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I wanted to ask this for a while.....is it weird to be an atheist and not be into science? I have never really been into science, so that had nothing to do with my becoming an atheist. For me, I just figured out all of the superstition, and silly stuff credited to god and religion were bull.
I guess I just need to meet more atheists, and remember that we are not all alike. We think different things, like different things and are as individual as any other group out there. It just feels to me, sometimes, like scientific minds reach this more quickly or easily. I could be wrong....
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I believe all children are born atheist and are only taught religion from their peers.
"So I guess some people become atheist by birth."
Sandi, if you had asked me soon after I was born, I would have told you I had no knowledge of a god or gods. You didn't ask me.
But that's okay; beliefs don't require evidence.
The people who taught me religion 70 years ago? They aren't my peers; they're dead.
I became a born again agnostic before I became an atheist.
Welcome to the debate, but know this: only Humpty defined terms the way he liked.
I thought it was the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland who said that a word meant exactly what she wanted it to mean, no more, no less?
The Red Queen certainly merits her starring role, but in Through the Looking Glass, about halfway through Chapter Six, H.D. insists on his way with words.
'When I use a word,' H.D. said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
'The question is,' said H.D., 'which is to be master--that's all.'
My experience with English led me to write a haiku-like bit.
English, our language, / Has two excellent uses: / Poetry and fraud.
OK, you have a better memory than i do, but who is H.D.?
Humpty Dumpty
How is she defining words to mean what she says?
Perhaps 'peers' may have been the wrong choice of words, I can only use the words in my mind that make sense to me though perhaps not always correct. My point was that you 'guessed' people 'become' atheist by birth when I think that they ARE atheists until otherwise taught differently, in the same way I always have been an atheist because of my parents influence.
I have never been likened to Humpty Dumpty before and thought it quite cute. "'When I use a word,' H.D. said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less." - I quite like that, as ignorant as it may be.
I might add that most of the time that I post on here it is usually about 5am and half a coffee cup down, so brain not always function....
With each comment, post and reply, I can only learn but more.
yes that makes sense and no you're not weird - rare perhaps, but not weird.
I suppose people who like logic like science and god doesn't make sense..... but we need all the sciences and arts covered - so the more variety the better....
It's also something that I miss - is the creativity of theists - think about all the music, art and poetry etc that are about god or some other supernatural stuff..... but I still like to enjoy it all the same.... just in context to it being based in the supernatural - which is an illusion....
"...the creativity of theists"
You're right, Alice; Through the centuries, theists have shown much creativity (or zeal) and your pointing it out reminded me of how much I liked the sound of pipe organs during and after my theistic years. In college, after I became an agnostic, I had recordings of pipe organs playing popular music and a Baptist roommate told me such music was heretical.
Your term reminded me too of the energy I had put into certain religion-related activities, and I'm okay with using an addiction metaphor to describe those years.
Another metaphor pertinent to our times persuaded me to write this post (persuading doubters might require an essay): the zeal that motivated centuries of theistic creativity is much like the zeal that has for centuries motivated pornography.
I'm going to work on that essay; the folks in my weekly writing group might like it.
It was more money than zeal that promoted all the theistic works of art and music. They were commissioned by the Catholic church for centuries, and even during the Renaissance, many were commissioned by the devout nobility.
But what is interesting about the Renaissance is that there was a sudden flowering of secular music and art, some of which was created while NOT under commission, that has survived, and is exquisite. This also occurred during the German Enlightenment period, and we take it for granted today that art doesn't have to be religious, but it wasn't always so.
You nailed it, Natalie; the availability of money created the zeal.
Today it's the availability of conservative money that created an abundance of candidates who are using their campaigns for the Repub nomination to sell books and perhaps get conservative talk shows.
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Birrer touched the wall in 1:53.60 in the prelims of the 200 fly Friday morning, missing a shot at earning one of the 16 spots in the finals by less than a second. Emory University's Mark Bernstein was the last qualifier with a time of 1:53.19, less than a half-second ahead of Birrer's time.
Rhinesmith's effort was even closer. His time of 57.24 was 12/100ths of a second off the time of 57.12 turned in by 16th-place finisher Michael Pettengill from Luther College to take the last finals slot.
Birrer also competed Thursday in the 100 butterfly, turning in a time of 51.38, his best effort of the year in that event.
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I thought it was adorable and cute. ^.^
I thought it was adorable and cute. ^.^
Good but needs improving
Ok first off, good job on your first try at this, you do have some skills so welcome to the portal, now as for the art work its notbad, and not sure which program you are using but i do think that there is lacking some quality in the artwork, it alsmost looks like its from ms paint, a more better program might be paintshop pro to edot your artwork then back into the flash program now you have put the effort and the animation is ok but at times it seems too slow, so speed up the animation abit, and again ad those subtitles it will greatly help to flow along with your story here, the whole animation was pretty cute, but i thought, it was way too short and more material and content should be added, you do have something with the story but you need to vring all these elements together to make it all flow well together, so i stated a few tips here and there and i hope to see more of your work improved ofcourse, so hope your next entry is much better good luck on your future stuff.
The prom you use for editing art can make a big differance something to think about there, also some "SUBTITLES" could be used,
Cute but abit on the short side.
Thank you very much i did spend alot of time on this flash and yes i know it is alot shorter then i would have liked but i value your opinion LOL the art work was orgianally drawn on a peice of paper then scanned and then painted usind ms paint ....... i will have to exsperiment with photo shop more ... and as for sub title i fully agree in using them next time thank you very very much for your review and your critism is greatly appreciated and i will most def take what you have said into effect and exspirement around much more
Well then.
If you hadnt said this was your first flash i would have believed it the work of a decent flash artist with some time of experience due to its unique style.
thank you so much you are very kind lol but i am not very exsperienced thank you so much for your review
Good job for a first attempt!
Very good for a first attempt! Though, with the thought clouds, I would have replaced them with subtitles, or make them not take so long to appear. But good job, considering it was your first!
Considering this is your very first...
It's much better than some I have seen. It has a nice visual aesthetic as well. Keep going, and you'll get better with more experimenting. It's good to see an actual plot as well!


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sos save our slackware!
Bad times with the great slackware.I hope the slackware will survive and keep being alive for a long while.
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Beside that the blogpost itself has an addendum releasing the initial tension, i am not that convenienced that adding money in such situations helps that much. If at all.
I think we can all agree that such pledges doesn't make it possible for a developer to work fulltime on it. So the general problem an opensource project has is usually time, which can't be bought with money. Money is used to buy hardware, enable developers to travel to conferences and such stuff. But it also carries the risk that someone has to decide which hardware to buy and which developer to sponsor. Do it wrong and the not sponsored folks will be pissed.
