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LONGMONT -- With Election Day mercifully almost over, Longmont's long-shot presidential candidate has called it quits.
Jerry Lanser, who announced his candidacy last summer, said he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission at the end of October to withdraw his bid for president.
Of course, the election has been a race between two men for months. Why wait until now to withdraw?
"You just never know," Lanser said. "No sense shooting yourself in the foot if you don't have to."
The 62-year-old Longmont grandfather filed an application with the FEC to run for president under the Republican ticket in August 2011. He announced his candidacy in his hometown of Pella, Iowa, and campaigned from the Iowa State University parking lot outside the Iowa Republican Party's Ames Straw Poll.
Lanser later tried -- and failed -- get invited to a few national debates.
"We're a two-party system, and so my one shot was to see if I could have an impact in Iowa," he said. "And we didn't get to that point. So be it."
Rather than printing his own name on the write-in line, Lanser is voting for Mitt Romney. He has a sign in the front yard in northwest Longmont advertising his support. He's not extremely enthusiastic about the candidate but said "there's a lot more things I like about him than Mr. Obama."
Lanser said he still has visitors to his candidate website, jlanser.com. The site outlines his five-pronged plan for the U.S.: replacing the income tax with a 20 percent national sales tax, passing a balanced budget amendment, ending illegal immigration, making Social Security sustainable and reducing regulations and taxes on businesses.
"People are really starting to realize that the deficit thing is a problem," he said. "It's starting to scare people, and it should. It's a big issue."
Lanser, who has no political experience and owns an electrical contracting and specialty tool company, said he's learned a few things about the U.S. political system from his run. Name recognition and money are key, he said.
"The whole system is predicated on being able to raise huge amounts of money, and if you don't have the exposure, you're not gonna be able to do that," he said.
Costs for his campaign fell under $5,000 -- a conscious move because the FEC requires candidates to register their finances only once they receive or spend more than $5,000.
Lanser maintains that he still has no interest in running for a local office. But he doesn't rule out another run for president in 2016 or in 2020.
"I've got probably a couple more presidential elections," he said. "I could probably do it until I was 70."
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Technology made human
It has almost been a month since we introduced Kronaby to the world and we are thankful for the great response we have received so far. Now we are focusing on what's coming next including the product launch in January and the upcoming activities.
We firmly believe that technology is fantastic but only if it adds value to you. This view is at the core of our work here at Kronaby in everything we do. We are extremely selective with Kronaby's features, as there is no reason for functions that don't serve a real purpose for you. We have found evidence for this in our everyday lives as we can see that a culture has been developed where people must feel they are constantly available.
Tristan Harris, the co-founder of Time Well Spent, held a very interesting TED Talk about the future of technology. He highlighted the importance of spending our time well and asked "what does the future of technology look like when you're designing for the deepest human values?" We believe that we have an answer for that. Not only do we want to make technology human, we also want to build a community and show the world that technology does not need to disrupt our lives - as long as it is developed in favor of human needs.
We would love to continue discussing this, as we find this topic extremely interesting, but it would be unfair to you guys as we haven't told you that much yet and how the Kronaby watch help you manage your time more efficiently. The best is still to come and we are continuing our journey to launch the next generation of watches so stay tuned!

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New York designer Koos van den Akker has found his ideal vacation spot, allowing him to keep a daily schedule sewing his signature collage sportswear for sale in his namesake Madison Avenue boutique. His summer getaway is in San Francisco in a seventh-floor fashion school classroom at the Academy of Art University, where he's a designer in residence for two months. It's a post of his own making, where he's essentially created a West Coast atelier.
"I don't really want to be a teacher. I just want the students to come in if they want and look at what I'm doing, or do what I'm doing," said the designer, who goes by Koos. He sought the unpaid job as a way to unite his desire to teach with the artistic boost he gets from the scenic City by the Bay.
"Kids today get very little exposure to people like me who design like this," said the Dutch-born Koos, who has kept a loyal following since his time in the fashion spotlight during the Seventies and Eighties.
In a corner of the classroom, Koos, 70, has covered the walls, floor-to-ceiling, in a photograph of his crowded New York atelier's bookshelves and worktable. On a recent visit he was in the midst of completing three unstructured coats in lightweight mohair that are accented by fabric collages unique to each garment. He produces a half-dozen pieces each week. A coat costs around $3,000; a jacket, $1,800, and skirt, $800.
Koos had just explained to a student about the textured effect created when fraying fabric into strips and some of the principles of using collage in apparel. He then turned his attention to a coat he's sewing for his boutique — a design inspired by cacti he's seen in dry East Bay gardens. "The bright light in the Bay Area also reflects in my work," said Koos, who calls sewing "the love of my life."
