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If everyone in your city looked the same, practiced the same religion, spoke only one language and had the same taste in food, music, art, television, websites and recreation, well, not only would it be a freakfest, it would be a boring freakfest, devoid of what makes places great: culture. Perhaps that’s why the most cultured places on the planet also tend to have the most diversity?

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Celebrating Lasting Love

Living on the Edge of the Wild

They say opposites attract. That was true when my husband and I first met. I found in him everything I felt missing in myself—he was strong and brave, adventurous, self-confident, practical, capable, a man of the world. I was shy, timid, uncertain of myself, a romantic, an idealist, inexperienced. I was a senior in High School. He was a marine returning home from two years in Viet Nam. I thought I had found my soul mate, we seemed to complement each other so well, like two halves of a whole, yin and yang. The truth is, we were just what we needed at the time. This dark, moody often angry young man who could also be so sweet and loving fulfilled a romantic yearning in me to sooth the savaged soul—Beauty and the Beast, after all, had always been my favorite fairy tale. And he was sorely needing the sweetness and innocence he saw in me, after the things he had witnessed in war. We fit together perfectly in each other’s arms. We still do. But now I no longer believe in soul mates

Walking in the Light

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By now, you have probably seen the headlines: Wade Robson has accused Michael Jackson of molesting him when he was a kid. Robson, now 30 years old, alleges that he was sexually abused by Jackson for seven years, from ages 7–14, and though he never repressed the memory of the abuse, he didn’t understand that it was abuse until he was an adult—until he had a son and subsequently suffered two nervous breakdowns. Robson, a dancer originally from Australia, has had a relatively lucrative career since childhood and now works as a choreographer. It’s safe to say his friendship with megastar Jackson had quite a bit to do with that, though I don’t think anyone would hire him at this point if he wasn’t actually talented. When Jackson was brought to trial for sexual abuse in 2005, Robson defended him on the stand, saying the singer had never had inappropriate contact with him. Robson’s mother testified as well, telling the court that she absolutely trusted Jackson to sleep in a bed with her son,

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The World of Ours

My culture, mexican, is one of the most emblematic culture of America, not the country, but yes the continent. Right now, my country is living one difficult period: the war against the drug trafficking, which was the legacy of Felipe Calderon, one of the worst, for me, President of Mexico of modern age. So, in the world, the people has the images of “our corpses”. In this picture, I want to illustrate the other side of my country: the tradition arts and the folklore. Welcome to Mexico and enjoy our culture.

Corporate Social Responsibility

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If I had a nickel for every time I heard that this week. Looking at even just the 20th (earlier half) and 19th centuries (a small window of time in the history of business), such a term might as well have been part of a dead language. The point of business was business. And the point of business was to make a profit. And the point of profit was to survive in a market economy. The “free-market” economy rests on competition: to survive, you gotta make a better product than your competitor or offer it for cheaper. According to Michael Porter, a leading authority on business strategy (whose company filed for bankruptcy), companies essentially have three main options for how they position themselves in the market place, two of which were just mentioned: differentiate (make the product better), become the cost leader (offer the product for cheaper), or to use a focus strategy (do the aforementioned strategies, but with a smaller target audience). The consequence of the “fre

Happiness without borders

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“a moment of happiness has the power to bring the world closer together” putting the words above in action, coca-cola placed their ”small world machine” in new delhi, india and lahore, pakistan, hoping to improve relations between the two nations. via coke: The “Small World Machines” provided a live communications portal linking strangers in two nations divided by more than just borders, with the hope of provoking happiness and promoting cultural understanding around the world. Coke and Leo Burnett used first-of-its-kind 3D touchscreen technology to project a streaming video feed onto the vending machine screen while simultaneously filming through the unit to capture a live emotional exchange. People from both countries and various walks of life were encouraged to complete a friendly task together – wave, touch hands, draw a peace sign or dance – before sharing a Coca-Cola. while cynics might point out that sharing a coke isn’t the same thing as signing a

The Tearjerker

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Light/Shadow

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What’s It Like Being A Curly-Haired Woman?