Especially if it is like it sounds here everyone has its own donation button and not a central 'slackware' button.
(Beside that money influences people: In case project A and B need work, i will work on the one which generates more money. If money would be involved, i am sure i would work on some apt-frontend given that it has direct user-exposure and people tend to spent money on they can see compared to the ugly depth-level commandline-freaks-only apt toolset -- even through someone has to work on apt, as otherwise the frontends will sooner or later collapse… So workforce isn't where it should be but where the money is)
It's just like in your hometown football club (presuming your hometown is small enough to not have a professional club):
If they don't have enough players currently to keep up the competition nobody would come up with the idea to start collecting money. Everything you could do with this is buying a new stadium, but you still have no players…
(and please don't get the idea to pay players who played in a game - it will destroy everything…)
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Slackware is where I got started with Linux
Back in 1994 I bought a book that had 2 CD's and one was for Slack. Installed it on my then new 386DX/40 system (with all of 4MB RAM) and was impressed and it was a start of a long ride with Linux
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In this instance, it seems that the crash of an old server has hastened the problem of lack of money at Slackware.
Beyond this case, I've been often wondering who belonging at the world of open software can I economically aid. I think that is no fair to receive without to give. We get a very good OS and a lot of excellent programs from the FOSS developers, and some (perhaps a lot) of them have grave troubles with their economy, which is unjust beside the enormous quantity of money obtained for some guy from the world of the privative software, which name you all know.
As user of free software, I'd like to aid some FOSS developers, but whom? The authors of the programs I most use? Then, I'd give my money to Mozilla Foundation, for instance, buy I think (maybe erroneously) they have not money troubles. Perhaps Kernel.org? I believe the same. You, the aptosid team? You (we) have a sponsor covering the more important monetary cost (the costs of the servers). Another team responsible for some obscure but necessary software, like X.org? I don't know, and I'd like to have clearer ideas.
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I'm willing to help out the developers of my favorite apps too
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Most projects have a sponsor. Be it a direct or indirect. A project hosted on github is e.g. sponsored by those even through money doesn't flow (visibly).
Still, very few projects have "too much" money (did you ever had too much money?), so whoever gets the money will properly be happy about it. Personal suggestion: Many projects have additional to their general fond also "subprojects" they collect money for there you can directly see the benefit. Debian for example with DebConf or the new plan to replace hardware regularly (the later will be a huge investment each year; the first is it already).
But money isn't everything. Feel free to send a "thank you" message to the developer fixing a bug you reported. Or do something as "crazy" as doing a whois on the personal domain of a developer and send a postcard to his home address…
Or, if you really want to throw money at it: Just ask if they "need" something. Most people have a wishlist of stuff they would by if they had some money to spare like a book or a film…
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Journalists And Key Engineers Who Built The Internet: Completely Opposed To SOPA
from the as-they-should-be deptAnother day, and another group of influential folks have come out against SOPA. First up, the more surprising one: the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), a large group of journalists and editors have spoken out against the bill. And these are people who SOPA supporters are including in their list of the "copyright intensive industries" and yet they don't want this bill, because they know it'll increase liability for doing what they do every day.
Separately, a who's who list of 83 internet engineers has come out against SOPA. This is basically everyone who built the core infrastructure that the internet is based on, and they're not at all comfortable with the bill. That should say something. Remember the House's SOPA hearing that didn't have a single technical expert on the panel? Perhaps they should have held a hearing that included some of these people, who all seem very opposed to the bill.
Censorship of Internet infrastructure will inevitably cause network errors and security problems. This is true in China, Iran and other countries that censor the network today; it will be just as true of American censorship. It is also true regardless of whether censorship is implemented via the DNS, proxies, firewalls, or any other method. Types of network errors and insecurity that we wrestle with today will become more widespread, and will affect sites other than those blacklisted by the American government.
The current bills -- SOPA explicitly and PIPA implicitly -- also threaten engineers who build Internet systems or offer services that are not readily and automatically compliant with censorship actions by the U.S. government. When we designed the Internet the first time, our priorities were reliability, robustness and minimizing central points of failure or control. We are alarmed that Congress is so close to mandating censorship-compliance as a design requirement for new Internet innovations. This can only damage the security of the network, and give authoritarian governments more power over what their citizens can read and publish.
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Despite rainfall in recent weeks and the lifting of water use restrictions in many parts of north Florida, counties such as Levy, Gilchrist and Alachua still remain under restrictions due to low groundwater levels.
This weekend
Flood Jam helps victims of TS Debby
Flood Jam, with three stages of music, an online auction of donated items and services, food and crafts, games and activities will be held at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak on Aug. 17-18.
Two-day tickets cost $40 in advance, $60 at gate and include primitive camping. One day tickets are $20 each at the gate and camping is not included.
OfferleBy MANDY OFFERLE
Special to the Beacon
About 25 citizens attended a public workshop At the Tommy Usher Center Aug. 8 designed to gather input for rule development for the statewide water permitting.
Bobby McCallum, who lost a close race for sheriff four years ago, bounced back on Tuesday to decisively win by 20 points in unofficial results over Sheriff's Maj. Evan Sullivan for the Republican nomination in one of the most heated races in Levy County history.
McCallum received 2,412 votes or 58.01 percent to Sullivan's 1,612 or 38.77 percent and Noel Desmond's 134 votes or 3.22 percent.
By PATTY ROESCH
Life at times makes people question what this world is coming to. But of all the things you could possibly see, a pelican with a knife jabbed through its beak is one of the last to be imagined.
Levy County voters have until 7 p.m. to get i line to cast ballots in the primary electios today.
Redistricting has changed where some folks vote, so check the new voter information cards mailed out earlier this summer for the correct location. Also to locate your precinct, go to www.votelevy.com.
The Beacon will have the results posted at this website tonight as soon as they are available and in Thursday's newspaper.
Hey everyone, hope all is well in the Key. Rain, rain, rain. That's the big topic of discussion as of the last month or so. I know that too much rain is possible. And, well, I don't think we are actually to that point but I'm pretty sure that as far as our saltwater health aspect goes, we aren't far from too much.
The farmers, well, they have had lots of prayers answered this year. All those rain dance parties paid off.
It was standing room only and some were standing outside the door when 24 candidates and their representatives turned out for a forum with one of the strictest speaking limits in the county.
The gathering hosted by the Inglis Recreation Advisory Board Activities Committee called for candidates to have only one minute to speak at the podium and that was strictly enforced by two timekeepers and the moderator.