He hasn't been without a sewing machine since he was a child during World War II. At 18, when he was called up by the Dutch Army, Koos brought his sewing machine into service, explaining that he was in the middle of making dresses for a wedding. The Army took advantage of his talent and created a workshop where he made clothes for officers' wives and daughters. Koos later studied at the L'Ecole Guerre Lavigne in Paris and apprenticed at Dior, then moved to New York, where his collage designs took root in Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller, among others, along with his own stores.
Koos keeps to a daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. schedule. In the evenings he enjoys home-cooked meals with friends. "In New York, you meet in restaurants. Here, you're invited to someone's house," he said. On weekends, you might find Koos browsing used bookstores on Valencia Street or perusing Japan Town shops. "There is time here for these things," he said. "It's less hard-core than New York, which is still my city. I'm just having a love affair with San Francisco."


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MiniTrends 2013: The Integration of Profit & Social Responsibility Conference (Oct. 2, 2013) & Master Workshop (Oct. 3, 2013)
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 8:30 AM - Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 12:00 PM (CDT)
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Reception 5:30 – 7:15 pm
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Discover what's on the leading-edge of business through the eyes of 18 all-star entrepreneurial visionaries and thought leaders who share what they see as MiniTrends.
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Leverage your business efforts by identifying and optimizing MiniTrends ahead of the curve for profit, positioning, productizing and making a positive difference in the world.
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Thursday, October 3, 2013, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Go the next step to starting your own MiniTrends Adventure by attending this excellent applications workshop. In this session, basic MiniTrend principles will be discussed and participants will have hands-on opportunities to find, analyse, and profit from emerging trends that also offer a socially responsible aspect. Participants will leave with a solid basis for developing their own "Minitrends Mindset."
Master Workshop BONUS!! Copy of award-winning book MINITRENDS: How Entrepreneurs & Innovators Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends, written by Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston.
To encourage you to attend this valuable post-conference half-day workshop, we are offering it at an exceptionally low price! Only $50 more for Conference attendees!
Keynote: Jani Byrne, Ph.D., Director, Marketing – Global Mid-Market, MSP, Enterprise at IBM
A visionary who marries deep technological innovations and insights with a profound understanding of human and market psychology … an extraordinarily passionate thought leader who can also simply "get stuff done." In addition to her distinguished career at IBM, Jani is a Board Member of The Seton Fund at the Seton Family of Hospitals and Board Member of Austin Chamber of Commerce Technology Partnership.
Keynote: Gary Hoover, Founder, CEO, Chief Game Designer at Bigwig Games, Inc.; Entrepreneurship Teacher, Hoover Academy; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, School of Information, The University of Texas
Gary Hoover is a entrepreneurial whiz renowned for founding BOOKSTOP, the leading-edge book superstore that revolutionized the nature of bookshopping, and Hoover's, the world's largest Internet-based provider of information about enterprises. He recently founded his fifth startup, Bigwig Games," and is the author of "The Art of Enterprise."
Conference Chair: Dr. John H. Vanston, Chairman, Technology Futures, Inc.
John founded TFI in 1978, building the Austin, Texas-based company into a leading authority in custom research and technology forecasting. His MiniTrends concept, designed to increase creativity, innovation, and success, is summarized in MINITRENDS: How Innovators & Entrepreneurs Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends. The book has received several Best Business Book awards and excellent reviews and endorsements.
Conference Director: Carrie Vanston, Media and Marketing Director, Technology Futures, Inc.
As co-author of MINITRENDS: How Entrepreneurs & Innovators Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends, she brings a distinct real-world quality to MiniTrends activities, particularly in the media communications and social media areas.Carrie has many years of experience in public relations, marketing, and sales at TFI and in the entertainment industry.
Andre Angel, Co-founder/CEO at TangoTab; Co-Founder/Chairman, WorkMeter; Co-founder, Servoyant, LLC; Co-Founder/Chairman, CODEKKO Software
Based in Dallas, Andre is a serial entrepreneur with global experience. His latest venture, TangoTab, is a real-time, online social enterprise business that offers diners discounts at participating restaurants, and donates a meal to the community each time you use the service. "When you eat, they eat." Prior to Tango Tab, he co-founded, grew and sold numerous high-tech companies including CODEKKO, Experticity, NTR, Elastic Edge, and WorkMeter. Earlier, he was Global Vice President of Sales at Nortel Networks.