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There is a certain sort of sophistication that comes with curls in different manifestations — cascading down a bare back, a single lock of hair over a shoulder, a few baby strands peeking over a hairline, or those at the end of a high ponytail that swings with every walk. You always get compliments. It seems that the prevalent ideal of beauty is long, cascading wavy and/or curly hair, and in turn your hair is the envy of many a straight-haired girl. They can’t believe it is that unrealistically beautiful, and they ask “Is it natural or did you get a perm?” (The audacity!) What they don’t understand is that sometimes, we curly-haired women long for that ramrod-straight hair that hangs in a glossy curtain down our backs. Having curly or wavy hair means your fringe usually has more kinks to iron out than a straight-haired girl’s. Besides, when it comes to flyaways, you’re going to have to break out that gel really well to avoid looking like you have a thousand and one horns attached

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[Review] ‘Batter Boss’ by Shohei Otomo

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The works of a talented illustrator not only is visible in its true art form, but within its concept and the artists approach to illustrations. Shohei Otomos’ painstakingly slow process of illustrating using nothing but a ballpoint pen proved over the years to be the only asset that would be needed for Otomo to create mesmerising illustrations full of detail. The sheer amount of detail that is incorporated in his brutal, and should one say, very unique graphical art pieces manifests years of Japanese history. By embodying Japans crucial historical effects and belongings to the modern day society in every piece that he illustrates, Otomo is able to make this factor the cornerstone of his artwork. One of Otomos’ astonishing illustrations caught my eyes the first time I saw and appreciated the skill and time that was spent on that one piece. After a long research, I managed to find out its name which was ‘Batter Boss’. This illustration is truly remarkable in a sense that not only embodie

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The OBEY movement

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o·bey /ōˈbā/ Verb: Comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of Carry out (a command or instruction) OBEY Clothing was founded on the art, design and ideals of Shepard Fairey. What started for Fairey with an absurd sticker he created in 1989 while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design has since evolved into a worldwide street art campaign, as well as an acclaimed body of fine art. Being a street artist, Shepard began “tagging” every object, building, stop sign, and every surface with the face of obey. His whole objective was and is to inspire curiousity of what is the importance of this figure. The more they see the face and sticker itself, the more they wonder what the big deal is. The truth is that there is no real meaning. It is just the fact that human beings can be brain washed in a way by repetition. The OBEY giant became almost like an OBEY campaign of sorts, a sociological experiment of the masses. Soon, the Andre the

Nama saya Ridha

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Menuju Le Bardo Siang beberapa hari lalu (21/05), agenda kami adalah berkunjung ke museum Le Bardo. Menurut catatan Wikipedia, museum nasional ini sudah ada sejak tahun 1882. Le Bardo diambil dari bahasa Spanyol yang artinya taman. Katanya, jarak Le Bardo dari penginapan kami tak terlalu jauh. Untuk menuju ke sana, kami disarankan naik bis dari halte dekat Perpustakaan Nasional Tunis, sejalur perempatan Universitas Tunis. Beberapa meter dari toko buku mungil, Libraries Medical. Karena cuaca masih dingin, kami keluar dari rumah agak siang. Kami berjalan mengambil jalur terdekat, melewati beberapa warung pizza, piastre (croissant). Penasaran dengan makanan khas Tunis, kami mampir dan membeli roti croissant dan malawi dekat kampus Universitas Zaitouna. Berdasarkan informasi dari kawan mahasiswa, museum tutup jam 6 sore. Kami pun berjalan pelan, berfoto di sana-sini, menikmati udara taman seputaran kampus. Makanan yang tadi dibeli pun kami santap di taman. Usai perut terasa kenyang, kami

ABC: Video: Politically Incorrect: Debate on Secularism & Multiculturalism in American Life (2001)

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Right to Practice or Not to Practice Dennis Prager & Bill Maher debate Secularism & Multiculturalism in American Life (2001) – YouTube. One of the advantages of living in a Liberal Democracy is that you get to decide for yourself whether. You should or should not practice religion and what you think of religion and secularism yourself. Rather then government making those decisions for yourself. For example I’m an Agnostic not because I do not like religion but there are a lot of religions I do not like that are way too. Culturally Conservative for me as a Liberal and way too Collectivist culturally for me to ever be a part of. As well as not believing or disbelieving in God simply not knowing and basing things in life on the facts on the ground that are in front of me. The major reason for being an Agnostic or we wouldn’t be around. But another advantage of living in a Liberal Democracy is that we can’t force our religious views on other people. Nor can

Week 10 : Mini Links : How 1 kid triumphed against his bullies

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I was touched by this video this week – watch how this kid who was bullied badly, stood up for himself and made a statement.

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