LAKE CITY — On Wednesday, Aug. 1, North Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA) was informed one of the authority's retail providers, Main Street Broadband, would immediately cease service to their 80,000 customers in Georgia and Florida.
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Initiative will run each weekend through September.
The Austin Police Department announces a Weekend No Refusal DWI initiative which began the weekend of January 6, 2017 and will run each weekend through September. Each initiative will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each Friday and Saturday night through Sunday morning.
No Refusal will take place this weekend, Friday, April 7-Sunday April 9, 2017. The next one will be from Friday, April 14-Sunday, April 16, 2017.
As with previous No Refusal initiatives, during these dates/times there will be detectives available to assist in applying for a blood search warrant in those cases where a suspect under arrest for DWI refuses to provide a voluntary sample of breath or blood. By expanding the No Refusal initiative to all weekends instead of just holidays, APD hopes to deter drinking and driving when it is most likely to occur. The expansion of the initiative is made possible by grants from the Texas Department of Transportation.
"No Refusal is not about making as many arrests as we can," said Lt. Blake Johnson with APD's Highway Enforcement Unit. "It is about keeping unsafe drivers off Austin roadways and keeping the public safe. No Refusal ensures that we have solid blood alcohol content evidence of every arrest and as such enhances our ability to prosecute people who drive drunk and put others in danger."
Weekends are often associated with parties and gatherings in which alcohol is present. This initiative is to remind everyone that their area law enforcement agencies encourage them to make the responsible choice not to drive if they are impaired in any way, Know before you go, get home safe. The Austin Police Department is focused on saving lives in the Austin metropolitan area and making roadways safe for everyone through education and enforcement.


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We have a line of cosmetics for men, but not the metrosexual, twinkle-toes kind of man, for real alpha males. We have a brand of hardening nail polish geared for MMA fighters called Alpha Nail, and will be coming out with a more robust line under the brand Blakk Cosmetics.
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My idea is to create an angular line drawing figure of a Lion with a Mohawk full of snakes. thus, the LION, MOHAWK, MEDUSA reference. I would like the lines to then trail into our logo, or the word Blakk. Other ideas will be considered however. The shirt base color should be black, and the lines I was thinking in grey. It should be a LARGE print on the shirt. Then on the back, or the sleeve, or somewhere lets try out the words BE ALPHA.
As we are a company in the fashion industry this shirt should be edgy, stylish, and aggressive. BE CAREFUL NOT TO COPY TOO CLOSELY THE MGM LION, OR ANY OTHER ICONIC LION FIGURE. This should obviously be an Illustrator file. Comic book style vectors in place of the line drawings will be considered if that is your best medium and you nail the look. Good luck!


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Emeril's Beef Stew Recipe
This is the best beef stew I have ever tasted. Serve this dish with buttered egg noodles and sour dough bread to sop up all that wonderful gravy.
This beef stew recipe is courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, FoodNetwork.com
Prep: 45 minutes | Cook: 40 minutes | Servings: 6 servings
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows*
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound button mushrooms, quartered
- 2 cups roughly chopped yellow onions
- 2 cups sliced carrots, (1-inch slices cut crosswise on a diagonal)
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped garlic
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 1/2 cups veal or beef stock, at room temperature
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 to 4 cups 1-inch dice russet potatoes
- 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Steamed white rice or buttered egg noodles, for serving
- Set a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pot and season the beef with the salt, Essence and black pepper, being sure to toss the meat well to evenly cover with the spices. Add 1/3 of the beef to the pot and cook until browned on all sides, 2 or 3 minutes per side. Remove the beef from the pot and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon of the remaining olive oil to the pot along with half of the remaining meat and cook again until browned. Set aside and repeat with the remaining tablespoon of oil and remaining beef. Set aside.
- Add the butter and mushrooms to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 3 minutes. Add the onions, carrots and celery and saute until onions are softened and lightly caramelized, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes. Add the stock, tomato paste, thyme, rosemary, allspice and browned beef and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, partially cover the pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender, about 1 hour. Add the potatoes to the stew and partially cover the pot with a lid. Continue cooking until the potatoes are very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the lid and discard the thyme and rosemary stems. Add the peas and parsley to the stew, stir well to combine, then remove from the heat. Serve hot, with either steamed white rice or buttered egg noodles.
Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
*You can also purchase Emeril's Bayou Blast
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly. Yields 2/3 cup.
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The Organized Give is a campaign that helps others by giving storage solutions to those in need. In addition, we provide a donation for a good cause. We kicked off the campaign in January 2012 by making a difference in the life of Anissa Mayhew and her family.
In March, we brought The Organized Give back to our neck of the woods – West Michigan – to help Kids' Food Basket, a local non-profit organization that works tirelessly in the attack against childhood hunger.
Did you know one in four Michigan children goes hungry every day? Over 27% of kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan are food insecure and Kids' Food Basket is on a mission to change that. They provide nutritional meals to over 4,800 kids each day. These meals, known as "sack suppers," are given to kids at school to ensure lunch is not their last meal of the day and that they receive adequate nutrition for proper brain development. With the help of over 170 volunteers each day, these meals are packaged and delivered directly to 32 schools in Kent County. The organization serves schools in which 80% or more of students live at or below the poverty line.
On March 16, 2012 we installed new ORG Home organization systems at the Kid's Food Basket facility with the help from team members at The Stow Company and ORG West Michigan. The ORG Home storage systems provided organization for items that are accessed on a daily basis, making the sack supper production process more efficient.
What does Kids' Food Basket think of their new organization systems? Watch here as Molly Gold and the executive director of Kids' Food Basket, Bridget Clark Whitney, discuss the features and accommodations.


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Sunday, April 05, 2009
Esthetic Technical Line
Every time I go to Jackson I meet up with my dear friend Steve Holmsen. Steve is a super fit life-eater who loves skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, mountaineering and anything else that involves the great outdoors. He was my "Steep & Deep" ski instructor 4 seasons ago and we've remained friends ever since. Steve is also my workout partner while I'm at the resort. Our workouts are crazy intense and mildly competitive, in a good way. We just love to push each other. Every one of our workouts are done on the fly. Never a preset routine. We'll pick 2 or 3 body parts and see if we can destroy the other guy. Pushing hard and flying by the seat of our pants, just like on the hill.
These routines always involve plenty of balance and stabilization exercises. All the leg work, core exercises and much of the upper body exercises are done on a stability ball, Bosu Ball™ or basket ball. These routines/exercises prep the body for the ever changing terrain at Jackson Hole. You're not just sitting down doing biceps curls, you're standing on one leg (on the flat side of a Bosu Ball™) doing biceps curls, followed by swimmer's presses. Talk about Synergistic exercises. Holy crap! When Steve introduced me to this stuff it was like starting all over again.