Paige Davis, Co-Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer, Blue Avocado
BlueAvocado creates lifestyle products that make it easy reduce and recycle waste. Paige Davis brings her strategic perspective and background as a sustainability consultant and social media entrepreneur to her work at Blue Avocado. Through collaborative partnerships, Paige assures the BlueAvocado business model inspires engagement marketing and sustainability awareness into all aspects of the business and communication efforts.
Vicki Flaugher, Digital Strategist, Speaker, and Author of "Famous in Your Niche: Building Your Digital Celebrity For Fun and Profit."
Vicki is a content monster and entrepreneur at heart. Her most recent venture is in digital publishing because she loves the power of those crazy interwebs to connect us all and flatten the world. In her consulting, Vicki combines social media, content marketing, and SEO techniques to build your digital reputation and make you famous in your niche.
Jeffrey Fry, Principal, Help Find Care; Chief Executive, Profit Prophet; Director/CMO, ManeGain; Board Member, baqpak; Executive Director, Firefly Funds; Executive Director, SHINE Night; President, SEDA RICO, LLC;
Jeffrey has launched a new type of in-home healthcare service that empowers healthcare service professionals to go into business for themselves while better connecting in-home healthcare needs. Riding the minitrend of baby boomer parents needing innovative ways to care for their parents, this model empowers all stakeholders and drives the cost of home healthcare down. Jeffrey also has been involved in several startups and plays roles in several civic programs.
Bijoy Goswami, Cofounder & Evangelist at ATX Equation, The Bootstrap, Aviri Consulting; Founder, Organizer, Bootstrap Network; CEO, Aviri Inc.
Bijoy is deeply interested in how we steward unique journeys for individuals, organizations, communities and beyond. He sees our unique human capability of building mental models as a vital part of this endeavor. He loves building and sharing simple, yet powerful models, including MRE, youPlusU and Bootstrap.
Christopher Justice, Chief Executive Officer at Sparksight, Inc.
Christopher co-founded Sparksight® in 2006 and has built the company into a well-respected design agency that specializes in event management, high definition video production and digital marketing. He recently completed the book "Seven Digits – Zero to One Million Through Faith and Finance." Christopher is a conscious leader that works hard to have a company that benefits all involved.
Elijah May, Chief Brand Officer & Host, SocialGood.TV
"If you've read the Tipping Point, then you'll understand what I mean when I say that first and foremost, I'm a connector. I am also a public speaker, a social strategist, and a connoisseur of company culture."
Tarja Meristö, Corporate Futurist, Principal Lecturer at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Cristián Méndez Sâbre, Chief Marketing Officer, Verb Inc. — Dell Education Challenge and Dell Empowering Women Challenge.
Cristián works to empower young social entrepreneurs through innovation competitions. Verb's signature program, the Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DISC) is the largest global competition for student social entrepreneurs.
Joy Miller, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, City of Austin Small Business Development Program
Joy is a marketing and outreach professional with over 20 years of leadership experience in process improvement, human resources, and operations. She communicates with and counsels aspiring and existing small business owners in presentations and in personal communications to ensure understanding of City of Austin resources and assistance available to them.
Steve Pearson, Lead Strategist, Founder, The Pearson Strategy Group
Steve's passion is accelerating innovation and R&D by identifying emerging, adjacent and disruptive technologies. Companies ranging from Fortune 500s to small startups rely on Steve and his analysts to provide Competitive Intelligence, Innovation Support and Informed Strategic Development. He works with high-tech, electrical, mechanical, energy, construction and transportation industries.
Ty Rarick, TSR Consulting
Ty is a product designer and business development professional with twenty years of experience designing products and strategies within enterprise, corporate and consumer retail businesses as a consultant, corporate design manager and start-up business owner. In addition to being a valued member of the MiniTrends 2013 Planning Committee, Ty is also Chapter Founding Member Leader ofConscious Capitalism Austin
Eve Richter, VP of Community & Partnerships, door64
Door64 is a huge group community of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) industries influencers serving more than 30,000 STEM professionals in the Austin Area. Previous to door64, Eve served as the Emerging Technologies Coordinator in the Economic Development Division at the City of Austin, helping businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and individuals in the tech (and other) sectors to grow and be successful in the Austin community.
Joy Stoddard, Development & Outreach Director, Whole Planet Foundation at Whole Foods Market
Joy joined Whole Foods Market in 2000 and Whole Planet Foundation in 2006. She develops strategic partnerships, fundraises for microcredit, and connects Whole Foods Market shoppers, suppliers and team members to Whole Planet Foundation.
Dr. Lawrence Vanston, President, Technology Futures, Inc.
Larry is an expert on the future of telecommunications and its significance to organizations and people. Since 1985, he has been the director and principal author of ongoing reports commissioned by the Telecommunications Technology Forecasting Group (TTFG), presently comprised of AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and Windstream. Larry directs TFI's popular TFI Communications Technology Asset Valuation Conference, now in its 9th year.
