't get special treatment, nor are their views accepted uncritically.
And yes, women here are both cursed and blessed - cursed, as we still don't have many women in parliament or as executives (the figures keep dropping, unbelievably); the US and other first world countries have done much better. Blessed, because we do not have that heavy vein of extremist Christianity, bolstered by a closely aligned conservative party, perpetually threatening to over turn abortion rights, health care for women, and so on. Nor are women publicly vilified in the extraordinarily ugly manner that happens in American (some recent debates were unbelievably vile - all relating to insurance cover for a simple matter of contraceptives, of all things; here, contraceptives are a private matter).
Much of that discourse, from the Republican Party - and their official policies - is the dog whistle to the fundamentalist Christians, who are, unfortunately, the natural electoral base for the Republicans. It will be a very, very long time before that changes.
I have often thought that American religiosity was or would change, but sheesh, it's so rusted on; a barnacle that, much to my surprise, grows and festers - despite us being well into the 21st century.
It's in stark contrast to Oz, or France, for example, and defies logic.
Fed Square yes it's a folly we have them as well, Darling Harbour would top my list, really just a kids playground with overpriced shops thrown in.
Rudd and his faith does concern me but not as much as Abbott and his Catholicism he's far too close to Pell who has an agenda I find very disturbing.
We visit the US every couple of years or so to see family in South Carolina and I'm always astounded at the influence of the Southern Baptists there especially in the northern part of SC. I never hesitate to say I'm an Atheist but only if the discussion drifts into religion, always interesting to see the reaction when the "A" word is mentioned seeing as Atheists are held in such low regard.
The views and opinions of many americans would have to influenced by media bias the constant demonisation of teachers,and union members as Socialists, there is rarely any mention in the mainstream media of the priviledges given to religion.
The fact that the US has God all over it's currency,it's in the oath of allegiance,is evidence of that priviledge, the good news is that many religious inscriptions in public buildings ie schools are being challenged by some brave people, I'm thinking of Jessica Ahlquist in Rhode Island.
I suppose we can only hope that as the next generation are better educated and have the opportunity to travel more, things may change and the grip religion has on some parts of the US may one day be history.
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You'd be most welcome, we have lots of space, and lots of non-theists!
Even most of the believers are either pretty casual about their beliefs, or treat them as a private, not a public, matter.
Thanks! :) How refreshing that must be! I have a lot of people that would want to come with me. Actually I would love to visit there some day!
clergy project makes sense...
careful w/the moles n spies though
RR - it sounds as though the clergy project are protective of their community, understandably, and are cautious about to whom they provide support and a safe harbor. They have methods for validating clergy who contact them, and given they have some serious inside knowledge, I'd guess they have quite robust methods. I imagine not all of their community are former clergy, some are probably still in the church, no longer believing, and needing support just as much as those who have taken the leap to escape.
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Rafting Lava Falls Rapid, Grand Canyon National Park
Posted 19 May 2010 - 11:55 AM
I'm in front, the boatman is my pal Willie
Posted 19 May 2010 - 11:58 AM
looks awesome. would love to get on some whitewater again someday. prefarably in a shredder.
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:01 PM
so as a guide you just stand at the front of the boat with a funny wig and your fist raised high in the air?
looks awesome. would love to get on some whitewater again someday. prefarably in a shredder.
nah I wasn't a guide. Willie took everything 8+ I rowed many of the ones below 8. "The Grand Canyon section of the Colorado River, like several other big-water Western rivers, uses a scale of 1-10 for rapids, 10 being the most difficult. (The Class I-VI classification of rapids is more common elsewhere in the US and internationally.)"
Incredible adventure. Can not come recommended more highly.
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:08 PM
not that I'm a 'white water' enthusiast. I did participate a bit when I lived in Northern West Virginia / Western Maryland. Found the river culture to be very similar to ski bum culture.
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:22 PM
I think it would be awesome, though I lean on the side of boycotting the grand. I think the commercial control of the river is bull shit. Pretty crap that individuals have to be on a many year wait list to go down the river compared to being able to go down with a commercial outfitter with minimal wait.
not that I'm a 'white water' enthusiast. I did participate a bit when I lived in Northern West Virginia / Western Maryland. Found the river culture to be very similar to ski bum culture.
1) Permits are now given out through a lottery. That changed recently. So, 12 of my friends all put in for permits. 2 pulled. We chose the better of the two available time slots they awarded us.
See New Colorado River rafting lottery permit system in place http://travel.latime...a-tr-ntb24sep24 and http://www.nps.gov/g...htedlottery.htm for specifics
2) We rafted it in Feb, when commercial boats are not allowed on the river. Just privates and NPS. Additionally, because of the decreased number of trips in the winter, they increase maximum days you are allowed to spend rafting it to 25. And so we did 25 days. Rather than the 21 you can do the rest of the year.
The solitude you get launching in winter is unbelievable. Say whatever you want, we had this river to ourselves. It was far out.
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:24 PM
I'm sure it was amazing
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:33 PM
that sounds a lot better. Guess I just recall reading a Rock the Earth project slamming the commercial control.
I'm sure it was amazing
I would probably bite it and raft during commercial season, if invited. My situation in Feb was I planned on doing the first 90 miles, Lee's Ferry to Phantom.. but Lee's Ferry, the night before launch, we had a second halfer cancel and forfeit his spot AND cash. I took his trip spot, mile 90 to 290 and did FOR FREE. My total cost of running the entire river, with food, outfitted, etc $700. For 25 days! $28 a day! The food alone was worth $20 per day off river it was so good. You eat freakin well on these trips.
We were outfitted by http://www.moenkopiriverworks.com/ all they do is outfit private GCNP trips. It was STELLAR. Like nothing I've ever seen before. Basecamp = luxuaries. No one even car camps this nice. It's crazy how much comfort shit you can bring along on an 18 foot raft. As for booze, we had 10 pony kegs, 10 handles, 100's of canned beers. That sounds like plenty. It's not. For 12 people, all you do is party on the river, you literally begin drinking everyday as soon as you put in. We're talkin "river-ritas" and bloody maries at 10 am daily
Posted 19 May 2010 - 12:37 PM
yes, the drinking was my favorite part of my whitewater experiences in WV/PA/MD. good liquid breakfast everytime
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