I love technique based exercises anyway (yoga, plyo, kenpo, gymnastics, etc.) but balance/stability work brings in a whole new, very powerful dimension. It forces all your core muscles, connective tissue, ligaments, tendons and many (formally untapped) tiny muscles in the body to get involved during every single repetition. There is plenty of "Muscle Confusion" during these workouts. Lateral leaping plyometric push-ups off of a basketball or one-legged squats on the backside of a Bosu Ball™ changes the game completely. If your body isn't ready for this stuff or your technique is off, you will get hurt.
When I'm on the mountain with Steve he loves to ski what he calls "Esthetic Technical Lines." This kind of skiing usually involves a very precise specific path down a ski run. These type of runs are not for the unskilled casual skier. They are usually steep, narrow chutes peppered with trees and rocks. They require a plan and an attitude before entering them. One mistake can result in a twisted knee, broken bones, a concussion or worse. This kind of skiing might seem insane to some. To me skiing this way is a metaphor for life. The hard work done in the gym the day before prepares you to ski an esthetic technical line. The time and energy you put into your work, family and fitness will also determine how much joy, happiness and success you'll have in this life.
I don't mean to turn a story about exercises and skiing into an esoteric lesson for life but I do want to point out that we all have multiple options when it comes to our journey on this earth. I know for myself that when I choose to take positive steps toward conquering difficult, scary and compelling challenges, I end up learning things that change me forever. I'm not talking about taking silly dangerous risks with the hope of a positive outcome. I'm also positive that hoping, wishing and just wanting something rarely produces anything. I do know that small steps, practice, hard work, asking for help, falling down once in a while, plus a healthy dose of determination will help you find your way down that esthetic technical line.
42 comments:
- Khashayar said...
"The hard work done in the gym the day before prepares you to ski an esthetic technical line. The time and energy you put into your work, family and fitness will also determine how much joy, happiness and success you'll have in this life."
I learned this firsthand Tony a year ago at the age of 34 (the age at which many people I know think it's too late to want to be fit and you simply have to let go) when I found out about you and P90X and later by learning more about you and your philosophy of life. Each time you remind us of the correlation between fitness and happiness, you also remind me personally to come and thank you in person for being such a great source of inspiration to all of us who now look at life in a different way because of you.
Your Iranian friend,
Khashayar in Toronto, Canada.
- Kimbo said...
Tony! I love you. I have a total fitness crush. Just found this blog and it's amazing. I'm a personal trainer and just started p90x and I love it. Kicks my butt everyday and I can't wait for my workouts. I recommend Salt Lake City for skiing. Ever been to Alta or the Canyons?
- Kari said...
Tony, once again you've hit on exactly what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it.
P.S. I saw a picture of you in your glasses. You should wear them more often, as it's cute.
- nick from ny said...
Hey Tony,
Thanks so much for answering my everyday "personal" question about life and taking risks. I've struggled with this subject for most of my life and still have days where my self-esteem and will power are severely lacking, even though there really is no reason for it.
However, you really hit the nail on the head when you say that it's ok to fall down once in a while, as long as you keep looking forward, moving forward. It's also ok to ask for help and check your ego in at the door-;) Pride is probably one of the greatest sins known to man, and most likely one of the deadliest. Think of all the deadly incidents in the world that could have been avoided had people decided to communicate and throw their self-centered egos to the wind... Does 9/11 ring a bell?? "Those who humble themselves shall be exalted"--hmm, wonder who said that??
The fear factor is another sticking point with me, but as you say, when you correctly prepare yourself through consistent hard work and determination, that fear suddenly becomes a moot point. That esthetic technical line comes by doing, not just by fantasizing.
Thanks again for reminding me that risk can be good, when you're ready for it. Arrrgggh!
- Nicky said...
First off, just on to my second day of P90X and, of course, I'm loving it. I'm blown away by what an awesome attitude you encourage throughout the whole program. The exercises are great, but it is the mentality you encourage that is truly unique.
That's what drew me towards your blog, which I am loving as well.
I would really like to get your blog on my RSS feed, though, and don't see the option anywhere. It would be great if you could hook yourself up with a feedburner account and offer a link to your feed. Here are instructions on how to do that: http://www.google.com/support/feedburner/bin/answer.py?answer=78465&topic=13251
Feel free to get in touch if you have any trouble with it. My email is nhajal [@] gmail [.] com
Thanks Tony!
- Nicky said...
Ha, second week, not second day. :)
- KateFit said...
Tony, Let's review the meaning of the word "Esoteric".
es-o-ter-ic [es-uh-ter-ik]
–adjective 1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions.
This knowledge is not meant for a select few. It should be broadcast to the world. So therefore, not esoteric. You are an excellent teacher whose views and reflections on your life experiences make us all think deeply and believe more than we did before we read you.
I read this blog everyday and it has helped and is continuing to help me become a better person, lover of life & challenge/risk taker. I never realized how inhibited I was until I started reading your stuff. I continue to push myself everyday a little further in everything and I am a better person for it. Enjoying the journey, not just rushing towards the goal. Thank you as always and keep it up!
Glad you had a great time in Jackson Hole! Peace, Kate
- Anonymous said...
Hiya everyone:
I tried to the the routines indicated, problem is my knees are shot. No bending or squatting is doable, can't put pressure on the knees while on the "ball" - any alternative ideas?
- Anonymous said...
Hey Tony,
My wife and I are in our 9th week of P90X, and we are hooked. My wife was one of those "Im never gonna stop going to the gym" freak kind of people...but i must say she is amazing. Needless to say she has not seen the inside of the gym in 9 weeks. Anyways, my wife miscarried a few months back (prior to starting your workouts), and we are gonna start trying to get pregnant again shortly. Just wondering if your wonderful workouts are safe for pregnant women, or if you have ever thought of making a video or set of videos for the pregnant women. My wife and I are both hooked on how we feel since starting your videos.
Thanks for your inspirtation, motivation and most of all TIME..
- MarkoX said...
Hey Tony,
whats up, I have 2 questions for yah just message me however you can cause im still new at this XD
1. I'm 16, so if i complete P90X will i get ripped or should i try and wait until im 20 even though i really dont want to
2. For some of the exercises can i focus on one part then to the other the second time so for biceps i do the whole video with only my right arm then redu the whole video with my left arm or do i have to use both arms at the same time like that in the videos
- MarkoX said...
oh shit sorry MarkoX is my account on beachbody so send me your answer there if you can
- Shell said...