Stacy Zoern, CEO, Community Cars
Stacy has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and has never walked. At 20 her memoir "I Like to Run Too: Two Decades of Sitting" was published. Striving for mobility, when she discovered on the internet a low speed electric vehicle purpose built for people with disabilities, she wanted one immediately. When she learned a Hungarian company had shelved the project for lack of resources, she started her own corporation and raised the funds needed to get the Kenguru vehicle in the marketplace.
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Lilium superbum
Lilium superbum L.
Turk's-cap Lily
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Lilium canadense ssp. superbum, Lilium canadense ssp. superbum, Lilium gazarubrum, Lilium mary-henryae
USDA Symbol: LISU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
The tall, flowering stem bears several somewhat drooping, orange flowers, spotted reddish-brown, with strongly recurved petals and petal-like sepals; a green streak at the base of each flower segment forms a green star.
The largest and most spectacular of the native Lilies; up to 40 flowers have been recorded on a single plant. The recurved sepals and petals, which presumably resemble a type of cap worn by early Turks, and the showy extruded stamens, are distinctive features. Indians used the bulbs for soup. A somewhat smaller southern species, Carolina Lily (L. michauxii), also has its floral parts bent strongly backwards but lacks the green central star. Its whorled leaves are thick, whitish, and broadest toward the tip.
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Bloom InformationBloom Color: Red , Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
DistributionUSA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , MN , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , TN , VA , WV
Native Distribution: Southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York; south to Georgia and Alabama.
Native Habitat: Wet meadows, swamps, and woods.
Growing ConditionsWater Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
Drought Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Loam, Sand. Good drainage essential.
Conditions Comments: Like moist but well drained soils
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Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
From the National Suppliers DirectoryAccording to the inventory provided by Associate Suppliers, this plant is available at the following locations:
Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery - Orefield, PA
LAMTREE FARM - Warrensville, NC
Amandas Garden - Dansville, NY
Sunshine Farm & Gardens - Renick, WV
Enchanter's Garden - Hinton, WV
ArcheWild Native Nurseries - Quakertown, PA
From the National Organizations DirectoryAccording to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:
Delaware Nature Society - Hockessin, DE
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR
Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE
BibliographyBibref 1620 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Reprint Edition) (2009) Wasowski, S. with A. Wasowski
Bibref 1294 - The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants An Illustrated Guide (2011) Adelman, Charlotte and Schwartz, Bernard L.
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Additional resourcesUSDA: Find Lilium superbum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lilium superbum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lilium superbum
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Chestnut Hill Community Association Traffic, Transportation, and Parking committee member Debra Ferraro appeared before the Land Use Planning and Zoning committee Thursday night to discuss a wide range projects designed to improve pedestrian safety along Germantown Avenue from Evergreen Avenue down to the bottom of the Hill at Winston Road.
The proposals are the result of a series of discussions by the Traffic, Transportation and parking authority that the group would like to suggest to the city and other government agenices.
Ferraro began by describing some proposed improvements to the intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Germantown Avenue, which would include adding a pedestrian indicator to the traffic signals and new treatments to refresh the pavement markings of the crosswalk. The indicator would feature countdown signals that alert pedestrians to the amount of time they have left to cross before the light changes.
"We have that proposed at almost every intersection," Ferraro said.
At Highland and Germantown avenues, she said the committee weighing the cost of realigning the northern crosswalk with the benefit such an improvement would provide.
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"I'm not sure if the cost-benefit works out, but it's something we're considering," she said. An additional cost to that realignment would include the need to reset the historic granite pavers in the sidewalk. The new ramps would need to be set in concrete, something that couldn't be done unless the pavers were moved. They would not be eliminated, just relocated.
She added that if the intersection were to be realigned, the project could include the installation of a "bumpout" along Germantown Avenue. A bumpout is an extension of the curb out into the roadway that serves as a "pedestrian refuge" that shortens the crosswalk. In this case, bumpouts are only constructed at corners. "They've been proven to increase pedestrian safety tremendously," she said.
Ferraro also said they would look at retiming the signals at Highland Avenue to protect the northern crosswalk, especially during school dismissal hours.
"There is conflicting traffic that's almost coming straight on when pedestrians crossing at that cross walk have the right of way," she said.
Moving south down the Hill, Ferraro observed that the curbs at the intersection of Willow Grove Avenue and Germantown Avenue are damaged and would need to be replaced, in addition to the other improvements suggested.