Hey Tony,
I am so amazed at the difference that P90 has made for me. I am 34 years old and a mother of twins! P90 is so tough, but wow at the results I have achieved. Honestly you cannot tell now that I have had children! Recently someone ask me what doctor did the work on my stomach, and it felt so great to say alot of hard work, sweat, and most of all COMMITMENT! I am very excited and would like for the P90 team to see my results, but really do not know how to go about it. Can you help me? I would like to inspire other women and help them to see that it is not impossible to have a fit, muscular body after giving birth. It is all about commitment and to be determined to make that change. It is shocking to see how lean and defined it has made me!
- Mike579 said...
Ack! I am scared of heights! Mountains...forget bout it!
- Rae said...
w00t! FINALLY AT LONG LAST! Subscription and RSS feed capabilities! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO.
*ahem* thank you. :)
- Paul Kolbe said...
Hey Tony,
You are The Man. I had a minor elbow injury while snowboarding and had to restart P90X :(
So now i am going into my second week, again. that is OK, because I LOVE IT.
Anyways, i know you ski, but man, you have to get on that snowboard! It is hard and it hurts at first, but i know you love a challenge.
- Nicky said...
Thanks for the RSS Tony :)
- Anonymous said...
Jackson Hole is a beautiful place. Went there two years (and 50 lbs heavier) ago. Never skied there though. Great blog - thanks for taking the time to pass on your thoughts on health and fitness.
- Kim Rakauskas said...
I've been to Jackson Hole...but this comment doesn't have much to do with that...i apologize... Sooooo Tony...I have wondered why i had a zillion at-home workouts, and you were the only one who didn't annoy me....and then i was just researching how to contact you to ask a question, and I find that you're a fellow Rhode Islander, and I thought....OF COURSE. We're all a bit quirky...and i hope that doesn't offend you because I mean that in a completely endearing way, as i'm sure you understand...because you're quirky. Anyway, I'm writing to you from the Matunuck area... summer's almost here... time to surf and all that...actually, people have been surfing all winter...instead of Bess Eaton coffee shops, now we have Tim Horton's, and the other day I called it Tony Horton's...except they just partnered with Cold Stone Creamery and i don't think that's the low-sodium tomato-bisque of dairy delicacies.... but my question is- everyone always talks about exercise modifications for people with weak knees...but what about younger people that don't necessarily have weak knees, but rather knees are sensitive because they are 'knock kneed'? (pretty sure that's not the technical term...) no one addresses this...it seems that i put more stress on my knees at a certain degree...and they end up aching a bit...but i know that i can take the excercises and don't want to modify so they're easier...just so that they compensate for the weird angle....my mom used to make me sit cross legged every day watching cartoons when i was a little girl... and it worked some, otherwise i'd be a pretzel, and in most situations i don't notice, but especially plyo and jumping i notice the next day. Anyway, greetings from RI...come back and visit soon...hope you still have the RI vibe about you...and because you're from RI and i feel that i can solicit you for the sake of loyalty...you should come and do the save the bay swim... i did it last summer and it's a blast- swim from Newport to Jamestown...about 2 miles... quite an experience... i'm pretty sure the quohogs appreciate it...they started to have the Iron man in RI last year too... well, i'm sure i'll get made fun of for this diatribe by the next commenter, but for what it's worth...i had every intention of keeping it strictly excercise-related... but eerily...somehow you understand.
- Coach Courtney said...
First off~It was incredibly awesome being able to meet you at the Grand Prize Show at Summit 2009! You are truly an awesome person and I love you for not only your workouts but how down to earth you are!
Second~And this is sorta related to this post but I live VERY CLOSE to Mount Crested Butte so next time you are in the area we should do lunch! Although ski season is over for us now...lol. Maybe next winter we can workout together!
Keep up the great work and again Love ya for all that you do for so many people!
Coach Courtney
- sbarrett said...
Tony, what an amazing inspiration you are. You have a God-given gift of motivation!! I love P90X- I did Plyo for the first time today> My husband and I did the Lean cycle b/c it didn't have Plyo in it (he severally broke his ankle last year) **Holy cow it is the mother of all the workouts. You are awesome - I love your sense of humor in the morning.. Getting out of bed at 5:00 is sometimes really tough.. You make it worth while!!!
- Marketing said...
Hi Tony,
Is there anyway people in Holland could follow your P90X program?
- Flo said...
You should take a look at this crap...
Lots of fallacies in this study...
- Anonymous said...
Great Stuff! Check out the blog below. It supposed to be a funny site, but the back story is that these guys are really trying to change thier lives. All encouraging comments are welcome.
- Anonymous said...
Hey Tony, not related to this blog. I was just wondering how many times you eat in a day
- Chris said...
I am having trouble getting rid of the "looseness" in the cage. I probably have strong stomach muscles, however they can not be seen. I want to know who knows how to deplete the fat in that mid section area.
- Jason Zipper Mazepa said...
First off, Hiya Tony....
And Second, Whats the word these days? Hope all is well and give an update on your blog here. Over a month now. :)
- JoshPanter said...
Greetings from Ann Arbor, MI
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for enabling rss feeds! It makes following this blog SO MUCH EASIER!
That and thanks for kicking so much ass!
- Paul Judt said...
Yo brah,
First of all I want to thank you for all you've done for us regular guys. I'm no stranger to exercise as I spent the first decade of my life in the United States Marine Corps. Did my part for king and country and became a "regular" person. Eat anything and everything throwing caution to the wind. I finally took charge at 235 lbs at only 5'10". Started out with P90X, moved on to the X Plus, and now look forward to the monthly One on Ones. Now I'm running between 170 and 175 with the zeal of life I hadn't had since my 20's (now 39). The reason I post to this current blog is a request for assistance for everyone. I'm from Seattle and was a skier/snowboarder. Finally tired of the 9 month winters I moved to Southern Cal with you. I picked up Surfing. This is simply a beautiful sport and I recommend everyone do it. My question has to do with endurance on the board. Although your exercises are total body, it seems to lean a little more toward legs for sports like skiing. Do you have any recommendations for arms specifically for endurance... at least the paddling motion? I find that I tire fairly easy paddling my board. I'm only able to stay in the water an hour or two before I feel spent. Trying to surf with these guys in their 20s is leaving me with sand in my face even though I can hang with them in every other athletic area. So, perhaps you could throw something into the One On Ones that will assist us Surfers and give the skiers a break. ;) Thanks.
- Shining Light said...
You inspire. I have talked to several that have transformed their bodies bc of your workouts. Many thanks.
- Val said...
Would love to see a one on one with Tony Horton using the Bosu ball!!
- jennysmith said...
A Body Massage to Gain Height
Having a full body massage helps relieve stress and remove the hard and tough muscles in your body that seemed to have stiffened due to too much pressure. While being massaged, the body undergoes a certain relaxed state, helping a person loosen up his muscles and bones.
A full body massage helps increase height, whatever your age may be. Not only are tight muscles relieved during a session of massage, it also exercises the bones and stretches them. Have you ever noticed that whenever you are being massaged, some of your bones seem to pop and you are relieved and relaxed?
Some gaps between bones are not being filled up with the right amount of fluid that is should contain to work properly. This is caused by stress and an unhealthy diet. A small person that starts practicing a balanced diet, the right amount of sleep, exercise and regular massage therapies, he should expect to grow taller in a matter of weeks. For more information, go to http://www.growth-flex.com/ .
Massaging also helps improve posture, which is enough to increase an inch or two on top of your actual height. Many people have become used to standing in a humped style that they do not recognize the adverse effects of such. Height is not the only one directly affected by mal-posture. Several spinal column problems have aroused from employing the wrong posture. Such instances include scoliosis and lumbago.
Many experts actually recommend massaging so that the body will not be totally shocked with the growth enhancing methods that a person goes through to gain some height. One good growth enhancer is the Growth Flex V Pro System. Here you can visit, if you need to know in details, http://www.growth-flex.com/ .
- Brad said...
Have to agree with you about Jackson Hole. That first run is wicked steep. I did plyometrics twice a week the month before. Legs were burning, but not as bad as my friends who do not do P90X. I made them believers. I was able to "Shred the Gnar" for the next 3 days while my friends struggled to make it half the day.
Thanks for P90X.
- jcwalburger said...
I hate you... but I love you!
You need to come speak in Austin sometime so we can meet you. Keep up the good work.
- Anonymous said...
Tony where have you been? Please come back and write on your blog. We miss you!!!
- Anonymous said...
What is a great way get thousands of people to follow your blog? Do a new post! I used to follow this blog like religeon, checking for a new post every day....I wonder how many others have given up hope of seeing a post?
- Anonymous said...
Tony - I'm a little late to this "blog" and I have to agree that Jackson is really amazing. If you like steep and trees, have you tried Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, BC???? AMAZING skiing and more wonderful backcountry stuff!!!!
- Anonymous said...
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Opinion: The Great Dissenters
Columnist Dan Henninger on how Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan's dissent made the world's people freer.
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... we're ... sure perhaps lead last of the greats ... cold war Warriors on behalf of freedom passed away this week euro ... following of ... course the earlier passing of President Reagan and Pope John Paul the second but then there ... are really enjoyed your column this weekend you talked about this this of ... the passing of the cold war generation that they thought this great battle for freedom and then what I thought was interesting was the winter a lot of the facts of the cold war ... boarding at Joseph Stalin was that mass murder never used the Wall Street Journal editorial page a lot of them sorted of the story by heart but the truth is that ... it ... generally history the educational system as you said this is can a going down a bottomless memory hole ... well that's right James during the cold war ended in nineteen ninety the fall of the Berlin wall ... people born Fe in nineteen eighty nine or even nineteen seventy nine possibly after the American population for them the cold war is simply the story is probably not coal pot very much in schools to another world that the founding of the Sierra Club ... but it was that there was a reality from nineteen forty by nineteen forty eight onward the end of World War two ... of ... Europe was divided into the East in the West and all the countries in the east Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria ... were under the control of the Soviet Union millions of people who could not flee if you tried leave you were shocked ... and the signs that the United States and Russia both had thousands of InterContinental ... caustic missiles ... tipped with nuclear bombs ... came to one another this can be known as Moon mutually assured destruction ... that was the Cold War and just sat there for about thirty years until Ronald Reagan became president said this past the stop ... and rather than accommodating him self he went on often since Emre push back against them ... and Maggie Thatcher invited him to come over and address Parliament in nineteen eighty two and explain what he was going to do ... the head of the Scottish Labour LCH if people wanna go with your attention to ... the goddess Labor Party column in two bit Hukkster who didn't deserve to step foot in Parliament she prevailed and supported him through the entire ... offence of and ... I as I said McCollam James ... if one were not around that time the sort of thing that goes on between the Republicans and Barack Obama is Patty cake compared to the intensity ... and vitriolic animosity that were correct was corrected at Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan for those here and that's what they really they need each other that that Nancy Reagan ... bop about a statement this week to talk about that with a spirited encourages Ally Margaret Thatcher was in the US and ... in said Paul Ronny and Margaret were political soulmates on quote you mention the so the stage for a market that euro ... posts of President Reagan in nineteen eighty two and this is where he ... talks about the Soviet Union of destined for the bashing of history an a I think for both of them it was under the message of freedom but also optimism that we will prevail ... well ... that's a good point because I have to say James in nineteen eighty nine when the Berlin Wall came down ... it's impossible to overstate what a monumental event that was ... and many of us were around at the time and had been involved in these activities ... never believed that the Berlin Wall was going to fall never believed that the cold war actually would and ... but Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher clearly ... didn't it was their intention to spend that and and they succeeded in as a result ... millions of people today are living for each that were not free back that ... extraordinary achievement that actually ... of whether the giants of ... the twentieth century world is that it's hard to overstate the key factors in bed as we got a rap about but the just and ... just two of the sum of ... a ... huge a huge contribution to freedom of ... for a little more challenge the orthodoxy sing conventional wisdom of their time and they succeeded in proof that it could be done ... great thanks to ...


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Sunday, February 15, 2009
One On One Interview with Carol Bardelli
Interview with Tony Horton
Carol Bardelli: Hi Tony, I'm excited to get this opportunity to talk to you.
Tony, I've used all of your exercise videos, starting with Great Body Guaranteed. Now I'm using Power 90X Plus and Tony Horton One On One. I couldn't help but notice you can motivate people, including myself, like no one else. An example is the portion of Power 90X Legs & Back in which we do wall squats. I've got my back to the wall, my legs are burning, there's about thirty seconds left. And you've got me and the gang laughing out loud. What's your take on you're motivational skills, combined with your personable demeanor and sense of humor?
Having Fun While Working Out
Tony Horton: I discovered a long time ago that the best way to get through the physical pain and agony of any workout is to have some fun along the way. Exercise is hard enough and to turn it into rocket science or make it so serious that it feels like torture, will certainly result in failure. I'm trying to help people look at fitness and exercise in a completely new way. My goofy, light-hearted approach makes the physical intensity of exercise slightly more palatable.