Referring to improvements at the bottom of the hill, Ferraro talked about a project that would redesign Winston Road so as to narrow the roadway and realign the intersection with Germantown Avenue. She described this project as having the potential to provide a "gateway" area to Chestnut Hill. She said the project had been suggested as part of previous studies of Germantown Avenue.
"That would be for pedestrian safety," she said, adding that the project could "provide an enhanced streetscape plaza with street trees and space for market festivals." She added that "green" storm water infrastructure could be a part of those improvements as well.
Finally, she recommended the need for a long-term replacement plan for the many aging sidewalks up and down Germantown Avenue.
LUPZ Committee co-chair John Landis asked about the recent work done to improve the state of the cobblestones in Germantown Avenue at the top of the hill and down by Cresheim Valley Drive.
"One of the issues that's come up recently at both the DRC and the LUPZ was resetting the cobblestones," Landis said. He said he saw the resetting as a good thing, but wondered about whether PennDOT (which owns Germantown Avenue) or the city Streets Department would coordinate and do the work on side streets.
"If you have a PennDOT project and they're working on Germantown Avenue, they can include side street approaches," Ferraro said. She cautioned, however, that there are limits to how much of this approach work could be included.
LUPZ co-chair Larry McEwen asked Ferraro about funding and whether there are grants available to pay for some of this work. She said that the best approach would be to "phase" the work, which means that those proposed improvements that are easier and/or cheaper to implement are done first as funding becomes available.
She said that PennDOT distributes funding on a competitive basis for signal and pedestrian safety projects from money collected through the automated red light cameras currently deployed at several intersections throughout the city. She said that the most recent round of those awards has just closed but that other opportunities would be available again.
Committee member John Haak added that city departments also make money available for "streetscape" projects through the capital budget.
Committee member Jean McCoubrey asked about accident data, jokingly saying that her "near-death experience" happened at the intersection of Highland and Germantown Avenue. McEwen agreed, saying he had a similar experience at the corner of Willow Grove and Germantown Avenues.
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Snipers Fire On U.N. Inspectors in Syria
U.N. inspectors in Damascus were fired on by snipers while investigating alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria's government forces. WSJ's Sam Dagher reports from Damascus on the impact on the inspections. Photo: AP.
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Since my last post, not much has changed. I've still been in my studio drawing about 10 hours a day. I get in between 10 and 30 miles a day on the trusty Cannondale, which has taken a beating in the rain we've had almost every night for the last few weeks. The rain is great, and sucky at the same time, like everything else. I've been watching lots of movies lately: "Superman Returns" (way too long), "Casanova" (OG playa hustla gangster pimp), "Love Liza" (whoa, huffer), "Beijing Bicycle" (awesome, and sad), and a doc about the Shaolin monks (wow). Movies are great. God bless Netflix.
So here's some of the stuff I've been drawing. These are graphics for a Rebel8 longsleeve thermal we're making for fall...
These are part of an ongoing body of work based on sacred sexuality and teachings about the true nature of love...
Images of sapphic coupling have become the current incarnation of my meditations on the true nature of love. I'm interested in the dynamic of Kundalini energy between partners of the same sex, where the biological component of procreation is removed from the sexual/spiritual coupling. I also wanted the figures to mix graphically, so elements from one figure would continue over to the other figure, to represent the selfless union possible in sexual realtionships.
The top image was done first. I started with the figures, then the snakes, then the text. I've been wanting to do fields of text to create texture and movement in my illustrations, and it manifested in these pieces. The text in the top image is primarily bits and pieces of Indian tantric poetry.
I made the lower illustration start to finish yesterday. All the text is from the teachings of Krishnamurti. He was a wise man. I specifically quoted teachings on the true nature of love, or at least his understanding of it. I think they are compelling words. Both figures are nearly covered in tattoos of lotuses, water, skulls, and snakes, representing Dharma and the goddess Kali.
I'm off to Toronto tomorrow to participate in "Styles in Progress". It's a big hip-hop event. Should be a lot of fun. I'll take flics. I'll post again when I get back home...
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Ever since the new University Writing Center (UWC) opened its doors to students last April, the energy and excitement for writing has been high. The Fall 2013 semester marks the first full semester the UWC will be open for students, faculty and staff, and with a new space, new changes.
The UWC's staff grew to 26 undergraduate and graduate consultants from across disciplines. Eight of these consultants took a 3-credit Peer Tutoring Course last spring. The Peer Tutoring course was offered for the first time as a Special Topics course in the English department and will be offered again Spring 2014. Consultants from the course explore writing center theory, tutoring practices, and philosophies of learning and writing in collaborative space.