My coaches growing up cared more about winning and losing than the players on their teams. I was miserable during fitness tests and drills and there was never a sense that modifying an exercise was okay. I want everyone to play and I want everyone to succeed. I'm constantly looking for practical techniques that keep people in the game. If you're busting a gut during a wall squat, then I'm doing my job.
Carol: Your programs are revolutionary, not because of their separate components like resistance training, aerobics, stretching, yoga, karate, plyometrics, and core. The unique way you blend them seems key to the amazing results people are able to achieve in a short period of time. What inspired you to design fitness programs that integrate all aspects of exercise?
Three Downfalls of Most Fitness Routines
Tony: There are three things that cause people to lose faith in their fitness routines. Boredom, injuries and plateaus. When you repeat the same movements over and over again, one of these three will take you down. After 25 years in the fitness business I've seen hundreds of people get hurt, lose interest and stop seeing results because of lack of variety in their routines. Concepts/techniques like Sectional Progression with Power 90, Muscle Confusion with P90X and now Super Stacking with my new 10 Minute Trainer program are all designed to avoid boredom, injuries and plateaus.
Running is great but it's just one thing. Yoga is the Fountain of Youth in my opinion but it certainly doesn't improve your Plyometric strength. If you want a well rounded level of fitness and you want to continue to see results over a long period of time then variety is certainly the spice of health and fitness.
Fitness Programs for Everyone
Carol: With exercise systems like Power 90, Power Half Hour, Tony and the Kids!, Tony and the Folks!, Power 90X, 10 Minute Trainer, Tony Horton One On One, and Power 90X Plus, you literally offer something for everyone. Power 90X, P90X Plus, and Tony Horton One On One, are designed for folks looking to take their physiques to the next level. I can attest to the challenging nature of these workouts, as well as the intensity. Even after years of aerobics and weightlifting, I found myself almost crawling to the shower after my P90X workouts. But, man, did I ever see results. You're personally responsible for me finally developing triceps definition. I finally have horseshoes. And now I'm addicted to your extreme workouts.
Do you see a wider audience opening up to your style of extreme workouts? And do you plan new projects along these lines?
At Home Fitness Boot Camp Training Success
Tony: First of all, congratulations on those triceps and thank you for your commitment to the program. If you had asked me this question a year ago my answer would have been different than today. P90X was intended for gym rats and people tired of spending money on expensive trainers and not getting results. A finite number of people in a niche market. We would have been happy if just these folks realized that you can get better results in your living room. Turns out our little niche in-home boot camp idea had legs. P90X has become a phenomenon. Everybody is doing it. Even folks who probably need Power 90 or some other milder workout program first.
The amazing thing is that people (on their own) are approaching the program with common sense. If there's a move or exercise that's out of their comfort zone, they skip it (for now) or modify it in some way. People are listening to what their body can do during these workouts and understanding that trying to keep up for the sake of keeping up is counterproductive. They're doing their best and forgetting the rest.
Carol: On a more personal note, I have mild Cerebral Palsy. This has never stopped me from doing anything including driving, horseback riding, and of course, Power 90X. I also discovered that pull ups on the program relieved my shoulder tendinitis, while plyo and yoga has improved my balance. Did you think people with physical challenges would use your systems, and that it could be used for rehabilitation?
Overcoming the Challenges of Getting Fit
Tony: You are living proof that a positive attitude is a huge piece to the success puzzle regardless of your situation. My nephew Andrew has a more than mild case of Cerebral Palsy and I've introduced him to all kinds of fitness routines that might have been considered too difficult for a guy with his genetic birth defect. He has a trainer, works out at the gym and goes to yoga twice a week.
The fact is, we all have different starting points in life. The real measure of a person is determined by how hard they're willing to work to overcome and deal with the hand they're dealt. I was the quintessential 98-pound weakling with a speech impediment, afraid of his own shadow, who got beat up at the bus stop by the local bully. That was my starting point. My challenge was great and long but worth it in the end.
I'm not a physical therapist so it's not my place to say that it's okay for someone with severe physical challenges to jump into P90X, but I will go out on a limb and say that if you have the will, there is a way for anyone and everyone to benefit from a fitness program that challenges them.
Carol: Tony, thanks again for this opportunity to interview you. And I'll see you tomorrow for a workout when I slip one of my Tony Horton DVDs into my player.
10 comments:
- Joey said...
This was an awesome interview!!! I cannot wait to share it with pretty much everyone I know. The way your programs embrace anyone and everyone and how you make fitness and exercise fun is truely outstandings. I can't say this enough, "Thank you Tony!"
Joey Petri
- James/scorpionj said...
Well said, Joey!
What I find inspiring about this interview isn't just that it's done by someone who has DONE P90X, but that Tony's explnations are clear, concise, and direct. I like that - just as his motivation and direction are straight to the point in his workouts.
- Niko63 said...
Boredom, injuries and plateaus. I believe that the avoidance of these three fitness sins is what makes all of your programs unique in the industry. Yes, many moons ago, I also started with "Great Body Guaranteed," and I gotta say that I still break that bad boy out on occasion, especially the 7-minute abs part, what a quick fix that is!
It's a beautiful thing!
- Tony Horton said...
Thanks boys!
- Jeffrey said...
hey tony! hey man you need a motivational poster! one of you yelling and pointing with your shirt off with "BRING IT" across the bottom. I looked all day for one to put on my friends wall in his "tony dojo" but the best i could find was a banner that said bring it and printed it off but every time i was going to stop doing a set of push ups i just looked up at it.
- Anonymous said...
Hey Tony! I just want to say thank you! Your "Do you best and forget the rest" has not only become the mantra for my excersize regime, but my life as well!
- GC said...
Tony: PX90 rocks. I'm 46 and have never been in such good shape. I've been doing your program for 7 weeks and I've already lost several inches and 10 pounds. I'm back in my size 2 jeans. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Friday night (again Saturday) | Rogers Arena
VANCOUVER - The last time Lady Gaga's extravagant pop cavalcade rolled through Vancouver for the Monster Ball Tour in August 2010, Stefani Germanotta was in full superstar break-out mode.
Her concert was built on a Wizard of Oz/Alice in Wonderland storyline that emulated the classic fairy tale of being swept away to a strange and distant land, confronting the unknown and emerging a stronger person in the end.
Two and a half years later, Lady Gaga is less Alice than she is herself the Wizard or the Queen of Hearts, as the first concert on the North American leg of the Born This Way Ball Tour at Rogers Arena proved.
Instead of a stage evolving as a shifting landscape worthy of a Broadway musical, Gaga's presentation is now more akin to that of a Wagnerian opera, centered on a humongous medieval castle from which she emerged in more varied forms than ever thanks to the help of Italian fashion houses Moschino, Versace and Armani, from riding a horse while dressed in full knight gear for set opener Highway Unicorn, to quite literally showing up as the motorcycle/human hybrid adorning the cover of Born This Way for Heavy Metal Lover.