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During the fall semester, a number of big events are happening. On September 13, seven consultants are traveling to Meredith College for the North Carolina Writing Center Network Consultant Retreat. On September 23, the UWC is hosting a grand opening event for students that'll include a consultant-led ribbon cutting. The UWC and UWP will feature writing related workshops in the Digital Studio leading up to the ribbon cutting event. In November, 6 undergraduate consultants are presenting at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing and have been awarded ECU travel grants from the Office of Undergraduate Research. The UWC was also awarded a $500 research grant from SWCA that'll be used this semester for professional development from the consultants. Finally, looking toward the spring semester, the ECU UWC is proud to host the Southeast Writing Center Association conference.
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by Jim Harris
There are many popular online social media groups today — sites like MySpace, for bands and musicians; Facebook, for people who like posting pictures of themselves drinking beer, and Linkedin, which bills itself as "The World's Largest Professional Network."
The Linkedin advertising says you can "Manage your professional identity, build your connections and access opportunities." It all sounds very impressive, but there's just one problem: not all the members are real professionals!
That's right, little by little for several years now, drifters, vagabonds and hoboes masquerading as professionals have been infiltrating the ranks. I first became aware of this situation when I received requests to "connect on Linkedin" from several folks who I personally knew to be, uh, how can I put this nicely — bums. Old acquaintances from my days as a "ramblin' man."
Of course, I mended my ways years ago, but these people were obviously still out there loafing and mooching, judging by the dubious distinctions listed on their profiles. For instance, one woman I know billed herself as a "practical nurse," by which she meant that she was practically a nurse, if you count attending a free "sexual healing" seminar as valid training (if you know what I mean).
So I launched an exhaustive investigation (excuse me; I have to sit down; I am breathing hard), and here are just a few so-called "qualifications" that some of these frauds have posted on their home pages:
• My last job was taking up collections at the Vatican City Cheesecake Factory.
• I could not get into astronaut school, but I did get a job as a maitre d' on a spaceship.
• I was in charge of security at upscale boutiques in Hollywood. My main job was to make sure that Lindsay Lohan did not shoplift too much there.
• Children: none that I know of, but I knew some when I was young.
• I was in charge of tourism for three months in Afghanistan. In all that time I got one phone call from a honeymooning couple from Philadelphia. They could not decide whether to honeymoon in Paris, London or Kabul.
• I have a book coming out in the fall entitled "I Lied About Having a Book Coming Out in the Fall."
• I was in charge of snow removal in northern China. When there was more than eight inches of snow, it was my idea to use snow plows to run over dissidents.
• I am recognized by the American Society of Surgeons (ASS). I'm not actually a member, but they recognize me when they see me.
• I am licensed to read head bumps.
• I believe in helping the poor. (I don't actually DO it, but I do BELIEVE in it.)
These charlatans also use buzzwords like "freelancer" (= freeloader) or "independent" (= unemployed) that can tip you off. Linkedin does attempt to screen out the non-professionals by asking a series of probing questions before allowing a newcomer to "connect" with a member. Sometimes the answers can be revealing:
• How do you know Professor Jones? Colleague? "Yes; we played ping pong in the same college league." Classmate? "Yes. We took an advanced pizza-tasting class together at the Learning Tree. And we both have a crippling Chardonnay addiction."
• Done business together? "Perhaps. I think I sold him some weed back in '82."
• Other? "I slept with his sister — just once. OK, maybe twice, but honestly, I did not enjoy it."
So why are all these imposters so intent on joining Linkedin? Is it just for the thrill of pretending to be something they're not? Maybe they just like being able to say that they have "colleagues?" ("Yeah, man, just chilln' with my colleagues.") Whatever the reason, these insidious gate-crashers must be stopped.
I know what you're thinking: "Isn't Jim Harris just a big phony himself? What's HE doing on Linkedin? Where does he get off criticizing others for trying to pretend they're professionals?" OK, fair question. People have got to know whether or not their columnist is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got. And remember, it takes a big man with a giant head to admit he has used steroids.
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I had posted a blurb similar to this on reddit.com awhile back, and it didn't spark much discussion. This was an important part of my life, and I need to talk to some rational-like-minded people about it! I've spent too much time trying to forget about it, and I really need to talk about it.
Because of living in a house full of metaphysicists, in California, I realized that all evidence-free beliefs was heedless nonsense. And in some cases dangerous.
I grew up on Vancouver Island, Canada (Now live in Halifax). To make a long story short, at 17 (I'm now 24), I graduated high school early and moved down to California for a year. I had met a girl online, and after a couple of back-and-forth trips, moved down permanently to live with her family. It was a huge change for me, but the biggest change was the introduction to "metaphysics".
Now there's a ton of applications for this word. How they used it was the explanation that, with positive thinking, the universe gives back to you. This is true in a very PHYSICAL down-to-earth kinda way. Obviously being positive is probably going to get you further in life rather than say-- being negative. This is common sense. But these people practiced it to the extreme.
They thought Jesus was a metaphysicist, and that with enough positive thinking you can literally do anything. One insane example I can think of, is the Mom convinced everyone in the house that "the banks screwed up" and that her mortgage was gone. She held a massive party and went through great lengths to convince everyone that she was telling the truth. Later I caught her filing for bankruptcy. I confronted her and she told me that she was testing to see, with enough positive thinking, if we could make this happen.
By lying to her family.
She convinced herself that it didn't work because not all of us believed. This made me not only a reaffirmed atheist, but anti-theistic as well. That was one example, but there were many many others. Critical thinking should be a class taught in Elementary school.
Another point I should mention was that I was nearly starving. At 6 feet, I was around 130 lbs and the change in social and physical environment made me have an emotional break down (partly because I wasn't eating enough/drinking enough-- no money). I remember one night I decided I wanted to go home, and because I was paying the Mom a large portion of the rent, and she was unemployed (LARGELY because of her beliefs. She believed with positive thinking, money would just come to her), obviously the Mom didn't want me to leave.
Anyway, one night I had been awake for around 40 hours, starving, homesick, depressed-- and when I told them I wanted to leave, they sat me down and told me that I was meant to be there. That things happen for a reason, and I shouldn't leave. That because I was a good person, good things will happen there for me... I remember for 15 minutes I believed them. Completely. It all made sense. I believed in that garbage for a solid 15 minutes. When I snapped out of it, and realized I wasn't thinking clearly-- that I was being brainwashed (for lack of a better word), I left shortly after.
This is illusive to death-bed conversions, and a VERY real thing.
Just so you know, everything's cool now! I'm not starving anymore. I make short films, and short cartoons, play bass guitar, and am a weapons engineering technician in the Canadian navy.
Any other stories out there from ex-New-Agers or at least people who've had their lives negatively affected by New Age dogma? Anyone else almost convinced by a religion?
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Nooope, no stories involving new agers, which is odd because it's kind of a big "thing" in this area.
It's really disgusting that others manipulate young people like this when at that age, we're still feeling around, trying to establish who we are and make sense of the world. I remember my curiosity about wicca was instantly used as a means for recruitment by an older couple when I was 20. I just wanted to know what it was about and why people thought it was something worth believing in, not be sucked into the fold.
Good to know you've come out of that scary period into something much healthier. :)
I never met somebody into wicca, but I do remember being interested because I had heard Robert Plant was into it.
It is disgusting when adults knowingly recruit younger more malleable people. When I have kids I'm really going to make sure I don't push my anti-theistic views, and let them discover these things on their own. Also, to keep an eye on who they're talking to, and make sure they're not being brainwashed by some nutcase.
Critical thinking is one of the most important skills we can learn at a young age. Younger the better!
I know a few wiccans now. I talk to them, and am friends with them. This particular group do not try to recruit anyone. They feel it is wrong. They are very live and let live, and get a lot of grief from people who are considered more conventional. They were some of the first people I told I was an atheist.
I agree that trying to put your opinions over on younger people is bad. I tried to teach my kids to think for themselves and question things, even when I was a christian. I didn't want little me clones. I always wanted my kids to be able to think.
The only cult like experience I ever had was with some small group of fundies I knew when I was about 16. They told me I wasn't "saved" because I didn't have some big, earth shattering salvation experience. I guess, mainly because I never felt like I was a bad person, and didn't feel like I needed to change a lot.
I don't know too many new agers, but I guess it just goes to show that faith in things that cannot be proven can be dangerous. Glad you got out of that. Thanks for sharing your story.
It was one or two families who were in the church I was going to, so some adults, and some kids. At one point, they decided the main church was wrong, because they didn't agree with their theology, so this group left the church. My mom drew the line at that point, and told me not to have contact with them. She didn't forbid it, but she did tell me from that point on to think anything and everything out completely before accepting anything. It was good advice, and was what got me out of the group. From her perspective, however, it is also what made me start doubting christianity.
I was a pagan for a few years, starting when I was 17. That summer was the worst summer of my life. I had been cheated on and abused by my then-boyfriend, broke up with him so he could be with the other girl, had no friends at school, and was depressed to the point at which I attempted suicide. I was in a production of Carousel that summer, and met several lovely people who brought me back from the edge of life simply by being themselves. (I told no one about the suicide attempt until years later.)