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Whereas her previous live incarnation was more organic, Gaga's concert has become a monolithic display that acts as a testament to the most overblown aspects of pop music.
Gaga giving birth to herself during Born This Way, popping out of a huge inflatable balloon between outstretched prop legs to officially kick off the ball? Yes, it happened.
Yet, if anyone was going to make a concert of such grandiose proportions feel like everyone's own personal celebration, it was Gaga.
Unlike Madonna, whose latest Vancouver appearance was dominated by violent imagery and a borderline bullying attitude toward her longtime fans, Gaga continued to carry her trademark message of empowerment and self-love, which also appears in the form of her many charitable endeavours aimed at LGBT groups.
She may be doing it from the safety of her castle these days but, for her fans, bigger will always be better when it comes to Gaga.
"I think she makes people feel good about themselves," said 24-year-old fan Lindsay McIntosh before the concert.
She and a group of friends had made the trek from Vanderhoof, B.C. to see the pop star.
They had, of course, dressed up for the occasion, each a different incarnation of Lady Gaga with different wigs, brightly coloured clothes, sunglasses and makeup.
Stephanie Sutton, 28, admitted she normally doesn't wear a wig or bright colours.
"Deep down this is how we feel," she said.
"You can be anyone you want with Gaga," 20-year-old friend Moira O'Brien added.
Gaga's "Little Monsters" were as much a part of the spectacle as Gaga and her crew of dancers, many fans sporting the flashing headbands sold at the merch table alongside a gargantuan array of T-shirts and other memorabilia such as a $150 Born This Way leather jacket.
As big a commercial undertaking as Gaga's latest tour is, the near-sold out concert simply swept you off your feet.
The concert's five-part storyline involving aliens, government mind control, fashion, empowerment and religion wasn't always fully graspable, not that it really mattered considering the sheer spectacle it offered.
With almost as many costume changes as songs performed, Gaga's Born This Way Ball concert was essentially a big piece of performance art.
"Tonight this arena is a place of love and unity," Gaga said before Black Jesus/Amen Fashion.
Elaborate costumes involving oversized headgear didn't always make it clear if Gaga was singing everything herself, and a few moments sounded like pre-taped loops.
It was especially obvious during Judas, where audio levels kept jumping up and down.
Gaga nevertheless expanded an incredible amount of energy on several dance-heavy numbers, including a crazed Bad Romance where she emerged from the famed egg capsule she debuted at the Grammys in 2011.
"I f---ing missed you, Vancouver," she said. And the crowd erupted, claw-shaped hands held high, the floor surrounded by a long smoke-covered catwalk jumping.
"I am not an alien, I am not a woman, I am not a man, I am not a creature of your government," Gaga said during a long monologue. "When they ask you who is Lady Gaga you tell them I am you."
Things have certainly changed since early hit single Just Dance was every hipster's guilty pleasure, the song now an ornate tribute to Gaga's influence on fashion.
But Gaga can still connect without all the crazy set pieces and choreographed insanity, and she offered a fan named Julia a great present by singing a heartfelt Happy Birthday just for her.
Borrowing sonically from Madonna, Elton John, pop, metal, glam and disco, sometimes even rocking the keytar, and pulling out the meat dress for Americano and Poker Face near the end - Gaga did it all unapologetically.
And in front of her giant castle she staked her claim as the queen of the pop scene once again.
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I was driving to a doctor's appointment this morning when I saw the flags at half staff. Like everybody else, I remember where I was that morning seven years ago. I was moving to New York from Washington and I had just past the exit to Philly on the Jersey Turnpike when I heard the news on the radio.
The movers were part time NY firemen. They left the truck at a rest stop and took off for NY before the bridges were closed. What was normally a five hour trip took close to ten.
No TV. I heard the news on the radio all that time. Just like how people heard the reports about World War II. An awful day. I lost no one, but I am sure you'll understand this when I say I felt like I did, because I knew people who did.
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The relationship drama Great Hope Springs has had Meryl Streep attached ever since we learned of its existence last summer, but every other major role on the film has changed in the meantime. Jeff Bridges was originally going to star opposite Streep as a husband and wife undergoing marital therapy, then James Gandolfini looked to be taking over the part; at the same time Philip Seymour Hoffman was eyeing the role of the therapist before dropping out, and Mike Nichols had been attached to direct before being replaced by The Devil Wears Prada helmet David Frankel.
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Today, Facebook took a ballsy step toward owning more of your life. The newest update for the Facebook Android app has been released and it contains two extra apps: Messenger and Camera. Like the 1990s WB series Sister, Sister, your phone will soon have two nearly identical Camera apps and two messaging apps.
Camera and Camera: Facebook has now placed a Facebook Camera app right next to your default Android camera app. So you now have "Camera" and "Camera." The icon only has a tiny blue 'F' in the corner, so it mostly looks like a generic camera app too. Even after you enter it, you may not realize you're in a Facebook app. Until, that is, it takes a really slow and crappy picture. My Galaxy Nexus has one of the fastest shutter speeds around, but the generic Facebook Camera app doesn't seem to realize that. Its auto focus and picture taking are much slower than the default app. Unlike an app like Instagram, the only value add here is that you can tag people quicker.
Messaging and Messenger: The new update also installs a new copy of Facebook's Messenger app, which now has an icon that's even closer to looking like the default Messaging app. Worse, if you had already installed the Facebook Messenger app separately (previously, Facebook didn't shove it down your throat), you will now have two Messenger apps.
By the way: If you want to remove the Camera or Messenger apps, you'll have to uninstall the entire Facebook app. Yep. You're stuck with all three.
Some have argued that Facebook's $1 billion purchase of Instagram (another camera app) was meant to buy the love of users. People love Instagram, but almost nobody loves Facebook. We all use it because we must (everyone is on it), but gutsy moves like these are why it lacks love. If someone wants to install a Facebook camera app, they can, but forcing three apps on users who only signed up to install one is not cool. Trying to trick them into using the Facebook Messaging and Camera alternatives through deceptive icon designs and names is just sad. Well, sad and a bit savvy. Facebook may not be very lovable, but it does know how to insert itself deeper into your life.
Another Facebook Phone: If you wanted one more indication of where Facebook is headed, DigiTimes has posted another rumor that HTC and Facebook are working together on another Facebook phone: a device that will integrate the social network much deeper into an Android phone, or possibly multiple HTC devices. Hopefully, this new phone will perform better than the Salsa and ChaCha.
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