One of my new friends and I were having a discussion about religion one day. I told her my faith in Christianity was wavering. She told me she was a Wiccan. I told her that I didn't have the slightest clue what it was about, and she started to tell me about it. I asked if I could borrow one of her books, because it sounded interesting, and she loaned it to me.
We talked about it for the rest of the show's run, which was about another month, and at the end I agreed that it was a cool religion. I liked the idea of the old gods, and promptly became a pagan - I wasn't comfortable with the term "Wiccan."
I wasn't a very good pagan, though. I didn't exactly "worship" the old gods of mythology. Instead, I read about the gods and basically used them as character development. If I needed to be brave, for example, or kind, I would think about some myths of Cuchulain (though I know he's not a god) or Brighid, respectively. I would try to emulate the trait that they exhibited. I didn't do rituals, except once in a while when I was very very bored or very stuck on what to do about something. I will say this about rituals in general: there is something to be said for performing a specific action whenever you're stuck on a problem. It can help get you into the right mindset to think it through. This is the way I use the ancient ritual of "making a cup of tea and having it with some bread and butter" today.
On the whole, my experience as a pagan was pretty tame. I just read books on my own, so basically I'm the same now as I was then. :-P
There was one negative effect. Because I felt that everyone deserves another chance, since I had been given one, I forgave that boyfriend and proceeded to date him for another two years, during which he would abuse me, insult me (called me a "pagan whore" once), tell me I was going to hell, etc. I continued to forgive him for it until I stopped believing that I would be punished if I didn't.
Oh, and for extra giggles, guess what my ex's religion was? Quaker. The nonviolence people who many don't consider to be Troo X-tians. Ironic, eh?
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Monday, July 15, 2013
A New Subtitle
I've thought about doing this for many months. I just feel the new subtitle more accurately encompasses the message I want to send with each post I write (and the ones I've already written).
There is no one more important in our lives than ourselves. After all, we have to live with who we are every single day. And there's no escaping that person, even though we may want to (and even try to).
All good things come from the relationship we have with ourselves. If we don't feel good about who and what we are, then chances are those who are most important to us won't be either. So we have a responsibility, first, to ourselves, and then to others, to be all we can be, all we were intended to be.
That's a lot of work, I realize, but it's also called life. It's why we're here–each of us trying to be the best version of himself.
Fortunately, we are not alone on our journey; we have each other–all of us at different places on our own paths–to learn from. This has become so clear to me over the years, as I've received comments and emails from young people in particular, with questions that an older person, like me, who's been there, can answer for them.
I'm grateful for the opportunity to be of service whenever I can. I only hope what I know to be true, based on my own experience, makes a difference in the life of someone else.
That's all I can ask for, and all that really matters.
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Well said, my friend.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Wendy. You know I appreciate your support.Delete
Again Thank You for your Blog! You are an encouragement and a resource.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your kindness, Topper. I only hope to make someone else's journey as a gay person a little easier.Delete
- elevencatsJuly 19, 2013 at 2:21 PM
I like your new direction! I've come to understand that being OK with myself is the way to go. I can't take being gay to a higher level because the thinking has a flaw in it. It makes me compare myself to others and this will result in me falling not getting higher on the long run. A great naturalist has said that one thing that a person needs to avoid is centering everything in one's life to a single characteristic. I don't need to take being gay to another level, I need to be one with myself. What being one with myself will be one thing for me and other thing for another person. Hence, comparing levels is quite hard and therefore getting to this ultimate level is in my opinion impossible.ReplyDeleteReplies
Elevencats, first, I'm THRILLED to hear from you after all this time. It pleases me that you're still interested in my blog, enough to check it out and leave comments.Delete
And second, the subtitle I had before the new one wasn't "taking gay to the next level" (I think I used that a long time ago); rather, it was "Together, Elevating the Experience of Being Gay." And I suggested we got there "by understanding, accepting, and loving ourselves."
I hate to think you might have thought you got there by comparing yourself to others, or that there was pressure to get there based on other gay people. That's not at all what I intended to say with my words, and I hope I haven't made things more difficult for you.
But you raise a wonderful point. You write: "I don't need to take being gay to another level, I need to be one with myself." I couldn't have said it better myself. I hope the truth of your statement is somehow captured in the new subtitle.
Thank you for your feedback and your insight. I really appreciate it.
(And if you are ever so inclined, please send me a quick email to let me know how you're doing. I'd really like to hear from you again.)
It's nice to come across such an inspirational message to every person seeking happiness, whether to augment their own existing happiness or to create it with another person. Finding a site dedicated to what we are at our core is priceless. Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Brett, you are very generous and kind with your words. I appreciate your sharing them with me.Delete


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Two colors, one of which is green. Keep it simple, clean and professional.
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